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I tried to talk him out of it
He wouldn't listen.
They called it a "jump start".
It was supposed to put us miles
ahead of the other competition.
But by the time
we made it into Ohio,
there was no telling just
how far behind we really were
He was just determined
we wouldn't be last
We were no longer competitors,
now, we were ennemies.
Map.
We had no choice
There was just too much at stake
I don't see anything.
- Inside maybe?
- Maybe.
What did you do?
The next checkpoint.
No riddles.
That was the deal.
What'd you do? What'd you get for her?
The next checkpoint?
Hey, I'm talking to you, man!
I couldn't blame him.
There was just too much at stake.
He had something they wanted
Me.
Corinna Wiles.
Little flashy
I assume Elle Subterfuge
was already taken?
Do you have a name?
Or do they just tag and number you guys?
Bet you have a lot of questions
about us, don't you?
Well, this room answers a few.
You stay mobile, decentralized.
- You move with the race.
- Yes.
And with all that moving,
things tend to get lost or stolen.
You have something
that belongs to me.
Really? What's that?
Not long ago,
I discovered that a confidential file
had been stolen of my computer.
Copied it onto a portable device.
That's too bad.
I believe that file
is in your possession.
I was searched pretty thoroughly
when I came
I believe that's how you burrow your way
into this race uninvited,
and selected Alex Tully as
the best candidate to leech onto.
He recruited me.
He sold you out.
You know these roads.
Could do this run blindfolded.
Yeah, well, I'm kinda glad you're not.
Though maybe I should be
You expecting someone?
Any number of someones.
We didn't leave any friends
back in Tennessee, believe me.
You should be happy
we're out of the South
The good news is, the other racers
were on their way to Appomattox.
Virginia's not much closer to Cleveland
than we are, what do you think about it?
That's assuming
they're just now leaving Appomattox.
True.
But when they got there,
they've to figure out a clue,
which we didn't have to do.
I'm sure robbing a bank for that address
was so much easier, than, say, a pun.
Next time you have free advice about
how this all race thing works,
remind me to take it.
Less people might get shot.
The next time you have a chance
to get closer to your wife,
won't matter what advice
anyone got to give.
We'll do what you think is right.
Let's just hope
"right" doesn't mean "last".
Rob, wait!
- Rob, look at me!
- It's over.
- Ellie, take the car and go home.
- If you leave me now
If you walk through that gate
It's over.
And I'm not talking about the race.
I'm talking about us.
Specialist Robert Laird.
Threethirteenth artillery.
My unit shipped out to the sandbox
seventeen days ago.
I missed that deployment
due to other circumstances
I'm here to turn myself in.
Baby
It's me.
Everything's bad
Rob's out.
We gotta meet.
- Thanks for the ride.
- Sure.
You're sure my hot candies
don't mean anything to you?
I'm not from around here!
Screw you!
Hey! C'mon!
How about a little help here!?
You know what? Karma's a ***,
that's all I got to say!
You get what you give!
Revenge is a dish best served cold--
You reach Violet's voice mail.
Leave a message.
Hi, it's dad, honey, again.
I've left Appomattox
and I'm retracing my steps south
along Highway 81,
stopping anywhere I might find you.
Could you please just
give me a call,
and let me know
where you are? Or just
give me a call.
I love you.
Drive safely, sweetheart
Oh my God!
Are you okay?
Yeah.
I think.
My feet hurt and
my arm's about to fall off, but
Thanks you for stopping.
You're in the race, too, aren't you?
- Maybe.
I don't know.
- Yes.
I saw you with that geeky guy.
The one with the short sleeves,
that always looks worried.
Yeah, uh I was.
He's my dad.
The geek.
What happened?
We've got in a fight.
I sort of
- ran away.
- That's funny.
I lost my partner, too.
We should go.
Wonder who that is?
It's not a cop
- Another racer, maybe?
- Or a motorist?
Not everyone on the highway
is in a secret, illegal
cross country road race, Alex.
- It's what I'm afraid of
- And not everyone in the South
is someone from
your checkered past, either
You got a third option?
Pull over, pull over now!
I think he wants me to pull over.
- Pull over!
- You going to?
Still deciding.
Hang on.
He's alive.
Hey! Wake up!
Alex just leave him.
