Treadstone

Look at me.

Look at me.

Please don't make me do this.

We've worked so hard for this moment.

I don't think I can do it.

Yes, you can.

I know you can.

I believe in you...

My love.

More than ever.

You do?

The man that I was before...

would he have been able to kill them?

The man you were... sent here by the CIA...

to murder me.

And now look at you.

Such progress.

These methods of mine, I know...

they are complicated.

But you...

You are my most promising subject.

My cicada.

A cicada?

An amazing little creature.

They burrow underground

just beneath the surface...

for years at a time... and wait.

And then they awaken

from their long slumber.

And die.

Yes... but not before

they fulfill their destiny.

You will be a great solider for our cause.

But right now... you need your rest.

Wait, Dr. Meisner.

- There's something - I need to ask.

Okay.

Gustav...

Jesus.

I believed in you.

I thought we had something.

Halt!

- Are you seeing - what I'm seeing?

Okay.

- Tell Levine I'll be in the - situation room in two minutes.

We've just received an incoming message

from General Chin-Hwa Kwon

- of the North Korean - People's Army.

- He's in London - with a delegation,

And he's requested to speak

to a woman named Tara Coleman.

Now, this request

is completely unprecedented

- given Kwon's position, - so I need to know everything

About this woman, Tara Coleman.

She's a journalist.

Used to be a journalist.

- She's currently - a London cab driver.

We've got Matt Edwards

on the ground, he's in London.

- I'm moving. - 60 seconds out.

What's her background?

Raised in London,

both parents and her sister

killed in a car accident when she was 10.

She was also in the vehicle.

She was the lone survivor.

None of which explains

- why Tara Coleman - is the woman of the hour.

- This might have something - to do with an article

- That she was working on - a few years ago.

Headline?

Soviet era nuke currently

aimed at Washington, D.C.

She believes that a decommissioned nuke

known as Stiletto Six

ended up on the black market.

This was full of holes;

she lost all credibility.

Editor pulled the plug on it, fired her,

- and she has not - published a word since.

Was she right... about

a nuke being aimed at D.C.?

- No, not as far as - the Agency's concerned.

- Well, that's not exactly - reassuring.

Five seconds out.

- Why is potentially - the most valuable defector

In North Korean history

- asking to speak - to a discredited journalist

Turned cab driver?

I don't know.

Ask her yourself.

- Matt Edwards? - Yeah.

Marriott County Hall.

Okay.

Traffic cam at A301 and Strand...

- she's headed south - towards Westminster Bridge.

I like Fela Kuti, too.

You're into Nigerian music?

- Yeah, - I spent some time there.

Oh, my sister got me into it.

- Yeah? - Is that her?

Yeah.

You two close?

She's my best friend.

Oh, uh, take Belvedere road.

- Uh, we'll get stuck - in traffic.

- Well, - I could use the extra time

To talk to you about something.

I'm here right now because

- there's a North Korean general - in London.

Man, you seemed so normal a minute ago.

The general will only talk to you.

This is a joke, right?

He wants to meet you in an hour.

- I figured he might want - to ask you about Stiletto Six.

Who are you?

This isn't a joke, Tara.

Answer my question.

I work for the U.S. State Department.

You mean the CIA.

I have her.

They're still heading south.

- Get me a photo - on that bridge.

Why me?

Maybe he's got a story.

You're a journalist.

If you knew how to find me

- then you know - I'm not a journalist anymore.

I know your history.

Help us out with General Kwon,

and I can help you

get your reputation back.

I just need ten minutes.

Are you in?

Operation's a go, let's move!

It's an amplified mic.

- We'll have ears - but not eyes on you.

Am I going in alone?

- Kwon said he'd walk - if he saw anyone else.

- I'll be with my team - right outside the building.

- And one of - General Kwon's associates

- Will be waiting for you - in the lobby.

- He'll bring you - to the meet.

Good luck.

Clear copy, repeat, clear copy.

General Kwon has exited the ballroom.

- Tara's leaving the second - floor elevator right now

Heading for the men's room on

the east end of the building.

General Kwon?

Thank you for coming.

What's this about?

You can't trust the CIA.

They're waking them up.

Waking who up?

The cicadas.

It's starting again.

What's starting again?

Treadstone.

What's Treadstone?

I've lost audio.

- SAD unit, - prepare to make entry.

Audio down.

- Repeat, - prepare to make entry.

Stand down.

- Stand down, - just let this play out.

What the hell is Treadstone?

I was sending a message.

We don't have much time.

What the fuck, Dan?

Treadstone?

Clear the room.

Please, everybody out.

- In less than a minute, - SAD will reach the building.

- Then tell me - what I'm doing here.

- A rogue group in North Korea - has raised funds

To purchase the Stiletto Six launch codes

from a Russian man named Yuri Leniov.

They're looking to upset

the balance of power.

I need you to acquire the

launch codes before they do.

How am I supposed to do that?

I have a daughter who attends

boarding school in France.

Her name is Jang-Mi.

Bring her to the

Ecuadorian Embassy in Paris.

- The ambassador - is expecting you.

- He will give you - what you need.

I need to think this through.

My enemies already suspect me.

- They have targeted me - and my daughter.

- You have to find her - immediately, Tara.

- Why can't you - do anything about it?

I won't live long enough.

Give her this.

Tell my daughter I love her.

- Why are you trusting me - with this?