1 00:00:06,006 --> 00:00:09,072 What happened? Is he dead? What the fuck happened? 2 00:00:09,092 --> 00:00:11,528 Ma'am, President Rayburn died four minutes ago. 3 00:00:13,013 --> 00:00:13,952 Madam President. 4 00:00:13,972 --> 00:00:15,453 Who was he talking to? 5 00:00:15,473 --> 00:00:18,081 President Rayburn was on the phone with Hal. 6 00:00:18,101 --> 00:00:20,750 I killed him. I told him the false flag attack was your idea. 7 00:00:20,770 --> 00:00:23,294 - Hal! - What did you think you were doing? 8 00:00:23,314 --> 00:00:26,131 I was warning the commander in chief he had a rogue deputy. 9 00:00:26,151 --> 00:00:28,842 A terribly flawed woman is now the president. 10 00:00:28,862 --> 00:00:30,969 And only we know just how flawed. 11 00:00:30,989 --> 00:00:34,014 So I have to be her fucking VP just so we can keep an eye on her. 12 00:00:34,034 --> 00:00:36,641 You wanted to return Margaret Roylin to our custody. 13 00:00:36,661 --> 00:00:37,976 We'll take her. 14 00:00:37,996 --> 00:00:40,270 She wants to offer asylum to Margaret Roylin. 15 00:00:40,290 --> 00:00:43,273 I don't think she should pull the trigger before we talk to Langley. 16 00:00:43,293 --> 00:00:46,026 Put the offer through. We'll deal with the rest tomorrow. 17 00:00:46,046 --> 00:00:48,319 The United States would like to offer you asylum. 18 00:00:48,339 --> 00:00:52,449 - You have enemies in this country. - I have enemies everywhere. 19 00:00:52,469 --> 00:00:54,659 Hal Wyler. Ambassador's wife. 20 00:00:54,679 --> 00:00:56,244 Todd Penn. First Lady. 21 00:00:56,264 --> 00:01:00,582 I need to make sure you understand that my wife is your vice president. 22 00:01:00,602 --> 00:01:04,289 This is going to be a pain point. I apologize. I know it's complicated. 23 00:01:05,857 --> 00:01:07,000 Hal. 24 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:09,335 I'd like you to be my vice president. 25 00:01:28,421 --> 00:01:29,522 Kate? 26 00:01:33,384 --> 00:01:34,741 Frances, is she here? 27 00:01:34,761 --> 00:01:36,654 I believe she's upstairs, sir. 28 00:01:39,057 --> 00:01:40,158 Katie? 29 00:01:58,284 --> 00:01:59,928 It should have been you. 30 00:02:01,788 --> 00:02:04,349 I told her, I said, "You got the wrong Wyler." 31 00:02:06,084 --> 00:02:07,482 We both fucking know what it is. 32 00:02:07,502 --> 00:02:10,318 They're too chickenshit to put two women in the White House. 33 00:02:10,338 --> 00:02:14,197 Which I don't agree with, obviously, but I can understand. 34 00:02:14,217 --> 00:02:16,527 That's not about Grace, that's about the country. 35 00:02:16,928 --> 00:02:19,202 She knows if she picks me, she gets both of us. 36 00:02:19,222 --> 00:02:21,866 I'm the consolation prize. That's all it is. 37 00:02:24,936 --> 00:02:27,544 She wanted an answer. She wanted me on Air Force One. 38 00:02:27,564 --> 00:02:32,502 But I... I... I wouldn't do it. I said we needed to talk about it. 39 00:02:36,739 --> 00:02:39,759 So let's talk about it. 40 00:02:43,204 --> 00:02:44,722 This is an opportunity. 41 00:02:45,415 --> 00:02:48,893 You want to start cleaning up the mess we left in Afghanistan? Done. 42 00:02:49,794 --> 00:02:52,443 You want to deal with Iran? I will have a portfolio. 43 00:02:52,463 --> 00:02:54,028 You tell me what to put in it. 44 00:02:54,048 --> 00:02:56,865 I mean, you said you wanted to keep an eye on her, right? 45 00:02:56,885 --> 00:02:58,736 You will have a desk in my office. 46 00:02:59,762 --> 00:03:01,578 I'll be cutting ribbons in Akron. 47 00:03:01,598 --> 00:03:06,249 You will be in the White House, watching what she does all the time. 48 00:03:06,269 --> 00:03:08,121 Or tell me to say no, and I'll say no. 49 00:03:11,566 --> 00:03:13,334 I mean it. I will call Billie. 50 00:03:16,821 --> 00:03:19,215 I don't want this unless you want it too. 51 00:03:25,079 --> 00:03:26,681 Just tell me what to say. 52 00:03:35,215 --> 00:03:36,316 Say yes. 53 00:05:16,858 --> 00:05:18,334 All clear. 54 00:05:28,494 --> 00:05:29,559 - One guy. - No. 55 00:05:29,579 --> 00:05:31,978 - No is not on the table. - No. 56 00:05:31,998 --> 00:05:33,855 You know what? Fuck off. 57 00:05:33,875 --> 00:05:36,065 - Oh, here it comes. - It's not rational. 58 00:05:36,085 --> 00:05:37,942 Princeton over there is a fucking pussy 59 00:05:37,962 --> 00:05:40,153 with a baby carrot where his dick should be. 60 00:05:40,173 --> 00:05:42,488 You're saying no like you believe it's rational. 61 00:05:42,508 --> 00:05:45,445 My friend, you can only piss with the dick you're given. 62 00:05:46,095 --> 00:05:47,660 What about the guy from CenCom? 63 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:49,829 He doesn't want to talk clear, hold, and build. 64 00:05:49,849 --> 00:05:52,415 He wants to show up, admire the problem, and leave. 65 00:05:52,435 --> 00:05:54,334 Sir, we put a government on its feet. 66 00:05:54,354 --> 00:05:57,628 And the moment it seeks justice for one of the most notorious butchers 67 00:05:57,648 --> 00:06:01,174 in the country's collective memory, we take him into protective custody? 68 00:06:01,194 --> 00:06:02,383 So, he's a yes. You? 69 00:06:02,403 --> 00:06:04,844 - How do you feel about baby carrots? - Whoa. 70 00:06:04,864 --> 00:06:06,721 He's concerned it's disingenuous. 