1 00:00:32,732 --> 00:00:33,766 What's your plan, Nixon? 2 00:00:33,868 --> 00:00:35,300 You're the Saddam whisperer. 3 00:00:35,403 --> 00:00:37,403 He seemed to have accepted his death. 4 00:00:37,505 --> 00:00:40,172 Then we have nothing to threaten him with. 5 00:00:40,274 --> 00:00:42,007 The goal isn't to threaten him. 6 00:00:42,109 --> 00:00:44,410 It's to convince him that this is his best course of action. 7 00:00:44,512 --> 00:00:46,578 The best course for who, sir? 8 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:47,880 We've offered him everything. 9 00:00:47,982 --> 00:00:49,448 And that's the problem. 10 00:00:49,550 --> 00:00:51,183 You know, we've got to stop pandering to him. 11 00:00:51,285 --> 00:00:54,420 Our only chance is to make him feel like he's forgotten. 12 00:00:54,522 --> 00:00:55,954 Saddam needs to feel in charge, 13 00:00:56,057 --> 00:00:57,456 but if we can make him feel like 14 00:00:57,558 --> 00:00:59,291 we don't care about him anymore, then-- 15 00:00:59,393 --> 00:01:00,692 maybe we have a chance. 16 00:01:00,795 --> 00:01:02,027 Maybe then we can turn him. 17 00:01:02,129 --> 00:01:04,596 - So how do we do that? - It's just time. 18 00:01:04,697 --> 00:01:06,999 Time is something we don't have. 19 00:01:07,101 --> 00:01:09,635 You expect DC to just to hurry up and wait? 20 00:01:09,737 --> 00:01:12,438 Look, that's the best analysis I got. 21 00:01:12,540 --> 00:01:13,772 You do with it what you want. 22 00:01:13,874 --> 00:01:16,008 Sir, if there's not anything else, 23 00:01:16,110 --> 00:01:17,743 I'd like to go see my family now. 24 00:01:41,669 --> 00:01:44,837 ♪ I hope you use it ♪ 25 00:01:44,939 --> 00:01:48,307 ♪ You got a season ticket to my heart ♪ 26 00:01:48,409 --> 00:01:51,410 ♪ Don't you refuse it ♪ 27 00:01:51,512 --> 00:01:54,880 ♪ You got a season ticket to my love ♪ 28 00:01:54,982 --> 00:01:56,181 ♪ 'Cause you're the only one... ♪ 29 00:02:00,488 --> 00:02:01,954 - Hello? - Becca? 30 00:02:02,056 --> 00:02:04,823 - Hi, Johnny. - Dad? 31 00:02:04,925 --> 00:02:06,258 Is everything okay? 32 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:08,060 Yeah, yeah. Everything's okay. 33 00:02:08,162 --> 00:02:09,428 Don't start getting prickly on me. 34 00:02:09,530 --> 00:02:10,895 Is Becca okay? 35 00:02:10,997 --> 00:02:12,131 Yeah, of course she is. She's fine. 36 00:02:12,233 --> 00:02:15,067 Uh, she's-- she's relaxing. 37 00:02:15,169 --> 00:02:16,468 What are you doing there? 38 00:02:16,570 --> 00:02:18,537 Well, I'm helping her out, you know, 39 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:20,772 trying to get everything done while you're not around. 40 00:02:20,875 --> 00:02:23,775 It's old Dad to the rescue. 41 00:02:23,878 --> 00:02:25,911 Do you want to leave her a message? 42 00:02:27,381 --> 00:02:28,914 Tell her I'm sorry. 43 00:02:29,016 --> 00:02:30,649 Okay. Alright, I guess, uh, 44 00:02:30,751 --> 00:02:32,351 she'll be happy to hear that. 45 00:02:34,355 --> 00:02:36,221 Tell her I'm coming home. 46 00:02:36,323 --> 00:02:37,656 When? 47 00:02:40,161 --> 00:02:42,127 I'm flying out tomorrow night. 48 00:02:42,229 --> 00:02:43,362 Oh, good. 49 00:02:43,464 --> 00:02:45,230 I'll see you then. 50 00:02:45,332 --> 00:02:46,798 Good. 51 00:02:53,007 --> 00:02:55,207 My last night in Iraq. 52 00:02:55,309 --> 00:02:57,809 I can't sleep. 53 00:02:57,912 --> 00:02:59,811 Almost a year after the invasion, 54 00:02:59,914 --> 00:03:01,380 nothing is holding together. 55 00:03:03,684 --> 00:03:07,119 Bush stopped saying "weapon of mass destruction." 56 00:03:07,221 --> 00:03:10,222 Now it's "eliminating a potential threat." 57 00:03:10,324 --> 00:03:11,456 What a joke. 58 00:03:11,559 --> 00:03:13,458 We're ruled by cretins. 59 00:03:20,100 --> 00:03:22,668 I keep starting wars. We never finish. 60 00:03:22,770 --> 00:03:25,904 We burn it down and then walk away. 61 00:03:33,347 --> 00:03:34,980 Insurgency is growing. 62 00:03:37,785 --> 00:03:39,918 Al-Sadr and al-Zarqawi aren't hiding anymore. 63 00:03:40,020 --> 00:03:41,787 They're on the street and they're dragging Iraq 64 00:03:41,889 --> 00:03:44,256 into a full blown civil war. 65 00:03:46,427 --> 00:03:48,961 What's going to happen to the Iraqis who believed in us, 66 00:03:49,063 --> 00:03:50,796 the translators, the fixers, 67 00:03:50,898 --> 00:03:52,931 the ones who stepped into the light 68 00:03:53,033 --> 00:03:56,068 because we promised them a future? 69 00:03:56,170 --> 00:03:59,304 We leave and we leave them for dead. 70 00:04:03,978 --> 00:04:07,112 If we're to have any chance to stabilize Iraq, 71 00:04:07,214 --> 00:04:08,981 we need Saddam alive. 