Designated Survivor (2016–2019): Season 3, Episode 10 - #truthorconsequences - full transcript

Previously on
"Designated Survivor"...

Hannah: America's favorite
vice presidential candidate

and the CIA's
most wanted mercenary

know each other.

I'm working a lead

that could prove damning
to Peter MacLeish.

Congresswoman Hookstraten

just called for
an extended recess.

She's delaying
MacLeish's hearing.

Someone inside
the U.S. government

handed over the blueprints
to Majid Nassar



for the Capitol bombing.

There's a traitor among us.

MacLeish:
Special Agent Hannah Wells

seemed to be
a bit obsessed with me.

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

of any conspiracy theory.

I found the evidence
I was looking for.

I'll explain everything
when I get there.

[Siren wailing,
Indistinct conversations]

My God, are you okay?

Can you hear me?

Look,
you've been in an accident,

but help is on the way.

Just try and sit still,
okay?



And don't move your neck.

You're gonna be fine.

[Gasping, gurgling]

[Tires squeal]

[Horn blaring]

[Breathing shallowly]

[Grunts]

[Breathing shallowly,
coughing]

[Grunts]

[Panting]

Madam Speaker, I know
you're waiting for someone,

but the entire country
is waiting for us.

We can't delay this vote
any longer.

Peter MacLeish is a hero.

Who my witness claims

to have damning evidence
against.

We owe it
to our constituents

to find out what that is.

[Sighs]

[Phone ringing]

Damn it. Pick up.

[Cellphone vibrates]
[Gasps]

[Gasps]

[Sighs]

Man: It's me.

I lost her.

[Breathing shallowly]

[Groaning]

Aah!

[Breathing shallowly]

[Computer beeping]

Tom, what is this?

Tom: It's a blueprint.

A blueprint?

A guide for how to blow up
the Capitol building.

- Where did it come from?
- Us.

The Department of Defense.

Apparently after 9/11,

the Pentagon
did a threat assessment

on all
key government buildings

to show us
where our weaknesses were.

A-And so
you're thinking what?

I think someone
inside our government

gave that blueprint to Al-Sakar
to blow up the Capitol.

Who else knows about this?

Just you and Mike.

Tom, you need
to call in someone

from Homeland Security
or the FBI.

No, no,
we can't call anyone

until we know
exactly what this is.

You're scaring me right now.

You remember
the first night

we were here
in the Rose Garden?

You asked me
if I thought we were a target.

I said I didn't know.

But now...

I think you need
to take the kids

and leave
until we know it's safe.

Take them where?

Where's "safe"?

- I don't know.
- But that's my point.

How do we run if we don't know
who we're running from?

Mike's bringing in

the man who wrote the file,
Dr. Enright.

Maybe he's got
some answers for us.

But until then,

we cannot trust anyone.

Okay, time's up.

If you don't join us
inside immediately,

I will tell the public

that you blocked
Peter MacLeish's appointment

so you would be next in line
for the presidency.

Reconvene the committee.

Hannah?!

- What happened?
- You can't let them find me.

Oh, my God,
you're bleeding!

You need help!

Chuck,
you can't call anyone.

I have to get you
to the hospital.

You need a-a doctor.

You... Hannah?

Hannah!

[Theme music]

Now that
the House Judiciary Committee

has given the nominee
the green light,

the full House will convene
for a late-night vote

that many expect
will make Peter MacLeish

the next Vice President
of the United States.

Congratulations.

Ooh.
To Peter MacLeish.

- To the new Vice President.
- Hear, hear.

What's up,
Spring Break?

Oh, come on.

You know, if you had
60 news-hungry journalists

clamoring for information
about Nassar's murder,

you'd be thirsty, too.

Eh, maybe the MacLeish confirmation
will keep them

off your back for a news cycle.
[Laughing] Yeah.

The only thing that's gonna
keep them off my back

is an answer,

which, as I remind you,
we don't have.

Yeah.

Rumor is MacLeish

is bringing a bunch of his
House staffers with him.

You guys
know any of them?

Yeah, I used to play soccer
every Tuesday night

with his Coms director.

That guy's
sharp as a marble.

