1 00:00:03,519 --> 00:00:05,954 ELIZABETH: Can you imagine 2 00:00:05,955 --> 00:00:09,992 how many meetings and discussions 3 00:00:09,993 --> 00:00:12,666 it took to get this thing made? 4 00:00:12,667 --> 00:00:14,320 Apparently, there was an argument 5 00:00:14,321 --> 00:00:16,455 to make the structure a log cabin. 6 00:00:16,456 --> 00:00:17,957 - Seriously? - Yeah. 7 00:00:17,958 --> 00:00:19,725 - Pretty big cabin. - Mm-hmm. 8 00:00:19,726 --> 00:00:21,861 Why won't Russell answer my text? 9 00:00:21,862 --> 00:00:23,362 JASON: Um, other than helping run 10 00:00:23,363 --> 00:00:25,431 the most powerful country in the world? 11 00:00:25,432 --> 00:00:27,767 I never ask for anything, but I need a Monday off 12 00:00:27,768 --> 00:00:29,335 - in two months. - What for? 13 00:00:29,336 --> 00:00:32,138 Emma Feldman's wedding, in Turks and Caicos. 14 00:00:32,139 --> 00:00:33,121 Ah. 15 00:00:33,122 --> 00:00:34,707 Can people stop with the destination weddings? 16 00:00:34,708 --> 00:00:37,243 Hey, who remembers the actual occasion for... 17 00:00:37,244 --> 00:00:38,511 the Gettysburg Address? 18 00:00:38,512 --> 00:00:40,213 Don't make it school, honey. 19 00:00:40,214 --> 00:00:41,581 They used to like it. 20 00:00:41,582 --> 00:00:43,349 Well, then they grew up. 21 00:00:43,350 --> 00:00:44,984 We've lived here almost four years. 22 00:00:44,985 --> 00:00:48,554 This is the first time doing D.C. as a family... 23 00:00:48,555 --> 00:00:50,189 You thought they'd like it. Me, too. 24 00:00:50,190 --> 00:00:52,992 But we forgot... they have lives. 25 00:00:52,993 --> 00:00:54,393 They have phones. Their lives happen 26 00:00:54,394 --> 00:00:56,429 - on phones. - I hate that. 27 00:00:56,430 --> 00:00:58,831 Oh. Go ahead, 28 00:00:58,832 --> 00:01:00,867 - but there's no point. - I hate that, too. 29 00:01:00,868 --> 00:01:03,169 God! Why has no one checked my blog post 30 00:01:03,170 --> 00:01:05,304 about the history of the poncho? 31 00:01:05,305 --> 00:01:06,839 It's, like, everyone wants to be in it, 32 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:08,708 but no one wants to know where it came from. 33 00:01:08,709 --> 00:01:10,543 - Huh. Funny that. Okay, come on, - (ELIZABETH LAUGHS) 34 00:01:10,544 --> 00:01:12,078 Vietnam Memorial. Let's go. 35 00:01:12,079 --> 00:01:13,212 - (GROANS) - No, please. 36 00:01:13,213 --> 00:01:15,648 - One memorial and you're done? - No, 37 00:01:15,649 --> 00:01:17,950 it's just, like, the wall is gonna be so heavy. 38 00:01:17,951 --> 00:01:19,418 Can we, like, break it up 39 00:01:19,419 --> 00:01:21,420 - with something fun, maybe? - Yeah, sure, 40 00:01:21,421 --> 00:01:23,489 we'll go directly to the statue memorializing 41 00:01:23,490 --> 00:01:25,658 what fun it was forming a democracy. 42 00:01:25,659 --> 00:01:28,494 Yeah, okay, okay, we need a break and maybe some food. 43 00:01:28,495 --> 00:01:29,996 I know a fun place that's nearby, 44 00:01:29,997 --> 00:01:32,746 and we can look at the cherry blossoms on the way. Come on. 45 00:01:32,747 --> 00:01:34,429 Gift from the Japanese government in 1912. 46 00:01:34,430 --> 00:01:37,168 - Stop teaching. Stop teaching. - That's what I do. 47 00:01:38,437 --> 00:01:40,006 Oh! 48 00:01:40,007 --> 00:01:41,207 It's a little long. 49 00:01:41,208 --> 00:01:42,341 Really? 50 00:01:42,342 --> 00:01:43,576 Inches. 51 00:01:43,577 --> 00:01:45,211 Inches inside. 52 00:01:45,212 --> 00:01:46,846 Receiver's call. 53 00:01:46,847 --> 00:01:48,681 Gentlemen's game, dude. Right? 54 00:01:48,682 --> 00:01:50,082 Okay, Viscount. 55 00:01:50,083 --> 00:01:52,384 Try this. 56 00:01:54,787 --> 00:01:56,155 Nice. 57 00:01:56,156 --> 00:01:58,223 Breeze helped you out a little. 58 00:01:58,925 --> 00:02:01,093 - I can feel it. - Yeah. 59 00:02:01,094 --> 00:02:03,462 More like the breeze of the ball saying, "Don't bother." 60 00:02:03,463 --> 00:02:05,231 Yeah. Come on. 61 00:02:05,232 --> 00:02:07,999 Okay, Waffles, water break. 62 00:02:08,734 --> 00:02:10,536 Here. 63 00:02:10,537 --> 00:02:12,071 - Come on and drink. Oh. - Uh... 64 00:02:12,072 --> 00:02:12,879 (LAUGHING) 65 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:15,207 Sorry. Thor just has to meet every dog in the park 66 00:02:15,208 --> 00:02:16,976 before he does his business. 67 00:02:16,977 --> 00:02:18,411 - Thor? - Yeah. 68 00:02:18,412 --> 00:02:20,379 Oh, I'm sorry, cutie, but you are not a Thor. 69 00:02:20,380 --> 00:02:22,748 Right? He was already named when I rescued him. 70 00:02:22,749 --> 00:02:24,817 Oh, I-I rescued Waffles, too. 71 00:02:24,818 --> 00:02:26,919 Waffles? Seriously? 72 00:02:26,920 --> 00:02:29,622 Uh-huh. A bomb- sniffing-school washout. 73 00:02:29,623 --> 00:02:31,691 Named after a fancy pancake. 74 00:02:31,692 --> 00:02:33,659 - Oh, are you in the Bureau? - No, State. 75 00:02:33,660 --> 00:02:36,195 Is your husband in State, too? 76 00:02:36,196 --> 00:02:37,563 I'm not married. 77 00:02:37,564 --> 00:02:39,365 I'm kind of single mom'ing it. 78 00:02:39,366 --> 00:02:42,635 Oh. I'm Thomas. (CHUCKLES) 79 00:02:42,636 --> 00:02:44,836 Daisy. 80 00:02:45,504 --> 00:02:47,440 - Eh! Hooked it. - Eh. 81 00:02:47,441 --> 00:02:49,442 Just the right amount, Mr. President. 82 00:02:49,443 --> 00:02:50,743 Where's Elizabeth today? 83 00:02:50,744 --> 00:02:53,179 She had a family conflict. 84 00:02:53,180 --> 00:02:55,982 Talk about a swing. 85 00:02:55,983 --> 00:02:59,885 She can't make the NSC game, my wallet just says thank you. 86 00:02:59,886 --> 00:03:01,920 BECKER (LAUGHS): Amen to that. 87 00:03:03,522 --> 00:03:05,291 ELIZABETH: Yes! 88 00:03:05,292 --> 00:03:07,927 Incredible. Your mom has always been really turbo about this game. 89 00:03:07,928 --> 00:03:10,196 - Mama needs that big... - Whoa. 90 00:03:10,197 --> 00:03:11,664 What is that up there? 