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(ship horn blows)

(speaking Russian):

(lively chatter nearby)

(chuckles)

♪

Maryam!

MARYAM:
Oh, Ana.

(Russian dance music playing)

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(loud pounding on door)

(people screaming)

(shouts)

(speaks Russian)

(screams)

JAY: All countries
participating

in the free speech
resolution summit

are confirmed and should be
in Vancouver by tomorrow.

China agreeing to come back
to the table is a huge deal,

so this will be a
sizeable press event.

I've already sent you
your remarks.

Though, technically,
you could say whatever you want

because that's the whole
point of the conference.

Free speech.
JAY: And, of course,

the assistant secretary for
East Asia and Pacific Affairs

will be by your side.

But if-if you need anything
at all from us...

Guys, thanks. I really
appreciate all of your concern,

but believe it or not,
there was a time in my life

when I travelled
without you.

Good morning, everyone.
JAY: Good morning.

Sorry I'm late, ma'am,
but I was on a very,

very troubling call with
our embassy in Abkhazia.

What's up?

Um, the police raided
an LGBTQ nightclub in Sukhumi.

They locked everyone up
on trumped-up charges

of prostitution

and resisting arrest.

Isn't that, like, the
fifth raid this month?

That we've heard about.

Exactly.

Um, there are reports
of beatings, torture

and, in some cases, death,
all while in police custody.

All of these people
disappeared after the raid

and even if they were lucky
enough to evade the authorities

and are in hiding,
it's only a matter of time

before they're hunted down.

I'm alarmed,
but not surprised.

Abkhazia legalized
homosexuality, what, a year ago?

After they gained
full independence.

Not like they're
happy about it.

Ma'am, asylum seekers
at our embassy

are saying this is a pogrom
against the LGBTQ community.

Well, let's find out
if that's true.

I can reach out to Brent Rosen.

He's now the executive director
at the Human Crisis Foundation.

They usually have solid,
on-the-ground intel

with LGBTQ issues.

Okay, good.

I'm gonna have a chat
with President Lakoba.

Let him know
that we're watching.

Kat, would you please join?
Absolutely, ma'am.

ELIZABETH:
We have it

on good authority that your
LGBTQ citizens

are being targeted
for persecution.

LAKOBA: These are false tales
made up by devils.

I'm assuring you,

no innocent citizens
have been target

or harmed in any way.

"Innocent citizens"?

Mr. President,
in your country,

homosexuality
is not a crime.

I strongly recommend

your government
respect its own laws

and allow your LGBTQ citizens

to live freely.

LGB... letters,
letters, letters.

Well, maybe you'll
respond better to numbers.

So, here's a big one:

$60 million.

The amount that
your country agreed

to give us in aid each year.

Then you're also aware
that aid is contingent

on meeting certain
human rights conditions,

including ensuring the
rights of gay people.

Are you understanding
me better now?

I'm afraid it is you who doesn't
understand, Madam Secretary.

What you are saying
is impossible.

We don't have gays in Abkhazia.

No gays in Abkhazia?

It's sick.

The guy could've
passed a polygraph,

his hate was that true.

You know what I hate?

His hair.

His hair!

I mean...
Ugh!

I just want to get in there
or blech!

Hey, shouldn't you be packing
for this conference thing?

No, come on. It's more fun
just hanging out with you,

drinking wine
and complaining.

(chuckles)
How was your day?

Well, I got a lot of important
work done down in the basement

after the great flood.
Uh-huh.

What? What?

No, it's just... since
you quit the CIA,

you've been spending
a lot of time

down in the basement,
alone.

Just tell me you're not going
crazy and writing a manifesto.

They called me today.

CIA?

Mm-hmm. They want to give me
a commendation for some reason.

Like, because
you deserve it?

Yeah, or they know I was driven
to quit by political BS.

They didn't back me up

and now they want to
make themselves feel better.

Yeah, no. CIA doesn't
really do regret.

Yeah. Well, anyway, um,
it's a small ceremony.

Timing's up to me.

So, what are you thinking?

I haven't decided,
but probably,

you know, never.

Oh. 'Cause you're too busy
alone down in the basement?

I'm not gonna be alone.

I'm gonna get
the kids to help me.

