Homeland (2011–…): Season 1, Episode 11 - The Vest - full transcript

Air and naval forces
of the United States...

launched a series of strikes
against terrorist facilities-

Pan Am Flight 103 crashed
into the town of Lockerbie.

He has sanctioned acts of terror
in Africa, Europe and the Middle East.

This will not stand,
this aggression against Kuwait.

...his relentless pursuit of terror.

- We will make no distinction- - The U.S.S. Cole was attacked while refueling-

This was an act of terrorism.

It was a despicable and cowardly act.

The next number we're gonna play for you
is one of the good ol' favorites.

...until something stops him.



I-I'm just making sure
we don't get hit again.

We got a plane crashed
into the World Trade Center.

...thousands of people running-

We must, and we will...

remain vigilant at home and abroad.

What the fuck are you doing?

Fuckl I missed something once before.

I won't- I can't let that happen again.

It was 10 years ago.
Everyone missed something that day.

Yeah, everyone is not me.

Once you've gotten to this position.

Previously on Homeland.

At 4:42 p.m., a drone missile
hit and destroyed part of a compound...

in the mountains of northern Iraq.



The images being broadcast
of the bodies of 83 dead children...

allegedly killed in the strike...

we believe to be false...

created for propaganda purposes.

And they call us terrorists.

The vice president...

the man most instrumental
in the drone attack-

he's going to want to use you.

Get as close to him as you possibly can.

Representative Richard Johnson-
mean anything to you?

I watch the news.

How would you feel about running for his
seat in the upcoming special election?

I'm interested.

Huh, political office.
What are you talking about?

I don't want to do it if there's even a
chance the media would find out about us.

Al-Zahrani's running
a terrorist cell out of the Saudi embassy.

He and Tom Walker are planning an attack
on the United States.

Who are you? You're C.I.A.?

What's the tradecraft
for setting a meeting with Walker?

I put my child's drawing of a red heart
in the window of my living room.

I'd like you to go back to your house
now, put that drawing in your window tonight.

So I'm bait?

It could be Walker. It's hard to tell.

I can't see his face.
I need visual confirmation.

He's approaching al-Zahrani.

Saul, what's in the fucking briefcase?

Everyone, get out of here!

Carrie?

The president's a busy man, David.
He wants his helicopter ungrounded.

Not when we're seeing increased
chatter with references to Marine One.

He's been briefed. It doesn't faze him.

Well, tell him it should.

- I did.
- So?

So he's the leader
of the free world, David.

He doesn't enjoy looking like
some impotent asshole...

which is how this guy Walker's
making us all look.

He'll look even worse if his helicopter...

gets blown out of the sky. Tell him that.

- What have we got?
- Sixteen agencies.

- You are kidding me.
- Nope.

Sixteen agencies had some awareness
of our operation to get Walker.

And that's just on the intelligence side.

So how do I find the leak?

Well, you can start by looking around you.

Goddamn it.

- Sir.
- Yeah?

The vice president wants to see you.

- He's here?
- No, sir.

Succession protocol requires him
to be on lockdown...

as long as the threat
to the president remains red.

- He's in his bunker.
- Where's Carrie?

Still in the hospital.
Supposed to be released in a few hours.

Good. Tell her we need her here.

Yes, sir.

Oh.

Green. No, green.
I was specific about that.

I don't see what the problem is.

A green pen is what I want.

- And blue is what is available.
- Okay. Green is important.

Green is necessary.
It doesn't make sense if it isn't green...

and it's really not
an unreasonable request.

- Carrie.
- Saul. Thank God. My green pen is dry.

I've asked four, five, six times for
a new one, but there's no understanding.

They offer me blue.
They offer me black. I mean, is green so hard?

Is green elusive? I
mean, my kingdom for a fucking green pen!

- She's yours?
- Yes.

She should go to her room.

The doctor will be in.

Okay.

I am laser-focused on the green,
but there's more.

There's many, many, many, many, many more.

The thing is, Saul, that Abu Nazir has
methods and patterns and priorities.

A single sniper?
No. No. Abu Nazir doesn't do that.

He never has. He never will.
He goes big. He explodes.

