All language subtitles for Madam Secretary - S01 E05 - Blame Canada (720p - AMZN Web-DL)

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The secretary is so sorry,
Mr. Ambassador.

She was called away to a
meeting at the White House.

Hmm, regarding the talks with Iran,
no doubt.

I hear there's a snag.

Of course, you couldn't say,
could you?

She did want me to tell you

that Canada is a
very high priority.

Ah.

Very nice of her to say.

(door closes)

MAN: What you're looking at,
Mr. President, is an act of war

on the part of the
Islamic Republic of Iran.

I'm looking at a building
that could be a Walmart.

It's the heavy-water production plant,
sir.

It's the same heavy-water
reactor the Iranians

agreed to halt construction
on over a week ago.

Sir, I've been negotiating.

I'm getting nowhere with
these people here in Vienna

for almost 18 months.

Right now, if you ask me,
I need to go in that room

and tell them
the talking is over.

What are you proposing, Allen?

Well, sir, we have a squadron

of F-18's on a
carrier in the Gulf.

They can be over that thing in 40,
45 minutes.

And then boom... you
won't need a satellite

to know that
something's going on.

JACKSON: Uh,
so we're clear, as chief.

U.S. negotiator for the
Middle East peace talks,

you are recommending
a threat of military

aggression against Iran.

Correct.

The trouble with a threat is

you have to be
ready to act on it.

Elizabeth?

Sir?

You agree with Mr. Bollings?

Well, he's-he's been in
the room since day one, sir.

DALTON: Right. He was
Secretary Marsh's appointment.

Under your advisement,
Mr. President.

Of course.

But now I'd like to know what
my new secretary of state thinks.

(clears throat)

Wasn't there some
discussion that if the Iranians

shut down this
particular reactor

on schedule,
we would give them something in return?

We did discuss lifting
the ban on airplane parts.

Right, because we haven't given
them any new parts or planes

since the Revolution.

Maybe it's time to
put that on the table.

You can't reward
this kind of action...

No. It's not a reward

if you also stipulate they
have to allow inspectors.

To make sure that
that thing is turned off

when they say it's turned off.

Something the Iranians have
refused to do up until now.

Carrot and stick.

I like it.

Do you think you could make that work,
Allen?

Well, I can try, sir.

If you both think it will work.

I do.

And it had better.

Otherwise...

There's no way Iran gets a
nuclear weapon on my watch.

Otherwise, it's war.

MATT: So,
we're going with the peace talks

in Vienna with
Iran are continuing.

And we continue
to look for progress.

Well, we can't say continue
twice... it sounds desperate.

NADINE: Just keep
it short and simple.

- Nothing to sound the alarms.
- Right.

We've given them 48 hours
to shut down the reactor.

After that, say a prayer

to whatever God you
pray to by whatever name.

Sorry.

Did I just bring the mood down?

You're in good hands with Mr. Bollings,
ma'am.

- Really?
- As a U.S. Special Envoy,

he negotiated the
settlement in Northern Ireland.

- Brought about the cease-fire in Kosovo.
- Yeah.

And he's rumored to be on
the short list for a Nobel Prize.

So I've heard. A lot.

Why are you all out here?

NADINE: The Honorable Lester Clark,
Ambassador of Canada,

is still in your office.

Holy crap!

NADINE: Which is not soundproof.

Damn it. (Groans)

Is he mad?

In a Canadian kind of way.

(groans)

Is this about that
explosion on the pipeline?

- It's probably about the party.
- Which party?

The reception Canada's
throwing for her at their embassy

this weekend,
welcoming her to her new job.

Oh, wait,
not everybody made the list.

The meeting could be about both.

And not to worry,
we're all on the list.

And we're all plus one.

You guys bringing
Callie and Winthrop?

- Carly.
- He prefers Win.

Whatever. Just let me know

so I can put their
names on the list.

Are you bringing a date, Blake?

- Yes.
- Anybody we know?

Not yet.

He never identifies a gender.

It's rude to ask, too, right?

He knows... about us.

He does not. Every
time this happens,

you think everybody knows.

This does not happen
enough times to create a ratio.

Last night was an aberration.

