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The Shadow Operative Part 2
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00:01Elisa, do you think General Crane will actually see us?
00:06Don't get your hopes up, kiddo. Lobby's open to anyone. Past those doors is a different story.
00:12Let's go.
00:14General services are to the left. Beyond this point is authorized personnel and scheduled appointments only.
00:20We're here to see General Crane.
00:23Appointment confirmation number?
00:27We don't have one.
00:28Then please use the recruitment intake process or register at the front desk. The General doesn't take walk-ins.
00:45Please tell General Crane that Elisa Voss is here.
00:55General, the International Trafficking Network. Shadow is the only one who can crack it wide open.
01:02She's still refusing to return?
01:04She's in a bad place. The PTSD is hitting her hard.
01:09And yet she stepped up to protect Frank's children.
01:13She says Shadow is dead.
01:17She'll come back.
01:23Elise Voss.
01:25We're still seeing him, right?
01:27No record of that name here.
01:31Well, that's just embarrassing.
01:35Of all people.
01:38Valor Training Center is showing up here. Don't tell me you're begging for a selection invite, too.
01:42Miss Harlow, Phantom Squad only has one partnership spot in Brighthaven. If they get in ahead of us, we're done.
01:47Mr. Albright and his janitor.
01:57Mrs. Harlow, good to see you.
02:02Go right ahead.
02:04Wait, why does she get in and we don't?
02:07Miss Harlow runs Meridian Group, biggest private security firm in the city.
02:11Who are you people, exactly?
02:14We...
02:15Don't sweat it. Not worth knowing.
02:17And you want to see General Crane?
02:21Mr. Albright, I know Elise is the real deal, but we're swinging blind here.
02:25No appointment, no credentials.
02:27Get Nathan out here.
02:29On whose authority?
02:30You think Captain Cross just comes out when someone snaps their fingers?
02:34So what exactly brings Valor all the way out here?
02:36Elise brought us.
02:37We're here for an invitation to next month's Phantom Squad selection trial.
02:41You let a janitor talk you into doorstopping a general?
02:46Mrs. Harlow, you hearing this?
02:47They actually let the janitor make the call.
02:49The woman you keep calling the janitor took your entire Meridian crew apart three days ago.
02:53All of them.
02:54I told you to get Nathan.
02:56Are you moving or am I?
03:01Nathan Lobby.
03:02Now.
03:08What a performance.
03:09You actually gave Captain Cross an order?
03:12Who do you think you are?
03:13Just come to Meridian, guys.
03:15Ms. Harlow has the connections to get you in front of General Crane.
03:18Think about it.
03:19Mr. Albright, I know exactly why you want access to Phantom Squad,
03:22but nothing I set my sights at has ever gotten away from me.
03:26Not once.
03:27There's a first time for everything.
03:28As long as I'm standing here, but he's handing Valor to Shumere-elect trials.
03:31Nobody.
03:32As far as I know, Meridian is a large operation,
03:34but not large enough to dictate Phantom Squad's decisions.
03:37Elise, let's just go.
03:39Let me be clear.
03:40Resources determine who gets chosen.
03:42You either have them or you don't.
03:44The only reason Valor was ever on my radar was Frank's name.
03:48That's it.
03:49Think hard about your next move.
03:51Mr. Albright, let's go.
03:53We'll find another way.
03:53This isn't worth it.
03:55Take care of yourself, Leah.
03:58The one who should be worried is you, Derek.
04:01Putting your faith in a janitor.
04:02A woman like that being inside this building at all is already more than she deserves.
04:05Back off!
04:06Pull them out!
04:06We're leaving on our own.
04:07Who said she doesn't belong here?
04:14Captain Cross, we met just yesterday.
04:20You've made up your mind.
04:24I need to see Harold.
04:26You thought you had the authority to stop her?
04:29Captain Cross, we didn't know who she was.
04:33The General's been waiting.
04:34Go ahead.
04:36Why is Captain Cross talking to you?
04:49Valor Training Center has no appointment on record.
04:54They do now.
04:57You.
05:00Frank was practically Cross's brother in arms.
