1 00:00:03,804 --> 00:00:05,606 JAY: Oh, hey, ma'am. 2 00:00:05,639 --> 00:00:07,108 Yes? I'm glad I caught you. 3 00:00:07,141 --> 00:00:08,076 I just got the report on coastal flooding 4 00:00:08,109 --> 00:00:08,842 in Southeast Asia for tomorrow's meeting. 5 00:00:08,876 --> 00:00:10,811 Yeah, okay, put it on the pile... 6 00:00:10,844 --> 00:00:13,081 Why aren't you leaving? Just got a couple more e-mails. 7 00:00:13,114 --> 00:00:15,583 Nope, not the deal. You said out the door by 6:00 8 00:00:15,616 --> 00:00:16,726 on the nights you have Chloe. 9 00:00:16,750 --> 00:00:18,395 Is it 6:00 already? Yeah. Come on, come on, come on. 10 00:00:18,419 --> 00:00:19,629 Get your stuff and we'll duck out together. 11 00:00:19,653 --> 00:00:20,521 Just give me a second. 12 00:00:20,554 --> 00:00:22,090 You have an event I don't know about? 13 00:00:22,123 --> 00:00:23,324 No. Yes. 14 00:00:23,357 --> 00:00:25,193 Well, not really an event. 15 00:00:25,226 --> 00:00:29,130 Just... well, Jason is... 16 00:00:29,163 --> 00:00:31,599 he's cooking dinner with the new girlfriend. 17 00:00:31,632 --> 00:00:33,434 Girlfriend? That's new. 18 00:00:33,467 --> 00:00:35,436 Yeah, that is new. 19 00:00:35,469 --> 00:00:37,738 So is Jason. He's like a new person. 20 00:00:37,771 --> 00:00:40,774 He's sweet and considerate. 21 00:00:40,808 --> 00:00:43,444 Ha, he even remembered that his sister's a vegetarian. 22 00:00:43,477 --> 00:00:45,313 What is that? That's a good thing, isn't it? 23 00:00:45,346 --> 00:00:49,217 Yeah, I mean, it is. It is a good thing. 24 00:00:49,250 --> 00:00:52,153 I'm just worried that it won't last longer 25 00:00:52,186 --> 00:00:54,455 than the relationship. Ma'am... 26 00:00:54,488 --> 00:00:55,856 Almost made it. Sorry. 27 00:00:55,889 --> 00:00:59,093 I can call my nanny. No, no. You go. 28 00:00:59,127 --> 00:01:00,128 Put her on the pile? 29 00:01:02,430 --> 00:01:04,150 Please tell me I'm not gonna miss my dinner. 30 00:01:04,184 --> 00:01:05,624 Uh, you're needed at the White House. 31 00:01:05,648 --> 00:01:08,136 We can at least head out together. 32 00:01:08,169 --> 00:01:10,504 Yeah. Sorry. 33 00:01:11,639 --> 00:01:13,474 RUSSELL: We've got a bit of a situation. 34 00:01:13,507 --> 00:01:17,578 Our Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy is on a plane 35 00:01:17,611 --> 00:01:19,147 about to take off from Moscow, 36 00:01:19,180 --> 00:01:24,252 and they just found a Russian dissident hiding on board. 37 00:01:24,285 --> 00:01:27,188 Artem Markevich. You know him? 38 00:01:27,221 --> 00:01:29,890 Well, he's really more of an eco-activist. 39 00:01:29,923 --> 00:01:33,827 Last week he released shocking images 40 00:01:33,861 --> 00:01:36,497 of oil spills in Siberia. 41 00:01:36,530 --> 00:01:38,466 They were all over the news. 42 00:01:38,499 --> 00:01:39,833 I'm guessing Russia is mad, 43 00:01:39,867 --> 00:01:42,570 and now he's on the run and seeking asylum. 44 00:01:42,603 --> 00:01:46,140 The Kremlin issued a Blue Notice through Interpol 45 00:01:46,174 --> 00:01:48,014 about ten hours ago. They know he's on the run, 46 00:01:48,047 --> 00:01:49,327 but they don't know where he is. 47 00:01:49,351 --> 00:01:51,612 Interpol? What are they trying to charge him with? 48 00:01:51,645 --> 00:01:54,315 Pictures of the spill were near a government oil field, 49 00:01:54,348 --> 00:01:57,451 so trespassing, civil disobedience, 50 00:01:57,485 --> 00:01:59,853 and just plain being dumb enough 51 00:01:59,887 --> 00:02:02,356 to be an eco-activist in Russia. 52 00:02:02,390 --> 00:02:04,858 Well, it's not gonna be long before the Kremlin figures out 53 00:02:04,892 --> 00:02:06,160 he's on our plane. 54 00:02:06,194 --> 00:02:07,514 If we want to help Markevich, sir, 55 00:02:07,547 --> 00:02:08,748 we're gonna have to do it now. 56 00:02:08,781 --> 00:02:11,165 We're already locking horns with Russia 57 00:02:11,199 --> 00:02:12,132 in Afghanistan. 58 00:02:12,166 --> 00:02:15,703 Do we really want to stir the pot with this? 59 00:02:15,736 --> 00:02:17,771 To-to risk losing their cooperation 60 00:02:17,805 --> 00:02:20,441 on nuclear nonproliferation or Syria? 61 00:02:20,474 --> 00:02:22,514 I don't think they'd go that far over one dissident. 62 00:02:22,538 --> 00:02:24,378 And besides, we leave this guy behind, 63 00:02:24,412 --> 00:02:26,180 we're signing his death warrant. 64 00:02:26,214 --> 00:02:28,716 So palm him off on Sweden or whoever. 65 00:02:28,749 --> 00:02:30,029 Russia hacked into our embassies 66 00:02:30,053 --> 00:02:31,519 and leaked intel to the Taliban 67 00:02:31,552 --> 00:02:34,888 that got our agent abducted and a safe house bombed. 68 00:02:34,922 --> 00:02:37,225 I don't think we should hide behind anybody. 69 00:02:37,258 --> 00:02:38,926 And this is a way to push back. 70 00:02:41,529 --> 00:02:43,197 And save a good man in the bargain. 71 00:02:43,231 --> 00:02:46,400 Call the Special Envoy. Tell 'em wheels up. 72 00:02:46,434 --> 00:02:49,237 Start the asylum process once Markevich arrives on our shores. 73 00:02:51,272 --> 00:02:52,940 (door shuts) HENRY: Hey, you. 74 00:02:52,973 --> 00:02:56,810 All right, go ahead. 75 00:02:56,844 --> 00:02:59,413 Tell me how great Jason's dinner was. 76 00:02:59,447 --> 00:03:01,215 It was pretty great. 77 00:03:01,249 --> 00:03:03,917 God, I knew it. (indistinct voices in kitchen) 78 00:03:03,951 --> 00:03:04,918 (whispering): How's Piper? 79 00:03:04,952 --> 00:03:09,457 Turns out she lived in Kenya until she was seven. 80 00:03:09,490 --> 00:03:11,359 Of course she did. CIA or State? 81 00:03:11,392 --> 00:03:13,694 Aid workers, I think. 82 00:03:13,727 --> 00:03:14,995 Her parents built schools. 83 00:03:15,028 --> 00:03:17,965 So she's possibly more lefty and committed 84 00:03:17,998 --> 00:03:19,767 than our son. 85 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:22,270 Impressive. How was the food? 86 00:03:22,303 --> 00:03:23,671 It was good. 87 00:03:23,704 --> 00:03:25,673 God, I'm starving. 88 00:03:25,706 --> 00:03:27,875 Will you come sit with me? Oh, I can't, babe. 89 00:03:27,908 --> 00:03:30,511 I've got to finish going over this Afghanistan report. 90 00:03:30,544 --> 00:03:32,713 The Gang of Eight called me in again tomorrow. 91 00:03:32,746 --> 00:03:35,849 Boy, they're really giving SAD the third degree, huh? 92 00:03:35,883 --> 00:03:37,318 Well, we're asking for more money. 93 00:03:37,351 --> 00:03:38,486 We still have no solid intel 94 00:03:38,519 --> 00:03:41,322 that Russia's aiding the Taliban. (laughter in kitchen) 95 00:03:41,355 --> 00:03:44,325 For what it's worth, we're about to grant asylum 96 00:03:44,358 --> 00:03:46,478 to a Russian dissident... At least we're pushing back. 97 00:03:46,502 --> 00:03:49,897 Or helping justify their aggression. 98 00:03:49,930 --> 00:03:51,899 Okay, now you sound like Russell Jackson. 99 00:03:51,932 --> 00:03:55,903 I'm gonna go get chicken. Good-bye. I sound like Russell Jackson? 100 00:03:55,936 --> 00:03:57,816 It doesn't taste like... ELIZABETH: All right... 101 00:03:57,840 --> 00:03:59,873 where's this dinner I've heard so much about? 102 00:03:59,907 --> 00:04:03,411 Hi, Mrs. McCord. Sorry, Secretary. 103 00:04:03,444 --> 00:04:05,313 Uh, I even rehearsed that. 104 00:04:05,346 --> 00:04:07,615 "Mrs." is fine at home. 105 00:04:07,648 --> 00:04:09,016 Elizabeth is even better. 106 00:04:09,049 --> 00:04:11,519 It's nice to finally meet you, Piper. 107 00:04:11,552 --> 00:04:13,287 It's so great to meet you. 108 00:04:13,321 --> 00:04:15,289 Uh, where should I put your roasting pan? 109 00:04:15,323 --> 00:04:17,057 Oh, no, no, stop. Just leave it. 110 00:04:17,090 --> 00:04:18,592 Not you, keep going, 111 00:04:18,626 --> 00:04:19,793 because I can't believe 112 00:04:19,827 --> 00:04:22,296 what I'm seeing. I always help out. 113 00:04:22,330 --> 00:04:23,431 We made you a plate. 114 00:04:23,464 --> 00:04:26,300 I hope you're good with chestnut puree. 115 00:04:26,334 --> 00:04:27,835 You made chestnut puree?! 116 00:04:27,868 --> 00:04:31,038 I had a pretty amazing sous chef. 117 00:04:31,071 --> 00:04:34,375 Who only slightly micromanaged the menu. 118 00:04:34,408 --> 00:04:36,810 You wanted to make pancakes. Savory buckwheat crepes. 119 00:04:36,844 --> 00:04:37,811 With blueberries? 120 00:04:37,845 --> 00:04:41,014 I like it a little sweet. It was a team effort. 121 00:04:41,048 --> 00:04:44,352 You know? Well, it smells delicious. 122 00:04:44,385 --> 00:04:45,825 All right, come on. Come sit with me. 123 00:04:45,853 --> 00:04:49,557 I want to hear all about... growing up in Kenya. 124 00:04:49,590 --> 00:04:52,793 Well, actually, I was kind of, I was kind of hoping 125 00:04:52,826 --> 00:04:54,866 just Piper and I could hang out until her mom comes. 126 00:04:54,890 --> 00:04:55,858 I don't mind hanging out 127 00:04:55,891 --> 00:04:57,365 with your mom. Well, I mean, 128 00:04:57,398 --> 00:05:00,100 just... she can fill you in on her childhood anytime. 