"Check." "Head count." "Head count." "Two." "Three." "Four." "Five." "Six." "Demo set." "Let's move." "Clear." "this is Black Cat." "LZoneniner." "We are hot." "Copy." "go!" "Come on." "Get in!" "Cover!" "I'm on the roof!" "Go!" "This is Low Boy." "Package is wrapped." "Ladies and gentlemen" "Russian and American special forces apprehended the selfproclaimed leader of Kazakhstan" "General Ivan Radek." "The forces of Radek were directed toward the suppression of democracy." "His nuclear arsenal could have brought the world into a new cold war." "But thanks to the support of one of the world's greatest leaders" "Radek is now in prison." "Today we are honoring this brave man." "my friend the president of the United States of America." "The dead remember our indifference." "The dead remember our silence." "I came here tonight to be congratulated." "But today when I visited the Red Cross camps overwhelmed by the flood of refugees fleeing from the horror of Kazakhstan none of us do." "What's he doing?" "That's not the speech." "The truth is we acted too late." "Only when our own national security was threatened did we act." "women and children and we watched it on TV." "We let it happen." "People were being slaughtered for over a year." "We issued economic sanctions and hid behind the rhetoric of diplomacy." "How dare we?" "The dead remember." "Real peace it's the presence of justice." "Tonight I come to you with a pledge to change America's policy." "Never again will I allow our political selfinterest to deter us from doing what we know to be morally right." "Atrocity and terror are not political weapons." "And to those who would use them your day is over." "We will never negotiate." "We will no longer tolerate and we will no longer be afraid." "It's your turn to be afraid." "The Russian was a nice touch." "Tell my mother." "She wanted me to study French." "Do you know what you committed us to?" "I know exactly what I committed us to." "welcome to "Air Force One." "Please present your equipment for inspection." "We were just inspected at the gate." "This plane carries the president of the United States." "I understand." "I'm terribly sorry." "Please place your thumb on the I.D. pad." "Access cleared." "deputy press secretary." "Miss Mitchell." "It is so nice to finally meet you in person." "The president and I were delighted we could accommodate your news crew." "if you boys are all cleared?" "The president's on a very tight schedule so this is how it works." "two members of your crew will be allowed outside the press area for filming." "20 with the crew." "the president is ready to take Congress on." "He's not gonna kiss their ass for each vote." "Let them vote us down and stand on their record." "I'm with him now." "I'll call you from the plane." "What did they say about the speech?" "Your speech is leading the news." "They're calling it the "Be Afraid" speech." "Good." "next time you want to make you might want to discuss it with your national security advisor first." "Jack." "We discussed it which is where I thought it would remain." "Now it's public." "Now it's policy." "Get behind it." "The allies are going to be very upset they weren't consulted about this." "It might come back and bite us in the ass in November." "It's the right thing to do." "You know it." "There goes the neighborhood." "we have time for a quick tour." "We'd be delighted." "Good." "Boris." "Follow me." "Ahead of this staff cabin is Secret Service." "Right here." "Never try to go past them without an escort or you'll be very sorry." "Hello." "Hi." "Thanks for the warning." "Here we have our inflight offices." "A lot of the plane's features are classified." "But I can tell you it's bulletresistant and it's even protected against the pulse of a nuclear blast." "I'm not sure that's very comforting." "Upstairs is the cockpit along with the most advanced communications center on or above the face of the earth." "We could run the whole country from here." "Or even a war if we had to." "the president called the shuttle astronauts from there." "The president's arriving." "They should take their seats." "Right away." "I'll get out of here and let you all get some sleep." "Danny." "How are you?" "Mr. President!" "Danny." "Let's go to Barbados." "Anything you want." "You're the president." "I wish." "where's my bunch?" "Ballet ran late." "They'll be here in five minutes." "sir." "for Christ's sake." "sir." "Mr. President." "Jack?" "The Iraqis have mobilized two armored brigades toward" "Just got it." "Give me 15 minutes." "Get the guys together." "Repel them." "Make them relinquish the ball." "Did you hear about Notre Dame?" "Don't." "Don't tell me the score." "Great game." "Mr. President." "smooth some things out politically." "What was that?" "It's not so important." "Damage control." "What if Give me a minute alone." "What if a "highranking White House