1
00:00:00,478 --> 00:00:02,870
Previously on "Designated Survivor"...
2
00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:05,600
I was sitting in my seat,
and then... everything went black.
3
00:00:05,610 --> 00:00:07,515
Chuck: And Congressman
MacLeish in his seat.
4
00:00:07,525 --> 00:00:09,335
This photo was taken six seconds later.
5
00:00:09,345 --> 00:00:11,046
- MacLeish survived.
- Because he wasn't there.
6
00:00:11,056 --> 00:00:13,212
Governor Royce, I am
ordering you to have your police
7
00:00:13,222 --> 00:00:16,082
stop harassing the
Muslim community in Dearborn.
8
00:00:16,092 --> 00:00:17,650
I've been thinking
about my Chief of Staff.
9
00:00:17,660 --> 00:00:19,251
I have decided to go with Aaron.
10
00:00:19,261 --> 00:00:21,412
I would like to appoint
you as my Special Adviser.
11
00:00:21,422 --> 00:00:22,821
Interpreter: I am Majid Nassar.
12
00:00:22,831 --> 00:00:25,391
Al-Sakar annihilated your government.
13
00:00:25,401 --> 00:00:27,726
Whatever cave, cavern,
or hole he's hiding in,
14
00:00:27,736 --> 00:00:29,456
I want you want you to
find me Majid Nassar.
15
00:00:30,739 --> 00:00:33,773
♪ ♪
16
00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:41,074
Advertise your product or brand here
contact www.OpenSubtitles.org today
17
00:00:42,584 --> 00:00:44,317
[Computer beeps]
18
00:00:47,589 --> 00:00:49,781
[Beeping]
19
00:00:49,791 --> 00:00:51,282
[Keys clacking]
20
00:00:51,292 --> 00:00:53,751
Come on, come on. Come on.
21
00:00:53,761 --> 00:00:54,886
[Indistinct shouting]
22
00:00:54,896 --> 00:00:56,229
[Beeping]
23
00:01:02,770 --> 00:01:04,490
- [Pounding on door]
- [Indistinct shouting]
24
00:01:06,041 --> 00:01:09,434
[Grunting]
25
00:01:09,444 --> 00:01:10,809
[Taser crackling]
26
00:01:19,053 --> 00:01:20,686
[Beeping]
27
00:01:23,925 --> 00:01:25,315
[Door creaks]
28
00:01:25,325 --> 00:01:28,085
- Good morning, Mr. President.
- Morning.
29
00:01:28,095 --> 00:01:30,232
Anything happen during
the three hours I slept?
30
00:01:30,242 --> 00:01:31,086
Per your orders,
31
00:01:31,096 --> 00:01:33,457
Pentagon's working around the
clock to find Majid Nassar.
32
00:01:33,467 --> 00:01:34,873
Schools have reopened.
33
00:01:34,883 --> 00:01:36,326
The Dow and the NASDAQ have
both resumed trading.
34
00:01:36,336 --> 00:01:38,115
They're both down sharply.
35
00:01:38,125 --> 00:01:40,164
Well, I guess today's not the
day to check on your IRA.
36
00:01:40,174 --> 00:01:41,798
Where are we at with security?
37
00:01:41,808 --> 00:01:43,466
Law enforcement's still on high alert.
38
00:01:43,476 --> 00:01:45,101
Ports, nuclear plants,
39
00:01:45,111 --> 00:01:47,003
soft targets like
malls and sports arenas.
40
00:01:47,013 --> 00:01:48,705
Here's a long shot... Any good news?
41
00:01:48,715 --> 00:01:50,273
Well, you slept three
hours last night, sir.
42
00:01:50,283 --> 00:01:52,008
Ah, the little things.
43
00:01:52,018 --> 00:01:53,766
Oh, there's one more thing.
44
00:01:53,776 --> 00:01:55,845
Hookstraten insisted on
being the first meeting of the day.
45
00:01:55,855 --> 00:01:58,281
My God, doesn't she ever sleep?
46
00:01:58,291 --> 00:02:00,149
- Morning, Wyatt.
- Morning, Mr. President.
47
00:02:00,159 --> 00:02:02,851
Congresswoman, what a pleasant surprise.
48
00:02:02,861 --> 00:02:04,387
Sir, it's been a whole week
49
00:02:04,397 --> 00:02:07,190
since Majid Nassar
confessed to the Capitol bombing.
50
00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:08,791
The entire country is
on pins and needles.
51
00:02:08,801 --> 00:02:10,193
Where are we on our search?
52
00:02:10,203 --> 00:02:11,194
We're working around
the clock to find him.
53
00:02:11,204 --> 00:02:12,861
As 50% of Congress,
54
00:02:12,871 --> 00:02:14,884
I think I deserve more
than a sound bite.
55
00:02:14,894 --> 00:02:16,103
Well, unfortunately,
56
00:02:16,113 --> 00:02:18,003
you don't have
clearance for more than that.
57
00:02:18,013 --> 00:02:20,814
Sir, every moment that
passes without finding Nassar
58
00:02:20,824 --> 00:02:22,383
is a moment for the American people
59
00:02:22,393 --> 00:02:24,184
to doubt your mettle for this job.
60
00:02:24,194 --> 00:02:27,021
I think this is when you offer
me your full support.
61
00:02:27,031 --> 00:02:29,456
Your boyish sincerity is
your best quality, sir.
62
00:02:29,466 --> 00:02:31,358
I hope you don't lose it.
63
00:02:31,368 --> 00:02:35,361
- I'm sorry to interrupt.
- If you don't mind, excuse us.
64
00:02:35,371 --> 00:02:37,271
Sir.
65
00:02:39,309 --> 00:02:40,400
What is it?
66
00:02:40,410 --> 00:02:41,431
It's Michigan.
67
00:02:41,441 --> 00:02:43,036
More violence against Muslims?
68
00:02:43,046 --> 00:02:44,727
No, but there's about to be.
69
00:02:44,737 --> 00:02:46,706
Governor Royce is using your
Elizabeth Vargas interview
70
00:02:46,716 --> 00:02:49,342
as justification to
start arresting Muslims again.
71
00:02:49,352 --> 00:02:51,544
He claims that your admission
that you were asked to resign
72
00:02:51,554 --> 00:02:53,336
makes you an illegitimate president.
73
00:02:53,346 --> 00:02:56,082
He's re-imposed the curfew and
banned public gatherings.
74
00:02:56,092 --> 00:02:57,440
I'm guessing the Bill of Rights
75
00:02:57,450 --> 00:02:59,475
wasn't on the
governor's summer reading list.
76
00:02:59,485 --> 00:03:00,260
The IAC...
77
00:03:00,270 --> 00:03:02,158
- The Islamic American Coalition.
- Uh-huh.
78
00:03:02,168 --> 00:03:03,756
They're planning a peaceful protest
79
00:03:03,766 --> 00:03:05,325
outside City Hall in Dearborn,
80
00:03:05,335 --> 00:03:06,859
but they have obvious concerns.
81
00:03:06,869 --> 00:03:08,561
The first time, the
violence was Royce's fault,
82
00:03:08,571 --> 00:03:10,329
- but if we let it happen again...
- It'll be ours.
83
00:03:10,339 --> 00:03:11,730
Sir, I think it's
time to tell the governor
84
00:03:11,740 --> 00:03:12,948
in no uncertain terms that we...
85
00:03:12,958 --> 00:03:14,323
What, with another phone call?
86
00:03:14,510 --> 00:03:16,067
No, we tried that. Look
how much good it did.
87
00:03:16,077 --> 00:03:17,336
What if we send a legal observer,
88
00:03:17,346 --> 00:03:18,737
monitor the demonstrations,
89
00:03:18,747 --> 00:03:20,572
make sure the governor doesn't
overstep his bounds?
90
00:03:20,582 --> 00:03:22,407
That's smart. Straight
out of the Kennedy playbook.
91
00:03:22,417 --> 00:03:24,497
Well, we don't have many
friends in the state, but...
92
00:03:26,421 --> 00:03:28,579
I can do it.
93
00:03:28,589 --> 00:03:30,581
It has to be someone we can trust,
94
00:03:30,591 --> 00:03:33,293
and who better than your newly
appointed Special Adviser?
95
00:03:34,395 --> 00:03:36,587
You sure?
96
00:03:36,597 --> 00:03:39,056
Absolutely.
97
00:03:39,066 --> 00:03:41,058
General Cochrane says he
needs to see you, sir.
98
00:03:41,068 --> 00:03:42,427
Fine. Send him in.
99
00:03:42,437 --> 00:03:44,094
Let's get you on a plane now.
100
00:03:44,104 --> 00:03:45,596
♪ ♪
101
00:03:45,606 --> 00:03:47,932
[Sighs]
102
00:03:47,942 --> 00:03:49,634
General, it's barely 7:00 a.m.,
103
00:03:49,644 --> 00:03:51,402
and I've already been ambushed
by the presumptive Speaker,
104
00:03:51,412 --> 00:03:53,604
and I am facing a
potential domestic crisis,
105
00:03:53,614 --> 00:03:55,896
so, please, choose your words wisely.
106
00:03:55,906 --> 00:03:58,375
I don't need to, sir.
We found Majid Nassar.
107
00:03:58,385 --> 00:04:00,618
♪ ♪
108
00:04:01,456 --> 00:04:07,034
- Synced and corrected by VitoSilans -
-- www.Addic7ed.com --
109
00:04:09,629 --> 00:04:12,322
♪ ♪
110
00:04:12,332 --> 00:04:14,758
[Horn honks]
111
00:04:14,768 --> 00:04:17,227
Beth: We consider ourselves blessed
112
00:04:17,237 --> 00:04:20,096
and ask only for privacy at this time.
113
00:04:20,106 --> 00:04:22,466
Man: This was the scene earlier today,
114
00:04:22,476 --> 00:04:25,126
as Congressman
MacLeish, the sole survivor
115
00:04:25,136 --> 00:04:27,337
of the Capitol attack, returned
to his D.C. home,
116
00:04:27,347 --> 00:04:28,338
- accompanied by his wife, Beth.
- Hey, you got a sec?
117
00:04:28,348 --> 00:04:30,073
Yeah.
118
00:04:30,083 --> 00:04:32,242
In other news, on the Hill today...
119
00:04:32,252 --> 00:04:34,310
This is what you want to show me?
120
00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:36,369
MacLeish's empty seat at
the State of the Union?
121
00:04:36,379 --> 00:04:37,487
Jason, he lied to me.
122
00:04:37,497 --> 00:04:39,648
He told me he was in his
seat when the Capitol blew up.
123
00:04:39,658 --> 00:04:41,150
The man spent his entire adult life
124
00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:42,651
in service to his country.
125
00:04:42,661 --> 00:04:44,653
You were supposed to get a statement,
126
00:04:44,663 --> 00:04:46,522
not turn him into a suspect.
