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I spent the night, John.

Yeah.

Yeah.

[Kiss]

You should come back tonight.

Yeah, we'll see.

How do we tackle the drug problem, sir?

Well, as you know,

The drug problem has risen in our city

In the last few years.

It coincides with our growing crime rate

And rising unemployment.

As a matter of fact, in the last year,

Unemployment rose 15.3 per cent

To a total of 24.3 per cent.

Many of the people who are working

Can't make enough to stay above the poverty line.

Now this situation cannot continue.

Sir, do you have a game plan, Mr. Mayor?

(Mayor) I was hoping you'd have some ideas about that, Bob.

How's Vice Mayor Archer doing?

Well, I regret to say that, um,

She's not doing too well.

But she's a fighter like the rest of us in this city.

In the meantime, we're working on several issues

Here at once,

You know, to get the city back on its feet.

We have to save our industry to save our jobs.

Building a hope for tomorrow in my view,

You know, is a beginning to lower the crime rate today.

And what exactly are you going to do to get us to that future, Mr. Mayor?

Well, for starters, the big three, investing in fuel cell development,

As well as more efficient biodiesel technology.

Green is the future.

And we will be in the forefront

Of the green technology movement.

Yeah, we've all heard the grand plan before.

When does actual work begin?

[Murmurs]

The state and the city

Have received a combined 1.3 billion dollars

In incentive grants from the federal government to get the ball rolling.

So we hope to be making some announcements

About job creation very soon.

Can you tell us what else is on the agenda, sir?

Well, we're looking at new and innovative ways

To provide affordable public housing in the inner city.

The only problem is Chief Durant sometimes brings the wrong element in.

And with it there are past rap sheets, drugs, illegal weapons.

So, Mr. Mayor, what is the city going to do

About the crime rate?

Bob, good question.

People turn to drugs to get away from a life that offers them no hope.

Can we really blame them for a government I'm included...

That has failed them? Well...

It seems like the drug problem

Is a great place to start.

We beef up Ur task force,

Start offering jobs and education

And training in law enforcement.

I believe progress will be made.

[Whispering] (Woman) Mr. Mayor!

Thank you all very much.

That's it for this afternoon.

Our mayor needs to get back to work saving our city.

The primaries are coming up and I want you to get the word out about voting.

Vote, vote, vote for me.

Okay? Thank you for coming today. [Loud hubbub]

How'd I do?

Perfect as usual, sir.

A little more conviction but otherwise, a perfect sale.

That bad, huh?

You did fine, sir. Really.

You're a lousy liar.

But I'll buy you lunch anyway.

[Sighs]

(Man) You're late.

Sorry, sir. There were two accidents on the way over

And I tried to... Stop.

Stand at attention.

You get a pass this time. Don't let it happen again.

No, sir. Yes, sir. Maybe I... for... wh...

The mayor is in his office working late tonight.

Keep your eye on him, but don't bother the guy.

Yes, sir. Mmm?

So this is the war room.

It's where you spend most of your time.

Over here, it's where you watch everything from.

Now, aside from punks wanting to spray-paint a wall

Or one of the bums wanting to use the bathroom,

It's pretty quiet around here most of the time.

Over here...

(Captain) Here? I'm sorry, Captain.

Now this is for emergencies only.

Do you know how to handle a weapon?

Yes, sir.

I've been an owner since I was ten.

S... sir.

Since you were ten.

Great. Follow me.

The code is one-zero

[Beeping]

One-zero.

That sets the alarm with a one minute delay.

Now, once I'm gone, the only people left in this building

Are you and the mayor.

Anyone tries to get in,

This baby's going to let you know about it.

Now, take a walk around the building,

Know the layout,

Make yourself comfortable.

I'll be back first thing in the morning.

Try not to burn the place down.

[Crashing thunder]

[Mimicking] Breaker nine, breaker nine, we got...

Ooh, damn it.

[Static hissing]

[Sigh]

Great.

[Peal of thunder]

[Exasperated sigh]

[Alarm sounds] Oh, shit.

What?

No, damn it.

One, zero, one, zero.

Come on, come on.

One, zero, one, zero.

[Alarm stops]

Come on, butterfingers.

Yes, yes.

No, no, no.

What am I doing?

[Grunt]

[Heavy breathing]

[Shouting] Hold it right there!

Oh. I'm sorry, Mr. Mayor, sir.

You might want to lower that thing

Before someone gets hurt.

Oh, yeah. Sorry.

It's not even loaded.

Then what good is it?

Who are you?

I'm the new night watchman.

Oh.

What was with the alarm?

I... I don't know, sir.

[Sigh] Must be the damn storm, huh?

Well, I might as well call it a night.

It's going to be hours before they can restore power.

[Chuckles] What is it?

[Gunshot]

[Loud thud]

[Ahhh ahhh]

[Muffled gunshot]

[Loud thud]

[Two gunshots]

[Soft music playing]

How come you never ask for any of the other girls?

Mm. Creature of habit. I guess.

And I like you.

[Laughing] Oh, really.

[Breathes in deeply] Don't make me say it twice.

[Chuckles]

Mmm.

Mr. Tough Guy.

I never said I was tough.

Mmm.

Well, you look pretty tough to me.

Mmm.

Well, I'll take your word for it.

Mmm.

I got to go.

[Disappointed] Oh.

Why don't you stay?

Okay.

But only until you fall asleep.

Son of a bitch.

City Hall Security.

[Coughing]

[Sniff]

[Cough]

Finally, old enough to drink.

Cheers.

No, really?

You guys remembered? Aw, you're sweet.

You guys are sweet.

I don't care what pictures you took last night.

No Facebook postings, okay?

(Female anchor on TV) This just in.

