1 00:00:07,137 --> 00:00:09,202 ‫,PILOT: Ladies and gentlemen we ‫are now beginning our descent 2 00:00:09,226 --> 00:00:10,749 ‫, into Vientiane, Laos 3 00:00:10,793 --> 00:00:13,404 ‫where the current temperature ‫..is a beautiful 86 degrees 4 00:00:13,448 --> 00:00:16,059 ‫,Flight attendants .please ‫.prepare for landing 5 00:00:16,103 --> 00:00:17,713 ‫.MAN: We"ll be ‫.holding her soon 6 00:00:17,756 --> 00:00:21,412 ‫..Our very own baby girl 7 00:00:33,990 --> 00:00:36,297 ‫..I hope it fits 8 00:00:36,340 --> 00:00:38,864 ‫[It"s a scarf.[chuckles 9 00:00:38,908 --> 00:00:41,041 ‫I just want Ailani to know ‫how much we appreciate 10 00:00:41,084 --> 00:00:42,346 ‫..what she"s doing for us 11 00:00:42,390 --> 00:00:44,131 ‫,Oh, ‫after nine months of e-mails 12 00:00:44,174 --> 00:00:46,046 ‫, video chats ‫.and care packages 13 00:00:46,089 --> 00:00:48,309 ‫I"m pretty sure .she ‫.knows, honey 14 00:00:48,352 --> 00:00:50,876 ‫?But everyone needs A ‫scarf, right 15 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:52,356 ‫[[both chuckle 16 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:54,358 ‫.[We"re having a baby.[chuckles 17 00:00:54,402 --> 00:00:55,751 ‫Uh, it should be 18 00:00:55,794 --> 00:00:57,448 ‫.just up here on the right 19 00:01:09,982 --> 00:01:11,767 ‫[[speaking Lao 20 00:01:11,810 --> 00:01:13,370 ‫?What are you doing ‫ .With those women 21 00:01:15,684 --> 00:01:18,774 ‫,.Uh, ‫sorry .Officer .Wrong address 22 00:01:32,918 --> 00:01:34,920 ‫..But that"s our baby 23 00:01:39,577 --> 00:01:41,164 ‫WOMAN: The Trafficking ‫ln Persons Report 24 00:01:41,188 --> 00:01:42,469 ‫shows that while ‫several countries 25 00:01:42,493 --> 00:01:44,713 ‫with problematic ‫histories vis-à-vis 26 00:01:44,756 --> 00:01:47,150 ‫human trafficking have managed ‫to improve their behavior 27 00:01:47,194 --> 00:01:49,413 ‫and move up to Tier 1 status 28 00:01:49,457 --> 00:01:51,502 ‫while several others 29 00:01:51,546 --> 00:01:54,026 ‫have unfortunately ‫slid down to Tier 2 30 00:01:54,070 --> 00:01:55,898 ‫..or Tier 3 31 00:01:55,941 --> 00:01:58,292 ‫,And overall the number ‫of trafficking victims 32 00:01:58,335 --> 00:02:00,859 ‫.worldwide has ‫.Doubled, sir .Yes 33 00:02:00,903 --> 00:02:02,818 ‫..That"s it, then 34 00:02:02,861 --> 00:02:04,994 ‫..I"ve seen enough 35 00:02:05,037 --> 00:02:07,127 ‫We"re withholding aid ‫..to all Tier 3 countries 36 00:02:07,170 --> 00:02:09,694 ‫,Mr. President that could ‫have negative effects 37 00:02:09,738 --> 00:02:12,219 ‫on populations in ‫..need around the globe 38 00:02:12,262 --> 00:02:15,004 ‫The more fair move ‫would be to evaluate 39 00:02:15,047 --> 00:02:17,659 ‫each nation on a ‫.case by case basis 40 00:02:17,702 --> 00:02:19,878 ‫? Fair 41 00:02:19,922 --> 00:02:22,054 ‫800,000 people are ‫ripped from their homes 42 00:02:22,098 --> 00:02:23,926 ‫every year and ‫.sold into slavery 43 00:02:23,969 --> 00:02:26,209 ‫.I want fairness for them And ‫the only way to achieve that 44 00:02:26,233 --> 00:02:29,453 ‫is punish the countries that ‫allow their exploitation 45 00:02:29,497 --> 00:02:32,239 ‫:, to continue. ‫ELIZABETH Well the release of the report 46 00:02:32,282 --> 00:02:33,805 ‫..itself is yielding results 47 00:02:33,849 --> 00:02:35,131 ‫TERESA: I assume ‫you"re talking about 48 00:02:35,155 --> 00:02:37,026 ‫..the crackdowns ‫in Laos Exactly 49 00:02:37,069 --> 00:02:38,897 ‫, Laos reacted immediately 50 00:02:38,941 --> 00:02:41,291 ‫breaking up trafficking ‫..operations across the country 51 00:02:41,335 --> 00:02:42,660 ‫RUSSELL: Nothing like ‫the threat of losing aid 52 00:02:42,684 --> 00:02:44,207 ‫to make a country ‫..grow a conscience 53 00:02:44,251 --> 00:02:46,209 ‫..Which proves my point 54 00:02:46,253 --> 00:02:48,100 ‫,Shutting off the money ‫spigot so that they feel it 55 00:02:48,124 --> 00:02:49,517 ‫..so that it hurts 56 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:51,519 ‫That"s how you get ‫..change that lasts 57 00:02:51,562 --> 00:02:53,260 ‫And that"s what ‫..we"re going to do 58 00:02:53,303 --> 00:02:54,522 ‫..Thanks, Shira 59 00:02:54,565 --> 00:02:57,002 ‫..Thanks, everyone 60 00:02:57,046 --> 00:03:00,702 ‫Sir, my office heard from ‫..former constituents of mine 61 00:03:00,745 --> 00:03:04,662 ‫,A couple. Apparently .Laos is ‫.also rounding up pregnant women 62 00:03:04,706 --> 00:03:06,229 ‫..Surrogates 63 00:03:06,273 --> 00:03:07,796 ‫,.Well .that"s ‫not too surprising 64 00:03:07,839 --> 00:03:11,147 ‫,Unfortunately Laos categorizes ‫commercial surrogacy 65 00:03:11,191 --> 00:03:12,583 ‫.as human trafficking 66 00:03:12,627 --> 00:03:14,082 ‫, TERESA: Mr. President ‫..this couple is desperate 67 00:03:14,106 --> 00:03:15,630 ‫They can"t locate ‫..their surrogate 68 00:03:15,673 --> 00:03:18,241 ‫And she is due to have ‫..their baby any day now 69 00:03:18,285 --> 00:03:21,244 ‫?Do we know how many surrogates ‫ In total have been arrested 70 00:03:21,288 --> 00:03:23,246 ‫Laos is a hotspot for ‫, fertility tourists 71 00:03:23,290 --> 00:03:25,379 ‫so it could be ‫..hundreds of women 72 00:03:25,422 --> 00:03:28,817 ‫Unjustly imprisoned without ‫.access to proper prenatal care 73 00:03:28,860 --> 00:03:30,490 ‫I think we should do ‫..something to help 74 00:03:30,514 --> 00:03:32,777 ‫A statement from the ‫president of the United States 75 00:03:32,821 --> 00:03:34,605 ‫..could go a long way 76 00:03:34,649 --> 00:03:36,085 ‫TERESA: Maybe ‫even de-stigmatize 77 00:03:36,128 --> 00:03:38,000 ‫surrogacy a little ‫..in the process 78 00:03:38,043 --> 00:03:40,655 ‫,Look even if we ‫could convince Laos 79 00:03:40,698 --> 00:03:43,266 ‫to ignore their own ‫, laws, here at home 80 00:03:43,310 --> 00:03:44,635 ‫commercial surrogacy ‫is one of those issues 81 00:03:44,659 --> 00:03:45,853 ‫most folks don"t ‫..think about much 82 00:03:45,877 --> 00:03:47,749 ‫.But when they ‫.do, they hate it 83 00:03:47,792 --> 00:03:49,074 ‫DALTON: I think it"s ‫fair to say that there"s 84 00:03:49,098 --> 00:03:51,056 ‫..no national consensus on this 85 00:03:51,100 --> 00:03:53,102 ‫That"s why it's regulated ‫..at the state level 86 00:03:53,145 --> 00:03:56,453 ‫This is complex ‫..ethical territory 87 00:03:56,497 --> 00:03:58,126 ‫Most surrogates come from ‫low-income backgrounds 88 00:03:58,150 --> 00:04:00,457 ‫so it"s easily seen ‫..as class exploitation 89 00:04:00,501 --> 00:04:02,174 ‫,And then there are the ‫babies, both born and unborn 90 00:04:02,198 --> 00:04:04,287 ‫so it"s a children's ‫..rights issue 91 00:04:04,331 --> 00:04:05,723 ‫lt"s also an issue of 92 00:04:05,767 --> 00:04:07,943 ‫.reproductive rights ‫lf a woman wants 93 00:04:07,986 --> 00:04:09,597 ‫to carry a child ‫, for someone else 94 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:11,227 ‫?.that should be her ‫choice .RUSSELL: See 95 00:04:11,251 --> 00:04:14,297 ‫lt"s an issue both liberals ‫..and conservatives can hate 96 00:04:14,341 --> 00:04:15,603 ‫..Best to leave it alone 97 00:04:15,646 --> 00:04:17,233 ‫Or we could forget about ‫the politics for once 98 00:04:17,257 --> 00:04:18,582 ‫and just talk ‫.about what"s right 99 00:04:18,606 --> 00:04:20,651 ‫Teresa, the day you ‫forget about the politics 100 00:04:20,695 --> 00:04:22,827 ‫is the day I forget ‫.about the politics 101 00:04:22,871 --> 00:04:25,917 ‫,[, scoffs] Yes ‫.Russell] .I am ambitious 102 00:04:25,961 --> 00:04:28,529 ‫But that doesn"t ‫..mean I"m heartless 103 00:04:28,572 --> 00:04:32,141 ‫.What? It was a compliment ‫Bess, have State 104 00:04:32,184 --> 00:04:34,361 ‫, keep an eye on the surrogates 105 00:04:34,404 --> 00:04:37,538 ‫.make sure no human rights are ‫violated .Beyond that, Yeah 106 00:04:37,581 --> 00:04:39,541 ‫,I "m sorry, ‫Teresa .we" re .staying out of this 107 00:04:44,109 --> 00:04:45,328 ‫.Back to the office. Sure 108 00:04:45,372 --> 00:04:46,772 ‫,? Elizabeth .do ‫you have a minute 109 00:04:46,808 --> 00:04:48,070 ‫..Uh, yeah. Mm-hmm 110 00:04:50,072 --> 00:04:52,422 ‫Um 111 00:04:52,466 --> 00:04:54,816 ‫,, this is a .uh ‫.a personal matter 112 00:04:54,859 --> 00:04:57,253 ‫..Okay 113 00:04:57,297 --> 00:04:59,777 ‫You and I have our ‫, issues, I know that 114 00:04:59,821 --> 00:05:01,649 ‫but I just didn"t know ‫.where else to turn 115 00:05:01,692 --> 00:05:03,868 ‫.? Are you okay 116 00:05:03,912 --> 00:05:06,131 ‫The couple I mentioned 117 00:05:06,175 --> 00:05:08,133 ‫.? My