All language subtitles for Madam Secretary - S02 E11 - Unity Node (720p - AMZN Web-DL)

Previously on Madam Secretary...

You will sign this deal,
or my government will bury you.

We know that you have a spy

in my inner
circle. If you tell us

who that is,
we will have a deal.

I promise I will do everything
in my power to keep you safe.

There he is. Abort!

Abort! What?

Did we just give him up?

I have to put
national security first.

Why couldn't you
talk him out of it?

He's an old spy, for God's sake!

This is what
happens when you try

to make a deal with the devil.

You will both regret this.

(whooshing)

(explosion booms)

(wind blowing)

(indistinct shouting)

(sirens wailing in distance)

MAN: Falcon secured. Repeat,
Falcon secured.

Initiate Evac Protocol Zion.

What the hell just happened?

That was Maria Ostrov's car.

Son of a bitch. We've initiated
emergency evacuation protocol, sir.

Air Force One will be
wheels up in nine minutes.

Copy that. They're
trying to pull Ostrov

from the wreck. Is she alive?

Unknown, sir.

I want to stay behind in Geneva,

see if I can liaise with the
Russians. Negative, ma'am.

The attackers might
have other targets.

If Maria Ostrov dies,

this peace deal
likely dies with her.

With respect, sir... Do it.

(sirens wailing)

We've set up a meeting place
for you and General Doroshevich.

Come this way. Okay. Thanks.

More bad news.
Of course there is.

A radical Ukrainian nationalist
group called Knights of Kiev

took credit for the
attack on Maria Ostrov.

(sighs)

God,
are the Russians losing their minds?

What do you think?

This is the group's leader,
Olek Zelinski.

He made a statement
saying that the peace deal

was a capitulation to Russia
and any further attempts

to change Ukraine's border
will be met with more violence.

Do they have any ties to
the Ukrainian government

or Bozek? CIA's best guess is no,
but it's not definitive.

Okay, um,
reach out to the Swiss. Ask them

if they'll ground Melnik's
plane until I can talk to him.

Tell 'em the ask is coming from
the White House. (phone ringing)

I... Ma'am, uh, I'm just...

I'm glad that
you're still with us.

You, too. I-I got to take this.

Yeah, yeah.

ELIZABETH: Henry?

Thank God you're okay.

I-I'm fine. I'm fine.

I... Blake called the kids,
so don't worry.

He said you weren't
home. Where are you?

I can't say.

Listen, about what happened...

I can't really talk
about that right now.

I don't... I don't mean
right now. I was thinking

when we get home.

I don't know when that will be.

Okay.

I understand that,
but... I love you.

I love you, too.

I've got to go.

(beep)

(indistinct chatter)

She didn't make it.

(exhales)

FELLOWS: Look,
you got burnt by the higher-ups.

It's part of the
job... Believe me.

I didn't get burned.

Dmitri did.

Wherever the Russians have him,
he's paying for it now.

Well,
he did it to save his sister.

And that's what we're here to do,
Henry.

We have to get to Talia
before the Russians do.

Because they will leverage
her to get more information.

What about Dmitri?
Is there any news?

The fact that they're
on the hunt for his sister

means he's still alive.

And if he's still alive,
there's hope.

One good thing about the
Maria Ostrov situation is

it throws a lot of
cards up in the air.

Dmitri could be one of 'em.

Let's go.

I appreciate your condolences,
Madam Secretary.

But they won't bring
back President Ostrova,

nor will they alter
the fact that Ukraine

abrogated the ceasefire
by assassinating her.

President Ostrova wanted peace.

She didn't.

I still don't know what you

and your president said to her
in that room to get her to sign.

In any event,
she signed the treaty.

I think we should
honor her legacy

by preserving her
last and greatest act.

Prime Minister Salnikov
has just been sworn in

as acting president.

He has declared an
official mourning period.

But in three days' time,
believe me,

the Ukrainians
will be made to pay

for this treachery.

General,
I... I understand your outrage.

And I share it.