Hey, kids!
Come here a minute!

Uh-huh.
JASON: Yeah?

Putting in a new floor, babe.
ALISON: Coming. One sec.

Whoa.
Here, check this out.

Anything speak to you?

Oh. That one.

(elevator bell dings)

Hey, Blake.

Uh, what's the name
of the opera that, uh,

the musical Rent's
based on?

La bohème.
Oh.

And what's the holiday
that Chandler hates?

Chandler Bing?
Thanksgiving.

And what's the name of
the American songwriting duo

that wrote "Hound Dog"
and "Jailhouse Rock"?

I know what you're doing.

I heard you grilling Daisy
in the break room yesterday.

And just because I know the
answer-- Leiber and Stoller--

doesn't mean I have any desire

to join your sad
little trivia team.

Sad? Buddy, I am proud
to say that we are

one of the top teams
in D.C.'s pub circuit.

You do know what the word
"proud" means, don't you?

And believe me, crushing
those smug Ivy Leaguers

for that sweet trivia "W"
is quite an achievement.

Considering I don't like
who you just became,

I'm gonna pass.
Okay.

Do I get competitive?

Sure. That's why Pete quit.

Also, Pete's a
quitter and a baby.

Lesson learned.

Captain Ronnie and I
are down a teammate...

Stop.
...during the week
of an invitational.

Captain Ronnie Baker
from CYBERCOM?

Okay, to be clear,

she is not the captain of
The Bill of Right Answers.

That would be me.

(laughing):
Oh, Matt.

When did it all go so wrong?

Oh, come on.

Don't you want to put
your powers of pop culture

and theater to better use
than just making references

that fly over the
secretary's head?

You're right.
They kind of do.

Yeah.
All right.

Mm-hmm?
Theoretically,
what's in it for me?

Well, first prize is dinner
for the entire team

at Le Petit Chien.

Michelin star,
Le Petit Chien?

Stupid expensive, impossible
to get reservations,

except for the winners of
O'Reilly's Pub Trivia Night.

I told you this was
serious business.

So?

Fine, I'm in.

Yes! To victory!

Viva la vida bohème!

That's from La bohème.

It's the opera that
Rent's based off of. That's...

Wow, you need me
more than I thought.

TRANSLATOR:
The police yelled

that I should be killed
for being gay.

(speaking Russian)

TRANSLATOR: And threw me
into a cell covered in blood.

I waited four hours,
certain I was going to die.

They beat me

all over my body.

(speaking Russian)

TRANSLATOR: Pliers were
connected to my genitals.

They electrocuted me.

(speaking Russian)

TRANSLATOR:
They wanted me to confess.

Say I'm gay.

And wanted names of others.

(crying)

The police left this man
outside his family's house,

bloody and beaten...

and then they outed him
to his parents.

My God.

Somehow, he got himself

to an Abkhazian
LGBTQ coalition.

They've moved their offices
underground.

So, how do we make Lakoba stop?

Withhold aid,
look at sanctions.

Economic levers
take time.

Is the coalition
in communication

with the people in hiding
or on the run?

Yes, they are.

Secretly, over a website
for a fake T-shirt company.

So, how many are
they in touch with?

Well, between the coalition
safe houses and the website,

only about 90. Why?

Is there any chance that
we could give them asylum?

JAY: Homeland Security
is backlogged.

There's no way
to fast-track

the three to five year
processing time.

Yeah, so we're gonna go through

our refugee
resettlement program,

but that could still take

18 to 24 months.
Of course.

Okay. First, we need to
ratchet up pressure on Lakoba.

Talk to the White House

about issuing a statement
condemning these activities,

formally withdrawing aid.

Meantime, we need a mechanism
to save the lives

that we can save.

Uh, like, uh,
like what?

Find an LGBTQ-friendly country
to take them in

while Homeland Security
reviews their cases.

(knocking on door)

Ma'am. Your motorcade is waiting
to take you to Andrews.

In today's climate,
i-it's not easy

to find a country that's willing
to take in any refugees at all.

Then find one that owes us,
and fast.

♪

DRAGOVA:
It's just so ironic.

You're asking Bulgaria to open
its borders to hundreds,

potentially thousands
of unvetted foreign nationals

so that the United States
can have time

to complete its own vetting.

