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ICS let six killers and a truckload of automatic weapons into this country.

Previously on The Border.

Oh no, I think he did that.

Take it, Layla.

I suspended from duty pending an investigation into ICS's role in a

fight. You had three surgeries.

One bullet nicked your spleen and the other got stuck in your collarbone.

Tilden is pressing hard for a goddamn inquiry. You should probably go after

Jackson. He screwed up.

An investigation into the truth.

You don't want the truth. You want something to use against Kessler. The

of ICS is hanging on the slenderest of gossamer threads.

How's Carver? Still no change.

How did we not kill you? He saved the baby's mommy and brought down the bad

Detective Jackson is a hero.

Okay.

Good morning, Mike.

Bianca, you're looking well.

I guess we're both surviving.

Ali Javir, one of the last Westerners to leave Gitmo.

We weren't expecting him so soon. I pulled some strings.

We've been picking up some chatter.

On? The friend, Nassim Mujab.

He's on our most wanted list.

And you think it's here in Toronto?

It seems he's planning on something. We don't know what.

But he and Ali were very close.

So we're hoping Ali will lead us right to him.

Our apologies for the cell. Won't be for long.

Can you tell me where is East?

I'm sorry?

East.

Mecca. Right.

That way.

We're going to get you out of here, okay?

Try to be patient.

Welcome home, Ellie.

Agent Lagarda, my favorite American dominatrix. My favorite Canadian

How's our prisoner doing?

A whole lot of praying.

Did Moose head up his medical record?

Oh, technically, yes.

The last four years, he received treatment more than 30 times.

For what?

You guys aren't saying. Oh, except you do admit to force -feeding him twice a

day for eight months while he was on hunger strike.

That was the previous administration.

We've turned the page.

Really? Oh, can you turn the page on this?

CIA.

Three years ago.

Holly was 14.

Louise Tilden will serve as special counsel.

Commissioner. A representative of the U .S. Department of Homeland Security will

monitor these proceedings.

The purpose of this inquiry is to investigate the shootings in King

that killed eight people and seriously wounded four more, to determine if these

deaths and injuries were due to criminal negligence, and to shed light on the

deaths of Sergeant Layla Harani, Douglas Jackson, and Marina LaCosta in the

bombing at the Starlight Motel.

All I'm saying is be careful.

Louise Tilden is nothing if not ambitious.

She's after the headline.

She was your intern, wasn't she?

I did not have sexual relations with that woman.

So you piss her off and we pay the price.

Be careful, Mike.

Ray Jackson is a media hero.

She'll slap him on the wrist, but I doubt she'll go after him, which leaves

Ali Jabir, born in Yemen, orphaned at the age of five, raised in Toronto by an

adoptive mother.

Captured in Iraq, 2005.

Saluja, U .S. Marines raid a compound where little Ali is hanging with his

Nassim Mujab, and some insurgent buddies.

Massive shoot -em -up.

Three of the bad guys get ganked. Turns out they were moving weapons in C4

across the border from Syria.

Thirteen -year -old Ali takes the rap.

Four years at Gitmo.

Room and water board.

Slade.

As for Nazim, he evaded capture, made it to the getaway car.

Nassim is Ali's hero.

One seriously badass mofo. Linked to a number of terrorist groups, including Al

-Qaeda. We believe he took part in the 2008 bombing of the U .S. Embassy in

Yemen. More recently, our intel linked him to a failed plan to bomb Chicago's

nightclub district. Now he's in Toronto.

Make no mistake, we want Nassim Mujab in custody.

Nassim cares about Ali.

We're hoping he makes contact.

Every zealot needs an acolyte.

Who all needs a bait?

First thing tomorrow, release him to his adoptive mother. We're going to put

them in a safe house where Ali can decompress out of the glare of the

house is fully wired. When you throw in Eric Estrada, you've got a very special

episode of the surreal life.

If Nazeem catches any whiff that Ali is being watched, he won't reach out.

We may have released Ali Jabeer, but we still regard him as dangerous.

Do you have nightmares, Ali?

Yes.

What are your nightmares about?

Tell me some things you like to do.

Read.

You like books.

Do you read the Quran?

Yes.

And Narnia.

Minding the witch in the wardrobe.

Tell me about Narnia.

Children escape to another world.

A forest within the wardrobe. And there's a faun there carrying parcels.

white witch.

It's always winter.

Never Christmas.

How do you feel about coming back to Canada?

I shouldn't be in prison.

I'm sorry?

I shouldn't be in prison! You said I was coming home, and you put me in prison!

He showed symptoms of dissociation resulting from extreme trauma. He needs

intensive long -term therapy.