72 00:04:26,934 --> 00:04:28,300 No goodbyes. 73 00:04:28,402 --> 00:04:30,836 There's not much good with any of this. 74 00:04:30,938 --> 00:04:33,071 Well, you're going home. 75 00:04:33,173 --> 00:04:34,339 Alive. 76 00:04:35,843 --> 00:04:38,176 Caught Saddam Hussein. 77 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:39,811 I feel like we made things worse. 78 00:04:41,115 --> 00:04:43,148 Sometimes it gets worse before it gets better. 79 00:04:44,285 --> 00:04:46,918 These people are coming for their revenge. 80 00:04:47,021 --> 00:04:48,754 Yeah. 81 00:04:58,165 --> 00:05:00,499 - Thank you. - Ah, thank you. 82 00:05:03,904 --> 00:05:05,404 I'll see you down the road. 83 00:05:05,506 --> 00:05:06,705 Absolutely. 84 00:05:08,042 --> 00:05:09,708 - Bye. - Yeah. 85 00:05:14,448 --> 00:05:16,048 Hey. 86 00:05:16,150 --> 00:05:17,616 When I get back, I wanna see one of those 87 00:05:17,718 --> 00:05:20,452 famous John Nixon roller disco moves. 88 00:05:20,554 --> 00:05:21,753 Yeah. 89 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:24,142 Mr. President, I just... 90 00:07:24,244 --> 00:07:26,211 wanted to tell you, I wish we could have had these 91 00:07:26,313 --> 00:07:29,514 conversations under different circumstances. 92 00:07:29,616 --> 00:07:32,551 I feel like I understand you and your country 93 00:07:32,653 --> 00:07:34,152 so much better now, and... 94 00:07:35,923 --> 00:07:37,789 ...I'd like to thank you for that. 95 00:07:45,666 --> 00:07:47,899 There are two qualities 96 00:07:48,001 --> 00:07:51,503 that are more important than anything else. 97 00:07:51,605 --> 00:07:54,139 To be just and fair. 98 00:07:55,309 --> 00:07:58,543 So when you go home, I want you to be that. 99 00:08:51,832 --> 00:08:54,966 ♪ Nobody's standing in my way ♪ 100 00:08:57,337 --> 00:09:00,505 ♪ Don't give a damn what people say ♪ 101 00:09:03,010 --> 00:09:06,077 ♪ You got your goals, you got your dreams ♪ 102 00:09:08,415 --> 00:09:11,683 ♪ And you won't stop till you succeed ♪ 103 00:09:14,388 --> 00:09:17,188 ♪ When your dreams come around ♪ 104 00:09:19,426 --> 00:09:22,093 - Right here, please. - Okay, sir. Good day. 105 00:09:22,195 --> 00:09:23,428 Thanks. 106 00:09:25,566 --> 00:09:28,466 ♪ When your dreams come around ♪ 107 00:09:31,138 --> 00:09:34,573 ♪ They never let you down ♪ 108 00:09:47,955 --> 00:09:49,955 ♪ When your dreams come around ♪ 109 00:09:50,057 --> 00:09:51,623 Oh, my God. 110 00:09:53,660 --> 00:09:56,661 ♪ They never let you down ♪ 111 00:09:56,763 --> 00:09:58,330 I didn't know you'd come... 112 00:10:01,969 --> 00:10:03,568 I missed you so much. 113 00:10:03,670 --> 00:10:06,171 - Are you okay? - Yeah, I'm-- I'm... 114 00:10:09,910 --> 00:10:11,977 Zoe! Zoe, come here. 115 00:10:12,079 --> 00:10:13,478 Daddy's home. 116 00:10:15,415 --> 00:10:17,015 Look who's here. 117 00:10:17,117 --> 00:10:19,217 Hello. 118 00:10:19,319 --> 00:10:23,588 Well, I didn't drop the... 119 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:28,226 Surprise. 120 00:10:33,834 --> 00:10:38,436 ♪ Hey, porter, hey, porter, would you tell me the time? ♪ 121 00:10:38,538 --> 00:10:40,372 ♪ How much longer will it be 'til we cross ♪ 122 00:10:40,474 --> 00:10:42,574 ♪ That Mason-Dixon line? ♪ 123 00:10:42,676 --> 00:10:46,845 ♪ At daylight would you tell that engineer to slow it down? ♪ 124 00:10:46,947 --> 00:10:48,980 ♪ Or better still, just stop the train ♪ 125 00:10:49,082 --> 00:10:50,515 ♪ 'Cause I want to look around ♪ 126 00:10:50,617 --> 00:10:52,584 - Mom's meatballs? - Your dad made me beg him 127 00:10:52,686 --> 00:10:55,887 to get your mom's secret recipe. - Mm, nice! 128 00:10:55,989 --> 00:10:58,556 She stole that recipe from "The Galloping Gourmet" TV show, 129 00:10:58,659 --> 00:11:00,525 but I acted like I didn't know about it. 130 00:11:00,627 --> 00:11:01,726 Yeah. 131 00:11:01,828 --> 00:11:03,128 I made Bolognese sauce. 132 00:11:03,230 --> 00:11:05,263 Mm! That's his favorite. 133 00:11:05,365 --> 00:11:07,232 ♪ And ask everybody that ain't asleep ♪ 134 00:11:07,334 --> 00:11:09,701 Hey! 135 00:11:09,803 --> 00:11:11,202 It's a little spicy. 136 00:11:11,304 --> 00:11:13,571 You're doing great. 137 00:11:15,642 --> 00:11:16,908 Hey, easy there, Pops. 138 00:11:22,249 --> 00:11:23,214 - Oh! - You okay? 139 00:11:23,316 --> 00:11:24,382 - Yeah. - Alright. 