Echelon 8 (2009) - full transcript

In the early morning hours of 9/11 an elite CIA team known as Echelon 3 was denied access to Logan airport by the FBI, preventing them from acting on the intelligence that could have stopped the terrorist attacks. In the aftermath of the tragedy, the Echelon 3 team undeservedly took the fall and was quickly dismantled. Ten years later, with terrorist activities on the rise, a congressional shadow government committee known only as the Keepers, is re-instating the new and improved top secret unit now known as Echelon 8. The team is granted unprecedented approval of domestic charter allowing them to monitor U.S. communications and take every action necessary to protect the United States from the next terrorist attack. Can Echelon 8 prevent history form repeating itself or will the team suffer the same fate of its predecessor?

How was your day, love?

Same as always.

Better now.

What is the occasion?

David, sit down.

I have something I want

to talk to you about.

It's just that we've been

together now for four years

and it's been great.

I feel if I wait around for

you we'll both be old and gray,

so I figure the

hell with tradition.

I am asking you David,

will you marry me?

I wasn't expecting this.

Well, I was under the impression

you like a little spontaneity

from time to time.

No, it's not that, it's just...

Well, it is.

I really wasn't expecting this.

You seem troubled.

Is everything all right?

We need to talk.

There's some things you

need to know about me.

I... I don't understand.

You deserve to know the truth.

Best thing I can do is just

come right out with it.

I'm listening.

I don't work for Microsoft.

I'm an operative with the CIA.

This is not funny, David.

If this is your idea of

a joke, it's really not...

I was sent here five years

ago to spy on your satellite

company under the joint

efforts of Interpol

and gain Intel from

the US government.

Ashley, I was sent

here to spy on you.

So this was all a lie.

I was nothing more than

an assignment for you.

No.

I wanted to tell you

every day since I found

out that you're with Mark.

Da... David

you're making me nervous.

You're not kidding.

Why?

It was before you

told me who you were.

It was before we

started all this.

I do love you.

But you've been

using me for your work

for the past four years.

Yes, I have.

You son of a bitch.

Wait.

There's more that

I need to tell you.

I don't want to hear another

lying word out of your mouth.

Congratulations David,

mission accomplished.

I'm sure your government

will be very proud of you.

Ashley?

Ashley?

Ash?

Ashley?

Ash?

Ashley?

Yeah?

Dumont, I've been compromised.

I need an extraction.

Are you at the

house or the embassy?

No, neither.

I'm at the beach.

I can be at the Rendezvous

point in about 10 minutes.

All right.

I'll have an agent

meet you there.

Just be careful.

I'll check in

when I'm picked up.

It's Dumont.

Yeah, I need the

London office, please.

What the hell happened?

Ashley, she knows who I am.

How?

I told her.

Damn it.

David, why?

Doesn't matter why.

Long story short, she split.

MI6 sent a sweeper

team to take me out.

All right.

I've arranged for your pick up.

Just stay right there.

I want to see you here in the

office as soon as you get back.

Thank you for flying with us.

Have a nice day.

Good morning, sir.

What's your destination?

The United States.

Are you going on holiday?

No.

I'm going home.

This passports no good sir.

Admiral Dumont suggests

you use this one.

Don't look back, just walk

to the plane out the door.

I took your request

to the full committee.

Thank you sir.

You and your team are

highly regarded on the hill.

But we're concerned that

operating inside the US

could violate the

domestic charter.

I'll make sure the team

knows the boundaries,

so you needn't worry about that.

On my reassurance that you

know how to get the job done,

we have agreed to fund

and support your echelon

team on a trial basis.

Actually, I anticipated

this, so I have already

begun assembling a team.

You have full authority to

aggressively discover, assess

and pursue terrorist activity

and to share that intel

with the appropriate agency.

Understood.

We'll share the information.

Then we're clear?

Absolutely.

Agent David Raines

to see Admiral Dumont.

Security code sir.

Delta 91367421.

OK sir, you can go right in.

Thank you.

Admiral?

David Raines wants

to speak with you.

Send him in.

Thanks Abigail.

Admiral Dumont,

forgive me sir but what

the hell am I doing here.

David, you compromised

our operation

in London by letting your

emotions get the best of you.

The company's first reaction

was to leave you hanging

and burn you.

Do you have any

idea what it took

me to keep that from happening?

You owe me.

Terrorist activities

are on the rise

and I do not want second hand

intel from other agencies.

I want to create a program

that monitors all information

flowing in, so that we can

decide to take direct action

when and if it is necessary.

So I've put together a

team to do just that.

You are going to lead that team.

That is what the

hell you're doing here.

I want this team up and

running and a report on my desk

within a month.

You better get to work

you have a lot to do.

David Rains right?

Yeah.

Bill Green.

Hey.

I'm here to help

you with your, um, transition.

I understand that

under your supervision,

we're going to be restructured.

The new and improved echelon.

We'll see.

Welcome home Agent Raines.

Anthony.

How you doing?

Good.

They got you working here?

You know how

it is, call of duty.

Keeping the country

safe and all.

Yeah they gave you more money.

We get paid for this?

Exactly.

It's good to see you again.

Yeah, you too.

Come on.

I'll show you to your desk.

Tell you what, want

to get a beer later?

Sure.

I got some things I

gotta, take care of.

Yes by all means take

some time to learn the job.

Yes.

I'm sending you the

information right now.

What have we got?

We intercepted an email

from the floor of the Boston,

it's a Middle East faction

operating here in the US.

We know they have the means

to follow through on any

of the plans they're working.

Just not sure of the time table.

The time to get involved

is now, if we want to have

any chance at stopping them.

We've got the green

light on this project

with one restriction, no

domestic surveillance.

The first lead you bring to

me that's what we're doing.

But we didn't plan it that way.

We just stumbled across it.

All right.

I'll turn a blind eye to this.

Don't let it come back on us.

Well, how do we handle

the intel we obtained?

Pass it on to me, I'll

decide what to do with it.

Am I clear?

Yeah.

Can I help you?

I'm interested in

some flying lessons.

