All language subtitles for Ransom.S02E04

Ahmed.

I can't believe it.

Ah.

I know. So long.

It's good to see you.

Can't get used to how you look
without the uniform.

Yeah. Me, neither.

Eight years.

But I'm officially discharged.

I can't get used to how
you look without the beard.

Like Jay-Z, right?

(laughs)

I thought you were into Kanye.
No.

Jay-Z now.
Oh, yeah.

Yeah, I listen to him
on my way home from work.

"On my way home from work."

Did you ever think
you'd say that?

No.

Never.

You're doing well, man.

I'm happy for you.

Thanks, Mike.

So,

how you liking Paris?

Yeah, it's nice.

But it's hard.

Yeah, the women, though.

I know.

Can't get used to that.

Everywhere I go, women.
(chuckles) Yeah.

Any luck with that?

Uh, no, not yet. Not yet.
Mm.

MICHAEL:
I remember these.

Long way from Gitmo.

Sometimes I wake up,
and I think I'm still there.

I don't know how
you got through it, man.

Because of you.

Listen, my, uh,

shift starts in ten minutes,

but I'm gonna take tomorrow off
to show you around Paris.

Okay.

Let me get a shot.
Yes.

(clicks)

AHMED: So we'll meet
tomorrow, huh?

Sounds good, man.

(sighs)

(panting)

Hey!
No!

Stop him!

(shouts)

(grunts)

(indistinct chatter)

♪

My name is Michael Parkes.

I'm an American citizen.

I'm being held hostage.

(panting)

Bring...

Bring five million euros

to Parc de Villette in Paris,

in the 19th district

tonight at midnight.

If not,

they will execute me.

Please get me out of here.
(groans)

There will be no police
or military involvement,

or he dies.

WOMAN:
That's Ahmed Bakal.

How do you know?

There.

See that?

Same bracelet.

He's the terrorist
who kidnapped my son.

Is this really
your first time in Paris?

It is. City of romance.

The city of bad memories,
if you ask me.

(phone ringing) Did a French
girl break your heart, Oliver?

Not exactly.

Zara.
Hey, Zara.

ZARA:
How's Paris?

Beautiful,
but we miss you.

Is Mrs. Parkes there?

I'm with her right now.

Putting you on speaker.

Mrs. Parkes,
Eric Beaumont.

We spoke on the phone.

Ahmed Bakal
kidnapped my son.

ZARA: Mrs. Parkes showed me
a photo of Ahmed

wearing the same bracelet
as the kidnapper.

I sent you a screen grab.

ERIC:
Okay.

Any progress
sourcing the video?

No. It came untraceable.

All right.

Mrs. Parkes, since the
kidnappers aren't communicating,

we're working
on tracking down Ahmed.

He's our only connection
to Michael here in Paris.

The police have searched his
apartment and his place of work,

but he is AWOL.

Of course he's AWOL.
He's a jihadist.

You know he befriended
my son in Guantanamo

when Michael was stationed
there as a guard.

We're still
very much investigating

Ahmed's complicity.

Eric, did you get
the contact info

for the Paris
resettlement office I sent?

We're here now.

We'll see if Ahmed's
reintegration officer

can help us track him down.

We'll be in touch.

Okay. Standing by.

Jihadists who kidnap people
for ransom usually do it

in places they control--
tribal Pakistan,

the Islamic State--
so why Paris?

Because Michael's here now.

But he doesn't
come from money.

Still, kidnapping
an ex-Gitmo guard

definitely sends
a political message.

If you're gonna
kidnap someone,

why set up a meeting
on social media?

You're assuming
Ahmed's behind it.

Well, the bracelet
was pretty incriminating.

We don't know
for sure if he's involved,

but someone like Ahmed can be
easily compromised.

Plus, he does have
a history of violence.

Society will isolate him,
making him

vulnerable to recidivism.
Still, let's

not let our biases get
in the way on this one.

Isn't it weird
that a Gitmo guard

and detainee became friends?

It's rare, but it happens.

Probably weirder
that we became friends.

Ooh. WOMAN: Monsieur Beaumont?

Ah, Madame Rigaud.
Enchanté.

Uh, this is Maxine
Carlson, my second.

