Clear and Present Danger (1994) - full transcript

Target bearing 0-2-0.

Contact, 0-2-0.

Range, 20,000.

Range, 20,000 yards.

Course 2-5-5.

Course 2-5-5 true.

- Speed, 13.
- Speed, 13 knots.

Cowboys.

Sally phase one, man the 60s.

"Enchanter, Mobile."

Well, we're a long way from home.



Wake them up.

It's the Navy.

Quick, put out the flag.

Enchanter, this is the
United States Coast Guard.

Heave to and prepare
to be boarded.

Enchanter, you are a US flag ship
and we are going to board you.

Heave to now.

Muster your crew on the bow.

Okay, hold it there.

You two, report.

Randall, come with me.

Kneel down.

Captain.

Captain?



Go ahead, Senior Chief

It's a bad one.

I think you better send
over the video camera.

Jack, come on in.

How high is the pile on your desk?

About this high.

Now it's this high.

What have you got?

You heard about that business
in the south Caribbean?

Yeah, a little bit.

I need the full skinny.

- By when?
- As soon as you can.

Okay.

- Jack.
- Yes, sir.

Be discreet.

What do you mean?

You'll find out.

Mysterious.

I love a mystery.

Ryan, John P.

Let him through.

- Here you go.
- Thank you.

- You know where you're going?
- Yup. Thank you.

Oh, where do I park?

Right over there.

Thank you.

Okay, I'm in the
passageway, going forward.

- Watch your step.
- Master stateroom.

Got blood on the deck, blood
on the sheets and below.

Nineteen cartridges
were recovered...

Down there, sir. On the ground.

As well as the... As the two
weapons that fired them.

I'm below deck now...

Blood samples taken
consistent with the crew,

Hardin and his wife, and
his son and daughter.

I got blood on both
the sheets and pillow

on both starboard
and portside racks

and there's some blood up
there on the mirror, too.

They were killed in
their staterooms,

apparently as they slept,

dragged topside and
thrown overboard.

The two men in custody surrendered

after a brief attempt to
outrun the Coast Guard.

What do we know about
them, the men in custody?

Half a dozen arrests for drug

trafficking in Bogota,
Mr President.

Drugs.

Suspected ties to the Cali
cartel not Medellin...

You all right, James?

According to DEA.

Why?

Nothing exotic, sir.
Straight piracy and murder.

It's not the first time.

It's the first time it
was a friend of mine.

Yes, sir.

What was that in there?
Are you all right?

Yeah.

Geez, I haven't slept in 36
hours. I make any sense?

I don't know. What did you say?

Just kidding. Good job.

You ought to give
diplomacy lessons, Bobby.

I call it the way I see
it. That's my job.

James.

And he's yours.

Wait for me.

Shut the door.

I promised the American people

I would do something about the
drugs pouring into this country.

You are.

We support the Colombians' efforts

against the cartels
with equipment and...

And accomplish nothing.

What do these drug dealers think?

We're powerless, is
that what they think?

They think they can keep
doing this kind of thing

and there's no response, ever.

Are you suggesting a
course of action, sir?

The course of action
I'd suggest is

a course of action
I can't suggest.

I'm not sure where that leaves us.

These drug cartels represent
a clear and present danger

to the national security
of the United States.

Cortez. Cortez.

Do you know what you've done?

I killed a thief

a thief who was stealing

from me.

And his wife, and his
son, and his daughter.

Apparently with no thought
of the consequences.

Oh, I want his kids to grow up

and avenge their father's death

when I least expect it...

He was a good friend

and political ally of the

President of the United States

That doesn't surprise me.

It should at the very
least concern you.

What are they going to do?

Come after me? Arrest me?

You're scaring me.

Will you stop long enough for me
to tell you something important?

Thank you.

Listen, you pay me to counsel you,

and I am counselling you.

I'm keeping you alive
with information.

Now, if you disregard my counsel,

if you keep running your
business the way you have been

with your balls
instead of your head,

two things will happen.

I'll quit, and you'll get killed.

You forgot to tell me
about your scouting trip.

No, I didn't.

You made another
contact. Who is he?

Castro always asked me the same
question about my sources,

and I always gave him
the same answer.

Yes, but Castro didn't
pay you what I pay you.

This one will cost you nothing.

A woman.

You're using a woman.

It won't float.

John, what do you
want, toast or...

Waffles.

I don't have time for waffles.

- You can have toast or toast.
- Anybody seen my keys?

They're either on the front
hall table or in your pocket.

- John.
- Pancakes.

Now, where are my keys? Shoot.

- Toast, please.
- Thank you.

- Bye.
- Bye, honey.

- Bye, Dad.
- Bye, pal.

- Daddy, it won't float.
- Hello?

- Yes.
- It's not supposed to float.

It's a submarine. It's a
boat that goes underwater.

- Dad.
- Jack.

Hello?

When?

I thought I had the flu.

I'd still think I had the flu if
they weren't telling me otherwise.

Well, what... What are
they telling you?

Pancreatic cancer of
an aggressive nature,

if I heard them right.

Jesus.

Well, what does that mean?

I guess it means I'm
in big trouble.

No, I mean, can they...
Can they operate or...

Maybe. That's what
they said. "Maybe."

But it sounds suspiciously
like "no" to me.

There's one of them now.

Hey, I'm not dead yet.

But I am in the hospital,

which means that I'm
not in my office,

which means I don't
know what's going on.

I need you there.

- Where?
- In my office, doing my job.

No, wait. I...

I hate not knowing what's going
on, Jack. You know that.

I wouldn't know the first thing
about doing your job, sir.

You've been around.
No big mystery.

You've been to the White House.

Once. I hated it.

No, you didn't.

Want to know about
politics in Washington?

Four words.

Watch your back, Jack.

Bobby?

You should be the
first to know, or I

guess the third or fourth to know.

I'm appointing Ryan the Acting
Deputy Director, Intelligence.

Now, it'll be a
provisional appointment,

of course, until James recovers.

I want you to get
him up to speed on

our aid program to the Colombians.

He's got to brief the
oversight committee

and talk them out of
another $75 million.

And not make a complete
fool out of himself.

What's happening on
the Hardin murders?

I'm on it.

The President's calling
for a full-court press.

So, you guys are going to be
working together, hand in hand.

That's great.

Margaret.

Why don't we leave all his things?

