1 00:00:08,468 --> 00:00:11,095 [waves lapping] 2 00:00:29,155 --> 00:00:31,991 [indistinct air traffic control chatter] 3 00:00:45,713 --> 00:00:46,964 [radio chatter continues] 4 00:00:56,599 --> 00:00:58,226 [metal groaning] 5 00:00:58,226 --> 00:01:01,312 [alarm blaring] 6 00:01:13,533 --> 00:01:17,203 - [Hal] You want me there on day one. - [Kate] I should've dry-cleaned this. 7 00:01:17,203 --> 00:01:18,371 [Hal] What's the point? 8 00:01:18,371 --> 00:01:19,956 - [Kate] In waiting a week? - Yeah. 9 00:01:19,956 --> 00:01:23,084 I will no longer be jet-lagged. I will be able to focus 10 00:01:23,084 --> 00:01:26,629 and graciously accept your help getting me on my feet. 11 00:01:26,629 --> 00:01:29,715 But the first week is when you do that. That's when you get on your feet. 12 00:01:29,715 --> 00:01:36,556 It wouldn't kill you to take a couple days and just like... sit here and think. 13 00:01:37,473 --> 00:01:39,141 Figure out the next move. 14 00:01:41,102 --> 00:01:42,228 Maybe it's Kabul. 15 00:01:42,228 --> 00:01:43,938 Maybe that's the next move. 16 00:01:45,147 --> 00:01:48,568 Oh, you think the nation of Afghanistan is not big enough for the both of us? 17 00:01:48,568 --> 00:01:50,736 - It isn't. - What the fuck is this? 18 00:01:50,736 --> 00:01:53,990 - Put a few in my wallet. - It should say "ambassador." 19 00:01:53,990 --> 00:01:56,826 - Not yet it shouldn't. - I'm gonna write "ambassador" on there. 20 00:01:56,826 --> 00:01:58,911 [cell phone buzzing] 21 00:02:02,039 --> 00:02:07,044 Hello? Hi. She thinks she has to wait for the embassy in Kabul to open 22 00:02:07,044 --> 00:02:09,547 before she can call herself "ambassador." 23 00:02:11,257 --> 00:02:12,675 Well, that's really fucking stupid. 24 00:02:18,556 --> 00:02:19,557 Kate, it's Tim. 25 00:02:24,395 --> 00:02:27,148 He's writing "ambassador" on my cards. It looks like "ambulance." 26 00:02:27,148 --> 00:02:29,859 [reporter on video] Off the coast of Iran, a massive explosion 27 00:02:29,859 --> 00:02:33,029 aboard British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous 28 00:02:33,029 --> 00:02:36,115 has killed at least 25 Royal Navy personnel. 29 00:02:36,115 --> 00:02:37,783 Britain's Ministry of Defence is expected 30 00:02:37,783 --> 00:02:39,702 - to give a statement imminently. - What the fuck? 31 00:02:39,702 --> 00:02:42,496 - Tim, hang on a sec. - Earliest reports indicate the damage... 32 00:02:42,496 --> 00:02:43,414 Hello? 33 00:02:43,414 --> 00:02:45,082 - [man] Ms. Wyler? - Yes. 34 00:02:45,082 --> 00:02:47,501 I have the chief of staff calling from the White House. 35 00:02:47,501 --> 00:02:49,170 - He's right here. - Ma'am... 36 00:02:50,004 --> 00:02:51,339 - Hey, I'm back. - Hello? 37 00:02:52,632 --> 00:02:54,634 - Why? - Yeah. 38 00:02:54,634 --> 00:02:57,929 No, I get them going after us, but why the Brits? 39 00:02:58,888 --> 00:03:00,806 Kate, they want a briefing. 40 00:03:00,806 --> 00:03:02,850 - At State? - No, the White House. 41 00:03:02,850 --> 00:03:05,978 Okay. I gotta go. White House wants Hal to brief. 42 00:03:05,978 --> 00:03:08,731 It'll take me ten minutes to prep him. I'll call you back. 43 00:03:08,731 --> 00:03:09,649 Katie. 44 00:03:10,650 --> 00:03:12,151 Not me, you. 45 00:03:19,659 --> 00:03:20,534 Hello? 46 00:03:26,248 --> 00:03:27,083 [Billie] Hey. 47 00:03:28,334 --> 00:03:31,545 - Come on in. - Can your guy make two copies of this? 48 00:03:31,545 --> 00:03:34,840 I made a list of who in Tehran could order a strike on a British vessel 49 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:36,008 and who seemed pissed off 50 00:03:36,008 --> 00:03:38,552 - we took their tanker. - I think they're all pissed off. 51 00:03:38,552 --> 00:03:40,680 But some tweeted about it and not who you'd expect. 52 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:42,098 - [Rayburn] Billie. - We gotta go. 53 00:03:42,098 --> 00:03:44,016 I guess you can share one. 54 00:03:44,016 --> 00:03:45,643 [Billie] This is Katherine Wyler. 55 00:03:45,643 --> 00:03:48,104 She was our number two in Beirut and Islamabad. 56 00:03:48,771 --> 00:03:50,940 When we seized the tanker last week, 57 00:03:50,940 --> 00:03:55,152 the Iranian regime signaled its outrage in a couple of unusual ways. 58 00:03:55,152 --> 00:03:56,070 What is she doing? 59 00:03:56,070 --> 00:03:58,948 She knows a lot about Iran. I didn't get into what we wanted to discuss. 60 00:03:58,948 --> 00:04:01,367 This would be easier if you each had your own copy. 61 00:04:01,367 --> 00:04:02,451 Have a seat. 62 00:04:02,451 --> 00:04:03,577 Okay. 63 00:04:07,581 --> 00:04:09,125 - How's Hal? - He's good. 64 00:04:09,125 --> 00:04:10,751 - [Rayburn] He's a good man. - Thank you. 65 00:04:11,585 --> 00:04:14,130 - Did great work in Afghanistan. - Sure did. 66 00:04:15,006 --> 00:04:17,842 - We don't have anyone in London. - Mm-hm. 67 00:04:17,842 --> 00:04:20,469 - A bad time not to have anyone in London. - Right. 68 00:04:20,469 --> 00:04:23,806 Twenty-five of their sailors get killed because Iran wants to send me a message. 69 00:04:23,806 --> 00:04:26,475 - We don't know it was Iran. - Whoever it was, 70 00:04:26,475 --> 00:04:29,478 we need someone substantial to be the ambassador in London. 71 00:04:30,396 --> 00:04:33,232 - He'll be great. He's a great choice. - I'm sorry? 72 00:04:33,232 --> 00:04:35,401 Hal. And you didn't have to ask me. 73 00:04:35,401 --> 00:04:39,071 - We worked in different countries before. - We're not talking about Hal. 74 00:04:41,365 --> 00:04:44,952 You're experienced. You'd signal we're taking this seriously. 75 00:04:44,952 --> 00:04:47,330 You'd be at every funeral, memorial-- 76 00:04:47,330 --> 00:04:49,123 Sorry, I'm going to Kabul. 77 00:04:49,123 --> 00:04:50,791 We'll take care of that. 78 00:04:52,168 --> 00:04:54,628 They'll love Hal in London. He's good at all that. 79 00:04:54,628 --> 00:04:56,339 - It's not gonna be Hal. - Why not? 80 00:04:56,339 --> 00:04:59,175 Because he called the secretary of state a war criminal. 81 00:04:59,175 --> 00:05:01,552 I promised I wouldn't send him anywhere ever again. 82 00:05:02,678 --> 00:05:05,973 I realize London has a ceremonial component to it 83 00:05:05,973 --> 00:05:08,851 and you were ready to do more substantive work in Kabul. 84 00:05:08,851 --> 00:05:13,856 I'm hoping to save a shred of what we spent 2400 American lives building. 85 00:05:13,856 --> 00:05:15,900 It feels substantive. 86 00:05:15,900 --> 00:05:19,028 - Billie. - I'm just saying it's hard to imagine. 87 00:05:19,028 --> 00:05:21,614 - She can't imagine it. - The president is asking you to serve 88 00:05:21,614 --> 00:05:25,368 as ambassador to the United Kingdom. We have a plane waiting. 89 00:05:25,368 --> 00:05:26,494 We'd like you to get on it. 90 00:05:32,333 --> 00:05:34,377 It is an honor and a privilege. 91 00:05:35,461 --> 00:05:36,962 That's more like it. 92 00:05:40,925 --> 00:05:45,096 It's exactly what they wanna hear. They've been hosting garden parties for 50 years. 93 00:05:45,096 --> 00:05:47,181 The president is asking you to take it up a notch. 94 00:05:47,181 --> 00:05:48,224 Mm-hm. 95 00:05:48,224 --> 00:05:51,977 - He picked you because you're experienced. - He wants an experienced person 96 00:05:51,977 --> 00:05:54,730 - to show up and look sad. - You're such a fucking snot. 97 00:05:54,730 --> 00:05:57,024 There was an argument between Billie and the president 98 00:05:57,024 --> 00:06:00,361 about whether my mission was to look guilty or just sad. 99 00:06:00,361 --> 00:06:02,988 People died. Showing up matters. 