Mayor Stanwood has been shot

In an apparent assassination attempt at City Hall.

Preliminary reports indicate that the wounds were fatal.

We will bring you further details

As they continue to come in.

Hi. Agent Driver.

Thanks.

Hey. Chief wants to see you.

Any idea what it's about?

Nah. He didn't say. Just said "now."

This type of hit does not happen in our city.

This never happened on my watch.

What do you think?

Political? Mob-related?

I know the mayor was shot, sir.

Hopefully once I start investigating,

I'll be able to give you more details.

What do you think? What's going on?

DC's sending someone in with you on this.

I work with Pearson. What happened to him?

Not this time, John.

Here you go.

Yeah.

(Woman) Oh, hold the elevator.

Yeah.

Thanks. Mm-hm.

Must be pretty important.

I'm just checking messages.

Yeah.

Reception in here is horrible.

Walls are too thick.

New here?

Um, temporarily.

I'm on special assignment from D.C. Mm.

Only special assignment worth anything in this town

Has to do with the death of the mayor.

I can't really discuss... Discuss the case, yeah. I get it.

[Clears throat]

I'm... [Clear throat]

I'm Jude Brown, by the way.

Mila Driver. Nice to meet you.

[Elevator dings] You, too.

I'll see you around.

Uh...

Harvey's at the end of the hall.

Oh, thanks.

[Knocking]

(Harvey) Agent Driver. Have a seat.

Good morning, gentlemen.

(Harvey) This is Special Agent, John Archer.

(Harvey) You and Agent Archer will be working together.

(Archer) Any particular reason you paired me

With someone from DC and not Pearson?

Agent Driver is one of DC's finest analysts.

I'm sure she'll be an asset to the team.

Right.

You're driving.

He grows on you.

I don't plan on being here long enough for that to happen, sir.

So what made you want to get involved with the Bureau?

Sure don't get many attractive women in this line of work.

I'm an M.D. with a specialization in criminal psychiatry.

I have a master's degree in forensic science.

I was top of my class in med school but, uh,

Private practice never really appealed to me. Screen.

So I, uh, was approached by the Agency,

Took the offer and headed for the Academy.

Weren't you, uh, top of the class there, too?

You got my file, you tell me.

So what about your weapon?

You ever fire it in the line of duty?

I qualified as an expert marksman.

[Chuckles]

I'll take that as a no.

[Archer sighs]

Neil Roberts, 21 years old.

Jesus Christ.

Probably his first real job, huh?

Tell me. Has anybody else been in here?

No, I secured the area before I called the PD.

Do me a favor. Let's try and keep it that way.

We don't want anybody else to contaminate the crime scene.

(Archer) Where you going?

Hey.

What have you got?

The shooter's position.

I think you might be right.

Yeah. It's where he rested the rifle.

This guy was a pro.

No shell casings. Took his brass with him.

Two shots rapid succession in the dark.

It's not your average street thug, I'll tell you that much.

I'm going to check the security cameras.

Why don't you go up to the mayor's office, see what you find?

Everything is fine for the first hour.

Then, this.

My guess is the storm took the system out.

That's pretty convenient, don't you think?

Not a single camera rolling, two vics were killed?

No. Power goes out. Camera goes out.

What about the traffic cameras? Anybody check those?

Not yet. Okay, well get on that.

If you find something, contact me ASAP.

You find anything?

Who's this?

Ah, that's James Durant.

Mayor's Chief of Staff, his right hand man,

His go to pretty much for everything.

Any reason why he'd want his boss dead?

None that I could imagine.

It's not going to hurt to ask him a few questions though.

I say we go through procedure.

I'll start by running a background check

On any military in the area.

All right.

I'll do a search for anybody

With a background in security, too.

This system was breached far too easily.

Yeah.

Okay.

Morning, Grace.

Mom? How are you feeling?

I always feel better when I see my boy.

Now, how do you really feel?

[Chuckles]

Well, there are good days and bad days.

This just isn't one of the good days.

I'm sure tomorrow is going to be better.

You need to find out who killed Stan.

And you need to find out why.

I'm way ahead of you, trust me.

Good.

So why don't you tell me about that new partner of yours?

What's she like?

I don't even know how you know this.

I have my sources.

I'm sure you do.

[Chuckles]

There's, there's nothing to say. Really. That's too bad.

There's not. Okay, Mom.

All right, I got to go.

Try and get some sleep, all right?

John?

Be careful on this one.

I'm always careful, Mom.

I love you.

I love you.

Try and get some sleep.

Okay.

Let's see what we got.

Come on, baby. Daddy needs an A.

[Phone rings]

[Beeps]

Hello?

Hey, man. Yeah.

Uh, not much. Just downloading some stuff

From outside City Hall for my time lapse project.

Uhhh, yeah, okay. One beer, but that's it.

Okay, maybe two.

Yeah. Okay, I'm going to leave in a minute.

I'll see you soon.

Okay. Bye.

Son of a...

Come on. Show me your face, show me your face.

[Cell phone rings]

Yeah, it's Archer.

Hello?

Hello?

What the hell are you still doing here?

I could ask you the same thing.

Come on.

You work too hard.

Let's go get a beer. Take the edge off.

I'm going to stick around here.

Run through this one more time.

Just see if there's something I missed.

Beer? Security tapes?

[Tsk] Beer wins this one, boss.

Well, you enjoy yourself.

[Music]

Hey, Tommy.

Can I grab two beers

And a shot of Jamey, please?

Finally gave it up, huh?

Yeah. Yeah, I just needed a break.

So, uh,

What's your new partner doing?

Oh, Christ.

Well, the jury's still out, but she's not my partner.

Looks like you lost your beer, though.

