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Somebody help!

Whatever you can do to protect my sister, I love her. You are being set up

strategy game, and your opponent is highly dangerous.

Who is this man?

I must kill you right now. You sent him to meet me this afternoon. Why would you

believe that I would not kill you?

Somebody stop her!

This has not been a game, it has been a war.

I loved you. That's a lie, you're a murderer.

Well go ahead, fire away.

Do it.

What, you're not surprised that I penetrated your security?

Do you know where you are, young man?

Let me see.

I'm in your game room.

What does it look like?

It's not a game room.

It's a battlefield.

You're standing before the greatest generals in history.

Washington, Napoleon, Lee, Rummel, MacArthur, a dozen more, and yet you

respect? Yeah, well, I'm not here to play games.

I'll kill you right now.

That would be a foolish move. Without my help, you'll be dead in five minutes.

What? My cannon fired a tiny capsule of poison.

Fortunately, I have the antidote.

Get it right now or I'll blow your head off.

You're crazy.

I suggest you remain calm.

It slows down the poison.

Had someone killed?

Who and when? That's the wrong question.

Who and how?

Now, here is your assignment.

Twenty -five thousand.

I'll give you fifty, but my instructions have to be followed to the letter.

The antidote, Rush.

I have it right here.

I think we're going to work very well together, Mr. Dodd.

Yeah, yeah, go on.

Very well indeed.

Particularly now that you're aware of what will happen to you if you deviate

even slightly from my instructions.

Here's the stairway up to that hidden road.

Okay, so if we cover these two staircases, we should have a track.

Where's Susan?

I thought we were going to be team. As far as I know, she's coming. She's

late.

She's here.

Susan, you're late.

No, I'm sorry.

Brigman had a hundred questions about the presentation.

I thought he was never going to shut up.

We start in five minutes.

So what's the situation?

Well, so far, we're pretty sure that Yellow Team's flag is somewhere here on

north end of the fourth floor.

We'll probe their defenses to mask the main assault.

Hey, since you were late, you get to pull decoy. Oh, good.

I want you and Stan to go to the south stairs and move up. Got it.

You got me. One for one.

All right, Miss Wilhite, let's go over this once more.

So you're trying to tell us that somebody broke into your apartment last

stole the gun, modified it, and returned it before you even knew it was missing?

The only way it could have happened.

Look, I reported the break -in to the police. It's in your file.

According to your complaint report, Miss Wilhite, there was no mention of a gun

being stolen.

That's because I didn't know it was gone.

You never checked the bag where you keep it?

take it home after each game. I clean it, I put it in the closet, and I forget

about it.

Miss Willight, we know about your relationship to Michael Stanley.

We also know that you worked in the same department or on tech with him as a co

-worker and that you were also involved during the past six months.

We dated a few times.

We were not lovers.

What's going on here? A police investigation. Who are you?

I'm this woman's attorney.

What are the charges?

None yet.

We're just trying to find out what happened.

That's not what I was hearing.

Have they placed you under arrest?

No. Then you're not answering any more questions.

Unless you people are charging my client with something, we're leaving.

Let's go.

We'll be in touch for a statement.

Susie, listen to me. I've had a lot of experience with the police, okay?

You're the only suspect they've got.

They're going to pin this mess on you until they get a better lead. The

situation is too serious to waste time.

I've already made my decision. I want to talk to him. You don't need some man

that runs cheap ads in the newspaper. Linda, what are you going to be, my

or my attorney?

If you want someone else to represent you, just say the word.

Look, I'm sorry.

I really appreciate everything you're doing for me. I guess I'm just tired.

Then you should be resting instead of wasting time with this guy.

Who's there?

Okay.

All right.

You talk to him.

I'm going to work.

Morning.

Or is it a good morning?

Susan Wilhite?

It's me.

Please forgive my sister. I'm afraid we're both pretty exhausted.

Listen, do you mind if we go for a walk?

I could really use some air.

I can't believe this is happening.

I mean, how can your whole life totally disintegrate in 12 hours?

Well, on occasion, mine has been known to disintegrate in 30 seconds.

All things are possible.