140 00:11:24,484 --> 00:11:25,717 - Easy there, Daddy-O. - Yeah. 141 00:11:25,819 --> 00:11:27,552 Yeah. Calm down. 142 00:11:27,654 --> 00:11:29,254 ♪ Hey, porter, hey, porter ♪ 143 00:11:29,356 --> 00:11:31,122 - You okay? - Yeah, good. 144 00:11:31,224 --> 00:11:33,458 ♪ It's getting light outside, this old train is ♪ 145 00:11:33,560 --> 00:11:35,293 Oh, my God, there's too much food on this table. 146 00:11:35,395 --> 00:11:36,428 Hey, hey. Here, I got it. 147 00:11:36,530 --> 00:11:38,096 Alright. Thank you. 148 00:11:38,198 --> 00:11:40,131 ♪ If he will blow his whistle please ♪ 149 00:11:41,568 --> 00:11:45,036 So-- big hands or small hands? 150 00:11:45,138 --> 00:11:46,771 What's that? 151 00:11:46,873 --> 00:11:48,073 Saddam. 152 00:11:49,176 --> 00:11:50,842 - Oh. Uh... - Well, yeah, 153 00:11:50,944 --> 00:11:54,612 I mean, you know, were they bony, meaty, uh, manicured? 154 00:11:54,715 --> 00:11:57,415 You can tell a lot about people by their hands. 155 00:11:57,517 --> 00:12:00,752 Please, can we just enjoy a family meal together? 156 00:12:00,854 --> 00:12:02,454 Becca went to her first 157 00:12:02,556 --> 00:12:04,756 professional baseball game, 158 00:12:04,858 --> 00:12:07,025 and she had a blast. - I loved it. 159 00:12:07,127 --> 00:12:09,994 I am so sorry, because so many times you've said, "Let's go." 160 00:12:10,097 --> 00:12:12,530 And I've been like, "No, I don't like baseball." 161 00:12:12,632 --> 00:12:14,532 But I do. 162 00:13:09,523 --> 00:13:11,322 Good smells. 163 00:13:14,494 --> 00:13:16,761 Exciting, isn't it? 164 00:13:16,863 --> 00:13:18,229 What? 165 00:13:18,331 --> 00:13:21,166 It's like your first day at work. 166 00:13:22,669 --> 00:13:25,770 It feels like I've been in that office for 120 years. 167 00:13:25,872 --> 00:13:29,541 John the Analyst worked there for 240 years. 168 00:13:29,643 --> 00:13:34,879 But this is day one for John the Conqueror. 169 00:13:34,981 --> 00:13:36,347 John the Captor. 170 00:13:36,449 --> 00:13:38,616 John the Hero of the Western World. 171 00:13:38,718 --> 00:13:40,418 "Hero of the Western World." 172 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:41,953 Very funny. 173 00:13:44,391 --> 00:13:47,625 You know what now might be a good time for? 174 00:13:48,762 --> 00:13:49,861 No. 175 00:13:52,165 --> 00:13:54,799 It's a good time to ask for a raise. 176 00:13:58,538 --> 00:13:59,637 Okay? - Okay. 177 00:13:59,739 --> 00:14:01,573 You got me there. 178 00:14:36,476 --> 00:14:38,509 Before I take your questions, 179 00:14:38,612 --> 00:14:40,178 let me speak with the American people 180 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:43,047 about the situation in Iraq. 181 00:14:43,149 --> 00:14:45,550 This has been tough weeks in that country. 182 00:14:45,652 --> 00:14:47,785 In the south of Iraq, coalition forces 183 00:14:47,888 --> 00:14:50,955 face riots and attacks that are being incited 184 00:14:51,057 --> 00:14:53,858 by a radical cleric named al-Sadr. 185 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:55,627 He has assembled some of his supporters 186 00:14:55,729 --> 00:14:58,630 into an illegal militia 187 00:14:58,732 --> 00:15:00,465 and publicly supported the terrorist groups 188 00:15:00,567 --> 00:15:03,001 Hamas and Hezbollah. 189 00:15:04,437 --> 00:15:07,805 Al-Sadr's methods of violence and intimidation 190 00:15:07,908 --> 00:15:11,209 are widely repudiated by other Iraqi Shia. 191 00:15:11,311 --> 00:15:13,211 He's been indicted by Iraqi authorities 192 00:15:13,313 --> 00:15:16,681 for the murder of a prominent Shia cleric. 193 00:15:16,783 --> 00:15:19,183 They want to run us out of Iraq 194 00:15:19,286 --> 00:15:22,687 and destroy the democratic hopes of the Iraqi people. 195 00:15:27,827 --> 00:15:30,261 By helping to secure a free Iraq, 196 00:15:30,363 --> 00:15:32,597 Americans serving in that country 197 00:15:32,699 --> 00:15:34,699 are protecting their fellow citizens. 198 00:15:35,969 --> 00:15:37,735 As I've said to those who have lost loved ones, 199 00:15:37,837 --> 00:15:40,438 we will finish the work of the fallen. 200 00:15:42,008 --> 00:15:45,209 America's armed forces are performing brilliantly 201 00:15:45,312 --> 00:15:47,445 with all the skill and honor we expect of them. 202 00:15:47,547 --> 00:15:49,047 - Welcome back. Good job. - Thank you. 203 00:15:49,149 --> 00:15:51,916 We're constantly reviewing their needs. 204 00:15:52,018 --> 00:15:53,885 Troop strength now and in the future 205 00:15:53,987 --> 00:15:56,154 is determined by the situation on the ground. 