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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:11,628 --> 00:00:13,869 Speaking Arabic... 2 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:21,074 3 00:00:35,632 --> 00:00:37,555 Have we confirmed the type of bomb? 4 00:00:37,610 --> 00:00:39,701 Preliminary forensics indicate a CBU-87 5 00:00:39,786 --> 00:00:41,225 anti-personnel submunition dispenser. 6 00:00:41,310 --> 00:00:42,791 Conventionally known as a cluster bomb. 7 00:00:42,876 --> 00:00:45,142 Yeah, and the U.S. houses the only company in the world 8 00:00:45,227 --> 00:00:46,317 that manufactures it. 9 00:00:46,402 --> 00:00:47,883 A weapon we provide only to Israel. 10 00:00:47,968 --> 00:00:50,234 Which means our closest Mideast ally just implicated us 11 00:00:50,319 --> 00:00:52,671 in a massacre that took the lives of 29 innocent children, 12 00:00:52,756 --> 00:00:54,760 and if we provided the weapon, we're on the hook. 13 00:00:54,845 --> 00:00:58,720 Call the Israeli Embassy. Get Ambassador Dworsky in here. 14 00:00:58,805 --> 00:01:00,287 Ma'am, we've been trying. He's incommunicado. 15 00:01:00,372 --> 00:01:01,810 Well, then we're gonna have to 16 00:01:01,895 --> 00:01:04,900 get him on the fly because, Jay, I got to brief POTUS. 17 00:01:04,985 --> 00:01:07,425 Will you bring our congressional allies into the loop? 18 00:01:07,511 --> 00:01:08,478 - Yes, Madam Secretary. - Okay. 19 00:01:08,564 --> 00:01:09,601 - Kat? - Yes. Yes. 20 00:01:09,686 --> 00:01:12,691 And Blake. Want you to reach out to the families 21 00:01:12,776 --> 00:01:14,368 of those children. I mean, 22 00:01:14,454 --> 00:01:16,956 burial logistics, humanitarian relief, 23 00:01:17,041 --> 00:01:19,274 whatever we can do to show our solidarity. 24 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:20,571 - Yes, ma'am. - Yes, ma'am. 25 00:01:20,657 --> 00:01:21,829 Stay on point. 26 00:01:21,923 --> 00:01:23,136 Acknowledge the tragedy, 27 00:01:23,221 --> 00:01:24,923 but no acceptance of responsibility 28 00:01:25,009 --> 00:01:27,048 until it has been thoroughly investigated, okay? 29 00:01:27,134 --> 00:01:28,750 Statement for your review to that very effect. 30 00:01:28,835 --> 00:01:30,173 Okay. 31 00:01:31,368 --> 00:01:33,774 Yeah, yeah. Th-That's g-good. Get that out. 32 00:01:33,860 --> 00:01:34,853 - Okay? - Okay? 33 00:01:34,939 --> 00:01:36,154 Before you send it out... 34 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:38,274 Hey, listen, this is a priority, okay? 35 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:39,790 Everything else takes a back seat. 36 00:01:39,883 --> 00:01:42,044 - Yes, ma'am. - Yes, ma'am. - Yes, ma'am. - Yes, ma'am. 37 00:01:46,685 --> 00:01:49,462 American imperialism has to stop! 38 00:01:49,548 --> 00:01:52,339 We are the world's bully. Wait! 39 00:01:52,424 --> 00:01:55,243 Hey! Hey, you work with the White House, right? 40 00:01:55,329 --> 00:01:57,540 I'm just a guy trying to meet 41 00:01:57,625 --> 00:01:59,111 - his step quota. - Ladies and gentlemen, 42 00:01:59,196 --> 00:02:00,782 one of the architects 43 00:02:00,867 --> 00:02:01,957 of our immoral foreign policy. 44 00:02:02,042 --> 00:02:03,118 If you'll excuse me... 45 00:02:03,204 --> 00:02:05,259 No, I will not excuse you. 46 00:02:05,421 --> 00:02:07,266 Neither will the children you bombed. 47 00:02:07,352 --> 00:02:08,921 Oh, my God, you have no idea what you're talking about. 48 00:02:09,006 --> 00:02:10,345 I have a right to my opinion. 49 00:02:10,431 --> 00:02:12,880 I'm not saying you don't, but while you're out here 50 00:02:13,071 --> 00:02:15,897 smearing us, I'm in there 16 hours a day 51 00:02:15,993 --> 00:02:18,595 actually trying to fix some of the things you're raving about. 52 00:02:18,681 --> 00:02:21,716 An American-made cluster bomb! 53 00:02:21,801 --> 00:02:23,931 This is your issue du jour, right? 54 00:02:24,134 --> 00:02:25,868 Yesterday it was Social Security. 55 00:02:25,954 --> 00:02:28,810 Last week, what, the vaccine conspiracy. 56 00:02:28,895 --> 00:02:30,509 I'm holding government accountable. 57 00:02:30,595 --> 00:02:31,867 Who's holding you accountable? 58 00:02:31,953 --> 00:02:33,261 Well, certainly not a government lackey. 59 00:02:33,346 --> 00:02:35,852 Let me tell you a thing or two about this lackey. 60 00:02:36,422 --> 00:02:39,472 Syria is a dumpster fire, Mr. President. 61 00:02:39,558 --> 00:02:42,133 You got the oppressive Nussir regime 62 00:02:42,219 --> 00:02:45,328 locked in a brutal civil war with rebel forces. 63 00:02:45,651 --> 00:02:48,047 Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah 64 00:02:48,132 --> 00:02:50,180 supporting the government. The opposition forces 65 00:02:50,266 --> 00:02:53,139 are backed by a U.S.-led Western coalition. 66 00:02:53,224 --> 00:02:56,828 Meanwhile, Iran's smuggling arms to Israel's enemies 67 00:02:56,914 --> 00:02:59,493 through the country and Israel's bombing the convoys 68 00:02:59,578 --> 00:03:00,782 as fast as it can. 69 00:03:00,868 --> 00:03:03,305 Syria and Israel are still technically 70 00:03:03,391 --> 00:03:04,446 in a state of war. 71 00:03:04,532 --> 00:03:07,383 Russia is trying to expand its role in the region. 72 00:03:07,469 --> 00:03:09,516 You got Shiites and Sunnis 73 00:03:09,619 --> 00:03:12,578 and a rising tide of Islamic terrorism. 74 00:03:12,664 --> 00:03:14,297 I'd need a weekend retreat to talk about 75 00:03:14,383 --> 00:03:15,626 the human rights violations and... 76 00:03:15,711 --> 00:03:16,953 Basically, 77 00:03:17,039 --> 00:03:19,375 U.S. and Russia are using client states 78 00:03:19,461 --> 00:03:21,797 to control an unstable region. 79 00:03:22,330 --> 00:03:24,377 Danger is that the proxies drag us 80 00:03:24,470 --> 00:03:26,071 into a conflict with Russia. 81 00:03:26,158 --> 00:03:27,379 Concise. 82 00:03:27,526 --> 00:03:28,746 Here to help. 83 00:03:28,832 --> 00:03:30,867 Russia's already using this incident 84 00:03:30,953 --> 00:03:31,985 as a pretext 85 00:03:32,071 --> 00:03:33,907 to expand military support to Syria. 86 00:03:33,993 --> 00:03:35,867 If Russia gets more involved with Syria... 87 00:03:35,953 --> 00:03:38,492 We have to back Israel, which increases the risk 88 00:03:38,578 --> 00:03:40,110 of an American conflict with Russia. 89 00:03:40,196 --> 00:03:42,672 Which it's bedrock U.S. policy to avoid. 90 00:03:42,758 --> 00:03:45,907 Dozens of dead children? There has to be accountability. 91 00:03:46,573 --> 00:03:48,534 Bess, what do we hear from the Israelis? 92 00:03:48,767 --> 00:03:51,360 I've summoned Ambassador Dworsky. I'll get his side. 93 00:03:51,446 --> 00:03:52,454 Well, get it fast. 94 00:03:52,540 --> 00:03:54,938 Henry, you familiar with the Convention on Cluster Munitions 95 00:03:55,024 --> 00:03:57,149 banning the use of this type of weapon? 96 00:03:57,273 --> 00:04:00,412 Yes, sir. 120 signatories around the world, 97 00:04:00,498 --> 00:04:03,188 excluding the United States and Russia. 98 00:04:03,274 --> 00:04:04,782 Well, I'd like you to red team this, 99 00:04:04,868 --> 00:04:07,016 get with DNI. I want to know how this happened. 100 00:04:07,102 --> 00:04:08,811 Tragedy of this dimension means that we need 101 00:04:08,896 --> 00:04:10,857 to re-evaluate our stance here. 102 00:04:11,098 --> 00:04:12,232 Mr. President, 103 00:04:12,318 --> 00:04:14,391 not to minimize the human toll here, 104 00:04:14,477 --> 00:04:16,586 but this question has been asked and answered. 105 00:04:16,672 --> 00:04:18,696 Resoundingly. U.S. policy is not to limit 106 00:04:18,782 --> 00:04:20,836 the weapons at our disposal. 107 00:04:20,926 --> 00:04:23,235 Folks, I value your input, 108 00:04:23,461 --> 00:04:25,430 but let's save it for your roundtable. 