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[SALSA MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO]

[ISABEL CHUCKLES]

[DJ GUAPO] That salsa
goes out to Aaron Shore,

- the proud son of Mexico nominated...
- [DJ ALTO] Hold up, 'mano.

I've never seen him in the parranda,

and suddenly he's a proud son of Mexico?

- He's never stood with the Mexican...
- [RADIO TURNS OFF]

[ISABEL] Sorry, baby. That's shitty.

I've heard worse. [SIGHS]

Just don't let it derail you.

- Hold still.
- What do you mean?

I'm just saying, don't rice-and-beans
it. Are you going gray?

I won't pretend I know what
you're talking about. Stop it.

When we first started dating, you
said you didn't like rice and beans

'cause everyone expected
you to eat that.

This looks gray.

No, it's not.

Then I made you my arroz con
habichuela and you ate that shit up.

It was good. What do you want me to do?

It was rice and beans.

Okay, what are you getting at?

Don't not do something good

because you're worried
about being stereotyped.

Like, say, pushing immigration
reform at your interviews this week.

Because all Mexicans want to
talk about is immigration.

- That's very woke of you, Boricua.
- [SPEAKING SPANISH]

Very funny, old man.

Who are you calling "old man," Granny?

You, old man.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

- [KNOCK ON DOOR]
- [RUSSELL] Sorry, Mr. President.

You told me to update you
if things got worse?

It's all right, Russell. What's up?

Teachers in Ohio and Pennsylvania
just went on strike.

That makes eight districts
in three states.

Well, that's one way to
welcome the kids back.

What are their demands?

Money for textbooks and supplies
and a 10% salary increase.

When are negotiations set for?

Both sides are refusing to
come back to the table.

And the day begins.

- Have Harper meet me in the Oval.
- [RUSSELL] Yes, sir.

These things are fucking impossible.

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

- Synced & corrected by MementMori -
-- www.addic7ed.com --

I'm gonna have nightmares of that man

chasing me through the West
Wing with talking points.

All the more reason to stay in shape.

- Round is a shape.
- You're not round.

So what do you think I should get her?

What? I thought her
birthday was months ago.

Yeah, but I missed so many of them.
And the last one was her 21st.

So, get her a shot glass.

Is that a fatherly gift?

Oh, my God. You're overthinking
this, sperm daddy.

So, what's it like having
vice-presidential candidate Aaron Shore

in your communications portfolio?

Hmm. It's kinda fun
telling him what to do,

but I can't tell if Lorraine is
punishing me or starting to trust me.

You control the narrative.
Remember that.

We are as gods that way.

[MARS] First off, Seth,
if I have talking points,

I won't chase you down.
You're coming to me.

Secondly, Lorraine is punishing you.
She's punishing all of us.

And, thirdly, get the
girl a simple gift.

- Like socks?
- [MARS] Oh, look.

There we go. More
teachers just walked out.

Your godliness needs to
control the narrative.

I'm telling you, nightmares.

Speaking of, did you
ever open that envelope

with the DNA cancer test results thingy?

I don't wanna talk about it.

- [SETH] Just keep me posted, okay?
- Yeah.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[AARON] Come on, slowpoke.

[ISABEL SPEAKING SPANISH]

- Oh, what's all this?
- Some pictures my mom sent.

Lorraine said they'd make
me look more relatable.

- I gotta take them in.
- No.

Not before I get a
chance to look at them.

- Cute.
- God.

- Come on, slowpoke.
- Hey.

A week's negotiation, shot.

Moss is calling for the
governors to break the strikes.

Lock out teachers, bring in the scabs...

[TOM] Son of a bitch is acting
like he's already been elected.

Republicans control the governorships
in most of the striking states.

No doubt he's dangling cabinet
positions for their loyalty.

He said he'd bring in the National
Guard if he were president.

Thank God he's not. What about Porter?

"You're a divisive president

presiding over the downfall of
education in the United States."

So says the billionaire

whose chemical refinery workers
are paid starvation wages.

[MARS] Here we go.

Four more districts have
gone on strike. Total of 12.

Same demands. Living wage
and school supplies.

Living wage and school supplies.

When did that become a radical demand?

When we started to demonize unions
instead of people like Porter.

I want direct lines to every governor

who's got a strike on their hands.

It'll be on your desk when you get back.

Thank you.

[MAN] They're coming out!

Mr. Shore, are rumors of
your engagement true?

- You picked a date yet?
- [AARON] What?

[ISABEL] What's she doing here?

- Are you planning to resign...
- [AARON] No idea.

... to help your fiancé
on the campaign trail?

- Excuse me?
- [REPORTERS CLAMORING]

What the hell was that?

