Numb3rs (2005–2010): Season 1, Episode 10 - Dirty Bomb - full transcript
A truck with enough weapon-grade cesium for a 'dirty' nuclear bomb is stolen. Shortly after a huge ransom is demanded. Charlie accepts his college physics professor friend Dr. Larry Fleinhardt's help and after the beans were accidentally spilled planologist dad Epp's. The fiends however detonate a regular bomb early, as turns out as a distraction to rob the leading art restoration firm's vault. After police work leads to the rogue truck driver and his accomplices, Charlie uses to probability calculus to induce collaboration so the cesium, which is leaking fast, can be recuperated.
(explosion sounding)
HERE'S AN IDEA.
WHY DON'T WE SWING NORTH,
PLAY A FEW HANDS IN VEGAS?
SURE, THEN YOU CAN EXPLAIN
WHY WE'RE 300 MILES
OFF THE APPROVED ROUTE.
YOU GUYS CAN CATCH UP IN THE
FOLLOW CAR. THERE'S A BIG CLIMB AHEAD.
PROBABLY RIGHT. WE'LL SEE
YOU AT THE TOP OF THE HILL.
(truck engine starting)
RAY LEAVE ALREADY?
FIGURED HE COULD
USE A HEAD START.
(engine cranking)
(engine sputtering)
NICE. JUST WHAT WE NEEDED.
HEY, RAY.
RAY, WE'RE HAVING CAR TROUBLES.
YOU MIGHT HAVE TO HOLD UP.
RAY, THIS IS CHRIS.
GIVE ME A SHOUT BACK.
(radio crackling)
I'M NOT GETTIN' AN ANSWER.
RAY, COME ON, MAN, TALK TO US.
(radio crackling)
EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?
RAY, ANSWER ME.
(siren wailing)
WE'RE ON THE SCENE NOW.
PROFILING HIM. NOT YET.
HEY.
WHO'S GOT A HANDLE ON THIS?
ALL RIGHT, I'LL
TALK TO YOU LATER.
HEY, DON EPPES, F.B.I. HI.
AGENT SINCLAIR.
BRENT HAUSER,
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.
WHERE ARE THE 2 OTHER DRIVERS?
3 OF THEM ROTATE EACH SHIFT.
WHEN THEY TRIED TO FOLLOW,
CAR WOULDN'T START UP.
(David) HOW LONG HAS
THE RIG BEEN MISSING?
4 HOURS. 4 HOURS?
ANY REASON WE WEREN'T
NOTIFIED RIGHT AWAY?
TRANSPORTATION OF NUCLEAR
WASTE IS UNDER THE SUPERVISION
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.
NOT WHEN IT'S STOLEN, IT ISN'T.
I WOULD RATHER WE NOT JUMP TO
ANY CONCLUSIONS, AGENT EPPES.
HAS THERE BEEN ANY NOTICE TO
THE PUBLIC, ANY CITY AGENCIES?
THAT WOULD ONLY
CAUSE A PUBLIC PANIC.
I'D RATHER WAIT UNTIL WE
HAVE MORE INFORMATION,
FIND OUT WHERE THE TRUCK
IS, AND THEN, IF NECESSARY,
WE CAN IMPLEMENT A MORE
FOCUSED PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN.
MR. HAUSER, I GOT NEW
MEXICO ON THE PHONE FOR YOU.
ISOLATION PLANT IN CARLSBAD.
WHERE THE CARGO WAS HEADED.
EXCUSE ME.
THE GUY DOESN'T WANT TO TELL
4 MILLION PEOPLE IN LOS ANGELES
THAT HE LOST A TRUCKLOAD
OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE.
WHO WANTS TO BET HE'S GONNA
FIND IT SO HE CAN BE THE HERO?
IF HE DOESN'T, WE'VE GOT A
BIG PROBLEM ON OUR HANDS.
(Terry) THE NUCLEAR MATERIAL
ENTERED THE AREA HERE,
FROM ITS ORIGIN
POINT IN RIDGELAND,
EN ROUTE TO AN IN-GROUND
BURIAL SITE IN NEW MEXICO.
D.O.E. SET UP A PERIMETER,
BUT NOT UNTIL 40 MINUTES
AFTER THE TRUCK DISAPPEARED.
I MEAN, IT COULD BE ANYWHERE.
HIGHWAY PATROL'S THINKING
IT'S GOTTA BE RELATIVELY LOCAL,
GIVEN THE ROADBLOCKS THEY
DID GET A CHANCE TO SET UP.
WHAT ABOUT THE
CHANCE THE SHIPMENT'S
ALREADY BEEN REMOVED
FROM THE TRUCK?
(Hauser) WE'RE FAIRLY CONFIDENT
THAT HASN'T HAPPENED YET.
YOU'RE "FAIRLY CONFIDENT"?
REMOVING THE MATERIALS WOULD
CAUSE A SIZABLE RADIATION LEAK.
WE HAVE SEVERAL AIRBORNE
SENSORS UP OVER THE AREA.
SO FAR, THEY'RE ALL NEGATIVE.
SO THIS STUFF IS ONLY DANGEROUS
IF SOMEONE TRIES TO TAKE IT
OUT OF ONE OF THE CONTAINERS?
LOOK, MY TEAM HAS A RIGHT TO
KNOW WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE.
THE HOLDING CASKS THE
MATERIALS ARE SHIPPED IN,
THEY DON'T OFFER
100% CONTAINMENT.
YOU'RE SAYING THE CASKS LEAK?
ONLY AT N.R.C.-APPROVED LEVELS.
ALL RIGHT, SO LEFT ALONE, THEY
ARE A HAZARD TO ANYONE NEAR IT.
IT'S A MATTER OF PRACTICALITY.
A LEAK-PROOF CONTAINER WOULD
BE TOO HEAVY TO TRANSPORT.
LET'S JUST ASSUME WHOEVER STOLE IT HAS
BIGGER PLANS. WHAT COULD THEY DO WITH IT?
WORST CASE SCENARIO?
A DIRTY BOMB.
(Charlie) WE ALL USE
MATH EVERY DAY.
(echoing) EVERY DAY
TO PREDICT WEATHER,
TO TELL TIME,
TO HANDLE MONEY.
MATH IS MORE THAN
FORMULAS AND EQUATIONS.
IT'S LOGIC.
(echoing) MATH IS MORE THAN
FORMULAS AND EQUATIONS.
IT'S RATIONALITY.
IT'S USING YOUR MIND
TO SOLVE THE BIGGEST
MYSTERIES WE KNOW.
(echoing) WE KNOW.
ULTIMATELY YIELDING A GRAVITON
ZERO MODEL OF M CUBED OVER K.
WHICH HAPPENS TO BE
PRECISELY THE RANGE I PREDICTED.
CHARLES, I AM INDEBTED TO YOU.
WAIT.
WHOA.
WHOA, WHOA, HO, HO. WHOA! HO!
WHAT?
(clicking tongue)
(mimicking Charlie) DON'T SAY...
OH, HOLD ON, HOLD... HOLD ON.
WHY WOULD YOU SAY "HOLD ON"?
WHAT THE HELL WAS I
THINKING? BECAUSE...
WHAT IS IT?
THIS... THIS ENTIRE
LINE IS... IS, UH,
IT'S UNFOUNDED.
(Larry exclaiming) IT'S...
IT'S UN-UN-UNUSABLE.
TELL ME YOU'RE JOKING HERE.
I AM. I'M KIDDING AROUND.
WHY... WHY ARE YOU
DOING THIS TO ME?
WELL, BECAUSE...
DO YOU NOT KNOW HOW
IMPORTANT THIS PRESENTATION IS?
IT'S FINE. IT'S FINE. THIS
IS OUR LAST OPPORTUNITY
FOR PEER REVIEW BEFORE ATLANTA,
(clicking tongue) AND YOU DO...
DON'T DO THAT. I
KNOW, I'M... I'M SORRY.
NO, STOP...
YOU KNOW, YOU FALL FOR
THAT EVERY TIME AT THIS POINT.
THEN DON'T DO IT! BECAUSE
IT'S GETTING EASIER.
EXCUSE ME FOR BARGING IN
HERE. I GOTTA TALK TO YOU.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'LL LET YOU...
ACTUALLY, YOU BEING A PHYSICIST,
I WOULDN'T MIND IF
YOU STUCK AROUND.
WHAT CAN EITHER OF YOU
TELL ME ABOUT CESIUM-137?
CESIUM. YEAH.
WELL, IT'S A BY-PRODUCT
OF THE FISSION OF
PLUTONIUM AND URANIUM.
IT HAS A HALF-LIFE
OF 30.2 YEARS.
HALF-LIFE. THAT'S HOW
LONG IT STAYS DANGEROUS?
HOW WE MEASURE
RADIOACTIVE DECAY. WHAT...
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHAT YOU HEAR
STAYS IN THIS ROOM.
OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
A TRUCK CARRYING 3
CASKS OF THE STUFF
WAS HIJACKED THIS MORNING.
OH, THAT'S NOT OPTIMAL.
YOU WEREN'T EXPOSED, RIGHT?
NO, AS FAR AS WE
KNOW, NO ONE HAS, YET.
THAT'S ENCOURAGING.
BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
IS SPECIFICALLY, WHAT
HAPPENS IF ANYONE IS?
WELL, THE DANGER COMES
FROM SOMETHING
CALLED IONIZING RADIATION.
YOU SEE, ANY ENERGY SOURCE
GIVES OFF SOME RADIATION.
CELL PHONES,
COMPUTER SCREENS, UH,
EVEN A LIGHT BULB.
(Larry) THAT'S RIGHT,
BUT IONIZING RADIATION
IS PARTICULARLY DAMAGING,
BECAUSE IT HAS THE ENERGY
TO LITERALLY KNOCK AN
ELECTRON OFF AN ATOM.
F-FOR INSTANCE,
NORMALLY, AN ELECTRON IS
LOCKED IN ORBIT AROUND AN ATOM,
AND IT'S SORT OF
SPINNING ROUND AND ROUND
LIKE... LIKE THIS, OK?
BUT WHEN AN ATOM IS
EXPOSED TO HIGH LEVELS
OF IONIZING RADIATION,
LIKE GAMMA RAYS,
THE ENERGY CAN CAUSE
AN ELECTRON TO BREAK FREE.
(Charlie) ONCE THAT
ELECTRON IS KNOCKED FREE,
THE ATOMS CAN'T
COMBINE WITH OTHER ATOMS
THE WAY THEY NORMALLY WOULD,
WHICH BECOMES A REAL PROBLEM.
WHEN THOSE COLLISIONS
OCCUR INSIDE THE HUMAN BODY...
AN ATOM WITHOUT AN ELECTRON
WON'T FORM THE RIGHT MOLECULES.
CELL FUNCTION IS DISRUPTED,
D.N.A. CHAINS GET
BROKEN. MUTATED.
SO, IT'S CANCER? (Charlie)
CANCER, LEUKEMIA.
ANY NUMBER OF DISEASES
OR IMMUNE DEFICIENCIES.
MAY I ASK IF THOSE IN POSSESSION
HAVE MADE IT KNOWN
WHAT THEY INTEND TO
DO WITH THIS MATERIAL?
WELL, NOTHING GOOD. I
CAN PROMISE YOU THAT.
I MEAN, FROM THE
INFORMATION WE'RE GETTING,
IT'S A DIRTY BOMB.
(Larry) WELL...
DIRTY-BOMB PHRASEOLOGY
IS REALLY A MISNOMER.
WE'RE TALKING
RADIOLOGICAL DISPERSION.
RIGHT.
WELL, OVER HOW LARGE AN AREA?
IT D-DEPENDS ON, REALLY, THE
POWER OF THE EXPLOSIVE USED.
SO LET'S SAY A MEDIUM-SIZED
EXPLOSIVE, LIKE, UH,
15 OR 20 KILOGRAMS OF...
OF T.N.T...
THE AMOUNT OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
IN THESE CASKS. YOU SAID THERE WERE 3?
THAT'S RIGHT.
(writing on blackboard) UH, SO,
WE'RE TALKIN' 500
GRAMS OF CESIUM-137?
(Larry) AND DON'T FORGET
THE WIND VARIABLES,
AND RAIN, AND
SPECIFIC TOPOGRAPHY.
TRY NO RAIN, AND PUT THE
BOMB IN THE CITY SOMEWHERE.
NO RAIN, HUH? OK.
UM...
THE DISPERSAL AREA'S
GONNA BE ABOUT
26,000 SQUARE METERS.
THAT'S LIKE A TENTH OF A
MILE ON EACH SIDE, RIGHT?
A CITY BLOCK.
BIGGER BOMB, MAYBE 2 BLOCKS.
(Terry) TELL US ABOUT
THE ROUTE YOU TOOK.
IT'S A STRAIGHT
SHOT TO CARLSBAD.
AND WHO DECIDES THE ROUTE?
COMES FROM THE COMPANY.
THE HEAD OF TRANSPORTATION
MAKES THE CALL
BASED ON WEATHER, TRAFFIC.
THEY TRY TO AVOID HIGH-POPULATION
AREAS, STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO THE HEAD OF TRANSPORTATION
KNOWS. WHO ELSE?
NO ONE.
ROUTE'S KEPT SECRET UNTIL
ABOUT 2 HOURS BEFORE WE LEAVE.
THE THING IS, IT'S NOT LIKE THE
TRUCK'S CAMOUFLAGED OR ANYTHING.
IT'S GOT RADIATION
WARNINGS ALL OVER IT.
BUT PRIOR TO GOING TO BREAKFAST,
YOU WEREN'T AWARE OF
ANYONE FOLLOWING YOU? NO,
A-AND THAT'S PART OF MY
JOB, TO WATCH THE MIRRORS,
RADIO IN IF I SEE SOMETHING.
WHAT ABOUT THE MISSING DRIVER?
WHO? RAY?
YEAH. HOW WELL DO EITHER
ONE OF YOU KNOW HIM?
WE'VE DONE A FEW HAULS TOGETHER.
WHOSE CHOICE WAS IT
TO STOP AT THAT DINER?
HIS, BUT I MEAN,
THAT'S NOT REALLY ODD.
I MEAN, WE ALL
TAKE TURNS PICKIN'.
IS THERE ANY WAY HE
COULD HAVE HAD ACCESS
TO THE FOLLOW CAR WHILE
YOU TWO WERE EATING?
YOU THINK RAY WAS
INVOLVED IN THIS?
SOMEONE DISABLED THE CAR.
WE'D LIKE TO KNOW IF RAYMOND
SITES HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.
HE WENT OUTSIDE TO
SMOKE A CIGARETTE,
BUT IT WAS ONLY FOR A MINUTE.
HEY, DON. HEY.
WHAT'D CHARLIE SAY? WE'D
BETTER FIND THAT TRUCK.
I THINK I'VE GOT SOMETHING
ON THE MISSING DRIVER. YEAH?
BEFORE HIS CURRENT
JOB, ABOUT A YEAR AGO,
RAYMOND SITES WORKED FOR
ANOTHER TRUCKING COMPANY.
GOT FIRED FOR A
SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEM.
OH, YEAH, I SEE. METH.
YEAH, HE USED IT TO STAY
AWAKE DURING THE LONG HAULS.
WAIT, I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
HOW DID D.O.E. MISS THIS?
FOR HIS TERMINATION, THEY AGREED
NOT TO PUT THE INFORMATION
IN HIS EMPLOYEE FILE.
(huffs)
TAKE A LOOK AT HIS
BANK ACCOUNT RECORDS.
(Terry) THANK YOU FOR
COMING DOWN, MRS. SITES.
YEAH, WELL,
THOSE AGENTS REALLY DIDN'T
GIVE ME MUCH OF A CHOICE.
HAVE YOU HEARD FROM
YOUR HUSBAND TODAY?
RAY? MMM-HMM.
NO, HE'S ON A HAUL.
WHY DO YOU WANT
TO KNOW ABOUT RAY?
