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Big day today, Pete.

[keys jangle]

Try not to be a jerk.

Sir, can you move?

Oh!

No, no, no, no, no! No!

Ah, geez.

He answer your text yet?

NINA:
Still MIA, ma'am.

Oh, great. It's only
the most historic vote

the U.N.'s taken
in the last 30 years,

but sure, take your time,
Mr. Ambassador.

Where are we with Russia
and China?

Still the biggest holdouts.

How much to commit to the fund,

how many climate-change refugees
to take in...There he is.

KAT: Good morning,
Ambassador Harriman.

New York used to be
the one place in America

where people knew how
to walk in crowds.

No more.
Thank you, cell phones.

Everything okay
there, Peter?

Sorry, ma'am.

I lost something on the way in.

A lucky charm, of sorts.

Think you can get your game face
on in the next few minutes?

Got kind of a big day
ahead of us.

So, the state of play is
that China and Russia

might make us wait
until the chamber

for the big reveal,
but if we work 'em hard enough

in the consultation rooms,
I think we'll get 'em to yes.

And since nothing
less than the survival

of a cohesive human society

in the face of
catastrophic climate change

is at stake,
we damn well better.

There's my guy.
Shall we?

Let's.
What was this
lucky charm?

It was a Bobby Kennedy
campaign pin.

I got it when I was a kid.

Oh, wow, it certainly
beats a rabbit's foot.

People still have those?

Seems like a super gross thing
to carry around in your pocket.

So, what do you think?

Nice. Very "McCord
for president."

Yeah, it's fine.Wrong.

It's terrible.

The HQs for winning campaigns
aren't "nice" and "fine."

They have a vibe-- scrappy,

indomitable,
like a prizefighter's

training camp
in the mountains.

This place... feels like
the former offices

of a lobbying group
that went under

after playing footsie
with too many dictators.

Which it is, by the way.

I have something else I need
to discuss with you two.

Come on, step into
what will never be my office.

We need you to vet the kids.

Does M-Sec know about this?

Would we be here
if she didn't?

Look, finding out that
Carlos Morejon's son

was dating, um...

Help me out with
the middle one.

Alison.Knew that.

...was a wake-up call.

Worked out well
for us, actually.

But we need to make sure
that the kids don't have

any other big surprises hiding
up their gawky young sleeves.

Campaigns are
feeding frenzies.

Sit down with
each of the kids,

ferret out any other
potential oppo.

But also, give them a sense
of what it's gonna be like

to be in the hot seat.
Be tough.

Absolutely.
We can do that.

Can we, though?

What's that supposed to mean?

I can be tough.
Can you?

Yes, of course I can be tough.

I'm just saying,
you like to be liked,

especially by the McCords.

I just really don't want to be
the only bad cop on this.

Guys, the important thing is
that I'm bored now,

so work this out
somewhere else.

Get back to me ASAP.

The woman of the hour.

Thank you, thank you.

Well done, Bess.

Thank you, sir.

Still don't know how you got
Russia and China on board.

Honestly, neither do I.

The day is basically a blur.
[laughs]

Well, take a breath.

Savor your achievement.[chuckles]

The unspoken caveat being,
before the real work starts,

we have to try and get
this thing through the Senate.

You've taken us this far.

Let us worry about
the Senate.

RUSSELL: End your tenure
at State on a high note

that you can parlay into
your presidential announcement.

I'm happy to testify to the
Foreign Relations Committee.

And let Owen Callister
use his position as chair

to beat you up right
before you announce?

No way. Don't give
his campaign that ammo.

DALTON:
Bess, I don't have to tell you
what a tough slog it is

getting any treaty through
the Senate these days.

This one in particular.

The whip count's
extremely tight.

We lose just one
or two senators,

and we might not
have the votes.

So let me help you get them.

Okay.

Never met a politician
so willing to make it easier

to make running
for president harder.

Well, I'm gonna take that
as a compliment.

I think.
Good night, sir.

Speaking of, have you decided
when you're going to

officially announce
your resignation?

I, uh... I don't know how much
longer I can keep it quiet.