Someone posted on Reddit that
they saw you propose last night.

Since when does CNBS follow
rumors posted on online forums?

It's the Internet, sweetie. I can't
predict what rises to the top.

How'd you know to come
riding to our rescue, then?

Oh, Aaron, I like her. She's
smart and unrelenting.

Okay, I didn't start the rumor,

but I did ensure that it made
it into a few select inboxes.

Why would you do that?

Hey, everyone loves romance,
and it's great publicity.

- [AARON] Lorraine...
- [LORRAINE] That reminds me.

Our press team is arguing
about what to call you.

- Hispanic? Chicano? Latino?
- Don't use "Hispanic."

Um, "Latinx" is on the rise, but...

I don't like labels, all right?

In any case, I'd be a Tejano.

My mom's family's been in Texas
since before it was Texas.

So far, we have dead birds in Florida,

a DIY biolab scrubbed
clean in Cambridge,

a flu outbreak in Toronto
and a missing nurse.

FBI's still running aliases.

Yeah. This is the strain that we
found in the dead birds in Florida,

and this is the strain
we found in Toronto.

They're different strains, but
they've both been manipulated.

The Florida flu contains gene
sequences from smallpox.

The Toronto flu has
sequences I can't identify.

Someone is messing with flu
strains, seeing what sticks.

So, what's your next move?

The CDC's monitoring the flu
outbreak, but I need a smoking gun.

This smoking enough for you?

Health Department reports
on a flu outbreak.

- Check out the letterhead.
- [HANNAH] Tampa?

- The birds.
- This time, it's people.

You're up five points
since the unconvention.

You're welcome, by the way.

He's the one that gave the speech.

[LORRAINE] Colorado's
looking really good.

And Aaron has put New Mexico
and Nevada into play.

And Aaron is a son of Texas.

Yeah, but we need this to
reflect reality, Mr. President.

- The next thing on our agenda...
- [TOM] Can we use this recent bump

to our advantage in dealing
with these teachers' strikes?

You know I can't weigh in
on official USG business.

When has that ever stopped you?

Fine.

Education doesn't motivate voters,

so just say you support it and move on.

And as to the strike,

do something that makes
Porter look like a hypocrite,

and Moss look like an unfeeling asshole.

Okay, I need you to approve
our advertising budget.

I told you I had some thoughts on that.

The president is a very busy man...

We're overspending on our TV budget.

- We need ads.
- Just give me a minute.

We need ads, but nobody's
watching TV commercials anymore.

And since we need to get the
biggest bang for our buck,

we should cut our TV budget and
triple our online spending.

That, actually, is not a bad idea.

Thank you.

I've been speaking with Dontae Evans,

the man behind the
Kirkman Listens videos,

and we've come up with a
plan. He's right outside.

[TOM] I know who he is. Bring him in.

Dontae, the president would
like to speak with you.

Dontae, nice to see you.
What have you got?

I want to do a viral video of you,
sir. Tell the public your story.

The public knows my story.

Yes, sir, but they don't know
you. The man inside the job.

And once they do, they won't
want anyone else to do it.

Think about it, sir. A day in
the life of the president.

I can start filming right now.

Okay, okay.

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

[MARIACHI MUSIC PLAYING]

Shit.

[DOOR OPENS]

Hey.

POTUS updated me on the Syria project.

Here's my timeline.

I already cleared a timeline
with him. He didn't mention?

Oh.

So you coordinated with the
State Department, DHS?

- Yeah.
- Commerce?

Not yet, why?

Are you prepped for this meeting

with the Turkish delegation tomorrow?

Mars, take a seat.

Okay, look, this VP nod is a big
deal, and I wouldn't be here

if you hadn't taken a young
poli-sci major and kicked his ass

into the savvy political mind you
see before you. So, thank you.

I'm actually not bringing alcohol
into the home right now.

- Lynn just got back from rehab.
- Shit.

I'm... I'm sorry.

- How's she doing?
- She's fine.

You want to thank me?

Get the Turks to agree
to talk with the Kurds.

It's all set for tomorrow. My deputy...

Your deputy? I thought these
were your negotiations.

My campaign rollout's this
week, so I delegated...

Let's get one thing straight.

You are still national security advisor.

You and Lorraine can play
telenovela VP on your own time.

This is your top priority,
not something you delegate.

Got it?

- Yeah, I got it.
- [DOOR CLOSES]

[LORRAINE] You have the College
Powered event at 4:00.

I'll be there unless the
negotiations start up again.

No, you're getting face time

with some obscenely
rich foundation folk.

- We're not taking PACs.
- Foundations are not PACs.

Dark money is better?

