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Previously on Tyrant:

There will be no peace in

Abbudin with my brother in

power.

He has to be removed.

So you want to have a

coup, oust your own brother?

We need to remove Tariq

before we remove Jamal.

You have three days to

turn Jamal against Tariq.

You'll have to come up with a

credible reason to send Molly

and the kids back to the States

before this goes down.

Until then, best to keep her in

the dark.

Why would you stay

here if Jamal won't even be

president?

There's nothing you can do.

Molly, I'm taking his

place.

They hang people in

this part of the world for this

shit, Barry.

You will assume my

uncle's position as head of

Abbudin's military.

General Tariq, you are

hereby under arrest for treason.

Let whatever happens

here happen without you.

Come on, just come home with us.

Don't expect us to come back.

See, Bassam, I don't

murder family, no matter how

treacherous.

How... traitorous.

You were a killer

when you were nine years old,

and you still are.

I know your soul, Bassam.

Killer!

I know who you are!

Bassam, which one you

prefer?

Uh, whichever's fine.

No, you have to

choose.

What's the difference?

One is black, one is

red.

I'll take the black

one.

I prefer the red.

That's fine.

Uh... the lures, uh, I have

picked for both of us.

I hope you don't mind.

This one, uh... was Father's

favorite.

The Fatma Jig.

I remember.

Once caught a 20-pound

yellowtail with that.

It was me who caught

the yellowtail, as I remember.

Yeah, you're right.

So... Tariq still

won't name names, huh?

Well, maybe there are

no names to name.

There are always

names.

And Ziad will get them for me.

The president... he was

very insistent on knowing every

name.

There are no names.

There is no coup.

Other than the one you are

planning.

We shall see about

that.

Yes, I know.

Most days, I stood where you are

standing, so I know how this

goes.

I'll make up names, Ziad, if

you'll tell me why you're

betraying me.

Did I abuse you too much?

Humiliate you?

You made it so easy.

I still can't fathom how I

could've missed it.

Your hatred.

Your ambition.

Now, that's insulting.

Why don't you just

kill me and end this charade?

Think of this as my

first act of penance for all the

unspeakable acts of cruelty I

committed on your behalf.

Under orders from the

president, General Ziad has

taken control of all the

military bases and secured the

perimeter of the capital.

Your brother has placed the

noose around his own neck.

Thank you, General

Shadid.

This is Ayoob Aziz,

the new head of Palace security.

We're counting on you,

Mr. Aziz.

Everything is in

place... Mr. President.

Call me Bassam for

now.

So... once Molly and

your kids are in the air, Mr.

Aziz will relieve the palace

guard of their duties and place

Leila, Ahmed, Nusrat and your

mother under house arrest.

No. Not my mother.

For her own safety.

Just until the situation is

stable.

My daughter, too,

please.

I want her protected.

Tomorrow, when Jamal

and I return from fishing, Ziad

will place him under arrest,

and then you lift the

television blackout.

What will you tell

the people?

What you choose to say will be

crucial, Bassam.

I'm hoping to convince

Jamal to offer his resignation,

make a statement to the people

that he loves his country,

that's why he's choosing to

step down.

You really think his

ego will allow that?

I think his ego will

demand it.

Otherwise, it's being overthrown

by his brother.

Either way, someone

will need to assure the world of

a smooth transition to the

promised democratic elections.

I, uh... I wouldn't count on

that being Jamal.

Who else is behind you

on this?

It's better you don't

know.

Not yet.

But I need you to help make

this work.

Me?

How?

Fauzi, they're gonna

call me a usurper.

An American.

I... I need you to help me make

my case to the people.

I need you to help me find the

right words.

You want me to be your

propagandist.

No, I'm asking you to

write a speech.

Bassam, I've been

imprisoned and tortured by the

Al Fayeeds.

Now you're asking me to work

for one.

Goddamn it, Fauzi,

you're the one that keeps

telling me I have a

responsibility to fix this place

because of who I am.

Bassam...

What about you?