129 00:05:00,133 --> 00:05:01,602 Okay... 130 00:05:01,635 --> 00:05:03,604 Oh, look, look, look, look, it's Stevie, look. 131 00:05:03,637 --> 00:05:05,439 Yes, okay, I get it. 132 00:05:05,473 --> 00:05:09,309 Piper, it was really nice to meet you. 133 00:05:12,446 --> 00:05:14,081 Jace, door open. 134 00:05:14,114 --> 00:05:16,784 JASON: Mom... (laughs) 135 00:05:16,817 --> 00:05:18,919 Will you sit with me? 136 00:05:18,952 --> 00:05:22,055 Yeah. What are we watching? 137 00:05:22,089 --> 00:05:24,124 Oh, um, Word of the Nation is doing an interview 138 00:05:24,157 --> 00:05:25,926 with this woman, Kat Sandoval? 139 00:05:25,959 --> 00:05:28,439 She, like, used to be some kind of political hot shot, I guess. 140 00:05:28,463 --> 00:05:30,531 Chief of Staff to the Ambassador at the U.N., 141 00:05:30,564 --> 00:05:32,099 I think... it was years ago. 142 00:05:32,132 --> 00:05:34,602 Anyway, she's got this book coming out, 143 00:05:34,635 --> 00:05:37,405 and Russell Jackson would not shut up about her today. 144 00:05:37,438 --> 00:05:38,439 So I have to watch this. 145 00:05:38,472 --> 00:05:39,712 Oh, yeah? What's Russell saying? 146 00:05:39,736 --> 00:05:43,043 That she's crazy and that she's trying to cash in 147 00:05:43,076 --> 00:05:44,236 after she went off the rails. 148 00:05:44,260 --> 00:05:47,114 I mean, what did she do? 149 00:05:47,147 --> 00:05:48,682 Threw a chair at someone. 150 00:05:48,716 --> 00:05:50,083 Seriously? Yeah. 151 00:05:50,117 --> 00:05:51,552 Never got the whole story. 152 00:05:51,585 --> 00:05:52,553 Wow. Oh, here we go. 153 00:05:52,586 --> 00:05:55,155 It is not a town that appreciates a shake-up. 154 00:05:55,188 --> 00:05:57,558 Y-You saw what happened when President Dalton ran 155 00:05:57,591 --> 00:05:58,692 as an independent. 156 00:05:58,726 --> 00:05:59,893 Right? Mm-hmm. 157 00:05:59,927 --> 00:06:01,047 Whoever thought of that idea 158 00:06:01,071 --> 00:06:02,730 had some serious huevos. 159 00:06:02,763 --> 00:06:05,499 It was a bold move, and I admire it. 160 00:06:05,533 --> 00:06:08,436 Maybe you wish you'd hung around a little longer? 161 00:06:08,469 --> 00:06:11,405 Eh. I loved my life in D.C., 162 00:06:11,439 --> 00:06:13,319 but by the end, this town had sucked my soul out 163 00:06:13,343 --> 00:06:14,608 through my eyehole. 164 00:06:14,642 --> 00:06:17,645 I'm not looking in the rearview mirror. 165 00:06:17,678 --> 00:06:19,146 My only concern is what's ahead. 166 00:06:19,179 --> 00:06:21,048 And that's avocados? 167 00:06:21,081 --> 00:06:22,516 Ten acres of 'em. HOST: Hmm. 168 00:06:22,550 --> 00:06:23,984 I used to work donors and lobbyists, 169 00:06:24,017 --> 00:06:25,586 and now I work the land, right, 170 00:06:25,619 --> 00:06:27,054 bringing life out of the dirt. 171 00:06:27,087 --> 00:06:28,487 HOST: You talk a lot in your book... 172 00:06:28,511 --> 00:06:31,459 Well, I think I've found my exit plan. 173 00:06:31,492 --> 00:06:34,428 Yeah, you should totally write a memoir. 174 00:06:34,462 --> 00:06:37,498 No. Retiring on a farm. 175 00:06:37,531 --> 00:06:40,901 Raising animals, growing our own food. 176 00:06:40,934 --> 00:06:42,814 A sustainable human society is very much like... 177 00:06:42,838 --> 00:06:44,438 Mom, you do realize 178 00:06:44,472 --> 00:06:45,992 that we already lived on a farm, right? 179 00:06:46,016 --> 00:06:48,642 Not a horse farm, a cool farm. 180 00:06:48,676 --> 00:06:51,078 How is her farm cooler than ours? 181 00:06:51,111 --> 00:06:53,481 Don't mess with my dream. 182 00:06:53,514 --> 00:06:54,548 Shh. Mm... 183 00:06:54,582 --> 00:06:56,817 HENRY: We've confirmed that the location 184 00:06:56,850 --> 00:06:59,487 of the embassy was obtained by Russia 185 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:01,054 when they hacked the Afghan embassy, 186 00:07:01,088 --> 00:07:02,523 which led directly to the bombing 187 00:07:02,556 --> 00:07:03,991 two weeks ago. 188 00:07:04,024 --> 00:07:06,960 What about the kidnapping of our Agent Samadi, 189 00:07:06,994 --> 00:07:11,632 and the execution of her asset, Osip Bakunin? 190 00:07:11,665 --> 00:07:15,068 Do we know who orchestrated these attacks? 191 00:07:15,102 --> 00:07:17,805 That intel did not come from the embassy hacking. 192 00:07:17,838 --> 00:07:20,207 We're still tracking down that source. 193 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:21,600 In other words, you're working with 194 00:07:21,624 --> 00:07:25,045 a rusty bucket with a hole in the bottom. Senator, listen, 195 00:07:25,078 --> 00:07:26,798 once we rebuild our presence in Afghanistan, 196 00:07:26,822 --> 00:07:28,215 we'll be able to locate... 197 00:07:28,248 --> 00:07:30,250 Hey, that's a bit backwards, isn't it? 198 00:07:30,283 --> 00:07:31,184 I mean, you come here, 199 00:07:31,218 --> 00:07:33,086 you're looking for funding and resources, 200 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:34,087 but how do we know that's not gonna 201 00:07:34,121 --> 00:07:35,623 further empower our enemies? 202 00:07:37,367 --> 00:07:39,007 Maybe we should just cut out the middleman 203 00:07:39,031 --> 00:07:40,561 and give the Taliban a debit card. 204 00:07:40,594 --> 00:07:43,196 (laughter) Mr. Chairman... 205 00:07:43,230 --> 00:07:45,150 LEE: Look, Henry, we get it. Having eyes and ears 206 00:07:45,174 --> 00:07:48,135 on the ground is how we find the hole in the bucket. 207 00:07:48,168 --> 00:07:49,870 But we've read the report, 208 00:07:49,903 --> 00:07:51,238 we've seen the work you're doing, 209 00:07:51,271 --> 00:07:53,574 and it is my inclination 210 00:07:53,607 --> 00:07:58,145 that I put my faith in the team that you've assembled 211 00:07:58,178 --> 00:08:00,213 and the resources you've got. 212 00:08:00,247 --> 00:08:03,083 CARPENTER: Well, that makes sense to me. 213 00:08:03,116 --> 00:08:05,185 How did it go? 214 00:08:05,218 --> 00:08:06,887 We need to find a new asset. 215 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:08,297 What was the name of that Russian military official 216 00:08:08,321 --> 00:08:10,881 that you and Molly picked before we went with...? Maxim Polyakov. 217 00:08:10,914 --> 00:08:12,794 Yeah. I need you and Alexander to pull his file, 218 00:08:12,818 --> 00:08:13,727 see what he's up to. 219 00:08:13,761 --> 00:08:15,028 After what happened to Bakunin, 220 00:08:15,062 --> 00:08:17,565 it's going to be next to impossible to turn Polyakov, 221 00:08:17,598 --> 00:08:19,032 or any Russian, for that matter. 222 00:08:19,066 --> 00:08:22,803 Consider it a challenge. 223 00:08:22,836 --> 00:08:24,938 One speech welcoming the eco-warrior 224 00:08:24,972 --> 00:08:27,174 and ambassador for Planet Earth, Artem Markevich, 225 00:08:27,207 --> 00:08:28,576 to the land of the free 226 00:08:28,609 --> 00:08:30,329 and home of the environmentally progressive. 227 00:08:30,353 --> 00:08:31,912 Hopefully none of that's in here. 228 00:08:31,945 --> 00:08:36,149 I might have said "ambassador for Planet Earth." 229 00:08:36,183 --> 00:08:38,619 Blake, will you see if there's time in my schedule today 230 00:08:38,652 --> 00:08:40,554 to meet with Kat Sandoval? Yes, ma'am. 231 00:08:40,588 --> 00:08:42,756 I mean, if she wants to meet with me and all that. 232 00:08:42,790 --> 00:08:44,590 And, also, will you get me a copy of her book? 233 00:08:44,614 --> 00:08:47,060 Yes. What's that about? 234 00:08:47,094 --> 00:08:49,229 Saw her on a talk show. 235 00:08:49,262 --> 00:08:52,132 She wrote this whole geopolitical treatise 236 00:08:52,165 --> 00:08:54,267 on running an avocado farm. 237 00:08:54,301 --> 00:08:56,837 Yeah... But isn't she that crazy consultant lady 238 00:08:56,870 --> 00:09:01,575 who threw a chair and had some hysterical breakdown? 239 00:09:01,609 --> 00:09:04,044 You know, it's funny, isn't it? 240 00:09:04,077 --> 00:09:08,315 When... when a man reaches a certain breaking point 241 00:09:08,348 --> 00:09:10,818 and throws something, he's passionate. 242 00:09:10,851 --> 00:09:13,220 But when a woman reaches the same breaking point, 243 00:09:13,253 --> 00:09:16,323 she's hysterical and can't stand the pressure. 244 00:09:16,356 --> 00:09:18,659 You know, you should clear that up with her 245 00:09:18,692 --> 00:09:19,660 when she comes. BLAKE: Ma'am? 246 00:09:19,693 --> 00:09:21,629 Yeah. 247 00:09:21,662 --> 00:09:22,839 Artem Markevich's plane landed about 20 minutes ago. 248 00:09:22,863 --> 00:09:24,263 Great, I want to see him right away. 249 00:09:24,297 --> 00:09:25,977 No, he's on the way to St. Lucius Hospital. 250 00:09:26,010 --> 00:09:27,446 He's being put in quarantine. 251 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:28,802 For what? 252 00:09:28,836 --> 00:09:29,937 Smallpox. 