Contagion

Build peace,

the desire for peace in the hearts and minds of all of us.

I believe the realms of humanity

are not beyond the reach of human beings.

Justice, peace in the Middle East,

will, God willing, be our legacy abroad.

And I promise you that if I'm given the privilege

of being reelected to a second term,

we can all enjoy another four years

of unprecedented prosperity.

Thank you. Thank you for all your support.

I wanna see you in November.

Thank you. Goodbye. Good luck. God bless you.

And the President is leaving the stage.

He's bouncing back from a very tough year,

but he's looking fit and energized

as he kicks off his reelection campaign.

There was speculation to whether President Howard

would seek a second term, after the unexpected death

of his wife.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.

Hello.

Thank you very much.

Get him in the car.

Ladies and gentlemen,

I don't know if you heard that,

but it seems a shot has just been fired.

Help him.

Go get his coat off. Get his coat off.

I'm all right. I'm all right.

Little bit of blood.

What? - Oh god.

You okay?

Something stuck me.

Whatever hit you was not a bullet,

Mr. President.

It was this.

Is this someone's idea of a sick joke?

Sir, I don't think this is a joke.

Clear.

You all right, Mr. President?

I'm fine, Pete. I'm all right.

Bring that chair. Let's go.

I really think you ought to ride, Mr. President.

No, no, no, no.

Listen, the president of the United States

can survive getting stuck by a pin.

We're blowing this totally out of proportion.

Excuse me, Mr. President.

I'm Dr. Morgan, the chief administrator of this hospital.

Hello, and don't worry, we won't be here that long.

I don't understand.

We were told the president had been shot.

Not exactly.

What do you mean, "Not exactly?"

He's bleeding from a small puncture wound, Doctor.

Ma'am, do not touch him. Thank you.

Yeah. What's up?

No, you tell them that I won't be pressured

into releasing test results prematurely.

All right? Gotta go.

Hey.

No, Sharon, we can't do the symposium on the seventh.

We got the zoo night thing. Remember?

Okay. Work it out. Gotta go. Gotta go.

Hey there.

Hey, how are you?

Just one.

I got it.

Hello?

Yeah.

No, just book it with Atlanta.

Vacation. Vacation.

Vacations are for people with lives.

I'll sleep when I'm dead.

Hold on just a second.

Something's going on.

Dr. Landis.

Who's asking?

Agent Paul Garra, United States Secret Service.

We need you.

You're kidding.

Come with us. - Hey.

I'll explain in the car.

Can I have my phone back, please?

No.

Do you take messages?

Mind telling me what this is about?

We have a biomedical emergency.

Department of Disease Containment

says you are the best virologist they have.

I'm speaking at the Epidemic Intelligence Conference

in 20 minutes.

I can't help you.

There's been an attack on the president.

Can I get my phone back?

Thank you.

Dr. Landis.

Dr. Morgan, hospital administrator.

What can I do to help you?

What do you have here

in the way of pathogen testing facilities?

Oh, nothing fancy, I'm afraid. Just routine microbiology.

We have a basic clinical laboratory

that's equipped to do PCR assays using standard primers.

The president's down here?

Yes. This is the isolation wing. It's the south wing.

Okay. We're gonna have to evacuate the whole south wing.

The whole wing?

The whole wing.

As of yet, no one's claimed responsibility.

It was a dart.

I am the first president in history

to be attacked by a game piece.

Let me see that finger.

I mean, if you want to kill a man,

why don't you shoot him?

Maybe they didn't want you dead yet.

Yeah, send her in.

Dr. Landis.

Martin Howard.

I thought you looked familiar.

Mr. President, I am Diane Landis,

head of arvovirology at the DDC.

How do you feel?

I feel fine, great. Really.

Have you met Dr. Amos, my personal physician,

and my chief of staff, Delbert Maxwell.

I think we should save the introductions

right now, sir.

Where's this dart?

Right here.

This is evidence, ma'am.

It's also possibly contaminated

with a highly infectious organism.

If you touch it, you are contaminated.

If you touch anybody else, they're contaminated.

We've gotta start breaking that chain.

Have you touched your mouth or your eyes

since you found this?

I do not know.

Can you tell me if anyone else was exposed?

Whoa, whoa, whoa. No, no, no.

Just hold on here.

First of all, I'm not sure anyone was exposed.

Sir, you were hit with a dart

that seemed designed to deliver a dose of something.

Have a seat.

Look at me.

Sir.

Sir.

Look at me.

Where's the point of entry?

Right here.

Nurse?

Washington.

Nurse Washington,

I need a full CBC on anyone who's had contact

with the president.

I also need a biopsy of the puncture site.

I need you to disrobe.

Well, whatever you're doing,

you need to have it done by three o'clock,

because I'm catching a plane to St. Paul.

Not if you're in quarantine.

Quarantine?

Sir, if you were infected with a pathogen,

we have to make sure that it doesn't leave this hospital.

You wouldn't be looking to make this your shot

at the big leagues, would you?

Mr. President, with all due respect, in my world,

I am the big leagues.

You didn't vote for me, did you?

We got him on the line.

Sir, call coming in.

Make sure you have it.

Maxwell here.

Your president has been infected

with a level four hot agent.

Who is this?

Your DDC doctor will be running tests.

You'll hear from us soon.

What do you want, exactly?

So what's my prognosis?

He says you've been infected with a level four hot agent.

What does that mean?

It's a measurement of lethality.

Level four is the highest known threat to human life.

Anthrax, Ebola, Hanta virus. They're all fours.

Well, how do we know

this guy's telling the truth?

Well, we're gonna take his word on it right now.

Sir, you are definitely in quarantine.

No one can enter or leave this room

until we know whether or not you're contagious.

All right.

Here's the official word.

This quarantine has nothing to do with me. All right?