No, but I mean, ever since college, I've been so careful to make all the right

moves.

Well, that is very commendable, however.

If you have been set up, somebody obviously didn't like one of those

Has anybody threatened you?

No.

Well, has anything untoward happened lately, any strange occurrence?

Have you shown these to the police?

No. Got any more?

Yeah.

Mind if I borrow them?

Listen, why don't you go home, get some rest, and then we'll talk.

Let's eat.

Nice place for a war, huh?

Things become a regular event.

A bunch of yuppies from the Armtec Corporation formed a club about a year

They meet twice a month. Lease weird buildings like this one. Rig it with

and booby traps. Watch out for this one here.

And then they shoot paint at one another.

What about the murder weapon?

Strictly professional modification.

Whoever let me see it.

Sequenced with two paint pelts and a .44 Magnum slug.

Club members?

I'll give you a complete breakdown later, but the important part is this.

Susan Wilhite and Michael Stanley were an item for a couple of months.

Nothing really heavy.

Other than that, no dark secrets. It's a bunch of overachievers out to have a

good time.

I have an idea that Michael Stanley was a random victim because whoever modified

that gun didn't give a damn who he killed.

Mind you, the whole thing seems quite strange.

There seems to be no motive for murder. Yet on the other hand, somebody took a

great deal of trouble to plan the whole event. On your left!

I wouldn't do that if I were you.

I wouldn't do that if I were you.

Mickey Kostmeyer.

Linda Wilhite.

Sister of Susan.

She's also a lawyer of some note. I really do think perhaps we could put the

weapons down now, don't you?

I suppose I'll be running into you every time I turn around.

Well, the path is rather narrow.

Look, as I'm sure my sister told you, I am tolerating you on this case for her

sake alone.

We don't need you.

Mickey, I first met Miss Woolhite about a year ago, rather briefly.

I helped put one of her clients into prison.

I must admit, you did not an excellent defense.

Everyone deserves a fair trial, Mr. McCall.

Mickey, you'd be very interested in Miss Woolhite's military background.

Before... Going into private practice. She was, in fact, in the army.

Five years, wasn't it? Finished up a captain.

The criminal investigation department.

Pentagon. Hey, they're my favorite people.

Must forgive my colleague's rudeness.

He, too, has a military background.

He graduated from Fort Leavenworth.

Why am I not surprised?

Look, can we speak as one professional to another?

Yes, certainly.

My sister's future is at stake here, and somehow I don't believe that a

vigilante and an ex -convict can help her. So I'm warning you, if your

activities cause her any problems, I'll turn your life into a legal hell.

I assure you, I will take that warning extremely seriously.

Special deal, McCall. Today you only have a bug in a shooter.

for coming down. I know how busy you must be up there.

Look, we all want you to know we're really pulling for you.

I don't know how much that means to me.

Um, listen, I was thinking that maybe I could take a leave of absence for a few

weeks.

Let's sit down.

Greenfield survey is almost finished. It's just a matter of analyzing the

I could do that at home.

Susan, I don't know how to tell you this.

I got a call a little while ago from the CEO's office, and they've put you on

indefinite suspension.

What? It's just a formality, you know, to give you some time to handle your

legal problems.

You think I really did it?

The board of directors, you know, they're not sure if... The board of

You have been under a lot of stress these last few months. Is that what you

them?

What is this, a nice corporate way?

what you're saying.

I think you know, Miss Woolhart, it's about time you and I had a talk. I

do. Surely it's obvious by now that you are in some danger.

The Gettysburg means nothing to you. Nothing? Look, I don't see how this

to what happened last night. The building where this took place was once

the Gettysburg Hotel.

And from that flimsy piece of evidence, you've decided that I'm in danger.

Some days ago, your sister received four soldiers.

You have now received four soldiers. Now, apparently, these models are

expensive. They are usually collected by people who call themselves war gamers,

and the games they play are called strategy games.

Have you ever known anyone like that?

While I was in the army, a few friends were involved with a club.

Really? Never played yourself?

Never. I'd like a list of those friends.

Why? Because...

I think that you and your sister are being set up for a strategy game, and

opponent is highly dangerous.

