" Jonas." " Goin' over my recognition symbols for La Paz." "You ain't going to La Paz." "Get up and start walkin'." " Walk away from that and leave it for your team." "You're travelin'." " I'm flying solo?" "How are we doin' on it?" "You're going to Indonesia." "Most ricky-tick." "We're cuttin' your travel documents." " Good." " What?" "Some bigwig's niece and her missionary friends... are building churches where they're not appreciated." "Now they're in danger and in hiding." "We're gonna get those kids back." " My team is training for La Paz." " Mack's gonna take it." " It's time, isn't it?" " Well, Mack can take 'em, yeah." " But sending me in to get some teenagers?" " Passport, visa... an I.D. card, and there's your ticket." " Daylight's burnin'." " Colonel." " Conference call with the Pentagon in five." " Regarding?" "Preparations for the senator's visit." "Preparations for the senator's visit." "I just cleaned the carpets." "Try not to mess it up." " What do you care?" "It's the C.I.A.'s van." " Uh-uh." "It took me three years of ass kissing to get this upgraded from a donkey cart." "It's my van." "I'll tell the missionaries to wipe their feet." "Appreciate it." "So who's daddy got you sent out here?" "Ashley Krause." "Uncle's at the State Department." " Ah, lucky girl." " Stupid girl." "Should be in college instead of out here building churches no one wants." "The rebels already killed the converts." "Since they can't find the missionaries... it looks like they're killing anyone that helped them." "Last thing I heard, they had the kids stashed away at some farmhouse." "Yeah, they were." "Until the rebels killed the farmer." "And this guy, Hartano, knows where to find them?" "Says he does." "But you can't trust him." " Thought he was your guy." " I know him well enough not to trust him." "And neither should you." "He'll extort you, then screw you over, or vice versa." "But other than that, you vouch for him, right?" " The locals are out for blood." " So if things get hairy?" "Don't call." "You're on your own." " It's got a lot of horsepower." " How many miles?" " Like new, must sell." " An '01?" "Guy's owned a Carrera for four years and it's like new?" " Mack, help me out." " You lost me at 28K." " O.B.O. I talk him down." "I don't ask to get behind the wheel." " I'm just sayin'." " I'm on a trip to fantasyland." "I'm not going through Leipzig." " Here we go." "Here we go." "I'm nonstop to Detroit." "XLR." " Does buying a Caddy make you all-American?" " Some of us like to give back." "Brown, you want to weigh in on this?" " What, the dream car?" " Watch this." " All teams ready?" " Bravo team ready." " Deuce and a quarter, convertible." " Ooh!" "Deuce and a quarter?" "That's Jonas- Yo, that's Top's exact car." " No kidding?" " Best ride he ever got." " Five, four" " He'll never let that one go." " Jonas tell you that?" " Right before he left." " Anything solid,you know?" " Sure, I" " Execute!" " I thought he was never gonna" "One's still breathing, but, uh, he doesn't look too good." "Changeover." "Backup team resets the room." " Alpha, take the assault." " Let's do it!" " School is now in session." " All right." " Now watch how it's done." " Go get 'em." " Any questions, Senator?" " When I catch my breath." "Little shock and awe in your honor, see how your money's being spent." "Huh." "Before you hit me up for more." "You've been on this picnic before." "And what are we lookin'at now?" "That's our "B"team moving around the bad guys... so their relation to the hostages will be a complete surprise." "Now the live ammo, is that for my benefit, Colonel?" "Live ammo's standard." "No disrespect, Senator." "But this unit doesn't do party tricks." "One of these teams is about to be deployed." "Everybody squared away?" "I'll take one." "Brown, two." "Williams, three." "Grey, four." "Each man's ordinance covers his quadrant of the room." " Now the hostages stay safe through all that chaos?" " To the bad guys, it's chaos." "But to us, it's a precision assault by perfect shooters." "That's why training's crucial." "Why don't you take a seat?" "Take my chair." " All teams ready?" " Bravo team ready." "Brown, take one." "Alpha team ready." "I have control." "Stand by." "Five, four, three, two, one." "Execute." "Execute." "Thank you, men." "That's impressive." "My