Okay.

Ryan. I can't believe it.

He's not a team player, is
that what you're saying?

Not a team player?

He's a Boy Scout.

He's a goddamn Boy Scout.

Believes in loyalty,
cleanliness and knot tying.

So leave him out of it.

He's the Deputy Director
of Intelligence, James.

It's going to be a little
tricky, don't you think?

Why? What does he need to know?

Nothing.

He needs to know nothing.

He's going to know nothing.

I want a copy of the
President's authorisation

of this new action
against the cartels.

You want what?

You heard me.

He doesn't know about it.

Let me explain it
to you very simply.

This is your deal, not mine.

So unless I have
written authorisation,

this thing is over
before it begins

because I'm not going
to be the only one left

without a chair when
the music stops.

"Reciprocity."

That's a clever name for it.

Revenge is a very, very,
very dangerous motivation.

Are you able to handle
this operation or not?

What I'm looking for here
is a simple yes or no.

What you're looking for
is a political mess.

- Yes or no?
- Is that what they want?

Because that's what this is.

They want what every first-term
administration wants.

A second term.

I don't imagine the boys on
the Hill have approved this.

Have they?

Is that a no?

Shit.

I want the money in my account
before I move an inch.

You got it.

- I'll need a Comsat link.
- You got it.

An insertion team.

- You can have a brigade.
- I don't want a frigging brigade.

I just need 12 men who understand
discretionary warfare.

Special Ops people,
Spanish speaking.

Cutter will get the military.

- How are you today, sir?
- Very well.

And what is the purpose
of your visit?

Business.

What kind of business are you in?

I sell tractors. Well, I build
them. Then I sell them.

And how long will you be staying?

A few days.

Hi.

Of course it's a risk.

I know it's a risk but
what's the alternative?

Zapping a retina with
6,000 rads of cobalt?

That is not a pretty picture.

Prettier than a tumour spreading
into the cranial sac.

Enough already about the eyeball.

What is her name?

I'm trying to have my lunch.

Listen.

- Hungry?
- Starved.

Because we could
forget about lunch.

Oh, we did that last
time, remember?

Do I remember? Do you?

Vaguely.

Maybe I should
refresh your memory.

Maybe you should.

Excuse me? Your
table is ready now.

Give it to somebody
else. I'll get a cab.

- Moira?
- Oh, hi.

Oh, I thought that was you.

- How are you? How's Jack?
- He's great, just great.

You still with the FBI?

Oh, yeah, in the
Director's office.

Who was that?

My new friend, Señor
Roberto Landa.

- Doesn't he look like Jack?
- Oh, does he?

- I can't quite see.
- Only Latin.

A Latin Jack Ryan? Oh,
well, this I have to see.

I have to go. Bye.

Well, we know it's not piracy.

Pirates steal boats.

These guys had plane
tickets, Miami to Bogota

the morning after the killings.

- Hey, Dan.
- How's it going?

Well, we're sneaking
up on a motive here.

- Dan Murray, Bureau.
- Ralph Williams, DEA.

- Said anything yet?
- Yeah. "We're innocent."

- Till the DA offers them a deal.
- He already has.

Regular or extra crispy.

He was either referring to fried
chicken or the electric chair.

What are you picturing here?

A hit on a respectable American
businessman and his family?

You're assuming he's respectable.

We have memos, letters,
credit card statements...

And we got personal income tax,

corporate income tax...

phone bills, article
of incorporation.

Everything you could
need to break his code.

- What's... What's this?
- Old high school yearbook.

Sweethearts, football team.

- You think?
- I don't know.

Okay, let's see what
we've got here.

- No cream.
- There wasn't any cream.

People are big on birthdays.
Let's start there.

I'll bet your ATM code
is your birthday.

Close.

In reverse?

All right, his birthday is...

That'd be too easy, wouldn't it?

Let's try it in reverse.

No.

Wife's.

No.

- Son's.
- This could take...

- Months.
- Months.

Son's in reverse. This is for you.

No. Wife's in reverse.

No. Daughter's in reverse.

You got to change your ATM code.

No. Daughter's...

No. Wife...

Got it.

I got it.

Right here.

Wife's birth month,
daughter's day, son's year.

- No kidding.
- But not in reverse. Sorry.

- Print me up that one, will you?
- Yes, sir.

My boy.

And then three years ago, Hardin
received a large infusion

of foreign investment capital

which he invested wisely in
20 major shopping centres

from Fort Worth to Atlanta.

I say "wisely" because in the
middle of the recession,

he posted record profits,
at least to the IRS,

who he apparently feared
more than his own partners.

To them, according
to the stockholder

statements he was giving them,

the shopping centres weren't
doing nearly as well. They were.

He was just skimming the lion's

share of the profits,
$650 million,

and putting it in
numbered accounts

in Luxembourg, Panama,
and the Cayman Islands.

They killed him for it.

- Who?
- His partners.

Who were his partners?

Well, it seems clear that...

That he was laundering money for
the Colombian drug cartels.

Jesus.

I knew the man for 40 years.

We went to school together.

We almost went into
business together.

That would have been good.

Oh, man, the press is going to
have a field day with this.

No one outside of this room
knows anything about it.

They will. They always do.

It'll come out. You're
absolutely right about that.

But when it does,

we'll downplay your relationship
with Hardin somehow.

- What?
- What?

Defuse it.

- What? You disagree?
- No.

Well, actually, yes.

Forgive me, but I would go
in the other direction.

If a reporter asked if you
and Hardin were friends,

I'd say, "No. We
were good friends."

If they should ask if
you were good friends,

I'd say, "No, no, we
were lifelong friends."

I would give them no place to go,

nothing to report, no story.

I mean, it's no sense defusing
a bomb after it's already...

It's already gone off.

Damn. Shit.

You see him?

All right. Move your team
two metres to the left.

That's it.

Stop. Touch that
light-coloured grass.

Sniper at your feet.

There's nothing here,
Sergeant Major.

Damn.

He is good.

That was close. How's
he moving so fast?

I see him. Come in. Straight in.

Now. Run.

Keep coming.

Stop. To your left, to your left.

And stop. Sniper at your feet.

Well, what is it?

He had lunch here, Sergeant Major.

McDonald's. Quarter
Pounder with cheese.

Damn.

- Damn.
- That's four.

All right, you won this one.

