"Pardon me, ma'am." "May I have a look at that bag, please?" "Wait here." "I'll bring you the money." "That wasn't the deal." "Cash on delivery." "We got monster weed when we were down in Ibiza." "And we got a few hits of X." "That's crazy." "That's all they think about." "Thanks, brother." " Yo, man, you got the key?" " You had it." "All right." "Don't go away." "Hey, amigo, we need a key." "3B." " £10 for a lost key." " Whatever." "Relax, mate." "They're on the way down." "Gas!" "The door!" "Can somebody help me?" "Get out!" "Get out!" "Move it!" "Move!" "Run!" "Run!" "We've set up in here, sir." " In a public house, Gregor?" " Yes, sir." " And whose idea was that?" " Well, that would be mine, sir." "Thought it might come in handy if we got peckish or thirsty." " Functional pool table?" " I'm afraid not, sir." "Pity." "You know him?" "No, sir." "Hold there." "Hold there." "Bad?" "Bad don't come into it." "This is our worst nightmare." "Our worst nightmare is that in 10 years... extreme Wahhabis will have taken over the Saudi Arabian government... and they could put a stranglehold on the global economy." "You must encourage investment in Nigerian oil." " Nigerian oil currently provides 6% of our oil imports..." " Uh-uh." "But it could rise up to 25%." "This kind of economic incentive... could blunt the growth of fundamentalism in Nigeria..." " Had enough of me?" " I can't get enough of you." "Where's the noise coming from?" "C.I.A.'s checking the neo-Wahhabis, Hamas, Abu Sayyaf." "Ml5 is looking at VX, Mustard." "NSA is picking up a lot of chatter." "This is a sweat grenade." "Let's not have it go off in our faces." "Nobody else wanted him." "They had no place else to go." "Game over?" "Soon." "12 years to play one game, and you say baseball is slow?" "Little man conked out before halftime." "I tried waking him, but..." "Sleep of the innocent." "Must have been his second beer." "Hey." " Is it over?" " It's over, little man." "Duke won." " Again?" " I've never seen anything like this!" "How many times have you seen that game?" " Duke has won!" " Every time is like the first time." "Like when I see you naked in the shower." "Right." "Come on, big guy." "It's time for bed." "Canary." "I'm on my way." " What?" "What is it?" " Terrorist attack in London." "A chemical, probably sarin, has been released in a tourist hotel." "At least five people have been killed in the incident." "Bureau's got a plane waiting to take me to D.C." "You gonna be all right?" "Every time is like the first time." "No group has yet claimed responsibility." "So..." "Menno's raw intelligence was accurate." "The gas was sarin." " You've done well." " 19 dead." "I'm not sure plaudits are in order." "Do we know what their target was meant to be?" "Yes, the Hamilton Grove Hotel." "Conference ofJewish and Muslim educators." "Who's on site at the London Traveller's Inn?" "5." "The FBI will be joining." "Huh." "As they must, I suppose." " Where's Menno now?" " Here in London." "He would do better in Kazakhstan." "Sarah, Menno's our premier agent in the region." "If he goes back in now, we could lose him." "He has a wife and child." "Emily, this isn't the first time you've been warned against forming... emotional attachments with your operatives." "We must know everything about this sarin... and whether there's more of it, no matter the personal cost." "We knew that the Russian black market in biochem was a ticking bomb." "I just keep asking myself, did I do enough?" "Should I have taken more chances?" " Pushed Dimitri harder or..." " Menno, it's more urgent for us... to learn who acquired the sarin than who sold it." "Is this London cell terminated or is it still active?" "If it is, who's in charge?" "What's their agenda?" "And, Menno, no unnecessary risks." "You're a good woman, Emily." "Not really." "How's Ilsa?" "Happy here." "She's found some new friends." "Nicky's playing rugby." "Not bad for a Russian kid." "You don't have to promise me anything." "I would go back in anyway." "I brief the president in 15 minutes." "Please give me an update on the London incident." "Raza Michaels is our coordinating CT analyst." "Uh after canvassing our field agents and reviewing the SIGI NT..." "I believe this is a stand-alone incident... with no immediate collateral threat to U.S. Assets." "The perpetrators are likely members of a radical fringe cell... like Al Quanun orJemaah Islamiya... acting independently without the authorization of any standing terrorist council." "I've called in Max Canary from New York." "He's our terrorism task force special agent in charge." "We had nothing on the radar screen." "We didn't see this coming." "Maren, what have you got?" "With all respect to my CIA colleagues..." "I strongly disagree that there is no immediate threat to our citizens and interests." "The attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction... indicates a new level of desperation." "If I may." "The imminent threat of a sarin incident here... demands we quit the usual squabbling and turf wars." "No more lip service to cooperation between us." "This sarin is serious business." "So the game of databases being off-limits... or information being hoarded has got to stop." "I am proposing a new interagency team comprised of analysts... and agents from the CIA, FBI, and Defense." "This team will coordinate all intelligence relating to the sarin threat." "What's radical is that this team will bypass their own agency hierarchy... and report directly to you, Madam Advisor." " It's just more efficient." " I'm tired of these thinly-veiled attacks..." " on the integrity of my agency." " Lay off, Acton." "This is exactly what Maren's talking about." "Not every criticism of procedure and operations is a threat." "We don't need a cockamamie pop-up team." "The Agency had static on a sarin sale in the 'Stans last week." "Wait, wait, wait." "You knew about the sarin?" "Then why didn't you share that information with us?" "Conflicting information." "We had no way of authenticating it." "Catherine, as you know..." "Maren has worked miracles at the Pentagon." "Cutting through all kinds oflogjams between the services..." "If such an ad hoc team is created, I should lead it." "Well, then you should have been the one to propose it, Acton." "Enough." "We strive for interagency cooperation... and a national intelligence symbiosis, but I see no change." "Maren, you have your team." "Who do you want?" "For starters..." "Raza Michaels and Max Canary." "Maren, you'll also have to bring Ml6 into the loop." "Keep in mind they've been at this longer than we have... and they presently feel like they're riding in the rumble seat." "In other words, don't ruffle their feathers, dear." "Thank you, Acton." "I'll take that under advisement." "Can you please speak to Caila?" "I want her to wear a hijab to work." "Well, Caila is a modern woman... who doesn't share your understanding of Sharia." "You fancy her, brother?" "She's not the right woman for me." "Or for this clinic either." "Spending time with the men in yourJama'at meetings... has done little for your tolerance." "If you want to know what the meetings are about, join one of the women's groups." "However, I... can try and be more discreet." "But Caila must respect our practices if she's to continue working here." "Please." "I'll speak to her." "Caila." "All right, let's look at your battle scars." "Sorry." "A sense memory, a welcome reminder of when we fought." "Pain, real pain, obliterates everything... memory, love, even faith." "I was there too." "You talk to me of faith." "Using sarin against civilians, Muslims." "It's abominable." "It's against God." "I had nothing to do with that." "Nothing." " I haven't been part of their schemes for years." " Oh, that's right." "You're supposed to be dead." "What are you doing in Cairo?" "I haven't abandoned the movement, Raghib." "I've been enjoying great success as a fugitive." "I've totally reinvented myself." "I have safe houses from Cairo to Beirut." "I have been organizing... manipulating a new strategy, to take on your oppressors." "And you're right." "What happened in London was an abomination." "I see your sister is well." "She doesn't like me." "And you?" "Are you afraid also?" "Only of your vision for a secular nation." "Our old argument." "First the revolution, my friend... then we'll let the mullahs and the people... decide what the state should be, hmm?" "How's your work going?" "Tell me." "Ah, well, we do the best that we can... but the government and the Western drug companies... control the distribution of antibiotics." "Our poor are very low on their list." "What drugs do you need?" "Maybe I can do something." "I will not become a member... of your new organization, if that's what this is about." "So why me?" "You speak Arabic... and you're the C.I.A.'s best Mideast analyst." "I've read your reports." "And although I don't agree with some of your assessments..." "I always find your analysis compelling." "But you disagree." "Enlighten me." "You write that Islam is the religion of the oppressed." "I say it appeals to oppressed men because it sanctions the oppression of women." "To me, Islam is one thing... fear." "And until the clerics can stand up and say... that killing people is the work of the devil... and that it is a woman's God-given right to eat, sleep, walk, do, say... whatever she wants, I'm dumb, deaf, and blind to what they're selling." "Have you ever bothered to ask a Muslim woman if she feels oppressed?" "Islam is the faith of over a billion people." "Are you then saying all one billion are criminal?" "I find it inexcusable that a woman with your standing... could judge an entire religion by the actions of a fundamentalist faction." "How would you feel if I judged all Christians... by the actions of the KKK?" "Islam inspired a humane civilization... and made some of the greatest contributions to the culture of the world." "But because of some narrow thinking by governments like ours... and people like... you... we're judged by our worst example." "Certainly you, as an ambitious woman, can sympathize." " You find this amusing, Max?" " Amusing?" "No." "Besides the point." "The point being?" "I lost my best friend in the World Trade Center." "He had a wife, a new baby." "He was just a guy going to work." "He took the elevator up, and he never took it down." "We buried his leg." "That's what was left... his leg." "That's just one reason why..." "I will never stop going after these guys." "When you're up to your ass in alligators... it's hard to remember that your mission is to drain the swamp." "All right." "Max, you go to London." "I've already been in contact with DerekJennings of Ml5." "He's a straight shooter." "We've worked together on several investigations since 9/11." "Great." "Raza, I want you to educate me on who we're up against." "When I'm wrong, I expect you to set me right." "I can't believe people would do this." "Well, believe it, Dad." "Excellent choice." "289 cubic inches." "Schwarzenegger of muscle cars." "Look at the engine." " Where are you off to?" " Mosque." "Okay if I take the Caddy?" "What, someone's got a problem with Caddy?" "Don't be such a wise guy." "He's a customer." "You know what?" "I'm proud to be a Muslim." "Semper fi, man." "What happened in London?" "Why let an old man and punks execute any plan?" "For two years, I've been preparing a comprehensive strategy." "The first step is a small strike... against the Western oil interests in Nigeria." "I have recruited experienced fighters, men I know and trust." "The Americans and the British have decided to focus on Nigeria... to free themselves of dependency on Arab oil." "We can show them that Africans are Muslim too." "So now you're the champion of the downtrodden Muslim." "Have you ever stepped foot in a mosque?" "Don't lecture me." "It is you and your OPEC friends that hoard the great gift of oil... while our brothers starve and die in the streets." "This is no mirage." "My strategy is to follow Nigeria with simultaneous attacks... on the American and British oil infrastructure." "I even have a young American brother who can operate freely in the U.S." "Together, we can collapse... the oil-driven economy of the West." "And all you need is money?" "If you support this..." "God will accept your repentance for your many sins." "Michaels." "You got a date with the box next week." "I did the test last year." "Is it my imagination, or do Muslim analysts take more heat?" "Oh, suck it up and charge ahead." "By the way, if I catch you maneuvering behind my back... with your new NSC pals, you'll have a piss storm to deal with." "Schedule a polygraph test every week." "Hell, I'll just wear the damn machine around my neck." "This team belongs under the Agency's purview... my purview." "I expect reportability." "Remember who you work for." "Smoke?" "We found a lot of betting slips in your flat, Jeremy." "You seem to be a man whose wagon is firmly hitched to chance... rather than to any... political or religious ideology." "I haven't done anything." "Bets of 300, 375 and £500 on football matches." "Bit heavy for someone on your wage." "Well, maybe he's just found an additional source of income." "I've been lucky." "You see, what bothers us, Jeremy... is that you were away from your position at the hotel... for longer than your boss thought you needed to be... for just an ordinary fag break." "Personally, I think you're a bloke... who's just found a way out of some horrendous gambling debts." "However... if you're suffering from some... misguided principle... of protecting the people who paid you..." "I just need you to understand one thing." "They intended you to die... alongside everyone else." "Oh, they did." "Horribly... indiscriminately." "You understand what I'm saying?" "Deaths... yours, his, mine... the single mother who died just shortly after they pushed... the baby in the pram to safety." "You see, human life means nothing to these people." "Just so much litter they have to wade through... to get to wherever they believe they're going." "The thing is, Jeremy..." "I really need your help, mate." "I need you to tell me... who paid you... and how." "Come on." "He came up to me at my local bookie's." "Black guy." "No, um..." "Mixed race, but with dreads." "Exchanged money outside." "He said it made it look like we were just splitting winnings." "So that became the arrangement." " Name?" " No, no names." "No numbers." "No nothing." "I'll check what CCTV the bookie has." "We want video from the Met covering that stretch of road." "Max." "How are ya, mate?" "Good to see you." "Love those red-eyes." " So what do you got?" " Oh, he's just a Joe... works at the Hamilton Grove Hotel." "Stole a couple of teapots intended to be the sarin delivery vessels." "I don't really think he's one of them." "We got an I.D. On one of the dead." "Chap called Bashara." "Inside Al Qaeda, he was on the lunatic fringe... but he had bin Laden's ear." " From the same Yemenite tribe." " There's a gene pool." "Yeah." "So what's going on?" "This all part of something bigger?" "We're still working on it." "And I'm not here for the Bureau." "I'm on loan to the NSC." " Really?" " Only for this sarin business." "I'll show you the site as soon as we get clearance from Forensic." "You all right?" "No." "I hate being reactive." "People die and we scramble." " You're resilient." " Mm." "Tough as nails, I know." "I just don't want to think about it for another minute." "Can we leave?" "You're not hungry?" "Mm-mm." "Not for food." " You're amazing." " Why?" "'Cause I lose myself so easily with you?" "I just don't understand how somebody so focused and single-minded... can be so... responsive." "Lucky you." "I have a flight to catch in two hours." "It's a private jet." "They're not going anywhere without you." "Have you folks decided?" "We'll take the check." "How pure was the stuff?" "They didn't pull the instructions off the Internet and mix it in their own bath." "Thirteen dead on a few drops." "Weapons grade stuff." "Small explosive." "It would have thoroughly dispersed gas... throughout the entire room in seconds." "Hundreds dead straightaway." "Even more sick or dying." "Until all this sarin is recovered, nowhere can be considered safe." "Do the words "needle" and "haystack" mean anything to you?" "So when are you gonna make it official?" "It's still a complicated situation with Jane." "I'm feeling a lot of guilt, Derek... like I'm... wearing my best friend's shoes... living out his life." "Stick with it, mate." "You'll sort it out." "You never had kids, did you, Derek?" "No, I made a decision very early on in my career... that kids and queen and country were incompatible." "I was the son of an absentee father myself." "So I wouldn't wish that on any kid." "Bingo." "Young Jeremy meeting his contact." "Magnify that." "Police!" "Don't move!" "Don't move!" "Again." "What?" "Traveler's checks." "Lots of them." "Look fake to me." "Forged passport... airline tickets." "It don't look like our friend Bashara... was exactly planning to join the martyrs brigade, does it?" " Money, some documents." " Congratulations, Mr. Jennings." "You terminated our only live resource." "How do you propose we access his contacts, hmm?" "Vital information, now that he's deceased?" "Well, we used Tasers in order to take him alive." "They're not normally lethal." "He refused an order to remain still." " We assumed he was reaching for a weapon." " Gloves, please." "So we lost our only direct link to the sarin because you thought he had a weapon." " And did he?" " It turned out to be a camera." "If it had been a weapon, he wouldn't be the only one dead, Ms..." "Emily Tuthill." "Ml6." "Max Canary." "I'm here on behalf... of the National Security Council and the FBI." "Do the NSC or FBI bring anything to our little tea party, Mr. Canary?" "Or are you here to tell us how to lay the table, as usual?" "No tea for me, thank you... unless it's from Long Island, and there's ice in it." "If we have anything relevant, I'm sure we'll share." "You'll forgive me if I don't hold my breath." "Excuse me?" "Certainly." "Excellent eye for composition." "Ah, your dead friend attached severalJ PEGs to his e-mail." "Yeah, I know these other guys." "This one's our Ml5 counterterrorism liaison." "The other two are the Spanish and Italian counterparts." "We must let them know." "It would seem they're targeting the opposition directly." "Their coverts are documenting our movements." ""Death, shame, and disgrace to the enemies of Islam and our Muslim brothers. "" "Well, gentlemen, you top the fatwa charts from Jakarta to Algiers." "Let's see if we can find where this originates from." "No." "So, as the deceased is a foreign national... this ball is now officially in the court of Ml6." "Thank you for your help, Mr. Jennings." "Please, call me Derek." "If I'm not mistaken, she just cut off your balls, Derek." "Just the one, Max." "Just the one." "You should see this." "What is it?" "Blueprints?" "Of what?" "Map of the New York subway." "What does Ml5 say?" "DerekJennings is taking the threat seriously... but the investigation is being directed by Ml6." "A woman named Tuthill." "Emily Tuthill." " And she?" " Didn't seem too interested in talking to me." " Raza, who in the Agency talks to Ml6?" " I can find out." "Look, we're trying something new here." "Screw bureaucracy." "Go directly from analysis to action." "I'll watch your backs." "So tell me about the subways." "227 subway stops, 700 miles of track... make it virtually impossible to insulate... the entire New York City subway system from an attack." " But all stops are not equal." " Meaning?" "When you think of New York, you don't think of Crown Heights or Forest Hills." " You think Manhattan." " And how many subway stops in Manhattan?" "Sixty-five." "But we can't rule out the possibility... of an attack in any part of the city." "I think they're going to nail a more populated area." "96th Street to the Battery." " 30-something subway stops." " That's the target area." "You hit that part of Manhattan, the world comes to a stop." "You asked to see me?" "You're a good man, Raghib, a righteous man." "You do your best, but does it ever feel... like it's emptying a sea of misery with a tea cup?" "It was stolen from an American base." "It's criminal." "We have to steal antibiotics." "Because our country won't provide it for its own children." "Our people are dying in body and spirit." "And the Americans always ready to pounce... with their self-serving democracy and predatory economy." "And we are so... beaten down... that we're prepared to accept their godless materialism." "That's it." "That's the passion and fire you had in Afghanistan." "Ah." "I'm older now." "I have tempered my fervor with piety." "We are both older and wiser." "Raghib, I need men with the courage of conviction." "I'm sure you already have men like that." "Boys and thugs." "Followers, not leaders." "You're a physician." "You can travel the world above suspicion." "You speak their language and can blend in." "Thank you for the antibiotics... and I appreciate that you value me... but the truth is, I'm of no use to you." "The secret police monitor meetings I attend." "Here in Cairo." "I'm talking about Nigeria." "Come observe our mission, tend to our jihadists." "See for yourself if our visions are incompatible." "Trust yourself." "I saw you in Afghanistan." "This is in your blood." "Still." "Good." "One more." "Good." "There we go." "Ready for another trip?" "Always." "You leave in a few days." "This won't be training like the others." "This is your first mission." " Where?" " Africa." " Muhammad looks forward to seeing you." " She'll run better now." " My kid take good care of you?" " Yeah." "Kaz, come on." "Get in the picture." "Come." " Ah, it's not my scene, Dad." " Come on." "Come on." "Raffi's got me another dig, so I'm gonna need to take, uh, four weeks off." " What's the price this time?" " Relax." "This one's free." "Some school in Jordan's paying." "You are not using this to go back to Chechnya and fight the Russians?" "You know, that's a great idea, but, no." " The truth?" " I swear." "When you are done, go to the Riviera." "Have some fun." " Okay, boys." "Big smile, everyone." " God bless America." "Tell me about your interactions with Ms. Jackson." "No real game plan until we know the players on the other side." " We need more from London." " Not them, the NSC." "You want me to spy on the NSC?" "That's your job." "You report back to your own agency." "We're in a war, son... and every Tom, Dick, and Harry political appointee... thinks they have the Holy Grail to fight it." "Now, you don't turn over the wheel... to someone who hasn't been down the road." "We've been down the road." "You understand?" "Yes, sir." "Good." "I'm sorry, Mum, but it's just something's come up at work... and I just I can't let them down." "But I'll tell you what I'll do..." " Hello?" " Menno's dead." "What?" "I'm sorry." "I should have told you to go to hell." "It's war, Emily." "You can't take it to heart." "No." "That wouldn't be correct, would it?" "You'll be expected to hand over all receipts and unexpended cash... once your operation is complete." "I was the mujahedeen point man for integrating American weapons into Afghanistan." "I can keep count." "Your operation is in Nigeria... so is an oil lease auction." "Western oil thieves will be there to swindle the Nigerians." "What a remarkable coincidence." "You will also be pleased to know that no members of the Saudi royal family will be there." "So I have the council's blessing to take advantage of this convergence of events?" "I also request that your scholars issue a fatwa... for two men whose blood is legitimate for the mujahedeen... in the pursuance of our jihad." "Who are these enemies?" "Investigators in America and the U. K... where the next phase of my plan is taking place." "Have a Havana." "Go on." "I won't tell." "You said it was urgent, you couldn't talk on the phone." " I've got a connection to the London sarin." " I'm listening." "I hear militant Salafists are bringing it into Los Angeles across the Mexican border." "You know what they say..." "Mexicans look a lot like us." " Where and when?" " I don't believe we have agreed on the price." "You haven't told me a thing." "They plan to use it in department stores." "You want more?" "10,000, cash." "You don't have dick, and I'm not in the mood to play." "I got more important things to do." "Go, but when you have dead kids and women coming up your ass... don't come crying to me about another 9/11." "Don't play games with me." "Do not play games!" "They were innocent people, my friends." "I lost friends, scumbag!" "Ah, screw your friends." "Dad!" "Daddy!" "Dad!" "Daddy!" "Hey!" "How's my little man?" "Wanna see my T. Rex?" "Yeah." "Hey, this is a nice surprise." "I know." "Oh, man." "He's cool... and it looks like you a little bit." " It's just a word, you know." " What?" "Daddy." "Dad, Father." "I saw the way you reacted when he called you daddy." "Tim is his father." "Tim's dead." "I love Eddie." "You know I do." "IfTim hadn't died, we wouldn't be together, would we?" " Jane, this is..." " Would we?" "I would have never betrayed Tim... no matter how much I wanted to." "The night before Tim died, uh... we had a fight." "I accused him of... loving you more than he loved me." " Why would you even..." " I was..." "I was angry, and I was jealous." "Tim loved you." "Not of you... ofTim." "I was jealous..." "Of the time that he got to spend with you." "Hey." "Hey." "I love you." "I loved you since... forever." "Is that enough?" "Max, your hand." "Been a rough day." "Congratulations." "You wouldn't have had anything to do with it, would you?" "How do you mean?" "Did you talk to the director on my behalf?" "The director and I talk about lots of things." "Bureaucracies are like aircraft carriers, Maren." "Big, powerful, slow to turn." " The director knows this." " I don't know." "Was it like this when you were running state?" "Oh, bureaucratic waters have always been treacherous." "The culture has changed." "Keep your eye on the ball, Maren." "Don't let the politics, the in-fighting, distract you." "The stakes are high." "I always feel better after seeing you." "How did I get so lucky?" "Luck had nothing to do with it." "I had me eye on you at West Point." "Why?" "Well, you're from West Texas." "And I thought character was fate." "Now I learn it's a matter of geography?" "You have something to prove, Maren." "It's never good enough to be good enough." "But when ambition is tempered by conscience... and a sense of responsibility... it makes a person unwilling not to try." "Try what?" "To be great." "It'd be nice if happiness figured into that equation." "Mm." "The thing about happiness... it's always a by-product, never the end result." "Yeah, well, the money trail tracks back to Switzerland." "We uncovered a wire transfer... that Bashara had received from Zürich." "The SSB is being pretty uncooperative at the moment... but we do know that Arab NGOs... have used this particular branch for previous disbursements." "Swiss Securities Bank?" "My cousin's the director of Investment Banking Latin America at SSB." " I could make a discreet inquiry." " Do it." "Why haven't you responded to the subway threats?" "Well, I'm doing what I can, believe me." "I've got our transport police on full alert... but Ml6 is being obstructive... about any, shall we say, further useful action?" " I have to agree with Ml6." " You do?" "London sarin was directed at Muslim and Jewish leaders." "Targeting civilians in subways is a new M.O. I don't buy it." "And the subway plans?" "Would that be for a new terrorist board game?" "What the hell is Ml6 thinking then, Derek?" "For the answer to that question, you'll have to ask Emily Tuthill." "Well, I'm gonna go to London and do just that, face to face." "You go to Zürich." "Follow the money trail." "Akil!" "Why aren't you at work?" " Overslept." " Your probation officer... has told you about the importance of punctuality with your job, Akil." "Yeah, I know, Hamid." "And you're not him... so you don't have to behave like him." " You want to go back to prison?" " Of course not." "Well, come on." "Hurry up." "I'll drop you off." "And if you stop giving me the evil eye..." "I might even buy you a breakfast roll along the way." "I told you Menno had been compromised, yet we sent him in." " I know this is difficult for you..." " No, you don't know." "He trusted me." "And I don't care to hear another lecture... about maintaining professional distance from sources." "Stiff upper lip and all that." "He knew you wouldn't ask him to risk his life if it wasn't important." "He knew what he was doing, Emily." "And so did you." "I promised Menno I'd take care of his family." "I want them to receive some money." "Real money." "Now that can be arranged." "Menno's assassination indicates their cell has transparency." "He must've got close." "If that's what we're being led to believe." "Another diversion, another futile step in this endless dance." "You haven't earned that cynicism, Emily." "I suggest you keep it to yourself." "Now that the sarin threat is extended to New York... expect the Americans to be very much at hand." " They'll be a distraction." " The Americans aren't without their sources." "And resources." "You will be a team player." "The lone wolf shall join the pack then?" "Emily, despite your impeccable record... there are those who think we would be well rid of your services." "I can't protect you forever, so tread lightly." "So, brother, ready to go in the morning?" "I can't wait to get out of here." "This is a no-play camp, Akil." "Fedayeen who fought in Afghanistan and Chechnya." "We need English-speaking brothers." "Why are we on earth if not to fight the domination... and suppression of our people through jihad?" "Damn well know I wasn't put here to clean toilets and take crap from white knobs." "And when those who disbelieve... plot against you, to wound you, to kill you, they plot." "But God also plots... and God is the best of all plotters." "Come on." "Let's go." " Bye, Nili." " Bye, guys." "Hey." "Are you deliberately trying to screw me up?" "Blowing off at agency security?" "And how are you this fine morning, my brother?" "Oh, let me guess." "It's about my latest encounter with the goon squad." "I told them to go screw themselves." "Again." "They've just got a job to do." "But if you cut loose like a wild woman, it's gonna come down on you too." "Don't you get it?" "You have to start protecting yourself." "No, you don't get it, Raza." "This country doesn't trust our people." "This country doesn't trust you." "And that's why you told them to go screw themselves?" "What do you think the C.I.A.'s up to when they raid my rights of privacy... again?" "Do I smoke pot?" "Yes." "Does your brother?" "No." "Are you a radical?" "Yes." "Is he?" "He has no politics." "What about your sexual preference?" "None of your business!" "What about his?" "He has none... because he is a fine, upstanding Muslim man." "Your Islam's an anachronism." "Not this again." "You know what?" "You are just as bigoted as they are." "This isn't even about me!" "This is about you and your almighty career!" "Calm down." "If you rant like a radical... they'll begin to treat you like one." "And then you'll have no privacy at all." "Why is Ml6 not preparing for a terrorist attack against your subways?" "Ah, this is what you call "cutting to the chase"?" "Well, we're a small country with limited resources, Ms. Jackson." "We simply haven't the manpower to deal with every unsubstantiated threat." "DerekJennings seems to think the threat is substantiated." "DerekJennings is 5." "The sarin attack happened here in London... but it killed people from 4 different countries... which makes it 