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Oh. Morning.

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Morning.

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Don't miss the trade
agreement. Page three.

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It's finally
happening. (chuckles)

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(elevator bell dings)

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Uh-oh.

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More than three of you.

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It's not bad news.

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We just have a few
things to discuss with you.

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For your trip to Myanmar.

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You're only the third secretary
of state to visit in 50 years,

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you know. And the first who gets to
sign the Pacific Rim Trade Agreement.

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Boom.

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I'm just experimenting
with that.

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"Boom" is over,
man. You missed it.

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Daisy,
what's up with page three?

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Why isn't it bigger
news than that?

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Believe me,
when you sign the agreement,

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it'll be front page,
above the fold.

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There is just one
small fly in the ointment.

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I can't believe I
kicked that football.

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The meet and greet
at the elevator...

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Always bad news.

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Who's the fly?

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Ambassador Arlen Maxwell.

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In my office? BLAKE: No,
in Myanmar.

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He's called a few times today.

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He has some ethical concerns
about the trade agreement.

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He does?

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Yes. The U.S.
ambassador to Myanmar,

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whose job it is to represent
U.S. interests in Myanmar,

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has some ethical concerns about
the landmark trade agreement.

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Upon which everyone has agreed.

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You know,
I've spoken to him a few times.

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He seems reasonable enough.

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What's going on? I think
the ambassador might have

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something referred
to as clientitis.

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He's identifying closely

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with the culture and its people.

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Let's nip it in the bud, and...

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Blake, get me the ambassador,
will you?

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So,
is there anything else that I should know?

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Yes. He and President Dalton
have been friends since college.

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Maxwell inherited a
large sum of money

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and invested it in some
high-risk enterprises.

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One of them paid off.

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A very deep gold
mine in Argentina.

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MATT: Now, word is,
he got lucky.

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His wife divorced
him two years ago.

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No prenup. Talk about
a very deep gold mine.

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So when the ambassadorship came up,
he called his old friend

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the president and asked
to be sent to Myanmar.

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Maybe for a change of
scenery? I'm guessing to escape

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the tabloids. Their divorce was

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a splashy story.

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To be fair to the president,

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a number of candidates
turned down the post.

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Myanmar is a very poor
country a long way from anything.

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Unless you're a fan of temples. MATT: Look,
there's no way

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this rube is gonna mess
up the trade agreement.

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I had to rewrite an
entire Billy Joel song

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just to make it happen.
Yeah. And we had to sing it.

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Don't you mean you got
to sing it? Don't worry, Matt.

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It won't be for naught.

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This agreement is
going to go through.

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Ambassador Maxwell. Great.

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Thanks, everybody.

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Thank you. Ma'am.

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Ambassador, I'm looking forward

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to meeting you in person
in the next couple of days.

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And I you, Madam Secretary.

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Uh, now, may I ask, have you...

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have you read, uh, this report

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put out by your
State Department?

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Well,
I-I have to be honest with you.

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The State Department puts
out thousands of documents,

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feels like every day. Well,
this is called.

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The World in 2030, and I just...

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I have to tell you,
it's not a pretty world,

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particularly for Myanmar,
after we sign this trade agreement.

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What in particular about the
trade agreement bothers you?

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Elimination of tariffs
on hydropower turbines.

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Let's start there.

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Yes. So that hydroelectric
dams can be built,

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leading to the modernization
of Myanmar's power grid.

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At the cost of displacing
whole villages of people.

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People who have been
farmers all their lives.

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It's... it is all right in here.

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But with the modernization to the cities,
industry can thrive.

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And it will help close
the enormous wealth gap

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and, in turn,
raise the standard of living for everyone.

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We're talking about
generations of people

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who have only lived
close to the land.

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Ambassador Maxwell,
I understand.

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This agreement,
it isn't perfect,

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but at the end of the day,

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the positive effects clearly
outweighed the negative.

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Well, I can tell you,
there is a large segment of people

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who live here who do not agree.

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Even President Shwe,
even he has concerns.

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Concerns that have been resolved
through hours of conversation

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and reviewing the data.

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President Shwe got on
board for a very good reason.

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If Conrad would call me back...

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President Dalton has entrusted
me with this agreement,

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but I assure you that
he is fully committed to it.

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And I promise you that this

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is an agreement
that you can represent

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to the people of
Myanmar proudly.

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See you then.

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(computer beeps)

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I don't know how we missed this.

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We didn't.

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I read it when it came out.

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But probably just before I read
the joint CIA and FBI projection

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of the ten most imminent
terrorist attacks on U.S. soil.

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I do have to prioritize

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my end of the world documents,
you know.

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It's somebody's job
in every department

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to game out
worst-case scenarios.

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It's not supposed to be
taken as hard science.

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Water is featured as a
megatrend starting on page 380.

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ELIZABETH: See,
that's good. Write that down.

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We just... we just need
to remind the ambassador

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of the counterpoints.

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Why are we humoring this guy?

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Because these big trade
agreements are very fragile

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when you have so
many countries involved.

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And the last thing we need
is a skittish ambassador.

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If his concerns get out
and they're taken as a sign

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that the United
States has doubts,

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it could make others reevaluate,

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not to mention embarrass
the hell out of us.

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No kidding.

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"2030,
nearly half the world's population

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will live in areas of
severe water stress."

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The trade agreement is going
to allow us to send in scientists

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to help shore up erosion.

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It's all in the speech I
wrote for the ceremony.

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It's solid.

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We just need talking points

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to ease the ambassador's mind.

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Sure. No problem.

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I love that answer.

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BLAKE: Spider
monkeys will be extinct?

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Somebody take
that away from Blake.

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(line beeps)

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Hi, it's me.

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Uh, I called before,
but I didn't leave a message.

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Um,
maybe you didn't recognize the number.

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So, it looks like

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I'm going to be in your
neck of the woods... soon.

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And, um,
it would be very nice to see you.

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Anyway, I'll be there,
uh, day after tomorrow.

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And... I-I look
forward to seeing you.

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Okay. Um... bye.

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Damn it.

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Oh, Madam Secretary!

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Listen, I'm just heading home.

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I need those, uh,
talking points e-mailed to me.

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But, um,
or Jay can bring them tomorrow.

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Uh,
that's what I wanted to talk to you about.

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I'll be joining you on your
trip to Myanmar instead of Jay.

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Oh. Okay. But
everything all right?

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Oh, it's fine.

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I just thought he could use
a break from all the traveling.

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The baby's teething... incisors.

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It's painful. Yeah,
those are the tough ones.

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Yeah. What's the real reason?

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(chuckles, clears throat)

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I recently found out that my son

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has been living in Myanmar
for the last few months.

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Your son?

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From a very brief
affair when I was

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touring Europe
with a dance troupe.

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Dance troupe?

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Before law school.

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Anyway,
he quit Juilliard years ago

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and has been traveling around

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and wound up in Myanmar,
as luck would have it.

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You know,
you and I really should have

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gone out for a
drink at some point.

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I like to keep my private life private,
ma'am.

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You've done a superb job.

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Um, I'm glad you're coming.

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That'll be great,
and I look forward

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to maybe meeting your son. Oh,
thank you.

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Be honored to introduce you
to him if I can coax him out.

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He's an artist,
so he's anti everything we stand for.

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Oh.

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I've got a budding
one of those myself.

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(elevator bell dings)

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See you tomorrow,
Madam Secretary.

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Okay.

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I am off to the treaty
signing in Myanmar.

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Okay. Cool. Sounds good.

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What's the time
difference there?

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11 and a half hours.

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Wow.

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Guess everybody's over the gig,
huh?

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Kind of got it down by now, Mom.

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Obviously. Jason
isn't even here.

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He's getting donuts
with the Dudes.

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It's their jam.

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STEVIE: If we were upset,
then you would feel torn

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between your family
and your career,

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and is that what
you really want?

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(phone ringing)

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Is there something
in the middle?

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Just go and have another
wonderful history-making trip

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and come home soon.

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Oh, security.

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Hey, Kevin. What's up?

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Bye. Bye.

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Yeah, okay. Yeah,
be right there.

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Our neighbor Ted is outside.

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He wants to see us.

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It's a little late for
the welcome basket.

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Never too late for a welcome.

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Come on.

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You're so much nicer than I am.

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Yes, I am.

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Hello, Ted.

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Come on in.

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Sorry about the whole
security thing. Thanks, guys.

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Can I get you a cup of coffee?

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I'm here on
neighborhood business.

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Oh. Okay.

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Your residence has violated

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a number of our homeowners'
association bylaws,

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such as your security taking
up much of our street parking

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24 hours a day,

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the removal of trash
cans without permission,

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and the unsightly cones
that are placed in the street,

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to name a few.

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It's all in the complaint,
but the worst is.

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Madam Secretary's SUV,

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which is left running
24 hours a day,

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adding unwanted air
and noise pollution.

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Well,
that's a hell of an icebreaker, Ted.

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Why don't you come
in? I'm sure it's our fault

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for not getting to
know you guys.

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We kind of hit the
ground running.

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We keep talking about
having a dinner party.

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We do. We talk about that.

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I have to get to work.

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We're having a meeting
on Saturday to vote

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on whether or not we need
to explore our legal options

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with regard to these complaints.

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You're welcome to attend.

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ELIZABETH: You want us to move?

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Seriously?

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HENRY: I'm sure
they're not saying that.

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Henry, they're saying that.

255
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Right here.

256
00:09:36,977 --> 00:09:38,712
It's-it's one of the
options we've listed.

257
00:09:38,746 --> 00:09:41,882
Well, I am sure that you'll
find that the Fair Housing Act

258
00:09:41,915 --> 00:09:43,316
won't support those options.

259
00:09:43,350 --> 00:09:45,185
I'll tell you what, Ted.

