Designated Survivor (2016–2019): Season 2, Episode 17 - Overkill - full transcript

Previously on
Designated Survivor...

The power grids are down.
There's a signature embedded in this hack

that's similar to the space station
and prison hacks.

- This is Greg Bowen.
- I'm working for Chairman Kim.

You don't care which table you're at,
as long as someone else foots the bill.

- There's a dirty bomb in the US?
- Yes, sir.

They wanted camera crews.

They wanted a big civilian target.
It's in the subway.

I've still got men down there!
Get back! Get everybody back!

John?

Six federal agents gave their lives
to protect us from this terrible attack,



including John Foerstel,
the director of the FBI.

We have irrefutable evidence
your country was behind the bombing.

Bank transfers.
From Kunami state accounts to the bomber.

We were attacked!

The protocol is strike back!

At your command, sir.

Do it.

My fellow Americans,
yesterday I addressed you from this office

with a promise to hunt down
those behind the bomb

that exploded at Brandt metro station
and killed six federal agents.

We have identified the Emirate of Kunami
as the country responsible.

Accordingly, at 7:52 p.m. last night,

I authorized missile strikes
on strategic targets throughout Kunami.

Those strikes will continue
until the emir surrenders unconditionally.



This is where he has to sell it.

- He will.
- He better.

When the Capitol was bombed,

I swore an oath to protect this country
against further aggression.

The dirty bomb was a declaration of war
by a foreign nation.

And it is a war this country will win.

God bless you.

And God bless
these United States of America.

And we're out.

Mr. President, you... you called it a war.

I know I did. Because that's what it is.

Veterans organizations are coming up
with statements of support, sir.

Senator Grassman says
Foreign Relations wants a briefing.

The whole world is gonna want one,
'cause the word "war" is a signifier.

It creates expectations
of protracted involvement and loss of life.

Lyor, lives have been lost:

six federal agents,
including the head of our FBI,

and we know who did it.

I'm not gonna spin this as targeted action
or proportionate response.

What these people did to us
was an act of war.

I simply answered the call.

- We're getting nowhere.
- Okay, let's back up.

Someone was running our bomber, Arturo Rojas.
We need to find out who.

In the two days before the bombing,

we have Rojas on video at a gas station
in Vienna, Virginia,

the Baltimore Harbor,

and the Clareview Hotel in Congress Heights,
where he had a room he paid cash for.

What is that?

Right there, freeze that.

- Where's he going?
- Bathroom.

How long does he spend in there?

Time stamp says 14 minutes.

That's 13 minutes longer than I would.

Can you freeze the faces of the people
who got there after him?

That guy was in there for what?
Ten minutes?

Enlarging his profile
and sharpening his image.

Gregory Bowen?

The East Hun Chiu political advisor?
That doesn't make sense.

Yes, it does.

The worst kind of sense.

No warrant?

I'm calling a lawyer
and suing for false imprisonment.

You might want to call a priest,

because we know
you were working for Kunami.

Which means you're a coconspirator
in the murder of federal agents.

You're mistaken. I'm a paid advisor
to Chairman Kim of East Hun Chiu.

You have five seconds to save your life, Greg,
or we're ringing you up for capital murder.

Wait.

I was acting at the specific behest
of the emir.

- Which makes me a prisoner of war.
- We'll talk about your status later.

Now, we need a list of your coconspirators.

Arturo Rojas was the only one.

That's not enough
to get you out of this.

But if you'd like to convince a jury
you're an enemy combatant

and not an accomplice to murder,

you could try that.

What if I could give you something?
A name.

What kind of name?

One that would avoid years of
US involvement in a war it can't win.

A leader that the president can support.

The rebel leader Amal Hamzi.

Amal Hamzi disappeared two years ago. He's dead.

No. He's in hiding.

And I can tell you where to find him.

You were hired by Chairman Kim,
whom you then framed for Kunami.

Now you're telling us
you know where an opposition figure

that the emir would like to have
decapitated is hiding?

Tell me, how does that work?

I'm a businessman, Agent Wells.
I like to keep my options open.

No. You're a snake who'd
sell your mother out for bus fare.

And you did all of this for money.

All of it.

People are dead, and it's not even
because of something you believe in.

- Do we have a deal or not?
- No, we don't!

Not until you do something for me.

You're gonna say the name of the FBI director,
John Foerstel.

He was my friend.
And you helped murder him.

