Previously on The Event...
What do you want?
Dempsey's played us both.
You need to tell him how he was behind
trying to kill the President.
I was manipulated by a very powerful man.
- Who is it? - It was--
You're gonna give me the name,
or I will make sure you pay for it.
I am the Vice President,
and that's the way it's going to stay.
- The boy, what's his name? - Sean Walker.
I have a feeling that this Mr. Walker and I
will cross paths again.
These people are trying to have the President killed.
Don't you want to stop them?
You can't run away, little guy.
- This is Samantha... - Come in.
And my daughter Leila. This is Mr. Geller.
You and Sam will be safe here.
Once we use the portal to bring our people here,
then we will own it all.
Sophia, you have to stop him.
- I don't know where he is. - I trusted you.
And once again, it was all lies.
No. That's not what I intended.
We broke through the encryption.
She's somewhere in San Francisco.
- I want her. - Mr. President, in the past,
you've always taken the use of force off the table.
She has played me for a fool for the last time.
May God rest her soul.
Sir, it's a communication satellite.
They're sending a message home.
Oh, no.
Spikes are concentrated at the same frequencies.
What do you think?
Could be radiation from those stellar flares
altair has been throwing.
At that level of intensity and regularity?
No, no.
Oh, that's not Altair talking.
Look, see, there's a pattern.
And it is aimed right at us.
This is some kind of message.
We have to call the N.S.A. right now.
This is exactly the kind of anomaly
they asked us to look out for.
Slow down. Before we start ringing alarms,
let's check if it matches an elliptical orbit first.
Chances are, it's nothing. All right, all right.
You reposition the telescopes to the frequency,
and I'll punch up NOVA.
Come on.
It's a message.
I was right.
Yes, you were.
Careful. You drop these rods,
you could irradiate this entire airfield.
Thomas, it's Anthony. He says it's urgent.
What is it?
We received a response to the message you sent home.
So what does it say?
Anthony?
It's complicated.
What does it say?
All right.
Copy all the data we need and wipe everything clean
and get out of there.
The government can't know about the message.
What is it?
Something terrible has happened back home.
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The girl in the purple sweater.
- You sure? - Oh, yes.
She's one of the special ones.
I'll be leaving for the airport in, uh--
well, pretty soon.
I'd like her in our possession by the time I get back.
Of course, Dr. Dempsey.
I'll make sure that we have some of the extract waiting for you.
Oh, good. Yes.
It's important I stay in good health...
Now more than ever
so that I can, um...
See this through.
Here you go.
Thank you.
Is that for catching butterflies?
For turtles. They live in the pond.
I bet there are a lot of turtles in there
that would like to come home with you.
- Really? - Sure.
Everything has to leave home sometime.
Walker.
I'm not here to kill you, so don't overreact
and try something stupid, because I will shoot you.
Back up.
What do you want?
I want to know who you've been working for--
people behind everything.
They need to be stopped.
And you're gonna help me stop them.
You made a big mistake coming here.
How did you find me?
You were careful covering up your tracks,
but your mother wasn't.
She used her old cell phone
the last time she called you here.
So once I had that, tracking down where you were was easy.
Nice work.
Now put down the gun before I take it from you
and make you sorry.
You're gonna help me take down the people you work for,
because you might not care about the things they've done,
but I do, and somebody has to stop them.
- Quit fooling yourself. - Back up.
- You're a kid, not a man. - Stop.
They've taken everything from me,
and I'm not gonna run from them any longer.
So let's start with the names.
Who are they?
Or what, you're gonna shoot me?
I think I'll take my chances,
because what you're talking about trying to do is suicide.
Well, it's not your own life
you need to be worried about.
What are you talking about?
I know your mom is still taking care of your son.
And their location will go viral on the Internet
unless you give me those names.
And I guarantee it'll make its way into the wrong hands.
You're lying.
The virus is controlled by a code
I enter into my phone every two hours.
So if I'm not alive to enter it...
Your family's address gets released.
So the names...
Who am I looking for?
There's only one...
James Dempsey.
He's a billionaire
and one of the most powerful men in the country.
But knowing who he is isn't gonna do you any good.
Why not?
