The Rescue Page #2

here's our armed forces

network correspondent... Turn it off, please.

Mike is coming to us

via satell... (ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC PLAYING) ROTHMAN: Yes, sir, that's

very encouraging. Yes, I think so, too. Jerry Gates?

Yes, I've met him. Yes, sir. Good. Yes, he's a straight shooter. I'd be happy to. ROTHMAN: Good night, sir. MRS. ROTHMAN: Well?

What was that all about? ADRIAN: Thirty days?

The Israelis would have

had them out 29 days ago. Face it. They don't know

what to do. Take it easy. What are you,

some kind of expert? Take it easy?

Your father's stuck in

some prison somewhere. ADRIAN: Don't give me

power and glory. You don't have to tell me

where my father is, okay? SHAWN: Max, bud, what's up? We need to talk. Sit down. I think they're

going to try a rescue. Where'd you hear that? How do you know? I bugged my dad's study. Jesus. (SNORTS) I overheard him tell

my mother the whole thing. I hooked the microphone

up to the radio,

added a couple of things... What's going on? Sorry, Bobby, it's

a private conversation.

About what? Uh, it's private.

What's the difference? Is it about Dad?

If it is, I want

to know about it. Look, it's private.

Buzz off! Bobby, it's not

about your dad. Go on! There's a big meeting

this afternoon. Half the state

department's here. ADRIAN: Well, they gonna

tell us what they're gonna do? MAX: No. Yes. (STATIC ON RADIO) Don't touch.

Uh-huh. All right. Good luck! (EXHALES) (INDISTINCT CHATTER) MAN 1: The plan's a good one.

MAN 2:
You feel sure? Yeah, I really am.

It's clean, simple. MAN 1: Sure. I'll have

an update for you

before they go. MAN 2: Sir, I may be able

to have it for you

by the end of the day. ROTHMAN: That's great.

Thanks a lot. Excuse me. Max? What the hell

are you doing in here? I'm, uh, looking for you, Dad.

Can we talk for a minute? I don't have a minute.

You should've called first. All right, what is it, son? It's personal. Man to man. All right, come in.

Make it quick, okay? What's the matter with you?

Something going on between

you and your mother? No, sir. Take the gum out

of your mouth, Max. ROTHMAN: Are you in

anymore trouble? Not yet, sir.

I'm here to tell you

how I feel about myself. Oh? It's just... I know

I've been screwing up

a lot lately, and I'm not interested

in trouble anymore. Uh-huh.

You seem very busy. Yes, well, as a matter

of fact, I am very busy. But you seem to

have something that you think is important

enough to talk about. Max, Max. Um... ROTHMAN: What do you

say we talk about it

after dinner, okay? Okay.

Max? Sir. MAX:
Does it work?

It's perfect! The meeting just started.

You're a genius. (CHUCKLES) ROTHMAN: Secretary Gates,

gentlemen, good afternoon. Gates. Now we're

getting somewhere. I'd like Captain Miller

to continue the briefing with an explanation of

the planned rescue attempt

of the captive SEALs, Code named

"Operation Phoenix." Secretary Gates,

Admiral, gentlemen. Operation Phoenix is

now ready to implement. It'll coincide with

the workers' festival

six days from now. As a result of penetration

already accomplished

by Colonel Kim Song, we have a direct,

secret route into the fortress

where our men are being held. MILLER: Despite the heavy

security, by exploiting

this weak link, the rescue has a high...

Bob, let me stop

you for a minute. Yes, sir?

I'm familiar with

the operation. But I think we have

to address ourselves

to the larger picture, and the international

complications involved. MILLER: What complications

are you referring to? We can't prove that our men

were in international waters

when they were taken. (SCOFFS) You know damn well

they were! We all do. We can't prove it. And besides, it doesn't

mean a damn thing

to the North Koreans. They're playing

this to the hilt. MILLER: It means a hell

of a lot to those men, sir. No, at this juncture,

a rescue attempt is

simply not justifiable. What are they doing?

MILLER:
But, sir!

Admiral, please. ROTHMAN: Excuse me,

Mr. Secretary. My men were taken

in international waters, and under article 51,

we have every right to

go in and get them. I understand.

Excuse me, Gerald,

let me finish. Now, the President was in

on this from the inception. Why the change

all of a sudden? Harold, the President is

outraged about this incident. If it were up to him,

he'd be in there himself.

You know that. But the way things

stand with North Korea

and her friends, the President is just

unwilling to pull the trigger. You gotta pull the trigger! Mr. Secretary,

for the next week,

we have an open window. Our only chance to go in there

and get those men out. If we lose this opportunity,

they don't stand a chance. SECRETARY: I'm sorry,

gentlemen, but under the circumstances,

Operation Phoenix

is out of the question. (INDISTINCT CHATTER ON RADIO) We've got to tell him. Look Adrian,

the guy is a loser. He's not one of us.

He'll just screw things up. Hey, Shawn, I can't worry

about you and your

personal hang-ups with him. He's one of us now,

and he's got a right to know. J.J.: What do you want? I think you

should hear this. ROTHMAN: My men were taken

in international waters. Under article 51, we have

every right to go in

and get them. SECRETARY: I'm sorry,

gentlemen, but under the circumstances,

Operation Phoenix

is out of the question. ADRIAN: Okay, that's it.

We're just gonna make it. SHAWN: How much do we have?

ADRIAN:
$2,076.32. What's he doing here? He's a friend. Tell him I made the tape. He made the tape. ADRIAN: Shawn and I want

to go to Washington,

and talk to some people. We scraped up enough

money from our savings,

Max included. ADRIAN: If you want to put in,

well, you're welcome to come. And talk to who?

Anybody who'll listen. (SCOFFS) You're wasting

your time. Look, if you came here just

to blow us out of the water,

there you go. You don't think the President

would see them? He gets off

on that kind of stuff. Yeah, sure,

he'd see them.

Yeah. He'd pat you on your head

and tell you

how brave you are, break the hearts of America,

and send you back home. We can't just

let them die in there. He's not gonna listen to you.

You're not gonna change

anybody's minds. He's got a point. See this?

You know what this is?

SHAWN:
Yeah, what about it? It's the SEAL's crest.

I know what it is. It says, "We take care

of our own."

SHAWN:
So what? We can't just sit back

and be one of the numbers. Look, maybe they've written

my father off, but I haven't. Where are you heading? North Korea,

Operation Phoenix. You mean,

we go get them? Yeah. Why not? J.J.: It's all there for us.

The plans, the agents, everything. That's crazy.

Yeah. I love it.

How do we get the plans? No. My father will buy an electric

chair, and my mother

will pull the switch. Okay, go.

Watch yourself. (WHISPERS) All clear. Sh*t! SHAWN: Yeah. (DOGS BARKING) (BARKING CONTINUES) SHAWN: It's all here. Plans,

maps, contacts, everything. Just hurry, or I'm dog meat. SHAWN: Okay. Yes! Okay, okay, this is it. "Operation Phoenix,

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