"[ Faint Whistling ]" " [ Gunfire ] - [ Man #1 Over Radio ] We can't hold out much longer, sir." "General Hummel, you've got to get us out of here now!" "[ Hummel ] I won't let you down." "I won't let you down, son." "Goddamn it, sir!" "How long do we have to wait?" "I've lost 1 5 men already!" "[ Man # 2 ] Sir, they're lighting us up like a firestorm!" "This is General Hummel." "You gotta get my men outta there!" "[ Man #3 ] We don't have clearance to go behind enemy lines, sir." "[ Man #1 ] They're not comin' for us, are they, sir?" "[ Hummel ] Congressman Weaver and esteemed members... ofthe Special Armed Services Committee..." "I come before you to protest a grave injustice." "Aim!" "[ Hummel ] It has to stop." "I miss you so much." "There's somethin' I've gotta do, Barb." "Somethin' I couldn't do while you were here." "I tried." "You know I tried everything, and I still don't have their attention." "Let's hope this elevates their thinking." "But whatever happens... please don't think less of me." "[ Men Panting, Grunting ]" "Marine!" "Inform the garrison C.O. that General Hummel's coming on board... with a security inspection team." "Yes, sir." "Sir, it's an honor having you, sir." "Ya know, at least we can get some" "I got the access card." "We got 30 minutes till those darts wear off." "Move it!" "The access card, sir." "Let's do it." "[ Beeping ]" "2400 magazine check." "Man, it's wet out there." "Check me through, will ya?" "[ Men Grunting, Groaning ]" "[ Assailant ] Clear!" " I want 1 6, Major." " [ Major ] Move it!" "[ Grunts ]" "Evac!" "Seal the door!" " [ Man ] No, no, no!" " [ Major ] Come on, man, seal it!" "No-o-o!" "Lemme outta here!" "Oh, God!" "Lemme outta here!" "Oh, God!" "Lemme outta here!" "God!" "Clear out." "Get outta here!" "[ Pained Gasping ]" " [ Gasping ] Please!" " Sorry." "[ Gurgling ]" "Let's move out." "[ Technician ] Two more c.c.'s ofacetylene chloride." "That'll be five dollars, Isherwood." "You suck." "[ Phone Ringing ]" "You guys have too much time on your hands." "She's here." "Bring it to me now." "Thankyou, Phil!" "What's that?" "Why'd you get it sent here?" "Carla wouldn't approve." "She thinks it's dumb to spend $600 on an L.P." "Carla's right." "Why don't you just spend $1 3.00 on a CD, man?" "First ofall, it's because I'm a Beatlemaniac." "And second, these sound better." " [ Alarm Blaring ]" " Could be serious." "Could be sarin gas." "Dog out atJ.F.K. caught a whiff ofsomething in this package... postmarked to a Bosnian refugee camp." "It could be detergent;" "it could be sarin gas." "Bosnian refugee camp?" "Halfa million Serbians reside in the U.S. Serbians don't like Bosnians." "You guys wanna get suited up?" " Bring the cockroaches?" " Got 'em." "We have air lock, Stanley." "You're all set to go." "October 1 , 0900 hours." "Agent Stanley Goodspeed, Agent Trainee Marvin Isherwood... initiating exam ofwooden crate." "Suspicion ofsarin gas inside." " Marvin, sarin is a" " G.B. aerosol." "That is correct." "I see we have some dirty magazines." "Stone Age Cave Girls In the Raw." "Kinky." "And, uh" " Not a good sign." "Helloo-oo-oo, little baby doll." "Lookit, Stan." " Hi there, Stanley!" " Marvin, don't!" " Why, Stan?" " [ Hissing ]" "Shit!" "Move back!" "Move back!" " Hit the exhaust." " [ Technician ] Hang on, guys." "We'll have that room cleared in 50 seconds." "You're going to be okay." "Jesus Christ!" "Okay, I've got some bad news and some really bad news." "The bad news is that the gas is corrosive and it's eating our suits." " It's all over my hand, man." " The really bad news... is there's enough explosive and gas to blow the chamber and kill everybody... in the building." "Detonation: two minutes." " Everybody, out ofthe room, now!" " Seal us inside." "Where are the sprinklers, Lonner?" "The acid's eating my su" " It's eating my fucking suit, all right?" "Shit." "Just wash us off." "Where are my sprinklers?" "We're working on it." "It's coming." "It'sjust a flow problem." "Well, it's a pretty big friggin' problem, Lonner." "Fix it now!" "We're working on it!" "How much time do you have on that detonator?" " A minute ten." " Look at this!" "[ Technician ] We're gonna have the room clear." " Tell 'em to take the atropine, now." " The atropine, Isherwood." " What?" " Where's my water, Lonner?" "One minute!" "Marvin, the atropine!" "Now!" "Inject it in your heart before your suit melts." "Shit!" " Make him take it too." " Where's that water?" " Get that away from me!" " Phil, fix it, for Christ's sake!" " Take the atropine, for Christ's sake!" " We're fucked." " [ Stanley ] Poison's mixing." " What the fuck are you waiting for?" " You take the fucking needle now!" " Fuck, shit, oh, fuck, shit" " Forty seconds!" " Ifthat suit melts" "Ifyou die, we all die!" "Inject your heart and then defuse the bomb!" "Shit, what if I miss my heart?" "I can't see shit!" " [ Technician ] Do it now!" " Look how big this is." "You want me to stick this into my heart?" "Are you fucking nuts?" "The sprinkler's coming." "It's coming." "Okay, here we go, man!" "[ Technician ] Sprinkler activated!" "How much time left?" "Twenty seconds." "We're not gonna make it." " [ Beeping ]" " Fifteen." "[ Whispering ] Oh, come on!" "Clear!" "[ Panting ]" "Get me the fuck out ofthis gas chamber." "I almost stabbed myself in the heart with this thing!" " ♪ Please lock me away ♪ - ♪♪ [ Plucking Discordant Notes ]" " Stan?" " Hey, darlin'." "♪ And don't allow the day here inside ♪" " Hi, baby." "♪ Where I hide with my loneliness ♪" "I had such an interesting day today." " ♪ I don't care what they say ♪" " Yeah, I had kind ofan interesting day myself." " ♪ I won't stay in a world without love ♪♪" " Okay, you go first." "Oh,just some terrorists decide to send a little care package-- box o' goodies-  which had to be neutralized before blowing up the office." " ♪♪ [ Plucks Discordant Note ]" "So I took the rest ofthe day off." "Glass ofwine, a little guitar--just relaxing'." " Wow." " I mean it, honey." "The world is being Fed-Ex'd to hell on a handcart." "I really believe that anyone who's even thinking about having a child in this world... is coldly considering an act ofcruelty." "I know, I'm rambling, I'm complaining." "I'm sorry." "What's your news, baby?" " I'm pregnant." " I'm sorry?" "I'm pregnant." " [ Chuckling ] - [ Laughs ]" " Really?" " Yeah." " Wow." " Is that all you're gonna say is "wow"?" " You're pregnant?" " Three weeks." "How do you know?" "I mean, h-how do you know?" "[ Sighs ] Blue." "Just turned blue, so I went to the doctor." " Well, you didn't mean what you just said, did you?" " When?" "Just right now, when you were talking about bringing a child into the world..." " and having it be an act of... cruelty." " I meant it at the time." "Stanley, at the time?" "You said it seven and a halfseconds ago." "Well... gosh, kind ofa lot's happened since then." "Look, we're not even married." "I know." "It's funny you should mention that." " It's funny?" " Do you love me?" " Ofcourse I love you." " Good." " Will you marry me?" " Whoa, whoa, hey" " Marriage Police, pull over." "Come on, Stanley." "I'm proposing to you right now." "[ Man ] The Rock is the most famous and was the most feared prison ever built." "Is it really true that there's never been an escape?" "Ah, that's true." "From 1 936 until '63 when the prison closed... there were 1 4 attempts." "No one is believed to have made it to shore-- alive, at least." "[ Conversation, Indistinct ]" "Uh, hey, hey, fellas." "I'm sorry, but tourists are not allowed back here." " [ Gun Cocking ]" " I don't really give a shit." "You give a shit?" " No." "Come here, fruity." " Move!" " Hey, girls?" "Hi." "You all havin' a good time?" " [ Girls Together ] Yeah." "Will you do something for me?" "It's really" " It's really important." "I need you to tell your teacher that you need to get back on the boat and go home right now." "[ Guide ] Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Broadway!" "This cell block housed... the most awesome scum in America." "Ladies and gentlemen, I, Ranger Bob... cordially invite you to become inmates ofAlcatraz-- temporarily, ofcourse, heh!" "On the line!" "Pretty tight quarters, aren't they, huh?" "Like being a caged animal." "Spend a couple ofyears in there" " What's the matter, fellas?" "Something wrong with the tour?" " Tour's over, Bob." "What kind offucked-up tour is this?" "General Hummel, Captains Frye and Darrow reporting, sir." "Welcome to the Rock, gentlemen." "Land the choppers on the back side and deploy as planned." " Aye, aye, sir." " Aye, aye, sir." "Move out!" "I'm not allowed to carry a gun!" "Oh, you're not allowed to carry a gun?" "I got a goddamn gun!" "If I'd had known this was gonna happen, I'd have brought my motherfuckin' gun!" "Help!" "All right, gentlemen, this'll be our new home." "Tom, I want my command center right here." " I want coms up." " Roger that, sir." "Put the satellite over there." "I want to be up at 1 600." "Let's move it." " [ Electronic Beeping ]" " Systems up." "Possible penetration point in the shower room." "We're setting anti-intrusion." "I brought a personal touch, sir." "It's an antimotion trembler device." "It's