The Last Ship (2014) s05e05 Episode Script
Warriors
1 Previously on 'The Last Ship'.
Where the hell are you Gustavo? Bearing zero-nine-zero at thirty miles.
It's a battleship.
Take Gustavo's war plans back to the States, Let us win this.
So much for the safe route.
We have to turn back.
We can't let them get away.
I cannot allow us to re-enter the fight in our condidition.
Captain's right.
It's suicide, Tom.
This ship is no longer a treath.
We are winning Tavo.
[BOMB WHISTLING.]
[EXPLOSION.]
[GRUNTS.]
[PANTING.]
[LOUD CRASH.]
Clear.
Clear! Clear! Vulture, this is Cobra.
Vulture, this is Cobra, over! [FEEDBACK WHINES.]
Vulture, nothing heard! I send in the blind.
Cellar's secure.
Just the one door.
BURK: It will make for a decent hideout.
Vulture, this is Cobra, do you copy? Verify position, over! - [STATIC.]
- Damn it! Where the hell are they?! They must have run in to trouble exfiling the HVT.
No one saw this coming.
[LOUD CRASH.]
The Jamaicans won't be able to hold out much longer if we don't get off this island soon! How the hell did Gustavo know we were here? Maybe he didn't.
If Gustavo didn't come here for us, he came to invade.
[PANTING.]
Which means he brought an army.
[EXPLOSION CRASHES.]
No, I do not think we're losing this war.
We're at a stalemate.
The line is holding here at the Tropic of Cancer.
And in my Last Thursday, two U.
S.
Navy patrol ships, the USS Cyclone and the USS Firebolt, defended Nassau from a covert landing attempt by Grand Colombian troops.
joint operation did occur yesterday between the Marines and the Army.
That is a testament to our training, our tactical superiority, and, frankly, the resolve of our armed forces and those of our allies.
We encourage everyone to stay vigilant.
And, please, obey all blackout rules.
The answer to your question is yes.
I am back full-time.
But let me be clear, I'm not running the war.
I'm a team player, and I'm here to serve at the pleasure of the Commander in Chief.
This group here is the best and brightest, and I'm proud to stand with them.
Now, I can't promise the fight won't be hard, and I can't say it will end any time soon.
But I can say with absolute certainty we will prevail.
CHANDLER: You did a hell of a job getting our weapons systems back online, Ensign.
Thank you, sir.
Any update on the virus? I traced the second part of the virus, the one that did all the damage, to an Internet cafe in Medellin, Colombia.
No surprises there.
Not really.
I've been able to create an algorithm to monitor all traffic out of the region to any cell tower or Internet portal in our region.
It's all thanks to Alisha.
Commander Granderson Son, you couldn't have prevented what happened to Alisha.
I was almost there, sir.
If I was able to test her card earlier, - I could have just - Could have what, figured out that her live-in girlfriend was a mole for Gustavo? No, that woman had everyone fooled.
But we're onto her now, thanks to you and Alisha.
She can't make a move without us finding her.
That's right, sir.
Losing friends is what makes war war.
We honor them by continuing to fight so we don't lose anyone else.
Yes, sir.
You're doing your part.
Thank you, Admiral.
Yes, I know it's not working.
I'm heading there now.
- Hey.
- It's looking good, Mike.
Getting there.
Amazing what a good nose job will do.
- And the Michener? - She'll be carrying as many Marines as we can muster in a few weeks' time.
The U.
S.
Navy may be down, but we're not out.
Damn right.
Besides, it's not the ships that count, it's the warriors they carry.
[DISTORTED RADIO MESSAGE.]
Yeah, say again, I can't hear ya.
Vulture, this is Cobra.
Come in, Vulture! It's not letting up.
Well, we got two hammers and a machete and a shitload of rum.
Vulture, this is Cobra.
Over! We should E&E out of here and find our boys.
No way! Gustavo's got too many men out there.
Better to go straight for extract Alpha, hope Vulture's already there.
- And if they're not? - Cross that bridge.
WOLF: Cobra, Vulture.
They're coming.
Yeah, we copy! What's your Goddamn whiskey? We ran into trouble.
The Jamaicans' line crumbling.
Yeah, we know.
We ducked into a hideout, a rum cellar six mikes east of the compound.
Can you make it? Affirmative.
We're on our way.
And the high-value target? [FEEDBACK WHINES.]
Vulture, do you copy? The high-value target?! SASHA: Dr.
Manuel Montano Gustavo's chief war strategist, author of Plan Azul.
My team just received intel from the rebels that Montano's in Jamaica.
All right, why Jamaica? They've been aggressively neutral since the war started.
Gustavo must have sent Montano to show them his plans, try to get them to join his side.
DUFINE: Maybe they're already considering flipping.
I met Montano once at a conference pre-plague.
He's a brilliant tactical theorist.
If you hadn't stolen Plan Azul, we'd most likely be in full retreat by now.
Word is he's working on a sequel.
Mr.
President, Montano could be the key to breaking the stalemate.
Now, assemble a team, extract Montano from Jamaica, find out what he knows.
I'll lead the team myself.
I know the man, I can get him to talk to me.
You can talk to him once he's on U.
S.
soil.
If we do it in Jamaica, sir, Gustavo won't have to know we have his man.
That will buy us time.
We could break the stalemate with Gran Colombia before they have a chance to change their war plans.
Give us the room.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS.]
I keep expecting Alisha to walk in here with that big smile of hers and Three months, and they're not closer to catching her killer.
You mean her fiancée.
Meylan has NCIS scouring the country for her.
She won't get away with this.
Sometimes bad people do.
There is a full-on war happening out there and I'm not a part of it.
I went back on active duty to fight this thing until the end.
Three months three months, and I'm still pushing papers.
I mean, we gotta make a move.
You need to come see Frankie.
Use the time while you're still home.
Yeah.
Yeah, I will.
You've only seen him twice.
- He knows you're around.
- I know.
How am I supposed to explain that to a five-year-old? [SIGHS.]
You're his father, Danny.
Please, don't turn me into the bad guy here.
- But we keep having this conversation.
- You're not the bad guy, I know that.
I'll come see him.
I promise.
What was that about? POTUS doesn't want me going after Montano.
I'm a symbol of the war effort now.
He thinks it's too dangerous.
And what did you say to that? I said he was right.