men would love a photo of you in the shooting house." "So would the minority leader." "We'll move on." "It's looking a lot like lunch, huh?" " We'll see you boys at the grill." " You buying?" "Yeah." "We'll catch you later, Coots." " We got more to do here?" " Uh-huh." " On this?" " You don't think that we're ready to go eat?" " Damn." "You took one." " Grazed, yeah." " How?" " Clear and holster your weapons." "We're sure as hell gonna find out." "...two, one." "Execute." "Execute." "Execute." "Saw the right side was heavy, so I went there." "Fired round one, two" " Two, went down the wall." " One, two." " One, two- - ... three, four." " My corner, turned" " Turned, fired three, four" "Spun, saw another target, fired five, six" "It was my round." "I trimmed you." "Do you speak English?" " Who are you?" " Peter Ostrander." " Why are you here?" " I work at the medical clinic." "Yes." "You work at the medical clinic." "But why are you here?" "Hold on." "Hey- Hey, it's okay." "It's okay." "It's okay." "I just want to show you." "I'm delivering medicine to a few people in town." " For Wulendi Alatas?" " She's got a bad infection." "You're with the church from America." "No." "I'm a doctor from Suriname." "Hold on." " Why?" " My shot was off an inch." "About an inch?" "Why?" " I aimed off." " You aimed off one inch with intent?" " No." "It was-wasn't" " I didn't" " Walk it again." " From the hall?" " From right there." "You hit your corner." "I turned." "I saw a target on my right and I went for it." " You did what?" " I shot at the third target." "No." "What did you say?" " What did you just say?" " I went for it." " I went towards the target." "Was I drawn?" " Stick with it." "What happened?" " I fixed on the target." "I adjusted sufficiently." " You stopped, you adjusted." "I shot outside my quadrant." "And?" " I fired before I saw deep." " You remember that?" "I fired blind." " Well, that's not good, is it?" " No." " Is it gonna happen again?" " No." " Why not?" " 'Cause I remember what I did." "Let's see." "Run it again, boys." "Live and in color." " You wanna get that looked at?" " When we're done." "Today's a different kind ofholiday, sweetie." "It's Washington does Fort Griffith Day." "And we get to prove we're civilized folk who know how to use a fork and such." " I can follow the colonel's orders." " Orders?" " Ryan sent over some talking points." " For a tea party?" "It's mostly what not to say." "He's handling the begging bowl." ""Thank you for all your support, Senator. "" "Just like that." "And we've been asked to add a guest." "Turns out one of our own comes from the senator's hometown in Texas." "Who's that?" "Believe me, you don't want me there." "She is a ranking member of the Armed Services Committee." " I didn't vote for her." " Aren't we lucky to live in a land... where that's your own private business?" "Plus, I'm babysitting." "Tiffy's countin' on me." "Dory Grant, Pam's oldest, is taking over." " You're still house hunting?" " Not seriously." "We probably can't even afford to live off post." " I didn't wanna waste your time." " I didn't ask." " I went to your" " That's fine." "To the other fellas 'cause I didn't wanna waste your time." "Tea's at 1500." "I'll be like this." "Tiffy's wearing a silk blouse." "Yes, to stockings." "See you there." "Peter Ostrander?" "Rudy Hartano." "So pleased to meet you." " Likewise." "Please." " Thank you." "With all the medical supplies you ordered, I feel like we are old friends." "Double espresso." "Speaking of friends..." "I believe we know someone in common." " He has a new van?" " Of course." "Dan with the van." "He's spoken of you." " Good things, I hope." " The best." "You're a good liar, Peter." "I am sure Dan told you that I'm a murderer and a cheat." "But he failed to say that he's a terrible poker player." "And the man I killed slept with my wife." "He did say you were a man to be taken seriously." "Well, there are those things that cannot be mended... with a sunny disposition." "Broken promises for an example." " To honesty." " To honesty." "The rebels have been especially brutal lately." "They have been killing missionary sympathizers." "If I may, I'd like to show you a new line of medical products." "These are heart rate monitors." "American made." "Very nice." "You have access to