Yes. Our sixth aberration?

Best to date in my opinion.

Look, it only happens when
we work late under pressure

and someone says... I admit,
usually me...

"A tequila shot couldn't hurt."

So we have to not
do that anymore.

Because I'm with Win
and you're with Callie.

- Carly.
- These episodes are dishonest and weak.

- And fun.
- (sighs)

But mostly dishonest and weak.

Look, I mean it.

Last night was the
absolute last time.

Absolutely.

(sighs)

It's clearly an act
of Eco-terrorism

aimed at stopping the building

of a link between
our two countries.

Well, whatever it was,
it happened

on Canadian soil... or
Canadian arctic tundra.

(laughs) Forgive me.

But it's subarctic taiga.

It isn't tundra unless
there's permafrost.

My mistake.

But until we know the
motives and nationality

of the people responsible,
we can't say what it...

clearly is or isn't.

Madam Secretary?

My government
has been very clear

about its commitment
to this pipeline.

Can you say the same?

No, not until you make it
clear why you're asking.

Well, the State Department...
your State Department...

is sitting on a report.

The Environmental Impact.

Assessment of the Pipeline.

I haven't had a
chance to review that.

It was prepared
under my predecessor.

Yes. Secretary Marsh

assured me last time
we talked in this office

that its conclusions
would be favorable.

Look...

the longer you
withhold this report,

the more hope you give
these bomb-throwers

and Eco-activists that
they can pressure you

into killing the pipeline.

Is that what you want?

Wow. I-I-I don't know
which fallacy to start with.

Allow me to rephrase.

I want your word that
you will make it a priority

to release the
report on the pipeline.

Yes. To read...

and release. You have my word.

There should be
no misunderstanding

- between friends.
- Well, I agree.

Friends should have parties.

Like the one you're
throwing me Friday night.

Thank you again by the way.

You're most welcome.

Our two countries
have always found a way

to work out our
differences amicably.

Right. I mean,
at least since the War of 1812.

Not to bring up
a touchy subject.

And why would it be touchy?

Well... we won.

(laughs)

Madam Secretary?

The War of 1812 was a draw.

(laughs)

WOMAN: We're looking at
a live feed now of the palace

where representatives of
the United States and Iran

are resuming talks
on nuclear disarm...

ELIZABETH: Something
smells really good!

Mom, what's really happening?

When will you get the part that
she can't talk about her work?

- Hi.
- Hi, darling.

It's chicken chili this
time. And cornbread.

- It tastes pretty good.
- Wow! Yum.

We get no heads-up
on nuclear war?

Listen, all you need to
know is that your government

is doing everything
to keep you safe.

Yeah,
even if it means nuking someone else.

Hey,
cut it out. Nobody's getting nuked.

- Hi.
- Hi.

How can you
absolutely know that?

You can't absolutely know that.

Look. Come here.

There was a time
when nuclear war was

a much bigger possibility
and it didn't happen then.

When was that?

Well,
back when your dad and I were young

and dinosaurs roamed the earth.

Yeah, you know, like,
before the Internet.

Okay,
somebody tell Mom about their day.

And make it good.

Why don't you tell
Mom about your day?

- Oh, no. (Shushes)
- Mom?

- What?
- Did you know

that today Dad also
made the news?

- Don't tell her everything.
- Come on, Dad!

No, no, no! What happened?

Apparently...

I made some list
of famous spouses.

Uh, prettiest spouses.

TMI Magazine's list
of The Arm Candy.

Top Ten: U.S.
Government Edition.

- Get out!
- Dad is number three.

Well... (laughs)

Who's one and two?

Oh, they're both women and
they're both former supermodels.

Yeah, just so you know
where the country's priorities lie.

Aw, I think it's adorable.

All right,
that was a very good start.

More. I need more good news.

I got assigned the
world's stupidest report

- in English class today.
- Oh, come on.

- Which I am totally psyched about.
- And I'm dying to hear about.

- What is it?
- I have to interview a parent or caregiver

about their lives.
It's a 500-word essay

about their occupation.

What they like and
don't like about it.

The teacher is obviously angling
for me to write about you, Mom.

