ELIZABETH: Previously on "Madam Secretary".
- Elizabeth, you know Craig Sterling? - Madam Secretary.
Nakedly ambitious, self-serving, obstructionist.
All suit and no substance.
I can't believe Conrad made that appointment without consulting with me.
The president of the United States can do whatever the hell he wants.
I'll be your main contact with DIA.
One of your students is training to serve under General Doroshevich,
a member of the Russian military and a close advisor to President Ostrov.
- HENRY: Dmitri Petrov. - JANE: Bring him in.
- Recruit him? - And be his handler.
What? No. Wait, no.
Henry, we need this. Russia continues to be our next real nuclear threat.
Alright. If we're done with the junction boxes,
we can start installing the conduit supports tomorrow.
- Yes, sir. - Alright. Good night, Farid. Thank you.
Saalam.
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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. No, no, no, no! No, no, no!
(GRUNTS)
PRESENTER ON TV: Gone. MIA.
Where in the world is Russian President Pavel Ostrov?
The mercurial leader has not been seen in public for a week now,
leading to speculation of a secret tummy tuck,
to a rendezvous in Gstaad for the birth of his love child, to a bloody coup.
- I'm going with tummy tuck. - Vanity. Always a good option.
- Didn't you go hunting with him, Dad? - Yeah. Maybe a Siberian tiger got him.
Yeah. Or maybe the Russian Air Force One went missing.
- Too soon? - Let's give it a year.
What do you think about Ostrov, Mom? Something salacious?
I think that dictators do whatever the hell they want,
and like it when the world worries.
I'm sure your buddy, the Russian foreign minister guy, knows.
Maybe Mom knows and she can't tell us.
- You think she's that good a liar? - She lies for a living.
Uh... Not true. I'm starting to feel a little attacked.
A good thing we have a peer mediator in the family. Talking stick, anyone?
Same one I've used to settle many a disagreement at school.
OK. You're a loser.
- Hey, it works. - It does. Just not on the brain-dead.
OK, go to school, please. Get out.
You're so lucky I'm still driving you. Bye. I love you.
- Bye. I love you, too. - Bye. See you.
Um, actually, Stevie, you wanna hang back for a second?
Yeah, I'm sorry that I said that you lie for a living.
It's not that. Just will you take a look at this?
Yeah. What is it?
It's a lab report. Um, we had the powder in the bag you gave me tested.
It came back positive for heroin.
Yeah, well, I told you that Harrison said it was an old stash.
Yeah, we just wanted to make sure. There's also...
(CLEARS THROAT) There's also this.
- A... toxicology report? - Follicle analysis.
We had the hair from your brush tested.
You thought I was doing heroin?
Honestly, we didn't know what to think. But can you blame us?
It came back clean, you know.
Although you are a little calcium deficient.
Think about switching back to regular milk.
This is such a violation of my trust!
Well, you violated our trust. You lied to us about dating Harrison.
OK. This is... I can date anyone that I want.
Well, but, um, he's not anyone. He's my boss's son.
Yeah, yeah, OK. Is that all?
No, now we know the heroin is real, someone's got to tell his parents.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. What?
If Harrison is using, do you want it on your conscience you didn't notify them?
If, God forbid, he winds up ODing...
We think it would be best if you let him come clean with his parents first.
Short of that, we'll go to them this afternoon.
Fine.
I'll tell him.
(HENRY SIGHS)
JAY: This is security camera footage of the grab. That's Tom Garrity.
ELIZABETH: What about his security detail?
Two APPF guards outside the building on the perimeter of the site.
The kidnappers took Garrity out the opposite side.
We're monitoring Taliban, ISIS and all the usual radical websites.
Pretty audacious grabbing a State Department employee in Kabul.
Let's put our embassy there
and all diplomatic outposts in country on high alert. Quietly.
- If anyone asks why? - We say it's a drill or something.
We want to keep our options open until we know more. Thank you, everybody.
NADINE: Ma'am, you have the Merchant Marine event this afternoon.
You wanted me to remind you that Secretary Albright will be there.
Right. I, um, I wanna wear that pin that she gave me.
Yes, ma'am.
You'll be laying a wreath with Russian Ambassador Zinchenko,
honoring US-Russian cooperation during World War II.
Maybe the ambassador knows where his fearless leader is.
Oh, well, uh, short of that,
the White House would like a revised write-up of our post-Ostrov Russia plan.
