1 00:00:35,495 --> 00:00:37,263 I'm here to save your life. 2 00:00:37,264 --> 00:00:40,600 What life? 3 00:00:40,601 --> 00:00:42,535 Letters from your kids. 4 00:00:42,536 --> 00:00:44,437 When they're old enough to write 'em. 5 00:00:44,438 --> 00:00:47,673 We could even put visitation on the table. 6 00:00:47,674 --> 00:00:50,209 I don't quite know how that would work. 7 00:00:50,210 --> 00:00:51,844 Congratulations. 8 00:00:51,845 --> 00:00:54,514 The architect of peace with Iran. 9 00:00:54,515 --> 00:00:56,682 You've made the world a more dangerous place. 10 00:00:56,683 --> 00:00:59,218 Now they're free to build a nuclear arsenal. 11 00:00:59,219 --> 00:01:02,121 I was at Lily's birthday party. 12 00:01:02,122 --> 00:01:04,924 Gosh, she's such a sweet kid. 13 00:01:04,925 --> 00:01:08,261 You know, she still sets a place for you 14 00:01:08,262 --> 00:01:09,333 at the table every day. 15 00:01:09,334 --> 00:01:11,497 I thought you were morally opposed to torture. 16 00:01:11,498 --> 00:01:13,966 - People change. - What do you want? 17 00:01:13,967 --> 00:01:16,336 I need to know if there are any other rogue agents 18 00:01:16,337 --> 00:01:17,738 that we missed. 19 00:01:17,739 --> 00:01:20,908 And I want you to look me in the eye and tell me about George. 20 00:01:20,909 --> 00:01:23,275 You killed George. 21 00:01:23,977 --> 00:01:25,579 You really want to pull this string? 22 00:01:25,580 --> 00:01:27,514 I can put you at the center of all of it. 23 00:01:27,515 --> 00:01:29,249 I can give you the calculus where all roads 24 00:01:29,250 --> 00:01:31,552 lead to you and a single decision. 25 00:01:31,553 --> 00:01:32,920 What decision is that? 26 00:01:32,921 --> 00:01:34,721 You could be sitting in this chair if you'd 27 00:01:34,722 --> 00:01:36,223 actually lived through the war 28 00:01:36,224 --> 00:01:37,624 instead of retreating into academia. 29 00:01:37,625 --> 00:01:39,359 You turned on everyone 30 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:42,062 and everything you claimed to care about. 31 00:01:42,063 --> 00:01:43,196 You put this in action. 32 00:01:43,197 --> 00:01:44,398 You're the traitor. 33 00:01:44,399 --> 00:01:46,266 - What decision? - You... 34 00:01:46,267 --> 00:01:48,234 quit. 35 00:02:01,782 --> 00:02:05,752 That does not look like the stride of pride. 36 00:02:05,753 --> 00:02:08,221 More like the long walk to the woodshed. 37 00:02:08,222 --> 00:02:10,724 Conrad wants to see me. 38 00:02:10,725 --> 00:02:13,126 He read my Baghdad station report. 39 00:02:13,127 --> 00:02:15,495 I didn't get to it. What's the story? 40 00:02:15,496 --> 00:02:17,864 Scaling back on enhanced interrogation tactics. 41 00:02:17,865 --> 00:02:21,702 Basic diatribe against the efficacy of torture. 42 00:02:21,703 --> 00:02:23,203 Not to mention the morality. 43 00:02:23,204 --> 00:02:26,391 - I'm sure you covered that. - Oh, well, you know. 44 00:02:26,392 --> 00:02:28,660 The odd bit of harping on the Geneva convention. 45 00:02:28,661 --> 00:02:30,128 Which'll have to do until I can produce 46 00:02:30,129 --> 00:02:32,764 - the hard science on karma. - The White House is calling 47 00:02:32,765 --> 00:02:34,699 the Geneva convention quaint. 48 00:02:34,700 --> 00:02:36,367 Their argument is these aren't 49 00:02:36,368 --> 00:02:37,869 your father's prisoners of war. 50 00:02:37,870 --> 00:02:39,804 (laughs) 51 00:02:39,805 --> 00:02:41,773 We didn't change the rules, they did. 52 00:02:41,774 --> 00:02:43,174 But then what's the answer? 53 00:02:43,175 --> 00:02:45,548 Betraying our own standards of ethical behavior? 54 00:02:45,549 --> 00:02:47,912 I'm just reporting your commander in chief's position. 55 00:02:47,913 --> 00:02:50,481 In no way am I saying we back off this fight. 56 00:02:50,482 --> 00:02:53,351 The image of those planes crashing into the towers 57 00:02:53,352 --> 00:02:55,753 plays on a loop in my head. 58 00:02:55,754 --> 00:02:58,189 But my argument is that 59 00:02:58,190 --> 00:03:01,025 torture is a waste of time. 60 00:03:01,026 --> 00:03:04,095 We are squandering valuable resources 61 00:03:04,096 --> 00:03:05,363 for little or no return on investment. 62 00:03:05,364 --> 00:03:07,432 I get it. It's complicated. 63 00:03:07,433 --> 00:03:09,734 What do you hear from Isabelle? 64 00:03:09,735 --> 00:03:11,336 - Miserable in London. - What? 65 00:03:11,337 --> 00:03:14,172 She says it never stops raining, the food is terrible 66 00:03:14,173 --> 00:03:17,075 and the guys in MI6 don't get her jokes. 67 00:03:17,076 --> 00:03:18,943 We don't get her jokes. 68 00:03:18,944 --> 00:03:20,878 I didn't tell her that. 69 00:03:20,879 --> 00:03:22,580 Oh, well. 70 00:03:22,581 --> 00:03:25,183 I'm about to get fired or put on the Latvia desk. 71 00:03:25,184 --> 00:03:27,719 Al-Qaeda will have to remain in your capable hands. 72 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:29,953 Good luck. 73 00:03:35,059 --> 00:03:36,426 (bell dings) 74 00:03:38,663 --> 00:03:40,665 Ah. My staff. 75 00:03:40,666 --> 00:03:42,100 And video footage. 76 00:03:42,101 --> 00:03:43,568 I have a bad feeling. 77 00:03:43,569 --> 00:03:45,670 - No, it could be nothing. - It's not nothing. 78 00:03:45,671 --> 00:03:47,171 It's not entirely something. Yet. 79 00:03:47,172 --> 00:03:49,507 Okay. Let's see it. 80 00:03:49,508 --> 00:03:51,409 Senator Raymond Caruthers, 81 00:03:51,410 --> 00:03:54,712 staunch opponent of everything in this administration, 82 00:03:54,713 --> 00:03:56,748 has cottoned on to the recent events in Iran, 83 00:03:56,749 --> 00:03:58,516 holding himself up 84 00:03:58,517 --> 00:04:00,837 - as the defender of truth. - CARUTHERS: I have not been placated 85 00:04:00,838 --> 00:04:02,787 by the president's charade of transparency 86 00:04:02,788 --> 00:04:04,655 regarding the events in Iran. 87 00:04:04,656 --> 00:04:05,990 We're supposed to accept that 88 00:04:05,991 --> 00:04:07,859 the responsible parties have been caught 89 00:04:07,860 --> 00:04:09,627 and are on their way to justice. I'm not resting easy 90 00:04:09,628 --> 00:04:11,028 with that and neither should 91 00:04:11,029 --> 00:04:12,797 - the American people. - ELIZABETH: A guy who's making a bid 92 00:04:12,798 --> 00:04:15,833 for president using the coup in Iran for grandstanding purposes? 93 00:04:15,834 --> 00:04:17,502 There's nothing to be exposed. 94 00:04:17,503 --> 00:04:18,803 It still needs to be handled. 95 00:04:18,804 --> 00:04:20,471 Conspiracies can snowball. 96 00:04:20,472 --> 00:04:23,307 There's no conspiracy except the one we thwarted. 97 00:04:23,308 --> 00:04:25,009 I'm just saying if that gets traction, 98 00:04:25,010 --> 00:04:27,078 you're gonna be spending way too much time 99 00:04:27,079 --> 00:04:28,713 talking the people off the ledge. 100 00:04:28,714 --> 00:04:31,082 Well, we'll cross that ledge when we get to it. 101 00:04:31,083 --> 00:04:33,818 Uh, Madam Secretary... I just got word that Senator Caruthers 102 00:04:33,819 --> 00:04:35,486 is on his way to your office. 103 00:04:35,487 --> 00:04:36,854 I told him you weren't available. 104 00:04:36,855 --> 00:04:38,588 He doesn't seem to care. 105 00:04:39,791 --> 00:04:41,092 This is not the ledge. 106 00:04:41,093 --> 00:04:43,928 This is a thing before you get to the ledge, 107 00:04:43,929 --> 00:04:46,497 which is still a long way from the ground. 108 00:04:46,498 --> 00:04:48,933 I'm officially retiring this metaphor. 109 00:04:48,934 --> 00:04:51,034 Thanks, Blake. 110 00:04:51,969 --> 00:04:53,905 Secretary of State saw this. 111 00:04:53,906 --> 00:04:55,907 Secretary of Defense saw this. 112 00:04:55,908 --> 00:04:58,943 National Security Advisor, White House Chief of Staff 113 00:04:58,944 --> 00:05:01,012 - and the President saw this. - I'm so sorry, sir. 114 00:05:01,013 --> 00:05:02,246 I don't know how that happened. 115 00:05:02,247 --> 00:05:05,283 Because I showed it to them. 116 00:05:05,284 --> 00:05:07,051 Why? 117 00:05:07,052 --> 00:05:09,720 I thought you made some valid points. 118 00:05:09,721 --> 00:05:11,222 What did they think? 119 00:05:11,223 --> 00:05:13,291 They remain unpersuaded. 120 00:05:13,292 --> 00:05:15,693 - (sighs) - I want you to rewrite the report, 121 00:05:15,694 --> 00:05:18,029 putting the focus on increased human Intel on the ground 122 00:05:18,030 --> 00:05:20,364 and other strategies to replace enhanced interrogation. 123 00:05:20,365 --> 00:05:22,800 - Okay. - Show them they can win this war without it. 124 00:05:22,801 --> 00:05:24,101 - (sighing): Okay. - I'm gonna 125 00:05:24,102 --> 00:05:25,903 use that to explain why I'm appointing you 126 00:05:25,904 --> 00:05:27,505 station chief in Baghdad. 127 00:05:27,506 --> 00:05:28,606 What?! 128 00:05:28,607 --> 00:05:30,441 I have to replace Mike Hirst. 129 00:05:30,442 --> 00:05:32,443 He's ineffective and controversial... 130 00:05:32,444 --> 00:05:35,580 worst possible combination. 