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I'm not using the deaths
of 19 people for political gain.

You're third in the polls.
For the next four months,

every breath you take
should be for political gain.

The groundbreaking ceremony is off-limits.

It's not just about that one new bridge.

Tomorrow we're rolling out
your entire infrastructure program,

with the roads and the tunnels

and all the other new shit
they can cram in there.

You're rebuilding America.
It's what's going to get you elected.

-So use it.
-Oh, my God, I have.

At every whistle-stop and fish fry
that you've dragged me to

over the last six months.

Look, I promise you, tomorrow night
I will scream it from the rooftops

at the fundraiser in Raleigh.

But tomorrow morning I'm gonna be
the president, not the candidate.

Did I mention you're third in the polls?

Yes, you did. Hardly the numbers
you promised me when I hired you.

You won't take money from super PACs.

Correct. And I won't take money
from corporations or special interests.

Moss and Porter are both taking PAC money.

Porter doesn't need it.
He's a billionaire.

Don't let people forget that he made
those billions polluting rivers.

I've gotta get back to my day job.

-Please finish your breakfast.
-I'm not finished.

Did you go over my list
for the veepstakes?

Lorraine, it's not a game show.

And, yes, I have,
and I wasn't particularly wowed.

Just keep your eyes open
at the 11 o'clock.

-What 11 o'clock?
-Swing state Independents.

You're not leaving without endorsements.

Oh, and one other thing.

I made some apparel choices for tomorrow.

-You're dressing me now?
-It's all made in North Carolina.

So don't forget to mention that
in your groundbreaking speech.

You haven't heard a word I've said.

I am not campaigning
at the ceremony tomorrow.

[sighs] Oh, sweetie, this is politics.

Even when you're not campaigning,
you're campaigning.

-Emily, do you have a minute?
-[Emily] Senior staff meeting. So late.

I know you're crazed with Infrastructure.

There are a million moving parts
and it's your baby,

so I knew you'd want to know.
There's a mistake with the rollout.

-What?
-I'm not on it.

I'm late for a meeting on my project
because I was up until 5:00 a.m.

making sure every last-minute
bullshit detail on it was perfect.

That's not a mistake.

Do you even know about the initiative
my department funded in Fayetteville?

Social innovation.
Turning liabilities into assets.

To begin with, we trained and employed
50 locals deemed otherwise unemployable

to haul away the debris
from the bridge, and--

...followed by Morning Joe,
the secretary of commerce will be on CNBC.

Aaron, you have your talking points
for CNBS?

Strong infrastructure is vital
to national defense.

[Mars] Good boy.
You'll be competing for eyeballs

with the secretary of transportation...

-[whispers] Em, stand up.
-Why?

Were you not here
when the meeting started, Emily?

Seth, can you fill her in
on the "no sitting" policy?

Uh, yes. Um...
When people sit during meetings,

it makes us comfortable,
and that's a bad thing.

[Mars] You get lethargic,
meetings drag on and on.

Standing, we are in and out.

I'm trying to run
a little tighter ship here.

It's attributed to Churchill.

[softly] Churchill also said,

"When you're going through hell,
keep going."

Right. Batting cleanup.

POTUS will be doing morning shows,
local affiliates from major markets,

a podcast, print and The Late Show.

By the end of the day,
we will have saturated the market.

[all laughing]

-I don't know how that got in here. Oh!
-[Aaron] Come on!

Oh, my God,
you made a sexiest politicians list?

Moving on. Please. North Carolina.

Moving on. Tomorrow's ceremony.

Stay alert. I don't want any surprises.

Nothing knocking us off-message,
which is...

"America's infrastructure is crumbling."

But the president has found a way
around Congress

with a trillion-dollar
public-private partnership

combining federal, state,
local and private resources.

This is the president's signature program

and the only thing I want to hear
anyone talking about today. Thank you.

One, the threat imposed
by our aging electrical grid.

Two, upgrades needed to protect against
cyberattacks on critical infrastructures.

Really?

I can't work in here.

Just have whoever did it
take this down before I get back.

Mr. Shore? Mr. Shore?

The Norwegian ambassador
needs to meet with you.

-What about?
-Something involving the Russians.

-And a mini sub.
-I can see him at three.

He says if it's not handled this morning,

it most likely will blow into
an international incident.

Does he know it's infrastructure week?

Hey, Mom, it's me.
Sorry I missed your call.

Call me back. I wanna know you're okay.

Dontae, you're up. What do you got?

[Mars] They're ready
for your first interview.

You've got me talking to everybody
but the Poughkeepsie Pennysaver today.

Check page two.

Speaking of pennies,
the private equity fund

that kicked 100 billion
into Infrastructure...

Our friends at VQH Capital?

About a third of that came from
a consortium of Saudi businessmen.

