1 00:00:01,935 --> 00:00:03,732 ELIZABETH: Previously on "Madam Secretary". 2 00:00:03,837 --> 00:00:06,601 - Elizabeth, you know Craig Sterling? - Madam Secretary. 3 00:00:06,740 --> 00:00:09,732 Nakedly ambitious, self-serving, obstructionist. 4 00:00:09,843 --> 00:00:10,935 All suit and no substance. 5 00:00:11,077 --> 00:00:14,672 I can't believe Conrad made that appointment without consulting with me. 6 00:00:14,781 --> 00:00:17,875 The president of the United States can do whatever the hell he wants. 7 00:00:17,984 --> 00:00:19,611 I'll be your main contact with DIA. 8 00:00:19,853 --> 00:00:23,050 One of your students is training to serve under General Doroshevich, 9 00:00:23,156 --> 00:00:26,592 a member of the Russian military and a close advisor to President Ostrov. 10 00:00:26,693 --> 00:00:29,161 - HENRY: Dmitri Petrov. - JANE: Bring him in. 11 00:00:29,262 --> 00:00:30,820 - Recruit him? - And be his handler. 12 00:00:30,964 --> 00:00:31,896 What? No. Wait, no. 13 00:00:31,998 --> 00:00:36,025 Henry, we need this. Russia continues to be our next real nuclear threat. 14 00:00:44,978 --> 00:00:47,811 Alright. If we're done with the junction boxes, 15 00:00:48,014 --> 00:00:50,847 we can start installing the conduit supports tomorrow. 16 00:00:51,017 --> 00:00:53,645 - Yes, sir. - Alright. Good night, Farid. Thank you. 17 00:00:53,753 --> 00:00:54,981 Saalam. 18 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:03,000 Ripped & Corrected By mstoll 19 00:01:12,472 --> 00:01:16,465 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. No, no, no, no! No, no, no! 20 00:01:16,576 --> 00:01:18,100 (GRUNTS) 21 00:01:22,015 --> 00:01:23,846 PRESENTER ON TV: Gone. MIA. 22 00:01:23,950 --> 00:01:27,909 Where in the world is Russian President Pavel Ostrov? 23 00:01:28,021 --> 00:01:31,923 The mercurial leader has not been seen in public for a week now, 24 00:01:32,025 --> 00:01:35,722 leading to speculation of a secret tummy tuck, 25 00:01:36,029 --> 00:01:40,591 to a rendezvous in Gstaad for the birth of his love child, to a bloody coup. 26 00:01:40,733 --> 00:01:43,566 - I'm going with tummy tuck. - Vanity. Always a good option. 27 00:01:43,703 --> 00:01:47,070 - Didn't you go hunting with him, Dad? - Yeah. Maybe a Siberian tiger got him. 28 00:01:47,507 --> 00:01:51,034 Yeah. Or maybe the Russian Air Force One went missing. 29 00:01:51,878 --> 00:01:54,073 - Too soon? - Let's give it a year. 30 00:01:54,214 --> 00:01:57,047 What do you think about Ostrov, Mom? Something salacious? 31 00:01:57,150 --> 00:02:01,678 I think that dictators do whatever the hell they want, 32 00:02:01,988 --> 00:02:03,512 and like it when the world worries. 33 00:02:03,623 --> 00:02:06,524 I'm sure your buddy, the Russian foreign minister guy, knows. 34 00:02:06,659 --> 00:02:08,559 Maybe Mom knows and she can't tell us. 35 00:02:08,661 --> 00:02:11,221 - You think she's that good a liar? - She lies for a living. 36 00:02:11,498 --> 00:02:15,628 Uh... Not true. I'm starting to feel a little attacked. 37 00:02:15,735 --> 00:02:19,193 A good thing we have a peer mediator in the family. Talking stick, anyone? 38 00:02:19,439 --> 00:02:23,068 Same one I've used to settle many a disagreement at school. 39 00:02:23,209 --> 00:02:26,667 OK. You're a loser. 40 00:02:26,779 --> 00:02:29,907 - Hey, it works. - It does. Just not on the brain-dead. 41 00:02:30,083 --> 00:02:31,675 OK, go to school, please. Get out. 42 00:02:31,784 --> 00:02:34,685 You're so lucky I'm still driving you. Bye. I love you. 43 00:02:34,787 --> 00:02:37,551 - Bye. I love you, too. - Bye. See you. 44 00:02:38,491 --> 00:02:41,983 Um, actually, Stevie, you wanna hang back for a second? 45 00:02:42,095 --> 00:02:45,587 Yeah, I'm sorry that I said that you lie for a living. 46 00:02:45,899 --> 00:02:49,164 It's not that. Just will you take a look at this? 47 00:02:49,469 --> 00:02:50,561 Yeah. What is it? 48 00:02:51,771 --> 00:02:56,105 It's a lab report. Um, we had the powder in the bag you gave me tested. 49 00:02:56,242 --> 00:02:57,869 It came back positive for heroin. 50 00:02:57,977 --> 00:03:00,946 Yeah, well, I told you that Harrison said it was an old stash. 51 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:03,605 Yeah, we just wanted to make sure. There's also... 52 00:03:03,750 --> 00:03:06,048 (CLEARS THROAT) There's also this. 53 00:03:09,889 --> 00:03:13,586 - A... toxicology report? - Follicle analysis. 54 00:03:13,693 --> 00:03:15,786 We had the hair from your brush tested. 55 00:03:20,733 --> 00:03:22,428 You thought I was doing heroin? 56 00:03:22,535 --> 00:03:25,436 Honestly, we didn't know what to think. But can you blame us? 57 00:03:25,572 --> 00:03:27,506 It came back clean, you know. 58 00:03:27,607 --> 00:03:29,871 Although you are a little calcium deficient. 59 00:03:29,976 --> 00:03:32,001 Think about switching back to regular milk. 60 00:03:32,111 --> 00:03:34,011 This is such a violation of my trust! 61 00:03:34,113 --> 00:03:38,015 Well, you violated our trust. You lied to us about dating Harrison. 62 00:03:38,117 --> 00:03:42,747 OK. This is... I can date anyone that I want. 63 00:03:42,855 --> 00:03:46,848 Well, but, um, he's not anyone. He's my boss's son. 64 00:03:47,026 --> 00:03:48,254 Yeah, yeah, OK. Is that all? 65 00:03:48,528 --> 00:03:51,793 No, now we know the heroin is real, someone's got to tell his parents. 66 00:03:53,032 --> 00:03:54,090 Whoa, whoa, whoa. What? 67 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:58,068 If Harrison is using, do you want it on your conscience you didn't notify them? 68 00:03:58,171 --> 00:03:59,968 If, God forbid, he winds up ODing... 69 00:04:00,073 --> 00:04:04,009 We think it would be best if you let him come clean with his parents first. 70 00:04:04,110 --> 00:04:07,136 Short of that, we'll go to them this afternoon. 71 00:04:09,115 --> 00:04:10,673 Fine. 72 00:04:12,185 --> 00:04:13,846 I'll tell him. 73 00:04:16,489 --> 00:04:17,922 (HENRY SIGHS) 74 00:04:18,858 --> 00:04:22,055 JAY: This is security camera footage of the grab. That's Tom Garrity. 75 00:04:22,161 --> 00:04:24,061 ELIZABETH: What about his security detail? 76 00:04:24,163 --> 00:04:27,428 Two APPF guards outside the building on the perimeter of the site. 77 00:04:27,533 --> 00:04:30,058 The kidnappers took Garrity out the opposite side. 78 00:04:30,169 --> 00:04:33,536 We're monitoring Taliban, ISIS and all the usual radical websites. 79 00:04:33,673 --> 00:04:36,801 Pretty audacious grabbing a State Department employee in Kabul. 80 00:04:36,909 --> 00:04:38,206 Let's put our embassy there 81 00:04:38,478 --> 00:04:42,972 and all diplomatic outposts in country on high alert. Quietly. 82 00:04:43,082 --> 00:04:45,744 - If anyone asks why? - We say it's a drill or something. 83 00:04:45,852 --> 00:04:50,050 We want to keep our options open until we know more. Thank you, everybody. 84 00:04:50,156 --> 00:04:53,250 NADINE: Ma'am, you have the Merchant Marine event this afternoon. 85 00:04:53,526 --> 00:04:56,689 You wanted me to remind you that Secretary Albright will be there. 