constituents 118 00:05:08,177 --> 00:05:11,528 ‫They"re my daughter and ‫..son-in-law, Lyla and Charlie 119 00:05:11,572 --> 00:05:13,008 ‫.Oh 120 00:05:13,051 --> 00:05:15,967 ‫..I"m so sorry 121 00:05:16,011 --> 00:05:17,969 ‫They"ve been trying to ‫..have a child for years 122 00:05:18,013 --> 00:05:20,450 ‫And there"s been a ‫lot of disappointments 123 00:05:20,494 --> 00:05:22,365 ‫,along the way so they ‫kept me in the dark 124 00:05:22,409 --> 00:05:24,541 ‫about their plans ‫..until recently 125 00:05:24,585 --> 00:05:26,978 ‫They didn"t want to ‫..get anyone"s hopes up 126 00:05:27,022 --> 00:05:28,806 ‫..And I can understand that 127 00:05:28,850 --> 00:05:30,939 ‫,Of course, ‫they knew what the law was in Laos 128 00:05:30,982 --> 00:05:33,202 ‫but they have spent so ‫much money trying to have 129 00:05:33,245 --> 00:05:35,770 ‫their own child that they ‫couldn"t afford a surrogate 130 00:05:35,813 --> 00:05:38,599 ‫in the U.S. and it just ‫..seemed like a safe enough bet 131 00:05:38,642 --> 00:05:41,950 ‫,Well, and it was until our ‫.report incited that crackdown 132 00:05:41,993 --> 00:05:43,778 ‫., And their surrogate 133 00:05:43,821 --> 00:05:45,780 ‫Ailani 134 00:05:45,823 --> 00:05:47,738 ‫is a week away ‫from her due date 135 00:05:47,782 --> 00:05:50,262 ‫and now she"s in ‫.a jail somewhere 136 00:05:50,306 --> 00:05:53,048 ‫, I"m sorry to ‫pull you into this 137 00:05:53,091 --> 00:05:55,790 ‫but I"m not asking for your ‫..help as a vice president 138 00:05:55,833 --> 00:05:58,227 ‫I"m-I'm coming to you as a ‫..mother and a grandmother 139 00:05:58,270 --> 00:06:01,448 ‫,But Teresa .you-you ‫.arethe vice president 140 00:06:01,491 --> 00:06:03,972 ‫?Why didn"t you say ‫ .Anything to POTUS 141 00:06:04,015 --> 00:06:05,452 ‫.Wh... Because Russell is right 142 00:06:05,495 --> 00:06:06,844 ‫The politics are complicated 143 00:06:06,888 --> 00:06:08,648 ‫and I didn"t want to ‫saddle the administration 144 00:06:08,672 --> 00:06:11,414 ‫with the appearance of ‫..a conflict of interest 145 00:06:11,458 --> 00:06:15,113 ‫And, also, we both know that 146 00:06:15,157 --> 00:06:18,421 ‫they want you, not ‫..me, to succeed Conrad 147 00:06:18,465 --> 00:06:19,901 ‫,And frankly I ‫don"t trust Russell 148 00:06:19,944 --> 00:06:21,163 ‫.not to use this against me 149 00:06:22,904 --> 00:06:25,689 ‫.? But you trust me not to 150 00:06:25,733 --> 00:06:29,301 ‫Well, we"ll be in the ring soon ‫enough, and God knows 151 00:06:29,345 --> 00:06:31,265 ‫.you give as good as you ‫[get [Chuckles][laughs 152 00:06:31,303 --> 00:06:34,002 ‫.But yes, I do 153 00:06:35,917 --> 00:06:38,659 ‫, I can"t make any guarantees ‫, but I"ll look into it 154 00:06:38,702 --> 00:06:40,661 ‫see what I can do ‫and I will keep this 155 00:06:40,704 --> 00:06:43,533 ‫.between the two ‫of us .Thank you 156 00:06:43,577 --> 00:06:46,362 ‫?Blake, where are we on the ‫.Peace Garden reopening ceremony 157 00:06:46,406 --> 00:06:47,929 ‫Uh the gardeners ‫from Japan are still 158 00:06:47,972 --> 00:06:50,932 ‫, shin-high in bonsai ‫apparently, the garden 159 00:06:50,975 --> 00:06:53,195 ‫was in a shameful state ‫.of disrepair .their words 160 00:06:53,238 --> 00:06:54,781 ‫?But the reopening ceremony"s ‫ .On schedule, right 161 00:06:54,805 --> 00:06:56,566 ‫We"ve got guests coming ‫..in from all over. Yes 162 00:06:56,590 --> 00:06:58,481 ‫Yeah, high-level dignitaries ‫, across the board 163 00:06:58,505 --> 00:07:00,332 ‫,like our very own ‫Dr. Henry McCord 164 00:07:00,376 --> 00:07:02,398 ‫.who"s joining the secretary The ‫date is set for the day after 165 00:07:02,422 --> 00:07:03,747 ‫,tomorrow we"ve ‫already confirmed with 166 00:07:03,771 --> 00:07:05,860 ‫the Japanese embassy and ‫..National Park Service 167 00:07:05,903 --> 00:07:07,296 ‫.So far everything"s on track 168 00:07:07,339 --> 00:07:08,558 ‫.? Good. Matt, Huh 169 00:07:08,602 --> 00:07:09,796 ‫?How are M-Sec"s ‫.Remarks coming along 170 00:07:09,820 --> 00:07:11,126 ‫.[Uh... [clears throat 171 00:07:11,169 --> 00:07:12,886 ‫ln the wake of the most" ‫destructive conflict 172 00:07:12,910 --> 00:07:15,130 ‫, in human history" ‫Japan built gardens 173 00:07:15,173 --> 00:07:17,132 ‫across the globe ‫to demonstrate" 174 00:07:17,175 --> 00:07:19,308 ‫its commitment to" ‫..peace and friendship 175 00:07:19,351 --> 00:07:21,789 ‫Repairing those that" ‫have fallen into disarray 176 00:07:21,832 --> 00:07:23,921 ‫is an opportunity for" ‫"Japan to remind the world 177 00:07:23,965 --> 00:07:26,358 ‫of our shared" ‫"responsibility to ensure 178 00:07:26,402 --> 00:07:28,535 ‫that the ideals these" ‫"gardens symbolize 179 00:07:28,578 --> 00:07:30,275 ‫ ".continue to blossom" 180 00:07:30,319 --> 00:07:32,756 ‫,, Uh, then ‫.something, something 181 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:35,150 ‫Earth as a shared ‫., garden metaphor 182 00:07:35,193 --> 00:07:37,152 ‫..Uh, poetry, poetry, poetry 183 00:07:37,195 --> 00:07:38,893 ‫Followed by a ‫..touching conclusion 184 00:07:38,936 --> 00:07:40,242 ‫Then we eat sushi 185 00:07:40,285 --> 00:07:41,654 ‫.and check out koi ‫.ponds .Sounds good 186 00:07:41,678 --> 00:07:42,505 ‫..Thanks, everybody. Uh-huh 187 00:07:42,549 --> 00:07:44,028 ‫..Thank you 188 00:07:44,072 --> 00:07:46,944 ‫, "Poetry, poetry .poetry" ‫.was especially moving 189 00:07:46,988 --> 00:07:47,902 ‫..It will be. BLAKE: Oh, Jay 190 00:07:47,945 --> 00:07:51,427 ‫.[One last thing. [Sighs 191 00:07:53,647 --> 00:07:55,300 ‫.You shouldn"t have 192 00:07:55,344 --> 00:07:57,433 ‫[.[scoffs] I didn"t 193 00:07:57,477 --> 00:07:58,739 ‫.? Mr. Usuki, I"m guessing 194 00:07:58,782 --> 00:08:01,176 ‫Yes, our favorite video ‫..game mogul strikes again 195 00:08:01,219 --> 00:08:02,632 ‫He"s still angling ‫for a one-on-one 196 00:08:02,656 --> 00:08:04,851 ‫with the secretary to discuss ‫..international investments 197 00:08:04,875 --> 00:08:06,268 ‫..The watch has to go back 198 00:08:06,311 --> 00:08:08,836 ‫Yeah, just like the Beyoncé ‫..tickets and the Akita 199 00:08:08,879 --> 00:08:10,054 ‫.I"ve been trying 200 00:08:10,098 --> 00:08:11,491 ‫, His office keeps returning it 201 00:08:11,534 --> 00:08:14,972 ‫insisting it"s a token of ‫..appreciation, not a bribe 202 00:08:15,016 --> 00:08:16,800 ‫So kick it to the ‫..Protocol Gifts unit 203 00:08:16,844 --> 00:08:19,673 ‫lf Mr. Usuki wants his ‫$5,000 watch to molder 204 00:08:19,716 --> 00:08:21,781 ‫in a National Archives ‫.warehouse, that"s fine with me 205 00:08:21,805 --> 00:08:24,939 ‫$5,000? Jay. You"re so 206 00:08:25,983 --> 00:08:29,204 ‫..poor. PGU won"t take it 207 00:08:29,247 --> 00:08:31,182 ‫They say they only deal with ‫..gifts from other governments 208 00:08:31,206 --> 00:08:33,904 ‫Mr. Usuki is just joining ‫the Japanese Ambassador 209 00:08:33,948 --> 00:08:35,776 ‫.[as his guest.[phone chimes 210 00:08:35,819 --> 00:08:37,580 ‫All right, I go to meet ‫..with the secretary. Yeah 211 00:08:37,604 --> 00:08:39,016 ‫Make sure Usuki ‫knows there will be 212 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:40,737 ‫no pull-asides at the garden ‫.Hey, wait. 213 00:08:40,781 --> 00:08:42,783 ‫No, no. Like, so 214 00:08:42,826 --> 00:08:45,525 ‫.? How much is it worth 215 00:08:48,484 --> 00:08:51,618 ‫.[Oh! [Short chuckle 216 00:08:51,661 --> 00:08:52,880 ‫.That"s more than my car 217 00:08:54,795 --> 00:08:57,362 ‫[.[sighs] I really am poor 218 00:08:59,495 --> 00:09:01,323 ‫, Based on initial reports 219 00:09:01,366 --> 00:09:04,456 ‫over 200 pregnant ‫..women were rounded up 220 00:09:04,500 --> 00:09:06,328 ‫Any idea why Laos ‫would respond like this 221 00:09:06,371 --> 00:09:07,590 ‫.? To the TIP Report, Donna 222 00:09:07,634 --> 00:09:11,028 ‫The crackdowns are ‫..only partly due to TIP 223 00:09:11,072 --> 00:09:13,509 ‫Like other countries ‫that have banned 224 00:09:13,553 --> 00:09:15,879 ‫,commercial surrogacy .Laos ‫is .concerned about the optics 225 00:09:15,903 --> 00:09:19,646 ‫Our embassy in Vientiane ‫has obviously protested 226 00:09:19,689 --> 00:09:22,649 ‫"the surrogates ‫treatment, but, uh 227 00:09:22,692 --> 00:09:25,347 ‫? Should I be doing ‫.more, ma"am 228 00:09:25,390 --> 00:09:28,350 ‫.You"re wondering why I'm here 229 00:09:28,393 --> 00:09:30,526 ‫I just want to be sure 230 00:09:30,570 --> 00:09:34,095 ‫that we communicate, in the ‫, strongest possible terms 231 00:09:34,138 --> 00:09:37,446 ‫.that the U.S is invested ‫in the health and safety 232 00:09:37,489 --> 00:09:39,013 ‫..of all of those surrogates 233 00:09:39,056 --> 00:09:40,710 ‫..Will do, ma "am. I" m on it 234 00:09:40,754 --> 00:09:41,972 ‫..Thank you, Donna 235 00:09:50,764 --> 00:09:52,722 ‫..Don"t give me the look 236 00:09:52,766 --> 00:09:54,724 ‫,Yes, you"re right there ‫.is more to the story 237 00:09:54,768 --> 00:09:56,030 ‫.? What look 238 00:09:56,073 --> 00:09:57,945 ‫.I need a favor 239 00:09:57,988 --> 00:09:59,749 ‫I need you to find one ‫..surrogate in particular 240 00:09:59,773 --> 00:10:02,863 ‫..Her name is Ailani Lo 241 00:10:02,906 --> 00:10:04,560 ‫..Ailani Lo. I"ll get into it 242 00:10:04,604 --> 00:10:07,171 ‫,Obviously .there are ‫underlying reasons which 243 00:10:07,215 --> 00:10:10,740 ‫.I can"t get into right now ‫So I"m just going to ask for 244 00:10:10,784 --> 00:10:12,612 ‫? Your trust and ‫.discretion, okay 245 00:10:12,655 --> 00:10:13,961 ‫..Of course, ma"am 246 00:10:14,004 --> 00:10:16,964 ‫.