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WOMAN: Keep going,
I'll catch up to you.

[indistinct conversations]

[indistinct chatter]

Ay-tiff?

Ah-teef?

Uh, Atif.

Right, double espresso.

I'm sorry, sir.

Are you using this seat?

[gasps]

[explosion]

Good morning.

[camera shutters clicking]

I'd like to start with
the tragic bombing in Illinois.

Due to its domestic nature,

the FBI is leading
the investigation.

Though the secretary took
over 50 calls this morning

from other governments
offering their support.

[reporters clamoring]Richard.

Is it true that
three months ago,

the Illinois bomber took a trip
to Saudi Arabia?

Yes, for his pilgrimage
to Mecca.

For confirmation, I direct you

to FBI Director Doherty's
press conference in two hours.

Keira?

Is the FBI investigating
a mosque,

the North Illinois
Islamic Center,

for funding that trip?

Again, I urge you

to attend the FBI briefing.

I'll take non-bombing
related questions now.

One more.

Are you aware that State's own
speechwriter, Matthew Mahoney,

a Muslim, is also a member

of that mosque?

I don't have any information
along those lines

and I encourage you
to check your sources.

So, you deny

any knowledge of
Mr. Mahoney's affiliation

with the mosque in question?

I'm not denying anything,
but I am troubled

by your attempt to link
a public servant and a terrorist

based solely on their
shared faith.

What about a receipt showing
that, six months ago,

Mr. Mahoney

donated money to the
same mosque at the center

of a terror investigation
for funding a domestic attack?

[reporters clamoring]

[phone ringing]

[cell phone ringing]

Hey, Justin!

Can you please reroute

all press inquiries
to Public Affairs?

Absolutely, sir.

And, uh, my e-mail, man.

My inbox has got more spam

than a Monty Python sketch.

And-and listen, if-if they
ask about this donation thing,

just take a message.

What if the FBI calls?

That I'll take.

And if my mom calls,
get me immediately.

[Matt sighs]

How could you let
The Chroniclesideswipe me

with this donation thing?

When were you
planning to tell me?

What, that I'm a half-Pakistani
agnostic cultural Muslim

who never practices
and sometimes donates money

to his mom's mosque?

Pretty sure you knew
most of that.

Hey, the minute you found
out this guy was affiliated

with your congregation, you sh--

I don't have a congregation,
I have friends and family

who I was worried sick about

after a maniac
bombed our hometown.

I'm sorry.

But you still should've told me.

Should I disclose
the money I gave

my dad's Catholic church, too?

If a member of its
congregation sets off a bomb

in the United States, you bet.

Next time.

We're late for
the staff meeting.

Lead on.

And confirmations are in
for your Global Development

meeting in Montreal.
So far you're meeting

with chef Jamie Oliver,
to discuss

global children's nutrition,

the Saudi Foreign Minister
Kasib Hajar,

exploring the
future of solar power,

and George Clooney,
to stare deeply into his eyes.

And talk mass genocide.

[sighs]

Madam Secretary?

Well, how is taking a
selfie with George Clooney

going to assure
Americans they're safe?

Ma'am...

Nobody's missed me
at this conference

for the past two years.

Sorry for being late.

It's quite all right.
You doing okay?

Fine. Uh, I got waylaid
writing your bombing remarks,

but they're almost done.

Do you think that you're
the right person to write those?

Why wouldn't I be?

Because there was a bombing
in your hometown, Matt.

Uh... thank you, ma'am,
but I-I really am okay.

DAISY:
Well, I think

the statement should
address the issue at hand.

What issue?

That there's
a Muslim American working

on the seventh floor
of the State Department?

No.
It's his affiliation
with the same mosque

that the bomber attended.She said no, dude.

Don't "dude" me.Okay, you know what?

Let's give this issue
a chance to settle down, okay?

In the meantime,

Daisy, tell me that the optics
of me going to Montreal

instead of standing by
my fellow Americans in D.C.

are terrible.But they're not.

I mean, honestly,
I'd be more worried

about offending
the Saudi Foreign Minister.

NADINE:
The bombing investigation's

with the FBI, ma'am.

There's nothing any of us
can do right now.

ELIZABETH:
All right.

