All language subtitles for The Looming Tower S01E01

Bag it.

Let's go!

Yeah?

Professor, we got the hard drive.

Good girl.

Yes, sir.

Would you state your name

and place of employment for the record?

Special Agent Ali Soufan,

Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Date and place of birth?

July 8th, 1971.

Sidon, Lebanon.

Agent Soufan,

you testified in preliminary session

that the CIA withheld intelligence

from the FBI

on multiple occasions,

intelligence that would have prevented

the attacks of September 11th.

Yes, sir, I did.

What you're saying is contrary

to CIA testimony.

All right.

So you're telling us they've lied
to this commission?

If members of the CIA
testified that the Agency

properly shared information
with the Bureau

in the manner in which
they are by law directed to,

then you've been lied to.

Can you tell us the first time

you became aware the Agency

was withholding information
from your FBI unit?

In the summer of 1998.

Martin Schmidt was the chief
of Alec Station,

the Bin Laden unit of the CIA.

Alec Station was Schmidt's creation,

his domain.

He and his team devoted their lives

to the hunt for al-Qaeda.

That hunt was meant to be done

hand-in-hand with the FBI.

It wasn't.

The Bureau had two agents
assigned to Alec Station.

They were supposed to be
informed of intelligence,

so they could report it
back to my boss at the FBI,

John O'Neill.

That summer,

Alec Station came into
possession of a hard drive

from an al-Qaeda cell
in Eastern Europe.

Martin Schmidt refused
to share that intelligence.

Tirana.

On that hard drive

were lists of al-Qaeda operatives

and more than 50 potential targets.

You know, our boys have been keeping

an eye on the Albanian cell.

Indeed I do.

Professor, the retarded twins.

Shut it down. Close up shop.

What you going over
in there, Martin?

Whatever we may or may not be examining

is entirely none of your business.

Sir, the way this works
is you show us what you've got

and then we discuss
if it's our business.

The ladies and I analyze what we learn

in the manner for which we've been...

shall we say, educated.

Okay.

We're flying back
to New York this morning.

John O'Neill's gonna want to
know what you're looking at.

I see.

Fuck John O'Neill.

Good morning, Mr. O'Neill.

- Margie.
- They're all waiting for you.

Good.

- Gordo, good morning.
- Morning, boss.

Kathy, you're a sight for sore eyes.

- Glad to be of service.
- Bobby.

- Godfather.
- Suck me, asshole.

Floyd, how are you?

I'm good, sir. Good morning.

So...

I find out early this morning

that the Agency raided

Ahmed Salama Mabruk.

Did they invite the Bureau
to ride along?

Do they call on me to pass on intel,

or do I need to learn about this shit

all by myself?

I'm done. We're gonna
start acting on our own,

here and overseas.

Let me ask you something.

How many Arabic speakers
do we have in the Bureau?

Anybody?

- Eight?
- Eight. Thank you.

Eight Arabic speakers
out of more than 10,000 agents.

That's how seriously our
government takes this threat.

Sorry, boss. Shuttle was late.

- Kiss the ring.
- Suck me, Bobby.

What's happening in the Manson family?

It is weird it's all women
and one bearded guy, right?

Thought it was just me.

Who is this?

Your newest colleague, Ali Soufan.

He can answer every question you have.

All right.

Welcome. How you doing, Ollie?

Ali.

That's what I said.

- It's all right.
- No, okay, shut...

Shut the fuck up.

What happened on the Mabruk raid?

All we could learn was that
they renditioned him to Cairo

and they got their hands
on a computer hard drive.

You didn't see what's on it?

Schmidt closed us out.

God damn it. Fuck that motherfucker.

Interesting.
He said the same thing about you.

Did you see anything?

Him and the redhead were
putting some pins in a map.

I think a few were in Africa.

One went in Albania.

Albania?

Tirana, I think.

Okay, fuck this.

I'm getting Justice to ram through

an indictment on UBL

so we can do this ourselves.

We just... we gotta
give them something.

Bobby, what do you got?

Anything... old leads,
stale bullshit...

I don't know, John. It...

Remember Wadih el-Hage...

Used to be UBL's secretary in the Sudan,

now lives in Nairobi?

We know he broke with him a while back.

It may be a dead end, but...

Get on the first plane to Kenya.

I want whatever you can find.

Something's up, people. I can feel it.

Bin Laden invited US journalists

to Afghanistan two weeks ago

so he can get himself on national TV...

tonight.

Could you show me your gun?

Mr. Bin Laden,

John Miller, ABC News.

