President Down

It’s a historic day in global diplomacy.

Any moment now, inside the White House,

newly elected Russian President Nikolai Kasparov

is expected to sign a landmark accord,

signaling a dramatic shift from the isolationist era

of his predecessor, Ilya Aminoff.

Thank you, President Kasparov.

Ladies and gentlemen, these trade agreements

and peace accord that President Kasparov and I

have just signed

are the first step to inviting Russia back to the table.

They signify the commitment of our great countries

to shape a mutually beneficial future,

to work hand in hand, to lead by example

towards a common goal of global peace for all.

This will set the foundation

for future generations of the world.

To feel safe.

To...

Madame President? -Cat?

Mom.

Hey, let me in.

Starlight is down.

Evacuate the press now.

I say again, Starlight is down.

Lock down the perimeter. Nobody in our out.

Kasparov and his team are sfe, no shots fired.

What happened?

I think she’s having a heart attack.

Madam president, we need to get you to the hospital.

I need you to get up, okay?

Reyes, on three. Lets get her up.

One, two, three.

Liberal candidate Nikolai Kasparov has narrowly

secured the Russian presidency,

heralding in a new day for Russia,

free of the iron grip of former President Ilya Aminoff,

whose policies have been called out by world leaders

as the reason for so much destabilization in the region.

Inaugural festivities are planned for

the next two days at the Kremlin

to celebrate this historic moment.

Kasparov will then travel to the United States next month,

where he and U.S. President Catherine Collins

will sign several trade pacts along with a peace accord

laying the groundwork for a new age of fellowship

and hope for U.S.-Russian and global relations.

I didn’t see. What happened out there?

She collapsed during her speech.

We caught her just before she hit the ground.

That’s good, that’s good.

Bradycardia, irregular pulse, equal breath sounds.

78 over 40, run fluids.

President’s going to be fine, Miss Collins.

Guardian, Stagecoach en route to lodge.

ETA 30 minutes with early morning traffic, we’ll advise.

She’s in heart block, third degree.

No, no, no, she has a pacemaker.

Okay, back in regular sinus.

Madam President?

Where...

What’s going on?

Call Amelia. Call Amelia.

Madam President, Amelia is fine.

She’s following us to the hospital.

What happened?

Your pacemaker malfunctioned,

Madam President, and you passed out.

Had I at least signed the accord?

Yes, ma’am. You most definitely did.

That’s a relief.

That’s not going to be a good look

fainting on national television.

Don’t worry about it.

Where’s my phone?

Got it here. Here, hold on.

Might be Amelia.

It’s an unknown number. This is an encrypted line.

It’s a message that says, "We control your pacemaker.

"The United States must immediately renounce

"and withdraw its support of Kasparov.

"Should you refuse, we will launch a nuclear weapon

"at the Kremlin.

You have 12 hours to comply."

Are they serious? Is this a joke?

Go on, read it.

I don’t think this is a joke, Madam President.

Any attempt to alter your pacemaker, you die.

Can they do that? Can they hack into a pacemaker?

The new ones do have Wi-Fi access.

Some doctors use it to log in remotely

and adjust things on the way to the ER.

Can they use data or anything else besides Wi-Fi?

No, these devices only connect to a Wi-Fi connection.

"Any attempt to alter your pacemaker, you die.

"To show how serious we are,

"we will attack your pacemaker again

so you will be certain of who is in control."

Madam President. -She’s in heart block.

Hold on.

She’s back in regular sinus.

You’re going to be all right, Madam President.

"The countdown begins now.

"Every two hours, you will receive another attack.

"Each time we up the intensity of our wrath.

"Every time you will come closer to death

"until you do as you’ve been told.

Renounce Kasparov."

Two hours.

Madam President?

We’ve got to get that pacemaker out ASAP.

Stagecoach, this is Tracer. We’ve got traffic up ahead.

All lanes are closed at DuPont Circle.

We’re going to need to divert to side streets. Over.

Call me that, Tracer. Stand by.

I know you won’t like this,

but this is going to get us there faster.

Is that a Meraglim?

Yes, ma’am.

Intelligence is banned in America.

I should now. I banned it.

I’m sorry to interrupt, Madam President,

but I need you to stop talking.

You need to rest and get your vitals up.

Tracer. Stagecoach.

Stagecoach, go ahead.

Divert to 20th.

The protocol is 22nd.

I’m in DOT’s ops, let me handle it.

Stagecoach, I know you’re in charge,

but I would advise against it.

You’re going to get an Alpha Charlie

if you deviate from procedure.

I will as well. -This will be on me.

This is the President’s life.

Hang a right on 20th. Do it now.

Roger that.

Hang on.

Oh!

I’ve got control of the traffic lights.

We’ll be there in less than five minutes.

Mom? Is she okay?

She’s stable, Miss Collins.

You’re welcome to follow us, but we’ll need to get her situated.

We lost Dad to cancer less than a year ago.

I’m not ready to lose her, too.

Amelia, I promise you we’re going to solve this

and figure out who’s behind the messages in the text.

I’m going to hold onto your mom’s phone for a while.

Thanks, Jake.

Agent Pike.

I have confirmed that this room is Wi-Fi free.

A room? Couldn’t you get a whole wing?

I can’t do the wing just yet.

Doctors and patients need Wi-Fi.

A move that big is going to take some coordination,

but they will start moving patients out to fully secure.

All right, Agents, I’m going.

Copy that, Miss Collins. We’ll reconvene later.

How are you feeling, Mom?

Like I’ve been hit by a Mack truck.

I’m going to be fine.

I can’t survive another loss like Dad’s.

Shh.

I’m not going anywhere.

Okay...

Okay.

All right, you stay with the president.

I need to update Goddard on everything that’s transpired.

I’m going to have Mr. Marcus bring me the IMSI-catcher.

See if we can run a diagnostic and isolate

the origin of these texts.

Also, I’m going to scan the president’s phone

and see if we can figure out

who’s behind the hacking of the pacemaker

and see if this nuclear threat is viable or not.

I want the best doctor now. -Yes, sir.

Everyone on the team is praying for her, sir.

Thank you.

Here comes Goddard. He looks pissed.

Reyes, would you escort the vice president

in the room, please?

Yes, sir. Mr. Vice President?

Pike.

Mr. Goddard, the president’s pacemaker was compromised today.

You know, I got a call from the supervisor

of the Department of Transportation

that there was a traffic light that was hacked

somewhere around 20th Street.

Do you know anything about that?

Yes, sir. That was me.

I used a Meraglim.

Okay, that’s illegal.

Now, I know you were recruited based on your cracking skills,

but that doesn’t give you carte blanche.

Sir, I was doing what I thought was necessary

to save the president’s life.

You put lives at risk.

Now, God forbid there was an accident.

The President’s critics would have had a field day.