- [GRUNTING.]
- Give me a hand.
- I got it, I got it.
- [GROANING.]
- You guys okay? - We're fine.
What's wrong with him? WOLF: He took a bullet.
Put him down over here.
[BOTTLES CLATTER.]
Gustavo's men are taking the island.
Salem beach is blown.
That was our extract.
Not anymore.
[DOORBELL RINGS.]
You've done this 35 times? Give or take.
You nervous, little brother? Hell, no.
[GASPS.]
They're here! Everyone, they're here! Come on in, come on in.
Well, aren't you boys a sight! - CAMERON: Afternoon, ma'am.
- Miss Abbott.
Charlene.
You gentlemen are far more handsome than your photos, if that's even possible.
Right this way, let's not keep your fans waiting.
The Southern Women's Society has been working hard to set up this function for y'all.
There are some deep pockets here, and everyone just wants to do their part - for the war effort.
- We are grateful, ma'am, and we're honored to be here.
Oh, we're just thrilled to have you.
All right, y'all, gather round.
Le's show these fine fellows from the Nathan James some good Southern hospitality.
[LAUGHTER, APPLAUSE.]
Where the hell are we? Forget where are we.
When are we? Just smile and be who they want you to be.
Every dollar raised is another sailor fed, another shell in the five-inch.
It's such an honor to meet a true American hero, Commander.
Well, thank you, ma'am.
And thank you for all you do for the cause.
Of course! I am amazed.
You all have saved the world three times now.
How on earth do you do it? Nothing special about any of us, sir.
Just following the training provided by your United States Navy.
Just happened to be in the right place at the right time.
Well, I've missed the last few wars.
Would have signed up for this one.
Bad knees.
God, I really want to be in it.
Edmund, go make a donation.
Don't mind Edmund.
He's got chickens in the yard, if you know what I mean.
GRANDMA ABBOT: Do you miss being out at sea, son? Oh, I'm just happy to do my part, ma'am, - wherever that may be.
- Oh, I bet you're happy to be at home for a spell, sleeping in your own bed wearing a set of clean underwear.
[CHUCKLES.]
Yes, ma'am, I sure am.
Tell me, to whom do I write the check? Oh, the U.
S.
War Bonds Department.
- Thank you, ma'am.
- [SIGHS.]
Now, where is that checkbook? COURTNEY: Let me help you with that, Grandma.
Thank you.
Hi.
Hello.
Courtney Anne, you didn't offer our guest any of our sweet tea.
Mother.
Thank you, ma'am.
DANNY: Pegasus 2-8-8, Vulture, extract Alpha has been blown.
Must divert to Bravo.
Do you copy? Over.
So we got peaches, tomatoes, beans and enough rum to throw one hell of a victory party.
Oh, snap! Is that rhubarb? [SQUEAKING.]
Hey, there.
[SQUEAKS.]
Hey, buddy.
Hey.
Come in, Pegasus 2-8-8.
This is Vulture, over.
GUNBOAT CAPTAIN: Reading you now, Vulture.
Adjusting course.
New coordinates, extract Bravo, over.
We got 40 minutes to get him moving less if the Jamaicans can't hold the line.
But we still don't have a clear path out.
I'm not going anywhere.
And I'm not saying anything.
[GRUNTS.]
WOLF: Looks infected.
He might not live, sir.
He'll live.
We've got things to talk about.
[BOMB WHISTLES.]
- Hey! - Harder! - Hey! - Harder! [GRUNTING.]
Keep it going! Harder, harder! Come on, let's go.
I said harder! Harder! Much more than this! [GRUNTING.]
[EXHALES SHARPLY.]
[PANTING.]
How do you feel? I'm good.
It's pretty good.
You're more than good.
You are a weapon, baby.
Nothing can stop you.
Not with you around anyway.
[CHILDREN LAUGHING.]
Daddy, do you see me?! Yeah, I see you, bud.
I thought Clay already swept Alisha's laptop.
Six times.
The woman can't just disappear.
What about her sister, huh? Anyone talk to her? She hasn't heard from Kelsi in years, which, I guess, makes sense.
[SIGHS.]
God.
Danny, I let that girl babysit for me.
Yeah, well, it just goes to show, you never really know people.
Frankie! [GASPS.]
Give me that.
- Mama! - It's okay, sweetie.
Okay.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS.]
[SOUND MUFFLED.]
We'll find Montano here an old resort two clicks south of Runaway Bay.
Our intel suggests he's traveling without security under an assumed name.
The Jamaican Defense force has agreed to help infil you to the target, then get you out again.
They're our allies on this.
Okay.
We drop the team here, short swim from the beach.
If the Jamaicans keep that clear, we'll set extract Alpha here.
Good.
We'll put Bravo here.
But let's hope we don't need it.
DUFINE: Worst comes to worst, we have a forward operating Marine base in Haiti with three Super-Stallions packed up - and ready to move.
- Helos, good.
Ash? Ash, wait.
Where are you going? If you didn't have time to see me, you should have just told me.
I've been here for an hour and a half.
I know, I'm sorry.
Won't be much longer.
You hungry? I can have someone run down to the commissary.
Dad, it's fine.
Okay.
I'll be done here soon.
I'll see you at home.
We gotta move now.
How's Montano? We're gonna have to carry him out.
Fever's down, but he's out cold.
Last report from the Jamaicans had an enemy QRF coming in from the west.
I recommend this route to Bravo.
GUNBOAT CAPTAIN: Vulture, this is Pegasus, requesting a sit-rep, over.
Roger that, Pegasus.
We're 10 minutes out, over.
Pegasus, do you copy? Stand by, Vulture, stand by.
We're picking up three contacts approaching our PIM.
[STATIC.]
Pegasus, report, over! Vulture, incoming torpedoes! We took a hit! Marine FOB Haiti, this is Vulture requesting emergency extract from our location.
Send the Helo.
[GRUNTING.]
[GRUNTS.]
[GUNSHOT.]
Ahh! Burk! Shit! Burk's hit! Hang on, buddy.
I got you, I got you, it's okay.
Okay, hold on.
BURK: [GRUNTING.]
Ugh, is it bad? No, man.
It ain't bad, it ain't bad at all.
All right, you're gonna be fine.
I can feel something, I think it's metal.
It's the slug, you gotta dig it out.
WOLF: Green.
[GRUNTING.]