official" "Just give me a few moments alone." "A "highranking official" were to qualify what you said last night?" "Drop it." "Do yourself a favor." "It's policy." "Drop it." "Or find another ride home." "Yeah?" "The Russian news crew's with us." "I told them you'd give them a sound bite about life in the White House." "There is no life in the White House." "You said it." "The president needs some time alone." "1413 Michigan!" "Mr. President!" "Tom?" "ma'am." "It was very enjoyable." "you can finish it on the plane." "Let's not keep your father waiting." "sweetheart." "Okay?" "please!" "Thank you very much." "something from Tom." "Shh." "Daddy's asleep." "How was the ballet?" "It was great!" "You trying to kill me?" "Wait it really good?" "Did you enjoy it?" "Did you love it?" "Men in tights?" "Did you hear my speech?" "Yeah." "Yeah?" "You're gonna get yourself reelected." "That's what I keep telling them." "This is the aircraft commander." "We'll take to the runway in a moment." "very." "I brought you V.I.P. press kits." "Thank you." "You're welcome." "Pass interference." "That's cheating." "Only if they get caught." "Dad!" "kiddo." "Why didn't you take me with you when you went to the refugee camp today?" "it's not 100 percent secure." "You've got your whole life to live." "You don't need to see that stuff." "Dad." "It's not like I don't see it on the news." "It's different on the news." "All I'm saying is I'm ready for things you don't think I'm ready for." "Maybe I'm not ready." "Dad!" "In the caveman days" "I'd be having children of my own." "That's what we call progress." "You're missing the best part of the game." "God!" "We're so looking forward to seeing you." "She is so anxious to grow up." "I know." "She's the both of us." "bye." "Jim." "I was hoping it would last till she was 14 or 15." "Or 50." "didn't they?" "They're afraid we won't have the guts to back it up." "it'll be political suicide." "Remember our first campaign?" "In the House?" "Yeah." "our volunteer?" "Henry." "Henry with the convertible." "With the broken top." "And the snow coming in." "We were the only three people who thought you could win that." "You didn't give a damn." "You knew what needed to be done and you did it." "And you spoke from your heart." "That's what I heard tonight." "it felt good." "I'll bet it did." "sir." "United States "Air Force One."" "It is an honor to clear you for immediate takeoff on runway 25." "Air Force One" cleared for takeoff." "Moscow." "President Marshall defended the military action against the Radek regime an act the administration had been calling a onetime intervention." "But in a rare display of emotion the president alluded to a change in U.S. foreign policy when he stated that America will no longer tolerate any terrorist government." "Radek's ouster stalled the neocommunist revolution." "These are two of Saddam Hussein's Republican Guard brigades that have been moved north." "knows we'll retaliate." "Why the hell is he sending tanks to the border?" "Mr. President." "Maybe he's got a soninlaw up there." "Very funny." "I think there's one or two he hasn't shot yet." "What does State have to say?" "The Iraqi ambassador is claiming it's just an exercise." "Let's not waste more time." "Send the "Nimitz" back in." "Gibbs." "Guys." "sir." "guys these are the advance team reports from the Miami field agent." "Take a look at them." "Thank you." "Smoke." "There's smoke!" "there's smoke in the cabin." "Everybody move to the back of the plane." "Now!" "Please!" "Smoke!" "Notify the cockpit!" "stay back." "Everybody down!" "Code red!" "We have a code red!" "I repeat." "Shots fired on board." "Code red acknowledged." "Lock that door now." "this is "Air Force One" declaring emergency." "Cover us!" "Stay back." "Move up!" "I'll cover you." "Go!" "Go!" "sir." "sir." "Boy Scout coming out!" "Cover!" "Give us cover!" "Daddy?" "get back!" "get down!" "Take him around here." "Get down." "This is "Air Force One." "We are code red." "Shots fired on board." "Request emergency assistance." "ETA 15 minutes." "Acknowledged." "We are scrambling our fighters." "Emergency equipment will be standing by." "Get him to the escape pod!" "Boy Scout is headed to the vault." "The football!" "The football!" "Get him around here." "Get him down to the pod!" "Don't move!" "They're on us." "Where's my family?" "sir." "Get in!" "What about my family?" "runway 09." "000 feet." "this is "Air Force One."" "Emergency pod has been deployed." "I repeat." "acknowledge." "We are picking up the homing beacon and deploying search and rescue." "sir." "he has." "this way." "We'll avoid the press." "Is the president secure?" "Not yet." "The recovery team will have him very soon." ""Air Force One"" ": you are under escort." "All airspace has been cleared." "Alert force has been mobilized." "Is everyone here?" "We're working on it." "How did this happen?" "How