- Of course.
- That's why I'm writing about Dad.

Mr. Arm Candy.

(laughs)

I'm telling you it's
not just rebellion.

Honey, it is.

He's not interested in the
life of a religious scholar.

No,
but you were a Marine Corps pilot.

And you guys can talk about cool

fighter jets and
stuff like that.

Come on, he's an anarchist.

He's not interested
in my military history.

Oh.

Without government institutions,

what would the anarchists
have to anarchy about?

(phone ringing)

(both groan)

Hello? Yeah,
put her through. Thanks.

Seized when?

Blockaded? No, um... (groans)

I'll be right in. Thank you.

We're at war with Iran?

No. With Canada.

These are a few fishing boats,
Madam Secretary.

These are American boats,
boarded and seized.

Uh, the salmon,
I believe, are Canadian.

(laughs)

It's a clear violation
of the 2009 revision

to the Pacific Fisheries
Treaty of 1985.

This is simple enforcement.

You're trying to strong-arm me

into releasing
the pipeline report.

I'm sorry you feel that way.

What if instead of
releasing the report,

I canceled the Level P-1
temporary athletic visas

of every Canadian
national in the NHL?

For violations to Section
101 of the Immigration

and Nationality Act of 1965?

Simple enforcement.

Hockey season starts soon.

That'll be a short season.

I'm sure you
wouldn't stoop to that.

And I was sure that
in the face of our trying

to avoid military
escalation with Iran,

you wouldn't stoop to this.

I repeat, Madam Secretary,

it's a clear violation
of the Fisheries Treaty.

You know what?

You're right.

Let's get the
president in on this.

Secretary McCord
for President Dalton.

What do I get out of this,
Madam Secretary,

if I release the boats?

You get to not find
yourself on the business end

of a midnight call with
President Dalton about salmon.

Do you want to wake him?

I don't know, Lester. Do I?

Your boats will be released.

Thank you.

Cancel the call.

And I will read and
release the report.

When I'm ready.

Well,
this is not the last you've heard

on the matter, Madam Secretary.

I believe you, Lester.

Good night.

(sighs)

Who'd you call?

My sister.

She's used to it.

HENRY: I try to
lecture so the students

grasp the organization
of what I'm saying,

see the way the
subject is laid out.

So that later they can
see the whole pattern.

Understand it and retain it.

Right.

Okay,
so did you always want to be a teacher?

(laughs) No,
I didn't know what I wanted to do.

Except go to college.

Which for me wasn't
really an option,

unless I figured out a
way to pay for it myself.

That's how I wound
up in the ROTC,

and that's why I joined
the Marine Corps Air Wing.

Wait. Wait...

s-so you, like,
didn't even care about flying planes?

No, of course I did.

What, are you nuts?

I always wanted to fly a plane.

It took me five
years of active duty

to get in the cockpit,
but I did it.

Okay.

So, you flew some planes.

And then you left because
you decided to teach religion?

Well, the transition was

a little more
complicated than that.

Mom's on TV.

30 years of mutual mistrust
cannot be resolved overnight.

But there has been tangible
progress on key issues,

so, thank you.

- Eric.
- How do you respond to reports

the Iranian president's visit

to the White House may be postponed,
even canceled?

I see no indication of
that happening at this time.

The visit in itself

is a significant step. I mean,
you have to remember that

formal diplomatic relations
between our countries

ended in 1980.

President Shiraz will
be the first Iranian leader

to visit Washington
since that time.

Yeah,
that is if we don't go to war.

It's okay, honey.

That was great. Just spot on.

- Good.
- Professional.

Just one observation... it's
more of a note than a criticism...

your voice gets a little
breathy when you lie.

But... I wa... I was not lying.

I meant "obfuscate."

I was reassuring.

Your voice gets breathy
when you're reassuring.

And doing a very good job

- reassuring.
- Mr. Jackson asked for a moment

- of your time. Here he is.
- Mm. I see that. Thank you.

Seriously,
nice deflection in there.

- You're getting the hang of this.
- Are you telling me I'm

- shrinking into the role?
- Except I hear you found

a way to offend the Canadians.
How'd you manage that?