But I must warn you,

should you resume hostilities,

the United States
reserves the right

to use all means

to help Ukraine
defend its sovereignty.

All means, General.

Well,
we have said what we needed to say.

Good day, Madam Secretary.

(sighs)

HENRY: When I told Dmitri

I was coming here
for a conference,

he asked me to come talk to you.

So you just show up
and tell me I must go

to the United States,

on the very day that
President Ostrova is murdered?

I think Dmitri was worried

that this conflict
could get out of control.

He wants you to go somewhere
where he knows you'll be safe.

And he turned to you because
your wife is Secretary of State.

Well, as I said,
we became friendly at the War College.

But, yeah, I think

my wife might have
played a part in it.

Wouldn't that
make him a traitor?

I think his first loyalty is
and always will be you.

You should have seen him
when he heard about the drug trial.

He would not stop badgering
them until they let you in.

Yes. (chuckles)

He saved my life.

Professor McCord,
I want to trust you.

I'm going to ask you
to be honest with me.

Tell me where my brother is.

I don't know.

Then I can't trust you.

That's the truth.

It's not good enough.

Talia, listen to me.

If agents from your government

come and demand that you go with them,
don't do it.

Run.

Do you understand me?

What good would that do?

They always catch you.

Besides,
I should have been dead months ago.

I was resurrected in Stockholm,
thanks to my brother.

So I'm going to wait right here,
where he can find me.

ELIZABETH: Minister Melnik.

Why on earth would we
kill the Russian president

less than a day after she
agreed to end the war?

And yet President
Bozek hid out in Ukraine

instead of coming
to the peace talks.

Sure looks like he
knew to stay away.

Matt, Frank,
can I have the room, please?

He was crazy enough
to hack Air Force One.

Why should I believe he wouldn't
order a hit on Maria Ostrov?

What do you want from me?
Should I pretend to be sad

for the insane Russian dictator
who invaded my country?

Well, I won't.

The bitch got what she deserved,
Madam Secretary,

and you know it.

You're not exactly
helping your case here.

Did you or your president
give the green light to Zelinski?

Must be so nice to be American.

To play God all the time.

Speaking of playing God,

you're aware we have
an extradition treaty

with Switzerland.

By this time tomorrow,

you could be in federal court,
being arraigned

on terrorism charges for
attacking Air Force One.

I know that you were
up to your neck in that,

right there with Bozek.

So you and I need
to get real clear

on a few things right
now. Do you understand?

Nothing you can do to me will
be worse than what will happen

to my people if the
Russians resume their war.

And that's gonna
happen in three days' time,

unless your government

gives them Zelinski.

I have no idea where he is.

Well,
you better find him. Or help us do it.

Because if the Russians
get him before we do,

we don't have any cards to play.

And they are out for blood.

President Bozek
didn't order the hit.

And he certainly
doesn't condone it.

Zelinski is a psychopath
masquerading as a patriot.

Oh, see,

that sounds like an
excellent start to the speech

you're about to give.

That is, if you want to go home.

BLAKE: Yeah, so it's just that,
and then if you'd just sign the ones

on top, that'd be great. Thanks.

I've been away for,
like, two days.

What,
did I buy another house while I was gone?

Uh, also, you are scheduled

to update POTUS on developments
with Russia tomorrow morning

at 9:00 a.m. Oh,
speaking of which...

Hi, Mommy. Hi, baby.

Any word on their reaction

to Melnik's speech?
They remain unmoved.

Oh. Well, on that cheery note,

unless there's anything else,

this is, I believe,
where we call it a night.

Um... What?

You know what,
it is hardly worth mentioning

at such a perilous time.

And yet...

I'm going to get
kicked out of school.

What?

(chuckles) Kids. Wait, what?

Okay. So,
while strictly speaking that is true,

um, what you should know is...

Well,
here's what I know. Why don't you start?

Yep. Okay. You know how
you and Dad are supposed

to do mandatory volunteer hours

at my school?
Let's just whistle by

that oxymoron and say yes,
I'm aware.

Well,
you guys have done zero this year.