253 00:09:29,970 --> 00:09:32,640 How do you get smallpox? It doesn't even exist anymore. 254 00:09:32,673 --> 00:09:34,007 It does in laboratories. 255 00:09:34,041 --> 00:09:35,943 One here and one in Russia. 256 00:09:37,645 --> 00:09:41,882 You think Russia deliberately infected this guy with smallpox? 257 00:09:41,915 --> 00:09:43,835 And sent him here. That's crazy, even for Russia. 258 00:09:43,859 --> 00:09:48,656 Hell of an escalation. 259 00:09:48,689 --> 00:09:50,691 ♪ 260 00:09:59,933 --> 00:10:02,169 Smallpox is a highly contagious virus, with an estimated 261 00:10:02,202 --> 00:10:06,373 mortality rate of 30-35%. 262 00:10:06,406 --> 00:10:08,075 Millions died of the disease 263 00:10:08,108 --> 00:10:10,978 before it was declared eradicated by 264 00:10:11,011 --> 00:10:13,046 the World Health Organization in 1980. 265 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:15,415 We at the CDC have one of the remaining stockpiles 266 00:10:15,448 --> 00:10:16,283 of the virus. 267 00:10:16,316 --> 00:10:18,285 The other one is in a Russian facility 268 00:10:18,318 --> 00:10:20,387 in Siberia. 269 00:10:20,420 --> 00:10:22,060 The other passengers on Markevich's plane, 270 00:10:22,094 --> 00:10:23,061 they're being treated? 271 00:10:23,095 --> 00:10:24,291 Yes, sir. So far, 272 00:10:24,324 --> 00:10:26,026 none of the flight crew or the passengers 273 00:10:26,059 --> 00:10:27,060 are showing symptoms. 274 00:10:27,094 --> 00:10:28,829 So what about Markevich? 275 00:10:28,862 --> 00:10:30,263 He was already symptomatic. 276 00:10:30,297 --> 00:10:33,066 All we can do right now is make him comfortable 277 00:10:33,100 --> 00:10:35,836 and hope that his immune system can ride it out. 278 00:10:38,205 --> 00:10:40,440 Thank you, Charlotte. Keep us updated. 279 00:10:40,473 --> 00:10:41,809 Thank you, Mr. President. 280 00:10:46,013 --> 00:10:49,249 Russia didn't know Markevich was headed to America. 281 00:10:49,282 --> 00:10:51,451 Uh... 282 00:10:51,484 --> 00:10:54,988 I don't think this is a calculated biological attack. 283 00:10:55,022 --> 00:10:57,991 Calculated or not, we're going to the U.N. 284 00:10:58,025 --> 00:11:00,360 I want international sanctions against Russia. 285 00:11:00,393 --> 00:11:02,233 They can't play around with infectious diseases 286 00:11:02,257 --> 00:11:03,196 without consequence. 287 00:11:03,230 --> 00:11:05,899 I think we should hold off for a moment, sir. 288 00:11:05,933 --> 00:11:07,835 For Russia to do this, they'd have to know 289 00:11:07,868 --> 00:11:09,402 it was a declaration of war, 290 00:11:09,436 --> 00:11:11,972 not just with the U.S., but the world. 291 00:11:12,005 --> 00:11:14,474 Time's not on our side here. 292 00:11:14,507 --> 00:11:16,009 Ephraim, check with the I.C. 293 00:11:16,043 --> 00:11:17,811 Find out if there's any chatter about Russia 294 00:11:17,845 --> 00:11:18,979 weaponizing smallpox. 295 00:11:19,012 --> 00:11:19,913 Yes, sir. 296 00:11:19,947 --> 00:11:22,115 Reach out to the Russian foreign minister. 297 00:11:22,149 --> 00:11:23,917 See what he has to say. 298 00:11:23,951 --> 00:11:26,920 And we'll hold off on the public rebuke for now. 299 00:11:26,954 --> 00:11:28,488 But if there's any indication 300 00:11:28,521 --> 00:11:30,991 that the Russians are flirting with a global pandemic, 301 00:11:31,024 --> 00:11:33,093 our response will be unequivocal. 302 00:11:34,862 --> 00:11:36,502 ELIZABETH: Hey there. How was the hearing? 303 00:11:36,526 --> 00:11:38,131 HENRY: Not great. About what I expected. 304 00:11:38,165 --> 00:11:40,167 Can't say the same for the conversation I just had 305 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:41,501 with Jason's guidance counselor. 306 00:11:41,534 --> 00:11:43,136 Why? What's going on? 307 00:11:43,170 --> 00:11:44,104 Well, he basically tanked 308 00:11:44,137 --> 00:11:45,272 his last calculus exam, 309 00:11:45,305 --> 00:11:48,108 and he took an incomplete on his U.S. history project. 310 00:11:48,141 --> 00:11:50,110 That's weird. He likes those classes. 311 00:11:50,143 --> 00:11:52,445 Teachers say that he's distracted. 312 00:11:52,479 --> 00:11:55,849 Well, I love that he's in a love fog, 313 00:11:55,883 --> 00:11:58,852 but we are not raising a high school dropout. 314 00:11:58,886 --> 00:12:00,326 Well, listen, I'm at the War College. 315 00:12:00,350 --> 00:12:02,189 I can maybe drop home between classes, 316 00:12:02,222 --> 00:12:03,924 catch him and have a conversation 317 00:12:03,957 --> 00:12:05,877 about priorities, and lead him back to the light. 318 00:12:05,901 --> 00:12:07,194 Less leading, more telling. 319 00:12:07,227 --> 00:12:09,296 I say no more Piper on weeknights. 320 00:12:09,329 --> 00:12:10,931 Not until his grades go up. 321 00:12:10,964 --> 00:12:12,966 Agreed. And I don't want to hear any rants 322 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:14,802 about dictatorial parenting. 323 00:12:14,835 --> 00:12:16,103 Not from Jace, I mean. 324 00:12:16,136 --> 00:12:18,005 You can rant all you want. 325 00:12:18,038 --> 00:12:19,272 (chuckles) 326 00:12:19,306 --> 00:12:22,409 ELIZABETH: Mr. Avdonin. How are you? 327 00:12:22,442 --> 00:12:25,312 At the moment, appalled, Madam Secretary. 328 00:12:25,345 --> 00:12:27,347 You were obligated to notify us 329 00:12:27,380 --> 00:12:30,150 of the whereabouts of Artem Markevich. 330 00:12:30,183 --> 00:12:33,987 We demand his return immediately, 331 00:12:34,021 --> 00:12:36,323 or my country is prepared to retaliate. 332 00:12:36,356 --> 00:12:37,958 Really? 333 00:12:37,991 --> 00:12:39,326 You want him back? 334 00:12:39,359 --> 00:12:42,162 Fine. I'll put him on a plane right now. 335 00:12:42,195 --> 00:12:44,031 Thank you. Hope you're ready 336 00:12:44,064 --> 00:12:46,566 to put him in quarantine, like we had to. 337 00:12:46,599 --> 00:12:48,969 Why? What does he have? 338 00:12:49,002 --> 00:12:52,105 Smallpox. We've got everyone he came in contact with 339 00:12:52,139 --> 00:12:54,207 under observation. 340 00:12:54,241 --> 00:12:56,409 (speaking in Russian) 341 00:12:56,443 --> 00:12:58,879 How is this possible? 342 00:12:58,912 --> 00:13:01,181 Well, there's only two labs in the world 343 00:13:01,214 --> 00:13:04,351 that have stockpiles of the virus. 344 00:13:04,384 --> 00:13:05,919 Why don't you tell me? 345 00:13:05,953 --> 00:13:07,888 Madam Secretary. 346 00:13:07,921 --> 00:13:11,925 Are you implying that my government could be capable 347 00:13:11,959 --> 00:13:13,326 of deliberately... 348 00:13:14,361 --> 00:13:17,297 It's unthinkable. 349 00:13:17,330 --> 00:13:19,366 I have to discuss this development. 350 00:13:19,399 --> 00:13:20,934 Excuse me. 351 00:13:23,336 --> 00:13:25,505 I don't think he had any idea. 352 00:13:25,538 --> 00:13:29,242 That was definitely not Russia's usual non-denial denial. 353 00:13:29,276 --> 00:13:32,245 This doesn't mean that Russia didn't infect him. 354 00:13:32,279 --> 00:13:34,915 It just means they didn't read in their foreign minister. 355 00:13:34,948 --> 00:13:36,116 (door closes) 356 00:13:36,149 --> 00:13:37,217 Hey, Jace? 357 00:13:37,250 --> 00:13:38,285 JASON: Yeah. 358 00:13:38,318 --> 00:13:39,619 Come here a minute. 359 00:13:39,652 --> 00:13:41,254 Hey. Hey. 360 00:13:41,288 --> 00:13:43,368 Can we make this quick? I'm trying to get to Piper's. 361 00:13:43,392 --> 00:13:45,325 Yeah, come here. Sit down. 362 00:13:45,358 --> 00:13:47,027 Listen. (clears throat) 363 00:13:47,060 --> 00:13:49,296 I got a call from your guidance counselor. 364 00:13:49,329 --> 00:13:51,364 Want to tell me what's going on? 365 00:13:51,398 --> 00:13:54,534 I'm assuming this is about the "D" in calculus. 366 00:13:54,567 --> 00:13:56,336 And the incomplete in U.S. history. 367 00:13:56,369 --> 00:13:58,371 Wh-What's happening? 368 00:13:58,405 --> 00:14:00,440 I don't know. I guess I'm happy. 369 00:14:02,442 --> 00:14:03,610 What? 370 00:14:03,643 --> 00:14:05,879 (sighs) 371 00:14:05,913 --> 00:14:09,182 Hey... it-it's really exciting, having a girlfriend. I get it. 372 00:14:09,216 --> 00:14:10,217 (scoffs) I-I do, but... 373 00:14:10,250 --> 00:14:11,450 Dude, it's your junior year... 374 00:14:11,474 --> 00:14:14,121 No. I-I'm... Stop. I'm sorry. It's-it's... 375 00:14:14,154 --> 00:14:16,423 It's just how you say it. 376 00:14:16,456 --> 00:14:19,893 Like, like, you really, obviously don't get it at all. 377 00:14:19,927 --> 00:14:21,995 Re... well, try me. 378 00:14:22,029 --> 00:14:25,065 I'm talking about life having purpose. 379 00:14:25,098 --> 00:14:26,900 Like, for the first time. 380 00:14:26,934 --> 00:14:30,303 Li-Like-like, I discovered this whole other universe 381 00:14:30,337 --> 00:14:32,172 that I never knew existed, 382 00:14:32,205 --> 00:14:36,509 and it doesn't include calculus or tests or old, dead wars. 383 00:14:36,543 --> 00:14:38,411 And now I live there. 