You've been painted as a terrorist

by the American people.

To your followers, you're a hero.

How do you see yourself?

I am one of the servants of Allah
and I obey his orders.

Among those is the order
to fight for the word of Allah

and to fight until
the Americans are driven out

of all of the Islamic countries.

Mr. Bin Laden,

you issued a fatwa

calling on Muslims to kill Americans

where they can, when they can.

Is that directed at all Americans?

America has no shame...

We believe that the worst thieves
in the world today

and the worst terrorists
are the Americans.

Nothing could stop you except perhaps
retaliation in kind.

We do not have to differentiate
between military or civilian.

As far as we are concerned,
they are all targets

and this is what the fatwa says.

Bin Laden left his home
in Saudi Arabia

at the age of 19

to join the Muslims fighting

the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Like many of the young fighters,

he was religious and committed.

Unlike any other,

he came from a Saudi family

that ran a construction empire

worth $5 billion.

Bin Laden's personal worth

is estimated at $200 million.

Bin Laden has made these threats before,

but this time,
there's something different.

He put a time cap on it,

saying that whatever action
will be taken

against Americans in the Gulf

whatever violence awaits,

will occur within the next few weeks.

Ted.

Soufan.

Get your coat. We're going to dinner.

Think he's a maniac.

- I, uh, yeah.
- He's a maniac.

Look what the cat dragged in.

Hello, beautiful.

Feels like forever.

24 hours will do that.

When you miss someone,
you miss someone.

Dougie! Bring Johnny his drink.

You applied to the Bureau on a dare?

I was in grad school.

My friends thought it would be funny

if a Muslim who drank heavily

sent in a résumé.

We weren't sure which one

would disqualify me more:

the alcohol or the Islam.

We even had a pool
whether I'd get in or not.

You put money in the pot?

I lost.

Here's to losing.

You practice?

Islam?

Not in a long time.

You?

Ah, church and me
broke up a lifetime ago.

Talk to me about the interview.

I think it's the third warning.

First was the '96 declaration of jihad.

Then the February fatwa.

And now, Bin Laden is going

straight to the American people.

Why three times?

There's this unauthenticated hadith...

the sayings of the Prophet Muhammed...

Some think he said it; some don't.

"When you see a snake in your house,

"you should warn it three times.

"If it returns, you must kill it.

It is a devil."

UBL's warning the snake
to get out of his house.

Telling America
to get out of the Middle East,

out of Saudi Arabia in particular.

That's why he wanted to get on TV.

He used Miller's interview
to... to appear strong

by threatening the United States

as he looked an American
directly in the...

Hey! Glad you could make it.

John Miller, meet Agent Ali Soufan.

He was just talking about you.

You think I got used?

Uh...

Mr. Miller, I assure you, I...

Sit down,
sit down, both of you.

Come on, can't we all just get along?

Did he just quote Rodney King?

Audrey, Glenlivet and rocks for Miller.

So, world traveler, how was it?

Total luxury.

Taliban mountain resort.

Those guys know how to throw a party.

Well, you deserve the best.

Hey, that was a good piece
you put together.

The network kept making me cut it down.

All anyone wants to hear about
is Monica's cum-stained dress.

See, I don't get that.
I've cum on a lot of dresses

and nobody ever wants
to hear about those.

Show me the dress
and I'll do the reporting.

- Salut.
- Salut.

Let me ask you something.

The background footage
for your interview

had two guys scrubbed out.

Why is that?

Ayman al-Zawahiri. You know who he is.

He insisted that we erase
a couple of guys from the shots

before he'd hand over the tapes.

Why those guys?

No idea.

Maybe you did get used.

White here.

Mary Jo, you're the only other person

in the Justice Department

who actually works for a living.

Do you call what you do working?

I'm sitting at my desk. How about you?

It's all work,

whether you're getting drunk
doing it or not.

Well, I went into
the wrong end of the business.

What's up, John?

You see the interview tonight?

I called Louis Freeh afterwards.

He's tucked in bed
with his cell phone off.

What the fuck is that?

I suppose he's trying to sleep.

Tell me what I can do for you.

We just got warned by al-Qaeda

on national TV,

and our director slept through it.

We're running out of time.

We tried to get Alec Station

to hand over intel.

We ask, we ask, they don't give a shit.

I-49 needs an indictment

so we can start acting on our own.

Tie UBL to something concrete.

Karachi consulate van attack,
Khobar Towers.

You get me anything decent,
even if it's old,

I'll get you an indictment.

You're a good woman, Mary Jo.