Well, I-I've been a little busy.

So has Dr. McCord. Which I
have explained to the dean's office

numerous times in our many,
many e-mails

back and forth. But
they remain unmoved?

Unless you and your husband

volunteer at least three
hours this semester,

they reserve the
right to... disinvite

Alison next year. Oh.

Well,
you got to hand it to the Quakers.

They use nonthreatening language

even when they're
threatening you.

So you and Dad have to work
a booth at the Winter Carnival

on Wednesday or else. (sighs)

You tell those Quakers

they drive a harder
bargain than the Russians.

And the McCords will represent.

On that note,
I'm going to bed. Love you.

Love you. Love you.

That was awkward.

Right.

DALTON: All right,
so where is Zelinski?

Gone to ground,
sir. However, intel indicates

he may be hiding out with
his followers in the forest

somewhere in Western Ukraine.

Not exactly pinpoint accuracy,
Admiral.

We're working the problem,
sir. But, Mr. President,

I must tell you,
he and his group

are heavily armed
and expecting a fight.

If we can find Zelinski
in two days' time,

taking him alive won't be easy.

There will be casualties, sir.

The idea of doing
any more dirty work

for that bastard
Bozek makes me sick.

What we need right
now is leverage,

and it is in short supply.

Zelinski is our best shot
to keep the Russians

from breaking the treaty
and relaunching the war.

But if that happens,
there's no telling how long

we can contain the
battle space to Ukraine.

The conflict could
become global.

Find Zelinski, Admiral.

Yes, sir.

♪

(knocking) So, hi.

Hi. Those were some
pretty urgent texts.

What's up?

You know that I would never

trade on our
personal relationship

unless it was an emergency,
right?

Glenn, we don't exactly have

a personal relationship anymore.

I know. No,
we had three lovely months,

followed by a sudden,
painful lunch.

Oh.

You know I was
coming out of a very long

and very difficult relationship.

Look, I'm sorry,
it's not important right now.

If I told you I needed
the secretary's help,

could you get me
some time with her?

Like, today?

Well,
given she's Secretary of State,

not space... what
exactly are you hoping

she can help you with?

Saving the lives
of six astronauts.

Approximately four hours ago,

the North Koreans
launched a satellite,

uh, without proper preclearance

from NASA or other
relevant space agencies.

Isn't that the third time

they've done that this year?

The fourth, actually.

The North Koreans are
sometimes less than helpful.

Uh,
their satellite exploded in low orbit,

100 kilometers below the
International Space Station.

The force of that
explosion propelled debris

into the ISS,
which has sustained

significant damage.

The lives of all six
astronauts aboard are in peril,

but particularly those

of the three trapped here,
two Americans and one from Japan.

They are without their E.M.U.'s.

Oh, sorry... their
extravehicular mobility units.

Their-their space suits.

And two of the modules

between them and the
nearest escape capsule

are depressurized.

What about the three
Russian cosmonauts?

The escape capsule

nearest them has been
compromised by debris,

so they're also trapped on the station,
but they have

taken shelter in this module

on the opposite
side of the station.

Which remains pressurized,
so they're safe for the time being.

Sorry, not an astrophysicist,

but can't the Russians just

bring the Americans
extra space suits?

Uh, well, yes and no.

But... but mostly no.

That would require a space walk

outside the station,

to then pass E.M.U.'s
through an air lock

to our guys, and,

unfortunately,
the suits are too bulky

to be placed in the air lock.

This is where the
secretary comes in.

The Russians, in their wisdom,

are planning to send
up an unmanned.

Soyuz rescue capsule.

They've been developing a new

modular E.M.U. suit.

Yeah,
these are suits that could be taken apart

and then handed piece by piece

through the air lock here
at the end of Kibo Lab.

Let me guess: Russians
don't actually have the suits yet.

A tragically excellent guess.

Uh, but the good news

is the Chinese just might
have some that are ready to go.