100 00:06:02,988 --> 00:06:05,074 I am an emotional support dog. 101 00:06:08,369 --> 00:06:10,621 - It was probably Iran. - Please. They're broke. 102 00:06:10,621 --> 00:06:13,707 They don't want to bomb somebody for taking their oil. They want the oil back. 103 00:06:13,707 --> 00:06:15,584 - So who? - Russia, China, ISIS. 104 00:06:15,584 --> 00:06:18,379 Russia is not gonna torpedo a British aircraft carrier. 105 00:06:18,379 --> 00:06:20,047 - Why not? - Because they're busy. 106 00:06:20,047 --> 00:06:22,925 Takes the focus off Eastern Europe. Gets the president bogged down 107 00:06:22,925 --> 00:06:24,969 in the Middle East, makes him look like an asshole. 108 00:06:24,969 --> 00:06:27,763 It's a British vessel. You don't wanna consider the possibility 109 00:06:27,763 --> 00:06:30,182 it was attacked because someone doesn't like the British? 110 00:06:30,182 --> 00:06:34,186 - My hands are swelling. This is not good. - Whoever it was, the Gulf is on fire. 111 00:06:34,186 --> 00:06:38,774 The president is sending you to stop a war before it starts, not... butter a crumpet. 112 00:06:47,241 --> 00:06:48,784 [man] White House wants you in the SCIF. 113 00:06:48,784 --> 00:06:51,579 We're screening imagery from the Pentagon, NSA and NGA, 114 00:06:51,579 --> 00:06:53,706 - see if we can figure out who did it. - I have a guess. 115 00:06:53,706 --> 00:06:55,833 - We're not guessing. - My guess is Iran. 116 00:06:55,833 --> 00:06:57,334 [Billie] Is the door closed? 117 00:06:57,960 --> 00:06:59,044 [door closes] 118 00:06:59,044 --> 00:07:00,921 - Yeah. - Still seeing that girl? 119 00:07:00,921 --> 00:07:03,591 Twenty-five British sailors just died. 120 00:07:03,591 --> 00:07:07,887 Gonna tell you something five people know. You're six. I don't want her to be seven. 121 00:07:09,180 --> 00:07:12,933 - I won't tell her. - We're gonna lose the vice president. 122 00:07:13,851 --> 00:07:15,186 Like, die? 123 00:07:15,186 --> 00:07:18,898 Resign. Something will come out, she'll get knocked around for awhile, 124 00:07:18,898 --> 00:07:20,941 then step down. Maybe six months. 125 00:07:21,525 --> 00:07:24,028 - Whoa. - Yeah. So we need somebody else. 126 00:07:24,653 --> 00:07:26,197 And I have a few ideas. 127 00:07:26,197 --> 00:07:29,158 But one of them... I want you to check her out. 128 00:07:29,158 --> 00:07:30,951 Tell me if I'm crazy. 129 00:07:30,951 --> 00:07:34,747 Her corridor rep is fantastic, but she's a little... 130 00:07:35,414 --> 00:07:36,707 - What? - I don't know. 131 00:07:36,707 --> 00:07:39,502 - Needs a haircut. - Pfft. No. 132 00:07:39,502 --> 00:07:41,795 I'm not asking for "return of the kingmaker." 133 00:07:41,795 --> 00:07:46,091 - Just take a look. Tell me what you think. - When you call me that, it makes it worse. 134 00:07:46,091 --> 00:07:48,469 - Kingmaker? I'm sorry. - No, you're not. 135 00:07:48,469 --> 00:07:52,515 You're right. I'm not. I'm asking you a favor and you're being a pain in my ass. 136 00:07:52,515 --> 00:07:54,517 And you're being a bully. No means no. 137 00:07:54,517 --> 00:07:58,979 You can't say no. I put her on a plane. She's gonna be your new ambassador. 138 00:08:07,905 --> 00:08:08,906 [Kate] Thank you. 139 00:08:11,992 --> 00:08:13,827 Welcome to London, Ambassador Wyler. 140 00:08:13,827 --> 00:08:16,330 I'm Stuart Hayford, your deputy chief of mission. 141 00:08:16,872 --> 00:08:19,583 I guess this is what arranged marriage feels like. 142 00:08:20,125 --> 00:08:22,962 - Gwen Hempill from the Foreign Office. - Such a pleasure. 143 00:08:22,962 --> 00:08:25,506 I'm so sorry. What a terrible thing that's happened. 144 00:08:25,506 --> 00:08:28,259 Ambassador Wyler, it is an honor. 145 00:08:28,259 --> 00:08:31,053 Call me Hal. One ambassador is plenty. 146 00:08:31,053 --> 00:08:33,430 - Have the numbers changed? - Twenty-eight casualties. 147 00:08:33,430 --> 00:08:35,349 Search and rescue is still looking. 148 00:09:25,274 --> 00:09:26,567 Jesus Christ. 149 00:09:30,863 --> 00:09:33,782 This is Frances Munning, the residence manager. 150 00:09:33,782 --> 00:09:36,535 - Welcome to Winfield House, ambassador. - Thank you. 151 00:09:37,703 --> 00:09:40,080 Hello, everyone. 152 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:41,165 [staff] Hello, ma'am. 153 00:09:41,165 --> 00:09:45,961 - And welcome to you, Ambassador Wyler. - Call me Hal. One ambassador's plenty. 154 00:09:45,961 --> 00:09:47,212 Perhaps Mr. Wyler. 155 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:49,256 Please. Follow me. 156 00:09:51,300 --> 00:09:53,344 We gonna do this every time? 157 00:09:58,849 --> 00:10:03,520 The house was purchased by Barbara Hutton shortly before her marriage to Cary Grant. 158 00:10:04,188 --> 00:10:06,774 Big piece of land for right in the middle of London. 159 00:10:06,774 --> 00:10:09,443 Miss Hutton moved to Winfield with her young son 160 00:10:09,443 --> 00:10:12,237 just after the abduction of the Lindbergh baby. 161 00:10:12,237 --> 00:10:16,283 Regent's Park provided, you know, a reassuring perimeter. 162 00:10:16,283 --> 00:10:20,204 The only private garden in London larger than Winfield is Buckingham Palace. 163 00:10:20,204 --> 00:10:21,705 Oh, for God's sake. 164 00:10:23,624 --> 00:10:25,542 [reporter on video] The vice president was missing 165 00:10:25,542 --> 00:10:27,252 from yesterday's Situation Room meeting. 166 00:10:27,252 --> 00:10:29,421 Her office cited schedule constraints, 167 00:10:29,421 --> 00:10:32,800 but there's a growing sense of frustration among supporters... 168 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:35,928 The president is talking to the PM at 12:00. He wants her on the call. 169 00:10:35,928 --> 00:10:38,806 - Holy shit. - Fancy. 170 00:10:38,806 --> 00:10:41,934 - Ambassador Vayle wasn't on those calls. - Yeah. 171 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:45,604 Everything all right? 172 00:10:45,604 --> 00:10:49,733 I showed them around. She checked the sheets in the Adams Suite. 173 00:10:50,526 --> 00:10:53,278 - Okay. - To see if they were on the bed. 174 00:10:55,948 --> 00:10:56,824 Were they? 175 00:10:58,492 --> 00:10:59,493 Yes. 176 00:11:04,623 --> 00:11:06,917 After your call with the president and prime minister, 177 00:11:06,917 --> 00:11:10,504 you'll go to the Foreign Office and present a copy of your credentials. 178 00:11:10,504 --> 00:11:14,049 Is the secretary of state on the call with the president? 179 00:11:14,049 --> 00:11:16,468 Ganon? He shouldn't be. 180 00:11:16,468 --> 00:11:18,345 - Neither should I. - He's not. 181 00:11:18,345 --> 00:11:21,390 In the afternoon, you'll visit the Greenwich Naval Memorial. 182 00:11:21,390 --> 00:11:23,308 To lay a wreath in honor of the fallen sailors. 183 00:11:23,308 --> 00:11:25,477 - Right. - And at the end of the day, 184 00:11:25,477 --> 00:11:29,189 we'll have a rehearsal for the official presentation of credentials. 185 00:11:30,566 --> 00:11:33,235 - Why are we doing it twice? - [Stuart] You can't start work 186 00:11:33,235 --> 00:11:35,779 until you give a copy of your credentials to the Foreign Office. 187 00:11:36,655 --> 00:11:39,408 Then you'll submit them officially at Buckingham Palace. 188 00:11:40,284 --> 00:11:42,161 We try to do a dry run with all the gear. 189 00:11:43,036 --> 00:11:45,664 There have been issues getting in and out of the carriage. 