1 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:18,000 Ripped & Corrected By mstoll 2 00:00:24,791 --> 00:00:27,692 For the 9:30am National Security Council meeting, 3 00:00:27,794 --> 00:00:30,695 you'll need the memo on cyber security, which you took home. 4 00:00:30,797 --> 00:00:32,822 Worst bedtime reading ever. 5 00:00:33,767 --> 00:00:37,203 - I can get you another copy. - Ha! No need. OK. 6 00:00:37,670 --> 00:00:41,572 So staff briefing after NSC, then what? 7 00:00:41,875 --> 00:00:45,311 At 2:15 there's a reception for the departing Finnish ambassador. 8 00:00:45,578 --> 00:00:48,877 I hope he brings that salty licorice. God, I love that stuff. 9 00:00:49,049 --> 00:00:51,779 - We'll look into that for you. - Oh! Hey. 10 00:00:51,918 --> 00:00:54,944 Don't let me forget Henry's interview on Book TV on C-SPAN tomorrow. 11 00:00:55,055 --> 00:00:57,546 It hath been ordained. 12 00:00:58,291 --> 00:01:00,521 That's a small biblical joke for Henry. 13 00:01:02,162 --> 00:01:03,220 OK. I'm hanging up now. 14 00:01:03,696 --> 00:01:05,960 - Thanks, babe. - You guys should check it out, too. 15 00:01:06,066 --> 00:01:08,466 A Z-SPAN interview on Dad's book about St Francis 16 00:01:08,568 --> 00:01:10,126 that I already hear too much about? 17 00:01:10,236 --> 00:01:13,103 If you actually read your father's work instead of trashing it, 18 00:01:13,206 --> 00:01:15,731 you'd know how totally un-Franciscan that was. 19 00:01:15,842 --> 00:01:18,140 - Oh, word. - I humbly and meekly apologize. 20 00:01:18,244 --> 00:01:22,010 He was also a revolutionary, completely rejected any form of material wealth. 21 00:01:22,282 --> 00:01:24,614 Also led the first environmental movement. 22 00:01:24,717 --> 00:01:25,945 Wait. You guys read it? 23 00:01:26,052 --> 00:01:28,213 - I'll make you an autographed copy. - You'll love it. 24 00:01:28,688 --> 00:01:29,916 Ooh, burn. 25 00:01:30,857 --> 00:01:34,725 Wow, that is one manly breakfast you got there, slugger. 26 00:01:35,028 --> 00:01:37,496 Jason is trying to bulk up for football. Isn't it cute? 27 00:01:37,597 --> 00:01:40,760 "Cute" isn't what I'm going for. And "slugger" is baseball, Mom. 28 00:01:40,867 --> 00:01:42,562 Oh, OK. 29 00:01:43,736 --> 00:01:46,967 Stevie, why are you getting a call from the White House? 30 00:01:48,608 --> 00:01:50,940 Oh. It's Harrison. 31 00:01:51,811 --> 00:01:54,075 He's trying to ditch my caller ID. I'm not engaging. 32 00:01:54,814 --> 00:01:55,838 Ooh. 33 00:01:56,116 --> 00:01:57,981 You're allowed to be relieved. 34 00:01:58,084 --> 00:02:01,576 Good, 'cause, well, we're just happy that you're making some good choices. 35 00:02:01,688 --> 00:02:04,919 I know. I totally deserve some bacon, alright? 36 00:02:05,058 --> 00:02:07,925 - I thought you were vegan. - Bacon is my downfall. 37 00:02:08,027 --> 00:02:09,892 Could you save some for the linebacker? 38 00:02:10,029 --> 00:02:12,998 I'm off to the White House to eat more crow about Russia. 39 00:02:13,099 --> 00:02:14,760 I don't get how that's your fault. 40 00:02:14,901 --> 00:02:17,734 You happened to be in Russia when Ostrov's widow made a power play. 41 00:02:17,871 --> 00:02:18,860 Exactly. I was there. 42 00:02:18,972 --> 00:02:20,997 They're mad because you made a better president. 43 00:02:21,107 --> 00:02:23,041 Acting president. 44 00:02:23,143 --> 00:02:25,111 No way, man. 45 00:02:25,211 --> 00:02:28,271 The best ramen is Noodle Noodle Dumpling on H Street. 46 00:02:28,581 --> 00:02:31,106 No, hands down. Yes! 47 00:02:31,217 --> 00:02:32,912 - It jammed last night. - I see that. 48 00:02:33,019 --> 00:02:35,544 - I can take a look at it. - I don't have time. 49 00:02:35,655 --> 00:02:37,555 OK. I'm not talking to you. 50 00:02:37,657 --> 00:02:39,682 Hey, buddy, can I call you back? OK. 51 00:02:41,861 --> 00:02:43,886 - I'm sorry about the printer. - It's fine. 52 00:02:44,264 --> 00:02:45,288 Are you sure? 53 00:02:45,565 --> 00:02:49,023 I appreciate you're willing to share an office in spite of everything, 54 00:02:49,135 --> 00:02:51,194 but I don't think this is working. 55 00:02:51,304 --> 00:02:53,204 Look, you can totally have the printer, 56 00:02:53,940 --> 00:02:55,908 and I don't have to be so loud on the phone. 57 00:02:56,009 --> 00:02:58,842 I think we'd both be better at our jobs if we did them separately, 58 00:02:58,945 --> 00:03:00,537 now that we're broken up. 59 00:03:00,647 --> 00:03:02,842 Hang on for a sec. Can we talk about this? 60 00:03:02,949 --> 00:03:05,816 What is there to talk about? It's over. I need to move on. 61 00:03:06,119 --> 00:03:08,110 - Have you seen this? - Bold graphic. 62 00:03:08,221 --> 00:03:11,554 It's Inside Lowdown. Their below the fold is cops twerking. 63 00:03:11,658 --> 00:03:14,183 It's bad enough we had to endure Maria Ostrov 64 00:03:14,494 --> 00:03:17,861 accusing the US of conspiring against Russia. 65 00:03:18,131 --> 00:03:22,659 But this makes it look like some Real Housewives episode. 66 00:03:22,802 --> 00:03:24,793 I'll push back, but it's hard to stand 67 00:03:24,938 --> 00:03:27,498 against a paper that equates a diplomatic crisis with... 68 00:03:27,607 --> 00:03:28,767 Cops twerking? 69 00:03:28,875 --> 00:03:31,036 I was gonna say naked-lady mud-wrestling. 70 00:03:31,144 --> 00:03:33,874 That sounds fun. What did I miss? 71 00:03:39,118 --> 00:03:41,109 Catfight? Really? 72 00:03:41,221 --> 00:03:45,590 We'll push back on that, ma'am. Why don't we move into the items of the day? 73 00:03:45,692 --> 00:03:47,023 At least I don't look chinny. 74 00:03:47,126 --> 00:03:50,789 Good morning, Madam Secretary. The Polar Research Institute of China... 75 00:03:50,897 --> 00:03:52,023 Oh, prick. 76 00:03:52,131 --> 00:03:54,656 ...began construction on a new weather station 77 00:03:54,767 --> 00:03:56,894 in the Svalbard Archipelago in the Arctic. 78 00:03:57,036 --> 00:04:00,028 As long as the station is researching the effects of climate change, 79 00:04:00,139 --> 00:04:04,235 like it claims, it doesn't warrant further scrutiny by the Arctic Council. 80 00:04:04,544 --> 00:04:07,513 But if they try and claim drilling rights 81 00:04:07,614 --> 00:04:09,878 or lay claim to any of the new waters opening up, 82 00:04:09,983 --> 00:04:12,008 due to the melting of the polar ice cap... 83 00:04:12,151 --> 00:04:14,051 We'll be mad because they beat us to the punch? 84 00:04:14,153 --> 00:04:15,745 - Basically. - We need to send a cable 85 00:04:15,855 --> 00:04:16,981 to the foreign ministry 86 00:04:17,123 --> 00:04:19,785 cautioning the Chinese Arctic and Antarctic administration. 87 00:04:19,892 --> 00:04:23,521 Let's draft it. So when did you lose the lumberjack look? 88 00:04:23,863 --> 00:04:25,194 Is that new baby or neo-hipster? 89 00:04:25,465 --> 00:04:27,092 - A little of both. - Welcome back. 90 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:31,102 In some positive news, I just got inside word from the Hill. 91 00:04:31,204 --> 00:04:34,696 Looks like our disaster relief bill for Nepal is going to pass tomorrow. 92 00:04:34,807 --> 00:04:37,105 - Awesome! Wow! - Amazing. 93 00:04:37,210 --> 00:04:38,643 Hey, uh, who caved? 94 00:04:38,778 --> 00:04:41,008 Senator Fenworth seems to have been persuaded. 95 00:04:41,114 --> 00:04:42,706 We don't persuade. We inform. 