24

The following takes place between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Events occur in real time.

It's him.

Damn it. Couldn't get off the shot.

Stand by. We'll get him on the way out.

Manuel!

Hey, Manny!

Manny!

Hey, Manny.

Yes? Put Mauricio on the phone.

- Victor? - Just put Mauricio on.

- He's dead. - What?

Someone shot him in the head.

What the hell is happening?

I see him. He's leaving the building.

I'm set.

Stop.

It's not him. He can't be far.

Coming at you! Gray sedan!

Target is out of range.

Move out.

911. What's your emergency?

Yes. I want to report a stolen vehicle.

License plate: SNE15C5.

- Yum, yum, yum, yum. - Hey! What's up?

Hey, you! That's not yours! Jack?

Yum, yum, yum! Bug off, kid!

Oh. Sweetheart, we already talked about this, remember?

You're supposed to call me Grandpa.

You don't look like a grandpa.

I couldn't agree with you more.

The cartoon you turned on is boring.

Okay. We'll find another one.

Air traffic delayed-

This is the boldest diplomatic initiative we've seen in a generation.

It could finally lay a foundation for real peace throughout the entire region.

Bob, the president's certainly betting her legacy...

on the success of these negotiations.

- Grandpa, this isn't a cartoon. - Okay, okay.

This one! I like this one!

Hi, Dad. Sorry we're late. They're redirecting everyone around the U.N.

- That's all right. We're doing fine. - How was the zoo?

To be honest, we spent most of our time just going back and forth...

between the black bears and the polar bears.

I forgot to mention that she's going through a bear phase.

Well, she certainly knows what she wants.

- She reminds me of you. - That's funny.

I always tell Stephen how much she reminds me of you.

- Anyway, we'll be there in a few minutes. - Okay. Don't worry.

We'll meet you in the lobby.

Sounds like they had fun.

They always do.

What's wrong?

We talked to him about moving to L.A. the night we got here.

And he said he'd think about it.

And he hasn't mentioned one word about it since, and we leave tonight.

Maybe he has to check with his doctors.

No. They cleared him two weeks ago.

He's finished with treatment.

I don't know.

My father's been on his own for so long.

Maybe he doesn't know how to live any other way.

Why don't you just ask him again?

My father is not the type of person you ask twice.

If you want, I can do it.

Here at the United Nations, a White House spokesman...

just confirmed that Presidents Taylor and Hassan...

will be holding a joint press conference later this hour.

It is widely expected that President Hassan will announce...

the dismantling of his country's nuclear weapons program.

President Hassan has stated that he considers these negotiations a historic success...

and a new beginning for his country and the entire Mideast region.

I believe that that is a reasonable compromise.

Now, Mr. President, let's move on to the issue of verification.

The language in your latest proposal is vague.

Let me be clear.

My country agrees to abandon the pursuit of nuclear weapons...

with full lnternational Atomic Energy Agency safeguards.

But our terms, Mr. President,

were that the inspectors themselves would be American, not I.A.E.A.

With respect, Madam President, your side pushed the point, but we never conceded.

With respect, your side has refused to negotiate the point in good faith.

Without Americans on the ground-

Surely we're not going to let the nationality of a few hundred-

verification has no teeth.

So only the United States can be trusted, Mr. Secretary?

This is the message that you send to the rest of the world.

Then you wonder why we don't want to negotiate... Farhad.

Madam President, please excuse my brother's passion.

He only wants what is best for our country.

I understand,

but we need to resolve this issue before we can move forward.

And ideally, before the press conference,

which gives us less than an hour.

Madam President,

what would your Congress say if my Revolutionary Guard...

were stationed on your soil?

It's the same with my National Assembly.

Even if I agreed to this, they would not ratify it.

After all, I'm not a king.

Nor I a queen.

Too bad for both of us.

I'd like to adjourn and discuss this issue with our respective teams.

Of course.

