Proof of Life Page #4

l was in Houston, got this phone call.

l couldn't believe it.

l flew back here last night.

We've got everybody working...

...trying to access the information we need

to make some informed decisions.

Make them quick. The right decisions.

Please sit down.

Would you like some coffee or tea?

No, I think we're fine.

Where's Mr. Thorne?

The guy from Luthan Risk.

Right.

There's been a change in plans.

What kind of change?

We think it's best for all of us,

under the circumstances...

...to go with a local representative.

-You don't want to use Luthan Risk?

-What circumstances?

There's no insurance.

None of us, no one at Quad Carbon,

has been insured for kidnapping since July.

Some idiot was trying to cut costs

and didn't realize what they were doing.

Alice, honey, please.

This could be any one of us.

We're doing our best. We're talking

to Octonal, trying to get their input.

We're hoping they'll step up and cover this,

but at this point--

Don't they have to?

Their position is, they're buying a pipeline,

not the company.

-lt's a bit complicated.

-Their ''position''?

How do they already have a position?

This just happened!

Could you just tell me

where Quad Carbon stands in all of this?

Quad Carbon is evaporating.

They're selling off what they can.

Just a little late for miracles.

So you're all out of work?

lt would seem so.

Who's this?

This is Arturo Fernandez.

Seora Bowman.

Mr. Fernandez has been

our local security coordinator for years.

He's very well connected

and very experienced.

lf you give us a few minutes you'll realize...

...just how lucky we are

to have him working with us.

Mr. Thorne, you're leaving so soon.

Perhaps next time we can go dancing.

Boy, did you have me fooled.

-l was just about to call you.

-Where, from the plane?

You stood in my house and you told me

that I didn't have to worry anymore.

We thought Quad Carbon was still a client.

What about us? We can't be the client?

l really am sorry.

lt's not a good situation for us either.

''Us''?

You.

You stood in my kitchen and you told me

my husband was coming home.

Quad Carbon is out of business, okay?

Octonal spends $40 million a year

on K and R insurance in the world.

My company has 30 percent

of that package.

-Octonal does not like conflict.

-Peter doesn't work for Octonal.

That's the point and the way they want it.

No Quad Carbon confusion.

l'm not even supposed to talk to you.

-So, this is you being brave?

-No, this is me doing my job.

lt's good I came by then, right?

Let you get that off your chest.

l'm sure it'll all work out.

You know they're giving us

some local security guy?

Exactly the kind of guy

you warned me about.

What can I say? I don't make policy.

Great. So when this is over

and my husband is dead...

...and l'm suing these bastards,

you can tell the judge...

...you did everything you could

to help me out?

Wait a minute. Wait!

Listen to me, l'm sorry.

l apologize. l'm sorry!

l'm sorry to be like this...

...but...

...you are...

...the first, you are the only person...

...l've met who knows

what they're talking about.

So, l'm begging you, I am totally

begging you to help me out on this.

You asked me not to bullshit you, right?

Right.

l got a plane to catch.

Alice, l'm sorry.

We just had a call about Peter.

They said to look in our car

for a cell phone. This was there.

They are calling back to this phone

in 20 minutes.

God, Alice...

...they have our phone number.

My God.

Peter is alive.

He's definitely being held

by El Ejrcito de Liberacin de Tecala.

He's in good health,

but he's a prisoner of war.

-They want $5 million for his release.

-Oh, my God.

Obviously, this is negotiable.

They always start with a big number.

He says that in order to make it better

for Peter's care and food...

...and to prove to us that he's alive,

they want to get a first transfer...

...as a gesture of good faith.

As soon as possible.

First transfer being what?

1 .5 billion pesos.

-Jesus!

-lt's only $50,000.

Can I talk to him?

No, I don't think so.

This guy is going to make one last contact.

He will let us know where to go for this.

But, ladies...

...the important thing is that Peter is alive.

This is very positive.

lt's very fast.

A case like this? Very fast.

-Honest.

-Could you excuse us for a minute, please?

Sure.

Thank you.

l am not trusting that man with $50,000.

-What is the alternative?

-You feel good about this? About him?

This whole thing feels thrown together.

lt feels out of control.

There's more than one person

who does this.

You've been calling for two days

and nothing!

l want to wait for the guy in Miami.

How long, five days, two weeks? You want

to comparison-shop? Peter is alive now!

Peter is my little brother.

l'm trying to be smart about this.

l've never done this before.

l know. l'm just....

l know.

l know.

Ask him where he thinks l'll go?

Ask him how long I have to be here.

What did he say?

Never mind. lt's okay.

Lord Lucan is actually living in the Ukraine.

ln a sanatorium.

Terry.

-Welcome back.

-Hello, Terry.

Pleasure seeing you again.

Round at Westminster

and back down to Greenwich, please.

l'll have two of these, please.

Here's to dodging bullets.

We almost lost a $12 million contract

over this Quad Carbon fiasco.

Octonal got quite put off

by the whole adventure.

l'm sure you did, as well.

Quite right, too.

l'll make it up to you, Terry, I will.

So, what happens to these people?

Who?

The Bowmans.

What happens to them now?

Come on. They'll find a way through.

We've got half a dozen firms on our backs.

Believe me, somebody wants this case.

Okay. Who?

Name a company that doesn't have

Octonal business that you'd trust.

Trust with your own family.

They'll be fine!

Look...

...l got a trip to Bangkok.

Two or three days at the most.

Strictly management assignment.

Wave the flag. Talk to a few people.

After that, I thought you might want

a trip to the beach at Phuket.

lf you're handling the twenties, it's fifty.

-And if you're handling fifties--

-l know.

Don't!

Damn it!

-Sh*t! This is ridiculous!

-Janis.

-Hold on. How many did you have?

-l had 50.

Why does everyone keep asking

how much money I have?

Please, Mr. Fernandez.

Come on, Janis. Calm down.

Are you expecting someone?

No.

Watch out!

This guy is so....

Maybe it's Elio.

-Whoever it is, out!

-Please, let me handle it.

What are you doing here?

l wanted to apologize.

l thought you did that already.

My God, it's you!

-Hello, Janis.

-What do you want?

l wanted to tell you l'm sorry

about the way things went.

Great, it's just that...

...we're in the middle of something.

l understand your reluctance,

but I want to offer you my services.

Haven't we done this already?

-l thought your hands were tied.

-They were.

What about your company?

l'd be doing this alone.

Seora, please!

-What's all this?

-We're putting together a payment.

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