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[Mac] Previously on Commander In Chief:

This is Captain Andrew Duggan of the USS Seattle.

Our entire crew is now safely aboard the USS Brighton.

General, turn those ships around and get our sailors home.

[man] Yeah!

I wanted to tell you all how proud I am of you,

of us, of this team.

We accomplished something amazing in the last 48 hours.

I can't help but feel that, uh, there's so much more we could accomplish.

- You're going to run. - This team deserves another four years.

She's not gonna be easy to beat.

[woman] Now that President Allen seems to be taking the steps

- to run for re-election next year... - Excuse me?

You disagree that she's going to run, Mr. Speaker?

Oh, run, yes. Absolutely. But "re-election"?

Fair enough. It's going to be great to watch you run against each other.

Yes, it will be her first time at the top of the ticket.

I don't want to disappoint you, but for the moment,

I'm just gonna focus on serving the people of the Sunshine State.

The rest is going to have to take care of itself.

Of course. So tell me,

- you've seen her in action now. - Mm-hmm.

How would you rate her first months in office?

- Are there any... surprises? - [chuckling]

President Allen never ceases to surprise me.

She's a, um...

...a steadfast leader. And Mr. Calloway too.

I've seen firsthand how keen his decision-making can be.

Strong.

At every difficult moment, he's there to back her up.

Which is just another way of saying...

It's another way of saying that it's quite a deal the American people got.

Two for the price of one.

- [Templeton laughing] - [TV clicks off]

[sighs] Boy, what a piece of work.

I don't know why you let him get to you.

- It's not me I'm worried about. - You're too sensitive.

I am not too sensitive.

[police siren wails]

Tell me, when exactly did my presidency turn into a timeshare?

- What are you...? - My California schedule.

You and Dickie are selling me off in five-minute blocks.

- No one's selling your time, Mac. - Really? Let's see.

"POTUS..." that would be me,

"...will be joined in limo by businessman Caleb Kelban.

On arrival to groundbreaking, POTUS will be escorted

by real estate developer, Mike Moeller."

Ah, my personal favorite: "POTUS will ride in elevator

to suite with investment banker Victoria Voles."

I just hope, for Ms. Voles' sake, it's a tall hotel.

Well, it's a fundraiser, honey.

Give your stump speech, we eat baked Alaska,

then we get back on Air Force One.

Fine.

But I'm gonna do more than just run for president for the next two years.

I wanna be president.

Afternoon, everyone. Thank you.

Speaker onboard?

He's entertaining the press pool in the back.

That's perfect. Even on our plane.

Kelly's monitoring. Speechwriting sent a new draft for the groundbreaking.

I'll review in the air.

[Templeton] Harry Truman had the right idea.

Intimacy. A cross-country train.

Standing on the observation platform,

going through the back yards,

going through the small towns of this great country.

Not flying over them like we do today.

Not too late. We can still drop you at Union Station.

[chuckling] Welcome aboard, Madam President.

Thank you for this luxurious ride west.

Not at all.

I figure the groundbreaking of the Bridges Presidential Library

is a good time for the speaker and I to find our own common ground.

You care to comment on this morning's USA TODAY poll?

New numbers show you and the speaker now tied among likely voters.

Mr. Speaker, you running for something?

Me?

Yes. The door.

[all chuckling]

Are those numbers solid?

And I can tell the first gentleman?

I love you, Syndi Saltzman. I wanna grow old with you. Have babies.

- I look forward to meeting you too. - Meeting who?

- Syndi Saltzman. - I must be getting old.

I remember her father was the best PR man in Sacramento. Ralphie Saltzman.

Could spin anything. Reporters called him the Dreidel.

Well, what's the number, Dickie?

Guess.

Come on. I don't know. Uh... two?

Three?

- We're doing four? - Point six. Four-point-six!

- Million? - Yes, doll. Million.

That's not bad for just getting our toes wet.

Not bad at all. So they're all vetted?

No known felons.

Whoa, wait. I'm serious, Dickie.

The president is not exactly thrilled about doing this.

Let's make sure we're doing it right.

OK, there's officially nothing to do in this house.

You can help us.

[grunts] Having your own movie theater and bowling alley can be such a drag.

It's not that. It's Friday night and there's nobody to hang out with.