One of them, Shahid Al-Mufti,

is in town with his family
and is requesting a photo with you.

For $33 billion, I'll even smile.

[Mars exclaims]

[clears throat] I'll take care of that.

-Humanely, if possible.
-Yeah.

[man over video] Welcome to Yoretown,

where due to years of under-investment
in infrastructure,

it's all about to fall apart.

Holy hell, Dontae, this is amazing.

Yeah. And this is just the trailer.

When you open the app,
it's like playing SimCity.

You can cruise through your own community,

tag repairs that are needed,
projects you want funded.

Check out my hometown.

No. No, no, no.

-Well, the trailer was good.
-I'll fix it.

Before tomorrow.
And make one that gets people to vote.

Yeah, I could've used that on myself
last election.

Wait, what? You didn't vote?

Charlene, what is this?

Jo just translated the article for me.
It's trash. Don't even bother.

It's crazy.
There are no pictures of you in there,

and it says he's available.

I didn't make anyone's list today.

I don't think Aaron
was interviewed for this,

or had anything to do with it.
Don't kill him.

POTUS made some notes.
I'd like Andrea to take another pass.

I went through your mail.
You should read this letter.

-Okay. Is it hate mail or fan mail?
-Just read it. Seriously. Read it.

I have you doing an interview
with El Diario. Is 2:30 okay?

That works.
Hey, I do interviews in English as well.

I might have to bail on CNBS.

I wouldn't recommend that.
Emily will kill you.

[speaking Spanish]

Nothing you say can make it
more embarrassing than it already is.

How did things end between you and Emily?

They didn't even start.
It was one kiss over two years ago.

Was that in the article?

She's been blowing me off.

-It feels personal.
-[cell phone vibrating]

-You're imagining it.
-Why won't she give me two seconds?

She's got more important things to do.

That's not what I meant.
What I'm saying is, she's crazed.

She's been running point on Infrastructure
for months, and...

I have to see the Norwegian ambassador.
I'll see you tonight?

Your wife called three times.
Said it was about horseback riding?

[sighs] Today is not the day, Lynn.

Remind her that I'm up to my ass
in alligators today.

But first, call GSA and tell them
to cut the bureaucratic bullshit

in regards to our cheese-eater problem.

I need that to be gone
before the press gets wind of it.

"Mickey Mouse Operation"
is not the headline I want to see

about the White House this week.

Mr. Al-Mufti, thank you again.

And please send my regards
to your business partners in Riyadh.

-Hi. What's your name?
-Jamila.

I have a daughter who's almost your age.
How old are you?

Fourteen.

Are you having a fun time here
with your dad?

Jamila is not my daughter. She is my wife.

[camera shutter clicks]

[Hannah] Melissa?

You're doing it again.

Sorry.

Did you call your dad back?

When he called yesterday,
I heard you say you were busy

and you'd call him back. Did you remember?

I'm trying to finish my lit review
before I die of boredom.

[Melissa] How do you not find
being an analyst

the most fascinating job in the world?

This morning, I had to come in at 4:30
to brief the briefer

before he briefed the president.

'Cause one my reports
made it into the PDB,

and the briefer
couldn't understand half of it.

You don't have a single personal thing
on your desk.

You've been here six months, Hannah.
It's time to decorate.

Oh, I'm not planning on staying long.

It's statutory rape.

Not when you're in Saudi Arabia.
At least, not when you're married.

The US needs to be culturally sensitive,
Mr. President.

The hell we do.
This is a human rights violation.

-Now, what can I do?
-Fire the idiot that vetted them.

He saw their ages and same last name,
assumed it was father-daughter.

So did I. Don't fire him.

-There were no press present, right?
-No, but I wish there had been.

Not when you're about to roll out
your signature project.

What about the reforms
the crown prince crows about?

He lets women drive but won't touch this?

The girl is 14.
How old was she when she got married?

Thirteen.

Jesus.
She's just a little older than Penny.

I've gotta do something.

What you need to do
is a crapload of interviews.

Don't bring it up.

"President Welcomes Pedophile
to the Oval Office"

or "Road Construction."

Which story do you think
they're gonna run with?

You need to do something.

But we also need
to protect Infrastructure.

Let me staff it out,
see what our options are.

We need to fix this.

Before you start burning bridges,
metaphorical or Saudi-financed,

I suggest that you discuss
strategic imperatives

with your national security advisor.

You are familiar with Norway's
40-year maritime border dispute

with Russia in the Barents Sea?

Yeah, I believe you signed a treaty
back in 2010 resolving it.

Russia has aggressively launched
a new provocation in the area.

Their ship, the Yantar, which they claim
is for oceanographic research--

I can confirm it is a spy ship.

It is loitering
near the Svalbard Undersea Cable System.

The Yantar carries two submersibles

that can reach the ocean floor with
the capability of cutting those cables.

