jericho
small town in kansas that witnessed a series of nuclear attacks
that destroyed 23 american cities
in a single day
the attacks crippled and fractured the u. s. government
and left our town cut off from the world
please help us
if this country is at war we need to know it
but even in the worst of times
it's possible to find the best
in ourselves
and in others
robert hawkings
the cover agent who was supposed to stop the attacks
is now hunted by his former bosses
for the secret he holds
what is that?
a nuclear bomb
there were dozens of these things used in the attacks, right?
and now you have the last one!
evidence
it's the smoking gun behind the greatest crime
in the history of the world
now, as we are about to be overwhelmed
by a hostile neighboring town
a new government appears
based out of cheyenne, wyoming,
a government with a new face,
flying a new flag
now!
previously on jericho
i'm major beck, 10th mountain division
the dispute between this two towns is now officialy over
as of this morning,
we've restored power to 70% of town
jericho is on the fast track to recovery
i want you to be jericho's sheriff
i'd like to tell you not to worry
is coming sooner rather than later
how's that?
the president's on his way
stanley?
good morning!
what is this?
it's a celebration for your first day on the job
at jennings&&rall
could you be any sweeter?
probably not
wow, this looks great!
i know this is a big day
for you to be in accounting again
counting, adding things up
maybe even a little subtraction, right?
well, i have to say i cannot wait to work in that office
you wouldn't believe how organized the jennings&&rall people are
everything is barcoded
i have so missed barcodes, spreadsheets...
i mean, every component, and package, and food stuff
every ounce is accounted for
where it's been, where it's going...
oh, i forgot how beautiful order can be
that's probably the most boring story i've heard in months
no, i love it
i mean, just a few weeks ago we were sitting at this table
trying to figure out how to defend our farm
from the next town over, and now
we're sitting here, we're about to eat pancakes...
...with actual chocolate chips in 'em and you're...
blabbing on about tracking packages
it's...
we're boring!
we are
we're boring
yeah, we are
stanley richmond?
yeah
hi, i'm ken calley
i'm the president's deputy communications director
the president? - yes ma'am
from...
right here
on your front porch
let's get the rest of this cars out of here, all right?
sheriff green!
nice uniform
i'm pacing myself
well, that's a start
and for today,
you and your mayor are gonna have to wear these credentials
i've got deputies re-routing traffic
and i've told them to keep an eye out for anything unusual
although i think secret service has got you covered
come on, what do you need me for?
trying to keep an eye on me?
local intel always beats eye in the sky
they wanna know the hazards in the area
condor's gonna be here in a few hours
condor?
codename for the president
biggest bird in the west
watch room is in town hall
president will be making a stop outside of jennings&&rall
before heading out to the farm for the speech
and how long is he scheduled to be on main street?
20 minutes
shake some hands on the road, meet the mayor
well, that sounds like the time for us to make our move
you got the password yet?
i will
how about evac?
ok, here is your escape route
i've got transportation here
diversions here and here
should give you enough time to get out on the open road
just... the way of doing this without getting you burnt
riding with the army was always a means to uncovering the truth
and the truth is coming to us
if all goes well by this time tomorrow i'll be in texas
and we'll be changing history
or we'll be dead
they call this the white house on wheels
unloads and reloads at every stop during the tour
president could fight a war from this room
change of plans
the president has struck a stop from his itinerary
that eta of 3 hours is now 28 minutes
copy that
lieutenant parker, take patrol out...
...and secure the roads in and out of town one last time
roger that, i'll send them out now
no, i want you to do it, parker
lead all our eyes out there
yes sir
what took you so long?
got a problem
secret service cut the last step short
so the president will be here in less than 30 minutes
we can handle that
that's not the problem
chavez got sent out on patrol
did he get the password?
i don't know
maybe, if he did, he didn't have a chance to give it to me
what if he's not back in time?
well, i'm assuming that he's not gonna be
so i'm gonna have to do it myself
how, robert? you'll never get past all that security
i've gotta get a hold of one of those secure walkie-talkies
i can get one
baby, this is not eavesdropping or xeroxing some fax pages
this is the real thing
it's lifting a walkie-talkie from a tray of walkie-talkies without being noticed
i can do that
i didn't realize how much i've let this place go
oh i don't know, the glare really makes the window treatments pop
a new grass?
i'm still trying to figure out how to make our wedding registry
vital to national security
you're already planning our wedding registry?
well, since i was twelve
and i've taken off the list luxury items we already have
such as your star wars collector glasses
ok, well i hope your friends are buying the... because
i'm not inviting anyone who can afford an espresso maker
i'm gonna make sure that they're not scratching up the floors
it's facial recognition software
takes a 3D picture of every face
checks it against a database we keep here at the watch office
the flagged ones, we've prohibited from secure areas today
since when does a criminals database...
