1 00:00:01,653 --> 00:00:03,457 President Conrad Dalton's inauguration is only one day 2 00:00:03,481 --> 00:00:04,676 away, but he's still facing a legal challenge 3 00:00:04,700 --> 00:00:07,355 to the legitimacy of his win. 4 00:00:07,398 --> 00:00:08,878 Governor Sam Evans filed a lawsuit 5 00:00:08,921 --> 00:00:10,793 against the state of Ohio for allowing Dalton 6 00:00:10,836 --> 00:00:12,273 to be put on the ballot, 7 00:00:12,316 --> 00:00:13,467 citing a little known anti-lobbying law called 8 00:00:13,491 --> 00:00:14,927 the Vasey Act. 9 00:00:14,971 --> 00:00:16,688 Today we've learned the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 10 00:00:16,712 --> 00:00:18,061 has agreed to hear the case. 11 00:00:18,105 --> 00:00:20,716 If the court rules in Evans' favor, 12 00:00:20,759 --> 00:00:23,023 it could not only revoke Dalton's presidency, 13 00:00:23,066 --> 00:00:24,676 it could spark a constitutional crisis 14 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:26,374 that would shake the very foundation 15 00:00:26,417 --> 00:00:28,115 our government was built upon. 16 00:00:28,158 --> 00:00:29,986 HENRY: What's shaking the very foundation now? 17 00:00:30,030 --> 00:00:32,249 We begin our team coverage in... 18 00:00:32,293 --> 00:00:34,034 The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 19 00:00:34,077 --> 00:00:35,339 has agreed to hear Evans' case 20 00:00:35,383 --> 00:00:36,645 against Ohio. 21 00:00:36,688 --> 00:00:38,951 Unbelievable. What are they thinking? 22 00:00:38,995 --> 00:00:42,129 Are they really gonna uphold some obscure law from 1893? 23 00:00:42,172 --> 00:00:43,913 We'll find out. 24 00:00:43,956 --> 00:00:46,394 Oh, hey, here's something weird. 25 00:00:46,437 --> 00:00:49,005 I got a call from the CIA. 26 00:00:49,049 --> 00:00:53,444 They want me to come in for an Ex Post Facto Re-debrief 27 00:00:53,488 --> 00:00:55,316 regarding Black Dog Station. 28 00:00:55,359 --> 00:00:58,884 Well, I was in the CIA for 20 years 29 00:00:58,928 --> 00:00:59,885 and I've never heard of 30 00:00:59,929 --> 00:01:03,280 an Ex Post Facto Re-debrief. 31 00:01:03,324 --> 00:01:04,692 When they shut down the operation down 32 00:01:04,716 --> 00:01:05,780 they called it a "hotwash." 33 00:01:05,804 --> 00:01:09,112 Now they want to get me debriefed. 34 00:01:09,156 --> 00:01:10,394 Why does all their terminology sound like 35 00:01:10,418 --> 00:01:11,569 something that happens in a nursing home? 36 00:01:11,593 --> 00:01:13,682 [chuckles] 37 00:01:13,725 --> 00:01:15,336 Baby, you okay? 38 00:01:15,379 --> 00:01:17,251 Yeah. Why? 39 00:01:17,294 --> 00:01:20,123 When you get anxious you take it out on your clothes. 40 00:01:20,167 --> 00:01:24,258 [sighs] 41 00:01:24,301 --> 00:01:27,217 Evans is naming me specifically in the lawsuit. 42 00:01:27,261 --> 00:01:29,132 He's accusing me 43 00:01:29,176 --> 00:01:33,180 of making overtures to influence Ohio state senators. 44 00:01:33,223 --> 00:01:36,139 When I did that NFL thing in Ohio, 45 00:01:36,183 --> 00:01:40,012 I also took some legislators out to dinner. 46 00:01:40,056 --> 00:01:41,318 Applebee's. 47 00:01:41,362 --> 00:01:43,103 That's where they wanted to go. 48 00:01:43,146 --> 00:01:46,323 I unduly influenced them with potato skins and hot wings. 49 00:01:46,367 --> 00:01:49,718 Look, I think the only reason they're hearing the case 50 00:01:49,761 --> 00:01:52,155 is so that Evans can't cry foul. 51 00:01:52,199 --> 00:01:53,461 They're not gonna 52 00:01:53,504 --> 00:01:56,028 upend all of American politics over this. 53 00:01:56,072 --> 00:01:57,378 ELIZABETH: Well, either way, 54 00:01:57,421 --> 00:01:59,206 the whole thing is putting a damper 55 00:01:59,249 --> 00:02:00,468 on the inauguration tomorrow. 56 00:02:00,511 --> 00:02:02,122 ALISON: Hey, guys. Hi. 57 00:02:02,165 --> 00:02:04,646 Are you cleaning out your closet? Maybe. 58 00:02:04,689 --> 00:02:06,735 So this is a good time to talk about 59 00:02:06,778 --> 00:02:08,519 what you're wearing to the inaugural ball? 60 00:02:08,563 --> 00:02:10,739 As good a time as any, I guess. 61 00:02:10,782 --> 00:02:12,828 A stylist is gonna bring some gowns 62 00:02:12,871 --> 00:02:15,744 to the office and I'm gonna choose from those. 63 00:02:15,787 --> 00:02:16,832 Really? 64 00:02:16,875 --> 00:02:18,094 Can I come? 65 00:02:18,138 --> 00:02:19,922 Oh, you can do better than that. 66 00:02:19,965 --> 00:02:21,228 You can choose for me. 67 00:02:21,271 --> 00:02:22,794 Seriously? Yeah. 68 00:02:22,838 --> 00:02:24,187 Can I also blog about it? 69 00:02:24,231 --> 00:02:25,188 Blog your heart out. 70 00:02:25,232 --> 00:02:26,581 You're the best. 71 00:02:26,624 --> 00:02:28,344 I'll come to your office right after school. 72 00:02:33,805 --> 00:02:36,286 Okay, my mood is starting to turn around a little bit. 73 00:02:38,767 --> 00:02:41,117 Hey, you're looking veryWow. 74 00:02:41,161 --> 00:02:43,206 Young DC professional 75 00:02:43,250 --> 00:02:44,686 poised to take over the world, 76 00:02:44,729 --> 00:02:46,644 with just a dash of girlish charm. 77 00:02:46,688 --> 00:02:49,647 [chuckles] Well, that is exactly what I was going for. 78 00:02:49,691 --> 00:02:51,258 HENRY: Oh, that's right. 79 00:02:51,301 --> 00:02:53,236 It's the first day of your internship with Russell Jackson. 80 00:02:53,260 --> 00:02:54,348 Are you excited? 81 00:02:54,391 --> 00:02:56,437 With just a dash of terrified.[chuckles] 82 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:58,874 I still can't believe he offered me the job. 83 00:02:58,917 --> 00:03:00,112 You saved the guy's life, I think he felt 84 00:03:00,136 --> 00:03:01,244 it was the least he could do. 85 00:03:01,268 --> 00:03:03,357 He's really scary, though. 86 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:06,969 Oh, trust me, there is way more bark 87 00:03:07,012 --> 00:03:08,666 than bite with him. 88 00:03:08,710 --> 00:03:10,364 And that was before the heart attack. 89 00:03:10,407 --> 00:03:11,471 I mean, he's just coming back from 90 00:03:11,495 --> 00:03:13,062 a three-week whale-watching cruise. 91 00:03:13,105 --> 00:03:15,717 If that doesn't mellow you out, nothing can.[phone buzzing] 92 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:17,719 Oh, Lord. 93 00:03:17,762 --> 00:03:20,461 Inauguration week is really getting to Blake. 94 00:03:20,504 --> 00:03:24,247 Bye, guys. Bye. Bye, Dad. 95 00:03:24,291 --> 00:03:25,248 Hi, Blake, everything's good, 96 00:03:25,292 --> 00:03:27,729 I'm just on my way to the office. 97 00:03:27,772 --> 00:03:29,644 Whoa, slow down, slow down, slow down. 98 00:03:29,687 --> 00:03:32,212 Blake, I thought we talked about decaf. 99 00:03:32,255 --> 00:03:36,085 What... Gifts? 100 00:03:36,128 --> 00:03:38,087 ♪ 101 00:03:38,130 --> 00:03:39,697 Wow. 102 00:03:39,741 --> 00:03:41,873 You weren't exaggerating. 103 00:03:41,917 --> 00:03:43,223 Yeah. 104 00:03:43,266 --> 00:03:44,528 Sorry for sounding overwhelmed 105 00:03:44,572 --> 00:03:46,617 and possibly even a little nudgy, it's just 106 00:03:46,661 --> 00:03:49,490 I can't move any of these until you sign off on them. 107 00:03:49,533 --> 00:03:51,250 Then they have to be processed by the Protocol Gift Unit 108 00:03:51,274 --> 00:03:54,190 and-and catalogued by the National Archive. 109 00:03:54,234 --> 00:03:55,646 And there's a room on the third floor that looks like 110 00:03:55,670 --> 00:03:56,627 Ali Baba's cave. 111 00:03:56,671 --> 00:03:57,802 It's okay. 112 00:03:57,846 --> 00:03:59,195 We'll get through it together. 113 00:03:59,239 --> 00:04:01,023 No, we won't. 114 00:04:01,066 --> 00:04:02,764 Now I have to go to the Port of Baltimore 115 00:04:02,807 --> 00:04:04,418 to sign for a gift from. 116 00:04:04,461 --> 00:04:07,421 Byambyn Sendoo, the Mongolian minister of education. 117 00:04:07,464 --> 00:04:08,770 Why do you have to sign for it? 118 00:04:08,813 --> 00:04:09,988 They wouldn't say. 119 00:04:10,032 --> 00:04:11,816 They were being very Port Authoritarian. 120 00:04:11,860 --> 00:04:15,603 All right, look, you, uh, go sign for the gift, 121 00:04:15,646 --> 00:04:18,823 and I'll start signing off on these, 122 00:04:18,867 --> 00:04:22,566 and-and we'll just think of the whole thing as... 123 00:04:22,610 --> 00:04:23,698 an adventure. 124 00:04:23,741 --> 00:04:26,614 Adventures in hell. 125 00:04:26,657 --> 00:04:27,702 I'm sorry. 126 00:04:27,745 --> 00:04:28,896 Madam Secretary, I will course-correct 127 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:30,705 immediately. You know, 128 00:04:30,748 --> 00:04:32,054 it's good to be the winner. 129 00:04:32,097 --> 00:04:34,448 These are the spoils of victory. MATT: Yeah. 130 00:04:34,491 --> 00:04:35,686 I mean, unless the Sixth Circuit Court 131 00:04:35,710 --> 00:04:38,147 finds in favor of Sam Evans. 132 00:04:38,190 --> 00:04:39,429 Then we have to send it all back. 133 00:04:39,453 --> 00:04:41,672 Hmm? 134 00:04:41,716 --> 00:04:42,891 Go. 135 00:04:42,934 --> 00:04:44,588 Drive safe. 136 00:04:44,632 --> 00:04:46,024 What? Just for that, 137 00:04:46,068 --> 00:04:48,026 you're gonna help me sort.Awesome. 138 00:04:48,070 --> 00:04:50,464 Oh, boy. 139 00:04:50,507 --> 00:04:51,943 What's that? It's nothing. 