Designated Survivor (2016–2019): Season 3, Episode 9 - #undecided - full transcript

Previously on Designated Survivor...

[Hannah] It's the man
who killed Majid Nassar.

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

[woman] You have an hour.
After that,

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

I killed Majid Nassar.

The deputy director of the FBI
killed the most wanted terrorist?

I'm afraid so.

Cheer up, Peter.

You're about to be
a heartbeat away.

[Hookstraten]
Assuming you make it to V.P.,



When I take Kirkman down,

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

[woman] 11:14 p.m.

- Look into it.
- Wait.

[Dial tone]

[computer beeps]

[beeps]

[beeps]

[theme music]

[woman] Madam Speaker, congratulations
on your new position.

Let me start by asking,

do you, like your colleagues
in the Senate,

view these
confirmation hearings

as anything
more than a formality?



[Hookstraten]
Tom Kirkman is our president

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

Peter MacLeish is a hero
because he lived through it.

Certainly, survival shouldn't
be the only qualification

when it comes to leading
our country, should it?

She's intimidated by you.

She's done everything

from Megyn Kelly to Jimmy Kimmel.

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

[Alex] 162 Independents
in the new House.

How can she read that

as anything other than
America's endorsement

of their first
Independent president?

Trust me.
She'll find a way.

Madam Speaker,
what do you hope to learn

from Congressman MacLeish's
testimony?

Has she done
any irrevocable damage

to our nominee
this morning?

No, just continuing
her never-ending quest

to cast doubt
on his qualifications.

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

They made it
perfectly clear.

No one wants to play politics
with this confirmation.

I wish I saw her face

when the vote
came back unanimous.

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

You remembered my order.

Double Americano.

Three pumps vanilla,
one pump caramel.

It's too ridiculous
to forget.

- [door opens]
- [Seth] Hey.

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

Not in the last 45 seconds.
Why?

[Aaron] A security breach.

All right, let's get
the NSA Director on the phone.

I want the full story
before we notify the president.

Let's go.

[phone ringing]

[Indistinct conversations]

- [Chuck] Hey.
- Hey.

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

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

Why is Atwood
being investigated?

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

Because here comes
the Director of Internal Affairs,

John Foerstel.

Agent Wells. Hi.

A word?

[Aaron] His name
is Gabriel Thompson.

He worked as
a systems analyst

for the National Security Agency
for the last 20 years.

Tom: And yesterday he just
walked out the front door

with a ton of
classified information?

Which this morning
the NSA is calling

- a "significant breach."
- How significant?

Well, the prototype hard drive
Thompson took

is capable of storing
terabytes of files.

NSA estimates
it'll take days

to comb through the system
and assess the stolen data.

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

Only a matter of time
before that happens.

Agreed. What do we know
about this Thompson?

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

Well, it's uncertain, sir.

NSA's throwing all their resources
into tracking him down.

And Whitaker promised
to brief you

as soon as
he knows more.

We need
to get ahead of this now.

[Foerstel] It's nice to see you,
Agent Wells.

It's been a while.

Well, John,
in your line of work,

that's generally considered
a good thing.

Hm.

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

but it's a friendship

that could cause problems
for you.

Why?

- Am I under investigation, too?
- Come on.

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

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

You were there with him
during the interrogation.

What is
the point of this?

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

Well, I can't exactly
ignore a confession.

[sighs]

If this was
so cut-and-dry,

why are you doing
an investigation at all?

All right, I'll bite.

If Jason Atwood
didn't kill Majid Nassar,

who did?

You're not doing yourself
any favors, Hannah.

And I know you'd rather answer
my questions than a federal prosecutor's.

Wow.

- We used to be on the same side.
- Yeah.

And we still would be

if you and Jason had ever
learned how to play by the rules

like I warned you to years ago.

Instead, here we are.

Oh, and, Hannah,

I'm paying Jason
a visit this afternoon.