My government is taking this threat
very seriously.

Russia wouldn't be that stupid.
Norway is a member of NATO.

And an attack on one NATO member
is an attack on all.

We would be within our rights
to invoke Article 5.

Ambassador Haugen,
Article 5 hasn't been invoked since 9/11.

Within our right.

Maybe there is one way we can avoid that.

NBC is set up in the Map Room.

Then we'll head back to the Oval
for a sit-down with the New York Times.

-Okay.
-Hey!

Congressional swing state Independents
are getting restless.

Lorraine, I know they carved out
some time for you,

but the president's schedule is backed up

and I have journalists
who are becoming feral.

Okay, listen, newsie, I--

I will speak with the Independents.
Five, ten minutes, tops.

-I'll tell Lester you're on the way.
-Okay, thanks.

What jammed up your schedule?
Something I should know about?

-Nothing I can discuss with you.
-[Lorraine] Hmm.

Mr. President, do you have a minute?

Not that I'm aware of. What's going on?

I heard you were talking
with the ambassador for Norway.

Norway thinks the Yantar
is about to cut their fiber optic cables.

-That's unlikely.
-No, but the Yantar

also has the technology
to tap those wires.

We have 700 troops in Norway.
What do you suggest?

A nuclear sub.
Now, Russia knows the USS Jimmy Carter

has the ability to cut or tap
fiber optic cables.

We could steam her over to Syria
off the coast of Tartūs--

Where Russia has
its only overseas naval base.

And where we know
they have underwater cables.

We just sit there, not even say a word.

See how they feel about a game
of geopolitical chicken.

Smart. Really smart. I'll make the call.

-Lorraine, I'm sorry--
-Go be president.

I'll deal with
the swing state Independents.

Maybe a veepstakes contender
will just fall into my lap. [chuckles]

Right. Aaron, walk with me.
I want your counsel on Saudi Arabia.

[Emily] Dontae!

Did I mishear you or did you say
you didn't vote in the last election?

I so wanna say you misheard.

How could you not vote?

I can't vote for someone
I don't believe in.

Then vote against the person
you don't believe in more.

They both sucked. Neither addressed
the issues facing the black community.

Or the LGBTQ community.

Or, come to think of it,
the tech community.

As your superior,
I can't ask who you're voting for,

but you are voting
in this election, right?

-[Carrie over video] Hey, baby.
-Mom, why the video chat?

I want to show you something. Hold on.

Again, I'm not asking,

but you work for Kirkman.
You must believe in him.

The fact that he wasn't a politician
gave me hope.

I thought it was my best shot
to come in here,

do my small part and help course-correct.

-So you are voting.
-If he doesn't disappoint me.

[Carrie] What do you think?

-It looks great.
-Thanks.

The American Society of Civil Engineers

has given us a D+ rating
on Infrastructure.

That includes everything
from roads, bridges,

dams, ports, schools,
railways, water, energy--

-[cell phone ringing]
-Oh. I'm sorry.

They've also given us a list
of 54,000 bridges in this country

that they feel are structurally unsound.

Well, minus one.

The bridge from Fayetteville,
North Carolina was on that list.

Nineteen senseless deaths because we,
the government, couldn't come together

and perform our most basic responsibility,
which is to protect its citizens.

But tomorrow we start rebuilding again.
Nationwide.

I am with the president.

Lynn, calm down, okay? Listen to me.
Leave the store. Go home.

[stutters] Okay, just do not do
anything else. I'm leaving now.

Sir? Are you okay?

I take it you've heard
about the latest mouse sighting.

The trouble is,
the White House is a historical landmark--

-I'm going off campus.
-Now?

But your schedule is jammed.
Is the president aware?

Yeah.

When you think of some of
the iconic structures across this land...

The Brooklyn Bridge,
the Golden Gate Bridge,

the Hoover Dam,
imagined by visionary mavericks. Well...

Do you know who gave us
our US Interstate system?

-[cell phone chimes]
-No cheating.

-[chuckles]
-Dwight Eisenhower, 1956.

The National Interstate
and Defense Highway Act.

Notice his use of the word "defense."

President Eisenhower believed
it was crucial to our national security,

and I agree with him.

Al Jazeera is reporting
you met with a key investor

in your P3 fund earlier today.
Shahid Al-Mufti. Is that true, sir?

Yes, that's correct.

They posted a smiling picture of you

posing with Al-Mufti
and his 14-year-old wife.

You condone this relationship,
Mr. President?

[scoffs] No, of course I don't.

I've recently learned
that in developing countries,

one in three girls are married
before they reach the age of 18.

Some as young as ten.

I have an 11-year-old daughter

and I can't imagine her
being put in that position.

I think childhood marriage is barbaric.

But I am told that the crown prince
is trying to reform.

