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With Minister Ognian, followed by...
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Ognian?
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- New finance minister.
- Ah, right.
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Then your monthly
ambassador's roundtable
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with local NGO leaders at 10:00.
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Cool. Who we got this month?
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(WHIRRING)
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What the hell?
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(RUMBLING, HIGH-PITCHED RINGING)
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MITCHELL: Out, out, everybody out!
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(HIGH-PITCHED RINGING CONTINUES)
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Let's go!
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Clear the floor!
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Now!
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(ALL SHOUTING, SCREAMING)
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I can't feel my ears.
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Maybe you should've worn a hat.
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I can't, I'm wearing fancy hair.
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Men never get that.
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(SIGHS)
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Listen, I really want
to hold onto my gloves.
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But is that tacky?
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Uh, hey, we have had
colder weather than this.
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I don't know...
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When? Henry, it is two degrees.
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Two.
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It's not enough degrees
for a basketball team.
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Boot camp, Lake County, Illinois.
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T-That December, it was
consistently in the negatives.
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You don't remember that?
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It's all a blur of newlywed bliss.
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Oh.
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Bet Prime Minister
Soeda is pining away
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for the balmy shores
of Tokyo right now.
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Hope it doesn't damage
our relationship.
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Oh, I'm sure Conrad will ply him
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with the finest American spirits.
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(LAUGHS)
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Nothing to warm you up like a dose
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of Thomas Jefferson's Reserve.
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KAT: Madam Secretary.
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Kat. Oh, man, I wished
I'd held onto my coat.
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Have you met my husband, Henry?
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No. I've heard so much about you.
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- It's a pleasure to meet you, Dr. McCord.
- You, too, Kat.
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Uh, ma'am, our embassy in Bulgaria
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is reporting some kind of... attack.
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What do you mean?
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A military attack?
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We're not sure where it's coming from.
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What kind of weaponry?
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Sound.
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Thank you, Lucy.
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A sonic attack.
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Really?
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That's what it sounds like, sir.
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I... so to speak.
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Sounds more like something
out of Star Trek.
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It's the Russians, isn't it?
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Where's Ephraim?
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On his way, sir.
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I'm not aware of any
evidence pointing to Russia.
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But I did just speak
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with Ambassador Williams.
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And? How is he?
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Rattled, but hanging in there.
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About 20 FSOs are being
treated for hearing loss,
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headache, nausea.
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Embassy security is getting
into it with Bulgaria's SIA,
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but to be clear, we still don't know
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whether this was an attack,
or something else.
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- Like what?
- (DOOR OPENS)
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- Ephraim Ware, sir.
- DALTON: Get him in here.
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It's the Russians, isn't it?
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Actually, sir, yes,
it looks like it is.
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SIA is reporting that just
prior to the incident,
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three men broke into
an office building
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with direct line of
sight to our embassy.
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RUSSELL: Which is what you'd need
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for a sonic weapon, I presume.
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Facial recognition identified
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one of the men as Yuri Sturble,
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a Russian national.
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So much for "something else."
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Where are these men now?
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Unknown. But we're working
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with the Bulgarians to track them.
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It's practically an act of war.
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RUSSELL: Top Russian
brass certainly grumbled
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after we thwarted their
invasion in Emona,
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then added that new
wing onto the embassy
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as a victory lap, but I-I...
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Now they're hitting back.
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WARE: I'm putting Special
Activities Division
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in charge of the investigation.
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Dr. McCord is already being briefed.
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Fine, but I want the Pentagon
working on countermeasures now.
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Well, I suppose we should go and greet.
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Prime Minister Soeda and smile
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like we're not careening
toward the abyss.
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Lydia wouldn't have it any other way.
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You look quite fetching,
by the way, Bess.
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Oh.
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(QUIETLY): Thank you, sir.
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(REPORTERS CLAMORING)
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(CAMERAS CLICKING)
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WOMAN: Mr. President?
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What about the attack on
our embassy in Bulgaria?
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Was it Russia?
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I will tell you this:
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If we confirm
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that Russia is behind it,
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they are going to feel the
overwhelming force and ferocity
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of our military might.
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MONICA: Are you threatening
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a nuclear attack, Mr. President?
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(REPORTERS CLAMORING)
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That's it.
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Thanks, everyone.
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Mr. President, I have to ask,
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what did you have in mind
with that statement?
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We're putting the Russians on notice.
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It's called leading from strength.
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Okay. And did you vet it
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with the secretary of defense
or anyone on the NSC?
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Relax, Russell.
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As the top of the food
chain around here,
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I don't have to check with anyone
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before warning an adversary.
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Due respect, sir, actually, you do.
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Excuse me?
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Mr. President, I-I...
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I know I don't need to explain
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why it's dangerous to
improvise foreign policy,
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especially with threats.
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That's right, you don't.
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Lydia.
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Just, uh...
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call the Russian foreign minister.
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Cool things down.
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Yeah, that'll be easy.
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He just threatened
"ferocity and might"?
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What the hell?
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I have no idea.
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(SIGHS) Is it Harrison?
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He-he gets this way
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with Harrison, but he doesn't usually
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take it out on our
nuclear adversaries.
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Hopefully, he'll sleep it off.
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For now, let's just...
contain the damage.
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Oh!
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Wow.
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Isn't the heat working?
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It's on, it's just taking
a second to kick in.
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We closed the vents in here to
make it warmer in your office.
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Then let's go directly there.
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- Okay, good.
- Great.
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Ma'am, Jay has Chloe tonight,
so he's monitoring
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the situation from home.
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Understood.
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And where are we on the situation?
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I have set up an emergency call
with Foreign Minister Avdonin.
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Who is standing by to teach
us an advanced course
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in Russian expletives,
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if his preliminary e-mail
is any indication.
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I saw it. Some of the phrases
were pretty imaginative.
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- Yeah.
- Ma'am, I hate to ask,
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but what's going on
with the president?
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Look, let's just focus on
containing the damage.
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- Okay?
- Okay, ma'am.
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Yes, ma'am.
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I suppose the challenge
in this call with Avdonin
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is to walk the delicate line
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of not undermining the
president's position
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while assuring Russia there
are no immediate plans
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to respond to the Sofia
situation with force.
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Piece of cake.
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No immediate plans? Really?
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Well, that just makes it
all better, doesn't it?
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Minister Avdonin...
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I have been in President
Salnikov's office
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for the last hour, and trust me,
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he's not happy.
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He makes me look like the picture
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- of peace and solitude.
- And that's why
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you and I need to tamp things down.
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Tamp?
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Your president is the only one
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who needs to tamp, Madam Secretary.
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In fact, he should apologize publicly
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for his spectacularly
over-the-top, barbaric,
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asinine, outrageous threat
against the Russian people.
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Why don't you and I focus
on what we can actually do?
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I can't wait to hear
what you have in mind.
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You say you didn't attack us.
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We know for a fact that
one of your citizens
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was seen in position to strike
our embassy before the incident.
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Let us talk to him.
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That's your idea
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of something we can actually do?
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If it wasn't an attack, then you
have nothing to worry about.
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Us, worry?
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President Dalton
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threatened Russia on the world stage.
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No. You worry.
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We will not let this
affront go unanswered.
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So much for containment.
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(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
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ELIZABETH: Good night, Geri.
Good night.
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Hey.
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- Oh.
- You're still up?
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Yeah, I was, I was
trying to get a jump
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on this intel on the ground in Sofia.
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- Any luck?
- Well, it's mostly conflicting reports
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and speculation at this point.
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How did things go with Avdonin?
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Not in a good place yet.
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What on earth possessed Conrad?
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It's so unlike him.
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I tried calling Lydia,
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but she didn't pick up.
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Maybe something with Harrison.
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That usually sets him off.
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I'm hoping he turns
on the charm tomorrow
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and buys it all back, and then
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this will have just been a very
strange, very cold evening.
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And right now, I am going
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to go take a very hot bath.
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For about two and a half hours.
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Well, that sounds good.
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(CLATTERING LOUDLY, METAL SCREECHING)
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That doesn't sound good.
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- ELIZABETH: Oh!
- HENRY: Oh, gosh.
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No, no, no, no. Oh, no.
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ALISON: Mom? Dad? What?
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What is happening? What on earth?
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It sounded like the world was ending.
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It's just a broken pipe, calm down.
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Really? You were the first
one to say "giant sinkhole."
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That could still happen.
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Is there something that we can do?
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I don't even know what's down here.
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Look at that box.
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Ugh. Got even worse news.
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- There goes your hot bath.
- What?
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I had to turn off the main.
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I hate this night.
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Let's go, come on.
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- Isn't there supposed to be a drain?
- Call the plumber. Plumber, plumber.
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When it gets this cold,
you got to run the water through
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as a preventative measure.
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Why?
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'Cause if you let it just sit
there, it freezes, expands.
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The pipes burst.
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Did you run the water through?
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Let me answer that for you,
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because I wouldn't be here if
you ran the water through.
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We ran the water in the morning.
We were only gone for the day.
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Yeah, well, that's all it
takes in weather like this.
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ELIZABETH: Well, I was about to
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draw a bath when it happened...
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The point here isn't to be right.
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The point here is to learn
from your mistakes.