96 00:04:42,815 --> 00:04:45,716 The Tin Man that voted against subsidized school lunches? 97 00:04:45,818 --> 00:04:48,514 Apparently, he was quite moved by his visitation 98 00:04:48,621 --> 00:04:50,111 with the Royal Kumari of Nepal. 99 00:04:50,223 --> 00:04:52,282 Seeing all the devastated villages didn't do it, 100 00:04:52,558 --> 00:04:55,118 but five minutes with a 12-year-old goddess convinced him? 101 00:04:55,228 --> 00:04:57,162 A 12-year-old goddess who does not speak. 102 00:04:57,263 --> 00:05:01,859 Oh, uh, the Kumari is mute only when she's in full ceremonial dress, 103 00:05:01,968 --> 00:05:04,835 and she's inhabited by the goddess Taleju. 104 00:05:06,572 --> 00:05:07,971 Nobody else reads the briefs? 105 00:05:08,074 --> 00:05:10,099 Ma'am, we should probably leave for the NSC meeting. 106 00:05:10,209 --> 00:05:12,109 Right. They keep starting without me. 107 00:05:12,211 --> 00:05:16,011 You've got a press meet-and-greet with the Kumari after the vote tomorrow. 108 00:05:16,115 --> 00:05:19,710 I'll be sure to thank her for charming Congress out of its compassion fatigue, 109 00:05:19,819 --> 00:05:21,684 all without saying a word. 110 00:05:22,522 --> 00:05:24,217 I'm sure there's a few cabinet members 111 00:05:24,490 --> 00:05:26,856 who believe I could learn a thing or two from her. 112 00:05:28,528 --> 00:05:31,691 So, really, cyber security is just the tip of the iceberg. 113 00:05:32,231 --> 00:05:34,131 Pretty big tip. 114 00:05:35,234 --> 00:05:37,065 Let's catch Elizabeth up. 115 00:05:38,071 --> 00:05:41,472 Craig has come up with a new defense initiative. Go ahead and lay it out. 116 00:05:41,607 --> 00:05:42,665 Of course. 117 00:05:42,775 --> 00:05:45,972 When my grandfather went to the Philippines in World War II, 118 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:50,909 he was armed with a rifle that was designed in 1904. 119 00:05:51,017 --> 00:05:53,918 The next years saw a transformation of US Defense 120 00:05:54,020 --> 00:05:56,989 that changed the shape of geopolitics forever. 121 00:05:57,123 --> 00:05:59,216 And we pretty much haven't touched it since then. 122 00:05:59,692 --> 00:06:03,458 So while we're still spending billions on aircraft carriers and submarines, 123 00:06:03,563 --> 00:06:05,121 we're getting cut off at the knees 124 00:06:05,231 --> 00:06:07,222 by a backroom criminal with malware and a laptop. 125 00:06:07,533 --> 00:06:11,629 - Or a weather station in the Antarctic. - It was approved by the Arctic Council. 126 00:06:11,738 --> 00:06:13,933 How are we seeing it as an act of aggression? 127 00:06:14,073 --> 00:06:16,940 Exactly. It's under the radar. 128 00:06:17,076 --> 00:06:20,705 It's cheap. And for the cost of one weather station, 129 00:06:20,813 --> 00:06:23,805 China gets complete access to our satellite communications, 130 00:06:23,950 --> 00:06:28,046 and quite possibly shares them with our adversaries on the Arctic Council, 131 00:06:28,154 --> 00:06:32,215 who, as you pointed out, didn't exactly protest this thing in the first place. 132 00:06:32,492 --> 00:06:36,189 So we're thinking China and Russia are working together? 133 00:06:36,295 --> 00:06:38,456 To undermine our global security interests? 134 00:06:38,564 --> 00:06:41,965 - Does that seem so impossible to you? - Look, I get shifting our focus 135 00:06:42,068 --> 00:06:44,866 to cyber offense after what happened with Air Force One, 136 00:06:44,971 --> 00:06:48,236 but battlefield robotics, laser weapon systems? 137 00:06:48,474 --> 00:06:51,602 What about the impact this is going to have on diplomatic relations? 138 00:06:51,878 --> 00:06:57,646 Well, to that I would say, Madam Secretary, you had your turn. 139 00:06:58,785 --> 00:07:00,446 And you see where that led us. 140 00:07:01,487 --> 00:07:03,614 This is a done deal, Bess. 141 00:07:04,490 --> 00:07:06,117 Figure out a way to make it work. 142 00:07:06,993 --> 00:07:11,430 Looking at our budgetary goals, this is a three-phase process. 143 00:07:11,697 --> 00:07:12,891 First and foremost... 144 00:07:13,433 --> 00:07:16,834 Military transformation. 145 00:07:17,470 --> 00:07:19,461 So that's our new foreign policy? 146 00:07:19,572 --> 00:07:22,063 It's that damn Air Force One attack. 147 00:07:22,208 --> 00:07:26,440 I realize this is a shift in focus, but it's long overdue. 148 00:07:26,546 --> 00:07:29,106 I mean, NASA got a total overhaul, what, 20 years ago? 149 00:07:29,482 --> 00:07:33,475 Meanwhile, Defense is lumbering along with World War ll-era technology 150 00:07:33,619 --> 00:07:37,055 while we're being hammered by cyber attacks? 151 00:07:37,190 --> 00:07:40,091 When you say "shift in focus," what does that mean for State? 152 00:07:40,193 --> 00:07:43,458 Reprioritizing the budget. Some programs will be affected. 153 00:07:43,563 --> 00:07:46,464 - How long are we? - I can't speak to that. 154 00:07:46,566 --> 00:07:47,863 Let me understand this. 155 00:07:48,167 --> 00:07:51,728 Initiatives that actually build peace and stability, 156 00:07:51,871 --> 00:07:56,501 like trade agreements, supporting education and economic growth, 157 00:07:56,609 --> 00:07:58,873 building partnerships and alliances, 158 00:07:58,978 --> 00:08:01,003 we're just gonna push some of that aside 159 00:08:01,113 --> 00:08:04,207 so we can focus on spying on everyone better? 160 00:08:04,484 --> 00:08:07,248 There could be an upside. We'll have less oversight. 161 00:08:07,487 --> 00:08:10,786 Exactly. Think of this as an opportunity. We can be creative. 162 00:08:11,057 --> 00:08:15,187 Fly under the radar, lay groundwork for when things swing back in our direction. 163 00:08:15,495 --> 00:08:19,431 - Until we're fired for being redundant. - I get that this is frustrating, OK? 164 00:08:19,532 --> 00:08:21,966 But this is what's happening, so we all need to get on board. 165 00:08:22,068 --> 00:08:25,731 Read the proposal and come up with some ideas and solutions! Thank you. 166 00:08:27,073 --> 00:08:29,439 We'll reconvene after lunch. 167 00:08:38,918 --> 00:08:42,445 I'm guessing this is Sterling's work, ma'am? 168 00:08:42,555 --> 00:08:45,718 You know that he thinks that the Chinese research station 169 00:08:45,858 --> 00:08:51,057 is a collusion with Russia to intercept our satellite communications? 170 00:08:55,568 --> 00:08:57,468 Thank you. 171 00:08:57,570 --> 00:08:59,504 Do you think it's a possibility? 172 00:09:00,706 --> 00:09:02,503 Well, put it this way. 173 00:09:02,842 --> 00:09:06,437 I read that one of the projects at the research station 174 00:09:06,546 --> 00:09:10,209 is to extract an ice core that's just a little longer 175 00:09:10,550 --> 00:09:12,677 than the one extracted by the US. 176 00:09:12,785 --> 00:09:16,243 It always comes down to who's got the longer core, doesn't it? 177 00:09:17,990 --> 00:09:21,448 I also think we've done our share of spying on other nations. 178 00:09:21,561 --> 00:09:26,897 And I'm not so sure one research station warrants a complete military overhaul. 179 00:09:27,199 --> 00:09:29,463 But they don't ask me these questions. 180 00:09:29,569 --> 00:09:32,470 They don't ask me either anymore. 181 00:09:32,572 --> 00:09:34,972 You'll find a way to be heard. 182 00:09:35,074 --> 00:09:37,065 I'm sorry to interrupt, Madam Secretary. 