Your stories better match.

[cellphone vibrates]

Hello?

[Hannah] Hey, Chuck,
think you can get

the Peter MacLeish vetting files
out of the RMD

- and meet me at my house in 20 minutes?
- Yes.

But, Hannah,
what the hell's going on?

I'll explain
when you get there.

You brought Emily coffee?
You never bring me coffee.

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

- He's still dead, right?
- Remember when I told you

the press
was gonna want answers

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

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

- Well, you got to hold them off, Seth.
- And when I can't?

When the Post runs an op-ed

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

Listen, POTUS is meeting
with the FBI today.

Just buy us some time
to get the answers we need.

- If you do, coffee for you next time.
- All right.

Hey, look at this.

Gabriel Thompson just dumped
a massive amount

of government documents
on WikiLeaks.

Seriously? WikiLeaks?

Isn't that, like,
a whistleblower cliché?

[Aaron] Not when the docs
are all linked

to members of
the previous administration.

Which Kirkman served in.

[man] Material continues

to be released
via WikiLeaks

involving
questionable activities

by members of
President Richmond's cabinet.

It appears that
several cabinet members

were abusing their power

by receiving money
in exchange for access.

Travel doc...

Okay, so he's claiming

that Richmond's cabinet
was corrupt.

I guess we can take espionage
off the list.

How bad is it?

It looks a lot worse
than it is, sir.

Yeah, pay-for-play
sort of things, mostly.

The Treasury Secretary
was paid to give speeches

at corporate retreats
for banking CEOs.

Commerce Secretary
took overseas research trips

paid for
by foreign lobby groups.

The optics are terrible,

but it's not exactly
high crimes.

But they are crimes,
right?

Counsel's office says yes,

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

and most of the people
that he's referencing

died during
the Capitol bombing.

Everyone but me.

And that's a problem,
sir.

Why? What did he say?

Well, that's exactly it.

Your files
haven't been released.

- Why would he hold my files back?
- [Emily] Maybe it's a strategy.

He's waiting till the press
is in a frenzy

so he has
the whole country's attention.

[Aaron] Look, I-I hate to ask,

but if we're gonna
get hit,

we need to know
how to respond.

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

[scoffs]
Do I have anything to hide?

I'm sorry to ask,
Mr. President,

but we just
want to protect you.

I appreciate that, Aaron.

No, I have nothing to hide.
No secrets.

Is it possible
that he knows about

- Leo's paternity question?
- It's a non-story.

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

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

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

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

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

So why would this
so-called whistleblower

release every cabinet member's
tax returns,

their banking records,

except yours?

Look,
we can speculate all day

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

The truth is
we need to find him.

Until the NSA knows exactly
what he's stolen,

he's a threat
to our national security.

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

- keep you posted.
- Thank you.

[Chuck]
Let me get this straight.

You're saying
that Peter MacLeish,

the guy about to be confirmed
as vice president,

is somehow involved
in the conspiracy

that destroyed
the Capitol.

I know.
It's a lot to process.

My parents' divorce
was a lot to process.

This is next-level,
Hannah.

[sighs]

I don't know,
but it's also hard to ignore

when you lay it all out
like this.

[Hannah] Here's the problem.

Foerstel's already
suspicious of me.

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

I need hard evidence
against him,

but the only evidence
I have right now...

I know. I know.
11:14 p.m.

Right.

I looked everywhere.
I've got nothing.

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

and see
if there's a connection.

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

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

Hannah, when you come
asking for help,

it's never easy,

and sometimes
not even legal.

[sighs]

But you're smart and dedicated
and usually right,

so tell me
what I need to do.

[George] To be honest,
I'm not comfortable

going after
the "Miracle on the Potomac"

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

Congressman,
you're new here.

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

D.C. is all about
relationships.

And this relationship,
yours and mine,

is not one
you want to sour.

This is a confirmation,
not a coronation.

