In the image above, the two men are Charters and Caldicott, who have been remarkably unhelpful throughout the movie, so intent on getting back to England to view a cricket test match that they pay no attention to what's going on around them. When the chips are down, however, the two men step up and, with stereotypical British phlegm, take pot shots at the baddies while calmly keeping up a running commentary. The woman in the picture is "Mrs.Todhunter", who has been travelling with her married lover, masquerading as a married couple. When the trouble starts, she wants to help Iris, Gilbert, and the others, but her lover insists on trying to save himself by surrendering to the bad guys. They shoot him dead.
This image is from the 1938 Hitchcock film The Lady Vanishes. In it, two people- Iris Henderson and Gilbert Redman- search the train they are travelling on for a woman (Miss Froy) who seemingly has vanished into thin air. The other passengers deny having ever seen the woman, some honestly but others- as it becomes increasingly obvious- are lying for various reasons. As Iris and Gilbert struggle to identify the villains and locate Miss Froy, the baddies divert the train car they're in and their henchmen surround it, seeking to eliminate Gilbert, Iris, and the other innocent passengers who have become witnesses to their crime. Some of the passengers react with fear and cowardice while others pitch in to fight against the villains. In the image above, the two men are Charters and Caldicott, who have been remarkably unhelpful throughout the movie, so intent on getting back to England to view a cricket test match that they pay no attention to what's going on around them. When the chips are down, however, the two men step up and, with stereotypical British phlegm, take pot shots at the baddies while calmly keeping up a running commentary. The woman in the picture is "Mrs.Todhunter", who has been travelling with her married lover, masquerading as a married couple. When the trouble starts, she wants to help Iris, Gilbert, and the others, but her lover insists on trying to save himself by surrendering to the bad guys. They shoot him dead.
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In Paris, a priest leaves his church; he is followed and stabbed to death on the street by two Middle Eastern-looking men. In Washington, Jack is back to work though he's in rough shape- stitches in his side, scrapes and bruises, and he's aggravated his bad back. He and Greer are called into a debriefing on the Syria debacle. Suleiman has been identified in some propaganda beheading videos, though they have no ID on the other guy. Jack says that Suleiman isn't ISIS: he's using modern money transfers from a European bank, which is more sophisticated than ISIS gets. Greer backs Jack up, saying that Suleiman's men have military-like training and precision. After the meeting, Greer tells Jack to go see about his back. Meanwhile, in Yemen Suleiman is sending his brother Ali on some sort of mission which requires him travelling by boat. He then heads for home. Jack is at Washington Memorial Hospital, having an MRI done on his back, which we learn that he has had multiple surgeries on. The doctor tells him he has a bad sprain and advises doing stretching exercises like yoga. After his appointment, Ryan goes to the floor where epidemiology is located to see Cathy Mueller. She's pleased to see him and comments on his rather spectacular exit from her father's party. Jack tells her that he had to deal with a cargo shipment of romaine lettuce which was contaminated with ecoli; Cathy is understandably sceptical that this would be so urgent that the coast guard would be sent to fetch him. Jack changes the subject and asks her if she'll have dinner with him sometime... she agrees and gives him her number. Back at his department, Jack's co workers are curious- and suspicious- about what's going on. Jack puts them off, telling them that he hurt his back rowing. He is soon called into Greer's office where he is presented with Suleiman's phone which was left behind in Yemen. Greer tells that it has an eight digit encrypted passcode and instructs Ryan to work on breaking that code. He is doing so when he gets summoned to the seventh floor- where the top brass are. Nathan Singer, the Deputy Director of Operations, tells Jack that he's impressed with his work on this case. He says that Greer is on his way out and implies that Jack would be a suitable replacement, if he's interested. He says that, if Ryan plays his cards right, this case could make his career. Jack, uncomfortable, asks if he can have some time to think about it and Singer agrees, but says not to take too long. Back in Syria, we see Hanin giving her son Samir an injection and we find out that he is diabetic. Suleiman arrives home, bringing presents for his kids just as though he's a normal dad who's been on a business trip instead of a murderous terrorist. He greets Hanin warmly, but that doesn't distract her from the fact that he's brought a lot of unsavoury characters with him who take up residence in their compound/home. One of them is this guy- named Yazid- who keeps staring creepily at Hanin's eldest daughter Sara who is 14 years old. At a cafe in Washington, Greer is meeting a guy for lunch who we find out is from the mosque Greer used to attend. We learn that Greer converted to Islam so that he and his wife- who is Muslim- could get married and now that they're divorced, Greer has stopped going to the mosque. The man encourages him to return and gives him some prayer beads. Meanwhile at the office, Jack is having no luck with the code and can't try multiple combinations because after 10 tries, the phone will lock permantly and delete it's stored information. He's not in the best of moods and butts heads with Greer when he arrives, questioning him about Karachi, Pakistan, which is where Greer was stationed when he did something to get himself relieved of his command. Greer tells him to mind his own business; they're not friends and he doesn't owe him an explanation. The footage of Suleiman's interrogation has been running on the computer screen while the two of them are squabbling and Greer breaks off when he notices something: Suleiman holds his wrists out for the hand cuffs like someone who's had experience wearing them. He's obviously been incarcerated before, but the Americans have no record of it. Ryan remembers that the cell phone has a French SIM card, checks France's criminal database and finds Suleiman's prison record. Acting on a hunch, he inputs Suleiman's prison number into the phone: it's the passcode and it unlocks the phone which contains four phone numbers, all in Paris. After reporting this development, Greer and Ryan are assigned to go to Paris to investigate and the two climb on a plane and head overseas. (To Be Continued...) Related Posts: I went to visit one of my sisters yesterday evening and after supper we decided to go to see How To Train Your Dragon 3: The Hidden World. Or rather, she decided because How To Train Your Dragon is her favourite animated film series. I wasn't opposed to the idea since I had enjoyed the first two films, so we went to the 9:15 pm showing. The only option at that time was 3D, which I could have done without, though I don't find it as intrusive in animated movies as in live action ones. There were only a few other people in the theater, no doubt because it's been out for a while, it was a later showing, and also because Shazam opened this weekend. We had in fact considered going to see that but neither of us wanted to face the crowded theaters and bad seating options which generally accompany them on opening weekend. We'll probably go see it at a later date. The Hidden World was quite good- in fact, maybe the best of the three films, which is nice: it's always great if a trilogy can end on a high note. It's quite funny with a few poignant moments to balance the silliness, and it contains some solid lessons about love, sacrifice, and growing up. All in all, it was an enjoyable way to spend the evening. Related Posts:Gentlemen - the Tartan! Here's to it! The fighting sheen of it, The yellow, the green of it, The white, the blue of it, The swing, the hue of it, The dark, the red of it, Every thread of it! The fair have sighed for it, The brave have died for it, Foemen sought for it, Heroes fought for it, Honour the name of it, Drink to the fame of it - THE TARTAN! April 6 is Tartan Day in North America, a celebration of Scottish heritage- something that's pretty common here in Nova Scotia (the background for my blog is Nova Scotia tartan). Tartan Day is on this date because on April 6, 1320 the Declaration of Arbroath was signed, which was the declaration of Scottish independence. Signed at Arbroath Abbey (hence the name) it declared that Scotland was a sovereign state which had the right to use military force if unjustly attacked. In honour of the occasion, I've pulled out a book which I bought and read a few years ago: I do have a skirt in my clan tartan, but don't know that I'll actually wear it today; it's Saturday, I don't have anywhere to go which necessitates getting dressed up and besides, it's currently snowing. Maybe tomorrow I'll wear it to church.
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