183 00:09:37,209 --> 00:09:40,235 The tablet of doom. Make it quick while we still have a budget. 184 00:09:40,479 --> 00:09:41,969 It's actually somewhat personal. 185 00:09:42,114 --> 00:09:44,582 Oh. Excuse me. 186 00:09:46,218 --> 00:09:49,654 One of my contacts at the Chronicle forwarded a query that's going around. 187 00:09:49,822 --> 00:09:51,517 It seems to... 188 00:09:51,624 --> 00:09:55,116 Well, it seems to be from someone in possession of... 189 00:09:55,561 --> 00:09:56,858 Spit it out, Daisy. 190 00:09:56,963 --> 00:09:58,692 Someone is trying to sell photos 191 00:09:58,798 --> 00:10:01,733 of your daughter and the president's son being intimate. 192 00:10:01,834 --> 00:10:04,166 - What? - They included one photo as proof, 193 00:10:04,270 --> 00:10:06,602 but once the seller gets paid, they're promising more. 194 00:10:06,839 --> 00:10:08,602 - More than this? - Everything. 195 00:10:22,989 --> 00:10:25,514 Find out everyone who got this query. I want a full list. 196 00:10:25,691 --> 00:10:28,285 - Does Russell Jackson know yet? - I found out two minutes ago. 197 00:10:28,561 --> 00:10:32,964 I want us in front of it with him. Come on, Henry. Pick up. 198 00:10:33,065 --> 00:10:35,625 - We can kill this, right? - We'll do everything we can. 199 00:10:35,735 --> 00:10:37,794 But with the teaser photo already out there... 200 00:10:37,903 --> 00:10:40,235 - Teaser photo? Like an ad campaign? - I'm sorry. 201 00:10:40,506 --> 00:10:43,066 Ma'am, Russell Jackson wants to see you in his office. 202 00:10:43,542 --> 00:10:46,636 - He says it's extremely urgent. - So much for getting in front of it. 203 00:10:46,746 --> 00:10:49,271 We've contacted every outlet that got the query. 204 00:10:49,548 --> 00:10:53,917 If they make the purchase, they'll feel the full force of the Executive Branch. 205 00:10:54,053 --> 00:10:57,921 Isn't Harrison enough of a public figure that they can claim fair use? 206 00:10:58,057 --> 00:11:00,025 Not if I have anything to do with it. 207 00:11:00,693 --> 00:11:04,185 Half an hour ago, I thought Maria Ostrov was the only thing 208 00:11:04,497 --> 00:11:07,625 that could hijack the news cycle, and run down our poll numbers. 209 00:11:07,733 --> 00:11:10,031 You thinking this is another hack like Air Force One? 210 00:11:10,136 --> 00:11:14,596 This wasn't a hack! The president's son lost his phone last week. 211 00:11:14,707 --> 00:11:18,473 - Didn't bother to tell anybody. - Didn't it have a password or? 212 00:11:18,577 --> 00:11:20,909 Apparently, he thought they were inconvenient. 213 00:11:21,714 --> 00:11:23,648 We need to move forward. 214 00:11:23,749 --> 00:11:26,775 I need you to talk to Stevie, find out what else we're looking at. 215 00:11:26,886 --> 00:11:28,615 God forbid, there's video. 216 00:11:28,721 --> 00:11:31,622 You're gonna talk to Harrison, too? So we're clear on who did what. 217 00:11:31,724 --> 00:11:33,715 I don't really give a damn who did what! 218 00:11:33,859 --> 00:11:37,090 Yes, we're talking to Harrison, the heroin addict! 219 00:11:38,931 --> 00:11:42,128 We need to corroborate so we can contain the blast. 220 00:11:42,268 --> 00:11:43,929 Get me a report. 221 00:11:50,209 --> 00:11:53,940 This is a matter we need to treat with the highest degree of sensitivity. 222 00:11:54,246 --> 00:11:56,680 This is a potential criminal act against two people 223 00:11:56,782 --> 00:11:58,613 who happen to be related to public figures. 224 00:11:58,718 --> 00:12:01,983 The incident is under investigation, and we have nothing more to add. 225 00:12:02,088 --> 00:12:05,524 - This is assuming the photos get out? - We're up against freedom of the press. 226 00:12:05,725 --> 00:12:08,785 We're doing everything we can to find the source and lock this down. 227 00:12:08,894 --> 00:12:10,919 Legally. Thank you. 228 00:12:11,063 --> 00:12:13,054 Everybody, sit back down. 229 00:12:13,199 --> 00:12:15,724 I'm not here to tell you what to do in your off hours. 230 00:12:15,901 --> 00:12:18,199 But you know what I'm about to say. 231 00:12:18,471 --> 00:12:21,599 If any of you have any digital evidence on any of your devices 232 00:12:21,707 --> 00:12:23,698 anywhere that you don't want everyone to see, 233 00:12:23,809 --> 00:12:25,606 now is the time to delete it. 234 00:12:25,745 --> 00:12:28,578 Print out a copy for your private records, lock it in a drawer, 235 00:12:28,781 --> 00:12:30,078 but no digital footprint. 236 00:12:30,816 --> 00:12:33,148 OK. Thank you, everyone. 237 00:12:37,256 --> 00:12:42,819 So, if I'm on Tinder, that's not a problem, right? 238 00:12:44,697 --> 00:12:48,633 Um, I would say, unless there's something obscene in your profile, 239 00:12:48,768 --> 00:12:50,702 then, by all means, date away. 240 00:12:50,803 --> 00:12:52,794 OK, cool. 241 00:12:54,106 --> 00:12:56,267 It's not weird that I asked you that, is it? 242 00:12:56,509 --> 00:12:58,739 Of course not. I appreciate the heads-up. 243 00:12:59,044 --> 00:13:00,272 OK. 244 00:13:01,113 --> 00:13:04,048 - I'm gonna... - Yeah. 245 00:13:05,151 --> 00:13:06,709 That was weird. 246 00:13:09,755 --> 00:13:10,779 But how? 247 00:13:10,923 --> 00:13:13,915 Apparently, he lost his phone and it fell into the wrong hands. 248 00:13:14,026 --> 00:13:16,995 Now I know why he was calling from all those other numbers. 249 00:13:17,096 --> 00:13:19,826 Sweetie, it's completely wrong that this happened, 250 00:13:19,932 --> 00:13:23,527 but now we have to deal with it. Can you tell me what else is on there? 251 00:13:27,606 --> 00:13:29,039 I'm gonna get us some coffee. 252 00:13:31,277 --> 00:13:33,768 Um, what do you mean, what else? 253 00:13:33,879 --> 00:13:40,512 Well, the guy, whoever took the phone, sent out one of the photos. 254 00:13:40,786 --> 00:13:41,753 It's already out there? 255 00:13:41,854 --> 00:13:43,116 Not yet. 256 00:13:44,223 --> 00:13:47,886 Sent more like proof that there's more. 257 00:13:48,027 --> 00:13:49,221 Oh, my God. 258 00:13:49,528 --> 00:13:51,689 You're both in bed. Nothing's showing. 259 00:13:52,164 --> 00:13:55,190 But I need to know what else there is so I can manage it. 260 00:13:55,301 --> 00:13:56,825 Um... 261 00:13:58,804 --> 00:14:00,795 I don't know. I-I don't remember. 262 00:14:00,940 --> 00:14:03,807 Baby, I get that this is hard, but the White House needs to know. 263 00:14:06,846 --> 00:14:10,577 Harrison said he was gonna delete them. 264 00:14:10,683 --> 00:14:13,777 He promised me. We were just goofing around. It was not a big deal. 265 00:14:13,886 --> 00:14:16,047 - It was one time. - So there is nudity? 266 00:14:16,155 --> 00:14:20,751 Nothing gross, but, yeah, we were in bed, so yes. 267 00:14:20,860 --> 00:14:22,760 Were you guys? 268 00:14:22,862 --> 00:14:26,889 I mean, they're gonna probably ask. Were you guys doing anything? 269 00:14:27,032 --> 00:14:29,728 Of course not. It was after. 270 00:14:30,135 --> 00:14:31,932 Thank you. 271 00:14:32,872 --> 00:14:34,032 Mom, I'm sorry. 272 00:14:35,140 --> 00:14:37,040 So am I. 273 00:14:44,750 --> 00:14:46,547 - Hey. - Hey. 274 00:14:50,556 --> 00:14:53,719 You remember that weekend at Falls Lake? 275 00:14:53,859 --> 00:14:56,885 Oh. Of course. 276 00:14:58,530 --> 00:15:00,020 Thank God there was no internet. 