En mor till salu

Al-Qaeda isn't a normal enemy force.

It's not going to be like executing a crime boss.

Fire!

You can't just cut the head off the snake.

It's more pervasive.

As Saudi citizens...

You can easily acquire US visas.

We've been babysitting this guy in witness protection

for three friggin' years.

He was with the UBL in Sudan, one country north.

- He's got no leads for us? - He's got nothing.

Are you implying that there is some degradation

- here at the Agency? - No, sir.

But at times there may be a lack of momentum.

As I see it, you're leading Alec Station

into a wild goose chase of absurdity.

Well, you can't fire me, Leonard.

You can move me to the broom closet.

You can make me process meaningless cables

all day, but you cannot fire me.

The Bureau simply can't cover what you're spending.

Also, you happen to be in serious debt.

Are you going through my fucking credit cards?

I definitely want us to be more than buddies.

I want to take you home. To my place.

Right now, I'm here with you.

And I will keep coming to see you,

and I'll bring you news of our progress.

- Talk to me. Boss, I got nothing.

They fucking closed the blinds

every time I walk by the conference room.

What about Toni-Ann? Same situation.

They treat us like we're their friggin' hostages.

How old is she now?

Old enough to think she can party

her little ass off in Times Square for Y2K.

Young enough that she needs Mommy

to buy her the damn plane ticket.

Like I didn't spend enough this Christmas.

Talking about her little boyfriend that's going with her

so she'll be safe.

I told her she ain't grown.

And I got to work that night,

so I'll be damned if...

Shit.

What the fuck?

We need backup down here immediately.

We have a suspicious individual,

possible bomb-making supplies.

He just tried to flee the premises.

A tree begins with a seed. A tree begins with a seed.

A tree...

Security's enhanced and on alert.

Airports, malls, amusement parks,

power plants, water supplies,

and I want to lock down the embassies

in Abuja, Tehran, Sanaa, and Ashgabat.

- Evacuate them? - No, but I do want to shutter

Tripoli, Rabat, Tunis, Islamabad, and Damascus.

Blame it on the holidays. Then we'll reassess.

And get me that report on what the hell you guys are proposing

- if Y2K blows the energy grid. - Yes, sir.

- This afternoon. - You got it.

Anything to add, George?

No.

I'd like to say that covers it,

but when can we ever say that?

We never can say that, which is why we keep working.

Transit office lost and found?

- Down to the right. - Thanks.

There it is.

Man, that Palm Pilot's some expensive shit

to leave lying around.

You got kids? Yeah, two girls.

Oh, man, that's nice.

I love my little man,

but there's just something about my daughter.

- They're special, right? - Yeah, they are.

Listen, anyone else share this office with you?

Nobody comes in here without me.

You legit FBI, huh? Like for real, for real?

Yeah.

This Y2K shit keeping you guys crazy like us around here?

You bet. Anybody else handle this device, besides you?

After we spoke, I just locked it up in my stuff.

- Nobody touched it? - I said I locked it up, man.

Okay, okay. It's all good.

Thank you. Here, uh...

uh, buy your daughter something nice.

Nitroglycerine.

LAX.

You're telling me he gave all that up in one interrogation?

I wish I could tell you

I put my best people on this,

but this guy must have been dying to confess.

He was petrified at first, and then he started singing.

Un-fucking-believable.

The way he cracked, there's no fuckin' way

he was working alone.

I haven't even given you the best news yet.

We got a number. A Brooklyn number.

We found it in Ressam's car.

The press knows nothing about this.

718-134-6827.

Abdul Ghani Meskini.

Meskini.

All right. Thank you.

Officials with the Clinton administration

say they are quite concerned that terrorist financier

Osama Bin Laden has stepped up his efforts

to attack Americans around the world.

The State Department recently warned Americans

to stay away from large gatherings

and millennium celebrations abroad.

But with preparations now underway

for big New Year's parties in major U.S. cities,

the White House today extended

the Y2K warning to American soil.

Occupied.

What do you know about a guy named Meskini?

Hmm. Meskini.

Abdul Ghani Meskini.

Ah, Meskini. Him, I remember.

Uh, Algerian, maybe?

Yes, definitely Algerian.

Can you think of any reason

why Ressam would have been in touch with him?

Does he make bombs?

- Could be. - What the fuck does that mean?

Junior, we need to know if he was helping Ressam

plan the attack on LAX

or if there's another possible millennium plot underway,

like in New York City,

we need to find out right fucking now.

You have me here, alone, now over four years.

- It's not to complain... - I'm not complaining either.

But I'm not sure the American people

are getting their fucking money's worth yet.

You got the royal treatment here.

Maybe that's the problem. What do you think, Floyd?

You think maybe a week in Riker's

will help jog his memory?

I know some people who know some people.

Okay, okay, okay.

Meskini's in New York long time now.

And I can remember, he was good.

Special guy.

Good with making the connections.

Good with money.

A resourceful guy with connections in New York.

So what, he's an accountant for the organization?

Could be.

Not sure, but I have different idea.

Maybe you want to hear?

You mean maybe we want to hear something other than

"could be"? Yes, Junior, please.

I'm thinking that he is here, making the money

move around.

You think he's funneling al-Qaeda money from Brooklyn?

I think.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER IN OTHER ROOM]

From Dubai to Kuala Lumpur.

But first I'm coming from Yemen.

Yes, I'm Saudi.

No, it cannot be the Shah airport.

When are you leaving?

I'm not worried about the price,

I'm worried about those expecting

to meet me at Kuala Lumpur Airport.

Hello?

Hello.

A better question is when do you come back?

Long before our son's arrival.

You mean our daughter's?

Another daughter?

And the men joining you...

Are they... committed?

Is that what worries you?

Nothing worries me, Khalid.

There is a small part of me that wishes

you could serve without leaving us, but...

I know our reward is coming.

[PEOPLE CONVERSING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES]

No, it cannot be the Shah Airport.

I'm not worried about the price...

I'm worried about those expecting

to meet me at Kuala Lumpur Airport.

Our friends over at Saudi intelligence

have been keeping an eye on Mihdhar because he's a citizen,

and he was flagged as being a member of al-Qaeda.

Which is why other friends at the NSA

sent this little gift over.

We know now that he's Hada's son-in-law,