custom-made." "Nobody knows about it and nobody expects it." " What's it do?" " We head-fake 'em with the laser beam... and then ifthey disturb Mr. Backup here-- [ Chuckles ] we own 'em." " [ Gunshot ] - [ Tourists Screaming ]" "Ladies and gentlemen, you're being detained against your will." "For that I apologize." "It is not our intention in any way to harm you." "You will not be detained one minute longer than is necessary for us to complete our mission." "[ Major ] Attention on deck!" "[ Sighs ] Stand easy, men." "Make no mistake about it, gentlemen." "We are now in harm's way." "For Major Baxter and I, this is the last campaign in a career dating back... to Tet '68." "Likewise for Captain Hendrix, Gunnery Sergeant Crisp... who cut their teeth under my command in Desert Storm." "Captain Frye, Captain Darrow, this is my first operational situation with you... and your men, and I have to say thus far your conduct reflects your reputations." " Thankyou, General." " Thankyou, sir." "We have achieved our position through poise, precision and audacity." "To this we must now add resolve." "We'll be branded as traitors, the gravest capital crime." "Punishable by death." "Couple hundred years ago, a few guys named Washington,Jefferson and Adams... were branded as traitors by the British." "And now they're called patriots." "In time, so shall we." "God willing, in less than 48 hours we will evacuate this island in gunships... under cover of hostages and V.X. gas warheads." "Your destination:" "a nonextradition-treaty country." "You will each be paid a fee of $1 million for services rendered." "But you can never again set foot on your native soil." " Can you live with that?" " [ All ] Yes, sir!" "The men of Marine Force Recon are selected... to carry out illegal operations throughout the world." "When they don't come home, their families are told fairy tales about what happened to them... and denied compensation." "Well, I have choked on these lies my entire career." "Well, here and now the lies stop!" "God be with all ofyou." "Man your positions, men." "[ Phone Ringing, Receiver Clanking ]" "This is F.B.I. Director Womack." "Director... be advised... 81 ..." "I say again... 81 civilians are under my control as ofthis moment." "You are to take measures to assure this remains a need-to-know classified fact." " Who is this?" " Mr. Director, you have a very serious problem." "A battery ofV.X. gas rockets is presently deployed to deliver... a highly lethal strike on the population ofthe San Francisco Bay area." "I will call again at 0000 hours to state my demands." " I wanna know who I'm talking to." " This is Brigadier General..." " Francis X. Hummel, United States Marine Corps from Alcatraz... out." " [ Receiver Slams ]" "I'll cancel your reservations." "Get the Pentagon and call the San Francisco office." "It seems Alcatraz wasjust reopened." "[ Man ] Last night, General Hummel using brutal but nonlethal force... under the guise ofa security exercise, walked offwith 1 5 V.X. poison-gas rockets." "He lost one of his own men in the process." "That's General Hummel in Vietnam." "I think he was a major at the time." "Three tours in Vietnam, Panama, Grenada, Desert Storm;" "three Purple Hearts, two Silver Stars and the Congressional Medal of" "Jesus." "This man is a hero." "Well, I think "legend" might be a better description, Mr. Sinclair." "Well, now we can add kidnapping and extortion to his list ofaccolades." "Mr. Sinclair, General Hummel is a man of honor." "General, it's him." " Frank, it's Al Kramer." " Hi, Al." "How ya doin'?" "I don't know, Frank." "Why don't you tell me?" "Got a lot ofvery, very worried people here, Frank." "I'll come straight to the point." "Eighty-three Force Reconnaissance Marines have died under my various commands." "Forty-seven in Northern Laos and Southern China." "Southern China?" "We never admitted we sent troops into China." "Who is this?" "Identifyyourself." "White House ChiefofStaff Hayden Sinclair, General." "How old are you, ChiefofStaffSinclair?" " I'm 33." " Well, Mr. Sinclair... you've probably got no fucking idea what I'm talking about." "Byyour ninth birthday I was runnin' black ops into China... and my men were responsible for over 200 enemy kills." "Now put some rigging tape over Mr. Sinclair's mouth." " He's wasting my time." " Ah, you want to continue, Frank?" "Remember Operation Desert Storm?" "Those surgical hits made by our smart bombs covered so well on CNN?" "It was my men on the ground that made those hits possible by lasing the targets." "Twenty ofthem were left to rot outside Baghdad after the conflict ended." "No benefits were paid to their families." "No medals conferred." "These men died for their country and they weren't even given a goddamn military burial." "The situation is unacceptable." "You will transfer $1 00 million from the Grand Cayman Red Sea Trading Company account... to an account I designate." "From these funds, reparations of $1 million will be paid... to each ofthe 83 marines' families." "The rest ofthe funds I will disperse at my discretion." "Do I make myselfclear?" "Except for the Red Sea Trading Company." "What is that?" " Identify yourself." " This is F.B.I. Director Womack, General." "It's a slush fund where the Pentagon keeps proceeds from illegal arms sales." "Jesus, Frank!" "This is classified information." "You alert the media, I launch the gas." "You refuse payment, I launch the gas." "You've got 40 hours-- till noon, day after tomorrow-- to arrange transfer ofthe money." "I am aware ofyour countermeasure." "You know and I know it doesn't stand a chance." " Hummel from Alcatraz, out." " [ Receiver Slams ]" "[ Womack ] All right." "We have to identify the hostages and contact each oftheir families." "Uh, tell 'em somethin'." "Make up a story, and we've got to keep this undercover." "Ifthis comes out, the city ofSan Francisco will be in chaos." "I am talking anarchy." "Wait a minute, wait a minute." "What is the potential casualty rate... for a single rocket armed with V.X. poison gas, General Peterson?" "Sixty or seventy." "Well, that's-- that's not so bad." "Thousand." "Seventy thousand dead." " Oh." " One teaspoon ofthis hits the floor... it's lethal up to..." "1 00 feet." "One teaspoon ofthis shit detonated in the atmosphere... will kill every living organism in an eight-block radius." "Get the point?" "What did Hummel mean by your "countermeasure," General?" "Standard poison is countered by napalm." "It burns it up, consumes it upon detonation." "Now, the problem with V.X. poison gas is that it's designed specifically... to withstand napalm; that's where thermite plasma comes in." " General Peterson?" " Thermite plasma incendiary systems... can burn hot enough to consume V.X., but they're still in the test phase." "It's not operational." "Hummel knows this." " We are dealing with one smart son ofa bitch." " What's it going to take... to equip a flight of F-1 8s with thermite plasma within the next 36 hours?" " An act ofGod." " Excuse me?" "All right." "We can try." "But I strongly urge you to consider the use ofthis as a secondary initiative." "Then we have to go to our primary initiative." "Uh, Admiral?" "Sir, I'd like to bring in our SEAL ground commander, Commander Anderson." "Mr. Womack, who is your best chemical/biological man?" " [ Creaking ] - [ Stanley, Grunting ] That's interesting." " Oh, yeah." " That's very compelling." "[ Both Moaning ]" "Ahh, you like my pigtails?" "Oh, yeah." "The pigtails are very naughty." " Naughty, naughty-- - [ Moans ]" "Just the amaretto cream with peach sorbet persuasion." " [ Phone Rings ]" " This isn't happening." " [ Breathlessly ] No, Stan." "Don't answer it." " This isn't happening!" " No,just don't answer it." "It's okay." " I have to." " It's the office, baby." "They know I'm home." " Oh-h-h-h!" " How could they possibly know that you're home?" " It's the F.B.I." "[ Ringing Stops, Receiver Clicks ]" " Stanley!" "Tsk!" " Goodspeed." "Yeah." "Okay." "Yeah, I'll be-- I'll be down" " Yeah, downstairs in ten minutes." " No, you won't." "[ Phone Beeps Off]" " I have to go to San Francisco." " No, you don't." "Stanley." "No, you do not have to go to San Francisco." "Are you kidding me?" "Right now, you need to stay here and talk to me about things." " I've got to go, baby." " [ Disgusted Groan ] I am Catholic." "Do you realize that?" "I am pregnant and I am unmarried... and this causes a serious problem for me." "I cannot believe you." "[ Sighs ]" "N-N-No." " [ Kissing Sounds ]" " I love you." "I will marry you." "I just didn't plan on this, that's all." " [ Relieved Laugh ]" " Come to San Francisco." " Really?" " Yeah." "I'm sure it'sjust a training exercise." "Check into the hotel, order up some champagne" " And we'll finish what we started?" " Exactly." " Baby, you gonna marry me?" " You know it." "[ Laughing ] You're gonna marry me!" "Oh, honey, come on." "Just a really quick one." " [ Groaning ] Oh!" "Oh!" "I gotta go!" "A nighttime airdrop incursion is out, due to the full moon." "Likewise a frontal seaside attack." "Ifwe're compromised and shots are fired, Hummel might launch." "Our only alternative is an attack from within