277 00:15:02,668 --> 00:15:04,693 - This is different. - Is it? 278 00:15:04,803 --> 00:15:07,829 Yes. I work for the president of the United States, 279 00:15:08,073 --> 00:15:09,700 who's running for re-election. 280 00:15:09,808 --> 00:15:12,971 She can't just pretend she's not aware of that anymore. 281 00:15:13,078 --> 00:15:16,570 And I mean, how many dumb moves are we gonna give her? 282 00:15:17,650 --> 00:15:20,778 How far does it have to go for her to realize what's at stake, 283 00:15:20,886 --> 00:15:23,514 and not just for her, but for all of us? 284 00:15:23,656 --> 00:15:28,116 It sucks that this happened, I get that, but is it really her job to prevent it? 285 00:15:28,227 --> 00:15:32,596 Yes, everybody knows you don't put nudey pictures on your telephone. 286 00:15:32,731 --> 00:15:34,562 - Cellphone. - Whatever. 287 00:15:35,901 --> 00:15:38,961 This puzzle is ridiculously hard. 288 00:15:41,941 --> 00:15:43,101 What? 289 00:15:44,977 --> 00:15:49,277 If these pictures get out, you know what the world will do to Stevie. 290 00:15:49,581 --> 00:15:52,049 I'd just hate to see you do it first. 291 00:15:52,151 --> 00:15:54,119 - What's that? - Blame her. 292 00:16:01,627 --> 00:16:02,821 Morning. 293 00:16:02,962 --> 00:16:04,896 I have a draft of that diplomatic cable 294 00:16:05,030 --> 00:16:07,624 about the Chinese weather station in the Arctic. 295 00:16:07,733 --> 00:16:12,568 - But we can do this another time. - Are those donuts? 296 00:16:12,905 --> 00:16:15,066 - Bagels. - That'll do. 297 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:18,835 We're already using, "Welcome to the Arctic research community," 298 00:16:18,944 --> 00:16:21,504 to say, "Don't even think about drilling up there." 299 00:16:21,613 --> 00:16:24,878 But you want to try to implicate Russia for letting them in on top of that? 300 00:16:24,984 --> 00:16:26,042 Just a whiff of it. 301 00:16:26,485 --> 00:16:27,782 Something like, um, 302 00:16:28,787 --> 00:16:33,781 "Protecting the diplomatic integrity of the Arctic 303 00:16:33,892 --> 00:16:38,522 is a chief objective of the Arctic Council and the United States, 304 00:16:38,630 --> 00:16:42,088 so, you know, don't try anything with Russia." 305 00:16:42,901 --> 00:16:46,268 First of all, Russia's almost as territorial as China is. 306 00:16:46,538 --> 00:16:47,869 There's no way they're gonna share 307 00:16:47,973 --> 00:16:50,464 all their new shipping lanes with another superpower 308 00:16:50,609 --> 00:16:52,941 - once the polar ice cap melts. - I know, right? Total fiction. 309 00:16:53,045 --> 00:16:57,744 - Can I ask why we're ringing that bell? - I'm told it'll play well. 310 00:16:57,850 --> 00:16:59,943 You're just in time. He's introducing Henry. 311 00:17:00,085 --> 00:17:03,213 Madam Secretary, I am so sorry. 312 00:17:03,455 --> 00:17:05,218 Oh, no. 313 00:17:05,958 --> 00:17:09,917 The photo that was sent with the query has appeared online. 314 00:17:10,062 --> 00:17:10,926 Where? 315 00:17:11,163 --> 00:17:13,461 For the moment, a user-generated news site. 316 00:17:13,565 --> 00:17:15,465 Relatively low-profile. 317 00:17:15,567 --> 00:17:17,865 All of the other photos are still under wraps. 318 00:17:17,970 --> 00:17:19,835 But now that word's out... 319 00:17:19,938 --> 00:17:22,236 It's only a matter of time till someone buys the rest. 320 00:17:22,508 --> 00:17:23,941 There has to be something we can do. 321 00:17:24,043 --> 00:17:26,876 I've reached out to Russell Jackson's office. 322 00:17:26,979 --> 00:17:30,278 We can move your afternoon commitments and make a task force. 323 00:17:30,516 --> 00:17:33,679 Don't change the schedule. The president wants everything to move forward. 324 00:17:33,819 --> 00:17:36,219 It might be best to reschedule the meet-and-greet 325 00:17:36,488 --> 00:17:38,854 - with the Royal Kumari of Nepal. - Why is that? 326 00:17:40,526 --> 00:17:41,788 Um... 327 00:17:42,961 --> 00:17:45,725 It's a devoutly religious country. 328 00:17:47,032 --> 00:17:48,124 She's a virgin goddess. 329 00:17:49,034 --> 00:17:54,062 Well, let's just hope the prepubescent virgin goddess who lives in a temple 330 00:17:54,173 --> 00:17:57,233 doesn't spend much time on the internet. 331 00:17:57,509 --> 00:17:59,067 Meeting stays. 332 00:17:59,178 --> 00:18:00,941 There really is so much to mine 333 00:18:01,146 --> 00:18:04,638 in this little border between the Christian and the Muslim worlds. 334 00:18:04,750 --> 00:18:07,878 Well, it's precisely the blurriness in this moment of transition 335 00:18:07,986 --> 00:18:10,716 where we can see the common sources 336 00:18:10,823 --> 00:18:13,986 behind so much of our cultural and spiritual conflict. 337 00:18:14,126 --> 00:18:18,062 Mmm, like stumbling onto a wealth of scrolls preserved in a cave. 338 00:18:18,163 --> 00:18:19,926 Well, sure, yeah. 339 00:18:20,032 --> 00:18:22,694 Why don't we open things up to our callers? 340 00:18:22,835 --> 00:18:24,530 Jeff from Fair Oaks. 341 00:18:24,703 --> 00:18:26,568 - Yes, hi. - Go ahead with Dr McCord. 342 00:18:26,672 --> 00:18:27,934 Hi, Jeff. 343 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:29,735 I've been listening to you talk 344 00:18:29,875 --> 00:18:32,002 about the moral codes of Christianity and Islam. 345 00:18:32,111 --> 00:18:35,808 I think it's so interesting you hold yourself up as an expert on morality 346 00:18:35,914 --> 00:18:38,940 when all I'm finding online about you is a photo of your daughter 347 00:18:39,051 --> 00:18:41,679 rolling around in bed with the president's son. 348 00:18:41,954 --> 00:18:43,012 - Excuse me? - I'm sorry. 349 00:18:43,122 --> 00:18:46,649 No, let me finish. Is that your definition of "moral parenting"? 350 00:18:46,758 --> 00:18:49,784 - Is that your definition? - No. No. I'd like to answer that. 351 00:18:49,895 --> 00:18:51,920 You ask an interesting question, Jeff. 352 00:18:52,064 --> 00:18:53,998 I'd like to make a distinction that I usually make 353 00:18:54,099 --> 00:18:56,693 on the very first day of my morals and ethics class. 354 00:18:56,802 --> 00:19:00,033 A lot of people say that morals are how we treat the people we know, 355 00:19:00,172 --> 00:19:02,868 and ethics are how we treat the people we don't know. 356 00:19:03,008 --> 00:19:07,741 So, morals are what make us a good parent, a good friend, a nice neighbor. 357 00:19:08,046 --> 00:19:09,946 But ethics are how we build a society. 358 00:19:10,048 --> 00:19:13,074 That's the true test of our higher self. 359 00:19:13,185 --> 00:19:17,952 But what happens, Jeff, when society is ruled by the subjective morals 360 00:19:18,056 --> 00:19:19,956 of, say, you and your family, 361 00:19:20,058 --> 00:19:22,788 and you choose to project that onto complete strangers 362 00:19:22,895 --> 00:19:26,092 is we all end up with a society that's governed by self-aggrandizement. 363 00:19:26,231 --> 00:19:27,425 Oh. 364 00:19:27,533 --> 00:19:30,969 So by calling to make sure you're the first pedant to jump off your chair 365 00:19:31,069 --> 00:19:33,230 and teach me a lesson with smug superiority 366 00:19:33,539 --> 00:19:35,700 about your own particular moral point of view 367 00:19:35,807 --> 00:19:38,241 when you know precisely nothing of the situation, 368 00:19:38,544 --> 00:19:44,005 you've done your part to contribute to the erosion of our entire social fabric. 