The Event

Previously on The Event...

We need to look at this message

as a declaration of war.

Thomas has kept the location of the array

a closely guarded secret

You can't stop looking for him.

We have to find him, Simon.

The time has come for you to leave this place.

You should have a say in your future,

and for that reason, I have split from Sophia.

Plans to make a place for ourselves in this world

are already under way.

How many are coming? When are they coming?

They had my daughters.

Daughters you we never supposed to have.

You help me find my daughters,

and I will help you find your son.

- Daddy! - Oh, baby!

You're all right.

Everything you've ever told me was a lie.

Leila, that's not true.

I'm not human. What am I?

I will tell you everything, but Sean can't come with us.

You should go.

I can't just leave you behind.

Sean!

You're a part of me, and without you,

I have nothing.

Thomas took control of the Mount Inostranka facility.

He broke out 51 of his people--

every one willing to swear loyalty to him--

and murdered the rest.

Many of the military personnel there were killed,

and director Sterling was gravely wounded.

Thomas had all video at the prison wiped.

But we have been able to do a computerized reconstruction

with eyewitness statements.

In terms of his motivation for breaking out the detainees,

we know Thomas intends

on bringing many of his people here.

God knows how many or for what reason, but...

maybe he needs the detainees to accomplish that goal.

We've held them for 66 years without incident

and now this.

How is this possible?

- Sir-- - how?

When you first asked me to be your Chief of Staff,

you asked me to be honest with you.

Yes, of course. I remember.

And that's still the case.

Sir, you're a good man,

a kind man who wants to see the best in everyone else.

People like you.

But is that really what we need in a President,

especially in a time of crisis?

Excuse me?

Truth is, you can't stop Thomas

because you're weak...

soft.

I have to say, Mr. President, I agree with him.

You're afraid to take bold action.

And, most importantly,

you've trusted the wrong people.

As a result, the country is in grave danger.

I'm sorry, Elias.

But you forced me to take desperate measures.

I don't understand.

I offered you my friendship...

my trust.

For the sake of everything we built together, talk to me.

N-no. Those-- those are my words.

I said that to you.

They were, but you've lost control of the situation.

- You've failed. - No, no. No.

- So we've stepped in. - No.

Madame President, are you done with the prisoner?

- Yes, General. - Should I take him to lockdown?

No. Just put him out of his misery.

- Yes, ma'am. - What?

What?

If you knew what will happen

once my people come here,

you'd beg me to do this.

No. No! No!

No! No!

- Elias! - No.

Elias! Wake up! Elias...

Are you okay?

- Are you all right? - Yeah.

I'm all right.

Okay.

Okay.

- sync, corrected by elderman --

Clear.

Welcome.

Welcome.

Come.

Gather round.

You're gonna want to take a moment to get settled in,

put 66 years of prison behind you.

But we don't have a moment to waste.

Some of you will be taken to the portal array's location

to finish the infrastructure.

Depending on your specialties,

the rest will do final design work,

helping us obtain the rest of what we need.

We own these homes...

and the land they sit on.

But this is nothing.

Once we use the portal to bring our people here,

then we will own it all.

- Are you ready? - I am.

You understand the size of the array we're building,

the amount of fuel we're going to need?

- This operation needs to work. - It will.

Good.

I'm counting on you, Hanson.

We recently discovered the helicopter

the detainees used to escape.

Blake. No, sit down. No.

I thought you weren't supposed to be released until next week.

The doctors determined that keeping me in the hospital

any longer would do more harm than good,

to myself and to them.

Well, it's good to see you.

I've just reviewed the report on the Inostranka breakout--

60 pages to conclude

that we still don't have a lead

on the whereabouts of Thomas or the detainees.

Would you say that's an accurate statement, Agent Lee?

Yes, sir.

Um, I'm sorry, Mr. President.

So am I.

But you're not responsible for the security

at Inostranka, Agent Lee-- the army is.

Thomas didn't accomplish this with advanced technology.

He simply took advantage of your incompetence.

Mr. President, he took an officer's family hostage.

There's only so much any system can do to defend--

Yeah, why weren't there any safeguards--

double blinds, like on nuclear weapons?

Why?

We never saw the detainees as the same kind

of national-security risk, Mr. President.

Well, you were wrong.

Thomas is trying to bring

God knows how many more of his people here

to do God knows what.

And now, because of your incompetence,

he has help-- 51 new collaborators.

General, clean up your house...

or our next conversation will be about your resignation.

Yes, sir.

If it makes you feel any better, General,

you held up a lot better than I would have,

assuming you haven't soiled your pants.

Is that supposed to be funny?

No, it's supposed to be supportive

and self-deprecating.

Anyway...

I seem to have misjudged my audience.

Yes?

I'm sorry I haven't called sooner.

Inostranka was locked down. I was waiting for confirmation.

Confirmation of what? Has Martinez found Thomas?

No.

And there's something you need to know.

Thomas...

he didn't break all of our people out of Inostranka.

I don't understand.

He only took those

who were willing to swear their loyalty to him.

He murdered the rest...

44 of our people.

I'm sorry.

No.

I was the one who put him in the position he was in.

I trusted him.

How...

We don't have the luxury to grieve.

We have to find him.

Michael has a location of a man

who is helping him procure components for the portal.

- Hanson. - Yes.

He's in San Francisco

laundering money for their operation.

- How far away are you? - Two hours.

Michael had to attend to some personal business.

- Come in. - All right.

Diane, this is Samantha.

This is my daughter Leila.

This is Mr. Geller.

Come on up, girls.

You need to wash the road off you.

Okay, come on in. Okay.

We're gonna take care of each other, right?

Hmm?

Be a good girl.

Okay. Go ahead.

All right. Come on, Sam.