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

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

Yes, ma'am.

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

Congressman,
Mrs. MacLeish.

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

[chuckles]
I'm so glad I ran into you.

I would have hated starting the day
without wishing you the best of luck.

Thank you so much.
I really appreciate that.

Congresswoman.

Do you mind if I ask

what it is you have
against Kirkman and myself?

I don't trust anyone

who has things handed to them in life.

Especially power.

[Chuck] 11:14 p.m.

I got nothing here,
Hannah.

I know it sounds crazy,

but my source was right
about room 105.

She was right about MacLeish,

so there's got to be
something to this.

I thought that
I would find those numbers

on some of the time stamps
on the files.

[Chuck] What if it's not a time?

I mean,
what if it's a date?

Look at this.

This is the after-action report

that earned him the Bronze Star
in Afghanistan.

November 14, 2005.

11:14 p.m.

P.M...

- Peter MacLeish.
- Peter MacLeish.

Okay.

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

MacLeish's unit
was attacked by the Taliban,

and he managed to save
most of his men.

I mean, this report's
an endorsement

of his bravery
and heroism.

Yes, but room 105,
at a first glance,

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

You think his file

isn't telling you
the whole story?

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

whether they saw things
the same way.

[MacLeish] To be the only survivor
of the Capitol bombing,

I know, does not qualify me
for higher office,

but when
President Kirkman...

MacLeish is crushing it.

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

If we don't wrap this up today,

you can go hard after Hookstraten
for holding it up.

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

[cellphones vibrating and ringing]

Another dump on WikiLeaks.

Congressional memos, e-mails,
legislative briefings.

Doesn't look like
anything on Kirkman.

No, nothing here
can touch him.

That's not true.

Have you seen the leaked memo
on Senator Hazelton?

[sighs] The country
would've been better off

if he'd stayed retired.

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

We just pissed off
the one man in Washington

we can't afford
to piss off.

How did we
piss him off?

Senator Hazelton?

[Seth] He retired
at the end of last term.

He came back
after the Capitol bombing

when the governor of Vermont
appointed him.

And just named
the new chair

of the Senate Appropriations
Committee.

The senator
has tremendous power.

His committee can lock down

any debt, tax, spending bill
we suggest.

And what about the memo
was so offensive?

"Senator Hazelton
is a lecherous old man"

more accustomed
to groping female staff

"than promoting them."

Again,
why is this my problem?

Because he wants you
to fire the author immediately.

Okay,
who's the author?

I am, sir.

[sighs]

[Emily] Senator, please understand

that my words are in no way
a reflection

of how the president
feels about you.

That was written years ago,

long before
I even met the president.

I sincerely apologize

for embarrassing you
in any way.

And you think
that's enough?

[Tom scoffs]

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

but I've known Emily
for many years.

And I can tell you
her apology is sincere.

Oh, she means it
all right.

Now. When she's scared.

She had
a whole different attitude

when she first
wrote that smear,

back when she was a nobody,

a jumped-up little
House staffer,

and I was finance chairman,
served in two cabinets,

elected to
six consecutive terms.

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

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

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

because my country
needed me.

I just helped your nominee,
Peter MacLeish,

through a speedy
Senate confirmation,

and this is my reward?

To be libeled
by one of your staffers?

Senator, we were all thrown
by these leaked documents.

I just think
we should be going after

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

I'm sorry, Mr. President.

Perhaps you would feel
differently

if it was your character
that had been smeared.

You know the power
I wield in the Senate.

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

and how publicly
you want to do this.

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

- Mr. President.
- Senator.

[sighs]

Unbelievable.

Like it or not,

he's not an enemy
you want to make.

He can hold up
your entire economic agenda

for the next three years.

You don't have a choice.

You have to accept
my resignation.

MacLeish: I appreciate the question,
and I... and I understand it.

