Line of Fire (2026) s01e07 Episode Script
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1
I've been going through
something for a while now.
Time for me to move forward.
Are you asking me out
on a date?
I want a partner who gives me
the benefit of the doubt,
like you give your ex-husband.
When I think about what
happens if we get caught
Well, let's not get caught.
Hey, you still want
to hang this week?
We could have dinner
and talk about
- the bad old days in Kabul.
- Yeah.
Been too long.
The assassination attempt
was all just theater, Daryl.
Something this clean
needed someone senior,
someone with reach
who could recruit Antosca
and be there to tie off
the loose ends
when we got close.
Mike, you're talking
about a conspiracy
in your own house.
In our house, Daryl.
You ran detail that day
six years ago.
I'm working on a theory,
but I can't bring it to anyone
until I know for sure.
You stay quiet.
Make sure that nobody learns
that I'm alive--
most of all, my family.
[game chirping, dinging]
[ominous music]
♪
Tasty!
[dinging, chiming]
Sweet!
[game sound effects continue]
♪
[metal clattering]
[celebratory music]
Let's move!
OK, come on.
Hurry up, hurry up.
[clicks]
- [whirring]
- Above that wall.
♪
[squeaking, scraping]
Yeah. All over here.
♪
That pipe over there!
[creaking]
♪
Hey!
That--that water goes
to the city.
[muffled screaming]
We need to go!
Go, go, go, go, go!
- Delicious! Divine!
- [game chirping, popping]
[Djo's "Delete Ya"]
Red-eye ♪
Last-minute flight ♪
♪
I get in early ♪
I was roused by the light ♪
Back in the city ♪
It's funny--
the walls are glass.
Really takes the "secret"
out of Secret Service.
Well, good thing
I've got nothing to hide.
What are you doing here, Emily?
Had state business
at the Office of Management
and Budget.
Or maybe I just used
my credentials
'cause I wanted to say hi.
[chuckles]
It's a mad house out there.
Big event tonight.
The Zenith Ball.
President's gonna be there,
so all the guests
have to pick up their tickets
in-person, so
- A mad house.
- Yeah.
You want to go?
Could be fun.
U.S. and world leaders
coming together
to strengthen diplomacy
through cultural exchange
and mediocre finger food.
I can pull strings.
My boss is kind of a big deal.
That is so sweet of you,
but, um, yeah,
I've got my own strings, so--
- Ooh.
- Afters at my house?
Afters?
I'm gonna let context clues
be my friend
and say yes
to whatever that is.
Smart.
Leave you alone, oh, God ♪
I wish I could delete ya ♪
♪
'Cause nothin' can
compete with ya ♪
I replenish and repeat ya ♪
A heart excretes
only one of us ♪
People love an excuse
to dress up.
It's not too late
for you to join.
You could bring
your new partner.
First, these parties
are ridiculous.
Second, Raul is not my partner.
We just reach out from time
to time when we need a consult.
It's not like
we always work together.
This will just take a minute.
Then we can go
get some breakfast.
- They arrest Daryl yet?
- Not yet.
What's the holdup?
He orchestrated a fake
presidential assassination.
An innocent man died.
Inspection's internal
investigations are thorough.
Charlie said
it's gonna be a minute.
Sam had skin cells
under his nails.
Daryl had scratches on his arm.
Investigation over.
Just match them.
It'd take, like, five seconds.
Micah, neither you nor I know
how deep this goes.
Until we hear back,
we stay quiet.
♪
The wheels of justice.
♪
[indistinct chatter]
Terry, hi.
Oh, hi, Jane.
Most senators don't pick up
their own tickets.
Well, I used to have
an assistant
until he went behind my back
to, uh, help out
a federal marshal.
Right.
I'm--I'm still sorry
about that.
- Don't be.
- [phone buzzing]
Uh, helped me realize
it wasn't the right fit.
- [sighs]
- Of course,
they need me back
on the floor right now.
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
may I extend an olive branch
to make up for how things
ended between us?
Move on up.
No one will mind.
[phones ringing in distance]
How are things going
with your girlfriend?
I don't have one.
We only see each other at work.
It's excruciating.
I wonder how much more of it
she can take.
- Yours?
- Oh, Natasha?
I see her all the time,
'cause we're not a secret.
Burt from Admin got an invite?
Seriously?
You have to make sure
he's not seated next to me.
Why do you care
who goes and doesn't go?
This is a costume party.
It's meaningless.
Yeah, and caring about it
makes you seem like a nerd.
Well, I wonder if you'd be
singing the same tune
if you'd been invited.
I was invited.
Mom's plus-one doesn't count.
And you're the help.
- Excuse me?
- He's not wrong.
At the DOJ,
an invite means you're legit.
It's my chance to rub elbows
with the top dogs.
Don't make me sit
next to Burt from admin.
- I'll see what I can do.
- Thank you.
Appreciate that.
All right.
- Is that back on?
- I hope not.
I'd have to start wearing
pants at home again.
Cross, Terrence.
Oh, good. Thank you.
Jane Hollingsworth.
Well, thank you
for letting me cut.
Yeah. Thank you.
Once you get
a congressional censure,
- it'll almost be even.
- [groans]
[light music]
Incoming.
♪
Ah.
- Agent Hollingsworth.
- Senator.
♪
- Mike, hi.
- Yeah, they're being weird.
Weird is normal for them.
Mm, this is not
their usual weird.
Look at how straight
Dad is standing.
- Coming to the event?
- Uh, yes, I was invited.
- By Terry?
- Oh, by my boss.
- Oh!
- Oh.
Oh, you think
Terry and I are still--
- No, no.
- No, no, no.
- Just--I was just curious.
- It's just, uh--
I have to go.
I
- OK, that was weird.
- Yeah.
[phone buzzing]
Agent Hollingsworth.
Got it.
Uh, headed there now.
I got called in.
Rain check on breakfast?
Ooh.
Called in by who, I wonder.
OK, I see you trying
to prove a point,
but you lose this round.
By my supervisor, not Raul.
I'm just saying, work is
how your father and I met.
Look how that turned out.
You know,
the only people who worry
over who they're sitting
next to at a party
are the people that
nobody wants to sit next to
at a party.
Even if it's Luke Zusman?
Who's Luke Zusman?
Uh, the guy listed
as Sydney's date.
- Agent Hollingsworth.
- Why are you here?
This break-in related
to the murdered agents?
No, I've been pulled
from that case
- for failing to produce results.
- And you're here?
They didn't send you home
to Seattle?
This is a central
treatment center
for the city's drinking water.
Last night, a group of masked
individuals broke in
and poured gallons of this
into the finished water.
- Poison?
- Food dye.
Nontoxic, harmless.
- So it's a prank?
- We think it's a warning.
You familiar with
the extremist group Antimatter?
Anti-tech, which makes them
extremely difficult to track.
No smartphones,
no socials, no trace.
But they left a message.
- [camera shutter clicks]
- Chat logs.
Seems off-brand.
We're pulling in an expert--
one of yours.
[light music]
- You know Agent Amara?
- We've met.
♪
I should've known that
my dad would do this.
He's been trying to set me up
with Luke for ages.
- So you know him?
- Yeah, since I was six.
Our families used to
vacation together.
- Sounds romantic.
- Hardly.
Luke is like
my dorky older brother.
Plus, he's taken.
Taken or not,
he's gonna be the one
dancing with you tonight.
- Sorry it can't be me.
- Don't be.
Dancing is just weird
eye contact and sore feet.
I'd much rather be
standing here with you.
[laughing] No way!
- SK?
- [laughs]
Is that you?
What'd you do
with my friend Luke?
Oh, uh, GLP-1.
Or gym membership.
- [laughs]
- [laughs] Who can say?
- Hi.
- How are you?
Wow, look at you.
I'm sorry that
my dad made you do this.
Oh, he didn't.
I asked to come.
Oh!
Is Heather cool with that?
She better be,
since we broke up last year.
- Oh, so you're--
- Single.
Yeah. Like you.
[sighs]
Hm.
And shift agents
covering the lobby--
let's pull Rodesky,
Clemmons, DW--
who is DW?
Me.
[phones ringing in distance]
- Can you give us a minute?
- Yes, sir.
There is no way
inspection cleared you.
Your skin cells are under
the fingernails of a dead man.
The skin cell residue
got contaminated.
We'll--we'll never know
whose it was.
