Designated Survivor (2016) s01e18 Episode Script
Lazarus
1 Previously on "Designated Survivor" Looks like the House is gonna pass the gun-control bill.
Speaker Hookstraten came through.
Now, I may be new to the Hill, but so is everybody else.
You're the last of the old guard around here, Madam Speaker.
So get on board or step aside.
There is a connection between MacLeish and Lozano.
And this FBI Agent, Hannah Wells, was onto it.
Man: You're interested in Nestor Lozano.
So are we.
You got my attention.
Someone is feeding Abe Leonard classified information, and we need to find out who.
Hannah: This is a manifesto, Jason.
"Pax Americana An American empire to replace our own constitutional government.
" Oh, my God.
It's Lozano.
[Sighs.]
It can't be.
Lozano's dead.
Let me see that.
[Indistinct talking.]
Tree line! Go, go, go! [Indistinct shouting.]
[Gunshot.]
[Shouting continues.]
[Gunfire.]
Man: Don't let them get away! Shoot them! [Sighs.]
Oh, forget this.
[Cellphone rings.]
[Beeps.]
I thought we said 11:00.
It's almost 2:00.
Man: Just testing your resolve.
Three whole hours is that all the truth is worth to you? Is that what you're gonna give me, the truth? Tip I gave you on Hannah Wells paid off, didn't it? All right, what do you got for me now? Another piece of the puzzle.
Why not the whole thing? That's not how this works.
I'm not on the record here.
You need to find the story yourself, and I need to know I can trust you.
You got to be kidding me.
I've never burned a source in my life.
I lost my job at the Herald 'cause I wouldn't give up my sources.
The White House is covering up the truth.
Truth about what? The Capitol bombing.
Hannah Wells' boss was the last person to see Majid Nassar alive.
Jason Atwood Check him out.
Wait, wait.
[Sighs.]
[Engine starts.]
How the hell is Lozano still alive? [Breathing heavily.]
Jason, are you hit? - [Groans.]
Oh, God.
- I got to get you to a hospital.
No, it can wait.
Damn it.
Male anchor: Today marks a milestone for the Kirkman Administration as he signs his gun-control bill into law, igniting hopes that this unelected, independent president can actually break the partisan gridlock that's paralyzed Congress for years.
Female anchor: There's another big winner today Speaker of the House Hookstraten, the moderate Republican who went out on a limb supporting the White House on this.
These two have got to be feeling good this morning.
Madam Speaker, this could not have been accomplished without you.
Thank you.
Thank you, sir.
[Camera shutters clicking.]
I don't think my hand has shaken this much since I signed my first mortgage.
[Laughter.]
Man: No dice.
What do you mean? The plate's from a White House pool of vehicles.
White House? You're sure? That's what it says.
I need to get a name.
Hundreds of people work there.
Any one of them could have accessed it.
Hey, I paid you to get a name.
You paid me to run a plate.
- [Car door opens.]
- Oh, come on.
Wh I should at least get a discount! White House.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Hey, hey! Big win today! Yeah, for all of us.
Yeah, we're trending #GunControlWins.
We, uh We get you back in the West Wing with the new VP? Ask her.
What is it? No comment.
No comment necessary.
The speaker swung the vote for POTUS, creating a true bipartisan alliance.
No.
Tri-partisan alliance.
You had Democrats, moderate Republicans, and Independents.
I stand corrected A true tri-partisan alliance.
Now, who wouldn't want to keep that going with Hookstraten as VP? Well, the polls are in.
America wants this.
And the president will make up his mind when he's ready.
Yeah, but what's your opinion, really? Hookstraten said she'd deliver the vote, and she did.
That's it? You find that evasive? I find that evasive.
Absolutely.
That's evasive.
I want a straight answer.
Look, we all know that the relationship between POTUS and the Speaker hasn't always been easy.
He's a consensus builder, and she's a Hey, watch it.
Bulldog is what I was gonna say.
That's fair.
Yeah, but Kirkman needs a bulldog, especially one who controls a majority in the House.
He needs allies, but he also needs someone he can trust.
Mm, so you're saying you don't find her to be trustworthy.
Okay, what is this? A press conference? I am enjoying being on the other side of the podium for once.
Of course you are.
All I'm saying is that she's a politician and he's not.
Well, opposites attract.
Sometimes.
I have to be honest When I first took office, I had my doubts.
I didn't know if I could trust you, and I knew you didn't trust me.
I trusted you were doing your best.
[Chuckles.]
I believe that.
Well, let's just say you didn't have a lot of faith in what my best could be.
Oh, you were an unknown quantity, Mr.
President.
I just wanted to make sure the best interests of the country were being protected.
I know.
I hope I passed the test.
I hope I did.
We have a lot of momentum right now.
Together, as a team, we managed to cross the bipartisan divide for the bill.
You did your job quickly and efficiently.
I was really impressed.
I have sharp elbows when I'm fighting for something I believe in.
[Chuckles.]
Well, we can certainly use your sharp elbows when rolling out our new legislative agenda.
But, Kimble well, I think we've got a chance to do something really special here Beyond policy.
I would like my daughter to see a woman become vice president of the United States.
Sir so would I.
Good.
We'll start the formal vetting process.
As soon as you clear that, we'll make a public statement.
I'm excited for both of us.
Thank you, sir.
No, thank you.
Come on.
Today's legislation deals a serious blow to Senator Jack Bowman, who clearly underestimated the president's ability to build a successful coalition in the House of Representatives.
[Door opens.]
Senator, Liam Price to see you.
Send him in.
Thanks for seeing me, Senator.
I-I know what a busy schedule you have.
May I also say how much I admired your stance on the gun-control bill.
You said you have something for me? Close the door.
Ritter: And you're sure it was him? Yeah, it was him.
From one sighting, at 130 yards out, through a night-vision scope? I know what I saw.
Atwood saw him, too.
Where is Atwood? He's recovering.
He took a round in his arm.
What about Lozano? Did you track the helicopter? Tail number was blacked out.
And there's no FAA airtraffic control in the area.
It's like he flew into a vacuum.
Did we secure the munitions, at least? Yeah, the task force was on the ground two hours after Hannah called it in.
They secured the silo, but everyone was gone.
So, if Lozano's alive, then who did the FBI take down after the attempt on the president? Here's your boy.
Crime report said he was holding a grenade.
What did the shrapnel tell you? That he was less than three feet away before he threw it.
So it was intentional.
Either that, or he was shot before he could throw it.
How'd you I.
D.
him? Prints on the left hand were intact.
Lower mandible, too.
Did the trick.
Do you mind if I get a set of prints for myself? Knock yourself out.
[Indistinct conversations.]
[Cellphone ringing.]
Aaron Shore.
Dan: It's Dan Pyne from Politico.
Hey, Dan.
What's going on? We're going with a story about Speaker Hookstraten.
Wanted to give you guys a chance to comment.
Okay, well, what's the story? Excuse me.
Excuse me.
