Air Force One Is Down (2013–…): Season 1, Episode 1 - Episode #1.1 - full transcript
A general stages an elaborate plot to kidnap the US president. Now a rogue soldier and crack team of experts must rescue her and stop an attack on home soil.
Yes?
Pool maintenance.
Where's the usual guy?
At home, puking.
Bad goulash.
Come back tomorrow.
We're booked up all week, man.
Then come back next week.
All right.
They spotted us.
What do we do?
Good to go back there?
Yes, yes, yes.
All units, we're a go.
Go, go.
He's on the move!
Hugo, follow me in the pickup.
Looks like we got
company to the left.
Shit, they're everywhere.
Hugo, ETA? We're outnumbered.
ETA 20 seconds.
They're using decoys.
Keep your eye on the target.
They're throwing pipe bombs.
Take evasive action.
Shit.
Where does that lead to?
There's an exit to the east,
leads to the main highway.
Back up.
Back up.
He's heading east.
Block him off.
The next one's for you, General.
You guys might want
to look behind you.
Again with the
bait-and-switch routine?
How many times did you think
that was gonna work?
Captain Markey, NATO's poodle,
always yapping at my heels.
You're not going to kill me.
You want to take me back alive.
But I didn't say
you'd be able to walk.
Pick a kneecap.
Put your guns down.
Put your hands behind your back.
Arkady Dragutin,
I'm arresting you...
Yap, yap, yap.
On behalf of the.
International Criminal Tribunal
on charges of torture, genocide
and crimes against humanity.
Kill me now while you have the
chance or you'll wish you had.
You think I fear death?
Turn around.
I am a soldier.
Yeah?
Yeah.
You're not a soldier.
You're not even a human being.
Arkady Dragutin, you and your
followers persecuted the minorities
of the former Yugoslavia,
driving them from their homes
so you could establish
the so-called Greater Serbia.
You ordered and took part
in the rape, torture and mass
execution of innocent civilians.
For these crimes against humanity,
the court sentences you
to spend the rest of
your life in prison.
This is an outrage.
I am a soldier who did his duty
to Serbian nation.
You will not be
eligible for parole.
NATO are the criminals.
They are the ones
who bombed Belgrade.
You are puppets of
NATO and the US and
the Catholic Church.
The prisoner will be silent!
I will rip the heart
out of Europe, the way NATO
ripped the heart out of Serbia.
I, Dragutin,
I pass sentence on you.
That's the uniform
that actually suits you.
Why are you here?
What, you... you're here
because you need company?
No, you're here to gloat.
Okay, do, while you have time.
55 years is plenty of time.
I am guilty of nothing,
just loving my people.
Right,
and the thousands you murdered.
Many were sacrificed
on both sides.
I just fight harder.
Yeah, that's all bullshit.
You think you're a hero?
You think you're a martyr?
You're not.
You know what you are?
Tell me.
You're a common thug.
You enjoy your four walls.
And your man Petrovic
will be joining you shortly.
We're closing in on him.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
Markey, no.
It is Petrovic who
is closing in on you.
Right.
With a notorious warlord.
Arkady Dragutin behind bars,
the US President Harriet Rowntree
will be on her way to Serbia
to discuss its role in NATO.
Russian Defense Minister Dimitri.
Kosinski describes Russia's
position as unconcerned.
For "Channel 7 Plus News,"
Francesca Romero.
Before any of you ask,
let me answer the main question.
Of course Serbia can join NATO.
Serbia is a sovereign state,
free to choose.
We have common enemies...
Terrorists,
fundamentalists, fanatics.
Who knows?
Someday maybe Russia
will join NATO too.
Mr. Kosinski, Mr. Kosinski.
Mr. Kosinski, you're widely
known as a friend to the West.
How do you think that could
possibly affect your own
prospects of someday becoming.
Russia's president?
I assure the Russian people
I have no ambition for power.
I do this job for
money, like all of you.
Thank you.
Mr. Kosinski...
No more questions.
I'm so sorry.
I... I'll grab a...
No, no, no, I'll grab a napkin.
Please, please, allow me.
Merci.
Miss Romero, isn't it?
Yeah.
Steven Featherstone.
UK Foreign and Commonwealth.
Office, diplomatic corps.
Don't worry about Sergei.
He's used to women throwing
drinks over him.
For a diplomat,
you're not terribly diplomatic.
No, but I do get things done.
You should call me if you
ever have any problems
with bureaucracy.
You know, I don't get a lot
of problems with bureaucracy.
Really?
You've never been
tied up in red tape?
No.
I'm sorry,
is this man bothering you?
No, not really.
Well, he's bothering me.
Would you excuse us?
Excuse me.
Featherstone, we are supposed to be
building bridges with the Russians.
I know that, ma'am, but we shouldn't
take the Americans for granted.
We already have good
relations with the States.
In fact, it's called
"the special relationship."
I was just hoping to make it
a little more special.
You, are you responsible
for catering?
That'll only be a matter of time.
I'll leave this one to
you, Featherstone.
What is this?
I believe it's beluga caviar.
It's not beluga caviar.
It's something I would
scrape off my shoe.
You eat it.
Who is American girl?
What American girl?
I've missed you, Steven.
You told no one we were meeting?
We don't have to keep this secret.
I'm supposed to build bridges
with the Russians.
In fact, I can feel another
bridge building right now.
Steven, wait.
We need to talk.
Sorry.
So how's life at the Kremlin?
What's it like
working for Kosinski?
It doesn't matter.
The FSB is going to kill him.
Kill him?
But you're FSB.
Not all FSB.
Hard-core, Stalinist.
They don't want Serbia in NATO.
They think Kosinski is
too friendly to West.
They want to replace him?
They want to replace
whole government.
They plan crisis in Moscow
so they can seize power.
Who does? Who's behind it?
I don't know.
I think Medev.
Kosinski's assistant.
I'm sure it's him.
Who else have you told about this?
No one.
I don't know who's
working with Medev.
I cannot even get close enough
to Kosinski to warn him.
But you can.
You are the only man I
trust, Steven.
No one must know I told you.
No one will.
I promise.
My general, I salute you.
Keep moving.
You know,
we could offer you asylum,
a new identity, a job.
A Russian girl in London...
