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How great is this?

Fresh air and the endorphins.

Ooh, and the cute
little babies and dogs.

This puts everything
in perspective.

I ought to do this every day.

I swear, I don't
know why I don't.

(breathing hard):
I need to stop.

We jus started.

Gordon hates running.

Then why did Gordon
say "yes" to running?

Because he's
insanely competitive?

What are you looking at?

(children laugh)

And yet, here you are,
wallowing in defeat.

This is a hard thing
for me to watch.

You'll get over it.

And I sense you need to
talk to me about something

that requires a working brain,

so I'd rather not
risk a stroke.

Well, at least walk with me,
you big baby.

Strangely turned on
by you abusing me.

This is sensitive.

Something I haven't
read my staff in on.

MIKE:
Okay.

I'm starting to normalize, go.

Last time I saw
Foreign Minister Avdonin,

he proposed a trade with me.

Do I need context?
No.

Peter Buckley for
an American asset

with a great deal of personal
significance to Henry and me.

Previously,
they told us he was dead.

Now they're saying he's not,
and we could get him back.

Now, I know the politics
of a trade can be complicated,

so I'm asking if you could
imagine a scenario

where Dalton might
agree to that deal.

No. Breakfast?

Come on.

You're really gonna make
me step this out for you?

First, to clarify,
Peter Buckley,

the most notorious
American spy in history.

Responsible for the deaths
I know that.

of six CIA agents,

Two of whom, Dalton,

former Director of the CIA,
knew personally.

That Peter Buckley?
I'm sorry,

I actually do need context

as to why you would
ask me anything so stupid.

Because it is
incredibly important,

and there's a clock on it.

You really made
me step that out?

Okay. Even if Dalton
would consider it,

Russell Jackson would throw his
body in front of that train.

Making a trade like that

with the Russians,
in an election year?

Even if you had monkey
pictures on both of them,

and got them to agree,
What are monkey pictures?

I highly doubt your prisoner
exchange is even legitimate.

If you think your asset
is dead, he's probably dead.

But by even

considering a trade
for Buckley,

you've revealed your
attachment to your asset.

Now, Avdonin's using
that to his advantage,

claiming this dead
person is alive

without having to
provide any proof.

So brilliant negotiating
strategy there.

I he... I hear you,

when you say you think
this is a terrible idea.

But I haven't had
a moment's peace

since I realized
this was possible.

I have to try.

Can't... can't you
just do your thing...

to find out exactly how
suicidal this mission is?

I guess I could talk to some

of my data-wonk
pollster friends,

and see what
the favorability stats

would be on a Buckley trade.

And it has been
almost 20 years

and people are idiots.

Long-term memory
is at an all-time low,

so we've got
that going for us.

Well, see?

Things are
looking up already.

(sighs deeply)

HENRY:
Hey, babe.
Hey.

Hey, Mom.
How was your run?

It was great.
I feel so clean

and healthy and...
(gasps). Waffles!?

Yeah, Dad fixed
the waffle iron.

Yes!

It just needed
a new switch.

And he built a firepit
in the backyard.

I dug a hole
and put some bricks around it.
ELIZABETH (laughs): What?

Course, the Secret Service
won't let us use it.

ELIZABETH: Aw...
ALISON: And now he's
talking mini-golf.

Ho! So this is Henry McCord
on sabbatical, huh?

I'm enjoying the time.

It doesn't happen that often.

And come on,
we love mini-golf.

It was a Friday night
thing for like...

A summer.

Two summers, at least.

You sure have been jazzed

about all these life-affirming
activities

since your weekend
with a think tank

in San Diego.
I've got the time off.

I think I should
take advantage of it.

So, come on,

who's in?
Mini-golf tonight.

Um, I can't.

I have to see Jareth tonight.

'Cause he just accepted a...

two-year
fellowship in Oxford,

so we have to talk about
how we're going to do the...
(sighs)

long-distance thing.
ELIZABETH: Gosh,

honey, that... that's rough,
but you know what?

