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Morning, Ray. Morning, Stan.

How's your wife?

Couldn't be better if she was twins?

I've been waiting for someone to take that seat.

Do I look like a grapefruit?

I beg your pardon?

I'm on my way to read for a part of a grapefruit in a commercial.

Do you think a grapefruit has a squeaky voice? Because I can do squeaky voices.

Well, the good thing about that is no one really knows.

Hi, I'm a California grapefruit. I taste grape with everything.

You know, the strange thing, I just got a feeling to go out and buy grapefruit.

Oh. I'm going with squeaky.

You know, I taught Shakespeare to high school kids for 40 years, and now I'm

going to be a grapefruit, if I'm lucky.

What the hell do we do now?

David, what the hell are you thinking?

Turn the butt around.

Turn the butt. Turn the butt around.

Now. No, I'm doing it. Stop.

Nobody.

Let it move.

No residents within a five block radius evacuated.

You can do it and you will.

All available protected parts have been bashed. All adjoining streets closed.

All SWATs have been notified and it's on route.

Kate.

There's a small cleaning business across from the stop bus. We can set up the

command center there.

I want you on site.

The last hostage negotiation I did was eight years ago. I haven't been on the

team in five years.

Where's Tom Burns?

He's been on psych leaves since the end of the year.

Michelle Taylor?

I'm the operational commander.

You're the head of the hostage negotiating team.

That's the way it is.

Car's downstairs. Let's go.

I can't believe this is happening.

Maybe it's a mistake.

Not a mistake.

He's looking better, Meg.

He's not so pale.

How could he have leukemia?

Mom?

Baby?

When he's sleepyhead.

Hey, dormilome. How you doing?

Fine. Hi, Dad.

What's up, papito?

I'm still here.

I dreamed I was home, in my room.

You're going to be home soon.

Today? No.

Puppy, not today.

The doctors still have to make you better, honey, and it's going to take a

little longer than they thought.

More needles?

You know, Benjamin, sometimes doctors have to do things to us that hurt a

bit in order to help us.

I know, Mommy, but I'm scared.

No, baby.

It's all right. Mama's here with you, okay?

I don't care what you do, man. This is where we'll stop the problem.

What? Please.

Please. Keep the baby quiet.

He's crying.

Please, keep it quiet down.

Everybody, take a window seat.

We're dealing with two white males, Edgar Lessing, 58, and Josh Gallagher,

Both are employees of Dexcor Industries, a light manufacturing plant located

about three blocks from where they boarded the bus.

Lessing and Gallagher paid a visit to the executive office.

Dexcor's CEO, a woman by the name of Dana Joyce.

What happened?

Dexcor's just gone belly up. The pension is missing. 300 people unemployed,

including our guys, and Miss Joyce didn't respond well to the surprise

She called security.

Yeah, security guard shows up, and Edgar shoots her.

So they have at least one weapon.

Two. He grabbed the guard's 9mm full magazine, 12 rounds.

So I got a 10 -13?

No, shot in the leg, he's going to be okay.

Captain, I'm Robert Mace with the squad.

Hold on a second.

Ginny's coordinating all my communication.

Suspect background, all info. Bring her up to speed.

And get that Joyce woman down here.

You got it.

Your turn to go.

Obviously, they got the full advantage.

They can see out. We can't see in.

Our only shot right now is through the window, and they got a couple of female

civilians in the way.

I'll get your shooters in position. I want them visible.

Kate, you don't want to push these people. I mean, they're amateurs. If I'm

charge, I'm in charge.

It's the only way I do the job.

I make the decisions about the negotiations.

They may be amateurs, but they're playing in the big leagues.

Do I have that authority?

You're putting the threat right in their face. I don't think that that's... Do I

have that authority?

Yeah.

What are you waiting for?

We need something.

Gotta have something to trade.

Who are we dealing with?

Anybody got a phone?

Here, I got one. Take mine.

I just charged the battery.

Josh, get all that phone.

Yeah.

Look, I don't know what you guys did, but what your life is going to be like

from now on will depend on how you handle this moment.

You really want to play it cool. You don't want to do anything stupid.

Please, sit down.

Look, I'm a defense lawyer, okay?

