1 00:00:21,282 --> 00:00:25,503 Do you mind? I can't hear anything. 2 00:00:25,547 --> 00:00:27,679 Well, just trying to pass the time. 3 00:00:27,723 --> 00:00:30,073 Besides, there's nothing to hear yet, bud. 4 00:00:30,117 --> 00:00:32,032 El Presidente ain't home. 5 00:00:32,075 --> 00:00:34,599 Got to admit, though, 6 00:00:34,643 --> 00:00:37,950 I'm impressed these rebels can tell asses from elbows, 7 00:00:37,994 --> 00:00:41,084 let alone infiltrate and bug Sandino's palace. 8 00:00:41,128 --> 00:00:44,479 We're good teachers. Damn straight. 9 00:00:46,304 --> 00:00:48,785 God bless the CIA. 10 00:00:53,286 --> 00:00:54,932 Showtime. 11 00:01:22,929 --> 00:01:25,018 Yeah, they're in. 12 00:01:31,352 --> 00:01:34,442 Bug's still not up. 13 00:01:39,186 --> 00:01:42,493 - What the hell? - God... What just happened? 14 00:01:51,474 --> 00:01:54,132 I think our rebels decided to rebel on us. 15 00:01:58,683 --> 00:01:59,902 Go. 16 00:02:08,519 --> 00:02:10,841 A recent wave of student-led protesters 17 00:02:10,864 --> 00:02:13,263 have begun calling for President Sandino to step down, 18 00:02:13,275 --> 00:02:15,886 and he's been responding with brutal violence. 19 00:02:15,931 --> 00:02:18,368 Hundreds of civilians have already been arrested or killed 20 00:02:18,401 --> 00:02:21,235 in clashes with the police and pro-government paramilitaries. 21 00:02:22,381 --> 00:02:24,142 So Sandino continues 22 00:02:24,164 --> 00:02:25,989 his slide into authoritarianism 23 00:02:26,022 --> 00:02:28,459 and the populace is teetering on the brink of open revolt. 24 00:02:28,502 --> 00:02:31,046 Is about that the gist of the situation? 25 00:02:32,152 --> 00:02:35,633 Well, and if Nicaragua devolves into civil war, 26 00:02:35,677 --> 00:02:38,201 we could end up with the next Syria in our own backyard. 27 00:02:38,245 --> 00:02:40,290 Complete with refugee crisis. 28 00:02:40,334 --> 00:02:43,183 We've reached out to President Sandino, 29 00:02:43,463 --> 00:02:45,513 but he's refusing to engage. 30 00:02:46,247 --> 00:02:48,857 - Recommendations? - Travel ban, to start. 31 00:02:48,901 --> 00:02:50,373 That'll get his attention. 32 00:02:50,406 --> 00:02:52,017 Hundreds of thousands of Americans travel there 33 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,086 every year, a travel ban would be a significant blow 34 00:02:54,129 --> 00:02:55,233 to Nicaragua's economy. 35 00:02:55,276 --> 00:02:57,655 American business interests in Nicaragua as well. 36 00:02:57,699 --> 00:03:00,702 Well, I think a little short-term pain 37 00:03:00,745 --> 00:03:02,684 that may incentivize Sandino 38 00:03:02,718 --> 00:03:05,198 to stop killing his own people... 39 00:03:05,655 --> 00:03:08,079 Relations with Nicaragua have been a shambles 40 00:03:08,122 --> 00:03:10,879 since Sandino's father was president in the '80s. 41 00:03:10,913 --> 00:03:13,060 I doubt that Junior would respond well 42 00:03:13,112 --> 00:03:15,419 to unilateral U. S. pressure. 43 00:03:15,462 --> 00:03:17,733 I think it's worth finding out, sir. 44 00:03:17,766 --> 00:03:19,483 Based on our track record, 45 00:03:19,547 --> 00:03:22,158 I'm not too comfortable with it. 46 00:03:23,246 --> 00:03:26,554 Well, if I could put together a coalition of countries 47 00:03:26,597 --> 00:03:27,903 willing to jointly condemn 48 00:03:27,946 --> 00:03:29,687 and take action against Nicaragua, 49 00:03:29,731 --> 00:03:31,899 will the White House reconsider? 50 00:03:35,970 --> 00:03:38,086 Bring me a coalition with a plan, 51 00:03:38,130 --> 00:03:39,876 we'll see. 52 00:03:40,085 --> 00:03:43,784 Adele, get me a report on U. S. business interests in Nicaragua, 53 00:03:43,837 --> 00:03:45,573 and I want the latest whip count 54 00:03:45,616 --> 00:03:47,183 on the children's health care bill. 55 00:03:47,227 --> 00:03:49,054 You've got a call in to the whip's office, 56 00:03:49,098 --> 00:03:52,014 and Barry from Comms is waiting in yours. 57 00:03:53,834 --> 00:03:55,662 That meeting was supposed to start an hour ago. 58 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:57,916 Has he been in there this entire time? 59 00:03:57,950 --> 00:03:59,761 We've rescheduled so many times, 60 00:03:59,804 --> 00:04:01,953 he thinks you're trying to avoid him. 61 00:04:02,038 --> 00:04:04,040 All right, five minutes, 62 00:04:04,331 --> 00:04:06,196 then POTUS needs me on an urgent matter. 63 00:04:06,230 --> 00:04:07,448 Understood. 64 00:04:07,492 --> 00:04:09,694 You. With me. 65 00:04:10,902 --> 00:04:13,209 - I'm not avoiding you, Barry. - I'd dispute that, 66 00:04:13,253 --> 00:04:14,602 but I only have a couple minutes 67 00:04:14,645 --> 00:04:16,412 before Adele comes in here saying POTUS needs you. 68 00:04:16,435 --> 00:04:18,630 Well, then by the time she does, it'll probably be true, 69 00:04:18,695 --> 00:04:20,477 - so hurry up. - Okay, then. 70 00:04:20,521 --> 00:04:22,436 I've just about got you set up on Twitter and Instagram. 71 00:04:22,479 --> 00:04:25,265 Wonderful. I'm delegating social media 72 00:04:25,308 --> 00:04:27,013 to my intern, Stevie. What? 73 00:04:27,212 --> 00:04:29,085 I mean, uh, great, 74 00:04:29,171 --> 00:04:32,222 - but... what? - Ever since that video 75 00:04:32,256 --> 00:04:36,085 of me yelling at that homeless protestor lady went viral, 76 00:04:36,232 --> 00:04:38,800 Comms has been nagging POTUS 77 00:04:38,843 --> 00:04:40,936 that I need to "rehab" my online image. 78 00:04:41,083 --> 00:04:42,673 Sadly, he agreed. 79 00:04:42,717 --> 00:04:44,501 America doesn't want a bully in the White House, 80 00:04:44,545 --> 00:04:45,894 so we're gonna introduce them 81 00:04:45,937 --> 00:04:47,374 to the real Russell Jackson, someone who's likable, 82 00:04:47,417 --> 00:04:49,854 funny, human. 83 00:04:49,898 --> 00:04:51,552 You know, all the traits one looks for 84 00:04:51,595 --> 00:04:53,858 in the president's hatchet man. 85 00:04:53,902 --> 00:04:55,164 Anyhow, think you can handle it? 86 00:04:55,207 --> 00:04:57,880 Absolutely. Yes. Um, wh-what's involved, exactly? 87 00:04:57,997 --> 00:05:00,256 I'm emailing you a PDF of the White House guidelines, 88 00:05:00,300 --> 00:05:01,594 but it's really pretty simple. 89 00:05:01,637 --> 00:05:03,564 Feel free to share posts from other official accounts. 90 00:05:03,607 --> 00:05:06,131 Anything policy-intensive, run it past me, and beyond that, 91 00:05:06,673 --> 00:05:10,614 focus on making the COS feel... relatable 92 00:05:10,658 --> 00:05:13,400 to the average American. And here we go. 93 00:05:15,184 --> 00:05:16,725 Good God, where'd you get that picture? 94 00:05:16,759 --> 00:05:19,101 I look like J. Alfred Prufrock. 95 00:05:19,144 --> 00:05:20,885 I'll find a different one. 96 00:05:20,929 --> 00:05:22,147 Please. 97 00:05:22,191 --> 00:05:24,715 Russell, POTUS urgently needs you. 98 00:05:24,759 --> 00:05:27,892 Never mind, Adele. Clever Barry's onto us. 99 00:05:27,936 --> 00:05:30,460 I was just leaving, actually. DM me if you have any questions. 100 00:05:30,504 --> 00:05:31,679 Copy that. 101 00:05:33,529 --> 00:05:36,161 Sir, I just want to thank you for this opportunity. 102 00:05:36,205 --> 00:05:37,467 It's an honor. 103 00:05:37,511 --> 00:05:39,295 It's really not. 104 00:05:39,772 --> 00:05:42,037 Giants once held this office, 105 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:43,604 strode these halls. 106 00:05:43,647 --> 00:05:45,040 I won't make you look stupid. 107 00:05:45,083 --> 00:05:46,389 'Course you will. 108 00:05:46,783 --> 00:05:48,698 That's what social media does. 109 00:05:50,088 --> 00:05:53,483 Al Hague is laughing at me from Valhalla. 110 00:05:58,540 --> 00:06:00,406 Hey, Shane. How are you? What's up? 111 00:06:00,489 --> 00:06:02,518 Hey, big brother. Just checking in, 112 00:06:02,583 --> 00:06:04,102 see how my little girl's doing. 113 00:06:04,146 --> 00:06:05,582 Sarah got to the house this morning 114 00:06:05,626 --> 00:06:07,628 just in time for breakfast. It's gonna be really great 115 00:06:07,671 --> 00:06:09,219 to spend some time with her before she ships out. 116 00:06:09,253 --> 00:06:11,371 About that, do... 117 00:06:11,414 --> 00:06:15,462 deployments ever get... postponed or, uh, cancelled? 118 00:06:15,505 --> 00:06:18,378 Sure. But I don't think that'll be the case with Sarah. 