I once shared a summer house
in Dewey Beach

with his
legislative assistants.

I mean, we were only 19,
but they seemed on top of it.

19?

Yes, and I will need
plenty more of these

- before you get any of those stories.
- [Laughs]

All right, I'm gonna go meet
the speech writers on New Street.

You guys
are welcome to join.

Nah, we're good
where we are, Seth.

- Thank you.
- Seth: All right. See you tomorrow.

- Have a good night.
- Get home safe.

Will be his wife, Beth,
and their two daughters.

Emily: Can you believe
everything that's happened?

It's been a roller coaster,
for sure.

You know,
I have to admit,

when I first got here,

I thought that you were gonna
do everything you could

to get me
out of the White House,

not be the reason
I'm still here.

[Chuckles]

Well, I have to admit,
when you first got here,

I didn't think
you could handle it.

Yeah, you called me
a minor leaguer.

- [Laughs]
- [Chuckles]

Yeah, well, I was wrong.

If anything,
I'm learning from you.

Mr. President,
Dr. Alan Enright.

Dr. Enright, please.

I need you to verify for me
that this is your work.

I think you know
that it is.

I think that's why I'm here,
Mr. President,

but I had nothing to do with
what happened at the Capitol.

I wrote this file
to prevent what happened,

not to cause it.

Even if that's true,
you had to realize

that someone
used your work

to plan
and carry out the bombing.

They followed it
to the letter.

Why didn't
you come forward?

I close my eyes.
I can see the building fall.

The cast iron melting,
the marble crumble.

Whoever did this,

we're talking about
a conspiracy

of unparalleled
proportions.

I was scared,
Mr. President.

Okay.

Okay.

Doctor,
I'm gonna need you to give me

every single name
that had access to this file.

I put an ORCON classification
on this file,

which means the number of people
who saw it is limited.

And then I sent it
to the DOD security team.

They all died
in the Capitol.

I also sent it
to the head of NORCOM.

You sent the file
to General Grady?

[Chuckles]

I wrote this file
two years and six months ago.

General Grady was not
the head of NORCOM then.

Who was?

The general you fired.

Harris Cochrane.

Man:
Met MacLeish properly

with the House
Judiciary Committee.

Peter MacLeish has been named
the Miracle on the Potomac,

and this return to the capital
will hopefully redefine

the public's
association with...

[Groans]

With a final tally of 424-9,

Congressman MacLeish

was confirmed by
the House of Representatives

in a historic vote
late last night.

Meanwhile, organizers
are working double time

to prepare for...
[TV shuts off]

Chuck: Hi.

Hey.

Uh, hey.

You okay?

How you feeling?

Better.

Yeah, thanks to you.

Easy.

Hey, Chuck.
Did you glue my wound?

Yeah.

Where did you learn
to do that?

YouTube.

House confirmed him.

They're swearing him in
this afternoon.

Man:
Peter MacLeish's confirmation

received no opposition
from the newly appointed...

Whoever made sure
MacLeish survived

wanted him
as VP for a reason,

so we have
less than eight hours

- to make sure that doesn't happen.
- Okay, look,

I know this isn't
what you're gonna want to hear,

but...

Someone tried to kill you,

Atwood's in prison,

Foerstel
has me on suspension.

- Maybe it's time we...
- What?

- Quit?
- Hannah.

You almost died
last night.

I literally had to scrub
your blood off of my hands.

What else do they need
to do to us?

Chuck,
why did you join the FBI?

[Sighs]

To help people.

I joined
to piss my father off.

He's a top surgeon
in Chicago,

and he wanted me
to follow in his footsteps.

Practically
held me at gunpoint

and took me
to Johns Hopkins.

So I went.

And, uh,
halfway through grad school,

I walked out,
jumped on a train,

went to D.C.,
and signed up for the FBI.

I wanted to help, too.

I just wanted to do it
in my own way.

It's not their job
to stop.

It's our job
to stop them.

And I'm scared, too.

But if we quit, they win,
and then...

everyone who lost someone
that day...

they'll never know peace.

Nice try.

You've never been scared
in your life.

Fine. I'm in.

What's the next step?