131 00:05:35,581 --> 00:05:38,616 I have to show the White House that we have a clear directive. 132 00:05:38,617 --> 00:05:40,818 Who better to enforce that directive than the person who 133 00:05:40,819 --> 00:05:42,620 - authored it? - I'm not an operative, sir. 134 00:05:42,621 --> 00:05:43,921 Neither is the station chief. 135 00:05:43,922 --> 00:05:45,256 It's an administrative position. 136 00:05:45,257 --> 00:05:48,125 You are the only person I trust to keep the operation in Iraq 137 00:05:48,126 --> 00:05:51,429 effective and legitimate. 138 00:05:51,430 --> 00:05:53,396 Together we can win this. 139 00:05:55,233 --> 00:05:57,835 And hold our heads high. 140 00:05:57,836 --> 00:05:59,603 I know you won't let me down. 141 00:06:01,005 --> 00:06:04,775 - Madam Secretary. - Madam Secretary, Senator Caruthers. 142 00:06:04,776 --> 00:06:07,645 Welcome. Can, uh, Blake get you... 143 00:06:07,646 --> 00:06:09,413 Oh. Well... 144 00:06:09,414 --> 00:06:11,549 Blake doesn't seem interested in getting you anything. 145 00:06:11,550 --> 00:06:14,252 Madam Secretary, I'm sure you're aware of the confusion 146 00:06:14,253 --> 00:06:16,287 and unease that's been swirling in the wake 147 00:06:16,288 --> 00:06:18,523 of Director Munsey's acts of treason. 148 00:06:18,524 --> 00:06:20,925 Senator, it's just the two of us... no cameras in here... 149 00:06:20,926 --> 00:06:22,760 so, short and sweet'll do it. 150 00:06:22,761 --> 00:06:26,197 Fine. 151 00:06:26,198 --> 00:06:29,467 Here's the subpoena. 152 00:06:29,468 --> 00:06:30,968 Subpoena for what? 153 00:06:30,969 --> 00:06:32,603 To appear before a senate 154 00:06:32,604 --> 00:06:35,139 investigation committee looking into this administration's 155 00:06:35,140 --> 00:06:36,741 involvement in the attempt to overthrow 156 00:06:36,742 --> 00:06:38,209 the government in Iran. 157 00:06:38,210 --> 00:06:40,878 Hm. 158 00:06:40,879 --> 00:06:44,248 Well, you don't often see a senator hand-delivering 159 00:06:44,249 --> 00:06:46,317 a subpoena. Nice personal touch. 160 00:06:46,318 --> 00:06:48,085 You can be as dismissive as you like now... 161 00:06:48,086 --> 00:06:50,521 Can I take a wild stab at who's chairing this committee? 162 00:06:50,522 --> 00:06:52,657 ...but you will stand before that committee 163 00:06:52,658 --> 00:06:54,792 - and you will tell the truth. - Not a problem. 164 00:06:54,793 --> 00:06:56,594 Do it all the time. But senator... 165 00:06:56,595 --> 00:06:59,564 may I ask? You ever get a queasy 166 00:06:59,565 --> 00:07:02,600 3:00 a.m. feeling about wasting 167 00:07:02,601 --> 00:07:05,169 the taxpayers' money on this kind of public display, 168 00:07:05,170 --> 00:07:06,537 which is really about 169 00:07:06,538 --> 00:07:09,807 promoting your own political ambitions? Ever? 170 00:07:09,808 --> 00:07:12,777 I'll see you soon, Madam Secretary. 171 00:07:12,778 --> 00:07:15,145 And I'll be the one asking the questions. 172 00:07:19,717 --> 00:07:21,319 Can I get you anything? 173 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:24,388 (chuckles) So many ways to go with that. 174 00:07:24,389 --> 00:07:27,524 What do you think he thinks he has? 175 00:07:30,261 --> 00:07:32,562 I have no idea. (wry laugh) 176 00:07:34,831 --> 00:07:42,271 Subtitle sync and corrections by awaqeded for www.addic7ed.com. 177 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:51,208 (chuckles) 178 00:07:51,209 --> 00:07:52,476 (door opens, dog barks) 179 00:07:52,477 --> 00:07:54,544 Mike B without an appointment or heads-up of any... 180 00:07:54,545 --> 00:07:56,146 - kind. - A subpoena? 181 00:07:56,147 --> 00:07:57,714 Really? I have to find this out 182 00:07:57,715 --> 00:07:59,216 on the elliptical machine at my gym? 183 00:07:59,217 --> 00:08:01,418 I don't get that machine. 184 00:08:01,419 --> 00:08:03,720 I always feel like I'm falling through space. 185 00:08:03,721 --> 00:08:06,123 Okay, this is serious. Seriously disruptive. 186 00:08:06,124 --> 00:08:07,390 They can't have anything. 187 00:08:07,391 --> 00:08:09,726 - Would you tell your daddy to calm down? - Even he knows 188 00:08:09,727 --> 00:08:11,394 if they have a subpoena, they have something. 189 00:08:11,395 --> 00:08:12,963 They don't give those away free with purchase. 190 00:08:12,964 --> 00:08:15,232 President went on national television and came 191 00:08:15,233 --> 00:08:17,801 clean with the world... full transparency. 192 00:08:17,802 --> 00:08:19,569 There's nothing left to know. 193 00:08:19,570 --> 00:08:21,071 Oh, thank God. 'Cause I'm sure 194 00:08:21,072 --> 00:08:22,439 they're actually after the truth. 195 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:24,574 I'm sure they wouldn't find some 196 00:08:24,575 --> 00:08:27,577 nugget of discrepancy and firestorm it into grounds 197 00:08:27,578 --> 00:08:29,079 for impeachment. That never happens. 198 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:31,047 Do you know that Raymond Caruthers was president 199 00:08:31,048 --> 00:08:33,183 - of the Princeton Debating Society? - No, tell me more. 200 00:08:33,184 --> 00:08:35,051 - It's on his Facebook page. - And do you understand 201 00:08:35,052 --> 00:08:37,020 that great debaters win not because they have 202 00:08:37,021 --> 00:08:39,589 the best argument but because they are the best arguer? 203 00:08:39,590 --> 00:08:42,092 - He's a dangerous man. - It's theater. 204 00:08:42,093 --> 00:08:43,994 The administration has a black eye, 205 00:08:43,995 --> 00:08:46,763 he just wants to rub some salt in the wound. 206 00:08:46,764 --> 00:08:47,998 See? You're mixing metaphors. 207 00:08:47,999 --> 00:08:50,233 He's not gonna do that. 208 00:08:50,234 --> 00:08:52,269 Well, I have been thinking about it, you know. 209 00:08:52,270 --> 00:08:54,137 In fact, I've been making a list. 210 00:08:54,138 --> 00:08:57,707 And I did slip my detail in order to interrogate 211 00:08:57,708 --> 00:08:59,709 the fueler who sabotaged Marsh's plane. 212 00:08:59,710 --> 00:09:03,146 And I did jimmy up a state visit to Venezuela 213 00:09:03,147 --> 00:09:04,881 in order to uncover a secret bank account. 214 00:09:04,882 --> 00:09:06,416 I did plenty 215 00:09:06,417 --> 00:09:07,417 of unconventional things, 216 00:09:07,418 --> 00:09:08,919 but none of it was illegal. 217 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:11,488 - You need a lawyer. - I don't want a lawyer. 218 00:09:11,489 --> 00:09:12,956 It makes me look like I need a lawyer. 219 00:09:12,957 --> 00:09:15,058 At the very least, give me permission to transgress 220 00:09:15,059 --> 00:09:16,826 some boundaries to find out what they know. 221 00:09:16,827 --> 00:09:19,563 - Haven't you done that already? - Of course I have. My feelers are out. 222 00:09:19,564 --> 00:09:23,166 - Then we're up to speed. - All right. Think about the lawyer. 223 00:09:23,167 --> 00:09:24,768 Gordon, let's go. 224 00:09:24,769 --> 00:09:28,605 BLAKE: Madam Secretary, Daisy actually called ahead 225 00:09:28,606 --> 00:09:30,507 and asked to see you at this time. 226 00:09:30,508 --> 00:09:32,175 DAISY: Ma'am, a small 227 00:09:32,176 --> 00:09:34,611 but significant matter has come up. 228 00:09:34,612 --> 00:09:36,112 We've received a portrait of James Madison 229 00:09:36,113 --> 00:09:38,048 to replace the portrait of Vincent Marsh. 230 00:09:38,049 --> 00:09:39,149 Given the revelations about 231 00:09:39,150 --> 00:09:40,951 the late secretary and his connection 232 00:09:40,952 --> 00:09:42,252 to the coup in Iran, and given that 233 00:09:42,253 --> 00:09:43,587 the press comes through here all the time... 234 00:09:43,588 --> 00:09:45,722 I know, I know... the optics aren't good. 235 00:09:45,723 --> 00:09:47,991 I have my hands full with the senate investigation, 236 00:09:47,992 --> 00:09:50,727 but with your permission, I'd like to delegate this to Blake. 237 00:09:50,728 --> 00:09:52,495 I mean, it's mostly making phone calls 238 00:09:52,496 --> 00:09:55,098 to the archives and museums till we find a good fit. 239 00:09:55,099 --> 00:09:57,000 - Are you good with this? - Uh, yes, uh, anything to help, ma'am. 240 00:09:57,001 --> 00:09:59,202 So you will make this portrait disappear 241 00:09:59,203 --> 00:10:00,937 and I don't have to think about it? 242 00:10:00,938 --> 00:10:02,405 Yes, ma'am. And then I'd like to perform 243 00:10:02,406 --> 00:10:04,340 a similar magic on Mike B. 244 00:10:05,609 --> 00:10:08,510 I apologize if that was inappropriate. 245 00:10:09,546 --> 00:10:11,814 Thank you both. 246 00:10:16,886 --> 00:10:18,188 Who's winning? 247 00:10:18,189 --> 00:10:20,323 It's too close to call. 248 00:10:20,324 --> 00:10:22,926 I hate to sound like the tech-spoiled millennial, 249 00:10:22,927 --> 00:10:24,928 but couldn't we get a copier from 250 00:10:24,929 --> 00:10:26,329 this century that actually works? 