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Well, thank you, Earl.
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This is a terrific
opportunity for growth.
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ELIZABETH: Ooh, hey.
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Looks like you guys
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found the fishing gear.
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Yeah, it was on the top shelf.
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Most of the boxes look like this.
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- Ugh.
- JASON: Or worse.
273
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We're setting up Operation
Dig Through in the kitchen.
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I-It's probably just old linens
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and stuff we don't care about, right?
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We'll see.
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Pretty expensive lesson, am I right?
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Wow.
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Ooh.
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See, it's easy to forget
about the foundations.
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You live in the bright,
282
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shiny spaces where everything works,
283
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but you let yourselves forget
about structural integrity.
284
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The sanctity of the pipes.
285
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Everything inside the walls
that makes it all work.
286
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Houses are built from the ground up.
287
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Remember that.
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Okay. I consider myself
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a relatively progressive,
enlightened man...
290
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You want to punch Earl.
291
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- So much.
- I know.
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- I get it.
- (PHONE RINGING)
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Okay.
294
00:10:49,713 --> 00:10:51,547
Hello.
295
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Russia just announced an $8
billion arms sale to Iran.
296
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Okay. Not too bad, considering.
297
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The release says it's
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to "counteract imperialist
Western influence."
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Has a sort of autocratic charm.
300
00:11:02,859 --> 00:11:06,061
They know it's not in their
interest to amp up aggressions.
301
00:11:06,062 --> 00:11:08,164
So it's a measured response.
302
00:11:08,165 --> 00:11:09,165
Then you should tell POTUS that.
303
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He wants you in the Situation Room.
304
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(BUZZER SOUNDS)
305
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Morning. You got something?
306
00:11:17,507 --> 00:11:18,808
We lost Yuri Sturble.
307
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He was over the Romanian
border less than two hours
308
00:11:20,377 --> 00:11:22,545
after the incident,
along with the two other men.
309
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It's all on border security footage.
310
00:11:23,947 --> 00:11:26,448
SRI is into it, but we're not hopeful.
311
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What about our foreign
service officers?
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MOLLY: Still being
treated for hearing loss
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and severe headaches.
314
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Some are having prolonged bouts
of dizziness and nausea.
315
00:11:32,389 --> 00:11:34,423
And that's consistent
with a sonic attack?
316
00:11:34,424 --> 00:11:37,259
Still, the case against Russia
is completely circumstantial.
317
00:11:37,260 --> 00:11:40,896
MOLLY: But the president
must know something, right?
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"Overwhelming force and veracity
of our military might".
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He must have some broader strategy.
320
00:11:45,702 --> 00:11:47,937
The president is counting
on us to provide clarity.
321
00:11:47,938 --> 00:11:49,605
Let's broaden all our inquiries.
322
00:11:49,606 --> 00:11:51,372
Okay.
323
00:11:53,108 --> 00:11:55,511
What the hell took you so long?
324
00:11:55,512 --> 00:11:57,046
Excuse me?
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Sorry. The stress of wrangling
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the most powerful man on Earth.
327
00:12:00,684 --> 00:12:01,984
What now?
328
00:12:01,985 --> 00:12:03,886
He's talking about shooting down.
329
00:12:03,887 --> 00:12:06,255
- Russian military satellites.
- What?!
330
00:12:06,256 --> 00:12:08,190
At least he wants to hear from the NSC
331
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before giving the order.
332
00:12:09,459 --> 00:12:11,093
Oh, he'll hear from us.
333
00:12:11,094 --> 00:12:13,596
Any word from Harrison?
334
00:12:13,597 --> 00:12:14,663
Yeah, I just talked to him.
335
00:12:14,664 --> 00:12:16,932
Chewed my ear off about his blog,
336
00:12:16,933 --> 00:12:19,768
the whole juicing versus regular
juicing or whatever the hell.
337
00:12:19,769 --> 00:12:21,036
He's not the problem.
338
00:12:21,037 --> 00:12:22,037
What about Lydia?
339
00:12:22,038 --> 00:12:23,405
She's not returning my calls.
340
00:12:23,406 --> 00:12:25,474
Yeah, she's been dodging me, too.
341
00:12:25,475 --> 00:12:27,209
What is happening?
342
00:12:27,210 --> 00:12:29,211
HILL: I suggest either
targeted economic sanctions
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or the expulsion of diplomats.
344
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Same old dance.
345
00:12:33,450 --> 00:12:35,084
It's a proportional response, sir.
346
00:12:35,085 --> 00:12:36,919
That's exactly my problem with it.
347
00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:38,420
I agree with Ellen, sir.
348
00:12:38,421 --> 00:12:40,789
We're talking about a
response to an arms deal.
349
00:12:40,790 --> 00:12:42,691
Do you really have any doubt
about the sonic attack
350
00:12:42,692 --> 00:12:44,260
- on our embassy?
- Yes.
351
00:12:44,261 --> 00:12:45,895
It's still being investigated.
352
00:12:45,896 --> 00:12:48,731
That leaves you, Gordon.
353
00:12:48,732 --> 00:12:50,766
I'm with Ellen and the
secretary on this, sir.
354
00:12:50,767 --> 00:12:52,301
Although I might also advocate
355
00:12:52,302 --> 00:12:53,469
for the seizure of Russian property
356
00:12:53,470 --> 00:12:55,504
- on our soil.
- None of which will teach.
357
00:12:55,505 --> 00:12:56,939
Salnikov and his comrades a lesson.
358
00:12:56,940 --> 00:12:58,707
How many.
359
00:12:58,708 --> 00:13:01,043
Oko missile detection
satellites do they have?
360
00:13:01,044 --> 00:13:03,245
Five, sir.
361
00:13:03,246 --> 00:13:04,747
Take 'em out.
362
00:13:04,748 --> 00:13:06,849
All of 'em. Thanks, everyone.
363
00:13:06,850 --> 00:13:09,249
Conrad, that's a massive
escalation without.
364
00:13:09,250 --> 00:13:11,910
- We're done here, Bess.
- Definitive proof that Russia is beh...
365
00:13:13,188 --> 00:13:15,791
Mr. President, I strongly
advise against this order.
366
00:13:15,792 --> 00:13:17,326
I already heard your recommendation.
367
00:13:17,327 --> 00:13:19,528
Sir, I cannot in good
conscience carry it out.
368
00:13:19,529 --> 00:13:21,664
What makes you think I give a crap
369
00:13:21,665 --> 00:13:23,198
about your conscience, Gordon?
370
00:13:23,199 --> 00:13:26,068
I will not obey the order, sir.
371
00:13:26,069 --> 00:13:27,703
Then I'll expect your resignation.
372
00:13:27,704 --> 00:13:29,705
- Mr. President.
- Sir.
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- Yes, sir.
- In the meantime,
374
00:13:31,775 --> 00:13:33,208
you're fired.
375
00:13:33,209 --> 00:13:36,612
Deputy Secretary Holland,
congratulations.
376
00:13:36,613 --> 00:13:38,914
You are now acting
secretary of defense.
377
00:13:38,915 --> 00:13:40,549
Do you understand my order?
378
00:13:40,550 --> 00:13:43,551
Yes, Mr. President.
379
00:13:48,958 --> 00:13:51,860
Mr. President, I have to tell you,
380
00:13:51,861 --> 00:13:53,295
I, uh, I agree with Gordon.
381
00:13:53,296 --> 00:13:54,591
Noted. I think we should...
382
00:13:54,592 --> 00:13:56,927
Conrad, can we just talk about this?
383
00:13:56,928 --> 00:13:58,495
We just did.
384
00:13:58,496 --> 00:14:00,764
But striking Russia when we...
385
00:14:00,765 --> 00:14:03,400
- I'm standing up to them.
- No, thi-this isn't like you,
386
00:14:03,401 --> 00:14:06,436
ignoring your entire
National Security Council,
387
00:14:06,437 --> 00:14:08,700
escalating before we
have all the facts.
388
00:14:08,701 --> 00:14:09,697
Enough.
389
00:14:09,698 --> 00:14:11,141
This is our policy now.
390
00:14:11,142 --> 00:14:13,443
You and the rest of the
NSC need to get on board
391
00:14:13,444 --> 00:14:14,578
or get out of the way.
392
00:14:14,579 --> 00:14:16,780
What's going on?
393
00:14:16,781 --> 00:14:19,182
You have always insisted
that I speak my mind.
394
00:14:19,183 --> 00:14:21,451
Well, I might have to
rethink that policy, too.
395
00:14:21,452 --> 00:14:23,353
Conrad.
396
00:14:23,354 --> 00:14:26,188
Let's stick with Mr. President, hmm?
397
00:14:35,236 --> 00:14:37,671
Dr. McCord, we have Agent
Montgomery on SVTC.
398
00:14:37,672 --> 00:14:39,072
You're gonna want to hear this.
399
00:14:40,708 --> 00:14:42,977
HENRY: Nicole, I understand
you found a recording.
400
00:14:42,978 --> 00:14:45,446
Yeah, it matches the timing exactly.
401
00:14:45,447 --> 00:14:47,872
And several FSOs confirmed
it's what they heard.
402
00:14:47,873 --> 00:14:49,908
You buried the lede.