That's... Uh...
And you're here to complain about that assignment, Jay?
They want a joint report with DoD.
Defense is going to advocate taking the opportunity
to roll back Russian aggression with some aggression of our own.
Exactly, provoking the second-biggest nuclear power on Earth
as it descends into chaos.
What could possibly go wrong?
I may not be the right guy to represent the department, ma'am.
I'm not agreeing to anything moronically provocative.
- Sounds like a good policy. - I want to see my kid grow up.
Me, too.
I think you're the guy for the job.
OK, then. Thank you, Madam Secretary.
- (KNOCKING AT DOOR) - HENRY: Yeah.
Dmitri. Come on in.
What can I do for you?
I'm on my way to the commandant's office.
I must withdraw from the War College.
I'm sorry to hear that. Do you mind if I ask why?
(SIGHS) My sister, Talia.
Uh, she is ill. Cancer.
Oh, no.
Yes, our parents are gone, so I must make sure she is cared for.
Of course, of course.
Well, I want you to know that I greatly appreciate your perspective in class.
I just finished reading your religious conflicts with military duty paper,
and it is... a smart, original take on a very complex subject.
You'll be missed, you really will, by everyone.
- Best wishes for you and your sister. - Thank you.
Thank you.
(DOOR OPENS THEN CLOSES)
Garrity's wife, Emma, got worried when he didn't call the kids this morning.
She contacted the embassy in Kabul.
The deputy chief of mission kicked her over to us.
- Tell her the truth. - Right.
- But ask for her discretion. - Of course.
- For her husband's sake. - Madam Secretary.
We received a video of the kidnappers' demands via encrypted email.
Why didn't they post it on a website like every self-respecting kidnapper?
- Watch. - My name is Tom Garrity.
I'm an American State Department foreign service officer stationed in Kabul.
The US government has gravely wronged my captors,
and I will be killed if you don't make it right.
MAN: We demand to talk to the secretary of state, Elizabeth McCord, directly
by midnight in Kabul tonight.
Do as we say or he dies.
That's four hours from now.
Oh... Why aren't they asking for money or a prisoner exchange?
Why the hell do they want to talk to me?
JANE: Dmitri's story checks out.
Hmm. His sister, Talia, was admitted to Murmanskaya Hospital
with advanced fibrosarcoma of the bone.
- Thank you. - It's bad luck.
For who? For us or for Dmitri's sister?
Both.
So, I assume you'll want to focus on Ivan Kolashkov again.
- Yeah. - I still have reservations.
Of course you do.
Let me rephrase. I won't do it.
You threaten to expose he's gay to his superiors, who knows what he'll do.
It's too volatile.
The DNI needs a Russian asset with access to General Doroshevich.
It's a top priority now, especially with all this Ostrov business.
Ivan and Dmitri are both in his chain of command.
Maybe there's still a way to make it work with Dmitri.
The president's expecting you, Madam Secretary. Please go right in.
- Thanks, Lucy. - Bess.
- Hi. We're meeting somewhere else? - No, we have a cyber-security briefing.
- How's it going? - They're still tearing my plane apart.
- We should go, sir. - I'll walk with you.
Not necessary. Craig'll fill you in. Use my office.
Where are we, Admiral?
Ma'am, so far the investigation has revealed
that Garrity was taken in a secure zone requiring a key card swipe to enter.
- So they stole them? - Yes.
The key cards belong to three Afghans who are contracting for the US.
- Are they dead? - They and their families are MIA.
Bodies were likely dumped outside the city.
It's an awful lot of work to grab one low-value American.
What are we missing?
Well... I guess they'll have to tell us themselves.
- Absolutely not. (CLEARS THROAT) - Excuse me?
- We don't negotiate with terrorists. - Talking isn't negotiating.
I've advised the president on this and he agreed.
We're not giving in to their demands.
Did you advise the president we might gain valuable intel by engaging them?
I understand your sympathies, given that Garrity is one of yours.
Garrity is an American citizen,
and I don't need your understanding.
Ever.
- Please keep me informed, Ellen. - Yes, ma'am.
(LIFT BELL)
- NADINE: Madam Secretary. - How'd it go with Garrity's wife?
(SIGHS) She's devastated, but she gets it.
There's been a change to the Merchant Marine ceremony this afternoon.
Foreign Minister Gorev will now be attending.
Since when?
