Car Bombs Outside U.S. Embassies in Asia

Two car bombs target U.S. embassies in Asia—one detonates without casualties, the other fails to explode—triggering threats of further attacks within 24 hours. Toby delivers the stark details over the phone to C.J. in the Communications Office at midnight, yanking her from a family moment into crisis mode as she agrees to rush back to Washington.

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Purpose

Explosive devices planted to damage embassies and incite terror

Significance

Ignites the national security emergency that recalls C.J. to duty, pitting public service against private life and driving the episode's core tension

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S4E13 · The Long Goodbye

Midnight Recall — Embassy Bombings Force C.J. Back

Two car bombs function as the causative agents of the emergency Toby describes: one detonated outside an embassy, one failed; their existence creates the immediate operational problem and the narrative pivot from private care to public crisis.

Before: Planted/positioned outside U.S. embassy compounds in Asia (threat active but pre-announcement relative to Washington).

After: One device has detonated causing alarm and lockdowns; the other remains unexploded but confirmed, prompting heightened alerts and threats of additional attacks within 24 hours.

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