190 00:11:46,415 --> 00:11:49,376 - Carriage? - Mrs. Vayle split her skirt up the back. 191 00:11:49,376 --> 00:11:51,962 - Then the horses-- - Nothing to worry about. 192 00:11:53,464 --> 00:11:55,549 Did you pack a dress, maybe tea-length? 193 00:11:56,633 --> 00:11:57,634 No. 194 00:11:58,844 --> 00:12:00,596 - Pippa. - We have a stylist. 195 00:12:00,596 --> 00:12:03,682 She'll come by the embassy. You get a top hat and tails. 196 00:12:03,682 --> 00:12:06,018 This is today? When is the ceremony? 197 00:12:06,018 --> 00:12:09,938 We're not sure exactly, but if we can run the rehearsal, we'd like to. 198 00:12:11,023 --> 00:12:12,649 So you can photograph it? 199 00:12:13,734 --> 00:12:15,444 Inviting a couple reporters? 200 00:12:16,195 --> 00:12:19,156 - One. She's good, she'll do a feature. - Push it. 201 00:12:19,156 --> 00:12:22,534 Give them a break. They need a picture for the website. 202 00:12:22,534 --> 00:12:25,787 - On a horse? - [Hal] They'll do before and after photos. 203 00:12:25,787 --> 00:12:29,541 First-time ambassador. Lean into the Cinderella thing. 204 00:12:29,541 --> 00:12:31,126 I am not Cinderella. 205 00:12:31,126 --> 00:12:35,714 I'm here for 30 funerals. The only tea-length garment I packed is a burka. 206 00:12:35,714 --> 00:12:38,300 I have a black suit and another black suit, 207 00:12:38,967 --> 00:12:41,929 and I'm not getting dressed by someone named Pippa 208 00:12:41,929 --> 00:12:44,306 so a women's magazine can ask who I'm wearing 209 00:12:44,306 --> 00:12:46,391 and what advice I have for little girls. 210 00:12:47,309 --> 00:12:48,894 It's fine. We'll ditch it. 211 00:12:48,894 --> 00:12:51,605 - [Kate] Great. - We're gonna head over to the embassy. 212 00:12:51,605 --> 00:12:53,690 If you'd like to join us, sit in on a briefing? 213 00:12:53,690 --> 00:12:54,942 - Sure. - Okay, Hal? 214 00:12:58,946 --> 00:13:00,948 I think I'm gonna stretch my legs. 215 00:13:10,249 --> 00:13:13,126 My husband was an ambassador for a long time. This will be an adjustment. 216 00:13:13,126 --> 00:13:14,378 Of course. 217 00:13:14,378 --> 00:13:16,296 - Him tagging along is not-- - Copy. 218 00:13:18,257 --> 00:13:20,926 - Let's get the cars. - [Alysse] She'll need a minute to change. 219 00:13:20,926 --> 00:13:22,261 [Stuart] Uh-huh. 220 00:13:22,261 --> 00:13:23,262 Into...? 221 00:13:24,721 --> 00:13:27,182 Something... more? 222 00:13:30,018 --> 00:13:31,103 [sighs] 223 00:13:33,605 --> 00:13:35,524 Get your feet off the furniture. 224 00:13:35,524 --> 00:13:38,402 Barbara Hutton fucked Cary Grant on this table. 225 00:13:38,402 --> 00:13:40,487 They want you at the memorial at 3:00. 226 00:13:40,487 --> 00:13:42,281 I'll have them call if we're running behind. 227 00:13:42,281 --> 00:13:44,783 You are no longer in charge of my movements. 228 00:13:45,450 --> 00:13:48,870 Yeah, but I don't wanna wait for an hour because no one can find you. 229 00:13:52,624 --> 00:13:53,792 Not great. 230 00:13:55,752 --> 00:13:59,256 Call Darya, tell her to stop saying, "Afghan women's health." 231 00:13:59,256 --> 00:14:02,050 She has to use words like "atrocity, dismemberment." 232 00:14:02,050 --> 00:14:04,970 - Who's she talking to? - I don't know, UNHCR. 233 00:14:04,970 --> 00:14:06,597 Someone in Pakistan. 234 00:14:09,349 --> 00:14:10,726 "Sit in on a briefing"? 235 00:14:11,393 --> 00:14:13,353 It would have been rude of him not to offer. 236 00:14:13,353 --> 00:14:14,771 You didn't have to say yes. 237 00:14:14,771 --> 00:14:18,108 Did you or did you not ask me to help get your feet on the ground 238 00:14:18,108 --> 00:14:20,110 or your ass in the saddle or whatever it was? 239 00:14:20,110 --> 00:14:21,361 Is that okay? 240 00:14:21,361 --> 00:14:23,655 - Better. - Sure? I can do the pit wash. 241 00:14:23,655 --> 00:14:24,823 You don't need it. 242 00:14:28,869 --> 00:14:30,621 - Is it bad? - No, it's good. 243 00:14:30,621 --> 00:14:32,080 Oh, my God, stop. Stop. 244 00:14:33,707 --> 00:14:34,833 You're perfect. 245 00:14:34,833 --> 00:14:36,752 Fuck you. Am I okay? 246 00:14:40,047 --> 00:14:42,507 What are you gonna say to him? The prime minister. 247 00:14:43,842 --> 00:14:45,886 I am a listener on the call. 248 00:14:45,886 --> 00:14:48,931 That is the opposite of ass in the saddle, Kate. 249 00:14:48,931 --> 00:14:52,100 More than once, I've told you, when you land in a new post, 250 00:14:52,100 --> 00:14:55,312 there is some wisdom in spending a week or a month 251 00:14:55,312 --> 00:14:59,483 - with your mouth shut, listening. - I never did it. It was a dumb idea. 252 00:14:59,483 --> 00:15:01,151 Rayburn is gonna talk about NATO, 253 00:15:01,151 --> 00:15:03,362 but you're here to patch things up with the Brits. 254 00:15:03,362 --> 00:15:05,989 - Keep the focus tight. - I'm not doing this the way you would. 255 00:15:05,989 --> 00:15:08,033 That's fine. Just don't do it wrong. 256 00:15:36,478 --> 00:15:38,063 Morning, ambassador. Morning, sir. 257 00:15:38,063 --> 00:15:39,898 Welcome to Embassy London. 258 00:15:41,233 --> 00:15:42,609 We'll show you your office later. 259 00:15:42,609 --> 00:15:44,778 We need to get you on the call with the president. 260 00:16:00,460 --> 00:16:04,047 Good morning, ambassador. Eidra Park. Welcome to Embassy London. 261 00:16:04,047 --> 00:16:05,549 CIA chief of station. 262 00:16:06,174 --> 00:16:08,468 - [Kate] You are having a day. - We are. 263 00:16:08,468 --> 00:16:11,054 These are the latest images of the carrier. 264 00:16:11,722 --> 00:16:14,141 - From? - Air Force drones in the Gulf. 265 00:16:14,141 --> 00:16:15,809 And this is yesterday, 266 00:16:15,809 --> 00:16:19,688 HMS Courageous on its way to joint exercises with us in the Indian Ocean. 267 00:16:19,688 --> 00:16:21,815 They clocked some instability in a propeller 268 00:16:21,815 --> 00:16:24,985 and diverted to the Royal Navy Base in Bahrain for repairs. 269 00:16:24,985 --> 00:16:27,320 - Nobody spent a long time planning this. - [Eidra] No. 270 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:28,989 - Weapon fragments? - [Howard] Not yet. 271 00:16:28,989 --> 00:16:31,033 The investigation hasn't ramped up. 272 00:16:31,033 --> 00:16:33,952 - Still pulling bodies out of the water. - [Alysse] Yeah. I've got her. 273 00:16:33,952 --> 00:16:37,539 The president and the prime minister will be on in a second. 274 00:16:38,957 --> 00:16:39,958 Thank you. 275 00:16:43,253 --> 00:16:44,171 [woman 1] Good morning. 276 00:16:44,171 --> 00:16:46,590 I have President Rayburn and Ambassador-designate Wyler 277 00:16:46,590 --> 00:16:47,924 for Prime Minister Trowbridge. 278 00:16:47,924 --> 00:16:50,719 [woman 2] Thank you so much. I'll connect the prime minister. 279 00:16:50,719 --> 00:16:52,512 - [line beeps] - [Trowbridge] Mr. President? 280 00:16:52,512 --> 00:16:54,890 [Rayburn] Nicol, what a fucking horror show. 281 00:16:58,477 --> 00:16:59,936 [Pensy] Sorry about the wall. 282 00:16:59,936 --> 00:17:01,354 It's frightfully bare. 283 00:17:02,022 --> 00:17:04,608 There was a Jackson Pollock up there. 284 00:17:04,608 --> 00:17:07,527 It was a bit of a zing among all the old masters. 285 00:17:08,111 --> 00:17:11,198 - The Vayles took most of their art home. - Mm-hm. 286 00:17:11,198 --> 00:17:14,993 They left the Titian in the drawing room. Donation to the house. 