Go home and get some sleep.

You too.

I'm working on it.

You're playing our song.

Is this our song?

You making love to Puccini
with somebody else these days?

A few guys, mostly freshmen.

Ah, at least they're learning
something useful.

They're certainly
not learning anything else.

If I have to read
another "Beowulf" essay

cribbed from freaking Cliffs Notes,

I'm gonna kill someone.

Well, don't do that,

'cause then I'd have to arrest you.

Oh.

Is that a promise?

Well, aren't you sweet?

Mm-hm.

"Whan that Aprill

"with his shoures soote,

"the droghte of March

hath perced to the roote..."

That's good.

The Jesuits taught you well.

"And bathed every veyne in swich licour

of which vertu engendred
is the flour..."

That is so good.

It's Chaucer, but it's good.

Is that a gun in your pocket,

or are you just happy to see me?

You know I keep my firearm on my ankle.

How was your day, baby?

Oh, just trying to catch some bad guys.

If I could only figure out
where they are.

Thank you for coming.

With pleasure, Sheikh Zawahiri.

I have been told the Americans
have kidnapped our brother,

Ahmed Salama Mabruk.

We are finished with the warnings.

Enough talk.

We begin our mission.

We go now.

Now.

He's got a charity called
Help Africa People,

whatever that means.

We think he's got this American wife,

April Brightsky Ray.

If she's here, I can do the talking.

Sir.

You will do the talking either way.

This is as far as we go.

Who invited you here?

Robert Chesney, United States FBI.

I have a warrant to inspect the home

of Wadih al-Hage

and April Brightsky Ray.

What if I say no?

I'm afraid I'd have to
go inside anyway.

What if I decide to untie this dog?

I'm more of a cat person myself,

so I'm concerned,

and if I get frightened,

I might have to shoot him.

And I wouldn't want to do that
in front of your kids.

Come on.

Thank you.

You got to come all the way to Africa

just to get up in our business.

Look. We good people.

I got kids to take care of,

my daily housework to do,

dinner to prepare,

and we just trying to do some good work.

Charity work.

Help some people.

That's the charity
you, uh, run with your husband,

Help Africa People?

Don't you get on at me about that name.

I told the old man
it didn't make no sense.

I think it's a perfectly good name.

Of course,

if you decide

to change the grammar, I...

I suggest you have a few decent choices.

You could add a comma.

That would make it an exhortation,

an encouragement.

"Help Africa, people."

Or you could simply add an N.

Help African People.

That's probably what
you're going for anyway, right?

Hello.

What are you doing in my house?

Alone with my wife in my house?

Robert Chesney,

FBI.

I have a warrant to inspect your home.

Why must you come to harass my family?

I am charity worker.

We were just talking about that.

You were the personal secretary

to Usama bin Laden.

Is that correct?

Many years ago. No longer.

Do you ever speak with him now?

Never.

Email?

Afghanistan does not have AOL.

I see.

But...

you did work for him.

Many years ago.

So many... a very long time.

Did you do work for him
on this computer?

We have a major story
in the news this morning.

NBC News has learned

that Monica Lewinsky is ready

to tell the grand jury that she

and President Clinton discussed ways

of hiding their relationship.

NBC News has confirmed a story

first reported by "The New York Times"

that the two agreed to deny

that they had a sexual relationship.

Lewinsky was granted
full immunity Tuesday

by Ken Starr in exchange

for her full and truthful testimony.

Thank you for making
yourselves available

once again. Thanks especially

to those who travel in. John.

I come from all the way
across the river.

You do, and the American people

owe you a debt of gratitude.

Let's get status updates

before moving ahead. General?

Details of continuing ops

are there for you to read.

The headline is our readiness
in Senegal

to evacuate from Guinea-Bissau

if the military coup spills over.

Good. Thank you, General.

- Martin?
- Nothing new this week.

You have nothing new?

That's what I said, John.

Hm.

You think I'm a complete moron?

You interested
in an answer to that question?

Can I remind you of NS Directive 30,

signed by President Reagan, and PRD-44,

- signed by President Clinton?
- Thank you for the memories.

It's not your choice
whether you share intelligence.

You're required to share it with the FBI

and everybody else in this room.

I have nothing new, Richard.

What's going on in Albania, Marty?

You got a hard drive
from Ahmad Salama Mabruk

that mentions Albania. Where's Mabruk?

Why hasn't the FBI had
a chance to question him?

What's on his hard drive?

You got a stash of intel

that you refuse to share with my agents.

