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Previously on "Designated Survivor"...
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Sir, the Times just posted an editorial
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about the administration's failure
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to get to the bottom of the hack.
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- Valeria Poriskova.
- Who's she?
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My handler at the Russian Embassy.
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She was running my hacking investigation.
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I know Damian came to see you,
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and I will find out why.
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It was about you.
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He asked me not to kill you.
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NASA was compromised.
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So was the power grid.
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And the coding signature
was Alan Turing.
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The real badass in our group
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went by the handle Gamine.
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An anagram for enigma.
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DR. LOUDEN: And to do your
job, you need a clear head.
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If you bring unresolved emotion
into the decisional process...
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- I don't.
- Unintentionally, Tom.
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DR. LOUDEN: Patient Tom Kirkman is
experiencing a profound grief
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over the loss of his wife.
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With associate decisional incapacity.
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What the hell is this?
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The recorded session notes
from the President's therapist.
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They were on his therapist's computer.
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And that computer has been hacked.
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The recordings are all over the Internet.
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The President's therapy was
a closely guarded secret.
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Yes, and most of the people who
knew about it are in this room.
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The D.C. power grid. The space station.
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The President's therapy tapes.
It's all the hacker... Gamine.
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Gamine had to be someone
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who knew the President
was seeing Dr. Louden.
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Meaning someone in this building.
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No, it's a very limited universe.
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Dr. Louden accessed the
Oval through the South Lawn.
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Very few people in the
West Wing knew he was here.
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Which is why we're
vetting senior staffers.
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I.T. has scanned all your computers.
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Nothing suspicious.
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Well, of course, 'cause none
of us could've done this.
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Which is exactly what
the real hacker would say.
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We're gonna have to collect your phones,
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do a quick scan, make sure
nobody's been compromised.
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No, no, no. I'm not giving up my phone.
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Hmm, which is exactly what
the real hacker would say.
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We have privacy rights.
Kendra, tell 'em.
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We have no privacy rights.
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Warrantless searches
of government property
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are permissible.
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[QUIETLY] Is that right?
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That's right.
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Come on, you heard
her. Pony up, guys. Now.
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Okay.
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What about you three, huh?
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Who's investigating the investigators?
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The NSA director has
already cleared up, Lyor.
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So you say. But look,
I've seen "No Way Out."
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One of you could be Yuri.
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TREY: So, she's a horticulturist.
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So I ask her if she knows
the origin of the kiwi,
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- 'cause she's from Auckland.
- Mm-hmm.
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She says "New Zealand," I
say "China," which I know,
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'cause I did an oral
report on the exotic fruit
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- in second grade for Mrs. Schmidt.
- Yeah.
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And then Jack Sprat and
I flew into the clown
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with the talking breadcrumb
that we stole from abracadabra.
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Tom. You with me? Come on.
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We have breakfast every Wednesday.
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I feel like I'm eating with a mime.
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I'm sorry, Trey.
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Look, to hell with whoever
leaked the shrink tapes.
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You're the President.
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Nobody cares if you go to
a therapist or a podiatrist.
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All they care about is
what you do for the country,
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which is everything.
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People shouldn't be hearing this stuff.
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They just shouldn't.
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Big brother, trust me.
This will blow over.
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[SIGHS]
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Look, this is not blowing over.
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It's been 12 hours since
his therapist tapes leaked,
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but one thing's for sure...
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They demolish the President's credibility.
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What credibility? He's
the patient-in-chief.
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WOMAN: No, he's human.
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69% of Americans are
uncomfortable with...
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CNN, Fox, MSNBC.
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The front page of this morning's
Times and Post.
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- We need to respond. Fast.
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A carefully worded statement
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limiting the President's
time with Dr. Louden
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to the aftermath of his wife's dea...
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Mr. President.
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Good morning.
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[SIGHS DEEPLY]
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I've already seen it.
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I don't think I need to remind you
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that I started therapy
because all of you asked me to.
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And you were right.
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I needed it, and it helped me.
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So, I'm not gonna stigmatize
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millions of Americans who
use therapy productively
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by apologizing for it.
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Agreed, but the public needs
to know that you're okay.
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Maybe we can use a surrogate.
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LYOR: That's good. Surrogate.
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Frieda Carlton, HHS Secretary.
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She's a shrink, right?
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Yeah, she'll issue a
statement of support
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lauding your bravery for seeking help.
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Then we can get the A.P.A. to underscore
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the importance of therapy
for people in need.
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And the President will designate
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a National Mental Health Day.
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No, he won't.
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I'm fine with a show of support.
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But I am over having my private
business aired in public.
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What I want to know is how we
stop this from happening again.
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We're working on it, sir.
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I'm assuming this is
part of the larger hack?
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I'm afraid so.
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Hannah and her team are running it down.
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I want this dealt with.
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And I expect everybody
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to cooperate with the investigation.
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- Yes, sir.
- In the meantime, we've got work to do.
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What's on the schedule?
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I'm meeting with Senator
Cowling about the energy bill.
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Kendra's vetting a D.C. circuit nominee.
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And Aaron's got a sit-down
with Ambassador Woo
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about the joint anti-terrorism task force.
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And the National Science Fair.
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That's today.
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I'm supposed to judge
that with Dr. Frost.
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I know, but public appearances
will be a challenge today.
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No, we need to keep you locked
away from reporters, sir.
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And by locked away,
I'm not suggesting those
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seeing mental health professionals.
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Thank you, Lyor.
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Let's get to work.
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Senator Cowling, I thought we'd reached
an agreement with the Energy Subcommittee.
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- We made a few changes.
- A few?
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You've slashed hydropower funding.
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Killed local subsidies...
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The Committee's
reconsidered its positions
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given recent events.
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Mr. Dakich, the President
wants to nominate you
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to the D.C. Circuit. A
feeder to the Supreme Court.
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And I am honored.
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So why turn it down?
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I'm concerned about
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the President's recent challenges.
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The therapist tapes.
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Yes. I could be tainted by association.
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And if my nomination gets killed,
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I won't get another chance.
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Not with this president you won't.
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I understand, but I'm still in my 50's.
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There will be other presidents.
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It's a renewal of a joint
security pact, Ambassador Woo.
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I understand.
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Then why refuse to issue a statement
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about our cooperation
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in pursuing terrorist organizations?
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In my culture, mental
illness is a taboo subject.
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The President is no mentally ill.
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The point is, Emily,
it's about leverage.
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We have it. You don't.
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It's about my career. I can't risk it.
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It's about confidence
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in who we are doing business with.
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Dr. Louden. Thank you for coming.
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Of course.
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Uh, yeah, the President
will be with you.
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I just wanted to have a word first.
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Yeah, if it's about the
content of the tapes,
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I'm afraid I can only
discuss that with the patient.
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You understand that we're facing
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a huge perception problem, right?
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Americans can't think their
president isn't fit to govern.
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- I never said that.
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But that's how it's playing.
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So... how would you feel
about issuing some kind
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- of public clarification?
- Inappropriate.
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Look, I know this is
bad for the President.
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It's also bad for me and my reputation.
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I shouldn't have to clarify something
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that was never meant
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That's exactly what I'm saying.
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Doctor, your words were
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They were merely a snapshot in time.
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A picture of a president
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- Lyor.
- It had improved, right?
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You're an excellent therapist.
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He's been under your continual care.
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It's improved.
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So give the public a
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That's all I'm asking. All right?
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AARON: While we're looking
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for a conspirator in the White House,
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I'm wondering where Damian Rennett is.
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Well, he's running down a lead
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that could help us ID the hacker.
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You trust him to do that all on his own?
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I trust what his options
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I mean, especially after you told him
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that if he helps us ID
Gamine that he's clear.
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He just doesn't give me
the warm fuzzies, Hannah.
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You're preaching to the choir, Aaron.
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You're the one who dumped
him on me, remember?
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I get it. And he already gave us a lead.
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The Turing lead that put us onto Gamine.
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I'm just reminding you not
to give him too much rope.
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Just enough to hang himself.
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[SPEAKING RUSSIAN]
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English.
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I don't work for you anymore.
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Everything the FSB has on Gamine.
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Pool it with your intel.
See if it yields anything.
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If it does,
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Moscow would appreciate a
heads-up on Gamine's identity
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before you discuss it with
your new American friends.
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Like I said, I don't work for you...
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For Moscow, yes.
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You work for America.
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And what do you think
America's going to do to you
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when this hacking investigation is over?
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That's between me and them.
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I'll tell you.
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They'll make you disappear.
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For good.
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Just like you would.
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No.
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You are still valuable.
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Because when this is over,
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you will have learned much
about America you can share.
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Maybe you can share enough
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What I need from you right
now is a clean bill of health.
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We've been at this for months.
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And you're making progress,
Tom. Good progress.
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But you're not all the way back.
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But the fact is, my behavior,
every single thing I'm doing,
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is being viewed through
the prism of your words.
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And I think your continued actions
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will speak louder than my words.
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And you're doing fine.
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My psyche is being publicly autopsied.
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And I don't know where the
next cut is coming from.
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- And that's not fair.
- No, it's not.
267
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And I wish there was
something I could do.
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I'm sorry, sir, but Aaron Shore
needs to see you right away.
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I'll show myself out.
270
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Well, you may as well stay, Dr. Louden.
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This involves you.
272
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Another tape. Another bombshell.
273
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This one striking at the core
of the President's fitness
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to hold the highest office in the land.
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DR. LOUDEN: Patient continues
to suffer anxiety and depression
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from the destruction of the Capitol
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and the death of his wife.
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The shock of processing these tragedies
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has led to a variant of
post-traumatic stress disorder.
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PTSD?!
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It was a provisional diagnosis.
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Meant for internal reference only.
283
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How many hours of these tapes are there?
284
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All told, perhaps seven.
285
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Seven?!
286
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[SIGHS]
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So, this is only the beginning.
