Coalition of the Willing

"Coalition of the Willing" is the twenty-first episode of season one of the CBS drama Jericho. The title is also a name used to refer to the Multinational force in Iraq. A young man, who disregards the warnings to stop and identify himself, shouted at him by Jericho's defenders, comes to deliver a walkie-talkie on which Jericho's mayor, Gray Anderson, receives a transmission from New Bern's acting city manager and sheriff, Phil Constantino. Const... more

"Coalition of the Willing" is the twenty-first episode of season one of the CBS drama Jericho. The title is also a name used to refer to the Multinational force in Iraq. A young man, who disregards the warnings to stop and identify himself, shouted at him by Jericho's defenders, comes to deliver a walkie-talkie on which Jericho's mayor, Gray Anderson, receives a transmission from New Bern's acting city manager and sheriff, Phil Constantino. Constantino demands that Jericho turn over several farms and a significant share of its salt mine to New Bern or face an invasion. Anderson refuses and New Bern forces then fire two mortars on Jericho, and Constantino radios a threat to unleash more mortars on Jericho every hour until his demands are met. A dozen or so Jerichoans are injured, including Gail Green, when the mortars strike. In the aftermath, Robert and Darcy Hawkins make up and Robert wants to send them somewhere safe, but realizes that they can't run. Darcy asks to go 'home'. They... less