marine major vreeland and his pilot sit in the lead helicopter, an apache gunship. the sunroof on the mercedes slides open. colonel lee's upper body pokes through the sunroof. he's holding a manportable s.a.m. -- a 3-foot-long, fiberglass rocket launcher. miranda looks at carson, then checks her watch. 4:52. carson sticks the radio in his pocket and looks at miranda. they circle, overwhelmed by the sheer number of apartments. miranda turns to the pilot.