- I never met the man.
- Say his name.

- Hannah.
- Say it!

John Foerstel.

Now start writing.

Seth, how long will this take?

As I've been saying all week, Neil,
there is no timetable.

The strikes will continue until
all the military objectives have been met,

including the surrender of the emir.

But the emir
and his command are in hiding.

- You're fighting a guerrilla army now.
- Is there a question?

- Will ground troops be sent?
- All military options are on the table. Carla.

Is the president confident
of public support

for a prolonged conflict?

Yeah, look,
83% of the American public

support the President's handling of this war.

So, we're looking at a united front.

Problem?

This stupid thing took my money.

I think it's supposed to do that.

And cough up something in return.

Thanks, Mike.

Uh, you were Special Forces, right?

In a previous life.

My brother Royce is, too.

I haven't heard from him
since this Kunami thing kicked off.

Radio silence is par for the course.

'Cause all the teams have to prep
for possible deployment.

Doesn't mean he's going anywhere.

I thought as much.

Just not used to being out of touch.

What's Royce's branch of service?

Navy. SEAL Team Three.

Those guys can take care of themselves.
I wouldn't worry.

If that thing starts acting up again,
send up a flare.

- I know how to sweet-talk it.
- Thanks, Mike.

Satellite imagery has confirmed

rebel leader Amal Hamzi
is on Kunami's western border.

No way to get word to him
that we will back him

- with logistical and financial support?
- No, ma'am, he's incommunicado,

which is why we have to do things
the old way.

A presidential emissary, Agent Hannah Wells.

Who will be escorted by a squad

from SEAL Team Three,
who are already in country.

If the mission fails,
we need to consider other options fast.

Secretary Wooster's right.

We'll have to inform the American people
that soldiers died in battle on foreign soil.

Deaths at home and abroad?

- Sir, the public will bay for blood.
- And more soldiers.

I didn't authorize this mission
because I thought it would fail.

Having said that,
I'd like to review your plan again

for a major ground offensive.

Our soldiers would need to be ready
in 72 hours.

Yes, Mr. President.

Sir, congressional leadership
is waiting in the Truman Room.

Thank you. That'll be all for now.

A SEAL team
only the president wanted inserted?

Why invade a country
if we're winning from the air?

We're not. We're weakening
the enemy's resolve.

- Which is winning.
- And Special Forces is not an invasion.

No, it's just a prelude to one.
Aaron, talk sense to him.

What should I say?
Lyor doesn't like the optics?

What I don't like is war.
The longer this goes on,

the more likely the president's mandate
will be a casualty.

Our job is to prevent that.

- My job is coordinating military policy.
- Guys...

I haven't figured out
what the hell do you do here.

I make everyone look good.

- I should charge you double.
- Hey, guys!

Seriously, we're on a war footing.
Forward march together.

Okay, Agent Wells,

we're 13 clicks
from rebel leader Amal Hamzi's camp.

We'll take the mountain pass
to keep us out of eyeshot.

We meet our guide, Rami Bashir,
at this creek

- and go from there.
- Lead on, captain.

- Let's move out.
- Yes, sir.

Movement, 11 o'clock.

Suppressing fire!

Move forward in team!

We're being flanked.

- Trey.
- Hey.

What a nice surprise.

My trip to the Bay Area got postponed.
Want to have lunch?

- Although, probably not a good time.
- For me, there's no such thing.

You gotta take what you can get.

I'll have the kitchen send something up.

I really want to try California condor.

Not gonna happen.

Spotted owl?

You're gonna get an Angus burger
and you're gonna like it.

- How you doing?
- Well, we're at war.

I've got a budget deficit
and a hacking crisis that I can't solve.

Heavy lies the head.

My crown seems to only have thorns.

- Keeping up with therapy?
- Yeah, twice a week.

How's it going?

I see what you're doing.

Your trip wasn't postponed.
You canceled it.

I saw you on TV yesterday.

You looked tired, drawn.

I wear it like a badge of honor.
It's called the presidency.

It's called being alone
and having no support system.

The only thing to normalize you
is two kids you see for, what?

- A few hours a day?
- Trey...

- How much do you sleep?
- I appreciate your concern.

But our deal was that you'd be here
for me, not mother me.

Hey, big brother,
I'm not mothering. I'm worried.

- That pressure you're under...
- It comes with the territory.

Complaining would be like a fish
complaining about water being wet.