119 00:06:18,421 --> 00:06:20,292 Medical units are always in demand. 120 00:06:20,336 --> 00:06:21,424 She's gonna be fine, Shane. 121 00:06:21,468 --> 00:06:23,339 Come on, man, she's going to Iraq. 122 00:06:23,383 --> 00:06:25,385 To a hospital in the Green Zone. 123 00:06:25,428 --> 00:06:27,343 Look, things are much quieter there 124 00:06:27,387 --> 00:06:28,997 than they were in the bad old days. 125 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:30,999 Most of her patients will be evac'd in 126 00:06:31,042 --> 00:06:33,001 from Syria or other parts of Iraq. 127 00:06:33,044 --> 00:06:35,090 It's highly unlikely that she'll be 128 00:06:35,133 --> 00:06:36,265 near any real combat. 129 00:06:36,308 --> 00:06:37,701 She put me in charge of her will, 130 00:06:37,745 --> 00:06:38,876 in case she is. 131 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:40,138 Oh, man. 132 00:06:40,182 --> 00:06:42,489 Well, that's got to be hard. 133 00:06:42,532 --> 00:06:44,621 She chose to specialize in trauma medicine, 134 00:06:44,665 --> 00:06:47,015 and she knew where she might be deployed, 135 00:06:47,058 --> 00:06:49,191 and she made that brave and noble choice anyway. 136 00:06:49,234 --> 00:06:52,455 Some comfort that'll be if, um... 137 00:06:53,148 --> 00:06:54,631 Look... 138 00:06:54,675 --> 00:06:56,503 can't you call in a favor? 139 00:06:56,546 --> 00:06:59,201 Or... just walk down the hall 140 00:06:59,244 --> 00:07:00,637 and ask your buddy, the commander in chief, 141 00:07:00,681 --> 00:07:01,943 to change her orders? Please? 142 00:07:01,986 --> 00:07:03,639 You know I can't do that. 143 00:07:03,699 --> 00:07:06,034 Right. Professor Ethics would never engage in something 144 00:07:06,077 --> 00:07:07,869 so unseemly. 145 00:07:07,922 --> 00:07:10,137 Did Sarah tell you that she was concerned? 146 00:07:10,201 --> 00:07:11,779 She didn't have to. 147 00:07:11,822 --> 00:07:13,781 My gut is telling me that she's not up for it. 148 00:07:13,824 --> 00:07:14,782 Hey, how about we be 149 00:07:14,825 --> 00:07:16,131 battle buddies? 150 00:07:16,174 --> 00:07:17,480 If you're worried about Sarah, 151 00:07:17,524 --> 00:07:18,873 you call me, and we'll get through it together. 152 00:07:18,916 --> 00:07:20,744 Or you pull a few strings, we don't have 153 00:07:20,788 --> 00:07:22,920 to get through at all-- more important, neither does she. 154 00:07:23,428 --> 00:07:26,039 I'm there for you, Shane. I'm there for Sarah. 155 00:07:26,073 --> 00:07:29,013 You know, I'm sorry I wasted your time. 156 00:07:35,063 --> 00:07:36,978 - So? - So what? 157 00:07:37,021 --> 00:07:39,284 - So, what's the plan? We've been trying to corral Nicaragua's neighbors 158 00:07:39,328 --> 00:07:41,243 while M-Sec makes a play to get China invol... 159 00:07:41,286 --> 00:07:43,811 Nobody cares about that. Buddy, don't hold out on me. 160 00:07:43,854 --> 00:07:45,334 Uncle Matty's here to help. 161 00:07:45,377 --> 00:07:47,031 What's Uncle Matty talking about? Nothing. 162 00:07:47,075 --> 00:07:48,380 Go away, Uncle Matty. 163 00:07:48,424 --> 00:07:49,965 Annelies is in New York this weekend. 164 00:07:50,017 --> 00:07:52,614 Annelies... Oh, the woman from the airport in Ireland. 165 00:07:52,678 --> 00:07:53,772 The chess player. 166 00:07:53,806 --> 00:07:54,865 Chess champion. 167 00:07:55,105 --> 00:07:56,976 How many other Annelieses do you know? 168 00:07:57,123 --> 00:07:58,173 Three. 169 00:07:58,216 --> 00:07:59,740 She's gonna be up there for a chess convention. 170 00:07:59,783 --> 00:08:01,306 They have those? 171 00:08:01,350 --> 00:08:04,140 And our boy is taking the Acela up after work to meet her. 172 00:08:04,265 --> 00:08:06,991 Now, because I'm his friend and I want him to be happy, 173 00:08:07,034 --> 00:08:09,663 - want to make sure that he has a sound plan. - We're about to brief M-Sec. 174 00:08:09,706 --> 00:08:11,186 - Could we not talk about this right now? - That's so great 175 00:08:11,229 --> 00:08:12,579 that you two have been staying in touch! 176 00:08:12,622 --> 00:08:14,102 Oh, they've been more than staying in touch. 177 00:08:14,145 --> 00:08:15,538 They're texting all the time, Skyping every night... 178 00:08:15,582 --> 00:08:16,800 Look, I appreciate the support, 179 00:08:16,844 --> 00:08:18,585 but I'm trying to manage expectations, which... 180 00:08:19,072 --> 00:08:22,138 - also means managing the flow of information. - Okay, first of all, ouch. 181 00:08:22,222 --> 00:08:23,700 Okay, look, if you must know, 182 00:08:23,723 --> 00:08:25,389 hopefully, I'll be able to jet out of here early. 183 00:08:25,432 --> 00:08:26,877 The plan is to meet up tonight for a drink, and if that 184 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:29,034 goes well we'll go out for our official first date tomorrow. 185 00:08:29,089 --> 00:08:30,444 - You're staying at the same hotel? - No, I'm trying 186 00:08:30,508 --> 00:08:32,275 to keep the whole thing casual, just let it breathe. 187 00:08:32,328 --> 00:08:33,948 You realize for someone trying to keep things casual, 188 00:08:33,991 --> 00:08:35,919 you're being incredibly uptight right now? 189 00:08:36,005 --> 00:08:37,168 Also hurtful. 190 00:08:37,212 --> 00:08:38,817 Well, maybe that's because I'm trying 191 00:08:38,860 --> 00:08:40,389 to maximize the potential for success 192 00:08:40,432 --> 00:08:42,783 as much as my stupidly complicated life will allow, 193 00:08:42,826 --> 00:08:44,509 ideally without the whole State Department 194 00:08:44,605 --> 00:08:46,569 breathing down my neck, so can we just get back to work? 195 00:08:46,613 --> 00:08:47,831 - Please? - Sure. 196 00:08:47,875 --> 00:08:49,838 Since apparently, we're just... work friends 197 00:08:49,901 --> 00:08:51,356 - who don't share things. - Oh, my God. 198 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:52,836 - All right, buddy. Keep me posted. - Yeah. 199 00:08:53,137 --> 00:08:54,660 A civil war in Nicaragua 200 00:08:54,714 --> 00:08:56,541 would be disadvantageous for everyone, 201 00:08:56,614 --> 00:08:59,103 our business interests in the region included. But... 202 00:08:59,147 --> 00:09:00,787 China doesn't believe that the situation 203 00:09:01,003 --> 00:09:02,352 is that precarious. 204 00:09:02,591 --> 00:09:04,565 And, I think, perhaps, 205 00:09:04,681 --> 00:09:08,263 President Dalton feels the same, or you wouldn't need China 206 00:09:08,336 --> 00:09:09,655 to make your threats for you. 207 00:09:09,698 --> 00:09:14,431 If we wait for the situation to become that precarious, 208 00:09:14,468 --> 00:09:16,897 then it may be too late for either of our presidents 209 00:09:16,993 --> 00:09:18,234 to intercede. 210 00:09:18,287 --> 00:09:19,768 Agree to disagree. 211 00:09:19,863 --> 00:09:21,735 Good day, Madam Secretary. 212 00:09:21,778 --> 00:09:23,867 God, I hate it when he does that. 213 00:09:24,251 --> 00:09:26,427 Please tell me you guys had better luck. 214 00:09:26,470 --> 00:09:27,523 Guatemala, 215 00:09:27,567 --> 00:09:29,811 Costa Rica, even Honduras have all agreed to join 216 00:09:29,855 --> 00:09:32,473 - a coalition to sanction Nicaragua. - All right, that's a start. 217 00:09:32,929 --> 00:09:34,716 - What about Russia? - I struck out. 218 00:09:34,790 --> 00:09:36,746 Avdonin was almost as apathetic as Chen. 219 00:09:36,787 --> 00:09:39,026 Yeah. Well, it's no secret 220 00:09:39,060 --> 00:09:41,838 that President Sandino is cozy with Russia, 221 00:09:41,924 --> 00:09:44,828 so... that was a big swing, anyway. 222 00:09:44,886 --> 00:09:47,053 A coalition without the U. S., Russia or China 223 00:09:47,097 --> 00:09:48,537 won't pack much of a punch. 224 00:09:48,599 --> 00:09:51,566 Forgive me if this is a rookie question, but... 225 00:09:51,631 --> 00:09:54,451 isn't the obvious move here to... 226 00:09:54,660 --> 00:09:56,216 lead with a... 227 00:09:56,249 --> 00:09:58,596 muscular position from the White House? 228 00:09:58,630 --> 00:10:01,432 Why is POTUS being so gun-shy about this? 229 00:10:01,485 --> 00:10:03,167 Well, I don't know. But, uh... 230 00:10:03,211 --> 00:10:06,657 let's try and come up with other ways 231 00:10:06,700 --> 00:10:08,956 to de-escalate the violence before I go back to him. 232 00:10:08,999 --> 00:10:11,785 If we can't get a travel ban, then we should at least issue 233 00:10:11,828 --> 00:10:14,371 a travel warning to protect our own people. 