Flying lessons?

Yes sir.

Right that way.

Thank you sir.

Well, the intel you two picked

up is part of a terror plot.

They've got a meeting set

up for later this morning.

You're going to go, to meet

the subject they call Maz.

You'll pose as the buyer.

What happened to the real buyer?

We picked him up yesterday.

His name is Alan Walker,

he specializes in procuring

fake IDs and pilot's licenses.

He set this meeting

up but he says

he doesn't know who it's for.

Now once you've

acquired the package,

you'll detain the

subject, bring him

back here for interrogation.

Maybe we can get them working

against each other and.

Right now he's the

only one who might

be able to ID the members

of this four cells

which is what they

call themselves

I'm on it.

Here you go.

And David, we need

him alive and talking.

Yes sir.

Yeah.

It was a setup.

They took the buyer out.

They tried to take me out.

All's I got is a plate.

Give it to me.

3132 November Sierra.

Is that a Massachusetts plate?

Affirmative.

That's registered to the

Carson Insurance Agency.

That's a cover.

A cover for who?

For us.

What happened to the package?

Yes.

I understand.

I'm on my way.

Morning Stephanie.

- Good morning.

Is he in?

Yeah, sure have a seat,

I'll call him for you.

Thanks.

- Thanks.

We'll get it straightened out.

All right?

Yeah.

Morning Stephanie.

Morning.

Hey, nice bit of

driving this morning.

That's the son of a

bitch from the roof.

That's the guy that

took a shot at me.

Consider yourself lucky,

I don't usually miss.

Enough.

Enough.

Control yourself.

We're on the same team.

We have to work together now.

Hello Brian.

Rick.

Is he one of yours?

Yes.

Agent Marks,

Admiral Dumont and...

David Rains head

of Eschelon Three.

Rick, perhaps we should

all get on the same page

so we don't wind up killing

each other out in the field.

Of course Admiral,

we don't want anybody

to get hurt out there,

especially since we're going

to be working together on this.

Well I think we've

got it handled.

Well, from where I'm standing

it doesn't look that way.

The package was ours,

I gave it to you

out of professional courtesy.

You gave it to me because you

didn't know what to do with it.

You boys are finished?

Inside.

From this point on, your two

teams will be working together.

Working together

include killing me?

Clearly I didn't kill you.

All right, knock it off.

I don't care how it happens,

but it will happen all right?

Marks, fill him in on

what you discovered.

I investigated a flight school

in California, where a group

paid for flying lessons.

The hard part was,

they only want

to learn how to fly commercial

airlines while in mid-flight,

no takeoffs and no landings.

Best we could

ascertain is that they

were going to hijack a plane

that was still airborne.

And you didn't feel

the need to share

this intel with anyone?

I shared the intel

with my handler.

After you examined

the contents yourself.

Would you mind profiling

those subjects for us?

Middle Eastern types.

The ID's they used were all dead

ends, were also great on fakes.

I ran their photographs

against the FBI database

and a few of them

came back linked

to known terrorist

organizations.

Afghani types with

connections to Bin Laden.

Now I know how we came

across our information.

How did you gather your intel?

You don't want to know.

I already do.

I think it's time we

get back and start

sorting through all this.

Absolutely.

I want real time updates.

Dismissed.

We discovered that

not all of the IDs were fake.

Mohamed Mas Alzier,

the one killed

by Marks in the cemetery.

He was in possession of

a valid state issued ID.

But his picture matches an

Interpol bolo for a Yezi De.

Abasi wanted for a

bombing in France

where 12 people

were killed in 2000.

There's not an

agency in the country

that we can get

this information to,

and trust it be act upon without

questioning our resources.

So you're saying we should

handle this ourselves?

Well I can get Rains and

Traverse a couple of FBI IDs

and they can go find out

who issued the license.

I don't want to hear anymore.

Rains, Traverse

see if you can find

something concrete on this.

Take me to 47A Roxbury.

You got it.

Sure we have the right address?

This is what our boss gave us.

What can you tell

me about this license?

Never seen it before.

You issued it.

Well, I issue a lot of licenses.

Yes but this particular license

is a Yezi De Abasi who is

currently being investigated

for terrorist activity.

Terrorist activity?

You must have the wrong person.

Well I'm sure you don't

want to be an accessory

to the fact, who is he?

He is a friend of my husband's.

He's a Jordan national.

He said he just needed

the ID for a job.

He's a good guy.

Well, this good guy doesn't

look like a Jordan national.

He converted.

I'm sure he did.

Where's your husband?

He's not here, he's

away on business.

How convenient.

He's in insurance

sales, he doesn't

know anything about this.

Look, why don't you

just question Mr. Abasi?

We would, but

you see, he's dead.

What?

He was shot and killed

yesterday by one of our agents.

Trying to sell some

of your fake licenses.

How long you been married for?

Just a couple months.

Why?

If you are implying

that my husband

is using me because of my job.

Look, my husband loves me.

You expecting a call?

Is it your husband?

Hold on for one sec.

Green?

Yeah, I got a call for you,

I need you to trace it.

- Come on, easy guy.

Come on.

What's with the dramatics?

We're just trying

to have a chat here,

but it's a one way

conversation and I'm

getting a little bored, OK?

Why don't you fill me in

on the cultural gap here,

because of I been reading

about the 77 virgins

that you're going to get when

you go straight to see Allah

in heaven and all of this.

Let me just tell you a

little story about hell.

You know what the hell is?

It's having to contend with

77 virgins, that's hell buddy.

Let's talk numbers.

Cause you have two choices.

One, you talk to me.

Two, you keep your mouth

shut the way your doing,

the problem is two

comes a little caveat.

Got that?

Understand that?

OK.

So, I'm preferable to one.

Come on.

Because I got all night here,

I dropped the $27.95 to stay

in this hotel pit with you, OK?

I got a no problem bunking up.

The cellphone signal we

traced puts it in Boston.

I'm still working on

an exact location.

One of Stacey

Meyer's credit cards

was used to purchase a flight

to Boston this morning.

Flight landed just

a little while ago.

