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Open up!

- Morning.
- Morning, sir.

The feeder by the main
path is empty again.

That so?

Yeah, I could have
sworn I refilled it yesterday.

I don't know, maybe the blue jays.

- I guess they like the expensive stuff.
- I'll take care of it later.

No, I'll get it. It's okay.
Maybe it's the squirrels.

Pretty hungry squirrels, sir.

There you go. Enjoy.

Today's briefing, Mr. President.

Thank you.

- Have a good one.
- Thank you.

- Here you are.
- Thank you.

When does my wife land?

I'm told it's fluid.

We do owe the caterer a final
headcount for Saturday night.

Have you heard from Alex?

No.

Well, I'll just assume she's coming.

And you can send this
morning's visitor to the cottage.

Yes, sir.

- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

Wow.

Adlai Stevenson once told me
that the key to his political success

was learning how to read upside down.

Mr. President, hello.

Sorry, I didn't see you there.

Invisibility is the superpower

that all of us ex-presidents
have to learn to master.

Go ahead.

You really do this?

It's a habit I picked up in law school.

I found that I could look
at the same information

hours or even days later

and see something I had missed

or in a way that never
even occurred to me.

Must make the whole process
easier to have records like this.

Is that your way of asking me why
it's taking me so long to write the book?

Ben said you were reluctant to meet me.

I'm happy to meet you.

I just don't know how someone
else can help me write my memoir.

Well, if you ask around, you'll find
I've worked with some significant figures.

Not as significant as you, of course.

Well, my significance peaked
way before you were even born.

I disagree, sir.

You were the last
president in modern memory

who was able to consistently
rally bipartisan support.

Your memoir has the potential
to make a real difference.

Well, Ben said you were good.

You know who that is?

It's John Flanagan.

Yup.

You grew up together

served together in the army.

Made it through two tours
only to get killed in green point

picking up a carton of milk.

It's what inspired you
to become a prosecutor.

Sit down.

Yeah, John had this,
thing he used to say.

"Greatness requires greatness."

I never really knew what it
meant, but now I think it was simple.

You earn your reputation
with what you do,

especially in those moments.

You have so many of those moments.

People know all those stories.

Some, but not all.

Like?

Why, with victory almost certain,

you inexplicably chose
not to run for re-election?

Inexplicably?

You know the answer. Everybody does.

There are those who say
there were other reasons.

Are you one of them?

No, but nowadays, gossip
not refuted becomes fact.

Well, maybe we were just too busy burying
our son to bother reading the tabloids.

Mr. President, I can't imagine
how painful that must have been,

but you haven't spoken about it
since, and some people just can't

I know it's been a long time
since the deadline passed,

and I owe your boss either
a book or his money back,

so tell him the draft is coming very soon.

It's not that easy. The man was
president of the United States,

and when I mentioned his
son, he basically threw me out.

But, Ben, you have a bigger problem,

ghostwriter or not.

I don't believe he has it in him to finish.

I think whatever really
happened back then,

I don't think he wants to think about it.

I understand. You still there?

Ben?

Ben?

There must be some kind of dead zone.

We've received reports not
only of widespread outages

impacting multiple regional power grids,

but of computer systems
that control transportation,

communications,

and other infrastructure
completely hijacked,

with safety warnings
somehow overridden.

Early estimates suggest a significant
but unknown number of casualties.

…as subway cars and commuter
trains filled with passengers

found themselves switched
onto the same track,

resulting in head-on
collisions and mass injuries.

Officials here are saying critical life
support equipment simply shut down,

and backup generators
failed, leaving patients

airplanes losing contact
with air traffic control

were forced to momentarily fly blind

casualties

seemingly, every phone in america
displayed the same haunting message.

"This will happen again."

- Sir?
- One minute of absolute

- sir?
- …nationwide ter... did you find them?

Mrs. Mullen's flight was
en route from Washington,

but the faa says only
three planes went down,

and none of them
originated from national.

- And Alex?
- We're still trying.