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♪
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- Synced and corrected by VitoSilans -
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290
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- What about his mental state right now, Seth?
- People! People, listen!
291
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Read Dr. Louden's statement. Okay?
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He never opined that the President
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wasn't fit for the job.
294
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He said the President
has decisional incapacity.
295
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Had. In the immediate aftermath
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of his wife's death.
297
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That diagnosis is three months old.
298
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- What about the PTSD?
- He doesn't have PTSD, either.
299
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He has a variant of PTSD. Had.
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[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
301
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SETH: You know what
I feel like up there?
302
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Like Nero saying Rome isn't burning
303
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while everything is on fire.
304
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Enough with the metaphors.
305
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It's a simile. You want a metaphor?
306
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The ship is sinking.
307
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Oh, then we don't have
to worry about fire.
308
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Seriously?
309
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Look, you got to keep together.
310
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Our initiatives are falling apart.
311
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- Meaning you can't.
- Understood.
312
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But you got to give me
something more to work with.
313
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We're still waiting to hear
back from the HHS Secretary
314
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with a statement of support for
the President's mental health.
315
00:10:36,209 --> 00:10:38,024
- I'd belt-and-suspenders this.
- Already done.
316
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I've already called the VP's office
317
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and told her we need
her public backing, too.
318
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[CELLPHONE BEEPS]
319
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- Oh, boy.
- [SIGHS]
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DR. LOUDEN: Patient has had an inability
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to connect with anyone
since his wife's death.
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With the notable exception
323
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of his friendship with Andrea Frost,
324
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which I believe will
have salutary effects.
325
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This is part of the latest tape leak.
326
00:10:56,078 --> 00:10:57,790
It's gonna be everywhere
in about 10 minutes.
327
00:10:57,792 --> 00:10:58,768
What am I missing here?
328
00:10:58,771 --> 00:11:00,462
How does this indict the
President's mental health?
329
00:11:00,464 --> 00:11:02,558
It does something worse.
It indicts his morality.
330
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Critics will say he's trivializing
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his emotional difficulties.
332
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By trying to get laid while
he's working things out.
333
00:11:07,222 --> 00:11:09,489
- That's a stretch.
- Is it? You're a media guy.
334
00:11:09,491 --> 00:11:10,824
You've seen what Frost looks like.
335
00:11:10,826 --> 00:11:12,745
How would you spin this
if you needed clickbait?
336
00:11:12,748 --> 00:11:14,960
This is like rifling
through your dad's drawers.
337
00:11:14,963 --> 00:11:16,796
No, this is like
reading your dad's diary.
338
00:11:16,798 --> 00:11:18,131
And once you've read it, that's it.
339
00:11:18,133 --> 00:11:19,599
Can we focus on the
problem at hand, please?
340
00:11:19,601 --> 00:11:21,468
You mean the many
problems at hand? Sure.
341
00:11:21,470 --> 00:11:23,103
Andrea Frost is in the West Wing.
342
00:11:23,105 --> 00:11:24,587
I'll make sure the President
gives her a heads-up.
343
00:11:24,589 --> 00:11:25,597
Good.
344
00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:27,273
And where the heck is the cavalry?
345
00:11:27,275 --> 00:11:28,816
Why aren't the administration
figures out there
346
00:11:28,818 --> 00:11:29,984
defending our guy's fitness?
347
00:11:29,987 --> 00:11:31,911
Cabinet's keeping its head
down until this blows over.
348
00:11:31,913 --> 00:11:33,350
Somebody has to come to his defense.
349
00:11:33,352 --> 00:11:34,919
I don't care if it's
the Postmaster General.
350
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Someone.
351
00:11:36,151 --> 00:11:37,150
[INTERCOM BEEPS]
352
00:11:37,152 --> 00:11:38,985
Andrea, so nice to see you.
353
00:11:38,987 --> 00:11:40,693
How's everything going
with the Science Fair?
354
00:11:40,695 --> 00:11:41,609
Amazing.
355
00:11:41,612 --> 00:11:43,478
There's a 10-year-old
who's using V.R.
356
00:11:43,481 --> 00:11:45,715
to demonstrate
Schrodinger's cat paradox.
357
00:11:45,718 --> 00:11:47,092
Wow. [CHUCKLES]
358
00:11:47,095 --> 00:11:48,361
When I was 10 years old,
359
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I think I was learning
how to spell "paradox."
360
00:11:50,198 --> 00:11:51,382
You'll be proud when you see
361
00:11:51,385 --> 00:11:52,718
what the next generation is up to.
362
00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:54,687
Unfortunately, I'm gonna
have to read about it.
363
00:11:54,697 --> 00:11:56,374
Given my present circumstances,
364
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my staff thinks making myself
available to the press right now
365
00:12:00,041 --> 00:12:01,575
is maybe not such a good idea.
366
00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:05,433
How you doing, Tom?
367
00:12:05,436 --> 00:12:08,570
[SIGHING] Oh.
368
00:12:08,573 --> 00:12:10,206
I'm pretty embarrassed.
369
00:12:10,209 --> 00:12:12,576
It's kind of like being stripped naked
370
00:12:12,579 --> 00:12:14,286
and forced to run
through the school yard.
371
00:12:14,289 --> 00:12:16,289
Well, don't worry
about the Science Fair.
372
00:12:16,291 --> 00:12:19,125
I'll fly the flag for the both of us.
373
00:12:19,127 --> 00:12:20,874
There is something else.
374
00:12:20,877 --> 00:12:22,810
Apparently, a few more
tapes have been released.
375
00:12:22,813 --> 00:12:24,480
I'm not exactly sure what's on them.
376
00:12:24,483 --> 00:12:26,331
But I may have talked about you.
377
00:12:26,334 --> 00:12:28,301
I mean, nothing inappropriate, but...
378
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♪
379
00:12:30,127 --> 00:12:31,326
[SIGHS]
380
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people gossip.
381
00:12:33,566 --> 00:12:35,699
I won't take offense.
382
00:12:35,702 --> 00:12:38,678
Thank you for being so understanding.
383
00:12:38,680 --> 00:12:40,476
Hey, maybe you could
384
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bring the winner of
the Science Fair here.
385
00:12:42,150 --> 00:12:43,650
I could show them the Oval Office,
386
00:12:43,652 --> 00:12:44,917
around the West Wing.
387
00:12:44,919 --> 00:12:46,653
That would be wonderful.
388
00:12:46,655 --> 00:12:47,921
Okay.
389
00:12:50,158 --> 00:12:52,125
That's the last of the devices.
390
00:12:52,127 --> 00:12:54,507
So, no one in the
President's inner circle
391
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has any link to Gamine.
392
00:12:55,778 --> 00:12:56,878
Nope.
393
00:12:56,881 --> 00:12:58,614
Everybody in the White House checks out.
394
00:12:58,617 --> 00:12:59,450
Well, we're looking for somebody
395
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who was close enough to the President
396
00:13:00,687 --> 00:13:01,828
to know he was in therapy.
397
00:13:01,831 --> 00:13:03,436
Right, but not a White House employee.
398
00:13:03,438 --> 00:13:04,404
What about visitors?
399
00:13:04,406 --> 00:13:05,860
Someone who would've
been in the White House
400
00:13:05,862 --> 00:13:07,749
on days when the President
was having his session.
401
00:13:07,751 --> 00:13:09,818
Yes, who has close
proximity to the Oval.
402
00:13:09,821 --> 00:13:12,479
The visitor logs are digitized.
403
00:13:12,481 --> 00:13:14,348
I'll scour them.
404
00:13:14,351 --> 00:13:16,516
Fast as you can, Chuck.
405
00:13:16,518 --> 00:13:18,251
LYOR: Oh, no. I know I've
already left messages.
406
00:13:18,253 --> 00:13:20,061
I'm leaving another one.
Listen very carefully.
407
00:13:20,063 --> 00:13:20,987
Tell the Vice President
408
00:13:20,989 --> 00:13:22,155
that Lyor Boone needs to speak with her.
409
00:13:22,157 --> 00:13:23,189
And it's urgent.
410
00:13:23,191 --> 00:13:25,658
Oh, no, thank you.
411
00:13:25,660 --> 00:13:26,993
- [KNOCK ON DOOR]
- [SIGHS] Yep.
412
00:13:26,995 --> 00:13:29,213
I have tried the entire Cabinet.
413
00:13:29,216 --> 00:13:30,849
I cannot reach a single secretary.
414
00:13:30,852 --> 00:13:32,966
They're dodging us. Cowards.
415
00:13:32,968 --> 00:13:35,001
Actually, I think they're busy.
416
00:13:35,003 --> 00:13:37,216
My friend who works over at the OEOB
417
00:13:37,219 --> 00:13:38,705
says the Cabinet's been meeting
418
00:13:38,707 --> 00:13:40,673
with Vice President Darby all morning.
419
00:13:40,675 --> 00:13:41,941
That doesn't make sense.
420
00:13:41,943 --> 00:13:43,176
There's no pending
issue that would require
421
00:13:43,178 --> 00:13:44,552
the entire Cabinet to get...
422
00:13:44,555 --> 00:13:49,015
♪
423
00:13:49,017 --> 00:13:50,550
Oh, my God.
424
00:13:50,552 --> 00:13:55,267
♪
425
00:13:55,270 --> 00:13:56,903
Get out of my way.
426
00:13:56,906 --> 00:13:59,025
Move it!
427
00:13:59,027 --> 00:14:00,860
We need to see the President right now.
428
00:14:00,862 --> 00:14:02,662
- What? Why?
- The VP's meeting with the Cabinet.
429
00:14:02,664 --> 00:14:04,964
- Which members?
- LYOR: All of them! Move out of my way!
430
00:14:04,966 --> 00:14:06,411
♪
431
00:14:06,414 --> 00:14:07,735
[DOOR OPENS]
432
00:14:09,204 --> 00:14:11,137
- What's going on?
- A coup, sir.