287 00:17:15,702 --> 00:17:16,912 - Generous. - Isn't it? 288 00:17:17,954 --> 00:17:20,999 Have you and Ambassador Wyler arranged for the shipping of yours, 289 00:17:20,999 --> 00:17:23,376 or is that something with which I could be of assistance? 290 00:17:25,170 --> 00:17:26,505 Our art? 291 00:17:26,505 --> 00:17:27,547 Mm-hm. 292 00:17:28,048 --> 00:17:31,051 Kate's a career officer. Not a political appointee. 293 00:17:35,931 --> 00:17:38,433 Ronald Vayle, he became ambassador, 294 00:17:38,433 --> 00:17:41,478 because he raised $2 million for the president. 295 00:17:41,478 --> 00:17:44,648 Like most American ambassadors in gorgeous European posts. 296 00:17:44,648 --> 00:17:45,607 Goodness. 297 00:17:45,607 --> 00:17:50,112 Kate and I are like British ambassadors. Lot of experience in crisis zones. 298 00:17:51,071 --> 00:17:53,281 - No art. - I'm so sorry. 299 00:17:53,907 --> 00:17:55,033 We're okay with it. 300 00:17:56,076 --> 00:17:59,121 Could you direct me toward my driver? 301 00:17:59,121 --> 00:18:01,206 - Pardon? - Driver of my car. 302 00:18:01,206 --> 00:18:05,460 I'm sorry, you don't have one. Or a car. Mrs. Vayle purchased a Jaguar 303 00:18:05,460 --> 00:18:08,922 and hired a driver, but she's had it sent back to the States. 304 00:18:10,173 --> 00:18:12,175 The Jaguar. Not the driver. 305 00:18:14,427 --> 00:18:15,846 Shall I call you a taxi? 306 00:18:19,558 --> 00:18:23,728 Death toll's up to 32, and the president offered to carpet-bomb Tehran. 307 00:18:23,728 --> 00:18:27,607 - What did the PM say? - He was polite but I'm sure he's worried. 308 00:18:27,607 --> 00:18:30,235 I'll try to dial it down when we speak to the foreign secretary. 309 00:18:30,235 --> 00:18:33,446 That could take a moment. To get to the foreign secretary. 310 00:18:33,446 --> 00:18:35,615 Secretary of state hasn't called him yet. 311 00:18:35,615 --> 00:18:39,911 And likely won't until he's had a chance to speak with the Saudis and the UAE. 312 00:18:39,911 --> 00:18:42,831 - Secretary Ganon hasn't called him yet? - No. 313 00:18:42,831 --> 00:18:44,124 So I can't call him. 314 00:18:44,124 --> 00:18:46,293 Yeah, you really can't call anyone. 315 00:18:46,835 --> 00:18:48,545 The whole thing is not ideal. 316 00:19:03,935 --> 00:19:05,103 This is your wing. 317 00:19:09,107 --> 00:19:12,861 Ladies and gentlemen, Ambassador-designate Katherine Wyler. 318 00:19:12,861 --> 00:19:14,905 - Welcome, ambassador. - Welcome, ma'am. 319 00:19:14,905 --> 00:19:17,157 - Nice to meet you. - It's an honor, ma'am. 320 00:19:17,157 --> 00:19:19,242 - Nice to meet you. Wow. - Nice to have you here. 321 00:19:19,242 --> 00:19:23,580 - Morning. There are a lot of you. Hi. - [Ronnie] Welcome to the embassy. 322 00:19:23,580 --> 00:19:26,833 Ma'am, I have Ambassador Wyler on the phone for you. 323 00:19:29,502 --> 00:19:32,422 - Would you like to take it in your office? - Um... 324 00:19:32,422 --> 00:19:33,882 It's that one, right there. 325 00:19:34,674 --> 00:19:35,508 Yup. 326 00:19:39,304 --> 00:19:41,014 - I'll connect you. - Thanks. 327 00:19:48,855 --> 00:19:50,023 [phone ringing] 328 00:19:59,407 --> 00:20:00,492 Hi. 329 00:20:00,992 --> 00:20:02,994 - How did it go? - Fine. What's wrong? 330 00:20:03,870 --> 00:20:06,456 - You had a driver in Beirut, right? - Yes. 331 00:20:06,456 --> 00:20:10,085 This place has six gardeners, and the wife doesn't get a car. 332 00:20:10,085 --> 00:20:11,711 We were not married in Beirut. 333 00:20:11,711 --> 00:20:14,381 I had a driver because I was a deputy chief of mission. 334 00:20:14,381 --> 00:20:16,549 - None of the wives gets a car? - I swear to God. 335 00:20:16,549 --> 00:20:19,844 I need to get out, let people know you're here. 336 00:20:19,844 --> 00:20:22,430 No, you don't. Neither of us can do anything, 337 00:20:22,430 --> 00:20:24,975 because Ganon isn't calling the Brits till this afternoon. 338 00:20:24,975 --> 00:20:25,934 What? 339 00:20:25,934 --> 00:20:28,561 Too busy whipping the Sunni coalition into a frenzy. 340 00:20:28,561 --> 00:20:30,480 He's a fucking moron. 341 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:31,690 Well, he's my boss. 342 00:20:31,690 --> 00:20:32,774 He shouldn't be. 343 00:20:32,774 --> 00:20:35,360 - [sighs] Did you call Darya? - No. 344 00:20:35,360 --> 00:20:37,779 - I will. I will. - I should be in Kabul. 345 00:20:37,779 --> 00:20:40,156 Ganon isn't repairing the North Atlantic Alliance. 346 00:20:40,156 --> 00:20:42,158 He's swinging his dick around the Persian Gulf. 347 00:20:42,158 --> 00:20:44,536 Washington doesn't have a UK problem, Kate. 348 00:20:44,536 --> 00:20:47,747 Washington has an Iran problem. You're the one with the UK problem. 349 00:20:47,747 --> 00:20:50,834 If you think the foreign secretary needs attention, call him. 350 00:20:51,459 --> 00:20:54,379 - Ganon would shit a live ostrich. - Why? 351 00:20:54,379 --> 00:20:58,717 Any idea how much planning went into the batting order on your phone sheet? 352 00:20:59,301 --> 00:21:00,427 It sounds scintillating. 353 00:21:00,427 --> 00:21:03,888 The president calls, the secretary of state calls, the Pentagon calls. 354 00:21:03,888 --> 00:21:06,725 - Jesus Christ. - Don't act like it's bullshit. 355 00:21:06,725 --> 00:21:10,437 It's about fundamental respect for institutional norms. 356 00:21:10,437 --> 00:21:12,355 You're covering Ganon's ass for him. 357 00:21:12,355 --> 00:21:15,483 It's not a betrayal of rules-based democracy. 358 00:21:15,483 --> 00:21:17,527 You're gonna be in Dennison's office. Do a pop-by. 359 00:21:17,527 --> 00:21:18,903 Okay. Hal, I gotta go. 360 00:21:53,104 --> 00:21:54,439 Ready to tie the knot? 361 00:21:56,524 --> 00:22:00,487 Robin will memorialize the moment, if I can locate our spot-- 362 00:22:00,487 --> 00:22:04,616 We like to do it in front of Britannia grasping hands with America, 363 00:22:04,616 --> 00:22:06,993 but more and more we find it's problematic. 364 00:22:06,993 --> 00:22:10,789 Africa as a young naked boy, and Australia in nothing but a bush hat. 365 00:22:10,789 --> 00:22:13,249 Good afternoon. Mind if I say hello? 366 00:22:13,249 --> 00:22:16,753 Oh, wonderful. Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison, this is-- 367 00:22:16,753 --> 00:22:19,464 Ambassador Wyler, if she's handed over that document. 368 00:22:19,464 --> 00:22:22,384 She's done it, but we've not yet photographed it, so it may not be real. 369 00:22:23,134 --> 00:22:26,012 - Sir, it's an honor to meet you. - Pleasure. Stuart. 370 00:22:26,012 --> 00:22:27,180 Good to see you, sir. 371 00:22:27,180 --> 00:22:30,350 Gwen, mind if I steal her for a moment, or does that muck up your day? 372 00:22:30,350 --> 00:22:32,977 Of course. What a stroke of luck. 373 00:22:32,977 --> 00:22:35,396 - [Austin] Tell Davies to go ahead. - Ma'am. 374 00:22:35,396 --> 00:22:37,148 - I know. - Small talk. Weather. 375 00:22:42,946 --> 00:22:44,739 I'm so sorry for your loss. 376 00:22:44,739 --> 00:22:47,033 We're grateful to have you jumping into the fray. 377 00:22:47,033 --> 00:22:48,243 Of course. 378 00:22:48,243 --> 00:22:50,954 The prime minister was moved, speaking with President Rayburn. 379 00:22:50,954 --> 00:22:53,957 I believe he's very much on the front foot. 380 00:22:53,957 --> 00:22:57,627 He is. I know the secretary of state is eager to talk to you. 381 00:22:57,627 --> 00:23:02,132 I think he just wants to make sure his ducks are in a row before he does. 382 00:23:02,966 --> 00:23:06,052 The carrier is drifting, I've learned. Rather unfortunate. 