Leaving the nation to wonder
what exactly will happen again,

when will it happen,
and who is responsible.

Exactly one minute.

Multiple systems.

And then back on.

Yes. I'll take care of them.

For too long, this white house

and this country has been complacent
in the face of our enormous vulnerability.

This has, for some time,
been a great fear of mine

and other members of congress
on both sides of the aisle.

Our interconnectedness with
the world carries with it a cost.

It's time to wake up.

This video, filmed on the
New York City subway,

captured the harrowing moments
when the Metro abruptly lost power,

shortly before all mobile
devices were disabled.

- Can you wave for mommy?
- Wave to mommy! Say hi!

Hi, mommy!

Yay! Your first time on the subway!

Hi, mom... it's okay,
baby. It's almost our stop.

I got you. It's okay.

There's a train in front of
us. Why aren't we stopping?

Hi.

Do they actually know anything yet?

- No. Nothing.
- God.

I'm fine, George.

I didn't realize a plane
could pull up that fast,

but then it was just a
long wait circling laguardia.

- You talk to her?
- I did. She's fine.

- Getting ready for the special session.
- Okay.

- How bad is it?
- It's bad.

People think these systems
we have are infallible,

but for this many different ones
to all go down at the same time,

that's beyond any
capability that even we have,

or at least that I know of.

The Russians?

Maybe. But…

Mitchell's supposed to
speak from the white house.

So she better have something.

…this country has been complacent
in the face of our enormous

meantime, all these clowns can do
is just pour more gasoline on the fire.

I saw a body at the railroad crossing.

I hope it wasn't one of the neighbors.

It's time to wake up. This
can't ever happen again.

These words today from speaker
of the house, Richard dreyer.

With bitter accusations flying,
search and recovery efforts ongoing,

and very few answers,

we are now waiting for the president
to make her address to the nation,

which I'm told is imminent.

What do you see, buddy?

Del?

Search and rescue
efforts continued overnight

at the scene of dozens of major rail
and traffic accidents across the country.

As people continue to
search for missing loved ones,

makeshift memorials have
popped up all over the nation

for the thousands
already confirmed dead.

Mike, we've been
hearing the term zero day…

- Hector. Good morning.
- Morning, sir.

There's something out there.
Fox, raccoon, coyote, maybe.

I don't know. I didn't
get a look at it, but

I heard it, and I think
del got a whiff of it.

Well, I'll lay some
traps when things settle.

Thanks.

So in simple but technical terms,

zero day refers to a cyber breach
that targets unknown vulnerabilities

in software systems.

Morning, Mr. President.

- Let me have that, thank you.
- Yes, sir.

…knowing that a potential
suspect is within reach.

You would think that an attack
executed digitally would leave some kind of

- here you are.
- Thanks.

…to track it back to the perpetrators.

- Is that a correct assumption?
- That's absolutely

Roger Carlson's here to see you.

They don't have anything. Nothing.

Sir, Roger's here.

Roger, he's here at the house?

Yeah, Kevin said he's been waiting
outside the gate since before 5:00 A.M.

Jeez, let him in then.

Yes, sir.

Hey.

What the hell are you doing here?

You okay?

No.

I mean, yes. Yes, I'm… I'm good.

I'm fine. All things considered, of course.

Of course. This is really something.

Yeah, the whole damn transit grid reset.

Blinking red lights all
the way from the city.

Yeah. So what are you
doing here, just checking in?

It's a long trip just for that, isn't it?

Well, yes, but also… no.

- I got a call from the white house.
- You see her speech?

- Yeah.
- They don't have anything.

I really felt for her.

I know, which is, I
think, why they called me.

They thought it would be helpful if
you visited some of the rescue sites,

rally the troops, shook
hands with the first responders.

I don't do that anymore.

Someone needs to.

You said it yourself.

It's obvious they have no fucking clue

who did it or why or
if it will happen again.

They're flailing.

Sir, everyone got that same threat

delivered to their phones.

It felt personal.

