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Arrest Announcement in Market Economy Context
Ghazzi Murad
What - no kickbacks this week?
[Russian]
Valentina Koslova
Major Koslova, MVD.
[Russian]
Ghazzi Murad
: Nice to meet you. This damn market economy... here, is this enough?
[Russian; pulls a stack of bills out of his coat]
Valentina Koslova
Ghazzi Murad, you are under arrest for the murder of Mayor Nikolai Semankho.
[Russian]
Ghazzi Murad
Blow me, darling! You don't have any witnesses. Nothing.
[Russian]
Carter Preston
: Your blood is our witness. You left your DNA at the scene of the crime.
[Russian]
Ghazzi Murad
DNA? What is this... an American? Who the fuck are you?
[Russian; switches to English]
Carter Preston
Deputy Director Carter Preston, FBI.
Ghazzi Murad
FBI. You fuck Americans now, you ugly Militia whore. And you, go fuck yourself. This is not Chicago. This is Russia. So take your bitch and get the fuck out of here. You think I'm afraid of the MVD? I swear, I kill you and your fucking whore mothers, if you don't --
[looks over at Koslova; to Preston; looking around the room; laughs]
Valentina Koslova
I repeat, you --
Ghazzi Murad
Fuck you! FUCK YOU, you scar-faced cunt! Fuck you!
Carter Preston
Alright, that's enough!
Carter Preston
It's not easy taking a life, but you saved one too - mine.
Identifying a Threat Through Methods and Face
Declan Mulqueen
I can identify him by his face, given the opportunity... but more importantly, by his methods. So you can leave Isabella out of this.
Carter Preston
Did you work with him?
Declan Mulqueen
With him? No. No way.
Carter Preston
Do you have a problem with this man?
Declan Mulqueen
That's between him and me.
Carter Preston
Isabella Zancona is the only confirmed contact we have... and we will find her. With or without your help.
Declan Mulqueen
Okay, okay... I want three things. One, get me out of here. I'm no use to you sitting here on my arse.
Carter Preston
What's to keep you from taking off?
Declan Mulqueen
Nothing.... except I give you my word. Two, I go with you to meet Isabella.
[Preston snorts]
Carter Preston
Why?
Declan Mulqueen
I want to see her, is all.
Carter Preston
And the third thing?
Declan Mulqueen
A decent razor.
[scratching his bearded chin]
The Fallibility of Even the Best
Declan Mulqueen
A man like this doesn't make mistakes.
Valentina Koslova
No? They always make one somewhere. Isn't that how you were caught?
Carter Preston
Ouch.
Underestimating a Dangerous Adversary
Director Donald Brown
We'll get this guy. We've got our best people on this, and they'll find him. That's if he doesn't get his dick in a wringer like most of these clowns.
[laughs]
Director Donald Brown
Is something the matter, Mr. Mulqueen?
Declan Mulqueen
Excuse me, sir. But this man is no clown. He knows all your moves, back to front. Right now, you've got a name; that's all you've got. So the Jackal's got a target: YOU. He's got a timetable. And as to making mistakes, he's spent twenty years in a trade that doesn't forgive error. And he's prevailed. You think he's the one who's up against us? It's the other way around.
[shakes his head]
The Cost of Conflict and Responsibility
Terek Murad
] on hearing what happened Ghazzi] My poor brother, how many militia did you kill?
[in [[Helsinki]
Vasilov
You have to understand, there were 50 of them. Plus the Americans...
[uncomfortably; Terek sharply cuts him off]
Terek Murad
Yes, YES, but how many did you *kill*?
[barks]
Vasilov
None
[eventually]
Terek Murad
None? Not even *one*?
[livid]
Vasilov
Please, Terek. I did what I could.
[on the point of begging; but Terek has leapt to his feet]
Terek Murad
You did what you could? You did what you could. Letting those militia pigs and their American scum kill my brother, without killing even one in return! Okay, that is what *you* could do, and this is what *I* CAN DO!
[mockingly; heads over to a display of ancient battle axes on the wall; snatches one of those axes off the wall...; ...and slams it hard into Vasilov's head to the gasps of the other members]
Terek Murad
I loved this man like a brother. He was a dear friend and partner to me. So I took no joy in that. But just think, if I can do this to someone I *love*, imagine what I can do with someone I *hate*! The American FBI declares war on us. Then WAR IT IS!