these?" "Yes." "But they're stuck in a warehouse right now due to the local unrest." " When do you think things will improve?" " Ah, it is too hard to tell." "Foreigners arrive." "And what do they do?" "They depart." "We survived the Dutch for 350 years." "Foreigners don't know that our religion's been here since the 12th century." "So when they take our land and build a church... you can understand our sensitivity." "I'm not unsympathetic to your people." "In any case, we have to wait till things quiet down." "Our business have to wait." "The clinic can really use these." "I'd like to buy all your stock." "Oh, I could not sell them to you." " Why not?" " I have other customers." "These are a rare commodity in this region." "What would you have me do?" "Hold out for the highest bidder." "What a good idea." "Will this cover it?" " It will do." " Delivery?" "Oh, of course." "My delivery is out of the question." "Tell me the loading area." "I'll pick them up myself." "Excellent." "I will write up your order." "She's being dog and ponied as we speak." "I'll be walkin' her to her luncheon down at the club... chew gum, see if I can't charm some money out of her." "You bet." "Have a good one." "Did you ever consider the O.C.S., Sergeant?" " Can't say I have." " Wise move." "Situation down in La Paz is not sorting' itself out." " Gonna deploy." " Now?" "Next hour or so." "Here's a question I'd have put toJonas." " Been putting it to him since the new man came in." " Sir?" "In Jonas's absence, I'm askin' you." "Is Alpha team ready to go?" " We will be." " Say again?" " Sir, we will be." " That don't cut it." "Jackson, find Sergeant Coots for me." " Bravo team will be taking this one." " Sir." "Hey, sorry, Mack." " Hey, I didn't lobby for it." " Give 'em hell." "Clean shot." "We're ready to mix it up." "No." "We're ready to clear the room." "Bravo team's comin' in." " Bravo team?" " They're takin'our flight to La Paz." "Pack it in." "We're standin' down." "This one's on me." "Sorry, guys." "Hey... sorry's what you tell your girlfriend when you finish too quick." "Enough sorry." "Grey, Williams, you get thatJeep greased before you knock off." "Let's go." " We were almost out of food." " Sam was going back to town tomorrow." "The Lord sent you just in time." " It wasn't the Lord." "It was Ashley's uncle." " Still, it was part of his plan." " Are my parents angry" " Shh!" "Everybody quiet." "Stay low." "Stay close." " Where are we going?" " To a safe house." "Then a landing zone." " Is that like an airport?" " We're going home?" "That's the idea." "I want everybody out of sight." "Come on." "Let's go." "What about the mission?" "What about our church?" "It's gone." "They burned it." "And if they find us, they'll burn us too." "Am I clear?" "Daddy's home." "Daddy, I can hot pepper." "Watch me." "I'm afraid your home's been designated day care for the afternoon." " I'm just grabbing some gear." " Packed to your specifications." " And some lunch." " Thanks." " Tough morning'?" " No." "Mack crackin' the whip with Jonas gone?" "Not giving you guys a lunch break?" "No." "Mack's just, uh- Just me doing some catch up." " Mom,Jen won't share." " Catch up?" "I'm gonna be late tonight." " You wanna talk about it?" " No." "Don't wait up." "Try and stop me." "Any chance you could not do that right now?" "Did you remember... or maybe even just notice?" "A U.S. senator's gonna be here in an hour." "And the place smells like a gym." "Couldn't you" "What happened?" "It's nothing." "What are you" " Stop it!" "What the hell happened?" "Is that a gunshot?" "I got trimmed." "Shot." "You got shot." "Did you even clean it?" " It's nothing." " No!" "Damn it, no!" "You don't come home-You don't do this to me again and give me nothing!" " And when you re-upped, I knew it!" " Oh!" "When you went behind my- Two terms!" "That was our deal!" " Say it louder." " Two more terms and out!" "Now how many more stitches?" "How many more broken ribs?" "The skin graft?" "How many more bandages do I have to change, or bug your ass to change, for nothing?" " For nothing!" "And the lie that you were getting out!" " Hey!" "Stop it, baby!" " Don't "baby" me!" " Stop!" "Calm down!" "Let me go." "That hurts." "Hurt, or nothing from you." "Well, I can't take any more nothing." "So come on." "Tiff, don't." " Look what