Come on out.

Soldier, how did you
get that close to me?

Sniper approached the instructor
by being a sneaky bastard,

Sergeant Major.

Do you know the fine for littering

in the State of
California, Chavez?

Yes, sir.

I saw you on the sniper
course. You looked good.

Just about finished here,
aren't you, Sergeant?

Yes, sir.

Looking forward to
taking some leave

with that young wife and kids?

I don't have any young
wife and kids, sir.

What do you have?

I mean, you don't call anybody
with great frequency,

don't write many letters,
don't receive them.

Who are you, sir, if you
don't mind my asking?

Mr Clark and I are putting
together a special mission

and the group commander wants
my team to be a part of it.

You'd be gone a couple
of months, maybe six,

after which, if you're not dead,

you'd have your choice of
assignments in Special Ops.

Mr President, do you
have a comment on...

Mr President.

Mr President.

And that appears to
be defusing an issue

that was snowballing
into yet another

scandal for this administration.

The New York Times
is reporting that

you and Hardin were good friends.

Is that true?

No, not quite. We
weren't good friends.

- We were lifelong friends.
- Hey, hey.

I said that.

I said that.

I told him to say that.

- What?
- I didn't say anything.

Yeah, but you're
thinking something.

No.

I was just distracted
by how much trouble

you were having with
your ensemble today.

Well, it's not every day...

Come on, Sally. Hurry
up, we got to go.

You have to look trustworthy.

- Who told who to say what, Dad?
- It's not important.

- I can walk myself.
- I know you can.

- The President?
- Yeah.

Mum says she makes more
money than the President.

- Bye, Dad. See you.
- She's probably right. Bye.

I want to thank you, Dr
Ryan, for the information

you've shared with
us this afternoon.

Thank you, Senator.

I agree we have to
help the Colombians

in their struggle to curtail
the drug cartels' activities.

However, I'm confused.

How do you see
additional funds alone

advancing this program from
the utter failure that it is?

You see what I'm getting at?

No, I'm afraid I don't.

You said this effort would be
totally benign on our part.

Well, the finding clearly states
that our assistance is limited

to supply and advice
only, Senator.

I know. I've read that.

I've also read a similar finding,
written 35 years ago this week,

regarding a
little-thought-of sliver

of jungle in South-east Asia.

I'm sorry.

You're comparing our request

for supplemental anti-drug
funds to Vietnam?

I'm comparing it to every instance
a legislative body such as this

is asked to render judgement based
on less than all the facts.

Well, I'm afraid I don't
know what to say to that.

You could begin by assuring us we
have been given all the facts.

I thought I had.

You could further assure us, then,

that this increase in funds, this
"escalation," to use your word,

will not be used for any
covert military action.

I don't know how you're
getting to this.

Long experience, sir.

No troops, then.

I enunciate that clearly because I

don't want there
to be any mistake.

No troops.

You could say I have
your word on that?

You could, indeed, because you do.

Listen up.

Dog tags.

Take them off. Pass them forward.

Check your pockets
for anything that

can be used for identification.

We're feet dry.

LZ in sight. Get ready.

Good luck, boys. Go get them.

Okay, let's take her down
now. We're going down.

Go. Go. Go.

Hey, Bob.

- How you doing?
- Good, sir.

Good to see you.

- Good morning, Jack.
- Good morning.

Ryan, come on in.
You know everyone?

Yes, yes.

- Coffee, bagel?
- Coffee. Black, please.

So, how's the family?

Good, sir.

When am I gonna meet
the other Dr Ryan?

- She's dying to meet you, sir.
- Good, good. Sit down.

Thank you.

Thank you.

So, the cash is still there?

Sir?

In Hardin's offshore accounts.

$650 million.

- And change.
- And change.

And we have the account numbers.

Yes, sir.

Well, what are we waiting
for? Let's get it.

- "Let's get it"?
- Let's get it.

Let's turn this thing around.
$650 million and change.

It's worth 10 times that
in political capital.

What?

Well...

This connection between Hardin
and the cartels is a theory.

- "Theory"?
- A theory of mine.

It's a theory?

Well, I know the money is there

but who exactly Hardin was working
for, I don't know that exactly,

and I think we would
have to establish that

before we could seize the money.

So go down there and establish it.

- Go where?
- Colombia.

Who, me?

I leave you alone for two weeks,

and you walk straight
into a big bear trap.

I don't know what I was thinking.

You were thinking about impressing
the President of the United States

and you shouldn't do that.

November.

- January.
- Of last year.

There's a guy down there.
At least, he used to be.

Clark.

We go way back. Good man.

If you hit a brick
wall, look him up.

Admiral Greer?

- Chemotherapy.
- Shit.

Here we go again.

How's Ritter behaving?

Ritter? Oh, Ritter's Ritter.
He's leaving me alone.

Are you sure?

Watch him like a hawk.

- How you feeling today, Admiral?
- Okey-dokey.

All right, now, we're gonna
get you in the room.

We've got some warm
blankets for you.

It's just gonna
take a few minutes.

We'll get you lying
right down there,

then we'll get you back up to
your room and all comfortable.

Still a little bit of
nausea from yesterday?

Variable, this is Knife.
Stand by to copy. Over.

Variable, this is Knife.
Stand by to copy. Over.

Knife, this is Variable. Your
signal is five-by-five. Over.

Clear.

The chicken is in the pot. Over.

- Cook it.
- Roger that.

Honey?

I'm late. Bye.

Have a good trip.

I'm not going to say it.

Don't.

Be careful.

And local time is...

Well, actually, it's the same
as Washington. It's 11:16 a.m.

Gonna be a temperature of about
69 degrees Fahrenheit...

Dr Ryan.

Dr Ryan.

DEA Special Agent Jean Fowler.

- How you doing?
- Hi, Jean.

First time in Bogota, am I right?

Yeah.

Well, let's not stand out here and
let somebody take a shot at you.

Hell, you just got here.

Come on, sir. Let's go.

And these two are...

- They're brothers.
- Brothers.

- Don't... Don't do that.
- Jesus.

Give Dr Ryan a little bit
more air back here, please.

Bulletproof.

We don't have a picture.

Escobedo's intelligence officer.

We don't have a name either,
but we know he exists.

Invisible man, huh?

Gently, gently with your hands.

Luis, put your hands together.