127
00:04:46,532 --> 00:04:49,146
He got up at the exact right moment,
128
00:04:49,156 --> 00:04:50,158
like he knew what was coming.
129
00:04:50,168 --> 00:04:52,279
Hannah, there are a thousand reasons
130
00:04:52,289 --> 00:04:53,023
he could have gotten up...
131
00:04:53,033 --> 00:04:55,431
He was bored, he was
thirsty, he needed to take a leak.
132
00:04:55,441 --> 00:04:58,267
But conspiring with an international
terrorist network
133
00:04:58,277 --> 00:04:59,602
to blow up the Capitol?
134
00:04:59,612 --> 00:05:01,336
It's likely not one of them.
135
00:05:01,346 --> 00:05:03,171
Or here's another theory.
136
00:05:03,181 --> 00:05:05,516
Maybe he's not the golden
boy everyone thinks he is.
137
00:05:07,152 --> 00:05:10,279
Have I made a mistake
keeping you on this investigation?
138
00:05:10,289 --> 00:05:11,613
What?
139
00:05:11,623 --> 00:05:13,181
Look, I understand.
140
00:05:13,191 --> 00:05:15,350
If you need time to grieve, if you...
141
00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:18,193
No. I'm fine.
142
00:05:19,697 --> 00:05:22,323
I hope so.
143
00:05:22,333 --> 00:05:26,193
Because impugning
a congressman's reputation,
144
00:05:26,203 --> 00:05:28,563
it's not gonna
bring your boyfriend back.
145
00:05:28,573 --> 00:05:31,299
♪ ♪
146
00:05:31,309 --> 00:05:33,568
[Siren wails in distance]
147
00:05:33,578 --> 00:05:36,037
Mr. Essaway, my name is Emily Rhodes.
148
00:05:36,047 --> 00:05:37,704
I'm Special Adviser to the president.
149
00:05:37,714 --> 00:05:39,373
I just wanted to let you
know I'm on my way to Dearborn
150
00:05:39,383 --> 00:05:40,712
to monitor your protest today.
151
00:05:40,722 --> 00:05:43,710
Ms. Rhodes, I can't tell
you how much we appreciate that.
152
00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:45,235
Governor Royce can't get away
153
00:05:45,245 --> 00:05:47,148
with criminalizing innocent people.
154
00:05:47,158 --> 00:05:48,549
And the president has no
intention of letting him.
155
00:05:48,559 --> 00:05:50,651
- I'll see you soon.
- [Beep]
156
00:05:50,661 --> 00:05:54,087
Hey. Public Engagement said
you're headed to Michigan?
157
00:05:54,097 --> 00:05:56,056
- Yeah.
- Kick Royce's ass for me.
158
00:05:56,066 --> 00:05:57,724
I'll do my best.
159
00:05:57,734 --> 00:05:59,593
Man: Sammy Serafian is
an American operative
160
00:05:59,603 --> 00:06:01,361
who has been in Algeria six years
161
00:06:01,371 --> 00:06:02,729
working under nonofficial cover.
162
00:06:02,739 --> 00:06:05,499
16 months ago, he infiltrated Al-Sakar.
163
00:06:05,509 --> 00:06:07,267
This morning, we
received a message from him
164
00:06:07,277 --> 00:06:10,293
confirming a direct link between
Al-Sakar and the attack.
165
00:06:10,303 --> 00:06:11,737
It says here that he
found an unexploded ordnance
166
00:06:11,747 --> 00:06:13,340
with the same unique signature
167
00:06:13,350 --> 00:06:14,674
as the bomb from the Capitol site?
168
00:06:14,684 --> 00:06:16,242
Yes, sir, confirming without a doubt
169
00:06:16,252 --> 00:06:17,877
that Al-Sakar was behind the attack.
170
00:06:17,887 --> 00:06:18,934
Do we have a location?
171
00:06:18,944 --> 00:06:21,448
Serafian was able to
pinpoint Nassar's position...
172
00:06:21,458 --> 00:06:24,750
A compound in the tri-border
region between Mali and Niger.
173
00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:26,352
Satellite surveillance confirms
174
00:06:26,362 --> 00:06:28,247
multiple vehicles and a heavy perimeter.
175
00:06:28,257 --> 00:06:31,123
- And we think that's Nassar's security.
- Yes, Mr. President.
176
00:06:31,133 --> 00:06:33,425
On your order, F-18s can be deployed
177
00:06:33,435 --> 00:06:34,794
from the U.S.S. Eisenhower.
178
00:06:34,804 --> 00:06:36,428
We'll disable their air defense
179
00:06:36,438 --> 00:06:38,130
and reduce them to a stain in the sand
180
00:06:38,140 --> 00:06:39,264
within a matter of seconds.
181
00:06:39,274 --> 00:06:40,599
Where's Agent Serafian now?
182
00:06:40,609 --> 00:06:42,201
We've lost contact with him, sir.
183
00:06:42,211 --> 00:06:43,602
Chernow: We gave him
24 hours to evacuate.
184
00:06:43,612 --> 00:06:45,237
That was six hours ago.
185
00:06:45,247 --> 00:06:46,905
Sir, if we wait for him to surface,
186
00:06:46,915 --> 00:06:49,241
we may lose our
window to take out the enemy.
187
00:06:49,251 --> 00:06:50,175
And what's the probability
188
00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:51,576
that he's in the compound with him now?
189
00:06:51,586 --> 00:06:53,278
It's high, sir.
190
00:06:53,288 --> 00:06:55,114
So, in all likelihood,
if we bomb the compound,
191
00:06:55,124 --> 00:06:56,581
we'd be killing an American agent.
192
00:06:56,591 --> 00:06:57,746
He knew the risks, sir.
193
00:06:57,771 --> 00:06:59,699
I have to believe,
General, that he's in Algeria
194
00:06:59,724 --> 00:07:02,253
trying to help his
country, not get killed by it.
195
00:07:02,263 --> 00:07:03,614
We have the enemy in our sights,
196
00:07:03,639 --> 00:07:06,157
the man who destroyed all
three branches of our government,
197
00:07:06,167 --> 00:07:09,293
a thousand Americans.
198
00:07:09,303 --> 00:07:12,631
Are we gonna let one man
stand in the way of retribution?
199
00:07:12,641 --> 00:07:14,465
I need your orders, sir.
200
00:07:14,475 --> 00:07:16,834
♪♪
201
00:07:16,844 --> 00:07:18,972
What's it gonna be?
202
00:07:20,114 --> 00:07:22,648
Mr. President?
203
00:07:29,038 --> 00:07:32,031
Sir, your orders?
204
00:07:32,041 --> 00:07:34,534
[Telephones ringing]
205
00:07:34,544 --> 00:07:36,536
We're not bombing one of our own.
206
00:07:36,546 --> 00:07:39,405
Maintain surveillance on
Nassar and keep me informed.
207
00:07:39,415 --> 00:07:41,875
Until Serafian makes
contact, we do nothing.
208
00:07:41,885 --> 00:07:44,118
Understood?
209
00:07:45,288 --> 00:07:47,046
General, understood?
210
00:07:47,056 --> 00:07:48,414
Yes, sir.
211
00:07:48,424 --> 00:07:51,017
Thank you all.
212
00:07:51,027 --> 00:07:53,253
Algeria's agreed to support
us after the bombing, right?
213
00:07:53,263 --> 00:07:54,520
Yes, sir, they did.
214
00:07:54,545 --> 00:07:56,801
Okay, I want you to get President
Bishara on the phone.
215
00:07:56,826 --> 00:07:59,425
- Are you sure it's a good idea?
- I want to try a diplomatic approach.
216
00:07:59,435 --> 00:08:01,030
If we can get them to arrest Nassar
and everyone at the compound,
217
00:08:01,054 --> 00:08:02,866
- we won't need to use our military.
- [Cellphone rings]
218
00:08:02,890 --> 00:08:05,164
We can pull our own men
out as soon as he's in custody.
219
00:08:05,174 --> 00:08:07,333
Yes, sir. Excuse me a
moment. I'll be right there. Hey.
220
00:08:07,343 --> 00:08:09,725
Emily: Looks like I missed three
calls from you while I was in the air.
221
00:08:09,749 --> 00:08:12,404
Yeah, I just wanted to
say, about Michigan...
222
00:08:12,414 --> 00:08:13,335
What about it?
223
00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:15,407
Well, it's a situation out there,
224
00:08:15,417 --> 00:08:17,409
and... and people should be... careful
225
00:08:17,419 --> 00:08:18,710
when they're in a situation, you know?
226
00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:21,546
Aaron, are you worried about me?
227
00:08:21,556 --> 00:08:23,090
What? No. No.
228
00:08:23,115 --> 00:08:25,918
Look, I'm just saying... good
luck out there, all right?
229
00:08:25,928 --> 00:08:26,952
[Beep]
230
00:08:26,962 --> 00:08:28,720
[Beep]
231
00:08:28,730 --> 00:08:30,455
[Sirens wailing]
232
00:08:30,465 --> 00:08:33,333
♪ ♪
233
00:08:35,503 --> 00:08:37,429
[Police radio chatter]
234
00:08:37,439 --> 00:08:40,340
[Tires screeching]
235
00:08:41,609 --> 00:08:43,976
[Indistinct conversations]
236
00:09:03,364 --> 00:09:05,456
[Sighs]
237
00:09:05,466 --> 00:09:10,227
Governor Royce, this is quite
the welcome committee.
238
00:09:10,237 --> 00:09:12,396
Emily Rhodes, Special
Adviser to President Kirkman.
239
00:09:12,406 --> 00:09:14,264
I am here to observe the IAC's protest.
240
00:09:14,274 --> 00:09:15,683
Yeah, I know why you're here,
241
00:09:15,708 --> 00:09:17,968
and I suggest you and your
staff get back on that plane
242
00:09:17,978 --> 00:09:19,269
and return to Washington.
243
00:09:19,279 --> 00:09:21,671
Um, we're here to help, sir.
244
00:09:21,681 --> 00:09:24,307
Yeah, well, as President Reagan said,
245
00:09:24,317 --> 00:09:27,010
the nine scariest words in
the English language are,
246
00:09:27,020 --> 00:09:29,346
"I'm with the government,
and I'm here to help."
247
00:09:29,356 --> 00:09:30,414
Mm.
248
00:09:30,439 --> 00:09:33,116
I got enough to worry about without
you people interfering.
249
00:09:33,126 --> 00:09:34,406
Well, I'm sorry, sir,
250
00:09:34,431 --> 00:09:36,586
but that's not really a
decision for you to make.
251
00:09:36,596 --> 00:09:38,454
I'm here by orders of the president.
252
00:09:38,464 --> 00:09:42,692
Let me explain this again in
a way that you'll understand.
253
00:09:42,702 --> 00:09:44,460
The state of Michigan
254
00:09:44,470 --> 00:09:47,329
is off-limits to Tom
Kirkman, his staff, his plane,
255
00:09:47,339 --> 00:09:49,465
and most of all, his presidency.
