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from accountant to accountant.

We double-checked

and triple-checked each other's work.

If there was a mistake, it wasn't my fault.

Mr. Green,

I'm gonna leave you today with this thought.

I'm about to tear the final fingernail

off your hand.

You... You're leaving me...

You're leaving me no choice, you see?

Now tomorrow, I'm gonna come back

and I'm gonna do the other hand.

And then the following day I'll do one foot,

and then I'll do the other.

And then I'm gonna have to start

getting creative as to what else to rip off.

Now, is there anything

that you'd like to tell me

before I get to your thumb?

Please, I have a family.

I have a wife

and a beautiful... Beautiful daughter.

You understand?

No. No!

Are you ready for this?

Ziggy told us four days was enough.

He's got a job for you.

Thank you.

I've been waiting for this for two years

and this is who he sends.

You're Harry Rusick?

Well, maybe I'll ask you. What is your name?

Jimmy Vaughn.

How long have you known the big guy?

How long? I never met him.

Never met him. Even better for me.

How long have you known him?

Forty years.

I knew him from the neighborhood.

I introduced him to Mickey.

That's how long ago I knew him.

Now, please,

please tell him

that I'm trying to stay the course.

You got that?

And I got a guy

who wants a sniff of something real potent.

So stay laxed. Okay?

Laxed. You got it?

I got it.

Most importantly,

tell him that I understand what I did,

and that...

I'd appreciate him letting me out of here

as soon as I repay him.

- He's the one that's got you in here, huh?

- What?

You think these f***ing a**holes

make any kind of decisions whatsoever?

All right, pal.

- Don't f*** up, kid.

- Release the visitor.

- He never forgets.

- Let's go, Rusick!

- He never forgets.

- Rusick!

Yes, I'll have him call you back. Thank you.

Director Cole's office.

Yes, he's in a meeting. Yes, thank you.

Agent Cole.

I don't think he'd like me telling you this,

but...

He talks about you all the time.

We were all praying for you

while you were over there.

I appreciate your prayers.

Kevin, get your butt in here.

- Good to see you, Son.

- Good to see you, Dad.

- Looking good.

- Thank you.

Welcome to Washington.

You know, I get calls

from the leadership of both parties

asking me

if you'd consider running for Congress.

They just wanna know,

are you a Democrat or a Republican?

Ask them what the difference is, these days.

Just like that, Kevin Cole is out of politics.

So, what's this I hear

about you being a field agent?

I don't know. What did you hear?

Kevin, why?

Come on, Dad.

We've been over this a thousand times.

Why the hell do you always insist

on doing everything the hard way?

Because I'm your son.

And if I take anything easy,

then for the rest of my life,

people will say that I got there because

my dad's the Director of the Bureau.

And besides, taking the hard way

is the way you took, too.

Yeah. Well...

I've been reading your latest brief

on the Ziggy Operation.

Yeah?

- I want you to pull yourself out.

- Pull myself out?

- I just got noticed.

- That's why it's time.

The next thing to happen

is you're gonna get compromised,

and then we'll have to pull you out.

Poor mark like that on your record,

it's gonna spoil your chances

for a quick promotion.

But a success could ensure it.

Kevin, listen to me.

I never told you not to enlist,

not to go to Afghanistan.

But I'm telling you now,

this is a really bad move.

You have no idea what Ziggy's capable of.

I know you know his organization

and the scum he does business with,

that he trades IEDs for heroin.

What you don't know

is how deep he can get his hooks in you.

I do. Twenty-five years ago,

I got that close to him,

and I still couldn't bring him down.

So wouldn't it be a great story

if your son was the one that finally did?

You said you'd only do one foot at a time.

I lied.

I'm sure you're familiar with the technique.

You bastard. Bastard.

Mr. Green, in a day or so,

one of two things will happen.

Your wounds will get infected,

or your body will be unable

to clot all the wounds,

and you'll drip the blood until death.

Now you can dip your toes

into this bucket of salt, which will help.

It will also hurt like a b*tch.

Or I can stitch you up myself,

with anaesthetic,

for just a little piece of information.

I can...

I can give you a little piece of information.

I'm listening.

My daughter's name is Sheila,

and my wife's name is Gloria.

I love them so much.

They're all I have in the world.

I didn't steal Ziggy's money.

I would never do that.

But I'll pay it back.

I swear I will, if I have to work

the rest of the days of my life,

if you just let me go.

If you just let me go.

Ziggy wants his own money back,

Mr. Green.

He doesn't make

those types of deals anymore.

No!

No. No!

- Hey.

- No!

Kevin.

It's me. Baby. It's me. It's Becky.

You all right?

It was just a bad dream.

- You ever had therapy before?

- Never.

West Point, Honors.

Rangers in Afghanistan, Delta.

Saw your share of action?

You're looking at my file,

you know who I am.

- You ever have these nightmares over there?

- No. I was just happy to get some sleep.

Should I assume

you're Director Jack Cole's son?

You should.

- What's your relationship like with him?

- It is what it is.

How's your relationship with your mom?

She passed away a couple years ago,

right before I got back from active duty.

I'm sorry. The two of you close?

We're not here to talk about my family.

Fair enough.

Would you mind having a seat?

Well, listen.

It's clear you got a lot of weight

on your shoulders.

You're a very sharp guy.

We should be able to find

the source of these nightmares.

Why don't you just start by telling me

what's new in your life.

Who's listening,

and what kind of clearance do you have?

- You couldn't be in a safer place.

- Is that right?

Yeah, I was hired many years ago

by the Bureau

to talk specifically to the best agents

in the field about the job.

You can't imagine the clearance I have.

My nightmares are visions of

this undercover operation that I'm a part of.

And what is that?

Please.

- Kevin, help me.

- Kevin, help me.

And then you woke up screaming,

just because of that?

You weren't trained

to mercilessly torture people,

you were trained to be Captain America.

It's in your blood, for God's sakes.

- I see two options here.

- What's that?

Well, if you wanna stop seeing images

of Green's wife and daughter, then...

Don't let him lead the conversation

into his personal life.

And, two, I'd just request a transfer.

They assign you a different case.

It happens all the time.

And then you can tell Becky

that the problem is over.

And no one will ever know

the reason for the transfer.

That won't work for me because I'll know.

I'll see you.

- Mo, you ever go in the vault with Green?

- Nah, that's not my job, Jimmy.

Yeah? What's your job? What do you do?

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