No. Your hands. Together.

Good. Good.

Luis, watch the canter.

Now trot. Good.

Yes.

Very good.

Press with your legs.

Yes.

We lost another plane.

Now go to a shorter trot.

Okay.

Who is doing this?

If I had to guess?

No, that's not what I
asked you, to guess.

I can guess.

Someone has been talking
to the drug police.

Now, that's impossible.

If anyone spoke to the police,
I would be the first to know.

Ernesto?

You think one of the others
is trying to ruin me,

to steal my business, after
what I did to the American?

I guess that wasn't quite the
deterrent you thought it would be.

Find out who it is.

What do you make of this, Colonel?

An opportunity.

An opportunity, Sipo.

- Good afternoon.
- Afternoon. Messages, please.

- Dr Ryan?
- Thank you.

Clark. I'm sorry I'm late.

I got 10 minutes.

Okay.

I mean, I'm positive that Hardin
was tied into the cartels.

It's definitely drug money.

But you can't prove it.

So far.

- Mind if I ask you a question?
- No.

Why are you telling me all this?

I've been out of the
game for a long time.

Oh, well, I was told that... That
you were wired in down here,

that you knew the town, the
people, that you were a player.

Who told you that?

Jim Greer.

How's he doing?

Well, he's not good.

It's cancer.

Terminal.

- He's a good man.
- The best.

You a coffee drinker, Dr Ryan?

Yeah, I like coffee.

- Try the Lindo brand.
- Lindo.

I think you'll like it.

Mr President, I've
got some good news.

Good.

Hardin's partner down here was
someone you may have heard of,

Ernesto Escobedo.

- Escobedo.
- That figures.

Now, is this another of
your theories, Ryan?

No, sir. I think we can
call this one fact.

Escobedo, like every other
drug lord down here,

was also running
legitimate businesses,

and Hardin was doing business
with these businesses,

importing, among other
things, coffee,

which in and of
itself means nothing,

but he was paying a little bit
too much for this coffee.

$6,200 a pound, if my
arithmetic is correct.

- Well, that's expensive coffee.
- Yes, sir. I'd have to agree.

Well, this is good news.
I think this does it.

Sir? I also have some other
news which is not so good.

Oh, God.

DEA here feels that the
Colombian government

would want the seized funds or at
least a large portion of them.

Well, this is our money.

- Well...
- This is our money. We found it.

- We could try telling them that.
- "Try"? Tell them.

Or don't tell them. I don't care.

Sir, with all due respect...

This is our money.
Just tell them that.

I wouldn't know what to say. I
wouldn't know where to start.

I'm not a negotiator.

Don't you know someone
in their government?

I went to school with
their attorney general.

Jacobs will come down. He'll take
care of it. He'll negotiate.

- Yes, sir.
- This is our money.

Thank...

Thank you.

I hate this job.

Eyes up.

Demo team, up.

Device set.

Fire in the hole.

Fire in the hole.

Let's go. Let's go. Move out.

Go. Go. Go. Go.

Down. Down.

Whoever did this is dead.

Whoever did this to me is dead.

Do you hear me?

Are you listening to me?

We'll go over it in
the plane again.

Mr Jacobs, could you sign
these before you leave?

Oh, Liz, did you speak to my wife?

Yes.

Moira, why don't you
call in sick tomorrow?

And the next day. I
won't tell anybody.

Just because you're
not here doesn't

mean there's nothing to do.

Your itinerary.

You're gonna argue
with me about this?

You work too hard.

Adios.

Have a good time.

Director Jacobs' office.

Oh, yes. Hold on.

All right.

I do have a tentative schedule...

Roberto Landa, please.
This is Moira Wolfson.

One moment, please, Ms Wolfson.
I'll see if I can find him.

I think he's on the
factory floor some place.

Hold on, please.

- Yes?
- A Moira Wolfson is calling.

I told her you were
on the factory floor.

Okay.

- Go ahead.
- Moira.

Hi.

You free in the next
couple of days?

- The next couple of days?
- I am.

My boss is leaving the country.

- Can I call you later?
- All right. Call me at home. Bye.

Okay.

Good afternoon.

Good afternoon, Mr President.

Good news in the
fight against drugs.

I wish to announce
that an investigation

by the Department of Justice

has identified several
bank accounts

from Luxembourg to
the Cayman islands

used for laundering drug money
on an unprecedented scale.

In cooperation with five
foreign governments,

we have taken the necessary
steps to seize those funds,

which amount to over $650 million.

Shit.

Also, to seize 20 real estate
joint venture investments

here in the United States,

which were the primary agencies
in the laundering operations.

- Mr President.
- Martin.

Mr President, you did
say $650 million?

That's right. It is $650
million and change.

They're stealing my money.

- Elizabeth.
- What's our take?

- I'm sorry?
- What's our take?

Our take. It's hard
to say at the moment.

- No, it isn't.
- It's hard to describe...

You're stealing my money. I
made it and you're stealing it.

- Mr President.
- Yeah?

Can we speak with FBI Director
Jacobs about this matter?

Director Jacobs is not
available for comment.

Someone will die for this.

He's personally involved
in this investigation.

As you can imagine,
he and his team

are pretty busy at the moment.

No, no. This avenue
has to be avoided.

They'll be coming from the airport
up Avenida Aeropuerto El Dorado

all the way to Gran America.

Santa Fe's our spot.

As much as I would love
to be here for this,

I have to take care of some
business in Washington,

tying up some loose ends.

Hello. Don't hang
up. Don't hang up.

Bye.

- Hello?
- The machine is still on, Moira.

Hi.

Emile. Good to see you.

Thank you, Andy. Good to see you.

Agent Murray, Ambassador Ferris.

- How are you?
- Ambassador.

Hi, good to see you. This
will bring you up to date.

Oh, terrific.

All right. Let's go.

- So how's the food?
- It's like Mexican food.

- I hate Mexican food.
- You hate Mexican food.

- Hi.
- Hello.

The only thing my secretary
knows about America

is what she reads in travel
brochures and People magazine.

- How's the place?
- Come inside and find out.

Okay.

It's awful.

Isn't it?

So I take it you shouldn't
drink the water.

Well, they put water in your
room, but I wouldn't trust it.

I'd stick with the bottled stuff.

So what do you brush
your teeth with?

Use the bottled water,

or you'll be in the can
all the time you're here.