[Thank you.[elevator dings 247 00:10:17,007 --> 00:10:18,835 ‫.That"s the look, by the way 248 00:10:21,142 --> 00:10:22,142 ‫[[knocking 249 00:10:24,014 --> 00:10:25,973 ‫Thanks for squeezing .me ‫.in, Henry 250 00:10:26,016 --> 00:10:28,410 ‫..Hey, once CIA, always CIA 251 00:10:28,453 --> 00:10:30,760 ‫?.Ephraim, good to see ‫you What can I do for you 252 00:10:30,804 --> 00:10:31,911 ‫I realize what I"m about to 253 00:10:31,935 --> 00:10:34,677 ‫show you will feel ‫..oddly reminiscent 254 00:10:38,855 --> 00:10:41,597 ‫Why are agents keeping tabs 255 00:10:41,641 --> 00:10:42,598 ‫.? On my daughter 256 00:10:42,642 --> 00:10:44,600 ‫We came upon Stevie by accident 257 00:10:44,644 --> 00:10:45,993 ‫while doing routine 258 00:10:46,036 --> 00:10:49,344 ‫surveillance on Dmitri ‫..Petrov"s sister, Talia 259 00:10:50,432 --> 00:10:51,738 ‫..Talia knows better than that 260 00:10:51,781 --> 00:10:52,802 ‫She"s not supposed ‫to have contact 261 00:10:52,826 --> 00:10:54,697 ‫.with any member of my family 262 00:10:54,741 --> 00:10:56,394 ‫.? Could this be a coincidence 263 00:10:56,438 --> 00:10:58,222 ‫Oh, we went back and 264 00:10:58,266 --> 00:11:00,964 ‫reviewed footage from ‫.earlier in the day 265 00:11:01,008 --> 00:11:02,183 ‫Talia followed 266 00:11:02,226 --> 00:11:05,708 ‫Stevie to the cafe ‫..from the White House 267 00:11:07,928 --> 00:11:11,105 ‫We"ve run the options ‫for why she"s back 268 00:11:11,148 --> 00:11:14,499 ‫,in the picture .and ‫.only one makes sense 269 00:11:14,543 --> 00:11:17,285 ‫?You think she"s ‫.Working for Russia 270 00:11:17,328 --> 00:11:18,721 ‫..They could be leveraging her 271 00:11:18,765 --> 00:11:21,028 ‫,Right now all we know ‫is that she"s spying 272 00:11:21,071 --> 00:11:23,247 ‫.on your daughter 273 00:11:23,291 --> 00:11:24,858 ‫.? Where is Stevie now 274 00:11:24,901 --> 00:11:26,468 ‫Tell me you"ve got ‫..a detail on her 275 00:11:26,511 --> 00:11:27,817 ‫..A covert detail 276 00:11:27,861 --> 00:11:28,862 ‫..Plainclothes agents 277 00:11:28,905 --> 00:11:30,298 ‫..She has no idea 278 00:11:30,341 --> 00:11:32,082 ‫.Which is what we want 279 00:11:32,126 --> 00:11:33,301 ‫, At this point 280 00:11:33,344 --> 00:11:34,744 ‫our advantage is ‫that the Russians 281 00:11:34,781 --> 00:11:36,130 ‫.don "t know we" re onto them 282 00:11:36,173 --> 00:11:39,046 ‫, We need to bring her in ‫.get her in a safe house 283 00:11:39,089 --> 00:11:42,266 ‫I "m confident she" s ‫.in .no immediate danger 284 00:11:42,310 --> 00:11:45,574 ‫The Russians came after ‫Dmitri Petrov on U.S. soil 285 00:11:45,617 --> 00:11:47,097 ‫because he was one of their own 286 00:11:47,141 --> 00:11:48,708 ‫.who"d turned traitor 287 00:11:48,751 --> 00:11:51,188 ‫I don"t think we know ‫anymore what Russia is 288 00:11:51,232 --> 00:11:53,887 ‫..or isn"t capable of 289 00:11:53,930 --> 00:11:56,759 ‫..We need answers 290 00:11:56,803 --> 00:11:58,239 ‫.We need to talk ‫.to Talia Petrov 291 00:12:16,823 --> 00:12:20,304 ‫Y-Yes. Sadly, its beauty doesn"t ‫..make it any less illegal 292 00:12:20,348 --> 00:12:21,760 ‫We can"t accept ‫these kinds of gifts 293 00:12:21,784 --> 00:12:23,873 ‫..from Mr. Usuki or anyone 294 00:12:23,917 --> 00:12:25,309 ‫.Yes 295 00:12:25,353 --> 00:12:26,920 ‫, Well, with my utmost respect 296 00:12:26,963 --> 00:12:28,636 ‫someone needs to come and ‫..pick this thing up today 297 00:12:28,660 --> 00:12:30,314 ‫..No, don"t put me on hold 298 00:12:30,358 --> 00:12:32,708 ‫Don"t put 299 00:12:32,752 --> 00:12:34,928 ‫..[clears throat] ‫Ken [I"m early 300 00:12:34,971 --> 00:12:37,167 ‫..My apologies Oh, ‫you are right on time We have plenty 301 00:12:37,191 --> 00:12:38,758 ‫to go over before ‫..Maddie gets here 302 00:12:38,801 --> 00:12:40,387 ‫KEN: The ambassador ‫, will do the welcome 303 00:12:40,411 --> 00:12:41,998 ‫then I"ll introduce the ‫secretary .Gentlemen 304 00:12:42,022 --> 00:12:43,632 ‫., Ah, Maddie Klapper 305 00:12:43,675 --> 00:12:45,653 ‫,National Park Service ‫Coordinator extraordinaire 306 00:12:45,677 --> 00:12:46,678 ‫, meet Ken Yoshino 307 00:12:46,722 --> 00:12:47,897 ‫our outstanding liaison 308 00:12:47,941 --> 00:12:49,551 ‫..with the Japanese Embassy 309 00:12:49,594 --> 00:12:51,335 ‫.It "s a pleasure to ‫meet you Let" s see 310 00:12:51,379 --> 00:12:52,486 ‫if you still feel that ‫..way when we"re done 311 00:12:52,510 --> 00:12:53,685 ‫Your team 312 00:12:53,729 --> 00:12:54,774 ‫sent over the manual 313 00:12:54,817 --> 00:12:56,427 ‫..for the garden upkeep 314 00:12:56,471 --> 00:13:00,910 ‫A 2,200-page PDF file ‫..that I printed out 315 00:13:00,954 --> 00:13:04,174 ‫.Used almost four ‫.ink cartridges 316 00:13:04,218 --> 00:13:05,828 ‫.And a two-hour 317 00:13:05,872 --> 00:13:06,829 ‫, VR experience 318 00:13:06,873 --> 00:13:08,178 ‫.which is actually pretty cool 319 00:13:08,222 --> 00:13:09,876 ‫[[, chuckles] A-As intended 320 00:13:09,919 --> 00:13:11,181 ‫The garden will be maintained 321 00:13:11,225 --> 00:13:12,182 ‫.for years to come 322 00:13:12,226 --> 00:13:13,488 ‫, Three to five years, tops 323 00:13:13,531 --> 00:13:15,098 ‫..according to our accountant 324 00:13:15,142 --> 00:13:17,492 ‫I"m not following. I get why 325 00:13:17,535 --> 00:13:19,799 ‫the garden requires such ‫..thoughtful attention 326 00:13:19,842 --> 00:13:21,211 ‫But we don"t have ‫the budget to care 327 00:13:21,235 --> 00:13:23,280 ‫, for it. Uh 328 00:13:23,324 --> 00:13:25,282 ‫? What dowe have ‫.the budget for 329 00:13:25,326 --> 00:13:27,328 ‫..A garden a third of the size 330 00:13:27,371 --> 00:13:28,633 ‫..Less koi ponds 331 00:13:28,677 --> 00:13:31,245 ‫..Less... everything 332 00:13:31,288 --> 00:13:34,030 ‫My government has invested ‫much time and money 333 00:13:34,074 --> 00:13:35,225 ‫in this living tribute to peace 334 00:13:35,249 --> 00:13:36,990 ‫..and unity 335 00:13:37,033 --> 00:13:38,271 ‫Your unwillingness ‫to maintain it 336 00:13:38,295 --> 00:13:39,707 ‫is disrespectful ‫..and unacceptable 337 00:13:39,731 --> 00:13:42,473 ‫Oh, Ken, I-I"m sure we ‫.can resolve this. Good 338 00:13:42,517 --> 00:13:43,692 ‫ ", Cause if you don't" 339 00:13:43,735 --> 00:13:45,563 ‫my superiors will ‫..cancel the ceremony 340 00:13:49,089 --> 00:13:50,046 ‫..JAY: Great 341 00:13:50,090 --> 00:13:51,656 ‫.Great. Thanks 342 00:13:51,700 --> 00:13:53,571 ‫? Ma"am 343 00:13:55,747 --> 00:13:58,838 ‫Maggie used her ‫..grandma"s recipe 344 00:13:58,881 --> 00:14:01,144 ‫lt would be rude ‫. ".not to eat" em 345 00:14:03,146 --> 00:14:04,558 ‫.I was gonna share .I"m ‫.not giving you the look 346 00:14:04,582 --> 00:14:07,324 ‫I-I just wanted to ‫..share a-a Laos update 347 00:14:07,368 --> 00:14:09,979 ‫..Oh 348 00:14:10,023 --> 00:14:11,807 ‫About 260 surrogates ‫, are being held 349 00:14:11,851 --> 00:14:14,027 ‫?.36 carrying American ‫babies .And the rest 350 00:14:14,070 --> 00:14:15,898 ‫The intended parents ‫.are from all over 351 00:14:15,942 --> 00:14:18,466 ‫,, The UK .Israel ‫.Australia, China 352 00:14:18,509 --> 00:14:21,730 ‫?What about the legal status ‫.Of the surrogates themselves 353 00:14:21,773 --> 00:14:22,949 ‫They"re awaiting sentencing 354 00:14:22,992 --> 00:14:24,404 ‫while they prosecute ‫..ringleaders first 355 00:14:24,428 --> 00:14:27,127 ‫So there"s still time to ‫negotiate their release 356 00:14:27,170 --> 00:14:30,347 ‫without meddling too much ‫in a sovereign nation"s 357 00:14:30,391 --> 