384 00:14:38,445 --> 00:14:41,314 That's incredible. Really. 385 00:14:41,348 --> 00:14:42,149 I... 386 00:14:42,182 --> 00:14:44,217 Love is a transformative experience. 387 00:14:44,251 --> 00:14:46,286 But until your grades improve, 388 00:14:46,319 --> 00:14:47,430 you're gonna have to live in this universe 389 00:14:47,454 --> 00:14:49,056 on weekdays. No. No, Dad, stop. 390 00:14:49,089 --> 00:14:50,924 No... what do you want me to do? Huh? 391 00:14:50,958 --> 00:14:53,326 Study for some tests that don't matter? 392 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:54,194 Fine. I'll do it. 393 00:14:54,227 --> 00:14:55,695 But you can't, you can't banish me... 394 00:14:55,728 --> 00:14:57,264 "Banish"? From go... ban... 395 00:14:57,297 --> 00:15:00,400 I can't be contained by borders in time or space, Dad. 396 00:15:00,433 --> 00:15:02,035 I love her. 397 00:15:02,069 --> 00:15:03,470 (exhales) 398 00:15:03,503 --> 00:15:06,106 Well... and every great love has obstacles. 399 00:15:06,139 --> 00:15:08,241 The hero has to have something to overcome 400 00:15:08,275 --> 00:15:11,411 to prove that he's worthy. 401 00:15:11,444 --> 00:15:13,446 Guess what yours is. 402 00:15:14,581 --> 00:15:16,583 Fine. 403 00:15:21,321 --> 00:15:22,455 ELIZABETH: Hey. BLAKE: Hi. 404 00:15:22,489 --> 00:15:24,809 I've got an emergency protocol briefing at the White House. 405 00:15:24,833 --> 00:15:26,359 Oh. Ooh. It came in. 406 00:15:26,393 --> 00:15:28,328 Any news yet from the DNI? 407 00:15:28,361 --> 00:15:30,597 Uh, I just got off the phone with Ephraim. 408 00:15:30,630 --> 00:15:32,670 Nothing from the I.C. yet about Russia and smallpox, 409 00:15:32,694 --> 00:15:33,666 but he's still looking. 410 00:15:33,700 --> 00:15:35,435 Quarantine just broke on the news. 411 00:15:35,468 --> 00:15:36,536 Did we release that? 412 00:15:36,569 --> 00:15:38,489 (sighs) The hospital; This must have been a leak. 413 00:15:38,522 --> 00:15:39,390 Ma'am, I'm so sorry, but I wasn't able 414 00:15:39,423 --> 00:15:41,374 to reach Kat Sandoval before she arrived. 415 00:15:41,408 --> 00:15:42,509 She's coming up? 416 00:15:42,542 --> 00:15:45,078 She's already here. 417 00:15:45,112 --> 00:15:46,413 Kat Sandoval. 418 00:15:46,446 --> 00:15:48,215 It's a pleasure to meet you, really. 419 00:15:49,416 --> 00:15:51,718 Uh, this is my chief of staff, Jay Whitman. 420 00:15:51,751 --> 00:15:53,386 Hey. Great work with Ben Price 421 00:15:53,420 --> 00:15:55,220 on sanctions in Iran. Oh, I was just teeing up 422 00:15:55,244 --> 00:15:56,223 your nuclear agreement. 423 00:15:56,256 --> 00:15:57,457 That was amazing. 424 00:15:57,490 --> 00:15:58,930 It all starts at the top, but thanks. 425 00:15:58,954 --> 00:16:00,994 This is my assistant, Blake Moran. 426 00:16:01,028 --> 00:16:02,162 Hi. Nice to meet you. Hi. 427 00:16:02,195 --> 00:16:03,396 Now I have to reschedule you. 428 00:16:03,430 --> 00:16:07,367 Yes, I'm so sorry, but there's an emergency White House thing. 429 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:09,369 It must be smallpox. That's a doozy. 430 00:16:09,402 --> 00:16:11,138 Yeah. It is. 431 00:16:11,171 --> 00:16:12,772 Um, can we walk you out? 432 00:16:12,805 --> 00:16:14,885 Yeah, sure. Okay. JAY: You're enjoying the book tour? 433 00:16:14,909 --> 00:16:16,143 Uh, if by "enjoy," 434 00:16:16,176 --> 00:16:17,976 you mean "enduring it like a root canal," yes. 435 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:20,147 I am much more comfortable behind the scenes. 436 00:16:20,180 --> 00:16:23,750 Hmm. Well, we loved you on, uh, Word of the Nation. 437 00:16:23,783 --> 00:16:26,153 Oh. I told my daughter that I... 438 00:16:26,186 --> 00:16:29,089 genuinely envy your life right now. 439 00:16:29,122 --> 00:16:31,491 Don't tell me you're thinking about checking out. 440 00:16:31,524 --> 00:16:33,493 Well, when the time comes. 441 00:16:33,526 --> 00:16:35,562 Well, I hope that isn't any time soon, 442 00:16:35,595 --> 00:16:37,497 because you are doing what so many of us 443 00:16:37,530 --> 00:16:39,432 wanted to do for years. 444 00:16:39,466 --> 00:16:42,435 Getting Dalton to pivot his whole foreign policy 445 00:16:42,469 --> 00:16:44,171 with that military base in Tunisia? 446 00:16:44,204 --> 00:16:45,238 That was fierce. 447 00:16:45,272 --> 00:16:47,507 A lot of people worked together to make that happen. 448 00:16:47,540 --> 00:16:48,641 She's being modest. 449 00:16:48,675 --> 00:16:50,510 Stay in the game as long as you can. 450 00:16:50,543 --> 00:16:51,743 The farm will always be there. 451 00:16:51,767 --> 00:16:53,887 And I sleep a lot better knowing that someone like you 452 00:16:53,921 --> 00:16:54,733 is at the switch. 453 00:16:54,766 --> 00:16:57,650 Well, this was the most encouraging walk 454 00:16:57,684 --> 00:16:59,352 to the elevator I've ever had. 455 00:16:59,386 --> 00:17:01,521 And I hate to cut it short, but... 456 00:17:01,554 --> 00:17:03,514 (laughing): No, the pleasure was all mine. Really. 457 00:17:03,538 --> 00:17:05,425 Oh, listen. Um... 458 00:17:05,458 --> 00:17:07,527 Before I forget, and I hate to ask you to do this, 459 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:09,829 but would you sign that to Russell Jackson for me? 460 00:17:09,862 --> 00:17:11,364 Absolutely. (Stammers): Pen. 461 00:17:11,398 --> 00:17:13,733 Oh. Yeah, yeah. 462 00:17:13,766 --> 00:17:14,767 So, smallpox. 463 00:17:14,801 --> 00:17:16,641 You must be thinking Russia gave it to the guy. 464 00:17:16,665 --> 00:17:18,238 How else could he get it, right? 465 00:17:18,271 --> 00:17:22,442 Except it's totally reckless, even by Russia's standards. 466 00:17:22,475 --> 00:17:24,544 Then again, the guy's an eco-warrior, 467 00:17:24,577 --> 00:17:26,379 and there's nothing Russia hates more 468 00:17:26,413 --> 00:17:27,380 than an annoying dissident pointing out 469 00:17:27,414 --> 00:17:30,417 the ecological nightmare of Russia's oil fields. 470 00:17:30,450 --> 00:17:31,751 We should, uh, really... 471 00:17:31,784 --> 00:17:33,120 But then it hit me. 472 00:17:33,153 --> 00:17:35,288 The oil spill in Siberia. 473 00:17:35,322 --> 00:17:36,556 That's how he got it. 474 00:17:36,589 --> 00:17:38,558 What do you mean? 475 00:17:38,591 --> 00:17:41,561 In Siberia, the permafrost is thawing. 476 00:17:41,594 --> 00:17:44,464 Unearthing all kinds of nastiness, 477 00:17:44,497 --> 00:17:46,737 including diseases that the world thought were long dead. 478 00:17:46,761 --> 00:17:47,800 He must've gotten it 479 00:17:47,834 --> 00:17:49,834 when he was there taking pictures of the oil spill. 480 00:17:49,858 --> 00:17:51,538 Zombie smallpox? 481 00:17:51,571 --> 00:17:53,406 Should we continue this on the way down? 482 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:54,807 Uh... Yeah. 483 00:17:54,841 --> 00:17:56,376 Could... Yeah. 484 00:17:56,409 --> 00:17:58,049 One thing I learned from the avocado farm, 485 00:17:58,073 --> 00:18:01,148 the Earth is basically like a five-year-old. 486 00:18:01,181 --> 00:18:03,061 You give it everything it wants... the best food 487 00:18:03,085 --> 00:18:06,219 and love and attention... It is non-stop bounty, but... 488 00:18:06,253 --> 00:18:08,288 (laughs softly) you pollute it with crap, 489 00:18:08,321 --> 00:18:11,658 ignore all the signs that it needs a nap and push it too far? 490 00:18:11,691 --> 00:18:13,651 Pretty soon, you've got an overlooked middle child 491 00:18:13,675 --> 00:18:17,379 who will demand your attention by killing the babysitter. 492 00:18:19,566 --> 00:18:21,668 Anyway, yeah. 493 00:18:21,701 --> 00:18:23,836 Permafrost. That's where I would look. 494 00:18:23,870 --> 00:18:25,872 (elevator bell chimes, doors open) 495 00:18:32,879 --> 00:18:34,381 SAL: I'm not defending 496 00:18:34,414 --> 00:18:36,683 the history of communism. 497 00:18:36,716 --> 00:18:38,518 I'm saying it was a more 498 00:18:38,551 --> 00:18:42,922 fundamentally moral system than capitalism. 499 00:18:42,955 --> 00:18:44,457 (loud, indistinct chatter) 500 00:18:44,491 --> 00:18:45,392 HENRY: Okay, okay. 501 00:18:45,425 --> 00:18:47,260 We're not gonna solve this today, 502 00:18:47,294 --> 00:18:49,614 but let-let me lea... let me just leave you with one thing. 503 00:18:49,638 --> 00:18:51,231 In the ideological struggle 504 00:18:51,264 --> 00:18:53,500 between democracy and authoritarianism, 505 00:18:53,533 --> 00:18:55,568 I'm not here to question what's right or wrong, 506 00:18:55,602 --> 00:18:58,638 but I will point out that there's only one 507 00:18:58,671 --> 00:19:01,474 that allows you to question what's right and wrong. 508 00:19:01,508 --> 00:19:02,542 (laughter) Okay? 509 00:19:02,575 --> 00:19:04,711 Thank you... very good discussion today. Thanks. 510 00:19:04,744 --> 00:19:07,614 Uh, paper topics by Friday, please. 511 00:19:12,652 --> 00:19:16,489 You know, I'm still not convinced. 