260
00:09:45,218 --> 00:09:47,254
Why don't we host
the meeting here

261
00:09:47,287 --> 00:09:48,255
at our house on Saturday?

262
00:09:48,288 --> 00:09:50,390
We can have brunch and
get to know everybody,

263
00:09:50,423 --> 00:09:51,358
work everything out.

264
00:09:51,391 --> 00:09:52,902
We're not looking for a party,
Mr. McCord.

265
00:09:52,926 --> 00:09:53,894
Doctor.

266
00:09:53,927 --> 00:09:55,028
Dr. McCord.

267
00:09:55,062 --> 00:09:56,864
What party? It's
eggs and mimosas

268
00:09:56,897 --> 00:09:58,198
and solving some problems.

269
00:09:58,231 --> 00:10:00,000
All right.

270
00:10:00,033 --> 00:10:01,902
I'll send out an
e-mail to the members.

271
00:10:01,935 --> 00:10:03,270
Great.

272
00:10:05,839 --> 00:10:08,075
How could they not like us?

273
00:10:08,108 --> 00:10:09,309
People like us.

274
00:10:09,342 --> 00:10:11,078
Do you remember
our old neighborhood?

275
00:10:11,111 --> 00:10:13,213
They called us
the Merry McCords.

276
00:10:13,246 --> 00:10:14,782
Oh... Okay, I hated it.

277
00:10:14,815 --> 00:10:15,949
But now I miss it.

278
00:10:15,983 --> 00:10:18,752
I mean, we're likeable!

279
00:10:24,324 --> 00:10:27,160
NADINE: So you'll
have about an hour with.

280
00:10:27,194 --> 00:10:29,062
Ambassador Maxwell
before the reception.

281
00:10:29,096 --> 00:10:31,398
And just a reminder
about protocol here.

282
00:10:31,431 --> 00:10:34,401
Men and women do not
kiss cheeks in greeting.

283
00:10:34,434 --> 00:10:36,937
No touching of
the heads or feet.

284
00:10:36,970 --> 00:10:40,708
And in the presence of the elderly,
don't spit.

285
00:10:42,710 --> 00:10:44,144
I can't make any promises.

286
00:10:44,177 --> 00:10:46,113
I just can't. I... (laughs)

287
00:10:46,146 --> 00:10:47,047
(crowd chanting in Burmese)

288
00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:48,849
(man chanting in
Burmese over loudspeaker)

289
00:10:48,882 --> 00:10:50,784
What's going on?

290
00:10:50,818 --> 00:10:51,861
Some kind of demonstration,
ma'am.

291
00:10:51,885 --> 00:10:54,755
NADINE: I'll call Ambassador
Maxwell and find out.

292
00:10:54,788 --> 00:10:56,223
Wait.

293
00:10:56,256 --> 00:10:58,058
(chanting continues)

294
00:10:58,091 --> 00:11:00,861
Maybe we can just wave him over.

295
00:11:00,894 --> 00:11:01,929
Oh, dear God.

296
00:11:01,962 --> 00:11:03,697
(chanting continues)

297
00:11:03,731 --> 00:11:05,966
Didn't he have
hair the other day?

298
00:11:05,999 --> 00:11:08,902
Maybe we can keep this
from the Myanmar authorities.

299
00:11:08,936 --> 00:11:12,039
(siren toots,
chanting continues)

300
00:11:12,072 --> 00:11:13,807
Or not.

301
00:11:16,043 --> 00:11:18,712
(chanting)

302
00:11:18,746 --> 00:11:22,449
(chanting continues)

303
00:11:22,482 --> 00:11:25,685
♪

304
00:11:33,460 --> 00:11:35,395
The Arlen Maxwell I
talked to the other day

305
00:11:35,428 --> 00:11:36,396
didn't look like that.

306
00:11:36,429 --> 00:11:37,865
What happened?

307
00:11:37,898 --> 00:11:39,399
He periodically wears the robes.

308
00:11:39,432 --> 00:11:41,034
The shaved head is new.

309
00:11:41,068 --> 00:11:42,302
(buzzer sounds) Oh.

310
00:11:42,335 --> 00:11:44,337
He had his teacher
do it this morning.

311
00:11:45,338 --> 00:11:46,774
His teacher?

312
00:11:46,807 --> 00:11:48,275
Yes. Ashin Tun.

313
00:11:48,308 --> 00:11:49,843
He's a Buddhist monk.

314
00:11:49,877 --> 00:11:52,379
Ambassador Maxwell
converted to Theravada Buddhism

315
00:11:52,412 --> 00:11:54,514
about six months ago?

316
00:11:54,547 --> 00:11:56,416
Well,
his religion is his own business,

317
00:11:56,449 --> 00:11:58,819
but inciting a demonstration

318
00:11:58,852 --> 00:12:01,121
against his own
country's policies is...

319
00:12:01,154 --> 00:12:03,223
I want to say insane, I do.

320
00:12:03,256 --> 00:12:04,792
You have to understand,

321
00:12:04,825 --> 00:12:07,127
Ambassador Maxwell
didn't come here with the idea

322
00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:09,196
to live a cushy
life in the embassy.

323
00:12:09,229 --> 00:12:13,266
He wanted to immerse himself
in local life and-and culture.

324
00:12:13,300 --> 00:12:14,534
He's a man of the people.

325
00:12:14,567 --> 00:12:16,904
He's an ambassador
for the American people.

326
00:12:16,937 --> 00:12:18,338
Well, I think he's come to think

327
00:12:18,371 --> 00:12:20,173
of the Myanmar
people as his people.

328
00:12:20,207 --> 00:12:21,341
ELIZABETH: Well, I think

329
00:12:21,374 --> 00:12:22,843
he should rethink that.

330
00:12:22,876 --> 00:12:25,278
He's meditating. Is he?

331
00:12:25,312 --> 00:12:27,214
Mr. Ambassador?

332
00:12:27,247 --> 00:12:29,182
Elizabeth McCord.

333
00:12:29,216 --> 00:12:30,350
Secretary of State.

334
00:12:30,383 --> 00:12:32,485
I'm so sorry to intrude
on your downtime.

335
00:12:36,990 --> 00:12:39,359
Arlen,
do you think I haven't taken a yoga class?

336
00:12:39,392 --> 00:12:41,128
I know you can hear me.

337
00:12:45,198 --> 00:12:47,200
Madam Secretary,
I'm happy to meet you.

338
00:12:47,234 --> 00:12:50,203
What were you thinking?

339
00:12:50,237 --> 00:12:52,105
Inciting a demonstration

340
00:12:52,139 --> 00:12:55,508
against the very work you
were appointed to support?

341
00:12:55,542 --> 00:12:57,811
I tried to share my
concerns with you.

342
00:12:57,845 --> 00:12:59,980
And when I didn't embrace them,

343
00:13:00,013 --> 00:13:02,282
your next step was to
humiliate the president?

344
00:13:02,315 --> 00:13:06,219
The right response to
injustice is civil disobedience.

345
00:13:06,253 --> 00:13:09,256
I came fully prepared

346
00:13:09,289 --> 00:13:11,892
to have a reasonable
discussion with you,

347
00:13:11,925 --> 00:13:15,328
but since your new beliefs
don't seem to include

348
00:13:15,362 --> 00:13:17,130
reasonable discussion,
I am telling you

349
00:13:17,164 --> 00:13:19,499
that you are officially
removed from your post.

350
00:13:19,532 --> 00:13:21,501
So when you get
released from here,

351
00:13:21,534 --> 00:13:24,271
you can pack your bags
and head off to the monastery.

352
00:13:24,304 --> 00:13:25,338
Good day.

353
00:13:25,372 --> 00:13:27,474
All is as it should be. Yeah,
well,

354
00:13:27,507 --> 00:13:31,044
we'll see about that.

355
00:13:31,078 --> 00:13:35,615
Yes, Mr. President,
I am as surprised as...

356
00:13:35,648 --> 00:13:37,484
Well, I-I spoke with an aide

357
00:13:37,517 --> 00:13:39,286
from President Shwe's
office... (phone chimes)

358
00:13:39,319 --> 00:13:41,321
And there has been
no change in schedule.

359
00:13:41,354 --> 00:13:43,490
As soon as the agreement is signed,
I'll call.

360
00:13:43,523 --> 00:13:45,292
(sighs)

361
00:13:45,325 --> 00:13:49,496
Sir, it is a good deal.

362
00:13:49,529 --> 00:13:53,633
In all fairness, sir,
I-I don't think anyone could have

363
00:13:53,666 --> 00:13:56,203
anticipated a U.S. ambassador
leading a demonstration

364
00:13:56,236 --> 00:13:57,537
against his own country.

365
00:13:57,570 --> 00:13:59,139
(phone chimes) With that said,

366
00:13:59,172 --> 00:14:01,308
I'm gonna do
everything I can to...

367
00:14:02,475 --> 00:14:04,511
Sir? Sir?

368
00:14:04,544 --> 00:14:06,213
(phone whooshes)

369
00:14:06,246 --> 00:14:07,981
The president hung up on me.

370
00:14:08,015 --> 00:14:09,382
I'm sure he doesn't blame you.

371
00:14:09,416 --> 00:14:11,051
No, no, he does.

372
00:14:11,084 --> 00:14:12,920
I need to get back
to the embassy

373
00:14:12,953 --> 00:14:14,922
and check in with
the foreign ministers,

374
00:14:14,955 --> 00:14:17,224
make sure that the
agreement still stands.

375
00:14:17,257 --> 00:14:19,659
We have... three
hours until the signing.

376
00:14:19,692 --> 00:14:21,261
Matt and Daisy are working on

377
00:14:21,294 --> 00:14:23,163
a boilerplate press release.

378
00:14:23,196 --> 00:14:24,497
Something about the ambassador

379
00:14:24,531 --> 00:14:27,134
wanting to spend more
time with his family. Good.