00:14:31,542 ‫..judicial system. That"s right 358 00:14:31,566 --> 00:14:32,915 ‫..And I found Ailani 359 00:14:32,959 --> 00:14:36,092 ‫Uh, in a detention ‫.center in Vientiane 360 00:14:36,136 --> 00:14:38,660 ‫, Oh. Great work, Jay 361 00:14:38,703 --> 00:14:40,270 ‫..on everything 362 00:14:40,314 --> 00:14:42,490 ‫Thanks. Not like any of this ‫will stop pregnant women 363 00:14:42,533 --> 00:14:44,250 ‫from being locked up ‫..in the next crackdown 364 00:14:44,274 --> 00:14:47,277 ‫.Well, it"s not fair 365 00:14:47,321 --> 00:14:50,715 ‫, Most legal systems aren"t ‫..when it comes to women 366 00:14:50,759 --> 00:14:52,599 ‫But this is the best ‫..that we can do for now 367 00:14:54,023 --> 00:14:56,852 ‫People are so concerned ‫, about exploiting women 368 00:14:56,896 --> 00:14:59,289 ‫and yet banning it is ‫..not fixing the problem 369 00:14:59,333 --> 00:15:02,727 ‫We need an international 370 00:15:02,771 --> 00:15:05,730 ‫set of standards to-to ‫regulate the industry 371 00:15:05,774 --> 00:15:07,732 ‫..and protect all parties 372 00:15:07,776 --> 00:15:08,777 ‫..I agree 373 00:15:08,820 --> 00:15:10,344 ‫But locking down ‫countries for that 374 00:15:10,387 --> 00:15:11,954 ‫..would be like herding cats 375 00:15:11,998 --> 00:15:13,956 ‫..With rabies 376 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:15,958 ‫Although 377 00:15:16,002 --> 00:15:19,962 ‫some very influential nations ‫have surrogates pregnant 378 00:15:20,006 --> 00:15:22,834 ‫with their unborn citizens ‫in Lao detention centers 379 00:15:22,878 --> 00:15:25,141 ‫.right now Which could ‫, make them amenable 380 00:15:25,185 --> 00:15:26,336 ‫,at least .to ‫.hearing a framework 381 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:27,815 ‫We may be able to ‫..solve both problems 382 00:15:27,839 --> 00:15:29,798 ‫..Right. Let"s just say 383 00:15:29,841 --> 00:15:32,192 ‫I"m able to form 384 00:15:32,235 --> 00:15:33,889 ‫..a coalition of countries 385 00:15:33,933 --> 00:15:35,891 ‫And then I invite Laos 386 00:15:35,935 --> 00:15:38,459 ‫to be a part of the ‫..international process 387 00:15:38,502 --> 00:15:40,026 ‫.They"re concerned ‫.about optics 388 00:15:40,069 --> 00:15:41,917 ‫This looks a lot better than ‫.throwing pregnant women in jail 389 00:15:41,941 --> 00:15:44,769 ‫.? ‫I"m sold But will Laos buy it 390 00:15:44,813 --> 00:15:49,383 ‫I need to go herd ‫..some rabid cats 391 00:15:49,426 --> 00:15:50,926 ‫By working with our ‫allies, we can advocate 392 00:15:50,950 --> 00:15:52,647 ‫..for all the surrogates 393 00:15:52,690 --> 00:15:55,476 ‫While also working ‫towards decriminalizing 394 00:15:55,519 --> 00:15:58,044 ‫? Commercial ‫.surrogacy worldwide 395 00:15:58,087 --> 00:16:01,090 ‫..I know .It-it ‫sounds ambitious 396 00:16:01,134 --> 00:16:04,006 ‫But I"m already getting ‫..buy-in from other countries 397 00:16:04,050 --> 00:16:06,400 ‫..It"s a pipe dream, Elizabeth 398 00:16:06,443 --> 00:16:08,160 ‫Helping surrogates who are ‫carrying American babies 399 00:16:08,184 --> 00:16:09,403 ‫..is difficult enough 400 00:16:09,446 --> 00:16:11,057 ‫.We need to focus on that 401 00:16:11,100 --> 00:16:13,581 ‫, Without the aid package ‫..there"s no leverage 402 00:16:13,624 --> 00:16:17,019 ‫Forming a coalition .That"s ‫.how we save everyone 403 00:16:17,063 --> 00:16:18,760 ‫lt"s not our job ‫..to save everyone 404 00:16:18,803 --> 00:16:20,588 ‫You know what I"m ‫..up against here 405 00:16:20,631 --> 00:16:22,372 ‫..I understand you"re upset 406 00:16:22,416 --> 00:16:24,418 ‫But now we know ‫where Ailani .is, and 407 00:16:24,461 --> 00:16:26,855 ‫.Yes, and I thank you for ‫that, But right now 408 00:16:26,898 --> 00:16:29,597 ‫the woman about to give ‫birth to my grandchild 409 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:32,469 ‫is sitting in a ‫..squalid jail cell 410 00:16:33,601 --> 00:16:35,777 ‫..You asked for my help 411 00:16:35,820 --> 00:16:37,474 ‫Now you"re gonna ‫..have to trust me 412 00:16:47,615 --> 00:16:49,312 ‫..Hi.Hi 413 00:16:49,356 --> 00:16:50,922 ‫.You"re new here. First day 414 00:16:50,966 --> 00:16:52,054 ‫.? What can I get you 415 00:16:52,098 --> 00:16:53,795 ‫..Large chai latte 416 00:16:53,838 --> 00:16:55,579 ‫..Almond milk 417 00:17:02,586 --> 00:17:03,674 ‫..Talia 418 00:17:05,415 --> 00:17:07,852 ‫..We need to talk 419 00:17:12,553 --> 00:17:14,468 ‫?Why were you ‫Following my daughter 420 00:17:14,511 --> 00:17:18,646 ‫? Did someone ‫put you up to this 421 00:17:18,689 --> 00:17:20,691 ‫I can only help you if ‫..you tell me the truth 422 00:17:24,956 --> 00:17:26,567 ‫..It was Dmitri 423 00:17:26,610 --> 00:17:28,153 ‫He heard about the ‫..White House attack 424 00:17:28,177 --> 00:17:29,178 ‫He was worried 425 00:17:29,222 --> 00:17:31,050 ‫.and wanted to ‫.know she was okay 426 00:17:32,703 --> 00:17:34,140 ‫But you spent an entire day 427 00:17:34,183 --> 00:17:35,880 ‫..trailing her around the city 428 00:17:35,924 --> 00:17:37,969 ‫I"ve never followed ‫..someone before 429 00:17:38,013 --> 00:17:41,016 ‫lt took time to get ‫close enough to make sure 430 00:17:41,060 --> 00:17:44,541 ‫?she has, like, ‫all her .Fingers and toes, you know 431 00:17:44,585 --> 00:17:45,803 ‫..She"s a fast walker 432 00:17:48,154 --> 00:17:50,373 ‫.I told him it was stupid idea 433 00:17:50,417 --> 00:17:51,940 ‫.? And that"s it 434 00:17:51,983 --> 00:17:54,725 ‫..There"s nothing else? I swear 435 00:17:54,769 --> 00:17:57,902 ‫.Dmitri has been ‫through so much 436 00:17:57,946 --> 00:18:00,514 ‫?, When he asks for something ‫ .How can I not do it 437 00:18:03,169 --> 00:18:07,086 ‫.Dr. McCord 438 00:18:07,129 --> 00:18:10,785 ‫..I like my life here 439 00:18:10,828 --> 00:18:13,092 ‫?What"s going to ‫.Happen to me now 440 00:18:15,094 --> 00:18:17,487 ‫You"re gonna leave out the ‫..back door with these agents 441 00:18:17,531 --> 00:18:19,291 ‫They"re gonna ask you ‫.a few more questions 442 00:18:19,315 --> 00:18:22,144 ‫, lf your story clears ‫.then you"ll be free to go 443 00:18:22,188 --> 00:18:24,668 ‫,, But no matter what ‫your life"s gonna 444 00:18:24,712 --> 00:18:27,062 ‫be under a microscope ‫..for a while 445 00:18:27,106 --> 00:18:30,587 ‫For what it"s worth ‫..I believe you 446 00:18:34,678 --> 00:18:36,158 ‫HENRY: So, Talia"s story 447 00:18:36,202 --> 00:18:37,377 ‫..checked out 448 00:18:37,420 --> 00:18:39,901 ‫..I should hope so 449 00:18:39,944 --> 00:18:42,295 ‫..Pretty lame lie, otherwise 450 00:18:44,297 --> 00:18:47,604 ‫?She really say that thing ‫ .About fingers and toes 451 00:18:47,648 --> 00:18:49,258 ‫..She did 452 00:18:49,302 --> 00:18:50,738 ‫And, technically, Dmitri didn"t 453 00:18:50,781 --> 00:18:53,480 ‫,violate his deal .so he ‫.got off with a warning 454 00:18:53,523 --> 00:18:56,309 ‫,Still he took a big ‫risk to make sure 455 00:18:56,352 --> 00:18:59,486 ‫..that Stevie was okay 456 00:18:59,529 --> 00:19:00,748 ‫..It"s kind of sweet 457 00:19:00,791 --> 00:19:01,836 ‫..It was reckless 458 00:19:01,879 --> 00:19:05,144 ‫..Oh, you"d do the same 459 00:19:05,187 --> 00:19:08,016 ‫lf you were a former ‫Russian double agent 460 00:19:08,059 --> 00:19:11,759 ‫, exiled to the tundra ‫, concerned for my safety 461 00:19:11,802 --> 00:19:15,110 ‫but unable to ‫contact me directly 462 00:19:15,154 --> 00:19:17,349 ‫?