6's business." "And I promise you the NSC has no authority in the U.K." "Until we develop information to the contrary... the sarin attack begins and ends with Bashara." "Unless, of course, you've brought information... in your carry-on that..." "we don't have yet." "I can tell you that one of my team members, Raza Michaels, is in Switzerland... tracking the money trail that DerekJennings unearthed." "He has an inside source to the Swiss Securities Bank." " Really?" "Swiss bankers can be difficult." " Well, this one..." " Omar Massif, is Raza's cousin." " I see." "And, uh, is that all you have?" "Look, I came here because we need to form a partnership." "I'm here to personally ask for your support." "An appeal for transatlantic cooperation." "An alliance between equals?" "Exactly." "You see, the trouble is, whenever we Brits... enter into an alliance with you Yanks, we invariably end up... holding a very large bag of... poop." "I'm aware that things have been fractious between our agencies post-Iraq." "Post- and pre-Iraq." "Your boss's cowboy tactics didn't turn up much... on Saddam's weapons of mass destruction... so as the service with a deeper understanding of the region... we were enlisted to find what wasn't there... and take the blame for not finding it." "We made mistakes." "But the relationship I'm proposing... is meant to prevent these kinds of problems." "So I'm to become a player on your team." "You know, this condescending attitude is very destructive." "You've neither the experience nor the authority to lecture me, Ms. Jackson." "Nor the endurance." "Excellent." "Then I suggest we've finished." "You know, we share the same interests... the same threats." "Whether you like it or not, we need each other." "But why didn't you call?" "I would have met you at the airport." "How is your mother?" "How is Nili?" "Nili told Mother she's using ecstasy to try to get a rise out of her." " What did your mother say?" " She said that's the beauty of living in a free country... but that she's sticking with Chanel Number 5." "Ah, where are my manners?" "Coffee?" "Coffee." "It's real Arab brew, not European camel piss." "Cousin, have you ever seen a camel?" "I have admired them from afar... in races... but the beast implies a lifestyle..." "I'm not well suited for." "So, what brings you to Zürich?" "Actually, the purpose of my visit is you." "Me?" "You're aware of the recent sarin attack in London." "Money to the cell was wired from this branch." "The accounts here were closed immediately after the attack." "We need to know who opened them and how they were funded." "What you are asking, it's... impossible." "Network and account access is tightly controlled." "Cousin, I wouldn't come here and impose on you like this... if it wasn't of the greatest importance." "Even if I could give you what you want... and I can't, this is a dangerous game you are playing." " This is not a game." " Let me give you a hard lesson, young cousin." "It is a game." "And this bank, this industry, this entire country... exists because of the game." "And we are the scorekeepers." "But we only give out the score to those who play." "Our history with this game... precedes your agency by a few centuries." "So, please, you must respect my position in this matter." "I'm sorry you feel that way, cousin." "But I really need that information before I leave." "Let me take you out... for a night you will not forget." "Diversions we could not share when you were a younger man." "Another time." "You wouldn't by any chance have a light?" " Would you like a cigarette?" " I don't smoke." " Thank you." " Intriguing." "You don't drink." "You don't smoke." "What do you do?" "If it's a question of money, I'm quite able to pay." "Are you serious?" "No." "I'm sorry." "I can't help myself." "Especially with an Agency man." ""E" is for Emily." "Raza Michaels." "But I think you already know that." "Is this because of the nosejob I did on my source?" "Davi's a scumbag, and I didn't give him anything... he didn't have coming." "The Bureau wants me to replace you." "Come on, Maren." "What is this?" "We got assholes running around with sarin... and I gotta do this bureaucratic dance... because I slapped around some lowlife piece of crap?" "You broke his nose." "Yeah, well, he's got a big nose." "What happened to "watch my back"?" "How are things at home, Max?" "Things are hunky-dory, Maren." "How's things home with you?" "It is not a vendetta." "You can't take this personally." "No offense." "I appreciate the earnest, highly-informed perspective... you and your people bring to the table." "I do." "But you're wrong." "This is personal." "It's very personal." "When some thug says he wants to kill me... kill the people I love... maybe it's a hyperbole, maybe it's just talk... but after what went down on 9/11..." "I give him the benefit of the doubt." "Don't lose it again, Max." "There are no more next times." "Did you have any luck with cousin Omar?" "Cousin Omar?" "I had breakfast this morning... with your boss Maren Jackson in London." " She told me." " Then you understand I really have to speak with her first." "Well, naturally, but allow me to presume?" "Cousin Omar doesn't have access... to the information you requested, and if he had, he wouldn't tell you." "So he may have to be leaned on." " The accounts are restricted." " Leaned on, um, personally." " Omar wouldn't lie to me." " No." "No, of course not." "But if he's been less than forthcoming... we should make sure you're better prepared for your next encounter." "Oh." "Can't be easy being an American Muslim working for the CIA." "Easy?" "No." "But I'm a better Muslim and a better American for it." "I have to think about who I am... and what I believe." "Most people take those things for granted." "What do you believe?" "Big picture?" " Mm-hmm." " Okay." "I believe that the battle is between globalists... and remnants of third-world tribes... resisting the push into the 21 st century." "Oil... that's what the battle's about." "That's what the tribes have, what we need." "What the terrorists want to stop us from having." "The first time I was recruited to a camp, I was 15." "My dad thought I was on a school trip." "Didn't speak Arabic." "Never shot a gun before." "I was basically scared and felt powerless." "But a few of the older Chechen brothers, they looked out for me." "They helped make me a Muslim and a man... more than my dad ever did." "So don't worry." "We'll look out for each other." "I'll look out for you, man, all right?" "Just wait till you get to shoot, man." "It's a blast." "Kaz." "Salaam alaikum." "How are you, brother?" "Who's the blond boy?" "Kaz." "My golden boy." "A Chechen kid brought up in the U.S. An American citizen." "He's been to the camps before, but he was too young to deploy." "The Americans don't know about him?" "He has protected him for us." "It is good to have you by my side." "Kaz." "Salaam." "You are a man now." " Your Arabic has improved." " I've been studying." "Waiting." "The studying never stops." "The waiting... is over." "We are not here to train." "We are here to execute a mission." "We are here to fight!" "If you're not prepared to kill, and die... then I respect your choice." "But step forward now, before our plans are revealed... and you will go with my blessing." "You... will be on the next truck out of here." "Who else?" "Hmm?" "You belong, brother." "Trust me." "Tomorrow we start." "Piss stop." "This is it till Lagos." "No!" "What have you done?" "Why did you do that?" "He would have gone home to his family and told them everything." "You didn't have to kill him." "How long do you think he would have lasted under Yemeni torture?" "How long before he told them about us... before the American bombs were dropping on us?" "It had to be done." "Come on." "Let's bury him before the vultures take him." "Who are you?" "You don't know?" "I am a widow." "Does that help?" "Ilsa, of course." "I'm so sorry..." "I received your money." "That is not why I came." "This... came in the mail." "Menno sent it to himself." "Oh." "This is helpful." "Thank you." "You murdered him." "I wish I could afford to throw your blood money in your face." " Jackson." " Emily Tuthill." "Well, so it's true what they say..." "Ml6 never sleeps." "I've just received information that may require a change of thinking." "I'm listening." "Bashara, the executor of the London sarin attack... had no known ties to any existing terrorist network, but my new intelligence suggests... we should be looking for another, more serious actor on the scene." " Who is he?" " We've credible documentation... that 2 of the most murderous Kazakh Islamists... have been recruited for a mission in Nigeria." "It's being organized by a man calling himself Muhammad." "There's a notation by his name..." ""Oil for blood. "" "I'm directing Ml6 to further downplay the sarin threat and focus on Nigeria." "Nigeria?" "Lagos." "There's an oil lease auction in 2 days." "That and the surrounding events might present a propitious target." "It's interesting." "I'll need substantiation, sat photos, SIGI NT... if I'm gonna take this down the hall." " Understood." " Yemen's arrested an associate of Bashara." "He's talking." "I'm going over there." "Thank you, Emily." "See these vehicles and this garbage?" "This is supposed to be a school." "But all I see are adults, no kids." "You tell me what's going on." "Get it over to the NSC right away." "I am a graduate of the Citadel." " And Fort Benning." " Congrats." "So, do you have the tapes of the prisoner's interrogation?" "Transcript only, I am afraid." "But he freely admits to trading heroin to the Russian official for the sarin gas." "And he freely admits to doing it for Bashara?" "Of course." "It was not a problem." "Ask him anything you want." "I will translate." "Tell him I'm from the U.S. Government." "Help me." "He speaks English?" "Will you leave us, please?" "Ah, it is not possible." "If your relationship with the U.S. Military... means anything for your career, you'll leave right now." "You speak to me truthfully and I'll get you out of here." " You acquired sarin for Bashara?" " Yes." "What other plans did he have besides London?" "I know about the subways." "You will take me to America?" "Yes." "There's a small handheld computer..." "in my apartment." "The detainee claims that sarin has already been smuggled into New York City." "A New York telephone number was found on the PDA in his apartment." " I passed it on to Max." " Anything on Ml6's Nigerian intel?" "No." "He knew nothing about it." "Unless NSA or photos pick something up, why add to the threat overload?" "Nigeria... it's just more static." "For now I recommend we back-burner it." " How'd you get all this?" " The informant had been worked over by locals." "I promised him amnesty in the U.S." "You all right then?" "Yeah." "Yeah, I'm fine." "All I've seen is you murder an innocent boy." "Is that what I was brought here to witness for myself?" "Patience, Doctor." "I look at your men." "They are not true Muslims." "Few pray regularly, if at all." "How can you wage war with these people in Allah's name?" "Now let us see if the FBI follow our Yemen bell like good sheep." "I've got it." "It's a disconnected cell number." " Where from?" " The cell phone provider billed an address in Red Hook." " What is it?" " Warehouse." "I talked to the landlord." "He's gonna fax us a tenant list." " He remembers some Arabs." " Put together a team..." "Haz Mat, NYPD." "Building is clean." "You're all clear." "Damn." "Sir!" "Sir!" "I'm okay." "I'm okay." "It was a trap." "A setup." "Damn it!" " Max, are you all right?" " I'm pissed." "The shooter I.D.'d me from a photo taken in London... by the same guy who had the subway blueprint." "Which ties him to the sarin attack." "It means there's an active cell in place." "Here, in New York, now." "Mark, we have got to act on this." "Are you certain?" "Yes." "All right." "I'm taking it to the Oval Office." "Max is fine." "Somebody took a shot at him, but he had his vest on." " He's okay." " What?" "Where is he?" "He's at the office." "Jane, I'm gonna leave a few men here just as a precaution." "We think Max might be the target of a terrorist." "What?" " Oh, my God." "Eddie." " We've got somebody with Eddie." "He's fine." " Max?" " I don't know how to tell you this." "I'm gonna need a new vest." "Really pisses me off losing that vest." "Yeah, it was a good vest." "The best." "Some of the boys are gonna hang around... for a little bit, make sure you and Eddie are okay." " Okay?" " Okay." " Max." " Yeah." " Please get them." " Yeah." "I know you've been trying to get ahold of me." "I'm sorry, baby." " I've been jammed." " There was a tip on a move against oil interest in Nigeria." "So far it's just an unconfirmed rumor." "Everything's fine here." "Just watch yourself, okay?" "Not to worry." "I always do." "I'm about to meet with the grand poo-bah himself." " Buy some glasses, sir." " No." "Thank you." " Oh, good going." " I miss you already, baby." "Yeah." "Akil?" "Can you speak up?" "I thought perhaps you should know." " Know what?" " My brother." "And what about your brother?" "I think he might be associating with people... involved in terrorism of some kind." " What's your name?" " His name is Akil..." "No." "What's your name?" "Please, forget I was here." "Wait!" "Please." "I gave this to my brother when he came of age." "A good-luck charm to keep away evil spirits." "He never hung it up... so they slipped in without a struggle." "I realize how difficult this must be... to tell us all about this." "I think you're being very responsible and very brave." "I did it for my brother's sake, not yours." "Have a look at this, sir." ""Lesson 14:" "Using poisons and cold steel. "" ""Lesson 16:" "Planting explosives for chemical dispersion. "" "Whatever happened to 5-a-side football and a pint in the pub afterward?" "We're now getting live pictures... of the complete evacuation of the New York City subway system." "What are they doing?" "Now is not the time." "Well, Ml5 is trumpeting the discovery... of the poison gas training manual... to pressure for similar action to be taken here on our underground." "I believe we're being manipulated to focus on the wrong part of the world." "Let the Yanks do what they must." "We should wait." "And what if you're wrong?" "Keep your eye on your British friend." "If he performs, he could be useful to our future plans." "Don't worry." "I've got his back." "Max." "Max, NYPD looked everywhere for the shooter." "Nothing." "And they're pulling out of the subway." "That turned up cold too." "It was never the target." "What?" "They wanted us to think they were going after the subways." "Why?" "Everything indicated they were going to hit the subways." "You read it wrong." "Go home." "Get some sleep." "It's over." "Why wait years and years for a hard-to-protect pipeline to be built?" "Mr. Minister, my backers are prepared to begin construction immediately... on an offshore pumping facility on-site." "You could begin to profit from your crude within months." "Excuse me." "Rolf!" "I hear your shop's about to be taken over by British Worldwide." "Just a rumor." "You know BWP covets every ounce of oil in the world." " Could I have 3 more beers, please?" " Right away, sir." " American?" " Yeah, man." " A touch of home from far away." " It's the Michigan Wolverines in the Holiday Bowl." " Doesn't get any more American than that." " Here you are." "Say, get my young friend here another beer." "And put it on my tab." " Thanks, man." " Have a good time." "All right." "Hey, you." "Don't forget your bag." "I got it." "You're too good for this place." "Get out of here." "Go home." "Aren't you the strange one." "A toast to our home away from home." "Hey, hey." "Don't bother." "There's nothing you can do." "The New York subway is open again this evening... after being closed down most of the day... following what officials call... a credible threat of a sarin attack." "Your analysis was correct." "Last week, 19 people were killed..." "Multiple bombings in Lagos." "Dozens dead and wounded." "We were wrong." "I was wrong." "Pardon me, ma'am." "May I have a look at that bag, please?" "Wait here." "I'll bring you the money." "That wasn't the deal." "Cash on delivery." "We got monster weed when we were down in Ibiza." "And we got a few hits of X." "That's crazy." "That's all they think about." "Thanks, brother." " Yo, man, you got the key?" " You had it." "All right." "Don't go away." "Hey, amigo, we need a key." "3B." " £10 for a lost key." " Whatever." "Relax, mate." "They're on the way down." "Gas!" "The door!" "Can somebody help me?" "Get out!" "Get out!" "Move it!" "Move!" "Run!" "Run!" "We've set up in here, sir." " In a public house, Gregor?" " Yes, sir." " And whose idea was that?" " Well, that would be mine, sir." "Thought it might come in handy if we got peckish or thirsty." " Functional pool table?" " I'm afraid not, sir." "Pity." "You know him?" "No, sir." "Hold there." "Hold there." "Bad?" "Bad don't come into it." "This is our worst nightmare." "Our worst nightmare is that in 10 years... extreme Wahhabis will have taken over the Saudi Arabian government... and they could put a stranglehold on the global economy." "You must encourage investment in Nigerian oil." " Nigerian oil currently provides 6% of our oil imports..." " Uh-uh." "But it could rise up to 25%." "This kind of economic incentive... could blunt the growth of fundamentalism in Nigeria..." " Had enough of me?" " I can't get enough of you." "Where's the noise coming from?" "C.I.A.'s checking the neo-Wahhabis, Hamas, Abu Sayyaf." "Ml5 is looking at VX, Mustard." "NSA is picking up a lot of chatter." "This is a sweat grenade." "Let's not have it go off in our faces." "Nobody else wanted him." "They had no place else to go." "Game over?" "Soon." "12 years to play one game, and you say baseball is slow?" "Little man conked out before halftime." "I tried waking him, but..." "Sleep of the innocent." "Must have been his second beer." "Hey." " Is it over?" " It's over, little man." "Duke won." " Again?" " I've never seen anything like this!" "How many times have you seen that game?" " Duke has won!" " Every time is like the first time." "Like when I see you naked in the shower." "Right." "Come on, big guy." "It's time for bed." "Canary." "I'm on my way." " What?" "What is it?" " Terrorist attack in London." "A chemical, probably sarin, has been released in a tourist hotel." "At least five people have been killed in the incident." "Bureau's got a plane waiting to take me to D.C." "You gonna be all right?" "Every time is like the first time." "No group has yet claimed responsibility." "So..." "Menno's raw intelligence was accurate." "The gas was sarin." " You've done well." " 19 dead." "I'm not sure plaudits are in order." "Do we know what their target was meant to be?" "Yes, the Hamilton Grove Hotel." "Conference ofJewish and Muslim educators." "Who's on site at the London Traveller's Inn?" "5." "The FBI will be joining." "Huh." "As they must, I suppose." " Where's Menno now?" " Here in London." "He would do better in Kazakhstan." "Sarah, Menno's our premier agent in the region." "If he goes back in now, we could lose him." "He has a wife and child." "Emily, this isn't the first time you've been warned against forming... emotional attachments with your operatives." "We must know everything about this sarin... and whether there's more of it, no matter the personal cost." "We knew that the Russian black market in biochem was a ticking bomb." "I just keep asking myself, did I do enough?" "Should I have taken more chances?" " Pushed Dimitri harder or..." " Menno, it's more urgent for us... to learn who acquired the sarin than who sold it." "Is this London cell terminated or is it still active?" "If it is, who's in charge?" "What's their agenda?" "And, Menno, no unnecessary risks." "You're a good woman, Emily." "Not really." "How's Ilsa?" "Happy here." "She's found some new friends." "Nicky's playing rugby." "Not bad for a Russian kid." "You don't have to promise me anything." "I would go back in anyway." "I brief the president in 15 minutes." "Please give me an update on the London incident." "Raza Michaels is our coordinating CT analyst." "Uh after canvassing our field agents and reviewing the SIGI NT..." "I believe this is a stand-alone incident... with no immediate collateral threat to U.S. Assets." "The perpetrators are likely members of a radical fringe cell... like Al Quanun orJemaah Islamiya... acting independently without the authorization of any standing terrorist council." "I've called in Max Canary from New York." "He's our terrorism task force special agent in charge." "We had nothing on the radar screen." "We didn't see this coming." "Maren, what have you got?" "With all respect to my CIA colleagues..." "I strongly disagree that there is no immediate threat to our citizens and interests." "The attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction... indicates a new level of desperation." "If I may." "The imminent threat of a sarin incident here... demands we quit the usual squabbling and turf wars." "No more lip service to cooperation between us." "This sarin is serious business." "So the game of databases being off-limits... or information being hoarded has got to stop." "I am proposing a new interagency team comprised of analysts... and agents from the CIA, FBI, and Defense." "This team will coordinate all intelligence relating to the sarin threat." "What's radical is that this team will bypass their own agency hierarchy... and report directly to you, Madam Advisor." " It's just more efficient." " I'm tired of these thinly-veiled attacks..." " on the integrity of my agency." " Lay off, Acton." "This is exactly what Maren's talking about." "Not every criticism of procedure and operations is a threat." "We don't need a cockamamie pop-up team." "The Agency had static on a sarin sale in the 'Stans last week." "Wait, wait, wait." "You knew about the sarin?" "Then why didn't you share that information with us?" "Conflicting information." "We had no way of authenticating it." "Catherine, as you know..." "Maren has worked miracles at the Pentagon." "Cutting through all kinds oflogjams between the services..." "If such an ad hoc team is created, I should lead it." "Well, then you should have been the one to propose it, Acton." "Enough." "We strive for interagency cooperation... and a national intelligence symbiosis, but I see no change." "Maren, you have your team." "Who do you want?" "For starters..." "Raza Michaels and Max Canary." "Maren, you'll also have to bring Ml6 into the loop." "Keep in mind they've been at this longer than we have... and they presently feel like they're riding in the rumble seat." "In other words, don't ruffle their feathers, dear." "Thank you, Acton." "I'll take that under advisement." "Can you please speak to Caila?" "I want her to wear a hijab to work." "Well, Caila is a modern woman... who doesn't share your understanding of Sharia." "You fancy her, brother?" "She's not the right woman for me." "Or for this clinic either." "Spending time with the men in yourJama'at meetings... has done little for your tolerance." "If you want to know what the meetings are about, join one of the women's groups." "However, I... can try and be more discreet." "But Caila must respect our practices if she's to continue working here." "Please." "I'll speak to her." "Caila." "All right, let's look at your battle scars." "Sorry." "A sense memory, a welcome reminder of when we fought." "Pain, real pain, obliterates everything... memory, love, even faith." "I was there too." "You talk to me of faith." "Using sarin against civilians, Muslims." "It's abominable." "It's against God." "I had nothing to do with that." "Nothing." " I haven't been part of their schemes for years." " Oh, that's right." "You're supposed to be dead." "What are you doing in Cairo?" "I haven't abandoned the movement, Raghib." "I've been enjoying great success as a fugitive." "I've totally reinvented myself." "I have safe houses from Cairo to Beirut." "I have been organizing... manipulating a new strategy, to take on your oppressors." "And you're right." "What happened in London was an abomination." "I see your sister is well." "She doesn't like me." "And you?" "Are you afraid also?" "Only of your vision for a secular nation." "Our old argument." "First the revolution, my friend... then we'll let the mullahs and the people... decide what the state should be, hmm?" "How's your work going?" "Tell me." "Ah, well, we do the best that we can... but the government and the Western drug companies... control the distribution of antibiotics." "Our poor are very low on their list." "What drugs do you need?" "Maybe I can do something." "I will not become a member... of your new organization, if that's what this is about." "So why me?" "You speak Arabic... and you're the C.I.A.'s best Mideast analyst." "I've read your reports." "And although I don't agree with some of your assessments..." "I always find your analysis compelling." "But you disagree." "Enlighten me." "You write that Islam is the religion of the oppressed." "I say it appeals to oppressed men because it sanctions the oppression of women." "To me, Islam is one thing... fear." "And until the clerics can stand up and say... that killing people is the work of the devil... and that it is a woman's God-given right to eat, sleep, walk, do, say... whatever she wants, I'm dumb, deaf, and blind to what they're selling." "Have you ever bothered to ask a Muslim woman if she feels oppressed?" "Islam is the faith of over a billion people." "Are you then saying all one billion are criminal?" "I find it inexcusable that a woman with your standing... could judge an entire religion by the actions of a fundamentalist faction." "How would you feel if I judged all Christians... by the actions of the KKK?" "Islam inspired a humane civilization... and made some of the greatest contributions to the culture of the world." "But because of some narrow thinking by governments like ours... and people like... you... we're judged by our worst example." "Certainly you, as an ambitious woman, can sympathize." " You find this amusing, Max?" " Amusing?" "No." "Besides the point." "The point being?" "I lost my best friend in the World Trade Center." "He had a wife, a new baby." "He was just a guy going to work." "He took the elevator up, and he never took it down." "We buried his leg." "That's what was left... his leg." "That's just one reason why..." "I will never stop going after these guys." "When you're up to your ass in alligators... it's hard to remember that your mission is to drain the swamp." "All right." "Max, you go to London." "I've already been in contact with DerekJennings of Ml5." "He's a straight shooter." "We've worked together on several investigations since 9/11." "Great." "Raza, I want you to educate me on who we're up against." "When I'm wrong, I expect you to set me right." "I can't believe people would do this." "Well, believe it, Dad." "Excellent choice." "289 cubic inches." "Schwarzenegger of muscle cars." "Look at the engine." " Where are you off to?" " Mosque." "Okay if I take the Caddy?" "What, someone's got a problem with Caddy?" "Don't be such a wise guy." "He's a customer." "You know what?" "I'm proud to be a Muslim." "Semper fi, man." "What happened in London?" "Why let an old man and punks execute any plan?" "For two years, I've been preparing a comprehensive strategy." "The first step is a small strike... against the Western oil interests in Nigeria." "I have recruited experienced fighters, men I know and trust." "The Americans and the British have decided to focus on Nigeria... to free themselves of dependency on Arab oil." "We can show them that Africans are Muslim too." "So now you're the champion of the downtrodden Muslim." "Have you ever stepped foot in a mosque?" "Don't lecture me." "It is you and your OPEC friends that hoard the great gift of oil... while our brothers starve and die in the streets." "This is no mirage." "My strategy is to follow Nigeria with simultaneous attacks... on the American and British oil infrastructure." "I even have a young American brother who can operate freely in the U.S." "Together, we can collapse... the oil-driven economy of the West." "And all you need is money?" "If you support this..." "God will accept your repentance for your many sins." "Michaels." "You got a date with the box next week." "I did the test last year." "Is it my imagination, or do Muslim analysts take more heat?" "Oh, suck it up and charge ahead." "By the way, if I catch you maneuvering behind my back... with your new NSC pals, you'll have a piss storm to deal with." "Schedule a polygraph test every week." "Hell, I'll just wear the damn machine around my neck." "This team belongs under the Agency's purview... my purview." "I expect reportability." "Remember who you work for." "Smoke?" "We found a lot of betting slips in your flat, Jeremy." "You seem to be a man whose wagon is firmly hitched to chance... rather than to any... political or religious ideology." "I haven't done anything." "Bets of 300, 375 and £500 on football matches." "Bit heavy for someone on your wage." "Well, maybe he's just found an additional source of income." "I've been lucky." "You see, what bothers us, Jeremy... is that you were away from your position at the hotel... for longer than your boss thought you needed to be... for just an ordinary fag break." "Personally, I think you're a bloke... who's just found a way out of some horrendous gambling debts." "However... if you're suffering from some... misguided principle... of protecting the people who paid you..." "I just need you to understand one thing." "They intended you to die... alongside everyone else." "Oh, they did." "Horribly... indiscriminately." "You understand what I'm saying?" "Deaths... yours, his, mine... the single mother who died just shortly after they pushed... the baby in the pram to safety." "You see, human life means nothing to these people." "Just so much litter they have to wade through... to get to wherever they believe they're going." "The thing is, Jeremy..." "I really need your help, mate." "I need you to tell me... who paid you... and how." "Come on." "He came up to me at my local bookie's." "Black guy." "No, um..." "Mixed race, but with dreads." "Exchanged money outside." "He said it made it look like we were just splitting winnings." "So that became the arrangement." " Name?" " No, no names." "No numbers." "No nothing." "I'll check what CCTV the bookie has." "We want video from the Met covering that stretch of road." "Max." "How are ya, mate?" "Good to see you." "Love those red-eyes." " So what do you got?" " Oh, he's just a Joe... works at the Hamilton Grove Hotel." "Stole a couple of teapots intended to be the sarin delivery vessels." "I don't really think he's one of them." "We got an I.D. On one of the dead." "Chap called Bashara." "Inside Al Qaeda, he was on the lunatic fringe... but he had bin Laden's ear." " From the same Yemenite tribe." " There's a gene pool." "Yeah." "So what's going on?" "This all part of something bigger?" "We're still working on it." "And I'm not here for the Bureau." "I'm on loan to the NSC." " Really?" " Only for this sarin business." "I'll show you the site as soon as we get clearance from Forensic." "You all right?" "No." "I hate being reactive." "People die and we scramble." " You're resilient." " Mm." "Tough as nails, I know." "I just don't want to think about it for another minute." "Can we leave?" "You're not hungry?" "Mm-mm." "Not for food." " You're amazing." " Why?" "'Cause I lose myself so easily with you?" "I just don't understand how somebody so focused and single-minded... can be so... responsive." "Lucky you." "I