I can only urge him to try harder.

Alimony pendente lite.

It means "pending the litigation."

Sweetie, let your attorney
handle the big words.

I thought we agreed to be civil.

That was before you demanded money
on top of the money

that we've been arguing about
for over a year.

It's temporary. The court says
the spouse making less money is--

Is entitled to keep living the lifestyle
that I accustomed you to.

I swear, Alan, sometimes I think
you only wanted me for my money.

We're done.

You know, my other two exes
didn't ask for alimony.

Oh, right, they had jobs.

[Alan] The judge will grant it, Lorraine.

Do you have time to spend in court
fighting this?

Shit.

They talked to the Saudi Embassy.

Crown Prince bin Zahrani
is royally pissed. Literally.

[Seth over cell phone] I'm aware.
They just released a statement.

"Crown Prince Ibrihim bin Zahrani
considers President Kirkman's remarks

an unacceptable affront to the Kingdom."

They're threatening to pull out of trade
and investment deals,

threatening to expel the ambassador.
The list goes on.

[Mars] Pull the rest of POTUS'
press appearances.

He's gonna be stuck all day
with the Saudi ambassador.

I'm sorry I really stepped in it.

See what happens
when you're not around, Mars?

I apologize, Mr. President.
I never should have left that room.

Short of tackling me
and sticking a sock in my mouth,

which the Secret Service
would have shot you for,

there's really nothing you could do.
Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine. It's Lynn, she's sick.

But she's gonna be fine.
I just have to stop by the pharmacy.

I'll be back as soon as I can.

Do what you need to do.
I hope she feels better soon.

Me, too.

I'm not stepping aside again
until you fill my prescription.

-Mrs. Harper, I can't.
-Just fill it.

Is there a problem?

He's refusing to fill my prescription.

It's a legitimate script.

She has chronic pain from a spinal injury.

I'll be happy to fill it in five days,
when it's due.

Lynn, I'm sorry. I should have counted.

I called you three times
before I came here.

You didn't call back.

-You couldn't have picked a worse day.
-I didn't pick it.

I'm in pain.

Is there something
you can give her in the interim?

-Something other than fentanyl.
-Nothing else works.

-Okay, Lynn, we have to go now.
-No.

Lynn... Excuse me. Lynn, we need to go.

Fucking cell phone cameras.
She'll sell it to TMZ.

[Tom] Princess Zahrani, welcome.

Thank you for receiving me, Mr. President.

Please.

I'm here in my capacity
as Counselor of the Embassy

of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Please, call me Rania.

I have to be honest. I was very surprised

when I was told that Ambassador Alawi
was sending you in his place.

Surprised that Saudi Arabia
allows women to work at all?

I assure you I'm not that ill-informed.

I was sent to find out
how informed you are.

[Emily] So, make it clear that Al-Mufti
is not the private equity fund.

He's just a part of a part of it.

And the private equity fund itself
is just part of the infrastructure fund.

Which makes him
a part of a part of a part of it.

That's not gonna matter.

Just do whatever you can
to move them past Saudi Arabia.

In Saudi Arabia,
women are also allowed to attend school.

Yes, with the permission of a man.

The crown prince is actively scaling back
the guardianship system.

When I enrolled
in George Washington University,

I required no man's permission.

With all due respect,
you're the crown prince's cousin.

Do you know how many members
of the royal family there are?

-Off the top of my head, no.
-Fifteen thousand.

There are many issues
on which our countries diverge,

and we both understand
the ties that bind us together.

What can we do to fix this?

Do you have any idea how much harder
you've made it for my cousin

to get reforms past the hardliners?

Anything he does now will look like
he's doing America's bidding.

I'm not sure if it is fixable.

I need you to jump on damage control.

[Aaron over cell phone]
I'm on my way to Pebble Beach.

I assume I'm not talking about
infrastructure anymore, right?

Change of plans.

I need you to restore peace
in the Middle East.

I'm very sorry for what I said publicly.

I should have shared my concerns
with the crown prince himself.

Because it is up to
the morally superior America

to teach the rest of the world how to act.

No, because I believe every young girl
has a right to a childhood.

Al-Mufti does not work
for the sovereign wealth fund.

The Kingdom would never have sent a man
with an underaged wife.

Because the optics would've been bad,
not because it doesn't exist.

Where's my pen?

Seth, I'm gonna watch the briefing.

Child marriage is now uncommon
in our cities.

It exists, but in places
where change takes longer to reach.

Rural areas under tribal chiefs,
adherents of extreme clerics.

Just because those girls are out of sight
doesn't mean they don't matter.

Please, tell me. What else do you assume
is wrong with Saudi Arabia?

I try not to assume,
so I'll tell you what I know.

Fifteen of the 19 hijackers from 9/11
were Saudi nationals.

