1 00:00:03,090 --> 00:00:04,700 Come on. "Cook Your Signature Dish." 2 00:00:04,743 --> 00:00:06,634 Uh-huh. It's perfect for a family dinner. What is your problem? 3 00:00:06,658 --> 00:00:08,791 Sure. There's nothing better than pitting family 4 00:00:08,834 --> 00:00:10,271 against one another in a contest 5 00:00:10,314 --> 00:00:12,534 to guarantee a stressless and loving meal. 6 00:00:12,577 --> 00:00:14,164 Hey... whatever it takes to get us all together, 7 00:00:14,188 --> 00:00:15,382 I'm down with that. Thank you. 8 00:00:15,406 --> 00:00:16,712 Uh, and I think you will find 9 00:00:16,755 --> 00:00:18,366 my mandarin orange chicken miraculous. 10 00:00:18,409 --> 00:00:19,517 Mmm, thanks. Do you want one? 11 00:00:19,541 --> 00:00:20,498 Dad! Yes. She wants one. 12 00:00:20,542 --> 00:00:21,978 What? We said no campaigning. 13 00:00:22,022 --> 00:00:24,502 Exactly. [Coughing]: Waffle potato pancakes. 14 00:00:24,546 --> 00:00:26,089 Hey... Oh, thank you, that was very subtle. 15 00:00:26,113 --> 00:00:28,332 Waffle potato pancakes, always Yukon Gold, 16 00:00:28,376 --> 00:00:31,205 always hand shredded. And thank you. 17 00:00:31,248 --> 00:00:34,338 Thank you to my brilliant and lovely sister 18 00:00:34,382 --> 00:00:38,734 for not cooking, so that we might truly enjoy this meal.[clapping] 19 00:00:38,777 --> 00:00:42,303 HENRY: Yes. Thank you.Well... it is my signature dish. Thank you, thank you. 20 00:00:42,346 --> 00:00:44,261 Now dig in. Okay. 21 00:00:44,305 --> 00:00:46,176 Um... c-can we say grace? 22 00:00:46,220 --> 00:00:47,917 Oh, we don't do that, sweetie. 23 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:49,353 Well, why not? 24 00:00:49,397 --> 00:00:51,486 Yeah, we'll talk about it at home, okay? 25 00:00:51,529 --> 00:00:53,140 It's fine with us. 26 00:00:53,183 --> 00:00:54,595 But not with the man who never takes off 27 00:00:54,619 --> 00:00:56,099 his John 3:30 bracelet. 28 00:00:56,143 --> 00:00:59,059 Well, that's about faith. And this is personal. 29 00:00:59,102 --> 00:01:00,886 I-I'm happy to talk about this later. 30 00:01:00,930 --> 00:01:02,299 I just don't think we should casually 31 00:01:02,323 --> 00:01:03,324 participate in a ritual 32 00:01:03,367 --> 00:01:04,890 we haven't defined for ourselves. 33 00:01:04,934 --> 00:01:06,477 Well, Annie casually participated in saying grace 34 00:01:06,501 --> 00:01:08,459 at Gwendolyn's house, and she liked it. 35 00:01:08,503 --> 00:01:11,201 This really isn't the time or the place to discuss it. 36 00:01:11,245 --> 00:01:12,613 Exactly. So in the meantime, if she wants to say 37 00:01:12,637 --> 00:01:13,919 a prayer and be thankful, it wouldn't hurt anyone. 38 00:01:13,943 --> 00:01:15,007 And I think that this should 39 00:01:15,031 --> 00:01:17,033 be a family meeting for another time. 40 00:01:17,077 --> 00:01:20,123 What if the McCords say grace and, Annie, you can join in? 41 00:01:20,167 --> 00:01:23,039 What if you two don't put me on the spot like this? 42 00:01:25,694 --> 00:01:27,826 Mandarin chicken, anybody? 43 00:01:27,870 --> 00:01:29,350 I'm not campaigning, just asking. 44 00:01:29,393 --> 00:01:30,762 Do you remember the prayer you said at Gwendolyn's house? 45 00:01:30,786 --> 00:01:32,831 Soph. ANNIE: Yeah. 46 00:01:32,875 --> 00:01:36,705 "God is great, God is good. Let us thank him for this food." 47 00:01:36,748 --> 00:01:37,706 There we go. Amen.Amen. 48 00:01:37,749 --> 00:01:39,882 Annie, do you want chicken? Yes. 49 00:01:39,925 --> 00:01:43,190 Yum. HENRY: Okay, what, these-these are vegan, right? 50 00:01:43,233 --> 00:01:47,411 [pen clicking] 51 00:01:52,024 --> 00:01:53,243 I can't get past it. 52 00:01:53,287 --> 00:01:54,897 You should really try. 53 00:01:57,073 --> 00:01:59,119 Was it really such a big deal 54 00:01:59,162 --> 00:02:01,077 that his eight-year-old daughter wanted to say 55 00:02:01,121 --> 00:02:02,600 a prayer before dinner? 56 00:02:02,644 --> 00:02:04,124 What, he can't participate 57 00:02:04,167 --> 00:02:06,691 in anything until he's defined it? 58 00:02:06,735 --> 00:02:08,539 What-what is that? Babe, a lot of couples have struggles 59 00:02:08,563 --> 00:02:11,150 around the role religion is gonna play in their lives. Yes, of course. 60 00:02:11,174 --> 00:02:12,784 Remember us after Stevie was born? 61 00:02:12,828 --> 00:02:17,049 Yes, but the difference is, you... are a sane person 62 00:02:17,093 --> 00:02:19,878 who is willing to listen and respect the fact 63 00:02:19,922 --> 00:02:21,576 that your wife was still working through 64 00:02:21,619 --> 00:02:25,188 some issues about organized religion. Yes, and you were able 65 00:02:25,232 --> 00:02:26,687 to understand that it was important to me to have the kids 66 00:02:26,711 --> 00:02:28,060 get some exposure to it.Fine. 67 00:02:28,104 --> 00:02:31,673 Maybe Will and Sophie... just haven't had that talk. 68 00:02:31,716 --> 00:02:33,849 Still... he couldn't just do it for Annie? 69 00:02:33,892 --> 00:02:37,244 Have the-the big talk later? 70 00:02:37,287 --> 00:02:38,680 I don't know. 71 00:02:38,723 --> 00:02:41,987 You can't just put your kid in the middle of a scene 72 00:02:42,031 --> 00:02:46,644 like that to defend some vague... you know... 73 00:02:49,343 --> 00:02:50,822 principle. 74 00:02:53,695 --> 00:02:56,219 So you're just deliberately not getting involved. 75 00:02:56,263 --> 00:02:59,527 Bingo. 76 00:02:59,570 --> 00:03:02,704 Because you think that I'm-I'm too parental with Will? 77 00:03:02,747 --> 00:03:04,619 Correct. 78 00:03:04,662 --> 00:03:07,665 Well, I was, actually... 79 00:03:07,709 --> 00:03:12,670 sort of like his parent. And I feel a responsibility 80 00:03:12,714 --> 00:03:14,977 to help when he... 81 00:03:15,020 --> 00:03:17,390 does these things that are... Yeah, but then you just talk in that tone of voice, 82 00:03:17,414 --> 00:03:19,155 and he gets angry and defensive, 83 00:03:19,199 --> 00:03:22,114 and he can't take in a word you say... so extraordinarily stupid. 84 00:03:30,732 --> 00:03:32,037 Maybe you should talk to him. 85 00:03:32,081 --> 00:03:35,867 Uh, no. He respects you. 86 00:03:35,911 --> 00:03:39,523 You could give him some... religious advice. 87 00:03:39,567 --> 00:03:41,762 Babe, he's a grown man. It would be a perfect time for you 88 00:03:41,786 --> 00:03:43,701 to trot out your old pal Aquinas. 89 00:03:43,745 --> 00:03:45,921 I'm not gonna talk to him about his adult behavior. 90 00:03:45,964 --> 00:03:46,922 It wasn't all that adult. 91 00:03:46,965 --> 00:03:49,707 Stop it. 92 00:03:49,751 --> 00:03:53,581 Look... you're going away tomorrow. 93 00:03:53,624 --> 00:03:56,279 Why don't you join me in this bed 94 00:03:56,323 --> 00:03:59,326 and we can not talk about it? 95 00:04:01,066 --> 00:04:02,590 Okay. 96 00:04:02,633 --> 00:04:04,635 [man speaking indistinctly] 97 00:04:07,986 --> 00:04:10,075 You move that State Department folder one more time, 98 00:04:10,119 --> 00:04:11,749 and I will turn your stay on the seventh floor 99 00:04:11,773 --> 00:04:15,385 into a horrifying fever dream. 100 00:04:16,081 --> 00:04:17,344 Thank you. 101 00:04:18,519 --> 00:04:19,844 You'd think the Defense Department would be 102 00:04:19,868 --> 00:04:21,304 a little more secure.[chuckles] 103 00:04:21,348 --> 00:04:23,306 You know what? I'm actually kind of relieved 104 00:04:23,350 --> 00:04:25,395 I don't have to go to Afghanistan with this crowd. 105 00:04:25,439 --> 00:04:27,547 The signing of the Afghanistan Rebuild-Renew Agreement 106 00:04:27,571 --> 00:04:29,921 would be the event of the year if we can pull it off. Hey! 107 00:04:29,965 --> 00:04:32,533 Leave it! Thank you. 108 00:04:32,576 --> 00:04:34,230 You're right. It could get tense. 109 00:04:34,274 --> 00:04:35,860 [chuckles]Still got a lot of details to work out 110 00:04:35,884 --> 00:04:38,016 with President Sharza about the spending 111 00:04:38,060 --> 00:04:40,932 of this $10 billion aid package we're sending them. 112 00:04:40,976 --> 00:04:42,934 Yeah, well, they've done everything they promised 113 00:04:42,978 --> 00:04:44,825 in terms of meeting their human rights benchmarks 114 00:04:44,849 --> 00:04:46,479 and allowing the Taliban to be a part of the government. 115 00:04:46,503 --> 00:04:48,046 So, they'll be tough, but it'll work out, 116 00:04:48,070 --> 00:04:49,767 because it's $10 billion and they need it. 117 00:04:49,811 --> 00:04:51,508 And Gordon Becker will get that drawdown 118 00:04:51,552 --> 00:04:53,771 on close to 90,000 troops. 119 00:04:53,815 --> 00:04:56,252 Still no women allowed in government, though. 