Our hold-up was a
government connection?

Yeah, yeah, that's the big
connection. No doubt.

Hey. What the hell?

- Jesus.
- Oh, my God.

Back up. Back up.

Move it. Step on it.

Stay down, boss. Stay down.

- Stay down.
- Damn it.

Watch out.

Damn it. Damn it.
Back up. Back up.

Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.

- Take it easy, Andy.
- We've got to keep moving.

Go, Jack.

Come on, Jack. Go.

Come on, let's go, Jack.

Incoming.

Get around it.

Behind you.

Dan.

Dan. Dan.

We can't stay here.

The car, is it running?

It's running.

The smoke will give us
cover. It's our only chance.

I got him.

Make for the driver's side.

Ready? Go.

Get in.

Go. Go.

Housekeeping.

Excuse me, madam.

FBI director Emile Jacobs...

- You have a call for Dr Ryan?
- Just a moment, Doctor.

Automatic weapons in the
streets of Bogota today.

Please transfer Dr
Ryan's call to 451.

Ten members of the escort party

were also killed
and eight wounded.

Five of the dead have
been identified as

security personnel
attached to the...

Cathy.

Don't tell me you're
in this thing.

I'm right in the middle of it.

Honey, Dan was killed. Dan Murray.

I was 10 feet away. There
was nothing I could do.

I'm coming home.

Thank God.

I love you.

I thought his going down
there was a secret.

It was.

Then I don't get it.

- What happened?
- Nobody knows.

How stupid are these people?

They believe they can do anything.

You know what? They're wrong.

- Yes, sir.
- They're wrong.

They've directly challenged

the sovereign power
of the United States.

No more sending messages.

He wants them to get the message
whether the phone rings or not.

Those are his words?

Do they sound like his words?

He can't be clear when clarity is
exactly what he wants to avoid.

What he means is the
gloves come off.

Yeah.

I'm telling you, I had
nothing to do with it.

I didn't.

I wish I had done it. They
deserve it. But it wasn't me.

Who did, then?

You know, you have no answers.

Is this the way it was
with Castro? No answers?

You don't want to hear an answer.

Yes, I do.

It was done to look
like you did it, by

one of the others,
as you suspected.

It's always a friend
who hates you most.

Give me the phone.

- Rojas.
- Did you do this thing?

Did I do this thing?

Are you calling to ask
me if I did this thing?

You don't consult with us.

You put us in danger.

And now you have the
arrogance to want

me to believe that it wasn't you?

It wasn't, Enrique.

You have invited the Americans
to retaliate against all of us.

I swear. I had nothing
to do with it. Nothing.

Why do you expect me to listen
to you when you're lying to me?

- Goodbye, Ernesto.
- No, no, no.

Don't hang up.

- We must have a meeting.
- When?

As soon as possible, to
straighten this thing out.

Tomorrow night.

No, I am not telling
you. I am asking you.

May we please have a
meeting tomorrow night?

- Tomorrow afternoon.
- Thank you.

- He's scared.
- He should be.

I don't know what you said
to him but it was right.

Strange, don't you think?

Jacobs and his secretary getting
killed on the same day.

He wasn't a secretary.

He was an assistant, a member
of the security detail.

Who?

I don't remember his name.

I'm talking about Moira.

What?

Moira. You remember.
Jacobs' secretary.

I know Moira, honey.

What are you talking about?

She said he was the
"Latin Jack Ryan."

He was? I mean...

Yeah, that's what she called him.

I know. The point is he's Latin,

which, in my mind,
connects her death

and Jacobs' beyond the mere fact

that they worked together.

You saw somebody you think is
responsible for both killings?

- Yes.
- Yes.

She did.

- Hi, Moira, it's Mum. Honey...
- She did.

I saw him from a
distance, from behind.

Medium height, medium
build, et cetera?

You mind if I look at these?

Is that what the people
from the cabin said?

Yeah.

Did you check out these
calls to Venezuela?

Disconnected.

Okay.

- So, you have no leads, huh?
- Oh, I have a lot of leads.

I have a fictitious
name on a register.

I have a stolen, phoned-in
credit card number.

I have two eyewitnesses,

one of whom is in the room who saw
a guy but really didn't see him.

Wait, wait, wait. Excuse me.

Could you play that again?

Yes, sir.

The machine is still on, Moira.

You have a recording
of the killer's voice.

Maybe.

Jack, I think we got
something here.

This is from the
answering machine,

and this was recorded yesterday.

- I'll play it for you.
- Okay.

The machine is still on, Moira.

All right.

And...

- He's scared.
- He should be.

I don't know what you said
to him but it was right.

Kirk, run a match on that for me.

The machine is still on, Moira.

He's Cuban,

35 to 45,

educated in the United States,

Eastern United States.

That's the voice. Same voice.

- You're sure?
- Yeah.

How sure?

90%.

I need a name.

You're talking about hundreds
of thousands of voices.

Yeah, yeah, I know. Find me
the name and I mean quick.

300 is topside.

Flight ops 1915 to 2300.

Spate flight ops until 1800.

101 at ready 5.

302 is on deck.

Target is set.

Hector.

Enrique.

Good to see you.

It was not easy for us.

Enrique, how are you?

Rojas.

Diaz.

Oh, what the hell is this?

What the hell is this?

My new toy. Like it?

You see this?

That's your new target,
unless it's not big enough.

Variable, this is Easy
Rhino. Do you copy? Over.

Loud and clear, Easy Rhino.

Do we have a gig? Over.

That's a rog.

Target is lit.

Start the music.

Into attack.

Pickle is hot.

Target is acquired and lit.

Coming down.

Fernandez.

Vega.

Looks like a full house.

Damn it. Why doesn't
he fix this road?

Shit.

I thought we had everybody.

Keep the target painted.

Sir.

Boom.

Mother of God.

Circular error probability zero.

Impact with high-order
detonation. Have a nice day.

The man is completely
out of control.

He has no...

The man is completely out of

control. Completely
out of control.

His name is Cortez. Felix Cortez.

He was a colonel in
Cuba's intelligence

service until a few years ago.

Disappeared.

He turned up working
for the Macheteros.

It's a terrorist group
in Puerto Rico.

Disappeared again. Then yesterday,

we taped him talking to
a Cali cartel subject.

Look, I'll fax you
what I have on him.

