1 00:00:01,218 --> 00:00:03,046 Previously on Salvation... 2 00:00:03,090 --> 00:00:05,222 But like Darius said, this bunker will protect us 3 00:00:05,266 --> 00:00:06,876 from any nuclear strike. 4 00:00:06,919 --> 00:00:08,636 And just how long are we supposed to be down here? 5 00:00:08,660 --> 00:00:09,705 Could be 30 days. 6 00:00:09,748 --> 00:00:10,836 I didn't sign up for that. 7 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:12,447 I'm going to see my family. 8 00:00:15,363 --> 00:00:17,104 Looks like he fell from the gantry. 9 00:00:17,147 --> 00:00:19,280 Maybe Joe hadn't given up on finding a way out. 10 00:00:19,323 --> 00:00:20,672 What if this wasn't an accident? 11 00:00:20,716 --> 00:00:23,240 Global citizens, we are RE/SYST. 12 00:00:23,284 --> 00:00:25,286 The United States and Russia have initiated 13 00:00:25,329 --> 00:00:27,766 an armed nuclear conflict. 14 00:00:27,810 --> 00:00:32,771 We control one remaining ICBM carrying 13 warheads. 15 00:00:32,815 --> 00:00:35,992 Madam President. We just received the demands from RE/SYST. 16 00:00:36,036 --> 00:00:38,299 They're assembling their own asteroid mitigation project 17 00:00:38,342 --> 00:00:41,084 with 30 scientists from around the world. 18 00:00:41,128 --> 00:00:42,322 They've given a list of names. 19 00:00:42,346 --> 00:00:44,218 Liam Cole. Hello, Liam. 20 00:00:44,261 --> 00:00:45,915 - Croft? - They're asking for Tanz 21 00:00:45,958 --> 00:00:47,308 as their base of operation. 22 00:00:47,351 --> 00:00:48,589 Well, they've taken away all my power. 23 00:00:48,613 --> 00:00:51,312 I'm essentially useless. Not to me. 24 00:00:51,355 --> 00:00:53,096 I, Darius Tanz, do solemnly swear... 25 00:00:53,140 --> 00:00:55,229 You're vice president? 26 00:00:55,272 --> 00:00:57,579 I poured my heart out on that hill. 27 00:00:57,622 --> 00:00:59,339 You're wondering why I can't be emotional right now? 28 00:00:59,363 --> 00:01:03,150 I-I can't be anything right now. To anyone. 29 00:01:03,193 --> 00:01:05,389 Monroe Bennett and his men have managed to escape. 30 00:01:05,413 --> 00:01:07,371 Now he and Claire Rayburn, they're in the wind. 31 00:01:09,504 --> 00:01:10,809 We need to find them. 32 00:01:10,853 --> 00:01:12,159 Madam President... 33 00:01:12,202 --> 00:01:13,701 Yes, Madam President, finding Monroe Bennett 34 00:01:13,725 --> 00:01:15,249 and Claire Rayburn will be 35 00:01:15,292 --> 00:01:16,554 my top priority. 36 00:01:16,598 --> 00:01:18,165 We have control of three airbases 37 00:01:18,208 --> 00:01:20,210 and two aircraft carriers. 38 00:01:20,254 --> 00:01:22,275 What are your orders? We will take back the White House. 39 00:01:22,299 --> 00:01:23,996 By any means necessary. 40 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:25,433 Yes, Mr. President. 41 00:01:26,608 --> 00:01:29,350 Are you prepared for the worst? 42 00:01:29,393 --> 00:01:31,091 No problem. 43 00:01:31,134 --> 00:01:32,396 Because we are. 44 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:34,398 Ride out the apocalypse in style 45 00:01:34,442 --> 00:01:37,009 in one of our luxury survival condos. 46 00:01:37,053 --> 00:01:40,491 Nestled safely underground, this 22-story, 47 00:01:40,535 --> 00:01:42,928 family-friendly complex has all the conveniences 48 00:01:42,972 --> 00:01:44,887 of a five-star resort. 49 00:01:44,930 --> 00:01:48,586 And at a bargain of only $5 million per family of four, 50 00:01:48,630 --> 00:01:50,327 what are you waiting for? 51 00:01:50,371 --> 00:01:51,720 The end of the world? 52 00:01:51,763 --> 00:01:55,115 By then, it'll be too late. 53 00:01:55,158 --> 00:01:57,421 The stock market is in free fall. 54 00:01:57,465 --> 00:02:00,250 Many people have stopped showing up for work. 55 00:02:00,294 --> 00:02:02,165 Police report a spike in looting. 56 00:02:02,209 --> 00:02:04,187 Believing Judgment Day to be on the horizon, 57 00:02:04,211 --> 00:02:07,214 many seeking solace where they can find it. 58 00:02:07,257 --> 00:02:09,477 Our Father, who art in Heaven, 59 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:11,696 hallowed be Thy Name 60 00:02:11,740 --> 00:02:13,002 Thy kingdom... 61 00:02:15,222 --> 00:02:18,747 What's happening out there? 62 00:02:18,790 --> 00:02:20,923 Everything. 63 00:03:15,586 --> 00:03:17,109 That's everything 64 00:03:17,153 --> 00:03:18,953 the NSA has on Bennett's possible whereabouts. 65 00:03:18,981 --> 00:03:20,872 The only way Bennett could have escaped is with some help 66 00:03:20,896 --> 00:03:22,245 in high places. 67 00:03:22,289 --> 00:03:23,942 That's why I'm giving this to you. 68 00:03:23,986 --> 00:03:26,641 I don't know who I can trust right now. 69 00:03:26,684 --> 00:03:28,251 I need Monroe Bennett brought in 70 00:03:28,295 --> 00:03:30,514 quickly, quietly. 71 00:03:30,558 --> 00:03:32,560 Dead or alive. 72 00:03:32,603 --> 00:03:35,606 Is this the president's edict or yours? 73 00:03:35,650 --> 00:03:40,307 Bennett gave the order that killed my son. 74 00:03:40,350 --> 00:03:41,612 You're a father. 75 00:03:41,656 --> 00:03:43,484 If someone was responsible for Grace's death, 76 00:03:43,527 --> 00:03:45,486 what would you do to them? 77 00:03:45,529 --> 00:03:46,965 Nothing that can be repeated. 78 00:03:47,009 --> 00:03:49,751 But Bennett deserves far worse than a quick death. 79 00:03:49,794 --> 00:03:52,188 He deserves to rot in prison, not a hole in the ground. 80 00:03:56,584 --> 00:03:57,585 All right, bring him in. 81 00:04:01,502 --> 00:04:03,721 Find your name and take your seat. 82 00:04:03,765 --> 00:04:05,941 There'll be a packet there, waiting for you. 83 00:04:20,782 --> 00:04:22,740 It's good to be back in this room. 84 00:04:22,784 --> 00:04:24,655 Yeah, you steal all your best ideas here. 85 00:04:26,353 --> 00:04:27,373 I suppose I deserved that. 86 00:04:27,397 --> 00:04:28,746 You deserve far worse than that. 87 00:04:28,790 --> 00:04:30,444 What? Like a bullet in the shoulder? 88 00:04:30,487 --> 00:04:32,402 I wish I'd put it through your heart. 89 00:04:32,446 --> 00:04:34,274 Perhaps you'd like to switch seats. 90 00:04:34,317 --> 00:04:37,277 So you can sit next to your... friend? 91 00:04:42,064 --> 00:04:44,022 Good morning. 92 00:04:44,066 --> 00:04:45,763 Some of the greatest minds in the world 93 00:04:45,807 --> 00:04:48,462 are assembled in this room today. 94 00:04:48,505 --> 00:04:51,291 You are being asked to solve the most critical problem 95 00:04:51,334 --> 00:04:54,642 facing humanity: how to deflect the asteroid 96 00:04:54,685 --> 00:04:58,776 which is due to collide with Earth in 121 days. 97 00:04:58,820 --> 00:05:00,648 The goal is to quickly settle 98 00:05:00,691 --> 00:05:05,740 on the plan which has the highest probability of success. 99 00:05:05,783 --> 00:05:09,570 You will divide into preselected groups based on expertise. 100 00:05:09,613 --> 00:05:12,964 Your group number is on your name card. 101 00:05:13,008 --> 00:05:17,142 You will be well cared for, provided you play by the rules. 