380
00:14:27,167 --> 00:14:29,502
And for once,
we can be thankful for a government

381
00:14:29,536 --> 00:14:30,938
that controls the media.

382
00:14:30,971 --> 00:14:35,242
There won't be any press
about the demonstration.

383
00:14:35,275 --> 00:14:37,277
Have you read this thing?

384
00:14:37,310 --> 00:14:40,113
Enough to get the gist of it.

385
00:14:40,147 --> 00:14:41,915
Why? I was up all night.

386
00:14:41,949 --> 00:14:43,316
DAISY: Wait.

387
00:14:43,350 --> 00:14:44,317
You read the whole thing?

388
00:14:44,351 --> 00:14:46,053
It's like a horror film.

389
00:14:46,086 --> 00:14:47,354
Bioterror weaponry,

390
00:14:47,387 --> 00:14:49,957
diseases that jump
from animals to humans,

391
00:14:49,990 --> 00:14:51,424
accelerated climate change,

392
00:14:51,458 --> 00:14:54,327
demon robots who
will take over the world.

393
00:14:54,361 --> 00:14:56,663
Well, a demon robot is
welcome to take over my world

394
00:14:56,696 --> 00:14:59,332
as long as he cleans my
bathroom and organizes my stuff.

395
00:14:59,366 --> 00:15:00,576
You know,
I'm gonna get a 3-D printer,

396
00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:01,945
use it to make
another 3-D printer,

397
00:15:01,969 --> 00:15:03,103
then return the first one.

398
00:15:03,136 --> 00:15:04,447
I'm no fool. And
forget about bombs.

399
00:15:04,471 --> 00:15:06,373
Okay? 'Cause hacking is
gonna be the new bomb.

400
00:15:06,406 --> 00:15:08,217
Because banks won't
be able to keep up with all

401
00:15:08,241 --> 00:15:09,285
the new hacking techniques.

402
00:15:09,309 --> 00:15:10,319
Which means we'll have to
pay in cash for everything.

403
00:15:10,343 --> 00:15:12,121
Which means piles and
piles of cash in every home.

404
00:15:12,145 --> 00:15:14,147
Which means guns in every home.

405
00:15:14,181 --> 00:15:15,491
Which means shootouts
in the middle of the street.

406
00:15:15,515 --> 00:15:17,350
It's gonna be like the
Wild West out there!

407
00:15:17,384 --> 00:15:19,119
Dude.

408
00:15:20,687 --> 00:15:23,190
These doom and gloom
predictions happen all the time.

409
00:15:23,223 --> 00:15:24,191
You can't lose
any sleep over it.

410
00:15:24,224 --> 00:15:26,493
I suggest you take a
second look at that thing.

411
00:15:26,526 --> 00:15:28,528
Look,
I'll just go with head in the sand.

412
00:15:28,561 --> 00:15:30,163
Okay.

413
00:15:30,197 --> 00:15:31,464
All right, just...

414
00:15:31,498 --> 00:15:33,466
just hope that
sand isn't in Miami.

415
00:15:33,500 --> 00:15:35,502
Because it'll all be underwater.

416
00:15:38,471 --> 00:15:40,473
(indistinct chatter)

417
00:15:48,115 --> 00:15:49,382
Oh, hello.

418
00:15:49,416 --> 00:15:52,652
Um,
I'm not sure if I have the right address.

419
00:15:52,685 --> 00:15:55,455
Uh... You are Roman's mother?

420
00:15:55,488 --> 00:15:57,457
I'm Shindy.

421
00:15:57,490 --> 00:15:59,726
I'm Nadine.

422
00:15:59,759 --> 00:16:01,361
Is my son here?

423
00:16:01,394 --> 00:16:04,264
I am sorry.

424
00:16:04,297 --> 00:16:06,366
He had band practice.

425
00:16:06,399 --> 00:16:08,135
Are you his girlfriend?

426
00:16:08,168 --> 00:16:09,502
I am.

427
00:16:09,536 --> 00:16:11,771
We've been together
for six months.

428
00:16:11,804 --> 00:16:14,041
Oh, I see.

429
00:16:14,074 --> 00:16:15,542
And you're from here?

430
00:16:15,575 --> 00:16:18,378
Oh, of course, you're from here.

431
00:16:18,411 --> 00:16:19,679
Unless you're not from here.

432
00:16:19,712 --> 00:16:21,348
I'm sorry, I'm very sorry.

433
00:16:21,381 --> 00:16:22,649
I don't mean to assume.

434
00:16:22,682 --> 00:16:24,417
It's all right.

435
00:16:24,451 --> 00:16:26,086
I was born and raised here.

436
00:16:26,119 --> 00:16:27,687
Ah.

437
00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:29,689
How is he?

438
00:16:29,722 --> 00:16:31,691
Uh, he's fine.

439
00:16:31,724 --> 00:16:34,227
I'll tell him you stopped by.

440
00:16:34,261 --> 00:16:36,229
Thank you.

441
00:16:36,263 --> 00:16:40,167
Oh,
um... would you please give him this?

442
00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:43,470
It's all the information
of where I'm staying.

443
00:16:43,503 --> 00:16:46,506
My hotel,
all the numbers where he can reach me.

444
00:16:46,539 --> 00:16:49,276
I have to leave tomorrow.

445
00:16:49,309 --> 00:16:50,777
I would love to see him.

446
00:16:50,810 --> 00:16:52,179
I'll tell him.

447
00:16:52,212 --> 00:16:54,514
Thank you.

448
00:16:54,547 --> 00:16:56,483
It's lovely to have met you.

449
00:16:56,516 --> 00:16:59,552
You, too.

450
00:16:59,586 --> 00:17:01,554
(indistinct chatter)

451
00:17:05,658 --> 00:17:08,328
She seems nice.

452
00:17:13,866 --> 00:17:16,669
Mr. President,
thank you for seeing me.

453
00:17:16,703 --> 00:17:18,505
It was good of you to
come to say good-bye.

454
00:17:18,538 --> 00:17:20,373
Of course, of course.

455
00:17:20,407 --> 00:17:23,343
My being here has been an honor.

456
00:17:23,376 --> 00:17:24,811
It's changed my life.

457
00:17:27,514 --> 00:17:29,316
I have to tell you,
Mr. President,

458
00:17:29,349 --> 00:17:31,818
you cannot sign
that trade agreement.

459
00:17:31,851 --> 00:17:33,520
Mr. Maxwell,
may I point out to you

460
00:17:33,553 --> 00:17:35,655
that 12 countries have
sent heads of state

461
00:17:35,688 --> 00:17:37,657
to sign this agreement
in two hours.

462
00:17:37,690 --> 00:17:40,193
That may be in
their best interest.

463
00:17:40,227 --> 00:17:42,295
But I can tell you
this agreement

464
00:17:42,329 --> 00:17:45,132
is not in Myanmar's
best interest.

465
00:17:45,165 --> 00:17:47,434
Even Secretary McCord

466
00:17:47,467 --> 00:17:49,236
expressed her doubts about it.

467
00:17:49,269 --> 00:17:51,704
Really? With me,
she was quite steadfast.

468
00:17:51,738 --> 00:17:53,840
This is a predominantly
Buddhist country.

469
00:17:53,873 --> 00:17:56,276
The Noble Truths
should be your guide

470
00:17:56,309 --> 00:17:57,810
as you plan for the future.

471
00:17:57,844 --> 00:17:59,555
Let me remind you that
one of those truths is.

472
00:17:59,579 --> 00:18:02,582
"Don't struggle to
get what you want,

473
00:18:02,615 --> 00:18:05,252
but modify your wanting."

474
00:18:05,285 --> 00:18:08,188
I wish you a safe trip
home to your country.

475
00:18:08,221 --> 00:18:10,257
I'm sorry, Mr. President.

476
00:18:10,290 --> 00:18:12,659
Uh, I,
I have to keep struggling.

477
00:18:12,692 --> 00:18:15,762
My work here is not done.

478
00:18:15,795 --> 00:18:18,598
Everybody out or
the president dies!

479
00:18:18,631 --> 00:18:20,567
Get out! Get out!

480
00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:22,169
Out! Get out!

481
00:18:26,273 --> 00:18:27,774
(indistinct shouting)

482
00:18:32,345 --> 00:18:34,414
(sirens wailing)

483
00:18:37,550 --> 00:18:39,219
Madam Secretary,
how was your...?

484
00:18:39,252 --> 00:18:40,787
What's going on?

485
00:18:40,820 --> 00:18:42,589
The president has
been taken hostage.

486
00:18:42,622 --> 00:18:44,324
What? By whom?

487
00:18:44,357 --> 00:18:45,658
By the American ambassador.

488
00:18:45,692 --> 00:18:48,161
(sirens wailing)

489
00:18:52,232 --> 00:18:54,301
The ambassador has a gun
to President Shwe's head.

490
00:18:54,334 --> 00:18:57,604
And this action seems to be
linked to the trade agreement.

491
00:18:57,637 --> 00:18:59,706
(sighs) Are we
sure the gun is real?

492
00:18:59,739 --> 00:19:01,874
Where's a Buddhist
even get a firearm?

493
00:19:01,908 --> 00:19:03,610
Probably brought it with him

494
00:19:03,643 --> 00:19:06,579
from when he was an
average American citizen.

495
00:19:06,613 --> 00:19:08,181
Can we talk to him?

496
00:19:08,215 --> 00:19:09,392
He is demanding that we cancel

497
00:19:09,416 --> 00:19:10,693
the signing of the
trade agreement.

498
00:19:10,717 --> 00:19:12,319
No discussion.

499
00:19:12,352 --> 00:19:13,529
And he won't pick up the phone.

500
00:19:13,553 --> 00:19:14,921
Any idea how to get through

501
00:19:14,954 --> 00:19:16,856
to a gun-wielding Buddhist?

