Red Sky Page #4

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And let's be honest,

the money is bullshit.

In there wait a minute.

Not if we pull it.

It's not about money for me.

I got kerosene in my blood.

I'm a fighter pilot.

Alright.

Uh, Rizzo.

Look man..

I've lost too many friends

already, so..

I'm out.

I am a weekend warrior

who flies cargo.

I'll leave the shooting up to you

and the rest of the cowboys,...

...this isn't for me.

I'm out.

You're good, man.

Yeah, I'll go tomorrow.

I'll listen.

Oh, sorry.

You gotta be in or out.

Details will follow.

Oh, hell. Amanda's gonna have

a fit, Cob.

Get your balls back, man.

I'm in. At least we don't have to

the rich boys.

Welcome to SS Dumbass.

There she is.

- And you live in it?

- Yes.

You know, it's ecofriendly..

it's recycled..

and above all..

cheap, which I love.

Come on,

come on.

I like.

I like.

Welcome to my humble abode.

Oh my God!

Candles, wow.

Are you expecting company?

Yeah, just some crazy director

who narrates my thoughts.

Maybe it's her defense.

From what?

Well, directors don't like

rewrites, you know?

You don't like it when old characters

sneak back into the script.

It gets really messy.

But then you're familiar with them..

you know what makes them tick

and it's new again.

A drama can be exciting.

And dangerous.

I live in Russia.

I live in a plane.

No, no..

I did come here cause I want

to talk to you about something.

Alright, shoot.

I asked around about Rainmaker..

and Tom.

Tom?

Yes.

Tom's got a real dark side..

you should know that.

He also owns a significant amount of stock

in a company called Geopetrol.

So what?

He should be investing in solar

not oil?

This stock..

Is almost completely worthless.

Its trading is only few dollars

of share, Tom..

not a stock kind of guy.

Okay.

- What about Rainmaker?

- I'm meeting with a scientist,...

...I'm gonna go back to Russia

about that, but..

...don't get your hopes up.

When do you go back?

Tomorrow.

St. Petersburg and then

I'm actually going to Syria.

Dayr Ar Zawr.

There's this show and tell airshow they're

peddling planes and old weapons and..

somehow Colonel Grachov got me

of all people, permission to film it.

Wow, that's great.

Is that jealousy?

No, it's not.

Cause if it is,

you're invited.

By who? Him?

Me.

If I'm in the near Syria anytime,

I will definitely pop by.

Thank you for the invite.

You should do that.

What's that?

- Oh yeah, my old boots.

- Oh, no!

Gentlemen, this is Anna Zhukova,

she's our weapons and software specialist.

This is my long-time agency partner,

Agent Davis.

And some of you might remember

Special Agent Cutter.

He's our on the ground expert in covert

operations for Middle East hot spots.

Cutter, go ahead.

Two days you'll be flying commercial

to Athens and Cyprus.

You'll meet with the naval detachment.

You'll surrender your passports.

and fly in unmark transport plane

to Turkey.

Five miles off the eastern border.

At around 10,000 feet

you'll perform a HAHO jump.

Excuse me, sir?

HAHO, that's parachute term, isn't it?

It's a High Altitude High Opening drop.

It'll take about 45 minutes to glide

the 20 miles over the border...

...across the Zangezur Mountains

to Azerbaijan.

Excuse me, sir.

I don't jump out of planes, I fly them.

You've all had jump training, right?

Yes, sir, but I was not

very good at it.

Can we just fly

commercial to Azerbaijan?

Technically, you're not even

in the country.

You'll use GPS to guide you

to the airfield...

where our contact, Mamed Zade...

provides you with 3 SU-27,

painted in Iranian color...

fully fueled and ready to go.

You will take off

flying south...

breaking Mach 1 as you cross

Iranian border.

That should give you plenty of time

to hit the target, and get back...

before the Iranian Air Force is alerted.

All in all, from the time

you get your planes...

to the time

you complete your mission..

should be about one hour.

Can't we just send a drone in

and be done?

No.

I'm afraid drones are not

an option.

- So we only get one shot at this.

- Right.

Then we have to be

pretty damn accurate.

You will be.

Miss Zhukova?

Gentlemen.

This is the latest

bunker-busting weapon...

the B-183M, smart bomb.

It is a third generation laser-guided BVR

ammunition splat...

developed by Russians.

Once you drop it,

target is destroyed.

Sir, we've all had trainings in...

the US version of smart-bombing.

It's too risky with US ammunition...

too much traced evidence.

Tracking profile is tricky...

even on the latest

NAVY stuff.

That's why Ms. Zhukova is

going in with you.

She's one of the developers

of the B-183M.

She's gonna ride with Lieutenant Cruz...

and she'll be responsible for

handling all the software...

and weapons delivery.

Critical placement is within 30 km

and about 8,000 feet.

The weapon will deliver

with an accuracy of...

plus or minus 10 m.

It's quite a toy.

We're gonna airdrop it

with you guys into Azerbaijan.

You should be able to load it

on the SU-27 within about...

20 minutes.

Get in fast.

- Get your load off.

- Get out faster.

Amen.

And these are the tasks

for the next week.

And do not forget about the test.

Professor Dymov.

I'm Karen Brooks.

Ah, I know. Sit down.

Leonid told me about you.

So, what does a pretty girl...

want to know about

such mess thing?

I'm writing a memorandum

on Rainmaker for my employer.

What does your employer do?

He buys oil fields

in the Middle East..

Mostly Iraq.

Many of them were developed

by Russian.

So, you know about...

the technology, biogenetic stuff?

Sorry.

biogenic oil,

decomposition technology?

No, I don't.

Not really.

Ms. Brooks,

I have been teaching for a long time.

Many students have tried

to convince me..

they've done their homework.

If this is about money..

I can assure you..

we can make this worth your while,

we want to protect our investment..

I have no intention of money.

In the 1980s,

we try to implement...

...one of our military technologies

to clean up oil spills.

We never imagined,

the Iraqis...

Would turn that technology

into a weapon.

Into a weapon?

Did your government sell

that technology to Saddam?

No, the Soviet Union

didn't allow it.

Who did give them

the information?

Come.

Geopetrol.

I see you know them?

I'm glad I was here. Otherwise,

he would've frozen outside.

- Who?

- Who? Your Friend!

I'm going now.

See you tomorrow.

It's funny how your

loved ones betray.

It's histerical.

So I get this call.

It seems that my ex..

has been nosing around

in my financial affairs.

I was worried about you.

Your friends were worried about you.

Everybody's worried about

poor old Tom?

My wing man, finally get

to my left door.

- Go to hell!

- That's my girl.

There she is.

That's the girl that I remember

and admire.

I always admire your spunk,

your ambition..

It's that nosy thing that always

got us in trouble, remember?

I like the old babushka.

She reminds me a lot of your mother.

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