did they get "Air Force One"?" "Gentlemen." "Mr. Secretary." "we are at ten mile" "Final coming in red hot." "Air Force One." Wind is 0niner0 at 12." "You are clear to land." "Get down!" "Now!" "Open the door!" "Open!" "Open the door!" "we land this aircraft." "Is that understood?" "Come on." "Flaps 30." "Flaps 30." "No!" "Get the fuck in the air!" "Now!" "Take this plane up!" "Up!" "Up!" "Get us back in the air now!" "Artie!" "Take it up!" "Get this plane back in the air now or you die." "Get up now!" "No!" "Jesus!" "Contact those F15s." "I want them to keep "Air Force One" in visual contact." "What are our airborne scenarios?" "There are no airborne scenarios." "Then we'd better start generating them." "They better be good and better work." "How long can they stay up there with the fuel they have?" "wind." "Altitude." "We need an "Air Force One" pilot." "Any educated guesses where they might go?" "but not educated." "Notify our allies." "We'll need secure airspace." "Can we keep that under wraps?" "We'll do our best." "Kathryn." "I'm in charge here." "I don't know." "It seems to me they're in charge." "Don't hurt me." "Go." "Go." "Moscow police found six members of a Russian TV news crew murdered." "The same crew that was cleared to fly on "Air Force One." "Tell me it's not that easy." "photos." "Fingerprints." "Could be with help from Moscow." "How would they get weapons on board?" "There's no way to get weapons on board "Air Force One." It's impossible." "but who has access to them?" "You think someone on the plane helped them?" "What if somebody did and they're still on the plane?" "Who do they trust up there?" "Who do we trust?" "Mr. Secretary." "All compromised nuclear launch codes have been cancelled." "New codes are active." "the president's escape pod has been located." "We're honing in at 285 degrees." "we have a strong signal." "two minutes." "Where is the wife and daughter?" "Where is my husband?" "He had fled." "The coward chose to save himself." "But one can always strike a bargain." "You listen to me." "I don't know who you are or what you want but you will never get it." "He will not negotiate." "Really?" "His wife." "His daughter." "A man could not live with himself." "And it would be such bad politics." "I think he'll negotiate." "The escape pod is visually acquired." "Location of Ramstein is 284 degrees." "Twelve miles out." "It's "Air Force One." They want to talk to the vice president." "Hello." "Can you hear me?" "This is the vice president of the United States." "To whom am I speaking?" "This is the person who controls "Air Force One."" "The world's most secure aircraft." "What is it that you want?" "We'll get to that." "I want to speak to the First Lady." "No." "No." "Why?" "I need to know they're safe." "The president is safe." "But then you must know that." "He ran from here like a whipped dog." "I'm sure you can't wait for him to get back to making the decisions so you can stop sweating through that silk blouse of yours." "What is the condition of the people on board?" "Some are dead." "What are your intentions?" "What arrogance to think you could ever understand my intentions." "I want to understand what it is that you want." "What do I want?" "When Mother Russia becomes one great nation again when the capitalists are dragged from the Kremlin and shot in the street when our enemies run and hide in fear at the mention of our name and America begs our forgiveness on that great day of deliverance" "you will know what I want." "We can give you a forum for your grievances." "We can contact the Russian government." "But you must understand that it will take some time." "Really?" "When you talk to the president his daughter his national security advisor his classified papers and his baseball glove." "he will prevail upon the puppet regime in Moscow to release General Radek." "Fifty for one." "It's a good deal." "How's your blouse?" "What assurances do I have that you'll keep your word?" "I'll wait for confirmation that General Radek has been released." "Until then" "I will execute a hostage every half an hour." "You have my word." "You must understand that we Hello?" "They're off!" "Damn it!" "Nobody does this to the United States." "The president will get back his glove and play catch with this guy's balls." "We can't do anything in half an hour." "We need more time." "He's a zealot." "Tough to negotiate with." "All you can do is wear them down." "Mr. Secretary!" "We found the escape pod." "It's empty." "So where's the president?" "I think we have to acknowledge the possibility that the president may be dead." "Why wouldn't they tell us?" "Diversion." "Try to buy some time." "and they're afraid we'll retaliate." "we'll retaliate." "We'll release Radek into the atmosphere." "It doesn't add up." "That terrorist knew we'd recover the pod in short order." "He expected that we'd be talking to