have a flight to catch in two hours." "It's a private jet." "They're not going anywhere without you." "Have you folks decided?" "We'll take the check." "How pure was the stuff?" "They didn't pull the instructions off the Internet and mix it in their own bath." "Thirteen dead on a few drops." "Weapons grade stuff." "Small explosive." "It would have thoroughly dispersed gas... throughout the entire room in seconds." "Hundreds dead straightaway." "Even more sick or dying." "Until all this sarin is recovered, nowhere can be considered safe." "Do the words "needle" and "haystack" mean anything to you?" "So when are you gonna make it official?" "It's still a complicated situation with Jane." "I'm feeling a lot of guilt, Derek... like I'm... wearing my best friend's shoes... living out his life." "Stick with it, mate." "You'll sort it out." "You never had kids, did you, Derek?" "No, I made a decision very early on in my career... that kids and queen and country were incompatible." "I was the son of an absentee father myself." "So I wouldn't wish that on any kid." "Bingo." "Young Jeremy meeting his contact." "Magnify that." "Police!" "Don't move!" "Don't move!" "Again." "What?" "Traveler's checks." "Lots of them." "Look fake to me." "Forged passport... airline tickets." "It don't look like our friend Bashara... was exactly planning to join the martyrs brigade, does it?" " Money, some documents." " Congratulations, Mr. Jennings." "You terminated our only live resource." "How do you propose we access his contacts, hmm?" "Vital information, now that he's deceased?" "Well, we used Tasers in order to take him alive." "They're not normally lethal." "He refused an order to remain still." " We assumed he was reaching for a weapon." " Gloves, please." "So we lost our only direct link to the sarin because you thought he had a weapon." " And did he?" " It turned out to be a camera." "If it had been a weapon, he wouldn't be the only one dead, Ms..." "Emily Tuthill." "Ml6." "Max Canary." "I'm here on behalf... of the National Security Council and the FBI." "Do the NSC or FBI bring anything to our little tea party, Mr. Canary?" "Or are you here to tell us how to lay the table, as usual?" "No tea for me, thank you... unless it's from Long Island, and there's ice in it." "If we have anything relevant, I'm sure we'll share." "You'll forgive me if I don't hold my breath." "Excuse me?" "Certainly." "Excellent eye for composition." "Ah, your dead friend attached severalJ PEGs to his e-mail." "Yeah, I know these other guys." "This one's our Ml5 counterterrorism liaison." "The other two are the Spanish and Italian counterparts." "We must let them know." "It would seem they're targeting the opposition directly." "Their coverts are documenting our movements." ""Death, shame, and disgrace to the enemies of Islam and our Muslim brothers. "" "Well, gentlemen, you top the fatwa charts from Jakarta to Algiers." "Let's see if we can find where this originates from." "No." "So, as the deceased is a foreign national... this ball is now officially in the court of Ml6." "Thank you for your help, Mr. Jennings." "Please, call me Derek." "If I'm not mistaken, she just cut off your balls, Derek." "Just the one, Max." "Just the one." "You should see this." "What is it?" "Blueprints?" "Of what?" "Map of the New York subway." "What does Ml5 say?" "DerekJennings is taking the threat seriously... but the investigation is being directed by Ml6." "A woman named Tuthill." "Emily Tuthill." " And she?" " Didn't seem too interested in talking to me." " Raza, who in the Agency talks to Ml6?" " I can find out." "Look, we're trying something new here." "Screw bureaucracy." "Go directly from analysis to action." "I'll watch your backs." "So tell me about the subways." "227 subway stops, 700 miles of track... make it virtually impossible to insulate... the entire New York City subway system from an attack." " But all stops are not equal." " Meaning?" "When you think of New York, you don't think of Crown Heights or Forest Hills." " You think Manhattan." " And how many subway stops in Manhattan?" "Sixty-five." "But we can't rule out the possibility... of an attack in any part of the city." "I think they're going to nail a more populated area." "96th Street to the Battery." " 30-something subway stops." " That's the target area." "You hit that part of Manhattan, the world comes to a stop." "You asked to see me?" "You're a good man, Raghib, a righteous man." "You do your best, but does it ever feel... like it's emptying a sea of misery with a tea cup?" "It was stolen from an American base." "It's criminal." "We have to steal antibiotics." "Because our country won't provide it for its own children." "Our people are dying in body and spirit." "And the Americans always ready to pounce... with their self-serving democracy and predatory economy." "And we are so... beaten down... that we're prepared to accept their godless materialism." "That's it." "That's the passion and fire you had in Afghanistan." "Ah." "I'm older now." "I have tempered my fervor with piety." "We are both older and wiser." "Raghib, I need men with the courage of conviction." "I'm sure you already have men like that." "Boys and thugs." "Followers, not leaders." "You're a physician." "You can travel the world above suspicion." "You speak their language and can blend in." "Thank you for the antibiotics... and I appreciate that you value me... but the truth is, I'm of no use to you." "The secret police monitor meetings I attend." "Here in Cairo." "I'm talking about Nigeria." "Come observe our mission, tend to our jihadists." "See for yourself if our visions are incompatible." "Trust yourself." "I saw you in Afghanistan." "This is in your blood." "Still." "Good." "One more." "Good." "There we go." "Ready for another trip?" "Always." "You leave in a few days." "This won't be training like the others." "This is your first mission." " Where?" " Africa." " Muhammad looks forward to seeing you." " She'll run better now." " My kid take good care of you?" " Yeah." "Kaz, come on." "Get in the picture." "Come." " Ah, it's not my scene, Dad." " Come on." "Come on." "Raffi's got me another dig, so I'm gonna need to take, uh, four weeks off." " What's the price this time?" " Relax." "This one's free." "Some school in Jordan's paying." "You are not using this to go back to Chechnya and fight the Russians?" "You know, that's a great idea, but, no." " The truth?" " I swear." "When you are done, go to the Riviera." "Have some fun." " Okay, boys." "Big smile, everyone." " God bless America." "Tell me about your interactions with Ms. Jackson." "No real game plan until we know the players on the other side." " We need more from London." " Not them, the NSC." "You want me to spy on the NSC?" "That's your job." "You report back to your own agency." "We're in a war, son... and every Tom, Dick, and Harry political appointee... thinks they have the Holy Grail to fight it." "Now, you don't turn over the wheel... to someone who hasn't been down the road." "We've been down the road." "You understand?" "Yes, sir." "Good." "I'm sorry, Mum, but it's just something's come up at work... and I just I can't let them down." "But I'll tell you what I'll do..." " Hello?" " Menno's dead." "What?" "I'm sorry." "I should have told you to go to hell." "It's war, Emily." "You can't take it to heart." "No." "That wouldn't be correct, would it?" "You'll be expected to hand over all receipts and unexpended cash... once your operation is complete." "I was the mujahedeen point man for integrating American weapons into Afghanistan." "I can keep count." "Your operation is in Nigeria... so is an oil lease auction." "Western oil thieves will be there to swindle the Nigerians." "What a remarkable coincidence." "You will also be pleased to know that no members of the Saudi royal family will be there." "So I have the council's blessing to take advantage of this convergence of events?" "I also request that your scholars issue a fatwa... for two men whose blood is legitimate for the mujahedeen... in the pursuance of our jihad." "Who are these enemies?" "Investigators in America and the U. K... where the next phase of my plan is taking place." "Have a Havana." "Go on." "I won't tell." "You said it was urgent, you couldn't talk on the phone." " I've got a connection to the London sarin." " I'm listening." "I hear militant Salafists are bringing it into Los Angeles across the Mexican border." "You know what they say..." "Mexicans look a lot like us." " Where and when?" " I don't believe we have agreed on the price." "You haven't told me a thing." "They plan to use it in department stores." "You want more?" "10,000, cash." "You don't have dick, and I'm not in the mood to play." "I got more important things to do." "Go, but when you have dead kids and women coming up your ass... don't come crying to me about another 9/11." "Don't play games with me." "Do not play games!" "They were innocent people, my friends." "I lost friends, scumbag!" "Ah, screw your friends." "Dad!" "Daddy!" "Dad!" "Daddy!" "Hey!" "How's my little man?" "Wanna see my T. Rex?" "Yeah." "Hey, this is a nice surprise." "I know." "Oh, man." "He's cool... and it looks like you a little bit." " It's just a word, you know." " What?" "Daddy." "Dad, Father." "I saw the way you reacted when he called you daddy." "Tim is his father." "Tim's dead." "I love Eddie." "You know I do." "IfTim hadn't died, we wouldn't be together, would we?" " Jane, this is..." " Would we?" "I would have never betrayed Tim... no matter how much I wanted to." "The night before Tim died, uh... we had a fight." "I accused him of... loving you more than he loved me." " Why would you even..." " I was..." "I was angry, and I was jealous." "Tim loved you." "Not of you... ofTim." "I was jealous..." "Of the time that he got to spend with you." "Hey." "Hey." "I love you." "I loved you since... forever." "Is that enough?" "Max, your hand." "Been a rough day." "Congratulations." "You wouldn't have had anything to do with it, would you?" "How do you mean?" "Did you talk to the director on my behalf?" "The director and I talk about lots of things." "Bureaucracies are like aircraft carriers, Maren." "Big, powerful, slow to turn." " The director knows this." " I don't know." "Was it like this when you were running state?" "Oh, bureaucratic waters have always been treacherous." "The culture has changed." "Keep your eye on the ball, Maren." "Don't let the politics, the in-fighting, distract you." "The stakes are high." "I always feel better after seeing you." "How did I get so lucky?" "Luck had nothing to do with it." "I had me eye on you at West Point." "Why?" "Well, you're from West Texas." "And I thought character was fate." "Now I learn it's a matter of geography?" "You have something to prove, Maren." "It's never good enough to be good enough." "But when ambition is tempered by conscience... and a sense of responsibility... it makes a person unwilling not to try." "Try what?" "To be great." "It'd be nice if happiness figured into that equation." "Mm." "The thing about happiness... it's always a by-product, never the end result." "Yeah, well, the money trail tracks back to Switzerland." "We uncovered a wire transfer... that Bashara had received from Zürich." "The SSB is being pretty uncooperative at the moment... but we do know that Arab NGOs... have used this particular branch for previous disbursements." "Swiss Securities Bank?" "My cousin's the director of Investment Banking Latin America at SSB." " I could make a discreet inquiry." " Do it." "Why haven't you responded to the subway threats?" "Well, I'm doing what I can, believe me." "I've got our transport police on full alert... but Ml6 is being obstructive... about any, shall we say, further useful action?" " I have to agree with Ml6." " You do?" "London sarin was directed at Muslim and Jewish leaders." "Targeting civilians in subways is a new M.O. I don't buy it." "And the subway plans?" "Would that be for a new terrorist board game?" "What the hell is Ml6 thinking then, Derek?" "For the answer to that question, you'll have to ask Emily Tuthill." "Well, I'm gonna go to London and do just that, face to face." "You go to Zürich." "Follow the money trail." "Akil!" "Why aren't you at work?" " Overslept." " Your probation officer... has told you about the importance of punctuality with your job, Akil." "Yeah, I know, Hamid." "And you're not him... so you don't have to behave like him." " You want to go back to prison?" " Of course not." "Well, come on." "Hurry up." "I'll drop you off." "And if you stop giving me the evil eye..." "I might even buy you a breakfast roll along the way." "I told you Menno had been compromised, yet we sent him in." " I know this is difficult for you..." " No, you don't know." "He trusted me." "And I don't care to hear another lecture... about maintaining professional distance from sources." "Stiff upper lip and all that." "He knew you wouldn't ask him to risk his life if it wasn't important." "He knew what he was doing, Emily." "And so did you." "I promised Menno I'd take care of his family." "I want them to receive some money." "Real money." "Now that can be arranged." "Menno's assassination indicates their cell has transparency." "He must've got close." "If that's what we're being led to believe." "Another diversion, another futile step in this endless dance." "You haven't earned that cynicism, Emily." "I suggest you keep it to yourself." "Now that the sarin threat is extended to New York... expect the Americans to be very much at hand." " They'll be a distraction." " The Americans aren't without their sources." "And resources." "You will be a team player." "The lone wolf shall join the pack then?" "Emily, despite your impeccable record... there are those who think we would be well rid of your services." "I can't protect you forever, so tread lightly." "So, brother, ready to go in the morning?" "I can't wait to get out of here." "This is a no-play camp, Akil." "Fedayeen who fought in Afghanistan and Chechnya." "We need English-speaking brothers." "Why are we on earth if not to fight the domination... and suppression of our people through jihad?" "Damn well know I wasn't put here to clean toilets and take crap from white knobs." "And when those who disbelieve... plot against you, to wound you, to kill you, they plot." "But God also plots... and God is the best of all plotters." "Come on." "Let's go." " Bye, Nili." " Bye, guys." "Hey." "Are you deliberately trying to screw me up?" "Blowing off at agency security?" "And how are you this fine morning, my brother?" "Oh, let me guess." "It's about my latest encounter with the goon squad." "I told them to go screw themselves." "Again." "They've just got a job to do." "But if you cut loose like a wild woman, it's gonna come down on you too." "Don't you get it?" "You have to start protecting yourself." "No, you don't get it, Raza." "This country doesn't trust our people." "This country doesn't trust you." "And that's why you told them to go screw themselves?" "What do you think the C.I.A.'s up to when they raid my rights of privacy... again?" "Do I smoke pot?" "Yes." "Does your brother?" "No." "Are you a radical?" "Yes." "Is he?" "He has no politics." "What about your sexual preference?" "None of your business!" "What about his?" "He has none... because he is a fine, upstanding Muslim man." "Your Islam's an anachronism." "Not this again." "You know what?" "You are just as bigoted as they are." "This isn't even about me!" "This is about you and your almighty career!" "Calm down." "If you rant like a radical... they'll begin to treat you like one." "And then you'll have no privacy at all." "Why is Ml6 not preparing for a terrorist attack against your subways?" "Ah, this is what you call "cutting to the chase"?" "Well, we're a small country with limited resources, Ms. Jackson." "We simply haven't the manpower to deal with every unsubstantiated threat." "DerekJennings seems to think the threat is substantiated." "DerekJennings is 5." "The sarin attack happened here in London... but it killed people from 4 different countries... which makes it 6's business." "And I promise you the NSC has no authority in the U.K." "Until we develop information to the contrary... the sarin attack begins and ends with Bashara." "Unless, of course, you've brought information... in your carry-on that..." "we don't have yet." "I can tell you that one of my team members, Raza Michaels, is in Switzerland... tracking the money trail that DerekJennings unearthed." "He has an inside source to the Swiss Securities Bank." " Really?" "Swiss bankers can be difficult." " Well, this one..." " Omar Massif, is Raza's cousin." " I see." "And, uh, is that all you have?" "Look, I came here because we need to form a partnership." "I'm here to personally ask for your support." "An appeal for transatlantic cooperation." "An alliance between equals?" "Exactly." "You see, the trouble is, whenever we Brits... enter into an alliance with you Yanks, we invariably end up... holding a very large bag of... poop." "I'm aware that things have been fractious between our agencies post-Iraq." "Post- and pre-Iraq." "Your boss's cowboy tactics didn't turn up much... on Saddam's weapons of mass destruction... so as the service with a deeper understanding of the region... we were enlisted to find what wasn't there... and take the blame for not finding it." "We made mistakes." "But the relationship I'm proposing... is meant to prevent these kinds of problems." "So I'm to become a player on your team." "You know, this condescending attitude is very destructive." "You've neither the experience nor the authority to lecture me, Ms. Jackson." "Nor the endurance." "Excellent." "Then I suggest we've finished." "You know, we share the same interests... the same threats." "Whether you like it or not, we need each other." "But why didn't you call?" "I would have met you at the airport." "How is your mother?" "How is Nili?" "Nili told Mother she's using ecstasy to try to get a rise out of her." " What did your mother say?" " She said that's the beauty of living in a free country... but that she's sticking with Chanel Number 5." "Ah, where are my manners?" "Coffee?" "Coffee." "It's real Arab brew, not European camel piss." "Cousin, have you ever seen a camel?" "I have admired them from afar... in races... but the beast implies a lifestyle..." "I'm not well suited for." "So, what brings you to Zürich?" "Actually, the purpose of my visit is you." "Me?" "You're aware of the recent sarin attack in London." "Money to the cell was wired from this branch." "The accounts here were closed immediately after the attack." "We need to know who opened them and how they were funded." "What you are asking, it's... impossible." "Network and account access is tightly controlled." "Cousin, I wouldn't come here and impose on you like this... if it wasn't of the greatest importance." "Even if I could give you what you want... and I can't, this is a dangerous game you are playing." " This is not a game." " Let me give you a hard lesson, young cousin." "It is a game." "And this bank, this industry, this entire country... exists because of the game." "And we are the scorekeepers." "But we only give out the score to those who play." "Our history with this game... precedes your agency by a few centuries." "So, please, you must respect my position in this matter." "I'm sorry you feel that way, cousin." "But I really need that information before I leave." "Let me take you out... for a night you will not forget." "Diversions we could not share when you were a younger man." "Another time." "You wouldn't by any chance have a light?" " Would you like a cigarette?" " I don't smoke." " Thank you." " Intriguing." "You don't drink." "You don't smoke." "What do you do?" "If it's a question of money, I'm quite able to pay." "Are you serious?" "No." "I'm sorry." "I can't help myself." "Especially with an Agency man." ""E" is for Emily." "Raza Michaels." "But I think you already know that." "Is this because of the nosejob I did on my source?" "Davi's a scumbag, and I didn't give him anything... he didn't have coming." "The Bureau wants me to replace you." "Come on, Maren." "What is this?" "We got assholes running around with sarin... and I gotta do this bureaucratic dance... because I slapped around some lowlife piece of crap?" "You broke his nose." "Yeah, well, he's got a big nose." "What happened to "watch my back"?" "How are things at home, Max?" "Things are hunky-dory, Maren." "How's things home with you?" "It is not a vendetta." "You can't take this personally." "No offense." "I appreciate the earnest, highly-informed perspective... you and your people bring to the table." "I do." "But you're wrong." "This is personal." "It's very personal." "When some thug says he wants to kill me... kill the people I love... maybe it's a hyperbole, maybe it's just talk... but after what went down on 9/11..." "I give him the benefit of the doubt." "Don't lose it again, Max." "There are no more next times." "Did you have any luck with cousin Omar?" "Cousin Omar?" "I had breakfast this morning... with your boss Maren Jackson in London." " She told me." " Then you understand I really have to speak with her first." "Well, naturally, but allow me to presume?" "Cousin Omar doesn't have access... to the information you requested, and if he had, he wouldn't tell you." "So he may have to be leaned on." " The accounts are restricted." " Leaned on, um, personally." " Omar wouldn't lie to me." " No." "No, of course not." "But if he's been less than forthcoming... we should make sure you're better prepared for your next encounter." "Oh." "Can't be easy being an American Muslim working for the CIA." "Easy?" "No." "But I'm a better Muslim and a better American for it." "I have to think about who I am... and what I believe." "Most people take those things for granted." "What do you believe?" "Big picture?" " Mm-hmm." " Okay." "I believe that the battle is between globalists... and remnants of third-world tribes... resisting the push into the 21 st century." "Oil... that's what the battle's about." "That's what the tribes have, what we need." "What the terrorists want to stop us from having." "The first time I was recruited to a camp, I was 15." "My dad thought I was on a school trip." "Didn't speak Arabic." "Never shot a gun before." "I was basically scared and felt powerless." "But a few of the older Chechen brothers, they looked out for me." "They helped make me a Muslim and a man... more than my dad ever did." "So don't worry." "We'll look out for each other." "I'll look out for you, man, all right?" "Just wait till you get to shoot, man." "It's a blast." "Kaz." "Salaam alaikum." "How are you, brother?" "Who's the blond boy?" "Kaz." "My golden boy." "A Chechen kid brought up in the U.S. An American citizen." "He's been to the camps before, but he was too young to deploy." "The Americans don't know about him?" "He has protected him for us." "It is good to have you by my side." "Kaz." "Salaam." "You are a man now." " Your Arabic has improved." " I've been studying." "Waiting." "The studying never stops." "The waiting... is over." "We are not here to train." "We are here to execute a mission." "We are here to fight!" "If you're not prepared to kill, and die... then I respect your choice." "But step forward now, before our plans are revealed... and you will go with my blessing." "You... will be on the next truck out of here." "Who else?" "Hmm?" "You belong, brother." "Trust me." "Tomorrow we start." "Piss stop." "This is it till Lagos." "No!" "What have you done?" "Why did you do that?" "He would have gone home to his family and told them everything." "You didn't have to kill him." "How long do you think he would have lasted under Yemeni torture?" "How long before he told them about us... before the American bombs were dropping on us?" "It had to be done." "Come on." "Let's bury him before the vultures take him." "Who are you?" "You don't know?" "I am a widow." "Does that help?" "Ilsa, of course." "I'm so sorry..." "I received your money." "That is not why I came." "This... came in the mail." "Menno sent it to himself." "Oh." "This is helpful." "Thank you." "You murdered him." "I wish I could afford to throw your blood money in your face." " Jackson." " Emily Tuthill." "Well, so it's true what they say..." "Ml6 never sleeps." "I've just received information that may require a change of thinking." "I'm listening." "Bashara, the executor of the London sarin attack... had no known ties to any existing terrorist network, but my new intelligence suggests... we should be looking for another, more serious actor on the scene." " Who is he?" " We've credible documentation... that 2 of the most murderous Kazakh Islamists... have been recruited for a mission in Nigeria." "It's being organized by a man calling himself Muhammad." "There's a notation by his name..." ""Oil for blood. "" "I'm directing Ml6 to further downplay the sarin threat and focus on Nigeria." "Nigeria?" "Lagos." "There's an oil lease auction in 2 days." "That and the surrounding events might present a propitious target." "It's interesting." "I'll need substantiation, sat photos, SIGI NT... if I'm gonna take this down the hall." " Understood." " Yemen's arrested an associate of Bashara." "He's talking." "I'm going over there." "Thank you, Emily." "See these vehicles and this garbage?" "This is supposed to be a school." "But all I see are adults, no kids." "You tell me what's going on." "Get it over to the NSC right away." "I am a graduate of the Citadel." " And Fort Benning." " Congrats." "So, do you have the tapes of the prisoner's interrogation?" "Transcript only, I am afraid." "But he freely admits to trading heroin to the Russian official for the sarin gas." "And he freely admits to doing it for Bashara?" "Of course." "It was not a problem." "Ask him anything you want." "I will translate." "Tell him I'm from the U.S. Government." "Help me." "He speaks English?" "Will you leave us, please?" "Ah, it is not possible." "If your relationship with the U.S. Military... means anything for your career, you'll leave right now." "You speak to me truthfully and I'll get you out of here." " You acquired sarin for Bashara?" " Yes." "What other plans did he have besides London?" "I know about the subways." "You will take me to America?" "Yes." "There's a small handheld computer..." "in my apartment." "The detainee claims that sarin has already been smuggled into New York City." "A New York telephone number was found on the PDA in his apartment." " I passed it on to Max." " Anything on Ml6's Nigerian intel?" "No." "He knew nothing about it." "Unless NSA or photos pick something up, why add to the threat overload?" "Nigeria... it's just more static." "For now I recommend we back-burner it." " How'd you get all this?" " The informant had been worked over by locals." "I promised him amnesty in the U.S." "You all right then?" "Yeah." "Yeah, I'm fine." "All I've seen is you murder an innocent boy." "Is that what I was brought here to witness for myself?" "Patience, Doctor." "I look at your men." "They are not true Muslims." "Few pray regularly, if at all." "How can you wage war with these people in Allah's name?" "Now let us see if the FBI follow our Yemen bell like good sheep." "I've got it." "It's a disconnected cell number." " Where from?" " The cell phone provider billed an address in Red Hook." " What is it?" " Warehouse." "I talked to the landlord." "He's gonna fax us a tenant list." " He remembers some Arabs." " Put together a team..." "Haz Mat, NYPD." "Building is clean." "You're all clear." "Damn." "Sir!" "Sir!" "I'm okay." "I'm okay." "It was a trap." "A setup." "Damn it!" " Max, are you all right?" " I'm pissed." "The shooter I.D.'d me from a photo taken in London... by the same guy who had the subway blueprint." "Which ties him to the sarin attack." "It means there's an active cell in place." "Here, in New York, now." "Mark, we have got to act on this." "Are you certain?" "Yes." "All right." "I'm taking it to the Oval Office." "Max is fine." "Somebody took a shot at him, but he had his vest on." " He's okay." " What?" "Where is he?" "He's at the office." "Jane, I'm gonna leave a few men here just as a precaution." "We think Max might be the target of a terrorist." "What?" " Oh, my God." "Eddie." " We've got somebody with Eddie." "He's fine." " Max?" " I don't know how to tell you this." "I'm gonna need a new vest." "Really pisses me off losing that vest." "Yeah, it was a good vest." "The best." "Some of the boys are gonna hang around... for a little bit, make sure you and Eddie are okay." " Okay?" " Okay." " Max." " Yeah." " Please get them." " Yeah." "I know you've been trying to get ahold of me." "I'm sorry, baby." " I've been jammed." " There was a tip on a move against oil interest in Nigeria." "So far it's just an unconfirmed rumor." "Everything's fine here." "Just watch yourself, okay?" "Not to worry." "I always do." "I'm about to meet with the grand poo-bah himself." " Buy some glasses, sir." " No." "Thank you." " Oh, good going." " I miss you already, baby." "Yeah." "Akil?" "Can you speak up?" "I thought perhaps you should know." " Know what?" " My brother." "And what about your brother?" "I think he might be associating with people... involved in terrorism of some kind." " What's your name?" " His name is Akil..." "No." "What's your name?" "Please, forget I was here." "Wait!" "Please." "I gave this to my brother when he came of age." "A good-luck charm to keep away evil spirits." "He never hung it up... so they slipped in without a struggle." "I realize how difficult this must be... to tell us all about this." "I think you're being very responsible and very brave." "I did it for my brother's sake, not yours." "Have a look at this, sir." ""Lesson 14:" "Using poisons and cold steel. "" ""Lesson 16:" "Planting explosives for chemical dispersion. "" "Whatever happened to 5-a-side football and a pint in the pub afterward?" "We're now getting live pictures... of the complete evacuation of the New York City subway system." "What are they doing?" "Now is not the time." "Well, Ml5 is trumpeting the discovery... of the poison gas training manual... to pressure for similar action to be taken here on our underground." "I believe we're being manipulated to focus on the wrong part of the world." "Let the Yanks do what they must." "We should wait." "And what if you're wrong?" "Keep your eye on your British friend." "If he performs, he could be useful to our future plans." "Don't worry." "I've got his back." "Max." "Max, NYPD looked everywhere for the shooter." "Nothing." "And they're pulling out of the subway." "That turned up cold too." "It was never the target." "What?" "They wanted us to think they were going after the subways." "Why?" "Everything indicated they were going to hit the subways." "You read it wrong." "Go home." "Get some sleep." "It's over." "Why wait years and years for a hard-to-protect pipeline to be built?" "Mr. Minister, my backers are prepared to begin construction immediately... on an offshore pumping facility on-site." "You could begin to profit from your crude within months." "Excuse me." "Rolf!" "I hear your shop's about to be taken over by British Worldwide." "Just a rumor." "You know BWP covets every ounce of oil in the world." " Could I have 3 more beers, please?" " Right away, sir." " American?" " Yeah, man." " A touch of home from far away." " It's the Michigan Wolverines in the Holiday Bowl." " Doesn't get any more American than that." " Here you are." "Say, get my young friend here another beer." "And put it on my tab." " Thanks, man." " Have a good time." "All right." "Hey, you." "Don't forget your bag." "I got it." "You're too good for this place." "Get out of here." "Go home." "Aren't