"¶" "Rosa!" "Let her out, please." "That dog should be on Prozac." "Bitsy, shut up already!" "Wow, it's beautiful." "I cannot decide if I wanted the gold or silver, but my parents said that if my grades were good next quarter," " then they'd get me both." " You're so lucky." "My parents got me this necklace for my birthday." " Mm." " It's nice, but still." "What about you, Ella?" "Don't your parents ever send you anything?" " Is it him?" " Mm-hmm." " He's taking me dancing." " When?" "Tonight." "Shit, 5-0, 5-0." "Headmistress called." "Ella Hatto is to go to her office." "I think Ella's still in the library." "When she gets back, tell her Madame Rossetti wants to see her at once." "Thanks, Mimi." "God, that bitch Danielle probably told her about me smoking." "She's always kissing her ass." "Maybe you shouldn't go out." "He's waiting for me." " Hey." " Hey." "I didn't think you were going to make it." " Sorry." " It's okay." "I'm glad you got here." "Let's go." "You make this yourself?" "No, it's a New York State license." "It's what they look like." "I love the energy." "Yeah, it's like being in a blender." "It's nice and I could show it to you." "Go back to my place?" " Shit." " What?" "It's my dad." "What?" "Sometimes he hires people." "What do you mean?" "I mean he hires them to watch over me." "That guy staring at me." " No one's staring at you." " I want to go home." "Come on, Ella, let's go back inside again." "For a dance?" "A couple of drinks?" "I want to go home." " Get up!" " No, no!" "Move." "Go!" "Go!" "Get in!" " Hey!" " No!" " Ah!" " Sergio, close the door!" "Oh, my God." "Why are they shooting at us?" "Keep down." "What are you doing?" "!" "That was the police!" "No, stop!" "He's catching us!" "Faster!" "Oh, my God!" "He's gone." "Come on." "What are you doing?" "Getting us out of here!" "What's wrong with you?" "!" " He's protecting us!" " He's crazy!" "Let's go." "Get off the phone!" "Where's yours?" "Drop it." "Come here." "Come on." "Come on." "Come on." "Get in!" " What's happening?" " Your life's in danger." " Someone's been hired to kill you." " That's insane." "Does this have something to do with my father?" "Did he say anything?" "Where are you going?" " I've done enough." " What?" "Ella, come on." "Let's go." "Come on." "Run, run." "Get in." "Ella, don't do it." "You need to get in." "Ella, you saw what he does." "Listen to me." "Ella." "Look at me, Ella." "Please, look at me." "Stay here, please." "Ella, I'm begging you, stay here." "Don't get into that car, please." "What's wrong with you, Ella?" "!" "I want to call the police." "I want to call the police." "The people who want you dead own half the police in Europe." "I" " I don't understand what's going on." "I don't even know your name." "My name is Lucas." "You should get down, under the dash." "Come on." "Get in." "No, I" " I can't." "I" " I'm claustrophobic." "We have to cross the border." "They're going to be looking for a young girl and a man." "I can't." "I'll freak out." "There are people out there that are still hunting you." "They're going to kill you." "Okay, but j-just until the border?" " You promise?" " Yeah." "Okay." "But, um..." "I had an MRI once and the nurse talked me through the whole thing, so do you mind doing that?" " Yeah, I love to talk." " Wait!" "W-wait a minute." "Hello?" "Are you there?" "W-why aren't we moving?" "What's happening?" "Just... talk to me." "I" " I don't know what to say." "Tell me about your father." "My dad." "I hate my dad." "The whole reason I'm in this stupid trunk is 'cause of him." "It's all his fault." "He's such an asshole." "Then my mom dies and he marries a total bitch." "God, I hate them." "They don't even want me around." "Sometimes dads make mistakes." "¶" "I c" " I can't" " I can't stay in here anymore." "I told you, I'm claustrophobic." "Yeah, you can." "I can't." "You try it." "I have." "Bullshit." "When?" "Fallujah." "We were dug in deep somewhere, watching an enemy compound." "And this dog come up on us." "He was barking away." "Just wanted to play." "And my group leader goes, "You got to do something." "He's going to give us away." "So I started playing with him." "He's barking away." "He comes over to me." "Trusted me." "I slit his throat with my knife." "Three