I am not going to have you harassing my friends based on sheer speculation.

Does distrust run in your family, Miss Wilhite?

What do you mean?

Well, obviously you distrust me, and your sister obviously distrusts you.

Not only are you a lawyer, you're also a trained investigator.

And yet your sister called me.

Now why do you think that is?

I think you're asking the wrong person.

I'm asking you.

All right.

We haven't had the most wonderful relationship in the world. We're both

competitive. And that competitiveness reached its height two years ago when

were both involved with the same man.

She told you about that?

No, no. I actually discovered that for myself.

So you probably know that I married him and that he died in a car accident ten

months later.

Look, I'm not going to lie to you.

It hurt me when Susan called you in on this case. I know that's not very

professional of me.

Maybe not.

But it's human.

Well, Miss Wilhite, I am not trying to pry into your private life out of some

kind of enjoyment.

You and your sister have an enemy. I want to find out why that is and who

is.

Okay.

Whatever you can do to protect my sister, I will appreciate.

I love her, Mr. McCall.

When Ron died, I thought I'd go crazy.

For two months, she took care of me like I was a child.

If she hadn't been there, I would have committed suicide.

I just want to be there for her the same way.

Do you understand?

Yes, I do understand.

I have to go.

I have an appointment at the office.

Miss Wilhite, I think that you and I could accomplish a great deal

if only we'd work together.

For instance, I would like that lift.

I'll send it over this afternoon.

Thank you.

Jim, you be down there to follow Hillary?

Yeah, it's right outside.

Harris is watching her sister.

So you, uh, you don't trust these lovely ladies, do you?

I think there's something wrong, Mickey. Something very wrong. I feel it in the

pit of my stomach.

These are photographs?

Yeah, they're running through the company computer right now. I'll

the word back this evening.

Harris thinks this is just some guy in the make. All he did was buy her a

Well,

we'll see. We'll see.

Good afternoon, Mr. Dodd.

Our operation's going very well, don't you think?

Like clockwork.

Have you arranged to meet her?

Yeah, we have a date set for tonight.

Excellent.

Excellent, huh?

I hope you're enjoying all this, Rash.

Because I'm not.

I don't like the feel of it.

Either I do it tonight or I'm out of here.

Your wish is granted.

You will kill her tonight.

Here are your instructions.

As usual, follow them to the letter.

Have a very good afternoon.

McCall? Yeah, I just talked to Jonah. He entered their net.

If this is the top strategy club in the East, they ought to learn something

about security.

Anyway, you fed your information into their system.

According to their scores for the last year, there are four key players in the

New York City area.

Three men and a woman.

Names?

Dennis Laswengren, Ernest Brasher, Mark Lieberman, and the woman's name is

Candace Morgan.

All right. Now you tell Jonah to cross -check those names against Pentagon File

Alpha Delta 30214 -6, Entry Level Delta Bravo

113.

That's going to take some time.

Yeah, well, I want it as soon as possible.

And I want you to let me know straight away if there is a match -up.

Got it.

Of course.

Dear God, it's as clear as daylight.

Thank you James.

Take care of that. No, no, no. I do not need a confirmation code.

Thank you.

Okay, what's the word, Robert?

The random guy from the company computer. So who is he?

A hitman.

By name, Stuart Dodd.

Okay, let's try this again, Miss Wilhite.

You said you've never seen the man before, but yet we found his clothes in

closet. Did you not hear what I said, Detective? No, I never saw the guy

in my life.

What's going on?

Susie.

There's no reason for you to be here. Who called her here? I did.

I'm sorry. She is involved.

What do you mean?

Look, we've got a dead man in the bedroom who appears to have OD'd, and

McCall here seems to think you may have known him.

What?

Would you come with me, please?

I'd like you to take a look in the other room.

Come on.

Oh, my God.

You've seen him before?

Today.

I just met him. I was supposed to go out on a date with him this evening, but he

never showed up.

What's going on? Who is he?

Well, as far as we can tell, he's a professional killer.

What is he doing in my sister's bed?

Who is this man?

I don't know.

I've never seen him before.

I want the truth.

I'm telling you the truth.

No, you're not.

