Episode 6

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THANK YOU.

WARREN: WE ARE CONVINCED THAT BEHIND ALL THIS IS A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL.

MAHMOUD MUNTASIR?

THEY ARE OLD FRIENDS.

HE EVEN DONATED $20 MILLION TO HER CAMPAIGN.

RAJA: DECEMBER 14, 2013, INGER JOHANNE VIK WAS IN NEW YORK.

THE SAME NIGHT SHE FILED CHARGES WITH THE NYPD-- ASSAULT.

RAPE.

EXACTLY WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO HERE?

[GRUNTS] MADAM PRESIDENT, WE NEED TO GET YOU SOME WATER AND AN AMBULANCE.

NOBODY CAN KNOW THAT YOU HAVE FOUND ME.

PROMISE ME.

[DISTANT SIRENS] SARAH: SO, MR. MUNTASIR, ON FRIDAY YOU ASKED ME WILLY-NILLY TO BUY GOLD AND COMMODITIES.

YES.

WELL, SO I DID.

I BOUGHT A LOT.

IS THERE SOMETHING YOU KNOW THAT THE REST OF THE WORLD DOESN'T?

I CERTAINLY HOPE SO.

I PUT ON A FEW TRADES OF MY OWN.

GOOD.

[KNOCK ON DOOR] [DOOR OPENS] EXCUSE ME.

[MONITOR BEEPING] [BREATHES HEAVILY] ♪ ♪ ♪ MISEN GROTH: ♪ DARKNESS ♪ ♪ SO MUCH DARKNESS ♪ ♪ ONCE I KNEW ♪ ♪ WHAT LOVE WAS ALL ABOUT ♪ ♪ INSIDE ME ♪ ♪ MOUNTAIN OF SHAME ♪ ♪ WHO IS TO BLAME?

♪ ♪ STILL NO REPLIES ♪ ♪ TO LIFE'S WHYS ♪ ♪ SECRETS AND LIES ♪ ♪ I DON'T WANT TO DIE ♪ [DOOR CLOSES] ♪ ♪ MADAM PRESIDENT.

NO...HELEN.

[WINCES] IT'S INFECTED.

[SIGHS] YOU HAVE A FEVER.

WE NEED TO GET HELP.

NO.

THIS LOOKS LIKE BLOOD POISONING.

THAT'S SERIOUS.

YOU CAN DIE.

IF THE WRONG PERSON COMES IN THIS ROOM, I'M DEAD ALREADY.

YOU'VE BEEN IN THAT SMOKESTACK FOR OVER 24 HOURS.

THE WHOLE WORLD IS LOOKING-- I NEED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.

I DON'T TRUST THE FBI.

I DON'T TRUST ANYONE IN THE FACTIONS OF THE FBI.

I DON'T TRUST ANYONE.

I'LL NEED TIME TO THINK THIS THROUGH.

[MOANS] [CELL PHONE VIBRATES] [VIBRATES] PLEASE TELL ME YOU'VE GOT A FIX ON INGER JOHANNE.

MARTIN: I'M OUT.

YOU'RE IN WAY OVER YOUR HEAD ON THIS.

WE HAD A DEAL.

I HEARD YOU'RE NOT THE RIGHT PERSON TO HAVE A DEAL WITH AT THE MOMENT.

YOU GOTTA BE ... KIDDING ME!

WE'VE NEVER TALKED.

DON'T CALL ME AGAIN.

[CLICK, CALL ENDS] ♪ ♪ [BANGING] [GRUNT] ♪ ♪ [COMPUTER BLEEPS] JOHN: HELLO?

OH, ABOUT TIME.

I WILL HAVE TO MAKE IT QUICK.

I'M JUST SENDING YOU THE INTERCEPT OF THE CONVERSATION WITH HUNTER RUSSELL'S WIFE.

WHY COULDN'T YOU JUST GET IT YOURSELF?

I FIGURED YOU'D BE SET UP AT THE EMBASSY WITH THE OTHER FED BOSSES.