05:03He might actually hand Derek.
05:04He might actually hand Derek the invitation just on that basis.
05:10Captain Cross, this is a blatant abuse of authority.
05:12I won't stand for it.
05:13Go ahead.
05:14I'll take it straight to General Crane if I have to.
05:16Captain, the General's policy is clear.
05:19Results are the only thing that matter.
05:21Even you can't override that.
05:22What about a General?
05:33General Crane, I'm the CEO of Meridian Group.
05:36We've spoken by phone.
05:42You finally showed up.
05:44General, I'm sorry, but you might have the wrong person.
05:48This is Miss Harlow, the Meridian representative you've been in contact with.
05:52I need an invitation to the Phantom Squad selection trials.
05:55Who do you think you are?
05:57General Crane is a senior commander.
05:59You're a janitor.
06:00You don't walk in here and make demands.
06:03Derek, get your janitor out of here.
06:05Right now.
06:09Follow me.
06:13I'm sorry, what?
06:16Who is Elise?
06:19This way.
06:22General, Marion is the top tier center in this city.
06:25Three consecutive municipal championships.
06:33City champions?
06:34That's right.
06:35Municipal level in this region is second twist nationally.
06:40The best.
06:41Is that the standard you're asking her to step in for?
06:48General, with all due respect, using a custodian to humiliate us is beneath you.
06:56Getting to see her in action at all, that's already more than you deserved.
07:05Let's go.
07:07Let's go.
07:09Let's go.
07:15They're a second-rate training center.
07:18Why does General Crane roll out the welcome mat for them?
07:21General Crane isn't here for Valor.
07:24He's here for her.
07:26Miss Harlow, who is she?
07:28Find out who she is.
07:29Now.
07:30Everything.
07:31I won't let her ruin my plans.
07:33If she gets in the way, handle her.
07:37Mr. Albright, why do both General Crane and Nathan
07:40treat Elise like she's someone?
07:43I didn't know before.
07:46But now, I think I'm starting to.
07:53I know, too.
07:55I think she...
08:05A once-in-a-generation talent.
08:14Look, someone that capable doesn't end up mopping floors for no reason.
08:18Is she in trouble?
08:19Running from something?
08:21Don't you dare say that about Elise!
08:23Elise took the hit from Rarity and Group for us.
08:25She got us in front of General Crane.
08:27And this is how you talk about her?
08:28I'm just saying.
08:30She knows General Crane.
08:32The senior commander of Phantom Squad.
08:34How does a Janner have that kind of pull?
08:41It took you a year to come back.
08:44I'm here for a selection trials invitation.
08:47For Valor Training Center.
08:49For Frank?
08:54I owe him.
08:57Phantom Squad only takes the best.
08:59We don't hand out participation trophies.
09:02I'll train them myself.
09:07Shadow Training them personally.
09:08I'd like to see that.
09:10But...
09:11I have one condition.
09:14You.
09:16Report for duty.
09:23I already resigned.
09:25You never resigned.
09:26Since Frank died, you've been showing up at every Hot Zone on the map.
09:29You just stopped filing reports.
09:31Who would I file them to?
09:32The same compromise system that got him killed?
09:36That situation was complicated, Elise.
09:38The greater good.
09:39Right.
09:40That's always the answer.
09:41What about Frank?
09:42Who pays for his life?
09:43Who answers for what happened to him?
09:47This time's different.
09:48We've got a full chain of evidence.
09:50Financials, communications, foreign handler contacts.
09:52All of it.
09:53We're ready to close the net.
09:59But this operation needs you leading it.
10:03I...
10:04Do you know why Frank stepped in front of that bullet?
10:08Because he believed you would survive it.
10:10Not to spend the rest of your life paying a debt to finish what he couldn't.
10:15And if this time turns out the same way?
10:20This is on me.
10:22I'll take full responsibility.
10:39I'll take full responsibility.
10:42General Crane gave us the invitation.
10:45Selection trials are in one month.
10:47We're actually in.
10:48We have a real shot.
10:49A shot?
10:50Maybe.
