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CONTROLLER:

Request position.

Teal-79 in block

Heading 236.

(thunder rumbles)

Operational.

ETA to eyewall 30 seconds.

CONTROLLER:

ATC clears Teal-79 operational.

Relax.

This aint our first cat five.

Yeah, but they dont make them

We have good transmit.

Report status.

Tropopause wind speed 210.

Air pressure...

That cant be right.

Holy crap.

Major, flash traffic to NOAA.

They are not gonna like this.

Jaccuse.

Good morning.

Basement nachos.

I deny all.

(Elizabeth sighs)

Ooh, is that a wet/dry vac?

Latest model.

For the record,

Oh.

Still, you better be apartment

(imitating Cookie Monster):

Oh, wait, heres something.

"Coliving creative eco-space

with adult playroom."

Translation?

Hes too old to live there.

Ouch, but true.

Hey.

Wheres the coffee?

Whoops.

Good morning, sunshine.

Sorry, government business.

Come on.

Oh, God, work is a mess today.

Whats up?

Super Typhoon Blessing has

and is now the most powerful

WILL:

the irony of the name, huh?

STEVIE: The cone

puts it on course

in the Marshall Islands.

I have to prep meetings

Its the same story at State.

and USAID in overdrive.

Whoa, acronym fight. Come

Yeah.

Ooh, can I get a ride?

No, uh, we have a meeting

Not at the White House?

Ooh.

The plot thickens.

ELIZABETH:

with Mike B.

Ooh.

Cone of silence. Bye.

(imitating Cookie Monster):

The merry McCords.

All hail.

HENRY:

ELIZABETH:

Ooh! Look at that sporty coat.

Its a tactical anxiety vest.

He hasnt been the same since

Button-nosed little monster.

Hes probably out

Calicos are actually female.

Whatever. The point is,

cats are the worst,

Now, to brass tacks.

I set up an appointment for you

with Pastor Eli Bragg.

HENRY:

Of the Christian

Mm-hmm.

Its an advocacy group

Yeah, Im aware.

Pretty extreme.

Lets call them

And Pastor Bragg is a big

His voters vote, and

which is more than I can say for

Its kombucha.

"Kambucha."

What... So, where do I come in?

CRN is having their

and if you impress

...there may be

for Americas

Ill hold for applause.

Has Russell signed off on this?

Please, whats not to love?

ELIZABETH:

with 90%

Health care, climate change,

those detentions at the border.

Im sorry, whats your...

"Hey, its the nice lady

Diplomacy. Willingness

Sure, Pastor Bragg

support you, but if Henry

can cozy up and show him

maybe we can keep him

Well, Im feeling inspired.

This is exactly the kind

from Henry during the campaign.

(Elizabeth sighs)

HENRY:

but Ill sit down with him.

I believe in the power

Most wars notwithstanding.

HENRY:

Hallelujah.

ELIZABETH:

HENRY:

(laughter)

I mean, have you seen

250-mile-an-hour winds

are gonna destroy 95%

with the force

Not to mention the storm surge,

The highest point

And theres more

(door opens)

Hey, you can pack it

Latest tracking from NOAA has

away from the Marshalls,

but nothing worse.

So no landfall?

Looks like its headed

Its your mothers problem now.

(elevator bell chimes)

JAY:

a direct hit.

Communication with

Whos our point of contact?

Best we got is a guy

Part-time consular official

Hes on his way down now.

All right, well...

get with OFDA

And you got to open

Were gonna need Pacific Command

to coordinate

Daisy, Matt,

I need a statement ASAP.

MATT:

support and sympathy?

As opposed to fire

Yeah, and also, lets do

a donations hotline.

Yes, maam.

What else you got?

Working lunch with PolMil.

And did you hear the news

What? Oh, my God, no.

No.

Shes dating Bryce Manley.

Is this really State business?

What?

Wait a minute. Im sorry, I

NINA:

of the

Swashbucklers

franchise.