- You're needed in Command Ops.
- I'm coming. Sorry, Trey.

I'll have someone send you up that burger.

Mr. President, coming through.

Thank you.

- Can you hear me?
- We came under heavy fire, sir.

- Casualties?
- Three of my men dead.

Two missing.

- Was there a breach in intel?
- No, sir.

We picked an isolated spot
for our predawn insertion.

But the region's not entirely unpopulated.

And Agent Wells?

She's one of the two missing.

- Hannah Wells.
- Salaam.

Rami Bashir.

- Where are your people?
- We got separated.

We're gonna have to wait.

I'll take you to Amal Hamzi,
but you have to go now.

Wait, wait, wait. You work for us.

Trust me. I grew up here in Mahrez.
It's very dangerous. We wait, we die.

This is your show. Make the call.

I've got $100 million
in bearer bonds

earmarked for Amal Hamzi

and a letter from the President of the United
States promising him our logistical support.

If I can just contact him,

get him to rally support against the emir,
we can end this war.

It's just the three of us,
Agent Wells.

It's Hannah.

Sergeant Royce Sims. Call me Royce.

Let's go, Royce.

Ambassador Salimi from Kunami's
in town.

- He wants a sit-down.
- Fine.

But tell him he better be coming
with a concrete surrender proposal.

Yes, sir.

The Times just posted an editorial
on the administration's failure

to resolve the hack.

Huh. Questioning your leadership
in the middle of a war.

- How patriotic.
- Sells papers, though.

Thank you. Aaron?

The hack investigation's ongoing.

- I'll let you know as soon as I'm briefed.
- Good.

The president
wants results, Damian.

We're closing in on the identity
of the hacker who took down NASA

- and DC's power grid.
- Tell me.

The hacks have all employed
the same signature.

- Alan Turing's birthday.
- Yes.

When hackers use a signature,
it's an iterative thing,

which is why Turing's death date
reversed one of the hacks.

So, I played around with anagrams
of Alan Turing,

Alan Mathison Turing, his full name.

Gave me this.

"I am a stunning harlot."

A web search of that cheeky phrase

brings up a moniker
on a hacking message board.

It sounds like a lead, doesn't it, Chuck?

Yeah.

We'll need NSA to pierce the proxy routers
and get a web address.

- I'll get you clearance.
- Good. Aaron, you got a second?

Sure.

I'm a GS-15,

an analyst who specializes
in technical issues.

And?

Working with people
who try to kill our agents

isn't part of the job description.

Damian has done enough
to earn his bona fides.

You have your orders.

You trust this guy?

Well, he's got a $50,000 payday waiting for him
if he leads us to Amal Hamzi.

That doesn't answer my question.

I don't trust anyone, anywhere.
Not until they've earned it.

It's how I stay alive.

One attacker, 12 o'clock.

I'll flank him. You cover...

Or you can walk right out in the open
and spray the target.

Get over here!

He's dead. Let's keep moving.

Let's go.

Mr. Ambassador, I thought you understood
the terms of my offer.

Yes, sir.

Then why are you trying to negotiate?

I'm not. I am here to tell you
the emir will surrender.

And accept full responsibility
for the dirty bomb.

Terms should be discussed
after a cessation of hostilities.

Which part of unconditional
do you not understand?

- Ms. Rhodes...
- The president has been very clear.

Yes, clarity is important.

There's no clear evidence
the emir was behind that dirty bomb.

We have bank transfers to Arturo Rojas
from the Kunami government.

Hundreds of people in the royal family
access those accounts.

A written statement from Gregory Bowen
implicating the emir.

- The emir has never met that jackal.
- No, sir!

We've been down this road before
when your country struck the USS Verona,

and you lied about it. To my face!

Allow me to restate my position
for the last time.

The US air force will continue
to bombard your country

until its infrastructure is gone.

The Kunami people will rise up against the emir.

They will hang him in the streets.
That will be his legacy...

Sir...

...unless he chooses
to save his own life

by offering us his unconditional surrender.
That's it. Do we now have clarity?

I will convey your message.

Thank you, Mr. Ambassador.

Mr. President.

Sir, one of our missiles hit a hospital.

Civilian casualties?

Fatalities, sir. A lot of them.

I'll be right there. Give me a moment.

Yes, sir.

General, what the hell happened?

They painted
over the hospital markings, sir,

they put radar installation on the roof.