120 00:04:56,296 --> 00:04:59,777 That must have been a hard concession for M-Sec to make. 121 00:04:59,821 --> 00:05:01,344 You have no idea. Majority of Afghans 122 00:05:01,388 --> 00:05:02,887 wanted the Taliban involved in the government, 123 00:05:02,911 --> 00:05:04,695 and they weren't willing to budge on that. 124 00:05:04,739 --> 00:05:07,132 Oh, well. Just give 'em another hundred years or so. 125 00:05:07,176 --> 00:05:08,482 [sighs]Oh! 126 00:05:08,525 --> 00:05:11,398 Hey, someone's a little overeager for the trip. 127 00:05:11,441 --> 00:05:15,358 Okay, okay. I-I got that thing for my mom first, remember? 128 00:05:15,402 --> 00:05:17,317 I'm arriving in Kabul a day late. 129 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:18,381 Oh, right. KAT: What thing? 130 00:05:18,405 --> 00:05:19,884 Her 70th birthday. 131 00:05:19,928 --> 00:05:21,233 Oh, that's quite a thing. 132 00:05:21,277 --> 00:05:23,279 Yeah, her mosque is throwing her a party, 133 00:05:23,323 --> 00:05:24,759 and I'm her surprise gift. 134 00:05:24,802 --> 00:05:28,371 Oh. [Laughs] But you're also arriving 135 00:05:28,415 --> 00:05:29,807 with a real gift for her, right? 136 00:05:29,851 --> 00:05:32,593 Of course he is. His one and only mother is turning 70. 137 00:05:32,636 --> 00:05:34,203 Okay. I've got to write M-Sec's remarks 138 00:05:34,246 --> 00:05:37,859 for the signing in Kabul. I'm only one man. 139 00:05:37,902 --> 00:05:41,863 Remarks for Kabul, useless unappreciated gift for Mom... 140 00:05:41,906 --> 00:05:43,168 see what I'm saying? 141 00:05:43,212 --> 00:05:44,450 Well, maybe don't go with something so useless. 142 00:05:44,474 --> 00:05:46,258 Or maybe just wait for another birthday. 143 00:05:46,302 --> 00:05:47,671 I mean, she's probably gonna live forever, right? 144 00:05:47,695 --> 00:05:49,479 Damn it. Okay, I-I'll get the work done, 145 00:05:49,523 --> 00:05:50,848 and then I'll pick up a gift at the airport. 146 00:05:50,872 --> 00:05:52,352 Hey... Oh, yeah. 147 00:05:52,395 --> 00:05:53,720 'Cause nothing screams "thank you for giving me life" 148 00:05:53,744 --> 00:05:55,137 like something from the airport. 149 00:05:55,180 --> 00:05:56,834 Jewelry! 150 00:05:56,878 --> 00:05:59,141 They sell jewelry at the airport. 151 00:05:59,184 --> 00:06:03,580 NINA: Wow... how did this happen? 152 00:06:03,624 --> 00:06:06,714 Ah! You did this, didn't you? 153 00:06:06,757 --> 00:06:08,498 No. It's not my job anymore. 154 00:06:08,542 --> 00:06:10,457 This is Secretary of Defense Becker 155 00:06:10,500 --> 00:06:12,850 putting out a big spread as a power move. 156 00:06:12,894 --> 00:06:14,722 Good luck with that. He's on our turf. 157 00:06:14,765 --> 00:06:17,333 Yeah, our turf, but now we're all gonna talk 158 00:06:17,377 --> 00:06:20,162 about the food and who supplied it.Genius. 159 00:06:20,205 --> 00:06:22,730 Yeah. It's gonna leave a pretty big mess to clean up. 160 00:06:22,773 --> 00:06:25,341 I'll manage. So, wait, you were a part 161 00:06:25,385 --> 00:06:27,256 of this Afghan deal from the beginning, right? 162 00:06:27,299 --> 00:06:30,520 Mm.Is it weird not to be going on this trip? 163 00:06:30,564 --> 00:06:32,304 No. I mean, policy keeps me pretty busy. 164 00:06:32,348 --> 00:06:33,871 Not too busy to remember to ask you 165 00:06:33,915 --> 00:06:37,701 if you set up a lunch date in Kabul for the secretary 166 00:06:37,745 --> 00:06:39,399 and Amina Salah. 167 00:06:39,442 --> 00:06:43,446 Amina Salah... the former Afghan minister of education, 168 00:06:43,490 --> 00:06:45,143 who lost her job in the peace deal 169 00:06:45,187 --> 00:06:46,710 that Secretary McCord championed? 170 00:06:46,754 --> 00:06:48,277 Yeah. Lunch is confirmed for Tuesday. 171 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:49,887 Okay, now you're just showing off.Yep. 172 00:06:49,931 --> 00:06:52,194 Okay, everyone. Fill your plates and find your seats. 173 00:06:52,237 --> 00:06:55,371 And we can thank Secretary Becker when he arrives 174 00:06:55,415 --> 00:06:57,155 for this generous spread. 175 00:06:57,199 --> 00:06:59,114 I-I... Gordon, I hear you. 176 00:06:59,157 --> 00:07:00,637 But there's been relative peace 177 00:07:00,681 --> 00:07:02,378 in Afghanistan for over a year, 178 00:07:02,422 --> 00:07:05,250 and contrary to our biggest concerns, 179 00:07:05,294 --> 00:07:07,427 Taliban has not taken over the government. 180 00:07:07,470 --> 00:07:08,689 Then you haven't heard me. 181 00:07:08,732 --> 00:07:09,796 'Cause the hardliners are already pushing back 182 00:07:09,820 --> 00:07:11,518 on the conditions we put on 'em 183 00:07:11,561 --> 00:07:14,782 to receive the aid package. They're not gonna leave $10 billion 184 00:07:14,825 --> 00:07:16,479 sitting on the table. 185 00:07:16,523 --> 00:07:18,046 This is last-minute posturing. 186 00:07:18,089 --> 00:07:20,135 Look, I can admit, the deal's turned out 187 00:07:20,178 --> 00:07:21,266 better than I expected, 188 00:07:21,310 --> 00:07:23,486 but it's a fragile peace. I know. 189 00:07:23,530 --> 00:07:24,487 We've lost some good people 190 00:07:24,531 --> 00:07:26,228 to green-on-blue attacks. 191 00:07:26,271 --> 00:07:28,578 Well, we've lost far fewer soldiers 192 00:07:28,622 --> 00:07:30,058 than an all-out military attack 193 00:07:30,101 --> 00:07:31,668 would have cost us. I-I know that. 194 00:07:31,712 --> 00:07:33,757 I-I understand the benefits, Elizabeth. 195 00:07:33,801 --> 00:07:35,542 Believe me, I'm on the side of the deal. 196 00:07:35,585 --> 00:07:38,022 Nobody wants the troops home more than I do. I know. 197 00:07:38,066 --> 00:07:40,677 It's just my job to anticipate the problems. 198 00:07:40,721 --> 00:07:43,201 And you're very good at it. 199 00:07:43,245 --> 00:07:44,507 Hoping that this briefing 200 00:07:44,551 --> 00:07:46,161 maybe puts some of your concerns to rest. 201 00:07:47,205 --> 00:07:51,166 Wow. Where'd this come from? 202 00:07:51,209 --> 00:07:53,211 People got to eat. 203 00:07:55,736 --> 00:07:58,608 MATT: There's so many pretty colors. 204 00:07:58,652 --> 00:08:00,697 I agree. 205 00:08:00,741 --> 00:08:02,699 It was hard to choose which ones. 206 00:08:02,743 --> 00:08:06,224 Hmm. I love crafts, I just never seem to have the time. 207 00:08:06,268 --> 00:08:07,704 Me, too. 208 00:08:07,748 --> 00:08:09,924 I was in the hospital for four months, 209 00:08:09,967 --> 00:08:13,057 so I had time to sew this. Uh, well, not sew. 210 00:08:13,101 --> 00:08:14,972 That's, um, that's with a needle. 211 00:08:15,016 --> 00:08:19,237 Uh... [speaks Pashto] you, um, you braided them. 212 00:08:19,281 --> 00:08:21,370 Uh... yes. Braided. 213 00:08:21,413 --> 00:08:24,721 Well, whatever you did, they're amazing. 214 00:08:24,765 --> 00:08:26,003 And your heart's all better now? 215 00:08:26,027 --> 00:08:29,160 [speaks Pashto] 216 00:08:29,204 --> 00:08:30,335 All better. 217 00:08:30,379 --> 00:08:33,338 Ah. Yes. All better. 218 00:08:33,382 --> 00:08:35,384 Mm-hmm. Farhana will be able to lead 219 00:08:35,427 --> 00:08:36,646 a normal life. 220 00:08:36,690 --> 00:08:38,474 I'm s... I'm... I'm her chaperone. 221 00:08:38,518 --> 00:08:40,017 I'm with an organization called Heart Train. 222 00:08:40,041 --> 00:08:41,564 Oh, I know Heart Train. Do you? 223 00:08:41,608 --> 00:08:43,218 Yeah, you guys do amazing work 224 00:08:43,261 --> 00:08:44,369 bringing children to the U.S. 225 00:08:44,393 --> 00:08:45,873 for cardiology procedures. 226 00:08:45,916 --> 00:08:48,440 Mm-hmm. Uh, actually, I gave you 227 00:08:48,484 --> 00:08:49,572 a shout-out last year, 228 00:08:49,616 --> 00:08:50,854 in one of the secretary's speeches. 229 00:08:50,878 --> 00:08:53,097 That's on our website. Really? 230 00:08:53,141 --> 00:08:54,185 Yes.Ah. 231 00:08:54,229 --> 00:08:55,709 We... Really, that meant so much to us 232 00:08:55,752 --> 00:08:56,710 to have the Secretary of State 233 00:08:56,753 --> 00:08:57,711 highlight our work. 234 00:08:57,754 --> 00:08:59,321 Good. 235 00:08:59,364 --> 00:09:00,627 I... Highlight? 236 00:09:00,670 --> 00:09:03,891 Oh, um... It's like, um... 237 00:09:03,934 --> 00:09:06,371 when you shine a light on something, 238 00:09:06,415 --> 00:09:07,547 to see it. 239 00:09:07,590 --> 00:09:10,680 Except you... we use words. 240 00:09:10,724 --> 00:09:13,378 Oh, I say "we" because, um, 241 00:09:13,422 --> 00:09:15,467 I write all the secretary's speeches. 242 00:09:15,511 --> 00:09:19,254 So many ways to say one thing. 243 00:09:19,297 --> 00:09:22,083 I'm very happy I got to come here for my heart. 