The Grid (2004): Season 1, Episode 3 - Episode #1.3 - full transcript
The photos of us are
on the terrorist Internet...
and some dickjust tried
to cancel my ticket.
He used a photo to I.D. me.
You all right?.
Pissed is what I am,
pissed I got shot at...
pissed we got sandbagged
on Nigeria.
I'm not saying you should pull
a Rushdie, but I'd take precautions.
All right.
Did you get the man?.
No, notyet.
Keepyour head down, Derek.
Staying alive is one
of my favorite pastimes.
- Ms.Jackson?. EmilyTuthill here.
- Ms. Tuthill...
it turns outyour analysis was right
and mine was wrong.
Actually, the purpose
ofmy call is to offeryou support.
- Really?.
- You made a mistake.
I don't knowyou well enough
to presume whatyour feelings may be...
but I wanted you to know
that I've been in your position...
and I know
you'll get through this.
My boyfriend is in Lagos.
They haven't located him yet.
I'm sorry, I've--
I've also experienced anxiety
about loved ones missing in action.
What did you do?.
You, uh--
You tearyour hair out.
You move on.
That's whatyou do, I suppose,
until you have no heart left.
This isn't what I intended.
I wanted to comfortyou.
No, you have.
Thankyou.
Max. Max!
They got a match on those prints
from that photo you found at the scene.
[Indistinct P.A. Announcements ]
- Pardon me.
- [ Alarm Beeping ]
Excuse me.
Coming through.
Sir! Stop!
So have I been
voted off the island?.
Your special team
has been disengaged.
Get ready for another level
of NSC oversight.
You'll return to your former duties,
no administrative leave...
but I was told to, quote...
"exercise more adult supervision."
You know, Mark...
the analysis was wrong,
but the intel was right...
and Muhammad's cell
still poses a threat.
I'm staying on this.
Under the table,
above-board, whatever.
I need to know if
you're gonna support me.
Ifyou're looking
for my official sanction, I can't do it.
I'll take the heat.
[ Cell Phone Ringing]
Jackson.
Where are you?.
At the embassy in Lagos.
I'm in one piece,
but it was horrible.
I'm in desperate need
of some TLC.
Just keep talking.
I want to hearyourvoice.
I'm getting out ofhere to New York.
Flight's in 2 hours. Meet me.
- I can't.
- No buts. The world can wait.
Grab a flight.
We can be together by midnight.
I wish I could.
I was so worried aboutyou, Hud.
I missed you.
Just not enough.
Sorry.
I knowyou're in the middle
ofan inferno over there.
I can't wait to seeyou.
Yourhandlers won't be happy
withyourfailure, Mr. Foukara.
It would be smart to cooperate.
Who gave you the assignment?.
Who sentyou mypicture?
Who toldyou where I'd show up?
You are not Muslim.
I will only talk to a Muslim.
That's not the way it works, Mr. Foukara.
You don't get to choose.
Then what will you do, huh?.
Shoot me?. Shoot me.
I answer only to Allah.
God is great.
[SpeakingArabic]
No.
You can go.
This mission is over.
That remains to be seen.
There is more work to do.
You were once a mujahedeen.
Nowyou're just a criminal.
And whatyou do here
makes a crime of our cause.
- Oh, no.
- Wait, I need to talk toyou.
- Forget it.
-Just give me a listen, okay?. Please?.
What?.
I have a kid, a son.
I'm not his biological father.
His real dad died in the Towers...
but I'm the one
who puts him to bed at night.
He's a sweet kid, sensitive.
I just want a world where he doesn't
have to be afraid.
You know, you have
a weird way of apologizing.
I just thoughtyou should know
where I'm coming from.
- Sorry about the nose.
- It's been broken before.
This is Ghaji Foukara.
He's Lebanese likeyou.
I thought maybeyou could help me
find out about this guy.
Foukara?. Hmm.
This is all you can tell me?.
That's it.
How much doyou want?.
This time let's see
what I get first, huh?.
You were great.
A tough Chechen kid.
This is what Raffi said.
It was almost 1 0 years
to the day...
after my father
kidnapped me to America.
1 0 years after he left my mother
to be killed by the Russians.
Perhaps your father thought
that he was saving you?.
No. He did it for himself
and for the love ofthe dollar.
Growing up in America has uniquely
prepared you to strike back.
And how will I do that?.
Raffi and I have prepared
a new operation in America...
and you will lead it.
First, you must return to America...
on an oil tanker
leaving Lagos as a crewman.
Onceyou get there,
you will need to acquire arms.
- Raffi will help me, right?.
- Raffi is watched too closely.
You will be on your own.
?? [Rock Playing OverHeadphones ]
[ Music Stops ]
You have a good brother in Kaz.
He says we can trust you.
I'll do anything you need me to do.
When I was your age,
I traveled all over the world.
I was pretty crazy
with the girls and money.
You know what
I'm talking about?. Hmm?.
Then one day...
I said enough of
these decadent distractions.
I am Muslim.
I have real power inside.
Doyou want
that kind of power, Akil?.
Sure.
You will return to England
on an oil tankerwith a new identity...
and a new purpose.
This is a grade-A forgery.
Brilliant.
Maren Jackson never saw
these satellite photos from Nigeria.
Without them,
you'd have made the same call.
I didn't make the call.
She did.
She keptyou out ofthe loop too,
didn't she?.
So the question is whether
I keepyour ass where I can see it...
or send you back to the cube farm
for more seasoning.
- I want to work in counterterrorism.
- I'm glad to hear that.
And you'll be happy to know
that there's some serious payback...
coming down the pipeline for Lagos.
[ Missile Firing ]
[ Horn Sounding ]
[Man On TV]
A suspected terrorist training camp in Nigeria...
has been attacked and destroyed
according to the Pentagon.
