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MALE VOICE: Previously
on Designated Survivor...

Sir, you don't really think
Aaron's a traitor, do you?

No, I don't.

But until I can prove
that definitively,

I have to keep my guard up
and so do you.

What happened last night?

We had the shooter contained,
but MacLeish gave the order anyway.

- What order?
- Shoot to kill.

AARON SHORE:
And that's for your ears only.

- We need your help.
- You want to help me?

- JASON ATWOOD: Find my son.
-(CRIES)

MALE VOICE: It's Joyner.

- He wants to see you.
- Why?

MALE VOICE: The FBI came
to see him again today.

The guy just needs some
reassurance.

I can give it to him.

But if it doesn't work,
the problem has to be eliminated.

Someone's gonna find out.

Yes, you lied.
I lied to Congress.

- That's it. Go.
- HANNAH: FBI! Freeze!

Put your hands on your head.

I'm the Vice President
of the United States.

- No!
-(GUNSHOT)

MALE VOICE: From abc7 NEWS,
this is a breaking news alert.

- NEWS ANCHOR: Good morning from abc7.
-(PHONE RINGS)

We have breaking news from
Arlington National Cemetery.

The U.S. Army
and FBI are investigating

a deadly shooting that occurred
last night...

The Washington Post is reporting
that two victims

-are involved...
- Emily Rhodes.

-(SETH SNORES)
-(PHONE VIBRATES)

(PHONE RINGS)

Aaron Shore.

Someone's gonna have to
explain to me

how the Vice President
of the United States of America

was murdered in front of
a team of federal agents!

We didn't pick
the meeting place, sir. MacLeish did.

We had to take cover
where we could.

MIKE RITTER: And MacLeish's
security detail was instructed

to give him plenty of buffer
so he'd feel secure.

We would have taken him down
if it weren't for Beth MacLeish.

HANNAH: I'm sorry, I missed it.

Beth MacLeish was the joker
in the deck.

I didn't think
she could be involved.

Do we know how she got away from
her Secret Service detail?

She said she was going to read
to her children,

and that was her routine.

By the time they figured out
she was missing,

it was too late.

Mr. President, there are only
a few scenarios at play here

but only one rings true:

Beth MacLeish was involved.

She knew we were there
to arrest her husband,

and she murdered him
before we could interrogate him.

(SIGHS)

What kind of fanatics
are we dealing with here?

Sir, it's only a matter of time
before the press pieces together

their own version of
what happened tonight.

It's imperative we keep as many
details out of the public realm

to protect the integrity
of our investigation.

TOM: I understand.

So what do we tell
the American people?

.L-ley-
.l-ley-

- Damn it, no cuff links.
- Use paper clips.

- What?
- I'm serious.

- Any idea who got shot?
- Not a clue.

TOM: I know. It's shocking,
but we need to move past this.

Does anyone
need to take a moment?

Okay, good. Because we're
in a race against the clock.

The country is gonna wake up
to the news

that their Vice President
was murdered by his wife,

who then killed herself.

EMILY: Do we know why
she did it?

No, not really. Right now,
the working theory is,

-problems in the marriage.
- A domestic dispute?

I don't believe it.

TOM: Well, unfortunately,
it's the only explanation

investigators are willing
to give until they know more.

I will make the announcements.

Sir, facing the press with only
preliminary theories

is like dropping blood
in the water.

And the timing alone
is gonna raise questions.

Somebody just tried to kill you,

and now the Vice President
gets murdered by his wife?

Yeah, the press will be all over
you for more details.

- Let me make a statement.
- No.

This news the country needs
to hear from their President.

Sir, I have to point out
that Speaker Hookstraten's now

-next in line to the Presidency.
- Right.

I'll talk to Kimble
at the appropriate time.

For now, bring her up to speed
with what we know.

These next few days
are going to be crucial.

I need you to hold yourselves
together, project strength.

The American people
deserve nothing less.