369 00:19:44,116 --> 00:19:46,050 Pat yourself on the back. Bravo! 370 00:19:46,151 --> 00:19:49,018 So we are going to take a break. 371 00:19:49,121 --> 00:19:51,055 I'm gonna go make some calls. 372 00:19:56,161 --> 00:19:58,026 Do I want to know how bad it is? 373 00:19:58,130 --> 00:19:59,757 Just the one photo. Somebody leaked it. 374 00:19:59,865 --> 00:20:02,026 The rest are still under wraps. 375 00:20:02,167 --> 00:20:04,101 I mean, how bad did I make things for you? 376 00:20:05,504 --> 00:20:07,096 - You're still my hero. - No, I'm not. 377 00:20:07,472 --> 00:20:09,030 I went off like a hopped-up undergrad. 378 00:20:09,141 --> 00:20:12,702 You did what I have been wanting to do all day. 379 00:20:12,811 --> 00:20:14,278 Instead, I have to listen to my staff 380 00:20:14,513 --> 00:20:17,641 imply that I shouldn't be sitting down with a virgin goddess from Nepal 381 00:20:17,883 --> 00:20:20,511 while my slutty daughter is all over the internet. 382 00:20:20,652 --> 00:20:21,676 Not you. 383 00:20:21,787 --> 00:20:23,186 You have a meeting with a Kumari? 384 00:20:23,288 --> 00:20:27,315 He knows what a Kumari is. Don't ever change. 385 00:20:27,559 --> 00:20:30,722 - How old is she? - 12. Almost ready to retire. 386 00:20:30,829 --> 00:20:33,161 OK. I'm getting more bad-news face. Hold on. 387 00:20:33,565 --> 00:20:36,966 No further news on your daughter, ma'am. But I just got word from the Hill. 388 00:20:37,069 --> 00:20:41,028 It now looks like the disaster relief bill is not going to pass. 389 00:20:42,207 --> 00:20:44,607 Henry, I gotta go. Bye. 390 00:20:44,710 --> 00:20:47,338 What happened to the Tin Man? I thought we had the Tin Man. 391 00:20:47,579 --> 00:20:49,911 This morning, when the president's numbers dropped, 392 00:20:50,015 --> 00:20:53,507 three more senators took the opportunity to flip their positions. 393 00:20:53,619 --> 00:20:57,578 - Over a photo sex scandal? - The vote will be up again in January. 394 00:20:57,723 --> 00:21:00,886 By which time, thousands of people will have died of exposure and disease. 395 00:21:01,026 --> 00:21:03,017 Well, at least now you have a good excuse 396 00:21:03,161 --> 00:21:06,096 to cancel my photo op with the virgin goddess. 397 00:21:06,198 --> 00:21:09,099 The Kumari and her entourage have already arrived. 398 00:21:09,201 --> 00:21:12,602 I will send the press away and break the news privately. 399 00:21:13,538 --> 00:21:15,005 No. 400 00:21:16,241 --> 00:21:19,267 I'll tell her. Thank you. 401 00:21:25,217 --> 00:21:26,775 It is an honor, Kumari. 402 00:21:26,885 --> 00:21:29,183 Kumari is pleased to meet you, Madam Secretary. 403 00:21:29,288 --> 00:21:31,552 We were expecting a bit more press. 404 00:21:33,558 --> 00:21:37,551 I know the honor of the presence of the Kumari 405 00:21:37,696 --> 00:21:40,256 brought a great deal of attention to the plight of Nepal 406 00:21:40,532 --> 00:21:42,898 after the terrible disaster you've endured. 407 00:21:44,770 --> 00:21:49,104 But unfortunately, support for the additional aid package 408 00:21:49,207 --> 00:21:51,971 will not be approved by the US Congress today. 409 00:21:52,077 --> 00:21:54,170 That is not what we were led to expect! 410 00:21:54,279 --> 00:21:58,010 The conditions have changed, unfortunately. 411 00:21:59,051 --> 00:22:02,179 We will revisit the proposal as soon as we can. 412 00:22:02,921 --> 00:22:07,585 I hope you will accept my deepest apology and sympathy for your people. 413 00:22:14,132 --> 00:22:15,224 It is her blessing. 414 00:22:36,655 --> 00:22:39,249 Nope. I'm done. No more bad news. 415 00:22:41,326 --> 00:22:44,193 The president has invited you and Dr McCord 416 00:22:44,296 --> 00:22:48,027 to join him and the First Lady for dinner at the White House this evening. 417 00:22:48,133 --> 00:22:49,259 Is that it? 418 00:22:50,836 --> 00:22:52,201 I can try to find some bad news. 419 00:22:52,304 --> 00:22:53,703 No need. 420 00:22:54,806 --> 00:22:58,173 I'm pretty sure that dinner invitation is bad news enough. 421 00:22:59,945 --> 00:23:02,812 - What's up? - Uh, would you close the door, please? 422 00:23:05,117 --> 00:23:09,053 So, I'm trying to delete a file of old photos... 423 00:23:09,154 --> 00:23:10,178 Hm-hmm. 424 00:23:10,288 --> 00:23:12,722 But ever since I switched to the cloud... 425 00:23:12,824 --> 00:23:14,815 - They keep coming back. - Like a bad penny. 426 00:23:15,127 --> 00:23:18,688 I've had this. OK, let's go to your cloud preferences. 427 00:23:18,797 --> 00:23:21,698 - Did that. - OK. Select the ones you wanna kill. 428 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:24,200 Uh... 429 00:23:25,470 --> 00:23:28,132 What we're gonna do is we're gonna create a ghost file. 430 00:23:28,273 --> 00:23:32,175 - Um, I'm not looking, I swear. - There's nothing unsavory. 431 00:23:33,011 --> 00:23:37,675 I just thought I get rid of the hanging chads, so to speak. 432 00:23:37,816 --> 00:23:40,944 Oh, I get it. You don't wanna be looking at these things at 2am 433 00:23:41,186 --> 00:23:43,245 after a glass of wine and too much Adele. 434 00:23:43,522 --> 00:23:45,046 Not that I speak from experience. 435 00:23:45,190 --> 00:23:47,658 Scotch and Joni Mitchell for me. 436 00:23:48,226 --> 00:23:52,720 For what it's worth, it's only brutal for the first year. 437 00:23:52,831 --> 00:23:54,264 OK, can I ask? 438 00:23:54,533 --> 00:23:57,229 How can I be his ideal woman and, five minutes after we break up, 439 00:23:57,502 --> 00:24:01,165 he's dating some barista who can't even properly use the possessive apostrophe? 440 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:04,466 - Did you Facebook stalk? - No. A little. 441 00:24:04,576 --> 00:24:08,239 Well, whoever she is, 442 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:11,881 she's probably very simple and very needy, 443 00:24:11,983 --> 00:24:14,042 and that's exactly what he wants right now. 444 00:24:14,186 --> 00:24:16,746 You know you could do the same. 445 00:24:16,855 --> 00:24:19,517 That cyber security guy clearly has an eye for you. 446 00:24:19,825 --> 00:24:22,487 No, he doesn't. Does he? 447 00:24:23,895 --> 00:24:26,193 So, that's my problem? I'm not needy enough? 448 00:24:26,465 --> 00:24:27,864 It's in their DNA. 449 00:24:28,133 --> 00:24:29,896 They wanna feel like we need them. 450 00:24:30,235 --> 00:24:33,261 The feminist movement would have us hung for this conversation. 451 00:24:33,538 --> 00:24:36,871 Well, a fish may not need a bicycle, 452 00:24:36,975 --> 00:24:41,878 but Gloria Steinem probably never spent a Saturday night alone 453 00:24:41,980 --> 00:24:43,880 at Bed, Bath and Beyond. 454 00:24:46,585 --> 00:24:47,984 Whoa. The good suit, huh? 455 00:24:48,086 --> 00:24:50,782 Well, I figure mea culpa dinner with the president, you know. 456 00:24:51,089 --> 00:24:53,580 Yeah, I don't know that's it's your mea culpa. 457 00:24:53,725 --> 00:24:54,749 Kids! Pizza! 458 00:24:54,893 --> 00:24:57,760 Don't get me wrong, that was a spectacular rant, 459 00:24:57,896 --> 00:24:59,693 but I haven't heard any fallout. 460 00:24:59,798 --> 00:25:02,790 So, if a tree falls on C-SPAN, does it make a sound? Is that it? 461 00:25:02,901 --> 00:25:04,232 Oh, pizza. 462 00:25:04,536 --> 00:25:07,437 Listen, we're going out to the White House tonight for dinner. 