206 00:15:58,158 --> 00:16:01,559 If additional forces are needed, I will send them. 207 00:16:01,661 --> 00:16:05,730 If additional resources are needed, we will provide them. 208 00:16:08,668 --> 00:16:10,401 The people of our country are united 209 00:16:10,503 --> 00:16:12,337 behind our men and women in uniform, 210 00:16:13,974 --> 00:16:16,107 and this government will do all that is necessary 211 00:16:16,209 --> 00:16:19,544 to assure the success of their historic mission. 212 00:16:19,646 --> 00:16:20,745 John? 213 00:16:20,847 --> 00:16:22,280 They're waiting for you upstairs. 214 00:16:22,382 --> 00:16:23,848 Oh, okay. 215 00:16:41,568 --> 00:16:42,867 Hi. 216 00:16:46,339 --> 00:16:47,605 There he is! 217 00:16:47,707 --> 00:16:50,141 The man who got Hussein. 218 00:16:53,113 --> 00:16:54,912 Pleasure to meet you, John. - Pleasure. 219 00:16:55,015 --> 00:16:56,914 Director Gabe Varticus. 220 00:16:57,017 --> 00:16:58,416 You can call me Buddy. 221 00:16:58,518 --> 00:16:59,817 Buddy it is. Uh... 222 00:16:59,919 --> 00:17:01,352 where is Angela? 223 00:17:01,454 --> 00:17:03,755 She retired. This is her replacement, Janie. 224 00:17:03,857 --> 00:17:06,324 Jane Cassidy. Welcome home. 225 00:17:06,425 --> 00:17:09,594 - She retired? - What'd you wear? 226 00:17:09,695 --> 00:17:11,996 - Sorry...? - When you met him. 227 00:17:12,098 --> 00:17:13,765 What'd you wear? 228 00:17:13,867 --> 00:17:15,800 Just some cargo pants and a shirt. 229 00:17:15,902 --> 00:17:18,469 Oh, I woulda confronted that bastard 230 00:17:18,570 --> 00:17:20,171 in a three piece Brioni. 231 00:17:20,272 --> 00:17:22,507 I'm sure you would have, Buddy, but... 232 00:17:22,608 --> 00:17:24,876 ...in the BIF, we were up to our asses in mud, so-- 233 00:17:24,978 --> 00:17:26,511 ...alert anyone of Saddam's presence. 234 00:17:26,613 --> 00:17:28,679 You know, there was always a risk of someone trying 235 00:17:28,782 --> 00:17:31,049 to assassinate him or escape attempt. 236 00:17:31,151 --> 00:17:34,852 What, uh, nuggets did Saddam give you? 237 00:17:34,954 --> 00:17:36,788 Nuggets. I mean, 238 00:17:36,890 --> 00:17:38,556 nothing of substance, really. 239 00:17:38,658 --> 00:17:42,160 You gleaned nothing of note in all those interviews? 240 00:17:42,262 --> 00:17:43,861 Well, yeah, we should-- 241 00:17:43,963 --> 00:17:46,064 we should use him. 242 00:17:46,166 --> 00:17:48,866 You know, help us understand the region, the players-- 243 00:17:48,968 --> 00:17:51,803 That'd be pretty hard for him to do from his grave. 244 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:55,673 Yeah, no, Saddam should hang, definitely. 245 00:17:55,775 --> 00:17:58,810 But, uh, you know, in the interest of mitigating 246 00:17:58,912 --> 00:18:01,746 the risk of operational regional instability, 247 00:18:01,848 --> 00:18:03,981 the agency would be better served keeping him alive. 248 00:18:04,084 --> 00:18:07,418 Appreciate the perspective, John, but really not necessary. 249 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:09,320 - I've prepared a brief for you, sir, I-- - John-- 250 00:18:09,422 --> 00:18:11,656 - I'd love for you-- - We've assigned you to North Korea. 251 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:14,425 What? 252 00:18:14,527 --> 00:18:15,893 We've uncovered a secret 253 00:18:15,995 --> 00:18:18,162 uranium enrichment program. 254 00:18:18,264 --> 00:18:21,199 Bush wants the agency to take a hard look at Pyongyang. 255 00:18:21,301 --> 00:18:23,534 It's an important desk at an important time. 256 00:18:23,636 --> 00:18:26,704 But more important than this? 257 00:18:26,806 --> 00:18:28,005 Kim Jong-il? I mean-- 258 00:18:28,108 --> 00:18:30,041 we're at a critical inflection point 259 00:18:30,143 --> 00:18:31,375 in the Middle East right now. 260 00:18:31,478 --> 00:18:33,111 Is-- is this a joke? 261 00:18:35,148 --> 00:18:37,081 Are you kidding me? 262 00:18:49,129 --> 00:18:50,461 He took it well. 263 00:19:10,250 --> 00:19:11,516 Are you moving in? 264 00:19:19,159 --> 00:19:21,592 In case you didn't notice, 265 00:19:21,694 --> 00:19:23,594 she's not doing very well 266 00:19:23,696 --> 00:19:25,730 and somebody had to do something about it. 267 00:19:25,832 --> 00:19:27,798 Yeah, well, you should have told me she was getting worse. 268 00:19:27,901 --> 00:19:31,235 What? And have you worry? 269 00:19:31,337 --> 00:19:33,671 Just worry you with everything you had on your mind? 270 00:19:33,773 --> 00:19:36,407 - Yeah, but-- - But what? 271 00:19:36,509 --> 00:19:37,909 We're soldiers. 272 00:19:38,011 --> 00:19:39,310 We have to stick to the mission. 273 00:19:39,412 --> 00:19:40,978 We gotta stay on point. 