Good evening, this is a special report.
I'm Brian Williams, nbc news.
We are coming on the air at this point
to report to you a story still developing,
the facts still coming in, apparently,
from U.S. coast guard and other sources.
We now know that a twa jet aircraft, flight 800,
en route tonight from jfk airport in New York
to Charles de gaulle airport in Paris, France,
has exploded in mid-air,
apparently landing in the Atlantic,
anywhere from 10 to 20 miles
south of New York's long island.
I'm told to stand by for Robert hager
in our Washington bureau. Bob, can you hear me?
Robert?
But I'm down in Atlanta at the olympic site.
Okay, Robert, I didn't know where you were.
We now see you on the telephone.
- Oh, you see me? - -Yes, we do.
And we can hear you, and we're both on the air now.
What can you add? I don't know how long you've been listening.
No, I haven't, so I don't think
I know as much as you do at this point.
Well, this is twa flight 800,
flight tonight from jfk to Paris de gaulle.
- The capacity on this--
these vintage mitts are impressive.
-Did you play? -I did not.
Science was my sandlot. And you?
Second base at Fordham, then I went into politics.
Sometimes I think we use the same equipment
to get things done at the white house.
Listen, I know you were reluctant to take on this role,
but the president is appreciative you accepted his request.
I'm here to help with any part of the transitioning
and any guidance as needed.
I appreciate that.
--Hello?
I'm looking for Gary webb, please?
-This is Gary. -My name is coral baca.
I have some implicating material on the CIA
that I think you might find of interest.
Well, there are several reasons, you know.
I believe the death penalty is a deterrent for several reasons.
People fear death. They don't fear life.
Life is valued more than death.
That is just a truth.
Due to increased tsa security measures--
--only ticketed passengers
are permitted beyond the security checkpoint.
Thank you for your cooperation.
...tsa security measures,
only ticketed passengers are permitted...
Here it is.
Let's get acquainted.
Trenlin polenski.
Funny, you don't look Polish.
What do you want?
To the point. Let's see.
Products smuggled from Russia into Poland
and Poland into the U.S.
Without my permission means taxes.
Where is it?
Inside middle pocket.
How much of this in an atm?
4,000.
Pin number?
2583.
Glad to hear that.
The same number your partner said.
The price now, it's 8,000 if you want to traffic through Poland.
Otherwise go back to Africa.
Since you have half...
You get half.
You get this back when I get other half.
Call me when you have it.
Passengers for Qatar airways
flight 980 to Warsaw are kindly requested
to proceed to the gate for immediate boarding...
Where are you going?
My god. Trenlin.
Don't hurt him.
It wasn't his fault.
So what do you do for a living there, sport?
I, uh-- I'm not really working right now.
You know your way out of here?
Yeah. I'm really sorry.
You should get up.
Get the dirty sheets off the bed.
Put the sheets in the bag.
Trenlin.
Trenlin, I'm sorry.
I made a mistake.
Yeah, I think I'm the one who made the mistake.
Why don't you gather your things and get out of here?
Is everything all right?
Our location is compromised.
These stones are exceptional.
Nathan, these are the best stones in New York.
I still don't know how you do it.
With these assets no longer in play,
we've outlined a secondary maneuver.
It will no longer be remotely driven.
We're going to need to assist to ensure proper execution.
Enclosed is the initial plan outlined by our science department.
Also enclosed are the players and departments we need to recruit.
The biggest difference on this exercise
is that insurance will play a key role,
enabling parties to collect to help with reconstitution
while we keep our resources intact for our own agenda.
Feraut did not board ifo-21.
What happened?
He withdrew for unknown reasons.
What about brown? Is he on board?
Yes.
Yeah, well, the principal is still covered.
So we're proceeding?
Yeah.
A United States air force jet, flight ifo-21,
crashed this afternoon on its way to Bosnia.
Among the 34 dead, which were mainly foreign diplomats,
was U.S. American commerce secretary Ronald brown.
Since this was a military plane,
there were no flight recorders or black box.
The investigation continues,
but it's believed to be weather-related at this time.
Catherine Morgan has more on the investigation.
She's been working the scene all day.
Hey. Haven't seen you in a while.
Stan thought you lost the taste for his food.
-Would you like the usual? -Please.
All right, I'll bring it out.
Excuse me. Stan around?
Just a minute.
I'm short 2,000.
I can get it by Tuesday.
All right, I'll see you Tuesday.
-Yeah. -Stan was short two grand.
-Said 11 next Tuesday. -No problem.
Stop by the barn on the way back. We got business.
You don't need to do this.
Nice to see you again. How've you been?
I'm okay. How are you?
Oh, I'm all right. So how's Eva?
-Eva's gone. -What? Why?
She was more interested in the apartment and the money.
-So who was the monster? -What?
The cretin you gave the box to?
- Oh, just a customer.
Fratelli's pizza.
How long has he been muscling you?
Sure, anything else? Okay, about 25 minutes.
-How long, Stan? -The past few months.
Me and everyone else on this block.