Tell him how you got it.
403
00:14:49,909 --> 00:14:54,279
The, uh, embassy has a Diplotots
day care on the first floor
404
00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:56,648
with a nanny cam
recording all the fun.
405
00:14:56,649 --> 00:14:59,484
I've always questioned the
civil rights implications
406
00:14:59,485 --> 00:15:00,719
of those things, but I'll take it.
407
00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:01,753
Okay, let's hear it.
408
00:15:01,754 --> 00:15:04,755
(HIGH-PITCHED FREQUENCY WHINES)
409
00:15:07,359 --> 00:15:08,994
HENRY: It's pretty faint.
410
00:15:08,995 --> 00:15:10,929
We're sending it over to the FBI lab.
411
00:15:10,930 --> 00:15:13,198
If it's a sonic weapon, they'll know.
412
00:15:13,199 --> 00:15:14,199
Maybe they can also
413
00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:16,067
reverse-engineer the signal.
414
00:15:16,068 --> 00:15:18,370
That way we'll know if it's
Russian tech or something else.
415
00:15:18,371 --> 00:15:20,471
I'll make the request.
416
00:15:34,119 --> 00:15:36,787
Are they here?
417
00:15:40,158 --> 00:15:41,526
Does anyone know you're here?
418
00:15:41,527 --> 00:15:43,962
Uh, no. I mean, my husband, but...
419
00:15:43,963 --> 00:15:46,564
I didn't tell my wife.
420
00:15:46,565 --> 00:15:49,668
If this goes sideways, I don't
want her to have to lawyer up.
421
00:15:49,669 --> 00:15:51,469
I'd rather be eaten by
lawyers than do this,
422
00:15:51,470 --> 00:15:54,305
but we should get started.
423
00:15:54,306 --> 00:15:57,342
The president, who I would normally
424
00:15:57,343 --> 00:15:59,144
walk through the gates of hell for,
425
00:15:59,145 --> 00:16:01,713
has issued an order that,
for the good of the country,
426
00:16:01,714 --> 00:16:03,848
cannot be executed.
427
00:16:03,849 --> 00:16:06,785
We are the firewall between that order
428
00:16:06,786 --> 00:16:08,987
and the nightmare it could unleash.
429
00:16:08,988 --> 00:16:10,088
Inspiring words, Russell,
430
00:16:10,089 --> 00:16:11,756
but I'm the one who's on the hook.
431
00:16:11,757 --> 00:16:13,458
A pact among all of us.
432
00:16:13,459 --> 00:16:15,393
- A suicide pact.
- HILL: Call it whatever you want.
433
00:16:15,394 --> 00:16:17,028
We all threaten to quit
if it comes to that,
434
00:16:17,029 --> 00:16:18,029
except Gordon.
435
00:16:18,030 --> 00:16:20,432
First unto the breach.
436
00:16:20,433 --> 00:16:22,000
Look, even in his current state,
437
00:16:22,001 --> 00:16:23,301
I believe the president would realize
438
00:16:23,302 --> 00:16:24,636
he couldn't afford to lose
439
00:16:24,637 --> 00:16:27,739
all four of us, especially
with news not breaking yet
440
00:16:27,740 --> 00:16:28,807
of Gordon's firing.
441
00:16:28,808 --> 00:16:30,475
All of that coming out at once
442
00:16:30,476 --> 00:16:32,911
would create a political firestorm,
443
00:16:32,912 --> 00:16:35,980
could lead to a constitutional
crisis, God knows what.
444
00:16:35,981 --> 00:16:37,215
Maybe I should just refuse
the order outright,
445
00:16:37,216 --> 00:16:38,216
like Gordon.
446
00:16:38,217 --> 00:16:39,818
And take our chances on Sorenson?
447
00:16:39,819 --> 00:16:41,519
You took your chances on me.
448
00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:43,321
I tried to shock POTUS
into changing his mind.
449
00:16:43,322 --> 00:16:45,156
Now we're in a different situation.
450
00:16:45,157 --> 00:16:47,158
I see. So, you're honorable
and I'm the traitor?
451
00:16:47,159 --> 00:16:49,160
Oh, please. Come on.
452
00:16:49,161 --> 00:16:50,195
Look, I'm sorry.
453
00:16:50,196 --> 00:16:52,630
I just... I-I never considered
454
00:16:52,631 --> 00:16:54,833
shirking an order from
the president before.
455
00:16:54,834 --> 00:16:56,434
You know, I already
have stomach issues.
456
00:16:56,435 --> 00:16:59,237
I know it's a lot to ask, Bob,
457
00:16:59,238 --> 00:17:00,839
but what's the alternative?
458
00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:02,173
To follow orders.
459
00:17:02,174 --> 00:17:04,843
You know, maybe POTUS is right.
460
00:17:04,844 --> 00:17:06,544
Maybe we need to push
back on Salnikov.
461
00:17:06,545 --> 00:17:07,979
You really want to risk
striking a country
462
00:17:07,980 --> 00:17:09,514
with 1,500 nuclear-armed ICBMs
463
00:17:09,515 --> 00:17:12,183
on a hair-trigger?
464
00:17:12,184 --> 00:17:14,119
Do you really want to risk
a constitutional crisis?
465
00:17:14,120 --> 00:17:18,923
Look, there is a reason
the chain of command
466
00:17:18,924 --> 00:17:21,025
begins with civilians.
467
00:17:21,026 --> 00:17:23,428
And it follows the
Constitution's empowerment
468
00:17:23,429 --> 00:17:25,764
of civilians over the military
469
00:17:25,765 --> 00:17:31,336
because we exercise judgment
before just following orders.
470
00:17:31,337 --> 00:17:33,004
I've read the Constitution,
Madam Secretary.
471
00:17:33,005 --> 00:17:35,273
And it doesn't spell out any of that,
472
00:17:35,274 --> 00:17:36,674
but it does say that the president
473
00:17:36,675 --> 00:17:37,642
is the commander in chief.
474
00:17:37,643 --> 00:17:39,511
Okay, okay.
475
00:17:39,512 --> 00:17:42,213
How long do we have
476
00:17:42,214 --> 00:17:44,082
until our missiles are
ready to be fired?
477
00:17:44,083 --> 00:17:45,150
BECKER: Our sea-based interceptors
478
00:17:45,151 --> 00:17:47,018
have to move to AOR for launch,
479
00:17:47,019 --> 00:17:48,620
and that'll take at
least another 15 hours.
480
00:17:48,621 --> 00:17:50,722
Then STRATCOM has to
calibrate targeting.
481
00:17:50,723 --> 00:17:53,458
- We have 24 hours.
- RUSSELL: Good.
482
00:17:53,459 --> 00:17:55,593
Maybe by then we'll have something
483
00:17:55,594 --> 00:17:57,061
that'll make POTUS reconsider.
484
00:17:57,062 --> 00:17:58,329
ELIZABETH: If not,
485
00:17:58,330 --> 00:18:00,765
I mean, is there any way
to slow-play the order?
486
00:18:00,766 --> 00:18:03,168
Hold it up somehow?
487
00:18:03,169 --> 00:18:04,569
You could jam up STRATCOM.
488
00:18:04,570 --> 00:18:07,572
Order a review of the
launch trajectory.
489
00:18:07,573 --> 00:18:08,973
This is a coup.
490
00:18:08,974 --> 00:18:10,809
What we're talking about is a coup.
491
00:18:10,810 --> 00:18:14,212
RUSSELL: I realize we're
painting outside the lines here,
492
00:18:14,213 --> 00:18:16,181
but the framers never contemplated
493
00:18:16,182 --> 00:18:19,083
that an elected president
wouldn't be reasonable.
494
00:18:19,084 --> 00:18:20,185
We're doing the best we can.
495
00:18:20,186 --> 00:18:21,519
What about the 25th Amendment?
496
00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:23,454
- We're not there yet.
- Well, what are we waiting for?
497
00:18:23,455 --> 00:18:25,223
- The clock to run out.
- ROBERT: And then what?
498
00:18:25,224 --> 00:18:26,391
Then we'll do what we have to.
499
00:18:26,392 --> 00:18:28,359
All right? Just...
500
00:18:28,360 --> 00:18:32,897
let's just see what
the next day brings.
501
00:18:32,898 --> 00:18:35,366
ROBERT: Okay.
502
00:18:35,367 --> 00:18:37,901
But I'm not making any promises.
503
00:18:40,772 --> 00:18:42,640
(GROANS)
504
00:18:42,641 --> 00:18:44,209
Gross.
505
00:18:44,210 --> 00:18:47,712
How is Operation Dig Through going?
506
00:18:47,713 --> 00:18:50,114
Oh, you know, it's your basic, weird,
507
00:18:50,115 --> 00:18:52,584
soggy journey through the past.
508
00:18:52,585 --> 00:18:54,419
Oh, did anything survive?
509
00:18:54,420 --> 00:18:56,354
Uh, yeah. It's mostly junk, though.
510
00:18:56,355 --> 00:18:58,356
It's baby stuff that Mom was saving.
511
00:18:58,357 --> 00:19:00,258
It's not junk to her.
512
00:19:00,259 --> 00:19:01,659
Sentimentality is the superstructure
513
00:19:01,660 --> 00:19:03,194
erected upon brutality.
