Back in Washington, Greer is reading Jack Ryan's service record. From this we learn that Ryan was the only survivor of a helicopter crash while he was serving in the Middle East. Though he survived, he was badly injured and hospitalized for some time.
After yelling at Ryan, Greer gets to the point: he's got men watching the bank in Yemen where the shell account is based. He's planning to have any persons engaged in suspicious activities at the bank watched and followed in the hopes of catching all involved. Freezing the account will tip the terrorists off that they're on to them. Jack is angry that Greer didn't tell him that, and also points out that, if they don't shut down Suleiman's finances, he might pull off whatever it is he's planning. Is apprehending the terrorist cell worth risking an attack potentially worse than 9/11? Greer's not particularly interested in the hand-wringing of an economic analyst who's only been on the job for four years, all of them spent behind a desk. In Yemen, the agents watching the bank tail the bank manager to a market cafe where he is meeting with two unknown men. After the meeting, they follow the two men, taser them, throw them into a truck and quickly drive away. Back in Washington, Greer is reading Jack Ryan's service record. From this we learn that Ryan was the only survivor of a helicopter crash while he was serving in the Middle East. Though he survived, he was badly injured and hospitalized for some time. Meanwhile, Jack goes to the posh birthday party for his former boss. Mueller greets him warmly; it turns out he invited Jack because he has new business investments in South Korea and wants inside government information about the situation in North Korea. When Jack refuses to help him, Mueller calls him a self-righteous boy scout and walks off. While getting a drink, Jack meets Cathy Mueller, his ex-boss' daughter. She seems amused by the fact that he turned down her dad. Cathy is a doctor at Washington Memorial where she specializes in infectious diseases. She asks what he does and he reverts to his cover story- that he does supply chain logistics for the State Department. Suddenly a Coast Guard helicopter flies over the garden party and lands on the lawn. Two members of the crew jump out and start calling Ryan's name; when he identifies himself, he's told that he needs to come with them. He's clumsily trying to ask Cathy out as he gets hustled to the helicopter and loaded in. Ryan is met at the military airport by Greer who tells him that they're headed to Yemen; the two men who were picked up are being interrogated and Greer wants Ryan to advise them about what to ask. Jack protests that he's never been trained to conduct interrogations- he's just an analyst. Greer tells him to get on the plane. (To Be Continued...)
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