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I needed to get

an airway in.

He needs to breathe, right?

You do. But did you notice

that our friend here

has clear fluid in his ears?

What might that clear

fluid be, Mr. Stone?

SPENCER:
Oh, sh*t.

Not quite. Guess again.

Spinal fluid, ma'am.

Correct. Spinal fluid.

And if your friend has

spinal fluid in his ears,

what does that tell us?

He could have damage

to his skull.

Okay. So, to recap.

You just walked up

to a guy who was

already having a pretty

bad day to begin with

and you shove a piece of

silicone into his brain.

You just lobotomized him.

Well, I figured I'd get that

in first so he could breathe

and then I'd move on to his

other stuff.

Okay, but sometimes you need

to deal with

the bleeding first.

SPENCER:
So, I'd put

a tourniquet on it, then?

Not always.

What if the wound

was on the neck, say?

A tourniquet on the neck

is better known as a noose.

What do I do, then?

In that case,

you say a prayer.

And you hope something

creative occurs to you.

That's some sound advice.

BEN:
Let's make this quick.

- Put out security.

- MAN:
(ON RADIO) Roger that.

Skarlatos, stay here.

MAN:
Don't move. Don't move!

BEN:
Let's go.

- (INDISTINCT CHATTERING)

- (GOAT BLEATING)

(SPEAKING PASHTO)

(SPEAKING PASHTO)

- What'd they want?

- BEN:
A knife.

Some shell casings.

Our shiny trash.

ALEK:
Yeah,

it's all here except...

Except what?

My hat. With my name on it.

Well, looks like

some unfortunate soul

just got

the nickname Skarlatos.

Let's go. Mount up!

MAN 1:
Mount up!

MAN 2:
Mount up! Let's move.

(ENGINE STARTS)

We in?

Hit it.

(BOTH GRUNTING)

MAN 1:
Lock those hands up!

MAN 2:
Get in there, Spence!

Spence, go for the legs.

Okay, now when you have

someone in a hold like this,

use your free hand

to clamp down

on the carotid artery.

MAN:
There you go!

Spence, get it in.

You think your opponent's

just gonna let you

do that to him, huh?

Spence, you don't got it.

Line his chin up

with the elbow.

SPENCER:
I'm trying.

Spence, get your hooks in,

go for the legs.

Not just the arms.

Go for the legs.

Don't give him any clues.

Spence, get your hooks in.

MAN:
Come on, man!

- Deeper.

- MAN:
Spence, lock it up!

MAN:
All right,

you got him now!

Whoo!

(LAPTOP CHIMES)

Alek, what up?

Spencer, hey, what's up?

I'm fine.

Getting good at this.

Good at what?

Like, checking rashes?

No, I've been doing jiu-jitsu.

I'm starting to finally

figure this sh*t out.

Not getting my ass beat

every match, at least.

Well, that's good.

There's, like,

nothing to do over here.

But you're in Afghanistan.

Yeah, well, nobody cares about

Afghanistan anymore.

Now the real bad guys

are ISIS.

Not many of those over there?

No, I'm like a security guard.

Basically just a mall cop.

Well, adventure starts soon.

Did Strasser ever decide

if he's coming

with us

on the Great European Tour?

Yeah, no, he can't go.

I'm thinking about

asking Solon,

but I don't think he's going

to have enough money.

Okay. Well,

just let me know, man.

I'm getting excited.

Yeah, you have no idea.

I'm desperate

to get out of here.

I still think we need

to park it in Germany

for a while, though.

Yeah, it's just that,

there's so much I wanna see,

you know?

And chances are

this will probably be

one of the last times I'll get

to do something like this.

Look, I know you have

that girl there.

What was she?

An exchange student?

Yeah, in Oregon.

We just keep in touch.

And she invited you to stay

with her in Germany?

Yeah, but it's not just that.

I just kind of wanna

soak it in a little bit.

I don't wanna be moving around

every day.

I mean, we don't get to go

on leave that often.

Yeah, well, if you just wanna

stay in Germany, man,

that's cool. Just do that.

Yeah, well, I mean,

my family history is there.

And they're the reason

I wanted

to join the military

in the first place.

Well, we don't have

to decide right now.

Hey, whatever happened

to that sniper training?

I'll tell you

about that later.

Uh, basically,

I'm just really bored.

That sucks. I'm over here

having a freakin' blast!

Drinking beers, hanging on

the beach, doing jiu-jitsu.

Portugal is paradise.

You're a piece of sh*t.

What's that?

You must be breaking up.

Sounded like

you called me a piece of sh*t!

All right, well,

it's like midnight here.

I gotta go to bed.

All right, hang in there,

brother. Later.

All right.

(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)

(LINE RINGING)

Stone. First name Spencer.

What's up, my guy?

Chilling, man.

What are you doing?

You know,

just the morning routine.

Chilling. Any action

over there yet?

Nah, this is

a pretty cake assignment.

But, listen,

I got an idea for you.

Me and Alek

were just talking about

doing a backpacking trip

all over Europe.

You should, man.

You could be posted

anywhere after this one,

right?

Yeah, but I'm trying to say

you should come with us.

Wait, wait.

You mean, meet you in Europe?

Yeah, son. It'll be crazy.

You have the summer off,

don't you?

Man, come on, you know I don't

got money like that.

Just take out a credit card.

You'll pay it back.

Ah, I see them headphones.

You must be working

for a credit card

company now, huh?

Just see what you qualify for.

That's crazy

you say that though.

I was just talking

to my coworker

about getting a credit card

with frequent

flyer miles, too.

Anthony, it's meant to be,

dawg. Come on.

All right, man, screw it.

I'm in.

(HORN HONKING)

Hey! What's up, man.

You made it.

What's up, bro?

Hold on, let me grab

my bag real quick.

All right.

Come on, let's go check in.

Isn't this crazy?

We made it to Europe, though.

I know, man. Look around.

Hold on, hold on. We gotta get

a shot of this real quick.

There it is.

Come on, man. I've been

waiting out here forever.

All right, all right.

- Hey, how you doing?

- Hello. Welcome to Roma.

- SPENCER:
Thanks.

- Last name?

- Uh, Stone.

- Stone.

Perfect. Well,

I have your room for two.

Would you like two keys, then?

- Yes, please.

- Okay.

And is this your first time

staying with us?

Uh, it's actually

our first time in Italy.

Oh, welcome.

Well, in that case,

if you don't have

any plans for tonight,

we have a party bus

leaving from our bar.

And they call it

the Perversion Excursion,

if that translates.

Oh, yeah,

I think it translates.

Would you like me

to sign you up?

Yes, please.

I think we're gonna have

a good time in Italy.

Yeah, I think so.

Well, I hope

you're seeing all the sights

before your excursion.

Oh, yeah. We plan

on seeing all the sights.

Mmm.

ANTHONY:
We made it

to the Coliseum, baby.

SPENCER:
It's crazy that

they built this back then.

ANTHONY:
Can you believe

how big it is?

SPENCER:

And can you believe people

used to kill each other

in there?

ANTHONY:
'Cause imagine

watching that now,

somebody fight a lion.

SPENCER:
(IMITATING MAXIMUS)

Are you not entertained?

ANTHONY:
Do you give him

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