Did you see what just hit Politico? No.
[Keyboard keys clacking.]
This is bad, right? No, this is really bad.
- Hey.
- Hey.
You heard? Yeah, Aaron gave me a heads-up.
Ava: Mr.
President.
Kirkman: Thank you, Ava.
Am I missing something here? Because as far as I can tell, Kimble took a trip to Turkey during her first year in Congress, six months later, co-signed a bill providing them with further military assistance.
Turkey's been a member of NATO since 1952, so this is pretty standard practice.
What's the big deal? It's the optics, sir.
It appears as though she's accepting gifts in return for military favors.
I don't care about the optics.
There's no sign of malfeasance here.
No, sir, but it's implied.
And this is a town that loves to connect the dots.
She stayed in hotel suites in Ankara and Istanbul and had lavish meals.
What was she supposed to do, check herself into a cell and survive on bread and water? The military-aid package included the latest in digital-surveillance technology.
And, at the time, the Pentagon was strongly advising against giving it to Turkey.
It was a controversial measure.
It only passed by four votes.
Everyone on that trip voted in favor of it.
Circumstantial at best.
When can I talk to her? - I'll set it up.
- Okay.
Thank you both.
[Door opens.]
Mike, what is it? It's about Nestor Lozano.
Sir, there's a possibility that he's alive.
What? How is that even possible? Agent Wells thinks she spotted him in North Dakota.
If she's right, who did the FBI kill? Wells and Foerstel They're investigating that now.
As a precaution, we're gonna switch up your schedule and run more decoy motorcades.
I'm not worried about me.
What about Alex and the kids? We're doing the same at Camp David, along with increased perimeter security.
Sir, they won't even notice.
Okay.
Thank you, Mike.
Thank you, sir.
Bowman: No, that's good.
That sounds like a win-win for everybody.
Aaron: Senator Bowman.
Now, listen, you let me know when you have Goodman on board.
We'll see what we can do about pushing it out of committee.
Now, if this has something to do with your new boss, I have nothing to say.
She didn't do anything wrong.
Oh, then there's nothing for her to worry about, is there? Yeah, except you can't un-ring a bell, Senator.
Now, we both know an accusation is just as bad as a conviction.
I-I'm sorry.
I'm having a really hard time understanding what any of this has to do with me.
What, you're saying it's a coincidence that right when she beats you on the gun-control bill that this hits Politico? You're not White House Chief of Staff anymore, Shore.
I'd watch your mouth.
Nobody from my office gave that story to Politico.
And you expect me to believe that? I don't give a damn what you believe.
[Beeps.]
Ritter: It's a match.
Yeah, but the body in the morgue isn't Lozano's.
There's enough left of his face to tell that.
But there's a positive I.
D.
Who screwed up? No one did.
Fingerprints and dental records matched.
Someone hacked the IAFIS database.
They switched Lozano's records with the dead man's.
You realize what you're saying? The clearance level it would take to pull that off.
Well, we've known for a while that someone in the White House made Kirkman designated survivor.
Yeah, we thought it was someone who probably died in the Capitol bombing.
I think it's time that we consider that this person may still be active.
Sloan: You know, how it works at the Bureau.
I can't say anything about the death of Majid Nassar.
It's an open investigation.
All right, but you know Deputy Director Atwood, right? I haven't seen him in a while.
Well, what does that mean? Means I haven't seen him in a while.
What, he's not there anymore? - I didn't say that.
- Well, you implied it.
No, I didn't.
What, was he canned? Is that it? You're a disgrace, you know that? You're worse than Atwood.
Whoa, whoa.
Wait.
What a minute.
What does that mean? Don't call me anymore.
What does that mean? Photographer: Just a couple more.
Thank you.
[Camera shutter clicks.]
Okay, great.
Gentlemen, I want to thank you for your service.
And I promise, we will look at the numbers for those body cameras as soon as possible.
Thank you, Mr.
President.
Thank you.
Gentlemen.
Sir, Speaker Hookstraten.
Kirkman: Great.
Madam Speaker.
Mr.
President.
Well, this afternoon took a turn, didn't it? Yes, sir.
Please.
Thank you.
I just wanted to assure you that the trip I took and the bill I co-sponsored were completely unrelated.
Kimble, I believe you.
The trip was largely agricultural Drip irrigation, things like that.
I thought it would be useful for my constituents.
And the bill? I co-sponsored it with Representative Holden of Ohio, former Chair of the Armed Services Committee.
I've heard he was a good man.
He was my mentor.
And he believed the aid package was necessary to protect American personnel at Incirlik Air Base.
And a majority of Congress agreed with him, as it turned out.
Well, just tell people what you just told me.
You have a ton of supporters.
It's a whole new ballgame out there, sir.
The new Senate is like the old Senate conventional.
They were all appointed to replace their predecessors.
But the House they were all elected, and they're young.
Youngest House in U.
S.
history.
And I'm old guard, sir.
[Chuckles.]
They don't see me as their legitimate Speaker.
I got here the same way you did by surviving.
Well, that's not fair or true.
You were elected.
You were a serving Congresswoman.
Besides, if they wanted to replace you, they could have done it a while ago.
They were finding their feet.
And now they have their excuse to replace me.
Because of Senator Bowman.
He's denying it, but who benefits most from this? I'm his biggest rival in the party.
Son of a bitch.
[Door opens.]
I'm sorry to interrupt.
What is it? I thought you would both want to hear The House Ethics Committee just announced that they are opening an investigation into the Speaker.
Jay Whitaker, Homeland Security Adviser.
Thank you for meeting me.
I put together that video you asked for.
We were able to reconstruct Lozano's path from the PLC Building where the assassination attempt took place to the Annapolis facility where he was taken down.
This is Lozano exiting the PLC Building.
This is the camera that covers the main entrance.
This camera covers the side, and you see him walking there.
He walks two blocks north to Union Station.
Then we got him on camera passing an ATM machine.
Next we pick him up in the parking garage where he jacked the minivan.
We have the minivan on constant camera surveillance all the way out of the city.
- It's all on the flash drive.
- Good.
Here's where Maryland State Police spot him entering Annapolis.
A unit attempts to pull him over, which leads to a high-speed pursuit.
But Lozano manages to elude them.
Then he flees on foot into the marine-storage facility.
At this point, Maryland State Police set up a perimeter and wait for the FBI to show up.
This is how that plays out.
And that flash, is that the grenade going off? Yes.
At first we thought he was shot before he could throw it, but the coroner's report was inconclusive.
He may have detonated it deliberately.
From what I've read, Lozano was a total soldier.
Well, this is very impressive.
Thank you.
It's all on here, including the highway cams, as I said.
This is gonna help us a lot with the rest of our investigation.
I'm just glad we caught the son of a bitch.
Yeah.
Me too.
Hey, Dan.
- Shore.
- [Sighs.]
Nice smear job.
Give me a break.
I called you for a comment.
Yeah, and you buried it under four graphs of innuendo.