10:51But winning?
10:52That's a long shot.
10:54Starting today, I run the training program.
10:57Elise.
10:57Building a competitive unit from scratch isn't just about...
11:00Second Elise is Valor's head instructor.
11:02End of story.
11:04There's one more thing, Mr. Albright.
11:07What Valor is missing right now isn't a training method.
11:10It's a leader who won't quit.
11:13The most valuable thing Frank left behind isn't this training center.
11:18It's you.
11:22I know what I need to do.
11:24Yeah.
11:25If it weren't for that damn janitor, Valor would be under my thumb by now.
11:34Dad.
11:36I didn't know you were back.
11:43We pull out.
11:45All data and records transferred within the week.
11:49Freeze the offshore accounts.
11:51Stagger the personnel attraction.
11:53Small groups, different routes.
11:55Pull out?
11:57We have military contacts backing us.
12:00What changed?
12:06Military contacts die like everyone else.
12:21Shadow has resurfaced.
12:23Word is she's returning to active duty.
12:30Shadow, the phantom quad solo operator?
12:34That shadow?
12:41The one and only.
12:45Can you handle her?
12:48Who is she?
12:51She almost killed me a year ago.
13:10This time, I will snap her neck with my own hands.
13:19From now on, do absolutely nothing.
13:22Wait for the evacuation.
13:34Even if we're leaving, I'm not walking away until that janitor gets what's coming to her.
13:49You three are the best we've got.
13:52Starting today, Elise is your lead instructor.
13:58You've all seen what she can do.
14:02For the past two years, we've been losing.
14:08But losing isn't the end.
14:09The real failure is losing the nerve to get back up.
14:14One month from now, we will take Valor's name.
14:16Yes, sir!
14:20They're yours.
14:22Mr. Albright, do you honestly believe Belize can turn them into champions in a month?
14:28She doesn't seem to deal in probabilities, just outcomes.
14:31That's enough for me.
14:35Is Dr. Shaw here yet?
14:37Almost.
14:39Guess it's time I learned to stand again.
14:42Dr. Shaw says your recovery is ahead of schedule, by a fair margin.
14:46Then let's push it further.
14:52Mr. Albright, we found out who your father stepped in front of the bullet for.
14:56Who?
14:58Shadow.
15:14Is that Elise?
15:18I found it when I started digging.
15:21So Elise was Frank's partner.
15:24She's Shadow.
15:27You said Valor doesn't go down.
15:29I agreed.
15:31Elise, you don't have to...
15:35I don't bet my life on luck.
15:44She's been carrying all of it.
15:47Alone.
15:51Dr. Shaw is here.
15:53Don't get discouraged, Mr. Albright.
15:55The bone structure has fully healed.
15:57Your mobility is coming back faster than you think.
16:01Focus on your rehab from here on out.
16:03That's all you need.
16:15Mr. Albright, take a few steps.
16:18Go on.
16:20Go on.
16:24Dad.
16:25I did it.
16:41Give me a little more time.
16:43I'll protect all of this myself soon.
16:49Meridian Group poses as a security and staffing firm, but that's just a front.
16:54Underneath, it's a transnational mercenary operation.
16:58Every training center they take over gets folded into private combat units.
17:02The owner of Thunderstrike Training Center left something behind before he died.
17:06A USB drive.
17:07Everything Meridian has done, financials, operations, personnel, it's all on it.
17:11Do we have it?
17:12Still working on that.
17:14Your only mission is to get back to your peak.
17:16When we move, we move fast.
17:29Keep going.
17:32She trains them all day, then pushes herself all night.
17:34She's going to collapse.
17:39You need to stop.
17:47She's stable.
17:48For now.
17:50When a PTSD patient pushes this hard, it's not just physical burnout.
17:54They're speeding up the trauma response.
17:56It starts overwhelming the brain.
17:57The psychological and physical collapse can be severe.
18:00This is a big deal.
18:01I understand.
18:03And take care of yourself while you're at it.
18:05Those legs just healed.
18:08You shouldn't be putting weight on them yet.
18:36You passed out during...