433
00:14:11,139 --> 00:14:13,372
You need to speak with the
Vice President. Right now.
434
00:14:13,375 --> 00:14:15,708
♪
435
00:14:15,710 --> 00:14:17,043
[INTERCOM BEEPS]
436
00:14:17,045 --> 00:14:19,089
Get me the Vice President, please.
437
00:14:19,092 --> 00:14:21,326
What do you mean the Cabinet
voted to have me removed?
438
00:14:21,329 --> 00:14:23,161
The majority of the Cabinet, sir.
439
00:14:23,164 --> 00:14:25,333
They're invoking the 25th
Amendment, Section IV.
440
00:14:25,336 --> 00:14:27,720
Which allows the President to
be ousted on the basis of...
441
00:14:27,722 --> 00:14:29,322
Mental incapacity, I know.
442
00:14:29,324 --> 00:14:30,990
What evidence do you have of this?
443
00:14:30,992 --> 00:14:33,159
Some illegally obtained
recordings from my therapist,
444
00:14:33,161 --> 00:14:34,594
which no one should've heard?
445
00:14:34,596 --> 00:14:36,262
But we have heard them, sir.
446
00:14:36,264 --> 00:14:38,144
And they raise justifiable concerns
447
00:14:38,147 --> 00:14:40,247
about your decision-making
since your wife's death.
448
00:14:40,250 --> 00:14:41,648
My decision-making?
449
00:14:41,651 --> 00:14:43,069
Correct me if I'm wrong,
but you were standing
450
00:14:43,071 --> 00:14:44,781
right next to me in Command Ops
451
00:14:44,784 --> 00:14:46,927
when you said my decision
to send the Navy SEALs
452
00:14:46,930 --> 00:14:48,536
into Kanami was the right one!
453
00:14:48,539 --> 00:14:49,656
This is ridiculous!
454
00:14:49,659 --> 00:14:51,006
We have drafted a letter to Congress.
455
00:14:51,008 --> 00:14:53,379
Upon its delivery, you will
be removed from office.
456
00:14:53,381 --> 00:14:55,364
- And then you will become president.
- Yes, sir.
457
00:14:55,367 --> 00:14:57,360
Then why in the hell are we
even having this discussion?
458
00:14:57,362 --> 00:14:58,988
You haven't signed the
letter yet, have you, ma'am?
459
00:14:58,990 --> 00:14:59,751
No.
460
00:14:59,754 --> 00:15:02,339
And the Cabinet's vote remains
unratified until you do.
461
00:15:02,342 --> 00:15:04,242
Yes. I wanted to speak to you first.
462
00:15:04,245 --> 00:15:06,435
The time to speak to me was
before the Cabinet convened.
463
00:15:06,437 --> 00:15:07,898
And you damn well know it.
464
00:15:07,901 --> 00:15:10,609
I could not do that, sir.
The process demands secrecy.
465
00:15:10,612 --> 00:15:12,932
Once it's in motion,
yes. But not before.
466
00:15:12,934 --> 00:15:14,664
You, my vice president,
467
00:15:14,667 --> 00:15:17,603
had every opportunity to
express her concerns to me
468
00:15:17,606 --> 00:15:19,349
before you orchestrated this crap.
469
00:15:19,352 --> 00:15:20,773
I understand that you're upset.
470
00:15:20,775 --> 00:15:23,219
- You do, do you?
- Yes, sir. I do.
471
00:15:23,222 --> 00:15:24,944
And in all fairness, I think you deserve
472
00:15:24,946 --> 00:15:26,713
the opportunity to present your case
473
00:15:26,715 --> 00:15:28,314
as to why you should be retained.
474
00:15:28,316 --> 00:15:31,317
If you choose not to do so...
475
00:15:31,319 --> 00:15:33,286
I will proceed as planned.
476
00:15:33,288 --> 00:15:35,539
Explain to me exactly
477
00:15:35,542 --> 00:15:38,091
what does this opportunity entail?
478
00:15:38,094 --> 00:15:40,960
There is someone who can
explain it better than I can.
479
00:15:40,962 --> 00:15:50,103
♪
480
00:15:50,105 --> 00:15:51,317
[CHUCKLES]
481
00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:56,009
♪
482
00:15:56,011 --> 00:15:58,144
Mr. President.
483
00:15:58,146 --> 00:16:01,445
Ethan West.
484
00:16:01,448 --> 00:16:04,364
I've been looking forward to
meeting you for a very long time.
485
00:16:04,367 --> 00:16:07,500
♪
486
00:16:11,178 --> 00:16:12,839
A hearing?
487
00:16:12,842 --> 00:16:14,471
There's no blueprint for this,
488
00:16:14,473 --> 00:16:16,507
so let's call it a confidential inquiry
489
00:16:16,509 --> 00:16:18,375
where the Cabinet elicits facts relevant
490
00:16:18,377 --> 00:16:20,644
to a fuller understanding of
their 25th Amendment mission.
491
00:16:20,646 --> 00:16:22,851
The idea here, sir, is
to give you an opportunity
492
00:16:22,854 --> 00:16:25,464
to explain yourself so we
can make the right decision.
493
00:16:25,467 --> 00:16:27,551
And the Cabinet has asked me to...
494
00:16:27,553 --> 00:16:29,820
facilitate their fact-finding mission.
495
00:16:29,822 --> 00:16:31,055
Meaning, you're the prosecutor.
496
00:16:31,057 --> 00:16:32,389
That's a bit pejorative.
497
00:16:32,391 --> 00:16:34,591
Mr. West is a former
Supreme Court Clerk,
498
00:16:34,593 --> 00:16:37,009
U.S. Attorney, Solicitor General,
499
00:16:37,012 --> 00:16:38,211
and law professor.
500
00:16:38,214 --> 00:16:41,565
He's currently the managing
partner of West and Farris,
501
00:16:41,567 --> 00:16:44,054
the most prestigious
legal boutique in the city.
502
00:16:44,057 --> 00:16:46,816
And his reputation for impartiality
503
00:16:46,819 --> 00:16:47,851
is unquestioned.
504
00:16:47,854 --> 00:16:50,015
I'm merely an instrument
of justice. Nothing more.
505
00:16:50,018 --> 00:16:51,261
So what rules govern
506
00:16:51,264 --> 00:16:53,203
this impartial fact-finding mission?
507
00:16:53,206 --> 00:16:54,013
ETHAN: It's simple.
508
00:16:54,016 --> 00:16:55,964
The White House produces
witnesses and documents.
509
00:16:55,967 --> 00:16:57,700
And you, sir... You answer my questions.
510
00:16:57,703 --> 00:17:00,094
The President will need some
time consider his involvement.
511
00:17:00,097 --> 00:17:01,417
Oh, absolutely.
512
00:17:01,420 --> 00:17:03,425
And if I choose not to participate?
513
00:17:03,428 --> 00:17:06,518
Then I sign the Cabinet's
letter and send it to Congress.
514
00:17:06,521 --> 00:17:08,726
And you no longer work in this office.
515
00:17:08,729 --> 00:17:09,711
Which would be a shame.
516
00:17:09,714 --> 00:17:11,562
Because I love what you've done with it.
517
00:17:11,564 --> 00:17:13,931
Federal-era modern
with a Georgian flair.
518
00:17:13,933 --> 00:17:15,866
Oh, sir, you wouldn't mind
519
00:17:15,868 --> 00:17:17,539
if I sat at the
Resolute Desk, would you?
520
00:17:17,542 --> 00:17:19,603
♪
521
00:17:19,605 --> 00:17:22,072
Oh, maybe another time.
522
00:17:22,074 --> 00:17:27,182
♪
523
00:17:27,192 --> 00:17:30,226
Well... it's an inquisition, sir.
524
00:17:30,229 --> 00:17:31,932
It's a setup to varnish a coup.
525
00:17:31,935 --> 00:17:33,450
SETH: West has never lost a case, sir.
526
00:17:33,452 --> 00:17:35,687
He's the last person we
want to face off against.
527
00:17:35,690 --> 00:17:36,820
I agree.
528
00:17:36,822 --> 00:17:38,322
If any of you have any bright ideas,
529
00:17:38,324 --> 00:17:40,457
I'm all ears.
530
00:17:40,459 --> 00:17:42,393
Then I suggest we make the most
531
00:17:42,395 --> 00:17:44,628
of the opportunity in front of us.
532
00:17:44,630 --> 00:17:47,140
Kendra, I want as many
concessions as you can get.
533
00:17:47,143 --> 00:17:49,332
I'm not expecting an even playing field,
534
00:17:49,335 --> 00:17:51,668
but it would be nice if we
weren't running straight uphill.
535
00:17:51,670 --> 00:17:52,636
Yes, sir.
536
00:17:52,638 --> 00:17:55,906
♪
537
00:17:55,908 --> 00:17:57,841
These document requests
go all the way back
538
00:17:57,843 --> 00:17:59,093
to Kirkman's swearing in.
539
00:17:59,096 --> 00:18:00,232
I believe in thoroughness.
540
00:18:00,235 --> 00:18:02,242
And fishing expeditions, right?
541
00:18:02,245 --> 00:18:04,715
Your witness list includes
every senior staff member.
542
00:18:04,718 --> 00:18:06,755
I just want them made available.
I may not call them all.
543
00:18:06,757 --> 00:18:09,001
You actually expect the President
to produce his therapist?
544
00:18:09,003 --> 00:18:10,528
You make it sound like a magic trick.
545
00:18:10,531 --> 00:18:12,281
Doctor-patient privilege.
546
00:18:12,284 --> 00:18:14,446
Let me explain something.
This is not a legal proceeding.
547
00:18:14,448 --> 00:18:15,882
The normal rules don't apply.
548
00:18:15,885 --> 00:18:17,286
I've been authorized to set guidelines.
549
00:18:17,288 --> 00:18:18,820
I've decided there are no guidelines.
