Syriana Page #7

- Is Jane in?

- She's in a meeting.

How about Fred?

He's in a meeting.

Bennett, hey.

Come on, take a ride with me.

Do I have a choice, Don?

Of course you do.

This is just a courtesy call.

I know you know about the crime-fraud

exception to attorney-client privilege.

I do, Don. Very well.

Then you also know your client

is into some shady stuff...

...and it's starting to look like

you could be involved...

...in hiding the true nature

of the transactions.

That's quite a statement, Don.

One word:

Dalton.

Danny Dalton?

Defrauded the government of Kazakhstan

of funds to which it was entitled.

Defrauded the people of Kazakhstan

of the right to the honest services...

...of their elected

and appointed officials.

Seven years. Does three,

maybe two and a half...

...on your recommendation.

- Now, let me guess.

This was a solo act, without

the knowledge of Connex or Killen Oil...

...and Mr. Lee Janus or Jimmy Pope.

Dalton's a bit of a rogue, it's true.

And he'll have a nice little trust fund

when he gets out.

Not so little, I imagine.

Look, Don, we can spend

the next five years in court...

...to get back to the very place

that we're at right now.

And they will fight tough.

They'll fight dirty.

They'll pressure your boss...

...the people who appointed your boss...

...the wives of the people

who appointed your boss.

And you will never hit them any harder

than this, and you know it.

I'm sorry, Bennett.

I don't think Dalton's enough.

What are you looking at, man?

- I didn't say anything.

- That's because you have nothing to say.

You f***ing a**hole.

There we go.

Okay, pal.

Come on. Yeah, I know.

I know, I know, I know.

- Hey, Fred!

- You've been such a good boy.

Fred.

Hey, Bob.

There you go, pal.

I tell you what, Katie, take that in.

Hey, Jack. Your sister.

You first.

Take the kids inside.

I'll be right in, okay?

What's going on, Fred?

It's okay. Be in in a sec.

FBI's got it, Bob. That's pretty clear.

Nothing I can do, you know it.

It's a criminal investigation.

- Two men were killed.

- I was almost killed.

Now they're asking me questions

about the Amiri brothers, about Tehran.

Understand, this wrecks careers.

I shouldn't even be talking to you.

I punched in "Prince Nasir Al-Subaai,"

and my computer gets seized.

Where'd that job come from?

Where did the Nasir job come from?

I'm advising you to drop it.

Why am I being investigated?

Why am I being investigated, Fred?

Goodbye, Bob.

It's okay. Hey, hey.

What's up?

If I truly lack faith...

...then I am not the right person.

The questioning means

that you have faith...

...and makes it stronger.

That's a lot of sh*t, I think.

We'll be able to intervene in the

affairs of family members.

We'll be able to help them with

whatever they need.

You'll be able to get your mother here.

Please.

I am tired.

Father...

...who will be emir?

Your brother.

Praise be to God.

I would ask you to remain

as foreign minister.

You cannot do this.

He is barely qualified to run a brothel,

much less a country.

I like Europe.

I will be happy to stay here.

My decision is final...

...and I ask you to support your brother.

I cannot do that.

For centuries Arabs have been ruled by

people with no respect for law...

...monopolies handed out for the

things that people want...

...commerce stifled, young people

unable to find jobs.

Anyone who criticizes is thrown in jail...

...or put to death.

And women...

...are treated as second-class citizens.

The coronation is tomorrow...

...and your brother

has the support of the Americans.

And 10,000 of their troops

are stationed in our country.

True.

My father is ill and weak, and unwilling

to oppose the Americans.

But others are willing.

When a country has 5 percent

of the world's population...

...but does 50 percent

of its military spending...

...then the persuasive powers of that

country are on the decline.

They're worried.

About fallout. They're worried...

...you might wanna talk about it.

But if you're already

under investigation...

What about Mussawi?

He's a soldier.

He's just like you.

Why are they doing a damage

assessment on the Amiris...

...and on me for doing my job?

This is about our interests in the region.

So if Prince Nasir won't allow

our military bases in his country...

...and his little brother will...

...well, we'll probably have to

do something about that.

Who's worried about the Nasir job?

Who's worried about me talking?

Stan.

Who's worried?

Hello?

Hello, is this Mr. Whitting?

This is Homeseal Security.

Yes, this is Mr. Whiting.

Hi, we're showing a motion-sensor

failure in your downstairs study.

Yes?

Like I said, we're getting

a failure message.

Want me to stay on the phone

while you walk around, or send a car?

I'll walk around.

Everything seems fine.

How are we doing, Mr. Whiting?

Everything's fine.

- The door's unlocked.

- Did you leave it unlocked?

Send a car, you imbecile.

You were in Beirut in '84.

I lost friends there...

...as I'm sure you did.

I got a peek at your file.

You're a good man.

One whose experience

is narrow and deep.

Your entire career...

...you've been used.

And probably never even known

what for.

I didn't use to need to know.

In this town, you're innocent

until you're investigated.

Innocent until investigated? That's nice.

It's got a nice ring to it.

I bet you've worn some miles

on little sayings like that.

Thank you.

- Thank you.

- No.

Gives the listener the sense of the law

being written as it's spoken.

If anything happens to me

or my family...

...an accident, an accusation, anything...

...then, first, your son will disappear.

His body will never be found.

Then your wife.

Her body will never be found either.

Now, this is guaranteed.

Then whatever is the most dangerous

thing that you do...

...it might be flying in a small plane...

...might be walking to the bank...

...you'll be killed.

Do you understand what I'm saying?

I want you to acknowledge

that you do understand...

...so that we're clear

and there won't be any mistakes.

Beirut rules, Mr. Barnes?

I want my passports back.

We are a small group...

...the ones who carry convictions

and ambitions.

And within this group...

...there is another, smaller group...

...who flee from the worldly life...

...in order to spread the true faith.

You're ready.

Connex-Killen Oil announces the gift

of a new children 's hospital...

... to be built in honor of the new emir.

I wanted to be on a bobsled

in the Olympics.

What's a bobsled?

Wasim knows what a bobsled is.

Papa, I need to ask you...

Tell him about the bobsled!

Tell him what a bobsled is.

It's a little car.

A little car that goes down a track

of ice and snow.

Papa, may I borrow some money

for the bus?

Oh, how the snow sparkles,

the crunch of it under your feet...

Dalton's not enough.

I would be real careful.

You dig a 6-foot hole,

you'll find three bodies.

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