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What the hell is this?

There's a secure online database where the intelligence we need is stored. It's

encrypted to the point where I can't even access it unless I have this book.

So it's a cipher. Yeah. The crypto wallet that the LFS was using, there's

several new deposits that have been made this week. They're planning something

else. Core Point Dynamics. Does that sound familiar to you? The company

linked to the crypto wallet, so I thought it was completely unrelated.

This is definitely the company that paid for the White House attacker.

I've been hunting Zapata for a long time.

I'll take him off the board. All you need to do is point me in the right

direction. He's hiding in one of three potential locations.

It's all right there. The crypto transaction Jay flagged was payment to a

shipping company, Albertelli Maritime.

Peter, you coming?

Dad? We're good, right?

You have Brian Mott's personal cell phone in your possession?

I'm putting you on disciplinary leave, pending a further investigation into

actions. I know there was top -secret intel on his phone, but that phone is in

evidence now.

You've been acting strange all day. I know when something's bothering you.

Check up and roll. I didn't assess you as someone that I could make a deal

What changed?

Mortars.

Adam, I need you to come get me. Actually, you better come with me.

So we'll just see what happens on Super Tuesday.

They still like your chances, huh?

We do, actually.

We'd like them better if we had your continued financial support.

I'm sorry, Richard, but at the moment I'm in a wait -and -see kind of mood.

I thought Burke was a lock.

Just keep hitting him with that gorgeous smile.

Nope.

Brennan.

Jacob.

I'm glad you made it.

You put on a lovely event here, Jenny.

Although the tenant seems thin.

Oh, I did mine.

We want to do a little something just for our supporters who've been with us

from the start. I suppose it's hard to back a horse when the odds aren't in its

favor. Odds can change. Don't I know it?

It's what I love about politics.

And horse racing.

Well, then why don't you double your bet while the odds are in your favor?

Double? I don't know, Jenny.

Whatever you're feeling.

I was thinking six million to start.

To the super PAC?

Jacob, thank you. Wow, that's incredibly generous.

I think with some creative accounting, we can get it straight to the campaign.

I mean, that'd be more useful for you both, no?

It's a gorgeous night.

Why don't we step outside?

Well, after you.

Yes, sorry.

Creative accounting, that sounds a lot like fraud.

Well, it doesn't have to be, with the right banker at the right bank. Who do

think we are? A very ambitious couple that I think would be great for this

country. It would require your participation, of course.

Meaning? A legitimate pass -through, a non -profit, like yours.

By charity?

What? Why?

We're in this together, aren't we?

Mutually assured destruction.

If you choose to view it that way.

You shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Yeah, I told that to the Trojans.

Even a whisper of this would sink our campaign.

What campaign, Jenny?

You lost the early primaries? No key endorsements?

Enthusiasm is waning and they haven't even seen the internal polls I have.

Hello, glue factory.

So I understand.

What exactly are you proposing?

A partnership.

Yeah.

What happened?

He shot himself in the head. Yeah, I see that. What the fuck, man? I should have

caught it. I should have caught it. I was hoping he'd come through like he did

with Hudson.

What are you talking about? After he went MIA, he started cooperating.

He was able to leverage Hudson to give us real intel on Zapata.

potential hideouts, the name of the company he uses for his global arms

Albertelli Maritime Shipping. You ever heard of that? No.

Operates up and down the Houston seaboard. I was going to run it down

brought him in. But then... What? He offered you a deal?

You know, I searched for you for two full hours. That's all I found.

And then he tells me he knows who took you.

All I had to do in exchange was to bring him here, get some documents. He goes

in there, works through his papers, pulls out a gun.

And I was too slow.

Did he say anything before he, uh... No, nothing.

But after the way he and Isabel left things, I think maybe...

Maybe he finally came to terms with everything he'd done.

Yeah.

Isabel.

It's either your place.

I haven't told her.

I was going to call it in, but then I heard from you. I figured you decide the

next steps.

Yeah, call it in.

I'll let her know.

This is not on Isabel. You let her know.

I will.

I figure you got the bastard who's been after us.

He took himself out of play.

Voluntarily.

Call it in, Adam.

I'll explain it later.

Peter?

It's Chelsea.

Hello?

Peter's not here.