550
00:18:18,823 --> 00:18:20,664
Because I don't want to hinder
our search for the truth.
551
00:18:20,666 --> 00:18:22,032
Can the President put on a case?
552
00:18:22,034 --> 00:18:23,590
He can cross-examine my witnesses.
553
00:18:23,593 --> 00:18:25,062
Can we call in rebuttal witnesses?
554
00:18:25,065 --> 00:18:26,770
They'll only obscure
the proceeding's mission.
555
00:18:26,772 --> 00:18:27,704
That's fine.
556
00:18:27,706 --> 00:18:29,506
Just know that if the
President's removed,
557
00:18:29,508 --> 00:18:31,250
we'll go public about
your rigged hearing,
558
00:18:31,253 --> 00:18:33,084
which will de-legitimize
Darby's administration.
559
00:18:33,086 --> 00:18:34,297
And I'll be on CNN,
560
00:18:34,300 --> 00:18:36,512
talking about Ethan West
and his star chamber,
561
00:18:36,515 --> 00:18:39,250
which will de-legitimize you.
562
00:18:39,253 --> 00:18:41,419
All right, I'll give
you a couple witnesses.
563
00:18:41,422 --> 00:18:43,120
Hmm.
564
00:18:43,122 --> 00:18:45,250
And we need to keep pounding
565
00:18:45,253 --> 00:18:46,722
those talking points to the press.
566
00:18:46,725 --> 00:18:48,459
Yep. "Therapy good. Hacking bad."
567
00:18:48,461 --> 00:18:50,132
The President is a
victim, not a problem.
568
00:18:50,135 --> 00:18:51,128
I'll talk to O.P.E.
569
00:18:51,130 --> 00:18:52,528
If we can get public to back him,
570
00:18:52,531 --> 00:18:53,798
then we can pressure the Cabinet.
571
00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:54,851
Limit their mobility.
572
00:18:54,854 --> 00:18:57,000
And we need to make sure that
the staff are bulletproof.
573
00:18:57,002 --> 00:18:58,502
Nothing any of us has done
574
00:18:58,504 --> 00:19:00,370
could negatively impact the President.
575
00:19:00,372 --> 00:19:03,554
Or make his ouster more likely.
576
00:19:03,557 --> 00:19:05,576
Is there something I need to know?
577
00:19:05,578 --> 00:19:09,054
♪
578
00:19:09,057 --> 00:19:10,714
Remember when Moss was revealed
579
00:19:10,716 --> 00:19:13,250
as the leaker of classified information?
580
00:19:13,253 --> 00:19:15,153
- Yeah.
- I fed the media that story.
581
00:19:15,156 --> 00:19:16,640
- You what?
- It gets worse.
582
00:19:16,643 --> 00:19:18,365
I found out that Moss was the culprit
583
00:19:18,368 --> 00:19:20,812
because I asked Chuck to
hack Simon Day's phone.
584
00:19:22,494 --> 00:19:25,061
Did you also shoot Archduke Ferdinand
585
00:19:25,064 --> 00:19:26,697
and... and start global warning?
586
00:19:26,700 --> 00:19:28,555
- Seth...
- You were laundering evidence
587
00:19:28,558 --> 00:19:30,532
that you instructed a
subordinate to obtain illegally.
588
00:19:30,534 --> 00:19:32,422
I was trying to protect the President.
589
00:19:32,425 --> 00:19:34,425
By doing your best
G. Gordon Liddy impersonation?
590
00:19:34,428 --> 00:19:37,106
The point is, he is now
fighting for his political life.
591
00:19:37,109 --> 00:19:38,218
And what I did...
592
00:19:38,221 --> 00:19:40,743
Could make him look
paranoid. Mentally unfit.
593
00:19:40,746 --> 00:19:43,625
Yes, if people think that I
was doing his bidding for him.
594
00:19:43,628 --> 00:19:48,296
So, if I... if I really
want to protect him...
595
00:19:48,299 --> 00:19:50,800
Oh, you would resign
before the proceeding.
596
00:19:50,803 --> 00:19:53,059
Yeah. Emily, meet sword. Sword, Emily.
597
00:19:53,062 --> 00:19:54,292
Okay, two things.
598
00:19:54,295 --> 00:19:56,527
One, did you have your
brain surgically removed?
599
00:19:56,529 --> 00:19:57,528
And two...
600
00:19:57,530 --> 00:19:59,429
don't do anything
before you talk to Kendra.
601
00:19:59,431 --> 00:20:00,931
You've made enough decisions as it is
602
00:20:00,933 --> 00:20:02,699
and all of them have been bad.
603
00:20:02,701 --> 00:20:07,738
♪
604
00:20:07,740 --> 00:20:11,041
What I instructed you to
do on the leak investigation
605
00:20:11,043 --> 00:20:12,796
is going to be a problem
for the President.
606
00:20:12,799 --> 00:20:13,995
Not for you.
607
00:20:13,998 --> 00:20:15,190
I'm the one who told you
608
00:20:15,193 --> 00:20:17,331
to dump phone records without a warrant.
609
00:20:17,334 --> 00:20:18,549
But I didn't do that.
610
00:20:18,552 --> 00:20:19,950
- You don't have to protect me.
- I'm not.
611
00:20:19,952 --> 00:20:22,052
I found another way
to identify the leaker.
612
00:20:22,054 --> 00:20:23,885
- A legit way.
- How?
613
00:20:23,888 --> 00:20:26,414
I went to Simon Day's office
and sweet-talked his assistant
614
00:20:26,417 --> 00:20:28,143
into showing me his calendar.
615
00:20:28,146 --> 00:20:29,726
The night before one
of his stories broke,
616
00:20:29,728 --> 00:20:30,794
he was at the Capital Club.
617
00:20:30,796 --> 00:20:31,995
The private joint in Georgetown?
618
00:20:31,997 --> 00:20:34,359
Yes. And I got their desk clerk
to show me the visitor log.
619
00:20:34,362 --> 00:20:35,666
All three journalists
620
00:20:35,668 --> 00:20:36,967
who reported on the leaked information
621
00:20:36,969 --> 00:20:39,250
were signed in by
President Moss's assistant
622
00:20:39,253 --> 00:20:40,938
the night before their stories broke.
623
00:20:40,940 --> 00:20:41,924
Jonathan Willax.
624
00:20:41,927 --> 00:20:43,326
Yes. Meaning I didn't break any laws
625
00:20:43,328 --> 00:20:44,908
to figure out Moss was behind this.
626
00:20:44,910 --> 00:20:46,143
And neither did you.
627
00:20:46,145 --> 00:20:48,432
[CHUCKLES]
628
00:20:48,435 --> 00:20:50,914
You showed much better
judgment than I did, Chuck.
629
00:20:50,917 --> 00:20:52,218
Thank you.
630
00:20:55,120 --> 00:20:56,484
Emily, can I be candid?
631
00:20:56,487 --> 00:20:58,155
Of course.
632
00:20:58,157 --> 00:21:01,042
I'm not just some
drone in the basement...
633
00:21:01,045 --> 00:21:03,512
who toils away on algorithms.
634
00:21:03,515 --> 00:21:05,906
Well, I am, but I can do other stuff.
635
00:21:05,909 --> 00:21:08,131
♪
636
00:21:08,133 --> 00:21:10,667
Help the White House.
637
00:21:10,669 --> 00:21:12,936
I'll remember that.
638
00:21:12,938 --> 00:21:18,642
♪
639
00:21:18,644 --> 00:21:20,010
[SIGHS]
640
00:21:20,012 --> 00:21:22,846
Kendra, tell me you
can stop this hearing.
641
00:21:22,848 --> 00:21:25,088
I don't think we can, sir.
But we can stack it.
642
00:21:25,091 --> 00:21:26,183
How?
643
00:21:26,185 --> 00:21:27,328
LYOR: So, in order for the loyalists
644
00:21:27,330 --> 00:21:29,185
to gain the majority,
you're gonna have to fire
645
00:21:29,188 --> 00:21:31,143
two members of your Cabinet, sir.
646
00:21:31,146 --> 00:21:33,023
These are the eight
people who want you gone.
647
00:21:33,026 --> 00:21:34,301
How'd you draw the battle lines?
648
00:21:34,303 --> 00:21:36,471
Spoke to all 15 offices after
our meeting with the Veep.
649
00:21:36,473 --> 00:21:39,820
Only seven committed to
public statements of support.
650
00:21:39,823 --> 00:21:42,198
- Emily?
- I don't like it, sir.
651
00:21:42,201 --> 00:21:43,734
They'll figure out why they got fired,
652
00:21:43,736 --> 00:21:46,570
and you know who gets
rid of political enemies?
653
00:21:46,572 --> 00:21:47,871
Dictators.
654
00:21:47,873 --> 00:21:50,207
Sir...
655
00:21:50,209 --> 00:21:51,808
your enemies aren't showing scruples.
656
00:21:51,810 --> 00:21:52,876
Why should you?
657
00:21:52,878 --> 00:21:54,845
Because I'm the President.
658
00:21:54,847 --> 00:21:56,901
And I respect the office.
659
00:21:56,904 --> 00:21:58,436
We're not gonna fire anybody.
660
00:21:58,439 --> 00:22:00,317
That's not how we're gonna win this.
661
00:22:00,319 --> 00:22:02,886
♪
662
00:22:02,888 --> 00:22:04,518
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
663
00:22:04,521 --> 00:22:06,054
ETHAN: The food here is horrible.
664
00:22:06,057 --> 00:22:07,407
Why aren't we meeting
at the White House?
665
00:22:07,409 --> 00:22:09,159
'Cause that's the sanctum sanctorum.
666
00:22:09,161 --> 00:22:11,823
I wasn't about to let
you desecrate it again.
667
00:22:14,498 --> 00:22:15,776
Oh, a dossier.
668
00:22:15,779 --> 00:22:17,900
You were investigated by the D.C. Bar
669
00:22:17,903 --> 00:22:19,557
for ethics violations three times.