- Get back in touch with Hookstraten?
- No.

I told her
I had evidence on MacLeish,

- and someone tries to kill me.
- Right.

And they took
all my evidence.

The evidence I got from the woman
who's been calling me.

No, I already told you

I can't trace
the call from her again,

and even if I could,
I'm shut out of my office.

Then you'd better
get creative

'cause it's the only lead
we got.

- Did anyone see you bring him in?
- No, sir.

I kept him off Waves and brought him
in through the East Wing.

It was still early,
so it wasn't a problem.

Okay, good.

Thank you, Mike.

It's different in here
when it's quiet.

On the contrary.

This is what this room
is usually like.

More calm than storm.

Tom: General,
I need you to look at this.

Mike?

This looks like a re-enactment
of the Capitol bombing.

Well, it's not.

General,
this is file 12-80C,

a threat assessment
created by the Pentagon

2 1/2 years
before the bombing.

Mr. President,
I have never seen this before.

I find that
highly unlikely.

This file was given
an ORCON classification.

I can count on my hand

the number of people
that have seen it.

Your name is
the only one on the list

that survived the bombing.

This was sent to me,

but I never had
the opportunity to read it.

That file was reclassified
by the Secretary of Defense

and recalled electronically
from my computer

before
I could access it.

And you expect me
to believe

that you just
remembered that?

A file taken from my hand
by the Secretary of Defense

at a moment's notice?

A lieutenant general
being told

he's not cleared
to read something?

Never happened before,
not to me.

What would be
the circumstances

that would cause
the Secretary of Defense

- to reclassify a document like that?
- I don't know,

but it's not something
he could do unilaterally.

He must've been
given orders.

By who?

There's
a chain of command.

Only one place the Sec Def
gets his orders from.

The White House.

General,
you'll be detained

- until we can verify your story.
- I understand.

Cochrane: Mr. President.

You have
a serious problem.

And while you may not
ask for my help,

it's here
if you want it, sir.

- Hey, Emily.
- Hey.

So, I was thinking,
now that MacLeish is confirmed,

we should start scheduling committee
hearings right away to push

- the president's cabinet nominees through.
- That's a great idea.

We should get some Leg Affairs folks
to start prepping.

I'll get on it.

Hey, listen.
About last night...

You mean
when you kissed me?

You don't have to be weird
about it.

Well, what if
I want to be weird about it?

Anyway,
there's an Elvis impersonator

later tonight
at the Nine Thirty club.

You want to go?

How did you know
I like Elvis?

Well, opposition research
comes in handy sometimes.

Seth told you?

Seth told me.

I'm in.

All right.

[Cellphone buzzes]

The president
wants to see me.

I didn't get a message.

Well, then it can't be
anything too important.

Yeah.

What I'm about to tell you
has to stay in this room.

- Do you understand?
- Of course.

Yesterday I received
a highly classified DOD file

detailing
how to blow up the Capitol.

I believe
it's what Al-Sakar used

to plan
and carry out the attack.

I also think the file
was given to them

by someone
in Richmond's administration.

That's why I had
to bring you in on this.

Not only
do I trust you implicitly,

you weren't here when the file
was being circulated.

Who was?

This is what I managed
to put together so far.

- Aaron's on this list.
- I know.

I had to put down
everyone's name

who had security clearance
that would allow them

to know
the file even existed.

Emily, I think there's a traitor
in the White House,

and I need you to help me
find out who it is.

Seth: Yeah, Shelly.

Shelly: Nassar's been dead
for six days.

When can
we expect an answer?

As I said before, Shelly,

I still don't have
any information about this.

Come on, guys, who's gonna ask me
about the swearing-in ceremony?

Man: Over here.
Seth. Seth.

Natalie.

Natalie:
About the decision

to hold the swearing-in
at the Capitol site,

how exactly
was that reached?

Thank you, Natalie.

So, since Thomas Jefferson's
inauguration in 1800,

swearing-in ceremonies
have been held at the Capitol,

and the president felt

it was both
symbolic and necessary

to continue with that tradition,
all right?

That's all I have right now.
I'll call you back in, in a few hours.

Thank you.