514
00:19:03,195 --> 00:19:04,696
Way to plagiarize Jung.
515
00:19:04,697 --> 00:19:07,531
Uh, it's still true.
516
00:19:08,233 --> 00:19:10,768
- Oh, no.
- (GASPS)
517
00:19:10,769 --> 00:19:12,971
Looks like your formative
years took a hit.
518
00:19:12,972 --> 00:19:16,074
- (LAUGHING): Oh, no.
- Oh, my God.
519
00:19:16,075 --> 00:19:18,243
Oh, you can kind of make
out some of the stuff.
520
00:19:18,244 --> 00:19:19,143
Here, let's see.
521
00:19:19,144 --> 00:19:20,879
"Stevie spits up".
522
00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:22,747
No. "Sits up". Sits up.
523
00:19:22,748 --> 00:19:24,649
(LAUGHS) "Stevie..".
524
00:19:24,650 --> 00:19:28,219
- What is that?
- Uh... "Sees herself in mirror."
525
00:19:28,220 --> 00:19:30,955
- And never stops.
- Hey.
526
00:19:30,956 --> 00:19:32,457
ALISON: My book is
pretty messed up, too.
527
00:19:32,458 --> 00:19:36,060
And, wow, there's a
lot of blank pages.
528
00:19:36,061 --> 00:19:39,497
And after my first step there's
nothing until preschool.
529
00:19:39,498 --> 00:19:42,567
(GASPS) Jason's looks in
pretty good condition.
530
00:19:42,568 --> 00:19:46,604
Uh, yeah, because it was never
taken out of its shrink-wrap.
531
00:19:46,605 --> 00:19:48,238
ALISON: That can't be true.
532
00:19:59,150 --> 00:20:01,185
Great.
533
00:20:01,186 --> 00:20:04,155
Great. I'll just...
534
00:20:04,156 --> 00:20:07,125
let the documented
ones finish up here.
535
00:20:07,126 --> 00:20:09,761
What, so now sentimentality is okay?
536
00:20:09,762 --> 00:20:10,929
JASON: No.
537
00:20:10,930 --> 00:20:12,030
That's not nostalgia, that's history.
538
00:20:12,031 --> 00:20:13,064
And apparently mine isn't important.
539
00:20:13,065 --> 00:20:15,633
Jace.
540
00:20:15,634 --> 00:20:18,336
- (PIANO PLAYING)
- (INDISTINCT CHATTER)
541
00:20:18,337 --> 00:20:19,936
Thank you, Mrs. Dalton.
542
00:20:25,777 --> 00:20:28,279
Elizabeth, what a nice surprise.
543
00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:30,590
I didn't see your name
on the guest list.
544
00:20:30,591 --> 00:20:31,648
It isn't.
545
00:20:31,649 --> 00:20:33,757
I'm not allowed to participate
in political fund-raisers,
546
00:20:33,758 --> 00:20:36,460
even though I'm a fan
of Senator Giminski.
547
00:20:36,461 --> 00:20:38,596
No, I just am shamelessly crashing
548
00:20:38,597 --> 00:20:39,930
to get a moment with you.
549
00:20:39,931 --> 00:20:43,133
You know this is putting
me in an awkward position.
550
00:20:43,134 --> 00:20:45,835
You know I wouldn't if it
weren't extremely important.
551
00:20:47,538 --> 00:20:50,441
So, you want to know what's
going on with Conrad
552
00:20:50,442 --> 00:20:53,043
because he's finally reached
his limit with an adversary
553
00:20:53,044 --> 00:20:55,813
who has behaved
consistently abominably
554
00:20:55,814 --> 00:20:57,047
under his administration.
555
00:20:57,048 --> 00:20:59,183
Conrad's behavior is out of character.
556
00:20:59,184 --> 00:21:01,852
It is extreme.
557
00:21:01,853 --> 00:21:04,255
You know him almost as well as I do.
558
00:21:04,256 --> 00:21:06,190
It takes a lot to get him angry,
559
00:21:06,191 --> 00:21:09,026
but once he gets there...
560
00:21:09,027 --> 00:21:11,328
everyone needs to take a step back.
561
00:21:11,329 --> 00:21:13,764
Lydia, Russia isn't going
to take a step back.
562
00:21:13,765 --> 00:21:16,741
And the Conrad I've known
563
00:21:16,742 --> 00:21:18,469
for over two decades
564
00:21:18,470 --> 00:21:21,205
would be well aware of that.
565
00:21:21,206 --> 00:21:23,407
- You need to talk to him.
- I've tried.
566
00:21:23,408 --> 00:21:27,111
That's why I'm here.
567
00:21:27,112 --> 00:21:30,047
I need to know if you're aware
of any changes in his health.
568
00:21:30,048 --> 00:21:32,149
He has a physical quarterly.
569
00:21:32,150 --> 00:21:34,585
There's never anything wrong.
570
00:21:34,586 --> 00:21:35,619
I think your worrying
571
00:21:35,620 --> 00:21:38,122
is out of proportion.
572
00:21:38,123 --> 00:21:39,523
At the risk of breaching protocol,
573
00:21:39,524 --> 00:21:43,327
I am gonna tell you something.
574
00:21:43,328 --> 00:21:45,696
Conrad has ordered a missile strike
575
00:21:45,697 --> 00:21:46,897
against Russia's satellite system.
576
00:21:46,898 --> 00:21:49,667
It could easily lead to war.
577
00:21:49,668 --> 00:21:53,003
Every member of the NSC
578
00:21:53,004 --> 00:21:55,039
has advised against it.
579
00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:56,774
Gordon Becker was so opposed,
580
00:21:56,775 --> 00:21:58,942
he refused a direct order.
581
00:21:58,943 --> 00:22:03,113
So Conrad fired him,
and he wants to do it anyway.
582
00:22:03,114 --> 00:22:05,916
You tell me,
583
00:22:05,917 --> 00:22:10,020
does that sound like the man we know?
584
00:22:10,021 --> 00:22:12,656
(HIGH-PITCHED FREQUENCY
WHINES OVER HEADPHONES)
585
00:22:12,657 --> 00:22:13,923
Hey.
586
00:22:15,726 --> 00:22:17,461
Should I even ask how your day was?
587
00:22:17,462 --> 00:22:18,462
Well...
588
00:22:18,463 --> 00:22:23,466
the Constitution is
still intact for now.
589
00:22:25,402 --> 00:22:26,937
(SIGHS) You?
590
00:22:26,938 --> 00:22:28,405
Oh, I was hoping these FBI analysts
591
00:22:28,406 --> 00:22:30,174
could make some progress overnight,
592
00:22:30,175 --> 00:22:32,476
so we could get some answers
about what happened in Sofia.
593
00:22:32,477 --> 00:22:37,281
Maybe even something that'll
help talk Conrad off the ledge.
594
00:22:37,282 --> 00:22:40,484
He hasn't backed off
this satellite strike?
595
00:22:40,485 --> 00:22:44,388
I don't know how long we can
keep the acting SecDef in line.
596
00:22:44,389 --> 00:22:46,790
And I don't blame him for wavering.
597
00:22:46,791 --> 00:22:48,959
We're asking him to do
something unprecedented.
598
00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:52,096
Well, at the end of the day,
I guess the best we can hope for
599
00:22:52,097 --> 00:22:55,332
is that he follows his conscience.
600
00:22:55,333 --> 00:22:56,700
Even if his conscience
601
00:22:56,701 --> 00:23:00,904
is telling him to defy a
direct order from POTUS?
602
00:23:00,905 --> 00:23:02,940
I think reptile brain wins that one.
603
00:23:02,941 --> 00:23:06,276
We have the best system of government
604
00:23:06,277 --> 00:23:08,045
the world has ever seen,
605
00:23:08,046 --> 00:23:12,683
but it's only as good as
the people in charge.
606
00:23:12,684 --> 00:23:15,486
Gosh, that's reassuring.
607
00:23:15,487 --> 00:23:16,453
Sorry.
608
00:23:16,454 --> 00:23:20,089
- I'm no Earl.
- (LAUGHS)
609
00:23:22,326 --> 00:23:24,061
Morning, sir.
610
00:23:24,062 --> 00:23:25,162
Morning, Mr. President, Russell.
611
00:23:25,163 --> 00:23:27,965
Let's hear it. What did you find?
612
00:23:27,966 --> 00:23:30,501
The FBI lab has determined
that the sonic event
613
00:23:30,502 --> 00:23:32,903
at our embassy in Sofia
was not an attack.
614
00:23:32,904 --> 00:23:34,471
Then what the hell was it?
615
00:23:34,472 --> 00:23:36,507
There's high confidence
that the sound was caused
616
00:23:36,508 --> 00:23:37,641
by a Russian listening device
617
00:23:37,642 --> 00:23:39,877
pointed at the embassy that interacted
618
00:23:39,878 --> 00:23:43,180
with the fourth floor's
encryption frequency.
619
00:23:43,181 --> 00:23:45,716
- So their frequencies crossed?
- Basically.
620
00:23:45,717 --> 00:23:48,452
Creating a beating effect.
621
00:23:48,453 --> 00:23:50,020
So how does that account
for our people's injuries?