Actually, I was thinking
first thing tomorrow morning.

Fair enough.

If you happen
to change your mind

between now and then,

I'm happy to tear it up.

Can always use you
in the fight.

I'll keep that in mind, sir.

[door opens, closes]

So? Did you tell POTUS
your plans for tomorrow?

I did.
[sighs]

I still just--

I can't believe
it's happening.

Okay...
Not really.

Maybe this will make it
a little more real.

The post-resignation,
pre-presidential announcement

vacation is officially on.You booked it!

Anguilla, baby, ten days.Oh...

Just you and me sleeping in...Oh...

...reading books,
drinking out of coconuts.

Quiet. Scuba diving.

Sure. That, too.

You're not gonna
get certified, are you?

Maybe when we're down there.

After all these years,

I cannot believe you will
not do this with me.

I just don't think
that people

were meant to breathe
underwater.

Well, they weren't meant to
jump out of planes, either,

and you've done that
plenty of times.

Counterpoint: the ocean is just
one big fish toilet.

[sighs]:
Henry...

We have been going flat-out for
the past four years straight.

Next year we'll be campaigning.

And then, if we're lucky,

we'll be right back
in this building

for the next four
to eight years.

We may never know silence again
until we're in the grave.

Please, join me

in the profound, serene beauty
of the fish toilet.

Well, when you put it
that way...

So, Jason, some of your
political posts online

are a little edgy.

You think maybe you
could tone 'em down,

or maybe delete a few?

For your mom.

Nope. No way.

Hello. First Amendment.

He makes a good point.

Oh.

How much marijuana would you
say you, uh, smoked, Alison?

Ew. None.

I eat it. Duh.

It's, like, totally
legal here now.

Well, she's right.
It is mostly legal.

It's legal here.
Oh.

Oh.

Stevie, a potential concern
for the campaign

is your dating history.

[whistles, chuckles]

What about it?

Uh, Arthur Gilroy,
that was your former boss.

That was the one that
worked for your mom.

Oh, this is the one that was
twice-twice your age.

Mm-hmm.And then, of course,

we all know about your little
moment with the president's son,

and, of course, his little
moment with heroin.

Oh, can't forget about
your fiancé, the English fella

you left on the, on the
way to the altar-- brutal.

Either way, you understand
how these things

could probably be

problematic to your-your
mother's campaign?

Right.

[laughs]: It's actually funny,
'cause you guys don't even--

Well, you don't even have
the security clearance

to know about-about, uh,
"Stevie's greatest mistake."

I'm sorry, and who...Oh, could you tell us
a little bit about that?

STEVIE:
Oh, sorry, you-you would
have to ask the FBI.

By the way, they know
about everyone that
you just mentioned.

And, uh, they still cleared me
to work in the White House,

where I handle with great
professionalism materials

related to all sorts
of important issues.

For example, tonight
I'm compiling a briefing book

on the Climate Migration Treaty,
which paints a portrait

of our future on this planet

that is existentially
terrifying.

And so, I'm just wondering
what we are doing here

worrying about how some,
what, hypothetical swing voter

is maybe gonna slut-shame
a millennial?

Is there anything else?

No, that's it.No. That's fine.

STEVIE:
Awesome.
Thank you.

What the hell did you do?

Bad cop?

Are you ready, ma'am?Yeah.

Best job I ever had.

So far.

[indistinct chatter]Excuse me.

Good morning.ALL: Good morning.

A few days ago, I offered,
and President Dalton accepted

my resignation as
Secretary of State.

[murmuring]

Effective two weeks from today.

♪

OWEN:
Madam Secretary,

this treaty flings
open our nation's doors

to hordes of unvetted refugees

who would undermine
both our economy

and our national security.

What do you say
to the American citizen

who will have his job stolen
or her life taken

by these migrants?Senator Callister,

I would say that you're
conjuring hypothetical people

in order to distract real people
from a real issue.

[laughter]

This is no laughing matter.ELIZABETH: I agree.

Ratifying this treaty
to help manage the disruptions

caused by climate change

could not be
a more serious task.