Look, I-I want to see both sides of the story.
And the Speaker's willing to sit with you an exclusive.
I already reported that she denies any wrongdoing.
Yeah, but But it's not the same as letting her tell her side to the story.
Well, she can tell the Ethics Committee.
Hey, you could at least give her the same platform you gave to Bowman.
Look, I didn't give Bowman anything.
And for your information, there's lots of people gunning for your boss.
Reporter: In the latest scandal to hit Washington, the House Ethics Committee has opened an investigation into Speaker of the House Hookstraten for alleged improprieties involving a military-aid package to Turkey 12 years ago.
Thank God we didn't go public with your choice.
[Sighs.]
Maybe we should.
No.
Sir, this is not the time to double down.
We need to cut her loose now.
Kimble told me she didn't do anything wrong, and I believe her.
If you nominate her at this point, you will destroy all of the political capital we've worked so hard to gain.
I don't believe that's necessarily true.
We can take our case to the American people.
But, sir, your battle isn't with the American people, it's with Congress.
And you'll lose.
[Sighs.]
I'm sorry.
She's the right choice, and I'm not gonna back down.
Okay.
I'll stay in contact with Aaron, get a sense of where things stand with the Committee.
I also want Seth to start working on a press release.
I want to remind the American people of what we've just accomplished here, and let them know that Speaker Hookstraten is our bridge across that bipartisan divide.
What about finding a surrogate to author an op-ed? That's a good idea.
Let's see what names we can attach to it.
- We'll do everything we can.
- Thank you.
Todd: The reservation's in your name.
The ambassador's a fan of Riesling, so I had them put aside a bottle of '14 Emmerich Knoll.
All right.
What about that tweet? "If these allegations prove true, it will be a damn shame for Speaker Hookstraten and the country.
" Good.
Send it.
[Beeps.]
Just make sure not to comment on the investigation, per Se.
Did you see Bowman's latest tweet? Oh, yeah, pretty transparent.
Now, the release We need to talk about Yeah, I got it.
Uh, just a general statement of support for a woman with a long record of outstanding service to the country.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
Yeah, that's why I'm the press secretary.
I'll push it out to the briefingroom list.
Okay, just make sure it's the first thing they read.
And the op-ed? Yeah, uh, let me write it first, then we can see who we can drum up to sign it.
Swing big, okay? He really wants this to happen.
Yep.
[Indistinct conversations.]
Jason Atwood, right? Abe Leonard, New York Standard.
You got a minute? Nope.
What happened? Don't tell me it was from a shaving accident.
Hey, I'm not looking for trouble.
I just got a few questions about Majid Nassar.
Excuse me.
Can I have the check, please? Woman: Right away, sir.
You were Acting Deputy Director of the FBI, lead investigator on the Capitol bombing, right? Here you go.
Come on.
That's public record.
I'm just trying to find out what happened next.
Why'd they fire you? I resigned.
Well, a White House source tells me different.
This have anything to do with your son? Don't you ever talk about my son.
Okay, all right.
I'm sorry.
I'm just trying [Sighs.]
First you're leading the bombing investigation, then you see Nassar die the day he's in custody, then your son gets kidnapped.
[Grunts.]
Ow.
I told you Don't mention my son.
Ah, my bad.
I just want to know what happened to Majid Nassar.
Are you a good guy or a bad guy? [Engines starts.]
[Breathing heavily.]
Hookstraten: Got it.
Thanks, John.
House Ethics Committee.
They want to see me tomorrow.
[Scoffs.]
That was fast.
They're like a firing squad.
Yep.
How did it go? Well, it didn't come from Bowman.
In that case, I might have a good idea where it did come from.
Who? I want to check it out first.
It's funny yesterday, I was talking about the vice presidency, and today, I'm fighting for my political life.
Atwood: How the hell did he know I was at the prison when Nassar got killed? There has to be a leak, Hannah.
Leonard said he has a source at the White House.
Oh, we're looking into it Believe me.
We just have to be really careful.
So, what am I supposed to do? Stay at home while all this goes down? Look, I need to help.
- You can't.
- What do you mean I can't? You You can't.
You can't shoot a gun.
You can't even drive a car.
I need you to heal right now, Jason.
Go and find somewhere to stay off the grid.
- Like, go hide somewhere? - Look, I don't hide.
I cannot be worrying about you when all of this is going on.
- You don't have to worry about me.
- But I do.
You need backup.
[Sighs.]
I'm gonna go it alone for now.
- What? - It's better than widening our circle.
[Sighs.]
Look, Jason I know it's hard for you to take a back seat.
You got to trust me.
It's gonna be okay.
You remember your first time going through a door? You think I forgot East Baltimore? And you almost threw up in the hallway.
I think I did a little.
You saw me and you told me to calm down.
You said everything was gonna be okay.
I'm gonna trust you.
[Man speaks indistinctly on television.]
Hey.
I love the op-ed piece.
Oh, thanks.
You want to put your name on it? Problems? I sent it to six people.
They all said "no.
" Really? I thought that being able to take credit for a piece of your writing would be incentive enough.
[Chuckles.]
I'm serious.
It's not the quality of the piece.
It's that nobody wants to stick their necks out for a dead duck.
[Sighs.]
It's that bad, huh? Look, not to mix metaphors, but there's blood in the water, Emily.
The people I've sent this to know that.
Okay.
Well, keep trying.
Yeah.
Big swings, right? Exactly.
Liam Price to see you.
Thank you, Kristie.
Send him in.
Come on in, Mr.
Price.
Speaker Hookstraten.
Liam.
How long has it been? So, you figured it out.
It wasn't that hard.
I thought, "Who worked for me 12 years ago that'd want to stab me in the back today?" [Scoffs.]
You fired me.
You were taking money from lobbyists.
And if I recall, I didn't fire you, I gave you the chance to resign.
Well, now you will have that same option.
Oh.
So, let me guess you've been to Bowman's office.
He'll never make it to the White House.
We'll see.
I should've gone public with you 12 years ago, Liam, fed you to the wolves.
Too late now.
Not really.
I still have the evidence against you, Liam.
And now Senator Bowman does, too.
You know, I doubt any presidential hopeful would want anything to do with a lying, unscrupulous punk like you.
You can go now, Liam.
[Door closes.]
It is very convincing when you first look at it.
Here is Lozano, supposedly leaving the PLC Building after the assassination attempt, but look His face is always down, away from the surveillance cameras, right? His back is turned.
His collar's up.
Now, look at the street.
- Same deal.
- Foerstel: Mm.
Could be Lozano, but who knows? Now, the parking garage.
We're on his back the whole time.
It's like he knows where the cameras are.
Exactly.
And the next time we get a good look at him he's crossing from the car to the storage facility.
Right.
There's no way to tell.
Right.
So, when did they make the switch? Here is the footage from the PLC Building after the shooting.
And now this is the next morning, 20 hours and 17 minutes after that.