YOUR HUSBAND'S TRUCK
DISAPPEARED THIS MORNING.
(gasping) WHAT DO YOU MEAN
DISAPPEARED? WHERE'S RAY?
WELL, THAT'S WHAT
WE'D LIKE TO KNOW.
WELL, IS SOMETHING
BEING DONE TO FIND HIM?
WE THINK YOUR HUSBAND'S TRUCK
WAS HIJACKED TO
GET TO THE CARGO.
I ALWAYS WORRY ABOUT
HIM, HAULING WHAT HE DOES.
THE RADIATION TERRIFIES ME.
BUT I NEVER IMAGINED
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
WELL, WE ALSO THINK HE
MIGHT BE INVOLVED IN ALL THIS.
NO, THAT'S NOT
POSSIBLE. NOT RAY.
WE'RE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM
HE HAD AT HIS PREVIOUS JOB.
WE'RE ALSO AWARE THAT HE MADE
A DEPOSIT WITH A CASHIER'S CHECK
FOR $25,000 INTO
YOUR JOINT ACCOUNT.
THAT MONEY DIDN'T
COME FROM HIS EMPLOYER.
HE WAS DRIVING DAY
AND NIGHT. HE JUST...
NEEDED SOMETHING
TO KEEP HIMSELF AWAKE.
AND THEN, WHEN HE HAD A
PROBLEM, THEY JUST LET HIM GO.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
THE STRAIN WE WERE UNDER,
RAY BEING UNEMPLOYED
FOR SO LONG.
MRS. SITES, IF YOUR
HUSBAND IS INVOLVED IN THIS
AND PEOPLE GET KILLED... NO.
IT'S NOT LIKE THAT. IT'S NOT.
THEY LIED. WHO LIED?
(sighing)
RAY WAS APPROACHED BY SOME MEN.
WHEN WAS THIS? MMM,
MAYBE 6 WEEKS AGO.
THEY SAID THEY WERE WITH A GROUP
TRYING TO STOP NUCLEAR WASTE
BEING HAULED ON THE HIGHWAYS.
SAID THEY WANTED TO
STAGE A PROTEST, YOU KNOW?
PEACEFUL. BLOCK THE
HIGHWAY, CARRY SIGNS...
SO HE GOT $25,000
IN RETURN FOR WHAT?
RAY WAS SUPPOSED TO CALL
THEM AND TELL THEM HIS ROUTE.
(cellular phone
ringing) EXCUSE ME.
DID HE MENTION ANY NAMES?
EPPES. NO.
UH-HUH. LOOK,
YOU DON'T KNOW RAY.
HE WOULD NEVER DO
SOMETHING LIKE THIS
IF HE THOUGHT PEOPLE
WERE GONNA GET HURT.
IT WAS JUST...
IT WAS JUST THE
MONEY. WE NEEDED IT.
PLEASE, I'M TELLING
YOU. HE'S A VICTIM HERE.
OK.
TERRY.
(murmuring) SO, THE L.A. SHERIFF'S
JUST FOUND HER HUSBAND.
(David) IT'S OUR MISSING
TRUCK DRIVER, RAYMOND SITES.
(police siren wailing)
SHERIFF'S OFFICE RECEIVED AN
ANONYMOUS TIP ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.
(Don) ONE SHOT,
SIDE OF THE HEAD.
I MEAN, ANY QUESTION
ABOUT WHETHER
THESE PEOPLE ARE WILLING
TO KILL HAS BEEN ANSWERED.
SO IT TURNS OUT
THE WIFE IS RIGHT.
RAYMOND IS A VICTIM.
(Terry) CORONER'S REPORT.
WON'T BE MUCH
CONSOLATION TO THE WIFE,
BUT THE BULLET THAT
KILLED RAYMOND SITES
ONLY ENDED HIS
LIFE BY A FEW YEARS.
AUTOPSY FOUND MALIGNANT
TUMORS UP AND DOWN HIS SPINE.
YEAH, WELL, I MEAN, HE SPENT
MONTHS BREATHING IN NUCLEAR WASTE.
YEAH, SO MUCH FOR
HAUSER'S IDEA OF SAFE LEAKS.
DID BALLISTICS GET US
ANYTHING? 9 MILLIMETER.
DOESN'T MATCH ANYTHING ON FILE.
(David) GUYS. SHERIFF'S HOMICIDE
SAID THEY FOUND 2 CELL
PHONES ON RAYMOND SITES.
ONE WAS HIS, THE
OTHER'S UNREGISTERED.
PHONY C.I.D. CODE, AND A
SINGLE VOICE MESSAGE ON IT.
(man in garbled voice) WE HAVE
THE TRUCK YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
THE PRICE IS $20 MILLION
FOR ITS SAFE RETURN.
IF YOU DON'T PAY WHAT WE ASK,
WE WILL DETONATE THE NUCLEAR
MATERIAL IN LOS ANGELES.
I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE
OF THE CONSEQUENCES
IF YOU FORCE US TO DO THAT.
YOU'VE GOT 12 HOURS
TO ARRANGE THE MONEY.
WE'LL BE IN TOUCH WITH
AN ACCOUNT NUMBER
AND ELECTRONIC
TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS.
(David) CALL CAME
IN 53 MINUTES AGO.
MEANS WE'VE GOT 11 HOURS.
TELL ME ABOUT THE CALLER.
UH, THAT IT'S FROM A CELL
PHONE PRESENTS PROBLEMS.
UH, IT'S DIGITALLY TRANSMITTED,
WHICH DULLS DOWN THE DISTINCTIVE
FEATURES OF THE CALLER'S VOICE,
AND CELL PHONE COMPANIES
COMPRESS VOICE-MAIL FILES
TO CONSERVE STORAGE
SPACE, SO, IT'S FURTHER MASKED.
JUST BEST GUESS ME. UH, NO
DISCERNIBLE REGIONAL DIALECTS.
WHITE MALE. MID 20s TO LATE 40s.
ALL RIGHT, SO NOT FOREIGN,
THEN. UH, I DON'T THINK SO.
IF I HAD MORE TO
WORK WITH, I COULD...
IT'S ALL RIGHT. I UNDERSTAND.
JUST GET IT TO STRATEGIC
OPERATIONS, ALL RIGHT?
OK.
IF THEY REALLY INTEND
TO DETONATE A DIRTY BOMB,
NUCLEAR MATERIAL IS
ONLY ONE INGREDIENT.
WELL, WE SHOULD BE CHECKING WITH ANY
PLACES THAT DEAL WITH HIGH EXPLOSIVES, SO,
CONSTRUCTION SITES, MILITARY
BASES, FERTILIZER WHOLESALERS...
(Charlie) SO. IT
IS A DIRTY BOMB.
NO, CHARLIE, IT IS JUST A
THREAT RIGHT NOW. OK?
BUT WE HAVE NO IDEA WHERE.
UH, WHEREVER THEY CAN
INFLICT THE MOST DAMAGE.
I MEAN, ALL WE
KNOW IS LOS ANGELES.
LOS ANGELES.
LET ME ASK YOU THIS. WHAT
DO YOU THINK THE POSSIBILITY
OF PREDICTING WHERE
THEY MIGHT STRIKE IS?
(sighs)
A TON OF VARIABLES,
BUT WE ACTUALLY KNOW
MORE THAN WE THINK WE MIGHT
BECAUSE, FOR EXAMPLE,
WE KNOW THAT THEIR
TARGET IS URBAN,
BECAUSE THEY MUST HAVE THE
ABILITY TO MOVE THE MATERIAL.
YEAH, RIGHT. BUT TO
EXPLODE IT IN AN URBAN AREA,
THAT MEANS THEY GOT
PAST, UH, THE ROADBLOCKS,
WHICH IS AN EVEN
BIGGER PROBLEM, RIGHT?
IN TERMS OF
PINPOINTING A TARGET?
PHYSICAL FLEXIBILITY
MAY ONLY BE DISGUISING
A MATHEMATICAL INFLEXIBILITY.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND. WHAT?
IN OBSERVING THEIR
PREPARATION SO FAR,
I'M ASSUMING THAT THEY'RE
GOING TO BE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT
THE EXACT SAME VARIABLES I AM
TO IDENTIFY AN OPTIMAL TARGET.
OK, NOW, I'M
CONSIDERING WEATHER,
I'M CONSIDERING WIND, UH,
STRUCTURAL LANDSCAPE,
POPULATION DENSITY,
TRAFFIC FLOW,
AND MIND YOU, THESE
ARE FIXED VALUES
IN A NARROW TIME
FRAME LIKE 11 HOURS.
YEAH. MORE LIKE 10 AND A HALF.
10 AND A HALF.
IF I COULD JUST GET MY HANDS
ON SOME GEO-SPATIAL
RADAR-IMAGERY DATA, YOU KNOW,
I... I'D BE ABLE TO NARROW
THE LIST OF TARGETS,
BUT THERE'S STILL A
VARIABLE I DON'T HAVE.
THE TYPE OF
EXPLOSIVE THEY'LL USE.
THAT'LL TELL ME THE
EFFECT OF THE IMPACT.
(Terry) DON. ENGINEER FROM
THE JET PROPULSION LAB
JUST CALLED IN, RESPONDING
TO AN INTERNAL D.O.E. ALERT.
SAYS SHE WAS APPROACHED
A WHILE BACK BY 2 MEN
WANTING TO KNOW ABOUT
HANDLING NUCLEAR MATERIAL.
DO WE THINK SHE'S FOR REAL?
SAYS THEY SPECIFICALLY
TALKED ABOUT CESIUM-137.
(engineer) HE ASKED
A LOT OF QUESTIONS,
MOSTLY ABOUT HANDLING
HIGH-LEVEL ISOTOPES.
DID EITHER ONE OF THEM SAY WHY
THEY WANTED THE INFORMATION?
THEY SAID THEY WERE
RESEARCHING A SCREENPLAY.
THIS BEING L.A., I DIDN'T
GIVE IT A SECOND THOUGHT,
AND THEN I SAW
THE INTERNAL ALERT.
YOU SAID THEY SPECIFICALLY
MENTIONED CESIUM-137?
NO. CESIUM WAS MY IDEA.
MY LAB EXPERIMENTED
WITH CESIUM GENERATORS
AS A POSSIBLE POWER SOURCE
ABOARD A DEEP-SPACE PROBE,
SO IT'S AN ISOTOPE
I'M FAMILIAR WITH.
(female voice) YOU
HAVE A MESSAGE.
DID THEY TOUCH ANYTHING
WHILE THEY WERE HERE?
MMM. ONE OF THEM MAYBE
HAD A COKE OR SOMETHING.
NOTHING ELSE?
MMM-MMM. OH, NO. WAIT, UM,
A BOOK. UH,
IF I REMEMBER, IT WAS A
BIOGRAPHY OF LOUIS SLOTIN.
DON'T TOUCH IT.
PLEASE, JUST, UM,
POINT TO IT.
(Terry) WHO IS LOUIS SLOTIN?
HE WAS A PHYSICIST AT LOS ALAMOS
WHO PERSONALLY HANDLED
RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
FOR THE MANHATTAN PROJECT.
THEY WERE CURIOUS AS TO
HOW HE'D ACCIDENTALLY SET OFF
A CHAIN REACTION IN HIS LAB.
HOW DID HE DO THAT?
SLOTIN WAS KEEPING 2 HALVES OF A PLUTONIUM
SPHERE APART, USING A SCREWDRIVER.
THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED,
AND THE HALVES CAME TOGETHER,
GENERATING A VAST
FLUX OF RADIATION.
HE USED HIS BODY
TO TRY AND PROTECT
THE OTHER SCIENTISTS IN THE LAB.
HE DIED 9 DAYS LATER.
TOTAL DISINTEGRATION
OF INTERNAL FUNCTIONS.
(Alan) CHARLIE, YOU IN THERE?
HA!
HEY, WHAT ARE YOU 2
GENIUSES INTO NOW?
HEY, DAD. AND, UH,
WHAT ARE MY OLD CITY PLANNING
MAPS DOING OUT LIKE THIS?
WHAT'S HAPPENED?
(sighs)
WELL, NO ONE'S REALLY
SUPPOSED TO KNOW.
CHARLES, PERHAPS IT WOULD
BE BEST TO INFORM YOUR FATHER
OF THE IMPENDING ARMAGEDDON.
ARMAGEDDON?
YOU REALLY ARE... (Alan)
OH, NO, DON'T TELL ME.
YOU TWO SPOT ANOTHER
ONE OF THOSE ASTEROIDS
HURTLING TOWARDS THE EARTH, HUH?
SEVERAL THOUSAND, ACTUALLY,
BUT THAT ARMAGEDDON
WE HAVE DECADES TO RESOLVE.
(laughing) CHARLIE, WHAT
IS HE TALKING ABOUT?
NOTHING... A TRUCK
CARRYING NUCLEAR WASTE
WAS HIJACKED YESTERDAY.
WHAT?
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.
WHY DIDN'T I HEAR ANYTHING
ABOUT THIS ON THE NEWS?
BECAUSE THEY'RE
NOT TELLING ANYONE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
"THEY'RE NOT TELLING ANYONE?"
HOW THE HELL ARE PEOPLE
SUPPOSED TO PROTECT THEMSELVES?
IN THE FIRST PLACE, UH,
WE... WE'RE NOT EVEN
SURE THAT THERE...
THAT THERE IS A BOMB, SO...
A BOMB?
WELL, WE DON'T KNOW
WHERE IT'S GONNA GO OFF.
WELL, MAYBE NOT.
BUT I WOULD SUGGEST THAT, UH,
PEOPLE QUICKLY TAKING A RIDE OUT
OF TOWN IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION
MIGHT BE OF HELP RIGHT NOW.
WELL, POSSIBLY NOT, WITH
THESE CURRENT WIND CONDITIONS.
LOOK, AN EVACUATION
WITHOUT INFORMATION
WILL LEAD TO MASS PUBLIC PANIC.
WELL, SPEAKING FOR
THE HUDDLED MASSES,
I'D RATHER NOT HAVE
SOME GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL
MAKING THAT DECISION FOR ME
RIGHT NOW, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND WHAT ARE YOU
DOING WITH MY MAPS?
YOU REALLY ARE
SOMETHING, YOU KNOW THAT?
WE... THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT...
HEY, HEY, HEY. YOU SEE,
HE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO KNOW...
HE IS A PLANNER.
YOU KNOW WHAT, DAD?
YOU CAN HELP US.
HOW CAN I HELP YOU?
CHARLIE, I'M NOT A PHYSICIST,
AND I'M CERTAINLY NOT AN EXPERT
ON NUCLEAR CONTAMINATION.
BUT YOU WERE A CITY PLANNER.
YOU KNOW ABOUT URBAN DENSITY.
AND THESE ARE YOUR MAPS.
(Don) OK, LISTEN UP,
EVERYBODY. GATHER ROUND.
WE GOT A POSSIBLE SUSPECT.
FINGERPRINT MATCH FROM
THE BOOK WE GOT AT J.P.L.,
GAVE US THIS MAN,
DARRYL GERTH, G-E-R-T-H.
WHITE MALE, 29 YEARS OLD.
DID 5 YEARS FOR A FAILED
ARMORED-CAR ROBBERY.
I WANT TO RUN DOWN ALL
HIS KNOWN ASSOCIATES,
I MEAN, ANYBODY WHO
EVER DID A HEIST WITH HIM.
WE GOTTA FIND THIS
GUY A.S.A.P., OK? LET'S GO.
(Terry) DON, COME HERE.
5 POUNDS OF C-4
EXPLOSIVE IS MISSING
FROM THE NAVAL WEAPONS
STATION AT SEAL BEACH.
WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN?
INVENTORY IS TAKEN EVERY 14 DAYS.
LAST ONE WAS 8 DAYS
AGO, SO WITHIN THE WEEK.
HOW DOES SOMEONE GET
ACCESS TO C-4 ON A NAVAL BASE?