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

Ever since
I was a little boy,

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

I hope over the course
of this hearing,

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

[George] And do you think
you're qualified

for the office of
Vice President?

[MacLeish] My father instilled in me

- that there is no higher calling...
- Look at him.

It's like
he's channeling Camelot.

He even looks like
a Kennedy.

Here's the contact info

for the eight members
of MacLeish's unit

on the 11/14 mission

living in
the Virginia-Maryland area.

Oh, great.

I can't cover this much ground
by myself.

You take Virginia.
I'll take Maryland.

Just consider this

an unofficial
battlefield promotion

to field agent.

Um...

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

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

Chuck,
I know I'm asking a lot,

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

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

and the other one is you.

[sighs]

[helicopter blades whirring]

[Foerstel] I got to tell you,

I was relieved
when they gave me your case

'cause I thought
if anybody can help you,

it's gonna be me.

John, you could never play
the good cop.

[Atwood] Just ask the questions,
and let's get this thing going.

[Foerstel] Why'd you waive
your right to an attorney?

I have nothing to defend.

I'm guilty.

So you intended
to poison Nassar

before you arrived
at the prison?

I had the Thallium

in a salt packet
hidden in my pocket.

And you weren't
at all concerned

about surveillance footage?

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

An officer told me about it
some years ago

in case I needed to have
an off-the-record with a prisoner.

I waited until
we cleared the cameras.

I passed the food tray.

Put the salt
in Nassar's plate.

[Foerstel] How'd you know
it was his?

He's Muslim.

Specially prepared
halal meals.

Can we verify
everything he's saying?

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

matches the forensic evidence
taken from the scene.

- You came up with Jason Atwood, right?
- Yes, sir.

We were in the same class
at Quantico.

Had our first assignments
together.

Could you ever imagine

that he was capable
of committing such a crime?

I've worked in the Office
of Professional Responsibility

for 13 years,
Mr. President.

We may not want to think
the worst of people,

but sometimes
they leave us no choice.

Right.

[door opens]

Sir.

We have an update
on the NSA whistleblower.

Okay.

- Mr. President.
- Sir.

[Tom] What's going on?

We found him, sir.

- We found Gabriel Thompson.
- Where is he?

He's on foreign soil,
Mr. President.

I thought
we froze his passport.

- How did he get out?
- He didn't.

He's right down the street.

[scoffs] I'm sorry.
I don't understand.

He's seeking asylum
in the Venezuelan Embassy.

No extradition treaty
with the U.S., sir.

You're telling me he's
right here in Washington, D.C.,

and we can't touch him?

[Ambassador] I'm afraid I cannot
turn over Gabriel Thompson,

Mr. President.

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

Mr. Ambassador,
there is a big difference

between not sending back
a petty criminal

who was arrested
for marijuana

and a fugitive
who we consider a threat

to our national security.

Not technically, Mr. President.

I can't dictate your nation's laws,

and you cannot dictate mine.

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

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

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

One thing at a time,
Seth.

One thing at a time?
Since when?

[George] Congressman MacLeish,

now, during your first tour
in Afghanistan,

you were awarded a Bronze Star
for combat bravery.

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

to the best of your recollection?

Can you describe the events
of November 14, 2005,

to the best of
your recollection?

Captain MacLeish led
a Ranger Special Forces unit...

into a remote Afghani village
outside of Marja.

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

we were ambushed
by Taliban forces.

Insurgents
were heavily armed, and...

we were pinned down
almost immediately.

Hit, bleeding...

Half my men
clinging to life.

The other half
frozen in fear.

And I...
And I include myself in that.

I acted on pure instinct.

Captain MacLeish returned enemy fire
single-handedly,

drove back
the insurgents...

allowing medics
to get to us in time.

[MacLeish] The truth is

I presided over
a failed mission that day.

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

[man ♪1] I'm alive
because of Captain MacLeish.

So there's only
one word to use

to describe
a man like him.

He's a hero.

