enjoying california? charles, the bodyguard, answers for himself.
the stones?
 let's hope that was part of the plan.
so this is mr. christophe?
apparently we're not his first visitors today.
whatever you're going to say.  make it the truth.
i know you're there, mr. fait. beat. fait pushes the button for the speakerphone.
the man for whom mr. christophe arranged to have the black stones brought into the country and deposited at the jewelry exchange. the man who wants them back. now.
maybe you didn't understand me. the stones are already mine.
i don't have time for this.
i can be a very dangerous man, mr. fait. fait just hangs up.
i hope you've reconsidered.
you've made this difficult, mr. fait. let me make it easy.
i have your daughter. fait freezes.
she's very pretty in her pink pajamas. aren't you, vanessa? reveal vanessa, in the limo, held by charles. on ling's signal, charles uncovers her mouth.
i want my stones, mr. fait.
you think about it a moment. let me talk to the chinese gentleman who's with you.
that's up to you.  the chinese
i thought i killed you.
do you really want one more person to die? we see this resonates with su.
find a place to put her. then, as charles forces vanessa out --
su says he has the stones.  but why cut me off? why not negotiate for the girl? it doesn't make sense.
we'll never regain their confidence. we need information. find the right people. pay whatever it costs. something's not right. something's happening with the stones.
we'll need her.  she stays alive. for now.
how much money do you want for the stones?
mr. chambers is resting. he says not to bother him. off which, as ling walks away.
we're back in business.
is everything else ready?
 so small. so deadly.  we're selling conscience for money.  a look at the others. serious. then a broad smile of
 but it's a lot of money.  beat. he puts down the stone. a glance at the camper.
be ready to kill the girl and go as soon as the sale's over.
you're the world's foremost arms dealers. you all know that weaponry equals power. and in the world of weaponry, nukes rule.
but nuclear material is hard to obtain and difficult to handle.  but what if it weren't?.  that's the question that brought you here tonight.  and here's the answer. ling holds up a single stone.
in its present state, it's completely inert. zero radiation, zero volatility.  whereupon ling places the stone on a piece of velvet on a table. folds the velvet over. then, whack, hits it hard with a mallet. he unfolds the velvet. the stone's smashed to pieces. ling picks up a sliver of stone and hands it to russell, who places the sliver inside a small ceramic capsule, then inserts the capsule into his contraption.
one small fragment. transformed into a source of immense energy. more powerful than weapons-grade plutonium a hundred times its size. a beat as this sinks in.
go!
to the pilot --
retract the gear!
i'll kill you fast. you won't feel a thing.