the prison." "We penetrate the island through the tunnels under the prison buildings undetected... and emerge in its center; that way, we can jump the marines from behind." "And ifwe're lucky, take their rocket positions without a shot fired." " I don't understand." "You-You've studied the architectural plans?" " They're useless." "Alcatraz has been ripped up and rebuilt foryears." "Under there is a maze ofshit." "There's no question, gentlemen." "We need firsthand intelligence ofthe tunnel systems." " So what about the former warden?" " Died in 1 979." "All the guards we contacted were useless." "Umm... there is someone who I think can help us." "This is for the sake of national security." "No, it's the sake of national security that got us here in the first place 33 years ago." "I knew" " I knew someday this would come back to bite us." "Forget it." " He does not exist." " He does exist!" "Wejust chose to forget him for 30 years." "We locked him up and threw away the key." "Oh, and a lot of goddamn good it did us." "He broke out oftwo maximum-security prisons, and if he hits the streets" "He's not gonna "hit the streets,"Jim!" "[ Chuckles ]" "Thirtyyears ago he was a highly-trained S.A.S. operative." "He is my age now, for Christ's sake." "I have to get up three times a night to take a piss." "[ Quietly ] We can't risk letting him out." "He's a professional escape artist." "[ Lock Turning, Door Opening ]" " Gosh." "Neat, uh" " Yeah." " Neat, neat plane." " Dr. Goodspeed.James Womack." " Pleasure to meet you, sir." "Thank you." " Welcome." "You come very highly recommended." "B.A., Columbia;" "M.A., Ph.D.,Johns Hopkins." "Biochemistry/toxicology?" "Well, I'm one ofthose fortunate people who like myjob, sir." "Got my first chemistry set when I was seven." "Blew my eyebrows off." "We never saw the cat again." "Been into it ever since. [ Chuckles ]" " What do you know about V.X. gas?" " Liquid." "Failed pesticide discovered by mistake in 1 952." "Uh, actually it's kind of like champagne that way." "The Franciscan monks thought... they were making white wine, somehow the bottle carbonated, voilà, champagne..." " and then the whole thing" " The gas, Dr. Goodspeed." "It's very, very horrible, sir." "It's one of those things we wish we could disinvent." "This isn't a training exercise, is it?" "No, Dr. Goodspeed, it's not a training exercise." "[ Man Clears Throat ]" "[ Siren Blurting ]" " Ernest." " Good morning, Director." "This is Ernest Paxton, agent in charge of the West Coast operation." "Dr. Goodspeed." " Pleasure to meet you." " How do you do, sir?" "It's been a fairly interesting day so far." "The prisoner's here." "Shall we?" "Now, my boys, they haven't been able to find a file on this guy." "Who is he, anyway, sir?" "His name isJohn Mason, a British national... incarcerated on Alcatraz in 1 962;" "escaped in '63." " I was under the impression that no one escaped Alcatraz, sir." " Paxton, don't argue!" "[ Womack ] This man has no identity, not in the United States or Great Britain." "He does not exist." "Understand?" "I want one thing:" "how he escaped the Rock-- specifically, the route he took through the island's bowels." "[ Man ] Papers are in order, sir." "[ Womack ] We're prepared to offer him a full pardon." "And, Paxton, no strong-arming Mason." "I know him too well." "Well, ifyou know him, then why don't you question him?" "No, he'll remember me." "I don't want his anger clouding the issue." "All right, I'll take care of him." "[ Latch Clinking ]" "Mr. Mason, I'm special agent in charge Ernest Paxton." "In charge ofwhat?" "Fucking me over for another three decades?" "I don't know anything about your previous matters." "I'm here because... a special situation exists that we feel you might be able to help us with." "Well, what might that be?" "I've been in jail longer than Nelson Mandela... so maybe you want me to run for president." " Not exactly." " Ah, pity." "I feel rather like Alcamenes." " Who?" " Alcamenes." "He was imprisoned by his king in ancient Greece." "Like Sir Walter Raleigh." "Same fate." "James the First." " Even someone as bright as you... must be aware that, uh, there's a certain pattern emerging here." "Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn?" "Yeah, I heard of him." "Didn't he play hockey for the fuckin' Red Wings?" " That's the chap." " Get this straight, pops." "I don't like you any more than you like me." "But I'm here to make you a legitimate offer." "You wanna hear what I have to say or not?" "By all means, dear Paxton, by all means." "[ Paxton ] We got a problem in a place that I thinkyou know." " There's a hostage situation on Alcatraz." " Hostage?" "Eighty-one tourists." "The Rock has become a tourist attraction?" "Why don't we cut the shit, huh?" "You know the Rock." "You broke out." " Yes, successfully." " Yeah." "So why don't you do yourself a favor while you're helpin' us." "I mean, it'd be nice to get out ofjail while you're still vertical." "Hmm?" "While you got a little lead left in your pencil?" "While I'm considering your offer..." "I want a suite in the Fairmont Hotel." "You know, I'm here to cut you a deal." "I am not here to bend over and take it up the ass from you." "Here." "Here's a quarter." "Do yourselfa favor." "Call your lawyer." "You're goin' back tojail." " You're sending him back tojail?" " I'm not sending him anywhere." " I'm just givin' him somethin' to think about." " With all due respect, sir..." "I don't think we have time for him tojust sit around and think about it." " Oh, really?" " No, Goodspeed's right." "You, go talk to him." " Me?" "Sir, I'm not qualified for that." " Yes." " You're an F.B.I. agent." " What is your specialty again?" " Chemical weapons." " Don't mention that!" " You want me to lie?" " Yeah, lie." "We got less than 24 hours." "Give it a shot." "Okay." "Hi." "I'm an agent with the, uh... uh, Federal" " F.B.I." "Uh" " Eh, well, my-- I'm Stanley Goodspeed." " But ofcourse you are." " At least he got his name right." " Ofcourse I am." " And you have an emergency." " That's right." " [ Chair Thumps ]" " And you need my help." " Exactly right." " [ Exhales ]" " Coffee." "No, no, I'm fine, thankyou." "Offer me coffee." "Oh, yes." "Well, that was, in fact, going to be my next" "Could we get a cup ofcoffee in here, please?" "And offer..." "to take these off." "Mr. Mason, really." " All kidding aside" " As a gesture ofyour good faith." " Prisoner requests to have his handcuffs taken off." " [ Whispering ] No, no, no!" "Why don't you go ahead and have his handcuffs taken off, please?" "Well, I guess that's one way to go." "This is a pardon and release contract from the attorney general's office." "Now, it makes you a free man..." "provided you cooperate." "So, ifyou'll just, uh, sign, uh, eh..." " uh, where it says-- - "Signature"?" " That's" " Yes. "Signature."" " Well... timeo Danaos et dona ferentes." ""I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts."" "Oh, an educated man." "That rules out the possibility ofyou being a field agent." "In point offact, I am a field agent, Mr. Mason." " Really." " Yes." " In which field?" " Antiterrorism." "Then you're trained in weaponry, explosives and mortal combat." "Well-trained." " [ Slaps Table ]" " Then it's the Fairmont Hotel." "Okay." "I want a suite..." "a shower, a shave... and the feel ofa suit." "May I also suggest, uh, a haircut?" " Am I out ofstyle?" " Unless you're a 20-year-old guitarist from Seattle." " [ Inhales ] It's a grunge thing." " Grunge?" "Yeah." "Well, uh, uh-- Okay." "Thank you very much." "All right." "Call the Fairmont." "Close the floor if necessary... but I want him sealed off and he gets two hours max." "[ Coin Clinking ]" " Greatjob, Goodspeed." " [ Paxton ] Why didn't you throw in a trip to Tahiti..." " while you were at it?" " I'll deliver this to the attorney general." "Ah, no, you'll give it to me." "Give it to me, Reynolds." "And take Attorney Reynolds outside." "There's a car waiting foryou." "Thank you." "That's a signed federal document, sir." "Isn't that illegal?" "You're not acquainted with the full facts, Goodspeed." "With all due respect, sir, I'd like clarification." "I gave that man my word." "Damn it!" "You're on a need-to-know basis, and you don't need to know!" "It's uh, eh, kind ofcurious, but, uh" "Sir Walter Raleigh, Alcamenes, Solzhenitsyn, they, uh" "Well, they were all wrongfully imprisoned." "[ Screeching ]" "[ Alarm Sounding ]" "Womack!" "Now, why am I not surprised?" "You piece ofshit!" " Hey, peace!" "Peace!" " [ Guard Shouting, Indistinct ]" "[ Sirens Wailing ]" "[ Punching Keypad ]" "[ Ringing, Carla's Voice ] Hey, we're not home." "Leave a message." " [ Answering Machine Beeps ]" " Hi, darling, it's, uh-- [ Clears Throat ] it's me." "Uh, listen, don't come to San Francisco." "I repeat, do not..." " come to San Francisco." " [ Phone Beeps ]" "Stanley, no!" "Like hell I'm not comin'!" "Carla!" "Carla!" " Wait!" "Carla-- - [ Punches Keypad, Ringing ]" "Who's Carla?" "And why don't you want her to come to San Francisco?" "[ Ringing Continues ]" " You're on a need-to-know basis, and you don't need to know." " [ Barks ]" " [ Agent ] Watch it, he'll bite