the newspaper Abe Leonard works for.

Al-Sakar Not Behind Capitol Bombing blares the A1 headline.

Kirkman and his staff suddenly have a lot of splaining to do.

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They immediately shift into crisis mode in a bid to contain the fallout.

Kirkman himself addresses the subject at the full NATO meeting.

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Its terrible television, but it does catch the attention of one Patrick Lloyd.

He calls his lackey Whitaker and ominously informs him, Abe Leonard has served his purpose.

But when Leonard returns to the office, someone even scarier is waiting for him: a lawyer.

A woman named Alyssa from the legal department advises Abe to talk to the FBI as a potential witness.

Begrudgingly, Leonard consents.

Could this be a trick?

She seems convinced even pleased by his idealism and agrees to give his plan a good, hard look.

Its as close to success as Kirkmans going to get today.

Satisfied, the Americans get back on their plane to fly home.

Kirkman and Moss are cautiously optimistic.

Seth, on the other hand, is passed out like a baby.

But at least hes not vomiting anymore?

After evading the baddies above deck, she runs into the guts of the ship and explores her options.

Still, the Navy gets her transmission.

Assistant Director Foretell gets on the horn to put the authorities into motion.

The trickier part, though, is actuallyfindingWells inside one of the barges many shipping containers.

Turns out, they cant.

Because shes not even on the ship.

Wells has already been relocated, placed into a van in the parking garage at FBI headquarters.