71 00:06:06,741 --> 00:06:09,807 I'm concerned we have one viable secular party in the race, 72 00:06:09,827 --> 00:06:13,269 and if we let the committee, who's shilling for the Shia coalition, 73 00:06:13,289 --> 00:06:16,064 who's shilling for Iran, execute Yusuf Hamidi, 74 00:06:16,084 --> 00:06:18,102 we are handing them the election. 75 00:06:18,503 --> 00:06:20,276 Shia vote's not gonna swing Abbar. 76 00:06:20,296 --> 00:06:22,737 Iran doesn't want a secular Iraq. 77 00:06:22,757 --> 00:06:26,282 They want a weak, sectarian Iraq, and they are prepared to pay for it. 78 00:06:26,302 --> 00:06:27,700 They bought the committee. 79 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:29,827 They scared the teeth out of the High Commission. 80 00:06:29,847 --> 00:06:31,407 This is all they need. 81 00:06:35,186 --> 00:06:38,336 Sir, I don't think we came here to take a trillion-dollar shit 82 00:06:38,356 --> 00:06:39,957 and light it on fire. 83 00:06:41,150 --> 00:06:43,503 Trouble is, you never know what she's thinking. 84 00:06:44,362 --> 00:06:46,302 - Ambassador. - Keep him. 85 00:06:46,322 --> 00:06:48,674 - Thank you, sir. - Thank you, sir. 86 00:06:51,411 --> 00:06:53,679 Don't gloat. He's having a rough week. 87 00:06:54,163 --> 00:06:55,978 I won't. I'm gonna draft a cable. 88 00:06:55,998 --> 00:06:58,518 - I'll get it to you in the morning. - Okay. 89 00:07:05,007 --> 00:07:06,572 Ah. Good. 90 00:07:06,592 --> 00:07:10,112 The Sun isn't the most reputable, but look. 91 00:07:12,348 --> 00:07:14,951 - She is a striking figure. - Mm. 92 00:07:16,227 --> 00:07:18,209 Oh, I've procured extras for keepsakes. 93 00:07:18,229 --> 00:07:21,212 - They say anything at the gate? - About the new president? 94 00:07:21,232 --> 00:07:22,296 About Kate? 95 00:07:22,316 --> 00:07:25,216 - We'll have someone call her detail. - I'm not doing that. 96 00:07:25,236 --> 00:07:27,135 - Is the ambassador missing? - She's not. 97 00:07:27,155 --> 00:07:29,429 - She's not here. - She's with detail. She's fine. 98 00:07:29,449 --> 00:07:31,305 The gate didn't hear from her detail? 99 00:07:31,325 --> 00:07:33,099 Not since I came on duty. 100 00:07:33,119 --> 00:07:35,143 If they had any concerns about her safety... 101 00:07:35,163 --> 00:07:37,473 I don't give a fuck about their lack of concern-- 102 00:07:39,876 --> 00:07:41,018 Hi. 103 00:07:41,794 --> 00:07:44,694 I was about to brief you and your husband on the next steps. 104 00:07:44,714 --> 00:07:45,731 Great. 105 00:07:48,926 --> 00:07:51,492 Vetting you for vice president is going to be 106 00:07:51,512 --> 00:07:53,202 an extremely complicated process. 107 00:07:53,222 --> 00:07:55,371 - I've been vetted before. - Not like this. 108 00:07:55,391 --> 00:07:57,457 We have a 15-person legal team starting today. 109 00:07:57,477 --> 00:08:00,668 You get a call from the council's office, day or night, answer it. 110 00:08:00,688 --> 00:08:02,962 - What about Kate? - Uh, she'll be vetted too. 111 00:08:02,982 --> 00:08:04,792 No. What's her portfolio? 112 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:09,302 We'll have an ongoing dialogue with the first gentleman 113 00:08:09,322 --> 00:08:10,636 to divvy up events. 114 00:08:10,656 --> 00:08:12,054 No, not as second lady. 115 00:08:12,074 --> 00:08:14,765 As a foreign policy expert knocking around the White House. 116 00:08:14,785 --> 00:08:16,262 Of course. Um... 117 00:08:18,372 --> 00:08:20,188 The Museum of American Diplomacy. 118 00:08:20,208 --> 00:08:22,273 They, um... They have a building. 119 00:08:22,293 --> 00:08:25,771 But they don't have funds to do anything with it. They need a champion. 120 00:08:26,672 --> 00:08:27,773 Mm. 121 00:08:28,466 --> 00:08:33,326 Do you have any idea what my wife did in Baghdad or Kabul? 122 00:08:33,346 --> 00:08:34,327 Don't. 123 00:08:34,347 --> 00:08:38,789 She should be brokering an 83-part peace plan for Yemen. 124 00:08:38,809 --> 00:08:39,916 We'll reflect that-- 125 00:08:39,936 --> 00:08:42,793 You should make her goddamn Secretary of State! 126 00:08:42,813 --> 00:08:44,170 That's Miguel Ganon's job. 127 00:08:44,190 --> 00:08:46,839 So make her my chief of staff. You can do that, can't you? 128 00:08:46,859 --> 00:08:48,127 That's my job. 129 00:08:49,111 --> 00:08:50,338 Is it? 130 00:08:50,738 --> 00:08:52,803 Trust me, we are both surprised. 131 00:08:52,823 --> 00:08:56,010 Enough. Take us through the questionnaire. 132 00:08:59,163 --> 00:09:00,264 Kate. 133 00:09:01,290 --> 00:09:02,308 Stop. 134 00:09:02,875 --> 00:09:05,233 We will find a role for you, okay? 135 00:09:05,253 --> 00:09:07,777 Not the bullshit curly was on about, something real. 136 00:09:07,797 --> 00:09:10,900 We'll set the foreign policy agenda for the next decade. 137 00:09:12,009 --> 00:09:14,575 You need to fill out Billie's questionnaire, 138 00:09:14,595 --> 00:09:16,953 and then you need to talk to her about your role. 139 00:09:16,973 --> 00:09:18,246 - Not mine. - I got the role. 140 00:09:18,266 --> 00:09:19,705 The president chose you 141 00:09:19,725 --> 00:09:22,583 because you are apolitical and can help with foreign policy. 