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Chuck versus the Nasty Knife - Part Two
Casey leaves the room and dials Director Graham who has just left the hospital. He catches him just before he was to board a plane back to Washington D.C. The Director listens to Casey for a while and decides to return ordering the doctors to remain at his disposal in case Chuck needs further evaluation. Casey returns to the hallway outside Chuck's room and finds Sarah pacing back and forth.
Casey sneaks up unnoticed by Sarah and shouts: "Walker! What are you doing?"
Sarah is surprised by Casey's interruption, then realizes how it must look her pacing back and forth.
Sarah responds a little embarrassed: "Nothing, well yeah something! It's just this emotional rollercoaster. And now, if what Chuck said is true, he knows all about us, our past missions, all of it."
Casey trying to make her feel better: "Walker, Chuck's a smart boy and besides take a minute to replay what he said in there. I didn't pick up any hint of his feeling any different about either of us. Even if he does know what we've had to do to get the job done, he's already accepted us for who we are, good and bad. Remember, if we didn't do what we do, there would be a lot of lives lost. Chuck knows this too."
Sarah stops pacing, leans with her back against the wall and finally slinks down to the floor. Putting her arms around her knees she takes some deep breaths. "You're right, I know you're right! But there's more Casey, think about what he said. If he has worked past the encoding and what he said about Fulcrum is true, he's in even greater danger, we all are."
Casey lets that sink in. Sarah's right, the ball game has just gotten alot bigger and more complex.
Casey sees the Director come down the hallway and offers Sarah his hand to stand as the Director approaches.
Director Graham looks at both of them and says: "Let's step in to Chuck's room and you all can fill me in."
They join Chuck who has been writing notes on a small pad the nurses provided him. Chuck stops writing and looks at the three of them.
Director Graham: "First, Chuck, is the Intersect still in your head?"
Chuck: "Yes Sir."
Director Graham: "Second, you can explain why you didn't respond or flash on the images brought before you earlier?"
Chuck: "Yes Sir. It seems that my brain has changed the encoding, somehow worked through some of the firewalls or barriers inherent in the programming. My access to the information in the Intersect is not limited to the stimulus generated flashes I would have before. I have also been able to combine the data from the NSA and the CIA into one large database with the apparent ability to see larger patterns in the data, identify duplicate NSA and CIA mission objectives, and, more importantly, the reason why Fulcrum wants the Intersect so bad."
Director Graham looks at Chuck puzzled: "And what is Fulcrum's reason for wanting the Intersect?"
Chuck pauses and looks at Sarah and Casey mouthing the words 'I'm sorry', then turns to the Director with a very serious face: "Sir, Agent Walker and Major Casey don't have clearance for this."
The Director is clearly taken back by this information as are Sarah and Casey.
He turns and looks at Sarah and Casey. "Please wait outside you two, Chuck and I need a few moments."
Sarah and Casey acknowledge the orders and turn to leave. Sarah looks back at Chuck with a very puzzled face but soon it's just the Director and Chuck in the room.
Director Graham finally breaks the silence in the room: "Okay, Chuck, what is Fulcrum's reason for wanting the Intersect...?"
Chuck swallows hard and starts to explain where Fulcrum has positioned agents throughout the NSA, the CIA, the DEA, and the FBI. Chuck shows the Director some of the notes he has been writing down which show a pattern of strategic objectives within the various agencies and how they could be used in a coordinated effort. The Director looks genuinely impressed and concerned at this new information.
Chuck pauses for a few moments allowing the Director to let this all sink in. The Director takes a deep breath and is about to respond when Chuck holds up his hand as if to tell him to wait. Chuck flips to the second note page and then continues his explanation including Fulcrum agents positioned within MI6, Interpol and the U.N. Security Force. The Director's eyes widen from concern to unimaginable surprise as he realizes the vast scope of Fulcrum's operation.
Chuck finally puts it all together for the Director. "Sir, Fulcrum is poised for a political takeover on a global scale using our own information in the Intersect to blackmail or destroy our own government, as well as, the governments of Britian, France, the rest of the European Union, Russia and the United Nations."
Chuck hands him his notes and the Director takes a few minutes to look through Chuck's scribbles trying to comprehend how all this could go unnoticed under his watch. He shakes his head, that's not what he needs to be concerned with now.
Chuck interrupts his thoughts: "Sir, there is one problem with all of this information I have just shared with you...the data is from a year ago when I first received the Intersect. I have no idea what new information was added since then. Things could be drastically different now."
Realizing his options are severely limited, (as some of the persons on Chuck's notes were his usual contacts), the Director, still deep in thought, mumbles thanks to Chuck and leaves the room indicating he will be back to talk some more.
The Director walks past Agent Walker and Major Casey without saying a word and goes to an empty room down the hall to make a few phone calls. Casey and Sarah go back in to see Chuck.
Casey looks back down the hallway at the Director as he enters Chuck's room and then at Chuck clearly pissed at being left out: "You know Chuck that both Agent Walker and I have Top Secret Clearance don't you? What was that stunt you just pulled?"
Sarah chimes in as well: "Casey's right Chuck! You should have included us!"
Chuck sheepishly responds: "Guys, I'm really sorry. I'm aware of your Top Secret clearance status but this goes way above that. I'm not even sure what the Director is going to do now. In fact, I don't think even he knows."