Have OP
send us an updated list

of who they've invited
to the swearing-in.

Lisa: Seth.

A word?

Thanks, guys.
I'll catch up to you.

Lisa. Hey.

You didn't
call on me once.

Oh, sorry.
I didn't see you.

I couldn't have been more clear if
I had one of those light sticks

they use
to direct airplanes.

Now, if this is about you

holding a grudge about
the Leo Kirkman story...

Look,
there's limited time.

You know, I can't get
to everyone's question,

but if you have something
that's pressing,

you can always send me an e-mail
or reach out to

- one of the deputies in my office.
- Seth.

Okay, I get it.

I betrayed your trust.

And I'm sorry.

But it's my job
to ask questions

and your job
to answer them.

The president can forgive me.
Why can't you?

Emily.

Hey. I was looking
all over for you.

I thought
you were gonna sit in

on that legislative affairs
meeting with me.

Oh, sorry.

I got tied up.

What did the president
want to see you about?

Nothing. Uh, he just... he wanted me
to take another look

at Bruce Rangell
for HUD Secretary.

- That one's obviously important for him.
- Yeah.

Hey, so, tonight,
pick you up here, 8:45?

Um...

Look, I think I'm gonna be
pretty swamped here,

so I'm gonna
have to take a rain check.

- I'm sorry.
- Okay. All right.

Rain check.

Emily, listen, you don't...

you don't regret last night,
do you?

No, I just can't
do it tonight.

Okay.

Okay,
signaling system 7, SS-7.

Lets every cellphone tower
talk to each other

so your phone works
anywhere in the world.

[Sighs]
How does that help us?

If I can get in,

we can connect the dots
from your cell

back to the one that mystery woman
called you from.

[Keyboard clacking]

[Beeps]
Got it. I'm in.

- Good job, Chuck.
- Chuck: Don't thank me yet.

I still got to backtrack

the number
that called your cell.

[Beeping]

- Damn it.
- What?

Network picked up
the intrusion.

It's a race to see
what happens first.

I track
your mystery caller's phone,

or they track us.

Come on. Come on.

[Keyboard clacking]

Got it.

[Sighs]

Looks like
the call to your cell

- came from a burner phone.
- Purchased from where?

A convenience store
in Dupont Circle.

- Speaker Hookstraten's here, sir.
- Tom: Thank you, Wyatt.

You wanted to speak with me,
Mr. President?

Yes, Madam Speaker.

I was told that you had information
on Congressman MacLeish

that you wanted to share
with the committee.

I'm sorry, but I need to know
what that was.

Six weeks ago,
an FBI agent approached me.

She wanted access to the blueprints
of the Capitol.

Yesterday, she told me

she had evidence
against Peter MacLeish.

And then
she never showed up.

She... What was
the agent's name?

Hannah Wells.

Hannah Wells.

Congressman MacLeish
told me...

What did he say, exactly?

He thought that
she was obsessed with him,

that her investigation
had somehow turned personal.

Did she come across that way
to you?

No, sir, not at all.

Do you know
where she is now?

Well, strangely,
I haven't heard from her since.

Okay, thank you.

Kimble...

why does she want the blueprints
for the Capitol Building?

She requested them

as part of the investigation
into the bombing.

Right.

[Chuckles]
Of course, right.

Thank you.

Is everything all right,
sir?

I'm not sure yet.

I'll let you know
as soon as I can.

[Footsteps]

Then your detail
will bring you back

to One Observatory Circle.

Home, sweet home.
[Knock on door]

I'm sorry
for the interruption.

- Mr. President.
- Not at all.

We're just going through
some of the final details.

It's gonna be
a great event, Peter.

Mike, can I borrow you
for a second, please?

Excuse me.

I need to speak with an FBI agent
named Hannah Wells.

- Can you find her for me?
- Yes, sir.

Thank you.

[Gun cocks]

Foerstel: Hannah Wells?

Why does the president want
to know about Hannah Wells?

He's interested
in some information

she claims to have
on Peter MacLeish.

Why? What kind of information
did she say she had?

She didn't. That's, um...

That's what
I'm trying to figure out.

Do you know
where I could find her?