We were just informed he's on a plane from Moscow.
Does he have any other business in town?
Nothing official.
Hard to believe there's anything wrong with Ostrov if Gorev's leaving Russia.
But then again, it has been a very strange day.
- Let's see if I can get time with him. - Yes, ma'am.
PHONE: It's Stevie. You can leave a message, but you should be texting me.
Hey, sweetie. Um, I already tried texting.
I stopped by Georgetown to take you to lunch. You weren't in your econ class.
I'm sorry things got heated this morning. Would you give me a call?
I love you. Bye.
- Professor. - You got a minute?
Oh, of course. Yeah, my flight isn't until tomorrow.
Oh, good.
- I want to talk about your sister. - OK.
What if there was something we could do to help her?
But she is already in hospital.
No, I-I mean a cure.
There's a drug trial happening right now in Stockholm
that's showing very promising results
in young fibrosarcoma patients like your sister.
I didn't tell you she has fibrosarcoma. What is this?
My government can get Talia a spot in the trial
if you're willing to work with us.
Work?
- Do you understand what I'm saying? - Oh, my God.
Oh, my God. You... you are asking me to be a spy.
Look at me. I'm offering you a chance to save your sister's life.
- No, they will kill me. - They'll never know.
How do you know my comrades are not listening to us?
They had the room swept for bugs while you were at lunch.
- Stop! - We are very good at protect...
This is why you give me good grades? Praise my work?
No! I chose you because of your work.
You want a functional democracy in Russia
more than any officer in the Russian army.
This is how we get there.
By betraying my country?
The architect of the Soviet Union, Vladimir Lenin himself, said,
"Sometimes, history needs a push."
Your country's current aggression will only lead
to a further crippled economy and endless wars.
You know that, but if you work with us,
we can give Russia the push it needs to ensure a better future.
No.
No, you misjudge me. I would never do this.
- What about your sister? - She is patriot.
She loves Mother Russia.
You cannot use her like some pawn.
- You have a couple of minutes, ma'am. - Thank you.
- Minister Gorev. - Secretary McCord.
Welcome. I didn't know that you were coming.
- I was very surprised. Pleasantly. - Thank you.
I wanted to join you in commemorating our historic alliance against fascism.
And it's a chance to see my beautiful daughter, Olga.
- Papa. - Olga, it's very nice to meet you.
I understand that you recently started at Harvard Business School?
Indeed. You talk about me at work.
Talking about our families is a good icebreaker.
Yes, it's often the only pleasant things we have to say to each other.
- Really? - (LAUGHS)
(BAND PLAYS)
So, you want to tell me if we should be worried about President Ostrov?
Will you believe me if I say no?
Well, I'd like to think that we've built up some trust.
As do I.
I heard about your foreign service officer in Afghanistan.
Really?
Terrible business. GRU may have some information.
(APPLAUSE)
Huh.
Well...
(CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICK)
Wonder what it will cost me.
Hmm.
(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)
- Excuse me. Madam Secretary? - Madam Secretary.
Do you have a minute?
- Yes, of course. May I? - Yes, ma'am.
Great. OK.
ELIZABETH: Conrad's all about his new golden boy.
I'm stuck playing second fiddle.
Or more like they took my fiddle and gave it to Craig Sterling.
So, are you telling me that the president has given you the Heisman?
Yes! Yes! Which is pretty galling
considering that I didn't even want the stupid job in the first place.
No offense.
MADELEINE: It's a tough job. There's no question.
But I loved it, and I suspect that you do, too.
ELIZABETH: Well, admittedly, it has grown on me.
But now that I feel like I've been relegated to the outer sanctum, I...
How do I get back in?
- You know about my Doability Doctrine? - I do.
"Where our interests are clear, our values are at stake
and we can make a difference, we must act and we must lead."
Right, and that doesn't apply just to international politics.
It applies to office politics, too.
Look, there's plenty of room in the world for mediocre men.
There is no room for mediocre women.
And so you have to lead.
That's a little difficult.
Now that the president has obviously made up his mind
and gone along with Sterling.
If you're gonna go down, then you've gotta fight. Hard.
And you gotta hit him where it hurts.
(LAUGHS) Oh, my God!
I hope I never get on your bad side.
So, listen, let me call Condi and let's grab lunch.
- OK. - Alexis, let's go.
- HENRY: Harrison. - Dr McCord.
