Stolen Girl (2025) Movie Script
1
Hey, sweetie. Come here right
now.
- So fancy for breakfast.
- Amina, breakfast!
Grandpa!
- Hey. Morning, dad.
- ...the rain...
Let me be
your whiskey. Kill the pain.
Thank you.
- Oh, be careful.
- Yeah, yeah.
Oh, you reunited with your best
friend.
Oh... If she sets her mind in
something... Reminds me someone
I know.
I don't know who that is.
Adorable.
Mina, do you want orange juice?
Daddy!
- I thought he was coming
tomorrow. - What date is it?
Jesus, it's the 23rd.
Shit!
So, I conveniently
forgot, sue me.
You can't stop her seeing
her father.
- You're taking his side now?
- It's not about sides.
Your daughter deserves
to know her daddy.
You know you loved each other
once.
Yeah, I wasn't the one
who ruined it.
He was working late
hours, doing God knows what with
who.
I know.
Come here right now.
There's daddy. Okay, all right.
Daddy!
Hello, puppy.
10:00 am, as promised.
- I'll bring her back at 6:00.
- Okay. Bye, baby.
Are you okay?
You seem a little distracted.
Uhm... Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.
Just work stuff.
I'm good.
Okay.
Watch your hands, Amina.
Hey, what you got there?
What's this?
Should we have a story?
You want a story? Yeah.
Riky and Raky's adventure
began at the zoo.
Dinosaurs live in the
zoo!
- In our story, they do.
- Yes!
- Do you like your new
costume? - Yes, Mama!
Yes!
Now, what are we missing?
Drugs! For papa, of
course.
- That's not what we pay.
- But it is what your father's medication costs.
That may be. But I've never paid
that before. I have all the
records here.
Today's
special discount,...
...customers can get 20% off,
please take your coupon to the
checkout.
- Can I just see the manager?
- - I am the manager, Ma'am.
What happened to Frank?
He retired last week.
Moved to Boca with his family.
- Just give
me a minute. - Yeah.
Oh! Okay, I think I see what's
going on.
You are right.
We just update some details.
I'm so sorry about that, Ma'am.
- You can go and pay at the
cashier up front. - Thank you.
Mina?
Amina?
Mina?
Amina?!
MINA!
Has anyone seen my daughter?
She's dressed as a dinosaur...
Ma'am, I need you to step
outside the store...
Have you seen
her? Is she here? Fuck!
Mina! Have you seen a little
girl? She's only four! Please,
God, please, help me!
Oh, my God!
Please!
Did you find them?
Where are they?
-Give them a chance.
-What's going on?
We're doing everything we can to
find Amina.
I know Karim took her.
I know he did. He was acting
real fucking weird yesterday.
And then Mina told me he was
talking about me to someone on
the phone.
- He's threatened it before.
- He has.
If that's the case, we're
struggling to understand...
...why Karim didn't just keep
Amina on one of his visits.
How am I supposed to know that?
Can you think of anything you
may have done?
- Something I may have done? -
Goddamn' it. This ain't her
fault.
I didn't mean
that.
She didn't do anything to cause
this. What the fuck is wrong
with you?
I think he's gonna take her
home.
Home?
- Syria.
- Syria.
He used to talk about it all the
time.
Getting a job
at a hospital near his family.
We got divorced,
he tried to do it then,
I had to get a restraining
order, to stop him taking her
out of the country.
You need to check all the
airports.
What? What is it?
There isn't a federal law that
prevents a parent taking their
child...
It's kidnapping. He's kidnapped
her.
...their own child
internationally.
If that's the
case, I'm sorry, there's nothing
we can do.
You've gotta be kidding? He can
just... He can just take her?
So I just... I just...
I lose my daughter?
We're following
all the procedures,...
...we have roadblocks in
places...
What other possibilities? What?
You mean like a child-snatcher?
Yes, could you tell me which
Ohio airport I'd need for a
flight to Syria?
- Hold, please.
- - Ah-ah.
You can't
hide from me. I see you.
- Ah!
- There she is!
Flights to
Syria depart from Port Columbus
via Amsterdam
and rage from $750 to $1000.
Okay, thank you.
We went to Karim's house.
I'm afraid it was cleared out.
There were
just a few things left.
Did you check Port Columbus
airport?
We found his car in long-term
storage.
We're checking
flight lists, but we now suspect
he has left the country.
Karim Saleh Taleb.
She doesn't have
any contacts for his family.
- Radiology. - Sorry, I don't
understand.
He said his father lived
in Riyadh,
in Saudi Arabia, but there's no
record of him being there.
Look, she never went there
and they never came here!
Sorry, I
don't have anyone by that name.
- Okay.
- I don't know.
You're the lawyer, don't you
have an investigator or
something?
I don't like your attitude
either, pal!
Oh, God...
When Karim took Amina overseas,
it wasn't a crime, if you can
believe that.
I've been without my baby girl
for...
...over two years.
And every day I don't get to see
her...
it hurts like a bullet.
Thanks to your incredible
generosity,...
...I'm gonna get to go to
Washington.
And I'm gonna knock on every
door and talk to every suit.
And do everything I can
to find my baby.
I won't rest until I bring her
home, where she belongs.
My mum left me when I was
little, I am not walking away
from my own.
- I'm afraid to leave you. -
No, stop right there.
You stick to your guns.
Just like I taught you. Yeah.
- I love you.
- I love you.
Take it.
State your intent.
Petition for a Senate
resolution.
And the support of your
governor, then bring it back.
You can't block the door, Ma'am.
Excuse me, I can stand here,
it's my First Amendment right!
An appointment will be sent to
you within the next six months.
Six months? I think I'll wait.
Ma'am...
Do you speak English? I can't
read the signature on my x-ray.
The majority of kidnappings in
this country are committed by
parents.
I think it says Karim Taleb.
Last year, over 25 thousand
children
were abducted by parents
and nothing is being done!
There's no
position here by that name.
Okay. Thanks anyway.
Mara Danning
has returned to Washington to
action a hunger strike...
...with the parent's protest
group she formed...
...in the wake of the
disappearance of her daughter,
four years ago.
Mind if I sit?
- Can I help you with something?
- No.
But I might be able to
help you.
Look, cowboy,
I just want to be alone, okay?
I'm in the child
recovery business.
You did this?
Is it legal?
As legal as abduction.
I'm broke, so...
I know.
Keep that.
I have a proposition
for you.
Come work for me.
You help me find other
people's kids.
I'll help you find yours.
You know, it pays pretty good
too.
Call me.
Mara, this is Carl. Heads up
linguistics, pretty much
anything I can't do.
He's my second-in-command.
- I'm your only-in-command...
- Right.
- Nice to meet you.
- Glad you called.
It's not a yes.
Okay.
It's for you.
Hey. This is a good thing.
I have contacts all
over the Middle East. We'll find
her. In time.
I haven't seen my
daughter in four years, 86 days,
four hours...
- How long has it been since you've eaten?
- - Nine days.
Here.
I can't.
We're your best
option, Mara.
You alright?
Here.
I don't understand why you want me.
I trained as a seamstress.
Well, if I can be
completely honest...
...we need a woman in our team.
You rouse less
suspicion in this line of work.
And you're tough.
That should get you
started.
Enough to help with your dad's
treatments.
Are you ready for your first
case? Come with me.
This... This is Maya.
That's her son, JD.
Barely sees the father until one day he decides: "You know what?
I want my kid back".
He beats her senseless
and then takes the kid back to
Mexico.
I need more intel.
She's holding back.
Figure she's scared.
Well, of course she's scared.
Look at you. You're like a
goddamn sack of rocks.
No one knows what this feels
like more than you, Mara.
He said you could get him back.
Is it true?
Please. I just want him with me.
I can't sleep. I can't
breathe.
We will try to get him back.
First, could you just tell me
a little bit about your son?
He is gentle, you know.
He can spend hours drawing
and...
...he really likes animals.
- What part do I play? - Your
job is to keep the child calm.
At least until we can
hand him back to the client.
You give us plausibility,
keep everything looking normal.
- So I'm playing mother.
- Exactly.
Let me run you through the plan,
step by step.
Finding and recovering
the target is hard enough.
Then you get him across
the border with fake paperwork.
