Leo Briefed on Terror Targets Encircling the White House
Plot Beats
The narrative micro-steps within this event
Leo enters the Situation Room and notices Fitzwallace standing before a CG map of the US, signaling heightened tension.
Fitzwallace reveals the expansion of the potential target list, escalating the threat level.
Leo reacts with shock as Fitzwallace identifies Dover Air Force Base and Fort Myer as new targets.
Leo questions the capability of the terrorists to strike a US base, revealing his disbelief and concern.
A man confirms the identification of Mohammad Sabeh, a Bahji Cell leader, through VR program calls, adding credibility to the threat.
Phil emphasizes that Sabeh lacks a history of empty rhetoric, reinforcing the seriousness of the threat.
Leo probes about the nature of the weaponry, showing his tactical mindset and growing unease.
Fitzwallace admits uncertainty about the smuggled weaponry, heightening the sense of unpredictability.
Leo questions the choice of targets, revealing his strategic confusion and deepening the mystery.
Fitzwallace connects the dots, revealing that both bases are near another military headquarters—the White House—escalating the threat to its peak.
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
Urgently cautionary, laced with firsthand gravity
Directly warns Leo about Mohammad Sabeh's track record, emphasizing no empty threats, injecting personal urgency into the intel stream to shatter any doubt.
- • Convince Leo of Sabeh's lethal seriousness
- • Counter potential dismissal of rhetoric
- • Sabeh's history predicts actionable violence
- • Complacency invites disaster
Clinically focused, underscoring peril without alarm
Interjects crisply with intel from VR-processed calls, pinpointing Mohammad Sabeh as Bahji Cell leader, fortifying the briefing's credibility amid mounting tension.
- • Deliver verified intelligence on cell leadership
- • Validate threat through technological confirmation
- • VR analysis reliably unmasks terror networks
- • Sabeh's identification heightens response imperative
Phantom menace, coldly calculated
Named via VR intercepts as Bahji Cell linchpin orchestrating smuggled strikes on Dover and Fort Myer, his shadow dominating the briefing without physical presence.
- • Encircling White House via proxy bases
- • Executing smuggled assaults within 48 hours
- • Proximity strikes maximize psychological terror
- • U.S. vulnerabilities expose power's fragility
Gravely concerned, tempered by professional resolve
Stands commandingly before the CG U.S. map, indicates Dover and Fort Myer as new targets, details smuggled weaponry from intercepts, and underscores their unnerving proximity to the White House, driving home the siege implications with grave precision.
- • Escalate urgency by revealing target proximity
- • Prompt Leo toward immediate protective measures
- • Bahji threats are credible and imminent
- • Target selection signals direct White House encirclement
Objects Involved
Significant items in this scene
VR program processes intercepted calls with surgical accuracy, isolating Mohammad Sabeh's voice and confirming Bahji Cell command, transforming raw data into named peril that electrifies the briefing and pivots vague fears into targeted countermeasures.
Referenced in processed calls as smuggled arsenal poised for Dover and Fort Myer strikes, its unknown type and force amplifying dread, symbolizing the invisible blade at America's throat and fueling Leo's tactical frenzy.
Location Details
Places and their significance in this event
Flagged on the U.S. map alongside Dover as Bahji's encirclement play, its barracks and helipads mere miles from the White House crystallizing institutional exposure in the counterterrorism crucible.
Illuminated on the CG map as a prime terror target, its runways' proximity to D.C. slamming home the White House siege reality, evoking past motorcade grief now twisted into frontline vulnerability under Bahji's gaze.
Organizations Involved
Institutional presence and influence
Bahji Cell materializes as the architect via VR intel, with Sabeh commanding smuggled strikes on Dover and Fort Myer, their Syrian-rooted precision fracturing Situation Room calm and demanding White House barricades.
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Key Dialogue
"FITZWALLACE: "We're expanding the potential target list." LEO: "To include what?" LEO: "Holy Hell." FITZWALLACE: "Dover Air Force Base and Fort Myer.""
"MAN: "We're not sure, but we've processed calls through a VR program. They identified Mohammad Sabeh, a Bahji Cell leader." PHIL: "Leo, he doesn't have a history of empty rhetoric.""
"LEO: "Why would they pick those two?" FITZWALLACE: "That has us concerned. The only thing those two bases have in common is their proximity to another military headquarters." The White House" appears on the map on the wall."