You know his name?
That was Francis Valentine.
He's usually here with another guy named Dominic vollani.
Leave it alone.
You don't need this aggravation, Stan. Why don't you just retire?
I can't. We borrowed to expand this place.
My partner can't afford to buy me out.
Did you borrow from those goons?
No, a bank.
May I ask how much the note is?
400,000.
I have to get back to work. Nice seeing you again.
Don't be a stranger, okay?
It's confirmed. No survivors on ifo.
And feraut?
Feraut has not left his home since the incident.
Well, that's no surprise.
So what's your plan?
If we take action, it can't be direct.
There's too much suspicion that he didn't board with brown.
We'll figure something out.
May I make a suggestion?
Of course.
Nobody suspects lightning to strike twice.
He'll book commercially for peace of mind.
You seem uncomfortable.
That's a huge sacrifice for one man.
A man with strong terrorist ties.
Suspected terrorist ties.
Well, that's what the agency is for, to find the evidence.
Middle drawer.
Just so you know,
Eva's called me about five times.
She'd like a minute of your time.
Wow.
She's made a messenger out of you.
Look, personally, i don't care,
but I do think you're making a bigger deal out of this than you need to be.
Everybody cheats at some point, trenlin.
I've cheated, my girlfriend cheated.
Tell me you've never cheated.
I never cheated on her.
Now you know.
So what is it you want to talk about?
Have you ever heard of a Dominic vollani or Francis Valentine?
Yeah, couple of thugs that work for Joe cossi.
I'm guessing that name's supposed to mean something.
Yeah, that you should stay as far away from him as possible.
Can you give me a little more color, Victor?
Cossi took over right after gotti got put away.
Okay, so he's just another mob jerk.
Mob, yes. Jerk, no.
Unlike gotti, who was busy posing for the paparazzi
and pissing off law enforcement,
cossi was silently partnering with them
and paying them three times what they were making before
with the promise to stay way below the radar
to make the world think that the feds put an end to organized crime.
So what are you saying, he's the biggest crime boss the world has never heard of?
That's a great way to put it.
Might be the title of his book if he ever gets arrested.
What's his deal?
Construction, primarily.
Big-time construction, all commercial.
He got all of Manhattan locked up and 70% of the boroughs.
There are also rumors about trafficking--
heroin and human.
Are you in a position to get me an audience?
I don't know what you want, man,
but there are more stable people to work with than him.
Yeah, I'm sure.
But in this case, it needs to be him.
That kind of introduction can have repercussions.
You afraid of him, Victor?
Yes.
But he won't hurt me.
It's the individual that he holds accountable, not the acquaintance.
That's all you're gonna be to me
if I do this for you.
I understand.
Thank you, Victor.
I need you to call Stephen.
Tell him we need facilitative options
for an aviation interruption with no post visibility.
Which branch? When?
It's not military. I don't know when.
- Hello? - -Gary, it's Garcia.
They loved it, but it's too long.
The hell it is.
I mean, I spent a year's worth of research on this thing.
The scope is big, and the footnotes support all the data.
We have to trim it.
I have some ideas. I'll send them to you.
Talk to you later.
Hello, sir. May I help you?
Yes, I'm looking for Nathan.
Of course. And you are?
An old friend.
Just a moment.
-After you, sir. -Thank you.
-Nathan? -Hello, Walter.
Please, sit down.
Finally looking to upgrade your attire?
No, not yet.
I'm, uh, not much of a material man.
So what is it that you need?
A delivery.
I heard ups is very reliable.
It's a, uh-- it's a unique parcel.
Requires special handling.
And, naturally, none of the agency's men are qualified.
It's too sensitive. We need a neutral.
"Neutral" often means "expendable."
I'm afraid I don't have any disposable assets.
No, not disposable, Nathan, just reliable,
and somebody who's available on a short notice.
Item and destination?
The item's active. The destination...
I'm guessing jfk,
possibly Newark or laguardia.
Delivery to airports are never good.
Handling?
Minor milling and some retrofitting.
I cannot have my man on permanent standby.
That means interruption for my business.
I thought that figure would cover any business disruption.
I will let you know.
Thank you, Nathan.
Have a seat.
So how do you know Victor?
Victor bailed me out of a bar fight.
We've been social ever since.
Well, you don't look like a fighter.
That was me being in the wrong place at the wrong time
coupled with the wrong comment to the wrong guy.
Well, that's normally the way it is.
-So how can I help you? -I need $17,000.
You don't look like a guy who needs $17,000.
That could be debatable one way or the other.
What's it for?
Something I'm buying.
Hmm. Something.
-Drugs? -It's not drugs.
You buy drugs from Victor, right?
I buy pharmaceutical-grade vaccines from Victor
because I travel extensively.
So if I asked you for a urine sample
to see if you're clean, you gonna do it?
Give me the cup.
The vig is $2,000 a week.
That's okay. I only need a week.
A week? Nobody borrows for a week.
My funds arrive in a week.
So why borrow in the first place?