- How do we do that? - This is
only Mexico to Arizona. It's
easy.
A lot of stray dogs in
Mexico.
Hey...
Okay, we're on. Let's
go.
Keep a lookout.
Shit...
We're in.
Oh, oh. Hey, wait.
- Shit!
- What?
Class must have cancelled. Move
it.
Damn! We missed our
window.
Means we're going to
have to improvise.
- Hey, get ready.
- We can't do it here, can we?
Hey.
Wanna play with her?
What is that?
Oh! No, no!
Take him! Take him!
Take him! Take him!
You do it! Go, Go!
Come on, go! Go!
Come with me, it's okay! Come
on!
Hey. What the fuck you
looking at? Get out of here.
I'm not going to hurt you, okay?
I'm taking you home to see your
mom. Mama. Would you like that?
Good boy. Hold my hand.
Shit!
Oh, sorry!
Mara! Mara. Hey.
This way. This way!
Here! Come on. Move,
move, move, come on!
Come on! Go, go, go!
Hey, we just...
All right. Good boy.
All right, she's here.
Keep him here. Once we're paid,
we'll bring her in.
Are you fucking serious?
Business first.
Two more minutes, I promise,
alright?
- Thank you for your
time. - Of course.
- May I go? -
He is waiting for you.
Thank you.
Oh, my God. Oh! Oh, my God!
Oh, my God!
Oh! Oh!
Can I have what she's
having, please?
Hey.
How you doing'?
Your cut.
- Thank you.
- Wow. That's...
That's more than I make in six
months.
Oh, that's just a fraction
of what I need for Amina.
We did something good here.
You know that, right?
So how come I feel like a
mercenary?
We have to be paid
for the risks we take.
She was desperate.
But she found the
money. And that's good, right?
I could never afford that.
You won't have to.
Right. "Quid pro quo".
It's the jobs they'll pay for
it.
Eventually.
How long's eventually?
Sometimes it's cut and dry.
You know, you find the kid, you
find a way in. It's pretty
straightforward.
But not mine, right? Not Amina.
Well, your ex is pretty good at
covering his tracks, but you
know that.
I mean, you've been
looking for him a lot longer
than I have.
You don't have kids of your own,
right?
- No.
- So...
Why do you do it?
Well, I've just gotten out of
the Marines. Panama City Beach.
Was pretty down and out. Didn't
have a lot of transferable
skills.
And I was hanging at
the vet centre, you know,
looking for work.
Then one day, this guy
comes in...
...and he's talking about this
Washington mom who wanted her
kid snatched back.
You know, it was
really good money.
Turns out...
I was pretty good at it.
You know, gave me purpose.
So then I don't know,
formed the unit, hired Carl.
Rest is history.
You ever had a job go bad?
Let's not dwell on that. Okay?
Today was a good day.
To your future.
Scotland?
The kid's grandmother
gave evidence that the
stepfather is violent.
Yeah, he has convictions,...
...but he won't be in Edinburgh
when we snatch back, he'll be
traveling for work.
Okay.
- May I help you?
- Yeah. Hi.
Could you tell me who I need to
speak to get a list of all the
hospitals in Lebanon?
We have a new case. Top
priority.
Albania!
Thought it was getting pretty
rough out there. It's in chaos.
Yeah, well, chaos is good cover.
- Where's the rest of the intel?
- That's all I have.
It's got to be this
one.
There.
Mara, grab her. Come
on.
Aria?
- Come with me,
sweetheart. - Come on.
Come on. Come on.
Let's go. Let's go.
Let's go.
- Stay close.
- Let's go.
This way. This way!
Hey, hey, get the fuck
back!
Get off her! Hey! Get
out!
- Hey! Get the fuck
out! - Go, go, go!
Against the wall.
Come on, Let's go.
- Let's go.
- Come on.
- Come on, come on.
- Come on.
- Come on, come on.
- Come on.
Hey, we got to get to
the car.
Go, go, go.
Hey, back. Back.
Stay back!
- Go, go!
- Stay back!
- Don't fucking touch me.
- Hey!
Hey! Mara!
Come on, run! We got to go. Go!
- Go, go, go, go!
- Go, go!
Fuck!
Where's the transport?
- Mitch?
- He pulled the plane.
Who?
Lewis.
This is CIA?
Why the fuck didn't you tell us?
CIA? What? Who's Lewis?
- Hey. It was on a
need to know basis. -
Need to...
- Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
- I'm your partner! I'm in need
to know!
Stop it. What does this mean?
It means the CIA got us to do a
dirty job and now that it's gone
wrong, they're leaving us in it.
Is that true? They're not going
to help us?
I'll figure it out.
- I thought we worked
for parents.
- We do.
It's still a father getting back
his daughter, who pays us
doesn't matter.
Doesn't matter?
What... what we do, who we do it
for is all the fucking matters.
Get us the fuck out of here.
I hope you
know what you're doing.
I'm helping people
get their kids back.
And is this the best way
to get Amina back?
Because you're just putting so much trust in this thing.
I just worry that...
...you've lost track of where
you're trying to get to.
Listen, I'll decide who or what
I trust.
I have to go. Love you.
Then 500 feet
and the venue is on the left.
At least I think, it's a little
unclear.
- Yeah, Carl's out taking
photos. - Okay.
Main entrance is on the
main road.
But there's another way on the
corner that takes us to the
kitchen.
- What? - You're kind of a
natural at this.
What if we're giving her to the
wrong parent?
What if the mother is no good?
Where's this going?
I almost got rid of her.
Amina.
And now I can't bear to
live without her.
I met Karim in the hospital, I
had all these problems with my
hands and feet.
He did all my scans.
We started
seeing each other after that.
He was kind and funny and
took care of me.
Made me feel safe. I never
intended to get pregnant.
I freaked out.
I left Karim a message,
and I drove myself to the
clinic.
Right when I was about to sign
the papers, Karim came rushing
in,...
...just... full of passion.
That's what he was like
about the things that he loves.
He said: "We can do this. It's
going to be okay".
And it was. For a while.
Then he started acting really
weird, staying out late.
Wanted me to quit my job. I
started drinking too much, I
guess.
I mean, it's not really your
fault. You didn't really know
the guy.
How do you know what I should be
punishing myself for?
Okay.
Here's what I do know.
Parents, they need you on these
jobs.
What about you?
Do you need me?
Robeson.
What have you got?
- What about Romania?
- I'm working on it.
Petra's father really wants his
daughter back.
She's the most important thing
in the world to him.
I don't object
to your private cases,
but not at the expense
of what the CIA needs from you.
Okay, well, I think
I'm helping these parents, too.
And I'm sure that they are very
grateful.
But you're a military man,
so I know that you understand...
...the plight of housewives and
grandparents is not quite as
vital...
...as keeping this country and
its assets safe.
Stop deprioritizing my cases,
Mitchell, or you won't have any.
All right, I'll move
Romania to the top of the list.
- How're things going
with Danning? - Good.
- She's still looking for her kid.
- - Of course.
Just remember to keep
the trail cold for as long as
possible.
Why would you say that?
Karim Taleb is a dangerous man.
She's better off without
him in her life.
How dangerous, Lewis?
That's classified. You do your
job and I'll do mine.
- Hi. Do you speak English?
- Yes, ma'am.
Thank you. Ehm...
I have a patient at your
hospital, but I can't read his
chart.
I can only read the name of the
radiologist.
Can I speak to him, please?
His name's Karim Taleb.
- One minute,
please. - Mm-mm.
He is not working today.
Would you like to leave him a message?
- Taleb?
- Yes.
T-A-L-E-B.
He does?
That's him?
That's him!
- What? Amina?
- My God.
Come on.
- Mm...
- Mitchell.
- Mitchell.
- Mm-mm?
I found him. Karim is in
Lebanon.
How did you?
I tracked him down to a hospital
just outside Beirut.
He's been working there for a
whole year.
- Are you sure?
- Oh, Jesus Christ, Mitch.
Do you know how many calls I've
made to hospitals in Syria and
surrounding countries?
Hundreds. And suddenly, just
like that, there he fucking is.
He didn't even change his name.
Oh, so that's what this is.
You come over. Use me.
No. This is the best lead
I've ever had.
- I just want to get out there.
- What am I always telling you?
- You have to stop and think!
