1 00:00:04,891 --> 00:00:05,958 Go! Go! Go! 2 00:00:05,959 --> 00:00:08,327 Go! Go! Go! Go! 3 00:00:08,328 --> 00:00:11,129 Back up! Back up! Go! Go! 4 00:00:11,130 --> 00:00:12,898 I.A.S. holding steady at 190 knots. 5 00:00:12,899 --> 00:00:14,299 Altitude 8,000 feet. 6 00:00:15,234 --> 00:00:17,436 We're taking heavy artillery fire. 7 00:00:17,437 --> 00:00:19,972 Ground support's targeting enemy batteries. 8 00:00:19,973 --> 00:00:22,975 Maintain compass heading, Captain. 9 00:00:22,976 --> 00:00:25,844 Roger that. Paley out. 10 00:00:27,780 --> 00:00:29,348 All right. Pull them up closer 11 00:00:29,349 --> 00:00:31,450 to the carrots, Gloria. 12 00:00:31,451 --> 00:00:33,352 Oops. Yeah. Like that. 13 00:00:33,353 --> 00:00:36,354 Oh, I can't get them full... Yes, Mommy. 14 00:00:37,657 --> 00:00:39,291 Got it. 15 00:00:42,261 --> 00:00:44,963 Found a worm. 16 00:00:50,903 --> 00:00:52,270 Susan Paley? 17 00:00:53,206 --> 00:00:54,940 - Yes? - Good morning. 18 00:00:54,941 --> 00:00:56,008 Hello. 19 00:00:56,009 --> 00:00:58,777 I'm Major Garrett. This is Chaplain Licitra. 20 00:00:58,778 --> 00:01:01,179 Yes? 21 00:01:01,180 --> 00:01:04,449 We have a letter from the Secretary of War. 22 00:01:25,605 --> 00:01:29,307 I'm coming. Hold your horses. 23 00:01:30,543 --> 00:01:32,644 Hello. 24 00:01:33,846 --> 00:01:35,947 Yes? This is Gloria Paley. 25 00:01:45,324 --> 00:01:48,260 Ma'am? Ma'am? 26 00:01:50,032 --> 00:01:52,000 Five days until midterms. 27 00:01:52,001 --> 00:01:55,737 That's 120 hours, 7,200 minutes, and counting. 28 00:01:55,738 --> 00:01:57,184 Look at you, with the math. 29 00:01:57,185 --> 00:01:58,685 I'm saying we're up against it. 30 00:01:58,686 --> 00:02:00,721 If the president's bloc doesn't take the House, 31 00:02:00,722 --> 00:02:02,723 you know what happens to our legislative agenda? 32 00:02:02,724 --> 00:02:05,926 So how do I figure into this doomsday scenario? 33 00:02:05,927 --> 00:02:08,528 Ever heard of the David Paley Foundation? 34 00:02:09,764 --> 00:02:12,868 Yeah. Big advocates for P.O.W.'s, right? 35 00:02:12,869 --> 00:02:14,170 Yeah. And M.I.A.'s. 36 00:02:14,171 --> 00:02:15,971 The foundation head, Gloria Paley, 37 00:02:15,972 --> 00:02:18,741 held a presser in front of the Capitol yesterday afternoon. 38 00:02:18,742 --> 00:02:20,576 - All cued up. - Thanks, Adele. 39 00:02:20,577 --> 00:02:22,978 - You bet. Madam Secretary. - Good morning. 40 00:02:22,979 --> 00:02:26,482 73 years ago, a plane my father, Captain David Paley, 41 00:02:26,483 --> 00:02:29,518 was piloting went down in the Philippines. 42 00:02:29,519 --> 00:02:33,189 31 service members were presumed dead. 43 00:02:33,190 --> 00:02:36,192 Three weeks ago, I received word that the remains 44 00:02:36,193 --> 00:02:40,262 of those brave Americans have finally been discovered. 45 00:02:41,565 --> 00:02:42,898 Since that hopeful day, 46 00:02:42,899 --> 00:02:46,869 the families of these patriots have waited anxiously 47 00:02:46,870 --> 00:02:48,270 for their return. 48 00:02:48,271 --> 00:02:52,041 But our entreaties have met with silence 49 00:02:52,042 --> 00:02:54,210 from the Dalton administration. 50 00:02:54,211 --> 00:02:58,280 These men sacrificed everything for their country. 51 00:02:58,281 --> 00:03:01,450 The government must bring them home... 52 00:03:03,186 --> 00:03:05,254 ...right now! 53 00:03:07,257 --> 00:03:09,759 Right now! Right now! Right now! 54 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:11,393 Right now. 55 00:03:11,394 --> 00:03:14,897 Three million hits on YouTube in one day. 56 00:03:14,898 --> 00:03:16,732 Footage is already being cut into attack ads 57 00:03:16,733 --> 00:03:19,168 against Dalton's allies in swing districts. 58 00:03:19,169 --> 00:03:20,336 Getting those remains here 59 00:03:20,337 --> 00:03:22,872 should be an administration priority 60 00:03:22,873 --> 00:03:24,206 regardless of optics. 61 00:03:24,207 --> 00:03:26,442 Which is where you come in. 62 00:03:26,443 --> 00:03:30,613 Except repatriation falls squarely in DoD's bailiwick. 63 00:03:30,614 --> 00:03:33,215 Fell. Gordon stalled out. 64 00:03:33,216 --> 00:03:35,417 POTUS has asked for your intervention. 65 00:03:35,418 --> 00:03:39,722 He feels your diplomatic savoir faire might resolve this. 66 00:03:39,723 --> 00:03:42,224 My relationship with Andrada is... 67 00:03:42,225 --> 00:03:44,226 a little fraught. 68 00:03:44,227 --> 00:03:46,395 Courtesy of your pugilistic skill. 69 00:03:46,396 --> 00:03:48,731 Punching him for grabbing you. 70 00:03:48,732 --> 00:03:51,734 That's a muscular foreign policy. 71 00:03:51,735 --> 00:03:53,302 That's your wallpaper? 72 00:03:53,303 --> 00:03:54,637 Yeah. I tried to have it rendered 73 00:03:54,638 --> 00:03:56,772 - in 3-D. - I'm not amused. 74 00:03:56,773 --> 00:03:59,041 Well, neither was Andrada. 75 00:03:59,042 --> 00:04:01,544 But fisticuffs notwithstanding, 76 00:04:01,545 --> 00:04:03,445 the president believes you're the one 77 00:04:03,446 --> 00:04:06,081 to get these soldiers home, and I agree. 78 00:04:06,082 --> 00:04:08,083 Especially since I assured him 79 00:04:08,084 --> 00:04:11,353 you're not gonna go full Ronda Rousey this time. 80 00:04:11,354 --> 00:04:15,457 Which means you will handle this at arm's length. 81 00:04:15,458 --> 00:04:17,927 But you will handle it. 82 00:04:17,928 --> 00:04:21,263 How did Gordon take it when he learned that you were 83 00:04:21,264 --> 00:04:24,099 - turning the matter over to State? - You'll have to tell me. 84 00:04:26,403 --> 00:04:28,270 Sure, Elizabeth, you go get our war dead back. 85 00:04:28,271 --> 00:04:29,538 And then I'll go to Oslo 86 00:04:29,539 --> 00:04:31,207 and negotiate that treaty on global warming. 87 00:04:31,208 --> 00:04:33,475 Gordon, this isn't a referendum on your effectiveness. 88 00:04:33,476 --> 00:04:36,145 No. It's a referendum on my ineffectiveness. 89 00:04:36,146 --> 00:04:38,147 The president simply believes 90 00:04:38,148 --> 00:04:41,684 State taking the lead on this might expedite things. 91 00:04:41,685 --> 00:04:43,152 I haven't been sitting on my hands. 92 00:04:43,153 --> 00:04:45,120 Those remains would not even have been found 93 00:04:45,121 --> 00:04:46,689 were it not for new infrared technology 94 00:04:46,690 --> 00:04:49,692 that we used to scan the jungle canopy, 95 00:04:49,693 --> 00:04:53,863 technology I lobbied for. 96 00:04:53,864 --> 00:04:57,166 My dad died at Khe Sanh. 97 00:04:57,167 --> 00:04:59,301 This issue means a lot to me. 98 00:05:01,238 --> 00:05:03,405 So I can tell the president 99 00:05:03,406 --> 00:05:06,408 that I have the full cooperation of DoD? 100 00:05:08,812 --> 00:05:11,914 Postmaster general can run point on this. 101 00:05:13,583 --> 00:05:15,951 Long as it gets our people home. 102 00:05:19,823 --> 00:05:22,157 I share Secretary Becker's frustration. 103 00:05:22,158 --> 00:05:25,995 I've done everything but storm Malacañang Palace. 104 00:05:25,996 --> 00:05:28,464 I'm gonna need you to take me through it, Martin. 105 00:05:28,465 --> 00:05:31,300 Andrada's staff won't engage me on this issue. 106 00:05:31,301 --> 00:05:34,336 They claim it's beyond the purview of an acting ambassador. 107 00:05:34,337 --> 00:05:35,504 That doesn't make sense. 108 00:05:35,505 --> 00:05:36,705 They know you have plenary authority 109 00:05:36,706 --> 00:05:38,107 to speak on behalf of the administration. 