You tampered with the tests.
You don't know that.
It's a hunch, a guess.
One of the first things
we learn in the service is,
respond to what you see,
not what you think you saw.
Remember what we tell
young agents?
Don't chase ghosts.
Or you might become one.
Move on, Mike.
I'm not going anywhere.
[tense music]
These chat logs are
between a user named Enigma22
and Synapse's AI bot.
Synapse is like ChatGPT, right?
It's a rival, yes.
Antimatter's whole ethos
is they don't use tech.
Why would they be
talking to Synapse?
Enigma22 used the platform
to plan this attack.
Got Synapse's bot to provide
facility details,
tank specs,
security's sweep schedule.
I'm thinking they used AI
to prove how dangerous
AI could be.
They didn't want
to contaminate the water--
just prove they could?
That with AI, anybody could.
There's a bill up for vote
in Congress today.
If it passes, it'll regulate
AI companies like Synapse,
provide guardrails
for this kind of tech.
As of right now, the bill
doesn't have the votes.
Antimatter wants
to make sure it does.
"For every hour
you don't vote yes on HR88,
we'll make you wish you did."
This isn't a stunt.
It's a threat.
If that bill doesn't pass,
there will be more attacks.
And the next one
won't be a warning.
It'll be real.
♪
At the end of the evening,
detail will escort POTUS
through the east exit.
Correction, Mike.
West exit.
East exit is closer
and faster.
West is more secure.
The path to get there is not.
Thank you, agents.
If there's nothing else,
I look forward to seeing you
all dressed up tonight.
Agent Hollingsworth,
everything all right?
[tense music]
It was a fake
assassination attempt.
Sam Antosca, a collaborator,
was murdered to cover it up,
and it was all run
by Daryl Woodard.
Inspection can't pin it on him
or won't.
You're going over
a lot of heads,
ignoring the verdict
of your own agency.
You understand the weight
of this accusation?
Mr. President, I wouldn't
come to you with this
if I had any other option.
I'll look into it.
♪
- [phone buzzing]
- Mom, I can't talk.
I have another intake
in 10 seconds.
I'm just checking in.
Talk later?
- You ready?
- Oh, who's that?
Yes, that was Agent Amara.
Agent Wallace brought us in
on a case.
You're on a case
with Agent Wallace?
Why isn't she at
the task force?
I don't know.
They dropped her--
or so she said.
But anyway, I really can't
talk right now.
- Gossip later?
- Yeah.
Another one.
Why don't we just get
the entire bureau in here?
Wyatt Dahl,
founder of Synapse.
Creator.
Founder--it sounds like
I stumbled upon
my billion-dollar company
in the woods.
You are aware
criminals used your tech
to break into a water facility
last night?
I hear they also used paper
and duct tape.
You bringing in the CEO
of Staples for questioning too?
Your chatbot helped them
get in.
They're using Synapse
to intimidate Congress.
They've leaked
what they've done.
It's all over the news.
We all know
how reliable that is.
Sounds like a deepfake to me.
Give us the user data
to track down who's behind it,
and we'll find out.
All our data's encrypted.
Even I don't know
who that user is.
I'd need a subpoena
to find out,
but by then,
the vote will be over.
Mr. Dahl,
if you do not cooperate,
there will be another attack.
Then you'd better stop them.
[door clicks]
- [laughter]
- Oh, come on.
You were a total garden gnome.
You had to stand on
your tiptoes in every photo.
Who's the gnome now?
You, when I'm in heels later.
- [laughs]
- Car's ready.
Oh, shoot.
I forgot my jacket.
One second. Wait here.
[light music]
- Uh, hey. Micah, right?
- Yeah.
Can I ask you something?
Bro to bro.
- You're with SK 24/7, right?
- That's the job.
I only really know her
from when we were kids,
when she was obsessed
with pugs and K-pop.
[chuckles]
So what's new with her?
You know, who is she now?
♪
- Bro to bro?
- Yeah.
Exactly like you remember.
[phone ringing in distance]
[sighs]
They do not give visitors
badges out here easily.
That security guy knows me
better than my GP.
Hi. Mwah.
- Mwah.
- Sorry, Tash.
I wouldn't have
asked you to come
if it weren't important.
I love an in-person.
Just, uh--where should I sit?
Um, you know, I'll just--
I'll just Mrs. Maisel it.
Um
my boss can't make
Zenith tonight,
so I just got a plus-one.
I know it's impossible
to be formal-ball ready
in five hours, but--
You want to make a good show
for your superiors.
Yeah, does that sound
cynical and gross?
Honestly,
I'm kind of turned on.
Is it crazy if we practice
some cocktail party anecdotes?
Well, I have been
memorizing the names
of everyone in attendance.
That's how power couples
are born.
[notification chimes]
- Uh-oh.
- What is it?
Just something
my sister needed
that she isn't gonna get.
In light of the bill
being on the floor today,
the DOJ fears
granting a subpoena
looks like intimidation.
No Synapse user data for us.
The vote's already underway.
We need a different way in.
I'm Antimatter.
I wanted to scare people,
so I went after
the city's water.
Where do I go next?
Ask Synapse.
They used AI to find
their first target.
Maybe they'll use it
to find the next one.
Roads, public transit.
This is just a list
of city infrastructure.
Re-input the transcripts.
Prime the bot with
the old conversation.
Get it to see the next prompt
as a continuation of it.
The electrical grid.
They're gonna shut down
the city.
Raul, you take uptown.
Clare, I'll ride with you.
[suspenseful music]
♪
Gentlemen.
♪
Dobbs, you're relieved.
Actually, sir, you are.
I got word you've been removed
from the president's detail
for the weekend.
Word from whom?
To get onto that.
Thank you so much.
Gentlemen.
Mr. President, there seems
to be some sort of mistake.
Agent Dobbs, please let
Agent Hollingsworth know
where he's been reassigned.
If he doesn't go, feel free
to show him the way out.
Yes, sir.
♪
All clear at Mount Vernon.
On our way to
the Chinatown Power Plant.
Copy.
Just arrived at Riverfont.
Watch your six, Clare.
You two are close.
Aren't we all
in this line of work?
- That's not what I meant.
- What about you?
Why'd you get thrown
off your case?
I told you. No results.
[metal clattering]
What are you doing?
Quiet!
They're here.
[tense music]
♪
Go. Go, go, go, go! Move!
Run!
Nia, they're headed
your way.
- [grunts]
- [grunts]
[gasps]
- Come on!
- Move, move!
Come on, keep going,
keep going!
Run! Run!
FBI! Freeze!
"FBI and Homeland Security
catch luddite terrorists."
Gonna make a pretty cool
headline tomorrow.
You want to talk about
what happened back there?
[phone buzzing]
Ah.
- Hello?
- Put her on, please.
Hold on.
It's for you.
I'll go review
the security footage.
- What have you got?
- Nice work.
How else was I gonna get you
to talk to me?
I have nothing to say.
I was taken off the task force.
Clare might believe that.
I don't.
I can't talk about it yet.
Not until I have
something concrete.
I'm asking you to trust me.
Will you?
I can try.
Nia, look at this.
We didn't get 'em all.
[indistinct shouting]
Someone was holding that door.
There wasn't just four of them.
It's locked! It won't open!
One got away.
I just want the names of
the people we're sitting with.
That's normal.
Wanting names is normal.
Wanting to read classified
Secret Service dossiers is not.
So you're telling me
some of it's juicy?
I can use that.
Does Natasha know
how creepy you're being?
It was her idea.
Are you gonna tell me
you haven't done any digging
on Sydney's
childhood sweetheart?
No, because I'm a secure man.
Also, that guy thinks
Syd's still into Hello Kitty,
so they're not gonna have
anything to talk about.
Except that trip they went on
where they almost died.
- What?
- OK, I made that up.
But you see?
You don't know him.
So your advice is,
I abuse my power
for personal gain?
Just tell me
which guys at my table
might go to prison so I know
who not to be
photographed with.
[light music]
[phone clicks]
[phone ringing in distance]
I'm headed out
to grab my tux.
Do you want me to grab yours?
♪
No.
Are you good?
Yeah, yeah, I'm great.
I'm just running behind.
OK.
[line ringing]
Hey, Mike!
What's going on?
Can you talk in person?
It's over.
The bill is dead.
And unregulated AI will go
full Skynet
with me rotting in jail.
