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Previously on "designated survivor"...

- I don't understand. Where was I?
- That's my question, congressman.

Is there a reason you're asking these
questions? Have I done something wrong?

[Jason] You were supposed
to get a statement,

not turn him into a suspect.

Who is this?

[Woman] Find room 105,

and you'll understand more
about Peter macleish.

My name is Seth Wright. Earlier tonight,
I was named white house press secretary.

[Woman] He's an interesting guy,
yourboss.

- I have what you asked for.
- Anything good?

Depends whose side you're on.

Is it true that you gave the order to
take the Algerian air defenses offline?

- Without clearing it through me.
- I did what needed to be done.

General, you are fired.

Admiral... prepare us for war.

[Sighs]

[Clock ticking]

[Cellphone vibrates]

- [Cellphone beeps]
- Yeah.

[Aaron] Mr. President, it's time.

[Chernow] The estimated
battle damage assessment, bda,

indicates that we will level
the entire compound

and everything within
a 50-foot radius, Mr. President.

Majid nassar and his ai-sakar cell
will be dead by dawn.

Won't the laser-guided bomb's
blast effect

- blow right through this village?
- No, sir.

We only hit what we target.

Good morning, Mr. President.
You wanted to see me?

[Tom] Thanks for coming in early.

Seth, you've met admiral chernow?
He's the new chairman of the joint chiefs.

How are you, sir?
Seth Wright, press secretary.

Ah, it'll be a busy day for you, son.

I'll be in command ops.

- Admiral.
- [Chernow] Sir.

I had to clear
my entire schedule for the day.

Want to know why?

If I know why, do I have
to lie to the press all day?

- Yeah.
- Okay, then let's just assume

that maybe somewhere
there's gonna be a military strike

against the terrorist
who bombed the capitol,

- and I'll just know more when I know more.
- Good man.

They can shuffle your schedule, sir,

but the medal ceremony
for first responders,

your absence would be conspicuous.
There's no vp to fill in.

Then we'll make it work.
I'll be there.

I thought I was up early.
I must've missed a memo.

Trying to get ahead of the day.

A losing proposition.

Well, you've won one in Michigan.

The lieutenant governor reversed
Royce's orders to the state police.

The roundups arresting Muslim citizens,
they've all ceased.

All it took was putting governor Royce
in federal prison.

We're gonna have
to deal with that soon. Thank you.

I don't want to be out of line here,
but is all of this about majid nassar?

Em, you did a great job in Michigan.
Right now, our main priority is congress.

I need you to take point on that.

Of course.

[Man] The f-18s are just over
the international marker, sir.

At your command,

they'll target Algerian airspace
and destroy the target.

Algerian air-defense radar
still deactivated?

Yes. We'll be in and out.
No one will know

until the villagers
report the fireworks.

What's our contingency plan in case
one of our planes goes down?

[Man] Naval search
and rescue chopper,

full squadron of marines

standing by on the USS Lexington.

Mr. President, the f-18s
have less than 10 minutes

before they have to consider refueling.

If this mission is a go,
it needs to go now, sir.

- It's a go. Strike the enemy.
- Yes, sir.

Patch me in to the Lexington.

The president has given the order.

- You may proceed.
- [Man] Admiral, you need to hold.

What's going on?

Sir, I'm getting reports from my station
chief in tangier. We need to abort.

- -Why?
- New intelligence indicates

that the target
is no longer in the compound.

We lost him, sir.

We lost majid nassar.

[Theme music]

Satellite imagery
from nro confirms

that nassar left the compound
two minutes ago

in a small convoy of trucks.

- It gets worse, sir.
- How is that possible?

Seems nassar was warned.

By someone
inside the Algerian government?

Yes, sir.

Son of a bitch.

Apparently, just prior
to leaving the compound,

he received a call from someone
inside the foreign ministry.

We did this, sir.
We tipped our hand.

No, I did this trying to be diplomatic.

I need you all to use
every resource available.

Do whatever you have to,
but please find majid nassar.

[Chatter]

Damn it!

[Jason] Well, well, well.

I wasn't expecting to see you today.

- So, what are you working on?
- Capitol bombing.

So you decided to sleep on it.

Actually, I drank on it.

Hmm. I hope it was a good bottle.

It was the chardonnay
you bought me last Christmas.

Lightweight.

So, what is all this?

I'm looking for capitol room 105.