OK, you two, you're

going to Boston.

Get Abdul and bring

him back here.

I need to know

everything that he knows.

Call as soon as

you land, by then

we'll have an exact

address for you.

What the hell

are you doing here?

Just visiting a friend.

Who's this?

This?

This is the guy that took a

shot of me in the cemetery.

Buy you don't have to worry.

He's one of us.

You working the same case?

That depends.

Who you here to see?

Guy named Abdul.

You know him?

Yeah, I know him.

I just talked to

him He's a dead end.

He knows nothing.

Doesn't matter.

We need to talk

to him ourselves.

Where is he now?

Look, I'd love to stay in chat

but I got a flight to catch.

Pleasure meeting ya.

Make the call.

Yeah.

Good.

All right, I've got

an address for you.

It's in South...

South Boston.

How'd you know that?

Think Mark's got

too him already.

What's he doing there?

He's gone now.

All right, send

Rains to the hotel.

You stick around the airport,

keep an eye on Marks.

Gotta go Rains.

I'm sending you

a file with intel.

Yeah, I just got it.

Yeah.

Dumont, Abdul is dead.

How?

He was tortured.

Do you think it was Marks?

I'll get back to you.

You're sure this is accurate?

Positive.

I don't know how you and

Agent Dun worked together,

but I don't condone

torture Agent Marks.

It worked.

You stay in Boston.

We're coming to you.

All right gentlemen, I need you

on your A games this morning.

We have reason to

believe that terrorists

are about to plant explosive

devices on civilian aircraft.

We don't know what

these devices are,

we don't know which aircraft,

we don't know which airline.

We're not going to

follow the devices.

We're going to focus our

attention on the individuals.

Marks...

- OK.

We're going to enter the

terminal under the guise

of a security exercise.

Once inside, we split

into teams of two

and maintain only radio contact.

You've all been briefed on the

individuals we are looking for.

Anyone seen fitting

the description

will be detained

and interrogated.

Raines and Traverse

will be the first

contacted upon any detention.

Is that clear?

Questions?

Let's go.

Trooper, we need to see

your head of security, please.

That would be the FBI.

They came in last night and

they're running the show now.

FBI section Chief Warren.

What can I do for you?

CIA Agent Dumont.

We have information on events

that are about to occur here,

and we'd like you to

shut down the terminal

and stop all flights and

let us take a look around.

That's not going to happen.

You tell me what's

going on, and I'll

decide on how to act on it.

I'm sorry that's

classified information.

But it is a matter

of National Security.

So I expect your cooperation.

Let me tell you something, this

is the jurisdiction of the FBI.

I'm in charge here.

So unless you have the

President of the United States

on speed dial, will you give

me something to work on,

you're not entering

the premises.

This is crap.

We wasting valuable...

Raines.

You don't understand the

gravity of the situation.

That's because you

haven't told me anything.

Escort these man to the door.

Is that the way you

are going to play it?

That's exactly the way

it's going to be played.

Gentleman.

All right stand down.

We have breaking

news out of lower Manhattan.

A plane has allegedly crashed

into the World Trade Center.

Again a plane has...

Breaking news at this time,

tower two has just been

struck by a second airplane.

New York City...

The Pentagon has

just been struck.

Officials are now

willing to say they

strongly suspect terrorism.

We now have reports that

the passengers of Flight 93,

in a heroic attempt

to thwart the plan...

We can now officially report

that both of the Twin Towers

has collapsed.

Yes I understand.

You know you're not the only

one dealing with this right now.

Actually I'm taking

care of it as we speak,

I'll call you right back.

What t hell is

going on down there?

The entire government is

looking to us for answers

and all I'm getting from

you are more questions.

We could have stopped this

whole thing this morning.

Well why didn't we?

Because the FBI

locked us out and I

couldn't share the intel because

of the way it was gathered.

Well how was it

gathered and by whom?

The Echelon Group.

Echelon Group?

I know that.

I need specific agents names

and I need meetings with them

now, to be held accountable.

Not my team,

Your team?

All right, fine.

You and your team are

taking a fall on this.

David Raines.

Anthony Traverse.

They developed

the intel on this,

they got the ball rolling,

intercepted some domestic email

and put the pieces together.

Domestic e-mails?

They've been intercepting

US communications.

Cage Mark's got a young

man named Abdul to talk.

You me torture.

I didn't say that.

No I did.

Your team has violated

every protocol

that has been issued to it.

My hands are tied here.

You are making the entire

department look incompetent.

Just get them up here.

Now.

That'll be all.

Agent Rains, as team leader

of the Eschelon Group,

where did you come to the

conclusions of your findings?

And if you have any

other information that

might be valid to

this investigation,

now would be the

time to give it.

Well I know that

you're not going

to like where this

investigation is headed too.

Where is that?

A little too close to home.

Obviously the direction of

your investigation is off base.

You've spied on your own

country and worst of all,

you were caught doing it.

It seems that ever since you

were compromised in London,

you're not as sharp

as you used to be.

I'm taking you off this case.

You're hereby reassigned.

Reassigned?

Reassigned where?

See your Handler

for a new assignment.

You can't do this to me.

I assure you, I just did.

Send in Cage.

So you tortured Abdul to get the

Intel on Logan, and let me add,

the only reason he found him

was by violating the FISA Act.

So that even if we could

have stopped the attack

we wouldn't be able to prosecute

because the evidence would

have been thrown out of

court for as inadmissible.

At least we would

have stopped it.

Come on, you can give

me better than that.

You forget it.

I won't compromise my team.

Fine.

Then your hereby reassigned

to the farm as an instructor.

Swat entry in urban warfare.

No more field work.

Send in Traverse.

Looks to me like you followed

in the footsteps of Agent Rains.

You can follow him right out

of this unit, unless you give

me something real to act on.

Yes sir.

From what I gather, you're

looking for a few low level

operatives to hang out to dry.

So you can save your own ass.

And the ass of the

President, who by the way,

courteously rushed the Bin

Laden family out of the country

for their own safety.