I would be happy
to lighten your sentence
if you tell us more
about the woman who escaped.
I don't know her, man.
She goes by Maria,
but I've never actually
seen her face.
We were always wearing
those ski masks.
How long has she been
a member?
She's new
and really hardcore.
What do you say that?
Can I get a lawyer?
You're scared, but not of us.
Of her.
- She's out for blood.
- Whose?
Wyatt Dahl's,
the founder of Synapse.
Antimatter has
a code of nonviolence.
She wants to change that.
She told us if that bill fails,
she's going to kill him.
The AI bill failed
an hour ago.
[phone ringing in distance]
Wyatt keeps sending me
to voicemail.
If he won't come to us,
we'll have to go to him.
He's being honored
at the Zenith Ball tonight.
Oh, don't tell me I have to
go to that stupid party now.
Not just that, but Maria will
spook if she sees FBI.
Looks like our little
undercover act's
getting an encore.
Can I just wear
my windbreaker?
Why did he do it?
Because he believed in you.
And in a misguided way,
he thought he was
protecting the country.
By killing an innocent man.
By making my second term a lie.
We don't know
what would have happened
if Sam and Daryl hadn't
staged the shooting.
You might have won anyway.
"I do solemnly swear
that I will faithfully execute
the Office of President
of the United States."
And you did.
Your presidency helped people.
It's gotta be in good faith.
It's right there in the oath.
You didn't know.
You think that matters?
In this country,
the people decide who leads,
and they tell you
when to get lost.
You tamper with that,
you take away what it is
to be American at all.
I broke my oath to the people.
And to God.
Neither of them's gonna
forgive me.
Neither of them should.
You need to tell
President Kayana.
I have,
and he didn't believe me.
In fact, he was quite angry
that I went over the director's
head to tell him.
Do you know about Providence?
[suspenseful music]
Sir?
Kayana's first big win.
Rhode Island governor.
It was an upset.
It really put him on the map.
There were a lot
of stories about
where the extra votes came from
in Providence,
how far he was willing to go.
It's probably just rumor,
but if it's true,
a man like that wouldn't see
Daryl's actions as a problem.
He'd see them
as an opportunity.
Sir, Daryl will be
with the President tonight
at the Zenith Ball.
Then we'll be there too.
I wasn't invited.
Find a way in.
I'll meet you there.
And you'll help me do
what must be done.
We're gonna catch us
a murderer,
whether the President
wants us to or not.
Yes, sir.
[upbeat dance music]
[indistinct chatter]
♪
Thank you for letting me
tag along.
Yeah, well, you know,
play your cards right,
maybe I'll bring you back
next year.
Good evening, folks.
Champagne?
- Jane.
- Oh, Mike.
And this is
This is my date.
Or I'm her date.
- This is, uh--
- Emily.
And it's really,
really nice to meet you.
I, um--I've seen you
around a lot, so--
I work at the State Department.
Smart and beautiful.
- I really love your earrings.
- Oh, thank you.
Uh, Mike got these for me.
For our--
our 10-year anniversary.
Nice to know he has taste.
I was about to say
the same thing.
You won't mind
if I steal Jane back?
She left us mid-story.
We're on the edge of our seats
about Operation Flagship.
- You mind?
- Bye.
How did you know
I needed saving?
Oh, I could see your fake
smile from across the room.
My husband was never
able to clock it.
I wonder if
there's other things
I do better than he does.
At your two.
There you are.
Nice dress.
It's my mom's.
I didn't exactly have time
to go shopping.
Get you a drink?
We're on the job.
It's just for show.
Something to hold onto
so you don't stand out.
Well, in that case,
I'll have a rye Manhattan.
- Any sign of Wyatt?
- Not yet,
but Secret Service confirmed
he was on the list.
I'll go check with Micah.
I'll keep an eye out
for anyone
who might seem like Maria.
So far, everyone who's
arrived was vetted.
No party crashers.
- I thought it was water.
- [laughs]
Turns out, it was saline.
[laughter]
- You have not changed.
- What do you mean?
You don't leave icing
for anyone else.
[laughs] Oh.
Hey, Micah,
did SK ever tell you
she wanted to be a vet?
Is that so?
I mean, every kid had
their animal phase.
But not every kid volunteers
at a shelter every weekend.
I loved that place.
Why'd you stop going?
Well, as soon as my dad
decided to run,
it was impossible
to go anywhere
without cameras following.
It was too much for the rescue.
This gig's meant letting go
of a lot of things I loved.
But they can't
take away dancing.
Come on.
Let's show 'em how it's done.
They're all standing here
anyway.
♪
So I'm basically
the attorney general now.
Mmm.
The Russ Hollingsworth
Charm Offensive is
a resounding success.
Congratulations.
- Hi!
- Nice to see you.
- That's Luke?
- You were wrong earlier.
It wasn't him
I should have looked into.
It was Syd,
because I'm starting to think
I don't know her at all.
I know you can't drink
on duty,
but this is dark enough
to consider an exception.
[tense music]
♪
Barnes is here.
You ready?
I'll take care of POTUS.
♪
[upbeat dance music]
♪
Holly!
- You're here.
- Brandon.
Didn't realize
the NSA's here tonight.
Oh, we're everywhere.
Buy you a drink?
Uh, they're free.
What do you got
that didn't come
on the Zenith Ball package?
I can get you anything
you want from the back.
Oban?
Oh, no.
I'm--I'm fine with Jim Beam.
Come on, we don't gotta drink
that crap anymore.
We're here, in our tuxes.
♪
Center of the universe.
Thank you.
Bet you can't say no.
♪
You know me well.
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
♪
- Sir?
- My pleasure.
It's time for the first
father-daughter photos.
- If you'll come with me.
- Got you.
♪
ASAIC Koehn and I
have this one.
- Is it on the schedule?
- Yeah.
You can check.
Enjoy a break.
- Right this way, sir.
- Sure.
[indistinct chatter]
We have a 20-minute window
while the president
takes photos.
Is that enough time
for you, sir?
I just need a minute
alone with Daryl.
- And a private room.
- Already taken care of.
I've cleared out the library.
OK, this is on.
Don't forget
how dangerous Daryl is.
Are you service guys
always such wimps?
If anything feels off,
use the safe word.
I'll be listening.
♪
Mr. President.
Wh--what are you doing here?
Last minute, I know,
but I'm in town,
and I felt like seeing
some old friends.
Well, you have many here.
None like you.
On a break?
Let's have a drink.
Sir, I don't know if--
You used to work for me.
Pretend it's an order.
♪
Daryl, we have to talk.
I need you to tell me
the truth about--
[feedback screeching,
static crackling]
♪
- [laughs]
- Found Wyatt.
[sighs]
They're getting real loose
with the guest list.
- We need to talk.
- I don't want to talk.
We have reason to believe
your life is in danger.
- Now, if you come with us--
- Didn't you hear?
The bill failed.
We're celebrating.
So if you'll excuse me,
I'd like to dance
with my girlfriend.
[phone buzzing]
The subpoena came back.
We got the user info.
And?
Come see for yourself.
♪
We got the bastard!
Did you hear that?
He confessed to everything.
The audio cut out.
We didn't get anything.
- How could that happen?
- I don't know.
I checked the wire.
It just stopped working.
He's comfortable with me.
- We'll try again.
- We can't do it now.
He might suspect something.
So we'll try again tomorrow.
Come on.
Let's go out for a smoke.
It'll calm our nerves.
You go ahead.
I will catch up.
♪
You have no idea
what you've done.
[ominous music]
Sir.
I took you off my detail
for a reason.
I needed Daryl to trust me
so that I could run
my own investigation.
What are you talking about?
Right now,
while he's here working,
I have a team looking
through his office, his home,
all his communication.
I listened to you, Mike.
Why didn't you tell me this?
I thought you were too close.
Too close to Daryl?
To who asked Daryl to do it.
Are you suggest--
[dramatic music]
Barnes turned off his wire.
He wasn't getting
a confession from Daryl.
He was warning him.
And now they both know
we're onto them.
- I have to go talk to him.
- You have done enough.
Go home, Mike.
♪
Our anonymous user was traced
to a private IP address
that originated from a car,
of all places.
I searched the registered owner
in our database, and look.
Wyatt Dahl himself?
I saw him pull up
in this metal trapezoid
a couple hours ago.
It's a computer on wheels.