He maims en masse. We know that.

- Slow down. Slow down.
- Facts-

Facts are facts, and we have about a week-

maybe less-
to figure out the real target...

not this single shot to the president,
spy novel 101 bullshit.

Well, actually, that's the working theory.

Well, it's wrong.
I mean, it's- it's incomplete.

Walker's not even critical.

He's just a part, a piece, a pixel,
a pawn of no importance.

There is a bigger, pernicious, Abu Nazir-worthy
plot out there, and we have little time.

We have to code it, collide it,
collapse it, contain it.

Lie-Lie down, Carrie.

Doctor's comin'.

Okay, the important thing now is the green pen.

Thank you.

Why Gettysburg?

You heard why.
He wants to spend time with his family.

But it has to be in Pennsylvania?
It can't be here?

Can you just help, please?

Mom, I have plans tonight with Xander.
He already bought tickets.

Actually, that's probably him.
He said he might come over.

Dad, I got it. It's okay.

Hey. Sergeant B.

- Hello.
- Is it true, uh, you're running for Congress?

- Yeah.
- Great.

You 18? No felonies?

- No, none yet.
- All right.

- How are you? Good.
- Good.

Hey, Mrs. B.

Well, you obviously didn't tell Xander
we're leaving for a couple days.

- It's a whole couple of days now?
- It's just overnight.

Xander, uh, why don't you tell them about
those tickets that you already bought?

What- What tickets?

Dana, you're going.

You know, I could stay here by myself.

- No, you can't.
- You know, I could stay with her.

- You're kidding, right?
- Dana, we've already discussed this.

Come Monday,
the campaign's gonna take over...

you're not gonna see your father
for days at a time.

He just wants to spend
one last weekend with the four of us.

- I don't think it's too much to ask.
- Okay. I give up. I'll go.

Mmm!

Yeah. I'll go.

Hi. Dr. Jeremy.

- Where's Dr. Steiner?
- Uh, not here today.

You're the doctor?

- I've been waiting half an hour.
- I'm sorry.

I mean, I got a real situation.

I'm aware. I spoke with Carrie earlier.

Then you can explain
to me what's going on?

- As far as her injuries go, Carrie is fine.
- Well, I already heard that.

I-I-I mean, um...

how she's acting.

I'm sorry.
I have to speak with Carrie privately.

I'd like to come. She'll allow it.

- Saul, there you are.
- Hey, how you feeling, Carrie?

- Is it time yet? Are we going?
- Going?

To work. We gotta hop to.
We gotta haul ass to Langley.

They have to understand, Saul.

Nazir's movements in green
after a fallow yellow...

always creeping towards purple...

are methodical, meaningful...

momentous and monstrous.

Okay, I'm gonna get you a bit more Ativan
to settle you down.

I don't need to settle down. Tell him!

Saul, tell him.

Carrie...

you're not yourself.

Of course I am.

No.

I can't follow you.
You're talkin' very fast.

Your thoughts are runnin' together.

All these ideas-

l-l- I ca-

I can't understand.

Is there a doctor we should call?

My sister.

Honey, is this really necessary?

Complain to Ma.
She's the one that got it for me.

Really?
Careful. Careful. I'm driving.

Jack me to Gettysburg,
and this is what you get.

Okay. Here it is.

"Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers
brought forth on this continent a new nation...

conceived in liberty and dedicated to the
proposition that all men are created equal."

What's "fourscore"?

Four times 20.

Lincoln means 87 years ago. He's talking
about the American Revolution of 1776.

Why didn't he just say that?

You'll see when we get there.

- How far are we now?
- Threescore miles.

- Hey, come on.
- Holy shit!

Dana. Really?

I'm sorry. I just hadn't realized
Dad's scars were so faded.

I mean, you can barely see 'em now.

She'll be here, right?
I mean, she said she was on her way?

Maggie will come. Maggie's reliable.
You can count on Maggie every time.

Is she an especially slow driver?

- Okay.
- Huh?

This is red and blue.
It's not red or blue.

Okay.

- Maybe she got pulled over.
- Shit.

Sleeping dogs here. Sleeping dogs there.