...cross-reference people's voter registrations...
...d&&b files and library records?
september 2006
tickle through the ones we've flagged so far
i've scanned through them, but you know these people better than i do
let me know if there's anyone i need to be worried about
i guess i've to warn you i might be in there
you aren't
seen my file?
i don't know. a lot of files come across my desk
gray, have you got a minute?
sure, yeah, i was just gonna come looking for you
little mr caley has asked me to greet the president
and i was hoping, eric, that you and jake would join me
sorry, am i missing something?
show him what you showed me
jennings&&rall has recieved a crate of these new history textbooks
they want to distribute it by the end of the week
and why is this a problem?
look at the chapter titles
the section after world war ii is called "decline and fall of the first republic"
talks about how the united states died because we got weak
that the cuban missile crisis was a failure because we didn't attack the russians
that we pulled out of nam in 75 too early... and it goes on
how should we handle this?
i don't know
you don't know?
what do you want me to tell you?
it's your classroom, make a decision
there's a bigger issue here, gray
this new government, first they change the flag
now our history?
at what point is this a country we don't even recognize?
this people have saved this town from annihilation, to say nothing
now, there are millions of people who are still alive because of then
i don't know, i think that earns them the right to a point of view
those terrorist just keep getting better looking, aren't they?
can i help you?
alex utley
jake green
modesto bee, huh?
second largest paper in california now
though we had a little help getting there
is that a joke?
guess not
friend of yours?
she's a school teacher
says she's flagged because of her father
jonah prowse, what'd he do?
he runs a road gang in the area
i'm not sure why that makes her a threat
well, i think they'd say that there's no such thing as being too careful
are you reporting on them or for them?
yes
break, break condor is arriving
one second, sir
got it
ok. i need you to give me as much time as you can
before you let them find it, ok?
you head back to town hall, i'm gonna fall behind
what's going on?
i don't know what you mean
i just saw darcy put something in her purse back in the watch office
now, what are you up to?
jake green
we're missing a secure walkie-talkie
did you take one from the watch office?
no
turn around
utley, on your feet you were in the office as well
i'll assume the position
sir, nobody told you to move
the sheriff and the reporter are clean copy that
- mayor anderson, good to finaly meet you, sir - mr. president
eric green, my condolences on your loss. your father sounded like a wonderful man
i wish i could had known him
thank you
i must tell you guys, i am truly humble at the sacrifices you have endorsed
i think the country needs to hear this story
mayor, would you consider representing the area...
...at the upcoming constitutional convention?
constitutional convention?
we have an opportunity to write the next chapter in american history
the triumph of democracy over the forces of evil
think about it, we'll need good men like you, guys...
...to help keep this country strong
well thank you, sir, i'm honored
crash condor, repeat, crash condor
condor is secure
yes, sir
there's confirmation condor is secure at the citadel
checkmate is moving the billboard, copy that?
charles, please confirm you have the new positions
darcy, hold it
i'm sorry, i didn't mean to startle you
just didn't want you wandering outside the office, we're on a crash
what's a crash?
secret service procedure
if they believe their principal is in jeopardy, they freeze everyone where they are
a secure walkie went missing about 15 minutes ago
until that's recovered, we stay put
ok
have a seat, this should take a few minutes
isn't it something you should be covering?
no, cheyenne doesn't like "incidents" like this covered
and they control my credentials
what the hell kind of a reporter are you?
the working kind
so that's your idea of being a journalist, not making waves?
let me ask you this
you heard of the... virus?
yeah, from the news. they stopped it at the missisipi
of course, they don't want to panic so they wont let us publish reports...
...that it's already jumped the blue line - the blue line?
that's what they call the missisipi
it's got u. n. peacekeepers all up and down it
so nobody's reporting the real news, that'd get you off the hook
i used to work for the I.a. times before the attacks...
...i won two pulliztzers, so i've got a pretty good idea about...
...what it means to be a journalist
and they don't exist anymore
is your mother gonna come out to the farm for the speech?
she just left
went to stay with some family we contacted after the roads were clear
it couldn't be easy for her to be around here anymore
you should be glad she's not here
she would have thrown that new history book right in the president's face
- oh, come on! - he wasn't elected, gray
how does a government no-one voted for change the constitution?
we found time to have an election
of all people, i think you would remember that
so you're a real reporter, huh?
and the news also says that the attacks were north korean weapons...