86 00:04:56,829 --> 00:04:59,491 Right. I, um, I wanna wear that pin that she gave me. 87 00:04:59,599 --> 00:05:00,827 Yes, ma'am. 88 00:05:00,967 --> 00:05:04,562 You'll be laying a wreath with Russian Ambassador Zinchenko, 89 00:05:04,671 --> 00:05:07,697 honoring US-Russian cooperation during World War II. 90 00:05:07,840 --> 00:05:10,832 Maybe the ambassador knows where his fearless leader is. 91 00:05:12,011 --> 00:05:14,536 Oh, well, uh, short of that, 92 00:05:14,647 --> 00:05:18,242 the White House would like a revised write-up of our post-Ostrov Russia plan. 93 00:05:18,518 --> 00:05:20,452 That's... Uh... 94 00:05:21,187 --> 00:05:24,554 And you're here to complain about that assignment, Jay? 95 00:05:24,657 --> 00:05:26,181 They want a joint report with DoD. 96 00:05:26,492 --> 00:05:28,926 Defense is going to advocate taking the opportunity 97 00:05:29,028 --> 00:05:32,088 to roll back Russian aggression with some aggression of our own. 98 00:05:32,198 --> 00:05:35,429 Exactly, provoking the second-biggest nuclear power on Earth 99 00:05:35,702 --> 00:05:36,930 as it descends into chaos. 100 00:05:37,070 --> 00:05:38,435 What could possibly go wrong? 101 00:05:38,571 --> 00:05:41,472 I may not be the right guy to represent the department, ma'am. 102 00:05:41,574 --> 00:05:44,441 I'm not agreeing to anything moronically provocative. 103 00:05:44,577 --> 00:05:48,741 - Sounds like a good policy. - I want to see my kid grow up. 104 00:05:48,848 --> 00:05:50,611 Me, too. 105 00:05:52,819 --> 00:05:54,218 I think you're the guy for the job. 106 00:05:57,256 --> 00:06:01,955 OK, then. Thank you, Madam Secretary. 107 00:06:10,203 --> 00:06:11,693 - (KNOCKING AT DOOR) - HENRY: Yeah. 108 00:06:13,206 --> 00:06:15,197 Dmitri. Come on in. 109 00:06:15,775 --> 00:06:17,003 What can I do for you? 110 00:06:19,445 --> 00:06:21,913 I'm on my way to the commandant's office. 111 00:06:22,081 --> 00:06:24,049 I must withdraw from the War College. 112 00:06:26,085 --> 00:06:28,212 I'm sorry to hear that. Do you mind if I ask why? 113 00:06:29,255 --> 00:06:31,155 (SIGHS) My sister, Talia. 114 00:06:31,257 --> 00:06:34,454 Uh, she is ill. Cancer. 115 00:06:35,261 --> 00:06:36,159 Oh, no. 116 00:06:36,262 --> 00:06:40,665 Yes, our parents are gone, so I must make sure she is cared for. 117 00:06:40,767 --> 00:06:42,029 Of course, of course. 118 00:06:42,168 --> 00:06:46,195 Well, I want you to know that I greatly appreciate your perspective in class. 119 00:06:46,439 --> 00:06:50,500 I just finished reading your religious conflicts with military duty paper, 120 00:06:50,777 --> 00:06:56,579 and it is... a smart, original take on a very complex subject. 121 00:06:57,450 --> 00:06:59,748 You'll be missed, you really will, by everyone. 122 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:04,521 - Best wishes for you and your sister. - Thank you. 123 00:07:04,624 --> 00:07:05,784 Thank you. 124 00:07:10,630 --> 00:07:13,155 (DOOR OPENS THEN CLOSES) 125 00:07:13,433 --> 00:07:17,164 Garrity's wife, Emma, got worried when he didn't call the kids this morning. 126 00:07:17,437 --> 00:07:19,098 She contacted the embassy in Kabul. 127 00:07:19,205 --> 00:07:22,641 The deputy chief of mission kicked her over to us. 128 00:07:22,742 --> 00:07:24,209 - Tell her the truth. - Right. 129 00:07:24,444 --> 00:07:26,412 - But ask for her discretion. - Of course. 130 00:07:26,512 --> 00:07:29,675 - For her husband's sake. - Madam Secretary. 131 00:07:31,451 --> 00:07:35,854 We received a video of the kidnappers' demands via encrypted email. 132 00:07:35,955 --> 00:07:39,823 Why didn't they post it on a website like every self-respecting kidnapper? 133 00:07:39,926 --> 00:07:41,917 - Watch. - My name is Tom Garrity. 134 00:07:42,028 --> 00:07:46,692 I'm an American State Department foreign service officer stationed in Kabul. 135 00:07:46,799 --> 00:07:49,700 The US government has gravely wronged my captors, 136 00:07:49,836 --> 00:07:52,634 and I will be killed if you don't make it right. 137 00:07:52,738 --> 00:07:56,606 MAN: We demand to talk to the secretary of state, Elizabeth McCord, directly 138 00:07:56,709 --> 00:07:59,007 by midnight in Kabul tonight. 139 00:08:00,146 --> 00:08:02,671 Do as we say or he dies. 140 00:08:03,683 --> 00:08:05,514 That's four hours from now. 141 00:08:05,785 --> 00:08:11,052 Oh... Why aren't they asking for money or a prisoner exchange? 142 00:08:11,157 --> 00:08:13,455 Why the hell do they want to talk to me? 143 00:08:15,428 --> 00:08:16,861 JANE: Dmitri's story checks out. 144 00:08:16,963 --> 00:08:21,832 Hmm. His sister, Talia, was admitted to Murmanskaya Hospital 145 00:08:21,968 --> 00:08:23,936 with advanced fibrosarcoma of the bone. 146 00:08:24,036 --> 00:08:27,199 - Thank you. - It's bad luck. 147 00:08:27,940 --> 00:08:30,204 For who? For us or for Dmitri's sister? 148 00:08:30,510 --> 00:08:31,670 Both. 149 00:08:33,746 --> 00:08:36,738 So, I assume you'll want to focus on Ivan Kolashkov again. 150 00:08:36,849 --> 00:08:39,249 - Yeah. - I still have reservations. 151 00:08:39,519 --> 00:08:40,486 Of course you do. 152 00:08:41,521 --> 00:08:44,183 Let me rephrase. I won't do it. 153 00:08:44,524 --> 00:08:47,550 You threaten to expose he's gay to his superiors, who knows what he'll do. 154 00:08:47,660 --> 00:08:48,684 It's too volatile. 155 00:08:48,828 --> 00:08:51,991 The DNI needs a Russian asset with access to General Doroshevich. 156 00:08:52,098 --> 00:08:55,431 It's a top priority now, especially with all this Ostrov business. 157 00:08:55,535 --> 00:08:58,060 Ivan and Dmitri are both in his chain of command. 158 00:09:00,506 --> 00:09:03,475 Maybe there's still a way to make it work with Dmitri. 159 00:09:04,510 --> 00:09:07,707 The president's expecting you, Madam Secretary. Please go right in. 160 00:09:07,813 --> 00:09:09,440 - Thanks, Lucy. - Bess. 161 00:09:09,549 --> 00:09:13,178 - Hi. We're meeting somewhere else? - No, we have a cyber-security briefing. 162 00:09:13,452 --> 00:09:16,012 - How's it going? - They're still tearing my plane apart. 163 00:09:16,122 --> 00:09:18,090 - We should go, sir. - I'll walk with you. 164 00:09:18,190 --> 00:09:20,488 Not necessary. Craig'll fill you in. Use my office. 165 00:09:23,529 --> 00:09:24,621 Where are we, Admiral? 166 00:09:24,764 --> 00:09:27,460 Ma'am, so far the investigation has revealed 167 00:09:27,567 --> 00:09:33,733 that Garrity was taken in a secure zone requiring a key card swipe to enter. 168 00:09:33,873 --> 00:09:35,898 - So they stole them? - Yes. 169 00:09:36,042 --> 00:09:40,206 The key cards belong to three Afghans who are contracting for the US. 170 00:09:41,247 --> 00:09:44,478 - Are they dead? - They and their families are MIA. 171 00:09:44,584 --> 00:09:47,018 Bodies were likely dumped outside the city. 172 00:09:47,119 --> 00:09:50,611 It's an awful lot of work to grab one low-value American. 173 00:09:50,723 --> 00:09:52,486 What are we missing? 174 00:09:56,596 --> 00:09:59,895 Well... I guess they'll have to tell us themselves. 175 00:09:59,999 --> 00:10:04,060 - Absolutely not. (CLEARS THROAT) - Excuse me? 176 00:10:04,170 --> 00:10:07,503 - We don't negotiate with terrorists. - Talking isn't negotiating. 177 00:10:07,607 --> 00:10:09,666 I've advised the president on this and he agreed. 178 00:10:09,976 --> 00:10:11,568 We're not giving in to their demands. 