383 00:23:06,052 --> 00:23:08,346 - Which way? - Towards Iran. 384 00:23:09,013 --> 00:23:12,058 - Oh, God. - It's quite vulnerable out there. 385 00:23:12,851 --> 00:23:15,770 We need to be sure we're keeping the temperature low. 386 00:23:15,770 --> 00:23:17,981 I'll inform the secretary of state. 387 00:23:17,981 --> 00:23:21,484 I was just about to brief the prime minister. Can you join? 388 00:23:21,484 --> 00:23:24,571 - You met him on the phone. - I'm not sure that's a great idea. 389 00:23:27,866 --> 00:23:29,450 - [Austin] Sorry to disturb. - Ah! 390 00:23:29,951 --> 00:23:32,078 Not at all, we were due a break. 391 00:23:33,621 --> 00:23:34,831 That or ritual suicide. 392 00:23:34,831 --> 00:23:38,001 Ambassador Katherine Wyler, Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge. 393 00:23:38,001 --> 00:23:40,670 Welcome, welcome. We hear wonderful things. 394 00:23:40,670 --> 00:23:43,423 - Sir, it's an honor to meet you. - Ah. Honor to be met. 395 00:23:44,174 --> 00:23:46,926 - Rayburn didn't let you get a word in. - Ah. 396 00:23:46,926 --> 00:23:50,513 Brilliant of him sending you. Experienced. Professional. Female. 397 00:23:51,055 --> 00:23:52,390 I am many of those things. 398 00:23:52,390 --> 00:23:53,933 - [Trowbridge chuckles] - I'm so sorry-- 399 00:23:53,933 --> 00:23:56,477 You know the last female ambassador to the Court of St. James's? 400 00:23:56,477 --> 00:23:59,063 - Long time ago. - Over a hundred years. 401 00:23:59,063 --> 00:24:01,441 - Fifty, but yes. - What a proud tradition you've had. 402 00:24:02,066 --> 00:24:06,362 Captains of industry spending a year on holiday whilst we've got work to do. 403 00:24:07,322 --> 00:24:09,365 You and I, I'm sure, will accomplish things together. 404 00:24:09,365 --> 00:24:11,201 I certainly hope we will. That's why I'm here. 405 00:24:11,201 --> 00:24:14,537 There's a mess in the Gulf, but you know the players. You'll be a great help. 406 00:24:15,330 --> 00:24:19,918 We should-- Let's hole us up somewhere where they can't find us. 407 00:24:22,086 --> 00:24:23,129 [clears throat] 408 00:24:29,761 --> 00:24:30,678 Good afternoon. 409 00:24:32,222 --> 00:24:34,849 - Good day, sir. - Hal Wyler. Nice to meet you. 410 00:24:35,767 --> 00:24:38,895 - I'm the ambassador's wife. - Oh. Oh, not at all, sir. 411 00:24:39,437 --> 00:24:43,024 We're the Metropolitan Police, here to keep you and the ambassador safe. 412 00:24:43,024 --> 00:24:44,776 And we couldn't be more grateful. 413 00:24:46,527 --> 00:24:48,863 - Is that your car? - Uh, it is, sir. Yeah. 414 00:24:50,698 --> 00:24:54,452 - Trouble you for a lift? - Wish I could. Official business only. 415 00:24:54,452 --> 00:24:55,662 Okay, I understand. 416 00:24:55,662 --> 00:24:59,582 - Might I book you a cab? - Oh, I'm gonna take a walk. 417 00:24:59,582 --> 00:25:01,626 - Nice to meet you. - You too, sir. 418 00:25:07,632 --> 00:25:10,051 - Sir! Sir! - [tires screeching] 419 00:25:11,094 --> 00:25:14,305 Oh, my goodness, I am so sorry. 420 00:25:14,305 --> 00:25:16,641 Of course, you drive on the other side of the road. 421 00:25:26,943 --> 00:25:28,569 The president freaked them out. 422 00:25:28,569 --> 00:25:30,989 They're worried he's gonna threaten to bomb Tehran. 423 00:25:30,989 --> 00:25:32,282 Then they're really in it. 424 00:25:32,282 --> 00:25:34,867 I'm sure he's trying to make them feel like he's paying attention. 425 00:25:34,867 --> 00:25:37,453 They want him to keep quiet. Let the Brits set the tone. 426 00:25:37,453 --> 00:25:40,957 - Okay. Ganon can get into it. - They want me to handle it. 427 00:25:41,749 --> 00:25:42,625 That isn't great. 428 00:25:42,625 --> 00:25:45,336 This is exactly what Hal did to Ganon in Tel Aviv. 429 00:25:45,336 --> 00:25:47,297 Blew in and made the whole American delegation 430 00:25:47,297 --> 00:25:49,966 look like they were sitting around with their thumbs up their asses. 431 00:25:49,966 --> 00:25:52,760 But this isn't you charging into the PM's office. 432 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:55,722 The foreign secretary tracked you down. That was his idea. 433 00:25:56,764 --> 00:25:57,598 Was it? 434 00:25:59,267 --> 00:26:00,435 Hal. 435 00:26:00,935 --> 00:26:01,936 - Really? - Yup. 436 00:26:03,021 --> 00:26:04,063 You think your husband--? 437 00:26:04,063 --> 00:26:08,651 Pulled me out of a photo op and dumped me in the PM's lap? Yeah. 438 00:26:08,651 --> 00:26:11,738 Okay. Wow. Impressive. 439 00:26:11,738 --> 00:26:14,741 You say that now. Always comes at a cost. 440 00:26:14,741 --> 00:26:16,909 - Which is what? - You don't know until you know. 441 00:26:16,909 --> 00:26:19,412 But then you definitely know. 442 00:26:21,581 --> 00:26:25,209 Well, at this point, they're asking you to step in. 443 00:26:25,209 --> 00:26:26,419 You kind of have to. 444 00:26:28,713 --> 00:26:31,632 [Kate] Mr. Secretary, the prime minister understands 445 00:26:31,632 --> 00:26:34,218 the attack may have been a message for us. 446 00:26:34,218 --> 00:26:37,638 But the president signaled quite a lot of outrage 447 00:26:37,638 --> 00:26:39,766 when he spoke to the prime minister, 448 00:26:39,766 --> 00:26:43,436 and they're worried he may make a public statement before they're able-- 449 00:26:43,436 --> 00:26:45,396 It was a condolence call for 30 servicemen. 450 00:26:45,396 --> 00:26:48,608 Exactly what was he supposed to signal if not outrage? 451 00:26:48,608 --> 00:26:51,611 I think what troubled them was the statement, 452 00:26:52,737 --> 00:26:56,908 "If I find out it was Iran, I swear, we're gonna light the place up." 453 00:26:56,908 --> 00:26:59,202 I'm sure that's not what he said. 454 00:27:00,286 --> 00:27:02,288 It's exactly what he said. 455 00:27:02,288 --> 00:27:03,456 You got a readout? 456 00:27:06,584 --> 00:27:07,794 I was on the call. 457 00:27:10,505 --> 00:27:11,923 Wasn't I sending you to Kabul? 458 00:27:11,923 --> 00:27:17,011 Sir, no one is more surprised to find me here than I am. 459 00:27:17,011 --> 00:27:20,306 I don't know, ambassador. I haven't called the foreign secretary. 460 00:27:20,306 --> 00:27:25,269 You've been at post for an hour and you talked to the prime minister. Twice. 461 00:27:25,269 --> 00:27:26,687 They want us involved, 462 00:27:26,687 --> 00:27:31,234 but not if we're planning to attack an unstable regime without any evidence. 463 00:27:31,234 --> 00:27:34,028 Inform your friend the PM that Rayburn's a lot of talk. 464 00:27:34,028 --> 00:27:36,739 He's not planning to "light up" the Republic of Iran. 465 00:27:36,739 --> 00:27:39,951 They need to hear it from you. On its face, it's credible. 466 00:27:41,869 --> 00:27:44,455 We have an elderly president who just lost the House 467 00:27:44,455 --> 00:27:48,918 and we have a young VP who'd be glad to prove she likes to blow things up. 468 00:27:48,918 --> 00:27:52,672 That is my problem. Not yours. 469 00:27:53,631 --> 00:27:57,385 Not if they can't get you on the phone, sir, then apparently it's mine. 470 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:03,099 He'll keep the president off the air for a day. 471 00:28:03,891 --> 00:28:06,310 - One? - Doesn't help, does it? 472 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:11,107 It's not nothing. They'll appreciate its non-nothingness. 473 00:28:12,191 --> 00:28:13,609 Very close to nothing. 474 00:28:41,179 --> 00:28:43,347 [man] Raymond Braysdale, MP Aberconwy. 