Long after the building has been cleared, long after the suspect has been shot dead someone leaves the building.
Would you like me to zoom in? Please.
Lozano never left the building that day.
He waited till the coast was clear.
He left the next day.
So, it's true? Ritter: Lozano is alive, sir.
And Agent Wells is absolutely positive? Yes, sir.
The man the FBI killed was a decoy and was willing to sacrifice his life to help Lozano escape.
Sacrifice his life for what? And why? How many more of them are out there? Good news? We got a hit on the dead guy's prints Desmond Legarth.
ATF picked him up in 2005 on a gun-possession charge.
I just sent you the file.
This guy fell off the grid six years ago.
Before that, he was Army Infantry.
His last known employment was a small-arms instructor for Browning Reed.
Financial forensics did a full work-up on him.
He took out a loan for his mother's house in 2003.
You know who co-signed that loan? The C.
E.
O.
of Browning Reed.
Patrick Lloyd? Yeah.
[As the Terminator.]
I'll be back.
Where you going? Where are we at with the op-ed? Whose names are attached? Seth: Reagan Whithorne, sir.
Emily: Former one-term congressman from Arkansas.
That's it? Who's rolling it out? The Sentinel.
Oh.
I'm sorry, Mr.
President.
It's the best we could do.
It's not your fault.
It's a good piece of writing, Seth.
Thank you.
What's the word from Aaron? Speaker Hookstraten appears before the Ethics Committee tomorrow.
They're gonna go after her hard.
Looks like she was right about the younger generation wanting to replace her.
That's the information I have, also.
It may not be possible to save her.
You know what? To hell with it.
Run the op-ed now.
Yes, sir.
[Sighs.]
I'm good.
Thanks.
Long time.
I've been busy.
I've noticed.
So, why are you looking for Patrick Lloyd? It's a two-way street.
You want Intel from the Agency, I get Intel from the Bureau.
Beck I've never denied you anything when you've asked for it.
You don't need to know why I'm looking for Lloyd.
I met him a few times Scary dude.
Spent 16 years in Special Forces, completed more classified missions than anyone in his unit.
In 2000, he inherited a fortune from his father's business, put it all into Browning Reed.
Okay.
After 9/11, he won over $2 billion in government contracts Super patriot.
A friend to politicians and generals Until things went south.
Yeah, I heard Scandals and lawsuits.
Company went under.
Yeah, but not because he couldn't afford it, because he felt betrayed by his own government.
He turned.
Since he dissolved the company, Lloyd's become a political player.
He started behind the scenes, but now he's making more public appearances now.
Very big on the alt-right circuit, but he makes those guys look like liberals.
Scary thing is, he's got the IQ and the money to back up his views.
So where do we find him? He's been hiding in plain sight the whole time.
[Man whistles.]
[Indistinct conversation.]
Hannah: There he is.
Oh, we have visitors.
Will you take that for me, please? Thank you.
Hey, there.
[Chuckles.]
FBI or, uh, Homeland? What gave us away? Oh, shoes, the walk the fact that federal agents raided a piece of property that was owned by my former company a few nights ago Take your pick.
FBI.
Ah.
I'm Agent Foerstel.
This is Agent Wells.
So, how about we talk about that silo? And the munitions you were keeping there.
Certainly.
They are Russian-made land mines, 300,000 of them, flooded the market after Russia pulled out of Afghanistan.
Browning Reed bought them, legally, and used them for our Demining training.
My attorney has all the import permits on file.
Here's his card.
Hmm.
Though, I expect he'll contact you first, once he's pulled together the charges for the illegal search and seizure.
What about Desmond Legarth? Who's that? You bought his mother a house.
You don't remember his name? Well, if I did that, then I assume he must have worked for me.
I gave loans to hundreds of my employees over the years, most of them veterans, ignored by the country they served.
See, I won't ignore them, and I won't fail our ancestors by allowing America to become a broken system of oppression.
It What did Mr.
Legarth do? He's a person of interest in an ongoing investigation.
Well, you must be searching in the dark if you're talking to me.
Well, we're not reading tea leaves, Mr.
Lloyd.
Fact is, Browning Reed keeps coming up in connection to our case.
Browning Reed no longer exists.
Uh, yet they still hold titles to properties and munitions.
Liquidating a billion-dollar business takes time, Agent Foerstel.
It's something that someone on a government salary might have trouble understanding.
If you want to talk again, please feel free to contact my attorney.
Hannah: Charming.
[Door closes, engine starts.]
[Sighs.]
What? "We have failed our ancestors by allowing America to become a broken system of oppression.
It is our job to take back America from the corrupt leaders who seek to take our land and money.
" Everything he's saying It's all there.
[Beeps.]
Foerstel: Go home.
It's late.
Hey, did you put eyes on Lloyd? Yes, 24/7.
And I'm betting he's very well aware of it.
It's fine.
Maybe it'll slow him down.
[Sighs.]
Look If you're right, i-if he's the guy behind this, it's gonna be just like MacLeish.
Knowing and proving are two very different things.
And Lloyd is 10 times more dangerous.
He is protected in every way Physically, financially, legally.
No one is above the law.
Yes, I get that, but it's gonna be very difficult to catch him with dirty hands.
We're gonna have to work our way through his whole organization.
His organization? What organization? I was down there in North Dakota.
I saw them.
They vanished.
They're everywhere and nowhere.
They're the waitress at the restaurant down the road.
They're your accountant.
We're [Sighs.]
We're not gonna flush them out.
Okay, look, we'll hit this again in the morning, okay? You need to get some rest.
Go home.
Yeah, I'm just I'm in no rush to get back to the fleabag motel.
Get some rest.
I will.
Okay.
[Beeps, ringing.]
Hey, Jason.
It's me.
Atwood: Hey.
What's going on? Look, I know I told you to lay low, but [sighs.]
I need your help.
Name it.
What do you need? Patrick Lloyd.
[Telephone ringing.]
Hello? Little pea, how are you? [Chuckles.]
Hey, Daddy.
I miss you.
I miss you more than anything in the world.
Me too.
Where is Mommy? Upstairs, helping Leo with his homework.
Want me to go get her? No.
No, I want to talk to you.
Okay.
[Sighs.]
Did you have fun with your tutor today? Yeah.
She lets me watch the news.
I saw you on the TV.
You did? They said you might pick that lady as your vice president.
The one you gave the pen to.
Did you know she'd be the first girl vice president? Yeah, I did.
You think that's cool? Yeah.
Me too.
[Engine shuts off.]
[Tires screech.]
[Doors close.]
Man: Over here.
That's far enough.
What did you learn? Well, Atwood was fired.
Some agents are calling him a disgrace.
And what does that tell you? I don't know.
But it's got something to do with Majid Nassar.
Check the White House log for the day after Nassar was killed.
The White House log? I'm leaving now.
Don't follow me.
Well [Indistinct conversation in distance.]
[Beeps, ringing.]
[Cellphone ringing.]