We should get out of here
Third option, he works for the race.
Allan James same name as the last guy
who tried to run me off the road.
- We should go.
There'll be more.
- No.
There won't be.
He wants the flash drive you stole.
- I'm going to give it to him
- Alex, don't!
- Where is it?
- Think about what you're doing.
I don't have time to think.
I'm trying to get to a finish line.
And I can't do that
with people running me off the road.
Where is it?
I put it in here.
- Don't make me search.
- Go ahead.
I'm telling you, I put it in that purse
back at the motel
Yo.
Bro.
How you feeling?
Like I been shot.
Yeah, it sounds about right.
Where are we?
Not in last place,
that much I know.
So, you awake for real now or what?
- Yeah.
- Good.
So let me ask you a question
What do you figure this is?
This can be over anytime.
I'm not interested in you
or your story,
as fascinating as
I'm sure it is
I am interested
in a certain flash drive.
I don't have it.
Who does?
Winston.
He must've lifted it
from me at the motel.
We can get it back
at the next check point.
We'll get it back before there.
- Can you get me outta here?
- Later.
Tell your bosses
if they want that flash drive back,
meet me at the next check point.
I'll have it for �em.
- Don't do this!
- Fine.
Just get me outta here first.
Actually, I'll tell �em myself.
Their number is on this?
Seriously, I think I broke something.
Well.
Try not to move around too much.
Why do you think
they want it back this badly?
I don't care why!
I don't care what's on it.
I don't care who wants it.
sentence again are "flash" and 'drive'.
Looks like stats.
- Information on all the racers.
- What?
Nothing about checkpoints,
or the finish line, nothing like that?
Just a single database.
"Players".
Lot more people in this
than I thought
That's how she knew about me.
- Who are you talking about?
- The girl I took that from.
Blondie.
She knew someone sprung me out of jail,
and put me in this race.
That's how.
She's not in here
Hey.
Mira.
Does it say anything about
who busted me out?
Maybe.
There's an encrypted cell
in each file, including yours
Oh yeah?
Yeah.
They're all locked under
the same reference Sponsor.
Sponsor
Claro man.
Like NASCAR.
Maybe some big company
staked me in this.
- Unlikely.
- No, no, no, totally likely.
Come on man,
undecrypt that ***.
Vamonos!
You know what this is, bro?
Knowledge.
And knowledge equals power.
And we're gonna use this knowledge
right here to power us ahead.
I was gonna wait till Cleveland
to tell you this, but
I'm done, Winston.
I want out.
I'll help you crack this file,
but then I'm going home.
When did you decide this?
The second I shot
that guard at the bank.
The second I
I pulled the trigger.
- This isn't who I am, Winston.
- So who are you, then?
Some kid who runs home to Daddy
whenever life gets too tough?
- Tough? Tough?! I killed someone.
- Yeah, I know you did!
And you did it with Daddy's gun.
How happy do you think
that's gonna make Fernando?
You think he's gonna welcome you
back home with open arms?
See
Now you know
what it's like to be me.
That's what I'm trying to say.
I'm not you.
Just do me a favor, alright?
Crack that thing
before we get to Cleveland.
Then at least you won't have been
a total waste of time.
I just don't see the point of quitting.
I'm not quitting.
I'm giving up.
There's a subtile but
important difference.
- You're just mad at your dad.
- You noticed?
Yes, so wouldn't it be
cooler if you stayed in it?
Finish? Win?
- That would show him.
- I don't want to show him.
I just want to go home.
I never thought I'd say this,
but I want to see my mom.
I thought you said she was a big ho?
Well, right now, the big ho
sounds pretty good to me.
Look, I just
I hate to see you give up so easy.
You just want a ride to Appomattox.
My dad'll probably be there.
And I'm just
I'm not ready.
You're gonna have to find
some other pissed off daughter
to give you a ride back.
I'm sorry, but
That's just the way it is.
I need calories.
- You want anything?
- Sure.
Violet!
- Vi!
- Did you steal something?!
- I'm her father.
- Oh! Right! Short sleeve worry guy!
Honey!
Honey!
- Let me in!
- Back off!
We have to talk.
Whoa there mama!
Hello?
Where's Sam? Is he okay?
He's fine, Mrs.
Patrakas.
He's sleeping.