Hi. And Oliver
Yates, our profiler.

Hi.

Yes, hello.
Hey.

Uh, I pulled
Ahmed Bakal's file for you.

Okay, perfect. Thank you. Okay.

RIGAUD:
That's everything we know

about him.
Mm-hmm.

Ahmed was
a low-level fighter

when he was caught
in a raid in Afghanistan,

then held in Guantanamo as an
enemy combatant without charge.

He was released in 2013?

That's right.
He was cooperative,

and when Obama was trying
to close Guantanamo,

they decided
he posed a low threat,

and there was no reason
to keep holding him.

France agreed to resettle him.

How have you helped him
reintegrate into society?

We arranged an apartment
for him and a job at a market.

How's he been adjusting?

He was monitored heavily
when he first arrived,

but he's been living here
five years without incident.

Ahmed texted Michael
to meet him at Café Sousse

because it's a ten minute walk
from his job.

But the market where he works
is actually 20 minutes away.

By metro.

So, he got it wrong.

Oh, Paris life ain't cheap.

Maybe he has another job?

At a body shop
under the table.

There's only one body shop

within a ten minute walk
from the café.

Let's hit
the body shop.

(speaking Arabic)

(speaking Arabic)

MAXINE:
How is Evie doing?

After Delaine?

Yeah, her mom tells me
she's okay.

Teenage girls.

Masters of the
cold shoulder.

Yeah, the silence
is deafening.

As-salaam alaikum.

Alaikum salaam.

We're looking
for an Ahmed Bakal. Is he here?

I do not know an Ahmed.

Crossed arms, delayed response.
He's defensive.

You mind if I, uh...?
Employees only.

(wrench turning)

(both speaking Arabic)

This one getting an oil change?

Yes.

Even though
it doesn't have an engine?

Oh.

But look.

It does have an Ahmed.

I always had a bad feeling
about Ahmed.

After they became friends,
Michael changed.

He started on antidepressants.

You think Ahmed caused it?

I think he poisoned his mind.

I get it: Guantanamo

is controversial, but
don't those people see

their attacks
justify Gitmo's existence?

Actually, I think
Guantanamo is used

by jihadists as a
recruitment tool.

Are you Muslim?

I'm Zoroastrian.

Not Muslim.

Look, I already said to you,
I don't know any jihadists.

Not anymore.

Are you sure
you're not cops?

We're negotiators.

Hey.
Ah.

And you think
I did this?

No. Michael and I were
supposed to meet.

He never showed.

I knew something happened.
I got nervous.

I don't know
where he is.

I swear to you,
I'd never hurt him.

Then why were you hiding?

The police were at my house.
They think I'm a terrorist.

Well, the thing is, Ahmed,

hiding only
makes you look guilty.

I didn't know
what else to do.

I'm supposed to
be a free man,

but Paris still feels
like a prison.

OLIVER: Have you been
in contact with any jihadists

since you've been in Paris?

No.

What's that?

What?

This?
'Cause...

the man in Michael's ransom
video has the exact same one.

(Ahmed laughs)

Thousands of people have this.
Hmm.

It's a very
popular team.

If you aren't in contact
with any jihadists,

then how did they know
where to find Michael?

I don't know.

There's got to be a connection.
Otherwise...

It's a hell of a coincidence.

We're meeting
with the kidnappers tonight,

and I want you to come.

You might be able
to identify them.

Look, I want
to help Michael,

but I don't want anything
to do with jihadists.

You won't be with them.
You'll be with us.

And we'll protect you.

Michael needs your help.

♪

Where are your guns?

We're negotiating in good faith.

Guns have a tendency
to undermine that. All right.

It's gonna be
okay. Let's go.

OLIVER (quietly):
I'm trying to be objective.

I keep thinking
"ethnic disproportionality,

cultural bias," but...

But?

I don't know. I just have
a bad feeling about this guy.

That doesn't sound like
an official psychological

analysis.

No, it's an opinion.

MAN:
Did you bring the money?

(exhales)

My name is Eric Beaumont.

I'm a negotiator hired

by Michael's
mother.

She has scraped together
every penny she has.

Is Michael with you?

The range of an NFC speaker
is 200 feet.