Your dad and I did it.

A lot of people do it.
ELIZABETH: Yeah.

You'll-you'll figure it out.

Hey, uh, you know what would
really clear your minds,
STEVIE: Dad.

Give you some perspective...
Mini-golf.
Don't... Dad.

I'm serious. Just ask Jareth.

He's British.
He's got to like golf.

Mini-golf.

Hey, help me out.

Alison, Jason.

All right.
Fine. I'm in.
Yeah, me, too.

I'll ask him.

Joe and Mimma's after

for gooey calzones, yeah?
They bought.

Stop selling.

Well, they'll get into it
once we're there.

I'm sure.

So aside from fixing
the waffle iron,

and building a firepit,

and obsessing about mini-golf,

everything okay
post Islamabad?

It's fine.

'Cause, you know,
we could always go back

and see Dr. Sherman.

Honestly, I just want
to immerse myself

in mindless activities
for a while.

Okay.

Not counting on me
for mini-golf, are you?

Uh, after the last time,
I don't think

you're allowed back there,
'cause you threw...
I did not throw that club.

All... all right.
I...I...

...was gesturing.
Yeah, tell that

and it slipped.
My hands were wet.
to the lady who's...

We'll miss you.
I think it was raining.

JAY:
Our intel is that

all remnants of Hizb al-Shahid
have gone underground.

Even the remaining
stolen uranium

has been found and seized
by American forces.

Yeah, their press releases

are all full of optimism,
and national pride.

Global response
has been positive,

with just a handful
of the usual suspects

grumbling about U.S. aggression.

From a polling data and optics
perspective, we're on course.

Okay. Good. Um,

No Matt, today?

Commencement season.
He's holed up.

Apparently, he's agreed
to write six speeches this year.

Yeah, including mine.

Oh, who are the
lucky graduates?

UMASS Pittsfield.

(clears throat)
They have quite a respected
foreign policy program.

And they asked first.
The Secretary's a big fan
of "asked first."

(chair squeaking)
Was that Dr. McCord's
strategy, ma'am?

(laughs)
Possibly.

I have an appointment.

It's personal. Spontaneous.

Whimsical, even.

It's fine. I'm reachable.

I know what that is.

Madam Secretary.
Yeah.

Oh, you're leaving?

I'll be back.

I was working on your
commencement speech,

and I was hoping
you could give me

some personal anecdote

that-that proffers
some nugget of wisdom

that we could give the kids.

Uh, saving the Pacific Rim
Trade Agreement, for example.

Détente with Russia.

Dropping the embargo
with Cuba.

I mean, there's a lot
of good options.

Yeah, I-I-I don't know
if any of that

really jibes
with my overall message.

You have an overall message?

I don't know. Do I?

I'm just data-gathering,
but I'm open to your ideas.

I... let me...
let me mull it over.

See if I can come up
with a message,

or even a theme.

Ooh, a theme
would be awesome.

Oh, what about
the chrysalis thing?

A caterpillar
into the butterfly...?

Are you messing with me?

(bell tolling slowly)

ELIZABETH:
Anton, thank you for agreeing

to meet on short notice.

ANTON: The last time we did
this, it worked out.

ELIZABETH:
It did. Those boys

made it safely home
from Syria. Thank you.

You're still a
cultural attaché, huh?

Yes.

The work itself
is quite dull,

but the quality of life
makes it all worthwhile.

Katarina got into Harvard,
early action.

Congratulations.

I need information

on a Russian army captain,
Dmitri Petrov.

Officially,
he died from a fever

he contracted while
stationed in Ukraine

during the conflict.
Yes.

Officially, that is how
every Russian soldier

who died at the front
met his fate.

Our young men are
impervious to bullets,

but, sadly, suffer
from weak lungs.

I have reason to believe
he's still alive,

but I need hard evidence.
Incontrovertible.

