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Mr. Burnett, you are a traitor and a terrorist.

Where's the target? Where's the target?

Take Mr. Bauer away. He's under arrest.

Have you learned anything else about the attack?

Renee Walker followed a lead on her own.

Got a visual on a heavily armed commando unit led by Juma himself.

- - Bill Buchanan.

Renee Walker says the target is the White House.

Condition red. Secure the president.

There's no safe path out. We need to secure her in the first floor lockdown.

Hostage rescue teams are moving into place.

They'll be prepared to storm the building as soon as the order's given.

Mr. Vice President, terrorists are in control of the White House.

Until you can provide me with more intel on what's going on in there,

you are instructed to refrain from launching any action.

President Taylor's locked in the safe room.

- What is it I can do for you? - I need you to find me another way in.

Well, I'm looking at the White House manifest.

And according to this, Olivia Taylor is presently in the building with you.

Now, you find Olivia Taylor, and you'll get the president to open that door.

- President Taylor. - God, no.

If you don't open the door,

I'm gonna cut out your daughter's eyes one by one.

Open the door.

Madam President, I can't... No! Open the door.

Open the door! I can't!

- Do you have children, Jack? - I have a daughter.

Could you do what you're asking me to do...

Just stand by and watch her butchered?

No, ma'am, but I am not the president of the United States.

Well, I am the president, and I am ordering you to open that door.

All right, General, you've got me now.

There's no reason to hold anyone else. Let them go.

Now, what we do know is that the president...

was in the building when the attack took place,

and she may have been taken hostage along with numerous other White House personnel.

Vice President Hayworth was not in the building,

and we're told he was moved to a secure location.

The F.B.I. has cordoned off a nine-block perimeter... Mr. Vice President.

That was Agent Moss.

What does he have to say? He's still requesting

that you authorize a rescue operation.

Does he have any more intel about what the hell's going on in there?

No, sir. He deployed two units with deep-band parabolics.

All they were able to get was static. They think Juma's using jamming equipment.

They've also got spotters at every possible angle around the building,

but they haven't been able to see inside.

So we still don't know whether Juma has the president,

or whether the president is locked inside the safe room.

No, sir, we don't.

I will not authorize any action...

until I know the status of the president.

Relay that to Agent Moss. Yes, sir.

Mom, I know that I hurt you.

I'm so sorry for cutting you out of my life.

It's okay. No, it isn't.

You were right to fire me off the campaign.

I felt so betrayed, I turned my back on you.

Don't worry about it. It all seems so stupid now.

I hope you can forgive me.

Oh, darling, I forgave you a long time ago.

Livy, you have to listen to me. We really are gonna be okay.

Just keep your eyes open and be ready.

Abo.

No, no! Leave her alone! Get up.

Get away from her! Get back!

I said leave her alone, please! [ Taylor] Livy, it's okay, darling.

It's okay. [Olivia ] Please, please...

Bill, we need to make a move to try to save the president.

How? In the lockdown room,

there were five canisters of CH4.

Before we surrendered ourselves over to Juma, I opened the valves.

Within the next few minutes, that room is gonna be saturated with natural gas.

It's gonna take one spark to set it off.

I think the explosion's gonna be large enough to take out most of Juma's men.

- That's when you can make your move. - How do we set it off?

I'll make a run for the lockdown room, try and draw their fire.

All we need is one stray bullet.

- It's a suicide play, Jack. - We don't have a choice.

Just make sure you can get to the president and get her out of here.

She knows about the plan. She'll be ready.

What are you planning? Are you going to do something?

When it happens, you'll know about it, Senator.

If you're planning something, I want to know what it is.

Senator, shut up. [Juma ] Read this statement.

It is a confession of your crimes against my country.

The atrocities that you have committed...

will now be seen by the whole world.

I'll read your statement, General.

But I need you to release the other hostages.

You got what you came for. You have the president of the United States.

As a sign of good faith,

I will release one of the hostages.

You.

Stand up.

- -

Quiet!

Do you want me to release any more hostages, President Taylor?

You son of a bitch.