I'm giving you a chance to do

something here, not just write

about it.

Yeah?

Barry.

We need to talk.

Get here as soon as you can.

Are you in or out?

I need your answer by tomorrow.

They want out of the

democracy business.

Who does?

State Department.

Higher-ups.

What do you mean, "out

of the democracy business"?

Take a look at Iraq.

This isn't gonna be

Iraq.

I would be the president.

Our, uh, analysis is

that you lose and Ihab Rashid

wins, his party cracks down...

sectarian violence all over

again.

So that was all true

two days ago.

What the hell has changed?

Well, with the plane

crash and the arrest of Tariq,

your brother's taken his entire

senior command out of the

picture.

We thought we needed a coup to

do that.

With them gone, State Department

feels that you can handle your

brother.

No more need for a

coup.

And Jamal wins an

election that I would lose?

Uh, no, we're inclined

to think he would fix the

election, but we're okay with

that.

We could use a good, strong,

secular leader who makes all the

appropriate noises about

democracy without any of the

messiness.

No. No way.

This has gone too far.

Actually, you've gone

just far enough.

It's perfect.

Fine.

This is ours now.

We'll do it without you.

Really?

Without our encrypted comms?

Without our cash to pay the

military while you take control

of the Treasury?

Without our assurances to the

foreign governments that the

U.S. stands behind you and your

currency?

And without our protecting your

family once they're stateside?

You are so smug,

aren't you?

You lose track of that in the

U.S.... the smugness.

Well, actually, we're

a lot less smug than we used

to be.

We got our asses kicked

recently.

No, smug is thinking you can

turn Abbudin into a democracy

overnight.

Here's the thing: Either you

really want the power or you're

an idealist, and either way,

that's a problem.

I tried, believe me.

Not hard enough.

My hands are tied.

Bullshit.

Let it go, Barry.

It's over.

Tucker, you know

Jamal.

You know what he'll do.

So, listen, there's

this city on the coast about

half an hour from here.

Azlan.

It's supposed to be perfectly

picturesque, with the most

amazing shopping.

Mmm.

I really wanted to go

before I leave.

Yeah, sounds great.

But why not just wait till we're

back and then you don't have to

rush it?

I don't think I'm

coming back.

Why wouldn't you come

back?

Really?

Your father clearly sees his

chance to get rid of me.

Why else would he be paying for

me to go with you?

I don't need a dose of home.

I was just home.

I was running away from home.

I guess.

Look, the whole thing

doesn't make sense.

You guys going back, spur of the

moment without him, after he

suggested it?

But people do what they do.

I'm just saying he's not flying

me back, and I can't afford to

fly myself.

So what do you say?

Azlan tomorrow?

Fauzi.

Can we talk?

Listen, um...

something's come up.

We may need to...

Just meet me outside

the mosque.

I'm here.

Mmm!

This is better than the Moroccan

food in Morocco.

I am telling you.

It's delicious.

Your husband doesn't

agree.

No, not at all.

It's delicious.

We can have the

kitchen prepare whatever you

like.

Don't be polite; we're family.

Really, I am enjoying

it.

Hakim has been

distracted.

His cousin was on the plane.

Mmm.

Yes, uh, sure.

I'm... I'm very sorry.

Colonel Hassan was a good man.

Yes, a terrible loss.

Anything new with the

investigation?

A fire, caused by

catastrophic electrical failure.

That's the prevailing, um,

theory for now.

But enough with, uh, bad news.

Let's celebrate the good news.

That our children worked out

their problems.

Yes.

Okay.

The key to success in

life...

a healthy marriage.

Uh... more wine for Hakim.

No, I'm fine,

thank you.

No, not fine enough.

More wine.

Thank you.

To our children.

To our children.

You will tell us the truth,

won't you?

The truth?

When Nusrat is

pregnant.

We must know when you do.

Mmm.

No secrets, please.

We're family.

Sure.

As soon as talk turns

to babies, that's the cue for

the men to move on.

Hakim, let's have, uh, some

brandy in the private room.

Okay.