Jay, dust off

every brilliant but underfunded
solution to global blight

that State has ever had.

If I'm going to be

sipping champagne
with Bill Gates,

I want ten great ideas that
I can convince him were his.

You got it.

Matt?
Yeah?

Got a minute?

Sure.

I don't need to
take the day off.

Okay.

I didn't realize I'd offered.

Then what is this?
The big "How are you doing?

Is there anything
I can help with" talk?

More the

"I just want you to know
that I'm on your side" talk.

But, you know,
those other things, too.

I'm sorry.

I'm just...
worried about my mom.

Have you heard from her?We've talked.

She's, uh, volunteering
at the mosque now,

which is a scary thought today.

Or tomorrow.

Media scrutiny
over this donation

will blow over
with the next news cycle.

In an election year?

Anyone of substance
will dismiss the story.

And what about the rest
of the country?

Let's just wait and see.

Would you like the day off?

See?

I knew you dragged me in here
to be all kind and considerate.

Honestly,

I'd rather stay busy.

Then get back to work.

REPORTER: Details now emerging
in this morning's

suicide bombing in an Elmhurst,
Illinois coffee shop.

Authorities confirm 21 dead,

including the bomber,
Atif Al-Mutaya,

a native-born American citizen
of Lebanese decent.

Local to the area.

Here's a box of
cords I have,

maybe something
in here will work.

...FBI found a handwritten
note pledging loyalty to ISIS.

Uh, yeah, thanks but
these aren't gonna, uh,

restore your Wi-Fi connectivity.

...or how the bomber
was radicalized...

Okay, what will?

Well, I set up a wired network
connection to test your modem,

uh, checked for
the valid IP address,

and then reset
the network circuit.

I don't need to
hear your TED talk,

I just need the thing to
play more than four channels.

Uh, maybe a wireless repeater.A what?

I just want to press a
button and make it work.I'm trying to explain...

I don't want an explanation.
I want a solution.

You can get a repeater
at any electronics store.

So I need to get a new piece of
equipment, which you don't have.

Can't you do anything?
I really love this....was a lone-wolf attack,

and not part of a largerIf I'm supposed to
just do it myself,

coordinated strike,why do they even send you?

but they stress...[woman screaming]

MAN:
Our government

has an ethical duty
to hit those responsible

for the bombing hard.The question is how?

We've targeted strategic
ISIS positions for years.

Oh, maybe it's time to clean
house once and for all.

But you mean
kill civilians.

Aren't we then guilty of
using non-combatants as a means,

rather than an end?

That's an interesting point.

But I'm not sure

that Kant would agree with

your take on the
categorical imperative.

Okay, that's enough for today.

As always, please submit
your response papers online

before the end of week
so I don't do anything crazy

like make plans for the weekend.

Dr. Henry McCord?

Special Agent
Paul Ross, FBI.

May I have a word?Regarding?

I'm the case officer for your
former asset, Dmitri Petrov.

What's the charge?

Malicious destruction
of property.

A Class 6 felony in Arizona.

A year in jail, minimum.

HENRY:
And what sparked it?

Besides being overqualified

for a job he's
clearly not crazy about.

That or anything else.

It's safe to say that his
transition isn't going smoothly.

I need your help.

I haven't seen or spoken
to Dmitri in six months.

That's protocol, I don't
know what you think I can do.

Well, I figured if you
got to know him pretty well

when he was your asset,

I was hoping you might be able
to give me some insight

in what could be
causing him to act out.

You mean besides
living in a strange city

under a new identity, and
being completely isolated

from everyone in
his former life?

And I'm assuming that
includes his sister, Talia.

Oh, he hasn't seen
or had contact

with Talia in two years.

She's still in Moscow.

Still believing that
her only living relative

was tortured to
death by the GRU.

He knows that she's
alive, but he can't see her

or speak to her ever again.

I-- it's a lot.

It's no wonder
he's struggling.

Yeah, the, uh, the loneliness
is getting to him.

This isn't an isolated incident.

Dr. McCord, I'm afraid he's
about to blow his cover,

in which case he becomes
a liability to himself

and the country.

It's a Hail Mary,
but I thought maybe seeing you,

a familiar face, someone with
whom he has history,

might help.

