01x04 - Upriver

Episode transcripts for TV show, "Echo 3". Aired: November 23, 2022 - present.
When brilliant scientist Amber goes missing along the Colombia-Venezuela border, her brother and husband -- both elite U.S. Army commandos -- struggle to find her against the backdrop of a guerilla w*r.
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01x04 - Upriver

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We have to decide

how we're going to k*ll this bitch.

I know Fami's death affected you deeply.

It hurt us all.

We can figure it out when

we get to the compound.

Let's k*ll her, record it and

see if that makes an impact.

Let's do it now!

Let's go!

Vámonos.

Go.

A little step. One more.

Go.

I got Amber!

Relax.

You made the right

decision not to k*ll her.

Let her rot in there.

It's worse than death.

We know where they are taking her.

A cocaine place full of Venezuelan army.

My friend,

let's not wait.

They k*lled my men.

They have to be punished, and they will.

But the General is right.

We cannot engage on

this side of the border.

Attacking a facility on

this side of the border,

so closely tied to the

Venezuelan government,

would be seen as an act of w*r.

As Colombian Army, this is

as far as we can go for now.

It's time to go home

and face the politicians.

Let's go.

I'm staying.

By yourself? That's not a good idea.

I can't go back without

her. You know that.

Good luck.

Thank you.

Rápido, rápido.

I had her, Dad.

In my arms. So close.

I could feel her breathing on my back.

I can imagine.

She's brilliant.

She's the purest soul I ever met.

She's a liar.

She is a liar.

That's a big lie, working for the CIA.

It's not like, you know, lying

about some old boyfriend's big d*ck.

I don't know how you trust that.

Reminds me of the, uh

wisdom of one of my

mentors, Kenny Rogers.

You got to know when to hold 'em ♪

Know when to fold 'em ♪

Know when to walk away ♪

Know when to run.

Come on. Come on.

Go on.

Yeah.

I'm in pain too, but

instead of thinking of that,

all you can do is revert

to your redneck loyalty.

You promised me when we got

married you wouldn't do this sh*t.

She's got a side thing she's

doing for the Agency down there.

Special status.

I've been all around the world.

You guys are both f*cking liars.

They could hold her for 20 years

or they could k*ll her tomorrow.

You gotta know when to hold 'em ♪

Know when to fold 'em ♪

Know when to walk away ♪

Know when to run.

All right, talk to me.

So the book on that place

says it's like FedEx for the Venezuelan

drug cartel run by the m*llitary.

It's called Cartel de los

Soles, the Cartel of Suns,

which, if you didn't already know,

is run all the way to the top

of the Venezuelan government.

Security is strong.

That's army on the outside if

you haven't already noticed.

Also, I feel the need to point out

that that's where they pay out ELN,

so there's gonna be

guerrillas hanging around.

- Blah, blah, blah.

- Those guys are no joke.

I can knock it over

in a couple of months.

How? There's no support within

the administration on this.

The White House doesn't

even wanna hear about her.

They won't engage, no

matter what any of us do.

So, uh, what about Ground Branch?

No appetite. It's

gonna sound harsh, man,

but, uh, not every

problem has a solution.

I'll tell you another

problem without a solution.

When you wake up one morning

with a Glock in your mouth.

You notice I said "Glock," not "cock"?

And let me tell you,

it won't feel good when

that b*llet opens up

your f*cking skull like a watermelon.

That would be very

traumatizing for my husband.

- Oh, yeah.

- Listen, I'm not giving up.

Seventh floor is aware and concerned,

but for the moment, you're on your own.

Shall we order in tonight?

Cleaned up enough messes for one day.

Talk to me.

It's Amber.

They're forcing me to

bury her. Bambi too.

What? What do you mean? Where is she?

In some Venezuelan

hellhole. A drug facility.

He's wandering around like a lost dog.

Well, you can't do that.

Amber's our friend.

And Bambi, Jesus Christ,

Mitch, he saved your life.

I mean, you gotta get him outta there.

Come on. It's not some eternal debt.

Pretty sure he can take care

of himself. He's f*cking Rambo.

She knew the risks. It's

what she signed up for.

You've known her for 15 years. Amber's

not just a friend. She's family.

I'm just as upset about this as you are.