And to protect this company

from any embarrassment

for training that nutcase Osama

in the deserts of Afghanistan.

That makes the President just

as responsible for this tragedy

as the men who flew those

planes into those buildings.

Thank you for your

assessment Agent.

You're not being reassigned,

you're being terminated.

Don't get cute thinking

you're onto something.

I'll get you any time, anywhere.

Now, get out.

Yes, sir.

Good evening, sir.

It's Russell.

How you holding up?

They fired me today.

What?

Re-assigned.

Basically fired.

What happened?

CIA didn't want to take

the fall, figured they pin

the blame on a team that

could have prevented

this whole damned thing.

And Dumont?

Dumont is the bastard

that threw me under the bus.

He screwed me in

London, now he's

screwing me here back home.

So what are going to do now?

Personnel.

Re-assigned, answering phones.

24 hours ago I was on a team

that could have prevented

this country's worst

terrorist attacks,

and now I'm going to

be answering phones.

Could be worse.

You could be dead CIA

doesn't like loose ends.

Or loose cannons

for that matter.

How'd you get out?

Who says I'm out?

My status might say

retired, but believe me

you'll never get out.

Take my advice David,

take what they give you.

Don't let them

think you're weak.

It's not how I

trained you to be.

Think of it as a test.

Dammit Russell.

Does everything

have to be a test?

Thousands of innocent people

lost their lives today.

Was that a test?

Yes.

It was.

One that we failed.

I don't know what they

have planned for you,

but I do know Dumont

could have sold you out

a long time ago and he didn't.

Han in there.

See how this plays out.

You know I'm going to be there

to help you, however I can.

Now go home.

Get some rest.

Still training me

on how to handle.

Things.

It's my job.

You can stay here if you...

No.

I should go home.

Thank you, sir.

This is crap.

Dumont sold us out to Chase

and he did it with a smile.

You don't know that.

Here's what I know.

We took the blame for

somebody else's mistake.

Well, Re-assigned.

I'm gonna be doing background

checks on new recruits.

I'm telling you we

were onto something.

Reassigned is better than fired.

Make no mistake about it, I got

a big bull's eye on my back.

I'm out there

floating in the wind.

I'm just waiting for

them to come and find me.

I got no choice but

to get out of town.

If you go under, you

better go way under.

There was no cover up

and you were wrong.

They're still going

to come after you.

Even worse if there

was a cover up.

They're going to come after you.

The question isn't is there

a cover up the question is

how deep does the cover up go?

Well there ain't nothing you

and I can do about that now.

You better fly under the radar.

Look, I gotta run.

I'll talk to you soon.

If you need anything.

You call me.

Or if you suspect anything

out of the ordinary.

You call me.

I will.

So did they go for it?

Leave the keepers to me.

If the President can sell

him on Homeland Security,

I can sell them on this.

Director Chase, Admiral

Dumont, these closed sessions

are not to be

discussed with anyone.

We are the only

commission that will have

knowledge of these proceedings.

Know this, this must

be a unanimous decision

and that depends on

what you say here today.

Gentlemen the floor is yours.

I don't like this one bit.

The idea of giving you this

level of power and control,

frankly scares me.

I understand your

concerns gentlemen.

But for years, the CIA has

stood by and watched as the FBI

and the Homeland

Security have failed

in their attempt

to thwart terrorism

here in the United States.

Now our plan to take

charge in this matter

is laid out in the

package in front of you.

We are well aware of

this package director.

We've had time to discuss it.

This request is

most unprecedented.

What you're asking goes against

everything the CIA stands for.

Domestic Charter?

You're asking us to

step on a lot of toes.

If approved, the

ramifications could

be catastrophic to an

entire justice system.

Not to mention the

impact this will have

on the entire

intelligence community

and the flow of

shared information.

We've never asked

for anything like this

before because there's

never been a need for it.

Extreme times call

for extreme measures.

If you think that using

the aftermath of 9/11

as a stage to get a foothold

on domestic surveillance,

then my response is "no".

These actions would

wreak havoc on society.

I'm not sure the citizens

of the United States

are ready for the

methods the CIA uses.

Not on our own soil.

We have a team to

meet the challenge.

One team.

One city.

Our existence known

to only a select few.

We'd work quietly with

little need of support

and our success would

save countless lives.

And what if you fail?

The last thing we

need to see on CNN

is the method you use

exposed to the world.

Or some underpaid lawyer from

the ACLU ripping us a new one.

Or the media exposing the

identity of your team.

Even worse, one of us.

Where were you thinking

of launching this program?

Hey look, my long lost buddy.

Bartender, A drink

from my friend here.

Hold on he doesn't drink.

He's strictly by the book.

Is this where you're living now?

You don't have to

worry about that.

My years of government training

have prepared me for this.

I am an expert.

Can we Talk.

Talk?

Sure.

What should we talk about?

How you gave up my team?

Or better yet how you didn't

show up for Traverse funeral.

Dave, you got a

problem with this guy?

You got a problem with me, Dave?

Dave doesn't have

a problem with me.

Look, I need your help.

We have a chance to

make things right.

Are you kidding me?

That time has come and gone.

When you sober

up, give me a call.

Bartender, whatever he wants.

Rick we have to talk.

I agree.

We go way back and I don't

want anything to mess that up.

I'm OK with that.

Good.

I need your man Marks.

Marks is my best man.

I know he's your best

man, that's why I need him.

You're going to need him.

He's yours.

Thanks.

It was trial by fire

for you and Eschelon 8.

This is your first priority.

That's Ian Graves.

He's an international

arms dealer.

Matter of fact, a

few years ago the FBI

intercepted a 767

filled with his arms

heading for Sierra Leone.

Now we know it was Graves, but

the FBI couldn't pin it on him.

With this new President,

war is no longer a priority.

So, Mr. Graves is searching

for a new source of income.

He could start another war.

I don't want to

repeat the last time.

How do I know that's

not going to happen.

I'm in control now.

Yeah.

David Rains.

Was wondering when

you're going to crawl out

from under that rock

and come see me.

Yeah, I'm here now.