Shes a former

Uh, also, she helped us out

That doesnt give gossip

Overruled.

BLAKE:

(gasps) Right! My bad.

Administrator.

Oh, no, Glenn.

Oh, Glenn.

Yes. I-Im sorry,

(exhales) Right.

He says its urgent.

Uh, are your people

Well, the astronomers are fine,

but the Gimbal-Solander

Ah. Well,

Yeah, so am I.

But thats not why Im here.

Typhoon Blessing is a freak.

Its the most powerful ever,

two months before the official

Set off alarm bells within

so we went looking.

This was taken

by our new GOES-18 satellite.

Maps are like rashes.

If its big, if its red,

MATT:

just looking at it.

GLENN:

of superheated ocean.

Rising temperatures

even our worst-case models,

is gonna get more frequent,

So Blessing isnt a freak.

GLENN:

when we couldnt link specific

but that time has passed.

Which brings us to Nauru.

The survivors need to leave now.

You mean until they rebuild?

GLENN:

I mean permanently.

JAY:

Y-You want an entire people

Walls, dykes, levees.

We have ways

Well, with bedrock, maybe.

But this islands built

Another high-frequency

Devastating.

Yeah.

Its like a tsunami

And given the data,

the odds of that happening

are too high for comfort.

ELIZABETH:

thanks for the pep talk.

(chuckles)

Our Research and Analysis Unit

Today its Nauru.

Tomorrow

a sinking city

of ten million people.

You brief POTUS yet?

Thats my next stop.

But since most of these

I thought

Yeah.

Well, I appreciate it.

Yeah.

Hey, hey.

You keep up with Nadine?

Now and again.

Yeah, give her my

I will.

(elevator bell chimes)

Any update?

Uh, yes. We just established a

Um, the casualties are

President Yispinza

as well as all 19 members

of the Nauruan parliament.

Hows that even possible?

Parliament House flooded before

Our best guess is

Uh... hundreds more missing.

Thats ten percent

Okay, lets, um...

lets activate the Overseas

So, whos in charge?

A-According to their

The consular official?

Part-time official. Hes 23.

Hes also pursuing a masters

(sighs)

BLAKE:

assistants mixer at UNGA.

And now hes president.

And heres the kicker.

I dont think he knows.

NINA:

Mr. Akua has just arrived.

ELIZABETH:

Madam Secretary.

(chuckles):

Uh, Im... I was expecting

from the Office

I know.

Um, but I need to speak

Please have a seat.

Of course.

I-I dont want to

I-I know youre busy.

Uh, I dont even have

with all the

So, whats the last thing

A WhatsApp from my mother

but, I mean, that was

Do you have news?

Mr. Akua...

Please, call me David.

David.

What is it?

♪

But I work in consular affairs.

I only took this job

Were gonna get you

that leaves in a few hours.

From there, a military plane

I know you didnt ask

My mum. I can barely breathe

cause I dont know if

and youre telling me...

Were doing everything

to find her.

You mean, Im supposed

To help them rebuild?

Im afraid rebuilding

What are you talking about?

According to

the island of Nauru

You have to evacuate.

Im sorry.

Evacuate?

You spent $100 billion

I mean, if China can

in the Spratlys, Im sure

Its not that simple.

It should be.

Nauru wouldnt be in this mess

massive amounts of carbon

You owe us.

I know.

But we are past

Relocation is

Nauru has been home to

We speak a language shared

We will never leave.

At the cost of your lives?

Yes.

Now, if youll

apparently I have

(door opens and closes)

(sighs)

HENRY:

they found

Shes alive.

Took shelter in time.

When he gets home,

Kind of counting on it.

I have my team looking into

relocation,

(sighs)

...finding a single country

Nauru population?

Tall order.

Especially in todays

(chuckles)

I mean, that poor kid.

Hes the same age

Kind of puts the whole

Whos Ashley Whittaker?