you the strange one." "A toast to our home away from home." "Hey, hey." "Don't bother." "There's nothing you can do." "The New York subway is open again this evening... after being closed down most of the day... following what officials call... a credible threat of a sarin attack." "Your analysis was correct." "Last week, 19 people were killed..." "Multiple bombings in Lagos." "Dozens dead and wounded." "We were wrong." "I was wrong." "The photos of us are on the terrorist Internet... and some dick just tried to cancel my ticket." "He used a photo to I.D. Me." "You all right?" "Pissed is what I am, pissed I got shot at... pissed we got sandbagged on Nigeria." "I'm not saying you should pull a Rushdie, but I'd take precautions." "All right." "Did you get the man?" "No, not yet." "Keep your head down, Derek." "Staying alive is one of my favorite pastimes." " Ms. Jackson?" "Emily Tuthill here." " Ms. Tuthill... it turns out your analysis was right and mine was wrong." "Actually, the purpose of my call is to offer you support." " Really?" " You made a mistake." "I don't know you well enough to presume what your feelings may be... but I wanted you to know that I've been in your position... and I know you'll get through this." "My boyfriend is in Lagos." "They haven't located him yet." "I'm sorry, I've..." "I've also experienced anxiety about loved ones missing in action." "What did you do?" "You, uh..." "You tear your hair out." "You move on." "That's what you do, I suppose, until you have no heart left." "This isn't what I intended." "I wanted to comfort you." "No, you have." "Thank you." "Max." "Max!" "They got a match on those prints from that photo you found at the scene." "Pardon me." "Excuse me." "Coming through." "Sir!" "Stop!" "So have I been voted off the island?" "Your special team has been disengaged." "Get ready for another level of NSC oversight." "You'll return to your former duties, no administrative leave... but I was told to, quote..." ""exercise more adult supervision. "" "You know, Mark... the analysis was wrong, but the intel was right... and Muhammad's cell still poses a threat." "I'm staying on this." "Under the table, above-board, whatever." "I need to know if you're gonna support me." "If you're looking for my official sanction, I can't do it." "I'll take the heat." "Jackson." "Where are you?" "At the embassy in Lagos." "I'm in one piece, but it was horrible." "I'm in desperate need of some TLC." "Just keep talking." "I want to hear your voice." "I'm getting out of here to New York." "Flight's in 2 hours." "Meet me." " I can't." " No buts." "The world can wait." "Grab a flight." "We can be together by midnight." "I wish I could." "I was so worried about you, Hud." "I missed you." "Just not enough." "Sorry." "I know you're in the middle of an inferno over there." "I can't wait to see you." "Your handlers won't be happy with your failure, Mr. Foukara." "It would be smart to cooperate." "Who gave you the assignment?" "Who sent you my picture?" "Who told you where I'd show up?" "You are not Muslim." "I will only talk to a Muslim." "That's not the way it works, Mr. Foukara." "You don't get to choose." "Then what will you do, huh?" "Shoot me?" "Shoot me." "I answer only to Allah." "God is great." "No." "You can go." "This mission is over." "That remains to be seen." "There is more work to do." "You were once a mujahedeen." "Now you're just a criminal." "And what you do here makes a crime of our cause." " Oh, no." " Wait, I need to talk to you." " Forget it." " Just give me a listen, okay?" "Please?" "What?" "I have a kid, a son." "I'm not his biological father." "His real dad died in the Towers... but I'm the one who puts him to bed at night." "He's a sweet kid, sensitive." "I just want a world where he doesn't have to be afraid." "You know, you have a weird way of apologizing." "I just thought you should know where I'm coming from." " Sorry about the nose." " It's been broken before." "This is Ghaji Foukara." "He's Lebanese like you." "I thought maybe you could help me find out about this guy." "Foukara?" "Hmm." "This is all you can tell me?" "That's it." "How much do you want?" "This time let's see what I get first, huh?" "You were great." "A tough Chechen kid." "This is what Raffi said." "It was almost 10 years to the day... after my father kidnapped me to America." "10 years after he left my mother to be killed by the Russians." "Perhaps your father thought that he was saving you?" "No." "He did it for himself and for the love of the dollar." "Growing up in America has uniquely prepared you to strike back." "And how will I do that?" "Raffi and I have prepared a new operation in America... and you will lead it." "First, you must return to America... on an oil tanker leaving Lagos as a crewman." "Once you get there, you will need to acquire arms." " Raffi will help me, right?" " Raffi is watched too closely." "You will be on your own." "You have a good brother in Kaz." "He says we can trust you." "I'll do anything you need me to do." "When I was your age, I traveled all over the world." "I was pretty crazy with the girls and money." "You know what I'm talking about?" "Hmm?" "Then one day..." "I said enough of these decadent distractions." "I am Muslim." "I have real power inside." "Do you want that kind of power, Akil?" "Sure." "You will return to England on an oil tanker with a new identity... and a new purpose." "This is a grade-A forgery." "Brilliant." "Maren Jackson never saw these satellite photos from Nigeria." "Without them, you'd have made the same call." "I didn't make the call." "She did." "She kept you out of the loop too, didn't she?" "So the question is whether I keep your ass where I can see it... or send you back to the cube farm for more seasoning." " I want to work in counterterrorism." " I'm glad to hear that." "And you'll be happy to know that there's some serious payback... coming down the pipeline for Lagos." "A suspected terrorist training camp in Nigeria... has been attacked and destroyed according to the Pentagon." "The Pentagon has confirmed that a missile..." "My gut says Lagos isn't the end of the horror story." "It's just the beginning." "It was too well planned not to be part of a larger agenda." "Did the U.S. Get Muhammad?" "I think I'll go and sink a few test wells... see if I can strike oil." "The consensus is that Lagos represents the start... of a coordinated terror campaign against oil-producing nations." "Large sums of money have already moved... to oil futures in the commodity markets." "And this chatter comes from?" "I met 2 young Saudi princes who are in London diverting family funds... in the event of a nationalization by a new Islamic order." "Also, I may have been premature... in thinking the sarin threat died with Bashara." "There may well be more of it than was found at the London Traveller's Inn." "Well, quite a night's work, Emily." "We have to convince the Americans to share our point of view." "I agree." "Make arrangements to leave for Washington immediately." "The movie's better." "That all happened during World War I..." "Great powers jockeying for position in the Middle East." "What's strange... it's the same thing almost 100 years later." "Nothing's changed." "What the hell are you doing here?" "Our little team has been officially disbanded." "Unofficially?" "I meant everything I said to the NSA." "Our team is the best way to do the job." "Cell versus cell." "Our cell versus their cell." "I like it." "Continuing to work with me could get you into some hot water." "I get another shot at Foukara tomorrow." "You'll get everything I find out." "You got time for a cup of coffee?" "Was it necessary to injure yourself?" "Did I get what I came for?" "Then it was necessary." "What have you got?" "No one knew the name Foukara, but his photo was recognized." "He was part of a highly violent fringe group in Beirut in the mid-'90s." "My source recalled other members." "Here's some names." "It's appreciated." "You know, I have a kid too." "A daughter." "Lives with her mother in Beirut." "Very smart kid." "She reads a book a day, and only 6." "I'd really like to see her grow up." "You need protection?" "Then someone will surely ask why I need protection." "I gave you information, you gave me cash." "We're even." "I am here to protect Mr. Foukara's rights." "Mr. Foukara tried to kill me." "Allegedly." "He hasn't been charged, and he's being held illegally." "We believe he's connected to a terrorist cell that was part of the Lagos bombings." "Believe what you will." "This is still a free country." "Mr. Foukara." "Who ordered you to commit the assassination?" "These are photographs of men you've been identified with." "You know where these men are?" "You understand you can be charged with assault or attempted murder?" "Or be sent back to Lebanon to answer their questions." "Can we have a moment outside?" "Don't you dare threaten him with rendering." "He has information about planned attacks here... that could threaten thousands of American lives." "And that gives you the right to summarily dismiss Mr. Foukara's rights?" "Hey, why stop there?" "Deport all the Muslims in America to win your war." "I might suggest some rights stop at mass murder." "They don't." "And until there is an amendment... to the Constitution to that effect, I will protect Mr. Foukara's rights." "Charge him with attempted murder, try to have him extradited... but he will receive due process." "You don't know what you're doing." "The problem America's having in the world right now, is not because of what I'm doing." "Excuse me, gentlemen." "I'm gonna ask you a few questions so I can get a baseline reading." "I need you to answer yes or no." " Is your name Raza Michaels?" " Yes." " You reside at 14715th Street?" " Yes." " Have you been an employee of the CIA for 5 years?" " Yes." " Have you ever filed for bankruptcy?" " No." " Monday is the day after Friday?" " No." "Have you ever given material support to a foreign terrorist organization?" "No." "Your response to several questions... suggests possible deception." "Why is that?" "Polygraph reliability is arguable." "But your body responded to the questions." "There must be something you haven't told me... about your relations to foreign terrorist organizations." "I've had no contact with any terrorist organization... beyond evaluating their activities for my job." "Tell me all about your trips to the Middle East, starting in 1988." "I still have family in the West Bank." "How many times do I have to go through this?" "I have never given material support... information, money, or any kind of aid... to a terrorist organization, foreign or domestic." "And these questions are verging on harassment." "Let's start again." "Please relax and lean back." "Is two and two four?" "Look what a few drops of it did." "Just a few drops knocks out a West London hotel." "Imagine what a few liters of sarin's gonna do." "Knock out all of West bloody London." " Akil's probation officer gave a list of his friends and family." " All clear, sir." "But it's not gonna get us anywhere because they've all disappeared into the ether... or they've gone back to the subcontinent." "I mean, it's worse..." "Jim!" "Jim!" "Jim!" " Get an ambulance." " Okay." "Sir..." "Shh, shh." "Don't talk." "Shh." "I've got a man down here." "We need an ambulance." "Hold on, my friend." "Hold on." "Hold on." "I'm here for you, mate." "Make sure we have a trauma team on standby at the hospital." "Brother, what have they done to you?" "How did you get me out of there?" "I called in favors from everyone... father's old friends at the health ministry." "I emptied our bank account, the clinic's funds, everything." "The clinic." "Have we lost it?" "Not until the creditors take away our beds." "What did they do to you, Raghib?" "They wanted to know where I was." "You were in Greece." "No." "I was in Lagos during the bombings." "I saw it all." "You told them this?" "They never asked." "They were too busy kicking me." "What were you doing in Lagos?" "I watched." "That's all I did." "I watched." "Helping the mujahedeen against the Russians in Afghanistan was one thing." "You know better than this." "Maybe your friends in Lagos didn't, but you do." "This jihad is just an excuse to give into anger." "Ours is a religion of justice." "Don't talk to me of justice." "Talk to the mukhabarat." "They are the ones who justify terrorism." "If you believe that, then our view of Islam is no longer compatible." "Have you nothing to say?" "Are you afraid to engage a mere woman?" "We will never talk of this again." " Hi." " Hi." "Your neighbor let me in." "He's perfectly charming." "I convinced him I was an old friend from college wanting to surprise you." " Have I?" " Yeah." "Oh, what a wonderful home you've made for yourself." " Would you like some, uh, tea?" " I'd love some." "I'm meeting Maren in 2 hours, but we should talk first." "You are aware our team has been disbanded?" "The best intelligence work's always done outside the official parameters." "An attempt was made on DerekJennings' life last night." " Was he hurt?" " No, he's all right." "But a close colleague of his was killed." " I'm sorry." " It shows how urgent this situation has become." "I've, uh..." "I've put together some... of the more grievous activities of your cousin Omar." "Is this true?" "Ask him." "He's in New York at the Charlemagne." "Morning." "Any English speakers here?" "Sir." "I'm born and bred in Sussex." "Despite the way things turned out... recent HUM-I NT suggests that there is more sarin than was used by Bashara." "Here's our current view on Muhammad." "We believe his terrorist agenda is to exploit our dependence on Muslim oil." "That's where he'll be attacking next." "So Nigeria was just the first blow?" "Yeah." "And it won't be his last." "Here you go, mate." "How familiar are you with the plant?" "Pretty good." "My pass gives me access to most of the plant." "Good." "What's this?" "Plastique." "Ooh!" "You expect me to carry this stuff around?" "Without the detonator, it's harmless... kiddie clay." "Smuggle it into the refinery a bit at a time." "That way it won't set the detectors off." " Raza." "How did you get in?" " One of the perks of the job." "What luck." " Now we can have that night I promised you." " We need to talk." "Get rid of the girl." "Uh... go down to the bar." "Order champagne." "Put it on my room." "I'll see you there." "I've always thought of you as more than a cousin." "When my dad's land was appropriated by the Israelis... your father paid his way to America... helped him get set up in business... and made everything that my family has possible." "We are blood, you and I, Raza." "I'm going to ask you for that account information one last time." " Raza..." " I need you to think very carefully... before you answer." "It's important to me, and it's important to you." "I cannot do this." "I told you." "It is impossible." "You're not doing this." "Not to your family, not to me." "You would ruin me out of some misguided sense of duty?" "You're not an American." "You're not an Arab." "What is your name?" "Massif." "But you call yourself Michaels... an American bastardization of our great family name." "That is what you are..." "a bastardization of a man." "I expect to hear from you shortly." "I have men outside." "I, uh, wanted to come see... that you're all right, my friend." "Is there anything that I can do?" "Your time is up here." "You must know that." "There are cell phones in there programmed with stolen numbers." "Each must only be used once." "Use them if you need help." "There is also cash." "Be prepared to leave the country quickly." "And join you?" "Julaidin." "Who is he?" "Another rich Saudi with oil interests." "He has dozens of accounts, all perfectly legitimate." "Met him once or twice." "Soft and sleepy... like a jellyfish." "I don't think you could find a less likely benefactor of terrorism." "When you first became employed by your agency..." "I thought you might be of some good to me and my business." "But..." "Will you be all right?" "Are you concerned for my well-being, cousin?" "Along with everything else... don't be a hypocrite." "You have what you want." "Please leave." "Were you able to get the plastique into the plant?" " Yeah." "It's in my locker." " Good." "Here." "I had a good night at the tables last night." "Take yourself out." "Who's this?" "Is that you, brother?" "I'm in a spot of trouble." "Where are you?" "I can't say." "I'm sorry, Hamid." "It was stupid to call." "I'm just putting you in danger." "I can help you." "Tell me where you are." "Don't worry about me, Hamid." "I'll be fine." " Akil." " I'll be fine." "It wasn't easy." "Manipulating people never is." "The account we're interested in was opened by a Saudi oilman..." "Julaidin." "ButJulaidin has high-level connections to their oil ministry... and you've got him funneling money to terrorists." "So I did good." "You know, you should think about becoming a field agent." "No, you'd be so good." "You speak, what, 6 languages?" "You have this innocent air." "They trust you." "Get them to trust you so you can deceive them." "Oh, it's easy to be cynical when you're behind a desk in Washington." "In the field, the picture comes clear, because it's about people, not theory." " It teaches you to care." " You're very passionate." "Is this how you recruit your operatives?" "I'm sure men line up." "You're a very attractive woman, Miss Tuthill." "You're a very attractive man, Mr. Michaels." "Why waste such considerable charm?" "I'm afraid I wouldn't be an asset." "I don't sleep around." "For me, sex, like love, is, uh, an act of devotion." "I think that's the most romantic thing I've ever heard." "Hamid." "You said you've spoken to Akil." "I know my brother, Mr. Jennings." "He sounded scared." " Do you know where he is?" " If I help you, do I help him?" "I promise you that I'll do everything in my power to make sure... that Akil is treated as well as possible... given the circumstances." "I don't know where he was when he called... but he called me from this number." "Hold it right there!" "Hands where we can see 'em!" "I'm arresting you on suspicion to be concerned..." "Does it hurt?" "No." "Feels good." "The first suicide bombing on American soil... left 18 dead and scores injured in San Antonio, Texas." "The factory of Holland Aero... a major contractor supplying American troops in Iraq..." "Michaels." "Looks like Homeland and the FBI dropped the ball... on not seeing this San Antonio thing coming down earlier." "Company's going to lobby for me... to coordinate all future C.T. Interagency teams." "Is the White House on board with this?" "You mean, is your former colleague Miss Jackson... gonna be given the ball again?" "Well, our people did a little sniffing around." "Seems her boyfriend Hudson Benoit... has been doing business with some very nasty countries." "Funny." "I thought our concern was national security and fighting terrorism... not blackmailing colleagues." "I'd love to live in your rosy world, boy." "Just one day." " Maren." " Hey!" "Good work." "Emily told me what you came up with." "Thanks." "I need to speak with you privately." "The national security advisor is on her way to the West Wing." " Is it something that needs to be addressed now?" " Yes." "I'll meet you inside." "The Agency has uncovered information... about some kind of Hudson Benoit illegal oil deal." " Has this been substantiated?" " I don't know." "Sandman has a cherry-picked report." "He'll have it in the room with him." "He told me because he knew I'd pass it on to you." "To keep me quiet." "This better not be true." "Come on." "Deal with Hud later." "Put your game face on." "Thanks." "I want to thank our Ml6 colleague, Emily Tuthill, for attending." "Now, what have we got on San Antonio?" "The San Antonio bomber has been identified as Dan Faranqui, 20." "A Tunisian national here on an expired student visa." "We have no information that he belonged to any Islamist organization... or that he ever attended a terrorist training camp." "Bureau profilers think he's a freelancer... and does not fit the mold of a terrorist cell member." "We don't think the FBI is getting the whole picture here." "This suicide bomber may represent the next phase of terrorism... single, low-cost, disposable operatives." "I recommend a comprehensive sweep of Muslim activists... a highly visible operation... reassuring the American public... that foreign nationals who commit crimes... will be pursued vigorously." "This is wrong." "It is a colossal waste of manpower... to divert assets, sweeping up noncombatants... while the real terror network uses this chaos... as a smoke screen to attack our oil infrastructure." "Do we have to listen to this?" "She set off the Chinese fire alarm... in the New York subway, and she has a personal relationship that..." "Madam Advisor, if I may." "Maren's interagency team, with the cooperation of Ml5 and Ml6... has developed credible documentation... that the money for the London sarin cell and the Lagos attack... both came from a Swiss account funded by a Saudi NGO." "The account was managed by a Saudi oilman named Allal Julaidin." "I thought your team had been disbanded." "Hear them out, Catherine." "I can provide some background, Madam Advisor." "Julaidin is not a member of the Saudi royal family... but he does wield considerable influence in the oil ministry." "He was thought to be pious-religious but not fundamentalist... and, before this intelligence, above suspicion." "The New York cell that has been linked to Lagos and to the Swiss account... had its roots in Beirut a decade ago." "I have received intelligence that members of the original Beirut cell... have been living as sleepers in American and British cities." "We're tracking them down." "We believe they are under the direction of Muhammad... the man behind Lagos and the recent assassination attempts on our agents." "Our profile of Muhammad has him focusing his attacks against oil-related targets." "The Lagos attack substantiates this." "Muhammad could activate his cells at any time... striking out against our oil-related infrastructure." "Catherine, it's no secret that I have a personal relationship with Hudson Benoit." "Apparently, Acton has some accusations." "Well, Acton?" "Benoit has been linked to oil deals with restricted countries." "I haven't seen Acton's documentation on Hudson... but I can assure you I know nothing of this." "All right, Acton, submit your report... and we'll direct it to the appropriate agencies for authentication." "Maren's team has the best handle on the emerging situation." "You should continue to cover it and report to me daily." "As for your recommendation for a domestic sweep, Acton... you need to give me a proposal and a budget... before I can take it to the president." "Thank you." "We are done." "So, tell me, did you get a lot of dirt under your fingernails?" "The dig was great." "I mean, Dead Sea's still dead." " Jordan's hot." " I told you to take a vacation after." "No, I didn't need it." "Can I take a car?" "Sure." "What for?" "I met a girl." "Take my Escalade." "Awesome." "Are you leaving already?" "Hey, some things can't wait." "The photos of us are on the terrorist Internet... and some dick just tried to cancel my ticket." "He used a photo to I.D. Me." "You all right?" "Pissed is what I am, pissed I got shot at... pissed we got sandbagged on Nigeria." "I'm not saying you should pull a Rushdie, but I'd take precautions." "All right." "Did you get the man?" "No, not yet." "Keep your head down, Derek." "Staying alive is one of my favorite pastimes." " Ms. Jackson?" "Emily Tuthill here." " Ms. Tuthill... it turns out your analysis was right and mine was wrong." "Actually, the purpose of my call is to offer you support." " Really?" " You made a mistake." "I don't know you well enough to presume what your feelings may be... but I wanted you to know that I've been in your position... and I know you'll get through this." "My boyfriend is in Lagos." "They haven't located him yet." "I'm sorry, I've..." "I've also experienced anxiety about loved ones missing in action." "What did you do?" "You, uh..." "You tear your hair out." "You move on." "That's what you do, I suppose, until you have no heart left." "This isn't what I intended." "I wanted to comfort you." "No, you have." "Thank you." "Max." "Max!" "They got a match on those prints from that photo you found at the scene." "Pardon me." "Excuse me." "Coming through." "Sir!" "Stop!" "So have I been voted off the island?" "Your special team has been disengaged." "Get ready for another level of NSC oversight." "You'll return to your former duties, no administrative leave... but I was told to, quote..." ""exercise more adult supervision. "" "You know, Mark... the analysis was wrong, but the intel was right... and Muhammad's cell still poses a threat." "I'm staying on this." "Under the table, above-board, whatever." "I need to know if you're gonna support me." "If you're looking for my official sanction, I can't do it." "I'll take the heat." "Jackson." "Where are you?" "At the embassy in Lagos." "I'm in one piece, but it was horrible." "I'm in desperate need of some TLC." "Just keep talking." "I want to hear your voice." "I'm getting out of here to New York." "Flight's in 2 hours." "Meet me." " I can't." " No buts." "The world can wait." "Grab a flight." "We can be together by midnight." "I wish I could." "I was so worried about you, Hud." "I missed you." "Just not enough." "Sorry." "I know you're in the middle of an inferno over there." "I can't wait to see you." "Your handlers won't be happy with your failure, Mr. Foukara." "It would be smart to cooperate." "Who gave you the assignment?" "Who sent you my picture?" "Who told you where I'd show up?" "You are not Muslim." "I will only talk to a Muslim." "That's not the way it works, Mr. Foukara." "You don't get to choose." "Then what will you do, huh?" "Shoot me?" "Shoot me." "I answer only to Allah." "God is great." "No." "You can go." "This mission is over." "That remains to be seen." "There is more work to do." "You were once a mujahedeen." "Now you're just a criminal." "And what you do here makes a crime of our cause." " Oh, no." " Wait, I need to talk to you." " Forget it." " Just give me a listen, okay?" "Please?" "What?" "I have a kid, a son." "I'm not his biological father." "His real dad died in the Towers... but I'm the one who puts him to bed at night." "He's a sweet kid, sensitive." "I just want a world where he doesn't have to be afraid." "You know, you have a weird way of apologizing." "I just thought you should know where I'm coming from." " Sorry about the nose." " It's been broken before." "This is Ghaji Foukara." "He's Lebanese like you." "I thought maybe you could help me find out about this guy." "Foukara?" "Hmm." "This is all you can tell me?" "That's it." "How much do you want?" "This time let's see what I get first, huh?" "You were great." "A tough Chechen kid." "This is what Raffi said." "It was almost 10 years to the day... after my father kidnapped me to America." "10 years after he left my mother to be killed by the Russians." "Perhaps your father thought that he was saving you?" "No." "He did it for himself and for the love of the dollar." "Growing up in America has uniquely prepared you to strike back." "And how will I do that?" "Raffi and I have prepared a new operation in America... and you will lead it." "First, you must return to America... on an oil tanker leaving Lagos as a crewman." "Once you get there, you will need to acquire arms." " Raffi will help me, right?" " Raffi is watched too closely." "You will be on your own." "You have a good brother in Kaz." "He says we can trust you." "I'll do anything you need me to do." "When I was your age, I traveled all over the world." "I was pretty crazy with the girls and money." "You know what I'm talking about?" "Hmm?" "Then one day..." "I said enough of these decadent distractions." "I am Muslim." "I have real power inside." "Do you want that kind of power, Akil?" "Sure." "You will return to England on an oil tanker with a new identity... and a new purpose." "This is a grade-A forgery." "Brilliant." "Maren Jackson never saw these satellite photos from Nigeria." "Without them, you'd have made the same call." "I didn't make the call." "She did." "She kept you out of the loop too, didn't she?" "So the question is whether I keep your ass where I can see it... or send you back to the cube farm for more seasoning." " I want to work in counterterrorism." " I'm glad to hear that." "And you'll be happy to know that there's some serious payback... coming down the pipeline for Lagos." "A suspected terrorist training camp in Nigeria... has been attacked and destroyed according to the Pentagon." "The Pentagon has confirmed that a missile..." "My gut says Lagos isn't the end of the horror story." "It's just the beginning." "It was too well planned not to be part of a larger agenda." "Did the U.S. Get Muhammad?" "I think I'll go and sink a few test wells... see if I can strike oil." "The consensus is that Lagos represents the start... of a coordinated terror campaign against oil-producing nations." "Large sums of money have already moved... to oil futures in the commodity markets." "And this chatter comes from?" "I met 2 young Saudi princes who are in London diverting family funds... in the event of a nationalization by a new Islamic order." "Also, I may have been premature... in thinking the sarin threat died with Bashara." "There may well be more of it than was found at the London Traveller's Inn." "Well, quite a night's work, Emily." "We have to convince the Americans to share our point of view." "I agree." "Make arrangements to leave for Washington immediately." "The movie's better." "That all happened during World War I..." "Great powers jockeying for position in the Middle East." "What's strange... it's the same thing almost 100 years later." "Nothing's changed." "What the hell are you doing here?" "Our little team has been officially disbanded." "Unofficially?" "I meant everything I said to the NSA." "Our team is the best way to do the job." "Cell versus cell." "Our cell versus their cell." "I like it." "Continuing to work with me could get you into some hot water." "I get another shot at Foukara tomorrow." "You'll get everything I find out." "You got time for a cup of coffee?" "Was it necessary to injure yourself?" "Did I get what I came for?" "Then it was necessary." "What have you got?" "No one knew the name Foukara, but his photo was recognized." "He was part of a highly violent fringe group in Beirut in the mid-'90s." "My source recalled other members." "Here's some names." "It's appreciated." "You know, I have a kid too." "A daughter." "Lives with her mother in Beirut." "Very smart kid." "She reads a book a day, and only 6." "I'd really like to see her grow up." "You need protection?" "Then someone will surely ask why I need protection." "I gave you information, you gave me cash." "We're even." "I am here to protect Mr. Foukara's rights." "Mr. Foukara tried to kill me." "Allegedly." "He hasn't been charged, and he's being held illegally." "We believe he's connected to a terrorist cell that was part of the Lagos bombings." "Believe what you will." "This is still a free country." "Mr. Foukara." "Who ordered you to commit the assassination?" "These are photographs of men you've been identified with." "You know where these men are?" "You understand you can be charged with assault or attempted murder?" "Or be sent back to Lebanon to answer their questions." "Can we have a moment outside?" "Don't you dare threaten him with rendering." "He has information about planned attacks here... that could threaten thousands of American lives." "And that gives you the right to summarily dismiss Mr. Foukara's