179 00:10:11,677 --> 00:10:15,477 Did you advise the president we might gain valuable intel by engaging them? 180 00:10:15,615 --> 00:10:18,550 I understand your sympathies, given that Garrity is one of yours. 181 00:10:18,651 --> 00:10:21,643 Garrity is an American citizen, 182 00:10:21,754 --> 00:10:23,654 and I don't need your understanding. 183 00:10:24,690 --> 00:10:25,782 Ever. 184 00:10:28,527 --> 00:10:31,018 - Please keep me informed, Ellen. - Yes, ma'am. 185 00:10:42,975 --> 00:10:44,567 (LIFT BELL) 186 00:10:50,049 --> 00:10:52,882 - NADINE: Madam Secretary. - How'd it go with Garrity's wife? 187 00:10:53,019 --> 00:10:55,044 (SIGHS) She's devastated, but she gets it. 188 00:10:56,022 --> 00:10:59,480 There's been a change to the Merchant Marine ceremony this afternoon. 189 00:10:59,592 --> 00:11:01,822 Foreign Minister Gorev will now be attending. 190 00:11:02,094 --> 00:11:03,425 Since when? 191 00:11:03,529 --> 00:11:06,555 We were just informed he's on a plane from Moscow. 192 00:11:06,666 --> 00:11:08,998 Does he have any other business in town? 193 00:11:09,135 --> 00:11:10,568 Nothing official. 194 00:11:10,670 --> 00:11:14,197 Hard to believe there's anything wrong with Ostrov if Gorev's leaving Russia. 195 00:11:14,473 --> 00:11:18,000 But then again, it has been a very strange day. 196 00:11:18,110 --> 00:11:20,635 - Let's see if I can get time with him. - Yes, ma'am. 197 00:11:23,916 --> 00:11:27,477 PHONE: It's Stevie. You can leave a message, but you should be texting me. 198 00:11:27,653 --> 00:11:30,679 Hey, sweetie. Um, I already tried texting. 199 00:11:30,823 --> 00:11:34,953 I stopped by Georgetown to take you to lunch. You weren't in your econ class. 200 00:11:35,061 --> 00:11:38,622 I'm sorry things got heated this morning. Would you give me a call? 201 00:11:38,731 --> 00:11:40,164 I love you. Bye. 202 00:11:51,811 --> 00:11:54,644 - Professor. - You got a minute? 203 00:11:54,747 --> 00:11:57,511 Oh, of course. Yeah, my flight isn't until tomorrow. 204 00:11:57,650 --> 00:11:58,617 Oh, good. 205 00:12:02,188 --> 00:12:04,850 - I want to talk about your sister. - OK. 206 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:10,490 What if there was something we could do to help her? 207 00:12:11,497 --> 00:12:13,158 But she is already in hospital. 208 00:12:13,432 --> 00:12:15,423 No, I-I mean a cure. 209 00:12:18,871 --> 00:12:21,772 There's a drug trial happening right now in Stockholm 210 00:12:21,907 --> 00:12:23,738 that's showing very promising results 211 00:12:23,876 --> 00:12:26,276 in young fibrosarcoma patients like your sister. 212 00:12:28,748 --> 00:12:32,081 I didn't tell you she has fibrosarcoma. What is this? 213 00:12:34,687 --> 00:12:38,088 My government can get Talia a spot in the trial 214 00:12:38,190 --> 00:12:39,714 if you're willing to work with us. 215 00:12:41,761 --> 00:12:42,750 Work? 216 00:12:42,862 --> 00:12:45,888 - Do you understand what I'm saying? - Oh, my God. 217 00:12:47,099 --> 00:12:50,728 Oh, my God. You... you are asking me to be a spy. 218 00:12:50,970 --> 00:12:54,929 Look at me. I'm offering you a chance to save your sister's life. 219 00:12:55,107 --> 00:12:57,268 - No, they will kill me. - They'll never know. 220 00:12:57,510 --> 00:12:59,842 How do you know my comrades are not listening to us? 221 00:12:59,945 --> 00:13:02,413 They had the room swept for bugs while you were at lunch. 222 00:13:02,548 --> 00:13:04,413 - Stop! - We are very good at protect... 223 00:13:04,550 --> 00:13:07,110 This is why you give me good grades? Praise my work? 224 00:13:07,219 --> 00:13:09,949 No! I chose you because of your work. 225 00:13:10,256 --> 00:13:12,121 You want a functional democracy in Russia 226 00:13:12,558 --> 00:13:14,651 more than any officer in the Russian army. 227 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:16,091 This is how we get there. 228 00:13:17,463 --> 00:13:18,725 By betraying my country? 229 00:13:19,765 --> 00:13:24,065 The architect of the Soviet Union, Vladimir Lenin himself, said, 230 00:13:24,203 --> 00:13:26,569 "Sometimes, history needs a push." 231 00:13:26,672 --> 00:13:29,072 Your country's current aggression will only lead 232 00:13:29,175 --> 00:13:31,234 to a further crippled economy and endless wars. 233 00:13:31,510 --> 00:13:32,807 You know that, but if you work with us, 234 00:13:32,945 --> 00:13:36,779 we can give Russia the push it needs to ensure a better future. 235 00:13:38,651 --> 00:13:39,777 No. 236 00:13:41,020 --> 00:13:43,580 No, you misjudge me. I would never do this. 237 00:13:45,090 --> 00:13:47,149 - What about your sister? - She is patriot. 238 00:13:47,259 --> 00:13:49,523 She loves Mother Russia. 239 00:13:52,631 --> 00:13:54,121 You cannot use her like some pawn. 240 00:13:59,438 --> 00:14:02,066 - You have a couple of minutes, ma'am. - Thank you. 241 00:14:04,410 --> 00:14:06,469 - Minister Gorev. - Secretary McCord. 242 00:14:06,745 --> 00:14:09,839 Welcome. I didn't know that you were coming. 243 00:14:09,949 --> 00:14:12,918 - I was very surprised. Pleasantly. - Thank you. 244 00:14:13,018 --> 00:14:16,784 I wanted to join you in commemorating our historic alliance against fascism. 245 00:14:17,022 --> 00:14:19,650 And it's a chance to see my beautiful daughter, Olga. 246 00:14:19,758 --> 00:14:22,727 - Papa. - Olga, it's very nice to meet you. 247 00:14:22,828 --> 00:14:26,025 I understand that you recently started at Harvard Business School? 248 00:14:26,131 --> 00:14:28,861 Indeed. You talk about me at work. 249 00:14:28,968 --> 00:14:31,459 Talking about our families is a good icebreaker. 250 00:14:31,704 --> 00:14:35,663 Yes, it's often the only pleasant things we have to say to each other. 251 00:14:36,242 --> 00:14:39,040 - Really? - (LAUGHS) 252 00:14:39,144 --> 00:14:41,237 (BAND PLAYS) 253 00:14:57,496 --> 00:15:02,866 So, you want to tell me if we should be worried about President Ostrov? 254 00:15:03,002 --> 00:15:05,197 Will you believe me if I say no? 255 00:15:05,504 --> 00:15:09,702 Well, I'd like to think that we've built up some trust. 256 00:15:09,842 --> 00:15:11,537 As do I. 257 00:15:12,845 --> 00:15:15,814 I heard about your foreign service officer in Afghanistan. 258 00:15:17,049 --> 00:15:18,812 Really? 259 00:15:20,719 --> 00:15:23,517 Terrible business. GRU may have some information. 260 00:15:25,157 --> 00:15:26,954 (APPLAUSE) 261 00:15:27,059 --> 00:15:28,526 Huh. 262 00:15:29,528 --> 00:15:30,825 Well... 263 00:15:31,030 --> 00:15:33,464 (CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICK) 264 00:15:33,565 --> 00:15:34,862 Wonder what it will cost me. 265 00:15:35,601 --> 00:15:36,863 Hmm. 266 00:15:41,607 --> 00:15:42,938 (CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS) 267 00:15:47,012 --> 00:15:50,448 - Excuse me. Madam Secretary? - Madam Secretary. 268 00:15:51,116 --> 00:15:52,913 Do you have a minute? 269 00:15:53,018 --> 00:15:54,713 - Yes, of course. May I? - Yes, ma'am. 270 00:15:54,820 --> 00:15:55,809 Great. OK. 271 00:15:55,921 --> 00:15:58,446 ELIZABETH: Conrad's all about his new golden boy. 272 00:15:58,557 --> 00:16:00,582 I'm stuck playing second fiddle. 