I'm buying a house
and I would like to lock in before the rate goes up.
Well, this is a first.
-Where's the house? -Orange county.
-California? -New York.
You gonna invite me to the housewarming party when you get settled in?
You're welcome any time.
Here's 20. No charge on the extra three.
Buy yourself a refrigerator or something.
You pay me back here in one week.
Got your message, Stephen.
What do you have for me?
Well, assuming no time
to compromise mechanical and electrical components
means we're limited to aggressive measures.
And since explosives leave visible signs like residue and blast flexing,
we've come up with this.
Iron oxide and aluminum.
-Thermate. -Correct.
Now we've milled out the shaft of this socket wrench
to contain and conceal a core of thermate.
Inside the handle is an altimeter.
A pre-set altitude will activate the battery
to ignite the magnesium ribbon and thus the thermate.
The tool will be made of lead,
so no internal components will be seen if x-rayed.
A facilitator will need to drill
a small hole in the plane's fuel cell.
It's only a quarter of an inch thick.
Lower the shaft into the tank and it's ready.
Will this hold enough thermate to ignite a fuel tank?
More than enough.
It burns at 4,500 degrees and is self-oxidizing.
The tank will explode from the inside.
A small, drilled hole will be undetectable from the tank exploding apart,
and the socket wrench will be blown away,
and, realistically, never found.
And what if the batteries fail?
We've got two. One's for backup.
What is the likelihood of success?
93%.
Nice work.
-It's, uh, lot 380. -Mm-hmm.
-Then you got 607. -Mmm.
-That's tool international. -International?
What's up?
Joe's payment.
You can settle up with us.
Okay. It's all here.
So how's the house?
-It's good. -Glad to hear that.
Is it attached or detached?
-What? -The garage.
Is it attached or detached?
Attached.
-How many square feet? -2,200.
-Acres? -1.9.
Not bad.
I'd like to see it. How about this weekend?
I'm actually out of town this weekend.
Oh, you're out of town.
Well, I guess that's it, then.
Actually, i need to see your boss.
-For what? -I'll take that up with him.
Listen, I got a knack for reading people, and personally,
I think your house story's just that, it's a story.
I don't know what it is you're up to,
but when your bullshit starts, I'm gonna end it.
Wait here.
Hey, just so you know,
I hear everything.
But as far as I'm concerned, you made a payment.
But if he's right, and usually he is,
you might want to rethink about anything
you might be into here, you understand?
Good.
-Is there a problem? -No problem.
I'd just like another loan.
Francis says he's not comfortable with you.
We're gonna pass.
I deal in gemstones.
I'd like to open up my own store,
cut out the middleman, and increase my profits.
These are worth 130 grand.
I need to borrow 180.
Keep those as partial collateral until I settle up.
But when I do, i get those back.
These are real.
- For how long? -One month.
You expect to be up and running
and turning a profit in just one month?
My funds are overseas.
It'll take me a month to smuggle it in.
What do you know about running a store?
I don't. I can hire someone for that.
I just acquire the product.
Purchase it for a, sell it for z.
If I do this, then I want 15% of your business.
If I have to give you 15% of my business,
then I get the loan interest free.
No vig for a month.
After that, it's on,
and retroactive if you're late.
Dominic will bring you the money.
What's going on?
We've got confirmation that feraut
has been transferring millions into private bank accounts,
and he's also been buying large quantities of life insurance.
Private bank accounts. They all his?
Most are within the family. Some are suspect.
Could be linked to terrorist cells,
but that's not confirmed yet.
All right.
We need confirmation on those accounts.
Hey.
I'm sorry, I know you were expecting Victor.
I asked him to call you to meet him here.
It was the only way i could think to see you.
I've been--
I wanted to apologize so bad,
and the only thing that stopped me
is that I know you'd take it
as an insult to your intelligence
versus the sincerity with which it would be meant.
You didn't deserve what I did to you,
and I don't deserve your forgiveness.
I don't deserve to keep this, either.
I know how you feel about these things,
but you gave me one anyway despite your feelings
because you wanted to satisfy my selfish need for material things.
I just--
I just hope that some day you'll find it in your heart not to take me back,
but to believe everything I just said.
Take care, trenlin.
It's confirmed.
Feraut booked July 17th out of jfk.
There are the details.
So who's facilitating?
We're using a neutral.
We can't afford to be linked to something of this magnitude.
Well, one could argue we shouldn't be doing this at all, period.
You got something to say, Oliver, just say it.
We have no confirmation that feraut is linked to any terrorist group.
He's only suspected of being linked to brown's affairs.
Do you want to lobby that to the house official?
All right.
Call Nathan, tell him we're on,
and that I'll meet him later with the materials.
Walter, I can't do this. I won't do this.
I'm retiring today, effective immediately.
All right.
I'll have Karen draw up your paperwork.
Transfer in phase on C.T. bypass
is loaded and ready for delivery.
What about feraut?
Feraut has booked a flight for July 17th.
Everything in order?
Yes. Oliver resigned,
but everything else is on point.