- Uh, I was hoping Stevie was here. - Did you guys talk today?
No. She's not answering my calls or texts.
Hence the desperate showing up at your house.
Well, she's not here.
- OK. Uh, sorry to bother you. - Actually, why don't you come in?
There's something you and I need to talk about.
Come in.
OK. Thanks.
Madam Secretary, Admiral Hill is sending new security video
of the Garrity abduction.
It's ten minutes until the kidnappers' deadline. Let's pull it up.
BLAKE: Well, the guy's fighting for his life.
ELIZABETH: You would be, too. But then he stops.
- Uh, play that back. - Yeah.
Here's the other camera.
He has to know if he gets in that car, he's done.
So, why give in?
Because he knows them.
That's why they had government IDs and knew their way around a secure area.
And that's why their families aren't home. They're not terrorists!
They didn't kill the Afghans that work for the US and steal their IDs.
They are them.
- Well, then why take Garrity hostage? - No idea.
Why don't you get 'em on the phone and I'll ask 'em?
Uh, President said not to. You want to check with him first?
Definitely. But we don't have time. So...
You just do that, OK?
Are you sure it's them, ma'am?
65 per cent.
Make the call.
(KEYBOARD CLICKS)
BLAKE: Does dialing make me an accessory to presidential insubordination?
- Yes. Hurry up, please! - I'm trying. It didn't go through.
- What do you mean it didn't go through? - Let me try again.
We have two minutes until the deadline.
The network is just overwhelmed.
Seriously? What, do we need to upgrade our plan?
- What is happening? - I don't know. Hold on.
- Here's the file for the contractors. - Let me see their ID photos, please.
- Let's hope this is who we'll speak to. - It's going through.
- (PHONE LINE RINGS) - Come on.
Ma'am, it's them.
Secretary McCord. We didn't think you'd call.
I need to see Garrity.
How you doing, Tom?
Tell my wife and kids I love them.
Why are you guys doing this? You're on our side.
We have worked for the United States military for 11 years.
Your people promised we'd get visas to bring our families to the US.
But we are always denied.
Now, the Taliban is threatening to kill us and our families,
because we helped you.
They posted night letters to our doors last week
saying they would cut our children's throats in front of us first.
We asked the American Embassy for protection, but they turned us away.
You made us do this! We had no choice.
What do you want?
We know we are criminals now.
And we accept going to prison in America.
We want visas and transport for our wives and children,
so they can live in America as we were promised.
When you can prove that our families are safe in America,
then we will free Mr Garrity.
(CALL ENDS)
MATT: August 2014,
January 2015, and finally two months ago.
They were rejected seven times.
They hit all the benchmarks for visas.
Recommendation letters from US commanders,
proof that they received a threat as a result of their employment.
No blemishes on any of their records.
Seem like stand-up guys. Notwithstanding threatening to kill Garrity.
So why were they denied?
In 2008 an Afghan contractor for the US ended up on the terrorist watch list.
Lawmakers went crazy.
The intelligence community put the brakes on virtually every visa
from Afghanistan and Iraq.
Even though we kept making promises to the locals who worked for us.
And they kept getting killed.
The next time I have to tell Russell Jackson I went against POTUS's wishes,
- someone please... - Shoot you?
Any idea if the president is inclined to take their offer?
Oh, I doubt it. I'm a flawed messenger.
They all had the same commanding officer who vouched for them on their visas.
Lieutenant Colonel Mike Wilkerson.
- Colonel Wilkerson. - Madam Secretary.
Hey, thank you for letting me stop by on such short notice.
Absolutely, ma'am. Come on up.
- Who's this? - This is Kulcha. Say hello, Kulcha.
Hey, darling.
(WILKERSON SIGHS)
I mean, I-I'm shocked.
That doesn't sound like them at all.
Certainly not like the guys you wrote such glowing recommendations for.
Yeah, to no avail, unfortunately.
Do you think that they'd kill Garrity if their demands aren't met?
Look, I-I don't know, ma'am.
But in the three years these guys worked for me,
they exemplified courage and professionalism, despite the danger.
They believed they were securing a better future for their country,
which turned out to be more complicated than any of us imagined.
But if they're doing this...
then I believe it's because they didn't have any other options.
This guy's the only uncomplicated thing that came out of my tour.
Found him barely alive on a street in Kandahar.
Your secretary of state has gone rogue.
I could not have been clearer when I gave her your directive.