You won't be surprised
to learn that China

has been covertly
cribbing Russian technology

as well as our own to develop

their own space program. Okay,
so in order

to save the astronauts,

the secretary
has to strike a deal

with two of the most prideful
nations on Earth, one of which

we're currently
fighting in a war?

When does the Soyuz lift off?

In 14 hours.

They either need to repair

vital systems on the
station or get off of it.

In order to do either,
they need the suits.

Or they'll die.

HENRY: So what's your plan...

Just let her get picked
up by the Russians?

I told you,
we have people stationed

all around that
hospital. That's not

gonna happen. But
you can't leave a team

in Stockholm forever.

Oh, you got that right.

Upstairs is already sweating me.

What did they say
about reading Talia in?

It's under consideration.

Look, the only way

to get her to trust
us is if I can tell her

what my real
connection to Dmitri is.

Look, I understand your frustration,
Henry.

I don't think you do.

The least we can do for Dmitri
at this point (phone buzzes)

Is to guarantee his
sister's protection.

We need to get
her into our custody.

So, what, you just want to
grab her up off the street?

Yes. For her sake and Dmitri's,

yes, absolutely. (phone buzzes)

(sighs)

What is it?

Our sources indicate
that the Russians

are standing down
on trying to find Talia.

Because they don't
need her anymore.

I'm sorry, Henry.

He was 24 years old.

24.

Where are you going?

To give Talia the news.

I owe her brother that much.

ELIZABETH: So
we've blocked China

from participation on the
International Space Station,

and now we need
their help to save it?

Oh, they are gonna love this.

I mean,
this is going to make their day.

To be fair,
China was banned by Congress

over concerns about
intellectual property theft.

Which have since been borne out,
obviously.

Yes, well,
guess who's about to lose

a whole lot of leverage
in that argument.

But these modular space
suits... If the Chinese

admit that they have them
and the Russians allow us

to send them up,

they can save our astronauts?

Well, we can't say for sure,

but they are the best
chance we've got.

Well, just so you know,
this call is going to entail

what we in diplomatic circles

refer to as me eating
a big plate of crap.

Roger that, ma'am.

I'm sorry,
I can't help but smile at the irony.

Yes, I-I wish

we could savor it all day,
but we're running out of time.

The Soyuz is set to lift off

from Kazakhstan in ten hours.

Would China be willing to send

the space suits or not?

If we had such suits...
What were they called again?

Modular extravehicular
mobility units.

You see,
the nomenclature eludes me.

But if we had
such suits to offer,

we would want
something in return.

Beyond the opportunity
to save six astronauts?

From a crisis not of our making,
on a space station

from which we have
been humiliatingly blocked.

You turned a blind eye to
your client state North Korea's

reckless satellite launches,
which precipitated said event.

So "not of our making"

is debatable, to say the least.

You have a peculiar
way of asking

for a favor, Madam Secretary.

Our president is prepared

to lobby Congress to lift

the NASA exclusion policy

and unblock China's
participation on the ISS.

I'll convey your request and
get back to you with an answer.

Quickly, please.

I have POTUS on the phone.

Oh.

Mr. President.

Bess, I wanted to tell you that
I received a report from DIA.

It confirms that
Captain Dmitri Petrov

has died in Russia.

I see.

I'm sorry to hear that,
Mr. President.

I just thought you should know.

Thank you, sir.

Hi.

Hey.

I'm so glad you're all right.

I'm all right,
I'm fine. Are you all right?

I'm just really
tired. I'll go to bed.

I have to teach tomorrow.

Well,
maybe you could take the day off.

No. (Sighs)

Oh, I got the e-mail
about Alison's school thing.

I'll be there.

Good. I-I heard about Dmitri.

I'm so sorry, Henry.

Aren't we all?

It was the right call. I
know you understand that.

Intellectually, yeah.

But we were right there.

He was a couple yards away.

All we had to do was
open the van door.

When I think about
how he must have died...

Look, I love you,
but I can't talk about this right now.

I'm afraid I might say
something that I can't take back.

So can we do it later?

Yeah.

Okay, um... (phone buzzes)

So China's in?