Marshall." "Let's not bury him yet." "He could still be alive in that plane." "Let's not forget this president is a Medal of Honor winner." "he flew more helicopter missions than any man in my command." "He knows how to fight." "Then he's taking a terrible chance with his life." "The element of surprise is a formidable advantage in combat." "he's the best chance that we have." "General." "He has no right to take chances with his life." "What does the psych profile say?" "How far will he go?" "doesn't it?" "He'll see this thing through to the last hostage or his own death." "Release this bastard and Central Asia will go up in flames!" "I'm aware of that." "Bring back the old Soviet empire under a flag of genocide?" "Radek with a nuclear arsenal?" "but 50 people is a small price to pay to stop that from happening." "Even if one of them is the president?" "The presidency is bigger than any man." "Didn't they teach you that at Yale?" "Can't we release him today and pick up the pieces tomorrow?" "we'll catch him again." "his government will fall." "I promise you that." "Then who's gonna stand up to Radek?" "you'll find him in Moscow." "we need options." "It's not an option." "We need a decision." "It's not her decision." "This is a military situation." "I'm the secretary of defense." "the buck stops here." "Get the attorney general with a copy of the Constitution." "my God!" "Nineteen minutes." "I'm going to consult with President Petrov." "I'm sorry." "I cannot release him." "We would train all our military might against this one target." "He wouldn't stay at large for long." "Maybe so." "But millions of lives are hanging in the balance." "I am trying to save a nation!" "As am I." "a great leader." "Let us be pragmatic." "Fifty lives means nothing in the grand scheme." "Let me be equally pragmatic." "Our president took a great risk to come to your aid against strong opposition in both parties and among our allies." "It would be politically impossible to do so again." "I would gladly do it." "But I would have to know for sure." "can you?" "I cannot." "Then there is nothing I can do." "I am truly sorry." "Goodbye." "you and your generals get to work." "they can't keep the plane in the air indefinitely." "There are only four possible landing sites in Kazakhstan that are still controlled by Radek's forces." "We have to go in and take all of them." "Can we do it?" "I'd rather take my chances in the air." "I just looked at the airborne scenarios." "They're no good." "Can we do this?" "In the time we have?" "Messy." "Three more minutes before they execute the first hostage." "You'll have to buy us more time." "All right." "come here." "Now!" "They will transfer the call here." "So let's just wait." "Excuse me." "I am the national security advisor." "I'm the man the president would be listening to." "I believe you are negotiating right now with the vice president." "the vice president is like the queen of England." "She can't even get airline tickets without talking let me speak to the White House." "I'm the one person who can make this all work out." "Has he been released?" "I've contacted the Russian government." "We've set things in motion." "we have to be realistic." "It's going to take more time." "More time?" "Your national security advisor has just been executed." "He's a very good negotiator." "He bought you another half hour." "Mrs. Marshall." "Alice." "come with me." "huh?" "Leave her alone." "You think I'm a monster?" "That I would kill this man?" "Somebody's son?" "Somebody's father?" "too." "I have three small children." "Does that surprise you?" "Tell her to answer." "Leave her alone!" "Shut up!" "Why did you kill him?" "Because I believe." "I know in that instant how deep was my belief." "That I would turn my back on God Himself for Mother Russia." "my fears." "My own private morality." "It dissolve in this moment for this love." "he has also killed." "Is he a bad man?" "That's not true." "Why?" "Because he does it in a tuxedo with a telephone call and a smart bomb?" "You are a monster." "And my father is a great man." "You're nothing like my father." "What's the goddamn number?" "the White House." "Just a moment." "Here's the number." "Can you connect me to that number?" "There's a connect fee of one dollar." "Fine." "White House switchboard." "How may I direct your call?" "listen." "Listen carefully." "This is an emergency call from "Air Force One." This is the president." "Connect me to the vice president." "Who did you say is calling?" "and I'm the First Lady." "Don't cut me off." "This is an emergency." "so whoever you are" "Trace the call." "Follow your standard security procedure." "Trace the goddamn call!" "fine by me!" "Hello." "Anyone there?" "Don't move." "sir." "Give me the gun." "Are you there?" "Slowly." "my God!" "Mr. President." "The switchboard has a call from someone claiming to be the president." "She