[ Man #2 ]
The Pentagon has confirmed that a missile--
Mygut says Lagos isn't the end
ofthe horrorstory. It'sjust the beginning.
It was too well planned
not to be part of a larger agenda.
[ Woman On Phone ]
Did the U.S. get Muhammad?.
I think I'll go and sink
a few test wells...
see ifl can strike oil.
?? [ String Quartet]
[ Speaking Russian ]
[ Speaking Russian ]
??[Woman Singing In Russian ]
The consensus is that Lagos
represents the start...
of a coordinated terror campaign
against oil-producing nations.
Large sums of money
have already moved...
to oil futures
in the commodity markets.
And this chatter comes from?.
I met 2 young Saudi princes who are
in London diverting family funds...
in the event of a nationalization
by a new Islamic order.
Also, I may
have been premature...
in thinking the sarin threat
died with Bashara.
There maywell be more ofit than
was found at the London Traveller's Inn.
Well, quite a night's work, Emily.
We have to convince the Americans
to share our point ofview.
I agree. Make arrangements
to leave forWashington immediately.
[ Arabic ]
[ Gasps, Grunting ]
The movie's better.
That all happened
during World War I--
Great powers jockeying for position
in the Middle East.
What's strange-- it's the same thing
almost 1 00 years later.
Nothing's changed.
What the hell
are you doing here?.
Our little team
has been officially disbanded.
Unofficially?.
I meant everything
I said to the NSA.
Our team is the best way to do the job.
Cell versus cell.
Our cell versus their cell.
I like it.
Continuing to workwith me
could getyou into some hot water.
I get another shot
at Foukara tomorrow.
You'll get everything I find out.
You got time
for a cup of coffee?.
[ Bird Screeching ]
[ Children Shouting ]
Was it necessary
to injureyourself?
Did I get what I came for?.
Then it was necessary.
[Airplane Taking Off-]
?? [Jazz ]
What have you got?.
No one knew the name Foukara,
but his photo was recognized.
He was part of a highlyviolent
fringe group in Beirut in the mid-'90s.
My source recalled other members.
Here's some names.
It's appreciated.
You know, I have a kid too.
A daughter.
Lives with her mother in Beirut.
Very smart kid.
She reads a book a day,
and only 6.
I'd really like to see her grow up.
- You need protection?.
- [ Chuckles ]
Then someone will surely ask
why I need protection.
I gaveyou information,
you gave me cash.
We're even.
I am here to protect
Mr. Foukara's rights.
Mr. Foukara tried to kill me.
Allegedly. He hasn't been charged,
and he's being held illegally.
We believe he's connected to a terrorist cell
that was part ofthe Lagos bombings.
Believe whatyou will.
This is still a free country.
Mr. Foukara.
Who ordered you
to commit the assassination?.
These are photographs of men
you've been identified with.
You know where these men are?.
[ Arabic ]
[ Continues Speaking ]
You understand you can be charged
with assault or attempted murder?.
Or be sent back to Lebanon
to answer their questions.
Can we have a moment outside?.
Don'tyou dare threaten him
with rendering.
He has information about
planned attacks here...
that could threaten
thousands ofAmerican lives.
And that gives you the right to summarily
dismiss Mr. Foukara's rights?.
Hey, why stop there?. Deport all
the Muslims in America to win yourwar.
I might suggest some rights
stop at mass murder.
They don't.
And until there is an amendment...
to the Constitution to that effect,
I will protect Mr. Foukara's rights.
Charge him with attempted murder,
try to have him extradited...
but he will receive due process.
You don't know
whatyou're doing.
The problem America's having in the world
right now, is not because ofwhat I'm doing.
- Excuse me, gentlemen.
- [DoorBuzzing]
I'm gonna askyou a few questions
so I can get a baseline reading.
I need you
to answeryes or no.
- Isyourname Raza Michaels?
- Yes.
- You reside at 1 47 1 5th Street?.
- Yes.
- Have you been an employee
of the CIA for 5 years?.
- Yes.
- Have you ever filed for bankruptcy?.
- No.
- Monday is the day after Friday?.
- No.
Haveyou evergiven materialsupport
to a foreign terrorist organization?
No.
[ Sobbing ]
Your response
to several questions...
suggests possible deception.
Why is that?.
Polygraph reliability is arguable.
But your body responded to the questions.
There must be something you haven't told me...
aboutyour relations
to foreign terrorist organizations.
I've had no contact
with any terrorist organization...
beyond evaluating
their activities for myjob.
Tell me all aboutyour trips
to the Middle East, starting in 1 988.
I still have family in theWest Bank.
How manytimes do
I have to go through this?.
I have never given
material support...
information, money,
or any kind ofaid...
to a terrorist organization,
foreign or domestic.
And these questions
are verging on harassment.
Let's start again.
Please relax and lean back.
Is two and two four?.
Look what a few drops ofit did.
Just a few drops knocks out
a West London hotel.
Imagine what a few liters
of sarin's gonna do.
Knock out
all ofWest bloody London.
- Akil's probation officer gave
a list ofhis friends and family.
- All clear, sir.
But it's not gonna get us anywhere because
they've all disappeared into the ether...
or they've gone back
to the subcontinent.
- I mean, it's worse--
- [ Gunshot]
Jim! Jim! Jim!
- Get an ambulance.
- Okay.
[ Weakly]
Sir--
Shh, shh.
Don't talk. Shh.
I've got a man down here.
We needan ambulance.
Hold on, my friend.
Hold on. Hold on.
I'm here foryou, mate.
Make sure we have a trauma team
on standbyat the hospital.
- [ Groaning ]
- Brother, what have they done to you?.
How did you
get me out of there?.
I called in favors from everyone...
father's old friends
at the health ministry.
