The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

Brian Cox: Ward Abbott

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• Jason Bourne : [in Ward's hotel room]  You killed Marie.

  Ward Abbott : *You* killed Marie. The moment you got into her car. The moment you entered her life, she was dead.

• Ward Abbott : [senses Bourne standing behind him]  I don't suppose it would do me much good to cry for help, huh?

  Jason Bourne : Not much.

• Ward Abbott : You're in a big puddle of shit, Pamela, and you don't have the shoes for it.

• Ward Abbott : So, what are we looking at?

  Pamela Landy : I want to know about it.

  Ward Abbott : Know about it? It was a kill squad. Black on black. We closed it down two years ago. Nobody wants to know about Treadstone. Not around here. So I think you better take this back to Marty and let him know exactly what you're doing.

  Pamela Landy : He does. I've been down to the archives. I've have the files, Ward. Let's talk about Conklin.

  Ward Abbott : What are you after, Pam? You want to fry me? You want my desk. Is that it?

  Pamela Landy : I want to know what happened.

  Ward Abbott : What happened? Jason Bourne happened. You got the files. Then let's cut the crap. Conklin had these guys wound so tight they were bound to snap. Bourne was his number one. The guy went for a job, screwed the op, never came back. Conklin couldn't fix it, couldn't find Bourne, couldn't adjust. It all went sideways.

  Pamela Landy : So you had Conklin killed. I mean if we're cutting the crap.

  Ward Abbott : I've given 30 years and 2 marriages to this agency. I've shoveled shit on 4 continents. I'm due to retire next year. But if you think I'm going to sit here and let you dangle me with this, you can go to hell. And Marshall too. It had to be done.

• Pamela Landy : What?

  Ward Abbott : I know how you're feeling. You lost two men in Berlin and you want it to mean something, but nothing Bourne gives you will bring your men back. Nothing in those files makes their sacrifice worthwile. You have to let go. We're professionals, when an operation goes bad, we tie it off.

  Pamela Landy : If there's something you're not telling me I want it now before I send that girl out there, do you understand?

  Ward Abbott : You talk about this stuff like you read it in a book.

• [holds a gun to both himself and Landy] 

  Ward Abbott : I'm a patriot. I served my country.

  Pamela Landy : And Danny Zorn? What was he?

  Ward Abbott : Unlucky. Collateral damage.

  Pamela Landy : So, what do we do now?

  Ward Abbott : I'm not sorry.

• Pamela Landy : [in his office, over the phone]  I was hoping you had some time for me.

  Ward Abbott : Time for what?

  Pamela Landy : I'm free right now, actually.

  Ward Abbott : That sounds ominous. Let me check my schedule.

  [checks his watch]