- Let's get to work.
- EMILY: Yes, sir.

This is surreal.

MacLeish, Beth.
What about their kids?

I mean, what about
those poor girls?

I know. I feel awful
about the children.

You know what happened,
don't you?

- But you can't tell me, can you?
- No.

Not yet. Hopefully soon.

- PENNY: Dad!
- Little pea!

-(TOM GROANS)
- Hey, watch out. Mind your dad.

- You okay?
- Yeah. I'm all right.

- What do you got there?
- PENNY: I can't draw a horse.

- PENNY: Will you help me?
- TOM: Of course.

But I've got some work to do.
I'll help you in a minute.

- PENNY: Promise?
- Pinky swear.

Come on. Let's get you
some breakfast.

Hey!
Aren't you forgetting something?

- I love you.
- I love you, too.

(CROWD MURMURING)

No. No, it's not actually
what I said.

I would just refer you back
to my original statement, okay?

Ladies and gentlemen, the
President of the United States.

(APPLAUSE)

Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you.

Thank you. Ple...
Please, take your seats.

I wish I were here
to simply talk to you

about my returning
to the White House

and expressing my gratitude
to the medical staff

at the George Washington
University Hospital

and to the American people...

for their incredible support.

But unfortunately, I have a more
somber and serious obligation.

There has been a great deal
of speculation

surrounding the police activity
at Arlington National Cemetery

from last night
until this morning.

I am here to tell you that
tragically, at 10:38 p.m...

Vice President Peter MacLeish...

was shot and killed
by his wife, Beth MacLeish.

(SHOCKED GASPS AND MURMURS)

She then turned the gun
upon herself

and committed suicide.

The Vice President was visiting
the grave site of a soldier

who was under his command
in Afghanistan.

Why he was there
last night specifically,

how often he visited
the cemetery...

and what led to this
fatal outcome is still unknown.

(OVERLAPPING COMMENTS)

I would like to say,
I know that the American people

will join me, in sending
their hopes and prayers

to the MacLeish family
during this time of sorrow.

Thank you very much.

(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

All right, folks, that's all
we have for now, okay?

The President's obviously
not taking any questions.

SETH: Look, I'm gonna be
updating you every hour

as we have new developments...

HANNAH: (\NHISPERS) Yvette...

I'm so sorry.

Thank you.

One second.

I don't know what to say.

Thank you for coming.

He was such an amazing boy,
Jason.

And they took him from us.

Hey. What's the press saying
about the shooting?

What aren't they saying?

Speculation's everywhere,
but Seth has it handled.

How's the staff holding up?

They're shocked,
but pulling through.

One thing that helps
is seeing you on your feet again.

- HAYDEN: Welcome back, Mr. President.
- Thank you, Hayden.

See?

We should discuss
the rest of your day's agenda.

I thought
we canceled everything.

We can't have
a bunker mentality.

The world's still spinning.

You're absolutely right.
What do you got?

Well,
CEOs are arriving as we speak

to discuss reducing
carbon dioxide emissions later today.

You're also scheduled to meet
with Senators Choi and Ganesh

-regarding criminal justice reform.
- Okay. What else?

Jacklyn Ramsey just turned
us down for Interior,

said she's happy at the NRDC.

How many people do we
have to approach

to get someone
to even take a meeting?

Well, we saw this
during the elections.

People just don't want to
be in Washington right now.

Any good news?

Actually, Gary Dwyer's still set
to come in tomorrow

to meet with Aaron about resuming
his post as Secretary of State.

- Wow. Dwyer.
- Mm-hmm.

That'll go along way
to shoring up confidence.

Yes, it would.
But about their meeting, sir.

I was wondering,
in light of recent events,

if you thought I should sit down
with Dwyer instead of Aaron.

Emily,
I understand your concern,

but until I find a
reason to make a change,

it's business as usual.

Understood.

