1 00:00:14,616 --> 00:00:16,594 ♪ Ah ♪ 2 00:00:16,618 --> 00:00:18,930 ♪ Watch out ♪ 3 00:00:18,954 --> 00:00:20,798 ♪ You might get what you're after... ♪ 4 00:00:20,822 --> 00:00:24,235 Do you mind? I can't hear anything. 5 00:00:24,259 --> 00:00:26,437 Well, just trying to pass the time. 6 00:00:26,461 --> 00:00:28,840 Besides, there's nothing to hear yet, bud. 7 00:00:28,864 --> 00:00:30,775 El Presidente ain't home. 8 00:00:30,799 --> 00:00:33,344 Got to admit, though, 9 00:00:33,368 --> 00:00:36,681 I'm impressed these rebels can tell asses from elbows, 10 00:00:36,705 --> 00:00:39,851 let alone infiltrate and bug Sandino's palace. 11 00:00:39,875 --> 00:00:43,243 - We're good teachers. - Damn straight. 12 00:00:45,380 --> 00:00:47,925 God bless the CIA. 13 00:00:47,949 --> 00:00:49,961 ♪ A way ♪ 14 00:00:49,985 --> 00:00:53,064 - ♪ Burning down the house... ♪ - Show time. 15 00:00:53,088 --> 00:00:55,499 ♪ Here's your ticket, pack your bag ♪ 16 00:00:55,523 --> 00:00:58,569 ♪ Time for jumping overboard ♪ 17 00:00:58,593 --> 00:01:01,639 ♪ Transportation is here ♪ 18 00:01:01,663 --> 00:01:04,876 ♪ Close enough but not too far ♪ 19 00:01:04,900 --> 00:01:08,012 ♪ Maybe you know where you are ♪ 20 00:01:08,036 --> 00:01:11,382 ♪ Fighting fire with fire ♪ 21 00:01:11,406 --> 00:01:14,018 ♪ Ugh, all wet ♪ 22 00:01:14,042 --> 00:01:16,888 ♪ Hey, you might need a raincoat ♪ 23 00:01:16,912 --> 00:01:19,223 ♪ Shakedown ♪ 24 00:01:19,247 --> 00:01:22,026 ♪ Dreams walking in broad daylight... ♪ 25 00:01:22,050 --> 00:01:24,161 Yeah, they're in. 26 00:01:24,185 --> 00:01:26,264 ♪ Sixty five degrees ♪ 27 00:01:26,288 --> 00:01:28,266 ♪ Burning down the house ♪ 28 00:01:28,290 --> 00:01:30,101 ♪ Ugh... 29 00:01:30,125 --> 00:01:33,204 Bug's still not up. 30 00:01:33,228 --> 00:01:36,207 ♪ Sometimes I listen to myself ♪ 31 00:01:37,933 --> 00:01:41,279 What the hell? God... What just happened? 32 00:01:50,712 --> 00:01:52,479 I think our rebels decided to rebel on us. 33 00:01:55,483 --> 00:01:57,461 ♪ Burning down the house ♪ 34 00:01:57,485 --> 00:01:58,696 Go. 35 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:00,932 ♪ No visible means of support ♪ 36 00:02:00,956 --> 00:02:03,601 ♪ And you have not seen nothing yet ♪ 37 00:02:03,625 --> 00:02:07,204 ♪ Everything's stuck together. ♪ 38 00:02:07,228 --> 00:02:09,573 A recent wave of student-led protesters 39 00:02:09,597 --> 00:02:12,276 have begun calling for President Sandino to step down, 40 00:02:12,300 --> 00:02:14,946 and he's been responding with brutal violence. 41 00:02:14,970 --> 00:02:17,415 Hundreds of civilians have already been arrested or killed 42 00:02:17,439 --> 00:02:19,984 in clashes with the police and pro-government paramilitaries. 43 00:02:20,008 --> 00:02:22,787 So Sandino continues 44 00:02:22,811 --> 00:02:24,956 his slide into authoritarianism 45 00:02:24,980 --> 00:02:27,591 and the populace is teetering on the brink of open revolt. 46 00:02:27,615 --> 00:02:31,095 Is about that the gist of the situation? 47 00:02:31,119 --> 00:02:34,665 Well, and if Nicaragua devolves into civil war, 48 00:02:34,689 --> 00:02:37,168 we could end up with the next Syria in our own backyard. 49 00:02:37,192 --> 00:02:39,303 Complete with refugee crisis. 50 00:02:39,327 --> 00:02:41,739 We've reached out to President Sandino, 51 00:02:41,763 --> 00:02:44,508 but he's refusing to engage. 52 00:02:44,532 --> 00:02:47,545 - Recommendations? - Travel ban, to start. 53 00:02:47,569 --> 00:02:49,480 That'll get his attention. 54 00:02:49,504 --> 00:02:51,115 Hundreds of thousands of Americans travel there 55 00:02:51,139 --> 00:02:53,250 every year, a travel ban would be a significant blow 56 00:02:53,274 --> 00:02:54,919 to Nicaragua's economy. 57 00:02:54,943 --> 00:02:57,088 American business interests in Nicaragua as well. 58 00:02:57,112 --> 00:02:59,457 Well, I think a little short-term pain 59 00:02:59,481 --> 00:03:01,592 that may incentivize Sandino 60 00:03:01,616 --> 00:03:04,862 to stop killing his own people... 61 00:03:04,886 --> 00:03:07,198 Relations with Nicaragua have been a shambles 62 00:03:07,222 --> 00:03:10,034 since Sandino's father was president in the '80s. 63 00:03:10,058 --> 00:03:12,103 I doubt that Junior would respond well 64 00:03:12,127 --> 00:03:15,306 to unilateral U.S. pressure. 65 00:03:15,330 --> 00:03:16,841 I think it's worth finding out, sir. 66 00:03:16,865 --> 00:03:18,376 Based on our track record, 67 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,034 I'm not too comfortable with it. 68 00:03:22,971 --> 00:03:25,349 Well, if I could put together a coalition of countries 69 00:03:25,373 --> 00:03:26,684 willing to jointly condemn 70 00:03:26,708 --> 00:03:28,486 and take action against Nicaragua, 71 00:03:28,510 --> 00:03:29,977 will the White House reconsider? 72 00:03:35,016 --> 00:03:36,861 Bring me a coalition with a plan, 73 00:03:36,885 --> 00:03:39,163 we'll see. 74 00:03:39,187 --> 00:03:42,867 Adele, get me a report on U.S. business interests in Nicaragua, 75 00:03:42,891 --> 00:03:44,368 and I want the latest whip count 76 00:03:44,392 --> 00:03:45,970 on the children's health care bill. 77 00:03:45,994 --> 00:03:47,838 You've got a call in to the whip's office, 78 00:03:47,862 --> 00:03:50,831 and Barry from Comms is waiting in yours. 79 00:03:52,700 --> 00:03:54,578 That meeting was supposed to start an hour ago. 80 00:03:54,602 --> 00:03:57,014 Has he been in there this entire time? 81 00:03:57,038 --> 00:03:58,849 We've rescheduled so many times, 82 00:03:58,873 --> 00:04:01,252 he thinks you're trying to avoid him. 83 00:04:01,276 --> 00:04:03,320 All right, five minutes, 84 00:04:03,344 --> 00:04:05,322 then POTUS needs me on an urgent matter. 85 00:04:05,346 --> 00:04:06,590 Understood. 86 00:04:06,614 --> 00:04:09,860 You. With me. 87 00:04:09,884 --> 00:04:12,196 - I'm not avoiding you, Barry. - I'd dispute that, 88 00:04:12,220 --> 00:04:13,631 but I only have a couple minutes 89 00:04:13,655 --> 00:04:16,000 before Adele comes in here saying POTUS needs you. 90 00:04:16,024 --> 00:04:17,802 Well, then by the time she does, it'll probably be true, 91 00:04:17,826 --> 00:04:19,270 - so hurry up. - Okay, then. 92 00:04:19,294 --> 00:04:21,205 I've just about got you set up on Twitter and Instagram. 93 00:04:21,229 --> 00:04:24,008 Wonderful. I'm delegating social media 94 00:04:24,032 --> 00:04:26,577 - to my intern, Stevie. - What? 95 00:04:26,601 --> 00:04:28,379 I mean, uh, great, 96 00:04:28,403 --> 00:04:31,348 - but... what? - Ever since that video 97 00:04:31,372 --> 00:04:35,219 of me yelling at that homeless protestor lady went viral, 98 00:04:35,243 --> 00:04:37,855 Comms has been nagging POTUS 99 00:04:37,879 --> 00:04:39,490 that I need to "rehab" my online image. 100 00:04:39,514 --> 00:04:41,759 Sadly, he agreed. 101 00:04:41,783 --> 00:04:43,761 America doesn't want a bully in the White House, 102 00:04:43,785 --> 00:04:45,062 so we're gonna introduce them 103 00:04:45,086 --> 00:04:46,931 to the real Russell Jackson, someone who's likable, 104 00:04:46,955 --> 00:04:49,366 funny, human. 105 00:04:49,390 --> 00:04:51,158 You know, all the traits one looks for 106 00:04:51,159 --> 00:04:53,370 in the president's hatchet man. 107 00:04:53,394 --> 00:04:54,672 Anyhow, think you can handle it? 108 00:04:54,696 --> 00:04:56,841 Absolutely. Yes. Um, wh-what's involved, exactly? 