ENLISTED MEN, CIVILIAN
CONTRACTORS, MAINTENANCE CREWS,
THEY'D ALL HAVE ACCESS.
ALL RIGHT, RUN IT DOWN.
I MEAN, IF IT'S THE SAME
PEOPLE WHO STOLE THE TRUCK,
THEY GOT NUCLEAR MATERIAL, HIGH
EXPLOSIVE, AND THAT IS A DIRTY BOMB.
OUR SUSPECT'S PAROLE OFFICER
HASN'T SEEN HIM IN WEEKS.
NO KNOWN ADDRESS, BUT I HAVE
A LINE ON THE FOSTER PARENTS.
MAYBE HE STAYS
IN TOUCH. OK, GOOD.
GET 'EM IN HERE AND TALK TO HIM.
I'M GONNA GO TELL
CHARLIE ABOUT THE C-4.
IT'S THE ONE VARIABLE
HE'S BEEN MISSING.
SOME KIDS, BY THE TIME YOU
GET 'EM, THE DAMAGE IS DONE.
NOTHING YOU DO
MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
DARRYL GOT INTO TROUBLE? ALWAYS.
AND THE WORST PART, HE WAS A...
A RINGLEADER.
HE GOT OTHER KIDS
IN TROUBLE, TOO.
EVEN OUR OWN SON, MARK.
ARRESTED WHEN HE WAS 16
FOR HELPING DARRYL STEAL
SOCIAL SECURITY CHECKS.
WE NEED TO LOCATE DARRYL. IS
YOUR SON STILL IN CONTACT WITH HIM?
OH, GOD, NO.
PART OF HIS PROBATION,
MARK JOINED THE NAVY.
NAVY GOT HIM SQUARED
AWAY, YOU BETTER BELIEVE THAT.
MR. WATSON, WHERE'S YOUR
SON CURRENTLY STATIONED?
UH, SEAL BEACH.
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION.
THE SAME PLACE THE
EXPLOSIVES WERE MISSING FROM.
YEAH. W-W-WHAT'S
GO... WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHERE DOES YOUR SON
LIVE? DOES HE LIVE ON BASE?
NO. HE HAS AN APARTMENT
OVER IN FULLERTON.
FULLERTON. THANK YOU.
CLEAR.
CLEAR.
GOT SOMETHING.
THAT MINTY SMELL?
CYCLOHEXANONE VAPOR.
AND WE HAVE...
WAXY CELLOPHANE WRAPPER.
C-4.
BOMB'S FOR REAL, NO QUESTION.
(Don) ALL RIGHT.
WELL, WE KNOW THAT.
(phone ringing)
AGENT EPPES!
CELL PHONE'S RINGING.
PUT IT ON SPEAKER.
THIS IS AGENT EPPES.
(distorted male voice)
GRAB A PEN, EPPES.
I'M GONNA GIVE YOU
AN ACCOUNT NUMBER.
AS SOON AS WE HANG UP,
YOU'LL TRANSFER THE MONEY.
WAIT, WAIT. HOLD... HOLD
ON. YOU SAID 12 HOURS.
IT'S ONLY BEEN 6. YOU GOTTA
GIVE ME MORE TIME THAN THAT.
(Don) YOU THERE?
MAYBE WHAT YOU NEED IS
A LITTLE MOTIVATION, EPPES.
WAIT. LOOK...
SAY, DOWNTOWN, IN ONE HOUR?
GOTTA GIVE ME
MORE TIME THAN THAT.
ONE HOUR. WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.
CHARLIE, YOU GOTTA TELL
ME WHAT YOU GOT. NOW.
WELL, DON'T WE
HAVE LIKE 6 HOURS?
YEAH, WELL, THEY PUSHED
IT UP. THEY PUSHED IT...
(groans)
HE NEEDS TO KNOW NOW.
WELL, WE STILL HAVE
ALGORITHMS TO TEST
AND VARIABLES TO EXPLORE HERE.
CHARLIE! (Charlie) OK, UM...
OK, WE... WE'VE PINPOINTED
7 LIKELY TARGETS.
UH, THERE'S ONE IN WESTWOOD,
THERE'S 2 IN CENTURY CITY.
DOWNTOWN. FORGET EVERYTHING
ELSE. JUST TELL ME DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN. OK. HE
NEEDS DOWNTOWN. SO...
OK, THERE'S...
THERE'S... THERE'S 2.
THERE'S ONE IN DRISCOLL PLAZA,
AND ANOTHER IN ANGELES SQUARE.
ANGELES SQUARE? WAIT A MINUTE.
DRISCOLL PLAZA...
AND ANGELES SQUARE.
(Brent) NO GOOD.
WE'VE GOT 58 MINUTES
AND NOWHERE NEAR
THE MANPOWER TO
CLEAR 2 AREAS. RIGHT.
EVEN IF WE TRY, THE
TRAFFIC WOULD GRIDLOCK.
WE COULDN'T GET
OUR OWN MEN IN THERE.
ALL RIGHT, CHARLIE, YOU
GOTTA MAKE A CHOICE.
YOU GOTTA GIVE ME ONE
NOW. JUST CHOOSE ONE.
HE NEEDS JUST ONE. ONE OF THEM.
STATISTICALLY, THEY'RE BOTH
OF NEARLY EQUAL PROBABILITY.
RIGHT. MATHEMATICALLY,
WE HAVE NO JUSTIFICATION
FOR CHOOSING ONE OVER
THE OTHER. WHAT... WHAT...
DONNIE, GO WITH ANGELES SQUARE.
WAIT. DAD, HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
CHARLIE SAYS IT DOESN'T
HOLD UP MATHEMATICALLY.
I KNOW WHAT CHARLIE SAYS,
BUT I KNOW THESE MAPS,
AND I WOULD CHOOSE
ANGELES SQUARE.
ALL RIGHT, TELL ME WHY.
(Alan) IT'S THE HEIGHT
OF THE BUILDINGS.
IT CREATES WHAT WE USED
TO CALL AN URBAN CANYON.
THE... THE AIR CURRENTS
THROUGH THE BUILDINGS
SPREAD THE RADIATION
MUCH FURTHER.
IF I WANTED TO INFLICT
AS MUCH DAMAGE AS I COULD,
THAT'S WHERE I WOULD GO.
ANGELES SQUARE, I'M
TELLING YOU. ALL RIGHT.
LET'S EVACUATE ANGELES
SQUARE. LET'S GO.
(sirens wailing)
(people chattering)
COME ON, FOLKS. MOVE IT
ALONG. MOVE IT ALONG, SIR.
(horns blaring)
OK, WE'RE CLEARING THE AREA NOW.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, ALL THE
BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN EVACUATED.
I MEAN, 15 MINUTES, SEEMS
ODD WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HIM,
DON'T YOU THINK? YEAH,
BOMB SQUAD IS SEARCHING,
BUT THE DEVICE COULD BE
CONCEALED ANYWHERE ON THIS PLAZA.
YEAH, WE GOT A LOT
OF GROUND TO COVER.
WELL, WE GOT NO CHOICE.
WE GOTTA DO WHAT WE CAN.
KEEP YOUR EYE ON YOUR
WATCHES. MAKE SURE
YOU LEAVE AT LEAST 5 MINUTES
TO CLEAR THE AREA, OK? ALL RIGHT.
SO YOU GUYS GOT
THAT? QUARTER AFTER,
WE'RE OUT OF HERE,
NO MATTER WHAT.
OK. GOT IT.
(people chattering)
(siren wailing)
(Don) GOT ANY WORD
ON CASUALTIES?
2 OF OUR GUYS GOT IT PRETTY
BAD. DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.
HOW CLOSE WERE
YOU ALL TO THE BLAST?
WELL, 80, 100 FEET.
ARE YOU SURE?
WE WERE CLOSE. MY
EARS WON'T STOP RINGING.
I'M NOT PICKING
UP ANY RADIATION.
YOU'RE CLEAN, YOU ALL ARE.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, SO IT
WASN'T A DIRTY BOMB.
D.O.E. JUST FINISHED
ANALYZING THE BOMB.
THEIR TESTS FAILED TO FIND A TRACE
OF CESIUM-137 OR ANY NUCLEAR MATERIAL.
ALL RIGHT, SO THEY STILL GOT IT.
WHY DIDN'T THEY USE IT?
RAYMOND SITES WAS
MURDERED, RIGHT?
THESE GUYS KILLED
TO GET THEIR HANDS
ON WHAT WAS IN THAT
TRUCK. (Don) YEAH.
I MEAN, EVERYTHING THEY
HAVE DONE HAS BEEN PLANNED.
THEY ONLY THING THEY HAVEN'T
KEPT TO IS THE TIME FRAME.
FIRST THEY SAY 12 HOURS,
THEN THEY SAY AN HOUR,
THEN THEY BLOW THE
BOMB 11 MINUTES EARLY.
AND WHY DIDN'T THEY CALL BACK,
GIVE US A CHANCE TO PAY?
WHAT IF THEY DIDN'T USE THE
CESIUM 'CAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO?
LIKE, I HOLD A GUN TO YOUR BACK,
YOU'RE GONNA DO WHAT I SAY.
DOESN'T MATTER IF I HAVE THE
GUN, AS LONG AS YOU THINK I DO.
THEY WANTED US TO THINK THEY
WERE BLOWING A DIRTY BOMB.
SO THEY STEAL THE TRUCK.
THAT GETS OUR ATTENTION. THEN
WE DO JUST WHAT THEY WANTED.
WHICH WAS WHAT? WHAT DID WE DO?
EVACUATED ANGELES SQUARE.
WELL, WE DIDN'T DO
SO BAD TODAY, DID WE?
NO, TODAY WAS GOOD.
BUT WHAT ABOUT TOMORROW?
(grunting)
YEAH, UH...
YOU KNOW, I...
I THINK I UNDERSTAND WHY
YOU LIKE HELPING DON SO MUCH.
IT'S NOT A BAD FEELING.
WHAT'S THE MATTER, CHARLIE?
YOU'VE GOT THAT LOOK
THAT YOU GET WHEN YOU...
CAN'T STOP WORRYING
ABOUT SOMETHING.
HE'S RIGHT. YOU SEEM
A LITTLE PERTURBED.
WHAT? YOU'RE STILL
NOT MAD ABOUT MY...
PULLING THAT PHONE OUT
OF YOUR HAND, ARE YOU?
I WAS GONNA SAY DRISCOLL PLAZA.
HUH?
BEFORE YOU GRABBED THE
PHONE OUT OF MY HAND, I WAS...
I WAS ABOUT TO SAY DRISCOLL
PLAZA, AND I WOULD'VE BEEN WRONG.
OH.
WELL, COME ON, CHARLIE.
I WAS THE ONE THAT DIDN'T
GIVE YOU THE RIGHT VARIABLES.
YOU KNOW, THE HEIGHTS
OF THE BUILDINGS.
LISTEN, IF YOU'VE
GOT ONE FAILING,
IT'S ONLY THAT YOU DON'T
THINK LIKE A CRIMINAL.
OF COURSE, WHAT DOES
THAT SAY ABOUT ME?
(chuckling)
I WOULD'VE BEEN WRONG.
WHY WOULD THEY WANT US
TO EVACUATE ANGELES SQUARE?
AND WHY NOT TELL US IT WAS
ANGELES SQUARE IN THE FIRST PLACE?
'CAUSE BY NARROWING
THE THREAT TO DOWNTOWN,
THEY TELL US AND THEY
KEEP US OFF BALANCE
AT THE SAME TIME.
I MEAN, THERE'S GOTTA
BE SOMETHING HERE,
THERE'S JUST GOTTA BE.
GERTH IS A THIEF, RIGHT?
SO WHAT WAS HE AFTER?
WHAT ABOUT THE DIAMOND MART?
COMBINED INVENTORY
HAS TO BE SIGNIFICANT.
I THINK IT'S OUTSIDE
THE EVACUATION ZONE.
THERE'S NO BANKS. WHAT'S IN THIS
BUILDING? WHAT'S THE 2215 BUILDING?
HERE WE GO. UH,
A TICKET OFFICE, WE
GOT 2 BROKERAGE FIRMS,
AND ARONSON CONSERVATORS.
THEY DO ART RESTORATION.
I TALKED TO YOUR ASSISTANT.
SHE SAYS NOBODY KNOWS
ABOUT THE WORK YOU DO.
WELL, WITH PAINTINGS
OF THIS IMPORTANCE,
IT'S JUST SAFER
NOT TO PUBLICIZE.
BESIDES, ALL THE MUSEUMS
KNOW WHO WE ARE,
AND THE LARGER PRIVATE
COLLECTIONS. LET'S SEE.
OH, NO.
OH, NO! I... I LOCKED
THAT VAULT MYSELF.
EVEN WITH THE BOMB THREAT, AND
THE... AND THE POLICEMEN YELLING AT ME.
(Terry) YOU SURE?
I LOCKED THE VAULT!
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
LOOK, DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING.
OH! OH, MY GOD.
IT'S... IT'S... THEY'RE ALL
GONE. EVERY ONE OF THEM.
MS. ARONSON, TELL
ME EXACTLY... I AM FINE.
THE PAINTINGS ARE GONE.
I NEED TO KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT'S MISSING. UH,
6 VAN GOGHS FOR
THE LACMA EXHIBIT,
AND, UH, 2
REMBRANDTS, A DEGAS...
WHAT IS IT WORTH?
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY.
WE'RE INSURED FOR THE MONEY.
IT'S ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE.
WELL, WE'RE GONNA NEED AN
APPROXIMATE DOLLAR VALUE.
I DON'T KNOW. UH,
CLOSE TO $100 MILLION.
SECURITY SYSTEM RUNS
THROUGH THE BASEMENT.
EVACUATION GAVE THEM ALL THE
TIME AND ACCESS THEY NEEDED.
THE STREETS ARE BLOCKED.
HOW WOULD THEY GET THE HEAVY
EQUIPMENT PAST THE SECURITY PERIMETER?
WELL, THEY COULD HAVE BEEN
INSIDE THE BUILDING ALREADY.
YEAH. CHECK THIS OUT.
(David) RENTAL AGENT FROM THE
BUILDING WHERE THE ARTWORK WAS STOLEN
PICKED OUT GERTH
FROM A PHOTO ARRAY.
SAYS HE CAME BY
ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO,
LEASED SOME OFFICE
SPACE ON THE GROUND FLOOR.
WENT BY THE NAME
OF DONALD GARRITY.
GARRITY.
THAT'S THE SAME NAME ON
RAYMOND SITES' CASHIER'S CHECK.
YEAH, IT'S THE SAME ALIAS.
WHERE'S OUR L-LIST
OF TRUCK RENTALS?
PROBABLY WATCHED
FROM THE WINDOW.
WAITED TILL EVERYONE WAS OUT
THEN HELPED
THEMSELVES TO THE ART.
WE WERE PLAYED.
BINGO. GARRITY.
RENTED A 25-FOOT VAN OUT OF
AVIS IN HOMEWOOD, CALIFORNIA.
25 FEET. THAT'S LARGE ENOUGH
TO TRANSPORT THOSE CASKS.
YEAH, DO ME A FAVOR.
GET ON THE PHONE,
SEE IF YOU CAN GET THE ADDRESS
THEY USED ON THE RENTAL AGREEMENT.
ALL TEAMS BE ADVISED.
WATCH YOUR FIRE.
WE HAVE POSSIBLE HAZARDOUS
MATERIAL INSIDE THE TARGET AREA.
(man) ROGER THAT.
ALL CLEAR.
ALL RIGHT, THAT'S
A CLEAR. LET'S DO IT.
3, 2, 1. EXECUTE.
F.B.I.! F.B.I.!
F.B.I.!
GET DOWN! F.B.I.!
F.B.I.! F.B.I.!
DOWN! DOWN!
(F.B.I. agents shouting)
PUT UP YOUR HANDS NOW.
YOU, MOVE, THIS WAY.
(David) LET'S GO.