Why did Oliver resign?
He is conflicted with the subject matter,
but he will not impede the plan.
Speaking of the plan,
we're not certain about its soundness.
Why?
93% is not 100%.
We've only got one shot at this.
After that he's gone.
I took the Liberty of asking Stephen for a backup.
He'll fill you in on the details.
Oh, and I'm not sure what your intentions are
regarding Oliver's resignation,
but I'd be remiss if I didn't remind you
that processing paperwork
is not protocol in a situation like his.
We've been back and forth over these revisions for months.
When does it end?
I'm just telling you what they said.
They want the lead hardened.
I've got tons of dirt on the CIA trafficking drugs,
and they're worried about the damned lead? Are you kidding me?
Relax, Gary, you're almost done.
Have you thought about the title, by the way?
Yeah. "Dark alliance."
Hey, Stephen.
I understand they asked you for a backup.
Yeah, and you're not gonna like it.
It's a modified s.A.M.
With the explosive warhead removed
and a reduced thruster.
In essence, it's a javelin.
Now the flight is scheduled to depart
at 7:00 pm when it's still light out.
The reduced thruster will make the heat trail
virtually invisible during that time.
The reduced speed will cause more blunt force trauma to the body,
making it break up.
Stephen, we need reassembly and source detection on this
to be virtually impossible.
What elevation does that plane need to be to achieve that?
10,000 feet. That's optimal.
I'll set the altimeter on the wrench for 10,000 feet.
If that doesn't work, then we test the Sam.
Nathan wants you to go directly to this hotel
when you're done with this.
Don't go to your regular apartments.
This is one job you shouldn't have taken on.
...story still developing,
the facts still coming in, apparently,
from U.S. coast guard and other sources.
We now know that a twa jet aircraft, flight 800,
en route tonight from jfk airport in New York
to Charles de gaulle airport in Paris, France,
has exploded in mid-air.
Hello?
Is there anything i need to be concerned with?
-Nathan? -Yes.
No, Nathan, there's nothing for you to be concerned with.
-What about-- -no.
Nathan, i gave you my word, okay?
Nathan? Get some sleep.
Hello, trenlin. May we come in?
Of course.
Are these accommodations okay?
They're exceptional.
Is there anything you need?
No, but thank you.
You know, you haven't paid me a visit since I've known you.
What's wrong?
The aliases you have used on your apartments, are they all different?
Yes.
And the ones on your travel?
They're all different.
What is the oldest one you have used?
Three years ago in Kinshasa.
Use that one till i get you a replacement.
I would like that you stay here for a while.
I will make the payments on your apartments.
What's wrong, Nathan?
Probably nothing.
So why go through all the trouble?
Some things are not so easy to replace.
If you have no plans,
Friday I have a package for you to retrieve in India.
No plans.
Do you need money?
No, I'm okay.
Nathan asked me to stay with you for a while.
Hey, Jack, you want to see me?
I guess I don't have to ask if you've seen the news.
How come so many people saw this rocket?
Flight was supposed to leave at 7:00 pm,
got delayed an hour for maintenance work
and a passenger baggage mismatch.
By 8:10 pm, it was dark enough
to the see the propulsion trail left by the Sam.
This situation's gathering a lot of attention.
It's not gonna go away any time soon.
We can't afford any guilty consciences surfacing.
I suggest you contemplate the stability of the players.
180,000 in full.
Is Joe available?
Bring Joe in here.
-What happened to your leg? -It was an accident.
You asked to see me?
I just got back from India.
It's an emerging country that's got some beachfront property
that's gonna be worth ten times what it is today 15 years from now.
I'd like a piece of it before it's too late.
The parcel that I want is $3 million.
I have 1.8. I'd like to borrow 1.2.
You must think I'm some kind of fool.
You honestly believe that I'm not aware
that you've been trying to build my trust
just so that you can get me over a barrel on a big loan?
My bank accounts and the names of the contractors overseas developing the property.
So, how do you know all this?
Like you, I know people.
I'm sure you have someone that can check that all out.
So let's say it checks out. What do we need you for?
Just take it for ourselves and leave you out of the equation.
You won't get in without me.
Despite your low profile,
you still have a reputation...
One those folks overseas are not gonna want to be associated with.
We'll get back to you.
Have a nice day.
Get this over to romek.
Joe.
Glad you could make it. Come on down.
This used to be an old wash bay
for dairy cows.
They'd wash off all the mud and manure before milking.
Hasn't been many cows through here lately,
but the drain works just fine.
Walk with me.
So your stuff checks out.
You didn't lie to me yet.
A lot of people lie to me.
I used to lie a lot when I was a kid.
My mother would slap the heck out of me for it.
She said, "if you stop lying,
I'll stop slapping."
So I did, and she stopped slapping.
She said, "no one can ever fault you
if you always tell the truth."
Smart woman.
How's your father?
I didn't know him.
She said he moved away for work and never returned.
So where's your mom now?
She passed away a while ago.
Look, I brought you here for a reason.
You understand that, right?
Yes.