Do you know where he is?

Who are you?

My name's Chelsea Arrington. I'm a friend of his.

I've been trying to call him, but he isn't answering.

Please, I really need his help.

Help with what?

It's complicated. I just... I need to talk to him.

He's not here.

When will he be back?

I don't know.

Okay.

Look, if you see him, please tell him to call Chelsea back ASAP.

Tell him it's about CorePoint.

What about CorePoint?

We have drones surveilling all three of Zapata's possible hideouts. Still no

visual confirmation.

Mr. President, if you don't mind me asking, how reliable was this

Very. Then this is an easy conversation. We bomb all three. The potential for

escalation if we hit three separate compounds is extraordinarily high.

Massive collateral damage of women.

I'm more concerned with American women and children. This guy is planning an

imminent attack on domestic soil.

Agreed. We need to strike now. The body count we have on him likely doesn't even

scratch the surface. If we lose him... Then don't lose him.

General, do you believe that you have everything you need to carry out a

successful operation?

I do, sir.

Then do you think you'd be able to do so on a dime?

Monitor all three locations. Wait for confirmation.

I want you poised to strike the second I order it. Mr. President, we're not

bombing blind.

We will not build peace from the bricks of collateral damage, especially women

and children.

Not in my presidency.

Thank you, everyone.

I think you should have listened to Kimball and Gardner.

It's not a time to waver. This is a legacy moment. A legacy moment?

We've had a few of those today.

I got a call earlier.

Monroe is no longer an issue.

Richard.

How often did they meet?

We're still off the record, right? You don't have to keep on checking.

At least a dozen times.

I think the First Lady was leaking intelligence via Mott to an outside

Core Point Dynamics.

Owned by Jacob Monroe?

God, I swear I know that name.

Look familiar?

Yeah, actually. He visited POTUS before the election on the campaign trail. He

was a donor or something.

They seemed friendly.

So why would he hire someone to attack the First Lady?

Peter said this guy is an intelligence broker.

Maybe he turned the First Lady. Or the President.

He said the online drive contained evidence of his entire operation.

Proof of every intelligence agent and politician on his payroll.

Insurance, in case he ever got caught. So if he and the First Family had any

kind of dirty relationship, the evidence isn't there.

But it's encrypted by a book of fairy tales. I know. It sounds crazy.

Yeah. Does it mean it's not true?

Behind me.

Whoa.

Chelsea? Peter, are you hurt? Where have you been?

Is that his coffee? With the misprints?

Yeah. It's, uh... Chelsea, what are you doing here? Things got complicated in D

.C. Isabel brought me up to speed on everything.

I thought I had a shitty week.

Yeah. I'd love to hear about it, but... Hey,

can I talk to you for a minute? Yeah, just give me a second.

Isabel.

Did he tell you how to unlock this thing? I can't figure it out. Hey.

Can I talk to you outside?

What's wrong?

Something happened?

What?

Adam was bringing your father into custody.

And, um... He got hold of a gun.

Just saying.

He took his own life.

I'm sorry.

But, uh...

He's gone, Isabel.

I just got Chase back to sleep.

Any news on Zapata?

Still no confirmation of his exact location.

If we wait too long... If I wait too long. Right. If you wait too long, you

missing an opportunity to give those families justice and define your

presidency. Maybe.

Or maybe it'll be overshadowed by the news that my wife's charity illegally

laundered money into my presidential campaign. Where's my cheese plate?

I had Alma take it away. I didn't want to just say, I'll make you something.

No. It's fine.

I'm not hungry.

How about you drop the petulant schoolboy attitude so we can assess the

situation and troubleshoot?

Troubleshoot? I think historians and impeachment prosecutors prefer the word

cover. It's called crisis management. I don't like how you're framing this. And

how am I supposed to frame it? You've been lying to me for two years.

Bolstering you.

And I was not the only one who was held, by the way.

It's not even remotely the same thing. A donation? A bit of oppo in exchange for

a line item veto as governor?

That's just politics. You.

You made a deal with the devil and thought he'd never come to collect.

What did he want in return?

He didn't say it first. What did he want?

Access to the presidential daily brief.

Oh, my God.

You were losing in the primary, and suddenly things turn around.

What do you think happened? Luck?