I emptied our bank account,
the clinic's funds, everything.
The clinic.
Have we lost it?.
Not until the creditors
take away our beds.
What did they do
toyou, Raghib?.
[ Sniffles ]
Theywanted to know
where I was.
You were in Greece.
No.
I was in Lagos
during the bombings.
I saw it all.
You told them this?.
They never asked.
Theywere too busy kicking me.
What wereyou
doing in Lagos?.
I watched.
That's all I did. I watched.
Helping the mujahedeen against
the Russians in Afghanistan was one thing.
You know better than this.
Maybeyour friends
in Lagos didn't, butyou do.
This jihad is just an excuse
to give into anger.
Ours is a religion ofjustice.
Don't talk to me ofjustice.
Talk to the mukhabarat.
They are the ones
who justify terrorism.
Ifyou believe that, then ourview
oflslam is no longer compatible.
Haveyou nothing to say?.
Areyou afraid
to engage a mere woman?.
We will nevertalk ofthis again.
[Doorbell Rings ]
- Hi.
- Hi.
Your neighbor let me in.
He's perfectly charming.
I convinced him I was an old friend
from college wanting to surpriseyou.
- Have I?.
- [ Laughs ] Yeah.
Oh, what a wonderfulhome
you've made foryourself.
- Would you like some, uh, tea?.
- I'd love some.
I'm meeting Maren in 2 hours,
but we should talk first.
You are aware our team
has been disbanded?.
The best intelligence work's always
done outside the official parameters.
An attempt was made
on DerekJennings' life last night.
- Was he hurt?.
- No, he's all right.
But a close colleague
ofhis was killed.
- I'm sorry.
- It shows how urgent this situation has become.
I've, uh--
I've put together some...
ofthe more grievous activities
ofyour cousin Omar.
Is this true?.
Ask him.
He's in New York
at the Charlemagne.
Morning.
Any English speakers here?.
Sir. I'm born
and bred in Sussex.
Despite the way
things turned out...
recent HUM-I NT suggests that there is
more sarin than was used by Bashara.
Here's our current view
on Muhammad.
We believe his terrorist agenda is to exploit
our dependence on Muslim oil.
That's where
he'll be attacking next.
So Nigeria was
just the first blow?.
Yeah.
And it won't be his last.
[Man ]
Hereyou go, mate.
How familiar areyou
with the plant?.
Pretty good. My pass gives me access
to most ofthe plant.
Good.
What's this?.
Plastique. Ooh!
[ Laughs ]
You expect me to carry
this stuff around?.
Without the detonator,
it's harmless-- kiddie clay.
Smuggle it into the refinery
a bit at a time.
That way it won't
set the detectors off.
- [DoorOpens ]
- [Man, Woman Laughing]
- Raza. How did you get in?.
- One of the perks of the job.
What luck.
- Now we can have that night I promised you.
- We need to talk.
Get rid of the girl.
Uh...
go down to the bar.
Order champagne.
Put it on myroom.
I'llseeyou there.
I've always thought ofyou
as more than a cousin.
When my dad's land was
appropriated by the Israelis...
yourfather
paid his way to America...
helped him
get set up in business...
and made everything
that my family has possible.
We are blood, you and I, Raza.
I'm going to askyou forthat
account information one last time.
- Raza--
- I needyou to think very carefully...
before you answer.
I t's important to me,
and it's important to you.
I cannot do this.
I told you. It is impossible.
You're not doing this.
Not toyour family,
not to me.
You would ruin me out ofsome misguided
sense of duty?.
You're not an American.
You're not an Arab.
What is your name?.
Massif.
Butyou call yourself Michaels...
an American bastardization
of our great family name.
That is whatyou are--
a bastardization ofa man.
I expect to hear
fromyoushortly.
[Door Closes ]
[Man SpeakingArabic]
I have men outside.
I, uh, wanted to come see...
that you're all right, my friend.
Is there anything that I can do?.
Your time is up here.
You must know that.
There are cell phones in there
programmed with stolen numbers.
Each must only be used once.
Use them ifyou need help.
There is also cash.
Be prepared to leave the country quickly.
And join you?.
[ Raza ]
Julaidin. Who is he?.
Another rich Saudi
with oil interests.
He has dozens of accounts,
all perfectly legitimate.
Met him once or twice.
Soft and sleepy...
Iike a jellyfish.
I don't thinkyou could find
a less likely benefactor ofterrorism.
When you first became
employed byyour agency...
I thoughtyou might be
of some good to me and my business.
But--
[ Sighs ]
Will you be all right?.
Areyou concerned
for mywell-being, cousin?.
Along with everything else...
don't be a hypocrite.
You have whatyou want.
Please leave.
Wereyou able to get the plastique
into the plant?.
- Yeah. It's in my locker.
- Good.
Here. I had a good night
at the tables last night.
Takeyourself out.
Who's this?.
Is thatyou, brother?.
[ Akil ]
I'm in a spot oftrouble.
Where areyou?.
I can't say.
I'm sorry, Hamid. Itwas stupid to call.
I'm just putting you in danger.
I can helpyou.
Tell me whereyou are.
Don'tworry about me, Hamid.
I'll be fine.
- Akil.
- I'll be fine.
[ Raza ]
It wasn't easy.
Manipulating people never is.
The account we're interested
in was opened by a Saudi oilman--Julaidin.
ButJulaidin has high-level connections
to their oil ministry...
and you've got him
funneling moneyto terrorists.
So I did good.
You know, you should think
about becoming a field agent.
No, you'd be so good.
You speak, what, 6 languages?.
You have this innocent air.
Theytrustyou.
Get them to trust you
so you can deceive them.
Oh, it's easy to be cynical when
you're behind a desk in Washington.