days I stayed there, just elbow-deep in his blood." "Funny thing, we were in the wrong place... just watching a civilian's house." "So if I can do that... you can stay in that trunk." "Okay, no more talking now." "Whoa." "Again." "Keep at it." "Nice dogs." "I don't think I've seen these ones before." "They're young, from a newer litter." "Haus!" "You're not bringing me good news." "I appreciate that you want to send a message, but this is turning into a major-league clusterfuck." "I was forced to use outside help." "Metzger is back from the States." "His people shall handle things more efficiently." "All you have to do is find the girl." "If Metzger's already taken care of our main problem, we can forget about the girl." "I finish what I start." "And when we find the girl, we find Lucas." "We've got other problems besides the girl, Richard." "Like what?" "Her father wasn't just planning to sell you out to the feds." "He diverted funds from your US accounts." " How much?" " 25 million." "Get it back." "We don't know where it is." "Metzger found something that might make your job a little easier." "This belonged to Martin Hatto." "I'll do what I can." "I don't think you understand." "I will not be made a fool of." "Find the girl, find Lucas, and get me my fucking money." "Do you feel that's good enough?" "I'll keep practicing, sir." "Hey, quite a place you've got here." " Where did you find him?" " Manchester." "I've never had one of these on before, you know." "No one will miss him." "What is that?" "A breed I'm developing." "You want me to go in there with that?" "Only for a moment to make sure the dog knows its job." "Now, let's go." "All of this equipment will keep you well protected." "I really don't know about this." "The most important thing for this test's success is not to show fear." "Try to seem like the aggressor." "Fass!" "I've been expecting your call." "How did you find them?" "I make sure I always know everything I can about my employees." "Teresa's still a good-looking woman." "Oh, and..." "Jillian's swim team won their final." "Congratulations." "I'm guessing Ella Hatto reminded you of your daughter." "Why do you want her dead?" "Her father betrayed me." "He had to be punished." "He stole a lot of money." "Your delay forced my hand." "I had to send Metzger overseas to pay Mr. Hatto and his wife a visit." "Well, if that's true and I do this... aren't you just punishing a dead man?" "Lucas, do know how many people are in my employ?" "If I let one steal from me, what are the rest to think?" "The message is not for Martin Hatto." "It is for them." "Lucas... you have such potential, such talent." "A fine weapon, Lucas." "You're a hunter." "That's what you are." "At the moment, you're confused." "I expect your supply is running low." "Must be difficult-- I'd say impossible-- to find a cocktail of the quality" "I supply you with on the streets." "You don't know what you're doing with this girl." "But one way or another, this girl will die." "You have to know that." "Just say a prayer for her and be done." "You left me in there?" "Can I use the bathroom?" " Yeah." " Okay." "Hello?" "Who's this?" "I'm trying to reach my dad." "Martin Hatto?" "Yeah, it's his daughter, Ella." "Can you put him on?" "I'm afraid I can't do that." "Ella, this is Special Agent Gina Banks with the FBI." " I work with Interpol." " What?" "You need to tell me where you are." "I-I don't know." "Are you with a man who calls himself Lucas?" "Yeah." "Ella, listen to me very carefully." "He's a professional assassin." "We believe he's been hired to kill you." "Were going to trace this number, Ella, and we're going to get help to you right away." "Ella... are you there?" "Yeah, just a second." "Ella." "I have to go." "Please help me." "Ella." "Um..." "I have to get to the car." "I, um..." "I left something in the-- in the trunk of the..." "Are you going to kill me?" "Yes." "No!" "No." "Please." "Please, you don't have to do this." "You don't have to." "Please." "Please." "No, no, no, I'm not going to hurt you." "I'm not going to hurt you." "Look, look." "Okay?" "It's not" "I'm not gonna do anything to you." "All right?" "Just..." "Look, I was hired to kill you, but I'm not going to do it 'cause" "I can't... do it." "I