This whole box is dogs really.

She can fix this, right?

She said she was bringing medication.

The question is- What wakes them?

Is it a whisper, a crash,
a deep internal pain?

How about a glass of water?

- Hi.
- Hi. She's manic?

I don't know. You tell me.

- Hi, Carrie.
- Hi, Maggie.

You look so professional.

- So this isn't new?
- No.

She's bipolar.

She's stable on her meds. This-This
explosion must have sent her into a flight.

- Why didn't she ever tell me?
- She said no one at work could know.

Right.

- So what do we do?
- We'll up her lithium.

We're giving her clonazepam
to start leveling her out.

Carrie.

Is it essential, entirely?

Yeah, it is.

Here you go.

So that's it?
She'll be fine by, what, morning?

No. It takes time. Days.

- Maybe a week.
- Oh, that long?

And someone needs to watch her
while she's evening out.

Full-time?

Or we put her in the psych ward.

Well, that would kill
her security clearance forever.

That's why I treat her.

Well-

I gotta get back to work.

I can stay till 7:00.
Can you take the night shift?

Well, what do I have to do?

Just be with her.

Keep her out of trouble.

Okay. Uh, 7:00.

Welcome to my goddamn humble abode.

- Want to tell me where we stand?
- We've been coordinating security with your Secret Service detail.

Well, I've been in here for eight hours.

At present, the threat-

The threat is one fuckin' guy.

Marine sniper, sir, highly trained.

Do you see where I am?

Do ya?

I'm underground, cowering out of sight...

at a time when
I need to be highly visible.

I'm announcing my candidacy next week
for president of the United States.

- You may need to push that back, sir.
- I'm not gonna push that back.

- Sir, I highly recommen
d- - I am not going to push that back. That date is set.

And I'm not going to do it from here.

Vote for the fucking cave dweller just
because you can't locate Tom Walker.

Yes, sir.

So fix it.

Sir, there's something you should know.

What's that?

The C-4 used in the explosion-
we sourced it to a Saudi shipment.

Oh-

It was delivered last year
to Prince Sultan Air Base.

- Part of a larger arms deal that came in-
- Why do you do this?

- What's that, sir?
- Tell me things I don't want to hear.

We've got two Muslims dead in a mosque...

an explosion in the streets of D.C.
And Walker who the fuck knows where.

You want your portrait
up on the walls at Langley someday?

Focus on that. Find Walker.

Sir.

And fire someone.

I don't care who.

- How are you, Lou?
- Good, Bill. How are you?

Nice fella. Yeah.

- That's it?
- Yep. That's it.

Can we go now?

- Only if you can tell me what happened here.
- Battle of Gettysburg.

Can you be more specific?

Fourscore and-

I didn't know I'd be tested.

Okay. We're in Pennsylvania, right?

Was that the South or the North?

God. North.

That's right.

General Lee had brought
the war to the North.

The South was winning.

And the Northern forces
were outnumbered...

and they were on the run,
when they dug in there.

All along that ridge.

General Meade, the Northern general-

he drew a line out there...

and he gave instructions to his troops
to defend it at all costs.

And that means with your life.

What happened?

They prayed.

Both sides did.

These were extremely religious people.

I meant what happened with the fighting?

Well, imagine-

You're bone tired.
You're cut off from water.

The most crucial part of the line
that must be held- it's right up there.

You see up there? That little hill?

That's Little Round Top.

There are just 300 of you.

You're commanded
by a schoolteacher from Maine...

when suddenly 2,000 enemy soldiers...

come charging out of those trees...

screaming at the top of their lungs,
determined to cut you down.

So did they?

They charged twice. And then a third time.

And that's when this teacher from Maine-

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was his name-

asked his men to do a very strange thing.

What?

He told 'em to stop shooting.

No guns.

Just bayonets.

And instead of shooting, they charged down
the side of that hill toward the enemy.

And it was so unexpected...

it was so crazy...

that the line was held that day.

All because of
a schoolteacher from Maine...

who was willing to do
what was necessary...

for a cause that he believed in.

Saul.

- Where have you been?
- You told me to get Carrie. Remember?