Your directive was we don't negotiate with terrorists.
But that was when we thought the kidnappers were Taliban.
They may not have been terrorists before, but they act like it now.
I believe they were pushed to make a terrible choice
based on desperate circumstances.
So you want to forgive them?
As CIA director, you went above and beyond
to protect our assets in other countries.
I'm guessing none of your former CIA...
Because that was the promise we made. That was the deal!
These men put their lives on the line and they've been waiting for years.
I spoke with their former CO. He still vouches for them.
Sir...
When he took in a stray dog in Kandahar,
all he had to do was sign a few forms
and it was a naturalized American overnight.
Is that dog less expendable?
Somehow that system wasn't bogged down.
Or maybe we never intended to keep that promise.
Mr President, the safest, cleanest way to save Tom Garrity is to take the deal.
The kidnappers will go to prison. That doesn't betray our policy.
Make it so.
- Mr President, I strongly disagree... - I know you do, Craig.
Now, will you give Elizabeth and me a moment?
Thank you, Mr President.
- Thank you, sir. - Don't.
Russell's argument won the day. Not yours.
Works for me.
Harrison told me about the heroin that Stevie found on him.
And that Henry leaned on him.
We thought that you and Lydia would want to know.
I'm sorry Stevie had to get involved.
Well, they're close. They always have been.
Now he's 21, we can't send him to his room every time he makes a bad choice.
We have to hope that we raised him well enough that...
eventually he'll make the right one.
Thanks, Elizabeth.
OFFICER: Upon hearing Russian President Ostrov is dead,
the Pentagon believes we should take a more aggressive posture.
Your idea is to take this fragile, paranoid country
that thinks the US is going to attack them,
and, at their moment of maximum vulnerability, validate that paranoia?
That sounds like it'll work great!
Their moment of weakness isn't an opportunity to take strategic gains?
JAY: We don't know what it'll be
beyond destabilizing and dangerous for the whole world.
Our primary concern should be intel gathering,
trying to figure out who will be the next leader.
OK. So, who does State like?
The best we can hope for is Foreign Minister Gorev.
He's the least hostile to the West.
I'm assuming Defense doesn't agree.
Sir, we like General Doroshevich. He's moderate. Pragmatic.
Last night, he joked about nuking Grozny.
The joint chiefs have been courting him at the Russia-NATO conferences.
Just because he had caviar-on-toast points with our top brass
doesn't make the guy a friend.
Alright, enough. You both need to get serious about finding common ground.
20 minutes ago the president and I had a top-secret briefing with the DNI.
We have it on good authority that Ostrov is in Central Clinic Hospital.
Condition unknown.
Consider yourselves read in. This isn't a drill anymore.
Get on the same page.
Now!
Stevie skipped school. She's not returning my calls or my texts.
She will.
Are we more worried about her than Ostrov?
I just think maybe we hit her a little too hard this morning. She needs space.
At least Harrison came clean with his parents.
I'm not surprised. I've been on the receiving end of your persuasion.
Resistance is futile.
What? Are you OK? Did I strike a nerve?
Uh, no. It's just a work thing.
You want to talk about it?
Ah. That work.
Sorry to interrupt.
The families have been secured and are being taken to Bagram Airfield.
And you're needed in the sit room.
Thank you.
We definitely need to plan a vacation. I mean it.
Something without the kids.
No cell service or internet.
No people. Except maybe a masseuse.
- And a chef. - Go.
(SIGHS)
HUMINT helped uncover the location of Garrity and the kidnappers.
They're in an abandoned cement plant 32 miles outside Kabul.
What's the source of that intelligence?
Russian GRU. DIA confirmed its authenticity.
Mr President, I have a SEAL team en route. What's our posture?
We stick to the plan. Observe from a distance.
When the families reach Andrews, we pick up Garrity and his captors.
Gorev told me he might have intel for us.
Pretty amazing he came through.
If Ostrov's dead, could be an auspicious beginning to our new relationship.
If Gorev emerges from the power vacuum with the big job.
Mr President, a heavily armed Taliban unit
is moving toward Garrity and the kidnappers in a hurry.
- They're made. - How far out are they?
- About two hours. - How fast can the SEALs get there?
Also two hours, sir.
Better hope the good guys get there first.
SEAL team is aware of the Taliban incursion, Mr President,
and are balls to the wall. 95 minutes to the target.
