Deus Ex Machina

Two hours have passed since the city of New York

plunged into darkness.

Authorities have not yet ruled out

the possibility of a terrorist attack.

A press conference has been scheduled...

Welcome to your trial, ladies and gentlemen...

...and welcome to the trial of the United States government.

Court is now in session.

Anyone else want to shoot this guy?

Little bit.

That's an old courthouse? Where is that?

Someone'll recognize it.

Half the city is out in the streets.

What?

Well, I guess we're not gonna question them.

They're Decima.

They'll go out a window before they'll talk.

Let's get out of here before any more of them show up.

We got to stop that trial.

You stand accused of betraying your fellow citizens,

of trading in our democracy for a police state,

and we've taken great pains to give you a fair trial.

To honor your right to counsel, we've brought in

the best defense attorney in town.

- To ensure an equitable verdict - Right here.

We've selected a jury of your peers...

...and since a free press is vital in every democracy,

we've invited the media...

Keep moving. Come on, sit down.

...and opened up these proceedings to observers around the world.

How's that signal down there?

Satellite uplink is good.

We're streaming live all over the world.

Twelve million viewers and counting.

Now, the charges against you are grave.

Three-hundred-and-thirteen million counts of illegal wiretapping, plus conspiracy,

espionage, and treason.

The last two are punishable by death.

Some of you, we have dead to rights.

Others, the facts are less clear.

So anyone who's willing to confess their crimes...

and testify against ...their co-conspirators

will be granted leniency.

The choice is yours.

The prosecution calls Manuel Rivera.

As your attorney, I...

Don't worry, Harold, your secret's safe with me.

Not so sure about her.

Must have shown the photo to a dozen people.

Nobody seems to recognize the courthouse.

Well, we need a lead fast.

With Vigilance playing judge and jury,

- executioner won't be far behind. - (CELL PHONE RINGS)

Be at the intersection of 5th and 23rd in 15 minutes.

- Goodbye, Shaw. - Wait, Root...

...is that all? Where are you?

Right where I'm supposed to be.

You found it, didn't you?

- Samaritan. - Maybe.

Did you find Harold?

She's worried about him.

So am I.

We're working on it, but seriously, are you about to kamikaze

into a Decima fortress with a bunch of nerds?

Didn't know you cared, Shaw, and it's just me now.

But the Machine has your back, right?

Right?

23rd and 5th.

Twelve minutes. Tick-took.

So we're going to 23rd and 5th because...?

- It's complicated. - It's complicated.

Root's gonna get herself killed.

Go, we'll find Harold.

Go how?

Gonna need to borrow this.

Fine, just... Just take it.

You know how to ride one of these things?

You got a way about you, Hersh.

Be good, Shaw.

Ten minutes, let's move.

Mr. Rivera, what is Northern Lights?

I had nothing to do with that.

Really?

The Intelligence Advisor to the President

had nothing to do with a secret intelligence program?

People would like to submit exhibits A1 through A46,

classified documents detailing

the secret operations of Northern Lights.

Care to guess how many of these documents bear your signature?

- Who do you think you are? - Are you or are you not

part of a vast sustained criminal conspiracy...

Who the hell are you?

...to spy on every woman, man, and child in the US...

- Order! Order! - You have no power,

- and the only criminal here is you... - ...since 2005.

...and your terrorist organization!

- (GUN RACKS) - (CASING CLATTERS ON FLOOR)

So who's ready to tell the truth and nothing but the truth?

My brother wasn't a terrorist.

- We had evidence... - You had nothing!

Locked him up under some loophole until it destroyed him!

Hey, man, what are you...

Stop! Help!

Come on...

Hello?

What is this?

Where am I?

What?

What do you know about me?

Oh, what are you, government?

FBI, CIA?

Action against...

People, huh?

Who are you?

Vigilance?

What do you want from me?

Collier.

You Peter Collier?

Yes.

Yes, I am.

These are the times that try men's souls.

All we need is a name.

Who among you is most directly responsible for Northern Lights?

Whoever offers up that name will live.

What about you, sir?

Who can tell me about Harold here?

Objection.

Is this a trial,

or just a long-winded execution?

Well, it looks like we have another legal practitioner among us.

You don't get to cherry-pick the law, Counselor.

The Sixth Amendment guarantees people like Harold

the right to know the specific charges against them.

I am acutely aware of the Bill of Rights.

You want the appearance of a fair trial?

Bottle the histrionics.

Present your case.

People call Senator Ross Garrison.

That's 23rd and 5th up ahead.

Root sent us here for bikes?

NYPD. Drop your weapons.

Hands where I can see them.

Get off, Bear.

What the hell are you doing?

Some nut job just jacked a kid on a bike.

I thought you were looters.

- Nice ride, Lionel. - You know this guy?

I haven't seen you since the blackout.

How'd you find us?

Dog showed up at the precinct with a message from Cuckoo Clock

to meet at this intersection.

Didn't know she meant you and this guy.

Vigilance caused the blackout.

They set up a kangaroo court

to go after anyone tied to the Machine.

What machine?

We got to go find Harold.

They're streaming the trial.

NYPD know where from?

What trial?

We're kind of busy with the blackout.

We got a bunch of guys smashing up 5th Avenue, looting.

- What guys? - Bunch of jackasses

running around in masks.

Diversion tactic, Vigilance.

Why don't you take a lap around the block, Lionel?

What, Why?

'Cause we're gonna need some gear

from that sporting goods store up the street.

It'd probably be best if the NYPD

isn't around when we smash in the front door.

Got seven more servers for you.

Let's get them scanned.

This shipment's two days late. Where the hell have you been?

Honestly?

Planning this.

Hey!

Looks like someone crawled in under the fence.

Admit it, you were worried about me.

I'm worried about the mission.

Reese and Hersh are trying to save Finch,

but that won't matter if Samaritan kills us all.

Then let's get to work.

Oh, it's gonna be that kind of party, huh?

Decima tags its people.

Anyone who doesn't have an RFID chip

will stick out like a sore thumb.

Ready for your shot?

Senator, you've denied any knowledge of Northern Lights,

yet your name appears in these documents some 37 times.

Now, how do you explain that?

Maybe you shouldn't believe everything you read on the Internet.

Exhibit D7.

GARRISON (RECORDING): They find out we're spying on the American people,

we all go to jail.

Deny, shred, burn anything related to Northern Lights.

It doesn't exist.

You care to rephrase your answer, Senator?

Those comments were taken out of context.

Thank you for protecting me, although I'm baffled as to why.