234 00:10:14,393 --> 00:10:15,533 Do it. 235 00:10:15,577 --> 00:10:17,467 And let's start putting together a plan 236 00:10:17,492 --> 00:10:20,648 in case U. S. citizens in-country need to evacuate. 237 00:10:20,723 --> 00:10:22,273 It may be too late for that, ma'am. 238 00:10:22,317 --> 00:10:24,329 This video posted by an American student 239 00:10:24,361 --> 00:10:25,796 working with a missionary group in Nicaragua, 240 00:10:25,829 --> 00:10:27,205 it's blowing up the Internet. 241 00:10:27,269 --> 00:10:28,886 My name is Bethany James, 242 00:10:29,024 --> 00:10:31,230 and I'm standing in Iglesia de Santiago 243 00:10:31,284 --> 00:10:33,334 in Managua, Nicaragua, where college students 244 00:10:33,439 --> 00:10:35,651 are fleeing for their lives from the police. 245 00:10:35,680 --> 00:10:39,121 Forces controlled by President Sandino opened fire 246 00:10:39,153 --> 00:10:42,198 on a peaceful protest against his oppressive government. 247 00:10:42,457 --> 00:10:44,700 Many are now seeking sanctuary in the church 248 00:10:44,764 --> 00:10:47,152 to avoid being gunned down in cold blood. 249 00:10:47,226 --> 00:10:49,758 I'm posting this video so the world will know 250 00:10:49,841 --> 00:10:53,679 that Sandino is a murderer and a dictator. 251 00:10:53,742 --> 00:10:55,582 Security forces have barricaded the church, 252 00:10:55,624 --> 00:10:57,118 but the students are refusing to surrender. 253 00:10:57,152 --> 00:10:58,812 So it's a standoff. 254 00:10:58,887 --> 00:11:02,531 With American missionaries caught in the crossfire. 255 00:11:07,817 --> 00:11:14,849 www.subtitulamos.tv 256 00:11:23,420 --> 00:11:25,162 Buddy, this is all gonna be fine. 257 00:11:25,206 --> 00:11:26,333 What are you talking about? 258 00:11:26,334 --> 00:11:27,945 The boss is about to hand us our asses 259 00:11:28,030 --> 00:11:29,802 because the rebels we vouched for 260 00:11:29,845 --> 00:11:31,755 planted a bomb instead of a bug. 261 00:11:31,785 --> 00:11:33,483 But he's not the last word on this. 262 00:11:33,907 --> 00:11:35,202 Trust me, 263 00:11:35,401 --> 00:11:37,647 the brass at Langley will call us heroes. 264 00:11:38,585 --> 00:11:41,234 Something tells me he'll beg to differ. 265 00:11:57,151 --> 00:11:59,457 Come in. 266 00:12:13,473 --> 00:12:14,909 What the hell happened out there? 267 00:12:14,943 --> 00:12:16,901 We don't exactly know yet. 268 00:12:16,945 --> 00:12:18,903 Sir. Let me tell you what I know. 269 00:12:18,947 --> 00:12:20,786 Thanks to your screw-up, 270 00:12:20,850 --> 00:12:23,244 the president of Nicaragua is badly injured. 271 00:12:23,396 --> 00:12:25,093 His wife is dead, 272 00:12:25,137 --> 00:12:27,052 and he's gone into hiding with his eight-year-old son, 273 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:28,782 who saw the whole thing. 274 00:12:28,913 --> 00:12:30,567 I'm so sorry, Chief Dalton. 275 00:12:30,611 --> 00:12:32,917 We vetted our assets for months. 276 00:12:35,659 --> 00:12:37,852 You hear that, gentlemen? 277 00:12:38,793 --> 00:12:41,193 That's the sound of a country on the brink of civil war. 278 00:12:41,225 --> 00:12:43,667 This, uh, fiasco 279 00:12:43,711 --> 00:12:45,974 will only send President Sandino 280 00:12:46,017 --> 00:12:47,497 further into the arms of the Soviets, 281 00:12:47,541 --> 00:12:50,275 and cement his hatred of the United States. 282 00:12:50,327 --> 00:12:51,713 Due respect, 283 00:12:51,736 --> 00:12:53,460 Sandino's just another commie bastard 284 00:12:53,503 --> 00:12:54,635 like the rest of them. 285 00:12:54,678 --> 00:12:56,201 The whole country's crawling with Cubans. 286 00:12:56,245 --> 00:12:57,333 Everyone from POTUS on down 287 00:12:57,377 --> 00:12:59,770 knows the endgame here is regime change. 288 00:13:01,265 --> 00:13:03,295 Personally, I think those rebels did us a favor 289 00:13:03,339 --> 00:13:04,880 by speeding up the process. 290 00:13:04,966 --> 00:13:06,603 I'm kicking you both off the case 291 00:13:06,647 --> 00:13:07,996 and out of the country. 292 00:13:08,039 --> 00:13:10,172 Langley can figure out what happens to you next. 293 00:13:10,215 --> 00:13:12,087 You can't... you can't do that. But... 294 00:13:12,130 --> 00:13:13,915 The hell I can't. Now get out of here 295 00:13:13,958 --> 00:13:16,178 so I can start trying to undo the damage you've done. 296 00:13:17,035 --> 00:13:18,223 Go! 297 00:13:27,609 --> 00:13:29,496 Our latest intel indicates 298 00:13:29,539 --> 00:13:32,890 that somewhere around 200 protesters have taken refuge 299 00:13:32,934 --> 00:13:34,675 in the church, including 300 00:13:34,718 --> 00:13:37,460 14 American missionaries. 301 00:13:37,504 --> 00:13:39,394 Several dozen of the protesters 302 00:13:39,422 --> 00:13:40,649 appear to be wounded. 303 00:13:40,706 --> 00:13:42,119 Gordon, 304 00:13:42,285 --> 00:13:43,955 what are our tactical options? 305 00:13:44,194 --> 00:13:45,659 Not great. 306 00:13:45,703 --> 00:13:48,079 We could send in a SEAL team with close air support, 307 00:13:48,123 --> 00:13:49,646 or tactical drone strikes 308 00:13:49,690 --> 00:13:52,083 to take out the forces surrounding the church. 309 00:13:52,127 --> 00:13:53,563 No. 310 00:13:54,309 --> 00:13:57,050 I'm not deploying the United States military 311 00:13:57,074 --> 00:13:58,720 against the Nicaraguan National Police. 312 00:13:58,845 --> 00:14:00,962 Mr. President, if I may, 313 00:14:01,005 --> 00:14:02,564 there's a bigger picture here. 314 00:14:02,739 --> 00:14:07,240 Russia has become heavily invested in Nicaragua 315 00:14:07,273 --> 00:14:09,250 during Sandino's presidency. 316 00:14:09,314 --> 00:14:11,059 In fact, they are constructing 317 00:14:11,102 --> 00:14:12,974 what we believe to be 318 00:14:13,017 --> 00:14:15,596 a covert listening post in-country. 319 00:14:15,667 --> 00:14:16,847 Unbelievable. 320 00:14:16,891 --> 00:14:19,589 It's like we're fighting the Cold War all over again. 321 00:14:19,633 --> 00:14:21,809 The current political instability 322 00:14:21,852 --> 00:14:23,811 could prove perfect cover 323 00:14:23,854 --> 00:14:26,814 for us to counter Russian influence 324 00:14:26,857 --> 00:14:29,338 by increasing our own intelligence assets 325 00:14:29,381 --> 00:14:30,644 on the ground. 326 00:14:30,687 --> 00:14:32,384 What are you suggesting? 327 00:14:32,428 --> 00:14:33,951 That we send in CIA 328 00:14:33,995 --> 00:14:35,649 to train these protesters in guerrilla warfare? 329 00:14:35,692 --> 00:14:37,607 Our adversaries are exploiting the chaos, sir. 330 00:14:37,651 --> 00:14:38,652 So should we. 331 00:14:38,695 --> 00:14:40,801 Let me be perfectly clear. 332 00:14:41,031 --> 00:14:44,005 We are not going back to the CIA Cold War playbook 333 00:14:44,048 --> 00:14:46,050 for Nicaragua or anywhere else. 334 00:14:46,094 --> 00:14:48,488 Those people down there are not our puppets. 335 00:14:49,489 --> 00:14:50,454 Well, I-I think 336 00:14:50,477 --> 00:14:52,448 the most important thing right now is that we get 337 00:14:52,492 --> 00:14:54,842 as many people out of that church alive as possible. 338 00:14:55,452 --> 00:14:58,019 And, sir, maybe you would reconsider 339 00:14:58,062 --> 00:15:00,769 instituting the travel ban, or 340 00:15:01,100 --> 00:15:04,460 any other financial means necessary to force Sandino 341 00:15:04,504 --> 00:15:06,593 to negotiate with us before... 342 00:15:07,327 --> 00:15:09,160 well, before it's too late. 343 00:15:09,905 --> 00:15:11,863 Do it, Bess. 344 00:15:11,917 --> 00:15:13,875 That'll be all. 345 00:15:21,653 --> 00:15:25,349 Good news. You're already up to 6, 000 followers on Twitter. 346 00:15:25,435 --> 00:15:26,694 I'm so happy. 347 00:15:26,841 --> 00:15:28,286 Got a sec to approve some posts 348 00:15:28,350 --> 00:15:30,355 that are a bit more on the fun side? 349 00:15:30,801 --> 00:15:32,140 Absolutely. 