274 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:43,247 What are you doing home now? 275 00:19:43,349 --> 00:19:45,249 It's not a good day. 276 00:19:45,351 --> 00:19:46,751 Oh, I can see that. 277 00:19:46,853 --> 00:19:48,286 Wouldn't take Colombo to figure it out. 278 00:19:48,388 --> 00:19:49,687 You know why we couldn't find any sources 279 00:19:49,789 --> 00:19:52,089 to tell us about Saddam's escape plans? 280 00:19:52,192 --> 00:19:53,691 'Cause he didn't have any. 281 00:19:53,793 --> 00:19:55,526 He was busy sending out his book for publication. 282 00:19:57,697 --> 00:20:00,031 He's a goddamn butcher, that's what he is. 283 00:20:00,133 --> 00:20:01,999 Well, he's not that same guy anymore. 284 00:20:02,101 --> 00:20:03,267 - Oh? - Yeah. 285 00:20:03,369 --> 00:20:04,602 Hey, is this because you two 286 00:20:04,704 --> 00:20:07,138 are having tea together now? 287 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:08,506 Let me tell you something. 288 00:20:08,608 --> 00:20:10,508 Because of that prick 289 00:20:10,610 --> 00:20:12,877 you don't have a brother and I don't have a son! 290 00:20:12,979 --> 00:20:15,546 I'm just saying, it's not that cut and dry. 291 00:20:15,648 --> 00:20:17,114 Oh, no, don't-- don't you go there. 292 00:20:17,217 --> 00:20:19,183 Don't you play that game. We're not the assholes. 293 00:20:19,285 --> 00:20:21,352 We went there to save those people. 294 00:20:21,454 --> 00:20:23,054 We didn't. 295 00:20:23,156 --> 00:20:25,389 And whose fault is that? 296 00:20:25,491 --> 00:20:26,991 Whose fault is that? 297 00:21:14,374 --> 00:21:16,407 I take it you didn't get that promotion? 298 00:21:16,509 --> 00:21:18,276 I got reassigned to North Korea. 299 00:21:18,378 --> 00:21:20,177 Wow. That's very exclusive. 300 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:22,280 Not just anyone can vacation there. 301 00:21:22,382 --> 00:21:23,848 I didn't get a brochure. 302 00:21:23,950 --> 00:21:27,184 It doesn't exactly scream Condé Nast cover. 303 00:21:27,287 --> 00:21:29,420 If you helped capture and interrogate 304 00:21:29,522 --> 00:21:32,957 the most notorious man on the planet, 305 00:21:33,059 --> 00:21:34,925 this is what you get. 306 00:21:35,028 --> 00:21:36,994 $75 gift card. 307 00:21:37,096 --> 00:21:39,530 Wars are expensive. 308 00:21:39,632 --> 00:21:42,633 No, it's just 3 trillion and counting. 309 00:21:42,735 --> 00:21:45,069 On the, um, bright side, 310 00:21:45,171 --> 00:21:47,438 they're respecting the taxpayer. 311 00:21:47,540 --> 00:21:49,807 Oh, yeah. Yeah. So much respect. 312 00:21:49,909 --> 00:21:51,842 Thank you. 313 00:21:51,944 --> 00:21:54,278 Did you see they have molten chocolate lava cake? 314 00:21:54,380 --> 00:21:58,783 Mm. Unfortunately, the garlic bread bankrupted us. 315 00:21:58,885 --> 00:22:00,551 - Oh, no! - Yeah. 316 00:22:02,622 --> 00:22:06,023 Did you think about what you're gonna say to your dad? 317 00:22:06,125 --> 00:22:07,892 Uh, I-I-I can't talk to him. 318 00:22:07,994 --> 00:22:11,395 You found a way to connect with a ruthless, murdering dictator. 319 00:22:11,497 --> 00:22:13,664 That was easy. This is Dad we're talking about. 320 00:22:13,766 --> 00:22:18,502 You will find a way to connect with an old man who loves you. 321 00:22:18,604 --> 00:22:20,304 John Nixon? 322 00:22:20,406 --> 00:22:21,906 - Hey, Nixon. - Brody. 323 00:22:22,008 --> 00:22:23,507 - Good job, man. - Oh, thank you. 324 00:22:23,609 --> 00:22:24,742 I'll be at the car. I'll meet you there. 325 00:22:24,844 --> 00:22:27,078 Yeah, I'll be right there. 326 00:22:27,180 --> 00:22:30,014 Hello. 327 00:22:30,116 --> 00:22:31,382 What are you doing here? 328 00:22:31,484 --> 00:22:34,185 Uh, flew in this morning. Briefing Brody. 329 00:22:34,287 --> 00:22:37,488 So, uh... 330 00:22:37,590 --> 00:22:41,726 Mm, um, Polly, this is my wife, Rebecca. 331 00:22:41,828 --> 00:22:44,695 The famous Polly. 332 00:22:44,797 --> 00:22:46,664 Infamous, by John's account. 333 00:22:49,268 --> 00:22:52,002 Thank you for looking after him over there. 334 00:22:52,105 --> 00:22:53,938 Yeah, of course. 335 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:57,708 John said you were most comforting after Jerry died. 336 00:23:00,613 --> 00:23:03,614 I'm glad you had each other. 337 00:23:07,153 --> 00:23:10,421 Uh, join us for dessert. 338 00:23:10,523 --> 00:23:13,190 Oh, um, I'd love to, but, you know, I have a flight to catch, 339 00:23:13,292 --> 00:23:16,460 and Brody's waiting, I haven't packed, so... 340 00:23:16,562 --> 00:23:18,696 Um, where are you off to? 341 00:23:18,798 --> 00:23:20,531 Russia. 342 00:23:20,633 --> 00:23:23,401 Yeah, well, I got the golden ticket. 