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HANNAH: It's the man
who killed Majid Nassar.

I think the people who did this are
trying to make Jason do something.

You have an hour.
After that,

you'll either find your son
safe at home... or not.

I killed Majid Nassar.

The deputy director
of the FBI killed

-the most wanted terrorist?
- I'm afraid so.

Cheer up, Peter.
You're about to be a heartbeat away.

KIMBLE:
Assuming, you make it to VP.

When I take Kirkman down,

I'll make sure
I don't leave you behind.

FEMALE VOICE: 11:14 P.M.
Look into it.

Wait...

(COMPUTER BEEPS)

(COMPUTER BEEPS)

(COMPUTER BEEPS)

NEWS ANCHOR: Madam Speaker,
congratulations on your new position.

Let me start by asking, do you,
like your colleagues in the Senate,

view these confirmation hearings
as anything more than a formality?

KIMBLE: Tom Kirkman
is our president

because he wasn't
at the State of the Union.

Peter MacLeish is a hero
because he lived through it.

Certainly, survival shouldn't
be the only qualification

when it comes to leading
our country, should it?

She's intimidated by you.

She's done everything
from Megyn Kelly to Jimmy Kimmel.

"Intimidated" isn't the word
that comes to mind.

A hundred sixty-two
independents in the new House.

How can she read that as anything
other than America's endorsement

of their first
independent president?

Trust me, she'll find a way.

Madam Speaker, what do you hope to
learn from Congressman MacLeish's...

Has she done any irrevocable damage
to our nominee this morning?

No, just continuing
her never-ending quest

to cast doubt on his qualifications.

She'd be better off
taking a cue from the Senate.

They made it perfectly clear.

No one wants to play politics
with this confirmation.

I wish I saw her face when the vote
came back unanimous.

You think steam can actually
come out of someone's ears?

- You remembered my order.
- Double Americano.

Three pumps vanilla,
one pump caramel.

It's too ridiculous to forget.

SETH: Hey...

Why are you guys so calm?
Don't you check your e-mail?

Not in the last 45 seconds. Why?

AARON: A security breach.

All right. Let's get
the NSA Director on the phone.

I want the full story
before we notify the president.

Let's go.

-(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
-(PHONE RINGING)

Hey. They've been digging
through Atwood's office all morning.

- You know what's going on?
- It's an internal review.

Why is Atwood
being investigated?

How do you know
that's what's happening?

Because here comes
the Director of Internal Affairs,

John Foerstel.

Agent Wells. Hi.

A word?

- AARON: His name is Gabriel Thompson.
- He worked as a Systems Analyst

for the National Security Agency
for the last 2O years.

TOM: And yesterday,
he just walked out the front door

with a ton
of classified information?

Which this morning,
the NSA is calling

-a "significant breach".
- How significant?

Well, the prototype hard drive
Thompson took

is capable of storing
terabytes of files.

NSA estimates it'll take days

to comb through the system
and assess the stolen data.

Luckily, the press hasn't gotten
wind of that.

Only a matter of time
before that happens.

Agreed. What do we know
about this Thompson?

I mean, is this espionage? Is a
foreign government involved?

Well, it's uncertain, sir.
NSA's throwing all their resources

into tracking him down.

And Whitaker
promised to brief you

-as soon as he knows more.
- We need to get ahead of this now.

JOHN: It's nice to see you,
Agent Wells.

It's been a while.

Well, John, in your line of work,

that's generally considered
a good thing.

(CHUCKLES)

Look, I know that you were close
with Jason Atwood...

but it's a friendship
that could cause problems for you.

Why?
Am I under investigation, too?

JOHN: Come on.

You're smart enough to know
that you're wrapped up in this.

You were with Jason at the prison
when Nassar was murdered.

You were there with him
during the interrogation...

What is the point of this?

You of all people know
that Jason's not a murderer.

Well, I can't exactly
ignore a confession.

(SIGHS)

If this was so cut-and-dry, why are
you doing an investigation, at all?

