The Gunman

The Democratic Republic of Congo

is the scene of the worst

humanitarian crisis in the world

according to the United Nations.

In what has been described

as the world's deadliest conflict

since World War II,

millions of people have been killed.

Massacres and rape,

routinely used as weapons of war,

have forced hundreds of thousands

of people to flee their homes.

For years, the United Nations

and non-governmental organizations, NGOs,

have been providing humanitarian relief

in an increasingly unstable situation,

often requiring the presence

of private security contractors

to ensure aid workers' safety.

The conflict is fuelled

by the country's vast mineral wealth,

with all sides suspected

of deliberately prolonging the violence

to plunder natural resources

such as gold, diamonds,

copper, coltan,

and other high-value minerals

to meet the growing demand

of the Western world.

Despite calls for a ceasefire

and the presence of UN peacekeepers,

a deteriorating humanitarian situation

of poverty and corruption

jeopardize hopes of a lasting peace

and reconstruction of the shattered nation.

Jimmy!

- Hey.

- What are you drinking?

Oh, you guys look pretty tonight,

but I got my gal over here.

- I'll buy you one.

- Roger that, Jim.

- Hey, chief.

- Hey, what's happening?

- We're up to here in mud out there.

- Jesus.

- So I shut down the site for tonight.

- Will it be ready?

There are not enough of us.

We have to meet the new Minister of Health.

We need his support

to train medical staff locally.

I'll get a face-to-face meeting

and we'll go together.

Okay.

- I'll email him now.

- Thank you. Hey.

- How are you?

- Good.

- Hey. How are you?

- What's up?

- Where am I? Where do you want me?

- Here. No.

What are you having, Jim?

I'll have a pretty little thing

just like Annie's got here.

- A blue one.

- A blue one, yeah.

- Was there anything else, Annie?

- Yes, there was.

We also need to coordinate with local NGOs

to distribute condoms outside the clinics...

Oh, man. Don't talk to me

about condom distribution.

It's like rape promotion

in these villages.

You might as well

hand them out to the wild dogs.

And a great humanitarian, Mr. Terry Cox.

Wait a minute. How long

we been friends? Twenty years?

I think that's the first time

I've ever heard you call me a humanitarian.

Our main story from Africa,

where the Minister of Mining

and Natural Resources

of the Democratic Republic of Congo

has triggered a burst of reactions

from the international community

this afternoon

by announcing the decision to cancel

and renegotiate all pre-existing contracts

with foreign mining companies.

With growing evidence

of political corruption,

there are questions regarding

the motivations behind this decision,

but the minister

advocates the restricted...

Good morning, honey.

- I've gotta go to work.

- Okey-dokey.

Really. We are short on staff.

- I have to.

- Okay, sweetheart.

- You have a good day at work.

- Let me go.

- Don't you have to go to work, too?

- I think I got a couple of hours.

I gotta grab some stuff from my place,

and then get out to the site.

What are you doing over there?

Aren't you guys here to work for us?

To protect us?

I am your 24-hour personal bodyguard.

I'm putting my meanest guys

on the clinic tonight. You'll be safe.

Will you work late?

I'm hoping not.

I'll see you later.

See you later, Jim.

How we doing on

the perimeter-fence check? Over.

Perimeter checked and secured.

This security detail's getting boring.

I can't wait to see some real action.

It's crazy hot out here tonight.

I've made sure that every checkpoint

is resupplied with fresh water.

Roger that. I don't know about you,

but I find it harder and harder

to focus out here in this heat.

I've been letting the dehydration

get to my memory so much,

I'm having to start writing sh*t down

just to remember to take a piss.

I was video-documenting on my cell phone

earlier, like a goddamn wazoo.

Action at the gate. Sitrep.

Roger. Two NGO vehicles on site.

Seems to be Felix's escort.

Felix and Cox jabbering. What do you figure

that's all about at 2200 hours?

- On my mark, switch to all freq 4.

- Roger. Switching now.

- Reed, Jim. Check.

- Lima Charlie to me.

I got a feeling we're going operational.

- Hey, Annie.

- Felix.

- Hello. Is he gonna make it?

- Till the next time.

- I need a break.

- Sure.

We've had five of those

machete wounds today. We lost two.

Another day in paradise.

Did you get us a meeting

with the Minister of Health?

Yeah. 9:
00 tomorrow morning, you and I.

- Happy?

- Did you go to the airstrip tonight?

- Just for a few minutes. Administrative.

- Did you see Jim?

I didn't speak to him.

I didn't wanna bother him.

They've got a big job out there,

and I had a sense they'd go late.

He's a lucky man, Jim Terrier.

- He's a hard man.

- If only you could love a soft one.

- Can I drive you home?

- Thanks, but I'll wait for Jim.

Okay.

There's plenty of work here

for me to pass the time.

I only stopped by to ask you that.

Hey, Jim. Document this.

Oh, Reed! Watch where

you point that weapon, man.

Have some barrel control, man.

All right, mates,

here are your target packs.

Drop that, Jimmy.

This is Operation Calvary.

We insert as a team here,

four degrees, 18 minutes south,

15 degrees, 18 minutes east.

Reed, you are Sierra 1, and you'll be

positioned here, in a third-floor apartment.

Two blocks down will be Bryson,

Sierra 2, and Jim, Sierra 3.

You're the lucky one, Jim.

Double bedroom at the Grand Hotel.

Reed, report.

Tango 1 is completing

a three-car convoy.

Fronting and backing vehicles

are low profile, soft skins.

Target vehicle:

B7 armored white, Toyota Land Cruiser.

The convoy will travel westbound

down the boulevard.

He'll hit a natural choke point, giving us

three to five-second window of opportunity.

Yeah. You guys are already zeroed

for ballistic advantage.

Your drop cards are adjusted

to Kinshasa density altitude, right?

- Roger that.

- Roger. Green light?

Felix will give the green light

when he confirms the target is inbound.

Felix will also designate

which of you shooters engages.

- Any other questions?

- Extraction plan?

Once the hit occurs, the shooter,

and the shooter only, is into the wind.

- Off continent?

- Yeah. We have a plane on standby.

That's how Felix wants it.

Don't let the target escape the X.

Sierra 3, copy.

Sierra 3, Lima Charlie.

Nice night in Kinshasa, huh?

You are the designated trigger, Jim.

I had a feeling. Roger that.

- Hey.

- I'm here.

Look out for her for me, will you?

I will take care of Annie.

You have my word, Jim.

Calvary is confirmed.

Stand by. Stand by.

Confirm Tango 1 on the move.

Vehicle speed:
30 miles per hour.

Rear right passenger seat.

Calvary is a go. Repeat.

Calvary is a go.

Stand by. Stand by. I have control.

Tango 1 down. Liftoff. Liftoff.

See you later, Annie.

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