- Are we gonna beat the Taliban unit? - Too close to call.
We have to warn them. We to have tell them to move.
- They'll think it's a ploy. - It'll blow the element of surprise.
Which won't matter if the Taliban get there first.
I'd agree with you, but we promised them
their families would be safe in the US before they surrender.
I don't see how they're going to trust us if we change the rules.
They won't.
I agree we haven't exactly built up a reserve of trust with these guys.
But I might know a guy who has.
(PHONE LINE RINGS)
MAN: Hello?
Ishaq, its Mike Wilkerson.
It's been a while, huh?
- My God. What's going on? - Everything's fine.
Your family and Falal's and Jawdah's are all on a plane to Maryland.
- They're safe. - Then why are you calling?
I'm here with the president and the secretary of state.
The US is gonna honor its deal with you, but something unexpected has come up.
What? What unexpected?
The Taliban are coming for you. They'll be there in less than 15 minutes.
- You know where we are? - In Gul Bagh. At the old cement plant.
Oh, my God. (SPEAKS ARABIC)
Ishaq, listen to me! Listen to me. Stay with me.
There's an American unit heading to pick you up.
No. Not before our families are in the United States.
MIKE: Not enough time. The president and secretary
have given me their word your families will be taken care of.
Mike... Please. You know my children.
We're gonna get you out of there, but you need to move to a safe location.
(ISHAQ SPEAKS ARABIC)
We're running out of time. Give him the landing zone.
There's a closed gas station northeast of you. Go there now and wait...
- RUSSELL: What the hell? - Sat phone lost connection.
- Can you get it back? - Uh, negative.
There's interference across the area.
12 minutes until the Taliban reaches them.
If they even get the landing zone.
(WHISPERS)
Mr President, we just got word on Ostrov.
OK, what if I... what if I give you the ninth fleet in the Northern Pacific,
but no missiles in Poland?
The president isn't interested in half measures.
- That's the definition of diplomacy. - More like the definition of weakness.
I'm all for projecting strength,
but what we need to tell the president is complicated
and nuanced and somewhat contradictory.
Not what I'm gonna tell him.
You can stand down, gentlemen.
President Ostrov just showed up at a parade in St Petersburg.
Oh, thank God.
I guess this report isn't so urgent anymore.
Though your progress is impressive.
Rain check?
Guy's gotta die sometime.
Right?
(INDISTINCT VOICES ON RADIO)
COMMANDER: 30 seconds to landing zone. Over.
Copy that, Commander. Can you see the package?
Negative. Descending.
Oh, wait a second. I have four men at the LZ.
Can you visually confirm the package? Over.
Hold.
Yes, we have visual confirmation on the package.
RUSSELL: Thank God, it's them. They moved.
Good call, Bess.
(GUNSHOTS)
ADMIRAL: Status, Commander. Over.
- We're taking fire, ma'am. - From who?
- Commander? - Taliban.
- Column with heavy artillery. - Must have been tipped by locals.
Package.
Engaging.
Package on the move. Follow him, Pete.
CRAIG: That's Garrity.
COMMANDER: Grab him!
Status, Commander?
Commander?
We have Garrity, Admiral.
- Permission to evacuate? Over. - Mr President?
Mr President?
We cannot leave them. We gave them our word.
We got our guy. We absolutely can and should evacuate now.
The Taliban is still our enemy.
We have a Black Hawk with two M134 miniguns,
and 30 SEALs armed to the teeth with M4 carbines!
That is more than enough firepower to wipe them out.
COMMANDER: Taking heavy fire. Waiting for orders. Over.
RUSSELL: Mr President?
Evacuate. Get 'em out of there.
ADMIRAL: Evacuate. Over.
Copy that, Admiral. Out.
I can't justify spilling our troops' blood to save them.
I'm sorry things didn't go your way back there.
Is that how you see it?
Sometimes things go your way with the president, sometimes they don't?
I guess it is.
- (SIGHS) - Look, we advise, alright?
The president makes his decision.
Which absolves you of any responsibility.
No, I take full responsibility for everything I do in my job.
Including those men's deaths?
Because Dalton relies on his advisors.
I think he could have been persuaded to save them.
I shared with the president exactly what I believed.
Really? Because based on your history, I thought you would have argued
to take out a Taliban unit while we had the chance.
You made your bones at the Pentagon supporting military intervention.