251 00:10:26,330 --> 00:10:27,931 According to our budget, no. 252 00:10:27,932 --> 00:10:29,933 We're one step up 253 00:10:29,934 --> 00:10:31,968 from scrolling monks. 254 00:10:31,969 --> 00:10:33,670 It's kind of ironic that we send money 255 00:10:33,671 --> 00:10:35,138 to people in developing nations 256 00:10:35,139 --> 00:10:37,874 - and yet... - This is the tip of the irony iceberg around here. 257 00:10:37,875 --> 00:10:41,611 The glamorous world of public service. 258 00:10:41,612 --> 00:10:44,848 Kind of sexy... a guy in stained work clothes. 259 00:10:44,849 --> 00:10:47,384 - Very DH Lawrence. - Okay, 260 00:10:47,385 --> 00:10:49,651 don't flirt with me. 261 00:10:52,455 --> 00:10:53,923 I'm not. 262 00:10:53,924 --> 00:10:55,525 You are. 263 00:10:55,526 --> 00:10:57,827 It's cruel to flirt with someone you just dumped. 264 00:10:57,828 --> 00:11:00,363 I did not dump you. I... 265 00:11:00,364 --> 00:11:02,432 made the responsible choice 266 00:11:02,433 --> 00:11:05,669 and chose not to continue the relationship. 267 00:11:05,670 --> 00:11:07,837 Okay. 268 00:11:07,838 --> 00:11:11,007 Well, it's cruel to flirt with someone after that. 269 00:11:11,008 --> 00:11:12,976 Look, I'm just asking, just, 270 00:11:12,977 --> 00:11:16,112 could you hide behind a mask of professionalism? 271 00:11:16,113 --> 00:11:18,914 Like I'm doing. 272 00:11:22,419 --> 00:11:24,720 It's all yours. 273 00:11:32,362 --> 00:11:35,065 HENRY: Okay, listen, guys, this Senate investigation 274 00:11:35,066 --> 00:11:36,366 is gonna be a big deal. 275 00:11:36,367 --> 00:11:38,034 Now, there's nothing there, 276 00:11:38,035 --> 00:11:39,803 so we have nothing to worry about. 277 00:11:39,804 --> 00:11:42,505 But it's gonna be noisy, and it's gonna be in your face, 278 00:11:42,506 --> 00:11:43,707 and it could go on for quite a while. 279 00:11:43,708 --> 00:11:44,741 Bigger than the Microloans thing? 280 00:11:44,742 --> 00:11:46,509 - Well, afraid so, Noodle. - JASON: Okay. 281 00:11:46,510 --> 00:11:48,912 Is there some sort of silver lining we're not seeing here? 282 00:11:48,913 --> 00:11:50,313 Conflict builds character? 283 00:11:50,314 --> 00:11:51,681 ALISON: It's not funny, Mom. 284 00:11:51,682 --> 00:11:55,618 Look, the president and I came out on top after the coup. 285 00:11:55,619 --> 00:11:57,620 There's a small but loud faction of people 286 00:11:57,621 --> 00:12:00,123 who want to tear us down. That's all it is. 287 00:12:00,124 --> 00:12:01,524 We'll get through it. 288 00:12:01,525 --> 00:12:03,426 Okay, since this is a family meeting, don't we get to take 289 00:12:03,427 --> 00:12:04,894 - a vote? - Uh... 290 00:12:04,895 --> 00:12:06,062 Okay, who's officially over Mom's job? 291 00:12:06,063 --> 00:12:07,263 - Guys. - I am. 292 00:12:07,264 --> 00:12:08,398 Cut it out. 293 00:12:08,399 --> 00:12:09,933 - What? - We got a vote on her taking the job. 294 00:12:09,934 --> 00:12:12,369 - Yeah, we all made a commitment. - ALISON: That was before we knew 295 00:12:12,370 --> 00:12:14,104 how much it would suck. Now we know. 296 00:12:14,105 --> 00:12:15,372 We made a commitment as a family. 297 00:12:15,373 --> 00:12:17,640 (overlapping argument) 298 00:12:17,641 --> 00:12:20,410 - (whistles) - ELIZABETH: Guys... 299 00:12:20,411 --> 00:12:21,911 quitting the job is not on the table. 300 00:12:21,912 --> 00:12:24,147 We just wanted to give you a heads-up on how much it's going 301 00:12:24,148 --> 00:12:26,249 to suck, and to reassure you that it's gonna be okay. 302 00:12:26,250 --> 00:12:28,251 I have nothing to hide. 303 00:12:28,252 --> 00:12:30,086 Questions? 304 00:12:30,087 --> 00:12:32,222 Yeah. When can you quit the job? 305 00:12:32,223 --> 00:12:33,623 Are you kidding? 306 00:12:33,624 --> 00:12:35,258 Come on, solidarity, guys. 307 00:12:35,259 --> 00:12:37,460 What happened to "Go team McCord"? 308 00:12:37,461 --> 00:12:38,595 (ding) 309 00:12:38,596 --> 00:12:39,896 Do we really need to care 310 00:12:39,897 --> 00:12:41,598 what our teenagers think about my job? 311 00:12:41,599 --> 00:12:42,766 (Henry laughs) 312 00:12:42,767 --> 00:12:44,968 Well, I was the son of a union leader. 313 00:12:44,969 --> 00:12:47,504 I got rocks thrown at me because of my dad's job. 314 00:12:47,505 --> 00:12:49,806 You know what? This week, they hate us. 315 00:12:49,807 --> 00:12:51,875 Next week, if we could get box seats 316 00:12:51,876 --> 00:12:53,910 to a Nationals game, they'd be over the moon. 317 00:12:53,911 --> 00:12:55,278 We never go full bore on the perks. 318 00:12:55,279 --> 00:12:57,547 We should absolutely get box seats to the Nationals. 319 00:12:57,548 --> 00:12:59,416 Well, I-I've been saying since day one. 320 00:12:59,417 --> 00:13:02,819 How nice was it to hear Stevie be supportive of her mother? 321 00:13:02,820 --> 00:13:05,221 Whom she no longer hates, apparently. 322 00:13:05,222 --> 00:13:07,524 As predicted by someone on Team McCord. 323 00:13:07,525 --> 00:13:10,427 Okay, reel it in, Captain. 324 00:13:10,428 --> 00:13:12,262 You were right. 325 00:13:12,263 --> 00:13:15,865 She also seems to like you okay, so, we both win. 326 00:13:15,866 --> 00:13:18,635 - Now the other two are mad at us. - It doesn't matter. 327 00:13:18,636 --> 00:13:21,438 Those two we can still threaten with military school. 328 00:13:21,439 --> 00:13:25,173 (laughs) - I love you and your sensible parenting style. 329 00:13:28,211 --> 00:13:31,648 HENRY: Station Chief? 330 00:13:31,649 --> 00:13:33,149 Babe, that's an enormous job. 331 00:13:33,150 --> 00:13:34,451 ELIZABETH: Yeah. 332 00:13:34,452 --> 00:13:36,019 I know. 333 00:13:36,020 --> 00:13:37,487 Living in Baghdad? 334 00:13:37,488 --> 00:13:38,855 Wow. For how long? 335 00:13:38,856 --> 00:13:40,423 Well, I mean, 336 00:13:40,424 --> 00:13:42,725 I'd probably have to put in 337 00:13:42,726 --> 00:13:44,993 at least a year to be effective. 338 00:13:45,895 --> 00:13:48,196 A year away from us? 339 00:13:49,332 --> 00:13:53,002 Conrad is putting a lot of responsibility on my shoulders. 340 00:13:53,003 --> 00:13:56,005 I would be running the interrogation operations. 341 00:13:56,006 --> 00:13:57,674 Making sure they're done effectively 342 00:13:57,675 --> 00:13:59,175 without crossing any lines, 343 00:13:59,176 --> 00:14:02,545 which will keep us far and away from the slippery slope. 344 00:14:02,546 --> 00:14:04,180 Yeah, I understand the job. 345 00:14:04,181 --> 00:14:06,115 I... Why does it have to be you? 346 00:14:06,116 --> 00:14:09,419 Because I wrote the proposal 347 00:14:09,420 --> 00:14:12,455 asking the White House to reconsider their policy. 348 00:14:12,456 --> 00:14:14,090 Yeah, you're also the person 349 00:14:14,091 --> 00:14:16,459 who insisted on having a desk job at Langley 350 00:14:16,460 --> 00:14:18,228 so you could be with your family. 351 00:14:18,229 --> 00:14:20,196 Yeah, well, then the world changed. 352 00:14:20,197 --> 00:14:21,898 Four years. 353 00:14:21,899 --> 00:14:23,366 9/11 was just a bad day, 354 00:14:23,367 --> 00:14:25,134 and already, we're starting to forget? 355 00:14:25,135 --> 00:14:27,770 I served in combat in Iraq. I'm not forgetting anything. 356 00:14:27,771 --> 00:14:29,138 And, yeah, 357 00:14:29,139 --> 00:14:30,907 people are recovering. There's nothing wrong with that. 358 00:14:30,908 --> 00:14:32,108 Let tell you something, Henry. 359 00:14:32,109 --> 00:14:33,309 There are a lot of people 360 00:14:33,310 --> 00:14:35,578 doing what I do, so that they can recover. 361 00:14:35,579 --> 00:14:37,680 They have the luxury of forgetting 362 00:14:37,681 --> 00:14:39,682 - because we refuse to. - No one is forgetting. 363 00:14:39,683 --> 00:14:41,217 - That's not what it feels like. - I am talking about... 364 00:14:41,218 --> 00:14:43,019 - Shh! - ...our marriage and our children. 365 00:14:43,020 --> 00:14:45,722 And I am talking about a higher purpose which serves them. 366 00:14:45,723 --> 00:14:47,223 You went off to war when we were newlyweds. 367 00:14:47,224 --> 00:14:48,391 You married a Marine. 368 00:14:48,392 --> 00:14:50,460 - You married a spy. - With a desk job. 369 00:14:50,461 --> 00:14:52,996 - I'll have a desk in Baghdad. - Don't do that. Don't... 370 00:14:52,997 --> 00:14:54,697 No, I'm saying, it's not like I'm going into the field. 371 00:14:54,698 --> 00:14:56,099 I will go to great lengths 372 00:14:56,100 --> 00:14:57,734 to explain that to Stevie and Alison. 373 00:14:57,735 --> 00:14:59,302 Jason won't even remember you if you go... 374 00:14:59,303 --> 00:15:01,471 We have to stop. 375 00:15:01,472 --> 00:15:04,339 (sighs) 376 00:15:05,808 --> 00:15:08,177 Uh, excuse me. 377 00:15:08,178 --> 00:15:11,180 A moment to discuss the Vincent Marsh of it all? 378 00:15:11,181 --> 00:15:12,148 Sure. 379 00:15:12,149 --> 00:15:14,217 - All right. - Thank you. 380 00:15:14,218 --> 00:15:18,654 Okay, this is a very hard thing for me to say. 381 00:15:19,455 --> 00:15:21,224 I've hit a wall. 382 00:15:21,225 --> 00:15:23,993 Can we hang the portrait on it? 383 00:15:23,994 --> 00:15:26,129 A wall that has obliterated my sense of humor. 