244 00:09:22,126 --> 00:09:25,608 But I find the United States too much. 245 00:09:25,652 --> 00:09:27,697 And I miss my family. 246 00:09:27,741 --> 00:09:28,698 Well, you're going back 247 00:09:28,742 --> 00:09:31,396 to Afghanistan healthy. 248 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:33,877 And you've learned a new language. 249 00:09:34,922 --> 00:09:37,838 I'm afraid I will forget. 250 00:09:37,881 --> 00:09:40,318 No one in my village talks English. 251 00:09:40,362 --> 00:09:41,842 But I can't wait to be home. 252 00:09:41,885 --> 00:09:43,670 And have my mother make her piti. 253 00:09:43,713 --> 00:09:46,411 The bean soup? 254 00:09:46,455 --> 00:09:47,891 I love piti. 255 00:09:47,935 --> 00:09:50,067 My ademakes the best. 256 00:09:52,113 --> 00:09:54,594 Um... excuse me. Sir? Hi. 257 00:09:54,637 --> 00:09:56,204 Hi. Hi. 258 00:09:56,247 --> 00:09:59,076 Hi.I was wondering if you could open this window shade. 259 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:01,035 Um, I need some natural light for my selfie 260 00:10:01,078 --> 00:10:02,514 or my skin looks blah. 261 00:10:02,558 --> 00:10:04,386 Okay. 262 00:10:07,215 --> 00:10:10,392 Yeah? Okay. 263 00:10:10,435 --> 00:10:12,307 Kids these days. 264 00:10:15,266 --> 00:10:17,399 [gasps]Oh, oh, n... don't worry about it, 265 00:10:17,442 --> 00:10:18,463 don't worry about it, it's just, uh, 266 00:10:18,487 --> 00:10:20,663 a little turbulence. 267 00:10:20,707 --> 00:10:23,318 I hate turbulence, too. 268 00:10:23,361 --> 00:10:25,973 This is only the second time I fly. 269 00:10:27,888 --> 00:10:31,631 Well, I promise you, you'll be fine. 270 00:10:40,030 --> 00:10:41,423 Well... That's perfect. 271 00:10:41,466 --> 00:10:42,554 [grunts]I'm sorry. 272 00:10:42,598 --> 00:10:44,339 Uh, it was lovely meeting you both. 273 00:10:44,382 --> 00:10:46,776 And I-I really do, uh, 274 00:10:46,820 --> 00:10:48,996 appreciate the work your organization does, Leslie. 275 00:10:49,039 --> 00:10:51,128 Oh, thank you so much.Yeah. Come visit us sometime. 276 00:10:51,172 --> 00:10:52,434 [laughing]: All right. 277 00:10:52,477 --> 00:10:56,394 I wish you good health and a delicious piti. 278 00:10:56,438 --> 00:10:59,702 [speaks Pashto] Mr. Mahoney. 279 00:10:59,746 --> 00:11:01,182 I want to give you this. 280 00:11:01,225 --> 00:11:03,097 To remember me. 281 00:11:03,140 --> 00:11:04,664 You can put it on your backpack 282 00:11:04,707 --> 00:11:06,491 or give it to your wife. 283 00:11:06,535 --> 00:11:09,103 Wow. Really? 284 00:11:09,146 --> 00:11:11,888 This is... This is great. 285 00:11:11,932 --> 00:11:12,933 I-I'm not married, 286 00:11:12,976 --> 00:11:14,171 but my girlfriend will love it. 287 00:11:14,195 --> 00:11:16,632 Thank you. I mean... 288 00:11:16,676 --> 00:11:18,416 [speaks Pashto] 289 00:11:18,460 --> 00:11:20,201 You guys, the line's moving. 290 00:11:20,244 --> 00:11:22,682 Oh, please go ahead. 291 00:11:32,909 --> 00:11:35,216 SHARZA: This timetable for the rebuilding of schools 292 00:11:35,259 --> 00:11:36,391 is impossible. 293 00:11:36,434 --> 00:11:38,698 Well, Mr. President, you have lamented 294 00:11:38,741 --> 00:11:41,875 on more than one occasion that the destruction 295 00:11:41,918 --> 00:11:44,834 of the schools has been crippling 296 00:11:44,878 --> 00:11:48,664 to your next generation and future economy. 297 00:11:48,708 --> 00:11:50,144 SHARZA: That is true. 298 00:11:50,187 --> 00:11:52,842 ELIZABETH: If we could get a sense of how many schools 299 00:11:52,886 --> 00:11:56,019 we're talking about, that would be helpful. 300 00:11:56,063 --> 00:11:57,194 That could be quite a... 301 00:11:57,238 --> 00:11:59,066 [crying]: Matt Mahoney! Matt Mahoney! 302 00:11:59,109 --> 00:12:01,546 I know him! Please! 303 00:12:01,590 --> 00:12:03,461 Please, please, Matt Mahoney! 304 00:12:03,505 --> 00:12:04,743 I know him. Authorized personnel only. 305 00:12:04,767 --> 00:12:06,136 Please. Please. Move away from the gate. 306 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:08,815 Matt Mahoney! [speaking Pashto]Farhana? 307 00:12:11,861 --> 00:12:14,559 [gate buzzes] 308 00:12:14,603 --> 00:12:16,300 Are you okay? 309 00:12:16,344 --> 00:12:17,824 Ma'am, stop. 310 00:12:17,867 --> 00:12:19,584 You have to move away from the gate. Farhana! Farhana! 311 00:12:19,608 --> 00:12:20,977 You need to move away from the gate. 312 00:12:21,001 --> 00:12:22,480 Slow down, what's happening? 313 00:12:24,439 --> 00:12:25,895 Okay, open the gate. Under whose authority? 314 00:12:25,919 --> 00:12:27,747 Secretary of State. Do it now! Come on. 315 00:12:27,790 --> 00:12:30,488 Come on, come on, come on, come on. Hurry up. 316 00:12:30,532 --> 00:12:31,596 MARINE: Stop! This is United States property. 317 00:12:31,620 --> 00:12:33,143 Move away, or we'll call the police. 318 00:12:33,187 --> 00:12:34,947 [yelling in Pashto]I don't know what you're saying! 319 00:12:34,971 --> 00:12:37,147 Who are those guys? What's going on? 320 00:12:37,191 --> 00:12:40,760 They're going to kill me because of you. 321 00:12:40,803 --> 00:12:42,849 [man speaks Pashto]Farhana! 322 00:12:42,892 --> 00:12:44,894 ♪ 323 00:12:54,991 --> 00:12:57,428 So we're talking about an honor killing? You're sure? 324 00:12:57,472 --> 00:12:58,778 Yes. That's what she says. 325 00:12:58,821 --> 00:13:00,867 And I saw her family, uh, three men, 326 00:13:00,910 --> 00:13:02,216 they tried to grab her. 327 00:13:02,259 --> 00:13:04,566 I mean, we had to let her in. 328 00:13:04,609 --> 00:13:07,743 Oh, my God, I can't believe this... it's all because of me. 329 00:13:07,787 --> 00:13:09,460 JAY: Just because you talked to her on a plane? 330 00:13:09,484 --> 00:13:12,443 Yes. I mean, no. Th-They made it look like more, but it wasn't. 331 00:13:12,487 --> 00:13:14,054 DAISY: Apparently there was an American 332 00:13:14,097 --> 00:13:17,057 teenage girl sitting behind them coming to visit her FSO dad, 333 00:13:17,100 --> 00:13:19,233 and she made a video of them chatting 334 00:13:19,276 --> 00:13:20,495 and turned it into a romance. 335 00:13:20,538 --> 00:13:22,125 MATT: It's all shot between our two seats. 336 00:13:22,149 --> 00:13:24,412 Sh-Sh-She called it "Between the Seats," 337 00:13:24,455 --> 00:13:27,415 and edited and narrated it into this total lie. 338 00:13:27,458 --> 00:13:30,244 KACI [on video]: Maybe Cupid and his arrow, like, totally exist, 339 00:13:30,287 --> 00:13:32,637 or maybe it was Saturn being in Capricorn 340 00:13:32,681 --> 00:13:35,597 that brought these two strangers on a plane together. 341 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:36,728 Whatever. 342 00:13:36,772 --> 00:13:37,817 It didn't take long 343 00:13:37,860 --> 00:13:39,775 for him to get the hot Muslim girl 344 00:13:39,819 --> 00:13:43,431 to drop her guard and dig his vibe and let him 345 00:13:43,474 --> 00:13:44,780 buy her a drink. 346 00:13:44,824 --> 00:13:46,042 It was a club soda! 347 00:13:46,086 --> 00:13:47,739 I-I-I held it while she changed her shawl. 348 00:13:47,783 --> 00:13:50,742 That make love bloom, and this dude knew all the tricks. 349 00:13:50,786 --> 00:13:52,111 I opened that for Leslie, her chaperone! 350 00:13:52,135 --> 00:13:53,093 Matt, calm down. 351 00:13:53,136 --> 00:13:55,399 And then it happened. 352 00:13:55,443 --> 00:13:57,793 Aw. Is it the beginning? 353 00:13:57,837 --> 00:14:00,840 Or just, like, a thing on a plane? 354 00:14:00,883 --> 00:14:02,624 Can love that starts in the clouds last? 355 00:14:02,667 --> 00:14:04,931 We may never know, but wait... 356 00:14:04,974 --> 00:14:07,324 I'm not married. KACI: Well... 357 00:14:07,368 --> 00:14:10,284 not much of a proposal, dude, 358 00:14:10,327 --> 00:14:11,633 but good luck, lovers! 359 00:14:11,676 --> 00:14:12,895 I wasn't hitting on her. 360 00:14:12,939 --> 00:14:15,680 She told me to give the bracelet to my wife, 361 00:14:15,724 --> 00:14:16,919 and I was explaining right afterwards... 362 00:14:16,943 --> 00:14:18,161 I said my girlfriend... 363 00:14:18,205 --> 00:14:19,443 JAY: Sit down, just breathe. It was turbulence. 364 00:14:19,467 --> 00:14:20,661 That's why she touched me. She was scared. 365 00:14:20,685 --> 00:14:23,297 She didn't mean to. Thank you. 366 00:14:23,340 --> 00:14:25,081 I can't believe I opened my window shade 367 00:14:25,125 --> 00:14:26,953 for that social media fake video person. 368 00:14:26,996 --> 00:14:29,042 How did Farhana's family even see this? 369 00:14:29,085 --> 00:14:30,695 Facebook. There's an Afghan youth page 370 00:14:30,739 --> 00:14:32,088 that's very popular. 