I wish I did.

[Sighs]

She totaled her car yesterday
at 15th and "K"

and fled the scene.

I've checked
every local hospital,

even tried
pinging her phone.

You're saying an FBI agent
just up and disappeared?

Yes.

I mean, who knows
what kind of mess

Jason Atwood's
got her mixed up in,

but you want to know more
about Agent Wells?

Here's her file.

See for yourself.

- Thanks.
- Mm-hmm.

Hi. I'm Agent Wells.

I called earlier about

looking at your
surveillance footage.

Yes, of course.

Uh, it's in the back.

Bob, can you take
the register?

- Bob: No problem.
- Right this way.

- Thanks for doing this.
- Yeah.

Can you pull up some footage
from January 26th,

around 3:32 p.m.?

That's when the phone
was initiated.

Stop.

Do you have
any exterior cameras?

Yeah,
in the parking lot.

Okay, I need you
to pull that up.

[Keyboard clacking]

Freeze.

And zoom in.

[Cellphone beeps]

This is Chuck.

Hey, Chuck, I need you
to run a plate for me.

Seth: At the swearing-in,

the invocation
will be delivered

by a Colonel William Sizemore.

He was the congressman's
Army pastor,

and he'll be sworn in
using Beth MacLeish's Bible,

which is being brought in

from the family home
in Oregon.

[Indistinct conversations]

- Yeah, Lisa.
- Thank you.

I've just learned
from a source

that a suspect
is in custody

in connection with
the murder of Majid Nassar.

[All murmuring]
What is the White House's response

and when can we expect

to learn more about
the suspect's identity.

Lisa, let me interrupt you
right there,

as it would be inappropriate
for the White House to comment

on an ongoing investigation.

Now, that being said,

this is obviously a matter
of extreme importance...

Woman ♪1: How long
has the White House known?

- Are you worried about the public's...
- What else is the White House hiding?

I would direct
any remaining questions you have

to the Army criminal
investigators, okay?

That's all I have
for right now, guys.

I'll see you at the Capitol
for the swearing-in.

You can't just
walk away from this.

We deserve answers.
The public deserves answers!

Don't get many
West Wingers here,

especially
senior aides to POTUS.

It's a special assignment.

Now, all phone calls from the White House
are catalogued, correct?

Yes, ma'am, every letter, call,
correspondence,

all preserved
for history.

Perfect.

I'm trying to find
who, from the White House,

contacted
the Secretary of Defense

on June 23, 2015,
between 8:00 and 8:33 a.m.

Shouldn't be a problem.
Just give me a sec.

[Keyboard clacking]

Here you go.

There was a call logged

to the Office of
the Secretary of Defense.

8:23 a.m.,
23, June 2015.

Who made the call?

White House Chief of Staff
Charles Langdon.

Do we have an update
on Agent Wells?

She was in a car accident
yesterday at 15th and "K."

And according to witnesses,
she abandoned the scene.

FBI hasn't been able
to track her down.

Wait a second.

She was in a car accident
on her way

to provide information
on Congressman MacLeish?

That's a bit
of a coincidence.

Director Foerstel
gave me a look at her file.

Merits of accommodation aside,

Agent Wells has been going
through a difficult time.

According to
Atwood's own notes,

he felt her judgment
might be compromised.

- Why?
- She was in a relationship

with someone that died at the Capitol,
Senator Scott Wheeler.

All I know is
that she went to Hookstraten

looking for the blueprints
for the Capitol Building

weeks before
we knew about the file,

so she's either crazy,
like everybody says

or she knows something.

We got to keep
looking for her.

Yes, sir.

[Birds cawing]

[Cawing continues]

[Garage door creaks]

[Loud thump in distance]

[Door slams]

FBI! Stop right there!

Turn around.

Turn around.

I know you.

You're Charles Langdon.

You were Richmond's
Chief of Staff.

Everything thinks
you're dead.

You've got
to get out of here.

They could have
followed you.

You're the one calling me
about MacLeish?

You don't know how hard it is
to stay hidden from them.

- It was a woman's voice.
- They'll never stop searching for me.

Who's "they"?
Who is behind this?