Seriously?

Come on,

Tally Rides Again.

The Chronicles

of Ashkenar.

"Tonight we dream,

tomorrow we slay."

Wait a minute,

Shes, uh, dating

guy.

Bryce Manley.

You read about it?

It was

I-- look,

what shes talking about,

Hes twice her age,

and other people are upset

Its the foundation

Look, ca-can I help you?

(sighs)

Where is it?

The emergency

Come on.

In a secure location.

You just want to save it

(drawer slams shut)

(scoffs)

You know, the truth is,

Who, Akua?

It is the fault of

and the other major

At least, indirectly.

But the question is,

what do I do about it?

Well, its

Theres a moral

Theres

Yeah. You know,

to Glenn,

this disaster in Nauru

is just the tip of the iceberg.

Future generations might not

Thats depressing.

There has to be a way

to tackle this more globally.

Im sorry, but Im gonna have

I totally get it.

But you know what?

Youre kind of sexy

(tape rips)

Oh, come on.

(mutters)

Mmm...

Talk to me.

Uh, so far, Fiji,

theyre all willing

Youd have

No way Akua goes for that.

MATT:

Cause, last I heard,

he was refusing

The secretary sent him

Were hoping

What about Australia?

Declined.

Theyre chockers, apparently.

That means "full."

Then say "full."

Meantime, weve got our marching

wants us to examine

of a reparations fund

suffering the consequences

Sounds familiar.

The ideas been floating around

Major carbon polluting

provide money

or relocate

It was debated at the Stockholm

the time of day. But that was

So this could be

Dont count on it. Trust me,

run for the hills faster

You know, thats a good point.

Maybe we should call it

Hides the ball, doesnt lie.

I like it.

Reach out to some

Im gonna touch base

in Japan, India,

Well, if you need

is reporting a new cyclone

It should be a named storm

Henry, Pastor Eli Bragg.

Pastor Bragg,

Hello, Pastor.

Hi. Ruby.

My daughter Ruby Bragg.

Shes our national co-chair

and spokesperson.

about the storm.

Certainly took NOAA by surprise.

Its a Providence

for the United States.

I see His hand in it.

I assume

youre not implying that

deserve this because

Do you doubt Gods role

No. No, no, I

to read His intent.

RUSSELL:

of this meeting.

Im sure Henry is very eager

to speak

And we are eager to have him.

Uh, yes. This is essentially

Politically, were at odds,

to maintain

Particularly if Elizabeth McCord

Were exploring our options.

(chuckles)

we do need to set

We simply ask

from any controversial topics.

We want to build bridges here,

I was thinking that I

what it meant

of Jesus and how

are called to address it.

Fine.

Fine by me.

I preach the gospel of charity

Then its settled.

Please give Conrad

Im praying for him,

as always.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Have a blessed day.

Take care.

Oh, thank you.

Of course.

That was interesting.

Yeah.

I get where Mike B.s

but the CRNs

You stay frosty

dangling from your neck.

(knocking)

So, remember when Ashley

Bryce Manley

This needs to take a turn

Wait for it.

I was poking around

Bryces Tumblr.

Turns out he owns

in Fiji.

Bryce Manley Island.

Well above sea level.

two centuries, even with

Right.

Plus, if you look past

and tacky statues, it has

Naurus population and-and

Props for thinking

but we dont have the cash.

Mm, might not need it.

I mean, why has Manley been

Swashbucklers 5?

NINA:

with the IRS over an alleged

How much impropriety

So much. So much impropriety.

Mm, its worth a shot.

Now all we have to do

a bankrupt celebrity

convince David Akua

and then convince Fiji

the new island as

Hmm, thats a lot

when you put it that way.

Yeah.

I mean,

Yeah, thats just

Dont forget about

the six castles,

JAY:

with his lawyer now.

Im having Matt

How far do

ELIZABETH:

This is our

of convincing Akua to evacuate.