And right now,

I think the American people need to
know that the country is going to be okay.

That they shouldn't panic.

They need strong leadership.

If the answer is no, I'll call
back and respectfully decline.

Or you show up for half an hour.

You let people know
that they're not alone.

Have you seen my son?

Mr. President, thanks for coming.
I'm assistant chief sweeney.

My guys have been working
the site since the incident.

- We don't want to get in the way.
- Not to worry, sir.

- It's a pleasure to have you.
- How you holding up?

Pretty brutal down
there, but doing okay, sir.

Good. Look, guys, you need anything?

We could use some more cutting
torches. There's just so much heavy steel.

Okay, I'll see what I can do about that.

This way, Mr. President.

Still have that contact with fort drum?

We'll see what the corps of
engineers can get over here.

- You got it. We'll make a call.
- Mr. President?

The first train was
standing still at the station

when the second train hit it at full speed.

Fucking socialist traitors!

Wake up! This is an insurance scam!

Get out with that conspiracy shit!

- We better wrap this up.
- We need more cops out here.

You people need to let us do our jobs.

There are still people stuck in there.

They're all crisis actors! There's
probably nobody even down there!

Let's get you back to the vehicle.

Hey! Hey! Hey!

Hey! Hey! Please!

What's the matter with you? This
is exactly what they want us to do.

- Who's they? You don't even know they are!
- You're right. I don't know.

Neither do you. None of us do.

But if we keep shouting at each
other like this, what will we accomplish?

We're Americans. What are we doing?

We're supposed to be
standing up for each other,

supposed to be helping each other.

What, you think you're doing
the right thing? No, you're not.

You're afraid.

And you think if you get worked up
over some bullshit conspiracy nonsense

that that won't make you afraid? No.

You're not behaving like
an American nor a patriot.

You're here standing up for the little guy?

- The working man?
- Someone has to!

There are working men and women
buried right beneath our feet, right here!

You don't trust the
government? I get that.

It hasn't always come
through for everybody,

but this isn't about the
government or the 1%

or whatever the hell
you want to call them.

It's about somebody
out there that hates us,

that stands against
everything that we stand for,

everything that makes us who we are.

And they found a way
to hurt us. It's that simple.

And right now, these people need to
get back to work and get those people out.

And you need to let them.

You want to stand by and offer your
support and prayers? That's great.

But please, just do it
from behind the barricades.

If I could say it, sir, that was great.

Thanks, Terry.

- Hello.
- Seriously? In my fucking district?

Well, have you seen the coverage?

You are taking care of the
response in Washington.

He's taking care of the people at
home. It's a good look for both of you.

Okay, I don't really need
any help with my look, Roger.

I assume this was your idea?

The white house approved it.

Okay, but whose idea was it?

That's what I thought.

You know, I do always say,
"don't you count out Roger."

"He's gonna find his
way back to the big dance,

even if it takes a national catastrophe."

I'm actually with your
dad right now, if you

fuck.

You're late.

Come on, man. Subway's
closed, no ubers. I had to walk here.

Felix closed up shop a week ago.
Went totally dark, but I'm working on it.

I thought you said you were family.

We are, man. He just…
does this sometimes.

Finds a new pad to set up the servers
and sends the rest of us the address.

I swear.

Another day or two, and I
promise I'll hear from him.

Every network ran it, even the death star.

I got carried away.

I shouldn't have gone down there.
I should've kept my mouth shut.

You were great, George.
Someone needed to say it.

President Mitchell just called.

She wants me in D.C. tomorrow.

For what?

Didn't really say.

A photo op in the oval,
maybe. Who knows?

But I promise I'll be
back for tomorrow night.

Federal judge, second
U.S. circuit court of appeals.

The vote may have been
postponed, but we're gonna celebrate.

I don't care about tomorrow night.

But don't underestimate Mitchell.

She was counting on these next few months
to make her Mark before the election,

and now her entire legislative
agenda's on ice until this gets resolved.

She's not wasting her time on photo
ops. She's calling you. She sees an angle.