This isn't gonna feel good.
You're gonna be fine.
But it's time to cowboy up.
Now, Miller.
Use your finger.
[GRUNTS.]
I'm sorry, man.
[SCREAMS.]
Got two slugs here, then again in the stomach.
Fourth one, stuck in my thigh.
[WHISTLES.]
Yeah, I've, uh I've had a few close calls.
I took one in the Kevlar, knock wood.
It's nothing too serious.
This bastard came over to read me last rites, and he got one in the spine.
[CHUCKLES.]
I guess you didn't want me going to heaven alone.
I was afraid you might get lost.
Might have.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS.]
Go ahead, touch it.
[CHUCKLES.]
Can you feel that? Yeah.
Of course I can.
Come here, let me tell you a little secret.
I'm a superhero.
Whoa.
Shh.
War has a flavor the protected will never taste.
Hmm.
They look at the Purple Hearts, and they talk about valor.
They don't want to hear about the guilt, the nightmares, or the 30 years of headaches that come with it.
Yeah, my dad fought in Vietnam, did three tours.
6th Marines Con Thien, Mekong, Cambodia.
Man, I used to hear him up at all hours of the night, just pacing the house, pacing the house.
Whenever I asked him about it, you know, he'd never say nothing.
Now you know why.
Your old man kept his mouth shut because he knew.
You weren't there and you couldn't understand.
Amen to that.
COURTNEY: She's pretty.
Yeah, she was.
It must have been hard for you out there, all alone, not knowing what was going on back here.
I can't imagine it was any tougher than it was for you.
It was quick for some.
My dad survived the longest.
After my brothers died, he just hung on, sleeping in the guest house.
Hardest part wasn't losing him, it was watching him get sicker and sicker and not being able to go to him.
We used, uh [CHUCKLES.]
signs made from old cardboard boxes to talk to each other.
One morning, I went outside, and there he was on the porch, just standing there.
Virus took his mind and he was suffering so much, so my mom took out the shotgun and And then you got sick.
But then you came back with the cure, just in time.
Anyway, I didn't mean to take up all your day with my Gothic stories of the plague.
But you should know, I understand your pain.
And even if you're thinking you're all alone you're not.
It's probably time for dessert.
[CHUCKLES.]
Okay.
See that? [SQUEAKS.]
Told you you'd make it.
I'm gonna call him Rhubarb.
Miller, keep that rodent away from me.
Gunfire's getting closer.
They must have broken through the line in Grand Bahia.
Gustavo's army will be all over us in no time.
Helos left Haiti at 0330.
We should be hearing from them soon.
[GUNFIRE IN DISTANCE.]
I was gonna wait till we were on the flight home, but it looks like we got a couple minutes, so let's take some time.
You're the architect of Gustavo's war machine.
What's the sequel to Plan Azul? Haiti, Puerto Rico, Bahamas? I fight for the Latin American people.
So that we will no longer be dependent on the whims of the north.
Now you sound like your boss.
You're a man of war, Admiral.
And a professor, as I understand.
You tell me how many invasions, bombings, coups, CIA black opps, and other interventions does it take before people push back? America's not your enemy.
America is a continent, not a country, Admiral.
Learn that maybe you'll understand La Revolución.
Gustavo's not a revolutionary.
He's not fighting to right old wrongs.
He's a strong man and an opportunist, and he's killed more of your people than ours.
I did not say I support Gustavo.
You're not in Jamaica guarding Gustavo's secrets.
You're running away.
Yes, Admiral.
In another of the great post-plague ironies, one of the great strategists of war has become a pacifist.
MONTANO: The first time I heard him speak was in his home town.
A little place called Rubi.
He was a man of humble beginnings, speaking of hope, belonging Listening to Tavo was a revelation.
He put words to the pain and the shame of the South American experience all we'd been feeling for so long.
The plans we made together were going to do great good.
So what changed? Tavo changed.
Or he stopped hiding his true intentions.
And it wasn't just rebels being killed, it was whole villages anyone who fed into Tavo's paranoia.
You can only see a child be burned alive so many times before you question your part in it all.
You know his next moves.
Help me stop him, help me end this.
If I help you, will that save my nation? If you don't, will your nation still be worth saving? If I join you I'm still an instrument of death.
The only difference is the person delivering it.
SCORPION PILOT: Vulture, this is Scorpion 1-3, over.
The Marines are here! Scorpion, this is Vulture.
Are you in position to extract? Over.
Negative, Vulture.
Scorpion 1-2 has gone down over enemy territory.
We just lost contact with 1-6.
It's too hot.
We're returning to base.
Expect return at 0930.
Water extract three clicks south of Alpha.
Over.
Scorpion 1-3, we have a high-value package that requires immediate evac.
Please advise, over.
Copy, Vulture.
We're dropping CRRC nine clicks west of your Whiskey.
Over.
No, Scorpion 1-3, drop location is deep behind enemy lines.
Over.
Roger, Vulture, it's the best we can do.
Scorpion 1-3 out.
By the sound of it, whatever I say will not matter much anyway.
[SQUEAKING.]
We need that CRRC.
Well, it's the opposite direction of the open beach, and it's too dangerous for us all to go, especially carrying him.
I'll go.
I'll get the CRRC to the beach and then come back here, we all go together.
I'll go with No, mate.
Frankie needs his dad.
Come on, we're looking at an army of heavily-armed assholes out there, - and your leg - Is a little stiff is all.
It just needs some working in.
Good luck.
Sir.
Come on.
Let's go.
I got it.
[GLASS SHATTERS.]
Ow! [WINCES.]
- Ash, you okay? - I'm fine.
- It's not that bad.
- Come back to the table, let's at least keep talking about this.
There's nothing left to say.
Come on, guys.
You can't end this conversation like this.
There's no conversation to have.
Why do you have to be such a bitch? - Sam.
- What! - We're only home for a few - Yeah, well, at least I'm honest.
- Yeah, since when? - I'm not the one who told my new school - my last name was Jerome! - What the hell, Ash?! Shut up! You did that, buddy? It's a lot of pressure being Tom Chandler's kid.
- You knew about this? - It wasn't my place to say anything.
How am I suddenly a stranger in my own home? When haven't you been a stranger? The two of you, you're like these war machines.
Everything is this mission for you.
So you are mad about what happened in Southcom today.