Yeah? Whitaker: How'd it go? Clockwork.
Good.
We're back on track.
Speaker Hookstraten came through.
Now, I may be new to the Hill, but so is everybody else.
You're the last of the old guard around here, Madam Speaker.
So get on board or step aside.
There is a connection between MacLeish and Lozano.
And this FBI Agent, Hannah Wells, was onto it.
Man: You're interested in Nestor Lozano.
So are we.
You got my attention.
Someone is feeding Abe Leonard classified information, and we need to find out who.
Hannah: This is a manifesto, Jason.
"Pax Americana An American empire to replace our own constitutional government.
" Oh, my God.
It's Lozano.
[Sighs.]
It can't be.
Lozano's dead.
Let me see that.
[Indistinct talking.]
Tree line! Go, go, go! [Indistinct shouting.]
[Gunshot.]
[Shouting continues.]
[Gunfire.]
Man: Don't let them get away! Shoot them! [Sighs.]
Oh, forget this.
[Cellphone rings.]
[Beeps.]
I thought we said 11:00.
It's almost 2:00.
Man: Just testing your resolve.
Three whole hours is that all the truth is worth to you? Is that what you're gonna give me, the truth? Tip I gave you on Hannah Wells paid off, didn't it? All right, what do you got for me now? Another piece of the puzzle.
Why not the whole thing? That's not how this works.
I'm not on the record here.
You need to find the story yourself, and I need to know I can trust you.
You got to be kidding me.
I've never burned a source in my life.
I lost my job at the Herald 'cause I wouldn't give up my sources.
The White House is covering up the truth.
Truth about what? The Capitol bombing.
Hannah Wells' boss was the last person to see Majid Nassar alive.
Jason Atwood Check him out.
Wait, wait.
[Sighs.]
[Engine starts.]
How the hell is Lozano still alive? [Breathing heavily.]
Jason, are you hit? - [Groans.]
Oh, God.
- I got to get you to a hospital.
No, it can wait.
Damn it.
Male anchor: Today marks a milestone for the Kirkman Administration as he signs his gun-control bill into law, igniting hopes that this unelected, independent president can actually break the partisan gridlock that's paralyzed Congress for years.
Female anchor: There's another big winner today Speaker of the House Hookstraten, the moderate Republican who went out on a limb supporting the White House on this.
These two have got to be feeling good this morning.
Madam Speaker, this could not have been accomplished without you.
Thank you.
Thank you, sir.
[Camera shutters clicking.]
I don't think my hand has shaken this much since I signed my first mortgage.
[Laughter.]
Man: No dice.
What do you mean? The plate's from a White House pool of vehicles.
White House? You're sure? That's what it says.
I need to get a name.
Hundreds of people work there.
Any one of them could have accessed it.
Hey, I paid you to get a name.
You paid me to run a plate.
- [Car door opens.]
- Oh, come on.
Wh I should at least get a discount! White House.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Hey, hey! Big win today! Yeah, for all of us.
Yeah, we're trending #GunControlWins.
We, uh We get you back in the West Wing with the new VP? Ask her.
What is it? No comment.
No comment necessary.
The speaker swung the vote for POTUS, creating a true bipartisan alliance.
No.
Tri-partisan alliance.
You had Democrats, moderate Republicans, and Independents.
I stand corrected A true tri-partisan alliance.
Now, who wouldn't want to keep that going with Hookstraten as VP? Well, the polls are in.
America wants this.
And the president will make up his mind when he's ready.
Yeah, but what's your opinion, really? Hookstraten said she'd deliver the vote, and she did.
That's it? You find that evasive? I find that evasive.
Absolutely.
That's evasive.
I want a straight answer.
Look, we all know that the relationship between POTUS and the Speaker hasn't always been easy.
He's a consensus builder, and she's a Hey, watch it.
Bulldog is what I was gonna say.
That's fair.
Yeah, but Kirkman needs a bulldog, especially one who controls a majority in the House.
He needs allies, but he also needs someone he can trust.
Mm, so you're saying you don't find her to be trustworthy.
Okay, what is this? A press conference? I am enjoying being on the other side of the podium for once.
Of course you are.
All I'm saying is that she's a politician and he's not.
Well, opposites attract.
Sometimes.
I have to be honest When I first took office, I had my doubts.
I didn't know if I could trust you, and I knew you didn't trust me.
I trusted you were doing your best.
[Chuckles.]
I believe that.
Well, let's just say you didn't have a lot of faith in what my best could be.
Oh, you were an unknown quantity, Mr.
President.
I just wanted to make sure the best interests of the country were being protected.
I know.
I hope I passed the test.
I hope I did.
We have a lot of momentum right now.
Together, as a team, we managed to cross the bipartisan divide for the bill.
You did your job quickly and efficiently.
I was really impressed.
I have sharp elbows when I'm fighting for something I believe in.
[Chuckles.]
Well, we can certainly use your sharp elbows when rolling out our new legislative agenda.
But, Kimble well, I think we've got a chance to do something really special here Beyond policy.
I would like my daughter to see a woman become vice president of the United States.
Sir so would I.
Good.
We'll start the formal vetting process.
As soon as you clear that, we'll make a public statement.
I'm excited for both of us.
Thank you, sir.
No, thank you.
Come on.
Today's legislation deals a serious blow to Senator Jack Bowman, who clearly underestimated the president's ability to build a successful coalition in the House of Representatives.
[Door opens.]
Senator, Liam Price to see you.
Send him in.
Thanks for seeing me, Senator.
I-I know what a busy schedule you have.
May I also say how much I admired your stance on the gun-control bill.
You said you have something for me? Close the door.
Ritter: And you're sure it was him? Yeah, it was him.
From one sighting, at 130 yards out, through a night-vision scope? I know what I saw.
Atwood saw him, too.
Where is Atwood? He's recovering.
He took a round in his arm.
What about Lozano? Did you track the helicopter? Tail number was blacked out.
And there's no FAA airtraffic control in the area.
It's like he flew into a vacuum.
Did we secure the munitions, at least? Yeah, the task force was on the ground two hours after Hannah called it in.
They secured the silo, but everyone was gone.
So, if Lozano's alive, then who did the FBI take down after the attempt on the president? Here's your boy.
Crime report said he was holding a grenade.
What did the shrapnel tell you? That he was less than three feet away before he threw it.
So it was intentional.
Either that, or he was shot before he could throw it.
How'd you I.
D.
him? Prints on the left hand were intact.
Lower mandible, too.
Did the trick.
Do you mind if I get a set of prints for myself? Knock yourself out.
[Indistinct conversations.]
[Cellphone ringing.]
Aaron Shore.
Dan: It's Dan Pyne from Politico.
Hey, Dan.
What's going on? We're going with a story about Speaker Hookstraten.
Wanted to give you guys a chance to comment.
Okay, well, what's the story? Excuse me.
Excuse me.
Did you see what just hit Politico? No.
[Keyboard keys clacking.]