256
00:09:49,475 --> 00:09:51,367
Understood?
257
00:09:51,377 --> 00:09:53,369
[Helicopter blades whirring]
258
00:09:53,379 --> 00:09:56,046
- [Indistinct shouting]
- [Camera shutters clicking]
259
00:09:59,184 --> 00:10:01,285
[Indistinct conversations]
260
00:10:03,655 --> 00:10:05,647
[Knock on door]
261
00:10:05,657 --> 00:10:08,182
Um, I'm sorry. I was very clear.
262
00:10:08,192 --> 00:10:09,718
My husband's not up to interviews.
263
00:10:09,728 --> 00:10:13,187
Mrs. MacLeish, I'm Special
Agent Hannah Wells, FBI.
264
00:10:13,197 --> 00:10:15,557
Your husband wanted me to
keep him updated on the case.
265
00:10:15,567 --> 00:10:19,093
Yeah. Okay, come in.
266
00:10:19,103 --> 00:10:23,531
And they keep coming
every day from all over.
267
00:10:23,541 --> 00:10:25,499
Kindness of strangers.
268
00:10:25,509 --> 00:10:27,868
Yeah, well, he's a symbol of hope.
269
00:10:27,878 --> 00:10:30,738
I was lucky. That's all. Morning.
270
00:10:30,748 --> 00:10:32,740
Morning, Congressman.
271
00:10:32,750 --> 00:10:36,444
Last time I saw you, you told
us to keep you updated, so...
272
00:10:36,454 --> 00:10:39,213
Like to show you a couple things.
273
00:10:39,223 --> 00:10:41,415
This was taken during
the State of the Union.
274
00:10:41,425 --> 00:10:45,494
This was taken seconds before the blast.
275
00:10:51,234 --> 00:10:53,894
I don't understand. Where was I?
276
00:10:53,904 --> 00:10:55,424
Well, that's my question, Congressman.
277
00:10:58,175 --> 00:11:01,522
Maybe you were right. Maybe
that is why I survived.
278
00:11:01,547 --> 00:11:03,803
Peter, the whole world doesn't
have to hear that story.
279
00:11:03,813 --> 00:11:05,638
Not the whole world, Mrs. MacLeish.
280
00:11:05,648 --> 00:11:07,407
Just me.
281
00:11:07,417 --> 00:11:09,276
- Oh, God. It's embarrassing.
- It's all right.
282
00:11:09,286 --> 00:11:13,279
Um, but I was at home in
Eugene with the girls.
283
00:11:13,289 --> 00:11:15,782
We'd gone to the mall to
get my oldest a dress
284
00:11:15,792 --> 00:11:17,383
for her winter recital.
285
00:11:17,393 --> 00:11:19,151
I-I just took my eyes off Lexy...
286
00:11:19,161 --> 00:11:20,720
That... that's our little
one... For a second, but...
287
00:11:20,730 --> 00:11:22,455
when I turned around, she was gone.
288
00:11:22,465 --> 00:11:24,724
I-I lost my mind.
289
00:11:24,734 --> 00:11:27,460
I-I must have sent Peter 30 texts.
290
00:11:27,470 --> 00:11:29,161
But 10 minutes later,
291
00:11:29,171 --> 00:11:32,164
a kind woman dropped
her at the security station,
292
00:11:32,174 --> 00:11:34,500
and Lexy was eating an ice cream,
293
00:11:34,510 --> 00:11:37,136
not a care in the world.
294
00:11:37,146 --> 00:11:40,272
Uh, that's when I
heard about the Capitol.
295
00:11:40,282 --> 00:11:42,274
So you think he was trying to call you?
296
00:11:42,284 --> 00:11:44,276
There's no way he would
have ignored my texts.
297
00:11:44,286 --> 00:11:46,678
I'm sorry. Agent
Wells, is there a reason
298
00:11:46,688 --> 00:11:48,313
you're asking all these questions?
299
00:11:48,323 --> 00:11:49,581
Have I done something wrong?
300
00:11:49,591 --> 00:11:51,182
Well, you are the only survivor
301
00:11:51,192 --> 00:11:52,951
of an attack that
killed a thousand people.
302
00:11:52,961 --> 00:11:54,861
So I'm just trying to
find out what happened.
303
00:11:56,464 --> 00:11:57,589
All right.
304
00:11:57,599 --> 00:11:59,357
Thank you.
305
00:11:59,367 --> 00:12:03,428
Hey, Chuck, it's me. I
need you to do me a favor.
306
00:12:03,438 --> 00:12:06,498
Yeah, it's about Peter MacLeish.
307
00:12:06,508 --> 00:12:09,501
[Siren wails in distance]
308
00:12:09,511 --> 00:12:11,636
[Keys clacking]
309
00:12:11,646 --> 00:12:13,779
[Cellphone ringing]
310
00:12:15,583 --> 00:12:16,674
[Beep]
311
00:12:16,684 --> 00:12:17,588
Hello?
312
00:12:17,613 --> 00:12:19,443
Ma'am, this is Agent Ritter.
313
00:12:19,453 --> 00:12:21,211
Switchboard just notified me
314
00:12:21,221 --> 00:12:23,514
that there's a call from an
Immigration Detention Center.
315
00:12:23,524 --> 00:12:25,783
A woman named Maria
Serrano claims you're her lawyer.
316
00:12:25,793 --> 00:12:28,986
Yes. Um, okay, well, have
them put her through.
317
00:12:28,996 --> 00:12:30,160
Yes, ma'am.
318
00:12:30,185 --> 00:12:31,722
Maria: Mrs. Kirkman, it's Maria.
319
00:12:31,732 --> 00:12:34,324
Hey. Maria, what's... How are you?
320
00:12:34,334 --> 00:12:37,327
ICE got me arrested. I'm
going to be deported.
321
00:12:37,337 --> 00:12:39,463
Deported? What? My office...
322
00:12:39,473 --> 00:12:41,498
Well, it's not really my office anymore.
323
00:12:41,508 --> 00:12:43,200
Duncan is now handling your case.
324
00:12:43,210 --> 00:12:44,568
Have you spoken with him?
325
00:12:44,578 --> 00:12:47,637
Yes. He said there's nothing he can do.
326
00:12:47,647 --> 00:12:50,807
Please help me. They took my kids away.
327
00:12:50,817 --> 00:12:52,542
We cannot go back to Honduras.
328
00:12:52,552 --> 00:12:54,544
No, I know. I know you can't.
329
00:12:54,554 --> 00:12:56,546
Um, okay. You got to stay calm,
330
00:12:56,556 --> 00:12:59,683
and I'm gonna get into
this right now, okay, Maria?
331
00:12:59,693 --> 00:13:02,719
Woman: Does the president expect
the governor to just bow down?
332
00:13:02,729 --> 00:13:04,554
Carter, it's been seven days
333
00:13:04,564 --> 00:13:06,389
since Al-Sakar took
credit for bombing the Capitol.
334
00:13:06,399 --> 00:13:08,687
When can the American
people expect a response?
335
00:13:08,712 --> 00:13:10,759
Uh, the president is busy
meeting with his advisers,
336
00:13:10,769 --> 00:13:13,334
and, um... working up a strategy.
337
00:13:13,359 --> 00:13:14,663
Can you be any more specific?
338
00:13:14,673 --> 00:13:16,732
Uh... not really.
339
00:13:16,742 --> 00:13:18,767
- But the president does have a strategy?
- Of course he does.
340
00:13:18,777 --> 00:13:20,536
I mean, he's the president, isn't he?
341
00:13:20,546 --> 00:13:22,671
- So, how's it going here?
- That depends.
342
00:13:22,681 --> 00:13:24,673
Does Kirkman want a second term?
343
00:13:24,683 --> 00:13:26,374
Please, just, uh, let
me answer the question.
344
00:13:26,384 --> 00:13:27,743
I-I can assure you that the White House
345
00:13:27,753 --> 00:13:30,045
takes the situation most seriously.
346
00:13:30,055 --> 00:13:31,914
"Most seriously"? Who
is this guy, anyway?
347
00:13:31,924 --> 00:13:33,064
Carter Dunne,
348
00:13:33,089 --> 00:13:35,417
third Deputy Assistant
to the Press Secretary...
349
00:13:35,427 --> 00:13:36,306
Before the bombing.
350
00:13:36,331 --> 00:13:38,553
Now, as the kids say, The Man.
351
00:13:38,563 --> 00:13:40,689
The Prime Minister of
Great Britain and France
352
00:13:40,699 --> 00:13:43,925
have, uh... pledged
their support, should we need it,
353
00:13:43,935 --> 00:13:46,060
and there are others who
have reached out, as well.
354
00:13:46,070 --> 00:13:47,596
Well, you're gonna have to handle this.
355
00:13:47,606 --> 00:13:48,772
Why me?
356
00:13:48,797 --> 00:13:50,171
Because you're in communications,
357
00:13:50,196 --> 00:13:51,523
and you can form complete sentences.
358
00:13:51,547 --> 00:13:53,468
You're standing next
to me, so go fix it.
359
00:13:53,478 --> 00:13:54,736
- What's the magic word?
- Now.
360
00:13:54,746 --> 00:13:56,871
Not even close.
361
00:13:56,881 --> 00:14:00,407
Not only is Michigan under
attack from radicals,
362
00:14:00,417 --> 00:14:01,776
but our very democracy
363
00:14:01,786 --> 00:14:02,499
is being threatened
364
00:14:02,524 --> 00:14:06,447
by a man who has no right
to call himself president.
365
00:14:06,457 --> 00:14:08,883
Does the man have no shame?
366
00:14:08,893 --> 00:14:11,318
Well, he's got some
nerve, I'll give him that.
367
00:14:11,328 --> 00:14:14,888
As the elected
governor of this great state,
368
00:14:14,898 --> 00:14:17,591
it's my duty to protect its citizens.
369
00:14:17,601 --> 00:14:19,960
Why should I trust the federal
government to protect us
370
00:14:19,970 --> 00:14:21,962
while the fraudulent president
371
00:14:21,972 --> 00:14:24,298
holds its highest office hostage?
372
00:14:24,308 --> 00:14:25,907
Emily, you're on with the president.
373
00:14:27,711 --> 00:14:30,671
I'm watching Royce
now. What did he say to you?
374
00:14:30,681 --> 00:14:32,806
For starters, he's
refusing to let me leave the airport
375
00:14:32,816 --> 00:14:34,307
to observe the protest.
376
00:14:34,317 --> 00:14:35,596
Son of a bitch.
377
00:14:35,621 --> 00:14:37,510
And he's making sure the
cameras capture every moment.
378
00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:39,579
I think it might be
best if I come back to D.C.
379
00:14:39,589 --> 00:14:41,815
Every minute this
plays out on national TV
380
00:14:41,825 --> 00:14:43,016
weakens your position.