I've known you too long. Don't you think I know when you're lying?

But I'm not lying.

My God.

It's you.

You sent him to meet me this afternoon.

No. It's been you from the start.

What are you saying? Get away from me!

You're a murderer.

Linda Wilhite, I'm placing you under arrest.

What is the charge?

Conspiracy to commit murder.

We found a note to Dodd on your stationery. The contents are very

Who is she going to kill?

Based on the note, it was you.

Why are you here, Mr. McCall?

I, uh... I wanted to talk.

You fix bail for yourself?

Yeah, thank you. It's all taken care of. I'll be out of here in a few hours.

You haven't trusted me right from the beginning, have you?

Don't you think it's time you started?

I'm afraid it's a little late for that.

Why?

You have any theories on what's going on?

No, not theories. As far as I'm concerned, no, they're a fact.

The soldiers that were sent to you and your sister...

We're Civil War soldiers.

You got Union soldiers, she got Confederate soldiers.

It was a war where brother fought against brother.

Now it's sister against sister, is that it?

Whoever is responsible, I admire his sense of history.

Oh, come on.

You are a clever investigator.

I think you know perfectly well who is behind all this.

Having suspicions and having evidence is not the same thing.

Well, the game isn't over yet, is it?

So why don't you let me help you with whoever it is you are facing?

I can't.

Thanks for all you've done.

Let me

get this straight. You're saying?

Everything that the police found was a setup.

Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying.

Have you seen the evidence?

Yes.

If that man hadn't died of a drug overdose, I would be dead right now.

You see, I don't think that that was ever the plan.

Whose plan?

The shadowy figure that you talk about. Well, what is his name?

I don't know. I can't answer that question yet. Look, they found the man's

room in it.

It was the money she gave him, my address, a detailed account of my life.

She was even sleeping with him while she was planning my murder. You claim that

you were set up. Why shouldn't she have been set up?

Because she planned the whole thing.

I don't know why I didn't see it from the beginning.

I think you're making a mistake.

We're just like everyone else.

Eventually, you take her side.

But I'm sick of it.

You've done absolutely nothing for me, and I don't want your help anymore.

This is getting nastier by the minute.

Yeah.

I think it's going to be over very soon.

Did you get anything for me, Mickey?

Yeah, two things.

First, Jonah got a matchup on the criminal investigation files of the

and our players at Strategy Games International.

Fine, fine.

Who is it? Name's Rasher.

And this is from Jimmy.

He says it's the results of the special research project you gave him.

Mickey, I want you to watch her.

Don't you let her out of your sight.

You say so.

So why did you want to come here?

I'd have met you anywhere in the city.

What better place is there than this?

Nobody's here.

You can take your best shot.

That's why you hired a hitman, isn't it? I didn't hire a hitman.

I saw the evidence.

I was set up just like you were. Why don't you put the stupid gun away?

You should be very interested in this gun.

I had it modified to shoot real bullets.

So the gun is loaded with real bullets, huh?

Well, go ahead.

Fire away.

All your problems will be over.

Do it.

Do you believe that I would want to kill you?

Because I know what you're really like inside.

You hate me that much?

All right.

All right.

Let's go.

Where are we going? I'm going to show you what this is all about.

who's challenged you to a match.

I'm really not interested.

I'm very busy right now.

He's only in New York for a few days.

What's his name?

Robert Cavendish. He's a national winner from New Zealand. According to the

record, he's very good.

What battle has he requested?

Gettysburg.

A man from New Zealand wants to fight the Battle of Gettysburg?

Very well.

Give me his number.

Hello. Is this Mr.

Cavendish?

Yes, it is.

This is Ernest Rasher.

I understand that you want to fight the Battle of Gettysburg.

Yes.

I understand that you're the expert at it.

Oh, really?

Yes.

You have an international reputation for pitting brother against brother, as

they say.

I assume that you've fought this battle before?

Yes. Hundreds of times.

Well, then it would be wrong to disappoint you this time.

How about tonight?

Excellent.

My address is 1800 York Avenue.

Nine o 'clock?

I will be there.

Hello, Mr. Rusher.

As you can see, the battlefield is ready.