traced it back to the White House satellite account." "but the line is still active." "Put it through." "Listen to me." "Listen to me." "You know who I am." "I'm the president of the United States." "Yes!" "Quiet!" "Don't think that means I don't shoot you." "Put your hands behind your head and move." "This is your lucky day." "What more can my people do?" "Tell the F15s to fire at the plane?" "we're equipped with tactical countermeasures." "He's talking to us." "What do you mean?" "I just want you to feel secure." "That way no one will get hurt." "The computer will fly circles around any missile they fire at us." "just a shock wave." "He's telling us what to do." "all that would happen is that we'd get knocked off our feet." "That's all!" "Shut up!" "My God!" "Is he saying what I think he's saying?" "we must act now." "It's too risky." "The president is up there with a gun to his head." "He's asking us to do that to "Air Force One"?" "He's not asking." "Your commander in chief has issued a direct order." "Do it!" "Are you sure that's what you want me to do?" "You heard me." "Let's pray it works the way it's supposed to." "give me room." "I've been ordered to fire on "Air Force One."" "I'm in position." "Missiles are armed." "The target is acquired." "I have a good lock." "I hope this works." "Fox Three." "This is Marshall." "Mr. President." "Where's my family?" "Are they safe?" "The terrorists claim they're holding them." "We can't confirm." "Who are they?" "What do they want?" "They're Russian ultranationalist radicals." "They want General Radek released from prison." "Radek?" "Mr. President" "But the bastards have us in a corner." "There is no rescue attempt?" "I ruled out a midair rescue." "We can do nothing while the plane's in the air." "We gotta get this plane on the ground." "Take me off the speakerphone." "Where's Bennett?" "Mr. President." "We cannot release Radek." "They're gonna shoot a hostage every half hour until we do." "I don't want a plane full of dead people." "they shot Jack Doherty." "Oh Christ!" "We can't give in to their demands." "It won't end there." "does it end there?" "we've got a job to do whatever the cost." "I Kathryn if you give a mouse a cookie" "He'll want a glass of milk." "We gotta get this plane on the ground." "Get the plane on the ground." "I thought I'd ask you to come and join us." "It is starting to feel a little empty up here." "Sit down." "Please." "Come." "Tell me your name again for the record." "Melanie." "Melanie Mitchell." "You travel often with the President?" "Yes." "So you know everyone on the plane?" "Yes." "huh?" "yes?" "I guess so." "You are trembling." "Why are you afraid?" "Because I don't wanna die." "Tell me what am I doing at this moment?" "You're pointing a gun at me." "Melanie." "This is to the secret service agent in the baggage deck." "I will count to ten." "this nice woman will die." "One." "Please don't." "Two." "Don't do this!" "Three." "Let me talk to him!" "Four." "please." "Five." "Let me talk to the agent." "Six." "He might listen to me." "Seven." "don't do this." "Eight." "please!" "Nine!" "God." "Let's think about that one for a moment." "And then we'll start again." "Next time" "I'll choose someone more important." "First Lady." "You want me dead." "people die." "This isn't war!" "You just murdered an unarmed woman." "000 Iraqis to save a nickel on a gallon of gas are going to lecture me about the rules of war?" "Don't!" "how can I help you?" "you can help me dump some fuel." "Who's down there in the baggage deck?" "It's a secret service agent." "Who?" "We have no idea." "Melanie was shot because one of your men wouldn't show himself." "I want to know who he is." "We'd like to know ourselves." "it's someone smart enough to know you wait for a clean shot." "What are you saying?" "he may be our only hope." "Our only hope is that Washington complies with this bastard." "Because any minute now another one of us is dead." "And you know what?" "I'm afraid it might be me." "do you see the maintenance panel?" "I see it." "Pop it open." "There should be a red switch." "Toggle it up." "Hang on." "We got some indicator lights here." "you have to close the circuit for the pump." "so you'll have to cross the wires." "Open the fuel control door." "Hang on." "There should be five of them." "sir?" "I see them." "Yeah." "wait a second." "We got five." "white and blue." "Let me doublecheck." "hurry up." "you'll cut the engine feeds." "The plane will crash." "do we?" "Cut the green wire." "Cut." "cross the With the With the what?" "Hello?" "Cross it with the what?" "Say again." "Cross the green wire with the" "For Christ's sake!" "green yellow white and blue." "white and blue." "it looks like "Air Force One" is losing fuel." "the time has come for you to demonstrate your good faith." "I've been reading through your press kit." "I understand "Air Force One" is