Toy Soldiers Page #5

Here's the information you need

about the people holding us.

Be careful with it.

We're all fine so far.

- Nice outfit. I gotta run.

- You gotta wait for the boss.

I got to get back before

somebody knows I'm gone!

Kid, I'm sorry, but you're not

going anywhere until we check you out.

You have a student

named Tepper?

Yes. Billy Tepper. I've been

waiting for something from him.

- Just keep him there.

- What's he done?

There's a helicopter

on the pad outside.

If he is one of your boys,

go get him and bring him back here.

Roosevelt, by using the radio...

was able to speak

to the American people...

This is coffee.

Even if you are who you say you are, we

cannot let you go back. They'd kill you.

That's my problem. I can make it.

I've gotta go right now.

You gotta get me

out of here, sir.

- Are you all right?

- I'm fine.

- You know this kid?

- Of course.

They're gonna shoot five kids

if I don't go back.

- They'll shoot you if you do go back.

- I can make it.

You know I can't lie to you. You gotta

know I'm telling you the truth.

I believe you.

Let him go.

I cannot accept

that responsibility.

Let him go.

Get him! Stop the kid

before he gets himself killed.

Any second now.

Where the hell is he?

He'll be here.

He'll be here.

Oh, geez!

He's got a minute.

Oh, sh*t!

Please, God.

Come on, come on, come on.

Come on, come on.

- What do we do?

- We wait.

Damn! It's already

too late, man.

71, 72, 73...

74, 75, 76, 77...

78, 79, 80, 81...

"82, 83, 84, 85, 86"...

"82, 83, 84, 85, 86"...

Get back in line!

I already counted you.

87, 88, 89, 90, 91.

- It's still 91.

- Count them again.

Okay.

"One, two, three, four, five"...

86, 87, 88...

89, 90, 91.

We got one boy missing.

I told you what would happen

if one of you escaped.

Did you think I was kidding?

You first.

Let's go.

Face against the wall. Come on.

You too.

You!

You! Get over there!

And you. Run.

Run.

Oh, Jesus. I'm sorry.

I was in the shower.

I didn't hear the bell ring.

He's wet.

- I'm sorry.

- So he is.

- Come with me. Come with me.

- I'm sorry.

Okay, let's go.

Get back in line. It's all over.

Come on! Go!

Okay, let's go.

Come on. Come on. Go.

My father sent me to a school

that looked a lot like this one.

A military academy

in Pennsylvania.

Perhaps you've heard of it...

the Armitage School?

Yeah, I think so.

You really have no sense

of discipline, do you?

Look, I'm sorry

about the shower thing. I promise...

Oh, sh*t.

- This is how I learned discipline...

- Oh, sh*t.

And believe you me...

I learned.

This basement the kid is talking about,

it's not on the plans.

It exists.

I've been in it.

There used to be a building

right here behind where the kitchen is.

That's a subbasement

in that building.

- There's no building above it then.

- That's right.

So if the hostages were

in the basement...

and the buildings blew up,

they'd probably survive.

That building was built in 1881.

They built to last back in those days.

What about the explosives?

It's interesting what the kid

says about switching the chips.

- Could it work?

- It's very possible.

I wouldn't wanna take the responsibility

for letting the kid try this...

but it could work.

Take it easy.

It's over.

Washington has authorized me

to make a deal.

What are we giving them?

Whatever it takes

to get the hostages free.

We have a shot

at a successful assault here.

We know the location

of every terrorist.

The kid can get the other students

out of the line of fire.

What kid? This kid has been

kicked out of two schools.

- No, three schools.

- Three schools.

Come on.

All of this is unreliable.

That's not really true. I may not rely

on Billy getting to class on time...

but I would rely on this.

- Why?

- Because he's got guts. He's a leader.

You can see that

he's thought this thing through.

Now, if Billy says he can do it,

I gotta believe he can.

If everything goes perfect...

could we guarantee no casualties

among the hostages?

Guarantee?

No, of course not.

Then our orders are to cut a deal.

That's unacceptable.

The demands in my letter

must be followed exactly.

I'll have to go back

to my superiors.

- We'll need time to discuss this.

- "I understand."

In recognition of

your willingness to negotiate...

the execution scheduled

for 5:
00 p.m. Today will be postponed.

However, if we have not concluded

a deal by 5:
00 p.m. Tomorrow...

there will be no further delays.

We won.

We just got a message

from Albert Trotta.

Trotta's kid, Joey,

goes to the Regis School.

He, naturally, wants him out.

And he'd be a good guy

to have owe us a favor.

Give me something to write with.

Give this message to my son.

They're receiving another message.

It's the headmaster.

How you feeling?

Okay.

Come to my office,

will you, Mr. Trotta?

- They want to see you.

- Why?

I don't think they mean you any harm.

I'll go with you.

- It's all right.

- Okay.

We're letting you go.

- What?

- You're free to go.

These men will take you

to the main entrance.

All you have to do

is walk down the driveway.

Why me?

Because we respect your father.

F*** my father...

and f*** you.

I'm not going anywhere

without my friends.

Oh, yes, you are.

Don't fight him!

Just go!

Let go of me!

Okay, okay, all right.

Okay, okay, all right.

I'm going. I'm going.

Let me go!

Let me go!

Oh, you f***er!

- You son of a b*tch!

- Okay!

Inside, let's go.

Please wait there.

It is very important

that you explain to them...

that we did not want

to kill this boy.

We were releasing him,

in fact.

But he suddenly attacked my men

and they were forced to shoot him.

I would like to see the headmaster

and the other students, please.

Not possible.

Then release the headmaster

and take me instead.

It is very important

that you tell them...

we did not intend

to kill this boy.

It was an accident.

It wouldn't have happened if you

hadn't come here in the first place.

It wouldn't have happened if the US

government hadn't kidnapped my father!

Now, we will leave as soon

as my father is returned to me.

You tell them that.

You tell them that this one was

an accident, but the next one won't be.

They're gonna hunt you down,

you know that, don't you?

They'll eventually find you,

and then they will kill you.

You Americans always say that...

but you never actually do it.

God, I am sorry.

It's a lie...

this stuff about an accident.

- I don't believe it.

- Well, it's what they claim.

How does a kid have an accident

that gets him shot with a machine gun?

I don't know.

These people are grown-ups...

not like my son.

It's time they found out

there's no such thing as an accident.

The president has waived

posse comitatus...

and we have orders to proceed

with the assault as planned.

Our assault teams are to move out

to the helicopters and stand by.

Cut the power to the campus and

jam everything... radio, TV, microwave.

- I want an absolute and total blackout.

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