What would I do,
become a lap dancer, clean flats?
You could do both
at the same time.
Petrovic.
Lieutenant Petrovic,
it is the general.
Everything is proceeding
as you planned.
Good, good, good.
You know what to do?
Yes, General.
Understood.
See you soon, sir.
A good picture.
You have no idea how hard it is
to get good rye bread in Serbia.
You Americans take all the
choices you have for granted.
Don't worry.
Once your husband has finished
a job for us, we will leave
and you will never see us again.
What are you doing?
Colonel Walsh, sir,
how is it going?
I didn't know we had any maintenance
scheduled for this evening.
Emergency recall
on the oxygen tanks, sir.
Seems they don't make them
like they used to.
Don't leave any wrenches
rattling around in there, okay?
I'll endeavor to avoid that, sir.
Doctors have declared
you fit for duty?
Just some bruising,
a mild concussion.
Apparently I have
quite a thick skull.
Yes.
I didn't need a medical report
to tell me that.
Don't.
This won't take long.
You abandoned an
official reception
for a tryst with a Russian
intelligence operative.
Who warned me about
the Medev conspiracy.
They are planning
a coup d'état at the Kremlin.
Alexei Medev was working for us.
It took the Special Intelligence.
Service the best part of
a decade to get him to that
position, and now, thanks to your
indiscretion, he's being replaced.
I... Irena was
genuinely frightened.
She duped you, Featherstone.
Someone at the Kremlin wanted
to get rid of Medev.
And you gave them the pretext.
I'm sorry.
I believed I was doing
the right thing for our country.
Please.
You fancy yourself as some kind of
maverick, God's gift to Intelligence.
I'm transferring you,
Featherstone, somewhere with fewer
opportunities to compromise
national security.
Well,
shut the door on your way out.
Anna.
Anna.
Anna.
Anna.
Please. Baby.
No.
And he cried, "Help!"
Welcome aboard, Madam President.
Thank you, Colonel Walsh.
How are Nomsa and the kids?
Nomsa's fine.
Dumi starts flight
school this fall.
Really?
Well, wish him well for me.
His dad's a tough act to follow.
Thank you, ma'am.
Have a pleasant flight.
I'm sure I will, thank you.
Senator.
Colonel.
Senator.
Madam President.
Is this seat taken?
My informant says Petrovic
is holed up inside.
Got his face memorized?
Remember, we take him alive
if possible and if we have to.
The war is over.
Why are we chasing this guy?
Petrovic was Dragutin's
right-hand man.
If it was up to him,
the war's just begun.
Keep your head down.
This guy's a killer.
Someone's been here.
It's a trap.
The American's dead.
Let Petrovic know.
Let's clear up.
He's upstairs.
What?
Ivan! Ivan!
Ivan!
Ivan!
Ivan!
The gun.
Tell Petrovic I'm coming for him.
Tower, this is Air Force One.
Request permission to proceed.
Taxi to Runway 02.
Take off at your discretion.
Ladies and gentlemen
of the press, good morning.
Good morning, Madam President.
New blood.
Romero, isn't it?
Madam President, yes.
"Channel 7 Plus News."
Glad you could join us.
Makes for a nice change.
Thank you.
Air Force One, this is
Washington Central Control.
Telemetrics indicate all comms,
countermeasures functioning A-okay.
Roger that, Control.
All systems showing green here.
Air Force One is rolling.
My name is Captain Markey.
I'm seconded to the.
International Criminal Tribunal.
Please, this way, Captain Markey.
I'm sorry about the
state of the place.
When I arrived, the staff here
were growing marijuana in the
gardens, not even good marijuana.
But we do have whisky.
So, Steven Featherstone, UK.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
How can I help?
Okay, I came here to arrest
a war criminal called Petrovic
with the help of the local
police, but they were
infiltrated by Petrovic's men.
And now they're trying to kill me.
Sounds serious.
It is.
There's just one thing I'm
not clear about, Captain Markey.
How exactly is this my pro...?
Keep your head down.
Are you sure they're local police?
They do seem rather methodical.
Hey, does that rifle
work over there?
I believe so.
If I'm not back in five
minutes, I'm not coming back.
Wait, what's the plan?
Go out there and shoot back.
That's your plan...
To charge them head-on?
You have a better idea?
You were right.
That was a better plan.
Strictly speaking,
it was the only plan.
I know this guy.
He fought with Petrovic.
Christ, I'm gonna be
writing reports till Christmas.
Somebody shoots up your embassy,
and you're worried about paperwork?
I'm a British diplomat,
Captain Markey.
Contrary to popular belief, we've
never just shot the locals for sport.
No, that's why you
had the British army.
Look, this is really
none of my business.
You think?
I've never even heard
of this man... Petrovic.
Why would he send
someone to kill me?
Like you said, it really is
none of my business.
Captain, wait.
Where are you going?
I'm going after Petrovic.
What, by yourself?
How are you gonna find him?
I'll ask him why he sent
those guys after you.
Or you could.
You're pretty good in a corner.
And I'll need someone to look after
the paperwork when this is all over.
If I abandon my post,
it'll be the end of my career.
Fine. Stay here.
Write London for help.
Maybe no one else will try to
kill you while you're waiting.
Stick shifts.
For goodness' sake, move over.
The Serbs want weapons
and technology.
And they know we want air bases.
I'm not sure we do, Hank.
Madam President, I'm sorry,
we don't want airbases that
close to the Russian border?
Dimitri Kosinski is the most.
Western-friendly defense
minister Russia's ever had.
We park airplanes in his
front yard,
he's gonna look weak at home.
Okay, we're in.
What's it doing?
It's all clear.
Washington Central, we now
have multiple systems alerts.
Well done, English.
Good job.
I have control of
the Air Force One.
Dropping it down to 3,000 feet.
Nothing, just static.
Try Box 2.
Washington Central,
Air Force One. Respond.
What's going on?
Autopilot was disconnected.
Try your side.
Manual control not responding.
We're losing cabin pressure.
Come on!
Bearing 49 degrees.
Height 15,000 feet and descending.
Release the gas.
Put them to sleep.
Danger.
Decompression.
Danger.
Decompression.
Danger.
Decompression.
This is Washington Control.
Air Force One, please respond.
Nightmares?