He's here. Somewhere.

Well, I'm prepared
to make you an offer

if you can guarantee
the life of her son.

MAN:
How much? I said how much?

I give you
200,000,

you give us Michael,

and we walk away.

We said five million.

I don't have five million.

I can get you more,

but I need proof that
Michael is alive.

You recognize the voice.

It's a good payday.

Hey.

Help us help Michael.

Who is it?

It's, uh, Samir.

My cousin.

The voice is Ahmed's cousin,

Samir.

All right, last chance.

200,000 euros for Michael

and no police.

We'll kill him.

If you kill him,
no money, Samir.

He's dead.

(tires screeching)

Here. Take a seat.

You said Samir
is your cousin.

Your file says you have
no living relatives.

After my parents died,
Samir's father raised me.

Samir and I grew up together.

He's not someone
who would hurt innocents.

Might he have been...
(sighs)

radicalized
at some point?

He's never been devout.

Now people are radicalized
for different reasons.

Sometimes, it's religion,
but it could be racism,

unemployment,
anything that would make him

feel alienated from society.

We need to get behind
this jihadi mask he's wearing,

figure out
what's really driving him.

Samir...
Excuse me, madame.

(server speaks French)
Thank you.

(speaks French)

Here.

Samir's father.

What's his name?

Yasser Bakal.

Yasser?

Okay. And, um,

where is he now?

He's dead.

What aren't you telling me,
Ahmed?

(computer beeps)
Yasser Bakal.

He was building bombs for
the insurgency in Afghanistan

before he was captured
and sent to Guantanamo.

You were in Gitmo with him?

Cause of death:

heart attack.
Maybe Samir

blames America for the death

of his father. That
definitely could be

a radicalizing factor.

You didn't tell us
'cause you're afraid

that Samir has been radicalized.

No.

It's not possible.

Did you see your uncle
in prison?

We were
in different cell blocks.

Sometimes I'd see him
through the fences in the yard,

but that's it.

Yasser died eight years ago.

Why seek vengeance now?

Opportunity.

Michael was just discharged
from the military

and came to visit
our buddy Ahmed.

MAXINE:
Even if

that's true,

we've spooked Samir.

He's not gonna get in touch.

No, I think you're right.

Call him.

I think we've put Ahmed in
danger by outing him to Samir.

It's a risk, but Samir knows we
can give his name to the police.

It gives us leverage,
and it keeps Michael safe.

For now.

He's not picking up.

You know where he lives?

All right. Let's, uh,
let's pay him a visit.

Why didn't you take his call?

Because he told
them my name.

I know he is
with them now.

You're a good soldier, Samir.

Ambitious.

But you failed
to get the money.

Your father would be ashamed.

I will get it.

I promise.

Samir.

I want you to see this
as an opportunity.

What do you mean?

Samir's place is
on the fifth floor.

Apartment 502.

Should I drive around back?

No, we're going in
through the front door.

Make sure Samir knows
we're coming.

You're our eyes and ears
out here, okay?

Lead the way.

(door creaks)

Samir?

No sign of Samir, but...

we are being watched.

(exhales)

(keys jangle)

(speaking indistinctly)
(baby crying)

(speaks indistinctly)

(exhales)

Is this you?

Yeah.
And this is...

Yasser.

My uncle.

Samir's father.

Lot of behavioral
residue in here.

What does it tell you?

(sniffs)
Cheeseburger and fries.

Now I want a burger.

He likes fast food.

And beer.

Alcohol is forbidden
by the Koran,

so probably not a
religious ideologue.

(sighs) Garbage is the window
to the soul.

(phone ringing)

It's Samir.

ERIC:
Here.

(phone beeps)

Hello?

Put Ahmed on.

(phone beeps)

I can get you what you want,
Samir.

Then where's my money?

I know you're under
an enormous amount

of pressure right now.
I can help you, Samir,

but you need to talk to me.

I want to see Ahmed
in the basement.

The room

behind the bicycles.
He knows where.

I'm gonna be there, too.

No.

He comes alone.

(phone beeps)

All right, let's go.

He told me to come,

alone.
I heard what he said.

Come on.

Remember
what we discussed.

All right,
is Michael with you?