350 00:15:32,183 --> 00:15:34,272 The president of Nicaragua is threatening 351 00:15:34,316 --> 00:15:36,579 to commit mass murder in a church, 352 00:15:36,623 --> 00:15:38,649 and the ghouls in Congress are plotting 353 00:15:38,692 --> 00:15:41,192 to take away health care for millions of children, but sure. 354 00:15:41,236 --> 00:15:43,455 Seems like the perfect time to tell the world 355 00:15:43,499 --> 00:15:46,415 @RealRussJackson has a new set of golf clubs 356 00:15:46,458 --> 00:15:48,548 he just can't wait to try. 357 00:15:48,653 --> 00:15:50,985 You do? So, yeah. You know what? 358 00:15:51,028 --> 00:15:53,291 You're right. We can circle back on this later. 359 00:15:53,335 --> 00:15:55,049 Adele, I'm going off the grid 360 00:15:55,094 --> 00:15:56,773 for ten minutes. Look, just 361 00:15:56,817 --> 00:15:57,992 post whatever. 362 00:15:58,035 --> 00:16:00,037 I'm sure it's fine. 363 00:16:01,343 --> 00:16:03,301 Going off the grid? 364 00:16:03,953 --> 00:16:06,522 He's gonna go watch the Panda Cam from the National Zoo. 365 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:08,203 Helps his blood pressure. 366 00:16:08,235 --> 00:16:10,221 Wait. That's real? 367 00:16:11,018 --> 00:16:12,280 He really does that? 368 00:16:12,314 --> 00:16:14,242 He contains multitudes. 369 00:16:15,966 --> 00:16:17,459 What is happening? 370 00:16:17,513 --> 00:16:18,951 Everybody's working together? 371 00:16:19,005 --> 00:16:20,835 That is a nice surprise. 372 00:16:20,889 --> 00:16:23,516 Sarah McCord, you're a good influence on your cousins. 373 00:16:23,601 --> 00:16:24,716 Oh. Seriously, Dad. 374 00:16:24,770 --> 00:16:26,352 Does it look like Jason's helping? 375 00:16:26,407 --> 00:16:27,311 - Well... - The attitude 376 00:16:27,356 --> 00:16:29,360 - isn't helping. - Elizabeth apologizes, by the way; 377 00:16:29,403 --> 00:16:30,809 she's not gonna make it for dinner. 378 00:16:30,847 --> 00:16:32,735 She's stuck at work. What else is new? Oh. 379 00:16:32,870 --> 00:16:34,572 So, how was your day? 380 00:16:34,656 --> 00:16:38,641 Oh, it was great. Alison treated me to a much-needed spa day. 381 00:16:39,149 --> 00:16:40,963 I doubt I'm gonna have very much time 382 00:16:41,017 --> 00:16:43,097 for pampering in the Green Zone. 383 00:16:43,141 --> 00:16:45,584 But I will send you care packages, 384 00:16:45,669 --> 00:16:47,410 just the same. 385 00:16:47,670 --> 00:16:50,318 Russell's Twitter just reached 10, 000 followers! 386 00:16:50,381 --> 00:16:52,268 Isn't Russell just a little 387 00:16:52,312 --> 00:16:54,627 hotheaded to be trusted with his own Twitter account? 388 00:16:54,692 --> 00:16:55,927 Well, Dad, no one important 389 00:16:55,981 --> 00:16:56,964 manages their own social media. 390 00:16:57,141 --> 00:16:58,400 Yeah. Check it out. So, 391 00:16:58,443 --> 00:17:00,054 his feed really started blowing up 392 00:17:00,097 --> 00:17:02,534 after the National Zoo retweeted this post 393 00:17:02,578 --> 00:17:05,059 that I wrote about their Panda Cam. 394 00:17:05,501 --> 00:17:06,840 "Happy Birthday, Bei Bei!! 395 00:17:06,878 --> 00:17:08,663 "Love watching this little guy grow up 396 00:17:08,737 --> 00:17:10,578 "live via the @nationalzoo 397 00:17:10,673 --> 00:17:12,230 Giant Panda Cam!!" 398 00:17:12,253 --> 00:17:13,836 Birthday cake, birthday cake, 399 00:17:13,891 --> 00:17:16,679 balloons, smiley face with heart eyes? 400 00:17:17,888 --> 00:17:20,474 Yeah, Russell is definitely not managing that himself. 401 00:17:20,519 --> 00:17:22,728 You know, students are being killed 402 00:17:22,792 --> 00:17:25,506 for opposing a corrupt dictator in Nicaragua. 403 00:17:25,550 --> 00:17:27,558 You want to maybe tweet about that? 404 00:17:27,611 --> 00:17:29,605 Have you seen the latest Bethany James video? Here, look at this. 405 00:17:29,649 --> 00:17:33,827 Hour six, and we've triaged the wounded as best we can, but 406 00:17:33,870 --> 00:17:37,700 we're low on supplies and people with actual medical training. 407 00:17:37,744 --> 00:17:41,530 It's possible that not everyone here will survive the night. 408 00:17:41,573 --> 00:17:45,696 But the resistance will not be intimidated, right, Oscar? 409 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:48,885 The people of Nicaragua elected a president, not a dictator. 410 00:17:48,929 --> 00:17:51,018 We will not yield. 411 00:17:51,061 --> 00:17:53,150 Kind of makes me feel guilty about going to college 412 00:17:53,194 --> 00:17:54,804 instead of, you know, actually getting out 413 00:17:54,848 --> 00:17:56,623 and changing the world. I mean, 414 00:17:56,676 --> 00:17:59,376 this whole generation of McCords... we're all just kind of sell-outs. 415 00:17:59,619 --> 00:18:01,572 - Hey! Excuse me. - I think that might be a little... 416 00:18:01,604 --> 00:18:03,029 I just work in the White House. 417 00:18:03,072 --> 00:18:04,650 Yeah, Sarah's about to get out there, 418 00:18:04,684 --> 00:18:07,045 and save lives and kick ass. 419 00:18:07,088 --> 00:18:08,621 That's pretty cool. 420 00:18:08,716 --> 00:18:11,150 Look, seriously, please don't put me on a pedestal, 421 00:18:11,184 --> 00:18:13,040 or them, either, okay? 422 00:18:13,516 --> 00:18:15,776 Because based on the conditions I just saw, 423 00:18:15,809 --> 00:18:18,270 that girl Bethany is right about one thing. 424 00:18:18,510 --> 00:18:21,781 Some of her friends will definitelydie. 425 00:18:22,824 --> 00:18:24,715 And assuming she survives, 426 00:18:24,934 --> 00:18:26,544 she's gonna have to live with the fact 427 00:18:26,586 --> 00:18:29,661 that she and her beliefs failed to save them. 428 00:18:29,725 --> 00:18:33,397 So what part of that is cool, exactly? 429 00:18:37,899 --> 00:18:40,371 Sorry. I'm... 430 00:18:40,837 --> 00:18:43,385 I didn't mean to snap like that. I-- 431 00:18:43,418 --> 00:18:46,897 Getting organized to leave is really hectic. 432 00:18:46,931 --> 00:18:48,679 And I guess 433 00:18:48,754 --> 00:18:51,125 it's just making me tense. 434 00:18:52,846 --> 00:18:55,873 - So... should I set the table? - That'd be great. - Yeah. 435 00:18:56,008 --> 00:18:58,319 Uh, Jason, give her a hand, would you? 436 00:18:58,456 --> 00:19:00,000 How did it go with the calls 437 00:19:00,043 --> 00:19:01,987 with the families of the missionaries? 438 00:19:02,071 --> 00:19:05,136 Better than my Skype call with their new lawyer. 439 00:19:05,251 --> 00:19:08,572 She's publicly calling for the U. S. to take stronger actions 440 00:19:08,638 --> 00:19:10,456 against the Nicaraguan government. 441 00:19:10,499 --> 00:19:13,608 Well, at least President Sandino finally agreed to take my call. 442 00:19:13,702 --> 00:19:15,817 I'm sorry this turned out to be such a late night, ma'am. 443 00:19:15,861 --> 00:19:17,602 I know you wanted to spend time with your niece. 444 00:19:17,635 --> 00:19:19,562 No, I'm sorry for you. 445 00:19:19,616 --> 00:19:23,184 I-I heard you had to cancel a hot date up in New York? 446 00:19:23,208 --> 00:19:24,095 It's no big deal. 447 00:19:24,128 --> 00:19:25,839 I warned Annelies this could happen. 448 00:19:26,100 --> 00:19:27,093 Comes with the job. 449 00:19:27,209 --> 00:19:29,315 Well, you're being very stoic. 450 00:19:29,451 --> 00:19:30,936 That's his thing now, so... 451 00:19:31,001 --> 00:19:32,360 Madam Secretary, I have President Sandino 452 00:19:32,394 --> 00:19:33,699 on the line for you now. 453 00:19:33,732 --> 00:19:35,035 Thank you, Nina. 454 00:19:36,273 --> 00:19:37,895 President Sandino, 455 00:19:37,987 --> 00:19:39,985 thank you for speaking with me. 456 00:19:40,017 --> 00:19:43,061 I am sorry that this call had to be 457 00:19:43,126 --> 00:19:44,620 under such dire circumstances. 458 00:19:44,624 --> 00:19:45,436 If you mean 459 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:47,482 the terrorist coup that is threatening my country, 460 00:19:47,525 --> 00:19:49,049 then I am sure you'll understand 461 00:19:49,092 --> 00:19:51,963 I'm a little busy right now, Secretary McCord. 462 00:19:52,090 --> 00:19:54,740 You keep calling them "terrorists," 463 00:19:54,856 --> 00:19:57,592 but the social media videos being posted 464 00:19:57,634 --> 00:20:02,175 from inside that church show... a group of scared kids. 465 00:20:02,258 --> 00:20:04,645 If you send in a negotiator 466 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:08,174 to guarantee safe passage for the wounded and due process 467 00:20:08,208 --> 00:20:11,501 for anyone arrested, um, I'm confident 468 00:20:11,529 --> 00:20:14,496 this situation could be resolved without further violence. 