- Where is she?
- Keepin' her another day.

Perfect.

Hey, David.

- She said something interesting.
- Well, of course she did.

Sniper attack-

that doesn't make sense for Abu Nazir.

It's not his methodology.

Well, maybe it is when he has
a military sniper working for him.

She thinks something bigger.

Marine One all over the wire.
New references to Marine Two.

The two leaders of the free world
aren't fancy enough targets for you?

She says it's a sideshow.

If she wants to get her ass in to work,
I'll be happy to bat that around with her.

- Right.
- And it better be soon...

because the vice president's
about to fire us all.

She just got blown up, David.
Might not be tomorrow.

Why? What's the problem?

Doctor's orders.

Dad.

Yeah?

You okay?

Yeah.

Yeah, I was just thinking.

Where'd your mom go?

Gift shop with Chris.

I had no idea that you knew so much.

- About Gettysburg?
- About anything.

I mean, I know you're a marine and all,
and I shouldn't be surprised.

Anyway, I get why you wanted to come here.

Can you promise me somethin'?

Yeah. What?

I have this feeling that things
are gonna get pretty wild soon.

Geez, Dad. It's just a campaign.

Your mom's gonna need you...

when I'm not around.

Promise me you'll watch out for her.

Promise me.

Hey! Look what we got.

Yeah, I promise.

You want one?

- Hats.
- Oh! That's fantastic.

- One for you.
- That's great. I don't get a general's hat?

I'm the boss around here. That's why.
- You are.

Let's see you salute.

Hi-oh. Corporal first class.

- How do you have no food in your house?
- I eat out.

You eat Chinese takeout and yogurt.

You ever hear of the four food groups?

Yes, but I won't recite them
because I'm resting my mind.

- I know you hate this.
- I have a lot of work to do.

- You always say that.
- No, no. Something big is happening. Something dangerous.

- There's no time for rest.
- I know you feel that.

But you'll need to trust my judgment now.

You need rest, healthy meals, patience.

Carrie.

Carrie, what are you doing? Carrie!

Oh, my God. Carrie!

What are you doing?

- What the hell are you doing?
- Look at this.

- You have to stay with me.
- Isn't this amazing?

- We're going home.
- Somewhere down there...

there's a sliver of green
just-just taking its time.

This is- This is how everything works.

Carrie-

You wait, you lay low...

and then-

then you come to life.

Come on.

Come on.

So what do you want to eat, guys?

- Hmm.
- I don't know.

What have we got?
Should we try this place?

Oh, babe, you know what? I forgot my
toothbrush. I'm gonna go pick one up.

- Okay.
- All right?

Will you get me something to eat?
Will you get me a burger? Chocolate shake?

Okay.

As-salaam alaikum.

I don't have much time.

Put your arm through here.

The explosive?

Not armed yet. Listen now.

These must be tight...

or the vest will show.

The switch is here.

Under this cover.

Wait until the last second
before you open it.

Some people get nervous.

You don't want your hand
on the switch until the end.

I read that part of the blast goes upward.

Toward here.

Point of weakness.

So that the head is cleanly severed...

and normally found intact.

Everything else...

isn't.

Where were you?

- Huh?
- What was that? That package?

Oh.

That was just somethin' for Mom.

What?

That was a present.
You get me somethin' to eat?

- Yeah. It's getting cold.
- Okay.

- Is something wrong?
- No. Why?

You just sound weird.

Come on.

- What'd you get, a burger?
- Yeah.

Sweet potato fries.

I already put ketchup on it.
I can't put it in the milk shake now.

- Get another one.
- Chris-

- Eat it.
- You eat it.

I already- I- Try it.

Hey, Dad. Isn't this where we were?

- Chris, did you steal all my fries?
- Yeah.

- Sorry. We were hungry.
- Totally okay.

In there, up here.
That's us there, Little Round Top.

Excuse me.

You're that soldier back from Iraq.

One of 'em.

Ah, you're the hero, running for office.

I'm no hero, sir.

Well, whatever you call it,
you're one tough motherfucker.

Man, what you went through-

kind of puts things in perspective.

I'd vote for you.