You are unbelievable.
I'm gonna eat in the kitchen.
Sit down.
I came home from work to see you.
I just want one peaceful dinner.
I'm trying to be here for you.
And it shows.
You shouldn't have to try, Dad.
When you're here, you're miserable, and everyone knows it.
I need a bandage.
- Here, let me.
- I got it.
[EXPLOSION.]
[COUGHS.]
DANNY: How's the neck? Eh Looks like you earned yourself another medal.
[CHUCKLES.]
Yeah.
For valor.
Miller and Wolf should be back by now.
We're running out of time.
If the sun comes up, game's over.
Asco.
Mm.
Never liked rum.
[COUGHS.]
We're gonna have to move soon.
How do you feel? Sick.
Sick of war.
Sometimes war is the only way to keep the peace.
[EXPLOSION IN DISTANCE.]
You heard my lecture? We used to share that theory.
I'm not so sure of it anymore.
Sometimes I think peace is the awkward pause between wars.
Maybe peace is the time for the world to reload its weapons.
And you you look different than the first time we met.
[EXPLOSIONS.]
Older.
No.
That is not it.
You are haunted.
Or maybe hunted.
This is what war has done to you.
Doctor, this isn't about me.
My country's not perfect, I am not perfect.
I can't promise you there'll be no more killing.
But if you'll agree to help me, maybe we can find a real peace.
Now I understand why Gustavo hates you so much.
Promise me soldier to soldier end this quickly.
Whatever is hunting you I pray it never finds you.
[COUGHS.]
MILLER: Coming in! Good news! We have an extract.
And the bad? Expect company.
CRRC's on the beach about a mile from here.
That's a long way to carry him, sir.
We gotta try.
[MUFFLED VOICES.]
Too late! They're here.
Wolf, Green, on the door.
Miller, with Burk.
Come here, buddy.
It's okay.
[SQUEAKING.]
There you go.
I'm gone, she's mad.
I'm here, she's mad.
I don't know how to make her happy.
You just need to be a little more patient with her.
She just wants a normal life.
Who doesn't? I just feel like all I do is make things worse.
Ash.
Ashley, come back here.
[INDISTINCT YELLING.]
[SQUEAKS.]
Rhubarb! Jesus, Ash, what is you want?! I'm doing the b turn around and talk to me! [GUNFIRE.]
Move it! You're not listening to me! What are you doing? You are not listening! - Not listening! - Was that necessary? No, you're not, Dad.
What are you telling me? [GUNFIRE.]
I just don't know what it is you're telling me.
What are you telling me? [FIGHT CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY.]
[INDISTINCT YELLING.]
[INDISTINCT YELLING CONTINUES.]
Get back here, I'm talking to you! Come back here, I'm talking to you.
[INDISTINCT YELLING.]
Grenade! [MEN GRUNTING, YELLING.]
Mom knew it, too! She knew you hated being home.
You were never happy unless you were on your damn ship! I'm sorry I'm the one you got stuck with.
I'm sorry your mom died! And you weren't here.
Montano's dead.
We gotta move.
On me.
[SIGHS.]
Ashley.
Ashley.
ASHLEY: You don't belong here.
You belong out there.
Five years of plague, famine, and war have brought this country together in a way not seen since the second World War.
In a population laid low, tens of thousands have volunteered their time, their passion, their lives Looks like Cuba's not as hopeless as we thought.
According to Dr.
Montano, there's a rebellion forming under a man who goes by El Gallo.
That name mean anything to anyone? We had heard rumors about an anti-Gustavo movement in Cuba, but nothing confirmed.
Probably intentional.
El Gallo wouldn't want Gustavo to see him coming.
But Montano knew about him.
You think he kept that from his boss? I do.
Montano preferred stalemate over slaughter.
Well, even if this intel is correct, El Gallo and his men are still vastly outnumbered by Gustavo's forces in Cuba.
Not if they have backup.
If we work with the rebels, take control of the island, we can us it as a staging ground.
Install troops, planes, ships.
From there, Panama and Colombia are within striking distance.
We take Cuba we can win this war.
Dr.
Montano just gave us the key.
This is Daddy's tool.
Very sharp.
But it can be used to make really cool stuff.
Like this.
See? When you get older you can have a knife, too.
Okay? Wow.
Pew! Pew! Pew! I'm getting the bad guys, Daddy.
You sure are, pal.
[DOORBELL RINGS.]
Hi, there.
Hi, yourself.
Got any more of that sweet tea? I think I might.
So we'll come visit for the fourth.
That'd be cool.
There's a huge fireworks show up in Forest Park.
Oh, that's awesome.
Packed your summer clothes? - Yeah.
- Rain gear? Spring in St.
Louis is always wet.
- Got that, too, Dad.
- All right.
Call me if you need anything.
I love you, Dad.
I love you, too, baby.
Ash? Stay safe.
I want you to stay safe, too, Dad.
But more than that I want you to find peace.
[ENGINE STARTS.]
[LAUGHTER.]
Wait, wait, wait.
This freakin' mouse! - A mouse?! - I never saw anything like it.
Miller was in love! [LAUGHTER.]
You didn't see this little guy, sir.
Okay, he he was so perfect and innocent.
- Uh-huh.
- [LAUGHTER.]
- Was he your little buddy? - Beauty and the beast.
Oh, come on! I think I'm gonna cry.
[LAUGHTER.]
Hey, there he is! Hail the conquering hero.
- Don't let me interrupt.
- Grab a cold one, we got, what, grape soda and what is that, cherry cola? - Cherry.
- Cherry cola.
Don't mind if I do.
So, finish the story, what happened to the mouse? Okay, so Rhubarb escapes out of the cage right when we get under fire, okay? Bullets are flying around me, and there he goes.
- Rhubarb? - Rhubarb? - That's what I'm telling you.
- What, hey, that's his name.
- Stupid.
- I'm telling you, that little varmint, he made it out of there.
- He's a survivor.
- WOLF: To Rhubarb.
- To Rhubarb.
- To Rhubarb.
TOGETHER: To Rhubarb.
["I'VE HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE" PLAYS.]
It seems to me I've heard that song before It's from an old familiar score I know it well, that melody It's funny how a theme Recalls a favorite dream A dream that brought you so close to me I know each word Because I've heard that song before The lyrics said for evermore For evermore's a memory Please have them play it again And I'll remember just when I've heard that lovely song before
Where the hell are you Gustavo? Bearing zero-nine-zero at thirty miles.