In the field, the picture comes clear,
because it's about people, not theory.
- It teaches you to care.
- You're very passionate.
Is this howyou recruit
your operatives?.
I'm sure men line up.
You're a very attractive woman,
Miss Tuthill.
You're a very attractive man,
Mr. Michaels.
Whywaste
such considerable charm?.
[ Chuckles ]
I'm afraid I wouldn't be an asset.
I don't sleep around.
For me, sex, like love,
is, uh, an act of devotion.
I think that's the most romantic thing
I've ever heard.
Hamid.
You said you've spoken to Akil.
I know my brother, Mr.Jennings.
He sounded scared.
- Doyou know where he is?.
- Ifl helpyou, do I help him?.
I promiseyou that I'll do everything
in my powerto make sure...
that Akil is treated
as well as possible...
given the circumstances.
I don't know where
he was when he called...
but he called me
from this number.
[ Siren Wailing ]
[ Brakes Squealing ]
[ Policeman ]
Hold it right there! Hands wherewe can see 'em!
I'm arresting you on suspicion
to be concerned--
[ Moans ]
Does it hurt?.
No.
Feels good.
The firstsuicide bombing
onAmerican soil...
Ieft 1 8 dead and scores injured
in San Antonio, Texas.
The factory of Holland Aero...
a major contractor supplying
American troops in Iraq--
Michaels.
Looks like Homeland
and the FBI dropped the ball...
on not seeing this San Antonio thing
coming down earlier.
Company's going to lobby for me...
to coordinate all future
C.T. interagency teams.
Is the White House
on board with this?.
You mean, is your former
colleague Miss Jackson...
gonna be given the ball again?.
Well, our people did
a little sniffing around.
Seems her boyfriend Hudson Benoit...
has been doing business
with some very nasty countries.
Funny.
I thought our concern was national security
and fighting terrorism...
not blackmailing colleagues.
I'd love to live in your rosyworld, boy.
Just one day.
- Maren.
- Hey! Good work.
Emily told me what
you came up with.
Thanks. I need to speak
with you privately.
The national security advisor
is on herway to the West Wing.
- Is it something that needs to be addressed now?.
- Yes.
I'll meetyou inside.
The Agency has
uncovered information...
about some kind
of Hudson Benoit illegal oil deal.
- Has this been substantiated?.
- I don't know.
Sandman has a cherry-picked report.
He'll have it in the room with him.
He told me because he knew
I'd pass it on toyou.
To keep me quiet.
This better not be true.
Come on. Deal with Hud later.
Putyour game face on.
Thanks.
I want to thank our MI6 colleague,
EmilyTuthill, for attending.
Now, what have we got
on San Antonio?.
The San Antonio bomber has been identified
as Dan Faranqui, 20.
A Tunisian national
here on an expiredstudent visa.
We have no information that he belonged
to any Islamist organization...
or that he ever attended
a terrorist trai ni ng camp.
Bureau profilers
think he's a freelancer...
and does not fit the mold
of a terrorist cell member.
We don't think the FBI is getting
the whole picture here.
This suicide bombermayrepresent
the next phase ofterrorism--
single, low-cost,
disposable operatives.
I recommend a comprehensive sweep
of Muslim activists...
a highlyvisible operation...
reassuring the American public...
that foreign nationals
who commit crimes...
will be pursued vigorously.
This is wrong.
It is a colossal waste of manpower...
to divert assets,
sweeping up noncombatants...
while the real terror network
uses this chaos...
as a smoke screen to attack
our oil infrastructure.
Do we have to listen to this?
She set off-the Chinese fire alarm...
in the New York subway,
and she has a personal relationship that--
Madam Advisor, if I may.
Maren's interagency team,
with the cooperation of MI5 and MI6...
has developed credible documentation...
that the money for the London sarin cell
and the Lagos attack...
both came from a Swiss account
funded by a Saudi NGO.
The account was managed
bya Saudi oilman namedAllalJulaidin.
I thoughtyour team
had been disbanded.
Hear them out, Catherine.
I can provide some background,
Madam Advisor.
J ulaidin is not a member of
the Saudi royal family...
but he does wield considerable
influence in the oil ministry.
He was thought to be pious-religious
but not fundamentalist...
and, before this intelligence,
above suspicion.
The New York cel I that has been I i nked
to Lagos and to the Swiss account...
had its roots
in Beirut a decade ago.
I have received intelligence
that members ofthe original Beirut cell...
have been living as sleepers
in American and British cities.
We're tracking them down.
We believe they are
under the direction of Muhammad...
the man behind Lagos and the recent
assassination attempts on ouragents.
Our profile of Muhammad has him focusing
his attacks against oil-related targets.
The Lagos attack substantiates this.
Muhammad could activate
his cells at any time...
striking out against
our oil-related infrastructure.
Catherine, it's no secret that I have
a personal relationship with Hudson Benoit.
Apparently, Acton
has some accusations.
Well, Acton?
Benoit has been I i nked to oi I deals
with restricted countries.
I haven't seen Acton's
documentation on Hudson...
but I can assure you
I know nothing ofthis.
All right, Acton,
submityour report...
and we'll direct it to the appropriate agencies
forauthentication.
Maren's team has the best handle
on the emerging situation.
You should continue to cover it
and report to me daily.
As foryour recommendation
for a domestic sweep, Acton...
you need to give me
a proposal and a budget...
before I can take it
to the president.
Thankyou.
We are done.
So, tel I me, did you get a lot of di rt
under your fi ngernails?.
The dig was great.
I mean, Dead Sea's still dead.
-Jordan's hot.
- I told you to take a vacation after.
No, I didn't need it.
Can I take a car?.
Sure. What for?.
I met a girl.
Take my Escalade.
[ Laughs ]
Awesome.
Areyou leaving already?.