343 00:23:23,503 --> 00:23:25,069 North Korea. 344 00:23:25,171 --> 00:23:26,670 It was really nice to meet you. 345 00:23:27,940 --> 00:23:29,673 Bye. Take care. 346 00:23:38,818 --> 00:23:40,151 Polly's lovely. 347 00:23:41,788 --> 00:23:43,554 Not how I imagined. 348 00:23:44,824 --> 00:23:47,691 None of it is how I imagined it. 349 00:23:47,794 --> 00:23:49,427 So what happens now? 350 00:23:51,230 --> 00:23:52,530 Maybe some dessert? 351 00:23:54,434 --> 00:23:56,233 Yeah. 352 00:23:59,372 --> 00:24:02,406 Excuse me. 353 00:24:02,508 --> 00:24:04,375 Can I get the menu, please? 354 00:24:04,477 --> 00:24:06,410 Dessert menu. Thank you. 355 00:24:08,214 --> 00:24:10,748 Hey, cheers. 356 00:24:10,850 --> 00:24:11,849 Cheers. 357 00:24:18,157 --> 00:24:21,625 Who was responsible for the abuse within Abu Ghraib prison? 358 00:24:21,727 --> 00:24:24,128 American soldiers acting on their own accord, 359 00:24:24,230 --> 00:24:25,729 described by some within the Pentagon 360 00:24:25,832 --> 00:24:27,631 as recycled hillbillies. 361 00:24:27,733 --> 00:24:29,600 Or did it go to the very top of the military 362 00:24:29,702 --> 00:24:30,935 and civilian leadership? 363 00:24:31,037 --> 00:24:33,003 In recent months, we've seen 364 00:24:33,105 --> 00:24:38,142 abuses here under our responsibility, 365 00:24:38,244 --> 00:24:40,311 but it doesn't represent America. 366 00:24:40,413 --> 00:24:42,480 It doesn't represent American values. 367 00:24:42,582 --> 00:24:44,515 - Can I take a picture with you? - Sure. Hurry, though. 368 00:24:47,420 --> 00:24:49,353 George Tenet, last night at a secret meeting 369 00:24:49,455 --> 00:24:51,989 at the White House, he resigned. 370 00:24:52,091 --> 00:24:54,625 I've decided to step down as director 371 00:24:54,727 --> 00:24:58,996 of Central Intelligence, effective July 11th. 372 00:24:59,098 --> 00:25:01,065 The Coalition Provisional Authority 373 00:25:01,167 --> 00:25:04,001 will cease to exist on June 28th, 374 00:25:04,103 --> 00:25:06,537 at which point the occupation will end 375 00:25:06,639 --> 00:25:08,839 and the Iraqi interim government will assume 376 00:25:08,941 --> 00:25:11,041 and exercise full sovereign authority 377 00:25:11,143 --> 00:25:13,043 on behalf of the Iraqi people. 378 00:25:13,145 --> 00:25:16,180 Sincerely, L. Paul Bremer, ex-administrator 379 00:25:16,282 --> 00:25:18,449 of the Coalition Provisional Authority. 380 00:25:18,551 --> 00:25:21,252 The government of Iraq putting former dictator Saddam Hussein 381 00:25:21,354 --> 00:25:24,054 on trial for his crimes sometime this summer. 382 00:25:24,156 --> 00:25:26,257 An early trial would show the new government is 383 00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:28,792 making progress, bringing him to justice. 384 00:25:28,895 --> 00:25:32,162 Well, the important thing, he should get a fair trial. 385 00:25:32,265 --> 00:25:34,532 We don't even know who the judges 386 00:25:34,634 --> 00:25:36,700 of the Iraqi Special Tribunal will be. 387 00:25:36,802 --> 00:25:39,236 We don't know who the prosecutors will be. 388 00:25:39,338 --> 00:25:41,906 Later, Hussein said, let's cut through this. 389 00:25:42,008 --> 00:25:45,409 This is theater to help Bush the criminal, win the election. 390 00:25:45,511 --> 00:25:48,112 With your hard work, we're going to win tomorrow, 391 00:25:48,214 --> 00:25:51,215 and I will carry that honor and dignity for four more years. 392 00:25:51,317 --> 00:25:53,183 God bless. 393 00:26:02,028 --> 00:26:03,460 Rick, heavy fighting in Najaf. 394 00:26:03,563 --> 00:26:06,864 Numerous explosions and gunfire heard. 395 00:26:06,966 --> 00:26:08,899 Coalition commanders sent at least seven tanks 396 00:26:09,001 --> 00:26:11,602 into the city's large cemetery to attack militia members 397 00:26:11,704 --> 00:26:13,904 loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. 398 00:26:14,006 --> 00:26:18,175 Cleric Sadr calling for an all out holy war. 399 00:26:18,277 --> 00:26:21,445 A high speed dash through Fallujah's dangerous streets, 400 00:26:21,547 --> 00:26:23,547 headlong into a firefight. 401 00:26:28,120 --> 00:26:30,888 No more money for Bush's crime! 402 00:26:30,990 --> 00:26:33,824 Not another nickel, not another dime! 403 00:27:15,968 --> 00:27:18,369 Sir. It's time. 404 00:27:23,476 --> 00:27:25,042 On World News tonight, 405 00:27:25,144 --> 00:27:28,679 Saddam Hussein in court before an Iraqi judge. 406 00:27:28,781 --> 00:27:31,849 All Iraqis watch their former leader tonight. 407 00:27:31,951 --> 00:27:33,584 For many, it's a great day. 408 00:30:35,334 --> 00:30:37,067 - John Nixon. - Surprise! 