273 00:16:00,693 --> 00:16:04,720 Or more like they took my fiddle and gave it to Craig Sterling. 274 00:16:04,830 --> 00:16:11,065 So, are you telling me that the president has given you the Heisman? 275 00:16:12,871 --> 00:16:15,772 Yes! Yes! Which is pretty galling 276 00:16:15,874 --> 00:16:19,571 considering that I didn't even want the stupid job in the first place. 277 00:16:19,678 --> 00:16:21,077 No offense. 278 00:16:21,213 --> 00:16:23,443 MADELEINE: It's a tough job. There's no question. 279 00:16:23,582 --> 00:16:26,779 But I loved it, and I suspect that you do, too. 280 00:16:26,885 --> 00:16:28,819 ELIZABETH: Well, admittedly, it has grown on me. 281 00:16:28,921 --> 00:16:33,756 But now that I feel like I've been relegated to the outer sanctum, I... 282 00:16:33,859 --> 00:16:35,258 How do I get back in? 283 00:16:35,527 --> 00:16:38,155 - You know about my Doability Doctrine? - I do. 284 00:16:38,430 --> 00:16:41,228 "Where our interests are clear, our values are at stake 285 00:16:41,500 --> 00:16:44,765 and we can make a difference, we must act and we must lead." 286 00:16:44,903 --> 00:16:48,134 Right, and that doesn't apply just to international politics. 287 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:50,834 It applies to office politics, too. 288 00:16:50,943 --> 00:16:54,640 Look, there's plenty of room in the world for mediocre men. 289 00:16:54,780 --> 00:16:57,977 There is no room for mediocre women. 290 00:16:58,117 --> 00:16:59,948 And so you have to lead. 291 00:17:00,085 --> 00:17:02,519 That's a little difficult. 292 00:17:02,621 --> 00:17:06,182 Now that the president has obviously made up his mind 293 00:17:06,458 --> 00:17:07,789 and gone along with Sterling. 294 00:17:07,926 --> 00:17:11,362 If you're gonna go down, then you've gotta fight. Hard. 295 00:17:11,463 --> 00:17:13,727 And you gotta hit him where it hurts. 296 00:17:13,832 --> 00:17:15,527 (LAUGHS) Oh, my God! 297 00:17:15,634 --> 00:17:17,966 I hope I never get on your bad side. 298 00:17:18,070 --> 00:17:22,473 So, listen, let me call Condi and let's grab lunch. 299 00:17:22,741 --> 00:17:24,902 - OK. - Alexis, let's go. 300 00:17:30,482 --> 00:17:32,040 - HENRY: Harrison. - Dr McCord. 301 00:17:32,151 --> 00:17:35,780 - Uh, I was hoping Stevie was here. - Did you guys talk today? 302 00:17:36,655 --> 00:17:39,715 No. She's not answering my calls or texts. 303 00:17:39,825 --> 00:17:42,157 Hence the desperate showing up at your house. 304 00:17:42,594 --> 00:17:44,653 Well, she's not here. 305 00:17:45,998 --> 00:17:50,662 - OK. Uh, sorry to bother you. - Actually, why don't you come in? 306 00:17:51,470 --> 00:17:53,665 There's something you and I need to talk about. 307 00:17:55,707 --> 00:17:56,799 Come in. 308 00:18:01,947 --> 00:18:03,847 OK. Thanks. 309 00:18:03,949 --> 00:18:06,941 Madam Secretary, Admiral Hill is sending new security video 310 00:18:07,086 --> 00:18:08,747 of the Garrity abduction. 311 00:18:08,854 --> 00:18:12,483 It's ten minutes until the kidnappers' deadline. Let's pull it up. 312 00:18:15,194 --> 00:18:17,890 BLAKE: Well, the guy's fighting for his life. 313 00:18:17,996 --> 00:18:20,624 ELIZABETH: You would be, too. But then he stops. 314 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:23,399 - Uh, play that back. - Yeah. 315 00:18:23,502 --> 00:18:25,663 Here's the other camera. 316 00:18:31,009 --> 00:18:34,069 He has to know if he gets in that car, he's done. 317 00:18:34,179 --> 00:18:35,976 So, why give in? 318 00:18:37,983 --> 00:18:39,507 Because he knows them. 319 00:18:41,687 --> 00:18:46,056 That's why they had government IDs and knew their way around a secure area. 320 00:18:47,159 --> 00:18:50,526 And that's why their families aren't home. They're not terrorists! 321 00:18:50,662 --> 00:18:56,623 They didn't kill the Afghans that work for the US and steal their IDs. 322 00:18:56,735 --> 00:18:57,895 They are them. 323 00:18:58,036 --> 00:19:01,164 - Well, then why take Garrity hostage? - No idea. 324 00:19:01,473 --> 00:19:03,998 Why don't you get 'em on the phone and I'll ask 'em? 325 00:19:04,143 --> 00:19:07,044 Uh, President said not to. You want to check with him first? 326 00:19:09,214 --> 00:19:12,706 Definitely. But we don't have time. So... 327 00:19:13,185 --> 00:19:15,085 You just do that, OK? 328 00:19:20,792 --> 00:19:21,986 Are you sure it's them, ma'am? 329 00:19:23,061 --> 00:19:24,187 65 per cent. 330 00:19:28,100 --> 00:19:29,863 Make the call. 331 00:19:31,670 --> 00:19:33,035 (KEYBOARD CLICKS) 332 00:19:34,706 --> 00:19:38,198 BLAKE: Does dialing make me an accessory to presidential insubordination? 333 00:19:38,510 --> 00:19:41,673 - Yes. Hurry up, please! - I'm trying. It didn't go through. 334 00:19:41,780 --> 00:19:44,613 - What do you mean it didn't go through? - Let me try again. 335 00:19:44,750 --> 00:19:46,615 We have two minutes until the deadline. 336 00:19:46,752 --> 00:19:48,117 The network is just overwhelmed. 337 00:19:48,220 --> 00:19:50,780 Seriously? What, do we need to upgrade our plan? 338 00:19:50,923 --> 00:19:52,948 - What is happening? - I don't know. Hold on. 339 00:19:53,091 --> 00:19:56,527 - Here's the file for the contractors. - Let me see their ID photos, please. 340 00:19:57,696 --> 00:20:00,824 - Let's hope this is who we'll speak to. - It's going through. 341 00:20:00,933 --> 00:20:03,629 - (PHONE LINE RINGS) - Come on. 342 00:20:04,770 --> 00:20:06,704 Ma'am, it's them. 343 00:20:06,805 --> 00:20:09,000 Secretary McCord. We didn't think you'd call. 344 00:20:09,107 --> 00:20:10,631 I need to see Garrity. 345 00:20:14,146 --> 00:20:15,272 How you doing, Tom? 346 00:20:16,114 --> 00:20:17,604 Tell my wife and kids I love them. 347 00:20:18,517 --> 00:20:21,145 Why are you guys doing this? You're on our side. 348 00:20:22,154 --> 00:20:26,022 We have worked for the United States military for 11 years. 349 00:20:26,158 --> 00:20:29,992 Your people promised we'd get visas to bring our families to the US. 350 00:20:30,095 --> 00:20:32,529 But we are always denied. 351 00:20:32,631 --> 00:20:35,896 Now, the Taliban is threatening to kill us and our families, 352 00:20:36,001 --> 00:20:37,491 because we helped you. 353 00:20:37,769 --> 00:20:40,533 They posted night letters to our doors last week 354 00:20:40,839 --> 00:20:44,070 saying they would cut our children's throats in front of us first. 355 00:20:44,176 --> 00:20:48,476 We asked the American Embassy for protection, but they turned us away. 356 00:20:48,981 --> 00:20:51,973 You made us do this! We had no choice. 357 00:20:53,819 --> 00:20:54,877 What do you want? 358 00:20:55,020 --> 00:20:57,045 We know we are criminals now. 359 00:20:57,189 --> 00:20:59,680 And we accept going to prison in America. 360 00:20:59,825 --> 00:21:03,022 We want visas and transport for our wives and children, 361 00:21:03,161 --> 00:21:06,062 so they can live in America as we were promised. 362 00:21:06,164 --> 00:21:10,157 When you can prove that our families are safe in America, 363 00:21:10,435 --> 00:21:11,834 then we will free Mr Garrity. 364 00:21:12,104 --> 00:21:13,571 (CALL ENDS) 365 00:21:13,672 --> 00:21:14,866 MATT: August 2014, 366 00:21:14,973 --> 00:21:19,137 January 2015, and finally two months ago. 367 00:21:19,244 --> 00:21:21,144 They were rejected seven times. 