109 00:04:56,865 --> 00:04:59,210 I'm emailing you a PDF of the White House guidelines, 110 00:04:59,234 --> 00:05:00,678 but it's really pretty simple. 111 00:05:00,702 --> 00:05:03,147 Feel free to share posts from other official accounts. 112 00:05:03,171 --> 00:05:05,683 Anything policy-intensive, run it past me, and beyond that, 113 00:05:05,707 --> 00:05:09,286 focus on making the COS feel... relatable 114 00:05:09,310 --> 00:05:12,079 to the average American. And here we go. 115 00:05:13,815 --> 00:05:15,759 Good God, where'd you get that picture? 116 00:05:15,783 --> 00:05:18,162 I look like J. Alfred Prufrock. 117 00:05:18,186 --> 00:05:19,964 I'll find a different one. 118 00:05:19,988 --> 00:05:21,198 Please. 119 00:05:21,222 --> 00:05:24,268 Russell, POTUS urgently needs you. 120 00:05:24,292 --> 00:05:26,937 Never mind, Adele. Clever Barry's onto us. 121 00:05:26,961 --> 00:05:29,507 I was just leaving, actually. DM me if you have any questions. 122 00:05:29,531 --> 00:05:30,731 Copy that. 123 00:05:32,167 --> 00:05:35,179 Sir, I just want to thank you for this opportunity. 124 00:05:35,203 --> 00:05:36,514 It's an honor. 125 00:05:36,538 --> 00:05:38,315 It's really not. 126 00:05:38,339 --> 00:05:41,085 Giants once held this office, 127 00:05:41,109 --> 00:05:42,653 strode these halls. 128 00:05:42,677 --> 00:05:44,088 I won't make you look stupid. 129 00:05:44,112 --> 00:05:45,422 'Course you will. 130 00:05:45,446 --> 00:05:47,381 That's what social media does. 131 00:05:49,117 --> 00:05:52,552 Al Hague is laughing at me from Valhalla. 132 00:05:56,724 --> 00:05:59,904 Hey, Shane. How are you? What's up? 133 00:05:59,928 --> 00:06:01,495 Hey, big brother. Just checking in, 134 00:06:01,496 --> 00:06:03,107 see how my little girl's doing. 135 00:06:03,131 --> 00:06:04,608 Sarah got to the house this morning 136 00:06:04,632 --> 00:06:06,644 just in time for breakfast. It's gonna be really great 137 00:06:06,668 --> 00:06:08,679 to spend some time with her before she ships out. 138 00:06:08,703 --> 00:06:10,381 About that, do... 139 00:06:10,405 --> 00:06:14,485 deployments ever get... postponed or, uh, cancelled? 140 00:06:14,509 --> 00:06:17,388 Sure. But I don't think that'll be the case with Sarah. 141 00:06:17,412 --> 00:06:19,290 Medical units are always in demand. 142 00:06:19,314 --> 00:06:20,424 She's gonna be fine, Shane. 143 00:06:20,448 --> 00:06:22,326 Come on, man, she's going to Iraq. 144 00:06:22,350 --> 00:06:24,361 To a hospital in the Green Zone. 145 00:06:24,385 --> 00:06:26,330 Look, things are much quieter there 146 00:06:26,354 --> 00:06:28,065 than they were in the bad old days. 147 00:06:28,089 --> 00:06:30,034 Most of her patients will be evac'd in 148 00:06:30,058 --> 00:06:32,036 from Syria or other parts of Iraq. 149 00:06:32,060 --> 00:06:34,138 It's highly unlikely that she'll be 150 00:06:34,162 --> 00:06:35,306 near any real combat. 151 00:06:35,330 --> 00:06:36,774 She put me in charge of her will, 152 00:06:36,798 --> 00:06:37,942 in case she is. 153 00:06:37,966 --> 00:06:39,210 Oh, man. 154 00:06:39,234 --> 00:06:41,579 Well, that's got to be hard. 155 00:06:41,603 --> 00:06:43,681 She chose to specialize in trauma medicine, 156 00:06:43,705 --> 00:06:46,083 and she knew where she might be deployed, 157 00:06:46,107 --> 00:06:48,219 and she made that brave and noble choice anyway. 158 00:06:48,243 --> 00:06:51,522 Some comfort that'll be if, um... 159 00:06:51,546 --> 00:06:53,691 Look... 160 00:06:53,715 --> 00:06:55,593 can't you call in a favor? 161 00:06:55,617 --> 00:06:58,262 Or... just walk down the hall 162 00:06:58,286 --> 00:07:00,331 and ask your buddy, the commander in chief, 163 00:07:00,355 --> 00:07:01,632 to change her orders? Please? 164 00:07:01,656 --> 00:07:02,967 You know I can't do that. 165 00:07:02,991 --> 00:07:05,236 Right. Professor Ethics would never engage in something 166 00:07:05,260 --> 00:07:06,804 so unseemly. 167 00:07:06,828 --> 00:07:09,139 Did Sarah tell you that she was concerned? 168 00:07:09,163 --> 00:07:10,975 She didn't have to. 169 00:07:10,999 --> 00:07:12,977 My gut is telling me that she's not up for it. 170 00:07:13,001 --> 00:07:13,978 Hey, how about we be 171 00:07:14,002 --> 00:07:15,346 battle buddies? 172 00:07:15,370 --> 00:07:16,647 If you're worried about Sarah, 173 00:07:16,671 --> 00:07:18,282 you call me, and we'll get through it together. 174 00:07:18,306 --> 00:07:20,351 Or you pull a few strings, we don't have 175 00:07:20,375 --> 00:07:22,553 to get through at all... more important, neither does she. 176 00:07:22,577 --> 00:07:24,622 I'm there for you, Shane. I'm there for Sarah. 177 00:07:24,646 --> 00:07:28,048 You know, I'm sorry I wasted your time. 178 00:07:34,122 --> 00:07:36,033 - So? - So what? 179 00:07:36,057 --> 00:07:37,013 So, what's the plan? 180 00:07:37,014 --> 00:07:38,732 We've been trying to corral Nicaragua's neighbors 181 00:07:38,733 --> 00:07:40,304 while M-Sec makes a play to get China invol... 182 00:07:40,328 --> 00:07:42,873 Nobody cares about that. Buddy, don't hold out on me. 183 00:07:42,897 --> 00:07:44,375 Uncle Matty's here to help. 184 00:07:44,399 --> 00:07:46,110 - What's Uncle Matty talking about? - Nothing. 185 00:07:46,134 --> 00:07:47,501 Go away, Uncle Matty. 186 00:07:47,502 --> 00:07:49,146 Annelies is in New York this weekend. 187 00:07:49,170 --> 00:07:51,215 Annelies... Oh, the woman from the airport in Ireland. 188 00:07:51,239 --> 00:07:53,017 The chess player. 189 00:07:53,041 --> 00:07:54,184 Chess champion. 190 00:07:54,208 --> 00:07:56,120 How many other Annelieses do you know? 191 00:07:56,144 --> 00:07:57,454 Three. 192 00:07:57,478 --> 00:07:59,056 She's gonna be up there for a chess convention. 193 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:00,524 They have those? 194 00:08:00,548 --> 00:08:03,127 And our boy is taking the Acela up after work to meet her. 195 00:08:03,151 --> 00:08:06,163 Now, because I'm his friend and I want him to be happy, 196 00:08:06,187 --> 00:08:07,598 I want to make sure that he has a sound plan. 197 00:08:07,622 --> 00:08:09,006 We're about to brief M-Sec. 198 00:08:09,007 --> 00:08:10,467 Could we not talk about this right now? That's so great 199 00:08:10,491 --> 00:08:11,902 that you two have been staying in touch! 200 00:08:11,926 --> 00:08:13,404 Oh, they've been more than staying in touch. 201 00:08:13,428 --> 00:08:14,872 They're texting all the time, Skyping every night... 202 00:08:14,896 --> 00:08:16,040 Look, I appreciate the support, 203 00:08:16,064 --> 00:08:18,042 but I'm trying to manage expectations, which... 204 00:08:18,066 --> 00:08:19,845 also means managing the flow of information. 205 00:08:19,869 --> 00:08:21,333 Okay, first of all, ouch. 206 00:08:21,334 --> 00:08:22,729 Okay, look, if you must know, 207 00:08:22,730 --> 00:08:23,914 hopefully, I'll be able to jet out of here early. 208 00:08:23,938 --> 00:08:26,173 The plan is to meet up tonight for a drink, and if that 209 00:08:26,174 --> 00:08:27,951 goes well we'll go out for our official first date tomorrow. 210 00:08:27,975 --> 00:08:29,586 - You're staying at the same hotel? - No, I'm trying 211 00:08:29,610 --> 00:08:31,488 to keep the whole thing casual, just let it breathe. 