Uh, we pivoted?

We tweaked the messaging? No. Targeted ad buys? I secured your most reliable

donor so that you had the freedom and the bandwidth to do the important work

that got us all the way to the White House on your nightly fucking cheese

I didn't need your help to win. You needed a miracle.

And I got you one. Yeah, but you did. You should have talked to me. I wanted

your hands clean. Yeah?

How's that going?

Lately, I have thought a lot about whether I would make the same decision

And would you?

Look at where we are.

Where you are.

But I should have told you.

That's where I went wrong.

We've always done everything in lockstep, and I violated that bond.

I thought I was helping.

I'm so sorry.

Lock it up.

That's how we've always done it.

How we build our life, our family.

No.

I don't believe it.

Isabel, I saw him. He wouldn't have done that. He was sick.

Maybe he was more sick than he was letting on, and he decided he just... He

thought he was never going to die.

He always thought there was another card to play.

Always. He never gave up.

Isabel. Peter.

Adam is lying.

Did you see him? Did you see him pull the trigger?

No. If you...

or Adam, or anyone in your program, wanted to kill someone and make it seem

it was a suicide, could you do it?

Yes.

Yes, but I can't imagine that Adam... Adam, does he have a cabin upstate?

Yeah. Why?

Earlier this year, the president went to see him.

Said he was an old friend.

You're not just a regular FBI agent anymore, are you?

Who runs your program, Peter?

The president?

Yes.

I was recruited by Travers after Camp David.

And now you answer to Hagen.

Yeah. You were suspicious of Hagen even when I bumped into you at the White

House. Why?

A month before the election, you remember that tape that got leaked? The

that got Knox to drop out of the presidential race?

Got Hagen elected?

Yeah. Monroe was the one who gave Hagen's campaign that tape.

He made Hagen president?

If Fotis and or Fotis colluded with a suspected terrorist to swing an

they would do anything to cover that up. Yeah, and use an old friend to help.

Okay, but why would Adam take Monroe here first then?

Why would he even invite me out to the scene of the crime? Why not just cover

up? Are you saying you believe him? I don't know.

I don't.

Okay, but I...

She's trying to leave the hospital against medical advice. I got to go talk

him. You need a ride? Yeah, a change first. I'm coming with.

You sure?

Mr. President. Trent.

You're up early.

Yes, sir. It has a lot to do with this... Mott investigation, yeah.

That's actually something I wanted to discuss.

Sort of feels like it's run its course, don't you think?

Renee, I'm so sorry to drag you in here at this ungodly hour. Any time away from

home is a blessing these days.

Listen, there's a story developing, something we want to get ahead of. It

involves... Agent Arrington taking another person's life. I can only

that her strange behavior was trying to make sense of a sad situation involving

a very disturbed man. I came to you because you're someone we can trust to

exercise discretion.

Okay, well, it's not really protocol.

Usually we let the investigation play out, let this come through official

channels. I'm just trying to protect you as best we can.

This investigation allows us to determine our vulnerabilities, protect

similar attack in the future. Even if that determination puts your position at

risk? Ginny and I know how lucky we are to have you. Trent, you are a star, he

says. I mean, he even, well, I shouldn't, but whatever.

You know how Simmons is retiring next year?

Yeah. Someone has to take his house seat, and I may have seen your name on a

rather short list.

We thought this was something to get ahead of, but if you think otherwise,

defer to your instincts.

Uh, Mrs. Hagen.

You're right.

Might be best for all of us just to move on.

Yeah?

I was on the fence, but I'm glad you agree that this is the best course of

action.

The deal.

Conflict of interest.

We'll deal with it without him.

Instincts. They'll love it.

Thanks, Trent.

I got a call about him trying to leave or something.

Name? Jay Butra. B -A -T -R -A.

Someone will bring him out in a bit.

I'm sorry, how long is a bit? As long as it is.

Give me a look.

No.

I have to get out of here.

What's going on? Isabel, are you okay?

Peter!

Go, I'll get going. Yeah, thanks.

What was that about?

I'll tell you later. You okay?

Am I okay? You ever been shot, man?

Yeah. Oh.

Well, then you know this. It hurts.

So, what's going on, man? They should be trying to get out, escape. What are you

doing? Yeah, because I knew that's the only way they'd call you.

