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Oh, dang it.

Eat this.

I'm not hungry.

Fascinating. Eat this.

And drink this.

You two are terrifying when you're in agreement.

- Get used to it. You don't have to know

all that stuff by heart, you know.

I want to be prepared.

Classified briefs? The CIA doesn't even read those.

If you look too smart on the first day of school,

the other kids won't like you.

Hey, Dad.

Hey.

You look terrible.

Thanks, honey.

Crazy for you

to be starting a new job.

I mean, you just got out of the hospital.

It's not a new job; it's more like an aspect

of what I'm doing at the War College, only less teaching.

So what is it, exactly?

Consulting.

Everybody knows what that's code for, Dad.

It's intelligence work.

Jace, I'm employed by the Defense Department.

You're not blowing the lid off of anything

with that observation.

It just seems so soon.

I'm fine, Noodle, really.

Look, eating eggs, drinking juice.

Reading some counter-terrorism... breakfast of champions.

How are you guys doing?

You know you guys can

talk to us about anything.

You went through a lot.

- That goes for adult children, too. I know.

I'm fine.

Pre-law is a very overwhelming distraction.

What about that guy you were seeing,

the one with the cute butt?

Mom!

Well, uh, you said it.

Garrett, was it?

Jareth.

David Bowie's character in the Labyrinth?

You're dating the Goblin King?

God, you guys, he's never heard that one before.

So how is he?

He's fine.

We've been busy.

I... (sighs) This conversation

is far more stressful than the dirty bomb, okay?

That's gallows humor; it's a coping method.

- We want to meet him. - Bye.

- I won't say the David Bowie thing. - (chuckles)

White House or State?

White House.

But it's just a text from Blake,

so likely three rungs down from imminent doom.

Make sure your father

finishes his breakfast.

Just after 0400 hours,

a ship carrying Libyan refugees to Italy

sent out a distress call during a heavy storm.

At great risk, an Italian Navy warship answered,

managed to save

all 243 souls aboard,

including a man who claims to have seen Jibral Disah in Libya

since the attack.

We only have 20 minutes to decide

whether to question him.

Or, in keeping with their policy,

the Italians will return the refugees to Libya.

Which is... now overrun by Hizb Al-Shahid,

so we'd probably lose

whatever potential Intel this man has forever.

Or he may not have even seen Disah.

Just looking to get off a sinking boat.

But what do we know, Ephraim?

Moussa Al-Mukhtar is

a Libyan mechanic from the HS stronghold

of Ajdabiya who claims

that he was conscripted to fix their vehicles.

He says HS threatened his family

if he didn't pledge loyalty.

So they left ASAP for Italy.

General Reeves, how soon can we pick him up?

Sir, I would advise

against bringing him onto our ship.

If news that the U.S.

is taking custody of this refugee gets out,

it could telegraph our lead to the enemy.

Mr. President,

it doesn't matter where we debrief this man.

The fact is, we're grasping at straws here.

I'm no military man,

but I'm pretty good with facts, and the fact is,

Hizb Al-Shahid set off a radiological weapon

in the United States.

They still have enough lethal nuclear material

for three more bombs, which Jibral Disah

won't hesitate to use against us.

And as to his-his location, we know precisely...

and again, I don't know the military parlance here...

jack diddly squat.

So even if this mechanic is a straw,

I propose we grasp it with both damn hands

before a bomb goes off in Times Square.

Is it still our sacred duty

to protect the American way of life,

or am I missing something here?

Excuse me, sir.

Well, I guess that answers that.

Keep the operation light.

Tell the Italians that CIA interrogators are on the way.

This could be the break we've been looking for.

Yes, sir.

Well, that was thorough.

Are they gonna make you sign me in every day?

Security's extra spooked.

And only top levels are aware of Hizb Al-Shahid Issue Station.

- Tell me there's a code name. - Murphy Station.

For the soap... it's a cleanup mission.

So code names not your gift?

I was in a hurry. And we need to catch you up.

Welcome to Murphy Station.

As everybody knows, this is the front line

for our single most important national security priority:

to disrupt and dismantle Hizb Al-Shahid.

Meet your fellow team members.

Mimi Jacobs,

ex-FBI counter-terrorism turned CIA analyst,

with expertise in interrogations.

Masterminds of the U.S.S. Cole and Riyadh compound attacks.

It was all her.

It's possible I had some help. It's good to meet you.

Henry McCord.

This is Jose Campos, ex-Special Forces,

senior Intel CIA operative with tours in Pakistan,

Afghanistan and Iraq.

If you're glad the Taliban government fell, thank him.

All in a day's work, huh?

And you know Jane Fellows,

Army captain, long stint at SOCOM,

currently head of HUMINT at DIA.

She's a lauded tactician who's run enough

covert ops to keep conspiracy theorists awake at night.

And apparently modest, too.

I didn't know about half that stuff.

Welcome back. Can't keep a good man down.

Well, when I heard I didn't have to take orders

from you anymore, they couldn't keep me away.

Henry here is a decorated Marine pilot

whose recent DIA work in Russia is the reason

we aren't all bundled up for nuclear winter.

He's also a highly regarded theologian

with expertise in Islam.

We're fighting a radical ideology

as much as any man.

Look, we can talk religion till the sacred cows come home,

but at the end of the day,

we're a hunter-killer team.

We do our job right, and a whole bunch of men are gonna die.

I hope you're on board with that, Professor.

All in a day's work, right?

Let's get started.

President's first goal is

the killing or capture of Jibral Disah

before he strikes again.

Now, as we know,

he's been in the wind after escaping

our drone attacks on his safe house.

Leads are scarce; they're growing scarcer

since several prominent warlords in Libya

declared their loyalty to him.

Tripling HS's territory and fighters.

Idris Al Bouri, Umar Maziq, Hamza Kubar

have all taken HS's lead

and are engaged in ruthless campaigns on dissenters.

Classic totalitarian tactic.

Subdue the populace quickly and brutally,

- and no one dares speak up. Well, you better find

someone who will, and fast.

The entire Defense and IC is working this.

POTUS is even quarterbacking a prospective lead as we speak.