can't." "I need to call home." "I need to call my dad." "Let me speak to my dad." "Your father's dead." "I was meant to kill you first as a message." "I couldn't bring myself to do it." "I waited too long." "So they killed your whole family." "Now they're gonna want to kill us both." "I didn't know what you'd like." "You should eat something." "We're gonna be on the run, and you're gonna need your strength." "All that stuff I said about my dad..." "I didn't mean it." "I know." "Stay down!" "Come on." "Stay down." "Stay low!" "Down!" "Ella, get in!" "Come on, there could be more of them." "Come on!" "You-- you drive." "You drive." "Wha--?" "Just keep your eyes on the road." "Are-- are you a diabetic?" "It helps me do what I have to do." "I'm sorry." "Hey, Dani, it's me." "Yeah." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Who is this?" " Mom, who was that?" " It was no one." "Got a friend that's gonna meet us on the train." "Her name's Dani." "She's fixed me up before." "Paris." "May I please see your identification?" "Merci." "Hers?" "I left it on the hotel." "Right, Dad?" "She left it in the hotel." "Okay, okay." "Bon voyage." "That was good." "While obviously we can't mention clients by name, our firm has handled sensitive issues for many high-profile individuals such as yourself." "I like to think of myself as unique." "Of course, and at Ashland Phillips  Hornick you will be treated as such." "As you probably know, my previous attorney died unexpectedly." "Martin Hatto." "Mr. Hatto handled a number of sensitive issues involving my US interests." "At the time of his death, Martin was having his own legal difficulties with the IRS." "This was very disappointing to me." "And you believe he may have violated attorney-client privilege?" "I honestly don't know if he was making an agreement with your government, turning over information that could jeopardize my operations." "Mr. Addison, let's speak frankly." "The sale of narcotics generates enormous amounts of cash." "One needs a secure way to launder those revenues in the US." "Martin Hatto got greedy and stole from you." "We won't." "How are your school lessons?" "I got 90 on my algebra test." "Oh, I'm so proud of you, William." "I did get one wrong." "And how's everything at home?" "Hey, you can talk to me, you know?" "Everything's fine." "I miss you so much." "I wish things were different." "What have I told you about your mother?" "My mother's a whore." " Lucas?" " Yeah." "So that's her." "Yeah." "Okay." "Thanks for coming." "I wish that just once you'd call me up for dinner and a movie, hmm?" "Slip in the shower?" "Yeah, something like that." "They say you kidnapped her." "It's not like that." "It's all over the news." "Let's get started." "Hey." "Ella, this is Dani." "Maybe you should go for a walk while she finishes up." "Johnny Walker, s'il vous plaît." "All right if I join you?" "How is he doing?" "He'll be okay." "He's fairly indestructible." "May I ask you a question?" "What are you doing with him?" "He's all I got." "Then you're really fucked up." "Is it a schoolgirl crush or just looking for Daddy, hmm?" "Sit." "I'm trying to help you." "If you think he cares about you, you're wrong." "The only thing he cares about is his fix." "Getting high, that's all what he's about." "He's a junkie, always was and always will be." "And I get it, there's a thrill in trying to rescue a man." "I mean, it's so exciting when you think you have the power to awaken something good inside him." "Believe me, I know, but this is not the case." "Here is the sad truth about Lucas." "Whatever that was good inside him died a long time ago." "And it's not coming back." "Not for you." "Well, not for me, not for anyone." "So if I were you and had Richard Addison trying to kill me," "I'd take this, get off at the next station, and I'd run." "And don't look back." "Hey, what are you doing?" "Sit down." "No, no, I feel good." "You did a good job." "This isn't even your stop." "We are now arriving in Lille." "Please ensure you take all your belongings with you..." "Lucas, you know what I'm thinking?" "I'm thinking of this." "Just like in the old times." "And this stuff is amazing as gold." "Where's Ella?" "Um, she's in the dining car." "She's having some food." "She's