I urge you and your colleagues
to act with haste.

You didn't answer my question.

Yes.

Our nation's
vetting process

is already
extremely stringent.

In fact, not a single act
of terrorism

has been perpetrated in the
United States by a refugee.

Cold comfort to the families
of the victims, I expect.

I expect actual Americans
to be comforted by facts.

The chair recognizes the
gentleman from New Hampshire,

Senator Eckstad.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Madam Secretary,
I'd first like to thank you

for your service to our nation.
I'm sorry to see you go.

Thank you.

I also salute the hard work
that you have done

to advance
the Climate Migration Treaty.

I appreciate that.

But while many of its aims
are worthy, my concern is

why does the most extensive
treaty on climate change

that the world has ever seen
do nothing about climate change?

I-I'm sorry. I'm...

The treaty
does nothing

to address the causes
of climate change,

namely, dependence
on fossil fuels.

Senator, I agree,

there are indeed many facets to
the problem of climate change.

This treaty focuses on what I
believe to be the most pressing:

protecting American security
and saving human lives.

And I believe you're too focused
on symptoms,

and not on
the underlying sickness.

I'm inclined to vote against
advancing it to the full Senate.

OWEN:
And on that note,

this hearing is adjourned
for the day.

Thank you, Madam Secretary.

[murmuring]

JAY:
Well, that took a turn.

I'll skip the "I told you so's."

Technically, you didn't.

[mouths]So do we think that, uh,
Eckstad's for real,

or is he just
grandstanding?I don't know.

But if he takes
the rest of his groovy friends

in the Rainbows and Moonbeams
Caucus with him,

we're not gonna get
to two-thirds.

I think he's a showboat,
but he wants to deal.

I'm gonna go see
what he's angling for

and I'll circle back.

Well, that's our only
chance. Be nice.

Stevie, I just wanted to say
I-I'm sorry for last night.

It's fine.It's just, Daisy always
calls me Mr. Nice Guy.

I was, you know,
trying not to...

You know what, just buy me
a drink and we're cool.

Okay? I have to go.Okay.

ELIZABETH: Well, I admire your principles.

My problem is this treaty just
doesn't deal with root causes.

Yeah. Y-You mentioned that
earlier.

I have a, uh,
corporate carbon tax bill

that will do just that.

But it's stuck in committee over
at Energy and Natural Resources.

But POTUS is friends

with the chairman.

So the White House gets
your bill out of committee,

you get ours out.

That about the size of it?

I always say, my most important
constituent is Mother Earth.

And that's really neat.

Senator, your bill
is stuck in committee

because it's half-baked.

You want to make real change?

Do your homework,
get the details right.

I'd hoped for a more
productive discussion.No,

you hoped for a grubby
little quid pro quo.

This treaty is humankind's
last, best shot

to save itself
from the disruptions

that mass migrations will cause.

And if it dies in the Senate
because of you,

well, I am gonna be spending
some time soon

in your home state,

and I will make it a point
to remind your progressive base

just who to blame.

Thank you
for your time, Senator.

ELIZABETH:
Why'd I have to get so mad?

Russell said, "Be nice,
we need this guy."

"Physician, heal thyself,"
Russell.

Whoa, I think
I really blew this.

Don't beat
yourself up, babe.

If your gut was telling you
not to cave,

then you're probably right.

Interesting,

'cause my gut is also telling me
that you've made no plans

to get scuba-certified.Not true.

[phone ringing]I have been reviewing
relevant materials.

Reviewing relevant material?Yeah, I saw a video

of this guy diving
over a coral reef

and an eel came out and bit him,
right on his...

Hey, Russell.

Well, that's great news.
Well-- I-I...

Thank you for the call.

[chuckles]

Eckstad blinked.

We got the votes.
The treaty's gonna pass.I told you.

Congratulations, honey.Oh.

You really did
something incredible.

Well, time will tell.

But it does really feel like
I deserve something in return,

doesn't it?Like what?

What is your problem
with scuba diving?

I'm scared.

[chuckles]:
Sweetheart.

