The Last Ship

No!

Gustavo...

Brother.

You have to trust me.

Our armies may be stopped at the Darien Gap,

but we have friends in Central America.

They have guns and men.

Let me gather their armies and...

Captain Aguilar's ship will cover an area

15 miles off the coast of Mexico.

Mr. Fuentes does the same off Cuba.

Land batteries and mines on either side

will fill the gaps and provide early warning.

Should be enough to protect the oil complex

'til the US-Mexican calvary arrives.

If Gustavo's forces try to make it through the mines,

they sink.

They hug beach, we blast 'em from land.

And if they come straight up the middle towards us...

We'll be ready.

I only wish Cuba could provide more support.

Señor Fuentes,

on behalf of the people of Mexico,

we are grateful for the risks you have taken,

not just for the battle to come,

but for the future of our two countries.

The airfield is in that direction.

Pablo said the Narcos leave for Northern Mexico

every Wednesday at 1600.

If they're still up and running.

That leaves us eight hours to get to the airfield

and convince them to give us a lift.

You will get that lift.

Everybody loved Pablo.

Vasquez will guide you from here.

Sí, Jefe.

You've bought the rebel movement some time and more.

You gave us confidence.

Take Gustavo's war plans back to the States.

Crack his code.

And let us win this.

Gracias, amigo.

We will meet again.

I'm sure.

Morning, babe.

What are you doing up?

You got home three hours ago.

I got to get back.

I was making breakfast.

Can't. We're so close.

Close to what?

Close to figuring out how we got attacked in the first place.

Sounds like you've been playing a lot of catch up.

Everyone's doing their part.

Including you.

Yeah?

How so?

Just being there for me.

Having my back through all of this.

It means more than you know.

Yeah.

That's me, making a difference.

Fuentes and Aguilar are aboard their ships, sir.

Where the hell are you, Gustavo?

CIC, bridge.

Admiral Slattery,

I can hear you pacing from the bridge.

I'm beginning to think we should shift to offense, Tom.

We know Gustavo's fleet's headed toward this strait.

Let's charge him head-on.

Flush him out.

I'm itching, too, Mike, but it's a solid plan.

Just need to give it a little more time.

T.A.O., we have a ping.

I have 1, 2...

Admiral, I have three signals pinging

southwest of the strait

consistent with those of three large vessels.

Son of a bitch, took you long enough.

Captain Aguilar, Señor Fuentes, this is Nathan James.

We have sonobuoy signals

at groups Kilo, Sierra, and Echo.

Captain Aguilar,

we have three unidentified contacts heading our way.

I say again, we have three contacts.

Copy that, Admiral.

Mexico is prepared to engage.

May God be with us all.

Third group of sonobuoys is pinging south southwest,

- bearing 2-5-0. - OOD, come to course 2-7-0.

OOD, aye. Helm, come to course 2-7-0.

Helm, aye, coming to course 2-7-0.

All teams, Gustavo's fleet

has adjusted course five degrees.

Aguilar, if they maintain course...

all three ships are set to split our line.

Copy that, Nathan James.

Can you ID any of those vessels?

Sir, I'm unable to identify them off the sonobuoy markers.

And they're still too far away for me to analyze their signatures on radar.

Holler as soon as you do.

I want to know what we're up against.

Yes, sir.

And what if this doesn't work?

Mexico could fall

and I just sent 900 troops into potential hostile territory.

My men could be marching alongside the very troops

ordered to shoot them in the back.

Latest Intel does indicate a growing rift within the country,

but for now, Northern Mexico is standing strong

against Gran Colombia.

"For now" being the operative phrase here.

To answer your question, General Dufine,

if this doesn't work, I plan to retreat out of Mexico

and back to the Rio Grande.

After which, I suppose, I'll be popping by

the President's office to fall on the sword.

Master Chief...

how long have you been in the Navy?

Just north of 30 years, ma'am, 27 at sea.

So maybe you can tell us.

What are the odds a smallboy and two allied gunboats

can defeat an enemy fleet?

Well, I stood on the bridge of that smallboy

while she took out a Chinese fleet,

a Greek fleet, an Astute-class submarine,

and a Russian nuclear battleship,

each time without an allied gunboat in sight.

So when we talk about Nathan James, ma'am,

there's no such thing as odds.

Sir, the first, smaller virus...

The servo-motor instructions.

Right, the servo-motor instructions

manipulated one of the satellite dishes

on the roof of this building,

shifting it .125 degrees to the west.

Now, a movement like that is small but significant.

Enough to redirect the dish

toward another satellite within close orbit to our own.

And we wouldn't even notice.

Once the enemy satellite connected,

it sent the second virus into our system.

In that moment, we became a Botnet, sir,

unwittingly relaying the virus

across the entire military network.

And for a good three minutes,

the enemy had total access to our computer systems,

so they knew exactly where our fleet was.

And they timed it perfectly to shut us down

just as their attack planes would've shown up

on our early-warning radar.

- Yes, sir. - How did they get the primary virus

into our building in the first place?

I'm still not able to tell you

how our firewalls were breached, sir,

but I'm confident I will.

Don't want to create an outbreak of panic.

Find out how we were compromised.

Do it quickly and quietly.

Yes, sir. Yes, sir.

First ship has cleared the sonobuoys.

They're in column formation.

Safe to assume they have us on radar by now.

We head west and they follow.

Gustavo's lead ship will hit the minefield straight on.

OOD, come to course 2-6-5, all ahead full.

ODI.

Helm, come to course 2-6-5, all ahead full.

Helm, aye, all engines ahead full,

coming to course 2-6-5.

Admiral, they've adjusted course.

Now heading north northwest.

Detonation detected.

Their lead ship was just hit by a Mexican mine.

Nice job, Aguilar.

That should light a fire under their asses.

Fire control, stay frosty. Aye, sir.

Nathan James, this is Captain Aguilar,

confirming Alpha contact is dead in the water

and sinking fast.

Ships Bravo and Charlie have adjusted course

away from the minefield now heading southwest.

Captain Aguilar, have your land battery at the ready.

They've headed for the shallows near Cozumel for cover.

Copy, Admiral Chandler.

Mexico's land battery is standing by.

CIC, Captain.

Keep an eye on those buoys in case they double back.

If the markers on either flank start to give us a return,

they've split their force east and west.

T.A.O., aye.

Tavo...

Fine.

We'll do it your way.

Sure that map is up to date, Vasquez?

Looks like we're the first ones to come through here

in a long time.

This is the safest way around the villages,

away from people.

Probably a good idea given the bounty on our heads.