Hey, some things can't wait.
[Engine Starting]
on the terrorist Internet...
and some dickjust tried
to cancel my ticket.
He used a photo to I.D. me.
You all right?.
Pissed is what I am,
pissed I got shot at...
pissed we got sandbagged
on Nigeria.
I'm not saying you should pull
a Rushdie, but I'd take precautions.
All right.
Did you get the man?.
No, notyet.
Keepyour head down, Derek.
Staying alive is one
of my favorite pastimes.
- Ms.Jackson?. EmilyTuthill here.
- Ms. Tuthill...
it turns outyour analysis was right
and mine was wrong.
Actually, the purpose
ofmy call is to offeryou support.
- Really?.
- You made a mistake.
I don't knowyou well enough
to presume whatyour feelings may be...
but I wanted you to know
that I've been in your position...
and I know
you'll get through this.
My boyfriend is in Lagos.
They haven't located him yet.
I'm sorry, I've--
I've also experienced anxiety
about loved ones missing in action.
What did you do?.
You, uh--
You tearyour hair out.
You move on.
That's whatyou do, I suppose,
until you have no heart left.
This isn't what I intended.
I wanted to comfortyou.
No, you have.
Thankyou.
Max. Max!
They got a match on those prints
from that photo you found at the scene.
[Indistinct P.A. Announcements ]
- Pardon me.
- [ Alarm Beeping ]
Excuse me.
Coming through.
Sir! Stop!
So have I been
voted off the island?.
Your special team
has been disengaged.
Get ready for another level
of NSC oversight.
You'll return to your former duties,
no administrative leave...
but I was told to, quote...
"exercise more adult supervision."
You know, Mark...
the analysis was wrong,
but the intel was right...
and Muhammad's cell
still poses a threat.
I'm staying on this.
Under the table,
above-board, whatever.
I need to know if
you're gonna support me.
Ifyou're looking
for my official sanction, I can't do it.
I'll take the heat.
[ Cell Phone Ringing]
Jackson.
Where are you?.
At the embassy in Lagos.
I'm in one piece,
but it was horrible.
I'm in desperate need
of some TLC.
Just keep talking.
I want to hearyourvoice.
I'm getting out ofhere to New York.
Flight's in 2 hours. Meet me.
- I can't.
- No buts. The world can wait.
Grab a flight.
We can be together by midnight.
I wish I could.
I was so worried aboutyou, Hud.
I missed you.
Just not enough.
Sorry.
I knowyou're in the middle
ofan inferno over there.
I can't wait to seeyou.
Yourhandlers won't be happy
withyourfailure, Mr. Foukara.
It would be smart to cooperate.
Who gave you the assignment?.
Who sentyou mypicture?
Who toldyou where I'd show up?
You are not Muslim.
I will only talk to a Muslim.
That's not the way it works, Mr. Foukara.
You don't get to choose.
Then what will you do, huh?.
Shoot me?. Shoot me.
I answer only to Allah.
God is great.
[SpeakingArabic]
No.
You can go.
This mission is over.
That remains to be seen.
There is more work to do.
You were once a mujahedeen.
Nowyou're just a criminal.
And whatyou do here
makes a crime of our cause.
- Oh, no.
- Wait, I need to talk toyou.
- Forget it.
-Just give me a listen, okay?. Please?.
What?.
I have a kid, a son.
I'm not his biological father.
His real dad died in the Towers...
but I'm the one
who puts him to bed at night.
He's a sweet kid, sensitive.
I just want a world where he doesn't
have to be afraid.
You know, you have
a weird way of apologizing.
I just thoughtyou should know
where I'm coming from.
- Sorry about the nose.
- It's been broken before.
This is Ghaji Foukara.
He's Lebanese likeyou.
I thought maybeyou could help me
find out about this guy.
Foukara?. Hmm.
This is all you can tell me?.
That's it.
How much doyou want?.
This time let's see
what I get first, huh?.
You were great.
A tough Chechen kid.
This is what Raffi said.
It was almost 1 0 years
to the day...
after my father
kidnapped me to America.
1 0 years after he left my mother
to be killed by the Russians.
Perhaps your father thought
that he was saving you?.
No. He did it for himself
and for the love ofthe dollar.
Growing up in America has uniquely
prepared you to strike back.
And how will I do that?.
Raffi and I have prepared
a new operation in America...
and you will lead it.
First, you must return to America...
on an oil tanker
leaving Lagos as a crewman.
Onceyou get there,
you will need to acquire arms.
- Raffi will help me, right?.
- Raffi is watched too closely.
You will be on your own.
?? [Rock Playing OverHeadphones ]
[ Music Stops ]
You have a good brother in Kaz.
He says we can trust you.
I'll do anything you need me to do.
When I was your age,
I traveled all over the world.
I was pretty crazy
with the girls and money.
You know what
I'm talking about?. Hmm?.
Then one day...
I said enough of
these decadent distractions.
I am Muslim.
I have real power inside.
Doyou want
that kind of power, Akil?.
Sure.
You will return to England
on an oil tankerwith a new identity...
and a new purpose.
This is a grade-A forgery.
Brilliant.
Maren Jackson never saw
these satellite photos from Nigeria.
Without them,
you'd have made the same call.
I didn't make the call.
She did.
She keptyou out ofthe loop too,
didn't she?.
So the question is whether
I keepyour ass where I can see it...
or send you back to the cube farm
for more seasoning.
- I want to work in counterterrorism.
- I'm glad to hear that.
And you'll be happy to know
that there's some serious payback...
coming down the pipeline for Lagos.
[ Missile Firing ]
[ Horn Sounding ]
[Man On TV]
A suspected terrorist training camp in Nigeria...
has been attacked and destroyed
according to the Pentagon.