Get over it.I'll get-- I will.

Okay. Good.I'm gonna get certified
before we go on the trip.

Because you are
gonna love it.

Yeah. That's what
Eel Guy thought, too.

By the way,
I-I'm totally with you

with the whole
climate change dread.

STEVIE:
Thank you.
I am, like,

reading these reports, like, I--
I mean, I cannot be the only one

Mm-mm.who's legitimately having
nightmares about this stuff.

Oh, no, no, no. No, you have
no idea. There were--

I-I read this one report
a few years ago,

it was like, where the world
will be in 2030,

and I had a
total freak-out.

Mm-hmm.I mean, full-on
meltdown, completely.

There was this, there was
this one statistic about...

Flamingos.

You know about this?Right-- I do, yeah.

There's more plastic ones
than real...

Yes.Than real ones, yeah,
I know because my mom

told me how much
you freaked out about it.

No! Oh, come on.

[chuckles]:
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.That is very,
very mortifying.

[laughs]

BARTENDER:
Here you go.Oh, thanks.

What-- no, no, no, no.

Please-- Blake.No, no. Please.

I was a total ass, I
owe you drinks forever.

Friends?

Friends.

STEVIE [laughs]:
So, uh, the
world is ending,

and we're all screwed.

[laughs]:
Which we've established.

Yeah. So what do you do?

Like, what's the one thing
that you would want to do

before, you know,
it all collapses?

Oh. How much time
do I have left?

However much you want. Don't
get hung up on the details.

Okay. I don't know, sing more?

Oh, maybe I'll do one of those
TV singing competitions.

Really?I don't know.

[laughs]: Maybe.That's cool.

Well, I don't know.
What about you?

I would spend every waking
moment with my loved ones,

you monster.Boo.

No, come on, seriously.
What would you do?I don't know.

That's the thing, it's
like, life is so...

uh, beautiful and it's short.

Half the time, I just want
to drop everything and, like,

go out and experience
as much of it as I can

before it's all gone, or I am.

It's a good thing
the world's not ending.Mm.

Okay.Mm-hmm.

S... We can't do this.[laughs]

No, no. Um...No. It's...

That's not-- I-- sorry.

No, no, it's fine. It's...That's not what--

I shouldn't have done that.

I thought that you were...

Are you...?
Aren't you...?I'm bi.

Not that that is not...No, no, no, I didn't--
that's not what I was saying.

I-- that was not... Yeah.

Uh, it was fine. Yes, great.

But, um, we can't do this.

No. No, no, no.No. Okay.

Should we be
freaking out right now?

No. No, no, no.
It's just a thing.Okay.

It just happened.Great. Just happens.

Just happened.Done. [whistles] Done.

Great.Good night.

[chuckles]:
Good night.
[laughs]

Uh... [stammers]

Promise you won't freak out.

I promise.Okay.

All right.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

That's it.
All right. Oh.

Before you go to Geneva--
I almost forgot--

got you a little something.

[chuckles]

Oh. Will you look at that?[laughs]

You know, I called the city,
I had a whole crew of people

down there looking for my pin,
but no luck.

Well, hold on tight
to that one.

[sighs]
I will.

You know, I got
the last one in 1968.

No kidding.Yeah.

Man, in '68, my dad and I
weren't seeing eye to eye

on anything,
least of all Vietnam.

But when Bobby Kennedy
came to town to campaign,

my dad took a shift off work,
got me out of school

to go see him. I got in the car
and he handed me one of these.

I saw he was wearing one,
so I put it on.

We finally get there, and, uh,

there's this huge crowd
of people. Black,

white, men, women,
young, old.

Anyway, uh, the
amazing thing was,

it seemed like Bobby was
speaking to each one of us.

You could see that he was just
putting it right out there,

putting his whole soul into it.

I mean, to win, sure,
but more importantly,

he was telling America
the truth as he saw it.

"We ought to get
out of Vietnam." I cheered.

"We got to end
student draft deferments

so that everyone could
sacrifice equally."

My dad cheered.