- Don't fucking yell at me.
This is finally something real
for me.
Okay. I'm sorry. I didn't...
You're right.
It's a good lead. But you won't
go out there on your own.
So when the time is
right, we'll do it like all the
others. Planned. Rehearsed.
And when will be the right time,
Mitch? Because you keep saying
that.
The fucking time is now.
We need to get out there.
Is the Beirut job still on the
table?
No. The Beirut job is too risky.
So you take it, and then the
client will pay for you to pull
strings to get us out there.
Please.
So, as far as we can tell, exit
points are here.
And the rear trade entrance.
That'll be our best bet to avoid
our private security.
Right. Well, we only have one
invite, so it will have to be
me.
You get trapped, you have to
fight your way out alone.
- Yeah. I've done it before.
- No.
- I don't like it.
- What?
You're kidding, right? It's the
perfect setup and the biggest
score we've ever gotten.
You know Lebanon is still
unstable, right?
Beirut is militarized, and these
people have money for private
guards.
I'm the one that has to get us
out if all goes to shit. Nah,
this is a no go for me.
No. I may never have
another chance to get out there.
- We'll find another way. - It's
been eight years. Eight fucking
years!
How much more time
do you think I can wait?
Jesus Christ.
- What the fuck was that?
- I told you.
I don't like it. It feels
dangerous.
More dangerous than taking kids
from rich-as-fuck statesmen?
Maybe she's better off if she
lets this whole Lebanon lead go.
Are you serious?
She's done all those jobs with
us because you made her a
promise...
...that one of them would be her
own kid.
Imagine that, Mitch, having a
mother who loved you that much.
I sure as shit wouldn't have
ended up here.
Come on, man.
Help us figure out the snatch.
Then we'll go out there, do it
as well as we usually do it,...
...and then afterwards we'll
help her get her daughter back.
Okay?
Come on, man, fuckin' do this.
Okay.
- We're good.
- What?
You better know this house
inside and out. Every room,
every exit.
And this one's by the book.
My rules. Okay?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Thank you.
Okay.
It's for you.
I've waited
as long as I could for Amina.
When your mom left, remember?
I didn't know...
...whether either of us would be
okay.
You were so tiny.
Remember?
I took you to the park.
You climbed a jungle gym and you
fell off.
I bashed my teeth.
And that woman,
she came...
...rushing over.
She said: "Where is your
mother?" And you said...
"My mom's gone. But my dad's
here and we're just fine."
That's when I knew
you would always be okay.
- You have to be strong for me.
- No.
Dad, please, no.
You tell her I love her so much.
Hey, dad, dad...
I need to rest now.
Yeah.
You okay?
Hi! Mama!
- Who are you and what did you
do with Soraya? - Hey!
You're so tall.
Get over here. Your mom's here?
Yeah.
Oh!
It's so good to see
you.
- Oh, long time.
- Too long, Dasia.
- This is Mara.
- Hi. - Hi.
Soraya, go and get the tea.
Please.
Nothing changed around
here.
No, it's like a zoo in here sometimes.
I hope you don't mind.
- But you'll be sleeping in the
living room. - Oh, no.
I didn't want you
to have to share with the men.
That's very thoughtful. Thank
you.
Come on.
Robeson told me that your ex-husband is living here.
You are okay to talk about it?
Yeah, of course.
- For you.
- Oh, thank you. Thank you.
Please.
- She's wonderful.
- They grow so fast.
Do you know where your ex works?
At a hospital just outside the
city, I think. But I don't know
where he lives.
I'll take you there tomorrow.
See if we can find out.
Hey.
I think I might finally
be under the same little patch
of stars that she is.
I know you feel close to her.
I really need you focused
on this job first. Okay?
I know.
He was on a temporary contract.
He's not here anymore.
Hey. It's a process.
He's in the city.
We're going to find him.
- Can you move in it?
- Think so.
Yeah.
Okay. No heroics
tonight.
Grab the kid
and you get out of there.
Be careful, Mara.
Thank you.
As-salam alaykom.
Wa Alykom As-slam.
- Are you from the embassy? -
Oh, God, no. Fuck politics. I'm
in finance.
Oh, excellent.
Please do tell me if you need an
introduction to any of my other
guests.
That is so kind of you.
In the meantime, could you point
me the direction of the ladies
room?
- It's down the hall.
- Thank you. Oh!
Shukran jaziilan.
Come on. There's a good
girl.
Okay, let's go. Come on.
It's gonna be okay.
What are you doing with my
daughter?
- I'm not going to hurt her. -
You're taking her away from me?
Don't.
Salma, come.
Salma.
- Oh...
- Oh my God.
Is that her?
- You okay?
- Drive!
I see 'em, hang on.
I got you, baby.
Get down!
Keep your heads down!
One way. Watch out!
Shit.
What happened in there?
Mara, are you going to
tell us?
That's a good girl.
Alright...
That's a good girl.
Okay, it's okay.
He's here.
Of course.
Thank you so much.
It was an accident, Mara.
You're not going to let me look
for Amina anymore, are you?
Okay, I'm going out.
See if I can find us a way home.
- I'll come.
- No.
It's not safe. Stay here at the
hotel. At least until I can find
out if we're in the clear.
Who is it?
- Dasia.
- It's Dasia.
- Dasia!
- Okay, okay, okay. Hey.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- You shouldn't be here.
- I have a lead.
On what?
On Amina.
- No. No. Wait for
Robeson. - We have to go.
No. You know, a lead only lasts
so long. I'll go by myself.
- No. You heard what he said.
- A couple of hours, tops.
Then at least we'll have some
intel.
Shit.
You should wait here.
- In and out. Okay?
- Yeah. Okay.
What are you doing out
here?
This is my territory.
The more pertinent
question is:...
...what the hell are you doing
out here and not in Romania,
like I ordered you to?
And at the center of all this is
Denning,...
...who's compromised us with a
snatch back caught up in a
bloodbath.
A woman who shouldn't be
anywhere near here...
...but is at risk of destroying
everything that I've worked for
the last eight years.
And a woman who's the only one
who could've gotten us in and
out.
- Is that right?
- That's right.
And you're telling me that you
had to take a job in Beirut?
She goes to school
with her youngest granddaughter.
Where? Have you met her?
Amina.
Have you met
Amina?
Once.
She is... Rather a rebel, I
think.
Once. She thinks that Amina is
rather a rebel.
Is she? That's good.
What time do the schools
finish?
- At 3:00 p.m... - Okay, could
she give me an address?
Robeson,
let me make it absolutely clear
to you,
as you don't seem to have got
the message.
It is imperative to my interests
and therefore to yours,...
...that she does not find Karim
Taleb.
So when you asked me to stop
looking into Karim, I did.
But if you expect me to keep
that mother from her
daughter,...
...you better tell me what the
fuck's really going on right
now.
How much do you know
about your husband's life here?
What do you know
about your husband's life here?
I mean, nothing. Why?
Why do you
ask?
- It's late. I
should go. - Why? Wait.
She should leave.
Wait. Give her the
address. Please?
- I can't. -
Please, please. As a mother.
As a mother, I tell
you to go see your daughter.
See that she is well, but then
you should leave.
As a mother she tells you:
go see your daughter,
see that she is fine.
But then you should leave.
The enemy of my
enemy is my friend.
Good luck.
Listen. I cannot come to the
school. I cannot bring trouble
to my family. Do you understand?
Of course. Of course.
You've done more to help me in a
few days than anyone in my own
country did for years.
Go.
- You had me lie to
her. - No.
It's not lying if you didn't
have all the facts.
- Oh!
- Fuck you.
I tipped you off to her,...
...so you could give her an
opportunity to get involved in
something, right?
- Distract her. - Something that
would give her life purpose.
- And then you let her lead you
right here. - You used me.
You need to convince her that
the leads she has are false...
...and you need to get her
out of the country immediately.
And if I don't?
Then I can't guarantee that she
or her family will be safe.
- From you.
- From anybody.
Her desperation is making the
situation unstable. And that's
when people get hurt.
Do you really want that
on your conscience?
I need you to serve your country
right now, not her. I know you
understand that.
And never put your hands
on me like that again.
It's it.
It looks pretty secure.
Heavy gates, guards, CCTV.
No back entrance.
School got out 10 minutes ago.