Mrs.
Patrakas, I can't tell you
how sorry I am about this.
I hate asking you to take
Sam out of here, but
with you out of town and
no relatives to
I understand.
Hi, my baby.
Mommy's here.
I'm sorry I've left you.
I'll never do it again.
I promise.
Thank you.
We have to go.
- Can I
- Oh, yes, please.
I can get you some numbers, Wendy.
I can help you find another place.
No.
If Richard found this place,
he'll find the next one, too.
It's better if I just keep Sam with me.
- Thank you again.
- Wendy.
Excuse me.
This is private property.
You leave now
or I'll call the police.
It's okay.
This is my brother.
Sammy.
Say hi to your Uncle Louis
So it was you here asking questions?
Then Richard didn't find us
Why didn't you just tell them
who you were?
Wen.
You and I
haven't talked for three years.
And that's not because of me.
How did you find us?
He called me.
- Richard called you?
- Well, not Richard, but
Someone he hired to track you down.
A private investigator.
He said that
you and your son were missing.
Your son.
Who I guess
did what I could never do
convince you to leave him.
You have always been there.
You have.
And I'm sorry for pushing you away.
I was wrong.
We have to go.
Tell me you're not going back to him.
I'm not.
I swear.
Don't deflect, Wendy.
Don't be like Mom.
I'm not like Mom.
Look where we are.
In the same safehouse
Mom took us to when we were kids.
And here we are, 20 years later,
and you're running away
from your abusive husband
- with your baby in your arms.
- I'm not running away.
I'm driving
I'm driving toward something.
Something better.
I'm not going back to him.
I'm never going back to him
and he's not going to find us.
Ever.
Will I?
We'll find you.
Son of a ***.
Hey Folks,
- don't mean to alarm
- No, it's okay.
It's her.
Wendy.
Thank God.
You've had me worried sick.
***.
- What'd you say to me?
- Didn't say anything to you.
- Talking to the code.
- Better be.
Little punk.
Think you're tough?
Not so tough
You're vulnerable
just like everyone else.
You're scared.
You just can't admit it
Can't admit you're weaker than me
- Come on, man.
- Shut up! Shut up I think I got it.
It's coming up
Well? What's it say?
You were right about your sponsor
It's a big company.
Yeah?
Who?
You sure?
Yeah.
Lemme talk to her.
Look,
I don't know what happened
between you and your dad.
But I get the idea, just from the way
you talk about him, that
you kinda like him, a lot.
I hate him.
Yeah, that's not the feeling I get.
A couple minutes that I spoke to him,
he seems like a pretty nice guy.
You're wrong.
See, here's the thing about me.
Every time I've dumped a guy
that I actually liked,
It was because I could tell
he was gonna leave me.
Cause I always figured
it was better to
to hurt somebody than
be the one that gets hurt.
You know what I mean?
You don't understand what he told me
It's not like
I can't even think about it.
Just give him five minutes.
That's all he's asking.
Don't you think
he deserves that?
It's okay.
You don't have to explain anything.
No, but you do.
You may wanna explain
these cops you brought here,
or why your wife
is fleeing from you.
Go home.
I'm not letting you take her.
Sir, take your hands off him
right now and step back.
Ma'am, is there something
you want to tell us?
My brother and I
haven't seen each other
for a few years, and
we're working through
some family issues.
What?
Just because
you don't get along with Richard,
doesn't mean you can talk to him
like that in front of our son.
Nobody's been hurt.
Nobody's going to get hurt.
Thank you very much, I mean it.
Sure thing.
I'm gonna take my car back,
thank you.
Thank you for everything.
- Richard
- We'll talk about it at home.
That can't be right.
It's right here.
- Check it again.
- It's right here.
In plain text.
Your sponsor is 'E.
M' of 'S.
H.
'
That can only mean Esteban Masferrer,
of Salazar Holdings, Inc.
Dad's company.
Or one of �em anyway
- Oh man, it doesn't make any sense
- It makes perfect sense.
Masferrer's name doesn't show up
on a dinner check without my
- without our father approving it.
- That's what I mean, bro
If Fernando put me in this,
why'd he try to take me out
with a bounty hunter?
Unless it wasn't me he was trying
to take out of the race
- It was you.
- He doesn't want us together.