502
00:19:16,889 --> 00:19:18,225
No.

503
00:19:18,258 --> 00:19:19,859
But I know someone who might.

504
00:19:19,892 --> 00:19:22,195
MALE REPORTER:
Ambassador Maxwell's excuse

505
00:19:22,229 --> 00:19:23,930
to meet with President Shwe

506
00:19:23,963 --> 00:19:24,973
was that he wanted
to pay (phone ringing)

507
00:19:24,997 --> 00:19:26,699
His respects and say good-bye.

508
00:19:26,733 --> 00:19:27,810
But at some point
he pulled a gun...

509
00:19:27,834 --> 00:19:28,768
Babe, are you okay?

510
00:19:28,801 --> 00:19:30,970
Yes,
I'm far enough away from the action.

511
00:19:31,003 --> 00:19:32,572
Unbelievable.

512
00:19:32,605 --> 00:19:34,241
I guess hostage taking

513
00:19:34,274 --> 00:19:35,675
is the new form of negotiation.

514
00:19:35,708 --> 00:19:37,277
It is definitely
becoming a trend.

515
00:19:37,310 --> 00:19:38,978
Henry,
I need you to tell me everything

516
00:19:39,011 --> 00:19:41,781
I need to know about Buddhism
in the next five minutes.

517
00:19:41,814 --> 00:19:43,716
Look,
I don't know what this guy's doing,

518
00:19:43,750 --> 00:19:45,385
but he is not
practicing Buddhism.

519
00:19:45,418 --> 00:19:47,387
Yeah, well, he thinks he is.

520
00:19:47,420 --> 00:19:48,855
So just tell me.

521
00:19:48,888 --> 00:19:50,923
Okay.

522
00:19:50,957 --> 00:19:54,861
There are six realms divided
into 31 planes of existence...

523
00:19:54,894 --> 00:19:55,928
Henry.

524
00:19:55,962 --> 00:19:58,298
The point is,
it's not a five-minute conversation.

525
00:19:58,331 --> 00:20:00,900
Well... I need something.

526
00:20:00,933 --> 00:20:02,001
Some way to reach him.

527
00:20:02,034 --> 00:20:03,870
Maybe,
what about a Buddhist quote?

528
00:20:03,903 --> 00:20:06,306
Or-or-or-or a Buddhist teaching?

529
00:20:06,339 --> 00:20:08,441
Just something to talk him down.

530
00:20:08,475 --> 00:20:10,586
You just want me to reach into
my grab bag of religious quotes?

531
00:20:10,610 --> 00:20:12,345
Why not? You do it all the time!

532
00:20:12,379 --> 00:20:14,013
It's adorable.

533
00:20:14,046 --> 00:20:16,549
I quote when it makes
sense in context.

534
00:20:16,583 --> 00:20:17,950
Henry, please.

535
00:20:17,984 --> 00:20:20,453
I can't just watch
him kill somebody.

536
00:20:20,487 --> 00:20:22,389
Or be killed himself.

537
00:20:22,422 --> 00:20:23,766
He's not gonna
listen to you anyway.

538
00:20:23,790 --> 00:20:26,959
You're not his teacher or
his mentor or a monk, so...

539
00:20:26,993 --> 00:20:28,895
He-he mentioned
that he had a teacher.

540
00:20:28,928 --> 00:20:30,830
Well,
your best bet is to find him.

541
00:20:30,863 --> 00:20:34,434
Theravada Buddhism emphasizes
heeding the advice of the wise.

542
00:20:34,467 --> 00:20:37,637
Okay,
I'm gonna... I'm gonna get on that.

543
00:20:37,670 --> 00:20:38,981
Listen, uh,
I hate to bring this up,

544
00:20:39,005 --> 00:20:41,408
but, um... safe bet,

545
00:20:41,441 --> 00:20:42,675
you're not gonna make it home

546
00:20:42,709 --> 00:20:43,776
by tomorrow morning.

547
00:20:45,478 --> 00:20:46,979
Oh, crap.

548
00:20:47,013 --> 00:20:47,847
The brunch.

549
00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:49,582
Don't worry about
it. We'll cancel.

550
00:20:49,616 --> 00:20:50,850
Oh, no, no, no.

551
00:20:50,883 --> 00:20:51,951
We cannot cancel.

552
00:20:51,984 --> 00:20:53,320
That would look like I'm...

553
00:20:53,353 --> 00:20:54,754
The secretary of state?

554
00:20:54,787 --> 00:20:55,755
(sighs)

555
00:20:55,788 --> 00:20:57,924
Listen,
the last thing that I need right now

556
00:20:57,957 --> 00:21:00,693
is a conflict on my own street.

557
00:21:00,727 --> 00:21:01,994
Okay, like I said,

558
00:21:02,028 --> 00:21:03,071
it's just eggs and mimosas.

559
00:21:03,095 --> 00:21:04,531
It's easy.

560
00:21:04,564 --> 00:21:05,998
Okay, and you know what?

561
00:21:06,032 --> 00:21:08,535
I'm gonna send Blake
just for good measure.

562
00:21:08,568 --> 00:21:09,578
Okay, well,
don't worry about it.

563
00:21:09,602 --> 00:21:10,870
We'll handle it.

564
00:21:10,903 --> 00:21:12,972
And, um,
I'd never thought I'd say this,

565
00:21:13,005 --> 00:21:15,308
but, uh...

566
00:21:15,342 --> 00:21:18,678
don't get too close to
the Buddhist terrorist.

567
00:21:18,711 --> 00:21:21,047
Don't worry, I won't.

568
00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:24,016
I love you.

569
00:21:24,050 --> 00:21:27,086
Nadine, I need you to track
down Arlen Maxwell's teacher.

570
00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:29,789
I think his aide said he
was a Buddhist monk...

571
00:21:29,822 --> 00:21:31,066
Ashin Tun... I
made a note of it.

572
00:21:31,090 --> 00:21:32,592
Good.

573
00:21:32,625 --> 00:21:34,036
And I-I don't care
what you have to do

574
00:21:34,060 --> 00:21:34,994
to get him here,
just get him here.

575
00:21:35,027 --> 00:21:37,897
Yes, ma'am.

576
00:21:37,930 --> 00:21:39,842
It's 12 hours and counting
since this volatile situation

577
00:21:39,866 --> 00:21:42,635
began in Naypyidaw, Myanmar...

578
00:21:42,669 --> 00:21:45,338
Formerly known as Burma...

579
00:21:45,372 --> 00:21:47,073
Where American
Ambassador Arlen Maxwell

580
00:21:47,106 --> 00:21:51,010
has taken the president
of this country hostage.

581
00:21:51,043 --> 00:21:53,012
The United States
government has condemned.

582
00:21:53,045 --> 00:21:55,415
Ambassador Maxwell's actions,

583
00:21:55,448 --> 00:21:57,917
which occurred after he
was released from his post...

584
00:21:57,950 --> 00:21:59,586
Dr. McCord, any change?

585
00:21:59,619 --> 00:22:01,354
Not yet. (TV shuts off)

586
00:22:01,388 --> 00:22:05,091
On the upside,
my quiches are perfect.

587
00:22:05,124 --> 00:22:06,635
And I cleaned the
kitchen. You're welcome.

588
00:22:06,659 --> 00:22:07,870
Well, I'm all set up,
if you want to have a look.

589
00:22:07,894 --> 00:22:09,028
Sure.

590
00:22:10,697 --> 00:22:14,033
So I have a 15-slide
PowerPoint called.

591
00:22:14,066 --> 00:22:17,704
"The Upside of
Diplomatic Security."

592
00:22:17,737 --> 00:22:19,014
Uh,
would you like a quick preview? Actually,

593
00:22:19,038 --> 00:22:20,873
I really have to go study.

594
00:22:20,907 --> 00:22:21,984
So the quiches
are on the counter

595
00:22:22,008 --> 00:22:24,043
and all you have to do is
cut them and serve them.

596
00:22:24,076 --> 00:22:26,112
(doorbell rings)

597
00:22:28,748 --> 00:22:29,892
(sotto voce): Sergio and
Alice. Three doors down.

598
00:22:29,916 --> 00:22:31,818
Hi. Sergio, Alice?

599
00:22:31,851 --> 00:22:33,553
Henry McCord. Very
nice to meet you.

600
00:22:33,586 --> 00:22:34,721
Nice to meet you, finally.

601
00:22:34,754 --> 00:22:35,655
Uh, new Tesla.

602
00:22:35,688 --> 00:22:38,157
Hey,
how do you like that Tesla of yours?

603
00:22:38,190 --> 00:22:39,025
It's fast, right? Too fast.

604
00:22:39,058 --> 00:22:40,860
I'm going to get in
trouble in that car.

605
00:22:40,893 --> 00:22:42,161
Oh, I hear you.

606
00:22:42,194 --> 00:22:43,739
I've been wanting to
test-drive one of those.

607
00:22:43,763 --> 00:22:44,931
Please, stop by.

608
00:22:44,964 --> 00:22:45,932
He'll take you
for a spin. Really?

609
00:22:45,965 --> 00:22:47,767
I'll take you up on that. Please,
come on in

610
00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:49,168
and make yourself
at home. Thanks.

611
00:22:49,201 --> 00:22:50,637
Gary and Margo. Big garden.

612
00:22:50,670 --> 00:22:52,405
Hi. Uh, Gary, Margo?

613
00:22:52,439 --> 00:22:54,073
Henry McCord. I
love your garden.

614
00:22:54,106 --> 00:22:55,942
Thank you. Beautiful. Please,
come in.

615
00:22:55,975 --> 00:22:57,877
And of course, the Rhodes,

616
00:22:57,910 --> 00:22:59,045
Ted and Ginny. Hi, Ted.

