"Why is the bank buying all this missile-guidance stuff from Calvini?" "I don't get it." "The window will stay closed." "You need to relax." "I'm more comfortable tense." "You came to us, remember?" "You wanted a way out and I'm offering you one." "I only met you 30 minutes ago and now you expect me just to walk away from everything I know put my life in your hands." "You want a little more time to think things through, I get it but we're gonna need another meet and I'm gonna need to see some paper." "Yes." "Now get out of the car." "" " Hey." " Ella?" "" " You done?" " Yeah, I just met with him." "" " And?" " Oh, he's real." "He's real enough to blow this thing wide open." "He told me the bank's buying $200 million worth of missile-guidance systems." "" " What do they need those for?" " I don't know." "You gonna see him a second time?" "Yeah, yeah." "Listen, we're gonna meet again." "He's agreed to bring me paper." "Right, I'll call you later." "Thanks, Elle." "Hey." "Are you experiencing any blurred or double vision?" "No." "Nothing." "Just follow the light, please." "It's been noted that you were experiencing ringing in your ears." "Yes." "Well, I would like to keep you here overnight for observation." "That won't be necessary." "Where's my colleague?" "Thomas Schumer." "It was definitely a heart attack?" ""Acute myocardial infarction." Yes." "Your penlight, can I use it?" "What are you doing?" "Can you help me turn him over?" " I'm afraid I can't allow you to..." " Just help me." "We need to contact the Berlin police and request an immediate autopsy." "Why?" "Because I don't think this man died of natural causes." "Come on, Ella." "If Schumer met this insider in Berlin odds are this guy's a foreign national." "So it's federal." "But you're not listening to me." "Let them meet again." "The guy's gonna bring paper and Tommy will close him." "You still have to coordinate with Justice if you want witness protection." "I just tried both their cells again." "Straight to voicemail." "Shit." "I'm gonna try Tommy's wife at work." "If I have to bring DOJ into this they're gonna do what they've always done with this." "They're gonna stall us with red tape, informant's gonna bolt and I'm telling you, he could be the bombshell we've spent the last two years looking for." "Voicemail." "What's going on?" "Why aren't they calling us back?" "What do you want me to do?" "I can't afford another turf war." " It's Salinger." " Finally." "Put him on speaker." "Jesus, Lou." "What took you guys so long?" "Hello?" "You there?" "Yeah." "So, what's up?" "Tommy's dead." "What?" "He's dead, Ella." "I need you to get over here /as soon as you can." "Unnaturally red blood, lambent membranes." "Two key indicators of hydrocyanic poisoning." "This lesion on the neck is how the poison was introduced into the bloodstream, percutaneously." "The lesion tested negative for any poison." "There are any number of reasons for this discoloration of the blood least likely of which is hydrocyanic..." "I'm telling you, he was murdered." "Well, I'm assuming you suspect a combination of prussic acid and DMSO but then the reaction time would have been immediate." "Within one minute." "Which means the killer would have had to deliver the toxin after Schumer exited the car." "So did you see anything unusual?" "Anybody approaching Schumer?" "No." "I mean..." "I don't know." "What is it that makes you so certain he was assassinated?" "Agent Salinger and I have reason to believe this might be connected to an ongoing investigation being conducted by both my team at the Manhattan DA's office and Interpol." " What investigation?" " I run a group at Interpol that focuses on financial operations associated with organized crime." "About two years ago, we began receiving correlated intelligence regarding the illicit activities of a bank based out of Luxembourg the International Bank of Business and Credit." "Under the direction of its chairman, Jonas Skarssen we believe the IBBC has quietly become the bank of choice for monies associated with organized crime, capital flight..." "How is any of this related to Schumer and the New York DA's office?" "The IBBC's Manhattan branch is the epicenter of its U.S. money-laundering operation." "Schumer and I were working this case together." "Agent Salinger and his department have been assisting us." "Why weren't we informed of these details prior to this briefing?" "What was Schumer doing here in Berlin?" "I set him up on a blind date with an IBBC executive who was aware of our investigation and looking to make a deal." "And the identity of this informant?" "We don't know." "He took precautions to keep his identity anonymous." "For the past 12 hours, I've been trying hard to find him." "I believe that if this man isn't