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What's your plan, Nixon?

You're the Saddam whisperer.

He seemed to have accepted his death.

Then we have nothing to threaten him with.

The goal isn't to threaten him.

It's to convince him that this is his best course of action.

The best course for who, sir?

We've offered him everything.

And that's the problem.

You know, we've got to stop pandering to him.

Our only chance is to make him feel like he's forgotten.

Saddam needs to feel in charge,

but if we can make him feel like

we don't care about him anymore, then--

maybe we have a chance.

Maybe then we can turn him.

- So how do we do that? - It's just time.

Time is something we don't have.

You expect DC to just to hurry up and wait?

Look, that's the best analysis I got.

You do with it what you want.

Sir, if there's not anything else,

I'd like to go see my family now.

♪ I hope you use it ♪

♪ You got a season ticket to my heart ♪

♪ Don't you refuse it ♪

♪ You got a season ticket to my love ♪

♪ 'Cause you're the only one... ♪

- Hello? - Becca?

- Hi, Johnny. - Dad?

Is everything okay?

Yeah, yeah. Everything's okay.

Don't start getting prickly on me.

Is Becca okay?

Yeah, of course she is. She's fine.

Uh, she's-- she's relaxing.

What are you doing there?

Well, I'm helping her out, you know,

trying to get everything done while you're not around.

It's old Dad to the rescue.

Do you want to leave her a message?

Tell her I'm sorry.

Okay. Alright, I guess, uh,

she'll be happy to hear that.

Tell her I'm coming home.

When?

I'm flying out tomorrow night.

Oh, good.

I'll see you then.

Good.

My last night in Iraq.

I can't sleep.

Almost a year after the invasion,

nothing is holding together.

Bush stopped saying "weapon of mass destruction."

Now it's "eliminating a potential threat."

What a joke.

We're ruled by cretins.

I keep starting wars. We never finish.

We burn it down and then walk away.

Insurgency is growing.

Al-Sadr and al-Zarqawi aren't hiding anymore.

They're on the street and they're dragging Iraq

into a full blown civil war.

What's going to happen to the Iraqis who believed in us,

the translators, the fixers,

the ones who stepped into the light

because we promised them a future?

We leave and we leave them for dead.

If we're to have any chance to stabilize Iraq,

we need Saddam alive.

No goodbyes.

There's not much good with any of this.

Well, you're going home.

Alive.

Caught Saddam Hussein.

I feel like we made things worse.

Sometimes it gets worse before it gets better.

These people are coming for their revenge.

Yeah.

- Thank you. - Ah, thank you.

I'll see you down the road.

Absolutely.

- Bye. - Yeah.

Hey.

When I get back, I wanna see one of those

famous John Nixon roller disco moves.

Yeah.

Mr. President, I just...

wanted to tell you, I wish we could have had these

conversations under different circumstances.

I feel like I understand you and your country

so much better now, and...

...I'd like to thank you for that.

There are two qualities

that are more important than anything else.

To be just and fair.

So when you go home, I want you to be that.

♪ Nobody's standing in my way ♪

♪ Don't give a damn what people say ♪

♪ You got your goals, you got your dreams ♪

♪ And you won't stop till you succeed ♪

♪ When your dreams come around ♪

- Right here, please. - Okay, sir. Good day.

Thanks.

♪ When your dreams come around ♪

♪ They never let you down ♪

♪ When your dreams come around ♪

Oh, my God.

♪ They never let you down ♪

I didn't know you'd come...

I missed you so much.

- Are you okay? - Yeah, I'm-- I'm...

Zoe! Zoe, come here.

Daddy's home.

Look who's here.

Hello.

Well, I didn't drop the...

Surprise.

♪ Hey, porter, hey, porter, would you tell me the time? ♪

♪ How much longer will it be 'til we cross ♪

♪ That Mason-Dixon line? ♪

♪ At daylight would you tell that engineer to slow it down? ♪

♪ Or better still, just stop the train ♪

♪ 'Cause I want to look around ♪

- Mom's meatballs? - Your dad made me beg him

to get your mom's secret recipe. - Mm, nice!

She stole that recipe from "The Galloping Gourmet" TV show,

but I acted like I didn't know about it.

Yeah.

I made Bolognese sauce.

Mm! That's his favorite.

♪ And ask everybody that ain't asleep ♪

Hey!

It's a little spicy.

You're doing great.

Hey, easy there, Pops.

- Oh! - You okay?

- Yeah. - Alright.

