Jericho

Jericho, a small town in Kansas

that witnessed a series of nuclear attacks

that destroyed 23 American cities in a single day.

The attacks crippled and fractured the U. S. government

and left our town cut off from the world.

Please help us.

If this country is at war, we need to know it.

Even in the worst of times,

it's possible to find the best in ourselves and in others.

Robert Hawkins, a covert agent who was supposed to stop the attacks,

is now hunted by his former bosses for the secret he holds.

What is that?

A nuclear bomb.

There were dozens of these things used in the attacks, right?

And now you have the last one.

Evidence.

The smoking gun behind the greatest crime in the history of the world.

Now, as we're about to be overwhelmed

by a hostile neighboring town, a new government appears,

based out of Cheyenne, Wyoming.

A government with a new face, flying a new flag.

Now!

Hold him back. Hold him back.

Sit down.

I'm Major Beck, 1 0th Mountain Division.

Colonel Hoffman asked me to sort out what the hell happened here.

In the process of taking reports

sounds like you two are the ringleaders.

Couple hours ago,

you were leading the nastiest border skirmish we've seen in months.

All in, 1 36 dead Americans,

twice that wounded,

over 70,000 rounds of ammunition confiscated.

- Get help! - Get down!

Go.

Anything you wanna say?

We needed food, water and supplies.

Jericho had those things.

We tried to trade peacefully, Jericho responded with hostility,

ending with the cold-blooded murder of eight of my deputies.

Starving, facing a hostile neighbor, we had to take action.

Your story?

My story?

He held us hostage

and tortured my brother, and terrorized us with mortars.

Peace.

You didn't want peace. You wanted everything we had.

They attacked us.

They cost us

I don't know how many men and women.

Cost me my father.

All right.

The dispute between these two towns is now officially over.

- This isn't over. - Oh, yes, it is.

In case you missed the message earlier today,

I have the means to make this stick.

I'm gonna be overseeing this area

and conducting a full investigation into the events that led to today.

That's not good enough.

Come here.

You have no idea what we've lost.

Not yet.

There's a reason I was asked to administer this area.

I'm good at what I do.

Go home. Be with your family.

Treat your wounded, mourn your dead,

then help us rebuild this place.

The nightmare's over. Order will be restored.

It is now six months

since the day that changed the course of human history.

Over 15 million left dead or dying,

another 40 million homeless,

and the remaining elements of the federal government

Ieft scattered to the winds.

Soon evidence began to mount

that the financing and bombs used in the attacks

had been supplied by elements within the Iranian

and North Korean governments.

But the remnants of the old federal government

were paralyzed by indecision,

and the international community refused to act.

So began the rise of a national hero.

The junior senator from Wyoming, John Tomarchio, rallied the country...

Hey, what the hell, man?

... retaliatory strikes against America 's enemies.

Sorry.

You been watching the same thing for a week now.

Just the same story over and over again.

What is it you think you're gonna miss?

I'm waiting for them to explain what happened with the flag.

They have explained it. About 400 times.

They're putting the country back together, but not everybody's on board,

just the states west of the Mississippi.

... day three of his whistle-stop tour throughout the western allied states.

Today was Pete Brighton's operation.

- I came by to see how it went. - And?

I'm surprised he lasted that long with all the shrapnel he took.

So, what's the total now? Sixty-four?

Sixty-five.

I gotta say,

I don't know what kind of punishment

this Beck guy has in store for New Bern...

...but I'd like to be there when it goes down.

- Hi. - Hey.

- Hi. - Hey, babe.

Doing a little business with Jennings & Rall?

Yeah, they're helping me organize

a community-service program for the high school.

- What? - Nothing.

It's just a little strange having them here.

Army can't do everything. J & R just does the day-to-day stuff:

help deliver supplies and getting people back to work.

I've seen what they do.

- Meaning what? - Hey.

You know how hot it makes me when you completely tune me out?

Hey!

Everybody down!

Knock it off.

What's going on?

- Fine, fine. I got it, I got it. - Yeah.

- Think he's from New Bern? - Yeah. Yeah, I do.

Damn it.

Robert, you scared the hell out of me.

I missed you too.

How long have you been standing there?

A minute or two. Only just got home.

I told you I had to take the satellite linkup on the road

to see who was tracking us.

- That was four days ago. - I know,

but a few hours after I linked up,

there was heavy military activity in the area.

But I wanted to see where it went.

Two days after,

they'd set up a base camp.

The new government? They were the ones tracking you.

I think Valente is working with them now.

You know, Rob, this town is crawling with soldiers.

Is it safe to be here?

If Valente is calling the shots, then he is not looking for me.

Remember, he thinks that you, me and the kids

were all killed months ago.

He'll be looking for the person who killed us.

He's looking for Sarah.

- Are you sure about that? - Yes. I'm sure.

You know, the commander asked me

to stay on in the office to do their administrative work.

- No. - I could try to find out what they know.

And, look, you're gonna need eyes and ears inside their camp.

Thank you, but no.

- Rob-- - Darcy.

What happened here?

Come on, you know exactly what happened.

Another thug from New Bern with a blood feud.

That's a dozen in two weeks.

We've stopped just as many men heading in the other direction.

- Is he talking? - No, sir, nothing.

- All right, get him processed. - Yes, sir.

Heather?

Heather. Thank God.

Oh, my God.

"Don't worry, Jake. it'll just be a few days."

- How are you? Are you okay? - Yeah, I'm good. I'm good.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

Major Beck was nice enough to let me hitch a ride back here

on his convoy, so l...

Hey, you all right?

I'm fine. I'm fine.

You'll be planting your spring crop in no time.

- And my tax debt, that's in there too? - Yeah. Good as gone.

That's great.

Your wife?

Not yet. I wanted to make sure my debts were settled first, but...

These are the days I love my job.

Hey.

Mimi, this is Trish Merrick. She's with Jennings & Rall.

- Hi. - You've got a great guy here, Mimi.

Yeah, he'll do.

- We'll talk later. - Thank you. Thank you so much.

Did you see that skin? It's like porcelain.

Girl's never had a restless night's sleep in her life.

And here I am running five miles a day so my butt doesn't hit my ankles.

I own my farm again.

- What? - I own my farm again.

Jennings & Rall just helped me set up a deal to wipe out my lRS debt.

I give them a portion of my crop for three years,

and as of now, I own my farm free and clear.

- Can you believe it? - Oh, that's wonderful!

- Oh, Stanley, that's so wonderful. - Yeah.

Marry me.

- Wait, what? - Marry me.

I love you.

The war's over, the lights are on. Life is good.

- Let's get married. What do you say? - I just...

No.

- This is like my worst nightmare. - No, Mimi, look.

Forget I said anything. Just scratch it.

- Listen to me. - It was a bad joke.

Stop it.

Of course I'll marry you. I love you.

I just wanted it...