Maybe I can help you do something. You don't help me.

Stop.

You know who I am?

You only busted me twice.

Whatever. What do you carry?

Nothing.

I'm on the straight and narrow now.

I'm just on the bus, girl. This ain't my fight.

You!

Back the way you were.

Move it. Move it.

Now, nobody talk unless they talk to me.

Kate McCafferty.

Edgar.

Edgar Lessing. Are you the one in charge, Mr. Lessing?

I guess so. I'm the one with the gun.

Well, then you're the man I want to talk to.

What's going on?

Are there any passengers on board who need medical attention?

No, not yet.

And there won't be... I'm listening.

Under the roof. Under the roof.

Oh, the cops.

I want them off the roof.

Well, I'm afraid that's standard procedure.

And the cops in the car, back them up about 50 feet. I'm starting to feel very

uncomfortable here.

Okay, we can talk about that.

I can move some of my people back, but I'm going to need some things from you.

I got a lot of stuff I want.

One thing at a time.

Okay, you want the snipers off the roof?

Get the guys off the roof, yeah.

Then release a passenger.

Do you have any mothers with children on board? I'd like to see those off first.

You think I'm crazy?

That's my leverage.

This is a give and take situation, Mr. Lessing. I take away a sniper, you

release a passenger.

Call me when you're ready.

How does your throat feel today, Ben?

Still kind of burn.

Well, we'll get you an ice pop.

What flavor do you like?

Cherry. Cherry?

Coming up.

May I speak with you two?

We'll begin chemotherapy this afternoon.

So soon?

Gabe, Ben has an acute leukemia presenting with a high white cell count.

It's important that we begin treatment immediately.

What kind of treatment is that?

I haven't received the results of the spinal tap. The type of drugs and

will depend on if we detect leukemia cells in his cerebral spinal fluid.

Well, I can already see the color coming back in his face, and I know my son.

I'll be back around three with a battle plan.

Then I'll go home, pack Ben's suitcase, his favorite toys, books.

He'll be here for a while.

McCafferty. Okay.

Pull the snipers back and back the cops up and I'll send someone out.

Okay.

Write him up.

Mr. Lessing?

Hello?

He hung up.

You gave him too much power.

I mean, you gave me too much.

Ginny called.

Edgar's call through 911 came from the department -issued cell phone.

What? We have an officer on board.

Who is it? You're not going to believe this.

I'm right here, Captain.

I'm right here.

Great.

She's more than capable.

Maybe. I just wish we had a more seasoned officer on board. Charles,

One of our own is on board.

Did you see the glasses being half full for a change?

She did a very smart thing.

She got him to use her phone so we'd know she was there. She better hope they

don't find out she's a cop, otherwise she's dead.

Captain?

I'm right here.

May I call you Edgar?

Sure, Kate.

Here's what I want.

I want a public apology from Dana Joyce, our perilous leader.

Then I want her to take her golden parachute for $10 million.

golden parish you can't pay out and transfer it to the pension fund.

Oh, yeah.

That's going to happen.

That'll give us about $25 ,000.

And the public apology and the money.

That's all I want.

That's all.

What are you saying?

That can't happen?

Off the top of my head, it's a long shot.

But I'll talk to her. It is not that complicated.

I want a public apology and the money. Well, this time I'm going to send

out of this bus, but this time they're going to be dead.

Ginny just found that his wife got down at the division.

Mrs. Lessing, he gave you no indication that anything was wrong?

He was fine.

For the first time in a long time, he told me he...

He made an appointment with Mrs. Joyce, and he was going to work everything out.

They didn't have an appointment, but somehow got past my assistant and came

inside, demanded that I settle up with all the workers.

What'd you say?

Nothing. She called security just like she's supposed to do. Relax, Mr.

Williams. Your client is not under investigation here.

The guard came in, and that's when Edgar pulled his gun.

Josh didn't have one?

They took the guards.

I feel horrible about this, Captain, this whole thing, and if I could do

anything, I would.

The past few weeks, since he found out about the company, he's hardly slept.

Barely even.

We're going to lose our house. That's all he kept talking about.

What I need you to do is make an apology.

That's impossible.

Once again, I'm not talking to you.