- Easy there, Daddy-O. - Yeah.

Yeah. Calm down.

♪ Hey, porter, hey, porter ♪

- You okay? - Yeah, good.

♪ It's getting light outside, this old train is ♪

Oh, my God, there's too much food on this table.

Hey, hey. Here, I got it.

Alright. Thank you.

♪ If he will blow his whistle please ♪

So-- big hands or small hands?

What's that?

Saddam.

- Oh. Uh... - Well, yeah,

I mean, you know, were they bony, meaty, uh, manicured?

You can tell a lot about people by their hands.

Please, can we just enjoy a family meal together?

Becca went to her first

professional baseball game,

and she had a blast. - I loved it.

I am so sorry, because so many times you've said, "Let's go."

And I've been like, "No, I don't like baseball."

But I do.

Good smells.

Exciting, isn't it?

What?

It's like your first day at work.

It feels like I've been in that office for 120 years.

John the Analyst worked there for 240 years.

But this is day one for John the Conqueror.

John the Captor.

John the Hero of the Western World.

"Hero of the Western World."

Very funny.

You know what now might be a good time for?

No.

It's a good time to ask for a raise.

Okay? - Okay.

You got me there.

Before I take your questions,

let me speak with the American people

about the situation in Iraq.

This has been tough weeks in that country.

In the south of Iraq, coalition forces

face riots and attacks that are being incited

by a radical cleric named al-Sadr.

He has assembled some of his supporters

into an illegal militia

and publicly supported the terrorist groups

Hamas and Hezbollah.

Al-Sadr's methods of violence and intimidation

are widely repudiated by other Iraqi Shia.

He's been indicted by Iraqi authorities

for the murder of a prominent Shia cleric.

They want to run us out of Iraq

and destroy the democratic hopes of the Iraqi people.

By helping to secure a free Iraq,

Americans serving in that country

are protecting their fellow citizens.

As I've said to those who have lost loved ones,

we will finish the work of the fallen.

America's armed forces are performing brilliantly

with all the skill and honor we expect of them.

- Welcome back. Good job. - Thank you.

We're constantly reviewing their needs.

Troop strength now and in the future

is determined by the situation on the ground.

If additional forces are needed, I will send them.

If additional resources are needed, we will provide them.

The people of our country are united

behind our men and women in uniform,

and this government will do all that is necessary

to assure the success of their historic mission.

John?

They're waiting for you upstairs.

Oh, okay.

Hi.

There he is!

The man who got Hussein.

Pleasure to meet you, John. - Pleasure.

Director Gabe Varticus.

You can call me Buddy.

Buddy it is. Uh...

where is Angela?

She retired. This is her replacement, Janie.

Jane Cassidy. Welcome home.

- She retired? - What'd you wear?

- Sorry...? - When you met him.

What'd you wear?

Just some cargo pants and a shirt.

Oh, I woulda confronted that bastard

in a three piece Brioni.

I'm sure you would have, Buddy, but...

...in the BIF, we were up to our asses in mud, so--

...alert anyone of Saddam's presence.

You know, there was always a risk of someone trying

to assassinate him or escape attempt.

What, uh, nuggets did Saddam give you?

Nuggets. I mean,

nothing of substance, really.

You gleaned nothing of note in all those interviews?

Well, yeah, we should--

we should use him.

You know, help us understand the region, the players--

That'd be pretty hard for him to do from his grave.

Yeah, no, Saddam should hang, definitely.

But, uh, you know, in the interest of mitigating

the risk of operational regional instability,

the agency would be better served keeping him alive.

Appreciate the perspective, John, but really not necessary.

- I've prepared a brief for you, sir, I-- - John--

- I'd love for you-- - We've assigned you to North Korea.

What?

We've uncovered a secret

uranium enrichment program.

Bush wants the agency to take a hard look at Pyongyang.

It's an important desk at an important time.

But more important than this?

Kim Jong-il? I mean--

we're at a critical inflection point

in the Middle East right now.

Is-- is this a joke?

Are you kidding me?

He took it well.

Are you moving in?

In case you didn't notice,

she's not doing very well

and somebody had to do something about it.

Yeah, well, you should have told me she was getting worse.

What? And have you worry?

Just worry you with everything you had on your mind?

- Yeah, but-- - But what?

We're soldiers.

We have to stick to the mission.

We gotta stay on point.

What are you doing home now?

It's not a good day.

Oh, I can see that.

Wouldn't take Colombo to figure it out.