512 00:19:16,523 --> 00:19:18,358 Yeah, I got that, Sal. 513 00:19:18,391 --> 00:19:20,193 Why don't you take it up in your paper? 514 00:19:20,227 --> 00:19:25,698 You know, actually, I have a thought I'd like to run by you. 515 00:19:27,667 --> 00:19:29,802 I'm working on a DEA case, 516 00:19:29,836 --> 00:19:33,673 and a couple of weeks ago, this FBI agent got his cover blown. 517 00:19:33,706 --> 00:19:36,643 Two years undercover with MS-13. 518 00:19:36,676 --> 00:19:40,280 Now, it got me thinking about long-term effects 519 00:19:40,313 --> 00:19:44,684 of working deep cover, and if it's moral 520 00:19:44,717 --> 00:19:49,689 to ask someone to pretend to be bad for a greater good? 521 00:19:49,722 --> 00:19:51,724 Well, that's very good. 522 00:19:51,758 --> 00:19:53,560 Complicated. I look forward to reading it. 523 00:19:53,593 --> 00:19:55,595 Uh, thank you, sir. 524 00:19:58,265 --> 00:19:59,432 Hey, Sal. 525 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:03,303 This agent, did he get out okay? 526 00:20:03,336 --> 00:20:05,638 He got out. 527 00:20:18,951 --> 00:20:20,453 Hey, Dylan. 528 00:20:20,487 --> 00:20:23,756 Listen, I need you to, uh, look into a case for me. 529 00:20:23,790 --> 00:20:25,858 DALTON: How does an eradicated disease 530 00:20:25,892 --> 00:20:27,794 just show up in Siberia? 531 00:20:27,827 --> 00:20:32,265 Well, Mr. President, our working theory is permafrost. 532 00:20:32,299 --> 00:20:33,600 The permanently frozen soil 533 00:20:33,633 --> 00:20:35,468 under the topsoil in Arctic regions. 534 00:20:35,502 --> 00:20:36,903 We're aware. 535 00:20:36,936 --> 00:20:39,016 Permafrost is so cold, organic matter inside anything 536 00:20:39,040 --> 00:20:41,708 that dies in the Arctic doesn't decompose. 537 00:20:41,741 --> 00:20:44,311 Carbon dioxide in plants, 538 00:20:44,344 --> 00:20:46,746 anthrax inside infected reindeer, 539 00:20:46,779 --> 00:20:48,648 smallpox in humans, 540 00:20:48,681 --> 00:20:51,851 remains frozen in the ground, dormant. 541 00:20:51,884 --> 00:20:53,686 JAY: Until the permafrost thaws, 542 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:55,388 like it's doing in Siberia. 543 00:20:55,422 --> 00:20:57,690 Then, it all gets released. 544 00:20:57,724 --> 00:20:59,692 And the Arctic is warming twice as fast 545 00:20:59,726 --> 00:21:01,661 as the rest of the planet. 546 00:21:01,694 --> 00:21:03,454 DALTON: So Russia isn't weaponizing smallpox. 547 00:21:03,478 --> 00:21:06,146 The Earth is. 548 00:21:07,700 --> 00:21:11,504 If we don't act fast to work with Russia to contain this, 549 00:21:11,538 --> 00:21:13,706 we could be looking at a global pandemic. 550 00:21:15,742 --> 00:21:17,944 Unfortunately, I think we're better equipped 551 00:21:17,977 --> 00:21:20,847 to fight Mother Russia than Mother Nature. 552 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:24,717 Well, we're about to do battle with both. 553 00:21:24,751 --> 00:21:26,753 (sighs) 554 00:21:31,090 --> 00:21:32,970 Konstantin, I think there was a misunderstanding 555 00:21:32,994 --> 00:21:35,061 last time we spoke. 556 00:21:35,094 --> 00:21:39,332 If you felt I implied in any way that your government 557 00:21:39,366 --> 00:21:42,735 would deliberately infect its own citizens with smallpox, 558 00:21:42,769 --> 00:21:43,370 I apologize. 559 00:21:43,403 --> 00:21:44,971 I had no evidence of that. 560 00:21:45,004 --> 00:21:46,706 I thank you. 561 00:21:46,739 --> 00:21:49,776 Once Artem Markevich has recuperated and returned 562 00:21:49,809 --> 00:21:53,346 to Moscow, we can hopefully put this behind us. 563 00:21:53,380 --> 00:21:55,348 Well, before we get to that, 564 00:21:55,382 --> 00:21:57,817 we need to talk about where he got the illness. 565 00:21:57,850 --> 00:21:59,919 We've become aware of the outbreak in Siberia, 566 00:21:59,952 --> 00:22:01,454 and we have some theories... 567 00:22:01,488 --> 00:22:03,756 I'm not aware of any such outbreak. 568 00:22:03,790 --> 00:22:05,892 Fortunately, it seems to be manageable. 569 00:22:05,925 --> 00:22:08,005 And we're hoping that, with the help of our CDC team, 570 00:22:08,029 --> 00:22:09,796 we can get it quickly contained. 571 00:22:09,829 --> 00:22:13,032 Any health crisis can be fully handled 572 00:22:13,065 --> 00:22:15,702 by our own health ministry. 573 00:22:15,735 --> 00:22:17,770 And I have to inform you, 574 00:22:17,804 --> 00:22:20,840 unless you agree to return our citizen, 575 00:22:20,873 --> 00:22:24,911 all key U.S. diplomats will be expelled from Russia, 576 00:22:24,944 --> 00:22:26,546 effective immediately. 577 00:22:26,579 --> 00:22:27,619 You don't want to do that. 578 00:22:27,643 --> 00:22:29,015 You know we have to respond. 579 00:22:29,048 --> 00:22:31,651 I'm afraid this is your doing, 580 00:22:31,684 --> 00:22:33,786 Madam Secretary. 581 00:22:33,820 --> 00:22:35,788 Um, I'm sorry, ma'am. The hospital called. 582 00:22:35,822 --> 00:22:38,090 Artem Markevich has taken a turn for the worse. 583 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:43,463 I looked into your student's story 584 00:22:43,496 --> 00:22:44,130 about that blown undercover agent. 585 00:22:44,163 --> 00:22:45,131 And? 586 00:22:45,164 --> 00:22:46,444 It's all pretty straightforward, 587 00:22:46,468 --> 00:22:48,237 but I found something else. 588 00:22:51,738 --> 00:22:54,841 There's an interagency task force 589 00:22:54,874 --> 00:22:56,914 doing a review of the entire intelligence community. 590 00:22:56,938 --> 00:23:00,480 Agents blown, assets killed or compromised. 591 00:23:00,513 --> 00:23:02,782 I called in a huge favor 592 00:23:02,815 --> 00:23:04,684 and got a list of their initial findings. 593 00:23:04,717 --> 00:23:06,419 All of this in the last month? 594 00:23:06,453 --> 00:23:07,787 Right when Nafisa got taken. 595 00:23:07,820 --> 00:23:10,089 I mean, maybe it's just a coincidence. 596 00:23:10,122 --> 00:23:13,025 Or maybe the CIA isn't the only agency dealing with a leak. 597 00:23:13,059 --> 00:23:14,219 It's got to be a hack, right? 598 00:23:14,243 --> 00:23:17,163 I mean, all these operations are compartmentalized. 599 00:23:17,196 --> 00:23:19,999 The only people that have security clearance high enough 600 00:23:20,032 --> 00:23:21,734 to know about all these different ops... 601 00:23:21,768 --> 00:23:23,670 You're right. It's got to be a hack. 602 00:23:23,703 --> 00:23:25,183 I'll handle this from here. Thank you. 603 00:23:40,219 --> 00:23:42,689 I'm glad to finally welcome you in person. 604 00:23:42,722 --> 00:23:44,156 (chuckles) Well, uh, 605 00:23:44,190 --> 00:23:47,460 it's not how I imagined it. 606 00:23:47,494 --> 00:23:50,029 I'm so sorry for what you're going through. 607 00:23:50,062 --> 00:23:54,166 You have to admire the irony. 608 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:57,003 I devote my life to saving Earth, 609 00:23:57,036 --> 00:24:00,206 and this is the thanks I get. 610 00:24:00,239 --> 00:24:02,609 Well, I'm thanking you, Artem. 611 00:24:02,642 --> 00:24:04,744 And the world will thank you. 612 00:24:04,777 --> 00:24:06,613 (labored breath) 613 00:24:06,646 --> 00:24:07,614 (clears throat) 614 00:24:07,647 --> 00:24:10,983 (speaks Russian) 615 00:24:11,017 --> 00:24:13,653 And the others on the plane? 616 00:24:13,686 --> 00:24:18,024 They're being monitored, but it seems they're gonna be okay. 617 00:24:18,057 --> 00:24:22,495 And Russia is working hard to contain the Siberian outbreak. 618 00:24:25,965 --> 00:24:28,234 (coughing) 619 00:24:28,267 --> 00:24:30,903 Listen, you should rest. 620 00:24:30,937 --> 00:24:34,774 And then I am gonna take you on the most VIP tour of D.C. 621 00:24:38,277 --> 00:24:41,748 No monuments. 622 00:24:41,781 --> 00:24:44,016 I just want to see the blue sky. 623 00:24:46,719 --> 00:24:48,721 (labored breathing) 624 00:24:57,163 --> 00:24:59,866 HENRY: That was a long day. 625 00:24:59,899 --> 00:25:01,901 Endless. 626 00:25:01,934 --> 00:25:04,771 Hey. 627 00:25:04,804 --> 00:25:08,741 How did, uh, how did it go with Jace? 628 00:25:08,775 --> 00:25:10,743 (chuckles) 629 00:25:10,777 --> 00:25:12,979 I think I'm still processing it. 630 00:25:13,012 --> 00:25:15,548 What happened? 631 00:25:15,582 --> 00:25:18,551 Well, I told him we wanted to limit his time with Piper 632 00:25:18,585 --> 00:25:20,820 on school nights, and he freaked out. 633 00:25:20,853 --> 00:25:22,321 He said we wanted to banish him. 634 00:25:22,354 --> 00:25:23,756 "Banish"? (laughs) 635 00:25:23,790 --> 00:25:25,091 He actually said that? 636 00:25:25,124 --> 00:25:26,793 Ah, he went full-on John Keats. 637 00:25:26,826 --> 00:25:28,795 (sighs): Oh. 638 00:25:28,828 --> 00:25:30,129 Is he in love? 639 00:25:30,162 --> 00:25:31,931 He said, "Dad, I love her." 640 00:25:31,964 --> 00:25:34,767 Oh, that is so adorable. 641 00:25:34,801 --> 00:25:36,335 Right? Yeah, it's adorable. 