Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018) s03e08 Episode Script

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Papers, please. What's
your business here?
Not your concern.
Apologies, sir.
You want my professional opinion?
Any way I could stop you from giving it?
This is fucking insane.
Desperate times calls for
What? Being killed in Moscow?
Is that what it calls for?
I will do everything in my power
to get both of you out safely.
Yeah.
Let's go.
We're late!
Wright!
It's a no-go, Jack. I'm out of the game.
Well, then get back into it!
I need to land on that ship!
When this thing goes down
Yeah, I know. I know.
Captain Antonov wasn't expecting you,
but he will see you in his quarters.
Put him in the brig.
So, uh, you were Minister
Popov's bodyguard for ten years?
Twenty.
You know, the tunnels in
Paris are a lot less gloomy.
Escape routes tend to be that way.
Time?
10:30.
My loyalty to Popov
and his wife ends here.
Well
see you on the other side.
Please, you love this shit.
You bet your ass I do.
He'll get you in there.
I'll see you soon.
Okay.
I didn't give these orders.
Who ordered this?
Mr. President.
General, you are dismissed.
My order for Captain Antonov was
to prepare the ship, not sail.
This will be viewed as a
blatant military aggression.
Sir, I only did what I
thought you wanted me to do
as Defence Minister. I apologize
Was there a change in the
Americans' military posture?
No.
But I firmly believe that the
time for stalemate is over, sir.
Meeting the Americans with half measures
only invites their dominance over us.
Your counsel is
invaluable, Minister Petrov.
But in this country, I give the orders.
Call the Fearless back.
Yes, sir.
Now.
You are the executive officer, hmm?
You look very young.
Did your dad buy you your commission?
No. I earned it, Colonel Gocharov.
Oh.
You know who I am.
But you're not asking yourself
what am I doing here.
I follow orders, sir.
Funny.
Old men give the orders.
The young men die.
Don't talk to him.
He's the snake in the garden, Kagansky.
- Leave us.
- Yes, sir.
We've come a long way
from Matoksa, haven't we?
Not that far.
You remember what you told me that day?
The day we killed our own?
"You will forget this."
And you said you could not.
I'm surprised you remember.
After all the murders.
That's the difference
between traitors and patriots.
You chose to forget.
I refused.
Is that what you really believe?
Is that the poison you take from Petr
and drink so willingly?
Hmm?
No.
You are the traitor.
And at the end of the day,
if someone else is in power,
that makes you no less of one.
Tricky. Isn't it?
If you kill me
and Alexei does not prevail
you can never be redeemed.
Trust me.
I know how that feels.
You will answer for your crimes one day.
Ah.
One day.
But not today.
Guard!
I can only trust you with this.
Aye, aye, Captain.
Gentlemen, thank you for gathering.
My grandfather served during
the Great Winter of '42.
He was the field marshal
that held Stalingrad
against the Nazis.
Held.
Through starvation.
Through unbearable cold.
Through inhumane conditions
few of us can scarcely imagine.
He represented the best of us.
What our motherland is,
should be.
She deserves men like him.
Today we are a shadow
of our former self.
Our greatness diluted
by bureaucrats, oligarchs
and politicians that
came after the fall.
Do not mistake my
impatience for disrespect.
I respect President
Surikov for who he once was.
But that man is gone.
Now he argues for détente.
Stalemate.
That is not victory.
It's the inertia of the grave.
We are not a dead country.
We were once the most
feared nation on Earth.
The monster that kept the
rest of the world up at night.
Today
we become so again.
I vote to remove Leonid
Surikov from the presidency
of this Russian Federation.
Bridge. Combat.
I have an inbound aircraft
15 nautical miles off the bow.
Copy. Thank you.
Inbound helicopter, this
is U.S. Navy Warship 80.
Establish communication
and maintain your distance.
This is Tango 36.
Requesting to land and drop off one pax.
Inbound helicopter, this
is U.S. Navy Warship 80.
You are not clear to land. I say again,
you are not clear to land.
- Turn outbound immediately.
- Sorry, amigos.
They said no-go.
Shit.
Dr. Ryan!
How bad do you need
to get on that ship?!
Life-or-death!
Have a nice swim!
Oh!
Man in the water! Dead ahead!
Two thousand yards!
Well, go fish him out. RHIB recovery.
Boatswain's Mate,
- man the boat deck.
- Man overboard,
man overboard, man overboard.