110 00:05:38,108 --> 00:05:39,441 A fact I've repeatedly 111 00:05:39,442 --> 00:05:40,609 reminded them of. 112 00:05:40,610 --> 00:05:42,344 But they insist that our failure 113 00:05:42,345 --> 00:05:44,380 to appoint a full-time ambassador 114 00:05:44,381 --> 00:05:45,915 is a slap in the face. 115 00:05:45,916 --> 00:05:49,652 But his office did send me this. 116 00:05:49,653 --> 00:05:53,989 A sampaguita. The Philippine national flower. 117 00:05:53,990 --> 00:05:55,858 Thanks, Martin. 118 00:05:55,859 --> 00:05:57,192 We'll take it from here. 119 00:05:57,193 --> 00:05:59,094 Thank you, Madam Secretary. 120 00:05:59,095 --> 00:06:01,096 I'm smelling pretext. 121 00:06:01,097 --> 00:06:03,132 Andrada's flexing. 122 00:06:03,133 --> 00:06:04,800 Using the remains to remind us 123 00:06:04,801 --> 00:06:07,436 that the Philippines is our partner, 124 00:06:07,437 --> 00:06:09,104 not our subordinate. 125 00:06:09,105 --> 00:06:11,340 And the absence of a full-time ambassador 126 00:06:11,341 --> 00:06:14,376 has given him an excuse to squawk about respect. 127 00:06:14,377 --> 00:06:16,645 His administration wants respect? 128 00:06:16,646 --> 00:06:19,615 Let's see how they feel about dealing with me. 129 00:06:19,616 --> 00:06:22,051 I'll get Ambassador Carpio in here. 130 00:06:27,757 --> 00:06:30,159 Yes, Mrs. Lee. Candidate Pavano feels 131 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:32,027 that elder abuse is an overlooked issue. 132 00:06:32,028 --> 00:06:34,797 He will make it a part of the national conversation. 133 00:06:34,798 --> 00:06:37,066 - All right, everybody, look alive. - Thank you for your vote. 134 00:06:37,067 --> 00:06:39,068 - Eyes up. Let's focus. - Hello, hello. 135 00:06:39,069 --> 00:06:41,537 Can I have everyone's attention just for a second, please? 136 00:06:41,538 --> 00:06:43,772 I just want to thank you all for your hard work. 137 00:06:43,773 --> 00:06:47,509 There is no campaign without you, because change 138 00:06:47,510 --> 00:06:49,511 is a collective endeavor. 139 00:06:49,512 --> 00:06:51,981 - Every single person matters. - Yeah? 140 00:06:51,982 --> 00:06:54,283 All right. 141 00:06:54,284 --> 00:06:57,119 Now, the next few days will be decisive. 142 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:59,788 Okay, we'll need a social media onslaught. 143 00:06:59,789 --> 00:07:00,956 Door-to-door for every undecided. 144 00:07:00,957 --> 00:07:02,624 And keep working those call lists 145 00:07:02,625 --> 00:07:04,393 till the polls close. 146 00:07:04,394 --> 00:07:06,662 All right, let's make a better world together. 147 00:07:09,165 --> 00:07:10,299 All right. 148 00:07:11,234 --> 00:07:12,701 Respectfully, 149 00:07:12,702 --> 00:07:15,838 Ambassador Carpio, 15,000 Americans died 150 00:07:15,839 --> 00:07:18,807 defending the Philippines against the Imperial Army. 151 00:07:18,808 --> 00:07:21,437 So expediting those remains doesn't begin 152 00:07:21,438 --> 00:07:23,972 to cover the debt your country owes. 153 00:07:23,973 --> 00:07:24,868 Madam Secretary... 154 00:07:24,869 --> 00:07:27,276 The only thing that President Andrada has done 155 00:07:27,277 --> 00:07:30,412 since those bodies were found is send flowers. 156 00:07:30,413 --> 00:07:32,347 Sampaguita, which, as you know, 157 00:07:32,348 --> 00:07:34,149 means, "I promise you." 158 00:07:34,150 --> 00:07:37,019 So, what... 159 00:07:37,020 --> 00:07:39,688 what promise have we broken that makes you think 160 00:07:39,689 --> 00:07:42,324 you can hold our war dead for ransom? 161 00:07:43,793 --> 00:07:46,261 $300 million in advanced weaponry, 162 00:07:46,262 --> 00:07:47,429 which we need to fight 163 00:07:47,430 --> 00:07:48,730 the Mindanao Freedom Brigade insurgency. 164 00:07:48,731 --> 00:07:51,200 Islamic Fundamentalists. 165 00:07:51,201 --> 00:07:52,768 We share your interest in containing them. 166 00:07:52,769 --> 00:07:55,170 Which is why we've been pushing H.R. 8365. 167 00:07:55,171 --> 00:07:56,171 Hard. 168 00:07:56,172 --> 00:07:57,606 But appropriations 169 00:07:57,607 --> 00:07:59,475 are the exclusive purview of Congress. 170 00:07:59,476 --> 00:08:03,111 I understand, Madam Secretary. 171 00:08:03,112 --> 00:08:05,747 Then instead of using our dead patriots 172 00:08:05,748 --> 00:08:08,217 to shake down the president, 173 00:08:08,218 --> 00:08:10,352 why aren't you mobilizing your army of lobbyists? 174 00:08:12,288 --> 00:08:15,691 Because President Andrada 175 00:08:15,692 --> 00:08:18,060 doesn't want to make a public stink 176 00:08:18,061 --> 00:08:20,429 about needing U.S. aid. 177 00:08:20,430 --> 00:08:22,731 Makes him look weak. 178 00:08:24,033 --> 00:08:26,668 You want those bodies, get us that aid. 179 00:08:26,669 --> 00:08:30,138 Well, unfortunately, it's not my purview 180 00:08:30,139 --> 00:08:31,773 to tell Congress what to do 181 00:08:31,774 --> 00:08:33,342 or when to do it. 182 00:08:33,343 --> 00:08:35,978 Your midterms are coming, right? 183 00:08:35,979 --> 00:08:38,480 What's that Yankee expression? 184 00:08:38,481 --> 00:08:41,383 "Where there's a will, there's a way." 185 00:08:45,088 --> 00:08:47,422 Holy hell. Stuffed French toast 186 00:08:47,423 --> 00:08:48,637 is back on the menu. 187 00:08:48,638 --> 00:08:50,325 I don't know what you see in that. It's... 188 00:08:50,326 --> 00:08:52,494 Peanut butter. Nutella. Cream cheese. 189 00:08:52,495 --> 00:08:54,730 - I see God. - I see an amateur. 190 00:08:54,731 --> 00:08:56,331 Oh, I'm getting the Pynchon burger. 191 00:08:56,332 --> 00:08:58,367 Triple cheese, bacon, avocado. 192 00:08:58,368 --> 00:09:00,736 Juice it with some onion rings and jalapeños. 193 00:09:00,737 --> 00:09:03,505 Hey, Mitzi, think we're ready to order. 194 00:09:03,506 --> 00:09:05,340 I'm afraid I can't serve you guys today. 195 00:09:05,341 --> 00:09:07,276 Yeah, my wife hates this tie, too. 196 00:09:07,277 --> 00:09:08,544 Dad. Oh, my God. 197 00:09:08,545 --> 00:09:10,879 I'm not kidding. 198 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:13,582 Uh, what Mitzi's trying to say is, uh, 199 00:09:13,583 --> 00:09:15,884 your family's not welcome here anymore. 200 00:09:16,819 --> 00:09:19,821 Trevor, what's going on? 201 00:09:19,822 --> 00:09:21,657 As a veteran, I'd expect the Dalton administration 202 00:09:21,658 --> 00:09:23,725 to give a damn about their war dead. 203 00:09:23,726 --> 00:09:26,428 But it doesn't. And your wife is complicit in that. 204 00:09:26,429 --> 00:09:28,030 My wife? 205 00:09:28,031 --> 00:09:29,565 Yeah, that's right. 206 00:09:29,566 --> 00:09:31,733 Trevor, we've been coming here for years. 207 00:09:31,734 --> 00:09:33,368 I'm aware of that. 208 00:09:33,369 --> 00:09:35,003 You can't be serious. 209 00:09:35,004 --> 00:09:36,672 - Dead serious. - My dad, 210 00:09:36,673 --> 00:09:38,654 - he's a veteran, too. - He's... 211 00:09:38,655 --> 00:09:40,208 He's willing to take our business elsewhere. 212 00:09:40,209 --> 00:09:41,810 - Come on, let's go. - What? 213 00:09:41,811 --> 00:09:43,351 - Let's go, Stevie. Come on. - Dad... 214 00:09:47,168 --> 00:09:54,182 Subtitle sync and corrections by awaqeded for www.addic7ed.com. 215 00:09:58,970 --> 00:10:01,071 Ms. Paley. 216 00:10:01,072 --> 00:10:02,839 Thank you for coming. 217 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:06,210 I'm here out of respect for you, Madam Secretary. 218 00:10:06,211 --> 00:10:09,513 Well, that respect is shared. 219 00:10:09,514 --> 00:10:13,483 Please. What you and your organization do 220 00:10:13,484 --> 00:10:15,786 to keep a spotlight 221 00:10:15,787 --> 00:10:19,089 on those who sacrificed so much for our country... 