It's a battleship.
Take Gustavo's war plans back to the States, Let us win this.
So much for the safe route.
We have to turn back.
We can't let them get away.
I cannot allow us to re-enter the fight in our condidition.
Captain's right.
It's suicide, Tom.
This ship is no longer a treath.
We are winning Tavo.
[BOMB WHISTLING.]
[EXPLOSION.]
[GRUNTS.]
[PANTING.]
[LOUD CRASH.]
Clear.
Clear! Clear! Vulture, this is Cobra.
Vulture, this is Cobra, over! [FEEDBACK WHINES.]
Vulture, nothing heard! I send in the blind.
Cellar's secure.
Just the one door.
BURK: It will make for a decent hideout.
Vulture, this is Cobra, do you copy? Verify position, over! - [STATIC.]
- Damn it! Where the hell are they?! They must have run in to trouble exfiling the HVT.
No one saw this coming.
[LOUD CRASH.]
The Jamaicans won't be able to hold out much longer if we don't get off this island soon! How the hell did Gustavo know we were here? Maybe he didn't.
If Gustavo didn't come here for us, he came to invade.
[PANTING.]
Which means he brought an army.
[EXPLOSION CRASHES.]
No, I do not think we're losing this war.
We're at a stalemate.
The line is holding here at the Tropic of Cancer.
And in my Last Thursday, two U.
S.
Navy patrol ships, the USS Cyclone and the USS Firebolt, defended Nassau from a covert landing attempt by Grand Colombian troops.
joint operation did occur yesterday between the Marines and the Army.
That is a testament to our training, our tactical superiority, and, frankly, the resolve of our armed forces and those of our allies.
We encourage everyone to stay vigilant.
And, please, obey all blackout rules.
The answer to your question is yes.
I am back full-time.
But let me be clear, I'm not running the war.
I'm a team player, and I'm here to serve at the pleasure of the Commander in Chief.
This group here is the best and brightest, and I'm proud to stand with them.
Now, I can't promise the fight won't be hard, and I can't say it will end any time soon.
But I can say with absolute certainty we will prevail.
CHANDLER: You did a hell of a job getting our weapons systems back online, Ensign.
Thank you, sir.
Any update on the virus? I traced the second part of the virus, the one that did all the damage, to an Internet cafe in Medellin, Colombia.
No surprises there.
Not really.
I've been able to create an algorithm to monitor all traffic out of the region to any cell tower or Internet portal in our region.
It's all thanks to Alisha.
Commander Granderson Son, you couldn't have prevented what happened to Alisha.
I was almost there, sir.
If I was able to test her card earlier, - I could have just - Could have what, figured out that her live-in girlfriend was a mole for Gustavo? No, that woman had everyone fooled.
But we're onto her now, thanks to you and Alisha.
She can't make a move without us finding her.
That's right, sir.
Losing friends is what makes war war.
We honor them by continuing to fight so we don't lose anyone else.
Yes, sir.
You're doing your part.
Thank you, Admiral.
Yes, I know it's not working.
I'm heading there now.
- Hey.
- It's looking good, Mike.
Getting there.
Amazing what a good nose job will do.
- And the Michener? - She'll be carrying as many Marines as we can muster in a few weeks' time.
The U.
S.
Navy may be down, but we're not out.
Damn right.
Besides, it's not the ships that count, it's the warriors they carry.
[DISTORTED RADIO MESSAGE.]
Yeah, say again, I can't hear ya.
Vulture, this is Cobra.
Come in, Vulture! It's not letting up.
Well, we got two hammers and a machete and a shitload of rum.
Vulture, this is Cobra.
Over! We should E&E out of here and find our boys.
No way! Gustavo's got too many men out there.
Better to go straight for extract Alpha, hope Vulture's already there.
- And if they're not? - Cross that bridge.
WOLF: Cobra, Vulture.
They're coming.
Yeah, we copy! What's your Goddamn whiskey? We ran into trouble.
The Jamaicans' line crumbling.
Yeah, we know.
We ducked into a hideout, a rum cellar six mikes east of the compound.
Can you make it? Affirmative.
We're on our way.
And the high-value target? [FEEDBACK WHINES.]
Vulture, do you copy? The high-value target?! SASHA: Dr.
Manuel Montano Gustavo's chief war strategist, author of Plan Azul.
My team just received intel from the rebels that Montano's in Jamaica.
All right, why Jamaica? They've been aggressively neutral since the war started.
Gustavo must have sent Montano to show them his plans, try to get them to join his side.
DUFINE: Maybe they're already considering flipping.
I met Montano once at a conference pre-plague.
He's a brilliant tactical theorist.
If you hadn't stolen Plan Azul, we'd most likely be in full retreat by now.
Word is he's working on a sequel.
Mr.
President, Montano could be the key to breaking the stalemate.
Now, assemble a team, extract Montano from Jamaica, find out what he knows.
I'll lead the team myself.
I know the man, I can get him to talk to me.
You can talk to him once he's on U.
S.
soil.
If we do it in Jamaica, sir, Gustavo won't have to know we have his man.
That will buy us time.
We could break the stalemate with Gran Colombia before they have a chance to change their war plans.
Give us the room.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS.]
I keep expecting Alisha to walk in here with that big smile of hers and Three months, and they're not closer to catching her killer.
You mean her fiancée.
Meylan has NCIS scouring the country for her.
She won't get away with this.
Sometimes bad people do.
There is a full-on war happening out there and I'm not a part of it.
I went back on active duty to fight this thing until the end.
Three months three months, and I'm still pushing papers.
I mean, we gotta make a move.
You need to come see Frankie.
Use the time while you're still home.
Yeah.
Yeah, I will.
You've only seen him twice.
- He knows you're around.
- I know.
How am I supposed to explain that to a five-year-old? [SIGHS.]
You're his father, Danny.
Please, don't turn me into the bad guy here.
- But we keep having this conversation.
- You're not the bad guy, I know that.
I'll come see him.
I promise.
What was that about? POTUS doesn't want me going after Montano.
I'm a symbol of the war effort now.
He thinks it's too dangerous.
And what did you say to that? I said he was right.
- [GRUNTING.]
- Give me a hand.
- I got it, I got it.