Yeah, but why would he
help Antimatter destroy
his own company?
Only one way to find out.
Let's go talk to him.
Come on.
I don't think
we should be up here.
[tense music]
♪
Whoa!
Emma, I'm not into that.
My name isn't Emma.
It's Maria.
Now shut up
and walk to the edge.
FBI! Don't move!
Maria! Don't do this.
You have a code, right?
And where the hell did
that code get us?
There's no guardrails.
They can do anything to us,
including destroy the world,
all thanks to him.
Civil disobedience is a joke,
but that's all we have left.
Go ahead, shoot me.
But you'll kill him too.
It wasn't water.
It was saline.
[laughs]
Hey, that was a great anecdote.
And you are
a terrible audience.
No, it was funny.
- Oh.
- You're funny.
Nothing worse than
someone saying "funny"
but not laughing.
Come on, I know your
on-board face when I see it.
I remember.
It's just, your stories
are so rehearsed.
What? It's weird.
It's weird seeing you
as an operator.
Making all the suits love you
with your polished
cocktail party anecdotes.
You're playing the game.
You didn't use to.
I can't help ♪
It does feel like a game,
and I am good at it.
But sometimes I'll be
talking with my boss's boss
or whatever,
and suddenly I can see us--
our life back then, I mean.
It was so alive, you know?
Even the memory feels more real
than the life
I'm actually living.
[Horsepower's "The Ring"]
Sorry, not sure
why I said that.
Put you in the ring ♪
Me either.
But at least
you sounded like you.
I wasn't gonna ♪
Put you in the ring ♪
[laughing] Absolutely.
♪
Wyatt, tell her
who you really are.
[tense music]
What is she talking about?
He is the user
who's been helping you
plan all your break-ins.
You're out of your mind.
Enigma22 was on our side.
They hate Synapse.
Just like Wyatt.
♪
Synapse got bigger
than I could control.
It can bypass
anyone's security.
It can't be contained.
Nobody's safe.
I had to do something.
So he became Enigma22
and went undercover
with Antimatter.
If I came out against
my own company,
the board would
just replace me.
Nothing would change.
I'm on your side.
I'm fighting back.
Yes, and you failed.
Barnes was in on it
from the very beginning,
and I missed it.
No, we missed it.
So what do we do now?
I don't know.
This has owned your life
for years.
There is no way in hell
you're telling me
you're just gonna let
the wrong guy win.
♪
- I need your jacket.
- What?
No. I checked it at the front.
This jacket, Micah.
Killing Wyatt
will turn him into a martyr
in the eyes of his supporters.
It'll just make Synapse
stronger.
He made the monster.
He doesn't get to just walk
away because he feels bad.
He deserves to pay.
Yes, he does.
So why isn't he dead?
How long have you been
playing his girlfriend?
A couple months now, right?
That's plenty of time
to finish him off.
I had to see
if the bill passed.
That was hours ago.
You got up here before us.
You could've thrown him
off this building.
You could've stabbed him
with a steak knife
the second you sat
at your table.
When did he stop
feeling like a target
and start feeling
like a person?
You don't know me.
You care about him.
You didn't mean to, but you do.
And the only reason
he's not dead
is because you want me
to stop you.
[panting]
[yelps]
It's over.
♪
[both grunting]
♪
Listen, if you need to, uh
[tense music]
No. I'm where I want to be.
♪
I know what you did.
Mike, this is
the Chilean ambassador.
And she can hear all of this.
Suits me fine.
Excuse us.
Sir.
♪
What's this about?
Turn your mic off first.
Calm down.
Take your hands off me!
You're lucky I don't do
a hell of a lot worse.
I don't know what you heard.
How could you do this?
I thought of you as a father.
You knew my relationship
with my own
and told me
I could turn to you,
that I could trust you.
You've held my children.
You counseled me
when my wife left me.
- I believed in you.
- They did it without me.
Daryl and Sam.
I knew the campaign
needed a boost,
but I didn't know what
they had done to ensure it.
They told me after.
And Daryl killing Sam
last week?
He did that to cover his ass.
I'd never kill anyone.
You killed Hoyt Sutcliffe
that day!
You did!
The Service killed him.
He was a stalker.
You didn't know him. I did.
He was troubled, but he didn't
deserve to die that day.
You're the perfect
Secret Service agent.
To you, a man has a gun,
or he doesn't.
A thing is right or it isn't.
That's why you could
never be president.
This country doesn't
just happen.
Sometimes, you have to grab it
by the neck and make it turn--
do something ugly
to make something great.
I could never tell you
all the things I've done, Mike.
No president could.
It's something
you can't understand.
I don't know about that, sir.
You're a great teacher,
and I'm a pretty good student.
[dramatic music]
You don't have anything else
you'd like to say?
Oh, Mike.
Oh, Mike
♪
Daryl heard everything.
♪
I think he's gonna run.
♪
[grunts]
[people exclaiming]
You're not going anywhere.
♪
[suspenseful music]
♪
Mike
tell them I'm a good man.
♪
I am done protecting you.
♪
HSI's booking Maria.
Raul's grilling Wyatt.
And you are?
Going home.
I still don't get it.
Why would the task force
let you go?
You're their best agent.
Good night,
Agent Hollingsworth.
You know, maybe you're right.
Maybe me and Raul are getting
a little too close,
but that's better than
never letting anyone in.
I met who
I believe to be the man
who killed Logan Welling
and all the other agents,
and he almost killed me.
Oh, my God, Nia.
I'm not the scared type.
But the way he looked at me
[ominous music]
I haven't told anyone.
I told the task force
I needed a break.
I told myself
the fear would wear off,
and I'd feel like me again.
♪
But I don't know where I went.
I don't know where he is.
I don't know anything.
You know you're not dead.
♪
You know hiding won't work.
And if you don't know
you're an incredible agent,
I have a cyberterrorist
we just stopped
who can remind you.
♪
"We"?
I disarmed her.
[chuckles]
There she is.
♪
You limiting comms was wise.
Their circle of people
that know the truth is small,
so our statement on Daryl can
leave out the details.
What about Barnes?
Your team is escorting him
back to his estate,
where he'll spend
the rest of his life
under house arrest, essentially.
That's it?
[tense music]
He betrayed the people.
An innocent man is dead,
and he gets a vacation?
It's infuriating--
a miscarriage of justice
that makes you sick.
And it has to happen.
If this were to get out,
imagine what a public trial
would do to our country.
With all due respect,
Mr. President,
I don't think
that's for you to decide.
Hmm.
Part of protecting this country
means protecting its citizens
from things
that would hurt them.
Of all people,
you understand that, Mike,
don't you?
♪
Yes.
Yes, sir, I do.
Hmm.
[Kindness (ft. Robyn)
"The Warning"]
♪
I thought
you didn't like dancing.
♪
Of course I do.
I was just saying that
'cause you and I can't.
So you were protecting me.
I didn't want you
to feel like
you were holding me back
from something.
You shouldn't
have to do that.
I also shouldn't have to
spend the entire evening
with another guy
pretending to like him,
but I smile,
I laugh at his corny jokes,
and, yes, I dance,
'cause I know that,
at the end of the night,
it won't be him at my door.
It'll be you.
♪
Well, I go to that
godforsaken ball every year.
Tonight's the first time I ever
actually enjoyed myself, so
- Me too.
- Thank you.
Uh, earlier tonight,
with Mike,
when you asked
if I needed to go,
I just want you to know that
he's not in my life anymore,
at least not in the same way.
Are you sure this time?
♪
Power couple, baby.
Playing the game to the top.
[chuckles]
Playing the game.
♪
[moans softly]
Having trouble sleeping?
♪
[sighs] Not anymore.
♪
So I guess that's it.
Case closed.
Yeah, that's it.
Job done.
No more reason
for us to talk.
♪
I was sort of running out
of things to say anyway.
♪
[phone buzzing]
You don't have to.
We're off the clock.
♪
Don't move.
♪
Hey. What's up?
We don't know why
our guy kills federal agents.
We don't know why
his MO changes each time.
He's given us no insight
into his game--
until now.
- Did you find something?
- You did.
It's what you told me.
I'm not dead.
You're a federal agent.
He had you, and he let you go.
He's got a pattern.
I don't fit.
Not a pattern.
A code.
Exactly.
And now we just need
to crack it.