102 00:05:17,186 --> 00:05:19,101 Anyone who attempts to contact 103 00:05:19,144 --> 00:05:22,496 the outside world will face consequences. 104 00:05:22,539 --> 00:05:27,370 Anyone who doesn't report them will face execution. 105 00:05:32,636 --> 00:05:34,682 We are RE/SYST. 106 00:05:38,686 --> 00:05:40,601 I've put together profiles 107 00:05:40,644 --> 00:05:43,125 on anyone in the Ark bunker who wasn't properly vetted 108 00:05:43,168 --> 00:05:44,320 through the initial screening process. 109 00:05:44,344 --> 00:05:45,495 Good. I'll need you to go through them 110 00:05:45,519 --> 00:05:46,911 with a fine-tooth comb. 111 00:05:46,955 --> 00:05:49,697 Okay, and, what am I looking for? 112 00:05:49,740 --> 00:05:52,395 Other than a... a "saboteur." 113 00:05:52,439 --> 00:05:55,267 Inconsistencies, anything that doesn't add up. 114 00:05:55,311 --> 00:05:57,792 Think of it as a story you're writing. 115 00:05:57,835 --> 00:06:00,577 Make sure the narrative doesn't have any holes. 116 00:06:00,621 --> 00:06:01,752 Okay. 117 00:06:01,796 --> 00:06:04,320 Wait, Darius, isn't this your office? 118 00:06:04,364 --> 00:06:05,495 No, no, no, no. 119 00:06:05,539 --> 00:06:07,584 I-I asked them for something more suitable. 120 00:06:07,628 --> 00:06:09,978 Like...? The attic. 121 00:06:10,021 --> 00:06:12,328 The White House attic is your office? 122 00:06:12,372 --> 00:06:14,939 I can't think outside the box from inside a box. 123 00:06:14,983 --> 00:06:16,550 And Darius, about Joe Riggs, 124 00:06:16,593 --> 00:06:19,379 the man who passed away in the bunker. 125 00:06:19,422 --> 00:06:22,251 Yes. I'll pay the family an official visit 126 00:06:22,294 --> 00:06:23,470 to offer my condolences. 127 00:06:23,513 --> 00:06:25,341 I should do that, shouldn't I? 128 00:06:25,385 --> 00:06:26,951 As soon as I get back. 129 00:06:26,995 --> 00:06:29,737 Wait, back from where? 130 00:06:38,310 --> 00:06:39,399 You're insane. 131 00:06:39,442 --> 00:06:41,270 "You're insane, Mr. Vice President." 132 00:06:41,313 --> 00:06:42,793 Show at least some level of decorum, 133 00:06:42,837 --> 00:06:44,186 Mr. Secretary. 134 00:06:44,229 --> 00:06:46,580 Okay, Mr. Vice President, we cannot 135 00:06:46,623 --> 00:06:48,973 authorize you traveling to New Jersey, let alone Iceland. 136 00:06:49,017 --> 00:06:50,061 RE/SYST has threatened 137 00:06:50,105 --> 00:06:51,541 to drop nuclear weapons on anyone 138 00:06:51,585 --> 00:06:53,456 who defies their travel ban. 139 00:06:53,500 --> 00:06:55,216 Which is why I'll need a stealth jet to get me there. 140 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:56,348 A B-2 bomber, to be more precise. 141 00:06:56,372 --> 00:06:57,523 Fly under the radar, as it were. 142 00:06:57,547 --> 00:06:59,288 What's in Reykjavík? 143 00:06:59,331 --> 00:07:00,594 RISC. 144 00:07:00,637 --> 00:07:02,378 Reykjavík International Science Coalition. 145 00:07:02,422 --> 00:07:05,207 RE/SYST has drafted the world's best scientists. 146 00:07:05,250 --> 00:07:07,470 We'll need to do the same in order to implement my plan 147 00:07:07,514 --> 00:07:09,211 to deflect the asteroid. 148 00:07:09,254 --> 00:07:12,127 And what exactly is your plan, Mr. Vice President? 149 00:07:12,170 --> 00:07:14,129 A rail gun. 150 00:07:14,172 --> 00:07:15,173 In layman's terms, 151 00:07:15,217 --> 00:07:17,480 a massive magnetic cannon 152 00:07:17,524 --> 00:07:20,004 that will fire a series of hypersonic bullets 153 00:07:20,048 --> 00:07:22,093 at the asteroid, knocking it off course. 154 00:07:22,137 --> 00:07:23,399 Simple idea, 155 00:07:23,443 --> 00:07:26,010 difficult execution, I'm afraid. 156 00:07:26,054 --> 00:07:27,466 Which is why I need to get to Reykjavík. 157 00:07:27,490 --> 00:07:29,057 RISC presides over 158 00:07:29,100 --> 00:07:30,928 the world's largest supercollider. 159 00:07:30,972 --> 00:07:32,626 A 17-mile pipe 160 00:07:32,669 --> 00:07:34,062 I'll repurpose into a rail gun. 161 00:07:34,105 --> 00:07:35,585 Darius... 162 00:07:35,629 --> 00:07:37,892 Mr. Vice President... RISC is disbanding, 163 00:07:37,935 --> 00:07:39,522 as are most international forums right now. 164 00:07:39,546 --> 00:07:42,070 Disbanding in 24 hours. 165 00:07:42,113 --> 00:07:44,159 They haven't yet. 166 00:07:44,202 --> 00:07:46,248 There isn't much time, so I'd appreciate 167 00:07:46,291 --> 00:07:48,250 a signoff on a requisition form 168 00:07:48,293 --> 00:07:49,947 or however it is one gets permission 169 00:07:49,991 --> 00:07:51,098 to borrow a stealth jet these days. 170 00:07:51,122 --> 00:07:52,646 I'm sorry, I'm new at this. 171 00:07:52,689 --> 00:07:55,083 Madam President, I promise you, 172 00:07:55,126 --> 00:07:57,172 the rail gun will work. 173 00:07:58,260 --> 00:08:00,131 Grace. 174 00:08:00,175 --> 00:08:01,568 I want you to accompany 175 00:08:01,611 --> 00:08:03,047 the vice president. 176 00:08:03,091 --> 00:08:04,527 Use that same diplomatic flair 177 00:08:04,571 --> 00:08:06,573 you two so expertly displayed 178 00:08:06,616 --> 00:08:07,748 with our Russian friends. 179 00:08:07,791 --> 00:08:09,271 Will do. 180 00:08:09,314 --> 00:08:10,925 You're only gonna have one shot at this. 181 00:08:10,968 --> 00:08:14,232 You have 24 hours to get in, get it done, and get home. 182 00:08:14,276 --> 00:08:16,974 If you're caught crossing international borders, 183 00:08:17,018 --> 00:08:19,281 it will trigger a nuclear response from RE/SYST. 184 00:08:22,197 --> 00:08:24,808 Well, then, we'd better not get caught. 185 00:09:13,335 --> 00:09:14,379 I'm sorry. 186 00:09:14,423 --> 00:09:16,164 You got roped into this alone. 187 00:09:16,207 --> 00:09:19,254 Babysitting Darius halfway across the world. 188 00:09:24,651 --> 00:09:26,609 You all right... 189 00:09:28,219 --> 00:09:29,481 ...in here? 190 00:09:33,703 --> 00:09:35,575 Harris, I'm seeing her. 191 00:09:35,618 --> 00:09:37,185 Everywhere. Claire. 192 00:09:37,228 --> 00:09:39,361 I know, I know it's not real, and yet... 193 00:09:39,404 --> 00:09:41,058 Grace. Grace, it's PTSD. 194 00:09:41,102 --> 00:09:42,383 Now, you've been through a trauma. 195 00:09:42,407 --> 00:09:44,279 Nightmares, flashbacks, it's all normal. 196 00:09:44,322 --> 00:09:46,586 Yeah, well, this "normal" is making me insane. 197 00:09:46,629 --> 00:09:49,632 The guilt of carrying this secret... Hey. 198 00:09:49,676 --> 00:09:51,112 We're in this together. 199 00:09:51,155 --> 00:09:53,201 I'm the one who pulled the trigger. 200 00:09:53,244 --> 00:09:55,203 To save my life. 201 00:09:55,246 --> 00:09:56,857 And I'll never forget that. 202 00:09:56,900 --> 00:09:58,206 Hey. 203 00:09:58,249 --> 00:10:02,253 I'm here for you, no matter what. 204 00:10:04,560 --> 00:10:06,518 Grace. 205 00:10:06,562 --> 00:10:09,565 Speaking of stealth, the jet's ready. 206 00:10:13,177 --> 00:10:15,049 I'm Dr. Vinay Chandra from New Delhi, 207 00:10:15,092 --> 00:10:18,922 specializing in orbital dynamics and general perturbation theory. 