109 00:04:25,772 --> 00:04:27,336 - Thank you so mch. - Yes, sir. 110 00:04:30,648 --> 00:04:33,934 I'll be rolling calls on this cluster bomb debacle, Adele, 111 00:04:34,020 --> 00:04:36,282 so no interruptions. If it ain't DEFCON 1, 112 00:04:36,368 --> 00:04:38,133 - not a peep. - Yes, sir. 113 00:04:38,219 --> 00:04:39,969 That goes for all birds. 114 00:04:42,175 --> 00:04:43,813 I have to show him, don't I? 115 00:04:50,821 --> 00:04:52,321 What did I just say? 116 00:04:52,930 --> 00:04:54,867 I know. I'm sorry. 117 00:04:55,232 --> 00:04:56,977 Nothing but crackpot notions. 118 00:04:57,078 --> 00:04:58,078 Excuse me. 119 00:04:58,164 --> 00:04:59,910 No, I'm not calling you a crackpot. 120 00:05:00,091 --> 00:05:02,524 There's plenty of well-adjusted, sane individuals 121 00:05:02,610 --> 00:05:04,227 who set up tents around the White House. 122 00:05:04,313 --> 00:05:07,086 - I have a right to be here. - Yes, you do, 123 00:05:07,180 --> 00:05:09,258 where criticizing is easy. 124 00:05:09,344 --> 00:05:11,261 Governing is hard. 125 00:05:11,381 --> 00:05:13,774 Put that on your next sign and smoke it. 126 00:05:16,140 --> 00:05:18,125 That... 127 00:05:18,403 --> 00:05:20,755 that is taken completely out of context. 128 00:05:21,028 --> 00:05:22,465 She accosted me. 129 00:05:23,853 --> 00:05:25,180 Oh, my God, I look like 130 00:05:25,266 --> 00:05:26,735 I'm berating a homeless woman 131 00:05:26,821 --> 00:05:28,430 for having the nerve to talk to me. 132 00:05:28,664 --> 00:05:29,991 You know what? I will handle this. 133 00:05:30,083 --> 00:05:32,969 Please. I don't have time for this nonsense. 134 00:05:33,430 --> 00:05:35,125 Carol. 135 00:05:36,203 --> 00:05:38,466 This is all over the Internet, isn't it? 136 00:05:41,955 --> 00:05:44,612 Hi, sweetheart. What? 137 00:05:45,016 --> 00:05:46,992 No, I was drinking decaf. 138 00:05:47,404 --> 00:05:51,164 Yes. Of course I know that-that getting into shouting matches 139 00:05:51,250 --> 00:05:53,414 with strangers is bad for my blood pressure. 140 00:05:53,612 --> 00:05:56,821 I do not have an anger management problem! 141 00:05:57,070 --> 00:06:00,805 The United States would like to extend our condolences 142 00:06:00,891 --> 00:06:02,502 for this tragedy. 143 00:06:06,844 --> 00:06:07,875 Thank you. 144 00:06:07,961 --> 00:06:10,203 Um, we would also like to connect the families 145 00:06:10,289 --> 00:06:12,219 who have lost children with NGOs 146 00:06:12,305 --> 00:06:13,569 who can provide support. 147 00:06:13,655 --> 00:06:15,446 Yes. They can defray funeral costs. 148 00:06:15,532 --> 00:06:17,961 They can assist with asylum claims. 149 00:06:19,559 --> 00:06:20,953 What about our children? 150 00:06:21,657 --> 00:06:24,007 We're expressing our deepest sympathies. 151 00:06:29,352 --> 00:06:30,450 Sympathies. 152 00:06:30,536 --> 00:06:33,498 For an American-made bomb that murdered our sons, 153 00:06:33,685 --> 00:06:35,657 that took the flowers from our garden, 154 00:06:35,743 --> 00:06:37,375 the light from our lives. 155 00:06:39,246 --> 00:06:42,477 We don't want NGOs. We want justice. 156 00:06:43,609 --> 00:06:46,938 We want our children back. Can you give us these things? 157 00:06:56,685 --> 00:06:58,906 Uh, ma'am, I have Alison for you. 158 00:07:00,708 --> 00:07:02,723 Hey, kiddo, little busy here. 159 00:07:02,809 --> 00:07:06,098 Mom, the Internet is slow, like Stone Age slow. 160 00:07:06,223 --> 00:07:07,575 Well, call our provider. 161 00:07:07,661 --> 00:07:09,466 They keep you on the phone forever, 162 00:07:09,552 --> 00:07:11,513 and my paper on Givenchy is due tomorrow. 163 00:07:13,659 --> 00:07:15,020 Try the library. 164 00:07:15,106 --> 00:07:16,936 They have Internet and helpful, 165 00:07:17,022 --> 00:07:19,170 smiling people who aren't trying to save the world order 166 00:07:19,255 --> 00:07:20,169 from crumbling. 167 00:07:20,255 --> 00:07:21,520 Bye, Ali. 168 00:07:22,372 --> 00:07:25,270 Jason, do you know how to fix the Internet? 169 00:07:26,153 --> 00:07:28,817 Well, the open-source culture generally doesn't mesh well 170 00:07:28,903 --> 00:07:32,231 with WPA supplicant configuration files. 171 00:07:32,317 --> 00:07:33,888 So... 172 00:07:34,938 --> 00:07:37,645 I'm not accusing you of anything, Ambassador Dworsky. 173 00:07:37,731 --> 00:07:40,747 I'm asking for an explanation. 174 00:07:40,833 --> 00:07:42,141 And I'm giving you one. 175 00:07:42,227 --> 00:07:45,059 The IDF is not in the habit of bombing children. 176 00:07:45,145 --> 00:07:46,192 I never said habit. 177 00:07:46,278 --> 00:07:48,208 I'm hoping it was an accident. 178 00:07:48,294 --> 00:07:50,856 The world will see it as a war crime. 179 00:07:50,992 --> 00:07:53,302 Precipitated by a weapon we only provide 180 00:07:53,388 --> 00:07:54,223 to Israel. 181 00:07:54,309 --> 00:07:56,932 Meaning the burden of proof is on your country to establish 182 00:07:57,025 --> 00:07:59,661 that it had no involvement in this bombing. 183 00:07:59,747 --> 00:08:01,817 And if we can't prove a negative? 184 00:08:01,969 --> 00:08:03,372 First things first. 185 00:08:03,483 --> 00:08:06,575 Syria is now an Israeli no-fly zone. 186 00:08:06,755 --> 00:08:07,919 And all shipments 187 00:08:08,005 --> 00:08:11,794 of the CBU-87 will be suspended pending our investigation. 188 00:08:11,961 --> 00:08:14,927 So now the U.S. is doing Iran's bidding. 189 00:08:15,013 --> 00:08:17,458 Ambassador Dworsky... If America handcuffs us, 190 00:08:17,544 --> 00:08:21,181 Iran will have carte blanche to expand its military presence 191 00:08:21,267 --> 00:08:24,380 in Syria and continue arming our enemies. 192 00:08:24,466 --> 00:08:25,771 United States won't let that happen, 193 00:08:25,856 --> 00:08:27,770 - Mr. Ambassador. - Let it happen? 194 00:08:28,230 --> 00:08:31,973 You're facilitating it by helping Iran scapegoat us. 195 00:08:32,059 --> 00:08:33,450 We're simply asking 196 00:08:33,536 --> 00:08:36,044 for you to put a moratorium on IDF sorties 197 00:08:36,130 --> 00:08:37,646 until we can get to the bottom of this. 198 00:08:37,731 --> 00:08:41,020 And will there be a moratorium on Iranian arms convoys? 199 00:08:41,106 --> 00:08:43,770 On the build-out of Iranian infrastructure 200 00:08:43,856 --> 00:08:45,833 just miles from Tel Aviv? 201 00:08:45,919 --> 00:08:47,083 If America's not willing 202 00:08:47,169 --> 00:08:50,653 to defend us, then we will defend ourselves. 203 00:08:50,739 --> 00:08:52,661 Good day, Madam Secretary. 204 00:08:55,711 --> 00:08:58,606 Cluster bombs have an important strategic role to play 205 00:08:58,692 --> 00:09:00,998 in U.S. military policy. By dispersing 206 00:09:01,084 --> 00:09:02,442 multiple packets at once, 207 00:09:02,528 --> 00:09:04,528 they allow us to neutralize vehicles 208 00:09:04,614 --> 00:09:07,401 and enemy personnel in a single blast. 209 00:09:07,487 --> 00:09:11,119 You know, and more to the point, Moscow uses them, so we have to. 210 00:09:11,205 --> 00:09:13,296 Yeah, tell that to the parents of the 29 children. 211 00:09:13,436 --> 00:09:15,263 It's about mutual deterrence, Henry. 212 00:09:15,379 --> 00:09:17,573 Gifting the Russians a strategic advantage 213 00:09:17,659 --> 00:09:19,700 risks asymmetric warfare. We're talking about 214 00:09:19,786 --> 00:09:22,153 an anti-personnel weapon whose sole purpose it is 215 00:09:22,239 --> 00:09:24,528 - to maximize carnage and death. - Okay, come on, 216 00:09:24,614 --> 00:09:26,598 Henry, every weapon in creation has that goal. 217 00:09:26,684 --> 00:09:28,232 It's not the tool, it's how it's used. 218 00:09:28,317 --> 00:09:30,317 - Okay. - So we should build in 219 00:09:30,403 --> 00:09:32,020 - additional safeguards. - Yes. 220 00:09:32,106 --> 00:09:34,491 Like imposing more stringent rules 221 00:09:34,577 --> 00:09:36,951 of engagement on Israel, which we can discuss. 222 00:09:37,037 --> 00:09:39,428 I'm aware of the strategic and military concerns, 223 00:09:39,514 --> 00:09:41,805 but there are serious ethical considerations 224 00:09:41,891 --> 00:09:43,250 that we've got to take into account. 