384 00:15:26,130 --> 00:15:27,497 What-What's the status? 385 00:15:27,498 --> 00:15:29,331 I've tried everything. 386 00:15:30,500 --> 00:15:32,335 - DAISY: National Portrait Gallery? - MATT: The Library of Congress? 387 00:15:32,336 --> 00:15:33,703 - The Frick? - MATT: How about the State House 388 00:15:33,704 --> 00:15:35,104 in Illinois? He served there once. 389 00:15:35,105 --> 00:15:36,339 In the General Assembly. 390 00:15:36,340 --> 00:15:37,640 "I've tried everything," 391 00:15:37,641 --> 00:15:39,776 is not a sentence I use lightly. 392 00:15:39,777 --> 00:15:42,278 Lest you intend to keep saying names of museums. 393 00:15:42,279 --> 00:15:45,114 Isn't there a Benedict Arnold Hall of Traitors somewhere? 394 00:15:45,115 --> 00:15:46,616 (laughing): If there's not, why not? 395 00:15:46,617 --> 00:15:48,318 See me not laughing? 396 00:15:48,319 --> 00:15:51,054 Okay, maybe it's time to go to Nadine. 397 00:15:51,055 --> 00:15:53,723 Every time I look at my watch, it's not that time. 398 00:15:53,724 --> 00:15:55,825 She makes fun of him in staff meetings. 399 00:15:55,826 --> 00:15:57,694 I mean, I don't think she's that sensitive about it anymore. 400 00:15:57,695 --> 00:16:00,563 Well, I would prefer not to find out in exactly this way. 401 00:16:00,564 --> 00:16:03,533 Or perhaps you would like to ask her? 402 00:16:03,534 --> 00:16:05,067 You? 403 00:16:06,936 --> 00:16:09,205 Uh, just keep digging. You'll find something. 404 00:16:09,206 --> 00:16:11,874 - Yeah. - MIKE: So, what do you think it means 405 00:16:11,875 --> 00:16:14,010 that Russell Jackson is coming to your office? 406 00:16:14,011 --> 00:16:16,012 I think it means it's a weekday 407 00:16:16,013 --> 00:16:17,614 during business hours. 408 00:16:17,615 --> 00:16:20,416 He said it was about the Senate investigation. 409 00:16:20,417 --> 00:16:22,118 Where's Gordon? 410 00:16:22,119 --> 00:16:24,153 He's with my ex-wife. 411 00:16:24,154 --> 00:16:26,623 We share custody. 412 00:16:26,624 --> 00:16:28,558 It's actually a painful subject. 413 00:16:28,559 --> 00:16:30,326 I'm sorry. 414 00:16:30,327 --> 00:16:33,062 I didn't know you felt pain. 415 00:16:33,063 --> 00:16:34,931 Ma'am, Mr. Jackson is uncharacteristically here 416 00:16:34,932 --> 00:16:36,232 at an appointed time. 417 00:16:36,233 --> 00:16:37,834 Oh, thank you, Blake. 418 00:16:37,835 --> 00:16:39,002 Russell, you know Mike B? 419 00:16:39,003 --> 00:16:40,737 Only by reputation. 420 00:16:40,738 --> 00:16:42,805 I'll try not to gush. I'm a big admirer of your work. 421 00:16:42,806 --> 00:16:44,207 Oh, I keep track of you, as well. 422 00:16:44,208 --> 00:16:45,908 That Canuck letter you laid on Senator Demunzio? 423 00:16:45,909 --> 00:16:47,944 - That was inspired. - That means a lot coming from you. 424 00:16:47,945 --> 00:16:49,245 And I never get credit for that. 425 00:16:49,246 --> 00:16:51,247 Well, Demunzio never ran for another term after that. 426 00:16:51,248 --> 00:16:53,149 It's the little victories that keep you going. 427 00:16:53,150 --> 00:16:54,951 That was not so little. 428 00:16:54,952 --> 00:16:56,285 You're right. I'm being falsely modest, yeah. 429 00:16:56,286 --> 00:16:58,287 You guys need some time alone, or...? 430 00:16:58,288 --> 00:17:00,323 I'm good. 431 00:17:00,324 --> 00:17:02,358 Down to business. 432 00:17:02,359 --> 00:17:04,527 First an update on Juliet. 433 00:17:04,528 --> 00:17:07,063 She's refusing to cooperate with the FBI, 434 00:17:07,064 --> 00:17:10,600 so, DOJ is definitely seeking the death penalty, 435 00:17:10,601 --> 00:17:11,934 - and they're gonna fast-track it. - Yes. 436 00:17:11,935 --> 00:17:13,302 Regarding your situation, 437 00:17:13,303 --> 00:17:14,671 good news. 438 00:17:14,672 --> 00:17:17,206 White House Counsel has made a legal determination, 439 00:17:17,207 --> 00:17:19,809 and they're going to invoke executive privilege 440 00:17:19,810 --> 00:17:23,713 in response to the subpoena, so, you're off the hook... for now. 441 00:17:23,714 --> 00:17:26,315 Fantastic. 442 00:17:26,316 --> 00:17:29,252 This is the part where you say, "Thank you, Russell, 443 00:17:29,253 --> 00:17:30,420 for your topnotch voodoo." 444 00:17:30,421 --> 00:17:31,721 Of course I mean prowess. 445 00:17:31,722 --> 00:17:33,456 I hate the way this looks. 446 00:17:33,457 --> 00:17:34,824 It looks like Christmas morning. 447 00:17:34,825 --> 00:17:36,192 It looks like I'm hiding 448 00:17:36,193 --> 00:17:37,960 behind some vague assertion of executive power 449 00:17:37,961 --> 00:17:39,762 because I have something to fear 450 00:17:39,763 --> 00:17:41,297 - from the truth. - She has a quirk about principles. 451 00:17:41,298 --> 00:17:42,832 Oh, we appreciate that about her. 452 00:17:42,833 --> 00:17:44,233 As do I, but moderation in all things. 453 00:17:44,234 --> 00:17:45,435 I understand how hard 454 00:17:45,436 --> 00:17:48,271 you must have worked to make this happen, Russell, 455 00:17:48,272 --> 00:17:51,107 but I can't fall in line. 456 00:17:51,108 --> 00:17:53,276 I can't take the easy way out. 457 00:17:53,277 --> 00:17:56,379 I don't need to invoke anything but the truth. 458 00:17:56,380 --> 00:17:58,715 Facing the music is the right call, 459 00:17:58,716 --> 00:18:01,484 and the administration will be stronger for it. 460 00:18:01,485 --> 00:18:03,453 (sighs) 461 00:18:03,454 --> 00:18:05,188 Mr. President? 462 00:18:05,189 --> 00:18:06,789 I'm here with Elizabeth. 463 00:18:06,790 --> 00:18:09,457 She's declining executive privilege. 464 00:18:11,194 --> 00:18:14,129 Sure. Hang on. 465 00:18:17,934 --> 00:18:19,769 Hello, Mr. President. 466 00:18:19,770 --> 00:18:21,370 Elizabeth, I am strongly advising you 467 00:18:21,371 --> 00:18:22,972 to take executive privilege. 468 00:18:22,973 --> 00:18:25,274 - (continues indistinctly) - Yes, sir. I... Yes, sir. 469 00:18:25,275 --> 00:18:26,476 DALTON: Do we understand each other? 470 00:18:26,477 --> 00:18:27,910 - Yes, sir. - DALTON: Good. 471 00:18:27,911 --> 00:18:29,345 Thank you, Mr. President. 472 00:18:29,346 --> 00:18:30,645 Good-bye. 473 00:18:32,215 --> 00:18:35,084 So, it looks like I'm gonna take that executive privilege. 474 00:18:35,085 --> 00:18:37,186 I love it when it all works out. 475 00:18:37,187 --> 00:18:39,721 (sighs) 476 00:18:41,891 --> 00:18:44,594 - (microwave beeps twice) - ELIZABETH: Oh, there's going to be a huge backlash, but... 477 00:18:44,595 --> 00:18:46,496 the mathematicians tell me it is going 478 00:18:46,497 --> 00:18:47,864 to be a shorter backlash 479 00:18:47,865 --> 00:18:49,365 than actually appearing before the committee. 480 00:18:49,366 --> 00:18:52,001 So, that's good horse trade, right? 481 00:18:52,002 --> 00:18:53,169 Who are you trying to convince, Mom? 482 00:18:53,170 --> 00:18:55,171 You guys, obviously. 483 00:18:55,172 --> 00:18:56,906 ALISON: Okay, yeah, but, being complained about 484 00:18:56,907 --> 00:18:58,674 by pundits is marginally better 485 00:18:58,675 --> 00:19:01,177 - than being giffed a hundred times a day. - See? 486 00:19:01,178 --> 00:19:04,080 Just like that, we're in the plus column. 487 00:19:04,081 --> 00:19:07,016 Feel free to jump in here any time you want and cheerlead. 488 00:19:07,017 --> 00:19:08,684 It's so obviously all good. 489 00:19:08,685 --> 00:19:11,254 Okay, I look like this. 490 00:19:11,255 --> 00:19:12,388 - Oh! - Wow. 491 00:19:12,389 --> 00:19:14,524 Everyone, just get it out of your system now. 492 00:19:14,525 --> 00:19:17,193 I am... I am speechless. 493 00:19:17,194 --> 00:19:19,896 I'm the plus one for a formal event at the White House. 494 00:19:19,897 --> 00:19:21,496 With Harrison Dalton. 495 00:19:23,266 --> 00:19:25,001 It's his first formal appearance 496 00:19:25,002 --> 00:19:26,969 post rehab stint hitting the news. 497 00:19:26,970 --> 00:19:29,539 Some kind of dinner for governors. Anyway, 498 00:19:29,540 --> 00:19:31,841 he needs a date, and I make a better picture 499 00:19:31,842 --> 00:19:34,410 than his grizzled, welder-biker sponsor. 500 00:19:34,411 --> 00:19:36,779 So, you're flying fully into the storm of Starrison? 501 00:19:36,780 --> 00:19:38,548 Diversion tactic. 502 00:19:38,549 --> 00:19:41,050 Better the journalists speculate about us than his sobriety. 503 00:19:41,051 --> 00:19:42,418 They can pick at it all day. 504 00:19:42,419 --> 00:19:43,920 We are still just friends. 505 00:19:43,921 --> 00:19:45,288 Hmm. Truth as an offensive. 506 00:19:45,289 --> 00:19:47,623 Wherever did you learn that? 507 00:19:47,624 --> 00:19:49,225 But seriously, you'd give us little heads-up 508 00:19:49,226 --> 00:19:50,960 if it were something, right? 