already dead, he soon will be." "Why?" "Because, just like Schumer anyone that's in a position to move against this bank has either ended up dead or disappeared." "Agent Salinger, given your history with this matter I should think you would be more careful before making such extreme accusations." "My history?" "What are you talking about?" "We've reviewed your dossier." "Have you?" "Well, that means you know just about shit." "I realize this is a trying time for you both, but until I'm provided with something more compelling than unsubstantiated theories pursuing the IBBC is simply not going to happen here in Germany." "Concorde Hotel, please." "What was that back there?" "What history was Diemer talking about?" " Don't worry." " Don't give me that shit." " What do they know that I don't?" " They don't know anything." "Enough to get a rise out of you." "I'm not getting into it." "You're so curious, read my file." "I should never have let Tommy walk into this." "You didn't." "I approved the meet." "I was across the fucking street, Ella." "I was right there." "I saw him go down." "I didn't see a thing." "We won't let them bury this, Lou." "This canvas appeals to you?" "I like the look of agony." "Why?" "Because I know it's true." "What am I doing here?" "Umberto Calvini is disengaging from the deal." "Your principle would like to bring you in to troubleshoot the situation." "If Calvini refuses to move forward, my involvement won't make a difference." "Your involvement would allow them to appeal to Calvini's two sons who are much more open-minded." "You'll find all the details in the file." "I'll contact you once negotiations are underway." "IBBC executive dies in freak road accident" "Luxembourg high society in shock at death of André Clément" "Rene?" "What are you doing here so early?" "Salinger." "I found the insider." "What?" "I found the guy that Schumer met with in Berlin." "André Clément?" "The IBBC's senior vice president of acquisitions." "He was killed in a road accident just outside Luxembourg approximately nine hours after Schumer's death." "And this is the gendarmerie's preliminary accident report." "He arrived in Berlin at 8 a. m on Luxair, Flight 9871 from Luxembourg." "What doesn't track is in his statement, the IBBC chairman, Jonas Skarssen claims that Clément had been with him in Luxembourg since 10 a. m which is obviously impossible if Clément arrived in Berlin at 8 a.m." "Did the gendarmerie say anything about this inconsistency?" "Nothing." " I haven't told them." " What?" "I wanna go to Luxembourg and question Skarssen myself." " No." "Absolutely no." " Viktor, listen to me." "I go to Luxembourg, Skarssen confirms that statement I catch him in that lie, I can build..." "For chrissake, Lou, you're not at the Yard anymore." "Interpol is not in the law-enforcement business." "We deal in intelligence and facilitation." "Focus on that, work that and pass your take onto the appropriate authorities." "And then what?" "You know we've been circulating our take since the very beginning." "No one ever does anything, no one ever can." "Whatever case we have gets lost in the complexities of international law." "Schumer, Clément this entire fucking wall." "There's nothing that complex about cold-blooded murder." "Hi." "I've got an appointment with Mr. Skarssen." " Your name, please?" " Mr. Salinger?" "Please follow me." "Mr. Skarssen." "Mr. Skarssen." "Agent Salinger?" "Please follow me." "Mr. White." "Agent Salinger." "I apologize for the wait." "I'm Martin White, the IBBC's legal counsel." "This is Commissioner Villon of the gendarmerie." "I thought it useful for him to join us, considering the nature of your query." "Please, have a seat." "I think there's some misunderstanding." "I'm here to speak with Mr. Skarssen." "Yes, but as Mr. Skarssen's attorney, I insisted that I speak with you first." "Mr. White, I had a confirmed meeting with Mr. Skarssen at 11:00." "If I was gonna meet with you first, why didn't anybody tell me?" "I understand, and I'm sorry for the confusion but I'm sure I can help answer your questions." "Now, please, have a seat." "As I'm sure you're aware I have some questions regarding André Clément." "Yes." "It's my understanding that Mr. Clément was working at Mr. Skarssen's residence the night he was killed." "The night of the accident, yes." "What time did he arrive at Skarssen's home that day?" "If I recall correctly, around 6 p.m." " You were there?" " Yes." "And you're certain about this time?" "Quite." "I'm confused." "What you're telling me conflicts with Skarssen's statement in the gendarmerie's accident report which was that Clément had been working with him since 10 a.m." "I was present when Mr. Skarssen gave his statement." " That is not what he said." " It is