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Who the hell could that be?

What's your business?

Well, I bring cabbages.

- Cabbages? - Cabbages.

Sign here.

- What the fuck's going on?

- We're under attack.

Jesus Christ,

it sounds like the whole fucking base is on fire!

- Keep very alert for bogies!

- Yes, sir, we'll keep our eyes open.

Got a match?

Guess not.

Let's go.

All right, we're in.

Hold it, hold it, stop!

Hold it! Hold it!

Jesus Christ, these two are dead!

- They've broken in, somebody's been here.

Come on, let's check it out.

- Mr. Anderson, how long do you intend to stay in Israel?

I don't know, about a week.

- Are you here for business or pleasure?

Business.

I'm covering the attack on the U.S. Naval Base.

Your first time in Israel?

No.

Enjoy your stay.

Thanks.

Can you tell me where the press conference is?

- Yes, sir, upstairs and to the right.

Here's your pass.

Thanks.

- You better hurry up, sir,

they're already in session.

- We can report that a total of eight Marines were killed

and six wounded in last night's raid.

An extremist religious group operating out of Baghdad,

which calls itself Black October,

has claimed responsibility.

Due to the alert reactions of our Marines

guarding the main gate,

the attack vehicle was stopped at that point

and no further damage is reported.

- Ladies and gentlemen, you may pick up mimeograph lists

of the American personnel

who were killed and wounded in the raid.

The next of kin have already been notified.

Are there any questions?

Yes, Ted.

Ted Fence at the Writers.

Can you now actually confirm that Black October

was responsible for this raid?

- Confirmation at this time is based solely

on contact made with our embassy by a group

claiming to be Black October.

- Miss Clifford?

Yes?

- Catherine Elders, the Associated Press.

What did they say their motive was for attacking the base?

- I am not going to comment on the internal affairs

of a foreign government.

You'll have to ask--

- Michael Anderson, Los Angeles Post!

Were all the casualties a result of the bombing

or was their and exchange of gunfire?

No.

Can you confirm the report?

- Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen,

that'll be all for right now.

We will have a complete update for you at 3 P.M. today.

Thank you very much.

I have lists.

Hey.

Hey, Coop.

- What the hell are you doing in Tel Aviv, Mike?

- Just got in, I'm covering for Bob Misiorowski.

Fucking guy broke his leg

on some goddamn celebrity ski thing.

Sounds like Misiorowski.

You don't look so great yourself there, pal.

- What do you mean, I'm wearing a tie.

- I thought you were working out of Los Angeles?

- I was in New York on my way to Paris to push my book.

Oh yeah, listen, I read it.

Congratulations, man, did a great job.

- Thanks. - I'm proud of you.

Thanks.

Yeah, they got me up in the middle of the night,

told me to get my but down here.

Ugh.

How's Susan doing?

She's fine, you know.

It's pretty crazy here right now.

Things are bad and looks like they're getting worse

but we're all doing all right.

She seem pissed off at me?

Colonel?

Can I see you for a minute, please?

Yes, sir, just a moment.

Listen-- - Now, Colonel!

Bring me some copies of the press brief.

Yes, sir.

Hey, Anderson.

How come I'm not in the book?

I gotta move out, bud.

- Hey, John, do you got time for lunch?

- Yeah, we got a lot of catch up to do, pal.

Yeah, we do.

I'm at the King David.

Can you meet me at the cafe at 13:00?

You buying?

Yeah.

I'll be there.

I'm going to see the old man.

So, tell me, what do you got, quick.

- I have all available personnel working on it.

The package won't leave the country.

- Yeah, well if it does, you're gonna be slinging hash

at some military school somewhere.

I give you one thing to do, just one thing.

To watch that package for 12 hours.

12 hours!

Now six hours later, the base is on fire,

there's a morgue full of Marines

and we can't find that goddamn package anywhere.

Hey, pal,

at the Naval base, how many Marines would guard

the gate over there?

Okay.

You may go in now, Mr. Anderson.

Shit.

Thanks always, Susan.

Sure.

Oh.

Hey, I saw your book, Mike.

Good job.

You spelled all the words right.

Hi, Susan.

You look great.

Thanks.

I'm doing the best I can, sir.

- You just find that goddamn package.

ASAP.

Yes, sir.

What's the real story here?

- Pick up the press release, it's all there.

Come on, it's never all there.

Are you tied up for tonight?

Am I tied up for tonight?

You have some nerve, you know?

You broke the story on the capture of the terrorists

that blew up the airport in Rome

and then you just disappeared, vanished for a year.

- مقاله من called me home. - Oh, come on!

That is the lamest goddamn excuse I've ever heard.

Why couldn't you just tell me it was over to my face?

- Look, you got it all wrong.

And what about John?

That bomb killed everyone he loved.

You should've been there for him, where were you?

Where was I?

Yeah.

- I called you from L.A., I called you from New York,

twice from El Salvador, remember?

Oh, so a phone call, huh?

That's how you say goodbye?

I thought I could trust you.

Trust?

You wanna talk to me about trust?

Yeah, let's talk about it.

Excuse me, Miss Clifford.

Mr. Jackson wants to see you.

Tell him I said in a minute.

He said right away.

Susan, wait.

Wait.

Come on, Susan.

Can we get into this somewhere else?

How about dinner?

Call you at five?

I'll be here.

- Now let me get this straight from square one.

You had the package and now it's gone?

Yes, sir.

- You were holding it at the Naval base.

Why didn't you just ship the damn thing out?

- It was being sent to the headquarters at Langley.

They decided it would be safer

to ship it by sea than by air.

- Langley? - Mm-hmm.

- Why wasn't I told about it?

Well, they determined that

it'd be better to secure the package first.

Just who determined that?

The NSC or the President?

The headquarters at Langley.

See, technically, sir, neither the NSC nor the President

knows about this.

- Jackson, I cannot allow the shifting