There's been new activity in the LFS crypto wallet. Yeah, I know. The second

attack and the deposits. No, not those.

Sure, we can follow.

Hey, you think I'll have a cool scar on the seals?

No. Are you shitting me?

What's the point of getting shot, then?

Okay, here.

It's a list of all the activity on the blockchain, the crypto wallet.

Look at the most recent one.

It's a withdrawal earlier today. It's a Bitcoin ATM at a pharmacy in Salem, New

Jersey.

Salem, that's a shipping town.

Let's see if Zapata's company runs out of there.

You know...

Sometimes it's easier to say the hard stuff to strangers.

I didn't know him all that well.

But the more I found out, he was a sad, pathetic,

awful man.

It doesn't mean you don't get to feel sad or angry or confused or scared.

All of the above.

He doesn't deserve it, you know? Not a single fucking tear.

I'm gonna crack this thing open.

And I'm gonna make sure the world knows exactly who he really was.

Uh, Chelsea, this is Jay.

You good?

Yeah, I'll be okay.

Peter told me.

Your dad, he was an interesting guy. You know, he was kind of... Complicated,

obviously, between us.

Kidnapped me.

Was a terrorist.

Anyway, I'm sorry.

Thanks. Jay caught a withdrawal from an LFS crypto wallet at a Bitcoin ATM.

Albertelli Maritime Shipping that operates nearby.

Thinking that whatever they're smuggling in, they're smuggling it through there.

So I'm going to go check it out through some recon.

I'll be back.

As well as going to break open the drive.

Might as well make myself useful in the meantime.

Hold on.

What drive?

It's a cloud drive. It's my father's. It contains a full ledger of his criminal

activity, but it's encrypted in this book.

Okay, so like a book cipher?

Except that doesn't work.

Yeah, a guy like your dad, I'd be surprised if there was just one layer of

encryption. Would you try like a simple substitution?

Rot 13?

Caesar cipher?

What, am I the only one who likes puzzles?

Okay, just let me try, okay?

The forensics is...

Still processing the scene, but the FBI cleared Adam, so he'll meet us up at

Salem. Okay.

Jay and I will head to the register, but be careful with Adam.

Both of you, yeah?

Who's Adam?

Hey. Hey. What is this?

Who gave you that? One of the interns.

Well, you shouldn't have seen it. Conflict of interest.

We're taking care of it.

But you can't print this, Renee. It's all lies.

Look, I don't know what Chelsea's been up to. And it sounds like you don't

either. But our job is to serve the president and handle the narrative. So

in line or step aside.

Yeah, they say he came in yesterday during your shift.

2 .13 p .m.

Tell her he would have been using that thing right there. 2 .13.

Okay. My boss says she's checking the tape. Hang on. Can you let her know

kind of in a rush, please?

He says they're in a rush.

She says she's not a fucking magician.

Thanks.

I don't know who Theo is, but that's four times in ten minutes.

I had to answer it or file a restraining order.

It's just my fiance.

You're engaged?

Congratulations. Yeah, it's great.

Bud.

He just, uh, he's a fix -it guy.

I mean, he's a problem. He has to fix it. And sometimes it's great, but this

time I needed him to just listen to me, and instead he went behind my back.

Tried to fix it. Yeah, really fucked things up for me.

It sucks, Chelsea, but at least you have somebody that cares enough to try.

Trust me.

Hey.

Owner's pulling the security footage from the time of the ATM withdrawal.

And Isabel?

How's she taking this?

You know.

Where is she now?

She's with, uh, she's with Jay. They're trying to get into Monroe's Drive.

Is that the apartment?

You think so?

Yeah. You think so?

What does that mean?

Come on, man, I thought we were past this part. If it's neat to know, look me

the eye, you told me. It's not that.

I just, I know at some point they were planning to go to the financial

I just don't know when exactly.

Filing a story?

No, just talking to the facts.

Are we good?

Yeah. Yeah?

Yeah, we're good.

Adam, it's Chelsea Arrington.

Arrington, yeah, Secret Service.

You were on the news the other night, right?

We've met before, actually.

At my cabin.

Yeah, POTUS is detailed. Did he send you here to babysit us?