according to this report." "May I?" "There is an error in the preliminary draft." "The time is wrong." "The finalized report here says Clément arrived at 6 p.m." "Clerical errors like this can happen from time to time." "This is why the gendarmerie discourages the release of any preliminary documentation pertaining to open cases." "So is there anything else we can do for you, Agent Salinger?" " Yeah." "" " It's me." "I just got the results from /the tox analysis I ran on Schumer." " And?" "" " It's inconclusive." "Inconclusive?" "What the hell is that supposed to mean?" "They found trace elements /of cyanide in his blood... /... but the levels /are not nearly high enough... /... to meet their criteria /for poisoning." "Are you there?" "Sorry." "I'm sorry." "Are you crazy?" "Madame Clément?" "It's Eleanor Whitman from the New York District Attorney's office." "I already left a couple messages just..." "Mrs. Clément, I'm sorry to keep calling you." "I can only imagine what a difficult time this must be for you." "But I'm not convinced your husband's death was an accident." "Look, here's my cell number." "001-917-135-6565." "You can call any time... /Stop calling me." "I have nothing /to say to you." "Just leave me alone." "Please." "I just need to ask you a few questions." "I have two children." "They've already lost their father." " I understand." "" " No, you don't." "Are you aware your husband met with our investigators the day he was killed?" "You ever planning to come to bed?" " I heard your voice." " I'm sorry." " When'd he come in here?" " An hour ago." "T. rex was in the closet again." "Let me take him back." "Come on, buddy." "Lou?" "They knew about the discrepancy in the report." "They had Skarssen's statement changed." "How did they know, Viktor?" " Come inside." " No." "Are you insane?" "It's freezing out." "Come outside." "Stop it!" "Lou, wait." "Lou." "Have you lost your mind?" "I think we take the dog for a walk." "Get some fresh air." "Who did this?" "Who do you think?" "From my apartment." "Whitman's got them too." "We need to inform the secretary general immediately." "You gotta be kidding." "We start setting off alarms, the opportunity will be lost." "Opportunity?" "The last thing Schumer told Ella was that Clément was giving him information on an IBBC arms deal." "Umberto Calvini." "Chairman of Calvini Defense, one of the largest defense contractors." "And probably Italy's next prime minister." "This guy standing next to him, that's our insider." "André Clément." "And?" "Whitman found out that Clément was negotiating for the IBBC to purchase a large number of missile guidance and control systems from Calvini Defense." "But at the very last minute, the deal collapsed." "What happened?" "We don't know." "Whitman's meeting me in Milan tomorrow." "We're gonna talk to Calvini and find out." " Hey." " Hey." "Eleanor Whitman, this is Inspector Alberto Cerutti." " Charmed." " Nice to meet you." "Please, there's not much time." "Calvini leaves for Turin immediately after this engagement." "I didn't realize we were meeting at a political rally." "Best we could do on such short notice." "Thirtieth floor." "I'll be waiting outside." "You need to press the button." "You look awful." "Thanks." "When was the last time you got any sleep?" "Don't know." "When was the last time you had a healthy meal?" "Can't remember." " How about the last time you got laid?" " Why, are you offering?" "You need to take better care of yourself, Lou." "I can't have you crash and burn like you did two years ago." "Please follow me." "This meeting is strictly off the record." "Mr. Calvini cannot be entangled in your investigation nor can his participation in this discussion find its way to the press." "We understand." "Wait here for a moment." "So you read my file." "I made a few calls to London." "You should've told me everything with your IBBC case at the Yard." "You should've told me it's why you left." "What did they tell you?" "That you screwed up because the witness you brought in was a joke." "And when you were forced to drop him, the case fell apart." "You flipped out, attacked the assistant commissioner and broke his nose." "My case did not fall apart, it was shut down, and my witness was rock-solid." "He gave us everything we needed against the bank and then suddenly, out of nowhere, my AC forced me to cut him loose." "Three days later, they all died in a car crash." " "They"?" " He had a wife and two kids." "Mr. Calvini, we'd like to know why the IBBC, a bank would be purchasing millions of dollars worth of missile guidance and control systems from your company." "The IBBC has purchased billions of dollars worth of Silkworm missiles from the People's Republic of China which they have presold to clients in the Middle