225 00:09:43,335 --> 00:09:46,253 98% of submunition casualties 226 00:09:46,322 --> 00:09:48,045 around the globe are civilian. 227 00:09:48,131 --> 00:09:50,639 - 98%. - All right. 228 00:09:51,349 --> 00:09:53,061 All valid points. 229 00:09:53,725 --> 00:09:55,748 We need to find out what happened, 230 00:09:55,834 --> 00:09:57,505 move this conversation forward, 231 00:09:57,591 --> 00:10:00,842 and provide POTUS with a swift recommendation. 232 00:10:00,969 --> 00:10:02,615 Russell, in terms of a timetable... 233 00:10:02,709 --> 00:10:04,084 I'm not rushing you, Henry. 234 00:10:04,170 --> 00:10:06,240 This should be done as quickly as possible, 235 00:10:06,506 --> 00:10:08,162 but not quicker. 236 00:10:10,420 --> 00:10:14,100 This is SatNav footage taken nine hours ago 237 00:10:14,219 --> 00:10:17,990 of the Russian-operated Khmeimim Air Base in northwestern Syria. 238 00:10:18,076 --> 00:10:22,061 What you see here is a Syrian MiG-29 taxiing on the runway. 239 00:10:23,381 --> 00:10:25,482 It's hardly news that the Syrian Air Force 240 00:10:25,568 --> 00:10:27,528 - uses Russian air bases. - Uh, yes, sir. 241 00:10:27,747 --> 00:10:30,748 But the flight trajectory of this plane is telling. 242 00:10:31,952 --> 00:10:34,490 What you see now is a payload being dropped 243 00:10:34,576 --> 00:10:39,299 at a ceiling of 15,000 feet. Namely, a CBU-87. 244 00:10:39,959 --> 00:10:41,623 Its laser-guided target 245 00:10:41,709 --> 00:10:43,412 is an abandoned lot. 246 00:10:44,858 --> 00:10:47,272 This video is time-stamped 11 seconds 247 00:10:47,358 --> 00:10:51,115 before that cluster bomb detonated on those kids. 248 00:10:53,662 --> 00:10:56,225 I'll spare you the visual of the impact. 249 00:10:56,474 --> 00:10:58,607 So the cluster bomb was dropped from a Syrian plane 250 00:10:58,693 --> 00:10:59,944 that took off from a Russian base. 251 00:11:00,029 --> 00:11:04,100 Meaning that Israel was right about being framed. 252 00:11:04,302 --> 00:11:05,507 They just had the wrong culprit. 253 00:11:05,592 --> 00:11:06,623 It wasn't Iran. 254 00:11:06,709 --> 00:11:08,104 It was Russia and Syria. 255 00:11:08,193 --> 00:11:09,538 Ephraim, I'd like to know how the hell 256 00:11:09,623 --> 00:11:11,257 Syria got ahold of one of our cluster bombs. 257 00:11:11,342 --> 00:11:12,326 - We're still working that out, sir. - Mr. President, 258 00:11:12,412 --> 00:11:15,156 we have a more pressing problem now. 259 00:11:15,272 --> 00:11:17,624 Russia. It's one thing to coordinate with a proxy. 260 00:11:17,710 --> 00:11:19,389 It's another to collaborate with them 261 00:11:19,475 --> 00:11:21,389 to frame our chief U.S. ally in the region. 262 00:11:21,475 --> 00:11:23,068 And if Russia uses this incident 263 00:11:23,154 --> 00:11:25,076 to get more closely involved in the region, 264 00:11:25,162 --> 00:11:26,557 it could tip the balance of power. 265 00:11:26,643 --> 00:11:28,998 I'm not gonna tolerate any more Russian expansionism. 266 00:11:29,251 --> 00:11:31,443 It's time we had a tough discussion with Syria. 267 00:11:31,529 --> 00:11:34,779 A country with whom we have no diplomatic relations. 268 00:11:34,865 --> 00:11:37,139 No, but I can back channel. 269 00:11:37,225 --> 00:11:38,381 - Now, Bess. - Yep. 270 00:11:38,467 --> 00:11:40,608 Because if Russia's making a power play, we have to respond. 271 00:11:40,693 --> 00:11:42,404 - With force. - Yes, sir. 272 00:11:47,410 --> 00:11:48,957 *MADAM SECRETARY* Season 05 Episode 13 273 00:11:49,043 --> 00:11:50,793 *MADAM SECRETARY* Episode Title : "Proxy War" 274 00:11:50,879 --> 00:11:53,129 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org 275 00:11:53,215 --> 00:11:54,975 Sync corrections by srjanapala 276 00:11:57,232 --> 00:12:00,889 I trust, as President Nussir's first cousin 277 00:12:00,975 --> 00:12:03,022 and a private citizen, 278 00:12:03,108 --> 00:12:07,235 you can pass on the administration's message. 279 00:12:07,633 --> 00:12:09,635 Which is? 280 00:12:12,303 --> 00:12:14,375 This is footage of a Syrian jet 281 00:12:14,469 --> 00:12:16,180 dropping the cluster bomb. 282 00:12:16,266 --> 00:12:19,078 No. This is footage of a Syrian jet 283 00:12:19,164 --> 00:12:20,649 flying into dense cloud coverage. 284 00:12:20,742 --> 00:12:22,227 Inconclusive at best. 285 00:12:22,313 --> 00:12:24,336 I don't think that's how you want to play this. 286 00:12:24,422 --> 00:12:26,289 Play what? Israeli fighter jets were 287 00:12:26,375 --> 00:12:27,649 in the vector at the same time. 288 00:12:27,735 --> 00:12:29,641 Yet you prefer to slander our government 289 00:12:29,727 --> 00:12:31,188 by suggesting we would deliberately 290 00:12:31,274 --> 00:12:32,412 slaughter our own children? 291 00:12:32,497 --> 00:12:36,055 Rebel children... living in Aleppo, 292 00:12:36,180 --> 00:12:38,610 a city under insurgent control. 293 00:12:38,797 --> 00:12:41,149 The CBU-87 is American-made. 294 00:12:41,375 --> 00:12:44,293 And you give it only to our sworn enemy, Israel. 295 00:12:44,378 --> 00:12:45,991 Whom you'd be all too happy 296 00:12:46,076 --> 00:12:47,122 to scapegoat. 297 00:12:47,207 --> 00:12:48,471 President Dalton is demanding 298 00:12:48,556 --> 00:12:51,257 Syria take public responsibility for this bombing. 299 00:12:51,413 --> 00:12:52,606 And if we don't? 300 00:12:52,691 --> 00:12:56,671 Once we have conclusive proof Damascus is behind this, 301 00:12:56,869 --> 00:12:58,460 we will seek additional sanctions 302 00:12:58,546 --> 00:12:59,780 against your government, 303 00:12:59,866 --> 00:13:02,877 which is already on the brink of collapse. 304 00:13:02,962 --> 00:13:04,015 This is an outrage. 305 00:13:04,101 --> 00:13:06,452 The outrage is 29 dead children. 306 00:13:06,538 --> 00:13:08,866 We still have our friends, Madam Secretary, 307 00:13:08,952 --> 00:13:10,843 even if your country isn't among them. 308 00:13:11,116 --> 00:13:13,845 But I'll relay your message to President Nussir. 309 00:13:14,077 --> 00:13:15,624 And he has one for you. 310 00:13:15,710 --> 00:13:17,805 When we prove Israel and the United States 311 00:13:17,890 --> 00:13:19,285 were behind this, 312 00:13:19,370 --> 00:13:22,199 Syria won't be the one facing sanctions. 313 00:13:24,201 --> 00:13:25,546 Dynametrics Munitions 314 00:13:25,632 --> 00:13:27,249 has never missed a delivery date, 315 00:13:27,334 --> 00:13:28,569 had a cost overrun, 316 00:13:28,662 --> 00:13:31,280 or been accused of misconduct. 317 00:13:31,375 --> 00:13:34,241 And let me assure all of you that the chain of custody 318 00:13:34,327 --> 00:13:37,046 of every piece of ordinance that we manufacture, 319 00:13:37,132 --> 00:13:40,405 including the CBU-87s, can be accounted for. 320 00:13:40,491 --> 00:13:43,694 We operate in strict accordance with DOD regulations. 321 00:13:43,780 --> 00:13:47,624 One of these weapons fell into Russian or Syrian hands. 322 00:13:47,710 --> 00:13:51,568 It had to have happened after delivery to the Israelis. 323 00:13:51,763 --> 00:13:53,740 Leland, we appreciate the due diligence, 324 00:13:53,826 --> 00:13:56,990 but can you talk to us about collateral damage estimates? 325 00:13:57,905 --> 00:13:59,082 Mr. President. 326 00:13:59,168 --> 00:14:00,576 Sorry to interrupt, Henry. 327 00:14:00,672 --> 00:14:02,284 Just want to say hi to an old golfing buddy. 328 00:14:02,369 --> 00:14:04,888 - How are you, Leland? - Good to see you, Conrad. 329 00:14:04,974 --> 00:14:08,116 When, uh, Dr. McCord here is done examining you, 330 00:14:08,201 --> 00:14:09,802 come by for a Scotch. 331 00:14:09,972 --> 00:14:11,724 As you were, everyone. 332 00:14:15,255 --> 00:14:16,568 How come you're staring 333 00:14:16,654 --> 00:14:19,365 at everything tonight like it's cauliflower? 334 00:14:19,451 --> 00:14:23,008 Oh... no appetite. This cluster bomb thing. 335 00:14:23,094 --> 00:14:25,925 - Feel like you're being played? - Like a banjo. 