♪
[fireworks popping]
[keys clacking]
[tense percussive music]
♪
I've been going through
something for a while now.
Time for me to move forward.
Are you asking me out
on a date?
I want a partner who gives me
the benefit of the doubt,
like you give your ex-husband.
When I think about what
happens if we get caught
Well, let's not get caught.
Hey, you still want
to hang this week?
We could have dinner
and talk about
- the bad old days in Kabul.
- Yeah.
Been too long.
The assassination attempt
was all just theater, Daryl.
Something this clean
needed someone senior,
someone with reach
who could recruit Antosca
and be there to tie off
the loose ends
when we got close.
Mike, you're talking
about a conspiracy
in your own house.
In our house, Daryl.
You ran detail that day
six years ago.
I'm working on a theory,
but I can't bring it to anyone
until I know for sure.
You stay quiet.
Make sure that nobody learns
that I'm alive--
most of all, my family.
[game chirping, dinging]
[ominous music]
♪
Tasty!
[dinging, chiming]
Sweet!
[game sound effects continue]
♪
[metal clattering]
[celebratory music]
Let's move!
OK, come on.
Hurry up, hurry up.
[clicks]
- [whirring]
- Above that wall.
♪
[squeaking, scraping]
Yeah. All over here.
♪
That pipe over there!
[creaking]
♪
Hey!
That--that water goes
to the city.
[muffled screaming]
We need to go!
Go, go, go, go, go!
- Delicious! Divine!
- [game chirping, popping]
[Djo's "Delete Ya"]
Red-eye ♪
Last-minute flight ♪
♪
I get in early ♪
I was roused by the light ♪
Back in the city ♪
It's funny--
the walls are glass.
Really takes the "secret"
out of Secret Service.
Well, good thing
I've got nothing to hide.
What are you doing here, Emily?
Had state business
at the Office of Management
and Budget.
Or maybe I just used
my credentials
'cause I wanted to say hi.
[chuckles]
It's a mad house out there.
Big event tonight.
The Zenith Ball.
President's gonna be there,
so all the guests
have to pick up their tickets
in-person, so
- A mad house.
- Yeah.
You want to go?
Could be fun.
U.S. and world leaders
coming together
to strengthen diplomacy
through cultural exchange
and mediocre finger food.
I can pull strings.
My boss is kind of a big deal.
That is so sweet of you,
but, um, yeah,
I've got my own strings, so--
- Ooh.
- Afters at my house?
Afters?
I'm gonna let context clues
be my friend
and say yes
to whatever that is.
Smart.
Leave you alone, oh, God ♪
I wish I could delete ya ♪
♪
'Cause nothin' can
compete with ya ♪
I replenish and repeat ya ♪
A heart excretes
only one of us ♪
People love an excuse
to dress up.
It's not too late
for you to join.
You could bring
your new partner.
First, these parties
are ridiculous.
Second, Raul is not my partner.
We just reach out from time
to time when we need a consult.
It's not like
we always work together.
This will just take a minute.
Then we can go
get some breakfast.
- They arrest Daryl yet?
- Not yet.
What's the holdup?
He orchestrated a fake
presidential assassination.
An innocent man died.
Inspection's internal
investigations are thorough.
Charlie said
it's gonna be a minute.
Sam had skin cells
under his nails.
Daryl had scratches on his arm.
Investigation over.
Just match them.
It'd take, like, five seconds.
Micah, neither you nor I know
how deep this goes.
Until we hear back,
we stay quiet.
♪
The wheels of justice.
♪
[indistinct chatter]
Terry, hi.
Oh, hi, Jane.
Most senators don't pick up
their own tickets.
Well, I used to have
an assistant
until he went behind my back
to, uh, help out
a federal marshal.
Right.
I'm--I'm still sorry
about that.
- Don't be.
- [phone buzzing]
Uh, helped me realize
it wasn't the right fit.
- [sighs]
- Of course,
they need me back
on the floor right now.
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
may I extend an olive branch
to make up for how things
ended between us?
Move on up.
No one will mind.
[phones ringing in distance]
How are things going
with your girlfriend?
I don't have one.
We only see each other at work.
It's excruciating.
I wonder how much more of it
she can take.
- Yours?
- Oh, Natasha?
I see her all the time,
'cause we're not a secret.
Burt from Admin got an invite?
Seriously?
You have to make sure
he's not seated next to me.
Why do you care
who goes and doesn't go?
This is a costume party.
It's meaningless.
Yeah, and caring about it
makes you seem like a nerd.
Well, I wonder if you'd be
singing the same tune
if you'd been invited.
I was invited.
Mom's plus-one doesn't count.
And you're the help.
- Excuse me?
- He's not wrong.
At the DOJ,
an invite means you're legit.
It's my chance to rub elbows
with the top dogs.
Don't make me sit
next to Burt from admin.
- I'll see what I can do.
- Thank you.
Appreciate that.
All right.
- Is that back on?
- I hope not.
I'd have to start wearing
pants at home again.
Cross, Terrence.
Oh, good. Thank you.
Jane Hollingsworth.
Well, thank you
for letting me cut.
Yeah. Thank you.
Once you get
a congressional censure,
- it'll almost be even.
- [groans]
[light music]
Incoming.
♪
Ah.
- Agent Hollingsworth.
- Senator.
♪
- Mike, hi.
- Yeah, they're being weird.
Weird is normal for them.
Mm, this is not
their usual weird.
Look at how straight
Dad is standing.
- Coming to the event?
- Uh, yes, I was invited.
- By Terry?
- Oh, by my boss.
- Oh!
- Oh.
Oh, you think
Terry and I are still--
- No, no.
- No, no, no.
- Just--I was just curious.
- It's just, uh--
I have to go.
I
- OK, that was weird.
- Yeah.
[phone buzzing]
Agent Hollingsworth.
Got it.
Uh, headed there now.
I got called in.
Rain check on breakfast?
Ooh.
Called in by who, I wonder.
OK, I see you trying
to prove a point,
but you lose this round.
By my supervisor, not Raul.
I'm just saying, work is
how your father and I met.
Look how that turned out.
You know,
the only people who worry
over who they're sitting
next to at a party
are the people that
nobody wants to sit next to
at a party.
Even if it's Luke Zusman?
Who's Luke Zusman?
Uh, the guy listed
as Sydney's date.
- Agent Hollingsworth.
- Why are you here?
This break-in related
to the murdered agents?
No, I've been pulled
from that case
- for failing to produce results.
- And you're here?
They didn't send you home
to Seattle?
This is a central
treatment center
for the city's drinking water.
Last night, a group of masked
individuals broke in
and poured gallons of this
into the finished water.
- Poison?
- Food dye.
Nontoxic, harmless.
- So it's a prank?
- We think it's a warning.
You familiar with
the extremist group Antimatter?
Anti-tech, which makes them
extremely difficult to track.
No smartphones,
no socials, no trace.
But they left a message.
- [camera shutter clicks]
- Chat logs.
Seems off-brand.
We're pulling in an expert--
one of yours.
[light music]
- You know Agent Amara?
- We've met.
♪
I should've known that
my dad would do this.
He's been trying to set me up
with Luke for ages.
- So you know him?
- Yeah, since I was six.
Our families used to
vacation together.
- Sounds romantic.
- Hardly.
Luke is like
my dorky older brother.
Plus, he's taken.
Taken or not,
he's gonna be the one
dancing with you tonight.
- Sorry it can't be me.
- Don't be.
Dancing is just weird
eye contact and sore feet.
I'd much rather be
standing here with you.
[laughing] No way!
- SK?
- [laughs]
Is that you?
What'd you do
with my friend Luke?
Oh, uh, GLP-1.
Or gym membership.
- [laughs]
- [laughs] Who can say?
- Hi.
- How are you?
Wow, look at you.
I'm sorry that
my dad made you do this.
Oh, he didn't.
I asked to come.
Oh!
Is Heather cool with that?
She better be,
since we broke up last year.
- Oh, so you're--
- Single.
Yeah. Like you.
[sighs]
Hm.
And shift agents
covering the lobby--
let's pull Rodesky,
Clemmons, DW--
who is DW?
Me.
[phones ringing in distance]
- Can you give us a minute?
- Yes, sir.
There is no way
inspection cleared you.
Your skin cells are under
the fingernails of a dead man.
The skin cell residue
got contaminated.
We'll--we'll never know
whose it was.
You tampered with the tests.