WELL, WE'RE NOT EXACTLY IN THEIR GOOD BOOKS THESE DAYS.

NO?

THE BUREAU IS PHASING US OUT.

THEY DON'T BELIEVE US, THEY DON'T READ OUR REPORTS.

THEY WON'T CONSIDER ANYTHING BUT AN ISLAMIST CONSPIRACY.

HOMELAND SECURITY JUST SENT A TOP SECRET REPORT.

I HAVE NEVER IN MY PROFESSIONAL LIFE READ A REPORT SO FULL-- PLEASE, WARREN, I REALLY DON'T THINK WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT-- THEY CANNOT SEE WHAT IS UNDER THEIR NOSE.

WHEN WALL STREET OPENS TOMORROW, GOLD AND COMMODITIES ARE GONNA SKYROCKET, AND THE REST OF THE DOW WILL CRASH AND BURN.

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ISIL.

WARREN, I GOTTA GO NOW.

♪ ♪ INGER JOHANNE: HUNTER CAME TO STOCKHOLM 16 DAYS PRIOR TO THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT.

DID HE MENTION ANY PLACES HE'D VISITED?

ANNIE: NO.

ONLY THING HE SAID WAS SWEDEN SOMETIMES RESEMBLED THE COUNTRYSIDE OVER HERE.

DID HE SAY WHERE?

ONLY THAT IT WAS IN THE COUNTRY.

♪ ♪ [DOOR OPENS] [INDISTINCT TELEVISION CHATTER] [TELEPHONE RINGS] [RING] ♪ [DOG BARKS] [DOG BARKING] [DOG BARKS] [DOG PANTING] HELEN: SHH.

SHH.

SHH.

[DOG GROWLING] [SIGHS] [REWINDS CLIP] ANNIE: IT WAS CLOSE TO A PLACE HE SAID REMINDED HIM OF HIS CHILDHOOD HOME.

INGER JOHANNE: WHAT DID HIS CHILDHOOD HOME LOOK LIKE?

DO YOU KNOW?

THEY MOVED OUT OF THERE BEFORE WE MET.

IT WAS REPOSSESSED.

[KNOCK ON DOOR] WHAT PART OF THE ST-- [BEEP] YOU GOT A MINUTE?

SO ARE YOU ALL NICELY SETTLED IN AT THE EMBASSY?

GOT ALL YOUR GEAR?

YEAH, WE'LL MANAGE.

HOW MANY GUYS HAVE YOU GOT THERE NOW?

ENOUGH.

"ENOUGH."

SO WHAT'S GOING ON?

IT IS MY JOB TO LIAISE WITH OUR SWEDISH COLLEAGUES, YOU KNOW.

OH, YEAH?

YEAH.

THE SWEDES ARE GONNA THROW A ...FIT WHEN THEY FIND OUT WHAT YOU GUYS ARE UP TO.

WELL, OUR AMBASSADOR IS KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH THE SWEDISH ADMINISTRATION.

AND THE POLICE, THEY'RE BEING CONTINUALLY BRIEFED ON EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.

REALLY?

WELL...YOU KNOW.

YEAH...I KNOW.

WARREN SCHIFFORD, I'M GONNA NEED YOUR GUN AND YOUR PHONE AND YOUR CAR KEYS.

THERE'S GONNA BE A CAR.

IT'S COMING DOWNSTAIRS, AND IT'S GONNA PICK YOU UP IN AN HOUR.

YOU'RE GOING HOME.

[DOOR CLOSES] [GRUNTS] ♪ ♪ WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I HEARD A DOG AND SOME MEN.

YES, BUT THEY'VE GONE.

PLEASE, COME WITH ME.

MY ARM!

I'VE CALLED A DOCTOR.

OH, NO.

PLEASE.

YOUR INFECTION CAN BE FATAL.

WHO IS IT?

HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS DOCTOR?

WE CAN TRUST HER.

