The Night Agent

Sounds a lot like fraud.

Well, it doesn't have to be, with the right banker at the right bank.

What'd he want in return?

Access to the presidential daily brief.

With some creative accounting, we can get it straight to the campaign.

There's a secure online database.

It's encrypted to the point where I can't even access it

unless I have this book.

Okay, so like a book cipher?

You kept that phone so the secret service wouldn't find it,

and now Brian mott is dead.

The only thing I don't know yet is why.

Adam was bringing your father into custody.

He got hold of a gun. He took his own life.

- Is, arrington still with you? - She's here.

I need you to do one more thing for me, and this one won't be easy.

Understood.

- Are you safe? - Yeah, everything's fine.

You should come home.

Was that our exit?

It's all good. We'll… we'll grab the, country road.

Sir, one of your night agents has gone rogue.

Adam is acting on my orders.

- Stand down, agent. - Can't do that.

Then I think that's treason, Peter.

Just like your father.

With all due respect, sir, fuck you.

Hey, don't go too far, Peter.

Okay, ready? Now!

I love you.

- Go ahead. - Night action. I need a... code, please.

Leaf, tower, ice, blade.

That is not a valid code.

What? No.

Leaf, tower, ice, blade.

This is copperhead. There's a secret service agent in trouble.

I'm sorry. That is not a valid code.

Do not call this number again.

We clear the entire house, right?

And remember, there's supposed to be four guys in there.

Where'd they go?

Well, that's what we're trying to figure out.

So we exit the building, and then I see in the distance, this structure,

like a storage shed or something, about 50 yards away.

And they gotta be in there.

So we start moving in.

All of a sudden, we hear something, movement.

And we just light that place up.

And two seconds later, we hear "hee-haw, hee-haw, hee-haw!"

No way!

That jackass didn't know what was hitting him. I...

- that's awful. - Man.

- I still feel guilty about that. - Yeah?

Yeah, well, we had orders to take out the men, not the donkey.

Poor animal didn't deserve to go out like that.

No.

So when did you realize?

Realize what?

That something was off.

Ditch the gun.

Left hand.

You know, I've been reading people a long time,

and you're good. You're very good.

You had me right up to the very end.

But that story, it's funny. It's just not that funny.

You know, you don't have to do this.

Yeah, well, I… I…

I don't want to, if that's any consolation.

My family, my fiancé, you know, what'll they think happened?

That you had a terrible accident. It's bad luck. It's just bad luck.

And that's exactly what this is. It's just…

Bad luck.

The irony is not lost on me that I would be in a body bag

if it wasn't for your help back there.

Yeah.

My mistake.

Chelsea!

Shit.

Chelsea!

- You good? - Yeah.

A real-life showdown, Peter?

Doesn't have to be.

I don't know what hagan told you to get you to do this, but it's all lies.

Yeah. You're the straight shooter?

The guy that broke into the UN,

stole intelligence, gave it straight to Monroe?

Hagan is using you, Adam.

Okay? He and the first lady

have been making illegal deals with Monroe for years.

Bullshit!

Isabel got the hard drive open, okay? We have proof.

Good men do not hide behind need-to-know.

Ask him for yourself.

Peter, there's no reasoning with him.

Come on.

Damn it, Adam.

You ready?

Go.

So Raúl zapata and the lfs

had an account to finance all their terrorist stuff.

And separately, we have Isabel's father, Jacob Monroe.

- An intelligence broker? - Yes.

Also kind of terrorist-adjacent.

Killed an FBI agent while abducting me,

had his hands in the UN attack last year.

Also in bed with… Jenny hagan.

He funneled money through her charity, signature initiative,

and illegally back into the hagan campaign

as leverage or blackmail, in exchange for classified intel.

So zapata, Monroe, signature initiative.

What do all these parties need in order to launder money?

- A bank. - Very good, Jane.

It's Jill.

In fact, all of these entities used the same bank, walcott capital.

So, clearly, they had someone in the bank

to approve the transactions, make sure they don't get flagged.

They slipped up, which is where I came in.

We believe the bank paid for the murders of senator Lansing,

Vernon tyvek, and Mike to cover up their involvement.

This is based on the word of a murder suspect?

Self-defense. Also, are you fucking listening to what we're telling you?

It's all on the drive.

And this is what my father had on the bank.

We haven't even begun to dig into the rest of his intelligence operation.

Jesus, if even half of these leaks are real, this is a very big deal.

Sorry, can I just…

So many allegations against such high-profile parties

leaves us extremely exposed.

And I'm not even gonna begin to touch the ethical considerations

of you running after this story,

given that Monroe is your father.

I'll disclose it. It's how I was able to track everything down.

I agree with Jill. We want this airtight.

It is airtight.

There are over a thousand folders on there.

It would take months to vet,

and the president is already trying to cover this up.

I'm not asking to publish the whole thing.

Just a part of it, just to get the narrative out.

- What do you think, trip? - What if we put a team on it?

Upload these files to a secure drive

and have a full-time staff of reporters vetting everything?

- That would take a couple of weeks. - At least.

Guys, we're talking about the president here.

Are you making your point or ours?

What if we got some witnesses to go on record?

Who else is there besides this guy?

There's Chelsea arrington, a secret service agent

who can attest to the relationship between Monroe and the first family.

Wait, the one who shot the intruder?

Johnson at the press pool texted me ten minutes ago.

The white house is calling her account into question.

They're trying to discredit her. Like I said, this is a cover-up.

Trip…

We really should fast-track this.

- Agreed. - Strongly advise against.

Co-sign.

Trip, it's your call.

I'm sorry, Isabel.

I'm with the lawyers on this one. We can't rush this.

They'll be headed to the register.

Peter said they got the drive open.

Listen, I get the feeling that sutherland's not gonna stop.

I need you to handle him.

Rich, can I…

Can I talk to you as a friend right now?

Go ahead.

Peter said things about you and Jenny

having ties to Monroe.

Yeah, that's right.

Monroe was an early donor to my campaign.

Guess that makes me part of the conspiracy in his mind.

- But you're not? - That's why I called you.

Peter, he can't see past his own personal trauma.

His father was a traitor, so now he perceives everyone as an enemy.

He never trusted me. He never trusted you.

Jesus, Adam, we fucking bled together.

I know. Hey, man, I know.

I'm just looking for clarity, that's all.

It's a matter of national security. Is that not clarity enough?

"Generals question so we don't have to."

How many times did you drill that into my head?

Yeah.

Look, I know I'm asking a lot,

but you won't have to do it alone.

How's that?

You're not the only member of our old team I brought into night action.

Theo's trying to kill the story,

or at least delay it as long as he can.

- That's good. - What if they go after him next?

He didn't choose to get involved.

You're doing the right thing.

Sounds like Theo thinks so too.

Seems like a good guy.

Yeah.

Peter.

God, I'm scared, man.

Just try to think what you'll be doing when you're through with all this.

I'll be on my couch in my jammies, stuffing my face with cake.

Cake?