212 00:08:31,512 --> 00:08:33,324 You realize for someone trying to keep things casual, 213 00:08:33,348 --> 00:08:34,925 you're being incredibly uptight right now? 214 00:08:34,949 --> 00:08:36,560 Also hurtful. 215 00:08:36,584 --> 00:08:37,895 Well, maybe that's because I'm trying 216 00:08:37,919 --> 00:08:39,430 to maximize the potential for success 217 00:08:39,454 --> 00:08:41,832 as much as my stupidly complicated life will allow, 218 00:08:41,856 --> 00:08:43,133 ideally without the whole State Department 219 00:08:43,157 --> 00:08:45,602 breathing down my neck, so can we just get back to work? 220 00:08:45,626 --> 00:08:46,937 - Please? - Sure. 221 00:08:46,961 --> 00:08:48,339 Since apparently, we're just... work friends 222 00:08:48,363 --> 00:08:50,174 - who don't share things. - Oh, my God. 223 00:08:50,198 --> 00:08:52,443 - All right, buddy. Keep me posted. - Yeah. 224 00:08:52,467 --> 00:08:54,178 A civil war in Nicaragua 225 00:08:54,202 --> 00:08:55,646 would be disadvantageous for everyone, 226 00:08:55,670 --> 00:08:58,882 our business interests in the region included. But... 227 00:08:58,906 --> 00:09:00,417 China doesn't believe that the situation 228 00:09:00,441 --> 00:09:01,785 is that precarious. 229 00:09:01,809 --> 00:09:03,754 And, I think, perhaps, 230 00:09:03,778 --> 00:09:07,024 President Dalton feels the same, or you wouldn't need China 231 00:09:07,048 --> 00:09:08,525 to make your threats for you. 232 00:09:08,549 --> 00:09:13,547 If we wait for the situation to become that precarious, 233 00:09:13,548 --> 00:09:16,275 then it may be too late for either of our presidents 234 00:09:16,276 --> 00:09:17,400 to intercede. 235 00:09:17,401 --> 00:09:18,502 Agree to disagree. 236 00:09:18,526 --> 00:09:20,838 Good day, Madam Secretary. 237 00:09:20,862 --> 00:09:22,973 God, I hate it when he does that. 238 00:09:22,997 --> 00:09:25,175 Please tell me you guys had better luck. 239 00:09:25,199 --> 00:09:26,477 Guatemala, 240 00:09:26,501 --> 00:09:28,579 Costa Rica, even Honduras have all agreed to join 241 00:09:28,603 --> 00:09:31,348 - a coalition to sanction Nicaragua. - All right, that's a start. 242 00:09:31,372 --> 00:09:33,283 - What about Russia? - I struck out. 243 00:09:33,307 --> 00:09:35,819 Avdonin was almost as apathetic as Chen. 244 00:09:35,843 --> 00:09:38,021 Yeah. Well, it's no secret 245 00:09:38,045 --> 00:09:40,724 that President Sandino is cozy with Russia, 246 00:09:40,748 --> 00:09:43,293 so... that was a big swing, anyway. 247 00:09:43,317 --> 00:09:44,528 A coalition 248 00:09:44,552 --> 00:09:45,996 without the U.S., Russia or China 249 00:09:46,020 --> 00:09:47,331 won't pack much of a punch. 250 00:09:47,355 --> 00:09:50,868 Forgive me if this is a rookie question, but... 251 00:09:50,892 --> 00:09:53,437 isn't the obvious move here to... 252 00:09:53,461 --> 00:09:55,205 lead with a... 253 00:09:55,229 --> 00:09:57,574 muscular position from the White House? 254 00:09:57,598 --> 00:10:00,511 Why is POTUS being so gun-shy about this? 255 00:10:00,535 --> 00:10:02,746 Well, I don't know. But, uh... 256 00:10:02,770 --> 00:10:05,182 let's try and come up with other ways 257 00:10:05,206 --> 00:10:08,552 to de-escalate the violence before I go back to him. 258 00:10:08,576 --> 00:10:11,388 If we can't get a travel ban, then we should at least issue 259 00:10:11,412 --> 00:10:13,524 a travel warning to protect our own people. 260 00:10:13,548 --> 00:10:14,625 Do it. 261 00:10:14,649 --> 00:10:16,293 And let's start putting together a plan 262 00:10:16,317 --> 00:10:19,797 in case U.S. citizens in-country need to evacuate. 263 00:10:19,821 --> 00:10:21,865 It may be too late for that, ma'am. 264 00:10:21,889 --> 00:10:23,333 This video posted by an American student 265 00:10:23,357 --> 00:10:24,968 working with a missionary group in Nicaragua, 266 00:10:24,992 --> 00:10:26,236 it's blowing up the Internet. 267 00:10:26,260 --> 00:10:27,871 My name is Bethany James, 268 00:10:27,895 --> 00:10:30,274 and I'm standing in Iglesia de Santiago 269 00:10:30,298 --> 00:10:32,476 in Managua, Nicaragua, where college students 270 00:10:32,500 --> 00:10:34,545 are fleeing for their lives from the police. 271 00:10:34,569 --> 00:10:38,048 Forces controlled by President Sandino opened fire 272 00:10:38,072 --> 00:10:40,884 on a peaceful protest against his oppressive government. 273 00:10:40,908 --> 00:10:43,587 Many are now seeking sanctuary in the church 274 00:10:43,611 --> 00:10:46,089 to avoid being gunned down in cold blood. 275 00:10:46,113 --> 00:10:48,826 I'm posting this video so the world will know 276 00:10:48,850 --> 00:10:52,830 that Sandino is a murderer and a dictator. 277 00:10:52,854 --> 00:10:54,298 Security forces have barricaded the church, 278 00:10:54,322 --> 00:10:56,066 but the students are refusing to surrender. 279 00:10:56,090 --> 00:10:57,534 So it's a standoff. 280 00:10:57,558 --> 00:11:02,105 With American missionaries caught in the crossfire. 281 00:11:08,634 --> 00:11:14,268 Subtitle sync and corrections by 00:17:05,557 "Love watching this little guy grow up 422 00:17:05,581 --> 00:17:06,858 "live via the @nationalzoo 423 00:17:06,882 --> 00:17:09,027 Giant Panda Cam!!" 424 00:17:09,051 --> 00:17:10,361 Birthday cake, birthday cake, 425 00:17:10,385 --> 00:17:13,898 balloons, smiley face with heart eyes? 426 00:17:13,922 --> 00:17:17,268 Yeah, Russell is definitely not managing that himself. 427 00:17:17,292 --> 00:17:19,537 You know, students are being killed 428 00:17:19,561 --> 00:17:22,340 for opposing a corrupt dictator in Nicaragua. 429 00:17:22,364 --> 00:17:24,542 You want to maybe tweet about that? 430 00:17:24,566 --> 00:17:26,778 Have you seen the latest Bethany James video? Here, look at this. 431 00:17:26,802 --> 00:17:31,049 Hour six, and we've triaged the wounded as best we can, but 432 00:17:31,073 --> 00:17:34,919 we're low on supplies and people with actual medical training. 433 00:17:34,943 --> 00:17:38,690 It's possible that not everyone here will survive the night. 434 00:17:38,714 --> 00:17:42,460 But the resistance will not be intimidated, right, Oscar? 435 00:17:42,484 --> 00:17:46,130 The people of Nicaragua elected a president, not a dictator. 436 00:17:46,154 --> 00:17:48,266 We will not yield. 437 00:17:48,290 --> 00:17:50,401 Kind of makes me feel guilty about going to college 438 00:17:50,425 --> 00:17:52,070 instead of, you know, actually getting out 439 00:17:52,094 --> 00:17:53,605 and changing the world. 440 00:17:53,629 --> 00:17:55,640 I mean, this whole generation of McCords... we're all just kind of 441 00:17:55,664 --> 00:17:57,075 - sell-outs. Sorry. - Well, I think that might be a little... 442 00:17:57,099 --> 00:17:58,076 Hey! Excuse me. 443 00:17:58,100 --> 00:17:59,444 I just work in the White House. 444 00:17:59,468 --> 00:18:01,546 Yeah, Sarah's about to get out there, 445 00:18:01,570 --> 00:18:03,748 and save lives and kick ass. 446 00:18:03,772 --> 00:18:05,483 That's pretty cool. 447 00:18:05,507 --> 00:18:08,286 Look, seriously, please don't put me on a pedestal, 448 00:18:08,310 --> 00:18:10,488 or them, either, okay? 449 00:18:10,512 --> 00:18:12,924 Because based on the conditions I just saw, 450 00:18:12,948 --> 00:18:15,326 that girl Bethany is right about one thing. 