All right, I'll bite.

If Jason Atwood didn't kill
Majid Nassar, who did?

You're not doing yourself
any favors, Hannah.

I know you'd rather
answer my questions

than a federal prosecutor's.

Wow.

We used to be on the same side.

And we still would be,
if you and Jason had ever learned

how to play by the rules
like I warned you two years ago.

Instead, here we are.

Oh, and Hannah,

I'm paying Jason
a visit this afternoon.

Your stories better match.

(PHONE VIBRATING)

- Hello?
- HANNAH: Hey, Chuck.

You think you can get
the Peter MacLeish vetting files

out of the RMD and meet me
at my house in 20 minutes?

Yes. But...

Hannah, what the hell's
going on?

I'll explain when you get there.

You brought Emily coffee?
You never bring me coffee.

- What do you want, Seth?
- Majid Nassar.

He's still dead, right?

Remember, when I told you
the press was gonna want answers

on who killed the most-wanted
terrorist in U.S. history?

- Yeah.
- Well, I'm telling you they want answers.

- You gotta hold them off, Seth.
- And, when I can't?

When the Post runs an op-ed

or when the Times accuses us
of a cover-up?

Listen, POTUS is meeting
with the FBI today.

Let's just buy us some time
to get the answers we need.

And if you do,
then coffee for you next time.

- AARON: All right?
- Hey, look at this. Gabriel Thompson

just dumped a massive amount
of government documents on WikiLeaks.

Seriously? WikiLeaks?
Isn't that, a whistle-blower cliché?

Not when the docs are all linked

to members
of the previous administration.

Which Kirkman served in.

ANCHORMAN". Material continues
to be released via WikiLeaks

involving questionable
activities

by members
of President Richmond's cabinet.

It appears that several cabinet
members were abusing their power

by receiving money
in exchange for access.

- Travel doc...
- Okay, so he's claiming

that Richmond's cabinet
was corrupt.

I guess, we can take espionage
off the list.

How bad is it?

It looks a lot worse
than it is, sir.

Pay-for-play
sort of things, mostly.

The Treasury Secretary
was paid to give speeches

at corporate retreats
for banking CEOs.

Commerce Secretary
took overseas research trips

paid for by foreign
lobby groups.

The optics are terrible, but
it's not exactly high crimes.

- But they are crimes, right?
- Counsel's office says, yes,

but, so far,
the blow-back's been minimal,

and most of the people
that he's referencing

died during the Capitol Bombing.

Everyone but me.

And that's a problem, sir.

Why? What did he say?

AARON: Well, that's exactly it.

Your files...
haven't been released.

- Why would he hold my files back?
- EMILY: Maybe it's a strategy.

He's waiting until the press
is in a frenzy

so, he has the whole
country's attention.

Look, I hate to ask,
but if we're gonna get hit,

we need to know how to respond.

And Mr. President,
do you have anything to hide?

(SIGHS) Do I have
anything to hide?

I'm sorry to ask, Mr. President,
but we just want to protect you.

I appreciate that, Aaron. No, I
have nothing to hide. No secrets.

Is it possible that he knows
about Leo's paternity question?

It's a non-story.

They'd find that out
as quickly as Lisa Jordan did.

Maybe, he knows we're sitting
on the Atwood confession.

I've been getting hit from
some national newspaper guys.

We're not sitting on anything.
We're investigating.

As soon as we have answers,
so will the American people.

So why would this
so-called whistleblower...

release every cabinet member's
tax returns,

their banking records...

except yours?

Look, we can speculate all day

on what Mr. Thompson thinks
he might have on me.

The truth is, we need
to find him.

Until the NSA knows exactly
what he's stolen,

he's a threat
to our national security.

AARON: All right, sir,
we'll stay on top of it.

- Keep you posted.
- TOM: Thank you.

Let me get this straight. You're
saying that Peter MacLeish,

the guy about to be confirmed
as vice president,

is somehow involved
in the conspiracy

that destroyed the Capitol.