622
00:23:50,021 --> 00:23:51,755
WARE: Well, the noise would produce
623
00:23:51,756 --> 00:23:53,924
headaches and temporary hearing loss.
624
00:23:53,925 --> 00:23:55,592
The bottom line is,
625
00:23:55,593 --> 00:23:57,261
there was no attack,
626
00:23:57,262 --> 00:23:59,062
just a thwarted spying effort.
627
00:23:59,063 --> 00:24:00,664
So we're supposed to believe
it's just a coincidence
628
00:24:00,665 --> 00:24:02,733
that when the Russians
spied on us, suddenly,
629
00:24:02,734 --> 00:24:04,168
our FSOs became ill?
630
00:24:04,169 --> 00:24:05,602
That's right.
631
00:24:05,603 --> 00:24:09,339
All our top FBI sound
engineers concur.
632
00:24:09,340 --> 00:24:11,375
There was no Russian attack.
633
00:24:11,376 --> 00:24:13,043
I heard you the first time.
634
00:24:13,044 --> 00:24:16,013
Thank you, Henry. Ephraim.
635
00:24:16,014 --> 00:24:17,714
Yes, sir.
636
00:24:17,715 --> 00:24:19,382
You bet, Mr. President.
637
00:24:23,153 --> 00:24:24,421
So that changes things.
638
00:24:24,422 --> 00:24:26,857
- Like what?
- The satellite attack.
639
00:24:26,858 --> 00:24:29,393
- It's unwarranted now that we...
- No.
640
00:24:29,394 --> 00:24:31,295
We are not backing down now.
641
00:24:31,296 --> 00:24:33,664
It's not backing down if
Russia never attacked us
642
00:24:33,665 --> 00:24:36,133
- in the first place, sir.
- So you're okay with them spying on us?
643
00:24:36,134 --> 00:24:38,469
I seem to remember you running
644
00:24:38,470 --> 00:24:40,904
the biggest spy agency on Earth.
645
00:24:40,905 --> 00:24:43,307
No one ever declared war on us
646
00:24:43,308 --> 00:24:44,875
when they found out
we were listening in.
647
00:24:44,876 --> 00:24:47,077
Because they knew what the
consequences would be.
648
00:24:47,078 --> 00:24:49,513
Sir, I think the secretary
649
00:24:49,514 --> 00:24:52,316
is just pointing out that
given what we now know...
650
00:24:52,317 --> 00:24:53,317
I know exactly
651
00:24:53,318 --> 00:24:54,284
what she's doing, Russell.
652
00:24:54,285 --> 00:24:55,752
And you, too. And I'm sick of it.
653
00:24:55,753 --> 00:24:57,721
I'm the damn president!
654
00:24:57,722 --> 00:24:59,423
And my authority will
not be questioned,
655
00:24:59,424 --> 00:25:01,958
do you understand?
656
00:25:03,894 --> 00:25:06,330
Conrad, can you hear yourself?
657
00:25:06,331 --> 00:25:08,398
What's next, Russell?
658
00:25:08,399 --> 00:25:10,534
Uh...
659
00:25:10,535 --> 00:25:12,836
Meeting with the House
Ways and Means Committee
660
00:25:12,837 --> 00:25:16,707
in the Roosevelt Room.
661
00:25:16,708 --> 00:25:18,841
Mr. President, you're not well.
662
00:25:20,511 --> 00:25:22,546
Really?
663
00:25:22,547 --> 00:25:24,648
Hmm.
664
00:25:24,649 --> 00:25:27,918
And what exactly do you
think is wrong with me?
665
00:25:27,919 --> 00:25:29,920
I don't know,
666
00:25:29,921 --> 00:25:31,889
but you need to be
examined by a doctor
667
00:25:31,890 --> 00:25:33,757
to find out.
668
00:25:33,758 --> 00:25:35,425
You've been talking to
Lydia, haven't you?
669
00:25:35,426 --> 00:25:38,295
Yes. I'm concerned about you.
670
00:25:38,296 --> 00:25:40,831
We all are, sir.
671
00:25:40,832 --> 00:25:42,599
I am trying to show.
672
00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:46,370
Salnikov and Russia that I
will not be trifled with.
673
00:25:46,371 --> 00:25:49,473
That when I make a threat,
I carry through on it.
674
00:25:49,474 --> 00:25:52,409
And I don't give a crap
if you or anyone agrees
675
00:25:52,410 --> 00:25:54,511
because I am the most
powerful man on Earth,
676
00:25:54,512 --> 00:25:57,380
and no one is going to stop me!
677
00:26:10,674 --> 00:26:12,975
(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)
678
00:26:18,315 --> 00:26:20,217
Okay.
679
00:26:20,218 --> 00:26:23,687
We all know why we're here.
680
00:26:23,688 --> 00:26:26,724
Conrad Dalton...
681
00:26:26,725 --> 00:26:30,360
is the finest public
servant I've ever known.
682
00:26:30,361 --> 00:26:34,932
He's thoughtful,
compassionate, courageous,
683
00:26:34,933 --> 00:26:37,434
the best damn listener
in a town full of people
684
00:26:37,435 --> 00:26:38,669
who love to hear themselves talk.
685
00:26:38,670 --> 00:26:41,605
In short, he's a good man
686
00:26:41,606 --> 00:26:43,540
and a patriot.
687
00:26:43,541 --> 00:26:48,345
And I, like many of you in this
room, owe my career to him.
688
00:26:48,346 --> 00:26:50,781
But the man who publicly
threatened to unleash
689
00:26:50,782 --> 00:26:54,685
the overwhelming force of
America's military might,
690
00:26:54,686 --> 00:26:59,123
and stands by his order to
strike Russia's satellites,
691
00:26:59,124 --> 00:27:01,058
despite conclusive evidence
692
00:27:01,059 --> 00:27:04,128
that the Russians did not attack us,
693
00:27:04,129 --> 00:27:06,096
is not the same man.
694
00:27:06,097 --> 00:27:08,632
Something's wrong.
695
00:27:08,633 --> 00:27:12,836
Without a diagnosis,
we don't know what.
696
00:27:12,837 --> 00:27:16,340
But I think the Conrad
Dalton we all know
697
00:27:16,341 --> 00:27:17,674
would want us to stop him.
698
00:27:17,675 --> 00:27:20,077
I've talked to White House Counsel
699
00:27:20,078 --> 00:27:22,513
and the attorney general,
700
00:27:22,514 --> 00:27:24,348
and though there is a "fog of la".
701
00:27:24,349 --> 00:27:28,118
Surrounding Section 4
of the 25th Amendment,
702
00:27:28,119 --> 00:27:31,755
because it's never been
invoked, they assured me
703
00:27:31,756 --> 00:27:35,325
that if the heads of the
executive departments
704
00:27:35,326 --> 00:27:36,994
plus the vice president
705
00:27:36,995 --> 00:27:39,363
vote by simple majority,
706
00:27:39,364 --> 00:27:42,800
the president will be
removed from office,
707
00:27:42,801 --> 00:27:44,468
and Vice President Hurst
708
00:27:44,469 --> 00:27:47,337
will become the acting president.
709
00:27:47,338 --> 00:27:52,009
Acting secretaries can't vote,
so that eliminates Bob here.
710
00:27:52,010 --> 00:27:56,446
Leaving 15 of you,
711
00:27:56,447 --> 00:27:57,881
including the VP.
712
00:27:57,882 --> 00:28:01,418
If ever there were a time
to set aside politics
713
00:28:01,419 --> 00:28:06,190
and do what's best for the country,
714
00:28:06,191 --> 00:28:07,757
this is it.
715
00:28:10,060 --> 00:28:12,462
Russell has asked me to provide
some context for this.
716
00:28:12,463 --> 00:28:15,632
Um, in two hours,
717
00:28:15,633 --> 00:28:19,503
President Dalton will
enter the Situation Room,
718
00:28:19,504 --> 00:28:21,839
and I will execute his order.
719
00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:23,040
Nine minutes later,
720
00:28:23,041 --> 00:28:26,143
all five Russian Oko
satellites will be destroyed.
721
00:28:26,144 --> 00:28:29,112
And we will be on a war footing.
722
00:28:29,113 --> 00:28:32,316
Unless you alter history here tonight.
723
00:28:32,317 --> 00:28:34,351
RUSSELL: On that cheerful note,
724
00:28:34,352 --> 00:28:38,321
we'll leave you to it.
725
00:28:41,625 --> 00:28:44,428
There is no playbook for this.
726
00:28:44,429 --> 00:28:46,063
And clearly, time is of the essence.
727
00:28:46,064 --> 00:28:48,498
So do you want to talk or just vote?
728
00:28:48,499 --> 00:28:49,466
Well, as attorney general,
729
00:28:49,467 --> 00:28:50,901
I would just like to say that,
730
00:28:50,902 --> 00:28:54,371
although I concur with Russell's
explanation of the law,
731
00:28:54,372 --> 00:28:57,074
I just don't think we've hit
the Section 4 threshold yet.
732
00:28:57,075 --> 00:28:58,041
Really?
