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Communication and Collaboration in Crisis Management
Conklin
I can't fix this if I don't know what the problem is. Tell me what we're into, and I'll do the best I can. Why don't you talk to Marie, Jason? Let's ask Marie what she wants.
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Struggling with Memory and Identity
Giancarlo
What's this? You tied these knots? So it starts to come back, eh?
Bourne
No, it doesn't start to come back. The knots, like everything else, I just found the rope and I did it. The same way I can, I can read, I can write. I can add, subtract, I can make coffee, I can shuffle cards, I can set up a chessboard.
Giancarlo
Yes, yes, it will come back...
Bourne
No it's not coming back, goddammit, that's the point!
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Shared Uncertainty Between Strangers
Marie Kreutz
The only thing we had in common was that neither of us knew who you were. We passed that now.
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A Call for Ruthless Action
Wombosi's Assistant
We need to be careful.
Wombosi
We?" No, you. You need to bring me back that bastard Kane's head, put it in front of this house, and show them what kind of war we are fighting!
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Survival and Isolation in Unfamiliar Territory
Jason Bourne
You got to get out. You got to start running. You get low, you stay low. No more friends. Nothing familiar. There's enough in there for you to make a life. Any life.
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Identity and Awareness in Uncertainty
Jason Bourne
I can tell you the license plate numbers of all six cars outside. I can tell you that our waitress is left-handed and the guy sitting up at the counter weighs two hundred and fifteen pounds and knows how to handle himself. I know the best place to look for a ] is the cab of the gray truck outside, and at this altitude, I can run flat out for a half mile before my hands start shaking. Now why would I know that? How can I know that and not know who I am?
[[gun]
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Questioning the Simplicity of Asking for Help
Marie Kreutz
This guy at the front desk was smiling at me. I thought-- all this trouble-- maybe it's easier to just ask for them.
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Confrontation Between Bourne and The Professor
Bourne
Who else is out here? Who else? How many you got with you? I'm not gonna ask you again.
The Professor
I work alone, like you. We always work alone...
Bourne
What do you mean?
The Professor
Who are you, Rome? Paris? Treadstone, both of us.
Bourne
Treadstone?
The Professor
Which one?
Bourne
Paris. I live in Paris.
The Professor
Do you get the headaches?
Bourne
...Yeah.
The Professor
Oh, I get such bad headaches. You know at night, when you're driving a car? I dunno, maybe it's something to do with the headlights...
Bourne
What is Treadstone?
The Professor
Treadstone sent pills, they said "Go to Paris"...
Bourne
Is Treadstone in Paris?
The Professor
...Look at this. Look at what they make you give.
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Consequences of Ignoring Urgent Matters
Alexander Conklin
You're worried about a budget meeting? We don't take care of this, we don't make it to the men's room. Is that clear enough for you? We will burn for this. We will both of us burn.
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Surveillance and Preparedness in Uncertain Situations
Jason Bourne
Who has a safety deposit box full of... money and six passports and a gun? Who has a bank account number in their hip? I come in here... and the first thing I'm doing is I'm catching the sight lines and looking for an exit.
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Memory Loss and Its Implications
Bourne
Fuck it. I can't remember anything that happened before two weeks ago.
Marie Kreutz
Lucky you.
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Searching for Identity and Self-Understanding
Jason Bourne
Do you know who I am? I do not know who I am. Tell me who I am. If you know who I am... Please stop messing around... ...and tell me.
[to himself, in French; in Dutch]
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Discussion of Treadstone and Wombosi
Ward Abbott
I was recalling a conversation we had some time ago, talking about Treadstone. I seem to remember Nykwana Wombosi's name might have come up.
Conklin
I'm not sure what we're talking about.
Abbott
Someone tried to take him out. Tried, and failed. Was this Treadstone?
Conklin
You're asking me a direct question?
Abbott
Yes.
Conklin
I thought you were never gonna do that.
Abbott
What happened?
Conklin
Well... We, uh, lost communication with our man.
Abbott
This was almost two weeks ago.