91 00:03:11,665 --> 00:03:12,965 - HENRY: Manatee? - Manatee. 92 00:03:12,966 --> 00:03:14,533 Yeah! Oh! 93 00:03:14,534 --> 00:03:17,703 You guys should pay attention and see how this is done. 94 00:03:17,704 --> 00:03:19,338 I don't need a manatee. 95 00:03:19,339 --> 00:03:22,575 - Is anyone getting reception in here? - No. I'm just 96 00:03:22,576 --> 00:03:24,343 - deleting photos. - It's a total dead zone. 97 00:03:24,344 --> 00:03:25,578 Maybe that's why 98 00:03:25,579 --> 00:03:27,146 I still haven't heard from Russell. 99 00:03:27,147 --> 00:03:28,514 Maybe the parking lot? 100 00:03:28,515 --> 00:03:30,850 Hey, could we all put down our robots 101 00:03:30,851 --> 00:03:33,085 and enjoy this family activity 102 00:03:33,086 --> 00:03:35,254 that we insisted on doing? 103 00:03:35,255 --> 00:03:37,356 - Come on! - Okay, fine. Hand it over. 104 00:03:37,357 --> 00:03:39,492 - Come on, here. - There, you can do this one. 105 00:03:39,493 --> 00:03:40,626 Wait, wait. 106 00:03:40,627 --> 00:03:42,461 - Bring it straight back. Straight back. - Whoo! 107 00:03:42,462 --> 00:03:43,829 Straight back. No spin, no spin! 108 00:03:43,830 --> 00:03:45,097 ELIZABETH: Yeah, baby! 109 00:03:45,098 --> 00:03:47,166 - KAT: Hey. - BLAKE: Hey. 110 00:03:47,167 --> 00:03:50,569 - What are you in for? - Oh, self-imposed spring cleaning 111 00:03:50,570 --> 00:03:53,339 M-Sec's personal files. You? 112 00:03:53,340 --> 00:03:54,874 A big policy binder 113 00:03:54,875 --> 00:03:56,942 for the Bureau of South Central Asian Affairs 114 00:03:56,943 --> 00:03:58,344 which isn't due for a month, 115 00:03:58,345 --> 00:04:00,212 but it's keeping me awake at night. 116 00:04:00,213 --> 00:04:01,547 Do you need some help? 117 00:04:01,548 --> 00:04:03,949 - I'm almost done with my pathology. - Really? 118 00:04:03,950 --> 00:04:05,284 No, really. 119 00:04:05,285 --> 00:04:07,353 It's a 500-page dossier, 120 00:04:07,354 --> 00:04:10,156 and it's not exactly a potboiler. 121 00:04:10,157 --> 00:04:12,194 I'd like to dip my toe in another department. 122 00:04:12,195 --> 00:04:13,105 Oh. 123 00:04:13,106 --> 00:04:14,927 I should also get a more concrete idea 124 00:04:14,928 --> 00:04:17,029 of what I'm supposed to do next. 125 00:04:17,030 --> 00:04:19,698 Well, if you still want to do policy after this, 126 00:04:19,699 --> 00:04:22,034 you may have found your calling, my friend. 127 00:04:22,035 --> 00:04:23,035 Great. 128 00:04:23,036 --> 00:04:24,303 DALTON: That really was 129 00:04:24,304 --> 00:04:27,039 - a hell of a drive, Gordon. - Well, thank you, sir. 130 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:28,541 My lucky day, I guess. 131 00:04:28,542 --> 00:04:29,742 Not if POTUS cuts your budget. 132 00:04:29,743 --> 00:04:31,744 (CHUCKLES) Thank you, Russell. 133 00:04:31,745 --> 00:04:34,146 Now, do I have to wonder every time I win 134 00:04:34,147 --> 00:04:36,048 if it's because someone was afraid of me? 135 00:04:36,049 --> 00:04:38,751 Well, you really weren't wondering that already, sir? 136 00:04:38,752 --> 00:04:40,986 (PHONE PLAYING ALARM TONE) 137 00:04:40,987 --> 00:04:43,089 That's a soothing ring choice. 138 00:04:43,090 --> 00:04:44,590 It's STRATCOM. 139 00:04:44,591 --> 00:04:47,792 This is NSA Ellen Hill. 140 00:04:53,466 --> 00:04:54,667 Charlie. 141 00:04:54,668 --> 00:04:57,636 Delta. Three. Three. Niner. Seven. 142 00:04:57,637 --> 00:04:59,671 What's going on? 143 00:05:00,372 --> 00:05:02,475 Confidence level? 144 00:05:02,476 --> 00:05:05,811 Gather the NSC plus five and kick it to CiC comms 145 00:05:05,812 --> 00:05:08,080 - immediately. - What the hell is it? 146 00:05:08,081 --> 00:05:09,448 Early warning satellites 147 00:05:09,449 --> 00:05:11,250 detected multiple Russian launches. 148 00:05:11,251 --> 00:05:13,858 - What?! - Salnikov can't be that crazy. 149 00:05:13,859 --> 00:05:15,621 He said he'd get us back after Syria. 150 00:05:15,622 --> 00:05:17,890 - By launching nukes? - AGENT: Cover Falcon! Cover Falcon! 151 00:05:17,891 --> 00:05:20,159 CIA's psych eval of Salnikov 152 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:21,660 indicated volatility and mood swings. 153 00:05:21,661 --> 00:05:22,728 We just killed 154 00:05:22,729 --> 00:05:25,397 - 300 Russians in Aleppo. - Mr. President, 155 00:05:25,398 --> 00:05:27,032 I have STRATCOM. Put them on speaker, Captain. 156 00:05:27,033 --> 00:05:28,134 Yes, sir. 157 00:05:28,135 --> 00:05:30,069 Colonel McPherson is on the line. 158 00:05:30,070 --> 00:05:32,138 - McPherson? - General Bradley is off duty, sir. 159 00:05:32,139 --> 00:05:34,140 NSC plus five is being patched in. 160 00:05:34,141 --> 00:05:36,142 Colonel McPherson, what's the sitrep? 161 00:05:36,143 --> 00:05:37,176 Mr. President, 162 00:05:37,177 --> 00:05:38,344 SSPARS is now tracking 163 00:05:38,345 --> 00:05:40,379 more than 400 Russian ICBMs 164 00:05:40,380 --> 00:05:42,014 heading for U.S. mainland, 165 00:05:42,015 --> 00:05:44,517 striking in about 20 minutes. 166 00:05:44,518 --> 00:05:47,086 - Oh, my God. - What about our monitoring stations? 167 00:05:47,087 --> 00:05:48,821 London and Alaska already confirmed; Greenland on alert. 168 00:05:48,822 --> 00:05:49,822 Is there anything 169 00:05:49,823 --> 00:05:51,223 indicating otherwise? 170 00:05:51,224 --> 00:05:53,893 - No, sir. - Do we have all NSC on the line? 171 00:05:53,894 --> 00:05:56,128 All but Secretary McCord and DNI Ware, sir. 172 00:05:56,129 --> 00:05:57,329 We can't reach them. 173 00:05:57,330 --> 00:05:59,865 Does anyone have any reason to believe 174 00:05:59,866 --> 00:06:01,800 that our systems could be wrong? 175 00:06:01,801 --> 00:06:03,802 Admiral Forsyth here, Mr. President. 176 00:06:03,803 --> 00:06:06,291 It's a long shot, but we've always worried about a hack. 177 00:06:06,292 --> 00:06:07,284 Not possible. 