142 00:09:22,603 --> 00:09:26,254 Also, because you look good in photos. That on its own might be enough. 143 00:09:26,274 --> 00:09:27,880 If you want it to be more than that, 144 00:09:27,900 --> 00:09:31,217 if you want to own a region or join the War Council, 145 00:09:31,237 --> 00:09:35,513 you need to negotiate that as a condition of your acceptance right now. 146 00:09:35,533 --> 00:09:37,468 I have to go pack up my office. 147 00:09:44,625 --> 00:09:49,485 I want org charts for NSC and State with names. 148 00:09:49,505 --> 00:09:50,861 Okay. 149 00:09:50,881 --> 00:09:54,991 And, uh, a call with Billie Appiah. We're gonna need to go to the embassy. 150 00:09:55,011 --> 00:09:58,077 I set up 15 minutes on Friday to discuss the confirmation process. 151 00:09:58,097 --> 00:09:59,161 No, now. 152 00:09:59,181 --> 00:10:01,497 It's the first day of the Grace Penn presidency. 153 00:10:01,517 --> 00:10:03,244 Her chief of staff is booked. 154 00:10:04,270 --> 00:10:07,123 Then I want you to email her and tell her I'm turning down the job. 155 00:10:13,946 --> 00:10:15,047 Shred. 156 00:10:18,784 --> 00:10:19,885 Shred. 157 00:10:20,911 --> 00:10:22,226 I have to tell the Brits. 158 00:10:22,246 --> 00:10:23,556 That you're leaving? 159 00:10:24,582 --> 00:10:25,980 They'll want a reason. 160 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:28,269 They can't know about Hal before it's public. 161 00:10:30,671 --> 00:10:31,981 Shred. 162 00:10:34,884 --> 00:10:36,193 Call them from DC. 163 00:10:36,802 --> 00:10:39,572 I'm just gonna pick up and go? 164 00:10:40,306 --> 00:10:41,370 It happens. 165 00:10:41,390 --> 00:10:43,409 It's disrespectful. 166 00:10:44,143 --> 00:10:47,376 - Hi. - Ah. Phone, emergency comms, ID, laptop. 167 00:10:47,396 --> 00:10:50,421 She backed it up. We need someone to wipe it before we turn it in. 168 00:10:50,441 --> 00:10:51,542 Yep. 169 00:10:53,736 --> 00:10:55,343 - What else? - Performance reviews. 170 00:10:55,363 --> 00:10:57,428 I can handle most of them but the top level. 171 00:10:57,448 --> 00:10:58,471 Send me the list. 172 00:10:58,491 --> 00:11:01,427 Do you want a meeting with the country team or town hall? 173 00:11:02,828 --> 00:11:04,263 To say what? 174 00:11:04,747 --> 00:11:05,848 Goodbye. 175 00:11:08,876 --> 00:11:12,068 We'll do a note. I'll draft it. Now, what am I forgetting? 176 00:11:12,088 --> 00:11:14,278 - The lobby. - Right. Uh... 177 00:11:14,298 --> 00:11:18,032 Past ambassadors have their names engraved in the lobby wall before departure. 178 00:11:18,052 --> 00:11:19,492 - We're doing that today? - No. 179 00:11:19,512 --> 00:11:22,782 If we get a picture of you in the spot, we can photoshop the name in later. 180 00:11:29,021 --> 00:11:31,837 You want a photo of me in front of an empty wall? 181 00:11:31,857 --> 00:11:32,755 I do. 182 00:11:32,775 --> 00:11:36,003 Why don't you just take a picture of the wall and photoshop me in later? 183 00:11:37,113 --> 00:11:38,427 Eidra's my height. 184 00:11:38,447 --> 00:11:41,305 You can take her picture then just swap in my face. 185 00:11:41,325 --> 00:11:42,927 Roylin is dead. 186 00:12:06,934 --> 00:12:08,244 Theo found the body. 187 00:12:08,728 --> 00:12:09,829 No note. 188 00:12:12,481 --> 00:12:15,876 - A lot of people wanted her dead. Was she... - No signs of coercion. 189 00:12:16,569 --> 00:12:20,965 The only people she had contact with were me, my team, and your husband. 190 00:12:22,032 --> 00:12:25,135 - Hal? - We offered her asylum. 191 00:12:25,995 --> 00:12:27,096 Why? 192 00:12:31,167 --> 00:12:32,356 Do the Brits know? 193 00:12:32,376 --> 00:12:34,191 I haven't quite figured out how to say 194 00:12:34,211 --> 00:12:37,445 a British citizen killed herself in a CIA safe house 195 00:12:37,465 --> 00:12:38,904 she wasn't supposed to be in. 196 00:12:38,924 --> 00:12:42,319 - Are you...? - Gonna get fired? Probably. 197 00:12:46,015 --> 00:12:47,997 State will tell you to stay away from this, 198 00:12:48,017 --> 00:12:50,202 and any decent lawyer will agree. 199 00:12:51,479 --> 00:12:56,417 But if you stand by me on this, it could make a difference. 200 00:13:00,863 --> 00:13:04,550 - Eidra-- - I don't like asking for help at all. 201 00:13:06,452 --> 00:13:09,059 But you've built solid relationships here. 202 00:13:09,079 --> 00:13:10,389 I'm leaving. 203 00:13:11,081 --> 00:13:12,641 I fly out tonight. 204 00:13:16,045 --> 00:13:17,902 Grace Penn asked you to be vice president. 205 00:13:17,922 --> 00:13:19,440 She asked Hal. 206 00:13:20,674 --> 00:13:21,775 I'll be... 207 00:13:24,428 --> 00:13:25,529 I'll go with him. 208 00:13:27,181 --> 00:13:28,282 To be... 209 00:13:30,601 --> 00:13:31,702 Second lady. 210 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:39,960 I'm sorry, I have to go prep. 211 00:13:52,873 --> 00:13:55,935 - Hey, you wanna take a look at this cable? - Hey! You want me to? 212 00:13:58,254 --> 00:13:59,355 Shut the door. 213 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:05,825 Sit down. 214 00:14:05,845 --> 00:14:08,155 That's supposed to be on his desk in 15 minutes. 