[laughs] Don"t make it sound] ‫ .Like an airport novel, okay 463 00:19:17,373 --> 00:19:18,418 ‫..But, yes, absolutely 464 00:19:18,461 --> 00:19:21,203 ‫..Yeah. No question 465 00:19:21,247 --> 00:19:23,423 ‫..But this is different ‫.It"s Stevie .Yeah 466 00:19:23,466 --> 00:19:28,428 ‫And I guess she ‫..never has to know 467 00:19:28,471 --> 00:19:31,431 ‫.It"s kind of sad, right? Yeah 468 00:19:31,474 --> 00:19:32,823 ‫.? You think we should tell her 469 00:19:32,867 --> 00:19:34,434 ‫I"d want to know 470 00:19:34,477 --> 00:19:36,349 ‫if somebody cared ‫about me that much. I 471 00:19:36,392 --> 00:19:37,654 ‫I don"t think we should 472 00:19:37,698 --> 00:19:40,657 ‫.rip the scab off ‫.that old wound .Hmm 473 00:19:40,701 --> 00:19:43,312 ‫..We"d be throwing a lot at her 474 00:19:43,356 --> 00:19:47,142 ‫,Of course .our daughter ‫.can handle a lot 475 00:19:47,186 --> 00:19:48,206 ‫.You"re leaning ‫.towards tell her 476 00:19:48,230 --> 00:19:50,450 ‫..Well, call me a romantic 477 00:19:50,493 --> 00:19:52,756 ‫But you"re the ‫.Stevie whisperer 478 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:55,237 ‫?Mom, Dad! ‫Have you guys .Been watching this 479 00:19:55,281 --> 00:19:56,847 ‫The news is saying that 480 00:19:56,891 --> 00:19:59,261 ‫Teresa Hurst"s daughter used ‫..a sex slave to carry her baby 481 00:19:59,285 --> 00:20:01,001 ‫There"s still no word from ‫the vice president"s office 482 00:20:01,025 --> 00:20:02,568 ‫or from the White ‫..House at this time 483 00:20:02,592 --> 00:20:04,812 ‫This is a ‫.still-developing story 484 00:20:04,855 --> 00:20:06,746 ‫That"s gonna hurt her when ‫.she"s gearing up for a run 485 00:20:06,770 --> 00:20:08,859 ‫[[phones ringing 486 00:20:08,903 --> 00:20:10,731 ‫..White House. Me too 487 00:20:16,737 --> 00:20:19,218 ‫Why didn"t you tell me you ‫had a personal connection 488 00:20:19,261 --> 00:20:20,958 ‫? To the surrogate ‫issue in Laos 489 00:20:21,002 --> 00:20:23,265 ‫I thought it best to ‫..keep you out of it, sir 490 00:20:23,309 --> 00:20:25,398 ‫,.Well guess what ‫.We"re in it now 491 00:20:25,441 --> 00:20:28,052 ‫, To hear cable news tell ‫it we"re running a baby mill 492 00:20:28,096 --> 00:20:29,445 ‫.out of the Lincoln bedroom 493 00:20:29,489 --> 00:20:31,186 ‫I think we can all ‫agree that cable news 494 00:20:31,230 --> 00:20:32,796 ‫tends to run toward ‫..the hyperbolic 495 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:35,234 ‫Well, that"s why people .watch ‫.it, Professor 496 00:20:35,277 --> 00:20:37,410 ‫?And you... ‫how could You go along with this 497 00:20:37,453 --> 00:20:40,108 ‫I made a judgment ‫.call, Mr. President 498 00:20:40,151 --> 00:20:43,111 ‫Teresa came to me with ‫a highly personal issue 499 00:20:43,154 --> 00:20:44,567 ‫which intersected ‫.with the professional 500 00:20:44,591 --> 00:20:46,201 ‫, I skirted the edge 501 00:20:46,245 --> 00:20:48,595 ‫but I believe I acted ‫.within my authority 502 00:20:48,638 --> 00:20:50,118 ‫, The way I see it 503 00:20:50,161 --> 00:20:53,034 ‫: this mess has two components ‫..foreign and domestic 504 00:20:53,077 --> 00:20:54,925 ‫And the best way to manage ‫the domestic fallout 505 00:20:54,949 --> 00:20:57,560 ‫is to get the Laos piece ‫of this in the rearview 506 00:20:57,604 --> 00:20:59,258 ‫..as soon as possible 507 00:20:59,301 --> 00:21:00,452 ‫DALTON: You think this ‫international coalition 508 00:21:00,476 --> 00:21:01,695 ‫? Is viable 509 00:21:01,738 --> 00:21:03,479 ‫, I"m still making calls 510 00:21:03,523 --> 00:21:06,134 ‫.but the U.K and , ‫Israel are interested 511 00:21:06,177 --> 00:21:07,962 ‫and our embassy in Laos ‫is prepared to care 512 00:21:08,005 --> 00:21:09,398 ‫for all the surrogates 513 00:21:09,442 --> 00:21:12,358 ‫.if we can secure their ‫release, Sir 514 00:21:12,401 --> 00:21:15,970 ‫we"re talking about ‫..almost 300 surrogates 515 00:21:16,013 --> 00:21:17,972 ‫The safe bet is to ‫fight for the 36 516 00:21:18,015 --> 00:21:18,973 ‫who are carrying babies 517 00:21:19,016 --> 00:21:20,322 ‫..for Americans 518 00:21:20,366 --> 00:21:22,368 ‫Frankly, Teresa, I"m not sure 519 00:21:22,411 --> 00:21:23,823 ‫you can give an unbiased ‫.opinion on this 520 00:21:23,847 --> 00:21:25,240 ‫I would make the same call 521 00:21:25,284 --> 00:21:28,374 ‫even if I didn"t have a ‫..personal stake in this 522 00:21:28,417 --> 00:21:31,812 ‫.American lives ‫.are on the line 523 00:21:31,855 --> 00:21:33,944 ‫.They have to come first 524 00:21:35,598 --> 00:21:38,253 ‫.? Henry 525 00:21:38,297 --> 00:21:41,952 ‫Sir, I"m not sure that ‫.there"s a right answer here 526 00:21:41,996 --> 00:21:43,954 ‫, The coalition ‫plan makes sense 527 00:21:43,998 --> 00:21:47,349 ‫, in theory 528 00:21:47,393 --> 00:21:50,352 ‫but our backs are ‫..against the wall here 529 00:21:50,396 --> 00:21:52,939 ‫Push comes to shove, I would go ‫..with the vice president on this 530 00:21:52,963 --> 00:21:56,358 ‫What about the other ‫countries who have citizens 531 00:21:56,402 --> 00:21:58,969 ‫? With surrogates ‫.locked up in Laos I 532 00:21:59,013 --> 00:22:00,754 ‫..Sorry, Bess 533 00:22:00,797 --> 00:22:03,583 ‫.I"m going with ‫.Henry and Teresa 534 00:22:03,626 --> 00:22:07,021 ‫?ln that case, any wiggle room ‫.With the aid package for Laos 535 00:22:07,064 --> 00:22:09,066 ‫?Something that I ‫.Can negotiate with 536 00:22:09,110 --> 00:22:10,764 ‫They got a failing grade 537 00:22:10,807 --> 00:22:13,244 ‫in the Trafficking ‫..In Persons Report 538 00:22:13,288 --> 00:22:15,508 ‫..We"re cutting their aid 539 00:22:15,551 --> 00:22:17,031 ‫You"ll have to figure out 540 00:22:17,074 --> 00:22:19,076 ‫how to get the surrogates ‫..released without it 541 00:22:19,120 --> 00:22:21,122 ‫..I"ll do my best 542 00:22:21,165 --> 00:22:23,124 ‫..Thank you, everyone 543 00:22:23,167 --> 00:22:24,647 ‫..Teresa, hang back a minute 544 00:22:24,691 --> 00:22:25,866 ‫..We need to talk 545 00:22:34,396 --> 00:22:38,400 ‫.Listen, I"m sorry 546 00:22:38,444 --> 00:22:42,099 ‫Don"t be. We've been on ‫..opposite sides before 547 00:22:42,143 --> 00:22:43,207 ‫,Yeah doesn"t make ‫.it any easier 548 00:22:43,231 --> 00:22:44,928 ‫I always want to ‫..be on your side 549 00:22:44,972 --> 00:22:46,321 ‫But it"s not like we're arguing 550 00:22:46,365 --> 00:22:49,498 ‫about what percent ‫..fat milk to buy 551 00:22:49,542 --> 00:22:52,936 ‫Lives are at stake. I"ve got to ‫..offer POTUS my best judgment 552 00:22:52,980 --> 00:22:57,463 ‫Different opinions means more ‫..options to save those lives 553 00:22:57,506 --> 00:23:00,117 ‫And always two percent .Less ‫.fat, same protein 554 00:23:00,161 --> 00:23:02,163 ‫..Admit it, it"s watery 555 00:23:02,206 --> 00:23:05,601 ‫,You know, I understand why ‫ you all want to play it safe 556 00:23:05,645 --> 00:23:07,734 ‫, especially poor Teresa 557 00:23:07,777 --> 00:23:09,518 ‫but the thing that"s ‫, bugging me is 558 00:23:09,562 --> 00:23:11,433 ‫, if that leak hadn"t happened 559 00:23:11,477 --> 00:23:16,960 ‫I think that coalition ‫..had a pretty decent shot 560 00:23:17,004 --> 00:23:18,397 ‫Did Teresa know 561 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:20,529 ‫?about the coalition ‫.Plan before tonight 562 00:23:20,573 --> 00:23:23,184 ‫,Yeah .I gave her ‫a .heads-up earlier 563 00:23:23,227 --> 00:23:25,578 ‫.She didn"t like it ‫.then, either 564 00:23:25,621 --> 00:23:27,971 ‫..Huh.No 565 00:23:28,015 --> 00:23:29,843 ‫.Oh, th-think about it 566 00:23:29,886 --> 00:23:32,846 ‫,The-the leak forced ‫Dalton to get involved 567 00:23:32,889 --> 00:23:35,152 ‫and with the American media ‫watching, of course 568 00:23:35,196 --> 00:23:37,503 ‫he"s gonna choose the ‫, American-focused plan 569 00:23:37,546 --> 00:23:39,200 ‫..which is what she wanted 570 00:23:39,243 --> 00:23:43,030 ‫.No, Teresa can"t be ‫[the leaker [scoffs 571 00:23:43,073 --> 00:23:45,424 ‫She"s too much of ‫a political animal 572 00:23:45,467 --> 00:23:48,296 ‫.to sabotage her own career 573 00:23:48,339 --> 00:23:51,168 ‫, With family is involved ‫..people will surprise you 574 00:23:53,562 --> 00:23:55,651 ‫,Well I can"t worry ‫.about that now 575 00:23:55,695 --> 00:23:58,015 ‫I have to figure out how to ‫get those surrogates released 576 00:23:58,045 --> 00:24:00,961 ‫.with what meager cards I have 577 00:24:10,710 --> 00:24:13,147 ‫! Good Lord. Hi 578 00:24:13,190 --> 00:24:14,254 ‫.? Ls that yesterday"s suit 579 00:24:14,278 --> 00:24:16,280 ‫.Hmm? ‫Yes I pulled an all-nighter 580 00:24:16,324 --> 00:24:17,693 ‫working on the ‫..Peace Garden issue 581 00:24:17,717 --> 00:24:19,849 ‫ln a nutshell: we still ‫..don"t have the money 582 00:24:19,893 --> 00:24:21,000 ‫,Wait, ‫Blake the .reopening"s tomorrow 583 00:24:21,024 --> 00:24:22,330 ‫.? You think I don"t know that 584 00:24:22,373 --> 00:24:23,813 ‫This isn"t just ‫..some garden party 585 00:24:23,853 --> 00:24:25,293 ‫lt"s a major public ‫diplomacy event 586 00:24:25,333 --> 00:24:26,876 ‫!.with one of our closest ‫allies .I know that 587 00:24:26,900 --> 00:24:28,945 ‫?.Okay, ‫take it easy .What"s the problem 588 00:24:28,989 --> 00:24:30,706 ‫The problem is that no ‫, one owns the problem 589 00:24:30,730 --> 00:24:31,905 ‫.the Peace Garden problem 590 00:24:31,948 --> 00:24:33,360 ‫,, Yes, ‫technically Park Service owns it 591 00:24:33,384 --> 00:24:34,647 ‫but it"s not their problem 592 00:24:34,690 --> 00:24:36,910 ‫if Japan is asking for ‫..more than they can give 593 00:24:36,953 --> 00:24:38,496 ‫Keeping Japan happy ‫, is State"s problem 594 