178 00:06:07,285 --> 00:06:10,142 The network's air gapped and continually monitored for unauthorized code. 179 00:06:10,143 --> 00:06:12,011 Now is not the time to be defensive 180 00:06:12,012 --> 00:06:13,245 about our systems, Gordon. 181 00:06:13,246 --> 00:06:15,281 Colonel, is there anything indicating 182 00:06:15,282 --> 00:06:17,416 a possible intrusion in the network, anything at all? 183 00:06:17,417 --> 00:06:18,551 No, sir. Every indication 184 00:06:18,552 --> 00:06:20,419 is that we are under attack, Mr. President. 185 00:06:20,420 --> 00:06:22,421 Sir, I recommend initiating Night Watch continuity 186 00:06:22,422 --> 00:06:24,423 of government protocol immediately. 187 00:06:24,424 --> 00:06:26,791 Do it. Major, open the football. 188 00:06:29,695 --> 00:06:32,498 ELIZABETH: Three, two, one... 189 00:06:32,499 --> 00:06:34,567 ALISON: Dad, you're already so far behind. 190 00:06:34,568 --> 00:06:36,569 HENRY: Well, I... - Put your foot on the gas! 191 00:06:36,570 --> 00:06:38,771 What are those... those oil can things? 192 00:06:38,772 --> 00:06:41,407 You have to grab them, Dad, so you can leave the oil slicks. 193 00:06:41,408 --> 00:06:43,075 - I'll crash. - It's okay to crash. 194 00:06:43,076 --> 00:06:45,010 I can't crash... I'm a trained pilot. 195 00:06:45,011 --> 00:06:46,345 These things have consequences. 196 00:06:46,346 --> 00:06:47,980 It's called Redline Rampage, you got to be 197 00:06:47,981 --> 00:06:48,981 a little bit more rampage-y... 198 00:06:48,982 --> 00:06:50,916 (ALL SHOUTING) 199 00:06:50,917 --> 00:06:52,718 (CHUCKLES) Oh... 200 00:06:52,719 --> 00:06:56,288 I am seriously stunned to be beating you right now. 201 00:06:56,289 --> 00:06:57,957 I mean, I don't know what's happening. 202 00:06:57,958 --> 00:06:59,225 Well, don't get used to it. 203 00:06:59,226 --> 00:07:00,626 And you can stop with the... 204 00:07:00,627 --> 00:07:03,128 - (PHONE CHIMES) - psych-out. 205 00:07:03,129 --> 00:07:06,464 MATT: That was uncalled for. 206 00:07:09,168 --> 00:07:11,337 Is everything okay? 207 00:07:11,338 --> 00:07:13,405 Uh, family emergency. 208 00:07:13,406 --> 00:07:15,641 - Is Chloe okay? - Yeah. 209 00:07:15,642 --> 00:07:17,276 I, uh... I just have to go. 210 00:07:17,277 --> 00:07:18,776 Sorry. 211 00:07:19,979 --> 00:07:22,058 DALTON: Major Attack Option Three 212 00:07:22,059 --> 00:07:24,188 takes out all of their military installations 213 00:07:24,189 --> 00:07:25,805 but limits civilian casualties. 214 00:07:25,806 --> 00:07:26,983 Problem with that is we can't guarantee 215 00:07:26,984 --> 00:07:29,421 - it neutralizes their entire military. - Mr. President, 216 00:07:29,422 --> 00:07:31,123 I strongly advise Major Attack Option One. 217 00:07:31,124 --> 00:07:32,791 I concur. Anything less 218 00:07:32,792 --> 00:07:34,493 than the most devastating counterstrike 219 00:07:34,494 --> 00:07:37,362 invites a second wave, killing even more Americans. 220 00:07:40,299 --> 00:07:42,367 We need to get you airborne, Mr. President. 221 00:07:45,471 --> 00:07:47,573 HILL: Mr. President, 222 00:07:47,574 --> 00:07:50,075 we're running out of time... if you don't launch 223 00:07:50,076 --> 00:07:53,045 before the Russian missiles hit, they could take out our silos, 224 00:07:53,046 --> 00:07:55,981 - severely limiting our response. - We'd lose an entire leg 225 00:07:55,982 --> 00:07:57,616 of the nuclear triad. 226 00:07:57,617 --> 00:08:00,619 There has to be a better option than just... 227 00:08:00,620 --> 00:08:03,088 responding in kind to an all-out Russian attack. 228 00:08:03,089 --> 00:08:05,658 It'd almost certainly bring on a nuclear winter, 229 00:08:05,659 --> 00:08:07,826 killing everyone on the planet. 230 00:08:07,827 --> 00:08:09,862 We have to think about that. 231 00:08:09,863 --> 00:08:12,331 HILL: Nuclear winter is a theory, Russell. 232 00:08:12,332 --> 00:08:13,632 The president has to execute 233 00:08:13,633 --> 00:08:15,534 what we've been gaming and planning for decades. 234 00:08:15,535 --> 00:08:17,249 There's only one way to fulfill your 235 00:08:17,250 --> 00:08:19,271 constitutional obligation, Mr. President. 236 00:08:19,272 --> 00:08:21,606 It's Major Attack Option One. 237 00:08:23,776 --> 00:08:26,811 Does anyone disagree with that assessment? 238 00:08:29,481 --> 00:08:32,351 Do we have the Pentagon War Room on the line? 239 00:08:32,352 --> 00:08:34,586 Yes, Mr. President. General Nelson here. 240 00:08:34,587 --> 00:08:36,555 Ready to authenticate the nuclear launch codes 241 00:08:36,556 --> 00:08:38,757 on your call. 242 00:08:38,758 --> 00:08:41,826 ♪ 243 00:08:54,773 --> 00:09:01,602 Subtitle sync and corrections by 00:22:27,333 Meanwhile, satellites pick up 535 00:22:27,334 --> 00:22:29,990 a couple routine launches practically every day, 536 00:22:29,991 --> 00:22:33,371 STRATCOM automatically starts the drill in response, 537 00:22:33,372 --> 00:22:35,439 again and again, rinse and repeat. 538 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:36,440 Bess is right. 539 00:22:36,441 --> 00:22:38,743 This-this is not 540 00:22:38,744 --> 00:22:41,278 a rational, deliberate process. 541 00:22:41,279 --> 00:22:45,149 It-it's the rote enactment of a prepared script 542 00:22:45,150 --> 00:22:47,017 that forces leaders to render decisions 543 00:22:47,018 --> 00:22:50,087 determining the fate of the planet and mankind 544 00:22:50,088 --> 00:22:52,356 under excruciating pressure. 545 00:22:52,357 --> 00:22:55,726 If we, if we don't do everything in our power 546 00:22:55,727 --> 00:23:00,931 to fix it, reduce the odds of this happening again, 547 00:23:00,932 --> 00:23:04,702 then aren't we all complicit 548 00:23:04,703 --> 00:23:08,805 in recklessness that borders on immorality? 549 00:23:24,889 --> 00:23:28,024 We'll talk again tomorrow. 