475 00:28:48,227 --> 00:28:50,313 [Stuart] Ambassador Wyler, United States. 476 00:28:59,030 --> 00:29:00,364 [inaudible dialogue] 477 00:29:08,456 --> 00:29:09,540 Ma'am, look at me. 478 00:29:10,416 --> 00:29:12,335 Mr. Wyler's here. Does he know Meg--? 479 00:29:12,335 --> 00:29:13,544 Don't look over there. 480 00:29:14,212 --> 00:29:16,380 - Does he know Meg Roylin? - I don't know. 481 00:29:16,380 --> 00:29:18,966 - Is he talking to Meg whoever? - Roylin. 482 00:29:19,467 --> 00:29:21,803 - Is that a problem? - She's a Tory operative. 483 00:29:21,803 --> 00:29:24,472 She built the strategy behind Trowbridge's campaign. 484 00:29:24,472 --> 00:29:26,516 Then he fired her when the papers started saying 485 00:29:26,516 --> 00:29:28,601 she was the brains behind the operation. 486 00:29:28,601 --> 00:29:31,979 She takes racists and turns them into lovable guys 487 00:29:31,979 --> 00:29:34,482 you wish had time to coach peewee soccer. 488 00:29:35,024 --> 00:29:38,361 Remember I told you there would be a price? For Dennison? 489 00:29:40,738 --> 00:29:41,948 [cell phone ringing] 490 00:29:46,869 --> 00:29:48,871 - [Hal] Hey. - Stop moving. 491 00:29:48,871 --> 00:29:52,333 - How did it go at the Foreign Office? - You know exactly how it went. 492 00:29:52,333 --> 00:29:55,503 I'll be right there, but I got someone I want you to meet. 493 00:29:55,503 --> 00:29:57,880 - No. Absolutely no. - [Hal] Uh-oh. 494 00:29:58,548 --> 00:30:01,008 Bad connection. Come on. 495 00:30:02,426 --> 00:30:04,220 Now you've met my husband. 496 00:30:08,683 --> 00:30:09,517 Pull her. 497 00:30:10,935 --> 00:30:11,936 Really? 498 00:30:11,936 --> 00:30:15,481 Your first media hit in the country can't be a candid with Meg Roylin. 499 00:30:15,481 --> 00:30:17,775 Pardon us. Thank you, thank you. 500 00:30:18,776 --> 00:30:21,612 Step aside, please. Pardon us. Step aside, please. 501 00:30:21,612 --> 00:30:24,073 - This way, ma'am. - Step aside. Metropolitan Police. 502 00:30:24,073 --> 00:30:25,533 - This is a lot. - This way. 503 00:30:25,533 --> 00:30:27,618 She's not in cardiac arrest. We're just trying to go. 504 00:30:27,618 --> 00:30:29,287 [Martin] Sir? Thank you, sir. 505 00:30:31,747 --> 00:30:32,957 - Not today. - So sorry. 506 00:30:32,957 --> 00:30:35,418 Not to worry. I'll call you. Thank you. 507 00:30:42,174 --> 00:30:45,428 - [man] Sir, your name, please? - Ambassador Wyler, United States. 508 00:30:48,723 --> 00:30:50,182 [camera shutter clicks] 509 00:31:00,109 --> 00:31:02,778 - Are you okay? - Twitter said it was a threat on her life. 510 00:31:02,778 --> 00:31:07,241 We had Meg Roylin coming from one side and Jamie Taro of the Daily Mail on the other. 511 00:31:07,241 --> 00:31:09,452 I can't have that be the first image that shows up 512 00:31:09,452 --> 00:31:11,537 when you google "Ambassador Katherine Wyler." 513 00:31:11,537 --> 00:31:15,708 It says Ambassador Wyler's leaving the memorial right now. In a police car. 514 00:31:16,459 --> 00:31:19,086 - Clearly she's not. - Is it, perhaps, the other one? 515 00:31:20,338 --> 00:31:22,173 The other Ambassador Wyler. 516 00:31:23,257 --> 00:31:24,717 We got a call earlier. 517 00:31:24,717 --> 00:31:27,011 Mr. Wyler borrowed a vehicle. 518 00:31:27,720 --> 00:31:28,763 From the police? 519 00:31:29,513 --> 00:31:34,101 Oh. The press office sent a nice piece about you at the memorial-- Hang on. 520 00:31:34,727 --> 00:31:36,687 Uh, "U.S. Ambassador Wyler 521 00:31:36,687 --> 00:31:39,231 pays his respects at the Greenwich Naval Memorial 522 00:31:39,231 --> 00:31:42,944 on his first day as representative to the Court of St. James's." 523 00:31:42,944 --> 00:31:44,487 [phone rings] 524 00:31:44,487 --> 00:31:46,238 - Hmm. - [Ronnie] Stuart Hayford's office. 525 00:31:47,949 --> 00:31:48,783 Eidra. 526 00:31:51,077 --> 00:31:52,036 - Hi. - Hi. 527 00:31:52,703 --> 00:31:54,872 Members of parliament are canceling visits to Greenwich. 528 00:31:54,872 --> 00:31:57,500 Security concerns raised by your hasty exit. 529 00:31:57,500 --> 00:31:59,126 It was a misunderstanding. 530 00:31:59,126 --> 00:32:00,836 It's a fast boat. We can't see markings, 531 00:32:00,836 --> 00:32:03,547 but it definitely looks like the kind Iran's been stockpiling. 532 00:32:04,298 --> 00:32:05,257 Shit. 533 00:32:05,257 --> 00:32:06,717 - Yeah. - Why? 534 00:32:06,717 --> 00:32:07,760 Means it's Iran. 535 00:32:08,552 --> 00:32:10,262 Means it's an Iranian boat. 536 00:32:10,262 --> 00:32:13,057 Israeli satellites clocked it off the coast near Sirik. 537 00:32:13,057 --> 00:32:14,558 - Which is...? - In Iran. 538 00:32:15,393 --> 00:32:17,144 Is that something everyone knows? 539 00:32:17,144 --> 00:32:19,647 It's a very small coastal village in Iran. 540 00:32:20,231 --> 00:32:22,817 They lose track of it here, but the timing lines up. 541 00:32:23,734 --> 00:32:25,736 - When did this come in? - Few minutes ago. 542 00:32:25,736 --> 00:32:27,196 - Does State have it? - Ganon? 543 00:32:27,196 --> 00:32:30,658 - I'm sure he got it when we did. - You think my day holds? 544 00:32:31,242 --> 00:32:35,037 The Brits asked her to keep the president quiet until the carrier's in a safer spot. 545 00:32:35,037 --> 00:32:37,039 - And the White House agreed? - Ganon agreed. 546 00:32:37,039 --> 00:32:40,626 For a day. When there wasn't real evidence pointing at Iran. 547 00:32:40,626 --> 00:32:42,920 It's not an indictment. It's a boat. 548 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:45,548 In the right place at the right time. 549 00:32:45,548 --> 00:32:48,342 I should tell Dennison I got the day before it's gone. 550 00:32:48,342 --> 00:32:50,720 We gotta get you to your town hall. 551 00:32:51,595 --> 00:32:52,471 Your speech. 552 00:32:53,639 --> 00:32:55,933 Kill it. I hate speeches. 553 00:32:56,892 --> 00:32:58,477 Can you hang back a minute? 554 00:33:00,730 --> 00:33:02,773 The job is like 80% speeches. 555 00:33:05,526 --> 00:33:08,988 - They asked me to slow-roll her clearance. - Who? 556 00:33:12,950 --> 00:33:14,118 Ganon? 557 00:33:17,163 --> 00:33:18,164 Shit. 558 00:33:19,749 --> 00:33:21,584 There could be plenty of reasons for that. 559 00:33:21,584 --> 00:33:22,501 Really? 560 00:33:24,879 --> 00:33:26,922 No. He wants to get rid of her. 561 00:33:29,008 --> 00:33:29,842 Shit. 562 00:33:32,595 --> 00:33:35,473 - Why give her a day? - Probably thought it'd take that long 563 00:33:35,473 --> 00:33:38,601 to find a reason to get her out, but now we have her husband 564 00:33:38,601 --> 00:33:42,146 stealing a police car and conspiring with shady Tories. 565 00:33:42,146 --> 00:33:43,355 Can I use the SCIF? 566 00:33:47,985 --> 00:33:49,070 What do you think? 567 00:33:49,737 --> 00:33:50,571 - Of her? - Yeah. 568 00:33:51,197 --> 00:33:54,909 I'm impressed. I was dubious at first, but she turned me around. 569 00:33:55,534 --> 00:33:59,038 I think I'll ditch my plans to move to a place with better career opportunities 570 00:33:59,914 --> 00:34:02,500 so I can stand by her side for a tour that'll reinvigorate 571 00:34:02,500 --> 00:34:05,294 the special relationship and usher in a new American century. 572 00:34:06,295 --> 00:34:07,213 Give her a chance. 573 00:34:08,130 --> 00:34:11,967 I'm not fucking her, I'm fucking you. I'm trying to give you a chance. 574 00:34:16,889 --> 00:34:18,140 [phone ringing] 575 00:34:20,601 --> 00:34:21,435 What happened? 