The Dogs of War Page #4

He's got good contacts

in Yugoslavia.

Who fixes the end users?

I see Benny Lambert

in Paris tomorrow.

What's it gonna be?

M-16s, Armalites, Uzis, AK-47s?

You want I should call Boucher?

We should let Derek call him.

I cut his f***ing throat once.

All clear

on what we gotta get done?

Leave messages for me here

if you have to.

Give me names, dates...

I'll see to it

the money gets paid.

And run hard deals.

These guys put up

a million dollars.

Let's make sure there's change.

We ought to keep it.

Certainly.

Everybody goes home.

Seconded.

I can get you

an end user's certificate.

My contact returns from Belgrade

the beginning of next week.

- How much?

- 15,000.

Pounds, francs, dollars?

- Pounds.

- Francs.

- Dollars.

- 10,000.

Done.

Benny, we're in a hurry.

Eat later.

I honestly do not know

what I can get.

The demand for munitions

is staggering right now.

There could be delays.

We are short on time.

We are short on merchandise.

Nine-millimeter quad.

Three weeks' delivery

in Valencia.

- And?

- That's all I need from you.

$1,500... 1,000 rounds...

20% surcharge for an end user.

You can do better than that.

10% for export license,

customs clearance.

If you're trying to stick us,

I can go down the street.

Shall we try again?

Do it that way,

but I have to be sure...

the money will be

in his account tomorrow.

I assure you it will be.

I'll have several more

transactions for you...

over the next couple of weeks.

Be our pleasure.

Thank you, Nigel.

Good afternoon, sir.

Hey, Keith!

Keith Brown!

Message for Mr. Brown

from General Kimba.

I'll be damned.

How are you?

I'm fair to lousy.

You seem to have

improved considerably.

- I'm OK.

- Good.

Was the film any use to you?

- Yeah.

- Good. Good.

Glad to be of help.

I don't suppose you'd have...

Can I buy you a drink?

What a good idea.

I thought you'd never ask.

So... what's your name,

Mr. Brown?

Shannon... James.

That's an improvement

on the other one.

What are you doing in London?

I've got to see some people.

What's the message?

- Message?

- Kimba.

"Come back, all is forgiven."

Did you get to see him?

After your ruckus

with the soldiers...

one of their lot washed up

in the canal with a broken neck.

You wouldn't know

anything about that?

No.

Kimba's paranoia

took a jump after that.

He wouldn't see anyone,

including me.

There were nine executions

the next day.

Four of them were women.

I didn't get that piece, either.

I was being escorted

to the airport at the time.

I got thrown out of the country,

thank you very much.

Dexter's daughter OK?

Funny you should mention her.

The day I was leaving,

she actually talked to me.

She asked me

what I knew about you.

Pathetically little,

I had to confess.

Did you get your film

on the air?

Last week.

How'd you make out?

"Behind these very walls,

just a few feet from me...

"resides Africa's

most brutal dictator.

"It is rumored...

"There are

conflicting reports...

"High-ranking sources who

have asked not to be named...

"say, 'Who knows'..."

Five million viewers switched

over to the Miss World contest.

That's too bad.

Yeah.

When are you going back?

You gonna ask a lot of

questions I can't answer?

I stuck out my neck for you,

for Christ's sake.

You owe me a little more

than a drink.

You ought to watch your step.

What I do is

none of your business.

That's a matter of opinion.

Is there a number

I can reach you?

You'll get in trouble.

I'm not in town long.

Fancy that.

- It was good to see you.

- Likewise.

- Can I suggest something?

- Fire away.

Which shells do you use?

That's very good.

You put the right mix

in this thing...

and its killing potential

is fantastic.

Your operation is an assault,

I suspect.

The XM 18 is effective

up to 400 meters.

If you load it in

a well-thought-out sequence...

it's devastating.

For instance, first

you use two rounds flares...

then a couple gas,

improvise with the rest...

fragmentation, grenades...

tactical,

antitank, antipersonnel...

It's what we in the business

call a mixed-fruit pudding.

What would you say

is the rate of fire?

Eighteen rounds in five seconds.

It's the ultimate

in killing technology.

It's light, accurate,

and mobile.

Ever been in combat yourself?

I'm a Canadian.

12, 18, 26 for the Uzis

and the XM 18s.

You got a ship?

Not yet. I'll get the name

to you when I do.

Fine. Total,

including my percentage...

31,5. Let's make it 32.

31,5. Here's 15.

You get another 10...

when I see the stuff

crated and ready to go.

The balance...

when the ship sails.

It's not a question

of where she's been, mister.

She's a great ship.

Haifa, Gibraltar...

Tangiers, Dakar, Monrovia,

you name it.

- Single hold?

- Aye, twin hatches.

We need you and your crew.

My crew's choosy, mister.

Double for your crew

and 10,000 for yourself.

I'll need to talk to them.

We haven't got time

for a ballot.

I count the votes, mister.

What is your cargo?

It's not peanuts for Monrovia.

Peanuts is rats, mister.

Every kind of cargo's

got its own kind of trouble.

What is your cargo?

Just trouble.

The ship heads

for Toulon tonight.

I'll call Michel,

tell him to get on the road.

Hackett's hardware's

in Valencia.

Good.

I gotta get something to eat.

I got a meeting.

Endean's introducing me

to Zangaro's next president.

Whoop-de-doo.

Pack your White House manners.

Do me a favor.

There's a guy named North

following me.

He's OK, but he's a reporter.

- Oh, Jesus.

- Don't hurt him.

Don't kill him,

but discourage him.

If he finds out

what we're up to...

he'll have it on the 6:00 news.

Hello.

Hello.

I'm with the Boy Scouts

of America.

I'm sorry, I don't...

Right.

Look out!

Go on! Jump the wall!

Jump! You idiot!

Come on, move it!

You're going with me.

Move it! Taxi!

Come on!

This man needs a doctor!

When Zangaro was fighting

for independence...

he was as much

a national hero as Kimba.

We fought in the bush together.

Brothers.

Then when he makes

himself president...

his first official business

was to put a price on my head.

When he left the country,

some soldiers went with him.

We've been together

a long time now.

Excellent fighters.

Very loyal.

I have selected

the best of them for you.

There'll be twenty-four

waiting in Freetown.

They're very good.

They'll die for Zangaro.

Be more help to me

if they fight.

If there is one who doesn't,

I'll take his head...

and mount it

on the palace gates.

You and your brother...

have the same easy way

of doing business.

Olu Kimba did not do business.

So now, Sekou Bobi

will be president.

He wants to be God...

I want to be rich.

Shannon, why don't you brief us

on your strike plan?

You coming along?

There's nothing

you need to know about.

The colonel's

due at the garrison...

at 0500 hours on the 25th.

That's 5 a.m.

You're a minute late...

I give the whole thing

back to Kimba.

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