Your religious police would prefer to
watch girls burn to death in their school

than leave it without their burqas on.

You persecute religious minorities,
female activists.

You have no free press,
a long history of torture.

And you murder journalists
that speak out against you.

You know a little about us,

-but we know so much more about you.
-Such as?

We know your country was founded
as a slave state.

Your incarceration rate
is the highest in the world.

You're less than 5%
of the world's population,

yet you house 22%
of the world's criminals.

You give prison sentences
for smoking marijuana,

but not for billion-dollar fraud.

"Let he who is without sin
cast the first stone." Point taken.

I'm just getting started.

[Aaron over TV] Saudi Arabia is
the linchpin of the Middle East.

It's the key to its stability.

They help fight al-Qaeda and ISIS
in the region.

They've stopped numerous terrorist plots
against America.

The truth is, we're safer because of
our relationship with Saudi Arabia.

Your murder rate is astronomical.

Of all the civilian-owned handguns
in the world,

Americans own nearly half.

You call yourself
the greatest country in the world,

yet you allow 500,000 of your people
to go homeless,

millions to go without health care.

As an American,
these are things I am not proud of.

The president will always stand up
for humanistic values. Claire.

Where does President Kirkman stand
on child marriage?

The president was unaware
of Shahid Al-Mufti's marital status.

Before you rain righteous indignation
on us for allowing child marriage,

look in your backyard.

Excuse me?

Let me clarify. Where does he stand
on child marriage in the US?

I don't follow.

You're aware America
also allows children to marry?

That's not true. Go ahead and check
the statutes in all 50 states.

The minimum age at which people can
get married by law in this country is 18,

18 being the age at which
you're no longer considered a minor.

Ergo, no child marriage.

-What about loopholes?
-What loopholes?

Forty-eight states have loopholes
allowing minors to marry...

16 and 17-year-olds
with parental permission.

Children 15 and younger
require a judge's approval,

which is routinely granted.

I'll get back to you on that.

So, the president is against
child marriage in other countries,

but fine with it here?

I can't speak with authority

to issues outside the purview
of the National Security Council,

but what I can unequivocally vouch for
is President Kirkman's character.

Hypocrisy is not in his DNA.

If there's an injustice involved, he'll do
everything within his power to right it.

[Philip] I have a question
about the president's trip

to North Carolina tomorrow.

Yes, Phil. What would you like to know?

[Philip] Is the president aware

that North Carolina allows children
as young as 14

to obtain a marriage license
in the case of childbirth or pregnancy?

Get everyone in here now. Thank you.

[Seth] Are there any other questions
on any other topic?

In my daily lit review
on synthetic biology,

which normally bores the tits off of me,

I found a biogeneticist who sequenced
the entire genome of the poppy.

I'm really happy you're finally enjoying
your work in Analysis.

It's where I started.

The poppy as in opium poppy,
as in grown in Afghanistan.

Makes heroin that funds terrorism.

Now that it's sequenced,

our guys can go in and use CRISPR
to splice and edit this genome

and wipe out their entire fucking crop.

This biogeneticist, is he one of ours?
DARPA? CDC?

Dr. Eli Mays.
This guy crowdsourced from a DIY bio lab.

A biohacker.

We need to make contact
before an unfriendly does.

This is very good work, Hannah.
Put it in your daily report.

Give it to your supervisor.
They'll be very impressed.

Dianne, I don't want to just write it up.

I discovered him. He should be mine.

Hannah, do you have
a life outside of work?

[Hannah scoffs]

-What does this have to with--
-You know, hobbies, human interactions?

There's a dog park I go to on the weekend.

-Oh, you have a dog?
-No.

Dianne, put me in Operations.

But you're just hitting your stride
in Analysis.

I know you didn't just recruit me
to sit behind a desk.

This has been a test, right?

To punish me or break me.
Mission accomplished.

I've been in hell for six months.
I've been good.

And if I don't get out,
I'm gonna kill Melissa.

You're right.

We sheep-dipped you.

The CIA is not law enforcement.

We are intelligence gatherers. No gun.

You're moving me to Operations?

You will not regret it.

-I just wanted to let you know--
-Not now, Isabel.

We're in the middle of a clusterfuck.
I'm on my way to see POTUS.

This isn't about my initiative--

Give it a break already.

I know how badly you want
a seat at the big kids' table.

I've been there. I get it.

I'm all about mentoring women,
and I will do whatever I can for you.

But it's not happening today.

The NGO I was with,
we worked with child brides in Mozambique.

From the year 2000 to the year 2015,

there were over 200,000 child marriages
in this country.

How was that not on our radar?

So, after getting javelins thrown at me
the entire briefing,

I had my team look into this.

They found it in every state, every race,
across all socioeconomic data.

It's common in poor and rural communities
and conservative religious groups.