If he shows up, pick him
up for me, will you?

- You know I can't do that.
- No, no, no, I don't mean you.

I mean the police, the Colombians.

The Colombian police, Jack, do not
pick up members of the cartel.

I mean, unless they've got
some kind of a death wish.

I mean, you've been down here.

Wait a minute.

Oh, Jesus.

Jack, something's happened here.

At least 30 people were killed,
including women and children.

Colombian police report
that the bomb exploded

in a car belonging to one
of Rojas' associates.

Jack. Jack.

- Yeah, are you watching this?
- Yeah.

- This just happen?
- Just now.

Counsel of the Cali cocaine cartel

and is one of Colombia's
best-known businessmen.

Look, send me all the stuff

and we'll put a tail
on him if we spot him.

If he's still alive. I got to go.

This blast is the latest in a
series of mysterious explosions.

The cops claim the violence
is part of a bitter...

You said it was going to
be a surgical strike.

It was. It was perfect.

That's a kid they just
brought out, on NBC.

"Take the gloves off. Hurt
them." That's what you said.

I know what I said, Bobby.

Are you changing your mind now?
It's a little late for that.

No, I'm not changing my mind.

I hadn't counted on this
kind of collateral damage,

and neither did he.

It'll be interpreted just
like I said it would,

rivalry that ended in the
blast of a car bomb.

Good night.

The terror campaign indicates
a new guerrilla offensive

against the cartels by anti-drug
units of the Colombian...

Good morning, Rose. You
finish the report?

- Hot off the press.
- Thanks.

Any chances any of these bombing
victims' names are aliases?

No. All IDs have been confirmed.

Who were you hoping for?

He's not here, he's
not here. Cortez.

He's not here.

Why was Operations copied on this?

Ritter requested it.

Ritter, huh?

You look very nice today.

Thank you.

Car bomb.

What happens when a
car bomb goes off?

It explodes.

Right. It blows up and out.

And a missile?

- This deep a crater?
- That's characteristic.

Okay, bring up the
satellite photo.

HMX and TNT

which when you mix it 70-30, you
get a compound called Octol.

Put enough explosives
in the back of a car

and you'll get a crater that big.

It's very stable,
very expensive...

Yeah, but would it still be in it?

The car, the truck, whatever,
would it still be in the crater?

Very violent.

I think it would be blown to bits.

There'd be pieces of
it all around there.

And where is Octol made?

Lots of places. Europe, the US.

But nobody uses it.

Nobody can afford it
except the military.

An aerial bomb would do that,

but that's not an aerial bomb.

- It's not?
- No.

There is also a cellulose
residue on everything.

There should be shrapnel here
and here but there isn't.

No bomb fragments.

"Cellulose encased
laser-guided bomb."

Paper.

The Americans are here.

We have something in common.

Neither of us can implement policy

without at least tacit
authorisation from our employer.

We have something else in common.

We both know there are
American troops in Colombia

fighting an illegal war.

I will be staying at the
Hotel Paloma de Oro

in Panama City on Wednesday.

I suggest we meet.

Six, this is Point. Over.

Six here.

The stuff's here and
there's a lot of it.

I'm also looking
at 100 to 150 men,

armed, waiting around
for something.

Over.

Colombian Army? Over.

Negative. They look
like mercenaries.

Over.

All right.

Get on back here. Abort mission.

I say again, abort mission. Out.

150 armed men, huh?

Raise your arms, please.

Thank you for responding
to my note so promptly.

You should know that I had nothing
to do with the death of Mr Jacobs.

It was an act of madness,

but a typical one from
the men I work for.

What do you want?

Same as you. Mineral water.

Can we agree that as long
as Americans demand drugs,

someone will supply them?

Look, I don't want to be here
any longer than I have to.

You said something in your
fax about a gang war.

What does that mean?

That you and I want
the same thing.

"The same thing." Really?

Only so far, you've
done all the work.

You've taken care
of the little fish.

I will take care of the
one that got away.

Once Escobedo is gone,

I will be in the
position to help you.

You want to help me, huh?

Your country, your people.

By restructuring the drug trade,

by regulating it.

What would you say
if I promised you

I will reduce the cocaine
shipments to your country by half?

I'd say you've been using
too much of your product.

I can also promise you regular
quotas on major arrests

that your police can
take credit for.

Imagine that, dramatic seizures,

drastic reductions, no
more senseless violence.

You'll have your victory.

In return for what?

Well, I also need a victory

to establish my position with
what is left of the cartel

so I can help you.

I need to defeat those soldiers
blowing up everything they see.

Give me maps of their locations.

Cut off their communications.

DEA is sending the audio
surveillance tape.

I haven't got it yet.

You know what you think about
when you're lying here?

You know you're gonna
die, and you think

that's all right.

You lived a long time.

You had a family that loved you.

You had a job that you
thought made a difference,

that you thought was honourable.

And then you see this.

I'm afraid if I dig any deeper,

no one's gonna like what I find.

You took an oath,

if you recall,

when you first came
to work for me,

and I don't mean to the
National Security Advisor

of the United States.

I mean to his boss.

And I don't mean the President.

You gave your word to

his boss.

You gave your word to the
people of the United States.

Your word is who you are.

What else you got there?

I brought you some new magazines.

And the situation
in East Timor seems

to have stabilised during the day.

Good.

Is that it?

Except for the other thing.

We've accomplished a lot. We're
seeing tangible results.

Drug shipments are down. Price
on the street is rising.

Perception is that
the administration

is doing something right.

What's the bad news?

I'm concerned about
this latest incident,

the car bomb coming so soon
after Jacobs' assassination.

It's just the kind of
thing reporters live for.

They'd love to try to
make a connection.

And you think they will.

I think it's time the
whole thing went away.

If that's what you think.

I think so.

Then it should go away.

It never happened.

Yes, sir.

Well, I mean, it's possible.

It would be a lot easier

if you told me whose system
you wanted me to break into.

- Good morning, Dr Ryan.
- Morning.

Well, we're way
beyond birthdays now.

I'm gonna have to write
a special program here.

Right.

Okay, sweetheart,
let's get to work.

Fine. Good.

Yes.

Here we go.

"Reciprocity." What's that?

Yeah.

I forgot to tell you.

After you get the code,

wait until he's off his
system before you log on

because he will know
it when you do.

