XIII: The Conspiracy Page #10

Synopsis: The first female US President Sally Sheridan is shot dead by a sniper during her Veterans Day speech. Her assassin narrowly escapes the scene with his life, national security hot on his heels - or so it seems. Three months later, an elderly couple discover the body of a wounded man in a tree, wearing a parachute. The young man (Dorff) cannot remember the slightest thing about his own identity. The only clue is a tattoo on his neck, "XIII". Meanwhile, in the Whitehouse, government intelligence is still conducting the search for the President's killer. With the elections just weeks away, a confirmed suspect could swing the vote for the administration. Hours after XIII's location is picked up by covert intelligence, elite special ops forces are swarming the couple's house in Cape Fear. Running on adrenaline and instinct, XIII tactically takes out the soldiers one by one. On the run, clinging to one desperate clue after another, XIII begins to piece back his life, fragments of his memory r
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery
  1 win & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
R
Year:
2008
136 min
297 Views


find the location.

We have no access, no surveillance.

How are we supposed to

White House Chief of Staff?

Mentioned something to McCall

about a meeting tonight.

He didn't say where

but he mentioned a name.

Jasper.

Billionaire industrialist, Jasper...

Jasper Winthrow...

- has an obligation...

Jasper Winthrow.

Winthrow is CEO of

Standard Electronics.

RMP Telelcom is one of

the interests he oversees.

Here's a list of

their subsidiary companies.

ABN, Deacon Chemical,

Stratus Dynamics.

That's the crown jewel.

Second largest military contractor

in the world.

And he obviously has an interest

with the country being at war.

Sally Sheridan scaled down

our presence in Iraq.

Cut billions in the defence fund.

She was bad for business.

What is it?

I've seen that symbol. I was there.

That's where they took me.

Ardent Glass.

It's one of Standard's holdings,

Winthrow is on the board.

Where are they based?

Monterey, Mexico.

Recently moved their US

manufacturing there.

Press release is dated May 22nd.

Where were they based before?

Main plant was in Petersburg,

Virginia.

Thirty minute flight from DC.

That's it. That's where I was.

As governor of Illinois,

Joseph Galbrain voted to cut

the Marines by one-fourth.

The Navy fleet by one-half.

He even voted to slash intelligence

programs crucial to the war on terror.

His policies

left the country vulnerable.

Then on Veterans' Day

he finally paid the price...

America lost a great president.

And in this time of crisis who do

we have to turn to for leadership?

When it comes to our security,

Joseph Galbrain isn't the solution.

He's the problem.

On November 9th vote for a strong

and safe America.

Vote for Wally Sheridan.

You got to be kidding me.

You always liked the big ones.

It's 160 miles to Petersburg.

We can be there in two hours.

I'm going alone.

No, you're not.

Well, Carrington's in prison.

We're all that's left.

We can't risk something happening

to both of us. Not now.

It has to be this way.

You know that.

Just listen to me...

Xlll was in custody for eight hours

before he escaped.

We don't know what he told Amos.

Mr. Winthrow has plants on the inside.

Agent Kohn confirmed Xlll

didn't divulge anything.

Agent Kohn is dead.

So is Colonel McCall.

Do you see a trend here?

Last night the Montana facility

was breached.

It was Xlll.

He found his way back to McCall.

XX has possession of the package

and is on schedule.

It's too risky. We have to assume that

the operation has been compromised.

What are you suggesting, Norman?

We have to stand down.

Let the election play out.

It's the only way to insulate ourselves.

We can't. Not now. We're too close.

Besides our men

have paid too high a price.

They proved their commitment now

we need to prove ours.

Rowland was one of ours too.

What is that supposed to mean?

Don't you know why he's back?

Why he's surfaced after all this time?

We tried to kill him

and now he wants his revenge.

He already took out Kohn and McCall.

We're next.

Xlll may be a threat,

but he's just one man.

We're an army.

Armies fall, Mr. Wax,

if they're vulnerable,

no matter what the size.

David vs. Goliath.

You remember how that ended?

Your sidearm, please.

Norman...

if you wish to resign

I don't believe anyone will stop you.

Now you must renew your allegiance

or resign immediately.

You need to remember why we're here.

What we're trying to accomplish.

We've all made sacrifices.

Some of us more than others.

Haven't we, Mr. Shipley?

This country was born from revolution.

It will be saved by revolution.

That is our cause

and it is a noble one.

If you would rather save yourself

than save your own country...

well, may God save your soul.

We took a vow, gentlemen.

We will succeed or we will die.

A cancer has grown within

the very institutions

of our government sworn to protect us.

Our country has been allowed

to slide into depravity.

We are weak in the eyes of our enemies.

T omorrow a new chapter

in American history begins.

In the place where the father performed

the sacred cleansing

we will perform a cleansing of our own.

Yes?

He's here.

Where?

Inside.

He's probably watching as we speak.

T ake the others and leave.

I'm going to end this.

Everyone.

You should have died

that night right here.

But they wouldn't listen.

T ake the plane.

When he's conscious grill him again.

When you're done dump the body.

It's a bad idea.

The plane.

The plane.

Twelve thousand feet.

I had you dead to rights.

You still don't get it, do you?

Steve Rowland's dead.

He died the night of

the assassination.

I was put in to play just

to keep you looking.

Lies.

Look at me. Look in my eyes.

You don't forget the eyes of

a man you killed.

You killed Steve Rowland.

Who are you then?

All I have is a name

- Ross T anner.

You took everything else.

Secretary of Defence Shipley.

Are you sure?

Positive.

And these are just the ones I remember.

These are some of the most powerful men

in the country.

Well, they're about

to become more powerful.

What are you thinking?

We need to find that bomb.

But Wax never I D'd the target.

The bomb could be headed anywhere

in the state.

No, not anywhere.

He didn't name the target,

but hew made a reference to it.

A place where the father...

He said something 'Where the father

performed the sacred cleansing',

cleaning or something.

Sounds like a religious reference.

Got a Bible?

Hold on. I think I found something.

New Testament Book of John.

Jesus cures the sick with holy water

at a sacred pool called Bethesda.

Bethesda, Maryland.

Four hours from DC.

That's got to be it.

The Justice Department

has accused you of high treason.

Has anybody told you the grounds

for the charges?

Conspiring to kill the President.

They claim they have evidence

linking me to Xlll.

The personnel file,

the one you classified,

that's it, isn't it?

You know, we have about three minutes

until the guards realize

I'm not authorized to be here.

Then you better leave.

Hey, I've seen your visitor's log.

Your power player friends are

not exactly lining up to help you.

You need me. I cannot help you

unless you tell me the truth.

What do you want to know?

I want to know the real reason

you were at that cabin.

And I want to know why you classified

that personnel file.

He's not who you think he is.

XI I I?

The man you saw at the cabin

did not kill the president.

We have evidence.

I'm not disputing the evidence.

Then you know that we have a video

that shows he shot Sally Sheridan.

You're not listening to me,

Colonel.

The man you saw at the cabin,

the man you had in custody

did not kill President Sheridan.

I'm sorry, Colonel.

I wish I could help you

in this matter.

Perhaps someone in my office

can assist you.

Is there anyone in particular

I should ask for?

There are five polling stations

in Bethesda, Maryland.

I had bomb threats called in

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