Apocalypse Pompeii

Jeff Pierce: [Jeff stops the car at the guard booth where Carlo stands and gets out of the car] Carlo.

Col. Carlo Dillard: Good God, no one's called me that in a few years. My dear friend it's good to see you.

[Carlo hugs Jeff]

Jeff Pierce: You too.

Col. Carlo Dillard: Despite the circumstances.

Jeff Pierce: Tell me something good.

Col. Carlo Dillard: As soon as I got your call, I sent a request to the top of the Italian Government. There's no going I'm afraid. This is a... Pompeii is strictly off limits. The whole area is off limits. We are on standby to evacuate Naples.

Jeff Pierce: No no no, you don't understand. This is my wife and daughter we're talking about here.

Col. Carlo Dillard: You think I don't understand that? You think I don't remember that debt I owe you from Kandahar. I tell you this is a major international crisis. I would help you if there was any way-.

Jeff Pierce: There is a way there's always a way. You know that. You're a special ops.

Col. Carlo Dillard: I was special ops in the days when I was Carlo. Now I'm Colonel Dillard. NATO liaison. I'm a pen pusher.

Jeff Pierce: You're the same guy. Come on, Carlo. Come on man.

Col. Carlo Dillard: There's also something else that you don't know...

Jeff Pierce: How bad?

Col. Carlo Dillard: I just spoke to the head of science at Sapienza di Roma. Pompeii will be under sixty foot of lava within four hours. Sorry.

Jeff Pierce: Come on get in.

Col. Carlo Dillard: Where am I going? Where are you going? There's nothing we can do. Well you can't stop the bloody volcano man.

[Jeff and Carlo both gets in the car]