you've done." " What I've done!" "I'll show you what I've done!" "Yeah." "Right." "You're no neophyte at reading budgets either." "You know you can't quadruple... the number of missions a unit handles without increasing its training." "Which is why your request is a priority of mine." " An unfunded priority." " Well, I don't make these decisions alone." " But you are influential." " On both sides of the aisle, if you really buttered me up." " Well, let's not flatter" " Colonel." "Old ranch family sits down to Sunday night dinner." "Big platter of chicken." "Mother wants to say grace." "They all bow their heads." "At that moment, the lights go out." "When they come back up, there's an empty platter of chicken... and UncleJeb with a fork through the back of his hand." "Popularity of C.T. aside, the pie is only so big." "Understood." "But just remember, boots on the ground." "Nothing happens without 'em." "Can't get 'em on the ground without the right hardware." "We talking Ospreys, Chinooks or Black Hawks?" "I like 'em all." "Even the ones not built in my state." "Cut it." "Cut it." "What's permitted to others is not permitted to you." "Mind if I see that?" "Head shots only." "Yeah, yeah, yeah." "Don't worry about it." "Do it again." " You sure you're all right?" " Yes." "It was" " I goaded him." "It was after a training screwup." "I knew he'd be pissed." " You need to be straight with me." " I am." " This was all me." " Before was supposed to be a one time thing." "Well, before was just a push." "I don't mean just." "But that was over a year ago." "The only way thatJonas and I kept it internal was that it didn't fit a pattern." " I know." " A pattern's repetition." "Not one shove." "Not an isolated event." "This wasn't that." "I promise." "We've shared a bit, wouldn't you say?" "Mack and I really are doing better." "We-We'll never be easy, but that's us." "It's fireworks." "A lot of good fireworks too." " Just a sec." " Who's home?" "Colonel." "The senator's ahead of schedule." "You ladies ready for her?" "Can do, Tom." "Just a slight change of plans." " Tiffy's coming down with something." " And Jen's had the flu." "We're moving the tea." "Already have, as a matter of fact." "Your office didn't" "The note I got about the Browns being constituents?" "Exactly." "It's at the Browns' now." "Let's let Tiffy get back to bed." " I'll check in later." "Get some rest." " I'll be fine." "Yes." "When Kim Brown got the senator's invitation, she insisted on hosting." "You know Texans- don't trust anybody else to get it right." "Did Mack put a hand on her?" "No." "No, that will not happen again." "You, me and Jonas- we all swore to that." "How ahead of schedule is your senator?" " She's wrapping' up now." " Then we're in the wrong precinct, aren't we?" "Oh, my God." "I can't believe this." " Thanks forjumpin'in." " I had a choice?" "My mother would have a heart attack, my house lookin' like this." " Fine kettle of fish." " Speaking of kettles" "Uh, M.I.A. Grab a pan." " Or just nuke 'em in the cups." "Tea bags on the stove." " Do you have any more chairs?" "Couple of lawn chairs." "Shall we bring 'em in?" "Remember, it's none of her business who you voted for." "I shouldn't say, "Gee, I wish you didn't have that family fortune... to finance a smear campaign and steal an election"?" "Senator, welcome." "What an honor." "I'm Kim Brown." " From Galveston, I'm told." " Born and bred." " Afraid we have a house full of kids today." " Oh, future voters in my book." " This is Molly Blane." " A pleasure, Senator." " Please, come on in." "Welcome." " Thank you." "Peter Ostrander from the medical clinic." "Hello." "I got a little lost." " Where are you going?" " I have garbage from the clinic." " I was looking for a dump site." " In the middle of the night?" "As I said, I got a little lost." "So I'm heading back to the clinic now." " His brother works at the clinic." " Oh?" "What's his name?" "Wait a minute." "Stop." "Hey, listen to me." "Listen." "There's deadly germs here!" "Oh, come on." "Wait a minute." "Wait a minute." "There's dangerous germs." "We're talking sharps here." "That is, dirty needles, contaminated garbage." "Only someone already infected with Al DS, H.I.V., should search the van." "Malek, over." "Thank you." "All right." "Everyone in the house