So, I've been thinking

about what you said.

In fact, it's all I've been

thinking about.

Why I didn't say "yes" right

away, I...

I don't know.

But I spent the afternoon

writing a draft of a speech.

I hope it helps.

Fauzi.

It doesn't matter.

Thank you.

I'm probably the one

who should be thanking you, my

friend.

Good luck.

*

This is Tucker.

Tucker.

Tell the secretary I'm going

ahead.

With or without his support.

Don't be stupid, Barry.

You heard our analysis.

They can shove their

cynical calculations about my

country up their asses.

I'm gonna finish what my

father started.

Oh, yeah, without U.S.

support?

All right, good luck with that.

Well, you all better

hope I succeed, because I'm

gonna have a letter to the

New York Times ready to be sent

in the event of my capture.

The whole story.

No, no, no.

"Arab living in the

U.S. for 20 years stages

U.S.-backed coup."

Let them recalculate their risk

with that in mind.

Hey, hey.

Tell me where I can meet you,

please.

John, John, I've made

my decision... okay?

Now it's your turn.

Hey, don't hang up!

Don't hang...

Barry! Bar...!

Get me Exley!

The, uh... car for the

airport needs to leave by noon.

I know, Barry, okay?

I know. I'm on it.

It's taken care of.

What?

Looking at you...

I keep thinking...

20 years... we've slept in the

same bed.

That's a lot of nights.

Hey.

No, don't.

I'm just so angry at

you...

for saying good-bye to me,

for making me say good-bye

to you.

Molly... I know.

And I'm afraid, too.

I'm... I'm afraid of losing you,

losing the kids.

I love you.

Please, don't pull

away from me.

Just tell me it's

gonna be okay.

It'll be okay.

You're just

saying that...

because you say whatever you

need to say to anyone.

Molly...

I promise you...

it'll be okay.

*

Safe flight.

I'll see you in a week.

Okay.

I love you.

I love you.

So...

Be good.

Mm-hmm.

I'll miss you guys.

What can you do?

You got to help Jamal in the

country.

Yeah.

So, where's Emma?

I told her to say

good-bye to you before she left.

Hold on.

What's up?

What happened to

saying good-bye to your father?

He's leaving in five minutes.

Oh, my God, oh, my God,

I... I totally forgot.

Put him on.

We screwed up.

Emma?

Dad?

Dad, I-I'm so sorry.

I totally forgot about your

fishing trip.

It's okay.

Listen, just, uh...

just make sure you're not late

getting back, okay?

You need to... you need to leave

by noon.

By noon, I know.

I love you.

I love you, too, Dad.

Molly, Sammy,

bon voyage.

Come, Bassam, the fish won't

wait forever.

Whoa!

Salim, you need any help?

I'm fine here, Mr.

President.

All you have to do is bring home

some supper.

I will.

Today... is a day for catching

things.

Me and you.

The first quiet either

of us have had in months.

I'm gonna miss it

here.

Yeah, it's growing on

me, too.

Of course it is.

For all the crazy stuff that

happens here... there's

something kind of magical about

this place.

It's changed you, Em.

Maybe because...

everyone's so different here...

it's forced you to figure out

who you are.

You seem really good...

like a princess.

Okay, first of all,

I'm not, but thank you for

saying so.

You're welcome.

One more before we go?

Yeah, sure.

Hey, ladies.

Oh, come on.

Are you five years old?

I got it.

Let's go.

Two more, please, and

we'll take the check.

You got it.

Isn't it amazing?

So clear...

so beautiful.

You feel like you should be able

to see right down to the

bottom... when, actually, you

have no idea what is happening

even just below the surface.

So, we wait.

That's what fishermen

do.

They wait.

Perhaps we're doing it wrong.

Whoa.

I got something.

Me, too.

Mine's a whopper.

Keep reeling.

Oh, it's putting up a

fight.

We are the masters of

the sea.

No creature is safe!

Ah!

I caught you!

I caught you!

Someone took our

wallets.

My phone, too.

You have no wallets?