222 00:10:19,090 --> 00:10:21,191 well, it's critically important. 223 00:10:21,192 --> 00:10:23,093 It is. 224 00:10:23,094 --> 00:10:27,231 I want you to know that my team is working tirelessly 225 00:10:27,232 --> 00:10:29,967 to bring those missing soldiers home. 226 00:10:29,968 --> 00:10:32,469 I'm glad to hear it. 227 00:10:33,404 --> 00:10:35,305 I fear... 228 00:10:35,306 --> 00:10:37,908 that our efforts aren't being helped 229 00:10:37,909 --> 00:10:39,910 by your public statements. 230 00:10:39,911 --> 00:10:41,812 These are delicate negotiations 231 00:10:41,813 --> 00:10:45,115 with an overreaching ally. 232 00:10:45,116 --> 00:10:47,551 I appreciate that, 233 00:10:47,552 --> 00:10:51,989 but more than 72,000 Americans 234 00:10:51,990 --> 00:10:54,658 who died in World War II 235 00:10:54,659 --> 00:10:57,961 still remain unaccounted for. 236 00:10:57,962 --> 00:11:01,064 72,000 families 237 00:11:01,065 --> 00:11:03,133 have never healed, 238 00:11:03,134 --> 00:11:05,602 and mine was one of them. 239 00:11:12,143 --> 00:11:15,545 The last time I saw my dad, 240 00:11:15,546 --> 00:11:18,315 he took me by the hand, 241 00:11:18,316 --> 00:11:21,084 he looked me in the eye 242 00:11:21,085 --> 00:11:23,186 and promised he was coming home. 243 00:11:26,057 --> 00:11:28,792 I'm going to do everything it takes 244 00:11:28,793 --> 00:11:31,495 to help him keep that promise. 245 00:11:33,931 --> 00:11:36,066 So, how long do we have 246 00:11:36,067 --> 00:11:41,038 before Gloria Paley takes to the airwaves again? 247 00:11:41,039 --> 00:11:45,175 She agreed to stand down until the morning of the midterms. 248 00:11:45,176 --> 00:11:48,912 If the remains haven't left Manila by then, 249 00:11:48,913 --> 00:11:51,515 she is going to hold another press conference. 250 00:11:52,817 --> 00:11:56,219 Which will sink our allies running for office. 251 00:11:56,220 --> 00:11:59,289 I don't blame the woman at all. 252 00:11:59,290 --> 00:12:02,392 Where are we on those remains, Bess? 253 00:12:02,393 --> 00:12:06,897 Andrada's playing hardball until we deliver his military aid. 254 00:12:06,898 --> 00:12:08,699 So who's holding up the bill? 255 00:12:08,700 --> 00:12:11,468 The new senator from Kentucky, Owen Callister. 256 00:12:11,469 --> 00:12:13,704 He's the swing vote on foreign relations 257 00:12:13,705 --> 00:12:16,173 who won't let the bill get to the Senate floor. 258 00:12:16,174 --> 00:12:17,407 Elizabeth, see if you can 259 00:12:17,408 --> 00:12:19,242 bring Callister to heel. 260 00:12:19,243 --> 00:12:21,778 If you can't, then tell Andrada 261 00:12:21,779 --> 00:12:23,880 we're slapping him with sanctions. 262 00:12:23,881 --> 00:12:28,719 Oh, sir, I would advise against that. 263 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:30,787 He's gonna take it as an affront. 264 00:12:30,788 --> 00:12:32,989 Says the woman who shattered his nose. 265 00:12:32,990 --> 00:12:34,491 Which is how I know 266 00:12:34,492 --> 00:12:35,792 that he is particularly sensitive 267 00:12:35,793 --> 00:12:37,294 to an American display of power. 268 00:12:37,295 --> 00:12:40,997 Carrot or stick, whatever it takes, 269 00:12:40,998 --> 00:12:43,066 because "no man left behind" is not just a credo. 270 00:12:43,067 --> 00:12:45,068 It's a pledge we make to the enlisted, 271 00:12:45,069 --> 00:12:46,670 and every second those soldiers aren't back 272 00:12:46,671 --> 00:12:48,605 is a breach of faith to those who serve. 273 00:12:48,606 --> 00:12:51,708 I'll lean on Senator Callister. 274 00:12:54,045 --> 00:12:56,246 Lean hard, Bess. 275 00:12:59,183 --> 00:13:01,385 Where are you? 276 00:13:01,386 --> 00:13:04,921 No, get off the Beltway and take the local streets. 277 00:13:04,922 --> 00:13:07,758 Just get here as quickly as you can, okay? Bye. 278 00:13:07,759 --> 00:13:09,760 Thank you so much. Yeah, for sure. 279 00:13:09,761 --> 00:13:11,528 Nice turnout, Ali. 280 00:13:11,529 --> 00:13:13,196 Thanks for helping organize it. 281 00:13:13,197 --> 00:13:14,931 You're welcome. 282 00:13:14,932 --> 00:13:17,934 Um, I'm afraid I messed up. 283 00:13:17,935 --> 00:13:21,538 I gave the sign language interpreter the wrong address... 284 00:13:21,539 --> 00:13:23,340 Boulevard instead of Avenue. 285 00:13:23,341 --> 00:13:25,108 He's still 20 minutes out. 286 00:13:25,109 --> 00:13:26,810 I'm supposed to speak on federal initiatives 287 00:13:26,811 --> 00:13:28,412 to increase educational access. 288 00:13:28,413 --> 00:13:30,726 It would be ironic if some of the audience couldn't hear. 289 00:13:30,727 --> 00:13:33,617 I know. I'm so sorry. 290 00:13:36,888 --> 00:13:38,722 It's not a problem, Ali. 291 00:13:38,723 --> 00:13:40,357 Okay, everyone, 292 00:13:40,358 --> 00:13:43,193 please welcome Craig Pavano, our candidate for Congress. 293 00:13:45,062 --> 00:13:46,696 Good morning. Good morning, everyone. 294 00:13:46,697 --> 00:13:49,499 Good morning. Thank you for coming out. 295 00:13:52,236 --> 00:13:53,403 I'm Craig Pavano, 296 00:13:53,404 --> 00:13:55,127 - and I'm running for Congress. - Yes! 297 00:13:56,407 --> 00:13:59,009 I'm here to speak about our children. 298 00:14:00,411 --> 00:14:02,045 Good morning, Madam Secretary. 299 00:14:02,046 --> 00:14:06,516 You know, I have this fantasy that one morning 300 00:14:06,517 --> 00:14:08,485 I'm going to step off of that elevator 301 00:14:08,486 --> 00:14:10,387 and be greeted by a genie. 302 00:14:10,388 --> 00:14:14,324 Or a masseuse, or maybe a wayward puppy. 303 00:14:14,325 --> 00:14:15,926 Well, would you settle for a stray Kat? 304 00:14:15,927 --> 00:14:16,927 I would. 305 00:14:16,928 --> 00:14:18,028 - I had to go there. - Hi. 306 00:14:18,029 --> 00:14:19,863 - Welcome back. - Thank you. 307 00:14:19,864 --> 00:14:22,199 - How was the U.N.? - It was good. It was good. 308 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:23,867 We made progress on the refugee protocol. 309 00:14:23,868 --> 00:14:26,002 However, they do not care about coffee over there. 310 00:14:26,003 --> 00:14:28,071 - Philistines. - Oh, it's so good to be home. 311 00:14:29,474 --> 00:14:32,209 Uh, Senator Callister is prepped and waiting for us. 312 00:14:32,210 --> 00:14:33,910 Uh, and I... I did some digging. 313 00:14:33,911 --> 00:14:35,912 It turns out his state houses Paraverse Industries. 314 00:14:35,913 --> 00:14:37,714 They manufacture much of the weaponry 315 00:14:37,715 --> 00:14:41,117 that we'd send Andrada's way if H.R. 8365 passes. 316 00:14:41,118 --> 00:14:43,186 - Ah. - Yeah, Paraverse has over 800 employees 317 00:14:43,187 --> 00:14:46,089 in Lexington alone, meaning opposition to this bill 318 00:14:46,090 --> 00:14:48,091 takes food out of his constituents' mouths. 319 00:14:48,092 --> 00:14:49,426 Nice work, everyone. 320 00:14:49,427 --> 00:14:52,062 - Still holding out for a puppy. - Yes, ma'am. 321 00:14:52,063 --> 00:14:54,097 Senator. 322 00:14:54,098 --> 00:14:55,465 So nice to meet you. 323 00:14:55,466 --> 00:14:56,867 Likewise, Madam Secretary. 324 00:14:56,868 --> 00:14:59,736 - Kat. - Come on in. 325 00:14:59,737 --> 00:15:02,272 This administration likes 326 00:15:02,273 --> 00:15:04,074 to work very closely with Congress, 327 00:15:04,075 --> 00:15:07,744 which is why we called you in to talk about H.R. 8365, 328 00:15:07,745 --> 00:15:09,246 which I understand you oppose? 329 00:15:09,247 --> 00:15:10,780 Yes, ma'am. 330 00:15:10,781 --> 00:15:13,917 Okay, well, that bill provides military aid 331 00:15:13,918 --> 00:15:16,887 to an important ally in a region of the world 332 00:15:16,888 --> 00:15:19,589 we don't want to see fall under China's sphere of influence. 