These rich foundation folk are
just going to pressure him

to sign their nondisclosure bill.

I'm vetoing that bill, Emily.

Shouldn't we be focusing
on the teachers' strike?

[LORRAINE] Ditching an
educational fundraiser

at which you're the guest of
honor is just terrible optics.

Again, this is a very exclusive
event for an educational foundation

whose guests have paid big bucks
for a photo op with the president.

Maybe you'll get some ideas on
how to handle the walkouts.

Sure, because billionaires understand
what the working people need.

Could we not fight in front of the kids?

[TOM] Calm down, you two.
Dontae, keep rolling.

I'll simply be sharing the celebrity
of the presidency with them.

If you don't mind, excuse me.

[HANNAH] Dianne got the
Tampa Health Department

to set us up with a lab.

She'll fly down to debrief us.

[ELI] Still wish we could've driven.

Planes are breeding grounds for disease.

This doomsday disease obsession
you have can't be healthy.

We do have antibiotics and vaccines.

A single cough spreads half
a million virus particles.

Put a coughing person on a
plane with recycled air,

it becomes an incubator.

Infected passengers fly from San
Francisco to London, maybe.

Along the way, they infect others

who are flying to Vancouver or Nairobi.

And soon, the world is
gripped by a plague

from which we'll never recover.

- We'll rent a car on the way back.
- Thank you.

Lorraine. It's been ages.

[LORRAINE] I wanted to
apologize for this morning.

[ISABEL] What's done is done.

I had the campaign reach
out and squash the rumors.

- What is this?
- A coat.

It converts into a sleeping bag.

I have a grantee that's employing
homeless women to make them.

And we have a press event tomorrow,

- so if you'll excuse me...
- Who do you have coming?

Uh, so far, I have a local newspaper
and some online bloggers.

Oh. That's nice.

What do you want, Lorraine?

[LORRAINE] Hang on.

[DOOR CLOSES]

- I'm here about your mother.
- What about my mother?

Her involvement with the Puerto
Rican wing of the Black Panthers.

The Young Lords? [CHUCKLES]
They were a separate group.

Both involved in
controversial activities.

Yeah, they both ran free
breakfast programs.

And carried guns.

To the Moss crowd,
brown people with guns

equals scary, scary terrorists.

My mom helped them organize
free community events.

She made clothes and taught kids
to read out of a church basement.

A church that her little
group took by force

after trashing city offices.

That's not the whole story.

That's the part people will care about.

Who? Who's going to care? I'm
just Aaron's girlfriend.

No, you are the campaign's girlfriend.

And with widow Kirkman off the market,

you're gonna be one of the
most scrutinized women

in America come fall.

I'm not interested in being a prop.

No, you got it backwards.

I can make sure you're
never overlooked again.

As long as I...

Tone down your activist tendencies.

Don't call attention to your mom's past.

You want me to denounce my mother.

Your event tomorrow, this thing...

How'd you like for that to be covered

by every media outlet in the country?

I like you. I really do.

And I see what you're doing here,
breaking into that boys' club.

I want to help you, but I can't
unless you help yourself.

That's cool.

An update on the meeting

with the Turkish foreign
minister for Aaron.

- I'll take a look.
- I said for Aaron.

Aaron's booked tomorrow.
I'm covering it.

When did you two last speak?

He briefed me ten minutes ago. Why?

Six more districts are striking.

That's 18 districts in 15 states,
nearly a third of the country.

It's time for a charm offensive.

Bring the press in, tell the
teachers' side of the story.

I'll man the bully pulpit.

- Your veto statements?
- On my desk.

Right now, the strike is the priority.

- Mars, I don't have a lot of time.
- I'll be brief.

- [TOM] Aaron, is this your new detail?
- Sir, Agent Troy Baye.

- Don't let anything happen to him.
- Will do, Mr. President.

I was talking to Mr. Shore, son.

[MARS] No.

I'm concerned about Aaron's bandwidth.

I'd like to take him off
the Syria negotiations.

[TOM] I gave him the project.

If he's gonna delegate
responsibilities...

Aaron's in charge. I need you
to help me man the phones,

stop the governors from
doing something stupid.

We need to get the
districts to give ground.

Can you get your mind off of
Syria long enough to do that?

Aye, aye, captain.

Can I have the governor of Ohio, please?

Megan, do you really want
to spend the next six weeks

defending voting yourselves raises

while students go without textbooks?

Mr. Speaker, I'm sorry.
Can you give me a second?

I need to talk to my press secretary.

[SOFTLY] One, two, three...

I've just been given
a list of everything

that you've been willing to pay for

aside from our children's education.

Teachers are working two, three
jobs just to stay afloat.

