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[ phone beeping ] [ woman ] marge's gift shop. marge? - molly blane.- [ electronic voice ] marge? molly blane. i remember you. [ marge ] what's that? it's that old monkey that yousold me. monkey see, monkey say. i did not sell you that toy. i gave you that toy. yes, i'm sorry.
yeah, i accept your apology.i got your mirror right here. mom? mom, can i have this? not now, honey. hey. please ring these up,marge. and put 'em in a bagso lissy won't see 'em. now hold on--hold on, molly.i got tiffy here. they're sending mack outso frequently, he wantedto get a few gifts... and keep 'em in the closetso he could bring 'em backto the girls when he came home. where are theysending him this time? oh, that's nice. what?
oh, they've got himworking down on somethingin saint louis. [ chattering ] [ vehicle approaching ] [ car doors closing ] [ man ]shh-- [ speaking foreign language ] [ car approaching ] [ foreign language ] [ foreign language ]
we've got uninvited guests. you wanna waittill they're gone, boss? no. the plane only gets one shot.we don't know where... our weapons dealeris headed next. we've got to go now. block the alley with the mule.the commander can seethe laser designator. let them knowtarget vehicle's arriving. [ mack ]come on.come on.
[ beeps ] got it. target locked.firing missile. weapon's released. no! [ pilot ]secure, niner.niner one. report-- [ engine revving ] [ shouting in foreign language ] [ shouts ]
[ call and response ]♪ fired up fired up ♪ ♪ twenty-seven fired up ♪ ♪ here we go on the road ♪ ♪ twenty-seven fired up ♪ ♪ fired up fired up ♪ ♪ twenty-seven fired up ♪♪ ♪♪ [ radio: rock ] [ tiffy ]the one for jen says, "i love you. i'll see you soon. love, daddy."
and lissy's says, "what do you want me to bring you back from the trip? love, daddy." what am i bringing her backfrom my business trip? a doll. mack. tiffy. sorry to take him away so soon.you just got him back. [ molly ]no you aren't, tom.nobody likes a liar. - [ mack ] well, she could've married a banker.- well, i didn't want a banker. - i wanted you.- i'll meet you in the cave in five minutes...
to go over orders. bye. i love you. what brings youdown here, colonel? we got a new man on the team. he's out in the fieldwith jonas. - but his wife just arrived ahead of him.- this kim brown? - yes, ma'am.- we were waiting for her over at molly's. i got her the houseacross the street. well, she's ingettin' her gate pass.can you come pick her up?
[ gunshot ] [ shell casing hits floor ] ruthie. jonas. how are you?ah, the place looks lovely. i don't want youriling him all upabout coming back. - wouldn't think of it.- no, i know you wouldn't think of it, but you'd do it. this here is,uh, bob brown.
ma'am. how do you takeyour coffee, bob? uh, black, please, ma'am. how's molly? she especially asked meto ask you to call her. he's happy here, jonas. are you a married man, bob? yes, ma'am.i am. fine institution, marriage.
i believe it evenmentions it in the bible.something in proverbs... about not coming betweena man and his wife. [ molly ] i used to have alittle girl that coincidentallyused to be your age, serena. she's all grown nowoff in college. but do you knowwhat i did yesterday? what? i went through her abandonedthings, laid them out in herold room. and later today, you can have your pick ofsome of her outstanding toys. toys?
any help you need--hanging things, storing things. that's sweet, but my husband'sabout as handy as could be. then you are one lucky woman,because my husband... couldn't pound sandwith a plastic shovel. - your husband's bob.- who do i ask for the date of his return? the commander will bewith you soon, explainwhat he can. until then-- you two must betraveled out. - how would you like to see your new home?- our new home? i got you a placeright on our street.
are these the other membersof the unit? they used to be. uh, when--when are our husbandsexpected back? they're on deployment,which means-- bob did two tours in iraq. i know what deployment is.where is he? how can i contact him? he's in idaho... on a training missionwith my husband, jonas.