Because I already tried taking him down and couldn't.
Since then, Dempsey's vanished.
Nobody even knows where he is.
And you really tried to stop him?
How?
By using the Vice President.
He and Dempsey were in bed together
on the assassination attempt of President Martinez.
Vice President Jarvis is part of the conspiracy?
Yeah.
I tried convincing him to go public.
And if he can't stand up to Dempsey,
what chance do you think you have?
I don't know, but I'm gonna find out.
And if you care about your family,
you're gonna help me.
We know the sleepers
are now in possession of the uranium rods,
which, if our intel is correct,
puts them one step closer to accomplishing their goal--
bringing more of them here.
Now, I take full responsibility for what has happened.
But make no mistake...
The consequences of that, an invasion,
falls on all of us,
which means, from now forward,
there can be no more mistakes, from me or any of you.
The stakes are simply too high.
We must stop Thomas and Sophia before it's too late.
Now, I want an update on Sophia.
Where are we on narrowing her location in San Francisco?
We are still waiting
for her phone to be activated again.
As soon as she makes or receives another call,
we'll be able to pinpoint where she is.
In the meantime,
we've mobilized a direct action unit,
consisting of Special Ops Forces
supported by every local law enforcement agency.
Local law enforcement?
No, no, no.
We've had Sophia escape from under our noses before.
I won't let that happen again.
No more mistakes-- I want the best on this.
General, who are the best men you have stationed
in the vicinity?
The Marine Fourth Force Reconnaissance Company
out of Alameda, sir. Good.
Prepare to deploy them.
They should provide adequate support.
Now, you know that I cannot do that, sir.
The posse comitatus act prohibits the use
of United States military forces on U.S. soil
except for the case of a natural disaster, sir.
Thank you, general. I'm well aware of federal law.
I'm also aware that when Congress passed
posse comitatus nearly 130 years ago,
they weren't accounting for the threat we're facing right now.
So don't question me. Just do it.
Of course, Mr. President.
So they'll work with local law enforcement
and with our Special Ops team.
Blake, could you brief your team now?
- I'm sorry to interrupt. - Mr. Vice President.
Thank you.
Thank you very much, one and all.
Please.
Thank you. General.
- Glad you're back, sir. - Thank you.
Thank you very much. It's, uh...
It's good to be back.
Thomas played me perfectly.
He knew I'd call Martinez
and convince him to move the uranium.
Now he has everything he needs to power the portal.
And he's managed to completely discredit me
in Martinez's eyes.
You reached out to Martinez when you didn't have to.
Maybe on some level, he knew you were telling the truth.
No, in his eyes, I'm part of the enemy.
Now there's nothing I can do to convince him otherwise.
Who has that number?
Hello?
Sophia...
I wouldn't contact you if I had a choice.
But there's something important we need to discuss.
I don't think there's anything left to talk about
after what you've done. Just hear me out, please.
You're aware of the message I sent home.
- Yes. - Well, we got a response.
And it changes...
It changes everything.
We can't afford to be divided any longer.
Thomas, w-what are you talking about?
What was in the message?
I can't explain now.
This needs to be in person.
Do you actually think I-I'm foolish enough
to accept your offer?
Not just you-- everyone.
I'm gathering all of our people.
This is something they all need to hear.
The future of our race hangs in the balance.
- I don't believe you. - Then your people
will hear what I have to tell them without you.
- Thomas-- - I'll be sending a text
with the location of the meeting soon.
I hope you're there.
Mr. President...
You asked to see me? Close the door.
What do you think you're doing here?
Eli...
Things--things have gotten worse since I left.
Don't you think it's time
we put what's happened behind us?
Yeah, see, Ray...
I may not be able to keep you from walking into this building,
but I can make your life a living hell once you do.
So, no, no.
I don't want to see you. I don't want to hear you.
I don't want to get a damn whiff of you.
You understand me?
After what happened, you don't exist.
With all due respect, Mr. President,
nothing has happened...
Nothing on record, anyway.
I ran on this ticket to serve my country,
to do what I think are in its best interests.
And I plan to continue to do just that.
You try and stop me,
and I'll be forced to expose everything
you've been so carefully trying to cover up.