No. Okay, I need
to speak to Samir.

Only Ahmed.
(speaks Arabic)

All right. Listen,

I'm with you.

I'll be waiting.

They didn't let
you in, huh?

I didn't think they would.

But they didn't
frisk him either.

Get in.

Look it.

Same bracelet as Ahmed's.

Yeah. I guess it was
Samir in the ransom video.

You need to
let Michael go.

Ask him if this is
about Yasser.

Is this about Yasser?

You want the truth?

Samir.

Samir, I'm talking to you!

Sidi,

when did you
get released?

I know you are scared
and confused,

and that's why you brought
those people here.

But I want you to understand

what we're doing.

Mohamed Mansouri.

Tunisian national.
A Guantanamo detainee

until 2017,

when he was transferred
to the UAE.

He must've just
got to Paris.

Ahmed, your uncle Yasser
didn't die

of a heart attack.

Yasser was murdered.

And your friend, Michael,

was in the room
when it happened.

Sidi, with all my respect,

Michael said
it was a heart attack.

I was in a cell
across the hall.

I could hear
Yasser screaming.

They were beating him.

He fought back,

but they wouldn't stop.

They beat him
till he fell silent.

Then I saw them take

his body away.

And then I saw Michael

leave his cell.

Michael would never do that.

He did.

I knew Yasser
since we were boys.

He was my best friend.

Like you and Samir.

And your American killed him.

You knew?

Sidi told me when he came back.

And you used me
to get to Michael.

No, Michael used you.

Why do you think
he became friends with you?

Because you both
like rap music?

Grow up.

He wanted to clear
his conscience.

I'm sorry, Ahmed,
but your friendship

with Michael is a lie.

No.

You are my family

and I love you.

I got these for us

because we are
like brothers.

But for years, there
was nothing I could do

to help you in Guantanamo.

Or my father.

Now there is something
we can do.

Get the money.

Think they're telling
the truth?

That Michael killed
one detainee

and befriended another?

I don't buy it.

We need to get Michael's
side of the story. Mm.

Money's not gonna free him,
but the truth might.

Ahmed,

get out of there.

They took your freedom.

They took your youth.

They put you in a cage.

Ahmed, you want
to help Michael?

I need you to leave,
right now.

Come back
to Samir's apartment.

It's time to pick
a side and act.

Ahmed? Ahmed,

can you hear me?

Shoot.

We lost him.

They're on the move.

(gasps)

They cut me off.

They could be
anywhere by now.

All right, listen,
we still have leverage.

Samir may be after justice
for his father,

but Mohamed wants money,
money for the cause.

Or start-up cash
for his new life.

He was in
Gitmo for years.

Either way, you know,
they'll get in touch.

I knew Ahmed
was vulnerable.

We still don't know for sure
that he's been radicalized.

You really think I'm biased.

Well, you weren't here
in Paris for the attacks.

November 2015?
You were here?

Yeah. We were, uh...

in a café.

I didn't know where
the shots came from.

Just, uh... I just froze.

Look, I didn't want it
to affect me.

(phone rings)

(exhales)

ERIC:
Hello, Samir.

SAMIR:
200,000 euros for proof of life.

I will send a video.

I want to meet
with Michael in person.

Rue de Grattan
and Rue de Chasseur.

One hour.

You said money
won't free Michael,

so what are we paying for?

An opportunity.

Come on.

Where is the money?

Here.

Get in the back.

Okay.

(indistinct chatter)

ERIC:
Hey, Michael.

My name is Eric Beaumont.

I'm a negotiator.

I was hired by your mother.

Please, you... you got
to get me out of here.

I'm working on it,
but I need you tell me

everything you know about Yasser
Bakal's death at Guantanamo.

Yasser?

What-what does that
have to do with this?

How did he die?

He had a heart attack.

Were you there when it happened?

No.

I had nothing to do with it.

Let's go. Drive.

Wait, w... where are we going?

(horns honking)

(siren wailing in distance)

(speaking in Arabic)

(shouting in Arabic)

What's this?

What's going on?

(rapid beeping)

Samir?

If you touch Michael,
the car or the cameras,

the bomb will explode.

All right,
let's talk about this.

Bring the rest of the money.