- Man overboard portside.
- Boatswain, six short.
P.O., come to full power.
Hard left rudder. All
engines ahead flank.
Thanks for picking me up.
You were denied permission
to come aboard, Ryan.
And I realize that, sir.
If I wasn't legally
obligated to pick you up,
you'd be at the bottom
of the sea right now.
Well, I certainly respect your position.
My position is at the helm of
two billion taxpayer dollars
and 300 American lives.
Looking at you, I can say with
a large amount of certainty
that neither you nor the intelligence
community understands that.
Well, this is where
I leave you, Dr. Ryan.
With all due respect,
I have more important
things to do than engage
with a CIA officer who just put lives
at risk jumping out of a helicopter.
And why is it you think I'd do that?
Jump?
Put lives at risk.
Is this the part where you tell
me not to pick a fight with Russia?
No, sir. This is the part
where I tell you that the fight
you're picking has nothing
to do with Russia at all.
Current intelligence suggests
that there's an illegal
change in government
happening in Russia right now.
- A coup?
- Yes, sir.
- And this matters to me why?
- Additional intelligence
says that this coup may result
in unauthorized hostilities
happening right here in the Baltic.
Actions I believe are already underway.
You believe?
I thought I made myself
very clear on how I feel
- about your gut.
- Captain, this is different, this
Authorized or not,
hostilities are hostilities.
And as I'm sure you know,
I have standing rules of engagement,
and I intend to follow those rules.
And that's exactly what
they're hoping you'll do.
Sir? We have a Gorshkov-class
missile frigate coming at close
radar range at 85 nautical miles.
Solo or part of a group?
It's alone.
Only one, sir.
And it's called the Fearless.
Sounds like you know something I don't.
Sir, I've been hunted
down all over Europe
because of what I know.
Jumped out of that helicopter
to try to get you to listen.
I'm listening now.
The group that's
trying to take Moscow
the captain of the
Fearless is one of 'em.
His name's Antonov.
And inside his house,
I found a workup on this ship.
I also found a personal profile on you.
He had everything, sir,
including a psych eval.
The Fearless not only knows
how you're gonna react,
they're counting on it.
You know what I have in my office, Ryan?
Workups on every
Russian captain and ship
that sails these waters.
It's a step above standard
operating procedure.
Sir.
- What have we got?
- U.S. Navy Destroyer
- USS Roosevelt.
- Range?
156 kilometers and closing.
Do you want us to change course?
No. Activate targeting radar.
Yes, sir.
Captains in Combat.
Sir, the Fearless has us illuminated.
Spin the Harpoons and make
sure Alpha Bravo's updated.
- Aye, aye, Captain.
- He's baiting you.
You're so sure of this, how?
- Because I have a man on that ship.
- One of ours?
No, sir. Russian intelligence.
You're in contact with him?
Not presently, no.
Well, as you can see,
Dr. Ryan, we are currently engaged,
so my standing orders are
to respond to any aggression
with equal and overwhelming force.
Yes, sir.
Minister Petrov.
I'll only talk to Minister Petrov.
That is not going to happen.
Tell him I know about Crossbow.
He called you "Kagansky." Hmm?
Yes, sir.
Daniil Kagansky.
Your accent's, uh, Siberian, hmm?
Let me guess.
From the north.
I grew up in Omsk.
Omsk? Oh.
So, your ancestors were those
crazy Cossacks, Daniil, hmm?
I don't know.
My father worked the oil fields.
Ah.
Shitty job.
So he always said.
You don't remember the Wall, do you?
No.
Same as I don't remember
the Great Purges,
my father doesn't remember the Tsars.
Funny thing about Russia,
we stand on what other
men made and then
then we forget.
I think everywhere's like that.
But here now, in Russia,
we've forgotten so much.
We don't build things anymore.
We build lies.
You are not a dumb Cossack, Daniil.
You know your captain is lying to you,
and now you have to decide
what you are going to do about it.
Please tell me that's her.
Madam President, please follow me.
Mr. Greer,
why today of all days
would the CIA's former
Deputy Station Chief of Moscow
show up in the Kremlin
speaking my name?
Thought you'd want to
hear what I have to say.
I am talking to a dead man.
Why would I listen to
anything he has to say?
And yet
here you are.
Crossbow will fail.
Your coup is over.
Surikov will survive.
I have no idea what
you're talking about.
I think you do,
and I'm here to offer you a way out.
