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Damned if we can't do a better

job of it than those cops.

Della, how are you?

I'm good.

Good, okay.

Well, you take

Sonia Baker, okay?

I want to know everything

that we can about her,

who she knew, who she blew,

the color of her knickers.

Got it.

PointCorp?

Okay. Hank and Pete,

you work with Cal.

Cool.

The rule on this

one is discretion.

This is not a good subject for

gossip over drinks at the Monocle,

or spliffs in the stationery cupboard, you.

I'm offended, truly.

Well, be offended.

Go downstairs, get your

stuff, bring it in here,

because this is

your new home.

Go on!

Okay! Yes, yes, yes.

Speed of light.

Cal? Any conflict

of interest here?

No.

Perhaps this is

a good opportunity

to address another issue

that's been discussed

during these hearings,

your price structure.

Surely, and I thank you for giving me

an opportunity to

touch on that today.

Our price structure follows

the Defense Department model

as established in

the first Gulf War,

adjusted, of course,

for inflation.

Happily, what's costing

us so much this time around

are some incredible advances

in on-field medical care.

But, simply,

we're now keeping more...

Sir, I'm sorry. Just...

When you were in the military,

did you see any combat duty?

No, sir, I did not.

No.

Do you think if you had, you

might see things differently?

We're all aware of your

war record, Congressman.

I'm not talking

about my record.

I'm talking about the numerous

allegations of atrocities

committed by PointCorp and

its subsidiary contractors

against the civilian population

in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Those are

unsubstantiated allegations.

Okay.

This is straightforward.

Since a war on

terror was declared,

has your personal net worth gone

up by more than $250 million?

Straightforward question.

Excuse me, I was told that

personal financial data

would not be addressed

in open session.

Adapt.

Isn't that your slogan?

"Adapt and Achieve?"

It's on the brochure here.

"Commoda et Confice."

You have it in Latin.

Your point being?

Putting war in

the hands of mercenaries

and those who

consider it a business

is a contradiction in

terms in any language.

May I remind you,

sir, that the wars

this country fought,

that defined it,

were fought despite what

they cost, not because of it.

I didn't come here for a

lesson in morality, Congressman.

No, I expect you didn't.

Well, especially from you.

The men who work

for PointCorp,

the men you dishonor by

calling them mercenaries

are, by and large, retired

American military personnel.

It's a great system,

isn't it?

We pay to train these men, and

you get rich by killing them.

PointCorp, well, they're on a roll.

They just bought 60,000 acres

to expand their facility.

Yeah.

Where?

In Conway, North Carolina.

The locals call

it Little Baghdad.

Not so little.

They've also got some

interesting real estate locally.

Offices at

the Watergate building.

Check that out.

"Medal of Freedom Initiative."

What's that?

It's a lobbying interest.

Yeah, according to the website,

MOFI,

Medal of Freedom Initiative,

is an umbrella

group for a bunch

of these private

defense contractors.

You know, they lobby a little,

party a little, kill things.

MOFI!

Hello?

We went down there.

The place is totally empty...

Like they're just waiting

for all their new recruits.

Did they outsource to Mumbai

or something?

Or are they just getting

ready for an expansion?

Hello?

This is Della Frye. I'm a

reporter over at the Globe.

You were Sonia

Baker's attorney

on her shoplifting case, correct?

Did Dominic give you my number?

Yes, how do you

know Dominic?

Well, I'm sorry. This

really isn't appropriate.

I...

Hey, Michael, I need someone to help me dig

a little deeper

into PointCorp.

I need somebody

on the inside,

somebody who knows

the way they operate.

She owed everybody money.

Oh, God, that's how she always walked around,

in her underwear.

Yeah! You moved. You can't move.

Hi! Hi, yes, yes.

Who is this?

He looks familiar.

Dominic Foy. He's a friend of Sonia's.

Dominic.

Hey, Michael, it's Cal.

So what did you find out?

- Hi. Mr. Statler?

- Yes?

Yes, I'm from the Globe.

I'm writing an article on

the death of Sonia Baker,

and I just wanted to...

And he was, like,

high up in PointCorp?

Hi. Della Frye from

the Washington Globe.

I... Could I speak to you?

Please don't...

Yes, I'm still holding 'cause that's

what I do. That's what I like to do.

Sonia Baker's ex-roommate,

Rhonda Silver.

Nobody's got her yet.

She changed her name a

couple times in the past year.

How'd you get it?

I had to agree

to go on not one,

but two dates with

a sweaty guy named Vic.

Don't even ask me.

Hey, Bob, it's Cal.

Want to run a Social

Security number for me?

Rhonda Silver's number.

Did we just break the law?

Nope, that's what you call

damn fine reporting.

Your pen.

Keep it.

You're welcome!

Thank you!

Hi. Is Rhonda there, please?

I'm actually an old friend

of Rhonda's from school.

I'm in town for the day, and I

thought maybe I'd stop by and see her.

Do you think I could

show up at her work?

Would that be all right?

Actually, sir,

can I call you back?

That page and the next page.

This guy, Jerry Symes,

local politician,

he campaigns

against the expansion,

and then he dies in

a freak car accident.

All right, what does

"freak car accident" mean?

Middle of the day... He's

driving on the open road...

No witnesses.

... 30 miles an hour...

Perfect weather, no skid

marks... car turns over.

And the police think

it might be sleep apnea.

Cal. Sorry,

I really need to talk to you.

What do you got?

So, I was looking

for images of Sonia

in the Metro security

footage, right?

And 20 seconds after she went into

the blind spot, this guy appears.

Okay?

I think that I saw him

last night at the hospital.

Are you sure?

Michael, it's Cal.

Your PointCorp insider,

I need to meet him, now.

I want you to know something.

I love my country.

I love the military.

My aim here is to save them.

You understand my terms?

I will not give you my name.

I will not give you my rank in

the PointCorp military structure,

or the in and out

dates of my service.

Understand.

I'm looking for

a guy that PointCorp

are using on

a covert operation.

Total deniability.

Our mutual friend

at DOD thought

you might be able

to help us find him.

I don't know.

I'll check it out.

So, what's your understanding

of the PointCorp MO?

Their MO?

They do whatever

the hell they want.

These soldiers are

answerable to no one.

They're loyal to nothing

but a paycheck.

It's the Muslim

terror gold rush.

You've been watching these hearings? Yeah.

So, the head of the committee

there, Stephen Collins...

He's finished.

They'll just keep knocking

him down until he goes away.

Do you have any idea

what he's threatening here?

This is $30 or $40

billion annually.

That's wrath of God money.

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