469 00:20:14,580 --> 00:20:16,599 Is that what the U. S. would do? 470 00:20:16,643 --> 00:20:19,067 Hmm? Negotiate with terrorists? 471 00:20:19,101 --> 00:20:21,991 President Sandino, as I'm sure you're aware, 472 00:20:22,054 --> 00:20:24,446 there are 14 American missionaries 473 00:20:24,489 --> 00:20:26,293 also trapped in that church. 474 00:20:27,533 --> 00:20:28,834 We want them back. 475 00:20:28,866 --> 00:20:29,939 Or what? 476 00:20:29,951 --> 00:20:31,801 Like my father before me, 477 00:20:31,958 --> 00:20:34,355 I refuse to be bullied by the U. S. 478 00:20:34,975 --> 00:20:37,921 From what I understand, your father is currently undergoing 479 00:20:37,945 --> 00:20:41,579 medical treatment in Florida. 480 00:20:41,623 --> 00:20:44,350 Isn't it time we learn to work together? 481 00:20:44,631 --> 00:20:47,830 You lost that chance when your CIA murdered my mother. 482 00:20:47,957 --> 00:20:51,216 We alone shall handle our internal affairs 483 00:20:51,909 --> 00:20:54,046 as we see fit. 484 00:20:58,529 --> 00:21:02,098 Get me the CIA files on Sandino and his father. 485 00:21:02,162 --> 00:21:04,725 Maybe if I understand better what happened to them 486 00:21:04,758 --> 00:21:06,658 in Nicaragua's first civil war, 487 00:21:06,712 --> 00:21:08,980 I can find a way to stave off a second. 488 00:21:09,024 --> 00:21:10,778 - Yes, ma'am. - Okay? Thank you. 489 00:21:10,832 --> 00:21:12,818 Yeah. I just took a call from Ephraim Ware. 490 00:21:12,851 --> 00:21:15,050 Intelligence has clocked a group of Chinese operatives 491 00:21:15,063 --> 00:21:16,442 that they believe might be a hit squad 492 00:21:16,485 --> 00:21:18,736 entering Nicaragua through Costa Rica. 493 00:21:18,837 --> 00:21:20,879 I guess maybe China's decided 494 00:21:20,922 --> 00:21:24,042 that Sandino is bad for business after all. 495 00:21:31,934 --> 00:21:32,953 So, 496 00:21:32,995 --> 00:21:34,806 what do you think is going on with Sarah? 497 00:21:35,716 --> 00:21:38,941 You think maybe seeing all those wounded people 498 00:21:38,985 --> 00:21:42,031 near to her own age-- maybe that's shaken her up? 499 00:21:42,075 --> 00:21:44,251 Could be. I didn't want to get into it 500 00:21:44,294 --> 00:21:45,513 in front of the kids. 501 00:21:45,556 --> 00:21:48,864 You know, maybe Shane's right to worry. 502 00:21:48,908 --> 00:21:50,866 I feel like I should talk to her, but honestly, 503 00:21:50,910 --> 00:21:52,476 I don't know what to say. 504 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:56,306 I mean, when I deployed, it was to potentially take lives, 505 00:21:56,350 --> 00:21:57,960 and Sarah's going in to save them. 506 00:21:58,004 --> 00:22:01,442 Maybe you just need to let her know that you're there for her. 507 00:22:01,485 --> 00:22:04,271 Maybe I should take her to see Will. 508 00:22:04,314 --> 00:22:05,968 Ooh, I don't know about that. 509 00:22:06,012 --> 00:22:06,969 Why? 510 00:22:07,013 --> 00:22:08,783 He's been in combat zones. 511 00:22:08,837 --> 00:22:11,303 Heck, he teaches trauma medicine. 512 00:22:11,522 --> 00:22:13,306 He's bound to have some good advice. 513 00:22:13,980 --> 00:22:15,808 I love my brother. 514 00:22:15,861 --> 00:22:17,893 But he's got a very particular 515 00:22:17,937 --> 00:22:19,242 take on things. 516 00:22:19,286 --> 00:22:22,942 And how it's going to land on other people... 517 00:22:23,562 --> 00:22:26,347 isn't usually much of a factor in his thinking. 518 00:22:26,825 --> 00:22:28,817 I've got to do something; I feel a responsibility 519 00:22:28,860 --> 00:22:31,035 to Shane and Sarah. 520 00:22:31,120 --> 00:22:33,648 Want to make sure she's in a good place when she deploys. 521 00:22:33,691 --> 00:22:36,999 Yeah, okay, well-- 522 00:22:38,691 --> 00:22:40,100 Don't, don't... 523 00:22:40,144 --> 00:22:41,786 don't say I didn't warn you. 524 00:22:42,386 --> 00:22:45,051 Well, after you downplayed my earlier concerns 525 00:22:45,094 --> 00:22:48,010 about Nicaragua, I was surprised to hear 526 00:22:48,054 --> 00:22:50,360 that a group of Chinese operatives were spotted 527 00:22:50,404 --> 00:22:52,406 in Costa Rica near the border today. 528 00:22:52,449 --> 00:22:53,711 You grasped the situation there 529 00:22:53,755 --> 00:22:55,061 more clearly than I. 530 00:22:55,104 --> 00:22:57,454 President Sandino's behavior has proven to be 531 00:22:57,498 --> 00:23:00,631 unacceptably destabilizing. 532 00:23:00,675 --> 00:23:02,677 To the Nicaraguan people, 533 00:23:03,473 --> 00:23:05,567 or to Chinese investment in the region? 534 00:23:05,622 --> 00:23:07,447 Pick whichever answer suits you. 535 00:23:07,501 --> 00:23:10,206 If you're saying what I think you're saying, Ming, 536 00:23:10,250 --> 00:23:13,122 I strongly urge you to reconsider. 537 00:23:13,166 --> 00:23:14,994 Nicaragua, i-it's... 538 00:23:15,037 --> 00:23:16,517 it's a powder keg right now. 539 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:19,387 One stray spark could ignite a civil war. 540 00:23:19,503 --> 00:23:22,028 That is exactly what China wishes to avoid. 541 00:23:22,103 --> 00:23:23,350 Well, then we can still work together 542 00:23:23,393 --> 00:23:24,742 to negotiate with Sandino. 543 00:23:24,786 --> 00:23:27,354 Sandino doesn't want to negotiate, Elizabeth. 544 00:23:27,779 --> 00:23:29,302 And neither do I. 545 00:23:29,335 --> 00:23:30,966 If the U. S. cannot bring him to heel, 546 00:23:31,010 --> 00:23:33,315 then China will do what it must. 547 00:23:33,358 --> 00:23:35,642 At least try and buy me a little bit more time. 548 00:23:36,364 --> 00:23:37,652 I'll do what I can. 549 00:23:37,697 --> 00:23:39,873 Good night, Madam Secretary. 550 00:23:43,005 --> 00:23:44,719 Morning-- 551 00:23:46,071 --> 00:23:47,572 What is that doing here? 552 00:23:47,616 --> 00:23:49,247 It's a gift for Russell. 553 00:23:49,311 --> 00:23:51,498 From Carlos Morejon. 554 00:23:51,552 --> 00:23:54,421 Stevie! Get in here. 555 00:23:55,754 --> 00:23:57,664 Bring the bear. 556 00:24:04,521 --> 00:24:07,133 Is this all from Senator Morejon? 557 00:24:07,598 --> 00:24:10,393 Thanks to your little social media stunt, 558 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:12,870 half the city is mocking me. 559 00:24:13,226 --> 00:24:14,488 Okay. 560 00:24:15,500 --> 00:24:17,961 I didn't see this coming. 561 00:24:19,021 --> 00:24:21,104 On the plus side, you're-you're trending 562 00:24:21,146 --> 00:24:22,626 with-with normal, uh... 563 00:24:22,670 --> 00:24:24,846 non-political... 564 00:24:24,889 --> 00:24:26,734 panda-loving Americans. 565 00:24:26,746 --> 00:24:28,636 Fat lot of good that does the millions of children 566 00:24:28,690 --> 00:24:30,648 about to lose health care. 567 00:24:30,930 --> 00:24:34,508 You... Do you not understand how my job works? 568 00:24:35,665 --> 00:24:37,740 I can't whip votes if people in this town 569 00:24:37,805 --> 00:24:39,705 think I'm soft and cuddly. 570 00:24:40,316 --> 00:24:42,048 They have to be afraid of me. 571 00:24:42,317 --> 00:24:43,777 Let me ask you a question. 572 00:24:43,801 --> 00:24:45,552 Are you afraid of me? 573 00:24:45,740 --> 00:24:47,394 A little. 574 00:24:47,438 --> 00:24:48,944 How about now? 575 00:24:49,203 --> 00:24:50,513 I see your point. 576 00:24:50,547 --> 00:24:52,106 Fix this! Yeah. 577 00:24:54,745 --> 00:24:56,368 Uh, so, Sarah, Henry says 578 00:24:56,412 --> 00:24:58,880 you've got some pre-deployment jitters. 579 00:25:00,914 --> 00:25:02,932 What? N... No. 580 00:25:02,966 --> 00:25:05,300 Uh, I asked Will to join us 581 00:25:05,436 --> 00:25:07,989 because I thought it might be nice for you 582 00:25:08,064 --> 00:25:10,105 to talk to someone who's had some background 583 00:25:10,148 --> 00:25:12,270 in combat medicine, you know, in case you have any 584 00:25:12,881 --> 00:25:15,347 last minute questions or... 585 00:25:15,483 --> 00:25:16,824 concerns. 586 00:25:16,919 --> 00:25:18,769 Look, Uncle Henry, I know I freaked out 587 00:25:18,813 --> 00:25:20,858 for a second last night, but... 588 00:25:20,902 --> 00:25:22,338 I-I'm not afraid. 589 00:25:22,382 --> 00:25:23,905 For yourself. 590 00:25:24,277 --> 00:25:25,617 It's the safety of your patients 591 00:25:25,670 --> 00:25:26,628 that you're worried about. 