- [GROANING.]
- You guys okay? - We're fine.
What's wrong with him? WOLF: He took a bullet.
Put him down over here.
[BOTTLES CLATTER.]
Gustavo's men are taking the island.
Salem beach is blown.
That was our extract.
Not anymore.
[DOORBELL RINGS.]
You've done this 35 times? Give or take.
You nervous, little brother? Hell, no.
[GASPS.]
They're here! Everyone, they're here! Come on in, come on in.
Well, aren't you boys a sight! - CAMERON: Afternoon, ma'am.
- Miss Abbott.
Charlene.
You gentlemen are far more handsome than your photos, if that's even possible.
Right this way, let's not keep your fans waiting.
The Southern Women's Society has been working hard to set up this function for y'all.
There are some deep pockets here, and everyone just wants to do their part - for the war effort.
- We are grateful, ma'am, and we're honored to be here.
Oh, we're just thrilled to have you.
All right, y'all, gather round.
Le's show these fine fellows from the Nathan James some good Southern hospitality.
[LAUGHTER, APPLAUSE.]
Where the hell are we? Forget where are we.
When are we? Just smile and be who they want you to be.
Every dollar raised is another sailor fed, another shell in the five-inch.
It's such an honor to meet a true American hero, Commander.
Well, thank you, ma'am.
And thank you for all you do for the cause.
Of course! I am amazed.
You all have saved the world three times now.
How on earth do you do it? Nothing special about any of us, sir.
Just following the training provided by your United States Navy.
Just happened to be in the right place at the right time.
Well, I've missed the last few wars.
Would have signed up for this one.
Bad knees.
God, I really want to be in it.
Edmund, go make a donation.
Don't mind Edmund.
He's got chickens in the yard, if you know what I mean.
GRANDMA ABBOT: Do you miss being out at sea, son? Oh, I'm just happy to do my part, ma'am, - wherever that may be.
- Oh, I bet you're happy to be at home for a spell, sleeping in your own bed wearing a set of clean underwear.
[CHUCKLES.]
Yes, ma'am, I sure am.
Tell me, to whom do I write the check? Oh, the U.
S.
War Bonds Department.
- Thank you, ma'am.
- [SIGHS.]
Now, where is that checkbook? COURTNEY: Let me help you with that, Grandma.
Thank you.
Hi.
Hello.
Courtney Anne, you didn't offer our guest any of our sweet tea.
Mother.
Thank you, ma'am.
DANNY: Pegasus 2-8-8, Vulture, extract Alpha has been blown.
Must divert to Bravo.
Do you copy? Over.
So we got peaches, tomatoes, beans and enough rum to throw one hell of a victory party.
Oh, snap! Is that rhubarb? [SQUEAKING.]
Hey, there.
[SQUEAKS.]
Hey, buddy.
Hey.
Come in, Pegasus 2-8-8.
This is Vulture, over.
GUNBOAT CAPTAIN: Reading you now, Vulture.
Adjusting course.
New coordinates, extract Bravo, over.
We got 40 minutes to get him moving less if the Jamaicans can't hold the line.
But we still don't have a clear path out.
I'm not going anywhere.
And I'm not saying anything.
[GRUNTS.]
WOLF: Looks infected.
He might not live, sir.
He'll live.
We've got things to talk about.
[BOMB WHISTLES.]
- Hey! - Harder! - Hey! - Harder! [GRUNTING.]
Keep it going! Harder, harder! Come on, let's go.
I said harder! Harder! Much more than this! [GRUNTING.]
[EXHALES SHARPLY.]
[PANTING.]
How do you feel? I'm good.
It's pretty good.
You're more than good.
You are a weapon, baby.
Nothing can stop you.
Not with you around anyway.
[CHILDREN LAUGHING.]
Daddy, do you see me?! Yeah, I see you, bud.
I thought Clay already swept Alisha's laptop.
Six times.
The woman can't just disappear.
What about her sister, huh? Anyone talk to her? She hasn't heard from Kelsi in years, which, I guess, makes sense.
[SIGHS.]
God.
Danny, I let that girl babysit for me.
Yeah, well, it just goes to show, you never really know people.
Frankie! [GASPS.]
Give me that.
- Mama! - It's okay, sweetie.
Okay.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS.]
[SOUND MUFFLED.]
We'll find Montano here an old resort two clicks south of Runaway Bay.
Our intel suggests he's traveling without security under an assumed name.
The Jamaican Defense force has agreed to help infil you to the target, then get you out again.
They're our allies on this.
Okay.
We drop the team here, short swim from the beach.
If the Jamaicans keep that clear, we'll set extract Alpha here.
Good.
We'll put Bravo here.
But let's hope we don't need it.
DUFINE: Worst comes to worst, we have a forward operating Marine base in Haiti with three Super-Stallions packed up - and ready to move.
- Helos, good.
Ash? Ash, wait.
Where are you going? If you didn't have time to see me, you should have just told me.
I've been here for an hour and a half.
I know, I'm sorry.
Won't be much longer.
You hungry? I can have someone run down to the commissary.
Dad, it's fine.
Okay.
I'll be done here soon.
I'll see you at home.
We gotta move now.
How's Montano? We're gonna have to carry him out.
Fever's down, but he's out cold.
Last report from the Jamaicans had an enemy QRF coming in from the west.
I recommend this route to Bravo.
GUNBOAT CAPTAIN: Vulture, this is Pegasus, requesting a sit-rep, over.
Roger that, Pegasus.
We're 10 minutes out, over.
Pegasus, do you copy? Stand by, Vulture, stand by.
We're picking up three contacts approaching our PIM.
[STATIC.]
Pegasus, report, over! Vulture, incoming torpedoes! We took a hit! Marine FOB Haiti, this is Vulture requesting emergency extract from our location.
Send the Helo.
[GRUNTING.]
[GRUNTS.]
[GUNSHOT.]
Ahh! Burk! Shit! Burk's hit! Hang on, buddy.
I got you, I got you, it's okay.
Okay, hold on.
BURK: [GRUNTING.]
Ugh, is it bad? No, man.
It ain't bad, it ain't bad at all.
All right, you're gonna be fine.
I can feel something, I think it's metal.
It's the slug, you gotta dig it out.
WOLF: Green.
[GRUNTING.]
This isn't gonna feel good.
You're gonna be fine.