It's a complicated history.

Well, like I said,

it's a Hail Mary.

HENRY:
I just think

colleges would love to hear
about something unique to you.

You mean unique to Mom and you.

Hey, it's your life, too.

You can either learn
to embrace it or not.

Oh, I vote for embracing it.

Hi, Mom.Oh, Noodle.

Don't go away to college.

Stay home and work
at the yogurt shop.

Okay, this is freaking
me out more

than the terrorist bombing.

Come on, Stevie's
gonna be moving out soon.

You can't leave me
alone with all these boys.

I haven't even gotten in yet.

Not that I will on my own merit.

We were just brainstorming
college essay topics.

The prompt is, "Write about a
significant event in your life."

I want to write
about something I did,

not something that happened to
me while I stood in your shadow.

Of course not.

Write about one of
your own interests.

Maybe something about fashion

or design.

Oh, my God.

It's right in front of me.

I'll write about the time

my makeup tutorial got
250,000 hits on YouTube.

You could totally
expand on that.

That's an idea.

That could go
in so many directions.

Okay, this is good,
I feel better.

I'll start an outline and
I'll have a draft for you guys

before Dad gets back from
his conference in Phoenix.

Hey, look, if her essay
really stinks,

it's her guidance counselor's
job to tell her, right?

We're not touching that one.

So Phoenix--
you're really going?

Yeah, if Dmitri's
cover's blown,

it could cause a lot of
problems, not just for him.

You know, don't-don't
take this the wrong way,

but I just, I can't
really believe

that with all the people
that the FBI and the DIA have

at their disposal,
the only one

who can handle
this job is you.

Is there a right way
to take that?
Yes.

I need you... here, now.

Our daughter is about to write
her life-defining essay

on eye shadow.

You can't, you can't
just leave me alone

with college and
the State Department.

State Department?
How could I...

You know what,
by the way,

I am really mad at you.

You're mad at me?Yes, for not getting this.

For making me spell it out.

You know, you, with all your

heightened-intelligence
skill and all that.

Really.
Are you finished?

And you don't need
to go all the way

to Arizona for a hug.

Now I'm done.

[elevator bell dings]

Good morning.Good morning.

Good morning, ma'am.

This looks like more
on the bombing in Illinois.

Yes, ma'am.

Uh, because of Matt's
connection,

I've asked the FBI
to liaise with me directly.

It turns out
Atif Al-Mutaya

wasn't just sightseeing
in Mecca.

He studied bomb-making
at an ISIS-affiliated

madrassa near there.

Please tell me that the mosque
Matt goes to isn't implicated.

Their role in the
bomber's radicalization

is still unclear.

But the Saudi
government's is not.

The FBI found out
who funds the madrassa

that gave Al-Mutaya
the training,

the material support,
and inspiration

to carry out his attack.

It's an humanitarian NGO

whose top donor is
Majeed Amjad.

That name isn't familiar.

He's a top advisor
to the Saudi

Minister of Education.

High in the government
of our most important

oil provider,
arms customer,

and ally in the Gulf.

Technically, Amjad is not
a member of the government,

but the minister does not
make a move without him.

Apart from his nationality,

which makes Majeed
Amjad untouchable,

the fact that his cousin
is the foreign minister

makes him uranium.

How solid it this information?

You could chip a tooth on it.

Last year, the Saudi government
skirted its connection

to the dirty bomb.

I'm not letting this one slide.

Not this time.

Good morning,
Madam Secretary.

Coffee?

What I really need is
the Saudi ambassador.

Now!

BAILIFF: Alexander, Mironov,
you're free to go.

[door clangs open]

Who posted bail?

Your fairy godmother.

Alexander.

Ma'am, Prince Asim,
the Saudi ambassador, is here.

Show him in.

Madam Secretary, the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

strongly rejects
the allegations

your government leveled
against Majeed Amjad.

I have a direct line
from Amjad

to 21 dead Americans.

You give me
one good reason why

I shouldn't put
Saudi Arabia on the List

of State Sponsors
of Terrorism.

You're threatening to cease
trading arms to us?
Yes.

And cripple your military

unless you bring
Majeed Amjad to justice.