Christian, Orthodox Jewish,
Muslim, Mormon.

My team ran numbers as well.

Of the 200,000 child marriages
you mentioned, over two-thirds were 17.

Still a minor.

985 of them were 14,
and ten of them were only 12 years old.

This is a human rights violation.
I want it stopped.

Can I sign an executive order banning it?

-It's a states' rights issue.
-[Emily] What's the issue?

Marriage is legislated by the states.
Why aren't they fixing it?

Freedom of religion, for one.
Premarital sex is a sin.

You want the kids married
before they start having it.

When an underaged girl gets pregnant,
many people believe

the child is better off
if the parents are married.

Even if the mother is a child herself.

It's still not right. The law states
you are a minor until you are 18.

We're a country
that protects its children.

We've got laws that do that.

We prevent them
from drinking, smoking, gambling.

Minors aren't allowed to vote,
open a bank account.

-Rent an apartment.
-Rent a car.

-Buy fireworks.
-Sign a contract.

They can't hire an attorney,
which they would need to get a divorce.

So what do we do
to get the states to ban it?

You can't draw a hard line at 18.

I'm sorry, who are you?

Isabel Pardo, director of
your Office of Social Innovation.

It's an honor to meet you, Mr. President.

Isabel, why don't you explain to me
why you are pro-child marriage?

I'm not. Banning it was one
of the first initiatives I proposed.

So, what happened?

A fight from the right,
which I was prepared for.

What I didn't see coming
was equal opposition from the left.

Who on the left was against it?

The ACLU believes marriage
is a fundamental right.

Planned Parenthood fears
the ban is a slippery slope.

I am so tired of
the slippery-slope argument,

especially when it comes to legislation.

Laws are specific.

Banning child marriage wouldn't do
anything to abortion or anything else.

But you still think I should do nothing.

No, I think you should address
the root causes.

Which are?

Many girls that get pregnant are coerced
into getting married by their parents.

Address teen pregnancy.

Mandate that all public schools offer
sex education and access to condoms.

Good luck on that one.

Condoms and classes aren't enough.
We need an outright ban.

If you're looking for an easy answer,
there isn't one.

There is. Pass a law.

Are you still planning
to travel to North Carolina?

Yes, I am. And in my opening comments,
I will tell the American people

that I plan to sign an executive order

that target the root causes
of child marriage. Thank you.

-[Hannah] Dr. Mays?
-[Eli] Hold on.

I'm trying to prevent the complete
deforestation of Indonesia

by increasing the genetic expression
of algae to produce palm oil.

Tribonema, Ulothrix and euglena
have the best potential so far.

[Hannah] I'm Hannah Wells--

I'm also genetically experimenting
with a cure for gray hair.

How would you like to come help the CIA?

Hard pass.

-Why?
-I'm a biohacker.

We're about the democratization
of science.

-The CIA is not.
-[Hannah] For a reason.

Bioengineering in the right hands, great.

-In the wrong hands--
-Exactly.

You know gene editing is listed
as a weapon of mass destruction, right?

You guys aren't focused nearly enough
on bioterror.

-That's what I've been working on--
-Mutually-assured destruction is passé.

Now it's a biorogues' world.

The Biological Weapons Convention
isn't enforceable or even verifiable.

If you don't hold people to account,
shit will happen.

You need to be monitoring everyone.

-Like I do.
-How do you monitor everyone?

For one, I attend bioterror conferences
all over the world.

I give talks on things
that keep me up at night.

Like what?

How easy it's about to become
to make biological weapons on our phones.

They'll soon have the capability
of becoming nanotech assemblers.

And when they do, there will be sequences
you can print from your phone

that can probably
cause civilization to crash.

And someone, either intentionally
or accidentally, is going to do it.

And without intervention,
we're all ultimately screwed.

What worries you most?

At this moment?

This.

Hundreds of them fell from the sky
in Florida a few months back.

They died from a virus
I've never seen before.

I believe it was genetically engineered.

For what purpose?

That's another thing
that keeps me up at night.

Well, who should we be talking to?

I assume that was a royal "we."

Remember that hard pass?

You just said that the CIA isn't
doing enough to monitor bioterror,

so help us.

I know a biohacker with a lab near MIT

who was experimenting with avian viruses.

Nolan Fein.

He's not fed-friendly.

It's a good thing you're gonna be there
to make the introduction.

Dontae, thank you so much
for fixing that app.

-I will check it out tomorrow.
-That's still being re-beta tested.

-You gotta look at this.
-What is it?

-The answer to your question.
-What question?

Why people don't vote. I thought I knew.

I mean, I know why some people
in my community don't.

But I never knew this.

Ten hours ago, you couldn't have been
more laissez-faire about this.

What has gotten into you?

This.

46% of eligible voters didn't vote
in the last election.

This is the key to why.

