Proof of Life Page #3

...other times it's political,

propaganda purposes.

Down here, it's simply about money.

So...

...where is Peter? Where is he now?

Probably in the mountains.

He's probably been taken by the ELT.

Look...

...l just got off a plane.

Can we back up a little bit here, please?

This ELT...

...this group, who the hell are they?

And how can you be so sure

they're the ones who have my brother?

This is a land reform movement.

These people are revolutionaries.

lnitially, there was a political agenda.

However, what you must understand is...

...today's version ofthe EL T...

...is a completely different animal.

Twenty years ago...

...they were a struggling Marxist

revolutionary group in the mountains.

The end ofthe Cold War

changed everything.

The money from Moscow dried up...

...and the ELThad to finda new way

to support itself.

So they got into kidnapping,

which has made them millions.

Then they realized they were sitting on

an even bigger goldmine.

Behind Colombia, Tecala is the world's

largest supplier ofcocaine.

The ELThad the weapons andan unlimited

supply ofpoor, illiterate soldiers.

They came in hardand they came in fast,

and they took over the drug trade.

Whatever political agenda

they started with...

...has been completely perverted.

Did you know that when you moved here?

Listen. Can we get practical here,

just for a second?

Can you just explain how this works,

step by step?

We wait for contact,

they make a demand, we start negotiating.

Negotiate? What's to negotiate?

Everything. We pay too fast,

pay too much...

...make it look too easy,

and instead of getting Peter back...

...we'llget a message thanking us

for the down payment andasking for more.

All that we want to do is finda number.

A dollar figure that gets Peter back

in onepiece as quickly as possible.

No.

Let me clarify something.

This is not about rescues.

This is not about bringing anyone

tojustice.

Relying on the police down here

is dangerous.

The army is no better.

They're pumped up and trigger-happy.

The last thing we need is heroics,

so we rely on nobody, nobody local.

And the embassy?

l'm still waiting for them to call me back.

The US mission down here

at the moment...

...is to try andbreak the ELTand switch

the country's economy from drugs...

...topetroleum.

Peter does not fit into thoseplans.

The embassy cannot help you

and they know it.

The most you'llget is a sympathetic smile

anda pat on the back.

How long is this gonna take?

ln truth, I don't know.

You need to settle in for a long haul.

Nothing goes quickly in Tecala.

But thepeople holding Peter,

they do know what they're doing.

He's a very valuable commodity,

andit's in their best interest...

...to keep him healthy.

Was Peter in the habit of taking off

and not telling you where he would be?

No. What are you getting at?

How is his health?

Peter's health has always been fine.

-Medication?

-No.

-What about allergies?

-No. Nothing.

He's allergic to chlorine and strawberries.

A blood vessel popped in his eye.

He's been taking drops.

And he's very prone to ear infections.

What about emotionally? ls he equipped

to handle this kind of stress?

What kind of stress?

l don't know, Frank. He doesn't know.

lt could be one week, it could be six.

She's Alice. What can I tell you?

Alice is Alice.

She's still out there,

trying to save the world.

-l can't tell you what she's feeling.

-Who are you? I mean...

...people who do this,

are you lawyers, foreign service, what?

Some law enforcement, some intelligence.

Mostly, it's military.

-Which are you?

-l was a soldier.

What kind of soldier?

British army.

-You sound Australian.

-l am.

l was in the regiment at home...

...but we don't get into a lot of action

down there, so I went to England.

SAS. Special Air Service.

''Special,'' meaning what? Special Forces?

Right.

She is a trip.

-Do they get on?

-With Peter? She drives him crazy.

Sometimes I think we've been bouncing

around the world so he can avoid her.

l read that in the employment dossier.

The ''bouncing around.''

He shouldn't have been in that convertible.

His stupid goddamn car.

Tell me, what's with all the scorpions?

This house. lt's insane, isn't it?

Some busted drug lord, El Escorpin,

built it for one of his mistresses.

Peter called and said he had found

this ridiculous, enormous house...

...that nobody wanted

because it was supposed to be cursed.

One of the maids comes every Monday

and sprinkles holy water around.

So maybe it is cursed, all that bad juju.

So, this is your life. This is what you do.

Go into people's houses,

tell them how it is.

That's part of it.

Try to figure out what they're like,

how they'll be and hold up.

That's what you're doing, isn't it?

Mrs. Bowman, l'm on your side.

So, how am I doing...

...you know, for the bereaved spouse?

Your husband isn't dead. He's alive.

And I will do everything I can

to make sure he gets home safe.

This won't work if you bullshit me.

l can see that.

So we'll be straight up, then?

That's exactly how we'll do it.

Sorry.

God, you'd think l'd been gone for a month.

Would you like some wine?

You know I don't drink.

So, where were we?

l like this!

He's loco.

Don't be afraid, we're not gonna kill you.

The competition arrives.

Hello, mate.

l heard an ugly rumor

you were around somewhere.

l thought you'd gone all civilized

and unsocial on us.

What's this? A face-lift?

Yeah, l'm doing one side at a time.

You good?

He looks like sh*t, but he's working.

What are you celebrating?

Life, liberty, and the ability

to purchase clitoris.

Jesus!

Thank God you're here, Terry.

Because the quality of conversation

has been just ''bloody appalling.''

Where was it?

Someone said you were in Turkey?

Not Turkey, Chechnya.

-With the Frenchman, Lenoir.

-Keeping updated?

My guys turned that one down.

lt's a job Wyatt's outfit would take.

Thought you were retiring.

Yes, I was,

but lnherent Risk rang me with a sob story.

Could l, please? ''Old time's sake?''

What are you doing?

l'm working on the biggest thing

down here.

He's doing the ltalian.

Calitri. Banker.

-Very pleased with himself.

-l can tell.

And lan has you off

in f***ing Chechnya alone.

That's why I left. Luthan Risk doesn't give

a sh*t about you, and you know it.

Your cops still on the payroll?

-Better than ever. Judges, too.

-Will you run some names for me?

That top one is this client's driver.

-Shouldn't be a problem, for a hefty price.

-Will we ever get a drink?

l think somebody's kidnapped the barman.

That's all right, mate.

My shout.

Bloody hell! That's just like mine.

lt is yours.

lt is mine.

Hey, old mate. lt's good to see you.

Alice, I can't tell you how shocked I am

something like this could happen.

Did you get my wire? How are you doing?

-Janis Goodman. Peter's sister.

-Ted Fellner. Peter's boss.

-Nice to meet you.

-Let's step into my office.

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