My government has authorized me
to provide you with a safe haven.
All you need to do is come with me,
right now,
to the American Embassy.
You've broken a dozen
different laws entering here.
You're in no position to negotiate.
I can lock you away forever,
beyond your government's
efforts to extradite you.
Ah, they would trade for me.
I wouldn't be so sure.
Think about it.
If you are wrong,
if you don't take charge,
which do you think
will be better for you?
An apartment in New York or Miami?
Or a cell in Siberia?
Patriots cannot be bought,
Mr. Greer.
What about traitors, comrade?
Here we go.
Sir, I have Natalya Popova for you.
She says it's urgent.
Find Alexei.
Natalya.
Is everything okay?
Hi, Leo.
I need you to do something for me.
Madam President.
Thank you for meeting me, Mr. President.
Natalya says I'm to listen to you.
She must have good reason.
She does, but my reasons are different.
Dmitry Popov was murdered by my father
and Alexei Petrov on Czech soil.
I'm here to take responsibility,
to take on the sins of my father
and put an end to this.
I'm listening.
I have a recording
in which Alexei admits
to Popov's murder.
I imagine, right now, you
could use such a thing.
In exchange, I would ask
that you normalize relations
with the Czech Republic,
pull back troops
threatening our borders,
and to de-escalate the
confrontations with the United States.
Sir, Petrov is working
to dismantle us both.
He wants to take the reins, start a war,
and he'd show you out
as weak and indecisive.
In Alexei's own words
Popov was useless, obstructive,
begging to be put down.
I did Russia a favor.
"We must meet our duty
and convince the world
that we are just friends
and brave enemies."
Thomas Jefferson.
It seems we're putting
away old rivalries today.
Thank you.
You've served your country
well, Madam President.
Captain.
I do have a man on that ship.
A man who is risking his life
to stop his own country
from going to war.
Well, I'm sorry to say it looks
like your man's a little late.
We also have a man fighting for his life
from inside the Kremlin.
- Another Russian?
- James Greer.
You've got to trust me.
We have got to buy them more time.
We have all sorts of things we
can throw at that ship, Ryan.
Time is not one of them.
Popov was useless, obstructive,
begging to be put down.
I did Russia a favor.
Alexei Petrov's grasp
outstretched his reach.
It only takes once to lose everything.
The president is asking
for you, Minister Petrov.
I'm getting the sense
you're wasting my time,
Mr. Greer.
That's too bad
because you don't have
that much time left.
- Did he say what he wants?
- No.
In this room, some of you are traitors.
Some of you are not.
Today, we sort them out.
Have they targeted each other?
Affirmative.
Is there any indication
the Russians intend to fire?
We don't really have a
machine that reads intentions.
I do. His name's Jack Ryan.
It looks like the Fearless has opened
her missile doors.
- What am I looking at?
- Missile bays. They opened the
- topside doors, all of them.
- Sir.
I have the White House
Situation Room on line.
- Put them through.
- Patching through, sir.
Captain Bennett,
this is Hank Galen, SecDef.
She's opened her missile doors.
Yes, sir. We're seeing that, too.
- Any other movement?
- Sir, they're still silent.
Captain, I think we need to
assume attack is probable.
Put CIWS in AW auto.
- "Hold fire" on.
- Aye.
Sir, they are preparing for attack.
Report to battle stations.
Battle stations, battle stations.
It is starting.
I have my orders.
Orders?
I have carried out orders
that you would not believe.
And now I know some orders are wrong.
You cannot absolve
yourself by simply saying,
"I have my orders."
You have to ask yourself why are you,
executive officer of
this ship, on guard duty?
Not because you are the only one
who could question his authority.
Because you're the only one who would!
We're ready to execute.
Standing by to engage, sir.
What's the status of our missiles?
SM-6s are ready, sir.
Arm two missiles and prepare
to engage the Roosevelt.
Sir, do we have authorization
from Joint Strategic Command?
Joint Strategic Command
doesn't give you orders. I do.
We cannot attack without
their authorization.
We have their authorization.
He's lying.
Take your prisoner below deck.
Captain, request confirmation
from Joint Strategic Command.
Request denied, Lieutenant
Commander Kagansky.
Since when does the Russian
Navy attack unprovoked,
without orders?
We have our orders.
President Surikov would
never stand for this.
Continue the sequence, or
I'll have you arrested as well.