Conklin
We've been working round the clock, the whole unit. We've been sleeping down there. Believe me, we're doing everything we can.
Abbott
And you don't let me know this?
Conklin
You never wanted to before.
Abbott
You never made a mistake before.
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Upcoming Bump in the Journey
Bourne
So…
Marie
What?
Bourne
Uh, we got a bump coming up.
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Struggling with Identity and Trust
Bourne
I don't know what happened! I don't know who this guy was! I don't know about that picture! I don't know who I am! Look, I'm-- You're acting like I'm trying to burn you here. I'm just trying to do the right thing.
Marie
Nobody does the right thing.
Bourne
Look, I can't run with you. I can't-- We run, I gotta live like this. I gotta-- I don't even know who I'm hiding from. These people know who I am. Now I gotta-- I gotta stay here. I gotta figure this out.
Marie
So figure it out.
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Identity Crisis in The Bourne Identity
Giancarlo
Who are you? What's your name? What's your name?
Bourne
I don't know. Oh, God...
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Identity and Nationality in Uncertainty
Jason Bourne
I'm an American... Okay.
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Government Property and Malfunctioning Weapons
Alexander Conklin
You're U.S. Government property! You're a malfunctioning, 30-million-dollar weapon! You're a total goddamn catastrophe and by God, if it kills me, you're gonna tell me how this happened.
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Urgent Orders to Eliminate Target
Conklin
Get everybody up. Do it now. I want them all activated.
Zorn
All of them? At the same time?
Conklin
You heard me. I want Bourne in a body bag by sundown.
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Desire for Knowledge of Past Relationships
Alexander Conklin
I want to know every place she's slept in the past six years.
[about Marie]
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Identity and Self-Recognition in Bourne's Journey
Jason Bourne
I'm definitely Kane. I just had a meeting as Kane. And he knew me as Kane. So I'm definitely Bourne. I'm also definitely Kane.
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Survival Demands Caution and Stillness
Jason Bourne
You move, you die.
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Questioning Unusual Actions in Crisis
Marie Kreutz
Sure. Yeah. Sure. Uh, he went out the window. Why would someone do that?
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The Complexity of Invisible Operations
Alexander Conklin
Kill Wombosi? Hell, we can do that any time we want. I can send Nicky to do that, for Christ's sake! Mr. Wombosi was supposed to be dead three weeks ago. He was supposed to have died in a way where the only possible explanation was that he'd been murdered by a member of his own entourage! I don't send you to kill! I send you to be invisible. I send you because you don't exist.
[to Bourne]
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The Value of Connection in Uncertainty
Marie
With you, you'll probably just forget about me if I stayed here.
Bourne
How could I forget about you? You're the only person I know.
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Critique of Ineffective Surveillance Tactics
Alexander Conklin
Great police work. Really brilliant. Why don't they just hang out a banner that says "Don't come back"? Jesus Christ. What is the French word for "stakeout"?
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A Moment of Realization in Uncertainty
Marie Kreutz
I guess you're not ].
[Jason is repeatedly pressing the buzzer for his apartment; [home]
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Confrontation and Resolution in Unfolding Conflict
Alexander Conklin
It only goes two ways. Either you come in and let us make this right... or we'll keep going until we're satisfied.
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Political Turmoil and Strategic Solutions Discussed
Marshall
That's Nykwana Wombosi speaking in Paris the day before yesterday. He was an irritation before he took power, a problem when he was in power, and he's been a disaster for us in exile.
Nicky Parsons
It's Bourne, isn't it?
Ward Abbott
Okay, this is... ]. Blackbriar is a joint DOD communications program that we really feel has good traction to it. It's got legs. It'll run and run.
[[The Bourne Ultimatum (film)|Blackbriar]
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Identity Verification Inquiry
Marie Kreutz
You have ID?
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Leaving the Past Behind
Jason Bourne
You can never come back to this car.
[to Marie]
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Determination to Fight for Personal Freedom
Jason Bourne
I swear to ], if I even ] somebody behind me, there is no measure to how fast and how hard I will bring this fight to your doorstep! I'm on my own side now.
[[God; [feel]
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