Cheers.

[Bottles clinking]

How you doing?

Uh, no thanks.

[Laughing]

Okay.

You always this pleasant?

Hm? Oh. Yeah. Pleasant. Mm-hm.

Wow. We're going to have a lot in common.

So what have you got there?

Uncover anything new?

Um, I'm running a background analysis on Durant.

I'm checking to see if there are any unusual patterns in his recent behavior.

We should bring him in and ask him some questions.

Is that how you run things around here?

Just bring them in, rough them up a little bit?

See what happens?

Well, that's how we start.

We bring them in, we sit them down,

Ask them some questions. See if any red flags pop up.

You know, since we're here working together,

I say we collaborate on our approach.

I think that's a good idea.

Welcome aboard.

(Mila) Did you find anything on the surveillance tapes?

No, that's all useless.

This whole thing reeks of a cover-up.

Don't buy the electrical storm theory, huh?

Not for a second.

Bullets fired from a gun killed this good man,

Girls and boys. [Scoffing]

That's my theory, John. And I'm sticking to it.

Now, the bullet entered the front of his head here.

You can tell from the relatively small entrance wound.

The larger hole is closer to 13 centimeters.

That's basically a damn big exit wound.

We found, uh, these

Near the body, some several feet away.

Caliber of weapon?

Ah. You're in luck.

Fragments of a .30-06 bang-bang.

And that's not all.

From a different caliber.

Now how do you suppose those got there?

So we got two weapons.

Which introduces the possibility of two shooters.

It's very plausible.

These are from a much smaller weapon.

Yeah. Probably a .22.

A professional's weapon of choice.

Yeah. It makes sense in a twisted sort of way.

The first shot killed him instantly,

The second shot was for insurance.

The third shot was just...

An entertainment.

The primaries are coming up and the mayor's suddenly killed [Bleep].

There's two candidates that could possibly benefit from that.

I'd say that's a good place to start.

Yeah.

[Groan]

[Computer beeping]

Oh, shit. I shouldn't have done that.

[Beeping]

No.

No, no.

[Rapid clicking on keyboard]

Jessie, Jessie. It's Alex.

I have an emergency. A big one.

Yeah, I'm coming over.

No, no, today.

Please, Jessie. Please, please, please.

Okay. Thank you. Thank you. I'll owe you.

No. I'll, I'll pay you. I can pay you.

I'm going to have to run a complete diagnostic check, Alex.

How long is that going to take?

I'm pretty backed up but once I figure out what's wrong with it,

Within a couple of hours. Okay, so, today?

Maybe. It has to be today.

I'll do my best.

Okay, look. You don't understand.

I needed this, like, yesterday.

I have a project due in a couple of days.

Come on, Jessie. I've been coming to you forever.

I'll do what I can.

Get out so I can work.

So... tonight?

Get out.

Thank you.

(Man on tape) With the jobless and crime rates

At an all-time high,

This city needs someone who can deliver results.

So, if you want results,

And you're tired of broken promises,

Then vote Lee Rudman. You'll be glad you did.

I'm Lee Rudman. And I approved this message

As all of you know,

During Mayor Stanwood's administration,

I became his most trusted assistant.

More than that, he became a father to me.

The father I never had.

Now, he didn't want a lot

Of lavish expenses going into his funeral. He...

Even in his death had the best interest

Of the people he served in the forefront of his mind.

I think now is a good time...

To take a moment and say your final goodbyes.

Well, we'll give this guy a day.

Tomorrow we pay him a visit.

(Mayor, off) I trust you, James.

(James) Thank you, sir.

[Chuckles] You're welcome.

Sometimes more than the other people that I work with.

I'm sick, James.

And... I need to keep my condition secret.

Well, what do you mean sick?

We can get you treatments, specialists...

I've already gone through all of that.

There's nothing else that can be done.

I can delay the process

But there's nothing else I can do.

So, uh...

I don't want to alarm anyone.

That's why I want you and... we, to keep this under wraps.

We could figure out a way for you to get me my medication

Without anybody finding out.

Yes, sir.

I need to talk to you about how I want you

To handle things after I'm gone.

[Sigh]

[Knocking at door]

It's open.

Your assistant said you wanted to see me.

I came as soon as I could.

Have a seat.

How are you holding up?

Yeah, I know.

Sam was a good man.

Even though we were political opponents,

He still treated me with respect.

Every bad thing he ever said about you had to do with your golf game.

That sounds like Stan.

How's your wife doing? I know they were old friends.

Well, you can imagine.

They worked together on quite a few city projects.

That's actually how I got bitten by the bug.

Give her my best.

I will.

So what's on your mind?

A job.

A job? For me or you?

For me. Working for you.

I already have a bunch of interns.

With Stan gone, it's only a matter of time

Before I'm handed my walking papers.

You and I both know the vice mayor is not well enough

To continue her duties.

Those duties most certainly will not be coming my way.

What exactly are you looking for?

Make me your campaign manager.

I already got one of those.

He's the best in the business.

I know, and I respect what he does

But he's won't get you where you need to be.

You want to elaborate on that?

I have certain information that he is unaware of.

What kind of information?

Certain information about your opponent, Michael Conway.

Information that if leaked through the proper channels at the proper times,

Could derail his entire campaign while bolstering yours.

I can get you that throne you're looking for.

If you're referring to the city funds

He used to bump his own staff's payrates,

Then you're three steps behind.

You're getting your news from cave paintings, it's coming to you so slow.

It's much bigger than kicking a staff a few extra bucks.

How big?

Guarantee me a position on your staff

As campaign manager

And you get to know what. Until then...

You're just going to have to lose sleep over it.

And what if I say no?