Ugh, not yet.

They have conditions.

Shocker.

They want recognition
as a space partner...

Technology sharing,
inclusion on the space station.

That's gonna take
an act of Congress,

which is not going to happen

in the few hours
before the launch.

But we need 'em,
so promise them the moon.

Well,
not the actual moon. That would be crazy.

I'm a little tired.

Bold language,
vague specifics. Understood.

Until we can get Russia
to agree to take their help,

which is a big if.

You'll need to tread carefully.

Glenn. She's Secretary of State.

She's aware. No, I mean,

the Russians are proud
of their space program.

Like, really proud.

They would rather
let our guys die

than be publicly caught

taking China's help. Got it.

Uh,
ma'am... Just the man I want to see.

I need a SVTC call with
General Doroshevich right away.

Yes, ma'am,
but they've located Zelinski

at his hideout in Ukraine.

An operation is
getting underway,

so you're wanted
at the White House.

ASAP. This comes first.

MAN: Madam Secretary,

we are aware that the
Chinese have modular

extravehicular mobility suits

developed on our prototype.

Oh. I see.

If the Chinese can deliver
them prior to our launch time,

we are willing to put
them on the Soyuz.

ELIZABETH: Well,
that is very gracious of you, General.

Yes,
we Russians choose kindness,

even in our grief.

The suits are Russian
in design and therefore

will be described as such.

If the Chinese are mentioned,
we will deny it.

If a rescue is effected,

Russia will receive sole credit.

But given the debris
around the station,

most likely such an
attempt will be unadvised.

And, of course,
the capsule can only carry three persons.

Our cosmonauts have
been ordered to depart with it.

Of course. I
understand completely.

Good night, Madam Secretary.

Good night.

Well,
so much for kindness even in their grief.

(helicopter whirring
over monitor)

Zelinski is holed
up in a farmhouse.

Delta is closing in.

Any casualties?

Two wounded so far,
no fatalities as yet.

Okay.

(helicopter continues whirring)

Nadine says Chen agreed.

Space suits will be en route to
the Soyuz base within the hour.

Oh, just in time.

(helicopter whirring)

MAN: Ulysses. Ulysses,
package secured.

Repeat, Ulysses,
package secured.

ELIZABETH: That's Zelinski.

(gunfire, man groans)

(gunfire, helicopter whirring)

MAN 2: Blackhawk 1.
We're taking incoming fire.

Hit target. Suppress fire.

MAN 3: Ulysses,
Blackhawk 2. Wheels up. Package aboard.

(rapid gunfire)

(explosive thudding) MAN
2: Blackhawk 1 down! Repeat.

Blackhawk 1 down!

♪

HENRY: Okay,
I think you're all probably familiar

with the old axiom,
"Plans go out the window

when the first shot
of a war is fired."

Well,
that has certainly been the case

with all parties involved

since Pavel Ostrov's
death a few months ago.

Now,
I want you to ask yourselves,

have the decisions your
leaders made worked out?

How have my own
decisions worked out?

Would I still stand
by them today?

That's not an academic question.

We've seen how
little reasoning matters

once we step into the maelstrom.

And now we have
another Ostrov dead.

And we have more
difficult choices,

more unintended consequences.

We find ourselves yet again
on the verge of another conflict.

So the real question is...

what the hell do we do now?

Why don't we all go
home and think about that?

That's it for today.

JAY: At least we got Zelinski.

Six Delta Force operators in
exchange for one psychopath.

Some deal.

And what are we doing now?

Handing him over to Mikhail Bozek,
God save us all.

Bozek's got to give
the Russians something.

It may mean the difference
between war and peace.

Yeah,
that's what we keep telling ourselves.

Ma'am? What?

Uh, you're supposed to
be at your daughter's school

in a half hour. Uh...

I can totally cancel. No,
no, no, no. Let's...

Do we have time?
Change of clothes?

It's like you are
inside my head.

Yes, ma'am. Thank you.

Listen, you, um,
call me the second Bozek announces

he's turning Zelinski over to the Russians,
okay?