670
00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:20,626
And cleared three times.
671
00:22:20,629 --> 00:22:22,028
Two bankruptcy filings.
672
00:22:22,031 --> 00:22:24,532
Made some bad
investments. I'm a dreamer.
673
00:22:24,535 --> 00:22:27,213
Treasury Secretary Wallins
is your college roommate.
674
00:22:27,216 --> 00:22:29,211
- That's a coincidence.
- Yeah, I don't think so.
675
00:22:29,214 --> 00:22:31,114
But I do think the public
will have a reaction
676
00:22:31,116 --> 00:22:33,989
to a mercenary who solicited
a job to remove the President.
677
00:22:33,992 --> 00:22:35,759
The public will react
to a lot of things.
678
00:22:37,574 --> 00:22:38,806
[SIGHS]
679
00:22:38,809 --> 00:22:40,442
Every dirty trick you ever pulled
680
00:22:40,445 --> 00:22:42,380
and every unsavory client
you ever represented.
681
00:22:42,383 --> 00:22:44,294
By the time I get done with
you, you'll be as marketable
682
00:22:44,296 --> 00:22:46,286
as a one-legged man in
an ass-kicking contest.
683
00:22:46,289 --> 00:22:47,455
You're not gonna win this.
684
00:22:47,458 --> 00:22:50,012
Oh, I am. And do you know
why? Because I'm a predator.
685
00:22:50,015 --> 00:22:51,828
And right now, my quarry is scared.
686
00:22:51,831 --> 00:22:54,270
The only thing that
scares me is irrelevance.
687
00:22:54,273 --> 00:22:56,653
And right now, I'm the most
relevant man in Washington.
688
00:22:56,656 --> 00:22:58,556
I'll take this for my collection.
689
00:22:58,559 --> 00:23:00,110
He'll take the check.
690
00:23:00,112 --> 00:23:03,919
♪
691
00:23:04,875 --> 00:23:06,383
CARSON: What is it, then,
692
00:23:06,386 --> 00:23:09,257
that you would like to tell
the American people, sir?
693
00:23:09,260 --> 00:23:11,493
That their president is fine.
694
00:23:11,495 --> 00:23:14,630
And I, like anybody else,
am a work in progress.
695
00:23:14,632 --> 00:23:16,686
But there is absolutely
nothing on those tapes
696
00:23:16,689 --> 00:23:18,255
that they need to be concerned about.
697
00:23:18,258 --> 00:23:19,435
Respectfully, sir,
698
00:23:19,437 --> 00:23:21,503
we're sitting here
because of that concern.
699
00:23:21,505 --> 00:23:24,006
It's the suggestion
that you are not equipped
700
00:23:24,008 --> 00:23:26,442
to handle the most
difficult job in the world.
701
00:23:26,444 --> 00:23:28,477
Respectfully, Carson, I've
listened to those tapes
702
00:23:28,479 --> 00:23:29,862
and that suggestion's never made.
703
00:23:29,865 --> 00:23:30,922
Depression,
704
00:23:30,925 --> 00:23:32,919
having difficulty in
processing tragedy...
705
00:23:32,922 --> 00:23:34,683
I don't deny having
gone through all of that.
706
00:23:34,685 --> 00:23:37,484
Then why should the public
have confidence in you?
707
00:23:37,487 --> 00:23:39,020
Because I've gone through all of that,
708
00:23:39,023 --> 00:23:40,823
and I've come out the other end.
709
00:23:40,825 --> 00:23:43,525
And I am still serving
the American people.
710
00:23:43,527 --> 00:23:45,728
I would like to add to that,
711
00:23:45,730 --> 00:23:48,364
and I believe this very strongly.
712
00:23:48,367 --> 00:23:50,134
Since my wife's tragic death,
713
00:23:50,137 --> 00:23:52,036
I have served the American people.
714
00:23:52,039 --> 00:23:54,336
Setting this up on the
fly was a good idea.
715
00:23:54,338 --> 00:23:56,405
He's doing just fine.
716
00:23:56,407 --> 00:23:57,794
So far.
717
00:23:57,797 --> 00:24:00,476
We're not defined by our difficulties.
718
00:24:00,478 --> 00:24:02,211
We're defined by how we respond to them.
719
00:24:02,213 --> 00:24:05,156
And my response was to fight.
720
00:24:05,159 --> 00:24:06,809
And I will continue to do that.
721
00:24:06,812 --> 00:24:10,219
I will fight on behalf
of the American people.
722
00:24:10,221 --> 00:24:11,587
It wasn't that bad.
723
00:24:11,589 --> 00:24:13,822
Yeah, we didn't need "not
bad." We needed great.
724
00:24:13,824 --> 00:24:15,591
Split decisions won't sway the Cabinet.
725
00:24:15,593 --> 00:24:16,825
Then we'll take our swings.
726
00:24:16,827 --> 00:24:18,500
In a hearing without due process
727
00:24:18,503 --> 00:24:20,729
against a ruthless adversary
who was born for this moment?
728
00:24:20,731 --> 00:24:22,865
Look around. It's like a morgue in here.
729
00:24:22,867 --> 00:24:26,368
Everyone who's heard those
tapes knows where we stand.
730
00:24:26,370 --> 00:24:28,070
You know it, too.
731
00:24:28,072 --> 00:24:30,272
CHUCK: 34 people unaffiliated
with the White House
732
00:24:30,274 --> 00:24:31,740
met with the President in the Oval
733
00:24:31,742 --> 00:24:34,351
just prior to or after
his shrink sessions.
734
00:24:34,354 --> 00:24:35,958
We have to cross-reference those names
735
00:24:35,961 --> 00:24:37,746
with the intel Damian got us.
736
00:24:37,748 --> 00:24:40,114
Lots of recent anti-government diatribes
737
00:24:40,117 --> 00:24:42,450
posted by Gamine on obscure chat boards.
738
00:24:42,453 --> 00:24:44,286
- Which we already know.
- HANNAH: Chuck, what's this?
739
00:24:44,288 --> 00:24:46,034
I've seen the number a few times.
740
00:24:46,037 --> 00:24:47,887
Nine digits.
741
00:24:47,890 --> 00:24:49,358
Social Security maybe?
742
00:24:49,360 --> 00:24:51,260
[KEYBOARD KEYS CLACKING]
743
00:24:51,262 --> 00:24:52,695
[BEEPS]
744
00:24:52,697 --> 00:24:54,833
- Nope.
- Bank routing numbers?
745
00:24:54,836 --> 00:24:56,432
They're nine digits, right?
746
00:24:56,434 --> 00:24:59,468
[KEYBOARD KEYS CLACKING]
747
00:24:59,470 --> 00:25:00,602
[BEEPS]
748
00:25:00,604 --> 00:25:01,804
Bingo.
749
00:25:01,806 --> 00:25:05,107
And this routing number was
used to buy Turing memorabilia.
750
00:25:05,109 --> 00:25:07,489
Account's registered to a Mia Eng.
751
00:25:07,492 --> 00:25:08,811
[BEEPING]
752
00:25:08,813 --> 00:25:10,579
An anagram for enigma,
753
00:25:10,581 --> 00:25:12,281
as in Turing's Enigma Machine.
754
00:25:12,283 --> 00:25:13,582
Or Gamine.
755
00:25:13,584 --> 00:25:14,911
Can you track the purchases?
756
00:25:14,914 --> 00:25:16,945
[KEYBOARD KEY CLACKING]
757
00:25:16,948 --> 00:25:18,487
[BEEPS]
758
00:25:18,489 --> 00:25:20,825
Whoa. Lots of activity. All at auction.
759
00:25:20,828 --> 00:25:23,044
A Turing Machine in Paris in May 2016.
760
00:25:23,047 --> 00:25:25,894
Turing's spectacles
in London in May 2017.
761
00:25:25,896 --> 00:25:29,131
Here's a March 2018 purchase.
An old Turing notebook.
762
00:25:29,133 --> 00:25:32,176
An auction house called
Candleton & Sons in Baltimore.
763
00:25:32,179 --> 00:25:34,269
We're getting closer.
764
00:25:34,271 --> 00:25:37,473
♪
765
00:25:37,475 --> 00:25:39,239
RANDALL: Uh, yes. Here it is.
766
00:25:39,242 --> 00:25:41,619
A Turing notebook. Circa 1944.
767
00:25:41,622 --> 00:25:42,950
Oh, that's the one.
768
00:25:42,953 --> 00:25:44,646
It was sold two months ago.
769
00:25:44,648 --> 00:25:46,755
[SIGHS] Disappointing.
770
00:25:46,758 --> 00:25:48,979
My wife is a Turing connoisseur.
771
00:25:48,982 --> 00:25:49,848
I'm sorry.
772
00:25:49,851 --> 00:25:51,320
The good news is, there's a big market
773
00:25:51,322 --> 00:25:52,621
for Turing memorabilia.
774
00:25:52,623 --> 00:25:54,029
Something is sure to come up for sale
775
00:25:54,031 --> 00:25:56,130
at one of the big auction houses soon.
776
00:25:56,133 --> 00:25:57,926
Look, is it possible
777
00:25:57,928 --> 00:26:00,162
to give me the buyer's
personal information,
778
00:26:00,164 --> 00:26:01,958
and then I can just
make a private offer.
779
00:26:01,961 --> 00:26:03,109
It's not possible.
780
00:26:03,112 --> 00:26:04,973
People patronize Candleton & Sons
781
00:26:04,976 --> 00:26:07,614
because we safeguard client information.
782
00:26:07,617 --> 00:26:09,505
Yeah, we understand.
783
00:26:09,507 --> 00:26:11,176
The next time it comes on the market,
784
00:26:11,179 --> 00:26:13,036
I suggest you move fast.
785
00:26:13,039 --> 00:26:14,543
We will.
786
00:26:14,545 --> 00:26:15,711
I'm sorry.
