Rogue Hostage

Tango, foxtrot, you're closing in.

Distance is 100 yards.

The birds are sleeping.

You have the go. I repeat, you have the go.

Target is on the other side of this clearing.

Pedro, vanderwag, go on, take the right.

Snowden and silva, you're with me.

We got this, brother.

We always got this.

Sarge.

Sarge.

Sarge! Sarge is down!

I can't... what?

- Daddy? - Hm?

You'll help them?

- With your help... - Help who, honey?

We can end this cycle...

Those children, they're sad.

Across the world.

For just 30 cents a day, less than one cup of coffee...

What does your daddy do for a living?

Of saving these children.

Child protection.

So what do you think I wanna do?

Help them?

Exactly.

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Why'd you do that?

There's a lotta bad things going on in the world, babe.

Gotta protect the energy of this house at all costs.

Know what?

Let's go get dressed so we can have some breakfast.

Bring it in.

Sh.

Father god, thank you for this meal

and thank you for this moment.

Being able to eat what we want, when we want,

where we want, and with who we want.

Thank you. Amen.

Amen, and please lord, help daddy save the sad children

inside the bad places.

That's really sweet of you.

And lord, please, bring mommy home.

Amen.

Amen.

Know that some of you have referred to me

as smug and greedy, but let me ask you,

would someone greedy build this?

Come on, man.

This store is more than just a store.

Nelson's is a symbol.

18 years, pops.

I'll make sure he pays for this.

Hey girl, what's up? I'm at work. You good?

Yeah, calling to see if you wanna have

a cousins dinner tonight.

It's your birthday, chica.

Sunny, my birthday was a week ago.

What?

- We can still celebrate. - I'll try,

but I'm buried in files over here.

All right.

Well, if not, at least come by in the morning.

Sam's doing his big giveaway tomorrow.

In fact, bring Kyle with you.

Oh yeah, I'm sure he'd love that.

- I'll try to make it, okay? - Okay.

- Bye, chica. - Bye-bye.

Sunny says hi.

- Tell her I said hello. - Mm-hmm.

I got a call from a guy who says

he has a little Spanish boy, parents just disappeared.

Was wondering if you can go with me in the morning

to help me with the Spanish a little?

Yeah. Sure thing.

I'm gonna go ahead and head out early.

Got some stuff I need to take care of at the house.

Please consider more security

if you're going to keep doing these public appearances, Sam.

You're all the security I need, sparks.

Don't wanna seem like a big shot,

surrounded by a bunch of suits.

You know, I'm going for a man of the people thing.

It's an election year, and my customers are my voters

and they love me and they love getting their shit cheap.

Just saying, it's gettin' kinda dangerous

- out there these days. - I'm not the president.

Yeah, but you're on your way, though.

Well, let's put it this way.

Americans are crazy, but they're not that crazy.

So, what do you wanna do about Kyle?

We're just gonna swing by, pick up angel,

and Kyle always has a bug up his ass about something.

Yeah.

Grandpa.

Where's your dad?

Inside, asleep.

Kyle, just...

Sparks, stay with her.

Kyle, angel is out there completely unsupervised

all on her own.

Is she ready to go?

What the hell are you doing here?

Uh, for the slumber party at grandpa's house?

You know, before the promotion at the store tomorrow morning?

Okay. I get it.

Oh, you don't care because I'm the man

who married your mother, so you hate me.

Deal with it.

But Jesus, Kyle, don't let her see you like this.

Get him out.

I know he's got a gun on him.

I don't like guns in my house. Get him out.

Kyle, I know your wife left you and that sucks.

I get it. But angel's mother left her, and that sucks more.

Okay? That's what you have to think about now, son.

And drinking like this, you never even used to drink at all.

Do you know what your mother would say?

Don't talk about my mother. = the kind of hell

she would raise if she saw you in this condition?

Don't talk about my mother.

Kyle, your mother is grateful for everything I did.

I took you both out of poverty.

You're the man you are because of me.

Where do you come up with all this shit, man?

You know what, Kyle? I think you need

to find your purpose again.

A purpose is what makes a man great.

I got a lotta shit on my mind.

I'm doin' the best I can.

Yeah. You know what scares me, Kyle?

Is, sometimes your best is about the worst I've ever seen.

All right, let's do this.

So Janine just left? No reason, no nothing?

Nope. Nada.

Wow.

Is angel okay?

Yeah, she's okay.

I mean, this all gets difficult at times but,

guess it's a blessing that she's still so young.

You know that's not how that works.

I'm sorry. I'll shut up.

That's okay.

You're just lookin' out for her.

That's why you're so good at your job.

I can't help myself. I just wanna save every kid I can.

We help them. We don't save them.

That's the way we have to think of this in order to survive.

I know you don't believe that.

You know who Saint Christopher is?

They say he carried a child across a dangerous river.

They got to the other side,

that child revealed himself to be Jesus.

So now Saint Christopher is known

as the patron Saint of safe journeys.

I think we gotta be like him.

We have to believe that every single child out there

is worth saving.

Here.

- Take this. - Clove, no.

You're on a rough journey right now.

Maybe this'll help.

Thank you.

You the child services people?

I'm the caseworker you spoke to earlier, yes.

This is my colleague, clove Martinez.

About time you got here.

Sir, is the child injured, hungry, afraid?

What do you mean? I didn't hurt him.

All right, 1 didn't cook breakfast for the kid

- but he didn't ask for any. - Okay sir, let's calm down.

- Okay? - Fuck you talking about?

- I'm calm. - Sir, do not

talk to my colleague like that.

Me and you spoke earlier.

You said that the parents left the child

in your custody, right?

It was just a dad and a kid,

but the dad freaks out, disappears.

Where's the kid now?

Somewhere inside, I keep him in the basement,

- but I let him up... - You keep him in the basement?

Look, he's got a knife.

He tried to hurt me. All right?

What if he tries to use one of my guns?

You keep guns in the house with a child?

It's my goddamn house.

If you don't like it, you can get this kid

outta my house right now.

What's the child's name?

Manny.

Manny?

Come on out, kid.

Don't yell at the kid, okay?

I not yelling.

I'm not asking. That's an order.

Stay right here. You see him?