550 00:23:35,213 --> 00:23:38,484 (GROANS) Russell hasn't gotten back to me, 551 00:23:38,485 --> 00:23:39,785 and Emma is freaking out. 552 00:23:39,786 --> 00:23:41,821 God, she wants the whole guest list 553 00:23:41,822 --> 00:23:43,255 two months in advance; I mean, like, 554 00:23:43,256 --> 00:23:45,992 people lose their minds over weddings. 555 00:23:45,993 --> 00:23:47,493 ALISON: And what's with Turks and Caicos? 556 00:23:47,494 --> 00:23:49,161 - Can you even afford that? - STEVIE: No! 557 00:23:49,162 --> 00:23:51,030 I cannot, I can't eat out for an entire month. 558 00:23:51,031 --> 00:23:52,565 It is very insensitive of her. 559 00:23:52,566 --> 00:23:54,533 - So blow it off. - She's one of my best friends. 560 00:23:54,534 --> 00:23:55,701 I can't do that. 561 00:23:55,702 --> 00:23:57,169 You know, you guys, 562 00:23:57,170 --> 00:23:58,504 just go on, we got this. 563 00:23:58,505 --> 00:24:00,806 - Okay. - Back to compulsively checking my blog. 564 00:24:00,807 --> 00:24:02,074 Oh, yeah, 565 00:24:02,075 --> 00:24:04,609 - when is your project due? - Um, a week from Friday. 566 00:24:08,481 --> 00:24:10,483 I can't normalize. 567 00:24:10,484 --> 00:24:12,351 Me, either. 568 00:24:12,352 --> 00:24:14,853 How do we get our lives back? 569 00:24:16,122 --> 00:24:19,692 We just keep doing it, I guess. 570 00:24:19,693 --> 00:24:23,394 What were you thinking about, when we were waiting? 571 00:24:24,130 --> 00:24:26,631 What a lucky man I am. 572 00:24:28,968 --> 00:24:31,370 What a blessed life I'd had. 573 00:24:31,371 --> 00:24:34,040 But sad, you know, 574 00:24:34,041 --> 00:24:36,876 for the kids, for the future they wouldn't get to have. 575 00:24:36,877 --> 00:24:40,146 Me, too. 576 00:24:40,147 --> 00:24:43,214 (PHONE VIBRATES) 577 00:24:44,950 --> 00:24:47,252 (SIGHS SOFTLY) 578 00:24:49,855 --> 00:24:51,957 Conrad's here. 579 00:24:51,958 --> 00:24:55,294 I thought of telling Lydia, 580 00:24:55,295 --> 00:24:58,397 but she was washing her face, 581 00:24:58,398 --> 00:25:01,400 complaining about her crow's feet. 582 00:25:01,401 --> 00:25:05,604 I told her all I see are those beautiful eyes, 583 00:25:05,605 --> 00:25:07,306 and she called me a liar. 584 00:25:07,307 --> 00:25:09,475 (LAUGHS SOFTLY) 585 00:25:09,476 --> 00:25:12,344 If only she knew how beautiful she looked tonight. 586 00:25:12,345 --> 00:25:14,814 Ignorance really is bliss. 587 00:25:14,815 --> 00:25:16,716 Whole country. 588 00:25:16,717 --> 00:25:18,751 World. 589 00:25:18,752 --> 00:25:20,686 Oblivious. 590 00:25:20,687 --> 00:25:21,854 HENRY: Well. 591 00:25:21,855 --> 00:25:25,257 We were all in that oblivion for a little while, 592 00:25:25,258 --> 00:25:28,327 but now there's no going back. 593 00:25:28,328 --> 00:25:30,796 No, indeed. 594 00:25:30,797 --> 00:25:32,865 When I believed the Russians had launched, 595 00:25:32,866 --> 00:25:34,900 I kept trying to understand why. 596 00:25:34,901 --> 00:25:36,802 I thought, if it's all going to hell, 597 00:25:36,803 --> 00:25:39,004 and I'm responsible for half of it, 598 00:25:39,005 --> 00:25:41,941 I should at least comprehend it. 599 00:25:41,942 --> 00:25:44,343 HENRY: And what did you come up with? 600 00:25:44,344 --> 00:25:46,112 Well, you're gonna laugh. 601 00:25:46,113 --> 00:25:47,580 And it's not the perfect analogue, 602 00:25:47,581 --> 00:25:50,082 Professor. 603 00:25:50,083 --> 00:25:52,451 That fable about the scorpion and the frog. 604 00:25:52,452 --> 00:25:54,053 (BOTH CHUCKLE) 605 00:25:54,054 --> 00:25:55,454 Well, that sounds about right. 606 00:25:55,455 --> 00:25:56,722 I thought, well, we killed 607 00:25:56,723 --> 00:25:59,658 300 Russians in Syria last week. 608 00:25:59,659 --> 00:26:01,827 It must just be President Salnikov's nature 609 00:26:01,828 --> 00:26:03,896 to retaliate with everything they've got. 610 00:26:03,897 --> 00:26:05,097 I know it doesn't make sense, 611 00:26:05,098 --> 00:26:07,933 but that's what keeps spinning in my mind. 612 00:26:07,934 --> 00:26:09,902 Things that don't make sense. 613 00:26:09,903 --> 00:26:12,571 Like what if these missiles don't protect us 614 00:26:12,572 --> 00:26:16,742 nearly as much as they threaten us? 615 00:26:16,743 --> 00:26:18,310 We need to do everything we can 616 00:26:18,311 --> 00:26:21,313 to make sure that our policies make sense, 617 00:26:21,314 --> 00:26:24,917 and if they don't, we need to change them. 618 00:26:24,918 --> 00:26:26,919 I thought you wanted to sleep on it. 619 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:28,354 I did. 620 00:26:28,355 --> 00:26:31,357 Until I realized I can't sleep without doing something. 621 00:26:31,358 --> 00:26:33,325 Name it. 622 00:26:33,326 --> 00:26:37,062 Back channel with the Russians. 623 00:26:37,063 --> 00:26:42,434 I'm guessing they got a whiff of our silo doors opening. 624 00:26:42,435 --> 00:26:45,504 If you can get any interest in mutual de-alerting, 625 00:26:45,505 --> 00:26:48,374 maybe we push for a new treaty. 626 00:26:48,375 --> 00:26:51,744 I'll drink to that. 627 00:26:51,745 --> 00:26:53,879 Isn't it a little late to call Moscow? 628 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:56,482 Avdonin is in the Caymans at a banking conference... 629 00:26:56,483 --> 00:26:57,750 or money laundering. 630 00:26:57,751 --> 00:26:59,185 I want to back channel right in front of him 631 00:26:59,186 --> 00:27:00,886 on this one. 632 00:27:00,887 --> 00:27:03,022 DAISY: Hey, gang. 633 00:27:03,023 --> 00:27:05,724 - Pass me that pitcher, and a straw. - ALL: Hey. 634 00:27:05,725 --> 00:27:07,126 What news from the world? 635 00:27:07,127 --> 00:27:09,528 Same. Just cable news continuously reporting 636 00:27:09,529 --> 00:27:11,463 on Marine One landing on the golf course, 637 00:27:11,464 --> 00:27:14,400 Air Force One's mystery flight, and high-level officials 638 00:27:14,401 --> 00:27:18,304 being whisked away and all of a sudden, returned. 