592 00:25:26,651 --> 00:25:28,504 That despite all your training, 593 00:25:28,547 --> 00:25:30,216 when the gurneys from some IED attack 594 00:25:30,259 --> 00:25:32,000 start rolling in, you won't have what it takes. 595 00:25:32,043 --> 00:25:34,655 Am I right? 596 00:25:35,615 --> 00:25:37,617 What if I'm not good enough? 597 00:25:37,662 --> 00:25:41,714 What if a patient dies because I screwed up? 598 00:25:41,954 --> 00:25:43,476 Well, let me... 599 00:25:43,540 --> 00:25:45,586 let me put your mind at ease. 600 00:25:45,825 --> 00:25:48,420 You are going to screw up, 601 00:25:48,546 --> 00:25:49,965 and some of your patients 602 00:25:49,988 --> 00:25:52,063 are going to die. 603 00:25:52,653 --> 00:25:54,437 Okay, should we just order? 604 00:25:54,441 --> 00:25:56,608 Now, hopefully those two things won't overlap. 605 00:25:56,651 --> 00:25:59,296 But you can't let fear of either 606 00:25:59,503 --> 00:26:00,883 paralyze you. 607 00:26:00,962 --> 00:26:02,362 Let me... let me ask you something. 608 00:26:02,374 --> 00:26:04,970 When it comes to being a successful trauma nurse, 609 00:26:05,054 --> 00:26:06,491 what do you think the most important trait 610 00:26:06,492 --> 00:26:07,601 to have is? 611 00:26:08,428 --> 00:26:09,773 Training, obviously. 612 00:26:09,785 --> 00:26:12,091 Well, I'm told you were near the top of your class, 613 00:26:12,125 --> 00:26:14,109 so I'm not worried about training. What else? 614 00:26:14,163 --> 00:26:15,783 Staying cool under pressure. 615 00:26:15,826 --> 00:26:18,097 Hmm, getting warmer. 616 00:26:18,430 --> 00:26:20,353 And the biggest determinant of whether or not you'll be able 617 00:26:20,396 --> 00:26:22,659 to stay cool under pressure is...? 618 00:26:24,405 --> 00:26:25,928 Sleep. 619 00:26:26,085 --> 00:26:27,750 Booyah. 620 00:26:28,300 --> 00:26:29,662 How do you sleep, Sarah? 621 00:26:29,685 --> 00:26:32,040 Are you a... are you a good sleeper? 622 00:26:32,102 --> 00:26:33,790 I can power down anywhere. 623 00:26:33,911 --> 00:26:36,077 Airplane, nurse's lounge 624 00:26:36,140 --> 00:26:37,484 back of a Humvee... 625 00:26:37,519 --> 00:26:38,757 - Well, that's great. - Anywhere. 626 00:26:38,821 --> 00:26:40,982 You'll-you'll be fine. 627 00:26:42,097 --> 00:26:44,073 Great. Let's order. 628 00:26:44,962 --> 00:26:47,022 That's it. That's all I got. 629 00:26:47,261 --> 00:26:49,054 The vast majority of medical errors 630 00:26:49,088 --> 00:26:51,748 happen when the provider is too tired to think clearly. 631 00:26:52,235 --> 00:26:54,317 So if you don't want to make mistakes, 632 00:26:54,318 --> 00:26:55,660 just get all the sleep you can. 633 00:26:55,704 --> 00:26:58,169 But what if I had told you I wasn't a good sleeper? 634 00:26:58,234 --> 00:27:01,055 Then I would have said to take your nursing degree 635 00:27:01,098 --> 00:27:03,787 and-and go work in a nursing home, 636 00:27:03,831 --> 00:27:06,399 'cause trauma medicine ain't for you. 637 00:27:09,445 --> 00:27:12,306 Believe it or not, I find that oddly comforting. 638 00:27:12,350 --> 00:27:14,181 Yeah. Oddly comforting. 639 00:27:14,905 --> 00:27:16,104 That's me. 640 00:27:18,178 --> 00:27:20,058 So, can we order? - Yeah. 641 00:27:20,124 --> 00:27:22,514 So, how bummed was Annelies that you had to cancel on her? 642 00:27:22,589 --> 00:27:24,677 Actually, she took the train to D. C. this morning 643 00:27:24,710 --> 00:27:26,694 with some chess friends, do some sightseeing. 644 00:27:26,718 --> 00:27:28,176 If we can get Sandino to back down, 645 00:27:28,250 --> 00:27:30,390 then I'm gonna meet up with them. 646 00:27:30,435 --> 00:27:32,776 Why don't you sound happier about that? 647 00:27:32,881 --> 00:27:34,122 Because she's in my city having a great time, 648 00:27:34,165 --> 00:27:35,515 just not with me. And look. 649 00:27:35,558 --> 00:27:36,907 Look at her Instagram. 650 00:27:37,632 --> 00:27:39,642 Wh-What's the deal with that guy? 651 00:27:40,838 --> 00:27:42,318 He's got his arm around her in every picture. 652 00:27:42,362 --> 00:27:43,624 Big arm. 653 00:27:43,688 --> 00:27:46,584 Okay, buddy, speaking from personal experience, 654 00:27:46,710 --> 00:27:48,712 do not go there. 655 00:27:50,128 --> 00:27:52,304 Any update from inside the church? 656 00:27:52,337 --> 00:27:53,981 Yes. It's not good. Bethany James 657 00:27:54,035 --> 00:27:55,297 just posted another video. 658 00:27:55,319 --> 00:27:58,473 Four of the wounded have died since last night. 659 00:27:58,495 --> 00:27:59,907 They are running dangerously low 660 00:27:59,962 --> 00:28:01,977 on food and water, medical supplies. 661 00:28:02,907 --> 00:28:04,593 And the Chinese hit squad? 662 00:28:04,615 --> 00:28:05,624 Laying low. 663 00:28:05,626 --> 00:28:07,678 Maybe knowing that we had eyes on them slowed their roll. 664 00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:09,940 Sounds like Chen was able to talk some sense 665 00:28:10,025 --> 00:28:11,114 into President Li. 666 00:28:11,167 --> 00:28:13,314 Any ideas in Sandino's CIA file? 667 00:28:13,347 --> 00:28:14,914 Maybe one. 668 00:28:15,328 --> 00:28:17,660 I got to talk to the president. 669 00:28:44,513 --> 00:28:48,169 State Department Political Officer 670 00:28:48,213 --> 00:28:50,824 Conrad Dalton, I've always been 671 00:28:50,867 --> 00:28:53,435 so puzzled by your title. 672 00:28:54,098 --> 00:28:55,481 Tell me, 673 00:28:55,524 --> 00:28:57,321 when the State Department returns 674 00:28:57,376 --> 00:28:59,604 your dismembered corpse to Washington, 675 00:28:59,637 --> 00:29:01,074 will they go through the pretense 676 00:29:01,118 --> 00:29:03,729 of holding a memorial, 677 00:29:03,784 --> 00:29:06,874 or will that fall to your comrades at the CIA? 678 00:29:06,927 --> 00:29:08,451 President Sandino, 679 00:29:08,978 --> 00:29:11,546 I came here to tell you that the attempt on your life 680 00:29:11,888 --> 00:29:13,555 wasn't sanctioned by the U. S. government. 681 00:29:13,579 --> 00:29:16,625 It would be unwise to insult my intelligence. 682 00:29:16,731 --> 00:29:19,908 You know we've been in contact with some of the rebel cells, 683 00:29:20,106 --> 00:29:22,105 but that bombing should never have happened. 684 00:29:22,168 --> 00:29:24,496 For whatever part we might have played, 685 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:29,661 both my government and I personally am truly sorry. 686 00:29:29,787 --> 00:29:32,272 I will tell that to my son 687 00:29:32,325 --> 00:29:35,192 when he's crying at night for his dead mother. 688 00:29:35,247 --> 00:29:36,673 I know there's nothing I can ever do 689 00:29:36,705 --> 00:29:38,296 to make this right for you. 690 00:29:38,969 --> 00:29:40,418 Or your son. 691 00:29:40,462 --> 00:29:42,192 But we still have the power to save Nicaragua 692 00:29:42,257 --> 00:29:43,947 from more violence. 693 00:29:43,978 --> 00:29:45,616 If you publicly start to distance yourself 694 00:29:45,640 --> 00:29:47,875 from the Soviet Union and announce your willingness 695 00:29:47,907 --> 00:29:49,343 to work with the United States... 696 00:29:49,387 --> 00:29:50,997 - With the United States? - I believe 697 00:29:51,031 --> 00:29:52,511 my government will back yours. You train rebels over our border. 698 00:29:52,543 --> 00:29:54,980 - You mine our harbor. - I believe 699 00:29:55,003 --> 00:29:57,614 I can convince my government to back yours. 700 00:29:57,659 --> 00:30:00,864 Your country has been the source of my country's misery 701 00:30:00,887 --> 00:30:02,452 for a hundred years. 702 00:30:02,486 --> 00:30:04,421 Together we can end this conflict 703 00:30:04,444 --> 00:30:06,838 before it spirals out of control. 704 00:30:07,335 --> 00:30:08,448 Please. 705 00:30:08,470 --> 00:30:10,559 You see this man right here? 706 00:30:13,385 --> 00:30:15,573 He thinks I should kill you. 707 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:17,928 And so does this one over here. 708 00:30:18,631 --> 00:30:20,447 They all think 709 00:30:20,490 --> 00:30:24,076 that I should chop you to pieces with my machete 710 00:30:24,108 --> 00:30:26,681 and dump your corpse in front of the U. S. Embassy 711 00:30:26,746 --> 00:30:28,530 to send the message 712 00:30:28,574 --> 00:30:31,229 that this is what war with Nicaragua will look like! 713 00:30:34,275 --> 00:30:36,843 But this... this is not 714 00:30:36,886 --> 00:30:39,367 the kind of leader that I want to be for my people. 