733
00:28:58,042 --> 00:28:59,309
A reckless strike
734
00:28:59,310 --> 00:29:01,678
against our greatest nuclear adversary
735
00:29:01,679 --> 00:29:03,780
doesn't do it for you, Hank?
736
00:29:03,781 --> 00:29:05,549
Due respect, Madam Vice President,
737
00:29:05,550 --> 00:29:07,551
but perhaps it's indiscreet
for you to weigh in
738
00:29:07,552 --> 00:29:10,654
given you're the one with
an enormous vested interest
739
00:29:10,655 --> 00:29:12,689
- in the outcome.
- My interest
740
00:29:12,690 --> 00:29:15,392
is only what is best for the country.
741
00:29:15,393 --> 00:29:16,493
But fair enough.
742
00:29:16,494 --> 00:29:18,462
MARY: Speaking of fairness,
I mean, who are we
743
00:29:18,463 --> 00:29:20,797
to question the president's judgment?
744
00:29:20,798 --> 00:29:23,367
Some banana republic? I mean, hell,
745
00:29:23,368 --> 00:29:25,903
maybe it is just the right
time to hit the Russians.
746
00:29:25,904 --> 00:29:29,273
I support the strike and our
duly elected president.
747
00:29:29,274 --> 00:29:32,643
But even if the Russians are cowed,
748
00:29:32,644 --> 00:29:34,578
the president is still a wild card.
749
00:29:34,579 --> 00:29:36,780
And we will end up going
750
00:29:36,781 --> 00:29:39,716
from crisis to crisis,
751
00:29:39,717 --> 00:29:43,619
and eventually there'll be disaster.
752
00:29:46,590 --> 00:29:47,557
It's too dangerous.
753
00:29:47,558 --> 00:29:48,992
TOM: To my mind, it's more dangerous
754
00:29:48,993 --> 00:29:52,262
to support what amounts
to a bloodless coup
755
00:29:52,263 --> 00:29:54,698
based on a medical diagnosis
by the secretary of state
756
00:29:54,699 --> 00:29:56,667
and chief of staff.
The commander in chief
757
00:29:56,668 --> 00:29:58,835
should only be removed from office
758
00:29:58,836 --> 00:30:00,837
under extraordinary circumstances.
759
00:30:00,838 --> 00:30:02,372
SAMUEL: And even if you and Russell
760
00:30:02,373 --> 00:30:04,241
are right, don't we owe it to Conrad
761
00:30:04,242 --> 00:30:05,509
to protect him and his reputation?
762
00:30:05,510 --> 00:30:07,477
Other administrations
763
00:30:07,478 --> 00:30:09,913
had shielded their
presidents in the past.
764
00:30:09,914 --> 00:30:11,815
Maybe it's our turn to step up.
765
00:30:11,816 --> 00:30:14,151
Do our jobs while limiting
his public appearances.
766
00:30:14,152 --> 00:30:17,354
I want to protect him, too.
767
00:30:17,355 --> 00:30:20,257
But a shadow government of unelected
768
00:30:20,258 --> 00:30:22,025
cabinet members running the show
769
00:30:22,026 --> 00:30:24,494
while keeping the
president under wraps
770
00:30:24,495 --> 00:30:28,231
is no way to govern a democracy.
771
00:30:28,232 --> 00:30:29,900
We all pledged an oath
772
00:30:29,901 --> 00:30:33,203
to the Constitution,
773
00:30:33,204 --> 00:30:36,540
not to the president.
774
00:30:36,541 --> 00:30:38,808
(ENGINE REVVING OVER TELEVISION)
775
00:30:40,777 --> 00:30:42,612
HENRY: Hey, pal.
776
00:30:42,613 --> 00:30:44,580
Can I talk to you for a minute?
777
00:30:45,482 --> 00:30:47,584
(TIRES SCREECHING)
778
00:30:47,585 --> 00:30:48,752
Maybe even look at each other?
779
00:30:48,753 --> 00:30:50,587
I don't need to see you to hear you.
780
00:30:50,588 --> 00:30:52,856
Especially if this is some lame
apology about the baby book.
781
00:30:52,857 --> 00:30:54,157
I'm sure my poop wasn't special.
782
00:30:54,158 --> 00:30:55,959
Well, that's where you're wrong.
783
00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:58,227
(CHUCKLES)
784
00:31:00,097 --> 00:31:02,399
Look, it's a thing, okay?
785
00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:03,700
The more kids you have,
786
00:31:03,701 --> 00:31:05,168
the less time you have to record
787
00:31:05,169 --> 00:31:06,269
their every move.
788
00:31:06,270 --> 00:31:07,571
A-And on top of that,
789
00:31:07,572 --> 00:31:09,773
you were a 9/11 baby.
790
00:31:09,774 --> 00:31:13,076
The world was crazy for
quite a while after that,
791
00:31:13,077 --> 00:31:14,144
especially for Mom.
792
00:31:14,145 --> 00:31:17,280
It doesn't mean we were any less
793
00:31:17,281 --> 00:31:21,818
delighted to witness your milestones.
794
00:31:21,819 --> 00:31:23,453
(LAUGHING): You were such a funny kid.
795
00:31:23,454 --> 00:31:26,390
Oh, my God, you were babbling
all the time about something.
796
00:31:26,391 --> 00:31:28,058
You were a champion crawler,
797
00:31:28,059 --> 00:31:29,960
had a huge appetite.
798
00:31:29,961 --> 00:31:33,963
You were the best thing
about that time.
799
00:31:36,733 --> 00:31:38,168
(SIGHS) Okay.
800
00:31:38,169 --> 00:31:40,170
I'll just let my kids
know that that's why.
801
00:31:40,171 --> 00:31:43,774
I-I... don't know what my first
word was or when I walked.
802
00:31:43,775 --> 00:31:45,574
It's because I was a 9/11 baby.
803
00:31:48,612 --> 00:31:51,415
If we do this, history will
look at us as traitors.
804
00:31:51,416 --> 00:31:52,582
SAMUEL: History will judge us
805
00:31:52,583 --> 00:31:54,718
no matter what we do, Tom.
806
00:31:54,719 --> 00:31:55,986
Fine.
807
00:31:55,987 --> 00:31:58,121
But there have to be other
ways to constrain Dalton.
808
00:31:58,122 --> 00:32:00,090
Not in the Constitution.
809
00:32:00,091 --> 00:32:01,958
The Constitution only allows
810
00:32:01,959 --> 00:32:04,161
for the 25th Amendment or impeachment.
811
00:32:04,162 --> 00:32:07,330
And that missile strike will
happen in less than an hour,
812
00:32:07,331 --> 00:32:09,750
so impeachment isn't
gonna cut it tonight.
813
00:32:09,833 --> 00:32:12,902
Look, I... I think if
we've all said our piece,
814
00:32:12,905 --> 00:32:14,171
we should vote.
815
00:32:14,172 --> 00:32:17,874
Okay, I'll keep the tally.
816
00:32:17,875 --> 00:32:19,576
Simple voice vote...
817
00:32:19,577 --> 00:32:22,546
yes to invoke Section 4
and remove the president,
818
00:32:22,547 --> 00:32:25,082
effective immediately;
819
00:32:25,083 --> 00:32:27,617
No to reject it.
820
00:32:27,618 --> 00:32:29,553
I vote no.
821
00:32:29,554 --> 00:32:33,155
♪
822
00:32:34,624 --> 00:32:36,892
(ENGINES START)
823
00:32:44,801 --> 00:32:47,303
It's done.
824
00:32:48,004 --> 00:32:51,740
(TAKES DEEP BREATH)
825
00:32:57,261 --> 00:33:00,222
I'm thinking of keeping
Bob on at Defense.
826
00:33:00,223 --> 00:33:02,424
- What do you think?
- He's a good man.
827
00:33:02,425 --> 00:33:05,761
Is he? I hadn't noticed. Takes orders.
828
00:33:05,762 --> 00:33:09,064
Pretty much my new number one
requirement post-Gordon.
829
00:33:09,065 --> 00:33:11,867
Speaking of...
830
00:33:11,868 --> 00:33:14,537
Time for some fireworks.
831
00:33:14,538 --> 00:33:16,504
(DOOR OPENS)
832
00:33:18,541 --> 00:33:20,242
What the hell?
833
00:33:20,243 --> 00:33:22,278
Where is everyone?
834
00:33:22,279 --> 00:33:23,946
Lydia?
835
00:33:23,947 --> 00:33:26,181
What is this?
836
00:33:26,182 --> 00:33:28,551
It's an intervention, Conrad.
837
00:33:28,552 --> 00:33:29,952
What?
838
00:33:29,953 --> 00:33:31,420
No.
839
00:33:31,421 --> 00:33:33,789
Where's my national security team?
840
00:33:33,790 --> 00:33:35,457
Where are my generals, my admirals?
841
00:33:35,458 --> 00:33:37,660
- Get them the hell in here, now!
- There's not gonna be
842
00:33:37,661 --> 00:33:39,762
an attack on the Russian
satellites tonight, sir.
843
00:33:39,763 --> 00:33:41,811
Of course there is... now,
call STRATCOM, call CNO!
844
00:33:41,812 --> 00:33:43,356
Sir, the cabinet...
845
00:33:43,357 --> 00:33:44,957
Oh, for God's sake, I'll do it myself.