But it's time to cowboy up.
Now, Miller.
Use your finger.
[GRUNTS.]
I'm sorry, man.
[SCREAMS.]
Got two slugs here, then again in the stomach.
Fourth one, stuck in my thigh.
[WHISTLES.]
Yeah, I've, uh I've had a few close calls.
I took one in the Kevlar, knock wood.
It's nothing too serious.
This bastard came over to read me last rites, and he got one in the spine.
[CHUCKLES.]
I guess you didn't want me going to heaven alone.
I was afraid you might get lost.
Might have.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS.]
Go ahead, touch it.
[CHUCKLES.]
Can you feel that? Yeah.
Of course I can.
Come here, let me tell you a little secret.
I'm a superhero.
Whoa.
Shh.
War has a flavor the protected will never taste.
Hmm.
They look at the Purple Hearts, and they talk about valor.
They don't want to hear about the guilt, the nightmares, or the 30 years of headaches that come with it.
Yeah, my dad fought in Vietnam, did three tours.
6th Marines Con Thien, Mekong, Cambodia.
Man, I used to hear him up at all hours of the night, just pacing the house, pacing the house.
Whenever I asked him about it, you know, he'd never say nothing.
Now you know why.
Your old man kept his mouth shut because he knew.
You weren't there and you couldn't understand.
Amen to that.
COURTNEY: She's pretty.
Yeah, she was.
It must have been hard for you out there, all alone, not knowing what was going on back here.
I can't imagine it was any tougher than it was for you.
It was quick for some.
My dad survived the longest.
After my brothers died, he just hung on, sleeping in the guest house.
Hardest part wasn't losing him, it was watching him get sicker and sicker and not being able to go to him.
We used, uh [CHUCKLES.]
signs made from old cardboard boxes to talk to each other.
One morning, I went outside, and there he was on the porch, just standing there.
Virus took his mind and he was suffering so much, so my mom took out the shotgun and And then you got sick.
But then you came back with the cure, just in time.
Anyway, I didn't mean to take up all your day with my Gothic stories of the plague.
But you should know, I understand your pain.
And even if you're thinking you're all alone you're not.
It's probably time for dessert.
[CHUCKLES.]
Okay.
See that? [SQUEAKS.]
Told you you'd make it.
I'm gonna call him Rhubarb.
Miller, keep that rodent away from me.
Gunfire's getting closer.
They must have broken through the line in Grand Bahia.
Gustavo's army will be all over us in no time.
Helos left Haiti at 0330.
We should be hearing from them soon.
[GUNFIRE IN DISTANCE.]
I was gonna wait till we were on the flight home, but it looks like we got a couple minutes, so let's take some time.
You're the architect of Gustavo's war machine.
What's the sequel to Plan Azul? Haiti, Puerto Rico, Bahamas? I fight for the Latin American people.
So that we will no longer be dependent on the whims of the north.
Now you sound like your boss.
You're a man of war, Admiral.
And a professor, as I understand.
You tell me how many invasions, bombings, coups, CIA black opps, and other interventions does it take before people push back? America's not your enemy.
America is a continent, not a country, Admiral.
Learn that maybe you'll understand La Revolución.
Gustavo's not a revolutionary.
He's not fighting to right old wrongs.
He's a strong man and an opportunist, and he's killed more of your people than ours.
I did not say I support Gustavo.
You're not in Jamaica guarding Gustavo's secrets.
You're running away.
Yes, Admiral.
In another of the great post-plague ironies, one of the great strategists of war has become a pacifist.
MONTANO: The first time I heard him speak was in his home town.
A little place called Rubi.
He was a man of humble beginnings, speaking of hope, belonging Listening to Tavo was a revelation.
He put words to the pain and the shame of the South American experience all we'd been feeling for so long.
The plans we made together were going to do great good.
So what changed? Tavo changed.
Or he stopped hiding his true intentions.
And it wasn't just rebels being killed, it was whole villages anyone who fed into Tavo's paranoia.
You can only see a child be burned alive so many times before you question your part in it all.
You know his next moves.
Help me stop him, help me end this.
If I help you, will that save my nation? If you don't, will your nation still be worth saving? If I join you I'm still an instrument of death.
The only difference is the person delivering it.
SCORPION PILOT: Vulture, this is Scorpion 1-3, over.
The Marines are here! Scorpion, this is Vulture.
Are you in position to extract? Over.
Negative, Vulture.
Scorpion 1-2 has gone down over enemy territory.
We just lost contact with 1-6.
It's too hot.
We're returning to base.
Expect return at 0930.
Water extract three clicks south of Alpha.
Over.
Scorpion 1-3, we have a high-value package that requires immediate evac.
Please advise, over.
Copy, Vulture.
We're dropping CRRC nine clicks west of your Whiskey.
Over.
No, Scorpion 1-3, drop location is deep behind enemy lines.
Over.
Roger, Vulture, it's the best we can do.
Scorpion 1-3 out.
By the sound of it, whatever I say will not matter much anyway.
[SQUEAKING.]
We need that CRRC.
Well, it's the opposite direction of the open beach, and it's too dangerous for us all to go, especially carrying him.
I'll go.
I'll get the CRRC to the beach and then come back here, we all go together.
I'll go with No, mate.
Frankie needs his dad.
Come on, we're looking at an army of heavily-armed assholes out there, - and your leg - Is a little stiff is all.
It just needs some working in.
Good luck.
Sir.
Come on.
Let's go.
I got it.
[GLASS SHATTERS.]
Ow! [WINCES.]
- Ash, you okay? - I'm fine.
- It's not that bad.
- Come back to the table, let's at least keep talking about this.
There's nothing left to say.
Come on, guys.
You can't end this conversation like this.
There's no conversation to have.
Why do you have to be such a bitch? - Sam.
- What! - We're only home for a few - Yeah, well, at least I'm honest.
- Yeah, since when? - I'm not the one who told my new school - my last name was Jerome! - What the hell, Ash?! Shut up! You did that, buddy? It's a lot of pressure being Tom Chandler's kid.
- You knew about this? - It wasn't my place to say anything.
How am I suddenly a stranger in my own home? When haven't you been a stranger? The two of you, you're like these war machines.
Everything is this mission for you.
So you are mad about what happened in Southcom today.
You are unbelievable.
I'm gonna eat in the kitchen.