What'd you expect me to do, stay home,
cower under my desk until our term expires?
I don't think so.
I may have to tolerate you, Ray,
but trust me, you don't want to bait me.
What do you think you're doing?
You stay the hell out of my way.
Mr. President...
I'm sorry to interrupt.
But there's news about Sophia.
- Mr. President. - At ease.
Tell me what you have.
Sophia-- or her cell phone at least.
Uh, we were able to get a location on it
because she had just received a call.
Are the Marines on their way?
Yes, sir. They're dressing as civilian law enforcement
so as not to attract any unneeded attention.
Good. So as soon as you're sure it's her,
take her alive if you can. But if you can't...
Sir.
Do you have any idea how hard it is
to gain access to the Vice President,
especially now, since Dempsey's tried to kill him?
Well, we'll just have to figure out a way.
Oh, okay. Good.
Good plan.
When you see signs for a place
that might have Internet, pull over.
Until then, I want to know more about Dempsey.
How much do you know about the girls he's abducted?
Like the fact that they're not human?
Then you know about the aliens.
It's the reason why he tried
assassinating Martinez in the first place.
He didn't want the President releasing them.
Dempsey tried to keep
the experiments on the girls a secret.
When I found out, I knew I had to leave.
I'm surprised he could do anything to offend you.
And what's that supposed to mean?
Do I have to list the things you've done since I've met you?
Kidnapping, murdering innocent people...
You think you know me, but you don't.
Well, that's my point.
You make absolutely no sense to me.
My dad left my mom when I was a kid.
I don't even remember him.
But I remember my stepdad.
He was a real...
Bastard.
He started hitting my mom from pretty much the word "go."
It went on like that until one day I had enough.
So when he started whaling on my mom,
I went to the drawer where I knew he kept his gun.
And I took it out...
And I shot him.
I-I don't know what to say.
I'm--I'm sorry.
Well, don't be,
'cause that whole sob story...
I made it up.
There's no reason I am the way I am, Walker.
I just came out this way.
Come.
I hope I'm not disturbing you again.
Depends. Any word on Sophia?
No. Not yet.
But, uh...
That's not why I'm here.
We haven't had much time to talk
since I got back from Inostranka.
I wanted to check in, see how you're doing.
Stop beating around the bush, Blake.
You saw me confronting Ray, and you're worried that I'm...
I'm losing it.
To put it bluntly, yes.
But it's not just that.
Your decision to suspend posse comitatus...
That's not like you.
Um, that's exactly the point.
I'm not sure that I follow.
Well, Sophia and her people have been locked up
at Inostranka for 66 years...
Until I tried playing the great emancipator.
Now, we all know how that worked out.
Elias, you can't blame yourself for everything that's--
It's the truth. Let's not sugarcoat it.
Now, if I'm gonna fix the mess I've gotten us into,
then I need to change--
me.
Don't interrupt me again until you have something on Sophia.
Yes, Mr. President.
So what am I supposed to do when you die?
Excuse me?
Well, you're not getting out of this thing alive,
which means eventually
my family's information gets released.
And it's not just you that dies.
It's my mother and my son too.
I guess you better figure out a way
to keep me alive, then.
I think I found something.
- What is it? - It's an article online.
It says, uh, Jarvis is back to work at the White House today.
If you think I'm getting us into the White House,
you're crazy.
No, but it also says
that he's attending a party fund-raiser later tonight.
Where?
Uh, the Ambassador Hotel, downtown Washington.
Can you hack the guest list?
Oh, come on, that's got to be
nothing compared to hacking the Pentagon mainframe
as a sophomore in high school.
I...
was a junior, but how did you know that?
You were my target once, remember?
I don't do any job without doing my research first.
Even if I add our names or our aliases for that matter,
there's no way we'll ever be vetted to get in.
That's why we're gonna find people
who've already been vetted for us.
Ted, what time does the fund-raiser start?
The money we paid-- I don't want to be late.
7:30.
Gonna need to get there a little early, too,
to get through that security screening.
Have you seen my cuff links?
Did you check your jacket pocket?
Got them.
Did you call down for something?
No.
Hi.
I-I think you have the wrong room.
Oh, no, no, no. I locked myself out of my room.