This is bad, right? No, this is really bad.
- Hey.
- Hey.
You heard? Yeah, Aaron gave me a heads-up.
Ava: Mr.
President.
Kirkman: Thank you, Ava.
Am I missing something here? Because as far as I can tell, Kimble took a trip to Turkey during her first year in Congress, six months later, co-signed a bill providing them with further military assistance.
Turkey's been a member of NATO since 1952, so this is pretty standard practice.
What's the big deal? It's the optics, sir.
It appears as though she's accepting gifts in return for military favors.
I don't care about the optics.
There's no sign of malfeasance here.
No, sir, but it's implied.
And this is a town that loves to connect the dots.
She stayed in hotel suites in Ankara and Istanbul and had lavish meals.
What was she supposed to do, check herself into a cell and survive on bread and water? The military-aid package included the latest in digital-surveillance technology.
And, at the time, the Pentagon was strongly advising against giving it to Turkey.
It was a controversial measure.
It only passed by four votes.
Everyone on that trip voted in favor of it.
Circumstantial at best.
When can I talk to her? - I'll set it up.
- Okay.
Thank you both.
[Door opens.]
Mike, what is it? It's about Nestor Lozano.
Sir, there's a possibility that he's alive.
What? How is that even possible? Agent Wells thinks she spotted him in North Dakota.
If she's right, who did the FBI kill? Wells and Foerstel They're investigating that now.
As a precaution, we're gonna switch up your schedule and run more decoy motorcades.
I'm not worried about me.
What about Alex and the kids? We're doing the same at Camp David, along with increased perimeter security.
Sir, they won't even notice.
Okay.
Thank you, Mike.
Thank you, sir.
Bowman: No, that's good.
That sounds like a win-win for everybody.
Aaron: Senator Bowman.
Now, listen, you let me know when you have Goodman on board.
We'll see what we can do about pushing it out of committee.
Now, if this has something to do with your new boss, I have nothing to say.
She didn't do anything wrong.
Oh, then there's nothing for her to worry about, is there? Yeah, except you can't un-ring a bell, Senator.
Now, we both know an accusation is just as bad as a conviction.
I-I'm sorry.
I'm having a really hard time understanding what any of this has to do with me.
What, you're saying it's a coincidence that right when she beats you on the gun-control bill that this hits Politico? You're not White House Chief of Staff anymore, Shore.
I'd watch your mouth.
Nobody from my office gave that story to Politico.
And you expect me to believe that? I don't give a damn what you believe.
[Beeps.]
Ritter: It's a match.
Yeah, but the body in the morgue isn't Lozano's.
There's enough left of his face to tell that.
But there's a positive I.
D.
Who screwed up? No one did.
Fingerprints and dental records matched.
Someone hacked the IAFIS database.
They switched Lozano's records with the dead man's.
You realize what you're saying? The clearance level it would take to pull that off.
Well, we've known for a while that someone in the White House made Kirkman designated survivor.
Yeah, we thought it was someone who probably died in the Capitol bombing.
I think it's time that we consider that this person may still be active.
Sloan: You know, how it works at the Bureau.
I can't say anything about the death of Majid Nassar.
It's an open investigation.
All right, but you know Deputy Director Atwood, right? I haven't seen him in a while.
Well, what does that mean? Means I haven't seen him in a while.
What, he's not there anymore? - I didn't say that.
- Well, you implied it.
No, I didn't.
What, was he canned? Is that it? You're a disgrace, you know that? You're worse than Atwood.
Whoa, whoa.
Wait.
What a minute.
What does that mean? Don't call me anymore.
What does that mean? Photographer: Just a couple more.
Thank you.
[Camera shutter clicks.]
Okay, great.
Gentlemen, I want to thank you for your service.
And I promise, we will look at the numbers for those body cameras as soon as possible.
Thank you, Mr.
President.
Thank you.
Gentlemen.
Sir, Speaker Hookstraten.
Kirkman: Great.
Madam Speaker.
Mr.
President.
Well, this afternoon took a turn, didn't it? Yes, sir.
Please.
Thank you.
I just wanted to assure you that the trip I took and the bill I co-sponsored were completely unrelated.
Kimble, I believe you.
The trip was largely agricultural Drip irrigation, things like that.
I thought it would be useful for my constituents.
And the bill? I co-sponsored it with Representative Holden of Ohio, former Chair of the Armed Services Committee.
I've heard he was a good man.
He was my mentor.
And he believed the aid package was necessary to protect American personnel at Incirlik Air Base.
And a majority of Congress agreed with him, as it turned out.
Well, just tell people what you just told me.
You have a ton of supporters.
It's a whole new ballgame out there, sir.
The new Senate is like the old Senate conventional.
They were all appointed to replace their predecessors.
But the House they were all elected, and they're young.
Youngest House in U.
S.
history.
And I'm old guard, sir.
[Chuckles.]
They don't see me as their legitimate Speaker.
I got here the same way you did by surviving.
Well, that's not fair or true.
You were elected.
You were a serving Congresswoman.
Besides, if they wanted to replace you, they could have done it a while ago.
They were finding their feet.
And now they have their excuse to replace me.
Because of Senator Bowman.
He's denying it, but who benefits most from this? I'm his biggest rival in the party.
Son of a bitch.
[Door opens.]
I'm sorry to interrupt.
What is it? I thought you would both want to hear The House Ethics Committee just announced that they are opening an investigation into the Speaker.
Jay Whitaker, Homeland Security Adviser.
Thank you for meeting me.
I put together that video you asked for.
We were able to reconstruct Lozano's path from the PLC Building where the assassination attempt took place to the Annapolis facility where he was taken down.
This is Lozano exiting the PLC Building.
This is the camera that covers the main entrance.
This camera covers the side, and you see him walking there.
He walks two blocks north to Union Station.
Then we got him on camera passing an ATM machine.
Next we pick him up in the parking garage where he jacked the minivan.
We have the minivan on constant camera surveillance all the way out of the city.
- It's all on the flash drive.
- Good.
Here's where Maryland State Police spot him entering Annapolis.
A unit attempts to pull him over, which leads to a high-speed pursuit.
But Lozano manages to elude them.
Then he flees on foot into the marine-storage facility.
At this point, Maryland State Police set up a perimeter and wait for the FBI to show up.
This is how that plays out.
And that flash, is that the grenade going off? Yes.
At first we thought he was shot before he could throw it, but the coroner's report was inconclusive.
He may have detonated it deliberately.
From what I've read, Lozano was a total soldier.
Well, this is very impressive.
Thank you.
It's all on here, including the highway cams, as I said.
This is gonna help us a lot with the rest of our investigation.
I'm just glad we caught the son of a bitch.
Yeah.
Me too.
Hey, Dan.
- Shore.
- [Sighs.]
Nice smear job.
Give me a break.
I called you for a comment.
Yeah, and you buried it under four graphs of innuendo.
Look, I-I want to see both sides of the story.