So she lives?
- Hey.
- What?
Is that her?
Hey, hey, hey! They'll see you.
Shut the door.
We have no plan. Anything you do
now, we just tip them off and
ruin everything.
Hide your face.
No! Hey! Hey! Fuck.
Amina! Amina!
What the fuck have you done?
Take her.
Just take her to the car.
Amina!
Be careful! Be careful!
- Try to keep her calm. Try to
keep her calm. - Go, go, go, go!
Come on!
- Hey, Mara, Come on!
- It's okay. It's okay.
Nobody's going to hurt you,
okay?
- Amina...
- Fuck. Come on.
- What does that mean? Carl!
- I don't know. I don't know!
Amina!
What are you doing, Carl?
- Carl, go!
- Okay.
Come on, Come on, come
on. Damn it, come on!
Fuck! Here we go, here we
go.
No, no!
- No, no, no. She cannot be
here. - No, no, no, no, let us
in, let us in, let us in.
Just until we figure this mess
out.
It's all right. Does she speak
English? I don't know if she
speaks English.
Amina?
Tell her I love her.
And tell her she should
never have been brought to this
country.
And I didn't know
and I couldn't find her.
And I just... I just want to
take her back to America,...
...to be her mom, to be your
mom.
She is your mother.
She is your mother, Amina.
I don't have a mother.
My mother is dead.
What?
She said: "I don't have a
mother. My mother is dead".
What's going on?
- What the fuck!
- It's not how it looks.
- Really? - We had to grab her.
We had no other choice.
We can't stay here.
- Amina. Amina, you have to come
with me. - No!
Take this.
You should have known better.
It was the wrong way.
So, ehm... Carl just told me
you speak good English.
You're stubborn, huh?
I guess you got something from
me after all.
Maybe he's wrong.
Maybe you don't speak.
I'm top of my class in English.
You were always super smart,
Mina.
Amina.
Amina, sorry.
Ehm... I have carried this
every day since you left.
Also...
This is me and you.
You're four, it's your
birthday.
You're much older now.
Do you have any hobbies?
You still like swimming?
- We have a pool.
- Wow. Huh? You do?
I race on the team.
I'm... How do you say?
- Oh, Captain?
- Captain.
Wow.
You know, I was the one
who taught you how to swim.
At home, at the lake,
with your grandpa.
I have my "jaddy" here.
Your "jaddy", that's what you
call?
Where is he?
Oh... He died.
He'd been sick for a long
time,...
...but he wanted me to tell you
that he loved you...
...very, very much.
You should have
waited.
I'm done waiting, dummy. I saw
an opportunity and I took it.
- You're reckless.
- I'm her mother.
I saw her, you know?
After all this time.
I'd imagined it for so
long.
My heart, Mitchell.
I couldn't wait
Mitchell, it's me. I imagined
her running into my harms.
But now she's looking at me
like I'm a fucking monster.
How do we get out of this
country?
We have to take Amina back to
Karim.
- Is that a joke?
- I can't get her out.
We're all in danger if we don't
return her.
Why? What's happened?
You have to trust me.
- Oh, what? Trust you?
- Yes.
After I finally do the thing
that no one was prepared to help
me with,...
...you're telling me to take her
back?
What the fuck is going on?
If you try to get past me,
I will kill you.
If you play one finger on her,
I will fuck you up.
- Stop! Stop!
- Tell me what's going...
Tell me!
Karim has ties to Muslim
Brotherhood.
There, now you know.
What?
Apparently, he got caught up
to his family's connections.
They blackmailed him
into laundering money for them.
And that's when the CIA
discovered him.
Oh, the CIA knew?
Mara, we're hired contractors.
My contact, Louis, told me Karim
cut a deal with the CIA as an
informant.
He works for them.
In return, he gets to keep
Amina.
He's been relocating
them out here.
Sorry. I just found
this out.
All those dead ends.
He blocked my search in
Washington, and hired you to
keep me from her.
Yes.
Okay. Muslim Brotherhood.
I thought he was having affairs.
If we don't get you out
and return her...
...I honestly don't know what he
might do.
Oh! Oh!
- Please, stop...
- OH!
You kept me working for you.
You slept with me.
I'm sorry, okay?
So what are you going to do now,
Mitch?
Because I am not giving her
back. And we both know it.
So either help me or let me go.
When this is over, I never want
to hear from you again.
You're ready?
Here. Keep your faces covered.
Where are we?
We need to stop for papers
so we can get across the border.
Thanks for being so quick. I owe
you. I'll call you when I get to
Damascus.
Is he your husband?
No.
Would he be with us in America?
No, we just... We just work
together, that's all.
Hey, do you want a swing?
Come on.
It's okay. You on?
- Mm-mm.
- All right, I got you.
Okay. Are you ready? One, two,
three.
I have something similar.
Passport.
There are Americans here.
They want to see your papers.
Shit.
Fuck.
What is happening?
- We can find another route. -
It will be like this everywhere.
Going somewhere?
Go, go. "Yalla"!
Are you American?
Are you traveling
with anyone?
Wait. Damn, what are you doing?
What's best for us, Mitch.
It's okay, come on, sweetie.
Mara...
Say whatever you need to say to
keep us safe. I'm not losing her
again.
- Hey!
- Go, Amina.
Don't move!
Put the gun down!
Put the gun down!
Go! Go when you have the chance!
Go!
Where are we going now?
I'm going to find us somewhere
to cross. It will be okay.
I'm hungry.
Here.
I only eat vegetables.
I don't have anything else.
- I want to go home now.
- I told you.
We are going home.
Not to America.
I like it here.
I like my friends and my house.
Listen.
You're going to make
so many new friends in America.
"Jaddy" won't be there.
- Well, no...
- Who will be?
Me, Mina.
Amina.
Amina.
You and me.
I don't want to be with you.
Okay, well, you don't mean that.
I want to stay with baba. Why
would you take me away from him?
Hey! Sit down.
Sorry. I didn't mean
to hurt you. Are you okay?
It's just...
You don't know
how hard it's been.
And...
...how long it has taken me to
find you.
But I was never lost.
What?
I was just at home.
I never asked you
to come and find me.
- Where are you going? -
It's okay, I'm just...
Wait there.
Where is she?
She's safe.
- Who's she with?
- A friend.
- I need to see her. Now.
- Yeah, it hurts, doesn't it?
Eight years of hurt.
- How could you do it?
- I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry for what I've done to
you, everything.
I swear, Mara. I was... I was
cornered.
If I stayed, I would
have put both of you in danger.
And now she's been protected
by a very powerful organization.
Yeah. Who helped you to kidnap
her. Do you understand how crazy
that sounds?
The people I work for threatened
me and the family if I didn't
relocate,...
...I couldn't face it without
her.
And honestly, I wanted to give
her a better life.
As long as I kept quiet and
played by the rules, they gave
us that.
You stole her from me.
My little girl.
Our little girl.
Don't you fucking come near me.
Sorry. Okay?
Did you know I was looking for
you?
They kept telling me you were
getting on with your life.
And you believed that?
It was easier that way.
You took my most...
...precious thing I've ever had.
You obliterated my
life.
And you spent this whole time
telling her that I was dead.
I don't... I don't get
how you can hate me that much.
- I don't. I don't hate you.
I thought...
- Shut up!
I don't give a fuck of what you
think, Karim.
I swear to God, if you say
another fucking word, I will
kill you.
You have no idea.
But she's not the little girl
that I lost anymore.
She doesn't know me.
So I guess...
...I kind of am dead, aren't I?
Thanks to you.
Promise me she'll be safe with
you.
Promise me!
I promise.
She's safe.
She's happy.
She has a good life here.
You're seeing it for
yourself.
Was it ever real? You
and me?
Yes. I loved you, Mara.
I did.
All right, so you're going
to tell Amina the truth.
You're going to tell her
that it was your fault...
...if she hasn't had a mother to
be there for her this whole
time.
You're going to tell her
everything that I did to try to
find her.
You're going to beg for
her forgiveness...
...and then you're going to help
us rebuild our lives together,
okay?
I will.
This is not for you.
This is for her.
I understand what my daughter
needs.
I always have.
Amina, it's okay, I promise.
Hey.
Remember:...
...I've always loved you.