715 00:30:39,793 --> 00:30:42,022 Or the kind of parent 716 00:30:42,065 --> 00:30:44,329 that I want to be for my son. 717 00:30:44,372 --> 00:30:46,374 And I want you to deliver 718 00:30:46,418 --> 00:30:48,333 a message to your government: 719 00:30:48,376 --> 00:30:52,293 that I will never stop fighting for my country! 720 00:30:57,731 --> 00:31:00,224 I knew that you were in Nicaragua in the '80s, 721 00:31:00,276 --> 00:31:03,183 but until I read the file, I had no idea 722 00:31:03,215 --> 00:31:05,428 that you attempted to negotiate with Sandino 723 00:31:05,461 --> 00:31:07,332 after the assassination attempt. 724 00:31:07,613 --> 00:31:09,745 Not that it did any good. 725 00:31:11,138 --> 00:31:13,176 It was courageous. 726 00:31:13,220 --> 00:31:14,975 It was futile. 727 00:31:15,470 --> 00:31:17,428 The civil war raged on, 728 00:31:17,649 --> 00:31:19,307 cost the lives of tens of thousands 729 00:31:19,340 --> 00:31:20,745 of Nicaraguans. 730 00:31:21,366 --> 00:31:23,965 Still, you were right 731 00:31:24,008 --> 00:31:28,012 to believe that he was a leader to be reasoned with. 732 00:31:28,097 --> 00:31:30,755 Despite constant undermining by the U. S., 733 00:31:30,795 --> 00:31:33,058 he managed to do some good for his people. 734 00:31:33,226 --> 00:31:36,838 And when he lost an election, he gave up power. 735 00:31:37,161 --> 00:31:39,119 More than I can say for a lot of the folks 736 00:31:39,297 --> 00:31:41,342 we backed in the region. 737 00:31:41,768 --> 00:31:44,464 There were no easy answers then. 738 00:31:45,589 --> 00:31:48,418 Take yourself back to the Cold War. 739 00:31:48,452 --> 00:31:51,846 Deaths under Stalin and Mao and Pol Pot, 740 00:31:51,880 --> 00:31:54,535 either by privation or outright murder, 741 00:31:54,877 --> 00:31:56,825 numbered in the hundreds of millions. 742 00:31:56,857 --> 00:31:59,045 How could we not push back? 743 00:31:59,099 --> 00:32:01,275 True enough. 744 00:32:02,276 --> 00:32:03,669 But my God, 745 00:32:03,712 --> 00:32:06,236 did we make some awful mistakes along the way. 746 00:32:06,280 --> 00:32:09,018 Myself included. I mean... 747 00:32:09,144 --> 00:32:12,112 Sandino Jr. might not have turned out to be such a monster 748 00:32:12,155 --> 00:32:14,701 if his mother hadn't been killed on my watch. 749 00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:17,897 I understand second-guessing the past, 750 00:32:18,684 --> 00:32:23,543 but we are on the verge of a disaster in Nicaragua now. 751 00:32:23,597 --> 00:32:27,558 Sandino Jr. is showing no sign of backing down. 752 00:32:27,704 --> 00:32:30,417 And when the country finally implodes, 753 00:32:30,585 --> 00:32:33,209 you can bet Russia and China will be ready to swoop in 754 00:32:33,252 --> 00:32:35,645 and capitalize on the chaos. 755 00:32:36,824 --> 00:32:40,749 So then, we let CIA off the leash. 756 00:32:42,010 --> 00:32:43,796 And on and on it goes. 757 00:32:43,839 --> 00:32:46,959 I get that this must feel like déjà vu, 758 00:32:48,452 --> 00:32:51,807 but you still have a chance to break the cycle, Conrad. 759 00:32:57,505 --> 00:33:00,987 And how would I do that? 760 00:33:03,250 --> 00:33:04,699 What's going on here? 761 00:33:04,728 --> 00:33:08,047 Cancer survivors, here for a photo op with POTUS... 762 00:33:08,060 --> 00:33:11,067 Ah.... to help drum up support for the children's health care bill. 763 00:33:11,214 --> 00:33:13,956 Now that I'm tainted by Pandagate, 764 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:15,714 we have to stoop to emotional manipulation. 765 00:33:15,902 --> 00:33:18,035 Hey, mister. 766 00:33:18,089 --> 00:33:20,543 Aren't you the Panda Cam man? 767 00:33:21,268 --> 00:33:23,274 I guess that's me. 768 00:33:23,535 --> 00:33:25,317 I love pandas, too. 769 00:33:25,387 --> 00:33:27,100 Bei Bei is my favorite. 770 00:33:27,124 --> 00:33:29,474 Can I take a selfie with you? 771 00:33:31,942 --> 00:33:36,979 Actually, um... come with me. 772 00:33:42,215 --> 00:33:43,825 There we go. 773 00:33:43,993 --> 00:33:46,940 I hope I'm not imposing but, it would mean the world to her 774 00:33:46,962 --> 00:33:49,179 if you'd post that picture on Instagram. 775 00:33:49,263 --> 00:33:50,438 Please? 776 00:33:50,544 --> 00:33:52,285 Absolutely. Uh, uh, 777 00:33:52,647 --> 00:33:54,997 this is Stevie, my social media director. 778 00:33:55,041 --> 00:33:57,173 Just give her your Instagram... 779 00:33:57,217 --> 00:33:59,550 ...handle, and she'll... 780 00:33:59,655 --> 00:34:01,433 tag you.: Okay? 781 00:34:01,498 --> 00:34:03,613 Thanks, Mr. Panda. 782 00:34:29,336 --> 00:34:30,946 Conrad Dalton, 783 00:34:30,990 --> 00:34:34,123 you always seem to come calling when it's already too late. 784 00:34:34,167 --> 00:34:37,755 You once told me you would never stop fighting for your country. 785 00:34:37,809 --> 00:34:40,072 I hope that's still true. 786 00:34:46,118 --> 00:34:48,656 An old piece of shrapnel 787 00:34:49,051 --> 00:34:50,774 was migrating towards my heart. 788 00:34:50,798 --> 00:34:53,061 Luckily, they were able to remove it 789 00:34:53,094 --> 00:34:54,618 without much trouble. 790 00:34:54,712 --> 00:34:56,187 I am truly sorry 791 00:34:56,231 --> 00:34:58,973 for everything you went through that day, Mateo. 792 00:34:59,089 --> 00:35:00,874 And for everything the Nicaraguan people 793 00:35:00,927 --> 00:35:02,088 went through afterwards. 794 00:35:02,122 --> 00:35:05,909 I know what you want from me, 795 00:35:05,962 --> 00:35:07,768 but I cannot help you. 796 00:35:07,883 --> 00:35:09,066 My son... 797 00:35:10,573 --> 00:35:12,900 he keeps his own counsel now. 798 00:35:12,925 --> 00:35:14,579 I understand that. 799 00:35:14,631 --> 00:35:17,242 I have a son, too. Harrison. 800 00:35:17,288 --> 00:35:20,179 He's battled addiction since high school. 801 00:35:20,970 --> 00:35:22,530 It's devastating to watch a child 802 00:35:22,552 --> 00:35:25,729 you raised and love going down such a destructive path. 803 00:35:26,031 --> 00:35:28,598 I was so proud of my son 804 00:35:29,313 --> 00:35:31,489 when he was elected president. 805 00:35:31,563 --> 00:35:35,769 I thought he would finish the work that I started. 806 00:35:35,916 --> 00:35:38,518 But now it seems he's becoming 807 00:35:38,592 --> 00:35:41,577 the sort of dictator I fought to overthrow. 808 00:35:42,116 --> 00:35:45,703 And you fought too hard and suffered too much for Nicaragua 809 00:35:45,726 --> 00:35:47,030 for that to be its fate. 810 00:35:47,062 --> 00:35:48,325 Please, 811 00:35:48,522 --> 00:35:50,481 for the sake of your people, 812 00:35:50,854 --> 00:35:52,270 talk to your son. 813 00:35:52,324 --> 00:35:55,370 I have been out of my son's inner circle 814 00:35:55,404 --> 00:35:57,337 for many years. 815 00:35:57,875 --> 00:36:01,400 I don't even know if he would listen to me. 816 00:36:01,516 --> 00:36:04,432 Well, I wasn't sure you would listen to me, 817 00:36:04,701 --> 00:36:06,529 but here we are. 818 00:36:10,831 --> 00:36:12,136 I don't know why you're being 819 00:36:12,170 --> 00:36:13,546 - so coy, Jay. - Hey, guys. 820 00:36:13,590 --> 00:36:15,687 Thanks for coming in on a Saturday. Good morning. 821 00:36:15,730 --> 00:36:17,036 And Chloe's here! Hi! 822 00:36:17,069 --> 00:36:18,857 Hi, M-Sec! 823 00:36:18,901 --> 00:36:20,425 Okay, that does make things better. 824 00:36:21,158 --> 00:36:24,308 Tell us you got to spend some time with Annelies last night. 825 00:36:24,362 --> 00:36:25,668 I got home a little late. 826 00:36:25,712 --> 00:36:26,843 Her train leaves in a couple hours. 827 00:36:26,897 --> 00:36:28,376 Sorry, buddy. It's fine. 828 00:36:29,369 --> 00:36:31,169 Uh, ma'am, so I take it that the president's 829 00:36:31,201 --> 00:36:33,908 overture to Sandino Sr. was unsuccessful? 830 00:36:33,932 --> 00:36:35,237 Actually, 831 00:36:35,282 --> 00:36:38,328 President Dalton was able to convince Sandino Sr. 832 00:36:38,340 --> 00:36:41,663 to reach out to his son, 833 00:36:41,728 --> 00:36:44,556 but Junior wasn't willing to blink. 834 00:36:44,601 --> 00:36:47,153 President Sandino refused to negotiate 835 00:36:47,340 --> 00:36:49,317 - with his own father? - Yeah. 836 00:36:49,384 --> 00:36:50,963 So he's going full despot. 