Good. The money's in the trunk of your car.
Stay out of the drain.
The president's really concerned about
the "Mercury news" release of "dark alliance."
Everybody's in a uproar about these allegations--
which are completely untrue.
I'd like you to focus all your attention
on discrediting that story.
And he'd like it wrapped up in three months.
Three months?
We can't facilitate a proper investigation in three months.
We'd just be scratching the surface.
That's the time frame he gave us.
Understood.
Oh, and I heard that the FBI
is asking the agency for help
investigating flight 800?
It's my understanding there was no terrorist activity involved,
so let's not waste agency resources
on something that's gonna prove
to be some random mechanical or electronic failure.
I'll just let everybody know
that your team is committed to other projects.
Just focus in on the webb allegations, okay?
-All right. -Thanks.
Madeline, send the inspector general to my office, please.
Thank you.
Gracias.
The CIA has been squirming like worms
since Mr. webb's material went public.
They certainly won't want any of this
coming to the surface.
Mail it.
This is the westside project, okay?
That's a cool four million, our end.
The state, they want us to discuss the tappan zee.
Can't find this guy anywhere. He just disappeared.
All right, this guy's a clown.
I'll take care of it, Joe.
I'll take a copy of his passport,
I'll bring it to Andy,
and he'll come up with something.
You better hope he does,
and that India project he told me about
better be legit.
The India project's legit, i checked it out.
Like I said, I'll get Andy on it, okay?
What's the problem?
You need to see this.
How long have you had this?
The original note arrived this morning
via conventional mail.
Cancellation additionally confirms
it came from Nicaragua.
I responded to the email provided,
they sent this in return.
You were involved with Nicaragua, correct?
Yes, sir.
So by bringing me this, you have nothing to hide.
Thank you.
Do these accounts tie back?
Yes, one agent's deceased, the other one's retired.
Do you know them?
They were there when I was there,
mainly transient.
All right, I'll let Ann release the funds.
Let's take a look at the data and see who's who.
Well, due to sensitivity,
I would suggest we send an agent to collect.
Reduces the possibility of any third-party eyes
on any further electronic data.
Agreed.
What do you got, Andy?
This guy has multiple aliases.
We still don't know who he really is,
but his aliases are on several leases
and for extensive travel.
This girl has traveled with him on numerous occasions.
-Really? -Her address is on the back.
All right, thanks.
Say hello to the boys at the precinct for me, okay?
I'll see you around.
I'm afraid we have a problem.
We lost Davis.
What? How?
Appears to have been a mugging gone bad.
Wallet and watch.
All right. All right, all right.
Here's the wallet, no watch.
What about the data?
Does anybody else know about this case?
No, sir.
All right, meet me in conference tomorrow morning.
Who else knows about this email
and Davis' death?
Charles, of course, myself, and now you.
Well, I'm fairly certain it's just someone
trying to take advantage of our bad press.
We need to get ahold of the data so we can get ahead of it.
Contact Walter broadnax.
He'll supply us with a neutral.
No sense in risking another agent at this point.
What about this town hall meeting
I've been asked to attend in L.A.?
Go, go. It's a sound political move.
We've never had anyone of your level talk directly with the public before.
You can assure them that we're taking these matters very seriously
and that the inspector general is launching an investigation
into these unfounded accusations of Mr. webb.
Well, I have two concerns.
One, these people are never gonna believe
that we can facilitate a proper investigation of ourselves,
and two, based on that,
I'm concerned there may be some validity
to all of this after all,
so should we be really publically refuting everything
before we've properly investigated?
John, John.
The CIA does not and has never condoned the drug trade,
no matter what evidence surfaces to the contrary.
I'll tell Walter you'll be contacting him.
-Gentlemen. -Mr. director.
Uh, Charles, Walter's up to speed.
Now, the bottom line
is we've lost six million and an agent
with nothing to show for it.
So we're gonna send in a neutral to reconnect.
Walter has a potential candidate.
We're assuming this source has more physical data
and is willing to communicate?
How do we know he doesn't think we're going back to eliminate him?
Well, he may not have any more physical data,
but he's got plenty in his head.
We'll pay him another three million,
meet him wherever he wants
so long as he feels comfortable.
And what if the data resurfaces?
Well, if it's someone inside, it won't,
and if it's just some thug who took it,
we'll exercise accordingly.
Why risk more exposure soliciting a third person?
No offense to your man, and no offense to your ideas,
if I go, we're the only ones who'll know,
and I trust both you guys.
Well, appreciate your trust,
but I have to assume our source
is gonna have surveillance on him.
No, his man's neutrality and anonymity
better suits him for the job.
Not to mention, you've been desk-bound for too long
to be engaging in this kind of field work.
Polite way to say I'm too old.
May I ask who your neutral is
or is it confidential?
The neutral works for Nathan Vogel.
Vogel is indeed a classified asset.
He's a former stasi officer who was instrumental
in operational affairs in Germany.
He was given amnesty and a range of latitude
in return for his services.
Would you like me to accompany you
when you speak to him?