451 00:18:15,350 --> 00:18:18,396 Some of her friends will definitely die. 452 00:18:18,420 --> 00:18:21,265 And assuming she survives, 453 00:18:21,289 --> 00:18:23,468 she's gonna have to live with the fact 454 00:18:23,492 --> 00:18:26,304 that she and her beliefs failed to save them. 455 00:18:26,328 --> 00:18:29,107 So what part of that is cool, 456 00:18:29,131 --> 00:18:31,132 exactly? 457 00:18:33,969 --> 00:18:37,849 Sorry. I'm... 458 00:18:37,873 --> 00:18:40,985 I didn't mean to snap like that. I... 459 00:18:41,009 --> 00:18:43,421 Getting organized to leave is really hectic. 460 00:18:43,445 --> 00:18:45,590 And I guess 461 00:18:45,614 --> 00:18:47,425 it's just making me tense. 462 00:18:47,449 --> 00:18:49,994 So... 463 00:18:50,018 --> 00:18:51,996 should I set the table? 464 00:18:52,020 --> 00:18:53,164 - That'd be great. - Yeah. 465 00:18:53,188 --> 00:18:54,999 Uh, Jason, give her a hand, would you? 466 00:18:55,023 --> 00:18:57,368 How did it go with the calls 467 00:18:57,392 --> 00:18:59,003 with the families of the missionaries? 468 00:18:59,027 --> 00:19:01,806 Better than my Skype call with their new lawyer. 469 00:19:01,830 --> 00:19:05,243 She's publicly calling for the U.S. to take stronger actions 470 00:19:05,267 --> 00:19:07,111 against the Nicaraguan government. 471 00:19:07,135 --> 00:19:09,847 Well, at least President Sandino finally agreed to take my call. 472 00:19:09,871 --> 00:19:12,650 I'm sorry this turned out to be such a late night, ma'am. 473 00:19:12,674 --> 00:19:14,986 I know you wanted to spend time with your niece. 474 00:19:15,010 --> 00:19:16,421 No, I'm sorry for you. 475 00:19:16,445 --> 00:19:19,691 I-I heard you had to cancel a hot date up in New York? 476 00:19:19,715 --> 00:19:21,092 It's no big deal. 477 00:19:21,116 --> 00:19:22,727 I warned Annelies this could happen. 478 00:19:22,751 --> 00:19:24,028 Comes with the job. 479 00:19:24,052 --> 00:19:25,663 Well, you're being very stoic. 480 00:19:25,687 --> 00:19:27,465 That's his thing now, so... 481 00:19:27,489 --> 00:19:29,500 Madam Secretary, I have President Sandino 482 00:19:29,524 --> 00:19:30,835 on the line for you now. 483 00:19:30,859 --> 00:19:32,737 Thank you, Nina. 484 00:19:32,761 --> 00:19:34,906 President Sandino, 485 00:19:34,930 --> 00:19:36,841 thank you for speaking with me. 486 00:19:36,865 --> 00:19:39,477 I am sorry that this call had to be 487 00:19:39,501 --> 00:19:40,845 under such dire circumstances. 488 00:19:40,869 --> 00:19:42,180 If you mean 489 00:19:42,204 --> 00:19:44,949 the terrorist coup that is threatening my country, 490 00:19:44,973 --> 00:19:46,551 then I am sure you'll understand 491 00:19:46,575 --> 00:19:48,886 I'm a little busy right now, Secretary McCord. 492 00:19:48,910 --> 00:19:51,489 You keep calling them "terrorists," 493 00:19:51,513 --> 00:19:54,792 but the social media videos being posted 494 00:19:54,816 --> 00:19:59,163 from inside that church show... a group of scared kids. 495 00:19:59,187 --> 00:20:01,666 If you send in a negotiator 496 00:20:01,690 --> 00:20:05,036 to guarantee safe passage for the wounded and due process 497 00:20:05,060 --> 00:20:08,306 for anyone arrested, um, I'm confident 498 00:20:08,330 --> 00:20:11,175 this situation could be resolved without further violence. 499 00:20:11,199 --> 00:20:13,578 Is that what the U.S. would do? 500 00:20:13,602 --> 00:20:16,347 Hmm? Negotiate with terrorists? 501 00:20:16,371 --> 00:20:19,050 President Sandino, as I'm sure you're aware, 502 00:20:19,074 --> 00:20:21,052 there are 14 American missionaries 503 00:20:21,076 --> 00:20:23,054 also trapped in that church. 504 00:20:23,078 --> 00:20:25,123 We want them back. 505 00:20:25,147 --> 00:20:26,758 Or what? 506 00:20:26,782 --> 00:20:28,826 Like my father before me, 507 00:20:28,850 --> 00:20:31,929 I refuse to be bullied by the U.S. 508 00:20:31,953 --> 00:20:35,032 From what I understand, your father is currently undergoing 509 00:20:35,056 --> 00:20:39,137 medical treatment in Florida. 510 00:20:39,161 --> 00:20:41,472 Isn't it time we learn to work together? 511 00:20:41,496 --> 00:20:44,709 You lost that chance when your CIA murdered my mother. 512 00:20:44,733 --> 00:20:48,312 We alone shall handle our internal affairs 513 00:20:48,336 --> 00:20:51,015 as we see fit. 514 00:20:55,076 --> 00:20:58,689 Get me the CIA files on Sandino and his father. 515 00:20:58,713 --> 00:21:01,526 Maybe if I understand better what happened to them 516 00:21:01,550 --> 00:21:03,795 in Nicaragua's first civil war, 517 00:21:03,819 --> 00:21:05,797 I can find a way to stave off a second. 518 00:21:05,821 --> 00:21:07,431 - Yes, ma'am. - Okay? Thank you. 519 00:21:07,455 --> 00:21:09,600 - Yeah. - I just took a call from Ephraim Ware. 520 00:21:09,624 --> 00:21:11,469 Intelligence has clocked a group of Chinese operatives 521 00:21:11,493 --> 00:21:13,371 that they believe might be a hit squad 522 00:21:13,395 --> 00:21:15,273 entering Nicaragua through Costa Rica. 523 00:21:15,297 --> 00:21:17,408 I guess maybe China's decided 524 00:21:17,432 --> 00:21:20,200 that Sandino is bad for business after all. 525 00:21:25,482 --> 00:21:26,598 So, 526 00:21:26,599 --> 00:21:28,777 what do you think is going on with Sarah? 527 00:21:28,801 --> 00:21:32,621 You think maybe seeing all those wounded people 528 00:21:32,622 --> 00:21:36,202 near to her own age... maybe that's shaken her up? 529 00:21:36,226 --> 00:21:38,838 Could be. I didn't want to get into it 530 00:21:38,862 --> 00:21:40,072 in front of the kids. 531 00:21:40,096 --> 00:21:42,608 You know, maybe Shane's right to worry. 532 00:21:42,632 --> 00:21:45,101 I feel like I should talk to her, but honestly, 533 00:21:45,125 --> 00:21:46,533 I don't know what to say. 534 00:21:46,534 --> 00:21:50,438 I mean, when I deployed, it was to potentially take lives, 535 00:21:50,439 --> 00:21:52,417 and Sarah's going in to save them. 536 00:21:52,441 --> 00:21:55,470 Maybe you just need to let her know that you're there for her. 537 00:21:55,471 --> 00:21:57,620 Maybe I should take her to see Will. 538 00:21:57,621 --> 00:21:59,884 Ooh, I don't know about that. 539 00:21:59,908 --> 00:22:01,158 Why? 540 00:22:01,159 --> 00:22:02,704 He's been in combat zones. 541 00:22:02,728 --> 00:22:04,739 Heck, he teaches trauma medicine. 542 00:22:04,763 --> 00:22:06,597 He's bound to have some good advice. 543 00:22:07,599 --> 00:22:09,444 I love my brother. 544 00:22:09,468 --> 00:22:12,046 But he's got a very particular 545 00:22:12,070 --> 00:22:13,414 take on things. 546 00:22:13,438 --> 00:22:17,085 And how it's going to land on other people... 547 00:22:17,109 --> 00:22:19,954 isn't usually much of a factor in his thinking. 548 00:22:21,313 --> 00:22:22,991 I've got to do something; I feel a responsibility 549 00:22:23,015 --> 00:22:24,993 to Shane and Sarah. 550 00:22:25,017 --> 00:22:27,829 Want to make sure she's in a good place when she deploys. 551 00:22:27,853 --> 00:22:31,165 Yeah, okay, well... 552 00:22:31,189 --> 00:22:33,701 Don't, don't... 553 00:22:33,725 --> 00:22:35,970 don't say I didn't warn you. 554 00:22:35,994 --> 00:22:39,274 Well, after you downplayed my earlier concerns 555 00:22:39,298 --> 00:22:42,176 about Nicaragua, I was surprised to hear 556 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:44,545 that a group of Chinese operatives were spotted 557 00:22:44,569 --> 00:22:46,614 in Costa Rica near the border today. 