381
00:14:43,026 --> 00:14:44,393
No, how weak will our position be
382
00:14:44,418 --> 00:14:46,486
- if I don't even put up a fight?
- Well, if I come back now,
383
00:14:46,496 --> 00:14:47,787
we can rethink our approach and...
384
00:14:47,797 --> 00:14:49,355
No, no, wait. Hold on.
385
00:14:49,365 --> 00:14:51,791
- Wyatt?!
- Wyatt: Coming, sir.
386
00:14:51,801 --> 00:14:53,493
I got an idea.
387
00:14:53,503 --> 00:14:55,628
Just sit tight. I'll get back to you.
388
00:14:55,638 --> 00:14:56,996
[Camera shutters clicking]
389
00:14:57,006 --> 00:14:58,864
Now, I'm sending you with a full detail.
390
00:14:58,889 --> 00:15:00,618
Keep this with you at all times.
391
00:15:00,643 --> 00:15:01,578
You press it,
392
00:15:01,603 --> 00:15:03,670
and six agents will be surrounding
you in seconds.
393
00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:05,637
Mike, a panic button? Seriously?
394
00:15:05,647 --> 00:15:09,008
I'm going to my firm. You
don't need to worry.
395
00:15:09,018 --> 00:15:12,011
The only thing I'll be in
danger of is a few bad lawyer jokes.
396
00:15:12,021 --> 00:15:14,513
Mrs. Kirkman, it's my job to worry.
397
00:15:14,523 --> 00:15:16,716
You're too good.
398
00:15:16,726 --> 00:15:17,950
- [Beep]
- Hold on, ma'am.
399
00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:19,151
[Radio chatter]
400
00:15:19,176 --> 00:15:20,464
Copy that.
401
00:15:20,474 --> 00:15:22,621
Ma'am, the president needs
you. He said it's urgent.
402
00:15:22,631 --> 00:15:24,623
Really? Alex: Federalize the Guard?
403
00:15:24,633 --> 00:15:27,492
I thought we'd decided
that that was a nuclear option.
404
00:15:27,502 --> 00:15:29,861
It was. Governor Royce went there first.
405
00:15:29,886 --> 00:15:32,052
Now, is he within his legal rights?
406
00:15:32,062 --> 00:15:34,032
U.S. Code 12406...
407
00:15:34,042 --> 00:15:37,501
The president can
federalize the National Guard
408
00:15:37,511 --> 00:15:39,070
whenever there is a rebellion
409
00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:41,614
or threat of a rebellion against
the U.S. government.
410
00:15:43,384 --> 00:15:45,043
I think this qualifies.
411
00:15:45,053 --> 00:15:46,699
I thought you were an
immigration attorney.
412
00:15:46,723 --> 00:15:49,547
She aced Constitutional Law, too. Okay.
413
00:15:49,557 --> 00:15:51,716
How do I do this?
414
00:15:51,726 --> 00:15:54,719
You start by declaring a
state of emergency in Michigan.
415
00:15:54,729 --> 00:15:56,987
Yeah, then you notify General Hammond.
416
00:15:56,997 --> 00:15:59,657
He's the Joint Chiefs Chairman
of the National Guard Bureau.
417
00:15:59,667 --> 00:16:01,191
Get me General Hammond.
418
00:16:01,201 --> 00:16:02,893
All right.
419
00:16:02,903 --> 00:16:05,529
Tom...
420
00:16:05,539 --> 00:16:08,766
forcing a sitting
governor to cede power to the feds
421
00:16:08,776 --> 00:16:11,902
creates a monumental precedent.
422
00:16:11,912 --> 00:16:13,670
I know.
423
00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:16,206
But this is a tipping point.
424
00:16:16,216 --> 00:16:19,910
If I let Governor
Royce set up a police state,
425
00:16:19,920 --> 00:16:21,678
how can I stop the other 49 governors
426
00:16:21,688 --> 00:16:22,913
from doing the same thing?
427
00:16:22,923 --> 00:16:24,214
[Door opens, closes]
428
00:16:24,224 --> 00:16:25,916
It's time.
429
00:16:25,926 --> 00:16:28,426
Got General Hammond on
the line for you, sir.
430
00:16:36,102 --> 00:16:38,595
[Beep]
431
00:16:38,605 --> 00:16:42,098
General Hammond, this is the President.
432
00:16:42,108 --> 00:16:43,508
By my command, I am ordering you
433
00:16:43,533 --> 00:16:45,442
to federalize the
Michigan National Guard.
434
00:16:48,259 --> 00:16:49,815
The poor men and women
435
00:16:49,839 --> 00:16:51,720
who attended the State
of the Union address
436
00:16:51,745 --> 00:16:55,782
trusted the federal
government to keep them safe.
437
00:16:55,792 --> 00:16:57,150
You federalized the Guard?
438
00:16:57,160 --> 00:16:58,572
Tom: Royce doesn't know yet.
439
00:16:58,597 --> 00:17:01,488
He may have won the
battle, but we'll win the war.
440
00:17:01,498 --> 00:17:04,257
Lucky for us we have a
standing army at our disposal.
441
00:17:04,267 --> 00:17:06,259
Okay. What's the next step?
442
00:17:06,269 --> 00:17:08,627
General Muñoz will be the
man you'll deal with.
443
00:17:08,637 --> 00:17:10,462
His troops will escort
you past state police.
444
00:17:10,472 --> 00:17:12,464
He'll stay with you the
entire time you're in Michigan.
445
00:17:12,474 --> 00:17:15,501
This will all be over soon.
446
00:17:15,511 --> 00:17:18,271
Thank you for doing this. Goodbye.
447
00:17:18,281 --> 00:17:21,507
[Beep]
448
00:17:21,517 --> 00:17:22,941
Aaron: Sir?
449
00:17:22,951 --> 00:17:24,943
They're waiting for
you in the Cabinet room.
450
00:17:24,968 --> 00:17:26,751
Has the CIA found Serafian?
451
00:17:26,761 --> 00:17:29,415
No, but I have the president of
Algeria on the line for you.
452
00:17:29,425 --> 00:17:31,283
Okay.
453
00:17:31,293 --> 00:17:35,654
Man: [Speaking Arabic]
454
00:17:35,664 --> 00:17:38,290
Interpreter: My domestic
intelligence is certain...
455
00:17:38,300 --> 00:17:40,625
Majid Nassar is not in our country.
456
00:17:40,635 --> 00:17:42,493
With all due respect, Mr. President,
457
00:17:42,503 --> 00:17:44,762
our friends on the ground say otherwise.
458
00:17:44,787 --> 00:17:46,413
We need you to arrest Nassar
459
00:17:46,423 --> 00:17:48,433
and any other members of
the Al-Sakar terrorist group
460
00:17:48,443 --> 00:17:49,667
from the compound.
461
00:17:49,677 --> 00:17:52,411
Man: [Speaking Arabic]
462
00:17:54,482 --> 00:17:56,874
Interpreter: Your
friends must be mistaken.
463
00:17:56,884 --> 00:17:59,677
I'm sorry. I can't be of more help.
464
00:17:59,687 --> 00:18:02,980
Okay, Mr. President.
465
00:18:02,990 --> 00:18:05,850
We expect you'll notify
us if the situation changes.
466
00:18:05,860 --> 00:18:08,553
- Thank you.
- He's lying, sir.
467
00:18:08,563 --> 00:18:11,555
Well, General, we finally
agree on something.
468
00:18:11,565 --> 00:18:14,358
Bishara's own army has radical elements.
469
00:18:14,368 --> 00:18:15,625
They could be feeding him false Intel,
470
00:18:15,635 --> 00:18:17,361
telling him Nassar is not there.
471
00:18:17,371 --> 00:18:19,529
- Maybe.
- Our window to act is closing,
472
00:18:19,539 --> 00:18:21,531
especially now we've tipped off Algeria.
473
00:18:21,541 --> 00:18:24,001
Until we know our Agent
Serafian is safe, we do nothing.
474
00:18:24,011 --> 00:18:25,702
There's still no word, sir.
475
00:18:25,712 --> 00:18:27,358
But he does have 12
hours to make contact.
476
00:18:27,383 --> 00:18:28,972
Cochrane: And if we don't
hear from him within that time,
477
00:18:28,982 --> 00:18:30,474
then we have to assume the worst.
478
00:18:30,484 --> 00:18:31,875
- Meaning?
- Meaning, no matter what,
479
00:18:31,885 --> 00:18:33,377
in 12 hours, we pull the trigger.
480
00:18:33,387 --> 00:18:35,487
I understand. Thank you.
481
00:18:38,224 --> 00:18:39,883
It's about taking control.
482
00:18:39,893 --> 00:18:42,218
They're like a pack of wild dogs.
483
00:18:42,228 --> 00:18:45,221
Exactly. If they sense
fear in you, they attack.
484
00:18:45,231 --> 00:18:47,891
You can't let them intimidate
you, Carter.
485
00:18:47,901 --> 00:18:49,893
Look, there are three surefire ways
486
00:18:49,903 --> 00:18:52,395
for a press secretary
to die a quick death...
487
00:18:52,405 --> 00:18:55,698
You get hostile, you lie, or you guess.
488
00:18:55,708 --> 00:18:57,600
You do any one of those three
things, and you're done.
489
00:18:57,610 --> 00:18:59,502
And when I get a question that
I don't know the answer to?
490
00:18:59,512 --> 00:19:01,370
You deflect. "We're looking into it."
491
00:19:01,380 --> 00:19:03,506
"We don't have a
statement at this time."
492
00:19:03,516 --> 00:19:04,907
"We'll get back to you."
493
00:19:04,917 --> 00:19:06,204
"The President shares your concerns
494
00:19:06,228 --> 00:19:08,911
and is working
diligently to find a solution."
495
00:19:08,921 --> 00:19:11,747
Bingo. Now go tame those beasts.
496
00:19:11,757 --> 00:19:15,050
♪ ♪
497
00:19:15,060 --> 00:19:18,053
As the elected
governor of this great state...
498
00:19:18,063 --> 00:19:20,522
Congresswoman Hookstraten.
499
00:19:20,532 --> 00:19:22,624
Twice in a day. This is a treat.
500
00:19:22,634 --> 00:19:25,394
Still a standoff in Michigan.
501
00:19:25,404 --> 00:19:26,929
The president hasn't forgotten
502
00:19:26,939 --> 00:19:29,531
that Royce and I
are old friends, has he?
503
00:19:29,541 --> 00:19:31,934
Or do I need code-word
clearance for that, too?
504
00:19:31,944 --> 00:19:34,536
We have it under control.
505
00:19:34,546 --> 00:19:37,847
It's just you and I now,
Aaron. We can speak freely.
506
00:19:39,684 --> 00:19:41,317
You first.
507
00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:45,447
The truth is, your man is flailing,
508
00:19:45,457 --> 00:19:47,449
and it's not just
with this debacle in Michigan.