You might want to try
between 104 and 106.

It's not there.

And this room
is significant why?

Well, I don't know that it is, but...

If the lead pans out,
you'll be the first to know.

All right. Good to see you.

I'll be back in a few hours.
I need to get to the white house.

- Another briefing?
- No, a medal ceremony.

President decided
he wanted to honor macleish

and the first responder
that found him.

- Mind if I tag along?
- No, I think you should stay on that.

Well, the man is a hero and a patriot.

I would love to see macleish
get a medal.

Oh, yeah?

That's exactly why I never gave you
an undercover assignment,

because you are a horrible liar.
Horrible.

Come on.

Bill keirstead ran into the rubble

without any regard
for his own safety

and rescued our only survivor.

Our nation thanks you,
and I thank you.

[Applause]

My secret service code name
is Phoenix.

But as most of us know,

there is only one man
who truly Rose from the ashes.

And though it might seem odd
to some of you

to award someone for simply surviving,
congressman Peter macleish's story

is anything
but one of simple survival.

It's a story of perseverance.

A soldier at 22,
a congressman at 28.

He is an inspiration to us all.

Ladies and gentlemen,
congressman Peter macleish.

Just hope you never
look at me like that.

- So good to see you doing so well.
- [Aaron] Sir.

I'm so sorry.
Excuse me for one second.

[Seth] Ladies and gentlemen,
thank you for coming.

Please join us in the east room
for refreshments.

Thank you.

Mr. Wright.

- Congresswoman.
- Lovely event.

But I have a question.

When is the United States
going to respond

to majid nassar's bombing
of our capitol?

When our intelligence services
confirm his location.

You're way too smart to play dumb,
Mr. Press secretary.

I need to talk to the president.

The president's got
a very busy schedule today.

I can wait.

[Jason] About your room 105,

you might want to check
with the architect of the capitol.

Be a pain in someone else's ass
for a change, hmm?

Agent Wells.

Good to see you again.

And you. Congratulations.

Yeah, thank you.

[Jason] Congrats.

Did we find nassar? Please sit.

Intelligence still places him in Algeria
about 15 miles from the compound.

But there's a major problem.

What is it?

He's in the basement of a hospital
with at least 100 staff and patients.

Now, if we move fonnard
with an air strike as originally planned,

we're going to kill a lot of civilians,
including doctors and children.

Which is unacceptable.
What are our other options?

Only one, sir. Navy seals.

We'll minimize
civilian casualties, but...

We'll have to put
American boots on the ground.

It's the only way, sir.

May we proceed, Mr. President?

[Chernow] Mr. President.

That's keyhole satellite footage
of a hospital

where nassar's holed up
with extensive security.

- And this is his convoy?
- Yes.

But given the complexity of the mission,
this has become a tier one operation.

Now, jsoc is working with
seal team 6 to plan the assault.

Recent NSA chatter indicates
the potential of new attacks by ai-sakar,

both at home and abroad.

Nassar could prove to be an extremely
valuable source of intelligence.

Wait a second.

You're talking about
taking nassar alive?

Won't that increase
the danger to our troops?

[Chernow] Well, there are
no perfect missions, sir,

but our confidence is very high.

As much as I'd like to believe you,
admiral, I'd like to talk to the man

who's gonna be in charge
of the mission on the ground.

Where is he?

All due respect, sir,
there's a chain of command.

He comes to you.

I'm gonna ask these men
to put their lives on the line.

I'll go see him. Where is he?

Little creek, sir.

- And where is that?
- Virginia.

Looks like I'm going to Virginia.

Aaron, make the necessary arrangements.

- Thank you, gentlemen.
- Yes, sir.

Emily. Hey, about this morning...

Unnecessary, Aaron. I understand how
clearance works and that I don't have it.

I just want to be clear you understand
this is not personal at all.

I'm a big girl, Aaron.

The president did what he had to do,
and I work for the president.

Sorry I mentioned anything. Oh, hey.

Uh, do you know a Jeffrey Myers?

Doesn't ring a be". Why?

Somebody mentioned the name.
Thought he might know the kirkmans.

It's nothing.

[Hannah] As an expert
on the architecture of the capitol,

I thought you could help the FBI.

Agent Wells, I've got everyone calling:
NSA, dhs.

Whatever you need, tell my assistant.
I'll get to it when I can.

I know you're busy.
I just have one question.