I'm so sorry to bother you.
I was just wondering if-- if it's at all possible,
I could use your phone for a quick second
to call down to the lobby?
Of course. Of course. Come on in.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Down on your knees.
Just don't hurt us.
You cooperate, and we won't have to.
- Their invitations and I.D.s? - They're on the couch.
Here.
Remember, make sure you get a clear impression.
Any flaws, and we're not getting past security.
Status?
Here.
All right, pack it up.
Jarvis knows what I look like,
so I still have to change my appearance.
- What are you doing? - What do you think I'm doing?
Wait, wait. They're innocent.
They saw our faces.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!
You're not doing this.
What do you think the message is?
I don't know.
But I think we owe it to ourselves to go to this meeting
and see what Thomas has to say for himself.
I don't trust Thomas, and neither should you.
Well, listen, whether you do or not,
the fact of the matter is,
Thomas is gaining more and more power.
I don't want this any more than you do, but...
What is it?
It's a text with the location of the meeting.
Where is it?
It's in Los Angeles.
I'm gonna go, okay?
You don't have to.
Leila and Samantha shouldn't be alone anyway, all right?
- Be careful. - Of course.
Okay.
- I just got the text. - So have many others.
Thomas has everyone worried about what the message might be.
The few I've talked to will go to the meeting.
Thomas' Agent did intercept a return message.
He murdered his partner
in order to make sure it stayed a secret.
Then I have to go. I don't have a choice.
Our people are starting to be swayed by him.
It doesn't matter what the message is.
I can't give Thomas the opportunity
to solidify his power over them.
He already tried to kill you once.
He won't try that again...
Not there.
He can't risk turning too many of our people
against him.
Michael, I'm not gonna force you to come with me.
But I'm going.
I have to.
Then so am I.
Good, good.
General Armbruster, you have permission to proceed.
Take her down.
Sir.
Just a moment, sir.
What is it? Is there a problem?
We've just intercepted an SMS communication
sent to Sophia.
It's part of a communication blast.
It went out to over 200 other phones.
What's it say?
It's too heavily encrypted.
There's no way to know.
Target is on the move.
She's with Michael Buchanan.
The pilot. He must be one of them too.
What's he up to with Sophia?
We'll find out when we take him down.
Prepare to go on my command.
She's holed up all day...
Waiting for something.
She receives a text message,
and then she goes.
Mr. President?
It's not just a coincidence. She left because of it.
How many other people did you say received that text message?
Just over 200.
Let me see.
So this message...
Could be instructions or...
Or a location.
They could be meeting.
Tell your men to back off.
Mr. President, what are you doing?
Do it, now.
All teams, pull back. Pull back immediately.
This is your chance. You said it yourself--
we can't let Sophia get away again.
And we won't. General, follow her.
Don't let her out of your sight, not even for a second.
I don't want just Sophia.
This is our chance to get them all.
Thank you, sir.
Personal items in the tray, please.
- Stop it. - What?
Stop looking so nervous.
We want them to think we belong here.
Thank you.
Invitations and I.D.s, please.
Personal items in the tray, please.
I'll take that.
Mrs. Fisk,
right thumb on the scanner, please.
Have a great evening.
Mr. Fisk, please.
Is there a problem?
Again, Mr. Fisk.
Thank you, Mr. Fisk. Absolutely.
Thank you.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
♪ ♪
There he is.
You ready?
Yeah.
You better be.
Hi. Oh, it's good to see you.
Thank you so much for coming.
- So wonderful to see you well. - Thank you.
Thanks again, thanks again for coming.
All the best. Thank you.
Mr. Vice President, Ted Fisk.
This is a big honor. Oh, Ted.
It's my honor as well.
And thank you for your support.
Oh, no--no-- no problem.
Um... This is my wife.
Oh. We've met.
You do anything to signal the Secret Service,
and I pull the trigger.
You'll be dead before you get out a word.
You might want to smile and--and laugh
like she just said something charming.
So...
So it's nice to have you here.
Thank you. Thank you.
Uh, now you're gonna tell your detail leader
that you need a minute alone.
Do it. Do it.
J.R....
I'm just going to need a moment with my friends.