642 00:25:36,368 --> 00:25:38,237 It's also kind of tragic. 643 00:25:38,270 --> 00:25:41,207 I mean, he has no idea how it's gonna feel when this ends. 644 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:42,909 Oh, come on. It's puppy love. Well... 645 00:25:42,942 --> 00:25:43,943 He'll be okay. 646 00:25:43,976 --> 00:25:46,178 It's way past puppy love. 647 00:25:46,212 --> 00:25:48,748 This is... all the way. 648 00:25:48,781 --> 00:25:51,250 All the way, all the way? 649 00:25:51,283 --> 00:25:53,920 Yeah. Oh, no. No, no. He's too young. 650 00:25:53,953 --> 00:25:55,121 He's not ten anymore. 651 00:25:55,154 --> 00:25:56,923 16 is too young. He's not ready. 652 00:25:56,956 --> 00:25:58,290 We need to have the talk. 653 00:25:58,324 --> 00:25:59,367 We already did. We already talked to him. 654 00:25:59,391 --> 00:26:00,927 No, that was the kids version. 655 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:03,796 We need to get the NC-17 version, 656 00:26:03,830 --> 00:26:06,633 with the warnings and the fear. 657 00:26:06,666 --> 00:26:08,106 And the beauty and the transcendence. 658 00:26:08,130 --> 00:26:11,303 I'm sure he understands the "sex feels good" part. 659 00:26:11,337 --> 00:26:13,272 The other stuff we need to hit. 660 00:26:13,305 --> 00:26:15,007 Okay. I'll talk to him. 661 00:26:15,041 --> 00:26:16,776 (phone vibrating) No offense, 662 00:26:16,809 --> 00:26:19,879 but do you think maybe that I should be a part of it? 663 00:26:19,912 --> 00:26:21,748 I mean, I know, I know it's weird, 664 00:26:21,781 --> 00:26:23,082 but it's a new day. 665 00:26:23,115 --> 00:26:25,155 I mean, he could benefit from a woman's perspective. 666 00:26:25,179 --> 00:26:26,686 Babe, uh... No? Too weird? 667 00:26:26,719 --> 00:26:29,221 Look, you talked to the girls. I'll talk to Jason. 668 00:26:29,255 --> 00:26:31,257 Uh, Jay, yes. 669 00:26:33,359 --> 00:26:36,629 Oh, that's awful. 670 00:26:36,663 --> 00:26:39,098 Okay. 671 00:26:39,131 --> 00:26:40,332 We'll talk about it tomorrow. 672 00:26:40,366 --> 00:26:43,335 Thank you for letting me know. 673 00:26:43,369 --> 00:26:44,470 What was that? 674 00:26:44,503 --> 00:26:49,341 Artem Markevich, the dissident we took in from Russia... 675 00:26:49,375 --> 00:26:51,377 He died. 676 00:26:57,917 --> 00:27:01,888 After Artem literally gave his life trying to save this planet, 677 00:27:01,921 --> 00:27:03,355 I mean, I can't help but thinking 678 00:27:03,389 --> 00:27:06,292 that there is more that we could do. 679 00:27:06,325 --> 00:27:08,227 I mean, yes, we are taking care 680 00:27:08,260 --> 00:27:10,229 of our carbon footprint, 681 00:27:10,262 --> 00:27:13,766 but I know that there's more that we can do, 682 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:16,803 especially around saving the permafrost. 683 00:27:16,836 --> 00:27:18,971 So, no filters. 684 00:27:19,005 --> 00:27:21,073 I mean, let's hear it... Your best 685 00:27:21,107 --> 00:27:23,776 half-past-midnight, out-of-the-box ideas. 686 00:27:23,810 --> 00:27:24,811 Anything. 687 00:27:24,844 --> 00:27:27,847 Okay. (clears throat) 688 00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:31,050 This one is a stretch. 689 00:27:31,083 --> 00:27:32,785 Literally. 690 00:27:32,819 --> 00:27:35,221 Uh, a glaciologist wants to stretch Mylar 691 00:27:35,254 --> 00:27:37,223 over the entire North Pole. 692 00:27:37,256 --> 00:27:41,794 Sort of, um, a giant UV reflecting blanket. 693 00:27:41,828 --> 00:27:43,362 How does anything stay alive under it? 694 00:27:43,395 --> 00:27:45,832 I think that's supposed to be an acceptable margin of error. 695 00:27:45,865 --> 00:27:46,833 (Blake clears throat) 696 00:27:46,866 --> 00:27:49,135 Right, there's a... 697 00:27:49,168 --> 00:27:51,904 There's this pretty cutting edge geoengineering idea 698 00:27:51,938 --> 00:27:53,439 of suspending giant 699 00:27:53,472 --> 00:27:55,341 helium-filled balloons over lakes, 700 00:27:55,374 --> 00:27:57,844 which, uh, pump water up 701 00:27:57,877 --> 00:28:02,114 into a gas that then releases heat-absorbing crystals. 702 00:28:02,148 --> 00:28:05,051 Are there any risk factors? 703 00:28:05,084 --> 00:28:07,253 Well, it's completely untested. No one knows. 704 00:28:07,286 --> 00:28:11,123 Anyone have anything a little closer to the box? 705 00:28:11,157 --> 00:28:12,725 KAT: Woolly mammoths! 706 00:28:12,759 --> 00:28:14,193 Good morning. Sorry, I'm completely 707 00:28:14,226 --> 00:28:15,461 out of practice with traffic. 708 00:28:15,494 --> 00:28:17,096 Where did all those cars come from? 709 00:28:17,129 --> 00:28:18,898 ELIZABETH: Everybody, 710 00:28:18,931 --> 00:28:20,199 this is Kat Sandoval. 711 00:28:20,232 --> 00:28:23,335 She is the reason we are talking about permafrost. 712 00:28:23,369 --> 00:28:24,937 And woolly mammoths. 713 00:28:24,971 --> 00:28:27,807 Right. Okay. So... 714 00:28:29,842 --> 00:28:35,181 In the Arctic, you've got your permafrost. 715 00:28:35,214 --> 00:28:37,149 Above that, you've got 716 00:28:37,183 --> 00:28:41,821 a thin layer of topsoil where the grass grows, et cetera. 717 00:28:43,823 --> 00:28:46,125 During the winter, the snow 718 00:28:46,158 --> 00:28:49,896 piles up on the topsoil. 719 00:28:49,929 --> 00:28:51,764 So now you're probably thinking, "Sweet. 720 00:28:51,798 --> 00:28:53,438 The snow will keep it cool." Right? Wrong. 721 00:28:53,462 --> 00:28:56,135 What keeps the ground cool is 722 00:28:56,168 --> 00:28:59,105 the cold air blowing through the tundra. 723 00:28:59,138 --> 00:29:03,009 But this snow is actually acting like a down comforter, 724 00:29:03,042 --> 00:29:05,878 preventing the air from cooling the ground. 725 00:29:07,914 --> 00:29:10,249 Well, back in the Ice Age, 726 00:29:10,282 --> 00:29:12,218 this wasn't a problem because... 727 00:29:14,220 --> 00:29:16,355 woolly mammoths existed 728 00:29:16,388 --> 00:29:18,190 to kick the covers off 729 00:29:18,224 --> 00:29:21,093 by trampling the snow. 730 00:29:21,127 --> 00:29:25,031 This would be the extinct woolly mammoth? 731 00:29:27,066 --> 00:29:29,535 There is a group of scientists working on a mammoth clone, 732 00:29:29,568 --> 00:29:31,503 but we are much closer 733 00:29:31,537 --> 00:29:33,139 to a mammoth-elephant hybrid. 734 00:29:33,172 --> 00:29:35,241 ELIZABETH: So, to review, we have 735 00:29:35,274 --> 00:29:39,245 giant plastic blanket, gas cloud theory that's never been tested, 736 00:29:39,278 --> 00:29:43,115 and reanimating prehistoric animals. 737 00:29:43,149 --> 00:29:46,118 It could also work with bison, musk ox, uh, reindeer... 738 00:29:46,152 --> 00:29:48,120 Caribou. Yes, you feel me. 739 00:29:48,154 --> 00:29:50,222 We need snow tramplers. 740 00:29:50,256 --> 00:29:52,291 There was a study where they reintroduced livestock 741 00:29:52,324 --> 00:29:54,069 to a contained area, and the permafrost temperature 742 00:29:54,093 --> 00:29:55,161 was remarkably cooler. 743 00:29:55,194 --> 00:29:56,295 What about tanks? 744 00:29:56,328 --> 00:29:58,931 Would-would tanks have a similar snow-trampling effect? 745 00:29:58,965 --> 00:30:01,133 Possibly, but... 746 00:30:01,167 --> 00:30:04,136 the whole idea is to reintroduce Ice Age plant life, too. 747 00:30:04,170 --> 00:30:06,873 Reintroducing Arctic flora and fauna... 748 00:30:06,906 --> 00:30:08,374 I-I can sell that. 749 00:30:08,407 --> 00:30:10,242 JAY: All right, we could start small, 750 00:30:10,276 --> 00:30:12,476 instituting pilot programs in countries with permafrost. 751 00:30:12,500 --> 00:30:14,313 If there's improvement, expand from there. 752 00:30:14,346 --> 00:30:17,216 We'd have to get every country with permafrost on board. 753 00:30:17,249 --> 00:30:18,584 Russia has the most. 754 00:30:18,617 --> 00:30:21,954 Good thing we're on such good terms with them. 755 00:30:23,990 --> 00:30:26,158 We checked with our climatologists. 756 00:30:26,192 --> 00:30:28,260 The science holds water. 757 00:30:29,195 --> 00:30:31,864 Ecosystem restoration could have 758 00:30:31,898 --> 00:30:34,600 a real effect on saving permafrost. 759 00:30:34,633 --> 00:30:36,835 By bringing back woolly mammoths. 760 00:30:38,637 --> 00:30:41,240 I don't remember that kind of thing going well 761 00:30:41,273 --> 00:30:42,208 in Jurassic Park. 762 00:30:42,241 --> 00:30:45,377 We'd start with bison, moose and reindeer. 763 00:30:45,411 --> 00:30:47,146 It's worth a shot. 764 00:30:47,179 --> 00:30:50,482 You have my okay for a pilot program in Alaska. 765 00:30:50,516 --> 00:30:53,019 Okay, great. Canada is a lock. 766 00:30:53,052 --> 00:30:54,987 Greenland will be receptive. 767 00:30:55,021 --> 00:30:56,288 What about Russia? 768 00:30:56,322 --> 00:30:57,957 Yeah. 769 00:30:57,990 --> 00:31:00,426 Avdonin's ghosting me, so I'm gonna have to go to Moscow 770 00:31:00,459 --> 00:31:03,495 and put it in front of him. 771 00:31:03,529 --> 00:31:09,368 It would help if I had a free hand to negotiate. 