Taken

- I'd really prefer if we could remain

friendly competitors.

- Maybe I'll see you around, Vincent.

She's so my type.

- Everyone has their limits, Brian.

Even you.

- Zamani, the terrorist they captured in Syria.

- That's him. And he was just

broken out of custody.

- They took Mills! - Who did?

I warned you, Christina.

You never gave up.

So how could I give up on you?

- It took some leg work to find you.

I hacked into admissions, changed your identity.

I came here because I didn't know where else to go.

Mills has been abducted. Santana's--

Someone's trying to get us.

They already tried to kill you,

and it's only a matter of time

before they come for the rest of us.

It's not exactly what I signed up for,

know what I mean?

Yeah, I know. Now's the time

where you'd normally lecture me about loyalty,

or threaten to lock me up

if I didn't cooperate.

I'm really sorry it had to end this way, boss.

Please don't hate me when you wake up.

I got--

Good-bye, Christina.

Rest easy, huh?

- The Senate Armed Services Committee

meets today to receive testimony

on the privatization of the war on terror.

The purpose of this hearing

is to discuss what's gone wrong,

and to seek solutions that will enable us

to bring our troops home.

Director Owens. - Thank you, Senator Buchanan.

We've asked the head of private military firm

Blackfalls to speak with us today.

We're honored to hear from Mr. David Ramsey,

who has served our country honorably in uniform.

Mr. Ramsey? - Thank you, Director Owens.

I appreciate the opportunity to testify here today, because...

our nation is tired.

Tired of endless war, of endless sacrifice.

This fatigue has only made our nation less safe.

Just a few days ago, the CIA allowed

one of the top threats to our security to escape.

- You mean Tamir Zamani? - Correct.

Now, I don't blame the CIA.

They are simply trying to do too much with too little.

By any metric of history, time, or money,

the war on terror is a disaster.

Afghanistan is a quagmire,

16 years of futility.

So, gentlemen, I am here to propose

a radical, more cost-effective solution...

PMCs.

If a private military company, like Blackfalls,

were handling renditions and security abroad,

the escape of Zamani never would have happened.

Why?

Because we can deploy better-trained soldiers,

saving the government both money and lives.

We can send operators into Afghanistan

and finally bring our troops home.

- Mr. Ramsey, I completely disagree.

I don't think we should be fighting

our wars with mercenaries.

Excuse me, Senator McDermott?

But my men are not mercenaries.

They are former service members,

who continue to serve this administration,

this nation, honorably.

Gentlemen... the definition of insanity

is doing the same thing over and over again

and expecting a different result.

What would you do differently?

- It's time to take the gloves off.

I believe we need a viceroy in Afghanistan,

someone who can oversee operations

and protect American lives.

It's a position that I believe

I am uniquely qualified to fill.

All I'm asking is that you allow me and my men

to continue to serve this great nation

and the people who love her.

So where are we headed?

You'll find out soon enough.

Good news.

Looks like your old boss took a dirt nap.

But you'll be seeing her soon enough.

- -

Good-bye.

And good luck!

- This whole Zamani debacle's a major embarrassment.

- We need to beef up security abroad.

- But the President has gone on record

saying he won't commit more troops to the Middle East.

- You've had the most experience with PMCs, Jim.

- What's your take on this? - Well, some of them

have done some good work for us in the past.

Look, I'm not opposed to using PMCs for--

renditions and private security abroad.

But I'm just not comfortable with the idea

of replacing our soldiers with mercenaries.

- Neither am I. Let me be clear, gentlemen.

As long as I am on this committee,

it's simply not going to happen.

- Which brings me back to my earlier question.

What do we tell the President?

Up the reward on Zamani.

If Ramsey's mercs can clean this mess up,

then maybe we can discuss a larger role later.

- Which will be asking for trouble.

PMCs are unregulated.

They don't follow the same rules of engagement.

Are we prepared for another bloodbath

like the one we had in Iraq?

It's a valid concern.

I've dealt with David Ramsey.

He's a ruthless, amoral SOB

looking to profit from our wars.

Quite frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if he was using

this Zamani catastrophe simply to further his own agenda.

- That's quite an accusation, Senator.

I have a plane to catch.

I'm off to Turkey, to reassure our NATO friends

that we're not the kind of country that does

exactly what you guys are talking about.

Excuse me.

- Well, then let's talk when you're on the ground.

Safe trip, Senator. - Absolutely.

Hello?

Anybody here?

- - Oh, my God!

Thank God it's you.

What are you doing?

- Trying not to get killed! - I mean in here!

- I came back to get a few things.

I figured I'd wipe the drives while I was at it and then--

- What do you mean, wipe the drives? Why?

- Sorry, I forgot you've been on a plane the whole time.

- Yeah, I called you a million times--Hart, too.

I couldn't get a hold of anyone, so I executed

our no-comms plan to regroup in the SCIF.

- Mills is gone. And Hart's in a coma.

And I don't intend to be next.

- What do you mean, Hart's in a coma?

I mean she got T-boned,

and the cops have no idea who did it.

I changed her name in the system to protect her.

We need to vacate now.

So you're just gonna leave?

Got a better idea?

Hey! What's that for?

For being a coward.

And a traitor. - No, no, wait a minute, okay?

I'm not a--all right, maybe a coward.

But I'm not a traitor. - You know what, you seem

to forget that we just saved your ass

when those two dudes showed up from your past.

And now I need your help, and you're just gonna walk?

- I'm not gonna walk. I'm gonna run, okay?

Because these guys are trained killers.

- What about Mills? - There's nothing we can do!

The ODNI froze our accounts after the Zamani incident.

All right? We have no resources,

we have no man power,

and there's nobody here to formulate a plan, is there?

- So we improvise! - You improvise, okay?

I plan on seeing my next birthday.

- So you're gonna abandon us, after everything

we've been through.

I really thought you'd changed, Kilroy.

- Oh, God! What is that?

What's that feeling in my chest now?

Guilt.