509 00:19:50,961 --> 00:19:52,328 Believe me. 510 00:19:52,329 --> 00:19:53,896 If wanted to be with someone 511 00:19:53,897 --> 00:19:57,567 who was gonna complicate your life, I'd be with Arthur. 512 00:19:57,568 --> 00:20:00,468 (doorbell rings) 513 00:20:03,506 --> 00:20:05,775 Sorry, ma'am. His credentials check out. 514 00:20:05,776 --> 00:20:06,976 I have a subpoena to appear 515 00:20:06,977 --> 00:20:08,544 before the Senate Investigation Committee. 516 00:20:08,545 --> 00:20:10,646 - No, no, that's been settled. - For Dr. Henry McCord. 517 00:20:10,647 --> 00:20:11,947 You've been served. 518 00:20:23,458 --> 00:20:25,663 I have to give you a legal disclaimer. 519 00:20:25,664 --> 00:20:27,399 - I am not your lawyer. - Noted. 520 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:29,591 And in my capacity as not-your-lawyer, 521 00:20:29,592 --> 00:20:31,325 I cannot be privy to any information 522 00:20:31,326 --> 00:20:33,327 which might incriminate you or your wife 523 00:20:33,328 --> 00:20:34,628 without implicating myself. 524 00:20:34,629 --> 00:20:35,797 I'm here as 525 00:20:35,798 --> 00:20:37,499 non-legally-binding sage counsel. 526 00:20:37,500 --> 00:20:39,701 - Mike, got it. - Okay. 527 00:20:39,702 --> 00:20:42,904 I called around the agencies, cashed in a few chits. 528 00:20:42,905 --> 00:20:44,307 Someone connected a few dots, 529 00:20:44,308 --> 00:20:46,242 and then, tipped the senator 530 00:20:46,243 --> 00:20:49,312 that during Elizabeth's inquiry into Marsh's death, 531 00:20:49,313 --> 00:20:52,812 she shared classified information with you. 532 00:20:52,813 --> 00:20:54,581 If this is proven to be true, 533 00:20:54,582 --> 00:20:55,881 Elizabeth 534 00:20:55,882 --> 00:20:59,251 may be in violation of the Espionage Act, 535 00:20:59,252 --> 00:21:00,719 among other federal statutes 536 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:03,656 involving the improper handling of classified material. 537 00:21:03,657 --> 00:21:05,591 Espionage. That's ridiculous. 538 00:21:05,592 --> 00:21:07,226 What information? 539 00:21:07,227 --> 00:21:09,128 Something about a plane crash in Dubai. 540 00:21:09,129 --> 00:21:11,664 I know you're not about to say something. 541 00:21:11,665 --> 00:21:13,140 Look, I've been called to testify 542 00:21:13,141 --> 00:21:14,941 before a Senate Investigation Committee. 543 00:21:14,942 --> 00:21:16,309 It's not a court of law. 544 00:21:16,310 --> 00:21:17,610 True. It's a kangaroo court. 545 00:21:17,611 --> 00:21:18,812 Caruthers just... 546 00:21:18,813 --> 00:21:20,380 Good night. 547 00:21:20,381 --> 00:21:21,780 Good night, Noodle. 548 00:21:22,515 --> 00:21:24,150 - Night. Bye. - Mm-hmm. 549 00:21:24,151 --> 00:21:26,086 I'll take you to school in the morning, okay? 550 00:21:26,087 --> 00:21:27,921 Okay, sounds good. 551 00:21:27,922 --> 00:21:30,222 Love you. 552 00:21:31,658 --> 00:21:34,994 All Caruthers wants is to bring down your wife. 553 00:21:34,995 --> 00:21:36,529 With her safely shrouded 554 00:21:36,530 --> 00:21:38,865 behind executive privilege, he's going after the next best thing. 555 00:21:38,866 --> 00:21:40,700 A leaker case is very hard to prove. 556 00:21:40,701 --> 00:21:41,868 Won't matter. 557 00:21:41,869 --> 00:21:43,403 The damage will be done. 558 00:21:43,404 --> 00:21:47,173 If people think that I shared secrets, 559 00:21:47,174 --> 00:21:48,741 I'll lose the trust of the nation 560 00:21:48,742 --> 00:21:50,510 and the international community. 561 00:21:50,511 --> 00:21:54,114 Which makes it hard to be America's next top diplomat. 562 00:21:54,115 --> 00:21:56,816 Thank you for your non-legally-binding counsel, 563 00:21:56,817 --> 00:21:59,452 but... I've got to go with the truth. 564 00:21:59,453 --> 00:22:01,387 We were operating under extreme circumstances... 565 00:22:01,388 --> 00:22:03,790 Stop making sounds with consonants and vowels. 566 00:22:03,791 --> 00:22:05,458 I don't know how else to say it. 567 00:22:05,459 --> 00:22:09,028 First move is take the Fifth. 568 00:22:09,029 --> 00:22:11,264 - Absolutely not. - I-I know. I know. 569 00:22:11,265 --> 00:22:13,733 It reeks of guilt... 570 00:22:13,734 --> 00:22:14,645 which is a bean scratcher, 571 00:22:14,646 --> 00:22:16,793 given it's meant to protect you from self-incrimination. 572 00:22:16,794 --> 00:22:17,504 I'll work 573 00:22:17,505 --> 00:22:19,038 on finding you a lawyer. 574 00:22:19,039 --> 00:22:20,573 In the meantime, 575 00:22:20,574 --> 00:22:22,407 get some sleep. 576 00:22:23,143 --> 00:22:25,477 Thanks, Mike. 577 00:22:32,185 --> 00:22:33,553 Listen... 578 00:22:33,554 --> 00:22:35,020 we didn't do anything wrong. 579 00:22:37,157 --> 00:22:39,358 That doesn't matter. 580 00:22:40,360 --> 00:22:41,995 (door opens) 581 00:22:41,996 --> 00:22:44,330 I thought the investigation into the Dubai crash 582 00:22:44,331 --> 00:22:45,732 had been declassified 583 00:22:45,733 --> 00:22:47,867 once the White House ruled it an accident. 584 00:22:47,868 --> 00:22:51,070 Turns out not to be the case. 585 00:22:51,071 --> 00:22:52,705 They're on solid footing. 586 00:22:52,706 --> 00:22:55,208 George said that someone in the CIA was behind Marsh's murder, 587 00:22:55,209 --> 00:22:56,709 and you suspected the president himself. 588 00:22:56,710 --> 00:22:58,244 Well, you can't say that. 589 00:22:58,245 --> 00:22:59,579 I can't say any of it. 590 00:22:59,580 --> 00:23:01,514 I know what I have to do. 591 00:23:01,515 --> 00:23:03,750 What do you mean? 592 00:23:03,751 --> 00:23:06,519 There's only one thing to do. 593 00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:08,855 - I'm not gonna let you take the fall. - You can't lie. 594 00:23:08,856 --> 00:23:10,023 It's not lying. 595 00:23:10,024 --> 00:23:12,125 Dietrich Bonhoeffer will back me up on that. 596 00:23:12,126 --> 00:23:13,326 You're basing your defense 597 00:23:13,327 --> 00:23:16,663 on one of the guys who tried to kill Hitler? 598 00:23:16,664 --> 00:23:19,232 Technically, he was convicted of draft evasion. 599 00:23:19,233 --> 00:23:21,000 Was he technically hanged, too? 600 00:23:21,001 --> 00:23:23,236 He taught that there are some truths more fundamental 601 00:23:23,237 --> 00:23:25,138 than a... an immediate lie. 602 00:23:25,139 --> 00:23:28,341 Henry, you can't perjure yourself. 603 00:23:28,342 --> 00:23:30,376 Are you really... Are you serious? 604 00:23:30,377 --> 00:23:32,478 Taking the Fifth only covers me. 605 00:23:32,479 --> 00:23:34,547 They can still get me to incriminate you. 606 00:23:34,548 --> 00:23:37,617 He just wants to take you down, 607 00:23:37,618 --> 00:23:39,118 by any means necessary. 608 00:23:39,119 --> 00:23:43,288 This whole thing just... lacks integrity. 609 00:23:44,390 --> 00:23:47,926 I feel no ethical obligation to play by their rules. 610 00:23:48,661 --> 00:23:50,162 You could go to prison. 611 00:23:52,498 --> 00:23:54,333 No one's going to prison. 612 00:23:55,235 --> 00:23:58,304 STEVIE: Okay. Here's my takeaway. 613 00:23:58,305 --> 00:24:01,274 Governor's Association Dinner equals old people prom. 614 00:24:01,275 --> 00:24:03,776 Oh, my God. That is totally right. 615 00:24:03,777 --> 00:24:06,679 Right down to the, uh, chaperone checking my breath 616 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:08,715 for booze every five seconds. 617 00:24:08,716 --> 00:24:11,751 Yeah, except this time they didn't smell any. 618 00:24:11,752 --> 00:24:15,054 And thus I am able to remember this night 619 00:24:15,055 --> 00:24:17,557 - in its entirety. - (chuckles) Come on. 620 00:24:17,558 --> 00:24:19,092 It was nice. 621 00:24:19,093 --> 00:24:22,362 It was nice getting to be with you. 622 00:24:22,363 --> 00:24:26,132 Yeah. It was fun to hang out. 623 00:24:26,133 --> 00:24:27,400 What? 624 00:24:27,401 --> 00:24:29,369 Why are you looking at me all... 625 00:24:29,370 --> 00:24:32,739 weird and s-smoldery? 626 00:24:32,740 --> 00:24:35,441 Um, I'm about to kiss you. 627 00:24:35,442 --> 00:24:38,244 No, you're not. Don't. 628 00:24:38,245 --> 00:24:39,879 No, I'm not. 629 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:42,914 I'm so not. 630 00:24:47,086 --> 00:24:49,255 Why not? 631 00:24:49,256 --> 00:24:51,624 Come on. 632 00:24:51,625 --> 00:24:54,726 We're friends. 633 00:24:55,461 --> 00:24:57,463 Wow. 634 00:24:57,464 --> 00:24:59,465 This really is like prom. 635 00:24:59,466 --> 00:25:02,268 I think we had this exact conversation. 636 00:25:02,269 --> 00:25:04,270 - (chuckles) - At our last prom. 637 00:25:04,271 --> 00:25:06,039 - We... (laughs) - (laughs) 638 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:07,974 We totally did. Um... 639 00:25:07,975 --> 00:25:09,242 I-I'm, for one... 640 00:25:09,243 --> 00:25:11,110 I'm glad that we got to relive the awkwardness. 641 00:25:11,111 --> 00:25:12,512 - Oh, yeah? - Yeah. 642 00:25:12,513 --> 00:25:14,614 This was so awesome. 