You will read the statement,

or I will do the same thing to everyone here,

starting with your daughter.

General, the uplink is complete.

All right.

The world is waiting, Madam President.

This is the president of the United States.

Six hours ago, I ordered our armed forces...

to invade Sangala without warning and without provocation.

This attack was a criminal act...

motivated solely by America's desire...

to exert its power and influence.

Tell me you're shutting this down. We can't, sir.

It's a live feed straight to the Internet. I don't care.

Shut it down! It's going out on multiple servers, sir.

It would take hours just to trace them.

- - This is Derek Watts.

Hold on. Sir, it's Agent Moss on teleconference. Put him on.

Sir, are you gettin' this? Yes. So is the rest of the damn world.

Mr. Vice President, I believe Juma came here to humiliate the president...

and stage a public execution.

Now, we have a rescue operation in place. All we need is your authorization.

You don't know what Juma's intentions are. This could be a prelude to a set of demands.

There are no demands here, sir. This is about revenge.

Juma knows he'll never get out of the White

House alive. You're speculating, Agent Moss.

My advisers are telling me the most prudent course of action...

is to try to initiate communication with Juma.

We've been trying to do that. He hasn't responded.

Juma has no desire to negotiate anything.

He is going to kill the president.

Sir, we have a tactical plan in place. It's a two-pronged assault,

and we're confident that it stands a good chance of catching Juma off guard.

But we're losing time. We have to initiate now.

I cannot authorize any action that might result in the president's death.

Keep trying to open dialogue with Juma.

Hold your position till you're told otherwise. I will keep this feed open.

General Juma has demonstrated that even a tyrant state like the U.S...

Be ready. Jack, listen to me.

Juma's not solely coordinating this attack.

What do you mean? I heard him talking on a sat phone.

He's coordinating with someone on the outside. They were giving him real-time intel.

You think it's someone in the White House? I don't know.

But even if we take Juma down, the president may still be in danger.

You're the only one I know who can do this, Jack.

Find out who Juma's working with.

- No... - Sit back down!

Agent Moss, a device has been detonated in the West Wing.

Mr. Vice President, there's been an explosion at the White House.

An explosion?

Yes, sir. The president's Internet feed has gone dark.

We saw that. What's happened? I don't know, sir.

But we're going in under my authority. Let's go!

That is not your decision. All teams, attack plan delta.

Agent Moss, you're under orders! Agent Moss!

Code green!

Go! Go! Go! Go!

They're coming in!

Pierce, get to the president!

Madam President, are you okay?

We need to get out of here right now. Both of you, come with me.

This way.

Three down.

Madam President, get down. Stay low till I know we're clear.

Ngozi. Kill the hostages.

The president is mine.

Udo. Udo!

No, no, no, no!

Don't move! Don't you move!

Clear! We're clear!

Secret Service! I have the president!

Aaron Pierce, Secret Service.

Let's go, ma'am. Mom.

Madam President, this way!

We have the president. The president is secure.

Repeat: We have the president. This way, ma'am.

Let's go. Move out! [ Man #2] Move in medical teams!

Renee, we gotta get the president outta here now! This way, ma'am.

It's all right, darling. You're gonna be all right.

Let's go. Let's go!

Madam President. We're still sweeping the West Wing,

but we do believe all the hostiles have been accounted for.

Now, you and your daughter will stay here until we finish securing the building.

- I understand. - Now, once we get the "all clear,"

we're going to move you to Andrews Air Force Base.

No. I'm staying right here.

Ma'am, it's for your own safety.

Do what's necessary to make sure this building's safe,

because I'm not going anywhere.

The American people need to know that the president is in the White House.

Yes, Madam President.

How many people did we lose?

It's too early to tell. Medical teams are on their way to treat the wounded.

We're going to set up a triage unit in the East Wing.

All right. I'd like to speak to the vice president as soon as possible.

Yes, ma'am.

And I need to know how my husband's doing.

Would you please contact Dr. Lee Schulman at West Arlington Hospital?

Yes, Madam President. Thank you.

How's Agent Pierce?

They said he's gonna be okay.