Yeah, something like that.
So this guy who wants me
dead... Petrovic... who is he?
He used to break
legs for Dragutin...
Thugs, drug dealers...
Till the war came.
And then they put on uniforms
and raped and murdered
and called it "patriotism."
How come you're
still chasing them?
The Irish army were
peacekeepers for the UN.
When they left, I stayed on
to tie up some loose ends.
You really an Irishman?
I am.
Yeah, I left America when they
kicked me out of the Army.
Why did the US Army throw you out?
I'm kind of allergic to orders.
The Irish army
doesn't give orders?
They just don't get so
wound up when you ignore them.
What about you?
How did you get posted
to the ass end of nowhere?
A minor lapse of judgment.
Yeah?
Did you use the wrong fork
at an embassy reception?
Diplomacy is not
just about etiquette.
It's about knowing your enemy
and what pushes his buttons.
Yeah? How does that work exactly?
I wouldn't expect an Irishman
to understand.
Pull over.
You see? That's how it works.
No, pull over.
It says we're here.
Where is "here" exactly?
You hear that?
Guys, move, move, move.
Hurry, hurry.
Move, move.
Come on, come on.
Markey, isn't that...
Air Force One.
It sure looks like it.
Wrong place for a state visit.
Cockpit clear.
All asleep.
Okay, room clear.
It's her.
Okay, take her.
We have her.
Come on, guys, hurry, hurry.
Petrovic.
It has to be.
How the hell did he pull this off?
Shit, there's no signal.
How do we get word out?
Move, move.
What we need is a satellite phone.
Good idea. Do you have one?
No.
But I bet they do.
God, Markey.
What, did you want
to try negotiating?
I just think we might draw
less attention to ourselves
without a corpse-shaped dent
in the bonnet.
Relax.
I do this for a living.
Yes, Mr. Vice President,
it's confirmed.
Air Force One, the crew,
the passengers... all missing
and unaccounted for.
You've got 12 minutes before
the Americans get a
satellite over here.
No radio contact, no transponder.
Telemetry is dead and we've lost
the satellite uplink.
Scramble every strike group
within range to sweep
the area visually.
Let me know the second the strike
group makes visual contact.
Air Force One, please respond.
Washington, this is.
Fast Eagle One.
Entering search vector now.
Nothing on radar.
I have visual on Air Force One.
Repeat,
I have visual on Air Force One.
What have we got?
Still dark on the radar.
No transponder signal.
Take her down.
200 knots, altitude
2,000 feet and descending.
Telemetry's still offline.
Can we get through
to the flight deck?
Air Force One is
in a rapid descent.
She's losing height fast.
Air Force One,
this is Washington Central.
Control, over.
Air Force One, please respond.
This is Air Force One.
Sorry, Washington,
I must have passed out.
Air Force One,
you're losing altitude.
Level out immediately
and climb to 12,000 feet.
Roger that, Washington.
1,000 feet.
600 feet,
still losing altitude rapidly.
Air Force One, pull up.
Repeat, pull up.
Autopilot won't...
Increasing thrust.
Manual control nonresponsive.
Come on!
Come on!
Washington,
this is Fast Eagle One.
Air Force One is down.
Repeat, Air Force One is down.
No survivors, Washington.
Nothing could survive
an impact like that.
My God.
What the hell is going on?
Who are you?
Where are the others?
Sir, this is Krystal.
The president is awake.
Blood pressure normal.
No side effects.
Wonderful. Keep us updated.
Francesca Romero, TV journalist.
I know who you are.
Vlad told me.
I'm not exactly sure
what's going on here, but I...
I'd really like to find out.
I'm sure you would.
You know, you managed to hijack.
Air Force One and kidnap
the US president.
I mean, that would make
for a fantastic story.
I never watch TV.
Well, the world's media
is gonna come down on you
like the wrath of God.
You need someone to counter that,
someone to play them
at their own game.
Are you offering to do our PR?
I'm offering
to tell your side of the story.
We are not hiring at the moment.
Take her outside.
Shoot her. Throw her body
down the mountain.
Wait, no, no, no. Wait.
Can you please...?
Please, can you wait?
Please listen to me.
Just hold on one second, please!
Plea... hold it!
Please.
Where are the rest of my
people, the ones
who were flying with me?
Are they okay?
Do you have them here?
That is no longer your concern.
Hey, you really don't
have to do this.
You seem like a really
nice guy, you know?
We've never negotiated
with terrorists,
and we're not starting now.
Are you okay, Madam President?
Yes.
You are one hell of a fighter,
Miss Romero.
Yeah.
Come on.
Drop the gun.
Drop your gun.
Drop it.
No, no, both of you, if we're all
whispering, we're on the same side.
Madam President.
Yes, that's me.
Who are you?
Featherstone.
Romero.
Okay, maybe we should
take this someplace else.
Madam President, Captain Fergus.
Markey, UN peacekeeper.
I came here to arrest Petrovic.
Mr. Featherstone is helping me.
Do you know what happened to the
staff and crew of the Air Force One?
I'm not sure, no.
Okay.
Captain Markey, tell me
about this man Petrovic.
Petrovic was Arkady.
Dragutin's second-in-command
during the Yugoslav war.
Dragutin? The war criminal?
Yes. My guess is he's the one
running this operation from prison.
Petrovic isn't smart enough.
God damn it.
That's what they want...
An exchange of hostages...
Me for Dragutin.
Madam President, we've got
to get you out of here
before the alarm's raised.
The car's through the gate.
We'll cover you.
Shut the gates right now!
We have them.
Come on.
You are Featherstone?
I sent a man to kill you.
Why are you here?
And the journalist.
You killed Vladimir?
We fought together.
You have killed a very good man.
No.
You want to meet the general?
You shall.
You two can provide
entertainment when he returns.
Take them along. Chain them.
Good morning.
I am Lieutenant Milos Petrovic
from the Army of Greater Serbia.
It was my unit who captured.
Air Force One and crashed it
into the sea.
You will be pleased to know
not everyone on board was
killed. Harriet Rowntree, President of
the United States, alive and unhurt.
Some of our greatest.
US presidents have been
murdered in office.
It would be an honor to join them.
Give these people nothing.
So noble, so selfless.
