[As Vulture team tries to hide in a Jamaican rum cellar from Gran Colombia invasion forces, Chandler talks to war strategist Dr Manuel Montano]
I was gonna wait till we were on the flight home, but it looks like we got a couple minutes, so let's take some time. You're the architect of Gustavo's war machine. What's the sequel to Plan Azul? Haiti, Puerto Rico, Bahamas?
I fight for the Latin American people. So that we will no longer be dependent on the whims of the north.
Now you sound like your boss.
You're a man of war, Admiral. And a professor, as I understand. You tell me... how many invasions, bombs, coups, CIA black ops, and other interventions does it take before people push back?
America's not your enemy.
America is a continent, not a country, Admiral. Learn that... maybe you'll understand La Revolución. Gustavo's not a revolutionary. He's not fighting to right old wrongs.
He's a strong man and an opportunist, and he's killing more of your people than ours.
I did not say I support Gustavo.
You're not in Jamaica guarding Gustavo's secrets. You're running away.
Yes, Admiral.
In another of the great post-plague ironies, one of the great strategists of war has become a pacifist.
The first time I heard him speak was in his home town. A little place called Rubi. He was a man of humble beginnings, speaking of hope, belonging... Listening to Tavo was a revelation. He put words to the pain and the shame of the South American experience... all we'd been feeling for so long. The plans we made together were going to do great good.
So what changed?
Tavo changed.
Or he stopped hiding his true intentions.
And it wasn't just rebels being killed, it was whole villages... anyone who fed into Tavo's paranoia. You can only see a child be burned alive so many times before you question your part in it all.
You know his next moves. Help me stop him, help me end this.
If I help you, will that save my nation?
If you don't, will your nation still be worth saving?
If I join you... I'm still an instrument of death. The only difference is the person delivering it.
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