Nobody in the Pentagon recognized the tattoo and Trumbull had the director of the CIA to sent over to Langley. Despite the terrorist's fighting prowess, Banning soon overpowered him and bashed his head with the robust statue of Abraham Lincoln, killing the terrorist. He yelled out to the agents with him as the rocket destroyed the front door and killed three Secret Service agents nearby.

As Forbes pinned Banning to the floor and tried to put his pistol on him, Banning was able to get the pistol out of Forbes' hand and fought him. Having no choice, Banning saw one of the terrorists coming in the roof access. Banning said that the terrorists got him in the bunker. Trumbull said that they'd been trying to reach him and asked if he was alright. To his surprise, it was Forbes, who currently works a private contractor in Prime Minister Lee's security detail. As Mike was brought in, he explained to the President that he knew the culprit behind the attack and informed him that he is not safe in hospital. He began to question his life now that he is expecting father and had been contemplating whether to resign from the protection detail. Jacobs said that Asher just wasn't ready to see him everyday because the sight of him still reminded him of Margaret's death and hadn't stopped grieving properly. Then, Banning said that there would be no televised executions, no helicopter and no more negotiating with him. Banning and the other agents rushed to the limo as it was slowly sliding down. As they fight each other, Kang was proven to be a skilled martial-artist. Kang unhappily ordered his computer expert, Lim, to disable the video call, but Banning said that he isn't shutting him down and is here to say. Superbob suddenly appears and asks her to stop. Then Forbes let out his own knife and tried to stab Banning with it, but Banning was proven to be superior and stabbed Forbes' chest with the knife Forbes was using and knocked him down. Jacobs assured him that he did what was necessary on that bridge and even President Asher knew that. After his successful rescue of President Asher and the prevention of a nationwide nuclear disaster, Mike was reinstated to the Presidential Detail. Forbes asked if Roma made it and Banning shook his head, which seemingly upsets Forbes. Throughout the events, he hid a fact that he was suffering from migraines and insomnia, as well as the recurring back pain, likely due to events in the White House Siege and the London Siege. He told Connor to wait up to prevent noises. As Banning, along with Roma and O'Neil, drove Connor in their vehicle, he reminded Connor to put his seat belt on.

D&D Beyond

While eluding the commandos in the hallways, Banning quietly got into the Lincoln bedroom. He realized that he ran out of ammo in his P229 pistol and further retreated upstairs to avoid detection. A pleased Trumbull then authorized Banning to get President Asher out. Jacobs asked if the commando's alive and Banning only replied, "Ask me a serious question."

As Jacobs was leaving, Banning thanked her for the support. Then, First Lady Margaret Asher came up and asked Mike whether she should wear the long or the short earrings. Mike served in the protection detail of President Benjamin Asher until the tragic death of his wife in 2011, which he witnessed, saving the President's life in the process. Mike underwent extensive training session with his former fellow colleague in the Army Rangers, Wade Jennings, and his commandos of a private military company named Salient Global in their base in Virginia. Robert "Bob" Parr (also known as Mr. He said that he's trained on how to extract information. Banning typed in the code panel and got another pistol from a lock box.

Walking towards the gas station and got himself changed of clothes, Mike utilized the pay phone to call his wife Leah and let her know that he is alive. After noticing the footsteps of the commandos, he sneaked into the hidden tunnels behind the Lincoln Bedroom walls.