The situation with
Canada is being managed.

Is it? I don't know
if you've noticed,

but you're getting
all sorts of attention.

They're right
outside your building.

(indistinct clamoring)

The longer you hold off on this

environmental permit report,
the more of a story

it becomes.

Yeah,
the Canadians made the same threat.

- Point. Of course I meant "point."
- Well, the Canadians are right.

Release it.

Give the president the
excuse he needs to approve it

and get this whole
Canadian pipeline off his plate.

I've been a little busy
trying to avoid war with Iran.

(sighs)

The pipeline report is a
thousand-page document.

You need to read it?

Of course you do.

So read it, then sign off.

You got a day.

That's less time than
we gave the Iranians.

Sometimes you got
to walk and chew gum.

(speaking Farsi)

- Futile and aggressive attempt...
- (continues speaking)

By a so-called superpower

in its decline to impose its
will on a sovereign people.

Just tell him I want
a simple yes or no.

No.

(knocking)

Madam Secretary,
Mr. Jackson is asking to see you.

Already? He wants an
update on the pipeline report?

I... You can tell him
this: I'm on page 411 and

I have real problems
with it. Have you read this?

Uh, no one has, ma'am.

Except the people who wrote it.

Well, who did write it?

I will find that out for you.

Um, Mr. Jackson is calling
about something else.

The talks in Vienna
have adjourned

and you're wanted right
away at the White House.

(sighs)

ELIZABETH: I don't understand.

Bollings didn't make
the airplane offer?

He said he tried
but it was too late.

They were so
outraged by the notion

of foreign inspectors on the ground,
he nev...

He wasn't supposed

to lead with that. It's the
carrot before the stick.

I'm just relaying what he said.

Mr. President,
I'm having real questions

about how Allen
is doing his job.

Then ask him the questions
and get those questions answered.

These are your peace talks now.

If it all gets kicked back to me,
what are you here for?

This is what State
does. I want to know

why I don't give the
order now. Today.

Blow Hekmat off
the face of the earth.

Put an end to the
Iranians' equivocation.

Sir, you do that... you
even threaten to do that...

that's the end of the talks.

I mean, sure, you might set
back their weapons development

six months... maybe
a year at most...

but you'll have convinced
them to go full bore.

They'll take their reactors,
stockpiles, everything

underground where we can't detect it,
we can't get at it.

When we bomb them
with bigger bombs,

again and again and again.

And the joke of it, sir...

is that this is exactly
what the militants want.

This is not what
I need from you.

What do you need, sir?

For you to fix this.

Have I been unclear about that?

Sir, in fairness, she, uh,
she inherited a lot of this,

including Allen Bollings.

- This was Marsh's agenda.
- Vincent Marsh is dead.

When are you gonna do your job?

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ELIZABETH: Sometimes I think
it's better when two people can just

- talk, one-on-one.
- I think I understand you,

Madam Secretary.

Let's hope so.

I've just sent you a photograph.

BOLLINGS: Zahed Javani.

He's their former UN ambassador.

Yeah. He's just
joined the talks.

Oh, so I've heard.

Their story is he's just
there as an observer.

There's another story
that he used his time

at the UN well, taking advantage

of the fact that
it's the one place

he can legally speak to
Americans on American soil.

He's rumored after this
to be on his way to Tehran

to be the new foreign minister.

So I've heard.

It's not my first time
dealing with these people.

I think you can talk to him.

What do you mean? One-on-one?

A take-aside,
where the others can't hear.

And then,
if you repeat our offer...

airplane parts and inspectors
for a chance to be a part again

of the civilized world...
he might actually

be ready to listen
and do something.

And what makes
you think it will work?

Oh, based on my read of him.

I'm pretty good
at reading people.

You can ask around.

Well, it's worth a try.

(chuckles)

Good luck.

(knocking at door)

Madam Secretary.

You wanted to
meet with the people

who wrote the pipeline report?

Oh. Yeah.

Oh. Wh-Whoa.

Hey, what the hell happened?

- Nothing.
- Ah-ah-ah-ah.

DAISY: A little
encounter with a protester.

Matt had to engage in a debate.