I know. It's a lot to process.

My parents' divorce
was a lot to process.

This is next-level... Hannah.

(SIGHS) I don't know
but it's also hard to ignore

when you lay it all out like this.

HANNAH: Here's the problem.

Foerstel's already
suspicious of me.

But I can't back off MacLeish.
Not now.

I need hard evidence
against him,

but the only evidence
I have right now...

I know. I know. 11:14 P.M.

(SIGHS) Right.

I looked everywhere.
I've got nothing.

Right, which is why you need
to re-examine MacLeish's files

and see if there's a connection.

Chuck, I know you're
taking a risk by being here.

So, if you needed to leave,
I'd understand.

Hannah, when you
come asking for help,

it's never easy...
and sometimes not even legal.

(SIGHS)

But you're smart and dedicated
and usually right.

So, tell me what I need to do.

KEVIN: To be honest,
I'm not comfortable going after

the "Miracle on the Potomac"
just because

you've got a bone to pick
with the president.

Congressman, you're new here.

So, let me give you
a little bit of free advice.

DC is all about relationships.

And this relationship,
yours and mine,

is not one you want to sour.

This is a confirmation,
not a coronation.

It's not our job to give the
president what he wants.

Our job is to determine
what's best for the country.

Yes, ma'am.

Now, if you'll excuse me,
I'll see you inside.

Congressman, Mrs. MacLeish.

Kimble, I hope you're not
too easy on him today.

I'm so glad I ran into you. I
would have hated starting the day

without wishing you
the best of luck.

Thank you so much.
I really appreciate that.

Congresswoman.

Do you mind if I ask what it is you
have against Kirkman and myself?

I don't trust anyone who has
things handed to them in life.

Especially power.

CHUCK: 11:14 P.M.

I got nothing here, Hannah.

I know it sounds crazy, but my
source was right about room 105.

She was right about MacLeish. So,
there's got to be something to this.

I thought that I'd find those numbers
on some time stamps on these files.

What if it's not a time?
I mean, what if it's a date?

Look at this.
This is the after-action report

that earned him the Bronze Star
in Afghanistan.

November 14, 2005.

Eleven-fourteen P.M.

"P.M."

- Peter MacLeish.
- Peter MacLeish.

CHUCK: Okay.

Okay, but this document
isn't exactly a smoking gun.

(PAPERS RUSTLING)

MacLeish's unit was attacked
by the Taliban

and he managed
to save most of his men.

I mean, this report's an endorsement
of his bravery and heroism.

Yes, but room 105, at a first glance,

didn't look like a bomb shelter,
did it?

You think his file isn't
telling you the whole story?

I think that I'd like to hear
from the men who were there,

whether they saw things
the same way.

To be the only survivor
of the Capitol Bombing,

I know, does not qualify me
for higher office,

- but when President Kirkman...
- MacLeish is crushing it.

- This guy was made for TV.
- I know.

If we don't wrap this up today,

I think you can go hard after
Hookstraten for holding it up.

I mean, public opinion
will definitely be in our favor.

(PHONE BEEPS)

Another dump on WikiLeaks.

Congressional memos, e-mails,
legislative briefings.

Doesn't look like anything
on Kirkman.

- Nothing here can touch him.
- That's not true.

Have you seen the leaked memo
on Senator Hazelton?

The country would've been better
off, if he'd stayed retired.

Well, that might be true
but his office just called.

We just pissed off the one man
in Washington

we can't afford to piss off.

How did we piss him off?

Senator Hazelton?

He retired at the end of last term.

He came back
after the Capitol Bombing

when the governor of Vermont
appointed him.

And just named the new chair of the
Senate Appropriations Committee.

The senator has
tremendous power.

His committee can lock down any
debt, tax, spending bill we suggest.

And what about the memo
was so offensive?

"Senator Hazelton
is a lecherous old man

"more accustomed
to groping female staff

"than promoting them."