509
00:19:47,459 --> 00:19:49,717
It's on the Al-Sakar front, as well.
510
00:19:49,727 --> 00:19:50,952
That's not very generous, now.
511
00:19:50,962 --> 00:19:52,376
Spare me.
512
00:19:52,401 --> 00:19:53,541
The only reason he's doing anything
513
00:19:53,565 --> 00:19:55,089
is because you leaked that video.
514
00:19:55,099 --> 00:19:57,091
Don't deny it.
515
00:19:57,101 --> 00:19:59,593
I know a political
operator when I see one.
516
00:19:59,603 --> 00:20:03,564
He needed to be pushed,
and you gave him a shove.
517
00:20:03,589 --> 00:20:04,533
Smart man.
518
00:20:04,558 --> 00:20:06,228
So you... you came
here to compliment me?
519
00:20:06,238 --> 00:20:09,570
And to remind you that there
are people in this town
520
00:20:09,580 --> 00:20:12,105
who might appreciate
what an asset you are
521
00:20:12,115 --> 00:20:15,108
in ways that Tom Kirkman never will.
522
00:20:15,118 --> 00:20:18,111
You hitched your wagon to a footnote.
523
00:20:18,121 --> 00:20:21,114
Always a pleasure, Congresswoman.
524
00:20:21,124 --> 00:20:23,424
Aaron.
525
00:20:27,137 --> 00:20:28,688
Alex: Duncan.
526
00:20:28,698 --> 00:20:30,590
Duncan, when we spoke,
527
00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:33,292
you said that you could
handle the heavy lifting on my cases.
528
00:20:33,317 --> 00:20:34,287
And I am.
529
00:20:34,325 --> 00:20:36,100
Plus, I've got Parker doing
depositions for you.
530
00:20:36,124 --> 00:20:37,512
Veda's filing your appeals...
531
00:20:37,537 --> 00:20:40,700
So why is Maria Serrano calling
me from an ICE detention center?
532
00:20:40,710 --> 00:20:43,135
Because Homeland Security
is taking advantage of the fact
533
00:20:43,145 --> 00:20:45,605
that the courts have been closed.
534
00:20:45,615 --> 00:20:49,341
[Sighs] So they're arresting
anyone without a pending appeal.
535
00:20:49,351 --> 00:20:51,644
And, right, when the courts reopen,
536
00:20:51,654 --> 00:20:53,012
it'll be too late for us to file.
537
00:20:53,022 --> 00:20:55,347
- Got it.
- Our hands are tied.
538
00:20:55,357 --> 00:20:56,851
You know what kills me about this?
539
00:20:56,876 --> 00:21:00,452
If she'd just applied for
refugee status instead of asylum,
540
00:21:00,462 --> 00:21:02,854
ICE wouldn't have
even looked at her twice.
541
00:21:02,864 --> 00:21:05,057
If... If I'd just been
here, if I'd been in front of this,
542
00:21:05,067 --> 00:21:06,525
none of this would have happened.
543
00:21:06,535 --> 00:21:08,060
Alex, you didn't abandon them.
544
00:21:08,070 --> 00:21:09,828
You had a change in circumstance
545
00:21:09,838 --> 00:21:12,382
in a summer-blockbuster kind of way.
546
00:21:12,407 --> 00:21:13,883
Okay, but that doesn't
mean I'm gonna give up.
547
00:21:13,907 --> 00:21:17,636
[Sighs] Alex, you've spent
a career fighting for victims,
548
00:21:17,646 --> 00:21:19,170
but you're the First Lady now.
549
00:21:19,180 --> 00:21:20,413
So?
550
00:21:23,718 --> 00:21:26,653
And that has to
count for something, right?
551
00:21:31,992 --> 00:21:33,970
[Cellphone vibrates]
552
00:21:34,502 --> 00:21:36,728
_
553
00:21:38,832 --> 00:21:40,098
[Cellphone vibrates]
554
00:21:40,247 --> 00:21:42,341
_
555
00:21:42,369 --> 00:21:43,776
[Chuckles]
556
00:21:43,884 --> 00:21:45,753
_
557
00:21:45,806 --> 00:21:47,197
[Beep]
558
00:21:47,207 --> 00:21:49,066
[Cellphone vibrates]
559
00:21:49,076 --> 00:21:50,641
[Sirens wailing]
560
00:21:55,771 --> 00:21:58,484
_
561
00:22:00,420 --> 00:22:02,587
[Sirens wailing]
562
00:22:03,990 --> 00:22:05,548
[Tires screeching]
563
00:22:05,558 --> 00:22:08,593
[Indistinct shouting]
564
00:22:18,938 --> 00:22:21,930
Mr. President, Ms.
Rhodes is on the phone for you.
565
00:22:21,940 --> 00:22:23,932
Thank you.
566
00:22:23,942 --> 00:22:25,634
Em?
567
00:22:25,644 --> 00:22:26,969
Emily: Yes, I'm
walking to meet Muñoz now.
568
00:22:26,979 --> 00:22:28,204
Would you like to speak with him?
569
00:22:28,214 --> 00:22:30,147
Yes, please, put him on the line.
570
00:22:32,751 --> 00:22:34,577
General, Emily Rhodes,
571
00:22:34,587 --> 00:22:35,811
Special Adviser to the president.
572
00:22:35,821 --> 00:22:37,554
I have President Kirkman for you.
573
00:22:40,407 --> 00:22:42,150
This is General Muñoz.
574
00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:44,052
General, I wanted to
thank you for taking...
575
00:22:44,062 --> 00:22:45,555
Excuse me, Mr. Kirkman,
576
00:22:45,580 --> 00:22:47,909
but as the commanding officer
of the Michigan National Guard,
577
00:22:47,933 --> 00:22:49,625
it is my duty to inform you
578
00:22:49,635 --> 00:22:51,827
we refuse the order to federalize.
579
00:22:51,837 --> 00:22:53,261
You... you can't do that.
580
00:22:53,271 --> 00:22:54,415
The president has a right to...
581
00:22:54,439 --> 00:22:56,086
The Michigan State Guard stands behind
582
00:22:56,111 --> 00:22:59,975
its true Commander-in-Chief,
Governor James Royce.
583
00:23:02,213 --> 00:23:03,804
[Receiver clicks]
584
00:23:03,814 --> 00:23:04,980
Unbelievable.
585
00:23:08,410 --> 00:23:10,431
- Is it as bad as it looks?
- Worse.
586
00:23:10,456 --> 00:23:12,074
Michigan's on the verge of anarchy.
587
00:23:12,099 --> 00:23:14,044
And General Cochrane's pushing
me to launch an attack
588
00:23:14,054 --> 00:23:15,579
that could kill an American.
589
00:23:15,589 --> 00:23:17,120
And I'm actually considering it.
590
00:23:18,859 --> 00:23:20,853
My God.
591
00:23:22,429 --> 00:23:24,087
I never thought I'd be in a position
592
00:23:24,097 --> 00:23:26,656
to decide who lives or dies.
593
00:23:26,666 --> 00:23:28,967
Oh, Tom, come here. Come here.
594
00:23:30,803 --> 00:23:33,663
Do you remember the first
night that we were here,
595
00:23:33,673 --> 00:23:35,198
when we thought about running away?
596
00:23:35,208 --> 00:23:37,901
- [Chuckles]
- And you said no?
597
00:23:37,911 --> 00:23:40,570
That you felt that this
was something you needed to do?
598
00:23:40,580 --> 00:23:41,904
And I think you were right.
599
00:23:41,914 --> 00:23:44,073
There's too much at stake.
600
00:23:44,083 --> 00:23:47,585
If you listen to your instincts,
you will do the right thing.
601
00:23:48,879 --> 00:23:50,554
Well, all I'm saying is,
602
00:23:50,588 --> 00:23:52,682
it'd be a lot easier if
someone left behind a manual.
603
00:23:52,692 --> 00:23:55,217
- [Laughs]
- I guarantee you,
604
00:23:55,227 --> 00:23:59,088
past presidents didn't have
it all figured out, either.
605
00:23:59,098 --> 00:24:03,092
They were just people like
you, trying to do their best.
606
00:24:03,102 --> 00:24:06,015
♪ ♪
607
00:24:08,507 --> 00:24:11,466
Thank you.
608
00:24:11,476 --> 00:24:15,604
Hey, you came to me.
609
00:24:15,614 --> 00:24:18,039
Did you need my help with Maria Serrano?
610
00:24:18,049 --> 00:24:19,775
[Sighs]
611
00:24:19,785 --> 00:24:22,043
I'm not sure that using
executive privilege
612
00:24:22,053 --> 00:24:23,779
to do your wife a favor
613
00:24:23,789 --> 00:24:26,782
is exactly what our
Founding Fathers had in mind.
614
00:24:26,792 --> 00:24:28,450
What other choices do you have?
615
00:24:28,460 --> 00:24:30,919
I thought of going to
Kimble Hookstraten.
616
00:24:30,929 --> 00:24:32,120
Watch your back.
617
00:24:32,130 --> 00:24:33,654
I know.
618
00:24:33,664 --> 00:24:37,725
Ma'am. Sir, Emily's still waiting.
619
00:24:37,735 --> 00:24:39,501
What would you like to do?
620
00:24:42,540 --> 00:24:44,132
She's on speaker, sir.
621
00:24:44,142 --> 00:24:46,634
Em, it's time for you to
get on a plane and come home.
622
00:24:46,644 --> 00:24:47,723
What? No.
623
00:24:47,748 --> 00:24:49,136
I sent you there to observe a protest,
624
00:24:49,146 --> 00:24:50,604
not intervene in a coup.
625
00:24:50,614 --> 00:24:53,273
Wait. Just hear me out.
626
00:24:53,283 --> 00:24:55,609
Royce is a bully, right? And
how do you beat a bully?
627
00:24:55,619 --> 00:24:56,911
By standing up to him.
628
00:24:56,921 --> 00:24:57,973
We tried that.
629
00:24:57,998 --> 00:24:59,814
Well, what if we try it differently,
630
00:24:59,824 --> 00:25:01,682
change the rules of engagement?
631
00:25:01,692 --> 00:25:04,184
- Offer him a sit-down with you.
- He'll never go for it.
632
00:25:04,194 --> 00:25:05,271
He's made it abundantly clear
633
00:25:05,295 --> 00:25:06,840
what he thinks about my presidency.
634
00:25:06,865 --> 00:25:09,089
He will if it's
presented as his best option.
635
00:25:09,099 --> 00:25:10,790
No, I'm not willing to
try and win a political fight
636
00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:12,525
if it puts you at
risk. It's not worth it.
637
00:25:12,535 --> 00:25:13,693
I appreciate that.
638
00:25:13,718 --> 00:25:15,662
But I think I know a
way to get him to D.C.
639
00:25:15,672 --> 00:25:17,538
I just need you to trust me.