- Yes, sir. - Right this way.
After you, sir.
Apostle is headed into a secured room.
Keep your posts.
What are you doing here? What do you want?
Ask him.
You're gonna help me take down James Dempsey.
James Dempsey...
Why are you asking me about him?
Don't--don't waste my time. I know everything--
that you helped Dempsey try to assassinate the President.
Oh, no, no, it wasn't that simple.
Okay, I don't care. I don't care.
I just want the proof that will put him away.
The last time I came forward against Dempsey
he almost killed me.
And now he's threatening my wife and children if I talk,
besides which I have-- I don't have any proof,
any actual proof.
It's only my word against his. There has to be something.
There isn't. Don't you understand?
There isn't anything you or anyone else can do!
Hey! Keep your voice down.
Hello? Is everything okay?
Oh, my God!
What happened?
Who did this to you? Call 911, please.
Tell them the vice President's in danger.
You've got to know something that we can use against him.
I told you, there isn't.
Well, then at least tell us where he is.
I told you, I don't know.
And how much longer do you think it'll be
before they come looking for me?
He's right. We don't have much time.
Give me the gun.
My name is Sean Walker.
And the monster that you're protecting
has hurt and killed who knows how many people.
He's framed me for murder.
Because of him, I've lost everything
and everyone that I care about.
So right now I have nothing to lose.
So you're gonna give me something
that will help take Dempsey down,
or I will put a bullet in your head.
You understand?
Do you?
Huh? All right. Okay. All right.
- What? - He's left the country.
Uh-huh. Go on.
He--he left for France this morning.
That's it--France?
Somewhere in the Jura Mountains.
That's all I know. I swear.
A call just came in. We have a security breach.
Harden up around the V.P. now.
We've got a potential imminent threat against Apostle.
What's he doing there?
I don't know.
Please, leave me.
Mr. Vice President. Open the door, sir.
We need to go... Now!
He's not responding.
Stand back.
Mr. Vice President, are you all right?
Yeah, they're getting away-- that way!
Sophia arrived at Union Station 20 minutes ago.
Do we have even a guess
as to where she could be headed?
No, I'm afraid not.
There's no indication she knows she's being followed.
So whatever's going on,
she should lead us right to it.
Sophia is here.
She's reached her destination.
- What do we know about it? - St. Andrew's Cathedral--
it's been vacant for years. According to the record,
it was bought by a developer six months ago.
All right, I want to know who,
and I want schematics on it and every other building
within ten city blocks right away.
Yes, sir.
- Devon. - Carlos.
- It's good to see you. - You too.
It's been a long time.
Can we tell how many people are in it?
Just a few moments, Mr. President.
Splitting satellite feed to infrared.
I'm picking up about 200 heat signatures.
You were right.
They're meeting.
Move your men into position, General.
This is your new target.
Hello, Thomas.
Mother... I'm glad you came.
You too, Michael.
I'd like to speak to you about this privately first.
No.
No more secrets.
We should get started.
Alpha team, how long before you're in position?
- Good news, Mr. President. - What is it?
This is archival footage from a closed-circuit camera
outside the church. I don't understand.
What am I looking at? That man there...
That's Thomas.
He's inside the church right now.
You all know my mother and I have had our differences.
Well, the reason why I brought you today
is to tell you that we can't afford to be
at odds with each other any longer.
The message I recently sent home
has been answered.
And the response is not one
that any of us will want to hear.
We've all known for some time
that our planet's days were numbered.
Unfortunately, our calculations were wrong.
According to the message I received,
our Sun has started going supernova.
I know this is much, much sooner
than we'd anticipated.
But it is happening.
The first wave of lethal gamma rays
will reach our solar system in the next two weeks.
In less than a year,
our planet will be uninhabitable.
And if we don't migrate,
our civilization will cease to exist.
My plan to bring thousands of our people here
is now obsolete.
I have visual.
One guard at church entrance. Roger that.
The only choice we have now is to bring everyone here...
To make this place our home.
This planet is the only chance we have of survival.
And we're gonna seize it before it's too late.
- We have a big problem. - What is it?
Thomas, what's going on? Where are you going?
The government's here.
Go, go, go!
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