Again, why is this my problem?

Because he wants you to fire
the author immediately.

Okay, who's the author?

I am, sir.

(SIGHS)

EMILY: Senator, please...
understand

that my words are
in no way a reflection

of how the president
feels about you.

That was written years ago, long
before, I even met the president.

I sincerely apologize
for embarrassing you in any way.

And you think that's enough?

(TOM SIGHS)

TOM: Senator, I know you want me
to fire Ms. Rhodes,

but I've known Emily
for many years.

And I can tell you,
her apology is sincere.

Oh, she means it all right...
now, when she's scared.

She had a whole different attitude
when she first wrote that smear.

Back when she was a nobody, a
jumped-up little House staffer.

And I was finance chairman,
served in two cabinets,

elected
to six consecutive terms.

Again, Senator,
I hear what you're saying.

I'm just trying to find us a way
to move forward.

Mr. President, I came out
of retirement to serve again

because my country needed me.

I just helped your nominee,
Peter MacLeish,

through
a speedy Senate confirmation,

and this is my reward?

To be libeled
by one of your staffers?

Senator, we were all thrown
by these leaked documents.

I just think we should be going

after the people that leaked them,
not the people that wrote them.

I'm sorry, Mr. President.

Perhaps, you would
feel differently

if it was your character
that had been smeared.

You know, the power I wield
in the Senate.

I'll give you some time
to consider in what way

and how publicly
you want to do this.

But she needs to be gone
by the end of business.

- Mr. President.
- Senator.

TOM: Unbelievable.

Like it or not, he's not
an enemy you want to make.

He can hold up your entire economic
agenda for the next three years.

You don't have a choice.

You have to accept
my resignation.

PETER: I appreciate the question
and I understand it.

Um, my public life's been
an open book.

(CAMERA CLICKS)

Ever since I was a little boy,

I took to heart, John F.
Kennedy's call to service.

I hope over the course
of this hearing,

you're seeing
how I lived up to that call.

And, do you think, you're qualified
for the office of vice president?

PETER". My father
instilled in me that...

HANNAH: Look at him. It's like
he's channeling Camelot.

He even looks like a Kennedy.

Here's the contact info

for the eight members
of MacLeish's unit

on the 11/14 mission living
in the Virginia-Maryland area.

Oh, great.

I can't cover this much
ground by myself.

You take Virginia.
I'll take Maryland.

Just consider this an unofficial
battlefield promotion to field agent.

Also, call me on this.
Not your regular phone.

I'm more of a behind-the-scenes
computer guy.

Chuck, I know I'm asking a lot,

but there's a short list of
people that I trust right now.

One of them is in jail
for something he didn't do,

and the other one... is you.

(SIGHS DEEPLY)

JOHN: I got to tell you,

I was relieved
when they gave me your case...

because I thought if anybody
can help you, it's gonna be me.

John, you could never play
the good cop.

Just ask the questions
and let's get this thing going.

Why'd you waive your right
to an attorney?

I have nothing to defend.

I'm gum)'-

So you intended to poison Nassar
before you arrived at the prison?

I had the Thallium...

in a salt packet hidden...

in my pocket.

And you weren't at all concerned
about surveillance footage?

There's a blind spot
by the North Hall corridor.

An officer told me
about it some years ago

in case I needed to...

have an off-the-record
with a prisoner.

I waited until...
we cleared the cameras.

I passed the food tray.

Put the salt in Nassafs plate.

JOHN:
How'd you know it was his?

JASON: He's Muslim.

Specially prepared halal meals.

Can we verify
everything he's saying?

My team's working on it, sir,
but so far, everything he said

matches the forensic evidence
taken from the scene.

You came up
with Jason Atwood, right?

Yes, sir. We're in the
same class at Quantico.

Had our first
assignments together.

Could you ever imagine

that he was capable
of committing such a crime?

I've worked in the Office
of Professional Responsibility

for 13 years, Mr. President.