There's nothing I can do, David.

Is Is everybody in

your life just an asset?

Am I?

Look, I have a job, and my job is

to consider the biggest picture.

And in the big picture,

it's easier if she stays.

I'm sorry to say it, but it is.

Plus, the upside,

from a national security perspective

the longer she stays in that prison,

the clearer it becomes

how awful Maduro is

when it comes to human rights!

And you're being a careerist weasel!

Wow. Must be nice to be able to

take the moral high ground, hmm?

Make you feel all warm and cozy inside.

You know, I'd love to be up there too,

but unfortunately, I took an oath.

Yeah. I know all about it.

No, no. No. You'll listen.

The oath I took for my job, hmm?

What was it? Let's see.

Hard to remember. Oh, yeah.

Defend this country against all

enemies, foreign and domestic.

Bear true faith and

allegiance to the same.

I take this obligation freely,

without any mental reservation, et

cetera, et cetera, so help me, God.

It doesn't say jack sh*t in

there about being a good person.

Now I don't want you to get the

wrong idea about me or nothing,

but, uh

I'm not a drunk.

It's okay. Jesus doesn't judge.

I've saved some people.

Lot of people owe their lives.

And they like me.

Are you DEA?

Do I look like I give

a sh*t about cocaine?

I was a soldier.

- A soldier?

- Long time ago.

What do you do now?

I'm in tourism.

People wanna see the authentic Colombia.

For the sunsets.

Landscapes.

You know, people, they

look at this forest

and they go, "How

beautiful." "How beautiful"?

I just see trees and plants,

all fighting each

other for the sunlight.

All of them just racing

to the top of the canopy.

And then the slow growers, they just

die in the shade.

"Let not your hearts be troubled.

Neither let them be afraid."

That's John. Right?

Anyway, it was somewhere, but

You're a believer.

That's great.

Well, God or the Devil.

Depends which side of the g*n you're on.

You're gonna f*cking learn!

I don't know.

I've k*lled too many men in my life.

Stay f*cking down!

I've told you about

wearing those shorts!

Shut up!

Stay the f*ck down!

See what I'm saying?

I was eight. You know?

You know what?

I'm a pretty good

I'm a pretty good sh*t.

Wanna know the secret? Repeatability.

You gotta hold the w*apon

the exact same way every time.

f*ck it, you're gonna learn now!

You're gonna f*cking learn

Yes.

You're a protector.

Your family must be

really happy to have you.

Let's sleep together.

I should make you a hamburger.

You know what?

- I should've played baseball.

- Hmm.

I had a 72-mile-an-hour

fastball when I was 14.

That's really good, by the way.

Finish outside.

Go. Go play baseball outside.

Finally.

How did I get here?

I found you in the street.

Well, thank you for rescuing me.

I didn't think I'd made

such a good first impression.

You hungry?

It's

From my cousin, Javi. He's a fisherman.

Oh.

"Follow me and I will

make you fishers of men."

Where does he get so much fish?

Next to the bridge, where

the current slows down.

By the big bridge?

Yes, but you can't go there.

Fishermen are very

territorial, especially Javi.

Buenos días.

Buenos días.

This is where I fish, my friend.

You want me to, uh,

swim over to the other side

and fish from Venezuela?

That's not my problem, man.

Aren't rivers for everyone?

This is where the currents converge.

A man must fish where the fish are.

A man has to be careful.

This is my spot.

Well, how about you take

all the fish that I get,

and you just give me ten dollars?

What's your name?

Javi.

Me llamo Bambi.

It's funny, right?

I'm gonna make you rich.

Rich? How?

- How?

- Yeah.

With money.

Good.

- See you tomorrow.

- Mañana.

Mañana, amigo.

Okay.

Do you know what?

- What? Tell me.

- Cumbia is the best music in the world.

Look at this.

- Salud.

- Good. Good job.

Let's have beer.

We got five million in the

campaign exploratory account.

That's ten times what anybody else has.

We got some heavy hitters coming

in. Lot of White House experience.

You're gonna have big g*ns behind you.

Right. Good.

What's the matter? Your

head still in Colombia?

I know you gotta be torn up inside.

Let's not do that.

- What?

- Talk about emotion.

Okay, tough guy.

But you need to understand

she is not coming out. Ever.