576 00:34:21,435 --> 00:34:23,687 The five people who know what's going on here... 577 00:34:23,687 --> 00:34:25,981 - Yeah. - The secretary of state's one of them. 578 00:34:25,981 --> 00:34:26,899 Right? 579 00:34:30,111 --> 00:34:32,029 - No. - What the fuck, Billie? 580 00:34:32,029 --> 00:34:34,532 - He doesn't need to know. - He's trying to shitcan her. 581 00:34:34,532 --> 00:34:38,202 - I'm sure he's not. - She wound up in a sit-down with the PM, 582 00:34:38,202 --> 00:34:41,372 thanks to the husband, who by the way, Jesus fucking Christ. 583 00:34:41,372 --> 00:34:43,290 He's a handful, but people love him. 584 00:34:43,290 --> 00:34:45,251 Ganon thinks she's eating off his plate. 585 00:34:45,876 --> 00:34:48,963 The president needs to say out loud that he asked her to take the lead here. 586 00:34:48,963 --> 00:34:50,464 It's not gonna happen. 587 00:34:50,464 --> 00:34:54,051 It's a test. The president wants to see if she can handle herself. 588 00:34:54,677 --> 00:34:57,263 - If she's afraid of Ganon... - She's not. 589 00:34:57,263 --> 00:34:59,265 That's the kind of information I need. 590 00:34:59,265 --> 00:35:00,724 It's why I read you in. 591 00:35:03,769 --> 00:35:05,563 Is that why you read me in? 592 00:35:05,563 --> 00:35:07,815 Or are you asking me to turn her into something? 593 00:35:08,899 --> 00:35:11,110 I don't know. Maybe. 594 00:35:11,110 --> 00:35:14,905 - That's the clarity I'm looking for. - I don't have a lot of clarity. 595 00:35:14,905 --> 00:35:16,615 I just spent three years building a VP 596 00:35:16,615 --> 00:35:19,201 who could take the torch from an old man and get us another term. 597 00:35:19,201 --> 00:35:21,120 This was not my plan. 598 00:35:22,121 --> 00:35:24,623 She handles things. We get people who can campaign. 599 00:35:24,623 --> 00:35:26,458 They can't handle anything and we're drowning. 600 00:35:26,458 --> 00:35:30,171 Oh, fuck that. You see an opportunity, you can't let it go by. 601 00:35:30,171 --> 00:35:33,424 Yeah, I can't. Who do you think taught me that? 602 00:35:37,136 --> 00:35:38,429 No, "atrocity." 603 00:35:39,013 --> 00:35:42,766 Atrocity. It means "killing people and hacking them up into little pieces." 604 00:35:45,477 --> 00:35:47,229 Darya, if you say "women's health," 605 00:35:47,229 --> 00:35:50,107 they think they're funding a yoga studio in Jalalabad. 606 00:35:51,108 --> 00:35:53,194 Listen, I gotta go. Okay. 607 00:35:55,321 --> 00:35:56,989 Ganon's trying to get rid of you. 608 00:36:00,576 --> 00:36:01,744 That was fast. 609 00:36:01,744 --> 00:36:03,913 An apology could take the edge off. 610 00:36:05,706 --> 00:36:08,042 He's trying to keep the Gulf from boiling over. 611 00:36:08,042 --> 00:36:10,628 I'm not calling him to say I made an oopsie. 612 00:36:11,253 --> 00:36:12,504 Might be worth it. 613 00:36:14,465 --> 00:36:17,509 Hmm. In a week, the Brits will have set the tone. 614 00:36:17,509 --> 00:36:20,387 - Ganon won't remember any of this. - Ma'am... 615 00:36:24,016 --> 00:36:26,518 you are not gonna be here in a week. 616 00:36:26,518 --> 00:36:28,270 You're not on the books yet. 617 00:36:28,812 --> 00:36:31,815 Ganon will have to do some explaining, but he'll blame Hal, 618 00:36:31,815 --> 00:36:33,567 which won't take much convincing. 619 00:36:35,611 --> 00:36:36,737 You called him Hal. 620 00:36:37,446 --> 00:36:38,280 First time. 621 00:36:40,574 --> 00:36:41,408 Sorry. 622 00:36:41,992 --> 00:36:45,788 Everyone does once they really know him. Guess you got the idea. 623 00:36:47,248 --> 00:36:48,374 I did. 624 00:36:55,547 --> 00:36:56,799 Maybe it's all right. 625 00:36:58,467 --> 00:36:59,718 What does that mean? 626 00:37:00,928 --> 00:37:05,557 You don't seem to be all that thrilled to be here. It's not Jalalabad. 627 00:37:06,350 --> 00:37:09,728 Someone is shooting missiles at boats in the Persian Gulf. 628 00:37:09,728 --> 00:37:12,648 Even I can get it up for averting another bloodbath 629 00:37:12,648 --> 00:37:14,441 - in the motherfucking Gulf. - Sorry. 630 00:37:15,442 --> 00:37:16,527 I was just asking. 631 00:37:24,410 --> 00:37:26,120 Who was gonna do the feature? 632 00:37:27,454 --> 00:37:28,289 The rehearsal. 633 00:37:28,289 --> 00:37:30,708 Me in a gown, with a horse. 634 00:37:30,708 --> 00:37:32,918 - British Vogue. - [groans] 635 00:37:34,878 --> 00:37:36,213 God, I hate this shit. 636 00:37:39,758 --> 00:37:40,843 What? 637 00:37:42,886 --> 00:37:44,555 You know who you can't fire? 638 00:37:46,557 --> 00:37:47,558 Cinderella. 639 00:37:52,146 --> 00:37:56,859 I'm not sure if this is the same schedule. I don't think anything has changed. 640 00:37:56,859 --> 00:37:59,445 Pensy, find Leonard if you could, please. 641 00:38:02,781 --> 00:38:06,535 The article won't be online till tomorrow, but they'll put pictures on the website. 642 00:38:06,535 --> 00:38:09,830 It's fucking brilliant. A media darling by sunup. 643 00:38:09,830 --> 00:38:11,957 - Fucking brilliant. - [Hal] It is. 644 00:38:13,042 --> 00:38:14,460 Told you you were ready. 645 00:38:14,460 --> 00:38:17,504 You and I did all the things we do to launch you. 646 00:38:18,339 --> 00:38:20,424 Drop-kicked me into the center of the action, 647 00:38:20,424 --> 00:38:24,345 so I can make promises I can't keep, while alienating my superiors 648 00:38:24,345 --> 00:38:27,389 for a strategically insignificant moment of access. 649 00:38:28,182 --> 00:38:32,186 And now we're distracting from the clusterfuck with a media splash 650 00:38:32,186 --> 00:38:34,688 designed to make me more attractive to women. 651 00:38:34,688 --> 00:38:35,689 You're a snob. 652 00:38:36,440 --> 00:38:37,274 Zip this. 653 00:38:37,274 --> 00:38:38,359 And a misogynist. 654 00:38:39,360 --> 00:38:42,613 You're the prime minister's new best friend and you're gonna be famous. 655 00:38:42,613 --> 00:38:44,698 I should be getting a blow job for that phone call. 656 00:38:44,698 --> 00:38:48,786 I didn't wanna be famous. You're so famous nobody wants to work with you. 657 00:38:57,044 --> 00:39:01,173 How is this a $1600 piece of clothing? It doesn't even have pockets. 658 00:39:01,965 --> 00:39:03,759 Makes your ass look fantastic. 659 00:39:11,850 --> 00:39:13,060 We look good. 660 00:39:24,947 --> 00:39:26,115 [Stuart] Wow. 661 00:39:26,115 --> 00:39:27,699 I'm not a dress person. 662 00:39:27,699 --> 00:39:30,035 - You're faking it spectacularly. - Okay. 663 00:39:30,661 --> 00:39:32,996 We'll start with candids for the Vogue spread, 664 00:39:32,996 --> 00:39:35,416 and then some formal portraits for us. 665 00:39:35,416 --> 00:39:37,251 The body count went up, 41 dead. 666 00:39:37,251 --> 00:39:38,544 Yeah. 667 00:39:38,544 --> 00:39:42,047 Oh, ma'am, ma'am. Uma is outside, whenever you're ready. 668 00:39:42,047 --> 00:39:43,257 - Uma? - The reporter. 669 00:39:43,257 --> 00:39:46,677 Okay. They may want more help with the search. 670 00:39:46,677 --> 00:39:49,555 There's a guy I should call at the Pentagon. 671 00:39:49,555 --> 00:39:51,682 Ma'am, I'll talk to the guy. 672 00:39:53,434 --> 00:39:55,602 And I talk to Uma. 673 00:39:55,602 --> 00:39:56,812 Give me your phone. 674 00:39:57,896 --> 00:40:02,025 His name is Gerald Tober. He runs maritime search and rescue. 675 00:40:05,612 --> 00:40:06,947 I used to do your job. 676 00:40:07,614 --> 00:40:09,241 It is better than this one. 677 00:40:11,243 --> 00:40:12,077 Ma'am... 678 00:40:13,162 --> 00:40:14,705 I am sorry about today. 