Madam Secretary,
my country is a proven

and rigorous
counter-terrorism ally

that provided,
among other things,

crucial information
that brought

Hizb al-Shahid's
leader to justice.

And yet, Wahhabists wield
a strong influence

in your government
and inspire

ISIS fighters
throughout the Gulf

to marginalize your Shia
minority and attack the West.

If that is really what you
and President Dalton think...

No, those are facts.

Then I only have
to wait a month

to meet our next
dance partner.

[chuckles]
Oh...

you mean Fred Reynolds,
who wants to turn away

from the international
community?

Or-or Sam Evans,
who bears a strong

distrust
of the entire Middle East?

Believe me, compared to the
other presidential candidates,

we're the best date in town.

Both you and I know

your boldness is misplaced.

Hardly.
The U.S. is moving away

from being a net importer of oil
to being a net exporter.

Until then, we provide
most of the oil

to your biggest
trade partners in Asia.

Or we could stop.

And risk losing those
customers to us forever?

I mean, you'd really
shoot your economy

in the foot
over one consultant?

You'd really destroy
the U.S.-Saudi relationship

and send the American
economy into a tailspin

right before an election?

But, as a formality,

I will bring your
request to the king.

It's the least I can do
for an old friend.

NEWS ANCHOR: Presidential
hopefuls Governor Sam Evans

and Senator Fred Reynolds

are clamoring for action

from the Dalton administration
today.

This Matt Mahoney story

just keeps getting bigger,
doesn't it?

ANCHOR: Well, it wouldn't be
an election year if it didn't.

Let's take a look.REPORTER: Senator Reynolds!

What do you make of
the allegations leveled

against Secretary McCord's
speech writer?

I'm more interested
in hearing from him.

His silence is an insult
to the victims' families.

If I were Dalton,
I'd make him talk.

Matt Mahoney has the highest
security clearance in the land.

Yet does not feel the need
to deny his ties

to the Illinois bomber.

It's very interesting
that a Muslim

under FBI investigation
gets to keep his mouth shut,

keep his job,
and keep endangering our safety.

[supporters clamoring]

I call on Dalton to suspend him

until we know what's going on.

I want to know
what's going on.

What's going on?

CROWD [chanting]:
What's going on?

What's going on?
What's going on?

So how should Dalton
handle Matt Mahoney?

It's metastasizing.
What are we gonna do about it?

What's going on?

Interesting choice
of greeting.

It's the top trending
hashtag, and soon to be

keyed into the side of my car.

I figured I'm make it
work for me.

Okay, I'm gonna go.

What's she worried about now?

Everything.

Always.

How was your interview
with the FBI?

Fine, in and out
in a half an hour.

I'm actually here to talk
to you about something else.

Do you know why Russell Jackson
called me into his office?

I was not informed
of this meeting.

I knew it.
He's firing me.

That's impossible.

We're a few weeks out
from the election,

and it's neck and neck

If it gives Dalton
a spike in the polls,

Russell will not
hesitate to gut me.

The accusations are groundless.

That man is
many things,

but reactionary
is not one of them.

Besides, State's not
his jurisdiction.

If anyone's gonna fire you,
it'll be the secretary...

or me.

Thanks.

I find that oddly comforting.

Okay, Alexander Mironov,
you're all set.

Your court date
is next month.

I found some legal aid
who'll represent you pro bono.

I will pay you back for bail.

That's not necessary.

I don't want
to owe you anything.

Now I'm kicking
television screens,

so they sent you
to find out why, huh?

I have a hunch it's more
than just feeling isolated.

And your visit's
supposed to cure me.

Come on, I'm here
as a friend.

I was a captain
in the Russian army.

A systems analyst with
a masters in political science.

I had my sister, Talia,
real friends.

I had a community
in Russia

and in Washington.

I had a place in the world,
a path forward.

I can't imagine how hard
all this has been on you.

You're right, you can't.

A-A woman tried to flirt
with me the other night

at a bar, and for a second I-I
felt something real between us.

And then she asked me
where I was from,

and I had to start
giving her

Alexander Mironov's
made-up history.

You know, I ju--
I couldn't do it.

I just... That's what
the last six months

has been like for me.