18:37Mr. Albright, how are you feeling?
18:38Anything still hurting?
18:42I'm fine.
18:48You've been pushing yourself non-stop all week.
18:52Even the strongest people have their limits.
18:54My dad used to say that real strength means knowing when to hold something in reserve.
18:59You can't protect anyone if you've got nothing left.
19:03Valor isn't yours to carry alone.
19:05You've already done more than enough.
19:11For the longest time, I couldn't help but think,
19:14if the accident had never happened,
19:16would my father still be alive today?
19:19Eventually, I figured out that living with that question won't get you anywhere.
19:23You just keep moving forward.
19:25That's all you can do.
19:28Get some sleep tonight.
19:31Real sleep.
19:37You knew your father died because of me.
19:39Would you still say that?
19:44We got the Thunderstrike owner's drive.
19:46But Noah, he didn't make it out.
19:48He was undercover at Thunderstrike.
19:49After the owner was killed, he recovered the drive.
19:51Meridian's people tracked him down before we could reach him.
19:53By the time we found him, he was already...
19:56Meridian.
19:57Damn it!
20:00Mr. Albright, we've got a problem.
20:02The front entrance is packed with reporters.
20:03They're asking for the head instructor.
20:05We can't hold them back.
20:06Has Elise's identity been leaked?
20:07Doesn't matter.
20:09If Marion wants a show,
20:11let's give them a headliner.
20:14What's the plan?
20:28Mr. Albright, has Valor really run out of qualified personnel?
20:31Promoting a janitor to head instructor,
20:33is that surrender or just a PR stunt?
20:35Ignore them.
20:36Keep going.
20:37You were working as a janitor here.
20:38Do you honestly believe you're qualified to run this program?
20:44No comment.
20:45Please leave the facility.
20:46Are you trying to prove something,
20:47or is there another reason you're here?
20:49That's enough.
20:50Valor doesn't hire titles.
20:52We only care about results.
20:54But she has no public record.
20:56No verifiable background.
20:58One week ago, Meridian lost to her.
21:02If you still have doubts,
21:04wait for the Phantom Squad selection trials.
21:06Check the score when it's over.
21:08If we lose, that's on Valor.
21:11If we win, that's her.
21:12That's very generous of you, Mr. Albright.
21:15And yet, you keep the person responsible
21:18for your father's death this close to you.
21:24Miss Carlo, can you give us more details?
21:29She left Phantom Squad a year ago.
21:32She and Frank were partners.
21:36Am I wrong?
21:38Elise, is it true?
21:40Sweetheart, she came here to mop floors
21:42because she couldn't live with the guilt.
21:45She's not here for you.
21:47She's here for herself.
21:49Mr. Albright, hand over what we came for.
21:53Give it to me now and I walk away from Valor.
21:54For good, you have my word.
21:56You seem anxious, Miss Harlow.
21:57Why don't you tell everyone here
21:58exactly what it is you're looking for?
22:00If anyone here is curious,
22:02we'll be in the reception room shortly.
22:04Derek, don't you dare!
22:06You leak that data,
22:07and I'll make sure none of you walk away clean.
22:09Instead of threatening me,
22:10you might want to think about
22:10what comes next for you.
22:12You'll regret this.
22:20Don't you have something to say to me?
22:28Don't you have something to say to me?
22:36So this whole year,
22:37what I thought was us having each other's backs
22:39was just you doing penance?
22:44I'm sorry, Derek.
22:45Derek, I owe him.
22:48I had to...
22:50If that's all it ever was,
22:52Valor doesn't need anyone's guilt.
22:54You're free to go.
22:58I'll leave.
22:59No!
23:00Elise, don't!
23:01Please don't go!
23:02I don't want you to leave!
23:04Please!
23:05Make her stay!
23:06Don't let her leave us!
23:07Brett,
23:08take Cora with you.
23:09Keep her safe.
23:11No!
23:20So you knew?
23:21You knew all along
23:23she was coming to expose Elise?
23:26Anything we can find,
23:27she can too.
23:30You pushed her out on purpose.