One hour.

I just gave you 200,000.

I asked for five million.

SAMIR:
No more negotiation.

What's going on?

There is a bomb in the trunk.

MICHAEL:
Oh, my God.

It's probably rigged
with a remote detonator.

So, what,

that lunatic can just set it off
whenever the hell he wants?

Stay calm, okay?

Trust me.

MAXINE: Someone called the
police, they're on the way.

We gave them Mohamed's
name and the location

of Samir's apartment.

We've got a problem.

Just the one?

We know.

There's something else.

MAXINE:
It's going viral.

All right, okay.

I don't want you guys
inside the blast radius.

Stay back 200 feet, all right?

Well, what about you?

I need to get Samir talking.

Hey, you're dealing with an
unstable attention-seeker here.

Samir's not gonna talk.

How are you gonna
get through to him?

Through Ahmed.

Okay.

All right, thanks, guys.

BEVERLY:
He must be so scared.

When I see him, I just see
his little four-year-old face.

Hmm.

How far along are you?

23 weeks.

Oh. Kicking up
a storm, I'll bet.

Well, he was, but, um...

he's gone quiet the
last couple of days.

Ultrasounds are okay?

Yeah.

Oh, I'm sure you have
nothing to worry about.

Mm.

(gasps)

BEVERLY:
Oh, my God.

When the time comes,

Mohamed wants you to be
the one to kill Michael.

You said you'd let him go.

Uh, you can do this.

I know what you are capable of.

That was a long time ago.

That part of my life is over.

Michael killed my father.

This is about family.

This is about justice.

MICHAEL:
No, no, no, no.

Okay, okay.
No, no, they said no cops.

They said no cops.

(sirens wailing)

ERIC:
Okay.

Who's in charge?

(grunts)

Eric Beaumont.

I'm a negotiator hired
by the hostage's family.

Bo Shaladi, commanding officer,
GIGN, counterterror unit.

You need to move away from...
All due respect, Commander,

if you cut the feed, it will
push Samir to detonate the bomb.

My men are searching for him,
and when they find him,

I will give the order
to take him down.

(speaks French)

I need that feed live.

Do what you have to do

to get it back online, okay?

ERIC:
Samir?

I know you're
live-streaming this

because you want the world
to hear the truth.

Now, I want you-- I want
to help you spread that message.

All right?

Michael Parkes.

You were a guard
at Guantanamo, right?

MICHAEL: Yeah.
ERIC: How did you feel

when you first arrived
at the prison in Cuba?

Scared.

Scared. Okay,

why?

(chuckles)

I-I had never seen
a terrorist before.

And they told us...

they told us that the detainees
would kill us if we even

turned our backs. But you became
friends with one of them.

Ahmed Bakal.

Yeah. Okay, how
did, how did you...

how did you
get to know him?

Escort duty.

I'd take him to his cells,
to sick bay,

w-whenever he was
supposed to go.

Ahmed wanted to practice
English, so...

What did, what did
you talk about?

Music, mostly.

I don't, I don't know,
I liked him.

And-and he liked you.

MICHAEL:
I guess so.

He used to give me his cups.

"Cups"? What-what is that?

The detainees would only drink
out of Styrofoam cups,

and they-they used to draw
flowers all over them.

We were supposed to throw them
out, but I kept one of Ahmed's.

Why?

Gitmo was such an ugly place.

He found a way
to make something beautiful.

Yasser Bakal.
Ahmed's uncle.

Now, he died at
Guantanamo, right?

Yeah, he had a heart attack.

And you told me you had
nothing to do with it.

Liar!

He's lying.

If Yasser died of
a heart attack,

why would you tell me you
had nothing to do with it?

What really happened that day?

What is he doing?

Finding out the truth.

Now, I know you
were in the room

when Yasser died.

And I know you started taking
antidepressants shortly after.

Now, look at me, Michael.

Tell me what happened.

It was just a normal day.

I was on escort duty.

I was supposed to
take Yasser to sick bay.

Why?

He had a heart condition.

He wasn't feeling good.

He had lost his court case
about a week before.

Court case?

Yasser, he challenged
his detention

in civilian court.

But he lost.