And I thought,
"If this guy can bring

"me and my old man
together, then...[chuckles]

[laughs]: the country
ought to be a cinch."

That was Bobby.

[laughs softly]

So when the nonsense
starts to weigh me down,

it reminds me why
I got into this crazy

line of work to begin with.

Thank you so much.
I'll cherish it.

Good luck in Geneva, Peter.

And you stay on top
of China and Russia,

hold them to their commitment,
all right?

Will do.

I understand that, uh, you may
make an announcement soon.Ah...

Could you just indulge
me, just for a moment?

[clears throat]
Forget about party politics--

liberals, conservatives,
all that.

What America yearns for

is a leader with the integrity
to tell the truth

and the charisma to
make people listen

and the guts to act on it.

That's a tall order.

Not for you, ma'am.

Thank you, Peter.

Bye, now.

So it sounds like
there are no major red flags

with the McCord kids,
with the possible exception

of Stevie's checkered dating
history, which we can manage.

Great.I mean, "checkered" is a pretty
strong word, don't you think?

What would you prefer?
Erratic? Irregular?

Vicissitudinous?

Why are we worrying
so much when Stevie's

an asset to the campaign?

She's dynamic, smart,

relatable to young voters,
and-- oh, yeah-- a survivor

of the White House attack,
which makes her a hero.

I mean, w-what are we talking
about here, people?

You tell me, man.I-- easy, tiger.

I'm-I'm with you.

Not dying in the White House
buys her at least

a couple of loser boyfriends.
Meeting adjourned.

Um...

I'll meet you back
at the office, okay?DAISY: Sure.

Oh, and by the way,
I know you're going for scrappy,

but this is a little
too scrappy.

Right? I think someone's
actually living

in the supply closet.

Mike, in the interest
of full disclosure...

Oh, boy,
awkward confession theater.

Stephanie and I...Who's Stephanie?

Stevie. McCord.

Oh, wow. Really?

I feel I owe a-a duty to
the campaign to report

that we... had contact.

Contact?

We kissed... once.

And we both agree,
it'll never happen again.

That's great,
you just lost us Florida.

Oh, no...

Dude, I'm kidding.
What is this,

middle school?
It's fine.

Surprising, I'll admit.

But... it's fine.[phone vibrating]

It's not a problem
for the campaign?
No.

Go forth and sin
no more. Or sin.

Honestly, nobody cares.
I got to take this. [laughs]

Hey. How do you feel
about tacos for dinner?

Well, at least
we'll get one meal

we actually enjoy this week.

Hmm.Eh, Yeric?

YERIC: It's cafeteria food
and rubber chicken banquets

from here on out.
Oh.

[laughs]
Yeah.

Well, I guess we
better start the toast

or we'll never get home.
[chuckles]

[wheezing, gasping]

WOMAN:
Are you okay?

Peter, are you all right?[gasping]

You're bleeding.[coughing]

[all coughing]

[lock clicks]

[all coughing]PETER: We...

have to get out of here.

[wheezing]

♪

KAT:
The Swiss police
have a high degree

of confidence the chemical
agent was sarin.

Colorless, odorless,
highly soluble.

The entire U.N. Security
Council just... gone?

What... I mean, what the
hell do we do now, ma'am?

MAN [over TV]:
It's been reported that
Ambassador Harriman...

We get to the White House
and get in the fight.

MAN [over TV]:
...by a chemical weapon...

KAT: We're getting reports
that a white nationalist group

has claimed
responsibility.

They are threatening
attacks on any country

that honors its commitments
to accept refugees.Okay.

We need to reach out to our
partners and allies ASAP.

We'll have our work
cut out for us.

France is already
getting wobbly.

Call the foreign minister's
office while I'm in

with POTUS,
try and talk them off the ledge.

What do we know
about this group,

"The Knights of
Western Freedom,"

or whatever these monsters
are calling themselves?

Well, Agent Maloof from
our Counterterrorism Division

will take you through
what we know so far.

Mr. President,
based on a communiqué

the group posted today,

The Knights
of Western Freedom

claims to be
an informal network of cells

paradoxically united by
a resistance to what they call

"the globalist conspiracy."