...financed by iran. it's that the whole story?
oh, there's plenty of theories out there to pick from
what's yours?
oh, i'm not a conspiracy nut
let me guess: you know a guy who knows a guy...
you know, what if there were more than that story?
what if the government nuked two countries that had nothing to do with attacking us?
what if a guy wrote an exposé about the appaling gaps in port security
three years before the attacks and ended up on page c-18?
people get the news they deserve
people get the news they're given
it just takes someone willing to give it to them
when i was a kid, two guys took down the white house
with a typewriter, because people listened
they got angry, they acted
if i thought anybody was willing to listen, believe me, i'd be talking
ma'am, i need to take a look inside your purse
is that really necessary?
yes sir, it is
you searched the entire office, huh?
all stations on the net, this is citadel 2
we found the radio, the radio is secure
hey, crash is over they found the walkie-talkie
where? - i overheard it was in the sheriff's office
pretty embarrasing to have the whole group out looking
and a light staff at the watch office
they caused the crash on purpose
what?
halt!
find hawkings!
you had a guy inside beck's camp, and you didn't tell me?
he hurt one of my deputies
what makes you think i've got a guy inside?
well, before beck arrested him, he attacked me
and he told me to find you
check your pockets
check'em
okay
no, what's going on?
there were some very important files in that watchroom...
...and i copied them...
but my guy inside, chavez, he couldn't get the password to me to open them
so he gave it to you. i told him if he was in trouble, he could trust you
that's what this is all about, files?
a conspiracy this big leaves footprints, jake
thank you
you know, inmediately after the attacks
the 23 blast sites were tested by the military
to determine the origin of the fissile material in the bombs
the results said the bombs were milled in north korea
you're saying they ducted the results? they falsified them?
yes, but somewhere in here are the original results
here
plutonium was milled in seversk.
that bomb wasn't from north korea
it's an ex-soviet nuke
this is proof they lied about the attacks
this is just the paper trail
and your bomb is the hard evidence
unfortunately, getting that evidence out is going to be near impossible
what do you mean out? how? where?
texas
they're close to join in cheyenne, and if they do that,
then cheyenne is going to be too strong for us to bring down
so we have to make sure that that does not happen
now, were did they take chavez?
holding'im in a lockup for now, but i heard they were going to transfer him
to some place called noomer ridge
that is a super-max prison in colorado
it's the kind of place you don't come back from
he is well guarded...
i'm not gonna risk the greater mission trying to rescue him
but chavez had the contacts in texas
i gotta find a way of getting this information to the right people by myself
are you going to drive around texas with the bomb in the back of your car...
...looking for someone you don't even know yet?
you know, when you put it like that, jake...
there might be another way to get the information out
there's a reporter... - you know the media's in cheyene's pocket
no, this one may be different. let me fill him out
- jake... - i'll keep you insulated, allright?
unless you can think of a better way...
i've been trusting you, now it's time for you to trust me
that's a lot of information to take on faith
you can't give me your source? - no, not yet
first you have to convince your paper to publish the information on the flash drive
but i've gotta know you're gonna follow this through to the end
- i... i don't know - what don't you know?
god! this is the biggest news story in american history
that's the problem: it's gonna make a god awful mess of everything
it is a god awful mess
alright, let me call my editors now
on a government-issued phone? are you crazy?
you have to leave the press pool inmediately, you can't talk to anyone
drive straight through to modesto
so you want me to sit on the biggest news story in history...
... for two days? - yeah, that part's not negotiable
but you can drive as fast as you want
are you in?
two guys and a typewriter, huh?
- trish! - mr. richmond
oh, mr. richmond was my dad, i'm stanley
well, stanley, i'm pretty busy...
oh, ok, well, here's the thing: i kind of need a favor
oh, no, he's not annoying. i really am busy
yeah, it's mandatory for all jennings&rall managers to learn many languages
so i picked sign language
ok, so about this favor: i hear you guys are really good at tracking things...
but she scares me...
ok, so what's the favor?
stand down, gentleman
what was in that room that was so important?
this is probably your last chance to tell me what's going on...
...before someone props yo on a hole somewhere, parker.
if that's even your real name
we fought together, at least tell me who you are
i'm a dead man
lieutenant! - yes, sir
send this prisoner id out, we'll find out who he is soon enough
- hey - hey
i'm heading to the farm for the speech, you want a ride?
no, i'll met you out there. what is all this?
some guy had a heart attack at bailey's
he was dead when they found him
alright, i'll see you there
hold up!
citizens of jericho,
i am honored to be standing here today with you on this most hallored ground
those who died here gave their blood to protect our lives and liberties
and so we honour them
it's over
he's dead
the reporter's dead
accept this on behalf of a grateful nation
ready...
aim...
fire!
aim...
fire!
aim...
fire!
they killed him
if they killed him, why didn't they kill me?
well, if they suspected you were a threat they would have
best guess: the reporter called his paper...
...to prep them for the exposé on the new government...