JAY:
Unfortunately,

we can't accelerate the United
States's resettlement policy

just for one group of refugees.

Lucky for them,
Bulgaria is so free and easy.

KAT:
We would be extremely grateful

for Bulgaria's cooperation.

And again, the secretary regrets

she is not able
to join us today,

but hopes that we can find a way

to help these people.

You are asking
Bulgaria to risk

taking in unvetted dissidents?

Uh, refugees seeking
political asylum, Minister.

Due to persecution...
Technically, yes,
we're asking you

to assume
an element of risk.

Just like last year,
when Russian troops

were on your shores
and the U.S. stepped in

and helped prevent your
nation from being invaded.

As a fellow member
of NATO, Minister,

we're now asking
for Bulgaria's cooperation,

not based on your gratitude
for us saving your butts,

but because of your compassion
for those in need.

But either works.

I'll talk to the prime minister.

We will allow the UNHRC
to set up refugee camps

outside of Plovdiv.

Thank you, Minister Dragova.

Give my regards
to the secretary.

(school bell ringing)

Oh. Thank you.

Jason McCord,
you're wanted in the office.

STUDENTS:
Ooh!

All right, settle down,
settle down.

(student whistles)
Okay.

Whatever it is, I didn't do it.
(students grumble)

MATT:
Hey, man.

Hey.
You get the material yet?

Yeah, I'm putting together
a binder on Bulgaria as we...

No, I meant the study packet
for team trivia night.

Look, I e-mailed it to
you a couple hours ago.

Uh, yeah. I-I got it.

Did you look it over?

You know what?

What?
I actually did.

It's so cool.
Oh, way to go,
teamie...

I'm lying, you idiot.

We're trying
to save refugees

from a homophobic,
murderous dictator.

Okay, yeah, yeah. Work.

I know you think you got
this team trivia stuff,

but I promise you,
you don't got this.

Ivy League overachievers who've
been obnoxiously dominating

dinner conversations

since they were
four years old?

Please.
I went to class with them.

I avoided joining...

clubs with them.
I'm probably unwilling to admit

that I actually am one of them.

Believe me, I got this.

Okay.

Play it like you don't care.

That's cool.

Different is good.

The best teams
are spice racks.

Do you hear the words
coming out of your mouth?

We will be the
tagine of trivia.

Tagine is a Moroccan stew.

It's in the packet.
I...

Okay. Get back to work.

Hey. You're gonna be great.

(sighs)

(door closes)

HENRY:
Jace?

Yeah.

Perfect timing.

I'm just about to
start on the floor.

You can give me a hand.

Look at this. Mom
chose, uh-- and Ali--

chose this wood-look
porcelain tile.

What do you think?

Yeah, looks great.

You okay, pal?

Yeah, um...

Yeah, sorry,
I'm just out of it.

Well, grab
something to drink.

Sit down for a minute.
I don't want to break

any child labor laws.

Mm. Oh, there's
pizza in there.

My advice to you is
eat as much pizza as you can

before you're 30.

Ah, hell, bring me
a piece, would you?

You know what?

(box shuffling)

I just remembered
I have debate practice.

What?

Yeah. No.

Uh...
(chuckles)

They-they changed my schedule
this morning.

It's my fault,
I-I totally spaced.

But I'm sorry, I got to...

ELIZABETH:
That was it?

He just took off?

HENRY: Yeah, he didn't
even try to argue

his way out of it, he just
pulled this debate story.

Something is up.

Yeah, well, he's a teenager.
Welcome.

You know, something
is-is always up.

Hey, I'm just trying
to get the basement finished.

I mean, yeah, okay, I'm annoyed.

He said he would help me out.

He should keep his word.

I totally agree.

I mean, I hated
helping my father with projects.

He was the worst.

I would lie like hell
to get out of it.

But that's why I try
to be better, you know?

I talk, I'm patient,
I offer snacks.

I think he's just a teenager,

and we are a l-little
less interesting now.

It's nature's way
of making him leave the house

when he graduates.

Yeah. That didn't work out
so well with the other two.

(chuckles softly)

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

I love you, I got to go. Bye.

(knocking on glass)

KAT: I feel like
we should celebrate.