And she will need all this
courage 12 hours from now
when she's violated, then
executed live on camera.
It will be shocking
and obscene and terrific.
Release General Arkady Dragutin.
Return him to Serbia to the coordinates
we will give you and set him free.
Then we will give you back
your president unharmed.
Upload the video.
Send it straight to Washington.
Its systems are
hardened, firewalled.
It's virtually invulnerable.
What do you mean,
virtually invulnerable?
Sirs, you need to see this.
Good morning.
I am Lieutenant Milos Petrovic
from the Army of Greater Serbia.
Hello.
Hi.
You speak English?
Just a little.
It's a beautiful morning.
Would it be possible
to use your phone?
I learned English, television.
What's new with you?
Well, you wouldn't
believe me if I told you.
So your phone?
Phone?
Come.
Come in.
Food?
Yes, I make.
Phone.
Phone?
Phone, yeah.
Thank you.
Get me the minister on the
phone immediately, would you?
Hello. Gillian Barry here.
Miss Barry, my name is.
Markey. I'm with your man
in Serbia Steven Featherstone.
We know where they've taken
the president.
Yes, thank you. We know
someone's taken the president
and we have the matter in hand.
No, no, no, we know where
they've taken the president.
I know where she is.
Tell the Americans we can
have SAS units with
them in two hours.
Dragutin's men are
holding her in...
About 15 men, heavily armed.
Look, I don't know who you
are or how you got this number,
but we are really are rather
busy at the moment.
I told you, your agent Steven
Featherstone... Featherstone?
I'm sorry, I really don't have
time for this at the moment.
It's urgent you trace... Ma'am?
Hello?
Hello?
Dragutin is my friend.
You know, I hope your friend.
Markey's gone for help.
That would be the
rational thing to do.
But?
Markey's not what
you'd call rational.
Good news.
Your people have
agreed to our terms.
Or should I say they have
pretended to agree to our terms?
A lock pick?
Standard journalist equipment.
Colonel Palmer,
United States Special Forces.
I'm ready.
Shall we?
Can you...?
Thanks.
Okay?
Go.
Hey.
Let's go.
Black Flight to Washington.
We have cleared Serbian airspace.
Thank you, Colonel.
Five minutes to drop-off.
Christ.
I thought Markey was a bad driver.
Hey, do you know where
they're taking Rowntree?
Not the faintest idea.
We'd better catch up, then,
The first part of the president's
coordinates are coming through.
The exchange will
proceed as planned.
Roger that, Washington.
Lose the cuffs.
So where did you learn
to box like that?
Family tradition.
My mother taught me.
How long have you
been with the CIA?
Move!
Move!
You know the condition:
you don't follow me.
Get out of here before
I change my mind.
Go on.
What's the other guy doing?
He's laying mines.
Shit.
The whole field's mined.
Dragutin's GPS
transponder is activated.
Copy that, Washington.
I have transponder contact.
We're still
getting a good signal from the
transponder, a 10-bar signal.
Careful of the wires.
There's another one there.
Where the hell is he going?
Careful. Careful.
Yeah, yeah.
Madam President, are you okay?
Yes. Yes.
Okay.
I'm awfully glad to see you two.
The feeling is mutual.
No, I do not have visual.
Transponder signal breaking up.
I've lost transponder contact.
God damn it.
That tree line...
That's all I care about.
What have you got?
Colonel Palmer, the last
coordinates are through.
The president is 8.6 miles due
west of your current position.
Received and understood.
We are a go for the president.
Careful.
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Careful. Okay.
These... you see these?
They're all mines.
So we're gonna move very
slowly, okay?
Okay, come on.
Ready?
There.
Okay.
Okay, there's one here.
Okay, okay, wait.
Freeze. Don't move.
Okay.
Ease your foot off slowly.
Shit, it's gonna go.
Go. Go, go, go! Run!
Are you okay?
Yeah.
My God.
Okay, okay.
Let's check her pulse.
Yeah, I got a pulse.
Okay.
Can you carry her?
Yeah, yeah.
Okay.
Shit.
Hands on your head!
You, pick her up.
There's no point. She's dead.
Shrapnel to the back of the head.
Fine. Leave her. Come on.
Go!
Come on, come on, go, go, go.
Christ.
Medic!
We have the president.
I repeat, we have the president.
My fellow Serbs,
my friends, my heroes,
my comrades-in-arms,
Dragutin has returned.
No NATO prison can hold me.
Today the war for Greater Serbia
starts again.
This time we will exterminate
the alien occupiers, every man,
every woman, every child.
We will rip the
heart out of Europe.
Dragutin! Dragutin!
Dragutin! Dragutin!
I hope Markey managed
to get through to someone.
Why don't you ask him yourself?
Hey, how is it going?
Pretty great, yeah.
Where's Rowntree?
Did you get through to anyone?
We have guests.
Steven Featherstone, sent here
for compromising British.
Intelligence.
You sent someone to kill me
and I would like to know why.
A favor to an old friend.
General Dragutin, I'm just a
reporter for "Channel 7 Plus"...
No, no, no, no, no, no,
Miss Romero, you're not.
You're an intelligence
operative, a very good one.
You think she's CIA?
She is FSB.
A Russian spy.
Moscow will bomb this place
to shit and crush
you like a cockroach.
I have more friends
in the Kremlin than you do.
You know, Britain and Russia
were happy to let me rot in a pit.
Allow me to extend the same
courtesy to you.
And, Captain Markey,
you stopped yapping.
Did I?
What... what is this?
Never mind.
I have very special
mission for you.
Yeah? Why don't you take
your mission and
shove it up your ass?
Okay, take them away.
You know, during the war,
we filled this pit with people
so they could not move,
not even when the rats
came to feed on them.
Enjoy your time together.
It should take you
24 hours to die.
Goodbye.
Wait.
Bitch.
Bastards.
Come back here, you bastards!
When I'm out of here,
I will track you down.
Hello!
Hello!
Sir, we got him... Dragutin.
A 10-bar signal right where
he disappeared the first time.
Call the San Jacinto
and tell them to launch.
We are a go for launch.
Repeat, go for launch.
We are locked onto target.
Four minutes to impact.
Two minutes to impact.
I will miss Markey.
He was tenacious.
He was NATO's dog.