And why do you care so much

about this particular
Russian army captain?

I know you do realize
that I'm friends

with the dean of admission
at Harvard.

I'm sure Katarina got in
on her own merits,

but you did list me
as a reference,

and I had some free time,
and I made a call.

I will do my best,
Madam Secretary.

Thank you.

(music playing,
golf ball plinking into cup)

HENRY: Have anything like this
in the UK, Jareth?

JARETH (chuckles):
No, sir.

Golf's quite
a serious pursuit over there.

STEVIE:
It's fine to think it's goofy.

Part of its charm.

Your turn, dingus. Go.

Um, I'll pass on this one.

I know those guys
from school.

But what about your score?

What was...?
It's already the size
of the national debt.

Let her go.

Hello, hole-in-one.

HENRY: Oh, sorry.

You know what?
This is ridiculous.

The clowns and the windmills

and the jumping dolphins

are supposed to
convey an atmosphere

of family fun,
while the game itself

is just designed
to infuriate you.

Okay, look, just take
a deep breath. It's okay.

It's all right.
I'm getting a snow cone.

I counsel we skip this one.

Just give ourselves twos
and move on.

Sorry, this isn't exactly the
kind of outing I'd planned.

No, it's fine.
I'm having a lovely time.

Um, wh-while... while
I've got you a moment,

there's something
I wanted to ask you.
Sure.

Um, I know Stevie's
already told you

that I accepted a
fellowship at Oxford.

Yes. Oh, wow, I-I know
you're going to work

the relationship part out.
Yeah.

Elizabeth and I did it
when I was in the Marines,

and that was before Skype
and JetBlue and all that.
Yeah.

Oh, oh, see, uh, uh,
about that, um...

see, the thing is,
Dr. McCord, um...

The thing is, I'm hopelessly
in love with your daughter.

And I don't...
I don't want to imagine

my life without her. I...

I don't want to go off to
Oxford without this settled,

um, and so, I suppose,
I'm rather awkwardly, uh,

asking your blessing
to propose to her.

Propose...

Marriage?
That's what I said.

I mean, don't these kids
have other steps, first?

The way we did.
I know.

Like... living together.

Breaking up,

and living together.
We didn't break up.

I-I just needed
a little time to freak out.

It was the worst

five days of my life.
Three.

Followed by the
greatest proposal ever.

Yes, the discount skywriter.

"Mar Me Elibet."

Hey, it worked.

It did. But wait...

So what did you say?

I said yes.

Without talking to me?

Wow!

Did you guys just full-on
Edith Wharton this

and act like my voice
wasn't going to matter?

Did you negotiate a dowry?

I-I... honestly, babe,
I was so stunned,

I might have actually
turned into an idiot.

Huh.
It was really more
E.M. Forster

'cause of the whole
English thing.

Look, it was just...

It's just
a formality, anyway.

He's going to do
what he wants.

Well, what do we say
if she says yes?

I don't know.

He's such a great guy,
but they're so young.

That's what we say.

We love Jareth,

but we will love him
even more in two years.

Okay, let's just see
what happens.

It's just getting engaged.

Exactly, exactly.

And they can take their
time getting married.

I mean, some-some...
engagements go on forever.

My brother and Sophie?

(scoffs) Oh, yeah,
like, 15 years, right?

(laughing): Yeah.
Did they ever get married?

I don't know.
I think so.

(sighs)
You know what,

this... is kind of
a champagne problem.

I mean, this terrific guy with a
fellowship to Oxford in physics

wants to marry
our daughter.

I think we'll survive.

(laughing): Yeah.
(chuckles)

Oh, Henry.

Our baby.

I know.

JAY: After your
commencement address,

you'll be joining
the school's president

for a luncheon in his home.

(gasps) Gordon,
come here, good buddy.

Come here,
come on, Gordon.

There's a good boy.

Mike B., you can come in.

Hi.

