...to crash plane into Capitol
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However, an embittered Japan Air Lines pilot who is driven mad by the deaths of his son (who is almost incinerated when his fighter lands on a unexploded munition) and brother-in-law (who is sunk) during the Pacific conflict, stabs his co pilot with a steak knife and commandeers a Boeing 747, flying it directly into the U.S. Capitol building during the proceedings. Nearly the entire presidential line of succession is eliminated, including the President, most of Congress, nearly all of the Cabinet, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and all nine Supreme Court Justices. Ryan, who had just been confirmed as Vice President moments before, narrowly escapes the attack and is immediately sworn in as President. He begins his term of office in the immediate sequel, Executive Orders.
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