The Cold Light of Day Page #3

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If our situations were reversed,

believe me, your father

would've done the exact same thing.

Why did you kill him?

Your father wanted to give

something back to our enemies

that's a matter

of national security.

You mean the briefcase?

He was about to betray

his country, Will.

And betray us, his team.

I don't believe you.

- Really?

- Honestly, kid,

we don't give a sh*t.

Maybe I knew him

better than you did.

I want to see my family.

I don't have your family.

Who does?

I'm sorry to say that

some terrorists do.

Will, you are the last person I want

to get more involved in this right now.

But I need your help.

I need you to tell me

who else he saw or spoke to about this.

You give me what I need,

I will pull out all the stops

to help you get your family back.

You need to tell them that my father's

dead and that I've got nothing to do with this.

I just want to save my family!

Right.

So, I certainly think

we owe you something.

Wait, wait, wait. Sit down!

Go! Come on!

Go, go!

Come on!

God damn it!

Get out of the way!

Go! Go! Go!

We gotta find a way down!

There's no way down!

God!

- What are you doing?

- Get your arms up.

- Okay, hold that under your arm.

- No, no. Wait! Are you kidding me?

- Trust me. This is the only way down.

- No, no, no. No way!

This is the only way you're

going to be safe.

No! Are you crazy?

- Lucia!

- No! No way!

Stand still and listen to me!

Are you ready for this?

Will! Don't drop me!

Oh, God!

Stop!

Will! Come on!

Come on!

I've been shot.

She's here!

Will!

No!

Lucky.

- It's fine. It's fine.

- No hospital.

- It's fine.

- No hospital.

It's not a hospital.

My friend can help you here.

- You gotta take me to Puerta del Sol.

- It's fine.

Are you okay?

What is this place?

Chris, please!

Lucia! What happened?

You gotta take me to Puerta del Sol.

I need to find my family.

They killed my uncle!

This guy's wounded!

You have to help me!

No, take him away.

You'll get me into trouble!

You go to medical school, help him!

I'm a student, not a doctor.

Hey!

Cristiana! What's going on?

Habib, call Maximo, we need help!

He's losing lots of blood!

I don't have anywhere to take him.

- When was he shot?

- An hour ago, I think.

Keep him awake.

Talk to me! Please, talk to me!

Where are they?

In the office.

Does she think this is a hospital?

I owe her uncle some favors

but she can't bring a

bleeding guy into my club!

I don't have time for this sh*t!

What's going on, girls?

Maximo, please.

Maximo, Diego has been killed.

This guy saved my life!

His father's been killed too.

Maximo, hand me that vodka.

I need to sterilize my hands.

Lucia, tell him this

is going to hurt a lot.

I need to see if there's a bullet.

- What's she saying?

- She says not to worry.

You're gonna be fine.

Perfect! There's no bullet.

Now I have to stop the bleeding.

- There is no bullet.

- There is no bullet.

Please, please, please. Okay.

You need a drink, my friend? I do.

Guys, hold him tight!

- What's she doing? What's she doing?

- Okay, she's gonna stop the bleeding.

Well done. Well done, my friend.

Oh! I'm going to puke.

Why did they kill my uncle?

I don't know.

Probably because my father

reached out to him.

I don't know. l'm sorry.

Why do you have a photo of Tom Keaton

on your phone?

That's my father. That's Martin Shaw.

He's your father?

Yes.

- Is he dead? Are you sure he's dead?

- Yes.

Yes, I told you.

Did you know my father? Were you friends?

Friends before anything else.

All my life.

Oh, God. I can't stay here.

I've gotta find my family.

Where do you need to go?

To Puerta del Sol.

So you called your father Martin?

I didn't call him that.

That was his name.

Do you even know what he did?

What do you mean?

What he did for a living.

He said he was a business consultant.

Business consultant. That's rich.

What about you? What do you do?

I used to run a small company.

And what did your small company do?

Business consultants.

Like father, like son.

So you seem to know my father pretty well.

How come?

Were you sleeping with him?

That's what you think?

I wasn't your...

I don't know what

I'm supposed to think.

I wasn't your father's lover.

My mother was.

He was my father, too.

Did you know about his other family?

He was hardly around.

Sometimes I think

the more a parent's absent,

the more you love them.

Next stop, Puerta del Sol.

So, you, too?

I was fine with it.

Sure you were.

And your mother?

What's she like?

My mother is dead.

I'm sorry.

Will! Wait!

Wait.

- Okay.

- I told you. I need to go alone.

If you need me, I'll be at the club.

That's all.

Thank you.

I hope you will get them back.

Keep your hands where I can see them.

Turn around and walk with me.

Where?

Follow me.

Where is your father?

Where's my family?

I've told you,

over and over.

My father is dead.

If you don't believe me,

then have your guy here

really go to town on me.

Sure he'll feel better.

And I still won't know

a goddamned thing.

Even if that's true,

it's still your problem.

Do you know how we come to this, Will?

Two months ago,

one of my men posed as a corrupt agent

willing to sell sensitive pieces of intel

to terrorists.

The mission

was to uncover a rogue CIA operative

we knew was making deals

for his own interest.

So my agent arranged a rendezvous.

And guess who showed up?

Your father killed my agent

and stole a briefcase

that held contents vital to my country.

And now you tell me he's dead?

Agent?

How about terrorist?

Terrorist?

My wife and son met a terrorist once,

in a cafe in Tel Aviv.

In an instant,

they and 15 others

were turned to ash.

So the question becomes

who killed your father?

People from his own agency.

They killed his friend

and they've been trying to kill me, too.

You mean Carrack?

Yeah.

You guys should really get together

and chat about this.

I think you'd get on really...

Perhaps she wants to eliminate you

as a witness,

along with the rest of your family.

Bottom line is that, wherever you go,

they'll be hunting you.

And that will suit our purposes fine.

- Will!

- Will!

- You're alive!

- Guys!

- Has anyone hurt you?

- Will, you're okay!

The irony is,

if your father's killers

are trying to eliminate witnesses,

the only thing keeping your family alive

right now is their captivity.

So here is the deal.

I need you out there to draw her to you.

We know that

some potential buyers are in town.

So we feel that the sale is imminent.

If she really wants to kill you all,

I just need to stay close to you.

But just so we're clear,

if I don't stop Carrack before it's sold,

I won't keep your family any longer.

I'll release them,

and Carrack will kill them.

Understood?

Guys!

Will! Wait!

Just get off of me!

Hey! Get your hands off me! Get off me!

Let me go!

Hey, man.

I need to see Lucia.

Come. I'll take you.

Will.

I've seen them. They're alive.

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