He got what he deserved.
45.
25.
20.
10, nine, eight, seven, six...
three, two, one.
Impact.
Target neutralized.
Pool maintenance.
Where's the usual guy?
At home, puking.
Bad goulash.
Come back tomorrow.
We're booked up all week, man.
Then come back next week.
All right.
They spotted us.
What do we do?
Good to go back there?
Yes, yes, yes.
All units, we're a go.
Go, go.
He's on the move!
Hugo, follow me in the pickup.
Looks like we got
company to the left.
Shit, they're everywhere.
Hugo, ETA? We're outnumbered.
ETA 20 seconds.
They're using decoys.
Keep your eye on the target.
They're throwing pipe bombs.
Take evasive action.
Shit.
Where does that lead to?
There's an exit to the east,
leads to the main highway.
Back up.
Back up.
He's heading east.
Block him off.
The next one's for you, General.
You guys might want
to look behind you.
Again with the
bait-and-switch routine?
How many times did you think
that was gonna work?
Captain Markey, NATO's poodle,
always yapping at my heels.
You're not going to kill me.
You want to take me back alive.
But I didn't say
you'd be able to walk.
Pick a kneecap.
Put your guns down.
Put your hands behind your back.
Arkady Dragutin,
I'm arresting you...
Yap, yap, yap.
On behalf of the.
International Criminal Tribunal
on charges of torture, genocide
and crimes against humanity.
Kill me now while you have the
chance or you'll wish you had.
You think I fear death?
Turn around.
I am a soldier.
Yeah?
Yeah.
You're not a soldier.
You're not even a human being.
Arkady Dragutin, you and your
followers persecuted the minorities
of the former Yugoslavia,
driving them from their homes
so you could establish
the so-called Greater Serbia.
You ordered and took part
in the rape, torture and mass
execution of innocent civilians.
For these crimes against humanity,
the court sentences you
to spend the rest of
your life in prison.
This is an outrage.
I am a soldier who did his duty
to Serbian nation.
You will not be
eligible for parole.
NATO are the criminals.
They are the ones
who bombed Belgrade.
You are puppets of
NATO and the US and
the Catholic Church.
The prisoner will be silent!
I will rip the heart
out of Europe, the way NATO
ripped the heart out of Serbia.
I, Dragutin,
I pass sentence on you.
That's the uniform
that actually suits you.
Why are you here?
What, you... you're here
because you need company?
No, you're here to gloat.
Okay, do, while you have time.
55 years is plenty of time.
I am guilty of nothing,
just loving my people.
Right,
and the thousands you murdered.
Many were sacrificed
on both sides.
I just fight harder.
Yeah, that's all bullshit.
You think you're a hero?
You think you're a martyr?
You're not.
You know what you are?
Tell me.
You're a common thug.
You enjoy your four walls.
And your man Petrovic
will be joining you shortly.
We're closing in on him.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
Markey, no.
It is Petrovic who
is closing in on you.
Right.
With a notorious warlord.
Arkady Dragutin behind bars,
the US President Harriet Rowntree
will be on her way to Serbia
to discuss its role in NATO.
Russian Defense Minister Dimitri.
Kosinski describes Russia's
position as unconcerned.
For "Channel 7 Plus News,"
Francesca Romero.
Before any of you ask,
let me answer the main question.
Of course Serbia can join NATO.
Serbia is a sovereign state,
free to choose.
We have common enemies...
Terrorists,
fundamentalists, fanatics.
Who knows?
Someday maybe Russia
will join NATO too.
Mr. Kosinski, Mr. Kosinski.
Mr. Kosinski, you're widely
known as a friend to the West.
How do you think that could
possibly affect your own
prospects of someday becoming.
Russia's president?
I assure the Russian people
I have no ambition for power.
I do this job for
money, like all of you.
Thank you.
Mr. Kosinski...
No more questions.
I'm so sorry.
I... I'll grab a...
No, no, no, I'll grab a napkin.
Please, please, allow me.
Merci.
Miss Romero, isn't it?
Yeah.
Steven Featherstone.
UK Foreign and Commonwealth.
Office, diplomatic corps.
Don't worry about Sergei.
He's used to women throwing
drinks over him.
For a diplomat,
you're not terribly diplomatic.
No, but I do get things done.
You should call me if you
ever have any problems
with bureaucracy.
You know, I don't get a lot
of problems with bureaucracy.
Really?
You've never been
tied up in red tape?
No.
I'm sorry,
is this man bothering you?
No, not really.
Well, he's bothering me.
Would you excuse us?
Excuse me.
Featherstone, we are supposed to be
building bridges with the Russians.
I know that, ma'am, but we shouldn't
take the Americans for granted.
We already have good
relations with the States.
In fact, it's called
"the special relationship."
I was just hoping to make it
a little more special.
You, are you responsible
for catering?
That'll only be a matter of time.
I'll leave this one to
you, Featherstone.
What is this?
I believe it's beluga caviar.
It's not beluga caviar.
It's something I would
scrape off my shoe.
You eat it.
Who is American girl?
What American girl?
I've missed you, Steven.
You told no one we were meeting?
We don't have to keep this secret.
I'm supposed to build bridges
with the Russians.
In fact, I can feel another
bridge building right now.
Steven, wait.
We need to talk.
Sorry.
So how's life at the Kremlin?
What's it like
working for Kosinski?
It doesn't matter.
The FSB is going to kill him.
Kill him?
But you're FSB.
Not all FSB.
Hard-core, Stalinist.
They don't want Serbia in NATO.
They think Kosinski is
too friendly to West.
They want to replace him?
They want to replace
whole government.
They plan crisis in Moscow
so they can seize power.
Who does? Who's behind it?
I don't know.
I think Medev.
Kosinski's assistant.
I'm sure it's him.
Who else have you told about this?
No one.
I don't know who's
working with Medev.
I cannot even get close enough
to Kosinski to warn him.
But you can.
You are the only man I
trust, Steven.
No one must know I told you.
No one will.
I promise.
My general, I salute you.
Keep moving.
You know,
we could offer you asylum,
a new identity, a job.
A Russian girl in London...
What would I do,
become a lap dancer, clean flats?
You could do both
at the same time.
Petrovic.
Lieutenant Petrovic,
it is the general.