Well, I hope he reconsidered.

ELIZABETH:

Ready for SVTC?

Uh... well find out.

Jay, get a meeting

The sooner we can

pivot to a resiliency fund,

DAVID:

There are bodies everywhere.

In the rubble,

soaking in the mud.

Thank you.

did you read the report?

From NASA? Yes.

And I can see

I know the risks are high.

Fatal,

But the good news is

we may have a lead

Are you familiar

Yes, one of the largest

in Micronesia.

And I understand

Because it was built

With pale, red bricks

It means little to outsiders,

but its the center

Its home, and...

we cannot leave it behind.

The Army Corps of Engineers will

And build temporary housing

Ill talk to my people,

see what I can do.

And good luck.

(beep)

First of all, huge fans.

Yeah, I was

a Swashbuckler every Halloween

And recently, because

Ive read your proposal.

Cant say the same

DAISY:

your island to Nauru, and

your debts.

So, uh, Ashley says hi.

Your girlfriend.

But I have to say no.

My client is attached

to his asset.

Its hallowed

The site of our betrothal.

The locus of our wedding.

MATT:

Congratulations.

Yeah, but why not

on one of your yachts?

Or a castle?

Ooh, the tree house.

Because the alternative

Prison?

What, wha-what do you mean,

Jail.

CANDICE:

overextended,

You, you told me islands

I did not tell you islands

Yes, you did.

Or blimps.

Blimps?

Blimps are the future.

Blimps are not

Hello, we talked

I know.

How many times do we have

Islands, blimps.

I am-- Im sensing

So, how can we make this work?

(chuckles):

Just the nomination.

Really?

Itll die in committee,

And then we get

Pending approval

But all signs

Next time I say give

RUSSELL:

to pay for other countries

Yeah, just one question on that:

This is our only way

to get our Resiliency Fund

India, China, the E.U.

are already willing

But only if we make

ELIZABETH: Yes.

JAY: Its a gesture

Made necessary by decades as

RUSSELL:

We already signed

No. Those were benchmarks

But many people, including

Sir, Congress will laugh us out

JAY:

Thats a clear majority.

And since when is

Half of Congress serves

beholden to their base.

Guys like Owen Callister wont

Some others might admit

But take action?

You...

So its pointless to even try?

Oh, hello, you must be new here.

Did you talk to Glenn?

Yeah. NASAs projections

This is happening.

Extreme weather will destabilize

Triggering waves of refugees

and accelerating the rise

ELIZABETH:

another typhoon forming

Its worth the fight.

DALTON:

If Congress rejects

it could hamstring our

Im sorry, Bess.

I cant let it happen.

ELIZABETH:

Just, uh, Ill check in

Okay. Great. Thanks.

That was Jay.

The IRS chief counsel signed off

on the Bryce Manley deal.

And Naurus on board?

Providing we move their temple.

Well, thats great news.

Is it?

Eccentric,

with Nobel fetish

donates his private island?

Probably not many times

Which is why I thought

was a no-brainer.

The crazy thing is,

they cant even debate

the perils

because a cabal of special

Guys like Eli Bragg.

Oh, come on.

You know the CRN is all in

Do you want to turn around?

Well, I want to hold

Babe, Ill go there.

As long as were willing

You bet.

Look, Im-Im all

But the planet is dying.

We have to, at least,

Sold.

All right, how much time

Genesis 2:15 uses

to describe Gods purpose

in placing man

"Avad"

and

"Shamar."

Meaning "serve" and "protect."

Its the core of our purpose

and our instruction

But its hard to claim

if youre ignoring

being done to His masterpiece.

The longer we neglect

the farther we stray

and the closer we are

to an existential threat

climate change.

(indistinct chatter)

ELIZABETH:

The whole point of

We face a common threat.

Solidarity is

Your husband quoted Genesis,

is that humans are fallible.