336 00:14:26,219 --> 00:14:28,742 Turns out the CEO of the contractor 337 00:14:28,828 --> 00:14:32,734 who manufactures this bomb is one of the president's BFFs. 338 00:14:32,820 --> 00:14:34,490 Where are you on the bomb's provenance? 339 00:14:34,575 --> 00:14:36,164 Well, forensics are ongoing. 340 00:14:36,250 --> 00:14:37,719 Ephraim's team is trying 341 00:14:37,929 --> 00:14:40,191 to determine what batch the cluster bomb was from. 342 00:14:40,277 --> 00:14:41,378 That way they can lock down 343 00:14:41,464 --> 00:14:43,430 the munitions delivery date to Israel. 344 00:14:43,516 --> 00:14:45,458 Hopefully shed some light on how Syria 345 00:14:45,543 --> 00:14:47,503 got its hands on the bomb. 346 00:14:47,588 --> 00:14:49,785 Yeah, it's gonna be weeks before they button that up. 347 00:14:49,871 --> 00:14:53,777 Lean on Ephraim to share his preliminary results with you. 348 00:14:54,207 --> 00:14:56,863 - Why would he do that? - Professional courtesy. 349 00:14:56,949 --> 00:14:58,730 One intel pro to another. 350 00:14:58,816 --> 00:15:00,386 Mm, yeah, I guess. 351 00:15:00,471 --> 00:15:02,136 How are you doing? 352 00:15:02,222 --> 00:15:03,558 Flailing. 353 00:15:04,247 --> 00:15:06,381 Israel and Syria are stirring the pot. 354 00:15:06,467 --> 00:15:09,121 The proxies are out of control. What about the principals? 355 00:15:09,222 --> 00:15:11,847 Avdonin told me to kiss off. 356 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:15,941 Unlike you, I eat my feelings. 357 00:15:20,011 --> 00:15:21,320 Oh, Ali was right. 358 00:15:21,405 --> 00:15:23,667 Our Internet is junky. 359 00:15:24,495 --> 00:15:28,022 Hey, did you call the ISP guy? 360 00:15:28,107 --> 00:15:30,198 Oh, yeah, they said that there's nothing they can do. 361 00:15:30,283 --> 00:15:32,374 They ran a diagnostic, and apparently our bandwidth 362 00:15:32,459 --> 00:15:33,425 is overloaded. 363 00:15:33,511 --> 00:15:35,124 Seems like a lot of new devices 364 00:15:35,210 --> 00:15:36,996 have recently been added. 365 00:15:37,124 --> 00:15:38,824 You know, when I took out the garbage, 366 00:15:38,988 --> 00:15:41,819 I saw a bunch of empty boxes with computer stuff, 367 00:15:41,904 --> 00:15:43,324 like graphics cards, 368 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:45,527 external hard drives, CPUs. 369 00:15:45,613 --> 00:15:47,714 I thought, I don't know, maybe it was you or... 370 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:51,238 Me? I don't even know what that stuff is. 371 00:15:51,957 --> 00:15:53,550 - Jason! - Jason! 372 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:57,484 SpectroCoin. 373 00:15:58,878 --> 00:16:00,675 - Heard of it? - Nope. 374 00:16:01,089 --> 00:16:03,001 It's a cryptocurrency, and I'm mining it, 375 00:16:03,087 --> 00:16:06,683 so I networked the house's iPads and laptops and desktops. 376 00:16:06,769 --> 00:16:08,535 Meaning our computers are slow. 377 00:16:08,621 --> 00:16:10,799 Because you turned them into your drone army. 378 00:16:10,914 --> 00:16:12,066 I lost my financial aid. 379 00:16:12,152 --> 00:16:13,512 You guys told me to be entrepreneurial. 380 00:16:13,597 --> 00:16:15,285 We didn't tell you to play the lottery. 381 00:16:15,371 --> 00:16:17,463 I'm not. Look, 382 00:16:17,886 --> 00:16:20,792 when global instability leads to currency fluctuation, 383 00:16:20,878 --> 00:16:23,597 people turn to decentralized cryptocurrencies. 384 00:16:23,683 --> 00:16:26,613 So, with the whole mess going on in Syria... 385 00:16:27,011 --> 00:16:28,285 Oh. 386 00:16:28,503 --> 00:16:30,441 So you're betting against 387 00:16:30,699 --> 00:16:32,478 me being good at my job. 388 00:16:32,722 --> 00:16:35,522 No, no, it-it's arbitrage. 389 00:16:36,617 --> 00:16:38,316 Look, I made three grand this month. 390 00:16:38,402 --> 00:16:39,488 - You did? - Less 391 00:16:39,596 --> 00:16:41,181 the money that you blew 392 00:16:41,267 --> 00:16:43,042 - on all that computer stuff. - Right. 393 00:16:43,128 --> 00:16:44,699 Invest in infrastructure. 394 00:16:44,785 --> 00:16:46,050 That's the first rule 395 00:16:46,136 --> 00:16:48,009 of financial success. 396 00:16:49,871 --> 00:16:51,613 Will you guys please let me do this? 397 00:16:53,870 --> 00:16:55,082 Please? 398 00:16:55,311 --> 00:16:58,260 You release all of our devices from cyber bondage. 399 00:16:58,346 --> 00:17:01,408 And limit your hijacking of the Internet to when we're 400 00:17:01,494 --> 00:17:03,847 asleep or at work. Understood? 401 00:17:03,933 --> 00:17:05,371 Yes. 402 00:17:05,697 --> 00:17:09,814 But I will need to buy some new equipment 403 00:17:09,900 --> 00:17:12,721 to optimize functionality. The things is, I'm a little... 404 00:17:12,807 --> 00:17:14,525 - I'm a little... - ..strapped for cash. 405 00:17:14,900 --> 00:17:16,675 Second rule of financial success: 406 00:17:16,761 --> 00:17:19,799 never ask your parents for money. 407 00:17:22,502 --> 00:17:23,877 Her name is Maggie... 408 00:17:23,962 --> 00:17:25,487 - Stevie! - Those tireless criticisms seem 409 00:17:25,572 --> 00:17:26,793 to have finally hit home. 410 00:17:26,878 --> 00:17:28,260 Fresh off an awkward confrontation 411 00:17:28,346 --> 00:17:29,854 with the president's chief of staff. 412 00:17:29,940 --> 00:17:33,416 Stevie! I thought you were gonna put a lid on this. 413 00:17:33,602 --> 00:17:35,174 I'm trying. I went to see her. 414 00:17:35,260 --> 00:17:37,221 I-I offered her space in a shelter. 415 00:17:37,322 --> 00:17:39,615 I told her I'd get her a meeting with Social Services. 416 00:17:39,717 --> 00:17:40,729 I brought her coffee. 417 00:17:40,815 --> 00:17:42,189 What did she say? "No." 418 00:17:42,275 --> 00:17:43,315 "Stuff it." 419 00:17:43,401 --> 00:17:45,580 And she only drinks oat milk lattes, extra hot. 420 00:17:45,723 --> 00:17:48,221 She was yelling into the abyss. Now she's got a megaphone? 421 00:17:48,331 --> 00:17:51,252 You had one task: keep the crazy lady at bay. 422 00:17:51,338 --> 00:17:53,082 I know, I know. I think I may have found something. 423 00:17:53,167 --> 00:17:55,410 Years ago, Maggie was an up-and-coming scholar 424 00:17:55,496 --> 00:17:57,169 doing a dissertation with government funding, 425 00:17:57,254 --> 00:17:59,944 which she lost because of allegations of plagiarism. 426 00:18:00,030 --> 00:18:02,018 Um, she was eventually cleared, but by that time 427 00:18:02,104 --> 00:18:03,214 she'd been drummed out of academia. 428 00:18:03,299 --> 00:18:05,589 - And that began her descent. - Why is this interesting to me? 429 00:18:05,674 --> 00:18:06,702 Because I have an idea. 430 00:18:06,787 --> 00:18:08,253 Something that may help defuse the situation. 431 00:18:08,338 --> 00:18:09,775 Now, please. I don't want 432 00:18:09,861 --> 00:18:11,580 - to hear about this again. - Okay. 433 00:18:11,666 --> 00:18:13,736 - Dr. McCord to see you. - 434 00:18:13,974 --> 00:18:16,718 Home and abroad, the world's coming apart, Henry. 435 00:18:16,804 --> 00:18:18,713 Seems like it's down to the McCords to save it. 436 00:18:18,799 --> 00:18:20,803 Well, I don't think this McCord is 437 00:18:20,893 --> 00:18:22,592 coming to the rescue quite yet. 438 00:18:22,685 --> 00:18:26,256 Per Ephraim, preliminary analysis of the bomb fragments 439 00:18:26,342 --> 00:18:30,478 confirms the alloy was Russian in origin. 440 00:18:31,309 --> 00:18:33,767 Are you saying the cluster bomb was a Russian knockoff? 441 00:18:33,852 --> 00:18:35,072 Yep. 442 00:18:35,197 --> 00:18:38,752 So, if this was all just Russia and Syria 443 00:18:38,892 --> 00:18:41,525 trying to set us up, we're off the hook. 444 00:18:41,611 --> 00:18:43,978 Uh, slow down, Russell. 445 00:18:44,064 --> 00:18:47,199 The metallurgical analysis doesn't exonerate us. 446 00:18:47,330 --> 00:18:49,073 It points to a bigger problem. 447 00:18:49,221 --> 00:18:51,921 For Russia to have replicated the CBU-87, 448 00:18:52,259 --> 00:18:55,259 they would've needed the weapon schematics. 