- Amina!
- Baba!
Hey, sweetie. Come here right
now.
- So fancy for breakfast.
- Amina, breakfast!
Grandpa!
- Hey. Morning, dad.
- ...the rain...
Let me be
your whiskey. Kill the pain.
Thank you.
- Oh, be careful.
- Yeah, yeah.
Oh, you reunited with your best
friend.
Oh... If she sets her mind in
something... Reminds me someone
I know.
I don't know who that is.
Adorable.
Mina, do you want orange juice?
Daddy!
- I thought he was coming
tomorrow. - What date is it?
Jesus, it's the 23rd.
Shit!
So, I conveniently
forgot, sue me.
You can't stop her seeing
her father.
- You're taking his side now?
- It's not about sides.
Your daughter deserves
to know her daddy.
You know you loved each other
once.
Yeah, I wasn't the one
who ruined it.
He was working late
hours, doing God knows what with
who.
I know.
Come here right now.
There's daddy. Okay, all right.
Daddy!
Hello, puppy.
10:00 am, as promised.
- I'll bring her back at 6:00.
- Okay. Bye, baby.
Are you okay?
You seem a little distracted.
Uhm... Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.
Just work stuff.
I'm good.
Okay.
Watch your hands, Amina.
Hey, what you got there?
What's this?
Should we have a story?
You want a story? Yeah.
Riky and Raky's adventure
began at the zoo.
Dinosaurs live in the
zoo!
- In our story, they do.
- Yes!
- Do you like your new
costume? - Yes, Mama!
Yes!
Now, what are we missing?
Drugs! For papa, of
course.
- That's not what we pay.
- But it is what your father's medication costs.
That may be. But I've never paid
that before. I have all the
records here.
Today's
special discount,...
...customers can get 20% off,
please take your coupon to the
checkout.
- Can I just see the manager?
- - I am the manager, Ma'am.
What happened to Frank?
He retired last week.
Moved to Boca with his family.
- Just give
me a minute. - Yeah.
Oh! Okay, I think I see what's
going on.
You are right.
We just update some details.
I'm so sorry about that, Ma'am.
- You can go and pay at the
cashier up front. - Thank you.
Mina?
Amina?
Mina?
Amina?!
MINA!
Has anyone seen my daughter?
She's dressed as a dinosaur...
Ma'am, I need you to step
outside the store...
Have you seen
her? Is she here? Fuck!
Mina! Have you seen a little
girl? She's only four! Please,
God, please, help me!
Oh, my God!
Please!
Did you find them?
Where are they?
-Give them a chance.
-What's going on?
We're doing everything we can to
find Amina.
I know Karim took her.
I know he did. He was acting
real fucking weird yesterday.
And then Mina told me he was
talking about me to someone on
the phone.
- He's threatened it before.
- He has.
If that's the case, we're
struggling to understand...
...why Karim didn't just keep
Amina on one of his visits.
How am I supposed to know that?
Can you think of anything you
may have done?
- Something I may have done? -
Goddamn' it. This ain't her
fault.
I didn't mean
that.
She didn't do anything to cause
this. What the fuck is wrong
with you?
I think he's gonna take her
home.
Home?
- Syria.
- Syria.
He used to talk about it all the
time.
Getting a job
at a hospital near his family.
We got divorced,
he tried to do it then,
I had to get a restraining
order, to stop him taking her
out of the country.
You need to check all the
airports.
What? What is it?
There isn't a federal law that
prevents a parent taking their
child...
It's kidnapping. He's kidnapped
her.
...their own child
internationally.
If that's the
case, I'm sorry, there's nothing
we can do.
You've gotta be kidding? He can
just... He can just take her?
So I just... I just...
I lose my daughter?
We're following
all the procedures,...
...we have roadblocks in
places...
What other possibilities? What?
You mean like a child-snatcher?
Yes, could you tell me which
Ohio airport I'd need for a
flight to Syria?
- Hold, please.
- - Ah-ah.
You can't
hide from me. I see you.
- Ah!
- There she is!
Flights to
Syria depart from Port Columbus
via Amsterdam
and rage from $750 to $1000.
Okay, thank you.
We went to Karim's house.
I'm afraid it was cleared out.
There were
just a few things left.
Did you check Port Columbus
airport?
We found his car in long-term
storage.
We're checking
flight lists, but we now suspect
he has left the country.
Karim Saleh Taleb.
She doesn't have
any contacts for his family.
- Radiology. - Sorry, I don't
understand.
He said his father lived
in Riyadh,
in Saudi Arabia, but there's no
record of him being there.
Look, she never went there
and they never came here!
Sorry, I
don't have anyone by that name.
- Okay.
- I don't know.
You're the lawyer, don't you
have an investigator or
something?
I don't like your attitude
either, pal!
Oh, God...
When Karim took Amina overseas,
it wasn't a crime, if you can
believe that.
I've been without my baby girl
for...
...over two years.
And every day I don't get to see
her...
it hurts like a bullet.
Thanks to your incredible
generosity,...
...I'm gonna get to go to
Washington.
And I'm gonna knock on every
door and talk to every suit.
And do everything I can
to find my baby.
I won't rest until I bring her
home, where she belongs.
My mum left me when I was
little, I am not walking away
from my own.
- I'm afraid to leave you. -
No, stop right there.
You stick to your guns.
Just like I taught you. Yeah.
- I love you.
- I love you.
Take it.
State your intent.
Petition for a Senate
resolution.
And the support of your
governor, then bring it back.
You can't block the door, Ma'am.
Excuse me, I can stand here,
it's my First Amendment right!
An appointment will be sent to
you within the next six months.
Six months? I think I'll wait.
Ma'am...
Do you speak English? I can't
read the signature on my x-ray.
The majority of kidnappings in
this country are committed by
parents.
I think it says Karim Taleb.
Last year, over 25 thousand
children
were abducted by parents
and nothing is being done!
There's no
position here by that name.
Okay. Thanks anyway.
Mara Danning
has returned to Washington to
action a hunger strike...
...with the parent's protest
group she formed...
...in the wake of the
disappearance of her daughter,
four years ago.
Mind if I sit?
- Can I help you with something?
- No.
But I might be able to
help you.
Look, cowboy,
I just want to be alone, okay?
I'm in the child
recovery business.
You did this?
Is it legal?
As legal as abduction.
I'm broke, so...
I know.
Keep that.
I have a proposition
for you.
Come work for me.
You help me find other
people's kids.
I'll help you find yours.
You know, it pays pretty good
too.
Call me.
Mara, this is Carl. Heads up
linguistics, pretty much
anything I can't do.
He's my second-in-command.
- I'm your only-in-command...
- Right.
- Nice to meet you.
- Glad you called.
It's not a yes.
Okay.
It's for you.
Hey. This is a good thing.
I have contacts all
over the Middle East. We'll find
her. In time.
I haven't seen my
daughter in four years, 86 days,
four hours...
- How long has it been since you've eaten?
- - Nine days.
Here.
I can't.
We're your best
option, Mara.
You alright?
Here.
I don't understand why you want me.
I trained as a seamstress.
Well, if I can be
completely honest...
...we need a woman in our team.
You rouse less
suspicion in this line of work.
And you're tough.
That should get you
started.
Enough to help with your dad's
treatments.
Are you ready for your first
case? Come with me.
This... This is Maya.
That's her son, JD.
Barely sees the father until one day he decides: "You know what?
I want my kid back".
He beats her senseless
and then takes the kid back to
Mexico.
I need more intel.
She's holding back.
Figure she's scared.
Well, of course she's scared.
Look at you. You're like a
goddamn sack of rocks.
No one knows what this feels
like more than you, Mara.
He said you could get him back.
Is it true?
Please. I just want him with me.
I can't sleep. I can't
breathe.
We will try to get him back.
First, could you just tell me
a little bit about your son?
He is gentle, you know.
He can spend hours drawing
and...
...he really likes animals.
- What part do I play? - Your
job is to keep the child calm.
At least until we can
hand him back to the client.
You give us plausibility,
keep everything looking normal.
- So I'm playing mother.
- Exactly.
Let me run you through the plan,
step by step.
Finding and recovering
the target is hard enough.
Then you get him across
the border with fake paperwork.
- How do we do that? - This is
only Mexico to Arizona. It's
easy.