You think I was more interested in scoring a blow against you
than giving the president honest counsel?
I'm saying it goes against everything you've advocated for the last 15 years.
Just sharing with you exactly what I believe.
(SENDS MESSAGE)
Hey, no texting at dinner.
Fine, but I just read that the urge to check your texts
is actually more powerful than a drug addict's urge to use.
- Good. Then turn it off. - Was it Stevie?
- No. - Have you heard from your sister?
- Me? - (SIGHS)
Hi. Sorry I'm late.
- Where have you been? - Living my life?
Would it kill you to return a text? Maybe call?
(ALL TALK OVER EACH OTHER)
Can we skip the interrogation and just... eat?
It's obvious we're in need of some peer mediation here.
- I happen to have my talking stick. - And here we go.
Speak openly and honestly using a lot of "I" statements.
Mom, you can go first.
I had a very difficult day at work,
and I am doing my best not to take it out on anyone.
But I guess what I'm feeling mostly right now
is how vexing and difficult it is
to be the parent of an adult.
I have no control over your life anymore, Stevie.
And that scares the hell out of me.
Oh, God.
That was really good, Mom.
Thank you, noodle.
Your turn, slugger.
Stevie, you owe it to Mom and me to explain what you were doing all day,
if you weren't in your classes we pay for.
- OK, you're spying on me? - No, I want you to call me back.
- Everyone needs to respect the stick! - Give me that!
I took the LSAT. OK? That's where I was. Taking the LSAT.
Isn't that the SAT for law school?
That talk this morning really freaked me out.
I mean, you guys are right.
For the past year, I have been a total screw-up.
Dropping out of college, dating a recovering addict
when I knew that it was bad for him, hiding his stash.
- You did what? - Shh.
I didn't like who I was becoming,
and I started to question whether I was even a decent person.
So, I decided to sign up to do something that I knew I could do well.
A standardized test.
And maybe someday, I can do some good as a lawyer.
You were having an identity crisis, so you took the LSAT?
You are such a McCord.
- Oh, honey, I love you so much. - Oh, baby.
I love you, too.
Who thinks peer mediating's a joke now?
Did we push her too hard?
We pushed her just hard enough apparently.
To go to law school.
To take stock in her life. Not a bad exercise.
So we're not horrible parents?
Not today.
(PHONE RINGS)
Hello?
Who?
OK, send him in.
It's Anton Gorev.
The Russian foreign minister is dropping by?
Do you have any idea what this is about?
No!
Do you?
I hope not.
I-I don't like the sound of that.
Anton. Come in.
- Good evening, Elizabeth. - You know Henry?
- Of course. Professor McCord. - HENRY: Hi, Anton.
I understand you were able to save your foreign service officer.
Yes. And thank you. Your help was very much appreciated.
- Come on in, please. - Thank you.
I guess I just didn't think that you would be
coming to ask for something in return so quickly.
It's about my daughter, Olga.
As you know, she recently started Harvard Business School.
Thanks in part to your gentle grading, Professor.
(CHUCKLES) What is it with Olga?
If anything were to happen to me...
I humbly ask that Olga's visa to the United States be renewed.
What are you worried about?
(CHUCKLES) Please. The... The visa is the practical part.
I am also hoping the two of you can keep a friendly eye on her.
- Of course. - Sure.
Thank you. I should go.
Anton, what's going on?
Are you sick?
No, I am well.
Then what is this about?
In one hour the Kremlin will announce that President Ostrov is dead.
Wow.
Are you making a play for power?
Because, between us, you're who I'm hoping for.
I must get back to Moscow.
I have your word on Olga?
- Yes. - Yes. Sure.
- Good night. - Thank you.
(WHISPERS) Do you think that he could've had something to do with it?
Being out of the country when it happened makes for a good cover.
I better call my boss.
What do you want now?
Ostrov is dead.
Why should I believe you?
Russia has been through worse.
Take the deal, Dmitri. Work with me.
I already told you...
I am not a traitor.
I love my country.
Your country's about to go off the rails.
- You don't know this. - I know for a fact
that Russian government officials
are securing their families in foreign cities.
If the power brokers are worried about their loved ones,
what hope is there for your sister?
You swear she will get these drugs?
She could be on a plane to Stockholm tomorrow.
I am entrusting you with my sister's life, Professor.
And my life.
Then we have an agreement?
Yes.
Ripped & Corrected By mstoll
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