449 00:18:55,597 --> 00:18:58,650 Someone at Dynametrics Munitions could be dirty. 450 00:18:58,869 --> 00:19:02,713 Which means America could still have blood on its hands. 451 00:19:02,889 --> 00:19:04,806 All right, stay on it. 452 00:19:04,932 --> 00:19:07,486 I want to know the extent of Dynametrics' culpability. 453 00:19:07,587 --> 00:19:09,056 Will do. 454 00:19:11,772 --> 00:19:13,663 20 minutes ago, a Russian troop transport 455 00:19:13,749 --> 00:19:17,226 was shot down over Aleppo; 43 soldiers dead. 456 00:19:17,312 --> 00:19:18,616 Have we heard from the Israelis? 457 00:19:18,702 --> 00:19:20,874 The Israelis didn't destroy the plane, sir. 458 00:19:21,069 --> 00:19:22,773 Syria did. 459 00:19:23,921 --> 00:19:25,194 Friendly fire? 460 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:26,765 It would appear so. 461 00:19:26,914 --> 00:19:28,866 Well, I don't care if it was an act of God. 462 00:19:29,149 --> 00:19:32,372 Russian soldiers dead, Moscow will respond. 463 00:19:33,004 --> 00:19:35,791 Meaning the situation is deteriorating fast. 464 00:19:35,876 --> 00:19:37,999 If proxies are blowing their principals' planes 465 00:19:38,085 --> 00:19:40,874 out of the sky, the situation's untenable for everyone. 466 00:19:41,034 --> 00:19:42,952 Which could give us an opening. 467 00:19:43,038 --> 00:19:46,626 Get with Avdonin, Bess, before that opening closes. Yes, sir. 468 00:19:49,804 --> 00:19:53,233 Thank you for meeting with me, Mr. Foreign Minister. 469 00:19:53,381 --> 00:19:56,647 I was stateside to tour consulates when you reached out. 470 00:19:56,873 --> 00:19:58,905 I thought a sit-down would be fruitful. 471 00:19:58,991 --> 00:20:00,264 I thought so, too. 472 00:20:00,350 --> 00:20:04,053 This friendly fire incident underscores the peril 473 00:20:04,139 --> 00:20:05,522 we now find ourselves in, 474 00:20:05,608 --> 00:20:10,077 and how easily the chaos could draw our two countries 475 00:20:10,202 --> 00:20:12,670 - into direct conflict. - I agree. 476 00:20:12,756 --> 00:20:16,803 Especially since it wasn't friendly fire. 477 00:20:17,084 --> 00:20:21,608 Intel on the flight path of an Israeli F-16 jet, 478 00:20:21,803 --> 00:20:25,655 which establishes it deliberately flew behind 479 00:20:25,741 --> 00:20:29,397 our transport plane the moment a Syrian battery 480 00:20:29,483 --> 00:20:31,717 locked onto the Israeli intruder. 481 00:20:32,045 --> 00:20:34,506 Israel murdered our soldiers. 482 00:20:34,592 --> 00:20:35,975 We followed the protocols. 483 00:20:36,123 --> 00:20:37,767 Moscow was given a 60-second warning 484 00:20:37,852 --> 00:20:40,552 before we entered Syrian air space. 485 00:20:40,637 --> 00:20:42,898 Was apprised of our flight pattern, 486 00:20:42,984 --> 00:20:45,718 our mission objective. Oh, I think we both know 487 00:20:45,804 --> 00:20:48,867 what Israel's true intentions were, Mr. Ambassador. 488 00:20:48,953 --> 00:20:51,148 Given the lengths Russia and Syria went 489 00:20:51,234 --> 00:20:53,937 to frame Israel for that cluster bomb, 490 00:20:54,031 --> 00:20:55,654 it seems like poetic justice 491 00:20:55,765 --> 00:21:00,172 to see Moscow's client state shoot down a Russian plane. 492 00:21:00,633 --> 00:21:03,125 This treachery was precipitated 493 00:21:03,211 --> 00:21:05,320 at the direction of the United States. 494 00:21:05,429 --> 00:21:06,586 That's a fabrication. 495 00:21:06,672 --> 00:21:08,406 And you want to talk about treachery? 496 00:21:08,890 --> 00:21:11,515 How about Russia forging a U.S. bomb, 497 00:21:11,609 --> 00:21:13,716 and giving it to Syria to murder children? 498 00:21:14,047 --> 00:21:15,265 And doing it all 499 00:21:15,351 --> 00:21:16,508 to frame the U.S.? 500 00:21:16,594 --> 00:21:18,633 Even if that fantasy were true, 501 00:21:18,765 --> 00:21:22,586 it hardly justifies a conspiracy to kill Russian soldiers. 502 00:21:22,780 --> 00:21:24,297 We need to de-escalate. 503 00:21:24,383 --> 00:21:26,203 Israel has to issue a statement 504 00:21:26,289 --> 00:21:27,976 acknowledging its role in this crisis. 505 00:21:28,062 --> 00:21:29,133 What role? 506 00:21:29,219 --> 00:21:31,094 The role of defending our tiny country 507 00:21:31,180 --> 00:21:34,179 against a swarm of enemies backed by Moscow? 508 00:21:34,265 --> 00:21:36,054 In light of this aggression, 509 00:21:36,172 --> 00:21:38,140 Russia will be supplying Syria 510 00:21:38,226 --> 00:21:40,571 with an upgraded air defense system. 511 00:21:40,657 --> 00:21:42,265 If Russia is augmenting. 512 00:21:42,375 --> 00:21:46,633 Syria's military capabilities, we demand the latest 513 00:21:46,719 --> 00:21:48,484 - in U.S. technology... - So you want us 514 00:21:48,570 --> 00:21:50,953 to put you on a war footing with Syria. 515 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:53,320 We won't sanction an arms race. 516 00:21:53,406 --> 00:21:54,867 The U.S. has always 517 00:21:54,953 --> 00:21:57,898 used Israel as a pawn for America's agenda. 518 00:21:57,984 --> 00:21:59,500 You give us weapons, 519 00:21:59,586 --> 00:22:02,195 then handcuff us when we try to use them. 520 00:22:02,281 --> 00:22:05,156 Give us money, but tell us how to spend it. 521 00:22:05,250 --> 00:22:08,557 Thank you very much, but we are the ones at risk. 522 00:22:08,643 --> 00:22:11,679 And we know how to protect ourselves. 523 00:22:11,765 --> 00:22:13,429 Russia will not tolerate 524 00:22:13,515 --> 00:22:15,508 the murder of its citizens. 525 00:22:15,735 --> 00:22:18,476 An immediate response will be forthcoming. 526 00:22:24,939 --> 00:22:26,341 So we're sure 527 00:22:26,434 --> 00:22:29,818 Russia wasn't given the schematics for the CBU-87? 528 00:22:29,904 --> 00:22:32,271 Yes. According to our investigation, 529 00:22:32,357 --> 00:22:34,779 there was no malfeasance, just negligence. 530 00:22:34,865 --> 00:22:36,380 More like gross negligence, 531 00:22:36,479 --> 00:22:38,005 behind DOD's back. 532 00:22:38,170 --> 00:22:40,739 Dynametrics gutted their cyber security budget 533 00:22:40,824 --> 00:22:43,133 so they could undercut competitors on government bids. 534 00:22:43,218 --> 00:22:46,653 In the process, creating vulnerabilities Russia exploited 535 00:22:46,739 --> 00:22:49,457 by hacking the company's database. 536 00:22:49,748 --> 00:22:51,707 Thanks, Ephraim. 537 00:22:54,629 --> 00:22:57,098 Well, thank God we're not looking at treason here. 538 00:22:57,184 --> 00:23:00,114 Well, cutting corners is no cause for celebration. 539 00:23:00,204 --> 00:23:02,282 Dynametrics's digital infrastructure 540 00:23:02,368 --> 00:23:05,878 is woefully underfunded and just this side of legal. 541 00:23:05,964 --> 00:23:09,246 Agreed, but as long as they played by the rules... 542 00:23:09,385 --> 00:23:11,838 You can technically play by the rules and still be at fault. 543 00:23:11,924 --> 00:23:13,275 That's what ethics are all about. 544 00:23:13,361 --> 00:23:15,844 Well, you can put it all in your report. 545 00:23:16,121 --> 00:23:19,018 Speaking of which, how's it coming? 546 00:23:20,090 --> 00:23:21,721 It-it's evolving. 547 00:23:22,388 --> 00:23:23,846 Evolving. 548 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:27,690 Right. You know, 549 00:23:28,573 --> 00:23:31,221 there's a lot at stake here. 550 00:23:32,213 --> 00:23:36,490 After having refused to sign on to the cluster bomb ban, 551 00:23:36,760 --> 00:23:39,146 an about-face in the wake of a single tragedy 552 00:23:39,246 --> 00:23:42,118 could be seen as an admission of wrongdoing. 553 00:23:43,433 --> 00:23:46,803 Or as an assumption of moral responsibility. 554 00:23:46,889 --> 00:23:48,023 Moral responsibility 555 00:23:48,109 --> 00:23:49,800 has its costs. 556 00:23:50,372 --> 00:23:52,917 One of which will be to tar the president. 557 00:23:54,573 --> 00:23:57,042 And the Secretary of State. 