We'd like to release him.

He'll need supervision.

He has a limited grasp on reality.

He's poor at making qualitative judgments.

Meaning what exactly?

His personality is childlike, impressionable.

And the outburst?

The words are not important.

What's telling is the depth of anger, the sense of betrayal, isolation.

This is one very damaged young man.

Would you state your name for the record, please?

Ray Jackson.

You may be seated.

Detective Sergeant Jackson, please tell us how you came to be driving an illegal

shipment of weapons across the border in the company of a notorious organized

crime boss.

Ollie is still a minor. You're his legal guardian. We're releasing him into your

care. Please.

I want to see him.

Can you bring him here?

We need to be sure that you understand the terms of his release.

We have a house ready, where you and Ali can spend the first two weeks, out of

the eyes of the media, where you can adjust.

I cannot take him home?

It's better this way.

We'll provide counseling to help him with the transition.

Freedom of movement?

He can do as he likes, as long as you maintain contact with us.

It's all there in the contract.

We also ask that you do not speak to the press.

Ali is not a terrorist.

He was always the sweetest boy.

His friend was the problem. I wouldn't even allow him to the house.

She has denounced this man, Nassim.

We understand that.

Nassim took Ali to Iraq.

Nassim was the reason why Ali was arrested.

You brought my Ali home to me.

He said thank you.

So, Major Kessler sent you across the border to meet an illegal shipment of

and shepherd it through Canadian customs.

He had no choice.

Couldn't he have asked any number of agencies to help?

DHS, border services, the RCMP, the FBI, local police in Ontario and New York

State. And you're wrong to have eyes everywhere.

One crooked cop would have blown my cover.

This was a cowboy operation, wasn't it, detective?

You were flying by the seat of your pants.

I told the boss I had it under control.

So Major Kessler had no idea that your operation was fatally compromised.

I didn't know myself.

Unfortunately, neither did Sergeant Harani.

I have no more questions for this witness.

I hope we don't regret this.

Nassim Mujabi's bad news.

We get him, we're saving lives.

I don't even know how to leave any better.

It's a good thinking time bomb.

We have agents set up here and here.

Inside, full coverage, multiple angles, every room.

Bookshelf cam, microwave cam.

A bathroom mirror cam could be marginally disgusting when they're

and in the living room, the cart cam.

Floor lamp.

Ikea. Yeah. What about audio?

Dolby 5 .1 digital surround.

Oh, and check it out. The Fallujah attack left Ali with 80 % hearing loss

left ear. So, I gave him a hearing aid.

Accessorized with free transmitter and GPS.

Are you recording this?

Interpreter's on the way.

I had to bring her in from stasis.

Don't say it. I just miss her.

Breathe off the lake?

Nice place, Donna.

Pete's recycled air and stale coffee.

Did you at any time ask Sergeant Harani to stay with your father?

No. Wasn't it her idea?

Yes.

Why'd you accept her offer?

I thought she would follow me otherwise.

To your meeting with Fratangelo?

Yes. That's exposing her to a much greater danger.

I thought so at the time.

Hey, hey, hey, here we go. She's making a call.

Hang on.

The local call. We don't want her telling anybody where they are.

She's ordering a pizza.

Cleta Massey, our top Mideast language expert.

Callie, do you mind?

Peberoni and mushroom.

Not a good Muslim.

Oh, wait.

It's beef.

Thanks.

Why did Major Kessler allow Andrangada to transport weapons across the border?

ICS and Homeland Security were after Andrangada's southern Ontario network.

They wanted to track the weapons.

To their distribution point.

So Major Kessler gambled with public safety.

It's always a gamble. If the only thing he did wrong was to trust me...

I pulled the thesis file.

Raida Hassan attended the same mosque in Yemen as Ali's birth parents.

When they were killed in a car crash, she adopted him and emigrated to Canada.

Ali was five years old.

Is there a husband?

Dead.

Heart attack in 96.

Go ahead.

Raida's a single parent.

Extremely pro -Western, not a radical bone in her body.

What do we got on Nazeem?

Raised in the suburbs, just like Ali. Second generation family, hard working.

So what happened?

Classic story.

Was bullied as a kid, developed some serious anger issues, got kicked out of

school, joined a Muslim gang, found a new place to channel his rage.

Could have taken up high blow.

He can't help himself.

Where did he meet Ali?

A neighborhood.

Ali was 10 years old, also being bullied.

Nassim protected him, took him under his wing. As a result, Ali worshipped him,

would have followed him to the ends of the earth.

Or in this case, Iraq.