Room 105, it's not
in any of the capitol directories.

Is that it?

- Yeah.
- Well, that's easy.

Room 105 wouldn't be
in any official directory.

- It's a hideaway office.
- What is that?

It's a hidden office. There are several
throughout the capitol assigned

- by seniority to members of congress.
- And they would have that because...?

Privacy, work, rest.
Helps with late-night votes.

Teddy Kennedy's
was like a clubhouse.

Do you have the blueprints?

Had.

They were in our offices
in the sub-basement of the capitol.

I gave the digital plans
to the guys on site.

- You might want to check over there.
- Okay, I will. Thank you.

You're welcome.

Next time, wait your turn
like everyone else.

[Hookstraten] Thank you
for taking the time, Mr. President.

I'll always make time for you, kimble.

I know how busy you must be
since your schedule's been cleared

of most every appointment.

I suppose you could say
I'm looking for explanations.

In one day, you fired
your chairman of the joint chiefs

and arrested a sitting governor.

It's erratic, sir.

And now I find out that parking lot h
at the Pentagon

was full this morning at 3:00 am.

Parking lot h?

It's where combat command parks.

Two-star generals and up.

Is there a question
you want to ask me?

Are we going to war, Mr. President?

I ask because
we're not a dictatorship,

and as the presumptive
speaker of the house,

I'm here to remind you
of your obligation

to consult with congress before
taking any military action.

[Aaron] Helicopter's here, sir.

Article 1, section 8.

I'm aware of the clause,

and I will notify you
as soon as it's appropriate.

Thank you, Mr. President.

It's reassuring to know that you're fully
aware of your constitutional duties.

And thank you
for your continued vigilance.

[Helicopter blades whirring]

[Indistinct shouting]

- [Buzzer]
- We're clear!

[Radio chatter]

Commander, do you mind walking me
through the operation?

Plane ride on a c-5 galaxy
to northern Mali.

From the fonnard operating base,

we fly two black hawks
into the landing zone.

About two miles from the hospital
where nassar is holed up.

Land just after midnight,
set up a perimeter,

carry out our assault,
all before daybreak.

You make it sound so simple.

Amateurs talk tactics, sir.

Professionals talk logistics.

My men train for missions like this

all day, every day, Mr. President.

I wish I could say the same
about myself.

I mean, as your commander in chief.

They're impressive.

- The best, sir.
- That soldier there.

How long has he been with you?

Chief Marino. About three years.

He's expecting his first kid
in a couple of months.

How about the man talking to him?

Petty officer denton.

Just got married.

Spent his honeymoon with me here
training for an op.

Nonstop sacrifice.

[Chatter]

Commander, there is something
I need to know.

Admiral chernow has great
confidence in the operation,

but you're the one
who has to lead it.

What do you think the odds are?

We'll get it done, sir.

Forgive me, commander,
but that's not what I asked.

What are the odds?

We don't know
if they've wired the place.

We don't know if they've got
local militia in the area.

We don't know a lot of things, sir.
I'd say our odds are 50/50.

But we do know nassar is there,

so we have to do it now.

May god have mercy on them,

because the United States Navy
will have none.

Thank you, commander.

[Indistinct conversations]

Hector.

You get my message
about macleish?

Hey, Hannah, yeah.
I've been working on it.

Okay, did you find his location
during the explosion?

- Yeah, but it's just theoretical.
- Show me.

That's where macleish was found.

Okay, now, I'll superimpose
the capitol blueprint

to find the congressman's
exact location.

[Computer beeps]

Room 105.

Can your team piece together parts
of this office from the wreckage?

You realize that debris doesn't consist
of perfect Jigsaw pieces?

Besides, we don't even have
the current schematics

on that section
because of the renovations.

- What renovations?
- We just found out ourselves.

Capitol renovations have been classified
since world war ii by congress,

so without any real congress,
we can't get access.

Let me take care of that.

Do what you can right away.

[Indistinct announcement on P.A.]

Mr. President.

Chief Edward Marino.

Our advanced demo expert.

Petty officer John denton

will be our assault team leader
on the ground.

Chief Marino.

I want you to get home safely
for the birth of your new child.

Petty officer denton, I believe you owe
your wife a honeymoon.

Your country thanks you
for your service.

I thank you for your service.

It's an honor. Get home safely.

- Thank you, Mr. President.
- [Denton] Thank you, sir.