you!" " [ Agents Laughing ]" "Good." "Mobile command is fully operational." "We'll be there in approximately two hours." " I'm not armed, sir." " Right." " I am unarmed, sir." " Well, where's your issue?" "I left it in my-- [ Clears Throat ] uh, my sock drawer." "[ Scoffs ] A gun?" "For what?" "You're a chemical freak." "[ Chuckles ] I'm a chemical super-freak, actually, but I still need a gun." "Give him a goddamn gun." "Have you fired one ofthose things since the academy?" " [ Recording ] ♪ ...wear some flowers ♪ - [ Mason ] ♪ Ifyou're going ♪" " ♪ In your hair ♪ - ♪ To San Francisco Don't forget to wear flowers ♪" " ♪ In your hair ♪ - ♪ Ifyou're going ♪" "[ Mason, Recording ] ♪ Ifyou're going to San Francisco ♪" " ♪ You're sure to meet some ♪ - ♪ You're gonna meet ♪" " ♪ Gentle people there ♪ - ♪ Some gentle ♪" " ♪ People there ♪ - ♪ And you come for-- ♪" " ♪ Ifyou're going to San Francisco ♪ - ♪♪ [ Recording Continues ]" " [ Woman ] Room service." " Heh, uh, room service?" "Uh, this-- this is the penthouse." "Do you do snacks, drinks, huh?" "[ Man ] Hello-o-o." " You the barber?" " No." "Stylist." "Barber." " [ Buzzing ]" "Just clippers, no scissors." "No scissors?" "You've got to be kidding me, no scissors." "I mean, did they tell Picasso "no brush"?" " With scissors, this man could kill you." " I can't cut... anyone's balls off with a trimmer, now, can I?" "Why don't we do this outside?" "Get some sun." "Oh!" "Who did this to you?" "This is just not right." "In fact, it's nasty." " Well, it's a... grunge thing." " Well, it's some kind ofthing." "Do you think we have time for a sea kelp protein pack and maybe some color?" " No." " Okay. [ Disgusted Sigh ]" " Not very nice, is he?" " [ Clippers Buzzing ]" " No, he's not." " ♪♪ [ Stylist Humming ]" "[ Frank Sinatra ] ♪ 'Cause I'm leavin' ♪" " ♪ On a jet plane ♪" " Hey, somebody ordered it." "Can't let it go to waste." " ♪ Don't know when I'll be back again ♪" " Don't you ever stop eatin'?" " Not when it's free." " ♪♪ [ Continues ]" " We're supposed to be on duty." " Hey, don't worry." "He's an old man." "The boss is watchin' 'im." "Come on, have" " Try some ofthis lobster." " Mm-hmm." "My secretary here will settle the bill." "So, what do you have in store for me, Womack, when this is over?" "You'll get your life back, Mason." "But you could've given me my life backyears ago." "Why should I trust you now?" "You've got my word." "Will you shake on it?" " [ Mason Grunts ] - [ Womack Screaming ]" " [ Gasps ]" " Freeze, mister!" "[ Womack ] Oh, man!" "Help!" "Drop the gun..." "or I drop your boss." " You will not!" " Aaah!" "Get!" " He's gettin' very heavy." " Then pull him up!" "Aah!" "Uuh!" "Please don't." " [ Womack ] Ohh!" " [ Whimpering ]" "Help!" "Shit!" " ♪ Hold me like you'll never-- ♪" " Come on, have a scallop." "Come on, catch." "[ Womack ] Ohh!" "[ Whimpering ] Ooh-ooh!" " You hoist him in!" " Yaah!" "Oh!" "Help!" "Help!" "Help!" " Where's Mason?" "Where's Mason?" " Hang on!" " Mason's gone!" " Gone?" " [ Agent ] Clear!" " [ Stylist Gasps ]" "Living room's clear!" " Oh, my God!" "Oh, my God!" " [ Elevator Bell Dings ]" "All units, this is Caretaker." "We have a signal six." "He's in the hotel!" "Okay, I don't wanna know nothin'." "I never saw you throw that gentleman offthe balcony." "All I care about is, are you happy with your haircut?" "Aah!" "Easy!" "Aah!" " [ Grunting ]" " Watch it, you fuckhead!" "You're gonna pull my arm out!" "[ Waiter ] Watch out!" "Aah!" "[ Shouting In Foreign Language ]" " Uuh!" " Watch it!" " [ Man ] Hey, watch it!" " He's over there!" "Uuh!" "Ah!" "Uuh!" "Hey!" "Uuh!" "Ooh!" "This is my Humvee." "I don't want any dings, dents or scratches, or I'll have your ass." "Hey!" "Hey!" "Stop!" "Hey!" "[ Tires Squealing, Sirens Wailing ]" " [ Pedestrians Screaming ] - [ Man ] I was inside the bedroom with Jack Powell!" " [ Agent ] Hey, call the guard!" " [ Agent ] Go!" "F.B.I." "[ Engine Revving, Tires Screeching ]" "Move!" " [ Sirens Continue ]" " Whoa!" "Whoa!" "Suspect is in a black Humvee heading west on California." "Speed approximately 70 miles per hour." "Get out ofthe way!" "I want a net put on this son ofa bitch, you hear me?" "[ Screeching ]" "This guy's hittin' every fuckin' thing in sight tryin' to block us!" "Uuh!" "Aah!" "I hope you're insured!" " Oh, well, why not?" " [ Engine Revving Higher ]" "You're goin' down!" "[ Phone Ringing ]" " [ Receiver Clicks, Phone Beeps ]" " Hello?" "[ Humvee Owner ] Sie haben meinen Hummer gestolen!" "I'm only borrowing your Humvee!" "[ Mason ] Information?" "San Francisco." "Uh,Jade Angelou." "That's A-N-G" "[ Bell Ringing ]" "Welcome aboard, y'all." "Howy'all doin' today?" "Hang on!" " [ Riders Screaming ]" " Holy shit!" "[ Horn Honking ]" "Whoa-oa!" " Oh, no!" " [ People Screaming ]" "We're gonna crash!" "Save yourselves!" "Oh, my baby!" "Oh, no!" "Oh, no." "Oh!" "Oh, God." "Oh, God!" "Hey, man." "You just fucked up your Ferrari." " [ Conductor] Oh, no!" "Baby's goin' down in flames!" " It's not mine." " [ Chuckles, Grunts ]" " Neither is this." "[ Engine Revving, Tires Screeching ]" "Damn!" "This sucks!" "Where's that son ofa bitch at?" "I'm gonna hunt him down!" "That motherfucker ain't safe nowhere!" " [ Ringing ]" " Chem Weapons, Isherwood." "Marvin, look up Wolfburg Federal Penitentiary." "The inmate is Mason,John." " [ Tapping At Keyboard ]" " Hey, Stan, listen." "I'm gettin' out ofthis government shithole." "I'm goin' over to Orkin to design Roach Motels." "Cool, huh?" "Look, I just stole a kid's motorcycle." "I'm not really feeling too good about it, okay?" "Wolfburg, got it?" "Yeah, I got it." "All right, Magrane, Masconi, Masters." "No Mason." "Go to February '76." "Who was transferred to Wolfburg from San Quentin?" " [ Beeping ] - [ Marvin ] This is weird." "They got medical records, they got place of birth" " Glasgow" "Uh, but they don't have a name." "Uh, wait a minute, wait a minute!" "They have next of kin, a Jade Angelou of32 Stenson Drive, San Francisco." "[ Motorcycle Approaching ]" "Jade?" "No." "Stacy.Jade's friend." "Were you afraid to come alone?" "Yeah." "[ Whispers ] It's okay." "I'll be over here ifyou need me." " Last photograph I had ofyou..." "you were about ten." " Yeah?" "Well, I found a picture ofyou among my mom's things... when she died." "Oh, yeah?" "Well, uh" " Why don't we take a walk?" " I got 'im." "Palace of Fine Arts." "Your mother, uh-- [ Sighs ] Yeah, well, she was very special." "Yeah, she was." "But I don't think we should romanticize what happened between you and her." "Meeting in a bar after a Led Zeppelin concert." "Head out, and I was the result." "Well, I'd like to think it would've led somewhere, ifonly" "Ifonly what?" "Six federal marshals hadn't kicked down her door and dragged you back to prison?" "I'm sorry." "[ Mason ] It's all right." " So they let you out?" " Yeah." "That's good." "[ Sighs ] What did you do?" "[ Whispers ] What did I do?" "Jade, I don't have a great deal oftime here." "But I'll be coming back, and, uh..." " maybe we can" " What?" "We can what?" "You know... you're almost the only evidence that I exist." "But I don't know you." "That's what I want to change, eh?" "I've rehearsed this speech a thousand times on the chance that we would meet." "Here we are..." "and I'm lost." "[ Chuckles ] Well, I don't know how I'm supposed to be feeling either." "Jade, I'm not an evil man." "Ifyou can believe that, then it's a start." "Okay." "[ Sirens Wailing In Distance ]" "Is this about you?" "You broke out of prison again, didn't you?" " Why did you come to me?" " F.B.I., ma'am." "Your father's working with us." "He's helping us resolve a dangerous situation." " He is?" " Yes, ma'am." "[ Sighs ] Well, gee whiz,John, I guess we oughta get goin', huh?" "Whateveryou say, Stanley." "Thankyou for that." "You could've handled it differently." "What do you say we cut the chitchat, a-hole?" "You almost got me killed twice, and myjaw hurts like hell." " Good." " Cocksucker!" "If I had my way, you would be shipped back to Wolfburg in leg irons... and caged like an animal for the rest ofyour natural fuckin' life!" "You wrecked halfthe city!" "[ Electronic Beeping, Phones Ringing, Low Voices Chattering ]" " [ Man ] Give me a hand with the system." " Now, tell me about the tunnels." "Ifyou know the system it will take you whereveryou need to go." "All right, there's an intake pipe here, below low tide." "Is that our best access?" " Yes, that's exactly where I came out." " Then beneath the cistern... there's a connection to the abandoned septic system." "How many feet is that?" "Uh, 57 paces." "Where do we go from there?" "[ Muttering ] Where do you go from there?" "That's a good question." "I have no idea." " What?" " [ Stifled Laugh ]" "I mean..." "I'll know when we're all inside." "No." "You're not goddamn goin'." "Show us on the blueprints." "I can't!" "[ Chuckles ] My blueprint was in my head." "I was underground for three days in the dark... just waiting for the tides to be right." "But don't worry." "It'll all come back to me." "You're not going anywhere, Mason." "Wait a second." "Now, this piece ofwork might be the only chance those people over there have." "If he's not