rights?" "Hey, why stop there?" "Deport all the Muslims in America to win your war." "I might suggest some rights stop at mass murder." "They don't." "And until there is an amendment... to the Constitution to that effect, I will protect Mr. Foukara's rights." "Charge him with attempted murder, try to have him extradited... but he will receive due process." "You don't know what you're doing." "The problem America's having in the world right now, is not because of what I'm doing." "Excuse me, gentlemen." "I'm gonna ask you a few questions so I can get a baseline reading." "I need you to answer yes or no." " Is your name Raza Michaels?" " Yes." " You reside at 14715th Street?" " Yes." " Have you been an employee of the CIA for 5 years?" " Yes." " Have you ever filed for bankruptcy?" " No." " Monday is the day after Friday?" " No." "Have you ever given material support to a foreign terrorist organization?" "No." "Your response to several questions... suggests possible deception." "Why is that?" "Polygraph reliability is arguable." "But your body responded to the questions." "There must be something you haven't told me... about your relations to foreign terrorist organizations." "I've had no contact with any terrorist organization... beyond evaluating their activities for my job." "Tell me all about your trips to the Middle East, starting in 1988." "I still have family in the West Bank." "How many times do I have to go through this?" "I have never given material support... information, money, or any kind of aid... to a terrorist organization, foreign or domestic." "And these questions are verging on harassment." "Let's start again." "Please relax and lean back." "Is two and two four?" "Look what a few drops of it did." "Just a few drops knocks out a West London hotel." "Imagine what a few liters of sarin's gonna do." "Knock out all of West bloody London." " Akil's probation officer gave a list of his friends and family." " All clear, sir." "But it's not gonna get us anywhere because they've all disappeared into the ether... or they've gone back to the subcontinent." "I mean, it's worse..." "Jim!" "Jim!" "Jim!" " Get an ambulance." " Okay." "Sir..." "Shh, shh." "Don't talk." "Shh." "I've got a man down here." "We need an ambulance." "Hold on, my friend." "Hold on." "Hold on." "I'm here for you, mate." "Make sure we have a trauma team on standby at the hospital." "Brother, what have they done to you?" "How did you get me out of there?" "I called in favors from everyone... father's old friends at the health ministry." "I emptied our bank account, the clinic's funds, everything." "The clinic." "Have we lost it?" "Not until the creditors take away our beds." "What did they do to you, Raghib?" "They wanted to know where I was." "You were in Greece." "No." "I was in Lagos during the bombings." "I saw it all." "You told them this?" "They never asked." "They were too busy kicking me." "What were you doing in Lagos?" "I watched." "That's all I did." "I watched." "Helping the mujahedeen against the Russians in Afghanistan was one thing." "You know better than this." "Maybe your friends in Lagos didn't, but you do." "This jihad is just an excuse to give into anger." "Ours is a religion of justice." "Don't talk to me of justice." "Talk to the mukhabarat." "They are the ones who justify terrorism." "If you believe that, then our view of Islam is no longer compatible." "Have you nothing to say?" "Are you afraid to engage a mere woman?" "We will never talk of this again." " Hi." " Hi." "Your neighbor let me in." "He's perfectly charming." "I convinced him I was an old friend from college wanting to surprise you." " Have I?" " Yeah." "Oh, what a wonderful home you've made for yourself." " Would you like some, uh, tea?" " I'd love some." "I'm meeting Maren in 2 hours, but we should talk first." "You are aware our team has been disbanded?" "The best intelligence work's always done outside the official parameters." "An attempt was made on DerekJennings' life last night." " Was he hurt?" " No, he's all right." "But a close colleague of his was killed." " I'm sorry." " It shows how urgent this situation has become." "I've, uh..." "I've put together some... of the more grievous activities of your cousin Omar." "Is this true?" "Ask him." "He's in New York at the Charlemagne." "Morning." "Any English speakers here?" "Sir." "I'm born and bred in Sussex." "Despite the way things turned out... recent HUM-I NT suggests that there is more sarin than was used by Bashara." "Here's our current view on Muhammad." "We believe his terrorist agenda is to exploit our dependence on Muslim oil." "That's where he'll be attacking next." "So Nigeria was just the first blow?" "Yeah." "And it won't be his last." "Here you go, mate." "How familiar are you with the plant?" "Pretty good." "My pass gives me access to most of the plant." "Good." "What's this?" "Plastique." "Ooh!" "You expect me to carry this stuff around?" "Without the detonator, it's harmless... kiddie clay." "Smuggle it into the refinery a bit at a time." "That way it won't set the detectors off." " Raza." "How did you get in?" " One of the perks of the job." "What luck." " Now we can have that night I promised you." " We need to talk." "Get rid of the girl." "Uh... go down to the bar." "Order champagne." "Put it on my room." "I'll see you there." "I've always thought of you as more than a cousin." "When my dad's land was appropriated by the Israelis... your father paid his way to America... helped him get set up in business... and made everything that my family has possible." "We are blood, you and I, Raza." "I'm going to ask you for that account information one last time." " Raza..." " I need you to think very carefully... before you answer." "It's important to me, and it's important to you." "I cannot do this." "I told you." "It is impossible." "You're not doing this." "Not to your family, not to me." "You would ruin me out of some misguided sense of duty?" "You're not an American." "You're not an Arab." "What is your name?" "Massif." "But you call yourself Michaels... an American bastardization of our great family name." "That is what you are..." "a bastardization of a man." "I expect to hear from you shortly." "I have men outside." "I, uh, wanted to come see... that you're all right, my friend." "Is there anything that I can do?" "Your time is up here." "You must know that." "There are cell phones in there programmed with stolen numbers." "Each must only be used once." "Use them if you need help." "There is also cash." "Be prepared to leave the country quickly." "And join you?" "Julaidin." "Who is he?" "Another rich Saudi with oil interests." "He has dozens of accounts, all perfectly legitimate." "Met him once or twice." "Soft and sleepy... like a jellyfish." "I don't think you could find a less likely benefactor of terrorism." "When you first became employed by your agency..." "I thought you might be of some good to me and my business." "But..." "Will you be all right?" "Are you concerned for my well-being, cousin?" "Along with everything else... don't be a hypocrite." "You have what you want." "Please leave." "Were you able to get the plastique into the plant?" " Yeah." "It's in my locker." " Good." "Here." "I had a good night at the tables last night." "Take yourself out." "Who's this?" "Is that you, brother?" "I'm in a spot of trouble." "Where are you?" "I can't say." "I'm sorry, Hamid." "It was stupid to call." "I'm just putting you in danger." "I can help you." "Tell me where you are." "Don't worry about me, Hamid." "I'll be fine." " Akil." " I'll be fine." "It wasn't easy." "Manipulating people never is." "The account we're interested in was opened by a Saudi oilman..." "Julaidin." "ButJulaidin has high-level connections to their oil ministry... and you've got him funneling money to terrorists." "So I did good." "You know, you should think about becoming a field agent." "No, you'd be so good." "You speak, what, 6 languages?" "You have this innocent air." "They trust you." "Get them to trust you so you can deceive them." "Oh, it's easy to be cynical when you're behind a desk in Washington." "In the field, the picture comes clear, because it's about people, not theory." " It teaches you to care." " You're very passionate." "Is this how you recruit your operatives?" "I'm sure men line up." "You're a very attractive woman, Miss Tuthill." "You're a very attractive man, Mr. Michaels." "Why waste such considerable charm?" "I'm afraid I wouldn't be an asset." "I don't sleep around." "For me, sex, like love, is, uh, an act of devotion." "I think that's the most romantic thing I've ever heard." "Hamid." "You said you've spoken to Akil." "I know my brother, Mr. Jennings." "He sounded scared." " Do you know where he is?" " If I help you, do I help him?" "I promise you that I'll do everything in my power to make sure... that Akil is treated as well as possible... given the circumstances." "I don't know where he was when he called... but he called me from this number." "Hold it right there!" "Hands where we can see 'em!" "I'm arresting you on suspicion to be concerned..." "Does it hurt?" "No." "Feels good." "The first suicide bombing on American soil... left 18 dead and scores injured in San Antonio, Texas." "The factory of Holland Aero... a major contractor supplying American troops in Iraq..." "Michaels." "Looks like Homeland and the FBI dropped the ball... on not seeing this San Antonio thing coming down earlier." "Company's going to lobby for me... to coordinate all future C.T. Interagency teams." "Is the White House on board with this?" "You mean, is your former colleague Miss Jackson... gonna be given the ball again?" "Well, our people did a little sniffing around." "Seems her boyfriend Hudson Benoit... has been doing business with some very nasty countries." "Funny." "I thought our concern was national security and fighting terrorism... not blackmailing colleagues." "I'd love to live in your rosy world, boy." "Just one day." " Maren." " Hey!" "Good work." "Emily told me what you came up with." "Thanks." "I need to speak with you privately." "The national security advisor is on her way to the West Wing." " Is it something that needs to be addressed now?" " Yes." "I'll meet you inside." "The Agency has uncovered information... about some kind of Hudson Benoit illegal oil deal." " Has this been substantiated?" " I don't know." "Sandman has a cherry-picked report." "He'll have it in the room with him." "He told me because he knew I'd pass it on to you." "To keep me quiet." "This better not be true." "Come on." "Deal with Hud later." "Put your game face on." "Thanks." "I want to thank our Ml6 colleague, Emily Tuthill, for attending." "Now, what have we got on San Antonio?" "The San Antonio bomber has been identified as Dan Faranqui, 20." "A Tunisian national here on an expired student visa." "We have no information that he belonged to any Islamist organization... or that he ever attended a terrorist training camp." "Bureau profilers think he's a freelancer... and does not fit the mold of a terrorist cell member." "We don't think the FBI is getting the whole picture here." "This suicide bomber may represent the next phase of terrorism... single, low-cost, disposable operatives." "I recommend a comprehensive sweep of Muslim activists... a highly visible operation... reassuring the American public... that foreign nationals who commit crimes... will be pursued vigorously." "This is wrong." "It is a colossal waste of manpower... to divert assets, sweeping up noncombatants... while the real terror network uses this chaos... as a smoke screen to attack our oil infrastructure." "Do we have to listen to this?" "She set off the Chinese fire alarm... in the New York subway, and she has a personal relationship that..." "Madam Advisor, if I may." "Maren's interagency team, with the cooperation of Ml5 and Ml6... has developed credible documentation... that the money for the London sarin cell and the Lagos attack... both came from a Swiss account funded by a Saudi NGO." "The account was managed by a Saudi oilman named Allal Julaidin." "I thought your team had been disbanded." "Hear them out, Catherine." "I can provide some background, Madam Advisor." "Julaidin is not a member of the Saudi royal family... but he does wield considerable influence in the oil ministry." "He was thought to be pious-religious but not fundamentalist... and, before this intelligence, above suspicion." "The New York cell that has been linked to Lagos and to the Swiss account... had its roots in Beirut a decade ago." "I have received intelligence that members of the original Beirut cell... have been living as sleepers in American and British cities." "We're tracking them down." "We believe they are under the direction of Muhammad... the man behind Lagos and the recent assassination attempts on our agents." "Our profile of Muhammad has him focusing his attacks against oil-related targets." "The Lagos attack substantiates this." "Muhammad could activate his cells at any time... striking out against our oil-related infrastructure." "Catherine, it's no secret that I have a personal relationship with Hudson Benoit." "Apparently, Acton has some accusations." "Well, Acton?" "Benoit has been linked to oil deals with restricted countries." "I haven't seen Acton's documentation on Hudson... but I can assure you I know nothing of this." "All right, Acton, submit your report... and we'll direct it to the appropriate agencies for authentication." "Maren's team has the best handle on the emerging situation." "You should continue to cover it and report to me daily." "As for your recommendation for a domestic sweep, Acton... you need to give me a proposal and a budget... before I can take it to the president." "Thank you." "We are done." "So, tell me, did you get a lot of dirt under your fingernails?" "The dig was great." "I mean, Dead Sea's still dead." " Jordan's hot." " I told you to take a vacation after." "No, I didn't need it." "Can I take a car?" "Sure." "What for?" "I met a girl." "Take my Escalade." "Awesome." "Are you leaving already?" "Hey, some things can't wait." "Let me go!" " How's little man?" " He's got a cold." "The kids at school pass around the same virus like it was a volleyball." " He's even given it to his FBI shadow." " Which one?" "The cute one who keeps making passes at me." "You're gonna have to live with them for a while." "I'm on a plane for somewhere in Michigan tonight." "We got a tip." "Well, when you get there, wherever "there" is, you call." "Every day." "Sandman." "He literally pinned me to the wall... called me "a recreant son of a bitch. "" "The words "backstabbing" and "gutless" were mentioned." "I said, "You'll have to terminate me, because I'm not gonna quit. "" "Sandman said, "Screw that." "I'll cycle you down to the war college. "" " Doing what?" " Teaching soldiers about the storied history of the company." "To hell with him." "I'll take you over." " You can do that?" " I'll just have Catherine memo the director." "And, Raza, I'd like the Agency background on Hud Benoit." "What?" "I'm not interested in finding out if he liked to play dress up... or if he had a girlfriend on the side." " I need to know the extent ofhis activities." " I can take care of it." "You better get going before Acton takes away your parking spot." "Okay, boss." "Wish I could take him back to Ml6 with me." "You know, he has the makings of a fine field agent." "That's more information than I need." "Facial lacerations, body blows... probably inflicted with a club." "Some internal bleeding, but we have that under control." "All the earmarks of our Mukhabarat friends." "She'll need to stay here for a couple of days." "After that, she can go to my sister and brother-in-law's." " The judge?" " Yes." "They won't dare come into his place." "She's in there." "I'll see you later." "Thank you for everything that you've done for us." "Don't use what happened to me... as a reason to get in deeper with these jihadists, Raghib." "Don't confuse revenge for righteousness." "I'm about to leave Egypt." "I can make arrangements for you to leave... as soon as you have recovered sufficiently." "Once under suspicion... the secret police will never leave you alone." "Don't give your life to these people." ""Whoever kills a human..." ""unless it be in punishment for murder... it shall be as though he had slain all mankind. "" ""Whereas if he saves a life... it shall be as though he has saved the lives of all mankind. "" "This is why I became a doctor." "The most sacred jihad is the one that we embrace in our soul." "Purifying yourself is not an acceptable pretext... to go off and kill people." "Now..." "I have taken all the money I could get together." "You can use this cell phone to call me safely... anywhere in the world should you need my help." "I do not want the kind of help you offer me." "Reem, you must... reconsider my advice to leave." "Get yourself a shovel and dig a hole." "You're dead here." "I've got a big favor to ask." "It's gotta be between us." "This is not a secure phone." "Nothing classified." "I need to know about North China Pipeline and a few other companies... and how a certain American obtained a stake in them." " I'm sorry the secret police got to your sister." " She still won't leave Cairo." "We have you on a flight to Toronto tomorrow." "You will be carrying operational plans and cash for Kaz Moore." "Plans for what?" "Inside are maps of the Great Lakes." "They are the main shipping channels supplying the American heartland." "Large ships carrying oil and petrochemicals... to inland refineries and chemical plants." "After meeting Kaz, your next stop is London." "I'll want you to supervise the mission there." "What's the target in London?" "When you need to know." "Shane?" "Kaz?" "Is that you, man?" "How you doin', man?" "So I got my big block El Camino." "I'm gonna do all the work myself too." "I don't wanna getJewed out by some jig, right?" "Amen to that, brother." "Check that out." "You want to meet 'em?" "Don't stare." "So, listen, you still the guy who knows most about guns and hunting?" "Oh, yeah." "Yeah." "Why?" "What do you need to know?" "I got somethin' in the works with my militia buddies." "Come on." "Let's go meet the chicks." "How you ladies doin'?" "We're okay." "Nice job cutting' me off at the knees." "I'm not looking for a fight." "No, no." "That's a compliment from an old Beltway warrior." "One soldier to another." "What do you want, Acton?" "I want to make peace." "We're like one of those... battling' Irish families fighting' amongst ourselves... but let one poor stranger come in and pick a fight with one of us... the whole tribe kicks their raggedy ass." "Just one big happy dysfunctional family." "You're feelin' a little froggy right now." "Sooner or later, you're gonna come along and you're gonna... knock on my door." "Fat chance." "So this is really how field agents work?" "So this is really how field agents work?" "The wholeJames Bond bit?" "Your assignment, if you choose to accept it, Mr. Michaels... is to use that boyish charm... to uncover hot gossip and illegal transactions in the world of Gulf oil." "Something Julaidin might have been involved with." "Here." "Don't mention him by name." "Let them talk." "Edge the conversation towards the puritans in the Saudi royal family." "Let it come to you... like the girls did at Princeton." " They thought I was a nerd." " Their loss." " I thought we had dispensed with all that." " No, you did." "I still cling to the slippery, wet rocks of hope." "There's some gossip thatJulaidin had competing oil executives assassinated." "It might be something, but... how do we know if these sources aren't fabricating?" "Well, the oil ministers are close to the royal family." "If they're talking, it's more than likely... there's some fire to go along with the smoke." "You don't have to know the whole truth for this to be useful, Raza." " So, what's eating you?" " Want to take a guess?" "No, I don't want to take a guess." "I want to know." " We have a relationship." "We share intimacies." " We have sex, Hud... and I won't deny that I love it... that you make me feel alive, or that I care for you..." "I do." "But cutting backdoor deals to sell oil to North Korea?" "What were you thinking?" "We know about your stock payoffs... from Chinese oil companies doing business with North Korea." "We're gonna be selling oil to Kim Jong II the second this nuke business is settled." "Someone's gotta open the door." "That's what I do." " I open doors." " What you're doing is a federal crime." " Please, Maren." " I could have Hudson Benoit Consulting... put on the U.N. Sanction List, putting you out of business." "Okay, look, Maren, I'm sorry." "I didn't mean to compromise you." "I'm crazy about you." "One word from me and the CIA file on your activities will be atJustice." "Please, Maren." "If there's anything I can do to help you." "Help me?" "There's got to be some other way for me to prove to you... that you are more important to me than this political, business crap." " There is another way." " All right." " You want to prove just how much you care?" " Yes, I do." "Will you go covert for us?" "Who are you after?" "Who do you want?" "The Koreans?" "The Saudis." "Here comes one to your cell!" "A very close colleague of mine died because of your actions... and those actions have brought you here now." "So why don't we try talking for a change, see where that gets us?" "Talking's good." "Will it get my sentence shortened?" "I'll tell you somethin'." "You're not really in a position to haggle... and I'm in no mood to, certainly." "I'm only even remotely prepared to help you and Hamid... once I've assessed the value of whatever you're gonna tell me." "Hamid had nothing to do with this." "Nothing." "He's a religious man." "He's always at the mosque." "There you are." "You see?" "Yeah, I believe that." "See?" "Talking's doing some good already." "So why don't we try a bit more?" "Let's try you telling me... the names and contact protocols... of everyone involved in your operation here." "Let me just say, you try and mislead me... and I'll make sure that whatever's gonna happen to you... happens to you twice as hard." "We only know first names." " The big boss is called Muhammad." " Muhammad?" "That doesn't exactly narrow it down much, does it?" "The leader of the U.K. Operation is Masir." "Go on." "And the one who recruited me is a guy called Kahil." "Masir." "Where's he based?" "London." "He's always boasting' about how well he does in the casinos around Hyde Park." "If I was to sit you down with a police artist... could you describe Kahil and Masir?" "Very good." "You've seen Akil?" "Yeah." "He's fine." "We're a religious family, Mr. Jennings." "Akil... strayed." "Listen." "If I do manage to get you a few moments with him..." "I think the best thing you can do for Akil now... is encourage him to cooperate fully." "I wish you had spoken to me about all this first." "I thought it was gonna be like the Muslim foreign legion." "For a couple of weeks, I felt like I was..." "I don't know..." "like I was important or somethin'." "But when I got there..." "I mean, I was scared, man." "Those guys..." "Those guys don't care what gets in their way." "You know, some of the stuff I saw..." "My brother, let us pray together." "I don't think I can." "Try." "Just try." "Allah is everywhere, even here." "Mmm." "Good." " Hey, use your fork, sweetie." " It's too hard." " Who's your favorite basketball player, little man?" " Larry Bird." "You know how Larry Bird learned to sink a fallaway jumper?" " How?" " Twirling spaghetti with his fork." " Max." " I'm serious." "Ever see his wrists?" " They're like 2-by-4's." " From twirling spaghetti?" "Absolutely." "See, the wrist action... is the same as turning over your top hand like this." " Swish." " Very nice." "Wow." "Look at this." "Look at this guy." "He's a natural." "Come on." "Eat your "pasghetti. "" "It's not "pasghetti," Daddy." "It's spaghetti." "You're right." "Yeah." "Pasghetti, spaghetti." "Thanks for seeing me on such short notice." "Sheik Al Saud has always spoken very highly of you." "Well, that's good to hear." "I can offer you coffee, if you like." " No alcohol, naturally." " Naturally." "Is it safe to speak frankly here?" "Very safe." "Good." "As you know, I barely survived Lagos." "A terrible catastrophe for us all." "The man responsible calls himself Muhammad." "I'd kill him with my own hands... but I hear he has backers among certain oil interests here." "You're working under 2 false assumptions." "One... that I know this Muhammad..." " and 2... that I would ever tell you." " Here we go." "You will tell me, or I will leak the story of your involvement..." "You will tell me, or I will leak the story of your involvement... in the '99 Qatar terrorist bombing which killed 3 foreign oil brokers." "Lies." "Nothing but lies." "There was a man who used to work for me." "He got himself into some trouble." " He's winging it." " Prison trouble." " I helped him out of it." " Hud's got talent." "He gave me names, places, and dates." "Those 3 men were actually killed because they suspected... you were diverting millions in oil revenues to the jihadists." " Now he's showing off." " Now, who is Muhammad?" "I want the real identity of Muhammad and where he can be found." "What the hell... " "What's going on over there?" "Somebody, talk to me!" "Get someone over there!" "Not here." "There's no one here." "Not a soul." "What have I done?" "Why won't they let me speak to my solicitor?" " Shut up, Kahil." " It is my right!" "You know what I find really funny?" "Is people like you who really don't care about other people's rights... start bleating on about their own as soon as they get caught." "In here, you don't have any rights... unless I give 'em you... and I'm givin' you nothin' until you start talkin'." "I knew he was dangerous." "I liked that he was dangerous." "The irony is there was no risk." "No personal risk." "I mean, he touched me, but he could never... touch me, you know?" "Or so I thought." "Do you love him?" "I don't know if I'm capable of that kind of love." "Which kind would that be?" "The "I can't live with without you." "I wanna be with you forever" kind." "Okay." " But if I got him killed because I..." " He's of no use to them dead." "I gotta get him out, Jay." "Let the Saudis know that you wish to protect the reputation of the kingdom... but it will be impossible without Hud's safe return." "One..." "I want the immediate release of Hudson Benoit." "Two..." "I'm requesting access to your citizen AllalJulaidin." "We assume you have them both." " This is an internal matter." " I'll be blunt." "We know thatJulaidin acted unofficially... on behalf of certain prominent Saudis... to broker operating capital to Al Qaeda... the London sarin cell, and others." "It brings into question the true intentions of the Saudi government... and the royal family when it comes to combating terrorism." "The kingdom vigorously pursues terrorists... and their financial supporters." "Good." " Hello." " I guess you already know the drill." "Make yourself at home." "My books are open." "You can check the computers." "Believe me, since 9/11, I've been the most examined business in Dearborn." " You're from..." " Iraq, initially." "I left there in the '80s." "Political differences with the Baathists." "I studied hotel management in Beirut." "We have reason to believe that sleeper cells... were initiated in Beirut during' the time you spent there." "They may be connected to the attacks in Lagos and London." "I'm not sleeping, and I'm not hiding... and if I found out that I have made arrangements... for anyone involved even remotely with terrorism..." "I would call you before you would call me." "Who handles the overseas part of the operation?" "Reputable universities." "I'll give you their names and a roster of my student clients." "You can talk to them directly." "The dig was pretty cool." "The food wasn't so great... but camping in the desert was amazing." "It was the best experience of my life." "The best part were the boys." "They were pretty cool." "So many walks of life." "I've got a picture." "That's me, Danny, Jasmine..." "Stan, and Kaz." "He's cute." "Got sick and left early." "Too bad." "There's no Kaz on the roster that the travel company provided." " Could be a nickname." " So the kid got sick." "They refunded him." " Took him off the books." " Or maybe it was a cover... to get this Kaz out of the country to one of their training camps." "Find out who the hell he is and if he's the only one who got sick." "Let's get a tap ordered for the travel company, the one that booked the tour." "Now, I know this guy." "Right?" "He can take any semiautomatic... and turn it into a fully automatic weapon." "Oh, yeah, and all's you have to do... is you just buy the trigger assembly kit, right?" "And he fixes it all up." "The gun's a go-go for you." " What about waiting periods?" " No." "There's none of that bull around here." "This is just some guys selling' to guys." "It's too bad we can't get any fully automatics right now." "Look, there's always a guy with some fully auto." " Well, I have the money." " You better let me do the talkin'." "Because if you pick the wrong guy, we'll get busted by the ATF." " All right." "You do the talkin'too." " Yeah." "Good." "These are my peeps, man." "Hello?" "I need work done in Zürich." "There's an O'Neill playing at the Kennedy Center." " Yeah?" " Seeing as you're a guest in my town..." "I thought I should provide some entertainment." "Is this a date?" "Yes." "I'd love to." "Great." "Hello?" "What?" "Excuse me." "I'm sorry." "Tell me." "My cousin Omar..." "was murdered." "Oh, Raza." "Here." "Because of me." "Make your bets." "All bets down." "Make your bets please." "Let me see 11." "Go to number 8." "Stop." "Rewind." "Freeze." "Hello, Mr. Masir." "Place your bets." "Make your bets." "All bets down." "Question everybody." "I really want this man alive." "This is what happens when you climb into bed with murderers... playing spy boy, thinking you can change the world." " I..." " No, don't." "You don't exist, just like Omar." "Will you please listen to me?" "You don't think I'm mourning?" "You don't think I'm tearing up inside?" "No one deserves to die." "Look, Omar was no saint." "He was in the game as deep as me." "You remember what Father used to say?" "How we were destined to live in 2 worlds?" "And we'd never find a home until we came to peace with it." "I have made peace with myself, Nili." "So, I imagine you want to know all about the mission." "It's called the Adventurer of Chicago." "A liquid container ship." "They'll be carrying toxic chemicals in stacked tanks." "How do I blow it up?" "Using magnetic dynamite charges known as limpets." "6 limpets, 6 tanks." "I was only told to get automatic weapons." "Don't worry." "We already have these explosives." "Your problem will be getting them past the customs at the American border." "I'll hide them in the car." "And I have a plan to get through customs." "What I don't have covered is getting aboard the ship." "You won't be without help." "Ulek is already on board working as a crewman." "But the crew are being searched too carefully to conceal weapons." "Ulek does have cell phones." "I'll give you the numbers." "Hopefully the wind will be blowing in the right direction." "Off the lake, so its effect on the city will be maximized." "When you have finished this... you'll be a fugitive forever... separated from your family, your home..." " I know." " You are young." "Think twice." "Let's just say I wanna take a stand... against this vulgar place." "Now tell me the real reason." "That's between Allah and myself." "May Allah have mercy on us both." "Over there." "Go high." "High." " Stana Moore?" " That's