639 00:27:18,305 --> 00:27:20,005 Well, everyone at the White House is saying 640 00:27:20,006 --> 00:27:21,507 that it was some kind of drill, so... 641 00:27:21,508 --> 00:27:24,476 For nuclear evacuation... also, I have a friend at the Pentagon 642 00:27:24,477 --> 00:27:25,845 - saying it wasn't a drill. - What? 643 00:27:25,846 --> 00:27:28,848 Hey, you were whisked away from the tennis courts. 644 00:27:28,849 --> 00:27:30,749 That was a nanny thing. 645 00:27:30,750 --> 00:27:32,718 No, that wasn't your nanny face. 646 00:27:32,719 --> 00:27:35,154 Here's what I think. 647 00:27:35,155 --> 00:27:39,191 I think it wasn't a drill, and Jay got whisked. 648 00:27:39,192 --> 00:27:42,528 Because he's on the list. 649 00:27:42,529 --> 00:27:44,129 What list? 650 00:27:44,130 --> 00:27:48,801 The list, dude, the-the people that get taken to Mount Weather. 651 00:27:48,802 --> 00:27:51,136 It's an underground city where they keep 652 00:27:51,137 --> 00:27:52,938 a small population going for a couple of years. 653 00:27:52,939 --> 00:27:54,106 How do you know if you're on the list? 654 00:27:54,107 --> 00:27:55,541 Well, they tell you. 655 00:27:55,542 --> 00:27:58,277 For example, I know I am not on the list, so... 656 00:27:58,278 --> 00:27:59,979 My skin will be melting off my bones 657 00:27:59,980 --> 00:28:01,447 along with all of you lovely people. 658 00:28:01,448 --> 00:28:02,514 Thanks. 659 00:28:02,515 --> 00:28:03,849 - You're welcome. - (SNORTS) 660 00:28:03,850 --> 00:28:05,951 But you're-you're on it, though, aren't you? 661 00:28:05,952 --> 00:28:07,419 I mean, come on, you can tell us. 662 00:28:07,420 --> 00:28:08,687 We're not gonna hold it against you. 663 00:28:08,688 --> 00:28:09,722 Can we change the subject? 664 00:28:09,723 --> 00:28:12,057 - Seriously. Seriously. - Uh-oh. 665 00:28:12,058 --> 00:28:13,492 I knew it. 666 00:28:13,493 --> 00:28:15,427 I'm not saying I'm on the list. 667 00:28:15,428 --> 00:28:17,129 (LAUGHS) 668 00:28:17,130 --> 00:28:18,297 But let me, let me just tell you 669 00:28:18,298 --> 00:28:21,033 what that particular privilege buys you. 670 00:28:21,034 --> 00:28:22,368 Mm-hmm. Tell him. 671 00:28:22,369 --> 00:28:23,769 You get whisked away, you do... 672 00:28:23,770 --> 00:28:25,004 Mm-hmm. 673 00:28:25,005 --> 00:28:27,973 ...without saying good-bye to your friends and family. 674 00:28:27,974 --> 00:28:30,876 And then, you get to be in an underground bunker 675 00:28:30,877 --> 00:28:34,813 with generals and top government brass for weeks or months, 676 00:28:34,814 --> 00:28:38,651 eating MREs and drinking ionized water. 677 00:28:38,652 --> 00:28:40,019 You emerge 678 00:28:40,020 --> 00:28:44,757 after the radiation's reduced to livable levels, 679 00:28:44,758 --> 00:28:47,660 at which point, you get to try 680 00:28:47,661 --> 00:28:49,795 to pick out your loved ones' bones 681 00:28:49,796 --> 00:28:53,599 from the rubble and ash. 682 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:56,769 And then, you spend 683 00:28:56,770 --> 00:28:59,505 however many years 684 00:28:59,506 --> 00:29:02,107 running the bombed out husk 685 00:29:02,108 --> 00:29:07,012 of the former United States government under martial law. 686 00:29:07,013 --> 00:29:11,182 That's not a list that you want to be on. 687 00:29:16,689 --> 00:29:17,823 Have a good night. 688 00:29:17,824 --> 00:29:20,993 - Good night. - Good night. 689 00:29:20,994 --> 00:29:23,095 He's definitely on the list. 690 00:29:23,096 --> 00:29:25,763 (KNOCKING ON DOOR) 691 00:29:28,934 --> 00:29:32,071 Secretary McCord. 692 00:29:32,072 --> 00:29:34,740 I was surprised to hear you requested to meet 693 00:29:34,741 --> 00:29:37,476 after what happened in Syria last week. 694 00:29:37,477 --> 00:29:41,113 The loss of life was tragic, 695 00:29:41,114 --> 00:29:44,850 and I am truly sorry for the soldiers' families. 696 00:29:44,851 --> 00:29:46,418 But that's not why I'm here. 697 00:29:46,419 --> 00:29:50,122 Did you not get the message that I declined this meeting? 698 00:29:50,123 --> 00:29:52,091 I did. 699 00:29:52,092 --> 00:29:55,760 Yet you flew over a thousand miles just to come here anyway. 700 00:29:58,931 --> 00:30:02,701 How do you say, "This better be good." 701 00:30:02,702 --> 00:30:04,969 (EXHALES) 702 00:30:08,273 --> 00:30:11,577 We need to overhaul our nuclear weapons posture. 703 00:30:11,578 --> 00:30:13,579 Oh, is that all? 704 00:30:13,580 --> 00:30:17,549 Specifically, the hair trigger. 705 00:30:17,550 --> 00:30:21,286 Alert status, you call it boy-eh-voy stat-tohs. 706 00:30:21,287 --> 00:30:23,655 Curious timing. 707 00:30:23,656 --> 00:30:26,825 GRU reported an interesting military exercise 708 00:30:26,826 --> 00:30:30,429 your country performed yesterday. 709 00:30:30,430 --> 00:30:32,731 (SIGHS) 710 00:30:32,732 --> 00:30:36,368 Well, let's just say, 711 00:30:36,369 --> 00:30:40,072 made a compelling argument for de-alerting. 712 00:30:40,073 --> 00:30:43,941 You must have had quite a day. 713 00:30:47,346 --> 00:30:48,747 I can get another one. 714 00:30:48,748 --> 00:30:50,983 No, thanks. 715 00:30:50,984 --> 00:30:54,520 All I'm asking is if you think 716 00:30:54,521 --> 00:30:57,189 there might be an opening for a new treaty. 717 00:30:57,190 --> 00:30:59,491 De-alerting. 718 00:30:59,492 --> 00:31:02,528 Maybe even reducing stockpiles. 719 00:31:02,529 --> 00:31:06,531 We cherish our children as much as you do, Elizabeth. 720 00:31:08,267 --> 00:31:12,471 This... this is an initial proposal 721 00:31:12,472 --> 00:31:14,906 for a framework. 722 00:31:17,810 --> 00:31:21,512 We could... even start now. 723 00:31:31,090 --> 00:31:32,591 Gordon Becker, ma'am. 724 00:31:32,592 --> 00:31:35,027 I heard about your little jaunt to the Caymans. 