463 00:25:07,539 --> 00:25:10,030 Dad's getting called in to the principal's office? 464 00:25:10,141 --> 00:25:12,701 - What does that mean? - Please, your epic TV rant? 465 00:25:12,978 --> 00:25:14,775 - What epic rant? - Check it out. Dad's a gif. 466 00:25:16,147 --> 00:25:17,910 You've officially made it. 467 00:25:18,717 --> 00:25:20,878 - Great. - Jase, are you OK? 468 00:25:20,986 --> 00:25:23,716 Yeah. Yeah, I'm just sore from practice. 469 00:25:23,822 --> 00:25:27,656 I don't know how much you know, but something uncool happened to Stevie. 470 00:25:27,759 --> 00:25:30,922 We know. The picture is everywhere. I don't see what the big deal is. 471 00:25:31,062 --> 00:25:35,556 Well, the big deal is that it is a gross invasion of privacy. 472 00:25:35,867 --> 00:25:38,097 But it's something that we may have to deal with, 473 00:25:38,236 --> 00:25:40,670 'cause our family is in the public eye, and all that, 474 00:25:40,772 --> 00:25:43,502 but we are doing what we can to keep it from moving forward, OK? 475 00:25:43,608 --> 00:25:47,544 Just be sensitive. It'll all blow over as soon as a cooler gif comes along. 476 00:25:47,646 --> 00:25:49,511 - Hey, guys. - Dude, pizza. 477 00:25:49,614 --> 00:25:52,310 - Oh, I'm not doing cheese. - Oh, and we're back to vegan. 478 00:25:52,617 --> 00:25:55,177 We're going out, so you guys are on your own. 479 00:25:55,287 --> 00:25:58,916 Get to bed on time. I'm speaking to you, sir. Bye. 480 00:25:59,024 --> 00:26:00,821 - Goodbye. - Bye, sweets. 481 00:26:02,594 --> 00:26:05,028 OK. Who wants to watch a movie? 482 00:26:05,163 --> 00:26:06,687 - Oh, I'm down. - Not me. 483 00:26:12,804 --> 00:26:15,932 My mother always insisted that vichyssoise was only for summer, 484 00:26:16,074 --> 00:26:17,939 but I find it very comforting. 485 00:26:18,076 --> 00:26:21,136 Well, we could certainly use a little comfort. Thank you, Lydia. 486 00:26:21,279 --> 00:26:24,043 Again, Conrad, I'm so sorry for losing it today. 487 00:26:24,149 --> 00:26:27,277 We're all on edge. How's everybody doing at home? 488 00:26:27,552 --> 00:26:30,544 - Holding our breath, I'd say. - Any news who on has the photographs? 489 00:26:30,655 --> 00:26:31,713 Not yet. 490 00:26:31,856 --> 00:26:35,587 Which is why we need to be ready for this to get worse as early as tomorrow. 491 00:26:35,694 --> 00:26:37,753 - Sounds ominous. - What are you thinking? 492 00:26:37,862 --> 00:26:41,889 Well, we'd, uh, like to put Stevie and Harrison on the morning news. 493 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:45,265 Just a short interview, as a couple. Get out in front of it. 494 00:26:45,503 --> 00:26:46,970 As a couple? 495 00:26:47,105 --> 00:26:50,506 The team thinks it plays best if we see them as two young people in love, 496 00:26:50,609 --> 00:26:52,804 regretful for their choices, but laughing it off. 497 00:26:53,111 --> 00:26:55,807 We'd have to hit the right tone. Our people can work with them. 498 00:26:55,947 --> 00:26:58,438 You are aware they broke up a few weeks ago? 499 00:26:58,583 --> 00:27:00,778 Does their relationship status need to come up? 500 00:27:00,885 --> 00:27:02,876 Not if they're posing. 501 00:27:02,988 --> 00:27:05,650 This thing has put us in a tough spot, Bess. 502 00:27:05,790 --> 00:27:07,155 It's a five-minute interview. 503 00:27:07,459 --> 00:27:10,223 - Harrison has already agreed. - Of course he has! 504 00:27:10,495 --> 00:27:14,022 I'm sorry, but we all know that Harrison has nothing to lose. 505 00:27:14,132 --> 00:27:16,726 At worst he's a recovering addict with a hot girlfriend. 506 00:27:17,035 --> 00:27:19,526 But Stevie will be the slut who loses everything. 507 00:27:19,638 --> 00:27:21,128 For crying out loud, Bess! 508 00:27:21,239 --> 00:27:23,639 Will you help me solve one damn problem that you've caused? 509 00:27:23,742 --> 00:27:26,575 Conrad, our kids took naked pictures of themselves in bed. 510 00:27:26,678 --> 00:27:28,669 What does that have to do with Elizabeth? 511 00:27:28,780 --> 00:27:30,042 It's Russia, it's Russia. 512 00:27:30,181 --> 00:27:33,514 I was there when Maria Ostrov seized power. Now everything's my fault. 513 00:27:33,652 --> 00:27:35,552 Do we need to bring matters of state into this? 514 00:27:35,654 --> 00:27:38,282 - You opened Pandora's box over there. - Now I'm Pandora? 515 00:27:38,523 --> 00:27:41,083 - Did they chain her to a rock? - That was Prometheus. 516 00:27:41,192 --> 00:27:42,784 You had to push your agenda with Ukraine. 517 00:27:43,028 --> 00:27:44,723 - Which almost worked. - It was too big a risk! 518 00:27:44,863 --> 00:27:47,229 Last I heard, that's why you brought me in here! 519 00:27:47,499 --> 00:27:50,559 - Guys, we're getting off topic here. - We need to right the ship. 520 00:27:50,702 --> 00:27:53,227 And I'd love a little cooperation for both our kids' sakes. 521 00:27:53,672 --> 00:27:56,004 So, putting Stevie on national television 522 00:27:56,141 --> 00:27:58,905 to apologize for the horrible crime of being violated, 523 00:27:59,010 --> 00:28:00,534 that's gonna right the ship? 524 00:28:00,645 --> 00:28:03,614 Or is she just apologizing for being sexual? I'm a little unclear. 525 00:28:03,848 --> 00:28:05,543 No one will think anything less of Stevie. 526 00:28:05,650 --> 00:28:06,708 That's a big relief. 527 00:28:07,018 --> 00:28:09,111 We're trying to manage the embarrassment. 528 00:28:09,220 --> 00:28:11,450 Oh, Lydia, I think that ship has sailed. 529 00:28:11,556 --> 00:28:13,490 - After your outburst, I have to agree. - What? 530 00:28:13,625 --> 00:28:16,025 Now, we're blaming Henry for defending his daughter? 531 00:28:16,161 --> 00:28:19,028 Why don't we talk about the fact that your son has an unsecured phone? 532 00:28:19,130 --> 00:28:21,997 - Who'd like another cocktail? - I would. 533 00:28:22,734 --> 00:28:25,669 Well, thank God for Lydia Dalton. 534 00:28:25,837 --> 00:28:28,533 That woman is a first-class WASP. 535 00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:30,733 Never underestimate the power of gin and denial. 536 00:28:31,076 --> 00:28:34,637 You know, actually, I would love a nightcap, 537 00:28:34,746 --> 00:28:36,839 while I write my letter of resignation. 538 00:28:36,981 --> 00:28:41,611 Oh, come on. Conrad doesn't wanna lose you. Just let the dust settle. 539 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:46,180 Henry, I all but called the president's son a junkie loser. 540 00:28:47,125 --> 00:28:49,116 Hi. 541 00:28:49,227 --> 00:28:53,459 Oh, hey. I didn't see you there, sweetie. 542 00:28:55,633 --> 00:28:58,625 It's OK. He is a loser. 543 00:28:59,537 --> 00:29:03,530 And for five minutes tomorrow morning, he will still be my boyfriend. 544 00:29:03,675 --> 00:29:08,977 - No, sweetie. You're not gonna do that. - I already told Harrison I would. 545 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:11,241 No. Your mom and I killed it. 546 00:29:11,516 --> 00:29:13,484 They're gonna come up with another strategy. 547 00:29:13,585 --> 00:29:16,110 I don't wanna be strategized. I don't wanna be managed. 