00:24:38,520 --> 00:24:40,019 ‫but it"s not our ‫problem if Park Services 595 00:24:40,043 --> 00:24:41,392 ‫..is having money problems 596 00:24:41,436 --> 00:24:43,830 ‫,Also, if I torch our ‫relationship with a vital ally 597 00:24:43,873 --> 00:24:46,223 ‫then my quest to be anything ‫more than an assistant 598 00:24:46,267 --> 00:24:47,940 ‫in this office is ruined ‫, before it even begins 599 00:24:47,964 --> 00:24:50,750 ‫because somehow, I, with ‫, no money and no power 600 00:24:50,793 --> 00:24:52,099 ‫..now own this problem 601 00:24:52,142 --> 00:24:54,362 ‫.I"m God's lonely man ‫.That"s the problem 602 00:24:54,405 --> 00:24:55,711 ‫, Also, about five hours ago 603 00:24:55,755 --> 00:24:57,559 ‫a very nice man on the ‫cleaning crew gave me a pill 604 00:24:57,583 --> 00:24:59,125 ‫,to help me stay awake and ‫.now I"m having hand tremors 605 00:24:59,149 --> 00:25:00,542 ‫.? I"m probably fine, right 606 00:25:00,586 --> 00:25:02,631 ‫?I"m gonna get you a glass ‫ .Of cold water, okay 607 00:25:02,675 --> 00:25:03,980 ‫..We"re gonna figure this out 608 00:25:04,024 --> 00:25:05,392 ‫?Now what about ‫the Private sector 609 00:25:05,416 --> 00:25:07,375 ‫Japan came to us so ‫..late with the budget 610 00:25:07,418 --> 00:25:09,812 ‫I"ve only been able to scare ‫..up a few minor commitments 611 00:25:09,856 --> 00:25:11,118 ‫Mm-hmm. Believe me, the irony 612 00:25:11,161 --> 00:25:13,207 ‫is not lost on me that we ‫are desperate for money 613 00:25:13,250 --> 00:25:15,514 ‫while exorbitant ‫..gifts keep flowing in 614 00:25:15,557 --> 00:25:16,969 ‫?Yeah, well, if only you ‫.Could sell that watch, right 615 00:25:16,993 --> 00:25:18,778 ‫..That watch... that watch 616 00:25:18,821 --> 00:25:20,693 ‫,You know my life ‫has been cursed 617 00:25:20,736 --> 00:25:22,346 ‫ever since that ‫..watch came into it 618 00:25:22,390 --> 00:25:25,306 ‫..It "s like The Monkey" s Paw 619 00:25:25,349 --> 00:25:26,588 ‫Or it"s the answer ‫..to everything 620 00:25:26,612 --> 00:25:28,222 ‫.Okay 621 00:25:28,265 --> 00:25:31,791 ‫[[laughs]What is 622 00:25:31,834 --> 00:25:33,444 ‫, Oh, Matt 623 00:25:33,488 --> 00:25:35,838 ‫!.[you"re a genius ‫ [Grunts] Thank you 624 00:25:35,882 --> 00:25:39,407 ‫,, Mm-hmm. Okay, well .remember ‫.do the deep breathing thing 625 00:25:39,450 --> 00:25:41,235 ‫.It really helps, man 626 00:25:41,278 --> 00:25:43,498 ‫[[engine rumbling 627 00:25:43,542 --> 00:25:46,327 ‫,Mr. Usuki we can"t ‫give you a one-on-one 628 00:25:46,370 --> 00:25:48,547 ‫.with the secretary for what is 629 00:25:48,590 --> 00:25:50,940 ‫..Let"s face it... a bribe 630 00:25:50,984 --> 00:25:53,334 ‫But if you become a donor ‫., for the Peace Garden 631 00:25:53,377 --> 00:25:55,336 ‫I-I"m sure she would thank you 632 00:25:55,379 --> 00:25:57,860 ‫.personally for your generosity 633 00:26:01,342 --> 00:26:03,039 ‫[[engine shuts off 634 00:26:03,083 --> 00:26:05,259 ‫.? Donor 635 00:26:05,302 --> 00:26:08,610 ‫,Uh, yes your donation ‫would go towards 636 00:26:08,654 --> 00:26:10,525 ‫the upkeep of the ‫garden for the next 637 00:26:10,569 --> 00:26:12,048 ‫.50 years or so 638 00:26:12,092 --> 00:26:14,050 ‫, When I was a kid ‫my Grandma Chiaki 639 00:26:14,094 --> 00:26:16,749 ‫would take me to our ‫..local Japanese garden 640 00:26:16,792 --> 00:26:18,707 ‫We"d sit on this ‫bench by the koi pond 641 00:26:18,751 --> 00:26:19,665 ‫.and pretend we were rich 642 00:26:19,708 --> 00:26:21,580 ‫[[chuckles 643 00:26:21,623 --> 00:26:23,973 ‫..She was rad. BLAKE: Yeah 644 00:26:24,017 --> 00:26:26,106 ‫.So... yeah 645 00:26:26,149 --> 00:26:27,760 ‫, Okay. Rae 646 00:26:27,803 --> 00:26:29,476 ‫..take care of it Oh, ‫great I"ll send over 647 00:26:29,500 --> 00:26:31,043 ‫,, the documents and of ‫course, your name 648 00:26:31,067 --> 00:26:32,741 ‫will be listed among ‫the other contributors 649 00:26:32,765 --> 00:26:35,681 ‫.on a placard ‫outside the garden 650 00:26:35,724 --> 00:26:36,595 ‫.? Among 651 00:26:36,638 --> 00:26:38,074 ‫..Eh, I don"t like that word 652 00:26:38,118 --> 00:26:40,686 ‫My name is better off solo ‫..and in multiple locations 653 00:26:40,729 --> 00:26:42,949 ‫.Also, "placard"... yuck 654 00:26:42,992 --> 00:26:44,646 ‫.? Like, what am I, a dentist 655 00:26:44,690 --> 00:26:47,257 ‫I"m thinking a ‫..pagoda could work 656 00:26:47,301 --> 00:26:50,304 ‫Um, Mr. Usuki, I"m sorry, there ‫, are no names inside the garden 657 00:26:50,347 --> 00:26:52,523 ‫and there"s no ‫.room for a pagoda 658 00:26:52,567 --> 00:26:53,967 ‫Blake, I"m hearing ‫", a lot of "no 659 00:26:54,003 --> 00:26:55,570 ‫..it"s really bumming me out 660 00:26:55,614 --> 00:26:58,138 ‫Oh... [stammers] I certainly ‫..wouldn"t want to do that 661 00:26:58,181 --> 00:27:00,575 ‫Look, I didn"t get here ‫to where I am today 662 00:27:00,619 --> 00:27:02,403 ‫by plugging into ‫..negative energy 663 00:27:02,446 --> 00:27:04,666 ‫Grandma Chiaki used to ‫, "say to me," One day 664 00:27:04,710 --> 00:27:08,452 ‫, you are going to run this town ‫and your name is going to be 665 00:27:08,496 --> 00:27:09,715 ‫ ".everywhere" 666 00:27:09,758 --> 00:27:11,325 ‫? And you know ‫what .She was right 667 00:27:11,368 --> 00:27:13,370 ‫[[laughs 668 00:27:13,414 --> 00:27:17,331 ‫Yeah, well, Grandma Chiaki ‫, sounds rad, but, um 669 00:27:17,374 --> 00:27:21,683 ‫the fact is, your name can"t ‫..be everywhere in the garden 670 00:27:21,727 --> 00:27:23,467 ‫..Then I can"t be a donor 671 00:27:23,511 --> 00:27:24,904 ‫..Rae 672 00:27:24,947 --> 00:27:27,907 ‫..Take care of it 673 00:27:27,950 --> 00:27:31,301 ‫That garden is a symbol ‫of reconciliation 674 00:27:31,345 --> 00:27:34,043 ‫in the aftermath of mankind"s ‫, most horrific bloodbath 675 00:27:34,087 --> 00:27:35,784 ‫and you have the audacity 676 00:27:35,828 --> 00:27:38,004 ‫?to want to use it ‫.For self-promotion 677 00:27:39,788 --> 00:27:41,331 ‫,You know I"m shocked ‫your ego even fits 678 00:27:41,355 --> 00:27:43,618 ‫,.in this tiny .little ‫car .Shame on you 679 00:27:43,662 --> 00:27:46,012 ‫..No one talks to me like that 680 00:27:46,055 --> 00:27:47,622 ‫..Well, someone just did 681 00:27:47,666 --> 00:27:50,364 ‫And I better not see ‫..this in my office again 682 00:27:50,407 --> 00:27:52,279 ‫..Have a nice day. Wait 683 00:27:54,934 --> 00:27:56,849 ‫..That took integrity 684 00:27:56,892 --> 00:27:58,764 ‫Grandma Chiaki ‫..respected integrity 685 00:28:00,374 --> 00:28:03,769 ‫..Stay there 686 00:28:03,812 --> 00:28:06,119 ‫I"m gonna take a ‫.lap, think this over 687 00:28:15,432 --> 00:28:18,305 ‫:, ELIZABETH ‫Minister Phommapanya 688 00:28:18,348 --> 00:28:20,568 ‫the swift action your ‫government has taken 689 00:28:20,611 --> 00:28:22,135 ‫to control human trafficking 690 00:28:22,178 --> 00:28:24,224 ‫within your borders ‫..is commendable 691 00:28:24,267 --> 00:28:26,095 ‫.Thank you, Madam Secretary 692 00:28:26,139 --> 00:28:28,054 ‫, Our eye is on Tier 1 status 693 00:28:28,097 --> 00:28:30,056 ‫and showing the world ‫..we value all human life 694 00:28:30,099 --> 00:28:32,058 ‫.I was hoping ‫.you felt that way 695 00:28:32,101 --> 00:28:35,235 ‫Your recent crackdowns included ‫..a number of pregnant women 696 00:28:35,278 --> 00:28:38,107 ‫..Surrogates for ‫hire .Criminals 697 00:28:38,151 --> 00:28:40,631 ‫Yes, according to your ‫, anti-trafficking laws 698 00:28:40,675 --> 00:28:43,025 ‫but only in very ‫rare circumstances 699 00:28:43,069 --> 00:28:45,811 ‫could surrogacy be ‫..considered human trafficking 700 00:28:45,854 --> 00:28:48,422 ‫?Did you call to lecture ‫ .Me on our legal system 701 00:28:48,465 --> 00:28:49,771 ‫Or to talk about 702 00:28:49,815 --> 00:28:52,513 ‫the 36 American couples ‫who"ve been exploiting 703 00:28:52,556 --> 00:28:55,603 ‫?our citizens, ‫including .Your vice president 704 00:28:55,646 --> 00:28:58,780 ‫Let"s focus on the ‫..latter, for now 705 00:28:58,824 --> 00:29:00,782 ‫lf your country ‫.releases the women 706 00:29:00,826 --> 00:29:03,611 ‫All of whom are technically ‫.carrying American citizens 707 00:29:03,654 --> 00:29:06,309 ‫My government would ‫..be very appreciative 708 00:29:06,353 --> 00:29:08,485 ‫Appreciative enough to ‫reinstate our aid package 709 00:29:08,529 --> 00:29:10,139 ‫.? In full 710 00:29:11,706 --> 00:29:14,491 ‫Well, your aid package ‫..is not on the table 711 00:29:14,535 --> 00:29:16,580 ‫But I can offer a ‫statement of praise 712 00:29:16,624 --> 