- Thank you, sir.
- Pleased to meet you.

- I'm waiting to hear what you have to say.
- Yeah.

I'm sure it's gonna be good.
Hey. This is my son Jimmy.

- Hey, Jimmy.
- We run a construction business locally.

To be honest-

- Hi.
- Hi.

She's upstairs. Took her meds already.

Good.

She was working.

Ah.

There was an incident today.

What happened?

She almost got hit by a car.

She's okay. She's fine.

But I had to give her another sedative.

She really needs to rest.

Okay.

I'll go see her.

She's probably asleep already.
You don't have to.

I want to. I'll see you tomorrow.

Saul.

Sorry I didn't say good-bye this morning.

Did you see the papers?
Downstairs- the work?

I did.

There's so much more to do.

I'm just so sleepy.

That's okay. Rest.

Maggie upped my meds.
I shouldn't have let her.

They're making me so drowsy.

Carrie.

I'm so sorry.

About all this.

I feel responsible in a way.

'Cause when you came back
from Baghdad, I knew.

I saw somethin' had happened.

You were damaged.

I left it alone.

Other times when you were so...

out there, I guess I half knew.

I was maybe hoping it was something else.

Anyway, I should have asked.

I should have asked
if you were really okay.

There's no time, Saul.

It's high purple.

Okay.

I thought I heard you out here.

- I need more ice.
- Again?

It's free.

- You glad we came?
- Yeah.

- The guy at the diner was funny.
- Yeah.

- Did you like Gettysburg?
- Yeah. It was cool.

I wanted you to understand.

That the Civil War- all wars-
they turn everything upside down.

Everything and everyone.

And I hope that you'll remember Joshua
Chamberlain when you get older...

and be brave and daring...

and ready to fight
for what you believe in.

- Dad.
- What?

Do you mind if we talk
about this some other time?

It's kind of melting.

Tell your sister to go to bed soon.

Okay.

Good night.

Night.

I told Chris to get to bed.

I'll give him a direct order next time.

What?

- Why the big smile?
- Just happy to see you. That's all.

Yeah?

I really think this trip was a great idea.

It's like something's changed.
Like we've turned this corner...

and everything doesn't have to be
so difficult anymore.

When I was watching you
at dinner with those people-

how much they need you.

- I don't think they were even from our district.
- I know.

But I could see it.

How you're this promise...

that things could be better.

I wish that I had never said no
to you running for office.

'Cause I see now what a good thing it is.

Not just for other people.

For us too.

Brody, I'm-

What?

Happy.

Mmm. It's like you're finally home.

- The kids are next door.
- I know. Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.

You understand.

It's a timeline.

Yes.

It's Abu Nazir's activities.
Were you up all night?

More or less.

- The fallow yellow.
- He went quiet for months.

- No videos, no meetings.
- But then-

He came to life again with purpose.
More than ever.

But why the hibernation?
What happened?

Injury?

Bad health?

Or loss.

Tragedy. I-I-

He was mourning during the yellow.

And then green was revenge.

It was a plan.

And now... the purple.

- He's ready to see it through.
- It's here.

We have to figure out
what happened right here.

- I'll get the "A" team on it this morning.
- Galvez- he can find anything.

That's a good idea.

What about me?

You relax.

I did hear you last night.

You did?

I've had this since college.

I wrote a 45-page manifesto
declaring I'd reinvented music.

The professor I handed it to
escorted me to Student Health.

Ah.

I wasn't even in his class.

You didn't do anything, Saul.

I just came this way.

- Dad wanted to be here.
- You bet I did. Hey.

How's my girl, huh?

Yeah.

- What is that?
- It's her work.

Well, it's goddamn glorious.
It should be in the National Gallery.

Dad, this is Saul.

Hey. Frank Mathison.

- I hear you look out for her.
- Happily.

- Sorry. I gotta run.
- Oh. All right.

You'll tell Galvez?

And you'll sit tight.

So?

I slept.

Hey.

- Let's get you a square meal.
- Yeah, yeah. Come on.

I'll make you- I'll make you one of my
world-famous sandwiches, huh?

Morning!

Ha! Serves you right.