I'll just start combing the classifieds.

I think JC Penney's hiring. Maybe I'll get a job there.

I'm sorry.

You'll have to do better than some vague secret

In order for me to think about hiring you.

Freeman's a smart guy.

He wouldn't miss something as big

As what you're talking about.

You're sure about that?

Sure enough to know I'm not going to let him go

Without seeing a few more bullet points on your resume.

How's your campaign financing?

I'm all good there.

I got more support than you might even be aware of.

What if I could triple that support?

Does that pique your interest?

Triple it?

Yeah. I'm interested.

Okay.

What I'm about to tell you does not leave this room.

Sounds exciting.

It is.

Look, you're not trying to get me into hot water?

If I was trying to get you into hot water,

You'd know it by now.

All right, fair enough.

Fire away.

During my time with Mr. Wood,

Not all the funds coming into the city

Were, let's just say... clean.

This includes payouts,

Financing for various programs,

And of course, campaign funds

For the mayor's re-election campaign.

Gangsters pulling strings from behind the curtains.

This isn't news.

Even John Q. Taxpayer isn't stupid enough to believe

Everything he hears from the media.

Mobs have been involved in everything.

This isn't exactly mob. It's more of a fraternity.

Fraternity? Is that what you call the hoods that you grew up with?

No, them I call friends.

This is childhood, and yes,

Those are the people I grew up with.

They're the same people

Who are going to add some very working-class appeal

To your very blue-blooded campaign.

And yes, some of them can also provide

A lower-level liaison to this fraternity.

Even though Stan tried to keep me clear for the most part,

He did provide me with some information.

What kind of information?

The kind of information that brings you political favors and financing

In exchange for keeping your mouth shut.

If you're talking mob money, you can stop right now.

I'll stop whenever you want me to stop.

But you and I both know campaigns like this

Are won and lost in the trenches.

And it's dirty.

You need somebody who's willing to be a little bit muddy,

So you don't have to.

Freeman's not that guy.

All right, look. I need a night to think about it.

I have a meeting with some high level people.

Come by my place tomorrow at 9 AM.

Bring your resume.

I'll be there.

[Street sounds]

Right on time. I like that.

I can't tell you how many times

People show up late for meetings.

It drives me nuts. I bet.

What's this? My resume.

You know I was joking, don't you?

Not all of us are stiffs.

Some of us do have a sense of humor.

[Chuckles]

Coffee? Please.

Cream? Sugar?

Black, please.

It's a hell of a place you have here.

Thanks.

I designed it myself. Every square inch.

I even planned out where every piece of furniture should go.

You're an architect?

Anal retentive, I think, is the term.

But yeah, that's what I went to school for.

I really loved it.

I used to reverse engineer old buildings

To see if I could improve them, make them better.

Such as the pyramids, for example.

But I usually couldn't.

What made you change gears?

Architecture and politics are not exactly in the same ball park.

I know it's... this is going to sound corny

But I thought there was a lot more that I could do

For this city in politics than I could with my drawings.

There was a lot of impoverished areas where I got my first gigs

That weren't getting the kind of funding

That I thought they should have.

So, as an architect,

No one's going to listen to me.

I can't do much with that.

But with a shirt and a tie and a campaign billboard

Suddenly everybody's listening.

Yeah.

I got to say I didn't picture you

As a knight in shining armor type.

A lot of us in politics are here for much less noble reasons.

Well, that office isn't mine yet

So don't be handing me the trophy till the race is over.

Have you thought about my offer?

I did. I did.

And I couldn't stop thinking about that secret fraternity you mentioned.

I can't believe Stan was connected to these guys.

It doesn't sound like the everyday mob.

What else can you say about them?

I can tell you they're powerful enough

To keep anybody from knowing too much about them.

The details I know I picked up from Stan.

Um, the "Annuit coeptis" doubles as their motto.

It means "God has favored us."

Sounds arrogant already. My kind of people.

Apparently they're all over the country.

They're in every walk of life.

Some are rich, some are poor, they're everywhere

And aside from the ritualistic practices,

Their objectives have never been that clear.

But some of the more elite factions

Have helped advance society in mathematics and science.

Even turning the tide on some wars.

But for which side, I couldn't tell you.

I suppose part of being a secret fraternity

Is keeping it secret.

Did they ever ask you to join?

My contact with the fraternity

Has been primarily through foot soldiers,

Guys I knew growing up.

The more elite members know

That I'm not interested in serious membership.

And I'm happy to have my limited access.

I don't need the secret clubhouse decoder ring.

Sounds like a cult to me.

I don't think I want to go down that road.

I understand your trepidation.

Moving on though,

You said you had some information on Conway

That could help us win this thing.

Us?

Us.

Freeman's out?

Early this morning, yeah.

Poor sap.

Look, I need a victory.

And I believe that you're the one that can do it for me.

Whatever it takes as long as it's legal.

Of course.

You're my campaign manager.

When we win this thing, if we win this thing,

You'll be my chief assistant.

You won't regret this.

Yeah. I'd better not.

So, what's the big story, kid?

[Sigh]

Conway's cheating on his wife.

[Chuckles]

Who's the girl?

Her name is Crystal.

She works at a couple of the nightclubs in the city.

Hm. And you know this how?

She told me.

And I had her take a couple of her own photographs

To make sure Conway can't deny any of it.

Oh! This is good!

I told you. [China clinking]

We got the payoff, we got the scandal, we got 'em dead to rights.

This is over, this is ours.

Almost. The back channels I told you about,

Well, they're a two-way street.

Conway and his cronies are just starting to figure that out.

What are you talking about?

They know about Paula Belmont.

What? It hasn't gotten out and it won't

Because we're going to stay five steps ahead of it.