You are aware he was a salesman before entering politics? Household appliances.

You want to bet he sold a lot of refrigerators?

Find a way to give him what he wants.

Madam President.

You heard me. Try to make the inspections work.

This man is a once-in-a-lifetime leader.

And he's already suspended his support for terrorist organizations,

and, privately, he's advocating for a two-state solution.

Now, how much farther can we expect him to stick his neck out?

Right this way.

Hey, come here. Did you name him yet?

Bear. Bear.

There she is. Hi.

Hey.

I heard that you and Grandpa were hanging out with the bears.

Then we had ice cream, but I didn't like mine, so Grandpa gave me his.

- That's nice. - Here, I got her.

Thanks for watching her, Jack. Of course.

Here.

Listen, I've been thinking a lot about what we talked about.

I made up my mind.

- I want to move back to Los Angeles with you. - Really?

Yeah. I got a friend who's got a private security firm.

He said he'd give me some consulting work. He's also got a place I can rent.

Dad, I don't know what to say.

- Come here. - Oh!

You don't have to say anything. Just give me a ride to the airport tonight.

- Wait. You're coming with us tonight? - If it's okay.

Stephen, he's coming with us tonight.

I've just got a few more things to pack. I don't have very much.

I could be at your hotel in about an hour.

That's perfect. We need to get back and finish packing ourselves.

Would it be all right if I fly back to Los Angeles with you? Yay!

Yay!

- Come on. I'll walk you to the car. - Okay. Let's go.

Yay.

I got her. Okay.

- There. - She all right?

Get your belt done up.

Dad, I am so glad that you're doing this.

Me too. I love you. Love you.

- Okay, guys, I'll see you in an hour. - - See you.

- Bye, sweetheart. - Bye.

Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon.

All right, just a few things before we get started here.

Presidents Taylor and Hassan will each make a statement...

after they've been introduced by the Secretary-General.

Q and A will follow, but I want you to keep your questions strictly on topic.

For obvious reasons, we're all operating under heightened security measures.

So unless you've been dying to know what a choke hold feels like,

keep your credentials visible at all times, all right?

That's all for now.

- Meredith Reed, press. - Sir, briefcase on the table.

It's invalid.

- Arms out, please. - What? It can't be invalid.

Can you double-check?

I did, ma'am. Your credentials have been revoked.

- Revoked my whom? - I don't have that information.

Okay, this has to be some sort of mistake.

You do remember me? I've been here every day.

Please step aside, ma'am.

I just talked to Secretary of State Kanin.

He's agreed to I.A.E.A. inspectors.

- That's good news. - There is a condition attached.

They're insisting that the head of the verification team be an American.

I think we can live with that. Don't you?

You know where I stand.

We've already surrendered too much in the name of peace.

"Surrender" is a strong word, Farhad.

And what have we surrendered really...

apart from our nuclear ambition? Isn't that enough?

Spinning 6,000 centrifuges is good for political maneuvering,

but it's helping to bankrupt our country.

The truth is we are not the ones being so generous.

President Taylor is lifting economic sanctions...

and offering an aid package worth billions of dollars.

We got everything we wanted, Farhad.

As long as it's not a trick.

- Hello. - Hi.

I'm, uh, sorry to bother you with something so mundane,

but I'm, uh, stuck outside.

- Stuck? - My press credentials have been revoked.

- I don't know what happened. - I'll take care of it.

- Are you sure? - Of course.

Thank you.

Will you, um-Will you still have time for the interview later?

Yes, after the press conference.

- I'm looking forward to it, Mr. President. - So am I.

Reinstate Miss Reed's clearance.

- I was only- - Just do it.

Omar, people are starting to talk about you and this reporter.

And saying what?

Miss Reed is a journalist, and she is profiling me for her newspaper.

- But you have feelings for her. - I'm friendly with her.

Think whatever you like.

This woman poses no threat to me or the peace process.