You're supposed to be
packing, not unpacking.

- What is it?
- I told you. Somethin' for Mom.

Really?
You got her something at the drugstore?

Yeah. I did. Really.

You two ready?

Yeah. Shh. Yeah, we're ready.

Thanks. All right.

Thanks.

- You're supposed to help me with this.
- Why?

To exercise your mind- but not tax it.

- I have to go to work.
- No way.

I'm okay.

And they have a major situation that I
know how to fix. I know how to stop it.

Feels good out there, doesn't it?
Like you're the queen of the world.

Yes! Exactly.

But you're not, Carrie.

- Okay. I just have to make a call.
- To who?

There's this guy I know. He's a P.O.W.

He knows how to fill in this blank-
this-this gap...

because he was there at that exact time.

- So tell Saul to call him.
- No, it-it- it has to be me.

- He only told me.
- Your sister said no calls.

- No, I have to, Dad.
- Hey, look!

You're only one day out.
Hey, when I'm there, I'm just like you.

You know, lots of gut feelings,
things that I have to do.

But there's good gut,
and then there's bad.

- Yeah?
- Well, sometimes...

I think I need to empty my refrigerator
and set it on fire.

You know, that's what my gut says.

- It's bad gut.
- And if I wait a while...

I realize it.

No, this is right.
This is right. I know it.

No. Carrie, come on.
Hey, come on! Come on.

I got the corners together.
You can help me with the sides.

Carrie!

Oh, shit!

Oh, gee.

I wonder who leaked our E.T.A.

Maybe he spent
the entire weekend here waiting for me.

Ever think about that?

- It's good to be home.
- What? Yeah.

Yeah, it is.

Oh, it's already started.

Chris, help your mom with the bags.

Hello?

- It's Carrie.
- I know.

Okay.

I'm calling you not because of me
and not because of you.

I'm not calling to try to- I-I'm-

I'm just calling about Abu Nazir.

- What?
- Let-Let me be more clear. Okay.

We have been alerted
that something is coming.

Something is gonna happen imminently...

and it all has to do with a certain period
in Abu Nazir's life...

the fallow yellow,
if you want to be precise.

I don't understand.

Okay. You were with him then.

Y-You have insight.

You can identify the-the impetus,
the incident, the injury.

Something happened to him- a tragedy.

Carrie, are you okay?

You loved him.

You told me that you loved him,
so you must know.

Look. Uh, would it help if we met?

Yes. Yeah. Okay. Good.

- Are you at Langley?
- No, no. I'm home.

Stay there.

Okay.

What's that?

It's called Little Round Top.

Uh, it's this place...

where this teacher from Maine
named Joshua Chamberlain saved the Union.

- I don't see what's so weird about it.
- Well, it's not the weird part.

Okay. Here it is.

It's just your dad.

- I know.
- So what's- what's weird about him?

He was just strange all weekend-
or at least it seemed like it to me.

I mean,
he said everything was fine, but...

look at this.

He just stands there.

You're right. That is totally weird.

Okay.

- Who's that?
- It's a friend.

David.

Sergeant Brody called me.

- What?
- He told me everything.

I-I don't know what you mean.

I think you do.

- Come on. Let's go inside.
- What?

Come on.

- Ma'am. Sir.
- Evening.

He admitted to being complicit
in some kind of fling with you.

But illegal surveillance, Carrie?

- The continuing harassment?
- No. That-That is a mischaracterization.

Your office at Langley's
being cleared as we speak.

These gentlemen are here to do the same.

What? No!

No!

Carrie. Carrie.

Are those classified documents?

Don't, don't, don't, don't!

No, David, that chart is very important.

It is very meaningful!

- What is wrong with her?
- No, don't. Don't tell him.

David...

I am about to solve this fucking thing!

Strip it.

- No, no, no!
- Carrie, no. Come on.

We need to sit down right now.
Come with me. We're gonna sit down.

- Please!
- Carrie, take- just-

Just let me hold onto it
for a little while.

How long has she been like this?

You don't know what you're doing!

- Carrie.
- You don't know what you're doing!

No!

David, this isn't-

You don't understand!