A lot of stray dogs in
Mexico.
Hey...
Okay, we're on. Let's
go.
Keep a lookout.
Shit...
We're in.
Oh, oh. Hey, wait.
- Shit!
- What?
Class must have cancelled. Move
it.
Damn! We missed our
window.
Means we're going to
have to improvise.
- Hey, get ready.
- We can't do it here, can we?
Hey.
Wanna play with her?
What is that?
Oh! No, no!
Take him! Take him!
Take him! Take him!
You do it! Go, Go!
Come on, go! Go!
Come with me, it's okay! Come
on!
Hey. What the fuck you
looking at? Get out of here.
I'm not going to hurt you, okay?
I'm taking you home to see your
mom. Mama. Would you like that?
Good boy. Hold my hand.
Shit!
Oh, sorry!
Mara! Mara. Hey.
This way. This way!
Here! Come on. Move,
move, move, come on!
Come on! Go, go, go!
Hey, we just...
All right. Good boy.
All right, she's here.
Keep him here. Once we're paid,
we'll bring her in.
Are you fucking serious?
Business first.
Two more minutes, I promise,
alright?
- Thank you for your
time. - Of course.
- May I go? -
He is waiting for you.
Thank you.
Oh, my God. Oh! Oh, my God!
Oh, my God!
Oh! Oh!
Can I have what she's
having, please?
Hey.
How you doing'?
Your cut.
- Thank you.
- Wow. That's...
That's more than I make in six
months.
Oh, that's just a fraction
of what I need for Amina.
We did something good here.
You know that, right?
So how come I feel like a
mercenary?
We have to be paid
for the risks we take.
She was desperate.
But she found the
money. And that's good, right?
I could never afford that.
You won't have to.
Right. "Quid pro quo".
It's the jobs they'll pay for
it.
Eventually.
How long's eventually?
Sometimes it's cut and dry.
You know, you find the kid, you
find a way in. It's pretty
straightforward.
But not mine, right? Not Amina.
Well, your ex is pretty good at
covering his tracks, but you
know that.
I mean, you've been
looking for him a lot longer
than I have.
You don't have kids of your own,
right?
- No.
- So...
Why do you do it?
Well, I've just gotten out of
the Marines. Panama City Beach.
Was pretty down and out. Didn't
have a lot of transferable
skills.
And I was hanging at
the vet centre, you know,
looking for work.
Then one day, this guy
comes in...
...and he's talking about this
Washington mom who wanted her
kid snatched back.
You know, it was
really good money.
Turns out...
I was pretty good at it.
You know, gave me purpose.
So then I don't know,
formed the unit, hired Carl.
Rest is history.
You ever had a job go bad?
Let's not dwell on that. Okay?
Today was a good day.
To your future.
Scotland?
The kid's grandmother
gave evidence that the
stepfather is violent.
Yeah, he has convictions,...
...but he won't be in Edinburgh
when we snatch back, he'll be
traveling for work.
Okay.
- May I help you?
- Yeah. Hi.
Could you tell me who I need to
speak to get a list of all the
hospitals in Lebanon?
We have a new case. Top
priority.
Albania!
Thought it was getting pretty
rough out there. It's in chaos.
Yeah, well, chaos is good cover.
- Where's the rest of the intel?
- That's all I have.
It's got to be this
one.
There.
Mara, grab her. Come
on.
Aria?
- Come with me,
sweetheart. - Come on.
Come on. Come on.
Let's go. Let's go.
Let's go.
- Stay close.
- Let's go.
This way. This way!
Hey, hey, get the fuck
back!
Get off her! Hey! Get
out!
- Hey! Get the fuck
out! - Go, go, go!
Against the wall.
Come on, Let's go.
- Let's go.
- Come on.
- Come on, come on.
- Come on.
- Come on, come on.
- Come on.
Hey, we got to get to
the car.
Go, go, go.
Hey, back. Back.
Stay back!
- Go, go!
- Stay back!
- Don't fucking touch me.
- Hey!
Hey! Mara!
Come on, run! We got to go. Go!
- Go, go, go, go!
- Go, go!
Fuck!
Where's the transport?
- Mitch?
- He pulled the plane.
Who?
Lewis.
This is CIA?
Why the fuck didn't you tell us?
CIA? What? Who's Lewis?
- Hey. It was on a
need to know basis. -
Need to...
- Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
- I'm your partner! I'm in need
to know!
Stop it. What does this mean?
It means the CIA got us to do a
dirty job and now that it's gone
wrong, they're leaving us in it.
Is that true? They're not going
to help us?
I'll figure it out.
- I thought we worked
for parents.
- We do.
It's still a father getting back
his daughter, who pays us
doesn't matter.
Doesn't matter?
What... what we do, who we do it
for is all the fucking matters.
Get us the fuck out of here.
I hope you
know what you're doing.
I'm helping people
get their kids back.
And is this the best way
to get Amina back?
Because you're just putting so much trust in this thing.
I just worry that...
...you've lost track of where
you're trying to get to.
Listen, I'll decide who or what
I trust.
I have to go. Love you.
Then 500 feet
and the venue is on the left.
At least I think, it's a little
unclear.
- Yeah, Carl's out taking
photos. - Okay.
Main entrance is on the
main road.
But there's another way on the
corner that takes us to the
kitchen.
- What? - You're kind of a
natural at this.
What if we're giving her to the
wrong parent?
What if the mother is no good?
Where's this going?
I almost got rid of her.
Amina.
And now I can't bear to
live without her.
I met Karim in the hospital, I
had all these problems with my
hands and feet.
He did all my scans.
We started
seeing each other after that.
He was kind and funny and
took care of me.
Made me feel safe. I never
intended to get pregnant.
I freaked out.
I left Karim a message,
and I drove myself to the
clinic.
Right when I was about to sign
the papers, Karim came rushing
in,...
...just... full of passion.
That's what he was like
about the things that he loves.
He said: "We can do this. It's
going to be okay".
And it was. For a while.
Then he started acting really
weird, staying out late.
Wanted me to quit my job. I
started drinking too much, I
guess.
I mean, it's not really your
fault. You didn't really know
the guy.
How do you know what I should be
punishing myself for?
Okay.
Here's what I do know.
Parents, they need you on these
jobs.
What about you?
Do you need me?
Robeson.
What have you got?
- What about Romania?
- I'm working on it.
Petra's father really wants his
daughter back.
She's the most important thing
in the world to him.
I don't object
to your private cases,
but not at the expense
of what the CIA needs from you.
Okay, well, I think
I'm helping these parents, too.
And I'm sure that they are very
grateful.
But you're a military man,
so I know that you understand...
...the plight of housewives and
grandparents is not quite as
vital...
...as keeping this country and
its assets safe.
Stop deprioritizing my cases,
Mitchell, or you won't have any.
All right, I'll move
Romania to the top of the list.
- How're things going
with Danning? - Good.
- She's still looking for her kid.
- - Of course.
Just remember to keep
the trail cold for as long as
possible.
Why would you say that?
Karim Taleb is a dangerous man.
She's better off without
him in her life.
How dangerous, Lewis?
That's classified. You do your
job and I'll do mine.
- Hi. Do you speak English?
- Yes, ma'am.
Thank you. Ehm...
I have a patient at your
hospital, but I can't read his
chart.
I can only read the name of the
radiologist.
Can I speak to him, please?
His name's Karim Taleb.
- One minute,
please. - Mm-mm.
He is not working today.
Would you like to leave him a message?
- Taleb?
- Yes.
T-A-L-E-B.
He does?
That's him?
That's him!
- What? Amina?
- My God.
Come on.
- Mm...
- Mitchell.
- Mitchell.
- Mm-mm?
I found him. Karim is in
Lebanon.
How did you?
I tracked him down to a hospital
just outside Beirut.
He's been working there for a
whole year.
- Are you sure?
- Oh, Jesus Christ, Mitch.
Do you know how many calls I've
made to hospitals in Syria and
surrounding countries?
Hundreds. And suddenly, just
like that, there he fucking is.
He didn't even change his name.
Oh, so that's what this is.
You come over. Use me.
No. This is the best lead
I've ever had.
- I just want to get out there.
- What am I always telling you?
- You have to stop and think!
- Don't fucking yell at me.
