Unthinkable Page #5

Synopsis: A convert to Islam sends the U.S. government a tape showing him in three nondescript storage rooms, each of which may contain a nuclear bomb set to detonate in less than a week. Helen Brody, an FBI agent in L.A., is tasked with finding the bombs while a CIA "consultant," known as H, interrogates the suspect who has allowed himself to be caught. The suspect, whose wife and children have left him and disappeared, seems to know exactly what the interrogation will entail. Even as H ratchets up the pressure, using torture over Brody's objection, the suspect doesn't crack. Should H do the unthinkable, and will Brody acquiesce? Is any Constitutional principle worth possible loss of life?
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Gregor Jordan
Production: Senator Entertainment
 
IMDB:
7.1
R
Year:
2010
97 min
1,443 Views


Just press this green button,

send a little shock through him

and it'll wake him up, okay?

But only you can press the button.

You got that? Just her.

I'm not gonna do it.

Well, then you stay here.

You can't run away from this.

Run away?

Some of us don't have that option, Helen.

I got nowhere to run.

I'm a prisoner here myself.

Ask the CIA.

Ask them.

What the hell is that about?

He's done some bad things.

People out there are looking for him.

They want payback.

So he's done this many times before.

Does it ever work?

You've become one of us.

"That's terrible," we say, "but does it work?"

You haven't been sleeping, you poor thing.

- He's fallen asleep.

- What?

- He's asleep.

- We need H back in here.

Brody, push the damn button.

The bastard's not supposed to sleep!

- You heard H.

- I'll do it.

Don't, don't do it.

That's enough. Turn it off.

- Turn it off! For God's sake!

- I can't!

My God, it's killing him!

- Where is it? Where the f*** is it?

- F***!

That's beautiful, Katie May.

Did you make that for me?

I did it at school.

You bastard.

You mind?

Kids, Daddy's got to go.

But I'll be home soon, okay?

Bye-bye, Daddy.

- I love you.

- Love you, too.

Current ran for 15 seconds, he'll be fine.

You nearly killed him.

And you all tried to save him, right?

I wanted him to see that.

He needs to feel hope.

- You gonna find these f***ing bombs?

- Nope, that's your job.

Special Agent Brody, this is my wife, Rina.

- Got to go, doll. Duty calls.

- Okay, love. Good-bye.

You know. You know what he does.

Of course.

How can you? Your family, your children.

You live in the same house with him.

He's not normal.

Normal?

Let me tell you something.

I lost my first family in Bosnia.

Three men come to my house.

They rape me in front of my family,

then kill everyone.

My little boy, they kill last.

These were my neighbors,

they knew me.

Very normal men.

We got him in Yemen, Pakistan, Russia,

all over. He used several passports.

Okay, but did they put him and

the nuclear material together at any time?

It's only circumstantial. The Russians

don't know exactly how much...

If he did have 15, 18 pounds of it,

how did he transport it internationally?

He had lots of money.

Once it's properly sealed,

it's not that hard to move.

Anything new on the ex-wife?

Yeah, we tracked her to Oregon.

She used an ATM in Eugene.

Local PD's hardcore on all motels

and B and Bs.

We'll get her within the next 12 hours.

Vince, Younger was arrested in a mall.

There must be a tape.

The Military Intel has it. They're working out

whether we're allowed to see it.

- Oh, Jesus.

- Boss, check it out.

I got a Hertz employee in Jersey

who ID'd him. It's a definite ID.

He rented a two-ton truck,

he never returned it.

Great. Trace its movements.

Put a want on it to

all law enforcement agencies in major cities.

Find someone who's seen that truck.

Okay, he was arrested here.

That means he went cross-country.

Three bombs. One East Coast.

Got to be Manhattan.

One West Coast. Probably LA.

Jesus, we're right in the blast zone.

Okay, third one, somewhere in the middle.

Maybe Chicago.

Texas?

- Okay, focus on these locations first.

- Doing it now.

Hey, Brody, H wants you.

Tell him I'm here.

He can come out.

H, she'd like you to come out.

Helen, could you come in here?

Please?

Just here.

Sorry.

Yusuf, it's Thursday.

What will happen today?

Look at her, Yusuf.

You know anything about massage?

It would be very helpful.

What? No, not for me, for him.

His neck is in spasm and he needs a break.

Please.

Mind if I play some music?

Like one of these? Keep you going.

Just in case, for later.

Go as deep as you can,

he's blocking the pain,

I don't want him to lose sensation right...

No, don't stop.

Some subjects can take it from a male.

Female?

Breaks them right down.

I had a nurse who used to assist me.

She was very good.

It's why I married her.

Did Rina tell you

what happened to her family?

Yeah, of course she did.

She tells complete strangers sometimes.

It's embarrassing.

Did she tell you the end of the story?

What happened

when they took the village back

and captured the three men?

She killed their wives and kids

in front of them.

And just as our troops arrived,

she killed those three men.

They arrested her, handed her over to me.

Did I tell you our children

were born prematurely, Helen?

We were so worried.

Childbirth was the most beautiful thing.

When the tops of their heads start to crown,

it's almost as if God actually exists.

How about you, Yusuf?

Where you there

when your wife gave birth to Ali?

How about Samura?

Agent Brody here would say yes

because she thinks you're a good father.

Me? I don't think you were

anywhere near that hospital.

Yes.

Yes! That's what I want to see.

No, don't! H, don't! Stop!

Stop him, please!

I can stop him, but you have to talk to me.

Tell me something!

Okay! I'll talk, I'll talk! I'll talk! I'II...

I am now willing

to make a statement of my terms.

This is a waste of time.

Put him in front of a camera, he gets a break,

that's what he needs.

Now make us an offer, we'll consider it.

More time.

If he talks at all, that's progress.

And we don't make deals with terrorists.

Oh, please, we do it all the time.

He'll say he's been tortured, we'll deny it.

He'll say he wants a broadcast,

we'll refuse it.

He'll make crazy demands, and we'll reject it.

What's the goddamn point?

Sir, we're recording.

Mr. President,

I am currently being held

on charges of terrorism.

I am a Muslim and a loyal American.

I love my wife.

I love my kids.

I love my country.

Since my capture, I have been treated well

by the honorable men and women

of our armed forces and police.

He's stalling.

I do not require you

to broadcast this statement.

That would set a dangerous precedent.

I've placed three bombs

in three American cities.

I will reveal their locations

when you make

the following public announcements.

First,

no further financial or military support

will be given

to puppet regimes and dictatorships

in any Islamic nations.

Second,

that all U.S. Forces will be withdrawn

from all Islamic countries.

I am willing to accept

a reasonable timeframe for these demands.

Mr. President, I know you want to bring

our men and women home

to the nation we love.

Thank you

and Allah bless America.

Some kind of f***ing joke.

What if we persuade him that we're willing

to work toward his objectives?

We could get the locations of the bombs.

And allow a Ione terrorist

to dictate U.S. Foreign policy?

He didn't ask for a broadcast.

He didn't ask us to show it to the public.

He just wants to negotiate.

Oh, negotiate. Are you out of your mind?

If we release this to the public, he knows

that we could never make a deal with him.

- He just wants to negotiate.

- Just take the deal!

His requests are reasonable, achievable,

and I believe the American people

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Peter Woodward

Peter Woodward (born 24 January 1956) is an English actor, stuntman and screenwriter. He is probably best known for his role as Galen in the Babylon 5 spin-offs Babylon 5: A Call to Arms, Crusade and Babylon 5: The Lost Tales. He is also known for his role as British Army Brigadier General Charles O'Hara in The Patriot. more…

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