How are you feeling, commander?

Mr. President,
no seal has ever been captured

or left behind on a battlefield
dead or alive.

I have zero intention of my team
being an exception to that legacy.

Your team's safety
is my primary concern.

If you have an opportunity
to capture nassar alive,

that would be optimal.

But if you think it's too risky,
I am ordering you

to take him out
and get your men back safely.

Yes, sir.

Thank you, commander.

Congresswoman hookstraten,
thank you for seeing me.

- I'm agent...
- Agent Wells.

I know who you are. Please.

I saw you at the medal ceremony
for congressman macleish.

You know, I've often thought
the FBI has to keep quiet

about successes while having
to endure very public failures.

95% of the time
when you guys do it right,

no one knows.
Your heroism is admirable.

When we save lives, it is.

We all feel some responsibility
for not stopping the attack.

But ai-sakar are the only ones
that are truly at fault.

You know that, right?

[Sighs]

I know that you have
a lot on your plate,

but I'd like to request access
to the plans

for the most recent capitol renovations.

Which are classified.

Yeah, red tape's a bitch.

What are you looking for?

Well, we're investigating
how the bombs got into the building,

and we think they may have used
the construction to do that.

I'll do what I can.

Thank you, congresswoman.

No, thank you, agent Wells.

[Computer beeping]

[Tom] Hey.

They're almost across the Atlantic.

When do they expect to land?

2 hours and 28 minutes.

[Scoffs]

20 men.

Some of them married fathers.
20 men I've put in harm's way.

I know... that can't be easy.

But then that's the job, right?

There won't be
any easy days here.

No, I guess not.

You're not asking the seal team to do
anything they're not trained to do.

You trusted them with this yesterday.

So you should trust them right now.

Tom.

Come to bed, please.

[Sighs]
You should get some rest.

You look refreshed, sir.

Two hours sleep is the new eight.
Are they here?

Macleish is in the oval.

Hookstraten's running late.

Okay.

[Door opens]

Congressman.
So glad to see you here.

Mr. President,
it's an honor, sir, again.

It's actually my first time
in the oval office.

What do you think?

Humbling.

Yes.

I have a feeling
that doesn't go away.

- Please.
- Sir.

Mr. President.

Peter?

I didn't expect to see you again so soon.

[Macleish] Hello, kimble.
I know.

I was wondering
the same thing myself.

Kimble, please take a seat.

Thank you, sir.

Until the governors
appoint their senators

and hold elections
for the house,

you two represent the entire
congress of the United States.

So I thought it was important
that I invite both of you.

I'm officially notifying you that I have
deployed us. Troops abroad.

A Navy seal team
led by commander Max clarkson

will enter the republic of Algeria

and capture dead or alive majid nassar,

leader of the ai-sakar terrorist group.

Sir, it's the right thing to do.
I completely approve of this action.

He doesn't need our approval, Peter.

He's obliged to tell us. But of course
you have our full support.

Thank you both.

But I wouldn't be doing my job
if I didn't also warn you:

The entire legitimacy of
your presidency depends on this.

If the mission is a success,
you're Reagan.

If it fails, you're Carter,

and congress
will hold you accountable.

As usual, kimble,
your support is ovennhelming.

Uh, just to be clear,
you're saying if the mission fails,

you'll withdraw your support entirely?

Maybe deny you ever gave it
in the first place,

possibly start an investigation?

So long as we're being communicative.

Thank you, Mr. President.

I'll let you get back to your job.

Coming, Peter?

- [Door opens]
- Sir.

I just want to say...

Godspeed.

Thank you, congressman.

Thank you.

- [Door closes]
- [Sighs]

Sir, I have to point out
we do have an alternative...

For the next speaker of the house,
I mean.

I don't get to choose
speaker of the house, Aaron.

No, no, but when the house is seated,

yoursuppon
will carry a lot of weight.

Hookstraten won't be
the only senior member.

- Macleish.
- Yeah.

He just gave you his full support,
no strings attached.

Would you like me to look into it, sir?

- I don't see any harm in feeling it out.
- [Cellphone vibrates, beeps]

- Take emin, see what he has to say.
- Yes?

Yeah, we'll be right there.

Sir, we have a problem. One of
the seals' choppers just went down.

Oh, no.

- Admiral, what's happened?
- Sir.

One of the black hawks hit a sandstorm
on descent to the lz.