640
00:25:22,779 --> 00:25:24,170
You promise you'll be careful.
641
00:25:24,180 --> 00:25:26,172
Yes, sir.
642
00:25:26,182 --> 00:25:27,882
[Beep]
643
00:25:30,252 --> 00:25:33,546
I can assure you the
president is deeply committed
644
00:25:33,556 --> 00:25:36,115
to seeing the standoff in Michigan
come to a peaceful end.
645
00:25:36,125 --> 00:25:38,884
Woman: Is the president worried
his standoff with Governor Royce
646
00:25:38,894 --> 00:25:41,653
will damage his already tenuous
relationship with the American people?
647
00:25:41,663 --> 00:25:43,889
No, the president has more important
things to worry about.
648
00:25:43,899 --> 00:25:45,224
Man: President
Kirkman doesn't care about
649
00:25:45,234 --> 00:25:46,632
earning the country's confidence?
650
00:25:46,657 --> 00:25:48,424
No, what I mean is,
651
00:25:48,449 --> 00:25:49,933
it's more important to
get rid of Governor Royce
652
00:25:49,957 --> 00:25:51,660
than it is to worry about whether
people like him or not.
653
00:25:51,684 --> 00:25:53,899
The president wants to get rid of Royce?
654
00:25:53,909 --> 00:25:55,701
Is Kirkman planning to
remove a sitting governor?
655
00:25:55,711 --> 00:25:57,636
Does the president expect the
governor to just bow down?
656
00:25:57,646 --> 00:26:00,539
How is the president gonna
get rid of an elected governor?
657
00:26:00,549 --> 00:26:02,073
'Cause I don't think that's
going to happen.
658
00:26:02,083 --> 00:26:03,876
Is the president
planning an armed response?
659
00:26:03,886 --> 00:26:05,243
- Is there any indication...
- Is he leaving?
660
00:26:05,253 --> 00:26:07,045
The Kirkman White House, everyone.
661
00:26:07,055 --> 00:26:08,980
Wow.
662
00:26:08,990 --> 00:26:11,682
[Laughter]
663
00:26:11,692 --> 00:26:13,684
Sorry about that,
everybody. Carter, uh...
664
00:26:13,694 --> 00:26:15,220
Carter wasn't feeling very well.
665
00:26:15,230 --> 00:26:16,921
Uh, who are you?
666
00:26:16,931 --> 00:26:19,157
My name is Seth Wright.
667
00:26:19,167 --> 00:26:21,259
I'm a speechwriter. I
work for the president.
668
00:26:21,269 --> 00:26:23,361
To be clear, the top news story today
669
00:26:23,371 --> 00:26:26,063
has nothing to do with President
Kirkman's standing in the polls
670
00:26:26,073 --> 00:26:29,378
and everything to do
with the Islamophobia
671
00:26:29,403 --> 00:26:32,269
jeopardizing the fundamental
rights of American citizens.
672
00:26:32,279 --> 00:26:34,906
But I'm perfectly happy to answer
any relevant questions,
673
00:26:34,916 --> 00:26:36,007
one at a time.
674
00:26:36,017 --> 00:26:38,743
Yes.
675
00:26:38,753 --> 00:26:41,078
[Indistinct conversations]
676
00:26:41,088 --> 00:26:42,946
- [Beep]
- Emily: Isaac.
677
00:26:42,956 --> 00:26:45,082
Ms. Rhodes, the police
revoked our permit to protest.
678
00:26:45,092 --> 00:26:46,917
They're threatening to make arrests.
679
00:26:46,927 --> 00:26:49,386
I have a hundred people ready
to march on City Hall,
680
00:26:49,396 --> 00:26:51,255
but they're afraid of
what will happen if they do.
681
00:26:51,265 --> 00:26:52,856
I need you to forget about City Hall.
682
00:26:52,866 --> 00:26:54,391
The local police aren't worth the fight.
683
00:26:54,401 --> 00:26:56,860
Ms. Rhodes, no. No, we
can't back down now.
684
00:26:56,870 --> 00:26:58,595
I'm not asking you to.
685
00:26:58,605 --> 00:27:01,031
I'm asking you to take the
fight directly to Royce.
686
00:27:01,041 --> 00:27:02,707
How quickly can you get to the airport?
687
00:27:07,113 --> 00:27:09,280
♪ ♪
688
00:27:11,814 --> 00:27:12,919
_
689
00:27:13,100 --> 00:27:15,048
_
690
00:27:17,310 --> 00:27:20,349
_
691
00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:37,307
[Indistinct shouting]
692
00:27:42,047 --> 00:27:44,214
[Shouting continues]
693
00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:50,312
If you people don't
have a permit to be here,
694
00:27:50,322 --> 00:27:52,680
you need to leave immediately!
695
00:27:52,690 --> 00:27:54,324
[Shouting continues]
696
00:27:57,962 --> 00:27:59,921
I want to speak to the governor!
697
00:27:59,931 --> 00:28:04,025
So this is it? This is
Emily's master plan?
698
00:28:04,035 --> 00:28:07,328
I mean, how long before it
turns into a Selma or Kent State?
699
00:28:07,338 --> 00:28:09,030
Come on, Aaron, you of all people
700
00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:10,998
should acknowledge this
is a brilliant move.
701
00:28:11,008 --> 00:28:13,267
Governor Royce can't incite violence
on national television.
702
00:28:13,277 --> 00:28:14,701
He'll lose the moral high ground.
703
00:28:14,711 --> 00:28:15,877
Well, that's assuming
704
00:28:15,902 --> 00:28:17,138
that bigot cares
about the moral high ground.
705
00:28:17,148 --> 00:28:19,181
Governor, let's go.
706
00:28:20,817 --> 00:28:22,476
Is this really how you want today to end?
707
00:28:22,486 --> 00:28:25,479
With heavily armed soldiers
dragging peaceful protestors
708
00:28:25,489 --> 00:28:27,848
off to jail while the nation watches?
709
00:28:27,858 --> 00:28:30,017
You won't be the hero of that story.
710
00:28:30,027 --> 00:28:31,384
You think you're pretty
clever, don't you?
711
00:28:31,394 --> 00:28:33,186
I have an offer for you.
712
00:28:33,196 --> 00:28:35,334
Send these people home
and fly with me to D.C.
713
00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:36,489
for a sit-down with the president.
714
00:28:36,499 --> 00:28:37,891
Claim his attention as a victory.
715
00:28:37,901 --> 00:28:39,192
Spin it however you want.
716
00:28:39,202 --> 00:28:40,894
Why the hell should I go with you?
717
00:28:40,904 --> 00:28:42,228
Because standing
in the schoolhouse doorway
718
00:28:42,238 --> 00:28:43,796
didn't work for George Wallace,
719
00:28:43,806 --> 00:28:45,131
and it isn't gonna work for you.
720
00:28:45,141 --> 00:28:47,367
[Indistinct shouting]
721
00:28:47,377 --> 00:28:49,877
History will remember you for this.
722
00:28:52,215 --> 00:28:53,839
[Cellphone rings]
723
00:28:53,849 --> 00:28:55,449
Come on, Governor. What
are you gonna do?
724
00:28:57,353 --> 00:29:01,755
Sir, I'm afraid we have a
second mutiny on our hands.
725
00:29:03,225 --> 00:29:04,850
[Indistinct conversations]
726
00:29:04,860 --> 00:29:08,087
We have the F-18s in...
727
00:29:08,097 --> 00:29:09,388
Mr. President, I wasn't
expecting you, sir.
728
00:29:09,398 --> 00:29:11,223
That's pretty obvious, General.
729
00:29:11,233 --> 00:29:12,925
Is it true that you gave the order
730
00:29:12,935 --> 00:29:14,708
to take the Algerian
air defenses offline?
731
00:29:14,733 --> 00:29:16,395
Yes, sir.
732
00:29:16,405 --> 00:29:18,163
I ordered Cyb-Command at Fore Meade
733
00:29:18,173 --> 00:29:19,998
to set a glide path through
Algerian airspace.
734
00:29:20,008 --> 00:29:22,234
Without clearing it through
me or Algeria,
735
00:29:22,244 --> 00:29:24,403
which happens to be one of our allies.
736
00:29:24,413 --> 00:29:25,904
Correct me if I'm wrong, General,
737
00:29:25,914 --> 00:29:27,172
but is that not an act of war?
738
00:29:27,182 --> 00:29:28,381
It was necessary preparation.
739
00:29:28,406 --> 00:29:30,075
For an attack I have not authorized yet.
740
00:29:30,085 --> 00:29:31,534
You tried diplomacy. It failed.
741
00:29:31,559 --> 00:29:34,245
And now you're risking the entire
country to protect one person?
742
00:29:34,255 --> 00:29:36,247
I did what needed to be done.
743
00:29:36,257 --> 00:29:38,549
Well, General, one day,
if you become president,
744
00:29:38,559 --> 00:29:40,518
you can make that call.
745
00:29:40,528 --> 00:29:43,354
But as long as I am and one
of our own is unaccounted for,
746
00:29:43,364 --> 00:29:45,056
we do nothing
747
00:29:45,066 --> 00:29:47,092
that will jeopardize their
safety any further.
748
00:29:47,102 --> 00:29:48,889
I agreed to 12 hours.
749
00:29:48,914 --> 00:29:50,461
These terrorists came to our home.
750
00:29:50,471 --> 00:29:51,929
They killed our people.
751
00:29:51,939 --> 00:29:53,431
Any sacrifices we make
752
00:29:53,441 --> 00:29:55,233
to eradicate them from
the face of the Earth
753
00:29:55,243 --> 00:29:56,934
are sacrifices worth making.
754
00:29:56,944 --> 00:29:58,936
When a snake's in your kitchen,
755
00:29:58,946 --> 00:30:01,780
you don't invite it to
dinner, you cut off its head.
756
00:30:03,183 --> 00:30:05,050
You make a good point, General.
757
00:30:07,387 --> 00:30:10,380
And seeing that this is my kitchen...
758
00:30:10,390 --> 00:30:14,251
I am relieving you of your command,
effective immediately.
759
00:30:14,261 --> 00:30:16,787
- What?
- General, you are fired.
760
00:30:16,797 --> 00:30:20,065
♪ ♪
761
00:30:32,745 --> 00:30:35,053
The president is grateful
you've agreed to speak with him.
762
00:30:35,078 --> 00:30:38,002
Yeah, well, I didn't
have much of a choice.
763
00:30:38,012 --> 00:30:40,938
Look, I know you think I'm
a bad man, Ms. Rhodes,
764
00:30:40,948 --> 00:30:43,174
but the Christians and the
Jews didn't blow up the Capitol
765
00:30:43,184 --> 00:30:44,961
or run planes into the Twin Towers.
766
00:30:44,986 --> 00:30:45,843
Muslims did.
767
00:30:45,853 --> 00:30:48,145
No, sir. Extremists did.