He was, he was
really upset about it

'cause he knew he was
never gonna get out.

So, I went to his cell
to put his leg irons on and...

and he freaked out.

He was just screaming

and-and shaking.

His-his whole body
was shaking so bad,

it was like he was
having a-a panic attack.

I think he thought I was there
to execute him.

Then what happened?

Then I-I-I restrained him.

(crying): Then I-I got him
on the ground and...

I just wanted him
to shut up.

He stopped moving.

And he-he stopped screaming.

Then they took him away.

It all happened so fast.

I... (pants)

His heart, it stopped beating.

He was already dead.

Michael was involved.

(sniffles)

I told you.

If you let go,
it explodes.

I said do it.

ERIC:
Samir, Ahmed.

You need to hear Michael out.

Now, you knew that
Yasser was Ahmed's uncle.

Yeah.

ERIC:
Why didn't you tell Ahmed

the truth?

I couldn't.

I started taking
antidepressants, but...

they didn't make me feel better;

they just made me feel numb.

But he saved me.

SAMIR:
Don't believe him.

I think you befriended Ahmed
out of guilt.

That's how it started
at first, yeah.

But talking to Ahmed was
the only good part of my day.

It was... I knew if
I told him the truth,

he wouldn't forgive me.

How could he?

So I lied to his face...

...every single day.

See?

Do you hear what he is saying?

What more proof
do you need?

Ahmed!

Hold your fire, hold your fire!

If he drops the detonator,
the bomb will explode.

We good?

Maybe you were
right about him.

I can't watch this.

I was worried
when you ran out on us.

It's, uh... it's good
to see you again.

Are we good?

You lied to me.

You killed him.

I'm so sorry.

(sobbing):
Please.

Ahmed, look at me.

I know you're angry.

Michael has blood on his hands,

but you do, too.

You were recruited by jihadists
when you were a kid.

They made you do
terrible things.

I know you don't think
you can ever

forgive Michael, but you can...

...because you two
really aren't that different.

He used me.

Samir is using you.

He wants you to kill Michael.

That's not who you are anymore.

You told me you were
a free man now.

It doesn't matter.

(crying):
It's not what they see.

ERIC: No, you're right.
When they look at you,

they see a terrorist.

And people will judge you
for the rest of your life

because they're afraid of you.

This isn't who you are.

Ahmed, you're a free man.

Free to choose.

SAMIR:
If you don't kill him, I will.

If you kill him, Samir,

you're going to have
to kill me, too!

(officer speaks French)

I was wrong about him.

Samir, I know, for you,

this is not about the money.

But if this is really
about justice for your father,

why is Ahmed holding
the detonator?

Why not you?

Mohamed is not with you
anymore, is he, Samir?

He is long gone with the money.

He didn't care
what happens to you.

He didn't... he doesn't care
what happens to Ahmed.

You keep Michael safe,

the police here will have
no reason to shoot.

All you have to do is surrender.

(rapid beeping)

No!
Oh, my God.

No, Samir!

Hey, hey, hey!

He's gone.

(sobbing)

(officer speaking French)

(rapid beeping)

He's safe.

He's gonna be okay.

He's gonna be okay.

We lost him.

Where are they taking him?

In for questioning.

But it's not his fault.

Exactly.
He was forced into this.

We'll make sure
the police understand.

We'll do everything
to help him.

♪ You have your reasons

♪ To turn your back

♪ It comes in seasons

♪ The courage you have

♪ Don't say you're sorry...

How are you feeling?

Haven't pulled an all-nighter
like that since...

Since?

Since I'm too tired to think.
Yeah.

♪ To lay down and die...

MAXINE: Heard anything
back from Evie yet?

(softly): No.
Not even an emoji, huh?

Nope.
Give her time, Eric.

She's not going anywhere.

(phone rings)

Zara.

Hey, guys.

I'm praying we can make sure
Ahmed remains a free man.

Hmm. Yeah, we are, too.

How's our youngest
team member doing?

Kicking up a storm.

Oh, my God, that's amazing.

Hey, that's so great.
(laughs)

Can't wait to have kids.

♪ The struggle inside us...

Heading back to the airport now.

♪ Is one in the same

♪ You could be the one

♪ Who saves the world.

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