Chinese?

Oh, hell yes.

The number of my meals that
come out of that vending machine

would make the mothers
of the world cringe.

Yikes. Well, as a parent
and sometime-farmer,

I'm telling you: you-- yeah, you
got to eat real food. That is...

Uh...

You have a kid?

Yeah.

Desi.

Short for Desear.

A moody, adorable threenager.

So you with me in the single
parent club, or...?

Uh, no. No.

Actually, I co-parent
with Desi's dad, Adam.

He's consulting
at the moment.

But um, you know,
he's finding his way,

now that I, uh,
dragged him back to D.C.

(laughs softly)

What?

I just... I assumed,
that with the refugees,

it was personal.

It is. I'm bisexual.

Uh, you can also say
pansexual, or-or fluid,

or non-monosexual,
but, uh, yeah, I'm queer.

(both laugh)

Okay. Okay.

I know I'm wandering into
foot in mouth territory here,

but queer is really-- sorry--

is really just about...
it's about worldview, right?

Or is it more
sexual preference?

Um...

You know, I think it means

different things
to different people.

But for me,

it's about the freedom
to live my gender identity,

and expression, as well as
my sexual orientation.

I'm just gonna say stuff now.

Mm, okay,
go for it.

So when you, uh...

were in your U.N.
chief of staff days...

Mm-hmm.

You know, you looked, uh...

Feminine?

You can say it.

Different.
Oh.

Yeah, I like that.
"Different."

Yeah, I... yeah,

I had long hair and, uh,

wore dresses and heels
and makeup.

And, um, sometimes
it felt like me.
Yeah?

And sometimes...
(sighs)

it felt like
a costume I had to wear

in order to survive,
and gain access.

So what made you...
this you?

I survived and gained access.

(both laugh)
Fair.

So, now I don't have to
fit in to play the game.

I make my own rules, and number
one is being my authentic self.

Somehow, becoming a parent

only made it feel
more vital, you know?

Yeah. I get that.
Yeah?

Having Chloe was, like,
a total reboot for me.

It's amazing
how it affects you, right?

(chuckles softly)

From the first moment
I met Desi,

this precious
little spirit

looking right into me...

(sighs)

...living my truth became
nonnegotiable.

'Cause I want Desi
to live Desi's truth.

So crazy that people
want to destroy

other people for this--
yeah, get in there.

Yeah. Well,

at least we try to get
to do something about it.

You know, it's not the first
time I've worked with Brent.

No?

You know, the nuclear treaty
with Iran?

Yeah.
Yeah.

Historic deal.
(laughs):
Damn right.

So, on the same day
as the signing,

Iran held a public
execution of a gay man.

Azad Ahmadi.

There was a protest in D.C.

I didn't want it to happen.

The execution or the protest;
they were the same in my mind.

Just obstacles to getting
this thing that we'd been

trying to land
for years.

Yeah, it's understandable.

Not really.

As Brent made very clear.

By the time I got "woke..."
(chuckles softly)

and tried to stop the execution,
it was too late.

We all have to put up walls
sometimes to do this work.

That one had a cost.

He was stoned to death.

I made myself watch the video.

Oh, my God. Why?

So I'd never forget.

Hey. Lakoba responded

to the president's
public statement.

He just closed the borders.

No.
What?

Yeah, the refugees
are trapped in Abkhazia.

Oh, my God.

(scoffs)

We found out that
they're putting people

in a specially designated
prison center.

Oh. Well, that sounds eerily
similar to a concentration camp.

Our contacts on the ground
are all scrambling.

President Lakoba
is now threatening

to expel all U.S.
headquartered NGOs.

And now, the LGBTQ Coalition
is worried that the authorities

are gonna find out about
their underground office

and their website,

and so they're
shutting it all down.

They can't do that.

We won't be able to reach
the people in hiding.

That's why we need State
to intervene.

Time is running out.

We're dealing with a guy
who says

his country has "no gays."

We can't negotiate with that.

And there's no legal
way to get them out

without violating
Abkhazian sovereignty.

Then maybe we need to start
finding other ways.

(quietly):
Okay, human traffickers?

You're kidding.

Yeah, of course
I'm kidding.