548 00:29:16,221 --> 00:29:19,122 - I don't even care what's true anymore. - Hey. 549 00:29:20,158 --> 00:29:22,683 One of the feminist groups on campus made posters of me, 550 00:29:22,827 --> 00:29:24,454 like I'm some kind of hero. 551 00:29:24,562 --> 00:29:26,587 And then one of the fraternities 552 00:29:26,698 --> 00:29:29,565 went around and put? TeamMcCord on all of them. 553 00:29:30,735 --> 00:29:32,635 That stupid photo is everywhere. 554 00:29:32,737 --> 00:29:35,763 Dad's losing it on TV. Jason won't even look at me. 555 00:29:35,907 --> 00:29:37,898 I just want my life back. 556 00:30:13,778 --> 00:30:16,713 I recommend the puzzle. 557 00:30:16,815 --> 00:30:20,148 Well, it's a defense budget proposal. 558 00:30:21,820 --> 00:30:24,550 If this can't put me out, nothing can. 559 00:30:34,499 --> 00:30:35,830 Wait a minute. 560 00:30:42,874 --> 00:30:45,741 - Oh, hey. Admiral Hill. - Oh, Madam Secretary. 561 00:30:45,844 --> 00:30:49,109 I wonder if I might get a minute with you to go over the budget proposal. 562 00:30:49,214 --> 00:30:52,240 I'm still catching up on it myself, but, yes, of course. 563 00:30:52,550 --> 00:30:55,542 Oh, great. OK, 'cause I wanna show you right here... 564 00:30:57,121 --> 00:31:01,524 on page 204, we get into the breakdown on specific weaponry. 565 00:31:01,659 --> 00:31:03,456 - Yes. - I know what Sterling said 566 00:31:03,561 --> 00:31:06,962 that we're looking to go all stealth and cheap and fast. 567 00:31:07,999 --> 00:31:09,023 But what's all this? 568 00:31:09,133 --> 00:31:12,193 It's old-school heavy duty military gear. 569 00:31:12,470 --> 00:31:16,133 It's aircraft carriers, tanks, dozens of choppers. 570 00:31:16,274 --> 00:31:18,970 Sterling knows that he has to sell this to the brass. 571 00:31:19,077 --> 00:31:21,568 And this is what the generals understand. 572 00:31:23,214 --> 00:31:24,841 But it's more than half the budget. 573 00:31:25,783 --> 00:31:29,082 This old ship turns slowly. 574 00:31:31,789 --> 00:31:33,620 Let me ask you something, Ellen. 575 00:31:35,860 --> 00:31:37,885 You agree with Sterling's initiative? 576 00:31:38,930 --> 00:31:43,026 Do I think that Chinese weather station is a spy outpost? 577 00:31:43,134 --> 00:31:45,102 Probably not. 578 00:31:45,203 --> 00:31:51,836 But I do think that this is how wars are gonna be fought in the future. 579 00:31:56,214 --> 00:31:57,943 Thank you, Admiral. 580 00:31:59,851 --> 00:32:01,216 Shakya, I'm glad I caught you. 581 00:32:01,519 --> 00:32:04,147 Could I possibly get two minutes with the Kumari? 582 00:32:04,255 --> 00:32:06,780 I'm afraid not, Madam Secretary. We're just leaving. 583 00:32:06,891 --> 00:32:09,689 Pramila, can I speak with you for a minute? 584 00:32:14,899 --> 00:32:16,196 I'm sorry. 585 00:32:17,802 --> 00:32:19,793 I wanna help your county. 586 00:32:23,708 --> 00:32:25,903 - You have one minute. - Thank you. 587 00:32:34,619 --> 00:32:36,587 Pramila, listen to me. 588 00:32:37,522 --> 00:32:41,618 Very soon after you return home, your time as a Kumari will be finished, 589 00:32:41,726 --> 00:32:43,887 but you still have time to help your people. 590 00:32:43,995 --> 00:32:47,089 You still have great power and I want to help you use it. 591 00:32:50,001 --> 00:32:51,127 Go on. 592 00:32:52,971 --> 00:32:55,531 All I need is your blessing. 593 00:32:55,640 --> 00:33:00,270 If the prime minister comes to you about a building project in the Himalayas, 594 00:33:00,545 --> 00:33:02,012 smile upon it. 595 00:33:02,113 --> 00:33:05,207 Madam Secretary, the Kumari is a divinity. 596 00:33:05,450 --> 00:33:07,645 She does not rule in matters of state. 597 00:33:09,954 --> 00:33:12,923 - Thank you. - Thank you, Madam Secretary. 598 00:33:16,494 --> 00:33:19,224 You can do a lot more than they say. 599 00:33:19,497 --> 00:33:22,159 Your blessing could save thousands of lives. 600 00:33:36,114 --> 00:33:38,912 There's my linebacker. You up for a breakfast burrito? 601 00:33:39,017 --> 00:33:41,952 No, just, uh, cereal. I'm laying off the protein. 602 00:33:42,053 --> 00:33:43,611 Best way to heal sore muscles. 603 00:33:44,655 --> 00:33:46,213 I'm dropping football. 604 00:33:46,324 --> 00:33:49,191 What? You just made the team, like, two weeks ago. 605 00:33:49,293 --> 00:33:52,194 I wanted to make friends. These idiots aren't my friends. 606 00:33:53,297 --> 00:33:56,733 You're telling me there's not a single kid on that team that's not a jerk? 607 00:33:56,834 --> 00:33:59,530 They made fun of Stevie, Dad, right in front of my face. 608 00:33:59,637 --> 00:34:02,834 And I did nothing, which makes me even worse than they are. 609 00:34:04,242 --> 00:34:07,268 - You just wanna smash 'em, right? - Yeah. 610 00:34:07,512 --> 00:34:10,174 And just can't stop thinking about how great it would feel. 611 00:34:11,449 --> 00:34:13,007 Pretty great. 612 00:34:13,151 --> 00:34:16,985 It would for... maybe an hour. 613 00:34:18,623 --> 00:34:22,024 Here's the thing... it wouldn't change anything. 614 00:34:24,028 --> 00:34:25,928 And then there's the whole part 615 00:34:26,030 --> 00:34:28,863 about you getting kicked out of another school for fighting. 616 00:34:28,966 --> 00:34:31,935 Letting them talk about Stevie that way, that's the right thing to do? 617 00:34:32,036 --> 00:34:36,097 Jase, every group you're ever gonna be in is gonna have at least one jerk, 618 00:34:36,207 --> 00:34:39,904 and you're gonna have to learn how to deal with it, OK? 619 00:34:40,044 --> 00:34:43,946 Not by quitting, and definitely not by beating anybody up. 620 00:34:44,048 --> 00:34:45,879 Have a burrito. 621 00:34:46,951 --> 00:34:48,179 Take it out on the other team. 622 00:34:51,189 --> 00:34:52,952 I'm sure I'm being overly cautious 623 00:34:53,057 --> 00:34:55,184 with all the breaches that have been happening. 624 00:34:55,293 --> 00:34:58,626 Oh, no, we like overly cautious. Uh, where's the zombie file? 625 00:34:58,729 --> 00:35:00,060 Uh, right here. 626 00:35:00,198 --> 00:35:03,929 I've put it in the trash ten times, but every time I open the application... 627 00:35:04,068 --> 00:35:06,935 Right. What we're gonna do is we're gonna create a ghost file. 628 00:35:07,038 --> 00:35:09,006 Hmm. A ghost file. 629 00:35:09,740 --> 00:35:12,834 It's surprising the press coordinator of the State Department 630 00:35:12,944 --> 00:35:15,071 doesn't know how to delete a file from the cloud. 631 00:35:15,179 --> 00:35:18,945 I-I probably could have figured it out, but I've been really busy. 632 00:35:19,050 --> 00:35:20,608 No, it's cool. 633 00:35:20,918 --> 00:35:23,512 I mean, yeah, I'll go out with you. 634 00:35:23,621 --> 00:35:26,488 We can go to lunch right now. 635 00:35:26,591 --> 00:35:29,287 I've been working on this awesome new encryption software. 636 00:35:29,560 --> 00:35:31,858 I promise to only talk about it for ten minutes, tops. 637 00:35:32,897 --> 00:35:36,924 - I think I could be free. - Cool. Shall we? 638 00:35:40,938 --> 00:35:43,600 So you know, I knew how to do that. 639 00:35:43,875 --> 00:35:45,137 God, I hope so. 640 00:35:48,146 --> 00:35:49,545 Look who's first to school. 641 00:35:49,647 --> 00:35:52,616 Oh, Lucy let me in. I hope that's OK, Mr President. 642 00:35:52,717 --> 00:35:54,708 So, what's this proposal? 643 00:35:55,720 --> 00:35:57,085 Yeah, um... 644 00:35:58,122 --> 00:36:00,488 So, going over the proposed budget 645 00:36:00,591 --> 00:36:04,027 for Craig's military transformation initiative, 646 00:36:04,162 --> 00:36:06,756 I, uh, saw an opportunity 647 00:36:06,864 --> 00:36:09,628 where I thought the State might be able to contribute 648 00:36:09,901 --> 00:36:12,199 using our diplomatic relations with Nepal. 