The Jackal Page #4

It'll go through anything.

Once they get inside, they just spall.

Hell, yeah. They spall?

They get in there, and they just...

That rocks.

- Look at the lens on that thing.

- Don't touch that.

It's got, like, a 2,000-mile zoom lens.

That thing is kick-ass.

Dude, is this thing a prototype, or what?

I bet you it cost you a shitload.

That rocks.

Man, you rock.

Do you know what I'm saying?

Rock!

F***ing thing kicks ass.

Bring on the spall, baby.

- I can't wait to see the f***...

- Lamont.

Close your mouth.

Smooth action, yeah?

Ready?

Yeah! Spall!

Well, at least...

...it took out the target.

- No, it's off...

...by at least three millimeters.

No, dude. That's precision craftsmanship.

- It isn't off by three millimeters.

- So, Lamont...

...tell me how you sight

in this thing automatically.

Punch in the windage and

the elevation you want and hit enter.

- So you just kind of guestimate it, huh?

- Basically guestimation.

And hit enter.

I give up!

- I guess the automatic sighting works.

- Yeah.

- I thought I was about to sprawl.

- Well, Lamont...

...gonna have to speed-test it now.

- Speed test.

So, run.

What do you mean?

I mean run, now.

Run to your right!

Get up!

All right, good! Stop there!

Just stop there!

Turn around!

Hold out that pack of cigarettes!

Don't be afraid!

Stand very still!

Stand still!

I told you it was off.

Move over by the car!

Quick, before you pass out!

Here we go, sir. Major. Mac.

Eleven days ago, Charles C. Murdock

bought himself a new Dodge minivan.

That was a big surprise to Mr. Murdock...

...whose passport and wallet were stolen

Anything from the border?

We sent a description of the van

from here to Manitoba.

I have something. Uphall Station.

It's a small town outside Ottawa.

- I think your man has been there.

- Let's go.

The owner is Ian Lamont, small-time hood.

The coroner has what's left of him

at Broxburn.

We get the idea. Let's get to the shop.

Hello. Think I got something here.

What is it?

This is a remote firing station.

See, it maneuvers a weapon.

The servos run off a remote control,

like a model airplane.

We used to make these things

for mortars or...

...such but nothing like this size.

He needs a van just to move it around.

What would something this size

be used for?

- Antiaircraft?

- No, you can buy a mount for that.

A missile's the best thing for an aircraft.

- No, this is for something else entirely.

- Something with one hell of a range.

Not just the range, though.

See, if it is a gun, it's the cyclic rate.

You can send off a hundred bullets

before the first one ever hits the target.

Good thing about a boat like this

is it sells itself.

It's a hell of a lot of boat for the money.

It's got radar...

...GPS, autopilot, auto-furling.

You can take this baby out by yourself.

This has even got a cellular phone.

You can call your wife if you want to.

So, what do you think?

"Deja Vu."

She's perfect.

- Yes?

- Jackal.

They know about Hayslip.

They know you were in Canada,

and they have an Irishman helping them.

- Irishman's name?

- Mulqueen.

- Declan Mulqueen?

- Declan Mulqueen.

The operation's still a go.

Declan.

Every crossing point and airport has

his photograph, but RCMP has nothing.

Our Border Patrol,

the INS are both on the highest alert.

Again, nothing.

Let's face it, you don't have to be Houdini

to make it across from Canada.

- He probably walked across.

- He won't be walking, I can tell you that.

He's got a weapon to move.

- What kind of patrols do you have here?

- The Great Lakes?

Not a lot. No need.

People either drive or fly.

There are a few ferry services,

but we checked those out as well.

What about people with boats?

What kind of immigration controls

do you have?

Arriving vessels have to

check with the harbormaster.

- Voluntarily?

- Yeah. No active enforcement.

Say he does use a boat,

he'll still want to mix with others.

Are there many gatherings to speak of?

Yeah, the Mackinaw Regatta

is going on now.

- It's the biggest regatta on Lake Michigan.

- From where to where?

It starts in Mackinaw

and it ends in Chicago.

Witherspoon, take Waveland.

Declan, Valentina: Chicago Yacht Club.

I'll take the locals. And remember...

...it'll be an Ontario boat if it's here.

Look at everything and stay on your radios.

If you do find something, call in backup.

I want an arrest, not a firefight.

All right, let's get to it.

Preston, what about

letting me have a gun?

Are you crazy?

If the right people knew I was letting you

walk around I'd get forced retirement.

No f***ing gun.

- So many people.

- So many rich people.

Shall we dance?

He wouldn't give me a gun.

He is hot.

He's mine. Back off.

Hey, you want some champagne?

- Come on. Join us.

- Maybe later.

Join us.

Declan!

Get out of the way!

Preston, can I talk to you?

Look, he saw me. He wasn't surprised.

Like he was expecting me.

One of your team

is playing for the other side.

I can vouch for every man on this team.

- You've got a traitor.

- This is not the IRA.

- We don't get infiltrators.

- Somebody got to him.

This is a manhunt, not your cause.

Don't make it personal.

What do you f***ing know?

I'll tell you what I know.

I know the Jackal set you up

in that arms deal in Libya.

I know Isabella was wounded

when you walked into the trap.

I also know that it was

the business you had chosen.

Did you also know that Isabella

was pregnant when she got shot?

That our child didn't survive?

Don't tell me it's not personal, Mr. Preston.

I can't let you jeopardize us in a vendetta.

There's no vendetta.

All I hope for is a fresh start, you know?

Maybe it'll happen.

This was recorded at 1:00 a.m.

It's a call to a number

in Brighton Beach, New York.

Item four:

At 1:
05 p.m. Director Brown

is scheduled to meet the First Lady...

...at a reception at the White House...

...regarding the New Hope Hospital

opening.

Other participants will be decided...

That information came out of this room.

Who? Whose voice is it on that tape?

Mine.

Mr. Ambassador.

We have arranged to hold

a flight to Moscow.

A car is waiting to drive

Colonel Bolitonov to the airport.

How did you know whose phone to tap?

I didn't, so I tapped everybody's.

But I have diplomatic immunity.

Who authorized you to tap my telephone?

I did, Ambassador.

We're currently examining documents

taken from Bolitonov's apartment.

Get me a helicopter.

Jackal.

Director Bolitonov

is no longer contactable at this number.

All inquiries should be forwarded to...

This is only a precaution for a short while,

until we get this man.

You and your family

will be safer in Washington.

You really think you'll find him?

You won't.

- Believe me, you can't.

- It's our job to try.

And waste your time

and maybe get killed for nothing?

I began this.

I have to do what I can,

so please get your family away.

Let's go.

Everything okay?

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