I mean, t-they're the
most evil monsters

belched from Hell the
Earth has ever known.

Although...

Stop.
Th-They-- well...

We may not have
any legal options,

but we're not going
to straight up immoral.

Right. So just plain illegal.

Extralegal.

Okay. So...
(sighs)

who can help us transport
humans extralegally

who isn't a human
trafficker?

(elevator bell dings)

Kurdish smugglers.

Now you're kidding.

Sure, the Turks might
be a little mad

that we're working
with their archenemies

on their own soil...
Yeah, like
"threaten-threaten NATO" mad.

(sighs)
True.

(car alarm chirps)

They could.
(Kat laughs)

They could. They could
transport our refugees

by ground from Abkhazia to
Bulgaria via Georgia and Turkey.

Are we really having
this conversation?

Just hypothetically.
Okay, okay.

So, hypothetically,
the tricky part is

how do we pay them?
Yeah.

(chuckles)

Unless we don't.

Oh, my God.

(car alarm chirps)

You want me to
convince an NGO

that's working
in Eastern Europe

to accept a grant

that they will then use
to pay Kurds to transport

LBGTQ refugees
through Turkey?

Another country that hates
LBGTQ people?

Yes. Except the NGO will never
know where the money came from,

and we never had
this conversation.

Aside from being
completely insane,

your-your plan has
a-a Turkey problem.

Under President Kozlu,

it's basically
an authoritarian state,

and they hate the Kurds.
Like "attempted to
ethnically cleanse them" hate.

We're up to speed.
We know the risks.

Did the secretary
sign off on this?

Brent, the secretary's
not your problem.

Right now, this is
our only option,

and the clock is ticking.

If we do nothing,
these people die.

I'll have my team
start making calls.

Thank you.

We better notify
the secretary.

It's 5:00 in Vancouver.
She's still in negotiations.

Right. She'll be tied up
a few more hours.

(exhales)
And we can't wait.

Let's get everything
in motion,

and I'll fill her in
as soon as they break.

(elevator bell dings)

PUNKAJ:
I am Dr. Punkaj,

but I'm not a medical doctor.

So no bumps, bruises
or contusions.

What have you
gotten me into?

Now, on to our first question.

Get you something?
Popcorn shrimp?

Oh, uh, yeah.

You know, I...
Now's not the time, lady.

PUNKAJ:
In the 2000s, which artist

sold more albums
than the Beatles?

Where's the buzzer?

Oh, no, this isn't
Jeopardy!, dude.

Okay, we write it all down
and then turn it in at the end.

Well, that's not exciting.

Blake, the question. Jay-Z?
Yeah.

Yeah.
Eminem.

Eminem. I should
have known that.

PUNKAJ:
Who wrote the 2004 hit

Mean Girls?

Amy Poehler?
Amy Poehler.
Oh, please. Tina Fey.

Oh.
Tina Fey.

This How I Met Your Mother star

also played Toby...

In Sweeney Todd.

No, no, no.

This is my night off.

I'm not answering
any more questions

until you two loosen up.

We're-we're loose.

Who played Toby, Blake?
Yeah.

Could we have a round
of shots, please?

Surprise us.

You know, I once
ate fried beer.

(all laugh)

No.
Yeah, it's a thing.

My family's from Texas.
Oh.

We figured that out
when you said "fried beer."

Hey, you better
watch it, Matty.
No judgment.

Just a little judgment.
Oh.

Shh!

Okay, what is your problem?
Hey, no, no, no.

PUNKAJ:
73% of the brain

is made up of this.

Ooh, um...
Oh...

Uh, it's a plasma...
It's a liquid, clear, uh...

Waters? Waters.
Yes!

I think we've had a few
too many shots.

PUNKAJ:
Edgar Allan Poe died

in this mid-Atlantic city.

"The Raven."
No, that's, uh...
Uh, "Nevermore."

BOTH:
Baltimore.

BOTH:
Boom!

JASON: Thanks for seeing me,
Uncle Will.

WILL:
Anytime, okay?

I won't make you say it.

I know why you're here.

Really?

Yeah. Yeah, I get it.

You can't talk to your parents
about everything,

and it's embarrassing
to buy them yourself.

Oh, God, no.
No, it's okay.