725 00:31:35,028 --> 00:31:38,063 Well, yeah, I alerted your office. 726 00:31:38,064 --> 00:31:39,965 And... coffee? 727 00:31:39,966 --> 00:31:42,101 You're giving the president bad advice. 728 00:31:42,102 --> 00:31:44,736 Well, isn't that for him to decide? 729 00:31:44,737 --> 00:31:46,505 I know you're the Dalton whisperer, 730 00:31:46,506 --> 00:31:47,739 but now you're getting into just... 731 00:31:47,740 --> 00:31:49,341 Excuse me, what? 732 00:31:49,342 --> 00:31:50,776 Oh, come on, Elizabeth. 733 00:31:50,777 --> 00:31:52,778 Everybody knows you play the friend card with him. 734 00:31:52,779 --> 00:31:54,145 Really? 735 00:31:56,115 --> 00:31:57,249 I'm just trying to decide 736 00:31:57,250 --> 00:31:59,885 if that's more insulting to me or POTUS. 737 00:31:59,886 --> 00:32:02,221 Look, I've never balked at your out-of-the-box ideas 738 00:32:02,222 --> 00:32:03,589 when it comes to diplomacy, 739 00:32:03,590 --> 00:32:05,724 but now you're infringing on national security. 740 00:32:05,725 --> 00:32:08,827 Well, as a member of the National Security Council, 741 00:32:08,828 --> 00:32:11,763 I fail to see how I'm infringing on anything. 742 00:32:11,764 --> 00:32:15,167 You are threatening long-standing security policy. 743 00:32:15,168 --> 00:32:16,702 Threatening? 744 00:32:16,703 --> 00:32:20,172 If questioning how things have been done is threatening, 745 00:32:20,173 --> 00:32:22,741 - doesn't that tell you something? - Fine. 746 00:32:22,742 --> 00:32:26,445 I'm happy to authorize a thorough feasibility review. 747 00:32:26,446 --> 00:32:28,280 Feasibility of what? 748 00:32:28,281 --> 00:32:31,283 No one questions that we can de-alert. 749 00:32:31,284 --> 00:32:33,819 There's nothing not feasible about it. 750 00:32:33,820 --> 00:32:36,221 I think we need to study that. 751 00:32:36,222 --> 00:32:38,290 You mean jam it up. 752 00:32:38,291 --> 00:32:41,593 And kill any hope of passage in the Senate, 753 00:32:41,594 --> 00:32:45,129 where there is literally an ICBM caucus. 754 00:32:45,864 --> 00:32:47,733 Politics ain't beanbag. 755 00:32:47,734 --> 00:32:50,302 No. No, it ain't. 756 00:32:50,303 --> 00:32:53,338 So what's it gonna take to move you on this, Gordon? 757 00:32:53,339 --> 00:32:55,440 I mean, how can we work together 758 00:32:55,441 --> 00:32:58,576 to make this world a safer place for our kids? 759 00:32:59,311 --> 00:33:01,046 Our kids are safest 760 00:33:01,047 --> 00:33:04,383 when we maintain the most robust deterrent possible 761 00:33:04,384 --> 00:33:05,450 to Russian aggression. 762 00:33:05,451 --> 00:33:07,352 Look what happened last week in Syria. 763 00:33:07,353 --> 00:33:10,022 They saw weakness in our relationship with Turkey, 764 00:33:10,023 --> 00:33:11,623 and not 24 hours later, 765 00:33:11,624 --> 00:33:14,059 they were exploiting it to attack our troops. 766 00:33:14,060 --> 00:33:16,228 But is a regional dust-up really comparable 767 00:33:16,229 --> 00:33:18,463 to what happened yesterday? 768 00:33:18,464 --> 00:33:22,401 Giving up even a shred of strategic advantage... 769 00:33:22,402 --> 00:33:24,336 I'll never get behind it. 770 00:33:24,337 --> 00:33:27,872 After decades in the Pentagon, that's just where I am. 771 00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:31,242 You need to let this go. 772 00:33:34,479 --> 00:33:36,847 ♪ 773 00:33:39,284 --> 00:33:42,754 ALISON: I totally need to change my project. 774 00:33:42,755 --> 00:33:44,957 I need at least 50 likes on my blog post 775 00:33:44,958 --> 00:33:46,959 to qualify, and I'm at 28. 776 00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:48,927 What is wrong with people? 777 00:33:48,928 --> 00:33:50,896 Uh, they don't care about ponchos. 778 00:33:50,897 --> 00:33:52,048 That's my first guess. 779 00:33:52,049 --> 00:33:54,366 STEVIE: Russell Jackson is ruining my life. 780 00:33:54,367 --> 00:33:56,235 I have texted him twice and e-mailed once 781 00:33:56,236 --> 00:33:57,703 about Emma's wedding... radio silence. 782 00:33:57,704 --> 00:34:00,305 I mean, what else am I supposed to be doing?! 783 00:34:00,306 --> 00:34:02,241 Maybe just give him a few more days. 784 00:34:02,242 --> 00:34:05,143 I just feel like he could show me the respect 785 00:34:05,144 --> 00:34:06,645 of a one-word response. 786 00:34:06,646 --> 00:34:08,880 You know? Like, come on, other people have lives. 787 00:34:08,881 --> 00:34:10,782 Oh, for Pete's sake, Stevie, the man's busy. 788 00:34:10,783 --> 00:34:12,584 He has a lot more on his mind 789 00:34:12,585 --> 00:34:14,820 than your spoiled friend's Caribbean wedding. 790 00:34:14,821 --> 00:34:17,756 Okay, Mom might be just a little bit over-carbed. 791 00:34:17,757 --> 00:34:20,058 We're gonna take a time out. 792 00:34:20,059 --> 00:34:21,460 Come on. 793 00:34:21,461 --> 00:34:23,629 ELIZABETH: They gotta hand it to me, 794 00:34:23,630 --> 00:34:25,931 first real snap since this whole thing started. 795 00:34:25,932 --> 00:34:28,634 - Okay, what's going on? - You mean, other than seeing 796 00:34:28,635 --> 00:34:31,069 my life go up in a nuclear flash? 797 00:34:31,070 --> 00:34:33,938 - Uh... yeah, other than that. - (SIGHS) 798 00:34:39,077 --> 00:34:41,947 Gordon and Ellen are still against... 799 00:34:41,948 --> 00:34:44,349 taking our nukes off the hair trigger. 800 00:34:44,350 --> 00:34:46,385 Even with Russian cooperation. 801 00:34:46,386 --> 00:34:48,186 - (SIGHS) - I mean, it's like 802 00:34:48,187 --> 00:34:50,055 I went and I got the witch's broom 803 00:34:50,056 --> 00:34:53,025 and the Wizard still won't send me home. 804 00:34:53,026 --> 00:34:55,661 I... Now I understand why they call the inner sanctum 805 00:34:55,662 --> 00:34:59,631 at the Pentagon the "priesthood". 806 00:34:59,632 --> 00:35:03,068 Our nuclear stance is, like, their dogma. 