617
00:22:59,078 --> 00:23:00,155
I'm really glad
we could do this.

618
00:23:00,179 --> 00:23:01,548
And you must be Ginny.

619
00:23:01,581 --> 00:23:03,049
It's so nice to
finally meet you.

620
00:23:03,082 --> 00:23:05,017
I'm really glad
we could do this.

621
00:23:05,051 --> 00:23:06,553
Please,
make yourself... at home.

622
00:23:06,586 --> 00:23:08,154
(exhales)

623
00:23:08,187 --> 00:23:09,121
You're really good at this.

624
00:23:09,155 --> 00:23:11,123
Well, I welcome the distraction.

625
00:23:11,157 --> 00:23:12,959
From what? You
don't want to know.

626
00:23:12,992 --> 00:23:14,770
I mean, did you know that
there are more plastic flamingos

627
00:23:14,794 --> 00:23:16,004
than real flamingos
in this world?

628
00:23:16,028 --> 00:23:19,165
What? Don, Tina.

629
00:23:19,198 --> 00:23:20,667
Hi, Don. Hi, Tina.

630
00:23:20,700 --> 00:23:22,602
Henry McCord. Come on in.

631
00:23:29,008 --> 00:23:31,478
So for all the inconvenience
that a strong security detail

632
00:23:31,511 --> 00:23:32,979
may bring to the neighborhood,

633
00:23:33,012 --> 00:23:37,884
it also cuts crime rates
in the following ways.

634
00:23:37,917 --> 00:23:40,086
A nine percent decrease
in automobile break-ins.

635
00:23:40,119 --> 00:23:42,088
A 15% decrease
in home break-ins...

636
00:23:42,121 --> 00:23:43,365
ALICE: What about all the
foot traffic from the tourists?

637
00:23:43,389 --> 00:23:46,726
Right. Yeah, like every day. Strangers,
roaming our streets.

638
00:23:46,759 --> 00:23:48,561
BLAKE: Strangers who actually

639
00:23:48,595 --> 00:23:50,763
raise the resale
value of your home

640
00:23:50,797 --> 00:23:54,567
by an impressive 12%.

641
00:23:54,601 --> 00:23:57,203
Remember,
a famous area is a desirable area.

642
00:23:57,236 --> 00:24:00,740
Now,
here's a surprising yet charming statistic.

643
00:24:00,773 --> 00:24:03,075
There's actually a four percent

644
00:24:03,109 --> 00:24:05,778
decrease in lost pets.

645
00:24:05,812 --> 00:24:07,089
(laughter and
indistinct chatter)

646
00:24:07,113 --> 00:24:09,048
TED: This is all
very interesting,

647
00:24:09,081 --> 00:24:10,917
but, uh, we were led to believe

648
00:24:10,950 --> 00:24:12,585
that the secretary
herself would be here.

649
00:24:12,619 --> 00:24:13,586
Where is she?

650
00:24:13,620 --> 00:24:16,255
That-that was
certainly our plan,

651
00:24:16,288 --> 00:24:17,990
but unfortunately
my wife was held up

652
00:24:18,024 --> 00:24:19,959
by the hostage
situation in Myanmar.

653
00:24:19,992 --> 00:24:21,928
What a mess. How
did that happen?

654
00:24:21,961 --> 00:24:23,672
SERGIO: Is that trade
agreement really a good idea?

655
00:24:23,696 --> 00:24:25,197
It sounds like
they're gonna send

656
00:24:25,231 --> 00:24:26,332
a lot of jobs overseas.

657
00:24:26,365 --> 00:24:28,501
(neighbors clamoring)
Let's not drift into politics.

658
00:24:28,535 --> 00:24:31,037
Let's not drift... He's right,
let's not.

659
00:24:31,070 --> 00:24:33,239
We're here to talk about
how the secretary's lifestyle

660
00:24:33,272 --> 00:24:35,207
is interfering with our own.

661
00:24:35,241 --> 00:24:37,710
Alice,
you were saying that your garbage bins

662
00:24:37,744 --> 00:24:40,146
are constantly being
moved by the security guys.

663
00:24:40,179 --> 00:24:41,848
Well, yes, I assume it's them.

664
00:24:41,881 --> 00:24:44,617
TED: And the tourists
are actually picking

665
00:24:44,651 --> 00:24:45,985
Gary and Margo's prize roses.

666
00:24:46,018 --> 00:24:47,620
ALICE: Oh, it's terrible.

667
00:24:47,654 --> 00:24:49,622
TED: And they've caught them on camera,
actually.

668
00:24:49,656 --> 00:24:51,791
Not to mention the
worst problem of all,

669
00:24:51,824 --> 00:24:53,926
which is the caravan
of SUVs out front.

670
00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:55,995
MARGO: It is difficult
to have a dinner party.

671
00:24:56,028 --> 00:24:58,598
ALICE: Also,
my dog wakes up and barks

672
00:24:58,631 --> 00:25:00,108
every time the secretary
leaves or comes home,

673
00:25:00,132 --> 00:25:01,100
which is all hours of the day.

674
00:25:01,133 --> 00:25:03,636
Oh, please.

675
00:25:03,670 --> 00:25:06,606
Tell me again about
your barking dog

676
00:25:06,639 --> 00:25:09,609
while violent hurricanes pound
millions and millions of homes

677
00:25:09,642 --> 00:25:10,943
up and down the East Coast,

678
00:25:10,977 --> 00:25:12,812
uprooting and displacing people,

679
00:25:12,845 --> 00:25:14,647
forcing them into
these makeshift,

680
00:25:14,681 --> 00:25:16,082
disease-ridden
little shantytowns

681
00:25:16,115 --> 00:25:18,851
right here in your own upscale
Georgetown neighborhood!

682
00:25:18,885 --> 00:25:20,620
Okay, thank you very much,
Blake.

683
00:25:20,653 --> 00:25:21,621
Thank you.

684
00:25:21,654 --> 00:25:23,590
Um, why don't we take five?

685
00:25:23,623 --> 00:25:26,092
There's some pastries
and coffee in the kitchen.

686
00:25:26,125 --> 00:25:27,594
No,
let's talk about the environment.

687
00:25:27,627 --> 00:25:29,596
Let's talk about your SUVs

688
00:25:29,629 --> 00:25:31,698
running day and night,
spewing carbon monoxide

689
00:25:31,731 --> 00:25:33,609
into the air 24 hours a
day. That is a protocol issue.

690
00:25:33,633 --> 00:25:34,710
They have to be kept running

691
00:25:34,734 --> 00:25:35,635
in the event of a
state emergency.

692
00:25:35,668 --> 00:25:37,704
Give me a break!

693
00:25:37,737 --> 00:25:39,205
I'm sure your wife
is too important

694
00:25:39,238 --> 00:25:40,773
to care about my son's asthma,

695
00:25:40,807 --> 00:25:42,675
but shouldn't she care
about climate change?

696
00:25:42,709 --> 00:25:44,186
Isn't that part of her job,
too? (neighbors murmur agreement)

697
00:25:44,210 --> 00:25:46,946
I was hoping that this would
be a reasonable discussion

698
00:25:46,979 --> 00:25:48,581
where we could all
get to know each other

699
00:25:48,615 --> 00:25:49,515
and come up with some

700
00:25:49,548 --> 00:25:51,718
creative ideas about
how to live together.

701
00:25:51,751 --> 00:25:53,653
But it's turned into a platform

702
00:25:53,686 --> 00:25:55,788
for you to voice your
opinions about foreign policy

703
00:25:55,822 --> 00:25:57,065
and elevate your
mundane concerns

704
00:25:57,089 --> 00:25:58,333
to global importance...
(protesting)

705
00:25:58,357 --> 00:26:01,227
Because my wife happens to be

706
00:26:01,260 --> 00:26:02,228
the secretary of state.

707
00:26:02,261 --> 00:26:03,229
"Mundane concerns"?

708
00:26:03,262 --> 00:26:04,697
Yeah, Ted.

709
00:26:04,731 --> 00:26:06,065
Your garbage bins?

710
00:26:06,098 --> 00:26:07,800
Really?

711
00:26:07,834 --> 00:26:09,068
Dinner parties?

712
00:26:09,101 --> 00:26:11,871
I'm sorry my
house is a little busy

713
00:26:11,904 --> 00:26:13,640
because matters
of national security

714
00:26:13,673 --> 00:26:15,041
really don't take a day off.

715
00:26:15,074 --> 00:26:17,777
There are dangers that
you will never know about

716
00:26:17,810 --> 00:26:19,145
because there are
people out there

717
00:26:19,178 --> 00:26:21,614
working to make sure
you're never affected by it.

718
00:26:21,648 --> 00:26:23,683
People who are
putting their lives at risk

719
00:26:23,716 --> 00:26:24,550
every day.

720
00:26:24,583 --> 00:26:27,353
So why don't we all
just take a time-out

721
00:26:27,386 --> 00:26:31,357
and then, if you still want
to petition us to move out

722
00:26:31,390 --> 00:26:32,692
of the neighborhood,
go with God.

723
00:26:32,725 --> 00:26:33,793
Good luck with that.

724
00:26:33,826 --> 00:26:35,704
Okay, everybody out. Let's get out of here,
honey.

725
00:26:35,728 --> 00:26:37,229
What? Out? Come on, let's go.

726
00:26:37,263 --> 00:26:38,230
Let's go. Let's all go.

727
00:26:38,264 --> 00:26:39,932
(indistinct chatter)

728
00:26:54,847 --> 00:26:56,082
Great diplomacy, guys.

729
00:26:56,115 --> 00:26:57,083
Really.

730
00:26:57,116 --> 00:26:58,685
Top-notch.

731
00:26:58,718 --> 00:26:59,919
(front door closes)

732
00:27:04,156 --> 00:27:06,125
The teacher Ashin Tun

733
00:27:06,158 --> 00:27:08,027
has been received
by Mr. Maxwell.