649 00:36:12,436 --> 00:36:18,033 I proposed to their prime minister the idea of an observatory in the Himalayas. 650 00:36:18,142 --> 00:36:20,770 It is a highly strategic spot 651 00:36:20,912 --> 00:36:23,005 for optical, infrared and gamma ray observation. 652 00:36:23,114 --> 00:36:25,947 It's strategic, alright. It's on the border with China. 653 00:36:26,050 --> 00:36:29,110 Nepal will never sign off on it. They've got a relationship to protect. 654 00:36:29,220 --> 00:36:32,621 They also have needs in the wake of the earthquakes. 655 00:36:32,890 --> 00:36:36,621 I've gotten word back from the prime minister that he's open to the idea, 656 00:36:36,761 --> 00:36:40,026 provided we pay a yearly fee for use of the land, 657 00:36:40,131 --> 00:36:43,567 roughly the same amount we were hoping to approve in the disaster relief bill. 658 00:36:44,769 --> 00:36:47,897 The question, of course, is budget. 659 00:36:48,005 --> 00:36:51,031 Just one second. 660 00:36:51,142 --> 00:36:57,047 Um, for the cost of ten joint light tactical vehicles, 661 00:36:57,148 --> 00:36:59,981 we could invest in the peaceful observation of the heavens 662 00:37:00,117 --> 00:37:01,607 with three new telescopes, 663 00:37:01,752 --> 00:37:06,655 and also answer China's encroachment of the Arctic with a message of our own. 664 00:37:06,824 --> 00:37:08,485 Ten JLTVs, huh? 665 00:37:08,593 --> 00:37:14,589 Yeah, the budget calls for 400. I think 390 should do it. 666 00:37:14,699 --> 00:37:16,098 What do you think, Craig? 667 00:37:16,834 --> 00:37:21,794 Well, it's strategic, it sends a message to China and it's cheap. 668 00:37:22,907 --> 00:37:24,204 What's not to like? 669 00:37:26,143 --> 00:37:27,610 Reach out to NASA. 670 00:37:27,712 --> 00:37:30,545 - Get it in motion. - Absolutely, Mr President. 671 00:37:30,648 --> 00:37:33,617 And, uh, Elizabeth, if I could, uh, get a moment... 672 00:37:37,154 --> 00:37:40,089 Mr President, I am sorry about my behavior last night. 673 00:37:40,191 --> 00:37:42,125 It was totally inappropriate. 674 00:37:43,194 --> 00:37:46,561 Lucy, could you have, uh, Henry come in? 675 00:37:49,967 --> 00:37:51,127 Hello, Conrad. 676 00:37:51,235 --> 00:37:53,499 Hi, there. 677 00:37:53,604 --> 00:37:57,040 I wanted to tell you both there was a breakthrough in this photo situation. 678 00:37:57,208 --> 00:38:00,405 The query letter was traced back to a former Secret Service agent 679 00:38:00,511 --> 00:38:02,103 who was released from duty last month. 680 00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:05,677 It seems this was his, uh, way to even the score. 681 00:38:05,783 --> 00:38:08,843 So, that's it? The photos are contained? 682 00:38:08,953 --> 00:38:10,944 We've stopped the sale of the photos, 683 00:38:11,055 --> 00:38:13,956 and the guy's being held at a local precinct for questioning. 684 00:38:14,058 --> 00:38:17,721 - But we're sure they're gone for good? - As sure as we can be. 685 00:38:19,196 --> 00:38:21,187 I owe you both an apology. 686 00:38:22,733 --> 00:38:25,725 I don't think this situation brought out the best in a lot of us. 687 00:38:26,971 --> 00:38:28,666 I'm sorry for the way we handled it. 688 00:38:29,173 --> 00:38:30,731 Thanks, Conrad. 689 00:38:31,208 --> 00:38:33,540 - May I make a request? - And what is it? 690 00:38:34,211 --> 00:38:37,044 Before you finish questioning this guy, 691 00:38:37,148 --> 00:38:39,673 15 minutes alone with him, off the radar. 692 00:38:41,752 --> 00:38:43,185 You got it. 693 00:38:48,893 --> 00:38:51,191 Well, that was very Godfather. 694 00:38:52,096 --> 00:38:55,964 Are you thinking piano wire or bare hands? 695 00:38:56,100 --> 00:38:57,931 I haven't decided yet. 696 00:38:58,869 --> 00:39:01,531 Is it wrong that I find it kind of hot? 697 00:39:01,639 --> 00:39:03,664 Don't answer that. 698 00:39:29,700 --> 00:39:31,099 You good? 699 00:39:50,054 --> 00:39:53,217 - I'm Stephanie. - I'm Ronald Watson. 700 00:39:55,159 --> 00:39:56,888 I don't really know what to say. 701 00:39:58,462 --> 00:40:01,625 I've been having a bad time, but that's, that's not an excuse. 702 00:40:02,166 --> 00:40:03,895 I heard about your misdemeanor. 703 00:40:04,001 --> 00:40:09,268 I was kind of surprised that's all you got, actually. 704 00:40:09,974 --> 00:40:11,271 And a fine. 705 00:40:11,942 --> 00:40:15,036 Oh, and a fine. 706 00:40:15,146 --> 00:40:16,238 How much? 707 00:40:16,480 --> 00:40:18,038 500. 708 00:40:22,019 --> 00:40:27,787 So, that's like, what, half a month's rent or a new camera? 709 00:40:29,627 --> 00:40:31,492 You could have taken your own pictures. 710 00:40:32,930 --> 00:40:34,124 I didn't mean to hurt you. 711 00:40:37,168 --> 00:40:39,602 So, did you not think about that 712 00:40:39,703 --> 00:40:43,161 when you were trying to sell my privacy to the highest bidder? 713 00:40:43,274 --> 00:40:45,504 Was I just not real to you? 714 00:40:51,549 --> 00:40:53,779 - Elizabeth. - Here we go. 715 00:40:55,286 --> 00:40:56,514 Craig. 716 00:40:56,620 --> 00:40:59,214 I wanted to thank you for that proposal on Nepal. 717 00:40:59,523 --> 00:41:02,117 Oh, good. Glad it found your support. 718 00:41:02,226 --> 00:41:04,194 It's exactly the way we need to be moving forward. 719 00:41:04,495 --> 00:41:07,623 I'm so glad we're finally finding a way to work on the same team. 720 00:41:07,731 --> 00:41:09,631 Thanks, Craig, me too. 721 00:41:11,502 --> 00:41:15,097 Which is why I don't ever wanna hear you say it's not my turn again. 722 00:41:16,607 --> 00:41:18,541 We should grab that lunch, though. 723 00:41:20,578 --> 00:41:21,670 Absolutely. 724 00:41:21,779 --> 00:41:24,304 Mr Sterling, that meeting is in ten minutes. 725 00:41:24,548 --> 00:41:27,016 I was mad about other things. 726 00:41:27,117 --> 00:41:30,018 - Again, it's not an excuse. - I heard that you lost your job. 727 00:41:31,689 --> 00:41:34,283 They said that I was intoxicated on duty. 728 00:41:34,758 --> 00:41:36,953 But I wasn't. I would never do that. 729 00:41:37,628 --> 00:41:39,596 I've worked for three presidents. 730 00:41:41,732 --> 00:41:43,222 It must be hard on your family. 731 00:41:44,101 --> 00:41:45,796 Oh, my son's out of the house. 732 00:41:47,538 --> 00:41:48,766 So, it's just me now. 733 00:41:51,275 --> 00:41:52,708 How old is he? 734 00:41:53,010 --> 00:41:54,170 He's 20. 735 00:41:54,278 --> 00:41:55,575 Is he in school? 736 00:41:56,881 --> 00:41:59,611 Taking some time off for the moment. 737 00:41:59,717 --> 00:42:02,515 Look, I don't know what exactly you want from me. 738 00:42:04,688 --> 00:42:06,747 I don't want anything, Ronald. 739 00:42:06,857 --> 00:42:08,620 We're just talking. 740 00:42:10,928 --> 00:42:13,897 I just wanted to get to know you as a person. 741 00:42:15,533 --> 00:42:17,023 So I wouldn't... 742 00:42:18,536 --> 00:42:23,132 reduce you to one stupid thing that you did. 743 00:42:26,810 --> 00:42:28,801 See how that works? 744 00:42:41,625 --> 00:42:43,183 - Hey. - Hey. 745 00:42:45,629 --> 00:42:46,857 You OK? 746 00:42:47,932 --> 00:42:50,799 Yeah... 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