If there's any questions about the global nature of the situation,
I'm in a position to convey the specifics.
Nathan is reluctant to engage new faces.
He has been only with two agents since he's joined us,
and he's been with me for the last 17 years.
I think he should. You'll make the introductions?
I'll call Nathan and arrange it.
And I'll postpone my vacation till this has been resolved.
No need to postpone your vacation.
Nathan's man can bring you the data there.
Could I impose a working vacation on you?
-Yes, you can. -Good.
All right.
Nathan will be in the third pew on the right.
Now, I don't see any reason to cause a scene,
so I'm gonna stay here.
-Okay. -Word of advice.
Whatever he asks you, just be honest.
Nathan has a, uh,
great ability to sense anything surreptitious,
and if he does, he will retract
like a turtle going back into his shell.
Mr. Vogel. Charles Alexander.
I appreciate you taking time out of your day.
Walter briefed you?
I notice you didn't genuflect.
Not a religious man?
Honestly, no.
I apologize if i offended your beliefs.
What about fate?
My principles are based on demonstrability
and actuality.
Faith is merely a crutch for the insecure.
You simply don't believe.
No.
Interesting.
So, I am aware that Walter has solicited the services
of your man in the past, and with positive results.
I am willing to extend another offer of employment,
contract, not permanent.
The nature of the project?
Acquisition.
And your people cannot handle that affair for what reason?
We lost a man in the first round,
which means we have to assume that they know who the rest of us are.
How large of an acquisition?
Small in size, large in importance.
Specifically?
Allegations of trafficking by members of the company,
possibly much more.
I will share the offer with my man,
but I can tell you, he will say no.
Tell Walter I'll call him.
I understand.
Thank you very much for your time.
How'd it go?
He said no, and that he'd call you later.
All right, I'm gonna go talk to him.
No, he seemed uncomfortable.
Maybe it was me. I apologize.
Let's see what happens when he calls you.
All right. I'll let John know.
Okay, so where are you going for vacation?
Miami.
I'll send over my hotel information
so you can contact me if you have to.
Thank you.
Hey.
What's the matter with you?
You know you're not supposed to be outside.
Come back in.
So, uh, what's going on?
I'm tired of staying in this hotel.
You need a release, I'll call a girl.
No.
-But I'm starving. -I'll order something.
--Oh, it's your phone.
It says Eva.
- Tell her I'm not here.
Hello? Yeah, he's not in.
I think you'd better take this.
Hello?
Trenlin, I'm sorry.
I told you when your bullshit started, i was gonna end it.
I got your girl Eva here.
How good for you.
Maybe you'll have better luck with her than I did.
-Trouble? -Yep.
This is gonna be ringing back any second.
Would you get Nathan on the phone for me, please?
I'm on it.
You know who this is?
Yeah, I know who this is.
Good. Now, look,
I understand you're not concerned about your girlfriend, Eva,
but I do know you're concerned about yourself.
Yeah, I learned a lot about you, thanks to her,
now, in fairness to her, she held out a lot longer than the other girls,
that is until we started slicing her fingertips open with a nine blade,
with the promise of doing her lips and her eyes next.
Now you know what I want.
If I don't get it, I'm gonna shoot her in one of your apartments
and let you sort it out with the cops,
'cause the cops would consider a cheating girlfriend
as a motive for murder, don't you think?
Nathan, I need a favor.
Cossi has my ex.
I'm gonna need the help of your friends to get her back.
Do you know what they'll want in exchange for that kind of help?
Yes.
Trenlin, is she worth it?
No, but she's in this situation because of me.
Stay where you are.
Hello?
Walter? It's Nathan.
All right, Nathan, sit tight. I'll take care of it.
-Hello? -John, it's Walter. We're back on.
But we need to provide some assistance to Nathan's man.
He's being jammed up by Joseph cossi.
Tell Nathan we got it covered.
I'll let Charles know we're back on.
Madeline, send frank Logan to my office, please.
Charles, we're back on.
Nathan's man will be here tonight.
Please be ready to brief him.
It's me.
We need you to come down south after all,
and it must be clever and convincing.
Joe cossi.
-We got company. -Who?
I don't know, but it's not good.
May I help you?
Yeah. Get rid of the lackey.
And you are?
Frank Logan, central intelligence.
Thought I'd spare you some embarrassment
by having this conversation with just you.
We know that this individual owes you a lot of money,
and we don't care.
We also know that you have his friend Eva krillova,
but now he works for us.
So if anything happens to him, her,
or anyone else he knows from this point forward,
your life as you know it will cease to exist.
You with me so far, i assume?
Good.
Now, how did you find that girl?
I had a copy of his passport.
Used it to check his travel history,
reviewed his hotel records
and Eva was registered with him on three occasions.
Nice detective work.
I have a few on my payroll.
Well, we're not on your payroll.
I'll take the copy of his passport,
and all the other documents you have pertaining to him.
Call your cretins.
Tell them to bring the girl to this address.
I trust I won't ever have to come see you again.