140 00:04:51,987 --> 00:04:53,118 Go, go. 141 00:04:55,773 --> 00:04:57,079 Sort. 142 00:04:57,122 --> 00:04:58,646 Uh, what are the categories? 143 00:04:58,689 --> 00:04:59,908 Uh... 144 00:04:59,951 --> 00:05:01,102 Don't worry about it, my dad's a hoarder. 145 00:05:01,126 --> 00:05:02,389 I'll figure it out. 146 00:05:02,432 --> 00:05:04,565 ♪ 147 00:05:04,608 --> 00:05:06,871 Oh. 148 00:05:06,915 --> 00:05:08,308 Russell. 149 00:05:08,351 --> 00:05:10,222 Welcome back. 150 00:05:10,266 --> 00:05:11,223 How are you feeling? 151 00:05:11,267 --> 00:05:12,790 Top-notch. 152 00:05:12,834 --> 00:05:15,358 So... the cruise was great? 153 00:05:15,402 --> 00:05:17,882 The cruise was excruciating. 154 00:05:17,926 --> 00:05:19,057 Three weeks of watching 155 00:05:19,101 --> 00:05:21,756 what's left of the glaciers float past 156 00:05:21,799 --> 00:05:24,367 and trying to catch a glimpse of a whale. 157 00:05:24,411 --> 00:05:26,171 Damn leisure time is gonna kill me a lot faster 158 00:05:26,195 --> 00:05:28,719 than my arteries. ELIZABETH: Well, it's nice to have you back. 159 00:05:28,763 --> 00:05:31,896 Jumping right into the fire, no less, with this Evans debacle. 160 00:05:31,940 --> 00:05:33,570 JACKSON: We thought you might want to lend a voice 161 00:05:33,594 --> 00:05:34,812 to our strategy session. 162 00:05:34,856 --> 00:05:37,293 Figuring out some way to derail this lawsuit. 163 00:05:37,337 --> 00:05:41,297 I'm not sure where there's much room to move. 164 00:05:41,341 --> 00:05:43,386 We can't influence the court. 165 00:05:43,430 --> 00:05:46,389 No, but we can put them under a spotlight. 166 00:05:46,433 --> 00:05:50,654 Launch a press campaign pointing out the lack of precedent, 167 00:05:50,698 --> 00:05:53,222 lean hard on the court's obligation 168 00:05:53,265 --> 00:05:54,504 to consider the stability of the country, 169 00:05:54,528 --> 00:05:56,573 the sanctity of the Electoral College. 170 00:05:56,617 --> 00:05:58,575 Of course, that approach relies on appealing 171 00:05:58,619 --> 00:06:00,447 to people's higher nature and... 172 00:06:00,490 --> 00:06:02,449 you know how much faith I have in that. 173 00:06:02,492 --> 00:06:04,102 Or we can try to influence Evans. 174 00:06:04,146 --> 00:06:06,278 Who doesn't have a higher nature to appeal to. 175 00:06:06,322 --> 00:06:08,629 He might be able to listen to reason, and... 176 00:06:08,672 --> 00:06:11,806 as the aggrieved party, he can withdraw the complaint. 177 00:06:11,849 --> 00:06:13,460 We can remind him that if he persists, 178 00:06:13,503 --> 00:06:15,592 he won't only be burning bridges in Washington, 179 00:06:15,636 --> 00:06:18,465 he risks burning down American democracy in the process. 180 00:06:21,642 --> 00:06:23,121 [chuckling]: Okay, 181 00:06:23,165 --> 00:06:25,733 y-you guys are really gonna make me be the one to say it? 182 00:06:27,343 --> 00:06:28,649 The oppo research. 183 00:06:28,692 --> 00:06:31,129 [sighs] 184 00:06:31,173 --> 00:06:32,653 What happened to being a knight? 185 00:06:32,696 --> 00:06:36,091 The painkillers have worn off. 186 00:06:36,134 --> 00:06:37,658 And they've upped the game. 187 00:06:37,701 --> 00:06:39,592 This is isn't about trying to influence an election anymore. 188 00:06:39,616 --> 00:06:40,835 Election's over. 189 00:06:40,878 --> 00:06:42,402 This is about dissuading someone 190 00:06:42,445 --> 00:06:44,447 from blatantly abusing the court system 191 00:06:44,491 --> 00:06:46,144 to change the results. 192 00:06:46,188 --> 00:06:47,407 Look, 193 00:06:47,450 --> 00:06:49,757 i-it's not even as dirty as it sounds. 194 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:52,629 The guy has the gene for early-onset Alzheimer's 195 00:06:52,673 --> 00:06:54,979 and he didn't disclose the genetic testing 196 00:06:55,023 --> 00:06:57,068 with the rest of his health report. 197 00:06:57,112 --> 00:07:00,028 Now, who knows, maybe the voting public wouldn't care. 198 00:07:00,071 --> 00:07:01,769 But they had the right to know. 199 00:07:03,814 --> 00:07:05,729 I can't bring myself to do it, Russell. 200 00:07:05,773 --> 00:07:08,471 We'll just have to let the chips fall where they may. 201 00:07:08,515 --> 00:07:10,168 What about offering Evans 202 00:07:10,212 --> 00:07:12,170 a position in the White House? 203 00:07:12,214 --> 00:07:13,476 Some sort of advisor. 204 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:15,043 Maybe even a Cabinet post. 205 00:07:15,086 --> 00:07:18,176 Something prestigious that we could also live with. 206 00:07:18,220 --> 00:07:22,877 It's unifying and bipartisan. 207 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:24,289 Who knows, we might even learn something 208 00:07:24,313 --> 00:07:25,575 from his point of view. 209 00:07:25,619 --> 00:07:28,448 Pushed it a little there at the end. 210 00:07:28,491 --> 00:07:31,929 But... there is an argument to be made 211 00:07:31,973 --> 00:07:36,020 for keeping him close by. 212 00:07:36,064 --> 00:07:37,152 It's doable. 213 00:07:39,197 --> 00:07:40,895 Then let's do it. 214 00:07:45,552 --> 00:07:46,814 Abdul-Hafiz Bakkal. 215 00:07:46,857 --> 00:07:48,685 I've never heard of him. Dabir Fakoury? 216 00:07:48,729 --> 00:07:51,035 HENRY: Dabir Fakoury's an ISIS leader. 217 00:07:51,079 --> 00:07:52,994 Did he ever cross paths with Hizb al-Shahid 218 00:07:53,037 --> 00:07:54,735 during your time with Black Dog Station? 219 00:07:54,778 --> 00:07:56,519 Not that I know of. 220 00:07:56,563 --> 00:07:59,870 So you're tracking a connection 221 00:07:59,914 --> 00:08:02,525 between HS and ISIS? 222 00:08:02,569 --> 00:08:03,526 What about Yunis Hamawi? 223 00:08:03,570 --> 00:08:06,703 Also ISIS. 224 00:08:06,747 --> 00:08:08,792 Did his name ever come up? 225 00:08:08,836 --> 00:08:11,316 You guys want to tell me what this is about? 226 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:12,709 I might actually be able to help. 227 00:08:12,753 --> 00:08:14,406 So you never found any concrete connection 228 00:08:14,450 --> 00:08:17,061 between HS and ISIS other than a shared ideology. 229 00:08:17,105 --> 00:08:18,889 They don't have a shared ideology, 230 00:08:18,933 --> 00:08:20,500 they have a common goal. 231 00:08:20,543 --> 00:08:21,892 A shared ideology would make them 232 00:08:21,936 --> 00:08:24,112 much more dangerous, and, again, 233 00:08:24,155 --> 00:08:25,393 do you want to let me in on that? 234 00:08:25,417 --> 00:08:26,375 We're not authorized to do so, 235 00:08:26,418 --> 00:08:27,898 Dr. McCord. Excuse me, 236 00:08:27,942 --> 00:08:30,031 you're aware of my involvement 237 00:08:30,074 --> 00:08:32,555 in both operations that effectively dismantled HS, 238 00:08:32,599 --> 00:08:35,906 and yet you're telling me that my clearance isn't high enough 239 00:08:35,950 --> 00:08:37,734 to be filled in? 240 00:08:37,778 --> 00:08:39,301 That's what we're telling you. 241 00:08:40,955 --> 00:08:43,305 I think we've gotten everything we need. 242 00:08:43,348 --> 00:08:46,482 Thank you for your time. 243 00:08:46,526 --> 00:08:48,919 ELIZABETH: I'm heading back in the office now, Blake. 244 00:08:48,963 --> 00:08:50,114 BLAKE [over phone]: Well, I'm still 245 00:08:50,138 --> 00:08:51,139 at the Port of Baltimore. 246 00:08:51,182 --> 00:08:52,377 I just wanted to let you know that 247 00:08:52,401 --> 00:08:54,055 I am unable to bring the gift home today 248 00:08:54,098 --> 00:08:55,641 because they won't release it from customs 249 00:08:55,665 --> 00:08:57,319 until it undergoes a three-day quarantine. 250 00:08:57,362 --> 00:08:58,755 Quarantine? Why? 251 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:02,454 Because it's a horse. 252 00:09:02,498 --> 00:09:03,586 I'm sorry, 253 00:09:03,630 --> 00:09:04,587 it sounded like you said "horse." 254 00:09:04,631 --> 00:09:05,849 Yes, ma'am. 255 00:09:05,893 --> 00:09:08,896 Minister Sendoo has sent you a Mongol horse, 256 00:09:08,939 --> 00:09:10,767 it's a... 257 00:09:10,811 --> 00:09:12,900 symbol of national pride and unity. 258 00:09:12,943 --> 00:09:14,815 I have to say, she is gorgeous. 259 00:09:14,858 --> 00:09:16,294 Oh, my God. 260 00:09:16,338 --> 00:09:17,731 Send it back. 261 00:09:17,774 --> 00:09:20,124 Her, and I already signed for her. Well, un-sign. 262 00:09:20,168 --> 00:09:21,952 Make it clear that 263 00:09:21,996 --> 00:09:23,606 we are respectfully declining 264 00:09:23,650 --> 00:09:25,260 the gift horse. 265 00:09:25,303 --> 00:09:27,262 [quietly]: May I ask why? 266 00:09:27,305 --> 00:09:31,005 So many reasons, not the least of which... 267 00:09:31,048 --> 00:09:34,051 We don't have anywhere in the state department to put her. 268 00:09:34,095 --> 00:09:35,507 I'm sure there's some government-owned 269 00:09:35,531 --> 00:09:37,011 horse property somewhere. 270 00:09:37,054 --> 00:09:38,360 It's not about that. 271 00:09:38,403 --> 00:09:41,232 This is about the Mongolian referendum vote 272 00:09:41,276 --> 00:09:44,192 to become an autonomous region of China. 273 00:09:44,235 --> 00:09:45,410 Minister Sendoo 274 00:09:45,454 --> 00:09:47,064 favors remaining independent, 275 00:09:47,108 --> 00:09:49,110 and by accepting the horse, 276 00:09:49,153 --> 00:09:52,243 it will signal... 