You know, what's the point?

Listen, just because
you have a cover story

doesn't diminish who you are.

So what? The world
gets more dangerous,

and all I can do is
watch it on TV.

The bombing-- the woman
who pressed charges

said you were watching
coverage of it.

Is that what set you off?

Look, if I came to you
and I said that,

that you had to stop
helping the world,

how would you react?

Take me back with you.

To D.C.

With my knowledge
of the Russian army

and my expertise
in computers,

I-I can be valuable.
I can help.

Please. Without this,

I don't know what
I have left to live for.

[door opens]

What's this?

You need backup?

I didn't bring her.
She met me.

I act then the White House
imposes its will

on my department.

I want you to write a speech.

That's it?

Wait, is it, is it
for the president?

You wish.

You'll deliver it.

A public statement
personally condemning

radical Islam and this latest
sickening act of terror.

Get out in front
of the cameras,

say your piece,
and this goes away.

It's that simple.

No.

No?

No to what?

I'm offering you
a chance to put down

this offensive donation story

once and for all.

Hell, you could even move
some people in the process.

You are uniquely qualified
to speak on behalf of a people

who don't get much
of a voice these days.

And, yeah, does it
serve the president?

You bet your ass it does, but
it also serves your country.

You, of all people,
should get this.

The fear mongers won't
be any more convinced

whether I say
something or not.

Well, then, make
a statement, man.

If not for them, for you,
for your people.

For the sanity
of this country.

Nadine, help me out here.

Mr. Mahoney has a point.

Do you two...

comprehend the mountains
I have to move

between now and November?!

Not to mention,
investigating and preventing

actual terrorists
from slaughtering Americans

at home, where they work

and play.

Do you know what silence
looks like?

It looks like support!

Or do you actually
support jihadists?

That's what the people
will want to know,

Matthew Asad Mahoney.

[door slams shut]

Russell, we need to talk.

[sighs]
You know I have

a heart condition.

Better lay off the coffee.

[sighs]
You sound like my wife.

You ignore her calls, too?

I've been busy.

Thanks to your mute
speechwriter,

I've become the chum

for the media's feeding frenzy.

Well, part of his
civil liberties include

maintaining his silence.

If you don't bring him
to heel now,

Evans'll get elected.

There'll be no civil
liberties left to defend.

Or Reynolds will win

and hit the mute button
on the entire State Department.

How about we stop persecuting
innocent Americans

for the Illinois bombing

when we have
the real culprit finally

within our grasp?

King Hani's office

made it quite clear.

Majeed Amjad is
nowhere near our grasp.

You spoke with the Saudis?

Well, someone had
to reassure them

after you threatened
their national security.

Doesn't Amjad threaten ours?

Look, I'd love to roast
the bastard on a spit,

but not by annihilating
a 70-year alliance.

With one of the main
influencers of outcomes

in Syria and Iraq.

Russell, I know.

Yes, and we both know
there's a better chance

of resolving those quagmires
on Conrad's watch.

How about the chance
to leave a legacy

where we stand up
to a government that

criminalizes dissent

and-and practices
gender apartheid?

A government that sabotages
our security.

Either way,
we need four more years

and for that,
we need votes.

You're worried
about the number of Americans

who lose manufacturing jobs if
I halt arms sales to the Saudis.

About nine billion in sales.

That's a lot of votes
for Reynolds or Evans.

Listen, I appreciate
this doesn't

jive with your
new foreign policy.

Ournew policy was never

about short-term
strategic gains.

We designed it
to rock the boat.

We need to take a stand.

You're right...

but not today.

Just let it slide.
Russell...

And please, there is no
going to Conrad on this.

He's in the Oval Office
right now,

consoling the Illinois bombing
victims' families.

It's not the time.

[chuckles]

When will it be the time?

Just not today.

Madam Secretary.

Can I help you, Ms...

Butler.
Victoria Butler.

Ah, Victoria.

This is Cara.

My daughter. My baby.

Ma'am, please,
stay with the group.

It's-it's all right.

Give us a minute,
Lucy, will you?

She's my youngest.

My baby.

[whispering]:
I'm so very sorry.

It... she had just

gotten her driver's license.