LET'S GO. (man) CLEAR!
(Don) GIVE ME YOUR
RIGHT HAND. GET UP!
(Geiger counter crackling)
DAMN.
NOTHING.
THE CASKS AREN'T HERE.
WHERE'S THE CESIUM?
(Terry) DON, I GOT THE ART.
LOOK AT ME. WHERE'S THAT CESIUM?
YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME
WHERE THOSE CASKS ARE.
I GOT NO IDEA WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, MAN.
LET'S GO.
COME ON.
RIGHT NOW I CAN TIE YOU TO
THE MURDER OF RAYMOND SITES,
TO THE THEFT OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL,
THE ANGELES SQUARE BOMBING.
IF YOU'RE LUCKY, YOU'RE GONNA
SPEND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
IN A MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON.
OH, YOU THINK SO, HUH?
AND THAT'S IF YOU'RE LUCKY.
NOW, I WANNA KNOW
WHERE THAT TRUCK IS.
WELL, THAT'S GOOD, 'CAUSE
I WANT SOME THINGS, TOO.
ALL RIGHT, WHAT DO YOU WANT?
WELL, THE FIRST THING I
WANT IS FOR YOU TO LET ME GO.
WELL, THAT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN.
WELL...
THEN YOU'RE GONNA BE LOOKING
AT A DIRTY BOMB AFTER ALL.
WHAT?
OH, YOU DIDN'T THINK
I HAD A BACKUP PLAN?
THE EXPLOSIVES WERE STOLEN
FROM THE NAVAL WEAPONS CENTER.
THE SAME BASE THAT
YOU'RE STATIONED.
THE TRUCK DRIVER, RAYMOND
SITES, SHOT IN THE HEAD.
THAT'S MURDER WITH
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
WELL, I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO
DO WITH THAT. I WASN'T EVEN THERE.
THERE OR NOT,
YOU'RE ON THE HOOK.
MARK,
THE ONLY WAY TO HELP YOURSELF
IS TO HELP US FIND THE TRUCK.
THE NAVY KID'S SCARED, BUT
HE'S NOT GIVIN' US THE TRUCK.
MY GUY WASN'T TALKING EITHER.
YEAH, AND GERTH THINKS HE'S
GOING TO TRADE THAT TRUCK
FOR A FREE TICKET OUT OF HERE.
LOOK, LET ME FLOAT SOMETHING.
WE'VE BEEN OPERATING
UNDER THE ASSUMPTION
THAT THOSE CASKS
HAVE BEEN MOVED.
WHAT IF THEY HAVEN'T?
WHAT IF THEY'RE ON
THE ORIGINAL TRUCK,
EXACTLY AS THEY WERE
THE DAY THEY WERE STOLEN?
LIKE YOU SAID BEFORE,
THEY ONLY NEED US TO
THINK THEY MOVED THEM.
RIGHT. (Terry) THAT
WOULD EXPLAIN
WHY THE TRUCK IN THE WAREHOUSE
HAD NO TRACE OF RADIATION.
THIS TRUCK IS SITTING INSIDE
OUR PERIMETER. IT'S NOT OUTSIDE.
(Don sighs)
LARRY AND I HAVE BEEN
DOING SOME RESEARCH
ON TRACKING
RADIATION SIGNATURES.
NOW, BETWEEN THE SENSORS
THAT SCAN FROM PLANES
AND THOSE YOU COULD INSTALL
AT RANDOM POINTS IN THE AREA,
WE WOULD BE ABLE TO TRIANGULATE A
LOCATION FOR THAT RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, THAT'S GREAT.
HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE?
(sighing)
LIKE A... LIKE A WEEK,
OR... OR MAYBE 2.
A WEEK? CHARLIE, THE TRUCK IS
LEAKING RADIATION, YOU UNDERSTAND?
(Larry) HE'S RIGHT,
CHARLES. I MEAN,
THESE CASKS WERE NOT DESIGNED TO CONTAIN
CESIUM FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.
THIS MATERIAL IN PARTICULAR
HAS AN INSIDIOUS
METHOD OF ATTACK.
WHICH IS?
LOOK, EVEN IN SMALL AMOUNTS,
WHETHER INGESTED OR INHALED,
THEY SPREAD THROUGHOUT
THE ENTIRE BODY,
THEY INVADE AND
DESTROY THE SOFT TISSUE.
LONGER EXPOSURE
AND WE'RE TALKING ACUTE
RADIATION POISONING.
THE "WALKING GHOST" PHASE.
THE "WALKING GHOST" PHASE?
YES, LIKE THE PEOPLE
AT CHERNOBYL.
SOMEBODY STARTS FEELING
NAUSEOUS, THEY VOMIT,
THEY START FEELING BETTER,
THEY THINK THEY ARE BETTER.
BUT NO, IT'S...
IT'S JUST A GRACE PERIOD.
A WEEK LATER,
IT'S INTERNAL BLEEDING
AND CERTAIN DEATH.
(sighing)
YOU SAID YOU HAVE THE GUYS
THAT STOLE THE TRUCK, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS?
WELL, CHARLIE, THEY'RE
NOT TALKING. NONE OF THEM?
NO. THEY'RE TRYIN' TO USE THE
TRUCK AS LEVERAGE, IF ANYTHING.
THEY HAD A PLAN GOING IN.
I MEAN, WE GOT 'EM SEPARATED.
WE'RE TRYIN' TO PLAY 'EM
AGAINST EACH OTHER, BUT...
WHAT ABOUT PUTTING
THEM TOGETHER?
NO, CHARLIE. YOU KEEP
SUSPECTS ISOLATED IN THE DARK.
THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.
I UNDERSTAND THAT.
THAT... THAT'S NOT
WHAT I'M SPEAKING ABOUT.
I'M ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT
SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
I'M TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING
CALLED "THE PRISONER'S DILEMMA."
GAME THEORY. GAME THEORY.
THE MATHEMATICS
OF DECISION-MAKING.
UH-HUH. HOW TO ACHIEVE
THE OPTIMAL OUTCOME
FROM A COMPLEX SITUATION.
SO, FOR INSTANCE, UM...
SAY 2 PEOPLE WERE
TO COMMIT A CRIME.
NOW, IF NEITHER OF THEM
TALK, THEY EACH GET A YEAR.
IF ONE OF 'EM TALKS,
HE GETS NO TIME AT ALL,
AND THE OTHER GUY GETS 5 YEARS.
IF BOTH OF THEM TALK, THEY
EACH GET 2 YEARS. SO YOU SEE,
UNLESS THEY CAN TRUST EACH
OTHER NOT TO SAY ANYTHING,
TALKING IS THE BEST STRATEGY.
YEAH, BUT I ALREADY TOLD
YOU THEY'RE NOT TALKING.
WELL, MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE
NONE OF THEM REALIZE
HOW MUCH THE
OTHERS HAVE TO LOSE.
(Don) ALL RIGHT, LISTEN UP.
WE'RE GONNA DO THINGS
A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
THIS IS CHARLIE EPPES.
HE'S A PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS
AND AN EXCELLENT TEACHER.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS FIND OUT
IF ANY OF YOU ARE GOOD STUDENTS.
WHAT KIND OF CRAP IS THIS?
SHUT YOUR MOUTH.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
WHAT I'M GOING TO DO HERE
TODAY, MATHEMATICALLY,
IS CONSTRUCT A RISK
ASSESSMENT FOR EACH OF YOU.
BASICALLY QUANTIFY, IF I CAN,
THE VARIOUS CHOICES YOU FACE...
AND THEIR RESPECTIVE
CONSEQUENCES.
THE ONLY ONES
FACING CONSEQUENCES
ARE THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE
GOING TO GET HURT BY THAT TRUCK.
GERTH, I'M NOT GONNA
WARN YOU AGAIN.
OK. SO, "G" IS FOR GERTH.
UH, "W" IS FOR WATSON,
"F" IS FOR FITCHMAN. OK?
I'VE ASSIGNED SOME
VARIABLES BASED ON DATA,
LIKE RESPECTIVE AGES,
CRIMINAL RECORDS,
LOVED ONES ON THE OUTSIDE.
WAIT. WHAT DOES THAT
HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING?
HAVING FAMILY ON THE OUTSIDE WOULD
AFFECT YOUR MOTIVATION, WOULDN'T IT?
(Charlie) YOUR DESIRE
TO STAY OUT OF PRISON.
OK.
(chuckling mockingly)
OK, THERE IT IS.
THERE IT IS. ALL RIGHT.
FITCHMAN, YOU HAVE
A RISK ASSESSMENT
OF 14.9.
(Charlie) "W,"
YOURS IS 26.4.
"G,"
YOU HAVE A RISK ASSESSMENT
OF 7.9.
WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
WHAT THAT MEANS IS OLD MARK HERE
HAS THE MOST TO LOSE
BY GOING TO PRISON.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT MEANS.
DON'T LISTEN TO HIM, MARK.
HEY, LOOK AT ME.
MARK, THIS IS TRUTH.
THIS MATH HERE PROVES IT.
YOU STAND TO GIVE UP THE
MOST. YOU'RE THE YOUNGEST.
YOU HAVE PARENTS YOU'RE STILL IN
TOUCH WITH ON THE OUTSIDE, RIGHT?
YOU HAVE THE SHORTEST
CRIMINAL RECORD.
HEY, WHY DON'T YOU
JUST SAVE IT, HUH?
YOU ARE THE YOUNGEST,
YOU HAVE THE MOST POTENTIAL
TO MAKE SOMETHING OF YOURSELF.
(sighing)
AND THE MOST TO GAIN IF YOU DO.
MARK, LISTEN TO ME, BUDDY. HEY.
LOOK, I SPOKE TO
YOUR FATHER. MARK.
HE SAID YOU'RE NOT A BAD KID,
IT'S JUST THAT DARRYL HERE
HAS BEEN A BAD INFLUENCE ON YOU.
SO, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO
PROVE HIM RIGHT, YOUR ONE CHANCE.
OK, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT YOU WANT.
(Don) GOOD.
MARK.
YOU SAID NOBODY WOULD GET
HURT. AND THEN WHAT'D YOU DO?
YOU JUST WENT AND SHOT
THAT GUY, FOR NO REASON.
I'LL KILL YOU IF YOU TALK.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND? YEAH...
HEY, HEY! GET HIM OUT OF HERE.
(Fitchman) WAIT, WAIT,
I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHIN'.
I MEAN, I GOT, LIKE, A 14.9.
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD, RIGHT?
WHAT? YOU DIDN'T THINK
I HAD A BACKUP PLAN?
OK, THE TRUCK'S IN AN ABANDONED
FACTORY OFF 6TH STREET.
I'LL ALERT THE SEARCH TEAMS.
WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT?
SOMEBODY'S WITH IT.
HIS NAME'S BAKER. HE DID
TIME WITH GERTH A WHILE BACK.
HERE HE IS. CARL BAKER.
PART OF GERTH'S CREW.
THAT'S HIM. WHAT'S
HE SUPPOSED TO DO?
NOTHING UNTIL HE
HEARS FROM GERTH.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.
ALL RIGHT, THE TRUCK'S HERE.
WE'RE TOO FAR TO GET A
READING FROM HERE. YEAH?
THERE'S NO MOVEMENT.
THE DOOR'S AJAR, THOUGH.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.
ALL UNITS, WE'RE
GOOD TO GO HERE.
APPROACH WITH EXTREME CAUTION.
OUR PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS
TO SECURE THAT TRUCK. ROGER.
EVERYONE'S GOT THEIR
ASSIGNMENTS? ROGER THAT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S LINE UP.
(man) OK. GO, GO, GO!
OK, ON ME.
3, 2, 1...
EXECUTE, EXECUTE.
GET OUT OF THE WAY!
HOLD YOUR FIRE! HOLD YOUR FIRE!
(tires screeching)
GET YOUR HANDS UP!
GET 'EM UP WHERE I
CAN SEE 'EM! RIGHT NOW!
GET YOUR HANDS
UP! (Baker) GET BACK!
GET YOUR HANDS UP!
GET BACK, OR I'M GONNA
DUMP 'EM! ALL RIGHT.
YOU HEAR ME? I'LL
DUMP THE CASKS.
CARL, JUST STAY CALM NOW.
DON'T TELL ME TO CALM DOWN!
(Don) ALL RIGHT! ALL
RIGHT! ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT!
CALM DOWN, JUST CALM DOWN.
STAY CALM!
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL
RIGHT! HOLD! HOLD! HOLD!
HOLD! LOOK, HOLD!
EVERYBODY HOLD!
IT'S JUST YOU AND ME, CARL.
WE'RE JUST GONNA TO TALK NOW.
YOU'RE GONNA LET ME DRIVE OUT.
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN,
CARL. YOU'RE GONNA!
CARL, IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN.
WHERE'S GERTH?
GERTH GAVE YOU UP.
NO. YEAH, CARL.
NO, HE DIDN'T. YOU
THINK ABOUT IT.
HOW ELSE WOULD WE BE HERE, CARL?
(sobbing)
YOU ALL RIGHT?
(groans)
YOU SICK, CARL? HUH?
YOU BEEN THROWING UP?
HOW'D YOU KNOW THAT?
THAT'S THE RADIATION.
(Carl panting)
I WAS FEELING
BAD BEFORE, BUT I...
I FEEL FINE NOW.
CARL, LISTEN TO ME. YOU'RE IN WHAT'S
CALLED THE "WALKING GHOST" PHASE.
YOU'RE GONNA GET SICK
AGAIN, AND IT'S GONNA KILL YOU
UNLESS YOU GET
IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
NOW, I CAN HAVE A MEDEVAC
CHOPPER HERE IN 20 MINUTES, CARL.
LISTEN TO HIM, CARL.
THIS IS THE ONLY CHANCE
YOU HAVE TO SAVE YOUR LIFE.
ALL RIGHT, JUST
TAKE IT EASY, NOW.
THAT'S IT. YOU COME OUT OF THERE
AND YOU COME NICE AND EASY, ALL RIGHT?
I WANT TO SEE YOUR HANDS.
GET 'EM UP WHERE
I CAN SEE 'EM, NOW.
NICE AND EASY, CARL. YOU'RE
GONNA GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES, OK?
COME DOWN ONTO YOUR KNEES.
(groaning) ALL RIGHT.
PLEASE... CUFF HIM. LET'S GO.
PLEASE GET ME TO A DOCTOR.
(Don) OK, CARL, WE'LL DO THAT.
(Carl) PLEASE. ALL
RIGHT, LET'S GO.
IT'S ALL YOURS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
(agents chattering)
(Don) I MEAN, IT WAS
PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
THESE ARE 3 HARDCORE DUDES,
AND CHARLIE'S UP THERE SCRIBBLING
ALL THESE CRAZY EQUATIONS.
CRAZY... HEAR THAT,
DAD? "CRAZY EQUATIONS"!
NO, I DID A
RISK-ASSESSMENT ANALYSIS
BASED ON A MODEL USED TO
DETERMINE A BANK'S EXPOSURE
TO MUTUAL CREDIT
OBLIGATIONS. THAT'S WHAT I DID.
YEAH, IT'S A COMPLIMENT.
I MEAN, THE POINT IS,
IS THAT THEY BOUGHT IT.
(Alan) YEAH, DON'S RIGHT. I
MEAN, THE IMPORTANT THING IS,
YOU GOT THE TRUCK
BACK. ISN'T THAT ENOUGH?
YEAH, I MEAN, YOU KNOW,
YOU CAN GET AN AWARD
FOR A PERFORMANCE LIKE THAT.
A PERFORM... IT WASN'T
A PERFORMANCE!
IT WASN'T A SCAM. THAT WAS MATH.
THAT WAS ACTUAL MATH. I
DON'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP.
WANT TO HEAR ABOUT
MATH? HERE, HERE'S MATH.
DINNER WAS $92.
UH, DIVIDED 3 WAYS
IS $30 APIECE. PAY UP.