208 00:10:18,966 --> 00:10:20,054 Alycia Vrettou. 209 00:10:20,097 --> 00:10:21,316 Born in Athens, Greece. 210 00:10:21,359 --> 00:10:22,622 Studied at Caltech. 211 00:10:22,665 --> 00:10:24,058 Undergrad in engineering physics. 212 00:10:24,101 --> 00:10:25,668 PhD from ETH Zurich 213 00:10:25,712 --> 00:10:27,254 in mechanical and aerospace engineering, 214 00:10:27,278 --> 00:10:29,672 specializing in avionics. 215 00:10:29,716 --> 00:10:31,516 I'm Professor Malcolm Croft, formerly MIT, 216 00:10:31,543 --> 00:10:34,068 specializing in planetary sciences. 217 00:10:34,111 --> 00:10:37,637 And speaking of breakthroughs, I created a working EmDrive. 218 00:10:37,680 --> 00:10:39,247 With a little help 219 00:10:39,290 --> 00:10:41,031 from my protégé over there, Mr. Cole. 220 00:10:41,075 --> 00:10:43,251 A little help? 221 00:10:43,294 --> 00:10:45,688 Wait, wait, you have a working EmDrive? 222 00:10:45,732 --> 00:10:46,907 That must have taken... 223 00:10:46,950 --> 00:10:48,865 - Years. - Weeks. 224 00:10:48,909 --> 00:10:50,258 Took him years. Me weeks. 225 00:10:50,301 --> 00:10:51,868 I'm Liam Cole. 226 00:10:51,912 --> 00:10:53,870 MIT, astrophysics. 227 00:10:53,914 --> 00:10:56,307 Darius Tanz's head of new projects. 228 00:10:56,351 --> 00:10:58,701 From the United States of America. 229 00:10:58,745 --> 00:11:01,138 What country are you here representing, comrade? 230 00:11:01,182 --> 00:11:05,708 Well, we have to put forth our best ideas here, so... 231 00:11:05,752 --> 00:11:07,188 Well, he's the genius who invented 232 00:11:07,231 --> 00:11:08,145 the EmDrive. 233 00:11:08,189 --> 00:11:09,625 Why don't you start with him? 234 00:11:09,669 --> 00:11:11,472 Croft, what brilliant idea have you been incubating? 235 00:11:11,496 --> 00:11:14,978 Well... 236 00:11:15,022 --> 00:11:18,242 our EmDrive is attached to a gravity tractor, 237 00:11:18,286 --> 00:11:20,984 which should be reaching the asteroid in a few weeks. 238 00:11:21,028 --> 00:11:23,093 And once there, it's supposed to slowly pull the asteroid 239 00:11:23,117 --> 00:11:26,294 off its collision course with Earth, but apparently 240 00:11:26,337 --> 00:11:28,949 something didn't add up, or we wouldn't be here. 241 00:11:28,992 --> 00:11:30,037 So, Mr. Cole... 242 00:11:31,081 --> 00:11:33,388 ...you have any idea what went wrong? 243 00:11:36,260 --> 00:11:37,958 The asteroid's iron core. 244 00:11:38,001 --> 00:11:39,152 We didn't account for its density. 245 00:11:39,176 --> 00:11:40,197 The-the gravity tractor's mass 246 00:11:40,221 --> 00:11:41,396 may not be great enough 247 00:11:41,439 --> 00:11:42,876 to move Samson off its course. 248 00:11:42,919 --> 00:11:44,486 No. 249 00:11:44,529 --> 00:11:46,575 Nothing? 250 00:11:46,618 --> 00:11:48,620 No idea. 251 00:11:50,666 --> 00:11:52,059 Well... 252 00:12:00,328 --> 00:12:04,767 There are 30 different countries represented at RISC. 253 00:12:04,811 --> 00:12:06,943 You'll need a two-thirds majority. 254 00:12:06,987 --> 00:12:09,598 Most influential members tend to be the European Bloc. 255 00:12:09,641 --> 00:12:11,295 They vote on a united front. 256 00:12:11,339 --> 00:12:12,795 Yes, but relations are frosty right now 257 00:12:12,819 --> 00:12:14,298 between the East and the West, 258 00:12:14,342 --> 00:12:16,605 so you're gonna have to forge, a détente of sorts. 259 00:12:16,648 --> 00:12:18,191 They were frosty before they knew the world 260 00:12:18,215 --> 00:12:20,565 was about to be incinerated by a space rock. 261 00:12:20,609 --> 00:12:23,307 Perhaps now they're in a more of a hugging mood. 262 00:12:23,351 --> 00:12:26,136 Wasn't it Winston Churchill who said, 263 00:12:26,180 --> 00:12:28,704 "Never let a good crisis go to waste"? 264 00:12:28,748 --> 00:12:30,271 He had World War II. 265 00:12:30,314 --> 00:12:32,186 You have an asteroid and a nuclear bomb. 266 00:12:32,229 --> 00:12:34,666 Use them wisely. 267 00:12:38,409 --> 00:12:41,238 So you and Harris seem cozy. 268 00:12:44,676 --> 00:12:46,330 Really? 269 00:12:46,374 --> 00:12:47,734 That's what you want to talk about? 270 00:12:47,767 --> 00:12:48,831 Well, it's just an observation. 271 00:12:48,855 --> 00:12:50,117 We don't have to talk about it. 272 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:52,162 Good, 'cause we're not going to. 273 00:12:55,209 --> 00:12:59,430 Fellas, would you mind just giving us a second? 274 00:13:03,783 --> 00:13:05,369 Grace, is there something I need to know? 275 00:13:05,393 --> 00:13:06,437 Because if there is... 276 00:13:06,481 --> 00:13:08,439 No, Mr. Vice President. Stop. 277 00:13:08,483 --> 00:13:10,093 You wanted things to be professional. 278 00:13:10,137 --> 00:13:13,270 I want things to be normal between us. 279 00:13:15,272 --> 00:13:17,274 You say you're not a politician. 280 00:13:17,318 --> 00:13:20,016 You certainly flip-flop like one. 281 00:13:20,060 --> 00:13:22,279 You can't have it both ways. 282 00:13:24,542 --> 00:13:28,024 This is the new normal, Darius. 283 00:13:28,068 --> 00:13:30,592 Get used to it. 284 00:13:35,466 --> 00:13:37,033 Fort Lesley J. McNair, 285 00:13:37,077 --> 00:13:39,470 Washington Navy Yard, National Guard Armory, 286 00:13:39,514 --> 00:13:41,081 all reported missing munitions, 287 00:13:41,124 --> 00:13:42,778 vehicles, even tanks. 288 00:13:42,822 --> 00:13:44,258 Bennett's amassing an army. 289 00:13:44,301 --> 00:13:46,173 Only two reasons to do that. Yeah. 290 00:13:46,216 --> 00:13:47,914 To defend or to attack. 291 00:13:47,957 --> 00:13:49,306 He's got to be working 292 00:13:49,350 --> 00:13:50,699 out of a shuttered military base, 293 00:13:50,742 --> 00:13:53,528 somewhere within 20 miles of here. 294 00:13:53,571 --> 00:13:56,705 I had three generals fail to report for duty today. 295 00:13:56,748 --> 00:13:58,272 All three were stationed 296 00:13:58,315 --> 00:14:01,362 at Fort Reynolds at some point in the last five years 297 00:14:01,405 --> 00:14:02,363 before the base was closed. 298 00:14:02,406 --> 00:14:03,755 Do you believe in coincidences? 299 00:14:03,799 --> 00:14:05,559 Not since the night I realized my father and Santa 300 00:14:05,583 --> 00:14:07,368 were never in the same room at the same time. 301 00:14:07,411 --> 00:14:08,543 Makes perfect sense. 302 00:14:08,586 --> 00:14:10,414 Go to ground you know, where you feel safe. 303 00:14:10,458 --> 00:14:11,914 They would know every inch of that base. 304 00:14:11,938 --> 00:14:13,983 I'll assemble my team. 305 00:14:14,027 --> 00:14:16,072 We'll move tonight. We'll need backup. 306 00:14:16,116 --> 00:14:17,465 You'll have it. 307 00:14:17,508 --> 00:14:18,572 See you there, Mr. Secretary? 308 00:14:18,596 --> 00:14:20,033 I wouldn't miss it. 309 00:14:20,076 --> 00:14:22,383 Sir, that detective from D.C. Law Enforcement 310 00:14:22,426 --> 00:14:23,819 called again. Third time. 311 00:14:23,863 --> 00:14:25,038 Did he say what it was about? 312 00:14:25,081 --> 00:14:26,474 Claire Rayburn. 