Sir, the Fearless has
armed two of their missiles.
White House is patching through.
Captain?
Sir, the Fearless has
shown hostile intent
by arming two missiles.
Permission to close in.
Permission to close in.
Permission to fire.
If fired upon, granted.
Thank you, sir.
- The sequence is complete.
- Insert your key.
Three, two, one Turn.
Missile is ready to launch.
Vampire, vampire, vampire.
Check Print Track 2913.
- 2913 strength one.
- Coordinates?
Bearing one-zero-zero relative, heading
two-five-seven at 86,000 yards.
Engage with birds.
Engaging target with Roosevelt birds.
Aye, Captain.
Birds away, time to
impact: seven seconds.
Five.
Four. Three.
Two. Brace for shock.
Relax from brace. Prepare to
engage with standard missiles.
Sir, the Americans
intercepted our missile.
The first missile was intended
to take out their defenses.
They'll be helpless against the second.
Are you trying to start a war?
Yes.
He is.
How long till our
countermeasures are ready?
CIWS needs four minutes to reload.
It'll be too late.
Four birds.
Go FIZ green.
Surface TAO, cover
track 1251 with birds.
Captain, this is it.
This is the endgame.
And every fiber of your
instinct wants to engage.
And the captain of
the Fearless knows it.
If you do this,
you will be doing
exactly what they want.
First Lieutenant,
you have now given all
of your intelligence
to your superior officer.
All of which I have
taken into consideration.
If that's all you've
got, you've got nothing.
Now, stand aside.
Yes, sir.
This is an act of war, sir.
We could blow that
ship out of the water.
That is exactly what they want.
Mr. President, you look
to us for intelligence.
I'm telling you, this attack was
not ordered by the Russian president.
It is a rogue element.
We're being baited.
Abort this sequence.
We will not abort.
This is an illegal order.
Do not listen to him.
You don't have the authority.
I swore an oath to
protect the motherland.
We all did.
The penalty for mutiny is death.
Same with treason.
So
here we are again, huh?
Preparing to do an act of great evil
in the name of righteousness.
We're out of time. Stand by to engage.
Don't do this.
If we don't fire now,
in 30 seconds, we may not be able to.
You and I both know this
starts with missiles,
but that is not where it ends.
Dr. Ryan, are you willing
to sacrifice your life
and the life of every
sailor on this ship?
To protect this country, yes.
Because that is what I signed up to do.
No one
needs to die today.
The captain is relieved of his command.
Take your prisoner below deck.
USS Roosevelt, do you copy?
Sir, the Fearless is broadcasting on 16.
Patch him through.
USS Roosevelt,
Captain Antonov has
been placed under arrest.
The executive officer now has command.
Do you copy?
Dr. Ryan?
Copy?
Yes, sir.
Good to hear your voice, Jack.
Colonel Gocharov.
Are we at war?
That is up to you.
Sir, I have the White House
Situation Room on line.
Copy.
Patching through, sir.
- Captain.
- Yes, sir.
I apologize.
There's a lot riding
on my next question.
Sir?
Do you feel there is any further threat
from that ship?
Are we under attack?
No, sir.
I believe the captain of the Fearless
is no longer in control of his ship.
What now?
It is your ship, Captain.
Set new course.
Let's go home.
Sir.
The Fearless is disengaging.
VIZ is red.
- Mr. President.
- You are free to go.
And Minister Petrov?
He's been removed from office.
The peace between our
nations is a fragile one.
For the sake of preserving it,
you were never here.
Understood?
With all respect,
this isn't the first
time I wasn't in Moscow.
I'll see you again.
Madam President.
If you should ever need me for anything,
don't hesitate to call.
Hopefully, your
services won't be needed.
Did you just pitch her for business?
Un-fucking-believable.
Can we go home now?
Congratulations.
I made a mistake with Miller,
but I learn from my mistakes.
Congratulations, Director Wright.
Thank you, Mr. President.
Sir, I have President
Surikov on the line for you.
Do not worry.
I will not make this difficult.
Jack, we have done our jobs,
and done them well.
This fight was passed down to us
and will continue on
with or without us.
But we will always
be better than the
institutions we serve.
And that is what matters
when it matters most.
There are no heroes in our profession.
But, occasionally,
there are good men.
Men who act on what is right.
Not simply doing
what they're told.
I've not always lived
my life with honor.
But perhaps I have done
enough to die with it.
I hope the same for you.