SORRY, BUT I THINK WE SHOULD TRY TO CLEAN THIS.

♪ WHY DID YOU FOLLOW HUNTER RUSSELL DOWN THE TUNNEL?

YOU TOLD ME THAT HE WAS KILLED?

SHOT.

BY AN FBI AGENT.

FBI AGENT?

AND WHO WAS THE FBI AGENT?

WARREN SCHIFFORD.

♪ ♪ WHAT DID YOU SAY YOUR NAME WAS AGAIN?

INGER JOHANNE VIK.

YOU KNOW HIM.

YOU WORKED WITH HIM AT THE FBI IN D.C.

YES, I DID.

I THINK YOU SHOULD TRY TO GET SOME REST NOW.

[BEEP] [BEEP] MARTIN, ON RECORDING: YOU'VE REACHED MARTIN JOHNSON AT THE U.S. EMBASSY.

PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE AND I'LL GET BACK TO YOU.

THANKS.

WARREN: WHERE THE ... ARE YOU?

WE HAD A DEAL.

I NEED TO KNOW WHERE THAT TRACKER IS.

NOW.

DO YOU HEAR ME?

I'M HEDVIG.

AND I'M A DOCTOR, AND I'M GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT YOU NOW.

HELEN: ARE YOU SURE WE CAN TRUST HER?

YES.

ABSOLUTELY.

YOU ARE DEHYDRATED.

I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU AN IV.

AND JUST FOR SAFE, I'M ADDING SOME ANTIBIOTICS.

NOW, IT'S GOING TO STING.

GOOD.

IS SHE OK?

YEAH, SHE'S FINE.

SHE'S JUST TIRED.

YOU KNOW, THE LAST WEEKS OF PREGNANCY.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW HOW IT IS.

AND THEN YOU CUT IT INTO TINY CUBES, LESS THAN AN INCH.

I DIDN'T KNOW THE PRESIDENT HAD TIME TO COOK.

WELL, NOT ANYMORE.

BUT THIS IS SOMETHING SHE TAUGHT ME YEARS AGO.

TRY.

OH, OK.

THANKS.

[CHOPPING] DO YOU THINK SHE'S DEAD?

NO.

OF COURSE NOT.

YES, YOU DO.

I CAN TELL.

SWEETHEART, LOOK, I JUST...

I THINK WE'RE ALL A LITTLE BIT STRESSED.

I DON'T.

I KNOW SHE'S ALIVE.

I CAN FEEL IT.

♪ REPORTER: TOP OFFICIALS WITHIN THE FBI HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THEY ARE INVESTIGATING IF THE DISAPPEARANCE OF PRESIDENT HELEN TYLER IS AN ACT OF REVENGE FOLLOWING LAST MONTH'S BOMBINGS OF TERRORIST TRAINING CAMPS IN NORTHERN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.

TERRORISTS.

SO YOU DON'T THINK IT'S TERRORISTS?

NO.

REPORTER: ...EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE IN STOCKHOLM... YOU KNOW HER QUITE WELL, DON'T YOU?

SHE WAS ENGAGED TO MY BROTHER SALEEM.

THEY WERE EXPECTING A BABY.

AND THEN HE WAS KILLED.

I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T-- [CLEARS THROAT] RACIST ATTACK IN NEW YORK.

HELEN WAS BESIDE HERSELF.

INCONSOLABLE.

SHE LOST THE CHILD.

THE POLICE DID NOTHING.

THE AUTHORITIES DID NOTHING.

FOR THEM, HE WAS JUST ANOTHER ARAB.

AND IT WAS THAT INJUSTICE THAT MADE HELEN GO INTO POLITICS.

AND THAT'S WHY I ALWAYS SUPPORTED HER.

ALWAYS?

YES.

BEFORE SHE BECAME WHAT SHE IS NOW.

REPORTER: ...ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION.

[TELEPHONE RINGS] REPORTER: THANK YOU, SENATOR TYLER.