Everything is proceeding
as you planned.
Good, good, good.
You know what to do?
Yes, General.
Understood.
See you soon, sir.
A good picture.
You have no idea how hard it is
to get good rye bread in Serbia.
You Americans take all the
choices you have for granted.
Don't worry.
Once your husband has finished
a job for us, we will leave
and you will never see us again.
What are you doing?
Colonel Walsh, sir,
how is it going?
I didn't know we had any maintenance
scheduled for this evening.
Emergency recall
on the oxygen tanks, sir.
Seems they don't make them
like they used to.
Don't leave any wrenches
rattling around in there, okay?
I'll endeavor to avoid that, sir.
Doctors have declared
you fit for duty?
Just some bruising,
a mild concussion.
Apparently I have
quite a thick skull.
Yes.
I didn't need a medical report
to tell me that.
Don't.
This won't take long.
You abandoned an
official reception
for a tryst with a Russian
intelligence operative.
Who warned me about
the Medev conspiracy.
They are planning
a coup d'état at the Kremlin.
Alexei Medev was working for us.
It took the Special Intelligence.
Service the best part of
a decade to get him to that
position, and now, thanks to your
indiscretion, he's being replaced.
I... Irena was
genuinely frightened.
She duped you, Featherstone.
Someone at the Kremlin wanted
to get rid of Medev.
And you gave them the pretext.
I'm sorry.
I believed I was doing
the right thing for our country.
Please.
You fancy yourself as some kind of
maverick, God's gift to Intelligence.
I'm transferring you,
Featherstone, somewhere with fewer
opportunities to compromise
national security.
Well,
shut the door on your way out.
Anna.
Anna.
Anna.
Anna.
Please. Baby.
No.
And he cried, "Help!"
Welcome aboard, Madam President.
Thank you, Colonel Walsh.
How are Nomsa and the kids?
Nomsa's fine.
Dumi starts flight
school this fall.
Really?
Well, wish him well for me.
His dad's a tough act to follow.
Thank you, ma'am.
Have a pleasant flight.
I'm sure I will, thank you.
Senator.
Colonel.
Senator.
Madam President.
Is this seat taken?
My informant says Petrovic
is holed up inside.
Got his face memorized?
Remember, we take him alive
if possible and if we have to.
The war is over.
Why are we chasing this guy?
Petrovic was Dragutin's
right-hand man.
If it was up to him,
the war's just begun.
Keep your head down.
This guy's a killer.
Someone's been here.
It's a trap.
The American's dead.
Let Petrovic know.
Let's clear up.
He's upstairs.
What?
Ivan! Ivan!
Ivan!
Ivan!
Ivan!
The gun.
Tell Petrovic I'm coming for him.
Tower, this is Air Force One.
Request permission to proceed.
Taxi to Runway 02.
Take off at your discretion.
Ladies and gentlemen
of the press, good morning.
Good morning, Madam President.
New blood.
Romero, isn't it?
Madam President, yes.
"Channel 7 Plus News."
Glad you could join us.
Makes for a nice change.
Thank you.
Air Force One, this is
Washington Central Control.
Telemetrics indicate all comms,
countermeasures functioning A-okay.
Roger that, Control.
All systems showing green here.
Air Force One is rolling.
My name is Captain Markey.
I'm seconded to the.
International Criminal Tribunal.
Please, this way, Captain Markey.
I'm sorry about the
state of the place.
When I arrived, the staff here
were growing marijuana in the
gardens, not even good marijuana.
But we do have whisky.
So, Steven Featherstone, UK.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
How can I help?
Okay, I came here to arrest
a war criminal called Petrovic
with the help of the local
police, but they were
infiltrated by Petrovic's men.
And now they're trying to kill me.
Sounds serious.
It is.
There's just one thing I'm
not clear about, Captain Markey.
How exactly is this my pro...?
Keep your head down.
Are you sure they're local police?
They do seem rather methodical.
Hey, does that rifle
work over there?
I believe so.
If I'm not back in five
minutes, I'm not coming back.
Wait, what's the plan?
Go out there and shoot back.
That's your plan...
To charge them head-on?
You have a better idea?
You were right.
That was a better plan.
Strictly speaking,
it was the only plan.
I know this guy.
He fought with Petrovic.
Christ, I'm gonna be
writing reports till Christmas.
Somebody shoots up your embassy,
and you're worried about paperwork?
I'm a British diplomat,
Captain Markey.
Contrary to popular belief, we've
never just shot the locals for sport.
No, that's why you
had the British army.
Look, this is really
none of my business.
You think?
I've never even heard
of this man... Petrovic.
Why would he send
someone to kill me?
Like you said, it really is
none of my business.
Captain, wait.
Where are you going?
I'm going after Petrovic.
What, by yourself?
How are you gonna find him?
I'll ask him why he sent
those guys after you.
Or you could.
You're pretty good in a corner.
And I'll need someone to look after
the paperwork when this is all over.
If I abandon my post,
it'll be the end of my career.
Fine. Stay here.
Write London for help.
Maybe no one else will try to
kill you while you're waiting.
Stick shifts.
For goodness' sake, move over.
The Serbs want weapons
and technology.
And they know we want air bases.
I'm not sure we do, Hank.
Madam President, I'm sorry,
we don't want airbases that
close to the Russian border?
Dimitri Kosinski is the most.
Western-friendly defense
minister Russia's ever had.
We park airplanes in his
front yard,
he's gonna look weak at home.
Okay, we're in.
What's it doing?
It's all clear.
Washington Central, we now
have multiple systems alerts.
Well done, English.
Good job.
I have control of
the Air Force One.
Dropping it down to 3,000 feet.
Nothing, just static.
Try Box 2.
Washington Central,
Air Force One. Respond.
What's going on?
Autopilot was disconnected.
Try your side.
Manual control not responding.
We're losing cabin pressure.
Come on!
Bearing 49 degrees.
Height 15,000 feet and descending.
Release the gas.
Put them to sleep.
Danger.
Decompression.
Danger.
Decompression.
Danger.
Decompression.
This is Washington Control.
Air Force One, please respond.
Nightmares?
Yeah, something like that.
So this guy who wants me
dead... Petrovic... who is he?
He used to break
legs for Dragutin...