Will do, ma'am. Thank you.

Wow! Boom!

Winner, winner,
chicken dinner! Well, look at that.

ELIZABETH: Pretty good.
That's worth ten tickets.

All bottles down. Ten tickets.

There you go. I
want to play again.

Damn it.

You know what? We're
actually closed. (chuckles)

Are you guys, like, fighting?

Seriously,
why don't you go shoot water

in a clown's mouth or something,
kid, okay?

Congratulations.

Get out of here.

Oh, my God, you guys! What?

Madam Secretary,
Professor McCord.

So nice to finally see you again. Oh,
gosh, it's our pleasure.

No place we'd rather be.

Oh, it's good to hear that.

We believe that all
families have an equal stake

in the success of the school,
and therefore,

all need to be
equally accountable.

Yes, yes,
you have made that so very clear.

Thank you. Really.

Three cheers for
equality! (Whoops)

Come on down to my workplace.

We'll talk about equal,
you nonviolent despot.

(bottles clinking) Elizabeth.

Henry, we need to talk.

♪

Okay, what are we gonna do here,
Henry?

You want to go to counseling,
start talking to lawyers?

Where are we at? Lawyers?
What the hell are you talking about?

I want to know what it's gonna
take for us to get past this.

Can I process for five minutes,
or does that not fit in

with your schedule?

Oh, that's not fair.

Here's the thing, Elizabeth.

It's my fault.

I'm angry at you

and Dalton and the DIA,
but it's my fault.

I brought him in, and I played
God with that young man's life,

and look what happened.

It's the worst part
of the job. I know.

But Dmitri made a huge difference,
and so did you.

BLAKE: Ma'am?

I-I... I'm sorry. I know
I was supposed to be

with the motorcade,
but there's been a development.

I'll see you later.

Why hasn't your
government announced

that you are handing
Zelinski over to the Russians?

Because, to many people in my country,
he's a hero.

His followers would rise up.

That's exactly why
you have to do it.

If we do it for you,

it only proves what the
Russians already know,

which is that we want this
peace more than you do.

You have to give them
a show of good faith.

A weakened Ukraine is
exactly what the Russians want.

You know what would
really weaken Ukraine?

If the United States
pulled all of our advisors out

and let Russia carpet-bomb Kiev.

With all due respect,
Madam Secretary,

President Bozek and I
have heard this threat before.

Six men died
getting Zelinski out.

Six highly decorated heroes.

Do you think for one minute

that we're gonna
let that sacrifice go

because it's not
convenient for you?

You tell your president to hand
Zelinski over to the Russians,

or the United States is out
and you are on your own.

That is coming from
the White House.

If you think I'm bluffing,
you little son of a bitch,

try me.

You were bluffing
about the White House

pulling our troops out, right?

Course I was. I don't have

that kind of authority.

That's what I thought.

It's just,
you were... pretty convincing.

Well, it's all part of the act.

I called to give you
some good news.

Ukraine has successfully
apprehended Olek Zelinski,

and they're prepared to hand
him over for trial in Russia.

Excellent.

Then a small measure of
justice will have been served.

Obviously,
we'd need guarantees of a fair trial.

Obviously. But more importantly,

Ukraine wants assurance that
with this gesture of good faith,

the peace deal signed by
President Ostrova will hold.

That I cannot give.

Why not?

Our president
signed a peace treaty.

She was then murdered
by our adversaries,

which nullifies the peace treaty

and any belief in
Ukraine's good faith.

General, I'm gonna be blunt.

You weren't winning the war.

What makes you think this
time will be any different?

The people are with us now,
and so is the winter.

When your handful
of advisors begin dying

in the snow halfway
around the world,

how long do you think

the American public
will stand for it?

You don't want to find out.

Take Zelinski, General.

Take the deal.

We end our period of mourning

for our late president
in a few hours.

And then we will see
how strong your resolve is.

Ma'am,
you're gonna want to see this.

We're patched into
the Russian feed.