734
00:27:08,060 --> 00:27:11,163
A conversation ensued
among the three of them.

735
00:27:11,197 --> 00:27:12,331
Now, if you care to rest,

736
00:27:12,364 --> 00:27:13,700
the president and the teacher

737
00:27:13,733 --> 00:27:14,934
appear to be meditating.

738
00:27:14,967 --> 00:27:16,736
The idea was that

739
00:27:16,769 --> 00:27:19,271
the teacher was going
to counsel Mr. Maxwell.

740
00:27:19,305 --> 00:27:21,774
We brought him in at your request,
Madam Secretary.

741
00:27:21,808 --> 00:27:24,343
What happened after
that is not up to us.

742
00:27:24,376 --> 00:27:25,816
NADINE: President
Shwe and Mr. Maxwell

743
00:27:25,845 --> 00:27:26,846
want to talk to you.

744
00:27:26,879 --> 00:27:28,715
It's a secure line.

745
00:27:28,748 --> 00:27:31,383
This is Secretary
of State McCord.

746
00:27:31,417 --> 00:27:34,453
I believe the hard work has paid off,
Madam Secretary.

747
00:27:34,486 --> 00:27:36,122
You must be exhausted.

748
00:27:36,155 --> 00:27:38,791
Why don't you put the gun
down and let's... let's all talk?

749
00:27:38,825 --> 00:27:40,893
Look,
I know that I'm probably going to prison

750
00:27:40,927 --> 00:27:42,428
for the rest of my life,

751
00:27:42,461 --> 00:27:45,865
but I am ready to
face that possibility

752
00:27:45,898 --> 00:27:49,201
if I know that I have
created a better agreement

753
00:27:49,235 --> 00:27:52,171
for my new home and people.

754
00:27:52,204 --> 00:27:55,074
Arlen, clearly,
you-you care very much about these changes,

755
00:27:55,107 --> 00:27:56,909
so why don't you come out

756
00:27:56,943 --> 00:27:58,377
and let's discuss them?

757
00:27:58,410 --> 00:28:00,412
Madam Secretary, are you aware

758
00:28:00,446 --> 00:28:02,882
of the sutta of the Middle Way?

759
00:28:02,915 --> 00:28:04,851
I think that it's, um,

760
00:28:04,884 --> 00:28:07,720
similar to what the Greeks call

761
00:28:07,754 --> 00:28:09,922
the golden mean.

762
00:28:09,956 --> 00:28:11,891
Moderation in all things.

763
00:28:11,924 --> 00:28:14,794
It's the road between
sensual indulgence

764
00:28:14,827 --> 00:28:16,829
and self-mortification.

765
00:28:16,863 --> 00:28:19,498
It's... it is the path
we should all seek.

766
00:28:19,531 --> 00:28:21,901
And I have been successful

767
00:28:21,934 --> 00:28:23,870
in, uh,
getting the president to understand that.

768
00:28:23,903 --> 00:28:25,071
What does that mean?

769
00:28:25,104 --> 00:28:25,938
He agrees

770
00:28:25,972 --> 00:28:27,907
that these
hydroelectric dams are...

771
00:28:27,940 --> 00:28:29,942
they're just... they're a
bad idea for his people.

772
00:28:29,976 --> 00:28:33,145
Well, if the president is convinced,
we can...

773
00:28:33,179 --> 00:28:35,381
absolutely take a look
at making an amendment.

774
00:28:35,414 --> 00:28:37,383
But we can't talk about anything

775
00:28:37,416 --> 00:28:39,952
while President Shwe
has a gun to his head.

776
00:28:39,986 --> 00:28:42,121
It's not the president's
attention that I need now.

777
00:28:42,154 --> 00:28:43,122
It's yours.

778
00:28:43,155 --> 00:28:44,356
And when I show you

779
00:28:44,390 --> 00:28:48,094
on a map, uh,
the-these-these areas

780
00:28:48,127 --> 00:28:51,063
that will be flooded and
these poor people who will

781
00:28:51,097 --> 00:28:52,231
lose ev... (gunshot)

782
00:28:52,264 --> 00:28:53,232
Arlen, what was that?

783
00:28:53,265 --> 00:28:54,366
Arlen?

784
00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:56,402
(shouting)

785
00:28:58,070 --> 00:28:59,070
I lost him.

786
00:29:05,077 --> 00:29:06,378
The police chief
isn't answering.

787
00:29:06,412 --> 00:29:08,514
Nor is Arlen's aide. I...

788
00:29:08,547 --> 00:29:10,749
Nothing reported
on any news source.

789
00:29:15,254 --> 00:29:16,055
The president is unharmed.

790
00:29:16,088 --> 00:29:18,190
Oh,
thank God. What about Maxwell?

791
00:29:18,224 --> 00:29:21,127
Mr. Maxwell let his guard
down as he spoke to you.

792
00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:22,962
The snipers were
able to wound him.

793
00:29:22,995 --> 00:29:24,063
He is being treated.

794
00:29:24,096 --> 00:29:25,564
He will recover.

795
00:29:25,597 --> 00:29:28,100
The president wishes
to see you immediately.

796
00:29:28,134 --> 00:29:30,236
Of course.

797
00:29:30,269 --> 00:29:32,271
(phone chimes)

798
00:29:34,073 --> 00:29:36,843
The important thing
is that you're all right.

799
00:29:36,876 --> 00:29:39,979
And we all deeply regret

800
00:29:40,012 --> 00:29:41,981
Mr. Maxwell's actions.

801
00:29:42,014 --> 00:29:44,884
But we came here
for a specific reason

802
00:29:44,917 --> 00:29:47,053
that carries great
international...

803
00:29:47,086 --> 00:29:48,196
Madam Secretary, I must tell you

804
00:29:48,220 --> 00:29:49,521
that the reluctance
that I voiced

805
00:29:49,555 --> 00:29:51,123
to Mr. Maxwell was genuine.

806
00:29:51,157 --> 00:29:54,260
In order for Myanmar
to sign this agreement,

807
00:29:54,293 --> 00:29:57,163
it must be amended
to address the problem

808
00:29:57,196 --> 00:29:58,931
of the possible
hydroelectric dams.

809
00:29:58,965 --> 00:30:00,432
This agreement

810
00:30:00,466 --> 00:30:04,003
was based on hard
data from every nation.

811
00:30:04,036 --> 00:30:07,239
They predict that these
hydroelectric dams

812
00:30:07,273 --> 00:30:09,108
will modernize your power grid,

813
00:30:09,141 --> 00:30:11,911
which will, in turn,
help Myanmar

814
00:30:11,944 --> 00:30:14,113
to take better care
of all of its citizens.

815
00:30:14,146 --> 00:30:17,984
You and I both know why
China was so interested

816
00:30:18,017 --> 00:30:20,286
in eliminating tariffs
on hydropower turbines.

817
00:30:20,319 --> 00:30:22,955
So that they could be the one

818
00:30:22,989 --> 00:30:24,390
to build the hydroelectric dams,

819
00:30:24,423 --> 00:30:27,026
using their technology
and their labor.

820
00:30:27,059 --> 00:30:29,461
And perhaps claim
Myanmar's future water rights.

821
00:30:29,495 --> 00:30:31,330
Mr. President,

822
00:30:31,363 --> 00:30:36,068
there is something in this
agreement for every country.

823
00:30:36,102 --> 00:30:37,236
That's how we got here.

824
00:30:39,638 --> 00:30:41,640
I have a clearer picture now.

825
00:30:41,673 --> 00:30:44,877
Signing this agreement
is a short-term solution

826
00:30:44,911 --> 00:30:47,413
which will lead to much
greater problems down the road.

827
00:30:49,581 --> 00:30:51,250
I-I know that you are aware

828
00:30:51,283 --> 00:30:55,254
that it's too late to
change the terms now,

829
00:30:55,287 --> 00:30:58,925
but perhaps we can use
Myanmar's labor force

830
00:30:58,958 --> 00:31:00,226
to build the dams.

831
00:31:00,259 --> 00:31:02,094
And at this point,
Mr. President,

832
00:31:02,128 --> 00:31:03,896
there's no reason to suspect

833
00:31:03,930 --> 00:31:06,265
that China will lay claim

834
00:31:06,298 --> 00:31:08,367
to a sovereign
nation's water rights.

835
00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:10,036
Tell that to the African nations

836
00:31:10,069 --> 00:31:12,271
where China is
buying up all their land.

837
00:31:12,304 --> 00:31:14,974
Have you read The World in 2030,

838
00:31:15,007 --> 00:31:17,109
put out by your own
State Department?

839
00:31:17,143 --> 00:31:20,312
Water is the future's
most precious commodity.

840
00:31:20,346 --> 00:31:21,613
So for the good of my people

841
00:31:21,647 --> 00:31:23,582
and future generations,

842
00:31:23,615 --> 00:31:25,117
I must withdraw my support

843
00:31:25,151 --> 00:31:27,186
for this agreement.

844
00:31:27,219 --> 00:31:29,388
If you could visit
some of our villages...

845
00:31:29,421 --> 00:31:31,423
(indistinct chatter)

846
00:31:44,270 --> 00:31:46,238
Oh, it's okay.

847
00:31:46,272 --> 00:31:47,273
Thank you.

848
00:31:52,278 --> 00:31:53,345
I was worried.

849
00:31:53,379 --> 00:31:54,580
I'm flattered.

850
00:31:54,613 --> 00:31:56,582
Seriously?

851
00:31:56,615 --> 00:31:57,950
Oh, I didn't mean it that way.

852
00:31:57,984 --> 00:32:00,386
I... I really wasn't sure...

853
00:32:00,419 --> 00:32:02,321
That I care about my own mother?