You've got students wearing
jackets in their classrooms

because you refuse to fix the heat,

and you're worried about my optics?

It's all about optics.

Interview some teachers.
Put a human face on it.

I can get you face time.

I don't give a damn. Do your job and
get your teachers back to work.

I'd owe you.

Screw that.

Sorry, Dontae. Not
exactly riveting stuff.

It's fascinating, sir.

[CHUCKLES] So, what do you
think about the governors?

I think they're fine, sir.

I like to think I'm someone
who is comfortable

surrounding himself with people
who say what's on their mind.

It's just they're all missing the point.

They're giving bullshit
platitudes. Oh, God...

It's fine. It's fine. I'm the
president, not your grandmother.

I just mean...

How many of these governors
have been to a public school

in the last ten years?

My school had 15-year-old textbooks
held together by duct tape.

And my teachers were warriors.

They fought every day
to give us a future.

Exactly.

My mother was a history teacher.

She would come home with mounds of
reports to read, tests to grade.

Some of the kids in her class
came from families with no money,

so she would make them lunches
so they'd have something to eat.

I once asked her why she did all that.

She just smiled and said,
"That's what teachers do."

Ain't no more noble profession.

Wait, could you repeat that?

I'm sorry, I'm only
good on the first take.

All right, sir.

Tell me about your dad.

My dad.

My father was a contractor.

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

[CELL PHONE CHIMING]

- [KNOCK ON DOOR]
- Yeah?

- Lorraine wants to see you.
- Right.

Thanks, Kayla.

Thank you.

Hi. Aaron's numbers. His
likability is through the roof.

[LORRAINE] Good, but we have a problem.

Aaron's vetters have found
some banking irregularities.

Consistent payments a few years back

to a woman named Mariluz Santiago.

I need you to make sure they're
not child support payments.

Isn't that what vetters are for?

I need the stuff that
lawyers can't find.

You know him. You fucked him.

- No, I didn't, actually.
- Really?

You let that get by you? Ouch.

- Gotta be a regret.
- Lorraine...

But, still, you have
access, darling. Use it.

I'm not gonna betray Aaron.

You'd be betraying him and your
boss if you didn't do your job

and get in front of this scandal.

All right, let's start at the top floor.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Shawn Green?

You look a little under
the weather there.

Buenos días. [COUGHING]

How long have you had these symptoms?

[HANNAH] And how long have you felt bad?

Since Mom got sick.

- Your mommy's sick, too?
- Mmm-hmm.

[HANNAH] Have you had any
unusual visitors lately?

[COUGHING]

No one except you.

Hi, Mr. Sa Pham? We're from
the Tampa Health Services.

We heard you've been sick lately.

- [SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]
- [HANNAH] Uh...

[IN VIETNAMESE] Sorry.
How is your health?

Just a little fever.

How long?

Maybe one week?

[IN ENGLISH] Okay.

- [IN VIETNAMESE] Thank you.
- Thank you.

I hope you feel better.

- [SIGHS]
- You speak Vietnamese?

[IN ENGLISH] I mean, barely.
I spoke some with my mom.

Not anymore?

Uh, my dad didn't like us
having our own little thing.

He was a real dick about it.

He didn't speak?

Oh, no. He's a WASP.

- That explains it.
- Explains what?

That man and you. You have different
features, different skin.

And his melanin pops in
a way yours doesn't.

Well, Southeast Asians, some
are light and some are dark.

Give me that list.

[ELI] Wait. Hannah.

[HANNAH] Hello. Mr. Frazier?

Ms. Johnson? Tampa Health Department.

We're sorry to interrupt your day,
but how have you been feeling?

The flu? Certainly not,
dear. Why do you ask?

Hey. Ready to head home?

Yeah, just give me a second.

Okay.

Shit.

Could we get out of here already?

I've spent hours of my life waiting
for you to finish things up.

You can wait five minutes for me.

[ISABEL CONTINUES TYPING]

[SCOFFS]

- What is this?
- Pedro Albizu Campos.

Puerto Rican freedom fighter?

The US imprisoned him

and did nuclear experiments
on him till he died.

Those are radiation burns.

That's gotta be a conspiracy theory.

Well, Google that shit.

How do you know the history
of Syrian geopolitics

vis-à-vis Turkey, Russia and Iran,
and you don't know about this?

Because it's not my history.
I'm Mexican American.

- You wouldn't know it.
- Excuse me?

I really need to finish
this. Can we talk...

Just because I don't shove
it in everyone's face,

doesn't make me less Latino than you.

I don't shove anything
in anyone... What?

Then why would you have all
this shit around, then?

Because I'm not out
here trying to pretend

- I'm something I'm not.
- Neither am I.