[ Man #2 ]
The Pentagon has confirmed that a missile--
Mygut says Lagos isn't the end
ofthe horrorstory. It'sjust the beginning.
It was too well planned
not to be part of a larger agenda.
[ Woman On Phone ]
Did the U.S. get Muhammad?.
I think I'll go and sink
a few test wells...
see ifl can strike oil.
?? [ String Quartet]
[ Speaking Russian ]
[ Speaking Russian ]
??[Woman Singing In Russian ]
The consensus is that Lagos
represents the start...
of a coordinated terror campaign
against oil-producing nations.
Large sums of money
have already moved...
to oil futures
in the commodity markets.
And this chatter comes from?.
I met 2 young Saudi princes who are
in London diverting family funds...
in the event of a nationalization
by a new Islamic order.
Also, I may
have been premature...
in thinking the sarin threat
died with Bashara.
There maywell be more ofit than
was found at the London Traveller's Inn.
Well, quite a night's work, Emily.
We have to convince the Americans
to share our point ofview.
I agree. Make arrangements
to leave forWashington immediately.
[ Arabic ]
[ Gasps, Grunting ]
The movie's better.
That all happened
during World War I--
Great powers jockeying for position
in the Middle East.
What's strange-- it's the same thing
almost 1 00 years later.
Nothing's changed.
What the hell
are you doing here?.
Our little team
has been officially disbanded.
Unofficially?.
I meant everything
I said to the NSA.
Our team is the best way to do the job.
Cell versus cell.
Our cell versus their cell.
I like it.
Continuing to workwith me
could getyou into some hot water.
I get another shot
at Foukara tomorrow.
You'll get everything I find out.
You got time
for a cup of coffee?.
[ Bird Screeching ]
[ Children Shouting ]
Was it necessary
to injureyourself?
Did I get what I came for?.
Then it was necessary.
[Airplane Taking Off-]
?? [Jazz ]
What have you got?.
No one knew the name Foukara,
but his photo was recognized.
He was part of a highlyviolent
fringe group in Beirut in the mid-'90s.
My source recalled other members.
Here's some names.
It's appreciated.
You know, I have a kid too.
A daughter.
Lives with her mother in Beirut.
Very smart kid.
She reads a book a day,
and only 6.
I'd really like to see her grow up.
- You need protection?.
- [ Chuckles ]
Then someone will surely ask
why I need protection.
I gaveyou information,
you gave me cash.
We're even.
I am here to protect
Mr. Foukara's rights.
Mr. Foukara tried to kill me.
Allegedly. He hasn't been charged,
and he's being held illegally.
We believe he's connected to a terrorist cell
that was part ofthe Lagos bombings.
Believe whatyou will.
This is still a free country.
Mr. Foukara.
Who ordered you
to commit the assassination?.
These are photographs of men
you've been identified with.
You know where these men are?.
[ Arabic ]
[ Continues Speaking ]
You understand you can be charged
with assault or attempted murder?.
Or be sent back to Lebanon
to answer their questions.
Can we have a moment outside?.
Don'tyou dare threaten him
with rendering.
He has information about
planned attacks here...
that could threaten
thousands ofAmerican lives.
And that gives you the right to summarily
dismiss Mr. Foukara's rights?.
Hey, why stop there?. Deport all
the Muslims in America to win yourwar.
I might suggest some rights
stop at mass murder.
They don't.
And until there is an amendment...
to the Constitution to that effect,
I will protect Mr. Foukara's rights.
Charge him with attempted murder,
try to have him extradited...
but he will receive due process.
You don't know
whatyou're doing.
The problem America's having in the world
right now, is not because ofwhat I'm doing.
- Excuse me, gentlemen.
- [DoorBuzzing]
I'm gonna askyou a few questions
so I can get a baseline reading.
I need you
to answeryes or no.
- Isyourname Raza Michaels?
- Yes.
- You reside at 1 47 1 5th Street?.
- Yes.
- Have you been an employee
of the CIA for 5 years?.
- Yes.
- Have you ever filed for bankruptcy?.
- No.
- Monday is the day after Friday?.
- No.
Haveyou evergiven materialsupport
to a foreign terrorist organization?
No.
[ Sobbing ]
Your response
to several questions...
suggests possible deception.
Why is that?.
Polygraph reliability is arguable.
But your body responded to the questions.
There must be something you haven't told me...
aboutyour relations
to foreign terrorist organizations.
I've had no contact
with any terrorist organization...
beyond evaluating
their activities for myjob.
Tell me all aboutyour trips
to the Middle East, starting in 1 988.
I still have family in theWest Bank.
How manytimes do
I have to go through this?.
I have never given
material support...
information, money,
or any kind ofaid...
to a terrorist organization,
foreign or domestic.
And these questions
are verging on harassment.
Let's start again.
Please relax and lean back.
Is two and two four?.
Look what a few drops ofit did.
Just a few drops knocks out
a West London hotel.
Imagine what a few liters
of sarin's gonna do.
Knock out
all ofWest bloody London.
- Akil's probation officer gave
a list ofhis friends and family.
- All clear, sir.
But it's not gonna get us anywhere because
they've all disappeared into the ether...
or they've gone back
to the subcontinent.
- I mean, it's worse--
- [ Gunshot]
Jim! Jim! Jim!
- Get an ambulance.
- Okay.
[ Weakly]
Sir--
Shh, shh.
Don't talk. Shh.
I've got a man down here.
We needan ambulance.
Hold on, my friend.
Hold on. Hold on.
I'm here foryou, mate.
Make sure we have a trauma team
on standbyat the hospital.
- [ Groaning ]
- Brother, what have they done to you?.
How did you
get me out of there?.
I called in favors from everyone...
father's old friends
at the health ministry.
I emptied our bank account,
the clinic's funds, everything.