The question is, was Ali radicalized also?

Ali was young, innocent. There's no indication he was anything but a hanger

As for now, after four years at Gitmo...

Agent Legarda.

What's Agent Carver doing?

She's regained consciousness.

She's breathing on her own.

Does that mean she might make it?

She's a strong woman.

Now, if you'll excuse me.

Maybe you should take some time off.

To your good health.

Thank you.

I'm the new deputy head of DHS intelligence.

Thank you.

I sat in on somebody's inquiry today.

Gray Jackson would understand, but children's questions were focused on

That's enough culpability to go around.

Yeah, but the thing is, I've gotten used to the way you work.

Better a devil you know.

I'd hate to break in a new head of ICS.

You're planning to sit there?

I'm sorry?

That desk?

It belongs to somebody.

I took the drawer. They're empty.

It was Layla's.

Just sit someplace else, please.

There is no place else. Is there something you needed?

Oh, Jada Hassan's on the phone with her lawyer.

She was all worked up about something. She's up half the night pacing.

What's Ali doing?

Napping. Dead to the world.

The lawyer wants it to happen now, this morning at the safe house. What? He

wants what to happen? He's going to call someone.

QNTV.

Keep listening.

Khalid Hassan's reaching out to the media.

Right now? Yeah, QNTV. It's an Arabic news channel based out of Dubai.

They've got a local stringer.

Don't know if I've heard from Darnell.

Tell him to keep out of the fight. Okay.

Hey, listen to this.

Arms outstretched, Detective Jackson proved that old adage that greater love

hath no man than he who laid down his life for another.

You believe that shit?

Hey, whatever words. I'm just saying, call it like it was. It was attempted

suicide.

Here we go.

Showtime.

Can you get a clear image?

Trying. I've got minimal PTZ on the kitchen cam.

It's an exclusive?

That's what they agreed to.

So far, no one else is picking up the scent. If this story breaks, it's going

be pandemonium. As long as they keep the location a secret, we'll be fine.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

All right, hang on. I got another angle.

Switching to the chandelier cam.

It's restarting.

Ali's not a terrorist. He's a child. The world must know what happened to him at

Guantanamo Bay so that no other children have to suffer.

Ali endured such a... such torment in that prison.

We cannot be silent.

I presented Major Kessler with a photograph of Detective Jackson at a

meeting with Adriano Fratangelo.

And what was his reaction to this photo?

It was my clear impression that he had no idea what Jackson was getting up to.

This didn't surprise me, given the level of competence that I've observed in the

past. And did you inform Major Kessler that you had the truck under

surveillance? Of course not.

There was a shipment of illegal weapons about to be shepherded across the border

by a rogue ICS agent.

It was my job to clear up Kessler's mess.

I wasn't about to tip my hand.

Thank you.

I need a favor.

You can ask.

Turcotte Solutions.

Yes? They recently signed a contract with the Canadian government to provide

security along the border.

And you want to see the paper?

If possible.

Two hours.

I owe you.

I'll collect. You can count on it.

Okay, they're saying their farewells. Got some gifts for Ali. A jacket,

cap. Arabian swag.

Moves? Yeah, so far so good. They're loading out.

Let's get some agents on it.

Something's wrong.

Why is she so upset?

I need the hearing aid.

Here, right here.

It's not in the kitchen.

What? The voices aren't matching up. The hearing aid is somewhere else.

What the hell is he doing?

Uh -oh.

That's not Ali.

Say, can you get closer?

There, look.

Soul patch. It's the sound guy. God damn it.

The old switcheroo.

Now he's in the van.

Nothing but peach fuzz.

Looks like Nazeem's making a move.

Where's Moose and Darnell?

They're headed east, right behind the news van.

Play together at 20.

Yeah, kid's out of the van. He just went over to the storefront across the

street. Signs in Arabic.

Looks like a cafe.

Got it.

Cafe Marrakesh.

It's attached on both sides. It's got two doors, one in the front, one onto

back alley.

We walk in there, we're going to get made in two seconds.

Backup's on the way. We need a positive idea in this scene before we move.

Let's go.

Aren't you due at the Enquirer?

Take away.

I got eyes on Ali.

And the sea is here.

Can I help you?

Ah, coffee. Black, of course.

Do you wish for traditional coffee?

Arabian style?

Sure, please.

Out the back, right now.

What have you done?

Nothing.

They followed you here.

I didn't own a team, I swear.

I'm sorry. I didn't know.

It's our boy.

He'll do a good job.

Let's put him in the room and see what he has to say.

What about Ali?

Briefly. Find out what they talked about in there.