the commander's the only onewho can get ahold of him. you know, i think i'd liketo talk to the commander now. [ ruthie ] here you go. thank you, ma'am. well, you havelovely manners, bob. [ bob ] my wife trained me. [ ruthie ] how does she like the unit? - she-- she just went down.- [ jonas ] bob's new to the unit. passed selection. did induction training. this is his first time out.
we always sent the new man outto bird-dog the team leader. yeah. put a goatin the stall to quietthe young colt down. - welcome to the unit, bob.- thank you, sergeant. - oh, just ron will do.- [ ruthie ] welcome. and should your friend, the sergeant major,try to lure my husbandback to boys town, i hope you'll intercedeon my behalf. - why shouldn't he come back?- because we've got a new house. because he's makin'a fine living. because they didn't appreciatehim when they had him.
and because he's doin' betterthan being paid12.50 an hour... as a civilian contractorbuilding guns for a fictionalagency of the government. he'd be backwith his friends, ruthie. what in the world, for real,are you boys doing up here? we are on a top secret missionin your fair state, laying out a new coursefor extended deploymentwith pack animals. - mules.- you're kidding me. nope. scout's honor.we are to learnto work with mules. we had an incidentwith one. sent us backto first principles.
then you sign up your mules,and you leave me mine. now what we got hereis a u.s. government issue... .22-caliber silent semiautomatic weapon. it just happenedto evaporate from companystores a few years back, and which i have been restoringfor my personal use. these, all of them,disappeared. [ ron ] that is correct. they did. these fellas in the unitcarried 'em home to dealwith squirrels. but our young friend here came too late to that party.
and don't we thinkhe ought to have one too? this is for me? may all your troublesbe small ones, son. mrs. gerhardt.and you must be mrs. brown. colonel tom ryan. no time to providean actual welcome. usually, the, uh,family readiness group-- thank you, colonel.they met me,and they were most helpful. good. now you know the menare deployed as needed.
- tiffy here--- my mack's been out four times. he comes in,colonel bounces him back outlike a ping-pong ball. because he's needed. i understand that. - then--- my plan, colonel, which as you know... is within the regs for a familyof my husband's rankto elect to live off-base. oh, that's fineafter a periodof adjustment. but i find familiesdo better with somesupport early on. but my husband--we agreed--
mrs. brown, i understand... that you're underconsiderable pressure. no, my husband's juston a training mission. and who told you that? and this is why i'm here,colonel. i need to geta message to him... regarding ourliving arrangement. who told you, please,that he's ona training mission? - molly was just explaining why he wasn't here as expected.- [ no audible dialogue ] - because--- excuse me, please, ladies.
[ sighs ] you wanna just takea look at the place? [ jonas ]you know, some of your rangerecords are still standing. [ laughs ] that's becausethe guns i set those recordswith have been mothballed. no, just a few of 'em.ron here went from beingthe best shot in the unit... to best gunsmithin the world. ladies' man to beinglady's maid. hu-ah. [ woman on tv ]we have breaking newsin wyndam. uh, a trade delegationon the ground in wyndam, idahohas had their charter--
hon, they say an airliner'sbeen taken in wyndam. one moment. we are livefrom the memorial airport... in wyndam, idaho. [ phone beeps ] [ tv continues, indistinct ] go.wyndam-- where is it? - [ mouthing words ]- what's your closest airfield? - forest service got a strip right outside town.- u.s. forest service. - they got a plane there?- cessna 182.
all my maps, please, ruthie. [ jonas ] cessna 182. [ ron ] northern part of thestate. topo maps. you'll findthem with the hunting things. - i know where they are.- what are you light? if you got 'em,i'll take two mp5s.all mags and ammo to match. get my go-bag, please. this is ron cheals.could i talk to the sheriff? yeah. - [ whispering ] and open up the safe.- [ jonas ] mm-hmm.
