The Falcon and the Snowman Page #2

Boyce. Supposed to start working here.

Who says you're supposed

to start working here exactly?

Well, I was briefed by Larry Rogers.

He didn't tell you?

You were supposed to show me

how to work the machines, I guess.

Larry, this is Gene. I got this kid,

supposed to be working here?

Don't get excited, Gene. I sent him over.

Sure, but nobody tells me anything.

-I'm telling you now.

-Yeah, OK. Yeah.

-We're working together.

-Yeah.

Well, you didn't tell me that, did you?

I thought maybe I was...

-So, you want a margarita?

-Pardon me?

You want a margarita?

That'll be your desk over there...

What was your name?

-Chris.

-Gene.

-Gene.

-You're gonna love it here, Chris.

Nobody can mess with you here.

Nobody's got clearance to get in.

Not even Security.

Can you turn that thing off for me?

Giving me a f***in' headache!

Thanks.

Yeah! Just the three of us.

You and me and Laurie.

-Hi, Laurie.

-Hi.

-Want a margarita?

-No. Maybe later.

Good. There's not enough anyway.

Ran out of salt. Cheers.

I'm surrounded by junkie partners who

turn me in the minute they get in trouble.

I don't trust any of them. I'm all alone.

Would you stop that? This is serious!

How much are they paying you

or is that a big secret?

$140 a week, before taxes.

Do you know what I'm offering you?

Do you know what I make?

-Ten times that.

-Easy. It's about to double.

I'm this far away

from a truly amazing connection.

I'll split it with you 50-50,

down the middle.

Jesus! Nine iron.

-We'll be rich!

-We're already rich.

No. I mean rich.

Hey, he who dies with the most toys wins.

That way is the green.

I can't believe you're not interested.

I'm flattered I'm the only one you trust,

but I'm really not interested.

Fore!

That's the Average White Band,

"Pick Up The Pieces".

I'm your host Johnny Crystal.

"Allow union infiltrators

sufficient lead time."

Union infiltrators?

"Though CIA exposure seems unlikely,

standard programme of denial

"is recommended."

Standard programme of denial

recommended.

Happens all the time.

We're all in the same system.

They screw up, we get their cables.

We screw up, they get ours.

You haven't heard anything about this?

No. I really wouldn't worry about it.

-Eddie would know. Want me to ask him?

-No.

Why not?

Eddie. Eddie! What do you know about

a covert operation in Australia?

-Chris wants to know.

-Which one?

-Something about labor unions.

-Air-traffic controllers.

It's nothing. They're threatening to strike.

If they do, it'd stop our personnel

and equipment into Pine Gap.

Don't worry. It's under control.

Like Whitlam! They've been saying

he's under control for two years!

-Who's Whitlam?

-Prime Minister.

I don't know why somebody doesn't

just blow up his f***in' car.

That's why you're just a clerk.

I'm serious, man! You make it obvious!

You f*** with us,

you accept the consequences.

Anything less than that is a waste

of time and the taxpayers' money!

College boys running things...

Princeton boys!

Faggots afraid to get their hands wet!

-Getting that look.

-F*** you!

Anytime, anywhere.

The man is a communist!

We're letting him walk all over us!

You know, I killed 14 of 'em myself!

Personally!

-That right? College boys?

-Communists!

Special Ops. Laos.

Close range, right between the eyes!

-All right.

-You don't believe me, do you?

-I believe you.

-You don't.

-Lighten up, Gene.

-The war's over, Gene. Spare us.

Believe it, college boy.

Wasn't done.

Why didn't you tell me

your old man was FBI?

Well, 'cause he isn't any more.

Once FBI, always FBI. He's all right.

Larry Rogers, this is Charlie Boyce.

This is Chris's dad.

-Good to meet you. My wife Barbara.

-Hello, Barbara.

What are you doing up?

Having a brandy. Want one?

What are you doing up?

Come, sit.

Come. Come on.

Jeffrey's been given an assignment

at school to memorize a poem.

He asked me to suggest one to him.

Sound familiar?

Yeah.

"Half a league, half a league,

Half a league onward..."

I can't remember it.

-I don't believe you.

-Give me the book...

I can't remember it. I'm sorry.

Do you really resent me as much as

you want me to think you do?

Imagine what that must feel like. You say

more with a look than you realize.

Whatever else you think about me,

I am not blind...

-I gotta get up early.

-Sit down!

-I don't wanna fight with you!

-Just talk to me!

I'm getting an apartment 'cause...

-Yeah?

-All right with you?

You're an adult.

You do what you have to do.

Yeah.

It used to be easy, didn't it?

"Half a league, half a league,

Half a league onward,"

"All in the valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.

"'Charge! ' was the captain's cry,

"Theirs not to reason why,

Theirs but to do and die.

"And into the valley of Death

Rode the six hundred."

I'll sweep across into Southern Europe.

You come from England and Africa.

Hit his north and west borders.

What do I get out of it?

-What do you want?

-I wanna keep North America.

Let's go, Chris!

You're being attacked!

Yeah, I'll be right there.

Chris, I'm attacking you from Egypt.

I'm coming into Southern Europe.

-Want me to roll for you?

-Yeah. How many armies do I have?

Three.

And you've just lost two more.

Now I'm hitting you from Britain.

I'm coming into Northern Europe.

I'm going into the Ukraine.

You're gonna be wiped out soon.

There goes the Ukraine.

Every day I get these misrouted cables.

The CIA's secret mail.

Details of covert action that have

nothing to do with national security.

Manipulations of foreign press,

political parties, whole economies.

It's incredible.

I had no idea the extent of the lie,

the level of deception.

Australia's not our only ally

being deceived.

I've got a house to show.

Lock up if you leave.

Know what I think? You really wanna

hurt 'em, really do some damage?

-Make it public. New York Times.

-No, no, no.

-I'm talking about a big expos.

-It's already public!

What happened in Chile was public.

People still don't believe

we engineered that!

-Allende was a socialist.

-He was elected.

People see what they want to see.

-It's unbelievable.

-Well...

I don't know what's going on with you,

but this is insane. It's wrong.

It took a lot of trust

to come to you with this.

If you can't see this is wrong,

then you're further gone than I thought.

You're a drug dealer! How can you

tell me what's right and wrong?

You wanna say that louder?

I don't think the neighbors heard you.

You wanted to be partners.

I'm offering you a partnership.

Look at it as one of

your business transactions

and you won't have any trouble with it,

I promise you.

Did it ever occur to you that maybe

you're seeing what you want to see?

It's worth significant money.

I don't want anything to do with it.

-What are you smiling at?

-A patriot?

And proud of it.

Come on in!

Matt, this is Clay.

This is Daulton. Dale!

I got a room upstairs.

Excuse me. Nothing personal.

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