Salvation

Previously on "Salvation"...

Last night, someone tried to kill me.

Grace, we're gonna find out who targeted you.

There'll be hell to pay.

For the record,

that kiss between Liam and me,

it didn't mean anything.

What if you could make a difference?

Right here,

with me.

I'm in.

Theresa. Grace, this is

Lazlo's sister, Tess.

You were in love with her, weren't you?

If you tell me to stop, I will.

What if I don't?

I think we've had enough collaboration

with Tanz Industries for one lifetime.

He's the secretary of defense.

I can't overrule him, even if I wanted to.

We're gonna have to extract the crystal

from Nicholas Tanz, my uncle.

What's the plan?

- Retribution. - We have liftoff.

We have EmDrive thrust.

Now we can celebrate.

The president is ill.

I fear she's not in a position to make the best decisions.

Tess unlocked your would-be assassin's phone.

The call came from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

The White House.

You're sure about this?

No.

We stopped in Moscow.

We can stop now if you want.

No.

What about Harris?

What about me?

I told you...

you liked him too much.

What the hell do you think you're doing? (coughs)

Nice morning for a swim, Randall.

I'm not in the mood for your games, Bennett.

What is it you want?

What I want?

I think it's about what you want.

I'm hearing a lot of chatter

that you're having second thoughts.

Things are in motion, Randall.

Already in play.

Yes, I'm aware.

So, why don't you just sit tight,

and not rock the boat?

Or next time,

you won't need the towel.

- Hey. - Oh, "hey"?

What happened to, "Good morning, Mom"?

Were you going through my purse?

Uh, yeah.

Can I borrow $20? Haven't got paid yet. Have to stop for gas.

Sure.

Where you off to?

Late for work.

Zo.

Wait, you're not wearing your uniform.

Yeah, it's in my trunk. I'll throw it on when I get there.

- If you tell me to stop, I will. What if I don't?

He's early.

I thought we should go through this before we, uh...

- Yeah. - The goal, obviously...

To get a meeting with her.

I just know they're not telling us everything.

Of course they're not.

But the gravity tractor is sailing towards our asteroid friend,

so all is going to plan up there.

Let's just make sure all is going to plan

down here. Are you sleeping okay?

Hmm? Yeah.

Just, um,

having weird dreams. (chuckles)

I can imagine.

They're ready for you.

A meeting...

with the president?

Yes, we have some business to discuss.

In light of our service

to country, this should be fairly simple to arrange.

Of course, President Mackenzie

is grateful for your service.

Launching the gravity tractor as you did

was a coup, to be sure,

but as you can imagine, she's extremely pressed for time.

I'd have to know the purpose of such a meeting.

Three days ago, someone tried to kill me.

A pro.

My God.

We traced incoming calls to the assassin's phone.

We don't know who made them,

but we do know where they came from.

The White House.

The only way to get

to the bottom of this is to go to the top.

I've known the president since she was Governor Mackenzie.

I was a big supporter. She'll see me.

I'm afraid it's not quite that simple, Mr. Tanz.

The president... is unwell.

- Meaning? - Sometimes she's confused.

Not mentally sharp.

What?

She has good days, but she also has bad days.

How long has this been going on?

Long enough.

We're gonna have to keep this under wraps

until the current crisis subsides.

You understand why this must remain in this room.

Of course, yeah. Um, we appreciate your time.

We need to talk.

I call bull.

I call bureaucracy.

She's covering her ass.

Or someone's.

Sounds like a Monday at the Pentagon.

Every day at the Pentagon actually.

Claire's the gatekeeper.

If we can't get to the president,

let's bring the president to us.

Hello?

Amanda, this is Darius Tanz.

- I've been waiting for your call. - The wait's over.

You wanted a source on the record.

You just got one.

Hey. Jillian, I have some good news

I wanted to share with you.

We pulled off the launch.

The EmDrive is working.

- That's amazing. - (laughs) I know.

How long until you know if it's working working?

Uh, like, a few weeks.

Well, thank you for telling me.

Look, and, Jillian, what happened with Amanda...

I only kissed her as a distraction

so that I could clone her phone.

Sounds like it was horrible.

Really took one for the team.

I don't care about her.

I care about you. You're all I think about.

Hey, kiddo.

You coming, J? Ton to do.

I'll be right there.

He calls you "J"?

Did-did he just call me "kiddo"?

Liam, can we not do this, please?

I've got work to do and so do you.

Darius Tanz said all this?

Mm-hmm. On tape and on the record.

Holy hell.

I don't know how you did it, Amanda, but...

you're gonna win a Pulitzer for this.

Let's run it. You do the honors.

Okay.

Guessing this is gonna set off alarms in some pretty high places.

What are you suggesting, Harris?

I'm not suggesting anything. I'm asking a question.

Are we putting hits on our own citizens?

I need answers and I need them now.

Um...

There's a certain group,

within the inner circle,

that has taken this opportunity...

Opportunity?

You mean what's happening with the president's health?

Yes. And the current crisis.

I would have said it was impossible

a few months ago, but after what happened

to Grace, I don't know what to think.

Who's in this inner circle?

I don't know exactly.

I've been marginalized, Harris.

There's so much secrecy, I can't tell you

who's even pulling the strings at this point.

But I do know one thing.

Calhoun is involved.

Yeah?

Sir, this just came in.

Darius Tanz just called a live press conference.

Two days ago, Capitol Eyes News

published a story alleging that in 2013,

the United States used a device called a gravity tractor

to guide an asteroid into Chelyabinsk, Russia.

Today I'm going on record to say that this story is true.

Pentagon Press Secretary

Grace Burrows and I

traveled to Russia and learned firsthand that

Tanz's guidance system technology

was found embedded

- in meteorite fragments... - (door opens)