The PR fallout has begun.
The civilian death toll is at 22.

The emir is calling on the UN
to condemn the strike.

International law says we're on safe ground
if we're attacking military targets.

Anything serving a dual purpose
or camouflaged is fair game.

Not in the court of public opinion.

- It's David versus Goliath.
- David didn't use a dirty bomb.

I want enhanced verification
for any further targets.

Do you want to scale back bombing
as we re-evaluate targets?

No, I want you to be careful.
No more hospitals.

NATO is calling for greater caution
in the US strikes against Kunami,

urging the president to re-evaluate
any attacks on civilian areas.

After the incident, where civilians...

- Sir, the UN Secretary-General...
- I know.

He wants a sit-down.

The rest of the world is questioning
our conduct of war.

We need a response.

I've drafted a statement,

explaining that great care
is taken to avoid casualties,

but the responsibility for them
belongs solely to the emir.

"Who refuses to protect his citizens,
but instead is sacrificing them."

- Send it out.
- Yes, sir.

Um, Mr. President, uh...

I know it's not my place, sir,
but, uh, the bombing.

Uh, is it not overkill?

The president had to respond decisively
to an act of war, and he did.

- No one thinks war comes without a cost.
- We only have one option here.

That's to win this war.

The faster we do that,
the more lives we save.

The hacker was obsessed with Turing,
used an anagram of Turing's name.

How does that help us track
the hacker's identity?

"I am a stunning harlot" posted
46 messages in the past eight years

on six tech forums about hacking.

The only proxy server common
to each posting

is exclusive to a mixed-use
commercial facility in Herndon.

- They could've originated anywhere.
- Yes.

But randomizer programs always use the nearest
hub as one of the links in the router chain.

So the more data you have...

The better chance you have
of isolating the hacker's location.

Pull up the business index
to find out which one...

Is technology-oriented. Yeah, I got it.

- You were holding out with your intel.
- I wasn't.

Yes, you were,
thinking you could use it to play Hannah.

But she's not here,

so you're ponying up because
you're worried you've lost your rabbi.

I don't need Hannah. I've got her boss.

Aaron Shore promised me that if I help
find the hacker, I get a full pardon.

Look, Chuck, I'm not...

Forty-three businesses.
Two are tech-oriented:

a cloud-computing company
run by twentysomethings.

- None of whom would use "harlot."
- And a computer security company.

Sole proprietorship run by...

a Monica Van.

40, denial of service and electronic vandalism
convictions in 2002.

That's our gal.

At Coriolanus,
we provide enterprise solutions

for network security issues.
How can we help?

Our business has been hacked.
We'd like to find the culprit.

Make sure it doesn't happen again.

Can I get security, please?

I'd think twice about doing that.
Our business is the White House.

He doesn't sound like he works there
and you look like you work in the mail room.

Mr. Rennett is a consultant
for British intelligence.

I'm FBI.

And if you don't answer our questions,
I'll subpoena your servers.

Everything all right, Miss Van?

We're good, Felix. Thanks.

Posting under a pseudonym on message boards
is a hobby of mine. I make no apologies.

And your hack of Barksdale Air Force Base
in 2002?

NJ and B in 2006?

- Those hobbies, too?
- A former life.

I left all those childish things behind
when I opened this business in 2007.

You posted in 2015.

Conversing with the underground
is how I keep up-to-date on the craft.

Know thy enemy.

You did more than converse.
NASA was compromised.

So was the power grid.

And the coding signature was Alan Turing.

Yeah, I used to be part of
a black hat collective,

and our interest in Turing
is what bonded us.

But the real bad-ass in our group
went by the handle Gamine.

An anagram for enigma.

- Turing cracked the Enigma code.
- Very good.

We're gonna need everything you know
about Gamine.

That should help.

Nice bluff, Charles.

But let me give you a tip the next time
you impersonate an agent.

Use thicker paper, so you can't see
the Dungeons & Dragons logo.

Good advice.

Oh, while I'm at it,
I'll tip off a suspect,

burn down a warehouse and tip the Russians.

Hey, we don't have time for this.

We got to keep moving.

We are six miles out
and moving fast ahead of schedule.

I can't tell Allah
I don't have time to honor him.

You know he's lying to us, right?
About everything.

What are you talking about?

- You said you were from Mahrez?
- Yes.

That's a Sunni stronghold.

And?