This is finally something real
for me.
Okay. I'm sorry. I didn't...
You're right.
It's a good lead. But you won't
go out there on your own.
So when the time is
right, we'll do it like all the
others. Planned. Rehearsed.
And when will be the right time,
Mitch? Because you keep saying
that.
The fucking time is now.
We need to get out there.
Is the Beirut job still on the
table?
No. The Beirut job is too risky.
So you take it, and then the
client will pay for you to pull
strings to get us out there.
Please.
So, as far as we can tell, exit
points are here.
And the rear trade entrance.
That'll be our best bet to avoid
our private security.
Right. Well, we only have one
invite, so it will have to be
me.
You get trapped, you have to
fight your way out alone.
- Yeah. I've done it before.
- No.
- I don't like it.
- What?
You're kidding, right? It's the
perfect setup and the biggest
score we've ever gotten.
You know Lebanon is still
unstable, right?
Beirut is militarized, and these
people have money for private
guards.
I'm the one that has to get us
out if all goes to shit. Nah,
this is a no go for me.
No. I may never have
another chance to get out there.
- We'll find another way. - It's
been eight years. Eight fucking
years!
How much more time
do you think I can wait?
Jesus Christ.
- What the fuck was that?
- I told you.
I don't like it. It feels
dangerous.
More dangerous than taking kids
from rich-as-fuck statesmen?
Maybe she's better off if she
lets this whole Lebanon lead go.
Are you serious?
She's done all those jobs with
us because you made her a
promise...
...that one of them would be her
own kid.
Imagine that, Mitch, having a
mother who loved you that much.
I sure as shit wouldn't have
ended up here.
Come on, man.
Help us figure out the snatch.
Then we'll go out there, do it
as well as we usually do it,...
...and then afterwards we'll
help her get her daughter back.
Okay?
Come on, man, fuckin' do this.
Okay.
- We're good.
- What?
You better know this house
inside and out. Every room,
every exit.
And this one's by the book.
My rules. Okay?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Thank you.
Okay.
It's for you.
I've waited
as long as I could for Amina.
When your mom left, remember?
I didn't know...
...whether either of us would be
okay.
You were so tiny.
Remember?
I took you to the park.
You climbed a jungle gym and you
fell off.
I bashed my teeth.
And that woman,
she came...
...rushing over.
She said: "Where is your
mother?" And you said...
"My mom's gone. But my dad's
here and we're just fine."
That's when I knew
you would always be okay.
- You have to be strong for me.
- No.
Dad, please, no.
You tell her I love her so much.
Hey, dad, dad...
I need to rest now.
Yeah.
You okay?
Hi! Mama!
- Who are you and what did you
do with Soraya? - Hey!
You're so tall.
Get over here. Your mom's here?
Yeah.
Oh!
It's so good to see
you.
- Oh, long time.
- Too long, Dasia.
- This is Mara.
- Hi. - Hi.
Soraya, go and get the tea.
Please.
Nothing changed around
here.
No, it's like a zoo in here sometimes.
I hope you don't mind.
- But you'll be sleeping in the
living room. - Oh, no.
I didn't want you
to have to share with the men.
That's very thoughtful. Thank
you.
Come on.
Robeson told me that your ex-husband is living here.
You are okay to talk about it?
Yeah, of course.
- For you.
- Oh, thank you. Thank you.
Please.
- She's wonderful.
- They grow so fast.
Do you know where your ex works?
At a hospital just outside the
city, I think. But I don't know
where he lives.
I'll take you there tomorrow.
See if we can find out.
Hey.
I think I might finally
be under the same little patch
of stars that she is.
I know you feel close to her.
I really need you focused
on this job first. Okay?
I know.
He was on a temporary contract.
He's not here anymore.
Hey. It's a process.
He's in the city.
We're going to find him.
- Can you move in it?
- Think so.
Yeah.
Okay. No heroics
tonight.
Grab the kid
and you get out of there.
Be careful, Mara.
Thank you.
As-salam alaykom.
Wa Alykom As-slam.
- Are you from the embassy? -
Oh, God, no. Fuck politics. I'm
in finance.
Oh, excellent.
Please do tell me if you need an
introduction to any of my other
guests.
That is so kind of you.
In the meantime, could you point
me the direction of the ladies
room?
- It's down the hall.
- Thank you. Oh!
Shukran jaziilan.
Come on. There's a good
girl.
Okay, let's go. Come on.
It's gonna be okay.
What are you doing with my
daughter?
- I'm not going to hurt her. -
You're taking her away from me?
Don't.
Salma, come.
Salma.
- Oh...
- Oh my God.
Is that her?
- You okay?
- Drive!
I see 'em, hang on.
I got you, baby.
Get down!
Keep your heads down!
One way. Watch out!
Shit.
What happened in there?
Mara, are you going to
tell us?
That's a good girl.
Alright...
That's a good girl.
Okay, it's okay.
He's here.
Of course.
Thank you so much.
It was an accident, Mara.
You're not going to let me look
for Amina anymore, are you?
Okay, I'm going out.
See if I can find us a way home.
- I'll come.
- No.
It's not safe. Stay here at the
hotel. At least until I can find
out if we're in the clear.
Who is it?
- Dasia.
- It's Dasia.
- Dasia!
- Okay, okay, okay. Hey.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- You shouldn't be here.
- I have a lead.
On what?
On Amina.
- No. No. Wait for
Robeson. - We have to go.
No. You know, a lead only lasts
so long. I'll go by myself.
- No. You heard what he said.
- A couple of hours, tops.
Then at least we'll have some
intel.
Shit.
You should wait here.
- In and out. Okay?
- Yeah. Okay.
What are you doing out
here?
This is my territory.
The more pertinent
question is:...
...what the hell are you doing
out here and not in Romania,
like I ordered you to?
And at the center of all this is
Denning,...
...who's compromised us with a
snatch back caught up in a
bloodbath.
A woman who shouldn't be
anywhere near here...
...but is at risk of destroying
everything that I've worked for
the last eight years.
And a woman who's the only one
who could've gotten us in and
out.
- Is that right?
- That's right.
And you're telling me that you
had to take a job in Beirut?
She goes to school
with her youngest granddaughter.
Where? Have you met her?
Amina.
Have you met
Amina?
Once.
She is... Rather a rebel, I
think.
Once. She thinks that Amina is
rather a rebel.
Is she? That's good.
What time do the schools
finish?
- At 3:00 p.m... - Okay, could
she give me an address?
Robeson,
let me make it absolutely clear
to you,
as you don't seem to have got
the message.
It is imperative to my interests
and therefore to yours,...
...that she does not find Karim
Taleb.
So when you asked me to stop
looking into Karim, I did.
But if you expect me to keep
that mother from her
daughter,...
...you better tell me what the
fuck's really going on right
now.
How much do you know
about your husband's life here?
What do you know
about your husband's life here?
I mean, nothing. Why?
Why do you
ask?
- It's late. I
should go. - Why? Wait.
She should leave.
Wait. Give her the
address. Please?
- I can't. -
Please, please. As a mother.
As a mother, I tell
you to go see your daughter.
See that she is well, but then
you should leave.
As a mother she tells you:
go see your daughter,
see that she is fine.
But then you should leave.
The enemy of my
enemy is my friend.
Good luck.
Listen. I cannot come to the
school. I cannot bring trouble
to my family. Do you understand?
Of course. Of course.
You've done more to help me in a
few days than anyone in my own
country did for years.
Go.
- You had me lie to
her. - No.
It's not lying if you didn't
have all the facts.
- Oh!
- Fuck you.
I tipped you off to her,...
...so you could give her an
opportunity to get involved in
something, right?
- Distract her. - Something that
would give her life purpose.
- And then you let her lead you
right here. - You used me.
You need to convince her that
the leads she has are false...
...and you need to get her
out of the country immediately.
And if I don't?
Then I can't guarantee that she
or her family will be safe.
- From you.
- From anybody.
Her desperation is making the
situation unstable. And that's
when people get hurt.
Do you really want that
on your conscience?
I need you to serve your country
right now, not her. I know you
understand that.
And never put your hands
on me like that again.
It's it.
It looks pretty secure.
Heavy gates, guards, CCTV.
No back entrance.
School got out 10 minutes ago.
