XIII: The Conspiracy Page #6

and from the highest echelons

of corporate America.

How many people are

we talking about?

We don't know.

But I was tattooed

with the number seventeen.

So we can assume

there are at least that many.

I don't understand.

Why would Steve agree to this?

Because they got to him.

They filled his head

with their so-called ideology.

Then they ordered him

to shoot the president.

Then when they were done

with him they just...

They killed him.

Yeah. But the men

who recruited Steve,

they think he survived.

But still they wanted him dead.

So we decided to put

an undercover agent into the field

posing as Steve to flush

out the conspirators.

You were enlisted for the job.

And plastic surgery made you identical

to Steve Rowland himself.

So if Steve Rowland's dead then who am I?

Only the man who enlisted

you knows for sure.

And also what you looked like

before you became Steve Rowland.

All we know is that you were

a former Special Ops Agent.

I don't buy it!

I want a name. I want the truth.

I'm telling you everything

I know.

By the time you got to us

you had already

assumed Rowland's identity.

It's a lot to process,

but it's the truth.

This is Agent Lauren Jones. CIA.

Stop!

I've seen her before.

You were at the apartment.

And that's the only memory

you have of me?

I knew you before?

Yeah. I was your field

contact for the operation.

I also oversaw your training along

with General Carrington.

My field contact?

Kim briefed you so you could assume

your role as Steve Rowland.

T aught you how to play the part.

When you were ready

we had you resume contact

with the conspirators by asking

for more money to

buy your silence.

You set up a drop with The Mongoose

down at the Baltimore Waterfront.

That's where we were

supposed to strike.

But as the Mongoose

and his men approached

the Zodiac something happened.

Rowland!

Where's the cash.

They were ready for us.

Someone tipped them off.

That's where we lost you.

All right. Listen to me.

A few days ago I fell from the sky

with a bullet in my shoulder.

And my head sliced open.

Since then I've been shot at,

beaten and hunted like an animal.

Two people that were trying to

save me were killed.

Now you come in here

and you dump all this on me

and you expect me to accept it.

How do I know

you're not lying to me?

The SD card. You still have it?

I've got it in my pocket.

You want to cut these off?

Slowly.

What's the password?

Cuttlefish.

No. With two 'D's.

It was your nickname for me.

I had a nickname for you?

Apparently.

'Seesaw Margery Daw'

what does all this mean?

Nothing.

The data's irrelevant.

The card itself is encrypted

with a tracking program.

The second someone enters

a password

attempt it sends us their location.

That's how we tracked you

to the photo shop in New York.

It was supposed to be our failsafe.

We figured if you were captured

they would search you and find the card.

When they tried to crack the password

it would initiate the program

and lead us right to them.

But it seems we overestimated them

just as we underestimated you.

Before they could find the card

you managed to escape.

Well, that's just fascinating.

Unfortunately it doesn't tell me

who the hell I am.

As far as the world is concerned

you're still Steve Rowland.

The man who killed the President, right?

That's right.

Why would you do this to me?

You volunteered to help

protect your country.

That's the kind of man you were.

That's the kind of man you are.

Welcome to T own Hall Johnstown,

Pennsylvania,

where tonight we will see the third

and final debate of

this year's presidential elections.

My first question will be

directed to Republican Candidate,

Wally Sheridan who

will have three minutes to respond.

Incumbent Democratic candidate,

Joseph Galbrain,

will then be

allowed a one-minute rebuttal.

Gentlemen, let's begin.

So you just going to dangle me

out there again?

Is that the plan?

As long as Steve Rowland

appears to be

alive the conspirators are vulnerable.

They'll keep looking for you.

You've got to maintain your cover.

Help us find who did this.

It's what needs to be done.

I'm sorry.

For what?

For your loss.

The real Steve Rowland,

the man that I loved, he died in Iraq.

The man who came home

was just someone else.

I lost my husband a long time ago.

But you, God, you sacrificed so much.

You sacrificed your whole self.

Get down now!

Missed him.

Carrington, she's hit!

I'm taking your piece. Let's go.

Cover the front and back!

Got it.

It's okay, honey.

Daddy.

Just breathe. Just breathe.

Save your strength.

I love you.

Oh, no. No!

This is Colonel Amos.

Put down your weapon,

get down on your knees,

and put your hands on your head.

Promise me you won't

let my daughter die in vain.

No.

Maintain your cover.

Complete your mission.

Only you can draw them out.

Only you can find out who did this.

As far as the world's concerned

you are Steve Rowland.

Move!

Freeze! Nobody move.

You! Stand down.

Stand down. They're friendlies.

What are you doing here,

General Carrington?

What?

What are you doing here?

My daughter...

I'm sorry.

My daughter called.

She needed my help.

Agent Jones and I

got here as soon as we could.

What did he want with her?

My guess is they used her

as bait to get to me.

And he killed her?

No! The bullet came from outside.

Someone doesn't want that man talking.

We lost the target.

Colonel Amos is taking him into custody.

You do whatever you need to do.

And just make sure that Xlll is killed

before he opens his mouth.

You finally see it my way.

I take issue with that.

My sister, more than anyone,

knew that freedom is a privilege

as much as it is a burden.

I'm not asking Americans to give up

their civil liberties.

I am asking them

to elect a strong leader so that

those freedoms can be preserved.

We need to defend ourselves

and defend ourselves vigorously.

There's no margin for error

because the next attack.

May be the one that

brings this country to its knees.

President Galbrain's soft foreign policy

and myopic worldview have made

this country vulnerable to terrorism.

I have an urgent message

for the president.

If elected I will do what

this administration has failed to do.

I will shore up our borders.

Increase our military presence

in the Middle East and Asia.

And put pressure on countries

that harbour extreme terrorists.

I will make this country safe again.

And that's a promise.

President Galbrain,

you have sixty seconds.

President Galbrain,

your rebuttal please.

I'm sorry.

Ladies and gentlemen,

my staff has just informed me

that we have apprehended Xlll,

the suspect we believe assassinated

President Sally Sheridan.

Oh, they found him.

Yes?

No matter what you hear

the schedule remains the same.

I understand.

We're ready to begin.

Listen to me.

I was shot okay.

I don't know who I am.

I don't remember. Believe me.

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