333 00:15:19,590 --> 00:15:20,957 I understand that. 334 00:15:20,958 --> 00:15:22,459 H.R. 8365 335 00:15:22,460 --> 00:15:25,228 is also tied to the release of the bodies 336 00:15:25,229 --> 00:15:27,163 of missing American soldiers. 337 00:15:27,164 --> 00:15:28,665 An important priority. 338 00:15:28,666 --> 00:15:30,066 Yes. 339 00:15:30,067 --> 00:15:33,837 And given the fact that this legislation would support 340 00:15:33,838 --> 00:15:36,506 Paraverse, a major defense contractor 341 00:15:36,507 --> 00:15:38,842 in your own state, we're hoping 342 00:15:38,843 --> 00:15:41,244 that you'll reconsider your position. 343 00:15:44,482 --> 00:15:46,483 I will not. 344 00:15:46,484 --> 00:15:49,019 Would you please explain why? 345 00:15:49,020 --> 00:15:51,087 Andrada is a ruthless dictator 346 00:15:51,088 --> 00:15:53,790 whose government is a notorious violator 347 00:15:53,791 --> 00:15:55,225 of human rights. 348 00:15:55,226 --> 00:15:58,028 Funneling money to his regime is inconsistent 349 00:15:58,029 --> 00:15:59,329 with American values. 350 00:15:59,330 --> 00:16:02,265 But not as inconsistent as letting that country fall 351 00:16:02,266 --> 00:16:04,601 into the hands of fundamentalist extremists. 352 00:16:04,602 --> 00:16:06,136 The intelligence I've seen suggests 353 00:16:06,137 --> 00:16:07,971 that is an unlikely scenario. 354 00:16:07,972 --> 00:16:09,673 Only if Andrada remains in power. 355 00:16:11,842 --> 00:16:13,843 We are very aware 356 00:16:13,844 --> 00:16:16,613 of Andrada's obvious shortcomings, 357 00:16:16,614 --> 00:16:19,015 but this Mindanao Freedom Brigade 358 00:16:19,016 --> 00:16:21,518 makes him look like Churchill. 359 00:16:21,519 --> 00:16:25,288 And sometimes you do have to choose the lesser of two evils. 360 00:16:25,289 --> 00:16:27,057 No. 361 00:16:27,058 --> 00:16:28,858 The Dalton administration does. 362 00:16:28,859 --> 00:16:32,395 I have to look my constituents in the eye. 363 00:16:32,396 --> 00:16:34,898 Please, um, 364 00:16:34,899 --> 00:16:37,500 tell the president I'm sorry. 365 00:16:37,501 --> 00:16:39,102 You bet. 366 00:16:39,103 --> 00:16:41,204 Okay. Thanks. 367 00:16:44,141 --> 00:16:46,209 Golly. Wow. 368 00:16:46,210 --> 00:16:48,511 Did we just meet 369 00:16:48,512 --> 00:16:50,447 one of the few elected officials 370 00:16:50,448 --> 00:16:52,482 who puts principles first? 371 00:16:52,483 --> 00:16:54,784 That, or someone dropped him on his head. 372 00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:59,456 I'm not buying either scenario. 373 00:17:03,594 --> 00:17:06,696 Who is Paraverse's chief lobbyist? 374 00:17:06,697 --> 00:17:09,065 Hmm. Kah... Kah... 375 00:17:09,066 --> 00:17:10,867 Mickey Kensington. 376 00:17:10,868 --> 00:17:12,869 You know what? I'll tell Jay. 377 00:17:12,870 --> 00:17:14,971 - He's worked with him. - Great. 378 00:17:19,076 --> 00:17:20,477 Hold on, Mickey. 379 00:17:20,478 --> 00:17:22,946 You're saying that Callister doesn't care about donors? 380 00:17:22,947 --> 00:17:24,848 Well, he's made a fortune in high-tech. 381 00:17:24,849 --> 00:17:26,583 He doesn't need Paraverse's money. 382 00:17:26,584 --> 00:17:29,152 But he damn sure needs their votes in the next election. 383 00:17:29,153 --> 00:17:31,154 And Paraverse is one of the state's largest employers. 384 00:17:31,155 --> 00:17:33,056 He won't support foreign companies. 385 00:17:33,057 --> 00:17:34,758 What could be more apple pie 386 00:17:34,759 --> 00:17:36,693 than an American munitions manufacturer 387 00:17:36,694 --> 00:17:37,961 headquartered in Kentucky? 388 00:17:37,962 --> 00:17:39,562 One that's not founded by 389 00:17:39,563 --> 00:17:42,966 an immigrant from New Delhi named Arjun Bhatt. 390 00:17:42,967 --> 00:17:45,101 Wait. What are you telling me? 391 00:17:45,102 --> 00:17:47,103 Once you get past the glossy facade, 392 00:17:47,104 --> 00:17:48,738 Callister gets dark in a hurry. 393 00:17:48,739 --> 00:17:51,307 He's got deep ties to nativist organizations, 394 00:17:51,308 --> 00:17:53,076 but since he's not taking PAC money, 395 00:17:53,077 --> 00:17:54,878 the connections are well concealed. 396 00:17:54,879 --> 00:17:58,081 So he won't help Filipinos or naturalized Americans. 397 00:17:58,082 --> 00:18:00,884 Or anyone who doesn't come from Anglo-Saxon stock. 398 00:18:00,885 --> 00:18:02,952 If you want to get those bodies back, 399 00:18:02,953 --> 00:18:04,254 Callister's not your solution. 400 00:18:04,255 --> 00:18:06,856 - He's our problem. - Mm. 401 00:18:06,857 --> 00:18:08,658 Thanks, Mickey. 402 00:18:08,659 --> 00:18:10,560 It's on me. 403 00:18:10,561 --> 00:18:12,662 Thank you. 404 00:18:14,977 --> 00:18:17,378 Ma'am, I think calling President Andrada directly 405 00:18:17,379 --> 00:18:18,548 is not a good idea. 406 00:18:18,549 --> 00:18:20,152 By "not good," he means apocalyptically bad. 407 00:18:20,153 --> 00:18:22,621 Well, I appreciate the sage counsel, 408 00:18:22,622 --> 00:18:24,222 but you two just told me 409 00:18:24,223 --> 00:18:26,658 that Senator Racist Obstruction isn't going to help us, 410 00:18:26,659 --> 00:18:28,660 so we need a new strategy. 411 00:18:28,661 --> 00:18:30,896 Ma'am, if I could put a finer point on it: 412 00:18:30,897 --> 00:18:33,598 Andrada is a chauvinist who is unlikely to meet with a woman 413 00:18:33,599 --> 00:18:36,001 whose last interaction with him left him with a deviated septum. 414 00:18:36,002 --> 00:18:37,803 I wish I could help you, 415 00:18:37,804 --> 00:18:42,607 Madam Secretary, but the bodies are in a remote jungle location. 416 00:18:42,608 --> 00:18:44,876 It's the rainy season. 417 00:18:44,877 --> 00:18:46,845 They will take time to safely excavate. 418 00:18:46,846 --> 00:18:49,581 And we don't want to endanger your men, 419 00:18:49,582 --> 00:18:52,317 so we have a detachment of Marines at the ready 420 00:18:52,318 --> 00:18:54,486 who will conduct the recovery mission. 421 00:18:54,487 --> 00:18:56,488 It's not just the weather. 422 00:18:56,489 --> 00:18:59,224 The jungle where the bodies are located 423 00:18:59,225 --> 00:19:01,993 is a stronghold for the Mindanao Freedom Brigade. 424 00:19:01,994 --> 00:19:06,064 I know how concerned you are about the insurgency. 425 00:19:06,065 --> 00:19:08,066 President Dalton has authorized 426 00:19:08,067 --> 00:19:10,669 a detachment of U.S. military advisers... 427 00:19:10,670 --> 00:19:12,204 I don't need advisers. 428 00:19:12,205 --> 00:19:14,306 I need assault rifles, 429 00:19:14,307 --> 00:19:17,542 armored personnel carriers, drones. 430 00:19:17,543 --> 00:19:20,846 All of which will be forthcoming 431 00:19:20,847 --> 00:19:22,981 when Congress passes the aid bill, 432 00:19:22,982 --> 00:19:27,419 which we expect will be before the end of the current term. 433 00:19:31,724 --> 00:19:33,725 President Andrada, my... 434 00:19:33,726 --> 00:19:37,262 my advisers were concerned 435 00:19:37,263 --> 00:19:40,832 that... after our last encounter, 436 00:19:40,833 --> 00:19:43,668 you wouldn't be receptive to me, but... 437 00:19:43,669 --> 00:19:45,937 but I disagreed, 438 00:19:45,938 --> 00:19:47,773 because I know that you're a leader 439 00:19:47,774 --> 00:19:49,261 who wants what's best for your country... 440 00:19:49,262 --> 00:19:49,990 Mm. 441 00:19:49,991 --> 00:19:52,377 ...meaning you won't let our unfortunate personal history 442 00:19:52,378 --> 00:19:54,379 be an impediment. 