Are we doing this here,
in front of them?

Always a pleasure to
see you too, Mike.

I'm ready to read them in. Here,
you go walk with Uncle Mike.

Oh, come here.
All right. Who raised you?

ELIZABETH:
So, uh,

had Mike B. running
some favorability numbers

on the idea of trading
Peter Buckley to the Russians.

Obviously, that does
not leave this room.

Well, it ain't pretty.

48% say they'd view
the trade unfavorably.

Well, that's less than 50.

With 32% saying they'd view it
"extremely unfavorably."

Oh.

And how would they view
President Dalton

for making such a trade?

Ah, that came in at 78%:
"What are you, nuts?"

Figured as much.

That's why you're here.

Wha...?

I have no idea what's going on.

It's Washington. Who does?

I want you
to put together a package

of inducements
of equal or greater value

to the Russians
as Peter Buckley.

Can you do that?

I can try, but it'll have
to be pretty damn enticing.

He's kind of a white
whale for them.

And who or what
would we be

getting in return?

Let's just say
another white whale.

Understood, ma'am.

Great, now that we're done
speaking in Melville code,

can we have the room?

You and I have other
problems to discuss.

Really?

Really.

Really.

Fine.

My friend also told me that
his company was commissioned

by an unnamed entity--
read: the White House--

to do a poll on three
people: Albert Kopp,

Lloyd Frost and Calvin Hastings.

So?
They're all
heavy-hitters

with foreign policy
credentials.

In fact, they were
on the short list

(snoring)
after Secretary Marsh died.

The White House is
looking to dump you.

(laughing):
Oh, come on.

What...?

First of all,
Conrad is a friend.

Uh-huh.

And secondly,

I-I-I've had a few successes.

Listen, you could be
Thomas Jefferson,

but I'm telling you, it looks
like you're about to get canned.

Why?

It's an
election year.

There... there could
be a million reasons.

Well, thank you for
the heads up, Mike, but...

I'm not worried.

And now that that's settled,

let's let the secretary
get back to work.

Sure. Why not?

*

STEVIE:
Mom? Dad?

ELIZABETH (laughs):
Hey.

Hi.
HENRY: Hey.

So... we're engaged.

(gasps)
You're kidding.

Wow!

Hey, that's great.

I asked
and she said yes.

Oh!
Ah!
(laughing)

STEVIE: Well,
he didn't just ask me.

He put this ring
in the parfait,
Ring?

and I almost
choked on it.

Ring?
Let me see.

Yeah, I forgot.

Um, yeah, and he got down
on one knee and-and...

(laughing): the whole
restaurant was watching.

Oh!
They all applauded
when I said yes.

Wow, because
you said yes.

Of course you did,
with that ring.

Oh, it's a family
heirloom.

Yeah.
Oh. Mm!

Well, congratulations.

Uh, that...

We-we couldn't be
happier for you, really.

And we're sure the
date is way off.

'Cause you got to finish
college and law school.

Oh, why are we...? We don't
need to think about that now.

Let's not.

Let's... let's have
that champagne.

Well, actually,
it's not that far.

We were thinking we-we might
have it in DC at the courthouse.

STEVIE: Yeah, we-we
already have a date.

It's, uh, this weekend.

Wow!
Yeah.

(cell phone rings)

Uh, sorry, that's,
um, it's my parents.

We haven't told
them yet. I...
Oh yeah, um...

Oh, yeah, go, go, go.
STEVIE: We'll be back in one...

We'll... One sec.
JARETH: Hi, Mum.

Um, just a minute.

(Elizabeth sighs)
(chuckles)

(whispering): Are we united
that this is too fast?

(whispering):
Way too fast.

MIKE: Okay, I've done
my homework,

and here's where we are.

First up, Albert Kopp,
deputy secretary under Marsh,

now works in the private sector
consulting for an NGO.

I knew him well.