[ ron ] yeah, billy. you gota cruiser in my area?no. no, i'm fine. i need-- two minutes? i need you to run some boysdown to the airstrip. yeah, wait!is the forest serviceplane there? - we need that wheels up and flight ready now.- what's my authority? [ ron ] well, yeah. the pilotwould be good, but a key inthe ignition will suffice. that's right.yeah, i'm looking at it too. [ jonas ] okay. and liaise to-- upcon. commander generalof the national guard?uh-huh. and the asac.
and grab that rifle.yes, sir. you got it. you might need the ammoto go with that. you don't wish itany more than i do. nice work in that village. we got a medium sizedcharter plane hijackedon a runway in wyndam, idaho. blane and the new guywere nearby. they'reen route, 90 minutes out. what do we know? hostiles are middle eastern.beyond that, nothin'. most of our teamis out of country.
remaining 50 unit membersare converging here. their 737 is leavingin 30 minutes. you two are leavingon a biz jet immediately. on the ground,you'll hook up with jonas,gather intelligence. as soon as the rest of the teamjoins you on the ground, posse comitatus will besuspended and you'll be givencommand of the situation. - yes, sir.- suits in washington... wouldn't mind keeping oneor two of these guys alivefor a little chat. but do what you need toto come home.
gear and chutes inside.packed it myself. thanks, johnny. anything i can get yougentlemen? 30,000 feet over idaho. [ jet engines revving ] oh. we'll get the windows open--get that paint smell out. hello.this is tiffy gerhardtover in belleau woods. we, um,make it a point--
[ tiffy continues, indistinct ] mrs. brown? six boxes.would you sign here, please? we make it a pointto live off-base. - close to the local college. i take classes.- [ indistinct ] off-base is toughin this market.this is-- - i work in real estate--- ms. brown, would you sign here, please? thank you.i can't acceptthose boxes here. thank you, but-- uh, well--
ma'am, if you're mrs. brown,this is your address. [ tiffy ] ah, base housing willbe down most ricky-tick beforeyour main shipment comes in. molly arranged--you did do that, right? that's right. we intendto live off-base. - well, molly arranged a temporary--- mattresses. they were short bed frames,but i figured-- wait. wait, wait, wait. what is the 303rdlogistical studies group?
[ molly ] would you excuse us for a minute? - what is the 303rd--- the 303rd logistical studies unit... is whereyour husband works. that is his cover.it is your cover. other than that,this unit has no name. other than that,it doesn't exist. you will live that coveras if your husband's lifedepended on it. as, believe me, it does. every person who knows one more piece of information...
is one more personwho could getour husbands killed. you do not tell your mother,your best friend, your priest,what your husband does. - i need to talk to someone.- would you like to talk to the chaplain? - what denomination is he?- [ molly ] he is the unit chaplain. he's your denomination now. please take those boxes away.i'm not living here. i am free to live off-baseif i choose. - army regulations state--- you aren't in the army. you're in the unit.
[ man ]forty-five minutes out. [ jonas ] roger that. what you got there? my wife and kid. if you put those pictures away,you stand a better chanceof going home to them. - [ phone beeps ]- [ jonas ] go for blane. affirmative. we have a charter aircraftbeing held by unknown numberof hostiles. configuredfor 125 passengers.
this is a short-fieldcommercial jet. one, two main cabin doors. one rear air stairs. one emergency hatchfor the pilot.you with me? you got any questionsabout me, top? you passed selection,didn't you? well, then, i figure you're gonna come back as a hero, or as a real good anecdote. [ molly ] now, when i flip the switch on his back, i want youto say something, okay?
[ clicks ] hello? [ electronic voice ]hello? that's funny. [ chuckles ]this used to bemy betsy's room. now that she's gone,i'm gonna turn itinto a sitting room. do you think your daddycan set that new mirrorstraight for me? of course. they've got fansat her house airing it out.
[ man on tv, indistinct ] [ molly ] you're most welcome to stay here overnight. thank you. thank you.i've-- serena, honey,come with me. we'll just--i'm gonna take my daughterand go to a motel. she's already made quitean impression on the colonel. listen to me. i know thishas been a shock. this isneither what you expected, or-- i'm not feeling well.i need to lie down. you can lie down here. someplace that's mine.i'm not feeling well.