558 00:24:01,399 --> 00:24:03,359 New proposals to help the relatives 559 00:24:03,432 --> 00:24:05,753 of the dead children. I tried to get creative. 560 00:24:05,866 --> 00:24:09,263 Uh-huh, by reallocating some of our UNHCR funds 561 00:24:09,348 --> 00:24:11,425 for housing allowances to the affected families. 562 00:24:11,511 --> 00:24:14,432 - Exactly. - Except this isn't a refugee crisis. 563 00:24:14,518 --> 00:24:17,385 Homes weren't destroyed; Foreign Affairs won't sign off. 564 00:24:18,515 --> 00:24:20,495 Okay. 565 00:24:20,970 --> 00:24:23,931 What about relocating the bereaved out of the war zone? 566 00:24:24,305 --> 00:24:26,268 How do we justify preferential treatment 567 00:24:26,354 --> 00:24:28,323 when thousands of civilians have already perished? 568 00:24:28,409 --> 00:24:30,426 It's not preferential treatment. It's a mission of mercy. 569 00:24:30,511 --> 00:24:33,284 Driven by American guilt over the use of a cluster bomb 570 00:24:33,370 --> 00:24:34,597 we didn't even manufacture, meaning 571 00:24:34,682 --> 00:24:37,122 - it's back to the drawing board. - Back to the drawing board. 572 00:24:39,231 --> 00:24:41,401 This is your carrel. 573 00:24:41,843 --> 00:24:45,107 It's got a nameplate. It says "Maggie Brixton." 574 00:24:47,026 --> 00:24:48,594 You got me a desk? 575 00:24:48,726 --> 00:24:52,813 Yes. And the administration has received assurances that you can 576 00:24:52,899 --> 00:24:56,346 do as much reading and writing here as you want, undisturbed. 577 00:24:56,432 --> 00:25:00,445 And you think this trivial gesture will buy my silence? 578 00:25:00,808 --> 00:25:02,246 There's... 579 00:25:02,448 --> 00:25:04,070 there's no quid pro quo here. 580 00:25:04,156 --> 00:25:05,703 You bet there's not. 581 00:25:06,035 --> 00:25:08,213 Because I am only getting started. 582 00:25:08,524 --> 00:25:11,836 The Dalton administration will not silence me. 583 00:25:12,011 --> 00:25:14,148 Yeah, one sign a day, that's too much for you? 584 00:25:14,234 --> 00:25:15,878 - How about ten? - Uh, Stevie... 585 00:25:16,104 --> 00:25:18,422 You will be held to account 586 00:25:18,534 --> 00:25:20,059 for every transgression. 587 00:25:20,206 --> 00:25:23,359 Every moral failing, every act of greed, because this... 588 00:25:23,445 --> 00:25:24,875 - Stevie, now. - Just wait. Wait. 589 00:25:24,961 --> 00:25:26,383 T-this... 590 00:25:27,092 --> 00:25:31,406 this is, t-the type of control mechanism 591 00:25:31,492 --> 00:25:33,626 that every government, 592 00:25:34,375 --> 00:25:36,377 every despot... 593 00:25:46,678 --> 00:25:48,636 Okay. We can go now. 594 00:25:53,050 --> 00:25:54,336 You okay? 595 00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:58,055 Yeah, I'm just t-trying to wrap my head around normalizing 596 00:25:58,141 --> 00:26:00,476 an acceptable level of dead children. 597 00:26:00,726 --> 00:26:05,437 Well, you're no stranger to collateral damage. 598 00:26:05,577 --> 00:26:07,672 You were a fighter pilot. 599 00:26:07,848 --> 00:26:10,594 Yes, and I knew that innocents 600 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:12,945 would inevitably be caught in the crossfire... 601 00:26:13,031 --> 00:26:15,070 That's something I'm still trying to reconcile... 602 00:26:15,156 --> 00:26:17,445 But... it's one thing to follow orders, 603 00:26:17,531 --> 00:26:20,094 it's another to sanction weapons that you know 604 00:26:20,180 --> 00:26:21,805 will result in the death of civilians. 605 00:26:21,891 --> 00:26:25,664 Cluster bombs indiscriminately kill people. 606 00:26:25,956 --> 00:26:27,578 That's kind of what they're all about. 607 00:26:27,664 --> 00:26:28,992 Which is why we need diplomacy. 608 00:26:29,078 --> 00:26:32,070 Yeah, well, diplomacy's not working right now. 609 00:26:33,167 --> 00:26:36,773 Syria's about to open up a front against Israel 610 00:26:36,859 --> 00:26:41,758 and Iran is stepping up arms shipments to Hezbollah 611 00:26:41,844 --> 00:26:43,031 and it's just... 612 00:26:43,117 --> 00:26:44,860 - Sorry. - W-Where are you with Russia? 613 00:26:44,946 --> 00:26:47,273 A whole bunch of nyet. 614 00:26:49,031 --> 00:26:51,726 I'm meeting with the president, joint chiefs 615 00:26:51,812 --> 00:26:54,055 first thing in the morning, but... 616 00:26:54,889 --> 00:26:57,820 You have got to be kidding me. 617 00:26:57,906 --> 00:26:59,101 - What? - Our electric bill. 618 00:26:59,187 --> 00:27:02,601 It's, like, 800 last month to 2,000? 619 00:27:02,869 --> 00:27:04,445 - Jason? - Jason? 620 00:27:05,818 --> 00:27:07,500 Come here. 621 00:27:09,493 --> 00:27:10,726 Hi. 622 00:27:11,900 --> 00:27:13,940 See, this is why we should all be using solar power. 623 00:27:14,051 --> 00:27:16,851 Oh, yes, well, until that time, your little 624 00:27:16,937 --> 00:27:20,436 cryptocurrency escapade is gonna drive us into bankruptcy. 625 00:27:20,522 --> 00:27:23,450 Meaning that you're gonna pay us the difference between this 626 00:27:23,536 --> 00:27:25,265 and last month's bill. 627 00:27:25,383 --> 00:27:26,914 - 1,200 bucks. - Fine. 628 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:29,609 I will wire you the equivalent in SpectroCoin. 629 00:27:29,695 --> 00:27:30,829 - No, no. Uhp. - No, no. 630 00:27:30,915 --> 00:27:32,164 Cash on the barrel. 631 00:27:32,299 --> 00:27:35,594 How about you cover the power bill, 632 00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:38,586 and I will cut you in on my profits? 633 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:40,625 And you can think of that as an investment. 634 00:27:40,711 --> 00:27:42,000 We've already invested in you 635 00:27:42,086 --> 00:27:44,008 - for 17 years, sport. - And it's about to pay off. 636 00:27:44,093 --> 00:27:45,601 SpectroCoin is up 300% 637 00:27:45,687 --> 00:27:47,387 - this week alone. - Oh, that's great. 638 00:27:47,509 --> 00:27:51,034 Then you can sell some of your booty and fork over the dough. 639 00:27:54,356 --> 00:27:57,187 This is not how the Zuckerbergs supported their kid. 640 00:27:57,453 --> 00:27:58,765 Ay... 641 00:28:02,079 --> 00:28:02,995 Russell, hi. 642 00:28:03,081 --> 00:28:05,554 Russia is sending their Northern Fleet to Latakia, 643 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:07,336 Syria's most important harbor. 644 00:28:07,422 --> 00:28:08,461 What? 645 00:28:08,547 --> 00:28:09,855 It's one big setup. 646 00:28:09,941 --> 00:28:11,858 The cluster bomb, Moscow's response 647 00:28:11,944 --> 00:28:13,407 to Syria's destruction of their plane... 648 00:28:13,492 --> 00:28:14,726 It's all to create leverage. 649 00:28:14,812 --> 00:28:16,515 They want a Mediterranean port. 650 00:28:16,601 --> 00:28:17,945 Yeah, and the president's 651 00:28:18,031 --> 00:28:20,036 not gonna allow that, no matter what. 652 00:28:20,122 --> 00:28:21,561 I'm on my way. 653 00:28:22,121 --> 00:28:23,254 How bad? 654 00:28:23,632 --> 00:28:26,109 Don't wait on me for breakfast. 655 00:28:31,297 --> 00:28:32,866 - It's an armada. - Yes, sir. 656 00:28:32,951 --> 00:28:35,000 And once their Northern Fleet is in position, 657 00:28:35,136 --> 00:28:37,401 we won't be able to dislodge it without a war. 658 00:28:37,501 --> 00:28:39,711 Bess, what do we hear from your counterpart? 659 00:28:40,296 --> 00:28:41,663 Avdonin insists 660 00:28:41,749 --> 00:28:44,086 that an increased naval presence is necessary 661 00:28:44,179 --> 00:28:46,937 to counter American and Israeli aggressions. 662 00:28:47,023 --> 00:28:48,359 It's a pretext. 663 00:28:48,468 --> 00:28:50,890 Russia has a small naval facility in Tartus 664 00:28:50,976 --> 00:28:53,843 that whet their appetite for regional domination. 665 00:28:53,929 --> 00:28:55,914 - And this fleet will give it to them. - Yes, sir. 666 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:58,734 And if we don't push Russia back now, they will have a port 667 00:28:58,812 --> 00:29:02,757 that puts them a stone's throw from vital NATO bases in Turkey. 