846
00:33:44,958 --> 00:33:47,225
They won't take your order.
847
00:33:48,127 --> 00:33:50,950
The cabinet voted tonight
to invoke Section 4
848
00:33:50,951 --> 00:33:53,119
- of the 25th Amendment.
- What?
849
00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:55,254
What are you talking about?
850
00:33:55,255 --> 00:33:56,522
I'm sorry...
851
00:33:56,523 --> 00:33:59,891
sir, but you have been
removed from office.
852
00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:05,263
Teresa Hurst is now
the acting president.
853
00:34:06,465 --> 00:34:08,000
No.
854
00:34:08,001 --> 00:34:10,770
Why the hell would they do that?
855
00:34:10,771 --> 00:34:12,838
'Cause of Gordon? They want revenge?
856
00:34:12,839 --> 00:34:15,441
Because they're afraid
to stand up to Russia?
857
00:34:15,442 --> 00:34:18,810
- I'll fight this.
- You're not well, Conrad.
858
00:34:19,512 --> 00:34:21,180
You need help, sweetheart.
859
00:34:21,181 --> 00:34:23,449
No, Lydia, not you, too.
You're too smart.
860
00:34:23,450 --> 00:34:25,418
You know me too well.
861
00:34:25,419 --> 00:34:27,486
You know that this
is all just politics
862
00:34:27,487 --> 00:34:29,355
- and backstabbing...
- I love you.
863
00:34:29,356 --> 00:34:30,890
- We all do.
- No, it's a coup.
864
00:34:30,891 --> 00:34:32,792
It's a goddamn coup. Can't you see?
865
00:34:32,793 --> 00:34:34,660
It's the damn appeasers,
the peaceniks,
866
00:34:34,661 --> 00:34:36,195
afraid of standing up to Russia!
867
00:34:36,196 --> 00:34:38,864
They want to drive me
out to avoid a fight.
868
00:34:38,865 --> 00:34:40,833
But we can't back down...
we got to be tough.
869
00:34:40,834 --> 00:34:42,468
We can't let 'em get away with it,
870
00:34:42,469 --> 00:34:44,336
or Russia will be storming our shores!
871
00:34:44,337 --> 00:34:46,638
Can't you see that?
872
00:34:48,207 --> 00:34:50,008
I'll fight this.
873
00:34:50,910 --> 00:34:52,078
I'll fight it in Congress.
874
00:34:52,079 --> 00:34:53,779
You think I don't know how this works?
875
00:34:53,780 --> 00:34:55,748
Sir, a letter has been drafted
876
00:34:55,749 --> 00:34:58,684
to send to the Senate Pro Tem
and the Speaker of the House.
877
00:34:58,685 --> 00:35:01,187
Once they receive it,
the American people
878
00:35:01,188 --> 00:35:03,189
will know that the
cabinet has lost faith
879
00:35:03,190 --> 00:35:04,723
in your ability to govern.
880
00:35:04,724 --> 00:35:07,993
There'll be great pressure on
Congress to make it official
881
00:35:07,994 --> 00:35:09,395
by two-thirds vote,
882
00:35:09,396 --> 00:35:12,498
which I'm confident they will.
883
00:35:12,499 --> 00:35:14,567
Because you've given the
enemies in our party
884
00:35:14,568 --> 00:35:17,203
the ammo they need to
finally get rid of me.
885
00:35:17,204 --> 00:35:19,338
You handed it to them
on a damn platter.
886
00:35:19,339 --> 00:35:22,374
ELIZABETH: There's
another option, Conrad.
887
00:35:22,375 --> 00:35:25,678
Invoke Section 3, which is temporary,
888
00:35:25,679 --> 00:35:27,680
and we won't send the
letter to Congress.
889
00:35:27,681 --> 00:35:31,817
All you have to do is submit
to a full examination
890
00:35:31,818 --> 00:35:34,286
and treatment if... appropriate.
891
00:35:34,287 --> 00:35:37,456
And once it's determined
that you're better,
892
00:35:37,457 --> 00:35:39,458
you can be reinstated.
893
00:35:39,459 --> 00:35:40,993
RUSSELL: Agree...
894
00:35:40,994 --> 00:35:43,895
(QUAVERING): And we
don't send the letter.
895
00:35:46,232 --> 00:35:49,267
Otherwise, Congress votes
on Section 4 tomorrow.
896
00:35:50,903 --> 00:35:53,271
♪
897
00:35:56,542 --> 00:35:58,644
I made you.
898
00:35:58,645 --> 00:36:01,412
And this is the thanks I get?
899
00:36:04,150 --> 00:36:07,720
I plucked you off a
goddamn farm, Bess.
900
00:36:07,721 --> 00:36:09,955
Shoveling horse crap in pigtails.
901
00:36:09,956 --> 00:36:12,357
You did.
902
00:36:13,659 --> 00:36:16,128
But now you need to trust us.
903
00:36:16,129 --> 00:36:18,830
LYDIA: Agree to the exam, Connie.
904
00:36:19,832 --> 00:36:21,834
(WHISPERS): Please.
905
00:36:21,835 --> 00:36:24,202
♪
906
00:36:26,138 --> 00:36:28,807
ELIZABETH: I feel like it was
907
00:36:28,808 --> 00:36:31,143
- almost 18 months.
- Right, 'cause his sisters
908
00:36:31,144 --> 00:36:34,713
never put him down long enough for
him to learn to walk. (CHUCKLES)
909
00:36:34,714 --> 00:36:36,382
- 14 months.
- 14 months.
910
00:36:36,383 --> 00:36:39,552
Yes, because I remember the
doctor said let's give it - Yeah.
911
00:36:39,553 --> 00:36:41,554
To 15, and then we'll
take a look after that.
912
00:36:41,555 --> 00:36:42,955
HENRY: Then he went right from walking
913
00:36:42,956 --> 00:36:44,957
- to running, just... (EXHALES SHARPLY)
- (CHUCKLES)
914
00:36:44,958 --> 00:36:47,059
His teeth were late, too.
915
00:36:47,060 --> 00:36:49,195
Yeah, I remember you wanted
to get him x-rayed. (LAUGHS)
916
00:36:49,196 --> 00:36:51,197
'Cause he was gonna be at preschool
917
00:36:51,198 --> 00:36:53,232
- gumming his food.
- That was 14 months, too.
918
00:36:53,233 --> 00:36:54,867
Everything, like, just happened
919
00:36:54,868 --> 00:36:56,769
- all at the same time.
- Except the talking.
920
00:36:56,770 --> 00:36:58,270
- Well...
- That happened at six months.
921
00:36:58,271 --> 00:37:00,940
Yeah. His first word was "no."
922
00:37:00,941 --> 00:37:02,141
Oh, of course it was.
923
00:37:02,142 --> 00:37:04,310
Why are you guys doing this?
924
00:37:04,311 --> 00:37:06,946
You let the thing sit in
plastic for 16 years...
925
00:37:06,947 --> 00:37:08,780
why is it suddenly important?
926
00:37:09,515 --> 00:37:12,116
Because we almost lost it.
927
00:37:12,785 --> 00:37:14,954
- (CHUCKLES)
- And it feels
928
00:37:14,955 --> 00:37:16,589
- like a good time to rebuild.
- No.
929
00:37:16,590 --> 00:37:18,791
- Yes, yes, yes.
- Don't do...
930
00:37:18,792 --> 00:37:20,392
- (CHUCKLING)
- Rebuild? Really?
931
00:37:20,393 --> 00:37:21,927
While our democracy's falling apart?
932
00:37:21,928 --> 00:37:22,995
Okay, it's not.
933
00:37:22,996 --> 00:37:24,096
- (HIGH-PITCHED): Don't say that.
- Stop.
934
00:37:24,097 --> 00:37:25,231
- That scares me.
- Yeah.
935
00:37:25,232 --> 00:37:28,801
- Our democracy is not falling apart.
- Stop.
936
00:37:28,802 --> 00:37:30,035
Oh.
937
00:37:30,036 --> 00:37:31,870
You know what? I know this one.
938
00:37:31,871 --> 00:37:33,739
Favorite toy... it was, uh...
939
00:37:33,740 --> 00:37:35,174
it was the weird monkey.
940
00:37:35,175 --> 00:37:36,842
- You know, the weird...
- BOTH: Devil monkey.
941
00:37:36,843 --> 00:37:38,688
(HIGH-PITCHED): Oh,
devil monkey was scary!
942
00:37:38,689 --> 00:37:39,886
- Because he...
- Stop!
943
00:37:41,847 --> 00:37:43,682
It's a pretty good-sized meningioma.
944
00:37:43,683 --> 00:37:44,950
But very treatable.
945
00:37:44,951 --> 00:37:48,020
Positioning makes it a snap
to remove... which we'll do
946
00:37:48,021 --> 00:37:50,990
after a course of IV steroids
calms down the swelling.
947
00:37:50,991 --> 00:37:52,891
- Is it malignant?
- 95%
948
00:37:52,892 --> 00:37:54,860
are not, so I wouldn't worry.
949
00:37:54,861 --> 00:37:56,462
He should make a full recovery.
950
00:37:56,463 --> 00:37:57,830
(RELIEVED SIGH) Thank God.