Most doctors used to think

You really want to put

Your megachurch is in a

Millions of your followers

are within reach of

We can help protect em,

but we need to act now.

Maam, Ill level with you.

In my opinion,

is just a Trojan horse

of the federal government

Not the government

Or one I want to lead.

Come along, there are

Okay.

Hey, Ruby.

Dr. McCord.

I, uh, I liked what you said

I did a semester abroad

And hiking above

looking down at the fjord,

Ive never felt closer to God.

I felt the same way

seeing the curvature

Too bad the Earths flat.

Unfortunately, my father

Or empirical date.

Im guessing you are.

Its a generational thing.

Kind of hard

when you can reach

and FaceTime your friend

You think Im a hypocrite

because I accept global warming

Have you seen any of

Im not caught up

Theres an interesting young man

You heard of him?

You should Google him.

I will.

Goodbye, Dr. McCord.

You sure I cant get you

No, I wont be here long.

Youve been saying that

Because they keep

ELIZABETH:

I wet/dry vaced the carpet,

I applied for some apartments...

ELIZABETH: Thank you.

HENRY: Mike.

You just cant play ball,

It was my speech, Mike.

Cut the crap, Professor. We both

So what if we are?

We started a dialogue.

Yeah? Well the pastor ended it.

CRN just announced

to Owen Callister,

You just lost Iowa...

Are you kidding?

No, kidding was what

by thinking you could actually

By crawling

toiling thanklessly

whod rather be self-righteous

Excuse me?

I spent months getting you

And you-you flush it because

about your Resiliency Fund,

Mike, its time

Im on my way.

Hey. I am not your puppet.

If I see a chance

to shift the paradigm,

Why cant you just trust me?

Because Im not a politician.

And thats exactly why

(door slams)

Okay. Well, tell USAID

and have PACOM standing by.

Keep me posted.

That was Blake.

Tropical Storm Phoebe

(sighs)

So, Netflix and chill?

Is there a category for

(sighs)

I... thought maybe you

Me, too.

What if hes

You know, one of the

on Mike for all these

his assessment of people

So, for him to say

This is the part

"No, hes mistaken

Hes not mistaken.

Uh, thanks, pal.

Or insane.

I mean, tonight,

But... you are stubborn

and, ironically,

completely allergic

So are-are you finished?

Theres a but.

He-Hes overreacting.

First of all, the evangelical

So Pastor Bragg gave money

He represents

and within that,

I actually had a productive

The spokeswoman?

Yeah, Ruby, yeah.

Also, Mike B. talks

like the election

Right? I havent

Its a long game.

So y-youre saying

maybe I didnt

Im saying that if youre

Oh, my God.

I love you so much.

Got any chocolate?

I wasnt expecting

not after we backed Callister.

I dont care about the money.

Neither does my wife.

Then why are we here?

I looked you up.

You used to be an activist.

Coal ash is a major problem

And you spoke out.

My father raised me to believe

He was right.

Christ is good news

Were compelled to care

Charity is a cornerstone

We do good work without

And if you dont,

Gods creation

I, um...

I looked up that guy

I cant imagine

So use your voice. Speak out.

Yeah, thats...

I could trash my career,

I know its a leap,

but youre more powerful than

If you believe

in this life determines

there isnt any choice at all.

What did you have in mind?

A simple resolution?

Yeah. The Resiliency Fund

I get that now.

What would this

The truth.

That carbon

Too bad the truth

doesnt whip votes.

But Ruby Bragg does.

What if I told you

Shell go against her father?

If she can divide

it may put us

Then feel free.

But are you sure you want

Its symbolic at best.

ELIZABETH:

And unfortunately,

just symbolic.

As crazy

as this sounds,

and agree on a

before any real work

(door opens)

Excuse me, sir.

you have an urgent

Its about Typhoon Phoebe.

Please tell me

Uh, the American and

have Phoebe making landfall in

Shes already a category four.