- You kids could go out. - Our friends are over the whole

"being followed around by men with guns" thing.

Well, invite your friends here.

That is a great idea, Grandma.

- Oh, uh... wait a second. - Just a few school friends.

Yeah, just to hang out for a little bit.

Can I invite some of my friends over?

- No way. - No.

That's not fair. Grandma!

- It's kind of a grown-up party. - Not even. Just a couple of kids.

We'll make our own fun.

We'll watch lots of TV and we'll order lots of pizza.

- Pepperoni? - Yes!

- So, you sure this is cool? - Absolutely.

Maybe I should invite Stacy. She's been bugging me to introduce the two of you.

I can't imagine why, though.

Thanks,

- but I can handle my own love life. - Whatever.

It's been 200 years since the White House burned down.

Like to keep the streak alive.

[chuckles] OK, Grandma.

But no one building

can contain the greatness of a man...

Or a woman.

- [chuckling] - Oh.

You ever think about having your own library?

Me? No.

I do envy you, though.

To have your work all housed in one place.

Your contribution to American history on display.

Oh, I think a good sturdy bookshelf will do the trick for me.

False modesty doesn't suit you.

Nor you.

I remember Teddy's first race, the governor's mansion.

It all happened so fast.

They came to see him, the party elders.

It was late, they needed a candidate.

He was perfect...

...on paper.

But he didn't have the stomach for it.

Used to talk to me about running a campaign differently.

About not doing what he used to call the...

...nasty stuff.

The car rides, the handshakes. The photo ops.

I think maybe President Bridges was onto something.

Hmm.

I like all that.

This, this...

...library...

...it's just a parade they throw for you

when you come back from the war.

Me...

...I love the war.

[women talking]

[chuckling] I love this plane.

Greatest political tool ever assembled.

- What are you doing here? - It makes you sound powerful. Try it.

"I just flew in from the East Coast."

Or "I just flew in from the East Coast on Air Force One."

You're right. You do sound powerful.

Dickie, meet Isabel Rios. She's here to do...

Why is it I have seven unreturned phone calls into you?

Eight, actually.

If you want to get in touch with someone like Dickie, you call me.

- And you'll say no. - Of course.

Kelly likes to keep me to herself.

- Dickie and I go way back. - Fedman campaign. Ohio.

- Your first win, right? - You never forget your first.

Final week of the campaign, we have this in the bag.

I mean, we're up nine, four days out.

And for some reason I agree

to let Isabel do a curtain raiser on our GOTV strategy for the final weekend.

Put her in the room with Fedman, who is a little giddy

at the thought of being governor.

Tape recorder is rolling and he decides, as the interview is wrapping up,

to comment on Isabel's...

- Breasts. - Yes.

I knew I had a bright future behind me.

- But he won the race. - Put me on the map.

I was the guy who elected the guy who talked about breasts on record.

Why was he dumb enough to talk about your...

...you know...?

- I was sleeping with him. - Oh.

I never knew that.

How come I never knew that?

What are you doing?

I don't like using the word "literally," but literally,

my hand is in the cookie jar.

You caught me.

These may not be the best things about Air Force One. They're close.

I meant the interview. It was a cheap shot. You know it.

What do you mean? I meant it. I mean, it's the truth.

I think the president is very lucky to have you by her side.

Don't condescend to me, Nate. It's beneath you.

- Is it? - Hmm.

Not coming?

Oh, I shoulda skipped the chicken pot pie.

The thought of riding in a car makes me want to puke.

I'm gonna... stay and rest.

You sure?

I'll be fine. I can work the phones from here and catch up at the hotel.

[kids chattering]

[woman] All right. Ready. Remember.

Big smiles, lots of waving. Here she comes.

Hi.

Welcome to Orange County, Madam President.

- You must be Syndi. - Yes.

[children] Welcome to California.

- Madam President, this is Caleb Kelban. - My pleasure.

He's a great supporter. Thought he might ride with us.

- We need to get going. - OK.

- This way. - [child] Bye.

[children] Bye, Madam President!

After the national anthem, Lucy Bridges, the president's niece, will read a poem.

Speaker Templeton will make brief remarks and introduce you.

Two shovels and some pre-arranged loose dirt will be stage right.

After the speech, you and the speaker will do the honors.

Kelly will have the press pool pre-positioned to make the shot.