If Kirkman can get these people, he wins.

-Hey, are you gettin' out of here?
-Yes.

Just watch it.

Dontae, can you find me someone
talking about child marriage?

Everyone's talking about
child marriage today.

No, no, no. I mean somebody who is
or was a child bride.

Yeah.

You wanna grab a drink?

No, wait, nevermind.
The flight is so early tomorrow.

-Is something going on with you?
-No, I'm good.

You've been distracted all day.

Oh, my God.

Did you see Aaron's face
when that came up on the screen?

-He was mortified.
-Yeah.

A public shaming for being singled out

as one of the sexiest politicians
in the world. I'd be mortified.

Well, I don't think he likes
being objectified.

I mean, it diminishes his intellect
and his actual accomplishments.

Oh, come on. Do you have any idea
what that does for a guy's dating life?

It's a waste. He's off the market.

It's that serious with Isabel?

Well, word around the office is
they're moving in together.

How's your mom?

She's good. Really good, considering.

I haven't really been talking to her
as often as I should be, but--

-I have a kid.
-What?

How? I mean, I know how, but how?

You don't know how.

Um, when I was a freshman at Harvard...

I sold my sperm.

No.

It was easy money.
I never gave it a second thought.

Her name is Stephanie Kapoor.
She's 21 years old.

-I'm kinda freaking out about it.
-How did she find you?

Remember when I was looking
for my birth parents?

My DNA is on 23andMe.

Well, didn't you consider the consequences
when you were...

Ejaculating into a cup for money?
No, not really.

Back then, the technology didn't exist.
This wasn't a possibility.

So when are you meeting her?

Would I be a terrible person
if I said never?

Yes, you would be
a terrible, terrible person.

If she wants to meet you,
you owe her that.

I do need that drink.

[Aaron] Hey, hon?

-Yes, mi amor?
-What is this?

Exercise equipment.

Did I mention how impressed
the president was with you today?

[Isabel] Yes, you did.

And how much I love you?

I love you, too.

[sighs] I had a big win today.
It feels so good.

The president of the United States

is about to sign an executive order
on your advice.

You can't say they don't pay attention
to you anymore.

[chuckles]

Vice President Isabel Pardo,
it kinda has a nice ring to it, right?

Yeah, that ain't happenin'.

But I do get to sleep
with "El político más guapo."

[Aaron] Yeah?

-[Isabel exclaims and chuckles]
-Well, it would be very disrespectful

for you to sleep with
the prime minister of Canada tonight.

You just moved in.

[laughing]

[Tom] Don't take it easy on me
just 'cause I'm the president now.

[Penny] Lucky for you, body checking
is a penalty in my league.

[Tom] Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Your brother Leo
finally called me back yesterday.

He wanted me to tell you "yo."

[Penny chuckles] Can you flunk out
of summer school?

[Tom] Leo's doing just fine.
Keep your head up and eyes forward.

-Hey! [exclaims]
-[both chuckle]

[sighs] Nice check.

[both panting]

You know, I was thinking...

If anyone ever messed with you,
made you feel uncomfortable,

you'd tell me, wouldn't you?

How can anyone mess with me?
I have 24-hour protection.

[chuckles] Yeah, right.

Is this about the whole child bride thing?

Everyone was talking about it at day camp.

It's super creepy.

Yes, it is.

There should be a law against it.

You're absolutely right.

-Executive order is not enough.
-What?

I'm gonna do everything I can
to help pass that law.

You're gonna have to be 18 years old
to get married in this country.

Now, come on. Back on your skates.
We're not done.

There. You ready?

You know what we haven't done
since I started this job?

We haven't taken one single vacation.

Let's plan one for next month.

Anywhere you wanna go, your choice.

It'll be August recess.

It's as slow as DC gets.

I can take a week, maybe even ten days.

What about St. Simons Island?

You always loved it there at St. Simons.
What do you say?

That'll be nice.

[exhales heavily]

I'm back.

Pop the trunk.
You don't have to walk me in.

What are you talking about?
Of course I'm going to walk you in.

Hey...

I am so proud of you.

Doing this for yourself.

I'm not doing this for myself.

You're making me do this for you.

See you in 28 days.

"When the goal is the greater good,

people from all levels of government
can work together to achieve it."

Why aren't you wearing
any of the clothes I brought you?

-They weren't me.
-It was the North Carolina you.

We need to lock down his remarks
for the groundbreaking

-and then he's all yours.
-Fine.

[Tom] "It is in this spirit that I plan

to introduce legislation
to ban child marriage,

establish federal law
that makes 18 the minimum age--"

-No, you can't say that.
-Why not?

States' rights, religious rights,
parental rights.

-What the fuck are you doing?
-Saving abused children.

How can you possibly
have a problem with that?

-Because it'll cost him the election!
-[Emily] That's insane.