SETH WRIGHT: The MacLeishes
leave behind two daughters,

Lexi and Blake, who will be staying
with their maternal grandparents.

We ask that you would
respect their privacy

in their time of grieving.

The President will address
the nation further

when he has more information
available, okay?

Uh, that's all I have for now unless
you have questions about something...

(REPORTERS TALKING AT ONCE)

ABE LEONARD:
Mr. Press Secretary,

Mr. Leonard. A pleasure to have you
back at the White House.

(ABE CHUCKLING)

I hope that's the first lie
you've told this morning.

- May I ask who you're with?
- Teen Mode.

(LAUGHTER)

Come on, Abe, I need to know
who your credentials are with.

Teen Mode. They actually do
real stories on real issues

unlike these lemmings.

All right, Abe,
you have a question?

Yeah. It's about Nestor Lozano,

President Kirkman's
would-be assassin.

Sure, the FBI released
a statement on Lozano last night.

Which told us virtually nothing.

Now, I have it on good authority
that Vice President MacLeish

personally took over
the manhunt for Lozano

and issued a shoot to kill order.
Care to comment?

I would refer you back
to the FBI comm shop.

I'm not aware of any such order.

Really. Well, my source says
MacLeish overrode the FBI,

deliberately preventing them
from taking Lozano alive.

Why would the Vice President
do that?

I mean,
why would he go out of his way

to silence the one man who attempted
to murder the President?

ABE: I mean,
it doesn't make sense. Unless...

MacLeish wanted him silenced.

I'll have to get back to you
on that.

(CHUCKLES) I'd appreciate that.

(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

How did Abe Leonard get the
information in the first place?

Wait, it's true?
MacLeish gave the order?

- TOM: Yes.
- I advised against it,

but he didn't listen to me.

- Or the FBI.
- What was he thinking?

EMILY: He said he didn't want
to put our men at risk.

Okay. Uh, well, Leonard said
MacLeish was hiding something.

- EMILY: Was he?
- I don't know, but now I have

a room full of White House
correspondents looking into it.

Look, we need to contain this now,
before paranoia takes over.

And I want to know who's leaking
classified information.

TOM: Emily, Aaron,
you were both in Command Ops

when MacLeish gave the order,
find the leak.

I want them in my office
by nightfall.

Yes, sir.

Seth,
can I borrow you for a second?

I want to address the nation.

Sir, I'm not sure
that's the best idea.

I mean, you just announced
that the Vice President

was murdered by his wife.

I don't think the country's
ready to hear this after that.

The country deserves to know
what's happening.

Sir, no matter what your intent,

I think that anything that you say
at this point,

could contribute
to a sense of chaos.

Why don't you let me
buy you some time?

Wait for this news cycle to die down.
That way, when you do say something,

it's proactive instead of just

reacting to some
flame-throwing reporter.

Okay, you're right.
You're right. Get it done.

- AARON: Thank you.
- So what couldn't wait?

AARON: Abe Leonard.

I know you two go way back.

You told him about MacLeish
taking out the shooter

in Command Ops. Don't deny it.

Okay, I won't.

- I told you that in confidence.
- That was your mistake.

AARON: I thought you were working
with the President on this.

I am.

He asked me to look into MacLeish,
and that's exactly what I'm doing.

Trying to do my job
as best I can.

All right. You can dress this up
however you like, Madam Speaker,

but you just jeopardized
national security.

Actually, Aaron... you did.

MIKE: Those are NASAMS, ma'am.
Surface-to-air missiles.

They were there before.
We're just installing more.

ALEX: And there's more snipers.

It's all part of the
increased security plan.

It's just for the moment.

Just for the moment.

Yes, ma'am.

MIKE: Anything else?

No. Thanks, Mike.

(SIGHS)

- You're the leak?
- Indirectly.

Sir, I told Speaker Hookstraten,
and she fed the story to Abe Leonard.

I realize, sir,
this couldn't come at a...

at a worse possible time.