371 00:14:32,132 --> 00:14:34,047 The girl from the plane sent it to her friend 372 00:14:34,090 --> 00:14:35,483 in Kabul, who posted it right away. 373 00:14:35,526 --> 00:14:38,312 It had 5,000 hits before we even left the airport. 374 00:14:38,355 --> 00:14:40,638 This is a nightmare. Look, honor killing is against Afghan law. 375 00:14:40,662 --> 00:14:42,490 We can just report the threat to the police. 376 00:14:42,533 --> 00:14:43,926 That won't help. 377 00:14:43,970 --> 00:14:47,582 Farhana's from a very rural village called Asadabad. 378 00:14:47,625 --> 00:14:50,628 I mean, it is tribal and the hard-line Taliban, 379 00:14:50,672 --> 00:14:52,761 the Salafi jihadists, they are in charge there. 380 00:14:52,804 --> 00:14:54,719 JAY: All right, here's the problem. 381 00:14:54,763 --> 00:14:56,808 Farhana is 17 years old, that means she's a minor, 382 00:14:56,852 --> 00:14:59,594 and we can't keep her unless she asks for asylum, 383 00:14:59,637 --> 00:15:00,876 which apparently she's refusing to do. 384 00:15:00,900 --> 00:15:02,684 MATT: She doesn't want to go to America. 385 00:15:02,727 --> 00:15:04,251 She wants to be with her family. 386 00:15:04,294 --> 00:15:07,950 I mean, she did until they decided to kill her. Oh, my God. 387 00:15:07,994 --> 00:15:10,015 JAY: Not to pile on, but there's another complicating factor. 388 00:15:10,039 --> 00:15:13,521 Farhana's uncle is the governor of Samangan Province 389 00:15:13,564 --> 00:15:15,349 and a good friend 390 00:15:15,392 --> 00:15:17,394 of President Sharza. That could be good, though. 391 00:15:17,438 --> 00:15:19,318 [stammers] Maybe the uncle could get me in touch 392 00:15:19,353 --> 00:15:20,963 with Farhana's family. 393 00:15:21,007 --> 00:15:23,009 I could explain the whole thing to them. 394 00:15:23,052 --> 00:15:25,359 We could track down, uh, uh, 395 00:15:25,402 --> 00:15:27,187 the chaperone from Heart Train, Leslie, 396 00:15:27,230 --> 00:15:28,971 she could back up the story. 397 00:15:29,015 --> 00:15:30,364 I don't think they'd be receptive 398 00:15:30,407 --> 00:15:32,366 to hearing from you right now. We have to try. 399 00:15:32,409 --> 00:15:34,542 Okay, I have, uh, seen the video. 400 00:15:34,585 --> 00:15:36,283 Ma'am... No, don't worry, 401 00:15:36,326 --> 00:15:37,632 Matt, I know it's baloney, 402 00:15:37,675 --> 00:15:40,113 but I did move up my meeting with Amina. 403 00:15:40,156 --> 00:15:43,029 Just think we could probably use her perspective, 404 00:15:43,072 --> 00:15:44,944 and since we've already hit a few speed bumps 405 00:15:44,987 --> 00:15:46,641 with the Rebuild-Renew Agreement, 406 00:15:46,684 --> 00:15:48,251 I'm gonna need a private meeting 407 00:15:48,295 --> 00:15:51,733 with President Sharza ASAP just to avoid any negative impact 408 00:15:51,776 --> 00:15:53,406 that this could have on the negotiation, okay? 409 00:15:53,430 --> 00:15:55,389 I'm so sorry, ma'am. 410 00:15:55,432 --> 00:15:57,043 No, no, don't-don't beat yourself up. 411 00:15:57,086 --> 00:15:59,021 There's no way that you could have anticipated this. 412 00:15:59,045 --> 00:16:00,524 I should have. I know the culture. 413 00:16:00,568 --> 00:16:02,483 I know that there are cameras everywhere now. 414 00:16:02,526 --> 00:16:05,225 I'm-I'm a representative of the State Department. 415 00:16:05,268 --> 00:16:06,400 ELIZABETH: Matt. 416 00:16:06,443 --> 00:16:08,054 We'll do our best to remedy this. 417 00:16:08,097 --> 00:16:09,596 I was just saying that I-I... If I met with the parents, 418 00:16:09,620 --> 00:16:10,926 I could explain everything. 419 00:16:10,970 --> 00:16:12,251 Okay, I'm gonna run that by Amina, 420 00:16:12,275 --> 00:16:13,581 and we'll see what she thinks. 421 00:16:13,624 --> 00:16:16,366 Daisy, you do whatever you can to make sure 422 00:16:16,410 --> 00:16:17,770 this doesn't become a bigger story. 423 00:16:17,802 --> 00:16:18,890 Thank you, guys. Let's go. 424 00:16:18,934 --> 00:16:20,588 Come on. Yeah. 425 00:16:20,631 --> 00:16:22,633 Ma'am, uh, we're already 426 00:16:22,677 --> 00:16:24,002 coloring way outside the lines here. 427 00:16:24,026 --> 00:16:26,072 I don't know how long we can keep her. 428 00:16:26,115 --> 00:16:29,031 Well, we're gonna keep her until we can't. 429 00:16:29,075 --> 00:16:30,598 Okay? Yes, ma'am. 430 00:16:35,995 --> 00:16:38,649 [doorbell rings] 431 00:16:40,434 --> 00:16:41,609 Hey, look who's here. Hey. 432 00:16:41,652 --> 00:16:44,264 Yeah, I went out for a walk and... 433 00:16:44,307 --> 00:16:46,005 I guess this is where I ended up. 434 00:16:47,528 --> 00:16:50,444 Elizabeth's in Afghanistan, right? 435 00:16:50,487 --> 00:16:52,489 Yup. You want a beer? 436 00:16:52,533 --> 00:16:54,535 Oh, does the Pope wear a dress?[chuckles] 437 00:16:54,578 --> 00:16:55,884 WILL: I wanted to apologize 438 00:16:55,927 --> 00:16:58,104 for the other night. 439 00:16:58,147 --> 00:17:01,629 You guys are dealing with the whole religion issue, huh? 440 00:17:01,672 --> 00:17:03,152 Yeah, I guess. 441 00:17:03,196 --> 00:17:05,502 Out of nowhere. 442 00:17:05,546 --> 00:17:08,157 I mean, I've always been open to it. 443 00:17:08,201 --> 00:17:12,509 Thanks. Sophie's always been rigidly opposed. 444 00:17:12,553 --> 00:17:14,729 And we never 445 00:17:14,772 --> 00:17:17,819 talked about it much at all until last month 446 00:17:17,862 --> 00:17:20,387 when I looked into sending Annie to a private Catholic school, 447 00:17:20,430 --> 00:17:22,650 purely for the educational benefits, 448 00:17:22,693 --> 00:17:25,044 and Sophie completely freaked out. 449 00:17:25,087 --> 00:17:27,307 Accused me of wanting to cloister her away 450 00:17:27,350 --> 00:17:29,004 with antiquated religious ideas 451 00:17:29,048 --> 00:17:30,658 about the role of women in society, 452 00:17:30,701 --> 00:17:35,141 something, something, and its inherent poisonous patriarchy. 453 00:17:35,184 --> 00:17:37,491 You would've thought I wanted to boil her in oil. 454 00:17:37,534 --> 00:17:38,840 [chuckles] 455 00:17:38,883 --> 00:17:41,234 I had barely recovered from that, and now suddenly 456 00:17:41,277 --> 00:17:43,671 she's fine with saying grace at the family table. 457 00:17:43,714 --> 00:17:46,021 What is that about? Yeah. 458 00:17:46,065 --> 00:17:47,153 [sighs] 459 00:17:47,196 --> 00:17:49,285 No, I'm, I'm asking. What is that about? 460 00:17:50,634 --> 00:17:53,637 Well, I can tell you what it's not about... religion. 461 00:17:53,681 --> 00:17:55,987 Mm. I mean, come on, 462 00:17:56,031 --> 00:17:57,380 is that the only thing you guys 463 00:17:57,424 --> 00:17:58,705 have been fighting about recently? 464 00:17:58,729 --> 00:18:01,732 Because the tension in the air seemed a little 465 00:18:01,776 --> 00:18:06,172 thick to be just an argument about saying grace. 466 00:18:06,215 --> 00:18:09,088 Yeah. We fight all the time. 467 00:18:10,219 --> 00:18:12,613 We always have. 468 00:18:12,656 --> 00:18:16,356 The thing is, the making up... 469 00:18:16,399 --> 00:18:18,532 used to be a lot more fun. 470 00:18:18,575 --> 00:18:20,186 Have you guys tried counseling? 471 00:18:20,229 --> 00:18:23,537 No. Why not? 472 00:18:23,580 --> 00:18:26,235 Well, it just feels like the beginning of the end. 473 00:18:26,279 --> 00:18:28,933 I mean, does it ever work? Elizabeth and I have done it. 474 00:18:30,935 --> 00:18:34,548 [imitates explosion] The soul mate unicorn couple, 475 00:18:34,591 --> 00:18:35,897 themselves? [chuckles] 476 00:18:35,940 --> 00:18:37,570 What is it Joseph Campbell says about marriage? 477 00:18:37,594 --> 00:18:39,770 It's not an adventure or a journey or a-an affair. 478 00:18:39,814 --> 00:18:40,945 It's an ordeal. 479 00:18:40,989 --> 00:18:43,513 Then we're on the right track. 480 00:18:43,557 --> 00:18:47,126 [chuckles] Seriously, when you're stuck, 481 00:18:47,169 --> 00:18:49,128 a third party's perspective can be helpful. 482 00:18:49,171 --> 00:18:51,913 But if they're qualified to do that, 483 00:18:51,956 --> 00:18:55,221 by which I mean not me and definitely not your sister. 484 00:18:55,264 --> 00:18:56,700 All right. 485 00:18:56,744 --> 00:19:00,095 If it worked for you guys, I guess it's worth a try. 486 00:19:00,139 --> 00:19:02,445 To saving the ordeal. 487 00:19:04,621 --> 00:19:06,188 Yes, I saw the video. 488 00:19:06,232 --> 00:19:08,582 Our government does everything it can to ban social media, 489 00:19:08,625 --> 00:19:11,759 but we both know repression only feeds innovation. 