368 00:21:21,546 --> 00:21:23,070 They hit all the benchmarks for visas. 369 00:21:23,181 --> 00:21:25,206 Recommendation letters from US commanders, 370 00:21:25,684 --> 00:21:28,448 proof that they received a threat as a result of their employment. 371 00:21:28,553 --> 00:21:30,180 No blemishes on any of their records. 372 00:21:30,489 --> 00:21:34,118 Seem like stand-up guys. Notwithstanding threatening to kill Garrity. 373 00:21:34,226 --> 00:21:35,716 So why were they denied? 374 00:21:35,861 --> 00:21:42,096 In 2008 an Afghan contractor for the US ended up on the terrorist watch list. 375 00:21:42,234 --> 00:21:44,065 Lawmakers went crazy. 376 00:21:44,202 --> 00:21:48,002 The intelligence community put the brakes on virtually every visa 377 00:21:48,106 --> 00:21:50,199 from Afghanistan and Iraq. 378 00:21:51,076 --> 00:21:54,136 Even though we kept making promises to the locals who worked for us. 379 00:21:54,246 --> 00:21:55,941 And they kept getting killed. 380 00:21:56,048 --> 00:22:00,508 The next time I have to tell Russell Jackson I went against POTUS's wishes, 381 00:22:00,619 --> 00:22:02,780 - someone please... - Shoot you? 382 00:22:06,658 --> 00:22:09,593 Any idea if the president is inclined to take their offer? 383 00:22:09,695 --> 00:22:13,187 Oh, I doubt it. I'm a flawed messenger. 384 00:22:13,565 --> 00:22:17,899 They all had the same commanding officer who vouched for them on their visas. 385 00:22:19,204 --> 00:22:21,434 Lieutenant Colonel Mike Wilkerson. 386 00:22:36,722 --> 00:22:38,690 - Colonel Wilkerson. - Madam Secretary. 387 00:22:38,790 --> 00:22:42,590 Hey, thank you for letting me stop by on such short notice. 388 00:22:42,861 --> 00:22:44,590 Absolutely, ma'am. Come on up. 389 00:22:45,497 --> 00:22:48,227 - Who's this? - This is Kulcha. Say hello, Kulcha. 390 00:22:48,500 --> 00:22:49,899 Hey, darling. 391 00:22:50,168 --> 00:22:51,567 (WILKERSON SIGHS) 392 00:22:52,237 --> 00:22:53,829 I mean, I-I'm shocked. 393 00:22:54,606 --> 00:22:57,803 That doesn't sound like them at all. 394 00:22:57,943 --> 00:23:01,572 Certainly not like the guys you wrote such glowing recommendations for. 395 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:03,739 Yeah, to no avail, unfortunately. 396 00:23:04,750 --> 00:23:07,913 Do you think that they'd kill Garrity if their demands aren't met? 397 00:23:09,254 --> 00:23:11,222 Look, I-I don't know, ma'am. 398 00:23:11,490 --> 00:23:13,720 But in the three years these guys worked for me, 399 00:23:13,825 --> 00:23:18,455 they exemplified courage and professionalism, despite the danger. 400 00:23:18,563 --> 00:23:22,090 They believed they were securing a better future for their country, 401 00:23:22,434 --> 00:23:25,767 which turned out to be more complicated than any of us imagined. 402 00:23:27,606 --> 00:23:29,164 But if they're doing this... 403 00:23:30,442 --> 00:23:33,104 then I believe it's because they didn't have any other options. 404 00:23:34,646 --> 00:23:38,275 This guy's the only uncomplicated thing that came out of my tour. 405 00:23:39,785 --> 00:23:42,811 Found him barely alive on a street in Kandahar. 406 00:23:45,490 --> 00:23:47,651 Your secretary of state has gone rogue. 407 00:23:47,759 --> 00:23:50,193 I could not have been clearer when I gave her your directive. 408 00:23:50,495 --> 00:23:52,929 Your directive was we don't negotiate with terrorists. 409 00:23:53,031 --> 00:23:55,966 But that was when we thought the kidnappers were Taliban. 410 00:23:56,067 --> 00:23:58,831 They may not have been terrorists before, but they act like it now. 411 00:23:58,937 --> 00:24:01,167 I believe they were pushed to make a terrible choice 412 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:02,737 based on desperate circumstances. 413 00:24:03,008 --> 00:24:04,202 So you want to forgive them? 414 00:24:04,443 --> 00:24:07,173 As CIA director, you went above and beyond 415 00:24:07,446 --> 00:24:09,471 to protect our assets in other countries. 416 00:24:09,581 --> 00:24:11,446 I'm guessing none of your former CIA... 417 00:24:11,583 --> 00:24:14,108 Because that was the promise we made. That was the deal! 418 00:24:14,252 --> 00:24:19,019 These men put their lives on the line and they've been waiting for years. 419 00:24:19,157 --> 00:24:21,819 I spoke with their former CO. He still vouches for them. 420 00:24:21,927 --> 00:24:22,916 Sir... 421 00:24:23,028 --> 00:24:25,588 When he took in a stray dog in Kandahar, 422 00:24:25,697 --> 00:24:27,824 all he had to do was sign a few forms 423 00:24:28,099 --> 00:24:30,226 and it was a naturalized American overnight. 424 00:24:30,502 --> 00:24:32,595 Is that dog less expendable? 425 00:24:32,704 --> 00:24:34,695 Somehow that system wasn't bogged down. 426 00:24:34,806 --> 00:24:37,104 Or maybe we never intended to keep that promise. 427 00:24:37,209 --> 00:24:41,771 Mr President, the safest, cleanest way to save Tom Garrity is to take the deal. 428 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:46,010 The kidnappers will go to prison. That doesn't betray our policy. 429 00:24:47,552 --> 00:24:48,610 Make it so. 430 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:51,848 - Mr President, I strongly disagree... - I know you do, Craig. 431 00:24:52,090 --> 00:24:54,558 Now, will you give Elizabeth and me a moment? 432 00:24:54,693 --> 00:24:56,490 Thank you, Mr President. 433 00:24:59,631 --> 00:25:01,895 - Thank you, sir. - Don't. 434 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:04,093 Russell's argument won the day. Not yours. 435 00:25:05,203 --> 00:25:06,761 Works for me. 436 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:11,136 Harrison told me about the heroin that Stevie found on him. 437 00:25:11,977 --> 00:25:13,672 And that Henry leaned on him. 438 00:25:16,515 --> 00:25:19,951 We thought that you and Lydia would want to know. 439 00:25:22,521 --> 00:25:24,079 I'm sorry Stevie had to get involved. 440 00:25:24,523 --> 00:25:28,516 Well, they're close. They always have been. 441 00:25:29,060 --> 00:25:33,724 Now he's 21, we can't send him to his room every time he makes a bad choice. 442 00:25:33,865 --> 00:25:36,527 We have to hope that we raised him well enough that... 443 00:25:37,536 --> 00:25:39,527 eventually he'll make the right one. 444 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:43,464 Thanks, Elizabeth. 445 00:25:43,575 --> 00:25:45,839 OFFICER: Upon hearing Russian President Ostrov is dead, 446 00:25:45,944 --> 00:25:49,471 the Pentagon believes we should take a more aggressive posture. 447 00:25:49,581 --> 00:25:51,776 Your idea is to take this fragile, paranoid country 448 00:25:51,917 --> 00:25:53,817 that thinks the US is going to attack them, 449 00:25:53,919 --> 00:25:56,979 and, at their moment of maximum vulnerability, validate that paranoia? 450 00:25:57,088 --> 00:25:58,419 That sounds like it'll work great! 451 00:25:58,523 --> 00:26:01,458 Their moment of weakness isn't an opportunity to take strategic gains? 452 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:02,993 JAY: We don't know what it'll be 453 00:26:03,094 --> 00:26:05,460 beyond destabilizing and dangerous for the whole world. 