772 00:31:11,403 --> 00:31:13,205 What are you thinking? 773 00:31:13,239 --> 00:31:17,676 Hold off on expelling Russia's diplomats. 774 00:31:17,709 --> 00:31:19,378 I don't like letting that go unanswered. 775 00:31:19,411 --> 00:31:20,379 Makes us look weak. 776 00:31:20,412 --> 00:31:21,680 They've already agreed 777 00:31:21,713 --> 00:31:24,083 to let the CDC help contain this first outbreak. 778 00:31:24,116 --> 00:31:25,396 I think they're ready to bargain, 779 00:31:25,420 --> 00:31:28,955 especially when I tell them about these giant bubbles 780 00:31:28,988 --> 00:31:32,124 of methane gas and CO2 that will be released 781 00:31:32,158 --> 00:31:34,326 when the permafrost finally melts, 782 00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:38,264 basically rendering our planet uninhabitable. 783 00:31:38,297 --> 00:31:42,001 Hell, if that doesn't convince them to try to fix it, 784 00:31:42,034 --> 00:31:44,436 I don't know what will. 785 00:31:46,338 --> 00:31:48,274 All right, Bess. 786 00:31:48,307 --> 00:31:49,475 Give it a shot. 787 00:31:49,508 --> 00:31:51,543 Thank you, sir. 788 00:31:51,577 --> 00:31:53,245 HENRY: So, Moscow. 789 00:31:53,279 --> 00:31:54,981 Anything I need to know? 790 00:31:55,014 --> 00:31:58,317 No. Another climate initiative. 791 00:31:58,350 --> 00:32:00,419 Let's hope maybe this one does something. 792 00:32:00,452 --> 00:32:04,290 Oh, hey, how'd the talk go with Keats? 793 00:32:04,323 --> 00:32:06,292 Oh, it hasn't happened yet. 794 00:32:06,325 --> 00:32:08,560 Henry, come on. I'm getting a little antsy here. 795 00:32:08,594 --> 00:32:10,396 Could you get it done by the weekend? 796 00:32:10,429 --> 00:32:11,430 Definitely, yeah. 797 00:32:11,463 --> 00:32:13,199 Uh, you know, it's not gonna be 798 00:32:13,232 --> 00:32:15,001 the same talk you gave the girls, exactly. 799 00:32:15,034 --> 00:32:17,203 Why not? 800 00:32:17,236 --> 00:32:19,305 Well, you know, I thought I'd... do the basics. 801 00:32:19,338 --> 00:32:21,307 Risk of pregnancy, STDs... 802 00:32:21,340 --> 00:32:22,660 Not letting yourself get pressured 803 00:32:22,684 --> 00:32:24,410 into anything you're not ready for, 804 00:32:24,443 --> 00:32:26,078 giving and getting consent. 805 00:32:26,112 --> 00:32:27,346 All that's the same. True. 806 00:32:27,379 --> 00:32:29,281 And then I would get into how physical intimacy 807 00:32:29,315 --> 00:32:31,383 is all tied in with emotional intimacy. 808 00:32:31,417 --> 00:32:33,052 I mean, how that can feel really good, 809 00:32:33,085 --> 00:32:34,645 but it can also really break your heart. 810 00:32:34,669 --> 00:32:37,289 I mean, ending a, uh, sexual relationship 811 00:32:37,323 --> 00:32:40,059 is a lot more difficult than ending a nonsexual one. 812 00:32:40,092 --> 00:32:42,728 You know what, maybe we should do this together. 813 00:32:42,761 --> 00:32:44,330 Really? 814 00:32:44,363 --> 00:32:46,465 Because I was getting very okay 815 00:32:46,498 --> 00:32:47,299 with you doing it by yourself. 816 00:32:47,333 --> 00:32:49,001 No, you were right, you were right. 817 00:32:49,035 --> 00:32:51,470 I think he could benefit from your perspective. 818 00:32:51,503 --> 00:32:53,423 How much time do you have? You want to do it now? 819 00:32:53,447 --> 00:32:55,274 No, I can't. 820 00:32:55,307 --> 00:32:58,107 I mean, I have to be out the door in ten minutes. Well, that's perfect. 821 00:32:58,131 --> 00:33:00,312 No time to overthink. Just in and out. 822 00:33:00,346 --> 00:33:03,482 So to speak. 823 00:33:03,515 --> 00:33:04,683 Okay. 824 00:33:04,716 --> 00:33:07,519 (claps hands) 825 00:33:10,356 --> 00:33:12,391 Jace, the thing we're trying to say to you is... 826 00:33:12,424 --> 00:33:14,393 Sex kills. What? 827 00:33:14,426 --> 00:33:18,364 What-what Mom means is that when-when you have sex, 828 00:33:18,397 --> 00:33:19,841 there are consequences that you might not be 829 00:33:19,865 --> 00:33:22,705 ready to deal with. Things that could alter the whole rest of your life. 830 00:33:22,729 --> 00:33:24,731 I mean, it's emotional. It's thrilling. 831 00:33:24,765 --> 00:33:27,239 But you got to think about things like, you know, 832 00:33:27,273 --> 00:33:28,593 unwanted pregnancy and diseases... 833 00:33:28,617 --> 00:33:29,808 Guys, we're not having sex. 834 00:33:29,841 --> 00:33:32,444 What was that? You're not? 835 00:33:32,478 --> 00:33:35,081 No, I... (scoffs) 836 00:33:35,114 --> 00:33:38,517 Okay, Piper feels that when you have a spiritual connection 837 00:33:38,550 --> 00:33:40,786 like we do, sex isn't necessary, 838 00:33:40,819 --> 00:33:42,688 so we're-we're just kind of above that. 839 00:33:44,690 --> 00:33:46,358 Are we good? 840 00:33:46,392 --> 00:33:49,261 Yup, we're good. I think that covers it. Yeah. 841 00:33:51,397 --> 00:33:54,400 Piper's parents beat us to the punch. 842 00:33:56,468 --> 00:33:58,404 Good messaging, though. 843 00:33:58,437 --> 00:34:00,439 "Sex kills"? 844 00:34:00,472 --> 00:34:02,408 I know. I saw the ten-year-old and I panicked. 845 00:34:02,441 --> 00:34:04,443 That's good messaging? Sex... I know... 846 00:34:12,851 --> 00:34:16,288 Boy, Kat, you are a difficult person to find. 847 00:34:16,322 --> 00:34:20,259 And I'm sorry to intrude and I promise from now on out, 848 00:34:20,292 --> 00:34:22,461 all of our conversations will be about avocados 849 00:34:22,494 --> 00:34:23,934 and how incredibly cool your hair is. 850 00:34:23,958 --> 00:34:26,465 But right now I have a plane waiting for me on the tarmac 851 00:34:26,498 --> 00:34:29,468 and I have been over and over the research. 852 00:34:29,501 --> 00:34:30,736 Hang on a second. 853 00:34:30,769 --> 00:34:32,704 Can I get a coffee to go, please? Thank you. 854 00:34:32,738 --> 00:34:34,778 Why don't you try a veggie kebab? I don't have time. 855 00:34:34,802 --> 00:34:37,376 I can't. You know, okay. 856 00:34:37,409 --> 00:34:40,412 Um, can you, can you add a kebab to that order? 857 00:34:40,446 --> 00:34:42,448 Thank you. 858 00:34:43,615 --> 00:34:44,895 You were looking at the research. 859 00:34:44,919 --> 00:34:46,718 For the woolly mammoth initiative. Right. 860 00:34:46,752 --> 00:34:49,221 So... 861 00:34:49,255 --> 00:34:52,691 I understand science and I know that we... 862 00:34:52,724 --> 00:34:55,761 There you go. 863 00:34:55,794 --> 00:34:57,763 I know I can get Russia to sign off. 864 00:34:57,796 --> 00:34:59,631 But I don't want this to be a thing 865 00:34:59,665 --> 00:35:01,900 where they agree for the optics 866 00:35:01,933 --> 00:35:04,370 and then nothing really happens. 867 00:35:04,403 --> 00:35:06,838 I mean, how do we make this agreement 868 00:35:06,872 --> 00:35:10,776 something that Russia actually wants to follow through on? 869 00:35:10,809 --> 00:35:13,812 Um, because a smallpox outbreak 870 00:35:13,845 --> 00:35:15,914 or the fact that everything built 871 00:35:15,947 --> 00:35:17,916 on top of permafrost can... 872 00:35:17,949 --> 00:35:19,749 (laughing): Drop into a sinkhole isn't enough? 873 00:35:19,773 --> 00:35:23,622 Here's what we're up against. Hmm? 874 00:35:23,655 --> 00:35:27,693 Melting permafrost makes Arctic oil easier to drill. 875 00:35:27,726 --> 00:35:30,929 Right. 876 00:35:30,962 --> 00:35:32,864 (sighs) 877 00:35:32,898 --> 00:35:34,800 Okay. 878 00:35:36,835 --> 00:35:39,371 Peat moss. 879 00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:44,410 ELIZABETH: Peat moss. 880 00:35:44,443 --> 00:35:48,514 Or as you like to call it, torfjanoj moh. 881 00:35:48,547 --> 00:35:50,316 The magic stuff that you put in gardens 882 00:35:50,349 --> 00:35:52,218 and it makes everything grow. 883 00:35:52,251 --> 00:35:54,653 Yes, we have used it as fuel. 884 00:35:54,686 --> 00:35:55,654 I know, right? 885 00:35:55,687 --> 00:35:59,258 So many uses, which is why it gets overmined. 886 00:35:59,291 --> 00:36:02,394 You know what else peat moss is great for? 887 00:36:02,428 --> 00:36:05,731 Keeping the ground temperature stable. 888 00:36:05,764 --> 00:36:07,799 So, whereas 889 00:36:07,833 --> 00:36:11,737 a blanket of snow warms the permafrost, 890 00:36:11,770 --> 00:36:15,374 a layer of peat on top of the permafrost 891 00:36:15,407 --> 00:36:18,810 acts like insulation, so the ground doesn't warm or cool. 892 00:36:18,844 --> 00:36:20,812 It just stays stable. 893 00:36:20,846 --> 00:36:21,980 That's what we need. 894 00:36:22,013 --> 00:36:23,615 What are you asking? 895 00:36:23,649 --> 00:36:27,819 Next to Canada, Russia has the second largest 896 00:36:27,853 --> 00:36:29,888 area of peat bogs in the world. 897 00:36:29,921 --> 00:36:32,924 Now, I-I know that Russia needs access 898 00:36:32,958 --> 00:36:34,726 to its natural resources, 899 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:37,729 so we're not asking you to stop drilling. 