Come on by.

Good.

Excuse me Admiral section Chief

Warren is here to see you.

Um, he said it's urgent.

Send him in.

Ryan I heard you were in town.

New assignment?

Training exercises,

you know how that goes.

What, no invite

to the new office?

I'm insulted.

What can I do for you Mark?

Well, I was looking for

a little bit more honesty

from you.

It looks a little too

well-planned out to just

to be a training exercise.

Again what can I do for you?

You're not wanted here.

This is my town and spooks have

a talent of getting in the way

and screwing things up.

Besides you don't like

sharing intel with the rest

of the kids in the family.

So I'm going to ask you again,

what are you doing here?

Just a training exercise,

but thanks for stopping by.

It's not that easy.

I got Agents in place and the

FBI has logged a lot of man

hours to get things done.

Well why don't you pass

over those operational files

and we'll go

through them and see

if we've stumbled on anything.

This is not a joke.

I need your cooperation on this.

Where was your cooperation?

Why bring up the past?

We all made mistakes that day.

My team paid for those mistakes.

Actually it was

America that paid.

Sorry I can't help you.

But thanks for stopping by.

So I got the call from Dumont.

Doesn't surprise me.

He's into something big.

What do you mean?

Word is he's connected.

He's got this new command from

some very powerful people.

There's this big hush

about what he's running.

Who's pulling the strings?

They're called The Keepers.

No one knows who they are.

Have you had any

dealings with them yet?

No nothing yet.

I was hoping you would give

me something more to go on.

I wish I could.

Do yourself a favor, crawl back

under that rock you were under

and forget he ever called.

The Keepers squashed any

investigation into Traverse.

And if they see you

as a threat, you're

going to wind up the same way.

So you believe they're

responsible for Traverse death?

I'm saying be cautious

about the battles you pick.

The Keepers of the secrets

are a very old society.

And no one knows who they

are and they're everywhere.

Well if they caused 9/11 they

should be brought to justice.

How do you stop a shadow?

What you know about Ian Graves?

Powerful also well connected.

Big entrepreneur.

Why are you looking at him?

His name showed

up on a few cross

matches for terrorist

cells, weapons

trading financing, information

sharing, that kind of stuff.

It's a big fish your

tyring to catch there.

Graves is practically

untouchable.

He has made himself a constant

in government policies.

His business

dealings really fuel

the economy, more than most.

War manufacturing, defense

contracts, television,

record companies, you name it.

If it makes money Graves

is involved somehow.

Is he one to break the law?

Nobody gets that powerful

by being squeaky clean,

if you know what I mean.

But, with big power comes

big payoffs and graves has

a lot of people on the payroll.

And if he's taken out of

the mix, a lot of people

are going to lose money.

When people lose money,

people get pissed.

I'll keep that in mind.

Thanks for the insight.

I gotta run.

You need anything else,

you know how to find me.

Cautious who you talk to David.

And remember this,

what's said in the light,

can be heard in the dark.

Things haven't been light

for a very long time my friend.

Good morning.

First of all, thank

you for accepting

your assignments here at E-8.

Agent Dunn, Marks, Green,

Rains you know each other.

This is Agent Savannah

Rock with surveillance.

Jackie Peckham our Profiler.

This is a new unit with new

rules and operating procedures,

which you're probably

not familiar with.

But people, let's

be assured you are

now the first line of

defense in the war on terror.

So what exactly

are we working on?

Agent Rains will explain.

We have several satellites

in orbit multitasking,

working together.

The objective is simple.

Information.

This program will

be called Echelon 8.

So how's this any

different than Eschelon 4?

Well, its different

because we'll

be monitoring over a million

cell phone calls and hour.

We will also be monitoring about

90% of email traffic and flag

all priority calls

for review and action.

Now here comes the tricky part.

We'll be monitoring law

enforcement on local, state

and federal levels.

So we'll be monitoring the US?

Yes we've been chartered

for domestic surveillance.

Now I know this

is your first day,

but there is a sense of urgency.

Agent Green, will you

please describe what

you discovered this morning.

Well, we intercepted a message.

It makes reference to a

shipment through customs.

They posses some sort of a

computer controlled weapon.

Somehow associated with

something called black ice.

The message is

strongly encrypted.

Originated from a

Unix based computer

and I think I have a

knock on the IP address.

If you get the IP address, we

can find out who manufactured

the chip and where it was sold.

I can get us the

physical address.

Yes you can.

Please do.

Sir, ready for you.

Welcome.

I want to thank you all for

joining me on this fine day.

I want to take this moment

to make it abundantly

clear why we will succeed.

Slavery has never

ended in this country.

It has simply been transferred

from blacks picking cotton

in the fields, to our devoted

middle class their unchained

but modernized, to both

make the goods we dictate

and buy the goods we dictate.

That is the American culture.

America buys in and we sell out.

Now through this

way, our citizens

are told what to watch,

what to wear, what to buy,

who to vote for,

what to vote for.

Americans have always been

slaves to this system.

The keepers of this

country would not

allow the future of

America to lie in the hands

of this ridiculous melting pot.

And that my friends,

is the greatest

manipulation ever known.

Or I should say, never known.

Remember the surge of patriotism

in America following 9/11?

The economy thrived.

We all thrived.

But now they've forgotten.

It's now time that

they be reminded.

Recession is affecting

us all in some way

and I'm turning this country

around before it gets worse.

No matter what the cost.

David's got priorities

for the groups,

I want to shift

some resources over.

Dumont, the chip.

We have an address

where it was sold.

We traced to a computer

shop in Philadelphia.

All right, you two

go pick up that hacker.

He's the only lead

we have right now.

Hi.

Agent Peckham.

This is Agent Green.

We understand a certain

computer chip was sold

here about three weeks ago.

It's a 3.8 gigahertz

quad core processor.

Four of them.

We need to know who

you sold them too.

Robert Westcott.

You remembered that pretty fast.

The kid comes in

here all the time.

I think he comes

down from Jersey.

Why?

I can get the good stuff.

I ordered the chip for

him a few weeks ago.