...a serious hostagesituation unfolding. the scene of this developing story-- idaho. the 727 grounded behind me on the tarmac. that's where yourhusband and bob are. yes. authorities saythey have yet to make demands-- this is what they do. ...will result in immediateretaliation.
i'm receiving word right nowthat there's some kindof activity going on. what we're seeing now is--[ gasps ]oh, my god. what-- - oh, no.- what we have just seen is-- we've heard gunfire.we've seen three nationalguardsmen gunned down-- i'm really not feeling--oh-- uh, tiffy,call dr. farris. [ tv continues ] it happened right here on live television, folks. the attempt to assaultthat airplane has resultedin gunfire. - wind's out of the north.- i don't care where the wind is.
you have to come inaft of that aircraft. put us downin their blind spot. now, i will report tothe c.o. of the guard unit. you can "yes, sir" themall day long, but whereveri go, you go. whatever i do, you do. - how are you holding?- fine as kind. you don't mind learningon the fly, do you? - no, top. i do not.- good. pack up that ammo. i want youwith 12 mags for the mp5.eight for the pistol.
you can tuck that hush puppyin your brassiere somewhere. - coming up aft of the aircraft.- [ phone beeps ] - terrorists shot the assault team.- what? national guard sent out...an assault. team of three. approaching plane from aft. net control.this is zulu-six-x-ray, inbound. i need confirmationyour team of assaulterswere approaching aft. making our approach. your team assaulterswere approachingfrom their blind spot.
hijackers got a spotter.they have to have a spotter. three men were shot approachingthe blind spot of the plane. there it is. there it is.abort! abort! bank left!bank left now! take a bearing on that. it will bear 2-6-5 magneticfrom the midpointof the airfield. we are about to eat a rocket.can you sideslip meand put it on the road? - i didn't exactly faint. but i felt--- pregnant? congratulations. - i'm pregnant?- how about that?
why did i feel-- faint? happens to a lot of womenin your condition. - it didn't with my first one.- uh-huh. - have you been under a lot of stress lately?- well, my husband's-- - her husband's late getting back to the base.- [ doctor ] uh-huh. - [ molly ] what's the punch line, bill?- punch line's r&r. you got a pretty good groupto take care of you.why don't you let 'em do that? - i had a miscarriage before.- [ bill ] when?
last year. are you sure everything'sall right with this one? you can do a couple of tests,can't you, bill?put her mind at ease? [ man shouts, indistinct ] [ man on megaphone ]yellow team,are you in position? [ female reporter ] we'llget back to you as soon aswe have any further news. there's nothing happening at this moment. [ man on megaphone, indistinct ] [ female reporter on tv ]moments ago, the bodyof one more hostage...
was unceremoniouslytossed out the passenger door. it is becomingabundantly clear that... these terrorists havea well-conceived plan... [ typing ] to take the lifeof one hostage every hour. [ ryan ] update. they just shotanother hostage. - where's blane and brown?- just arrived on scene. williams and grey?
twenty minutes out. the rest of the team's20 minutes behind them. - and they're shootin' a hostage every hour?- yes, sir. eric? sir. we've sucked up some radio.and they're speaking arabic. - what'd he say? can we hear it again?- yes, sir. [ man speaking arabic ] he's saying-- wait. he's saying,
"yaala halan." - what else?- the-- the other fellow is saying, don't set it offuntil the news trucks come. they're suckering inthe first responders. [ sets handset in cradle ] they're gonna shootthe rescue planeout of the sky. when they get enough onlookerson the ground, they're gonnablow up the aircraft. give me a secure linewith blane. after that,i need to talk to washington. [ chattering ]
[ female reporter on tv ]the passengers are part ofa trade delegation... touring the western statesin an effort... to promote more europeanimports in this country. - [ tv continues, indistinct ]- [ chattering ] gentlemen. as per my orders,you have no authorization untilyour entire team is in place. i'm sure that authorizationis forthcoming. this operation's... under the controlof the boise asac.
as its representative,and on behalfof the justice department-- - would you excuse me, please?- and on behalf of the justice department, i just want to advise youthat any further actionon your part... will be treatedas a violationof federal law. yes. we heard you. [ chattering continues ] [ exhales ]we take down the plane,he takes credit. we get everyone killed,he told us so.we get a court-martial. so let's not geteveryone killed.
