True Memoirs of an International Assassin Page #4

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[breathes deeply]

[pop music playing over speakers]

I'm Anton Masovich.

Come outside.

It's a beautiful day.

How about a nice cold Zima?

You like?

They are fun girls, huh?

Yeah, I can tell by all the splashing.

When this is over,

you can have whichever one you like.

What do you mean, when this is over?

[Anton on microphone] Take a seat.

How are you connected to El Toro?

The truth.

El Toro wants me to kill the president.

He thinks I'm an international assassin.

- And? Are you?

- No. Not even close.

[Paolo] I'm sorry, Mr. Masovich.

The Zima shipment was delayed.

I've brought you Smirnoff Ice.

[Anton] Don't worry about it, Paolo.

Why they only sell Zima in Japan

is beyond me.

Am I right?

You are. I mean, I just... I totally agree.

I mean, if you wanna be global,

you've gotta be accessible.

You gotta be, you know, you gotta

be able to reach out, Paolo.

I'm blessed to be kept swimming,

most of the time.

[Paolo chuckles]

El Toro is a terrorist

who's brainwashed his followers.

He's a major concern

to my business interests in this country.

I've tried to flip his men in the past,

but they'd rather die on the sword.

What about you?

- What about me?

- Do you wanna die on the sword?

No, no, no.

I don't want to die on the sword,

or, like, on anything else.

- I don't...

- Wonderful.

Then you kill him for me.

I'm sorry, what?

Kill El Toro.

He trusts you,

- so, you can get close to him.

- Yeah, but I'm not an assassin.

So you keep saying.

But you clearly have the skills.

You disabled Detective Garcia,

and you came here.

Which suggests to me

that you are sure of yourself.

I promise, I'm not sure of myself.

When they ask paper or plastic,

I'm even like, "Whatever's easiest

for you," you know?

- [speaking Spanish] No habla ingls?

- Yeah, your modesty doesn't fool me.

I'll give you a choice.

You can use your unique position for evil

by killing the president, starting a war,

and bringing this country to its knees...

or you use it for good.

For me.

- By killing El Toro.

- [in English] I just wanna go home.

- How is everything, Mr. Masovich?

- It's great.

Paolo here has known me

since I was five years old.

Isn't that right?

It has been my pleasure to serve you

and to watch you grow into a strong man.

My father hired him when we came

to this country almost 40 years ago.

Wow, that is so nice.

But he should have restocked the Zima.

I can find you in a second.

Don't let me down like Paolo.

[gun c*cks]

[agent] Oh, you're not gonna believe this.

- Is that Masovich's place?

- You know what this means?

- Double down on our bet?

- Well, yeah.

But also, if he's met with two

of the three kings of Caracas,

we should probably tell the third.

And I should probably download his book.

You forget about me, bacon bits?

So, Masovich must have

had a chat with you

and said you could leave the country.

No strings attached.

- Yeah, maybe one string.

- Yeah, I know.

- I heard the whole thing.

- Yeah? Well, I'm getting out of here.

I just saw a man get murdered,

actually, in the face.

- So, I'm going to the embassy.

- Go ahead.

I promise you, you go in there,

you will die.

The guy's got eyes everywhere.

Even here.

[Rosa] He wants you to kill El Toro.

This is good.

But this is insane.

I'm not an assassin.

Now I've got two contracts. Two.

How is this good?

Because it confirms Anton Masovich

is protecting the president.

All I have to do is prove it.

And then I can have them both extradited.

The president's all about the high life,

which Masovich is obviously financing

with his drug business.

Look, if El Toro wants you to take out...

Take out the president,

why don't you help him do it?

Because, McRib, my job

is to uphold the law, not break it.

Do me a favor.

Can you stop with the names?

Sorry, I didn't know you were

that sensitive.

Yes. I am sensitive.

To dying. I'm different that way.

My mother would be like,

"Why are you scared of death?"

I don't know. I guess I'm allergic.

It turns out I'm allergic.

I'm allergic to death.

I understand. This is a scary place.

But if you wanna make it home alive,

you've gotta get out of your head,

and get in the game.

[line ringing]

[in Spanish] He is here.

This guy has the attention of El Toro

and Masovich?

Well, it seems that way, Mike.

Cut that Mike sh*t right now, slick.

It's either my real name or el Presidente.

Relax, Miguel.

We all know you grew up in San Diego.

Maybe Masovich and El Toro

believe this guy actually is legit.

- Well, is he?

- No.

- Look at him.

- [Cueto] Mm-hm.

Well, we don't know that for certain.

[Ruiz] I will interrogate this Sam Larson.

It is, after all, a matter

of national security.

S, s. Have General Ruiz talk to him.

Fine. But don't make any other moves.

We've all worked way too hard to maintain

the balance of power in this dump.

Dump?

Yeah. Dump.

Come on, Mike. You hate this place

as much as we do.

I know, I know. But do you have

to keep reminding me?

Yes.

This is the address to my safe house.

- I'll pick you up tomorrow.

- Tomorrow?

Don't even think about going out.

Masovich owns half the cops,

and controls the airport.

You can't risk being seen.

Yeah, but you've got backup, right?

I'm a one-woman operation.

I gotta believe the U.S. government

knew what was happening...

CIA wants to maintain the status quo.

Nothing more.

I learned my first year down here

that if I wanna do any good,

I have to do it myself.

Sounds kind of lonely.

[speaking Spanish] La cuenta, por favor.

[Juan] Don't worry.

It's on me.

Your gun. Now.

You're coming with me, Ghost.

- Juan, I'm sorry about locking you out.

- Move.

What if I don't?

- [grunting]

- [bullet ricocheting]

[groans]

[thudding]

[sighs]

- I said move.

- Already moving.

[grunting]

[Rosa] Let's go.

I don't like to fight women.

I can see why.

Get in the game!

[Juan and Rosa grunt]

You and I aren't done yet.

Looks like we are.

You follow us and you die.

[car alarm wailing]

- You're not gonna kill her.

- I'm a freedom fighter, not a murderer.

But you said you'd murder me.

For you, I will make an exception.

[agent] Let Mike and General Ruiz know

they just left Caf Luna.

- Cleveland, look alive. Come on, man.

- Sorry.

You know the Ghost was hired

by the Brits in '88

to take out the leader of that last coup?

General Sanchez?

Actually, I didn't.

But I guess that makes sense.

MI5 definitely wanted him gone.

Well, either this guy had some

crazy contacts...

or he might actually be the real deal.

Just call General Ruiz.

Where are we going?

Back to El Toro's.

But I didn't have a chance

to kill the president.

We both know you won't.

- That's not true.

- It is.

You are a man of words, not of action.

I punched you.

- You punch like a small child.

- It hurt you.

- It tickled.

- No, no, no. I'm sorry, I saw your eyes,

they got all glassy,

like you were about to cry.

- [in Spanish accent] "Like a small child."

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