807 00:35:03,069 --> 00:35:05,904 Even the most stodgy religious institutions 808 00:35:05,905 --> 00:35:07,606 can change with time. 809 00:35:07,607 --> 00:35:09,708 Yeah, well, we don't have that. 810 00:35:09,709 --> 00:35:10,942 And the Catholic Church 811 00:35:10,943 --> 00:35:13,512 was never in danger of blowing up the world 812 00:35:13,513 --> 00:35:15,247 while they were evolving. It's... 813 00:35:15,248 --> 00:35:17,316 Okay, let's use the Socratic method. 814 00:35:17,317 --> 00:35:19,951 - Oh, please. - How do you get both the Church 815 00:35:19,952 --> 00:35:23,121 and the government to change their position on anything? 816 00:35:23,122 --> 00:35:25,190 I don't... I don't know. 817 00:35:25,191 --> 00:35:27,392 (SIGHS HEAVILY) 818 00:35:27,393 --> 00:35:29,193 Popular demand. 819 00:35:30,162 --> 00:35:32,664 And where does popular demand come from? 820 00:35:32,665 --> 00:35:34,833 You mean other than the people? 821 00:35:34,834 --> 00:35:36,435 Why did the Protestant Reformation happen? 822 00:35:36,436 --> 00:35:37,969 Hurry this up, Socrates. 823 00:35:37,970 --> 00:35:39,338 The printing press. 824 00:35:39,339 --> 00:35:43,141 Putting the Bible into the hands of the people. 825 00:35:43,142 --> 00:35:47,378 The Church couldn't control the information anymore. 826 00:35:48,413 --> 00:35:50,414 Declassify. 827 00:35:51,183 --> 00:35:53,185 If you want to change our nuclear policy, 828 00:35:53,186 --> 00:35:55,220 you need the people on your side. 829 00:35:55,221 --> 00:35:58,724 To get them, you need to tell them how close we came. 830 00:35:58,725 --> 00:36:01,626 ♪ 831 00:36:01,627 --> 00:36:03,595 RUSSELL: Why the hell 832 00:36:03,596 --> 00:36:05,664 would we declassify any of it? 833 00:36:05,665 --> 00:36:07,199 (SIGHS) Because sunlight 834 00:36:07,200 --> 00:36:08,967 is the best disinfectant. 835 00:36:08,968 --> 00:36:12,104 Yes, and it causes cancer, too. 836 00:36:12,105 --> 00:36:14,773 Sir, I am convinced that the only way 837 00:36:14,774 --> 00:36:17,042 to move the Senate on de-alerting 838 00:36:17,043 --> 00:36:19,444 is to bring the public into it. 839 00:36:19,445 --> 00:36:22,547 - By scaring the crap out of them. - Yes, exactly. 840 00:36:22,548 --> 00:36:24,850 The secrecy has... 841 00:36:24,851 --> 00:36:28,420 lulled everybody into this false sense of security. 842 00:36:28,421 --> 00:36:30,389 It's time we wake 'em up. 843 00:36:30,390 --> 00:36:32,424 Then they'll pressure their senators, you think, 844 00:36:32,425 --> 00:36:34,526 into, uh, getting on board with de-alerting? 845 00:36:34,527 --> 00:36:35,431 I do. 846 00:36:35,432 --> 00:36:38,096 Or it'll be a black eye on this administration. 847 00:36:38,097 --> 00:36:39,164 Hmm. 848 00:36:39,165 --> 00:36:41,133 Hell, it could put us in traction, 849 00:36:41,134 --> 00:36:45,036 giving more ammo to our already considerable opposition in Congress, 850 00:36:45,037 --> 00:36:47,372 and you'll be the lamest lame duck 851 00:36:47,373 --> 00:36:48,540 in history, sir. 852 00:36:48,541 --> 00:36:49,908 So release it all. 853 00:36:49,909 --> 00:36:51,877 Every... 854 00:36:51,878 --> 00:36:53,912 false alarm, glitch and close call 855 00:36:53,913 --> 00:36:57,048 all the way back to the '50s, including by the Russians. 856 00:36:57,049 --> 00:36:59,718 And the priesthood will buckle. 857 00:36:59,719 --> 00:37:01,520 Well, certainly those in the Senate 858 00:37:01,521 --> 00:37:04,021 worried about the next election. 859 00:37:05,657 --> 00:37:07,559 I say yeah. 860 00:37:07,560 --> 00:37:10,461 Let's scare the crap out of America. 861 00:37:17,007 --> 00:37:19,410 - 35 seconds, Mr. President. - Thank you, Amy. 862 00:37:19,411 --> 00:37:20,966 Lock it up, everyone. 863 00:37:20,967 --> 00:37:23,602 - 30 seconds. - Well... 864 00:37:23,603 --> 00:37:25,770 - any second thoughts? - (SIGHS): Always. 865 00:37:25,771 --> 00:37:29,241 But... it's a bold move, sir. 866 00:37:29,242 --> 00:37:32,277 Hey, I, uh, heard you're working on a model airplane. 867 00:37:32,278 --> 00:37:34,913 - Corsair. - From who? 868 00:37:34,914 --> 00:37:36,114 15 seconds. 869 00:37:36,115 --> 00:37:37,315 If you could please have a seat, Mr. President. 870 00:37:37,316 --> 00:37:38,583 Break a leg, sir. 871 00:37:38,584 --> 00:37:41,119 Are we sure this is the right color tie? 872 00:37:41,120 --> 00:37:42,387 (MAN CHUCKLES) 873 00:37:42,388 --> 00:37:45,489 And five, four, three... 874 00:37:47,425 --> 00:37:50,428 Good evening, my fellow Americans. 875 00:37:50,429 --> 00:37:52,864 I want to share with you a crisis that unfolded 876 00:37:52,865 --> 00:37:54,099 this past Saturday. 877 00:37:54,100 --> 00:37:57,435 Fortunately, it was resolved with no harm done, 878 00:37:57,436 --> 00:38:01,206 but as stakeholders in our nation's safety and security, 879 00:38:01,207 --> 00:38:03,575 you deserve to know what happened. 880 00:38:03,576 --> 00:38:07,546 At 10:48 in the morning, I was informed that Russia 881 00:38:07,547 --> 00:38:10,181 had launched a massive nuclear attack 882 00:38:10,182 --> 00:38:11,816 against the United States. 883 00:38:11,817 --> 00:38:14,853 Every indication was that it was real 884 00:38:14,854 --> 00:38:17,255 and would strike in 20 minutes. 885 00:38:17,256 --> 00:38:19,658 My fellow citizens... 886 00:38:19,659 --> 00:38:23,093 I ordered an equally massive counterattack. 887 00:38:24,563 --> 00:38:26,298 NEWSWOMAN: After weeks of protest 888 00:38:26,299 --> 00:38:28,833 in the U.S. and around the globe, 889 00:38:28,834 --> 00:38:31,002 the United States and Russia have agreed to a treaty 890 00:38:31,003 --> 00:38:33,838 to take their ICBMs off hair-trigger alert. 891 00:38:33,839 --> 00:38:37,542 Seeing the overwhelming popular support for the new policy, 892 00:38:37,543 --> 00:38:39,611 a supermajority of U.S. senators 893 00:38:39,612 --> 00:38:41,913 have signaled they will ratify the treaty, 894 00:38:41,914 --> 00:38:43,949 which would also draw clear parameters... 