That's our picture of the day.

The speaker and I flinging dirt?

[chuckling] I was going for teamwork, but the press is gonna eat it up.

[man] Two minutes out, Madam President.

To get right to the point, ma'am, my jewelry stores have a contract

with an African company that exports rough-cut diamonds.

Last year, the diamonds were put under U.S. embargo.

Caleb was one of the first to step up when the trip was announced.

Oh, it was my pleasure.

Mr. Kelban, are you going to ask me to waive the embargo

for your specific company?

You do have the power, ma'am.

4,000 miles of wiring

and 185 phones.

- You just made those numbers up. - Maybe.

Still, it's the White House with wings. Ultimate home-court advantage.

A symbol of power and grace.

Cut the sales pitch, Dickie.

I already blew off the events. What are we doing here?

You tell me.

Since when are you friends with Richard Pachino?

I just put his name on the list. I didn't think he'd show.

Who's gonna turn down an invite to the White House?

- Hey, you. - Hi.

I can't believe I'm in the White House.

Dude, you don't have to whisper.

- It's not a museum. - Look around, dude. It sorta is.

Yeah? Can't drink these in a museum.

All right! How long your parents out of town?

Ah, they're back tomorrow. But no ideas.

- My grandma's here and we kinda... - What about her?

She's even worse.

- Got it. No naked bowling. - Definitely.

But there is a bowling alley, right?

[Amy] And one large pepperoni pizza.

I don't want to order any for Horace and Becca. They're mean.

Oh, that's not true and you know it.

Uh, make the pepperoni with extra cheese.

- Extra cheese, please. - Good.

- He wants to know where to deliver it. - Here.

Bring it to the White House.

He wants to know which white house.

Tell him the White House.

The White House. That's where I live.

Does this qualify for the mile high club?

Technically the plane was on the ground.

I'm still claiming it.

[chuckling]

Oh, you're a button off.

Don't think that this assures the president a good piece.

[man] This is Agent Downing. Yes, sir, at my post.

- [both clear throat] - Angel is parked and shut down.

Hold on, I'll confirm.

Sir, White House has a guy on the line.

Claims to be parked under the wing of Air Force One. Says he has a bomb.

- [Dickie] A fuel truck. - [Downing] That's him.

White House, instruct the caller to wave.

[police siren wails]

[Mac] The groundbreaking was lovely.

- Teddy would've been proud. - Yeah.

Upon arrival, Syndi has arranged for the hotel staff to greet the motorcade.

Why do I feel like I'm working for her today?

Well, we are. But she's doing a good job.

She knows that fundraisers contribute, but hotel workers vote.

[people chattering]

- Mr. Gardner, pardon me. - What is it, Pete?

There's a situation developing at the airport. Copy. Victory is secure.

- What's going on? - We need to abort public entry.

- Rapid exit, straight to hold. - Mind telling me why?

Air Force One is being held hostage.

[police siren blares]

[tires screeching]

What do we know, Pete?

Approximately 37 minutes ago, a man driving a refueling truck

approached the secure perimeter of Air Force One.

Vehicle was on a pre-approved access list, the individual was credentialed.

He drove to left wing refueling position and placed a call to the White House.

- What does he want? - He hasn't made a request yet.

- We believe this threat is real? - We have no other choice.

The truck he's driving carries 10,000 gallons of jet fuel,

roughly the equivalent of 140,000 sticks of dynamite.

Not to mention thousands of gallons in the plane.

Fifty thousand, ma'am.

Well, what do we know about the driver?

We'll have a one-sheet on him in 20 minutes.

We don't know if this is just the beginning of a coordinated effort.

It would be our recommendation that you cut your trip short.

Where would we...?

Edwards Air Force Base. We can be wheels up for Washington in 50 minutes.

I'd need at least one seat on that plane for a wire reporter.

- We could reschedule. - Are you kidding?

This is front row seating to watch the president during a crisis.

This is what they're paying for.

- Twenty minutes for the one-sheet? - Yes.

All right. We wait for more information.

But not because I'm afraid to bruise the egos of some donors.

I'm not gonna let some nutcase chase me out of town.

Well, let's do this favor for Congressman Penmore, his district.

So are we clear?

- Yes, ma'am. - You sure?