Just helping out a friend.

What'd you find?

These are our guys.

Great. Let's go to the port, ask some questions, see if anybody can ID him.

I'll ride with Adam.

Hey, you good?

Yeah.

I can't be stopped. It's too late.

Maiden with a Y instead of an I.

Yeah. So, like I said, if I was your father, I would encrypt this one step

further. How would that work?

Mono -alphabetic substitution.

Basically, to decode a message, you shift the entire alphabet left or right

fixed value.

It could be a number, but in this day and age, a word's better.

How so?

Just easier for a human to remember, harder for a computer to guess, so...

kind of genius when you think about it. Like a substitution cipher with a

keyword only a father knows on top of a book cipher tied to a rare misprint.

There is no way anybody's getting through there that's not supposed to.

Hence the problem.

Right.

Anything stand out as being really important to him?

Power?

Money?

Terrorism? No, I mean something important to him.

Something personal, something he wouldn't forget.

It's strange.

He tried to give me this book the first time that I met him, when I was 15, when

he was trying to claw his way into my life. But it's weird. Why would he use

this as a key to his doomsday files?

Guess he was sentimental like that.

Let's try Isabel.

Look up the next word.

Silver QL

Figures

Middle of the day, and it's a ghost town.

Maybe the money was to make sure the place was empty.

Hey, look.

Last dock on the south end.

Yeah, those are our guys.

What do you think's going on with those coolers?

Is Tashimi too much to hope for?

I'm gonna go get a closer look.

You guys stay here, keep watch. Go calm Zahn, okay?

They're loading the coolers into the trucks.

They're filled with some sort of red plastic explosive.

Same text.

Truck full of it could wipe out a city block.

Shit. I'll call for backup.

Brooklyn Bridge.

Empire State.

Rafael and I are in charge of Grand Central.

I think one of the trucks is leaving.

Get out of the way. You work here? No.

How'd you get in? I've been waiting out there for like 15 minutes for someone to

show up. I've got a delivery coming any moment. Where are they?

We don't know anything about your delivery.

Okay, well then tell me who does.

¿Quién es este pendejo? Oh, pendejo, huh?

You think I don't know what that means?

Mueve tu carro.

That means move, right?

I will count to three.

Yeah, in English or Spanish?

If you aren't in your car by 3. Oh, shit. Whoa, whoa. Hey, whoa.

All right. I'm just going to call Chris in the office.

Happens all the time. You're going to sort it out, right?

I mean, just... ¿Qué está pasando?

Este cuate nos estorba.

Hey, turn around.

Turn around.

Él estaba en el casino.

¡Esto es federal!

Adam, where are you? South side. Can't shake him.

No gun.

They exploded.

We're a pair yard northwest of you. See the green flag on that map?

I see it.

Get there.

I'm here. Where are you? Just keep running. Then what?

Just trust me.

You okay?

No, wait!

Peter, where are you? They triggered the explosives.

They got a ditch to stick.

Dear Isabelle your mother told me about this book on our first date together I

hope one day we can return to that bookshop in her memory

I mean, why would he write an inscription? It totally destroys the

the writing itself is more valuable.

Try that.

Okay. Look up the next word.

Golden. No E.

How'd you know?

I swear he took my mom on their first date.

Oh, wow. That is gonna take forever to get through.

Start with core point dynamics.

Excuse me, sir.

How long do I have to wait here? Not sure.

Orders are to keep you here until we get you debriefed. I have to get back to my

team. Well, it shouldn't be too much longer.

Okay.

Hey. We got the drive open.

Great. What'd you find?

Everything. President Hagan and the First Lady go back years with my father.

had so much stuff on them.

From money laundering to campaign finance violations, all facilitated by

Capital on Freya Myers.

This woman was trying to murder us and bury the story.

Just make copies of everything, okay? That's just the tip of the iceberg.

There are thousands of files on there.

Names, dates, audio recordings, financial documents.

Your name is on there too, Peter.

Yeah, I know.

It's a long story, but... Isabel, I need you to trust me, okay?

I do.

Well, just secure everything. I'll find Chelsea and we'll come to you, okay?

You have me released.

Released? You heard me.

Take a seat.

Okay. Sorry.