00:29:17,993 ‫for your anti-trafficking ‫..efforts 713 00:29:18,017 --> 00:29:21,411 ‫You criticize us for ‫human trafficking 714 00:29:21,455 --> 00:29:23,805 ‫then chastise us for ‫..how we handle it 715 00:29:23,849 --> 00:29:25,676 ‫We have strict commercial ‫, surrogacy laws 716 00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:27,504 ‫and yet you want us ‫to go against them 717 00:29:27,548 --> 00:29:29,593 ‫.because it suits ‫your interests 718 00:29:29,637 --> 00:29:31,813 ‫, I realize how this looks 719 00:29:31,857 --> 00:29:34,642 ‫but my country has a great deal ‫..of respect for your nation 720 00:29:34,685 --> 00:29:37,558 ‫Much of the aid your ‫country provides 721 00:29:37,601 --> 00:29:40,213 ‫goes to de-mining operations ‫to remove the bombs 722 00:29:40,256 --> 00:29:42,302 ‫.that the U.S .left ‫.behind decades ago 723 00:29:42,345 --> 00:29:44,217 ‫Bombs that still ‫kill our people 724 00:29:44,260 --> 00:29:46,175 ‫,to this day many ‫.of them children 725 00:29:46,219 --> 00:29:49,831 ‫, Minister Phommapanya... Vong 726 00:29:49,875 --> 00:29:52,138 ‫I know that what we did ‫over a period of years 727 00:29:52,181 --> 00:29:54,183 ‫will be felt by your ‫..people for generations 728 00:29:54,227 --> 00:29:55,750 ‫..It was devastating 729 00:29:55,794 --> 00:29:58,231 ‫.The mess we left behind 730 00:29:58,274 --> 00:30:00,929 ‫,We do not have the ‫moral high ground here 731 00:30:00,973 --> 00:30:04,019 ‫but there must be a way that you ‫.can help me help these people 732 00:30:04,063 --> 00:30:07,414 ‫I mean .perhaps as a ‫.humanitarian gesture 733 00:30:09,546 --> 00:30:12,941 ‫I value our relationship ‫,.with the U.S 734 00:30:12,985 --> 00:30:14,943 ‫but there are those ‫who think the ally 735 00:30:14,987 --> 00:30:17,685 ‫we should be strengthening ‫..our ties with is China 736 00:30:17,728 --> 00:30:20,819 ‫..Now, if you"ll excuse me 737 00:30:29,349 --> 00:30:31,525 ‫.Morning Hey, ‫you better get in on these 738 00:30:31,568 --> 00:30:33,309 ‫ricotta blueberry ‫pancakes before 739 00:30:33,353 --> 00:30:35,200 ‫? ".those monsters wake up and eat ‫" em all .What happened? Who died 740 00:30:35,224 --> 00:30:37,444 ‫?.What .N-No one ‫.Everything"s fine 741 00:30:37,487 --> 00:30:40,142 ‫?Just take a plate and .Go sit ‫down, would you 742 00:30:40,186 --> 00:30:42,449 ‫,Dad any time ‫something bad happens 743 00:30:42,492 --> 00:30:43,905 ‫and you don"t know ‫, how to tell me 744 00:30:43,929 --> 00:30:46,235 ‫there"s usually some kind ‫.of breakfast involved 745 00:30:46,279 --> 00:30:48,803 ‫.! Busted. Ha 746 00:30:48,847 --> 00:30:51,588 ‫..I knew it. Sorry. Go on 747 00:30:51,632 --> 00:30:53,025 ‫..All right 748 00:30:53,068 --> 00:30:55,810 ‫,This is a little ‫ bit of a weird one 749 00:30:55,854 --> 00:30:59,292 ‫..but, um, here goes 750 00:30:59,335 --> 00:31:01,816 ‫Your Russian friend, he 751 00:31:01,860 --> 00:31:03,470 ‫.? Dmitri 752 00:31:03,513 --> 00:31:05,689 ‫Found out about the ‫, White House bombings 753 00:31:05,733 --> 00:31:08,040 ‫and since he didn"t have a ‫, way to contact you directly 754 00:31:08,083 --> 00:31:10,192 ‫he found another way to make ‫..sure you were all right 755 00:31:10,216 --> 00:31:11,870 ‫..It almost cost him his deal 756 00:31:14,524 --> 00:31:16,526 ‫.Wow 757 00:31:16,570 --> 00:31:17,939 ‫I wasn"t sure if ‫..I should tell you 758 00:31:17,963 --> 00:31:22,228 ‫.No. I"m glad that you did 759 00:31:22,271 --> 00:31:24,099 ‫I just really wasn"t expecting 760 00:31:24,143 --> 00:31:27,189 ‫.to hear his name 761 00:31:27,233 --> 00:31:29,844 ‫? That"s really ‫.sweet, you know 762 00:31:29,888 --> 00:31:32,107 ‫Well, I hope knowing how ‫much he cares about you 763 00:31:32,151 --> 00:31:34,893 ‫.helps more than it hurts 764 00:31:38,287 --> 00:31:40,637 ‫, I, um, try not to 765 00:31:40,681 --> 00:31:44,554 ‫..but I think about him a lot 766 00:31:44,598 --> 00:31:46,426 ‫And I"m still very sorry 767 00:31:46,469 --> 00:31:48,341 ‫for putting the family 768 00:31:48,384 --> 00:31:50,996 ‫in this awkward situation ‫..in the first place 769 00:31:51,039 --> 00:31:52,258 ‫..Inadvertently 770 00:31:52,301 --> 00:31:54,564 ‫You had no idea what ‫..you were getting into 771 00:31:54,608 --> 00:31:55,696 ‫..He did 772 00:31:55,739 --> 00:31:57,089 ‫Look, I know 773 00:31:57,132 --> 00:32:00,788 ‫that it seemed shady 774 00:32:00,831 --> 00:32:03,965 ‫with the secret Potomac Lodge 775 00:32:04,009 --> 00:32:07,099 ‫,rendezvous .but we ‫.had something real 776 00:32:08,927 --> 00:32:10,667 ‫..Well, that"s love 777 00:32:10,711 --> 00:32:13,932 ‫lt"s uncomfortable for everybody ‫..who"s not in it with you 778 00:32:16,935 --> 00:32:20,373 ‫,When I spoke to him .he ‫.basically said the same thing 779 00:32:20,416 --> 00:32:23,637 ‫..You talked to him? Yeah 780 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:26,640 ‫.How is he? He"s good 781 00:32:26,683 --> 00:32:28,729 ‫I know that"s not ‫, much of an update 782 00:32:28,772 --> 00:32:32,167 ‫but I was able to get approval ‫..for him to write you a letter 783 00:32:32,211 --> 00:32:34,430 ‫,.Now .it doesn"t ‫change anything 784 00:32:34,474 --> 00:32:35,997 ‫You still can"t ‫..see him ever again 785 00:32:36,041 --> 00:32:40,088 ‫..Right. ‫Of-of course .Yeah Absolutely 786 00:32:40,132 --> 00:32:44,745 ‫, I haven"t read this ‫, but an analyst has 787 00:32:44,788 --> 00:32:46,828 ‫to make sure there"s no ‫..compromising information 788 00:32:48,662 --> 00:32:50,577 ‫..I"ll burn after reading 789 00:32:53,797 --> 00:32:56,844 ‫I got to go get dressed and go ‫, with Mom to the Peace Garden 790 00:32:56,887 --> 00:32:59,020 ‫but I"ll stay home ‫..if you want me to 791 00:32:59,064 --> 00:33:01,370 ‫..No, I"m okay. Thanks 792 00:33:04,373 --> 00:33:06,593 ‫Thank you for trusting me ‫..enough to tell me this 793 00:33:21,390 --> 00:33:24,132 ‫I just heard from ‫..Israel and the U.K 794 00:33:24,176 --> 00:33:27,396 ‫?They"re disappointed we're ‫.Giving up on the coalition 795 00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:29,311 ‫..That"s the nice way to say it 796 00:33:29,355 --> 00:33:30,921 ‫..Well, I deserve it 797 00:33:30,965 --> 00:33:32,880 ‫?How"s it going with ‫ .Commerce and DoD 798 00:33:32,923 --> 00:33:35,535 ‫No potential inducements for .Laos ‫.yet, but we"ll keep at it 799 00:33:35,578 --> 00:33:40,148 ‫,Yeah. So while we"re ‫working on our next moves 800 00:33:40,192 --> 00:33:43,325 ‫check that our embassy in Laos ‫is doing everything that it can 801 00:33:43,369 --> 00:33:45,458 ‫to provide support to the NGOs 802 00:33:45,501 --> 00:33:46,957 ‫?working on behalf of ‫ The surrogates, okay 803 00:33:46,981 --> 00:33:48,330 ‫I want to make sure 804 00:33:48,374 --> 00:33:51,072 ‫that we are still doing ‫..what we can for them 805 00:33:51,116 --> 00:33:52,639 ‫..Yes, ma"am 806 00:33:52,682 --> 00:33:54,423 ‫.So 807 00:33:54,467 --> 00:33:56,860 ‫Scale of one to ten ‫How hard has it been 808 00:33:56,904 --> 00:33:59,254 ‫?not to say anything ‫ .To me about Teresa 809 00:33:59,298 --> 00:34:03,389 ‫,After the story broke .you ‫.totally could"ve called me out 810 00:34:03,432 --> 00:34:06,044 ‫..Not hard at all. I trust you 811 00:34:06,087 --> 00:34:07,654 ‫..There"s a "but" in there 812 00:34:07,697 --> 00:34:09,134 ‫..I didn"t give you the look 813 00:34:09,177 --> 00:34:10,526 ‫..I could feel it 814 00:34:10,570 --> 00:34:12,398 ‫.This is why I ‫.can"t play poker 815 00:34:12,441 --> 00:34:16,880 ‫I trust you. But 816 00:34:16,924 --> 00:34:20,232 ‫I doubt I would"ve ‫..trusted Teresa Hurst 817 00:34:20,275 --> 00:34:24,149 ‫,On the other hand .I admire ‫.that you had the heart to 818 00:34:25,280 --> 00:34:27,195 ‫..Thanks, Jay 819 00:34:30,024 --> 00:34:35,203 ‫This garden depends on all ‫, of us for its cultivation 820 00:34:35,247 --> 00:34:39,773 ‫and it asks us to do the hard ‫.work of planting together 821 00:34:39,816 --> 00:34:43,342 ‫Washington is honored ‫to be the first stop 822 00:34:43,385 --> 00:34:46,171 ‫on this deeply ‫..meaningful world tour 823 00:34:46,214 --> 00:34:47,346 ‫.Thank you 824 00:34:47,389 --> 00:34:49,565 ‫[[applause 825 00:34:49,609 --> 00:34:52,525 ‫[[indistinct chatter 826 00:34:52,568 --> 00:34:54,266 ‫..Mr. Usuki. Welcome 827 00:34:54,309 --> 00:34:56,964 ‫Um, I-I noticed you hadn"t ‫..signed the contracts yet 828 00:34:57,007 --> 00:34:57,921 ‫Just want to make sure ‫.I"m getting everything 829 