That's six boxes of Peanut Butter Puffs.

And two boxes of Vanilla Delights.

They're for my kids.

Thank you. Keep up the good work.

- Thank you, Madam President. - You're gonna run for re-election?

You think I should?

We like it more with a girl president.

[chuckling] I'll see what I can do.

- You know more than I do. - [Kelly] There aren't lot of details.

Do you have anything from the Secret Service?

- I don't think the agents like me. - That's hard to believe.

You're actually enjoying the fact that I may get blown up.

Our "cares about pollster" numbers may take a short-term hit...

Uh-uh. No. Not funny.

The president's not gonna cancel the fundraiser?

- Keeping to her schedule for now. - Good.

- The press know? - Not yet.

Hell will break loose any minute.

I've got Secret Service pulling together fact sheets, security protocols.

Good. Good. That's my girl.

Make sure a photographer is capturing it all.

Black and whites of the president handling a crisis.

- Great campaign spot. - You are sick.

I'm serious. Keep me posted.

- [phone beeping off] - [exhales]

Wanna go again?

So my mom's sitting there yelling, ”Stacy! Stacy!”

It was so embarrassing.

- What'd ya do? - Whattaya think?

Pretended not to see her and ran out of the mall.

Good one. Oh, here comes my brother. Don't look.

Lincoln's ghost? Like... Like he, like, lives here, right?

Yeah. Yeah. Go check it out. Last room on the right.

[Horace] Hey, but keep it down.

Hey, uh, we haven't met.

Stacy.

Oh, you're Stacy?

- I'm, uh... - Yeah, I know.

Got a beer for me?

Yeah.

[both chuckle]

[Mac] You're on, Pete.

[Pete] Our driver is retired Major Frank Terzano.

Born 1965, just outside of Ogden, Utah.

Father was military, stationed at the base.

Moved around, 22 cities, 14 schools.

Joined the Army, served in Desert Storm where he earned a Bronze Star.

Specialized in demolitions.

There's a good chance this is for real.

Yes, ma'am.

He could have plastic explosives stolen from military sources or even dynamite.

It doesn't take much to set off the jet fuel in his truck.

- That's the real bomb. - What's the rest of the situation?

Perimeter is secured by FBI and local SWAT teams,

as well as Secret Service, counter assault and emergency response teams.

How was this man allowed near Air Force One?

Works for a private contractor

that provides fueling services to the U.S. military, fully vetted.

It was our fault. We should have caught it.

Give me a moment.

- What do you think? - [Jim] Stick to the schedule.

You said yourself, ma'am, can't be chased away by a lone nutcase.

Fundraising, not negotiating Middle East peace.

Happens to be fundraising, tomorrow will be something else.

Jim's right. Your job is to keep to your schedule,

not be distracted by things outside your control.

Let the Secret Service do their job.

Collecting money at a time of crisis. The press is gonna have a field day.

OK. Have Syndi quietly gather small groups, some of the organizers.

- The rest of them will have to wait. - Yes, ma'am.

Ma'am, we now know what Frank Terzano wants.

[woman on TV] ...learned that Major Frank Terzano

is threatening to blow up Air Force One

unless he gets to speak directly to the president of the United States.

[talking plays in background]

Where are you guys going?

Shhh!

I can't believe I'm walking around the West Wing drinking a beer!

[girls giggling]

- Dude, you brought your beer? - What? No good?

Where does... that hall lead?

One way to find out.

Are you sure we're supposed to be in here?

Trust me, I know the owner.

- So where are we anyway? - You'll see.

Wow.

- Hey, Rebecca. - Yeah?

What would happen if I push that button?

Mmm. That button?

I don't know if I should tell you.

Aw, come on. We won't say anything.

You promise? OK.

If you push that button, a signal is beamed to a secret satellite

that sends a code to a special CIA computer

that activates the launch sequence.

- Like missiles and stuff? - Mm-hmm.

- Are you serious? - Yeah.

It just turns on the light.

[everyone laughing]

OK, everybody. Press conference will begin in two minutes, people. Come on.

- Is it OK that we're in here? - Yeah, it's cool.

Mom's in California. So is Dad.

So this is the only one, right?

Oval Office?

Actually, there's two.

- One's a double for security. - I knew it!

Get me the Pentagon!

[woman on phone] White House operator.