443 00:19:54,380 --> 00:19:57,048 You are correct. 444 00:19:57,049 --> 00:19:59,150 Our history is irrelevant. 445 00:20:00,086 --> 00:20:02,954 What is relevant is that aid package. 446 00:20:04,123 --> 00:20:08,360 And when it arrives, you can reclaim your dead. 447 00:20:10,730 --> 00:20:13,632 Good luck with the midterms. 448 00:20:17,270 --> 00:20:22,007 I have no update yet, and I have to cancel lunch. 449 00:20:22,008 --> 00:20:25,076 Well, I'm not here to pressure you, 450 00:20:25,077 --> 00:20:27,579 but the polls open in a few days. 451 00:20:27,580 --> 00:20:30,549 I'm flying to Manila to meet with President Andrada, 452 00:20:30,550 --> 00:20:32,317 and I need to prepare, okay? 453 00:20:32,318 --> 00:20:34,619 Mm... not okay. 454 00:20:34,620 --> 00:20:37,522 Diplomacy at a distance is one thing, 455 00:20:37,523 --> 00:20:38,322 but the last time... 456 00:20:38,323 --> 00:20:40,659 The next person who brings up Andrada's nose... I'm gonna 457 00:20:40,660 --> 00:20:42,027 - punch him in the face. - I'm saying, 458 00:20:42,028 --> 00:20:43,829 you're not exactly the poster child for détente here. 459 00:20:43,830 --> 00:20:45,864 We are out of options and time. 460 00:20:45,865 --> 00:20:49,234 President Dalton asked me to get involved for a reason. 461 00:20:49,235 --> 00:20:51,503 Just the most modest vote of confidence 462 00:20:51,504 --> 00:20:55,106 in my ability to do my job would be great. 463 00:20:55,107 --> 00:20:56,641 Aah! 464 00:20:56,642 --> 00:20:58,643 Sorry. My confidence 465 00:20:58,644 --> 00:21:02,380 in your ability is anything but modest. 466 00:21:02,381 --> 00:21:05,851 Believe it or not, my anxiety isn't just about the midterms. 467 00:21:05,852 --> 00:21:07,619 - It's-it's... - Also about the midterms. 468 00:21:07,620 --> 00:21:08,887 Yes, about the midterms. 469 00:21:08,888 --> 00:21:11,556 But I care about this issue. 470 00:21:11,557 --> 00:21:13,725 Same reason everybody else does. 471 00:21:16,629 --> 00:21:19,965 Andrada has been harping on about disrespect. 472 00:21:19,966 --> 00:21:22,167 It's a pretext to shake us down. 473 00:21:22,168 --> 00:21:25,036 The Secretary of State shows up in Manila, the pretext is gone. 474 00:21:25,037 --> 00:21:28,340 We now have leverage to call him out. 475 00:21:30,276 --> 00:21:32,811 Well, can't argue with that. 476 00:21:32,812 --> 00:21:35,013 I'm gonna bring 'em home, Russell. 477 00:21:35,014 --> 00:21:37,082 I promise. 478 00:21:37,083 --> 00:21:40,252 Godspeed, Madam Secretary. 479 00:21:40,253 --> 00:21:41,786 Russell. 480 00:21:42,889 --> 00:21:44,890 Whatever it is, I got to pack. 481 00:21:44,891 --> 00:21:47,492 - So if it can wait... - It can't. 482 00:21:47,493 --> 00:21:49,995 - This is an intervention. - The important thing to do 483 00:21:49,996 --> 00:21:52,063 is to keep centered and calm. 484 00:21:52,064 --> 00:21:53,398 About what? 485 00:21:53,399 --> 00:21:55,500 Ma'am. 486 00:21:59,238 --> 00:22:01,239 "A forcible and noisy expulsion 487 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:05,143 of the Secretary of State's family." 488 00:22:07,914 --> 00:22:11,182 We know your first instinct is to publicly respond. 489 00:22:11,183 --> 00:22:14,185 And we are all here to urge you not to. 490 00:22:15,121 --> 00:22:17,289 I'm not going to respond publicly. 491 00:22:17,290 --> 00:22:18,957 It would be beneath the administration 492 00:22:18,958 --> 00:22:22,060 to attack a private business. 493 00:22:22,061 --> 00:22:23,728 Well put, ma'am. 494 00:22:23,729 --> 00:22:25,296 Well put. 495 00:22:26,232 --> 00:22:28,433 I'm going to ignore it. 496 00:22:28,434 --> 00:22:29,901 - That's good. - That's good. Good. 497 00:22:29,902 --> 00:22:31,903 - Okay. Well done. Just ignore. - Hear, hear. 498 00:22:31,904 --> 00:22:33,004 Just ignore. 499 00:22:36,809 --> 00:22:38,810 - Did that work? - I don't know. 500 00:22:38,811 --> 00:22:40,412 - I can't read that lady. - Yeah, me neither. 501 00:22:40,413 --> 00:22:42,647 - She's either chill... - Or she's gonna kill someone. 502 00:22:42,648 --> 00:22:45,183 Coming after my family? 503 00:22:45,184 --> 00:22:46,251 - I... - Babe, 504 00:22:46,252 --> 00:22:48,186 this is just a taste of the kind of stuff 505 00:22:48,187 --> 00:22:49,921 we're gonna have to get used to if you're 506 00:22:49,922 --> 00:22:51,556 - throwing your hat in the ring. - I know. 507 00:22:51,557 --> 00:22:54,259 But I just feel like every day that I do this job 508 00:22:54,260 --> 00:22:55,927 undermines my chances 509 00:22:55,928 --> 00:22:57,195 to do that one. 510 00:22:57,196 --> 00:22:59,864 Our restaurant eviction is hardly a scarlet letter. 511 00:22:59,865 --> 00:23:01,299 No, it's not just that. 512 00:23:01,300 --> 00:23:05,170 A Secretary of State's mandate is to compromise. 513 00:23:05,171 --> 00:23:07,672 Lose the battle to win the war. 514 00:23:07,673 --> 00:23:10,809 Nowadays it seems like a successful candidate 515 00:23:10,810 --> 00:23:12,677 has to appear resolute, 516 00:23:12,678 --> 00:23:14,779 unyielding. 517 00:23:16,682 --> 00:23:19,951 You know the last Secretary of State to become president? 518 00:23:19,952 --> 00:23:21,853 James Buchanan. 519 00:23:21,854 --> 00:23:24,689 150 years ago. 520 00:23:24,690 --> 00:23:26,958 Well, even the Cubbies eventually won 521 00:23:26,959 --> 00:23:28,760 the World Series. 522 00:23:29,695 --> 00:23:31,496 Streaks are made to be broken. 523 00:23:32,431 --> 00:23:33,965 By the way, 524 00:23:33,966 --> 00:23:35,266 I need to thank you. 525 00:23:35,267 --> 00:23:37,702 Don't get used to it. You're on dishes next week. 526 00:23:38,971 --> 00:23:40,305 No. 527 00:23:40,306 --> 00:23:42,474 - Thanks, Frank. - You got it. 528 00:23:42,475 --> 00:23:45,810 I got to thank you for bringing home those dead soldiers. 529 00:23:45,811 --> 00:23:50,148 I mean, you know that I lost some friends from basic. 530 00:23:50,149 --> 00:23:54,352 The thought of leaving those guys where they fell is... 531 00:23:54,353 --> 00:23:56,454 It's an important mission. 532 00:23:57,556 --> 00:24:00,325 And I'm the one entrusted with it. 533 00:24:00,326 --> 00:24:02,260 That should be a declaration, babe. 534 00:24:02,261 --> 00:24:04,429 That sounds like a question. 535 00:24:05,464 --> 00:24:07,866 You don't have misgivings about me going 536 00:24:07,867 --> 00:24:09,467 - face-to-face with... - Yeah, I have misgivings. 537 00:24:09,468 --> 00:24:12,237 I hate that you're gonna be in the same room as the guy. 538 00:24:13,139 --> 00:24:14,539 You're gonna be okay. 539 00:24:14,540 --> 00:24:16,174 Yeah, I got this. 540 00:24:16,175 --> 00:24:17,175 Good. 541 00:24:17,176 --> 00:24:18,443 Bring our heroes home. 542 00:24:18,444 --> 00:24:20,211 I will. 543 00:24:21,547 --> 00:24:22,814 Be safe. 544 00:24:22,815 --> 00:24:23,915 Mm. 545 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:29,688 I need you to copy 546 00:24:29,689 --> 00:24:32,824 talking points for Craig's next round of interviews. 547 00:24:32,825 --> 00:24:35,093 Wait, there's a mistake here. 548 00:24:35,094 --> 00:24:37,929 Candidate approved it. There's no mistake. 549 00:24:42,201 --> 00:24:45,170 Craig, can I have a second? 550 00:24:46,072 --> 00:24:47,739 Sure. What's up, Ali? 551 00:24:47,740 --> 00:24:49,607 One of the cornerstones of your campaign 552 00:24:49,608 --> 00:24:51,543 - is student loan forgiveness. - Right, right. 553 00:24:51,544 --> 00:24:54,212 But someone forgot to include it in the talking points 554 00:24:54,213 --> 00:24:56,247 for your upcoming appearances. 