We may not want to think
the worst of people

but sometimes,
they leave us no choice.

Right.

Sir. We have an update
on the NSA whistleblower.

Okay.

- Mr. President.
- Sir.

- What's going on?
- We found him, sir.

- We found Gabriel Thompson.
- Where is he?

He's on foreign soil,
Mr. President.

I thought we froze his passport.
How did he get out?

He didn't.
He's right down the street.

(CHUCKLES) I'm sorry.
I don't understand.

He's seeking asylum
in the Venezuelan Embassy.

No extradition treaty
with the US, sir.

You're telling me he's right
here in Washington, DC,

and we can't touch him?

AMBASSADOR: I'm afraid I cannot turn
over Gabriel Thompson, Mr. President.

He's seeking asylum,
and we must respect that.

Mr. Ambassador,
there is a big difference

between not sending back
a petty criminal

who was arrested for marijuana

and a fugitive who we consider a
threat to our national security.

AMBASSADOR:
Not technically, Mr. President.

I can't dictate your nation's
laws and you cannot dictate mine.

Venezuela won't give him back...
yet.

I'll circle back to the drawing
board, see what I can do.

We're still
on the clock with Hazelton, sir.

One thing at a time, Seth.

One thing at a time? Since when?

GEORGE: Congressman MacLeish,

now during your first tour
in Afghanistan,

you were awarded a Bronze Star
for combat bravery.

Now, can you please describe
the events of November 14, 2005,

to the best
of your recollection?

Can you describe the events
of November 14, 2005,

to the best
of your recollection?

Captain MacLeish led
a Ranger Special Forces unit...

...into a remote Afghani village
outside of Marja.

As soon as we moved in,
our unit hit an IED, and...

...we were... ambushed
by Taliban forces.

Insurgents were heavily armed,
and...

...we were pinned down
almost immediately.

Hit, bleeding...

...Half my men, clinging to life.

The other half frozen in fear.

And I include myself in that.

I acted on pure instinct.

Captain MacLeish returned enemy
fire single-handedly,

drove back the insurgents...

...allowing medics
to get to us in time.

The truth is, I presided over
a failed mission, that day.

We didn't take the village
and we lost a lot of good men.

MALE VOICE: I'm alive because
of Captain MacLeish.

So, there's only one word to use
to describe a man like him.

He's a hero.

He's a hero.

He's a hero.

Well, that's what my medal
says I am...

but a hero?

No. I only did what anyone in
my position would have done.

It doesn't make me a hero. It
simply makes me who I am today.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Every guy in his platoon
says the same thing.

Let me guess, that he's a hero.

I know. Same answer I got, too.

Maybe your informant was wrong.

Or maybe everyone got
the same talking points.

I got one interview left. I'm
not giving up until it's over.

(PHONE RINGING)

You know you spend a lot more time
in my office than I do, right?

- We need to talk about Hazelton.
- Don't worry about it.

It'll blow over.
Just give it some time.

No, it won't.

And the president
can't put me first,

not before critical legislation.

We need to get this country
back on its feet.

Stimulus bills, job creation.

Those things go through
appropriations, through Hazelton.

Emily, the president
didn't accept my resignation

when I leaked the AI-Sakar
video. He barely even knew me.

You're his most trusted advisor.
He's not gonna accept yours.

I know. Which is why
you're gonna accept it.

No.

It's your job
to protect the president,

even when that means
protecting him from himself.

Emily, have you ever
considered the fact

that he won't accept your resignation
because he needs you here?

And he's not the only one.

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

- EMILY: Hi.
- I can come back.

- No, no. What is it?
- You're fine. Stay.

This is what I like to call
"I told you so."

A list of every media outlet
in the country

and their requests for an
exclusive with the president

to discuss, among other things,
the Nassar murder investigation.

Feel free to tell them no, Seth.

- You know that.
- Can't blame them for trying.

I mean, who doesn't want
five minutes with the president?

Wait, what did you just say?