[people shouting]

Any truth to the rumor that you made out

with Rusty Grife in the back of Mr. Melvoy's class?

The White House does not comment on rumors started by Patti Layton.

- Any other questions? - [shouting]

You had your question!

I bet you can have any girl you want.

No. It's not like that.

Just don't tell anyone, OK?

I'm walking off the plane. I'm gonna wave nicely at the bomber over there.

Then I'm gonna go to the airport bar and have a gin and tonic.

- I'm going too. - Look at it this way.

If you make us stay and this nut sets this thing off,

my family will sue your ass off.

And if he doesn't, I will spend the rest of my life

telling everyone how you held me hostage on Air Force One.

- We've got a passenger coming off. - Two passengers!

Make that two. Male and female.

Can someone alert the nutcase in the fuel truck not to take it personally?

Notify our snipers too.

[man on radio] Right away.

So let me understand this. We have half of the Secret Service at the airport,

FBI, SWAT teams,

we have a spy satellite that can read a license plate from space,

and my source of information is cable news?

If the Chinese invade, am I gonna hear it first on talk radio?

I believe he called the media.

Or a producer could have gotten ahold of him on his cell phone.

A technical coup beyond our capabilities.

We have hostage negotiators?

- Are we talking to him? - Yes.

[woman] We have Frank Terzano on the phone. Mr. Terzano, can you hear me?

- [Terzano] It's Major Terzano. - Major, what is it that you want?

[Terzano] Simple. I want to speak directly to the president.

[woman] Are you threatening to blow up Air Force One and everyone on board?

[Terzano] I don't want to kill anyone.

But I've tried and I've tried and now they're gonna listen!

I served my country for years. This is how they treat us?

They're just gonna let my wife die?

She is down to 97 pounds.

[radio static]

[audio breaking up] I am no... gonna let... happen.

[woman] Mr. Terzano?

Apparently, we've lost contact with Mr. Terzano.

- Is everyone off the plane? - Process has begun.

I don't believe this.

[Mac] She stayed behind too?

It was your idea to hire this guy. Just remember that.

Sharpshooters are in place with a clear line of fire.

It's an easy shot.

He is wired, the whole thing blows.

He's not threatening me. Just the plane.

It's not an ordinary plane.

You forget the cost. That's got our flag painted on its tail.

This guy has written letters to everybody in the government,

going back three years when the VA cancelled his health insurance

while his wife was in the hospital.

"Dear congressman, dear senator, dear secretary of Veterans Affairs."

What a nightmare.

I'm sure he got detailed, prompt responses.

Look, I want to know if this Terzano character has a legitimate beef.

- I want to know ten minutes ago. - Does it matter?

What if he is 100 percent right?

He is getting railroaded by bureaucrats in the VA.

So what? Does that mean he should take Air Force One hostage?

Or that the president should talk to him?

Glad to see you two are getting along better.

Apparently, I have a schedule to keep.

I want that report.

Syndi knows the date and I've written your office.

A lot of important people will be there.

I'm sure it'll be a memorable bar mitzvah. Your wife must be excited.

Oh, she is!

My son's mother will be there too, of course.

Every effort will be made.

You remember Cyrus Thompson,

who was co-finance chair for the Bridges-Allen campaign.

How are you, Cyrus?

Madam President, you look stunning.

I know you have a lot on your plate,

but these proposed sugar subsidy cuts are going to be a disaster.

We in agribusiness are concerned about the timing of...

[Templeton] Hell of a thing, Rod.

[Rod] She's got it under control.

[Templeton] There's a reason this job ages people.

What's the latest?

Well, we're just getting up to speed on the guy.

It's two kids, wife sick,

the VA cancelled his insurance.

[chuckling] So naturally, he holds Air Force One hostage.

[Rod] He wrote your office.

[Templeton] Everybody writes my office.

What did we do?

[Rod] Referred him back to VA.

[chuckling] Well, at least he got a response.

Come on, Rod. We get a thousand of these a month.

More.

I got a question for you.

His wife has some kind of cancer, Nathan.

Now, we've reached out to the doctor for more information.

Now, my question is...

...why is the guy in the fuel truck still alive?

They don't have a clean shot?

Or is she afraid to give the order?

So Stacy really thinks there's two Oval Offices?