409 00:30:37,169 --> 00:30:38,535 - How'd you find me? - Well, you know, 410 00:30:38,637 --> 00:30:41,171 I'm a highly trained CIA operative. 411 00:30:41,273 --> 00:30:44,007 I, uh, cracked your grandson. - Oh! 412 00:30:44,109 --> 00:30:45,709 Well, how did you break the toddler? 413 00:30:45,811 --> 00:30:47,511 Oh, you know, I didn't even need to waterboard him. 414 00:30:47,613 --> 00:30:49,546 I just promised him a double chocolate sundae 415 00:30:49,648 --> 00:30:50,848 at Chuck E. Cheese. 416 00:30:50,950 --> 00:30:52,249 Oh, so you're lying to a 4-year-old? 417 00:30:52,351 --> 00:30:54,585 Nice, you're in top form. - Yeah. 418 00:30:54,687 --> 00:30:56,720 Have you spoken to Polly? 419 00:30:56,822 --> 00:30:58,922 Yeah, she's, uh, being reassigned to Russia. 420 00:30:59,024 --> 00:31:01,225 - Mm. She'll fit right in. - Yeah. 421 00:31:01,327 --> 00:31:04,027 Do you want to grab a bite? My treat. 422 00:31:04,129 --> 00:31:05,796 Big spender, huh? 423 00:31:05,898 --> 00:31:07,064 Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah. 424 00:31:07,166 --> 00:31:08,398 I know how to treat a lady. 425 00:31:10,035 --> 00:31:11,802 You're two years from retirement. 426 00:31:11,904 --> 00:31:14,905 Well, as you know, the midterms 427 00:31:15,007 --> 00:31:18,742 were a referendum for the, uh, war. 428 00:31:18,844 --> 00:31:21,178 Republicans took a thumping, 429 00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:25,215 so they cleaned house. 430 00:31:25,317 --> 00:31:29,052 Bremmer, Tenet, Rumsfeld. 431 00:31:29,154 --> 00:31:31,588 Anyone they could scapegoat. 432 00:31:31,690 --> 00:31:33,891 Well, at least you're in distinguished company. 433 00:31:33,993 --> 00:31:35,659 What's Hussein like? 434 00:31:35,761 --> 00:31:38,095 He can be really charming, terrifying, 435 00:31:38,197 --> 00:31:43,100 sometimes vindictive, still honorable. 436 00:31:43,202 --> 00:31:45,936 I found myself really respecting him one day 437 00:31:46,038 --> 00:31:48,672 and despising him the next. 438 00:31:51,443 --> 00:31:54,278 - Bundle of contradictions. - Yeah. 439 00:31:54,380 --> 00:31:57,281 You can never really understand another person. 440 00:31:57,383 --> 00:31:59,449 It was like we didn't even care. 441 00:31:59,551 --> 00:32:02,185 Everything they told us, every reason for going in 442 00:32:02,288 --> 00:32:03,987 is turning out to be bullshit. 443 00:32:04,089 --> 00:32:05,756 Bullshit's part of the job. 444 00:32:05,858 --> 00:32:07,491 So what, I just let the president believe 445 00:32:07,593 --> 00:32:09,860 whatever the hell he wants? - Maybe you should. 446 00:32:09,962 --> 00:32:11,295 Why are you here? 447 00:32:17,202 --> 00:32:19,269 You ran ops in Cairo in the '80s, right? 448 00:32:19,371 --> 00:32:21,705 This is an interrogation? 449 00:32:21,807 --> 00:32:25,776 No, just a debriefing between friends, maybe? 450 00:32:25,878 --> 00:32:27,477 Well, I worked lots of places. 451 00:32:27,579 --> 00:32:29,613 All the literature says that US relations with Saddam 452 00:32:29,715 --> 00:32:32,883 started after the Iranian revolution, right? 453 00:32:32,985 --> 00:32:34,484 Sounds plausible. 454 00:32:37,122 --> 00:32:39,456 So what if a 22-year-old writer 455 00:32:39,558 --> 00:32:41,358 with politically connected family 456 00:32:41,460 --> 00:32:43,393 got approached by an Iraqi dentist 457 00:32:43,495 --> 00:32:45,662 who happened to be a handler for the CIA? 458 00:32:45,764 --> 00:32:49,566 And this writer got put up in an apartment on Al Rashid Street, 459 00:32:49,668 --> 00:32:52,069 straight across from the Iraqi prime minister's office. 460 00:32:52,171 --> 00:32:54,671 And then one warm October afternoon... 461 00:32:56,108 --> 00:32:58,575 ...he was standing there on that block with a gun in his hand, 462 00:32:58,677 --> 00:33:01,044 waiting for the PM's limousine to arrive... 463 00:33:01,146 --> 00:33:03,547 but he lost his cool 464 00:33:03,649 --> 00:33:05,282 and pulled the trigger too soon. 465 00:33:06,618 --> 00:33:08,719 Then he got shot in the leg, 466 00:33:08,821 --> 00:33:12,255 escaped to Cairo with the help of Egyptian intelligence, 467 00:33:12,358 --> 00:33:15,392 and then three years later, he comes back, 468 00:33:15,494 --> 00:33:17,494 highly trained, 469 00:33:17,596 --> 00:33:20,330 with a long list of political opponents 470 00:33:20,432 --> 00:33:22,933 that was compiled by the CIA. 471 00:33:23,035 --> 00:33:26,837 And then he launches a successful coup. 472 00:33:26,939 --> 00:33:28,472 He takes over the country. 473 00:33:30,776 --> 00:33:32,609 You're a born myth maker. 