It was a lapse in judgment,

and I apologize.
It won't happen again.

AARON: Now,
I could put out a statement.

No, no, no.

That'll only add fuel
to the fire.

With all the rumors that are
floating around right now,

the last thing we need
is the press to find out

that my Chief of Staff
leaked classified information.

No, of course not.

.(SIGHS)
_(GRUNTS)

Aaron?
When is the last time you slept?

-L-| slept last night, sir.
- More than three hours?

(CHUCKLES)

You said yourself,
you made a lapse in judgment.

Exhaustion affects our ability
to make decisions.

Maybe you need
some personal time.

Sir,
are you asking me to step aside?

Absolutely not. I'm asking
you to get some rest.

Take maybe a week.
Come back recharged.

Look, sir, I appreciate you
looking after me like that,

but with everything
that's going on right now,

I really don't think
a break is called for.

Aaron, it's because
of everything that's going on

that I need you at your best.

I'm not trying to punish you.
I'm trying to protect you.

You're gonna have to trust me.

Take the week.

- Yes, sir.
- Thank you.

TOM: Aaron told me himself.

He shared the information
with Speaker Hookstraten.

She leaked it to Abe Leonard.

Wow.

Do you think
this has anything to do

with him suppressing
the threat assessment memo?

No. No, I don't.

But he's gonna take
some time off.

- You suspended him?
- No, I asked him to get some rest

and refocus, give us a chance

to figure out
what the hell is going on.

In the meantime...

I would like you to be
my acting Chief of Staff.

I'm throwing you
in the deep end here.

I won't let you down.

I know.

Thank you, Emily.
Ava will bring you up to speed.

SETH: I guess that's all I need
for the next briefing.

Thank you, GUYS-

Uh' hey' Seth.

My mother called me earlier.
She asked me two questions.

One, am I dating anyone?

Two, was the Vice President involved
with the attempt on Kirkman's life?

- Funny.
- I'm serious.

When's the President
gonna address this?

He's right, Seth.

The longer we stay silent,

the more it seems like
we are hiding something.

Okay. Well look, The President
is still being briefed by the FBI,

and he should have all the
information he needs

before he can address
the nation, right?

- Thanks for that question.
- Yeah.

Laura?

We, um... We need to shut down
Abe Leonard

before his conspiracy rumors
get out of hand.

Abe Leonard's
a Pulitzer Prize winner.

SETH: Well, he's a disgraced
Pulitzer Prize winner, right?

You know,
when firefighters are trying

to put out a forest fire,
sometimes they'll...

set a backfire to snuff out
the original blaze.

- That's what we need to do.
- So, you want us to smear him?

No, the President doesn't want that,
and neither do I.

What I do want is for
the American people to realize

that, uh, Abe Leonard strikes out
more than he hits home runs.

Make our friends in the media
remember every correction,

retraction he's ever had
to publish, every...

libel lawsuit
and defamation settlement.

I mean, this guy's like
a broken watch, right?

He's only right twice a day.

Sweet. We finally get to
spin something.

Hey, here's a list of pending
correspondence and calls to return.

These will catch you up on NSA,

and these are the files
for the Dwyer meeting tomorrow.

I'm sorry, Aaron.

Oh, well, there's nothing
to be sorry about.

The President's just
looking out for me.

And I'm sure
you'll be back in no time.

Curtis is the go-to guy for matters
Senate, and Jamie for the House.

Denise handles
military and cabinet.

Aaron...

Good luck.

JOHN: You sure you
don't want me in there with you?

HANNAH: No. Joyner knows me.

Yeah, he knows you're the one
who took down MacLeish,

the only guy in the world
he trusted.

Look, he's damaged goods.
I can reach him.

The story of this conspiracy
starts in Afghanistan.

Until we understand that,
we don't understand anything.

"And you will know the truth...
and the truth will set you free."

John 8:32.

That's what you quoted to MacLeish
right before he was shot.