854
00:32:02,354 --> 00:32:04,056
Why do you have
to be so dramatic?

855
00:32:04,090 --> 00:32:07,093
Roman,
you haven't returned my calls in...

856
00:32:07,126 --> 00:32:08,560
a few years, now.

857
00:32:08,594 --> 00:32:10,296
What about when you
stopped speaking to me

858
00:32:10,329 --> 00:32:11,373
when I dropped out of Juilliard?

859
00:32:11,397 --> 00:32:13,399
That's ancient history!

860
00:32:13,432 --> 00:32:15,334
I was angry then.

861
00:32:15,367 --> 00:32:18,070
I was afraid I'd say
something I'd regret.

862
00:32:18,104 --> 00:32:20,139
And when I tried to get
back in touch with you,

863
00:32:20,172 --> 00:32:21,583
you wouldn't hear of
it. You disowned me.

864
00:32:21,607 --> 00:32:23,075
I didn't disown you.

865
00:32:28,247 --> 00:32:29,715
I cut you off financially.

866
00:32:29,748 --> 00:32:33,619
If you were adult enough
to drop out of school,

867
00:32:33,652 --> 00:32:36,022
then you were adult
enough to support yourself.

868
00:32:36,055 --> 00:32:37,990
You were mad because
I abandoned your dream.

869
00:32:38,024 --> 00:32:38,890
No, no.

870
00:32:38,924 --> 00:32:41,427
You wanted Juilliard
as much as I did.

871
00:32:41,460 --> 00:32:42,261
That is not true.

872
00:32:42,294 --> 00:32:43,538
And Dad was
totally understanding

873
00:32:43,562 --> 00:32:45,131
when I changed my mind.

874
00:32:45,164 --> 00:32:47,366
Yeah, well,
he wasn't paying for it.

875
00:32:47,399 --> 00:32:48,367
It always comes back to money.

876
00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:50,269
I was a single mother

877
00:32:50,302 --> 00:32:51,737
and a government worker.

878
00:32:51,770 --> 00:32:54,040
I didn't have endless resources.

879
00:32:54,073 --> 00:32:56,175
I saved from the
time you were born

880
00:32:56,208 --> 00:32:58,444
to give my only child
a college education,

881
00:32:58,477 --> 00:33:01,513
and you took that
gift and threw it away.

882
00:33:01,547 --> 00:33:03,249
I didn't throw anything away.

883
00:33:03,282 --> 00:33:04,522
I'm using what I learned there.

884
00:33:04,550 --> 00:33:06,252
You're just so prosaic.

885
00:33:06,285 --> 00:33:08,330
It's like nothing counts unless
it's some kind of pedigree.

886
00:33:08,354 --> 00:33:10,756
(sighs)

887
00:33:12,691 --> 00:33:14,693
Okay.

888
00:33:15,694 --> 00:33:18,430
Okay.

889
00:33:18,464 --> 00:33:19,398
(clears throat)

890
00:33:19,431 --> 00:33:20,766
You're right.

891
00:33:20,799 --> 00:33:24,336
I don't fully understand it,
but I'm going to trust

892
00:33:24,370 --> 00:33:27,739
that you know what you're doing.

893
00:33:27,773 --> 00:33:29,341
Anything to end this fight.

894
00:33:30,376 --> 00:33:32,478
I want to have a
relationship with you.

895
00:33:32,511 --> 00:33:34,513
Well,
how are we supposed to do that?

896
00:33:34,546 --> 00:33:38,084
We keep talking to each other.

897
00:33:40,519 --> 00:33:45,091
You return my calls,
I won't mention Juilliard.

898
00:33:45,124 --> 00:33:46,525
Can we do that?

899
00:33:46,558 --> 00:33:47,558
I guess.

900
00:33:48,494 --> 00:33:50,196
(phone chimes)

901
00:33:51,430 --> 00:33:52,464
Ugh!

902
00:33:52,498 --> 00:33:54,266
I'm sorry, I have to go back in.

903
00:33:56,702 --> 00:33:58,570
I love you.

904
00:34:00,406 --> 00:34:02,574
I get that. I do.

905
00:34:16,555 --> 00:34:19,491
NADINE: I apologize,
Madam Secretary.

906
00:34:19,525 --> 00:34:22,228
It was my son.

907
00:34:22,261 --> 00:34:23,729
(chuckles) He was worried.

908
00:34:23,762 --> 00:34:26,832
Oh. Understandable.

909
00:34:26,865 --> 00:34:29,401
Is he okay?

910
00:34:29,435 --> 00:34:31,437
Yeah.

911
00:34:31,470 --> 00:34:33,439
Where are we with
President Shwe?

912
00:34:33,472 --> 00:34:35,274
It's over.

913
00:34:35,307 --> 00:34:37,309
We're going home
without a trade agreement.

914
00:34:37,343 --> 00:34:40,479
Called the president;
I'm not sure the hearing

915
00:34:40,512 --> 00:34:42,281
in that ear will ever recover.

916
00:34:42,314 --> 00:34:44,683
He's got a lot of nerve
holding you accountable.

917
00:34:44,716 --> 00:34:48,120
He's the one who put an
unstable person in that post.

918
00:34:48,154 --> 00:34:50,456
You got to see your son.
It wasn't a total waste.

919
00:34:50,489 --> 00:34:52,758
Yeah, we'll see.

920
00:34:54,393 --> 00:34:57,463
The truth is, ma'am, um...

921
00:34:57,496 --> 00:35:02,634
we've been
estranged for a while.

922
00:35:02,668 --> 00:35:06,905
But I wanted to mend fences,
so I had to suck it up.

923
00:35:06,938 --> 00:35:10,642
I kept my eye on
the bigger picture.

924
00:35:10,676 --> 00:35:12,544
(sighs) And you know what?

925
00:35:12,578 --> 00:35:14,446
He met me halfway.

926
00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:15,714
At least in theory.

927
00:35:15,747 --> 00:35:17,583
That's good.

928
00:35:19,585 --> 00:35:21,287
You found the Middle Way.

929
00:35:22,821 --> 00:35:24,466
That's a Buddhist
principle I was lectured on

930
00:35:24,490 --> 00:35:26,558
by a guy holding a
gun to someone's head.

931
00:35:26,592 --> 00:35:30,696
It's one thing to talk about,
quite another

932
00:35:30,729 --> 00:35:31,930
to put into practice.

933
00:35:31,963 --> 00:35:33,599
Yeah, it is.

934
00:35:33,632 --> 00:35:36,902
I'll start making
arrangements to go home.

935
00:35:36,935 --> 00:35:39,238
Uh, first, Nadine,

936
00:35:39,271 --> 00:35:42,241
see if you can get the Chinese
foreign minister on the phone.

937
00:35:42,274 --> 00:35:43,575
Yes, ma'am.

938
00:35:53,585 --> 00:35:55,921
Thank you, guys.

939
00:35:55,954 --> 00:35:57,523
(groans)

940
00:35:57,556 --> 00:35:59,258
Anybody home?

941
00:35:59,291 --> 00:36:01,427
Just me.

942
00:36:01,460 --> 00:36:02,661
Well, that'll do.

943
00:36:02,694 --> 00:36:04,730
Are you okay, babe?

944
00:36:04,763 --> 00:36:05,897
Yeah.

945
00:36:05,931 --> 00:36:06,965
Ouch. Oh.

946
00:36:06,998 --> 00:36:08,767
I'm a little tired.

947
00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:10,736
I'm sure you are.
I saw the news.

948
00:36:10,769 --> 00:36:13,272
You put that trade
agreement back together.

949
00:36:13,305 --> 00:36:14,773
What happened?

950
00:36:14,806 --> 00:36:16,575
I had an epiphany.

951
00:36:16,608 --> 00:36:19,411
I found the Middle Way.

952
00:36:19,445 --> 00:36:21,513
Oh, my God. You're a Buddhist.

953
00:36:21,547 --> 00:36:22,548
(both chuckle)

954
00:36:22,581 --> 00:36:26,518
More like a... suck-it-upist.

955
00:36:26,552 --> 00:36:28,620
Since when?

956
00:36:28,654 --> 00:36:31,790
Well,
after President Shwe changed his mind

957
00:36:31,823 --> 00:36:35,394
about the agreement,
I managed to work a side deal

958
00:36:35,427 --> 00:36:37,363
with the Chinese to protect.

959
00:36:37,396 --> 00:36:39,365
Myanmar's water rights.

960
00:36:39,398 --> 00:36:41,733
So, by prostrating myself

961
00:36:41,767 --> 00:36:45,571
and taking all the blame,
which I did not deserve,

962
00:36:45,604 --> 00:36:49,708
everybody signed
and there you go. Wow.

963
00:36:49,741 --> 00:36:51,009
History made.

964
00:36:51,042 --> 00:36:52,844
That's great. Congratulations.

965
00:36:52,878 --> 00:36:53,979
Mm. Thank you.

966
00:36:54,012 --> 00:36:55,614
(sighs)

967
00:36:55,647 --> 00:36:58,350
I couldn't pull things
off with the neighbors.

968
00:36:58,384 --> 00:37:01,353
Well, there's... still time.

969
00:37:01,387 --> 00:37:04,022
What, you want to employ the
"suck it up" strategy with them?

970
00:37:04,055 --> 00:37:06,758
While it's working, yes.

971
00:37:06,792 --> 00:37:08,927
I may have incinerated
the Middle Way.

972
00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:12,598
Well,
there's only one way to find out.

973
00:37:14,500 --> 00:37:16,302
What in the world are...?

974
00:37:16,335 --> 00:37:18,304
How do these things
get so out of order?

975
00:37:18,337 --> 00:37:19,505
It's the alphabet, people.

976
00:37:19,538 --> 00:37:22,674
You're still upset
about the 2030 report?