490 00:19:11,802 --> 00:19:16,503 This girl's family sends her for a life-saving operation 491 00:19:16,546 --> 00:19:18,592 in the United States. Now they want to kill her 492 00:19:18,635 --> 00:19:20,681 for talking to a man on the plane, 493 00:19:20,724 --> 00:19:23,553 in the presence of her chaperone. 494 00:19:23,597 --> 00:19:25,338 Even if the parents are ambivalent, 495 00:19:25,381 --> 00:19:27,427 they get pressure from the community. 496 00:19:27,470 --> 00:19:29,994 Honor killing is a marginalized custom, 497 00:19:30,038 --> 00:19:32,214 mostly found in the more rural provinces 498 00:19:32,258 --> 00:19:34,434 where it can't accurately be policed. 499 00:19:34,477 --> 00:19:36,131 Some of our research indicates 500 00:19:36,175 --> 00:19:38,829 there has actually been an uptick in the practice 501 00:19:38,873 --> 00:19:40,527 since you helped forge the deal 502 00:19:40,570 --> 00:19:42,659 with President Sharza's government and the Taliban. 503 00:19:42,703 --> 00:19:45,923 Well, that contradicts the information 504 00:19:45,967 --> 00:19:48,274 the State Department received. 505 00:19:48,317 --> 00:19:51,146 Honor killings are reported to be significantly down. 506 00:19:51,190 --> 00:19:52,669 It was a benchmark 507 00:19:52,713 --> 00:19:55,368 that the Afghan government had to meet 508 00:19:55,411 --> 00:19:57,239 in order to qualify for the aid package. 509 00:19:57,283 --> 00:19:59,023 The Rebuild-Renew Agreement. I am aware. 510 00:19:59,067 --> 00:20:00,677 How do you get your information? 511 00:20:00,721 --> 00:20:04,638 I work with an organization that tracks women's social issues. 512 00:20:04,681 --> 00:20:07,206 We have government contacts and NGOs 513 00:20:07,249 --> 00:20:10,078 on the ground who keep us informed. 514 00:20:10,121 --> 00:20:13,299 So you know that this agreement could be monumental 515 00:20:13,342 --> 00:20:14,865 for both our countries. 516 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:22,873 Keeping Farhana at the embassy, 517 00:20:22,917 --> 00:20:25,702 I'm afraid that we are putting the deal in jeopardy. 518 00:20:25,746 --> 00:20:27,226 On the other hand, letting her go... 519 00:20:27,269 --> 00:20:29,271 Could cost her her life. 520 00:20:29,315 --> 00:20:31,012 Sorry to interrupt, ma'am, 521 00:20:31,055 --> 00:20:33,232 but President Sharza is asking to see you immediately. 522 00:20:33,275 --> 00:20:35,451 SHARZA: You can't just take one 523 00:20:35,495 --> 00:20:37,801 of my governor's nieces and lock her up in the embassy. 524 00:20:37,845 --> 00:20:39,214 This will not stand, Madam Secretary. 525 00:20:39,238 --> 00:20:41,762 First of all, we didn't take her. 526 00:20:41,805 --> 00:20:45,679 Farhana Radi came to us asking for protection 527 00:20:45,722 --> 00:20:47,071 from an honor killing, 528 00:20:47,115 --> 00:20:49,552 a practice that is outlawed in your country. 529 00:20:49,596 --> 00:20:52,642 Yes. It is easy to be disgusted by such a barbaric practice. 530 00:20:52,686 --> 00:20:55,993 We have made progress, but it's a strenuous process. 531 00:20:56,037 --> 00:20:58,909 I'm aware of that. But isn't, isn't this 532 00:20:58,953 --> 00:21:02,217 the perfect opportunity to take a strong stand? 533 00:21:02,261 --> 00:21:05,307 Hardly. I'm fighting day and night to hold together 534 00:21:05,351 --> 00:21:06,613 the deal you brokered 535 00:21:06,656 --> 00:21:09,616 having the Taliban as part of my government. 536 00:21:09,659 --> 00:21:11,444 Your actions with this girl put me 537 00:21:11,487 --> 00:21:13,663 and my government in a precarious position. 538 00:21:13,707 --> 00:21:15,099 And we are working on a solution. 539 00:21:15,143 --> 00:21:16,536 There is no time. 540 00:21:16,579 --> 00:21:18,973 The story of the U.S. Secretary of State 541 00:21:19,016 --> 00:21:21,105 allowing one of her staff to kidnap an Afghan girl 542 00:21:21,149 --> 00:21:22,368 and keep her in the embassy 543 00:21:22,411 --> 00:21:24,544 is all over the news. 544 00:21:24,587 --> 00:21:27,242 And until this catastrophe is resolved, 545 00:21:27,286 --> 00:21:30,201 consider the entire Rebuild-Renew Agreement on hold. 546 00:21:30,245 --> 00:21:34,728 Mr. President, I urge you to reconsider. 547 00:21:34,771 --> 00:21:36,817 This agreement is the solution 548 00:21:36,860 --> 00:21:39,733 to so many problems for both our countries. 549 00:21:39,776 --> 00:21:43,345 Not to mention you'd be walking away from $10 billion 550 00:21:43,389 --> 00:21:45,391 in economic aid. 551 00:21:45,434 --> 00:21:48,394 If you don't release the girl to her family, 552 00:21:48,437 --> 00:21:50,134 the Taliban will seize the moment 553 00:21:50,178 --> 00:21:52,006 and paint a picture of my government as weak. 554 00:21:52,049 --> 00:21:55,531 Then it will be only a matter of time before they take over. 555 00:21:55,575 --> 00:21:57,054 Then what will happen? 556 00:21:57,098 --> 00:21:59,579 We will end up once again mired in war and terrorism, 557 00:21:59,622 --> 00:22:01,798 and I cannot allow that. 558 00:22:14,724 --> 00:22:15,682 Amina was right. 559 00:22:15,725 --> 00:22:17,336 While Afghanistan has improved 560 00:22:17,379 --> 00:22:19,468 its numbers in terms of verified honor killings, 561 00:22:19,512 --> 00:22:21,731 the true numbers are underreported. 562 00:22:21,775 --> 00:22:23,167 I got in touch with some contacts 563 00:22:23,211 --> 00:22:26,388 on the ground there... NGOs and medical examiners... 564 00:22:26,432 --> 00:22:29,043 And the truth is, the Afghan government gathers 565 00:22:29,086 --> 00:22:31,393 its info from police departments and medical examiners. 566 00:22:31,437 --> 00:22:33,874 And, big surprise, these government employees 567 00:22:33,917 --> 00:22:35,837 aren't always pressured to be absolutely accurate 568 00:22:35,876 --> 00:22:37,704 about the cause of death for many young women. 569 00:22:37,747 --> 00:22:40,010 So, if you release Farhana and she were to die 570 00:22:40,054 --> 00:22:41,621 at the hands of her family, 571 00:22:41,664 --> 00:22:44,101 there's a good chance it'll be reported as something else. 572 00:22:44,145 --> 00:22:46,843 Right. 573 00:22:46,887 --> 00:22:48,727 Thank you, guys. Sure thing, ma'am. Yes, ma'am. 574 00:22:52,632 --> 00:22:54,634 [indistinct chatter] 575 00:23:04,687 --> 00:23:06,080 Thank you both. 576 00:23:06,123 --> 00:23:10,824 Um... I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity. 577 00:23:17,874 --> 00:23:19,876 [speaks Pashto] 578 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:21,835 I speak for the Afghan government 579 00:23:21,878 --> 00:23:25,229 as well as for my brother when I say... 580 00:23:25,273 --> 00:23:26,796 this has gone far enough. 581 00:23:26,840 --> 00:23:29,320 My niece has to be returned 582 00:23:29,364 --> 00:23:31,018 to her father and family immediately. 583 00:23:31,061 --> 00:23:34,064 Uh, if I may say something? Please. 584 00:23:34,108 --> 00:23:37,372 As you know, I was once minister of education. 585 00:23:37,416 --> 00:23:39,026 I know this young man, Matthew Mahoney, 586 00:23:39,069 --> 00:23:41,724 quite well from my trips to United States 587 00:23:41,768 --> 00:23:44,771 and from his work here with Secretary McCord, 588 00:23:44,814 --> 00:23:47,382 and I can vouch for his character, 589 00:23:47,426 --> 00:23:49,384 as well as the fact that Farhana came 590 00:23:49,428 --> 00:23:53,083 to the United States Embassy out of fear for her life. 591 00:23:53,127 --> 00:23:55,564 And that is the only reason that she was allowed to enter. 592 00:23:55,608 --> 00:23:57,958 She is not being kept against her will. 593 00:23:58,001 --> 00:24:00,003 [translating] 594 00:24:08,229 --> 00:24:10,449 If you will allow Mr. Mahoney to explain, you will see 595 00:24:10,492 --> 00:24:12,451 how the truth has been manipulated. 596 00:24:12,494 --> 00:24:13,756 There's no need. 597 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:17,456 We just want to take Farhana home to her mother, 598 00:24:17,499 --> 00:24:19,893 who's waited all these months to see her. 599 00:24:19,936 --> 00:24:22,678 She wants to nurse her daughter back to health. 600 00:24:22,722 --> 00:24:25,159 Her father is angry. 601 00:24:25,202 --> 00:24:27,640 Oh... 602 00:24:27,683 --> 00:24:30,643 But he would not hurt her. 603 00:24:32,166 --> 00:24:34,690 No one would. 604 00:24:34,734 --> 00:24:36,257 We just want to take her home. 605 00:24:36,300 --> 00:24:38,955 AMINA: Yes, yes, I understand, but please 606 00:24:38,999 --> 00:24:42,002 take a moment to watch and listen. 