I got 'em from the clinic.
No, no, no, that's...

Should see you through
the month.
No, Uncle Will...

There's a big jump
in STDs in your age group.

Syphilis is back.
No, no, no.

No, I'm good, thanks.

Well, what's on your mind?

You okay?

I got a perfect score
on the PSAT.

What?

(chuckling)

That's it.
Okay. Wow.

Do you have any idea
what Elizabeth

and Henry McCord
are going to do

when they find out?
They will be very proud.

No, they'll freak out...

and start having all
these expectations.

Ah.

And you won't don a mask
of faux ambition

to appease the herd?

Thank you.

I have a plan.

Piper's looking
at colleges.

And once I graduate,
I'm just gonna go

wherever she is, and I'll
get a job in the same town.

And...

No "and."

Steve Jobs,
Howard Hughes, Lady Gaga--

none of them had
a college degree,

and they built empires.

But if they didn't have
an "and,"

they wouldn't have
accomplished anything.

You need an "and."

I just don't want to be forced
to be someone I'm not, you know?

You get it.

JASON:
I came to you

because you gave up your
life to be with a woman.

All right, you
get it, man.

Look, I-I gave up
kidnapping threats,

air raids, 24/7 gunfire,

but I'm still doing the thing
that-that makes me tick.

Okay, yeah.

And you're near Aunt Sophie,
and I want that.

(sighs)

This perfect score has just
thrown everything up in the air,

and I can only
keep it hidden

from Mom and Dad
for so long...

and then it's just
gonna be nonstop

Harvard this
and Stanford that.

And, "Why don't you apply
for this internship

and that fellowship?"
And I...

I don't want any of it.

Come here, I want
to show you something.

Brent's connections
came through.

They found a willing NGO?
Yep. Rainbow Georgia.

They already had some ties
to a Kurdish group.

We can get about 60
people out of Abkhazia.

When? When are they--
when?

It's happening now.

(softly):
Wow.

(phone vibrates)

(speaking Russian):

(brakes hiss)

(soldiers shouting in Turkish):

(speaks Russian)

(shouting in Turkish)

What up, champ?

BLAKE:
Oh, boy.
Give me some.

We high-fiving now?

(laughing):
Oh, damn straight, teamie.

We were on a trivia team
together-- it was very exciting.

We won.
Okay, that's good.

So, Captain Ronnie and I
are thinking Monday night

for our winner dinner.
Yeah.

Well, all right, well,
I'll be there.

I have been dreaming,
dreaming about

the cheese cart at
Le Petit Chien.

Cool. And Wednesday,
we keep the dream alive

at Ken's Bar and Grille.

(laughs)
Oh, no, no, no.

That dream is over.

I had a great time.
I really did.

But I was just in it for
the free Michelin star meal.

I actually have a life.

Whoa, dude.

You're acting like
I'm using trivia

to fill some void
or distract myself

from feeling a little
stalled out lately

'cause my love life is
nonexistent, and sometimes

the loneliness in my apartment
feels like a prison.

Matt, do you not realize

that Captain Baker
is into you?

Ronnie?

Yeah.
No. (laughs)

Y-You think?

Let me put it
to you this way.

This popular '90s movie
is a modern adaptation

of Jane Austen's Emma.
Clueless.

(whispers):
That's you.

I can't ask her out.

She... it'd be too weird.

We're on the same
trivia team.

What if I just happen to
be sick on Monday night?

Wait, no, you'd miss out

on Le Petit Chien's
cheese cart

and-and the famous
crabe royal

to give me a personal
round with Ronnie?

You should walk away
before I change my mind.

Hey. Um, any word?

No. Brent said he'd call
as soon as he hears anything.

Yeah, but shouldn't he have
heard something by now?

Okay, the secretary's
on her way back.

Vancouver did not go
as well as we had hoped.

Yeah, because we hoped for
a free speech resolution

and didn't get one.

MATT: So more like it
didn't go well at all.

Guys, China agreed
to resume talks in a few months.

So, for the press briefing,

make sure it doesn't sound
like we're just

spinning our wheels
with the resolution.

Even though we are?

What? Is it really
worth trying to sell

abject failure
as anything else?