able to refuel in midair." "We need fuel." "And we need it now." "I'm sure we can come to some sort of arrangement." "we'll trade fuel for hostages." "This is bullshit!" "the plane crashes." "Everybody dies." "We're trying to do everything that we can." "or I will execute a member of the senior staff and continue killing one hostage every minute until the plane crash or refueling plane arrive!" "What do you say?" "Fuel's on its way." "Thank you." "Move." "what are you doing here?" "I never left." "Watch the door." "Where's my family?" "Another part of the plane." "We haven't seen them." "We got weapons now." "We should try to retake the plane." "Not while they've got Grace and Alice." "I can't take that chance." "What about trying to disable the plane and force them to land?" "I tried." "I dumped some fuel." "Now they're gonna refuel us in midair." "A refueling tanker?" "Jesus!" "Sir?" "There may be a way to get people off." "What do you mean?" "but we're too high." "If we could get a message to the refueling tanker we could jump." "They've disabled the phones." "They control the radios." "Mr. President?" "Sir?" "The fax machines." "The phone lines are out." "No." "Voice lines and faxes are on two different systems of encryption." "it'd be easy to overlook the other." "you get to be postmaster general." "Come with me." "Get these people ready." "Yes." "Remember." "000 feet and 200 knots." "Otherwise it's suicide." "You'll need this." "people." "Where are we sending it?" "Situation Room." "It makes me so proud that you stuck with us." "Thanks." "Whatever happens." "Yes!" "the attorney general is here." "Andrew." "Good that you're here." "You want my interpretation of what the Constitution says about the situation?" "my understanding is that if the president is out of contact in a military situation the secretary of defense is in charge as second in command." "of course." "Good." "Then that settles it." "It doesn't settle it at all." "The president is not merely out of contact." "He is also under duress." "possibly himself a hostage." "It creates an incapacity to discharge the office under the 25th amendment." "Surely just as if he'd had a stroke." "I think the president would dispute that any incapacity exists." "says it exists." "but he may not be the president." "Madam Vice President?" "I think you need to see this." "This is CNN breaking news." "We interrupt programming to bring you this breaking news bulletin." "CNN has received unconfirmed reports that "Air Force One" has crashed." "my God!" "How did they get that?" "I don't know." "The aircraft was en route from Moscow when it began its Mayday hail." "I repeat." "We have unconfirmed reports" "Call the press room." "We have to issue a statement." "that the president's plane has crashed in Eastern Europe." "Has "Air Force One" crashed?" "That is a rumor." "Where'd the story come from?" "I don't know where it came from." "Listen." "I cannot confirm anything at this point." "I have a statement." "has been hijacked." "Please." "please let me finish." "I cannot divulge the identity of the hijackers or who was on board the plane." "But I'm here to assure the American people that we are doing everything we can to resolve the situation." "For the safety of all the people on the plane and I'm sure you understand that." "Is James Marshall still the president?" "I'm coordinating with the National Security Council pending the president's return." "James Marshall is still the president." "At this time" "I would like to ask all Americans" "to pray for the safety of everyone on board "Air Force One." "Thank you." "The president." "Where is the president?" "listen up." "This is your main rip cord." "give it a yank." "this is your reserve chute." "Pull it down." "Clear?" "do you read?" "we read." "Go ahead." "this is "Extender 10."" "We have been instructed to refuel you." "Go ahead." "000 feet and slow to 200 knots." "Acknowledged." "Two hundred." "They got it!" "They got the fax." "your chute." "sir." "I'm not leaving without my family." "you need to open your receptacle door." "Pull the yellow lever on the upper control panel." "Done." "Go ahead and close distance nice and easy." "Almost there." "sir." "Thank you." "that's close enough." "Here we go!" "Go!" "Go!" "Go!" "Come on!" "come on!" "We got so far 25 chutes." "I can't hold her." "What are you doing?" "Break away!" "Break away!" "take my hand!" "break now!" "Don't move!" "Let me save him!" "for God's sake!" "Go get him!" "Grab my hand!" "Major!" "I got you." "We've lost the tanker?" "What else?" "They're counting 32 survivors." "That means they still have hostages." "What about the first family?" "No word yet." "Losing hostages will make the terrorists more desperate." "we've got "Air Force One" on the line." "This is Vice President Bennett." "We're listening." "I now hold hostage the president of the United States