The clinic.
Have we lost it?.
Not until the creditors
take away our beds.
What did they do
toyou, Raghib?.
[ Sniffles ]
Theywanted to know
where I was.
You were in Greece.
No.
I was in Lagos
during the bombings.
I saw it all.
You told them this?.
They never asked.
Theywere too busy kicking me.
What wereyou
doing in Lagos?.
I watched.
That's all I did. I watched.
Helping the mujahedeen against
the Russians in Afghanistan was one thing.
You know better than this.
Maybeyour friends
in Lagos didn't, butyou do.
This jihad is just an excuse
to give into anger.
Ours is a religion ofjustice.
Don't talk to me ofjustice.
Talk to the mukhabarat.
They are the ones
who justify terrorism.
Ifyou believe that, then ourview
oflslam is no longer compatible.
Haveyou nothing to say?.
Areyou afraid
to engage a mere woman?.
We will nevertalk ofthis again.
[Doorbell Rings ]
- Hi.
- Hi.
Your neighbor let me in.
He's perfectly charming.
I convinced him I was an old friend
from college wanting to surpriseyou.
- Have I?.
- [ Laughs ] Yeah.
Oh, what a wonderfulhome
you've made foryourself.
- Would you like some, uh, tea?.
- I'd love some.
I'm meeting Maren in 2 hours,
but we should talk first.
You are aware our team
has been disbanded?.
The best intelligence work's always
done outside the official parameters.
An attempt was made
on DerekJennings' life last night.
- Was he hurt?.
- No, he's all right.
But a close colleague
ofhis was killed.
- I'm sorry.
- It shows how urgent this situation has become.
I've, uh--
I've put together some...
ofthe more grievous activities
ofyour cousin Omar.
Is this true?.
Ask him.
He's in New York
at the Charlemagne.
Morning.
Any English speakers here?.
Sir. I'm born
and bred in Sussex.
Despite the way
things turned out...
recent HUM-I NT suggests that there is
more sarin than was used by Bashara.
Here's our current view
on Muhammad.
We believe his terrorist agenda is to exploit
our dependence on Muslim oil.
That's where
he'll be attacking next.
So Nigeria was
just the first blow?.
Yeah.
And it won't be his last.
[Man ]
Hereyou go, mate.
How familiar areyou
with the plant?.
Pretty good. My pass gives me access
to most ofthe plant.
Good.
What's this?.
Plastique. Ooh!
[ Laughs ]
You expect me to carry
this stuff around?.
Without the detonator,
it's harmless-- kiddie clay.
Smuggle it into the refinery
a bit at a time.
That way it won't
set the detectors off.
- [DoorOpens ]
- [Man, Woman Laughing]
- Raza. How did you get in?.
- One of the perks of the job.
What luck.
- Now we can have that night I promised you.
- We need to talk.
Get rid of the girl.
Uh...
go down to the bar.
Order champagne.
Put it on myroom.
I'llseeyou there.
I've always thought ofyou
as more than a cousin.
When my dad's land was
appropriated by the Israelis...
yourfather
paid his way to America...
helped him
get set up in business...
and made everything
that my family has possible.
We are blood, you and I, Raza.
I'm going to askyou forthat
account information one last time.
- Raza--
- I needyou to think very carefully...
before you answer.
I t's important to me,
and it's important to you.
I cannot do this.
I told you. It is impossible.
You're not doing this.
Not toyour family,
not to me.
You would ruin me out ofsome misguided
sense of duty?.
You're not an American.
You're not an Arab.
What is your name?.
Massif.
Butyou call yourself Michaels...
an American bastardization
of our great family name.
That is whatyou are--
a bastardization ofa man.
I expect to hear
fromyoushortly.
[Door Closes ]
[Man SpeakingArabic]
I have men outside.
I, uh, wanted to come see...
that you're all right, my friend.
Is there anything that I can do?.
Your time is up here.
You must know that.
There are cell phones in there
programmed with stolen numbers.
Each must only be used once.
Use them ifyou need help.
There is also cash.
Be prepared to leave the country quickly.
And join you?.
[ Raza ]
Julaidin. Who is he?.
Another rich Saudi
with oil interests.
He has dozens of accounts,
all perfectly legitimate.
Met him once or twice.
Soft and sleepy...
Iike a jellyfish.
I don't thinkyou could find
a less likely benefactor ofterrorism.
When you first became
employed byyour agency...
I thoughtyou might be
of some good to me and my business.
But--
[ Sighs ]
Will you be all right?.
Areyou concerned
for mywell-being, cousin?.
Along with everything else...
don't be a hypocrite.
You have whatyou want.
Please leave.
Wereyou able to get the plastique
into the plant?.
- Yeah. It's in my locker.
- Good.
Here. I had a good night
at the tables last night.
Takeyourself out.
Who's this?.
Is thatyou, brother?.
[ Akil ]
I'm in a spot oftrouble.
Where areyou?.
I can't say.
I'm sorry, Hamid. Itwas stupid to call.
I'm just putting you in danger.
I can helpyou.
Tell me whereyou are.
Don'tworry about me, Hamid.
I'll be fine.
- Akil.
- I'll be fine.
[ Raza ]
It wasn't easy.
Manipulating people never is.
The account we're interested
in was opened by a Saudi oilman--Julaidin.
ButJulaidin has high-level connections
to their oil ministry...
and you've got him
funneling moneyto terrorists.
So I did good.
You know, you should think
about becoming a field agent.
No, you'd be so good.
You speak, what, 6 languages?.
You have this innocent air.
Theytrustyou.
Get them to trust you
so you can deceive them.
Oh, it's easy to be cynical when
you're behind a desk in Washington.
In the field, the picture comes clear,
because it's about people, not theory.
- It teaches you to care.