23:32What's coming next
23:33is a direct confrontation
23:34with Meridian Group.
23:36She stays,
23:37she's a target,
23:37that's all.
24:01Shadow,
24:03welcome back.
24:08When do we move?
24:17We already have.
24:19Sooner than we planned.
24:21The USB drive.
24:23It's surfaced.
24:24Derek has it.
24:30Derek's in danger?
24:32Meridian has already started moving.
24:38The moment Derek goes public
24:40with that drive.
24:42Valor becomes a battlefield.
24:50Sir!
24:50Derek just released everything!
24:52Live!
24:53In front of the press!
24:54All of it!
25:06Meridian Group has been operating a transnational criminal network.
25:10They use security and training programs as cover.
25:13Recruit people,
25:14turn them into mercenaries
25:15and deploy them overseas.
25:17Deploying them into armed conflicts,
25:18human trafficking operations
25:20and coordinated activity
25:21with terrorist organizations.
25:22Mr. Albright,
25:23do you have hard evidence to support this?
25:25Five years.
25:26Every transaction.
25:30It's all on here.
25:32Over here!
25:35Derek!
25:35You're a dead man!
25:43Derek is so unyielding.
25:51Shadow.
25:54Shadow,
25:55don't run into this!
26:03I'm bringing the drive back.
26:05We move now.
26:06Two teams.
26:07Yes, sir.
26:29Coach Voss,
26:30don't shoot!
26:30It's us!
26:31Where's Derek?
26:34Meridian took him.
26:35Brett,
26:36take Korra to Phantom Squad.
26:37I'm not leaving.
26:38We fight.
26:38All of us.
26:39We take Meridian right here!
26:40I'm staying too!
26:42To Rey,
26:43take the backup.
26:44Get the trainees
26:44to the safe house
26:45in the West District.
26:46Wait for General Crane's people.
26:47Mr. Albright,
26:48Valor doesn't leave
26:48its own behind.
26:49That's not who we are.
26:50We stay!
26:51We fight!
26:52Not going anywhere!
26:52And enough!
26:57My father died
26:58holding the line.
26:59Noah died for that drive.
27:00That's enough.
27:01No more.
27:03Take care of them.
27:04I'll be okay.
27:05That's what happened.
27:11That stubborn idiot!
27:13Coach Voss,
27:13this is the backup.
27:14You know General Crane.
27:15Please, Coach.
27:17Bring him home.
27:25Where'd they take him, Rey?
27:29Mr. Albright figured
27:30they'd take him.
27:31He planted a GPS
27:33on himself
27:33before the press conference.
27:36This is the Sync Terminal.
27:40Did it never occur to him
27:41that Gino would just
27:42kill him right there?
27:43He said Meridian
27:44can't be sure
27:45the drive doesn't have a backup.
27:47So they won't move on him
27:48until they know
27:49every copy is accounted for.
27:50They need him alive
27:50to find out.
27:58Mrs. Harlow,
27:59the military's frozen
28:00all our accounts.
28:01Everything.
28:04You did this!
28:06You went and burned
28:07everything we built.
28:09You burned it yourselves.
28:12The moment you started.
28:14Shut your mouth!
28:16You think I won't
28:17kill you right now?
28:25The dry's been backed up.
28:27You kill me,
28:28every copy goes public
28:30immediately.
28:33The Harlow's are finished.
28:35All of it.
28:44You won't know
28:45what I enjoy most?
28:50watching heroes beg
28:53piece by piece.
28:54Mrs. Harlow,
28:55Phantom Squad hasn't moved.
28:56The military froze the accounts
28:57but they haven't
28:58deployed any troops.
28:58Which means they still
28:59don't have the drive.
29:04Last chance.
29:06Tell me where
29:07every backup is.
29:08All of them.
29:14You're done fighting.
29:16My father taught me something.
29:18Don't bet your life
29:19on luck.
29:28Put them down!
29:32Put them down!
29:40Back off!
29:47You've been on your feet.
29:49Well, she doesn't
29:50walk out of here!
29:54Derek,
29:55you think you've won?