So what is the truth,
Corporal Joyner?

Tell me about the mission
to Kunar.

November 14, 2005.

I ain't talking to you.

The CIA added this
to your mission file.

This is total crap.

It didn't happen like this.

This makes us
sound like baby killers.

But you did kill civilians,
didn't you?

- Women? Children?
- You weren't there!

You can't understand.

Make me understand.

Listen to your conscience,
Alvin.

- I can't.
- You want to tell someone.

- I know you do.
- No!

- Cap said--
- Captain MacLeish is dead.

And he's going down
as a war criminal.

No!

He's a hero!

He saved all of us that day.

H OW?

What did he do?

(SHOUTING, GUNFIRE)

(PEOPLE SCREAMING)

.l-ley-
.l-ley-

- Everything all right?
- Yeah.

T-Tom,
I'm worried about the kids.

I think we should send them away
from the White House.

What?

My mom can help take care of them.
I spoke with her...

- With all due respect to your mom...
- No. Just hear me out, okay?

The people who are behind this,
they took down the government,

th... they... they killed
that FBI agent's little boy,

-and they almost killed you.
- Slow down. Slow down.

You said yourself that you thought

the White House
was the safest place to be.

Well, I was wrong. Because
wherever you are, you are a target.

(SCOFFS)

Well, where do you want to go?

(SIGHS)

I spoke with Mike about Camp David.
He says it's more secure.

Of course it is. It's a compound
in the middle of nowhere.

They wouldn't have any friends.
They'd have to be tutored.

- What kind of a life is that?
- What kind of life is this?

You haven't been
to their school, you...

Well, we'll boost their security.
We'll get them tracking bands.

No, no, no. Putting more bars
on the prison is not the answer.

I want our kids
to have a normal life.

And I don't want to be away
from them. Or you, AI...

Alex...

This family, our family,

is the only thing
holding me together.

I know. I know that. And...

I don't want to be
away from you, either.

But... we have to think
about what's best for them.

And separating them from
their father is the answer?

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

I'm sorry, sir.

I'll get back as soon as I can.

I'm gonna head home to shower
and get a change of clothes.

- Please do.
- Don't miss me too much.

- MALE VOICE: Don't make a sound!
- SETH: Okay. Uh, you want my wallet?

MALE VOICE 2: No. I want your suit.
Is that a Welsh & Jeffries?

Oh, you guys are sons of bitches,
you know that?

-(LAUGHS)
- And what about me?

(SETH LAUGHS)

You gave birth to these two.

(ALL LAUGH)

Oh, man.
What are you guys doing here?

Well, you haven't answered a single
text message in the past week.

Yeah, well, that's what happens
when the President gets shot

and the Vice President
gets murdered by his wife.

- That's why we're here.
- Call it an intervention.

With alcohol.

(CHUCKLES)

I wish I could, guys. I got to shower
and head back to work.

SCOTTY SVENSON: Oh,
would you listen to this guy?

You sound like a freshman
all over again.

Callie flew in from New York
just to see you.

- You did?
- If it makes it any easier,

drinks are on you.

- All right. I can do one drink.
- All right.

(ALL CHUCKLE)

How are ya?
I can't believe Callie braved

the flight from New York
all the way down to D.C.

HANNAH: Mr. President,
what I'm about to tell you

came straight from
Corporal Joyner himself.

One the morning of 11/14,
orders came down for MacLeish's unit

to escort an Army Major

to a covert meet
with an Afghan warlord.

That Major's name...
Nestor Lozano, a.k.a. Catalan.

- The man who tried to kill me.
- HANNAH: Right.

He was meant to deliver
a few duffel bags full of cash.

The meet went south...
Warlord took the money

and ordered his men
to open fire.

- It was a bloodbath.
- My God.

MacLeish managed to keep
his unit together,

and they fought their way
out of the compound,

but the warlord pursued.

And they started picking off
the unit, one by one.