Visibility was reduced to zero,

forcing the pilot to perform
a combat landing.

A rollover was averted, but one of the
seals was injured in the process, sir.

Petty officer John denton.

[Tom] What's his condition?

Still trying to get
that information, sir.

This is chernow, commander.

- Is your team okay?
- [Clarkson] Yes, admiral.

Luckily, petty officer denton
suffered only minor injuries.

[Chernow] Can he go on with the mission?

No, sir.

But we have suitable replacements.

There's no need to alter course.

Commander, I need you to be sure.

[Clarkson] Admiral, we 're solid.

I would never put my men
in unnecessary danger.

You have to trust me.
Let us do our job.

Green light, commander. Go.

We'll see you in 24 hours

with one successful body snatch.

[Indistinct shouting]

All right, just remember,
any questions

involving potential military
action should be deflected.

What military action?

Good job.

General mufioz was also arrested.

Michigan's lieutenant governor
has taken over,

and we're confident
the situation's under control.

- [Indistinct shouting]
- Shelly then Brian.

[Shelly] According
to a Pentagon source,

U.S. diplomatic stations in Algiers
have evacuated non-essentials.

Is the white house preparing
military action against ai-sakar?

No, those stations have planned
to downsize for months now.

It's nothing out of the ordinary.

Come on, Seth.
I talked to my guy.

The Lexington carrier group
has left port for the mediterranean.

Why else would the Navy
be erxing so much muscle?

As far as I know,
it's part of a routine operation

- to test our battle readiness.
- [Shelly] Give us a break.

All this adds up
to a potential military strike.

What's the real story? You can't
keep pivoting to talking points.

Watch me. Jordan?

- Speaker of the house?
- [Aaron] Mm-hmm.

- You're serious?
- Most importantly, so is the president.

You'd just need
to put your name fonnard.

With your record and his support,

we think you'd be the obvious choice

for the new members of the house.

And if you're worried about
congresswoman hookstraten,

you owe her nothing politically.

Ah, that's got nothing to do with it.

I mean no disrespect,
and I'm honored.

I am.

I just don't want the job.

Uh, your president is asking you.

I know that, and, uh,

he is an honest and a decent man.
He's facing an awesome task,

and there's no one I'd rather serve.

But that's just it.
I-I got into this to serve.

I don't... I don't understand.

Speaker's pure politics.

And, and don't get me wrong.

I-I respect the people

who deftly pull the strings of power.

It's just not me.

I'm not interested in power
for power's sake.

[Chuckles] I see.

I don't think you do,
but that's okay.

I had a father
who instilled in me

that there is no higher calling
than to serve your country.

First in uniform,
then in congress.

I know how it sounds, but, uh...

I mean, I can... I can respect that.
[Chuckles] I...

[Both chuckle]

I-I just don't know
what to tell the president.

Well, you tell him I'll support him
in the best way I can,

just not that way.

Not as speaker.

- Congresswoman.
- Thank you for meeting me.

I have what you asked for.

The last capitol renovations
took place two-and-a-half months ago.

The upgrades were on several offices
in a first-floor corridor.

And who were the contractors?

Same ones as we always used...

Except one.

A sub contractor that
I've never heard of: Margrove.

Unfortunately,
that company's now defunct.

They worked specifically
on the renovations to room 105.

105?

Well, it might not be relevant,

but that was
a hideaway office, so...

Margrove's workers would've had
to have security clearance, right?

Yes, the names
are in the classified file.

Do you really think these men could be
linked somehow to the bombing?

I do.

There's one condition.

Wherever your investigation leads,

I want to be updated.

Of course.

[Alex, chuckling] Hey, you.

- I missed you.
- Oh.

It's so good to see you
outside the oval hallways.

I know. This place just isn't quite
as conducive to the drop in.

You can say that again.

- Yeah.
- Well, no, tell me.

- Start. What?
- [Clears throat]

Well, I wish I was here
on a social... visit.

Yesterday, Aaron asked me
if I knew a Jeffrey Myers.

What?

Why?

Well, you two dated, and now
he's serving time in federal prison.

But that was almost
two decades ago.

Why's he rooting around in that?

He's just doing his job.
Opposition research, most likely,

but a good chief of staff
wants to get ahead of anything

that could hurt the president.

Sure, but, uh,
Tom knows everything.

I mean, it couldn't even touch him.

Good. I'll talk to Aaron.