And it-it-it was

the first time
she was allowed

to take the car
out alone.

I mean, just to get some coffee.

And here I was worried

that she was gonna get
into an accident.

But I have been reading

in the news that the FBI

is investigating a Saudi citizen

who's funding the attack?

And they're saying that he's

a government consultant.

Unfortunately, it's true.

Well, what are you
doing about it?

When I asked
the president,

he said that the
guilty parties

would be held
accountable,

given that the Saudis have been

linked to attacks in the past

and nothing
has been done...

Now that is my little girl.

I want them to pay.

When can that happen,
Madam Secretary?

Do you know?

Soon, I hope.

I wish I could be more specific.

And I know that's
a useless thing

to say to you right now.

[indistinct conversation]

[knocking at door]

Jay.

Do you have any plans
for this evening?

Going home to my wife and child,

whom I love very much.

In your dreams, Whitman.

I'm asking you
to go out with Matt.

He's in his
office right now,

channeling Ingmar Bergman.

Yeah, he told me about how
he left it with Russell.

Kind of seemed like
he wanted to be alone.

Did he say that to you?

Well, no, but...

See, this is why

male bonding was invented.

To free those bottled feelings,

perhaps over beer
or televised sports.

My specialties:
beer, sports and...

feelings.

Thank you.

[chuckles]

ELIZABETH:
Is it bad that I made

Blake cancel my trip
to Montreal?

I just couldn't face

the Saudi Foreign Minister.

Uh, well, what does Nadine say?

You know, uh...

decorum and all.

She came around.

Honestly, Blake took it harder.

He was looking forward
to Lake Como

travel recommendations
from George Clooney.

So, we both killed
some dreams today.

Dmitri?

I was afraid to ask.

Okay, tell me if this is crazy,
but is there any possible way

that Dmitri could come back
and work for U.S. Intelligence?

We promised

the Russians we would

never use Dmitri
as an asset again.

But even if we went
around their back,

it wouldn't take long for GRU

to find out.

Yeah, I pretty much implied
that today.

Tell me why we signed up
for these jobs again?

I don't know how I'm gonna
face him tomorrow.

I'm-I'm sorry I can't do more.

I do have one more question
and it's another long shot.

BARTENDER: Here you go.

MAN:
Thanks.

SPORTS ANNOUNCER:
...field goal attempt.

If they can do it...

They're still down, huh?

Guess I didn't miss much.Hi.

JAY:
This field goal
should tie it up.

[Matt sighs]

SPORTS ANNOUNCER:
And the ball is up.

And it is no good...Wow. That was exciting.

Should we call it?

How about another round?

I feel like we haven't...

I feel like
we barely talked.

Okay.

Oh, my God.

Are you having another baby?

What? No.

No.

[exhales]

I just... I don't know.

I just... I want to see
how you're holding up.

All right?

Fine.

How are you?

Come on, man,
don't make me ask twice.

[sighs]

Um...

I know they're after
you to make a statement.

Come on.

Et tu, Jay.

Et what?

We're-We're just talking here.Right.

You're the, uh,
jihadist from the news.

Hey, hey.

He's not a jihadist.Hey, guys,

we were just leaving,
all right?

No way.

I want to know what's going on.

Back off, huh?Yeah, Mohammed.

Huh? What's going on?Hey, hey, hey.

Go back to the frat, huh?
You're done.

You're done.

We have
ten witnesses who'll say

those guys
absolutely started it.

Look, I'm really sorry
about the fight,

but I'm not
pressing charges.

You can do whatever you want.The guys are regulars.

The bartender knows their names.Just drop it.

Oh my God, what happened?

It's a long story.

BLAKE:
What, a sample sale

at Brooks Brothers?

A trio of drunk

Evans' supporters picked a fight

with us last night.

MATT:
Actually, they picked
a fight with me.

Jay defended my honor.

But he won't pursue it,

even though he's the victim
of a hate crime.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God,

Jay...

you didn't say it was this bad.

Good news is is it could have
been a lot worse.

JAY: Sure, they
could've had guns.

But, hey, you know,
thanks for organizing

our man date.

I suggested you get a beer,
not join fight club.

I knew it.

She sent you.

I was just concerned.