313 00:14:26,517 --> 00:14:29,085 Okay. Thank you, Lois. 314 00:14:37,441 --> 00:14:39,400 So, are you on some kind of suicide mission 315 00:14:39,443 --> 00:14:41,271 or just an idiot? 316 00:14:41,315 --> 00:14:42,664 What are you talking about? 317 00:14:42,707 --> 00:14:45,362 The world's greatest scientists are assembled here 318 00:14:45,406 --> 00:14:47,625 to save the world, and you and your professor friend 319 00:14:47,669 --> 00:14:49,410 are bickering like two little boys. 320 00:14:49,453 --> 00:14:51,716 Former friend. That little troll was selling secrets 321 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:53,893 to the Russians. Who cares, Liam? 322 00:14:53,936 --> 00:14:55,131 You need to move on from the past. 323 00:14:55,155 --> 00:14:57,418 Get on board to protect our future. 324 00:14:57,461 --> 00:14:59,246 Get on board with RE/SYST? 325 00:14:59,289 --> 00:15:00,508 They're criminals. 326 00:15:00,551 --> 00:15:02,075 They dropped a nuke on Kansas. 327 00:15:02,118 --> 00:15:04,729 No. They moved a nuke to Kansas. 328 00:15:04,773 --> 00:15:07,558 Have you ever thought about what Russia's original target was? 329 00:15:10,344 --> 00:15:11,780 RE/SYST stopped the United States 330 00:15:11,823 --> 00:15:14,304 and Russia from destroying each other. 331 00:15:14,348 --> 00:15:17,003 The arrogance of your countries, it's obscene. 332 00:15:17,046 --> 00:15:19,570 Well, you, okay, you seem to be a huge fan of RE/SYST. 333 00:15:19,614 --> 00:15:20,963 I'm not big on being held hostage. 334 00:15:21,007 --> 00:15:23,531 You think I want to be here? 335 00:15:23,574 --> 00:15:26,360 Look, maybe you have nothing to live for, 336 00:15:26,403 --> 00:15:28,101 but I do. 337 00:15:29,624 --> 00:15:32,453 RE/SYST is not the problem. You are. 338 00:15:41,592 --> 00:15:45,422 You said you were calling from the Office of Strategic Plans? 339 00:15:45,466 --> 00:15:47,555 Is that even a thing? 340 00:15:47,598 --> 00:15:50,166 Yeah, no, of course it is. 341 00:15:50,210 --> 00:15:52,038 Yeah, sorry. 342 00:15:52,081 --> 00:15:53,865 The vice president is currently unavailable. 343 00:15:53,909 --> 00:15:55,737 Will return. 344 00:15:55,780 --> 00:15:57,782 Thank you. 345 00:15:57,826 --> 00:16:00,437 Sorry. 346 00:16:00,481 --> 00:16:01,873 I just need you to sign for this. 347 00:16:09,577 --> 00:16:11,622 Jillian? 348 00:16:11,666 --> 00:16:13,624 Yeah? 349 00:16:13,668 --> 00:16:15,235 It's me, Nate Ryland. 350 00:16:15,278 --> 00:16:16,497 Thomas Jefferson High School. 351 00:16:16,540 --> 00:16:18,281 Sophomore year? 352 00:16:18,325 --> 00:16:20,066 Mrs. Lattimore's English class? Nate? 353 00:16:20,109 --> 00:16:21,763 Yeah. My God. 354 00:16:21,806 --> 00:16:23,852 Sorry, I didn't recognize you. 355 00:16:23,895 --> 00:16:25,985 Without the braces and the acne? 356 00:16:26,028 --> 00:16:27,508 Yeah, I hope not. 357 00:16:27,551 --> 00:16:31,077 So, office of the VP, impressive. 358 00:16:32,426 --> 00:16:33,644 How are you holding up 359 00:16:33,688 --> 00:16:35,298 with all the crazy going on out there? 360 00:16:35,342 --> 00:16:39,172 About the same as everyone, I suspect. 361 00:16:39,215 --> 00:16:40,956 So you work at the White House? 362 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:44,699 DoD, actually. I'm a liaison to the White House. 363 00:16:44,742 --> 00:16:47,484 I deliver classified documents. 364 00:16:48,659 --> 00:16:49,921 You mean like this box? 365 00:16:49,965 --> 00:16:52,707 The one that I now have access to. 366 00:16:52,750 --> 00:16:55,275 FBI, NSA, Homeland... all the names you requested. 367 00:16:56,493 --> 00:16:57,712 You're busy. 368 00:16:57,755 --> 00:16:59,409 I'm gonna take off, but, 369 00:16:59,453 --> 00:17:01,324 we should catch up, grab a drink sometime. 370 00:17:01,368 --> 00:17:04,414 Yeah. Yeah. Yes. 371 00:17:04,458 --> 00:17:06,416 Vice President Tanz's office. 372 00:17:06,460 --> 00:17:08,810 This is a special report. 373 00:17:08,853 --> 00:17:10,507 Streets are deserted, 374 00:17:10,551 --> 00:17:12,471 as most citizens hunker down with their families, 375 00:17:12,509 --> 00:17:14,642 unsure of what the future holds. 376 00:17:14,685 --> 00:17:16,470 Whiplashing between multiple crises, 377 00:17:16,513 --> 00:17:18,385 Americans don't know which way to look. 378 00:17:18,428 --> 00:17:20,474 Meanwhile, Vice President Tanz's approval ratings 379 00:17:20,517 --> 00:17:22,650 are at a record high. 380 00:17:39,580 --> 00:17:41,234 Listen, Officer, I'm in a bit of a hurry. 381 00:17:41,277 --> 00:17:43,714 My name is Harris... Harris Edwards. 382 00:17:43,758 --> 00:17:45,107 You're a hard man to reach. 383 00:17:45,151 --> 00:17:47,196 Detective Alonzo Carter. 384 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:49,503 D.C. Police. 385 00:17:49,546 --> 00:17:51,940 Investigating the disappearance of Claire Rayburn. 386 00:17:53,289 --> 00:17:55,987 Mind if I ask you a few questions? 387 00:18:05,736 --> 00:18:08,783 Good day. We're here to see the director general. 388 00:18:08,826 --> 00:18:10,567 My name is Darius Tanz. 389 00:18:10,611 --> 00:18:11,568 Is she expecting you, sir? 390 00:18:11,612 --> 00:18:12,743 No, but she'll... 391 00:18:12,787 --> 00:18:14,310 He's here on official business 392 00:18:14,354 --> 00:18:15,592 as vice president of the United States government. 393 00:18:15,616 --> 00:18:17,618 There wasn't time to make an appointment. 394 00:18:17,661 --> 00:18:20,142 Grace Barrows, senior advisor to the president 395 00:18:20,186 --> 00:18:21,535 of the United States. 396 00:18:21,578 --> 00:18:24,233 One moment, Ms. Barrows. 397 00:18:24,277 --> 00:18:26,670 Thank you. 398 00:18:30,413 --> 00:18:32,328 Way to throw our weight around. 399 00:18:32,372 --> 00:18:34,591 If you got it, flaunt it. 400 00:18:34,635 --> 00:18:37,551 Okay, clock's ticking. What's our first move? 401 00:18:37,594 --> 00:18:40,467 Get Rosetta to convene one last meeting with the council, 402 00:18:40,510 --> 00:18:41,816 so I can address them directly. 403 00:18:41,859 --> 00:18:42,991 Rosetta? 404 00:18:43,034 --> 00:18:45,646 We're old friends. 405 00:18:46,864 --> 00:18:48,214 Gun! 406 00:18:56,657 --> 00:18:59,486 This is obviously a mix-up. 407 00:18:59,529 --> 00:19:01,594 We're representatives of the United States government 408 00:19:01,618 --> 00:19:03,490 here to speak with Dr. Stendahl. 409 00:19:03,533 --> 00:19:05,666 I'm afraid I can't do that, Darius. 410 00:19:05,709 --> 00:19:07,581 I don't know how you got into the country, 411 00:19:07,624 --> 00:19:08,984 but if you don't leave immediately, 412 00:19:09,017 --> 00:19:11,628 security will be forced to shoot. 413 00:19:25,164 --> 00:19:27,078 Drop your weapons. This is madness. 414 00:19:27,122 --> 00:19:32,432 Darius, do not make this any harder than it needs to be. 415 00:19:32,475 --> 00:19:34,216 Rosetta, I have a plan to save us all. 416 00:19:34,260 --> 00:19:36,827 Shoot me and you'll be killing seven billion people 417 00:19:36,871 --> 00:19:38,699 with that bullet. 