Salvation

Previously onSalvation...My fellow Americans,

the unthinkable...

...has become reality.

Darius Tanz

is president.

We control one remaining ICBM

carrying 13 warheads.

You're trying to shoot down RE/SYST's nukes

with the rail gun?

If you make any attempt to disable those nukes,

RE/SYST will retaliate.

Arrest this man; he's just confessed

to being an enemy of the United States of America.

Losing Mr. Cole is a blow to the solar sail project.

What about Raul Aguirre?

He's the one with the nanotechnology we need.

I will meet with you,

but there are certain conditions.

Release Liam Cole,

and I will get RE/SYST to call off the nukes.

You had no authority to speak with her!

Jillian, what truth did you accept today?

This is the only place I feel safe.

Who the hell do you work for? I don't know.

People lie, Fiona,

but that chip in your neck can't.

Mr. President, we need to...

Sir, we've lost eyes.GRACE: What are you saying?

The president of the United States

just snuck out of the White House.

West Wing.

I'm sorry, the president is unavailable.

West Wing.

I'm sorry.

Can I take a message?

I'm sorry.

He's in a meeting.

All right, listen up.

Nothing I'm about to say leaves this room.

You are not to discuss this with anyone.

Not your staff, your spouse, or your shrink,

under penalty of treason.

The president is missing,

and only the people in this room are aware.

Director Davis, what does the FBI know thus far?

The Secret Service had eyes on the president

at 2100 hours in the Oval.

They withdrew to their posts outside.

At 2300, they discovered that the office was empty.

Now, we believe that he accessed

the hidden Reagan staircase to the evacuation tunnels

beneath the Oval Office.

We have been reviewing hours of security cam footage,

and as of yet... nothing.

Anything from the D.C. Police?

We've tripled the number of patrols inside

the Beltway and put out a description of the president.

Obviously, we can't tell them exactly who they're looking for

if we wish to maintain this level of secrecy.

What about foul play? Could someone have abducted him?

Secret Service reports that

their agents never left their posts.

No one got past them.

No one except the president, you mean?

Okay, we, we don't have time to place blame, Roland.

Given the recent assassinations of President Mackenzie

and Monroe Bennett, we need to explore all possibilities.

Darius... the president is out there with no protection.

All right, his life may be in danger.

In the meantime, Mr. Secretary, we have less

than 24 hours before that rail gun test,

which will lead to a nuclear confrontation with RE/SYST.

What are we doing about it?

Nothing.

There's nothing I can do.

There must be something, Dr. Stendahl.

President Tanz is the only one with the legal authority

to stop the rail gun tests.

The project is under his supervision, and

short of him giving me a direct order...

What if he's not available to give you that order?

What exactly is going on, Ms. Barrows?

What the...?

You lied!

Good morning to you.

You told Darius RE/SYST would disarm those nukes

if he released me, but they are still active, every single one.

Got you out, didn't I?

You made a deal, and you went back on your word.

Darius is never, ever gonna trust us again.

Trust us?

He's the one who put us in this untenable position,

threw you in jail.

Liam, he's gone off the deep end.

You can't deny that his behavior is reckless.

Reckless is dropping a bomb on New York City.

He's the one threatening to use that rail gun

to disarm our nukes.

We're just trying to save the planet

with the solar sail project.

Yes, yes, a project which has hit a dead end

because we wouldn't collaborate with Darius.

It's happening again.His terms were unacceptable.

And we don't need Darius Tanz.

Raul Aguirre is coming.

Mm-hmm, and so is Santa Claus.

What's that supposed to mean, Croft?

It means the man hasn't been seen in years.

Rumor is he never leaves Argentina.

In fact, some people say he never leaves the house.

And other people say he's dead.

Well, he sent us that message that he's on the way.

Mm-hmm, and still there's no sign of him, hmm?

All I'm saying

is, waiting for the Easter Bunny is not the answer, kids.

The solar sail is not working as is.

In ten days, if that thing is

not on its way to the gravity tractor,

everything we've done

is a waste.

What do you mean?I'm sorry, Mr. Speaker,

but the president is currently unavailable.

Unavailable? We are on the brink of nuclear conflict.

Where the hell is he?I'm still awaiting confirmation of his schedule.

I don't give a rat's ass about his schedule, young lady.

How-how did you get this job anyway?

How old are you?

I don't see how that's relevant?

Well, let me tell you what isrelevant.

Unless President Tanz wants a vote of impeachment,

he better make himself available to congressional leadership.

Immediately.

Uh... pesos?

What the hell's this?

Old man?

Whoa, whoa, sir.

Sir, take it easy.

All right, calm down.

Hey!

Stand down! Excuse me. Back off.

Raul Aguirre. He's here.

What did you tell Stendahl?

Nothing, of course. Harris, we don't know

whether Darius went on walkabout or if he's in danger,

and we don't have a lot of time to figure it out.

I'm aware of that. The entire governmental apparatus is

working the problem.Yes, but weneed to work the problem.

And I know where to start.

Harris, leave us alone for a minute.

It's time to chat woman to woman.

Get your hands off me.You're an enemy of the state.

You'll do exactly what we say,

or you'll get the shock of a lifetime.

Do you understand me?Screw you.

Without a deal on the table, I'm done talking.

That was just a taste. This isn't a game show.

There are no deals.

The president of the United States is missing,

and you're gonna help us find him. Now.

I already told you.

I have no idea what happened to Darius.

Perhaps your employer does.

I don't know who I work for. Right.

I think it's time to find out, hmm?

Wait. What...? What are you doing with that?

Putting that chip back where we found it.

We're gonna smoke them out.

No. No, n-no, n-no. Please don't. Please don't. No!

I hope you know what you're doing, Grace.

Dr. Aguirre, I'm so sorry. This is

not the welcome that we intended. I'm Alycia Vrettou.

Sir, I'm Liam Cole. I just wanted to say,

I've been following your work on nanomaterials

for the last decade. No me importa.

You speak Spanish, right?

He's looking for a kitchen.

Sir? This way.

Please.

Jillian, you can't

take what happened personally.

Everyone's on a short fuse right now.

Yeah, but not everyone gets chewed out

by the speaker of the house publicly, or has

a chair practically thrown at them

by the president of the United States.

Can you forget I said that? Please?

I just can't do this anymore.

So, as soon as the latest crisis is over,

and I can get a word in with my boss,

I'm going back to Boston.

You're quitting?

I never should have had this job in the first place.

Hey... don't do something you're gonna regret.

Come to the meeting tonight at COPE.

It'll make you feel better.

: Nate, right now, I just feel like being alone.

I'm sorry.

What the hell's he doing? Shh.