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You!
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Red bag!
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The red bag!
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Stop right there!
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Put your hands up!
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I'm on the...
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I'm on the...
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Oh!
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No!
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No!
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Come on.
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Come on.
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Come on.
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Come on.
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Come on.
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Come on.
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Come on.
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Come on.
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Come on.
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Come on.
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Come on.
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Take clear.
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The suspect's driving.
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Coming upstairs.
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Proceeding to second floor.
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Go.
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Go.
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Go.
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Go.
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Go.
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Go.
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Go.
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Go.
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Go.
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Go.
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Go.
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M.K!
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M.K!
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M.K!
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More now!
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Clear!
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Oh, my
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God.
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I'm sorry.
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Go!
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Keep going!
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Move out!
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I'm sorry.
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I'm not
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making this up.
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These are real.
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Okay.
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Who has a safety deposit box full of...
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money and six passports and a gun?
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Who has a bank account number in their hip?
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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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I see the exit sign, too.
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I'm not worried.
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I mean, you were shot.
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People do all kinds of weird and amazing stuff when they're scared.
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I can tell you the license plate numbers of all six cars outside.
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I can tell you that our waitress is left-handed, and the guy sitting up at the counter weighs 215 pounds and knows how to handle himself.
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I know the best place to look for a gun is the cab of the gray truck outside.
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And at this altitude, I can run flat out for a half mile before my hands start shaking.
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Now why would I know that?
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How can I know that and not know who I am?
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Get in.
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What's wrong?
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We're blown.
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How?
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We pushed it.
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We got lazy.
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All right, that's twice now.
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I've seen the same guy.
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I saw him in town.
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He was at the telegraph office.
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Are you sure?
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How can you be sure?
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It's just wrong.
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The guy, the car he's driving, what he's wearing, it's just wrong.
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But Jason, let's think for a while.
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It could be anybody.
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Anybody.
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This is real.
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That's him.
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That's him right there.
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Get your head down.
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Silver Harbor, get your head down.
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How far is he?
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How far?
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100 meters.
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Here, take the wheel.
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You're gonna drive.
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Switch!
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Just head to the bridge!
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Turn here.
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Cut through the field.
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Hang on.
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I'm gonna
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bail out on the other side of this bridge.
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It's the only way it can follow us.
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What if it's not where you think it is?
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It's them!
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It's Treadstone!
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Jason, don't do it.
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Look, Marie, I warned you.
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Marie, I told them what would happen if they didn't leave us alone.
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It's never gonna be over like this.
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I don't want...
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We don't have a choice.
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Yes, you do.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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Oh, God!
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Jesus Christ.
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That's Jason Bourne.
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He's picking us apart.
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Do you think he's the source?
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He's gotta be.
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Block all the exits.
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Give the asset a green light.
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Take them both out.
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Stay there.
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I'm gonna get us out of here, and you gotta do exactly what I say.
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Listen, this isn't some story in a newspaper.
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This is real.
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You understand me?
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Pull all the agents back.
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Give Bourne's location at the back of the store to the asset.
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Yes, sir.
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Kill the cameras.
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Boren.
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Wait, something's not right.
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I can see the entrance from here.
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If I go now, I can make it.
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Boren.
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Just stay where you are.
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I don't think we should wait.
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I think someone's coming.
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I'm going for it!
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No, no, no, no!
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The The
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The The
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I don't know what he is. Do you hear me?
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He's still out there.
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Now get him.
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Get Jason.
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I don't suppose it'll do me much good to cry for help, huh?
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Not much.
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You killed her.
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It was a mistake.
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It was supposed to be you.
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There were files linking me to the Neske murder.
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If the files disappeared and they suspected you, they'd be chasing your ghost for ten years.
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So we got in the way.
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Is that why Nesky died?
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Is that why you killed Marie?
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You killed Marie.
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The minute you climb into her car, the minute you entered her life, she was dead.
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I told you people to leave us alone.
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I fell off the grid.
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I was halfway around the world.
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There's no place that won't catch up to you.
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It's how every story ends.
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It's what you are, Jason.
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A killer.
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You always will be.
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Go ahead.
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Go on.
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Go on. Do it. Do it!
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She wouldn't want me to.
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That's the only reason you're alive.
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The I'm
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sorry.
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I'm a patriot.
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I serve my country.
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And Danny Zorn, what was he?
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Unlucky.
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Collateral damage.
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So what do we do now?
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I'm not sorry.
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Oh, wait.
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Let's see.
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Hey!
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Can you read the letters?
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Okay, get up.
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Come on, go now.
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The park is closed.
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You can't sleep here.
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Alright.
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Show me your passport.
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No, I don't...
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Just...
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I don't have any papers.
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I lost my papers.
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I have forgotten them.
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Enough.
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I'm going to sleep.
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Go up.
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Hey, go up.
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Hey, go up.
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Police!
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Freeze!
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Put your hands in the air!
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Oh, my God!
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BORN'S BIRTHDAY!
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Sir, sir, take a look at this.
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It's Bourne's birthday, sir.
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What about it?
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Check that out.
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Sir, Landy told Bourne that his birthday was 4-15-71.
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Oh my god, it's a code.
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Everything stops.
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Everything stops!
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Listen up!
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4-15-71.
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New assignment, numbers.
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What does it mean?
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Give me a cushion coat.
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Sir, if you plug him in as variables of longitude and latitude, you get Cameroon.
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41571 is a zip code for Barney, Kentucky.
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What date did she give him?
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4-15-71.
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I don't believe it.
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SRD is at 415 East 71st Street.
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She just gave him the training facility.
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Oh, Christ.
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Bring all the teams in behind us.
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Yeah, get hurt!
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Whoa!
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WOOOOO!
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Whoa!
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Get on the phone!
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This is the end of the game.
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I'm not going to die.
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I'm not
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going to die.
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No. The
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asset lost Bourne.
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We lost him.
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Bourne?
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What do you want?
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I wanted to thank you. For the tape.
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We got what we needed.
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It's all tied off.
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It's over.
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I guess I owe you an apology. Is that official?
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No. Off the record.
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You know how it is.
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Goodbye.
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Wait.
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Wait.
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David Webb.
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That's your real name.
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You were born 4-15-71 in Nixon, Missouri.
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Why don't you come in and we'll talk about it?
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Born?
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Get some rest, Pam.
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You'll get tired.
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What is it?
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Something wrong?
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Jason!
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Oh, shit.
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Come on, my friend.
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No!
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Open that!
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Open that!
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Tell me what's inside!
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Who are you? Who are you? Who are you?
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Uh...
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Give me what you say.
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Oh my God.
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I speak to you.
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May I visit you?
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Answer me!
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Who are you?
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He's got my picture.
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This is...
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No, no, no, no, no. How?
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Where do you get, sir?
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How do you get my picture?
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Where do you get this from?
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Oh my God!
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I'll do this.
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I'll do this.
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You stay there.
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Stay there. Where are your shoes?
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Get your shoes.
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Sure, yeah, sure.
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He went out the window.
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Why would someone do that?
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We can't stay here.
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It's not safe.
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Look, I can get us out of here, but we gotta go.
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We gotta go right now.
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Okay, look, uh, you can wait.
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You can wait for the cops.
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It's okay.
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You just wait for them to get here.
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But I can't.
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I gotta go.
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Marie?
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Marie?