of America." "Soon we shall enter the sovereign airspace of Kazakhstan." "You will cease your military escort at the border." "If you violate our airspace" "I will execute a member of the first family." "Tell our fighters to back off." "Get me Ops." "You said a presidential incapacity could be declared by a cabinet majority." "Would you sign it?" "Under the circumstances." "See who else would." "move!" "Fast!" "Move!" "Quick!" "Right here." "It'll be all right." "I know." "You've been very busy downstairs." "Haven't you?" "Killing my men." "You don't wanna do that." "I'm what you came for." "Don't forget that." "Then I kill them." "Or just one." "You pick." "That's what you do in the White House." "You play God." "Go ahead." "Which one lives?" "Go ahead." "You're not here for this." "You want something." "What is it?" "Radek." "the three of you." "I'll do anything to save my family." "Don't ask something I can't give!" "there are things you can't do." "This is very curious." "Stop with your fucking lies!" "Petrov will never give up Radek." "Petrov is a dog." "He does what you tell him." "Tell him to do this." "Petrov used me." "I just wanted to stop the bloodshed." "He wanted a personal victory." "Petrov hates Radek." "Of course he hates Radek." "Radek is everything he is not." "a strong man." "Are you saying he would refuse you?" "You'd be playing right into his hands." "Are you an idiot?" "You'd make him into a hero." "The man who stopped the terrorists." "the man who stopped me." "You talk as if you have nothing to do with this." "This is all your doing." "This infection you call freedom." "without purpose." "You have given my country to gangsters and prostitutes." "You have taken everything from us." "There is nothing left." "Call him." "No!" "No!" "Sit!" "No." "I have no choice." "You have the choice." "Leave her alone." "It's between us." "it hollows you out." "We're soldiers." "You take my life." "Have you no honor?" "I'll count to five." "No!" "honey." "One." "It's gonna be all right." "Two." "I'll do it." "Yes." "I'll do it." "You just leave my family alone." "Leave 'em alone." "Mr. President!" "We just got an intercept." "The president called Petrov and asked him to release Radek." "He can't do that!" "He must have no choice." "We have a choice." "I have the signatures of the cabinet attesting to the president's incapacity." "Sign it and you can overrule him." "No." "I won't do that." "The United States does not negotiate with terrorists." "It's been our principle for 25 years." "You can't give in to them now." "It'll be open season on the United States." "Many more will die." "but as a husband and father." "History will judge you by what you do right now." "sign it." "I can now confirm that General Radek is in the process of being released." "I repeat." "General Radek is now being released." "yes." "General Radek has been released." "It is confirmed." "They are releasing the general." "Now what?" "Now we return to our homeland where Radek will decide how best to use you now that we know you are willing to negotiate." "Our nation needs so many things." "You said you were gonna release us." "Forgive me." "I lied." "Listen." "honey." "get in the cockpit." "Lie down." "Let her go!" "Not until Radek is safely away." "Call it off." "Don't give up Radek." "your wife will die!" "Mr. President." "Drop the gun!" "Mr. President." "No one left to fly the plane." "And no parachute." "Whatever happens you lose and I win." "Get off my plane!" "You all right?" "Go." "Go!" "Call Petrov!" "They killed him." "Mr. President." "He almost got away." "Did you hear me?" "Radek is dead." "Yes!" "It's the president." "We have retaken the plane!" "sir." "sir." "sir." "sir?" "Twentyfive years." "Little planes." "Never jets." "Nothing like this." "sir." "You got somebody that can help me fly this?" "this is Colonel Jackson." "We need to get you out of hostile territory." "Bob." "Look above the central video screen." "There's a series of L.E.D. numbers." "One of them should read 110." "Got it." "That's your course heading." "there's a knob surrounded by hash marks." "Turn that knob counterclockwise to 290." "Bob." "Good." "This will take you out of Kazakhstan." "We're gonna be okay." "so we'll need to go over a few things." "Where's the nearest safe landing site?" "Turkey." "General Northwood." "Madam?" "What's that?" "that red dot represents MiGs." "On course to intercept "Air Force One"." "Christ!" "They took off from Aktubinsk." "The base commander there is loyal to Radek." "send our fighters into Kazakhstan." "Order them to use any and all means to protect the president." "keep the throttles midrange." "Kathryn." "We're tracking six MiGs closing on your position." "I'm sending in our F15s to protect you." "Shit!" "Did she say MiGs?" "she said MiGs." "Get in that seat and put a seat belt on." "We're having trouble." "I'm gonna have