You're praying with a stone tablet.

That's what Shias do.

Shias are the minority in Kunami,
but the ruling minority, led by the emir.

Who are you?

He was buying time,
leading us into an ambush.

I have his phone.

We gotta go.

Hannah?

What'd you find out?

Sources say Rami Bashir was
fished out of a creek.

The guy he was impersonating was...

A regime loyalist, which means
we don't know what you've walked into.

I've made plans to extract you.

Great. We're three miles off
from the rendezvous point.

I mean now, Hannah, as in abort the mission.

I can set a GPS lock on your phone,
have you helo'ed out.

- No, Aaron.
- We've been compromised.

We have no idea what you could be
walking into. It's not worth the risk!

We've come this far.
I'm not gonna give up.

- I'll check in when I find Hamzi.
- Hannah!

What do you want?

If it is beneath your president's dignity
to hear the emir's latest proposal,

perhaps you can convey it,
because it is simple.

The emir is now willing to abdicate.

All right. In exchange for what?

Safe passage to a country of his choice,

with verifiable assurances
that he will not rule in exile.

What else?

The emir has $60 billion in offshore accounts
that the US has frozen.

He expects access to those funds restored.

What about acceptance of responsibility
for the dirty bomb?

- That is a nonstarter.
- Then so is your offer.

Mr. Shore, we both know the goal
of your country is the emir's ouster.

This offer accomplishes that.

The rest, I submit, is details.

We disagree.

The emir offers honorable terms
to surrender,

but President Kirkman dismisses them.

He prefers war.

- Yeah.
- He refuses to acknowledge our...

- Emily's in the Oval.
- Thanks, Mike.

Sir...

There's a staffer, Tricia Sims...

Tricia Sims.

She works with Lyor.
I haven't met her yet.

Her brother's in SEAL Team Three.

She's unaware he's in country but...

I thought you should know.

I should talk to her. Thank you.

Any word from our missing SEAL team?

They're still incommunicado,

- but Hannah Wells is in transit.
- Okay, good.

- Salimi's going off on us.
- I know.

I was just watching him talk
about civilian casualties.

He forgot to acknowledge that the emir
is using his own people as a human shield.

I need to know the truth.

How are we doing?

Well, we've got a dictator on the run.

But we're taking some hits.

People I respect think we can end the war
by simply deposing the emir.

And if that is a viable option,
we should take it.

That's a view.

Is that your view?

I think the emir in exile,

even with money and freedom,
is worth consideration.

The son of a bitch killed American people
on American soil.

I think the rest of the world needs to know
that if you try that, you'll pay a price.

That's the other view.

But it's not yours.

Emily, I'm not a general.
Hell, I'm not even a politician.

No, you are the president.

I've done absolutely nothing
in my entire life to prepare me for this.

Now I'm the one making decisions,
putting other people's lives in danger.

Ever think you work for the wrong guy?

No, sir...

because only the right guy
would ask me that question.

People are dying.

Innocent civilians, American soldiers.

Let Aaron know I want to reach out
to the ambassador.

See if we can cut a deal to end this war.

Yes, sir.

Someone's coming.

It's a patrol.

- We can take 'em.
- Wait.

Looks like they're moving on.
No need to eliminate 'em.

We might be safer.
What if they circle back?

Hannah. There's no legitimate
military reason to engage them,

unless you've got a death wish.

What are you talking about?

I just saw you neutralize a threat
by making yourself one.

Now you itching for a fight.

There's a big difference
between bravery and recklessness.

What are you working out here, huh?

I won't let you do it at my expense.

These people killed my friend.

I'm sorry.

But exacting a pound of flesh
ain't gonna bring him back.

- It might give me some peace.
- It won't do that either.

Look, I lost a buddy of mine
a couple years back.

Lost my head for a while.

You know what it got me?

Thirty-two stitches from the wrong end
of an AK-47.

The best way to avenge the dead...

is to stay living.

Come on. Let's go.

Mr. President, Tricia's here to see you.

Right, thank you.

- Tricia.
- Sir.

- Is this your first time in the Oval Office?
- Yes, sir.

Please.

I make a habit
of meeting everyone on staff.

I'm sorry that it's taken so long
for us to say hello.

It's no problem at all, Mr. President.
Thanks for reaching out.

Mike says your brother is Special Forces.

Please thank him
and your family for their service.

Thank you, sir.