...and the call was intercepted
we need to get a hold of that phone lock, i wanna know exactly who he talked to
and i wanna know autopsy
you will never see that body again
and we're lucky they didn't take him alive, 'cos he would have given us up
(president) you've lost loved ones
and here you are again, still strong, still proud.
this is the best of america
but in-fighting has left us weak, and vulnerable to our enemies
remnants of the old federal government have fallen back to columbus, ohio
after the attack, that government endlessly debated our response
so, in a vacuum of leadership, i acted to let the world know...
...that america was down, but not out!
- i can't just let'em get away with this - they already have
listen, jake, i've gotta figure out what i'm gonna do next
you figure out what you're gonna do, i can't let this go!
jake, i need you not to be my problem right now
(president) the federal government of the eastern block of states...
... no longer has any governing authority beyond the missisipi.
you've seen the flag. this is the flag of a new country...
...flying from the missisipi to the pacific
the 13 stripes of red and white still represent the 13 colonies...
...but they run in a new direction,...
...just as we must chart a new direction for ourselves
in a few short weeks, mayor anderson will represent you
as we ratify a constitution for this new nation
that will be known to the world by a new name:
the allied states of america
and with this new name, a clean slate.
our debts have been forgiven, and we are open again for business
that means jobs, stocked shelves, a return to life as we knew it
into the fall, we'll have elections, for we can all take part...
...in building a new government, as a safer, stronger america.
god bless you, and god bless the allied states of america
where are you taking him? - he's being transferred
son of a bitch!
whoa, pull him off!
get'im out of here!
nobody wants to do that more than me
he put one of my man in the hospital too
i assure you
lieutenant?
sir, the info on parker is back. he's dead.
what do you mean?
i mean parker's name and identity belong to a dead soldier
harold parker, u.s. army, killed in action, jalalabad, afghanistan,
11 may 2003
he's black ops
echo 3, this is echo 1, over
(radio) on the transport of lieutenant parker to nummer ridge?
(radio) i repeat, echo 3 this is echo 1, come in, over
you left this at the farm
you didn't even ask him one question.
all you did was say yes.
well, i want to go to that convention, and interrogating the president...
...was a good way to make sure that never happens.
well,...
eric, wait
that was my dad's
it hung in his old office, before the renovations
i thought it was lost
yeah, i found it in storage, when the army needed the space
i thought about bringing it here and hanging it up...
...but it just isn't me.
i'm going to cheyenne to ask those questions
and i'm gonna keep asking the questions until i get some answers
i just don't want them to see me coming
and i was hoping that, while i was gone...
...you'd be willing to act as mayor.
and try not to get us into too much trouble.
what has happened today is unacceptable.
i understand, sir.
how did your men lose him?
don't know, sir.
there's absolutely no record of him existing,...
...either through fingerprints or dna.
not to mention that every piece of paper with his name or picture on it...
...has dissappeared from my cp.
how's your search for sara mason going?
that's what i thought. you're overwhelmed.
i'm sending you a private contractor who knows the area.
they'll take care of the day to day administration of the town...
...while you find the terrorist.
jake
i've been draining my brain trying to figure out...
...how a handcuffed prissioner...
...guarded by three soldiers escaped from the back of a humvee.
any ideas?
i heard he was a spook. i figure he picked the lock...
...and fought his way out.
sounds possible. i suppose i should have thought of that.
thanks for your help today. it's appreciated.
little help here!
what's going on?
tell me what?
nothing, there's nothing to tell
what did you find?
nothing.
i mean, we found your father's second cousin...
...on a census in indiana, but the area had already been evacuated...
...and there was a woman with the same last name in a nearby refugee camp...
...but she wasn't related.
thank you.
i'm sorry.
i really wanted you to have your family at the wedding
i will.
you're my family.
you and bonnie, from here on.
thank jake for me
you were right about him. he's got good hands.
i just wish he learnt to pull his punches a little better.
yeah, me too.
so darcy scrubbed the office. there won't be any pictures for them to trace you with.
- it's a good woman you got there. - yeah, so she keeps telling me.
you've got everything you need? car? map?
i also have something for you
the phone is clean.
when i get to texas and meet up with my contacts, i'll call
i'll be waiting.
say, hey. you've ever heard of a project boxcar?
no. what is it?
it was a file on the flash drive. it was the only thing that the password wouldn't open
that's strange. the password should have opened everything on that disc
yeah. i gues i'll keep working on it.
remember when this job used to be easy?
nah, no.
- hey. - hey.
- hey - hi
did you... you heard about your brother?
no.
gray appointed me acting mayor, in his absence.
mayor green
nice to hear that again
fine day?
yeah, things with beck are getting pretty dicy.
well, we've dealt with worse, and we're still here.
we're gonna handle it.
major beck, 10th mountain division. you goetz?
tag cooperations officer. i'll take it from here.