It's simple.

Today was the beginning and the
end of my political comeback, period.

You're running with the ball. Now
it's your time. We stick to the deal.

You got out clean, no matter
what anyone else said then or since.

We both know how big a win that was.

Don't forget what it's
like under that spotlight.

I know. Now I'm just a struggling
author dealing with a deadline.

I've got nothing left to prove.

Whatever happens tomorrow,
don't let 'em tell you otherwise.

- Thank you so much.
- Yeah, all right.

Lived here four years.
I've never been in this room.

- I saw it at work, though.
- Yeah.

President mullen.

President Mitchell will see you now.

President mullen

president mullen, thanks for coming.

Thank you, everyone. Get some
food and be back here in two hours.

- Sir. Hey.
- John. Good to see you.

- Mr. President.
- Jim.

Madam president,
how are you holding up?

Have a seat.

Now, you can take that one if you want it.

That's yours. I'll take this one.

So it's as bad as it looks?

I am running out of ways to
avoid saying I have no fucking idea.

The CIA was always slow on
cyber, but the team at fort Meade,

especially the tao guys...
they're still the best,

but their heads are spinning.

Usually, a zero day vulnerability
exists on a single operating system,

your iPhone, say.

But this thing exploited unknown
vulnerabilities across dozens of systems.

It shut those systems
off for exactly one minute

and then turned
everything back on again.

So that wasn't us?

No. We had barely gotten our people
into it when everything came back online.

There was no ransom demand,
nobody claimed responsibility?

- Nothing like that?
- Just that insidious threat.

We're running shifts at Meade
trying to sort through a digital trail

that is basically the gordian knot.

So what's the plan?

Congress is authorizing a
special investigatory commission

and endowing it with
extraordinary powers

commensurate with the
scale of this emergency.

They will be granting this
commission powers of surveillance,

powers of search and seizure,

if necessary, even the
suspension of ha be as corpus.

Jesus, Evelyn, we didn't
even do that after 9-11.

This is different.

We knew who did it then.

We have no clue here
and no time to spare.

We need an entity with all the
powers of every law enforcement

and intelligence agency put
together operating on American soil.

You're just gonna grab
people without warrants.

Actually,

you are.

My… my public service days are over.

Yesterday was a… a
mistake. It was an accident.

The only thing more
important than a quick result

is a result that everyone can trust.

They trust you.

Think about it.

What is there to think about?

Tom, take a right up here.
We're not going to the airport.

I had a feeling you'd call.

How are you, Jeremy?
You got a minute?

For you, but we're running
a lockdown protocol.

- Everyone else waits outside.
- All right. See you in a bit.

Our knight in shining armor.

How wide is this circle?

I'm surprised axios didn't have
it in their morning newsletter.

If I were you, I would've turned
her down cold before I left the oval.

No, you were always
better at reading the angles.

"Mullen doesn't spook easily."

That's what some of the guys here said.

The few who still remember you.

We've been running models.

Everything goes down
again, doesn't come back up.

How long before we start
seeing water hoarding, warlords,

heads on sticks?

Somewhere between 24
and 28 days is the consensus.

Well, I want to know who
you guys are looking at.

And you're right. I don't spook easily.

What I'm about to tell you,
I hope that's still the case.

Let's get this over with.

George.

I think it's important that
you know that this has a very.

Mr. President.

Sir.

Everything okay, sir?

Yeah, let's just get going.

What'd he say?

Phone.

You have reached nuway dry cleaners.

Please leave a message.

Hi, I need to schedule a pickup
tonight as soon as possible.

Did you bring the…?

Grabbed one from your office
before we left this morning.

Good, thanks.

In case it wasn't just a photo op.

Felix is back up and running. I'm
sending you a location, but I'm out.

Good to see you.

- Good seeing you, Florence.
- It's good to see you.

- Hi, Ellen.
- Hi, George.

Good to see you.

- Hi.
- Hi.

So on-brand.