Who else knows about this?

Until tomorrow morning, just Conway's team. Tomorrow morning?

We're going to issue a statement

About this love affair before Conway can.

That way we can spin it the way we want to spin it.

Are you crazy? Are you nuts?

This is the only way.

We break it,

We issue an explanation,

We give a big dramatic speech

In the wake of Conway's disgrace,

The public will forgive us

Without even issuing an apology.

I didn't mean to hurt her.

We had a heated exchange. It got...

Out of hand. It's... I know. I get it.

It was an accident.

But you don't have to sell it to me.

I'm not the one who's buying.

Has she gone to the media yet?

Not yet. I can make sure she doesn't

Till we have this under control.

[Sigh]

I should never have touched her.

I don't know what the hell I was thinking.

God. It's done.

You can't change anything about it now.

What we can do is make the public see it

The way we want them to see it.

My wife doesn't even know about it.

You don't want your dirty laundry

Aired in front of the whole city?

Go sell used cars.

[Sigh]

All right.

Get to work.

(Female anchor on TV) Wait till you hear what we've got

In store for you tonight.

We lead off with candidate to mayor, Michael Conway,

And a story straight out of film noir dime novels.

Looks like your secret is out, Mr. Conway.

A dancer at a local nightclub

Who goes by the stage name Crystal,

Has come forth with some shocking news, gang.

Are you ready for this?

Let's hear it.

Michael Conway, the very married Michael Conway,

Has been caught in the type of scandal

That opponents can only dream of

So close to voting day.

Apparently this Crystal and Conway

Have been sleeping around for months now.

Can you believe it?

You don't say.

It's going to be a late one.

What do you feel like? Chinese or Italian?

Buyer's choice.

Who says I'm buying?

Your campaign manager.

You have that speech ready?

Just finished.

Let's hear it.

[Clears throat]

[Sigh]

"Friends and neighbors."

"Over the course of the next few months"

"We're going to be spending a lot of time getting to know one another."

"And I'm going to do my best to figure out"

"What it is exactly you want and need."

"And you're going to do your best to figure out who I am"

"And what I stand for."

"That process will be a whole lot easier"

"If we're honest with each other"

"So let me take this opportunity to be honest with you."

"During the coming campaign, my opponent, Mike Conway,"

"Is going to try to tell you all about what a horrible person I am,"

"How many mistakes I've made."

"He's going to describe all of my faults in vivid detail"

"In an attempt to make you hate me more than you already hate him."

"Well, I'm here to tell you the truth"

"And the truth is... I do have faults."

"And I have made mistakes."

"And I'm glad."

"Because without mistakes,"

"Mankind never invents the wheel or the airplane."

"I'm not perfect.

"And I don't want to be.

"All I want is for you to trust me when I tell you

"I have what it takes to be your next leader.

"I want you to trust me when I tell you

"That Michael Conway is lying.

"And I want you to trust me when I tell you

"That a vote for Lee Rudman

Is a vote for the future of this city."

So you think that'll work, huh?

I think it'll convince the people that you're worthy of forgiveness.

You mean forgiveness for the issue of Paula.

Forgiveness for anything.

This is about character.

This is about being real, being fallible,

Being forgivable under any circumstance.

No one forgives anyone else unless they want to.

We're going to make them want to.

[Chuckles]

All right. So what's next?

Strategy. Every conquering hero needs one.

So we discredit Conway first.

We won't have to.

Not after this affair breaks.

He's going to destroy himself from the inside out.

What we need to do is stick to the issues,

Stick to the platform.

Conway is as good as gone.

They're all going to be as good as gone.

You'll be the last man standing.

All right. What are the first issues?

Health care.

You mentioned some of the impoverished people

In the neighborhoods you worked.

I grew up with some of those people

And I can tell you firsthand

What's most important to them is

Affordable health care for the poor and elderly.

Wait a minute. The city has a pretty good health care system

Right now in place.

It's not good enough and the voters know that.

I'm telling you, we hit a home run

Leading off with this issue.

All right. What's next?

Education.

Empowering citizens to pull themselves

Out of their own dire circumstances.

We create new schools, new after-school programs, new teachers.

We reel in the working class vote

In a city that is very working-class.

All right, well,

With budgets, education always gets the raw deal.

Right? Everyone knows this.

So you now attempt to change that.

And the voters will believe you

Because they want to believe.

This is all about who you are

Leading up to voting day.

The day after, you can be whoever you want.

If we're not able to carry through all promises

We made leading up to the election,

It won't be the first time.

It won't be the last.

All right. What about security?

This city needs to be cleaned up.

I built a whole campaign on this.

I've made a lot of promises.

I'm sure my old friends won't appreciate hearing that

But I'm with you.

So how do we turn this whole thing around?

We assign special task forces to very specific areas of crime.

We create our own DEA, our own ATF.

We'll send the bad guys running.

What kind of numbers are we talking about?

Ballpark? 1500 new men,

Uh, translates to about 16 mill a year in salaries.

That doesn't include transportation, weapons.

So realistically, this isn't very possible, is it?

Realistically? No.

But campaigns aren't won on realistically.

They're won on hypothetically.

What if we could create the greatest police force this city has ever seen?

What if we could cut crime in half?

These are the questions we want our voters to be asking

As they step into the booth.

Not how we'll pay for it.

What if I get elected?

When. When you get elected.

When I get elected.

[Sigh]

Put 500 new uniformed cops on the street

We throw some new toys at them,

It's enough to make people think

You weren't just blowing smoke up their asses.

So you believe that will be enough to satisfy them?

It'll have to.

Let's get the ball rolling with this first.

Mm-hm.

First let's get elected.

Did you order that Chinese yet?