We did the research.

I spoke to the White House.

It is very sad. I liked her a

lot, but she is not coming home.

Well, now it's time to

move to the grown-ups' table

and make some decisions about your life

before life makes the decisions for you.

I'll do my best to make you happy.

Christ.

When did you get so cynical?

I don't know. Maybe at Harvard.

It's fine. I just wanted to be clear.

No, maybe you're right.

Maybe everybody's just, you know,

operating out of self-interest.

- Maybe family is just some

- Mm-hmm.

sentimental construct to justify

some heartless animal kingdom crap.

Maybe real love doesn't exist at

all, but I want you to remember,

I I taught you how

to wipe your own ass.

I had your sh*t on my fingers.

And if you think that wasn't out of

love, you need to grow the f*ck up.

Cynicism is a refuge for

the young and the childless.

Um, too much?

No.

Senator, I hope we

didn't keep you waiting.

Outside of the development team,

you're gonna be the

first to know about this.

- If you don't like it, I'll be devastated.

- Well, it's not up to me.

Let's see where the warfighters

put it on their list of priorities.

Speaking of which, we

have one right here.

- He's not the Joint Chiefs

- Senator.

but he knows the

truth on the ground.

I wasn't expecting to see you.

We're all very sorry for your loss.

Thank you.

I had an epiphany this

morning about politics,

and I wanted you to be

the first to hear about it.

My father dad, does not

know what I'm about to say.

I'm intrigued.

I've been exploring a run for

the Senate seat opening up.

- Whoa.

- Could we talk about your support?

I would love to talk to you about it.

That's how you make history,

kids. Got a future president here.

Senator, I know your time is short.

Reese, wanna kick it off?

Senator, may we

introduce you to Ulysses?

"You feel it in your bones.

When that call comes in,

it's the tone of voice,

and you know something bad has happened.

When you hear, 'Your

wife has been kidnapped.'

And it has shattered your core,

and makes you mad at God, and

you say, 'How can God be good?'"

And then you segue.

People like vulnerability.

"And you take the lessons

that life has given you.

Everybody has loss.

Some people's loss is worse than yours.

I think about a woman

who's lost her child

because of substandard medical care,

and I know that I

wanna fight her fight."

"And along with that is the importance

of stronger national security.

Americans should be free to

travel safely all around the globe.

And when anyone threatens that,

they should fear our wrath."

Make it your own, of course,

but something like that.

Hey, Boss. You got a sec?

Got a confession to make.

You got five minutes.

So, our hero gets picked up

by jungle bros we know are ELN.

Okay, you can assume I paid attention.

Right. They drop her

off in this facility

run by the Venezuelan m*llitary.

That suggests to me they

consider her a keeper.

Chit for sanctions, propaganda.

Maybe they don't know yet.

So, what's your confession?

Well, Amber's been good to the Agency,

and I'm personally

tight with her brother.

He's done a lot of

favors for us in Iraq.

On the one hand, we have loyalty

and our integrity as human beings.

On the other hand, the price of

loyalty, in this case, is very high.

So there's an upside to

cutting ties right now.

But I still don't see

how it's my problem.

Well, I'm trying one last idea.

We could help Bambi

knock the place over.

Don't put any of this on my desk.

Hey.

It's not a good time.

You're scared. It's cool.

Can I be rough?

I don't know, can you?

Is it "yes," or is it "no"?

Yeah.

I changed my mind.

What the f*ck are we

doing? This is bullshit.

It's not.

I was pretty clear about my motivations.

You're going through a lot

'cause you're injured

and your wife's in hell,

and that, I'm here to be the

companion in the hard times.

Well, thank you, but I-I don't need it.

And I don't want it.

What about me? What about what I want?

- You're so handsome.

- Jesus.

- Do you always do that?

- What?

Just push away compliments?

When they spring from

ulterior motives, yeah.

Handsome but so sensitive.

Trust me, nobody has ever said that.

Well, maybe the people in your life

don't really see you for who you are.

I'm an outside observer here,

but yeah, you're sensitive,

and you're just trying

really hard not to show it.

Come on. Empathy. Psychological insight.

And now I'm literally

on my knees for you.

You have to admit, mmm,

it's a pretty strong offer.
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