Jesus, Petey, it's too late.

Oh, my God.

Cutter.

Yeah.

Bob, Jack Ryan here.

Good morning, Jack.

Morning. Listen, I
was just thinking,

maybe we got off to
a bad start here.

We're going to be
working together here.

Maybe we should spend
some time. Get

to know each other
a little better.

You play tennis?

Tennis. You play tennis?

Yeah, yeah, I play tennis.

Well, how about we get
together sometime?

Next week maybe. Hour before
we start work or something.

- Jack.
- Yeah.

Computer theft is a serious crime.

Shit.

So are crimes against
the Constitution.

Son of a bitch.

Son of a bitch.

Come on.

Come on. Come on. Come on.

Clark.

Shit.

Son of a bitch.

Yup.

You're going to jail, pal.

What is that?

What do you think you have there?

You broke the law.

You are such a Boy Scout.

Look at you.

You see everything
in black and white.

No, no, no. Not black
and white, Ritter.

Right and wrong.

You see? There you go again.

Why was I kept out of it?

You weren't kept out of it.
You're neck-deep in it.

You went before Congress and
you got the money for it.

You went before Congress
and you lied...

I never lied to Congress.

You said, "Supply and advise."

You told them no troops.
There are troops, Jack.

I didn't know that. You
know I didn't know that.

No. "I have no
recollection of that."

That's the term you have to learn.

Who authorised this?

I'm sure they'll ask you that.

Who authorised this?

I have no recollection, Senator.

I did not sign up for this.

This is somebody's
bullshit political agenda.

Who authorised this? Cutter?

Cutter couldn't tie his
shoes without permission.

If I go down, you're
going with me.

Wrong again.

I have an autographed "Get
out of jail free" card.

"The President authorises

"the Deputy Director,
CIA, Robert Ritter,

to conduct Operation Reciprocity,

"including all support
necessary to such activity.

"This operation is
deemed important

"to the national security
of the United States."

Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.

You don't have one of
these, do you, Jack?

Grey.

The world is grey, Jack.

Got any idea how I'm gonna
get out of this mess?

Absolutely none.

Yeah.

This is he.

When?

James?

Thank you.

Admiral James Greer

devoted his life to his
country and his family,

giving selflessly of both
his wisdom and his love.

He served his country
for more than 50 years,

enlisting in the Navy at 17,

graduating from the Academy,

achieving three
stars for his flag.

He lived through tumultuous
events in his country's life.

He participated in them.

He made them clearer
to the rest of

us with his knowledge,
his honesty,

his integrity and his courage.

I can't see them but I
know they're down there,

five kilometres due east
from your position.

Keep pushing forward.
We'll trap them.

Never, though, was he deluded
into thinking that one man

could solve the ills of the world.

Always the soldier,

on the battlefields
of the South Pacific,

Korea, Vietnam and Washington,

he fought as part of a unit

to preserve the ideals...

Knife, this is Variable. Over.

Of his nation.

Knife, this is Variable. Over.

To the refuge of the earth,
we entrust our friend's body.

To the protection of our God in
Heaven, we entrust his soul.

To ourselves, we
entrust his spirit

and the principles he lived by.

We're gonna miss you, James.

Cover me.

I'll show you...

Variable, this is Knife. Over.

Variable, this is Knife. Over.

Variable, this is Knife.

I am not receiving but I said,
we are under heavy attack.

We need air support. Over.

Go. Go. Go.

Variable, this is Knife. Over.

- Switch.
- Switch.

Variable, this is Knife.
Where the hell are you?

Present.

On behalf of a grateful
nation, our condolences.

He was a very great patriot.

Thank you.

Ready.

Squad, aim, pull.

Squad, aim, pull.

Squad, aim, pull.

- Hello.
- Jean Fowler for Dr Jack Ryan.

This is he.

- Jack?
- Hello, Jean, what...

- You got to hear this.
- Okay.

Picked it up this morning
on itinerant frequencies.

Variable, this is Knife.

I am not receiving but I said,
we are under heavy attack.

We need air support. Over.

Variable, this is Knife.
Where the hell are you?

Jack, what do you want
me to do with this?

Make a copy, Jean.

Make 10 copies.

Get them to me as quick
as you can. Thanks.

Jesus.

They're gonna leave
those guys down there.

He's on American 915.

He'll be in Bogota 7:50 p.m.

- Yeah?
- It's Ritter.

Where the fuck have you
been? I've been calling.

You noticed we have a problem.

A problem? We got a disaster. I
can't get through to my men.

Yeah, we had to shut
down the satellite link.

- Clark?
- Had to what?

It's Ryan.

He found out everything.

He threatened to
walk up the Hill if

we didn't shut down the operation.

Okay, okay.

It's shut down. Just give me some
air and my men are out of there.

Clark, maybe you're not
hearing me. There is no air.

There is nothing.
We are shut down.

I'm on a plane. I'm
gonna kill him.

Ritter?

You don't have to get on a
plane. He's coming to you.

Arriving on American Airlines
at 1950 hours with no security.

Who is this?

National Security Advisor
James Cutter, Mr Clark,

assuring you that once Ryan's
gone, we're back online.

You understand?

Yes, sir.

Clark. Hey. Jesus.

Get in the van.

Don't be an asshole. I
came here to find you.

You found me. Get in.

All right.

All right.

Behind the wheel.

Clark...

Drive.

- Ritter.
- Ryan's dead.

How?

I killed him. Turn the op back on.

- Clark...
- You said,

"Get rid of Ryan and we're
back in business," right?

What the hell are you doing here?

I came to help you
get those guys out.

What can you do to help me?

What do you need?

A helicopter.

A helicopter.

No, thank you.

- What is this, happy hour?
- It's always happy hour.

- Your pilot owns this joint?
- He lives here.

Here he is.

- Good morning.
- Good morning.

Good morning, I'm here
to rent the Huey.

Sorry. We don't rent it any more,

but it is for sale.

How much is it?

$2 million.

My pilot and I would have to
take it for a test flight.

Yes, of course. You just
have to leave a deposit.

How much is that?

$2 million.

Would you take a company check?

Yes.

Here we go.

She's a big son of a
bitch, ain't she?

You have any time in this type?

9:00.

Get out of my chopper.

No, no, no. My chopper.

Let's go.

Their last communication
put them here.

The closest extraction point
is here, in this gorge.