607 00:24:45,614 --> 00:24:48,530 Now, the reason why the video is so confusing 608 00:24:48,574 --> 00:24:50,967 is because of what the narrator is saying. 609 00:24:51,011 --> 00:24:52,926 The girl who is taking the video. 610 00:24:52,969 --> 00:24:57,408 But what she is saying is not what is happening. 611 00:24:57,452 --> 00:24:59,498 The music makes it seem romantic, but it's not. 612 00:24:59,541 --> 00:25:01,519 KACI: They say it's the little things that make love bloom, 613 00:25:01,543 --> 00:25:02,544 and this dude knew all... 614 00:25:02,588 --> 00:25:05,155 When I turn the sound down... 615 00:25:06,853 --> 00:25:10,204 you can see it's just two people talking. 616 00:25:10,247 --> 00:25:12,815 Three people, actually, because Leslie, the chaperone, 617 00:25:12,859 --> 00:25:15,035 is just over here, 618 00:25:15,078 --> 00:25:16,819 out of sight. 619 00:25:22,085 --> 00:25:24,740 You explained it very well. You did a good job. 620 00:25:24,784 --> 00:25:27,104 I think I was talking too fast. I felt like I was rambling. 621 00:25:27,134 --> 00:25:29,702 I've never had to save anyone's life before. 622 00:25:31,399 --> 00:25:33,357 [exhales] Listen. 623 00:25:33,401 --> 00:25:35,577 My brother is a very emotional man, 624 00:25:35,621 --> 00:25:37,187 but he's calmed down now. 625 00:25:37,231 --> 00:25:39,233 He's convinced by your explanation 626 00:25:39,276 --> 00:25:40,451 that nothing bad happened. 627 00:25:40,495 --> 00:25:42,105 Really? Yes. 628 00:25:42,149 --> 00:25:45,544 He only requests that you make a public statement about this, 629 00:25:45,587 --> 00:25:48,372 much as you did here, so that his family can 630 00:25:48,416 --> 00:25:50,026 defend her honor, 631 00:25:50,070 --> 00:25:51,985 and the community will be satisfied. 632 00:25:52,028 --> 00:25:53,203 That can be arranged. 633 00:25:53,247 --> 00:25:54,814 Matt can even record the statement, 634 00:25:54,857 --> 00:25:56,816 and it can be submitted to the same Facebook page 635 00:25:56,859 --> 00:25:58,687 which posted the video to begin with. 636 00:25:58,731 --> 00:26:03,257 And the Secretary of State must issue a statement 637 00:26:03,300 --> 00:26:04,563 to this effect as well. 638 00:26:04,606 --> 00:26:05,781 She would be happy to. 639 00:26:08,741 --> 00:26:10,481 This will satisfy my brother. 640 00:26:15,661 --> 00:26:17,793 Farhana. 641 00:26:17,837 --> 00:26:20,579 Great news. I spoke with your family. 642 00:26:20,622 --> 00:26:21,730 They understand what happened now. 643 00:26:21,754 --> 00:26:23,146 JAY: This is good. 644 00:26:23,190 --> 00:26:24,670 You're safe to go. 645 00:26:24,713 --> 00:26:26,691 Your father and uncle are coming to pick you up in an hour. 646 00:26:26,715 --> 00:26:29,196 They said your mom's really excited to see you. 647 00:26:29,239 --> 00:26:31,241 No. That's not possible. 648 00:26:31,285 --> 00:26:32,242 MATT: But it is. 649 00:26:32,286 --> 00:26:34,201 I was there. They believed me. 650 00:26:34,244 --> 00:26:35,550 Uh, it's gonna be okay. 651 00:26:40,599 --> 00:26:42,601 [woman speaking Pashto] 652 00:26:43,776 --> 00:26:45,734 That is my mother. 653 00:26:45,778 --> 00:26:47,997 Just now. 654 00:26:48,041 --> 00:26:51,087 She said, "Don't come home." 655 00:26:51,131 --> 00:26:53,133 They will kill you." 656 00:27:02,142 --> 00:27:05,319 A 17-year-old girl. I mean, it's excruciating 657 00:27:05,362 --> 00:27:08,583 to see her in terror of the people she loves. 658 00:27:08,627 --> 00:27:10,846 It's medieval. 659 00:27:10,890 --> 00:27:12,239 HENRY: Well, not entirely. 660 00:27:12,282 --> 00:27:13,849 There's the Napoleonic Code, 661 00:27:13,893 --> 00:27:16,286 which allowed husbands to murder their unfaithful wives. 662 00:27:16,330 --> 00:27:20,769 That wasn't abolished in France until 1975. 663 00:27:20,813 --> 00:27:24,468 Modernization is a sluggish train. 664 00:27:24,512 --> 00:27:26,383 Yeah. To some cultures, it's the enemy. 665 00:27:26,427 --> 00:27:29,256 They see the rest of us as having sold our souls 666 00:27:29,299 --> 00:27:32,781 to technology and wanton creature comforts. 667 00:27:32,825 --> 00:27:35,436 Well... I have to figure out 668 00:27:35,479 --> 00:27:37,656 how to bolster the faction of this government 669 00:27:37,699 --> 00:27:40,484 that sees it as the key to moving forward. 670 00:27:40,528 --> 00:27:42,965 Otherwise, the Taliban is gonna take over 671 00:27:43,009 --> 00:27:46,055 and start exporting terrorism again 672 00:27:46,099 --> 00:27:48,033 with the U.S. as its main target.[doorbell rings over phone] 673 00:27:48,057 --> 00:27:49,842 Is that the doorbell? Yeah. 674 00:27:49,885 --> 00:27:52,018 The belly dancers are here.[Elizabeth laughs] 675 00:27:53,062 --> 00:27:56,022 All right, thanks for talking. I love you. 676 00:27:56,065 --> 00:27:58,067 Love you, too. Bye. 677 00:28:03,769 --> 00:28:05,988 Man, you were so right. 678 00:28:06,032 --> 00:28:07,729 Religion? 679 00:28:07,773 --> 00:28:09,688 Definitely not the problem. 680 00:28:10,776 --> 00:28:14,693 "He must increase, but I must decrease." 681 00:28:14,736 --> 00:28:16,782 I wear the bracelet, 682 00:28:16,825 --> 00:28:18,784 but the lesson of humility 683 00:28:18,827 --> 00:28:20,699 sometimes eludes me. 684 00:28:20,742 --> 00:28:21,830 Tell me about it. 685 00:28:21,874 --> 00:28:23,266 You're talking to a fighter pilot. 686 00:28:23,310 --> 00:28:27,749 There were days when I thought pretty highly of myself. 687 00:28:27,793 --> 00:28:30,360 Yeah. Well, when I'm working, 688 00:28:30,404 --> 00:28:33,407 I have to be confident and in charge. 689 00:28:33,450 --> 00:28:37,716 It seems I don't always successfully tone that down 690 00:28:37,759 --> 00:28:39,369 when I walk in my front door. 691 00:28:39,413 --> 00:28:40,762 Oh, yeah. 692 00:28:40,806 --> 00:28:42,087 Transition between professional life 693 00:28:42,111 --> 00:28:46,637 and home life can be... bumpy. 694 00:28:47,682 --> 00:28:49,379 Yeah.[log crumbling] 695 00:28:49,423 --> 00:28:50,380 You know, 696 00:28:50,424 --> 00:28:52,078 the Romans, of all people, 697 00:28:52,121 --> 00:28:54,341 had a pretty good recipe for checking the ego. 698 00:28:54,384 --> 00:28:55,908 After military victories, 699 00:28:55,951 --> 00:28:58,060 they would parade generals through the streets in chariots 700 00:28:58,084 --> 00:28:59,404 with a slave standing behind them, 701 00:28:59,433 --> 00:29:01,043 holding a golden crown over their head, 702 00:29:01,087 --> 00:29:03,872 all the while whispering into the hero's ear, 703 00:29:03,916 --> 00:29:07,528 "Remember, you are mortal." 704 00:29:07,571 --> 00:29:11,227 [chuckles]: Oh, that is good. 705 00:29:11,271 --> 00:29:14,230 I'll try to remember that for my next marriage. 706 00:29:15,884 --> 00:29:18,669 Yeah, turns out she's not interested in counseling. 707 00:29:18,713 --> 00:29:22,369 She's interested in getting me the hell out. 708 00:29:22,412 --> 00:29:25,328 Oh, God, I... I'm so sorry. 709 00:29:25,372 --> 00:29:27,591 Well, maybe she just needs time. 710 00:29:27,635 --> 00:29:28,767 No. 711 00:29:28,810 --> 00:29:30,203 Listen, I-I get it. 712 00:29:30,246 --> 00:29:32,727 It's-it's the right course of action right now. 713 00:29:32,771 --> 00:29:34,120 We need to... 714 00:29:34,163 --> 00:29:37,471 need to get Annie out of the middle of all this. 715 00:29:37,514 --> 00:29:39,560 How's she doing? 716 00:29:39,603 --> 00:29:42,781 [chuckles]: Well, she's not happy. 717 00:29:42,824 --> 00:29:45,174 But she knows she'll see me every day. 718 00:29:45,218 --> 00:29:46,935 I'm-I'm taking her to school in the morning. 719 00:29:46,959 --> 00:29:49,265 And by the time I left, 720 00:29:49,309 --> 00:29:52,268 Sophie and I were, were already being nicer to each other, 721 00:29:52,312 --> 00:29:55,706 just knowing there was even a temporary solution. 722 00:29:55,750 --> 00:29:58,231 By the way, uh, I'll only need a place to stay tonight. 723 00:29:58,274 --> 00:30:00,624 I'll, I'll find a hotel tomorrow.No. 724 00:30:00,668 --> 00:30:02,496 You'll stay here as long as you need to.But... 725 00:30:02,539 --> 00:30:04,585 Wow. [Chuckles] 726 00:30:04,628 --> 00:30:07,240 Shouldn't you run that by el jefe? I'm channeling her. 727 00:30:07,283 --> 00:30:10,373 Trust me, if I let you check into a hotel, 728 00:30:10,417 --> 00:30:12,288 I'll be checking in right behind you. 729 00:30:12,332 --> 00:30:14,334 Thanks. 730 00:30:17,990 --> 00:30:22,472 Is there perhaps a room where she won't be able to find me? 731 00:30:22,516 --> 00:30:24,474 [chuckles] 732 00:30:24,518 --> 00:30:28,043 ELIZABETH: President Sharza put a clock on it. 733 00:30:28,087 --> 00:30:32,308 If we don't hand Farhana over to her family by midnight, 734 00:30:32,352 --> 00:30:34,397 the agreement is off the table. 