I need for you to apologize and assure them that you'll do your level best to

help them get their money back.

I can't permit that.

Look, there are other issues here.

Litigation involving hundreds of people. Other issues besides people getting

killed? Nate.

This is going way beyond the scope of anything we should... Let's cut to the

chase, shall we? This is about money. And you know what? There isn't any.

is broke.

When he found out the plant was closing, he couldn't believe it. But at

least he thought we had the pension and the stock.

But Dexcor invested all the money in the Mexico City plant.

Without telling the workers.

What about your $10 million?

Don't believe everything you read.

I have genuine concern for these workers, but I'm not going to

I'm not here to lay blame.

I'm here because right now you're our only hope of diffusing a life and death

situation.

I'm sorry.

I can't help you.

Hey.

Blame it on the lawyer.

When you found out we couldn't borrow against the pension plan because there

no pension plan.

He would never hurt anyone.

Never.

I can't believe this.

You told me that we were just going in to talk to Miss Joyce.

Now we've shot a man, he may be dead.

And you're talking about...

Killing all these people?

You're just going to have to trust me, Josh.

I do.

And I owe you, Hector. If it wasn't for you, I'd still be on that assembly line.

But you should have told me what you were going to do.

I mean, that you had a gun.

All right, listen.

That woman's a lawyer.

All right. No, listen.

She said that she could help us. Let her try.

We tried talking. That's how we got here.

I can make this right, not just for you and me, but for every man and woman we

work with.

Being a choice is not going to give up the money. You know that. Let's see how

it plays out.

And what if it doesn't?

I mean, are you really ready to kill that old lady?

But this girl had no problem taking my life.

I got in

a little trouble last month.

If I help you, maybe you can help me.

What did you do this time?

I got popped for grand theft.

But I figure I come out of this a hero, you can make it go away.

Well, I can't make any promises, but, uh... You don't know that.

You being a hero, I like that part.

Um,

this woman looks sick. Do you mind if I sit next to her?

Good.

Don't worry, okay?

Don't reschedule your autism and you'll be the best grapefruit ever.

Now that ship has sailed.

And do you know something?

I don't care.

Right now I'd settle for a cappuccino, a good book, my grandson asleep in my

arms.

We're going to get out of here.

How good of an actress are you? Do you have a plan?

Sure do.

I think you're getting sicker.

These

officers

are going to escort you to the scene. We need you to talk to your husband.

What should I say to him?

Tell him what's in your heart.

Tell him you don't want to lose him.

This

woman

needs a doctor.

What's the problem? She has a bad heart.

Her medication's at home.

She'll be all right.

Edgar, are you crazy, man? Let her go.

Not until our demands are met. Listen to him. He's right. That's a sick woman.

He doesn't understand.

I know these people, buddy. The management.

All they understand is the bottom line. She gets off the bus when we get our

money. That's our bottom line.

I'm sorry, lady, but I can't.

The old lady is sick. Better get off the bus.

Get on in, okay?

We're not getting an apology or anything else.

What are you doing?

I'm calling Edgar.

He gave me an hour to get her down here, and the hour's up.

Well, lie to him. It's all for time.

This is about trust.

I'm not lying to him.

And I'm not going to spend any more time explaining my actions to you.

Edgar?

Yeah, Kate.

Look, since we've been working together, it's been give and take on both sides.

So I'm not going to lie to you.

I talked to Dana.

She won't apologize.

I'll apologize for her.

You got the sympathy vote.

We're all on your side.

Don't blow this moment. Let the people go.

Come out, talk to the press.

Oh, right.

Right, I walk off the bus, I talk to the press a little. And what do I have?

Ten minutes before you drag me to jail?

Edgar, you said everything was going to be... Edgar, listen to me.

You made your point.

Let's just talk.

It won't help now.

We throw someone off the bus and I guarantee you, Danny Joyce will be down

dragging a bag of cash.

Hey, sir!

I say, when he leaves... He dies, I'll get the death penalty.

You didn't do anything.

Aisha, give me a gun.

Give me a gun.

I'll take care of it.

And I will.

Negotiation's over. We're not talking anymore.

Oh, yeah? What's your plan?

This is basic procedure.

When shots are fired, negotiations cease.

We don't know what happened in there.