895 00:38:43,950 --> 00:38:46,985 U.S.-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue Support 896 00:38:46,986 --> 00:38:48,653 for local female entrepreneurs 897 00:38:48,654 --> 00:38:50,755 manufacturing sea salt in Indonesia. 898 00:38:50,756 --> 00:38:52,157 Fact-checked and footnoted, 899 00:38:52,158 --> 00:38:55,527 with alphabetical headings and subheadings. 900 00:38:55,528 --> 00:38:57,262 (WHISPERS): Boom. 901 00:38:57,263 --> 00:38:59,698 I say "boom" sometimes. 902 00:38:59,699 --> 00:39:01,800 No, I'm just... I am staggered 903 00:39:01,801 --> 00:39:04,135 by your speed and persistence. 904 00:39:04,136 --> 00:39:06,437 Well, they're my superpowers. 905 00:39:07,005 --> 00:39:09,040 (LAUGHS) Good job. 906 00:39:09,041 --> 00:39:12,443 All right, go, go, go. Go have a Saturday. 907 00:39:14,546 --> 00:39:16,081 (CLEARS THROAT) 908 00:39:16,082 --> 00:39:17,582 What's up? 909 00:39:17,583 --> 00:39:19,483 I want more. 910 00:39:20,619 --> 00:39:22,821 Oh, my God, you're one of us. 911 00:39:22,822 --> 00:39:24,189 Okay, um... 912 00:39:24,190 --> 00:39:26,758 earthquake resilience development in Turkmenistan. 913 00:39:26,759 --> 00:39:28,059 Boom. 914 00:39:28,060 --> 00:39:29,427 Come on, Waffles. 915 00:39:29,428 --> 00:39:31,830 Come on. Let's get a break. 916 00:39:31,831 --> 00:39:34,065 MAN: Hey, is that a beagle? 917 00:39:34,066 --> 00:39:35,166 Sure is. 918 00:39:35,167 --> 00:39:38,336 - Rumor is his parents were show dogs. - (LAUGHS) 919 00:39:38,337 --> 00:39:40,672 You get him, uh, from a breeder? 920 00:39:40,673 --> 00:39:42,073 No, he's a rescue. 921 00:39:42,074 --> 00:39:44,142 I've been thinking of doing that. 922 00:39:44,143 --> 00:39:45,909 How's it working out? 923 00:39:46,678 --> 00:39:49,747 Well, so far, so good. 924 00:39:50,782 --> 00:39:52,250 JAY: Right where we left off. 925 00:39:52,251 --> 00:39:53,885 One-four, my serve. 926 00:39:53,886 --> 00:39:56,721 Man, I can't even believe I got a point off of you, 927 00:39:56,722 --> 00:39:59,224 - let alone, what, four games? - Will you stop? 928 00:39:59,225 --> 00:40:01,393 You're going down. I hope you're hungry, 929 00:40:01,394 --> 00:40:03,260 - 'cause you're gonna eat this. - Let's go. 930 00:40:04,129 --> 00:40:05,964 (VIDEO GAME TIRES SCREECH) 931 00:40:05,965 --> 00:40:07,432 ALISON: See, Dad? 932 00:40:07,433 --> 00:40:09,167 Once you got over the not-crashing phase, 933 00:40:09,168 --> 00:40:10,201 you're unstoppable. 934 00:40:10,202 --> 00:40:12,003 I love crashing. It's my thing. 935 00:40:12,004 --> 00:40:13,938 Okay, well, the game's not over yet. 936 00:40:13,939 --> 00:40:15,640 STEVIE: All but the crying. 937 00:40:15,641 --> 00:40:17,909 He's five laps ahead. 938 00:40:17,910 --> 00:40:19,577 Okay, I'm making nachos. 939 00:40:19,578 --> 00:40:22,313 Ooh, yes, please. And guacamole. 940 00:40:22,314 --> 00:40:24,282 I am only one person. 941 00:40:24,283 --> 00:40:26,351 (GROANS) Okay, I'll chop and shred. 942 00:40:26,352 --> 00:40:29,421 - You mean like I'm doing right now? - Oh, okay, yeah, keep it up. 943 00:40:29,422 --> 00:40:31,456 They did a nice job of sodding over 944 00:40:31,457 --> 00:40:33,291 where Marine One landed. 945 00:40:33,292 --> 00:40:35,226 Almost like it never happened. 946 00:40:35,227 --> 00:40:38,063 (CHUCKLES): Yeah. Almost. 947 00:40:38,064 --> 00:40:40,298 Take it, uh... 948 00:40:40,299 --> 00:40:44,002 Gordon and Ellen bowed politely out of the game? 949 00:40:44,003 --> 00:40:46,071 Quite politely. (CHUCKLES) 950 00:40:46,072 --> 00:40:48,473 They're still stinging over de-alerting, but... 951 00:40:48,474 --> 00:40:51,376 they'll come around. 952 00:40:51,377 --> 00:40:55,213 I am just grateful to play a quiet round of golf 953 00:40:55,214 --> 00:40:58,717 without worrying about nuclear winter. 954 00:40:58,718 --> 00:41:02,087 Not that it can't happen anyway, but... 955 00:41:02,088 --> 00:41:04,022 at least we, uh, 956 00:41:04,023 --> 00:41:06,958 turned the odds significantly in our favor. 957 00:41:06,959 --> 00:41:09,260 (CHUCKLES): Bess... 958 00:41:09,261 --> 00:41:12,597 you want to go ahead and put him out of his bliss? 959 00:41:12,598 --> 00:41:15,599 Well, actually, I'm a little rusty, but... 960 00:41:20,472 --> 00:41:21,406 Huh. 961 00:41:21,407 --> 00:41:22,507 I let the president win. 962 00:41:22,508 --> 00:41:23,875 HENRY: Smart. 963 00:41:23,876 --> 00:41:26,611 Russell I hammered. 964 00:41:26,612 --> 00:41:29,714 (CHUCKLES): Good for you. 965 00:41:29,715 --> 00:41:32,283 So, what's this return visit about? 966 00:41:32,284 --> 00:41:35,920 Sort of a... full-circle celebration? 967 00:41:35,921 --> 00:41:38,757 Sorta. It just... 968 00:41:38,758 --> 00:41:41,258 felt appropriate. 969 00:41:42,894 --> 00:41:46,030 This whole ordeal has reminded me 970 00:41:46,031 --> 00:41:49,867 about the importance of civic duty. 971 00:41:50,869 --> 00:41:55,473 It's reaffirmed my faith in the process, you know? 972 00:41:55,474 --> 00:41:57,441 I do. 973 00:42:00,145 --> 00:42:02,380 We got this enormous thing done, Henry, 974 00:42:02,381 --> 00:42:04,616 and I feel a responsibility 975 00:42:04,617 --> 00:42:07,652 to make sure it doesn't get undone. 976 00:42:07,653 --> 00:42:10,320 When the time comes... 977 00:42:11,689 --> 00:42:14,292 ...I want to run for president. 978 00:42:14,293 --> 00:42:16,361 I know. 979 00:42:16,362 --> 00:42:18,395 - You do? - Mm-hmm. 980 00:42:19,130 --> 00:42:22,232 Wow. I really didn't. 981 00:42:24,369 --> 00:42:27,939 But that's nothing new. 982 00:42:27,940 --> 00:42:31,276 There's one other thing I know. 983 00:42:31,277 --> 00:42:33,277 I'm with you. 984 00:42:39,418 --> 00:42:46,532 Subtitle sync and corrections by awaqeded for www.addic7ed.com.