(man speaking Russian)

WOMAN (translating): Station,
this is Flight.

Positive latching of
the vehicle confirmed.

We have a good dock.

(man speaking Russian)

Station, this is Flight.

The debris environment
is too hazardous.

You are a no-go for
extravehicular activity.

Begin station
evacuation operations.

Damn it. What good are the
suits if our guys can't get them?

WOMAN (translating): Negative,
Mission Control.

We will attempt a rescue of
our colleagues in Kibo Lab.

(man speaking Russian)

Negative,
Station. You are no-go for E.V.A.

Shut up, dude. Repeat,
you are a no-go for E.V.A.

(speaking Russian)

WOMAN (translating): Negative,
Flight.

Beginning
preparations for E.V.A.

ASTRONAUT: Lev,
this is Station Commander.

I concur with your
ground controller.

You are no-go for E.V.A.

Don't risk your lives for us,
buddy.

Proceed to the Soyuz
capsule and depart.

Negative, Station Commander.

Prepare the air lock to
receive the modular E.M.U.'s.

We are coming for you, James.

Well, how about that.

ELIZABETH: Mr. President?

So the war's back
on in a few hours.

Well,
barring any last-minute breakthroughs,

that's the message Doroshevich is sending,
yes, sir.

What do we know about
Acting President Salnikov?

He was in Pavel Ostrov's
circle for many years.

Other than that, not much.

Which is probably why

Maria Ostrov chose him
to be her prime minister.

Hmm.

If only those cosmonauts were
running the show over there.

That would help.

You okay, Bess?

Me? Yeah, I'm-I'm... I'm fine.

I was just thinking

about all the lives that
we've lost trying to make

this peace deal work.

Anton Gorev,
the Delta Force team.

Yeah, Henry's asset.

I just feel like

I'm-I'm moving all
these lives around

on this chessboard.

And for what?

I'm sorry, sir.

That's not... it...

it's not productive and...

No, like I said,
you know, I am...

I'm fine.

My, uh...

my first engagement with
the enemy in Vietnam...

I'd been in country
about a week.

It was early May,

just before the wet season.

Took command of a
platoon at 50% strength,

whose last platoon leader

stepped on a land
mine the week before.

We were in a valley
near the Laotian border,

taking fire from a ridgeline.

Couldn't just sit there
and get all shot to hell

waiting for the air support,
so...

I sent a squad up to flank 'em,

even though I knew they
were probably ready for that.

They were.

Somehow or other,
we took the damn ridge,

not that it mattered
much in the end.

I lost three men that day.

Kids, really,
looking back on it.

Hell, so was I.

Afterwards,
we were waiting for the Hueys,

and I was standing
next to the bodies,

wrapped in their
ponchos in the mud.

And all of a sudden,

the sky just split open
and it started to rain.

Hardest rain I'd ever seen.

And I remember thinking,

I'm going to have
to find a dry place

to write these boys' parents.

Later on, our company commander

put me up for a medal.

And I said, "Sir,
I don't believe I deserve one."

And he said, "Son..."

"The medal isn't
for what you did.

It's for living with it."

That's all we can do, Bess.

Lead as wisely as we can,
and then...

carry the weight
of it as best we can.

I-I wonder...

if that's how General
Doroshevich feels

about his medals.

I think it's worth
trying to find out.

DALTON: Mr. President, General.

As we speak,
your heroic cosmonauts

are engaging in a record
number of space walks

to provide their
American comrades

with the space suits they
need to save their lives.

Their heroism is an
inspiration to the entire world.

Can we not follow their example

and put aside our differences

for the greater good?

ELIZABETH: We want to urge you

to reconsider our offer,
Mr. President,

and preserve the peace

that so many have lost
their lives trying to secure,

including President Ostrova...

Your words are
most inspirational.

Regrettably they will not bring
back our murdered president.

We have nothing
further to discuss.

General, Mr. President.

While we have no
wish for further conflict,

we are prepared
for it if necessary.

But I'm getting tired of sending
good people to their deaths.

Aren't you?

I fail to see...