I was just kidding her and she believed me.

- I don't know what to tell her. - You think you'll see her again?

Mrs. Allen! Horace! Rebecca!

- Mrs. Allen. - Where's Amy?

[Rebecca] In bed.

Did all of your friends leave?

[Horace] They're gone. Why?

Is there a problem?

You are aware that one of the five existing Gettysburg Addresses

has been on display in the Lincoln Bedroom since before you were born.

Yes, Nora. May we help you?

And now it is missing.

I beg your pardon?

The Gettysburg Address is missing!

Nora, that's impossible.

All of your friends here, I never should have let it happen.

Get it back!

Didn't we start federal funding of elections

to prevent the kind of tawdry, glad-handing I've done all day?

May I introduce Dr. Bernard Hendricks? He's the Terzano family physician.

Mrs. President... President Allen,

I've had Betty Terzano as a, uh, patient for over ten years.

About eight years ago, we discovered a stage-one colon cancer. Very early.

- Early discovery and treatment works? - Yeah.

Isn't that the point of me going through that humiliating ritual every year?

We were progressing in treatment and she was responding and then...

[exhales] ...Frank's veterans healthcare was cancelled.

Why?

As best I can tell, Frank Terzano was receiving VA benefits

because he was classified as more than 50 percent disabled

when he was discharged after Desert Storm.

- Combat wound? - No.

He was, uh, hit by a vehicle in a staging area.

- A tank backed into him. - A tank?

Damaged his left leg.

But he worked like hell in therapy and he did all the right things.

He improved, so he was reclassified as only 30 percent disabled.

Which dropped him out of priority one coverage and he lost his insurance.

Doesn't his current job come with health insurance?

For him. But not his wife because of her pre-existing condition.

- It gets worse. - How?

We found, when he did have insurance, that she only responds well to Zorbitux.

It's a... boutique, targeted drug

that only works sometimes when nothing else does.

You said it gets worse?

Zorbitux costs $17,000 a month.

- Pete, I want to talk to Frank Terzano. - [Pete] Yes, ma'am.

You'll be secure on this end, but his cell is potentially compromised.

The least of our problems.

Madam President, if I may, this has the makings of a monumental blunder.

You're outvoted, Jim. The president's made up her mind.

To negotiate with a terrorist.

[phone dialing]

[man] Madam President, you have the line.

[phone ringing, picked up]

[Terzano] Hello.

Mr. Terzano, this is the president of the United States.

I don't believe it. Prove it.

No, Mr. Terzano, I don't need to prove it. You need to listen.

- I've met with Dr. Hendricks. - You did?

Did he tell you about my wife? How sick she is?

He's a very kind man. He tried to help us, but he couldn't.

Yes, I agree, he is a kind man,

and he cares about you and your wife.

I've also looked into your situation and here's what I'm prepared to offer you:

Absolutely nothing.

Nothing?

What do you mean?

That's correct, Mr. Terzano, absolutely nothing.

I find what you've done outrageous

and a complete abandonment of the principals you upheld

as a member of the United States military.

- I'm hanging up! - Mr. Terzano, if you hang up,

one way or the other,

you will be dead very shortly and your wife will be alone.

Is this how you want your children to remember you?

Not as a man who served his country, but a terrorist?

I don't know what else to do.

I'm supposed to take care of her. Can you understand that?

We tried everything. I let her down.

- So this is my only option. - [Mac] Mr. Terzano,

you have not served your country very well today.

But there is reason to believe...

...that you have not been well-served by your country, either.

If your country is at fault, I promise to take the necessary steps...

- I've heard all this before. - Not from me.

I can't keep letting her suffer. I need guarantees that she'll get care and...

This is not a negotiation, Mr. Terzano.

This is a choice for you to make.

Either you're willing to surrender peacefully or this will end violently.

If you care about your family, as I believe you do,

you'll save your life.

It's your best hope, sir.

And, frankly, it's your only hope.

Good night.

[phone clicks off]

[dial tone]

- Everyone off the plane? - Yes, ma'am.

Give him five minutes and then...

...take your first clear shot.

[Horace] No, dude, I'm not kidding.

The Gettysburg Address was here when the party started and now it's missing.

What? I will kill you.

[Nora] What? What happened?

[Horace hanging up phone] Alex. He says he put it on the Internet.