going, then why the hell did we get him out ofjail?" " He's smart." " I got him out to get you people in, not go with you." "If it's the only way of getting the intelligence I need..." " then he goes." " He'll fuck with you." "You compromise my men's lives, and I'll bury you out there." "Now, Womack... you're between the Rock and a hard case." "Hmm." "How's your bowling arm?" "Dr. Goodspeed, the goal is to take out the launchers... then neutralize the V.X. chemical rounds." "Well, we know the poison's being kept in the prison morgue from the satellite thermal imaging... which is right here;" "these colorized dots." "Have you ever actually seen one ofthese devices?" "No, sir, but I've studied them." "I should really begin briefing your guys on defusing and detoxification." "Got a really neat layout here ofthe chem round as well as the rocket, so let's get rolling." "That won't be necessary." "Oh, it's very necessary, sir." "The power ofthis chemical is way beyond anything you can imagine." "An ecological disaster, sir." "Plus the devices themselves are complicated." "That's whyyou're coming with us." "I am?" "You're the expert." "What's your problem?" "You mean I'm going-- going out there... under the water?" "Well, earlier todayyou wanted a gun." "Nowyou're getting a gun and a wet suit." "Have you ever been in a combat situation?" " Define "combat," sir." " Shep?" "An incursion underwater to retake an impregnable fortress held by an elite team... of U.S. Marines in possession of 81 hostages and 1 5 guided rockets... armed with V.X. poison gas." "Oh." "In that case, no, sir." "Excuse me." "[ Retching ]" "[ Gagging, Coughing ]" " Here." " Ah, thank you." "[ Gasping ]" "You don't look too good." "In fact, you look like shit." "My stomach's doing hula hoops around my ass." "You all right?" "I mean, you gonna make it through this thing?" "I don't know." "I always expected something like this was going to happen, but nothing prepares you for it." "Now I'm" " I'm responsible... for a whole city." "[ Faucet Creaks, Water Splashing ]" " [ Turns Faucet Off]" " Look, I know this isn't easy foryou." "Remember, you were trained for this kind ofsituation... and believe me, it'll come back to you." "Besides, you got the best SEAL team in the country backing' you up." "Okay." "You're right." "I'll be on the wire." "I'll help talkyou through it." "There's something else." "It's terrible-- N-No, it's wonderful... except it isn't." "My girlfriend's pregnant... and she's..." "just flown in to see me." "You keep your mind on what you're going to be doing out there tonight... and I'll send someone to pick up your girlfriend and bring her here to the command center." " Hummel!" " Hello, Frank." "Lou Linstrom." "I'm at the White House with General Kramer." "Uh, Frank, uh, we're havin' a few problems with the account transfer." "Don't tell me problems, tell me solutions." "We've spoken to the president, and I know that you're aware of his stance on terrorism..." " so what we'd like to do" " This isn't about terrorism." "This is aboutjustice." "It's about reminding you people who found it politically convenient to forget." "This is goin' nowhere, Frank." "Well, let me tell you what is: 1 5 V.X. gas rockets into the heart ofSan Francisco." "You've got 1 7 hours to deliver the money." "Or be prepared to reap the whirlwind, gentlemen." "What's the word from Mojave?" "General Peterson can give us no definite assurance on the thermite plasma." "That is the word." "Green-light the SEAL incursion." "Fall in!" "All right." "Listen up." "Mr. Mason will run point for us." "Lieutenant Shepard will be attached to his hip." "You breathe, he breathes with you." "You piss, he helps." "Understood?" "Dr. Goodspeed is our specialist." "When he neutralizes the threat, we launch green flares and we wait for the cavalry." "Make no mistake, gentlemen, we're in the fight ofour lives... against maybe the greatest battalion commander... in the Vietnam War, I shit you not." "Any questions?" "Let's load up!" "Afteryou, ace." "Pass out and activate the minicams." "Everything set here?" "Minicams operational?" "Roger that, sir." "We are on line." "Shep, what's the status on the special operational gear for Mr. Mason?" "Let's see, we have, uh... one quart of kerosene in a squeeze bottle... three washers and waterproof matches." "Use the green flares to signal when the threat has been neutralized." "Now, this is atropine." "Ifyou come in contact with the gas... you have 20 seconds to inject it into your heart." "Don't fuck with me on this." "It may save your life." "I have three incoming bogeys bearing 2-7-5." "Range: 6,000 meters." "F.B.I. Command Center?" " Oh, I would just love foryou to tell me what is goin' on." " Nope." "Listen, Stanley Goodspeed is my boyfriend." " Actually, he's my fiancé." "Where is he?" " Classified, lady." "Okay, well, you just sit here and act like a bureau bonehead, then." "Hey, where are you" " Goddamn it." "Decoy choppers commencing run to Alcatraz." "I just lost one, sir." "I just lost one." "We only got two flying in." "I just lost one." "Shit." "In my day, we did it all with a snorkel and a pair offlippers." " Your day?" " Yes, didn't you read my résumé?" "I don't" " I don't know anything about you." " I know something about you, Godspell." " Goodspeed." "Goodspeed, Godspeed, Godspell... you never went to any antiterrorist school." "Sojust make sure you don't get us all fucking killed." "We're going dark." "Night vision!" "Raider One has dropped below radar coverage... heading around Treasure Island." "Sir, we've got two bogeys bearing due east and closing." "Decoys?" " Prepare to deploy!" " Good luck, Commander." "Sir, Raider One is at the drop zone." "Stanley's not a very good swimmer." "I mean, he can't even snorkel." " Everyone, good to go?" " Good to go!" " Good to go!" " [ Muffled Words ] Good to go!" "Sir, the S.D.U.s have been deployed, and the Eagles are in the water." "Major, I want the perimeter patrolled to the west end ofthe island." " Yes, sir." "Hendrix, you lead the patrol." " Aye, sir." "Let's move!" "Move out, move out, move out!" "The Eagles are on the Rock." "They've entered the cistern room." "Thankyou very fucking much, Mr. Mason." "You've led us into a room with no exit." "Any ideas, Dillinger?" "Figure it out soon." "We're sitting ducks." " We're a little tight on time." " You stand by the door." "Until I open it." "I'd like to know how you plan on accomplishing that." "Through here." " You're shitting me." " I memorized the timing." "I just hope it hasn't been changed." " You catch one ofthose flame bursts, you're a corpse." " Thankyou." " Commander, you said never leave his side, but, uh" " Stand fast, Lieutenant." "Have a nice day." " Where'd you dig up this guy?" " That's classified." "Clear here, sir." "No motion sensors tripped." "Nothing." "Well, tell them to stay out there." "Sweep forward!" "Looks like he fucked us, Commander." "I knew it." "That son ofa bitch jumped ship." "Welcome to the Rock." "Mason." "That's a no-no." "That's the subway." "That'll drop you into the tunnels." "Do it!" "Sir, the Eagles have breached the tunnel system." "You enjoying this?" "Well, it's certainly more enjoyable than my average day:" "reading philosophy, avoiding gang rape in the washroom." "Though it's less ofa problem these days." "Maybe I'm losing my sex appeal." "We've got seismic activity in one ofthe storm grates." "North side." "Continue patrolling the area." "Sweep forward." "Commander, halt." "We've got movement." "They're hearing sounds above, sir." "Stand fast." "Down, down, down." "West storm drain's clear." "Ninety-seven paces to the shower room." "The Eagles are now at the access tunnel." "They're right under the shower room, sir." "Fiber optics." "Something's not right." "I got a bad feeling about this." "Quiet." "Motion sensors." " Beam's cutting across manhole covers." " Deal with it." "Commander, the beam is hitting some sort of reflective device." "Possibly a prism." "I want to use a mirror to cut the beam... send the beam back to its source... and then I'm gonna move the prism." "[ Electronic Beeping ]" "We've got motion on a trembler in the shower room, sir." "We've got visitors." "Let's move." "Got it." "Good to go." "Fuck, man!" "I knew this would happen!" " Fuck!" " Move!" "Stand fast." "We'll secure the area." "They're entering to the shower room, sir." "They're securing the area." "Just sit tight." "Drop your weapons!" "Drop 'em!" " Stand fast!" " Hold your fire." " Drop your weapons." " Hold your fire!" "It's a fucking trap." "This is General Hummel." "Drop your weapons." "Drop 'em!" "Anderson here, General Hummel." "Commander." "Team leader." "Commander Anderson, ifyou have any concern for the lives ofyour men... you will order them to safety their weapons and place them on the deck." "This is not happening." "Sir, we know whyyou're out here." "God knows I agree with you." "But like you, I swore to defend this country against all enemies... foreign, sir, and domestic." "General, we've spilled the same blood in the same mud." "You know goddamn well I can't give that order." "We're dead." "Your unit is covered from an elevated