Beirut

I thought I'd be seeing Cal here tonight. 535 00:31:56,081 --> 00:31:57,124 Cal Riley? 536 00:31:58,583 --> 00:32:00,001 Cal's the hostage. 537 00:32:05,215 --> 00:32:08,552 You guys were pretty close. When's the last time you talked to him? 538 00:32:10,512 --> 00:32:11,847 Jesus. Uh... 539 00:32:13,682 --> 00:32:15,275 Ten years ago? I... 540 00:32:16,476 --> 00:32:18,270 Radio silence? Nothing? 541 00:32:19,312 --> 00:32:20,564 Yeah, no. Yeah. 542 00:32:20,647 --> 00:32:22,482 We believe Cal requested you. 543 00:32:22,899 --> 00:32:23,984 Based on what? 544 00:32:24,067 --> 00:32:26,862 - Nothing specific, but... - No, no, no, no, no. 545 00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:30,031 No, I don't see that happening. 546 00:32:30,115 --> 00:32:34,536 Cal's my CO. We run half the Agency's Mideast operation off this desk. 547 00:32:34,619 --> 00:32:36,663 Do you understand what that means? 548 00:32:37,622 --> 00:32:39,583 Yeah. You're afraid he'll talk. 549 00:32:39,666 --> 00:32:41,585 - Afraid? - He's been here 13 years. 550 00:32:41,668 --> 00:32:43,044 The guy's a walking playbook. 551 00:32:43,128 --> 00:32:44,463 At the moment, nothing's blown. 552 00:32:44,546 --> 00:32:45,964 That we know of. 553 00:32:46,882 --> 00:32:49,613 This thing goes bad, we don't even know where to begin wrapping shit up. 554 00:32:49,676 --> 00:32:51,424 Right now we're just playing the waiting game. 555 00:32:51,458 --> 00:32:52,658 It's their move. 556 00:32:53,054 --> 00:32:55,348 So the question I need answered from you right now is... 557 00:32:57,476 --> 00:33:01,354 Can we count on you to play along until we get our feet on the ground? 558 00:33:04,357 --> 00:33:06,818 So here's our story. We never mention Cal. 559 00:33:06,902 --> 00:33:09,488 He's on assignment, and nobody needs to know. 560 00:33:09,571 --> 00:33:13,450 Gary Ruzak doesn't arrive into Beirut till tomorrow, so you've never met him. 561 00:33:13,460 --> 00:33:15,754 Brought you up here tonight ‘cause we heard you were in town 562 00:33:15,760 --> 00:33:17,762 and wanted to find out what the hell you were doing. 563 00:33:17,765 --> 00:33:19,358 This isn't really my thing, Gaines. 564 00:33:19,456 --> 00:33:21,750 Sure it is, Mason. It's Texas Hold ‘Em. 565 00:33:21,833 --> 00:33:25,170 Two cards down and everything else is on the table. 566 00:33:26,463 --> 00:33:27,964 Just play the reality. 567 00:33:28,798 --> 00:33:33,803 You're a confused 40-year-old widower in the middle of a long winter. 568 00:33:34,763 --> 00:33:36,932 You're pretending you're here to give a lecture, 569 00:33:37,015 --> 00:33:40,477 but truth is, you don't really know what you're doing or why you came. 570 00:33:40,852 --> 00:33:41,978 Reality. 571 00:33:42,062 --> 00:33:45,106 Your name appears out of nowhere and we get real nervous. 572 00:33:45,190 --> 00:33:46,274 Reality. 573 00:33:47,025 --> 00:33:50,153 We roll you up for a look and you resent our interest. 574 00:33:51,029 --> 00:33:52,113 Reality. 575 00:33:52,197 --> 00:33:54,032 So I'm leaving here pissed off? 576 00:33:54,366 --> 00:33:55,867 Works for me. 577 00:33:56,159 --> 00:33:57,410 What about Ms. Crowder? 578 00:33:58,328 --> 00:34:02,332 Well, it's a widely-held belief that dangling a skirt 579 00:34:02,415 --> 00:34:05,877 in front of a jet-lagged American man of your age is a high-percentage play. 580 00:34:08,672 --> 00:34:12,676 - Are we done here? - You suddenly became really important. 581 00:34:13,802 --> 00:34:15,053 Is that a mistake? 582 00:34:16,680 --> 00:34:17,806 I don't know. 583 00:34:18,682 --> 00:34:19,766 Reality. 584 00:34:24,187 --> 00:34:26,189 Gaines was just testing you. 585 00:34:26,273 --> 00:34:28,358 Everyone's under a lot of pressure. 586 00:34:28,733 --> 00:34:30,402 Well, isn't that what you're after? 587 00:34:30,902 --> 00:34:32,445 What's that supposed to mean? 588 00:34:32,450 --> 00:34:34,594 You wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the action, right? 589 00:34:34,600 --> 00:34:36,360 Right. You think I'm here for the thrills? 590 00:34:36,449 --> 00:34:37,576 I don't know. 591 00:34:38,076 --> 00:34:40,078 No, you don't. 592 00:34:40,829 --> 00:34:45,208 All right, fine. Enlighten me. What's your story, Ms. Crowder? 593 00:34:45,292 --> 00:34:46,345 I'm a skirt in a car, 594 00:34:46,379 --> 00:34:49,037 driving an irritated tourist back to his hotel. 595 00:34:55,135 --> 00:34:57,053 Hey, can we take a quick detour? 596 00:34:59,180 --> 00:35:00,515 To where? 597 00:35:01,099 --> 00:35:03,268 I'm gonna show you where I used to live. 598 00:35:10,358 --> 00:35:11,526 Wow. 599 00:35:21,745 --> 00:35:23,622 The PLO had a transmitter up here. 600 00:35:24,539 --> 00:35:27,751 Ten months ago, just before the cease-fire, the Israelis took it out. 601 00:35:30,086 -->