So she lives?
- Hey.
- What?
Is that her?
Hey, hey, hey! They'll see you.
Shut the door.
We have no plan. Anything you do
now, we just tip them off and
ruin everything.
Hide your face.
No! Hey! Hey! Fuck.
Amina! Amina!
What the fuck have you done?
Take her.
Just take her to the car.
Amina!
Be careful! Be careful!
- Try to keep her calm. Try to
keep her calm. - Go, go, go, go!
Come on!
- Hey, Mara, Come on!
- It's okay. It's okay.
Nobody's going to hurt you,
okay?
- Amina...
- Fuck. Come on.
- What does that mean? Carl!
- I don't know. I don't know!
Amina!
What are you doing, Carl?
- Carl, go!
- Okay.
Come on, Come on, come
on. Damn it, come on!
Fuck! Here we go, here we
go.
No, no!
- No, no, no. She cannot be
here. - No, no, no, no, let us
in, let us in, let us in.
Just until we figure this mess
out.
It's all right. Does she speak
English? I don't know if she
speaks English.
Amina?
Tell her I love her.
And tell her she should
never have been brought to this
country.
And I didn't know
and I couldn't find her.
And I just... I just want to
take her back to America,...
...to be her mom, to be your
mom.
She is your mother.
She is your mother, Amina.
I don't have a mother.
My mother is dead.
What?
She said: "I don't have a
mother. My mother is dead".
What's going on?
- What the fuck!
- It's not how it looks.
- Really? - We had to grab her.
We had no other choice.
We can't stay here.
- Amina. Amina, you have to come
with me. - No!
Take this.
You should have known better.
It was the wrong way.
So, ehm... Carl just told me
you speak good English.
You're stubborn, huh?
I guess you got something from
me after all.
Maybe he's wrong.
Maybe you don't speak.
I'm top of my class in English.
You were always super smart,
Mina.
Amina.
Amina, sorry.
Ehm... I have carried this
every day since you left.
Also...
This is me and you.
You're four, it's your
birthday.
You're much older now.
Do you have any hobbies?
You still like swimming?
- We have a pool.
- Wow. Huh? You do?
I race on the team.
I'm... How do you say?
- Oh, Captain?
- Captain.
Wow.
You know, I was the one
who taught you how to swim.
At home, at the lake,
with your grandpa.
I have my "jaddy" here.
Your "jaddy", that's what you
call?
Where is he?
Oh... He died.
He'd been sick for a long
time,...
...but he wanted me to tell you
that he loved you...
...very, very much.
You should have
waited.
I'm done waiting, dummy. I saw
an opportunity and I took it.
- You're reckless.
- I'm her mother.
I saw her, you know?
After all this time.
I'd imagined it for so
long.
My heart, Mitchell.
I couldn't wait
Mitchell, it's me. I imagined
her running into my harms.
But now she's looking at me
like I'm a fucking monster.
How do we get out of this
country?
We have to take Amina back to
Karim.
- Is that a joke?
- I can't get her out.
We're all in danger if we don't
return her.
Why? What's happened?
You have to trust me.
- Oh, what? Trust you?
- Yes.
After I finally do the thing
that no one was prepared to help
me with,...
...you're telling me to take her
back?
What the fuck is going on?
If you try to get past me,
I will kill you.
If you play one finger on her,
I will fuck you up.
- Stop! Stop!
- Tell me what's going...
Tell me!
Karim has ties to Muslim
Brotherhood.
There, now you know.
What?
Apparently, he got caught up
to his family's connections.
They blackmailed him
into laundering money for them.
And that's when the CIA
discovered him.
Oh, the CIA knew?
Mara, we're hired contractors.
My contact, Louis, told me Karim
cut a deal with the CIA as an
informant.
He works for them.
In return, he gets to keep
Amina.
He's been relocating
them out here.
Sorry. I just found
this out.
All those dead ends.
He blocked my search in
Washington, and hired you to
keep me from her.
Yes.
Okay. Muslim Brotherhood.
I thought he was having affairs.
If we don't get you out
and return her...
...I honestly don't know what he
might do.
Oh! Oh!
- Please, stop...
- OH!
You kept me working for you.
You slept with me.
I'm sorry, okay?
So what are you going to do now,
Mitch?
Because I am not giving her
back. And we both know it.
So either help me or let me go.
When this is over, I never want
to hear from you again.
You're ready?
Here. Keep your faces covered.
Where are we?
We need to stop for papers
so we can get across the border.
Thanks for being so quick. I owe
you. I'll call you when I get to
Damascus.
Is he your husband?
No.
Would he be with us in America?
No, we just... We just work
together, that's all.
Hey, do you want a swing?
Come on.
It's okay. You on?
- Mm-mm.
- All right, I got you.
Okay. Are you ready? One, two,
three.
I have something similar.
Passport.
There are Americans here.
They want to see your papers.
Shit.
Fuck.
What is happening?
- We can find another route. -
It will be like this everywhere.
Going somewhere?
Go, go. "Yalla"!
Are you American?
Are you traveling
with anyone?
Wait. Damn, what are you doing?
What's best for us, Mitch.
It's okay, come on, sweetie.
Mara...
Say whatever you need to say to
keep us safe. I'm not losing her
again.
- Hey!
- Go, Amina.
Don't move!
Put the gun down!
Put the gun down!
Go! Go when you have the chance!
Go!
Where are we going now?
I'm going to find us somewhere
to cross. It will be okay.
I'm hungry.
Here.
I only eat vegetables.
I don't have anything else.
- I want to go home now.
- I told you.
We are going home.
Not to America.
I like it here.
I like my friends and my house.
Listen.
You're going to make
so many new friends in America.
"Jaddy" won't be there.
- Well, no...
- Who will be?
Me, Mina.
Amina.
Amina.
You and me.
I don't want to be with you.
Okay, well, you don't mean that.
I want to stay with baba. Why
would you take me away from him?
Hey! Sit down.
Sorry. I didn't mean
to hurt you. Are you okay?
It's just...
You don't know
how hard it's been.
And...
...how long it has taken me to
find you.
But I was never lost.
What?
I was just at home.
I never asked you
to come and find me.
- Where are you going? -
It's okay, I'm just...
Wait there.
Where is she?
She's safe.
- Who's she with?
- A friend.
- I need to see her. Now.
- Yeah, it hurts, doesn't it?
Eight years of hurt.
- How could you do it?
- I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry for what I've done to
you, everything.
I swear, Mara. I was... I was
cornered.
If I stayed, I would
have put both of you in danger.
And now she's been protected
by a very powerful organization.
Yeah. Who helped you to kidnap
her. Do you understand how crazy
that sounds?
The people I work for threatened
me and the family if I didn't
relocate,...
...I couldn't face it without
her.
And honestly, I wanted to give
her a better life.
As long as I kept quiet and
played by the rules, they gave
us that.
You stole her from me.
My little girl.
Our little girl.
Don't you fucking come near me.
Sorry. Okay?
Did you know I was looking for
you?
They kept telling me you were
getting on with your life.
And you believed that?
It was easier that way.
You took my most...
...precious thing I've ever had.
You obliterated my
life.
And you spent this whole time
telling her that I was dead.
I don't... I don't get
how you can hate me that much.
- I don't. I don't hate you.
I thought...
- Shut up!
I don't give a fuck of what you
think, Karim.
I swear to God, if you say
another fucking word, I will
kill you.
You have no idea.
But she's not the little girl
that I lost anymore.
She doesn't know me.
So I guess...
...I kind of am dead, aren't I?
Thanks to you.
Promise me she'll be safe with
you.
Promise me!
I promise.
She's safe.
She's happy.
She has a good life here.
You're seeing it for
yourself.
Was it ever real? You
and me?
Yes. I loved you, Mara.
I did.
All right, so you're going
to tell Amina the truth.
You're going to tell her
that it was your fault...
...if she hasn't had a mother to
be there for her this whole
time.
You're going to tell her
everything that I did to try to
find her.
You're going to beg for
her forgiveness...
...and then you're going to help
us rebuild our lives together,
okay?
I will.
This is not for you.
This is for her.
I understand what my daughter
needs.
I always have.
Amina, it's okay, I promise.
Hey.
Remember:...
...I've always loved you.
- Amina!
- Baba!