Good.
-Are we okay? -Yeah, you're good.
Hello. I'm Charles Alexander.
Eva arrived a little while ago and is safe.
Would you like to see her?
You don't want to see her?
What is it your people need, Charles?
Acquisition.
That's your contact.
He's near kenzio favela in rio.
There's your tickets and some cash for miscellaneous expenses.
He'll be handing you a tape.
Just get it back to us. Questions?
So, you're number two.
No.
So, you're not CIA...
And you're not FBI. So who are you?
I am nothing but the mailman.
Ah. Yeah.
But you become something if you take this.
That means nothing to me.
But it means something to others.
And they'll kill you for it,
as they killed the agent before you.
You know how sensitive this is?
It implicates people--
agents, government officials,
white house members,
some working, some retired.
That sounds like the same old music,
just different dancers.
And now you're on the dance floor.
They're expecting you to bring them back a tape
with my verbal testimony.
It's inside.
What they're not expecting is hard copies of any data--
photos, names, and bank records.
It's not a lot,
but it's enough for you to bargain for your life.
You're gonna need it once you step out of here.
What makes you so interested in my well-being?
Consider it a gift from one trafficker to another.
My men will escort you to the airport.
Hey, I'm back.
How well do you trust my contact?
Implicitly. Why?
The agent who briefed me
is associated with this somehow.
The contact I met gave me some paperwork
that the agency isn't aware of.
I saw his name on some of them.
Who was the agent?
Charles Alexander.
Go dark until you hear from me.
Can you make it back north?
Yes, I'll take the long way back.
Have Ivan meet me at p.T.S. Tomorrow
at 3:00 pm with a car,
and I think i got eyes on me.
This is Walter broadnax. Please leave your message.
--Walter.
Nathan. Please call me back.
You wanted to see me?
Yeah, I was just informed
that Walter suffered a shark attack
while on vacation.
He was pronounced dead this morning.
I don't know what to say.
Yeah, neither do I.
I've gotta attend this town hall meeting in L.A.
And then I got a commitment overseas,
so I'll inform Nathan
and have him bring you the data.
Understood, and safe travels.
Thanks.
-Hello? -Yeah, Nathan?
This is John hatch, director of central intelligence.
I'm calling to inform you that Walter died
from a shark attack while on vacation.
I understand this situation
may make you feel uncomfortable,
but I was wondering if you'd be comfortable
bringing the data to Charles Alexander.
-Honestly? No. -May I ask why?
It's better you see for yourself.
Okay.
Are you comfortable holding the data until I return?
I'll be out of pocket for several days.
-Yes. -Thanks, and I apologize for any inconvenience.
Got you a jacket. Are you clean?
I think I got a shadow.
The director of central intelligence
attended a town hall meeting at Locke high school today
to address the citizens of Los Angeles
regarding accusations that the CIA trafficked drugs
in order to fund the contras in Nicaragua.
These allegations were made
by pulitzer prize-winning journalist Gary webb
in an online article entitled "dark alliance."
The director faced both hostile comments
and pointed questions at the meeting.
Here are a few of those moments.
Thank you so much, Mr. CIA official, for being here,
but I would just like to ask you
how are we supposed to trust the CIA officials
to investigate themselves?
Uh, Gary webb, the staff writer for the "San Jose Mercury news",
he published a search warrant on the Internet.
It was issued to search the home of lassiter--
a Mr. lassiter, who was a former police officer from San Diego.
When this-- the sheriffs went to the home,
and went in, presented the search warrant,
this Mr. lassiter said, "hold it, hold it!
You'd better call CIA headquarters in Washington,
because they gonna clear me.
You'd better talk to special agent Alexander,
because I'm working with him, okay?"
Now, there are affidavit court documents
that say that some of the sheriffs had said
that the evidence they took from that home
were put in the evidence room
and that the CIA went to the evidence room
and confiscated that evidence and made it disappear.
The CIA took that evidence.
Where is this evidence and who is this Mr. Alexander--
special agent Alexander of the CIA,
who cleared that Mr. lassiter
who was dealing with Mr. blandon?
Jack, it's me. I just left the meeting.
It went as poorly as I thought it would.
Well, I saw it on TV. I thought you did fine.
-You on your way back? -Yes.
Well, safe travels. I'll see you when you return.
Madeline, I'd like a copy of all incoming and outgoing emails
to Charles Alexander for the last two weeks.
Confidential. Thanks.
This Van's been on us since we left the station.
Let's get off the road and see what happens.
-What are we doing? -Follow him.
This might be a dead end.
-Pull over. -Pull over?
Trust me, pull over.
They're not gonna do anything. We're too close to the road.
You get out into the woods. I'll buy us some time.
Here, take my gun.
Gentlemen.
What you're looking for, we've already put in the mail.
Gott ist gut.
World would be a better place if he was.
Get him. See if he has it on him.
Toss it.
Step off.
Down.
Where'd you learn to track?
I'm an avid hunter in my spare time.
You know, you don't have to do this.
You didn't have to follow me.