Just say Rome wasn't
built in a day,

and, like Rome, this too
is an ongoing process, okay?

I know how to handle
the briefing, Jay.

Of course.
Sorry.

What's the status of
the Abkhazian refugees?

Something up?

We're still waiting
on an update.

Well, considering our lack
of progress with Vancouver,

maybe we should mention our
efforts with the refugees.

It's humanitarian
headline gold.

If we're successful.

We need to keep
the story on ice

while we help others escape.

Hopefully, this is
just the first wave of many.

Copy that.
Thanks.

(sighs)

I keep telling myself
we did the right thing,

but Brent's voice
is stuck in my head

saying if this thing
goes sideways,

we threaten our foreign policy.

(sighs) I talked to
the secretary, and basically,

as long as the refugees make it
to Bulgaria, we're good.

(elevator bell dings)

Welcome back, ma'am.

I need Jay and Kat
in my office, now.

ELIZABETH: Couple of miles
from the border,

a Turkish army unit raided
a Kurdish transport vehicle.

The refugees you were trying
to save are being detained.

President Kozlu plans

on deporting them back
to Abkhazia within the hour.

What? He can't do that.
He is doing that.

And he is furious that
we worked with the Kurds.

You know, being that they're
sworn enemies and all.

Ma'am, there's no proof that
they worked at our behest.

H-Here's the funny thing:

you know that
LGBTQ-friendly NGO,

Rainbow Georgia,
that you worked with?

One of their employees
gave us up.

Why? He hates Kurds.

You see, being righteous
in one area doesn't mean

that you are righteous
in all areas.

Which is why you have to know
who you are working with.

Ma'am, I take
full responsibility for this.

No, no, no, no. I made the call.
It's my fault.

Well, I brought it...
It's my fault.

I'm not listening to this

because right now,

we need to save these refugees

and our relationship
with a vital ally.

Okay, I'll gather the team,
and we'll put together...

No need.

This is how this
is going to play out.

I'm going to browbeat
President Kozlu,

using our historic
alliance as leverage.

Course, he has the upper hand

because he knows we will
never allow those refugees

to return to Abkhazia.

Not to mention China and Russia,

who are looking to exploit
even the slightest fracture

in our relationship in order
to peel the Turks off of NATO.

So, sorry, Jay,

your garden-variety
inducements of more F-22s

and monetary aid
just isn't gonna cut it.

Instead, I will be forced
to offer up something

that hurts.

Like softening the language

in State's next
human rights report.

If President Kozlu

allows the Abkhazians

to continue on to Bulgaria,

we will give him
the credit that he deserves.

And then we will look
for other areas

to less harshly
condemn Turkey for abuses.

Ma'am, anything less than
a full-throated condemnation

will only encourage Kozlu

to keep crossing lines.

It would look like
we're reneging

on our commitment to democracy

and getting in bed
with a burgeoning autocrat.

If either of you
has a better idea,

I am all ears.

Great.

(intercom beeps)

Blake, get me President Kozlu.

Thank you. That's all.

Hey, Dad, I've, uh,
got something to tell you.

Let me guess, you got
a perfect score on your PSAT.

Uncle Will sold me out?
Nope.

I got a congratulatory e-mail
from your principal.

The only thing I can think
of is that since you're...

you know, you, instead
of being thrilled,

you'd think that somehow
Mom and I are gonna have these

crazy expectations
of you.

First of which is:

we expect honesty and, well,
at least not outright lying.

I know. I'm an idiot.
I'm sorry.
No, no, hey.

No, it's just I...

I wasn't ready to tell you

and I didn't want
to lie by omission,

so I just avoided
spending time with you.

Which was, obviously,
pretty dumb...
Okay, first of all...

...because I ended up
lying to you anyway.

Congratulations.

And I promise that the next time
you do something great,

I will think as little
of you as possible.

I assume you
already told Mom.

Yeah, she's
pretty proud.

Uh, but she has
no expectations

it'll lead
to anything.
No.

It's-it's not that.
It's...

I don't know what
I want to do yet.

You know,
my-my "thing."

I don't want to be
bombarded with options

that I'm gonna have to
choose from and then live up to

only to find that,
like, I don't want,

I don't want to
do that thing.