900 00:36:37,763 --> 00:36:41,300 But if you can agree to avoid the areas where there's peat 901 00:36:41,333 --> 00:36:43,902 and work to preserve what remains, 902 00:36:43,935 --> 00:36:47,806 that will buy us all another 100 years on this planet. 903 00:36:47,839 --> 00:36:49,775 Of course, if we work together, 904 00:36:49,808 --> 00:36:51,377 we could buy more time than that. 905 00:36:51,410 --> 00:36:56,515 As much as I appreciate this personal appeal, Elizabeth, 906 00:36:56,548 --> 00:36:58,850 the situation with the... No, I know, I know. 907 00:36:58,884 --> 00:37:01,687 We're not in a great position right now 908 00:37:01,720 --> 00:37:02,988 to be asking for favors. 909 00:37:03,021 --> 00:37:07,393 But in the spirit of reconciliation, 910 00:37:07,426 --> 00:37:10,962 President Dalton has agreed not to expel your diplomats 911 00:37:10,996 --> 00:37:14,600 if we can come to an agreement on this. 912 00:37:16,368 --> 00:37:17,688 I mean, come on, why don't you say 913 00:37:17,712 --> 00:37:20,339 we take a step to save the planet 914 00:37:20,372 --> 00:37:23,375 and bring our countries back together? 915 00:37:23,409 --> 00:37:25,411 (sighs) 916 00:37:27,713 --> 00:37:29,047 Okay. 917 00:37:29,080 --> 00:37:32,884 Elizabeth, I pledge to do everything in my power 918 00:37:32,918 --> 00:37:36,922 to ensure our participation in your program. 919 00:37:38,957 --> 00:37:41,527 I have to tell you... 920 00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:44,930 this agreement only applies to this deal. 921 00:37:44,963 --> 00:37:47,566 We're still expelling your diplomats. 922 00:37:56,908 --> 00:38:01,480 It is with great pride that Canada joins the U.S., 923 00:38:01,513 --> 00:38:05,384 Greenland, Russia and China in this groundbreaking... 924 00:38:05,417 --> 00:38:08,053 Or maybe we should say ground-freezing... 925 00:38:08,086 --> 00:38:12,591 Initiative to protect our permafrost. 926 00:38:12,624 --> 00:38:15,026 Thank you, Jonas. 927 00:38:15,060 --> 00:38:17,463 (reporters clamoring) 928 00:38:23,435 --> 00:38:24,903 What's this? 929 00:38:24,936 --> 00:38:27,217 Just a little something to celebrate the successful launch 930 00:38:27,241 --> 00:38:29,408 of the Permafrost Protection Project. 931 00:38:29,441 --> 00:38:31,910 I thought popsicles were more appropriate than champagne. 932 00:38:31,943 --> 00:38:33,912 Could've gotten champagne popsicles. 933 00:38:33,945 --> 00:38:35,381 Does that exist? 934 00:38:35,414 --> 00:38:36,548 If it doesn't, it should. 935 00:38:36,582 --> 00:38:38,550 Yeah. You know what's surprising? 936 00:38:38,584 --> 00:38:42,388 9:00 a.m. is not too early for popsicles. 937 00:38:42,421 --> 00:38:44,390 Ma'am, the press conference is confirmed for noon. 938 00:38:44,423 --> 00:38:45,667 Also, just a reminder, you have Kat Sandoval 939 00:38:45,691 --> 00:38:46,992 waiting in your office for you. 940 00:38:47,025 --> 00:38:49,361 Final policy advisor interviews at 11:00. 941 00:38:49,395 --> 00:38:50,496 I know, I know. 942 00:38:50,529 --> 00:38:53,432 I'm going to pull the trigger on that today. Promise. 943 00:38:53,465 --> 00:38:56,935 It's great to see you again. 944 00:38:56,968 --> 00:38:58,928 I was just heading back to California and I wanted 945 00:38:58,952 --> 00:38:59,971 to congratulate you. 946 00:39:00,005 --> 00:39:02,107 I heard Project Woolly Mammoth is a go. Yes. 947 00:39:02,140 --> 00:39:04,743 We managed to get full participation. 948 00:39:04,776 --> 00:39:06,936 Well, 'cause you didn't call it Project Woolly Mammoth. 949 00:39:06,960 --> 00:39:08,046 Because we had your help. 950 00:39:08,079 --> 00:39:09,648 Thank you, really, for everything. 951 00:39:09,681 --> 00:39:10,982 Oh, please. 952 00:39:11,016 --> 00:39:13,419 Oh, also, I wanted to give you this. 953 00:39:13,452 --> 00:39:15,754 You can keep the joke copy for Russell Jackson. 954 00:39:15,787 --> 00:39:17,747 I know he thinks I'm nuts, but this one's for you. 955 00:39:17,771 --> 00:39:21,960 Good luck on the avocado farm. 956 00:39:21,993 --> 00:39:24,029 Uh, could we have a word? 957 00:39:24,062 --> 00:39:26,164 Yes, of course. Sure. 958 00:39:26,197 --> 00:39:28,400 (clears throat) 959 00:39:30,569 --> 00:39:32,003 KAT: I hate the farm. 960 00:39:32,037 --> 00:39:36,107 Avocados, they make no sense. 961 00:39:36,141 --> 00:39:38,944 I thought they did, but they don't. 962 00:39:38,977 --> 00:39:42,514 But working with you this week... 963 00:39:42,548 --> 00:39:44,716 that made sense. 964 00:39:44,750 --> 00:39:49,888 Well, now I'm really confused because, I mean, I thought... 965 00:39:49,921 --> 00:39:51,657 No, I know, I know. I know. 966 00:39:51,690 --> 00:39:53,692 (laughing): I wrote a whole book 967 00:39:53,725 --> 00:39:57,095 about how the farm saved me and I completely meant it because, 968 00:39:57,128 --> 00:39:58,630 I don't know if you've heard, 969 00:39:58,664 --> 00:40:00,832 but, uh, I am nothing if not fully committed. 970 00:40:00,866 --> 00:40:03,101 (chuckles) I might've heard something about that. 971 00:40:03,134 --> 00:40:04,670 Yeah, about those stories. 972 00:40:04,703 --> 00:40:07,038 They're all true. 973 00:40:07,072 --> 00:40:10,609 Well, they do keep getting one part wrong. 974 00:40:10,642 --> 00:40:12,143 I didn't throw a chair. 975 00:40:13,612 --> 00:40:16,582 I threw a table... 976 00:40:16,615 --> 00:40:18,950 at a chair... 977 00:40:18,984 --> 00:40:21,553 of the Armed Services Committee. 978 00:40:21,587 --> 00:40:25,491 We had just been, uh, traveling through Southeast Asia, 979 00:40:25,524 --> 00:40:27,559 setting up aid programs when I found out this guy 980 00:40:27,593 --> 00:40:29,561 had let himself get bribed 981 00:40:29,595 --> 00:40:32,931 in the... the dumbest way imaginable 982 00:40:32,964 --> 00:40:36,001 and I just lost it. 983 00:40:36,034 --> 00:40:38,236 Do I regret it? Of course. 984 00:40:38,269 --> 00:40:41,172 And I worked like hell to get those people to trust me again, 985 00:40:41,206 --> 00:40:43,041 but the problem was I didn't trust them. 986 00:40:43,074 --> 00:40:44,876 The day I quit was the day I realized 987 00:40:44,910 --> 00:40:47,012 I didn't want to have to throw furniture anymore. 988 00:40:50,015 --> 00:40:51,735 But then you tracked me down at a pita place 989 00:40:51,759 --> 00:40:53,018 to talk about permafrost... 990 00:40:53,051 --> 00:40:54,953 Yeah, sorry about ambushing your meal. 991 00:40:54,986 --> 00:40:56,154 No, no, no, I loved it. 992 00:40:56,187 --> 00:40:57,523 You knew you didn't have it yet 993 00:40:57,556 --> 00:40:59,925 and you weren't gonna stop until you did. 994 00:40:59,958 --> 00:41:01,660 Do you know how rare that is? 995 00:41:02,994 --> 00:41:06,532 Look, all I wanted to say was 996 00:41:06,565 --> 00:41:08,800 I know you're looking for a policy advisor 997 00:41:08,834 --> 00:41:10,354 and I want to throw my hat in the ring. 998 00:41:10,378 --> 00:41:15,574 I am open-minded but decisive. 999 00:41:15,607 --> 00:41:19,177 I will walk through fire to make things happen for you 1000 00:41:19,210 --> 00:41:23,081 and I promise my furniture- throwing days are over. 1001 00:41:25,116 --> 00:41:28,687 You had me at permafrost. 1002 00:41:31,690 --> 00:41:37,162 She actually threw a table at a senator. 1003 00:41:37,195 --> 00:41:42,100 I mean, how often is the real story even worse than the rumor? 1004 00:41:43,935 --> 00:41:47,005 You think I'm crazy for hiring her. 1005 00:41:47,038 --> 00:41:48,707 What? 1006 00:41:48,740 --> 00:41:50,642 Sorry. 1007 00:41:50,676 --> 00:41:52,844 Look, I think I need to talk. 1008 00:41:52,878 --> 00:41:54,780 It's about the leak 1009 00:41:54,813 --> 00:41:57,082 that led to Nafisa being taken. 1010 00:41:59,084 --> 00:42:00,886 Who was it? 1011 00:42:00,919 --> 00:42:02,120 I still don't know. 1012 00:42:02,153 --> 00:42:03,889 There's a task force looking at the agents 1013 00:42:03,922 --> 00:42:05,924 being blown in multiple departments. 1014 00:42:07,959 --> 00:42:10,261 Okay. So, they're looking into it. 1015 00:42:10,295 --> 00:42:12,263 That's good. But the blown ops, 1016 00:42:12,297 --> 00:42:15,801 in order to have access to that level of intel, 1017 00:42:15,834 --> 00:42:17,636 you'd have to be on the president's cabinet. 1018 00:42:17,669 --> 00:42:18,704 Which is crazy. 1019 00:42:20,672 --> 00:42:22,674 I know. 1020 00:42:25,977 --> 00:42:29,180 That leaves only eight other people it could be. Henry. 1021 00:42:29,214 --> 00:42:32,117 Someone in the Congressional Gang of Eight 1022 00:42:32,150 --> 00:42:34,620 could be selling out our country. 1023 00:42:34,653 --> 00:42:37,923 I don't know who. I don't know why. 1024 00:42:37,956 --> 00:42:42,060 And I hope to hell I'm wrong, but what if I'm not? 1025 00:42:42,093 --> 00:42:44,095 Captioning sponsored by CBS. 1026 00:42:45,230 --> 00:42:47,390 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org