East contingent upon the missiles being equipped with VOLCON guidance systems." "My company's one of only two in the world which produce the VOLCON." " Who's the other?" " Sunay." "Ahmet Sunay." "Of Turkish Aerotech?" "But why is the bank committing so much capital and resources to the sale of these missiles?" "It's a test." "Small arms are the only weapons used in 99 percent of the world's conflicts and no one has the capacity to manufacture them faster and cheaper than China." "What Skarssen is attempting to do is to make the IBBC the exclusive broker of Chinese small arms to the Third World." "And the missile deal is the gateway transaction." "Yeah, but billions of dollars invested simply to be a broker?" "There can't be much profit for them." "No." "This is not about making profit from weapon sales." "It's about control." "Control the flow of weapons, control the conflict." "No." "No, no." "The IBBC is a bank." "Their objective isn't to control the conflict it's to control the debt that the conflict produces." "You see, the real value of a conflict the true value is in the debt that it creates." "You control the debt you control everything." "You find this upsetting, yes?" "But this is the very essence of the banking industry to make us all, whether we be nations or individuals slaves to debt." "You sound like you're not very fond of the IBBC." "What happened?" "I was fond of André Clément." "I trusted him and he was a good friend." "Then help us make sure he didn't die in vain." "Find me after the speech." "We can talk in the car on my way to the airport." "Umberto Calvini." "Definitely connected to any..." "What the hell is going on?" "They shot him!" "Secure this area and block all exits, now." "Go!" "Oh, my God." "Are you all right?" "I think so." "Take that left." "Maybe you can cut him off." "Go." "Go!" "Turn off the engine and stick your hands out of the window!" "Turn off the engine and stick your hands out of the window!" "Now!" "Our relationship with the Swiss has become impossible over the past year." "They are discounting our dollar deposits by 160 basis points below par." "They have doubled the cost of moving our money." "Well, general, what do you expect?" "You've been in the jungle long enough to know that when the lion kills, it's the jackal that profits." "Yes." "The IBBC is specifically structured to handle the particular needs of your type of organization." "We can give you better rates and terms than other competitors but we can offer you much more:" "Weapons intelligence, logistical support everything that the Revolutionary Freedom Front would need to revive itself." "But in exchange for what?" "You must understand, the RFF has no money." "Money is not this institution's primary medium of exchange." "What are you proposing exactly?" "We believe that, with the right kind of direction and support the RFF could become a very influential force in your country." "Perhaps potent enough to stage a successful coup in the coming months." "And if this were possible what does your bank hope to gain from it?" "The gratitude and consideration of a very influential friend." "Excuse me." "Mr. White and Mr. Ehames asked me to interrupt." "Would you excuse me, general?" "I'll be right back." "What is it?" "Approximately 30 minutes ago, Umberto Calvini was assassinated while giving a speech at a political rally in Milan." "We've been discussing it." "I think we should wait until the authorities resolve the matter and then approach the sons to revive negotiations." "How long will this take?" "I've been assured the investigation will move swiftly but unexpected fallout of an event like this can always complicate things." "We only have 60 days left to deliver the worms." "There's no time for complications." "That's a risk you take with such an ambitious agenda." "I don't foresee any problems." "Had it not been for their father Mario and Enzo Calvini would have made our deal long ago." "Now there's no reason for them not to move forward." "An important man and devoted father has just been killed." "I suggest that we send a letter to Calvini's family extending our heartfelt prayers and condolences for their terrible loss." "I don't know, but I'm okay." "The doctors checked me out thoroughly." "Kiss Jake for me, will you?" "So the shooter was identified as a member of the Red Brigade." "What about the guy in the car?" "Car was stolen." "They were unable to lift prints, fibers or residue or locate any witnesses who saw him exiting the vehicle." " So?" " So the carabinieri are announcing that the Red Brigade was responsible for the assassination at the press conference tonight." "We're not convinced the Red Brigade's behind this." "Someone could simply be making it appear as though they are." "This