He'll be very pleased when I tell him.

Hopefully sooner than later.

Yes, sir.

I just wanted to take a moment,

so that, uh,
I could put a face to the name.

May I tell you something
about my brother before I go?

Please.

He finished his third tour six months ago.

It was supposed to be his last,
but he re-enlisted.

Want to know why?

Of course.

Because of you.

He said you always saw a mission through.

And that mission now
is making America safer.

If the leader of the country
has that kind of commitment,

well, it makes it easy
for the soldiers to.

And that's the kind of person
he wanted to serve.

Thank you very much
for sharing that with me.

You made my day.

Please.

President Kirkman
has always expressed his willingness

to talk with Kunami.

We've been waiting on indications
from the emir that he'll agree to our terms.

So, this news that we've been engaging
with the Kunami ambassador

shouldn't come as a surprise.

So, are negotiations
with Kunami ongoing?

Yes, but I can't give any specifics.

I'd like to say a few words if I may.

Of course, sir.
Ladies and gentlemen, the president.

Thank you. Please.

I'd like to take this moment

to make my position perfectly clear
to the American people.

I have had colleagues
whom I deeply respect

ask me to conciliate to end this war,

in an effort to protect American soldiers

and end the further loss
of innocent civilian life.

Their instincts are noble.

But war...

War is not noble.

It is brutal.

As a country that has just been attacked,

I think we need to answer
with an unwavering commitment to victory.

The emir will be defeated
or he will surrender unconditionally.

But in my heart, I honestly believe
that there is only one way to respond

to people or nations
who seek to destroy us.

And that is without compromise.

Thank you.

- That was good.
- Yep.

- Except he doubled down.
- Nope. He went all in.

Mr. Hamzi, you're a hard man to find.

When the ruler of your country
wants to kill you, you need to be.

So the president promises logistical support.

And money.

But he needs to meet you face to face.
Look you in the eye.

I understand.

It's been a long journey for you two.

I'll see about food and water,
and then I will talk to President Kirkman.

Pretty hardscrabble existence.

I'll say.

What is it?

It's correspondence.

These letters are addressed to Hamzi
from Ambassador Salimi.

That doesn't make any sense.

Salimi works for the emir, Hamzi's enemy.

Not according to these letters.

We need to talk to the White House now.

That should do it.

- I understand we have a deal.
- Yes, we do, Mr. Ambassador.

- You're very good at making them.
- Thank you.

You know, the one you made with Amal Hamzi
was particularly special.

I don't understand.

Then please, allow me to explain.

Amal Hamzi was never gonna
take over Kunami.

You were. Amal Hamzi works for you.

That is absurd.

You had Gregory Bowen hire the bomber.

You paid him through government funds,
which led back to the emir.

You knew we'd attack your country
and remove him from power.

This is fantasy.

Then you had Mr. Bowen give us
the location of Hamzi,

who you were hoping we'd support
if the emir didn't surrender.

Once you took power,
you'd make a deal for Bowen's freedom.

Tell him, Greg.

I already signed a confession, Mr. Ambassador.

Mr. President...

I'm the ambassador of Kunami.
I demand to be taken back to my embassy.

Your diplomatic credentials were revoked.
You no longer have immunity.

You, sir, are gonna be staying here with us
for quite some time.

The emir is accusing us of war crimes
for the civilian deaths.

- And Amal Hamzi?
- He's in our custody, sir.

We can tie him
to Ambassador Salimi's conspiracy.

Sir, we have a big problem
on the domestic front.

We attacked Kunami
based on faulty intelligence.

The best intelligence we had at the time.

Yes, but it was our rationale
for going to war.

If the emir was being set up,
we need a justification, fast.

Respondeat superior.

My Latin's a little rusty.

It's a common law concept.

It means let the master answer
for the sins of his subordinate.

Salimi was the emir's
hand-picked representative.

If he went rogue and attacked...

The emir's responsible for the actions
of his deputy. That's good.

You could actually spin this.

Kunami's nuclear program,
the Verona attack...

The dirty bomb was the last straw.

But we can't argue
the ends justify the means.

We'll have to sell that we knew
Salimi was going rogue all along.

But we didn't.

The truth is I did what I thought was right.

But I didn't take the proper time
to vet the intelligence.

- I need to take responsibility for that.
- You're needed in Command Ops.

- The rest of the SEAL team just resurfaced.
- Thank God.