I said who doesn't want...

Five minutes with the president.

Emily, call
the Venezuelan Ambassador,

and you tell him I'm on my way.

- What just happened?
- EMILY: No idea.

I'm so sorry. I didn't realize
your husband had passed away.

He re-upped without telling me.

He said he couldn't leave things
the way they were.

And his first tour
with the Ranger unit,

that was commanded
by Congressman Peter MacLeish?

I think so. Steven never liked
talking about his service.

I didn't even realize
he enjoyed his time in the Army

until one day, the Army
shipped home his foot locker.

In it, were all these mementos.

You know, medals
that he had won,

letters from his old buddies.

Tons of pictures
of his tours.

Sarah, do you mind if I take
a look at that foot locker?

SARAH: Sure.

FEMALE VOICE:
Right this way.

AARON: Thanks.

Mr. Thompson, I'm Aaron Shore,

Chief of Staff to the president.

I know who you are.

I'm on Venezuelan soil, Mr.
Shore. You can't arrest me.

I'm well aware
of diplomatic law.

Well, then, why are you here?

Because I know what you want.

(LAUGHS)

Really?

CNN says,
I want radical transparency.

The New York Times says,
I want anarchy.

What's your guess, Mr. Shore?

Five minutes with the president.

What makes you so sure I
want to see the president?

You've been very specific with what
you've posted on the internet.

First, you attacked members
of the Richmond cabinet.

Every one of them,
except Kirkman.

Then you went
after his most trusted adviser.

You made sure he'd notice.

Am I getting warm?

Yes.

Hell of a way to get an audience
with the leader of the free world.

We use the tools we have,
Mr. Shore.

Yes, but you've hurt, perhaps
irreparably, a good friend.

A brilliant, loyal advisor
to the president.

And being that
I'm the one person

who can grant
you access to the president,

why should I reward you
with his time?

Because, I had to hang
Emily Rhodes in the wind

to get your attention.

But I'm also the guy
that can save her career.

(ITEMS CLATTERING)

They were on the same mission.

Catalan and MacLeish
know each other.

Eleven Fourteen. That's what
my source wanted me to know.

Oh, my God.

HANNAH: Yeah. I know,
it's not a smoking gun

but it puts us a hell of a lot
closer than it did an hour ago.

Chuck, I'm going to need into the
counter-terror joint database.

- Chuck?
-(\NHISPERS) What?

Are you still there? Hello?

They shut me out of my computer.

- What?
- My login's not working.

Foerstel must know

that you took MacLeish's files
off-site without clearance.

He is heading right towards me.

That means he's gonna be looking
for you, too.

Hannah, don't come back.
Find a way.

Finish this.

(ENGINE REVS)

Gabriel Thompson wants to have
a meeting with me?

Yes, sir. And to facilitate one,

he gave me this.

What is it?

AARON: It's a show
of good faith, sir.

It's proof that everything Emily
said about Senator Hazelton is true.

A year's worth
of inappropriate e-mails,

text messages,
chats with a Senate page.

And he's agreed
to stop releasing files

-and hand over everything he has?
- If you meet with him, yes.

TOM: I'm not sure inviting a man
who stole classified documents

into the White House
is an option,

no matter what he has.

But we do have to take care of this
business with Senator Hazelton.

Let's see if we can get him
over here now.

Yes, sir.

- Thank you, Aaron.
- Sir.

Congresswoman Hookstraten,
last time we spoke,

I told you I'd keep you updated
on the Capitol Bombing.

Did you find what you were
looking for in room 105?

Yes, I did. And I need you to
delay the MacLeish hearings.

Go on.

HANNAH: Congresswoman, I can't
talk about this over the phone,

but I'm working a lead that could
prove damning to Peter MacLeish.

But I need time.

Ms. Wells, you're asking me to
put my reputation on the line.

- How much time?
- As much as you can give me.

Mr. President.

TOM: Thank you for taking the time.

I thought I made myself clear.