ACTUALLY, I GOTTA HIT AN
A.T.M. I DON'T HAVE ANY CASH.
OH, ALL RIGHT, NOW
THAT'S A SCAM. COME ON.
(Alan) LOOK, I ALWAYS GET
STUCK WITH THE CHECK.
(Charlie) WHAT IS
UP WITH YOUR SON?
HERE'S AN IDEA.
WHY DON'T WE SWING NORTH,
PLAY A FEW HANDS IN VEGAS?
SURE, THEN YOU CAN EXPLAIN
WHY WE'RE 300 MILES
OFF THE APPROVED ROUTE.
YOU GUYS CAN CATCH UP IN THE
FOLLOW CAR. THERE'S A BIG CLIMB AHEAD.
PROBABLY RIGHT. WE'LL SEE
YOU AT THE TOP OF THE HILL.
(truck engine starting)
RAY LEAVE ALREADY?
FIGURED HE COULD
USE A HEAD START.
(engine cranking)
(engine sputtering)
NICE. JUST WHAT WE NEEDED.
HEY, RAY.
RAY, WE'RE HAVING CAR TROUBLES.
YOU MIGHT HAVE TO HOLD UP.
RAY, THIS IS CHRIS.
GIVE ME A SHOUT BACK.
(radio crackling)
I'M NOT GETTIN' AN ANSWER.
RAY, COME ON, MAN, TALK TO US.
(radio crackling)
EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?
RAY, ANSWER ME.
(siren wailing)
WE'RE ON THE SCENE NOW.
PROFILING HIM. NOT YET.
HEY.
WHO'S GOT A HANDLE ON THIS?
ALL RIGHT, I'LL
TALK TO YOU LATER.
HEY, DON EPPES, F.B.I. HI.
AGENT SINCLAIR.
BRENT HAUSER,
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.
WHERE ARE THE 2 OTHER DRIVERS?
3 OF THEM ROTATE EACH SHIFT.
WHEN THEY TRIED TO FOLLOW,
CAR WOULDN'T START UP.
(David) HOW LONG HAS
THE RIG BEEN MISSING?
4 HOURS. 4 HOURS?
ANY REASON WE WEREN'T
NOTIFIED RIGHT AWAY?
TRANSPORTATION OF NUCLEAR
WASTE IS UNDER THE SUPERVISION
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.
NOT WHEN IT'S STOLEN, IT ISN'T.
I WOULD RATHER WE NOT JUMP TO
ANY CONCLUSIONS, AGENT EPPES.
HAS THERE BEEN ANY NOTICE TO
THE PUBLIC, ANY CITY AGENCIES?
THAT WOULD ONLY
CAUSE A PUBLIC PANIC.
I'D RATHER WAIT UNTIL WE
HAVE MORE INFORMATION,
FIND OUT WHERE THE TRUCK
IS, AND THEN, IF NECESSARY,
WE CAN IMPLEMENT A MORE
FOCUSED PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN.
MR. HAUSER, I GOT NEW
MEXICO ON THE PHONE FOR YOU.
ISOLATION PLANT IN CARLSBAD.
WHERE THE CARGO WAS HEADED.
EXCUSE ME.
THE GUY DOESN'T WANT TO TELL
4 MILLION PEOPLE IN LOS ANGELES
THAT HE LOST A TRUCKLOAD
OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE.
WHO WANTS TO BET HE'S GONNA
FIND IT SO HE CAN BE THE HERO?
IF HE DOESN'T, WE'VE GOT A
BIG PROBLEM ON OUR HANDS.
(Terry) THE NUCLEAR MATERIAL
ENTERED THE AREA HERE,
FROM ITS ORIGIN
POINT IN RIDGELAND,
EN ROUTE TO AN IN-GROUND
BURIAL SITE IN NEW MEXICO.
D.O.E. SET UP A PERIMETER,
BUT NOT UNTIL 40 MINUTES
AFTER THE TRUCK DISAPPEARED.
I MEAN, IT COULD BE ANYWHERE.
HIGHWAY PATROL'S THINKING
IT'S GOTTA BE RELATIVELY LOCAL,
GIVEN THE ROADBLOCKS THEY
DID GET A CHANCE TO SET UP.
WHAT ABOUT THE
CHANCE THE SHIPMENT'S
ALREADY BEEN REMOVED
FROM THE TRUCK?
(Hauser) WE'RE FAIRLY CONFIDENT
THAT HASN'T HAPPENED YET.
YOU'RE "FAIRLY CONFIDENT"?
REMOVING THE MATERIALS WOULD
CAUSE A SIZABLE RADIATION LEAK.
WE HAVE SEVERAL AIRBORNE
SENSORS UP OVER THE AREA.
SO FAR, THEY'RE ALL NEGATIVE.
SO THIS STUFF IS ONLY DANGEROUS
IF SOMEONE TRIES TO TAKE IT
OUT OF ONE OF THE CONTAINERS?
LOOK, MY TEAM HAS A RIGHT TO
KNOW WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE.
THE HOLDING CASKS THE
MATERIALS ARE SHIPPED IN,
THEY DON'T OFFER
100% CONTAINMENT.
YOU'RE SAYING THE CASKS LEAK?
ONLY AT N.R.C.-APPROVED LEVELS.
ALL RIGHT, SO LEFT ALONE, THEY
ARE A HAZARD TO ANYONE NEAR IT.
IT'S A MATTER OF PRACTICALITY.
A LEAK-PROOF CONTAINER WOULD
BE TOO HEAVY TO TRANSPORT.
LET'S JUST ASSUME WHOEVER STOLE IT HAS
BIGGER PLANS. WHAT COULD THEY DO WITH IT?
WORST CASE SCENARIO?
A DIRTY BOMB.
(Charlie) WE ALL USE
MATH EVERY DAY.
(echoing) EVERY DAY
TO PREDICT WEATHER,
TO TELL TIME,
TO HANDLE MONEY.
MATH IS MORE THAN
FORMULAS AND EQUATIONS.
IT'S LOGIC.
(echoing) MATH IS MORE THAN
FORMULAS AND EQUATIONS.
IT'S RATIONALITY.
IT'S USING YOUR MIND
TO SOLVE THE BIGGEST
MYSTERIES WE KNOW.
(echoing) WE KNOW.
ULTIMATELY YIELDING A GRAVITON
ZERO MODEL OF M CUBED OVER K.
WHICH HAPPENS TO BE
PRECISELY THE RANGE I PREDICTED.
CHARLES, I AM INDEBTED TO YOU.
WAIT.
WHOA.
WHOA, WHOA, HO, HO. WHOA! HO!
WHAT?
(clicking tongue)
(mimicking Charlie) DON'T SAY...
OH, HOLD ON, HOLD... HOLD ON.
WHY WOULD YOU SAY "HOLD ON"?
WHAT THE HELL WAS I
THINKING? BECAUSE...
WHAT IS IT?
THIS... THIS ENTIRE
LINE IS... IS, UH,
IT'S UNFOUNDED.
(Larry exclaiming) IT'S...
IT'S UN-UN-UNUSABLE.
TELL ME YOU'RE JOKING HERE.
I AM. I'M KIDDING AROUND.
WHY... WHY ARE YOU
DOING THIS TO ME?
WELL, BECAUSE...
DO YOU NOT KNOW HOW
IMPORTANT THIS PRESENTATION IS?
IT'S FINE. IT'S FINE. THIS
IS OUR LAST OPPORTUNITY
FOR PEER REVIEW BEFORE ATLANTA,
(clicking tongue) AND YOU DO...
DON'T DO THAT. I
KNOW, I'M... I'M SORRY.
NO, STOP...
YOU KNOW, YOU FALL FOR
THAT EVERY TIME AT THIS POINT.
THEN DON'T DO IT! BECAUSE
IT'S GETTING EASIER.
EXCUSE ME FOR BARGING IN
HERE. I GOTTA TALK TO YOU.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'LL LET YOU...
ACTUALLY, YOU BEING A PHYSICIST,
I WOULDN'T MIND IF
YOU STUCK AROUND.
WHAT CAN EITHER OF YOU
TELL ME ABOUT CESIUM-137?
CESIUM. YEAH.
WELL, IT'S A BY-PRODUCT
OF THE FISSION OF
PLUTONIUM AND URANIUM.
IT HAS A HALF-LIFE
OF 30.2 YEARS.
HALF-LIFE. THAT'S HOW
LONG IT STAYS DANGEROUS?
HOW WE MEASURE
RADIOACTIVE DECAY. WHAT...
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHAT YOU HEAR
STAYS IN THIS ROOM.
OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
A TRUCK CARRYING 3
CASKS OF THE STUFF
WAS HIJACKED THIS MORNING.
OH, THAT'S NOT OPTIMAL.
YOU WEREN'T EXPOSED, RIGHT?
NO, AS FAR AS WE
KNOW, NO ONE HAS, YET.
THAT'S ENCOURAGING.
BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
IS SPECIFICALLY, WHAT
HAPPENS IF ANYONE IS?
WELL, THE DANGER COMES
FROM SOMETHING
CALLED IONIZING RADIATION.
YOU SEE, ANY ENERGY SOURCE
GIVES OFF SOME RADIATION.
CELL PHONES,
COMPUTER SCREENS, UH,
EVEN A LIGHT BULB.
(Larry) THAT'S RIGHT,
BUT IONIZING RADIATION
IS PARTICULARLY DAMAGING,
BECAUSE IT HAS THE ENERGY
TO LITERALLY KNOCK AN
ELECTRON OFF AN ATOM.
F-FOR INSTANCE,
NORMALLY, AN ELECTRON IS
LOCKED IN ORBIT AROUND AN ATOM,
AND IT'S SORT OF
SPINNING ROUND AND ROUND
LIKE... LIKE THIS, OK?
BUT WHEN AN ATOM IS
EXPOSED TO HIGH LEVELS
OF IONIZING RADIATION,
LIKE GAMMA RAYS,
THE ENERGY CAN CAUSE
AN ELECTRON TO BREAK FREE.
(Charlie) ONCE THAT
ELECTRON IS KNOCKED FREE,
THE ATOMS CAN'T
COMBINE WITH OTHER ATOMS
THE WAY THEY NORMALLY WOULD,
WHICH BECOMES A REAL PROBLEM.
WHEN THOSE COLLISIONS
OCCUR INSIDE THE HUMAN BODY...
AN ATOM WITHOUT AN ELECTRON
WON'T FORM THE RIGHT MOLECULES.
CELL FUNCTION IS DISRUPTED,
D.N.A. CHAINS GET
BROKEN. MUTATED.
SO, IT'S CANCER? (Charlie)
CANCER, LEUKEMIA.
ANY NUMBER OF DISEASES
OR IMMUNE DEFICIENCIES.
MAY I ASK IF THOSE IN POSSESSION
HAVE MADE IT KNOWN
WHAT THEY INTEND TO
DO WITH THIS MATERIAL?
WELL, NOTHING GOOD. I
CAN PROMISE YOU THAT.
I MEAN, FROM THE
INFORMATION WE'RE GETTING,
IT'S A DIRTY BOMB.
(Larry) WELL...
DIRTY-BOMB PHRASEOLOGY
IS REALLY A MISNOMER.
WE'RE TALKING
RADIOLOGICAL DISPERSION.
RIGHT.
WELL, OVER HOW LARGE AN AREA?
IT D-DEPENDS ON, REALLY, THE
POWER OF THE EXPLOSIVE USED.
SO LET'S SAY A MEDIUM-SIZED
EXPLOSIVE, LIKE, UH,
15 OR 20 KILOGRAMS OF...
OF T.N.T...
THE AMOUNT OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
IN THESE CASKS. YOU SAID THERE WERE 3?
THAT'S RIGHT.
(writing on blackboard) UH, SO,
WE'RE TALKIN' 500
GRAMS OF CESIUM-137?
(Larry) AND DON'T FORGET
THE WIND VARIABLES,
AND RAIN, AND
SPECIFIC TOPOGRAPHY.
TRY NO RAIN, AND PUT THE
BOMB IN THE CITY SOMEWHERE.
NO RAIN, HUH? OK.
UM...
THE DISPERSAL AREA'S
GONNA BE ABOUT
26,000 SQUARE METERS.
THAT'S LIKE A TENTH OF A
MILE ON EACH SIDE, RIGHT?
A CITY BLOCK.
BIGGER BOMB, MAYBE 2 BLOCKS.
(Terry) TELL US ABOUT
THE ROUTE YOU TOOK.
IT'S A STRAIGHT
SHOT TO CARLSBAD.
AND WHO DECIDES THE ROUTE?
COMES FROM THE COMPANY.
THE HEAD OF TRANSPORTATION
MAKES THE CALL
BASED ON WEATHER, TRAFFIC.
THEY TRY TO AVOID HIGH-POPULATION
AREAS, STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO THE HEAD OF TRANSPORTATION
KNOWS. WHO ELSE?
NO ONE.
ROUTE'S KEPT SECRET UNTIL
ABOUT 2 HOURS BEFORE WE LEAVE.
THE THING IS, IT'S NOT LIKE THE
TRUCK'S CAMOUFLAGED OR ANYTHING.
IT'S GOT RADIATION
WARNINGS ALL OVER IT.
BUT PRIOR TO GOING TO BREAKFAST,
YOU WEREN'T AWARE OF
ANYONE FOLLOWING YOU? NO,
A-AND THAT'S PART OF MY
JOB, TO WATCH THE MIRRORS,
RADIO IN IF I SEE SOMETHING.
WHAT ABOUT THE MISSING DRIVER?
WHO? RAY?
YEAH. HOW WELL DO EITHER
ONE OF YOU KNOW HIM?
WE'VE DONE A FEW HAULS TOGETHER.
WHOSE CHOICE WAS IT
TO STOP AT THAT DINER?
HIS, BUT I MEAN,
THAT'S NOT REALLY ODD.
I MEAN, WE ALL
TAKE TURNS PICKIN'.
IS THERE ANY WAY HE
COULD HAVE HAD ACCESS
TO THE FOLLOW CAR WHILE
YOU TWO WERE EATING?
YOU THINK RAY WAS
INVOLVED IN THIS?
SOMEONE DISABLED THE CAR.
WE'D LIKE TO KNOW IF RAYMOND
SITES HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.
HE WENT OUTSIDE TO
SMOKE A CIGARETTE,
BUT IT WAS ONLY FOR A MINUTE.
HEY, DON. HEY.
WHAT'D CHARLIE SAY? WE'D
BETTER FIND THAT TRUCK.
I THINK I'VE GOT SOMETHING
ON THE MISSING DRIVER. YEAH?
BEFORE HIS CURRENT
JOB, ABOUT A YEAR AGO,
RAYMOND SITES WORKED FOR
ANOTHER TRUCKING COMPANY.
GOT FIRED FOR A
SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEM.
OH, YEAH, I SEE. METH.
YEAH, HE USED IT TO STAY
AWAKE DURING THE LONG HAULS.
WAIT, I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
HOW DID D.O.E. MISS THIS?
FOR HIS TERMINATION, THEY AGREED
NOT TO PUT THE INFORMATION
IN HIS EMPLOYEE FILE.
(huffs)
TAKE A LOOK AT HIS
BANK ACCOUNT RECORDS.
(Terry) THANK YOU FOR
COMING DOWN, MRS. SITES.
YEAH, WELL,
THOSE AGENTS REALLY DIDN'T
GIVE ME MUCH OF A CHOICE.
HAVE YOU HEARD FROM
YOUR HUSBAND TODAY?
RAY? MMM-HMM.
NO, HE'S ON A HAUL.
WHY DO YOU WANT
TO KNOW ABOUT RAY?
YOUR HUSBAND'S TRUCK
DISAPPEARED THIS MORNING.
(gasping) WHAT DO YOU MEAN
DISAPPEARED? WHERE'S RAY?
WELL, THAT'S WHAT
WE'D LIKE TO KNOW.
WELL, IS SOMETHING
BEING DONE TO FIND HIM?