[addressing those left; indicates to what he's done; now menacingly; icily]
Courage and Sacrifice in Combat
Carter Preston
Major Koslova ends the debate about women in combat as far as I'm concerned.
Declan Mulqueen
How's that?
Carter Preston
When she saved my life and took out Terek's brother, she did it knowing she'd be drawing a death sentence down on her neck. But when we offered to set her up some place else when this is over, you know what she said? "The good guys don't hide.
Declan Mulqueen
Fierce woman.
Carter Preston
In that country, under that system... staggering.
Betrayal and Loyalty in Times of Conflict
Terek Murad
I loved this man like a brother. He was a dear friend and partner to me... so I took no joy in that. But just think, if I can do this to someone I love, imagine what I can do with someone I hate! So, the American FBI declares war on us? Then war it is.
[after splitting an associate's head with an axe]
Trust and Responsibility in Dangerous Situations
Declan Mulqueen
Preston, what about letting me have a gun?
Carter Preston
Are you kidding? If the right people knew I was letting you walk around without cuffs, I'd get forced retirement!
A Personal Conflict Amidst a Manhunt
Carter Preston
This is a manhunt, not your cause. Don't make it personal.
Declan Mulqueen
What do you fucking know?
Carter Preston
All right! I'll tell you what I know. I know the Jackal set you up in that arms deal in Libya. I know that Isabella was wounded when you walked into the trap. I also know that it was the life you had chosen for...
Declan Mulqueen
Did you also know that Isabella was pregnant when she got shot... That our child didn't survive? Don't tell me this isn't personal, Mr. Preston!
Carter Preston
I can't risk letting you jeopardize us in a vendetta!
Declan Mulqueen
There's no vendetta. All I hope for now is a fresh start.
Carter Preston
Maybe it will happen.
[to himself]
Understanding the Nature of Evil
Carter Preston
I wonder if we'll ever know who the hell he really was.
Declan Mulqueen
We know all we need to. He was evil, he's dead, and he's gone. Nothing more matters.
The Nature of Basque Loyalty and Vendetta
Valentina Koslova
She's Basque, isn't she?
[about Isabella Zancona]
Declan Mulqueen
Aye.
Valentina Koslova
They say Basques live by the vendetta. If they hate someone it's to the death. It's the same when they love. My first name is Valentina.
[notices Declan brooding]
A Deadly Message of Revenge
TV narrator
Unlike other, less cunning predators, the hyena takes no chances. Never attacking unless sure of a kill. Though a consummate killer, he is clearly no gentleman.
[during this line, the Jackal drinks; The door opens and Terek walks in from his previous meeting]
Terek Murad
I apologize for keeping you waiting. I had some other business to dispose of. So much wasted time, confusing motion with accomplishment. Another drink?
[picks up a bottle, opens it and pours himself a drink; puts the lid back on the bottle, and shows the bottle to the Jackal]
The Jackal
If we could get to the point.
[Russian]
Terek Murad
The MVD killed my brother. For that, I will see they drown in blood. But to their allies in America, I wish to send a message - a very public message. I wish to strike fear into the marrow of their bones. Can you kill this person?
[opens the folder and shows the Jackal a photograph on a sheet of A4]
The Jackal
Yes. If I take this job, I'll have to disappear. Forever. So if you want me to do this, you're going to have to pay me.
[silently studying the photograph; Terek walks over to an armchair facing the Jackal, on the other side of the coffee table, sits down and runs the photograph through a shredder next to his chair]
Terek Murad
How much?
[slyly]
The Jackal
American dollars, all cash, of course. Half now, half upon completion... Seventy million.
[thinking; sips his drink]
Terek Murad
Why not? Done.
[laughs; raises his drink; drinks]
The Jackal
How many people know about this?
Terek Murad
You and I.
[points at the Jackal; points at himself]
The Jackal
Keep it that way. Don't refer to our arrangement by telephone or fax, ever. You should find a place outside of Russia to hide until the mission's completed. If word of this leaks, it will be my choice whether to continue the mission or not. Either way, I keep the initial payment. Agreed?
Terek Murad
Okay.
[nodding]
A Life-and-Death Conversation
The Jackal
Press here. Hard. It'll slow the bleeding.