MacLeish's men went
blood-simple.

They... shot up everything
in their path.

Hostiles, friendlies,
women, and children.

To MacLeish's men, the rules
of engagement no longer applied.

It was a frenzy.
Kill or be killed.

Eventually, Joyner sees Lozano,

shoves a gun in his face,
demands to know what happened.

Lozano admits he's a CIA officer

and that the bags were filled
with $5 million in cash.

A payoff
to fight against the Taliban.

But MacLeish's men, decided
that Lozano was going

to have to pay
for the buddies they lost,

MacLeish jumps in, stops it,

says that he was
just following orders.

So, MacLeish saved his life.

If it weren't for MacLeish,
Lozano would've never made it home.

OLLIE VEGA:
We're worried about you, pal.

Come on. Worried about what?
Everything's fine.

Seth, come on.
You're working for an amateur.

A nice guy, maybe, but someone
clearly incapable of doing the job.

The nation's not seen this much
turmoil since the Civil War.

You're the face of a
drowning administration.

The handsome face
of a drowning administration,

- I might add.
- SETH: Thank you.

OLLIE: People think they're
not getting the whole story.

They're wondering
if there's a connection

between MacLeish
and the shooter.

Okay, let me just guess where
you're getting that information.

- Teen Mode.
- Teen Mode.

Seth, if there is any truth to
this Abe Leonard story at all...

You really want to handcuff
yourself to a failed Presidency?

SETH: Guys, enough.

I don't work at a hedge fund,

I don't work
for a white-shoe law firm,

I don't make superhero movies.

I work for the President
of the United States.

When your ship's taking on water,
you don't jump. You grab a bucket.

I appreciate the concern.

SETH: I love you guys.
You know that...

But I have to get back
to the White House.

All right?
Thanks for flying down.

The mission only explains
how Lozano met MacLeish.

- And why he owed him.
- Right.

MY Opinion?

This is exactly how
MacLeish was radicalized.

The bond with his unit
went deeper than even family.

To have his men
sent in to slaughter,

on a covert mission
with a war criminal,

and then to come back and
have their sacrifice...

ignored and erased by
a callous government.

The mission that made
MacLeish a hero...

turned him into a traitor.

MIKE: I wanta perimeter
around the school

before we get there.

We'll be traveling in alone.

Phoenix will not be exiting
the vehicle.

MALE VOICE: Copy that.

Thank you, Mike.

(CHUCKLES)

I've seen enough,
let's go back to the White House.

With all that's happened
in the past few weeks,

the President is thrilled
to have a man of your experience

stepping back into the
role of Secretary of State.

Thank you, Ms. Rhodes.
But let me stop you right there.

After discussing it
with my advisors,

I'm gonna respectfully
take my name out of consideration.

I'm sorry. I don't understand.
Why...

come in if you had no intention
of taking the position?

Out of respect
for the President,

I wanted to deliver
the news in person.

Well, that won't stop him
from being disappointed.

I'm very sorry...

but I did want to offer
a suggestion.

I've spoken to Cornelius Moss,

and he's willing
to make recommendations

on all of your cabinet posts.

President Moss wants
to get back into politics?

He just wants to share the benefit
of his experience. Nothing more.

Would President Kirkman
be open to that?

So, we'll try it for a month,
see how it goes.

(SIGHS)
Thank you.

What... What changed your mind?

I went to Penny's school today.

Mike arranged it so that
we could move out of the motorcade

a block away
so she wouldn't know we were there.

You know, one of my favorite things
to do before all this happened...

pick her up from school.

I would get there early just
to watch her play with her friends.

She doesn't have any anymore.

Other kids
aren't allowed near her.

I'm robbing her
of her childhood...

and I don't know
how to fix that yet, but...

anything's got to be
better than this.

I agree. Thank you.

So, where are we at?

Just parsing
through the haystack.

Did any ID come back on the guy
you took out at Langdon's?