643 00:25:14,615 --> 00:25:17,249 (chuckles) 644 00:25:19,886 --> 00:25:22,154 Good night, Blake. 645 00:25:23,222 --> 00:25:25,757 I see you there. 646 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:31,331 I, uh... I-I hate to ask... 647 00:25:31,332 --> 00:25:32,332 Apparently. 648 00:25:32,333 --> 00:25:35,134 (sighs) 649 00:25:35,135 --> 00:25:39,138 It's about Secretary Marsh's portrait. 650 00:25:39,139 --> 00:25:42,442 It's being removed to make room for James Madison's, but, uh, 651 00:25:42,443 --> 00:25:45,411 no one seems to... 652 00:25:45,412 --> 00:25:46,946 - Want it? - They don't. 653 00:25:46,947 --> 00:25:48,715 And we can't just... 654 00:25:48,716 --> 00:25:51,050 - Throw it away. - Yeah. 655 00:25:51,051 --> 00:25:52,752 Use your words, Blake. 656 00:25:52,753 --> 00:25:54,020 No. We can't throw it away 657 00:25:54,021 --> 00:25:55,521 because that's in violation of the 1912 658 00:25:55,522 --> 00:25:58,157 - War Department ruling. - I don't know which is more ironic, 659 00:25:58,158 --> 00:26:00,360 that or the fact that we can't give away 660 00:26:00,361 --> 00:26:03,429 - such a vain man's picture. - Ms. Tolliver, 661 00:26:03,430 --> 00:26:06,099 I truly didn't want to dump this in your lap. 662 00:26:06,100 --> 00:26:08,735 Don't worry about it. 663 00:26:08,736 --> 00:26:10,636 I'll think of something. 664 00:26:10,637 --> 00:26:12,938 Thank you. 665 00:26:18,478 --> 00:26:20,846 (grunts with effort) 666 00:26:23,049 --> 00:26:24,984 Come on. Come to bed. 667 00:26:24,985 --> 00:26:26,753 - Hi. - Hey. 668 00:26:26,754 --> 00:26:28,988 - I can't let you do this. I can't. - It's gonna be okay. I... 669 00:26:28,989 --> 00:26:29,989 It's my decision. 670 00:26:29,990 --> 00:26:31,391 It'll change you. 671 00:26:31,392 --> 00:26:32,992 It'll change us. 672 00:26:32,993 --> 00:26:34,493 (sighs) 673 00:26:35,895 --> 00:26:38,163 We've been through worse. 674 00:26:41,134 --> 00:26:42,434 Okay. 675 00:26:45,705 --> 00:26:49,375 CORRESPONDENT: Offensive sweeps continued in northwestern Iraq today, 676 00:26:49,376 --> 00:26:52,478 as United States Marines attempt to cut off the flow 677 00:26:52,479 --> 00:26:54,147 of foreign fighters 678 00:26:54,148 --> 00:26:55,448 crossing the Syrian border. 679 00:26:55,449 --> 00:26:58,985 The advance began with a series of predawn air strikes 680 00:26:58,986 --> 00:27:00,319 and continued with... 681 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:03,021 - I'm listening to that. - You want some help? 682 00:27:16,335 --> 00:27:18,771 - I don't want to fight about this. - Well, great. 683 00:27:18,772 --> 00:27:22,607 We'll just skip right to resentful silence. 684 00:27:23,509 --> 00:27:26,145 If you feel you have to go to Baghdad, then go, 685 00:27:26,146 --> 00:27:28,247 but I can't pretend it's not going to affect me. 686 00:27:28,248 --> 00:27:30,082 It's definitely gonna affect the kids. 687 00:27:30,083 --> 00:27:32,819 The one thing it's not going to do is take back 9/11. 688 00:27:32,820 --> 00:27:34,987 (sighs) This isn't about atonement. 689 00:27:34,988 --> 00:27:36,322 Then what is it about? 690 00:27:36,323 --> 00:27:40,460 The world has fallen apart. 691 00:27:40,461 --> 00:27:44,163 Do you know how many of our troops were killed today? 37. 692 00:27:44,164 --> 00:27:46,699 We just broke 1,400 in a war that was supposed 693 00:27:46,700 --> 00:27:48,267 to be over two years ago. 694 00:27:48,268 --> 00:27:51,037 And that's not even counting the civilians. 695 00:27:51,038 --> 00:27:55,141 It's like some monster has been unleashed. 696 00:27:55,142 --> 00:27:57,747 - I don't even recognize what our government is doing anymore. - I know. 697 00:27:57,748 --> 00:27:59,479 - How can I just sit by? - The world has collapsed. 698 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:01,814 But that doesn't mean ours has to, to make up for it. 699 00:28:01,815 --> 00:28:04,283 When everything seems to be lacking in integrity, 700 00:28:04,284 --> 00:28:05,885 you know what you do? 701 00:28:05,886 --> 00:28:08,888 You find it in yourself. 702 00:28:08,889 --> 00:28:11,557 You change the world 703 00:28:11,558 --> 00:28:14,259 right from where you're standing. 704 00:28:14,994 --> 00:28:17,830 Conrad is depending on me. 705 00:28:17,831 --> 00:28:20,800 It's-it's either take the position or quit. 706 00:28:20,801 --> 00:28:22,634 I can't go backwards. 707 00:28:23,469 --> 00:28:26,672 It's a year. I'll be back. 708 00:28:26,673 --> 00:28:28,674 If you... 709 00:28:28,675 --> 00:28:31,977 go to Baghdad, I... 710 00:28:33,346 --> 00:28:37,315 I don't know what it's gonna look like when you come back. 711 00:28:44,457 --> 00:28:47,059 (ringtone plays) 712 00:28:47,060 --> 00:28:49,995 (phone buzzing) 713 00:28:55,067 --> 00:28:56,435 Sorry to wake you up. 714 00:28:56,436 --> 00:28:58,971 Oh. You have to be kidding. (chuckles) 715 00:28:58,972 --> 00:29:01,674 We can keep this brief. 716 00:29:01,675 --> 00:29:04,977 Tell me there's no way you shared classified information 717 00:29:04,978 --> 00:29:07,046 with Henry. 718 00:29:07,047 --> 00:29:09,549 We have to stay ahead of this. 719 00:29:09,550 --> 00:29:12,017 You know that. 720 00:29:12,752 --> 00:29:15,955 Cut to the chase, Russell. 721 00:29:15,956 --> 00:29:20,026 We have a second term to win. 722 00:29:20,027 --> 00:29:22,361 I'll have to keep the president 723 00:29:22,362 --> 00:29:25,964 at a safe distance. 724 00:29:29,402 --> 00:29:31,737 Are-are we talking... 725 00:29:31,738 --> 00:29:34,574 resignation or... 726 00:29:34,575 --> 00:29:35,808 (sighs) 727 00:29:35,809 --> 00:29:39,979 We can get around contempt of Congress but not this. 728 00:29:39,980 --> 00:29:43,749 Not violating the Espionage Act. 729 00:29:43,750 --> 00:29:47,520 - I just... - (Henry and Alison speaking indistinctly) 730 00:29:47,521 --> 00:29:49,155 I just wanted to give you a heads-up, but I-I don't know 731 00:29:49,156 --> 00:29:51,157 what Henry's gonna say before the committee tomorrow. 732 00:29:51,158 --> 00:29:54,727 I don't know... I don't know how this is gonna go. 733 00:29:54,728 --> 00:29:57,964 But if it goes badly... 734 00:29:57,965 --> 00:30:01,466 You and the president won't protect me. 735 00:30:06,172 --> 00:30:08,973 Sorry. I'm sorry. 736 00:30:15,915 --> 00:30:17,583 Thank you. And, finally, these are the appointments 737 00:30:17,584 --> 00:30:19,652 for our CVE Summit at the White House. 738 00:30:19,653 --> 00:30:22,788 What time does Dr. McCord testify? 739 00:30:22,789 --> 00:30:25,090 2:00. 740 00:30:27,226 --> 00:30:30,363 Walk with me, Blake. 741 00:30:30,364 --> 00:30:31,897 Yes, ma'am. 742 00:30:31,898 --> 00:30:33,265 Where are we going? 743 00:30:33,266 --> 00:30:34,767 We're taking a lap. 744 00:30:34,768 --> 00:30:37,203 How many steps we got so far? 745 00:30:37,204 --> 00:30:39,905 Uh, 156. 746 00:30:39,906 --> 00:30:41,707 Let's pick up the pace. 747 00:30:41,708 --> 00:30:43,175 I didn't realize you were Fitbitting, ma'am. 748 00:30:43,176 --> 00:30:44,710 I could work that into your schedule. 749 00:30:44,711 --> 00:30:46,679 No. I don't want to make it a thing. 750 00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:49,649 - Just working off the donut I had this morning. - Ma'am. 751 00:30:49,650 --> 00:30:53,485 Well, maybe two. Okay, two. 752 00:30:59,091 --> 00:31:01,060 No. No way. 753 00:31:01,061 --> 00:31:03,929 - Uh, I'm sorry. I-I meant for this to happen sooner. - No way. 754 00:31:03,930 --> 00:31:05,449 I ran into some roadblocks... 755 00:31:05,450 --> 00:31:08,200 This isn't right. Have my motorcade brought up. 756 00:31:08,201 --> 00:31:09,201 I'm going out. 757 00:31:09,202 --> 00:31:11,402 Yes, ma'am. 758 00:31:13,139 --> 00:31:15,074 CARUTHERS: The purpose of this hearing 759 00:31:15,075 --> 00:31:16,609 is to seek the truth 760 00:31:16,610 --> 00:31:18,944 on behalf of the American people, so it stands 761 00:31:18,945 --> 00:31:22,948 to reason that we should receive access to all decisions, 762 00:31:22,949 --> 00:31:24,283 all relevant documents, 763 00:31:24,284 --> 00:31:25,851 and all witnesses. 764 00:31:25,852 --> 00:31:29,722 One moment. Mr. Chairman. 765 00:31:29,723 --> 00:31:31,357 What's going on? 766 00:31:31,358 --> 00:31:33,959 No idea. 767 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:35,294 Whew. 768 00:31:35,295 --> 00:31:37,391 - (indistinct chatter) - CARUTHERS: Oh, Secretary McCord. 769 00:31:37,392 --> 00:31:38,798 We didn't expect you. 770 00:31:38,799 --> 00:31:40,899 Yet here I am. 771 00:31:41,967 --> 00:31:43,868 Ready to testify. 772 00:31:46,205 --> 00:31:47,907 What are you doing? 773 00:31:47,908 --> 00:31:49,408 You know what you do when there's no integrity 774 00:31:49,409 --> 00:31:51,077 in a situation, Henry? 775 00:31:51,078 --> 00:31:52,844 You find it in yourself. 776 00:31:53,779 --> 00:31:58,082 You change the world right where we're standing. 