Since you have been friends so long,
you might tell me the truth.
What have they told you?
That dad and another plane were flying
over the Med when they got jumped.
- And then something about a trial.
- It's a complicated situation.
It's a bunch of nonsense.
Some countries don't play like us.
Come on. Stick on my heels for a minute.
I'm going to get my tip in the wringer
if the general sees this.
So keep your mouth shut.
We fly freedom and navigation
exercises to establish...
International airspace.
My dad's told me about it.
- But he wasn't even in their territory.
- They claim a 200 mile limit.
Right about up to here.
We only recognize 12.
They usually don't mess with us,
but they caught us with our pants down.
Your dad didn't have a chance.
But he whacked three
before he bailed.
- What's all this about a trial?
- Excuse me a second, Doug.
You're full of shit!
We asked for a carrier.
They couldn't cooperate with us now.
It's nonsense!
Get Admiral what's-his-nuts on the horn!
Tell him the general
wants to talk to him pronto!
I don't like the way
the State Department's playing this.
We're holding all the aces and they're
acting like we only had a pair of twos.
Putting a carrier off their coast
might put a fire up their butt.
They denied our request.
They tell us that they're negotiating.
Please just tell me what's going on.
He's being put on trial
for violating their territory.
We know it's bullshit.
Washington knows it's bullshit.
State Department thinks it's a bluff.
They think they're using him
as a bargaining chip.
- For what?
- They're what's called a pariah nation.
They're probably using this
to get us to lift our trade embargo.
- What's going to happen?
- I don't know yet.
We hope to hear what they
really want in the morning.
Until then, there's not much
any of us can do.
The suits in the White House
have tied our hands.
You'll have to be patient.
We have no diplomatic
relations with those bastards -
- so it takes time
just to make a phone call.
Colonel?
I've got the Admiral on the horn.
Hang in there, son.
Yes, sir.
Yeah, it came a minute ago.
I think the general will want
to pursue this further.
- How can you stay so calm?
- Because I've been through it before.
You don't remember.
You were only four years old.
That time your dad
had to bail out over the Pacific...
The whole time
I didn't know if he was alive.
I have to tell Katie
that I'm not going tonight.
And tell the Winslows
not to come for the graduation.
That is not going to help him.
He's over there,
but all he thinks about is us.
He's thinking about you and Katie
getting all dressed up tonight.
He's thinking about you
getting your diploma tomorrow.
That's all he's got right now.
If you don't go...
it takes it all away from him.
Look, I'm very scared.
I'll admit that to you.
But if you start thinking
the worst will happen, -
- somehow it always does.
What did you find out?
I'll tell you in the car.
Let's go and pick up Amy.
- Is Dad going to be all right?
- He'll be fine. Go with Mom.
I'll be home in a while.
What did Blackburn tell you?
He said they're holding him
for ransom or something.
Can you nose around
in your dad's office?
I just came from there. Everybody
in Intelligence is scrambling.
My dad put a lid on this.
Nobody's talking.
I'll see what else I can find out.
- Is there anything we can do?
- No, nothing.
Guess you won't feel like going tonight.
I guess it's better than sitting
at home going crazy over this.
Everything is going to work out.
Those dudes won't mess with us.
The Air Force will kick ass if they do.
- Like in Iran?
- No, Mr Peanut was in charge back then.
Now we have a guy in the Oval Office
who takes no shit from gimpy countries.
Why do you think they call him
Ronnie Ray Gun.
I have some boutonnieres for us.
This smells so good. Take a whiff.
You are allowed
a statement on your behalf.
This court is a