668 00:29:02,850 --> 00:29:04,767 I recommend that we send 669 00:29:04,852 --> 00:29:06,804 a fleet to intercept Russia's advance. 670 00:29:07,203 --> 00:29:10,765 Which will put us on the verge of direct military conflict. 671 00:29:10,851 --> 00:29:13,937 Only if Russia doesn't blink. We have to hope they do. 672 00:29:14,938 --> 00:29:17,718 Gordon's right. We have very little choice here. 673 00:29:19,791 --> 00:29:22,062 How far out is the Northern Fleet? 674 00:29:22,226 --> 00:29:24,752 About 26 hours. Our Eighth Fleet needs 675 00:29:24,838 --> 00:29:27,234 about eight hours' advance notice to intercept them. 676 00:29:27,397 --> 00:29:30,781 We've got 18 hours to get Russia to stand down. 677 00:29:31,453 --> 00:29:33,132 Have you informed the president 678 00:29:33,247 --> 00:29:35,816 about... Dynametrics's negligence in this? 679 00:29:35,902 --> 00:29:39,169 Uh, not yet. But you should include it in your report. 680 00:29:39,300 --> 00:29:41,718 A report that you're going to deliver to the president, 681 00:29:41,804 --> 00:29:44,244 who needs to know his friend was at fault. 682 00:29:44,711 --> 00:29:46,375 He will be so apprised. 683 00:29:46,632 --> 00:29:50,375 Correct, because I'm gonna tell him myself. 684 00:29:51,593 --> 00:29:55,038 Respectfully, Henry, that's not SOP. Yeah... 685 00:29:55,124 --> 00:29:57,859 Let's talk about SOP, because you've been speeding 686 00:29:57,945 --> 00:29:59,884 the plough on my work since the beginning. 687 00:30:00,055 --> 00:30:02,796 Weighing in on the importance of not embarrassing 688 00:30:02,882 --> 00:30:06,437 the administration, tacitly backing military prerogatives 689 00:30:06,523 --> 00:30:07,710 over ethical ones. 690 00:30:07,796 --> 00:30:10,687 You're not suggesting I wouldn't provide the president 691 00:30:10,773 --> 00:30:13,086 an accurate summary of your conclusions? 692 00:30:13,172 --> 00:30:15,195 It's not just what you say, 693 00:30:15,281 --> 00:30:16,839 it's how you say it. 694 00:30:17,117 --> 00:30:19,059 Tone is substantive. 695 00:30:19,272 --> 00:30:21,789 Which is why I can't allow you to mediate my advice, 696 00:30:21,890 --> 00:30:22,968 whitewash things. 697 00:30:23,054 --> 00:30:27,104 I know you think I'm working against you, Henry, but I'm not. 698 00:30:27,575 --> 00:30:29,523 I'm working for the president. 699 00:30:30,914 --> 00:30:32,757 And it's my job to protect him 700 00:30:32,897 --> 00:30:34,203 and the administration. 701 00:30:34,292 --> 00:30:36,731 And it's my job not to care about your job. 702 00:30:37,075 --> 00:30:39,570 You can't varnish my advice, Russell. 703 00:30:39,843 --> 00:30:41,984 Not if I'm gonna keep working here. 704 00:30:48,510 --> 00:30:50,507 I'll set up a one-on-one. 705 00:30:51,593 --> 00:30:53,022 Thank you. 706 00:31:01,313 --> 00:31:06,233 Thank you both for coming on such short notice. 707 00:31:06,388 --> 00:31:09,126 You can dispense with the courtesy, Madam Secretary. 708 00:31:09,212 --> 00:31:11,665 It was less an invitation than a summons. 709 00:31:11,892 --> 00:31:15,275 Well, that's fine. Neither of you need to talk. 710 00:31:19,688 --> 00:31:23,731 Effective immediately, the Israeli government 711 00:31:23,817 --> 00:31:26,775 will cease all sorties into Syrian airspace. 712 00:31:26,861 --> 00:31:28,071 You must be joking. 713 00:31:28,157 --> 00:31:31,173 And Syria will freeze all Iranian arms shipments 714 00:31:31,259 --> 00:31:32,423 through its territory. 715 00:31:32,509 --> 00:31:35,220 Iran is an ally. Syria will do no such thing. 716 00:31:35,525 --> 00:31:40,444 You will do it, Adnan, or I will instigate 717 00:31:40,530 --> 00:31:43,431 an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council, 718 00:31:43,560 --> 00:31:46,665 and present evidence of Syria's collusion 719 00:31:46,751 --> 00:31:49,946 with Russia to murder children for political gain. 720 00:31:50,142 --> 00:31:52,057 Your regime will have to answer 721 00:31:52,143 --> 00:31:54,048 to its own people for the slaughter. 722 00:31:54,189 --> 00:31:55,384 You wouldn't dare. 723 00:31:55,470 --> 00:31:58,017 At that same U.N. Security Council session, 724 00:31:58,103 --> 00:32:01,727 I will also present evidence that Israel 725 00:32:01,939 --> 00:32:04,556 had a direct involvement in the destruction 726 00:32:04,641 --> 00:32:06,009 of a Russian jet, 727 00:32:06,095 --> 00:32:08,728 and without plausible deniability, you'll have to face. 728 00:32:08,819 --> 00:32:11,189 - Moscow's wrath. - You must be mad. 729 00:32:11,275 --> 00:32:13,042 More like furious. 730 00:32:13,165 --> 00:32:15,759 Furious enough to throw you both to the wolves 731 00:32:15,845 --> 00:32:17,588 by publicly exposing you. 732 00:32:17,808 --> 00:32:20,571 But there are bigger imperatives as stake, 733 00:32:20,712 --> 00:32:23,705 so the both of you are going to stand down 734 00:32:23,790 --> 00:32:26,025 for the next 24 hours, which I hope 735 00:32:26,111 --> 00:32:30,126 is enough time to avert a war with Russia, a war 736 00:32:30,212 --> 00:32:33,579 the actions of your countries put us on the brink of. 737 00:32:36,128 --> 00:32:37,454 - Yes. - Yes. 738 00:32:42,586 --> 00:32:44,109 That'll be all. 739 00:32:50,813 --> 00:32:53,359 - Nina. Get me Henry. - Yes. 740 00:32:53,445 --> 00:32:55,233 I need to talk to him before he talks to the president. 741 00:32:55,318 --> 00:32:57,086 Right away, Madam Secretary. 742 00:33:02,258 --> 00:33:03,937 You're recommending we sign on to 743 00:33:04,023 --> 00:33:06,602 - the ban on cluster bombs. - Yeah, over the objection 744 00:33:06,688 --> 00:33:08,969 of Secretary Becker and Ellen Hill. 745 00:33:09,055 --> 00:33:10,755 Strenuous objection, I see. 746 00:33:10,885 --> 00:33:12,594 Conrad, it comes down to this. 747 00:33:12,719 --> 00:33:14,727 How can we claim moral leadership 748 00:33:14,813 --> 00:33:17,828 w-when we employ a weapon that the rest of civilization 749 00:33:17,914 --> 00:33:19,531 has deemed too barbaric to use? 750 00:33:19,617 --> 00:33:23,820 The benefits of having this... tool in our arsenal 751 00:33:23,906 --> 00:33:27,380 are too small to offset the risk of misuse 752 00:33:27,465 --> 00:33:30,391 and collateral damage, the death of almost 30 children 753 00:33:30,477 --> 00:33:31,695 being a prime example. 754 00:33:31,781 --> 00:33:34,213 A powerful moral argument. 755 00:33:34,298 --> 00:33:36,484 But Henry, when I asked you to take this on, 756 00:33:36,578 --> 00:33:37,961 I didn't realize the scope 757 00:33:38,047 --> 00:33:39,562 of Russia's involvement in this mess. 758 00:33:39,648 --> 00:33:41,633 As long as Moscow has the bomb, 759 00:33:41,719 --> 00:33:43,109 they have a strategic advantage. 760 00:33:43,195 --> 00:33:44,595 Particularly if they're willing to use it. 761 00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:45,609 And given current events, 762 00:33:45,695 --> 00:33:47,298 - I won't cede an inch to them. - I understand. 763 00:33:47,383 --> 00:33:49,672 But what if Moscow was willing to sign on to the ban? 764 00:33:50,078 --> 00:33:52,461 And how precisely are we going to get them to do that? 765 00:33:52,547 --> 00:33:53,929 Elizabeth has a plan. 766 00:33:54,383 --> 00:33:56,422 Which she's willing to explore... 767 00:33:56,515 --> 00:33:58,265 With your permission. 768 00:33:58,908 --> 00:34:01,242 Well, if Russia signs on, I will too. 769 00:34:01,601 --> 00:34:02,807 I'll tell her. 770 00:34:03,008 --> 00:34:04,297 Thanks, Henry. 771 00:34:04,651 --> 00:34:06,875 And there is something else. 772 00:34:07,027 --> 00:34:08,637 It has to do with my role here. 773 00:34:09,815 --> 00:34:11,500 I sometimes feel... 774 00:34:11,751 --> 00:34:13,719 pressured to rubberstamp policies 775 00:34:13,805 --> 00:34:15,758 the administration is inclined to pursue. 776 00:34:15,844 --> 00:34:16,992 Henry... 777 00:34:17,078 --> 00:34:19,996 you're an academic trapped in a political world. 