555 00:24:56,248 --> 00:24:58,383 Well, that someone was me. 556 00:24:58,384 --> 00:25:00,018 But I promise you I didn't forget. 557 00:25:00,019 --> 00:25:02,687 Uh, latest tracking polls show that this issue 558 00:25:02,688 --> 00:25:05,090 is a... a third rail for the voters. 559 00:25:05,091 --> 00:25:07,759 You know, unfortunately, the many funding the few. 560 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:10,528 But-but, in time, the few become the many. 561 00:25:10,529 --> 00:25:13,765 Right. And, in time, I hope to revisit the issue. 562 00:25:13,766 --> 00:25:16,301 But job one is to get a seat at the table. 563 00:25:16,302 --> 00:25:18,470 Then we can talk about how to divvy up the food. 564 00:25:18,471 --> 00:25:19,804 Yeah? 565 00:25:19,805 --> 00:25:22,440 Hey, keep up the good work, okay? 566 00:25:22,441 --> 00:25:24,542 Sure. Thanks. 567 00:25:42,795 --> 00:25:44,596 President Andrada, 568 00:25:44,597 --> 00:25:46,631 we had a meeting calendared 569 00:25:46,632 --> 00:25:49,167 this morning at your office. 570 00:25:49,168 --> 00:25:51,236 Yes. 571 00:25:51,237 --> 00:25:54,939 But I needed some exercise. 572 00:26:11,457 --> 00:26:15,059 Mr. President, I traveled 8,000 miles to make an appeal 573 00:26:15,060 --> 00:26:17,362 on behalf of President Dalton for the return 574 00:26:17,363 --> 00:26:18,463 of our war dead. 575 00:26:18,464 --> 00:26:20,531 Well, I hope you did not come empty-handed. 576 00:26:21,934 --> 00:26:24,435 I come with a promise. 577 00:26:24,436 --> 00:26:27,505 We will eventually push that aid package through. 578 00:26:27,506 --> 00:26:31,009 But you need to give us those bodies back right now. 579 00:26:33,312 --> 00:26:36,915 You do not show up in my country 580 00:26:36,916 --> 00:26:39,184 and step into my gym 581 00:26:39,185 --> 00:26:41,519 and tell me what to do. 582 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:44,422 No. 583 00:26:44,423 --> 00:26:46,524 But you're on record 584 00:26:46,525 --> 00:26:49,794 saying that the U.S. was disrespecting you. 585 00:26:49,795 --> 00:26:51,396 But I'm here now, 586 00:26:51,397 --> 00:26:54,766 showing you more respect than you deserve. 587 00:26:58,037 --> 00:27:00,205 Talking to me this way, 588 00:27:00,206 --> 00:27:02,207 that is respect? 589 00:27:02,208 --> 00:27:04,576 Surrender those bodies, Mr. President, 590 00:27:04,577 --> 00:27:08,379 or your people find out that you begged for U.S. aid, 591 00:27:08,380 --> 00:27:12,550 which will make you look as weak as you really are. 592 00:27:14,253 --> 00:27:18,156 You are the weak one, standing there, begging. 593 00:27:19,091 --> 00:27:21,359 If you prefer... 594 00:27:21,360 --> 00:27:22,760 to fight, 595 00:27:22,761 --> 00:27:25,129 we can settle this in the ring! 596 00:27:31,470 --> 00:27:34,272 I hung up my gloves. 597 00:27:34,273 --> 00:27:36,174 You will release a statement 598 00:27:36,175 --> 00:27:38,676 that those bodies are being extracted. 599 00:27:38,677 --> 00:27:40,345 Or I'm going to release one 600 00:27:40,346 --> 00:27:42,447 about how you really broke your nose. 601 00:27:42,448 --> 00:27:45,383 Meaning how I broke it. 602 00:27:45,384 --> 00:27:48,052 Understood? 603 00:27:48,053 --> 00:27:50,755 Great. 604 00:27:52,791 --> 00:27:54,692 Bye, Mr. President. 605 00:28:02,341 --> 00:28:03,441 How's the jetlag? 606 00:28:03,661 --> 00:28:05,195 I'm too tired to talk about it. 607 00:28:05,196 --> 00:28:08,866 There's a C-17 transport over the Philippine Sea right now 608 00:28:08,867 --> 00:28:12,603 carrying the remains of 31 American soldiers. 609 00:28:12,604 --> 00:28:14,605 You brought our people home. 610 00:28:14,606 --> 00:28:17,074 And without precipitating an international incident. 611 00:28:17,075 --> 00:28:18,675 Oh, please. 612 00:28:18,676 --> 00:28:21,378 The summit was handled with... 613 00:28:23,615 --> 00:28:25,849 ...restraint and decorum. 614 00:28:27,819 --> 00:28:29,386 Good work, Elizabeth. 615 00:28:29,387 --> 00:28:31,655 - Thank you. - Now the bad news. 616 00:28:31,656 --> 00:28:33,757 Come on. 617 00:28:35,894 --> 00:28:38,662 David Paley isn't getting a military funeral? 618 00:28:38,663 --> 00:28:40,931 I'm afraid not. 619 00:28:40,932 --> 00:28:43,400 We dug up personnel files on all the dead. 620 00:28:43,401 --> 00:28:45,736 Came across something troubling. 621 00:28:45,737 --> 00:28:47,404 He went AWOL? 622 00:28:47,405 --> 00:28:49,406 Right before his last mission. 623 00:28:49,407 --> 00:28:51,208 18 hours unaccounted for. 624 00:28:51,209 --> 00:28:52,943 Suspected desertion. 625 00:28:52,944 --> 00:28:55,045 Came back to his post in time to be deployed. 626 00:28:55,046 --> 00:28:56,647 So then why'd they let him fly? 627 00:28:56,648 --> 00:28:58,148 Didn't realize his transgression until after 628 00:28:58,149 --> 00:29:01,051 - his plane went missing. - With Paley declared 629 00:29:01,052 --> 00:29:03,187 a combat death, there was no reason 630 00:29:03,188 --> 00:29:05,556 - to throw dirt on his memory. - No. 631 00:29:05,557 --> 00:29:08,158 But now everything's come to light. 632 00:29:08,159 --> 00:29:10,661 Department of Veterans Affairs does not want 633 00:29:10,662 --> 00:29:12,863 to afford him a burial with honors. 634 00:29:12,864 --> 00:29:15,532 Well, who can overrule that? 635 00:29:15,533 --> 00:29:17,201 This is Gloria Paley's father. 636 00:29:17,202 --> 00:29:19,069 He's a war hero, Mr. President, 637 00:29:19,070 --> 00:29:20,604 who gave his life for his country. 638 00:29:20,605 --> 00:29:22,873 And he also went AWOL, an act which would have resulted 639 00:29:22,874 --> 00:29:23,874 in his court-martial 640 00:29:23,875 --> 00:29:25,142 had he not died in combat. 641 00:29:25,143 --> 00:29:27,377 But he did die. And instead of paying tribute 642 00:29:27,378 --> 00:29:30,214 to his sacrifice, we're disgracing his memory. 643 00:29:30,215 --> 00:29:32,916 No. We're just not honoring it. 644 00:29:33,918 --> 00:29:35,919 Henry, 645 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:38,255 you are conspicuous by your silence. 646 00:29:38,256 --> 00:29:39,923 I'd like your input, 647 00:29:39,924 --> 00:29:42,126 as a Marine and an ethicist. 648 00:29:42,127 --> 00:29:43,527 Well, Mr. President, 649 00:29:43,528 --> 00:29:45,529 I think a life has to be looked at in toto. 650 00:29:45,530 --> 00:29:48,432 Paley flew 142 missions with distinction. 651 00:29:48,433 --> 00:29:51,401 After three years in combat, he reached his breaking point. 652 00:29:51,402 --> 00:29:52,870 But he didn't break. He bent. 653 00:29:52,871 --> 00:29:53,937 Which would urge 654 00:29:53,938 --> 00:29:55,806 commendation, not censure. 655 00:29:55,807 --> 00:29:57,641 What kind of message would it send 656 00:29:57,642 --> 00:30:00,244 if his daughter's tireless efforts were rewarded 657 00:30:00,245 --> 00:30:02,846 with this kind of rebuke? 658 00:30:02,847 --> 00:30:04,848 So... 659 00:30:04,849 --> 00:30:07,985 compassion over... process. 660 00:30:07,986 --> 00:30:09,453 In this instance, 661 00:30:09,454 --> 00:30:12,055 that would be my recommendation, yes. 662 00:30:12,056 --> 00:30:14,124 This is not an academic matter. 663 00:30:14,125 --> 00:30:16,293 It has consequences. 664 00:30:16,294 --> 00:30:19,329 If you don't follow orders, people die. 665 00:30:19,330 --> 00:30:21,965 If you don't punish deserters, 666 00:30:21,966 --> 00:30:23,300 they desert. 667 00:30:23,301 --> 00:30:25,602 And if you don't recognize heroism, 668 00:30:25,603 --> 00:30:28,805 you discourage heroics. 