Are you prepared to play the game? I've been looking forward to it.

Gettysburg.

Yes.

Lee had nine divisions to Meade's 19.

Meade also had the advantage of the terrain.

So, which army are you going to choose?

Meade, of course.

General Lee was an arrogant man who overestimated his capabilities.

No, he didn't overestimate.

He had no choice.

So he chose suicide.

One glorious moment, pickets charged, thousands and thousands of infantrymen

rushing over fences, straight into the enemy's fire, the chaos of hell.

And then, like smoke, they vanish.

That's what's going to happen to you, Mr. McCall.

Is it?

You're not surprised that I know your name?

Not in the least.

And I know why you're here.

To rewrite history and win the Battle of Gettysburg.

Let us understand each other, shall we, Mr. Rasher?

This has not been a game, it has been a war. A war carried out by a vengeful,

vile man.

I am here to stop it.

And so the first volley is fired even as the armies enter the field.

Excellent.

Everyone's punctual.

Miss Will, I had called for an appointment this afternoon, and I knew

wanted to be here.

Mr. McCall.

I said the path was narrow.

Good evening, ladies.

Who is this man?

The one that sent us out. He's responsible for everything that's

so far.

From the rigging of your gun, to the body of the man found in your hooker's

apartment. Why would you do this to us?

Because five years ago, I put his son in prison.

He was an army colonel. And he was using his position to steal weapons and then

sell them on the black market. That's a lie. He was innocent. And you framed him

for no other purpose than to advance your career.

The charges are true.

Your son was a thief.

He couldn't face up to reality.

And so he hanged himself in prison.

Which means that he was a coward and so are you.

goading me into a premature attack, Mr. McCollum.

It's very nice, but it won't work.

You ladies should be flattered.

Since Miss Willard left the army, I've spent over a million dollars

every minute of your lives.

Oh, Linda, I'm so sorry. Please forgive me.

Very moving.

But do you think I'm going to allow you one shred of peace after you've left me

nothing more than a son to bury?

I'm going to take away everything.

Every moment of peace you would have for the rest of your life.

What are you talking about?

He has another card to play.

Did you come armed, Miss Willard?

If not, allow me to offer you something from my private collection.

Open the box and take it out. It's fully loaded.

You want me to kill you?

Miss Wilhite. Don't move, Mr. McCall.

My cannon's on toys.

They cover every part of this room.

And they're loaded to kill.

I want to get out of here right now.

Afraid that won't be possible.

Let me out!

Don't worry. He doesn't want to hurt you.

She's absolutely right.

But I can understand your panic.

Now, if you would be so kind as to pick up that notebook.

I think you'll want to see it.

It's a complete report of your husband's death.

What?

Don't look at it.

Just leave me to handle this matter.

I don't understand. What is this?

The true story.

All of it, this time.

You thought his death was an accident, but it wasn't.

When you married him, your sister was so consumed with jealousy and hate.

that ten months later she hired a professional killer who arranged the

in which he died.

And I don't believe him. It's a lie.

You're an attorney.

Take a look at the evidence, Counselor.

I'm sorry.

I'm afraid he's right.

I didn't mean to do it. I went crazy.

I tried to stop him.

Please, Linda. Linda.

Oh, God.

Somebody stop her!

I loved you so much.

You were my little sister.

Pick up the gun.

Go ahead and kill yourself.

It isn't going to happen.

You see, I unloaded her gun.

You have miscalculated. She is a very strong person, Mr. Ratcher.

You have lost.

What are you going to do? Kill us all?

With pleasure.

Every one of you in memory of my son.

You found my cannon?

Yes.

I disconnected all but one.

Walk with me for a few moments?

I have a number of people still working on this, and they've told me that within

a couple of days, this web of so -called evidence that Russia wove around you

will be unraveled.

I appreciate what you're doing.

I don't know what I'd do without you.

I would also like to say that I think that what you are doing for your sister

shows great compassion.

I don't think that if I were in your place, I... I would pay for her defense.

I don't have any hatred left anymore.

All I feel is sorrow.

Just how much sorrow.

I... I understand that.

Oh, how I understand that.