WE THINK YOUR HUSBAND'S TRUCK
WAS HIJACKED TO
GET TO THE CARGO.
I ALWAYS WORRY ABOUT
HIM, HAULING WHAT HE DOES.
THE RADIATION TERRIFIES ME.
BUT I NEVER IMAGINED
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
WELL, WE ALSO THINK HE
MIGHT BE INVOLVED IN ALL THIS.
NO, THAT'S NOT
POSSIBLE. NOT RAY.
WE'RE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM
HE HAD AT HIS PREVIOUS JOB.
WE'RE ALSO AWARE THAT HE MADE
A DEPOSIT WITH A CASHIER'S CHECK
FOR $25,000 INTO
YOUR JOINT ACCOUNT.
THAT MONEY DIDN'T
COME FROM HIS EMPLOYER.
HE WAS DRIVING DAY
AND NIGHT. HE JUST...
NEEDED SOMETHING
TO KEEP HIMSELF AWAKE.
AND THEN, WHEN HE HAD A
PROBLEM, THEY JUST LET HIM GO.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
THE STRAIN WE WERE UNDER,
RAY BEING UNEMPLOYED
FOR SO LONG.
MRS. SITES, IF YOUR
HUSBAND IS INVOLVED IN THIS
AND PEOPLE GET KILLED... NO.
IT'S NOT LIKE THAT. IT'S NOT.
THEY LIED. WHO LIED?
(sighing)
RAY WAS APPROACHED BY SOME MEN.
WHEN WAS THIS? MMM,
MAYBE 6 WEEKS AGO.
THEY SAID THEY WERE WITH A GROUP
TRYING TO STOP NUCLEAR WASTE
BEING HAULED ON THE HIGHWAYS.
SAID THEY WANTED TO
STAGE A PROTEST, YOU KNOW?
PEACEFUL. BLOCK THE
HIGHWAY, CARRY SIGNS...
SO HE GOT $25,000
IN RETURN FOR WHAT?
RAY WAS SUPPOSED TO CALL
THEM AND TELL THEM HIS ROUTE.
(cellular phone
ringing) EXCUSE ME.
DID HE MENTION ANY NAMES?
EPPES. NO.
UH-HUH. LOOK,
YOU DON'T KNOW RAY.
HE WOULD NEVER DO
SOMETHING LIKE THIS
IF HE THOUGHT PEOPLE
WERE GONNA GET HURT.
IT WAS JUST...
IT WAS JUST THE
MONEY. WE NEEDED IT.
PLEASE, I'M TELLING
YOU. HE'S A VICTIM HERE.
OK.
TERRY.
(murmuring) SO, THE L.A. SHERIFF'S
JUST FOUND HER HUSBAND.
(David) IT'S OUR MISSING
TRUCK DRIVER, RAYMOND SITES.
(police siren wailing)
SHERIFF'S OFFICE RECEIVED AN
ANONYMOUS TIP ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.
(Don) ONE SHOT,
SIDE OF THE HEAD.
I MEAN, ANY QUESTION
ABOUT WHETHER
THESE PEOPLE ARE WILLING
TO KILL HAS BEEN ANSWERED.
SO IT TURNS OUT
THE WIFE IS RIGHT.
RAYMOND IS A VICTIM.
(Terry) CORONER'S REPORT.
WON'T BE MUCH
CONSOLATION TO THE WIFE,
BUT THE BULLET THAT
KILLED RAYMOND SITES
ONLY ENDED HIS
LIFE BY A FEW YEARS.
AUTOPSY FOUND MALIGNANT
TUMORS UP AND DOWN HIS SPINE.
YEAH, WELL, I MEAN, HE SPENT
MONTHS BREATHING IN NUCLEAR WASTE.
YEAH, SO MUCH FOR
HAUSER'S IDEA OF SAFE LEAKS.
DID BALLISTICS GET US
ANYTHING? 9 MILLIMETER.
DOESN'T MATCH ANYTHING ON FILE.
(David) GUYS. SHERIFF'S HOMICIDE
SAID THEY FOUND 2 CELL
PHONES ON RAYMOND SITES.
ONE WAS HIS, THE
OTHER'S UNREGISTERED.
PHONY C.I.D. CODE, AND A
SINGLE VOICE MESSAGE ON IT.
(man in garbled voice) WE HAVE
THE TRUCK YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
THE PRICE IS $20 MILLION
FOR ITS SAFE RETURN.
IF YOU DON'T PAY WHAT WE ASK,
WE WILL DETONATE THE NUCLEAR
MATERIAL IN LOS ANGELES.
I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE
OF THE CONSEQUENCES
IF YOU FORCE US TO DO THAT.
YOU'VE GOT 12 HOURS
TO ARRANGE THE MONEY.
WE'LL BE IN TOUCH WITH
AN ACCOUNT NUMBER
AND ELECTRONIC
TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS.
(David) CALL CAME
IN 53 MINUTES AGO.
MEANS WE'VE GOT 11 HOURS.
TELL ME ABOUT THE CALLER.
UH, THAT IT'S FROM A CELL
PHONE PRESENTS PROBLEMS.
UH, IT'S DIGITALLY TRANSMITTED,
WHICH DULLS DOWN THE DISTINCTIVE
FEATURES OF THE CALLER'S VOICE,
AND CELL PHONE COMPANIES
COMPRESS VOICE-MAIL FILES
TO CONSERVE STORAGE
SPACE, SO, IT'S FURTHER MASKED.
JUST BEST GUESS ME. UH, NO
DISCERNIBLE REGIONAL DIALECTS.
WHITE MALE. MID 20s TO LATE 40s.
ALL RIGHT, SO NOT FOREIGN,
THEN. UH, I DON'T THINK SO.
IF I HAD MORE TO
WORK WITH, I COULD...
IT'S ALL RIGHT. I UNDERSTAND.
JUST GET IT TO STRATEGIC
OPERATIONS, ALL RIGHT?
OK.
IF THEY REALLY INTEND
TO DETONATE A DIRTY BOMB,
NUCLEAR MATERIAL IS
ONLY ONE INGREDIENT.
WELL, WE SHOULD BE CHECKING WITH ANY
PLACES THAT DEAL WITH HIGH EXPLOSIVES, SO,
CONSTRUCTION SITES, MILITARY
BASES, FERTILIZER WHOLESALERS...
(Charlie) SO. IT
IS A DIRTY BOMB.
NO, CHARLIE, IT IS JUST A
THREAT RIGHT NOW. OK?
BUT WE HAVE NO IDEA WHERE.
UH, WHEREVER THEY CAN
INFLICT THE MOST DAMAGE.
I MEAN, ALL WE
KNOW IS LOS ANGELES.
LOS ANGELES.
LET ME ASK YOU THIS. WHAT
DO YOU THINK THE POSSIBILITY
OF PREDICTING WHERE
THEY MIGHT STRIKE IS?
(sighs)
A TON OF VARIABLES,
BUT WE ACTUALLY KNOW
MORE THAN WE THINK WE MIGHT
BECAUSE, FOR EXAMPLE,
WE KNOW THAT THEIR
TARGET IS URBAN,
BECAUSE THEY MUST HAVE THE
ABILITY TO MOVE THE MATERIAL.
YEAH, RIGHT. BUT TO
EXPLODE IT IN AN URBAN AREA,
THAT MEANS THEY GOT
PAST, UH, THE ROADBLOCKS,
WHICH IS AN EVEN
BIGGER PROBLEM, RIGHT?
IN TERMS OF
PINPOINTING A TARGET?
PHYSICAL FLEXIBILITY
MAY ONLY BE DISGUISING
A MATHEMATICAL INFLEXIBILITY.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND. WHAT?
IN OBSERVING THEIR
PREPARATION SO FAR,
I'M ASSUMING THAT THEY'RE
GOING TO BE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT
THE EXACT SAME VARIABLES I AM
TO IDENTIFY AN OPTIMAL TARGET.
OK, NOW, I'M
CONSIDERING WEATHER,
I'M CONSIDERING WIND, UH,
STRUCTURAL LANDSCAPE,
POPULATION DENSITY,
TRAFFIC FLOW,
AND MIND YOU, THESE
ARE FIXED VALUES
IN A NARROW TIME
FRAME LIKE 11 HOURS.
YEAH. MORE LIKE 10 AND A HALF.
10 AND A HALF.
IF I COULD JUST GET MY HANDS
ON SOME GEO-SPATIAL
RADAR-IMAGERY DATA, YOU KNOW,
I... I'D BE ABLE TO NARROW
THE LIST OF TARGETS,
BUT THERE'S STILL A
VARIABLE I DON'T HAVE.
THE TYPE OF
EXPLOSIVE THEY'LL USE.
THAT'LL TELL ME THE
EFFECT OF THE IMPACT.
(Terry) DON. ENGINEER FROM
THE JET PROPULSION LAB
JUST CALLED IN, RESPONDING
TO AN INTERNAL D.O.E. ALERT.
SAYS SHE WAS APPROACHED
A WHILE BACK BY 2 MEN
WANTING TO KNOW ABOUT
HANDLING NUCLEAR MATERIAL.
DO WE THINK SHE'S FOR REAL?
SAYS THEY SPECIFICALLY
TALKED ABOUT CESIUM-137.
(engineer) HE ASKED
A LOT OF QUESTIONS,
MOSTLY ABOUT HANDLING
HIGH-LEVEL ISOTOPES.
DID EITHER ONE OF THEM SAY WHY
THEY WANTED THE INFORMATION?
THEY SAID THEY WERE
RESEARCHING A SCREENPLAY.
THIS BEING L.A., I DIDN'T
GIVE IT A SECOND THOUGHT,
AND THEN I SAW
THE INTERNAL ALERT.
YOU SAID THEY SPECIFICALLY
MENTIONED CESIUM-137?
NO. CESIUM WAS MY IDEA.
MY LAB EXPERIMENTED
WITH CESIUM GENERATORS
AS A POSSIBLE POWER SOURCE
ABOARD A DEEP-SPACE PROBE,
SO IT'S AN ISOTOPE
I'M FAMILIAR WITH.
(female voice) YOU
HAVE A MESSAGE.
DID THEY TOUCH ANYTHING
WHILE THEY WERE HERE?
MMM. ONE OF THEM MAYBE
HAD A COKE OR SOMETHING.
NOTHING ELSE?
MMM-MMM. OH, NO. WAIT, UM,
A BOOK. UH,
IF I REMEMBER, IT WAS A
BIOGRAPHY OF LOUIS SLOTIN.
DON'T TOUCH IT.
PLEASE, JUST, UM,
POINT TO IT.
(Terry) WHO IS LOUIS SLOTIN?
HE WAS A PHYSICIST AT LOS ALAMOS
WHO PERSONALLY HANDLED
RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
FOR THE MANHATTAN PROJECT.
THEY WERE CURIOUS AS TO
HOW HE'D ACCIDENTALLY SET OFF
A CHAIN REACTION IN HIS LAB.
HOW DID HE DO THAT?
SLOTIN WAS KEEPING 2 HALVES OF A PLUTONIUM
SPHERE APART, USING A SCREWDRIVER.
THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED,
AND THE HALVES CAME TOGETHER,
GENERATING A VAST
FLUX OF RADIATION.
HE USED HIS BODY
TO TRY AND PROTECT
THE OTHER SCIENTISTS IN THE LAB.
HE DIED 9 DAYS LATER.
TOTAL DISINTEGRATION
OF INTERNAL FUNCTIONS.
(Alan) CHARLIE, YOU IN THERE?
HA!
HEY, WHAT ARE YOU 2
GENIUSES INTO NOW?
HEY, DAD. AND, UH,
WHAT ARE MY OLD CITY PLANNING
MAPS DOING OUT LIKE THIS?
WHAT'S HAPPENED?
(sighs)
WELL, NO ONE'S REALLY
SUPPOSED TO KNOW.
CHARLES, PERHAPS IT WOULD
BE BEST TO INFORM YOUR FATHER
OF THE IMPENDING ARMAGEDDON.
ARMAGEDDON?
YOU REALLY ARE... (Alan)
OH, NO, DON'T TELL ME.
YOU TWO SPOT ANOTHER
ONE OF THOSE ASTEROIDS
HURTLING TOWARDS THE EARTH, HUH?
SEVERAL THOUSAND, ACTUALLY,
BUT THAT ARMAGEDDON
WE HAVE DECADES TO RESOLVE.
(laughing) CHARLIE, WHAT
IS HE TALKING ABOUT?
NOTHING... A TRUCK
CARRYING NUCLEAR WASTE
WAS HIJACKED YESTERDAY.
WHAT?
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.
WHY DIDN'T I HEAR ANYTHING
ABOUT THIS ON THE NEWS?
BECAUSE THEY'RE
NOT TELLING ANYONE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
"THEY'RE NOT TELLING ANYONE?"
HOW THE HELL ARE PEOPLE
SUPPOSED TO PROTECT THEMSELVES?
IN THE FIRST PLACE, UH,
WE... WE'RE NOT EVEN
SURE THAT THERE...
THAT THERE IS A BOMB, SO...
A BOMB?
WELL, WE DON'T KNOW
WHERE IT'S GONNA GO OFF.
WELL, MAYBE NOT.
BUT I WOULD SUGGEST THAT, UH,
PEOPLE QUICKLY TAKING A RIDE OUT
OF TOWN IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION
MIGHT BE OF HELP RIGHT NOW.
WELL, POSSIBLY NOT, WITH
THESE CURRENT WIND CONDITIONS.
LOOK, AN EVACUATION
WITHOUT INFORMATION
WILL LEAD TO MASS PUBLIC PANIC.
WELL, SPEAKING FOR
THE HUDDLED MASSES,
I'D RATHER NOT HAVE
SOME GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL
MAKING THAT DECISION FOR ME
RIGHT NOW, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND WHAT ARE YOU
DOING WITH MY MAPS?
YOU REALLY ARE
SOMETHING, YOU KNOW THAT?
WE... THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT...
HEY, HEY, HEY. YOU SEE,
HE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO KNOW...
HE IS A PLANNER.
YOU KNOW WHAT, DAD?
YOU CAN HELP US.
HOW CAN I HELP YOU?
CHARLIE, I'M NOT A PHYSICIST,
AND I'M CERTAINLY NOT AN EXPERT
ON NUCLEAR CONTAMINATION.
BUT YOU WERE A CITY PLANNER.
YOU KNOW ABOUT URBAN DENSITY.
AND THESE ARE YOUR MAPS.
(Don) OK, LISTEN UP,
EVERYBODY. GATHER ROUND.
WE GOT A POSSIBLE SUSPECT.
FINGERPRINT MATCH FROM
THE BOOK WE GOT AT J.P.L.,
GAVE US THIS MAN,
DARRYL GERTH, G-E-R-T-H.
WHITE MALE, 29 YEARS OLD.
DID 5 YEARS FOR A FAILED
ARMORED-CAR ROBBERY.
I WANT TO RUN DOWN ALL
HIS KNOWN ASSOCIATES,
I MEAN, ANYBODY WHO
EVER DID A HEIST WITH HIM.
WE GOTTA FIND THIS
GUY A.S.A.P., OK? LET'S GO.
(Terry) DON, COME HERE.
5 POUNDS OF C-4
EXPLOSIVE IS MISSING
FROM THE NAVAL WEAPONS
STATION AT SEAL BEACH.
WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN?
INVENTORY IS TAKEN EVERY 14 DAYS.
LAST ONE WAS 8 DAYS
AGO, SO WITHIN THE WEEK.
HOW DOES SOMEONE GET
ACCESS TO C-4 ON A NAVAL BASE?
ENLISTED MEN, CIVILIAN
CONTRACTORS, MAINTENANCE CREWS,
THEY'D ALL HAVE ACCESS.
ALL RIGHT, RUN IT DOWN.
I MEAN, IF IT'S THE SAME
PEOPLE WHO STOLE THE TRUCK,
THEY GOT NUCLEAR MATERIAL, HIGH
EXPLOSIVE, AND THAT IS A DIRTY BOMB.