Actually, I did.
The guy I work for isn't so nice.
I'm sorry I gave you the impression
I was any different.
That's a handsome jacket.
Thank you.
I could have one tailored for you, if you like.
No, I'm afraid I wouldn't wear it very well.
So, Charles, what can I do for you?
Your man is late.
Just touching base, making sure he's all right.
He took a different route, but everything is all right.
I'm sorry about Walter.
He mentioned that you'd worked together for years.
Did you know Walter well?
I did not. We just became acquainted on this project.
A compartmentalized organization.
I'm afraid so.
So is there anything else i can do for you, Charles?
Honestly, yes.
I'm concerned about the data.
Concerned?
You have amazing ability of telling the truth
without being forthright.
Well, the fiber in the fabric of truth
is usually tailored to suit the individual.
This is a natural ability or agency-taught?
The agency teaches you to knit. I prefer to weave.
In any event, i need to review the data before people get hurt.
Like yourself.
I'm the least of the problem.
That data, if surfaced,
could compromise our political structure.
Political structure or political figureheads?
Does it really matter?
I'm one of the bad guys, Nathan. There, I've said it.
Does it really matter if I suppress the data
or someone else in the government?
So candid, yet so deceitful.
Maybe you should be running the agency.
What makes you think I'm not?
Or at least a large part of it?
My director's not in control.
He's just a figurehead,
just like the president of the United States.
Everyone votes the president into office
thinking that they'll fix all the nation's problems,
and they don't, because they can't.
The power resides within the congress and the senate.
They're the puppet masters. I'm a puppet master.
Walter was a puppet master.
Maybe it's time to cut the puppets' strings.
Quite a patriotic statement...
I like you, Nathan, and I want to protect you,
but you must let me filter the data.
So now you want to protect me.
The longer you talk, the longer you weave.
I will be fine, Charles.
And what about trenlin?
I know why you're so protective of him.
Your deal to protect him from cossi
was with Walter, not me.
Do you think that cossi would leave him alone
if I tell him he no longer works for us?
They're a relentless organization.
Trenlin will have to hide forever.
Not much of a life for himself,
your son.
By the way,
we keep a copy
to protect our interests, of course.
Of course.
I just need a copy to cleanse before I give it to John.
Have a nice day.
Trenlin is off the list until further notice,
but keep tabs on him.
-You wanted to see me? -Right.
That's a copy of an email sent to agent Alexander.
There are four names listed on it
from the Nicaraguan contact
with evidence of the agency assisting in trafficking.
And this is a copy of an email
that Alexander sent to me with only two names listed.
He left off the names of the two congressmen.
I see.
Now this is the tape from the Nicaraguan contact.
I only listened to part of it and I realized it had been edited.
Nonetheless, there is data to support the trafficking accusations,
not to mention the person at the town hall meeting
who questioned me about an agent Alexander
who assisted with a narcotics cover-up.
Well, I guess I'd better have a conversation with agent Alexander.
Conversation? You mean an investigation.
That doesn't usually apply to us.
John, you're a brilliant man.
Have you ever thought of going back
to doing what you love?
I beg your pardon?
Education. You're a great mentor.
I'm gonna tell the president what a great job you've done,
but that I think it's time for a change.
...information we already have.
The associated press
is joining us in identifying this
as a twa aircraft.
I'm told to stand by for Robert hager in our Washington bureau...
Hey, Oliver. Just needed your signature on your retirement papers.
All right, come on in. I'll get a pen.
Sure.
It's a little late to deliver paperwork, isn't it?
I'm down in Atlanta at the olympic site.
Okay, Robert, I didn't know where you were.
Okay, we now see you on the telephone.
Oh, you see me?
Yes, we do, and we can hear you,
and we're up, both of us, on the air now.
What can you add? I don't know how long you've been listening.
No, I haven't, so I don't think I know as much
as you do at this point.
Well, this is twa flight 800,
a flight tonight from jfk to Paris de gaulle.
...over riverhead, long island,
at about at about 8,500, looking for traffic.
Looked over right shoulder and saw some landing lights,
which is typical over there.
All of a sudden, looking at it directly,
saw a big giant ball of flames,
the biggest orange ball i ever saw,
and then an instant later you just saw pieces
just drop out of the bottom of it--
orange flames-- directly into the water.
An explosion in the air, not on the water?
Definitely in the air. As it hit the water,
we saw the area light up and big splashes erupting...
...fire department is involved in this rescue operation,
and we will get back on the air as soon as we can.
And of course on the wire copy,
we're now giving you a quick update.
The plane, flight 800 from Paris.
It did leave John f. Kennedy airport,
and it went down in the waters off...
Breaking news...
A twa 747-100--
that's a jumbo jet with more than 200 people aboard--
has exploded in the air and crashed tonight
in water about 20 miles off long island, New York.
So far there are no signs of survivors,
but some bodies have already been recovered
from an area where the water is...
It was on its way to Paris from jfk in New York.
The 747 dropped off the radar around 8:45 eastern time tonight.