What's the number?

(James) I need you to run with this story tomorrow.

I needed you to run with it yesterday.

Yes! Yes. I'm calling it a favor

And I know it means I'm on the hook

For a bigger favor down the road.

This speech goes on at 10 A.M. sharp

So I need you to run with the story tonight

So people can see it with their morning newspaper and coffee.

Okay. Good.

What are they running?

More women have come out about Conway.

Guy's a regular Tiger Woods.

The more I find out about him,

The less I want to know though.

You're doing a hell of a job, James.

You're a good man.

I don't know if I'd go that far.

[Laughter]

I'm going to call it a night.

I have a big day tomorrow.

Good night.

[Birds chirping]

[Car engine starts]

A toast to our fallen mayor, Stan Wood.

Salud.

A good man.

(Archer) Are you ready for this?

Yep.

I know you've never done it before,

But feel free to pull your gun if the need arises.

Yeah. Very funny.

[Sighs]

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey.

Take it easy. Have a seat. Please. Now!

Have a seat. Thank you.

Look, I just need to have a quick word with you.

These guys haven't been nice to me.

Give us a minute.

(Archer) I appreciate that.

Look, uh...

I hope you understand, it's just protocol.

I got to... I got to ask you some questions.

Anyway, because of your indepth relationship with the mayor,

Unfortunately, that just makes you a prime suspect.

Do you know what that man meant to me?

He pulled me out of this neighborhood.

Gave me an opportunity to do something with my life.

He mentored me. That man was like a father to me.

Right.

Nobody stood to gain more than me

From him being in office.

What you're saying doesn't make any sense.

That may very well be the case.

You got to understand. This is due diligence here.

Would you happen, to be able to

Alibi where you were that night?

I was, uh,

I was at Sahara's. I think you know the place.

I do. Yeah. Yeah, you know.

How's our friend Crystal doing, by the way?

She's still good.

Last time I spoke to her. She's all good.

See, Mr. Archer, I know more about you than you know about me.

Which worries me. I tell you it does.

It tells me you've been doing your homework.

I just don't know why an innocent man would.

Anyway, look.

If you think of anything,

That can help us out, if you want to tell me anything,

I'd appreciate it if you could give me a call.

All right? Good talking to you.

Please sit down. We'll find our way out.

For someone who just lost a father figure,

He didn't seem very distraught.

Yeah, same thought crossed my mind.

We got to keep our eye on this clown.

Yeah.

[Loud thud]

[Gunshot] [Grunt]

[Phone ringing] [Shower running]

Come on, Mila. Pick up.

Come on.

Hey, it's me.

Call me back as soon as you get this.

And watch yourself.

[Grunting]

[Slap]

[Punch] [Grunt]

[Soft keypad clicking]

[Cell phone ringing]

[Groan]

Come on, Mila. Answer the phone.

Answer the phone. Answer the phone.

Hello?

Hey, it's Archer. Are you all right?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm okay.

A couple of guys attacked me when I got back.

I'll be right there.

Stay put. I'll be right there.

[Beep]

Ah.

I guess this was a warning.

Yeah. They paid me a visit as well.

This is part of the job if you're not aware of it.

Thanks for coming.

Of course.

We'll talk tomorrow, all right?

Keep the ice on it.

Make sure the swelling goes down.

Can you stay?

I'm... I'd just rather not be alone tonight.

Yeah. Yeah.

Sleep well.

Thanks.

[Moan]

Hey. How's it looking?

Just about done.

Okay. Let's take it for a test drive.

Yes, sweet.

Thank you so much, Jessie.

It looks like I'm going to make my deadline.

It's pretty cool, right?

Wait.

Go back a few seconds.

Stop.

Scroll back just a little.

Is that what I think it is?

You are about to be famous.

No.

I'm about to be dead.

(Mila) Yeah. We're on our way.

We got another body.

Beautiful. Let's go.

(Man) Another corpse.

Courtesy of our marksman.

Guess we could scratch Rudman off the suspect list.

Neighbors found him.

I can't say for sure without a ballistics report

But I'd lay odds that it's the same weapon that killed our mayor.

Right. Well, we'll get the .30-06

Over to ballistics and see if we get a match.

Yeah. Hm.

What are the slugs from the mayor's chest? You pull them?

Twenty-two. All right.

I'll stick it in the computer. See if we get a hit.

Thank you.

No. I don't want to get killed by some sniper. Okay?

Did you see the news?

Someone took out Lee Rudman.

Dude wasn't even elected yet.

He was just running.

So you're withholding evidence.

Oh, come on.

Even if you weren't,

You have something that they might be able to use

To ID the killer.

[Sigh] Yeah. Yeah. Maybe you're right.

I just don't want to end up dead.

You're such a wimp. Come on.

We'll go together.

My cousin's boyfriend is some kind of agent.

(Jessie, off) It's all very hush-hush

But everybody in the family knows about it.

Hey, I got something for you.

An Andy Holzman purchased a Remington 700.

That rifle is fully capable of firing that slug.

And, as luck would have it, he's also ex Marine military sniper.

All right. You got an address?

I'm working on it.

(Archer on phone) Okay, well, work faster.

Look, it's going to take some time.

Look, I really need you to prioritize this for me.

Hm. Of course.

I think I might have something here.

[Bar chatter]

Howdy, stranger.

What are you doing here?

Shouldn't you get some sleep?

Yeah, I couldn't sleep.

I keep thinking about that second shooter.

Yeah. Well, you want to think about him over a drink?

I sure do.

Tommy. Get her something.

I'll have whatever he's having.

What floor?

Really?

Yeah. Really.

What floor?

Six.

Andrew Holzman?

Yeah.