He's a hero.

He's a hero.

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

but a hero?

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

It doesn't make me a hero.

It simply makes me
who I am today.

Every guy in his platoon
says the same thing.

Let me guess,
that he's a hero.

I know. Same answer I got, too.

Maybe your informant
was wrong.

Or maybe everyone
got the same talking points.

I got one interview left.

I'm not giving up
till it's over.

[cellphone beeps]

You know you spend
a lot more time in my office

than I do, right?

We need to talk
about Hazelton.

Don't worry about it.
It'll blow over.

- Just give it some time.
- No, it won't.

And the president
can't put me first,

not before
critical legislation we need

to get this country
back on its feet.

Stimulus bills, job creation,

those things
go through appropriations,

through Hazelton.

Emily, the president
didn't accept my resignation

when I leaked
the Al-Sakar video.

He barely even knew me.

You're his
most trusted adviser.

- He's not gonna accept yours.
- I know.

Which is why
you're gonna accept it.

No.

It's your job
to protect the president,

even when that means
protecting him from himself.

Emily, have you ever
considered the fact

that he won't accept
your resignation

because he needs you here?

And he's not the only one.

- Hi.
- I can come back.

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

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

a list of every media outlet
in the country

and their requests for
an exclusive with the president

to discuss,
among other things,

the Nassar murder
investigation.

Feel free to tell them no,
Seth.

[Aaron] You know that.

Can't blame them
for trying.

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

Wait,
what did you just say?

I said who doesn't want...

Five minutes
with the president.

Emily,
call the Venezuelan Ambassador,

and you tell him
I'm on my way.

- What just happened?
- No idea.

[Hannah] I'm so sorry.

I-I didn't realize
your husband had passed away.

He re-upped
without telling me.

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

And his first tour
with the Ranger unit,

that was commanded
by Congressman Peter MacLeish?

I think so.

Steven never liked
talking about his service.

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

until one day the Army
shipped home his foot locker.

In it were all these mementos.

You know,
medals that he had won,

letters
from his old buddies.

He had tons of pictures
of his tours.

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

Sure.

[woman] Right this way.

Thanks.

Mr. Thompson,
I'm Aaron Shore,

Chief of Staff
to the president.

I know who you are.

I'm on Venezuelan soil,
Mr. Shore.

You can't arrest me.

I'm well aware
of diplomatic law.

Well, then,
why are you here?

Because I know
what you want.

[chuckles]

Really?

CNN says
I want radical transparency.

The New York Times says
I want anarchy.

What's your guess,
Mr. Shore?

Five minutes
with the president.

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

You've been very specific

with what you've posted
on the Internet.

First you attacked members
of the Richmond cabinet,

every one of them,
except Kirkman.

Then you went after
his most trusted adviser.

You made sure he'd notice.

Am I getting warm?

Yes.

[scoffs]

Hell of a way
to get an audience

with the leader
of the free world.

We use the tools we have,
Mr. Shore.

Yes, but you've hurt,

perhaps irreparably,
a good friend,

a brilliant, loyal adviser
to the president,

and being
that I'm the one person

who can grant you access
to the president,

why should I reward you
with his time?

Because I had to hang
Emily Rhodes in the wind

to get your attention.

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

They were
on the same mission.

Catalan and MacLeish
know each other.

11/14, that's what my source
wanted me to know.

Oh, my God.

Yeah, I know it's not a smoking gun,

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

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

Chuck.

- What?
- Are you still there?

Hello?

They shut me
out of my computer.

- What?
- My login's not working.

Foerstel must know

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

He is heading
right towards me.

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

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

Finish this.

[tires squeal]

- Gabriel Thompson wants a meeting with me?
- [Aaron] Yes, sir.

And to facilitate one,
he gave me this.

- What is it?
- It's a show of good faith, sir.

It's proof that everything

Emily said about
Senator Hazelton is true.