Thugs, drug dealers...
Till the war came.
And then they put on uniforms
and raped and murdered
and called it "patriotism."
How come you're
still chasing them?
The Irish army were
peacekeepers for the UN.
When they left, I stayed on
to tie up some loose ends.
You really an Irishman?
I am.
Yeah, I left America when they
kicked me out of the Army.
Why did the US Army throw you out?
I'm kind of allergic to orders.
The Irish army
doesn't give orders?
They just don't get so
wound up when you ignore them.
What about you?
How did you get posted
to the ass end of nowhere?
A minor lapse of judgment.
Yeah?
Did you use the wrong fork
at an embassy reception?
Diplomacy is not
just about etiquette.
It's about knowing your enemy
and what pushes his buttons.
Yeah? How does that work exactly?
I wouldn't expect an Irishman
to understand.
Pull over.
You see? That's how it works.
No, pull over.
It says we're here.
Where is "here" exactly?
You hear that?
Guys, move, move, move.
Hurry, hurry.
Move, move.
Come on, come on.
Markey, isn't that...
Air Force One.
It sure looks like it.
Wrong place for a state visit.
Cockpit clear.
All asleep.
Okay, room clear.
It's her.
Okay, take her.
We have her.
Come on, guys, hurry, hurry.
Petrovic.
It has to be.
How the hell did he pull this off?
Shit, there's no signal.
How do we get word out?
Move, move.
What we need is a satellite phone.
Good idea. Do you have one?
No.
But I bet they do.
God, Markey.
What, did you want
to try negotiating?
I just think we might draw
less attention to ourselves
without a corpse-shaped dent
in the bonnet.
Relax.
I do this for a living.
Yes, Mr. Vice President,
it's confirmed.
Air Force One, the crew,
the passengers... all missing
and unaccounted for.
You've got 12 minutes before
the Americans get a
satellite over here.
No radio contact, no transponder.
Telemetry is dead and we've lost
the satellite uplink.
Scramble every strike group
within range to sweep
the area visually.
Let me know the second the strike
group makes visual contact.
Air Force One, please respond.
Washington, this is.
Fast Eagle One.
Entering search vector now.
Nothing on radar.
I have visual on Air Force One.
Repeat,
I have visual on Air Force One.
What have we got?
Still dark on the radar.
No transponder signal.
Take her down.
200 knots, altitude
2,000 feet and descending.
Telemetry's still offline.
Can we get through
to the flight deck?
Air Force One is
in a rapid descent.
She's losing height fast.
Air Force One,
this is Washington Central.
Control, over.
Air Force One, please respond.
This is Air Force One.
Sorry, Washington,
I must have passed out.
Air Force One,
you're losing altitude.
Level out immediately
and climb to 12,000 feet.
Roger that, Washington.
1,000 feet.
600 feet,
still losing altitude rapidly.
Air Force One, pull up.
Repeat, pull up.
Autopilot won't...
Increasing thrust.
Manual control nonresponsive.
Come on!
Come on!
Washington,
this is Fast Eagle One.
Air Force One is down.
Repeat, Air Force One is down.
No survivors, Washington.
Nothing could survive
an impact like that.
My God.
What the hell is going on?
Who are you?
Where are the others?
Sir, this is Krystal.
The president is awake.
Blood pressure normal.
No side effects.
Wonderful. Keep us updated.
Francesca Romero, TV journalist.
I know who you are.
Vlad told me.
I'm not exactly sure
what's going on here, but I...
I'd really like to find out.
I'm sure you would.
You know, you managed to hijack.
Air Force One and kidnap
the US president.
I mean, that would make
for a fantastic story.
I never watch TV.
Well, the world's media
is gonna come down on you
like the wrath of God.
You need someone to counter that,
someone to play them
at their own game.
Are you offering to do our PR?
I'm offering
to tell your side of the story.
We are not hiring at the moment.
Take her outside.
Shoot her. Throw her body
down the mountain.
Wait, no, no, no. Wait.
Can you please...?
Please, can you wait?
Please listen to me.
Just hold on one second, please!
Plea... hold it!
Please.
Where are the rest of my
people, the ones
who were flying with me?
Are they okay?
Do you have them here?
That is no longer your concern.
Hey, you really don't
have to do this.
You seem like a really
nice guy, you know?
We've never negotiated
with terrorists,
and we're not starting now.
Are you okay, Madam President?
Yes.
You are one hell of a fighter,
Miss Romero.
Yeah.
Come on.
Drop the gun.
Drop your gun.
Drop it.
No, no, both of you, if we're all
whispering, we're on the same side.
Madam President.
Yes, that's me.
Who are you?
Featherstone.
Romero.
Okay, maybe we should
take this someplace else.
Madam President, Captain Fergus.
Markey, UN peacekeeper.
I came here to arrest Petrovic.
Mr. Featherstone is helping me.
Do you know what happened to the
staff and crew of the Air Force One?
I'm not sure, no.
Okay.
Captain Markey, tell me
about this man Petrovic.
Petrovic was Arkady.
Dragutin's second-in-command
during the Yugoslav war.
Dragutin? The war criminal?
Yes. My guess is he's the one
running this operation from prison.
Petrovic isn't smart enough.
God damn it.
That's what they want...
An exchange of hostages...
Me for Dragutin.
Madam President, we've got
to get you out of here
before the alarm's raised.
The car's through the gate.
We'll cover you.
Shut the gates right now!
We have them.
Come on.
You are Featherstone?
I sent a man to kill you.
Why are you here?
And the journalist.
You killed Vladimir?
We fought together.
You have killed a very good man.
No.
You want to meet the general?
You shall.
You two can provide
entertainment when he returns.
Take them along. Chain them.
Good morning.
I am Lieutenant Milos Petrovic
from the Army of Greater Serbia.
It was my unit who captured.
Air Force One and crashed it
into the sea.
You will be pleased to know
not everyone on board was
killed. Harriet Rowntree, President of
the United States, alive and unhurt.
Some of our greatest.
US presidents have been
murdered in office.
It would be an honor to join them.
Give these people nothing.
So noble, so selfless.
And she will need all this
courage 12 hours from now
when she's violated, then
executed live on camera.
It will be shocking
and obscene and terrific.
Release General Arkady Dragutin.