Okay, Aaron Shore.

Just take your time.

- Can we just talk about this back at...
- [DOOR SLAMS]

[LORRAINE] I love this.

What? Begging for scraps?

No, hunting my prey.

Look at 'em. They're
like fish in a barrel.

Lulled into complacency
by free champagne

and tiny little plates of salmon.

Ooh, it's so arousing.

Lighten up, Boy Scout.
You'll get the hang of it.

- Ah. Here we go. Garrett.
- Ah.

Mr. Detwiler. You've put
together a lovely evening here.

Mr. President, thank you for coming.

Congratulations on your foundation.

You've been doing some great things.

You found the top performers
from across the country,

paying for their college educations.

I wish every student could
have that advantage.

I'm more of a social Darwinist.
The cream rises to the top.

- Excuse me, Mr. President.
- Of course.

[LORRAINE] He made his money in pharma.

He also was a huge Moss donor and
worked in his administration.

Then why invite me?

You don't have to like
someone to use them.

- Thank you. Right.
- [LORRAINE] There you go.

Let's get this over with.

- [LORRAINE] Hi.
- Hi.

Look, this is her
bowling, on vacation...

High school graduation.

You know she can see who's creeping
around her Instagram, right?

- No. Oh, God.
- Yep.

[EXHALES]

Hey, at the risk of sounding
like a broken record...

I haven't opened it. Stop asking.

You don't have to open it. It's
not going to change anything.

These mutations mean that
there's over a 70% chance

that I'm gonna get cancer.

My mom already has it, so that
makes it pretty damn certain.

Think about this rationally.
You don't actually know that.

Are you kidding me right now?

If these results are positive,
that means I have three options.

I can wait to get cancer,

chop off my boobs or remove my ovaries.

So, no kids, or no boobs, or both.
It's a really shitty situation.

I'm sorry I'm not in the mood to
make you feel better about it

by pretending like it's not.

- What the hell?
- When you go to a bar,

and somebody is an asshole to you,
you throw a drink in their face.

- [CHUCKLES] You're an idiot.
- Everything all right?

- No, but...
- I'm gonna get going.

I've got some Netflix and
chilling I've been meaning to do.

- Who's the lucky lady?
- Is that what that means?

- [MOUTHING]
- [SETH] Yeah, no, it's just me.

I'll see you kids later.

- [SIGHS] Do you wanna...
- Yeah, let's go.

- Mr. Kenny.
- Mr. President.

Tell me, is the head of every C4
Foundation across the country here?

- You're quite the draw.
- Well, I'm glad to support.

Does that mean you're not
vetoing our little pet bill?

No, that's not what it means.

Think about all the good that
C4's are doing for the world.

All we're asking for
in return is privacy.

No, what you're asking for is to
hide where you spend your money

so you can buy elections
without fear of reprisal.

We're talking about social
welfare organizations

helping the most vulnerable
in our communities,

- not Super PACs, Mr. President.
- Okay.

I'll take that under advisement.

- Good to see you.
- You, too.

[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]

[PROTESTERS CLAMORING]

Shit.

So, what's going on?

I just had this stupid
fight with Isabel.

It's the pressure, I guess. VP
scrutiny, these engagement rumors...

All of a sudden, we're
both under the microscope.

That must be hard.

Speaking of, though, something
else came up under the lens. Um...

Does the name Mariluz
Santiago sound familiar?

What?

Your bank statements show payments
to her over the last four years,

and I need to know what
to say if it comes up.

She's just an old friend.

Right, but the payments...

I helped her pay for college.
What's the big deal?

What are you not telling me?

All right.

When I was 16, I visited my aunt
in Juárez, just over the border,

and she took me to this
meeting at her church.

And there were a lot of kids there.

When it was over, she asked me to
drive some of them back with me

to El Paso.

So I did.

I learned a few years later
that my aunt ran this group

that would take kids
away from the cartels,

and the kids I drove back
with me were undocumented.

How did you even get across?

It was a different time back then.

So the woman that you've been paying...

She was someone I helped
cross the border illegally.

[SIGHS]

Who else knows about this?

As far as I can remember, it's
just me, the kids in the car,

and my aunt. She passed away.

You can't tell anybody else.

This stays between
you and I. Understood?

Yeah, I got it.

- [SIGHS]
- Hey...

I got you.

Yeah.

- Welcome home.
- What is goin' on?

We haven't had dinner together
in a while, so I thought...

Don't get too excited.
[CHUCKLES] It's just takeout.

- How was your day?
- Usual.

I called Susan, Senator Paxel's wife.

I wanted to get the Republican
buzz on these walkouts.