215 00:14:12,685 --> 00:14:14,578 Anything you wanna tell me? 216 00:14:15,437 --> 00:14:16,580 No. 217 00:14:20,025 --> 00:14:22,419 No. Why? 218 00:14:23,195 --> 00:14:24,301 Just asking. 219 00:14:24,321 --> 00:14:25,845 Don't do that. It's not fair. 220 00:14:25,865 --> 00:14:28,097 - What? - I'm not your asset. I'm your friend. 221 00:14:28,117 --> 00:14:33,519 I don't want to feel like you're analyzing my micro-movements every time we talk. 222 00:14:33,539 --> 00:14:34,682 I'm not. 223 00:14:35,875 --> 00:14:37,101 Okay. Sorry. 224 00:14:38,294 --> 00:14:39,817 - I'm being a little-- - Defensive? 225 00:14:39,837 --> 00:14:42,444 Carole, come on. I walked in the door defensive? 226 00:14:42,464 --> 00:14:43,445 No. 227 00:14:43,465 --> 00:14:47,152 You walked in with underwear sticking out the bottom of your trousers. 228 00:14:51,515 --> 00:14:53,742 Oh... my God. Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God. 229 00:14:56,228 --> 00:14:58,961 - Sorry, I'm here to use the SCIF. - Yeah, all yours. 230 00:14:58,981 --> 00:15:00,874 - Calling Billie. - Great. 231 00:15:03,652 --> 00:15:04,962 Congratulations. 232 00:15:06,196 --> 00:15:09,722 - I haven't said yes yet. - Isn't that what we're doing right now? 233 00:15:09,742 --> 00:15:12,594 I hope so. Just got a couple of questions. 234 00:15:13,495 --> 00:15:16,604 You're going from unemployed to first in the line of succession? 235 00:15:16,624 --> 00:15:18,230 Are you telling me you have terms? 236 00:15:18,250 --> 00:15:20,482 You knew about Grace Penn and the carrier attack, 237 00:15:20,502 --> 00:15:22,354 and you didn't tell the president. 238 00:15:23,464 --> 00:15:24,815 Yes, I have terms. 239 00:15:27,468 --> 00:15:30,659 - You should have told him. - I didn't 'cause I thought it'd kill him. 240 00:15:30,679 --> 00:15:32,995 You kept information from the president, 241 00:15:33,015 --> 00:15:35,581 and you drummed up a scandal to dump his VP. 242 00:15:35,601 --> 00:15:38,203 You don't wanna play chicken with me, Billie. 243 00:15:39,396 --> 00:15:40,581 What do you want? 244 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:42,541 A job for Kate. 245 00:15:43,150 --> 00:15:44,251 A real one. 246 00:15:44,735 --> 00:15:47,092 She was gonna reopen relations with Kabul. 247 00:15:47,112 --> 00:15:48,344 Middle East is out. 248 00:15:48,364 --> 00:15:51,925 All it takes to drag us into war is someone blowing up the second lady. 249 00:15:52,618 --> 00:15:55,434 She can rebuild the Iran deal. Or start a treaty. Or both. 250 00:15:55,454 --> 00:15:56,602 Make her nuclear czar. 251 00:15:56,622 --> 00:16:00,189 Nonproliferation is a problem for Tennessee and New Mexico. 252 00:16:00,209 --> 00:16:03,187 - We can't call her a nuclear anything. - Call it something else. 253 00:16:06,006 --> 00:16:07,149 Still there? 254 00:16:08,217 --> 00:16:10,074 It's Reuters and CNN. 255 00:16:10,094 --> 00:16:11,200 Mm. 256 00:16:11,220 --> 00:16:13,363 Weaver is a leaky faucet. I want Balakin. 257 00:16:15,557 --> 00:16:17,164 I'll be right back. 258 00:16:17,184 --> 00:16:19,959 - How'd it go? - Great. Fantastic. 259 00:16:19,979 --> 00:16:21,377 You got War Council? 260 00:16:21,397 --> 00:16:22,836 What? No. 261 00:16:22,856 --> 00:16:25,381 We were scheduled for an OIG assessment. 262 00:16:25,401 --> 00:16:28,217 You don't want an assessment without a chief of station to back you. 263 00:16:28,237 --> 00:16:30,636 - Can you cancel? - We can request a delay. 264 00:16:30,656 --> 00:16:33,258 Have them start with the consulate in Belfast. 265 00:16:37,454 --> 00:16:38,639 Um... 266 00:16:39,289 --> 00:16:42,434 Sorry. I'm gonna need a few minutes. 267 00:16:44,336 --> 00:16:46,360 China has a special envoy to Europe. 268 00:16:46,380 --> 00:16:49,363 Sounds like a charm offensive, but know where he spends his time? 269 00:16:49,383 --> 00:16:50,734 Russia and Ukraine. 270 00:16:51,552 --> 00:16:53,695 Job's a cover story and a blank check. 271 00:16:54,596 --> 00:16:57,121 You can take on reconstruction in Ukraine. 272 00:16:57,141 --> 00:16:58,408 - You can-- - NATO. 273 00:16:58,892 --> 00:16:59,873 NATO. 274 00:16:59,893 --> 00:17:02,793 We've been trashing the biggest peacetime alliance in human history. 275 00:17:02,813 --> 00:17:04,456 You'll bring it back to life. 276 00:17:05,607 --> 00:17:07,709 - What about second lady? - Do both. 277 00:17:08,110 --> 00:17:10,712 Who's gonna say no to a meeting with the second lady? 278 00:17:16,702 --> 00:17:20,013 - Told you it was gonna be okay. - I thought you were full of shit. 279 00:17:20,748 --> 00:17:22,558 It's gonna be okay. 280 00:17:30,549 --> 00:17:33,949 Churchill said Britain is the only nation that likes being told bad news, 281 00:17:33,969 --> 00:17:35,154 so here it is. 282 00:17:35,554 --> 00:17:40,080 I have submitted my letter of resignation as Ambassador to the Court of St. James. 283 00:17:40,100 --> 00:17:41,123 That's great. 284 00:17:41,143 --> 00:17:44,830 If Churchill is too on the nose, I have something from Disraeli, but it's long. 285 00:17:45,647 --> 00:17:46,790 Can you, uh... 286 00:17:47,816 --> 00:17:48,917 Yeah. 287 00:17:56,450 --> 00:17:58,474 I wrote your performance review. 