Rydell

Rydell surges into the San Diego harbor maelstrom as Commander Cale's called-up backup, helicopters thundering overhead while Coast Guard forces grapple with the docked Horizon and its 100 Fujian refugees. Paired with Romero, he reinforces strained responders amid radio crackle and swarming emergency units, INS Agent Russo probing removal protocols. Rydell's readiness anchors the operational pivot from local overload to scaled crisis containment, loyalty to command propelling him through institutional friction where federal delays clash with on-scene urgency.