787
00:26:15,713 --> 00:26:17,473
You know what, honey? Let's just move on
788
00:26:17,476 --> 00:26:19,981
and focus on who we're going
to sell our Hirst collection to.
789
00:26:19,984 --> 00:26:21,984
- Yeah.
- I'm sorry?
790
00:26:21,986 --> 00:26:24,820
Oh, we've decided to
de-accession our modernist works.
791
00:26:24,822 --> 00:26:27,723
Focus on abstract impressionism.
792
00:26:27,725 --> 00:26:30,325
But we need an auction house that's
gonna prize our business,
793
00:26:30,327 --> 00:26:31,860
so let's just keep looking.
794
00:26:31,862 --> 00:26:35,197
Let me see what I can do.
795
00:26:35,199 --> 00:26:37,199
♪
796
00:26:37,201 --> 00:26:39,868
Yep? This better be good news.
797
00:26:39,870 --> 00:26:42,301
[CHUCKLES]
798
00:26:42,304 --> 00:26:44,270
Mr. President.
799
00:26:44,273 --> 00:26:46,047
I'm sorry for dropping in like this.
800
00:26:46,050 --> 00:26:47,683
I just wanted to have a word.
801
00:26:47,686 --> 00:26:48,853
[DOOR CLOSES]
802
00:26:50,494 --> 00:26:51,626
Course.
803
00:26:51,629 --> 00:26:53,127
We're in a tough spot.
804
00:26:53,130 --> 00:26:54,582
Yeah, we are.
805
00:26:54,585 --> 00:26:56,318
And I know everyone's
doing everything they can
806
00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:57,452
to cauterize this thing.
807
00:26:57,454 --> 00:26:58,620
Yeah, all they can.
808
00:26:58,622 --> 00:27:00,822
But I don't think the bleeding's
gonna stop any time soon.
809
00:27:00,824 --> 00:27:01,857
Neither do I.
810
00:27:01,859 --> 00:27:03,106
So what do you advise?
811
00:27:03,109 --> 00:27:06,995
I think there are battles
you lose even if you win.
812
00:27:06,997 --> 00:27:08,163
Explain.
813
00:27:08,165 --> 00:27:10,836
Let's say Kendra pulls a
rabbit out of a hat, all right?
814
00:27:10,839 --> 00:27:13,706
You guys convince your
Cabinet that you're competent.
815
00:27:13,709 --> 00:27:14,736
Some malcontent's still gonna
816
00:27:14,738 --> 00:27:16,004
leak the fact that there was a hearing,
817
00:27:16,006 --> 00:27:17,506
which will cripple your Presidency.
818
00:27:17,508 --> 00:27:18,774
And if I lose?
819
00:27:18,776 --> 00:27:19,975
If you lose,
820
00:27:19,977 --> 00:27:22,554
you'll leave this building in ignominy.
821
00:27:22,557 --> 00:27:24,679
Your name forever blighted
in the history books.
822
00:27:24,682 --> 00:27:25,981
Your legacy tainted.
823
00:27:25,990 --> 00:27:27,333
Do you see another option?
824
00:27:27,336 --> 00:27:29,685
Well... I do.
825
00:27:29,687 --> 00:27:32,020
You're not a politician, sir.
826
00:27:32,022 --> 00:27:34,356
You're a teacher.
827
00:27:34,358 --> 00:27:37,125
[SIGHS]
828
00:27:37,127 --> 00:27:39,351
You think I should just walk away?
829
00:27:39,354 --> 00:27:41,463
Of course not. You wouldn't
be walking away.
830
00:27:41,465 --> 00:27:43,465
You were a caretaker
brought in to right the ship.
831
00:27:43,467 --> 00:27:45,867
A limited-purpose mission,
which you accomplished.
832
00:27:45,869 --> 00:27:49,171
And we spin it right, you'll be a hero.
833
00:27:49,173 --> 00:27:51,740
You a a hero, sir.
834
00:27:51,742 --> 00:27:53,842
And we can't let people forget that.
835
00:27:53,844 --> 00:27:55,844
Thank you.
836
00:27:55,847 --> 00:28:00,989
♪
837
00:28:00,992 --> 00:28:02,429
- Hey.
- Hey.
838
00:28:02,432 --> 00:28:04,185
So, what's the latest?
839
00:28:04,188 --> 00:28:05,754
Down to the quarterfinals.
840
00:28:05,756 --> 00:28:08,190
Good.
841
00:28:08,192 --> 00:28:10,192
You don't seem good.
842
00:28:10,194 --> 00:28:13,562
I'm not sure I even remember
what "good" feels like.
843
00:28:13,564 --> 00:28:14,763
Tom?
844
00:28:14,765 --> 00:28:20,869
♪
845
00:28:20,871 --> 00:28:22,738
I became President under the worst
846
00:28:22,740 --> 00:28:25,941
of all possible circumstances.
847
00:28:25,943 --> 00:28:28,586
You know, I was supposed
to be there that night...
848
00:28:28,589 --> 00:28:31,256
The night of the Capitol bombing.
849
00:28:31,259 --> 00:28:35,862
I was supposed to die that
night along with everyone else.
850
00:28:35,865 --> 00:28:37,919
But I didn't.
851
00:28:37,921 --> 00:28:40,756
I thought maybe fate
put me in this position
852
00:28:40,758 --> 00:28:43,692
because I-I was
supposed to really lead.
853
00:28:43,694 --> 00:28:46,962
You know, do something great.
854
00:28:46,964 --> 00:28:48,930
[SCOFFS]
855
00:28:48,932 --> 00:28:51,233
But who's kidding who?
856
00:28:51,235 --> 00:28:53,887
I've never been that guy.
857
00:28:53,890 --> 00:28:56,204
That's not true.
858
00:28:56,206 --> 00:28:59,708
All I've got now is...
859
00:28:59,710 --> 00:29:02,044
is my children.
860
00:29:02,046 --> 00:29:04,179
And in the end...
861
00:29:04,182 --> 00:29:05,981
they're the ones who
have really suffered
862
00:29:05,983 --> 00:29:06,958
through all of this.
863
00:29:06,961 --> 00:29:08,617
Your kids will get through this.
864
00:29:08,619 --> 00:29:10,468
Maybe.
865
00:29:10,471 --> 00:29:11,888
But why should they have to?
866
00:29:14,245 --> 00:29:18,481
Honestly, I don't know
if I can do this anymore.
867
00:29:18,484 --> 00:29:21,518
You're the only one who
can answer that, Tom.
868
00:29:21,521 --> 00:29:23,765
But if you ever need someone to listen,
869
00:29:23,767 --> 00:29:26,568
I am always here for you.
870
00:29:26,570 --> 00:29:28,278
Thank you.
871
00:29:28,281 --> 00:29:31,570
♪
872
00:29:31,573 --> 00:29:34,076
You should probably be
getting back to Science Fair.
873
00:29:34,078 --> 00:29:36,111
Yeah. [CLEARS THROAT]
874
00:29:36,113 --> 00:29:38,647
You sure you're gonna be all right?
875
00:29:38,649 --> 00:29:39,851
Yeah.
876
00:29:39,854 --> 00:29:42,016
I'm sorry for unloading
on you like that.
877
00:29:42,019 --> 00:29:43,562
Don't be.
878
00:29:43,565 --> 00:29:44,853
All right. We'll talk later?
879
00:29:44,855 --> 00:29:46,154
Yeah.
880
00:29:46,156 --> 00:29:51,626
♪
881
00:29:51,718 --> 00:29:56,866
♪
882
00:29:59,339 --> 00:30:00,548
I wanted to update you
883
00:30:00,551 --> 00:30:02,425
on the Administration's
business initiatives.
884
00:30:02,428 --> 00:30:04,525
The tech summit is
scheduled for next week.
885
00:30:04,528 --> 00:30:05,784
- C'mon, Seth.
- And you should all have copies
886
00:30:05,786 --> 00:30:07,388
of the President's latest tax plan.
887
00:30:07,391 --> 00:30:08,989
What about the latest therapy tapes?
888
00:30:08,992 --> 00:30:11,590
The President sat down with
Carson Kramer earlier today
889
00:30:11,592 --> 00:30:13,065
and has nothing more
to say on this matter.
890
00:30:13,067 --> 00:30:14,459
That's all I have.
891
00:30:14,461 --> 00:30:16,795
[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
892
00:30:16,797 --> 00:30:19,564
No, I have one more thing to say.
893
00:30:19,566 --> 00:30:21,266
[SHOUTING STOPS]
894
00:30:21,268 --> 00:30:25,804
You know, Tom Kirkman has
given everything to his country.
895
00:30:25,806 --> 00:30:29,174
Even his wife.
896
00:30:29,176 --> 00:30:30,864
And now he's being torn apart
897
00:30:30,867 --> 00:30:34,513
because he's self-aware enough
to seek professional help?
898
00:30:34,515 --> 00:30:37,082
Judge him if you want to.
899
00:30:37,084 --> 00:30:39,818
History will judge you.
900
00:30:39,820 --> 00:30:41,753
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
901
00:30:41,755 --> 00:30:43,021
Our boy's good.
902
00:30:43,023 --> 00:30:45,524
I never thought I'd be relieved
903
00:30:45,526 --> 00:30:46,858
we're talking about therapy tapes.
904
00:30:46,860 --> 00:30:48,493
When the alternative's
the 25th Amendment,
905
00:30:48,495 --> 00:30:49,995
- relief is appropriate.
- [CELLPHONE RINGS]
906
00:30:49,997 --> 00:30:51,064
Emily Rho...
907
00:30:51,067 --> 00:30:54,112
He what? I'll cut him off at the pass.
908
00:30:54,115 --> 00:30:56,244
- The President's going to the Science Fair.
- What?!
909
00:30:56,247 --> 00:30:58,049
Sir, you can't go to the Fair.
910
00:30:58,052 --> 00:30:59,838
And yet I am. But there's...