Fine. Then make him call us. It'll give us some leverage, and we may get more

than one person out this time.

No, I'm making a call. We have to find out if anyone was hurt. I'm not going to

wait to hear from them.

I got a guy on the roof that's got a shot.

Suspect's moving, but he thinks he can make it. How many would we be putting at

risk? One, maybe two.

Shattered glass.

Strong likelihood the bullet will go right through and hit somebody else.

Well, what if we reach the bus?

It's a little like D -Day. You know, going in, you lose people.

They have a 9mm and a .38.

With rounds left in each. I'm making the call.

Edgar.

What happened in there?

I could tell bravery by the working man.

He should have been on my side.

Is he alive?

Yeah. Well, I'm sure it's not your fault.

I'm going to send the paramedics in now.

Fine. As long as they have my money.

Don't let this man die.

Don't turn this into a capital offense. Not over $25 ,000.

I'm trying to save your life.

Really?

Is that what you're doing?

You know, you're like the man in the flood who asked God why he didn't save

And God said, I sent you the boat. Why didn't you use it?

I'm your boat, Edgar.

I'm through with you.

I'm not talking to you anymore.

What about me?

Louise.

What are you doing?

Get off the bus. Stop this.

I can't.

Honey.

We have nothing.

I've got to get out there. I want him to see me.

Dad, I'm coming outside.

Can you see me?

Are you listening?

When we first fell in love, and I told you we couldn't have children, you told

me it didn't matter.

I was enough.

That was all you wanted.

When did that change?

Why isn't that true now?

I wanted to give you so much.

We can start over.

You're my age.

Who's going to hire me?

I don't care.

We had nothing when we started, but we were happy.

We had each other.

I just have to do this.

I can't go back to nothing.

That injured man, he's not part of this.

None of those people are.

You've got to let him go.

Just get the driver off the bus.

What if we have a chance to take down Edgar?

We have no way of getting a weapon on there. We don't know where Edgar is. We

don't know where Josh is. Just get the driver off. All right.

You got 30 seconds.

To our best, sir. You better move.

Thank God you're here. This guy really needs help.

It's me.

Yeah, I've given you what you were requesting. Now, I want my apology and

money.

Well, the next one comes out in a body bag.

This is about as bad as it gets.

Unless we find a way to get all those people to the back of the bus, we might

well fire a blind shot.

Okay. Well, that's her opinion.

I trust Raina's judgment.

She's been on the bus for six and a half hours.

Look, we've got to get the people to the back of the bus.

I'm going in.

Look, this may play well for the cameras, Kate, but you and I both know

unacceptable risk.

Is that what you're worried about?

You want me out of my job so bad that you're willing to waste a few people.

Paranoia doesn't look good on you, Kate.

It's a fine line between paranoia and the truth.

If you really want to be helpful, why don't you use your influence to persuade

Dana Joyce to change her mind and get on back down here?

Edgar.

Kate, I think it's time we met.

I'm coming in.

Can we have a little privacy?

Maybe you could move these people to the back of the bus or something?

You know, so we could talk.

All right.

Everybody move to the back.

We'll get the anchor.

We'll work something out.

Josh, give me the wallet and ID.

Okay, let's go.

Give me that.

All right, go on.

Story of my life.

I never was a good enough actress.

I thought you were great.

It's good timing, though.

What do you mean?

I made up my will last week.

Come on.

Marget, listen to me.

No one's going to die, okay?

All someone has to do is squeeze the finger.

That's it, your whole life, everything you've ever done, everybody's ever

Yeah. You two stop talking.

I can never, it's never there to stop.

No one's shooting at me.

And we can stop all of them. We can stop all the guns.

That's where it is all the time at this company.

I gave them my whole life, 30 years, and then they squeezed.

Boom.

Come on.

I don't want to see the same thing happen to my friends.

Well, you can end it.

I can.

Yes, you can.

And you will.

If he's your friend.

If he's your friend. If he's really your friend, you will.

Give it to me.

I got him.

Put him over there.

You don't have any choice, Ingrid. It's your only choice.

I played the game.

I did all the right things. Now look at this.

Yeah. I'm looking at this.

I'm looking at you throwing your life away.

And his.