position, Commander." "I'm not gonna ask again." "Don't do anything stupid." "No one has to die here." "Men following the general, you're under oath as United States Marines!" "Have you forgotten that?" "We all have shipmates we remember." "Some ofthem were shit on and pissed on by the Pentagon." "But that doesn't give you the right to mutiny!" "You call it what you want!" "You're down there; we're up here." "You walked into the wrong goddamn room, Commander!" " Stand fast!" " Commander, one last time." "You tell your men to safety their weapons." " I cannot give that order!" " I am not gonna repeat that order!" " I will not give that order!" " What the hell is wrong with you, man?" " Stand fast!" " Oh, my God!" " Let's waste these fuckers." " One last time." "You orderyour men to safety their weapons" "[ Screaming ]" "Cease fire!" "Don't go." "Cease fire!" "[ Screaming ]" "Cease fire!" "Shit." "Goddamn it." "Let go of me." "Let go of me!" "Don't." "Don't go." "[ Yelling ]" "Fuck." "It's over." "[ Gasping ] Oh, God!" "Mason." " [ Beeping ]" " We got some movement." " Who?" "Who is it?" " Two of'em." "Eagles 1 1 and 1 2." "It's Goodspeed and Mason." "I knew it." "I've gotta get a team together." "We've gotta move with the second option." "What, and invite another massacre?" "No way." "We've got a 60-year-old convict and a lab rat." "I'm telling you, it's over." "Not for Mason, it isn't." "Goodspeed, I'm not gonna kill you." " Where are you going?" " Offthis bloody island." "What?" "Wh" " What for?" "[ Paxton On Radio ] Goodspeed, do you read me?" "It's foryou." " Sir?" " What's the status?" "The status is they're dead." "They're dead!" "It'sjust me and Mason." "Now he says he's leaving." "That is unacceptable, do you hear me?" "Unacceptable!" "Well, there's a problem, sir, he's got a gun." "What do you have, a fuckin' water pistol?" " No, sir." " Go after him and stop him." "I didn't want this." "Jesus, I didn't want this." " We knew this might happen." " Maybe now they'll pay up." " Maybe now they won't, Captain." " Maybe we need to execute a few hostages." " Got a live one!" " Put a bullet in him." "You heard him, end it." "Holster that sidearm, Captain!" "Sir?" "You made a terrible mistake." "And more ofour brothers have died in vain." "Damn you for forcing me into this position." "I need to talk to you." "Right now, alone." "Now you told me I'm on a need-to-know basis... and I'm tellin' you right now I need to know who the fuckJohn Mason is right now, sir." "All right, you wanna know?" "1 962,J. Edgar Hoover... is head ofthe F.B.I., some say the country." "It's no secret he kept microfilm files on prominent Americans and Europeans:" "de Gaulle, British members of Parliament, even the prime minister." "I mean, this guy had dirt on everybody in the world." "Yeah." "I know all the cloak-and-dagger stories." "Where does Mason fit in?" "Mason was the British operative who stole the files." "But our bureau agents caught him at the Canadian border." "Ofcourse, the British claimed they'd never heard of him." "And we held him without trial until he gave up the microfilm." "But he never did." "I'm surprised Hoover didn't use his daughter as leverage." "Hoover was dead in '72." "She wasn't born yet." "Today, well, it's a different bureau." "So you held this guy without trial his whole life." "No wonder he's pissed." "This man knows our most intimate secrets from the last half-century:" "the alien landing at Roswell, the truth about theJ.F.K. assassination." "And Mason's angry, he's lethal." "He's a trained killer." "And he is the only hope that we have got." "Mason!" "Mason!" "There are 81 hostages still up there." "Yeah." "Like me." "You wanna play tough?" "You wanna play tough with me?" "Okay, F.B.I.!" "Freeze, sucker!" " I'll fire." " No, you won't." " Throw down." " You're not the sort." "Let's find out." "I could; you, no." "Besides, your safety's on." "Goodspeed, have you resolved the situation?" "[ Gasps ]" "Not yet." "He's got all the guns now, sir." "Shit!" "You're right, I don't use guns and I don't kick down doors." "This is what I do." "I haven't got my glasses." "What it says is "Chemical Weapons Specialist."" "That's right." "I got a lunatic up there, man, with 1 5 missiles... armed with some really funky stuff." "That lying Womack." "You could've told my daughter." "It was classified." "Look, I'm in the same situation." "I've got my girlfriend in the city with a baby on the way." "Look, I can defuse the rockets." "I really can." "But I'm gonna need your help, and I'm gonna need it right now." "Sir, this man's weapons and tac radio are missing!" "Shit, we got a rodent problem." "Flush the pipes." "There's probably a maze oftunnels on this goddamn island." "Check every access you can find." "Sir!" "Even ifyou escape from the island... you can't escape the rockets." "So, where are you gonna go?" "Go where?" "What're you gonna do?" "[ Stanley ] Show me where the morgue is, Mason." "[ Mason ] I'm out of here." "[ Stanley ] What about your daughter?" "Mason?" "Rodents located." "The way I see it, you don't really have any choice, do you?" "I don't thinkyou do." "Move!" "Ooooh!" "They're onto us." "Burn 'em out." "This mother's gonna blow big." "I don't understand." "How could we lose radio contact all ofa sudden?" "We've lost coms." "Still got 'em on locators." " So what's it gonna be?" " What?" " How do you like your choices?" " I don't." " That's what I thought." " Come on." "This is the oldest part ofAlcatraz." "Did you know it was originally a Civil War fort?" "Oh, really?" "Yeah, wow." "You know, I like history, too... and maybe when this is over, you and I can stop by the souvenir shop together... but right now, I just" " I just-- I wanna find some rockets." "Don't tempt me." "We are going to the morgue." " You sure you're ready for this?" " I'll do my best." "Your best?" "Losers always whine about their best." "Winners go home and fuck the prom queen." "Carla was the prom queen." " Really?" " Yeah." "Locators have them approaching the morgue, sir." "Come on, come on, you can do it, Doc." "You must never hesitate." "I thinkyou're shooting too close to the rocket." "Him, but not the rocket." "Any other news, professor?" "The rocket!" "Not the rocket!" "Not the rocket!" "Aaah!" "Uhhh!" "[ Grunts ]" "[ Groaning ]" "I got a little something forya." "Yaaaah!" "Uh, yeah, okay, that'sjust about the most awful thing I've ever seen." "Mason... the second you don't respect this, it kills you." "Put it over there." "You've been around a lot ofcorpses." "Is that normal?" " What, the feet thing?" " Yeah, the feet thing." " Yeah, that happens." " I'm having a hard time concentrating." "Can you do something about it?" "Like what?" "Kill him again?" "Listen, I'm just a biochemist." "Most ofthe time, I work in a glassjar and lead a very uneventful life." "I drive a Volvo, a beige one." "But what I'm dealing with is one ofthe most deadly substances the earth has ever known." "So what do you say you cut me some friggin' slack?" "[ Hissing ]" "A really elegant string-of-pearls configuration." "Unfortunately, incredibly unstable." "What exactly does this stuffdo?" "Ifthe rocket renders it aerosol, it can take out the entire city of people." "Really?" "What happens ifyou drop one?" "Happily, it'll just wipe out you and me." " How?" " It's a cholinesterase inhibitor." "It stops the brain from sending nerve messages down the spinal cord within 30 seconds." "Any epidermal exposure or inhalation, and you'll know." "A twinge at the small ofyour back as the poison seizes your nervous system." "Do not move that!" "Your muscles freeze, you can't breathe... you spasm so hard you break your own back to spit your guts out." "But that's after your skin melts off." "My God." "Well, I think we'd like God on our side at the moment, don't you?" "So what I'm doing now is removing the guidance system chips... so the rocket'll splash down after 500 feet." "All right, let me have that." "You can let go of it." "All right, just back away." "Just back away!" "Sir, morgue team has not checked in." "Blackbird One, this is Blackbird, over." "Blackbird One, this is Blackbird, come in, goddamn it!" "Somebody's still here." "Let's move!" "Rats alive!" "Close on the morgue!" "Close on the morgue!" "Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go!" "Frye, Darrow, hustle up." "We got more company!" "[ Hummel ] Hold it!" "Converge on the morgue!" "Move out!" "Goodspeed, come on." "They're comin' our way." "Good." "I love pressure." "I eat it for breakfast." "Come on." "Time's up." "There's three rockets somewhere else." "We have to find them!" "Come on!" "Clear!" "I'm too old for this!" " Where's it go?" " I've no idea." "Sir, all the guidance chips are gone." "Captain, I guess you didn't quite take care ofthe rat problem." "No, sir." "Well, there are two dead men who strongly suggest you go finish thejob." "Yes, sir." "Yes, sir!" "Rio, Royce, let's go!" " You really don't know where this goes?" " No, I don't know where it goes." "It's starting to pick up speed." "Do you know how to slow it down?" "No, I don't." "Aaaaaaah!" "Uhhh!" "[ Grunting ]" "God!" "[ Groaning ] Mason!" "You all