I got it.

Is that a body down there?

Yeah.

One of ours?

One of mine.

Find a place to set her down.

We'll look for the others.

Nowhere to run to.

No place to hide.

Blood trails everywhere.

They all lead to the river.

These are the falls
we saw from the air.

They should be about
50 metres down.

You left us. You left us
with no support at all.

Clark, you left us out
to dry. You son of a...

Easy, easy, son.
Easy, ease up, son.

Get off.

It's not his fault.

Whose fault is it?

It's my fault.

It's my fault.

I was on point when
the last attack came,

over a mile away.

By the time I got
back, it was over.

They were taking the
captain and Oso.

The others?

I buried them.

Road to the town.

They loaded the prisoners here.

Blood everywhere.

God knows where they are now.

Escobedo knows.

What are you going to
do, knock on his door?

Good morning. I'd like
to see Ernesto Escobedo.

I don't have an appointment.

Okay.

Arms up.

Arms up.

It's a tape recorder.

He's in.

Bird, this is Variable. Over.

Bird, this is Variable. Over.

Dr Ryan.

Come in.

Sit down.

What can I do for you?

Well, I didn't know
who else to turn to.

I have a problem.

An associate of mine, a coffee
buyer and his assistant,

were on a business
trip in this area.

They unexpectedly
disappeared yesterday.

I'm very concerned.

"Coffee buyer"?

It's very important
to me to find them.

Coffee buying is becoming a
very dangerous business.

Yes.

Yes. Well, it was
for Peter Hardin.

Who?

He was a client of Lindo Coffee.

Lindo Coffee has many clients.

Well, you must have
heard of this one.

He owed your company a
great deal of money.

Oh? Well, I'll have to talk
to accounting about that.

$650 million.

And change.

Are you offering to help me with
the collection of an unpaid debt?

No.

What are you offering?

A trade.

Felix Cortez has sold you out.

His next move is to
murder you, your

family, and to take
over the cartel.

Where is my tape recorder?

Play the tape.

Let's move.

I'd like you to meet my
new friend. Dr Ryan.

Doctor? Why? Is somebody sick?

What does he want?

The safe return of his associates.

And what does he
offer us in return?

You.

Whatever this man has
told you is a lie.

He lies for a living.

He's in the intelligence business.

Exactly.

You're in the
intelligence business.

You've taken care
of the little fish.

I will take care of the
one that got away.

Once Escobedo is gone,

I will be in a
position to help you.

So, the question is

what am I supposed to do with you?

Well, I guess I'm supposed
to kill you with this bat.

I'd say you've been taking too
much of your own product.

I can also promise you...

Get up.

Regular quotas on
major arrests that

your police can take credit for.

Dramatic seizures,
drastic reductions,

no more violence to speak of

You'll have your victory.

In return for what?

Well...

Cut off their communications.

- Where are they?
- They're here.

Seal the plant. The
American killed Ernesto.

Come on. Move. Let's go.

Bird to Variable. Over.

Bird, this is Variable.

Where the hell are you?

Well, I'm cruising about five
clicks south of the village. Over.

Stay there. I'll get back to you.

Roger that.

No one.

The prisoners.

Come on, guys. Let's go, son.

We're going home, boys.

Pick us up at the
Lindo coffee factory.

From your point of view,

it eliminates a potential
security problem, does it not?

Not only can I expose you to the
press, so can the soldiers.

You want to risk it?

You want to take your chances

with the courts and
congressional committees

and television reporters
and the world?

You want to end the political
career of your commander-in-chief?

Let's go.

Get your asses in here.
Come on. We got to go.

Come on. Run. Get
your butts in here.

Hold it. We wait for Ryan.

Yeah. We're out of here.

Set it down.

He's down there.

Come on.

I got you.

Chavez, cover me.

Your hand. Give me your hand.

The President will
see you now, sir.

Jack. I'm glad you're here.

Sit down.

Can I get you anything?

No.

Come on. Sit down.

I would prefer to stand, sir.

Some things have gone on here

that I'm just becoming aware of.

I was kept in the dark, as you
were, for a very long time.

Troubling things.

Yeah.

And now we have to sort them out.

We have to figure out who
is responsible for what,

and what to do about it.

And we have to do
this very delicately

otherwise people might
get the wrong idea.

We have to lie.

Did I say that?

No, you didn't.

You're upset.

- I'm upset.
- Well, it's understandable.

You mind if I give
you a bit of advice?

Of course, you know this
because you're a smart guy.

You should never make important
decisions while you're upset.

You did,

and American soldiers and innocent
civilians are dead because of it.

I never ordered any...

No, don't even think about
playing that game with me.

I will not let you
dishonour their memories

by pretending
you had nothing to do with it.

How dare you come in here
and lecture me?

How dare you, sir?

How dare you come into this office

and bark at me
like some little scrap yard dog?

I am the President
of the United States.

It gives me no
pleasure to do it, sir.

As Acting Deputy Director
of Intelligence,

it is my duty to
report this matter

to the Senate Oversight Committee.

You're not gonna do that.

- I'm not?
- No, no.

You've got yourself
a chip in the big game now.

You're gonna tuck that away.

You are gonna save that for a time
when your own ass is on the line,

and then you're gonna pull it out
and I'm gonna cash it in for you.

Right?

I don't think I have anything more
to say to you, sir.

The country can't afford
another scandal, Jack.

To protect itself,
it won't allow the

possibility of another deception

that goes all the way to the top.

You'll take the blame.

Cutter and Ritter will take some,
too, but it won't amount to much.

They'll get a slap on the wrist

and then $20,000 an hour
on the lecture circuit.

The rest of the blame
will fall on Greer.

Oh, yeah, you'll take
him down with you.

You'll destroy his reputation,

but that's as far as it will go.

The old Potomac two-step, Jack.

I'm sorry, Mr President.

I don't dance.

- Ryan, have you got a minute?
- No.

We need to talk.

Ryan.

The committee
will please come to order.

The chair will now
call Dr John Ryan.

Dr Ryan, thank you very much

for appearing before
the committee today.

Thank you, Mr Chairman.

Please stand and
raise your right hand.

Do you solemnly swear

that the testimony you're about
to give before this committee

is the truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth,

so help you God?

I do.

Dr Ryan, you may consider
yourself under oath.

Please be seated.