You know why we couldn't find any sources

to tell us about Saddam's escape plans?

'Cause he didn't have any.

He was busy sending out his book for publication.

He's a goddamn butcher, that's what he is.

Well, he's not that same guy anymore.

- Oh? - Yeah.

Hey, is this because you two

are having tea together now?

Let me tell you something.

Because of that prick

you don't have a brother and I don't have a son!

I'm just saying, it's not that cut and dry.

Oh, no, don't-- don't you go there.

Don't you play that game. We're not the assholes.

We went there to save those people.

We didn't.

And whose fault is that?

Whose fault is that?

I take it you didn't get that promotion?

I got reassigned to North Korea.

Wow. That's very exclusive.

Not just anyone can vacation there.

I didn't get a brochure.

It doesn't exactly scream Condé Nast cover.

If you helped capture and interrogate

the most notorious man on the planet,

this is what you get.

$75 gift card.

Wars are expensive.

No, it's just 3 trillion and counting.

On the, um, bright side,

they're respecting the taxpayer.

Oh, yeah. Yeah. So much respect.

Thank you.

Did you see they have molten chocolate lava cake?

Mm. Unfortunately, the garlic bread bankrupted us.

- Oh, no! - Yeah.

Did you think about what you're gonna say to your dad?

Uh, I-I-I can't talk to him.

You found a way to connect with a ruthless, murdering dictator.

That was easy. This is Dad we're talking about.

You will find a way to connect with an old man who loves you.

John Nixon?

- Hey, Nixon. - Brody.

- Good job, man. - Oh, thank you.

I'll be at the car. I'll meet you there.

Yeah, I'll be right there.

Hello.

What are you doing here?

Uh, flew in this morning. Briefing Brody.

So, uh...

Mm, um, Polly, this is my wife, Rebecca.

The famous Polly.

Infamous, by John's account.

Thank you for looking after him over there.

Yeah, of course.

John said you were most comforting after Jerry died.

I'm glad you had each other.

Uh, join us for dessert.

Oh, um, I'd love to, but, you know, I have a flight to catch,

and Brody's waiting, I haven't packed, so...

Um, where are you off to?

Russia.

Yeah, well, I got the golden ticket.

North Korea.

It was really nice to meet you.

Bye. Take care.

Polly's lovely.

Not how I imagined.

None of it is how I imagined it.

So what happens now?

Maybe some dessert?

Yeah.

Excuse me.

Can I get the menu, please?

Dessert menu. Thank you.

Hey, cheers.

Cheers.

Who was responsible for the abuse within Abu Ghraib prison?

American soldiers acting on their own accord,

described by some within the Pentagon

as recycled hillbillies.

Or did it go to the very top of the military

and civilian leadership?

In recent months, we've seen

abuses here under our responsibility,

but it doesn't represent America.

It doesn't represent American values.

- Can I take a picture with you? - Sure. Hurry, though.

George Tenet, last night at a secret meeting

at the White House, he resigned.

I've decided to step down as director

of Central Intelligence, effective July 11th.

The Coalition Provisional Authority

will cease to exist on June 28th,

at which point the occupation will end

and the Iraqi interim government will assume

and exercise full sovereign authority

on behalf of the Iraqi people.

Sincerely, L. Paul Bremer, ex-administrator

of the Coalition Provisional Authority.

The government of Iraq putting former dictator Saddam Hussein

on trial for his crimes sometime this summer.

An early trial would show the new government is

making progress, bringing him to justice.

Well, the important thing, he should get a fair trial.

We don't even know who the judges

of the Iraqi Special Tribunal will be.

We don't know who the prosecutors will be.

Later, Hussein said, let's cut through this.

This is theater to help Bush the criminal, win the election.

With your hard work, we're going to win tomorrow,

and I will carry that honor and dignity for four more years.

God bless.

Rick, heavy fighting in Najaf.

Numerous explosions and gunfire heard.

Coalition commanders sent at least seven tanks

into the city's large cemetery to attack militia members

loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.

Cleric Sadr calling for an all out holy war.

A high speed dash through Fallujah's dangerous streets,

headlong into a firefight.

No more money for Bush's crime!

Not another nickel, not another dime!

Sir. It's time.

On World News tonight,

Saddam Hussein in court before an Iraqi judge.

All Iraqis watch their former leader tonight.

For many, it's a great day.

- John Nixon. - Surprise!

- How'd you find me? - Well, you know,

I'm a highly trained CIA operative.