679 00:40:14,705 --> 00:40:17,249 - You knew the thing with Dennison was-- - Don't worry about it. 680 00:40:18,125 --> 00:40:22,421 - Hal makes a lot of magic. Hard to resist. - Well, next time I'll know. 681 00:40:22,421 --> 00:40:25,174 You won't. It's like a drug. You can't say no. 682 00:40:26,341 --> 00:40:27,718 It's okay, he'll be gone soon. 683 00:40:29,011 --> 00:40:32,347 - He will? - Let's get a look at you. It's perfect. 684 00:40:33,098 --> 00:40:35,225 - I think it is. Right? - Absolutely. 685 00:40:35,225 --> 00:40:37,227 - Let's look at you in the light. - [Kate] Okay. 686 00:40:41,231 --> 00:40:42,065 Frances? 687 00:40:42,065 --> 00:40:43,192 Mr. Hayford. 688 00:40:46,236 --> 00:40:47,946 Why did you tell me about the sheets? 689 00:40:49,031 --> 00:40:52,367 - You said she checked the sheets. - In the Adams Suite. 690 00:40:52,868 --> 00:40:56,163 You asked for relevant information. It's a guest suite. 691 00:40:57,831 --> 00:40:59,791 They don't sleep in the same bed. 692 00:41:07,049 --> 00:41:10,260 [Kate] I don't wanna make your job any harder than it already is, 693 00:41:10,260 --> 00:41:13,931 but it would be great if there weren't any shots of me 694 00:41:13,931 --> 00:41:18,101 looking wistfully into the distance as I caress my own neck. 695 00:41:18,101 --> 00:41:20,562 - Ma'am, could I borrow you? - Mm-hm. 696 00:41:25,275 --> 00:41:27,277 Is Mr. Wyler leaving? 697 00:41:31,114 --> 00:41:32,199 Yes. 698 00:41:34,159 --> 00:41:35,202 Um... 699 00:41:35,953 --> 00:41:37,037 Is he coming back? 700 00:41:39,998 --> 00:41:43,919 He will get me on my feet, and then he will go. 701 00:41:45,921 --> 00:41:47,256 It is a two-person job. 702 00:41:47,256 --> 00:41:50,926 Mrs. Dursley can plan a menu without the help of Hal Wyler. 703 00:41:50,926 --> 00:41:53,470 - Yes, but-- - The president asked me to do him a solid. 704 00:41:53,470 --> 00:41:57,140 At what point do you think I should have raised the epic failure of my marriage? 705 00:41:57,140 --> 00:41:59,434 - Ma'am-- - This was fun, I feel like we're closer. 706 00:42:00,018 --> 00:42:01,812 I need to step away and change my shoes 707 00:42:01,812 --> 00:42:06,400 because Uma and Pippa think I'll project more power in a block heel. 708 00:42:10,153 --> 00:42:11,446 - [knocking on door] - [Hal] Yeah. 709 00:42:13,615 --> 00:42:15,158 You're getting divorced. 710 00:42:16,451 --> 00:42:17,286 No, we're not. 711 00:42:17,286 --> 00:42:20,872 - Does the White House know? - There's nothing to know. 712 00:42:21,373 --> 00:42:24,418 The ambassador says your-- Your marriage is over. 713 00:42:25,711 --> 00:42:26,795 Ever been married? 714 00:42:27,421 --> 00:42:30,007 This doesn't work if she's getting divorced. 715 00:42:30,007 --> 00:42:33,552 You can't slot someone in the vice presidency if she's getting divorced. 716 00:42:33,552 --> 00:42:34,845 She'll take me back. 717 00:42:36,805 --> 00:42:38,932 Okay. I gotta talk to Billie. 718 00:42:38,932 --> 00:42:40,767 You work it out with her and the president-- 719 00:42:40,767 --> 00:42:43,687 No. You don't tell anyone. She will take me back. 720 00:42:44,479 --> 00:42:45,314 I... 721 00:42:46,857 --> 00:42:53,113 do things that make her want to leave me, and I will not do them again. 722 00:42:53,905 --> 00:42:57,367 You were here two hours, made one call. The secretary of state wants to fire her. 723 00:42:57,367 --> 00:43:00,787 I'm a big pain in the ass but it doesn't work without me. 724 00:43:01,413 --> 00:43:02,247 Okay. 725 00:43:02,831 --> 00:43:06,752 Then tell her. If she wants it, fine, but I am not sneaking around. 726 00:43:06,752 --> 00:43:09,504 I can't tell her, she'll blow it! 727 00:43:10,297 --> 00:43:14,843 She hates cameras and microphones and people. 728 00:43:15,344 --> 00:43:17,471 Right now, she is cutting a fucking ulcer 729 00:43:17,471 --> 00:43:19,765 because she has to make nice with a reporter. 730 00:43:19,765 --> 00:43:22,309 Then who the fuck thought she should be vice president? 731 00:43:22,309 --> 00:43:23,810 She is the one you want. 732 00:43:24,519 --> 00:43:26,605 Not Grace Penn, not me. 733 00:43:26,605 --> 00:43:31,526 No one with the temperament to win a campaign should be in charge of anything. 734 00:43:31,526 --> 00:43:35,155 It's the most obvious rule in the world. No one who likes power should have it. 735 00:43:35,155 --> 00:43:38,158 You can't eliminate every public-facing piece of the job. 736 00:43:38,158 --> 00:43:39,576 That's why we're here. 737 00:43:40,869 --> 00:43:42,871 In a land of hats. 738 00:43:42,871 --> 00:43:46,917 She is a frog in a pot of water. We have six months. 739 00:43:46,917 --> 00:43:49,294 We can turn the heat up slowly, and she won't jump out. 740 00:43:49,294 --> 00:43:51,922 But you can't tell her you're boiling her alive. 741 00:43:52,881 --> 00:43:55,384 This metaphor gives me a lot of confidence. 742 00:43:55,384 --> 00:43:57,511 Billie says you're good at this. 743 00:43:57,511 --> 00:44:01,723 And I'm good at this, which we all know, despite the chaos which reigns around me. 744 00:44:01,723 --> 00:44:02,891 We can get her there. 745 00:44:03,934 --> 00:44:05,686 Not if she doesn't want it. 746 00:44:06,520 --> 00:44:07,354 Or you. 747 00:44:08,105 --> 00:44:10,315 Of course she wants me. She fucking loves me. 748 00:44:11,900 --> 00:44:14,152 You can't think about it too hard. It'll break your heart. 749 00:44:18,407 --> 00:44:21,785 [Frances] Step away please, if we could, while we have the light. 750 00:44:21,785 --> 00:44:23,036 Thank you. 751 00:44:23,662 --> 00:44:25,580 [photographer] To me. That's nice. 752 00:44:25,580 --> 00:44:27,999 Moving on to the carriage now, if you please. 753 00:44:27,999 --> 00:44:30,335 Thank you. I believe you have enough. 754 00:44:30,335 --> 00:44:32,504 Hey. Psst. 755 00:44:37,592 --> 00:44:38,927 They keep touching me. 756 00:44:40,137 --> 00:44:41,221 That's part of it. 757 00:44:42,097 --> 00:44:45,559 I scratched my face and picked a wedgie. I think I have lipstick on my ass. 758 00:44:46,643 --> 00:44:47,811 - Nothing. - Okay. 759 00:44:49,104 --> 00:44:49,938 Hey. 760 00:44:53,066 --> 00:44:54,276 You look incredible. 761 00:44:55,777 --> 00:44:57,154 Shall we go for a ride? 762 00:45:00,699 --> 00:45:03,076 Um... yeah. 763 00:45:03,785 --> 00:45:05,912 Mm-hm. Got it. 764 00:45:30,687 --> 00:45:31,688 [Pensy] Look at her. 765 00:45:34,691 --> 00:45:36,026 Just like a princess. 766 00:45:45,368 --> 00:45:46,369 Ambassador. 767 00:45:58,715 --> 00:46:01,760 If you put them back on and walk, they might soften. 768 00:46:01,760 --> 00:46:03,762 I think it will break my pelvis. 769 00:46:03,762 --> 00:46:05,931 This feels small. Is it a bit small? 770 00:46:05,931 --> 00:46:08,099 - It's a bit roomy in the shoulders. - Yeah. 771 00:46:08,099 --> 00:46:11,311 Why don't we get Jonathan to take us up to the van and get the tailor. 772 00:46:11,311 --> 00:46:13,897 - Are my pants a little short? - We'll take a look at that too. 773 00:46:13,897 --> 00:46:15,815 Okay. How are you doing? 774 00:46:17,025 --> 00:46:17,859 Thank you. 775 00:46:24,616 --> 00:46:25,742 May I fix your tie? 776 00:46:26,243 --> 00:46:28,787 - Yeah. I think I screwed up the knot. - Okay. 777 00:46:30,622 --> 00:46:31,957 [grunts] 778 00:46:31,957 --> 00:46:35,627 You're perfectly safe. This is very mild. You'll be yourself in no time. 779 00:46:35,627 --> 00:46:37,712 [suspenseful music playing] 780 00:46:55,814 --> 00:46:57,816 [music continues]