735 00:30:34,441 --> 00:30:35,964 The Taliban is flexing, 736 00:30:36,008 --> 00:30:37,923 and Sharza can't stand up to them. 737 00:30:37,966 --> 00:30:40,012 Well, he can't afford to. 738 00:30:40,055 --> 00:30:42,797 Public outcry will only embolden them 739 00:30:42,841 --> 00:30:46,148 to make a play for control of the government. 740 00:30:46,192 --> 00:30:48,324 [protesters chanting] 741 00:30:48,368 --> 00:30:52,328 Sharza says that Farhana will be safe with her family. 742 00:30:52,372 --> 00:30:54,809 He has her uncle's word. 743 00:30:54,853 --> 00:30:57,594 What's that worth? 744 00:30:57,638 --> 00:30:59,988 I have no idea. 745 00:31:00,032 --> 00:31:03,426 With all the publicity, there will be a lot of eyes 746 00:31:03,470 --> 00:31:05,167 on Farhana and the Radi family. 747 00:31:05,211 --> 00:31:07,406 They can't very well kill her when everyone's watching them. 748 00:31:07,430 --> 00:31:10,912 No, they'd have to wait at least a news cycle. 749 00:31:11,957 --> 00:31:14,916 How can I send her back to her family 750 00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:17,919 when her own mother says that they want to kill her? 751 00:31:17,963 --> 00:31:21,096 Madam Secretary, we need to get you and Mr. Whitman 752 00:31:21,140 --> 00:31:22,857 secured in the embassy's bunker immediately. What's going on? 753 00:31:22,881 --> 00:31:24,510 What happened? What happened? It's just a precaution. 754 00:31:24,534 --> 00:31:26,536 [sighs]Well... 755 00:31:26,580 --> 00:31:28,582 [indistinct radio transmission] 756 00:31:30,105 --> 00:31:32,368 What's going on? 757 00:31:32,412 --> 00:31:34,893 A mortar hit just outside the perimeter 758 00:31:34,936 --> 00:31:36,677 of the RSM base north of the city. 759 00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:39,114 Launched by Salafi jihadists. 760 00:31:39,158 --> 00:31:41,377 Three marines were badly injured. 761 00:31:41,421 --> 00:31:44,337 And it's all about the girl you're keeping in here. 762 00:31:44,380 --> 00:31:45,991 We're not keeping her. 763 00:31:46,034 --> 00:31:48,776 We're providing temporary sanctuary. 764 00:31:48,819 --> 00:31:50,734 Well, that sanctuary is not only jeopardizing 765 00:31:50,778 --> 00:31:52,823 our whole agreement with the Afghan government, 766 00:31:52,867 --> 00:31:54,825 it's about to get more of our troops killed. 767 00:31:54,869 --> 00:31:57,872 You can't save every woman in Afghanistan. I'm not trying 768 00:31:57,916 --> 00:32:00,111 to save every... This girl is a victim of her own culture. 769 00:32:00,135 --> 00:32:02,050 And that's not what we're here to address. 770 00:32:02,094 --> 00:32:06,054 And now the Afghan government has met all our criteria. 771 00:32:06,098 --> 00:32:08,404 We're steps away from getting out of this mess, 772 00:32:08,448 --> 00:32:11,755 and you want to throw it all away based on principle. 773 00:32:11,799 --> 00:32:14,019 We have a moral obligation to... 774 00:32:14,062 --> 00:32:15,387 Let me tell you. Let me tell you something. 775 00:32:15,411 --> 00:32:16,911 Let me tell you what I think this is really about. 776 00:32:16,935 --> 00:32:20,068 This is about you letting your judgment become clouded 777 00:32:20,112 --> 00:32:22,984 over the guilt you feel because of the concessions 778 00:32:23,028 --> 00:32:24,943 you made to get here. 779 00:32:27,206 --> 00:32:29,295 It was never a perfect deal. 780 00:32:29,338 --> 00:32:31,340 I said that from the beginning. 781 00:32:31,384 --> 00:32:33,864 But it was always a better alternative 782 00:32:33,908 --> 00:32:36,563 to an all-out ground war with the Taliban. 783 00:32:36,606 --> 00:32:37,844 And with that better alternative, 784 00:32:37,868 --> 00:32:39,958 you knew there'd be collateral damage 785 00:32:40,001 --> 00:32:41,089 to Afghan women. 786 00:32:41,133 --> 00:32:43,962 So, this girl now is a symbol? 787 00:32:44,005 --> 00:32:45,746 A gesture, an apology for you? 788 00:32:47,052 --> 00:32:48,836 American servicepeople 789 00:32:48,879 --> 00:32:51,404 do not deserve to die for this girl. 790 00:32:54,059 --> 00:32:56,235 You need to turn her back over to her family. 791 00:32:56,278 --> 00:32:58,367 And let's get this agreement back on track. 792 00:32:59,412 --> 00:33:01,240 We need to get our troops home. 793 00:33:06,854 --> 00:33:08,508 I heard about the marines. 794 00:33:11,554 --> 00:33:14,253 We've reached the end of the road with Farhana. 795 00:33:14,296 --> 00:33:18,474 I... we can't put any more American lives at risk. 796 00:33:18,518 --> 00:33:20,389 Not to mention the deal we're here to make. 797 00:33:20,433 --> 00:33:22,000 I understand. 798 00:33:22,043 --> 00:33:23,610 No, the loss of this deal 799 00:33:23,653 --> 00:33:25,481 could topple the government and put my country 800 00:33:25,525 --> 00:33:28,136 squarely under the thumb of the Taliban. 801 00:33:28,180 --> 00:33:31,487 And then... who knows how many will be killed? 802 00:33:31,531 --> 00:33:32,967 At least, if Farhana wanted asylum, 803 00:33:33,011 --> 00:33:35,491 no one could accuse us of keeping her against her will. 804 00:33:35,535 --> 00:33:37,319 No, she still insists she doesn't want it, 805 00:33:37,363 --> 00:33:39,408 this is her home. Well, then, 806 00:33:39,452 --> 00:33:41,082 I can't justify this situation any longer. 807 00:33:41,106 --> 00:33:43,325 I... 808 00:33:43,369 --> 00:33:45,023 I'm out of moves. 809 00:33:45,066 --> 00:33:46,720 I mean, uh, I mean, anything you got, 810 00:33:46,763 --> 00:33:48,678 I'm open, I... 811 00:33:48,722 --> 00:33:50,376 That... 812 00:33:50,419 --> 00:33:52,943 keeps me from sending this girl to her death. 813 00:33:52,987 --> 00:33:54,771 All right. 814 00:33:57,122 --> 00:33:59,037 You may not like it. 815 00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:01,169 But you did say anything. 816 00:34:11,962 --> 00:34:15,444 Demonstrators in front of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul 817 00:34:15,488 --> 00:34:17,055 were dispersed by local police today 818 00:34:17,751 --> 00:34:19,361 in the aftermath of a mortar attack. 819 00:34:19,405 --> 00:34:20,623 Are you serious? 820 00:34:20,667 --> 00:34:22,277 The mortar was apparently... 821 00:34:22,321 --> 00:34:24,410 An arranged marriage? This is the, the best 822 00:34:24,453 --> 00:34:26,281 the United States of America can do? 823 00:34:26,325 --> 00:34:28,109 Well, it's the best the United States can do 824 00:34:28,153 --> 00:34:29,478 in Afghanistan. Matt, the guy's older 825 00:34:29,502 --> 00:34:31,504 and of higher status than Farhana's family. 826 00:34:31,547 --> 00:34:34,048 It's a big plus... He's 20 years older. He's got two small children. 827 00:34:34,072 --> 00:34:37,162 And what? Farhana's just supposed to be his slave now? 828 00:34:37,205 --> 00:34:40,426 You know? Stuck in his house, raising his kids? 829 00:34:40,469 --> 00:34:42,906 She's 17 years old. Unfortunately, 830 00:34:42,950 --> 00:34:46,171 Afghan law gives the age of consent as 16 for girls. 831 00:34:46,214 --> 00:34:48,999 As does Alabama, Connecticut, Montana. Yeah, the difference is, 832 00:34:49,043 --> 00:34:50,653 uh, girls from Alabama won't get murdered 833 00:34:50,697 --> 00:34:52,655 by their families if they refuse to get married. 834 00:34:52,699 --> 00:34:54,353 DAISY: It's not so out of the norm here. 835 00:34:54,396 --> 00:34:56,877 57% of girls are married before they turn 19. 836 00:34:56,920 --> 00:34:58,681 You can't compare their customs to what we know. 837 00:34:58,705 --> 00:35:01,403 Don't you have a daughter?! Don't you have a daughter?! 838 00:35:04,363 --> 00:35:08,193 Look, 50 years ago, my mom left Pakistan, 839 00:35:08,236 --> 00:35:09,909 and one of the main reasons she chose to go 840 00:35:09,933 --> 00:35:13,372 was to avoid an arranged marriage. 841 00:35:13,415 --> 00:35:15,591 50 years ago. 842 00:35:15,635 --> 00:35:17,854 This is still happening. 843 00:35:17,898 --> 00:35:19,552 [scoffs] 844 00:35:19,595 --> 00:35:20,988 What do you think Farhana wants? 845 00:35:21,031 --> 00:35:22,642 What she wants is to live, okay? Yes. 846 00:35:22,685 --> 00:35:24,774 And be accepted by her family, and I'm sorry, 847 00:35:24,818 --> 00:35:26,535 but this accomplishes both. They can kill her anyway, 848 00:35:26,559 --> 00:35:27,864 and you know that. 849 00:35:27,908 --> 00:35:30,476 I mean, anything can happen when we leave. 