Agent Archer. This is Agent Driver.

We'd like to ask you a few questions.

You guys are here about the assassinations.

Just like to ask you a couple of questions if you've got a minute.

All right.

(Holzman) I guess it was just something

I was born to do.

I was a pretty big game hunter before I joined the Corps.

Pretty good shot.

So I guess sniping was just in my blood.

And now?

Well, I've had my fill of killing.

I didn't kill your mayor and I didn't kill Rudman.

Well, here's our predicament, Mr. Holzman.

The mayor was killed about 15 feet away.

On the other hand, Rudman was shot from 800 meters.

A really impressive shot by anybody's standards.

We know you have the skill and the training

To make a shot and oddly enough you just purchased a weapon

That potentially could have fired the same slug.

So help me out here.

800 meters is nothing.

Especially for a trained sniper.

Listen, what we'd like to do is take the weapon down to the lab,

Let Ballistics run their tests on it.

Just to eliminate you from the possible suspect list.

You okay with that?

Yeah.

Good.

I'll tell you what.

You take it.

Run all your tests.

But be good to my little girl.

We'll make sure to sing her a bedtime story.

Come on in.

How can I help?

Just a quick question.

Something we've been bouncing back and forth between the two of us.

So far we got the mayor and another candidate that's been killed.

What we can't seem to figure out,

Maybe you'll help us with this.

Why do you think nobody has come after you?

You still think I have something to do with Stan's death?

I already told you I was at Sahara's.

I have a dozen witnesses who can vouch for me.

You guys need to re-prioritize.

You should be more interested in protecting me

Than trying to pin this crap on me.

We're not trying to pin anything on you.

If you'll excuse me, I have a debate.

Yeah.

Yeah, there's George.

I'll be right there.

What is it?

Mom's taken a turn for the worst.

Do you want me to come with you?

No. No.

I need you to stay and keep an eye on things.

You sure you'll be okay?

Yeah. Yeah. Thanks.

Hey. What happened?

No. Don't listen to her. I'm going to be fine.

How do you feel?

Did you find Stan's killer yet?

Mom, let's not...

Just don't concern yourself with that right now, please.

I guess they figure with me on the way out

They might as well be rid of him, too.

That's not true. Don't think like that. John.

John. You need this now.

I never knew when would be

A right time to give it to you.

I'm so sorry.

There's nothing to be sorry about, Mom.

What is it?

Answers.

Okay. Answers, Mom. I don't need any answers

Right now, okay? I don't...

Mom. Mom.

Grace! Grace!

(Mom, off) My dear son.

I wish I had the power to be with you today

But that was not to be.

I hope that one day you will understand what I'm about to tell you

And that you'll find it in your heart to forgive me.

Your father did not abandon us.

I told you this because at the time

We felt it would be best for all of us.

He was a rising political light when we met.

But he was already married and having an affair, much less a child,

Would've ruined his career.

So we kept it a secret all these years.

There's a photo in the box

Of you on the day you were born

And the man holding you is your father. Stan Wood.

I'm so sorry you had to learn about this this way.

I hope you can forgive me

And that you will always remember that I loved you. Mom.

Oh, Nick. Just the guy I was looking for.

Do you have my test results?

Yeah. Two of the bullets came out of the .22.

And the .30-06 shell

Was fired from the same type of weapon

But not your suspect's gun.

How do you know?

The gun's clean.

You'll find gun powder residue in the barrel if recently fired.

Even if the gun had just been cleaned?

Yeah. There will be minute traces,

Even if it looks clean to the naked eye.

That gun hasn't been fired in years.

All right. Thanks.

Yeah.

Hey. You're late.

Come on. Fish are waiting.

(Man) Not this time, Lucky.

[Gunshot] [Thud]

Hey, uh, I, uh...

I have something that may help you find your shooter.

What is it?

Meet me at Louie's like in an hour.

We, uh... can't...

Can't talk here, okay?

Don't tell anybody.

I think there's a mole on the inside.

So, uh...

We may have stumbled onto something much bigger here than we thought.

What is it?

A journalism intern named Alex Ferrer

Was working on a time lapse photography project.

And he, uh, he gave us this flash drive.

Now, there's not much on it

But maybe we can enhance it and find something.

Yeah, yeah, I'll have IT take a look at it.

Thanks. Now that's the only evidence we have

That might lead us to the assassin.

Be careful.

Thanks a lot, Jude. Anytime.

Appreciate it.

[Cell phone ringing]

Archer.

Hey, John. Yeah, it's Driver.

Listen, I've got to talk to you about something, um...

I'm outside of Louie's.

Yeah.

[Shout]

Mila. Mila!

Hello...

[Shout]

Ah!

[Groan]

Damn it.

Jude, it's Archer.

Listen, I need you to run a trace on Mila's phone.

I don't know. Just do it.

Get back to me as soon as you can.

Ah.

Yeah.

(Man on phone) You want to see your partner alive,

Get in the car.

[Guns cocking]

(Male voice distorted) Eyes to the front.

Don't turn around. Don't look at me.

If he so much as twitches, shoot him.

You see, John,

You need to understand that we have the ability

To quickly and efficiently snuff out your life at any moment.

Since the mayor's untimely passing,

I can tell you everywhere you've been.

Every meal you've eaten. Every person...

You've contacted.

I could tell you things about your mother that you don't even know.

I want to offer you a job.

See, a man like you could either be a great asset

To this organization or a big problem.

I'd like you to be an asset.

So... I'll quadruple your salary.

Or I could kill you. It's your choice.

You'll receive a communication from us.

If you don't respond in kind,

Your life will quickly and abruptly come to an end.

