- Daphne Finch: You ever think of investing in new gun technology?
- Henry Scoals: No. As much as I'd love to, arms manufacturing is all about risk mitigation.
- Charlie Nicoletti: The key to getting someone to say yes is to understand what it is they want. People want one of three things... Money, power, or respect.
- Mason: This guest list is a who's who of D. C. They're all on a first-name basis. How do you plan to infiltrate a place like that?
- Emma Hill: With a cover you can't vet.
- [Emma speaks to Charlie in the next scene over]
- Emma Hill: Your name is Brook Stern Jr. You're retired from the government and now consult for a weapons manufacturer, which is a universal code for ex-CIA.
- Charlie Nicoletti: You realize you're asking me to help a drug cartel get into weapons trafficking?
- Emma Hill: The ends justify the means.
- Charlie Nicoletti: Is that how the CIA justifies the secret assassinations and regime changes?
- Emma Hill: Let's run it back. Half the attendees will be from the intelligence community, so your asset better have their cover down pat.
- Charlie Nicoletti: Brook Stern Jr., Yale, class of 2003. I was in Panama.
- Taraji Selassie: Every year thousands of weapons made for and by the U. S. of A end up in the hands of our enemies. But what if we could stop it? I have three words for you... End use monitoring. With just a slight change to our existing manufacturing, we can outfit our military with weapons that could be deactivated if they fall into the wrong hands.
- Daphne Finch: Daphne Finch. At last, we meet.
- Brad Willford: Where's Grigory?
- Daphne Finch: Oh, he's enjoying a one-way red-eye back to Mother Russia. Turns out illegal arms dealing was a violation of his A-1 visa. Oops.
- Brad Willford: So what is this, some kind of shakedown?
- Daphne Finch: Brad, no. Come on, have a drink.
- [Daphne waves and Waiter says "Yes, ma'am"]
- Daphne Finch: Blackmail is so short-term. I like to work long-term.
- Brad Willford: OK, I'm listening.
- Daphne Finch: Your company produces the M2010 sniper rifle. With my capital and shipping routes, we could move ten times what Grigory was able to handle.
- Brad Willford: [laughs] Uh, let me break this down. Um, for every 100 rifles American Armory makes, maybe 3 can disappear. Chalk it up to quality control, or factory rejects, et cetera. But any more than that and people way above me start asking questions. Now, I... I like money, but I prefer staying out of prison. Good luck to you, Ms. Finch.