No.

You have no money?

No, I'm telling you...

This happens all

the time.

Pickpockets?

People stealing from me.

They eat my food, drink my

coffee, and then they run off

without paying.

We're not running off.

Oh, no?

Look, we're the

victims here.

I don't think that's

the best tactic.

Will you take my jewelry?

That stuff is garbage.

It's worth nothing.

Really?

Give us five minutes,

we'll run to our car, we'll come

back with your money...

Oh, you think I'm

an idiot?

Walk to the car

with us.

We have a driver.

He'll give you your money.

No way!

It's three blocks away.

It'll take five minutes.

We'll give you a really big tip.

Please, we have to get home.

And today's starting to go in a

really wrong direction.

It's okay.

You're not keeping up.

Look, how are we

supposed to catch any fish if

we're drunk?

I don't care.

I've waited 20 years for a day

like today, for someone to play

with again.

You don't have to say anything.

It's a compliment.

Just drink.

Come on.

I mean, drink.

You need to loosen up.

I can't keep up

with you.

You never could.

At least not when it came to

things that didn't... matter.

Okay.

There, you happy now?

Uh-huh. Mm...

You okay?

20 years.

We need to get drunk and tell

each other everything.

Everything, Bassam.

That's why you go fishing.

Eggs and milk?

Yes.

Baby, I wrote it down.

I always write it down.

Listen, my other line is

ringing.

I'll call you right back.

Hello?

Ramy, this is Molly

Al Fayeed.

Are my daughter and sister

with you?

No, ma'am, they haven't

come back from shopping yet.

I thought they'd be here by now.

I've been trying both

of their cell phones.

Neither one are answering.

It might just be the

bad reception.

That's not an excuse.

They have to be back here in an

hour.

Listen, will you please go

find them?

My sister is...

Never mind.

Just please find them.

Yes, ma'am. Right away.

Shit.

What?

This is where we

parked, right?

I-I don't...

I think so.

What?

Look, I know from your

perspective this probably

doesn't look great.

But you have to believe me... we

told our driver not to move from

this spot, okay?

What are you doing?

Police captain, please?

I have it on speed dial.

Let's make a run

for it.

Honestly?!

Look, just please don't do this.

Okay? We'll make this right.

I'm Emma Al Fayeed, as in the

Al Fayeeds.

The Al Fayeeds?

Without a car or without money

for paying for things?

You are an American tourist full

of shit.

Yes. Hello?

I'm not a philosopher,

Bassam, but I'm telling you...

fate is everything.

Not everything.

Both of us were

trapped being our father's sons.

Sons of coal miners,

bricklayers, fishermen... they

all dream of escaping the life

they were born to.

The world expects that of them.

The two of us... what were we

allowed to want?

Only what we had.

This is our tragedy.

Tragedy?

Inevitable,

inescapable destiny.

You ran for a while.

But here you are.

Neither of us can ever get away.

Nothing worse than being the son

of a king.

Well, maybe being the

son of a coal miner.

Maybe.

What would you have been if you

weren't...?

I'd be a doctor.

A doctor.

Well, I missed that.

I'm-I'm drinking.

I would live in a small town.

And maybe... make furniture.

You were good at that.

We'd live in the same

town.

You would be the doctor.

And I would make tables for the

patients to lie on.

And our wives would be friends.

Wouldn't you like that?

Yeah.

We would have been the

closest of brothers if things

had been different.

Yes.

If.

Fresh intel.

Ziad's men are in place to seize

control of the three remaining

bases.

It's happening.

I caught a load from

the secretary. I spared you.

He does not appreciate being

blackmailed.

Well, he pulled the

rug out from under Bassam and

Bassam turned the tables,

you know?

They'll toast each other

when it's over.

Yeah, maybe.

We'll see.

Listen, I know he's a friend

of yours, but usually around

here, friends make more trouble

than enemies.

Bassam's not Hamid

Karzai.

He's not al-Maliki, okay?

He's the real deal.

I know it's tough in everyone's

cynical calculations to process

the value of a man who actually

believes in something...