454 00:26:05,564 --> 00:26:07,589 Our primary concern should be intel gathering, 455 00:26:07,699 --> 00:26:09,690 trying to figure out who will be the next leader. 456 00:26:09,834 --> 00:26:11,927 OK. So, who does State like? 457 00:26:12,037 --> 00:26:14,767 The best we can hope for is Foreign Minister Gorev. 458 00:26:14,873 --> 00:26:16,500 He's the least hostile to the West. 459 00:26:16,608 --> 00:26:18,439 I'm assuming Defense doesn't agree. 460 00:26:18,577 --> 00:26:21,546 Sir, we like General Doroshevich. He's moderate. Pragmatic. 461 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:23,409 Last night, he joked about nuking Grozny. 462 00:26:23,548 --> 00:26:26,949 The joint chiefs have been courting him at the Russia-NATO conferences. 463 00:26:27,052 --> 00:26:29,520 Just because he had caviar-on-toast points with our top brass 464 00:26:29,621 --> 00:26:30,781 doesn't make the guy a friend. 465 00:26:31,089 --> 00:26:35,549 Alright, enough. You both need to get serious about finding common ground. 466 00:26:38,797 --> 00:26:42,733 20 minutes ago the president and I had a top-secret briefing with the DNI. 467 00:26:42,834 --> 00:26:46,964 We have it on good authority that Ostrov is in Central Clinic Hospital. 468 00:26:47,072 --> 00:26:48,937 Condition unknown. 469 00:26:52,611 --> 00:26:56,513 Consider yourselves read in. This isn't a drill anymore. 470 00:26:56,615 --> 00:26:58,446 Get on the same page. 471 00:27:00,852 --> 00:27:02,547 Now! 472 00:27:04,189 --> 00:27:07,454 Stevie skipped school. She's not returning my calls or my texts. 473 00:27:07,626 --> 00:27:08,957 She will. 474 00:27:10,195 --> 00:27:13,858 Are we more worried about her than Ostrov? 475 00:27:13,965 --> 00:27:17,696 I just think maybe we hit her a little too hard this morning. She needs space. 476 00:27:17,969 --> 00:27:20,199 At least Harrison came clean with his parents. 477 00:27:20,472 --> 00:27:23,669 I'm not surprised. I've been on the receiving end of your persuasion. 478 00:27:23,775 --> 00:27:26,471 Resistance is futile. 479 00:27:29,748 --> 00:27:32,615 What? Are you OK? Did I strike a nerve? 480 00:27:33,918 --> 00:27:36,148 Uh, no. It's just a work thing. 481 00:27:36,755 --> 00:27:38,086 You want to talk about it? 482 00:27:40,659 --> 00:27:42,422 Ah. That work. 483 00:27:42,527 --> 00:27:43,551 Sorry to interrupt. 484 00:27:43,662 --> 00:27:47,496 The families have been secured and are being taken to Bagram Airfield. 485 00:27:47,599 --> 00:27:48,930 And you're needed in the sit room. 486 00:27:50,769 --> 00:27:52,066 Thank you. 487 00:27:53,772 --> 00:27:56,639 We definitely need to plan a vacation. I mean it. 488 00:27:56,741 --> 00:27:59,505 Something without the kids. 489 00:27:59,611 --> 00:28:01,875 No cell service or internet. 490 00:28:01,980 --> 00:28:04,574 No people. Except maybe a masseuse. 491 00:28:05,483 --> 00:28:08,077 - And a chef. - Go. 492 00:28:09,621 --> 00:28:11,680 (SIGHS) 493 00:28:12,624 --> 00:28:15,991 HUMINT helped uncover the location of Garrity and the kidnappers. 494 00:28:16,127 --> 00:28:19,688 They're in an abandoned cement plant 32 miles outside Kabul. 495 00:28:19,831 --> 00:28:21,822 What's the source of that intelligence? 496 00:28:21,966 --> 00:28:25,766 Russian GRU. DIA confirmed its authenticity. 497 00:28:25,870 --> 00:28:29,033 Mr President, I have a SEAL team en route. What's our posture? 498 00:28:29,174 --> 00:28:31,108 We stick to the plan. Observe from a distance. 499 00:28:31,209 --> 00:28:34,178 When the families reach Andrews, we pick up Garrity and his captors. 500 00:28:34,446 --> 00:28:36,209 Gorev told me he might have intel for us. 501 00:28:36,481 --> 00:28:37,971 Pretty amazing he came through. 502 00:28:38,249 --> 00:28:42,709 If Ostrov's dead, could be an auspicious beginning to our new relationship. 503 00:28:42,821 --> 00:28:46,985 If Gorev emerges from the power vacuum with the big job. 504 00:28:47,092 --> 00:28:49,492 Mr President, a heavily armed Taliban unit 505 00:28:49,594 --> 00:28:52,188 is moving toward Garrity and the kidnappers in a hurry. 506 00:28:52,430 --> 00:28:54,523 - They're made. - How far out are they? 507 00:28:54,666 --> 00:28:57,032 - About two hours. - How fast can the SEALs get there? 508 00:28:57,168 --> 00:28:58,362 Also two hours, sir. 509 00:28:58,503 --> 00:29:00,937 Better hope the good guys get there first. 510 00:29:06,678 --> 00:29:09,579 SEAL team is aware of the Taliban incursion, Mr President, 511 00:29:09,681 --> 00:29:12,115 and are balls to the wall. 95 minutes to the target. 512 00:29:12,217 --> 00:29:14,708 - Are we gonna beat the Taliban unit? - Too close to call. 513 00:29:14,819 --> 00:29:17,583 We have to warn them. We to have tell them to move. 514 00:29:17,689 --> 00:29:21,125 - They'll think it's a ploy. - It'll blow the element of surprise. 515 00:29:21,226 --> 00:29:23,717 Which won't matter if the Taliban get there first. 516 00:29:23,828 --> 00:29:25,762 I'd agree with you, but we promised them 517 00:29:25,864 --> 00:29:28,594 their families would be safe in the US before they surrender. 518 00:29:28,700 --> 00:29:31,601 I don't see how they're going to trust us if we change the rules. 519 00:29:31,703 --> 00:29:32,897 They won't. 520 00:29:33,037 --> 00:29:37,565 I agree we haven't exactly built up a reserve of trust with these guys. 521 00:29:37,709 --> 00:29:40,701 But I might know a guy who has. 522 00:29:40,879 --> 00:29:42,938 (PHONE LINE RINGS) 523 00:29:46,251 --> 00:29:47,650 MAN: Hello? 524 00:29:47,752 --> 00:29:49,947 Ishaq, its Mike Wilkerson. 525 00:29:50,255 --> 00:29:51,620 It's been a while, huh? 526 00:29:51,756 --> 00:29:53,917 - My God. What's going on? - Everything's fine. 527 00:29:54,025 --> 00:29:57,756 Your family and Falal's and Jawdah's are all on a plane to Maryland. 528 00:29:57,896 --> 00:29:59,830 - They're safe. - Then why are you calling? 529 00:29:59,931 --> 00:30:02,866 I'm here with the president and the secretary of state. 530 00:30:02,967 --> 00:30:06,664 The US is gonna honor its deal with you, but something unexpected has come up. 531 00:30:06,771 --> 00:30:08,671 What? What unexpected? 532 00:30:08,773 --> 00:30:12,436 The Taliban are coming for you. They'll be there in less than 15 minutes. 533 00:30:12,577 --> 00:30:15,705 - You know where we are? - In Gul Bagh. At the old cement plant. 534 00:30:15,814 --> 00:30:18,544 Oh, my God. (SPEAKS ARABIC) 535 00:30:18,650 --> 00:30:20,811 Ishaq, listen to me! Listen to me. Stay with me. 536 00:30:20,919 --> 00:30:23,717 There's an American unit heading to pick you up. 537 00:30:23,822 --> 00:30:26,757 No. Not before our families are in the United States. 538 00:30:26,858 --> 00:30:29,258 MIKE: Not enough time. The president and secretary 539 00:30:29,527 --> 00:30:31,927 have given me their word your families will be taken care of. 540 00:30:32,063 --> 00:30:36,159 Mike... Please. You know my children. 541 00:30:36,467 --> 00:30:39,732 We're gonna get you out of there, but you need to move to a safe location. 