Sit down.
I came home from work to see you.
I just want one peaceful dinner.
I'm trying to be here for you.
And it shows.
You shouldn't have to try, Dad.
When you're here, you're miserable, and everyone knows it.
I need a bandage.
- Here, let me.
- I got it.
[EXPLOSION.]
[COUGHS.]
DANNY: How's the neck? Eh Looks like you earned yourself another medal.
[CHUCKLES.]
Yeah.
For valor.
Miller and Wolf should be back by now.
We're running out of time.
If the sun comes up, game's over.
Asco.
Mm.
Never liked rum.
[COUGHS.]
We're gonna have to move soon.
How do you feel? Sick.
Sick of war.
Sometimes war is the only way to keep the peace.
[EXPLOSION IN DISTANCE.]
You heard my lecture? We used to share that theory.
I'm not so sure of it anymore.
Sometimes I think peace is the awkward pause between wars.
Maybe peace is the time for the world to reload its weapons.
And you you look different than the first time we met.
[EXPLOSIONS.]
Older.
No.
That is not it.
You are haunted.
Or maybe hunted.
This is what war has done to you.
Doctor, this isn't about me.
My country's not perfect, I am not perfect.
I can't promise you there'll be no more killing.
But if you'll agree to help me, maybe we can find a real peace.
Now I understand why Gustavo hates you so much.
Promise me soldier to soldier end this quickly.
Whatever is hunting you I pray it never finds you.
[COUGHS.]
MILLER: Coming in! Good news! We have an extract.
And the bad? Expect company.
CRRC's on the beach about a mile from here.
That's a long way to carry him, sir.
We gotta try.
[MUFFLED VOICES.]
Too late! They're here.
Wolf, Green, on the door.
Miller, with Burk.
Come here, buddy.
It's okay.
[SQUEAKING.]
There you go.
I'm gone, she's mad.
I'm here, she's mad.
I don't know how to make her happy.
You just need to be a little more patient with her.
She just wants a normal life.
Who doesn't? I just feel like all I do is make things worse.
Ash.
Ashley, come back here.
[INDISTINCT YELLING.]
[SQUEAKS.]
Rhubarb! Jesus, Ash, what is you want?! I'm doing the b turn around and talk to me! [GUNFIRE.]
Move it! You're not listening to me! What are you doing? You are not listening! - Not listening! - Was that necessary? No, you're not, Dad.
What are you telling me? [GUNFIRE.]
I just don't know what it is you're telling me.
What are you telling me? [FIGHT CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY.]
[INDISTINCT YELLING.]
[INDISTINCT YELLING CONTINUES.]
Get back here, I'm talking to you! Come back here, I'm talking to you.
[INDISTINCT YELLING.]
Grenade! [MEN GRUNTING, YELLING.]
Mom knew it, too! She knew you hated being home.
You were never happy unless you were on your damn ship! I'm sorry I'm the one you got stuck with.
I'm sorry your mom died! And you weren't here.
Montano's dead.
We gotta move.
On me.
[SIGHS.]
Ashley.
Ashley.
ASHLEY: You don't belong here.
You belong out there.
Five years of plague, famine, and war have brought this country together in a way not seen since the second World War.
In a population laid low, tens of thousands have volunteered their time, their passion, their lives Looks like Cuba's not as hopeless as we thought.
According to Dr.
Montano, there's a rebellion forming under a man who goes by El Gallo.
That name mean anything to anyone? We had heard rumors about an anti-Gustavo movement in Cuba, but nothing confirmed.
Probably intentional.
El Gallo wouldn't want Gustavo to see him coming.
But Montano knew about him.
You think he kept that from his boss? I do.
Montano preferred stalemate over slaughter.
Well, even if this intel is correct, El Gallo and his men are still vastly outnumbered by Gustavo's forces in Cuba.
Not if they have backup.
If we work with the rebels, take control of the island, we can us it as a staging ground.
Install troops, planes, ships.
From there, Panama and Colombia are within striking distance.
We take Cuba we can win this war.
Dr.
Montano just gave us the key.
This is Daddy's tool.
Very sharp.
But it can be used to make really cool stuff.
Like this.
See? When you get older you can have a knife, too.
Okay? Wow.
Pew! Pew! Pew! I'm getting the bad guys, Daddy.
You sure are, pal.
[DOORBELL RINGS.]
Hi, there.
Hi, yourself.
Got any more of that sweet tea? I think I might.
So we'll come visit for the fourth.
That'd be cool.
There's a huge fireworks show up in Forest Park.
Oh, that's awesome.
Packed your summer clothes? - Yeah.
- Rain gear? Spring in St.
Louis is always wet.
- Got that, too, Dad.
- All right.
Call me if you need anything.
I love you, Dad.
I love you, too, baby.
Ash? Stay safe.
I want you to stay safe, too, Dad.
But more than that I want you to find peace.
[ENGINE STARTS.]
[LAUGHTER.]
Wait, wait, wait.
This freakin' mouse! - A mouse?! - I never saw anything like it.
Miller was in love! [LAUGHTER.]
You didn't see this little guy, sir.
Okay, he he was so perfect and innocent.
- Uh-huh.
- [LAUGHTER.]
- Was he your little buddy? - Beauty and the beast.
Oh, come on! I think I'm gonna cry.
[LAUGHTER.]
Hey, there he is! Hail the conquering hero.
- Don't let me interrupt.
- Grab a cold one, we got, what, grape soda and what is that, cherry cola? - Cherry.
- Cherry cola.
Don't mind if I do.
So, finish the story, what happened to the mouse? Okay, so Rhubarb escapes out of the cage right when we get under fire, okay? Bullets are flying around me, and there he goes.
- Rhubarb? - Rhubarb? - That's what I'm telling you.
- What, hey, that's his name.
- Stupid.
- I'm telling you, that little varmint, he made it out of there.
- He's a survivor.
- WOLF: To Rhubarb.
- To Rhubarb.
- To Rhubarb.
TOGETHER: To Rhubarb.
["I'VE HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE" PLAYS.]
It seems to me I've heard that song before It's from an old familiar score I know it well, that melody It's funny how a theme Recalls a favorite dream A dream that brought you so close to me I know each word Because I've heard that song before The lyrics said for evermore For evermore's a memory Please have them play it again And I'll remember just when I've heard that lovely song before