- Moss is serious about strike-breaking.
- We know.

I also called the library about maybe

volunteering for their
after-school program again.

Lynn, what is this?

I made a decision in rehab.

I know what this has done to us
and I'm going to make it right.

Are you?

[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]

Go ahead. You can't ignore work.

Is everything all right?

[MARS] Thank you.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Hey.

- Syria?
- Teachers' strike?

Violence at home and
abroad. Mind if I sit?

I don't see Harper around, do you?

[CHUCKLES]

Scotch?

Sure. Why not? Thank you.

How you holding up through everything?

The negotiations will be fine.

I'm just not used to having who I
am questioned on a daily basis.

I'm afraid that's only gonna get worse.

At the end of the day, all that
matters is that you know who you are.

- I heard about the Moss rally.
- Everyone's blaming the protesters.

They were the ones that got beat up.

Moss said it was their fault
for terrorizing his rally.

Since when is protesting in support
of teachers an act of terror?

Since Moss started playing
to our basest nature.

Believe it or not, it
actually gets votes.

- What are we gonna do, sir?
- I'm not sure yet.

All I know is that the history
of US labor negotiations

is littered with the bodies
of the American worker,

and I have to do all I can to stop
that from happening on my watch.

Unfortunately, with the violence today,

the governors are pulling
back their support.

And I fear it's only a matter of
time before we start having riots.

It's always about money
and power, isn't it?

The event I was at tonight,

people in that room
could single-handedly

give the teachers
everything they needed.

It's obscene, the amount
of money they have.

How much would it cost to bring
the teachers back to work?

Three billion dollars.

And my signature.

Excited about your press event?

Yup. Hopefully Lorraine
keeps her promise.

I can see you're not
planning on keeping yours.

It's just a T-shirt.

I'm just saying this
event you're going to

has nothing to do with the Young Lords.

Just tone it down a bit.

In what world was that the
right thing to say to me?

I'm just saying don't distract
from the good you're doing

to piss off Lorraine.

I gotta go.

- Nice work, Harper.
- Good morning, Lorraine.

- Do you enjoy fucking up my schedule?
- What do you mean?

This high-level clearance bullshit
that Aaron can't tell me about

that was supposed to be
handled by his deputy

until someone got their
panties in a twist about it,

and now my entire afternoon is canceled.

As long as Aaron is the president's
national security advisor,

I expect him to do his job, not
delegate it to a secondary player.

Spoken like a glorified office manager.

I'm not the one shirking
my duty for photo ops.

What is the matter, Marsy?

Oh, did you wanna be VP? I'm so sorry.

We couldn't have another boring
white guy on the ticket.

Could you show some decorum, Lorraine?

I know what this is.

You are jealous. It's
the end of your career.

Thirty-nine years in the wheels
of the federal bureaucracy

and what do you have to show for it?

Aaron is just starting out and
he's already making history.

The student has surpassed the teacher,

and you're still trying to prove
that your dick is bigger.

Guess what? It never was.

Someone is targeting people
with dark skin color?

[ELI] It looks that way.

How? Nobody even remembers
being injected.

I have a theory.

These are melanocytes. Think
of them as pigment factories.

This flu is designed to target them.

Now, the cells on the left
are from healthy people.

- Okay, so everyone's sick.
- No, it's a cumulative thing.

We all have melanocytes. You, me.

But mine have more pigment producers.

The more you have, the darker you are,

the sicker this thing makes you.

- Is there any way this is natural?
- None.

There's virtually no genetic difference

between people of different races,

less than 0.04%.

There is no natural way an
RNA virus that selective

could be stable enough to survive.

Someone is exploiting a
difference of less than 0.04%

to make certain people sick?

[TOM] Mars, I need you to
reach out to Max Kenny.

[MARS] The C4 Foundation guy?

Yeah, you're gonna get him
and his foundation buddies

to donate $3 billion
earmarked for teachers.

And what am I bringing to the table?

The gratitude of the president.

They're gonna want assurances that
you're not vetoing their bill.

But I am vetoing their bill. Mr.
Kenny needs to know that.

I'm assuming you've got the
votes to support the veto.

The first thing that Lynn's
father taught me to do

when I was a lowly assistant was count.

Yes, we have what we
need to kill the bill.

- I need you to keep it alive.
- Sorry?

Wherever you're pressured,
release the screws.

You want me to make sure that
the bill survives the veto?

It may not seem like it now, sir,
but I think it's a very good trade.

[ISABEL] We're employing 32
women in manufacturing alone.

And the government will
get back the $10,000

it granted to the project, within
two years. Compare that...

- [WOMAN] Is that Aaron?
- [MAN 1] Aaron Shore is here.