A year's worth of inappropriate
e-mails, text messages,

chats with a Senate page.

And he's agreed
to stop releasing files

and hand over
everything he has?

If you meet with him, yes.

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

into the White House
is an option,

no matter what he has.

But we do have to
take care of this business

with Senator Hazelton.

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

- Yes, sir.
- Thank you, Aaron.

Sir.

Congresswoman Hookstraten,
last time we spoke,

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

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

Yes, I did.

And I need you to delay
the MacLeish hearings.

Go on.

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

but I'm working a lead

that could prove damning
to Peter MacLeish.

But I need time.

Ms. Wells,
you're asking me

to put my reputation
on the line.

How much time?

As much as
you can give me.

Mr. President.

[Tom] Thank you
for taking the time.

I thought
I made myself clear.

Why is she
still working here?

Because, Senator,

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

And I try to make a point

by not starting out
with my best one.

Excuse me?

Everything Ms. Rhodes
said about you is true,

and I have the proof
to back it up.

I don't believe you.

I think you've heard
of our recent interactions

with Gabriel Thompson,
the NSA whistleblower?

So far, everything
that he's released

has proved to be
100% accurate.

Sir,
he has you dead to rights.

An 18-year-old Senate page.

This is extortion.

No, Senator,

I am simply presenting you
with the truth.

Extortion
would be threatening

to compromise
the American economic stability

unless I fire
one of my staff members

because she wrote something
that you didn't like.

You have
a wife of 35 years,

two beautiful children,
three grandchildren.

Earlier, you retired
to spend time with them.

I strongly suggest
you consider doing that again.

[door opens]

So, what about you?

Think you want to stick around
a little longer?

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

Good.

[Indistinct conversations]

So, it turns out

that America's favorite
vice presidential candidate

and the CIA's
most wanted mercenary

know each other.

- You're not buying it's a coincidence.
- Sorry.

If Catalan worked intel
on the 11/14 mission,

the CIA
would have a file on it.

Did you pull it?

I would have
if there was one.

Are you kidding me?

- Someone buried it?
- So I looked deeper.

I found this.

It was written by an agency liaison
on the ground.

Not quite the same story
that MacLeish has been telling.

"On November 14, 2005,"

a Ranger unit massacred
a series of Afghani villages

after several of their unit

had been killed
by a Taliban sniper.

"3 villages in 24 hours.
Countless dead."

And the Pentagon
whitewashed this?

Peter MacLeish
isn't a war hero.

No, he's a war criminal.

- [knocking]
- [door opens]

- Tom: Hey.
- Hey.

I heard about Emily.

So that's
one crisis resolved.

Now I'm reading
about the other one,

Gabriel Thompson.

This is his psychological profile...

courtesy of
the State Department,

federal law enforcement,
and the NSA.

Alex, what the hell
am I missing?

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

there's someone who's served
this country faithfully,

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

Are you talking
about the whistleblower

or Jason Atwood now?

Both of them.

NSA analyst
turns traitor.

Deputy FBI director
commits murder.

It doesn't add up.

What does your gut say
about Thompson?

Well, despite the advice
of my National Security Team,

the protocols of
the Office of the Presidency,

and my own common sense...

I don't think
this guy's crazy.

He's smart.

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

he's going to prison
for a long time.

So whatever the reason

for wanting
to sit down with you is,

it must be pretty important

for him to trade in
his life for it.

Well, what could it be?

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

[Alex] You will.
You just need to look deeper.

Empty your pockets.

[Tom] In a few moments,

they're going to be taking you
to federal prison,

so I need to make this quick.

I know you had
a stepdaughter named Charlotte

who was an intern

in Congressman Ellsworth's
office.

I know that she was
at the State of the Union

and died in the bombing.

Different birth father,
different last name

made it harder
to make the connection.

I also understand
that you raised her

since she was a baby,

so she was yours, too.

Children should
never die before their parents.

No.