Oh, and John,

Any number that you think that you're going to dial,

To enlist help in this crusade against this organization,

Whether it be the Bureau, the PD,

The phone that's going to ring

Will be mine.

We're everywhere, John.

[Cell phone ringing]

(Jude on phone) This is Agent Brown.

It's Archer. I need to get ahold of Mila.

Tell me you got a location on her.

I've been trying to reach you.

I've got a fix on her.

Warehouse by the river.

Send it to my phone as soon as possible. Yeah.

[Grunting]

What is this place? Where am I?

You've already been warned.

What do you want from me?

You've made our people uneasy.

What? What people? What are you talking about?

You didn't heed the warning

And now you'll have to pay the price.

Get off of me! Grrr.

Get off of me! Agh!

No!

[Grunting]

What is that stuff?

No. No!

[Shout]

(Woman on platform) This ends here.

Can I help you?

(Agent) We're hoping you can, actually.

You seen this kid?

No. I can't say that I have.

We get a lot of dorks in here that look like that

But I've never seen that one.

Thank you for your time.

Alex, it's Jessie.

A couple of suits came in looking for you.

They looked like agents, but I'm not sure what agency.

I think you should stay out of sight for a couple of days.

(Archer) Here you go.

Mm. Thanks for your mom's clothes.

Of course.

How are you feeling?

I'm... I'm pretty groggy but, um...

I'm okay.

They did quite a number on you, you know?

You saved my life. I owe you one.

All right. Nothing you wouldn't have done for me.

Let me show you something.

I found this last night.

It's the guy that attacked me.

He had a tattoo that was a very distinctive tattoo.

I did a little research and this is what I find.

A secret society.

This Annuit coeptis or however you pronounce that in Latin.

I've never been a big believer in this Illuminati stuff but...

If this is real,

This could be far bigger than we ever imagined.

Wait a minute.

Jude gave me this, um...

This flash drive.

Told me some kid named Alex

Was doing time lapse photography on a roof

The night the mayor was murdered.

He got a partial look at a possible suspect.

Jesus Christ.

What...? What's going on?

Jude said that it's on this flash drive?

Yeah.

I don't know if this drive is corrupt

But there's nothing here. This is empty.

We need to find the original.

Yeah, we do.

All right. Let's, um,

Let's do it first thing in the morning.

[Deep sigh]

All of you know

That I didn't run for this office.

But I was asked by the Council and both parties

To serve as mayor until such a time

As a proper election can be held.

I would like to thank the Council for their faith in me.

And I promise

To serve this city and its well-being as tirelessly

As my mentor and friend

Mayor Stan Wood.

Thank you.

[Crowd applause]

Coffee?

Yeah. Thanks.

Walk back to the bed.

What? Just do it.

Walk back towards the bed now. What is it?

[Gunshot]

[Grunting]

My rifle's under the bed.

Give me some shells. Right in the bag.

Come on, you son of a bitch.

Let me get a look at you.

He's down.

He's down.

Let's go.

You son of a bitch.

I'm sorry. I had no choice.

Why did you give me the drive?

[Cough]

That drive was wiped clean when I pulled it from my computer.

Who's behind this?

The society.

And the one who ripped it.

Make a phone call. Secure that weapon.

Hand me that cell.

I got two texts here.

Alex Ferrer. 616 Hobart Boulevard, Loft number 16.

I got a second text.

Lighthouse...

We gotta get to that kid. Yeah.

If Alex was the only one with the drive, he could be next.

We need agents we can trust.

I'll call DC.

You sure about that?

I'd bet my life on it.

All right.

It's the top floor.

[Knocking]

Alex Ferrer?

Yeah.

Federal Agents. Please open the door.

[Tapping]

What's this about?

Just need to ask you a few questions.

Open the door please.

[Sigh] Oh, God.

Listen. You gave a flash drive

To a colleague of ours that has sensitive material on it

And it's put your life in danger.

The file's been corrupted and we need to get the original.

Wait, wait, wait. Corrupted?

That's impossible. I double checked it.

We can't access the file on the drive.

You have another source of the footage here somewhere?

Well, yeah. The original's on my computer.

Good. Bring it up. Now.

Uh.

There he is.

Yeah. That's him.

Pack up your computer Take it with you. Let's get you out of here.

Let's go, let's go, let's go.

You better get him out of here.

Stay back. Okay.

You all right? Yeah.

We got to get him out of here and safe as soon as possible.

Where are we going?

We'll drop you off at the local news affiliate.

Why don't you grab the car and pull it up

To the loading dock?

When you get there, there's an anchor, David Newman.

Hand him the file he'll know what to do with it.

All right. You're going to be fine.

I never thought my big break would come like this.

What time we're getting the package from the truck?

We've got to run that story at ten.

Excuse me, I need to see David Newman.

I have something here that he's going to air right away.

I'm Newman. John Archer sent me. I have something you need to see.

Archer? Yeah.

All right. Let's see what you got, kid.

Come on.

You did good.

These will do nicely.

[Gunshot]

What the hell was that?

Go find out!

[Gun jams]

[Thud] [Shout]

[Grunting]

(Female anchor on TV) James Durant, Jude Brown,

And Thomas Edwards were all members

Of a secret organization

With ties to illegal arms dealers

Drug suppliers,

And terrorist organizations in foreign countries.

U.S. and international law enforcement agencies

Will continue to diligently pursue leads as they unfold.

[Foreign accent] Agent Driver? Yes. Who are you?

I'm Sonia Da Silva,

Head of the Brazilian Secret Service.

Here's the file we received from Washington.

Several kidnapping attempts have been made

On the president of Brazilian International Airlines.

The Brazilian Government has requested

Some help from the U.S. government.

The case is yours.

[Dramatic instrumental music]