Unthinkable Page #4

Could you look for any interesting tics,

eye movements, fear, jitters,

things like that, please?

Mr. Younger! My name is H.

I'm going to be conducting

your interrogation from here on out.

We've met.

That's right. Sorry you had to see that.

And I want you to know,

my interest lies only with you.

Now, I have one question for you.

It's a simple one.

Please tell me

where you placed the three bombs.

This is not what we talked about.

That's because you were only listening

to yourself.

Start with the furthest location, please.

Mr. Younger?

You understand

what I'm about to do to you?

Oh, my God!

What? What? It's only a finger.

What, not really a whole finger, it's...

Tape him, then leave him.

- Get him out!

- All right!

So that's your technique?

You're a f***ing joke.

You expect me to be part of that?

All right, all right, no more fingers.

You think you're going back in there?

Well, why don't we ask the man?

He's got direct access, highest levels,

back door, no names, no records.

Well, tell me. Do I have authorization or not?

Higher authority believes

that we should all do

what we think is best for our country

and its people.

Alvarez, bag him.

Colonel, would you lose the gorillas?

- Lf I'm in charge here, I...

- You're not.

He is and we need to do something

about that.

I won't authorize him to continue...

So let it happen without your authorization.

Then you're covered, right?

- One of my guys stays.

- Deal.

We need to stop this at once.

That man needs to be pulled out right now!

You want to leave, that's fine.

Lay everything out on this table, please.

I haven't seen you since Afghanistan, right?

When you're done, you can wait outside.

Mr. Younger, are you ready for this?

No.

No one ever is.

All your worst fears,

all your nightmares

are right here.

Oh, my God! Oh, my God!

Get General Paulson here right now!

Colonel, the Geneva Convention

states that...

The Military Commissions Act,

no unlawful enemy combatants

may invoke the Geneva Convention.

That act declares torture illegal.

Unlawful combatants have no right

to habeas corpus.

They can't bring any claims to court,

so how do they prove it?

That's alien unlawful enemy combatants.

This man is an American citizen.

That was revoked yesterday.

He's now stateless.

You can't do that.

Sir, General Paulson

can't come back right now.

He says you're in charge, and carry on.

- He says what?

- Carry on, sir.

This is illegal.

I will not allow this to happen!

The plutonium pit consists of

three canisters of plutonium E,

one and a half pounds.

Another one and half pounds,

and another one and a half pounds.

We have to stop this.

Let me call you back.

Can you shut the door, please?

What he's doing in there

is a violation of every...

Did you interview the suspect again?

- No.

- Then why have you left the room?

Jack, the suspect is being tortured.

This is unconstitutional.

Helen, if those bombs go off,

there will be no f***ing Constitution!

Main Justice and the Director's Office

are aware of what's going on here,

but we are powerless to stop it

and the situation is too grave to pull out.

When you're in there you act as a witness,

and when this is over,

we'll bring a civil rights prosecution

against these bastards.

In the meantime,

you are Incident Commander.

We need you to do everything in your power

to find those bombs.

Do you understand?

You've removed your name tag.

Do you mind if I...

You all right?

You know, it hits everybody like that at first.

You get used to it.

You didn't even question him.

So this blood on my jacket would be all right

if I'd gotten some information?

Well, you're not gonna get any.

You do this and he'll say anything you want,

and none of it will be true.

Physical torture doesn't work.

So, I guess that's why they've been using it

since the beginning of human history, huh?

For fun?

That's what makes you so special, is it?

Our secret weapon against the enemy?

It's not about the enemy. It's about us.

Our weakness.

We're on the losing side, Helen.

We're afraid, they're not.

We doubt, they believe.

We have values.

And our values have cost us

how many lives?

It's not about that guy out there.

He's not the problem. You are.

Whatever happened to rapport building?

Takes time, possibly months.

Look, this is a process.

He has to believe I have no limits.

- You're not even asking him questions.

- That's your job.

Well, then, let me do it.

- You want to work with me?

- No!

How about working beside me? Take turns?

Go ahead.

Yusuf, he's not gonna stop.

Why are you letting him do this?

Why are you letting him do this?

We're gonna find these bombs anyway.

You talk to me,

and maybe we can make it easy.

Otherwise that bastard is gonna keep at you.

It's okay.

I'm all prepared.

Your friends at the mosque. Your family.

Did you want to impress them with this?

Your wife?

Your kids?

Oh, my God.

Your kids.

Nobody told you, did they?

Your wife tried to leave the country,

go to Saudi Arabia,

but she was denied a visa.

They could be hiding anywhere.

You don't want them blown to pieces.

Yusuf. Yusuf, you love them.

You must love them so much.

You have two days to agree to my demands.

God damn it,

you haven't made any demands.

Don't swear. God hears you.

He sees everything.

He sees you.

Allah loves those that do good, not evil.

I read the Koran. I admire it.

Allah blesses a just war.

Give me one of the bombs.

Just one of the bombs. Just give me proof.

Then they'll listen to you,

they'll know you're serious.

Tomorrow.

They'll listen tomorrow.

What happens tomorrow?

The deadline is Friday.

- Time's up.

- Wait!

What happens tomorrow? Tell me, please!

Help me to help you, okay?

I don't need your help.

I can take it. I deserve it.

- You can stay if you want.

- What happens tomorrow?

Hit him.

Would you like me to kill you now?

Do what you have to.

I can't lose.

You're practical.

You're a relativist, a consequentialist.

You know what I mean?

Nah, of course you don't.

You only read religious books.

What I'm doing here is good for my people

if I get results, if I save them.

You see,

there is no H and Younger.

There's only victory and defeat.

The winner gets to take

the moral high ground

because they get to write the history books.

The loser just loses.

The only miscalculation in your plan

was me.

You see, I will tear your eyes out,

but you'll not tear my building down.

Every man, no matter how strong he is,

lies to himself about something.

I will find your lie

and I will break you.

You'll be a hero.

Yes?

Good.

His wife is here.

About time.

H, Rina's here.

Alvarez.

Dim the lights, take an hour break.

Okay, Colonel?

Tell your wife nothing. You understand?

- I'm going in.

- Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey.

Wait ten minutes.

When the adrenaline wears off

he'll start to weep.

Then you can talk to him. Not before.

If he's asleep, zap him.

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