Protect little Seanito
afraid he's gonna get hurt.
No such worries for me, right?
That's how he tracked us.
It wasn't the credit cards, it was this.
He knew where we were
at every step of the race.
- He knows where we are right now
- Why, bro?
Why bust me out and put me in this?
Just to play me?
Just to mess with my head?
- Why, bro?
- I don't know.
I did everything he wanted me to.
I stayed away.
It's Alex.
What the hell is he on?!
- Winston, pull over.
- What?
He's not trying to run you off the road.
- He wants you to pull over!
- I bet he does.
I ain't pullin' over
till the finish line.
Not for nobody.
- He's trying to tell us something.
- You wanna talk to him? Jump out!
Winston, I'm sorry.
He saved my life.
What the hell, man!
You wanna talk, ese? Let's talk.
Stay in the car.
- Not a chance, you're a thief.
- A thief, why?
Because I took something
we both know you stole?
Stole lady's belongings?
Not very chivalrous of you.
- You wanna teach me some manners?
- Somebody probably should.
Let's go!
Yes, let's.
Now, you got nothing to fight over.
You alright, bro?
Come on, let me look at it.
We don't keep secrets because
there's a lot of fun, Ms.
Wiles.
Our secrets maintain
the integrity of this race.
You should be able to appreciate that.
I should?
You know something about secrets.
You've put in serious effort
to conceal who you really are.
You changed your name,
you erased your identity
Why is that all?
Sometimes,
a girls just needs a fresh start.
Moving to a new city,
change your hair cut,
that's a fresh start.
You're a blank slate.
Parking tickets,
I racked up a few.
You're not gonna tell'em, are you?
You didn't sneak in here and
steal information off my computer.
Someone else did that.
Someone inside the organization.
So
If you won't tell me
where the flash drive is,
why don't you tell me
who gave it to you.
That way, we can establish trust.
Sorry, I can't help you.
Then I can't help you.
I'm sorry.
You have twenty minutes.
Keep the questions short.
We need to get you to a real doctor.
No.
I'm fine.
And a felon.
I'm okay.
It had the sponsors on it.
Could have told me who put me in this.
Maybe even who has Kathryn.
I know.
You should be happy.
At least now
I won't be giving it back to them.
No.
You're gonna give them
something better.
You're gonna give them me.
Are you out of your mind?
They're gonna keep coming after you
as long as I'm with you.
They know I stole something from them.
It doesn't matter that it's destroyed.
They're gonna keep coming.
And you think that means
I hand you over?
It's what I want, it's why
I jumped in your car in the first place,
to get a foot hold.
To find a way in,
to get behind the curtain.
And now's my chance,
but I need your help.
No, no way!
I'm not her.
I don't need you to protect me.
I'll be okay.
I know you're mad at me,
and you have the right.
I shouldn't have lied to you.
I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry about this whole mess.
I don't want you to die, Dad.
I don't want to either, sweetheart.
But it's time that we face facts.
We've been running from them
for too long.
I've been running from them.
So, what do we do?
Well
We can go back to Pasadena
and sit in the apartment and
wait.
Or we can get back in race.
What, so I'll have some money
after you're gone?
I don't care about that.
It's not about the money anymore.
I want to do some things before I die.
I wanna
drive too fast and
break the law and
beat people
to the next checkpoint and
and
try to win.
I'd like to win.
I want to know
what that feels like again.
'Again'?
Dad, when'd you ever win anything?
The day you were born.
So
you
you'll tell me every stupid
fact about every
stupid landmark we pass?
I promise.
And we're together the whole way?
Every minute.
- Okay.
- Yeah?
- Let's do it.
- Great.
Great.
- One thing.
- What?
Where's the car?
Okay, right pedal is "go",
left pedal is "not go".
Let me talk to whoever's in charge.
Tully.
Alex Tully.
I want to make a deal
I think I've got something you want.
Okay, where is it?
Could be any number of places.
- I'm not joking around, here.
- I know.
But I really want to laugh.
That would reflect poorly on
your interrogation skills though, huh?
How long do you think
I should wait before
I rat you out to yourself?
Because I don't want
to make it too easy on you.
You want to stay alive? You just
tell me where the flash drive is.
You want to stay alive?
Convince me not to tell your boss
you're the one who stole it from her.