Yeah, great.

Thanks for getting me
punched in the face.

Could everybody
just move long?

This is my desk.

Right.

Matt, may I speak
with you a minute?

I know the last
couple of days

have been very,
very rough for you

and the investigation is...

Wait, is this another

talk about the statement?

Seriously?
A-Actually, yes.

Okay, Nadine, thanks, but, uh,

I can't anymore
with the lectures.

Actually...

there's something
I want to say to you.

To everyone, act...
come with me.

Daisy, Blake, uh, can you meet
me in the conference room?

Daisy, get Jay.

Blake, bring the
secretary in.

"Bring her in"?

Like bagels?

ELIZABETH: Was it
somebody's birthday?

I love morning cake.

Whoa, what the hell happened?

I'll tell you later.

Ma'am, may I have your
permission to address the staff?

Sure.

In the last

48 hours, I saw
my hometown bombed

and my childhood mosque
investigated.

I've been accused

of plotting against my country.

I've been mentally
and physically harassed.

That alone
is bad enough.

But the worst thing...

is the grief my own colleagues

and countrymen gave me,

not just about
my donation,

but about why I won't say more
to defend myself.

So, here it is.

The big reveal.

The answer to what
you've all been wondering.

Of course, I'm just
as horrified as everyone

that a deranged man
blew up a coffee shop.

I mean, how could
anyone ever doubt that?

But I'm not saying anything
publicly or otherwise,

because I shouldn't have to.

My condemnation
should just be a given.

When a white man shoots up
a black church, no one demands

that white men across
the country denounce the attack.

It's understood

that the perpetrator
is on the fringe.

That every American
decries the tragedy.

But somehow,

when an Islamic extremist
commits an atrocity,

every Muslim is implicated.

All my years of public service,

every ounce of decency
I've ever shown

is erased

by other people's
fear and revenge.

I mean, do you want to know
what my donation

to the mosque was earmarked for?

A playground for children
of the members.

And do you know
what they unveiled last month?

A playground.

[sighs]

It's true.

The FBI sent over their report.
That's...

why I wanted to have
a word with you.

The bomber was radicalized

in Saudi Arabia, not here.

So-so no one at the mosque had
anything to do with the attack.

Absolutely not.

Thank you.

No one should force you
to speak.

I'll make sure
Russell knows that.

I'm sorry, Matt.

I didn't realize.

Me, neither.

I'm not exactly
a poster child for Allah.

I bury my ethnicity
and religion because...

...I don't want to deal
with the assumptions.

But it's who I am.

I'm tired of denying it.

Now I have an opportunity

to confront that
on my own terms.

So... I'm taking the rest
of the week off.

By all means.

I want to take my mom
to Friday prayers.

I think she'd like that.

I'd like that.

Ma'am.

Blake, are you ready
to get your copy

of Ocean's Elevensigned?

Montreal's back on?

♪

The Saudis were very grateful
to be put back on your schedule.

Yeah, thanks, in no small part,

to the extra media attention
it gets them.

Ma'am, are you sure
this is a good idea?

We'll see.

Minister Hajar.

Madam Secretary.

I am glad you changed your mind.

The summit wouldn't have been
the same without you.

There's still much good
our countries

can accomplish together.

Perhaps in the realm
of solar energy?

I hope this is a sign

that we can leave the past
behind and forge a new road.

I look forward to seeing
where it will lead.

Before we move onto our
important discussions,

I thought I'd add one
more thing to our docket.

ELIZABETH:
Victoria...

Minister Hajar.

My name
is Victoria Butler.

My 16-year-old daughter Cara
was murdered

by the bomber who received
funds from your cousin

and consultant to your cabinet,

Majeed Amjad.

Secretary McCord told me

you could help
get justice for my daughter.

[bell rings]

[country song playing on radio]

[phone rings]

CLERK: Mesa Pizza,
how can I help you?

♪ Today is merely over

And this is a...
a delivery, right?

♪ Walk a quarter

Take it easy.

[country song continues playing]

[sighs]

[buzzes]

MAN: Who is it?Alexander Mironov.

[door buzzes]

[indistinct chatter]

Hey, Dmitri.

You remember Special Agent Ross.