418 00:19:48,404 --> 00:19:51,277 It's good to see you, too. 419 00:19:52,930 --> 00:19:53,975 Detective, I'm guessing 420 00:19:54,018 --> 00:19:56,107 this isn't exactly department protocol. 421 00:19:56,151 --> 00:19:58,936 Well, protocol has kind of gone 422 00:19:58,980 --> 00:20:01,417 out the window these days, Mr. Secretary, 423 00:20:01,461 --> 00:20:03,463 with the world being what it is. 424 00:20:03,506 --> 00:20:06,988 But, I won't take up too much of your time. 425 00:20:07,031 --> 00:20:10,948 I haven't seen Claire since the nuclear threat was announced. 426 00:20:10,992 --> 00:20:13,560 She took off, along with Monroe Bennett. 427 00:20:13,603 --> 00:20:15,736 I assume wherever he is, she is. 428 00:20:15,779 --> 00:20:18,608 What was your relationship with her? 429 00:20:19,783 --> 00:20:23,483 We worked together, as you know. 430 00:20:23,526 --> 00:20:25,659 Seems like you were more than just work friends. 431 00:20:25,702 --> 00:20:26,834 Unless... 432 00:20:28,879 --> 00:20:30,968 ...this was just casual Friday. 433 00:20:34,668 --> 00:20:37,801 We were involved three years ago. 434 00:20:38,846 --> 00:20:41,196 I was married. She was divorced. 435 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,416 I broke it off. We remain cordial. 436 00:20:43,459 --> 00:20:45,505 "Cordial." 437 00:20:45,548 --> 00:20:47,115 I like that word. 438 00:20:47,158 --> 00:20:49,291 Her place was scrubbed clean. 439 00:20:49,335 --> 00:20:51,293 No prints. 440 00:20:51,337 --> 00:20:53,861 Not even her own. 441 00:20:53,904 --> 00:20:55,689 It's unusual, don't you think? 442 00:20:55,732 --> 00:20:58,257 Look, Detective, I know you're just trying to do your job, 443 00:20:58,300 --> 00:20:59,620 and I wish I had more information. 444 00:20:59,649 --> 00:21:00,998 But right now 445 00:21:01,042 --> 00:21:02,889 I've got the security of the country on my back, 446 00:21:02,913 --> 00:21:05,786 and this is not my priority. 447 00:21:05,829 --> 00:21:07,744 Now, if you don't exit the car immediately, 448 00:21:07,788 --> 00:21:08,868 we're gonna have a problem. 449 00:21:11,922 --> 00:21:14,142 Okay. 450 00:21:14,185 --> 00:21:16,884 Thanks for your cooperation, 451 00:21:16,927 --> 00:21:18,929 Mr. Secretary. 452 00:21:37,557 --> 00:21:39,036 I see you follow instruction 453 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:41,256 about as well now as you did at MIT. 454 00:21:41,300 --> 00:21:43,780 What were you thinking, violating the travel ban? 455 00:21:43,824 --> 00:21:45,129 Rosetta and I were classmates... 456 00:21:45,173 --> 00:21:48,350 and friends, so I thought. 457 00:21:48,394 --> 00:21:49,849 - You put us all in grave danger. - You're right. 458 00:21:49,873 --> 00:21:51,353 We are in danger, which is why I need 459 00:21:51,397 --> 00:21:52,963 to speak to the council immediately. 460 00:21:53,007 --> 00:21:55,792 You're too late. RE/SYST has ordered the council to disband. 461 00:21:55,836 --> 00:21:58,404 We're shutting down. Not for 12 hours. 462 00:21:58,447 --> 00:22:00,295 There's nothing I can do, Darius. Yes, there is. 463 00:22:00,319 --> 00:22:01,798 You hold the power to call a vote. 464 00:22:01,842 --> 00:22:03,757 You can keep RISC operational. 465 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:06,455 If we defy them, they have threatened 466 00:22:06,499 --> 00:22:08,065 to drop their bombs on London, Berlin, 467 00:22:08,109 --> 00:22:09,434 Vienna... And that scares you more 468 00:22:09,458 --> 00:22:11,242 than complete annihilation of the planet? 469 00:22:11,286 --> 00:22:13,244 Let's just say they're both equally terrifying 470 00:22:13,288 --> 00:22:15,116 and call it a draw. 471 00:22:15,159 --> 00:22:17,466 People have lost their minds here. The past few weeks 472 00:22:17,510 --> 00:22:20,643 have been... Unlike anything the world has ever seen. 473 00:22:20,687 --> 00:22:24,299 Dr. Stendahl, RE/SYST doesn't want to drop those nukes, 474 00:22:24,343 --> 00:22:26,321 but they do want to scare us into believing they will, 475 00:22:26,345 --> 00:22:27,694 to control us 476 00:22:27,737 --> 00:22:29,696 through fear. We can't kowtow to them. 477 00:22:29,739 --> 00:22:31,326 And we can't rely on them to solve the problem. 478 00:22:31,350 --> 00:22:33,656 They are the enemy. We are the resistance. 479 00:22:33,700 --> 00:22:35,963 It's up to us to save our future. 480 00:22:37,704 --> 00:22:39,749 Remember what we used to say? 481 00:22:40,881 --> 00:22:43,318 "Ex nihilo nihil fit"? 482 00:22:43,362 --> 00:22:46,016 Nothing comes from nothing. 483 00:23:02,163 --> 00:23:04,054 Who else knew about the console's ability 484 00:23:04,078 --> 00:23:06,341 to connect to the outside? 485 00:23:09,431 --> 00:23:12,434 It doesn't work. 486 00:23:12,478 --> 00:23:14,088 You don't think I tried? 487 00:23:14,131 --> 00:23:16,395 RE/SYST has plugged every hole in the Tanz network, 488 00:23:16,438 --> 00:23:17,961 including the one in this game. 489 00:23:18,005 --> 00:23:20,834 You're not gonna communicate with the outside world this way. 490 00:23:20,877 --> 00:23:22,618 So, what, are you gonna turn me in? 491 00:23:22,662 --> 00:23:24,403 No, no. 492 00:23:24,446 --> 00:23:26,056 Then, what do you want, Croft? 493 00:23:26,100 --> 00:23:28,929 I come in peace. 494 00:23:29,712 --> 00:23:31,279 Come on. 495 00:23:32,715 --> 00:23:34,021 Thank you, Mr. Ortiz. 496 00:23:34,064 --> 00:23:35,588 Yeah, the vice president just wanted 497 00:23:35,631 --> 00:23:37,551 to make sure we had all your correct information. 498 00:23:47,861 --> 00:23:49,428 What's your name? Joe Riggs. 499 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:52,474 Maybe Joe hadn't given up 500 00:23:52,518 --> 00:23:54,128 on finding a way out. 501 00:23:54,171 --> 00:23:55,912 Or maybe he just gave up. 502 00:24:07,228 --> 00:24:09,336 We're sorry. 503 00:24:09,360 --> 00:24:11,493 You have reached a number that has been disconnected 504 00:24:11,537 --> 00:24:13,930 or is no longer in service. 505 00:24:27,422 --> 00:24:29,380 Hi. This is Jillian Hayes 506 00:24:29,424 --> 00:24:31,600 from the vice president's office. 507 00:24:31,644 --> 00:24:33,820 I'd like to request a car. 508 00:24:33,863 --> 00:24:35,169 Russian, no doubt. 509 00:24:35,212 --> 00:24:37,171 Yeah, that's funny. That's really funny. 510 00:24:37,214 --> 00:24:39,956 I don't remember you being such a jerk. 511 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:42,002 I studied under the best.Yeah. 512 00:24:49,009 --> 00:24:50,967 Listen, we don't have time to chat. 513 00:24:51,011 --> 00:24:53,448 What went wrong with the gravity tractor? 514 00:24:53,492 --> 00:24:55,885 By all accounts it should have worked. 515 00:24:55,929 --> 00:24:58,235 Look, Liam, don't be a fool. 516 00:24:58,279 --> 00:25:00,455 If you know something, you need to share it. 517 00:25:00,499 --> 00:25:01,848 No. No, I don't. 518 00:25:01,891 --> 00:25:03,251 I don't have to do anything, Croft. 