277 00:09:52,287 --> 00:09:54,550 a tacit endorsement of that position. 278 00:09:54,594 --> 00:09:56,160 Because the horse, 279 00:09:56,204 --> 00:09:58,293 symbol of national pride and unity. 280 00:09:58,336 --> 00:09:59,294 See? 281 00:09:59,337 --> 00:10:00,512 Right, right. 282 00:10:00,556 --> 00:10:01,644 That'll make China mad. 283 00:10:01,688 --> 00:10:04,168 And many other Asian nations, 284 00:10:04,212 --> 00:10:05,450 and quite a few Mongolians as well. 285 00:10:05,474 --> 00:10:06,431 Got it. 286 00:10:06,475 --> 00:10:08,695 I will explain the situation 287 00:10:08,738 --> 00:10:10,435 to the Port Authoritarians. 288 00:10:10,479 --> 00:10:11,915 This may take a while. 289 00:10:11,959 --> 00:10:13,003 [horse nickers] 290 00:10:13,047 --> 00:10:14,396 She's really pretty, huh? 291 00:10:14,439 --> 00:10:15,658 Yes, ma'am. 292 00:10:15,702 --> 00:10:17,791 She's... she's kind of a cappuccino color, 293 00:10:17,834 --> 00:10:19,531 with a chestnut stripe down her back... 294 00:10:19,575 --> 00:10:20,794 Hanging up now. 295 00:10:20,837 --> 00:10:24,058 Yes, ma'am. 296 00:10:24,101 --> 00:10:25,059 Hi. 297 00:10:25,102 --> 00:10:27,365 [digital beeps] 298 00:10:27,409 --> 00:10:29,541 "Press the operational code into the keypad 299 00:10:29,585 --> 00:10:31,215 and hold it down until you hear the beep." 300 00:10:31,239 --> 00:10:32,806 Yeah, I did that. 301 00:10:32,849 --> 00:10:33,850 How's it going? 302 00:10:33,894 --> 00:10:35,504 Uh, fine, sir. 303 00:10:35,547 --> 00:10:37,177 You can call maintenance if you're having trouble with that. 304 00:10:37,201 --> 00:10:39,900 Oh, I was just about to figure it out. 305 00:10:39,943 --> 00:10:42,226 Adele, will you call maintenance to program this damn thing? 306 00:10:42,250 --> 00:10:43,991 Yes, sir. 307 00:10:45,035 --> 00:10:48,604 I, uh, I don't like interns. 308 00:10:48,648 --> 00:10:51,999 I never have, I can never find anything I trust them to do. 309 00:10:52,042 --> 00:10:53,087 Oh, well... Now, I-I... 310 00:10:53,130 --> 00:10:54,566 I'm giving you a chance 311 00:10:54,610 --> 00:10:56,240 to change my mind. I'm honored, Mr. Jackson. 312 00:10:56,264 --> 00:10:57,918 But, there is no bank for good will 313 00:10:57,961 --> 00:11:00,007 around here; you saved my life, I gave you a job. 314 00:11:00,050 --> 00:11:01,095 We're even. Yes, sir. 315 00:11:01,138 --> 00:11:04,576 Poet Laureate Roland... somebody 316 00:11:04,620 --> 00:11:06,622 is coming in from Connecticut this afternoon, 317 00:11:06,666 --> 00:11:09,712 he'll be reading a poem at the inauguration tomorrow. 318 00:11:09,756 --> 00:11:13,150 You can thank JFK for this enduring legacy 319 00:11:13,194 --> 00:11:15,849 which forces us to stand in the cold an extra 20 minutes. 320 00:11:15,892 --> 00:11:19,766 Roland Hobbs? I love his work. 321 00:11:19,809 --> 00:11:22,290 I-I actually wrote a paper on him for my AP English class. 322 00:11:22,333 --> 00:11:23,595 Great. Tell him all about it. 323 00:11:23,639 --> 00:11:26,076 He fancies himself a man of the people, 324 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:28,600 so he refused to let us pick him up in a limo. 325 00:11:28,644 --> 00:11:30,428 He was gonna take a cab from the airport, 326 00:11:30,472 --> 00:11:32,256 but I can't take a chance on losing him, 327 00:11:32,300 --> 00:11:34,060 so he finally agreed to let us send an intern. 328 00:11:34,084 --> 00:11:36,043 Adele has all the information. 329 00:11:36,086 --> 00:11:39,524 Awesome. That's just so exciting. 330 00:11:39,568 --> 00:11:41,701 Um, thank you. I won't let you down. 331 00:11:41,744 --> 00:11:42,876 Ticktock. 332 00:11:42,919 --> 00:11:44,486 Oh. 333 00:11:45,487 --> 00:11:48,620 Minister Sendoo, I am touched and honored 334 00:11:48,664 --> 00:11:52,059 by your generous gift of a Mongol horse. 335 00:11:52,102 --> 00:11:53,756 Unfortunately, 336 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:56,933 I'm not allowed to keep diplomatic gifts, 337 00:11:56,977 --> 00:12:01,155 and, well, we just have no place to put a horse 338 00:12:01,198 --> 00:12:03,505 here in the state department. 339 00:12:03,548 --> 00:12:06,595 I'm very sorry to hear that, Madam Secretary. 340 00:12:06,638 --> 00:12:10,120 Because we cannot risk exposing our horse population 341 00:12:10,164 --> 00:12:11,948 to any foreign strains of disease. 342 00:12:11,992 --> 00:12:13,471 If a horse is returned to us 343 00:12:13,515 --> 00:12:16,648 after having been abroad, 344 00:12:16,692 --> 00:12:18,302 it must be euthanized. 345 00:12:18,346 --> 00:12:20,304 You're going to kill her? 346 00:12:20,348 --> 00:12:23,090 Perhaps you would like to reconsider. 347 00:12:24,874 --> 00:12:26,876 ♪ 348 00:12:33,970 --> 00:12:36,494 Did you really accept a horse from the Mongolian minister 349 00:12:36,538 --> 00:12:38,366 of education? No. 350 00:12:38,409 --> 00:12:39,735 Then why is the president of Mongolia 351 00:12:39,759 --> 00:12:41,499 calling me to complain about it? 352 00:12:41,543 --> 00:12:44,067 I don't have enough going on, trying to stop Sam Evans 353 00:12:44,111 --> 00:12:46,156 from making rubble out of the Constitution? 354 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:49,246 He's all the big dumb mammal I can handle right now. 355 00:12:49,290 --> 00:12:50,552 Send the horse back. 356 00:12:50,595 --> 00:12:51,553 I'm working on it. 357 00:12:51,596 --> 00:12:52,772 What's-what's to work on? 358 00:12:52,815 --> 00:12:54,469 You can't find the return address? 359 00:12:54,512 --> 00:12:56,819 The problem is, Russell, 360 00:12:56,863 --> 00:12:59,474 Minister Sendoo says that they can't reintegrate the horse 361 00:12:59,517 --> 00:13:00,867 now that it's left the country, 362 00:13:00,910 --> 00:13:04,392 so if we return her, they will... 363 00:13:04,435 --> 00:13:05,741 [softly]: terminate her. 364 00:13:05,785 --> 00:13:08,091 [laughing]: What? 365 00:13:08,135 --> 00:13:09,440 They're bluffing. 366 00:13:09,484 --> 00:13:11,399 It's a classic Mongolian squeeze play. 367 00:13:11,442 --> 00:13:13,227 Russell, 368 00:13:13,270 --> 00:13:16,491 do you really want a YouTube video 369 00:13:16,534 --> 00:13:18,295 of a dying horse flying around the first month 370 00:13:18,319 --> 00:13:20,408 of Dalton's second term?[sighs] 371 00:13:20,451 --> 00:13:23,324 Our staff is working diligently to find the horse a safe haven, 372 00:13:23,367 --> 00:13:25,239 one that is both suitable 373 00:13:25,282 --> 00:13:27,807 and will not offend anyone politically. 374 00:13:27,850 --> 00:13:28,982 [sighs] Well, hurry up. 375 00:13:29,025 --> 00:13:30,200 ELIZABETH: We're on it. 376 00:13:30,244 --> 00:13:34,901 And, Russell, you may want to pace yourself. 377 00:13:34,944 --> 00:13:36,598 I am pacing myself. 378 00:13:36,641 --> 00:13:39,775 4,782 paces, to be exact. 379 00:13:39,819 --> 00:13:42,734 Why do you think I walked all the way over here? 380 00:13:42,778 --> 00:13:44,127 And stop coddling me. 381 00:13:44,171 --> 00:13:45,737 They vacuumed my heart end to end. 382 00:13:45,781 --> 00:13:48,610 My arteries are cleaner than yours. 383 00:13:48,653 --> 00:13:50,481 Make the horse thing go away. 384 00:13:50,525 --> 00:13:52,875 [jet engine roaring] 385 00:13:52,919 --> 00:13:54,529 STEVIE: Mr. Hobbs? 386 00:13:54,572 --> 00:13:56,531 Hi, Mr. Hobbs, I'm Stephanie McCord. 387 00:13:56,574 --> 00:13:58,576 Um, I'm Russell Jackson's intern. 388 00:13:58,620 --> 00:14:01,928 He sent me to pick you up a-and take you to your hotel. 389 00:14:01,971 --> 00:14:02,929 What are you doing? 390 00:14:02,972 --> 00:14:04,408 Excuse me? 391 00:14:04,452 --> 00:14:06,628 You should be ferry-hopping through the Greek isles 392 00:14:06,671 --> 00:14:08,108 with nothing but a summer frock, 393 00:14:08,151 --> 00:14:11,241 a wineskin and a battered copy of Rimbaud. 394 00:14:12,329 --> 00:14:15,376 Well, um, I'm doing this. 395 00:14:15,419 --> 00:14:18,248 By the way, Mr. Jackson's office sent me a copy of the poem 396 00:14:18,292 --> 00:14:20,598 that you're planning on reading tomorrow and... 397 00:14:20,642 --> 00:14:22,339 I think it's amazing. 398 00:14:22,383 --> 00:14:23,732 That insipid rant? 399 00:14:24,951 --> 00:14:26,667 They were pressuring me to come up with something 400 00:14:26,691 --> 00:14:27,823 so they could approve it. 401 00:14:27,867 --> 00:14:29,477 I would no more read that aloud 402 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:32,654 than I would evacuate my bowels in public. 403 00:14:32,697 --> 00:14:34,525 Wow. Okay. Um, 404 00:14:34,569 --> 00:14:37,398 so, I guess you probably want to get straight to the hotel 405 00:14:37,441 --> 00:14:38,747 to work on your replacement poem. 406 00:14:38,790 --> 00:14:40,488 Um, they have you booked at the Vinton. 407 00:14:40,531 --> 00:14:41,706 It's really nice. 408 00:14:41,750 --> 00:14:43,795 It sounds like a soulless corporate pod. 409 00:14:43,839 --> 00:14:45,295 I'm not gonna get any work done there. 410 00:14:45,319 --> 00:14:48,278 Well, is-is there somewhere else that you'd rather go? 411 00:14:48,322 --> 00:14:49,801 [sighs heavily] 412 00:14:49,845 --> 00:14:52,326 Maybe just a drive around the city. 413 00:14:52,369 --> 00:14:54,981 Perhaps if I see a few monuments to democracy, 414 00:14:55,024 --> 00:14:57,331 I could get the creative engine moving. 