Been a while. Thank
you for coming.

My release terms force me
to come here

for my psychiatrist visits
or I risk going back to jail.

Very clever.

And, uh, probably
a good idea since

you're not letting me back
into intelligence.

You're... going without me.

That's right. I couldn't
get you back in. But we will

be able to keep in better touch.

We set up
a dead drop number

for your use
with Dr. McCord.

For my next phone call
from jail.

Come on, Dmitri.

I know things
seem hopeless right now.

Honestly, I can't imagine
living like you. Cut off

from my country, my career
and especially my family, but...

Please leave. You're only making
my psychiatrist's job harder.

Look, I can't give you

professional fulfillment.

But I can give you the chance
to find connection.

♪

Talia?[speaks Russian]

Talia!
[laughs]

[exhales]
Elizabeth worked
with immigration

to fast-track Talia
for a temporary visa

to stay in the U.S.

In a few months, it'll be
permanent under a new name,

Dina Mironov.

Her cover is...

well, she's your sister.

You don't have
to lie about that.[laughter, sniffling]

You're very lucky to have
Dr. McCord in your corner.

[laughter]

[indistinct chatter]

DAISY:
That was incredible, ma'am.

I had a hard time
concentrating on solar grids

after watching Minister Hajar
react to Victoria Butler.

We're not done yet.

Engage phase two.

All right, everyone.

Let's get set up for the
secretary's next meeting.

W-With George Clooney.

[excited chatter]

[speaks Arabic]

Never, in the course

of our nations' friendship,

has our country been treated

with such disrespect.
Or

been granted such an opportunity
to prove their progressivism.

Your king sent you
to this summit

to show the world Saudi's
cooperative side.

And you ambushed me.

I know. I know it looks
that way now, yeah.

But if you were to return home

and prosecute Majeed Amjad,

well, the image
of the Saudi official

moved by the grieving
American mother

would do wonders
for your king's narrative.

That's a rather cynical way

to get what you want,
Madam Secretary.

If you do nothing,

I promise you, I will not rest

until I bring Amjad to justice.

I can't put your country

on the State Sponsors
of Terrorism list,

but after the election,
win or lose,

I will still be
the secretary of state

for at least a couple of months

and I will target Amjad

individually with the harshest
economic and travel sanctions

from not only the U.S.
but also our European allies

who suffer
Islamic terror attacks.

As you know,

those sanctions have a...

trickle-down effect,

making any family member

of the sanctioned
persona non grata

throughout the West.

Go home and tell
your cousin that.

♪

[crickets chirping]

ELIZABETH:
So? Come on,

how is Ali's essay?
Be honest.

On a scale of Harvard
to living in our basement.

[sighs]

She's used her YouTube tutorial
as a metaphor

for the democratization
of media,

third-wave feminism

and the Internet
as virtual university.

W-What?

A-All that in...

500 words or less?

I never knew...

smoky eyes could be so poignant.

It's really good.

And now I'm getting
misty-eyed.

You're very cute

when you're overwhelmed
by intelligence.

Speaking of, thanks again
for helping with Dmitri.

Of course.

Oh, wait. Hold that thought.

ANCHOR: ...Hani of Saudi Arabia
placed Majeed Amjad,

a top consultant
of his minister of education,

under arrest tonight for funding
the Illinois bomb attack

carried out by Atif Al-Mutaya.

All this after a moving meeting

at the Global Development
Assembly in Montreal

between the Saudi Foreign
Minister Kasib Hajar

and Victoria Butler,

mother to 16-year-old
bombing victim, Cara Butler.

Think anybody notices
my cowlick?

It's, like,
waving at the cameras.

Take the win, babe.

...mosque suspected
of radicalizing

Al-Mutaya, of any wrongdoing.

Specifically,
Matthew A. Mahoney,

Secretary of State
Elizabeth McCord's speechwriter,

whose donation to the mosque
was under scrutiny

by investigators, media outlets and presidential hopefuls

Sam Evans and Fred Reynolds.

♪

REPORTER: Mr. Mahoney,
why are you here on a Friday?

Are you taking
a leave of absence?

What does the secretary
say about your innocence?

Mr. Mahoney, would you
like to make a statement?