Thank you, but I got it.

Don't even think about it.
I'll talk to him myself.

[Door opens]

Sir, the seals have secured
the hospital perimeter.

They're about
to enter the building.

We'll be monitoring
the visual feeds from command ops.

Sir, h can just keep you updated
with any major developments.

I asked these men to go into battle,
risk their lives.

The least I can do
is see it through with them.

Sir.

Perimeter's secure and the snipers
are in place, Mr. President.

Alpha team's proceeding
to the generator.

Gamma is at the hospital rear entrance.

I asked the congressman to join us.
Peter, sit here.

Thank you, sir.

They're just about
to enter the building.

[Beeping]

[Soldier] Alpha team standing by
to blow the generator.

[Clarkson] Assault team in place.

On my command.

Breach, breach, breach.

[Alarm blaring]

- [Jason] What's up?
- Lock the door.

Hannah, what's with
the cloak and dagger?

[Lock clicks]

Macleish.

Hannah, I already told you
you got to let this thing go, all right?

- Unless you have some proof.
- Ihaveit

I need you to stay,
and I need you to listen.

Gamma assault team is inside.

Gamma team is inside the hospital.

[Indistinct shouting]

Everyone, get out!

Out, out!

Go, go, go!

- [Speaks native language]
- Hostile! Hostile!

Take those down.

- Talk to me.
- Upstairs clear.

- Second floor clear.
- Commander,

neither one
of these guys is mad hatter.

This is gamma zero six,
first floor secure.

Proceeding to basement.

So what you're telling me

is that room 105
was a hidden office?

Yes, inside the capitol.
Recently renovated.

All right, and that's important
because...?

Because I went to interview
the men who renovated it.

- This is George Sullivan.
- And what'd he say?

Nothing. He had a heart attack
a month ago. He's dead.

All right, look, with all due respect
to Mr. Sullivan,

I got 1,000 people dead
from this bombing, okay?

So why should I care about
a-a construction worker

- with high cholesterol?
- All right, point taken.

Ask me about Ken Gibson.

Why don't you tell me
about Mr. Gibson?

Car accident two weeks ago.

He's dead, too?

- All these guys are gone?
- Not gone.

Dead.

All eight men
who worked on room 105

where macleish was found...
Are dead.

All in the last two months
and all accidents or natural causes.

[Sighs]

- Clearly, that doesn't sound like a...
- Coincidence?

[Alarm blaring]

- Hold your fire.
- [Static]

We got a kid down here.

Check that room.

We 're clear.

- [Sighs]
- When they go underground,

you can expect the feed
to be interrupted, Mr. President.

Okay.

Admiral, you've done what,
hundreds of these missions?

Does it ever get easier?

No. But you don't want it to, sir.

[Alarm continues]

All right, they were just here.

Mad hatter's on the move.

So, every single person
that worked on room 105 is dead.

What the hell were they renovating?

That was my question exactly,
so I asked Hector

to recreate 105 from the debris
using the architectural drawings,

and this is what he came back with.

Looks funny, right?

That's because
it's not supposed to be there.

These are reinforced steel,

but the beams are coated
in highly durable elasto-polymer.

And that does what?

It improves air-blast resistance,
rendering it virtually indestructible.

- Are you... are you saying that...
- Yeah.

They built a bomb shelter...

- Inside the us. Capitol.
- [Computer beeping]

Target is close.
Stand by to engage.

Move, move, move, move, move.

- Freeze!
- [Indistinct shouting]

[Indistinct shouting]

Calm down!

[Shouting continues]

We have eyes on mad hatter.

That's majid nassar.

[Jason] So, what are you saying?

Macleish's survival was planned?

This is not theory anymore, Jason.

This is not a figment of my imagination.

During the state of the union address,

the capitol blew up and everyone died.

Everyone except one man.

They really want you
to put down your guns.

[Children crying]

[Alarm blaring]

They said put down your guns!

[Crying continues]

[Indistinct shouting]

[Explosion, girl screams]

- What the hell was that?
- We're working on that right now, sir.

[Macleish] I've been
in combat before, sir.

It could just be a flashbang
to disorient the enemy.

[Chernow] Mr. President,

we've currently lost all contact
with our seal team, sir.

[Hannah]
You have to see how big this is.

That there was a plan to make sure
that only one person survived:

Him.

Congressman Peter macleish.