558 00:22:46,638 --> 00:22:47,882 You grasped the situation there 559 00:22:47,906 --> 00:22:49,183 more clearly than I. 560 00:22:49,207 --> 00:22:51,252 President Sandino's behavior has proven to be 561 00:22:51,276 --> 00:22:54,389 unacceptably destabilizing. 562 00:22:54,413 --> 00:22:56,391 To the Nicaraguan people, 563 00:22:56,415 --> 00:22:58,860 or to Chinese investment in the region? 564 00:22:58,884 --> 00:23:01,062 Pick whichever answer suits you. 565 00:23:01,086 --> 00:23:03,932 If you're saying what I think you're saying, Ming, 566 00:23:03,956 --> 00:23:06,868 I strongly urge you to reconsider. 567 00:23:06,892 --> 00:23:09,070 Nicaragua, i-it's... 568 00:23:09,094 --> 00:23:10,605 it's a powder keg right now. 569 00:23:10,629 --> 00:23:13,041 One stray spark could ignite a civil war. 570 00:23:13,065 --> 00:23:15,243 That is exactly what China wishes to avoid. 571 00:23:15,267 --> 00:23:17,345 Well, then we can still work together 572 00:23:17,369 --> 00:23:19,781 to negotiate with Sandino. 573 00:23:19,805 --> 00:23:21,716 Sandino doesn't want to negotiate, Elizabeth. 574 00:23:21,740 --> 00:23:23,251 And neither do I. 575 00:23:23,275 --> 00:23:25,286 If the U.S. cannot bring him to heel, 576 00:23:25,310 --> 00:23:27,455 then China will do what it must. 577 00:23:27,479 --> 00:23:29,557 At least try and buy me a little bit more time. 578 00:23:29,581 --> 00:23:31,292 I'll do what I can. 579 00:23:31,316 --> 00:23:33,551 Good night, Madam Secretary. 580 00:23:36,254 --> 00:23:39,067 Morning... 581 00:23:39,091 --> 00:23:41,336 What is that doing here? 582 00:23:41,360 --> 00:23:42,637 It's a gift for Russell. 583 00:23:42,661 --> 00:23:44,672 From Carlos Morejon. 584 00:23:44,696 --> 00:23:47,731 Stevie! Get in here. 585 00:23:49,568 --> 00:23:50,668 Bring the bear. 586 00:23:58,810 --> 00:24:01,456 Is this all from Senator Morejon? 587 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:03,658 Thanks to your little social media stunt, 588 00:24:03,682 --> 00:24:06,083 half the city is mocking me. 589 00:24:07,519 --> 00:24:08,796 Okay. 590 00:24:08,820 --> 00:24:10,765 I didn't see this coming. 591 00:24:10,789 --> 00:24:12,633 Um... 592 00:24:12,657 --> 00:24:14,635 On the plus side, you're-you're trending 593 00:24:14,659 --> 00:24:16,938 with-with normal, uh... 594 00:24:16,962 --> 00:24:19,140 non-political... 595 00:24:19,164 --> 00:24:20,441 panda-loving Americans. 596 00:24:20,465 --> 00:24:22,477 Fat lot of good that does the millions of children 597 00:24:22,501 --> 00:24:24,445 about to lose health care. 598 00:24:24,469 --> 00:24:25,646 You... 599 00:24:25,670 --> 00:24:28,850 Do you not understand how my job works? 600 00:24:28,874 --> 00:24:31,753 I can't whip votes if people in this town 601 00:24:31,777 --> 00:24:33,621 think I'm soft and cuddly. 602 00:24:33,645 --> 00:24:35,189 They have to be afraid of me. 603 00:24:35,213 --> 00:24:37,325 Let me ask you a question. 604 00:24:37,349 --> 00:24:38,760 Are you afraid of me? 605 00:24:38,784 --> 00:24:40,428 A little. 606 00:24:40,452 --> 00:24:42,663 How about now? 607 00:24:42,687 --> 00:24:44,499 I see your point. 608 00:24:44,523 --> 00:24:45,756 - Fix this! - Yeah. 609 00:24:49,094 --> 00:24:50,438 Uh, so, Sarah, Henry says 610 00:24:50,462 --> 00:24:53,264 you've got some pre-deployment jitters. 611 00:24:54,466 --> 00:24:56,577 What? N... No. 612 00:24:56,601 --> 00:24:58,646 Uh, I asked Will to join us 613 00:24:58,670 --> 00:25:01,015 because I thought it might be nice for you 614 00:25:01,039 --> 00:25:04,152 to talk to someone who's had some background 615 00:25:04,176 --> 00:25:06,320 in combat medicine, you know, in case you have any 616 00:25:06,344 --> 00:25:07,789 last minute questions or... 617 00:25:07,813 --> 00:25:10,024 concerns. 618 00:25:10,048 --> 00:25:12,393 Look, Uncle Henry, I know I freaked out 619 00:25:12,417 --> 00:25:14,862 for a second last night, but... 620 00:25:14,886 --> 00:25:16,631 I-I'm not afraid. 621 00:25:16,655 --> 00:25:18,166 For yourself. 622 00:25:18,190 --> 00:25:19,200 It's the safety of your patients 623 00:25:19,224 --> 00:25:20,201 that you're worried about. 624 00:25:20,225 --> 00:25:21,569 That despite all your training, 625 00:25:21,593 --> 00:25:24,572 when the gurneys from some IED attack 626 00:25:24,596 --> 00:25:26,307 start rolling in, you won't have what it takes. 627 00:25:26,331 --> 00:25:28,976 Am I right? 628 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:31,045 What if I'm not good enough? 629 00:25:31,069 --> 00:25:35,416 What if a patient dies because I screwed up? 630 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:37,151 Well, let me... 631 00:25:37,175 --> 00:25:39,253 let me put your mind at ease. 632 00:25:39,277 --> 00:25:41,989 You are going to screw up, 633 00:25:42,013 --> 00:25:43,758 and some of your patients 634 00:25:43,782 --> 00:25:46,394 are going to die. 635 00:25:46,418 --> 00:25:48,229 Okay, should we just order? 636 00:25:48,253 --> 00:25:50,264 Now, hopefully those two things won't overlap. 637 00:25:50,288 --> 00:25:52,600 But you can't let fear of either 638 00:25:52,624 --> 00:25:54,001 paralyze you. 639 00:25:54,025 --> 00:25:55,970 Let me... let me ask you something. 640 00:25:55,994 --> 00:25:58,739 When it comes to being a successful trauma nurse, 641 00:25:58,763 --> 00:26:00,608 what do you think the most important trait 642 00:26:00,632 --> 00:26:01,909 to have is? 643 00:26:01,933 --> 00:26:03,611 Training, obviously. 644 00:26:03,635 --> 00:26:05,947 Well, I'm told you were near the top of your class, 645 00:26:05,971 --> 00:26:07,648 so I'm not worried about training. What else? 646 00:26:07,672 --> 00:26:10,084 Staying cool under pressure. 647 00:26:10,108 --> 00:26:11,953 Hmm, getting warmer. 648 00:26:11,977 --> 00:26:14,689 And the biggest determinant of whether or not you'll be able 649 00:26:14,713 --> 00:26:16,981 to stay cool under pressure is...? 650 00:26:17,983 --> 00:26:19,494 Sleep. 651 00:26:19,518 --> 00:26:20,684 Booyah. 652 00:26:21,686 --> 00:26:23,498 How do you sleep, Sarah? 653 00:26:23,522 --> 00:26:25,633 Are you a... are you a good sleeper? 654 00:26:25,657 --> 00:26:27,168 I can power down anywhere. 655 00:26:27,192 --> 00:26:29,670 - Airplane. Nurses' lounge. - Wow. 656 00:26:29,694 --> 00:26:31,339 Back of a Humvee. 657 00:26:31,363 --> 00:26:32,840 - Well, that's great. Great. - Anywhere. 658 00:26:32,864 --> 00:26:35,309 You'll-you'll be fine. 659 00:26:35,333 --> 00:26:37,845 Great. Let's order. 660 00:26:37,869 --> 00:26:40,014 That's it. That's all I got. 661 00:26:40,038 --> 00:26:42,583 The vast majority of medical errors 662 00:26:42,607 --> 00:26:45,620 happen when the provider is too tired to think clearly. 663 00:26:45,644 --> 00:26:47,989 So if you don't want to make mistakes, 664 00:26:48,013 --> 00:26:49,991 just get all the sleep you can. 665 00:26:50,015 --> 00:26:52,059 But what if I had told you I wasn't a good sleeper? 666 00:26:52,083 --> 00:26:55,163 Then I would have said to take your nursing degree 667 00:26:55,187 --> 00:26:58,065 and-and go work in a nursing home, 668 00:26:58,089 --> 00:27:00,724 'cause trauma medicine ain't for you. 669 00:27:03,728 --> 00:27:06,007 Believe it or not, I find that oddly comforting. 670 00:27:06,031 --> 00:27:07,742 Yeah. Oddly comforting. 