29:57Bring her in!
30:03Derek!
30:07That got you worked out?
30:09There's no turning back
30:10after this!
30:12The day you turn me away.
30:15Elise is coming!
30:17She'll get us out!
30:19The janitor?
30:20Please.
30:21My father has snipers.
30:37Derek, I'm not scared!
30:41Don't touch her!
30:42Last chance, Derek.
30:44Let Miss Harlow go
30:45or your sister pays for it.
30:48Last chance, Derek.
30:50Let Miss Harlow go
30:51and...
30:52Stop!
31:06Derek, no!
31:12You know what I hate the most?
31:14People like you
31:15who isn't afraid to die.
31:17Let Korra go.
31:19Let her go
31:19or every copy of that evidence
31:21goes public
31:21the second I'm dead.
31:24Then you both go together.
31:33You're out of options, Derek.
31:35Hand over every backup.
31:37I'll make it quick
31:38for both of you.
31:41I'll make it quick for both of you.
31:48Mrs. Harlow,
31:49the feed's dead.
31:49All cameras are dark.
31:53What?
31:54Perimeter's dark.
31:55Comms are jammed.
31:56We're totally cut off.
31:59It's Elise!
32:00She's coming!
32:01Shut up!
32:02No one is coming!
32:04Nobody is coming for you.
32:06My father's men
32:07have every exit covered.
32:09There are snipers
32:10on the roof.
32:19Is that so?
32:41So...
32:43Who's surrounding whom now?
32:52Phantom Squad is already moving.
32:54There's a real chance
32:55they find this location.
32:58Let them try.
32:59Three hundred feet,
33:00no blind spots.
33:01They step in.
33:01They're dead.
33:02Word is Shadow
33:03is part of this operation.
33:04Even better.
33:05Time to settle everything.
33:07That's going to be
33:08a disappointment.
33:11You!
33:13That's not possible!
33:15I had people covering
33:16every approach
33:17at the base of this hill.
33:22They were slow.
33:30No!
33:31That's not possible!
33:32How did you get in here?
33:34Dad?
33:35How did...
33:36She's just a janitor!
33:37She's supposed to be just a...
33:39She's not a janitor.
33:41Shadow.
33:43She's Shadow.
33:49She's a janitor.
33:51There's no way
33:52she's Shadow.
33:53It's not possible.
33:55No!
33:56No!
33:58That's...
34:04Let them go!
34:06So what if you're Shadow?
34:08Two hostages.
34:09You have one.
34:11One for one.
34:12Get me a car.
34:13Now.
34:14Or they both die.
34:28Cora, get down!
34:42Cora, get down!
34:46I've got you.
34:47This is your fault, Derek!
34:48You ruined me!
34:49You ruined everything!
34:51Everything!
34:52You ruined everything!
35:02I'm not a man!
35:04I'm not a man!
35:05I'm not a man!
35:11why you were supposed to hate me
35:15he never hated you he made you leave on purpose he did it to protect you you knew you knew
35:25the
35:25whole time for a while now valor isn't yours to carry alone you've already done more than enough
35:33everyone has regrets things they can't let go of eventually i figured out living in regrets
35:39it's not really living at all it's time to move on give me a little more time i'll protect all
35:46this myself soon i'm so sorry i my dad took that bullet because he was a soldier why didn't you
35:56say anything sooner if i had you would have left i didn't want to derrick derrick look at me don't
36:03you get an ambulance right now move
36:10federal authorities have confirmed dismantled
36:18is elise coming back i don't know
36:30mr albright the results are in yeah we wouldn't even be close without elise no way in hell
36:37wish she could have seen the scoreboard is she coming back valor's not going anywhere
36:42ball's in her cart if she wants to come back she'll come back
36:54good nobody got lazy
37:14i knew you'd come back formal partnership agreement
37:22how long are you staying this time i'm leaving soon meridian was just the start
37:29finish this once and for all will you come back if i'm still breathing promise me i'll come back
37:36alive however long it takes i'll be here
37:47some people don't belong to a place
37:49some people don't belong to a place
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