Give me David

right away, please.

Yes, maam.

The USS

Comfort

and the amphibious

San Antonio

are anchored off Yangor.

They can embark every single

What about our temple?

Look outside, David.

The storm surge is rising.

I promised them.

Order everyone to staging points

and follow the instructions

I-I dont know what to say.

Even when it hurts.

Even when people dont want

Its not that simple!

You dont know

I... There might be

(crashing)

David?

David?

(beep)

MATT:

DAISY:

our satellite relay

Comms are slower than usual.

(phone ringing)

Jay Whitman.

Its PACOM.

Evacuations complete.

Come on. How many?

A few dozen refused

but everyone else made it off

What about David?

What about David Akua?

Is he on the manifest?

On the USS

Comfort.

His mom, too.

Thanks, Admiral.

Now the real work begins.

BLAKE:

to take up the vote on the

DAISY:

the pressure in the media.

What about the storm?

JAY:

to Samoa, but well stay

All right.

Maam.

Nina, did Mike B.

No, maam.

Get my motorcade, will you?

Right away.

(knocking)

Have you looked at the MRI?

What do you mean

I sent it via Dropbox

No, Im not yelling

at

you, Fraulein.

Bitte.

I am...

Bitte. Bitte.

I will, I will resend.

Spezialitat Hundeklinik

They have a drug trial

that has shown promise

But, yeah, I know

Experimental drug

iffy track record, right?

But desperate

This is about Gordon, huh?

He has a sarcoma.

It started in his

its apparently

Chemo is not an option, its

I swear I saved this

Sweetheart,

bless your heart.

I waited too long.

brought him in weeks ago.

Mike, you didnt know.

Hes old.

Did you get a second opinion?

I got five.

And now theyre recommending

which is vet-speak for

Were gonna

You can help me clear him

I saved it right here on

Mike.

Stop.

Just stop, okay?

(sighs)

You know how Truman said

if you want a friend

I did.

God, now what?

Im your friend, Mike.

Ill always be here.

(sniffles)

I remember when Gordon came

(laughing)

He peed in the faculty lounge.

(laughs)

He peed in my office.

(sniffles)

In my shoes.

looked right at you

Oh, those were the days.

Eight hours to Germany.

(sighs)

That its really hard

Thank you.

(sniffles)

And Im sorry

Dont worry about it.

Ah.

Oh, in your stupid

you really should

an expression of sympathy

No one wants

for a symbolic vote.

(sniffles)

I thought you quit.

What did I just say

(sniffles, sighs)

MAN (on TV):

that takes responsibility

Now, your father called

With respect,

I love my dad, but hes so

that hes willing

You know whats scarier

Massive typhoons

in the Pacific.

Drought and wildfire

But those things,

arent they the will of God?

(sighs)

The Lord calls us

Now, if He really wants

why would He give us the power

I disagree

on more issues

but I represent a generation

who care about climate change,

and we wont stay silent

Wow.

MAN: So, to be clear,

you pers...

Her old man better

Or you could just be moved

(door opens)

Sorry, sir.

The vote

NINA:

TV interview is trending

And my sources on the Hill say

PR-wise, its an earthquake.

Maybe lets avoid natural

(clears throat)

CHIEF CLERK (on TV):

"A resolution in support

"in their difficult time,

"and in recognition of

"by industrialized

as a contributing factor

51 in favor,

two abstaining.

(applause)

DAISY:

Thats a watershed.

NINA:

had the force of law.

JAY: Me, too.

BLAKE:

something you need to see.

What is that?

That is... Nauru.

Zoom in.

We are zoomed in.

Wait. Go back.

Where is it?

Not there.

That-Thats impossible.

Its happened before,

MATT:

Nauru is eight square miles.

The coral sediment collapsed

And without bedrock...

NINA:

just... disappeared?

NASA confirmed.

Wow.

♪

♪

(speaking Nauruan)

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