671 00:27:07,766 --> 00:27:09,199 That's me. 672 00:27:11,203 --> 00:27:13,681 - So, can we order? - Yeah. 673 00:27:13,705 --> 00:27:16,417 So, how bummed was Annelies that you had to cancel on her? 674 00:27:16,441 --> 00:27:18,352 Actually, she took the train to D.C. this morning 675 00:27:18,376 --> 00:27:20,254 with some chess friends, do some sightseeing. 676 00:27:20,278 --> 00:27:21,956 If we can get Sandino to back down, 677 00:27:21,980 --> 00:27:24,091 then I'm gonna meet up with them. 678 00:27:24,115 --> 00:27:26,194 Why don't you sound happier about that? 679 00:27:26,218 --> 00:27:28,429 Because she's in my city having a great time, 680 00:27:28,453 --> 00:27:29,830 just not with me. And look. 681 00:27:29,854 --> 00:27:31,232 Look at her Instagram. 682 00:27:31,256 --> 00:27:33,057 Wh-What's the deal with that guy? 683 00:27:34,192 --> 00:27:35,736 He's got his arm around her in every picture. 684 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:36,871 Big arm. 685 00:27:36,895 --> 00:27:40,174 Okay, buddy, speaking from personal experience, 686 00:27:40,198 --> 00:27:42,232 do not go there. 687 00:27:43,635 --> 00:27:45,880 Any update from inside the church? 688 00:27:45,904 --> 00:27:47,548 Yes. It's not good. Bethany James 689 00:27:47,572 --> 00:27:48,883 just posted another video. 690 00:27:48,907 --> 00:27:52,186 Four of the wounded have died since last night. 691 00:27:52,210 --> 00:27:53,421 They are running dangerously low 692 00:27:53,445 --> 00:27:55,756 on food and water, medical supplies. 693 00:27:55,780 --> 00:27:58,025 And the Chinese hit squad? 694 00:27:58,049 --> 00:27:59,427 Laying low. 695 00:27:59,451 --> 00:28:01,562 Maybe knowing that we had eyes on them slowed their roll. 696 00:28:01,586 --> 00:28:03,431 Sounds like Chen was able to talk some sense 697 00:28:03,455 --> 00:28:04,565 into President Li. 698 00:28:04,589 --> 00:28:07,034 Any ideas in Sandino's CIA file? 699 00:28:07,058 --> 00:28:08,669 Maybe one. 700 00:28:08,693 --> 00:28:10,728 I got to talk to the president. 701 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:39,400 State Department Political Officer 702 00:28:39,424 --> 00:28:42,036 Conrad Dalton, I've always been 703 00:28:42,060 --> 00:28:44,672 so puzzled by your title. 704 00:28:44,696 --> 00:28:46,707 Tell me, 705 00:28:46,731 --> 00:28:48,409 when the State Department returns 706 00:28:48,433 --> 00:28:51,012 your dismembered corpse to Washington, 707 00:28:51,036 --> 00:28:52,313 will they go through the pretense 708 00:28:52,337 --> 00:28:54,949 of holding a memorial, 709 00:28:54,973 --> 00:28:58,319 or will that fall to your comrades at the CIA? 710 00:28:58,343 --> 00:28:59,920 President Sandino, 711 00:28:59,944 --> 00:29:02,523 I came here to tell you that the attempt on your life 712 00:29:02,547 --> 00:29:04,859 wasn't sanctioned by the U.S. government. 713 00:29:04,883 --> 00:29:07,962 It would be unwise to insult my intelligence. 714 00:29:07,986 --> 00:29:11,165 You know we've been in contact with some of the rebel cells, 715 00:29:11,189 --> 00:29:13,367 but that bombing should never have happened. 716 00:29:13,391 --> 00:29:16,103 For whatever part we might have played, 717 00:29:16,127 --> 00:29:20,775 both my government and I personally am truly sorry. 718 00:29:20,799 --> 00:29:23,044 I will tell that to my son 719 00:29:23,068 --> 00:29:26,814 when he's crying at night for his dead mother. 720 00:29:26,838 --> 00:29:27,915 I know there's nothing I can ever do 721 00:29:27,939 --> 00:29:29,016 to make this right for you. 722 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:31,575 Or your son. 723 00:29:31,576 --> 00:29:33,721 But we still have the power to save Nicaragua 724 00:29:33,745 --> 00:29:35,890 from more violence. 725 00:29:35,914 --> 00:29:37,091 If you publicly start to distance yourself 726 00:29:37,115 --> 00:29:39,260 from the Soviet Union and announce your willingness 727 00:29:39,284 --> 00:29:40,728 to work with the United States... 728 00:29:40,752 --> 00:29:42,229 - With the United States? - I believe 729 00:29:42,253 --> 00:29:43,864 - my government will back yours. - You train rebels over our border. 730 00:29:43,888 --> 00:29:45,866 - You mine our harbor. - I believe 731 00:29:45,890 --> 00:29:49,403 I can convince my government to back yours. 732 00:29:49,427 --> 00:29:52,139 Your country has been the source of my country's misery 733 00:29:52,163 --> 00:29:53,541 for a hundred years. 734 00:29:53,565 --> 00:29:55,676 Together we can end this conflict 735 00:29:55,700 --> 00:29:58,179 before it spirals out of control. 736 00:29:58,203 --> 00:29:59,780 Please. 737 00:29:59,804 --> 00:30:01,905 You see this man right here? 738 00:30:04,309 --> 00:30:06,854 He thinks I should kill you. 739 00:30:06,878 --> 00:30:08,923 And so does this one over here. 740 00:30:08,947 --> 00:30:11,525 They all think 741 00:30:11,549 --> 00:30:15,463 that I should chop you to pieces with my machete 742 00:30:15,487 --> 00:30:17,598 and dump your corpse in front of the U.S. Embassy 743 00:30:17,622 --> 00:30:19,400 to send the message 744 00:30:19,424 --> 00:30:22,125 that this is what war with Nicaragua will look like! 745 00:30:25,130 --> 00:30:27,775 But this... this is not 746 00:30:27,799 --> 00:30:30,311 the kind of leader that I want to be for my people. 747 00:30:30,335 --> 00:30:32,913 Or the kind of parent 748 00:30:32,937 --> 00:30:35,249 that I want to be for my son. 749 00:30:35,273 --> 00:30:37,318 And I want you to deliver 750 00:30:37,342 --> 00:30:39,286 a message to your government: 751 00:30:39,310 --> 00:30:43,247 that I will never stop fighting for my country! 752 00:30:49,120 --> 00:30:52,266 I knew that you were in Nicaragua in the '80s, 753 00:30:52,290 --> 00:30:54,368 but until I read the file, I had no idea 754 00:30:54,392 --> 00:30:56,504 that you attempted to negotiate with Sandino 755 00:30:56,528 --> 00:30:58,472 after the assassination attempt. 756 00:30:58,496 --> 00:31:00,641 Not that it did any good. 757 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:04,512 It was courageous. 758 00:31:04,536 --> 00:31:06,547 It was futile. 759 00:31:06,571 --> 00:31:08,582 The civil war raged on, 760 00:31:08,606 --> 00:31:11,118 cost the lives of tens of thousands 761 00:31:11,142 --> 00:31:12,253 of Nicaraguans. 762 00:31:12,277 --> 00:31:15,222 Still, you were right 763 00:31:15,246 --> 00:31:19,293 to believe that he was a leader to be reasoned with. 764 00:31:19,317 --> 00:31:22,163 Despite constant undermining by the U.S., 765 00:31:22,187 --> 00:31:24,498 he managed to do some good for his people. 766 00:31:24,522 --> 00:31:28,135 And when he lost an election, he gave up power. 767 00:31:28,159 --> 00:31:30,171 More than I can say for a lot of the folks 768 00:31:30,195 --> 00:31:32,329 we backed in the region. 769 00:31:33,298 --> 00:31:36,744 There were no easy answers then. 770 00:31:36,768 --> 00:31:39,647 Take yourself back to the Cold War. 771 00:31:39,671 --> 00:31:43,050 Deaths under Stalin and Mao and Pol Pot, 772 00:31:43,074 --> 00:31:45,753 either by privation or outright murder, 773 00:31:45,777 --> 00:31:48,355 numbered in the hundreds of millions. 774 00:31:48,379 --> 00:31:49,990 How could we not push back? 775 00:31:50,014 --> 00:31:52,215 True enough. 