OUR SUSPECT'S PAROLE OFFICER
HASN'T SEEN HIM IN WEEKS.
NO KNOWN ADDRESS, BUT I HAVE
A LINE ON THE FOSTER PARENTS.
MAYBE HE STAYS
IN TOUCH. OK, GOOD.
GET 'EM IN HERE AND TALK TO HIM.
I'M GONNA GO TELL
CHARLIE ABOUT THE C-4.
IT'S THE ONE VARIABLE
HE'S BEEN MISSING.
SOME KIDS, BY THE TIME YOU
GET 'EM, THE DAMAGE IS DONE.
NOTHING YOU DO
MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
DARRYL GOT INTO TROUBLE? ALWAYS.
AND THE WORST PART, HE WAS A...
A RINGLEADER.
HE GOT OTHER KIDS
IN TROUBLE, TOO.
EVEN OUR OWN SON, MARK.
ARRESTED WHEN HE WAS 16
FOR HELPING DARRYL STEAL
SOCIAL SECURITY CHECKS.
WE NEED TO LOCATE DARRYL. IS
YOUR SON STILL IN CONTACT WITH HIM?
OH, GOD, NO.
PART OF HIS PROBATION,
MARK JOINED THE NAVY.
NAVY GOT HIM SQUARED
AWAY, YOU BETTER BELIEVE THAT.
MR. WATSON, WHERE'S YOUR
SON CURRENTLY STATIONED?
UH, SEAL BEACH.
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION.
THE SAME PLACE THE
EXPLOSIVES WERE MISSING FROM.
YEAH. W-W-WHAT'S
GO... WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHERE DOES YOUR SON
LIVE? DOES HE LIVE ON BASE?
NO. HE HAS AN APARTMENT
OVER IN FULLERTON.
FULLERTON. THANK YOU.
CLEAR.
CLEAR.
GOT SOMETHING.
THAT MINTY SMELL?
CYCLOHEXANONE VAPOR.
AND WE HAVE...
WAXY CELLOPHANE WRAPPER.
C-4.
BOMB'S FOR REAL, NO QUESTION.
(Don) ALL RIGHT.
WELL, WE KNOW THAT.
(phone ringing)
AGENT EPPES!
CELL PHONE'S RINGING.
PUT IT ON SPEAKER.
THIS IS AGENT EPPES.
(distorted male voice)
GRAB A PEN, EPPES.
I'M GONNA GIVE YOU
AN ACCOUNT NUMBER.
AS SOON AS WE HANG UP,
YOU'LL TRANSFER THE MONEY.
WAIT, WAIT. HOLD... HOLD
ON. YOU SAID 12 HOURS.
IT'S ONLY BEEN 6. YOU GOTTA
GIVE ME MORE TIME THAN THAT.
(Don) YOU THERE?
MAYBE WHAT YOU NEED IS
A LITTLE MOTIVATION, EPPES.
WAIT. LOOK...
SAY, DOWNTOWN, IN ONE HOUR?
GOTTA GIVE ME
MORE TIME THAN THAT.
ONE HOUR. WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.
CHARLIE, YOU GOTTA TELL
ME WHAT YOU GOT. NOW.
WELL, DON'T WE
HAVE LIKE 6 HOURS?
YEAH, WELL, THEY PUSHED
IT UP. THEY PUSHED IT...
(groans)
HE NEEDS TO KNOW NOW.
WELL, WE STILL HAVE
ALGORITHMS TO TEST
AND VARIABLES TO EXPLORE HERE.
CHARLIE! (Charlie) OK, UM...
OK, WE... WE'VE PINPOINTED
7 LIKELY TARGETS.
UH, THERE'S ONE IN WESTWOOD,
THERE'S 2 IN CENTURY CITY.
DOWNTOWN. FORGET EVERYTHING
ELSE. JUST TELL ME DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN. OK. HE
NEEDS DOWNTOWN. SO...
OK, THERE'S...
THERE'S... THERE'S 2.
THERE'S ONE IN DRISCOLL PLAZA,
AND ANOTHER IN ANGELES SQUARE.
ANGELES SQUARE? WAIT A MINUTE.
DRISCOLL PLAZA...
AND ANGELES SQUARE.
(Brent) NO GOOD.
WE'VE GOT 58 MINUTES
AND NOWHERE NEAR
THE MANPOWER TO
CLEAR 2 AREAS. RIGHT.
EVEN IF WE TRY, THE
TRAFFIC WOULD GRIDLOCK.
WE COULDN'T GET
OUR OWN MEN IN THERE.
ALL RIGHT, CHARLIE, YOU
GOTTA MAKE A CHOICE.
YOU GOTTA GIVE ME ONE
NOW. JUST CHOOSE ONE.
HE NEEDS JUST ONE. ONE OF THEM.
STATISTICALLY, THEY'RE BOTH
OF NEARLY EQUAL PROBABILITY.
RIGHT. MATHEMATICALLY,
WE HAVE NO JUSTIFICATION
FOR CHOOSING ONE OVER
THE OTHER. WHAT... WHAT...
DONNIE, GO WITH ANGELES SQUARE.
WAIT. DAD, HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
CHARLIE SAYS IT DOESN'T
HOLD UP MATHEMATICALLY.
I KNOW WHAT CHARLIE SAYS,
BUT I KNOW THESE MAPS,
AND I WOULD CHOOSE
ANGELES SQUARE.
ALL RIGHT, TELL ME WHY.
(Alan) IT'S THE HEIGHT
OF THE BUILDINGS.
IT CREATES WHAT WE USED
TO CALL AN URBAN CANYON.
THE... THE AIR CURRENTS
THROUGH THE BUILDINGS
SPREAD THE RADIATION
MUCH FURTHER.
IF I WANTED TO INFLICT
AS MUCH DAMAGE AS I COULD,
THAT'S WHERE I WOULD GO.
ANGELES SQUARE, I'M
TELLING YOU. ALL RIGHT.
LET'S EVACUATE ANGELES
SQUARE. LET'S GO.
(sirens wailing)
(people chattering)
COME ON, FOLKS. MOVE IT
ALONG. MOVE IT ALONG, SIR.
(horns blaring)
OK, WE'RE CLEARING THE AREA NOW.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, ALL THE
BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN EVACUATED.
I MEAN, 15 MINUTES, SEEMS
ODD WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HIM,
DON'T YOU THINK? YEAH,
BOMB SQUAD IS SEARCHING,
BUT THE DEVICE COULD BE
CONCEALED ANYWHERE ON THIS PLAZA.
YEAH, WE GOT A LOT
OF GROUND TO COVER.
WELL, WE GOT NO CHOICE.
WE GOTTA DO WHAT WE CAN.
KEEP YOUR EYE ON YOUR
WATCHES. MAKE SURE
YOU LEAVE AT LEAST 5 MINUTES
TO CLEAR THE AREA, OK? ALL RIGHT.
SO YOU GUYS GOT
THAT? QUARTER AFTER,
WE'RE OUT OF HERE,
NO MATTER WHAT.
OK. GOT IT.
(people chattering)
(siren wailing)
(Don) GOT ANY WORD
ON CASUALTIES?
2 OF OUR GUYS GOT IT PRETTY
BAD. DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.
HOW CLOSE WERE
YOU ALL TO THE BLAST?
WELL, 80, 100 FEET.
ARE YOU SURE?
WE WERE CLOSE. MY
EARS WON'T STOP RINGING.
I'M NOT PICKING
UP ANY RADIATION.
YOU'RE CLEAN, YOU ALL ARE.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, SO IT
WASN'T A DIRTY BOMB.
D.O.E. JUST FINISHED
ANALYZING THE BOMB.
THEIR TESTS FAILED TO FIND A TRACE
OF CESIUM-137 OR ANY NUCLEAR MATERIAL.
ALL RIGHT, SO THEY STILL GOT IT.
WHY DIDN'T THEY USE IT?
RAYMOND SITES WAS
MURDERED, RIGHT?
THESE GUYS KILLED
TO GET THEIR HANDS
ON WHAT WAS IN THAT
TRUCK. (Don) YEAH.
I MEAN, EVERYTHING THEY
HAVE DONE HAS BEEN PLANNED.
THEY ONLY THING THEY HAVEN'T
KEPT TO IS THE TIME FRAME.
FIRST THEY SAY 12 HOURS,
THEN THEY SAY AN HOUR,
THEN THEY BLOW THE
BOMB 11 MINUTES EARLY.
AND WHY DIDN'T THEY CALL BACK,
GIVE US A CHANCE TO PAY?
WHAT IF THEY DIDN'T USE THE
CESIUM 'CAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO?
LIKE, I HOLD A GUN TO YOUR BACK,
YOU'RE GONNA DO WHAT I SAY.
DOESN'T MATTER IF I HAVE THE
GUN, AS LONG AS YOU THINK I DO.
THEY WANTED US TO THINK THEY
WERE BLOWING A DIRTY BOMB.
SO THEY STEAL THE TRUCK.
THAT GETS OUR ATTENTION. THEN
WE DO JUST WHAT THEY WANTED.
WHICH WAS WHAT? WHAT DID WE DO?
EVACUATED ANGELES SQUARE.
WELL, WE DIDN'T DO
SO BAD TODAY, DID WE?
NO, TODAY WAS GOOD.
BUT WHAT ABOUT TOMORROW?
(grunting)
YEAH, UH...
YOU KNOW, I...
I THINK I UNDERSTAND WHY
YOU LIKE HELPING DON SO MUCH.
IT'S NOT A BAD FEELING.
WHAT'S THE MATTER, CHARLIE?
YOU'VE GOT THAT LOOK
THAT YOU GET WHEN YOU...
CAN'T STOP WORRYING
ABOUT SOMETHING.
HE'S RIGHT. YOU SEEM
A LITTLE PERTURBED.
WHAT? YOU'RE STILL
NOT MAD ABOUT MY...
PULLING THAT PHONE OUT
OF YOUR HAND, ARE YOU?
I WAS GONNA SAY DRISCOLL PLAZA.
HUH?
BEFORE YOU GRABBED THE
PHONE OUT OF MY HAND, I WAS...
I WAS ABOUT TO SAY DRISCOLL
PLAZA, AND I WOULD'VE BEEN WRONG.
OH.
WELL, COME ON, CHARLIE.
I WAS THE ONE THAT DIDN'T
GIVE YOU THE RIGHT VARIABLES.
YOU KNOW, THE HEIGHTS
OF THE BUILDINGS.
LISTEN, IF YOU'VE
GOT ONE FAILING,
IT'S ONLY THAT YOU DON'T
THINK LIKE A CRIMINAL.
OF COURSE, WHAT DOES
THAT SAY ABOUT ME?
(chuckling)
I WOULD'VE BEEN WRONG.
WHY WOULD THEY WANT US
TO EVACUATE ANGELES SQUARE?
AND WHY NOT TELL US IT WAS
ANGELES SQUARE IN THE FIRST PLACE?
'CAUSE BY NARROWING
THE THREAT TO DOWNTOWN,
THEY TELL US AND THEY
KEEP US OFF BALANCE
AT THE SAME TIME.
I MEAN, THERE'S GOTTA
BE SOMETHING HERE,
THERE'S JUST GOTTA BE.
GERTH IS A THIEF, RIGHT?
SO WHAT WAS HE AFTER?
WHAT ABOUT THE DIAMOND MART?
COMBINED INVENTORY
HAS TO BE SIGNIFICANT.
I THINK IT'S OUTSIDE
THE EVACUATION ZONE.
THERE'S NO BANKS. WHAT'S IN THIS
BUILDING? WHAT'S THE 2215 BUILDING?
HERE WE GO. UH,
A TICKET OFFICE, WE
GOT 2 BROKERAGE FIRMS,
AND ARONSON CONSERVATORS.
THEY DO ART RESTORATION.
I TALKED TO YOUR ASSISTANT.
SHE SAYS NOBODY KNOWS
ABOUT THE WORK YOU DO.
WELL, WITH PAINTINGS
OF THIS IMPORTANCE,
IT'S JUST SAFER
NOT TO PUBLICIZE.
BESIDES, ALL THE MUSEUMS
KNOW WHO WE ARE,
AND THE LARGER PRIVATE
COLLECTIONS. LET'S SEE.
OH, NO.
OH, NO! I... I LOCKED
THAT VAULT MYSELF.
EVEN WITH THE BOMB THREAT, AND
THE... AND THE POLICEMEN YELLING AT ME.
(Terry) YOU SURE?
I LOCKED THE VAULT!
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
LOOK, DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING.
OH! OH, MY GOD.
IT'S... IT'S... THEY'RE ALL
GONE. EVERY ONE OF THEM.
MS. ARONSON, TELL
ME EXACTLY... I AM FINE.
THE PAINTINGS ARE GONE.
I NEED TO KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT'S MISSING. UH,
6 VAN GOGHS FOR
THE LACMA EXHIBIT,
AND, UH, 2
REMBRANDTS, A DEGAS...
WHAT IS IT WORTH?
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY.
WE'RE INSURED FOR THE MONEY.
IT'S ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE.
WELL, WE'RE GONNA NEED AN
APPROXIMATE DOLLAR VALUE.
I DON'T KNOW. UH,
CLOSE TO $100 MILLION.
SECURITY SYSTEM RUNS
THROUGH THE BASEMENT.
EVACUATION GAVE THEM ALL THE
TIME AND ACCESS THEY NEEDED.
THE STREETS ARE BLOCKED.
HOW WOULD THEY GET THE HEAVY
EQUIPMENT PAST THE SECURITY PERIMETER?
WELL, THEY COULD HAVE BEEN
INSIDE THE BUILDING ALREADY.
YEAH. CHECK THIS OUT.
(David) RENTAL AGENT FROM THE
BUILDING WHERE THE ARTWORK WAS STOLEN
PICKED OUT GERTH
FROM A PHOTO ARRAY.
SAYS HE CAME BY
ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO,
LEASED SOME OFFICE
SPACE ON THE GROUND FLOOR.
WENT BY THE NAME
OF DONALD GARRITY.
GARRITY.
THAT'S THE SAME NAME ON
RAYMOND SITES' CASHIER'S CHECK.
YEAH, IT'S THE SAME ALIAS.
WHERE'S OUR L-LIST
OF TRUCK RENTALS?
PROBABLY WATCHED
FROM THE WINDOW.
WAITED TILL EVERYONE WAS OUT
THEN HELPED
THEMSELVES TO THE ART.
WE WERE PLAYED.
BINGO. GARRITY.
RENTED A 25-FOOT VAN OUT OF
AVIS IN HOMEWOOD, CALIFORNIA.
25 FEET. THAT'S LARGE ENOUGH
TO TRANSPORT THOSE CASKS.
YEAH, DO ME A FAVOR.
GET ON THE PHONE,
SEE IF YOU CAN GET THE ADDRESS
THEY USED ON THE RENTAL AGREEMENT.
ALL TEAMS BE ADVISED.
WATCH YOUR FIRE.
WE HAVE POSSIBLE HAZARDOUS
MATERIAL INSIDE THE TARGET AREA.
(man) ROGER THAT.
ALL CLEAR.
ALL RIGHT, THAT'S
A CLEAR. LET'S DO IT.
3, 2, 1. EXECUTE.
F.B.I.! F.B.I.!
F.B.I.!
GET DOWN! F.B.I.!
F.B.I.! F.B.I.!
DOWN! DOWN!
(F.B.I. agents shouting)
PUT UP YOUR HANDS NOW.
YOU, MOVE, THIS WAY.
(David) LET'S GO.
LET'S GO. (man) CLEAR!
(Don) GIVE ME YOUR
RIGHT HAND. GET UP!
(Geiger counter crackling)
DAMN.
NOTHING.
THE CASKS AREN'T HERE.
WHERE'S THE CESIUM?
(Terry) DON, I GOT THE ART.