911
00:30:59,840 --> 00:31:01,339
There's gonna be reporters there, sir.
912
00:31:01,341 --> 00:31:03,675
Lots of them, with microphones
and pens and agendas.
913
00:31:03,677 --> 00:31:05,177
Carson Kramer was one thing,
914
00:31:05,179 --> 00:31:06,878
but an unscripted public appearance?
915
00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:08,547
- It'll be a feeding frenzy.
- Yeah.
916
00:31:08,549 --> 00:31:10,816
I am still the President,
and as long as I am,
917
00:31:10,818 --> 00:31:12,525
I'm not gonna spend my time hiding.
918
00:31:12,528 --> 00:31:13,552
Understood?
919
00:31:13,554 --> 00:31:15,053
- Yes, sir.
- Yes, sir.
920
00:31:15,055 --> 00:31:16,722
Dr. Frost, are you and the President
921
00:31:16,724 --> 00:31:18,463
- romantically involved?
- Yes.
922
00:31:18,466 --> 00:31:20,192
We both love science.
923
00:31:20,194 --> 00:31:21,560
What's your reaction to being discussed
924
00:31:21,562 --> 00:31:22,694
in a therapy session?
925
00:31:22,696 --> 00:31:24,196
I really wish that we could focus
926
00:31:24,198 --> 00:31:26,299
on what these extraordinary
minds are doing.
927
00:31:26,302 --> 00:31:28,066
TOM: So do I.
928
00:31:28,068 --> 00:31:30,869
The question you all should be asking
929
00:31:30,871 --> 00:31:33,872
is who in that room is gonna
be the next Dr. Andrea Frost,
930
00:31:33,874 --> 00:31:35,807
someone who is not only my friend,
931
00:31:35,809 --> 00:31:37,844
but she patented her first
invention when she was 15,
932
00:31:37,846 --> 00:31:39,408
working out of her mom's basement.
933
00:31:39,411 --> 00:31:41,536
Any questions about that?
934
00:31:41,539 --> 00:31:44,236
Then you'll have to excuse us.
We have a competition to judge.
935
00:31:44,239 --> 00:31:45,649
Doctor.
936
00:31:45,652 --> 00:31:49,221
♪
937
00:31:49,223 --> 00:31:51,356
Can I address the elephant in the room?
938
00:31:51,358 --> 00:31:54,159
Yes, the animatronics
exhibit is right over there.
939
00:31:54,161 --> 00:31:56,895
I'm talking about what I said
during my therapy sessions.
940
00:31:56,897 --> 00:32:00,198
I know. But you've already explained.
941
00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:02,033
I know, but I don't
think I did it very well,
942
00:32:02,035 --> 00:32:04,336
and I'd really like to get this right.
943
00:32:04,338 --> 00:32:06,791
I did tell Dr. Louden
that we were friends,
944
00:32:06,794 --> 00:32:09,074
but I told him more.
945
00:32:09,076 --> 00:32:11,009
I, um...
946
00:32:11,011 --> 00:32:13,879
I told him that I
thought you were special.
947
00:32:13,881 --> 00:32:16,047
A-And you are.
948
00:32:16,049 --> 00:32:17,949
But I told him that in the context
949
00:32:17,951 --> 00:32:20,085
of me feeling guilty...
950
00:32:20,087 --> 00:32:21,953
because I'm still...
951
00:32:21,955 --> 00:32:24,589
Well... my wife is still
a huge part of my life,
952
00:32:24,591 --> 00:32:26,958
- and... and...
- Tom, I...
953
00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:29,694
I don't want you to worry.
954
00:32:29,696 --> 00:32:32,481
You're a good man.
955
00:32:32,484 --> 00:32:34,099
And I consider it a privilege
956
00:32:34,101 --> 00:32:36,301
to be able to call you my friend.
957
00:32:36,303 --> 00:32:38,204
The privilege is mine.
958
00:32:41,809 --> 00:32:43,875
More therapist tapes just dropped.
959
00:32:43,877 --> 00:32:45,610
We need to find this hacker now.
960
00:32:45,612 --> 00:32:47,181
Purchaser's listed as Mia Eng.
961
00:32:47,184 --> 00:32:48,980
No phone number or business address.
962
00:32:48,982 --> 00:32:50,782
Well, it had to be delivered somewhere.
963
00:32:50,784 --> 00:32:53,718
Here. A club in Potomac. Shady Elms.
964
00:32:53,720 --> 00:32:54,994
Yeah, I know it.
965
00:32:54,997 --> 00:32:57,122
We're about 40 minutes out.
966
00:32:57,124 --> 00:32:59,520
We're gonna solve this, Hannah.
967
00:32:59,523 --> 00:33:02,127
The two of us. Working together.
968
00:33:02,129 --> 00:33:05,297
Whatever else may be true,
we always made a good team.
969
00:33:05,299 --> 00:33:06,970
That intel you brought in today...
970
00:33:06,973 --> 00:33:08,903
The bank number... Where'd you get it?
971
00:33:08,906 --> 00:33:11,102
I told you. It was a
cyber-security contact of mine.
972
00:33:11,104 --> 00:33:13,271
- Valeria Poriskova?
- How'd you know that?
973
00:33:13,273 --> 00:33:14,739
Because I had you followed,
974
00:33:14,742 --> 00:33:17,137
unless you think I'm stupid
enough to trust you again.
975
00:33:19,278 --> 00:33:22,446
If I had told you I was going to
meet Valeria, would you have let me?
976
00:33:22,449 --> 00:33:24,947
Because without her, we wouldn't
even be close to solving this.
977
00:33:24,950 --> 00:33:26,651
You better hope her intel pays off.
978
00:33:26,653 --> 00:33:28,787
Because if it doesn't, this
will be your last move, Damian.
979
00:33:28,789 --> 00:33:30,389
- Hannah...
- Don't.
980
00:33:33,193 --> 00:33:36,588
TOM: Wow. This is
great. Hey. How are you?
981
00:33:36,591 --> 00:33:37,761
Pretty good. How are you?
982
00:33:37,764 --> 00:33:38,830
Great. What have you got here?
983
00:33:38,832 --> 00:33:40,731
Transformation of a paramecium
984
00:33:40,734 --> 00:33:43,068
by microinjection of a serotype gene.
985
00:33:43,071 --> 00:33:44,670
He cloned it.
986
00:33:44,673 --> 00:33:46,304
I got it, I think. [CHUCKLES]
987
00:33:46,306 --> 00:33:48,139
- May I?
- Yeah, for sure.
988
00:33:48,141 --> 00:33:51,376
♪
989
00:33:51,378 --> 00:33:54,346
And... fire!
990
00:33:54,348 --> 00:33:56,114
- Wow!
- Great shot, Billy!
991
00:33:56,116 --> 00:33:58,016
Secret Service know
that you brought a cannon
992
00:33:58,018 --> 00:33:59,145
into the White House?
993
00:33:59,148 --> 00:34:01,019
I think these marshmallows
might be more dangerous.
994
00:34:01,021 --> 00:34:02,020
Want one?
995
00:34:02,022 --> 00:34:03,054
No, thank you.
996
00:34:03,056 --> 00:34:04,970
Okay. What exactly is this?
997
00:34:04,973 --> 00:34:07,208
It's a perpetual motion machine.
998
00:34:07,211 --> 00:34:08,710
A perpetual motion machine.
999
00:34:08,713 --> 00:34:10,046
I didn't even think that existed.
1000
00:34:10,049 --> 00:34:11,982
It doesn't. Can you tell us why?
1001
00:34:11,985 --> 00:34:14,267
Ah, because energy dissipates over time.
1002
00:34:14,270 --> 00:34:16,134
- That's correct.
- Friction's a problem,
1003
00:34:16,136 --> 00:34:19,404
which is why every molecule
has to fight to keep going.
1004
00:34:19,406 --> 00:34:20,814
That's how the universe works.
1005
00:34:20,824 --> 00:34:23,691
People, too.
1006
00:34:23,694 --> 00:34:26,977
Chuck, I just e-mailed you
the Shady Elms membership list.
1007
00:34:26,980 --> 00:34:28,747
Surprise, surprise. No Mia Eng.
1008
00:34:28,749 --> 00:34:30,482
But I'm cross-referencing the roll
1009
00:34:30,484 --> 00:34:32,150
with the 34 folks who visited the Oval
1010
00:34:32,152 --> 00:34:33,718
and could've known about Louden.
1011
00:34:33,720 --> 00:34:35,893
If we don't get a match, it's
back to the drawing board.
1012
00:34:35,895 --> 00:34:37,055
It can't be.
1013
00:34:37,057 --> 00:34:37,989
[BEEPS]
1014
00:34:37,991 --> 00:34:38,997
Chuck?
1015
00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:40,524
Andrea Frost is the only name
1016
00:34:40,527 --> 00:34:41,726
that appears on both lists.
1017
00:34:41,728 --> 00:34:43,841
Andrea Frost?
1018
00:34:43,844 --> 00:34:45,163
What?
1019
00:34:45,165 --> 00:34:46,097
HANNAH: Aaron, it's me.
1020
00:34:46,099 --> 00:34:48,009
I need to talk to the
President immediately.
1021
00:34:48,012 --> 00:34:50,035
I don't care. Set it up.
1022
00:34:50,037 --> 00:34:52,070
I wouldn't talk to him yet.
1023
00:34:52,072 --> 00:34:53,637
We've got nothing, Hannah.
1024
00:34:53,640 --> 00:34:55,416
Well, at least we
know who we're chasing.
1025
00:34:55,419 --> 00:34:56,841
I mean, it's a start.
1026
00:34:56,843 --> 00:34:58,944
[TIRES SCREECH]
1027
00:34:58,946 --> 00:35:00,091
- Hannah!