isn't my case and the man in charge of the investigation is very powerful and a real bastard." "All we wanna do is just look around a little." " Antonio." " Alberto." "Just a moment." "They done the trajectory analysis yet?" "Cerutti said no." "If there was a second shooter, he could've positioned himself here." "The stopwatch they found in the room it was set on a one-minute countdown, yes?" "Right." "Calvini was killed a little over one minute into his speech." "What if this was all synchronized?" "Okay let's say I'm the second shooter." "The guy below /doesn't know I'm here... /... but I'm positioned /right above his room." "I'm armed with a Sauer 200 rifle, /just like he is." "I have a stopwatch set on a one-minute countdown... /... which I start when Calvini /begins his speech." "The sniper below has been instructed to do the same because that's when he's gonna fire his first bullet." "If he misses, I'm ready to follow through with one of my own." "The sniper fires, misses." "Seconds later I take Calvini out with a headshot." "It's a good theory, but there's one problem." "Why?" "Two shots were fired from the window... /... two slugs were recovered and two casings were found next to the gun ballistics confirming that the casings came from the gun in the hotel room." "So if the kill shot came from /a second shooter here on the roof that'd be a total of three bullets fired." "How do you explain the absence of the third bullet?" "I can't." "I think I've seen this print before." "Where?" "Hanging on the wall of my office." "So this was lifted from the scene of the Stefan Heuss hit in Brussels last year." "A former IMF executive director." "Has he ever seen a tread pattern like this before?" "He believes it came from a custom shoe made for a leg brace." "The braces are typically made out of steel or alloy, but the condition of the leg would determine the specific type of device used." "He says that the prints are a probable match." "Please get these over to Alan Kovacs at FBI Impressions right away and make sure he has my contact numbers." "Thanks." "Ella, if the FBI confirms that these prints are a match it means the bank's used the same assassin twice." "Which means if we can get him, we can get the bank." "What was that?" "That was Capitano Barillo, the man in charge of the Calvini investigation." " What did he want?" " My ass on a platter and both of you on the next flight out of Milan." "Didn't you tell him what we just found?" "I tried." "Fuck him." "He can't force us to leave." "He has already spoken to your superiors." "You have both been ordered home." "Arnie, you can't just sit there and lecture me about protocol and procedure." "You know what's happening here." "Well, who gives a shit about jurisdictional provenance?" "We just had a major breakthrough." "That's great, Arnie." "You're a real stand-up guy." "This is total bullshit." "I wish I could have been more helpful." "Oh, no, you've been great, Alberto." "I'm gonna do everything I can to take the heat off you." "Thanks." "Thanks for everything." "Sorry for all the trouble we caused." "What?" "His leg brace would be made of metal, right?" " So?" " So if he left through an airport security would have made him show it to them." "That's definitely him." " He doesn't look like much." " I think that's the idea." "Seems to know where the cameras are." "Look how he always angles his face just out of our line of sight." "Even if you do find him that's not enough evidence to convict the man without a confession." "If we find him, prosecution will be irrelevant." "He'll be a marked man." "He can either die for the bank or flip for us." "I got him." "He is traveling under the name Sherwood, Timothy M." "He boarded Flight Alitalia 422, departing Milan at 6 p.m. yesterday and arriving in New York at JFK at 10 p.m." "What time's the next flight to New York?" "Detectives Hubbard, Ward, Ornelas, this is Agent Lou Salinger." " Finally." " How you doing?" " Let me take that." " Thanks." "So, what do we have?" "Well, we got lucky." "Some clip shots of him moving through customs." "That's a good one." "The Sherwood ID he used?" "It's clean." "All of it attached to a dead address." "Where'd he go after he cleared customs?" "Don't know." "CCTV footage lost him at the curb." "We canvassed all the limousine and taxicab companies in the city." "Airport parking, rental agencies." "Didn't come up with shit." "There's a chance he might live in the city." "Why is that?" "Kovacs from FBI Impressions called." ""The footprint was left by a shoe used for knee-ankle-foot orthosis." "The tread pattern is exclusive to shoes produced at the Isaacson Orthopedic Institute here in the city."" "The shoe could have only come from there." "Do you have a contact person to run down?"