Why do they keep
MacLeish alive?

It's... It's bigger
than you think.

Don't trust anyone.

Get down!

[Gunshots]

Aah!

Aah!

[Engine starts]

Oh!

[Panting]

[Cellphone rings]

This is Russink.

Hannah: Hey, Chuck.

I got
a security key card here.

It's, uh,
got a logo on it.

It's an "M"
with a circle around it.

"M"? Um...

Could be Metway Security
out of Virginia,

super high-end private security
and monitoring firm.

They offer me a job
every year or two.

All right, I'm gonna give you
the serial number on the back.

Run it for me.
See what this unlocks.

- Okay. You ready?
- Yeah, shoot.

Zulu-Tango-3-2-6-7-Echo.

Hannah?

Hannah, you still there?

Call me when
you got something.

[Cellphone dialing]

All right, so this reporter,
Lisa Jordan,

she knows we have
someone in custody.

She just doesn't know
that it's Atwood?

That's right. She knows we've
arrested someone.

- She just doesn't know who it is.
- Then, she has nothing.

She knows
we're hiding something.

Mr. President, we agreed
not to tell the press anything

until we have
all the facts.

Well, we have them now.

The FBI just
handed in their report,

and it concludes
that Jason Atwood

did, indeed,
kill Majid Nassar.

That's incredible.

I asked Ms. Jordan to stay on
as a White House correspondent

to keep us honest.

[Scoffs]

She kept up
her end of the bargain.

We need to do the same.

Tell her
we'll give her an exclusive

on the man
that we have in custody,

but she's gonna have to
wait till tomorrow.

Yes, sir.

Sir,
I'm sorry about Atwood.

I know you didn't
want it to be true.

None of us did.

Oh, sir,
I was thinking if, uh...

if you're having
second thoughts

on Bruce Rangell
for Secretary of Housing,

I could always pull up
more information on him

to look over.

I'm not having second thoughts
on Rangell.

What would make you
think that?

I-I'm sorry.

I-I must have been, um...

I must have been thinking
about something else.

The motorcade leaves
for the Capitol in 30 minutes.

- Thank you.
- Sir.

[Telephone rings]

Ritter.

Foerstel: Agent Ritter,
it's John Foerstel.

What can I do for you?

You asked me
to keep the White House

in the loop
on Hannah Wells.

I just got
a disturbing phone call

out of Virginia.

Agent Wells shot someone?

Yes, sir, at a farm
in Fredericksburg.

The FBI's still working
to identify the body,

but witnesses claim

they saw someone fitting
Agent Wells' description

engaged in a shootout
before fleeing the scene.

What the hell
is going on?

The Feds are
throwing a net over D.C.,

and their EOC is monitoring
every camera and feed

within a 30-mile radius.

I'll make sure our people

are on the lookout for her,
as well.

- What, you think she's a threat?
- I don't know, sir.

But I can't logically
explain her actions

over the past 24 hours.

We should consider that
both MacLeish and Foerstel

might be right about her.

And I'd rather
we overreact and be wrong

than underestimate her
and live to regret it.

Okay, thanks, Mike.

[Tires squeal]

[Cellphone rings]

- Hey, Chuck.
- I've been monitoring police scanners.

Metro Police, the Bureau,
they're all looking for you.

I don't know how much longer
I can help you.

Look, I understand.
Were you able to find out

- anything about the key card?
- Yeah.

It gives you access to
room 7 on the 8th floor

of the PLC Building
on Louisiana.

Louisiana?

Chuck, room 7,
does it face east or west?

[Keyboard clacking]

East. Why?

You can see the steps.

Hannah,
what are you thinking?

Proximity to the Capitol,

direct line of sight
to the platform.

Chuck,
they're gonna kill Kirkman.

[Indistinct conversations]

It'll be okay.

I just wish we had more time
to figure everything out

before we did something
so permanent.

Alex:
Tom, if you feel that way,

then we should not
go through with this.

We don't have a choice.

The only evidence we have
is circumstantial.

We could be wrong.

The country can't afford
another setback.

Beth: Peter.

[Knocks on door]

Everyone's waiting.
It's time to leave.

What's wrong?