415 00:14:57,374 --> 00:15:00,595 Sure, uh, the traffic does tend to get a little crazy 416 00:15:00,638 --> 00:15:04,642 at this time of... Let's do that. 417 00:15:04,686 --> 00:15:06,035 [car alarm chirps] 418 00:15:09,256 --> 00:15:10,213 What the...? 419 00:15:10,257 --> 00:15:11,911 Murderer! 420 00:15:13,129 --> 00:15:14,435 [tires screeching] 421 00:15:18,047 --> 00:15:19,962 [shudders] 422 00:15:21,659 --> 00:15:23,052 Dr. McCord is here. 423 00:15:23,096 --> 00:15:24,377 If you're looking for your daughter, 424 00:15:24,401 --> 00:15:25,881 she's off on assignment. 425 00:15:25,925 --> 00:15:27,491 I'm looking for you. 426 00:15:27,535 --> 00:15:28,884 Go. 427 00:15:28,928 --> 00:15:30,973 Are you gonna keep doing that? 428 00:15:31,017 --> 00:15:32,235 You think I'm enjoying this? 429 00:15:32,279 --> 00:15:35,586 Okay, look, I just got back from some cryptic 430 00:15:35,630 --> 00:15:38,024 re-debrief at the CIA. 431 00:15:38,067 --> 00:15:39,721 Why are they running random names by me, 432 00:15:39,764 --> 00:15:40,940 trying to draw connections 433 00:15:40,983 --> 00:15:42,071 between HS and ISIS? 434 00:15:42,115 --> 00:15:43,203 CIA, they're cryptic. 435 00:15:43,246 --> 00:15:44,465 Has HS joined ISIS? 436 00:15:44,508 --> 00:15:47,163 Are they being reconstituted? 437 00:15:47,207 --> 00:15:48,512 It's classified. 438 00:15:48,556 --> 00:15:51,472 Give me a break. I originated the operation. 439 00:15:51,515 --> 00:15:53,909 Excuse me, I originated the operation. 440 00:15:53,953 --> 00:15:55,017 Just tell me what's going on. 441 00:15:55,041 --> 00:15:57,826 [treadmill beeps] 442 00:15:57,869 --> 00:16:01,612 It's about the Illinois bomber. 443 00:16:01,656 --> 00:16:04,746 He was radicalized at an ISIS-affiliated madrassa 444 00:16:04,789 --> 00:16:07,227 in Saudi Arabia, but we have reports that say 445 00:16:07,270 --> 00:16:10,056 he was also communicating with HS-affiliated terrorists. 446 00:16:10,099 --> 00:16:11,579 The NSA has been 447 00:16:11,622 --> 00:16:13,189 trying to hack into the bomber's phone 448 00:16:13,233 --> 00:16:16,236 to gather data, but their efforts have been... 449 00:16:16,279 --> 00:16:17,411 unproductive. 450 00:16:17,454 --> 00:16:19,369 The NSA can't hack into a cell phone? 451 00:16:19,413 --> 00:16:21,763 Well, they're limited by money and man-hours 452 00:16:21,806 --> 00:16:23,678 like any other human institution. 453 00:16:23,721 --> 00:16:26,028 So they're combing all their assets for tips, 454 00:16:26,072 --> 00:16:28,074 to avoid paying an exorbitant fee 455 00:16:28,117 --> 00:16:29,312 to an outside cyber security consultant. 456 00:16:29,336 --> 00:16:30,685 Exactly. 457 00:16:30,728 --> 00:16:33,253 Because the CEO of this particular phone company, 458 00:16:33,296 --> 00:16:36,952 Warren Lee, is a big donor to our campaign. 459 00:16:36,996 --> 00:16:39,781 But he's also a big privacy advocate. 460 00:16:39,824 --> 00:16:41,783 And a diligent practitioner of Taoism. 461 00:16:41,826 --> 00:16:44,220 Really? Well, 462 00:16:44,264 --> 00:16:46,092 as diligent as a Taoist can be, 463 00:16:46,135 --> 00:16:47,634 given that it's about effortless action. 464 00:16:47,658 --> 00:16:48,964 It's a theological paradox. 465 00:16:49,008 --> 00:16:51,184 Yeah, hell, what isn't? 466 00:16:51,227 --> 00:16:53,347 So you were just gonna box me out of this whole thing? 467 00:16:54,317 --> 00:16:56,711 If you want in, 468 00:16:56,754 --> 00:16:59,453 tell me what you're thinking. 469 00:16:59,496 --> 00:17:02,412 Warren Lee's in town for the inauguration. 470 00:17:02,456 --> 00:17:04,197 POTUS can only push him so far 471 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:06,068 on the investigation without looking like 472 00:17:06,112 --> 00:17:08,418 an anti-Fourth Amendment bully. 473 00:17:08,462 --> 00:17:10,333 But a third party with an oblique connection 474 00:17:10,377 --> 00:17:12,118 to the administration, 475 00:17:12,161 --> 00:17:14,294 who speaks the language of theological paradox? 476 00:17:14,337 --> 00:17:16,818 Knock yourself out. 477 00:17:16,861 --> 00:17:20,039 Corner him at the inaugural ball. 478 00:17:21,127 --> 00:17:22,824 I've got a better idea. 479 00:17:22,867 --> 00:17:24,130 I'd love a better idea. 480 00:17:24,173 --> 00:17:26,175 Tell me when it pans out.[treadmill beeps] 481 00:17:26,219 --> 00:17:28,351 What am I doing wrong? 482 00:17:28,395 --> 00:17:30,005 I got you. 483 00:17:30,049 --> 00:17:31,180 [sighs][coffee maker beeps] 484 00:17:31,224 --> 00:17:32,181 There you go. 485 00:17:32,225 --> 00:17:33,269 [whirring] 486 00:17:33,313 --> 00:17:34,444 I thought I did that. 487 00:17:34,488 --> 00:17:35,967 NADINE: Ma'am, 488 00:17:36,011 --> 00:17:37,945 Foreign Minister Chen has requested a SVTC call with you. 489 00:17:37,969 --> 00:17:40,320 I took the liberty of setting it up. 490 00:17:40,363 --> 00:17:42,191 His office is on hold right now. 491 00:17:42,235 --> 00:17:44,150 Well, that didn't take long. 492 00:17:44,193 --> 00:17:45,586 So, Blake's still out? 493 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:48,676 He's been further detained. 494 00:17:48,719 --> 00:17:50,504 Yeah, uh, he ran into some protesters 495 00:17:50,547 --> 00:17:52,636 from the Equine Resource League in a parking lot 496 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:54,377 at the Port of Baltimore. 497 00:17:54,421 --> 00:17:56,162 They pelted him and his car with manure. 498 00:17:56,205 --> 00:17:58,033 Is he okay? 499 00:17:58,077 --> 00:18:00,340 He's, uh, rattled. 500 00:18:00,383 --> 00:18:03,125 What are they protesting anyway? 501 00:18:03,169 --> 00:18:05,388 Somebody sent me a horse? 502 00:18:05,432 --> 00:18:08,826 No, ma'am, that you're sending her back to Mongolia 503 00:18:08,870 --> 00:18:10,567 where she'll be euthanized. 504 00:18:10,611 --> 00:18:13,092 How on earth did they find out? 505 00:18:13,135 --> 00:18:14,535 We're getting to the bottom of that. 506 00:18:14,571 --> 00:18:16,834 But they have all the information on the Web site. 507 00:18:16,878 --> 00:18:19,489 They claim you're sending a purebred to its death 508 00:18:19,533 --> 00:18:20,751 over a diplomatic dispute. 509 00:18:20,795 --> 00:18:22,884 They're encouraging a widespread protest 510 00:18:22,927 --> 00:18:26,714 until the U.S. accepts the horse and gives her a loving home. 511 00:18:27,497 --> 00:18:32,633 So... how does Blake sound? 512 00:18:32,676 --> 00:18:36,767 Um, remember when pigeons got into his apartment 513 00:18:36,811 --> 00:18:38,160 when he was out of town? 514 00:18:38,204 --> 00:18:40,423 Wow, that bad, huh? 515 00:18:40,467 --> 00:18:41,816 Worse. 516 00:18:41,859 --> 00:18:44,384 Shall I put someone on his desk until he comes back? 517 00:18:44,427 --> 00:18:46,603 Not unless you want to finish him off. 518 00:18:46,647 --> 00:18:48,214 Hey, guys. Hi, Noodle. 519 00:18:48,257 --> 00:18:50,738 The dresses just arrived from the stylist. 520 00:18:50,781 --> 00:18:53,132 Wow, I... [gasps] 521 00:18:54,176 --> 00:18:55,830 What do we like? 522 00:18:55,873 --> 00:18:58,224 Honestly? None of them. 523 00:18:58,267 --> 00:18:59,573 Oh. 524 00:19:01,227 --> 00:19:02,358 Not even this? 525 00:19:02,402 --> 00:19:03,533 You can't wear black. 526 00:19:03,577 --> 00:19:05,448 It's a celebration, not a funeral. 527 00:19:05,492 --> 00:19:08,756 Well... tell you what, 528 00:19:08,799 --> 00:19:10,584 why don't we just forget about these? 529 00:19:10,627 --> 00:19:12,281 Why don't you just be the stylist? 530 00:19:12,325 --> 00:19:15,371 And you find something you like and we'll track it down, okay? 531 00:19:15,415 --> 00:19:16,807 Really? 532 00:19:16,851 --> 00:19:18,766 This is amazing! 533 00:19:18,809 --> 00:19:21,290 My first assignment is the inaugural ball? 534 00:19:21,334 --> 00:19:23,553 Yeah, and your first client carried you in her womb, 535 00:19:23,597 --> 00:19:24,748 so she's probably gonna go easy on you. 536 00:19:24,772 --> 00:19:25,947 DAISY: Ma'am, 537 00:19:25,990 --> 00:19:27,775 I'll get back to you as soon as we find out 538 00:19:27,818 --> 00:19:29,100 who leaked the information on Mandy. 539 00:19:29,124 --> 00:19:30,952 Excuse me? Mandy? 540 00:19:30,995 --> 00:19:32,649 Oh, Blake named her. 541 00:19:32,693 --> 00:19:34,782 Apparently, they formed a bond. No. 542 00:19:34,825 --> 00:19:36,914 No naming the horse, it's just gonna make it worse 543 00:19:36,958 --> 00:19:38,805 when we have to send her back. That goes for everyone. 544 00:19:38,829 --> 00:19:40,396 Okay. Yes, ma'am, 545 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:43,747 I will issue a directive: no bonding with the horse. 546 00:19:43,791 --> 00:19:45,231 Minister Chen, still holding for you. 547 00:19:48,839 --> 00:19:52,800 Minister Chen, oh, I'm so sorry to keep you holding. 548 00:19:52,843 --> 00:19:55,019 My assistant is out of the office 549 00:19:55,063 --> 00:19:57,805 and, well, it's been a day of excitement for all of us. 550 00:19:57,848 --> 00:20:00,634 I'm sure it's not every day you receive a Mongolian horse 551 00:20:00,677 --> 00:20:03,245 as an inducement to intervene in the democratic process 552 00:20:03,289 --> 00:20:04,681 of a foreign nation. 