Look,
he started by claiming that the pipeline

would add CO2 to the atmosphere,

so I had to tell him that it's

nothing compared to the
trucks and tanker cars we'd need

if we didn't have the pipeline.

And anyway, oil from Canada

could potentially
supply America's energy

- for the next 30 years.
- ELIZABETH: And then he sludged you?

No,
no. He had a few more comments to add.

Yeah. Yeah, I pointed out to
him that his T-shirt was misspelled.

You know? "Greenhouse
gases" doesn't have a double "S".

It's one "S."

I might have
sludged you for that.

Get cleaned up.

She's right.

Correcting people's grammar
and spelling is so annoying.

- Do you do it to Carly?
- You know what?

I don't do anything
to Carly anymore.

We broke up.

(stammers) Since when?

Yesterday.

Not because of me.

Of course not.

- We had issues.
- What kind of issues?

- I corrected her spelling.
- Tell me you did not

break up with her because
you want to keep having...

What? Aberrations?

With me.

How you guys doing?

That is... not why I
broke up with her.

I don't believe you.

Oh, that's... that's nice.

That's really... really nice.

No meta-analysis.

Tables and statistics
that are out-of-date

or-or just plain irrelevant.

Right here... there's
an entire section

in here that seems lifted
from somewhere else,

talking about the effects of
fracking in the Everglades.

In Florida.

Who did this research?

Secretary Marsh contracted
out to an independent firm.

And then what?

Bruce and I both
took a pass at it.

And neither one of you raised
an eyebrow at the content?

We were tasked with languaging,
Madam Secretary.

(scoffs)

That's nice verbing, Bruce.

I was looking for a yes or no.

Come on, you guys.

This reads like it was
written by an oil lobbyist.

What was the name
of the independent firm?

The Cathcart Group.

It was written
by an oil lobbyist.

The biggest one on K Street,
in fact.

NADINE: I think
that's enough for now.

Thank you both for coming in.

I know what you're thinking.

That Secretary
Marsh commissioned

an oil lobby to
create fake reports

so we could rush
the pipeline through?

It looks bad... I know.

He made no secret
of being a friend

- to the oil companies.
- Nadine, it is bad.

They were some of his biggest
contributors to his campaign.

But he wasn't in
anyone's pocket.

You have to believe that.

He was for energy independence,
as is the president.

This report

says exactly what the
White House wants it to say.

Jackson told you as much.

I know.

But I can't put my name
on a falsified document.

Mr. Jackson also gave you a day.

Starting over on this report
would take six months.

Are you really ready to
tell that to the president?

I just got a call from Vienna.
The Iranians walked out.

They've adjourned?

No, walked out,
as in they've ended the talks.

Packing up and leaving. Allen
Bollings is getting on a plane.

There's going to
be a full briefing

at the White House as
soon as he touches down.

- HENRY: All right, think about this.
- Mm-hmm.

You admire people who protest,
correct?

- Mm-hmm.
- The right to dissent.

Well, in my work, I get to teach

and learn about the greatest,
most articulate protesters

in the history of mankind.

Martin Luther, for example.

The leader of the
Protestant Reformation.

The original protestors.

Yes, I've heard you say that.

Okay, well, there's others.

There's Ignatius of Loyola,
Joan of Arc, Blaise Pascal.

These people were not
exactly rule followers.

Mm-hmm, right.

(laughs) Oh, wow. Okay.

Listen, buddy,
you should just write about Mom.

I totally get it, I understand.

It's not gonna hurt my feelings.

No,
no. It's too late. It's due tomorrow.

- Oh. Really?
- No. I didn't mean it like that.

- I'm kidding you.
- All right, listen.

I think they forgot about
us. You want a refill?

Sure.

(TV plays indistinctly)

Yeah,
I know you. You're the husband.

I've seen you in a
magazine. The Arm Candy list.

(laughs)

You're married to the lady
secretary of state, right?

Yeah.

Hey,
he's Mr. Secretary of State.

That's nice, thanks.

Your wife and this president...

they want to make
peace with the Iranians.

Why don't we just pack up
our balls and send them over?

I'm here with my kid, okay?