977
00:37:22,708 --> 00:37:25,477
Rising sea levels, displaced people,
economic upheaval?

978
00:37:25,511 --> 00:37:26,645
Yeah, it's staying with me.

979
00:37:28,680 --> 00:37:31,517
If you want to bury
yourself in work,

980
00:37:31,550 --> 00:37:34,052
the secretary has a
real assignment for us.

981
00:37:34,085 --> 00:37:35,687
Yes, please.

982
00:37:35,721 --> 00:37:38,357
We need to get to the
bottom of why the SUVs

983
00:37:38,390 --> 00:37:39,667
are left running
outside her house.

984
00:37:39,691 --> 00:37:41,627
There has to be
a way to stop that.

985
00:37:41,660 --> 00:37:42,961
I tried. Oh.

986
00:37:42,994 --> 00:37:45,797
After the evil brunch,
I did some research.

987
00:37:45,831 --> 00:37:47,833
It would take
mountains of paperwork,

988
00:37:47,866 --> 00:37:48,967
questions from Congress

989
00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:51,503
and at least six
months of waiting.

990
00:37:51,537 --> 00:37:53,339
Most likely to be turned down.

991
00:37:53,372 --> 00:37:55,307
Huh.

992
00:37:55,341 --> 00:37:57,876
Well...

993
00:37:57,909 --> 00:38:02,714
in that case,
there's only one thing left to do.

994
00:38:04,816 --> 00:38:06,352
♪ Oh, lay your hands ♪

995
00:38:06,385 --> 00:38:08,654
WOMAN: ♪ Oh,
lay your hands on me

996
00:38:08,687 --> 00:38:10,622
♪ Oh, lay your hands ♪

997
00:38:10,656 --> 00:38:12,491
♪ Ooh...

998
00:38:12,524 --> 00:38:14,493
You know,
when I was a little girl,

999
00:38:14,526 --> 00:38:16,562
we didn't have fire drills.

1000
00:38:16,595 --> 00:38:18,797
We had nuclear bomb drills.

1001
00:38:18,830 --> 00:38:20,098
Duck and cover.

1002
00:38:20,131 --> 00:38:22,501
Duck under the desk
and cover your head.

1003
00:38:22,534 --> 00:38:25,537
(laughs) As if that
would've helped.

1004
00:38:25,571 --> 00:38:26,538
(sighs)

1005
00:38:26,572 --> 00:38:29,408
We were all absolutely convinced

1006
00:38:29,441 --> 00:38:32,010
that one day we would
all die in a nuclear war.

1007
00:38:32,043 --> 00:38:33,011
(groans): Oh.

1008
00:38:33,044 --> 00:38:35,781
We just lived with it.

1009
00:38:35,814 --> 00:38:39,685
Oh, we... tried to get
the most out of our time,

1010
00:38:39,718 --> 00:38:42,688
but we just hoped
and prayed for the best.

1011
00:38:42,721 --> 00:38:44,556
I studied the Cold War.

1012
00:38:44,590 --> 00:38:47,092
It's a miracle it didn't happen.

1013
00:38:47,125 --> 00:38:48,694
Oh, partly.

1014
00:38:48,727 --> 00:38:50,729
There were other things.

1015
00:38:50,762 --> 00:38:53,732
The SALT talks.

1016
00:38:53,765 --> 00:38:56,802
Ongoing negotiations
among world leaders.

1017
00:38:56,835 --> 00:38:59,838
The Berlin Wall
eventually came down,

1018
00:38:59,871 --> 00:39:03,509
seemingly out of nowhere,
but really...

1019
00:39:03,542 --> 00:39:05,811
it had to do with
a lot of people

1020
00:39:05,844 --> 00:39:08,447
making good moves
at the right time.

1021
00:39:10,582 --> 00:39:14,052
And yet here we are again,
making a big mess of everything,

1022
00:39:14,085 --> 00:39:16,755
and if we don't change our ways,
then yes,

1023
00:39:16,788 --> 00:39:19,625
it will be the stuff
of nightmares.

1024
00:39:19,658 --> 00:39:22,461
But if we turned
things around once,

1025
00:39:22,494 --> 00:39:25,797
I believe we can do it again.

1026
00:39:25,831 --> 00:39:28,500
Sometimes...

1027
00:39:28,534 --> 00:39:31,903
you have to have
faith in people.

1028
00:39:31,937 --> 00:39:34,473
Do not ever tell
anyone I said that.

1029
00:39:34,506 --> 00:39:36,475
(laughs)

1030
00:39:36,508 --> 00:39:38,444
Yes, ma'am.

1031
00:39:38,477 --> 00:39:39,911
(music ends, woman laughs)

1032
00:39:39,945 --> 00:39:42,481
(crowd cheering)

1033
00:39:42,514 --> 00:39:45,884
Meanwhile,
that's why God created alcohol and music.

1034
00:39:45,917 --> 00:39:48,620
Now,
get up there and sing. (chuckles)

1035
00:39:48,654 --> 00:39:50,822
Uh, why?

1036
00:39:50,856 --> 00:39:52,891
(sighs)

1037
00:39:52,924 --> 00:39:54,626
Because you can.

1038
00:40:08,740 --> 00:40:11,943
(James Taylor's "Fire
and Rain" playing)

1039
00:40:21,620 --> 00:40:23,154
BLAKE: ♪ Just yesterday morning

1040
00:40:23,188 --> 00:40:28,494
♪ They let me know
you were gone ♪

1041
00:40:28,527 --> 00:40:32,197
♪ Susanne,
the plans they made put an end to you ♪

1042
00:40:34,199 --> 00:40:37,469
♪ Walked out this morning

1043
00:40:37,503 --> 00:40:40,839
♪ And I wrote down this song

1044
00:40:40,872 --> 00:40:44,876
♪ I just can't remember
who to send it to ♪

1045
00:40:46,878 --> 00:40:51,517
♪ I've seen fire
and I've seen rain ♪

1046
00:40:51,550 --> 00:40:56,988
♪ Seen sunny days that I
thought would never end ♪

1047
00:40:58,824 --> 00:41:02,994
♪ I've seen lonely times
when I could not find a friend ♪

1048
00:41:04,996 --> 00:41:10,101
♪ But I always thought
that I'd see you again. ♪

1049
00:41:12,137 --> 00:41:13,705
(engine running)

1050
00:41:13,739 --> 00:41:16,608
Whew. Hi.

1051
00:41:16,642 --> 00:41:18,777
MATT: Can I help you,
Madam Secretary, Dr. McCord?

1052
00:41:18,810 --> 00:41:19,811
Yeah.

1053
00:41:19,845 --> 00:41:22,714
Matt,
I was wondering if maybe you guys could

1054
00:41:22,748 --> 00:41:24,282
shut off the motors
for the night?

1055
00:41:24,315 --> 00:41:26,117
No, ma'am. It's protocol.

1056
00:41:26,151 --> 00:41:27,886
I'm not kidding.

1057
00:41:27,919 --> 00:41:29,154
This is important.

1058
00:41:29,187 --> 00:41:31,289
I'll tell you what,
if you get in trouble,

1059
00:41:31,322 --> 00:41:32,967
you just blame it on me,
okay? I'm sorry, ma'am.

1060
00:41:32,991 --> 00:41:34,135
I'm not authorized to do that.

1061
00:41:34,159 --> 00:41:37,228
Hey, have you called Conrad

1062
00:41:37,262 --> 00:41:39,230
to tell him the trade
agreement is finalized?

1063
00:41:39,264 --> 00:41:42,067
Yeah, he was in a meeting,
so I left a message at the office.

1064
00:41:42,100 --> 00:41:45,270
Uh, he's probably home by now.

1065
00:41:50,041 --> 00:41:52,778
It's this whole thing with the neighbors,
Matt.

1066
00:41:52,811 --> 00:41:55,013
They-they don't like the
cars running all the time.

1067
00:41:55,046 --> 00:41:57,148
The poor guy's kid has asthma.

1068
00:41:57,182 --> 00:41:58,950
Well, be that as it may,
Dr. McCord,

1069
00:41:58,984 --> 00:42:00,285
I don't work for your neighbors.

1070
00:42:00,318 --> 00:42:01,920
That's true.

1071
00:42:01,953 --> 00:42:04,022
Technically,
I don't even work for Secretary McCord.

1072
00:42:04,055 --> 00:42:05,991
(chuckles): That's true,
too, technically.

1073
00:42:06,024 --> 00:42:07,525
ELIZABETH: Just
hold on one second.

1074
00:42:09,360 --> 00:42:12,063
Um, Matt,
the president would like a word.

1075
00:42:15,934 --> 00:42:18,203
Yes, Mr. President?

1076
00:42:18,236 --> 00:42:19,237
Yes, sir.

1077
00:42:20,939 --> 00:42:22,974
Yes, sir.

1078
00:42:23,008 --> 00:42:25,911
I understand.

1079
00:42:25,944 --> 00:42:27,779
Right-right away, sir.

1080
00:42:27,813 --> 00:42:29,080
Good-bye.

1081
00:42:33,852 --> 00:42:35,887
(engine stops) Thanks, Matt.

1082
00:42:35,921 --> 00:42:37,756
I'll tell the other guys.

1083
00:42:37,789 --> 00:42:39,257
Have a good night.

1084
00:42:39,290 --> 00:42:40,859
(chuckles)

1085
00:42:40,892 --> 00:42:42,894
(sighs): Oh.

1086
00:42:44,930 --> 00:42:46,297
I like the Middle Way.

1087
00:42:46,331 --> 00:42:48,700
That was not the Middle
Way. That was winning.

1088
00:42:48,734 --> 00:42:50,869
Well, I like that,
too. (chuckles)

1089
00:42:50,902 --> 00:42:56,875
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1090
00:42:56,908 --> 00:42:59,911
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