- You're very passionate.
Is this howyou recruit
your operatives?.
I'm sure men line up.
You're a very attractive woman,
Miss Tuthill.
You're a very attractive man,
Mr. Michaels.
Whywaste
such considerable charm?.
[ Chuckles ]
I'm afraid I wouldn't be an asset.
I don't sleep around.
For me, sex, like love,
is, uh, an act of devotion.
I think that's the most romantic thing
I've ever heard.
Hamid.
You said you've spoken to Akil.
I know my brother, Mr.Jennings.
He sounded scared.
- Doyou know where he is?.
- Ifl helpyou, do I help him?.
I promiseyou that I'll do everything
in my powerto make sure...
that Akil is treated
as well as possible...
given the circumstances.
I don't know where
he was when he called...
but he called me
from this number.
[ Siren Wailing ]
[ Brakes Squealing ]
[ Policeman ]
Hold it right there! Hands wherewe can see 'em!
I'm arresting you on suspicion
to be concerned--
[ Moans ]
Does it hurt?.
No.
Feels good.
The firstsuicide bombing
onAmerican soil...
Ieft 1 8 dead and scores injured
in San Antonio, Texas.
The factory of Holland Aero...
a major contractor supplying
American troops in Iraq--
Michaels.
Looks like Homeland
and the FBI dropped the ball...
on not seeing this San Antonio thing
coming down earlier.
Company's going to lobby for me...
to coordinate all future
C.T. interagency teams.
Is the White House
on board with this?.
You mean, is your former
colleague Miss Jackson...
gonna be given the ball again?.
Well, our people did
a little sniffing around.
Seems her boyfriend Hudson Benoit...
has been doing business
with some very nasty countries.
Funny.
I thought our concern was national security
and fighting terrorism...
not blackmailing colleagues.
I'd love to live in your rosyworld, boy.
Just one day.
- Maren.
- Hey! Good work.
Emily told me what
you came up with.
Thanks. I need to speak
with you privately.
The national security advisor
is on herway to the West Wing.
- Is it something that needs to be addressed now?.
- Yes.
I'll meetyou inside.
The Agency has
uncovered information...
about some kind
of Hudson Benoit illegal oil deal.
- Has this been substantiated?.
- I don't know.
Sandman has a cherry-picked report.
He'll have it in the room with him.
He told me because he knew
I'd pass it on toyou.
To keep me quiet.
This better not be true.
Come on. Deal with Hud later.
Putyour game face on.
Thanks.
I want to thank our MI6 colleague,
EmilyTuthill, for attending.
Now, what have we got
on San Antonio?.
The San Antonio bomber has been identified
as Dan Faranqui, 20.
A Tunisian national
here on an expiredstudent visa.
We have no information that he belonged
to any Islamist organization...
or that he ever attended
a terrorist trai ni ng camp.
Bureau profilers
think he's a freelancer...
and does not fit the mold
of a terrorist cell member.
We don't think the FBI is getting
the whole picture here.
This suicide bombermayrepresent
the next phase ofterrorism--
single, low-cost,
disposable operatives.
I recommend a comprehensive sweep
of Muslim activists...
a highlyvisible operation...
reassuring the American public...
that foreign nationals
who commit crimes...
will be pursued vigorously.
This is wrong.
It is a colossal waste of manpower...
to divert assets,
sweeping up noncombatants...
while the real terror network
uses this chaos...
as a smoke screen to attack
our oil infrastructure.
Do we have to listen to this?
She set off-the Chinese fire alarm...
in the New York subway,
and she has a personal relationship that--
Madam Advisor, if I may.
Maren's interagency team,
with the cooperation of MI5 and MI6...
has developed credible documentation...
that the money for the London sarin cell
and the Lagos attack...
both came from a Swiss account
funded by a Saudi NGO.
The account was managed
bya Saudi oilman namedAllalJulaidin.
I thoughtyour team
had been disbanded.
Hear them out, Catherine.
I can provide some background,
Madam Advisor.
J ulaidin is not a member of
the Saudi royal family...
but he does wield considerable
influence in the oil ministry.
He was thought to be pious-religious
but not fundamentalist...
and, before this intelligence,
above suspicion.
The New York cel I that has been I i nked
to Lagos and to the Swiss account...
had its roots
in Beirut a decade ago.
I have received intelligence
that members ofthe original Beirut cell...
have been living as sleepers
in American and British cities.
We're tracking them down.
We believe they are
under the direction of Muhammad...
the man behind Lagos and the recent
assassination attempts on ouragents.
Our profile of Muhammad has him focusing
his attacks against oil-related targets.
The Lagos attack substantiates this.
Muhammad could activate
his cells at any time...
striking out against
our oil-related infrastructure.
Catherine, it's no secret that I have
a personal relationship with Hudson Benoit.
Apparently, Acton
has some accusations.
Well, Acton?
Benoit has been I i nked to oi I deals
with restricted countries.
I haven't seen Acton's
documentation on Hudson...
but I can assure you
I know nothing ofthis.
All right, Acton,
submityour report...
and we'll direct it to the appropriate agencies
forauthentication.
Maren's team has the best handle
on the emerging situation.
You should continue to cover it
and report to me daily.
As foryour recommendation
for a domestic sweep, Acton...
you need to give me
a proposal and a budget...
before I can take it
to the president.
Thankyou.
We are done.
So, tel I me, did you get a lot of di rt
under your fi ngernails?.
The dig was great.
I mean, Dead Sea's still dead.
-Jordan's hot.
- I told you to take a vacation after.
No, I didn't need it.
Can I take a car?.
Sure. What for?.
I met a girl.
Take my Escalade.
[ Laughs ]
Awesome.
Areyou leaving already?.
Hey, some things can't wait.
[Engine Starting]