776 00:31:53,184 --> 00:31:54,562 But my God, 777 00:31:54,586 --> 00:31:57,097 did we make some awful mistakes along the way. 778 00:31:57,121 --> 00:32:00,234 Myself included. I mean... 779 00:32:00,258 --> 00:32:03,003 Sandino Jr. might not have turned out to be such a monster 780 00:32:03,027 --> 00:32:06,173 if his mother hadn't been killed on my watch. 781 00:32:06,197 --> 00:32:09,543 I understand second-guessing the past, 782 00:32:09,567 --> 00:32:14,782 but we are on the verge of a disaster in Nicaragua now. 783 00:32:14,806 --> 00:32:18,786 Sandino Jr. is showing no sign of backing down. 784 00:32:18,810 --> 00:32:21,989 And when the country finally implodes, 785 00:32:22,013 --> 00:32:24,325 you can bet Russia and China will be ready to swoop in 786 00:32:24,349 --> 00:32:26,727 and capitalize on the chaos. 787 00:32:26,751 --> 00:32:31,699 So then, we let CIA off the leash. 788 00:32:31,723 --> 00:32:34,768 And on and on it goes. 789 00:32:34,792 --> 00:32:39,139 I get that this must feel like déjà vu, 790 00:32:39,163 --> 00:32:43,200 but you still have a chance to break the cycle, Conrad. 791 00:32:48,439 --> 00:32:51,952 And how would I do that? 792 00:32:54,112 --> 00:32:55,756 What's going on here? 793 00:32:55,780 --> 00:32:59,326 Cancer survivors, here for a photo op with POTUS... 794 00:32:59,350 --> 00:33:02,096 ...to help drum up support for the children's health care bill. 795 00:33:02,120 --> 00:33:04,865 Now that I'm tainted by Pandagate, 796 00:33:04,889 --> 00:33:07,134 we have to stoop to emotional manipulation. 797 00:33:07,158 --> 00:33:09,303 Hey, mister. 798 00:33:09,327 --> 00:33:11,161 Aren't you the Panda Cam man? 799 00:33:12,163 --> 00:33:15,075 I guess that's me. 800 00:33:15,099 --> 00:33:16,577 I love pandas, too. 801 00:33:16,601 --> 00:33:18,245 Bei Bei is my favorite. 802 00:33:18,269 --> 00:33:20,671 Can I take a selfie with you? 803 00:33:22,674 --> 00:33:27,911 Actually, um... come with me. 804 00:33:32,817 --> 00:33:34,428 There we go. 805 00:33:34,452 --> 00:33:38,566 I hope I'm not imposing but, it would mean the world to her 806 00:33:38,590 --> 00:33:40,601 if you'd post that picture on Instagram. 807 00:33:40,625 --> 00:33:41,802 Please? 808 00:33:41,826 --> 00:33:43,604 Absolutely. Uh, uh, 809 00:33:43,628 --> 00:33:45,973 this is Stevie, my social media director. 810 00:33:45,997 --> 00:33:48,142 Just give her your Instagram... 811 00:33:48,166 --> 00:33:50,811 ...handle, and she'll... 812 00:33:50,835 --> 00:33:53,113 tag you. Okay? 813 00:33:53,137 --> 00:33:54,504 Thanks, Mr. Panda. 814 00:34:20,264 --> 00:34:21,775 Conrad Dalton, 815 00:34:21,799 --> 00:34:25,045 you always seem to come calling when it's already too late. 816 00:34:25,069 --> 00:34:29,249 You once told me you would never stop fighting for your country. 817 00:34:29,273 --> 00:34:31,575 I hope that's still true. 818 00:34:34,560 --> 00:34:36,517 An old piece of shrapnel 819 00:34:36,518 --> 00:34:38,790 was migrating towards my heart. 820 00:34:38,791 --> 00:34:41,036 Luckily, they were able to remove it 821 00:34:41,060 --> 00:34:42,637 without much trouble. 822 00:34:42,661 --> 00:34:44,306 I am truly sorry 823 00:34:44,330 --> 00:34:47,142 for everything you went through that day, Mateo. 824 00:34:47,166 --> 00:34:48,910 And for everything the Nicaraguan people 825 00:34:48,934 --> 00:34:50,245 went through afterwards. 826 00:34:50,269 --> 00:34:54,015 I know what you want from me, 827 00:34:54,039 --> 00:34:56,084 but I cannot help you. 828 00:34:56,108 --> 00:34:58,019 My son... 829 00:34:58,043 --> 00:35:01,189 he keeps his own counsel now. 830 00:35:01,213 --> 00:35:02,924 I understand that. 831 00:35:02,948 --> 00:35:05,527 I have a son, too. Harrison. 832 00:35:05,551 --> 00:35:08,963 He's battled addiction since high school. 833 00:35:08,987 --> 00:35:10,832 It's devastating to watch a child 834 00:35:10,856 --> 00:35:14,035 you raised and love going down such a destructive path. 835 00:35:14,059 --> 00:35:17,038 I was so proud of my son 836 00:35:17,062 --> 00:35:19,641 when he was elected president. 837 00:35:19,665 --> 00:35:24,212 I thought he would finish the work that I started. 838 00:35:24,236 --> 00:35:27,115 But now it seems he's becoming 839 00:35:27,139 --> 00:35:29,818 the sort of dictator I fought to overthrow. 840 00:35:29,842 --> 00:35:33,822 And you fought too hard and suffered too much for Nicaragua 841 00:35:33,846 --> 00:35:35,490 for that to be its fate. 842 00:35:35,514 --> 00:35:36,825 Please, 843 00:35:36,849 --> 00:35:38,827 for the sake of your people, 844 00:35:38,851 --> 00:35:40,662 talk to your son. 845 00:35:40,686 --> 00:35:43,732 I have been out of my son's inner circle 846 00:35:43,756 --> 00:35:46,067 for many years. 847 00:35:46,091 --> 00:35:49,637 I don't even know if he would listen to me. 848 00:35:49,661 --> 00:35:52,540 Well, I wasn't sure you would listen to me, 849 00:35:52,564 --> 00:35:55,600 but here we are. 850 00:35:58,771 --> 00:36:00,081 I don't know why you're being 851 00:36:00,105 --> 00:36:02,016 - so coy, Jay. I don't get it. - Hey, guys. 852 00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:03,685 - Thanks for coming in on a Saturday. - Good morning. 853 00:36:03,709 --> 00:36:05,086 - And Chloe's here! - Hi! 854 00:36:05,110 --> 00:36:07,155 Hi, M-Sec! 855 00:36:07,179 --> 00:36:09,991 Okay, that does make things better. 856 00:36:10,015 --> 00:36:12,494 Tell us you got to spend some time with Annelies last night. 857 00:36:12,518 --> 00:36:13,895 I got home a little late. 858 00:36:13,919 --> 00:36:15,397 Her train leaves in a couple hours. 859 00:36:15,421 --> 00:36:16,865 - Sorry, buddy. - It's fine. 860 00:36:16,889 --> 00:36:19,000 Uh, ma'am, so I take it that the president's 861 00:36:19,024 --> 00:36:22,103 overture to Sandino Sr. was unsuccessful? 862 00:36:22,127 --> 00:36:23,271 Actually, 863 00:36:23,295 --> 00:36:26,541 President Dalton was able to convince Sandino Sr. 864 00:36:26,565 --> 00:36:30,245 to reach out to his son, 865 00:36:30,269 --> 00:36:33,281 but Junior wasn't willing to blink. 866 00:36:33,305 --> 00:36:36,828 President Sandino refused to negotiate with his own father? 867 00:36:36,829 --> 00:36:37,786 - Yeah. - Hmm. 868 00:36:37,810 --> 00:36:39,020 So he's going full despot. 869 00:36:39,044 --> 00:36:40,688 So, 870 00:36:40,712 --> 00:36:44,426 if anyone has any great idea in their back pocket 871 00:36:44,450 --> 00:36:47,762 on preventing an incipient massacre, boy, 872 00:36:47,786 --> 00:36:50,154 would be a great time to share. 873 00:36:52,524 --> 00:36:54,235 Wait, ma'am, 874 00:36:54,259 --> 00:36:56,371 you have to see this. 875 00:36:56,395 --> 00:36:58,339 ...development in Nicaragua today. 876 00:36:58,363 --> 00:37:01,342 Former President Mateo Sandino Sr. 877 00:37:01,366 --> 00:37:03,411 came out in support of protesters 878 00:37:03,435 --> 00:37:05,079 trapped inside a church 879 00:37:05,103 --> 00:37:07,582 and against the country's current president, 880 00:37:07,606 --> 00:37:08,950 his own son. 881 00:37:08,974 --> 00:37:10,318 Señor Presidente... 882 00:37:10,342 --> 00:37:11,586 - You guys, are you watching... - Mr. President, 883 00:37:11,610 --> 00:37:13,154 - Oh, you are. - Do you have any message 884 00:37:13,178 --> 00:37:15,156 for the current president? 885 00:37:15,180 --> 00:37:17,826 If my son wishes to talk, 886 00:37:17,850 --> 00:37:19,761 he knows where to find me, 887 00:37:19,785 --> 00:37:22,230 here, with the Nicaraguan people. 