Indeed I am, Mr. President.

And so are my people.

Then let's talk peace.

(knocking on door)

Hey. I got your text.

What's up?

Well, thought you should know,
uh, we're just getting word now

that the peace deal is
going to stick after all.

(sighs)

That's good news.

It's great news.

What are you drinking,
Professor?

Uh, no, I'm okay. Thanks.

PERRY: Come on, man, loosen up.

The four of us in this
room had as much to do

with the Russians throwing
in the towel as anyone.

Anyone except the
kid who's not here.

FELLOWS: You flew
combat sorties in the Gulf War.

This can't all be new
to you. The difference is

I never looked
anybody in the eye

and promised
them they'd be okay,

and then dropped a bomb on them.

It was a very
unusual circumstance.

So everybody keeps telling me.

Look, you're a really great handler,
Henry.

We could not have
done it without you.

But now that it
is done... so am I.

I quit.

(wry chuckle)

Yeah,
it's a little more complicated than that.

Actually,
it's not. It's amazingly simple.

But hey, if you want to drink,
let's drink.

Here's to Captain Dmitri Petrov.

And to paraphrase
our greatest president,

"The world will little
note nor long remember

what we say here,
but it can never forget what he did here."

May he rest in peace.

NEWSWOMAN: Russian
cosmonauts undertook an amazing

nine consecutive space walks

to save their American
and Japanese colleagues

aboard the International
Space Station.

We did it.

Well, actually,
the secretary did it.

No, they did it. No, I mean...

we all did it.

Russia, China and the U.S.?

I mean,
how often does that happen?

Cheers. Cheers.

GLENN: You got to admit,

we make a pretty good team.

We do.

So... lunch?

(sighs)

The rescue reportedly
required a great deal Hey, girls.

Of high-level
diplomacy here on Earth,

as American and
Russian officials struggled

to find a way forward

against the backdrop
of the conflict in Ukraine.

There's good news
tonight on that front as well.

With a statement
from the White House

asserting that
the broad outlines

of a cease-fire have been...

(turns off TV) The
White House called.

They're of the opinion
we shouldn't pursue Bozek,

Melnik or any of their
cohorts further for the hack

of Air Force One.

They feel Ukraine will fracture

without Bozek and his
government in power,

which would be dangerous
for the peace deal.

They want to know if you agree.

Sure. Why not?

In Russia... (sighs)

They're selling this peace deal

like it was Maria
Ostrov's greatest wish.

Like she was the Mother
Teresa of Moscow.

Can you believe that?

(sighs heavily)

Peace is a beautiful thing,
Blake.

Making peace... not so much.

Night.

Good night, ma'am.

NEWSWOMAN: The crew,
seen here in a portion

of the space station called Unity Node,
ELIZABETH: Hey, guys.

Can now begin
crucial... Hi. Hey. Hi.

(turns off TV) This
space station stuff

is unbelievable.

It's like a miracle.

Okay, no, the miracle was Dad

staying an extra two
hours at the Winter Carnival.

He was cleaning and
kissing up to Dean Ward.

Hi. Wow. Really?

I'm pretty sure I'm
a student for life.

Okay, okay, okay. Which,
for the record,

means more volunteering, guys.

Well, I love it, so... Hey. Ah.

You want to go for a walk?

So, how was your day?

Eh, uneventful.

The good news is,
I think we finally have

someone in Russia that
we can do business with.

So that's worth something.

That's worth a lot.

I quit my job today.

Not my-my job job.

My other job.

I guess I just needed some time

to process... well, everything.

If that's what you want, good.

And just to be 100% clear,

we do not need to
be talking to lawyers.

You're not getting
rid of me that easy.

You're a good person, Elizabeth.

I know you tried your best.

So did I.

But people still got hurt.

Yeah.

Maybe that should be my epitaph.

"She tried her best,

but people still got hurt."

Not "She liked eating
popcorn at really weird times"?

Okay, if I die first,
I want to make it that.

Be... make sure that it's that.

So now what?

We just keep trying our best.

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