We were supposed to be
in the car 10 minutes ago.

I don't know if I can
go through with this.

[Sighs]

- Honey, of course you can.
- No.

I think we need
to rethink this thing.

It is perfectly normal
to have cold feet,

but this is a great day
for all of us.

It is exactly
what we've been working for.

Yeah.

But at what cost?

At any cost necessary.

Peter, you were chosen
to survive for a reason.

You've been given
a tremendous responsibility

to restore this nation

to the empire it once was
and can be again.

Our friends
placed their faith in you.

What would they think
if they saw you like this?

You are on the cusp,
Peter.

This isn't the time
for weakness.

Now tell me you agree.

Tell me you agree, Peter.

Okay.

Good.

Now let's go.

[Tires squeal]

[Sirens wailing]

Seth: Lisa.

Excuse me, Cody.

Hey.

I took your question
to the president.

Let me guess,
no comment.

If it was up to me, honestly,
yeah, no comment.

We've been way too reactive
around here,

and that's gonna change,

but the president
appreciates you,

and we've decided
to grant you

the exclusive
on the Nassar investigation.

Really?

- When?
- Soon.

For now,
let's let America celebrate.

I'll be in touch.

[Indistinct conversations]

8th floor, all clear.

[Beeps]

[Sirens wailing]

[March plays]

Clear.

- President Kirkman!
- Mr. Kirkman!

[Gun components clicking]

[Weapon cocks]

Man: Ladies and gentlemen,

the President
of the United States.

["Hail to the Chief" plays]

[Applause]

I wanted to take a moment
before we get started

and congratulate you
on becoming vice president.

Our country's got
a long road to recovery,

but this is
another big step.

Thank you, sir.
I won't let you down.

Great to see you.

Emily Rhodes.

Ms. Rhodes, it's Amanda
at the switchboard.

- Yes.
- You asked me to look deeper

into Charles Langdon's
phone records June 23.

Uh, as it turns out,

he wasn't
in his office that day.

I'm sorry?

I double-checked
his schedule.

Uh, Mr. Langdon was on
an overseas trip to Geneva.

Then who made the call
to the Pentagon?

His deputy, Aaron Shore.

Thank you.

Mr. President, it's time.

Man: Ladies and gentlemen,
please be seated.

Tom: Good afternoon.

When I see how many of you

have chosen
to brave the elements

to mark this
momentous occasion,

I can only tell you
how inspired I am.

Today, I stand...
[Horn honking]

On the site of one
of America's greatest tragedies

and offer the promise
of America's rebirth.

The night I was sworn in

as President
of the United States,

this nation,

our nation,

was in the grips of chaos.

- [Tires screech]
- But now, as I look out on the Mall,

I don't see
a people that were scared.

I don't see a people
that were frightened.

- Excuse me.
- I see that we are strong...

Excuse me.

And that we are proud

and that we are,
once again, united.

God bless all of you

and these
United States of America.

[Cheers and applause]

Ladies and gentlemen,

it is my profound honor
to introduce

Congressman Peter MacLeish,
our next vice president.

- Congratulations.
- Thank you, sir.

Judge:
Congressman MacLeish,

if you'll place
your hand on the Bible

and repeat after me.

"I, Peter Lewis MacLeish..."

I, Peter Lewis MacLeish...

"...do solemnly swear
to support and defend

the Constitution
of the United States..."

do solemnly swear
to support and defend

the Constitution
of the United States...

"against all enemies,
foreign and domestic..."

against all enemies,
foreign and domestic...

- Excuse me. Excuse me.
- "...that I bear true faith...

that I bear true faith
and allegiance to the same...

- Excuse me. Move!
- "...that I take this obligation freely,"

without any mental reservation
or purpose of evasion."

and that I take
this obligation freely,

without any mental reservation
or purpose of evasion,

and that I will
well and faithfully

discharge the duties
of the office

on which
I am about to enter.

"So help me God."

So help me God.

I have a suspect
in my line of sight.

I need a team.

Congratulations,
Mr. Vice President.

[Cheers and applause]

Man: Gun! Gun!

[Silenced gunshot]

[Crowd shouting,
screaming]