right?" "Yes, perfectly okay, you fucking idiot." "They're coming." " Who?" " The marines!" "Where?" "[ Screaming ]" "[ Screaming Continues ]" " What the fuck's goin' on?" " Let's cut him off." "[ Screams ]" "[ Screaming Continues ]" "[ Screaming ]" "Mason!" "[ Grunting ]" "You motherfucker, die, die, die!" "I'm rather glad you didn't hesitate too long." "How do you do it?" "Oh, I was trained by the best." "British Intelligence." "Come on." "But in retrospect, I'd rather have been a poet or a farmer." "Okay." "Okay, the president arrives in three hours." "His directive is to string Hummel along until the air strike is operational." "What's the word from Mojave, General?" "Same as last time, Lou." "They're going as fast as they can." "Do it over here." "On your knees!" "[ Hummel ] Navy SEALS, listen up." "You've got something that belongs to me." "Twelve guidance chips, to be precise." "Let me remind you there are lives at stake, civilian lives." " Speak up." " [ Panting ]" " Speak up!" " Oh!" "I, uh" " Uh" " Tell them your name." "My name is Larry Henderson." "Oh, man." "And I'm a father ofthree, and, uh... they've got a gun to my head." "You've got exactly three minutes to return the guidance chips to the exercise yard... or Mr. Henderson won't have a head." "Oh, no." "Hey, what" "Now, three to go." "You find them and defuse them." " Okay?" "All right." " All right." "I'll try and delay Hummel and give you more time." "Hey, what about Mr. Henderson's head?" "Okay." "What do you mean?" "Okay." "[ Hostages Chattering ]" "General." "Who the hell are you?" "I'm all that's left ofthe enemy." "Bingo." "Stand easy." "Thought I'd been in the service a long time." "Name and rank, sailor." "It's army, actually." "Answer the question." "And address him as "General, sir."" "Captain John Patrick Mason, General, sir... of Her Majesty's S.A.S." "Retired, ofcourse." "You're a long way from home, Captain." "How the hell are you involved in this?" "I have a unique knowledge ofthis prison facility." "I was, uh..." "formerly a guest here." "Hi, sweetie." "[ Screaming ]" "Hey, come back here, little boy." "Did they bother to tell you who I am, why I'm doing this... or are theyjust using you like they do everybody else?" "All I know is you were big in Vietnam." "I saw the highlights on television." "You wouldn't have any idea what it means to lead the finest men on God's earth into battle... and then see their memory betrayed by their own fuckin' government!" "I don't quite see how you cherish the memory ofthe dead by killing another million." "And, uh..." "this is not combat." "It's an act of lunacy, General, sir." "Personally, I think you're a fuckin' idiot." ""The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time... with the blood of patriots and tyrants." ThomasJefferson." ""Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious," according to Oscar Wilde." "[ Grunts, Groaning ]" "Thank you for making my point." "Where are the guidance chips?" "Where are the guidance chips!" "I destroyed them." "That was a bad move, soldier." "Does that mean you'll execute us both?" "[ Rapid Gunfire ]" "[ Choking, Yelling ]" "[ Screams, Grunts ]" "You're lucky that old man Hummel wants you alive." "'Cause I'd take pleasure in gutting' you, boy." "[ Stanley ] "I'd take pleasure in gutting' you... boy."" ""I'll take pleasure in gutting' you." "Boy."" "What is wrong with these people, huh, Mason?" "Don't you think there's a lot of, uh-- lot ofanger flowing' around this island?" "Kind ofa pubescent volatility?" "Don't you think?" "A lot ofangst, lot of"I'm 1 6, I'm angry at my father" syndrome?" "I mean, grow up!" "We're stuck on an island... with a bunch ofviolence-for-pleasure-seeking psychopathic marines." "Shame on them!" "[ Clears Throat ]" "Anyway, I only got one chem round." "There's two left." "Mason?" "Yes, I'm here." "I wasjust thinking how wonderful it was... when the inmates weren't allowed to talk in here." "Not allowed to talk." "How did you do it?" "[ Sighs ] Nurtured the hope that there was hope... that one day I'd breathe free air." "Perhaps meet my daughter." "Modest hopes, but they kept a man alive." "What did they put you away for,John?" "Oh, that's a long story." "Well, I'm not going anywhere." "When was the last communication from our men on Alcatraz?" "Seven hours." " [ Phone Rings ]" " Thermite plasma is operational." "Get me the president." "Be seated." "Gentlemen, consideryourselves on ground alert." "Ifwe receive launch authority, your mission is... the complete thermal destruction ofAlcatraz Island." "The entire island is to be blanketed, not one square inch missed." "Eighty-one American civilians and a number of U.S. Marines will lose their lives in this air strike." "Why didn't you just tell them where the microfilm was and create a solution?" "[ Chuckles ] The moment they had the microfilm, they'd suicide me." " Some solution." " You ended up here." "Which brings me to another question." "You broke out-- let me see if I can get this straight-- you went down the incinerator chute, on the mine car... through the tunnels to the power plant... under the steam engine-- that was really cool, by the way" "and into the cistern through the intake pipe, but" "[ Clears Throat ] how, in the name ofZeus's butthole... did you get out ofyour cell?" "I only ask because in our current situation... well, it could prove to be useful information, maybe!" "Trade secrets, my son." "Wow." "General, two operational rockets left." "One's at the lower lighthouse and one on the roof." "Both ofthe birds are ready to fly, sir." "General, can you hear me?" " I heard you, Captain." "Just makin' sure." "Should we... prepare for launch, General?" "I'll handle the strategy, Captain." "Yes, sir." "The hour is approaching, sir." "Just letting the general know ofthe time, sir." "I'm very aware ofthe time, Captain." "Aye, aye, sir." "Lettin' you know." "Me and my boys are cocked, locked and ready to rock." "Mason, where are you going?" "Thirty years ago I vowed I wouldn't die in this toilet." "You're not leaving!" "There's a madman in there with his hand on a button!" "Shh." "Some sniper's gonna get his ass." "Stop moving, Mason." "Mason, stop moving." "Hummel won't do it." "He's a soldier, not a murderer." "I read it in his eyes." "You read his eyes?" "Oh, well, then everything'sjust fine!" " I can't afford to take that chance." " Why don't you talk louder?" "Three minutes to go, sir." " They're not gonna call, Frank." " Oh, they'll call." "They'll call ifwe fire one ofour rockets up their ass." "Sir." "[ Phone Ringing ]" " Hummel." " Hi, Frank, it's Al Kramer here." " How's it going out there?" " How do you think it's going?" " We're gonna need another hour, Frank." " You've got three minutes." " We have to get authorization from the president." " You've got three minutes." "Frank, please don't do anything stupid." "They want another hour." "That's bullshit." "That's bullshit, General." "They're lying." "They're calling our bluff, sir." "They're playing you for a fool." "Sir, order the launch, General." "Come on, General, let's be all we can be." "The mission's not complete!" "Well, mine is." "When this is over, you'll go back home... driving Carla and your baby insane in your beige Volvo." "And I'll be dead, or back in prison, which is the same thing." "You're not leaving." "[ Grunts, Groaning ]" "All right..." "I'll do it myself." "I got three weeks' weapons training." "I'll kick the-- out of a platoon full of marines." "No problem." "Major, patch me into roof battery." "Aye, sir." "Fire open control circuit coordinates to the roof, sir." "Let's go!" "Laser powered up." "Oh, no." "I said, on your knees!" "My name's Stanley Goodspeed." "I'm a chemical weapons specialist for the F.B.I." " Uh, glass or plastic?" " What?" " Glass or plastic!" "Glass or plastic!" " Shut the fuck up!" "Because ifthe winds change afteryou launch those rockets, we're all gonna die." " Shut up!" " And you're gonna end up in a glassjar or a plastic bag." "So do the math, hand over the gun and let's go find some rockets!" "I said shut the fuck-- [ Neck Snaps ]" "[ Panting ] You made the right choice." "I decided I didn't want your child growing up without a father." "Hey, the last time I swam this channel I was your age." "So I'm fucked either way." "So come on." "The weapon is hot." "I am standing by for the launch command." "Man, killing Navy SEALs is one thing-- Is this for real?" "Hey, it's business." "Access code entered." "Weapon available for release." "Launch coordinates:" "six, seven, five, four, five, niner." "The weapon is hot." "I'm standing by for launch command." "That's affirmative." "[ Bell Chiming ]" "Standing by for command." "I'm waiting for launch command, General." " Fire." " Fire!" "Missile loose!" "Missile loose!" "Origin:" "Alcatraz, 67253725." " What's the goddamn heading?" " Heading 1 85 degrees south-southeast." " Speed?" " 300 knots." "It's headed right at Oakland." "Football game." "Oh, my God." "Missile radically changing direction." "New direction: 275 degrees west." "It's headed out to sea, sir." "Oh, Christ!" "Missile losing altitude." "Falling." "Falling, 300 feet, 200, 1 00." "Bogey