What are you doing here?

I added it to my schedule yesterday

just to make sure the
press would show up.

I'm so sorry to interrupt.
Ms. Pardo, please.

Is the coat you're wearing an
Empowerment Plan original?

Indeed it is.

Care to demonstrate?

[ISABEL] Sporty, functional.

It converts into a sleeping
bag and is life-saving.

That's a really great job, Isi.

I'm so proud of you.

Your mother would be proud.

[MAN 2] Excuse me, Mr. Shore?

[DIANNE] You're certain of this?

On a hunch, I re-checked the
samples from our bird friends

and discovered a similar
pigment-targeting mechanism.

Why it was only targeting red birds.

Are you familiar with eugenics?

Yeah. Hitler, Nazi Germany.

And Long Island. And an American
doctor, Charles Davenport.

He studied heredity, badly.

He's the father of a scientific
movement that promoted the idea

of racial genetic superiority,
very popular at the time.

Fans included Madison Grant
and Dr. John Kellogg...

- The cornflakes guy?
- Yes.

And Hitler, who used Davenport's
work as a blueprint.

- Not our proudest export.
- But one of our more enduring.

Take apartheid, South Africa.

Project Coast, the bioweapons program?

Yes. I was assigned to the
team to monitor Project Coast.

They were researching ways to
genetically target black South Africans

with lethal diseases.

- Did they succeed?
- No, thank God.

But their work, like Davenport's,
continues to inspire.

- [STEPHANIE] Sorry, orientation ran late.
- There she is.

Don't worry about it, kiddo.

- Uh, orientation?
- Yeah, I'm leading a group of freshmen.

Hey, that's great.

Oh. Um, I know it was
just your birthday, so...

Oh, you didn't have to.

I know, but I wanted to.

If you open it...

Those are my biological parents.

I was adopted, so I never knew them.

And my parents, my real parents,

my adopted parents, whatever,
they're great, but...

I thought it's good to
know where we come from.

Yeah.

Try it on.

[CHUCKLES]

I also thought I could
take you to a concert.

That seems like a good
21-year-old thing to do.

Um, yeah. That's great, Seth. Thanks.

I'm sorry, I actually
have an early morning.

So, um, what do I owe you for the drink?

Oh. No, don't worry about it.
You can just get the next one.

All right.

I guess I'll see ya.

- Okay.
- Okay.

- Bye.
- Bye.

[EMILY] Thank you.

Hey.

I hear the teachers are
going back to work.

Temporary fix. Once I'm elected,
we can do some real good.

That'll be a nice change.

Excuse me?

You said you weren't
gonna take their money.

But I guess if Lorraine
thinks it's okay...

- It wasn't her idea.
- That's worse.

What the hell do you expect me
to do? Sit here and do nothing?

You took dark money.

For teachers! Not for my campaign.

- This time.
- [KNOCK ON DOOR]

Mr. President, just got
back from the Hill.

- You're good to go ahead.
- [TOM] Thank you.

What the hell's going on?

You're picking fights with Lorraine,
with me. Have we got a problem?

You didn't ask me here
to be your yes-man.

At least tell me you're still
vetoing the non-disclosure bill.

[TOM SIGHS]

- You told me you would veto that.
- Yes, I'm going to veto it!

Of course you are.

Now that Harper's checked with the Hill

to make sure they have the
votes to override you.

Man, that's...

[BREATHES DEEPLY]

that's really great politics.

You know what, Emily? It's
been a long day. Good night.

- [MOANING]
- [BED CREAKING]

[BOTH BREATHING HEAVILY]

[BOTH LAUGH]

Damn, that was necessary.

Truth. [CHUCKLES]

- Sounds like you had a day.
- Yeah, I just filmed some stuff.

You talked education
policy with the president.

You affected his decisions.

- Now that is some sexy ass shit.
- [LAUGHING]

- [DONTAE] Okay.
- Nope.

- [EXHALES]
- Uh-uh.

- I gotta pee.
- I'm not done kissing you yet.

- [BOTH LAUGHING]
- Fuck, you're crazy.

I like you.

You don't know me.

You'd be surprised at what
the US Secret Service knows.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

Is this gonna be like a...

Is this gonna be a thing at work?

Oh, definitely.

For real, though, you...

You're smart.

And you're sexy.

What more do I need to know?

[SOBBING]

I did some old-fashion
horse-trading on the Hill today.

- [LYNN] You always were a fixer.
- I felt young again.

Reminded me that I'm good at my job.

[CHUCKLES] Was that ever in question?

Lorraine said something today.

- That I'm jealous of Aaron.
- It's only natural.

He worked so closely with Kirkman,

all that access. He
used to have your job.