[Nora] Internet? On the Internet?

[Rebecca] He's kidding. You know, it's a joke?

[Nora] Well, it's not funny.

[Rebecca] Hey, Stacy, look, I'm sorry to wake you.

You're not going to believe this, but the Gettysburg Address...

[Nora] Do you have any idea what will happen to me?

- [Kate] We will find it. - [Rebecca] We need to get it back.

[man] You are watching live footage of a story we've been covering.

Will retired Major Frank Terzano surrender peacefully

or will President Allen be forced to give the command to shoot to kill?

[Rod] This is all gonna happen live? Can't these cameras be turned off?

We're at four minutes.

Command Center wants to know if you will give the go order at five.

[man] It comes down to these tense moments.

We now see the major sitting in the cab of the fuel truck.

Yes.

[man on TV] Now we can see inside the cab.

It appears the sniper is getting into position.

We don't know if he's been given the command to shoot.

Hold on, hold on. The cab door is open...

Here we go.

He's looking out the door.

- Can you see his hands? - [man] Affirmative on the hands.

[man on TV] He's hesitating.

Snipers have a clear shot, ma'am.

Now, he's getting out of the cab.

Don't shoot.

...he's wired, no, he's climbing down.

He's looking around. Seems disoriented for some reason.

- His hands are going up. - Secure.

Major Terzano has surrendered without incident.

[Jim] Well done, Madam President.

[Pete] Congratulations, ma'am.

You saved us from flying back commercial.

[Templeton chuckling]

[man on TV] ...in cuffs...

I speak for ten minutes and then we are at the airport.

Absolutely, Madam President.

They couldn't be happier, they're part of history!

You're good at what you do, I know. But I hate what you do.

I understand totally, but in this next election,

the Republicans and the Democrats will spend over $400 million each.

We're coming away with a little over four.

You're good at what you do, too, Madam President.

But to keep you in office, this is what it takes.

I want a report on what happened with the Terzanos.

- Madam President, congratulations. - What? Why? Who's responsible?

I want a medical report update on her condition.

News is reporting offers of private donations willing to cover her costs.

How much will this increase our take?

It's a historic night.

[man] Ladies and gentleman, the president of the United States.

[applause]

She's gonna win by ten points. Write it down.

[Rebecca] I haven't reached Sara Taylor.

Sara Taylor? No way. She was terrified just being here.

We have to tell the Secret Service. Then the police.

Then it's in the papers and my life is over.

Amy, darling. [chuckling]

- [groans] - Grandma.

- What? - What are you doing?

Well, we've lost something very important

and we have been looking for it all night.

- Are you in trouble? - We're dead.

I hid it.

What?

Good one, Amy.

I was up all night, you little sneak.

I'm gonna make breakfast now,

and we're gonna sit at the table

and we're all going to talk about how wonderful we are.

- Pancakes? - Eggs.

- [Kate] Mmm. - French toast.

The president and first gentleman will be here shortly.

Well, I see no reason in the world why we can't keep this our little secret.

- Right? - Sounds like a plan.

[all] Yeah.

[police siren wails]

[Nora] I like having two Oval Offices.

She just... she believed me.

- Hey. - Morning, guys.

[Amy] Mommy!

- [Nora] Good morning. - Hey.

Hey, Dad.

Hi. Everything all right, Mom?

We had a wonderful time.

- Nora? - Uh... just peachy!

I've got to go check the seating charts for the dinner. Oh, Mrs. Allen?

Thank you.

- Mom, you got any more pancakes? - Of course.

- Good morning. - Vince.

Ma'am, the secretary general asked if he could move up your call 30 minutes.

Then you have a pen and paper at 9:00 with U.S. News, Time and Newsweek.

Kelly is drafting some talking points about last night's situation.

Uh, what... what situation?

Nothing. Would you pass that syrup?

Yeah.

[Rod] So, what'd you guys do last night?

[Horace] Uh, you know, nothing.

[Rod] Hmm.

[Rebecca] I was wondering if Stacy and I could go into Georgetown.

[Kate] Thought we'd go to the Corcoran.

[Horace] The Wizards are in town.

[Amy] Can I go shopping?

[Kate] Uh, pass the syrup.

[Horace] I was thinking we should go.

Should be a pretty good game.