- Why is she still working here?
- TOM: Because, Senator,

I'm the one who chooses
which of my staffers I let go.

And I try to make a point by not
starting outwith my best one.

Excuse me?

Everything Ms. Rhodes
said about you is true,

and I have the proof
to back it up.

I don't believe you.

I think you've heard
of our recent interactions

with Gabriel Thompson,
the NSA whistleblower?

So far, everything
that he's released

has proved to be
100 percent accurate.

Sir, he has you dead to rights.

An 18-year-old Senate page.

This is extortion.

No, Senator,

I am simply presenting you
with the truth.

Extortion would be threatening
to compromise

the American economic stability

unless I fire one
of my staff members

because she wrote something
that you didn't like.

You have a wife of 35 years,

two beautiful children,
three grandchildren.

Earlier, you retired
to spend time with them.

I strongly suggest you consider
doing that again.

So, what about you?

Think you want to stick around
a little longer?

Luckily, there's no place
I'd rather be.

Good.

So, it turns out that America's
favorite vice presidential candidate

and the CIA's
most wanted mercenary...

know each other.

I guess you're not buying
it's a coincidence?

Sorry. If Catalan worked intel
on the 11/14 mission,

the CIA would have a file on it.
Did you pull it?

- I would have if there was one.
- Are you kidding me?

- Someone buried it?
- So I looked deeper.

I found this.

It was written by an agency
liaison on the ground.

Not quite the same story
that MacLeish has been telling.

"On November 14, 2005,

"a Ranger unit massacred
a series of Afghani villages

"after several of their unit had
been killed by a Taliban sniper.

"Three villages in 24 hours.
Countless dead."

And the Pentagon
whitewashed this?

TIM: Peter MacLeish isn't
a war hero.

No, he's a war criminal.

- TOM: Hey.
- Hey. I heard about Emily.

So, that's one crisis resolved.

Now, I'm reading about the
other one, Gabriel Thompson.

This is his psychological profile.
Courtesy of the State Department

federal law enforcement
and the NSA. (SIGHS)

Alex, what the hell
am I missing?

I mean, it seems like
every time I turn around,

there's someone who's sewed
this country faithfully

and then out of the blue,
decides to turn against it.

Are you talking about the
whistleblower or Jason Atwood now?

Both of them.

NSA analyst turns traitor.

Deputy FBI director commits
murder. It doesn't add up.

What does your gut say
about Thompson?

Well, despite the advice
of my National Security Team,

the protocols
of the Office of the Presidency,

and ITIY OWN common sense...

I don't think this guy's crazy.

He's smart.

And he knows once he leaves
the protection of the embassy,

he's going to prison
for a long time.

So whatever the reason for
wanting to sit down with you is,

it must be pretty important for
him to trade in his life for it.

Well, what could it be?

That's the part
I can't figure out.

ALEX: You will.
You just need to look deeper.

Empty your pockets.

(COINS JINGLING)

In a few moments,
they're gonna be taking you

to federal prison.
So, I need to make this quick.

I know you had a stepdaughter
named Charlotte

who was an intern in Congressman
Ellsworth's office.

I know that she was

at the State of the Union
and died in the bombing.

Different birth father,
different last name

made it harder
to make the connection.

I also understand that you
raised her since she was a baby.

So, she was yours, too.

Children should never die
before their parents.

TOM: No.

No, they should not.

And I am very sorry
for your loss.

Thank you, Mr. President.

And as a father, I understand
your anger and your grief.

But it still doesn't answer
my main question.

You sacrificed a great deal
to have this meeting with me.

Why?

I needed someone
I could trust...

to make sure an attack
like that never happens again.

And what makes you think
you can trust me?

Oh, I did my research,

read every e-mail you sent,
every document you wrote.

Your ethics are above reproach.

Not to mention every fourth text
you send is to your children.

Inside that evidence bag
is my pocket change.

There is a fake coin, a quarter.

Inside it is the hard drive
I took.