now." "Whoa." "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa." "Where are the other two?" "Where's Ashley and her friend?" "They decided to stay." "Well, actually, Sam wanted to stay..." " and Ashley's his girlfriend, so" " Where are they?" "They went back to the farmhouse." "They jumped out when you were moving the tree." "All right, go inside." "They think it's important to continue the Lord's work." " Now" " Go!" "Hey, what did you do to my van?" " Oh, we're fine." "Thank you." "You got any cash?" " What for?" " Two of'em got away." " What do you mean "got away"?" " They went walkabout." " You want my opinion, forget 'em." "They made their choice." "Oh, and meanwhile, life is a bowl of cherries... for the folks who can't call daddy and fly home when things get interesting... all because of two Bible-thumping fools who haven't got a clue." " I'm goin' back." " Better you than me." "Give me your money." "All I got's 60,000 rupiah- about five bucks." "Rudy's gonna want more." "You didn't?" "You gave all your money to Rudy Hartano?" "Well, he found them once." "You got lucky." "Don't trust him again." "You'll regret it." " Why?" " Because you trusted him once." "Congratulations." "On your 200th hour." "That's when new pilots make their first big mistakes." "Enough experience to be confident." "Enough to screw up real good." " We've all been there." " Chuckles here... tried to jump out of an airplane with the dummy chute before Pinkney pulled him back inside." "And G.I.Joe, he bounced a grenade right off a tree right back to our feet." "You should've seen us all runnin'for our lives before the damn thing exploded." "What's the glove for?" "Well, actually, it's for your hand." " Mmm,just a small one." " I would not be able... to show my face back home if I missed this chance... to thank you for all that you've done for the military men and women and their families." "Looks like there's still work to be done." " Especially with moving' assistance." " Furniture's overrated." "She's not saying no if you have some extra cash laying around Capitol Hill." "Mmm." "I'll check my pin money." " Mmm!" "Are these homemade?" " Yes, ma'am." "What helped my family get settled quickly here... aside from all the women who have been so great..." " is the base day care and playground and the hospital." " Thanks for not forgetting us." "The gratitude is all mine." "Family support for our folks in uniform... is just crucial to our nation's defense." "And I know that every one of you women... has made a special long-term sacrifice- a sacrifice this nation is eternally grateful for." "Well, please e-mail me or call me with any questions... or concerns you want to bring to my attention." "Senator, apologies for the late arrival." "I'm Tiffy Gerhardt." "I had some issues to deal with at home." " I'm glad I caught you." "I do have a concern to bring up." " What's on your blouse?" " My husband's blood." " Tiffy, let me get you something." "I assume the others thanked you for your increased..." " support for families." " They have." "Which, let's be honest, is such a teeny silver of the defense budget." " What are you sayin'?" " What every woman in this room knows." "That the real life-and-death need of this unit... is the expanded training facility your committee has been sitting on" " Giving serious consideration- - for three years!" " Tiffy, Senator Webb is a guest in my home." " And I hate to be rude... but sometimes beating around the bush seems like a big old waste of time." " And I know you're a busy woman." " Do you?" "So I'll make it quick." "I look kind of a mess here because my husband was shot today." "Minor training accident." "Nothing to him." "It's what the men in this unit live with every day... and why they drill so hard from dawn till dusk... every minute they aren't deployed in hostile territory." "They cannot make mistakes." "Their training has to be relentless." "Now, five years ago we had three platoons sharing the shooting house." "Now there's four, and a fifth coming, but no more hours in the day." "And maybe training doesn't look as sexy on the budget as high-tech hardware, or whatever... but I guaran-damn-tee you, there is not a wife here... who, if told there is no more money to be had, wouldn't say, "Fine." ""Put every penny into helping our men prepare." ""Give