No, they should not.

And I am very sorry
for your loss.

[clears throat]
Thank you, Mr. President.

And as a father,

I understand your anger
and your grief.

But it still doesn't answer
my main question.

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

Why?

I needed someone
I could trust

to make sure
an attack like that

never happens again.

And what makes you think
you can trust me?

Oh, I did my research,

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

Your ethics
are above reproach.

Not to mention
every fourth text you send

is to your children.

[chuckles]

Inside that evidence bag
is my pocket change.

There is a fake coin,
a quarter.

Inside it
is the hard drive I took.

I did not make copies.

Why are you
giving this to me?

Because you have

much bigger problems than me,
Mr. President.

[knock on door]

Transport is ready.

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

Mike, that man gave up
his career and his freedom

for what's
on this hard drive.

I want to know why.

[siren wails in distance]

[Ritter]
This laptop's air-gapped.

So if there's malware
on this drive,

it'll only affect
this computer.

De-encryption software's
already running.

How do you know
all this?

Before I was assigned
to your protective detail,

I rotated
through investigations,

threat assessment,
and our technical department.

Two and a half years
staring at computer code.

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

Good.

Look, until we know
exactly what this is,

I want it
to stay between us.

- Understood?
- Yes, sir.

Mr. President.

Congresswoman Hookstraten

just called for
an extended recess.

She's delaying
MacLeish's hearing.

Why?

Being cagey,
but a House staffer says

she's got information
on MacLeish

that could be critical
to the hearing.

We're trying
to find out more.

The Congresswoman and I
don't agree on much,

but she's not crazy.

She must think that

she's got something
substantial on him,

otherwise
she wouldn't risk it.

- Get me MacLeish.
- Yes, sir.

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

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

Congresswoman Hookstraten

thinks she has
information on you

that can
alter the hearings.

You know what it is?

No. No, I don't.

But if there's something
you need to tell me, Peter,

this is the time.

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

I served my country
loyally.

I dedicated myself
to my family,

the people of my district,
the entire nation.

Okay.

Okay.

I hope you understand
I had to ask.

Yeah, of course,
of course.

And thank you
for your support.

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

Sorry to trouble you,
Peter.

No, no.

Okay.

No, you know, sir, there...

There is something
that's been nagging at me.

Jason Atwood confessed
to murdering Majid Nassar.

The agent
he valued the most,

uh, Special Agent
Hannah Wells...

I don't know.

I-I heard she lost
someone in the bombing.

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

[sighs]

She seemed to be
a bit obsessed with me.

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

of any, uh, fantasy
or conspiracy theory.

Thank you
for letting me know.

I'll keep an eye out.

Yeah.

Good night, Peter.

[chuckles]

[sighs]

[cellphone vibrates]

Agent Wells.
Just in time.

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

I'll explain everything
when I get there.

I'm just heading up
Constitution now.

Thank you
for letting me know.

[tires squealing]

Congressman George,

gather the rest of
the committee.

My witness will be here
in 10 minutes.

Yes, ma'am.

[knock on door]

I didn't get a chance
to thank you earlier

for saving my job today.

Thank you.

Don't even mention it.

You're a good employee.

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

[chuckles]

All right,
I may have other reasons.

Well,
I have work to do.

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

Hey, Emily.

When you're finished
with work tonight...

dinner?

Okay.

Come on!

I located File 12-80C.

I was waiting for you
before I opened it.

Move!

[horn honks]

[tires screech]

[Tom] Who created this?

[Ritter] We did, sir.

United States government.

November 17, 2013.

Special Committee
for Threat Assessment, Pentagon.

Classified Top Secret.

This is
the Capitol bombing.

Right down to the same ordnance.

They're assessing
our security vulnerabilities.

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

Someone inside
the U.S. government

handed over the blueprints
to Majid Nassar

for the Capitol bombing.

[Tom sighs]

There's a traitor among us.