They see the migration treaty
as an attempt to undermine

national sovereignty
and so-called

"ethnic purity."RUSSELL:
So we're looking at

active cells in
multiple countries?

WARE:
They managed to access

sarin and place two inside men

at a U.N.
Security Council meeting.

So we have to assume
they're formidable.

DALTON: Elizabeth, is
it safe to say that our

allies and friends
will unify against this attack?

Early indications are that
it's having the opposite effect.

KAT: Many European
governments were

already afraid
of their right flank.

This attack is forcing
a choice on them.

Abandon their international
commitments,

or risk more attacks
and getting voted out.

Russell, tell Comms

I'm going to address
the nation tonight.

The American people
need to know that we're

directing all resources

to stepping up
security and...

hunting these
sons of bitches down.

Frank, Ephraim, I want intel
briefings every two hours.

Bess, get with
our allies.

Tell them we can offer
every resource they need

to disrupt this network
and push back

on this hateful ideology.
Understood?

ALL: Yes, Mr. President.Thank you.

ELIZABETH:
How did the call

with France go?Not great.

Beauvais is talking
about suspending France's

participation in the treaty.She knows that's not

how treaties work, right?
And you made it... clear

that we are with
them all the way?Yeah, the thing is,

they're not sure
that we are.

What does...?Ca-Callister released
a statement.

Uh, he's blaming the attack on
"globalist fantasies

"that average citizens
around the world don't want

and didn't vote for."
Says his first priority

as president will be to pull out
of all such agreements.

Beauvais says
that she understands that

of course a Dalton
or McCord administration

would have France's back, but...

she's highly doubtful that a
Callister administration would.

So France
is less worried about

white nationalist terror
in their own backyard

than the possibility
of a white nationalist

in the Oval Office?Can't say
that I blame them entirely.

How are we supposed
to keep other nations

on board when they're not sure
they can trust our word?

ELIZABETH:
Nina. Listen...

did you get in touch
with Peter's kids?Yes, ma'am, um,

his son Kevin and daughter
Brooke are standing by.

Great, I want
to give them an update

on their father's remains.

Where are we on that?Our embassy in Geneva

has been in contact
with the morgue.

And they believe that
Ambassador Harriman's remains

and effects can be
decontaminated...

and safe for transport...

[voice breaking]:
very soon.

[crying]:
I'm so sorry, ma'am.

It's just ironic.

I'm crying over a man
who made me cry.

[sniffles]

But Ambassador Harriman
was actually...

very kind to me.

He taught me that us
working-class kids

need to stick together.

Well...

he appreciated grit.

That's why he liked you.

[sniffles]

Um, I'll dial his kids in
as soon as you're ready...

[whispers]:
Thank you.

[door closes]

ELIZABETH:
Konstantin, let me first say

I'm truly sorry for the loss
of Ambassador Kolkin.

Thank you.

Yeric and I
went to school together.

He probably would have

held this job next after me.

Condolences, as well,
for the loss of Peter Harriman.

Yeric and Peter.

Both great diplomats
and patriots.

Gave their lives
for this treaty.

I trust Russia will honor
their memory

by honoring its commitment.

You've seen
the demonstrations in Moscow.

People are frightened

and, uh, rightfully so.

Is it the Russian people
who are afraid?

Or the politicians?

What do you mean by that?

After the White House
was attacked,

I warned you
that Russia's signal-boosting

of this kind of ideology would
come home to roost one day.

What are you saying?

You fed a monster and now
you've lost control of it.

That you could say
such a thing...

after I had to consult
his widow?

Konstantin.

We all knew... there were risks

when we embarked on this treaty.

But we can't let these
murderers use chaos

and fear to undermine
global stability.

Russia must stand up.

Ironic that you decry

the evils of nationalism
abroad while...

Owen Callister's running
for president?

Yeah, I've heard this one.But,

that is the problem with
your so-called...

"free speech."

It's just another weapon...

that can be bought and sold

as easily as a Kalashnikov.