I, uh, cracked your grandson. - Oh!

Well, how did you break the toddler?

Oh, you know, I didn't even need to waterboard him.

I just promised him a double chocolate sundae

at Chuck E. Cheese.

Oh, so you're lying to a 4-year-old?

Nice, you're in top form. - Yeah.

Have you spoken to Polly?

Yeah, she's, uh, being reassigned to Russia.

- Mm. She'll fit right in. - Yeah.

Do you want to grab a bite? My treat.

Big spender, huh?

Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah.

I know how to treat a lady.

You're two years from retirement.

Well, as you know, the midterms

were a referendum for the, uh, war.

Republicans took a thumping,

so they cleaned house.

Bremmer, Tenet, Rumsfeld.

Anyone they could scapegoat.

Well, at least you're in distinguished company.

What's Hussein like?

He can be really charming, terrifying,

sometimes vindictive, still honorable.

I found myself really respecting him one day

and despising him the next.

- Bundle of contradictions. - Yeah.

You can never really understand another person.

It was like we didn't even care.

Everything they told us, every reason for going in

is turning out to be bullshit.

Bullshit's part of the job.

So what, I just let the president believe

whatever the hell he wants? - Maybe you should.

Why are you here?

You ran ops in Cairo in the '80s, right?

This is an interrogation?

No, just a debriefing between friends, maybe?

Well, I worked lots of places.

All the literature says that US relations with Saddam

started after the Iranian revolution, right?

Sounds plausible.

So what if a 22-year-old writer

with politically connected family

got approached by an Iraqi dentist

who happened to be a handler for the CIA?

And this writer got put up in an apartment on Al Rashid Street,

straight across from the Iraqi prime minister's office.

And then one warm October afternoon...

...he was standing there on that block with a gun in his hand,

waiting for the PM's limousine to arrive...

but he lost his cool

and pulled the trigger too soon.

Then he got shot in the leg,

escaped to Cairo with the help of Egyptian intelligence,

and then three years later, he comes back,

highly trained,

with a long list of political opponents

that was compiled by the CIA.

And then he launches a successful coup.

He takes over the country.

You're a born myth maker.

Did we create Saddam?

John...

the agency doesn't do history.

Come on, Angela.

I'm late for my mani pedi.

Listen, we need Saddam.

He-- he's the enemy of our enemies.

No one's listening to me. - Well,

you know there's only one man who can help you.

Bush? Come on. I'm serious.

You ambushed me for advice,

so I'm gonna tell you for the last time.

You give people what they want,

they will give you what you want.

You want to save your mustachioed friend...

...you give the Commander-in-Chief what he wants.

Or don't.

- Becks, I can't talk right now. - John, it's your dad.

- What? - Come now, John.

Right now. - Okay, I-I'll be right there.

Is everything all right?

- He's in the hospital. - Um...

Listen, you're too smart to stay retired.

Hey.

Dad? Hey.

- Yeah. - Hey, Dad.

Charlie...

It's the morphine.

- Hey. Dad. It's me. - Yeah.

Oh, Johnny. Yeah, that's what I meant, Johnny.

Oh, well, has, uh, anything happened since I left?

Is Saddam Hussein dead yet?

He's, uh...

He's on trial, Dad. - Oh, damn.

They need to string him up by his cojones.

Yeah. You wouldn't deny a dying man

his last wish, now, would you?

No.

I'll pass it up the chain. - Yeah, a human stain.

He-- he murdered Charlie and If I could,

I'd strangle him myself,

but I don't have the energy. - Hm.

I have no doubt, Dad.

Hey, you! Hey, you--

I'm not staying here anymore.

His oxygen level is really low.

Dad, me and Becks are here. Okay? You'll be fine.

Yeah, but they say, you know,

I just have to stay here for now.

What kind of exact time element is that

of just for a while? I-I--

I'm not staying here, and you can't stop me.

Get outta here! Leave me alone!

You're coming home.

You're gonna stay with us.

Huh?

Yeah? - Yeah.

Oh, thank God. Glory be to God.

A hospital's much better equipped.

Yeah. I know, but--

it's Stage 4.

- Hey, John. - Hey, Sara.

- John. - Yep.

You got a reprieve from North Korea.

Okay.

You've been assigned to execution watch.

He hasn't even been convicted yet.

Seventh floor thought you would want the honor,

given your relationship to him.

That's not much of an honor.

Give it to Samir, my translator.

He deserved it.

Okay? - Okay.