When Cale and Sawyer reveal they are still alive, they learn Hammond has approved an aerial incursion by Delta Force to take back the White House. A gunfight erupts which results in an explosion that leaves Sawyer and Cale presumed dead. After giving chase with Stenz on the White House lawn, Cale and Sawyer are flipped into the White House pool after Cale gets distracted by Killick holding Emily at gunpoint. Cale and Sawyer find the tunnel gate rigged with an explosive and are forced to escape in the presidential limousine. However, the White House is taken over by a paramilitary group of mercenaries and Cale is the only one who can stop them and save the President James Sawyer.Ĭale locates and rescues Sawyer, and the two manage to reach out to command which tells Cale to get Sawyer out through underground tunnels. He can't break this to Emily, however, and they go on with the tour. The interview doesn't go well when an old college lover and Secret Service agent Carol Finnerty conducted him and he is rejected, the reason being that he has potential but is too lazy to act on it. One such attempt included a tour of the White House after an interview for the United States Secret Service.
Since the divorce, he tried desperately to make up to her for his absence during her childhood. After being discharged, Dawson gave Cale a job as a police officer for the Capitol Police as a thanks for saving his life and part of his uncle's protection detail alongside Kellerman. This broke his heart but he understood why she was frustrated with him. United States Capitol Police Service: Īfter he returned home, his wife, Melanie, and him got divorced and he discovered that his daughter, Emily, had taken an interest in politics and does not think of him as her hero anymore. During the war he displayed heroism, and even saved Corporal Dawson, nephew of Eli Raphelson, from a burning Humvee as a result of an IED explosion. Army Service: Ĭale was sent to Afghanistan to fight al-Qaeda and the Taliban during the early 2000s, leaving his daughter, Emily behind. John Cale was born in 1970 and grew up in Washington, D.C.