542 00:30:39,838 --> 00:30:42,568 (ISHAQ SPEAKS ARABIC) 543 00:30:45,844 --> 00:30:48,210 We're running out of time. Give him the landing zone. 544 00:30:48,479 --> 00:30:52,176 There's a closed gas station northeast of you. Go there now and wait... 545 00:30:52,684 --> 00:30:55,152 - RUSSELL: What the hell? - Sat phone lost connection. 546 00:30:55,253 --> 00:30:58,313 - Can you get it back? - Uh, negative. 547 00:30:58,489 --> 00:31:00,184 There's interference across the area. 548 00:31:00,491 --> 00:31:02,425 12 minutes until the Taliban reaches them. 549 00:31:02,527 --> 00:31:04,791 If they even get the landing zone. 550 00:31:05,830 --> 00:31:07,627 (WHISPERS) 551 00:31:08,633 --> 00:31:11,158 Mr President, we just got word on Ostrov. 552 00:31:13,238 --> 00:31:16,833 OK, what if I... what if I give you the ninth fleet in the Northern Pacific, 553 00:31:16,941 --> 00:31:18,533 but no missiles in Poland? 554 00:31:18,643 --> 00:31:20,736 The president isn't interested in half measures. 555 00:31:20,845 --> 00:31:24,212 - That's the definition of diplomacy. - More like the definition of weakness. 556 00:31:24,482 --> 00:31:25,744 I'm all for projecting strength, 557 00:31:25,850 --> 00:31:28,216 but what we need to tell the president is complicated 558 00:31:28,486 --> 00:31:30,613 and nuanced and somewhat contradictory. 559 00:31:30,722 --> 00:31:32,189 Not what I'm gonna tell him. 560 00:31:32,590 --> 00:31:34,080 You can stand down, gentlemen. 561 00:31:34,192 --> 00:31:37,855 President Ostrov just showed up at a parade in St Petersburg. 562 00:31:38,029 --> 00:31:40,657 Oh, thank God. 563 00:31:40,899 --> 00:31:42,730 I guess this report isn't so urgent anymore. 564 00:31:43,568 --> 00:31:46,594 Though your progress is impressive. 565 00:31:49,607 --> 00:31:50,869 Rain check? 566 00:31:51,776 --> 00:31:53,767 Guy's gotta die sometime. 567 00:31:54,846 --> 00:31:56,006 Right? 568 00:32:01,185 --> 00:32:03,119 (INDISTINCT VOICES ON RADIO) 569 00:32:03,221 --> 00:32:05,519 COMMANDER: 30 seconds to landing zone. Over. 570 00:32:05,657 --> 00:32:08,091 Copy that, Commander. Can you see the package? 571 00:32:08,192 --> 00:32:10,490 Negative. Descending. 572 00:32:14,432 --> 00:32:16,900 Oh, wait a second. I have four men at the LZ. 573 00:32:17,201 --> 00:32:19,795 Can you visually confirm the package? Over. 574 00:32:19,904 --> 00:32:20,893 Hold. 575 00:32:23,741 --> 00:32:25,902 Yes, we have visual confirmation on the package. 576 00:32:26,010 --> 00:32:28,205 RUSSELL: Thank God, it's them. They moved. 577 00:32:28,446 --> 00:32:29,606 Good call, Bess. 578 00:32:29,914 --> 00:32:31,108 (GUNSHOTS) 579 00:32:35,553 --> 00:32:37,521 ADMIRAL: Status, Commander. Over. 580 00:32:37,622 --> 00:32:39,749 - We're taking fire, ma'am. - From who? 581 00:32:40,992 --> 00:32:42,892 - Commander? - Taliban. 582 00:32:43,795 --> 00:32:46,889 - Column with heavy artillery. - Must have been tipped by locals. 583 00:32:46,998 --> 00:32:48,727 Package. 584 00:32:49,901 --> 00:32:51,596 Engaging. 585 00:32:53,271 --> 00:32:55,603 Package on the move. Follow him, Pete. 586 00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:03,638 CRAIG: That's Garrity. 587 00:33:03,748 --> 00:33:04,874 COMMANDER: Grab him! 588 00:33:05,917 --> 00:33:07,544 Status, Commander? 589 00:33:08,920 --> 00:33:09,887 Commander? 590 00:33:13,725 --> 00:33:14,987 We have Garrity, Admiral. 591 00:33:15,093 --> 00:33:18,494 - Permission to evacuate? Over. - Mr President? 592 00:33:21,699 --> 00:33:23,564 Mr President? 593 00:33:26,604 --> 00:33:28,902 We cannot leave them. We gave them our word. 594 00:33:29,140 --> 00:33:31,904 We got our guy. We absolutely can and should evacuate now. 595 00:33:32,010 --> 00:33:34,035 The Taliban is still our enemy. 596 00:33:34,145 --> 00:33:37,979 We have a Black Hawk with two M134 miniguns, 597 00:33:38,116 --> 00:33:41,882 and 30 SEALs armed to the teeth with M4 carbines! 598 00:33:41,986 --> 00:33:44,921 That is more than enough firepower to wipe them out. 599 00:33:45,023 --> 00:33:48,015 COMMANDER: Taking heavy fire. Waiting for orders. Over. 600 00:33:49,027 --> 00:33:50,585 RUSSELL: Mr President? 601 00:33:52,563 --> 00:33:53,894 Evacuate. Get 'em out of there. 602 00:33:53,998 --> 00:33:55,932 ADMIRAL: Evacuate. Over. 603 00:33:56,034 --> 00:33:57,592 Copy that, Admiral. Out. 604 00:33:57,702 --> 00:34:00,034 I can't justify spilling our troops' blood to save them. 605 00:34:31,202 --> 00:34:34,694 I'm sorry things didn't go your way back there. 606 00:34:35,006 --> 00:34:36,633 Is that how you see it? 607 00:34:37,642 --> 00:34:41,840 Sometimes things go your way with the president, sometimes they don't? 608 00:34:41,946 --> 00:34:43,777 I guess it is. 609 00:34:43,881 --> 00:34:45,712 - (SIGHS) - Look, we advise, alright? 610 00:34:45,850 --> 00:34:47,579 The president makes his decision. 611 00:34:47,685 --> 00:34:49,915 Which absolves you of any responsibility. 612 00:34:50,021 --> 00:34:53,013 No, I take full responsibility for everything I do in my job. 613 00:34:53,157 --> 00:34:54,920 Including those men's deaths? 614 00:34:55,026 --> 00:34:56,926 Because Dalton relies on his advisors. 615 00:34:57,028 --> 00:34:59,496 I think he could have been persuaded to save them. 616 00:34:59,630 --> 00:35:02,394 I shared with the president exactly what I believed. 617 00:35:02,500 --> 00:35:07,494 Really? Because based on your history, I thought you would have argued 618 00:35:07,605 --> 00:35:09,937 to take out a Taliban unit while we had the chance. 619 00:35:10,041 --> 00:35:13,704 You made your bones at the Pentagon supporting military intervention. 620 00:35:13,811 --> 00:35:16,041 You think I was more interested in scoring a blow against you 621 00:35:16,147 --> 00:35:17,978 than giving the president honest counsel? 622 00:35:18,116 --> 00:35:22,610 I'm saying it goes against everything you've advocated for the last 15 years. 623 00:35:24,021 --> 00:35:27,980 Just sharing with you exactly what I believe. 624 00:35:32,663 --> 00:35:34,028 (SENDS MESSAGE) 625 00:35:35,566 --> 00:35:36,965 Hey, no texting at dinner. 626 00:35:37,068 --> 00:35:40,128 Fine, but I just read that the urge to check your texts 627 00:35:40,238 --> 00:35:43,230 is actually more powerful than a drug addict's urge to use. 628 00:35:43,541 --> 00:35:45,441 - Good. Then turn it off. - Was it Stevie? 629 00:35:45,576 --> 00:35:48,511 - No. - Have you heard from your sister? 630 00:35:48,613 --> 00:35:50,046 - Me? - (SIGHS) 631 00:35:52,183 --> 00:35:54,117 Hi. Sorry I'm late. 632 00:35:54,218 --> 00:35:56,778 - Where have you been? - Living my life? 633 00:35:56,888 --> 00:35:59,755 Would it kill you to return a text? Maybe call? 634 00:35:59,857 --> 00:36:02,621 (ALL TALK OVER EACH OTHER) 635 00:36:02,727 --> 00:36:07,027 Can we skip the interrogation and just... eat? 636 00:36:18,409 --> 00:36:20,900 It's obvious we're in need of some peer mediation here. 637 00:36:21,045 --> 00:36:23,605 - I happen to have my talking stick. - And here we go. 638 00:36:24,582 --> 00:36:28,609 Speak openly and honestly using a lot of "I" statements. 639 00:36:28,719 --> 00:36:30,118 Mom, you can go first. 640 00:36:34,592 --> 00:36:36,583 I had a very difficult day at work, 641 00:36:36,727 --> 00:36:40,094 and I am doing my best not to take it out on anyone. 