I have polling data that says

a hell of a lot more people are
against child marriage than for it.

[Lorraine] That data
doesn't mean anything.

The people that are against it,
it's not an issue they vote on.

But the people who don't want the ban,

the people who are
personally affected by it,

you can bet your ass
that every single one of them

will show up to vote against you.

-It's the right thing to do.
-This is a knee-jerk reaction.

You're doing this out of embarrassment.

She could give a shit about child brides.
They aren't old enough to vote.

Please don't shoot yourself in the dick.
It's pointless.

Congress won't even take this up.

You have the power and the platform
to help these girls.

Child brides are less likely
to stay in school,

more likely to experience
domestic violence.

They're 31% more likely
to end up in poverty.

The majority of them end up in divorce.

Introducing legislation
that you cannot possibly push through,

it gets you nothing
and costs you everything.

Do you wanna win or not?

Seth, what do you think?

-They're both right.
-[whispering] Pussy.

Dontae found me this woman.

[typing]

Watch it before you decide.

[woman over video] That was me,
the school year prior to marriage.

At 13, I was sexually assaulted.

As the upcoming school year started,

then I found out that I was pregnant.

And, given the religious community,
I had to marry this person.

When my daughter was two,
he became abusive to her.

And so I grabbed her and ran
to get away from him.

And I would knock on somebody's door,
and nobody would let me in.

[crying] And I'd hide in the creek...

holding my baby.

Good news on the you-know-what.
The exterminator showed up and got it.

Well done, Felix. Your future's looking
markedly brighter.

And now the bad news.

Is there a law that good news
has to come with bad?

The exterminator located the hole
where the mouse got in.

The hole was caused by termites.

-We are not tenting the White House.
-I'll look into options.

-[crowd applauding]
-[Tom] Thank you. Thank you.

I wish we could've brought you
better weather.

But this is an auspicious day.

Proof that when the goal
is the greater good,

people from all levels of government
can work together to achieve it.

And it is in that spirit...

And it is in that spirit...

It is in that spirit that my partners
here on the dais,

representatives of all aspects
of the government

and our private sector investors
have worked together,

not only to build a new bridge,

but to ensure that
the tragedy of the old one

never befalls another city
in this great nation.

It is with great honor
that we break ground here today.

[Isabel] He didn't even bring it up.

I'm sorry, Isi.
I don't know what happened.

I do. He became a politician.

[man 1 over video] I didn't vote
and I'm kinda proud of that

because I did not like the person
that was running for office.

[woman] I was arrested, ended up
pleading guilty to a felony count.

Couple of months after realizing
that I was a felon,

I realized I lost the right to vote.

With it being on a Tuesday,

I work two jobs
and go to school full time,

so I don't have the availability
to just leave to go vote.

I just didn't feel like I had the informed
opinion about who I was voting for.

And I don't feel like anybody
represents me personally.

[man 2] The two-party system doesn't work

because we need more options to vote
other than just Republican or Democratic.

If we had a third-party candidate
who had a fighting chance,

then I'd be more inclined
to vote for that person.

[knocking]

Hey.

I know I disappointed you.

I understand why you did it.

[scoffs] I'm not sure I do.

Doesn't mean I'm letting you off the hook.

Once you're elected,
you have to make good on it.

I will, I promise.

Thank you for understanding.

I do, and it's why
I need to leave the White House.

Emily, please.

I need you.

I know you do,
and that's why I need to leave.

-I want to move to the campaign.
-With Lorraine?

Exactly.

You don't trust her.

Do you?

[operator] Good evening, Mr. Wright.

Hi. I'd like to make a phone call please,
to Stephanie Kapoor.

The number is area code 3-8-0...

5-5-5...

0-1-8...

[operator] And the final digit?
Mr. Wright, are you there?

[speaking Spanish]

If that's a booty call from one of
your exes because of that magazine...

[Aaron] What?

-Lorraine?
-Aaron. Can we talk?

[stutters] Actually, right now
is not a good time at all, really.

Come by the campaign office
first thing in the morning.

And think about whether
you'd like to join the ticket

as Kirkman's vice president.

Penny, what are you still doing awake?

I waited up for you.

Pudding?

Sure, why not?

Well, thank you.

How was North Carolina?

North Carolina, well...
The fundraiser went late.

Did you announce your new law?

No. Not yet, sweetheart.

Why?

Just 'cause.

Dr. Fein's security
is a little higher than yours.

It's new from last year.

His car was outside. He has to be here.

All right, then maybe he's hurt.

You know what? Step back.

Or I could just, uh...

Now I really wanna talk to your friend.

[Eli] This makes no sense.

Why would he take his entire lab
but leave his car?

Well, he wouldn't.

This entire place
has been scrubbed with bleach.

Do you know where he could be?

No.

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