You know, spare me,

Tucker... you make that speech

from Who-Ever-Heard-of-it-Istan

or wherever they send you next

when reality begins to set in

in Abbudin.

Excuse me.

This is Tucker.

I can't find Emma.

She went to Azlan with my crazy

sister, which I knew I shouldn't

have let her do...

Molly, slow down.

Tell me what happened.

I don't know.

They went shopping.

I've been calling to see if

they're on time.

Neither one of them are

answering their phones.

I-I sent the driver to go

find them.

He has no idea where to look.

Okay, listen to me,

Molly.

We need to be leaving

for the airport now.

I know. I know.

And we'll find her, but you and

Sammy need to get moving.

I'm not leaving

without Emma.

Well, I'm gonna go

over there right now.

I'm gonna find her.

This isn't happening.

Take a breath.

Get to the airport with Sammy.

Because you cannot miss your

flight... you understand me?

Yeah.

There we go.

Our biggest one yet, no?

Yup. You win.

Nice job,

Mr. President.

We'll have a good

supper tonight.

We should head back

now, sir.

It's time.

What do you say,

Bassam?

Sure.

Unless you want

to keep going.

Head for open water.

We can throw Salim overboard.

I don't know.

He's younger than us.

But we are smarter.

We can surprise him from behind.

No one will ever find us.

Let them think we've all

drowned.

We can live as fishermen for the

rest of our lives on some

island.

I think we might need

to find another profession.

What if I tell you I'm

serious?

It wouldn't work.

I tried it once, remember?

If there's one thing I've

learned, it's that... we all

have a part to play in life.

And all you can do is play it.

Salim?

Take us back home.

Oh, God, I am in so

much trouble.

What time did it

happen?

Uh, 11:30.

No, no. 11:40.

No, no. Wait, it...

For God sakes!

I'm telling you... I'm

Emma Al Fayeed.

Uh, yes, and I am

Jesus Christ.

No, you're not.

He would've been more forgiving.

Just go online.

Look it up, okay? I promise you.

The president is my uncle.

Why would the

president's niece steal from

this man?

I didn't... Can you

please just look it up?

It'll take 30 seconds, and then

you can fill out your forms

again.

Please?

Emma.

Those are really good

photos.

I'm gonna get

fired.

You do know that, don't you?

I didn't...

Uh, uh, how-how could I know?!

Can I just borrow

a phone, please?

Yes.

Here.

They just made the

announcement.

The plane's about to board.

Well, we found the

driver.

I don't know where the hell they

could've gone.

Shit. Emma.

What if something actually

happened to them?

I have a dozen people

combing the streets.

We'll find them and take them to

the embassy.

You need to get on the plane.

Are you insane?

I'm not leaving here without my

daughter.

Fine, then take Sammy

and get him to the embassy.

Hold on.

I'm getting a call.

Hello?

Mom?

Emma? Thank God.

Are you okay?

Yeah, we're fine.

Uh, we kind of got robbed, but

we're with a really nice

policeman, and, uh, it's kind of

a crazy...

Okay, tell me later.

Right now I need you to listen

to me very carefully.

Emma, stay right where you are.

John Tucker's in the area.

He will come by and pick you up.

Okay? I love you.

You two really

screwed up.

It's not like we asked

to get ripped off.

I don't get what the

big deal is.

We could've taken another flight

tomorrow.

I mean, what's the big deal?

I'll let your sister

explain it.

I'm sorry, Jamal.

I didn't want it to be this way.

I'm doing this to protect you

from yourself.

We both need to pick

our friends better.

You've known Hakim for how long?

Two months?

I've known him for...

15 years.

Two drinks, and he confessed

everything.

General, you may arrest your

prisoner.

With pleasure,

Mr. President.

Yes, sir.

All afternoon on the

boat, I prayed.

I prayed you would change

your mind.

I gave you a second chance

to love me.

I do love you.

You do not get to use

that word.

The funny thing is...

if you had said you wanted

this...

my presidency...