888 00:37:22,254 --> 00:37:24,165 Today and always. 889 00:37:24,189 --> 00:37:27,168 My God, will you look at that? 890 00:37:27,192 --> 00:37:28,369 Por favor... 891 00:37:28,393 --> 00:37:31,429 Please, let us pass. 892 00:37:32,498 --> 00:37:34,943 Yeah, major news outlets 893 00:37:34,967 --> 00:37:36,678 are picking this up all over the world. 894 00:37:36,702 --> 00:37:38,346 Sandino Jr. will never be able to spin this 895 00:37:38,370 --> 00:37:39,581 as a terrorist incident now. 896 00:37:39,605 --> 00:37:41,382 He won't risk opening fire on that church 897 00:37:41,406 --> 00:37:43,151 with a beloved national hero inside. 898 00:37:43,175 --> 00:37:45,753 - So, it's over? - Well, um, we still 899 00:37:45,777 --> 00:37:48,690 have to closely monitor the situation until 900 00:37:48,714 --> 00:37:50,124 all those missionaries are 901 00:37:50,148 --> 00:37:52,861 safely back on U.S. soil, but it is 902 00:37:52,885 --> 00:37:57,532 no longer an "all hands on deck" situation. 903 00:37:59,424 --> 00:38:01,202 What? 904 00:38:01,226 --> 00:38:02,337 - Imminent crisis averted, man. - Go. 905 00:38:02,361 --> 00:38:03,938 - Hope has been restored. Go! - Get out of here. 906 00:38:03,962 --> 00:38:05,940 - I got Chloe. - Oh, Chloe, 907 00:38:05,964 --> 00:38:07,475 how would you feel about hanging out with me 908 00:38:07,499 --> 00:38:09,344 - for a while? Right? - Ooh. 909 00:38:09,368 --> 00:38:11,479 - Are you serious? - Now... Oh, yeah, I am. 910 00:38:11,503 --> 00:38:13,381 'Cause I still got it. 911 00:38:13,405 --> 00:38:15,316 I mean, what are you waiting for? 912 00:38:15,340 --> 00:38:17,285 I appreciate it, ma'am. Seriously. Guys, 913 00:38:17,309 --> 00:38:19,220 I-I really do. But I think it's pretty clear 914 00:38:19,244 --> 00:38:21,689 that I don't have space to date. And even if I did, 915 00:38:21,713 --> 00:38:23,858 what if... what if we don't really have a spark 916 00:38:23,882 --> 00:38:25,894 between us and I'm just romanticizing a night 917 00:38:25,918 --> 00:38:27,795 stuck in an airport, of all places? 918 00:38:27,819 --> 00:38:28,963 Do you have to work 919 00:38:28,987 --> 00:38:30,298 - at being this pitiful? Okay. - What? 920 00:38:30,322 --> 00:38:31,833 I mean... This may be the first time 921 00:38:31,857 --> 00:38:34,035 I utter these words in this office. 922 00:38:34,059 --> 00:38:35,570 Stop thinking! Please. 923 00:38:35,594 --> 00:38:37,705 Just go! You'll never know 924 00:38:37,729 --> 00:38:39,440 until you try. And you'll know when you see her. 925 00:38:39,464 --> 00:38:41,709 - Just... come on. - Like, right now. She's leaving 926 00:38:41,733 --> 00:38:42,977 - in two hours, Jay. - Go. Get out of here. 927 00:38:43,001 --> 00:38:44,145 Go, Jay! Go! 928 00:38:44,169 --> 00:38:45,146 Honey? 929 00:38:45,170 --> 00:38:47,048 Go, Daddy. 930 00:38:47,072 --> 00:38:48,383 - Go! Go! - Okay. Okay. 931 00:38:48,407 --> 00:38:50,485 - Yay! Bye! Bye. - I love you! 932 00:38:51,510 --> 00:38:53,711 Yeah. 933 00:38:55,547 --> 00:38:56,991 You wanted to see me? 934 00:38:57,015 --> 00:38:58,783 Sit. 935 00:39:01,086 --> 00:39:04,566 I'm sure you're wondering why I called you in on a Saturday. 936 00:39:04,590 --> 00:39:07,101 Nope. Just happy to be here. 937 00:39:07,125 --> 00:39:09,604 Where I'm hopefully still welcome. 938 00:39:09,628 --> 00:39:11,472 I noticed that when you posted the photos of me 939 00:39:11,496 --> 00:39:13,641 handing out the pandas to those kids, 940 00:39:13,665 --> 00:39:17,779 you also tagged the jackals who sent me the stupid things 941 00:39:17,803 --> 00:39:19,314 in the first place. 942 00:39:19,338 --> 00:39:21,249 It made me furious. 943 00:39:21,273 --> 00:39:23,318 Sorry. 944 00:39:23,342 --> 00:39:26,788 I just thought it would be a good way to generate publicity 945 00:39:26,812 --> 00:39:28,556 for the children's health care bill. 946 00:39:28,580 --> 00:39:29,991 Well, as it turns out, 947 00:39:30,015 --> 00:39:31,859 you were right. 948 00:39:31,883 --> 00:39:35,063 Parents around the country put so much pressure 949 00:39:35,087 --> 00:39:36,931 on Morejon and the others, they were forced to throw 950 00:39:36,955 --> 00:39:38,933 their support behind the bill. 951 00:39:38,957 --> 00:39:41,903 Looks like it's gonna pass after all. 952 00:39:41,927 --> 00:39:43,304 Really? 953 00:39:43,328 --> 00:39:44,872 It worked. 954 00:39:44,896 --> 00:39:48,276 Worked so well 955 00:39:48,300 --> 00:39:50,612 they even renamed it. 956 00:39:50,636 --> 00:39:52,280 The Pediatric, Adolescent, 957 00:39:52,304 --> 00:39:55,106 and Neonatal Doctor Accessibility Act. 958 00:39:56,742 --> 00:39:59,721 The PANDA Act? 959 00:40:01,246 --> 00:40:03,424 Wow. 960 00:40:03,448 --> 00:40:05,593 You still got a lot to learn, Stevie. 961 00:40:05,617 --> 00:40:07,629 But... 962 00:40:07,653 --> 00:40:09,397 you got good instincts, 963 00:40:09,421 --> 00:40:10,999 and that's something that can't be taught. 964 00:40:11,023 --> 00:40:13,401 So, I called you in on a Saturday 965 00:40:13,425 --> 00:40:15,903 to thank you for a job well done 966 00:40:15,927 --> 00:40:20,174 and invite you to watch the floor vote with me. 967 00:40:20,198 --> 00:40:23,778 I would be honored, sir. 968 00:40:23,802 --> 00:40:25,380 Sandino's agreed to meet 969 00:40:25,404 --> 00:40:28,049 with some of the student leaders, 970 00:40:28,073 --> 00:40:29,817 with his dad 971 00:40:29,841 --> 00:40:32,820 acting as intermediary. 972 00:40:32,844 --> 00:40:36,758 And if the old man stays in his son's good graces, 973 00:40:36,782 --> 00:40:40,361 he might be able to help us thaw our diplomatic relations 974 00:40:40,385 --> 00:40:42,764 with Sandino Jr. as well. 975 00:40:42,788 --> 00:40:44,365 Good call, Bess, 976 00:40:44,389 --> 00:40:46,200 - bringing him in. - Eh, it was 977 00:40:46,224 --> 00:40:47,402 your idea first. 978 00:40:47,426 --> 00:40:50,471 I just... nudged you to give it another go. 979 00:40:52,230 --> 00:40:53,741 If at first you don't succeed, 980 00:40:53,765 --> 00:40:56,878 wait 35 years and try again. 981 00:40:56,902 --> 00:40:59,013 Hopefully, 982 00:40:59,037 --> 00:41:02,216 China won't be as slow to learn as the rest of us. 983 00:41:02,240 --> 00:41:03,885 Chen heeded my warning 984 00:41:03,909 --> 00:41:08,356 about pulling the wrong strings this time, but... 985 00:41:08,380 --> 00:41:11,949 there's no guarantee they won't consider it again. 986 00:41:11,950 --> 00:41:13,628 But, you know, Bess, 987 00:41:13,652 --> 00:41:16,030 on a day like today, 988 00:41:16,054 --> 00:41:18,299 we can hope. 989 00:41:21,727 --> 00:41:24,706 Just because history 990 00:41:24,730 --> 00:41:26,174 repeats itself doesn't mean we're doomed 991 00:41:26,198 --> 00:41:28,342 to make the same mistakes. 992 00:41:28,366 --> 00:41:29,944 Not as long as people are willing 993 00:41:29,968 --> 00:41:32,069 to fight for something better. 994 00:41:35,040 --> 00:41:38,019 Takes time and courage to... 995 00:41:38,043 --> 00:41:40,688 step outside our comfort zones 996 00:41:40,712 --> 00:41:44,081 and forge new paths. 997 00:41:46,418 --> 00:41:48,619 Yes, sir. 998 00:41:49,921 --> 00:41:54,001 But the end result is almost always worth it. 999 00:42:14,613 --> 00:42:21,816 Subtitle sync and corrections by awaqeded for www.addic7ed.com.