And the Speaker's willing to sit with you an exclusive.
I already reported that she denies any wrongdoing.
Yeah, but But it's not the same as letting her tell her side to the story.
Well, she can tell the Ethics Committee.
Hey, you could at least give her the same platform you gave to Bowman.
Look, I didn't give Bowman anything.
And for your information, there's lots of people gunning for your boss.
Reporter: In the latest scandal to hit Washington, the House Ethics Committee has opened an investigation into Speaker of the House Hookstraten for alleged improprieties involving a military-aid package to Turkey 12 years ago.
Thank God we didn't go public with your choice.
[Sighs.]
Maybe we should.
No.
Sir, this is not the time to double down.
We need to cut her loose now.
Kimble told me she didn't do anything wrong, and I believe her.
If you nominate her at this point, you will destroy all of the political capital we've worked so hard to gain.
I don't believe that's necessarily true.
We can take our case to the American people.
But, sir, your battle isn't with the American people, it's with Congress.
And you'll lose.
[Sighs.]
I'm sorry.
She's the right choice, and I'm not gonna back down.
Okay.
I'll stay in contact with Aaron, get a sense of where things stand with the Committee.
I also want Seth to start working on a press release.
I want to remind the American people of what we've just accomplished here, and let them know that Speaker Hookstraten is our bridge across that bipartisan divide.
What about finding a surrogate to author an op-ed? That's a good idea.
Let's see what names we can attach to it.
- We'll do everything we can.
- Thank you.
Todd: The reservation's in your name.
The ambassador's a fan of Riesling, so I had them put aside a bottle of '14 Emmerich Knoll.
All right.
What about that tweet? "If these allegations prove true, it will be a damn shame for Speaker Hookstraten and the country.
" Good.
Send it.
[Beeps.]
Just make sure not to comment on the investigation, per Se.
Did you see Bowman's latest tweet? Oh, yeah, pretty transparent.
Now, the release We need to talk about Yeah, I got it.
Uh, just a general statement of support for a woman with a long record of outstanding service to the country.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
Yeah, that's why I'm the press secretary.
I'll push it out to the briefingroom list.
Okay, just make sure it's the first thing they read.
And the op-ed? Yeah, uh, let me write it first, then we can see who we can drum up to sign it.
Swing big, okay? He really wants this to happen.
Yep.
[Indistinct conversations.]
Jason Atwood, right? Abe Leonard, New York Standard.
You got a minute? Nope.
What happened? Don't tell me it was from a shaving accident.
Hey, I'm not looking for trouble.
I just got a few questions about Majid Nassar.
Excuse me.
Can I have the check, please? Woman: Right away, sir.
You were Acting Deputy Director of the FBI, lead investigator on the Capitol bombing, right? Here you go.
Come on.
That's public record.
I'm just trying to find out what happened next.
Why'd they fire you? I resigned.
Well, a White House source tells me different.
This have anything to do with your son? Don't you ever talk about my son.
Okay, all right.
I'm sorry.
I'm just trying [Sighs.]
First you're leading the bombing investigation, then you see Nassar die the day he's in custody, then your son gets kidnapped.
[Grunts.]
Ow.
I told you Don't mention my son.
Ah, my bad.
I just want to know what happened to Majid Nassar.
Are you a good guy or a bad guy? [Engines starts.]
[Breathing heavily.]
Hookstraten: Got it.
Thanks, John.
House Ethics Committee.
They want to see me tomorrow.
[Scoffs.]
That was fast.
They're like a firing squad.
Yep.
How did it go? Well, it didn't come from Bowman.
In that case, I might have a good idea where it did come from.
Who? I want to check it out first.
It's funny yesterday, I was talking about the vice presidency, and today, I'm fighting for my political life.
Atwood: How the hell did he know I was at the prison when Nassar got killed? There has to be a leak, Hannah.
Leonard said he has a source at the White House.
Oh, we're looking into it Believe me.
We just have to be really careful.
So, what am I supposed to do? Stay at home while all this goes down? Look, I need to help.
- You can't.
- What do you mean I can't? You You can't.
You can't shoot a gun.
You can't even drive a car.
I need you to heal right now, Jason.
Go and find somewhere to stay off the grid.
- Like, go hide somewhere? - Look, I don't hide.
I cannot be worrying about you when all of this is going on.
- You don't have to worry about me.
- But I do.
You need backup.
[Sighs.]
I'm gonna go it alone for now.
- What? - It's better than widening our circle.
[Sighs.]
Look, Jason I know it's hard for you to take a back seat.
You got to trust me.
It's gonna be okay.
You remember your first time going through a door? You think I forgot East Baltimore? And you almost threw up in the hallway.
I think I did a little.
You saw me and you told me to calm down.
You said everything was gonna be okay.
I'm gonna trust you.
[Man speaks indistinctly on television.]
Hey.
I love the op-ed piece.
Oh, thanks.
You want to put your name on it? Problems? I sent it to six people.
They all said "no.
" Really? I thought that being able to take credit for a piece of your writing would be incentive enough.
[Chuckles.]
I'm serious.
It's not the quality of the piece.
It's that nobody wants to stick their necks out for a dead duck.
[Sighs.]
It's that bad, huh? Look, not to mix metaphors, but there's blood in the water, Emily.
The people I've sent this to know that.
Okay.
Well, keep trying.
Yeah.
Big swings, right? Exactly.
Liam Price to see you.
Thank you, Kristie.
Send him in.
Come on in, Mr.
Price.
Speaker Hookstraten.
Liam.
How long has it been? So, you figured it out.
It wasn't that hard.
I thought, "Who worked for me 12 years ago that'd want to stab me in the back today?" [Scoffs.]
You fired me.
You were taking money from lobbyists.
And if I recall, I didn't fire you, I gave you the chance to resign.
Well, now you will have that same option.
Oh.
So, let me guess you've been to Bowman's office.
He'll never make it to the White House.
We'll see.
I should've gone public with you 12 years ago, Liam, fed you to the wolves.
Too late now.
Not really.
I still have the evidence against you, Liam.
And now Senator Bowman does, too.
You know, I doubt any presidential hopeful would want anything to do with a lying, unscrupulous punk like you.
You can go now, Liam.
[Door closes.]
It is very convincing when you first look at it.
Here is Lozano, supposedly leaving the PLC Building after the assassination attempt, but look His face is always down, away from the surveillance cameras, right? His back is turned.
His collar's up.
Now, look at the street.
- Same deal.
- Foerstel: Mm.
Could be Lozano, but who knows? Now, the parking garage.
We're on his back the whole time.
It's like he knows where the cameras are.
Exactly.
And the next time we get a good look at him he's crossing from the car to the storage facility.
Right.
There's no way to tell.
Right.
So, when did they make the switch? Here is the footage from the PLC Building after the shooting.
And now this is the next morning, 20 hours and 17 minutes after that.
Long after the building has been cleared, long after the suspect has been shot dead someone leaves the building.