LOOK AT ME. WHERE'S THAT CESIUM?
YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME
WHERE THOSE CASKS ARE.
I GOT NO IDEA WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, MAN.
LET'S GO.
COME ON.
RIGHT NOW I CAN TIE YOU TO
THE MURDER OF RAYMOND SITES,
TO THE THEFT OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL,
THE ANGELES SQUARE BOMBING.
IF YOU'RE LUCKY, YOU'RE GONNA
SPEND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
IN A MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON.
OH, YOU THINK SO, HUH?
AND THAT'S IF YOU'RE LUCKY.
NOW, I WANNA KNOW
WHERE THAT TRUCK IS.
WELL, THAT'S GOOD, 'CAUSE
I WANT SOME THINGS, TOO.
ALL RIGHT, WHAT DO YOU WANT?
WELL, THE FIRST THING I
WANT IS FOR YOU TO LET ME GO.
WELL, THAT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN.
WELL...
THEN YOU'RE GONNA BE LOOKING
AT A DIRTY BOMB AFTER ALL.
WHAT?
OH, YOU DIDN'T THINK
I HAD A BACKUP PLAN?
THE EXPLOSIVES WERE STOLEN
FROM THE NAVAL WEAPONS CENTER.
THE SAME BASE THAT
YOU'RE STATIONED.
THE TRUCK DRIVER, RAYMOND
SITES, SHOT IN THE HEAD.
THAT'S MURDER WITH
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
WELL, I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO
DO WITH THAT. I WASN'T EVEN THERE.
THERE OR NOT,
YOU'RE ON THE HOOK.
MARK,
THE ONLY WAY TO HELP YOURSELF
IS TO HELP US FIND THE TRUCK.
THE NAVY KID'S SCARED, BUT
HE'S NOT GIVIN' US THE TRUCK.
MY GUY WASN'T TALKING EITHER.
YEAH, AND GERTH THINKS HE'S
GOING TO TRADE THAT TRUCK
FOR A FREE TICKET OUT OF HERE.
LOOK, LET ME FLOAT SOMETHING.
WE'VE BEEN OPERATING
UNDER THE ASSUMPTION
THAT THOSE CASKS
HAVE BEEN MOVED.
WHAT IF THEY HAVEN'T?
WHAT IF THEY'RE ON
THE ORIGINAL TRUCK,
EXACTLY AS THEY WERE
THE DAY THEY WERE STOLEN?
LIKE YOU SAID BEFORE,
THEY ONLY NEED US TO
THINK THEY MOVED THEM.
RIGHT. (Terry) THAT
WOULD EXPLAIN
WHY THE TRUCK IN THE WAREHOUSE
HAD NO TRACE OF RADIATION.
THIS TRUCK IS SITTING INSIDE
OUR PERIMETER. IT'S NOT OUTSIDE.
(Don sighs)
LARRY AND I HAVE BEEN
DOING SOME RESEARCH
ON TRACKING
RADIATION SIGNATURES.
NOW, BETWEEN THE SENSORS
THAT SCAN FROM PLANES
AND THOSE YOU COULD INSTALL
AT RANDOM POINTS IN THE AREA,
WE WOULD BE ABLE TO TRIANGULATE A
LOCATION FOR THAT RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, THAT'S GREAT.
HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE?
(sighing)
LIKE A... LIKE A WEEK,
OR... OR MAYBE 2.
A WEEK? CHARLIE, THE TRUCK IS
LEAKING RADIATION, YOU UNDERSTAND?
(Larry) HE'S RIGHT,
CHARLES. I MEAN,
THESE CASKS WERE NOT DESIGNED TO CONTAIN
CESIUM FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.
THIS MATERIAL IN PARTICULAR
HAS AN INSIDIOUS
METHOD OF ATTACK.
WHICH IS?
LOOK, EVEN IN SMALL AMOUNTS,
WHETHER INGESTED OR INHALED,
THEY SPREAD THROUGHOUT
THE ENTIRE BODY,
THEY INVADE AND
DESTROY THE SOFT TISSUE.
LONGER EXPOSURE
AND WE'RE TALKING ACUTE
RADIATION POISONING.
THE "WALKING GHOST" PHASE.
THE "WALKING GHOST" PHASE?
YES, LIKE THE PEOPLE
AT CHERNOBYL.
SOMEBODY STARTS FEELING
NAUSEOUS, THEY VOMIT,
THEY START FEELING BETTER,
THEY THINK THEY ARE BETTER.
BUT NO, IT'S...
IT'S JUST A GRACE PERIOD.
A WEEK LATER,
IT'S INTERNAL BLEEDING
AND CERTAIN DEATH.
(sighing)
YOU SAID YOU HAVE THE GUYS
THAT STOLE THE TRUCK, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS?
WELL, CHARLIE, THEY'RE
NOT TALKING. NONE OF THEM?
NO. THEY'RE TRYIN' TO USE THE
TRUCK AS LEVERAGE, IF ANYTHING.
THEY HAD A PLAN GOING IN.
I MEAN, WE GOT 'EM SEPARATED.
WE'RE TRYIN' TO PLAY 'EM
AGAINST EACH OTHER, BUT...
WHAT ABOUT PUTTING
THEM TOGETHER?
NO, CHARLIE. YOU KEEP
SUSPECTS ISOLATED IN THE DARK.
THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.
I UNDERSTAND THAT.
THAT... THAT'S NOT
WHAT I'M SPEAKING ABOUT.
I'M ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT
SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
I'M TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING
CALLED "THE PRISONER'S DILEMMA."
GAME THEORY. GAME THEORY.
THE MATHEMATICS
OF DECISION-MAKING.
UH-HUH. HOW TO ACHIEVE
THE OPTIMAL OUTCOME
FROM A COMPLEX SITUATION.
SO, FOR INSTANCE, UM...
SAY 2 PEOPLE WERE
TO COMMIT A CRIME.
NOW, IF NEITHER OF THEM
TALK, THEY EACH GET A YEAR.
IF ONE OF 'EM TALKS,
HE GETS NO TIME AT ALL,
AND THE OTHER GUY GETS 5 YEARS.
IF BOTH OF THEM TALK, THEY
EACH GET 2 YEARS. SO YOU SEE,
UNLESS THEY CAN TRUST EACH
OTHER NOT TO SAY ANYTHING,
TALKING IS THE BEST STRATEGY.
YEAH, BUT I ALREADY TOLD
YOU THEY'RE NOT TALKING.
WELL, MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE
NONE OF THEM REALIZE
HOW MUCH THE
OTHERS HAVE TO LOSE.
(Don) ALL RIGHT, LISTEN UP.
WE'RE GONNA DO THINGS
A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
THIS IS CHARLIE EPPES.
HE'S A PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS
AND AN EXCELLENT TEACHER.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS FIND OUT
IF ANY OF YOU ARE GOOD STUDENTS.
WHAT KIND OF CRAP IS THIS?
SHUT YOUR MOUTH.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
WHAT I'M GOING TO DO HERE
TODAY, MATHEMATICALLY,
IS CONSTRUCT A RISK
ASSESSMENT FOR EACH OF YOU.
BASICALLY QUANTIFY, IF I CAN,
THE VARIOUS CHOICES YOU FACE...
AND THEIR RESPECTIVE
CONSEQUENCES.
THE ONLY ONES
FACING CONSEQUENCES
ARE THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE
GOING TO GET HURT BY THAT TRUCK.
GERTH, I'M NOT GONNA
WARN YOU AGAIN.
OK. SO, "G" IS FOR GERTH.
UH, "W" IS FOR WATSON,
"F" IS FOR FITCHMAN. OK?
I'VE ASSIGNED SOME
VARIABLES BASED ON DATA,
LIKE RESPECTIVE AGES,
CRIMINAL RECORDS,
LOVED ONES ON THE OUTSIDE.
WAIT. WHAT DOES THAT
HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING?
HAVING FAMILY ON THE OUTSIDE WOULD
AFFECT YOUR MOTIVATION, WOULDN'T IT?
(Charlie) YOUR DESIRE
TO STAY OUT OF PRISON.
OK.
(chuckling mockingly)
OK, THERE IT IS.
THERE IT IS. ALL RIGHT.
FITCHMAN, YOU HAVE
A RISK ASSESSMENT
OF 14.9.
(Charlie) "W,"
YOURS IS 26.4.
"G,"
YOU HAVE A RISK ASSESSMENT
OF 7.9.
WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
WHAT THAT MEANS IS OLD MARK HERE
HAS THE MOST TO LOSE
BY GOING TO PRISON.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT MEANS.
DON'T LISTEN TO HIM, MARK.
HEY, LOOK AT ME.
MARK, THIS IS TRUTH.
THIS MATH HERE PROVES IT.
YOU STAND TO GIVE UP THE
MOST. YOU'RE THE YOUNGEST.
YOU HAVE PARENTS YOU'RE STILL IN
TOUCH WITH ON THE OUTSIDE, RIGHT?
YOU HAVE THE SHORTEST
CRIMINAL RECORD.
HEY, WHY DON'T YOU
JUST SAVE IT, HUH?
YOU ARE THE YOUNGEST,
YOU HAVE THE MOST POTENTIAL
TO MAKE SOMETHING OF YOURSELF.
(sighing)
AND THE MOST TO GAIN IF YOU DO.
MARK, LISTEN TO ME, BUDDY. HEY.
LOOK, I SPOKE TO
YOUR FATHER. MARK.
HE SAID YOU'RE NOT A BAD KID,
IT'S JUST THAT DARRYL HERE
HAS BEEN A BAD INFLUENCE ON YOU.
SO, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO
PROVE HIM RIGHT, YOUR ONE CHANCE.
OK, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT YOU WANT.
(Don) GOOD.
MARK.
YOU SAID NOBODY WOULD GET
HURT. AND THEN WHAT'D YOU DO?
YOU JUST WENT AND SHOT
THAT GUY, FOR NO REASON.
I'LL KILL YOU IF YOU TALK.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND? YEAH...
HEY, HEY! GET HIM OUT OF HERE.
(Fitchman) WAIT, WAIT,
I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHIN'.
I MEAN, I GOT, LIKE, A 14.9.
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD, RIGHT?
WHAT? YOU DIDN'T THINK
I HAD A BACKUP PLAN?
OK, THE TRUCK'S IN AN ABANDONED
FACTORY OFF 6TH STREET.
I'LL ALERT THE SEARCH TEAMS.
WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT?
SOMEBODY'S WITH IT.
HIS NAME'S BAKER. HE DID
TIME WITH GERTH A WHILE BACK.
HERE HE IS. CARL BAKER.
PART OF GERTH'S CREW.
THAT'S HIM. WHAT'S
HE SUPPOSED TO DO?
NOTHING UNTIL HE
HEARS FROM GERTH.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.
ALL RIGHT, THE TRUCK'S HERE.
WE'RE TOO FAR TO GET A
READING FROM HERE. YEAH?
THERE'S NO MOVEMENT.
THE DOOR'S AJAR, THOUGH.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.
ALL UNITS, WE'RE
GOOD TO GO HERE.
APPROACH WITH EXTREME CAUTION.
OUR PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS
TO SECURE THAT TRUCK. ROGER.
EVERYONE'S GOT THEIR
ASSIGNMENTS? ROGER THAT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S LINE UP.
(man) OK. GO, GO, GO!
OK, ON ME.
3, 2, 1...
EXECUTE, EXECUTE.
GET OUT OF THE WAY!
HOLD YOUR FIRE! HOLD YOUR FIRE!
(tires screeching)
GET YOUR HANDS UP!
GET 'EM UP WHERE I
CAN SEE 'EM! RIGHT NOW!
GET YOUR HANDS
UP! (Baker) GET BACK!
GET YOUR HANDS UP!
GET BACK, OR I'M GONNA
DUMP 'EM! ALL RIGHT.
YOU HEAR ME? I'LL
DUMP THE CASKS.
CARL, JUST STAY CALM NOW.
DON'T TELL ME TO CALM DOWN!
(Don) ALL RIGHT! ALL
RIGHT! ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT!
CALM DOWN, JUST CALM DOWN.
STAY CALM!
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL
RIGHT! HOLD! HOLD! HOLD!
HOLD! LOOK, HOLD!
EVERYBODY HOLD!
IT'S JUST YOU AND ME, CARL.
WE'RE JUST GONNA TO TALK NOW.
YOU'RE GONNA LET ME DRIVE OUT.
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN,
CARL. YOU'RE GONNA!
CARL, IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN.
WHERE'S GERTH?
GERTH GAVE YOU UP.
NO. YEAH, CARL.
NO, HE DIDN'T. YOU
THINK ABOUT IT.
HOW ELSE WOULD WE BE HERE, CARL?
(sobbing)
YOU ALL RIGHT?
(groans)
YOU SICK, CARL? HUH?
YOU BEEN THROWING UP?
HOW'D YOU KNOW THAT?
THAT'S THE RADIATION.
(Carl panting)
I WAS FEELING
BAD BEFORE, BUT I...
I FEEL FINE NOW.
CARL, LISTEN TO ME. YOU'RE IN WHAT'S
CALLED THE "WALKING GHOST" PHASE.
YOU'RE GONNA GET SICK
AGAIN, AND IT'S GONNA KILL YOU
UNLESS YOU GET
IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
NOW, I CAN HAVE A MEDEVAC
CHOPPER HERE IN 20 MINUTES, CARL.
LISTEN TO HIM, CARL.
THIS IS THE ONLY CHANCE
YOU HAVE TO SAVE YOUR LIFE.
ALL RIGHT, JUST
TAKE IT EASY, NOW.
THAT'S IT. YOU COME OUT OF THERE
AND YOU COME NICE AND EASY, ALL RIGHT?
I WANT TO SEE YOUR HANDS.
GET 'EM UP WHERE
I CAN SEE 'EM, NOW.
NICE AND EASY, CARL. YOU'RE
GONNA GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES, OK?
COME DOWN ONTO YOUR KNEES.
(groaning) ALL RIGHT.
PLEASE... CUFF HIM. LET'S GO.
PLEASE GET ME TO A DOCTOR.
(Don) OK, CARL, WE'LL DO THAT.
(Carl) PLEASE. ALL
RIGHT, LET'S GO.
IT'S ALL YOURS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
(agents chattering)
(Don) I MEAN, IT WAS
PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
THESE ARE 3 HARDCORE DUDES,
AND CHARLIE'S UP THERE SCRIBBLING
ALL THESE CRAZY EQUATIONS.
CRAZY... HEAR THAT,
DAD? "CRAZY EQUATIONS"!
NO, I DID A
RISK-ASSESSMENT ANALYSIS
BASED ON A MODEL USED TO
DETERMINE A BANK'S EXPOSURE
TO MUTUAL CREDIT
OBLIGATIONS. THAT'S WHAT I DID.
YEAH, IT'S A COMPLIMENT.
I MEAN, THE POINT IS,
IS THAT THEY BOUGHT IT.
(Alan) YEAH, DON'S RIGHT. I
MEAN, THE IMPORTANT THING IS,
YOU GOT THE TRUCK
BACK. ISN'T THAT ENOUGH?
YEAH, I MEAN, YOU KNOW,
YOU CAN GET AN AWARD
FOR A PERFORMANCE LIKE THAT.
A PERFORM... IT WASN'T
A PERFORMANCE!
IT WASN'T A SCAM. THAT WAS MATH.
THAT WAS ACTUAL MATH. I
DON'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP.
WANT TO HEAR ABOUT
MATH? HERE, HERE'S MATH.
DINNER WAS $92.
UH, DIVIDED 3 WAYS
IS $30 APIECE. PAY UP.
ACTUALLY, I GOTTA HIT AN
A.T.M. I DON'T HAVE ANY CASH.
OH, ALL RIGHT, NOW
THAT'S A SCAM. COME ON.
(Alan) LOOK, I ALWAYS GET
STUCK WITH THE CHECK.
(Charlie) WHAT IS
UP WITH YOUR SON?