- [SCREAMS]
1028
00:35:01,448 --> 00:35:04,015
[GRUNTS]
1029
00:35:04,017 --> 00:35:07,519
♪
1030
00:35:07,521 --> 00:35:08,880
[RINGING]
1031
00:35:08,883 --> 00:35:11,122
Agent down! I need an ambulance!
1032
00:35:11,125 --> 00:35:14,967
♪
1033
00:35:17,099 --> 00:35:19,326
Your leaking the story
about Moss being the leaker
1034
00:35:19,329 --> 00:35:20,962
was not fruit of the poisonous tree.
1035
00:35:20,965 --> 00:35:23,266
No. Chuck got the
information legitimately.
1036
00:35:23,269 --> 00:35:24,768
But you still ordered a subordinate
1037
00:35:24,771 --> 00:35:26,135
to commit a felony.
1038
00:35:26,137 --> 00:35:27,654
I did. But he didn't.
1039
00:35:27,657 --> 00:35:29,472
I hate to break it to
you, but a good prosecutor
1040
00:35:29,474 --> 00:35:31,099
could still make a case for conspiracy.
1041
00:35:31,102 --> 00:35:33,209
And you are one of the first
witnesses West will call.
1042
00:35:33,211 --> 00:35:34,477
- If he asks...
- I'll take the Fifth.
1043
00:35:34,479 --> 00:35:35,344
You can't.
1044
00:35:35,346 --> 00:35:37,246
West won't give any of us immunity.
1045
00:35:37,248 --> 00:35:38,802
You answer, it's bad for you.
1046
00:35:38,805 --> 00:35:39,971
And the President.
1047
00:35:39,974 --> 00:35:41,150
So what do I do?
1048
00:35:41,152 --> 00:35:42,307
Wait till we see
1049
00:35:42,310 --> 00:35:44,620
if the proceeding is even happening.
1050
00:35:44,622 --> 00:35:46,162
Your fate isn't sealed yet.
1051
00:35:46,165 --> 00:35:47,390
I mean, it's not a certainty
1052
00:35:47,392 --> 00:35:48,995
that West will find out what you did.
1053
00:35:48,998 --> 00:35:55,498
♪
1054
00:35:55,500 --> 00:35:57,934
I, uh...
1055
00:35:57,936 --> 00:35:59,936
I screwed up.
1056
00:35:59,938 --> 00:36:04,088
To protect your boss.
But yeah. Big-time.
1057
00:36:04,091 --> 00:36:10,881
♪
1058
00:36:13,651 --> 00:36:16,485
TOM: Hey, Little P.
1059
00:36:16,487 --> 00:36:18,287
How was school?
1060
00:36:18,289 --> 00:36:20,523
Good.
1061
00:36:20,525 --> 00:36:21,857
What are you doing here?
1062
00:36:21,859 --> 00:36:24,927
Got a little break,
1063
00:36:24,929 --> 00:36:26,963
and I wanted to talk to you.
1064
00:36:26,965 --> 00:36:28,265
About what?
1065
00:36:30,468 --> 00:36:32,154
There may be some people
1066
00:36:32,157 --> 00:36:34,284
who are gonna say some things about me.
1067
00:36:34,287 --> 00:36:36,372
What kind of things?
1068
00:36:36,374 --> 00:36:40,209
You know, you've been
through so much this year.
1069
00:36:40,211 --> 00:36:42,645
I'm not even gonna try talking to you
1070
00:36:42,647 --> 00:36:44,280
like a little kid anymore.
1071
00:36:44,282 --> 00:36:46,215
I'm gonna tell you the truth.
1072
00:36:46,217 --> 00:36:48,484
And the truth is that since Mom died,
1073
00:36:48,486 --> 00:36:51,721
I've been really sad
and... and lonely and angry.
1074
00:36:51,723 --> 00:36:55,625
And... I decided that I
should talk to somebody.
1075
00:36:55,627 --> 00:36:57,560
Someone who's really good at listening.
1076
00:36:57,562 --> 00:36:59,695
And he's a psychiatrist.
1077
00:36:59,697 --> 00:37:02,798
- And a psychiatrist...
- I don't think you're crazy, Daddy.
1078
00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:04,667
What makes you say that?
1079
00:37:04,669 --> 00:37:07,503
Some of the kids at school.
1080
00:37:07,505 --> 00:37:09,905
They say you're crazy.
1081
00:37:09,907 --> 00:37:11,874
I tell them you're not. [CHUCKLES]
1082
00:37:11,876 --> 00:37:13,909
You're just messy.
1083
00:37:13,911 --> 00:37:17,847
Bad at picking out ties.
1084
00:37:17,849 --> 00:37:20,250
Maybe a little sad about Mommy.
1085
00:37:21,552 --> 00:37:23,819
Yeah.
1086
00:37:23,821 --> 00:37:24,955
Come here.
1087
00:37:28,210 --> 00:37:30,410
You know, you're pretty smart.
1088
00:37:30,413 --> 00:37:31,727
I know.
1089
00:37:31,729 --> 00:37:33,262
[CHUCKLES]
1090
00:37:33,264 --> 00:37:36,365
♪
1091
00:37:36,367 --> 00:37:38,901
So the good news is, the
press still hasn't tripped
1092
00:37:38,903 --> 00:37:40,503
to the 25th Amendment stuff.
1093
00:37:40,505 --> 00:37:41,337
Yet.
1094
00:37:41,339 --> 00:37:42,905
The bad news is, these are the final
1095
00:37:42,907 --> 00:37:44,802
agreed-upon procedures for the inquiry.
1096
00:37:44,805 --> 00:37:46,786
We've got a puncher's
chance, but that's it.
1097
00:37:46,789 --> 00:37:48,661
And we're facing off
against a heavyweight.
1098
00:37:48,664 --> 00:37:50,294
- Meaning we have...
- Like a week left
1099
00:37:50,297 --> 00:37:51,913
before we're looking for new jobs.
1100
00:37:51,916 --> 00:37:54,653
Probably even sooner.
1101
00:37:54,656 --> 00:37:56,719
Mr. President, I-I-I was, um...
1102
00:37:56,721 --> 00:37:58,421
Being honest, Seth.
1103
00:37:58,423 --> 00:38:00,911
One of the many things
I admire about you.
1104
00:38:02,927 --> 00:38:05,562
Truth is, I admire
every single one of you.
1105
00:38:07,457 --> 00:38:10,765
No president could ever
have wanted a more loyal
1106
00:38:10,768 --> 00:38:13,317
or dedicated staff.
1107
00:38:13,320 --> 00:38:15,031
It has been an honor to serve with you.
1108
00:38:17,408 --> 00:38:19,875
[SIGHS] One of the
great honors of my life.
1109
00:38:19,877 --> 00:38:28,818
♪
1110
00:38:28,820 --> 00:38:30,252
Sir, I would have come to you.
1111
00:38:30,255 --> 00:38:32,288
Well, it's been an unusual day,
1112
00:38:32,290 --> 00:38:34,372
so I'm making the rounds.
1113
00:38:34,375 --> 00:38:36,052
I wanted to apologize.
1114
00:38:36,055 --> 00:38:37,143
Sir?
1115
00:38:37,146 --> 00:38:39,280
I'm not happy about what happened.
1116
00:38:39,283 --> 00:38:41,674
But given the circumstances,
I felt you treated me fairly.
1117
00:38:41,677 --> 00:38:42,685
So thank you.
1118
00:38:42,688 --> 00:38:45,523
Mr. President, I-I am
so sorry about all this.
1119
00:38:45,526 --> 00:38:47,503
You did what you thought was right.
1120
00:38:47,505 --> 00:38:49,405
You can't fault anyone for that.
1121
00:38:49,407 --> 00:38:51,474
Anyway...
1122
00:38:51,476 --> 00:38:54,216
♪
1123
00:38:54,219 --> 00:38:56,732
I know that you have been
huddled with my staff,
1124
00:38:56,735 --> 00:38:58,481
going over the nuts and
bolts of this hearing,
1125
00:38:58,483 --> 00:39:00,575
but I wanted to weigh in myself.
1126
00:39:00,578 --> 00:39:02,279
These are my demands.
1127
00:39:03,512 --> 00:39:05,487
Uh, Mr. President, as I told Kendra,
1128
00:39:05,490 --> 00:39:07,456
I'm not inclined to
give any more ground.
1129
00:39:07,458 --> 00:39:08,925
Open it.
1130
00:39:14,332 --> 00:39:15,498
It's blank.
1131
00:39:15,500 --> 00:39:18,334
That is correct. I have no terms.
1132
00:39:18,336 --> 00:39:19,769
You see, if I can't convince
1133
00:39:19,772 --> 00:39:21,488
the people that I've been working with
1134
00:39:21,491 --> 00:39:23,691
that based on everything that I've done,
1135
00:39:23,694 --> 00:39:25,641
I have earned the right
to remain president,
1136
00:39:25,643 --> 00:39:27,160
I don't want the job.
1137
00:39:27,163 --> 00:39:30,371
That's very noble. That's...
I mean, it's stirring even.
1138
00:39:30,374 --> 00:39:31,802
But here's the thing.
1139
00:39:31,805 --> 00:39:33,839
I'm not gonna pull any
punches. I got a job to do.
1140
00:39:33,842 --> 00:39:35,541
I understand, and you should expect
1141
00:39:35,544 --> 00:39:37,244
that I'm gonna do everything I have to
1142
00:39:37,247 --> 00:39:39,014
to keep doing mine.
1143
00:39:39,017 --> 00:39:41,417
I expect nothing less, Mr. President.
1144
00:39:41,420 --> 00:39:43,720
Thank you.
1145
00:39:43,723 --> 00:39:47,696
♪
1146
00:39:47,698 --> 00:39:50,032
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
1147
00:39:50,035 --> 00:39:58,411
♪
1148
00:39:58,511 --> 00:40:06,582
♪
1149
00:40:06,675 --> 00:40:16,085
♪
1150
00:40:18,040 --> 00:40:23,984
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