669 00:30:28,806 --> 00:30:31,742 Maybe. But as commander in chief, 670 00:30:31,743 --> 00:30:34,611 it falls to me to enforce military protocol. 671 00:30:34,612 --> 00:30:38,115 That takes precedence. 672 00:30:38,116 --> 00:30:39,583 I'm sorry, Bess. 673 00:30:39,584 --> 00:30:41,518 Gordon, you'll have to inform Ms. Paley. 674 00:30:41,519 --> 00:30:43,820 Yes, sir. 675 00:30:44,756 --> 00:30:47,157 If it's all right with you... 676 00:30:47,158 --> 00:30:48,492 Of course. 677 00:30:48,493 --> 00:30:50,093 It's fine. 678 00:30:50,094 --> 00:30:52,195 Mr. President. 679 00:30:56,201 --> 00:30:58,068 - Hey. - Hey. 680 00:30:58,069 --> 00:31:00,304 What you watching? 681 00:31:00,305 --> 00:31:02,806 My Uncle William. 682 00:31:02,807 --> 00:31:06,276 It's the only footage we have of him. 683 00:31:06,277 --> 00:31:08,478 Right before he shipped out. 684 00:31:08,479 --> 00:31:10,614 Can I...? 685 00:31:10,615 --> 00:31:12,716 Yeah. 686 00:31:14,152 --> 00:31:15,886 Did you know that Uncle William was scouted 687 00:31:15,887 --> 00:31:18,222 by the Washington Senators his senior year of high school? 688 00:31:18,223 --> 00:31:19,389 - Was he really? - Yep. 689 00:31:19,390 --> 00:31:20,791 - Wow. - They offered him 690 00:31:20,792 --> 00:31:21,858 a minor league contract 691 00:31:21,859 --> 00:31:24,561 for the day he got home from the war. 692 00:31:27,799 --> 00:31:30,701 So much to live for. 693 00:31:30,702 --> 00:31:32,803 Doughnuts. They're still hot. 694 00:31:32,804 --> 00:31:34,137 - Hi, Dad. - Bye. 695 00:31:34,138 --> 00:31:35,472 Bye. 696 00:31:35,473 --> 00:31:38,141 - Where you going? - Out. I'll be back. 697 00:31:38,142 --> 00:31:39,743 Okay, sweetheart. 698 00:31:41,279 --> 00:31:43,647 No. We haven't had dinner yet. 699 00:31:43,648 --> 00:31:46,416 You don't want a doughnut? What's wrong? 700 00:31:50,989 --> 00:31:53,457 David Paley. 701 00:31:53,458 --> 00:31:56,560 The truth is going to break his daughter's heart. 702 00:31:56,561 --> 00:31:58,295 Yes, it will. 703 00:31:58,296 --> 00:32:02,332 So give me the case for keeping her in the dark. 704 00:32:02,333 --> 00:32:04,334 Well... 705 00:32:04,335 --> 00:32:06,737 Aquinas suggested that... 706 00:32:06,738 --> 00:32:09,873 - Oh, that guy again. - ...honesty wasn't an absolute virtue. 707 00:32:09,874 --> 00:32:14,411 Uh, what he was getting at was that the damage 708 00:32:14,412 --> 00:32:16,413 that truth can inflict 709 00:32:16,414 --> 00:32:20,951 should be factored into the ethical calculus. 710 00:32:22,420 --> 00:32:24,921 Well, I'm not Aquinas; I'm the Secretary of State. 711 00:32:24,922 --> 00:32:27,524 And my remit is not to shine that woman on 712 00:32:27,525 --> 00:32:29,960 after 73 years of waiting. 713 00:32:29,961 --> 00:32:31,962 Fair enough. 714 00:32:31,963 --> 00:32:33,864 But... 715 00:32:33,865 --> 00:32:37,200 there might be a way to soften the blow. 716 00:32:37,201 --> 00:32:40,904 It has to do with Captain Paley's file. 717 00:32:40,905 --> 00:32:44,408 Why don't you have a doughnut, and I'll tell you about it. 718 00:32:45,343 --> 00:32:46,977 Come on. 719 00:32:46,978 --> 00:32:48,845 Who are we kidding? I'm gonna have six. 720 00:32:48,846 --> 00:32:50,747 Well, have six. 721 00:32:50,748 --> 00:32:54,618 Oh, God. It makes me want to cry. 722 00:32:55,787 --> 00:32:57,721 Great job, Bess. 723 00:32:57,722 --> 00:32:59,823 You brought honor to our dead. 724 00:33:00,725 --> 00:33:02,125 So... 725 00:33:02,126 --> 00:33:04,594 why the "we've got trouble" face? 726 00:33:05,763 --> 00:33:07,531 Not "we" this time. 727 00:33:07,532 --> 00:33:09,199 Just you. 728 00:33:10,101 --> 00:33:13,070 L'affaire Pynchon. 729 00:33:13,071 --> 00:33:15,172 I've been doing this long enough to know the public 730 00:33:15,173 --> 00:33:18,942 doesn't usually take cabinet secretaries' families to task 731 00:33:18,943 --> 00:33:21,077 for administration policies. 732 00:33:22,580 --> 00:33:24,848 Well, it's a brave new world. 733 00:33:24,849 --> 00:33:26,516 Yeah, and a treacherous one. 734 00:33:26,517 --> 00:33:28,352 So I played a cynical hunch. 735 00:33:28,353 --> 00:33:30,554 Had one of my people dig into the guy 736 00:33:30,555 --> 00:33:32,823 who gave Henry and Stevie the boot. 737 00:33:32,824 --> 00:33:35,625 Pynchon owner Trevor Bentley was college roommates 738 00:33:35,626 --> 00:33:38,762 with Senator Owen Callister. 739 00:33:38,763 --> 00:33:40,163 Yep. 740 00:33:40,164 --> 00:33:41,832 Well, that doesn't necessarily... 741 00:33:41,833 --> 00:33:43,333 Keep reading. 742 00:33:47,071 --> 00:33:50,874 They share season tickets to the Caps. 743 00:33:50,875 --> 00:33:53,143 And... vacation together 744 00:33:53,144 --> 00:33:55,245 every summer in Rehoboth. 745 00:33:55,246 --> 00:33:58,315 Well, it looks like I need to have a little talk 746 00:33:58,316 --> 00:34:01,051 - with the senator. - Yeah. I'm gonna urge against that. 747 00:34:03,154 --> 00:34:05,889 He took a cheap shot at my family, Russell. 748 00:34:05,890 --> 00:34:07,924 Because he wants to draw you out. 749 00:34:07,925 --> 00:34:09,493 You know why? 750 00:34:11,462 --> 00:34:14,564 Because he suspects I'm running. 751 00:34:14,565 --> 00:34:16,566 And he probably is, too. 752 00:34:17,635 --> 00:34:19,302 Which is why he's taking shots, 753 00:34:19,303 --> 00:34:20,804 hoping you'll defend yourself, 754 00:34:20,805 --> 00:34:23,807 which you can't do until you've declared. 755 00:34:23,808 --> 00:34:25,242 Because there's a difference between 756 00:34:25,243 --> 00:34:27,010 being a Secretary of State and a candidate. 757 00:34:27,011 --> 00:34:28,445 You're debating him on the campaign trail, 758 00:34:28,446 --> 00:34:30,013 you can call him out on anything, 759 00:34:30,014 --> 00:34:33,483 but a cabinet secretary getting personal, well, 760 00:34:33,484 --> 00:34:36,086 that smacks of bad judgment and plays into his hands. 761 00:34:36,087 --> 00:34:38,855 - I can't let this go unanswered. - No. 762 00:34:40,124 --> 00:34:43,326 But you don't have to be the one who answers. 763 00:34:43,327 --> 00:34:45,762 Hey, Kat. Come on in. 764 00:34:45,763 --> 00:34:48,832 To what do I owe the honor? 765 00:34:48,833 --> 00:34:53,003 Oh, just the Secretary of State's sense of restraint. 766 00:34:53,004 --> 00:34:56,006 I'm sorry? 767 00:34:56,007 --> 00:34:57,808 Senator, you've been a vocal critic 768 00:34:57,809 --> 00:35:00,310 of the Dalton administration. 769 00:35:00,311 --> 00:35:03,146 And, uh, I will continue to be so. 770 00:35:03,147 --> 00:35:04,881 I'm assuming you're familiar 771 00:35:04,882 --> 00:35:06,983 with the concept of loyal opposition? 772 00:35:06,984 --> 00:35:08,985 Oh, I'm very familiar with it, sir. 773 00:35:08,986 --> 00:35:11,188 Except the only thing you've opposed 774 00:35:11,189 --> 00:35:13,690 is our foreign policy. 775 00:35:13,691 --> 00:35:15,792 Yeah, trade deals, peace treaties, 776 00:35:15,793 --> 00:35:17,961 immigration initiatives. 777 00:35:17,962 --> 00:35:20,530 I'm a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. 778 00:35:20,531 --> 00:35:22,098 Oh, you're also on agriculture. 779 00:35:22,099 --> 00:35:24,401 And one of Kentucky's biggest industries is farming, 780 00:35:24,402 --> 00:35:26,603 and yet, not a word about subsidies or price controls 781 00:35:26,604 --> 00:35:28,505 or anything that would play to your base. 782 00:35:28,506 --> 00:35:31,007 Just foreign policy. 783 00:35:32,276 --> 00:35:34,778 For the senator of a landlocked state. 