Sniper 2 Page #3

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...the government's ever

f***ed you over.

You made it out.

Why'd you come back?

I had my reasons.

Yeah, well, I wouldnt

have done the same for you.

I guess this is a conversation

for another time.

Whatever your reasons,

my friend, I'm grateful.

Satellite uplink beginning in three.

- Colonel?

- Yeah?

This is a feed from Atlanta.

CNN's on the scene.

Some kind of terrorist attack.

What do we know?

Four military vehicles,

one transport...

- ...seven, maybe eight bodies.

- Ours?

No. Soldiers.

Scramble a chopper.

We got an evac in three hours.

- What was this place?

- An old ironworks.

The government brought

Muslims here to work...

...and then killed them.

Generals and majors,

fools and idiots.

What is it?

What's the matter?

- How much longer?

-10 minutes.

A long time in your world

of precious seconds.

Yeah, too long.

There's a rooftop extraction.

- Is it safe?

- Absolutely.

Where to now?

The sewers will take us to the river.

They're sure interested

in getting you back.

What did you do?

I'm a writer.

I challenge authority.

They put me away

but they can't contain truth.

They can kill you.

I die, my words become more

powerful. They want me alive.

- I'm going back up.

- Me too.

No. You lead them out.

That's crazy, man.

You can't help him now.

Maybe not, but I can

slow them down for you.

- That's suicide, man.

- I don't care.

Dr. Pavel is my country.

If I die, don't make it in vain.

Okay, this way.

Though our nations are different,

you have our...

What is it?

Your condolences

are appreciated...

...but your help is unnecessary...

...unless you can name the

Americans responsible.

What are you saying?

They've taken something

very important from us.

Something we want back.

They will be placed on trial...

...and their executions

televised worldwide.

I know American people's passions.

What will they say when their sons

are hanging from the end of a rope?

Come on.

What in the hell was that?

One of our birds picked it up

about an hour ago.

A call from Leskovic, who says hes

head of the NNB, whatever that is.

The other voice?

An aide who took the call from

our Romanian ambassador.

- Does the White House know?

- Not yet.

- They will not be happy.

- There's always a price to pay.

What's up?

Shoot him and you let

everybody know where we are.

Okay.

We can go to Komra.

It's a Muslim village.

My friend Nauzad is there to help us.

All right, wait a minute.

How far is this Komra?

Maybe 10 kilometers.

If we leave now, we can be there

before the sun rises.

All right.

It's time she goes.

No.

Look, I'm not gonna play

f***-f*** games with you.

She goes...

...and you live

to fight another day.

He's right.

Take care of yourself, Mr. Cole.

Goodbye.

Yeah. Good...

Got a light on upstairs.

Got it.

How well did you say

you know this guy?

Nauzad and I are old friends.

The kind you trust.

- Nauzad.

- Pavel.

These must be the Americans

we've heard much about.

The television reports them as killed.

Sorry to disappoint.

You should know better than to believe

what the television tells you.

- Want to say again in English?

- Of course.

We need some help, Nauzad.

- We need to get to the...

- Border.

There is a bus from the village

that travels to Krizevci.

From there,

the border's a few kilometers.

I will drive you to the bus.

Thank you.

Stay here. I'll get my brother's van.

Here are beds, a shower.

If you're hungry, I'll make something.

We can manage.

You go.

Any updates?

Not for an hour.

What's their secondary?

Simand.

I suggest we consider an abort.

Start working on a cover story.

No, not yet.

Those are American soldiers.

We're not gonna abort.

I still don't trust old Nauzad.

How about you?

I don't trust anybody.

That's why I'm still alive.

Look, I still don't know

why you did it...

...but I owe you

for coming back for me.

You don't owe me sh*t.

Just leave me the f*** alone.

What, are you still pissed?

I had nothing to do

with their decision.

The important thing

is to finish the mission.

The mission? Mission?

You mean remission.

- What?

- Remission of sin.

- That's what this is.

- What are you saying?

That's what the spooks call it.

You kill someone,

you make an act of contrition.

In this case, that would be

your buddy Pavel.

Penance, and it doesn't matter

whether he lives or dies.

The debt's paid and everybody

walks away with a clean conscience.

- That's bullshit.

- Bullshit?

That's the nature of political killing.

Why do you think they picked us?

Some kid on death row...

...a beat-up, four-fingered

sniper whose eyes are going...

...and it doesn't matter if Pavel

makes it or we die trying...

...because it's a great story

for CNN...

...and they'll play it over

and over, 24 hours a day.

In the end they'll forgive and forget...

...there was some bad f***er

named Valstoria...

...that took a bullet in the chest

in the name of freedom.

Hey.

I'm not pissed off at you, son.

I'm mad at myself.

I should have seen this coming.

I guess it's age.

Well, how about that,

master guns?

You and me sharing

a moment together.

Who knows?

If we weren't doing this,

we might even be friends.

Friends...

Say, Beckett, how long

were you in the service?

Twenty-six years.

You ever think about

doing anything else?

Yeah. Yeah, I went to

school to be an engineer...

...but I didn't have the head for it.

So then I worked on

a ranch in Montana.

It didn't work out,

so I joined the Marines...

...picked up a gun and guess what?

I was good.

From the shots I've seen,

you're better than good.

Being a Marine is the one thing

I've done well.

Is that something to be proud of?

Being the best at killing

another human being?

I kill people so that others can live.

Like you, for instance.

There are other ways

to achieve peace...

...other than through force.

Diplomatic ways.

Oh, yeah, the diplomats.

Without the diplomats,

you wouldn't need soldiers.

We unscrew the problems

that diplomats make.

We have the same goal,

you and me. A world free of hate.

I just hope to get there without blood.

If you haven't figured it out,

freedom isn't free.

You realize McKenna

probably thinks we're dead.

Yeah, I guess so.

He's gonna sh*t when he

sees me walk in with Pavel.

How can there be traffic

in the middle of nowhere?

Nauzad.

He would die before

he told them anything.

Open up!

Where are they?

I think they are still

heading for the border.

Unless there is another extraction point.

Take your men and check Simand.

Understood.

Move out.

How far do we have to go?

Maybe two or three hours.

Just got word from Langley.

He's with Cole and Pavel.

Why does this not surprise me?

Also reports of heavy military activity

near the border at Simand.

They're coming home.

Scramble a chopper.

Pavel?

Yes?

I want you to think hard...

...and tell me the truth.

When you were alone with Nauzad...

...did you happen to mention Simand?

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