Cocktails and canapés for the
1% while the world burns down.

Your mother deserves this.

We thought it was important to
show people that we're not afraid.

People want a place
to go to be with friends

be with you.

Right?

Come on, these are not mom's friends.

Ass-kissing moths to the flame
swarming around the man of the hour.

- How you doing?
- Hi, Michael.

I was hoping.

I'd have a little more
time before it got out.

Yeah, the press cycle has definitely
sped up a bit since you were last in it.

So Roger tells me you're gonna
vote against the commission.

And it won't matter, but yeah, of course
I'm gonna vote against the commission.

It's fucking fascist.

Come on.

Look, you know it's only temporary

until we can get a handle
on what's really going on.

Said every would-be dictator
who ever grabbed power.

What... I'm sorry, are you
actually considering doing this?

I haven't decided yet.

Okay, dad, hear me out. Hear me
out, please, for one second on this.

So let's say that this whole
thing turns out to be very simple.

Right? That it's Moscow
or the revolutionary guard

or a bunch of Neo-Nazis who
figured out how to use a computer.

It almost doesn't even matter, right?
Because not everybody wants an answer.

There are people, they
see a crisis like this, right?

They don't want to resolve it.

They want to weaponize it.

They'll make you
head of the commission.

So they're saying, "you hold
the gun. You pull the trigger."

All right.

I'm glad you came tonight. It
means a lot to me and your mother.

Sir, excuse me. Sorry, it's important.

Natan just arrived.

Okay.

I want to finish this. I'll be right back.

Okay.

Laundry pickup.

Thanks for coming.

Of course. That's what friends do.

What are you hearing?

Depends.

Am I sharing intelligence gathered
by Mossad with the U.S. government?

Or am I just

gossiping with a fellow pensioner?

You know the answer to
that. It always stays with me.

The past six months,

the gru has been funding money to a
group of hackers based in New York.

Loose collection of the usual punks.

They run ransomware
schemes, crack crypto wallets,

kick some of the money
back to the consulate.

Now, we figured it's a nice
way to finance other ops

and stir up that garden variety mayhem

the kremlin likes so much to foment.

Their leader goes by Felix.

A couple of weeks ago,

we start hearing
someone is putting together

a server farm in the Bronx.

Serious processing power.

I mean, the kind you'd need to
mine massive quantities of Bitcoin.

Or.

Deploy a massive cyberattack.

Again, that name Felix pops up.

Sounds like a hard
break to the Russians.

Maybe.

You run it down?

We're trying. We're on it.

George, with this one,

there may come a time you
will call, and I won't answer.

I mean, after all these years,

better to be honest
with each other, right?

Fuck.

- Alex?
- Jesus!

What? Did you just follow me in here?

No. I mean, I saw you come inside

and I just thought maybe… don't.

What'd you say to him
about the commission?

That's why you're stalking me. Okay.

Good to know you're really that pathetic.

No, I just need to know.

Why do you need to know? So
you can raise your hourly rates again?

I did hear about your hedge fund buddies

who shorted the market
two days before the attack.

- You're saying they knew about it?
- I'm saying it looks suspicious.

Wow.

You're starting to sound a lot like
those conspiracy nuts on television.

I know... I know that your
work has dried up recently,

but I am telling you right
now you are in over your head.

Okay? Even more than usual.

And you're still mad that he
said you weren't ready to run?

I think I got over that when I won
by 23 points. For the second time.

He needs to do this.

He thinks that the world is
the same as when he left office.

No. I think he's well aware
that things just changed.

Dreyer, okay? That side of the aisle?

Those are not the same
people that he served with.

This is not the same country.

If he goes back now, they will Bury him.

- Hector, change the music.
- What?

- Change the music.
- I'm sorry?

Change the music!

Sorry. I got held up. I think
that's the last of the stragglers.

You deserve more. We'll make
up for it when I see chief justice.

It was fine, George.

You must be exhausted.

So?

No question. It is a trap, politically.

Mitchell has to take decisive action.