(sighs) The plagiarism
scandal from years ago

is probably behind him,

but the "everyone in bureaucracy
hated him" scandal

most likely is not.

I doubt Dalton would hoist him
on the rank and file.

Lloyd Frost.

Former high-ranking
military officer,

two-term congressman and
ex-ambassador to Indonesia.

Frost would never
relocate to DC...

Because his mistress
lives in San Diego.

Yes, I know.

Okay.

Calvin Hastings, former
ambassador to the UN.

Plenty of foreign policy
experience.

And he's from a purple state,

so his constituency
would be useful to Dalton.

Uh-huh.

His wife is a veteran.

They have three
beautiful children.

And he has a history of
outside-the-box thinking.

If anything,
he's a Secretary McCord 2.0.

And he's clean.

Well...

if you can't find
dirt on him, nobody can.

Thank you.

Frankly, I think he'd make

a more useful secretary
than Elizabeth.

Because he's
from a swing state.

Relax.

I miss my shoes.

ELIZABETH:
Well, that was brutal.

All that champagne
and terrible ideas.

My face hurts
from fake smiling.

How do you think my tongue
feels from me biting it?

She's going to put school

on hold and maybe

find work in a pub--
she did say pub.

For the experience
of immersing herself

in the culture?

Oh, yeah, we are gonna
have to say something.

Oh, you are definitely gonna
have to say something.

Really?

You're going to have to make her
understand about concrete plans,

and-and contingency plans,
and future pla--

you're just gonna have
to explain plans.

Look, I know you're upset

you weren't consulted
about the proposal,

Yeah!
but now I'm the one
that has to tell her

she's about to
screw up her life?

Yes, and now is not a good time

for me to confront
my contradictions.

I just need you to stop
this from happening.

Okay, okay, I'll do my best.

I-It is like my entire
history of parental guidance

is-is being erased.

There's no bank.

Nothing that I have done

up to this point matters.

Is this all about Stevie?

Yes! Maybe.

I don't know.

What's going on?

Conrad's looking to replace me.

What?!

Says who?

Mike B.

Mike B., come on, that guy

dines out on
controversy and bad news.

Yes, and as a result,
he has a jump on everything.

That's got to be some
kind of crazy rumor.

Conrad would
never do that to you.

You've been so loyal.

I find it inconceivable
that he would turn on you

like this.

Well, it is Washington

and there is an
election coming up,

and the crazy thing is...

...until now,
I didn't even realize

how much I've come
to love the job.

That's the first time
I've ever heard you say that.

I know.

BLAKE:
Uh, good morning, ma'am.

Uh, you received a call

from an Anton Durchenko

from the Russian Embassy.

Yeah.
Uh...

He's a cultural attaché.

He-he-he says
that you know him.

Yeah, from my CIA days.

Oh, well, uh, he called to
invite you to a concert today

at the Russian Embassy.

I told him you were very
busy but he insisted that

you would be interested.

It's, uh, Rachmaninoff's
String Quartet Number 1.

Okay, clear my afternoon.

R-Really?

Yeah, I could use
a little break.

Tell Anton I'm coming.

Uh, yes, ma'am.

Bring you back some
caviar and vodka.

Oh, please, don't.

I'm cleansing.

(Rachmaninoff's
String Quartet Number 1 plays)

That's all the documentation
I could find.

(String Quartet Number 1
continues playing)

(sighs)

ELIZABETH:
Minister Avdonin,

where did you think
this road would lead

when you decided
to manipulate me

and the United States
Government?

It took exactly one move from me

to find the proof
that Captain Dmitri

Petrov is dead.

Madam Secretary, forgive me,

but I have to call into question
this so-called proof

that you claim to have.

Oh, it was-it was
pretty convincing.

Dmitri Petrov's treachery

had to remain secret
to the public

at large, but in order
to maintain the appearance

of strength among
the military's officer class,

President Salnikov falsified
the captain's execution.

