Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Page #7

because I have to go home.

No, this is home.

I have to go to New York City

and justify my life

to somebody named Jerry before

he takes it all away, and I

cannot go back to sitting

at a goddamn desk. I can't.

Aye. Listen...

No one can take it away from you.

Not all of it.

Whatever happens, you'll have me.

That's a very nice thing to say, but...

But what?

Following a fatal traffic accident

involving a coalition truck,

long simmering frustration

today boiled over

into violence and despair.

They kill us!

They kill us and they break our hearts!

And I also give this message

to President Hamid Karzai:

What the hell is happening here?

Okay, I don't care who the hell's in there.

I'm Kim Baker.

Go on in, Kim. Jerry's expecting you.

Well, that's f***ing unsatisfying.

- Can I take your bag?

- Yes. Please.

- Would you care for some water?

- Yes.

I should've Googled you.

I've been... I've been using

all the wrong swear words.

Well, I hope

I didn't ruin your big moment.

Look, Geri, I don't know what

Tucker has been telling you.

He said that you're upset

about the air time you're getting.

That's just wrong,

because this is not about me.

My frustration is with our priorities

and what's best for the network.

Isn't deciding what's best

for the network my job?

I'm just saying, as journalists,

we have an obligation to this story.

And Afghanistan should be

on our air more, period.

With the resources we have over there,

Afghanistan should definitely

be on our air more.

But the problem is, as much as

everyone loves the troops,

they don't actually want to watch them

on the news anymore.

They just don't.

So I can't give Afghanistan more air.

Which means I need to give

Afghanistan fewer resources.

That's what's best for the network.

- Geri...

- You have that call now.

I'm not trying to be a b*tch.

Okay, let me pitch you something.

All right, the Chinese

mining concession...

Jesus!

Look, the last person who got any

kind of bounce out of Afghanistan

was your friend Tanya Vanderpoel.

She's actually got me over a barrel

thanks to that drone story.

What do you mean, "over a barrel"?

She's London, Kim.

- You're hiring Tanya.

- Yes.

I assumed you two flew here together.

She's here.

I'm sorry, you started talking

to her before the UAV strike?

Is UAV a drone?

Hello! Where are you going?

No, I'm only here for a few days.

Oh, I know.

F***.

I don't know what to say.

Ducky, I'm sorry. I f***ed up.

Did you go to the Tribals because

you were in a contract negotiation?

Dude, I'm not stealing your job, okay?

Tanya, this is not about my f***ing job.

We have to make good calls, right?

And now Andy lost an eye

and Jaweed is dead.

Christ, man, we've both

f***ing made mistakes!

No. Tell me you didn't go to the Tribals

because of a contract.

You would have done exactly what I did

if Jaweed had gone to you.

No. I'm not you.

Do you remember your first embed?

You interviewed a young Marine?

Coughlin? Yes. What?

Yeah, well, after they aired your story,

where you used his soundbite

about not loading his rifle,

they sent him to Helmand.

And he got his legs blown off.

So I hear.

See you in Kabul.

I'm not really surprised

she chased the story.

That's what we do. That's what you do.

I would do it.

Sorry.

Goddamn it, I'm tired.

You booked your return yet?

'Cause you could come through

Glasgow if you wanted.

- I'll meet you.

- What?

No. What about Badakhshan?

Badakhshan, that will keep because

the f***ing pass is still snowed in.

I need that story.

I need a hit, all right?

I need something

so that Geri doesn't decide

I'm more useful as an ottoman

in her f***ing office.

What you need, Kim,

is some time out of the bubble.

You'd better get ready.

I'm f***ing making love to you

to bagpipe versions of Sade songs.

Yeah, okay.

Really? You'll meet me in Glasgow?

Yeah, I'll meet you in Glasgow.

- I'll get the next flight.

- Okay.

- Bye.

- Bye.

Hey, Antoine.

Where have you come from?

I thought you were in Badakhshan.

I was. Drove back overnight.

- Wait, what? The pass is open?

- Oui. For now.

Cheers.

Oh, Christ.

Excuse me.

Kunduz near?

Far?

I'd like to rent a car.

Aye, thank you.

Yeah, I get it. Thank you. Thanks a lot.

Oh, Jesus.

Oh, sh*t.

Welcome to Glasgow International Airport.

Outside temperature's 18 degrees Celsius.

Local time is 15 hours.

There will be an airline representative

to assist you to your luggage.

Once again, thank you

for flying with us...

Oh, my God.

Leaving a message for Susan.

Woodward, I'm back in Kabul again.

I'm trying to get information about

the disappearance of Iain MacKelpie,

so if someone at Reuters

can please call me back.

Call to let me know

that you've received this message.

Thank you.

Who kidnaps a Scottish

freelance photographer?

The whole point of kidnapping

is to get money, right?

As far as I understand, Iain was just

in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Can this half-assed country

not even do kidnapping right?

ISAF does not think this was

an upper-tier organization.

So these men will probably try

to sell him to someone else.

And then there will be some talking,

you know.

Oh, my God, Fahim. They're gonna kill him.

No, they will not, Kim, inshallah.

Now is when you're supposed

to say "I told you so".

F***!

Ramadan has ended.

They are slaughtering lambs.

- May I speak with him?

- The general's busy.

Really, General? The elliptical?

I have bad knees.

I'm guessing you didn't come

here for the smell of balls.

Everybody get the f*** out!

They believe that he may have been sold

to another organization

somewhere in that same region.

That's a pretty big ask, Baker.

There's a real-time clock on this.

I'm sorry, I can't help you.

You know, it's just a shame that

y'all don't get credit for all these

high-profile things that you do.

You know, especially with

SEALs and Delta out there.

I mean, what week goes by they don't

see those a**holes on TV, am I right?

And then next time Congress votes

on a Pentagon budget

and there's this pesky little

10% line item for the Marines,

next thing you know,

you guys are just part of the Navy.

Although, sir, you would look spectacular

in one of those pretty white uniforms.

God, you know what?

It's just occurring to me

that, unlike JSOC,

you guys allow reporter embeds.

Which means that a cameraman

could go on a FORECON mission.

Don't you think that would be

great for the Corps, sir?

That kind of exposure?

Pretty good for you, too.

Look, we don't go in blind.

We have to know what we're

doing and where we're going.

It's the way we work.

We're not likely to get an address, but...

When you have something concrete,

come back and we'll get kinetic.

Please tell Mr. Sadiq

that his "special friend" is here.

What can I get for you?

Some tea? The new PlayStation?

No, thank you.

I just need a moment of your time.

We still friends, Sadiq?

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