right." "This will take just a few minutes." "We're just working up some background information for an investigation." "Just tell me how I can help you." "Where are you from?" "I don't think I can place that accent." "Chechnya." "But I'm a citizen now. 10 years." "Chechnya." "You have any family here?" "Kaz." "My son." " He goes to school?" " Junior college, part-time." " Could I talk to him?" " He's not here right now." "He's done somethin' to get the FBI after him?" "I just wanna talk about these archaeological digs he goes on." "You think he is smuggling drugs or somethin'?" "Forget it." "He's a serious Muslim." "He doesn't smoke, drink." "Good kid." "Tell me about your son's religious views." "Bull!" "That's bull!" "I'd like to kill him sometimes, but he ain't no terrorist." "The fact that he goes to a mosque... bull!" " Then you don't mind if we do a search around here?" " You wanna look around?" "Come back with a warrant!" "That spot over there!" "How you ladies doin'?" " Good." "How are you?" " Can I buy you a drink?" " Where are you from?" " Kansas, but I'm a soph at Ann Arbor." " Cool." " You ride today?" "Yeah, I was all over." "I totally ripped at the pipe." "It was cool." "I hate that I gotta go." "Why don't you stay with me?" "Then I'll drive you home." " Anything to declare?" " Nope." "Open the back, please, sir." "Wouldn't find any liquor back here, would I?" "No, all I drink is beer, sir." " How was the snow?" " It was awesome." "Have a safe trip." "Max?" "I gotta be in Detroit in the morning." "I'm so glad you're here." "It's like you're a mind reader or something." " I've been so worried about Eddie." " Why?" "He doesn't want to play, he doesn't want to go to school." "And, uh, he started to draw these pictures again." "Oh, my God." "Listen, little man." "I have a bit of a problem... and I was wondering if you could help me while I was gone." "You see, you're not the only one who's scared." "I'm scared too." "And so is your mom." "And I thought, since we're all scared... maybe... we could help each other... so we don't have to hide under the bed anymore." "I don't hide under the bed." "I was talking about me." "You're a brave boy." "But I'd like you to do something for me." "I want you to write down everything that scares you... and give it to your mom." "I'll call you every night, and we'll talk about my list." "And we'll get your mom to make a list, and help her too." " What do you say?" " Okay." "Okay." "Good." "AllalJulaidin is now in our custody." "After many conversations with our security experts..." "Youssef Nassariah is the name you are interested in." "Who's Youssef Nassariah?" "That would best be gotten from your own people." " And Hudson Benoit?" " He is being investigated for corruption." "If Mr. Benoit comes back with so much as a scratch on his body... you will have made yourself a lasting enemy of this administration." " Do we understand each other?" " Very clearly." "Youssef Nassariah." " Who's he supposed to be?" " Muhammad, I hope." "Got it from the Saudis." "Youssef Nassariah, a. k. a." "Muhammad, 40, Kuwaiti national... died in Afghanistan during the U.S. Bombing of the Taliban at Takut." "He was Al Qaeda senior training camp commander." "Before that, liaison to the CIA." "He acquired American ordinance on behalf of Osama bin Laden." "What actual proof do we have that he died?" "His dental records were verified by unnamed Kuwaiti authorities... who conveniently had a sample on hand." "Yeah, very convenient." "But no one could verify that on your side?" "At the time, I think they were just happy enough... to have the bastard counted dead and move on." "You missed the best part." "Youssef Nassariah's agency contact in Afghanistan..." "Acton Sandman." " God bless him." " I'll do the psych profile on the guy... find out what he reads, what he eats, who he sleeps with." "Sandman's gonna want the lead." "He's got a history with this guy." "I'll take the Agency." "I'd like to recommend that Raza be assigned to the field for this operation." " I'm in." " All right." " Go with Emily." " Whoa." "Wait a minute." "Before we all dash off to pack our toothbrushes and a favorite book... following the arrest at the refinery, I've ordered all U.K." "Petroleum installations on full alert." "And I suggest you urge your Homeland Security to do the same." "Derek, has there been any progress... in locating the killer of your young associate?" "No, not as yet." "And because they obviously know my address..." "I've moved out to a hotel for security reasons." "Hello." " Good evening, Jenny." " Good evening, sir." "Oh, thanks, love." " See you tomorrow." " Yes, sir." "I'd say drop it... but given how you people just love to blow things to kingdom come..." "I think that would be highly inappropriate, don't you?" "Boys?" "Now, we kind of expected explosives." "So now you've got a decision to make." "You've caught me, so I'm a dead man." "You're only as dead as you want to be, really, aren't ya?" "So why don't you put the pin back in that thing... and hand it over to the officer over there?" "Drop the grenade!" "Now you're a dead man." "I don't know how to help him." "Little man's been through a lot." "We all have." "But we gotta suck it up." "They want us to be afraid." "They want us to..." "to shrink from the world... from each other." "We can't let that happen." "I'm so sorry to be putting you through this." "Both of you." "Is this the way the world works now?" "Because it really sucks." "Hey!" "Let me go!" " How's little man?" " He's got a cold." "The kids at school pass around the same virus like it was a volleyball." " He's even given it to his FBI shadow." " Which one?" "The cute one who keeps making passes at me." "You're gonna have to live with them for a while." "I'm on a plane for somewhere in Michigan tonight." "We got a tip." "Well, when you get there, wherever "there" is, you call." "Every day." "Sandman." "He literally pinned me to the wall... called me "a recreant son of a bitch. "" "The words "backstabbing" and "gutless" were mentioned." "I said, "You'll have to terminate me, because I'm not gonna quit. "" "Sandman said, "Screw that." "I'll cycle you down to the war college. "" " Doing what?" " Teaching soldiers about the storied history of the company." "To hell with him." "I'll take you over." " You can do that?" " I'll just have Catherine memo the director." "And, Raza, I'd like the Agency background on Hud Benoit." "What?" "I'm not interested in finding out if he liked to play dress up... or if he had a girlfriend on the side." " I need to know the extent ofhis activities." " I can take care of it." "You better get going before Acton takes away your parking spot." "Okay, boss." "Wish I could take him back to Ml6 with me." "You know, he has the makings of a fine field agent." "That's more information than I need." "Facial lacerations, body blows... probably inflicted with a club." "Some internal bleeding, but we have that under control." "All the earmarks of our Mukhabarat friends." "She'll need to stay here for a couple of days." "After that, she can go to my sister and brother-in-law's." " The judge?" " Yes." "They won't dare come into his place." "She's in there." "I'll see you later." "Thank you for everything that you've done for us." "Don't use what happened to me... as a reason to get in deeper with these jihadists, Raghib." "Don't confuse revenge for righteousness." "I'm about to leave Egypt." "I can make arrangements for you to leave... as soon as you have recovered sufficiently." "Once under suspicion... the secret police will never leave you alone." "Don't give your life to these people." ""Whoever kills a human..." ""unless it be in punishment for murder... it shall be as though he had slain all mankind. "" ""Whereas if he saves a life... it shall be as though he has saved the lives of all mankind. "" "This is why I became a doctor." "The most sacred jihad is the one that we embrace in our soul." "Purifying yourself is not an acceptable pretext... to go off and kill people." "Now..." "I have taken all the money I could get together." "You can use this cell phone to call me safely... anywhere in the world should you need my help." "I do not want the kind of help you offer me." "Reem, you must... reconsider my advice to leave." "Get yourself a shovel and dig a hole." "You're dead here." "I've got a big favor to ask." "It's gotta be between us." "This is not a secure phone." "Nothing classified." "I need to know about North China Pipeline and a few other companies... and how a certain American obtained a stake in them." " I'm sorry the secret police got to your sister." " She still won't leave Cairo." "We have you on a flight to Toronto tomorrow." "You will be carrying operational plans and cash for Kaz Moore." "Plans for what?" "Inside are maps of the Great Lakes." "They are the main shipping channels supplying the American heartland." "Large ships carrying oil and petrochemicals... to inland refineries and chemical plants." "After meeting Kaz, your next stop is London." "I'll want you to supervise the mission there." "What's the target in London?" "When you need to know." "Shane?" "Kaz?" "Is that you, man?" "How you doin', man?" "So I got my big block El Camino." "I'm gonna do all the work myself too." "I don't wanna getJewed out by some jig, right?" "Amen to that, brother." "Check that out." "You want to meet 'em?" "Don't stare." "So, listen, you still the guy who knows most about guns and hunting?" "Oh, yeah." "Yeah." "Why?" "What do you need to know?" "I got somethin' in the works with my militia buddies." "Come on." "Let's go meet the chicks." "How you ladies doin'?" "We're okay." "Nice job cutting' me off at the knees." "I'm not looking for a fight." "No, no." "That's a compliment from an old Beltway warrior." "One soldier to another." "What do you want, Acton?" "I want to make peace." "We're like one of those... battling' Irish families fighting' amongst ourselves... but let one poor stranger come in and pick a fight with one of us... the whole tribe kicks their raggedy ass." "Just one big happy dysfunctional family." "You're feelin' a little froggy right now." "Sooner or later, you're gonna come along and you're gonna... knock on my door." "Fat chance." "So this is really how field agents work?" "So this is really how field agents work?" "The wholeJames Bond bit?" "Your assignment, if you choose to accept it, Mr. Michaels... is to use that boyish charm... to uncover hot gossip and illegal transactions in the world of Gulf oil." "Something Julaidin might have been involved with." "Here." "Don't mention him by name." "Let them talk." "Edge the conversation towards the puritans in the Saudi royal family." "Let it come to you... like the girls did at Princeton." " They thought I was a nerd." " Their loss." " I thought we had dispensed with all that." " No, you did." "I still cling to the slippery, wet rocks of hope." "There's some gossip thatJulaidin had competing oil executives assassinated." "It might be something, but... how do we know if these sources aren't fabricating?" "Well, the oil ministers are close to the royal family." "If they're talking, it's more than likely... there's some fire to go along with the smoke." "You don't have to know the whole truth for this to be useful, Raza." " So, what's eating you?" " Want to take a guess?" "No, I don't want to take a guess." "I want to know." " We have a relationship." "We share intimacies." " We have sex, Hud... and I won't deny that I love it... that you make me feel alive, or that I care for you..." "I do." "But cutting backdoor deals to sell oil to North Korea?" "What were you thinking?" "We know about your stock payoffs... from Chinese oil companies doing business with North Korea." "We're gonna be selling oil to Kim Jong II the second this nuke business is settled." "Someone's gotta open the door." "That's what I do." " I open doors." " What you're doing is a federal crime." " Please, Maren." " I could have Hudson Benoit Consulting... put on the U.N. Sanction List, putting you out of business." "Okay, look, Maren, I'm sorry." "I didn't mean to compromise you." "I'm crazy about you." "One word from me and the CIA file on your activities will be atJustice." "Please, Maren." "If there's anything I can do to help you." "Help me?" "There's got to be some other way for me to prove to you... that you are more important to me than this political, business crap." " There is another way." " All right." " You want to prove just how much you care?" " Yes, I do." "Will you go covert for us?" "Who are you after?" "Who do you want?" "The Koreans?" "The Saudis." "Here comes one to your cell!" "A very close colleague of mine died because of your actions... and those actions have brought you here now." "So why don't we try talking for a change, see where that gets us?" "Talking's good." "Will it get my sentence shortened?" "I'll tell you somethin'." "You're not really in a position to haggle... and I'm in no mood to, certainly." "I'm only even remotely prepared to help you and Hamid... once I've assessed the value of whatever you're gonna tell me." "Hamid had nothing to do with this." "Nothing." "He's a religious man." "He's always at the mosque." "There you are." "You see?" "Yeah, I believe that." "See?" "Talking's doing some good already." "So why don't we try a bit more?" "Let's try you telling me... the names and contact protocols... of everyone involved in your operation here." "Let me just say, you try and mislead me... and I'll make sure that whatever's gonna happen to you... happens to you twice as hard." "We only know first names." " The big boss is called Muhammad." " Muhammad?" "That doesn't exactly narrow it down much, does it?" "The leader of the U.K. Operation is Masir." "Go on." "And the one who recruited me is a guy called Kahil." "Masir." "Where's he based?" "London." "He's always boasting' about how well he does in the casinos around Hyde Park." "If I was to sit you down with a police artist... could you describe Kahil and Masir?" "Very good." "You've seen Akil?" "Yeah." "He's fine." "We're a religious family, Mr. Jennings." "Akil... strayed." "Listen." "If I do manage to get you a few moments with him..." "I think the best thing you can do for Akil now... is encourage him to cooperate fully." "I wish you had spoken to me about all this first." "I thought it was gonna be like the Muslim foreign legion." "For a couple of weeks, I felt like I was..." "I don't know..." "like I was important or somethin'." "But when I got there..." "I mean, I was scared, man." "Those guys..." "Those guys don't care what gets in their way." "You know, some of the stuff I saw..." "My brother, let us pray together." "I don't think I can." "Try." "Just try." "Allah is everywhere, even here." "Mmm." "Good." " Hey, use your fork, sweetie." " It's too hard." " Who's your favorite basketball player, little man?" " Larry Bird." "You know how Larry Bird learned to sink a fallaway jumper?" " How?" " Twirling spaghetti with his fork." " Max." " I'm serious." "Ever see his wrists?" " They're like 2-by-4's." " From twirling spaghetti?" "Absolutely." "See, the wrist action... is the same as turning over your top hand like this." " Swish." " Very nice." "Wow." "Look at this." "Look at this guy." "He's a natural." "Come on." "Eat your "pasghetti. "" "It's not "pasghetti," Daddy." "It's spaghetti." "You're right." "Yeah." "Pasghetti, spaghetti." "Thanks for seeing me on such short notice." "Sheik Al Saud has always spoken very highly of you." "Well, that's good to hear." "I can offer you coffee, if you like." " No alcohol, naturally." " Naturally." "Is it safe to speak frankly here?" "Very safe." "Good." "As you know, I barely survived Lagos." "A terrible catastrophe for us all." "The man responsible calls himself Muhammad." "I'd kill him with my own hands... but I hear he has backers among certain oil interests here." "You're working under 2 false assumptions." "One... that I know this Muhammad..." " and 2... that I would ever tell you." " Here we go." "You will tell me, or I will leak the story of your involvement..." "You will tell me, or I will leak the story of your involvement... in the '99 Qatar terrorist bombing which killed 3 foreign oil brokers." "Lies." "Nothing but lies." "There was a man who used to work for me." "He got himself into some trouble." " He's winging it." " Prison trouble." " I helped him out of it." " Hud's got talent." "He gave me names, places, and dates." "Those 3 men were actually killed because they suspected... you were diverting millions in oil revenues to the jihadists." " Now he's showing off." " Now, who is Muhammad?" "I want the real identity of Muhammad and where he can be found." "What the hell... " "What's going on over there?" "Somebody, talk to me!" "Get someone over there!" "Not here." "There's no one here." "Not a soul." "What have I done?" "Why won't they let me speak to my solicitor?" " Shut up, Kahil." " It is my right!" "You know what I find really funny?" "Is people like you who really don't care about other people's rights... start bleating on about their own as soon as they get caught." "In here, you don't have any rights... unless I give 'em you... and I'm givin' you nothin' until you start talkin'." "I knew he was dangerous." "I liked that he was dangerous." "The irony is there was no risk." "No personal risk." "I mean, he touched me, but he could never... touch me, you know?" "Or so I thought." "Do you love him?" "I don't know if I'm capable of that kind of love." "Which kind would that be?" "The "I can't live with without you." "I wanna be with you forever" kind." "Okay." " But if I got him killed because I..." " He's of no use to them dead." "I gotta get him out, Jay." "Let the Saudis know that you wish to protect the reputation of the kingdom... but it will be impossible without Hud's safe return." "One..." "I want the immediate release of Hudson Benoit." "Two..." "I'm requesting access to your citizen AllalJulaidin." "We assume you have them both." " This is an internal matter." " I'll be blunt." "We know thatJulaidin acted unofficially... on behalf of certain prominent Saudis... to broker operating capital to Al Qaeda... the London sarin cell, and others." "It brings into question the true intentions of the Saudi government... and the royal family when it comes to combating terrorism." "The kingdom vigorously pursues terrorists... and their financial supporters." "Good." " Hello." " I guess you already know the drill." "Make yourself at home." "My books are open." "You can check the computers." "Believe me, since 9/11, I've been the most examined business in Dearborn." " You're from..." " Iraq, initially." "I left there in the '80s." "Political differences with the Baathists." "I studied hotel management in Beirut." "We have reason to believe that sleeper cells... were initiated in Beirut during' the time you spent there." "They may be connected to the attacks in Lagos and London." "I'm not sleeping, and I'm not hiding... and if I found out that I have made arrangements... for anyone involved even remotely with terrorism..." "I would call you before you would call me." "Who handles the overseas part of the operation?" "Reputable universities." "I'll give you their names and a roster of my student clients." "You can talk to them directly." "The dig was pretty cool." "The food wasn't so great... but camping in the desert was amazing." "It was the best experience of my life." "The best part were the boys." "They were pretty cool." "So many walks of life." "I've got a picture." "That's me, Danny, Jasmine..." "Stan, and Kaz." "He's cute." "Got sick and left early." "Too bad." "There's no Kaz on the roster that the travel company provided." " Could be a nickname." " So the kid got sick." "They refunded him." " Took him off the books." " Or maybe it was a cover... to get this Kaz out of the country to one of their training camps." "Find out who the hell he is and if he's the only one who got sick." "Let's get a tap ordered for the travel company, the one that booked the tour." "Now, I know this guy." "Right?" "He can take any semiautomatic... and turn it into a fully automatic weapon." "Oh, yeah, and all's you have to do... is you just buy the trigger assembly kit, right?" "And he fixes it all up." "The gun's a go-go for you." " What about waiting periods?" " No." "There's none of that bull around here." "This is just some guys selling' to guys." "It's too bad we can't get any fully automatics right now." "Look, there's always a guy with some fully auto." " Well, I have the money." " You better let me do the talkin'." "Because if you pick the wrong guy, we'll get busted by the ATF." " All right." "You do the talkin'too." " Yeah." "Good." "These are my peeps, man." "Hello?" "I need work done in Zürich." "There's an O'Neill playing at the Kennedy Center." " Yeah?" " Seeing as you're a guest in my town..." "I thought I should provide some entertainment." "Is this a date?" "Yes." "I'd love to." "Great." "Hello?" "What?" "Excuse me." "I'm sorry." "Tell me." "My cousin Omar..." "was murdered." "Oh, Raza." "Here." "Because of me." "Make your bets." "All bets down." "Make your bets please." "Let me see 11." "Go to number 8." "Stop." "Rewind." "Freeze." "Hello, Mr. Masir." "Place your bets." "Make your bets." "All bets down." "Question everybody." "I really want this man alive." "This is what happens when you climb into bed with murderers... playing spy boy, thinking you can change the world." " I..." " No, don't." "You don't exist, just like Omar." "Will you please listen to me?" "You don't think I'm mourning?" "You don't think I'm tearing up inside?" "No one deserves to die." "Look, Omar was no saint." "He was in the game as deep as me." "You remember what Father used to say?" "How we were destined to live in 2 worlds?" "And we'd never find a home until we came to peace with it." "I have made peace with myself, Nili." "So, I imagine you want to know all about the mission." "It's called the Adventurer of Chicago." "A liquid container ship." "They'll be carrying toxic chemicals in stacked tanks." "How do I blow it up?" "Using magnetic dynamite charges known as limpets." "6 limpets, 6 tanks." "I was only told to get automatic weapons." "Don't worry." "We already have these explosives." "Your problem will be getting them past the customs at the American border." "I'll hide them in the car." "And I have a plan to get through customs." "What I don't have covered is getting aboard the ship." "You won't be without help." "Ulek is already on board working as a crewman." "But the crew are being searched too carefully to conceal weapons." "Ulek does have cell phones." "I'll give you the numbers." "Hopefully the wind will be blowing in the right direction." "Off the lake, so its effect on the city will be maximized." "When you have finished this... you'll be a fugitive forever... separated from your family, your home..." " I know." " You are young." "Think twice." "Let's just say I wanna take a stand... against this vulgar place." "Now tell me the real reason." "That's between Allah and myself." "May Allah have mercy on us both." "Over there." "Go high." "High." " Stana Moore?" " That's right." "This will take just a few minutes." "We're just working up some background information for an investigation." "Just tell me how I can help you." "Where are you from?" "I don't think I can place that accent." "Chechnya." "But I'm a citizen now. 10 years." "Chechnya." "You have any family here?" "Kaz." "My son." " He goes to school?" " Junior college, part-time." " Could I talk to him?" " He's not here right now." "He's done somethin' to get the FBI after him?" "I just wanna talk about these archaeological digs he goes on." "You think he is smuggling drugs or somethin'?" "Forget it." "He's a serious Muslim." "He doesn't smoke, drink." "Good kid." "Tell me about your son's religious views." "Bull!" "That's bull!" "I'd like to kill him sometimes, but he ain't no terrorist." "The fact that he goes to a mosque... bull!" " Then you don't mind if we do a search around here?" " You wanna look around?" "Come back with a warrant!" "That spot over there!" "How you ladies doin'?" " Good." "How are you?" " Can I buy you a drink?" " Where are you from?" " Kansas, but I'm a soph at Ann Arbor." " Cool." " You ride today?" "Yeah, I was all over." "I totally ripped at the pipe." "It was cool." "I hate that I gotta go." "Why don't you stay with me?" "Then I'll drive you home." " Anything to declare?" " Nope." "Open the back, please, sir." "Wouldn't find any liquor back here, would I?" "No, all I drink is beer, sir." " How was the snow?" " It was awesome." "Have a safe trip." "Max?" "I gotta be in Detroit in the morning." "I'm so glad you're here." "It's like you're a mind reader or something." " I've been so worried about Eddie." " Why?" "He doesn't want to play, he doesn't want to go to school." "And, uh, he started to draw these pictures again." "Oh, my God." "Listen, little man." "I have a bit of a problem... and I was wondering if you could help me while I was gone." "You see, you're not the only one who's scared." "I'm scared too." "And so is your mom." "And I thought, since we're all scared... maybe... we could help each other... so we don't have to hide under the bed anymore." "I don't hide under the bed." "I was talking about me." "You're a brave boy." "But I'd like you to do something for me." "I want you to write down everything that scares you... and give it to your mom." "I'll call you every night, and we'll talk about my list." "And we'll get your mom to make a list, and help her too." " What do you say?" " Okay." "Okay." "Good." "AllalJulaidin is now in our custody." "After many conversations with our security experts..." "Youssef Nassariah is the name you are interested in." "Who's Youssef Nassariah?" "That would best be gotten from your own people." " And Hudson Benoit?" " He is being investigated for corruption." "If Mr. Benoit comes back with so much as a scratch on his body... you will have made yourself a lasting enemy of this administration." " Do we understand each other?" " Very clearly." "Youssef Nassariah." " Who's he supposed to be?" " Muhammad, I hope." "Got it from the Saudis." "Youssef Nassariah, a. k. a." "Muhammad, 40, Kuwaiti national... died in Afghanistan during the U.S. Bombing of the Taliban at Takut." "He was Al Qaeda senior training camp commander." "Before that, liaison to the CIA." "He acquired American ordinance on behalf of Osama bin Laden." "What actual proof do we have that he died?" "His dental records were verified by unnamed Kuwaiti authorities... who conveniently had a sample on hand." "Yeah, very convenient." "But no one could verify that on your side?" "At the time, I think they were just happy enough... to have the bastard counted dead and move on." "You missed the best part." "Youssef Nassariah's agency contact in Afghanistan..." "Acton Sandman." " God bless him." " I'll do the psych profile on the guy... find out what he reads, what he eats, who he sleeps with." "Sandman's gonna want the lead." "He's got a history with this guy." "I'll take the Agency." "I'd like to recommend that Raza be assigned to the field for this operation." " I'm in." " All right." " Go with Emily." " Whoa." "Wait a minute." "Before we all dash off to pack our toothbrushes and a favorite book... following the arrest at the refinery, I've ordered all U.K." "Petroleum installations on full alert." "And I suggest you urge your Homeland Security to do the same." "Derek, has there been any progress... in locating the killer of your young associate?" "No, not as yet." "And because they obviously know my address..." "I've moved out to a hotel for security reasons." "Hello." " Good evening, Jenny." " Good evening, sir." "Oh, thanks, love." " See you tomorrow." " Yes, sir." "I'd say drop it... but given how you people just love to blow things to kingdom come..." "I think that would be highly inappropriate, don't you?" "Boys?" "Now, we kind of expected explosives." "So now you've got a decision to make." "You've caught me, so I'm a dead man." "You're only as dead as you want to be, really, aren't ya?" "So why don't you put the pin back in that thing... and hand it over to the officer over there?" "Drop the grenade!" "Now you're a dead man." "I don't know how to help him." "Little man's been through a lot." "We all have." "But we gotta suck it up." "They want us to be afraid." "They want us to..." "to shrink from the world... from each other." "We can't let that happen." "I'm so sorry to be putting you through this." "Both of you." "Is this the way the world works now?" "Because it really sucks." "Hey!" "I need your help." "It's about Youssef Nassariah." "He's dead." "Afghanistan, January '01." "He staged his own death, and now he's reemerged as the Muhammad... responsible for Lagos and the attempted assassination on Jennings and Canary." "We believe that he is currently planning a new attack on oil installations... possibly on American and British soil." "How'd you get this?" "Saudi security." "They've been debriefing Julaidin." "He gave them a list of safe houses that he might be using." "So you know where he might be." "He was your contact back in the mujahadeen." "I shot him trying to steal arms and cash from us." "Got him in the leg, I know that." "I want you on the team that extracts him." "I want control of the team." "Look." "We've butted heads over turf, tactics, and Raza Michaels." "I need you to say all of that is a closed book." " Done." " Well, go get him." "Hudson Benoit." "His kidnappers could be..." "Saudi puritan police or friends ofJulaidin... in the ministry looking to trade." "Maybe I can do something." "It would be appreciated." "I have another mission in London to replace the one... that has been disrupted." "But it requires an operative... with your special skill sets." "I'm sorry." "Is there anything that I can do for you or your family?" "I need you to reconsider how you feel about using sarin if it is carefully... directed at the agents of the Egyptian and Saudi governments." "Take the next flight to London." "A brother named Agung will contact you." "We will speak again." " I thought it was too dangerous to meet." " It is too dangerous not to." "The FBI has been to my office, and they are all over your dad." "You've got to go covert." "Yo, Shane." "Hey, it's me Kaz." "Take a look at these." "Safe houses in Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon." "What's your intuition tell you?" "It's a strong possibility that's where he is right now." "I concur." "Well, then here's the plan." "We drop a CIA team on the beach, move inland... overwhelm Nassariah's men, fast and strong." "I propose an S.A.S. Extraction team." "Small and stealthy." "They'll be on top of Nassariah before he knows what's happening." "Is that what you think?" "Because if you're wrong you'd be sending some good men to the grave." " You ready for that?" " Listen, Emily, Sandman's right." "We go in hard." "If the shooting starts... we've got the bigger guns and more of them." "If I know my boy Youssef, he'll fold his hands when he doesn't have the cards." "Unless he sees our hand first." " That's for coming, man." " No sweat, bud." "Look, I gotta meet these guys." "Can we swap wheels?" "Only be for an hour or so." "Well, I'll just help you change the flat on your Caddy." "No, no, I'm up against the clock, man." "I mean, you can take the Caddy." "We'll just hook up later." " I can take the Caddy?" " Yeah." " Yeah." "Okay." " Awesome." "You're the best, man." "I won't forget this, man." "Take it easy." "Hey, like, come on, you know." "Why don't you tell me what's going on?" "It's need-to-know basis, my friend, and you don't need to know... except that you just helped score one for the good guys." "Youssef Nassariah is now 40... and it's likely he's altered his appearance." "We want him alive." "He's suspected of masterminding ongoing terrorist activities... in the U.S. And U.K." "We'll zodiac to the Syrian coastal town of Tartous... and deploy from the beach there." "Ml6 will go overland... and stand by the town's back door." " Mr. Michaels?" " Nassariah speaks fluent English." "He's no martyr." "He's gone to great lengths to stay alive... even an elaborate faking of his own death." "He's an accomplished assassin, CIA-trained... and competent with a variety of ordnance." "Paranoid and cautious, he only travels at night... with a small retinue of highly trusted guards." "Any questions?" "Good luck." "Where are you taking me?" "What's gonna happen to me?" "I wanna talk to my embassy." "Your plane leaves in 10 minutes." "Here's the warrant you asked for, Mr. Moore." "Go ahead." "You won't find nothing." " Okay, do it." " Have you spoken with Kaz?" "He doesn't call me every hour." "This dig he was on, we believe he was actually in Nigeria." "That's not what Kaz says." "At the same time as the terrorist bombing in Lagos." "He wouldn't have anything to do with something like that." "Then help us find him." "Let us talk to him." "Let Kaz clear himself." "That's all we want." "That would really be helping your son." "I don't know where he is." "He took the Caddy." "I think he's seeing some girl." "Describe the car, please." "Champagne color, 2003 Escalade... license..." "4Q9X65." "Get out of the car!" "Step away from the vehicle!" "Get on your knees!" "Get down!" "Big pile of crap, man." "Come on!" ""You's" guys seen him, right?" "I mean, there's no way Kaz would be some towel-headed terrorist." "Damn right." "Kaz is one real Caucasian, isn't he?" "White as rice." "More Caucasian than you and me." " Say, have you ever heard of Chechnya?" " Yeah." "It's them, uh, guys that are fighting them Russians..." " A gang of Muslim terrorists, right?" " Yeah, I knew that." "Chechnya is in the Caucasus." "That's were the word "Caucasian" came from." "A lot of them are blond, blue-eyed... and Muslim." "You've been abetting a terrorist... in his plan to kill Americans." "That's called treason." "Wonder what your brothers in the Michigan militia are gonna think about your new friend." "I'm the best chance you got." "You better make me happy." "Okay, look." "Okay, I helped him get some semiautos, right?" "But Kaz, he never said what he was gonna do with them, right?" "I just thought that maybe he had something to do... with the Michigan militia or something." "Right?" "But he would never say... and then all of sudden the guy phones me, and he's got a flat." "He says, uh, he needs my wheels real urgent, and so..." "And I don't know what for, man." "I swear." "Like I asked him, but he wouldn't tell me nothin'..." " Describe your car." " It's a gray 1983 El Camino." "Where did you last see Kaz, and which way was he going?" " Tell me, damn it!" " Okay!" " Ulek, it's Kaz." " Hang on." "We are on schedule." "6:15 A.M., portside." "Approximately 5 knots." "Show me." "You're right." "The reading's off the chart." "There's no doubt your Escalade was used to carry explosives." "Have you ever used that car to carry explosives?" "Come on, Mr. Moore." "It's time to face the facts." "It's the only way to help Kaz." "You think I can just put him out of my head... to say he's already dead and it doesn't matter what happens to him?" "He's my blood." "I can't." "We need to find him to talk to him." "Anything you can tell us, anything... can still help turn this around." "Maybe..." "Maybe save his life." "You won't kill him." "Promise me, you won't kill him." "Promise me you won't kill him... and I will help you any way I can." "If there's any way, believe me..." "I don't want to kill anyone." "Go to Raffi at Naka Travel Office." "He arranges all those digs." " We've been given the go-ahead to move." " Stand by." "Copy that." " What?" " There's nothing more attractive... than watching someone do what they do well." " You think?" " Mm-hmm." "I know." "And how are you with weapons?" "Standard CIA training." "I know which way to point." "Could you kill him?" "Muhammad?" " I thought that wasn't the point." " It's not." "And if it were, it would be highly unattractive... since killing is not what you do." "This is Red Team leader." "We have eyes on him." "We're at reach point." "Waiting further." "Move in!" "The area is secured, sir." "It's not him." "This is Julian 25, come in, over!" "We're okay." "We got 4 K.I.A. 