553 00:20:05,682 --> 00:20:10,078 The, uh, horse was a gift of congratulations 554 00:20:10,121 --> 00:20:13,995 from Minister Sendoo, not a bribe, 555 00:20:14,038 --> 00:20:16,998 and in any case, I've already declined it. 556 00:20:17,041 --> 00:20:18,478 My concern is that 557 00:20:18,521 --> 00:20:21,220 even the perception of a U.S. stance on independence 558 00:20:21,263 --> 00:20:22,656 could sway the outcome of the vote. 559 00:20:22,699 --> 00:20:25,528 Well, the U.S. position on the referendum 560 00:20:25,572 --> 00:20:27,574 is one of neutrality. 561 00:20:27,617 --> 00:20:30,794 As I trust China's will be, as well. 562 00:20:30,838 --> 00:20:33,014 I am not the one accepting gifts from the Mongolians. 563 00:20:33,057 --> 00:20:36,452 Well, that makes two of us. 564 00:20:36,496 --> 00:20:38,802 Always a pleasure talking to you. 565 00:20:38,846 --> 00:20:40,761 Good-bye, Madam Secretary. 566 00:20:41,849 --> 00:20:44,199 Blake, will you get me... 567 00:20:44,243 --> 00:20:47,724 I really... Really don't like this. 568 00:20:47,768 --> 00:20:49,726 HOBBS: I don't know why I thought 569 00:20:49,770 --> 00:20:51,206 this would be inspiring. 570 00:20:51,250 --> 00:20:54,383 Religious altars to the gods of money and power, 571 00:20:54,427 --> 00:20:57,430 statues to slave owners and warmongers, 572 00:20:57,473 --> 00:21:01,564 an obelisk extending into the sky 573 00:21:01,608 --> 00:21:05,220 like a great wagging phallus. 574 00:21:05,264 --> 00:21:08,049 Uh, well, do you want to see Georgetown? 575 00:21:08,092 --> 00:21:09,964 It has a bit of a homier feel to it. 576 00:21:10,007 --> 00:21:12,271 Oh, yes, by all means. 577 00:21:12,314 --> 00:21:13,576 Let us see where the exploiters 578 00:21:13,620 --> 00:21:16,275 of all that is sacred rest their weary bones. 579 00:21:16,318 --> 00:21:18,277 Wait. Stop. 580 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:19,713 What? Excuse me? 581 00:21:19,756 --> 00:21:20,975 Stop! Oh, okay. 582 00:21:21,018 --> 00:21:23,238 Uh, are you okay? 583 00:21:23,282 --> 00:21:24,674 Inspiration. 584 00:21:24,718 --> 00:21:27,198 Mr. Hobbs, I-I don't think I can park here. Mr... 585 00:21:30,027 --> 00:21:32,813 [car horns honking] 586 00:21:32,856 --> 00:21:36,033 Governor, we understand the symbolic gesture 587 00:21:36,077 --> 00:21:37,687 of filing suit against the state 588 00:21:37,731 --> 00:21:39,863 for overriding its sore-loser law 589 00:21:39,907 --> 00:21:41,343 and allowing us on the ballot. 590 00:21:41,387 --> 00:21:44,564 I can't imagine you expected the Sixth Circuit 591 00:21:44,607 --> 00:21:46,870 to hear the case, and... 592 00:21:46,914 --> 00:21:50,352 now we find ourselves in an awkward situation. 593 00:21:50,396 --> 00:21:52,199 On the contrary, I fully expected them to hear it. 594 00:21:52,223 --> 00:21:54,443 There's nothing awkward about it for me. 595 00:21:54,487 --> 00:21:57,707 There was no impropriety on the part of the secretary, 596 00:21:57,751 --> 00:21:59,013 and you know it. 597 00:21:59,056 --> 00:22:00,884 Even under whatever bogus, 598 00:22:00,928 --> 00:22:02,886 antiquated law you dug up. 599 00:22:02,930 --> 00:22:04,627 It's not about what I know, Russell, 600 00:22:04,671 --> 00:22:05,735 it's how the judge sees it. 601 00:22:05,759 --> 00:22:08,370 No president has ever been unseated 602 00:22:08,414 --> 00:22:09,980 by the judiciary, 603 00:22:10,024 --> 00:22:11,504 or even thrown out of office 604 00:22:11,547 --> 00:22:13,941 after impeachment, for that matter. 605 00:22:13,984 --> 00:22:16,335 The idea that the court would do something 606 00:22:16,378 --> 00:22:18,859 as destabilizing as removing a president 607 00:22:18,902 --> 00:22:20,382 after his inauguration, 608 00:22:20,426 --> 00:22:22,384 replacing him with his opponent, is laughable. 609 00:22:22,428 --> 00:22:23,559 If it's so laughable, 610 00:22:23,603 --> 00:22:24,908 why are you negotiating with me? 611 00:22:24,952 --> 00:22:29,173 This was a trying election for everyone. 612 00:22:29,217 --> 00:22:30,577 And instead of tying up the country 613 00:22:30,610 --> 00:22:32,002 in a court battle you'll never win, 614 00:22:32,046 --> 00:22:37,443 wouldn't your intellect and passion and experience 615 00:22:37,486 --> 00:22:39,183 be put to better use by 616 00:22:39,227 --> 00:22:42,361 serving in this administration? What do you have in mind? 617 00:22:42,404 --> 00:22:43,884 Your campaign platform made it clear 618 00:22:43,927 --> 00:22:46,582 that your priority is fostering the growth 619 00:22:46,626 --> 00:22:49,585 of business and industry. 620 00:22:49,629 --> 00:22:51,935 We'd like you to come on board 621 00:22:51,979 --> 00:22:53,763 as our Secretary of Commerce. 622 00:22:53,807 --> 00:22:55,025 Are you joking? 623 00:22:58,289 --> 00:22:59,726 [laughs] 624 00:22:59,769 --> 00:23:01,138 You two need to take this on the road. 625 00:23:01,162 --> 00:23:02,293 It's hilarious. 626 00:23:02,337 --> 00:23:05,601 There's only one post significant enough 627 00:23:05,645 --> 00:23:06,820 to make me want to walk away 628 00:23:06,863 --> 00:23:09,431 from rolling the dice in the Sixth Circuit. 629 00:23:09,475 --> 00:23:10,780 State. 630 00:23:10,824 --> 00:23:13,000 Excuse me? Secretary of state. 631 00:23:15,219 --> 00:23:17,178 Or the beat goes on. 632 00:23:17,221 --> 00:23:19,310 What do you say to that? 633 00:23:22,836 --> 00:23:25,229 Not gonna happen, Sam. 634 00:23:28,145 --> 00:23:30,321 Have a nice day, gentlemen. 635 00:23:39,461 --> 00:23:41,637 You're wasting your time. 636 00:23:41,681 --> 00:23:42,943 ERL is under no obligation 637 00:23:42,986 --> 00:23:44,597 to reveal the source of our information. 638 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:47,164 Does it concern you at all that any leak in the state department 639 00:23:47,208 --> 00:23:48,315 could be a matter of national security? 640 00:23:48,339 --> 00:23:49,732 That's your problem. 641 00:23:49,776 --> 00:23:51,493 I have the Freedom of Information Act on my side. 642 00:23:51,517 --> 00:23:54,084 Did you get the information directly from Minister Sendoo? 643 00:23:54,128 --> 00:23:56,957 Otherwise, there's no other explanation 644 00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:59,133 why it was on your Web site so fast. 645 00:23:59,176 --> 00:24:01,962 The foreign minister and I had no direct communication. 646 00:24:02,005 --> 00:24:03,877 It's the minister of education. 647 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:06,183 Do you even read your own illegally obtained information? 648 00:24:06,227 --> 00:24:08,185 I'm starting to feel harassed here. 649 00:24:08,229 --> 00:24:09,709 If the Mongolese people want to use us 650 00:24:09,752 --> 00:24:11,362 to promote animal rights, 651 00:24:11,406 --> 00:24:12,842 we welcome their input. 652 00:24:12,886 --> 00:24:14,540 You mean the Mongolian people? 653 00:24:14,583 --> 00:24:16,542 Eh... Wait a minute. 654 00:24:16,585 --> 00:24:19,022 You barely know what I'm talking about. 655 00:24:19,066 --> 00:24:21,348 You didn't put that piece up on the Web site yourself, did you? 656 00:24:21,372 --> 00:24:22,461 Where did it come from? 657 00:24:22,504 --> 00:24:25,681 You were hacked. 658 00:24:28,467 --> 00:24:29,685 Hey. How's your day going? 659 00:24:29,729 --> 00:24:31,905 A little crazy. 660 00:24:31,948 --> 00:24:34,211 I really need your help. 661 00:24:34,255 --> 00:24:36,562 I'm in a dive bar with the poet laureate, 662 00:24:36,605 --> 00:24:39,303 who is supposed to be composing a poem for the inauguration. 663 00:24:39,347 --> 00:24:40,435 Okay. 664 00:24:40,479 --> 00:24:42,568 Unless it's going to be about Scotch, 665 00:24:42,611 --> 00:24:44,395 I don't think that's gonna happen. 666 00:24:44,439 --> 00:24:45,547 Oh, I can't tell you the number of times 667 00:24:45,571 --> 00:24:46,722 I've been in that exact predicament. 668 00:24:46,746 --> 00:24:48,138 Are you serious? 669 00:24:48,182 --> 00:24:50,247 This is my first real assignment for Russell Jackson, 670 00:24:50,271 --> 00:24:52,708 to get this guy safely to the hotel, 671 00:24:52,752 --> 00:24:53,970 and I can't do it. 672 00:24:54,014 --> 00:24:55,121 Well, there must be a government employee 673 00:24:55,145 --> 00:24:56,103 who can handle it. 674 00:24:56,146 --> 00:24:58,192 I am a government employee. 675 00:24:58,235 --> 00:24:59,280 Oh, yeah. 676 00:24:59,323 --> 00:25:01,238 Please? I can't stress Russell out. 677 00:25:01,282 --> 00:25:02,544 He just had a heart attack. 678 00:25:02,588 --> 00:25:03,913 What do you want me to do? Come down here. 679 00:25:03,937 --> 00:25:06,417 You can at least... 680 00:25:06,461 --> 00:25:07,636 help me carry him to the car 681 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:09,072 in case he starts to pass out. 682 00:25:09,116 --> 00:25:10,552 Okay. Text me the address. 683 00:25:10,596 --> 00:25:11,945 Oh, and please 684 00:25:11,988 --> 00:25:14,121 don't give that whole "poetry is a useless waste 685 00:25:14,164 --> 00:25:16,403 "of time and brain cells" rant in front of this guy, okay? 686 00:25:16,427 --> 00:25:17,907 Consider me censored. 