them their best shot at coming home alive... and screw the new roof on the community center. "" "And that's it." "Anyone for a refill?" "Good work." "Couldn't have rigged it better myself." "You want to know where I got the body parts?" "No." "How much they pay you for the location of the missionaries?" "Does it matter when everyone is happy?" "Hmm?" "How are they?" "Look good to me." " You two okay?" " He tries that again and I will spit this gag out." "You do and I will cut your throat." "That man's a maniac." "I want him arrested now." "Enough." "If you were a woman, I'd marry you." "You couldn't take the period of adjustment." "Yeah, wejust got word." "All right." "They're willing to wait for us." "The majority whip is expecting" " The senator still here?" " Yeah." "We've pushed her flight twice." "No, I'm not." "I'm not." "I'm not." "I'm not saying." "Ten million dollars is not chicken feed." "Oh, not to us, but to your committee." "No." "It may- may be hog fodder, but it's not chicken feed." "I'm not suggesting how to do your job... but, out of curiosity, how much does it cost... to reconstruct one of those helicopters?" "Just one, out of how many ordered?" "No, no." "You're barking up the wrong tree, gals." "You have to go after missile defense." " That's where the real fat is." " Now you're talkin'." "We'll pinch a little there." "We'll take it from the Air Scouts." "Just don't get me to have any bla- base closings 'cause, you know" "Well, actually, I'd kind oflike to see the steam comin'out of the ears... of my esteemed colleagues on the committee." "Is that what happens when their blood boils over?" "Well, there she is." "As promised, your very own van." " Our friend Dan won't mind?" " Oh, I know he will." "Not so fast!" "Kill the witness, huh?" "You're as clever as I am." " What are you talking about?" " You were gonna shoot me and take the van back." " Well, no, I wasn't gonna shoot you." " You think I'm a fool?" " I saw you reach for your gun." " It wasn't my gun." "It was the last piece of your payment." " Where is this wire from?" " The van." " You disabled the van?" " I needed some insurance." "You could've just taken the van and sold me out." " Wouldn't that be dishonest?" " In some circles." "I'm hurt, Peter, that you do not trust me." "I guess that makes us even." "Only now, you have the gun and my insurance." " We even then?" " I'd say so." "You know, I'm gonna miss you." "Peace would be nice, but you're good for business." "Oh, don't worry." "There'll be other missionaries here in a year or so." "And you'll be back to rescue them." "Hell, no." "When she asked if I had anything stronger" "I thought you were gonna bust a gut." "So, good day all around." "Not for the guys." " I think I know who shot Mack." " Bob?" "If he's anything like mine, he's gonna need a little space." "Mind another piece of advice?" "If you want to shop for off-post housing, don't go to Carl Farge." " I didn't think you'd approve." " I don't." "And I won't charge commission." "How are you gonna make a livin'?" "Baby, I don't make a living off of family." "How you doin', Colonel?" "About 10 years younger as soon as I got that Potomac River rat back on her plane." "You got a little project there?" "Hmm." "Remember the night Lyle carved that?" "Yeah." " Guy was a master blaster." " Yeah." "Well, for all the good it did him." "Quite a team you had right out of selection." "You and Jonas together." "Yeah." "Now you're the only one left." "Dealing with a green recruit." "Well, Brown's all right." "A new guy always takes effort." " You broke in Grey, broke in Williams." " That's right." "Where is your team?" "What?" "Your team." "They knock off yet?" "Ah, good guy didn't feel the breeze." " How'd you know we stuck it in there?" " I sensed it." "I felt in there." "Thought we'd get you with that one." "Looks like Brown's ready to put us in the barrel." "Set the room." "We'll answer." "Mack." "Something else I remembered about this morning." " Yeah?" " You were out of position." "Couple of steps over the line into my area." " Sorry." " Sorry doesn't put you back in position." "Well, I ain't sorry about that." "That's what we do at this level." "Add the unexpected." "Sorry's for the stuff after." "I get you." "So let's run it... like maybe we figured out a thing or two."