Okay. I got this.

Shouldn't you get going?

Hey, Mike?

Good luck.

Do not supervise your agents, Major.

Keep track of their activities.

Detective Jackson has the highest conviction rate in the squad.

An extensive undercover experience.

When he asked me for rope, I gave it to him.

And he's a recovering gambling addict.

Which is precisely why Androgyna targeted him. And why he was able to

an extremely close -knit and secretive criminal organization.

Hey.

How's it going?

Any assistance I can provide?

Or expertise?

Orientation? Or maybe you just want to bounce some ideas off me? You should see

this.

Was that VoIP?

Yeah. A couple of IM feeds.

With Jamaat al -Qahtal.

It's a terrorist organization based in Madrid.

I think they're talking about Nassim.

Really? Mm -hmm.

Been taken.

Police came to the cafe.

They're saying that right now?

Put the word out.

What? Put what out?

What do they think?

They're planning an attack here in Toronto.

One side of the VoIP call was traced back from a proxy in Denmark to an IP at

Toronto internet cafe.

The message was, don't panic, you still have a green light. Timeprint?

Next 24 hours.

Here.

Tomorrow, Nazim will be proud.

Okay, keep working it.

Both of you.

Okay, she is amazing.

You knew that automatic weapons were crossing the border, and yet you did

nothing to intervene.

We were tracking them. We were trying to determine their destination.

And why did you not inform Turcotte Solutions?

ICS would never share confidential information with a private security

particularly when its leader, Andrew Mannering, left CSIS under a cloud.

Excuse me.

I hope we're not keeping you from something more important, Major.

I have to make a phone call. I'm afraid it's urgent.

Commissioner.

Major Kessler directs the National Security Agency. If he says a matter is

urgent, I'm inclined to believe him.

Yes, sir.

Five minutes, Major.

We've got confirmation from CSIS and the CIA. An imminent event in Toronto.

Any word on the target?

Slade's in overdrive and we've got Nazeem in the box.

Push him hard.

Your aim is too low.

The errors in judgment were made much higher up in the vote chain.

What makes you think that I would pursue this?

You're ambitious.

And you have a score to settle.

A personal score.

So, DHS runs files on mid -level Ottawa civil servants.

Only on the up -and -comers.

This would be seismic.

I'll need a pool from above.

I don't think you'll have any trouble with that.

Major, you've stated that you did not consider Turcotte Solutions a legitimate

force? That's correct.

Is it also your opinion that they did not have jurisdiction in this matter?

That is my opinion. In fact, one might say that this disaster was a direct

result of a highly armed private security force getting in the way of ICS

business. Yes, one certainly might.

And who's responsible for engaging Turcotte Solutions?

I have no direct knowledge of that.

Who's responsible for national security in this country?

The government of Canada.

The Ministry of External Affairs?

If that matters, yes. This is a contract signed by the Ministry of External

Affairs and Turcotte Solutions.

Whose signature do you see there?

Answer the question, Major.

The former minister, Donald Campbell.

I have no further questions for this witness.

Nazeem has always protected me. How can you say that? He left you to rot at

Gitmo. That was not his fault.

You people think every Muslim's a terrorist.

What? Target?

Nothing.

You're not listening.

I told you I know nothing about an attack.

And will your friend Ali confirm this?

Leave Ali out of this.

He's suffered enough.

You mean impressive.

Serving the sentence that should have gone to you?

You were detained and tortured because of him. He abandoned you.

That's not true.

Why did you meet him? Why did you go to the cafe?

You need to tell us the truth, Ali.

They told me to go with them.

So I did.

But it doesn't even want.

To see me.

To talk to me. He's my friend. My only friend.

Tell us what you talked about.

The theme is like my own brother.

He wanted to see I was okay.

We know about you and the same.

Kid from the suburbs.

Bully pushed around.

Jihadist warrior act.

You're just a scared little kid trying to be a tough guy.

You got me all figured out, huh?

Is this how tough you are?

Is this how tough you are?

Tough enough to kill women and children?

Are these supposed to mean something to me?

The bombing of the Yemen embassy last year. You were there.

I had nothing to do with that.

See how far I am willing to take this.

Is that Nassim's page?

Microblog. He's got more followers than Kim Jong -il. Look at this. His final

post sent just before we nabbed him.

I'd say that's ten times faster, right? It has to be some kind of code.

And numbers.

Really? Mm -hmm. Phonetic Arabic all strung together.

19, 13, 15, 11, 5.

So what, binary?

Alphanumeric, maybe?

19th letter of the Roman alphabet is S.

13th is M.