I saw a photo of him
with a bullet in his head.

What can I say?

We're very good at what we do.

I want proof of life
before we can proceed.

No.

President Salnikov
wants to maintain

the pretense of Dmitri's death.

He will not risk exposing
this operation

for anything short
of Peter Buckley's freedom.

It's the reason
why he kept the traitor alive.

Now he sees
that the time is right,

given such high-level interest.

I would only consider
moving forward with the trade

if there was
a good faith gesture.

Dmitri Petrov's
sister Talia released

from prison in advance.

That can be arranged.

I will process the orders
right away.

But as for Dmitri,
it's Buckley or nothing.

And I'm running out of patience.

Good-bye, Madam Secretary.

Ma'am, a word?

We have proof.

You're on your way out.

We have
some rather unsettling news,

but I wouldn't call it proof.
They're gonna be moving the
furniture out while you're

protecting
her feelings.
Just tell me.

Calvin Hastings' wife moved
heaven and earth

to get their child put
on a wait list

for the Circle of Friends
preschool,

which is the finger paint feeder

for all the best
prep schools in DC.

Hastings doesn't even have
a preschool-aged child.

He will soon enough.

His wife is six months pregnant.

Damn it.

Hey. I was just coming
to find you.

I have a draft.
It's rough,

but I think it's pretty good.
(sighs)
The commencement speech.

I-I can't.
You can't what?

I-I can't do it.
There's a lot going on.

It's complicated.
Bailing on them at this
point, all due respect,

is pretty rude.
I'm not bailing on them.
I'm sending you.

Wait, wait, what?!
Look, you wrote the speech.
It's all you.

And, besides, the kids will
relate to you more. Thank you.

I'll coordinate it.
Just trust me.

Madam Secretary,
they're really expecting you.

I'm-I'm gonna be
a big disappointment.

Look, I'll make a
contribution to the school.

I'll take individual meetings
with the graduates.

How many?
400.

(sighs)
We'll figure it out. And, Matt,

you're not gonna be
a disappointment.

You're gonna crush it.

Elise.

Russell...

(chuckling): Now that I'm
on the other side of this,

it is pretty rude.

We need to talk.

Yes, we do.

You need to drop
the Peter Buckley thing.

Look, I have no idea
why you'd want

to give up a traitor
to the Russians.

All I know is that you have
no business even discussing this

in the middle of an election.

And why should I listen to this
when I'm losing my job?

Yeah.

Two can play
at the omniscience game.

I know that you are planning
on offering

my position
to Calvin Hastings.

(sighs)
Look...

I can't talk about this.

You're not even denying it?

You need to talk
to the president, soon.

He's in Chicago
at a fund-raiser.

He'll be back
tomorrow.

I'll get you a face-to-face
with him.

Don't bring up Buckley.

We'll see about that.

(door shuts)

(sighs)

HENRY:
We love Jareth.

We think he's a great guy.

But you're rushing
into this marriage too quickly.

No, just "rushing."

"Rushing" is "quickly."
You don't need both.

You're rushing
into this marriage. And why?

Marriage is forever,

and forever is a lot longer
than you think it is.

This is stupid.

Okay.

Just go out there
and start talking.

It can't be that hard.

STEVIE:
Yeah, but isn't an up-do,

like, too much going on?
Not if it's casual,

like a modified ballerina bun
Yeah.

or a messy French twist.

Oh, you mean the ones that
messy, like, have to look messy

but you can't actually have
them be mess... (laughs)
That's the magic.

Thank God you're here.
Hey, Dad.

Hey. It's just
a dry run.

Um, the big day
is still on Saturday.

You look beautiful.

Noodle, could we have a minute?

Of course.

Thank you.
(grunts)

You look so beautiful.
Seriously.
Thanks, Ali.

So...

is this the big
sentimental dad talk

about sending me
off into the world?

Not exactly.

Okay.

Look...

Mom and I are concerned that...