288 00:17:58,494 --> 00:18:02,102 I told them to keep you here until the new guy's on his feet. 289 00:18:02,122 --> 00:18:05,475 And then get you out. Make you an ambassador. 290 00:18:08,003 --> 00:18:09,104 That's... 291 00:18:09,922 --> 00:18:12,946 - Wow. - It'll be someplace small to start out. 292 00:18:12,966 --> 00:18:15,694 You don't want your first time to be in a place like this. 293 00:18:16,970 --> 00:18:20,324 Ma'am... I don't know what to say. 294 00:18:22,726 --> 00:18:24,203 There's another option. 295 00:18:25,687 --> 00:18:26,622 Okay. 296 00:18:27,773 --> 00:18:31,465 The president is appointing me special envoy to Europe 297 00:18:31,485 --> 00:18:33,008 right after Hal's sworn in. 298 00:18:33,028 --> 00:18:34,129 That's... 299 00:18:34,655 --> 00:18:36,256 Congratulations. 300 00:18:37,282 --> 00:18:41,345 I couldn't ask you to come with me as second lady, but this... 301 00:18:43,163 --> 00:18:44,186 Wow. 302 00:18:44,206 --> 00:18:45,807 Yeah. 303 00:18:47,334 --> 00:18:48,769 Special envoy? 304 00:18:50,254 --> 00:18:52,653 The title is vague, but that's the point. 305 00:18:52,673 --> 00:18:56,573 I mean... Europe doesn't stop after Germany. 306 00:18:56,593 --> 00:18:57,903 It's a blank check. 307 00:18:58,387 --> 00:18:59,404 As in funding? 308 00:19:00,139 --> 00:19:01,870 No, I mean, um... 309 00:19:01,890 --> 00:19:04,243 Well, we're still figuring that out, 310 00:19:04,643 --> 00:19:07,120 but it is what we make it. 311 00:19:08,063 --> 00:19:11,333 So, oversight is State or White House? 312 00:19:13,277 --> 00:19:14,341 I don't know. 313 00:19:14,361 --> 00:19:15,462 Um... 314 00:19:16,029 --> 00:19:17,302 You're my first stop. 315 00:19:17,322 --> 00:19:20,259 We gotta come up with a list of questions. 316 00:19:22,786 --> 00:19:25,681 I mean, that... sounds incredible. 317 00:19:30,502 --> 00:19:32,646 That's a no. 318 00:19:33,213 --> 00:19:36,321 - No, ma'am. I'm so sorry. - No, no, no, no! Pfft. 319 00:19:36,341 --> 00:19:37,531 Don't be. Don't be. 320 00:19:37,551 --> 00:19:40,534 You as special envoy, you are gonna do great things. 321 00:19:40,554 --> 00:19:42,369 But as your deputy, 322 00:19:42,389 --> 00:19:46,243 if I don't know how we're being funded or staffed... 323 00:19:47,769 --> 00:19:48,870 Mm-hmm. 324 00:19:50,772 --> 00:19:52,374 I could be an ambassador. 325 00:19:53,525 --> 00:19:56,378 It's what I've been working toward for 20 years. 326 00:19:57,946 --> 00:19:59,047 Yeah. 327 00:20:02,492 --> 00:20:03,593 Me too. 328 00:20:10,334 --> 00:20:11,727 Ma'am. 329 00:20:14,922 --> 00:20:16,106 Is this what you want? 330 00:20:17,799 --> 00:20:18,900 Yeah. 331 00:20:35,901 --> 00:20:37,419 What have you seen? 332 00:20:39,238 --> 00:20:40,756 An Airbus. 333 00:20:41,448 --> 00:20:43,467 Two Dreamliners. 334 00:20:47,162 --> 00:20:48,513 I'm not going to DC. 335 00:20:50,457 --> 00:20:51,725 She asked. 336 00:20:52,209 --> 00:20:53,310 I said no. 337 00:20:57,172 --> 00:21:01,985 I am going to help you through this. I won't let you be the punching bag. 338 00:21:03,845 --> 00:21:05,494 That's why you said no? 339 00:21:05,514 --> 00:21:07,282 It's not why, but yeah. 340 00:21:08,684 --> 00:21:09,743 It's partly why. 341 00:21:11,353 --> 00:21:12,871 Okay, lay it on me. 342 00:21:13,397 --> 00:21:14,962 I should have asked you. 343 00:21:14,982 --> 00:21:16,713 Making unilateral decisions 344 00:21:16,733 --> 00:21:19,508 on a relationship in which you are also a voting party. 345 00:21:19,528 --> 00:21:20,879 Stuart. 346 00:21:22,406 --> 00:21:25,300 You are the sweetest person I have ever met. 347 00:21:28,954 --> 00:21:32,432 I thought it was an act... when I first met you. 348 00:21:36,253 --> 00:21:40,148 I was worried that I was not the right person for a guy who was... 349 00:21:42,342 --> 00:21:45,278 so kind and good-hearted and... 350 00:21:47,389 --> 00:21:48,615 oblivious. 351 00:21:49,433 --> 00:21:51,201 It was nice for a second there. 352 00:21:52,311 --> 00:21:55,414 I can't keep protecting you from me. 353 00:21:55,856 --> 00:21:57,374 You don't have to. 354 00:21:58,150 --> 00:21:59,835 You're right, it's an act. 355 00:22:00,527 --> 00:22:03,343 I can be an ice-hearted motherfucker when I need to be. 356 00:22:03,363 --> 00:22:04,594 Oh my God. 357 00:22:04,614 --> 00:22:07,973 She is not leaving the building without a blow-by-blow statement 358 00:22:07,993 --> 00:22:11,471 on her role in every inflection point with Roylin. 359 00:22:11,997 --> 00:22:14,479 Ganon doesn't want to fuck with a new second lady. 360 00:22:14,499 --> 00:22:16,940 I'll take it to him. He'll talk to number 10. 361 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:19,818 I'll talk to Dennison, who feels a deep kinship with me 362 00:22:19,838 --> 00:22:21,653 for reasons that need no explanation. 363 00:22:21,673 --> 00:22:26,069 Stuart... Kate could help me through this. 364 00:22:26,470 --> 00:22:30,282 Because Trowbridge loves her and Dennison wants to fuck her. 365 00:22:30,766 --> 00:22:32,951 Nobody gives a shit about Ganon, 366 00:22:33,435 --> 00:22:35,537 and nobody gives a shit about you. 367 00:22:41,276 --> 00:22:44,963 Don't worry. They don't give a shit about me either. 