Smoke. Nice.

So that's what, my username?

Maybe a group tag?

Nothing.

Try Tukhan.

Arabic word for smoke.

Ah, phonetics.

Crypto -awesome.

Bingo.

What is that? Another word? That right there is a numeric IP.

1CQNDM. We believe it refers to the target.

What does it mean?

We're working on it.

Where are we with the interrogations? The theme's not close to talking. Could

take weeks.

Allie? Nothing.

I think he's clean.

Let me take a crack at him.

No, no, no, no way.

No, he's too fragile.

You think I care about his feelings? We have till 9 a .m. And I'm telling you,

the kid's on the brink. I've seen it before.

Pushing him's not gonna help.

I need information fast.

I don't know.

1 -E -Q -M -D -M.

1 -E -Q -M -D -M.

I don't know what it means.

Is it a target?

Look, I told you.

I don't know about any attack.

That just looked good enough, Ali.

It's true.

What didn't the same tell you?

I don't remember.

You're lying.

I'm not, please. What does the code mean, Ali? Please, I'm not lying. I just

don't remember.

1CQNDM.

1CQNDM. Ali, 1CQNDM.

1CQNDM.

1CQNDM.

Ali, one C -Q -N -D -M.

One C -Q -N -D -M. Ali, one C -Q -N -D -M.

One C -Q -N -D -M. It's the CN Tower.

It's the CN Tower.

What about the CN Tower? You told me the CN Tower. There's a man there with a

card, a hot dog card. His name is Akeem.

The target is the CN Tower.

Hakeem Najjar has been hawking smog dogs in the same spot for 12 years.

Bottom of the CN Tower.

High -tropic location next to the Sky Dome.

Guess what's on tomorrow?

Trade show, 9 a .m. Place will be jammed.

Back to bottom with C4.

Tank full of propane for the accelerant.

Mustard, ketchup, and a side of carnage.

Hang on.

Najjar hasn't worked that spot for three years.

Because he's dead.

Deceased in 2006?

There was misinformation.

Ali was throwing us off the scent.

He was telling us what we wanted to hear.

Four years at Gidmore, he'll say anything to make us stop.

I can't even believe it's true.

It's right in front of me.

What am I not seeing?

Any chatter?

Nothing. They've gone quiet.

I want Nazeem in the observation room now.

What have you done to him?

We asked him for questions.

He lied to us.

He knows nothing. Leave him alone.

He told us the target was the CN Tower. There is no target.

What is he doing?

Time's up, Allie. You're going to tell me everything. He said you told him the

CN Tower.

It's not going to work. Look at him. He would have said anything.

You're going to tell me everything.

What? He loves the CN Tower, okay?

I took him there once.

We talked about it for years.

The elevator ride up.

He made friends with the hot dog guy.

I'm telling you, he knows nothing.

I don't believe you.

Tell him to stop it.

You have to stop this. That's up to you. What's the target, Nassim?

He can't take this. He isn't strong. Because of you, his best friend.

Four years have given me. He was captured because of you. He was tortured

because of you.

Tell him to stop it. You can stop this right now.

Just tell us the target, Nassim.

Take cover!

Drop your weapon!

Drop it! Drop it, Apple! Drop it!

Your hands on your head.

I see it. Get down on the ground.

I had a word from Washington.

Agent Carver is out at the ICU.

She's going to be okay.

I hope you pass on my good wishes.

Of course.

I'll tell her that you're doing well.

Actually, better than ever.

Look at him, still trying to be tough.

You did good work today, Mike.

You too.

I always thought we'd make an outstanding team.

Take care of yourself.

Bianca.

You have a good flight.

You authorize the contract with Turcotte Solutions?

If you read the papers, Miss Tilden, you know that budgets are shrinking while

security concerns are escalating. Please answer the question, Minister.

Since we can't afford unmanned drones or dedicated satellites on our border, we

hire the people who can.

This contract was not only secret, but undemocratic, was it not? An ultra

use of power against the people of Canada. It was in the interest of the

Canadian people.

Minister Campbell, you authorized an American private security firm to use

automatic weapons on Canadian soil.

Without the public's knowledge, with zero government oversight.

As a result, eight people are dead.

Tell us, Minister, how exactly did that serve the Canadian people?

It's going to be a long road back.

Word, Agent Russell?

I've been impressed by your work on this case.

Thank you, sir.

I'd like to offer you a permanent position with ICS.

I don't want to be tied to a desk.

I want field assignments. I have the training.

I'll take that on your advice, ma 'am.

With respect, sir, it's a condition of my taking your offer.

Okay, I'm bored.