519 00:25:03,284 --> 00:25:05,547 I don't trust them, and I definitely 520 00:25:05,591 --> 00:25:07,375 don't trust you. Look, I'm sorry. 521 00:25:07,418 --> 00:25:08,550 I really am. 522 00:25:08,594 --> 00:25:10,726 But what happened 523 00:25:10,770 --> 00:25:12,312 is less important than what is happening. 524 00:25:12,336 --> 00:25:14,576 We've got some of the greatest minds in the world gathered. 525 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:16,863 We've got 14 Nobel Prizes in that room. 526 00:25:16,906 --> 00:25:18,952 Our best hope for saving the planet is right here. 527 00:25:18,995 --> 00:25:20,475 But if you know something 528 00:25:20,519 --> 00:25:21,998 and you're holding back, 529 00:25:22,042 --> 00:25:22,912 you're, you're not hurting me. 530 00:25:22,956 --> 00:25:24,523 You're not hurting RE/SYST. 531 00:25:24,566 --> 00:25:25,959 You're destroying the planet. 532 00:25:26,002 --> 00:25:27,177 You think about that. 533 00:25:31,921 --> 00:25:33,575 Look, I know you gotta be you, 534 00:25:33,619 --> 00:25:35,534 and that works most of the time, 535 00:25:35,577 --> 00:25:36,902 but you never tried to get consensus 536 00:25:36,926 --> 00:25:38,319 from 30 countries at once, 537 00:25:38,362 --> 00:25:39,929 none of whom have a favorable impression 538 00:25:39,973 --> 00:25:41,540 of the U.S. right now. 539 00:25:42,584 --> 00:25:43,846 Meaning? 540 00:25:43,890 --> 00:25:46,501 Meaning you're not just here as a scientist 541 00:25:46,545 --> 00:25:47,894 but as a diplomat. 542 00:25:47,937 --> 00:25:50,374 Remember, détente. 543 00:25:50,418 --> 00:25:52,614 You have to play nice if you want them to share their toys. 544 00:25:52,638 --> 00:25:54,509 I was never good at playing nice. 545 00:25:54,553 --> 00:25:56,903 Why doesn't that surprise me? 546 00:25:56,946 --> 00:25:58,905 Thank you, council members, 547 00:25:58,948 --> 00:26:01,385 for gathering on such short notice. 548 00:26:01,429 --> 00:26:03,562 I appreciate your forbearance. 549 00:26:04,780 --> 00:26:06,105 You are risking devastating consequences 550 00:26:06,129 --> 00:26:09,524 simply by listening to me today. 551 00:26:09,568 --> 00:26:12,527 The fact that you are here is already a victory 552 00:26:12,571 --> 00:26:15,095 of hope over fear. 553 00:26:15,138 --> 00:26:18,489 Now, I have a plan to stop the asteroid that will work, 554 00:26:18,533 --> 00:26:21,492 but I need your cooperation to make it happen. 555 00:26:21,536 --> 00:26:23,494 The plan: 556 00:26:23,538 --> 00:26:26,628 we repurpose the supercollider here at RISC, 557 00:26:26,672 --> 00:26:28,456 turning it into a rail gun. 558 00:26:28,499 --> 00:26:32,460 Using material technology developed by Dr. Raul Aguirre, 559 00:26:32,503 --> 00:26:35,506 we shoot thousands of iron sabot shells 560 00:26:35,550 --> 00:26:38,248 encased in dense, depleted uranium 561 00:26:38,292 --> 00:26:41,425 capable of knocking the asteroid off course. 562 00:26:41,469 --> 00:26:43,340 Instead of hyperaccelerating 563 00:26:43,384 --> 00:26:45,647 subatomic particles, 564 00:26:45,691 --> 00:26:49,346 we will use magnets to launch our projectiles. 565 00:26:49,390 --> 00:26:51,653 Why should we trust the United States? 566 00:26:51,697 --> 00:26:54,656 You incited a nuclear conflict and allowed RE/SYST 567 00:26:54,700 --> 00:26:56,353 to take the world hostage. 568 00:26:56,397 --> 00:26:58,529 Your plan puts all of our countries in jeopardy. 569 00:26:58,573 --> 00:27:01,010 If-if RE/SYST was to find out any of us cooperated, 570 00:27:01,054 --> 00:27:02,359 they'd drop warheads, 571 00:27:02,403 --> 00:27:03,491 kill millions of people. 572 00:27:03,534 --> 00:27:04,666 America is a pariah, 573 00:27:04,710 --> 00:27:05,754 Mr. Tanz. 574 00:27:05,798 --> 00:27:07,234 There is no goodwill left here. 575 00:27:07,277 --> 00:27:08,733 We are not going to risk the lives 576 00:27:08,757 --> 00:27:11,630 of our citizens for a plan that may or may not work. 577 00:27:11,673 --> 00:27:13,153 This meeting is over. 578 00:27:13,196 --> 00:27:14,676 So you cowards 579 00:27:14,720 --> 00:27:16,373 are just prepared to die, 580 00:27:16,417 --> 00:27:17,592 is that it? 581 00:27:17,636 --> 00:27:18,830 We are going to have to trust RE/SYST. 582 00:27:18,854 --> 00:27:20,160 Your plan will get us all killed! 583 00:27:20,203 --> 00:27:21,422 RE/SYST? 584 00:27:21,465 --> 00:27:24,381 Y-You're entrusting the fate of the planet 585 00:27:24,425 --> 00:27:25,992 to an extremist group? 586 00:27:26,035 --> 00:27:27,471 A group that incited 587 00:27:27,515 --> 00:27:29,952 a nuclear war between nations, 588 00:27:29,996 --> 00:27:31,693 all so they could look like heroes. 589 00:27:31,737 --> 00:27:34,000 Make no mistake. This is terrorism, 590 00:27:34,043 --> 00:27:36,567 pure and simple, and it will not stand. 591 00:27:38,308 --> 00:27:39,919 No. 592 00:27:39,962 --> 00:27:42,095 These are not the people 593 00:27:42,138 --> 00:27:44,750 that we should entrust with the fate of the world. 594 00:27:44,793 --> 00:27:45,925 Weare. 595 00:27:49,972 --> 00:27:51,757 Are there risks? Of course. 596 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:53,062 Only a fool would deny it. 597 00:27:53,106 --> 00:27:55,108 But the... but the greatest risk right now 598 00:27:55,151 --> 00:27:56,370 is that asteroid 599 00:27:56,413 --> 00:27:58,502 hurtling toward us. 600 00:27:58,546 --> 00:28:02,681 And the only way to stop it is science. 601 00:28:06,641 --> 00:28:08,861 If-if you'll just hear me out. 602 00:28:09,992 --> 00:28:12,473 Please. 603 00:28:12,516 --> 00:28:14,170 Throughout time, 604 00:28:14,214 --> 00:28:16,477 thinkers like Galileo and Turing 605 00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:18,261 have led the way, braving ridicule 606 00:28:18,305 --> 00:28:20,263 and even death 607 00:28:20,307 --> 00:28:22,918 to-to-to push mankind 608 00:28:22,962 --> 00:28:24,746 up the hill of history. 609 00:28:24,790 --> 00:28:28,228 This is our time to stand tall, our time to lead. 610 00:28:31,057 --> 00:28:32,623 I ask you this: 611 00:28:32,667 --> 00:28:35,844 if not us, then who? 612 00:28:51,207 --> 00:28:52,948 Darius Tanz! 613 00:29:07,833 --> 00:29:09,878 - Move! - Keep his hands behind his back. 614 00:29:15,841 --> 00:29:17,320 Darius? 615 00:29:17,364 --> 00:29:20,367 Move. Move. Move. 616 00:29:22,282 --> 00:29:24,937 Darius. 617 00:29:24,980 --> 00:29:27,113 No. 618 00:29:27,156 --> 00:29:29,593 No. 619 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:34,903 Are you okay? 620 00:29:34,947 --> 00:29:36,644 Thanks to a fantastic tailor in, in Bogotá. 621 00:29:36,687 --> 00:29:38,385 A bulletproof shirt? 622 00:29:38,428 --> 00:29:40,082 Graphene fiber... 623 00:29:40,126 --> 00:29:41,910 antiballistic fabric. 624 00:29:41,954 --> 00:29:44,347 Very expensive, but... 625 00:29:44,391 --> 00:29:45,958 light as a feather. 