368 00:23:00,837 --> 00:23:04,399 Do you think you can hold your hand out like you're gesturing to the name? 369 00:23:12,182 --> 00:23:13,492 Lower. 370 00:23:14,101 --> 00:23:18,121 Just a little bit to the left so you're not blocking the imaginary "r" in Wyler. 371 00:23:24,236 --> 00:23:26,087 - How'd it go? - Great. 372 00:23:26,780 --> 00:23:28,929 Ma'am. I said you shouldn't talk to the Brits today, 373 00:23:28,949 --> 00:23:31,927 but someone's got to tell them about Roylin. And if you don't... 374 00:23:32,786 --> 00:23:34,184 Then it's you. 375 00:23:34,204 --> 00:23:36,056 No, it's Eidra. 376 00:23:45,424 --> 00:23:46,780 - Ambassador? - Sir. 377 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:49,699 I was hoping to get a moment of your time. I have some news. 378 00:23:49,719 --> 00:23:52,285 We're needed in the Commons. Can we schedule something-- 379 00:23:52,305 --> 00:23:55,575 Margaret Roylin died yesterday evening. 380 00:24:00,397 --> 00:24:01,748 She killed herself. 381 00:24:03,316 --> 00:24:07,921 She was under constant supervision. Her body was found quickly, but... 382 00:24:21,835 --> 00:24:23,728 First met her at Shepherd's. 383 00:24:24,504 --> 00:24:27,482 She paid the boy to cock up my order. 384 00:24:29,050 --> 00:24:32,696 Wanted to see if I was a soft body or if I knew how to raise a stink. 385 00:24:35,849 --> 00:24:37,284 Her first test. 386 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:42,872 Did your lot do this? 387 00:24:44,149 --> 00:24:46,293 No. They didn't. 388 00:24:50,155 --> 00:24:51,506 I wanted to kill her. 389 00:24:52,657 --> 00:24:53,758 I tried. 390 00:24:54,701 --> 00:24:58,221 She survived me. She survived the end of Empire. 391 00:24:58,622 --> 00:25:00,390 Thatcherites, New Labour. 392 00:25:03,126 --> 00:25:04,983 Fucking cunt was to outlive us all. 393 00:25:05,003 --> 00:25:06,771 Perhaps we continue this inside? 394 00:25:08,131 --> 00:25:11,192 Why didn't you return her? I told you to yesterday. 395 00:25:12,135 --> 00:25:13,450 That was the intention. 396 00:25:13,470 --> 00:25:15,368 I should have, before the swearing-in. 397 00:25:15,388 --> 00:25:16,870 That's... That's my mistake. 398 00:25:16,890 --> 00:25:20,452 It certainly is. What do you intend to do about it? 399 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:25,337 I am leaving London. 400 00:25:25,357 --> 00:25:29,883 Hayford will serve as chargé until the president can appoint a new-- 401 00:25:29,903 --> 00:25:32,302 - You're leaving? - Oh, for heaven's sake. 402 00:25:32,322 --> 00:25:35,889 Tell your president I understand the logic of firing you for gross negligence. 403 00:25:35,909 --> 00:25:38,678 I appreciate the gesture, but it's not what I fucking want. 404 00:25:40,664 --> 00:25:42,729 That is not why I'm leaving. 405 00:25:42,749 --> 00:25:44,017 Then why? 406 00:25:45,335 --> 00:25:48,396 It's a new administration. There will be a job shuffle. 407 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:50,273 Deputy secretary, or...? 408 00:25:51,007 --> 00:25:53,615 - No. - The NSC? 409 00:25:53,635 --> 00:25:56,076 There will be an announcement in a few days. 410 00:25:56,096 --> 00:25:58,073 So, soil the bed and disappear. 411 00:25:58,974 --> 00:26:02,494 I expected more from you, though I honestly don't know why. 412 00:26:05,772 --> 00:26:07,712 Sir, it has been an honor-- 413 00:26:07,732 --> 00:26:12,045 Best of luck. And may the road rise up to kick you in the tits. 414 00:26:17,826 --> 00:26:21,012 He has every right to be upset, as you do. 415 00:26:23,039 --> 00:26:24,771 - I am so sorry. - It's okay. 416 00:26:24,791 --> 00:26:27,268 It is definitely not okay. 417 00:26:29,379 --> 00:26:30,694 We had her in a safe house. 418 00:26:30,714 --> 00:26:32,482 - We had one job. - Kate. 419 00:26:34,634 --> 00:26:35,819 Are you all right? 420 00:26:44,728 --> 00:26:46,705 Sorry, I didn't sleep much. 421 00:26:52,527 --> 00:26:53,628 When do you leave? 422 00:26:54,404 --> 00:26:55,505 Tonight. 423 00:27:01,411 --> 00:27:03,471 I am not going to work at State. 424 00:27:04,039 --> 00:27:07,392 I am going to be my... husband's wife. 425 00:27:12,255 --> 00:27:14,154 'Cause that's what you... 426 00:27:14,174 --> 00:27:15,400 Want? 427 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:19,821 Apparently. 428 00:27:20,305 --> 00:27:21,990 It's what I keep choosing. 429 00:27:26,269 --> 00:27:28,585 In a few days, you'll read about Hal in the paper, 430 00:27:28,605 --> 00:27:31,546 and this will... all make more sense. 431 00:27:31,566 --> 00:27:33,673 - Will it? - I think so. 432 00:27:33,693 --> 00:27:34,961 I hope so. 433 00:27:44,663 --> 00:27:45,889 Sir. 434 00:27:48,041 --> 00:27:49,434 It has been... 435 00:27:52,170 --> 00:27:53,104 Yes. 436 00:27:53,838 --> 00:27:55,106 Indeed, it has. 437 00:28:10,146 --> 00:28:11,247 Hey. 438 00:28:14,651 --> 00:28:15,794 Carole knows. 439 00:28:18,029 --> 00:28:22,180 Because the underwear I couldn't find this morning was in my pant leg 440 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:26,059 and apparently journeyed down to my ankle over the course of the day. 441 00:28:26,079 --> 00:28:27,722 - Okay. - Really? 