Return him to Serbia to the coordinates
we will give you and set him free.
Then we will give you back
your president unharmed.
Upload the video.
Send it straight to Washington.
Its systems are
hardened, firewalled.
It's virtually invulnerable.
What do you mean,
virtually invulnerable?
Sirs, you need to see this.
Good morning.
I am Lieutenant Milos Petrovic
from the Army of Greater Serbia.
Hello.
Hi.
You speak English?
Just a little.
It's a beautiful morning.
Would it be possible
to use your phone?
I learned English, television.
What's new with you?
Well, you wouldn't
believe me if I told you.
So your phone?
Phone?
Come.
Come in.
Food?
Yes, I make.
Phone.
Phone?
Phone, yeah.
Thank you.
Get me the minister on the
phone immediately, would you?
Hello. Gillian Barry here.
Miss Barry, my name is.
Markey. I'm with your man
in Serbia Steven Featherstone.
We know where they've taken
the president.
Yes, thank you. We know
someone's taken the president
and we have the matter in hand.
No, no, no, we know where
they've taken the president.
I know where she is.
Tell the Americans we can
have SAS units with
them in two hours.
Dragutin's men are
holding her in...
About 15 men, heavily armed.
Look, I don't know who you
are or how you got this number,
but we are really are rather
busy at the moment.
I told you, your agent Steven
Featherstone... Featherstone?
I'm sorry, I really don't have
time for this at the moment.
It's urgent you trace... Ma'am?
Hello?
Hello?
Dragutin is my friend.
You know, I hope your friend.
Markey's gone for help.
That would be the
rational thing to do.
But?
Markey's not what
you'd call rational.
Good news.
Your people have
agreed to our terms.
Or should I say they have
pretended to agree to our terms?
A lock pick?
Standard journalist equipment.
Colonel Palmer,
United States Special Forces.
I'm ready.
Shall we?
Can you...?
Thanks.
Okay?
Go.
Hey.
Let's go.
Black Flight to Washington.
We have cleared Serbian airspace.
Thank you, Colonel.
Five minutes to drop-off.
Christ.
I thought Markey was a bad driver.
Hey, do you know where
they're taking Rowntree?
Not the faintest idea.
We'd better catch up, then,
The first part of the president's
coordinates are coming through.
The exchange will
proceed as planned.
Roger that, Washington.
Lose the cuffs.
So where did you learn
to box like that?
Family tradition.
My mother taught me.
How long have you
been with the CIA?
Move!
Move!
You know the condition:
you don't follow me.
Get out of here before
I change my mind.
Go on.
What's the other guy doing?
He's laying mines.
Shit.
The whole field's mined.
Dragutin's GPS
transponder is activated.
Copy that, Washington.
I have transponder contact.
We're still
getting a good signal from the
transponder, a 10-bar signal.
Careful of the wires.
There's another one there.
Where the hell is he going?
Careful. Careful.
Yeah, yeah.
Madam President, are you okay?
Yes. Yes.
Okay.
I'm awfully glad to see you two.
The feeling is mutual.
No, I do not have visual.
Transponder signal breaking up.
I've lost transponder contact.
God damn it.
That tree line...
That's all I care about.
What have you got?
Colonel Palmer, the last
coordinates are through.
The president is 8.6 miles due
west of your current position.
Received and understood.
We are a go for the president.
Careful.
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Careful. Okay.
These... you see these?
They're all mines.
So we're gonna move very
slowly, okay?
Okay, come on.
Ready?
There.
Okay.
Okay, there's one here.
Okay, okay, wait.
Freeze. Don't move.
Okay.
Ease your foot off slowly.
Shit, it's gonna go.
Go. Go, go, go! Run!
Are you okay?
Yeah.
My God.
Okay, okay.
Let's check her pulse.
Yeah, I got a pulse.
Okay.
Can you carry her?
Yeah, yeah.
Okay.
Shit.
Hands on your head!
You, pick her up.
There's no point. She's dead.
Shrapnel to the back of the head.
Fine. Leave her. Come on.
Go!
Come on, come on, go, go, go.
Christ.
Medic!
We have the president.
I repeat, we have the president.
My fellow Serbs,
my friends, my heroes,
my comrades-in-arms,
Dragutin has returned.
No NATO prison can hold me.
Today the war for Greater Serbia
starts again.
This time we will exterminate
the alien occupiers, every man,
every woman, every child.
We will rip the
heart out of Europe.
Dragutin! Dragutin!
Dragutin! Dragutin!
I hope Markey managed
to get through to someone.
Why don't you ask him yourself?
Hey, how is it going?
Pretty great, yeah.
Where's Rowntree?
Did you get through to anyone?
We have guests.
Steven Featherstone, sent here
for compromising British.
Intelligence.
You sent someone to kill me
and I would like to know why.
A favor to an old friend.
General Dragutin, I'm just a
reporter for "Channel 7 Plus"...
No, no, no, no, no, no,
Miss Romero, you're not.
You're an intelligence
operative, a very good one.
You think she's CIA?
She is FSB.
A Russian spy.
Moscow will bomb this place
to shit and crush
you like a cockroach.
I have more friends
in the Kremlin than you do.
You know, Britain and Russia
were happy to let me rot in a pit.
Allow me to extend the same
courtesy to you.
And, Captain Markey,
you stopped yapping.
Did I?
What... what is this?
Never mind.
I have very special
mission for you.
Yeah? Why don't you take
your mission and
shove it up your ass?
Okay, take them away.
You know, during the war,
we filled this pit with people
so they could not move,
not even when the rats
came to feed on them.
Enjoy your time together.
It should take you
24 hours to die.
Goodbye.
Wait.
Bitch.
Bastards.
Come back here, you bastards!
When I'm out of here,
I will track you down.
Hello!
Hello!
Sir, we got him... Dragutin.
A 10-bar signal right where
he disappeared the first time.
Call the San Jacinto
and tell them to launch.
We are a go for launch.
Repeat, go for launch.
We are locked onto target.
Four minutes to impact.
Two minutes to impact.
I will miss Markey.
He was tenacious.
He was NATO's dog.
He got what he deserved.
45.
25.
20.
10, nine, eight, seven, six...
three, two, one.
Impact.
Target neutralized.