Leverage

So, you wanted to talk about your account.

Yes.

I-I don't know how else to say this, Mr. Vector,

but I'm wiped out.

Market's been in a slump lately.

Used to happen to me during my playing days.

Just got to ride it out.

But it's... it's not the market.

It's the trades.

I never authorized these - not one of them.

Unauthorized trades?

You know, I, uh - I got a call from the S.E.C.

about that the other day.

You know, I, uh - I got a cthat come from you?

You know, you were my favorite player.

God's honest.

And when I read that story in Forbes,

how you taught yourself stock trading

and then you made a fortune,

I knew I had to invest in your fund.

This money was my retirement money.

It's gone.

Let me tell you something, Mr. Weibe.

You remember me from my playing days, you know one thing...

Nobody... nobody sucker-punches me.

The rich and powerful take what they want.

We steal it back for you.

Sometimes, bad guys make the best good guys.

We provide leverage.

I got a broken orbital bone

and 17 stitches over my eye from my hero.

What did the, uh, police say?

"No witness, no crime."

Oh, they said, "he's rich, so sue him."

Of course, you need money for that.

And what about the s.E.C.?

The S.E.C. dismissed my complaint.

It turns out that Mark Vector...

He cut some kind of deal with the government.

I mean, what's going on?

Well, in exchange for his testimony,

he gets immunity for his past crimes.

So, this guy spent my life savings on worthless stock,

and then he... he nearly killed me,

a-and he's just gonna do it all over again?

Yeah, well, he's not gonna do it again. All right?

He can run from the law. He's not gonna run from me.

I'm gonna make sure that this never happens again to anyone.

Well, thank you, Mr. Ford.

Thank you. All right.

I think it's cute, your little crusade...

How you need to right a wrong before you get a job done.

- My job is... - Your job is to bring me Moreau.

I gave you six months. You are running out of time.

I'm being thorough.

And besides, I found him.

Vector's connected to Moreau, isn't he?

We think so.

Listen, the reason I asked you to come down here today

was to tell me anything I might need to know

about Vector's deal with the feds.

Vector's slate wiped clean after he testifies.

Yours is wiped clean after you bring me Moreau.

Does that clarify things?

And if I need help?

Then you're not the man I thought you were.

Ciao.

Okay. Let's run it.

What?

We know you just came back

from seeing your little Italian friend.

That we don't get to see.

Or maybe she's his little imaginary Italian friend, hmm,

like Pinocchio?

How old are you?

The thing is,

why do you insist on keeping us all in the dark about her?

We're taking down Damien Moreau.

This is a guy who moves money for arms dealers,

drug kingpins, terrorists.

Pretty worthy goal, yes?

We'd all agree.

Now, the fact that we don't have a choice in the matter

I can barely stomach,

so if we could just focus on our client

and the guy that took his life savings,

it'd be a good start.

Now, run it.

Meet Mark Vector.

His pro highlights - 6 assists, 2 goals,

3,000 minutes in the penalty box.

Yeah, I've got some tape on this guy.

He can fight.

You watch hockey fights alone at night in your room?

Yeah.

You never know if you're gonna have to fight a guy on ice.

Just saying.

Now, after his pro days,

he turned his attention to the market,

where he made a fortune picking stocks.

That's the myth. What's... what's the truth?

The truth is, he's a huckster.

He built an investment firm

preying on his former hockey fans, like our client.

Then, he started laundering money

for underworld figures he met during his career.

Lucky for him, a Boston grand jury is about to indict

me of his mob clients for money laundering,

which makes Vector a very important witness.

So, what does Vector have on Moreau?

I don't know.

So, our job is to find that out

before he testifies and gets immunity,

which is happening tomorrow.

And let's not forget,

we also have to get our client his money back.

Well, look.

I got Vector coming in at 5:00

on Vista Atlantic, Flight 411.

He's gonna be met by an FBI handler.

Part one of the plan - meet him first.

Woman on P.A.: Attention,

all passengers for Flight 1060 to Detroit,

please note that flight has been delayed one hour.

I still don't know why

Sophie's not doing this part of the con.

Well, the con requires a carrot and a stick.

I need her to be the stick.

Well, remember that time I was the carrot

and I stabbed somebody? I do, yeah.

No, you can handle it, especially the second part.

Well, yeah, the second part

I can do in my sleep, literally.

All right, look who the FBI assigned to pick up Vector.

Passengers traveling to...

Agent McSweeten?

He knows me.

Well, he knows you as a fellow FBI agent.

What are we gonna do?

Okay, I got the number of his field officer.

We're gonna clear him right now.

Uh, yeah, hey. Uh, this is Mark Vector.

Uh, listen, my flight just got in,

and, uh, someone was supposed to meet me here.

And, uh...

Uh, Flight 411, Gate 31. Got in a half-hour ago.

Listen, if no one's here in five minutes,

I-I'm out of here.

Yeah.

I got, uh...

I got Hardison to change the arrival gate.

This is your final boarding call

for Flight 317 to Nashville.

Yes, sir?

McSweeten, where the hell are you?!

Get... get over there now!

Um, w-well, it's not for another 10 minutes.

He got in a half-hour ago! Gate 31! Um...

Get your ass over there! Move! O-okay, um...

And there he goes.

Hurry up! Go, go, go! Sorry.

So, if Vector has an immunity agreement with the government,

why on earth would he speak to us?

Well, he'd have to think

that he's in such big trouble for something

that his immunity agreement was worthless

and he'd have to make a new deal.

And have to give up Moreau to get it.

Wow. That's an awful lot of trouble we've got to come up with.

Well, what are his weaknesses,

besides busting up the power play?

He's got two big ones.

He's got a violent temper, and he likes to party.

Talking bar fights, D.U.I.s, you name it.

All right, so, when his partying gets him into hot water,

who does he call?

Ghostbusters!

Wow. Again?

Parker.

He calls Daniel Firestone.

He's Boston's finest fixer-lawyer.

Part two of the plan... Sophie, steal his lawyer.

I was wondering if I could have a word with you.

I'm Tina Myers.

I'm an investment banker. Uh, Daniel Firestone.

I'm sorry. I'm late for court.

You can make an appointment with my secretary.

Oh, no, no, no, no, this can't wait.

You see, I'm in big trouble.

I'm being investigated by the FBI

for a deal I did for Taito Bank.

In Japan? Yes.

Your flight leaves in two hours.

Uh, miss Myers, I can't just leave for Japan.

I'm sorry. I can't help you.

But I can't go to jail!

You... listen, there's a $100,000 retainer.

Please, please, please. I'm desperate.

You're scared.

I can see that.