784 00:35:34,779 --> 00:35:36,580 - Mm-hmm. - Mm-hmm. 785 00:35:38,483 --> 00:35:41,017 You didn't block that aid package out of principle; 786 00:35:41,018 --> 00:35:43,653 you did it because you knew the mess you were making 787 00:35:43,654 --> 00:35:46,323 would land on Secretary McCord, and she'd be stained by it. 788 00:35:46,324 --> 00:35:47,424 What's your point? 789 00:35:47,425 --> 00:35:49,659 You're running for president. 790 00:35:51,062 --> 00:35:53,163 And you're trying to eliminate 791 00:35:53,164 --> 00:35:55,365 someone you're afraid could be your competition. 792 00:35:55,366 --> 00:35:57,934 Whoa. What... Whatever I may or may not be doing, 793 00:35:57,935 --> 00:36:01,505 I certainly don't have to explain myself 794 00:36:01,506 --> 00:36:04,007 to a cabinet secretary's policy advisor. 795 00:36:04,008 --> 00:36:07,244 And a queer Latinx woman at that. Wow. 796 00:36:07,245 --> 00:36:08,879 Everything you hate. 797 00:36:08,880 --> 00:36:11,515 It must be really hard for you. 798 00:36:11,516 --> 00:36:14,584 Squeezing you in today, Kat, was a courtesy. 799 00:36:14,585 --> 00:36:17,087 - Oh. - A concept you seem relatively unfamiliar with. 800 00:36:17,088 --> 00:36:20,257 If you have a message for me, I suggest you send it. 801 00:36:20,258 --> 00:36:22,559 Well, then here it is. You've made this personal. 802 00:36:22,560 --> 00:36:25,128 And if you ever use my boss's family again, 803 00:36:25,129 --> 00:36:27,864 the next visit you will get will not be from me. 804 00:36:27,865 --> 00:36:30,500 It'll be from her, and she won't be here as Secretary of State 805 00:36:30,501 --> 00:36:33,169 or as a candidate; she will be here as a mother 806 00:36:33,170 --> 00:36:34,604 protecting her own. 807 00:36:34,605 --> 00:36:36,940 And believe me, that is the one way 808 00:36:36,941 --> 00:36:39,709 you do not want to meet Madam Secretary. 809 00:36:41,879 --> 00:36:43,880 Is that a threat? 810 00:36:43,881 --> 00:36:46,883 Oh, no, Senator. 811 00:36:46,884 --> 00:36:49,219 That was a gift. 812 00:36:54,306 --> 00:36:57,416 My father died for this country, Madam Secretary, 813 00:36:57,417 --> 00:37:00,853 and this is the way his nation repays him? 814 00:37:00,854 --> 00:37:02,622 I'm so sorry. 815 00:37:02,623 --> 00:37:05,926 But the all-powerful bureaucracy 816 00:37:05,927 --> 00:37:07,527 has spoken, right? 817 00:37:07,528 --> 00:37:11,021 And they've branded my father a coward. 818 00:37:11,022 --> 00:37:12,556 He wasn't a coward. 819 00:37:12,557 --> 00:37:16,259 He was a hero! 820 00:37:23,134 --> 00:37:25,936 The only thing that I have control of 821 00:37:25,937 --> 00:37:27,671 is what I tell you. 822 00:37:27,672 --> 00:37:29,472 I chose to tell you the truth, 823 00:37:29,473 --> 00:37:32,442 because I think it is the least you are owed. 824 00:37:35,379 --> 00:37:38,348 But it doesn't take away the pain. 825 00:37:38,349 --> 00:37:42,218 No. I don't imagine that it does. 826 00:37:43,521 --> 00:37:46,523 But I think that we may have found a way 827 00:37:46,524 --> 00:37:49,626 to cushion the blow just a little bit. 828 00:37:51,762 --> 00:37:55,832 Your father's file will remain classified. 829 00:37:58,236 --> 00:38:00,403 But when people ask... 830 00:38:00,404 --> 00:38:04,341 why he's not in Arlington, like everyone else, 831 00:38:04,342 --> 00:38:05,675 what do I say? 832 00:38:05,676 --> 00:38:09,412 You tell them that you opted for a private family funeral 833 00:38:09,413 --> 00:38:11,381 in your hometown. 834 00:38:11,382 --> 00:38:13,950 And because his record is sealed, 835 00:38:13,951 --> 00:38:15,852 the David Paley Foundation's work, 836 00:38:15,853 --> 00:38:18,221 the work that you have devoted your life to, 837 00:38:18,222 --> 00:38:21,191 will continue in his name. 838 00:38:21,192 --> 00:38:23,894 So his legacy is secure. 839 00:38:23,895 --> 00:38:25,295 Forever. 840 00:38:25,296 --> 00:38:28,365 And he's coming home, Gloria. 841 00:38:35,473 --> 00:38:37,641 Preliminary results from congressional races 842 00:38:37,642 --> 00:38:40,210 have started to roll in. 843 00:38:40,211 --> 00:38:43,313 - Oh, hey. - I thought you were headed to Dover. 844 00:38:43,314 --> 00:38:46,016 Yeah, I am. I've got about... 845 00:38:46,017 --> 00:38:49,419 three minutes to get dressed and grab a bar 846 00:38:49,420 --> 00:38:51,021 and get out the door. 847 00:38:51,022 --> 00:38:52,906 Don't you have an election party to get to? 848 00:38:52,907 --> 00:38:54,057 No, I quit. 849 00:38:54,058 --> 00:38:56,259 Why? 850 00:38:56,260 --> 00:38:58,228 You know that student loan forgiveness thing? 851 00:38:58,229 --> 00:38:59,229 Yeah. 852 00:38:59,230 --> 00:39:00,697 Pavano bailed on it. 853 00:39:00,698 --> 00:39:02,565 Oh. 854 00:39:02,566 --> 00:39:05,001 Your guy had clay feet, huh? 855 00:39:05,002 --> 00:39:08,238 Not my guy. Not anymore. 856 00:39:08,239 --> 00:39:10,707 I didn't even vote for him. 857 00:39:10,708 --> 00:39:12,609 You voted for Winter? 858 00:39:12,610 --> 00:39:15,145 No. I didn't vote for anyone. 859 00:39:17,682 --> 00:39:19,015 What? 860 00:39:19,016 --> 00:39:22,852 All of these guys are exactly the same, Mom. 861 00:39:30,094 --> 00:39:31,861 How much of what 862 00:39:31,862 --> 00:39:34,064 Pavano stood for did you believe in? 863 00:39:34,065 --> 00:39:35,598 It doesn't matter. 864 00:39:35,599 --> 00:39:38,234 That jerk bailed on his loan forgiveness initiative. 865 00:39:38,235 --> 00:39:41,137 And my generation isn't putting up with hypocrites anymore. 866 00:39:41,138 --> 00:39:42,806 It's a new day. 867 00:39:42,807 --> 00:39:45,308 So, say, 95%? 868 00:39:45,309 --> 00:39:47,110 You're not even listening to me. 869 00:39:47,111 --> 00:39:48,478 Oh, I got the gist. 870 00:39:48,479 --> 00:39:51,014 Y-You're guy compromised, 871 00:39:51,015 --> 00:39:53,249 and... 872 00:39:53,250 --> 00:39:56,886 now you're checking out of the process completely? 873 00:39:56,887 --> 00:39:59,990 - Look, there will be other elections. - No. Uh-uh. 874 00:39:59,991 --> 00:40:01,858 Nope. 875 00:40:01,859 --> 00:40:05,028 I am sorry that you were disillusioned. 876 00:40:05,029 --> 00:40:06,730 Get used to it, Alison, 877 00:40:06,731 --> 00:40:09,032 because democracy is flawed. 878 00:40:09,033 --> 00:40:11,868 And the next candidate who doesn't let you down 879 00:40:11,869 --> 00:40:13,403 will be the first. 880 00:40:13,404 --> 00:40:15,805 I just flew halfway around the world 881 00:40:15,806 --> 00:40:17,540 to recover the bodies of patriots 882 00:40:17,541 --> 00:40:20,276 who gave their lives to protect this country. 883 00:40:20,277 --> 00:40:22,946 They died along with hundreds of thousands 884 00:40:22,947 --> 00:40:25,048 of Americans in too many wars 885 00:40:25,049 --> 00:40:27,617 so Alison McCord could have the right to vote. 886 00:40:27,618 --> 00:40:29,786 And you won't honor that 887 00:40:29,787 --> 00:40:33,156 because your guy caved on a single issue? 888 00:40:34,458 --> 00:40:36,493 My polling place is in Silver Spring. 889 00:40:36,494 --> 00:40:39,195 - I won't even make it in time. - That's what a motorcade is for. 890 00:40:39,196 --> 00:40:41,131 I'll drop you off on my way to Dover. 891 00:40:41,132 --> 00:40:42,832 - Get dressed. - Oh. 892 00:41:15,599 --> 00:41:17,400 Present... 893 00:41:17,401 --> 00:41:18,868 arms! 894 00:41:43,360 --> 00:41:44,594 Ready. 895 00:41:44,595 --> 00:41:46,229 Down. 896 00:41:51,535 --> 00:41:53,536 Ready. 897 00:41:53,537 --> 00:41:55,138 Cover. 898 00:41:56,707 --> 00:41:58,341 Order... 899 00:41:58,342 --> 00:42:00,109 arms! 900 00:42:35,638 --> 00:42:43,621 Subtitle sync and corrections by awaqeded for www.addic7ed.com.