I'm one of the only

distributors in the area

that could get it for him.

I asked him what he needed

it for, he just said work.

Must be some kind of work.

We'll need an address.

Sure.

Um, can you look up a

Robert Wescott for me?

W-E-S Says here 56 Raritan

Avenue in Cliffwood.

Thank you.

Peckham and Green got

us an address on the chip.

Subject's name is

Robert Westcott.

23 years old, super hacker.

He's on the FBI's watch list.

Now he sent that

black ice message.

So let's bring him in.

Yo, Ice.

Head him off.

What you doing?

What do you guys want?

I-I-I-don't know anything.

We all know that's

not entirely true.

Is it Rob?

I told you guys, I

don't have any interest

in what you're doing.

I-I-I-did my job.

I got my money.

I'm done with this.

We all know it

don't work that way.

Please just just-

Now that we all

on the same page.

What did you do with the file?

What file?

What you think this a game?

The plans Mr. Westcott.

We know you saw the plans.

Yes, OK but-I saw some

sort of message, but I

have no idea what it meant.

I swear, look I'm

telling you the truth.

I don't know anything.

Well, it's all

good now, it's clear.

I believe you Mr. Westcott.

We don't have no

more use for him.

No.

No.

Federal Agents.

Drop your weapons.

Dead.

He's dead too.

You Robert Westcott?

These guys friends of yours?

Am I under arrest?

No Robert, we're

just going to have

to ask you a few questions.

But let's get you

cleaned up first.

Easy, easy, easy, easy.

Well Robert, it looks like

you managed to get yourself

into a little bit of trouble.

Let's skip the "Thank

you" for saving your life

and get right to it.

Who wants to see you dead?

Your guess is as good as mine.

Well, I'm guessing Ian Graves.

I'm also guessing that

he hired you to perform

some hacking jobs for him.

Another guess is that he

doesn't want you talking.

So unless you give us

something, we can help you.

Can you explain to me how

$75,000 in cash deposits

ended up in your bank account

over the past three months?

My grandmother gave it to me.

Don't be a wise ass.

Look, just a few harmless

hacking jobs that was it.

No that's not it.

We found the hidden

files on your computer.

We were able to decode a

few words, two of which

being black ice.

What does it mean?

You have no idea what

you're getting involved with.

Enlighten me.

If I do, I die.

Plain and simple.

We can protect you.

Look, my silence is

the only thing that's

keeping me alive

right now, so you

know what thanks but no thanks.

Save the formalities Brian.

We're here for Westcott.

Westcott who?

Why don't you cut the crap.

Your people scooped him up.

Our subject told us who he is,

that means he belongs to us.

I got a judge releasing

him to our custody.

Bring me to him now or I'll

expose your whole damn training

exercise.

Is that a threat Mark?

Yeah, I warned

you not to cross me.

You don't get it.

You just don't get it.

You don't see how close we are

to another tragedy, do you?

Who the hell do you

think you are sitting there

on your little high horse?

You're a loose cannon.

But you're not above the law.

Wescott.

Now.

Tell you what.

Why don't we take a look at some

of Ian Graves former employees?

This is gonna be fun.

Are you ready Robert?

How about if we take a

look at that guy,

what do you think?

No?

Doesn't do it?

What about that guy?

No?

Still not there yet?

How about that guy?

I'd say he lost a few inches?

What do you think?

Come on.

What does black ice refer to?

Come on.

It's their plan or their

operation or something...

Operation for what?

I don't know.

I know all this stuff.

They don't confide in me.

I mean I overheard someone

once talk about, like,

chemicals or something but...

that'll be all.

Mr. Westcott's coming with me.

What are you talking about,

we're not done here yet.

Yes we are.

I have a court order

for his release.

You have no grounds

to hold him...

Dumont?

Sorry guys, the

man has a warrant.

You gotta be kidding me.

Robert Robert, get your

punk ass back here.

Robert, don't do

this you have to tell

me what black ice means.

Don't say anything Robert.

Don't listen to these guys.

You will be dead in 24 hours.

He cannot protect you.

Tell us what black ice means.

Tell us!

You'll be dead in 24 hours.

Get down!

He's dead.

You compromised my people.

You compromised

this whole operation

with your stupid move.

Get your hands off of me.

I compromised your

little training exercise?

You just cost us our

only lead in this case.

You cost us our only

lead in this case.

I'll have your ass for this.

Charles, have a seat.

Share a toast with us.

Ladies.

Isn't this a little

early to celebrate?

The die is cast.

The Rubicon crossed.

And victory is ours.

To victory!

Lady Grace.

Did you know Wescott

was picked up by the feds?

Excuse me?

I was waiting to hear

confirmation from my men.

They were headed to

his house earlier.

I-I-I-know we, we, we

sent them, let me call...

Don't bother.

He's dead.

Dead?

You're goons took him out.

Outside the Federal Building.

That was very bold of them.

I thought they were taking

care of this at Westcott's?

Quietly.

Even the most thought out plans

tend to change

every now and then.

The outcome is all that matters.

Did he give anything

to the feds?

My sources say no.

We got a lead on

Westcott's boss.

Seems like he's pretty

high up on the totem pole

over at Grave's organization.

His name is Charles Dunning.

Dunning International?

Software firm?

Westcott was his

lead programmer.

Now when they found out we

were about to pick that kid up.

That's when they

tried to kill me.

I must say I'm

impressed with the kid.

Perhaps I should

of kept him around.

To Westcott!

May he rest in peace.

I know we've

got to look inside somewhere

and we've got to

find out who that is,

but for now I want

Charles Dunning.

You want to bring him back here?

No not here.

We have to be a little

bit more discreet,

so when the team

gets him, call me.

I'll tell you where to take him.

We don't have much time.

Excuse me, sir?

Hi.

Hey sweetie, how are you?

Can you help me,

I have a flat tire?

How's it go with Dunning?

Smooth as silk.

What is this place?

For now this is Dunning's

personal interrogation center.

David, before we

go inside, there's

something you ought to know.

There are a couple

of people here who...