fine." "You have time." "Do it." "Lucas, come on." "Your body wants it." "Why do you want me to do it so much?" "What is this?" "Magic." "Pure magic." "What's going on?" " Tell me!" " Don't!" "Addison." "He's-- he's put a price on your head." "Who's out there?" "Metzger." "Damn it!" "Hey!" "Excuse me." "Hi." "You, uh-- you waiting on someone?" "Ella, move!" "Now!" "Fuck!" "Are you okay?" "How do you do it?" "How do you kill people?" "I mean, that's, like, your job, right?" "Someone gives you money and says, "Murder this person,"" "and then you just-- you go and you do it?" "Take it." "Put that in there." "Pull that back." "You hear that?" "You know what that means?" "Now you got a bullet in the chamber." "Now point." "Shoot." "Shoot." "That's how." "¶" "¶" "Come on." "You live here?" "Sometimes." "Who's the girl in the pictures?" "That's my daughter." "Her name's Jillian." "Your daughter?" "You're someone's dad?" "Does she live here?" "I never met her." "Her mother left me when she was pregnant." "You don't even want to meet her?" "I don't think it's best for her." "I don't believe you." "I think every girl needs a father, even if he's a dick." "What are you doing?" "Just get out of here a minute." "This was your plan?" "Yeah." "Are you kidding me?" "I trusted you." "Go in the other room." "It's a great plan." "You're gonna fucking die." "I thought you are helping me, that that's what we came here to do." "I thought you were helping me." "Give me a minute." "No, you were right." "It's better your daughter never meets you." "Fuck!" "Now what?" "How much would it cost?" "What?" "To hire you." "My parents are both dead." "I'm going to inherit money." " I can pay you." " Wha--?" "I want you to kill him." "Addison." "He killed my father." "Don't laugh at me." "What, you afraid of him?" "You don't understand." "What is there to understand?" "He's trying to kill us both." "When you take a life... it takes... yours." "Ella, put that down." "Put it down." "Addison International." "They're in a meeting." "May I take a message?" "Thank you." "Goodbye." "Can I help you?" "Here to see Richard Addison." "Did you have an appointment?" "No." "Tell him it's Ella Hatto." "Wait over there, please." "I have, um, Ella Hatto here in reception for Mr. Addison." "The guests will be arriving at the front gate and directed to the valet." "The caterers will be distributing..." "There's an Ella Hatto waiting for you in reception." "...and the music will be light jazz as you've requested." "Please!" " Call security!" " No, keep back!" "Man" "Put the gun down!" "¶" " Halt!" "Police!" " Do not move!" "Stand still!" "You're telling me Richard Addison of Addison Industries murdered your family." "You've got to tell me the truth." "You've walked into Richard Addison's office with a loaded weapon." "You are in so much trouble." " You better have some news, Banks." " Don't worry." " I've convinced everyone she's a total whack job." " Have you?" "And they're not in the least bit curious as to why this whack job wanted to take a shot at me?" "Richard, stop." "I'm on it." "Now listen, we found your money." "Where?" "That father was a piece of work." "He hid it in his daughter's savings account." "Our New York fraud unit traced it." "They're sending a subpoena to the Swiss government." "How long have we got?" "A few hours... maybe." "And then the account's frozen." "Then you'd better get her out of there and get my money, don't you think?" "Otherwise, why do I pay you?" "Okay, this way, please." "You're very lucky, Miss Hatto." "Mr. Addison isn't going to press charges." "You mean I'm free to go?" "An agent from the FBI will be taking custody of you." "Ella, hello." "I'm here to take you home." "Seat belt?" "The only reason you're still alive is to give Addison a message." "Tell him I'm done." "He won't see me again." "So now what?" " Don't judge me, Lucas." " Mm-hmm?" "You're in no position." "I mean, look at you, running away." "Really?" "Yeah, I'm leaving." "So pathetic." "To where?" "Far away." "Uh-huh." "And then what?" "Then nothing." "Not this." "That's the point." "I'm done." "Yes, you're done." "There's a price on your head." "It's not personal." "It's just-- it's just business." "I'm sorry." "It's just you don't want to do