[ female reporter on tv, indistinct ] most of the wivesin the special forcescommunity have girls. what does yours feel like? the womenmostly have girls? why? no one knows. no one knows. oh, honey,we're gonna spiritualize youto all sorts of mysteries. authorities saythey have yet to make demandsbut clearly mean business. five minutes out.saddle up.
targets have spotters.no quick drop.we gotta hey-ho. what's our altitude? 30,000 feet. take it up to 35, please. thank you. - [ chattering ]- roger that. well, we're gonna have tostep things up a bit. the bad guys, it seems,are waiting fora full-scale assault. they want to luremore troops and more mediato the area.
they don't care aboutthe businessmen. they wantto kill the first responders. they got some sortof cute bomb on the plane. and these chuckleheadswaiting for authorization... are gonna geta lot of people killed. now, we are gonnatake down this plane. "yaala halan."say it. meaning look out,or get ready. it's what the lookout sayswhen assaulters approachthe plane. it's the spotter's signalto lower the air stairsto repel an assault.
say it again. yaala halan. my name is black,united statesspecial forces. who can show mea ranger tab? - [ no audible dialogue ]- grab your gear, gentlemen. come with me. you.you are now spotterfor the sniper. you go withand will answer to mr. white. you two with your shotguns,on my command we are gonnatake down that plane. sniper team,you are to approachfrom the north.
i count a minimumof three spotters. when you neutralize them,you are to break squelchthree times. that is my signalfor stand by.when you have done that, you will pick up theirradio and signal them,yaala halan. sergeant white,you're the sniper. sergeant. you're under my command,and i'm ordering youto stand down, awaiting further ordersshould they be forthcoming. is that clear?
yes, sir.it is clear. now, rangers,did you sign onto get out of the house? or do you wantto come with meand kick the door down? take down the spotters.three clicks. yaala halan. how's the worldlook to you? light and bright. you've been trainingfor this momentyour entire life. the universehas been conspiring,if you think about it, to put you right hereright now.
off you go.we're all waitin' on you. ...joining us. events on thisairfield appear to be unfoldingat a dramatic pace. - [ continues, indistinct ]- mack doesn't let the girls watch the news. - we're not allowed to watch the news.- mack says-- "no truth in the news, and no news in the truth." [ beeping ] your second?well, you knowwhat they say-- "two times the kids, 10 times the work." are you excited?
so what's it like hereon the base? well, it's likeit is anywhere. life is what you make of it.and we've got the kids. i've got macksome of the time.others work. maybe not right awayfor you now.but i teach school here. and, you know,we do things in town. molly sells real estatepart-time. and i dosome charity work. what do you want to do? you said you wantedto take some classes.
- i, uh-- i'm getting my degree.- well, there you go then. i, uh-- i-- i'd like to call my sister. tell her the news. i-- i-- no. i justalmost fainted, zaisy.that's all. i'm fine, but--no, no, no.the baby's fine. it's just the housingsituation's all screwed up. bob's not gonna be happy.i'm not happy. he's out on deployment. where?
you wanna know where?just turn on your television.just turn it on. you hang up that phone. what would you do if a womancame into your hometo harm your family? [ man ]your unit is restrictedby the posse comitatus act... from any action until releasedby the justice department. which will be when yourcomplete team is on the ground. by then, another hostageor two will be dead. do i have toplace you in custody? - i'm sure that won't be necessary.- so you're stepping down.
