Money Monster Page #8

She's gone. You take a deep breath.

You keep your finger on that button.

You hear me, Kyle?

- Give me some sign that you're hearing me.

- I'm f***ing hearing you.

Okay.

Okay, here we go.

Let's take a seat.

Come on.

Come on. That's it.

Hey.

It's hard to believe

you're the calm one in the relationship.

All right.

It's okay, Kyle.

We've all been there, believe me.

Just take a minute.

You take your time.

Nobody's going anywhere.

Is that him again? Is that the quant?

Translate this exactly, Amy, all right?

Tell him I need to ask him some questions

and if he doesn't talk to me,

then people are going to die.

Fine. Put her on.

- Huh?

- Put her on.

Alright.

You speak English?

Listen, lady,

I'm not getting mixed up in all this.

I was hired to design a program.

My job was about data.

It was about math.

It was about theoreticals. That's it.

Yes, but this glitch was still a result

of a program you designed.

Wrong. It's user error.

They're only calling it a glitch because

nobody understands how the algo works.

And if nobody can understand the math,

then nobody has to explain the money.

Well, that's why I'm calling you.

I want to understand.

Fine.

Algorithms make patterns,

they don't break them.

And this algo was designed

to move in and out

of hundreds of positions

in fractions of seconds.

Right.

What it wasn't designed to do

is consume large amounts of capital,

accumulate leveraged positions or...

Or hold a portfolio

for any extended period of time.

Wait. What does that mean?

It means

there is no way that this algorithm

could lose $800 million in one afternoon.

It is literally a mathematical impossibility.

So whatever went wrong,

whatever investment went haywire,

it's not the computer's fault.

There's human fingerprints all over this.

Whose fingerprints?

Like I said,

I don't want to get involved in this.

Is there anything you can give me?

Do the math.

You can't find your boss,

and he can't find $800 million.

Where did you say he was coming from?

What a mess, huh?

I take it you've heard by now?

Yeah.

Goodloe started calling me

the second I turned my phone back on.

He and I had a disagreement over strategy.

So I heard.

You did good.

I'm proud of you... Whatever Goodloe says.

Here, I got you some chocolate.

From Switzerland.

Hey, I'll take those

and put them in the back for you.

That's cold.

Amy, can you sit up front, please?

And don't say a f***ing word.

She's right. She's f***ing right.

She's f***ing right.

She's f***ing right!

God damn it! Jesus.

Oh, God, why do you always do this?

This isn't good, Lee.

You're so stupid, Kyle.

You're so stupid, you stupid p*ssy.

She's f***ing right.

Now what?

What the f*** am I f***ing doing?

Sh*t!

Do not...

I'll do it.

You got to f***ing do it.

I got to f***ing do it.

You stupid piece of f***ing sh*t.

What the f*** am I f***ing doing?

I've got to do this.

Kyle.

What am I gonna do? Shoot you?

I don't want to shoot you, Kyle.

I don't want you to die.

What chance do I have now?

There's still a way out of this.

I know there's still a way out.

Tell me one reason

why I shouldn't put this gun in my mouth

and pull the f***ing trigger.

Kyle, look at me.

Hey.

You made a mistake.

That doesn't mean your life is over.

What you need is a plan.

No way any plan's gonna

help me through this.

That's 'cause

you're not thinking straight.

I'm willing to help you if you'll let me.

Step one.

This gun and this vest

is not helping anything.

- I know what you're trying to do.

- Signals get crossed. Things get chaotic.

Innocent people get hurt.

It happens all the time.

If I let any of these guys go then I'm dead.

Jesus.

Jesus.

All right.

We'll find another way.

You got to give me some space.

I need to rethink this.

Is Fox 2 in position? Make your move.

A plan, Kyle.

That's all we need.

We just got unobstructed access,

north side studio.

Repeat. Unobstructed access on the north.

- Go with him. Extraction only, though.

- Sir.

Do you understand?

Extraction only right now.

Listen, I agree with you.

We need to get ahead of this one.

And we're all about transparency, after all.

I'm the CEO, so I'm the one

who needs to make the statement.

We just need to make sure it's on our terms,

not on theirs.

We're all set up at Federal Hall.

We have the run of the place,

we have security onsite,

and no one knows you'll be going there.

We're going in.

We got company.

Three, show me.

Okay, as long as it's controlled.

Give an exclusive to somebody you trust.

I know just the person to call.

That's my girl.

All right, Lenny?

I want you to push in.

Block as much of his view as you can.

Lee?

Do not make a move.

If he turns around,

we are all gonna die.

Go.

All right, Lenny.

You're the last manned camera.

Balls.

Patty Fenn.

Patty, Diane Lester.

You better have something for me, Diane,

and I mean, right the f*** now.

It's good to hear your voice, too.

Um, I'm calling you to let you know

the information I gave you

might have been incorrect.

What the hell does that mean? "Incorrect"?

Walt is going to make a statement after all.

We're in the car

en route to Federal Hall right now.

We'll be about 20 minutes away.

Twenty minutes? We need help right now!

I'm trying to help you, if you'll just listen.

I'm going to send you a text

explaining what I need from you.

So just keep a lid on it.

Because I'm giving you this exclusively.

Don't screw it up.

Reporters.

Hello? Diane?

Okay, everybody.

We're gonna begin evacuation one at a time.

You first. Follow me to the crawlspace.

We're ready and in position.

Give me the green light, we go.

If we take out the receiver on Gates' chest,

what's his chance of survival?

80% that he makes it.

Okay.

What's the chance the bullet's on target?

If it's a clean shot, 100%.

100%.

Come on, let's be realistic here.

I am being. Listen, 80% sounds about right

to us, to an officer.

80%.

So we got an 80% chance of an 80% chance.

Yeah, that's some sh*t math.

Benson, let me know

when the control room is ready to evacuate.

Now we're talking.

Okay, guys,

how do we find out what Walt Camby's jet

was doing in South Africa?

- We could try the FAA.

- No, they won't help us.

What about, um, the hacker guy

from the Citi security breach segment?

- The guy with the Yoda voice.

- Yes! Yes! Find him. Quickly.

Watch your head. Step here.

Bree, where the hell is Ron Sprecher?

And has he gotten to the SEC yet?

Um, I will check,

but I need to tell you something first.

Okay, hold on. Just a second.

Lee, Walt Camby has landed.

He's on his way to Federal Hall.

He'll be there in less than 20 minutes.

And get this. He wasn't in Geneva yesterday.

He was in South Africa.

So he lied to you. He lied to us.

He's been lying this whole time.

That means you've been lying, too, Lee.

To everybody that's been watching. To Kyle.

Oh, my God.

Where'd everybody go?

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