Agent Raines?

Anthony?

What the hell is this?

You're dead.

Well, it seems

somebody pretty high

up wanted me out of the

picture permanently.

They hired someone

to take me out.

They should have

hired somebody better.

Instead of looking

over my shoulder

for the rest of my life.

I went to Admiral Dumont.

He was the only one I

could trust without putting

anyone else in harm's way.

You could have trusted me.

I didn't want to

get you involved.

That should have

been my decision to make.

Well, it was my decision.

I went to Dumont and

he sent me to London.

Why London?

I signed him to MI6.

MI6.

The same team that

tried to take me out.

Nice.

I went to your funeral.

I buried you.

Do you have any idea what

that was like for me?

I can only imagine.

No, you can't.

You wanted me to

think you're dead.

Now you're dead.

To me.

Raines...

I don't want to hear it.

You knew the whole damn

time and you didn't tell me.

How am I supposed to work with

people that I can't even trust?

Who do you trust David?

Ashley.

What the hell is going on?

I think you know

agent Ashley Giles.

Agent?

MI6?

This woman cannot be trusted.

You're one to talk about trust.

Look I'm sorry, David.

It was horrible but MI6 was

not responsible for the attempt

on your life.

We were already compromised

by the same group

who was responsible for

the London bombings.

One of us must have

stumbled upon their cell

without knowing it.

And when you told

me who you were,

I had to report it back to

MI6 and they ordered me out.

The terrorists

then came for you.

So MI6 hung me out to dry.

Is that accurate?

MI6 was just

protecting their own...

Anthony, shut up.

What are you trying

to do defend them now?

Who do you think you're

telling to shut up?

I'm not your second anymore.

I don't need you protecting me.

David we would have done the

same thing and you know it.

I'm sorry it had

to be like this.

But things are different now.

Different?

How?

Well, now we're working

with a division of MI6,

so get used to it.

That being said, I want to

know what Mr. Dunning knows.

We just need a location.

Names.

Who's involved?

I don't know anything.

We all know why you're here.

What I know is, this is illegal.

I want my lawyer.

Hey, Chuck.

You're a little

gross there Chuck.

You nervous?

You know what?

You look like the type that gets

nervous around pretty girls.

Or is it boys?

Maybe it is.

I'm sorry to interrupt you in

the middle of a conversation.

What is your

relationship to Ian Graves?

I've worked with Mr. Graves

on occasion in the past.

Have you worked

with him recently?

On a project called Black Ice?

I never heard of it.

Mr. Dunning, no one

knows you're here.

So no one can help you.

You can't do this.

Who the hell do

you think you are?

Let me out of here.

We don't want you Charles.

We want Graves.

Give him up to us

we'll cut you a deal.

You can't touch Graves.

He's above all of you.

He's not above the law.

The law.

Look at you, talking

about the law.

You abduct me, home me

illegally without counsel.

Who are you to preach

to me about the law?

I am a citizen of your

precious United States.

No Chuck, you're a

prisoner in a warehouse.

Somewhere in South Jersey and

your situation really sucks.

OK.

And you're making it worse

because you're being a little

hard on Ms. Peckham here.

If you'll excuse us for

a second Ms. Peckham.

I'd love to just have

a moment with Chuck.

I'm gonna make it real simple.

I'm a numbers guy.

OK?

Makes things very uncomplicated.

I'm gonna ask you

three questions Chuck.

One, where's Graves

operating from?

If you think I'm going

to tell you anything,

you're not as smart

as I thought you were.

You know what?

I'm not the smartest

guy in the room.

But I am the biggest.

Get this maniac off me.

I'm gonna gut your eyeball!

OK, stop it!

Stop it!

OK!

Mr. Dunning, Anthony

Traverse, are you all right sir?

What the hell?

Who are you?

Anthony Traverse,

I'm working undercover.

Undercover?

For who?

Ian Graves.

Graves?

You don't think Mr.

Graves does what

he does without a little

help from the inside, do you?

How do you know Mr. Graves?

Remember the border

patrol deal in Los

Angeles that almost went sour?

Yes.

I was the one who ordered

the stand down on the East Wing

in the building.

Allowing the shipment and Mr.

Grave's to get out unnoticed.

That was you?

Very clever.

How did Graves know

where to find me?

Mr. Graves doesn't

know about this.

I've been monitoring

all agent activity

pertaining to Mr. Graves.

When I heard you got picked

up, I had to act quickly.

By the way, if I were you

I'd keep this to myself.

Mr. Graves does not

react well to those

who've been compromised.

Thank you Traverse.

Mr. Dunning I'd love

to stay and reminisce,

but we have to get

you out of here.

You're on a timetable.

Jason, it.

Charles.

I had to handle a few things.

Overacting.

Like you could

have done any better.

Did he buy it?

We'll see.

Did he bite?

Yes.

The tracking device

is operational.

He's on I-80 traveling westward.

Road and Traverse are

10 minutes behind.

How's the audio?

Audio is clear.

And he has a call coming in.

Track it.

Where have you been?

I've been trying to get in

touch with you for hours.

I had to handle a few things.

Are the laptops ready to ship?

Is the toxin activated?

Yeah.

The visas are ready.

Are you on your way?

I'll be there in an hour.

So is black ice the toxin?

Is there a black toxin?

Come on Dunning,

where are you going?

Dunning owns a computer

company that supplies

schools across the country.

There's an open order

for 10,000 laptops.

That could mean 10,000 children.

Or more if the toxin

becomes airborne.

Where would they

house the toxin?

In that fuses.

Dunning's company

manufactures fuses.

How can they release it?

Well, they can

send an energy surge

right through the

motherboard and cause

the whole fuse to blow.

How would they do that?

- Right through the web.

It's brilliant.

Now all of a sudden

you're a big fan.

The toxins inside the fuses.

Inside the laptops.

Graves sends an energy

surge through the internet

and the fuse blows,

releasing the toxins.

So with one click of a mouse.

My God.

I've got a location.

North Jersey.

It's an old zinc mine.

Just off Route 10.

