Up in Smoke/Transcript

In San Francisco...

Carmen Martinez: , I've loved traveling the world with you, but I admit I'm glad to be back stateside!

Carmen: But even home soil feels shaky after recent upheavals. In Mexico, the border wall the US is building has created tensions high enough to cause murder...

Carmen: And with the international community getting involved in the dispute, a movement appeared in America to leave the Unified Nations altogether!

Carmen: Now there's a huge debate between the USNay movement, which wants the country to leave the UN, and the USStay movement, which wants to remain. Both are trying to influence the people and the government.

Carmen: I don't understand how things got to this point, . Last time I was in the US, there wasn't any of this Nay-Stay nonsense.

Elizabeth: Well, times have changed! And we have to deal with it, little as I like politics getting in the way of our investigations.

Elizabeth: When  caught SOMBRA's founder in Colombia, he gloated about the trouble they were about to raise in the North. And I'm seeing plenty of trouble!

Elizabeth: , if SOMBRA's not behind the recent political turmoil, then they'll certainly take advantage of it!

Elizabeth: We must uncover what's going on here! You should start by talking to the USStay movement leader, Sandy Turner, who's based here in San Francisco!

Carmen: That's easy enough! , Sandy's giving a speech in the city right now. Let's go there!

At the USStay rally...

(Sandy is talking from a podium.)

Sandy: ...and that's why we, Americans, need to remain in the Unified Nations. We make a stronger world by co-operation!

Rally Crowd: U-S-Stay! U-S-Stay!

Sandy: USStay is a choice to believe in the world! To continue our alliance with this brave experiment called freedom! Thank you, America!

A few minutes later...

Carmen: , that was quite some crowd around Mr Turner. Good thing we have our Bureau badges to get us close to him!

Sandy:  , nice to meet you! I've heard of the Bureau's work. Did you like my speech?

Carmen: We only caught the end of it. The reason we're here is bec-

Sandy (looking at his watch): I'm dreadfully sorry, I just remembered I have another appointment. I'd love to talk to you in quieter surroundings. Could we meet in, say, an hour?

Carmen: Well, we're really in a rush so-

(Sandy leaves, going to his car.)

Sandy: , he didn't even let me finish! He went straight to his car!

Carmen: I guess all we can do is wait-

(An explosion occurs.)

Carmen: What was that, ?! The explosion came from Lombard Street. And Mr Turner went that way! Let's go there!