626 00:29:48,874 --> 00:29:50,571 It's okay. 627 00:29:50,614 --> 00:29:51,920 I'm okay. I'm okay. 628 00:29:54,793 --> 00:29:55,968 Get him out of here. 629 00:29:56,011 --> 00:29:57,665 You'll kill us all, Darius Tanz. 630 00:29:57,708 --> 00:29:59,536 We should trust RE/SYST. 631 00:29:59,580 --> 00:30:01,190 They will save us. 632 00:30:01,234 --> 00:30:03,018 They will save us! 633 00:30:03,062 --> 00:30:04,933 Sir, we need to get you to the plane. Now. 634 00:30:04,977 --> 00:30:07,762 Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. 635 00:30:07,806 --> 00:30:10,112 First rule of diplomacy: 636 00:30:10,156 --> 00:30:12,027 never let a good crisis go to waste. 637 00:30:13,463 --> 00:30:15,422 Help me up. 638 00:30:23,822 --> 00:30:25,127 Now, where was I 639 00:30:25,171 --> 00:30:28,870 before I was so rudely interrupted? 640 00:30:37,705 --> 00:30:39,663 Mrs. Riggs? Yes. 641 00:30:39,707 --> 00:30:42,449 My name is Jillian Hayes. I'm sorry to disturb you. 642 00:30:42,492 --> 00:30:44,190 I'm here on official business 643 00:30:44,233 --> 00:30:47,236 from the office of the vice president. 644 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:49,804 I'm sorry about the loss of your husband. 645 00:30:49,848 --> 00:30:53,025 My husband? Yes. 646 00:30:53,068 --> 00:30:55,984 Has no one contacted you? 647 00:30:56,028 --> 00:30:57,986 Honey? 648 00:30:58,030 --> 00:30:59,727 What's going on? 649 00:30:59,770 --> 00:31:02,817 Joe, this lady from the vice president's office seems 650 00:31:02,861 --> 00:31:05,037 to think you're dead. 651 00:31:05,080 --> 00:31:07,561 Well, obviously I'm not. 652 00:31:07,604 --> 00:31:11,565 Thank you very much for your time. 653 00:31:11,608 --> 00:31:13,349 Enveloping the asteroid 654 00:31:13,393 --> 00:31:15,917 in a carbon fiber mesh could alter 655 00:31:15,961 --> 00:31:18,267 its flight path. 656 00:31:18,311 --> 00:31:20,966 It's a glorified trawling net. 657 00:31:21,009 --> 00:31:22,228 And it's unsustainable, Croft, 658 00:31:22,271 --> 00:31:23,925 not when you consider the time factor. 659 00:31:23,969 --> 00:31:26,493 I ran the numbers. At ten million Newtons 660 00:31:26,536 --> 00:31:27,842 per square centimeter... Stop. 661 00:31:27,886 --> 00:31:29,539 He speaks. 662 00:31:29,583 --> 00:31:31,300 We thought maybe someone cut out your tongue. 663 00:31:31,324 --> 00:31:32,891 It's not gonna work. 664 00:31:32,934 --> 00:31:35,371 Neither will the rocket thruster or the drill bomb. 665 00:31:35,415 --> 00:31:36,938 It's not gonna work. 666 00:31:36,982 --> 00:31:37,939 None of these ideas 667 00:31:37,983 --> 00:31:39,985 are gonna work. 668 00:31:41,682 --> 00:31:42,833 All right, well... 669 00:31:42,857 --> 00:31:44,119 Show me this again. 670 00:31:44,163 --> 00:31:46,643 Liam. Liam! 671 00:31:48,167 --> 00:31:51,126 Okay, clearly, you have information you're withholding. 672 00:31:51,170 --> 00:31:52,693 What aren't you telling us? 673 00:31:52,736 --> 00:31:55,087 We don't have time for your games, Mr. Cole. 674 00:31:55,130 --> 00:31:57,916 My games? What about your games, Ms. Vrettou? 675 00:31:57,959 --> 00:32:00,570 What? Earlier, you went straight to those tea bags. 676 00:32:00,614 --> 00:32:01,983 You knew exactly where everything was. 677 00:32:02,007 --> 00:32:04,096 It's a break room, not the labyrinth of Knossos. 678 00:32:04,139 --> 00:32:05,358 It doesn't take a genius 679 00:32:05,401 --> 00:32:07,055 to find some tea bags. 680 00:32:07,099 --> 00:32:08,685 Actually, it does. I couldn't find them for, like, a week. 681 00:32:08,709 --> 00:32:10,624 I don't have to answer to you. 682 00:32:10,667 --> 00:32:12,365 Well, you do if you want answers fromme. 683 00:32:12,408 --> 00:32:15,237 If you want to know my secrets, I need to know yours. 684 00:32:16,891 --> 00:32:18,806 Fine. Okay, have it your way. 685 00:32:18,849 --> 00:32:20,503 Wait. 686 00:32:21,852 --> 00:32:24,986 You're right. 687 00:32:25,030 --> 00:32:28,033 I have been here before. 688 00:32:29,643 --> 00:32:31,340 I used to work for Darius. 689 00:32:39,044 --> 00:32:40,151 How long before we move? 690 00:32:40,175 --> 00:32:41,611 Any moment now. 691 00:32:44,484 --> 00:32:47,008 I had a visit from a D.C. Metro detective 692 00:32:47,052 --> 00:32:48,879 looking into Claire Rayburn's disappearance. 693 00:32:48,923 --> 00:32:49,968 This gonna be a problem? 694 00:32:50,011 --> 00:32:52,013 Not for us. My team took care of it. 695 00:32:52,057 --> 00:32:53,580 Yeah, a little too well. 696 00:32:53,623 --> 00:32:55,799 There were no prints at her house, not even hers. 697 00:32:55,843 --> 00:32:57,584 Better that than yours. 698 00:32:57,627 --> 00:32:59,760 There's no way to tie Grace, you or me to that body, 699 00:32:59,803 --> 00:33:01,022 wherever it may be. 700 00:33:01,066 --> 00:33:02,763 You don't know? 701 00:33:02,806 --> 00:33:04,634 In my line of work, 702 00:33:04,678 --> 00:33:06,743 you don't ask a question if you don't want the answer. 703 00:33:06,767 --> 00:33:09,030 Blackbird One, this is Blackbird Leader. 704 00:33:09,074 --> 00:33:11,250 Ready to move on your command. 705 00:33:11,293 --> 00:33:13,165 Showtime. 706 00:33:14,209 --> 00:33:16,603 Move out. 707 00:33:23,610 --> 00:33:25,612 Let's go. 708 00:33:40,714 --> 00:33:42,759 Over here. 709 00:33:42,803 --> 00:33:44,457 Sir, we have a problem. 710 00:33:44,500 --> 00:33:45,893 You're gonna want to see this. 711 00:33:51,333 --> 00:33:53,161 You all right? 712 00:33:53,205 --> 00:33:54,945 We got the two-thirds vote we needed. 713 00:33:54,989 --> 00:33:57,905 It was a nasty scrum, but we won the day. 714 00:33:57,948 --> 00:34:01,604 Congratulations on your first victory as vice president. 715 00:34:01,648 --> 00:34:03,606 Ourvictory, Grace. 716 00:34:03,650 --> 00:34:06,218 I could never have gotten this far without your diplomacy. 717 00:34:06,261 --> 00:34:08,785 Convincing Rosetta was just as important 718 00:34:08,829 --> 00:34:10,483 as convincing the rest of them. 719 00:34:10,526 --> 00:34:14,748 It seems we were able to achieve détente after all. 720 00:34:14,791 --> 00:34:17,185 I hope so. 721 00:34:17,229 --> 00:34:19,840 Darius, wait. 722 00:34:19,883 --> 00:34:21,059 There's a problem. 723 00:34:25,672 --> 00:34:28,240 It's just over here, sir. 724 00:34:35,073 --> 00:34:36,639 We're too late. 725 00:34:36,683 --> 00:34:38,772 He's gonna go public. 726 00:34:38,815 --> 00:34:43,037 Question is... what's he gonna say? 727 00:34:43,081 --> 00:34:45,039 The Mackenzie regime has committed treason 728 00:34:45,083 --> 00:34:47,520 and lied to the American people. 729 00:34:47,563 --> 00:34:50,218 They are criminals who must be stopped. 730 00:34:50,262 --> 00:34:54,657 I am still the president of the United States of America, 731 00:34:54,701 --> 00:34:58,705 and I amgoing to take back the White House. 732 00:35:06,582 --> 00:35:09,542 So, why all the secrecy? 733 00:35:09,585 --> 00:35:12,110 Thousands of people have worked for Darius. 