And then I have to,
like, find other stuff

that I'm into and-and then
I have to live up to that.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.

And it just keeps...
Whoa, here, slow down.

Have a set. Sit down.

Nobody is making you
do anything.

And I get it.

I-I was just as
confused as you are

when I was your age.

Really?

Because you and Mom
are, like,

the two least confused,

most successful,

amazing people I know.

Jace...
It's true.

(sighs) Well, that must
feel pretty intimidating.

Yeah.
Well, look.

Mom and I each
had our own journey,

and you're gonna have a journey
that's unique to you.

The big difference
between you and me,

besides you being
much smarter,

is that, when I
was your age,

I was certain of one thing,
I wanted to stick it to my dad.

So the first chance I got,
I joined the Marines

without any idea where
it would lead to, none.

Wait, you did that
with no plan?

Yup.

(laughs) And, oh,
did I get lucky

'cause I-I found that
I liked the challenge.

I liked being part of something
bigger than myself.

Maybe I should join
the military. (laughs)

Maybe.

You don't have to
decide anything yet.

Life...

doesn't come
looking for you.

At a certain point, you just
got to go out and find it.

I should've just
talked to you first.

Uncle Will was
far less patient.

Oh, boy.
Yeah.

Uh, what-what?

Well, he took me to the
rehab floor at Walter Reed.

Wow. Dose of
perspective.

Yeah, but...

Some of them are just
a few years older than me.

Like, they're heroes.

A-And I don't even feel like
I deserve to see them like that.

You're gonna find your thing.

And I promise
to expect nothing

if you promise
to get in the game.

When you're ready.

Thanks.

ELIZABETH:
That would explain

the text I got from Will:
"You're welcome."

I mean, I appreciate
that he's there for Jace,

but maybe next time
he won't use wounded soldiers

as shock therapy.

ELIZABETH:
I don't know.

I'm still stuck on this.

I don't know, him feeling
all this pressure

because of us?
I mean, that stinks.

Well, look, we all have baggage
from our parents.

Having your mom be
Secretary of State

is pretty cool baggage.

He'll figure it out.

Yeah.

Hey, speaking of
figuring it out...

any more thoughts
on that commendation?

I'm trying not
to think about it.

They want to give me

the National Intelligence
Distinguished Service Medal.

Henry! That is an
incredible honor

and hugely deserved.

But it's for
individual achievement.

It just doesn't feel right.

Well, what would
feel right?

WARE: It is with great privilege
that I present

the National Intelligence
Meritorious Unit Citation

to recognize
the accomplishments

of this group

that significantly
benefitted

the intelligence
community.

Thanks, Ephraim.
(chuckles)

Uh, Henry, you can say
a few words if you'd like

for the record.

Oh, um...

We... appreciate
this honor and...

you know, a leader
is only as good as his team.

And... Dylan, Molly,

and Alexander, Nafisa,
those who couldn't be here,

they all made me look
pretty damn good.

You know, to say this job is
difficult is an understatement.

We put our lives
on the line every day,

trying to achieve something

that all too often
seems impossible.

Working in gray areas

that make us confront
our sense of right and wrong.

And sometimes, it makes it
pretty hard to sleep at night.

But we keep doing it,
every day,

because we believe that,
in our own small way...

(all cheering)

...we're helping make the world
a better place.

I can only hope that we are.

ELIZABETH:
Good news.

63 Abkhazians just arrived
at the U.N. camp

in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Thank God.

Thank you, ma'am.
That's great news.

Yeah, they will
be safe there

while the DHS reviews
their applications

for resettlement.

Then there's the bad news.

I just came from
Acting President Hurst's office.

Apparently, President Lakoba
feels that we violated

his country's sovereignty,

and he is making threats

to end the military cooperation

that we launched when they
gained their independence.

So now,

instead of working
on how to help

the thousands
of LGBTQ citizens

still in Abkhazia,

I have to save our strategic
position in the caucuses.

For the record,

we believed it was the only
way to save the refugees.

I'm sure you did.

But diplomacy is about
the big picture,

and you lost sight of that.

You are both important
to my team.

You don't get to make
a mistake like that twice.

Understood?

Yes, ma'am.
Yeah, yes,
understood.

Blake, get me President Lakoba.

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