Fine.
Just tell me and
I'll get you out of here.
Who says I wanna get out of here?
- What the hell are you after?
- It doesn't concern you.
What should concern you is that
your boss just gave you
and neither one of us wants that.
So, what do we do?
Make it look like you tried real hard,
but I just wouldn't crack.
Make it look real.
My pleasure.
She didn't say anything?
Nothing worth repeating.
I can repeat it if you want.
That's okay.
I'm gonna give you one last chance
to tell me who gave you the flash drive.
Because if I find out who took it
before you tell me
You'll what? You're gonna
seek your goon on me again?
Not you.
It's pretty simple.
The only reason
someone creates a new identity
is to protect their old one.
You've just done a pretty good job
proving you don't care
what happens to you,
which begs the question,
who do you care about?
Who are you protecting?
Someone who knew the old you.
Your husband?
Child?
Parent?
You knew if you came after us,
we'd come after you.
That's why you took precautions.
But if we've learned anything today,
it's that
you can't keep secrets forever.
I'm going to find who you are,
and I'm going to find who you love.
What?
No witty rejoinder?
You wanted to se
how we do things around here
Now, you get your chance.
You're late.
I've been waiting here forever.
I got sidetracked.
Take it easy.
- You look hot when you're stressed.
- Don't.
What's the matter?
What's the matter?!
Okay, let's explore this.
First, you lose that stupid flashdrive
thing that was supposed to get us ahead,
then my idealistic jarhead husband
throws our race phone out the window,
and drives himself to the nearest
army base to await court martial,
which I could end up
taking the blame for.
I think you picked the wrong racer
to partner up with.
I have no job, no money, no clue
where the next checkpoint is,
and oh yeah, I'm last.
Wrong.
- You're in the lead.
- Yeah.
- I'm what?
- I tracked your race phone by its GPS.
It's not in the side of the road
in some bushes.
Somebody must've picked it up
because it's in play.
- I don't get it
- You don't have to.
As far as the race knows,
you passed the checkpoint
at Appomattox last night,
and the one in Cleveland
about a half hour ago.
Really?! So
who the hell has my phone?
We can worry about that after
we get your husband off that base.
Rob? He's in the brig,
he can't do anything for us,
- he's worthless
- Wrong again.
He's worth 32 million dollars.
At least until he gets you
across the final finish line.
Forget Rob,
- you can get me there.
- You know, I can't.
If anybody even found out
we were talking
Listen,
I can help you behind the scenes,
but you gotta stay in it.
- Okay, baby?
- Don't call me that.
Okay, I'm sorry
partner.
We'd played the game their way,
and we were losing.
I don't see anything
- Inside, maybe.
- Maybe.
Twenty hours before we'd been a team.
All four of us.
What?! What would you do?
Next checkpoint.
No riddles.
That was the deal.
We were no longer competitors
What'd you do? What'd you get for her?
The next checkpoint?
Hey, I'm talking to you, man!
Now, we were ennemies.
We had no choice.
I couldn't blame them.
There was just to much at stake.
Stick to the plan.
Alright.
So here's the plan :
Corinna wants to get behind the curtain,
I'm gonna help her.
What I'm not gonna do
is turn her over then just
run like a dog to the next checkpoint.
Alex, you don't have a choice.
They have your wife.
So long they think I'm in their race,
they think I can't come after them.
But they're wrong.
I'm gonna do both.
- How?
- With your help.
We have a name.
We can go at one of the sponsors
My father
Dad? It's Sean.
Listen, I'm calling
from Cleveland, Ohio.
I'll explain, I'll explain everything
but not now, not on the phone.
We need to see you in person.
Yes, both of us.
How soon can you be on a plane?
And you,
you're gonna keep me moving
toward the finish line.
Alright, Farm Boy.
This better work.
And even if I knew how to do that,
- why would I want to?
- Because
he's going to get you a real jump start.
The location of the next checkpoint,
with no riddles,
in exchange for me.
What would you do?
So you two put your necks
on the line, and I get
one step closer to
thirty two million dollars?
That sounds like a good plan.
Stick to the plan.
I couldn't blame him.
He had something they wanted
Me.
And they had something he wanted
You.
He'll find us.
He'll find us both.
- What was that?
- Hang on with something.