734 00:35:13,372 --> 00:35:15,113 It didn't end well. 735 00:35:15,156 --> 00:35:16,897 What? He fired you? 736 00:35:16,940 --> 00:35:18,507 Fired me? 737 00:35:19,856 --> 00:35:22,381 He ruined me. 738 00:35:22,424 --> 00:35:25,645 For seven years we worked together side-by-side 739 00:35:25,688 --> 00:35:29,039 until I outpaced the "master" and developed some technology 740 00:35:29,083 --> 00:35:30,737 that could change the world. 741 00:35:30,780 --> 00:35:32,695 And he kept her all for himself. 742 00:35:32,739 --> 00:35:34,697 Her? 743 00:35:34,741 --> 00:35:36,699 Tess. 744 00:35:36,743 --> 00:35:39,180 Tess? Tess? 745 00:35:39,224 --> 00:35:41,922 You developed the software for one of the most 746 00:35:41,965 --> 00:35:44,664 advanced learning computers in the world? 747 00:35:44,707 --> 00:35:47,623 He promised he would share the knowledge with the world, 748 00:35:47,667 --> 00:35:49,930 that it wouldn't just be a money-making enterprise. 749 00:35:49,973 --> 00:35:53,063 But at the end of the day, his narcissism wouldn't allow that. 750 00:35:53,107 --> 00:35:56,632 And when I challenged him to do the right thing? 751 00:35:56,676 --> 00:35:58,436 Well, let's just say he didn't like that very much. 752 00:35:58,460 --> 00:36:01,159 And it's pretty difficult to get a job in the tech world 753 00:36:01,202 --> 00:36:03,770 after Darius Tanz blackballs you. 754 00:36:03,813 --> 00:36:07,426 That doesn't sound like the Darius I know. 755 00:36:07,469 --> 00:36:09,950 Yeah, well... 756 00:36:09,993 --> 00:36:12,518 give it time. 757 00:36:14,476 --> 00:36:17,175 But this isn't about Darius. 758 00:36:17,218 --> 00:36:21,788 There are people out there that I love, that I want to live 759 00:36:21,831 --> 00:36:23,833 to get to see again. 760 00:36:24,791 --> 00:36:26,880 The sooner we solve this, 761 00:36:26,923 --> 00:36:29,622 the sooner the world goes back to normal. 762 00:36:42,678 --> 00:36:45,768 If we could focus solar radiation on one point 763 00:36:45,812 --> 00:36:50,686 long enough, we may be able to super-heat the asteroid surface, 764 00:36:50,730 --> 00:36:53,863 vaporizing it, causing the rocket effect. 765 00:36:53,907 --> 00:36:56,126 Excuse me, Croft. 766 00:36:56,170 --> 00:36:58,259 What are you doing? What are you...? 767 00:36:58,303 --> 00:36:59,129 Would you stop that?! 768 00:36:59,173 --> 00:37:00,261 Stop. You're erasing 769 00:37:00,305 --> 00:37:01,610 hours of work! 770 00:37:01,654 --> 00:37:03,221 None of your ideas will work 771 00:37:03,264 --> 00:37:04,918 because the asteroid has an iron core. 772 00:37:04,961 --> 00:37:06,615 - Iron core? - Iron core? 773 00:37:06,659 --> 00:37:08,704 No, no. We have data, we have images. 774 00:37:08,748 --> 00:37:11,664 It's a rubble pile held together by its own gravity. Yes, on the outside, 775 00:37:11,707 --> 00:37:13,840 but underneath, it is iron, much too dense 776 00:37:13,883 --> 00:37:16,364 for any of these current calculations. What? 777 00:37:16,408 --> 00:37:18,516 You've been holding this back the whole time? And I'm sorry. 778 00:37:18,540 --> 00:37:20,760 But we got to save the world, and I know what to do. 779 00:37:20,803 --> 00:37:24,416 All right. Here. 780 00:37:37,167 --> 00:37:39,213 There must be something we can 781 00:37:39,257 --> 00:37:40,780 say or do to change their minds. 782 00:37:40,823 --> 00:37:42,303 You have to understand. 783 00:37:42,347 --> 00:37:43,870 Making a deal 784 00:37:43,913 --> 00:37:45,500 with the Mackenzie administration was risky 785 00:37:45,524 --> 00:37:47,656 enough for us, but now... 786 00:37:47,700 --> 00:37:50,659 No one feels they can trust a United States in chaos. 787 00:37:50,703 --> 00:37:51,921 Believe me, 788 00:37:51,965 --> 00:37:53,488 I'm as disappointed as you are. 789 00:37:53,532 --> 00:37:54,837 We've run out of options. 790 00:37:54,881 --> 00:37:56,839 Sir? 791 00:37:56,883 --> 00:37:59,929 What if we haven't... run out of options? 792 00:37:59,973 --> 00:38:02,932 What if I could get access to the Maxwell Collider? 793 00:38:02,976 --> 00:38:05,021 Wait. You mean 794 00:38:05,065 --> 00:38:07,676 that particle accelerator in Virginia? It's half built, 795 00:38:07,720 --> 00:38:09,069 abandoned. 796 00:38:09,112 --> 00:38:11,245 It's half built if we need a particle accelerator. 797 00:38:11,289 --> 00:38:13,378 As far as planetary-scale rail guns go, 798 00:38:13,421 --> 00:38:14,683 we could convert it. 799 00:38:14,727 --> 00:38:17,512 We? No one knows 800 00:38:17,556 --> 00:38:20,123 the complexities of magnetic systems better than you do. 801 00:38:20,167 --> 00:38:21,734 It's not optimal. 802 00:38:21,777 --> 00:38:23,779 We'd need a team, of course, but it's something. 803 00:38:23,823 --> 00:38:25,781 A place to start. 804 00:38:25,825 --> 00:38:28,088 But I can't do it without you. 805 00:38:29,698 --> 00:38:31,874 And you're telling me this will work? 806 00:38:31,918 --> 00:38:35,530 It can if we get it done in time. 807 00:38:35,574 --> 00:38:37,184 It-It's not gonna be easy. 808 00:38:39,012 --> 00:38:42,755 But nothing comes from nothing. 809 00:39:09,347 --> 00:39:12,132 Take her down! Take her down! 810 00:39:12,175 --> 00:39:15,265 Take her down! Take her down! 811 00:39:15,309 --> 00:39:18,747 Take her down! Take her down! 812 00:39:18,791 --> 00:39:22,098 Take her down! Take her down! 813 00:39:22,142 --> 00:39:23,796 Take her down! 814 00:39:27,887 --> 00:39:31,760 Hello? 815 00:39:31,804 --> 00:39:33,283 Jillian. Grace. 816 00:39:33,327 --> 00:39:35,547 There's someone here to see you. 817 00:39:35,590 --> 00:39:37,592 A detective. 818 00:39:37,636 --> 00:39:39,638 What? 819 00:39:47,167 --> 00:39:49,125 Can I help you? 820 00:39:49,169 --> 00:39:51,911 I hope so. 821 00:39:54,043 --> 00:39:58,439 Detective Alonzo Carter, D.C. Police. 822 00:39:58,483 --> 00:40:03,009 I'm investigating the disappearance of Claire Rayburn. 823 00:40:04,750 --> 00:40:07,796 Doesn't D.C. Police have more pressing matters right now 824 00:40:07,840 --> 00:40:09,929 than Ms. Rayburn's whereabouts? 825 00:40:09,972 --> 00:40:14,063 Probably, but I don't. 826 00:40:15,413 --> 00:40:17,066 Claire is my sister. 827 00:40:18,198 --> 00:40:20,156 Honey, 828 00:40:20,200 --> 00:40:22,071 I'm right here. 829 00:40:25,074 --> 00:40:28,730 Take her down! Take her down! 830 00:40:28,774 --> 00:40:31,298 And I thought Iceland was tense. 831 00:40:32,386 --> 00:40:34,214 Bennett's played this perfectly. 832 00:40:34,257 --> 00:40:39,437 By going public the way he did, he's inoculated himself. 833 00:40:39,480 --> 00:40:41,743 We've lost our chance to handle this discreetly. 834 00:40:41,787 --> 00:40:44,354 I'll say. He's got an army waiting in the wings. 835 00:40:44,398 --> 00:40:46,661 All we can do now is prepare. 836 00:40:46,705 --> 00:40:49,098 Prepare for what? 837 00:40:50,317 --> 00:40:51,318 War. 838 00:41:04,549 --> 00:41:14,994 Captioning sponsored by CBS 839 00:41:15,037 --> 00:41:17,157 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org