442 00:28:28,248 --> 00:28:31,064 I mean, I think it's okay. She's not going to tell anyone. 443 00:28:31,084 --> 00:28:35,104 The only one she tells anything to is me. But if... if you're worried... 444 00:28:36,089 --> 00:28:37,190 Danny called. 445 00:28:40,385 --> 00:28:41,945 They want me in Vienna. 446 00:28:43,763 --> 00:28:47,163 We're starting secret talks with Syria. They had a prisoner swap. 447 00:28:47,183 --> 00:28:49,207 No one thought it was gonna move the needle, but... 448 00:28:49,227 --> 00:28:50,620 - It did. - Yeah. 449 00:28:51,312 --> 00:28:52,664 That's great. 450 00:28:53,857 --> 00:28:55,875 It's not going to move fast, Kate. 451 00:28:56,276 --> 00:28:58,837 - No, it's not. - I'm not coming back here. 452 00:29:06,369 --> 00:29:07,512 I'm going with you. 453 00:29:08,830 --> 00:29:09,848 No, you're not. 454 00:29:11,416 --> 00:29:13,643 - I like Austria. - No, you don't. 455 00:29:14,043 --> 00:29:15,942 - I have an open mind. - You don't. 456 00:29:15,962 --> 00:29:17,569 I'll work in the consular section. 457 00:29:17,589 --> 00:29:20,613 I will help hikers find out if the hills really are alive. 458 00:29:20,633 --> 00:29:23,950 You're not going to blow up your career. You should be doing my job. 459 00:29:23,970 --> 00:29:26,489 I'm not having you stamp fucking visas. 460 00:29:28,349 --> 00:29:29,576 Is this a fling? 461 00:29:33,229 --> 00:29:35,081 - No. - Is this what you do? 462 00:29:35,482 --> 00:29:38,339 Are you fucking me because you go from post to post, 463 00:29:38,359 --> 00:29:41,468 teaching the young and idealistic how to fight for democracy 464 00:29:41,488 --> 00:29:43,887 by schooling them with your magic penis? 465 00:29:43,907 --> 00:29:45,758 - Jesus Christ. - Yes or no? 466 00:29:47,619 --> 00:29:50,560 - No. - If you're done, say it. 467 00:29:50,580 --> 00:29:54,814 Say, "Sweetheart, this was fun, but I'm done and I want to move on." 468 00:29:54,834 --> 00:29:57,770 - That's not what I want, Kate. - What do you want? 469 00:30:00,381 --> 00:30:02,280 It's not rocket science, okay? 470 00:30:02,300 --> 00:30:05,784 We would be a tandem couple like everyone else in the fucking service. 471 00:30:05,804 --> 00:30:09,537 I would stamp visas so no one knows I'm actually working for the Iran team, 472 00:30:09,557 --> 00:30:10,830 which could use new blood. 473 00:30:10,850 --> 00:30:13,286 They just got lapped by a computer virus. 474 00:30:13,686 --> 00:30:15,794 You'd get three years. I'd get three years. 475 00:30:15,814 --> 00:30:19,172 We'd go where you had a great job. We'd go where I had a great job. 476 00:30:19,192 --> 00:30:21,586 Simplest math problem in the world. 477 00:30:21,986 --> 00:30:25,965 If you don't want it, have the ball sack to say you don't want it! 478 00:30:37,919 --> 00:30:41,361 Floodlights at Anders are bright. Try not to squint for the photos. 479 00:30:41,381 --> 00:30:43,571 - Who are we expecting? - Reuters and CNN. 480 00:30:43,591 --> 00:30:45,782 - And they know about... - Nothing. 481 00:30:45,802 --> 00:30:47,450 We took the VP seal off the plane. 482 00:30:47,470 --> 00:30:51,162 That's protocol, but it still says United States of America across the body, 483 00:30:51,182 --> 00:30:54,160 so the hold will be at the top of the air stairs. 484 00:30:57,397 --> 00:31:01,709 Actually, let's have you come out first. Give them some solo shots. 485 00:31:02,110 --> 00:31:03,800 They should get us together, right? 486 00:31:03,820 --> 00:31:07,924 If she comes out right behind you, we get both. I'll tell you when to go. 487 00:31:08,533 --> 00:31:10,265 Can I jump in with a question? 488 00:31:10,285 --> 00:31:12,929 I don't mean to interrupt, but, uh... 489 00:31:14,205 --> 00:31:16,265 ...what if she's not on the plane? 490 00:31:17,083 --> 00:31:20,692 - Would anybody bat an eye? - I mean, no, but... 491 00:31:20,712 --> 00:31:24,524 As a hypothetical, what if she stayed in London as ambassador? 492 00:31:25,675 --> 00:31:28,241 Is that coming from State? I... 493 00:31:28,261 --> 00:31:30,076 At the moment, it's coming from me. 494 00:31:30,096 --> 00:31:33,162 There is merit to her staying until he's confirmed. 495 00:31:33,182 --> 00:31:36,119 - But the White House feels that-- - After the confirmation. 496 00:31:36,728 --> 00:31:38,746 What if she just stayed here? 497 00:31:39,397 --> 00:31:42,797 You are speaking for the White House, I'm speaking for the embassy. 498 00:31:42,817 --> 00:31:44,632 I mean, having steady leadership... 499 00:31:44,652 --> 00:31:46,259 - Stuart... - Having her leadership... 500 00:31:46,279 --> 00:31:49,679 You're asking if she can stay in London permanently. 501 00:31:49,699 --> 00:31:51,926 She can fly to DC for the big things. 502 00:31:52,327 --> 00:31:55,894 I mean, how often do you really need her? Twice a month? Once? 503 00:31:55,914 --> 00:31:57,145 The Office of Second Lady 504 00:31:57,165 --> 00:32:00,440 may not be a hive of activity, but it is a bit more involved than that. 505 00:32:00,460 --> 00:32:02,228 What else? Tell me. 506 00:32:02,629 --> 00:32:04,652 We'll make a calendar. Board it out. 507 00:32:04,672 --> 00:32:08,448 America ousted its monarchs. It left a vacuum. 