You don't know that.
It's a hunch, a guess.
One of the first things
we learn in the service is,
respond to what you see,
not what you think you saw.
Remember what we tell
young agents?
Don't chase ghosts.
Or you might become one.
Move on, Mike.
I'm not going anywhere.
[tense music]
These chat logs are
between a user named Enigma22
and Synapse's AI bot.
Synapse is like ChatGPT, right?
It's a rival, yes.
Antimatter's whole ethos
is they don't use tech.
Why would they be
talking to Synapse?
Enigma22 used the platform
to plan this attack.
Got Synapse's bot to provide
facility details,
tank specs,
security's sweep schedule.
I'm thinking they used AI
to prove how dangerous
AI could be.
They didn't want
to contaminate the water--
just prove they could?
That with AI, anybody could.
There's a bill up for vote
in Congress today.
If it passes, it'll regulate
AI companies like Synapse,
provide guardrails
for this kind of tech.
As of right now, the bill
doesn't have the votes.
Antimatter wants
to make sure it does.
"For every hour
you don't vote yes on HR88,
we'll make you wish you did."
This isn't a stunt.
It's a threat.
If that bill doesn't pass,
there will be more attacks.
And the next one
won't be a warning.
It'll be real.
♪
At the end of the evening,
detail will escort POTUS
through the east exit.
Correction, Mike.
West exit.
East exit is closer
and faster.
West is more secure.
The path to get there is not.
Thank you, agents.
If there's nothing else,
I look forward to seeing you
all dressed up tonight.
Agent Hollingsworth,
everything all right?
[tense music]
It was a fake
assassination attempt.
Sam Antosca, a collaborator,
was murdered to cover it up,
and it was all run
by Daryl Woodard.
Inspection can't pin it on him
or won't.
You're going over
a lot of heads,
ignoring the verdict
of your own agency.
You understand the weight
of this accusation?
Mr. President, I wouldn't
come to you with this
if I had any other option.
I'll look into it.
♪
- [phone buzzing]
- Mom, I can't talk.
I have another intake
in 10 seconds.
I'm just checking in.
Talk later?
- You ready?
- Oh, who's that?
Yes, that was Agent Amara.
Agent Wallace brought us in
on a case.
You're on a case
with Agent Wallace?
Why isn't she at
the task force?
I don't know.
They dropped her--
or so she said.
But anyway, I really can't
talk right now.
- Gossip later?
- Yeah.
Another one.
Why don't we just get
the entire bureau in here?
Wyatt Dahl,
founder of Synapse.
Creator.
Founder--it sounds like
I stumbled upon
my billion-dollar company
in the woods.
You are aware
criminals used your tech
to break into a water facility
last night?
I hear they also used paper
and duct tape.
You bringing in the CEO
of Staples for questioning too?
Your chatbot helped them
get in.
They're using Synapse
to intimidate Congress.
They've leaked
what they've done.
It's all over the news.
We all know
how reliable that is.
Sounds like a deepfake to me.
Give us the user data
to track down who's behind it,
and we'll find out.
All our data's encrypted.
Even I don't know
who that user is.
I'd need a subpoena
to find out,
but by then,
the vote will be over.
Mr. Dahl,
if you do not cooperate,
there will be another attack.
Then you'd better stop them.
[door clicks]
- [laughter]
- Oh, come on.
You were a total garden gnome.
You had to stand on
your tiptoes in every photo.
Who's the gnome now?
You, when I'm in heels later.
- [laughs]
- Car's ready.
Oh, shoot.
I forgot my jacket.
One second. Wait here.
[light music]
- Uh, hey. Micah, right?
- Yeah.
Can I ask you something?
Bro to bro.
- You're with SK 24/7, right?
- That's the job.
I only really know her
from when we were kids,
when she was obsessed
with pugs and K-pop.
[chuckles]
So what's new with her?
You know, who is she now?
♪
- Bro to bro?
- Yeah.
Exactly like you remember.
[phone ringing in distance]
[sighs]
They do not give visitors
badges out here easily.
That security guy knows me
better than my GP.
Hi. Mwah.
- Mwah.
- Sorry, Tash.
I wouldn't have
asked you to come
if it weren't important.
I love an in-person.
Just, uh--where should I sit?
Um, you know, I'll just--
I'll just Mrs. Maisel it.
Um
my boss can't make
Zenith tonight,
so I just got a plus-one.
I know it's impossible
to be formal-ball ready
in five hours, but--
You want to make a good show
for your superiors.
Yeah, does that sound
cynical and gross?
Honestly,
I'm kind of turned on.
Is it crazy if we practice
some cocktail party anecdotes?
Well, I have been
memorizing the names
of everyone in attendance.
That's how power couples
are born.
[notification chimes]
- Uh-oh.
- What is it?
Just something
my sister needed
that she isn't gonna get.
In light of the bill
being on the floor today,
the DOJ fears
granting a subpoena
looks like intimidation.
No Synapse user data for us.
The vote's already underway.
We need a different way in.
I'm Antimatter.
I wanted to scare people,
so I went after
the city's water.
Where do I go next?
Ask Synapse.
They used AI to find
their first target.
Maybe they'll use it
to find the next one.
Roads, public transit.
This is just a list
of city infrastructure.
Re-input the transcripts.
Prime the bot with
the old conversation.
Get it to see the next prompt
as a continuation of it.
The electrical grid.
They're gonna shut down
the city.
Raul, you take uptown.
Clare, I'll ride with you.
[suspenseful music]
♪
Gentlemen.
♪
Dobbs, you're relieved.
Actually, sir, you are.
I got word you've been removed
from the president's detail
for the weekend.
Word from whom?
To get onto that.
Thank you so much.
Gentlemen.
Mr. President, there seems
to be some sort of mistake.
Agent Dobbs, please let
Agent Hollingsworth know
where he's been reassigned.
If he doesn't go, feel free
to show him the way out.
Yes, sir.
♪
All clear at Mount Vernon.
On our way to
the Chinatown Power Plant.
Copy.
Just arrived at Riverfont.
Watch your six, Clare.
You two are close.
Aren't we all
in this line of work?
- That's not what I meant.
- What about you?
Why'd you get thrown
off your case?
I told you. No results.
[metal clattering]
What are you doing?
Quiet!
They're here.
[tense music]
♪
Go. Go, go, go, go! Move!
Run!
Nia, they're headed
your way.
- [grunts]
- [grunts]
[gasps]
- Come on!
- Move, move!
Come on, keep going,
keep going!
Run! Run!
FBI! Freeze!
"FBI and Homeland Security
catch luddite terrorists."
Gonna make a pretty cool
headline tomorrow.
You want to talk about
what happened back there?
[phone buzzing]
Ah.
- Hello?
- Put her on, please.
Hold on.
It's for you.
I'll go review
the security footage.
- What have you got?
- Nice work.
How else was I gonna get you
to talk to me?
I have nothing to say.
I was taken off the task force.
Clare might believe that.
I don't.
I can't talk about it yet.
Not until I have
something concrete.
I'm asking you to trust me.
Will you?
I can try.
Nia, look at this.
We didn't get 'em all.
[indistinct shouting]
Someone was holding that door.
There wasn't just four of them.
It's locked! It won't open!
One got away.
I just want the names of
the people we're sitting with.
That's normal.
Wanting names is normal.
Wanting to read classified
Secret Service dossiers is not.
So you're telling me
some of it's juicy?
I can use that.
Does Natasha know
how creepy you're being?
It was her idea.
Are you gonna tell me
you haven't done any digging
on Sydney's
childhood sweetheart?
No, because I'm a secure man.
Also, that guy thinks
Syd's still into Hello Kitty,
so they're not gonna have
anything to talk about.
Except that trip they went on
where they almost died.
- What?
- OK, I made that up.
But you see?
You don't know him.
So your advice is,
I abuse my power
for personal gain?
Just tell me
which guys at my table
might go to prison so I know
who not to be
photographed with.
[light music]
[phone clicks]
[phone ringing in distance]
I'm headed out
to grab my tux.
Do you want me to grab yours?
♪
No.
Are you good?
Yeah, yeah, I'm great.
I'm just running behind.
OK.
[line ringing]
Hey, Mike!
What's going on?
Can you talk in person?
It's over.
The bill is dead.
And unregulated AI will go
full Skynet
with me rotting in jail.