detonated underwater." "What the fuck?" " It missed." " Well, that's great." "Extremely great, but there's still one left." "What happened to the rocket?" "What the fuck happened to the coordinates?" "What the fuck is going on?" "Sir!" "Major!" "Captain, step outside." " Talk to me, sir." " Captain, step outside!" "Get me the Pentagon." "What the hell was that, Frank?" " I said, what the hell" " I heard what you said!" " Ifyou're gonna be insubordinate, I'd appreciate a little more respect." " Cut the crap, General." " What the hell are you doing?" " I'm not ready to kill these people." " Call the Pentagon." "Ask for more time." " No." "Do it, Frank!" "We're coming loose." "You're coming loose." "The rest of us are in complete control." " We're askin' 'em for a new deadline." " Put the phone down." " The men are falling apart!" " The men are marines!" " Are they?" "I wanna talk to General Kramer." " You've been asked by an old friend." " Put him on the phone right now." " You've been ordered." " This is Major Baxter!" "Now you're being given your last chance by a man with a gun." "Put the phone down." "I thought you weren't ready to kill." "I'm warming up." "At ease." "They need a decision, Mr. President." "[ Sighs ] These past few hours... have been the longest, darkest of my life." "How does one weigh human life?" "One million civilians against 81 hostages." "And in the middle, Frank Hummel." "[ Sighs ] That we have ignored, abandoned... or marginalized a great soldier like Frank Hummel... and that American boys have paid for that neglect... in blood is equally real... and equally tragic." "We are at war with terror." "Fighting a war means casualties." "This is the worst call I've ever had to make." "Air strike approved." "Red Thunder to tower." "Request clearance." "The amount offirepower they're gonna drop in there" "This is strike leader." "Prepared to go." "it'll be over in a few seconds." "[ Pilot ] Flight time to drop point: 1 7 minutes." "Excuse me, General, sir, with all due respect to you, but what the fuck is going on?" " You changed the coordinates, didn't you, General?" " That's affirmative, Captain." "So now they think we're gutless, the feds?" "They think we won't actually do it." "They're gonna come at us with everything they got." "Air and sea." "They're gonna bomb our ass back to the Stone Age." "They don't know we missed on purpose." "Great." "We're not gutless." "We're incompetent." "That right?" "I don't think I like your tone, Captain." "We planned for this contingency." "Load the V.X. into the choppers, take four hostages and evacuate." "The consequences ofour actions I'll face alone." "Excuse me, General, but what about the fucking money?" "There is no fucking money." "Mission's over." "Bullshit it's over." "You're talking to a general, soldier!" "Maintain discipline!" "I'm not a soldier, Major." "The day we took hostages we became mercenaries." "And mercenaries get paid." "I want my fucking money!" "This mission was based on the threat offorce." "I'm not about to kill 80,000 innocent people." "Do you think I'm out of my fucking mind?" "We bluffed." "They called it." "The mission's over." "Who ever said anything about bluffing, General?" "Stand down, Captain." "Stand down, Captain!" "Major, I'm ordering you to take these men to the choppers and evacuate." "That's a simple order, Major!" "It's not so simple, Frank." "Sergeant Crisp, secure the general." "I'm relieving you ofyour command, sir." "Sergeant!" " I'll have that sidearm, sir." " You mean this sidearm?" "Major Baxter, you're either with us or against us." "It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve with you, General." "But like he said..." "it's over." "[ Grunts ]" "Let's get him." "Mason!" "[ Groaning ] My God, what have I done?" "Where's the last rocket?" "Where's the last rocket!" " Where's the last rocket?" " Lower lighthouse." " Lower lighthouse!" " Go." "[ Shouting ] Darrow, go to the lighthouse!" "I'll take care ofthis fucker!" "One, two, three!" "Eat that!" "[ Groaning ]" "[ Chuckles ]" "[ Grunts ]" "[ Groans ]" "Come here." "Come here, you little chickenshit!" "You shoot me, I drop this." "We're both dead." "Come on." "Come on." "Don't be scared." "I won't hurt you." " Come on." " You know how this shit works?" "You know how this shit works?" "Come on." "I don't need the gun." "I'll put it down." "Come on." "Let's play." "Come on." "Come on." "Listen, I think we got started offon the wrong foot." "Stan Goodspeed, F.B.I." "Uh, let's talk music." "Do you like the Elton John song, "Rocket Man"?" " I don't like soft-ass shit." " Oh, you" " Oh, oh." "Well, I only bring it up because, uh, it's you." "You're the Rocket Man." "[ Screaming ]" "How do you like how that shit works?" "Second rocket's away!" "[ Screaming Continues ]" " [ Squelching Noise ] - [ Groaning ]" "It splashed into the bay, sir." "No detonation." "Shit." "Darrow!" "Open up!" "Come on." "Open up!" "[ Grunts ]" "Hey, you mothe-e-e-er!" "[ Groaning ]" "[ Grunting ]" "Oh, I'm gonna get you now, baby." "Okay." "Got ya." "I got you, baby." "Come on." "[ Groaning, Screaming ]" "Fucker!" "[ Grunting ]" "[ Groans ]" "Red Thunder strike leader." "Time on target: seven minutes." "[ Grunting ]" "English prick. [ Grunts ] I tell you my old man was Irish?" "Maintain air speed 4-5-0 knots." "[ Grunting ]" " [ Thud ]" " Aw, fuck!" "[ Gasping ]" "It's me and you, pal!" "I want that fucking chip!" "I love pressure." "I knowyou're in here, and I knowyou can hear me." "Now pay the piper and come out like a man." "[ Yells, Grunts ]" "[ Groaning ]" "[ Grunting Continues ]" "Increase speed to 5-0-0 knots." "You motherfucker!" "Die!" "[ Gasping, Groaning ]" "I'm gonna choke my million bucks out ofyou!" "You're gonna die!" " Eat that, you fuck!" " [ Grunts ]" "[ Choking, Gasping ]" "[ Grunts ]" "[ Groaning ]" "All right, team inbound." "Time on target: 60 seconds." "Come to course heading 1 -4-2 degrees." "[ Anderson's Voice ] When he neutralizes the threat... we launch green flares and we wait for the cavalry." "Let's tighten up that formation." "May God have mercy on their souls." "Please don't let this happen." "There has to be something you can do." "Please." "[ Grunting, Groaning ]" "Let's drop to the deck, 1 00 feet below radar." "Target acquired." "Rolling in." "[ Groans ]" "This is Red Thunder." "Master arm." "Master armed." "Time on target: 1 2 seconds." " TOT: ten seconds." " [ Mouths Word ]" "Stay tight, gentlemen." "I got green smoke." "I got green smoke!" "CQ-1 !" "CQ-1 !" "Green smoke!" "We have green smoke, over!" " Gimme that, gimme that, gimme that!" "Abort." " Abort!" " Flight leader, abort, abort!" "Jesus Christ!" " I already dropped them." " [ Screaming ]" "Oh, goddamn it!" "Oh, my God." "Get out of my way." "Let me through, please." "Let me through." "The cells did not get hit." "The bombs hit on the back ofthe island." " [ Grunting, Gasping ]" " I'm fed up saving your ass." "I'm amazed you ever got past puberty." "I suppose all this will make a great bedtime story to tell your kid." "You're insane, Mason." "The kid'll have nightmares." "I'll spend all my money on shrinks." "Goodspeed, come in." "Goodspeed, Goodspeed, do you read me?" "Come in." "Scanning all radio frequencies." "Goodspeed, do you read me?" "Come in." "[ Walkie-talkie Clicks ] Goodspeed, do you read me?" "Come in." "Goodspeed?" "Do you read me?" "Come in." "This is Goodspeed." "Are the hostages alive?" "Every one of'em." "[ Cheering ]" "Goodspeed, it's Womack." "What about Mason?" "He's dead, sir." " How?" "When?" "Just come and get me." "Womack tore up your pardon,John." "[ Chuckles ] But ofcourse." "I knew he would." "The S.D.U.s and the scuba gear should still be where we came ashore." "Ifyou can get to the Pan Pacific Hotel... there's clothes in my closet, $200 in the Bible." "Room 26." "Well, it's been a long time since I've said thank you to anybody." "But thankyou." "Well, Stanley, uh, this is when we go our separate ways, huh?" "Uh" " I'm sure you know the etymology ofyour name, "Goodspeed."" "Yeah, "Godspeed." To wish someone a prosperousjourney." "Why?" "Well, ifyou fancy a journey..." "I recommend Fort Walton, Kansas." "I was thinking of Maui." "No." "Forget Maui." ""St. Michael's Church, Fort Walton, Kansas." ""Front pew, right leg." "Hollow."" "Is this what I think it is?" "Mason?" " Congratulations, Dr. Goodspeed." "You did it." " Thankyou, sir." "You know, for a while there, I didn't thinkyou were gonna make it." "Well done, son." "So, where's Mason?" "Vaporized." "Blown out to sea." "Blown out to sea, huh?" "Yeah." "Poor bastard." "Goodspeed, where's Mason?" "Where's his body?" "I wanna see that son ofa bitch." "Vaporized, sir." "Excuse me, gentlemen." "What?" "Vaporized?" "A body can vaporize?" "Oh, yeah." "Absolutely, sir." "[ Stanley ] St. Michael's Church." "Front pew, right leg." "Front pew, right leg." "[ Man Shouting ] Vandals!" "Vandals!" "Oh, yes, baby, come on!" " Stop!" "Vandals!" "Stop!" " I'm sorry." " Come on, baby!" " I've got it." "Okay, let's go!" " Stop!" "Stop!" " Sorry!" "Stop!" "Hey, hey, you!" " Vandals!" "Vandals!" " [ Panting ]" "Honey, uh, you wanna know who really killed J.F.K.?"