777 00:32:00,286 --> 00:32:04,056 Senator, I'm waiving executive privilege, 778 00:32:04,057 --> 00:32:06,559 and I'm prepared to take the oath. 779 00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:09,160 (gallery murmuring) 780 00:32:16,010 --> 00:32:19,783 If Vincent Marsh was murdered, it was probably an inside job. 781 00:32:19,784 --> 00:32:23,628 I could only work with someone I trusted, 782 00:32:23,629 --> 00:32:25,630 and that meant my husband, 783 00:32:25,631 --> 00:32:30,102 a man I have ruthlessly vetted for over 25 years. 784 00:32:30,103 --> 00:32:31,837 Man... 785 00:32:31,838 --> 00:32:33,772 I have never heard such an eloquent defense 786 00:32:33,773 --> 00:32:35,907 for violating the Espionage Act. 787 00:32:35,908 --> 00:32:39,376 Do you think she could go to prison? 788 00:32:41,646 --> 00:32:42,647 Listen, 789 00:32:42,648 --> 00:32:44,483 half the guys I knew on Wall Street 790 00:32:44,484 --> 00:32:46,017 should be there, but aren't. 791 00:32:46,018 --> 00:32:48,887 If they try to take your mother for this... 792 00:32:48,888 --> 00:32:51,690 hell, I'll be the first one to man the barricades. 793 00:32:51,691 --> 00:32:54,926 ...in Iran, which, in turn, uncovered treason... 794 00:32:54,927 --> 00:32:56,027 So that's a maybe. 795 00:32:56,028 --> 00:32:57,963 ...at the highest levels of American government. 796 00:32:57,964 --> 00:33:00,332 Yeah. 797 00:33:00,333 --> 00:33:02,701 I guess it is. 798 00:33:02,702 --> 00:33:04,536 Forces have been unleashed to destabilize 799 00:33:04,537 --> 00:33:07,938 the security of our country. 800 00:33:09,441 --> 00:33:13,345 I put myself in harm's way 801 00:33:13,346 --> 00:33:15,881 to ensure the safety of our country. 802 00:33:15,882 --> 00:33:19,183 I... (wry chuckle) 803 00:33:19,885 --> 00:33:21,820 I would do it again, sir. 804 00:33:21,821 --> 00:33:25,223 So, Mr. Chairman, I'd say 805 00:33:25,224 --> 00:33:27,426 the only reason that we're here today, luxuriating 806 00:33:27,427 --> 00:33:30,695 in the smug banality of a Senate hearing instead 807 00:33:30,696 --> 00:33:32,330 of ducking for cover in all-out war, 808 00:33:32,331 --> 00:33:36,268 is because I had the decency to violate Section 793 809 00:33:36,269 --> 00:33:38,470 of Title 18. 810 00:33:38,471 --> 00:33:40,505 Whew. 811 00:33:40,506 --> 00:33:42,507 Thank you. 812 00:33:42,508 --> 00:33:45,577 No, let me rephrase that. 813 00:33:45,578 --> 00:33:47,746 You're welcome. 814 00:33:47,747 --> 00:33:49,914 (energetic chatter, cameras clicking rapidly) 815 00:33:51,349 --> 00:33:54,119 Secretary McCord, 816 00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:55,654 you are not dismissed. 817 00:33:55,655 --> 00:33:58,490 HENRY: "The truth is like a lion. 818 00:33:58,491 --> 00:34:01,259 "You don't need to defend it. 819 00:34:01,260 --> 00:34:04,196 Let it loose, and it'll defend itself." 820 00:34:04,197 --> 00:34:05,864 See? I listen to you. 821 00:34:05,865 --> 00:34:08,200 - Mmm, Augustine. - And Augustine. 822 00:34:08,201 --> 00:34:11,136 And Aquinas. And the Beatles. 823 00:34:11,137 --> 00:34:14,104 And all the other guys you live by. 824 00:34:15,674 --> 00:34:18,276 Well, go big or go home, I guess. 825 00:34:18,277 --> 00:34:21,346 It was the right thing to do. 826 00:34:21,347 --> 00:34:23,348 Totally. But if I can escort us back to Earth, 827 00:34:23,349 --> 00:34:25,817 I just got confirmation that the committee is officially seeking 828 00:34:25,818 --> 00:34:28,652 to file charges against you for violating the Espionage Act. 829 00:34:30,589 --> 00:34:35,193 ANCHORMAN: In the wake of the Secretary of State's fiery appearance, 830 00:34:35,194 --> 00:34:38,063 Senator Caruthers has referred the secretary's testimony 831 00:34:38,064 --> 00:34:39,264 to the Justice Department, 832 00:34:39,265 --> 00:34:41,666 which will be filing criminal charges... 833 00:34:41,667 --> 00:34:43,668 Wait, what are you doing? 834 00:34:43,669 --> 00:34:46,557 Ugh, that stuff is just gonna stress us out. 835 00:34:46,558 --> 00:34:48,025 Come on. 836 00:34:48,026 --> 00:34:49,493 Who wants to settle Catan with me? 837 00:34:49,494 --> 00:34:50,861 Hey, guys. 838 00:34:50,862 --> 00:34:52,529 How's everybody doing? 839 00:34:52,530 --> 00:34:53,797 So... 840 00:34:53,798 --> 00:34:55,332 so is Mom getting arrested? 841 00:34:55,333 --> 00:34:57,935 I just talked to her. She had a few things to finish at work. 842 00:34:57,936 --> 00:34:59,069 She'll be back any minute. 843 00:34:59,070 --> 00:35:01,672 You didn't answer the question. 844 00:35:01,673 --> 00:35:03,874 Okay, listen. 845 00:35:03,875 --> 00:35:07,845 Your mom spoke truth to power today, 846 00:35:07,846 --> 00:35:10,681 and that is a brave and rare thing. 847 00:35:10,682 --> 00:35:12,449 No matter what happens, we're all gonna be okay. 848 00:35:12,450 --> 00:35:14,685 - (phone buzzes) - So I want you 849 00:35:14,686 --> 00:35:17,454 to remember this day with great pride. You got it? 850 00:35:17,455 --> 00:35:18,989 These guys were champs, by the way. 851 00:35:18,990 --> 00:35:20,556 You, too, kid. 852 00:35:22,292 --> 00:35:24,528 - What is that? - ALISON: Corn. 853 00:35:24,529 --> 00:35:26,930 - HENRY: Corn? I want it. No, no. I want... Give it. - ALISON: No. 854 00:35:26,931 --> 00:35:28,881 NADINE: Thank you so much for doing this. 855 00:35:28,882 --> 00:35:30,779 I would've reached out to the family myself, 856 00:35:30,780 --> 00:35:32,013 but it was awkward. 857 00:35:32,014 --> 00:35:34,482 I mean, with us not being able to find a home for it. 858 00:35:34,483 --> 00:35:36,150 This is what lawyers do. We're lubricants 859 00:35:36,151 --> 00:35:37,919 for complicated social intercourse. 860 00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:41,489 That's... appetizingly put. 861 00:35:41,490 --> 00:35:44,492 You know, I represented Vincent for 30 years. 862 00:35:44,493 --> 00:35:46,160 I knew him since college. 863 00:35:46,161 --> 00:35:48,529 He was like a brother. 864 00:35:48,530 --> 00:35:50,298 And here... 865 00:35:50,299 --> 00:35:54,936 he has this whole traitorous thing going on. 866 00:35:54,937 --> 00:35:57,572 I thought he was a true patriot. 867 00:35:57,573 --> 00:35:59,206 Well, I guess 868 00:35:59,207 --> 00:36:01,509 - in his eyes, he was. - You know, 869 00:36:01,510 --> 00:36:05,112 I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him, but, uh... 870 00:36:05,113 --> 00:36:07,648 you shouldn't beat yourself up. 871 00:36:07,649 --> 00:36:10,885 He was a very charismatic enigma. 872 00:36:10,886 --> 00:36:13,187 - (elevator bell dings) - I don't understand. 873 00:36:13,188 --> 00:36:15,289 He told me everything. 874 00:36:15,290 --> 00:36:19,226 Well, not everything but, uh, you know... 875 00:36:19,227 --> 00:36:21,729 I honestly always thought you could do better. 876 00:36:21,730 --> 00:36:24,465 Now you got something going with the NASA guy. 877 00:36:24,466 --> 00:36:27,100 Good. Good for you. You deserve it. 878 00:36:27,969 --> 00:36:31,237 Come on. It's Washington. 879 00:36:46,687 --> 00:36:48,289 Hey. 880 00:36:48,290 --> 00:36:50,625 Hey. 881 00:36:50,626 --> 00:36:51,859 (chuckles) 882 00:36:51,860 --> 00:36:56,130 I got to say, I was surprised to get your text. 883 00:36:56,131 --> 00:36:58,398 Well... 884 00:37:00,568 --> 00:37:02,402 ...surprise. 885 00:37:17,385 --> 00:37:19,652 Uh... 886 00:37:23,224 --> 00:37:26,594 Do you have something you want to talk about 887 00:37:26,595 --> 00:37:28,763 or are you just... 888 00:37:28,764 --> 00:37:30,263 wanting to do this? 889 00:37:32,533 --> 00:37:35,202 Yeah. Um... 890 00:37:35,203 --> 00:37:39,607 I had to end my relationship because of my mom's job, 891 00:37:39,608 --> 00:37:44,410 and now she's probably gonna go to prison, anyway. 892 00:37:45,646 --> 00:37:48,249 I don't know how I'm supposed to live a normal life. It's... 893 00:37:48,250 --> 00:37:50,851 it's just... (sighs) 894 00:37:50,852 --> 00:37:55,389 You're the only one who gets it, you know? 895 00:37:55,390 --> 00:37:58,325 I'm really sick of worrying about where everything is going, 896 00:37:58,326 --> 00:37:59,860 and tonight I just don't want to. 897 00:37:59,861 --> 00:38:01,529 Well, hey... 898 00:38:01,530 --> 00:38:05,031 then... don't worry about it. 899 00:38:21,716 --> 00:38:25,018 (moaning) 900 00:38:26,153 --> 00:38:28,421 (passionate moaning, breathing) 901 00:38:38,474 --> 00:38:40,967 Thanks for coming, Bess. A lot to talk about. 902 00:38:40,968 --> 00:38:42,768 I didn't want to get into it on the phone. 903 00:38:42,769 --> 00:38:45,938 I'm just hoping you're not escorting me to my new quarters. 904 00:38:45,939 --> 00:38:47,172 Are you? 905 00:38:47,173 --> 00:38:48,908 Just got word DOJ is not pressing charges against you. 906 00:38:48,909 --> 00:38:51,577 (sighing with relief): Oh, thank God! 907 00:38:51,578 --> 00:38:53,979 Willing to go to prison and being sanguine about it 908 00:38:53,980 --> 00:38:56,815 are two entirely different camps. 