No, I ran it through
every database we have...

Facial recognition, dental records,
fingerprints. No matches.

JOHN: Just like the woman
who took Luke Atwood.

I mean, to have
every shred of your existence

scrubbed
from the public record...

HANNAH:
These guys are good.

We've got eyes out everywhere
for Langdon.

- But so far, nothing.
- HANNAH: He's out there, somewhere.

You know,
it's like Jason used to say.

"We only have to be lucky once...

"They have to be lucky
all the time."

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

HANNAH: Hello?

Jason?

Jason,
I came to check on you guys.

I hope that's okay.

Where's Yvette?

She's at her sister's
in Buffalo.

She said everything about this place
reminds her of Luke.

JASON:
You know they canned me, right?

They took my badge and my gun.

I'm so sorry, Jason.

I'm an embarrassment
to the entire Bureau.

That is not true.
Don't even go there.

Twenty plus years on the job,

and all it took...

was for her to show me
that she had my son.

And all of my training
just goes out the window.

Let's make them pay, Jason.

Tell me everything you know
about that woman.

We'll find her,
and we'll make her pay.

Are you working me?

- What are you talking about?
- You're working the case.

- Jason, no.
- Come on. Don't. Don't.

- No, I want justice for Luke.
- JASON: Justice?

Justice is not gonna
bring my son back.

This is myjustice.

I went against everything
that I am,

and my son is dead
because of it.

You did everything you could.

You sacrificed everything.
They did this.

Please leave.

Jason, I want to help.

Get out.

TOM".
I've had several conversations

with Cornelius Moss
since I took office.

He never indicated any desire
to get back into politics.

- Not even close.
- I know.

After his wife died, he said
he was retiring from public life.

That's why he never ran
for a second term.

Great public servant.

And a consummate politician.

I'm just saying,
I wouldn't want him

to pull focus from what
you're trying to achieve.

No, I appreciate
what you're saying.

But he's a President.

Inviting him into the White House
could lift the nation,

project a sense of solidarity.

- I'll set it up.
- Thank you.

- Mr. Wright.
- Mr. Leonard.

Did you know "Wright"
comes from the Old English?

- It means "shaper of wood."
- Huh.

And here I was thinking
it meant "adulterer."

Well, it intrigues me
you never knew the meaning

of your last name,
considering you picked it.

Is there something I can
help you with, Mr. Leonard?

Yeah, I'm curious how
the Tribune and the Post

both did stories
on my "return" to journalism

on the exact same day.

You're a Pulitzer winner making
a comeback with Teen Mode.

Don't you think
that's newsworthy?

And the fact that I lost
my credentials from the Herald

due to rogue tactics
that border more on extortion

than journalism.

It's public record.
You know that I can't, uh...

control what the press
pushes out.

No. Of course you can't.

You just read announcements
handed to you by the President.

Well, I must say,
I am actually flattered, so...

To feel somewhat relevant again?

When I was on the debate team
at Northwestern,

I learned that discrediting a source

is the oldest trick in the book.

It's bush league,
but it's effective

if done properly
under two circumstances.

One, it's a last resort,

and two, when you're confronted
with a truth you can't refute.

Now, I would say "goodbye"
in Old English,

but I-| honestly
can't pronounce it.

But apparently,
it wouldn't matter. So...

adieu, Mr. Wright.

SETH: Sir, you really think
this is a good idea?

I think the people
have every right to know

what MacLeish did
with regards to the shooter.

Besides, I'm not comfortable
sitting on the truth anymore.

- Okay, I'll inform the networks.
- Thank you.

Do you mind if I take a pass
at your remarks?

I was hoping you would.

- Thank you.
- Thanks, Seth.

I didn't ask for another one.

ABE: Well, it's from the gentleman
with the insatiable appetite

for loose women
and anything alcoholic.

- Hello, Abe.
- What do you say, Kimble?

Still drinking that turpentine.