You know how many
of my friends died

trying to get out from
under these bastards?

And now your wife
wants to make peace?

I'll tell you what
I think about that.

She's a piece.

She's a real piece of work.

Get off me, man!

You're drunk,
and you're in uniform.

You know what that means?

Big Chicken Dinner...
Bad Conduct Discharge.

- You MP?
- No.

Fortunately for you,
Captain, USMC. Retired.

Just don't disgrace yourself in public,
okay, Lieutenant?

You need a cup of coffee,

I'll buy you one,
I'll put you in a cab.

He's with us,
sir. I'll take care of him.

- Get him out of here.
- Thank you, Captain.

I'm sorry you had to see that.

At that point,
I made it very clear to Javani.

Turn off the reactor,
let in the inspectors.

And?

And if he could agreed to it,
if he could get

the Supreme Leader to agree to it,
then we'd let U.S.

aerospace firms resume selling
them planes and equipment.

DALTON: What was
Javani's exact response?

Well, sir,
his response was no response.

What they always say
when they can't say yes.

That he would take it
under consideration.

The next thing I hear,
the talks are off,

and the entire delegation
has left the building.

I'm sorry, sir, but, uh,

I guess it just proves what
we've suspected all along.

They were never serious.

I want a complete COA.

Not just how we
take out that reactor,

but every centrifuge and stockpile,
every lab

and enrichment device.

I want you to tell me

we can take out any hope
of their getting a bomb,

not for months or years,
but for an entire generation.

Give me a briefing
by 1200 hours.

Yes, sir.

JACKSON: No more deadlines?

No ultimatums?

They say they're done with talking,
then so are we.

Let's give action a chance.

Bess?

(insects chirring and trilling)

This morning,
I woke up thinking, I get to be it.

The one who lands it.

Peace in the Middle East.

And tonight,
I'm the guy who's going

to order air
strikes against Iran.

That's why I want to talk to
you about that pipeline report.

Sir... isn't that a fairly
low priority right now?

It all connects.

I want energy
independence for this country.

I want us free of the influence
of people who want to kill us.

Yeah.

Ten presidents
before me... ten...

have all got bogged
down over there.

Iran, Iraq, the Middle East.

But if I can get that freedom

for at least the
next generation,

that's a legacy I can live with.

That report is a fake.

- It's a little one-sided.
- Sir, it's false.

Let me ask you something.

Of those ten that
came before you,

how many got us into trouble

giving us something
other than the facts,

including leading us into war?

What do you want?

Six months. That's
how long it'll take

to get you a new one, a real one,
and then you can decide.

Don't worry about Canada.

I think I have a way to
get them to live with it.

It's a big ask.

Nothing compared to my next one.

I need you to give me a day
before you send those bombers

into Iran.

A day? For what?

For me to do my job.

She asked me to get her
the Canadian ambassador.

- No one else?
- No.

Well,
that doesn't sound like war with Iran.

Unless she's canceling the party

- because of war with Iran.
- She told me to wake him up

if I have to. That's not
about canceling the party.

I have Secretary McCord
for the ambassador. Yes.

Hey, can you come here?

(sighs)

Look,
there may not even be a tomorrow,

but, uh,
for what it's worth... Yes?

I did not break up with
Carly because of you.

We were coming up on
our one-year anniversary,

and... I didn't want to
give her the wrong idea.

What idea was that?

That she was the one.

I mean, she was almost the one,
but not quite.

And I'm not saying that

anybody else I know is
the one. I'm just saying,

she wasn't.

Got it.

Uh, okay.

Do you think Win is the one?

Yes.

Oh. Cool. Good for... for you.

(sighs heavily) Oh, my...

(big band music playing)

(crowd chatter)

Oh, very nice.

She wears
brink-of-disaster very well.

(laughs) I am having unclean
thoughts about my boss's husband.

Okay, you're talking out loud.

- Where's Winthrop?
- Win.

- Thank you.
- And he had to work.

Oh, what does he do again?

He's a lobbyist
for an alternative

health care
pharmaceutical company.

- Oh, the medical marijuana thing.
- That is just one aspect.

God. Everybody goes there.

Uh, where's your date?