I would have given it to you.

I would have given you anything.

You thought you could come after

all these years and...?

Take him away.

*

Well?

I don't know anything.

How can that be?

You have eyes and ears

everywhere.

I thought that, uh,

we might have some signal from

inside the Palace by now, but...

we have nothing good or bad.

Then again, it's the early hours

of a coup.

It's... it's all confusion.

That's just how it goes.

I don't believe you.

Tucker?

What?

These stations

should've gone dark by now.

I don't know what it means,

but something isn't going

according to plan.

Bassam should never

have come here.

You and I both knew that from

the very beginning, didn't we?

Jamal...

you're both my sons.

If you don't want to show him

mercy... show mercy to me.

You can't ask me this.

I am asking you.

I am begging you.

Send him home.

Exile them all.

Is that what he would

have done for me?

Or would he have murdered me?

He was planning to arrest you,

too.

Did you know that?

And Leila.

And Ahmed, your grandson.

Who would have pleaded for our

lives?

I don't know.

But that's not what happened.

You are here.

You are the president.

You are the one who can be

merciful.

My gentle son.

I am not your gentle son.

He was.

Please.

Jamal.

End it here... before we all

murder each other.

Jamal...

He's still your brother.

Your father has

admitted to plotting to

overthrow the president.

What? No.

I don't believe you.

It's not possible.

We want to talk to

you and your mother.

Me? Why?

I don't know anything.

I would prefer that

you come voluntarily.

Ahmed...

Do you know anything

about this?

No.

Come with me.

Please, Ahmed, don't

let them take me.

It doesn't make sense.

Why would her father do this?

I swear I didn't

do anything.

Please!

Open.

I wanted time with you...

myself, before my husband is

going to do whatever he's going

to do to you.

I had to stop him,

Leila... before he did something

that you and I couldn't fix.

Between the two of

you, you are the monster.

This is your democracy?

Deposing presidents?

You can forget about democracy,

Bassam.

We'll give them a show, if

that's what they want.

An election.

But then Jamal will rule this

country for the rest of his

life.

As his father did.

You're kidding

yourself.

You are the one who's

kidding himself.

I told you I would protect my

husband.

Open.

20 years ago, you left me.

It was June, and I cried all the

way until September.

And then I spent every day of my

life, even though I hated you,

wishing you would come back.

I imagine you are going to spend

the rest of your life wishing

you hadn't.

Tell my family I love

them.

Leila, please!

Thank you.

There's gonna be a shit storm.

And it's all coming down on us.

What does it say?

Tell me.

They were discovered.

I don't know how.

It didn't work.

Is he dead?

I don't know.

I don't know anything else.

Wh...

So what do we do now?

Where do we go?

You stay here.

This is the only place that's

safe.

They can't come for you here.

For how long, Tucker?

My God. Oh, my God.

No. I told you. I-I knew.

I knew this would happen.

No. I don't want...

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Please, you promised

to let me live.

I told you what I know.

I told you everything.

Mr. President.

Jamal.

Please.

We are family.

No, no, no.

Wait, wait, wait.

Don't shoot. Don't shoot.

Ready?

Please. Wait, wait!

Mr. President.

Wait, wait, wait!

Mr. President, wait, wait.

We are family.

*

To your sons, Father.

Nicely done.

Any last piece of advice?

Or will you trust me with this

one?

We need to discuss

your brother.

There is only one punishment for

treason.

Mr. President,

I understand how difficult this

must be for you.

I spared your life,

Uncle.

Even when I believed you were

the one betraying me.

I would have advised

you differently.

He's still my brother.

Exactly why this must

be done.

To show the people that no one,

not even your own family, is

above the law.

The law?

Suddenly you care about the law?

What message will you

send to anyone who would try

what he tried?

Men in prison get out of prison.

Like Tariq.

Men who are exiled return.

Like your brother.

As long as he is alive, you are

not safe.

Neither am I.

Or your son.

Jamal.

I will tell my mother

first.

Then I will sentence my brother

to death.

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