Excuse me...

but I have a funeral to attend.

Goodbye, Madam Secretary.

ELIZABETH:
I don't know.

I may have been wrong
about this whole thing.

Whatever the thing is,
I doubt it.

The treaty.

I'm trying to create this...

collective action in the face

of worldwide threats.

Like, the entire
liberal world order?

Man, you did have a rough day.

I think I get it.

People's lives being shaped
by these huge,

remote forces that
they don't understand.

Maybe Callister's
tapping into something

that we ignore at our peril.

For almost all our history
as a species,

humans have roamed around
in small bands.

Maybe we're... just not wired
to comprehend

such a vast...

abstract social system.

When our problems
become ever vaster

and more abstract...Like climate change.

...people lash out.

You know what else
is bugging me?

I get why Avdonin
brought Callister up...

but he said this thing about...

how... free speech was like

a weapon that could
be bought and sold.

I mean, it almost seemed
like he was saying

Callister...

had been bought and sold.

Do you think that could be true?

Why would
Avdonin tell me?

Wouldn't Russia want
leverage on Callister?

Maybe they're playing a game.
Running an op on you.

Undermine Americans' faith
in the system

by getting me to accuse
Callister of being

in Russia's pocket.

But what if he is?

Well, then it doesn't matter

why Avdonin told me.

Our democracy is at risk.

Babe, I think
you got to loop in the IC.

Read Ephraim in.

I've never wanted to be wrong
about something this badly.

Mr. President.Elizabeth.

What's going on?
Have we caught them?

We're running down leads.That's a different briefing.

You ready to get read in
on something tricky?

I passed on your conversation
with Foreign Minister Avdonin

to the FBI last night.

It provided a piece
to a case

we've been building
for some time.

We have strong evidence
that Owen Callister's

campaign manager, Dan Finnerty,
has been funneling money

from Russian oligarchs
into Callister's super PAC.

We'll be arresting him
later today.

Was Callister
in the loop?

Based on the evidence, DOJ
will announce they're opening

an investigation
into the senator, too.

DALTON: Due to the
inherently political

nature of the case,
we're concerned that Callister

may cry witch hunt
and come after you.

Let him.

He's the traitor,
not me.

RUSSELL:
So, now we know

why so many
of Callister's positions

line up so conveniently
with Russia's, but...

why is Avdonin selling him out?

One theory is

that the Russians somehow
caught wind that Callister's

under suspicion, and this is
an attempt at damage control.

I think he's about to attend
the funeral of a dear friend,

and can see the shape
of things to come.

Hopefully, this
drives a stake

through
Callister's heart.

RUSSELL: [scoffs]
I want you to be

president, too, but that's
cold-blooded, even for me.

Our treaty partners
are using

Callister's potential
presidency to back away.

If he's gone, we
get our partners back

and the United States
can lead again.

I mean, I'll-I'll wait
until the news about

the campaign manager breaks,

and then I want
to make some phone calls.

Thank you, Bess.

NEWSWOMAN:
After the arrest of his
campaign manager on suspicion

of soliciting illegal
campaign funds from Russia,

and the opening of a Justice
Department investigation

into the candidate himself,

Kentucky Senator Owen Callister
made a surprising announcement.

This is a politically
motivated witch hunt

from the Dalton administration
trying to clear the path

for Elizabeth McCord...ELIZABETH:
Wait, hold on a second, Jay.

...to be handed
the presidency.Hold on.

That said, I am
hereby announcing

I am suspending
my presidential campaign...HENRY: Yeah.

I have been waiting all day
to watch and savor that.[Elizabeth speaking quietly]

Whew. America
dodged a bullet.

For now. Yeah.

Well, let's-- I mean,
yeah, it's good news.

So we'll follow up
with her tomorrow, okay?

Nice work, Jay.

Really. Thank you. Night.

Well, I guess the news

of Callister's... whatever

made its way back to France.

Beauvais said they're back in

on the treaty, so...

Well, hey,
that's greatnews.

Uh, it is. It is.

And yet... you're
not smiling. What...?