Let's move out.

The stops now.

All right Cage.

You know what to do.

Giles, Traverse,

secure the ridge.

Eliminate any threats.

Copy that.

Freeze.

Perimeter secure.

Proceed to foxtrot.

All right, snipers around the

ridge to protect your entrance.

You know your jobs

once you're inside.

Be careful.

Lock and load.

We Don't know

what this toxin is.

Or what it can do.

So, please exercise

extreme caution in there.

We have intel that confirms

that Graves is personally

overseeing the operation.

Remember, if any of you should

come in contact with him,

he is more valuable alive.

Agent Marks, we are

changing your team's

objective to Charlie hotel.

Repeat, C-harlie H-otel.

Your new object.

This is where they are

warehousing infected computers.

Agent Rains, continue to

the original objective.

Repeat, the original object.

Are the fuses going

to remain stable

when the computers are shipped?

Barring any accidents, like

a car crash, they'll be fine.

The case won't open

until we send the signal.

What happens if

there's an accident?

Depending on how

many fuses get broken,

it could kill off a

whole city block or two.

Yeah, he's with me right now.

I gotcha.

Graves's is ready for ya.

Graves.

This place is

crawling with feds.

Hold them off.

Don't stop!

How did they find out

about our location?

I don't know.

You must have been followed.

I wasn't.

I made sure of that.

Where were you

earlier this evening?

I told you I was taking

care of a few things.

Where were you?

I was picked up by

some government agency.

I didn't say a word to them.

Your guy Traverse got me out.

Who the hell is Traverse?

He said he worked for you.

He's the one that got me out.

It saddens me how stupid

you could be Charles.

Ian, I...

Clear out.

Jason, mask on.

Federal Agents,

drop your weapon.

Clear!

Rains, status?

We got an Agent down.

Graves is in the

Northeast shaft of the mill.

Copy that.

We've got to move out.

Dumont has a location on Graves.

Move.

Move, Peckham, stay with Fiore.

Graves!

Forgive me, but I

think it's a little rude

that you know my name and

I haven't had the pleasure

of an introduction.

Were you not taught

manners in your youth?

Hands behind your head

and drop to your knees.

Do you have any

idea how much this suit cost?

This is your last warning.

And this is your first.

Put your weapons down,

walk away before things

get complicated for you and

that lovely little young lady.

Come into the light.

To hide such a beauty would,

would be the real crime here.

Charming Graves, but

we've seized the toxin.

Your operation is over.

Do you honestly

think I built myself

on a single minded operation?

Multitasking is the way of

the new millennium agents.

The next one goes

right through her head.

David take him out.

Don't worry about me.

Do you actually even know

who you're working for?

I mean, what you're

fighting for?

Men like you Agent are given

orders by people like me.

You're sent out

into the real world,

risking your lives

day in and day out.

While we sit behind closed

doors, making real decisions

about the fate of this country.

Let her go Graves.

A country which people

actually think they have

a say in what really happens.

Imagine that a democracy.

I mean one can only

fear what would

happen if the public really

had a say in what went on.

I say to you, stand down.

Don't do it David.

You're insane Graves.

Let her go or I promise

you, I will take you out.

I'm insulted.

More than anyone,

I'm the Patriot here.

Then why are you trying

to kill thousands of people?

It's a sacrifice.

To the gods of power and money.

Now if you'll excuse me,

I have a flight to catch.

Good job.

Check out the medic.

Thank you.

Good job.

You OK?

Two casualties.

Well, we stopped the shipment.

The toxins been secured.

Agents are going out to make

sure the infected computers

don't hit the streets.

What about Ian Graves?

We'll get him next time.

You know we did a

good job here today.

You saved my life back there.

Yeah.

Don't think it makes

up for eight years.

Director Chase,

Admiral Dumont and I

must admit, when

we first visited

the idea of reviving

Eschelon, I honestly felt we

were going down the wrong path.

However, all the recent

events, this country

is indebted to you.

No one will ever know how

close we actually came

to another nationwide tragedy.

However, we feel it's in

our country's best interest

to continue with the

Eschelon program.

We commend you on your

successful efforts.

And your request for additional

funding has been granted.

You're aware gentlemen

that outside these walls,

your team doesn't exist.

That will be all gentlemen.

Thank you!

Well, we got what we wanted.

At what price?

There's demons in my life.

They've all become parasites.

It's driving me to drink.

Anything to stop from thinking.

Cause I'm never OK.

Just really good

at acting that way.

I'm making myself sick, with all

the evil thoughts I'm thinking.

Gonna run away.

Keep this candle

burning brightly.

It's me in the dark.

I need this light so

fate with find me.

Fate come find me.

Fate come, fate come.

Their trying to steal my dreams.

And these four walls

are laughing at me.

The suits control the game.

But they can't change

a thing about me.

I'm not gonna run away.

Keep this candle

burning brightly.

It's me in the dark.

I need this light so

fate will find me.

I'm not gonna run away.

I'll keep this candle

burning brightly.

It's me in the dark.

I need this light.

This is how America pays.

With fire revolution for this.

Think it's time for change.

This is how America pays.

With fire evolution for this.

Think it's time for a change.

This isn't fair what I'm seeing.

It's the planet Earth.

Not just America bleeding.

Things went from bad to worse.

Smoke is filling the sky.

Got these crooked politicians

sending children to die.

There'll be no peace tonight,

keep the beast in sight.

Although he sleeps in

the west and the east

will fight and

natural compensation

for the terror and rage.

It isn't right.

But this is how America pays

for every innocent victim

the systems ever produced.

For the troops overseas

left crippled and wounded,

losing my patience.

United Nations

the face and body,

hiding the troops, in

finding excuses for fighting.

Troops in the back, magic

is the castle collapses.

Stashes their filthy fingers

on the ashes and scatter them.

The dragons freeze up

their heads if they fail.

Gotta make them listen

and see past this hell.

Now this is how America pays.

We'll fight a

revolution for this.

Think it's time for a change.

This is how America pays.

We'll fight a

revolution for this.

Think it's time for a change.