951
00:37:57,831 --> 00:38:00,599
And this accounts for
the personality change?
952
00:38:00,600 --> 00:38:03,102
Oh, yeah. See? It's pressing
against the frontal lobe.
953
00:38:03,103 --> 00:38:05,871
I'm surprised he wasn't running
around the White House naked.
954
00:38:05,872 --> 00:38:07,940
I'm not kidding.
955
00:38:07,941 --> 00:38:09,775
These suckers grow
symptomless for months
956
00:38:09,776 --> 00:38:12,211
until they're pushing
against the brain,
957
00:38:12,212 --> 00:38:15,247
sometimes altering
behavior quite suddenly.
958
00:38:15,248 --> 00:38:18,651
The frontal lobe is responsible
for executive functions:
959
00:38:18,652 --> 00:38:21,353
Judgment, decision-making, inhibition.
960
00:38:21,354 --> 00:38:23,455
So, when it's stimulated,
961
00:38:23,456 --> 00:38:26,225
significant personality
change is common...
962
00:38:26,226 --> 00:38:29,228
along with excessive
displays of emotion.
963
00:38:29,229 --> 00:38:31,530
And removing the growth will reverse
964
00:38:31,531 --> 00:38:33,399
- all of that?
- Yep. In fact,
965
00:38:33,400 --> 00:38:35,601
the steroids I'm putting
him on will rapidly reduce
966
00:38:35,602 --> 00:38:37,603
the swelling and ease the pressure.
967
00:38:37,604 --> 00:38:40,738
He should improve
dramatically, even pre-op.
968
00:38:41,907 --> 00:38:44,475
(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
969
00:38:50,115 --> 00:38:52,117
- Hey, you two.
- Hi, Lydia.
970
00:38:52,118 --> 00:38:54,053
We heard you were running
a little low on flowers.
971
00:38:54,054 --> 00:38:55,921
(LAUGHS) So we brought
some reinforcements.
972
00:38:55,922 --> 00:38:57,756
- They're beautiful. Thank you.
- Conrad.
973
00:38:57,757 --> 00:38:59,757
Bess.
974
00:39:01,994 --> 00:39:03,961
- Henry.
- Conrad.
975
00:39:05,130 --> 00:39:07,366
- Thank you for being here.
- ELIZABETH: Are you kidding?
976
00:39:07,367 --> 00:39:08,834
Chance to see something
as historic as this,
977
00:39:08,835 --> 00:39:10,302
you couldn't keep me
away with a stick.
978
00:39:10,303 --> 00:39:12,871
Listen, I have to apologize, Bess.
979
00:39:12,872 --> 00:39:15,240
- No, Conrad, you don't.
- (SIGHS)
980
00:39:15,241 --> 00:39:17,309
What I put you all through...
981
00:39:17,310 --> 00:39:18,644
I think you get a pass
982
00:39:18,645 --> 00:39:20,913
- for all of it.
- It wasn't you, it was the meningioma.
983
00:39:20,914 --> 00:39:21,947
Yeah.
984
00:39:21,948 --> 00:39:23,749
I told you you looked "fetching"
985
00:39:23,750 --> 00:39:26,118
- the night of the Japanese state dinner.
- (ELIZABETH LAUGHS)
986
00:39:26,119 --> 00:39:27,286
HENRY: Well, she did.
987
00:39:27,287 --> 00:39:30,556
It's fine hearing it from you, Henry.
988
00:39:30,557 --> 00:39:33,625
Crazy thing is...
989
00:39:33,626 --> 00:39:35,861
I don't think I ever felt freer
990
00:39:35,862 --> 00:39:37,763
or more sure of myself.
991
00:39:37,764 --> 00:39:39,431
How scary is that?
992
00:39:39,432 --> 00:39:41,300
I mean, real madman stuff.
993
00:39:41,301 --> 00:39:44,069
No sense at all that I
was out of my gourd.
994
00:39:44,070 --> 00:39:48,707
Well, it was Russell that we
were really worried about.
995
00:39:48,708 --> 00:39:52,510
You could practically
see the aneurysm.
996
00:39:53,712 --> 00:39:55,114
I...
997
00:39:55,115 --> 00:39:58,717
really did almost start World War III
998
00:39:58,718 --> 00:40:00,651
over a misunderstanding.
999
00:40:01,387 --> 00:40:03,355
LYDIA: Enough of the
self-flagellation,
1000
00:40:03,356 --> 00:40:04,990
- darling, it's getting boring.
- Yeah.
1001
00:40:04,991 --> 00:40:07,626
We need you to project
confidence tonight.
1002
00:40:07,627 --> 00:40:09,795
- Hello. Lydia.
- Hi.
1003
00:40:09,796 --> 00:40:11,930
How are you feeling, Mr. President?
1004
00:40:11,931 --> 00:40:13,399
Surprisingly well, thanks.
1005
00:40:13,400 --> 00:40:14,600
Madam President.
1006
00:40:14,601 --> 00:40:16,502
That has a nice ring to it.
1007
00:40:16,503 --> 00:40:18,537
But that's Acting President.
1008
00:40:18,538 --> 00:40:21,006
- I'm just minding the store.
- Well, thanks for doing this, Teresa.
1009
00:40:21,007 --> 00:40:24,176
I think it'll mean a
lot to the country.
1010
00:40:24,177 --> 00:40:26,811
- So do I, sir.
- Well, it's time.
1011
00:40:32,785 --> 00:40:35,921
You know, Bess, that was
quite a thing you all did,
1012
00:40:35,922 --> 00:40:37,356
invoking Section 4.
1013
00:40:37,357 --> 00:40:40,692
- Took guts.
- Well, it wasn't fun.
1014
00:40:40,693 --> 00:40:43,494
Should I ask how you voted?
1015
00:40:44,363 --> 00:40:47,732
The way you would have
wanted me to, sir.
1016
00:40:50,269 --> 00:40:53,372
I've since been given steroids
to reduce the swelling
1017
00:40:53,373 --> 00:40:56,809
and will be operated on
tomorrow to remove the tumor.
1018
00:40:56,810 --> 00:41:00,379
During my recovery,
Acting President Teresa Hurst
1019
00:41:00,380 --> 00:41:03,582
will continue to provide steady,
experienced leadership,
1020
00:41:03,583 --> 00:41:06,752
like she always has during
her almost 30 years
1021
00:41:06,753 --> 00:41:08,687
of extraordinary public service.
1022
00:41:08,688 --> 00:41:11,690
She has my full faith and confidence.
1023
00:41:11,691 --> 00:41:14,460
When I have passed
extensive medical tests
1024
00:41:14,461 --> 00:41:17,696
and the doctors say I'm 100% ready,
1025
00:41:17,697 --> 00:41:20,365
only then will I be reinstated
1026
00:41:20,366 --> 00:41:23,435
under Section 3 of the 25th Amendment.
1027
00:41:23,436 --> 00:41:25,904
Finally, I'd like to pay tribute
1028
00:41:25,905 --> 00:41:28,474
to the resiliency of our Constitution,
1029
00:41:28,475 --> 00:41:32,211
a 230-year-old document that
has endured the challenges
1030
00:41:32,212 --> 00:41:34,480
of every stage of our
nation's journey.
1031
00:41:34,481 --> 00:41:38,417
Our government is built on
an ingenious foundation
1032
00:41:38,418 --> 00:41:40,352
of principles and laws,
1033
00:41:40,353 --> 00:41:43,622
and though the people within
that system are fallible,
1034
00:41:43,623 --> 00:41:45,557
the system itself
1035
00:41:45,558 --> 00:41:48,260
is devised to withstand anything,
1036
00:41:48,261 --> 00:41:51,063
even an unfit president.
1037
00:41:51,064 --> 00:41:53,632
The fact that the system
worked as it should
1038
00:41:53,633 --> 00:41:56,168
proves that our democracy
1039
00:41:56,169 --> 00:41:58,103
is as strong as ever.
1040
00:41:58,104 --> 00:42:00,439
I thank the brave cabinet secretaries
1041
00:42:00,440 --> 00:42:03,275
who voted to invoke
the 25th Amendment.
1042
00:42:03,276 --> 00:42:07,813
They are all true American
heroes and patriots.
1043
00:42:07,814 --> 00:42:09,081
They put their country
1044
00:42:09,082 --> 00:42:11,650
ahead of their personal
relationship with me.
1045
00:42:11,651 --> 00:42:14,653
That's what separates
us from dictatorships
1046
00:42:14,654 --> 00:42:17,523
and oligarchies.
1047
00:42:17,524 --> 00:42:21,994
Without people of such courage,
our democracy would be lost,
1048
00:42:21,995 --> 00:42:25,063
and they will forever
have my gratitude.
1049
00:42:25,064 --> 00:42:26,999
And because of them,
1050
00:42:27,000 --> 00:42:30,202
I have never felt more
proud to be an American.
1051
00:42:30,203 --> 00:42:34,605
And now Acting President Hurst
would like to say a few words.
1052
00:42:37,075 --> 00:42:40,579
Thank you, Mr. President.
1053
00:42:40,580 --> 00:42:43,447
Good evening, fellow Americans.
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00:42:43,718 --> 00:42:50,336
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