837 00:36:51,005 --> 00:36:52,254 So, 838 00:36:52,443 --> 00:36:55,956 if anyone has any great idea in their back pocket 839 00:36:55,980 --> 00:36:58,933 on preventing an incipient massacre, boy, 840 00:36:58,988 --> 00:37:01,338 would be a great time to share. 841 00:37:04,457 --> 00:37:05,824 Wait, ma'am, 842 00:37:05,858 --> 00:37:07,710 you have to see this. 843 00:37:07,888 --> 00:37:09,846 ...development in Nicaragua today. 844 00:37:10,190 --> 00:37:13,149 Former President Mateo Sandino Sr. 845 00:37:13,203 --> 00:37:15,161 came out in support of protesters 846 00:37:15,225 --> 00:37:16,835 trapped inside a church 847 00:37:17,054 --> 00:37:19,448 and against the country's current president, 848 00:37:19,811 --> 00:37:21,203 his own son. 849 00:37:21,821 --> 00:37:23,309 - You guys, are you watching... - Mr. President, 850 00:37:23,353 --> 00:37:24,920 - Oh, you are. - Do you have any message... 851 00:37:24,953 --> 00:37:26,912 for the current president? 852 00:37:27,295 --> 00:37:29,907 If my son wishes to talk, 853 00:37:29,981 --> 00:37:31,853 he knows where to find me, 854 00:37:31,896 --> 00:37:34,157 here, with the Nicaraguan people. 855 00:37:34,212 --> 00:37:35,901 Today and always. 856 00:37:35,943 --> 00:37:38,254 My God, will you look at that? 857 00:37:39,845 --> 00:37:41,960 Please, let us pass. 858 00:37:44,749 --> 00:37:46,794 Yeah, major news outlets 859 00:37:46,889 --> 00:37:48,357 are picking this up all over the world. 860 00:37:48,432 --> 00:37:50,371 Sandino Jr. will never be able to spin this 861 00:37:50,414 --> 00:37:51,589 as a terrorist incident now. 862 00:37:51,612 --> 00:37:53,169 He won't risk opening fire on that church 863 00:37:53,204 --> 00:37:54,602 with a beloved national hero inside. 864 00:37:54,635 --> 00:37:57,202 So, it's over? Well, um, we still 865 00:37:57,235 --> 00:37:59,672 have to closely monitor the situation until 866 00:37:59,892 --> 00:38:01,933 all those missionaries are 867 00:38:01,967 --> 00:38:04,709 safely back on U. S. soil, but it is 868 00:38:04,855 --> 00:38:09,469 no longer an "all hands on deck" situation. 869 00:38:12,158 --> 00:38:13,014 What? 870 00:38:13,056 --> 00:38:14,626 Imminent crisis averted, man. Go. 871 00:38:14,701 --> 00:38:16,673 Hope has been restored. Go! Get out of here. 872 00:38:16,727 --> 00:38:18,260 I got Chloe. Oh, Chloe, 873 00:38:18,304 --> 00:38:19,402 how would you feel about hanging out with me 874 00:38:19,436 --> 00:38:21,544 for a while? Right? 875 00:38:21,619 --> 00:38:23,831 - Are you serious? - Oh, yeah, I am. 876 00:38:23,875 --> 00:38:25,703 'Cause I still got it. 877 00:38:25,746 --> 00:38:27,280 I mean, what are you waiting for? 878 00:38:27,313 --> 00:38:29,227 I appreciate it, ma'am. Seriously. Guys, 879 00:38:29,250 --> 00:38:31,121 I-I really do. But I think it's pretty clear 880 00:38:31,155 --> 00:38:33,592 that I don't have space to date. And even if I did, 881 00:38:33,626 --> 00:38:35,531 what if-- what if we don't really have a spark 882 00:38:35,555 --> 00:38:37,730 between us and I'm just romanticizing a night 883 00:38:38,237 --> 00:38:39,923 stuck in an airport, of all places? 884 00:38:39,966 --> 00:38:41,283 Do you have to work 885 00:38:41,327 --> 00:38:42,632 at being this pitiful? 886 00:38:42,676 --> 00:38:44,156 I mean... This may be the first time 887 00:38:44,199 --> 00:38:45,870 I utter these words in this office. 888 00:38:45,924 --> 00:38:47,360 Stop thinking! Please. 889 00:38:47,600 --> 00:38:49,370 Just go! You'll never know 890 00:38:49,391 --> 00:38:51,089 until you try. And you'll know when you see her. 891 00:38:51,772 --> 00:38:53,992 Just... come on. Like, right now. She's leaving 892 00:38:54,035 --> 00:38:55,904 in two hours, Jay. Go. Get out of here. Go! 893 00:38:55,977 --> 00:38:56,935 Honey? 894 00:38:57,102 --> 00:38:58,974 Go, Daddy. 895 00:38:59,017 --> 00:39:00,694 Go! Go! Okay. Okay. 896 00:39:00,738 --> 00:39:02,783 Yay! Bye! Bye. I love you! 897 00:39:03,077 --> 00:39:04,459 Yeah. 898 00:39:07,381 --> 00:39:08,861 You wanted to see me? 899 00:39:08,934 --> 00:39:10,344 Sit. 900 00:39:13,446 --> 00:39:15,976 I'm sure you're wondering why I called you in on a Saturday. 901 00:39:16,021 --> 00:39:18,545 Nope. Just happy to be here. 902 00:39:19,165 --> 00:39:21,033 Where I'm hopefully still welcome. 903 00:39:21,067 --> 00:39:23,036 I noticed that when you posted the photos of me 904 00:39:23,064 --> 00:39:25,153 handing out the pandas to those kids, 905 00:39:25,980 --> 00:39:29,009 you also tagged the jackals who sent me the stupid things 906 00:39:29,053 --> 00:39:30,576 in the first place. 907 00:39:31,681 --> 00:39:33,161 It made me furious. 908 00:39:33,235 --> 00:39:34,745 Sorry. 909 00:39:35,685 --> 00:39:38,565 I just thought it would be a good way to generate publicity 910 00:39:38,578 --> 00:39:40,275 for the children's health care bill. 911 00:39:40,309 --> 00:39:41,745 Well, as it turns out, 912 00:39:41,870 --> 00:39:43,698 you were right. 913 00:39:43,855 --> 00:39:46,545 Parents around the country put so much pressure 914 00:39:46,579 --> 00:39:48,407 on Morejon and the others, they were forced to throw 915 00:39:48,449 --> 00:39:50,364 their support behind the bill. 916 00:39:51,223 --> 00:39:53,469 Looks like it's gonna pass after all. 917 00:39:53,491 --> 00:39:54,884 Really? 918 00:39:55,618 --> 00:39:57,142 It worked. 919 00:39:57,185 --> 00:39:59,629 Worked so well 920 00:39:59,828 --> 00:40:02,091 they even renamed it. 921 00:40:02,392 --> 00:40:04,498 The Pediatric, Adolescent, 922 00:40:04,584 --> 00:40:07,369 and Neonatal Doctor Accessibility Act. 923 00:40:08,631 --> 00:40:11,241 The PANDA Act? 924 00:40:13,549 --> 00:40:15,146 Wow. 925 00:40:15,725 --> 00:40:17,559 You still got a lot to learn, Stevie. 926 00:40:17,613 --> 00:40:19,148 But... 927 00:40:19,172 --> 00:40:20,912 you got good instincts, 928 00:40:20,989 --> 00:40:22,512 and that's something that can't be taught. 929 00:40:22,657 --> 00:40:25,050 So, I called you in on a Saturday 930 00:40:25,084 --> 00:40:27,521 to thank you for a job well done 931 00:40:28,173 --> 00:40:31,384 and invite you to watch the floor vote with me. 932 00:40:32,438 --> 00:40:35,314 I would be honored, sir. 933 00:40:35,547 --> 00:40:37,023 Sandino's agreed to meet 934 00:40:37,031 --> 00:40:39,889 with some of the student leaders, 935 00:40:39,923 --> 00:40:41,518 with his dad 936 00:40:41,551 --> 00:40:44,120 acting as intermediary. 937 00:40:45,059 --> 00:40:48,976 And if the old man stays in his son's good graces, 938 00:40:49,020 --> 00:40:52,236 he might be able to help us thaw our diplomatic relations 939 00:40:52,248 --> 00:40:54,599 with Sandino Jr. as well. 940 00:40:54,982 --> 00:40:56,549 Good call, Bess, 941 00:40:56,592 --> 00:40:57,779 - bringing him in. - Eh, it was 942 00:40:57,853 --> 00:40:59,512 your idea first. 943 00:41:00,310 --> 00:41:03,313 I just... nudged you to give it another go. 944 00:41:03,657 --> 00:41:05,856 If at first you don't succeed, 945 00:41:05,993 --> 00:41:09,127 wait 35 years and try again. 946 00:41:09,170 --> 00:41:10,661 Hopefully, 947 00:41:10,705 --> 00:41:13,882 China won't be as slow to learn as the rest of us. 948 00:41:14,121 --> 00:41:15,846 Chen heeded my warning 949 00:41:15,889 --> 00:41:18,937 about pulling the wrong strings this time, but... 950 00:41:20,361 --> 00:41:23,189 there's no guarantee they won't consider it again. 951 00:41:23,232 --> 00:41:24,886 But, you know, Bess, 952 00:41:25,940 --> 00:41:27,797 on a day like today, 953 00:41:28,346 --> 00:41:30,141 we can hope. 954 00:41:34,551 --> 00:41:36,458 Just because history 955 00:41:36,502 --> 00:41:38,460 repeats itself doesn't mean we're doomed 956 00:41:38,504 --> 00:41:40,357 to make the same mistakes. 957 00:41:40,463 --> 00:41:42,203 Not as long as people are willing 958 00:41:42,247 --> 00:41:44,336 to fight for something better. 959 00:41:46,792 --> 00:41:49,751 Takes time and courage to... 960 00:41:50,734 --> 00:41:52,953 step outside our comfort zones 961 00:41:53,399 --> 00:41:55,644 and forge new paths. 962 00:41:58,698 --> 00:42:00,266 Yes, sir. 963 00:42:01,943 --> 00:42:06,077 But the end result is almost always worth it. 964 00:42:30,579 --> 00:42:37,283 www.subtitulamos.tv