I would be happy
to lighten your sentence
if you tell us more
about the woman who escaped.
I don't know her, man.
She goes by Maria,
but I've never actually
seen her face.
We were always wearing
those ski masks.
How long has she been
a member?
She's new
and really hardcore.
What do you say that?
Can I get a lawyer?
You're scared, but not of us.
Of her.
- She's out for blood.
- Whose?
Wyatt Dahl's,
the founder of Synapse.
Antimatter has
a code of nonviolence.
She wants to change that.
She told us if that bill fails,
she's going to kill him.
The AI bill failed
an hour ago.
[phone ringing in distance]
Wyatt keeps sending me
to voicemail.
If he won't come to us,
we'll have to go to him.
He's being honored
at the Zenith Ball tonight.
Oh, don't tell me I have to
go to that stupid party now.
Not just that, but Maria will
spook if she sees FBI.
Looks like our little
undercover act's
getting an encore.
Can I just wear
my windbreaker?
Why did he do it?
Because he believed in you.
And in a misguided way,
he thought he was
protecting the country.
By killing an innocent man.
By making my second term a lie.
We don't know
what would have happened
if Sam and Daryl hadn't
staged the shooting.
You might have won anyway.
"I do solemnly swear
that I will faithfully execute
the Office of President
of the United States."
And you did.
Your presidency helped people.
It's gotta be in good faith.
It's right there in the oath.
You didn't know.
You think that matters?
In this country,
the people decide who leads,
and they tell you
when to get lost.
You tamper with that,
you take away what it is
to be American at all.
I broke my oath to the people.
And to God.
Neither of them's gonna
forgive me.
Neither of them should.
You need to tell
President Kayana.
I have,
and he didn't believe me.
In fact, he was quite angry
that I went over the director's
head to tell him.
Do you know about Providence?
[suspenseful music]
Sir?
Kayana's first big win.
Rhode Island governor.
It was an upset.
It really put him on the map.
There were a lot
of stories about
where the extra votes came from
in Providence,
how far he was willing to go.
It's probably just rumor,
but if it's true,
a man like that wouldn't see
Daryl's actions as a problem.
He'd see them
as an opportunity.
Sir, Daryl will be
with the President tonight
at the Zenith Ball.
Then we'll be there too.
I wasn't invited.
Find a way in.
I'll meet you there.
And you'll help me do
what must be done.
We're gonna catch us
a murderer,
whether the President
wants us to or not.
Yes, sir.
[upbeat dance music]
[indistinct chatter]
♪
Thank you for letting me
tag along.
Yeah, well, you know,
play your cards right,
maybe I'll bring you back
next year.
Good evening, folks.
Champagne?
- Jane.
- Oh, Mike.
And this is
This is my date.
Or I'm her date.
- This is, uh--
- Emily.
And it's really,
really nice to meet you.
I, um--I've seen you
around a lot, so--
I work at the State Department.
Smart and beautiful.
- I really love your earrings.
- Oh, thank you.
Uh, Mike got these for me.
For our--
our 10-year anniversary.
Nice to know he has taste.
I was about to say
the same thing.
You won't mind
if I steal Jane back?
She left us mid-story.
We're on the edge of our seats
about Operation Flagship.
- You mind?
- Bye.
How did you know
I needed saving?
Oh, I could see your fake
smile from across the room.
My husband was never
able to clock it.
I wonder if
there's other things
I do better than he does.
At your two.
There you are.
Nice dress.
It's my mom's.
I didn't exactly have time
to go shopping.
Get you a drink?
We're on the job.
It's just for show.
Something to hold onto
so you don't stand out.
Well, in that case,
I'll have a rye Manhattan.
- Any sign of Wyatt?
- Not yet,
but Secret Service confirmed
he was on the list.
I'll go check with Micah.
I'll keep an eye out
for anyone
who might seem like Maria.
So far, everyone who's
arrived was vetted.
No party crashers.
- I thought it was water.
- [laughs]
Turns out, it was saline.
[laughter]
- You have not changed.
- What do you mean?
You don't leave icing
for anyone else.
[laughs] Oh.
Hey, Micah,
did SK ever tell you
she wanted to be a vet?
Is that so?
I mean, every kid had
their animal phase.
But not every kid volunteers
at a shelter every weekend.
I loved that place.
Why'd you stop going?
Well, as soon as my dad
decided to run,
it was impossible
to go anywhere
without cameras following.
It was too much for the rescue.
This gig's meant letting go
of a lot of things I loved.
But they can't
take away dancing.
Come on.
Let's show 'em how it's done.
They're all standing here
anyway.
♪
So I'm basically
the attorney general now.
Mmm.
The Russ Hollingsworth
Charm Offensive is
a resounding success.
Congratulations.
- Hi!
- Nice to see you.
- That's Luke?
- You were wrong earlier.
It wasn't him
I should have looked into.
It was Syd,
because I'm starting to think
I don't know her at all.
I know you can't drink
on duty,
but this is dark enough
to consider an exception.
[tense music]
♪
Barnes is here.
You ready?
I'll take care of POTUS.
♪
[upbeat dance music]
♪
Holly!
- You're here.
- Brandon.
Didn't realize
the NSA's here tonight.
Oh, we're everywhere.
Buy you a drink?
Uh, they're free.
What do you got
that didn't come
on the Zenith Ball package?
I can get you anything
you want from the back.
Oban?
Oh, no.
I'm--I'm fine with Jim Beam.
Come on, we don't gotta drink
that crap anymore.
We're here, in our tuxes.
♪
Center of the universe.
Thank you.
Bet you can't say no.
♪
You know me well.
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
♪
- Sir?
- My pleasure.
It's time for the first
father-daughter photos.
- If you'll come with me.
- Got you.
♪
ASAIC Koehn and I
have this one.
- Is it on the schedule?
- Yeah.
You can check.
Enjoy a break.
- Right this way, sir.
- Sure.
[indistinct chatter]
We have a 20-minute window
while the president
takes photos.
Is that enough time
for you, sir?
I just need a minute
alone with Daryl.
- And a private room.
- Already taken care of.
I've cleared out the library.
OK, this is on.
Don't forget
how dangerous Daryl is.
Are you service guys
always such wimps?
If anything feels off,
use the safe word.
I'll be listening.
♪
Mr. President.
Wh--what are you doing here?
Last minute, I know,
but I'm in town,
and I felt like seeing
some old friends.
Well, you have many here.
None like you.
On a break?
Let's have a drink.
Sir, I don't know if--
You used to work for me.
Pretend it's an order.
♪
Daryl, we have to talk.
I need you to tell me
the truth about--
[feedback screeching,
static crackling]
♪
- [laughs]
- Found Wyatt.
[sighs]
They're getting real loose
with the guest list.
- We need to talk.
- I don't want to talk.
We have reason to believe
your life is in danger.
- Now, if you come with us--
- Didn't you hear?
The bill failed.
We're celebrating.
So if you'll excuse me,
I'd like to dance
with my girlfriend.
[phone buzzing]
The subpoena came back.
We got the user info.
And?
Come see for yourself.
♪
We got the bastard!
Did you hear that?
He confessed to everything.
The audio cut out.
We didn't get anything.
- How could that happen?
- I don't know.
I checked the wire.
It just stopped working.
He's comfortable with me.
- We'll try again.
- We can't do it now.
He might suspect something.
So we'll try again tomorrow.
Come on.
Let's go out for a smoke.
It'll calm our nerves.
You go ahead.
I will catch up.
♪
You have no idea
what you've done.
[ominous music]
Sir.
I took you off my detail
for a reason.
I needed Daryl to trust me
so that I could run
my own investigation.
What are you talking about?
Right now,
while he's here working,
I have a team looking
through his office, his home,
all his communication.
I listened to you, Mike.
Why didn't you tell me this?
I thought you were too close.
Too close to Daryl?
To who asked Daryl to do it.
Are you suggest--
[dramatic music]
Barnes turned off his wire.
He wasn't getting
a confession from Daryl.
He was warning him.
And now they both know
we're onto them.
- I have to go talk to him.
- You have done enough.
Go home, Mike.
♪
Our anonymous user was traced
to a private IP address
that originated from a car,
of all places.
I searched the registered owner
in our database, and look.
Wyatt Dahl himself?
I saw him pull up
in this metal trapezoid
a couple hours ago.
It's a computer on wheels.
Yeah, but why would he
help Antimatter destroy
his own company?