687 00:25:17,951 --> 00:25:20,127 I'll see you in a bit. 688 00:25:20,170 --> 00:25:22,521 [exhales deeply] 689 00:25:27,787 --> 00:25:28,875 Excuse me, Mr. Lee? 690 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:32,966 Aren't you Dr. Henry McCord? 691 00:25:33,009 --> 00:25:35,055 Yes. I-I'm so flattered that you recognized me. 692 00:25:35,098 --> 00:25:37,144 Well, I've read all of your books. 693 00:25:37,187 --> 00:25:39,886 I consider myself a student of the world's religions. 694 00:25:39,929 --> 00:25:41,365 So am I. 695 00:25:41,409 --> 00:25:43,759 I think some of the sentiments of the Tao Te Ching 696 00:25:43,803 --> 00:25:45,587 are reflected in the parables of the gospels, 697 00:25:45,631 --> 00:25:48,329 although I sometimes find the language more poetic. 698 00:25:50,287 --> 00:25:53,987 So... do you practice here? 699 00:25:54,030 --> 00:25:57,599 No. I came to meet you. 700 00:25:57,643 --> 00:25:59,340 On behalf of your wife? 701 00:25:59,383 --> 00:26:00,994 On behalf of the NSA. 702 00:26:02,996 --> 00:26:04,519 Really? 703 00:26:04,563 --> 00:26:06,477 I sometimes do some consulting work. 704 00:26:06,521 --> 00:26:08,479 I have nothing left to say to those guys. 705 00:26:08,523 --> 00:26:09,761 Look, I know they can come on pretty strong, 706 00:26:09,785 --> 00:26:11,613 but they're probably just embarrassed 707 00:26:11,657 --> 00:26:13,615 and intimidated by you. 708 00:26:13,659 --> 00:26:15,791 So, because of their fragile psyches, 709 00:26:15,835 --> 00:26:18,141 I'm supposed to help them burn up the Bill of Rights? 710 00:26:18,185 --> 00:26:20,317 It's one thing to defend the Fourth Amendment, 711 00:26:20,361 --> 00:26:21,928 it's another thing to develop technology 712 00:26:21,971 --> 00:26:24,495 so impenetrable that it locks out 713 00:26:24,539 --> 00:26:26,106 the state's ability to investigate 714 00:26:26,149 --> 00:26:27,411 with probable cause. 715 00:26:27,455 --> 00:26:30,327 Giving the NSA access to a private customer phone 716 00:26:30,371 --> 00:26:32,329 would set a terrible legal precedent. 717 00:26:32,373 --> 00:26:35,637 Maybe you need to practice some of the tenets. 718 00:26:35,681 --> 00:26:37,508 Taoism has taught you, 719 00:26:37,552 --> 00:26:40,120 and let go of your longing. 720 00:26:43,036 --> 00:26:45,188 The world's religions aren't the only thing I've learned from. 721 00:26:45,212 --> 00:26:46,798 In the intelligence community, there's a method 722 00:26:46,822 --> 00:26:49,782 for developing assets called "MIC"... M.I.C. 723 00:26:49,825 --> 00:26:52,872 First you try to persuade with money... that's the "M." 724 00:26:52,915 --> 00:26:55,526 You have plenty of that. "I" is for ideology. 725 00:26:55,570 --> 00:26:58,442 I tried to appeal to that, and I failed. 726 00:26:58,486 --> 00:27:01,097 And the "C" is for coercion, 727 00:27:01,141 --> 00:27:04,361 but as an ally of Dalton's... 728 00:27:04,405 --> 00:27:05,667 not a lot to coerce you with. 729 00:27:05,711 --> 00:27:08,670 So it seems... [sighs] 730 00:27:08,714 --> 00:27:11,673 That you have run out of letters. 731 00:27:11,717 --> 00:27:13,936 Yes. 732 00:27:13,980 --> 00:27:16,373 All I can do now is humble myself and appeal to you 733 00:27:16,417 --> 00:27:17,374 as someone who cares deeply about 734 00:27:17,418 --> 00:27:18,680 the welfare of this country. 735 00:27:18,724 --> 00:27:23,032 So few of us find ourselves in your position. 736 00:27:23,076 --> 00:27:25,382 You have the U.S. government groveling at your feet 737 00:27:25,426 --> 00:27:29,735 for a small piece of proprietary information. 738 00:27:31,258 --> 00:27:33,608 You're the only person who can help us. 739 00:27:36,567 --> 00:27:38,874 Okay, here's what we're up against 740 00:27:38,918 --> 00:27:41,224 with finding a safe haven for the horse. 741 00:27:41,268 --> 00:27:43,487 It has to be a country whose customs laws 742 00:27:43,531 --> 00:27:45,576 are lax enough to accept a horse 743 00:27:45,620 --> 00:27:47,491 who has been exposed to the diseases 744 00:27:47,535 --> 00:27:48,971 of two different countries. 745 00:27:49,015 --> 00:27:51,017 It would have to have regular trade relations 746 00:27:51,060 --> 00:27:52,888 with the U.S.Right. 747 00:27:52,932 --> 00:27:54,716 It would have to have a climate amenable 748 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:56,675 to Mongol horses. 749 00:27:56,718 --> 00:27:58,981 And we'd need verifiable first-class living conditions. 750 00:27:59,025 --> 00:28:01,288 No hiding her away on some remote, decrepit farm 751 00:28:01,331 --> 00:28:02,681 in South America. 752 00:28:02,724 --> 00:28:05,466 She needs human interaction. She was bred for that. 753 00:28:05,509 --> 00:28:08,382 Did she tell you that, horse whisperer? 754 00:28:08,425 --> 00:28:10,253 Blake, I believe you were warned 755 00:28:10,297 --> 00:28:11,951 about bonding with the horse. 756 00:28:11,994 --> 00:28:14,388 Oh, like I can walk that back. 757 00:28:14,431 --> 00:28:16,825 DAISY: Guys... 758 00:28:16,869 --> 00:28:18,609 CYBERCOM has made a forensic analysis 759 00:28:18,653 --> 00:28:20,133 on the ERL Web site hack, 760 00:28:20,176 --> 00:28:22,285 and they have a very strong idea of who was behind it. 761 00:28:22,309 --> 00:28:24,354 Russia? That's right, ma'am. 762 00:28:24,398 --> 00:28:26,182 As you know, they are none too happy about 763 00:28:26,226 --> 00:28:28,315 the idea of China expanding its borders 764 00:28:28,358 --> 00:28:30,839 further across the southeastern portion of its country. 765 00:28:30,883 --> 00:28:33,233 Well, or of China expanding its land holdings 766 00:28:33,276 --> 00:28:34,930 and natural resources. 767 00:28:34,974 --> 00:28:36,105 But really? 768 00:28:36,149 --> 00:28:38,107 Enough to get into this? 769 00:28:38,151 --> 00:28:40,936 MATT: We figure that's why they came at it so sideways. 770 00:28:40,980 --> 00:28:42,820 They don't want to destroy relations with China 771 00:28:42,851 --> 00:28:43,809 any more than we do. 772 00:28:43,852 --> 00:28:45,636 Our working theory is that 773 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:47,638 Russia may have ties to Minister Sendoo's 774 00:28:47,682 --> 00:28:48,944 independence campaign 775 00:28:48,988 --> 00:28:51,642 and was hoping to develop a little insurance 776 00:28:51,686 --> 00:28:53,035 in the event that we tried 777 00:28:53,079 --> 00:28:54,645 to send the horse back to Mongolia. 778 00:28:54,689 --> 00:28:56,473 Apparently, the minute Minister Sendoo 779 00:28:56,517 --> 00:28:59,476 hung up with you, he called his connection in Russia, 780 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:00,758 and then it ended up on the ERL Web site, 781 00:29:00,782 --> 00:29:04,830 resulting in the... manure offensive. 782 00:29:04,873 --> 00:29:06,614 So this way Russia influences 783 00:29:06,657 --> 00:29:08,355 the outcome of the referendum 784 00:29:08,398 --> 00:29:11,837 but keeps its hands clean of interventionism. 785 00:29:11,880 --> 00:29:13,142 Yes, ma'am. 786 00:29:13,186 --> 00:29:14,729 Well, I-I'm just glad this hasn't escalated 787 00:29:14,753 --> 00:29:17,538 into an international incident. 788 00:29:19,975 --> 00:29:21,977 Oh, thank God.Hey. 789 00:29:22,021 --> 00:29:23,500 What's happening? 790 00:29:23,544 --> 00:29:26,286 Uh, Mr. Hobbs, this is my fiancé, Jareth. 791 00:29:26,329 --> 00:29:29,115 He dropped by because, um, 792 00:29:29,158 --> 00:29:30,377 he wanted to meet you. 793 00:29:30,420 --> 00:29:31,987 HOBBS: Have a seat, young man. 794 00:29:32,031 --> 00:29:33,989 Let's talk about how you find poetry 795 00:29:34,033 --> 00:29:36,818 a waste of time and brain cells. 796 00:29:36,862 --> 00:29:39,386 I overheard her conversation on the phone with you. 797 00:29:39,429 --> 00:29:42,824 I don't know why people think alcohol affects auditory nerves. 798 00:29:42,868 --> 00:29:44,260 Please have a drink 799 00:29:44,304 --> 00:29:47,524 and, uh, explain the futility of verse to me. 800 00:29:47,568 --> 00:29:49,004 I don't think it's futile. 801 00:29:49,048 --> 00:29:52,181 Sometimes it can be ever so slightly... 802 00:29:52,225 --> 00:29:54,836 indulgent. 803 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:57,665 Unnecessarily convoluted and redundant. 804 00:29:57,708 --> 00:30:00,537 Also pretentious, arrogant, 805 00:30:00,581 --> 00:30:02,888 and not essential to the evolution of mankind. 806 00:30:02,931 --> 00:30:05,107 Otherwise a perfectly harmless pursuit. 807 00:30:05,151 --> 00:30:06,456 Should we go? 808 00:30:06,500 --> 00:30:08,981 With what do you occupy your superior gray matter? 809 00:30:09,024 --> 00:30:10,809 I'm a physicist. 810 00:30:10,852 --> 00:30:13,246 Ha! Bravo. 811 00:30:13,289 --> 00:30:17,032 The geniuses who brought us nuclear weapons, Oh. 812 00:30:17,076 --> 00:30:18,555 Space junk and global warming. 813 00:30:18,599 --> 00:30:20,731 Well done. What a charming oversimplification. 814 00:30:20,775 --> 00:30:23,430 Tell me something, how do you live 815 00:30:23,473 --> 00:30:28,043 with such an unimaginative reductionist view of the world? 816 00:30:28,087 --> 00:30:31,742 How is life, without the resonance of beauty, 817 00:30:31,786 --> 00:30:33,092 even worth the effort? 