00:34:57,965 --> 00:34:59,140 ‫..I was promised, bro 830 00:34:59,184 --> 00:35:01,360 ‫,.Oh, yes, ‫actually .it"s right here Um 831 00:35:01,403 --> 00:35:03,579 ‫I know, it"s 832 00:35:03,623 --> 00:35:05,625 ‫..smaller than we discussed 833 00:35:07,931 --> 00:35:09,585 ‫..It"s perfect 834 00:35:29,866 --> 00:35:31,955 ‫.HENRY: This really ‫.is beautiful 835 00:35:31,999 --> 00:35:35,524 ‫ELIZABETH: Hard to believe ‫..it"s a by-product of war 836 00:35:35,568 --> 00:35:39,049 ‫Makes you think about ‫.the power of apology 837 00:35:39,093 --> 00:35:41,661 ‫,Japan was defeated then ‫they went around the world 838 00:35:41,704 --> 00:35:44,054 ‫building these gardens to ‫..acknowledge what they"d done 839 00:35:44,098 --> 00:35:46,492 ‫Today they"re more ‫powerful than they were 840 00:35:46,535 --> 00:35:48,189 ‫.when they were ‫.an actual empire 841 00:35:48,233 --> 00:35:51,279 ‫Humility makes space ‫..for new possibilities 842 00:35:51,323 --> 00:35:53,499 ‫.You should"ve ‫.given the speech 843 00:35:53,542 --> 00:35:55,240 ‫..Eh, professor mode 844 00:35:55,283 --> 00:35:57,416 ‫.No, you"re right 845 00:35:57,459 --> 00:36:00,158 ‫, Did you know Laos, per capita 846 00:36:00,201 --> 00:36:03,422 ‫?is the most heavily ‫.Bombed country in history 847 00:36:03,465 --> 00:36:07,600 ‫,Over a ten-year period we ‫dropped two million tons 848 00:36:07,643 --> 00:36:09,210 ‫..of ordnance on them 849 00:36:09,254 --> 00:36:13,214 ‫And our leftover ‫unexploded bombs 850 00:36:13,258 --> 00:36:15,303 ‫have killed 50 ‫of their citizens 851 00:36:15,347 --> 00:36:17,566 ‫, every year since then 852 00:36:17,610 --> 00:36:19,220 ‫.and we"ve never owned that 853 00:36:19,264 --> 00:36:20,830 ‫.? Could we 854 00:36:20,874 --> 00:36:23,746 ‫..Probably not formally 855 00:36:23,790 --> 00:36:26,445 ‫?But an apologetic ‫.Gesture, maybe 856 00:36:26,488 --> 00:36:29,448 ‫The American equivalent ‫..of a peace garden 857 00:36:29,491 --> 00:36:32,625 ‫..We"d need the right gardener 858 00:36:32,668 --> 00:36:35,367 ‫Thank you for taking ‫..the time to see me 859 00:36:35,410 --> 00:36:38,674 ‫..Please, sit down 860 00:36:38,718 --> 00:36:40,763 ‫.I know you were ‫.behind the leak 861 00:36:42,809 --> 00:36:45,768 ‫You were willing ‫to risk a career 862 00:36:45,812 --> 00:36:47,727 ‫you spent a lifetime building 863 00:36:47,770 --> 00:36:49,729 ‫.to save your unborn grandchild 864 00:36:49,772 --> 00:36:51,861 ‫.? Wouldn"t you do the same 865 00:36:55,517 --> 00:36:58,477 ‫I thank God I"ve never been put ‫..in such a difficult position 866 00:37:00,305 --> 00:37:03,699 ‫Actually I think ‫we"re gonna need 867 00:37:03,743 --> 00:37:07,181 ‫more of that ‫clarity and audacity 868 00:37:07,225 --> 00:37:09,401 ‫to get your grandchild ‫..home safely 869 00:37:09,444 --> 00:37:10,663 ‫..Go on 870 00:37:13,100 --> 00:37:15,363 ‫lf the vice president ‫.of the United States 871 00:37:15,407 --> 00:37:18,366 ‫A concerned and ‫.soon-to-be grandmother 872 00:37:18,410 --> 00:37:19,889 ‫Were to lead a delegation 873 00:37:19,933 --> 00:37:22,675 ‫of worried American ‫, families to Laos 874 00:37:22,718 --> 00:37:25,373 ‫..it would humanize this issue 875 00:37:25,417 --> 00:37:26,809 ‫Have you considered 876 00:37:26,853 --> 00:37:29,421 ‫?that putting public pressure ‫ On Laos could backfire 877 00:37:29,464 --> 00:37:32,902 ‫I have. And that"s why ‫.there"s a part two 878 00:37:32,946 --> 00:37:36,732 ‫Laos has been waiting ‫nearly 50 years 879 00:37:36,776 --> 00:37:40,562 ‫for some acknowledgement ‫by the United States 880 00:37:40,606 --> 00:37:44,305 ‫of the destruction that our ‫bombing campaign wreaked 881 00:37:44,349 --> 00:37:46,133 ‫on their country ‫..during the Vietnam War 882 00:37:46,176 --> 00:37:48,527 ‫And so I"m the one 883 00:37:48,570 --> 00:37:51,225 ‫?who"s going to ‫.Apologize for America 884 00:37:51,269 --> 00:37:53,793 ‫..Apologizing isn"t weakness 885 00:37:53,836 --> 00:37:56,230 ‫lt"s weakness 886 00:37:56,274 --> 00:37:58,798 ‫that leads to the ‫..need to apologize 887 00:37:58,841 --> 00:38:01,017 ‫.And who knows 888 00:38:01,061 --> 00:38:02,584 ‫lt might get us ‫.something in return 889 00:38:02,628 --> 00:38:06,327 ‫.? But what if it doesn"t 890 00:38:06,371 --> 00:38:09,069 ‫Well, you are a gifted ‫..politician, Teresa 891 00:38:09,112 --> 00:38:12,333 ‫,And God knows it"s tough ‫to show vulnerability 892 00:38:12,377 --> 00:38:14,204 ‫..as a woman in this business 893 00:38:14,248 --> 00:38:16,816 ‫But the way through this 894 00:38:16,859 --> 00:38:20,950 ‫is to be open ‫with your humanity 895 00:38:20,994 --> 00:38:24,214 ‫..and clear in your convictions 896 00:38:26,391 --> 00:38:28,349 ‫.It"s time to be a leader 897 00:38:35,791 --> 00:38:36,791 ‫[[indistinct chatter 898 00:38:43,277 --> 00:38:46,106 ‫,Ailani .I "m so ‫.glad you" re okay 899 00:38:46,149 --> 00:38:49,022 ‫..Lyla, I"m okay 900 00:38:49,065 --> 00:38:51,372 ‫..She"s okay 901 00:38:53,418 --> 00:38:55,550 ‫.TERESA: Good ‫.evening, everyone 902 00:38:55,594 --> 00:38:58,031 ‫Thank you, President ‫, Khamtai Dao 903 00:38:58,074 --> 00:39:01,295 ‫, Minister Phommapanya 904 00:39:01,339 --> 00:39:03,384 ‫for your understanding ‫and cooperation 905 00:39:03,428 --> 00:39:05,995 ‫..with this sensitive issue 906 00:39:06,039 --> 00:39:08,084 ‫There will be much to discuss 907 00:39:08,128 --> 00:39:11,479 ‫with the Lao government ‫.in coming days 908 00:39:11,523 --> 00:39:13,916 ‫, But as a mother 909 00:39:13,960 --> 00:39:16,484 ‫, and soon-to-be grandmother 910 00:39:16,528 --> 00:39:19,705 ‫I simply want to say 911 00:39:19,748 --> 00:39:22,316 ‫that tonight is one ‫of the happiest nights 912 00:39:22,360 --> 00:39:24,013 ‫..of my life 913 00:39:28,453 --> 00:39:30,585 ‫ANCHOR: Later today the ‫vice president will visit 914 00:39:30,629 --> 00:39:32,500 ‫, the war memorial in Vientiane 915 00:39:32,544 --> 00:39:34,348 ‫.making her the ‫.highest-ranking U.S official 916 00:39:34,372 --> 00:39:36,765 ‫That"s a Teresa I ‫..haven"t seen before 917 00:39:36,809 --> 00:39:38,332 ‫..Kind of refreshing 918 00:39:38,376 --> 00:39:41,727 ‫,Well .she had a ‫.likability problem 919 00:39:41,770 --> 00:39:44,730 ‫..Now I kind of like her 920 00:39:44,773 --> 00:39:46,079 ‫Which means 921 00:39:46,122 --> 00:39:47,776 ‫now you"re the one ‫.with a problem 922 00:39:47,820 --> 00:39:50,431 ‫, Those surrogates are safe 923 00:39:50,475 --> 00:39:54,217 ‫and the newborns will soon be ‫..going home with their families 924 00:39:54,261 --> 00:39:57,438 ‫,.One day at a time ‫.Russell .One day at a time 925 00:39:57,482 --> 00:40:00,223 ‫.You say that now 926 00:40:00,267 --> 00:40:01,442 ‫[[chuckles 927 00:40:06,360 --> 00:40:08,014 ‫[[door closes 928 00:40:33,256 --> 00:40:35,128 ‫[[mattress squeaks 929 00:41:02,895 --> 00:41:04,810 ‫♪ 930 00:41:14,036 --> 00:41:15,690 ‫..Thank you, ‫Madam Secretary .Sure 931 00:41:18,127 --> 00:41:21,217 ‫,Ma"am. Based on the ‫diplomatic victory in Laos 932 00:41:21,261 --> 00:41:22,610 ‫.we"re getting word the U.N 933 00:41:22,654 --> 00:41:24,588 ‫is planning to host a summit ‫..on commercial surrogacy 934 00:41:24,612 --> 00:41:26,396 ‫..That is great news 935 00:41:26,440 --> 00:41:27,833 ‫..Really excellent work, ma"am 936 00:41:27,876 --> 00:41:29,791 ‫.Right back at you ‫..It was a team effort 937 00:41:29,835 --> 00:41:32,490 ‫Wow. I feel like 938 00:41:32,533 --> 00:41:34,555 ‫.we should high five .Yeah, ‫we .definitely earned high fives 939 00:41:34,579 --> 00:41:36,513 ‫?Uh, ma"am, ‫there's a .Civics call for you. Yeah 940 00:41:36,537 --> 00:41:39,409 ‫..Great. Up high 941 00:41:39,453 --> 00:41:40,759 ‫..Yeah 942 00:41:41,890 --> 00:41:43,457 ‫..Yeah 943 00:41:58,341 --> 00:41:59,995 ‫..Barinov 944 00:42:08,569 --> 00:42:10,179 ‫.STEVIE: Hey, dude 945 00:42:10,223 --> 00:42:12,617 ‫, Believe it or not ‫the powers that be 946 00:42:12,660 --> 00:42:15,010 ‫gave me permission ‫.to write you back 947 00:42:15,054 --> 00:42:17,012 ‫, lt"s a one-time only thing 948 00:42:17,056 --> 00:42:20,146 ‫.so I better make it good 949 00:42:20,189 --> 00:42:22,365 ‫, First off, I"m fine 950 00:42:22,409 --> 00:42:25,586 ‫..but more on that later 951 00:42:25,630 --> 00:42:28,371 ‫..Second, I miss you, too 952 00:42:28,415 --> 00:42:36,415 ‫..Captioning sponsored by CBS 953 00:42:40,819 --> 00:42:43,517 ‫Captioned by Media Access ‫Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org