508 00:32:08,468 --> 00:32:11,618 If you don't fill it with a little pomp and circumstance, 509 00:32:11,638 --> 00:32:15,705 if you don't show the people what it means to be a proud American family, 510 00:32:15,725 --> 00:32:19,208 some neo-fascist crawls out of the woodwork and takes the empty throne. 511 00:32:19,228 --> 00:32:21,461 That's the job. You want to board it out? 512 00:32:21,481 --> 00:32:24,130 Well, most American couples have two careers. 513 00:32:24,150 --> 00:32:27,133 You can't survive on one salary in this economy. 514 00:32:27,153 --> 00:32:31,304 So if she is modeling the American family, let her keep her job. 515 00:32:31,324 --> 00:32:33,640 Reflect the family Americans actually have. 516 00:32:33,660 --> 00:32:38,347 She's not losing her job. She's going to be special envoy to Europe. 517 00:32:39,499 --> 00:32:40,480 I'm sorry? 518 00:32:40,500 --> 00:32:43,441 If she wants to stay and be ambassador, we can make it work. 519 00:32:43,461 --> 00:32:46,444 But the White House wants her to be special envoy to Europe. 520 00:32:46,464 --> 00:32:49,197 - That might require a conversation. - It's Billie's idea. 521 00:32:49,217 --> 00:32:51,616 Look, she can go to DC, 522 00:32:51,636 --> 00:32:56,871 lead policy for all of Europe, or she can stay in a shrinking island kingdom 523 00:32:56,891 --> 00:33:00,625 that diddled its economy and rabble-roused its way to global irrelevance. 524 00:33:00,645 --> 00:33:05,171 The only reason she'd choose ambassador in London over special envoy in DC 525 00:33:05,191 --> 00:33:07,919 is if she wanted to be 3,000 miles away from me. 526 00:33:08,987 --> 00:33:10,088 That's right. 527 00:33:20,206 --> 00:33:21,437 I think we're... good. 528 00:33:21,457 --> 00:33:22,767 Yeah. 529 00:33:35,930 --> 00:33:40,076 Is that what you want? To be... 3,000 miles apart? 530 00:33:41,102 --> 00:33:42,328 No. 531 00:34:08,504 --> 00:34:09,814 You want a divorce? 532 00:34:12,050 --> 00:34:14,032 Uh, that's a stupid question. 533 00:34:14,052 --> 00:34:17,326 You've answered it a hundred times. I mean, you most certainly do. 534 00:34:17,346 --> 00:34:18,995 That's not what we're doing. 535 00:34:19,015 --> 00:34:24,954 We had a... secret relationship for 14 months. 536 00:34:27,065 --> 00:34:28,749 We could have a secret divorce. 537 00:34:29,525 --> 00:34:31,002 A separation. 538 00:34:31,611 --> 00:34:34,547 Make it official in a couple years when I'm a has-been. 539 00:34:38,117 --> 00:34:39,635 Yeah, Stuart's right. 540 00:34:40,036 --> 00:34:41,100 Stay here. 541 00:34:41,120 --> 00:34:43,352 Show up for photo ops. 542 00:34:43,372 --> 00:34:46,350 I'm going with you, and I am begging you. 543 00:34:47,293 --> 00:34:49,937 Please don't ask me to make you feel better about it. 544 00:34:50,797 --> 00:34:52,398 I don't have it in me. 545 00:35:07,355 --> 00:35:08,461 Draft is on your desk. 546 00:35:08,481 --> 00:35:12,668 I'm not adding extra words just to make it seem like you spent a lot of time on it. 547 00:35:13,444 --> 00:35:15,129 I would like you to marry me. 548 00:35:29,377 --> 00:35:30,686 You want to do that? 549 00:37:02,220 --> 00:37:04,660 The ambassador's luggage can go straight in the car. 550 00:37:04,680 --> 00:37:06,787 But before anything is loaded, please be sure 551 00:37:06,807 --> 00:37:07,950 it's been tagged... 552 00:37:10,978 --> 00:37:12,872 On my way to the car. Will it wait? 553 00:37:16,192 --> 00:37:18,044 Well, um, I remember... 554 00:37:18,569 --> 00:37:19,837 You talked to the Brits? 555 00:37:20,363 --> 00:37:22,256 - Yeah. - Thanks. 556 00:37:23,157 --> 00:37:24,508 I don't think it helped. 557 00:37:25,952 --> 00:37:28,142 Tell the director it all came from me. 558 00:37:28,162 --> 00:37:29,347 It did. 559 00:37:29,956 --> 00:37:32,647 Exactly. I had you offer Roylin asylum. 560 00:37:32,667 --> 00:37:34,899 I had you rush over before the swearing-in. 561 00:37:34,919 --> 00:37:37,855 They won't blame the second lady. They can't. 562 00:37:41,425 --> 00:37:44,070 Honey, from the Winfield bees. 563 00:37:45,137 --> 00:37:46,202 Thank you, Pensy. 564 00:37:46,222 --> 00:37:49,163 With much labor, they make such sweetness. 565 00:37:49,183 --> 00:37:51,160 May you always remember your time here. 566 00:37:56,232 --> 00:37:57,583 Might I? 567 00:37:57,984 --> 00:38:00,461 Oh, of course. 568 00:38:11,414 --> 00:38:12,640 You will be missed. 569 00:38:16,168 --> 00:38:17,478 Eidra! 570 00:38:18,838 --> 00:38:19,897 Are we okay? 571 00:38:21,507 --> 00:38:22,566 Yeah. 572 00:38:32,560 --> 00:38:36,747 Let me tell you, floor statements, special orders, transcripts... 573 00:38:48,409 --> 00:38:49,510 Ma'am. 574 00:39:24,612 --> 00:39:25,963 Byron. 575 00:39:27,823 --> 00:39:30,426 I've done this for a number of ambassadors. 576 00:39:30,868 --> 00:39:32,219 You were different. 577 00:39:32,995 --> 00:39:35,181 I'm gonna try to lure you to DC. 578 00:39:36,374 --> 00:39:38,559 I hope we get to host you back at Winfield. 579 00:39:40,878 --> 00:39:43,022 Thanks for taking such good care of her.