You'll thank 'em twice
when you'll see what they found.

Bio-weapons?

Nerve gas.
Thousands of barrels,

at a secret government
chemical weapons facility

we found just after we went
through the mountain pass.

The emir was prepared to use it
against his own people.

- How do we know that?
- Agent Wells?

We found documentation
of the emir's plans to use gas

on the Sunni religious dissidents
who opposed the regime.

Tens of thousands would've been killed.

That's justification for war, sir.

A war that I want to bring to a close.

What's our endgame?

With Kunami's anti-aircraft defenses destroyed
and his chemical stockpiles depleted,

we can chopper troops into the capital
by nightfall for mop-up.

Good.

The emir will abdicate
by the end of the day.

This completely vindicates your decision
to send in Special Forces.

We're all in debt to SEAL Team Three,
and to you, Agent Wells.

I understand you were separated
from your group.

Yes, but Sergeant Sims helped me get here.

Sergeant Sims.

Thank you for your incredible bravery
and your service.

I've had the pleasure
of meeting your sister Tricia,

- who works here.
- Yes, sir.

I know it's a breach of protocol,
but could someone tell her I'm okay?

We'll do more than that for you, son.

We'll tell her you're on your way home.

Thank you. Thank you all.

Mike.

Hey, Tricia.

So...

this is weird.

I'm a junior staffer,
and I just spoke to the president,

for the second time today.

He told me my brother
is actually in Kunami.

But he's fine.

That's great news.

I wonder if it was a coincidence
he talked to me

when my brother
was part of the SEAL team he deployed.

Could be.

Thanks, Mike.

Just looking out for one of our own.

Back at ya.

The newly named emir
of Kunami told followers

they are witnessing the unfolding
of a new democracy.

Addressing a cheering crowd
of more than 100,000 in his capital...

Congratulations.

For what?

I heard something about winning a war.

I don't know what I'm doing here, Trey.

- Tom...
- No, this thing with Kunami.

It seemed so obvious what the right thing
to do was but...

in the end, nothing's simple.

Didn't you tell me once that
by the time something gets to your desk,

it's because it's a coin toss?

That doesn't mean I'm the man
who should be tossing the coin.

Farmer's horse runs away.

"Bad luck," neighbor says.
"Maybe," farmer says.

Horse comes back.
Brings a second horse.

"Wonderful," neighbor says.
"Maybe," the farmer says.

What the hell do horses
have to do with this?

Farmer's son takes the new horse
for a ride.

He's thrown. Breaks his leg.

"Bad luck," neighbor says.
"Maybe," farmer says.

Next day, the military drafts
all the young men except the farmer's son.

"Wonderful," the neighbor says.

"Maybe," the farmer says.

We never know what our choices will bring.

Nope.

All we can do is hope the smartest,
most thoughtful people are making 'em.

And I'm looking at the smartest,
most thoughtful one I know.

Thank you.

You want a pour?

Maybe.

Hey.

- The emir's nephew's taking over.
- Hmm.

Yeah. He's not Churchill,
but he's saying all the right things.

Maybe he'll be
a moderating influence.

At least we have a way forward, right?

So, Gregory Bowen was a bad guy.

- You were saying that all along.
- Yeah.

But how are he and I different?

We're both mercenaries.

He just fell in with the wrong money.

Ambition took hold.

It could've been me.

No, no, not a chance.

Oh, yeah? How do you know?

Because beneath the neuroses
and the perfectionism,

the candor that makes us
want to take a bat to your head...

If this is a pep talk, it's no bueno.

I'm saying you have a streak of decency.

Bowen doesn't.

You'll never be him.

Are we supposed to hug now?

Because I don't do that.

Yeah.

We'll be right there.

Let's go.

Now what?

Patient Tom Kirkman
is experiencing a profound

yet repressed sense of grief
over the loss of his wife,

with associated decisional incapacity
and behavior...

What the hell is this?

The recorded session notes
from the president's therapist.

- Those are confidential.
- They were on his therapist's computer.

It was hacked.
The recordings are all over the Internet.

We need to get in front of this.

- How many of the notes were leaked?
- All of them.

You guys have been working on this.
Who the hell is our hacker?

We're closing in on a suspect.

But here's the thing, unlike all the other
hacks, this one comes with a built-in clue.

- His therapy was a closely guarded secret.
- Yes.

And most of the people who knew about it
are in this room.