You found him? We think so, sir. A cell phone recovered from the LFS terrorists

in New Jersey made a call earlier today.

Pinged a tower near one of the threes of Potter Hideouts.

On your call, Mr. President.

Proceed.

Operation Screenlight.

T -minus 20 seconds to impact.

T -minus 10.

Five.

Four, three, two.

Ground team on standby, sir.

Send them in.

Ground team, we go.

We got Zapata. Ground team found his remains, confirmed his identity.

I'm going live in 15 to address the nation.

It was the right call, buddy. Bringing you into night action.

I wish I could take all the credit, sir, but that was a team effort.

Sutherland and Arrington, they deserve just as much praise.

Is that right?

Hey, is Arrington still with you?

No, she's here. Why?

Adam, I need you to do one more thing for me.

And, um... This one won't be easy.

Understood. Yeah.

All good?

Yeah, a couple of scrapes, but I will live, and I believe I have you to thank

for that.

Likewise. All right, well, let's call it even, John.

That was Peter. He's still getting grilled in there, but he wants us to

with the guys at the register, and he's going to join us when he can.

Okay.

Hey. Thank God you answered.

Listen, they're putting out a narrative framing you for colluding with Mott.

What? The Hagans. They tried to hide it from me, but I got wind. Are you safe?

I don't know where you are, but you should come home.

Yeah, everything's fine.

I'm in New York visiting a friend, but I'll let you know when I'm heading back.

New York?

Okay.

I love you.

Yeah, I love you, too.

All good?

My fiancé.

Still getting used to saying that.

Oh, mother.

Was that our exit?

Oh, shit.

Yeah. It's all good. We'll grab the country road.

Excuse me.

Have you seen my friend, Arrington?

She's Secret Service. You were talking to her over there earlier. Do you know

where she went? She went out with the other guy.

This way? That's right. Thank you.

Hello? Peter?

Mr. President?

Sorry, probably should have led with that.

Someone usually dials on my behalf and announces me, but I thought this would

better. Just you and me. Yeah, I've been trying to reach Deputy Director Mosley,

but he, uh... Yeah, Mosley's on another assignment. He won't be reachable for a

bit. In fact, that's why I'm calling.

I'm not sure if you heard, but thanks to your fine work, Raoul Zapata's dead.

And this case is pretty damn well closed.

You've earned yourself a vacation.

Sir, I think this goes a lot further than Zapata and the LFS.

It's Jacob Monroe, yeah.

I heard.

But, uh, sounds like he also found some justice.

Self -inflicted, of course. Sir, I have reason to believe that one of your night

agents has gone rogue. He kidnapped Chelsea Arrington. Adam is acting on my

orders. He's not the one I'm worried about.

I'm not sure what you think is happening here, Peter, so let me explain.

Chelsea has been acting erratic since the shooting.

She was put on leave, ran away from home from her fiance. She clearly isn't

thinking straight.

Those are the facts. I told Adam to bring her in before she does something

she'll regret. Chelsea is not the problem here.

Then what is the problem in your estimation?

Sir, I think you and your wife got mixed up with Monroe.

You did some things you shouldn't have, and now you're using Adam to cover your

tracks. That's quite the theory.

It's not a theory, sir. It's facts. And I was raised to believe that those

matter.

Stand down, Agent.

That is an order from your commander -in -chief.

You can't do that.

Well, then I think that's treason, Peter.

Just like your father.

But apples and trees, I suppose.

With all due respect, sir, fuck you.

My fellow Americans, I stand here addressing the nation and the world

today, at my direction, the United States launched a narrowly targeted

against Raul Zapata, the arms dealer and terrorist leader who's...

Organization has directly caused the death of thousands of men, women, and

children, as well as the recent victims of the attack on Flight Pima 12.

Raul Zapata is dead at the hands of American forces.

Furthermore, the brave men and women of the FBI have thwarted an intended attack

against New York City by an active cell of LFS terrorists.

No American law enforcement.

or service members were harmed in these operations, and there were no civilian

casualties, a detail that was of the utmost importance to me.

I leave you with this promise.

I will stop at nothing to keep our people, our country, our families

safe.

In the battle of good versus evil, the chips have a habit of falling in our

favor.

May God bless you.

May God bless our troops, and may God bless these.

United States of America.