Anwar El-Ibrahimi (Omar Metwally) boards a flight in South Africa but never arrives home to his family in the States. His pregnant wife Isabella (Reese Witherspoon) doesnt know that he has been named as a suspected terrorist and sent to a secret detention facility in North Africa, where he is tortured and interrogated. Eventually, CIA analyst Douglas Freeman (Jake Gyllenhaal), who has overseen the interrogation, becomes convinced of El-Ibrahimis innocence, but he is ordered to continue with the detention. In this scene, Senator Hawkins (Alan Arkin) is talking to Congressional aid Alan Smith (Peter Sarsgaard) about the situation and explaining why they think there may be a connection between the terrorists and El-Ibrahimi. 1. Do you think the scene shows line authority or staff authority between these two men? 2. What kind of feedback is Alan Smith getting from Senator Hawkins? Is it primarily positive or negative? 3. If you were in Senator Hawkinss shoes, would you have responded differently? If so, how? 4. Should the senator apply delegation of authority or employee empowerment to resolve this situation?.