(SIGHS, CHUCKLES)
Yeah, read all about it.

I have been.

Rookie move
by a dittohead neophyte. Hey!

I wouldn't underestimate
Seth Wright.

Ugh, we're dealing
with children, Kimble.

Coddled millennials who wouldn't know

a real story
if it bit them in the ass.

Same old Abe.

Well, you must have hit a nerve,

or the White House wouldn't be
going to all this trouble

to remind people
what a train wreck you are.

I've gotten mocked and ridiculed
by better hatchet men than them.

If they think a smear
campaign is gonna stop me...

(CHUCKLING)

they got another thing coming.

Still, Kirkman's smart...
and he's learning on the job.

I've seen
bare-knuckle campaigners

barely make it through
a single term as President.

You can't learn on the job.
Come on.

It's taken everything
in my empty soul

to get back in this game,

and there's zero chance
I'm gonna let some

amateurs in diapers
push me out again.

There's a connection between
MacLeish and the shooter,

and I'm gonna find it.

TOM: If anything happens,
if Penny gets a splinter,

I want to know
as soon as possible.

ALEX: I know. I know.

Listen, we're only
an hour away, okay?

I'm gonna get back as often as I can.

Okay.

Leo, you all right with this?

I'll be fine. It's a good call.

Come here.

- I love you.
- I love you, too.

And you.

I need you to look after
your mom and your brother.

- What's this?
- The drawing I was working on.

Sweetheart, I was supposed
to help you finish it.

I'm so sorry.

- It's okay.
- Come here.

- I love you so much.
- I love you, too.

Okay, time to get in.

Call me as soon as
you get there... Please.

I love you with all my heart.

Could you take care
of yourself, please?

I promise I will.

BYE. guys.

PENNY: Bye, Daddy.

TOM: My fellow Americans...

Due to recent events, we live
in a time of uncertainty,

leaving us with more questions
than answers.

Tonight, I hope to put us
back on the path

to confidence and strength.

I do not believe
that we can survive as a nation

without transparency.

Without truth,
there can be no trust.

As your President, I assure you
that I and my administration

will be honest and open
on all matters,

regardless of how the truth
reflects upon me.

This afternoon, a question
was raised by Abe Leonard,

a respected member
of our press pool,

which I believe
the American people

deserve an answer to.

During the search for the man
who tried to assassinate me,

Vice President MacLeish,

unilaterally issued
a shoot-lo-kill order

over the strong objections
of the FBI

and my Chief of Staff,
Aaron Shore.

Because I was in surgery,

I was forced to invoke
the 25th Amendment,

giving the Vice President
the authority

to make such a call.

It's not a call I believe
I would have made.

Nonetheless, I respected

Peter MacLeish's experience
as a soldier.

He made a split-second decision
that he felt protected

not only the federal agents
at the scene,

but the general public, as well.

I know this answer
will not satisfy everyone.

But this is what happened,
and it's how it happened.

In times of crisis,
we must not succumb

to cynicism and mistrust.

Instead, we must maintain faith

while embracing reason
and truth,

not speculation and rumor.

Again, we can only attain
this through transparency.

Believe me,

I know what the American people
have been feeling.

I know that there is
confusion and fear.

I know that some do not even
feel safe leaving their homes.

President Lincoln
prophetically cautioned,

"A house divided against itself
cannot stand."

We are at a similar crossroads.

But Lincoln did not expect
his house to fall,

and neither do I.

The American people must now
make the most important decision

they've had to make
in generations.

Will we be united in the pursuit
of truth and reason?

Or break apart because of
conjecture and suspicion?

I trust this nation,
my nation...

to make the right choice.

Thank you, good night,
and God bless America.

MALE VOICE:
And we're clear, Mr. President.

(EXHALES SHARPLY)

Thank you.

Aaron.

- Langdon.
- Not here.

Aaron Shore's made contact
with someone.

HANNAH:
That's Charles Langdon.