768
00:30:48,155 --> 00:30:51,716
And persecuting innocent
people won't make any of us safer.
769
00:30:51,726 --> 00:30:54,284
[Chuckles] You're just like
your boss, aren't you?
770
00:30:54,294 --> 00:30:56,020
You think you know better
771
00:30:56,030 --> 00:30:57,354
than those of us
with decades of experience.
772
00:30:57,364 --> 00:30:59,323
In the years that I've
known Tom Kirkman,
773
00:30:59,333 --> 00:31:02,359
I have found him to be thoughtful
and reasonable.
774
00:31:02,369 --> 00:31:04,815
If you give him a
chance, I think you will, too.
775
00:31:06,706 --> 00:31:08,865
Rest of this looks
great. Just get rid of those
776
00:31:08,875 --> 00:31:10,700
two paragraphs, move
that up. Should be fine.
777
00:31:10,710 --> 00:31:12,836
Aaron: Did you hear the
rumor? There's a rising star
778
00:31:12,846 --> 00:31:14,505
in the White House Communications office.
779
00:31:14,515 --> 00:31:17,073
That's cold, man. Thank you.
780
00:31:17,083 --> 00:31:20,176
That poor guy is probably
halfway to Dubuque by now.
781
00:31:20,186 --> 00:31:21,978
I was talking about you.
782
00:31:21,988 --> 00:31:23,813
You know, half the press
corps just threatened to forfeit
783
00:31:23,823 --> 00:31:25,882
their credentials if I
didn't hire you as his replacement.
784
00:31:25,892 --> 00:31:27,884
You want me to be press secretary?
785
00:31:27,894 --> 00:31:30,386
Don't look so surprised.
786
00:31:30,396 --> 00:31:33,089
This administration can
use someone like you
787
00:31:33,099 --> 00:31:35,091
standing up there at
the podium every day.
788
00:31:35,101 --> 00:31:37,026
What do you mean, someone like me?
789
00:31:37,036 --> 00:31:40,763
What, you're gonna make me say it?
790
00:31:40,773 --> 00:31:43,332
You're smart. You're
likable. You're quick on your feet.
791
00:31:43,342 --> 00:31:47,110
Okay. By that definition,
so is a Dalmatian. Why me?
792
00:31:48,847 --> 00:31:51,073
You're also the son of Muslim immigrants
793
00:31:51,083 --> 00:31:52,541
at a time when American people
794
00:31:52,551 --> 00:31:54,543
associate the word
"Islam" with terrorism.
795
00:31:54,553 --> 00:31:57,179
Now, as press secretary, you can
help change that perception.
796
00:31:57,189 --> 00:31:58,747
You want to parade me around
797
00:31:58,757 --> 00:32:00,515
as the president's "friendly Muslim"?
798
00:32:00,525 --> 00:32:02,417
If that's what it takes to
start changing hearts and minds, yes.
799
00:32:02,427 --> 00:32:04,286
- Unbelievable.
- Hey, this is Washington.
800
00:32:04,296 --> 00:32:06,421
You seize opportunity when
it presents itself,
801
00:32:06,431 --> 00:32:09,123
whether you like the
motives behind it or not.
802
00:32:09,133 --> 00:32:11,459
[Chuckles]
803
00:32:11,469 --> 00:32:14,062
- Just take the job, man.
- Or what?
804
00:32:14,072 --> 00:32:16,064
You're gonna find somebody
else who looks like me to do it?
805
00:32:16,074 --> 00:32:17,465
Get out of my office.
806
00:32:17,475 --> 00:32:20,710
All right.
807
00:32:25,231 --> 00:32:28,810
I'm moved by Maria's story, but
I don't know what I can do.
808
00:32:28,820 --> 00:32:31,045
Congress is comprised of two people now,
809
00:32:31,055 --> 00:32:33,280
one of whom's
barely out of the hospital.
810
00:32:33,290 --> 00:32:35,282
Even if we could change policy,
811
00:32:35,292 --> 00:32:37,284
it would take months, if not years.
812
00:32:37,294 --> 00:32:38,920
But you were on the Subcommittee
813
00:32:38,930 --> 00:32:40,454
of Immigration and Border Security.
814
00:32:40,464 --> 00:32:42,155
Why don't you just come out and ask me
815
00:32:42,165 --> 00:32:44,925
what you came here to
ask me, Mrs. Kirkman?
816
00:32:44,935 --> 00:32:48,462
If you call Maria as a
witness before your subcommittee
817
00:32:48,472 --> 00:32:50,063
when the new Congress is seated...
818
00:32:50,073 --> 00:32:52,065
And she would be granted immunity,
819
00:32:52,075 --> 00:32:54,602
as long as she's expected to testify.
820
00:32:54,612 --> 00:32:59,305
If I call her to
this hypothetical hearing,
821
00:32:59,315 --> 00:33:01,942
I would be doing so as
a favor to you, ma'am.
822
00:33:01,952 --> 00:33:04,310
- A-And I'd be very grateful.
- A favor that I hope
823
00:33:04,320 --> 00:33:07,480
you would return one
day, should I need it.
824
00:33:07,490 --> 00:33:09,182
So you're saying I'd owe you.
825
00:33:09,192 --> 00:33:12,485
We all want to do the
right thing, Mrs. Kirkman.
826
00:33:12,495 --> 00:33:15,229
But the right thing is seldom free.
827
00:33:17,433 --> 00:33:19,525
[Grunting]
828
00:33:19,535 --> 00:33:22,128
Hey. So, I got your e-mail.
829
00:33:22,138 --> 00:33:23,829
So, this morning,
830
00:33:23,839 --> 00:33:25,932
you were obsessed
with the Capitol bombing,
831
00:33:25,957 --> 00:33:27,333
and now you want to be reassigned?
832
00:33:27,343 --> 00:33:29,935
I went back to MacLeish. You were right.
833
00:33:29,945 --> 00:33:31,336
Everything he said checked out.
834
00:33:31,346 --> 00:33:33,172
He had a good reason for
not being in his seat
835
00:33:33,182 --> 00:33:34,974
when the bomb went off.
836
00:33:34,984 --> 00:33:38,110
I tried to tear his story apart.
837
00:33:38,120 --> 00:33:42,214
I talked to mall security
in Oregon. I got phone records.
838
00:33:42,224 --> 00:33:45,317
I wanted him to be guilty of something
839
00:33:45,327 --> 00:33:48,237
so then I could blame him for
surviving when no one else did!
840
00:33:48,262 --> 00:33:50,029
[Breathing heavily]
841
00:33:59,941 --> 00:34:01,808
You know what the truth is?
842
00:34:04,279 --> 00:34:09,240
The truth is that Peter
MacLeish is just a lucky guy.
843
00:34:09,250 --> 00:34:11,209
He survived, and Scott didn't,
844
00:34:11,219 --> 00:34:13,978
and I need to start dealing with that.
845
00:34:13,988 --> 00:34:16,514
That's fair.
846
00:34:16,524 --> 00:34:19,517
You know, you are a pain in my ass
847
00:34:19,527 --> 00:34:21,985
more often than you're not?
848
00:34:21,995 --> 00:34:26,390
But you are also
passionate and persistent.
849
00:34:26,400 --> 00:34:28,392
And that's what makes you one
of the best agents I have.
850
00:34:28,402 --> 00:34:31,094
I could be just as passionate...
851
00:34:31,104 --> 00:34:33,664
working Cyber
Crimes or Healthcare Fraud.
852
00:34:33,674 --> 00:34:35,666
Send me to Michigan.
853
00:34:35,676 --> 00:34:37,843
I'll work on
civil-rights violations there.
854
00:34:39,579 --> 00:34:41,371
[Sighs] All right.
855
00:34:41,381 --> 00:34:43,339
If you want the
transfer, I'll put in the request.
856
00:34:43,349 --> 00:34:47,048
But do me a favor... you
sleep on this, because I know you.
857
00:34:47,073 --> 00:34:48,244
And you're gonna hate yourself
858
00:34:48,254 --> 00:34:51,188
if you quit just because it got hard.
859
00:34:57,063 --> 00:34:58,454
[Door opens]
860
00:34:58,464 --> 00:35:00,922
[Punches landing]
861
00:35:00,932 --> 00:35:02,424
[Grunting]
862
00:35:02,434 --> 00:35:04,501
[Indistinct conversations]
863
00:35:11,343 --> 00:35:13,736
President Kirkman, Governor Royce.
864
00:35:13,746 --> 00:35:15,603
Welcome to Washington, D.C.
865
00:35:15,613 --> 00:35:17,272
Thank you.
866
00:35:17,282 --> 00:35:19,040
Took some doing, but I
had a very nice conversation
867
00:35:19,050 --> 00:35:21,609
with your Special Advisor,
and I welcome this chance
868
00:35:21,619 --> 00:35:23,728
for an honest and open dialogue.
869
00:35:23,753 --> 00:35:26,414
Well, I think you'll find that I'm
not going to be very flexible on this.
870
00:35:26,424 --> 00:35:28,416
You see, I believe that all Americans,
871
00:35:28,426 --> 00:35:30,551
regardless of race or religion,
872
00:35:30,561 --> 00:35:32,119
should be afforded and protected
873
00:35:32,129 --> 00:35:34,088
by the same inalienable rights.
874
00:35:34,098 --> 00:35:35,757
- If I may...
- You may not.
875
00:35:35,767 --> 00:35:37,258
Governor, you violated the rights
876
00:35:37,268 --> 00:35:38,737
of the citizens of Michigan,
877
00:35:38,762 --> 00:35:40,461
and today you
conspired with the National Guard
878
00:35:40,471 --> 00:35:42,329
to defy a direct
order from the president.
879
00:35:42,339 --> 00:35:44,632
James Royce, I am
placing you under arrest
880
00:35:44,642 --> 00:35:47,350
for treason against the
United States of America.
881
00:35:47,375 --> 00:35:48,539
Marshals.
882
00:35:50,714 --> 00:35:52,472
Reasonable and thoughtful, huh?
883
00:35:52,482 --> 00:35:54,383
♪ ♪
884
00:36:03,281 --> 00:36:06,132
Mr. President, you lied to me.
885
00:36:06,343 --> 00:36:08,443
You said you'd trust
me to fix this, and I did.
886
00:36:08,453 --> 00:36:09,878
He was ready to talk to you.
887
00:36:09,888 --> 00:36:11,413
The governor was
using a national tragedy
888
00:36:11,423 --> 00:36:12,881
to further his own agenda.
889
00:36:12,891 --> 00:36:14,716
He broke the law. He's going to jail.
890
00:36:14,726 --> 00:36:18,119
I told him he could count on
you to be reasonable and just.