It's too soon, isn't it?

Yes.

Oh, God.

I was wondering when one of you
was gonna stop me

from doing
something incredibly...

impulsive and stupid,

which this does
feel like it is.

But at the same time...

I love him, and...

I don't want to lose him.

And I know
that he's the forever guy.

I just don't know that I want
to start forever right now.

Right. Because forever is a lot
longer than you think it is.

I just didn't know what
to say when he proposed.

I mean, people
were watching.

And it was so romantic!

And he's the greatest
guy... ever.

Being willing to take
that risk, you know?

Commitment is really
hard to find in...

people my age.

Or anybody.

How can I just throw
all of that away?

You don't have to.

And you shouldn't.

We love Jareth.

(quiet laugh)
Uh...

We just think that...

if you're willing to commit
to a life together,

then that's
not going anywhere.

It'll stand
the test of time.

I'm speaking in clichés now,
exclusively. I just can't...
That's okay.

Dad, you're a
little freaked out.
I am.

So am I.
(chuckles)

Okay.

*

(sighs)

Tell me
what you know, Bess.

That you made an unofficial
offer to Calvin Hastings

to replace me
as secretary of state.

Hastings hasn't
unofficially accepted.

I was hoping to bring you
into the circle

when the situation...
I've been told
by Foreign Minister Avdonin

that Dmitri Petrov
is alive.

They'll give him his freedom
in exchange for Peter Buckley.

(sighs)
Here we go.

Give us a moment.

(door opens)

(door shuts)

You need to let this go.

Not a chance.

After everything
that I have done

in service to you
and this administration,

only to find myself turned out

at the first glimmer
of political expediency?

Bess...
Not to mention the sacrifices
my whole family made,

especially Henry, who did
his best to put it behind him

and support you
after his own asset

was surrendered
to the greater good.

Do you have any idea
the stress that put on us?

We survived it because we did
have a bigger picture in mind,

because we did serve
at the pleasure of a man

we both respected

and admired and trusted.

And now this? You're firing me?

Bess, I'm not firing you.

I'm trying to ask you
to be my vice president.

Oh.

What?!

Mark Delgado
has serious health issues.

It's just not a viable
job for him anymore.

It was a very short list

when it came to
his replacement.

Only one name on it.

I'm going to need your
help on the campaign trail.

But more importantly, I'm
going to need your wise counsel

on all matters,
foreign and domestic.

I didn't want
to bring you into this

until I had a solid choice
for secretary of state.

That person has
some pretty big shoes to fill.

(sighing):
Uh...

Mr. President...

I don't know what to say.

First of all, thank you.

Um...

And I'm sorry
for the misunderstanding.

It's quite all right.

(trembling sigh)

And then, um,

I suppose
I'll need some time to think.

Of course.

Sir, I-I'm not...
I'm not bargaining here.

It's a separate issue,
this matter of Dmitri Petrov.

It's out of the question.
American assets were

sent to their deaths
when Buckley burned them.

Two of them were friends.
I know.

As the former CIA director,
you know I can't begin

to consider giving this
traitor his freedom.

You also know that
Dmitri is probably dead.

But while there's a chance,
we have to try.

He was one of the most effective
assets we've ever had.

His intel may have
prevented a world war.

Meanwhile,

Buckley is no longer a threat
to American security.

But besides all that,

you know in your heart
of hearts

that giving up Dmitri

to make that deal
with Russia was wrong.

It was a necessary wrong.

But it was wrong.

Here we have a chance
to make it right.

How often do we get that?

Here I am, offering you

the second most important
job in the country,

(laughs)

and you're poking
at my conscience.

Any wonder why I want
you to take the job?

Well, it looks like we both
have a lot to think about.

JARETH: So, for the wedding
reception,

plenty of room for mingling
but not too cavernous.

Got craft beers on tap,
nice wine selection,

all the small batch liquors.

Walks right up to precious,

and then says,
no, wait,

sophisticated.