850 00:35:30,519 --> 00:35:33,522 Where's the secretary? I want... I want to talk to her. 851 00:35:33,566 --> 00:35:34,871 Hey, Matt, it's over. 852 00:35:34,915 --> 00:35:36,197 M-Sec's in there with President Sharza right now 853 00:35:36,221 --> 00:35:37,633 trying to get this deal back on track. 854 00:35:37,657 --> 00:35:40,181 She's telling him that Farhana's gone back... 855 00:35:40,225 --> 00:35:43,053 Wait, wait, no, no. Far-Farhana's already gone? DAISY: She just left. 856 00:35:46,927 --> 00:35:49,190 Farhana. Farhana. 857 00:35:49,234 --> 00:35:51,061 [panting] 858 00:35:51,105 --> 00:35:52,976 I'm sorry. 859 00:35:53,020 --> 00:35:54,935 I just... 860 00:35:54,978 --> 00:35:56,937 It is God's will. 861 00:35:56,980 --> 00:35:58,721 My parents say this is a good man, 862 00:35:58,765 --> 00:36:01,550 and... it could be a good life for me. 863 00:36:04,771 --> 00:36:06,033 [exhales] 864 00:36:06,076 --> 00:36:07,339 I just wish... 865 00:36:07,382 --> 00:36:10,646 Farhana? Come, your family is arriving. 866 00:36:10,690 --> 00:36:12,692 Goodbye, Matt Mahoney. 867 00:36:16,783 --> 00:36:19,438 [gate beeps, unlocks][sighs] 868 00:36:46,334 --> 00:36:47,727 [whispering] 869 00:37:16,843 --> 00:37:18,845 [man mutters in Pashto] 870 00:37:30,944 --> 00:37:34,382 ELIZABETH: You're smiling. 871 00:37:34,426 --> 00:37:36,297 I hope not ironically. 872 00:37:36,341 --> 00:37:39,344 I could genuinely use some good news right now. 873 00:37:39,387 --> 00:37:41,302 The Afghan government has agreed to shore up 874 00:37:41,346 --> 00:37:42,782 the Violence Against Women law 875 00:37:42,825 --> 00:37:45,219 and they have invited Amina Salah to be 876 00:37:45,263 --> 00:37:48,570 part of an independent watchdog group... 877 00:37:48,614 --> 00:37:50,224 to advise and inform them. 878 00:37:50,268 --> 00:37:52,226 [laughing]: Oh, good. 879 00:37:54,794 --> 00:37:56,839 An independent watchdog group. 880 00:37:58,188 --> 00:38:01,191 Just to make sure no one gets the mistaken notion 881 00:38:01,235 --> 00:38:03,193 that an intelligent, qualified woman 882 00:38:03,237 --> 00:38:04,630 is in their government. Again. 883 00:38:04,673 --> 00:38:06,414 Look who's being ironic. 884 00:38:06,458 --> 00:38:09,548 I feel like we take turns. [chuckles] 885 00:38:09,591 --> 00:38:11,550 ♪ 886 00:38:11,593 --> 00:38:13,595 [camera shutters clicking] 887 00:38:22,474 --> 00:38:25,346 We are here to announce that with the signing 888 00:38:25,390 --> 00:38:29,698 of the Afghan-United States Rebuild-Renew Agreement, 889 00:38:29,742 --> 00:38:33,049 the United States will immediately begin 890 00:38:33,093 --> 00:38:34,616 troop withdrawal. 891 00:38:37,358 --> 00:38:38,707 [sighs] 892 00:38:38,751 --> 00:38:39,969 [door opens in distance] 893 00:38:40,013 --> 00:38:42,015 ELIZABETH [in distance]: Anybody home? 894 00:38:42,058 --> 00:38:43,451 In here. 895 00:38:45,323 --> 00:38:46,889 [singsongy]: Surprise. 896 00:38:54,244 --> 00:38:55,724 Henry told me. 897 00:38:55,768 --> 00:38:57,291 How was Afghanistan? 898 00:38:59,554 --> 00:39:01,382 Harrowing. 899 00:39:01,426 --> 00:39:03,515 Speaking of... 900 00:39:03,558 --> 00:39:05,734 have you looked in the mirror lately? 901 00:39:05,778 --> 00:39:07,562 [chuckles]: Oh, ho-ho-ho. 902 00:39:07,606 --> 00:39:09,695 If the name of the game is beat up on Will, 903 00:39:09,738 --> 00:39:12,132 I'm way ahead of you. I didn't mean it like that. 904 00:39:14,134 --> 00:39:16,179 Just worried about you. 905 00:39:17,224 --> 00:39:20,140 And disappointed in me. 906 00:39:20,183 --> 00:39:21,663 No. 907 00:39:21,707 --> 00:39:23,926 No? Come on. 908 00:39:23,970 --> 00:39:25,580 [sighs]: I'm... 909 00:39:25,624 --> 00:39:28,757 Just... talk to me. 910 00:39:28,801 --> 00:39:32,500 I'm not gonna... scold. 911 00:39:32,544 --> 00:39:34,110 [chuckles softly] 912 00:39:34,154 --> 00:39:36,461 What the hell did I know 913 00:39:36,504 --> 00:39:39,202 about how to be married? 914 00:39:39,246 --> 00:39:42,205 I was 13 when my role models died. 915 00:39:42,249 --> 00:39:44,773 It-it just... 916 00:39:44,817 --> 00:39:46,514 it just looked like 917 00:39:46,558 --> 00:39:48,951 you find someone who doesn't drive you crazy, 918 00:39:48,995 --> 00:39:50,953 and then you have dinner, 919 00:39:50,997 --> 00:39:54,870 talk about work, watch TV. 920 00:39:54,914 --> 00:39:57,656 Or you-you play Scrabble. 921 00:39:57,699 --> 00:40:00,441 Sometimes go on vacations. They... 922 00:40:01,486 --> 00:40:04,532 they made it look easy, 923 00:40:04,576 --> 00:40:06,752 I guess, and... 924 00:40:06,795 --> 00:40:10,146 the minute my marriage wasn't easy, 925 00:40:10,190 --> 00:40:13,628 I-I thought I was doing it wrong, or... 926 00:40:13,672 --> 00:40:16,022 she was. 927 00:40:16,065 --> 00:40:18,503 They fought plenty. 928 00:40:19,547 --> 00:40:20,983 Uh-huh.Sure. 929 00:40:21,027 --> 00:40:22,202 Come on. 930 00:40:22,245 --> 00:40:25,074 Mm, nothing serious. 931 00:40:25,118 --> 00:40:27,990 Who forgot to get the bread. 932 00:40:28,034 --> 00:40:30,732 Who left the lights on. 933 00:40:30,776 --> 00:40:33,953 [laughs]: Why are your parents visiting again? 934 00:40:33,996 --> 00:40:36,259 Will. 935 00:40:38,174 --> 00:40:41,482 You were younger, so you idealized them more. 936 00:40:41,526 --> 00:40:43,919 Or paid less attention. 937 00:40:43,963 --> 00:40:46,269 Well, you figured it out. 938 00:40:46,313 --> 00:40:47,445 Somehow. 939 00:40:47,488 --> 00:40:48,881 Henry and I 940 00:40:48,924 --> 00:40:50,883 often joke that we were fixed up 941 00:40:50,926 --> 00:40:53,799 by a couple of romantic idiots in their 20s. 942 00:40:53,842 --> 00:40:55,583 Happened to work. 943 00:40:55,627 --> 00:40:57,498 That's because you work at it. 944 00:40:57,542 --> 00:40:58,717 That, too. 945 00:40:58,760 --> 00:41:00,414 Yeah.Yeah. 946 00:41:00,458 --> 00:41:02,024 [takes deep breath] 947 00:41:04,113 --> 00:41:05,637 I don't know, Will. 948 00:41:05,680 --> 00:41:07,203 Marriage is... 949 00:41:07,247 --> 00:41:09,684 a mystery. 950 00:41:09,728 --> 00:41:10,990 And a miracle... 951 00:41:11,033 --> 00:41:12,513 And an ordeal. That is 952 00:41:12,557 --> 00:41:15,385 exactly what Henry says.Right. 953 00:41:15,429 --> 00:41:18,563 You guys diddo some bonding. We did, yeah. 954 00:41:19,564 --> 00:41:22,088 Listen, I'm sorry if I... 955 00:41:23,872 --> 00:41:25,831 parent you. 956 00:41:25,874 --> 00:41:28,398 It's not my job anymore, 957 00:41:28,442 --> 00:41:30,749 and I'm gonna let it go. 958 00:41:31,750 --> 00:41:33,229 Thank you. 959 00:41:33,273 --> 00:41:35,057 You're welcome. 960 00:41:35,101 --> 00:41:36,494 [sighs] 961 00:41:36,537 --> 00:41:37,973 So, where is everybody? 962 00:41:38,017 --> 00:41:39,453 They all went to dinner. 963 00:41:39,497 --> 00:41:41,150 They said they'd bring you back 964 00:41:41,194 --> 00:41:42,717 some lasagna from Mark's. 965 00:41:42,761 --> 00:41:43,762 [sighs] 966 00:41:43,805 --> 00:41:45,546 What are you getting? 967 00:41:45,590 --> 00:41:47,722 Um... 968 00:41:47,766 --> 00:41:49,942 I'm not hungry. 969 00:41:51,509 --> 00:41:52,901 I can't. I can't take it. 970 00:41:52,945 --> 00:41:55,513 I can't just stand here and watch you waste away. 971 00:41:55,556 --> 00:41:57,384 I'm gonna make eggs. You like eggs. 972 00:41:57,427 --> 00:41:59,081 [chuckles]: You... you're doing it. 973 00:41:59,125 --> 00:42:01,954 With cheese, right? Oh. No, please. 974 00:42:01,997 --> 00:42:04,347 At-at least let me. 975 00:42:04,391 --> 00:42:06,436 Here, you... you shouldn't cook. 976 00:42:06,480 --> 00:42:07,960 [laughs]: Oh. 977 00:42:08,003 --> 00:42:09,265 Fine, you can help. 978 00:42:09,309 --> 00:42:11,441 Just don't get any shell in there. 979 00:42:11,485 --> 00:42:12,965 And that is not parental. 980 00:42:13,008 --> 00:42:15,271 It's just advice. 981 00:42:15,315 --> 00:42:17,665 Okay, I'm gonna back off now. 982 00:42:22,148 --> 00:42:24,106 Just happy to have you here. 983 00:42:24,150 --> 00:42:27,327 You can stay with us as long as you need to. 984 00:42:30,156 --> 00:42:31,636 Thanks. 985 00:42:36,118 --> 00:42:38,967 So, like, how long are we talking? Just... Shouldn't be more than a decade. 986 00:42:38,991 --> 00:42:40,819 [laughs] Stop. Huh? 987 00:42:40,862 --> 00:42:42,821 Maybe just a few years. 988 00:42:42,864 --> 00:42:44,431 You've got so much room. 989 00:42:44,474 --> 00:42:45,563 I was thinking Sunday. 990 00:42:58,010 --> 00:43:00,969 Captioning sponsored by CBS. 991 00:43:01,013 --> 00:43:04,016 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org