's here." "Emily, go on in now." "All right, team is moving out." "Muhammad's gone." "S.A.S. Are initiating searches." "I think our efforts are about to be hampered by the locals." "Raza's found a partially destroyed computer." "Syrian units are moving in." "We'll start right away." "Try to smooth things over with the Syrian authorities." "Come on." "Try to get a lead on our friend." "It was a good play." "He'll have to come up for air sometime." " Dr. Mutar?" " Yes?" "I'm Agung." "Muhammad's waiting for your call." " Yes?" " There will be a conference in London." "Saudi and Egyptian officials will meet with representatives... of the Western oil interests." "Agung has details on your mission." "He also has a manual." "It will instruct you on the use of sarin." "Good." "Good." "You have my respect." "This is an act of great courage." "Are you getting this?" "Do you see it?" "A picture of a dog?" "Yeah, so what?" "How'd you miss it, Acton?" "The photo resolution is low because it's a dot matrix." "They can turn those dots into bars like the bar codes... used for pricing in store inventory." "Check this out." "It's a steganographic communication." "The Agency has a program called S-DART to break the code." "I loaded a copy onto my laptop before I left." "You traitorous S.O.B." "Oh, thanks, Acton." "There's another one in the dog's right eye." "Lake Michigan." "Whoa." "That's great work, Michaels." "I'll put you up for an "attaboy. "" "Canary." "We attempted to extract Muhammad, but didn't get him." "We did recover materials... maps on the Great Lakes, specs on tankers." "There's hundreds of ships going back and forth..." "Canadian, U.S., more than a few carrying hazardous cargo." "It's a total crap shoot." " A stranger has appeared at a mosque I go to." " Shh, shh." "No one has seen him before, but they tell me he's an Egyptian." "Barely speaks to anyone." "He just prays and goes." "I realize how painful the loss of your brother must be, Hamid... but I really don't think you should be doing this." "These puritans killed Akil." "Do you think I can just sit at home?" "What I really think you should be doing... is leaving this to the professionals... and getting back to your own life." "How can my life exist independently of what happened... to my brother?" "I took a picture of the Egyptian." "It's a good picture, yes?" "He's the key to a hunch we're playing out." "An Egyptian national." "The picture was taken today in London." "What is he supposed to have done?" "It's not so much about what he's done... it's about what we're frightened he might do." "I'll let you know when I get a response." " Thanks." "Appreciate it." " Thank you." "I'll request deployment of AWACS surveillance over the Great Lakes... bring in state patrols, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police on board... and put out an alert to all the tankers in the area." "You've done well, I see." "Has your government taken a position yet?" "I appreciate it, Chalib." "Then you've no objection if we speak to the townspeople?" "Ask him if they paid by check." "It's a check drawn on a Beirut bank... on behalf of the Islamic school for boys." "Use our contact in Beirut to find out who's authorized to sign checks... and what other property they might rent or own." "I always find it hard winding down." "Are you tired?" "Yes." "Um, no, no." "Well, I..." "I don't sleep very well." "You?" "No." "So this is the target?" ""Quarterly conference of Middle Eastern oil producers and consumers." "George III Hall, Friday, 10:00 a. m. "" "Did I wake you?" "Yep." "But I can't think of a lovelier way to be woken up." "Is everything all right?" "Mm-hmm." "Everything's fine." "I respect the fact that sleeping with a woman... outside of marriage is taboo in your culture, Raza." "Do you think that's what I was praying for... for what happened between us last night?" " I was praying for guidance." " About me?" "About us." "I'm falling in love with you." "What?" "I'm falling in love with you... and I want to find a way to continue to fall in love with you... for the foreseeable future." "I'm blinded by you." "Isn't this the way it's supposed to be?" "In Hollywood and storybooks, yes." "If only life were so easy." "So what do you suggest we do?" "I only want to be with you... but I need some time... to resolve some issues." "You've got it... but I warn you... patience isn't one of my virtues." "This much I've noticed." "Dr. Raghib Mutar." "This man is a fugitive with suspected terrorist associations." "Well, why weren't we alerted, Sharif?" "This is the first I've heard of him myself." "Everything you've got on Dr. Mutar and get it around to us as fast as you can." "Bye-bye." "How are you doing, Jim?" "Okay." "A bit of trouble sleeping, you know." "First time you've seen a colleague killed?" "Yes, sir." "The first time's tough." "Every time's tough." "Just spent most of the morning trying to write to Gregor's parents." "I used to be really good at that sort of thing, the official condolences." "In Northern Ireland, I was doing 2 or 3 of them a week, I remember." "For queen and country?" " That's what people want to hear." " I suppose so." "We gotta put this in perspective, you know?" "I mean, if you take the long-term view... then men like Gregor don't die in vain." "Do you really believe that?" "Most of the time." "Some of the time." "Muhammad's gone." "I'm sure of it." "I'd look toJordan." "What makes you think so?" "There was a school van seen here with Amman identification." "Raza will fill you in." "Four boys were seen with Nassariah." "The kids I spoke with here said Muhammad's boys were dressed like a soccer team... but that none could actually play." " What do you think?" " I'm afraid he might be using these kids to place bombs... or even as suicide bombers themselves." "Maren, are you there?" "I'll immediately order wall-to-wall NSA and NRO surveillance... and notifyJordanian authorities." "We'll continue this later." "You take care, both of you." "Excuse me." "I'm sorry." "Excuse me." "It is good to see you." "You okay?" "It took everything I had not to drop to my knees and kiss the ground." "Who took me, and how'd you get me out?" "Religious police, thug friends ofJulaidin trying to cut him a deal." " The Agency worked its magic." " I am so glad to be the hell out of there." " Thank you." " You did good, Hud." "Now's your chance to be good." "I'll be good." "I'll be very, very, very good." "Your excellent service for this government has earned you a chance to start over." "What do you mean "to start over"?" "I want to know every dirty deal you're into now or in the past." "What's this about?" "I saved your life." "Now it's time to pay up." "You've changed." "Actually, no, Hud, I've always been this way." "You just never noticed." "I want to know about every illegal contact, every secret meeting." " You're gonna tell me everything." " I do that, how do I stay in business?" "You don't." "Thanks, Louie." "I scheduled a debriefing on your detainment tomorrow morning... so you could get some sleep." "I had a big speech about you and me... but I have more important things that need my attention, so... since we won't be seeing each other for a while, this is good-bye." "Do what's right tomorrow, Hud." "I'd hate to destroy you." "Welcome home." "We didn't get Muhammad." "We almost had him, but we let him slip through." "We're running out of time." "Catch him if you can, when you can... but the probabilities are against you." "You're telling me not to mistake a skirmish for the war." "I know that... but everyone talks about process until something happens." "Civil liberties, gotta have them until a dirty bomb goes off... and they want everybody with a 5:00 shadow locked up." "I know this is just a setback... which there are and will be many, Jay... but you tell that to the people who watch and make the news." "It's true." "The media score card instantly rates every event, every decision." "Everyone from the president on down gets graded personally all day long." "If you ask me, that's the way you run Wall Street, not a great nation." "Your real mission... is to put fresh energy in America's response... to show the world we are vigorous enough... canny enough, to go the distance." "I'm afraid that's above my pay scale." "But you're well-suited for chaos." "Oh, thank you." "You are." "You get calm amid chaos... centered, focused." "Probably why you're drawn to it." "Seize the initiative, Maren." "Don't get caught reacting to yesterday." "This just came in from the S.A.S." "This just came in from the S.A.S." "They're still recovering data from the computer Raza took from Muhammad's safe house." "What about these limpets, Mark?" "2.6 pounds, magnet charges, Soviet-made." "They're made to be stuck on the side of the target... and then blow a hole through 4 inches of steel." " Can they sink a ship?" " Well, if you had enough, anything that floats." "Langley's decoding has indicated... that the plan calls for the limpets to be... detonated remotely and simultaneously." " What frequency?" " That we don't know... but there's a high frequency scrambler available... that could create enough noise... to disrupt the signals across the entire radio band." " Can we get it to Max?" " There's a team on the way." " Emily, Raza, can you hear me?" " Yes." "We believe he's going to use limpet charges to blow up a ship on the Great Lakes." "I need Muhammad in the flesh." "He's in control, he knows where." "His safe house was paid for by a boys school." "Some interesting names popped up on their bank records..." "Julaidin, and a rich Jordanian... named Assad Sabin, 40, same age as Nassariah." "Let me guess." "Which is linked to Nassariah, aka, Muhammad, and the man on Max's list." "I think he has one more target in addition to Britain and the U.S." "There's a meeting here in Amman, OPEC oil ministers from the Gulf states." "I trust the instincts of those kids I spoke with in Syria." " Well, I concur." "Go with it." " We've alerted Jordanian security." "If we find those kids, Nassariah will be close by." "Your instructions on how to wire the timing fuse." "The difficult part will be getting it into the oil conference." "There will be a lot of security." " You have a plan to deploy the sarin?" " Yeah." "I would never talk." "That's what we all believe." "Recognize him?" "You recruited him." "This is what your own people do to the ones who get caught, is it?" "Knife across the throat." "Left to die alone on a cold concrete floor." "I think you've spent enough time in here." "Come on." "Off you go." "You'll feel right at home here." "Fellow Muslims... lookin' after one another." "In you go." "A word of advice." "Don't get hungry." "Okay!" "I'll talk!" "He's called Agung." "A Malaysian hit man." " Go on." " He owns a motorcycle repair shop... under the arches in Hackney." "Don't leave me here!" "Please!" "You are completely surrounded by the police." "Come out with your hands in the air!" "I repeat... come out with your hands where we can see them." "All clear!" "This is your final warning." "800 Road Assist." "May I help you, Mr. Moore?" "Can you tell me the last time I used the service?" "Certainly, Mr. Moore." "It'll just take a moment." "That was 3 days ago, when you locked your keys in the car." "Where exactly?" "At the intersection of South Lakeshore Drive and EastJackson Drive." " Thank you." " Have a nice day, Mr. Moore." "Chicago." "We've gone through everything." "There are no other bodies." "We found several pounds of plastique... and this in the safe." "Two here." "Bashara used 2." "We must assume there's more out there somewhere." "Probably with Dr. Mutar." "All right, thanks." "Sir, there's a lady who claims to have seen... someone driving a white van out of there earlier this morning." " Just a few minutes before you got here." " Description?" "White van." "White all over." " That's it?" " That's it." " Thanks a lot." " You know, sometimes I find it really comforting... when I have absolutely no idea what to do next." "Tell the crew to drop anchor and meet you down in the engine room." "Kaz must've been scouting his target... when he used the 800 Road Assist." "Max, coast guard's brought in reenforcements... to check every ship coming into Chicago." "She arrived a few hours ago." "When they didn't dock, we became suspicious." "They've refused all attempts at communication." "What's she carrying?" "Sulfuric acid." "Chloro-hydrocarbons." "Phosgene." "All toxic." "She's one hellacious cocktail." "We turned away all incoming ships... and closed the port to motor traffic." "We have portable booms ready to put in place in case of leaks or discharge." "We don't want them to know we're on to them." "No sirens." "They may have a police band monitor on board, so no police radio traffic." "Yes, hello." "This is Dr. Manning from the London hospital." "Can I speak to your supervisor, please?" "Thank you." "Oh, hi." "This is Dr. Manning." "I'm the physician for Sheik Al Saud." "That's right, yes." "Now, for medical reasons... the sheik's diet is being carefully monitored... so I wondered if you could give me the details of your catering service... so I can go through the ingredients with them?" "Yeah." "That's lovely." "Thank you very much." "Excuse me." "Do you mind?" "Go on." "There's no sign of a white van or Dr. Mutar, sir." "This is like trying to find a grain of rice on Blackpool Beach." "We got more of a chance of finding a virgin in Soho." "All right, everybody." "Listen to me." "Pay attention." "All right, we've tried all the Western embassies... so now let's try the Middle Eastern embassies." "The Israeli embassy, synagogues, Jewish schools, and after that... we'll try the headquarters of all the oil companies in the city of London." "They could strike anywhere at any bloody time." "We just gotta keep tryin'." "Let's go." "Despite the surge in violent fundamentalism... we see this as an opportunity... to further develop the ties... between Arab nations and Western corporations." "Of course, there are fundamental inequalities on the ground... that must be addressed." "We cannot take the business into the next decade... if those in whose communities we operate... are... rooted in the past." "How we do this is one of the key questions." "Perhaps the key question... to which we must address ourselves." "In the coming..." "What's going on?" "Sir!" "Sir!" "We're getting reports of food poisoning at the oil conference." "Get a Haz Mat team over there rapid." "And two of our team over there too." "Let's go." "Medical emergency at George III Hall." "Request 3 ambulances and a Haz Mat unit." "Move!" "Hurry up!" "This way!" "Bring it here!" " We have several very sick men." " Show me where they are." " Thanks for getting here so quickly." " It's all right." "This way, mate!" "Straight through there!" "He ate a piece of pastry and immediately fell over." "They all ate from the same tray." "This is suffering from acute respiratory distress from something he has eaten." "The food must've been poisoned." "They need an antidote immediately." "I don't have the antidote here." "I've got some in my car." "Stay with them." "No food, no water." "Keep their foreheads cool." "I'll be back in a minute." "Don't worry." "They can be saved." "Hey, we got a guy who's stopped breathing." " I'm just getting the antidote." " Please, he's dying." "I have to go for the antidote." "I've gotta get to my van, or the others will die." " Finding the antidote all right?" " Yes, mate." " You need any help?" " No, I'm all right." "Have them clear the buildings." "We got the call." "It's from the Excelsior Hotel." " Raza, leave this to the locals." " They'll kill them." " If they have to." "Muhammad must be near." " Go." "I'll monitor this." "I have a fix on the package." "One male on rooftop... holding binoculars dressed in black at 9:00." "Take every precaution, but do not kill him." "We have him." "The locals captured him, and tied him down." "Stay down!" "Mr. Nassariah, we know you have information... regarding ongoing terrorist attacks in the U.S. And U.K." "You talk to me now and save yourself." "Put him in the car." "Ms. Jackson, snipers are in position, CCTVis operational." "Subjects unaware of surveillance." "I ordered deployment of the radio jammers... but their range and effectiveness through the metal hull is uncertain." " What's the situation here?" " We believe the crew is being held hostage." "No one showed themselves." "Fire fight's out of the question." "Too easy to blow up the ship and what she's carrying." "The only good news is that... the wind is blowing east over the lake, away from the city." "That could change at any moment." "They're probably waiting." "Wind's changing." "Shouldn't be long now." "Hello?" "Kaz, is that you?" "Kaz, what did you do?" "They say..." "They say you are a terrorist." "You're gonna see me on the news tomorrow." "I hope you like it." "It's dedicated to you." "Kaz, if you're in trouble, I can help." "Help me?" "You abandoned my mother in Chechnya." "The Russians killed her, like they killed all our people!" "You betrayed me." "You betrayed our country, our faith... and you betrayed my mother, and for what?" "Is this about your mama?" "I loved your mama." "I begged her to come with us." "But you took me away from her." "When she died, I wanted to die." "Yeah, you wanted to die, but you didn't die." "You..." "You lived!" "You lived with your cars and your... your money... and your American whores." "Is it..." "Is it worth it?" "Is it worth your honor?" "Your soul?" "I did what I did so I could make better life for you." "What better life?" "What, to be what you're not?" "To want what you can never have?" "Don't you get it?" "I hate your life!" "I hate everything about it!" "You hate me so much you want me to die?" "Stop what you are doing, and I kill myself." "I swear." "Just, please, do me one favor." "Stop what you are doing and come home." "Bye, Dad." "What, uh..." "What happens to us?" "I got a gunshot." "Just one." " Didn't hear a ricochet or a metal hit." " We have to move now, Maren." "Anyone tries to leave, we'll kill you." "I'm patching Emily Tuthill in from Amman." "Raza's dead." "How?" "He was killed trying to disarm... one of Muhammad's suicide bombers." " Muhammad?" " We have him in custody." " Is he talking?" " No, not yet." "His operatives are holding a tanker full of toxic chemicals, Emily." "We have to know how they plan to detonate." "When he was taken, he had 3 cell phones." "It's likely he used one of them to detonate... the bomb on the child Raza was trying to save." "You have to get onto this." "You have to get onto this." "Could they use a cell phone to set off the limpets?" "Yes." "Think beeper..." "all set to the same number." "Kaz doesn't need a transmitter strong enough to penetrate the ship's hull." "He'll use the power of our own cellular phone grid." "What's it gonna take to turn off the entire cell network?" "They can't do it on your authorization." " You're gonna need a bigger stick." " Mark, did you get this?" " Affirmative." " I need authorization... to suspend cell service for the entire city of Chicago." " I need it now." " I'll have to wake him." "Do it, Mark." "Whatever the answer is, one way or the other, you move on the ship." "Got it." "Use pepper spray, mace..." " anything to avoid firing guns except as a last resort." " Yes, sir." "Maren, pick up the phone." "Yes, Mr. President." "It is definitely a clear and present danger." "No." "There's no time for confirmation." "Yes, sir." "It's a gut call." "The cell grid will be shut down by presidential order." "They've dropped the ladder." "They're on the move." "Pray Allah doesn't change the wind on us." "Go, go, go, go." "On the screen here, the grid's going down." "Damn." "There's no signal!" "Get back up here." "We've gotta set the charges manually." "Help me pull this up so they won't board." "Don't let them pull up the ladder." "Take the shot!" "Take the shot!" "It came from down below." "You guys go around!" " Santis, you're with me!" " Yes, sir." "Kaz, stop!" "I don't wanna hurt you." "Shoot only if you have to." "Don't worry about saving my ass." "You hear me?" "Shoot only if you have to." "Kaz, we're not gonna let you set that off." "Don't do this, Kaz." "I spoke to your father, Kaz." "He doesn't want you to do this." "Come on, Kaz, think." "Think about your father." "Think about standing up here." "Put the weapon down, Kaz!" "Don't do this, Kaz!" "Shoot him." "The situation is secured." "The weapons have been taken off-line." "The assailants are dead." " Max?" " He took a bullet." "I'll be okay." " Are you sure, Max?" " I just..." "I just promised his father I'd take him alive." "You understand they're going to make your life extremely unpleasant unless you cooperate." "My life has always been unpleasant." "Death will be a release." "Oh, you think you're going to heaven to be with your virgin brides?" "Not literally, of course." "You've had more than one chance to martyr yourself." "Yet, you're still here." "Why is that, I wonder?" "The truth is you want to live." "And the reality is your life is in my hands." "So you talk to me now... or they'll go to work on your mind with drugs." "You'll be drooling every dark secret in that filthy head of yours." " I only answer to Allah." " Allah?" "You think Allah is interested in a criminal like you?" "Allah can't save you from the hell on earth... they will create for you with loving care." "Your hands tremble." "I'm your prisoner." "What's to fear?" "It's not fear." "It's rage." " Rage is power." " I want to kill you, yeah." "I want to see you suffer." "That I know you understand." "What you don't know is that my rage... makes me feel weak." "Weak and helpless, like you." "You loved him, your Arab man." "Your schoolgirl crush makes you weak." "Stop the car." " That's not a good idea, ma'am." " I said stop the bloody car!" "Are you ready to die?" "You better be... and when you meet Allah, you tell him your rage destroyed you." "You tell him it destroyed me too." "Two men are dead tonight in what the FBI describes... as an unsuccessful attempt by terrorists to sabotage a tanker... containing toxic chemicals in the port of Chicago." "Hamid." "Mr. Jennings." "Hope you don't mind me asking to see you one last time." "No, not at all." "I'm just glad I got the opportunity to thank you." "What I did, I did for myself... and my brother." "And the consequences were far more widespread than that." "You've been a credit to your community and your country." "Please, accept this as a token... of my respect and appreciation... for what you tried to do for Akil." "No one could have tried harder for their brother than you did." "It wasn't enough." "You know, I believe we each choose our own path in life." "Even with you as an example..." "Akil was tempted elsewhere." "He could've resisted that temptation if he'd wanted to... but he didn't." "Does that seem a bit harsh?" "Very Christian." " It was Akil's." " Yeah, I remember." "Hang it up in your home, and it will protect you." "Not only is it pretty, it is also more lightweight than a gun." "I don't know what to say." "Then allow me." "Salaam alaikum, Derek." "Salaam alaikum, Hamid." " This is final?" " For now." " This war isn't over." " Yes, I know." "I won't beg you or wave the flag." "I know you too well for that." "May I ask why?" "I'm not sure I can say." "What we do, what I did, comes from a place of fear." "I watered my fear, tended it like a plant." "And it grew tendrils of anger and hate and rage inside me." "And then..." "I fell in love with Raza." "Unexpectedly." "A "schoolgirl crush. "" "I wanted to kill Muhammad." "I could have killed him." "The tendrils of hatred had grown like a vine around my heart." "And it made me feel like him... as if I'd become him." "And that... horrified me." "Because I know there's something else." "I hope you find some kind of happiness, Emily." "Well, I'm not aiming that high." "Mmm." "You want some Gummi Bears with your MM's and marshmallows?" "I want what you want." " What I want, that's what you want?" " Mm-hmm." " Anything?" " Anything." "Well, I definitely want..." "Gummi Bears." "Happy?" "Mm-hmm." "You don't look happy." "This is just what happy looks like these days." "Sad?" "Grateful." "Thankful too, but... but sad." "It's..." "What?" "What is it, Max?" "All I need is one thing." "One good thing." "And that's you." "I love you so much." "Max!" " Max, come in here!" " What's happening?" " We're winning." "We're winning." " Look at those wrists, little man." "Those are Larry Bird wrists." " You know how Larry Bird got strong wrists like that?" " He uses a fork?" "That's right." "Mm." "This guy is good." "He's no Larry Bird." "Did you see that?" " Oh, my God!" "That was like half-court!" " That was awesome!" "Left." "Left." "Left, right, left." "Left." "Left." "Left, right, left." "When I was a little girl, I used to dream about being in the White House." "And here you are." "Yeah." "Except..." "What?" "I was the president." "I wouldn't be here without you, Jay." "How do you feel?" "Proud." "Scared." "Scared of?" "The usual." "Letting myself down, letting you down." "Letting the world down." "They say that power corrupts." "But what I've learned is that when people get power... all it does is allow them to be who they are." "So, if they're a good person, they become better." " If not..." " So it's all on me then?" "Just the way you like it." "They're ready for you." "Do you swear to uphold the Constitution of the United States?" " I do." " And protect your country from all enemies..." " foreign and domestic?" " I do." "I would now like to officially introduce... the new special assistant to the president... for national security, Maren Jackson." "I need your help." "It's about Youssef Nassariah." "He's dead." "Afghanistan, January '01." "He staged his own death, and now he's reemerged as the Muhammad... responsible for Lagos and the attempted assassination on Jennings and Canary." "We believe that he is currently planning a new attack on oil installations... possibly on American and British soil." "How'd you get this?" "Saudi security." "They've been debriefing Julaidin." "He gave them a list of safe houses that he might be using." "So you know where he might be." "He was your contact back in the mujahadeen." "I shot him trying to steal arms and cash from us." "Got him in the leg, I know that." "I want you on the team that extracts him." "I want control of the team." "Look." "We've butted heads over turf, tactics, and Raza Michaels." "I need you to say all of that is a closed book." " Done." " Well, go get him." "Hudson Benoit." "His kidnappers could be..." "Saudi puritan police or friends ofJulaidin... in the ministry looking to trade." "Maybe I can do something." "It would be appreciated." "I have another mission in London to replace the one... that has been disrupted." "But it requires an operative... with your special skill sets." "I'm sorry." "Is there anything that I can do for you or your family?" "I need you to reconsider how you feel about using sarin if it is carefully... directed at the agents of the Egyptian and Saudi governments." "Take the next flight to London." "A brother named Agung will contact you." "We will speak again." " I thought it was too dangerous to meet." " It is too dangerous