Would you like me to zoom in? Please.
Lozano never left the building that day.
He waited till the coast was clear.
He left the next day.
So, it's true? Ritter: Lozano is alive, sir.
And Agent Wells is absolutely positive? Yes, sir.
The man the FBI killed was a decoy and was willing to sacrifice his life to help Lozano escape.
Sacrifice his life for what? And why? How many more of them are out there? Good news? We got a hit on the dead guy's prints Desmond Legarth.
ATF picked him up in 2005 on a gun-possession charge.
I just sent you the file.
This guy fell off the grid six years ago.
Before that, he was Army Infantry.
His last known employment was a small-arms instructor for Browning Reed.
Financial forensics did a full work-up on him.
He took out a loan for his mother's house in 2003.
You know who co-signed that loan? The C.
E.
O.
of Browning Reed.
Patrick Lloyd? Yeah.
[As the Terminator.]
I'll be back.
Where you going? Where are we at with the op-ed? Whose names are attached? Seth: Reagan Whithorne, sir.
Emily: Former one-term congressman from Arkansas.
That's it? Who's rolling it out? The Sentinel.
Oh.
I'm sorry, Mr.
President.
It's the best we could do.
It's not your fault.
It's a good piece of writing, Seth.
Thank you.
What's the word from Aaron? Speaker Hookstraten appears before the Ethics Committee tomorrow.
They're gonna go after her hard.
Looks like she was right about the younger generation wanting to replace her.
That's the information I have, also.
It may not be possible to save her.
You know what? To hell with it.
Run the op-ed now.
Yes, sir.
[Sighs.]
I'm good.
Thanks.
Long time.
I've been busy.
I've noticed.
So, why are you looking for Patrick Lloyd? It's a two-way street.
You want Intel from the Agency, I get Intel from the Bureau.
Beck I've never denied you anything when you've asked for it.
You don't need to know why I'm looking for Lloyd.
I met him a few times Scary dude.
Spent 16 years in Special Forces, completed more classified missions than anyone in his unit.
In 2000, he inherited a fortune from his father's business, put it all into Browning Reed.
Okay.
After 9/11, he won over $2 billion in government contracts Super patriot.
A friend to politicians and generals Until things went south.
Yeah, I heard Scandals and lawsuits.
Company went under.
Yeah, but not because he couldn't afford it, because he felt betrayed by his own government.
He turned.
Since he dissolved the company, Lloyd's become a political player.
He started behind the scenes, but now he's making more public appearances now.
Very big on the alt-right circuit, but he makes those guys look like liberals.
Scary thing is, he's got the IQ and the money to back up his views.
So where do we find him? He's been hiding in plain sight the whole time.
[Man whistles.]
[Indistinct conversation.]
Hannah: There he is.
Oh, we have visitors.
Will you take that for me, please? Thank you.
Hey, there.
[Chuckles.]
FBI or, uh, Homeland? What gave us away? Oh, shoes, the walk the fact that federal agents raided a piece of property that was owned by my former company a few nights ago Take your pick.
FBI.
Ah.
I'm Agent Foerstel.
This is Agent Wells.
So, how about we talk about that silo? And the munitions you were keeping there.
Certainly.
They are Russian-made land mines, 300,000 of them, flooded the market after Russia pulled out of Afghanistan.
Browning Reed bought them, legally, and used them for our Demining training.
My attorney has all the import permits on file.
Here's his card.
Hmm.
Though, I expect he'll contact you first, once he's pulled together the charges for the illegal search and seizure.
What about Desmond Legarth? Who's that? You bought his mother a house.
You don't remember his name? Well, if I did that, then I assume he must have worked for me.
I gave loans to hundreds of my employees over the years, most of them veterans, ignored by the country they served.
See, I won't ignore them, and I won't fail our ancestors by allowing America to become a broken system of oppression.
It What did Mr.
Legarth do? He's a person of interest in an ongoing investigation.
Well, you must be searching in the dark if you're talking to me.
Well, we're not reading tea leaves, Mr.
Lloyd.
Fact is, Browning Reed keeps coming up in connection to our case.
Browning Reed no longer exists.
Uh, yet they still hold titles to properties and munitions.
Liquidating a billion-dollar business takes time, Agent Foerstel.
It's something that someone on a government salary might have trouble understanding.
If you want to talk again, please feel free to contact my attorney.
Hannah: Charming.
[Door closes, engine starts.]
[Sighs.]
What? "We have failed our ancestors by allowing America to become a broken system of oppression.
It is our job to take back America from the corrupt leaders who seek to take our land and money.
" Everything he's saying It's all there.
[Beeps.]
Foerstel: Go home.
It's late.
Hey, did you put eyes on Lloyd? Yes, 24/7.
And I'm betting he's very well aware of it.
It's fine.
Maybe it'll slow him down.
[Sighs.]
Look If you're right, i-if he's the guy behind this, it's gonna be just like MacLeish.
Knowing and proving are two very different things.
And Lloyd is 10 times more dangerous.
He is protected in every way Physically, financially, legally.
No one is above the law.
Yes, I get that, but it's gonna be very difficult to catch him with dirty hands.
We're gonna have to work our way through his whole organization.
His organization? What organization? I was down there in North Dakota.
I saw them.
They vanished.
They're everywhere and nowhere.
They're the waitress at the restaurant down the road.
They're your accountant.
We're [Sighs.]
We're not gonna flush them out.
Okay, look, we'll hit this again in the morning, okay? You need to get some rest.
Go home.
Yeah, I'm just I'm in no rush to get back to the fleabag motel.
Get some rest.
I will.
Okay.
[Beeps, ringing.]
Hey, Jason.
It's me.
Atwood: Hey.
What's going on? Look, I know I told you to lay low, but [sighs.]
I need your help.
Name it.
What do you need? Patrick Lloyd.
[Telephone ringing.]
Hello? Little pea, how are you? [Chuckles.]
Hey, Daddy.
I miss you.
I miss you more than anything in the world.
Me too.
Where is Mommy? Upstairs, helping Leo with his homework.
Want me to go get her? No.
No, I want to talk to you.
Okay.
[Sighs.]
Did you have fun with your tutor today? Yeah.
She lets me watch the news.
I saw you on the TV.
You did? They said you might pick that lady as your vice president.
The one you gave the pen to.
Did you know she'd be the first girl vice president? Yeah, I did.
You think that's cool? Yeah.
Me too.
[Engine shuts off.]
[Tires screech.]
[Doors close.]
Man: Over here.
That's far enough.
What did you learn? Well, Atwood was fired.
Some agents are calling him a disgrace.
And what does that tell you? I don't know.
But it's got something to do with Majid Nassar.
Check the White House log for the day after Nassar was killed.
The White House log? I'm leaving now.
Don't follow me.
Well [Indistinct conversation in distance.]
[Beeps, ringing.]
[Cellphone ringing.]
Yeah? Whitaker: How'd it go? Clockwork.
Good.
We're back on track.