The Call Page #3

Synopsis: Jordan Turner (Halle Berry) is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue, but then teenager Casey Welson (Abigail Breslin) is abducted and calls 911. Jordan is the one called upon to use all of her experience, insights and quick thinking to try to help Casey escape and also to make sure the man is brought to justice.
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Director(s): Brad Anderson
Production: Sony Pictures
  1 win & 11 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
51
Rotten Tomatoes:
45%
R
Year:
2013
94 min
Website
3,602 Views


Okay, where...?

I can't understand you.

What...? What mall?

What mall...? What mall are you at?

Okay, w...

No, where did he hit you?

He didn't hit me. He

almost hit me and then I...

Okay, where... Where is the vehicle?

I don't know where the vehicle is!

I'm in the trunk.

I'm, like, in the trunk!

Jordan. There's no location.

It's a disposable. No chip.

Ask her name.

What is your name?

What is your name?

Casey. Casey.

Casey. Okay, Casey, calm down, okay?

I'm in the trunk on my friend's phone.

- Why can't you just trace it?

- We're gonna try.

You're on a disposable phone,

so it might take us a little while.

What? You can't find me?

I just need you...

You can't find me?

No, no, you have to find me!

No. We will.

You have to find me, please!

Please! Please, I don't...

I don't wanna die.

Jordan. I don't know what to do.

She's freaking out.

What do I say?

Please, you have to find me.

I don't wanna die.

I don't know. What do I do?

Please, you have to help me.

You have to help me, this is like...

He's driving. Nobody's ever

come out of anything like this.

Hi. Casey. My name is Jordan.

Okay?

I'm here to help you, okay?

I was talking to another girl.

Can you put me on with her?

I'm here.

I'm gonna help you, okay?

Please, help me.

Casey, listen to me, sweetheart.

Okay, we are gonna...

Please, I don't wanna die.

Casey, you're not gonna die.

Breathe.

You've got it.

Okay.

Okay.

I don't wanna die.

Casey?

What?

We are gonna find you,

okay, honey?

You promise?

Do you promise you're gonna find me?

I can promise you this,

sweetheart, okay?

You've got the best team of people

in this whole city working to find you.

But in order for us to help you,

I need you to help me.

Now, can you do that, sweetheart?

Can you do that?

Okay. Okay.

Okay. Good girl, good girl.

Now, Casey, first thing I need you to do

is look inside that trunk

and see if you

can find a release lever.

Call the carrier, have them fax us

the E.C. forms so we can start the trace.

- Get rid of these kids.

- Okay.

Usually it glows in the dark.

Do you see that?

No, no, it doesn't even have

one of those.

Okay. Okay, it's okay, sweetheart.

What mall were you at

when you were abducted?

Fashion Plaza.

Fashion Plaza.

Okay. Oh, I know that one,

that's downtown, right?

It's okay, sweetheart.

Calm down.

What's your last name?

Welson.

Welson, okay.

Oh, my God.

Okay, I see that.

I got all your information

right here in front of me.

My mom's gonna be freaking out.

Oh, look, you're a Capricorn. Me too.

You know what that means, honey?

What?

We're fighters.

That means we were born to fight.

So you know what I want you to do?

I want you to fight. Okay?

Can you fight for me, Casey?

Yeah.

Okay. Good girl.

Can you describe

the man who grabbed you?

Was he black, white, Asian, Hispanic?

White.

White, okay.

I think. Dressed normal.

What does normal mean?

Did he have on a hat? Jeans?

I don't... Sunglasses.

He was wearing sunglasses.

Sunglasses, okay.

Can you guess his age?

Twenties, 30s, 40s?

Thirties, I think. Like mid-30s.

Thirties, okay, good girl. Okay, great.

Honey, what color is the car?

I think it was like red or maroon.

Okay, did it have two doors or four?

I think it had four. Four.

Four, okay.

Hang in there. You're doing great.

Any available units. Kidnap in progress.

Female abducted

at Fashion Plaza Mall.

450 Holloway,

approximately 15 minutes ago.

White male, 30s, in a four-door maroon,

unknown make, model.

P. R.'s in the trunk

on a disposable phone.

Is that Jordan?

...But not enough to triangulate.

P.C.C.'s pinging.

Any available unit, code three.

8- Adam-16 en route, code three.

It's good to hear

your voice again, Jordan.

Okay, Casey, can you tell if you're on

a freeway or if you're on surface streets?

- Oh, no.

- What?

Somebody's calling.

He's gonna hear.

No, don't answer it.

God, no, it's Raul.

Do not break Contact with me.

Casey, stay on the line.

I can't lose you. Stay on the line.

This can't be happening.

Can you tell me if those wheels

are going fast or slow?

It's like... It's like even.

Does it sound like a freeway

or surface streets?

We might be on a freeway.

Okay, good girl, good girl.

All available units, P.R. believes vehicle

is on the freeway, direction unknown.

Casey, sweetheart, does the trunk smell

like it's a new trunk or an old one?

It kind of smells like old.

Okay, good.

Yeah, there's, like, work stuff.

Okay, honey.

Can you see the tail lights?

What?

In older cars there may be

access to tail lights.

Look for the red glow, okay?

Yeah, yeah, I see it.

Great.

I found it. Yeah, yeah.

Is there any way you can kick that light?

Can you do that?

No, no, he's gonna hear, Jordan.

No, honey, we gotta try, honey.

We gotta try to get you out of there.

I'll try.

Come on, you can do it.

The carrier got our request.

I'm just waiting for them to call back.

We can't wait, Maddy.

You know how those prepaids work.

The call could be within

a five-mile radius.

You just keep doing what you're doing.

Okay.

Casey. How you doing, sweetheart?

Not coming out.

Casey, try the other light.

Okay.

You can do it. Fast as you can, honey.

New music alternative.

# It's like the sound of winter #

# The bleeding love

The silent escape #

# You've got to hang on to yourself #

# It's like the sound of winter #

# Hang on to yourself #

I did it. Jordan, I did it. I got it out.

You did it. Good work.

Good work, Casey.

Now look out the hole

and tell me what you see.

It's a freeway.

Okay. Okay, honey,

here's what I need you to do, okay?

I need you to stick your arm out

and wave it, wave it, wave it.

Okay, here is the plan. I wanna see

if any other car's gonna notice.

Okay.

Let me know when you've done it, okay?

I'm waving.

Good girl, good girl.

I got a P.R. waving her arm

out of a trunk of a car!

Let's see if we get a call.

911, where's your emergency?

Hi. Someone's stuck in the

trunk of the car in front of me.

A red Camry. It may be a child.

Yo, I got her!

Okay, ma'am, what road are you on?

The 170, heading north.

Can you tell me

the license number on that car?

Can you do that?

It's 7CFI06X.

Casey, we're real close, honey.

Is it a stolen vehicle?

No, no.

Registration's for this white Ford

Explorer, so he switched plates.

- Switched plates.

- Hold on. I'm coming up to him.

I'll get a description.

No, no, no. Wait.

Ma 'am, do not approach the vehicle.

This driver is suspected in a kidnapping.

Okay? Do not approach the vehicle.

He's getting off.

- What exit?

- Fernando Boulevard.

All units, Camry spotted exiting the

170 northbound on Fernando Boulevard.

Northbound. Sh*t.

About face. Hold on.

Be advised he's using stolen plates.

Number seven, Charlie,

India, zero, six, X-ray.

Look out of that hole

and tell me what you see.

Do you see any landmarks?

Street names, anything?

No, it all looks exactly the same.

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