909 00:38:56,816 --> 00:38:58,918 They're citing extraordinary circumstances 910 00:38:58,919 --> 00:39:01,553 and the contribution to national security. 911 00:39:01,554 --> 00:39:02,955 It doesn't hurt 912 00:39:02,956 --> 00:39:04,924 that your testimony strongly swayed public opinion. 913 00:39:04,925 --> 00:39:06,558 Russell took a snap poll. 914 00:39:06,559 --> 00:39:09,228 82% think you were justified in your actions. 915 00:39:09,229 --> 00:39:10,562 If I were Raymond Caruthers, 916 00:39:10,563 --> 00:39:12,665 I would be running for the hills. 917 00:39:12,666 --> 00:39:14,433 JULIET (over speaker): Marsh was confronted 918 00:39:14,434 --> 00:39:16,902 by Russell Jackson about his intentions 919 00:39:16,903 --> 00:39:19,972 to run for president himself. 920 00:39:19,973 --> 00:39:23,409 At that time, Marsh lost his nerve about the coup in Iran... 921 00:39:23,410 --> 00:39:25,978 She agreed to the deal this morning. 922 00:39:25,979 --> 00:39:28,247 Anything we want to know in exchange for her life. 923 00:39:28,248 --> 00:39:31,317 ...he wanted the coup attempt to end, but Andrew and I... 924 00:39:31,318 --> 00:39:33,852 Late CIA Director Andrew Munsey. 925 00:39:33,853 --> 00:39:35,254 Yes. 926 00:39:35,255 --> 00:39:36,822 We weren't about to pull the plug 927 00:39:36,823 --> 00:39:39,425 on an operation we'd planned for so long 928 00:39:39,426 --> 00:39:42,661 It was decided that Marsh was now a threat 929 00:39:42,662 --> 00:39:44,897 to the operation, which had to be eliminated... 930 00:39:44,898 --> 00:39:47,231 She's using a passive voice. 931 00:39:48,167 --> 00:39:49,969 Distancing herself from it. 932 00:39:49,970 --> 00:39:51,870 JULIET: Yes. 933 00:39:51,871 --> 00:39:54,673 HENDRICKS: Using information you acquired... 934 00:39:54,674 --> 00:39:56,308 He's a "threat." 935 00:39:56,309 --> 00:39:59,445 Not a person. 936 00:39:59,446 --> 00:40:01,547 Her time in Baghdad changed her. 937 00:40:01,548 --> 00:40:04,249 It might have changed me. 938 00:40:04,250 --> 00:40:06,385 No. 939 00:40:06,386 --> 00:40:08,921 You're made from different stuff. 940 00:40:08,922 --> 00:40:11,657 JULIET: We studied the crash in Dubai... 941 00:40:11,658 --> 00:40:15,027 and figured out how to facilitate a similar incident. 942 00:40:15,028 --> 00:40:18,797 Obviously, we were successful. 943 00:40:18,798 --> 00:40:20,332 George Peters. 944 00:40:20,333 --> 00:40:22,735 Tell us about the death 945 00:40:22,736 --> 00:40:26,171 of CIA Operative George Peters. 946 00:40:26,172 --> 00:40:28,207 George... 947 00:40:28,208 --> 00:40:31,110 When Marshall's plane went down, George... 948 00:40:31,111 --> 00:40:34,046 he recognized the similarities. 949 00:40:34,047 --> 00:40:35,948 He connected the dots. 950 00:40:35,949 --> 00:40:38,917 We became aware that he confided 951 00:40:38,918 --> 00:40:41,186 his suspicions in our... 952 00:40:41,187 --> 00:40:43,422 former colleague turned Secretary of State, 953 00:40:43,423 --> 00:40:45,824 Elizabeth McCord. 954 00:40:45,825 --> 00:40:47,359 Back to her. 955 00:40:47,360 --> 00:40:50,329 DALTON: You okay? 956 00:40:50,330 --> 00:40:52,631 So I tampered with the microchip controlling 957 00:40:52,632 --> 00:40:56,468 the acceleration system of his car. 958 00:40:56,469 --> 00:40:58,270 It just looked like a single-car collision. 959 00:40:58,271 --> 00:41:01,607 He was becoming unstable. 960 00:41:01,608 --> 00:41:04,342 We didn't think anyone would question it. 961 00:41:05,677 --> 00:41:08,347 Remind her they were friends. 962 00:41:08,348 --> 00:41:11,582 Wasn't George Peters a good friend of yours? 963 00:41:13,252 --> 00:41:15,454 JULIET: I guess there was a time 964 00:41:15,455 --> 00:41:17,855 when we were all friends. 965 00:41:19,258 --> 00:41:22,528 (indistinct chatter) 966 00:41:22,529 --> 00:41:24,963 (woman laughing) 967 00:41:24,964 --> 00:41:27,366 DALTON: A horse farm? Really? 968 00:41:27,367 --> 00:41:29,068 Uh, it's how I was raised. 969 00:41:29,069 --> 00:41:30,873 - I'm recreating my childhood. - Henry's not from Virginia, is he? 970 00:41:30,874 --> 00:41:31,837 No, he's from rural Pennsylvania. 971 00:41:31,838 --> 00:41:33,539 It's the same difference. 972 00:41:33,540 --> 00:41:34,907 He's outdoorsy. 973 00:41:34,908 --> 00:41:37,324 He's got that whole chopping and digging thing... 974 00:41:37,877 --> 00:41:39,812 - "Chopping and digging." - But the horses are all me. 975 00:41:39,813 --> 00:41:41,313 Well, it sounds stultifying. 976 00:41:41,314 --> 00:41:43,348 And you have an open invitation anytime you want. 977 00:41:43,349 --> 00:41:44,236 You don't even have to call. 978 00:41:44,237 --> 00:41:45,390 - All you guys. - Okay. 979 00:41:45,391 --> 00:41:46,621 - We'll keep that in mind. - Well... 980 00:41:46,622 --> 00:41:48,656 - Here's to Elizabeth's new life. - Mm. 981 00:41:48,657 --> 00:41:49,924 And to our new Baghdad Station Chief. 982 00:41:49,925 --> 00:41:51,459 - (chuckles) - ELIZABETH: Yes! 983 00:41:51,460 --> 00:41:52,426 Happy trails all around. 984 00:41:52,427 --> 00:41:53,895 - Happy trails! - Thank you. 985 00:41:53,896 --> 00:41:55,897 I'm completely unfazed by being the second choice. 986 00:41:55,898 --> 00:41:57,632 Just amazed I was a choice at all. 987 00:41:57,633 --> 00:41:59,600 MUNSEY: Are you kidding? I've been on the receiving end 988 00:41:59,601 --> 00:42:00,835 of your friendly interrogations. 989 00:42:00,836 --> 00:42:02,770 There will be no need for enhancement. 990 00:42:02,771 --> 00:42:04,605 - Thank you for your faith in my iciness. - It's true. 991 00:42:04,606 --> 00:42:07,341 You have that whole stern mother thing down pat. 992 00:42:07,342 --> 00:42:08,776 In fact, you're gonna be way 993 00:42:08,777 --> 00:42:10,444 ahead of the game when you have kids. 994 00:42:10,445 --> 00:42:11,546 Which, by the way, 995 00:42:11,547 --> 00:42:12,647 you should really do. 996 00:42:12,648 --> 00:42:14,882 Top of the list when I get back from Baghdad. 997 00:42:14,883 --> 00:42:16,484 Conrad, I am gonna be shorthanded. 998 00:42:16,485 --> 00:42:17,919 I hope you have some rabbits in your hat. 999 00:42:17,920 --> 00:42:19,620 I'm bringing Isabelle back from London. 1000 00:42:19,621 --> 00:42:21,422 And, uh, then I have some ideas. 1001 00:42:21,423 --> 00:42:24,692 - Mostly about overworking the two of you. - Hey, pile it on. 1002 00:42:24,693 --> 00:42:26,460 My wife will be thrilled to have me home even less. 1003 00:42:26,461 --> 00:42:27,695 - And I am not kidding. - Oh, stop. 1004 00:42:27,696 --> 00:42:28,829 - I'm not kidding! - He's not! 1005 00:42:28,830 --> 00:42:29,931 - There he is! - (all clamoring) 1006 00:42:29,932 --> 00:42:32,133 Sorry I'm late. The beltway. 1007 00:42:32,134 --> 00:42:33,668 (laughter, chatter) 1008 00:42:33,669 --> 00:42:35,236 Baghdad's got nothing to compare. 1009 00:42:35,237 --> 00:42:36,771 Hey, I love his cool perspective. 1010 00:42:36,772 --> 00:42:38,306 Never a hyperbole in sight. 1011 00:42:38,307 --> 00:42:41,175 I don't think anyone here values me for my low volume. 1012 00:42:41,176 --> 00:42:44,278 So, where is my drink and who is my new boss? 1013 00:42:44,279 --> 00:42:46,914 - Ta-da! - Whoa! - (whoops) 1014 00:42:46,915 --> 00:42:49,050 Elizabeth is running away to a horse farm! 1015 00:42:49,051 --> 00:42:52,119 Really? What, I don't check my e-mail 1016 00:42:52,120 --> 00:42:55,256 for an hour and this is what happens? 1017 00:42:55,257 --> 00:42:57,134 Gee, thanks for your vote of confidence. 1018 00:42:57,135 --> 00:42:58,259 I'm just surprised. 1019 00:42:58,260 --> 00:43:00,494 It's gonna be great. 1020 00:43:00,495 --> 00:43:02,504 - No, I mean, I love all my girls. - (laughter) 1021 00:43:02,505 --> 00:43:03,764 I do, really! 1022 00:43:03,765 --> 00:43:06,701 But sitting at a desk and-and... 1023 00:43:06,702 --> 00:43:08,436 trying to decide which font to use. 1024 00:43:08,437 --> 00:43:11,238 I'm surprised the dropout rate isn't higher. 1025 00:43:11,239 --> 00:43:13,074 All that saving your ass when you don't listen to us 1026 00:43:13,075 --> 00:43:14,275 and go rogue. 1027 00:43:14,276 --> 00:43:15,376 That happened once, young lady! 1028 00:43:15,377 --> 00:43:16,611 Oh, come on! 1029 00:43:16,612 --> 00:43:18,446 - I-I got six cities! - I-I got three. 1030 00:43:18,447 --> 00:43:21,082 - Peshawar, Kandahar... - (dinging on glass) 1031 00:43:21,083 --> 00:43:23,351 One more time. 1032 00:43:23,352 --> 00:43:24,318 (shushes) 1033 00:43:24,319 --> 00:43:26,187 To the inner sanctum. 1034 00:43:26,188 --> 00:43:28,556 Colleagues, 1035 00:43:28,557 --> 00:43:30,191 friends, 1036 00:43:30,192 --> 00:43:31,459 noble warriors. 1037 00:43:31,460 --> 00:43:34,427 (all agreeing) Hear, hear! 1038 00:43:36,653 --> 00:43:44,080 Subtitle sync and corrections by awaqeded for www.addic7ed.com.