Only one way to find out.
Let's go talk to him.
Come on.
I don't think
we should be up here.
[tense music]
♪
Whoa!
Emma, I'm not into that.
My name isn't Emma.
It's Maria.
Now shut up
and walk to the edge.
FBI! Don't move!
Maria! Don't do this.
You have a code, right?
And where the hell did
that code get us?
There's no guardrails.
They can do anything to us,
including destroy the world,
all thanks to him.
Civil disobedience is a joke,
but that's all we have left.
Go ahead, shoot me.
But you'll kill him too.
It wasn't water.
It was saline.
[laughs]
Hey, that was a great anecdote.
And you are
a terrible audience.
No, it was funny.
- Oh.
- You're funny.
Nothing worse than
someone saying "funny"
but not laughing.
Come on, I know your
on-board face when I see it.
I remember.
It's just, your stories
are so rehearsed.
What? It's weird.
It's weird seeing you
as an operator.
Making all the suits love you
with your polished
cocktail party anecdotes.
You're playing the game.
You didn't use to.
I can't help ♪
It does feel like a game,
and I am good at it.
But sometimes I'll be
talking with my boss's boss
or whatever,
and suddenly I can see us--
our life back then, I mean.
It was so alive, you know?
Even the memory feels more real
than the life
I'm actually living.
[Horsepower's "The Ring"]
Sorry, not sure
why I said that.
Put you in the ring ♪
Me either.
But at least
you sounded like you.
I wasn't gonna ♪
Put you in the ring ♪
[laughing] Absolutely.
♪
Wyatt, tell her
who you really are.
[tense music]
What is she talking about?
He is the user
who's been helping you
plan all your break-ins.
You're out of your mind.
Enigma22 was on our side.
They hate Synapse.
Just like Wyatt.
♪
Synapse got bigger
than I could control.
It can bypass
anyone's security.
It can't be contained.
Nobody's safe.
I had to do something.
So he became Enigma22
and went undercover
with Antimatter.
If I came out against
my own company,
the board would
just replace me.
Nothing would change.
I'm on your side.
I'm fighting back.
Yes, and you failed.
Barnes was in on it
from the very beginning,
and I missed it.
No, we missed it.
So what do we do now?
I don't know.
This has owned your life
for years.
There is no way in hell
you're telling me
you're just gonna let
the wrong guy win.
♪
- I need your jacket.
- What?
No. I checked it at the front.
This jacket, Micah.
Killing Wyatt
will turn him into a martyr
in the eyes of his supporters.
It'll just make Synapse
stronger.
He made the monster.
He doesn't get to just walk
away because he feels bad.
He deserves to pay.
Yes, he does.
So why isn't he dead?
How long have you been
playing his girlfriend?
A couple months now, right?
That's plenty of time
to finish him off.
I had to see
if the bill passed.
That was hours ago.
You got up here before us.
You could've thrown him
off this building.
You could've stabbed him
with a steak knife
the second you sat
at your table.
When did he stop
feeling like a target
and start feeling
like a person?
You don't know me.
You care about him.
You didn't mean to, but you do.
And the only reason
he's not dead
is because you want me
to stop you.
[panting]
[yelps]
It's over.
♪
[both grunting]
♪
Listen, if you need to, uh
[tense music]
No. I'm where I want to be.
♪
I know what you did.
Mike, this is
the Chilean ambassador.
And she can hear all of this.
Suits me fine.
Excuse us.
Sir.
♪
What's this about?
Turn your mic off first.
Calm down.
Take your hands off me!
You're lucky I don't do
a hell of a lot worse.
I don't know what you heard.
How could you do this?
I thought of you as a father.
You knew my relationship
with my own
and told me
I could turn to you,
that I could trust you.
You've held my children.
You counseled me
when my wife left me.
- I believed in you.
- They did it without me.
Daryl and Sam.
I knew the campaign
needed a boost,
but I didn't know what
they had done to ensure it.
They told me after.
And Daryl killing Sam
last week?
He did that to cover his ass.
I'd never kill anyone.
You killed Hoyt Sutcliffe
that day!
You did!
The Service killed him.
He was a stalker.
You didn't know him. I did.
He was troubled, but he didn't
deserve to die that day.
You're the perfect
Secret Service agent.
To you, a man has a gun,
or he doesn't.
A thing is right or it isn't.
That's why you could
never be president.
This country doesn't
just happen.
Sometimes, you have to grab it
by the neck and make it turn--
do something ugly
to make something great.
I could never tell you
all the things I've done, Mike.
No president could.
It's something
you can't understand.
I don't know about that, sir.
You're a great teacher,
and I'm a pretty good student.
[dramatic music]
You don't have anything else
you'd like to say?
Oh, Mike.
Oh, Mike
♪
Daryl heard everything.
♪
I think he's gonna run.
♪
[grunts]
[people exclaiming]
You're not going anywhere.
♪
[suspenseful music]
♪
Mike
tell them I'm a good man.
♪
I am done protecting you.
♪
HSI's booking Maria.
Raul's grilling Wyatt.
And you are?
Going home.
I still don't get it.
Why would the task force
let you go?
You're their best agent.
Good night,
Agent Hollingsworth.
You know, maybe you're right.
Maybe me and Raul are getting
a little too close,
but that's better than
never letting anyone in.
I met who
I believe to be the man
who killed Logan Welling
and all the other agents,
and he almost killed me.
Oh, my God, Nia.
I'm not the scared type.
But the way he looked at me
[ominous music]
I haven't told anyone.
I told the task force
I needed a break.
I told myself
the fear would wear off,
and I'd feel like me again.
♪
But I don't know where I went.
I don't know where he is.
I don't know anything.
You know you're not dead.
♪
You know hiding won't work.
And if you don't know
you're an incredible agent,
I have a cyberterrorist
we just stopped
who can remind you.
♪
"We"?
I disarmed her.
[chuckles]
There she is.
♪
You limiting comms was wise.
Their circle of people
that know the truth is small,
so our statement on Daryl can
leave out the details.
What about Barnes?
Your team is escorting him
back to his estate,
where he'll spend
the rest of his life
under house arrest, essentially.
That's it?
[tense music]
He betrayed the people.
An innocent man is dead,
and he gets a vacation?
It's infuriating--
a miscarriage of justice
that makes you sick.
And it has to happen.
If this were to get out,
imagine what a public trial
would do to our country.
With all due respect,
Mr. President,
I don't think
that's for you to decide.
Hmm.
Part of protecting this country
means protecting its citizens
from things
that would hurt them.
Of all people,
you understand that, Mike,
don't you?
♪
Yes.
Yes, sir, I do.
Hmm.
[Kindness (ft. Robyn)
"The Warning"]
♪
I thought
you didn't like dancing.
♪
Of course I do.
I was just saying that
'cause you and I can't.
So you were protecting me.
I didn't want you
to feel like
you were holding me back
from something.
You shouldn't
have to do that.
I also shouldn't have to
spend the entire evening
with another guy
pretending to like him,
but I smile,
I laugh at his corny jokes,
and, yes, I dance,
'cause I know that,
at the end of the night,
it won't be him at my door.
It'll be you.
♪
Well, I go to that
godforsaken ball every year.
Tonight's the first time I ever
actually enjoyed myself, so
- Me too.
- Thank you.
Uh, earlier tonight,
with Mike,
when you asked
if I needed to go,
I just want you to know that
he's not in my life anymore,
at least not in the same way.
Are you sure this time?
♪
Power couple, baby.
Playing the game to the top.
[chuckles]
Playing the game.
♪
[moans softly]
Having trouble sleeping?
♪
[sighs] Not anymore.
♪
So I guess that's it.
Case closed.
Yeah, that's it.
Job done.
No more reason
for us to talk.
♪
I was sort of running out
of things to say anyway.
♪
[phone buzzing]
You don't have to.
We're off the clock.
♪
Don't move.
♪
Hey. What's up?
We don't know why
our guy kills federal agents.
We don't know why
his MO changes each time.
He's given us no insight
into his game--
until now.
- Did you find something?
- You did.
It's what you told me.
I'm not dead.
You're a federal agent.
He had you, and he let you go.
He's got a pattern.
I don't fit.
Not a pattern.
A code.
Exactly.
And now we just need
to crack it.
♪
[fireworks popping]
[keys clacking]
[tense percussive music]
♪