If we were in possession
of such a computer,

and I'm not confirming that we are,

it would be
a foreign intelligence matter,

not a law enforcement matter.

So you do have the hard drive.

I don't know how you reached that...

How would you know if it was
a law enforcement matter

or a foreign intelligence matter

if you haven't looked at the hard drive?

If we did have
any intelligence whatsoever,

it would be for us to decide
how best to use it

before you do what you always do:

go around the globe arresting people

and putting them on trial,
before you blow

a possible gold mine of information

and render it utterly useless.

So no, I'm not prepared to say
one way or the other...

How about
you take a deep fucking breath

- and get yourself prepared...
- Okay, calm down for a minute.

I don't want to calm down.

Either of you watch TV the other night?

If one American gets killed

because of information you kept secret,

when I get my hands
on that hard drive...

and I will get my hands on it...

I will shove that thing
so far up your ass

you'll be combing shit out of
your pompous fucking beard.

All right, all right. Enough, John.

Martin, after the meeting,

you will return to Alec

and go through what you've got
with your team.

The point of these meetings is to share

what we've got from our teams
and work together.

We might need to watch-list names.

We might...

You know what, gentlemen?
Have a good meeting.

I need to do some actual work.

I'm sorry, Lizzie.

Well, that is a shame,

'cause I'm making your favorite.

Not the lasagna with the ground veal.

You're missing out.

Ah, I had a terrible day here.

I gotta stick around, make things right.

Any chance that you catch
the last shuttle?

You can wake me up.

Ugh...

I can't.

It's my loss.

You bet it is,

and I'm not just talking food.

Oh, you're killing me.

I gotta go, baby.

All right.

Well, go catch some bad guys.

Love you.

You too.

♪ So won't you give me all I ask for ♪

♪ And if you give your very best ♪

♪ To bring me happiness ♪

♪ I'll show you
just how much I adore you ♪

Johnny!

You scared me!

♪ You are my everything ♪

Oh...

You're a sweetheart.

♪ That matters ♪

♪ Matters to me ♪

You're playing our song.

♪ Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby ♪

Bottled water?

Robert Chesney?

- Hi.
- Bob.

You can call me Bob.

Deb Fletcher, Chief of...

- Station.
- Um...

Yeah. Hi.

What you got there?

Is that from an archaeological
dig or something?

Yeah, I know.

It's an ancient one.

Big.

Hope we can still turn it on.

- Can I help you carry it?
- Oh, no, no.

No, I can handle it.

I, uh...

I can do this.

All right, macho man. This way.

I didn't notice you come over.

I... was watching... well, all of this.

Yeah, it can get a little nuts in here.

It's lively. It's nice.

It is nice.

People come and go all day long.

Lots of folks bring their kids,
as you can see.

I'm not so crazy
about how exposed we are.

To the street.

Yeah, the ambassador
complained about it,

but there's a part of me
that also likes it.

- All the light.
- Yeah.

Not being so cut off.

I mean, why go someplace

if you can't get involved
with the folks there, right?

Get to know the people.

- You know what I mean?
- Super important

to get involved with people.

I'm glad you think so, Bob Chesney.

You'll work in here.

There's a secure phone line

for when you need to call HQ.

Thank you, I appreciate it. Thank you.

Come find me when you're done.

I'm one floor up.

- O'Neill.
- John.

I've been up all night, going through
el-Hage's computer.

You know, my Arabic
is pretty much for shit,

but there seems to be
some training material

that got sent to Somalia

in '92, '93,

before Black Hawk Down.

Maybe some funding, too.

That's perfect.
That'll get us our indictment.

You can get the new guy,
Soufan, to go through it all.

Mary Jo'll make it work...
whatever's there.

There's something else.

There's a lot of photos on here.

Probably for forging passports
or whatnot,

but one of them,

I'll bet my life,

is Zawahiri's brother,
Muhammed al-Zawahiri.

Oh, Bobby, I could fuck you right now.

You know he runs the Albania cell.

Out of Tirana. You're a beautiful man.

Pouch it to me here, share the intel

with the Sisters, and come on home.

You... you've done good, Bobby.

Oh, suck me.

Whatever you want. I'm here for you.

- Fuck you.
- Fuck you too.

John.

You gotta level with me.

Is the Agency making a move in Tirana?

I got a computer that belongs to

UBL's Sudan secretary

that's got passport photos

of Muhammed al-Zawahiri.

If there's something going down
in Tirana,

I got a right to have an agent there.

Thanks for meeting me out so late.

Sure.

So how are the kids?