Uh, new relationship.

I thought this shindig was a little,
you know,

big to bring in a start-up.

Also in government work?

SEC lawyer.

SEC lawyer by the name of...?

Chris.

(woman speaking in French)

French Canadian.

I'm only getting every third word,
but who cares?

(whispers): I'm
guessing that isn't Carly.

Take it from a block of ice.

Especially in Winnipeg,
they have large...

HENRY: Hi. We were
just talking about ice.

Ice is a wonderful substance.

You might say we
Canadians know a lot about it.

And we also know the
wonderful things that happen

when it melts.

Your Northwest Passage.

Our Northwest Passage. Thank you,
again.

The trade route?

Atlantic to Pacific.

The water route to China
that so many died looking for.

For a long time,
it didn't exist.

Now it exists all the time,
right?

Because of global warming

and the melting of
the Canadian ice pack.

Which both countries
agree is a bad thing.

And which, with patience,
we will both do our best

to keep from getting worse.

In return, Madam Secretary,
unlike her predecessor,

has agreed to recognize Canadian
claims to the northern waters.

Again, merci,
Madame la Secrétaire.

Thus ending disputes
over the shipping rights

that have lasted for centuries.

Since the War of 1812,
if I'm not mistaken.

Which many think
was a U.S. victory,

but historians agree
was more like a... a draw.

Hand to God, I did not prep him.

I didn't.

(chuckles)

Shall we?

I'm supposed to
ask you to dance.

Yes. To create a distraction.

What makes you think I
wasn't going to ask you anyway?

You're very kind, Dr. McCord.

Down here to the right.

- Okay.
- Good luck.

Thank you.

So,
where's your Canadienne Francaise?

We exchanged data.

We both had to work.

Decided to keep it professional.

Smart.

It looks odd.

Us not dancing.

We probably should.

Yeah, to be professional.

Exactly.

(music continues in distance)

Ambassador Javani.

I've been looking forward to meeting you,
Madam Secretary.

It's very generous of your
host to offer us this piece

of Canadian soil
on which to meet.

Since I am not allowed
to step foot on yours

outside of the, uh,
UN grounds in Manhattan.

Well,

I'm hoping that our diplomatic
status will change soon.

It will.

If you take military action.

We don't want war, Mr. Javani.

(scoffs) Then why send
us your Mr. Bollings, huh?

He is a bully and
a saber-rattler.

What did he say to you?

You need to ask?

He said that he brought a message from,
uh, you

and the president

saying that the next
step would be bombings

unless the reactor was shut down

and inspectors allowed
in within the next 24 hours.

Nothing else?

No. Nothing else.

Was there supposed to be?

(sighs)

Secretary McCord,
is it possible that, um,

you and your chief negotiator
are not in perfect agreement?

I was hoping as much when I
accepted your invitation here.

Via Ambassador Clark.

Ambassador, I'm sorry,
but you're gonna have to give me

a reason to believe
everything you just told me.

And why would I be lying?

When I have taken such
a risk in coming here.

If certain factions found out,
I-I...

I would be destroyed.

I have, um... I have two boys,
nine and 11.

I do not want them
to inherit a war

any more than you want
that for your children.

I have a copy of
a letter from me

to the Office of
Foreign Assets Control.

It authorizes lifting the ban

on trade in civilian
airplanes and equipment

by American firms
with the Republic of Iran.

Take that to your
Supreme Leader.

You haven't signed it.

I'll put my name there
when that reactor goes offline

and an inspector
tells me it's offline.

And if you and President
Shiraz want help

in bringing your more
militant faction into line,

you can also say that
you personally forced

this concession from
me and my president.

You can tell 'em that
you got the Great Satan,

the United States,
to blink in a private meeting between us

in New York.

I don't have to show him.

I'll call him.

Tonight.

Thank you.

Tell me,
is it true that while you were at the CIA,

I was referred to
as your boyfriend?

(sighs, chuckles)

Uh, it was more of a joke.

Well, not a joke,
but... more of a code name.

And what was it code for?

I had my eye on you.

I picked you as a sort of
metaphorical dance partner.

Hmm.

I thought you were someone
who could help lead us to peace.