Jason.

He's in on it.

[Sighs]

[Tom] Come on.

Come on.

[Sighs]

Still haven't reestablished
contact with the seals yet, sir.

We may have to prepare
for the worst.

This is my fault. I should've listened
to general Cochrane.

I should've bombed him
when I had a shot.

There's no shame
in exhausting all possibilities.

Mr. President.

We have majid nassar.

That means they made it.

[Chuckling] They're alive.

They're alive!

Congratulations, sir.

Thank you. Oh, my god.

They made it! And we got nassar.

Got the bastard, sir.

[Laughs]

[Chernow] Mr. President.

Congratulations, admiral.

There's been one casualty, sir.

Seal team leader Max clarkson
was shot and killed in action.

Oh, no.

[Tom] Oh, no.

There were seven children
in the room.

They were being held at gunpoint
by the terrorists.

It was a massacre
waiting to happen.

One of the terrorists opened fire.

Commander clarkson
shielded two of the children

with his own body

while the rest of the seals
returned fire, killing the terrorists.

Clarkson took eight rounds
to the back, one to the neck.

He was killed instantly.

The two children that he shielded,
they survived.

Because of him, we managed
to capture nassar alive

with no civilian casualties.

- But that's exactly what you wanted.
- No.

One of our men died.

And he's dead
because of the orders I gave him.

But you made
the best decision you could

with the information you had, Tom.

Even he said there was
a 50/50 shot at success.

- I should've waited for better odds.
- Which may never have come.

Tom, you took the country
to war today

because you thought
it was the right decision.

Casualties are inevitable.

[Emily] I still don't get it.

Macleish says
he just wants to serve,

but he's not interested in power.

Not for power's sake, he said.

We should have Bethesda send over
macleish's ct and mri scans.

He said he wasn't raised that way.

He sounded like a man
with no political ambitions whatsoever.

Who moves to DC.
And doesn't want power?

[Tom] Me.

Please, sit.

I didn't move to Washington, DC.
For power.

But you have to admit it's unusual

that macleish would turn down
speaker of the house.

- What?
- You haven't heard?

No, I didn't.

It's been a long day.

What did he say?

The man said
he came to Washington to serve.

He doesn't think he could do it
as speaker of the house.

Sounds familiar.

[Tom] He's right.

Maybe we offered him
the wrong job.

What about the vice presidency?

[Siren walls in distance, horn honks]

Mrs. Kirkman?

I'm sorry.

I didn't expect anybody in so late.

I hear you've been asking around
about Jeffrey Myers.

Well, Emily's got a better
poker face than I thought.

[Sighs]

She said it came up
in your opposition research.

Yeah.

So you know we had a relationship,
and you know he's in prison.

I do.

And so does Tom.

Every detail.

It is not a personal issue for us,

so I don't see why
it should be a political one.

It shouldn't be...

Except Jeffrey Myers
has been telling everyone

in his federal prison in Pennsylvania
that he's the father of your son.

Ma'am?

Mrs. Kirkman.

Ma'am, does... does Leo know...

That the president
might not be his father?

You haven't said a word.

What the hell do you want me to say?

- That you believe me.
- Of course I believe you.

I didn't want to, but yeah, I do.

Who else have you told?

No one.

Why? What are you thinking?

These people, whoever they are,

they killed almost every senior member
of the federal government

and tied up any loose ends
before we even knew there were any.

So, we need to find out
the how and the why...

Yes, we do,
but we don't know who to trust.

So you cannot say anything
to anybody.

Do you understand me?

No one.

[Engine roaring]

[Helicopter blades whirring]

[Marino] Mr. President.

I'm sorry. I had no idea
you were here, sir.

I wanted to pay my respects
to commander clarkson.

Thank you for your incredible bravery.

Just doing my job, sir.

You know, Max wasn't even
supposed to be in the raid.

He was supposed to coordinate
the mission off site.

But when denton got injured
in the chopper crash,

Max took his place to ensure
the operation would go as planned.

It's because of him
none of those kids were hurt...

And I get to see
the birth of my first child.

I should've waited
for a better window of opportunity.

Don't, sir.

Feel guilty?
A little part of me does as well.

But I also feel honor, respect,

because that's what
this man deserves.

That's how he needs to be remembered.

Don't ever question your decision,
Mr. President.

Because none of us ever did,

especially Max.

I'll leave you to it, sir.