to maneuver this thing." "How do I get it off autopilot?" "Push the button on the yoke by your left thumb." "I'll try a little right turn." "Keep your moves smooth and steady." "It's all flying." "Just step on the ball." "That's right." "Just like riding a bike." "bearing 090." "Jettison tanks and push it up." "how far away are they?" "Never mind." "One coming." "Countermeasures activated." "Left turn." "Jesus Christ!" "this is "Air Force One." "We are under attack." "Where are you?" "This is Halo Flight closing on your position." "E. T.A. two minutes." "We may not be here!" "We're hit!" "Christ." "We're on fire." "We've got an engine on fire." "Number four engine is on fire." "Pull the fire handle overhead." "I got it." "We're rolling right." "Left rudder." "You have to compensate." "Do I pull back on number one engine?" "Negative." "You'll slow down." "Trim it out." "How do I do that?" "Knob." "Aft pedestal." "Jesus Christ!" "We got a red light." "Looks like we're losing fuel." "Halo Flight." "Everybody lock a bandit." "Stand by for max range." "And Fox Three!" "Kill one!" "Kill two!" "Four more bandits bearing 090." "Halo Flight engage!" "ha!" "Good guys are here." "Bug out west." "We'll cover you." "You got it." "pull up!" "You got one on your tail." "Get him off my tail!" "Missile away." "we've lost countermeasures." "This is "Halo 2." They've lost countermeasures." "I'm going in." "Two's down! "Halo 2"is down!" "are you still with us?" "Yes!" "We're still here." "you son of a bitch!" "sir." "We're clear!" "Yes!" "sir." "Got a little problem here." "My rudder is sluggish." "Let me look." "man!" "you're torn up pretty bad." "Do you have any elevator control?" "too." "And we're still losing fuel." "Air Force One" is badly hit." "there's no way they can land." "sir." "sir." "Take it straight and steady until we figure out what to do." "Sir." "You did great." "They can't control the plane." "Engines are failing and they're losing fuel." "There must be something we can do to help them." "Is that our airstrip strike team?" "Yeah." "Why?" "I just had a wild idea." "Time is critical." "Start turning north." "sir." "Change of orders acknowledged." "sir." "They'll rejoin in about 25 minutes." "All right." "We know it's risky." "Understood." "But we are all out of options." "baby?" "It'll be okay." "Everything's gonna work." "Concerned Americans have gathered at the White House to await word on the president and his family." "But CNN has learned that "Air Force One is severely crippled and virtually unlandable." "Sources report that the first family is still trapped on board." "And a daring midair rescue operation is said to be underway." "this is "Liberty 24" approaching on your left side." "Do you read?" ""Air Force One." Loud and clear." "they're here." "Get the door." "000 feet and 200 knots." "We've got to get her slowed down." "this is "AWACS Blue Star."" "We have you in radar contact." "they're almost out of fuel." "Roger." "keep the wings level." "sacrifice altitude to maintain airspeed." "Ready!" "ramp leader." "First man is on his way." "Back up." "Easy." "six." "How's my speed?" "It's good." "See if you can hold it." "stop." "Take my arm!" "Pull me in!" "Come on!" "Come on!" "Unhook me." "I got it." "Good." "locked in." "Where's the president?" "Up in the cockpit." "we lost another engine." "Liberty 24." Acknowledged." "time to go." "sir." "Got it." "Go!" "Ramp to pilot." "Second P.J.'s on the way." "this way!" "My family first." "I have orders to take you off." "Them first." "the third parajumper is boarding "Air Force One."" "Standing by for recovery." "Roger." "Moving into receiver position." "honey." "Promise?" "Promise." "Close your eyes." "You can do it." "Just hold on tight." "It's okay." "Don't worry." "She's okay." "Hang on!" "Ramp to pilot." "We got her!" "I'm right behind you." "Come on there!" "Hang on." "Good." "sir." "Him next." "He's wounded." "pal." "We've lost another engine." "You're sinking too fast." "We only have time for one more retrieval." "000 feet." "Impact in less than two minutes." "Get the president out of there!" "Right here." "Easy there." "He's on." "Get your arms ready." "It's time to go." "What about the other team?" "There's no time." "I can only take one more." "No!" "We're all going!" "sir." "I have to take you." "sir." "Go!" "Please go!" "It was you?" "Give me the strap!" "I trusted you with my life." "give it to me." "We have to release the cable." "We're descending from 1200 feet." "I'm getting off this plane!" "Seven hundred!" "Five hundred!" "We have to pull up!" ""Blue Star." "Air Force One" is down." "I repeat." ""Air Force One" is down." "do you have the president?" "Right." "You can do it." "do you have the president?" "Stand by." "Hang on!" "We got him!" ""Liberty 24"is changing call signs." ""Liberty 24"is now" ""Air Force One"!" "sir." "Subtitles ßy MühàmmáÐ Ü§mâñ"