this." "We'll be at the airport pretty soon." "Ella, I know you've been through a lot, but we don't have much time." "I have to ask you some questions, okay?" "Yeah." "Now, I understand you have a bank account in Switzerland." "Is that right?" "Yes." "Your father set it up for you?" "Yeah, it's for expenses when I'm away at school." "Do you know how much is in it?" "A few hundred dollars." "My dad puts money in every month." "Ella, I know this is difficult, but we think that account may have something to do with your father's murder, so I have to ask these questions." "Do you ever go online and check your balance?" "Yes." "And when you do, the log-in information, your username and password, do you have to look that up or do you remember it?" "No, I remember it." "Good." "Now we're getting somewhere." "Ella, I need you to fill this out." "Just skip down to the bottom where it says "login information."" "We just need that and your signature, okay?" "Everything all right?" "Yeah." "Um, how long until the airport?" "Just a few minutes." "It's right up ahead." "Right." "Then why are the planes landing behind us?" "Well..." "I guess we're going to have to do this differently." "Metzger!" "Get her out." " No, no, no!" " Move!" "Come on!" "You disappointed me Lucas." "I know you're there." "I just wanted to tell you we got the girl." "She's been taken care of." "I guess all your trouble was for nothing." "You're on the run by now, I expect." "I don't suppose I'll find you." "Not that it really matters." "You're not worth it." "You and I are done." "You no longer exist." "And thanks to the generosity of Mr. Addison, this will be our most successful year of fundraising." "That's so wonderful." "Thank you." " Time for bed." " Yes, sir." "Good night, William." "Metzger's behind me." "I'm so sorry, excuse me." "I'd love to show you around." "I'm very sorry to interrupt." "Mr. Addison, a call for you." " Excuse me." " Oh, of course." " Hmm?" " We have a problem, Richard." "We're downstairs with the girl." "I thought she was dead." "She won't give up the account information." "Banks, she's stalling." "She's just trying to stay alive." "Wait there." "I'm going to deal with this myself." "Open the gate." "I don't know." "I think it was maybe some fireworks." "What do you think?" "Firecrackers." " Find Agatha." " Sir." "No one's answering at the gate and I cannot reach anyone in security." "Lucas." "Stop." " Why are you doing this?" " This is who I am, right?" "This is madness." "Because of this girl?" "You'll wake up tomorrow morning, you won't remember her name, her face, just like the others." "Her name was Ella." "She's alive." "I thought she was dead, but she's alive." "They have her in the basement." "It's me." "It's okay." "Everybody just stay calm." "Nobody moves." "Don't do anything stupid, Banks." "Stay back." "Take off her gag." "Tell him!" "Do it." "Metzger, take it off." "Ella, you listen to me." "You're gonna get out of here." "Then I'm gonna kill them all." "Well, now, let's be sensible." "We all have a common interest here." "We all want to stay alive." "Come on." "Okay." "Stay calm." "Stay calm." "Nice and slow." "Now untie her." "William!" "Agh!" "Quick, move!" "Come here!" "You little bitch." "Huh?" "Huh?" "Same gun I used to kill your father." "Too many fuck-ups, the both of you." "Such a shame." "You were two of my better employees." "Point." "Shoot." "Ella." "Ella." "Ella, stay with me." "Ella?" "Why did you save me?" "Maybe you are a good person." "Excuse me." " What have we got?" " Gunshot wound right shoulder." "Get her blood pressure, I'll get the bandage." "Relax, now." "It's all right." "You're going to be okay." "Let's get her in the van." "Ready?" "¶" "Got it?" "Everybody's gathering on the steps of the terrace." "Hello?" "Hi." "Ella, we're going to be out there." "Who's that?" "Sorry, I'm living with my aunt." "Is that okay?" "Uh, yeah, she's nice." "I don't really know her that well." "And my cousins, they're-- they're treating me, I don't know... like I'm normal." "Well, that's good." "Well, I just wanted to check in and see that you're doing okay." "Lucas... did you ever go see your daughter?" "I called her." "So I'm going to see her soon." "That's good." "Bye, Ella." "Bye, Lucas." "¶" "¶"