Shadow Conspiracy Page #3

We're combing through all our people

in the intelligence community.

Yes. but what puzzles me

is why Bishop?

Out of all our senior officials.

why go after him?

Is he involved with something?

Bishop's integrity is not in question.

Get him off the street and get

to the bottom of this - quietly.

Bobby needs more time. sir.

until he can...

Until he gets himself killed.

Come on. Jake.

We gotta bring him in

now before this goes any further.

I agree entirely. for

Bishop's own welfare.

Sir. we're ready for you.

(Sighs)

I'll be at Camp David.

He trusts you like a father. Jake.

He's a good kid.

Bring him in safely - whether

he wants to come in or not.

Blythe.

Yes. sir.

No FBI. We'll handle this ourselves.

(PHONE RINGS)

Yeah.

Frank. it's Bobby.

I need to talk to you.

Bobby. if this is an apology

for smothering the story.

Don't bother.

Remember the article

you ran last spring

on the theory of a shadow government

inside the White House?

I need to talk to your sources.

Bobby. you said

that article was absurd.

Why do you need my sources?

For starters. I don't think it's a theory.

Four or five people are already dead.

Now I've got some lunatic chasing

me with a gun. How's that?

Why'?

I need those sources. Frank.

That's not an exclusive. Bobby.

How long do you need?

I need two or three hours.

I gotta get to my office. Meet

me at the News Cafe. 5:00am.

It's right across from my office.

OK.

The line Bishop just called is dialling out.

MAN:
Trace it and keep tabs

on Bishop's line.

(PHONE RINGS)

Listen, Jargon, no means no.

Hey. hey. hey. no. it's Frank.

Oh. hi. boss.

Sorry. (Chuckles)

Listen. Amanda. that conspiracy

piece you wrote last spring?

I need you to contact

your sources tonight.

Bobby Bishop says

he can confirm that story.

He what?

Meet me at my office - now.

Alright.

Ah. here it is.

Givens. Amanda.

125836th Street North-West.

Hey. man. give me a dollar.

Dick!

Professor?

Mrs Olson?

Professor Pochenko'?

WOMAN ON TELEVISION:

Earlier tonight.

Area residents were shaken by

the sound of gunfire in Georgetown.

One man is reported dead

and several are said to be wounded.

The names of the victims

have not been released.

Police have blamed the shoot-out

in front of the Georgetown Theatre

on rival gang wars.

MAN ON TELEVISION:

And now. in other news.

Fifth-graders at a school in

Greenfield. Massachusetts...

Rival gang wars my ass.

Bad night. huh?

The worst.

Thanks.

(SIREN WAILS)

Old Buzz hung-over again. is he?

WOMAN ON TELEVISION: Good

morning - it's two minutes after the hour

and this is the Sunday

morning news round-up.

I'm Bella Chambers and these

are the headlines today.

In Washington. the President...

Amanda!

Eugh. Bad date. huh?

I hear you've got a hot story for me?

You wrote the article?

Yeah.

Yeah. I got a story for you...

...if your sources are good.

Frank's office is this way.

(Chuckles) Hey. Frank.

Frank.

Frank!

Come on, Frank, Wake up, will you'?

Come on.

Come on!

Sweet Jesus.

Sir. we need some help here.

No. no. no!

( GUNSHOT)

(Screams)

Go!

(Screams)

What just happened?

Who are your sources?

Bobby. what just happened?

Was it Pochenko?

I'm not telling you my sources

until you tell me what just happened.

Pochenko is dead.

The same guy that just tried

to kill us shot him in the head.

He died in my f***ing arms last night.

Jesus!

Pochenko tried to tell me some wild story

about a traitor in the government.

He started to say something -

something about a shadow.

You gotta talk to me. Amanda.

Yeah. it was Pochenko

and his study group.

They have this database

that correlates everything

that our public officials do.

If there's any evidence of bribery

or misuse of government funds

or inter-agency misconduct -

stuff like that -

then this program will find it.

And they call it Shadow!

I don't know.

(SIREN WAILS)

After Frank's phone call. I tried

to get in touch with him -

even drove out to the retreat.

Nobody was there. It was weird.

The place wiped clean. Hard drives

gone from the computers.

Check this out -

I call the White House

to make arrangements to go in -

someone's there waiting

to put a bullet in my ass.

Then I call Frank at home.

I figured that...

Oh. sonofabitch!

They're monitoring my calls.

DC police are saying that.

So far. the associate editor's death

looks to be an apparent homicide.

More details as they develop.

Ridell's computer was wiped clean.

Metro Police tell me there were

no cordite traces on his hands.

Mr Grasso. what is

taking you so long?

It's Sunday morning

and we're not exactly installing

a Xerox machine here.

Precisely because

it is Sunday morning

you should be able to

get things done more quickly.

NSA isn't the same without you. Jake.

(Laughs)

Isn't this a little down and dirty

for the White House Chief of Staff?

Bobby Bishop is my personal

responsibility.

Never thought we'd be using

our mobile system

to track down the great Bobby Bishop.

Alright. here's the deal.

We fed this baby

every contact Bishop has

in the three-state area.

If Bishop calls any one of these

people from any phone.

This computer will identify

his voice instantaneously.

Likewise if they call him.

It's kinda like putting a tap

on 1.500 people all at one time.

It's amazing. Amazing sh*t.

I know. I designed it.

Now sing 'Yankee Doodle Dandy'.

Mr Grasso.

Doesn't he remind you

of James Cagney?

Sir. you need to take a look at this.

DC police just got us this tape.

Bishop entered with

an unidentified woman

three minutes before

Ridell was killed.

They're looking for him

for questioning.

I've got a detective on the line now.

Tell him whereabouts unknown.

(Sighs) Wake up. Mr Blythe.

(SIREN WAILS)

Searching the subject's vehicle.

Excuse me. I'd like to ask you

a few questions. please.

MAN:
Sure thing.

Do you live in the neighbourhood?

Yeah.

We're trying to locate a neighbour

of yours - Robert Bishop.

Did you happen to see him?

(PHONE RINGS)

Yeah.

Take a walk.

14th Street Bridge underpass.

I'll be there in 10 minutes.

The President wants me

to get you to come home.

I'll see you at the underpass.

Bobby?

Hey. Jake!

I don't know what you've

gotten yourself into.

But the DC Police have you there

when Ridell was murdered.

If they ever find out

that you were also there

with Yuri Pochenko.

I mean. circumstantially you're...

I don't know.

Pochenko tried to warn me

about something going on

at the White House.

Maybe he picked something up

out of one of our computers -

I don't know.

If the problem is on the inside.

What are you doing on the outside

running around?

Come on. Bobby.

The only thing you can get out here

is arrested or killed.

I'm not coming in -

not till we dig this bastard out.

Are you gonna help me. or not?

Yeah. of course I'm gonna help.

You're making it very hard.

(HELICOPTER WHIRRS)

Give me a secure line.

Er. 569.5683.

I'll be in touch...

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