No.

He had nothing to do with it. He didn't even know I had a gun at the meeting.

This is all me.

Well, that could be. But I can't help him.

Unless you let people off the bus.

I don't want any surprises.

I don't either.

What about the girls?

How about those two girls? Why don't you let them off? Keep me.

Sorry.

This is your stop.

Okay, Edgar.

Passengers are all in the back. Take your shot.

All right, this is it. Take your shot now.

Get all the IDs.

Take them out of the wallet.

No shot here.

Moving.

Everybody back to your seat.

Now!

Stand down. We lost the shot.

When I give you the sign, okay, not before.

Are you sure you're up for this?

You're kidding, right?

Look, I want you to take him down. That's it.

Okay, I got your back.

On your signal, I take the yellow one.

Don't worry.

I got a little help.

Don't tell my PO.

What are these for?

A lottery.

And it's the only fair thing to do.

Dr. Bullock to radiology.

Dr. Carolyn Bullock to radiology.

Still no Gabe, huh?

No. I don't know where he is. I mean, he wouldn't miss this for the world. He's

got to be stuck in traffic or something.

Do you want to hear the good news without him? There's good news?

Major good news. Oh, my God, yes, absolutely.

There are no leukemia blasts in Ben's spinal fluid.

What does that mean?

That the chemotherapy should prove extremely effective.

Given the form of Ben's leukemia, clear spinal fluid, even his high white cell

count, I would say that there is a 95 % chance of his going into remission.

What does that mean? I mean, is he cured?

No, the official line is five years remission before it's considered a cure.

Personally, I don't like using that word until my patients have crossed the ten

-year mark.

What if the cancer doesn't stay in remission?

There are other options, but let's cross that bridge when and if we come to it.

I just attended a high school graduation of a little girl I treated 12 years

ago. There is hope.

Hello?

Where are you?

I'm here with Dr. Morella right now. Where are you?

What?

You know, Gabe, don't even try to explain right now. I'll just see you

Is everything all right?

No, Gabe's not stuck in traffic. He's been arrested.

I'm not doing it.

What are you doing?

Legit. Larrabee. Edgar, what's up? He's picking someone.

Someone to kill.

Bottom line, it's the only thing they understand.

No, please.

I'm sorry.

No.

This is the only way people will know what they did to us.

If you're going to kill someone, kill me, man. I can't stand this anymore. I

just want this to be over.

Get out of the way. Come on, kill me, Edgar.

After what I did, we're already dead, man.

You didn't do anything.

Go.

Think I could be a cop?

Don't push your luck.

Stay down, Erica!

No!

I was

waiting for the spot.

This car pulls out.

This other car suddenly zooms in.

It takes it from me. So what?

You break the man's windshield over a parking spot?

He threatened me.

I wish there was no more to be threatened. Not today, not by nobody.

Gabe. I want my son lying in some hospital bed, suffering.

I'm the one that should be suffering.

If you know that, I can understand.

I screwed up enough in my life.

I know how you feel. I really do. I feel guilty, too.

I've thought about it many times, if there was anything that I did to cause

this. Ben died where we were living.

Is it a genetic defect?

But that's not the point, Gabe. The point is for us to focus on Benjamin and

making him better.

You know what?

I was relieved when the police were taking me to jail.

I didn't want to be in that meeting with Dr.

Morella.

I was afraid to hear what she had to say.

I understand that. I really do. But you cannot do

that again.

You cannot miss another meeting.

I need you.

I can't do this alone.

Benjamin needs you too, okay?

Thank you all for your cooperation.

As always, the safety of the hostages was our primary concern.

The bus driver is going to be fine, I'm happy to report.

And as for the one fatality, he gave us no choice.

And I am filled with admiration for the many officers under my command today who

stepped up to the plate.

What was that about?

I think we're all getting medals.

Marina, you did everything you could.

People are alive because of the way you conducted yourself.

You should be proud.

I don't feel proud. I just feel empty, numb.

A job will do that.

It's confusing, huh?

It's humbling.

Let's get back to the division. I'll be debriefing.

Is that for a drink along the way?

A drink?

You're old enough, right?

Actually, I still get carded all the time.

Yeah, right. Sure, rub it in.