891
00:36:18,129 --> 00:36:20,455
[Exhales sharply]
892
00:36:20,465 --> 00:36:22,023
Did you know that during the Civil War,
893
00:36:22,033 --> 00:36:24,426
President Lincoln suspended
habeas corpus
894
00:36:24,436 --> 00:36:26,027
and arrested a legislator
895
00:36:26,037 --> 00:36:28,863
for trying to block Union
troops from going south?
896
00:36:28,873 --> 00:36:30,798
I did what I thought was best.
897
00:36:30,808 --> 00:36:31,933
For yourself.
898
00:36:31,943 --> 00:36:33,901
No. For the country.
899
00:36:33,911 --> 00:36:35,803
And I sent a message to
every other governor who thinks
900
00:36:35,813 --> 00:36:37,905
that they can question the legitimacy
of this presidency.
901
00:36:37,915 --> 00:36:40,074
And anyone who thinks that
they can usurp that
902
00:36:40,084 --> 00:36:42,810
needs to know that they will
face the consequences.
903
00:36:42,820 --> 00:36:44,946
You did a great job,
and I'm proud of you.
904
00:36:44,956 --> 00:36:47,815
And I am starting to realize
more than I ever wanted to
905
00:36:47,825 --> 00:36:49,116
that doing the right thing
906
00:36:49,126 --> 00:36:51,493
doesn't always make you feel good.
907
00:36:54,731 --> 00:36:56,790
Aaron: Mr. President.
908
00:36:56,800 --> 00:36:59,759
Sir, I have an update on Serafian.
909
00:36:59,769 --> 00:37:01,154
Good. So he's safe.
910
00:37:01,179 --> 00:37:03,130
A body was just delivered on
the embassy steps in Algiers.
911
00:37:03,140 --> 00:37:05,265
We're awaiting an I.D.
912
00:37:05,275 --> 00:37:07,875
- Ride with me.
- Sir.
913
00:37:09,213 --> 00:37:12,179
[Keys clacking]
914
00:37:17,621 --> 00:37:19,980
Mr. President, you're here late.
915
00:37:19,990 --> 00:37:22,148
Well, technically, I live here, so...
916
00:37:22,158 --> 00:37:24,618
it appears you're the one who's
here late. Please, sit.
917
00:37:24,628 --> 00:37:26,285
Thank you, sir.
918
00:37:26,295 --> 00:37:28,621
[Breathes deeply]
919
00:37:28,631 --> 00:37:31,157
Aaron told me that you turned down
the job of press secretary.
920
00:37:31,167 --> 00:37:32,825
I did, sir.
921
00:37:32,835 --> 00:37:35,027
It's a shame. I was the
one who offered it.
922
00:37:35,037 --> 00:37:38,164
Sir, with all due respect,
923
00:37:38,174 --> 00:37:40,833
I felt there were other
people far more qualified than I was.
924
00:37:40,843 --> 00:37:42,668
Rosemary Jones, for example,
925
00:37:42,678 --> 00:37:44,169
has three years experience
on Senator Ford's staff...
926
00:37:44,179 --> 00:37:45,771
Carter had a pretty good résumé, too,
927
00:37:45,781 --> 00:37:47,188
and look how that turned out.
928
00:37:48,751 --> 00:37:52,511
Aaron's motivations were political,
but mine were simple.
929
00:37:52,521 --> 00:37:54,880
I was just looking for the
right person for the right job.
930
00:37:54,890 --> 00:38:00,018
Today's crisis was racially motivated.
931
00:38:00,028 --> 00:38:02,187
Tomorrow's could be gun
control, a women's issue.
932
00:38:02,197 --> 00:38:05,031
I just wanted to have someone
on the podium that I respected.
933
00:38:07,719 --> 00:38:10,662
Come on, Seth. Don't make me beg.
934
00:38:10,672 --> 00:38:12,130
Can I count on you?
935
00:38:12,140 --> 00:38:14,332
It would be my honor, Mr. President.
936
00:38:14,342 --> 00:38:16,668
Good.
937
00:38:16,678 --> 00:38:18,803
'Cause if you thought today was intense,
938
00:38:18,813 --> 00:38:20,038
I'm gonna need you tomorrow.
939
00:38:20,048 --> 00:38:21,706
Why? What's going on tomorrow?
940
00:38:21,716 --> 00:38:24,809
I can't tell you, 'cause
it's classified.
941
00:38:24,819 --> 00:38:27,586
But I'll let you know when it happens.
942
00:38:30,191 --> 00:38:31,816
Get some rest.
943
00:38:31,826 --> 00:38:33,717
Thank you, sir. Good night.
944
00:38:33,727 --> 00:38:35,494
Thank you.
945
00:38:37,698 --> 00:38:39,823
[Exhales sharply]
946
00:38:39,833 --> 00:38:42,226
[Knock on door]
947
00:38:42,236 --> 00:38:44,228
I need you to be straight with me.
948
00:38:44,238 --> 00:38:47,364
Arresting Governor Royce...
Tell me that was your idea.
949
00:38:47,374 --> 00:38:49,700
I wish I could take the credit for that.
950
00:38:49,710 --> 00:38:51,234
But that was all Kirkman.
951
00:38:51,244 --> 00:38:54,278
Look, honestly, I-I didn't
think he had it in him.
952
00:38:55,982 --> 00:38:58,075
Still got that bottle?
953
00:38:58,085 --> 00:39:00,243
Yeah.
954
00:39:00,253 --> 00:39:02,913
He's turning into a different person.
955
00:39:02,923 --> 00:39:04,915
I mean, unless I
didn't really know him before.
956
00:39:04,925 --> 00:39:08,251
Look, Emily, this isn't HUD anymore.
957
00:39:08,261 --> 00:39:11,387
Your boss is the most powerful
man in the world.
958
00:39:11,397 --> 00:39:14,257
And he's gonna do things that
you might not agree with.
959
00:39:14,267 --> 00:39:18,261
And you need to be ready for
that, because it is your job,
960
00:39:18,271 --> 00:39:20,029
which, if I haven't said before,
961
00:39:20,039 --> 00:39:23,099
you happen to be pretty damn good at.
962
00:39:23,526 --> 00:39:25,067
Sorry.
963
00:39:25,077 --> 00:39:27,636
I didn't realize you were capable
of giving compliments.
964
00:39:27,646 --> 00:39:29,304
Guess I'm learning a
lot about people today.
965
00:39:29,314 --> 00:39:31,273
And to think I was worried about you.
966
00:39:31,283 --> 00:39:33,976
You were. [Chuckles] I knew it.
967
00:39:33,986 --> 00:39:35,277
Not that worried.
968
00:39:35,287 --> 00:39:37,980
Just... mildly concerned is all.
969
00:39:37,990 --> 00:39:40,624
[Clears throat] Shut up
and pour me a drink.
970
00:39:43,895 --> 00:39:46,288
[Glass clinking]
971
00:39:46,298 --> 00:39:48,223
[Indistinct conversations]
972
00:39:48,233 --> 00:39:50,292
Good evening. Thank you all
for, uh, staying so late tonight.
973
00:39:50,302 --> 00:39:52,294
I know we've called you
in a few times today.
974
00:39:52,304 --> 00:39:54,896
Uh, just a reminder...
My name is Seth Wright.
975
00:39:54,906 --> 00:39:58,299
Uh, earlier tonight, I was
named White House Press Secretary.
976
00:39:58,309 --> 00:40:01,002
You were very tough on my predecessor,
977
00:40:01,012 --> 00:40:02,904
so I know you're
gonna take it easy on me.
978
00:40:02,914 --> 00:40:04,305
[Laughter]
979
00:40:04,315 --> 00:40:08,643
Uh, to be honest, I
didn't want this job.
980
00:40:08,653 --> 00:40:11,812
But we live in a time in
which we're called upon
981
00:40:11,822 --> 00:40:14,915
to serve in ways we didn't anticipate.
982
00:40:14,925 --> 00:40:18,018
None of us is perfect.
983
00:40:18,028 --> 00:40:24,024
But we do our best because
this House is worthy of our best.
984
00:40:24,034 --> 00:40:27,461
We trust our instincts as
we fight our daily fights.
985
00:40:27,471 --> 00:40:29,905
Some we'll win.
986
00:40:30,974 --> 00:40:33,000
Some we won't.
987
00:40:33,010 --> 00:40:36,534
And some we'll only know in time.
988
00:40:40,317 --> 00:40:42,176
But we leave each night
989
00:40:42,186 --> 00:40:45,945
hopeful that today's
sacrifices have been worth it,
990
00:40:45,955 --> 00:40:49,882
that our instincts have
not led us astray...
991
00:40:49,892 --> 00:40:55,021
and that our best has been good enough.
992
00:40:55,031 --> 00:40:56,856
Thanks for indulging me.
993
00:40:56,866 --> 00:40:58,224
While I have you here, a
couple of quick announcements,
994
00:40:58,234 --> 00:40:59,859
and then you can get some sleep.
995
00:40:59,869 --> 00:41:01,727
[Insects chirping]
996
00:41:01,737 --> 00:41:04,205
♪ ♪
997
00:41:12,215 --> 00:41:13,280
[Cellphone ringing]
998
00:41:17,286 --> 00:41:19,244
- [Sighs]
- [Beep]
999
00:41:19,254 --> 00:41:21,012
This is Agent Wells.
1000
00:41:21,022 --> 00:41:23,248
Woman: Find room 105.
1001
00:41:23,258 --> 00:41:25,150
Wait. Who is this?
1002
00:41:25,160 --> 00:41:26,918
Find room 105,
1003
00:41:26,928 --> 00:41:30,021
and you'll understand
more about Peter MacLeish.
1004
00:41:30,031 --> 00:41:32,023
Hello?
1005
00:41:32,033 --> 00:41:34,025
Wait. Hello?!
1006
00:41:34,035 --> 00:41:36,169
[Breathing heavily]
1007
00:41:38,406 --> 00:41:40,639
[Indistinct conversations]
1008
00:41:45,813 --> 00:41:49,040
Mr. President.
1009
00:41:49,050 --> 00:41:50,908
- Mr. President.
- Mr. President. - Sir.
1010
00:41:50,918 --> 00:41:54,445
[Tom breathes deeply]
1011
00:41:54,455 --> 00:41:57,214
Did we get a positive
I.D. on Serafian's body yet?
1012
00:41:57,224 --> 00:41:58,991
Yes, sir, it's been confirmed.
1013
00:42:02,729 --> 00:42:05,022
That tragedy lands at my door.
1014
00:42:05,032 --> 00:42:07,224
I'm sorry.
1015
00:42:07,234 --> 00:42:10,560
Admiral Chernow, you are in command.
1016
00:42:10,570 --> 00:42:13,263
I would like to proceed with
the attack in Algeria as planned.
1017
00:42:13,273 --> 00:42:15,565
Sir?
1018
00:42:15,575 --> 00:42:17,942
Admiral... prepare us for war.
1018
00:42:18,305 --> 00:43:18,545
Support us and become VIP member
to remove all ads from OpenSubtitles.org