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Why This Jason Bourne Clip Is Perfect for English Speaking Practice

If you’re looking to learn English with videos, this high-tension scene from the Jason Bourne trilogy is a goldmine. The rapid, urgent dialogue mirrors real-life conversations, making it ideal for practicing shadow speak—a technique where you repeat phrases aloud in sync with the speaker. The mix of commands, questions, and quick thinking forces you to focus on rhythm, intonation, and natural pacing, key skills for sounding fluent.

Breaking Down the Dialogue: What Makes It Sound Natural

Let’s look at a few lines that showcase everyday English at its most authentic:

  • “I’m on it. Move it! Now! Now! Move!” These short, repetitive commands are how people speak under pressure. The lack of formal structure (“Move it” instead of “Please move”) and overlapping urgency (“Now! Now!”) sound real, not scripted—perfect for shadow speech practice.
  • “It’s just wrong. The guy, the car he’s driving, what he’s wearing, it’s just wrong.” Repeating “it’s just wrong” and listing details with commas (instead of full sentences) mimics how we think aloud. This casual structure is common in spoken English, and shadowing it helps you sound less robotic.
  • “Get your head down. Silver Hyundai. Get your head down.” Short, redundant phrases (“Get your head down” twice) are typical in stressful situations. Native speakers often repeat key instructions, and practicing this helps you understand and use repetition for clarity.

A Simple Shadowing Routine for This Video

The shadowing technique (or shadowspeak) works best with dynamic content like this. Here’s how to practice:

  1. Watch the clip once to grasp the context. Notice the tension and speed—this sets the tone for your practice.
  2. Play a 5-second segment, pause, and repeat it aloud, matching the speaker’s volume, pitch, and pace. Focus on copying the urgency in lines like “Move! Move!”
  3. Record yourself. Compare your version to the video—do you sound as natural? Adjust your rhythm if you’re speaking too slow or too fast.
  4. Gradually increase the segment length to 10-15 seconds. This trains your brain to keep up with real-time conversation, a critical skill for fluency.

By focusing on these details, you’ll turn a thrilling movie scene into a powerful tool for improving your English speaking. Ready to try? Hit play and start shadowing—your fluency will thank you.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itwere shot · is left · is closed
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowI've seen · have forgotten

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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