The Outsider

Get her out.

- No! - God damn it!

Shift!

Hold her down! Hold her down! Relax! Relax.

Hold, relax, relax, relax, relax.

- Morning, partner. - Hey.

When did they call it in?

About three hours ago.

A couple of joggers found her after the tide went out.

Watch your step here, it's a bit dicey.

Victim is Caucasian female, mid-20's

suffered severe trauma

from apparently falling off this structure right over here.

I've also got a partial ID.

Found a British passport that lists her as a Samantha Walker

and a driver's license that shows a local address in Hollywood.

Why only partial?

She was out here for most of the night.

Seems like maybe the local wildlife took a run at her.

See if you can find someone to confirm the identity.

Track down the next of kin.

If she's got a visa, State's got a record.

So, send a black and white to the residence,

talk to the landlord, neighbors, anybody who maybe knew her.

All right.

Sheriff report a car, abandoned car, missing car somewhere?

No, not that I'm aware of.

Yep, she didn't get here on her own.

- A long way from Hollywood. - Yep.

- Someone saw her. - Copy that.

Walker, the man needs to see you.

You wanted to see me, sir.

Give us a minute.

You are aware that all voice and e-mail communications

sent to and from this base are monitored under standard security protocols?

Well, of course, yeah.

We received this yesterday while you were on patrol.

I'm sorry, Walker, there is no easy way to say this.

Your daughter was found dead after an apparent drug overdose

earlier this week in Los Angeles.

This can't be right. This can't be right.

It's a mistake, you're gonna have to double-check this.

The body is actually still there.

They'll need you to sign off on it

before it can be shipped back to London for burial.

I'm gonna have to get the next chopper out of here.

Yeah, well, it's not as simple as that.

Look, I know this is hard for you to understand,

but when you signed your contract extension with Everest last March,

you gave up certain liberties

that government military personnel are allowed.

You can't be serious.

We've been tasked with a major staging operation

in coordination with the arrival of a senator from the States.

We'll need you for full tactical support.

We're talking about my daughter here.

And you are a team leader at Everest.

What the fuck has that got to do with anything?

Risk versus reward.

When we brought you in from the British military,

you were making less than £30,000 a year.

At Everest, you're making more than four times that.

Now you listen to me, you walk away from this,

you'll be abandoning your operational post.

No contractor in the world would touch you.

Yeah?

Well, fuck you and yours.

Anyone there?

Hold on a minute, mate.

What the hell are you doing here?

I thought you were still abroad.

Yeah, well, things didn't quite go as planned.

Fancy a drink? I think I still got whiskey down here.

Yeah, I'll come down.

Listen, Nick, I just want to say thanks.

I appreciate you looking after the place.

Just wish it were under better circumstances.

Yeah.

You know, it's funny...

We used to collect these

from restaurants all over the world

whenever we were on holiday.

Melissa thought we'd settle in this place.

That we would build a life together having these dinner parties

with plates from all over the world.

I think it made me laugh.

And it was a very good conversation piece.

And then after Sam was born...

The only time we got to travel abroad was when...

Was when I got new orders.

Grounded on the base...

No way to raise a kid.

When was the last time you heard from her?

Months ago.

I mean, after her mom died...

Things kind of drifted.

One month led to another month and then before you know it,

we lost contact.

I forget...

I forget how hard it was for her growing up in Los Angeles.

I should have been there for her.

I should have been a better dad, made the effort.

Surprised you got back so early.

They give you any problems when you asked for the time off?

Only for the fact because I told them to go fuck themselves.

That's classy.

No matter where you seem to go,

there's more than likely a bridge that's gonna get burned down.

I don't know how you made it in the military for as long as you did.

Well, they kept me on the front line for a reason.

But I'm done with it now, I've had enough.

Twenty five years in service.

Time to try something new.

Any ideas?

No, not yet. But I'm working on it.

Look, Nick, I don't want to put it on you, but I need your help.

I need you to sort some stuff out for me. I need to...

I need to get rid of this house.

The only things that are left here now are just memories I'd rather forget.

In this market, you're not gonna get what it used to be worth.

That don't matter.

There's enough in this to at least get me started again.

I'll make some calls when you head over to the States.

I'm not with you, what do you mean, back to the States?

When you fly back to the States.

I'm not going anywhere, mate.

You don't know, do you?

Don't know what?

Her body's still in Los Angeles.

Please tell me that you are fucking kidding me.

They were supposed to bring her home tomorrow.

After you contacted us, I thought you would have heard.

No, because they cut all communication when I left the base.

Fucking hell.

You got your phone on you?

Back at the house.

I'm gonna need you to go and get it for me.

I'm gonna phone the airlines and get a direct flight out of here.

That's been here the whole time?

Well, it ain't much, but it's better than putting it in the bank.

Give me five minutes.

Listen, I apologize, Mr. Walker, for the delay.

It's been a bit slow down here today.

Please don't worry, I understand.

Go ahead.

What is this, some sort of a joke?

That's not my daughter, that's not Sam.

I understand this can be difficult, Mr. Walker.

Please, just take your time.

I'm telling you, you're not listening to me.

This is not my daughter. It's not Sam.

Just give me a second, hold on, let me check on this real quick.

This... This has got to be some mistake.

How was she originally identified?

We just brought her in under standard procedures.

Mr. Walker?

Hi, this is Cathy, I'm not around, but I will call you back.

Welcome to the offices of Most Industries.

Our office hours are between 10:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Welcome to the offices of Most Industries.

Our office hours are between 10:00 a. m....

Good morning, Most Industries. How may I direct your call?

Samantha Walker, please.

I'm sorry, can you please hold for one moment?

I thank you for holding, how may I direct your call?

Yeah, I need to talk to a Samantha Walker.

Can I have your name, please?

Is there a Samantha Walker in your department?

Miss Walker no longer works for us.

Well, I'm sorry to hear that.

I need your address, please, of your corporate offices.

We're at 11579, Fulton in Century City.

What's this in regards to?

God morning, how you doing?

Good morning.

I have an appointment scheduled with Most Industries today.

Karl Schuuster?

Yeah, yeah, that's exactly who it is.

I haven't seen him come by yet.

Well, I like to be early for these types of things.

You know what it's like.

You know what they say, early bird gets the worm and all that.

Just sign in there for me, please.

Yep.

You can take the elevator, 11th floor.

Appreciate it, thanks.

Most Industries.

One moment, please. Can I help you?

Hi, yeah, good morning.

Uh, I'm here to inquire about my daughter, Samantha Walker.

Do you recognize her?

Sorry, Most Industries, how may I direct your call?

You're the girl I spoke with earlier.

One moment, please.

I'm sorry, Mr. Schuuster isn't meant to be in the office today,

but if you'd like to leave your number, I'll be glad to let him now you stopped by.

Well, thanks very much.

Is that his office?

- No, sir, you can't go up there. - Is that his office?

Sir... Excuse me, sir! Sir, you can't go up there!