- I'm not jealous of Aaron.
- Of course not.

This administration's a
great third act for you.

I'm gonna wanna stay
on if he gets elected.

Don't you want to get
started on that book

you always wanted to write?

You said I was a good editor.
We could work on it together.

We'll see.

Thank you for coming today.

Well, I'll always be there
for you. You know that.

When did you change your name?

I already told you, my
parents changed it...

Before you started kindergarten
'cause they wanted you to assimilate.

Why are you listed as Aaron Rivera

in your sixth grade class photo, then?

I changed it in high school.

So you lied to me?

I didn't lie to you. I
didn't want to get into it.

Well, you better get into it.

You remember that prep school I went to?

Yeah, full scholarship, valedictorian.
It's still on your résumé.

I was the only Latino in my grade.

My classmates thought that I got
in on a soccer scholarship.

They also told me that
teachers would grade me easier

because they thought English
was my second language.

Which it wasn't. Christ.

I remember this big Texas history test.

And I scored the highest.

And the teacher said it was because
I was a descendant of Santa Anna.

[LAUGHS]

"And remember the Alamo, kids.

You can't keep letting
Mr. Rivera beat you."

You know what's wrong about it is,

they're not just saying that to be mean.

They actually believe that shit.

So when it came time to apply
for college, I changed my name

so there wouldn't be any more doubts,

so nobody could say I got in
just because... You know...

I went to Yale, cabrón.

I had to deal with shit like
that every day of my life.

"Oh, you speak such good
English. Oh, you're so exotic.

Oh, you're so smart for a Puerto Rican."

- Well, you get it, then.
- No!

Stupid people are going
to say stupid shit

no matter how much of ourselves
we amputate for them.

They're always gonna find a
reason to look down on you.

I'm not gonna apologize for wanting
to be judged on my own merits.

Oh, please! Don't give me
that meritocracy bullshit.

Look at yourself. The European
good looks, the light skin.

You think that shit didn't help you?

You want me to march
around the White House

with a Young Lords T-shirt on my back,

picking fights with the president?

I don't get to be an
activist in this job, Isi.

[BOTH SPEAKING SPANISH]

I've tried to be so patient with this,

but that is some basic bullshit.

- You chose to pass...
- I don't pass.

Yes, yes, you really do.

Okay? And I'm not stupid.
I know what I look like.

And I could have done what you did.

- But I chose not to give a fuck.
- [SCOFFS] Okay.

I'm sorry. I feel bad for what
you went through, I really do.

But the rest of us have been
dealing with that shit and worse.

Well, it's on you.

I don't know what
bothers me more, Aaron.

The fact that you're a liar
or that you're a coward.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

Mom, I just tried to FaceTime you.

[CARRIE] I guess I must not be
connected to the Internet right now.

[CRYING] Um... I got
the results. I'm okay.

[CARRIE] Thank God. I was so
scared I gave this to you.

[SNIFFLES] Are you okay?

- [CARRIE] I'm fine.
- Mom, really, how are you?

[CARRIE] You know I hate that question.

Maybe if you trusted me
to talk to your doctors,

I wouldn't have to ask.

[SNIFFLES]

Oh, Em, it's not that I don't trust you.

I just have other plans.

[REPORTER ON TV] Kirkman's
VP pick, Aaron Shore,

spoke to Mexican
American veterans today,

after a long week of campaigning.

There's been a lot of talk about
me as an historic candidate,

and I appreciate what that means,

the legacy that I carry on my shoulders.

But I'm not the only one making
history in this election.

Over the past years,

I've gotten to work closely
with President Kirkman.

I've gotten to know him personally.

And I'm proud to call him
a mentor and a friend.

And if there ever was an
historic candidate, it's him.

And voting for him is our
chance to make history.

My dad was a contractor.

I remember sometimes on the weekends,

he would take me to his
construction site.

The two of us would just sit there,

staring up at these giant iron
and steel skeletons of buildings

that hadn't been finished.

Often, I would think about the people
who'd live in those buildings,

and how those buildings
would serve them.

In many ways, it's how
I see America today.

Can we take the skeleton that
the forefathers left us,

and make a country that serves
everyone, not just a select few?

That's a good question.

[TOM ON TV] I have ideas.

And if we can build on those
ideas instead of tear them down,

I believe that we can
make something beautiful.

Together. All of us.

Hell, I'd vote for you.

Terrific job, Dontae.
Captures the big picture.

[DOOR OPENS]

Mr. President, could I
see you for a minute?

Mars, you just missed an amazing
ad. We might win this thing.

This came in over the
Internet this morning.

Something I think you need to see.

Oh, my God. What is this?

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