818 00:30:33,135 --> 00:30:35,529 Let me tell you a little something about beauty, 819 00:30:35,572 --> 00:30:36,835 Mr. Hobbs. 820 00:30:36,878 --> 00:30:38,203 You seem to think I can't appreciate beauty 821 00:30:38,227 --> 00:30:41,230 because I study the intricacies of its components. 822 00:30:41,274 --> 00:30:43,580 You know what? Why don't we just go? 823 00:30:43,624 --> 00:30:44,625 Uh, bartender? 824 00:30:44,668 --> 00:30:46,148 It was Richard Feynman, physicist, 825 00:30:46,192 --> 00:30:48,281 personal hero of mine, who put it best. 826 00:30:48,324 --> 00:30:51,458 He said that he could appreciate the beauty of a flower more 827 00:30:51,501 --> 00:30:53,460 than, say, uh, you. 828 00:30:53,503 --> 00:30:56,550 He said he could see more than the average man sees. 829 00:30:56,593 --> 00:30:59,901 He could imagine its cells, he could appreciate 830 00:30:59,945 --> 00:31:01,270 that the flower evolved in order to make its colors 831 00:31:01,294 --> 00:31:02,643 more attractive to insects. 832 00:31:02,686 --> 00:31:04,601 Which means that insects see color. 833 00:31:04,645 --> 00:31:07,039 I mean, maybe they share our aesthetic sense. 834 00:31:07,082 --> 00:31:09,606 Recognizing the majesty of the quantum world 835 00:31:09,650 --> 00:31:11,043 only adds to the beauty of life. 836 00:31:11,086 --> 00:31:12,261 It does not subtract. 837 00:31:12,305 --> 00:31:13,872 So to answer your question, Mr. Hobbs, 838 00:31:13,915 --> 00:31:16,483 I don't just live in a beautiful world, 839 00:31:16,526 --> 00:31:18,398 I understand it. 840 00:31:25,405 --> 00:31:27,755 COUNSEL: We're in a difficult spot here, Russell. 841 00:31:27,798 --> 00:31:30,497 Your legal options in fighting this case 842 00:31:30,540 --> 00:31:33,152 are extremely limited. 843 00:31:33,195 --> 00:31:34,893 If they rule in Evans' favor, 844 00:31:34,936 --> 00:31:37,025 there's very little we can do. 845 00:31:37,069 --> 00:31:40,376 Short of asserting power by military junta. 846 00:31:42,161 --> 00:31:44,250 What if you tried reasoning with Evans? 847 00:31:44,293 --> 00:31:45,904 Oh, we tried that. 848 00:31:45,947 --> 00:31:48,210 We even offered him Secretary of Commerce. 849 00:31:48,254 --> 00:31:49,908 He turned it down. 850 00:31:49,951 --> 00:31:52,127 Well... What can I tell you? He's a motivated guy. 851 00:31:52,171 --> 00:31:54,956 He's a sore-loser law unto himself. 852 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:58,046 Give me odds on the ruling. 853 00:31:58,090 --> 00:32:00,135 60-40, us. 854 00:32:00,179 --> 00:32:03,225 Nothing we can really do but hang tight. 855 00:32:03,269 --> 00:32:05,184 Okay, thanks. 856 00:32:05,227 --> 00:32:07,229 I guess. 857 00:32:14,367 --> 00:32:15,890 [exhales] 858 00:32:17,848 --> 00:32:20,939 Go back to the breath. 859 00:32:20,982 --> 00:32:22,462 [beeping] 860 00:32:24,812 --> 00:32:26,422 "Serenity," stream. 861 00:32:26,466 --> 00:32:28,468 [new age music begins playing] 862 00:32:31,645 --> 00:32:34,082 [exhales] 863 00:32:34,126 --> 00:32:36,519 Nothing to be done. 864 00:32:36,563 --> 00:32:40,393 Let the chips fall where they may. 865 00:32:40,436 --> 00:32:41,960 [whispers]: Breathe. 866 00:32:51,970 --> 00:32:57,584 Chips fall... What the hell? 867 00:32:57,627 --> 00:33:00,195 Who am I? 868 00:33:00,239 --> 00:33:02,241 Adele! 869 00:33:02,284 --> 00:33:04,460 Get me my file on Sam Evans. 870 00:33:04,504 --> 00:33:07,333 It's time to take out the trash. 871 00:33:07,376 --> 00:33:08,527 HENRY: What if we just buy the horse? 872 00:33:08,551 --> 00:33:10,162 Let her live at the farm? 873 00:33:10,205 --> 00:33:12,662 That way it's a purchase, not a bribe. And that's legal, right? 874 00:33:12,686 --> 00:33:15,994 Yes, it is, and that was my first thought. 875 00:33:16,037 --> 00:33:17,734 The horse costs $2 million. 876 00:33:17,778 --> 00:33:19,040 Oh, my God. 877 00:33:19,084 --> 00:33:20,215 Does it sing and dance? 878 00:33:20,259 --> 00:33:22,130 Besides, even buying it 879 00:33:22,174 --> 00:33:24,002 looks like I'm taking sides 880 00:33:24,045 --> 00:33:26,047 on the referendum. 881 00:33:26,091 --> 00:33:27,614 I spent an hour on the phone 882 00:33:27,657 --> 00:33:29,398 with the Russian foreign minister, 883 00:33:29,442 --> 00:33:31,879 stepping out the consequences of interfering 884 00:33:31,922 --> 00:33:33,489 with the democratic process. 885 00:33:33,533 --> 00:33:36,318 So I can't give them any ammunition. 886 00:33:36,362 --> 00:33:38,059 To knock you off your high horse. 887 00:33:38,103 --> 00:33:39,278 [chuckles] 888 00:33:39,321 --> 00:33:41,236 That was right there. I had to, that was... 889 00:33:41,280 --> 00:33:42,672 It's the only one you get. 890 00:33:42,716 --> 00:33:45,197 Is Stevie at Jareth's? I haven't seen her around. 891 00:33:45,240 --> 00:33:46,937 Yeah, she told us not to expect her. 892 00:33:46,981 --> 00:33:50,419 Oh. Think I could call and just check on her, 893 00:33:50,463 --> 00:33:52,421 make sure she got in okay? 894 00:33:52,465 --> 00:33:53,770 At her fiancé's place? 895 00:33:53,814 --> 00:33:55,250 Helicoptery, right? 896 00:33:56,904 --> 00:33:57,992 ALISON: Hey. 897 00:33:58,036 --> 00:33:59,602 It took a while, but I found your dress. 898 00:33:59,646 --> 00:34:00,821 Oh. 899 00:34:00,864 --> 00:34:02,214 I saw it in French Vogue 900 00:34:02,257 --> 00:34:04,825 and the stylist finally tracked it down. 901 00:34:04,868 --> 00:34:06,392 It's an Andre Devereaux, 902 00:34:06,435 --> 00:34:09,351 who is a totally cutting edge designer. 903 00:34:09,395 --> 00:34:11,179 No one else will be wearing it. 904 00:34:11,223 --> 00:34:12,876 Oh! 905 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:15,749 That is really something, isn't it? 906 00:34:15,792 --> 00:34:17,968 It is. ALISON: You love it, right? 907 00:34:18,012 --> 00:34:19,448 Oh. I-I've... 908 00:34:19,492 --> 00:34:22,277 never seen anything like it. It's just... every color. 909 00:34:22,321 --> 00:34:23,409 Ooh! Want to try it on? 910 00:34:23,452 --> 00:34:24,671 Tomorrow, baby. 911 00:34:24,714 --> 00:34:26,716 I-I'm so tired, and... 912 00:34:26,760 --> 00:34:29,589 Yeah. I'll have all of your accessories by then, anyways. 913 00:34:29,632 --> 00:34:31,982 Oh, there's more. Just gonna... Love you. 914 00:34:32,026 --> 00:34:33,854 Good night.[Elizabeth exhales] 915 00:34:35,856 --> 00:34:37,379 I can't wear that, right? 916 00:34:37,423 --> 00:34:39,512 I don't think so. 917 00:34:39,555 --> 00:34:42,341 Oh... But she'll be so disappointed and... 918 00:34:42,384 --> 00:34:44,908 Babe, this is not the lanyard she made for you 919 00:34:44,952 --> 00:34:46,519 in the second grade. This is your dress 920 00:34:46,562 --> 00:34:47,955 for the inaugural ball. 921 00:34:47,998 --> 00:34:52,394 You got to seem, uh... you know... sane. 922 00:34:54,222 --> 00:34:56,268 Stop trying to figure out 923 00:34:56,311 --> 00:34:59,706 how to make it work. 924 00:34:59,749 --> 00:35:01,882 Okay, then I'm calling Stevie. 925 00:35:01,925 --> 00:35:04,058 [phone buzzes] 926 00:35:04,102 --> 00:35:06,582 Hello. Hey, Mom! 927 00:35:06,626 --> 00:35:07,844 Wine. 928 00:35:07,888 --> 00:35:09,411 Uh... What's up? 929 00:35:09,455 --> 00:35:10,717 Oh... 930 00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:12,347 I was just calling to see how your day was. 931 00:35:12,371 --> 00:35:13,459 Are you at Jareth's? 932 00:35:13,502 --> 00:35:15,896 Not yet. Um, we're just hanging out. 933 00:35:15,939 --> 00:35:17,854 Uh, uh, actually, I need to get back to that. 934 00:35:17,898 --> 00:35:19,552 I-I'll call you later, okay?[grunts] 935 00:35:19,595 --> 00:35:21,138 But everything's fine. ELIZABETH: Good. 936 00:35:21,162 --> 00:35:22,642 Okay. Bye. 937 00:35:24,687 --> 00:35:26,230 Okay. We need to roll him on his side, Yeah. 938 00:35:26,254 --> 00:35:27,934 So he doesn't choke on his own vomit. What? 939 00:35:29,605 --> 00:35:32,086 Uh, nothing. Love you. 940 00:35:32,130 --> 00:35:34,915 All good. Bye. 941 00:35:34,958 --> 00:35:36,917 I admire your discipline, Russell. 942 00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:39,180 That is the saddest looking plate I've ever seen. 943 00:35:39,224 --> 00:35:41,182 [chuckles] You know what? 944 00:35:41,226 --> 00:35:44,272 Turns out I like fish. And kale. 945 00:35:44,316 --> 00:35:46,622 Now I get what everybody's talking about. 946 00:35:46,666 --> 00:35:48,339 What are you looking to sell me on tonight? 947 00:35:48,363 --> 00:35:50,080 'Cause I'm not buying that lame cabinet post. 948 00:35:50,104 --> 00:35:51,497 No, not a thing. 949 00:35:51,540 --> 00:35:53,760 And the job offer's no longer on the table. 950 00:35:53,803 --> 00:35:56,415 You looked that horse a little too long in the mouth. 951 00:35:56,458 --> 00:35:59,809 See, the president doesn't know I'm here. 952 00:35:59,853 --> 00:36:02,290 Neither does the secretary. 953 00:36:02,334 --> 00:36:05,250 'Cause they're both more principled people 954 00:36:05,293 --> 00:36:07,034 than I am. 955 00:36:09,602 --> 00:36:13,649 "In peace there is nothing so becomes a man 956 00:36:13,693 --> 00:36:16,696 "as modest stillness "and humility. 957 00:36:18,393 --> 00:36:21,570 "But when the blast of war blows in our ears, 958 00:36:21,614 --> 00:36:25,226 then imitate the actions of the tiger." 