[ blows ]that won't benecessary either. nobody shoot.they're friendlies. - [ man ] who the hell are they?- that's black. and that's white. i thought thosewere your names. they're our brothers. where are you goingin the middle of the night?running away? i'm not running away.put that down, sweetie.get in your seat. i'm going to my sister's.because i need her help.i need--
y'all been real nice to me.but i need my family and-- we're your family. don't tell meyou're my family now. because my husbandgets shot in idaho.and in 90 days, i'm off the base,and you can't remembermy name. so if you'll excuse me-- i swear, if you walk out,that's the endof your marriage. your husband-- they can send himback to the cav.
and do you knowwhat he'll thinkevery time he looks at you? the woman who ruined his dream?do you know how hard it wasfor him to get here? you're willingto throw that away? you say you love him. now are you brave enoughto act on it? here you are,pretty little girl,fine daughter, a child on the way, a man in combat. you're frightened,and you want him home. this is not your ownspecial circumstance.
you know what this is? it is the historyof the world. you want to think about thatfor a moment? [ man on radio speaking arabic ] [ arabic ] [ metal scrapes ] [ silencer ] [ clicks radio three times ] that's the signal.
[ man ]hey, martin. where do you think you're going? i'm gonna take downthat plane. and i've got my best manin the woods. so if you give me up,he will come down afterwardsand shoot you dead. you, you and you, panic. the rest of youcome with me. [ man ] nobody move. nobody move.
[ arabic ] [ whimpering ] [ clip hits floor ] this isthe united states army. put your hands on your headand get out of this plane. proceed to the stairstowards the vehicleswith your hands on your head. [ passengers gasping ] get off this plane. get off this plane. get off this plane!
[ man ]keep it moving!let's go! let's go! keep it moving!hurry it up! hurry it up! hurry up! hurry up! hurry up! we're clear here. now i'm just gonna pluckthe detonator out. but tell the first respondersto stand clear of the aircraftfor the next minute or so. comin' out. [ female reporter ]what an ordeal for every memberof this trade delegation. within a matter of hours,they finally find themselves...
free of ruthless terroristswith a vision to kill. some observers sayit is remarkable,perhaps miraculous, that only three hostageslost their lives-- where's our 737... - with the rest of the team?- still half an hour out. as far as washington'sconcerned, this was one hell of anoperation by the national guard. yes, sir. [ reporter continues ] you havewitnessed what can only bedescribed as one horrific day...
for a group of visitingbusinessmen and women. and it appears, as youcan see behind me, thatall the hostages are safe. ♪♪ [ guitar: soft rock ] ♪ ooh, child ♪ ♪ things are gonna get easier ♪ ♪ ooh, child things'll be brighter ♪ [ exhales ]i know it's not much to look at, but it's ours. [ scoffs ]are you kidding?
you get to shoot guns,jump out of airplanesand come home to your family. it's damn near perfect. this is my house here.which means that'syour house there. - i don't even have a key.- there's not much crime in this neighborhood. [ pats back ] hey-- well done. ♪ ooh ♪ [ woman on tv ]...carried outby the national guard...
under the directionof the f.b.i.... was, in the president's words,a perfect example... of coordinatedinteragency cooperation. how'd you knowi was comin' home? i figured they'd have you backfor debriefing. ♪ you just wait and see ♪ ♪ how things are gonna be ♪ how are things at the office? about the same as usual.
that's nice. trash needs to be taken out. mm-hmm. ♪♪ [ continues ] [ molly ]i'll put in that new mirror. i noticed you broughta new friend home with you. - yeah?- she probably needs your help... getting herselfsettled in here. well, maybe tiffy and ican drop by tomorrow,
introduce ourselves,make her comfy. how is tiffany? the colonelshipped mack out again. well, if the colonelsent him out, he had a reason. i don't think tiffy's seen her husband three times in the last four months. [ electronic voice ] yaala halan. [ tiffy ]was that a gunshot? [ groans ] not on my phone.
this is colonel ryan. i've got reports of gunshots on maple street. send some m.p.'s to check it out. ♪ how things are gonna be ♪♪ ♪ twenty-seven fired up ♪♪