not to." "The FBI has been to my office, and they are all over your dad." "You've got to go covert." "Yo, Shane." "Hey, it's me Kaz." "Take a look at these." "Safe houses in Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon." "What's your intuition tell you?" "It's a strong possibility that's where he is right now." "I concur." "Well, then here's the plan." "We drop a CIA team on the beach, move inland... overwhelm Nassariah's men, fast and strong." "I propose an S.A.S. Extraction team." "Small and stealthy." "They'll be on top of Nassariah before he knows what's happening." "Is that what you think?" "Because if you're wrong you'd be sending some good men to the grave." " You ready for that?" " Listen, Emily, Sandman's right." "We go in hard." "If the shooting starts... we've got the bigger guns and more of them." "If I know my boy Youssef, he'll fold his hands when he doesn't have the cards." "Unless he sees our hand first." " That's for coming, man." " No sweat, bud." "Look, I gotta meet these guys." "Can we swap wheels?" "Only be for an hour or so." "Well, I'll just help you change the flat on your Caddy." "No, no, I'm up against the clock, man." "I mean, you can take the Caddy." "We'll just hook up later." " I can take the Caddy?" " Yeah." " Yeah." "Okay." " Awesome." "You're the best, man." "I won't forget this, man." "Take it easy." "Hey, like, come on, you know." "Why don't you tell me what's going on?" "It's need-to-know basis, my friend, and you don't need to know... except that you just helped score one for the good guys." "Youssef Nassariah is now 40... and it's likely he's altered his appearance." "We want him alive." "He's suspected of masterminding ongoing terrorist activities... in the U.S. And U.K." "We'll zodiac to the Syrian coastal town of Tartous... and deploy from the beach there." "Ml6 will go overland... and stand by the town's back door." " Mr. Michaels?" " Nassariah speaks fluent English." "He's no martyr." "He's gone to great lengths to stay alive... even an elaborate faking of his own death." "He's an accomplished assassin, CIA-trained... and competent with a variety of ordnance." "Paranoid and cautious, he only travels at night... with a small retinue of highly trusted guards." "Any questions?" "Good luck." "Where are you taking me?" "What's gonna happen to me?" "I wanna talk to my embassy." "Your plane leaves in 10 minutes." "Here's the warrant you asked for, Mr. Moore." "Go ahead." "You won't find nothing." " Okay, do it." " Have you spoken with Kaz?" "He doesn't call me every hour." "This dig he was on, we believe he was actually in Nigeria." "That's not what Kaz says." "At the same time as the terrorist bombing in Lagos." "He wouldn't have anything to do with something like that." "Then help us find him." "Let us talk to him." "Let Kaz clear himself." "That's all we want." "That would really be helping your son." "I don't know where he is." "He took the Caddy." "I think he's seeing some girl." "Describe the car, please." "Champagne color, 2003 Escalade... license..." "4Q9X65." "Get out of the car!" "Step away from the vehicle!" "Get on your knees!" "Get down!" "Big pile of crap, man." "Come on!" ""You's" guys seen him, right?" "I mean, there's no way Kaz would be some towel-headed terrorist." "Damn right." "Kaz is one real Caucasian, isn't he?" "White as rice." "More Caucasian than you and me." " Say, have you ever heard of Chechnya?" " Yeah." "It's them, uh, guys that are fighting them Russians..." " A gang of Muslim terrorists, right?" " Yeah, I knew that." "Chechnya is in the Caucasus." "That's were the word "Caucasian" came from." "A lot of them are blond, blue-eyed... and Muslim." "You've been abetting a terrorist... in his plan to kill Americans." "That's called treason." "Wonder what your brothers in the Michigan militia are gonna think about your new friend." "I'm the best chance you got." "You better make me happy." "Okay, look." "Okay, I helped him get some semiautos, right?" "But Kaz, he never said what he was gonna do with them, right?" "I just thought that maybe he had something to do... with the Michigan militia or something." "Right?" "But he would never say... and then all of sudden the guy phones me, and he's got a flat." "He says, uh, he needs my wheels real urgent, and so..." "And I don't know what for, man." "I swear." "Like I asked him, but he wouldn't tell me nothin'..." " Describe your car." " It's a gray 1983 El Camino." "Where did you last see Kaz, and which way was he going?" " Tell me, damn it!" " Okay!" " Ulek, it's Kaz." " Hang on." "We are on schedule." "6:15 A.M., portside." "Approximately 5 knots." "Show me." "You're right." "The reading's off the chart." "There's no doubt your Escalade was used to carry explosives." "Have you ever used that car to carry explosives?" "Come on, Mr. Moore." "It's time to face the facts." "It's the only way to help Kaz." "You think I can just put him out of my head... to say he's already dead and it doesn't matter what happens to him?" "He's my blood." "I can't." "We need to find him to talk to him." "Anything you can tell us, anything... can still help turn this around." "Maybe..." "Maybe save his life." "You won't kill him." "Promise me, you won't kill him." "Promise me you won't kill him... and I will help you any way I can." "If there's any way, believe me..." "I don't want to kill anyone." "Go to Raffi at Naka Travel Office." "He arranges all those digs." " We've been given the go-ahead to move." " Stand by." "Copy that." " What?" " There's nothing more attractive... than watching someone do what they do well." " You think?" " Mm-hmm." "I know." "And how are you with weapons?" "Standard CIA training." "I know which way to point." "Could you kill him?" "Muhammad?" " I thought that wasn't the point." " It's not." "And if it were, it would be highly unattractive... since killing is not what you do." "This is Red Team leader." "We have eyes on him." "We're at reach point." "Waiting further." "Move in!" "The area is secured, sir." "It's not him." "This is Julian 25, come in, over!" "We're okay." "We got 4 K.I.A. 's here." "Emily, go on in now." "All right, team is moving out." "Muhammad's gone." "S.A.S. Are initiating searches." "I think our efforts are about to be hampered by the locals." "Raza's found a partially destroyed computer." "Syrian units are moving in." "We'll start right away." "Try to smooth things over with the Syrian authorities." "Come on." "Try to get a lead on our friend." "It was a good play." "He'll have to come up for air sometime." " Dr. Mutar?" " Yes?" "I'm Agung." "Muhammad's waiting for your call." " Yes?" " There will be a conference in London." "Saudi and Egyptian officials will meet with representatives... of the Western oil interests." "Agung has details on your mission." "He also has a manual." "It will instruct you on the use of sarin." "Good." "Good." "You have my respect." "This is an act of great courage." "Are you getting this?" "Do you see it?" "A picture of a dog?" "Yeah, so what?" "How'd you miss it, Acton?" "The photo resolution is low because it's a dot matrix." "They can turn those dots into bars like the bar codes... used for pricing in store inventory." "Check this out." "It's a steganographic communication." "The Agency has a program called S-DART to break the code." "I loaded a copy onto my laptop before I left." "You traitorous S.O.B." "Oh, thanks, Acton." "There's another one in the dog's right eye." "Lake Michigan." "Whoa." "That's great work, Michaels." "I'll put you up for an "attaboy. "" "Canary." "We attempted to extract Muhammad, but didn't get him." "We did recover materials... maps on the Great Lakes, specs on tankers." "There's hundreds of ships going back and forth..." "Canadian, U.S., more than a few carrying hazardous cargo." "It's a total crap shoot." " A stranger has appeared at a mosque I go to." " Shh, shh." "No one has seen him before, but they tell me he's an Egyptian." "Barely speaks to anyone." "He just prays and goes." "I realize how painful the loss of your brother must be, Hamid... but I really don't think you should be doing this." "These puritans killed Akil." "Do you think I can just sit at home?" "What I really think you should be doing... is leaving this to the professionals... and getting back to your own life." "How can my life exist independently of what happened... to my brother?" "I took a picture of the Egyptian." "It's a good picture, yes?" "He's the key to a hunch we're playing out." "An Egyptian national." "The picture was taken today in London." "What is he supposed to have done?" "It's not so much about what he's done... it's about what we're frightened he might do." "I'll let you know when I get a response." " Thanks." "Appreciate it." " Thank you." "I'll request deployment of AWACS surveillance over the Great Lakes... bring in state patrols, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police on board... and put out an alert to all the tankers in the area." "You've done well, I see." "Has your government taken a position yet?" "I appreciate it, Chalib." "Then you've no objection if we speak to the townspeople?" "Ask him if they paid by check." "It's a check drawn on a Beirut bank... on behalf of the Islamic school for boys." "Use our contact in Beirut to find out who's authorized to sign checks... and what other property they might rent or own." "I always find it hard winding down." "Are you tired?" "Yes." "Um, no, no." "Well, I..." "I don't sleep very well." "You?" "No." "So this is the target?" ""Quarterly conference of Middle Eastern oil producers and consumers." "George III Hall, Friday, 10:00 a. m. "" "Did I wake you?" "Yep." "But I can't think of a lovelier way to be woken up." "Is everything all right?" "Mm-hmm." "Everything's fine." "I respect the fact that sleeping with a woman... outside of marriage is taboo in your culture, Raza." "Do you think that's what I was praying for... for what happened between us last night?" " I was praying for guidance." " About me?" "About us." "I'm falling in love with you." "What?" "I'm falling in love with you... and I want to find a way to continue to fall in love with you... for the foreseeable future." "I'm blinded by you." "Isn't this the way it's supposed to be?" "In Hollywood and storybooks, yes." "If only life were so easy." "So what do you suggest we do?" "I only want to be with you... but I need some time... to resolve some issues." "You've got it... but I warn you... patience isn't one of my virtues." "This much I've noticed." "Dr. Raghib Mutar." "This man is a fugitive with suspected terrorist associations." "Well, why weren't we alerted, Sharif?" "This is the first I've heard of him myself." "Everything you've got on Dr. Mutar and get it around to us as fast as you can." "Bye-bye." "How are you doing, Jim?" "Okay." "A bit of trouble sleeping, you know." "First time you've seen a colleague killed?" "Yes, sir." "The first time's tough." "Every time's tough." "Just spent most of the morning trying to write to Gregor's parents." "I used to be really good at that sort of thing, the official condolences." "In Northern Ireland, I was doing 2 or 3 of them a week, I remember." "For queen and country?" " That's what people want to hear." " I suppose so." "We gotta put this in perspective, you know?" "I mean, if you take the long-term view... then men like Gregor don't die in vain." "Do you really believe that?" "Most of the time." "Some of the time." "Muhammad's gone." "I'm sure of it." "I'd look toJordan." "What makes you think so?" "There was a school van seen here with Amman identification." "Raza will fill you in." "Four boys were seen with Nassariah." "The kids I spoke with here said Muhammad's boys were dressed like a soccer team... but that none could actually play." " What do you think?" " I'm afraid he might be using these kids to place bombs... or even as suicide bombers themselves." "Maren, are you there?" "I'll immediately order wall-to-wall NSA and NRO surveillance... and notifyJordanian authorities." "We'll continue this later." "You take care, both of you." "Excuse me." "I'm sorry." "Excuse me." "It is good to see you." "You okay?" "It took everything I had not to drop to my knees and kiss the ground." "Who took me, and how'd you get me out?" "Religious police, thug friends ofJulaidin trying to cut him a deal." " The Agency worked its magic." " I am so glad to be the hell out of there." " Thank you." " You did good, Hud." "Now's your chance to be good." "I'll be good." "I'll be very, very, very good." "Your excellent service for this government has earned you a chance to start over." "What do you mean "to start over"?" "I want to know every dirty deal you're into now or in the past." "What's this about?" "I saved your life." "Now it's time to pay up." "You've changed." "Actually, no, Hud, I've always been this way." "You just never noticed." "I want to know about every illegal contact, every secret meeting." " You're gonna tell me everything." " I do that, how do I stay in business?" "You don't." "Thanks, Louie." "I scheduled a debriefing on your detainment tomorrow morning... so you could get some sleep." "I had a big speech about you and me... but I have more important things that need my attention, so... since we won't be seeing each other for a while, this is good-bye." "Do what's right tomorrow, Hud." "I'd hate to destroy you." "Welcome home." "We didn't get Muhammad." "We almost had him, but we let him slip through." "We're running out of time." "Catch him if you can, when you can... but the probabilities are against you." "You're telling me not to mistake a skirmish for the war." "I know that... but everyone talks about process until something happens." "Civil liberties, gotta have them until a dirty bomb goes off... and they want everybody with a 5:00 shadow locked up." "I know this is just a setback... which there are and will be many, Jay... but you tell that to the people who watch and make the news." "It's true." "The media score card instantly rates every event, every decision." "Everyone from the president on down gets graded personally all day long." "If you ask me, that's the way you run Wall Street, not a great nation." "Your real mission... is to put fresh energy in America's response... to show the world we are vigorous enough... canny enough, to go the distance." "I'm afraid that's above my pay scale." "But you're well-suited for chaos." "Oh, thank you." "You are." "You get calm amid chaos... centered, focused." "Probably why you're drawn to it." "Seize the initiative, Maren." "Don't get caught reacting to yesterday." "This just came in from the S.A.S." "This just came in from the S.A.S." "They're still recovering data from the computer Raza took from Muhammad's safe house." "What about these limpets, Mark?" "2.6 pounds, magnet charges, Soviet-made." "They're made to be stuck on the side of the target... and then blow a hole through 4 inches of steel." " Can they sink a ship?" " Well, if you had enough, anything that floats." "Langley's decoding has indicated... that the plan calls for the limpets to be... detonated remotely and simultaneously." " What frequency?" " That we don't know... but there's a high frequency scrambler available... that could create enough noise... to disrupt the signals across the entire radio band." " Can we get it to Max?" " There's a team on the way." " Emily, Raza, can you hear me?" " Yes." "We believe he's going to use limpet charges to blow up a ship on the Great Lakes." "I need Muhammad in the flesh." "He's in control, he knows where." "His safe house was paid for by a boys school." "Some interesting names popped up on their bank records..." "Julaidin, and a rich Jordanian... named Assad Sabin, 40, same age as Nassariah." "Let me guess." "Which is linked to Nassariah, aka, Muhammad, and the man on Max's list." "I think he has one more target in addition to Britain and the U.S." "There's a meeting here in Amman, OPEC oil ministers from the Gulf states." "I trust the instincts of those kids I spoke with in Syria." " Well, I concur." "Go with it." " We've alerted Jordanian security." "If we find those kids, Nassariah will be close by." "Your instructions on how to wire the timing fuse." "The difficult part will be getting it into the oil conference." "There will be a lot of security." " You have a plan to deploy the sarin?" " Yeah." "I would never talk." "That's what we all believe." "Recognize him?" "You recruited him." "This is what your own people do to the ones who get caught, is it?" "Knife across the throat." "Left to die alone on a cold concrete floor." "I think you've spent enough time in here." "Come on." "Off you go." "You'll feel right at home here." "Fellow Muslims... lookin' after one another." "In you go." "A word of advice." "Don't get hungry." "Okay!" "I'll talk!" "He's called Agung." "A Malaysian hit man." " Go on." " He owns a motorcycle repair shop... under the arches in Hackney." "Don't leave me here!" "Please!" "You are completely surrounded by the police." "Come out with your hands in the air!" "I repeat... come out with your hands where we can see them." "All clear!" "This is your final warning." "800 Road Assist." "May I help you, Mr. Moore?" "Can you tell me the last time I used the service?" "Certainly, Mr. Moore." "It'll just take a moment." "That was 3 days ago, when you locked your keys in the car." "Where exactly?" "At the intersection of South Lakeshore Drive and EastJackson Drive." " Thank you." " Have a nice day, Mr. Moore." "Chicago." "We've gone through everything." "There are no other bodies." "We found several pounds of plastique... and this in the safe." "Two here." "Bashara used 2." "We must assume there's more out there somewhere." "Probably with Dr. Mutar." "All right, thanks." "Sir, there's a lady who claims to have seen... someone driving a white van out of there earlier this morning." " Just a few minutes before you got here." " Description?" "White van." "White all over." " That's it?" " That's it." " Thanks a lot." " You know, sometimes I find it really comforting... when I have absolutely no idea what to do next." "Tell the crew to drop anchor and meet you down in the engine room." "Kaz must've been scouting his target... when he used the 800 Road Assist." "Max, coast guard's brought in reenforcements... to check every ship coming into Chicago." "She arrived a few hours ago." "When they didn't dock, we became suspicious." "They've refused all attempts at communication." "What's she carrying?" "Sulfuric acid." "Chloro-hydrocarbons." "Phosgene." "All toxic." "She's one hellacious cocktail." "We turned away all incoming ships... and closed the port to motor traffic." "We have portable booms ready to put in place in case of leaks or discharge." "We don't want them to know we're on to them." "No sirens." "They may have a police band monitor on board, so no police radio traffic." "Yes, hello." "This is Dr. Manning from the London hospital." "Can I speak to your supervisor, please?" "Thank you." "Oh, hi." "This is Dr. Manning." "I'm the physician for Sheik Al Saud." "That's right, yes." "Now, for medical reasons... the sheik's diet is being carefully monitored... so I wondered if you could give me the details of your catering service... so I can go through the ingredients with them?" "Yeah." "That's lovely." "Thank you very much." "Excuse me." "Do you mind?" "Go on." "There's no sign of a white van or Dr. Mutar, sir." "This is like trying to find a grain of rice on Blackpool Beach." "We got more of a chance of finding a virgin in Soho." "All right, everybody." "Listen to me." "Pay attention." "All right, we've tried all the Western embassies... so now let's try the Middle Eastern embassies." "The Israeli embassy, synagogues, Jewish schools, and after that... we'll try the headquarters of all the oil companies in the city of London." "They could strike anywhere at any bloody time." "We just gotta keep tryin'." "Let's go." "Despite the surge in violent fundamentalism... we see this as an opportunity... to further develop the ties... between Arab nations and Western corporations." "Of course, there are fundamental inequalities on the ground... that must be addressed." "We cannot take the business into the next decade... if those in whose communities we operate... are... rooted in the past." "How we do this is one of the key questions." "Perhaps the key question... to which we must address ourselves." "In the coming..." "What's going on?" "Sir!" "Sir!" "We're getting reports of food poisoning at the oil conference." "Get a Haz Mat team over there rapid." "And two of our team over there too." "Let's go." "Medical emergency at George III Hall." "Request 3 ambulances and a Haz Mat unit." "Move!" "Hurry up!" "This way!" "Bring it here!" " We have several very sick men." " Show me where they are." " Thanks for getting here so quickly." " It's all right." "This way, mate!" "Straight through there!" "He ate a piece of pastry and immediately fell over." "They all ate from the same tray." "This is suffering from acute respiratory distress from something he has eaten." "The food must've been poisoned." "They need an antidote immediately." "I don't have the antidote here." "I've got some in my car." "Stay with them." "No food, no water." "Keep their foreheads cool." "I'll be back in a minute." "Don't worry." "They can be saved." "Hey, we got a guy who's stopped breathing." " I'm just getting the antidote." " Please, he's dying." "I have to go for the antidote." "I've gotta get to my van, or the others will die." " Finding the antidote all right?" " Yes, mate." " You need any help?" " No, I'm all right." "Have them clear the buildings." "We got the call." "It's from the Excelsior Hotel." " Raza, leave this to the locals." " They'll kill them." " If they have to." "Muhammad must be near." " Go." "I'll monitor this." "I have a fix on the package." "One male on rooftop... holding binoculars dressed in black at 9:00." "Take every precaution, but do not kill him." "We have him." "The locals captured him, and tied him down." "Stay down!" "Mr. Nassariah, we know you have information... regarding ongoing terrorist attacks in the U.S. And U.K." "You talk to me now and save yourself." "Put him in the car." "Ms. Jackson, snipers are in position, CCTVis operational." "Subjects unaware of surveillance." "I ordered deployment of the radio jammers... but their range and effectiveness through the metal hull is uncertain." " What's the situation here?" " We believe the crew is being held hostage." "No one showed themselves." "Fire fight's out of the question." "Too easy to blow up the ship and what she's carrying." "The only good news is that... the wind is blowing east over the lake, away from the city." "That could change at any moment." "They're probably waiting." "Wind's changing." "Shouldn't be long now." "Hello?" "Kaz, is that you?" "Kaz, what did you do?" "They say..." "They say you are a terrorist." "You're gonna see me on the news tomorrow." "I hope you like it." "It's dedicated to you." "Kaz, if you're in trouble, I can help." "Help me?" "You abandoned my mother in Chechnya." "The Russians killed her, like they killed all our people!" "You betrayed me." "You betrayed our country, our faith... and you betrayed my mother, and for what?" "Is this about your mama?" "I loved your mama." "I begged her to come with us." "But you took me away from her." "When she died, I wanted to die." "Yeah, you wanted to die, but you didn't die." "You..." "You lived!" "You lived with your cars and your... your money... and your American whores." "Is it..." "Is it worth it?" "Is it worth your honor?" "Your soul?" "I did what I did so I could make better life for you." "What better life?" "What, to be what you're not?" "To want what you can never have?" "Don't you get it?" "I hate your life!" "I hate everything about it!" "You hate me so much you want me to die?" "Stop what you are doing, and I kill myself." "I swear." "Just, please, do me one favor." "Stop what you are doing and come home." "Bye, Dad." "What, uh..." "What happens to us?" "I got a gunshot." "Just one." " Didn't hear a ricochet or a metal hit." " We have to move now, Maren." "Anyone tries to leave, we'll kill you." "I'm patching Emily Tuthill in from Amman." "Raza's dead." "How?" "He was killed trying to disarm... one of Muhammad's suicide bombers." " Muhammad?" " We have him in custody." " Is he talking?" " No, not yet." "His operatives are holding a tanker full of toxic chemicals, Emily." "We have to know how they plan to detonate." "When he was taken, he had 3 cell phones." "It's likely he used one of them to detonate... the bomb on the child Raza was trying to save." "You have to get onto this." "You have to get onto this." "Could they use a cell phone to set off the limpets?" "Yes." "Think beeper..." "all set to the same number." "Kaz doesn't need a transmitter strong enough to penetrate the ship's hull." "He'll use the power of our own cellular phone grid." "What's it gonna take to turn off the entire cell network?" "They can't do it on your authorization." " You're gonna need a bigger stick." " Mark, did you get this?" " Affirmative." " I need authorization... to suspend cell service for the entire city of Chicago." " I need it now." " I'll have to wake him." "Do it, Mark." "Whatever the answer is, one way or the other, you move on the ship." "Got it." "Use pepper spray, mace..." " anything to avoid firing guns except as a last resort." " Yes, sir." "Maren, pick up the phone." "Yes, Mr. President." "It is definitely a clear and present danger." "No." "There's no time for confirmation." "Yes, sir." "It's a gut call." "The cell grid will be shut down by presidential order." "They've dropped the ladder." "They're on the move." "Pray Allah doesn't change the wind on us." "Go, go, go, go." "On the screen here, the grid's going down." "Damn." "There's no signal!" "Get back up here." "We've gotta set the charges manually." "Help me pull this up so they won't board." "Don't let them pull up the ladder." "Take the shot!" "Take the shot!" "It came from down below." "You guys go around!" " Santis, you're with me!" " Yes, sir." "Kaz, stop!" "I don't wanna hurt you." "Shoot only if you have to." "Don't worry about saving my ass." "You hear me?" "Shoot only if you have to." "Kaz, we're not gonna let you set that off." "Don't do this, Kaz." "I spoke to your father, Kaz." "He doesn't want you to do this." "Come on, Kaz, think." "Think about your father." "Think about standing up here." "Put the weapon down, Kaz!" "Don't do this, Kaz!" "Shoot him." "The situation is secured." "The weapons have been taken off-line." "The assailants are dead." " Max?" " He took a bullet." "I'll be okay." " Are you sure, Max?" " I just..." "I just promised his father I'd take him alive." "You understand they're going to make your life extremely unpleasant unless you cooperate." "My life has always been unpleasant." "Death will be a release." "Oh, you think you're going to heaven to be with your virgin brides?" "Not literally, of course." "You've had more than one chance to martyr yourself." "Yet, you're still here." "Why is that, I wonder?" "The truth is you want to live." "And the reality is your life is in my hands." "So you talk to me now... or they'll go to work on your mind with drugs." "You'll be drooling every dark secret in that filthy head of yours." " I only answer to Allah." " Allah?" "You think Allah is interested in a criminal like you?" "Allah can't save you from the hell on earth... they will create for you with loving care." "Your hands tremble." "I'm your prisoner." "What's to fear?" "It's not fear." "It's rage." " Rage is power." " I want to kill you, yeah." "I want to see you suffer." "That I know you understand." "What you don't know is that my rage... makes me feel weak." "Weak and helpless, like you." "You loved him, your Arab man." "Your schoolgirl crush makes you weak." "Stop the car." " That's not a good idea, ma'am." " I said stop the bloody car!" "Are you ready to die?" "You better be... and when you meet Allah, you tell him your rage destroyed you." "You tell him it destroyed me too." "Two men are dead tonight in what the FBI describes... as an unsuccessful attempt by terrorists to sabotage a tanker... containing toxic chemicals in the port of Chicago." "Hamid." "Mr. Jennings." "Hope you don't mind me asking to see you one last time." "No, not at all." "I'm just glad I got the opportunity to thank you." "What I did, I did for myself... and my brother." "And the consequences were far more widespread than that." "You've been a credit to your community and your country." "Please, accept this as a token... of my respect and appreciation... for what you tried to do for Akil." "No one could have tried harder for their brother than you did." "It wasn't enough." "You know, I believe we each choose our own path in life." "Even with you as an example..." "Akil was tempted elsewhere." "He could've resisted that temptation if he'd wanted to... but he didn't." "Does that seem a bit harsh?" "Very Christian." " It was Akil's." " Yeah, I remember." "Hang it up in your home, and it will protect you." "Not only is it pretty, it is also more lightweight than a gun." "I don't know what to say." "Then allow me." "Salaam alaikum, Derek." "Salaam alaikum, Hamid." " This is final?" " For now." " This war isn't over." " Yes, I know." "I won't beg you or wave the flag." "I know you too well for that." "May I ask why?" "I'm not sure I can say." "What we do, what I did, comes from a place of fear." "I watered my fear, tended it like a plant." "And it grew tendrils of anger and hate and rage inside me." "And then..." "I fell in love with Raza." "Unexpectedly." "A "schoolgirl crush. "" "I wanted to kill Muhammad." "I could have killed him." "The tendrils of hatred had grown like a vine around my heart." "And it made me feel like him... as if I'd become him." "And that... horrified me." "Because I know there's something else." "I hope you find some kind of happiness, Emily." "Well, I'm not aiming that high." "Mmm." "You want some Gummi Bears with your MM's and marshmallows?" "I want what you want." " What I want, that's what you want?" " Mm-hmm." " Anything?" " Anything." "Well, I definitely want..." "Gummi Bears." "Happy?" "Mm-hmm." "You don't look happy." "This is just what happy looks like these days." "Sad?" "Grateful." "Thankful too, but... but sad." "It's..." "What?" "What is it, Max?" "All I need is one thing." "One good thing." "And that's you." "I love you so much." "Max!" " Max, come in here!" " What's happening?" " We're winning." "We're winning." " Look at those wrists, little man." "Those are Larry Bird wrists." " You know how Larry Bird got strong wrists like that?" " He uses a fork?" "That's right." "Mm." "This guy is good." "He's no Larry Bird." "Did you see that?" " Oh, my God!" "That was like half-court!" " That was awesome!" "Left." "Left." "Left, right, left." "Left." "Left." "Left, right, left." "When I was a little girl, I used to dream about being in the White House." "And here you are." "Yeah." "Except..." "What?" "I was the president." "I wouldn't be here without you, Jay." "How do you feel?" "Proud." "Scared." "Scared of?" "The usual." "Letting myself down, letting you down." "Letting the world down." "They say that power corrupts." "But what I've learned is that when people get power... all it does is allow them to be who they are." "So, if they're a good person, they become better." " If not..." " So it's all on me then?" "Just the way you like it." "They're ready for you." "Do you swear to uphold the Constitution of the United States?" " I do." " And protect your country from all enemies..." " foreign and domestic?" " I do." "I would now like to officially introduce... the new special assistant to the president... for national security, Maren Jackson."