Well, I hope that I can join you

in that dance one day,
Madam Secretary.

Thank you.

HENRY: Hey.

There he is.

The prettiest one at the ball.

Ah,
that would still be your mother.

Hey,
buddy. You're up kind of late.

Alison went to bed early,
but he said he wasn't sleepy.

Maybe he needs to talk to
someone who isn't his sister.

Okay, where is Mom?

She still had some stuff to do.

She'll be a little while.

Are we going to war?

Well, your mother's gonna
do everything in her power

to make sure we don't.

And you know Mom

when she makes up her
mind about something.

Yeah.

You were in a war, right?

Yeah. Desert Storm.

That was the first
time we invaded Iraq.

Did you fly fighter jets?

Mmm.

F/A-18 Hornet.

Yeah.

Did you kill anyone?

Yes, I did.

How many?

Well, it's like this.

You're 20,000 feet up.

You press a button,
look at your screen,

and you see if
you hit your target.

And I always hit my target.

I'll tell you this.

By the time you find
yourself in a situation like that,

you've made up your
mind how you feel about...

a lot of things.

It's part of the training.

You don't take an
action like that lightly.

Do you still think about it?

I do, yeah.

A lot.

Good night, Dad.

Good night.

(panting)

- I'm taking the stairs.
- I'm taking the stairs.

You were supposed
to take the elevator.

I took the stairs
because I thought

you were taking the elevator,

so we wouldn't get
here at the same time.

Oh, well, now we're getting here

at the same time,
both taking the stairs.

And we both have coffee
from the same place.

We should just make
a public announcement.

Sounds good to me.

Also, I got you this coffee.

(conversation
continues indistinctly)

Good morning. You're both late.

We're both early.

Total coincidence.

She's already called a meeting.

The talks with Iran
are set to resume,

and we need to get
out the good news.

What happened?

The reactor at Hekmat
went offline four hours ago,

weapons inspectors are in the air,
and I understand

there's to be an announcement
from the Treasury Department.

We're selling them
commercial airplane parts.

That's great.

I'm assuming you
didn't get my e-mails

because there's no
signal in the stairwell.

I have started
taking the stairs.

The whole 10,000 steps
a day thing... for my heart.

Health.

MATT: And she inspired
me to care about my heart.

In a health way.

Mmm. How can I say
this with love and respect?

(sighs) No one cares.

(door opens, closes)

So they blinked.

My tactics worked.

Well... well,
not exactly, Allen,

but the details are irrelevant.

No,
I called you in here on something else.

The president wants
your resignation.

I want to hear this from
the president himself.

Oh, trust me... you don't.

What is the charge?

You looked the leader
of the free world in the eye

and lied about making
an offer to Javani.

Now, who told you that?

Javani.

You went behind my back.

You never really had faith in this process,
did you?

You were always hoping
for a military solution.

Yes.

I was.

Because I sat across from
the Serbians in Kosovo,

the Provos and IRA
in Northern Ireland.

And I know what they understand,
and it's force.

You don't let them know you're
prepared to make concessions

because they already
know you're weak.

And they know it,
Madam Secretary.

You and this president...
they know what you are.

The Iranians, Javani...

they know, if they can just
string you along long enough,

delude you with enough
please-and-thank-yous,

that's all they need
to get what they want.

Then one day,

we'll all wake up to a
mushroom cloud over Tel Aviv.

My God,
is that what you really believe?

Yes.

As did your predecessor.

Vincent Marsh gave me this job

because he knew
how to do his job.

And I'll tell you another thing.

If he'd lived,
Vincent Marsh would have been

the next president
of the United States

and I'd be sitting
in that chair.

I'd have your job.

But it's my job now.

And you're fired.

(door closes)

Do you need anything, ma'am?

Yeah. Would you send Blake in?

Of course.

Thanks, Nadine.

Ma'am.

How much can I trust you, Blake?

With your life, Madam Secretary.

And your career, obviously.

The latter will be sufficient.

I need you to help me run
an investigation on someone,

and I need it to
be confidential.

Yeah, no problem.

Uh,
someone in the State Department?

Yeah.

Nadine.

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