474 00:33:35,481 --> 00:33:37,014 Did we create Saddam? 475 00:33:38,884 --> 00:33:41,852 John... 476 00:33:41,954 --> 00:33:44,187 the agency doesn't do history. 477 00:33:44,289 --> 00:33:45,522 Come on, Angela. 478 00:33:45,624 --> 00:33:47,357 I'm late for my mani pedi. 479 00:33:50,029 --> 00:33:52,362 Listen, we need Saddam. 480 00:33:52,464 --> 00:33:54,064 He-- he's the enemy of our enemies. 481 00:33:54,166 --> 00:33:56,233 No one's listening to me. - Well, 482 00:33:56,335 --> 00:33:58,301 you know there's only one man who can help you. 483 00:33:58,404 --> 00:34:00,470 Bush? Come on. I'm serious. 484 00:34:00,572 --> 00:34:02,706 You ambushed me for advice, 485 00:34:02,808 --> 00:34:05,108 so I'm gonna tell you for the last time. 486 00:34:05,210 --> 00:34:06,910 You give people what they want, 487 00:34:07,012 --> 00:34:08,812 they will give you what you want. 488 00:34:08,914 --> 00:34:11,447 You want to save your mustachioed friend... 489 00:34:11,550 --> 00:34:14,051 ...you give the Commander-in-Chief what he wants. 490 00:34:14,152 --> 00:34:15,719 Or don't. 491 00:34:18,524 --> 00:34:21,091 - Becks, I can't talk right now. - John, it's your dad. 492 00:34:21,193 --> 00:34:23,060 - What? - Come now, John. 493 00:34:23,161 --> 00:34:25,529 Right now. - Okay, I-I'll be right there. 494 00:34:26,899 --> 00:34:27,998 Is everything all right? 495 00:34:28,100 --> 00:34:30,400 - He's in the hospital. - Um... 496 00:34:30,502 --> 00:34:33,335 Listen, you're too smart to stay retired. 497 00:35:03,902 --> 00:35:05,535 Hey. 498 00:35:07,806 --> 00:35:10,373 Dad? Hey. 499 00:35:10,476 --> 00:35:12,142 - Yeah. - Hey, Dad. 500 00:35:12,244 --> 00:35:13,777 Charlie... 501 00:35:15,481 --> 00:35:17,080 It's the morphine. 502 00:35:19,284 --> 00:35:21,551 - Hey. Dad. It's me. - Yeah. 503 00:35:21,653 --> 00:35:26,289 Oh, Johnny. Yeah, that's what I meant, Johnny. 504 00:35:26,391 --> 00:35:32,796 Oh, well, has, uh, anything happened since I left? 505 00:35:32,898 --> 00:35:35,298 Is Saddam Hussein dead yet? 506 00:35:35,400 --> 00:35:37,734 He's, uh... 507 00:35:37,836 --> 00:35:40,971 He's on trial, Dad. - Oh, damn. 508 00:35:41,073 --> 00:35:44,174 They need to string him up by his cojones. 509 00:35:46,445 --> 00:35:49,246 Yeah. You wouldn't deny a dying man 510 00:35:49,348 --> 00:35:51,715 his last wish, now, would you? 511 00:35:51,817 --> 00:35:55,185 No. 512 00:35:55,287 --> 00:35:59,189 I'll pass it up the chain. - Yeah, a human stain. 513 00:35:59,291 --> 00:36:02,692 He-- he murdered Charlie and If I could, 514 00:36:02,794 --> 00:36:04,661 I'd strangle him myself, 515 00:36:04,763 --> 00:36:08,331 but I don't have the energy. - Hm. 516 00:36:08,433 --> 00:36:10,100 I have no doubt, Dad. 517 00:36:13,305 --> 00:36:15,505 Hey, you! Hey, you-- 518 00:36:15,607 --> 00:36:17,674 I'm not staying here anymore. 519 00:36:17,776 --> 00:36:19,543 His oxygen level is really low. 520 00:36:19,645 --> 00:36:22,546 Dad, me and Becks are here. Okay? You'll be fine. 521 00:36:22,648 --> 00:36:23,780 Yeah, but they say, you know, 522 00:36:23,882 --> 00:36:26,616 I just have to stay here for now. 523 00:36:26,718 --> 00:36:29,386 What kind of exact time element is that 524 00:36:29,488 --> 00:36:31,888 of just for a while? I-I-- 525 00:36:31,990 --> 00:36:34,224 I'm not staying here, and you can't stop me. 526 00:36:34,326 --> 00:36:36,993 Get outta here! Leave me alone! 527 00:36:37,095 --> 00:36:38,094 You're coming home. 528 00:36:38,197 --> 00:36:39,896 You're gonna stay with us. 529 00:36:39,998 --> 00:36:41,164 Huh? 530 00:36:41,266 --> 00:36:42,732 Yeah? - Yeah. 531 00:36:42,834 --> 00:36:46,269 Oh, thank God. Glory be to God. 532 00:36:46,371 --> 00:36:48,438 A hospital's much better equipped. 533 00:36:48,540 --> 00:36:51,875 Yeah. I know, but-- 534 00:36:51,977 --> 00:36:54,044 it's Stage 4. 535 00:38:06,318 --> 00:38:08,885 - Hey, John. - Hey, Sara. 536 00:40:08,707 --> 00:40:11,007 - John. - Yep. 537 00:40:11,109 --> 00:40:13,410 You got a reprieve from North Korea. 538 00:40:13,512 --> 00:40:14,911 Okay. 539 00:40:15,013 --> 00:40:17,313 You've been assigned to execution watch. 540 00:40:17,416 --> 00:40:19,249 He hasn't even been convicted yet. 541 00:40:19,351 --> 00:40:21,084 Seventh floor thought you would want the honor, 542 00:40:21,186 --> 00:40:22,886 given your relationship to him. 543 00:40:25,924 --> 00:40:27,624 That's not much of an honor. 544 00:40:29,261 --> 00:40:31,461 Give it to Samir, my translator. 545 00:40:31,563 --> 00:40:33,496 He deserved it. 546 00:40:33,598 --> 00:40:34,831 Okay? - Okay.