The Saratov Approach Page #3

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They're gonna realize

that they're not gonna get a ransom

and the Feds are on to them,

and they're gonna have to cover

their tracks,

and they're gonna start with us.

We are -- We're dead.

This is it. We're dead.

Nikolai!

What are you doing?

Nikolai, come in here.

What do we have to do to be let free?

Tell us what we have to do,

and we will do it.

Don't just laugh at us, okay?

Just tell us what we need to do.

You're not in charge.

- Are you?!

- Propst, calm down, man.

Nikolai, wait.

Nikolai.

At least could you bring us

some chairs or something?!

Chairs? You want chairs?

Yes, or something.

Thank you.

I asked for chairs.

Do you think we could figure out a way

to make ourselves

a little bit more uncomfortable

while we're here?

Best historical "Dream Team."

Go.

No.

Come on.

Anyone, NBA, starting with guard.

Who is it?

Magic, Isiah, The Glove? Who?

No. It's John Stockton,

no question, end of story.

Here we go.

You can't be serious!

Rodman over Malone.

Malone just led the Jazz

to the finals last year,

and he'll do it again this year, I bet.

You know, there's no church policy

that says you have to love

the Utah Jazz.

At least I have a team!

You don't just cheer for the --

whoever's winning.

I'm just saying Rodman?

He doesn't need luck.

He's got crazy.

No, he's got Pippen and Jordan

to ride on.

And Stockton has Malone.

If you're telling me that you would take

Rodman over The Mailman,

that freak over Malone,

you and every bandwagon Bulls fan

are delusional if you really think that.

You can't say you think that.

Delusional is the word

that describes a Jazz fan

who thinks they can win a title

while Jordan is still in the league.

We've gotten to title games.

We...We could do it again.

Yeah, and you choked,

and you will choke again.

Michael Jordan is basketball king.

See?

Nikolai knows what he's talking about.

Hey, Nikolai, wait.

These stools are great, but...

Tuttle's got a bad back.

Is there any way you could cuff us

over by the mattress?

I'm super comfortable here,

but, you know, so his back won't hurt.

I've got a really bad back, so...

Huh?

Huh?

Yeah. Good job.

It's a bit disgusting,

but it's comfortable.

Well-played.

Hey, you know what I always say --

if you're gonna get shot,

it might as well be

on a dirty, Russian mattress.

- I don't know.

- Have you said that before?

No, I don't.

So, you never told me.

Did you always want

to serve a mission?

Actually, yeah.

I don't know why. I just --

I always knew I would go.

I was that kid

who as soon as he was big enough

to push a lawnmower

was out in the neighborhood,

making money.

It's like a freaky mix between

Dale Carnegie and Donald Trump.

If you could make money,

I would do it --

anything from delivering paper,

shoveling snow.

I did bake sales, babysitting,

whatever it took to fill up

the mission account, you know?

That's pretty impressive.

I think I spent everything I ever made

on baseball cards and arcade games.

I'm serious.

I don't know. I just --

I guess I felt so lucky, you know,

with my amazing family, friends,

the home I grew up in,

you know, my good looks,

excellent physique...

Not to mention

your charm and humility.

Don't want to forget that.

No, but, seriously, I don't know.

Coming out here

and serving for two years...

it just made sense.

It seemed like the only way

I could even begin to thank

my Heavenly Father

for, you know,

everything He's given me.

How about you?

No, I never really wanted to go.

Really?

I think it was in high school

I decided for sure that I wasn't going.

I remember I told my dad, and...

I thought he was gonna be

really disappointed,

but he just sat there...

told me it was my decision.

I really respected him for that.

I was his only son, and...

I'm sure he really wanted me to go.

And what changed --

changed your mind?

I was in this mission-prep class.

I don't even know

why I was there, but...

there was this instructor, Jim.

Jim Goodwin.

Brother Goodwin.

He would drag me

into this class every time.

We were reading the Book of Luke,

where Christ was suffering

in the garden.

And here you had this...

this perfect person,

the one perfect person

who ever lived...

about to suffer for all the pain...

and heartache and sins

of the entire world.

And then He asked His Father...

if there was some way for Him...

not to have to go through with it.

But then He said,

"Not My will, but Thine be done."

I realized that He didn't want to do it.

He didn't want to be whipped...

or crucified.

But He loved his Father.

And He loved all of us enough...

that He did it anyway.

And I thought, if Christ could make

that sacrifice for His Father...

then the least I could do

is serve a mission for mine.

When I told my dad, he...

he was really happy.

And even though initially

I did it for him,

in the end, it made me happy, too.

I don't think I've ever told anybody

all of that.

- Tuttle?

- Hmm?

I'm glad...

I'm glad you came out.

Yeah. Me too.

It's kind of nice to not be

the one crying, you know,

for the first time.

Hope Nikolai doesn't see me.

Seriously, pull yourself together, man.

You're a mess.

Look at me.

Look at me.

They didn't pay today.

I'm losing my patience.

Hey, are you okay?

Where was all your charm

right there?

Nikolai.

- Nikolai.

- Da?

Get the gun!

- Get the gun!

- I can't -- I can't reach it!

I can't reach it!

Privet.

Shh, Shh, Shh, Shh!

It's okay.

I'm sorry.

Most people believe

in a supreme being.

Even though they may call Him

by different names,

we know that God lives.

We are His children.

He prepared a plan

that will bring us joy.

Help me!

Help me!

Help me!

Help me.

Are they fighting again?

No. She locked him

on the balcony.

That's one way to deal with him.

Vladdy...

Hey, what are you doing?

Don't feed his addiction.

I'm just being a good neighbor.

Vladdy...

We may never teach this guy,

but we can be his friend.

You are good American boys.

My favorite Americans.

Breakfast in bed.

You shouldn't have.

Hey, Nikolai,

thanks for backing me up

with the Bulls yesterday.

When it comes to basketball,

Tuttle doesn't know

how to pick a team.

Your name is Tuttle?

And what is yours?

Propst.

They're our last names.

Why not use your first names?

We're called elders.

It's from the Bible.

It means ministers or priests.

That other guy who's with you --

Sergei --

he leave you here alone?

How do you know him?

Are you two friends?

What's that tattoo on his hand?

Is that Russian Mafia or something?

You don't know much

about Russian tattoos, do you?

No. I guess not.

- He was a hero.

- A hero to who?

The Russian navy.

But that was a long time ago.

Flowers, cards, yellow ribbons --

well-wishers from across the country

continue to show their support

for the kidnapped missionaries.

A Baptist congregation in Alabama

sent handwritten notes

by their own youth

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