I did not make copies.

Why are you giving this to me?

Because you have much bigger
problems than me, Mr. President.

-(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
-(DOOR OPENS)

Transport is ready.

Careful who you show
file 12-80C to, sir.

Mike, that man gave up his
career and his freedom

for what's on this hard drive.

I want to know why.

MIKE: This laptop's air-gapped.

So, if there's malware on this drive,
it'll only affect this computer.

De-encryption software
is already running.

How do you know all this?

Before I was assigned to your
protective detail, I rotated...

through investigations,

threat assessment
and our technical department.

Two and half years staring
at computer code.

Let's just say I like working
for you more.

Good.

Look, until we know
exactly what this is,

I want it to stay between us.
Understood?

Yes, sir.

Mr. President.

Congresswoman Hookstraten just
called for an extended recess.

She's delaying
MacLeish's hearing.

- Why?
- She's being cagey,

but a House staffer says she's
got information on MacLeish

that could be critical
to the hearing.

We're trying to find out more.

The Congresswoman and I don't agree
on much, but she's not crazy.

She must think that she's got
something substantial on him,

otherwise she wouldn't risk it.

- Get me MacLeish.
- Yes, sir.

TOM: Mike, I'll make sure
you're not disturbed.

Well, I guess
I'll just get right to it.

Congresswoman Hookstraten thinks
she has information on you

that can alter the hearings.

You know what it is?

No. No, I don't.

But if there's something you need to
tell me, Peter, this is the time.

Well, everything I've ever
told you has been true.

I served my country loyally.

I dedicated myself to my family,

the people of my district,
the entire nation.

Okay.

Okay. I hope you understand
I had to ask.

Yeah, of course, of course.
And thank you for your support.

You know it always...
it always means the world.

Sorry to trouble you, Peter.

No, no. Okay.

No, you know, sir, th...

there's something
that's been nagging at me.

Jason Atwood confessed
to murdering Majid Nassar.

The agent he valued the most...

Special Agent Hannah Wells...

I don't know.

I heard she lost someone
in the bombing.

Maybe that's got something
to do with it but...

she seemed to be
a bit obsessed with me.

I just hope she isn't trying
to convince the speaker

of any fantasy
or conspiracy theory.

Thank you for letting me know.
I'll keep an eye out.

- Yeah.
- Goodnight, Peter.

Agent Wells. Just in time.

I found the evidence I was
looking for on Peter MacLeish.

I'll explain everything
when I get there.

I'm just heading up
Constitution now.

Thank you for letting me know.

(ENGINE REVS)

Congressman George,

gather the rest
of the committee.

My witness will be here
in ten minutes.

Yes, ma'am.

I didn't get a chance
to thank you earlier

for saving my job today.

Thank you.

Don't even mention it.

You're a good employee.

You did all of that
to keep a good employee around?

(CHUCKLES)

All right,
I may have other reasons.

Well, I have work to do.

If you think of any of those
reasons, let me know, okay?

Hey, Em...

when you're finished
with work tonight...

dinner?

Okay.

(ENGINE REVS)

Come on!

I've located file 12-80C.

I was waiting for you
before I opened it.

-(KEYBOARD CLICKING)
-(COMPUTER BEEPING)

(COMPUTER BEEPING)

(HORN HONKS)

Move.

(HORN CONTINUES HONKING)

(TIRES SCREECH)

-(METAL SMASHING)
-(TIRES SCREECHING)

(COMPUTER CONTINUES BEEPING)

Who created this?

We did, sir.
United States Government.

"November 17, 2013.

"Special Committee
for Threat Assessment, Pentagon.

"Classified Top Secret."

This is the Capitol Bombing.

Right down
to the same ordnance.

They're assessing
our security vulnerabilities.

They war-gamed this out years
before it even happened.

Someone inside
the U.S. government

handed over the blueprints to Majid
Nassar for the Capitol bombing.

(TOM SIGHS)

There's a traitor among us.