It's special ed students
you teach, yeah?

Mm-hm.

Wait, how did you know that?

FBI.

I do a background check

on anyone I go on a date with.

Ali.

- You finally visit me again.
- Hey.

He used to

practically live here.

Now I cry every day

because he don't come here no more.

- Sorry.
- Mm?

I've been so busy at work.

No excuses.

Welcome to Moustache, young lady.

My name is Omar.

Hello, Omar. It's nice to meet you.

I'm Heather.

Anything else you want to know, though,

just ask him.

He's got the whole dossier.

Ah, he turn on the charms
already, has he?

I bring the wine, on the house.

- White?
- That would be lovely.

Thank you.

Thanks, Omar.

He's nice.

He's been like a second father to me

since I moved to New York.

Uh, look, I didn't mean
to freak you out.

I was trying to make a joke.

Bad joke.

Are you gonna...

- Go ahead.
- Sorry.

Hi, boss.

You're going to Albania.

- When?
- Now.

The next flight to Frankfurt

leaves in 90 minutes.

You can transfer from there to Tirana.

The Sisters are raiding
Muhammed al-Zawahiri's cell.

They'll give you a weapon
when they pick you up.

Now listen to me.
This is the real deal.

Make sure you lay eyes on

any evidence they seize.

If it's in Arabic,
I need you reading it.

I want you talking to
whoever they pick up,

- Okay?
- Okay.

But most important,

be careful.

When you land,

do not go into the terminal building.

Stay on the tarmac,

as long as it takes.

You'll be picked up.

- You hear me?
- Uh, yes, sir.

Stay on the tarmac.

Wait till they come for you.

- Okay.
- Good luck.

Don't tell me... you have to leave?

Okay, then.

I'm sorry, I... I really have to.

I apologize. I have to leave, Omar.

Heather, please stay, huh?

We'll have some wine.

I'll get you taxi. Hm?

Please stay and have a drink with me.

Uh...

Okay.

Good.

Be safe.

Come home soon, inshallah.

Inshallah.

Ah...

I'm sorry.

Ali Soufan...

is a good man.

He come here alone four times each week

the first year he lived in New York.

I believe he was looking for someplace

to feel more at home.

Please.

Consider giving him another chance.

Fee sahtikum.

To your health.

I don't understand.

You must go into terminal building.

Thank you, but I'll wait here.

Now.

Go into terminal building.

I'm being picked up,

so I'll wait here.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

- Get in!
- Who are you?

If you're Soufan, we're your ride.

Get your ass in the car!

Welcome to Albania.

Professor, the boys in the field
are en route.

Rendition plan remains the same?

They're EIJ.

Egypt wants them, Egypt gets them.

- Yes, sir.
- Send them to Cairo in the morning.

Get your answers by the afternoon.

I like the way you think, Diane.

We're of one mind, Professor.

Back away.

Back away from the machine.

Ibiidi aan il-ghassala! Itharraki.

Soufan?

- You in there?
- Yeah!

Where are you taking them?

Away.

Hey.

Where are you taking them?

Orders from Langley.

- O'Neill.
- Boss.

We raided the house,

arrested four individuals...

none of them Zawahiri,

confiscated explosives

and batteries and wiring.

The Sisters took the suspects to Egypt.

I looked through the house

and there was no written material,

no computers,

so I got no information to pass to you.

I'm sorry, boss. I let you down.

You didn't let me down.

This is one of Ayman al-Zawahiri's

biggest cells. They were clearly

planning to hit something,

probably the embassy.

Maybe Albania was
the most urgent warning

the Agency found on Mabruk's hard drive.

Let's hope so.

Let's hope they're not planning
to hit somewhere else.

You did good.

Okay, thank you, sir.

Thank you, son.

Come on home.

To America, I can say

that your message has been received,

and the response,

with the help of Allah,

will be written in a language

you will understand

and will be delivered

directly to your home.

Welcome home.

There you go.

Come on.

Him too.

It's late.

You staying the night?

No.

Hey, open the gate!

Open the gate now!

- For what?
- I said open the gate!

Hey!

Attack! Attack!

O'Neill.

John, Dick Clarke.

I have bad news.

Hello.

Ali, turn on your television.

Causing
parallel scenes of chaos

at US embassies in neighboring

East African capitals.

Five minutes after
an apparent bomb blast

rocked Dar es Salaam, Tanzania,

a second explosion erupted
450 miles away

in Nairobi, Kenya.

I'm gonna need you
in the office.

I'm on my way in.

I'll meet you there.

Now it begins.

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