Yeah.

It's nice.

Okay, so...

why does it look
like you're being

led to your execution?

It's, uh, it's too soon.

What?

For getting married.

Yes, no, I put
that together.
Jareth...

I love you so much.

And I love the idea of
marrying you, it's...

...just every time
I th... I think about

actually doing it, I...

I kind of feel like...

throwing up or-or passing out,

and-and that's not how I really

want to feel.
No, that's not ideal.

So why can't we wait?

Of course we can.

It's just when I think
of being separated from you

for that long without
some kind of plan...

I don't want to risk it.

So...

let's make a plan.

I will finish out
my semester here

and then I'll jo...
I'll join you in Oxford

for the summer.

We can, we can live in a...

...charming little
cottage and...

go punting...

Probably more like
a sad little flat.

But I do know how to punt.

Well, I didn't actually
know that was a real thing,

it just sounded good, so...

And after our idyllic summer?

We... we figure it out.
Together.

I like the together bit.

Me, too.

HENRY: Babe?

Text from Stevie.

"Wedding off, engagement on,
explain later."

Oh, thank God.

"P.S. summer in Oxford."

Sounds expensive.

(chuckles)

Still, nice save,
Professor.

Well, believe me, she was
ready for the intervention.

I need to tell
you something.

Couple of things, actually.

Yeah?

There's a chance
Dmitri's still alive.

What?

How?

I'm told the Russians
preserved him

in the event of a chance
for a prisoner exchange,

and now that chance is here.

Avdonin wants to swap
him for Peter Buckley.

Took some convincing,

but Conrad's agreed
to the trade.

He's alive.

The whole thing
could be a ploy.

I mean, all
accessible proof,

everything except
Avdonin's word,

speaks to the contrary,

and the Russians could just
be playing us to get Buckley.

We wouldn't know for certain
until the actual exchange.

When is it?

Tomorrow night.

Where?

Vartius, Finland.

Border checkpoint with Russia.

We need someone there

who can identify him.

It has to be me.

Do you really want to put
yourself through that?

If it isn't real,
what's that gonna do to you?

Y-you have to
consider that, Henry.

In your best ex-CIA estimation,
what are the odds he's alive?

Forty-five percent.

I have to go.

Okay.

Then we need to pack.

What was the other thing?

Oh...

Conrad asked me to be
his Vice President.

Oh... what?

ELIZABETH:
Yeah, big day.

MATT:
Uh, good morning.

(feedback whines)
MAN: Good morning.

I'd like to, uh...

(stammers)

uh, begin by
stating the obvious.

I am not Elizabeth McCord.

I'm her speechwriter.

Believe me, uh, no one
is more disappointed that

the secretary won't
be giving the address

that I wrote for her.

You know, now that I know

that it'll never see
the light of day,

I think it's safe to say that

it was the greatest speech
ever written.

(audience laughs)

I mean, honestly, uh,

this is probably the first
moment in my adult life

that I've stood
in the spotlight.

Truth be told, it's probably
gonna be the last.

Why?

Because I'm one of those people
who works in the dark.

I know what you're thinking.

As soon as my Etsy page
is discovered, uh,

I'll invent my own job title
on Buzzfeed and livestream

my Christopher Walken
impression as I hoverboard

to the Soylent dispenser
in the playroom...

(audience laughs)

...and I don't blame you.

In this world of
relentless self-promotion,

we've all been raised
to think that the limelight

is the only light
worth seeking.

But that isn't the case.

And if I can impart
one thing today,

a small, simple truth
to carry with you

as you walk through
those gates, it's this:

Achievement is often anonymous.

Some of the greatest things

have been done by people
you have never heard of...

...quietly dedicating their
lives to improving your own.

*

(men speaking Russian)

(speaking Russian)

(speaking Russian)

It's him.

That's a positive
identification, sir?

Yes, it's him.

(spits)

*

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