IS IT TRUE THAT YOU WANT TO HAND OVER THE SECURITY OF AMERICAN PORTS TO AN ARAB COMPANY?

NOW, THAT IS NOT CORRECT.

JUST LET ME MAKE MYSELF CLEAR.

I BELIEVE, AND HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED, THAT AMERICAN SECURITY MUST BE KEPT IN AMERICAN HANDS.

REPORTER: AND IF SO, WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE?

[TAPE REWINDING] AMERICAN SECURITY MUST BE KEPT IN AMERICAN HANDS.

IT'S IN MY MANIFESTO.

SO THIS IS INGVAR NYMAN AND THIS IS MAX CAIN, OUR NEW LIAISON OFFICER.

WARREN IS OUT.

SENT HOME.

GONE.

REALLY?

YEAH.

WELL, NOT EXACTLY.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, NOT EXACTLY?

WELL, WE HAD A CAR READY TO TAKE HIM TO THE AIRPORT AN HOUR AGO, AND HE DIDN'T TURN UP.

I MEAN, IT'S HIS CHOICE.

HE CAN STAY IN STOCKHOLM.

HE'S A FREE MAN.

BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS.

I WONDER IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS OF HIS WHEREABOUTS.

[KNOCK ON DOOR] WELL, YOU'RE NOT AT WORK.

WARREN: HOW COME YOU ENDED UP BEHIND A DESK?

JESSICA: ENDED UP?

NO OFFENSE, BUT YOU JUST SEEM THE KIND OF GIRL WHO, UH, LIKES EXCITEMENT.

I SPENT SEVERAL YEARS AT THE MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

AND AMONG OTHER THINGS, I WORKED AS AN INTERPRETER FOR A DISASTER RELIEF ORGANIZATION.

THEN SYRIA GOT TOO DANGEROUS.

AND ALEPPO WAS REALLY TOO MUCH FOR ME.

I JUST HAD TO COME HOME.

SO THIS ABDUCTION OF THE PRESIDENT IS MORE THAN ENOUGH EXCITEMENT FOR ME.

WHAT WAS IT THAT YOU WANTED ME TO HELP YOU WITH?

I NEED YOU TO FIND SOMEONE FOR ME.

HE'S A DRIVER WITH THE U.S. EMBASSY WHO HAS HELPED ME OUT ON OCCASIONS.

BUT I CAN'T GET HOLD OF HIM.

DO YOU THINK YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THAT?

[CELL PHONE VIBRATES] HELEN: DON'T ANSWER.

YOU NEED TO TURN OFF THAT PHONE NOW.

[CELL PHONE CONTINUES VIBRATING] I'M GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE, BUT MAYBE IT'S TIME THAT YOU WENT HOME.

I DON'T WANT TO EXPOSE YOU TO ANY MORE DANGER.

WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

[DING] MARTIN JOHNSON?

YES.

CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A SECOND?

[POURS COFFEE] [GROANS] IT'S FROM WARREN SCHIFFORD.

♪ ♪ AS A PROFESSIONAL, HOW WOULD--HOW WOULD YOU ASSESS WARREN SCHIFFORD?

EXTREMELY SKILLED... SHARP... CAREER DRIVEN... DEDUCTIVE... [KNOCK ON DOOR] UNPREDICTABLE... VINDICTIVE...

EMOTIONAL... CAN'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER.

HELEN: YOU FELL FOR HIM, DIDN'T YOU?

YOU FELL FOR HIM.

DO YOU BELIEVE HE CAN BE TRUSTED?

WELL, I ONCE WROTE AN ARTICLE... "FEMALE SHAME," FOR THE "JOURNAL OF FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY," BUT, UM, WARREN TOOK ALL THE CREDIT.

AND WHEN HE REALIZED THAT I HAD EXPOSED HIS LIE... [SLAP] ♪ ♪ WARREN, VOICE-OVER: INGVAR, YOU GOT A MINUTE?

I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ IT'S TIME FOR ME TO LET THEM KNOW WHERE I AM.

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