And she knows there's a chance
half the country will end up hating

whoever takes this on.

I… I can't let that stop me.

You are the smart play.

Everyone says that they want the truth,

but the reality is it's
better for both sides

if the blame can't be pinned on anyone.

That way, they can just
keep on blaming each other.

Is that your analysis?

No, that's our daughter. She
says they're weaponizing a crisis.

Well, we both know she
can be prone to hyperbole.

Though, in this case,

I… I… I don't think that
comes close to capturing it.

This commission is the single
greatest affront to civil liberties

anyone has ever attempted.

Okay. Well, that's it then.

I tell Mitchell, "no, I'm not gonna do it."

That's why you have to do it.

They've already weaponized it.

And who else do you want
with their finger on the trigger?

Yeah.

We turned over a rock, George.

You won't believe what crawled out.

Are you someplace you can
talk? You need to write this down.

Yeah, give me a minute.

Just do what I say.

After passage late last night,

president Mitchell signed the
law authorizing the commission.

With mullen now expected
to announce his decision

in a hastily arranged press
conference called earlier this morning.

Hello, everyone.

This morning,

thousands of our fellow citizens
are still laying their loved ones to rest,

victims of a vicious and cowardly attack.

An assault on not only
our lives and property,

but our very sense of security,
our very sense of who we are.

And late last night,

the United States congress

voted overwhelmingly
with bipartisan support,

and president Mitchell signed

a law authorizing the creation of
the so-called zero day commission.

It is with great humility and
a ferocious sense of purpose

that I have accepted president
Mitchell's request to lead the commission.

I do not render judgment on the
extent of the powers I have been granted.

They are unprecedented,
as is this danger.

But I do offer you my solemn vow.

We will only employ them insofar
as they are absolutely necessary.

I had an old friend.

He's no longer with us. His
name was John Flanagan.

I'm sure some of you are
tired of hearing about him again,

but John was a dear friend,
and he taught me a lot of things.

Among them is that we don't
get to decide when our time is up.

I thought my life in public service
was over, my legacy written, if you will.

But now that I've been
appointed to head this commission,

I will do everything I can
to find out who did this.

And I promise you,

I promise you,

we will make them pay. Thank you.

A former prosecutor,

mullen, was known in his
day as fearless and tireless,

a sterling reputation

that only grew in stature over the course
of his four years in office as president.

People are finding it difficult to
return to any sense of normalcy.

And so I think bringing in mullen was a

perfect choice, and in
many ways, the only choice.

Nonpartisan, a legendarily
brilliant investigator,

uniquely suited to navigate both the
political minefield and work the case,

getting to the bottom of who's responsible
before they make good on the threat

to hit us again.

Thirty minutes to Manhattan
puts us there at 0600, sir.

- George.
- What's the matter?

George, everything I
told you last night, it's true.

We were right. That's the key to all of it.

You have to

natan.

Natan!

Wait here. I'll be right back.
I need to get something.

Holding. Legend needs a minute.

Sir?

Sir, is everything okay in there?

Sir?

Open up!

Sir, I need you to respond!

Sir?

Code red at the cottage!

Get up here, guys! We
have a medical emergency!

Nick, you got the ram?

Let's go! Guys, hurry it up!

Go, go, go!

Sir, are you okay?

Somebody broke into the
safe. They replaced this book.

Sir, that's not possible.

Sir, are you all right?

Sir, are you all right?

Sir?

Where the hell is he going?

Is there any legitimacy to the idea

that someone could
have snuck into his office

I didn't see anybody.
Nobody's been in there.

Why would he make something up?

Hector. Did somebody go in my study?

You had us worried, sir.

- Who are you? - They…
- who are you? -Who's who?

Who are you? Never mind
who's who. Who are you?

Where's Hector? Where's Hector?

George, stop yelling!

Are you okay? What's wrong?

- Who… who is this?
- George, calm down!

Where's Hector?

Hector retired five years ago.

What?

That's Wayne.

Hector retired.

George.

George.