642 00:36:40,198 --> 00:36:44,134 But I guess what I'm feeling mostly right now 643 00:36:44,235 --> 00:36:49,673 is how vexing and difficult it is 644 00:36:49,774 --> 00:36:51,173 to be the parent of an adult. 645 00:36:52,109 --> 00:36:55,169 I have no control over your life anymore, Stevie. 646 00:36:56,447 --> 00:36:58,108 And that scares the hell out of me. 647 00:36:59,183 --> 00:37:00,445 Oh, God. 648 00:37:00,585 --> 00:37:02,075 That was really good, Mom. 649 00:37:02,220 --> 00:37:04,051 Thank you, noodle. 650 00:37:06,724 --> 00:37:08,123 Your turn, slugger. 651 00:37:12,396 --> 00:37:15,695 Stevie, you owe it to Mom and me to explain what you were doing all day, 652 00:37:15,800 --> 00:37:17,791 if you weren't in your classes we pay for. 653 00:37:17,902 --> 00:37:20,803 - OK, you're spying on me? - No, I want you to call me back. 654 00:37:20,938 --> 00:37:24,965 - Everyone needs to respect the stick! - Give me that! 655 00:37:25,109 --> 00:37:29,239 I took the LSAT. OK? That's where I was. Taking the LSAT. 656 00:37:29,480 --> 00:37:30,845 Isn't that the SAT for law school? 657 00:37:32,850 --> 00:37:35,250 That talk this morning really freaked me out. 658 00:37:35,486 --> 00:37:37,010 I mean, you guys are right. 659 00:37:37,121 --> 00:37:40,557 For the past year, I have been a total screw-up. 660 00:37:40,658 --> 00:37:43,855 Dropping out of college, dating a recovering addict 661 00:37:43,995 --> 00:37:46,486 when I knew that it was bad for him, hiding his stash. 662 00:37:46,597 --> 00:37:47,996 - You did what? - Shh. 663 00:37:48,099 --> 00:37:49,930 I didn't like who I was becoming, 664 00:37:50,034 --> 00:37:53,231 and I started to question whether I was even a decent person. 665 00:37:54,905 --> 00:37:59,569 So, I decided to sign up to do something that I knew I could do well. 666 00:37:59,677 --> 00:38:01,577 A standardized test. 667 00:38:01,679 --> 00:38:04,910 And maybe someday, I can do some good as a lawyer. 668 00:38:05,016 --> 00:38:08,918 You were having an identity crisis, so you took the LSAT? 669 00:38:10,121 --> 00:38:11,588 You are such a McCord. 670 00:38:11,856 --> 00:38:15,121 - Oh, honey, I love you so much. - Oh, baby. 671 00:38:15,426 --> 00:38:16,450 I love you, too. 672 00:38:16,594 --> 00:38:18,687 Who thinks peer mediating's a joke now? 673 00:38:22,433 --> 00:38:24,094 Did we push her too hard? 674 00:38:24,201 --> 00:38:26,863 We pushed her just hard enough apparently. 675 00:38:26,971 --> 00:38:28,939 To go to law school. 676 00:38:29,040 --> 00:38:31,941 To take stock in her life. Not a bad exercise. 677 00:38:32,243 --> 00:38:33,972 So we're not horrible parents? 678 00:38:36,180 --> 00:38:37,511 Not today. 679 00:38:38,182 --> 00:38:39,979 (PHONE RINGS) 680 00:38:41,185 --> 00:38:42,675 Hello? 681 00:38:43,921 --> 00:38:45,479 Who? 682 00:38:46,857 --> 00:38:48,654 OK, send him in. 683 00:38:49,493 --> 00:38:50,687 It's Anton Gorev. 684 00:38:55,199 --> 00:38:59,135 The Russian foreign minister is dropping by? 685 00:39:01,172 --> 00:39:03,072 Do you have any idea what this is about? 686 00:39:03,174 --> 00:39:04,607 No! 687 00:39:06,177 --> 00:39:07,144 Do you? 688 00:39:07,812 --> 00:39:08,870 I hope not. 689 00:39:09,814 --> 00:39:11,577 I-I don't like the sound of that. 690 00:39:13,417 --> 00:39:14,816 Anton. Come in. 691 00:39:14,919 --> 00:39:17,149 - Good evening, Elizabeth. - You know Henry? 692 00:39:17,488 --> 00:39:19,888 - Of course. Professor McCord. - HENRY: Hi, Anton. 693 00:39:20,024 --> 00:39:23,084 I understand you were able to save your foreign service officer. 694 00:39:23,194 --> 00:39:26,925 Yes. And thank you. Your help was very much appreciated. 695 00:39:27,031 --> 00:39:29,522 - Come on in, please. - Thank you. 696 00:39:31,569 --> 00:39:33,867 I guess I just didn't think that you would be 697 00:39:34,171 --> 00:39:37,572 coming to ask for something in return so quickly. 698 00:39:38,843 --> 00:39:40,743 It's about my daughter, Olga. 699 00:39:40,878 --> 00:39:44,143 As you know, she recently started Harvard Business School. 700 00:39:44,248 --> 00:39:46,773 Thanks in part to your gentle grading, Professor. 701 00:39:46,951 --> 00:39:49,181 (CHUCKLES) What is it with Olga? 702 00:39:49,453 --> 00:39:51,580 If anything were to happen to me... 703 00:39:53,257 --> 00:39:57,523 I humbly ask that Olga's visa to the United States be renewed. 704 00:39:58,996 --> 00:40:00,930 What are you worried about? 705 00:40:01,031 --> 00:40:04,933 (CHUCKLES) Please. The... The visa is the practical part. 706 00:40:05,035 --> 00:40:09,665 I am also hoping the two of you can keep a friendly eye on her. 707 00:40:12,510 --> 00:40:14,205 - Of course. - Sure. 708 00:40:14,445 --> 00:40:16,640 Thank you. I should go. 709 00:40:19,483 --> 00:40:21,280 Anton, what's going on? 710 00:40:22,253 --> 00:40:23,220 Are you sick? 711 00:40:23,487 --> 00:40:25,580 No, I am well. 712 00:40:25,689 --> 00:40:27,156 Then what is this about? 713 00:40:29,994 --> 00:40:33,896 In one hour the Kremlin will announce that President Ostrov is dead. 714 00:40:34,498 --> 00:40:35,897 Wow. 715 00:40:38,269 --> 00:40:40,635 Are you making a play for power? 716 00:40:40,738 --> 00:40:44,504 Because, between us, you're who I'm hoping for. 717 00:40:46,510 --> 00:40:48,307 I must get back to Moscow. 718 00:40:48,846 --> 00:40:50,006 I have your word on Olga? 719 00:40:51,515 --> 00:40:52,846 - Yes. - Yes. Sure. 720 00:40:58,989 --> 00:41:01,150 - Good night. - Thank you. 721 00:41:05,429 --> 00:41:08,523 (WHISPERS) Do you think that he could've had something to do with it? 722 00:41:08,699 --> 00:41:11,600 Being out of the country when it happened makes for a good cover. 723 00:41:13,671 --> 00:41:15,468 I better call my boss. 724 00:41:20,945 --> 00:41:22,469 What do you want now? 725 00:41:29,086 --> 00:41:30,519 Ostrov is dead. 726 00:41:37,895 --> 00:41:39,692 Why should I believe you? 727 00:41:46,237 --> 00:41:48,102 Russia has been through worse. 728 00:41:51,542 --> 00:41:54,511 Take the deal, Dmitri. Work with me. 729 00:41:56,146 --> 00:41:57,773 I already told you... 730 00:41:58,849 --> 00:42:00,476 I am not a traitor. 731 00:42:00,951 --> 00:42:02,418 I love my country. 732 00:42:02,520 --> 00:42:04,454 Your country's about to go off the rails. 733 00:42:04,588 --> 00:42:05,919 - You don't know this. - I know for a fact 734 00:42:06,023 --> 00:42:07,718 that Russian government officials 735 00:42:07,858 --> 00:42:10,952 are securing their families in foreign cities. 736 00:42:11,061 --> 00:42:13,825 If the power brokers are worried about their loved ones, 737 00:42:13,931 --> 00:42:15,523 what hope is there for your sister? 738 00:42:25,743 --> 00:42:27,472 You swear she will get these drugs? 739 00:42:27,578 --> 00:42:29,603 She could be on a plane to Stockholm tomorrow. 740 00:42:43,527 --> 00:42:46,462 I am entrusting you with my sister's life, Professor. 741 00:42:47,264 --> 00:42:48,561 And my life. 742 00:42:57,942 --> 00:42:59,068 Then we have an agreement? 743 00:43:00,678 --> 00:43:01,702 Yes. 744 00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:08,000 Ripped & Corrected By mstoll 745 00:43:12,949 --> 00:43:15,980 Subtitles: BTI Studios 746 00:43:34,044 --> 00:43:34,772 ENGLISH SDH