959 00:36:26,793 --> 00:36:30,318 Henry V. 960 00:36:30,362 --> 00:36:32,929 We, uh, got our hands on some oppo research 961 00:36:32,973 --> 00:36:34,907 that could have influenced the narrative of the election, 962 00:36:34,931 --> 00:36:38,239 and the president decided not to use it. 963 00:36:38,283 --> 00:36:39,762 He still feels that way. 964 00:36:39,806 --> 00:36:43,070 Even I had a moment on the high road, but it turns out, 965 00:36:43,113 --> 00:36:46,769 it's not really my thing. 966 00:36:46,813 --> 00:36:50,077 'Cause I can't stand seeing good people being hurt 967 00:36:50,120 --> 00:36:53,733 because of unbridled greed and ambition. 968 00:36:53,776 --> 00:36:56,214 So I want you to think about this, Governor. 969 00:36:56,257 --> 00:36:58,651 Imagine if you held the country up 970 00:36:58,694 --> 00:37:01,480 in an elaborate legal proceeding, 971 00:37:01,523 --> 00:37:03,699 rattled their faith in the system, 972 00:37:03,743 --> 00:37:05,658 even got yourself in office, 973 00:37:05,701 --> 00:37:09,052 only for the voting public to discover 974 00:37:09,096 --> 00:37:12,012 that you withheld information 975 00:37:12,055 --> 00:37:14,928 pertinent to your competency 976 00:37:14,971 --> 00:37:18,453 to be president of the United States. 977 00:37:22,457 --> 00:37:24,459 You're bluffing. 978 00:37:26,418 --> 00:37:29,334 You're welcome to try me. 979 00:37:29,377 --> 00:37:31,379 ♪ 980 00:37:36,036 --> 00:37:38,604 NEWSWOMAN: As the president and members of his administration 981 00:37:38,647 --> 00:37:40,258 prepare for the inauguration ceremony, 982 00:37:40,301 --> 00:37:43,261 we've just received confirmation that Governor Sam Evans 983 00:37:43,304 --> 00:37:45,263 has officially dropped his lawsuit 984 00:37:45,306 --> 00:37:47,308 against the state of Ohio. 985 00:37:47,352 --> 00:37:49,745 EVANS: After much consideration and prayer, 986 00:37:49,789 --> 00:37:53,575 I've decided the best thing for this country is to move on. 987 00:37:53,619 --> 00:37:56,317 Maintaining the Republic and focusing on my work 988 00:37:56,361 --> 00:37:58,319 in the great state of Pennsylvania 989 00:37:58,363 --> 00:38:00,321 is of far greater importance 990 00:38:00,365 --> 00:38:02,323 than continuing to fight this decision in court. 991 00:38:02,367 --> 00:38:05,021 I'll be taking no questions. Thank you.[exhales] 992 00:38:05,065 --> 00:38:06,327 What do you know? 993 00:38:06,371 --> 00:38:10,244 Four Horsemen can't be far behind. 994 00:38:14,379 --> 00:38:15,858 What are you doing? 995 00:38:15,902 --> 00:38:17,556 Oh! Oh, God. 996 00:38:19,819 --> 00:38:21,386 Noodle, I'm so sorry. I just... 997 00:38:21,429 --> 00:38:23,692 I can't wear the dress that you picked out. 998 00:38:23,736 --> 00:38:25,433 It's beautiful. It works great 999 00:38:25,477 --> 00:38:27,317 on somebody else, but I just can't pull it off. 1000 00:38:27,348 --> 00:38:28,697 And so I went back into my closet 1001 00:38:28,741 --> 00:38:32,135 and I-I found these two, just... so much more me... 1002 00:38:32,179 --> 00:38:33,223 Oh, thank God. 1003 00:38:33,267 --> 00:38:34,355 What? 1004 00:38:34,399 --> 00:38:36,226 I woke up in the middle of the night 1005 00:38:36,270 --> 00:38:38,577 and I just totally started panicking. 1006 00:38:38,620 --> 00:38:41,536 It's the inaugural ball, not the VMAs. 1007 00:38:41,580 --> 00:38:43,886 Suddenly, I pictured you on some Worst Dressed list 1008 00:38:43,930 --> 00:38:47,368 next to Miley Cyrus, and it would've been all my fault. 1009 00:38:47,412 --> 00:38:51,067 I'm just so happy that you're not upset. 1010 00:38:51,111 --> 00:38:54,244 It was sweet of you to trust me with such a big decision, 1011 00:38:54,288 --> 00:38:56,246 I just... I wasn't ready. 1012 00:38:56,290 --> 00:38:58,205 Oh, well... For yourinauguration? 1013 00:38:58,248 --> 00:38:59,728 [laughs]I will be. 1014 00:38:59,772 --> 00:39:01,426 That's very funny. In the meantime, 1015 00:39:01,469 --> 00:39:02,992 Which one of these do you like? 1016 00:39:03,036 --> 00:39:04,820 Uh... the blue one. 1017 00:39:04,864 --> 00:39:07,736 That's exactly what I think. 1018 00:39:07,780 --> 00:39:09,477 The blue one. 1019 00:39:09,521 --> 00:39:11,523 [rumbling in distance] 1020 00:39:22,621 --> 00:39:24,144 Mr. Hobbs? 1021 00:39:27,582 --> 00:39:29,584 Are you here? 1022 00:39:31,978 --> 00:39:34,241 Jareth, wake up. He's gone. 1023 00:39:34,284 --> 00:39:36,112 What? Mr. Hobbs is gone. 1024 00:39:36,156 --> 00:39:38,071 He's disappeared. All right, take it easy. 1025 00:39:38,114 --> 00:39:40,203 I can't! It's the day of the inauguration, 1026 00:39:40,247 --> 00:39:42,467 and I have lost the poet laureate. 1027 00:39:42,510 --> 00:39:44,904 Russell is gonna die. 1028 00:39:44,947 --> 00:39:46,862 He could actually die. Oh, my God. 1029 00:39:46,906 --> 00:39:48,821 [door opens]Good morning, children. 1030 00:39:48,864 --> 00:39:51,084 I've got cappuccinos all around. 1031 00:39:52,868 --> 00:39:54,783 Um... Are you okay? 1032 00:39:54,827 --> 00:39:56,002 Glorious. 1033 00:39:56,045 --> 00:39:57,873 Got down to business at the coffee shop, 1034 00:39:57,917 --> 00:39:59,005 finished the poem. 1035 00:39:59,048 --> 00:40:01,747 I work better under pressure. Cruller? 1036 00:40:02,791 --> 00:40:05,054 Ooh. 1037 00:40:05,098 --> 00:40:07,143 ♪ 1038 00:40:09,537 --> 00:40:10,625 HENRY: There he is. 1039 00:40:10,669 --> 00:40:12,366 Bess.Congratulations. 1040 00:40:12,410 --> 00:40:13,715 Henry. Mr. President. 1041 00:40:13,759 --> 00:40:14,997 Well, that was a cinch, wasn't it? Getting here. 1042 00:40:15,021 --> 00:40:16,370 Piece of cake. Like butter. 1043 00:40:16,414 --> 00:40:18,111 Barely felt it myself. 1044 00:40:18,154 --> 00:40:20,069 Henry. A word? 1045 00:40:20,113 --> 00:40:24,552 Warren Lee has agreed to help us break into the bomber's phone. 1046 00:40:24,596 --> 00:40:26,075 What'd you do? 1047 00:40:26,119 --> 00:40:29,165 I told him about the system we use to develop assets. 1048 00:40:29,209 --> 00:40:30,428 MIC. 1049 00:40:30,471 --> 00:40:32,342 Money, ideology, coercion. 1050 00:40:32,386 --> 00:40:34,910 Actually, the system is MICE. 1051 00:40:34,954 --> 00:40:39,437 With an "E." The fourth approach is appealing to the asset's ego. 1052 00:40:39,480 --> 00:40:43,571 I failed to mention that when I told him he was our only hope. 1053 00:40:44,616 --> 00:40:46,444 [chuckling]: Okay. 1054 00:40:46,487 --> 00:40:48,533 Mr. President. 1055 00:40:48,576 --> 00:40:49,708 Congratulations, sir. 1056 00:40:49,751 --> 00:40:51,231 Thank you, Nadine.Congratulations. 1057 00:40:51,274 --> 00:40:52,667 Blake. Pardon me for interrupting, 1058 00:40:52,711 --> 00:40:54,277 but there is news from Mongolia. 1059 00:40:54,321 --> 00:40:55,975 The referendum vote came in. 1060 00:40:56,018 --> 00:40:58,804 They voted to remain independent. 1061 00:40:58,847 --> 00:41:01,502 That's a good thing. 1062 00:41:01,546 --> 00:41:02,764 Now, about the horse. 1063 00:41:02,808 --> 00:41:03,983 Mandy. Her name is Mandy. 1064 00:41:04,026 --> 00:41:07,247 We found a suitable home for... Mandy. 1065 00:41:07,290 --> 00:41:09,379 Cuba has agreed to take her. 1066 00:41:09,423 --> 00:41:11,599 Their laws around importing livestock 1067 00:41:11,643 --> 00:41:13,645 are still in a nascent stage. 1068 00:41:13,688 --> 00:41:15,405 At first, I worried the climate was too warm, 1069 00:41:15,429 --> 00:41:17,126 but the vibe there is so great. 1070 00:41:17,170 --> 00:41:18,432 Well, that's a relief. 1071 00:41:18,476 --> 00:41:20,739 Thanks, guys. Love it when it all works out. 1072 00:41:20,782 --> 00:41:22,567 What? The, uh, the Evans thing? 1073 00:41:22,610 --> 00:41:25,439 No. But since you brought it up... 1074 00:41:26,440 --> 00:41:28,790 Any idea what happened there? 1075 00:41:28,834 --> 00:41:33,403 I guess the chips just fell our way, sir. 1076 00:41:33,447 --> 00:41:37,407 HOBBS: Sitting high above the Potomac swamp, 1077 00:41:37,451 --> 00:41:39,932 in the long shadow of the spilt blood and dreams 1078 00:41:39,975 --> 00:41:42,282 of the Founding Fathers and Founding Mothers, 1079 00:41:42,325 --> 00:41:46,765 I can see more than the average man sees. 1080 00:41:46,808 --> 00:41:51,552 I imagine the cells, the nucleus of things. 1081 00:41:51,596 --> 00:41:54,207 I see colors that evolved 1082 00:41:54,250 --> 00:41:56,775 to speak to the smallest of eyes. 1083 00:41:56,818 --> 00:41:59,560 Sacrifices that meet in this cataclysm 1084 00:41:59,604 --> 00:42:03,259 of longing for what can and what can, 1085 00:42:03,303 --> 00:42:05,174 overcoming what cannot. 1086 00:42:05,218 --> 00:42:08,351 In the majesty of the quantum world, 1087 00:42:08,395 --> 00:42:10,702 in the beauty of building blocks, 1088 00:42:10,745 --> 00:42:12,921 in the tiniest of elements, 1089 00:42:12,965 --> 00:42:16,969 I glimpse the privilege of being. 1090 00:42:17,012 --> 00:42:21,582 This alertness does not subtract. It adds. 1091 00:42:21,626 --> 00:42:25,368 It is not our inheritance merely to abide 1092 00:42:25,412 --> 00:42:27,588 in this beautiful world. 1093 00:42:27,632 --> 00:42:32,593 It is our inheritance to understand it. 1094 00:42:32,637 --> 00:42:34,290 [applause] 1095 00:42:34,334 --> 00:42:36,336 ♪