ELIZABETH:
Well, other countries
are still on the fence,

including Russia, who,
whatever their reason

for giving up Callister,
are still covertly backing him

to influence our politics.

I'm trying to get
this treaty passed.

Got good people like
Peter Harriman killed.

And the group that did it
is still at large,

and their ideology
is on the march.

When we should all be
working together to try

and save our existence
on this planet,

we're getting bogged down
by petty tribalism.

Politics just feels
like an ugly joke.

I'm going out.

Bye, sweetheart.Have a good time.

Have fun.
Bye.

[exhales]

I'm starting to look forward
to the serene quietude

of the fish toilet.

Yeah.

Might want to wait on that.

I've been thinking...

Hi.Hi.

Sorry for the random text.

"What if the world
actually isending?"[chuckles]

I know. It's like the
bleakest booty call ever.

[chuckles]

Is that what this is?

No.

It's more of, like, a...

an emotional...
non-booty call?

Lucky you.

Oh...

I'm just so tired of feeling...

Triggered? Sad?

Me, too.

Don't ever feel bad
about being nice, Blake.

Real friends?

Yeah. Real friends.
Come on.
[chuckles]

Come on.

So...

what's this about?
Sounded pretty urgent.

[exhales]

Well, you said if I
changed my mind,

you'd tear up my letter
of resignation.

You've already announced it.

Things have changed.

Everything we've fought for,

sacrificed for,

is all under attack
at the moment.

I just can't see

why way to shaking hands
at county fairs right now.

Please allow me

to rescind my resignation,

sir.

I can't do that.

Wait, I'm sorry. Are you...

We are under attack.

And I do still need your help.

So does your country.

To preserve and build
on what we've done.

My fight's today.

Yours is tomorrow.

So...

I'll be keeping this.

Thank you for your service,
Madam Secretary.

And Godspeed.

Thank you,
Mr. President.

You know...

I'd give my right arm
to go to a county fair.

[chuckles]

[indistinct chatter]

You know, your dad had this
great line about himself...

All his best lines were.[all chuckling]

He said, "I tend to
inspire strong reactions,

"usually somewhere between
grudging respect

and outright hostility."

[chuckles]Sounds like Dad.

And he was right.

Because I respected
the hell out of him.

He felt the same
way about you.

He'd have wanted you
to have this.

Thank you.
I will cherish it.

Memorial's ready to start
when you are, ma'am.

We'll see you out there.

Let's go.

On the night Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. was assassinated,

Robert Kennedy consoled
a stunned,

heartbroken crowd
in Indianapolis

with the words of a Greek poet.

"Even in our sleep,
pain which cannot forget

"falls drop by drop
upon the heart,

"until in our own despair,
against our will,

comes wisdom, through
the awful grace of God."

35 years ago, on a road
not far from here,

a driver lost control
of his car,

and crashed into
another belonging

to Ben and Suzanne Adams.

My parents were my sun and moon.

I was 15.

My brother Will was 13.

And we were suddenly
all alone in the world

with no one to
light our way.

But here's the wisdom

that came to me from that day.

We weren't alone.

We had aunts and uncles,

cousins, friends,
teachers and coaches,

members of our church.

That hard-won wisdom

is what Abraham Lincoln called

"the better angels
of our nature."

Empathy, compassion, family,

friends, community.

It's not about me,
it's about us.

And it's that idea that brings
me before you today.

In the very first line

of the Constitution,
"We the people..."

When those words were written,

the idea that a country could be

governed by its
citizens seemed

revolutionary. Impossible.

But for almost 250 years,
the United States

has done just that,
the impossible.

[murmuring assent][applause]

I know we face problems
so big that solving them

seems like a moon shot.

But we're the country
that sent men to the Moon.

We are the envy

of our rivals,

the hope of the oppressed,

the sword and shield

of free people everywhere.

We the people.

It's up to us,

all of us.

So join me, America,

in achieving
the impossible together.

That is at the very heart

of this great
American experiment.

And that is why, today

I am officially announcing

my candidacy to be president
of the United States.

[cheering and applause]

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