[points to her wound]
The Jackal
Ah. See, that's bad. The blood's almost black. That means the bullet's in your liver. You've got about twenty minutes to live. If the pain gets to be too much, take your hand away, and you'll be dead in five minutes.
[draws a heart shape on her cheek with her blood]
Valentina Koslova
When Declan kills you, you think of me, okay?
[fiercely]
The Jackal
Sure, I'll do that.
[smiles]
The Jackal
If you see Declan before you die, tell him that he can't protect his women.
A Dangerous Bargain in Prison Negotiations
T. I. Witherspoon
Look, we know that certain gang elements in this prison want you dead.
Declan Mulqueen
An entire government wants me dead, mister... yet here I am.
T.I. Witherspoon
Alright, smartass, let's cut the bullshit. You cooperate, and we'll get you transferred to a minimum security facility. That's our deal, and it's your only chance to ever walk out of this goddamn place in one piece. That's a one-time offer, now take it or leave it.
Declan Mulqueen
Stuff it, then. As many fuckin times as you like. Pardon the language. I've been in prison.
[to Koslova, cheerfully]
High-Tech Weaponry Discussion
Ian Lamont
Motherfucking motherfucker... that motherfucker is state of the art! Dude, I knew it was going to be big. I didn't know it was going to be the fuckin prototype cannon. It's a fuckin motrol... Damn! Some hairy looking rounds.
[seeing the new gun that The Jackal is about to test]
The Jackal
Made from depleted uranium. Go through anything. Once they get inside they just spall.
Ian Lamont
Hell yeah. They spall, yeah. They get in there and they just... That rocks. Look at the friggin lens on that thing...
[imitates spalling noise]
The Jackal
Don't touch that.
Ian Lamont
It's got like a 2000 mile zoom lens. That thing is kick ass. Dude, is this thing a prototype, or what? I bet you it cost you a shitload. That rocks. Man, you rock. Do you know what I'm saying? Rooooock! Fuckin thing kicks ass. Oh, yeah. Bring on the spall, baby. I can't wait to see the shit...
[the Jackal turns on the remote targeting computer, and brings up a visual of the target]
The Jackal
Lamont. Close your mouth.
[annoyed]
Ian Lamont
Smooth action, yeah?
The Jackal
Ready?
Ian Lamont
YEAH! Spall! Well... it took out the target.
[the tree hit by the bullet topples, knocking the pumpkin off its stand]
The Jackal
No, it's off... by at least three millimeters.
Ian Lamont
No, dude. That's precision craftsmanship. It ain't off no three millimeters.
The Jackal
So, Lamont... tell me how you sight in this thing automatically.
Ian Lamont
Uh, punch in the windage and the elevation you want and hit Enter.
The Jackal
So you just kinda guesstimate it, huh?
Ian Lamont
Basically guesstimation. Whoa! Okay, I give up!
[the Jackal inputs the settings, and the gun points right at Lamont]
The Jackal
Well... I guess the automatic sighting works.
Ian Lamont
Yeah, I thought I was about to sprawl!
The Jackal
Well, Lamont, we're gonna have to speed-test it now.
Ian Lamont
Yep, speed-test.
The Jackal
So... run.
Ian Lamont
What do you mean?
[confused]
The Jackal
I mean run. Now. Run to your right!
[icily; Lamont's expression suddenly becomes one of terror, as he runs across the muddy clearing]
The Jackal
Get up... Get up! Alright, good, stop there! Just stop there! Turn around! Hold out that pack of cigarettes! Don't be afraid!
[to himself; louder; Lamont keeps running; Lamont turns; seeing Lamont is petrified]
The Jackal
Stay very still! Stand still!
[Lamont is shaking, part elements, part terror]
The Jackal
Told you it was off. Move over by the car! Quick, before you pass out!
[sees a moaning Lamont, without his left arm; Lamont does so, and as The Jackal prepares to fire, Lamont tries to shield himself by the car with his right arm, but it's too late. The car is hit a spray of bullets, as well as Lamont, and the car explodes]
Introduction of Major Valentina Koslova
Declan Mulqueen
Ms. Koslova, is it?
Valentina Koslova
Mm-hmm.
Declan Mulqueen
And what would your first name be, then?
Valentina Koslova
Major. Major Koslova.