778 00:34:20,344 --> 00:34:22,617 I never said your job was going to be easy. 779 00:34:22,703 --> 00:34:25,308 But I have to be able to push back when my mandate 780 00:34:25,393 --> 00:34:28,078 - is being compromised. - And I expect nothing less. 781 00:34:29,107 --> 00:34:31,734 Giving it to me straight is what I hired you to do. 782 00:34:31,819 --> 00:34:33,046 Good. 783 00:34:33,132 --> 00:34:35,185 Because we need to talk about Leland Grafton. 784 00:34:45,968 --> 00:34:49,321 Well, his company's security lapses are... 785 00:34:50,008 --> 00:34:51,508 reckless. 786 00:34:51,733 --> 00:34:53,164 And troubling. 787 00:34:55,015 --> 00:34:56,426 But they're not criminal. 788 00:34:56,711 --> 00:34:58,140 No, sir. But I don't think 789 00:34:58,226 --> 00:34:59,773 someone who avails himself 790 00:34:59,859 --> 00:35:02,453 of every conceivable loophole 791 00:35:02,539 --> 00:35:04,312 should be awarded government contracts. 792 00:35:04,398 --> 00:35:06,711 You know I can't interfere in the bidding process. 793 00:35:06,797 --> 00:35:09,125 No, but what you can do is tell your old friend 794 00:35:09,211 --> 00:35:10,483 that it's time for him to step down. 795 00:35:10,568 --> 00:35:12,586 Moral suasion. 796 00:35:13,330 --> 00:35:16,226 There's no one in the world who's in a better position 797 00:35:16,342 --> 00:35:17,930 to exert it than you. 798 00:35:20,331 --> 00:35:23,758 My friend, we have had a difficult year together. 799 00:35:24,058 --> 00:35:26,062 So let's talk common ground, then. 800 00:35:26,148 --> 00:35:28,370 Because in the past year, we've also found that. 801 00:35:28,456 --> 00:35:30,226 Nuclear de-escalation. 802 00:35:30,414 --> 00:35:31,898 No one ever thought it could be done. 803 00:35:31,984 --> 00:35:34,115 But we agreed to take our 804 00:35:34,201 --> 00:35:36,390 intercontinental ballistic missiles off 805 00:35:36,476 --> 00:35:38,172 the hair-trigger alert system. 806 00:35:38,258 --> 00:35:40,430 - And the world is safer. - It is. 807 00:35:40,516 --> 00:35:42,969 And yet here we are, Konstantin. 808 00:35:43,192 --> 00:35:46,445 Hours away from a showdown between our two fleets. 809 00:35:48,431 --> 00:35:51,828 And if somebody fires a shot, if... 810 00:35:52,012 --> 00:35:55,234 intentions are slightly misread... 811 00:35:55,609 --> 00:35:57,000 What do you propose? 812 00:35:57,289 --> 00:36:00,031 That we set an example for our proxies. 813 00:36:00,189 --> 00:36:03,523 Instead of them provoking us, we provoke them. 814 00:36:03,781 --> 00:36:06,250 You want us to join you in signing on 815 00:36:06,336 --> 00:36:07,765 to the cluster bomb ban? 816 00:36:07,851 --> 00:36:10,000 A public display of cooperation. 817 00:36:10,158 --> 00:36:11,858 A gesture that sets the stage 818 00:36:11,956 --> 00:36:14,351 for us to jointly pull back our fleets. 819 00:36:14,545 --> 00:36:16,523 That's the first domino. 820 00:36:16,609 --> 00:36:17,656 What's the second? 821 00:36:17,742 --> 00:36:19,844 Moscow uses its influence to roll back. 822 00:36:19,930 --> 00:36:21,423 Iran's footprint in Syria. 823 00:36:21,509 --> 00:36:23,023 And what about your proxy? 824 00:36:23,109 --> 00:36:25,445 No, Israel will stay out of Syria. 825 00:36:25,984 --> 00:36:28,719 And then Russia and the U.S. will hold talks 826 00:36:28,805 --> 00:36:31,945 about limiting our involvement in the Syrian civil war. 827 00:36:32,140 --> 00:36:34,687 And if we refuse these terms? 828 00:36:34,773 --> 00:36:37,039 Then even if we dodge this bullet, 829 00:36:37,125 --> 00:36:38,955 it's a temporary reprieve. 830 00:36:39,469 --> 00:36:41,609 We have this illusion 831 00:36:41,757 --> 00:36:43,575 that our proxies are... 832 00:36:43,661 --> 00:36:45,101 our buffers. 833 00:36:45,367 --> 00:36:48,672 We can offload our conflicts. 834 00:36:49,503 --> 00:36:51,742 But we are our proxies. 835 00:36:51,884 --> 00:36:54,976 We hold each other accountable for what they do. 836 00:36:55,108 --> 00:36:57,547 Meaning, if we don't reign them in, 837 00:36:57,632 --> 00:37:01,664 our client states will ultimately drag us into war. 838 00:37:01,750 --> 00:37:03,429 And we can stop that from happening 839 00:37:03,515 --> 00:37:04,672 by setting an example, 840 00:37:04,758 --> 00:37:07,515 taking cluster bombs off the table... 841 00:37:08,179 --> 00:37:10,984 reducing our involvement in Syria. 842 00:37:11,124 --> 00:37:12,124 So... 843 00:37:12,373 --> 00:37:14,437 if the principals behave... 844 00:37:14,711 --> 00:37:17,008 - the proxies will follow. - Yes. 845 00:37:17,217 --> 00:37:19,569 We have to lead here, Konstantin. 846 00:37:19,654 --> 00:37:20,945 Together. 847 00:37:21,223 --> 00:37:22,851 There is no other choice. 848 00:37:25,790 --> 00:37:28,534 Educational grants for Syrian refugees 849 00:37:28,619 --> 00:37:30,398 and the names of each of the dead children. 850 00:37:30,484 --> 00:37:32,609 - Blake. - I know... no admissions of guilt. 851 00:37:32,695 --> 00:37:36,765 So we can de-link the grants from policy issues. 852 00:37:36,976 --> 00:37:38,712 You're trying to ease suffering with grand gestures, 853 00:37:38,797 --> 00:37:40,351 - which is statecraft. - Exactly. 854 00:37:40,437 --> 00:37:41,742 Yeah, but this is different. 855 00:37:41,828 --> 00:37:43,344 This is soulcraft. 856 00:37:43,710 --> 00:37:45,017 And soulcraft... 857 00:37:45,375 --> 00:37:48,172 you can't assuage a loss by giving someone something. 858 00:37:48,765 --> 00:37:52,015 You can only do it by preventing something from being taken away. 859 00:37:53,859 --> 00:37:55,387 I'm sorry, I don't follow. It's okay. 860 00:37:55,472 --> 00:37:57,605 Come on, let's go. I'll explain on the way. 861 00:37:58,610 --> 00:37:59,883 - Hi. Thank you so much. - Hi. 862 00:37:59,969 --> 00:38:01,350 For talking to us again. 863 00:38:04,062 --> 00:38:05,265 What is it you want? 864 00:38:05,351 --> 00:38:08,047 We have searched in vain for ways to compensate you 865 00:38:08,133 --> 00:38:09,305 for the death of your sons. 866 00:38:09,391 --> 00:38:12,351 We... realize the futility of our efforts. 867 00:38:12,437 --> 00:38:15,805 Um, nothing we say or do can... can ease your pain. 868 00:38:15,883 --> 00:38:19,539 But m-maybe there's something else we can do. 869 00:38:19,756 --> 00:38:21,038 Uh, in your son's memory. 870 00:38:21,124 --> 00:38:23,015 In memory of all your boys. 871 00:38:23,734 --> 00:38:25,678 This is a letter of intent signed by 872 00:38:25,763 --> 00:38:27,593 both the U.S. and Russia in which both countries 873 00:38:27,678 --> 00:38:30,116 agree to join the ban on cluster bombs. 874 00:38:38,124 --> 00:38:39,821 So no more cluster bombs? 875 00:38:40,909 --> 00:38:42,226 No, ma'am. 876 00:38:44,045 --> 00:38:46,742 And the children who live because of this ban will have 877 00:38:47,394 --> 00:38:48,726 your children to thank. 878 00:38:53,865 --> 00:38:55,171 Thank you. 879 00:38:57,851 --> 00:38:59,414 Global warming. 880 00:39:00,047 --> 00:39:02,133 The destruction of the rain forest. 881 00:39:02,651 --> 00:39:05,836 President Dalton is condemning us all. 882 00:39:05,922 --> 00:39:07,015 Yeah! 883 00:39:07,101 --> 00:39:08,586 I'm being punked, right? 884 00:39:09,447 --> 00:39:11,820 I tried, sir. I swear. 885 00:39:12,140 --> 00:39:13,335 What about her carrel? 886 00:39:13,531 --> 00:39:14,961 Maggie loves it; she's using it 887 00:39:15,047 --> 00:39:16,773 to do research for her protests. 888 00:39:23,862 --> 00:39:25,180 Knock, knock. 889 00:39:27,537 --> 00:39:29,086 Oat milk latte. 890 00:39:29,389 --> 00:39:30,703 Extra hot. 891 00:39:31,252 --> 00:39:33,469 Consider this a peace offering. 892 00:39:33,555 --> 00:39:35,117 You can't buy my silence. 893 00:39:35,272 --> 00:39:36,948 I'm going to speak truth to power. 894 00:39:37,034 --> 00:39:38,734 And now that power is finally listening, 895 00:39:38,820 --> 00:39:40,847 - I am just getting started. - Look. 896 00:39:40,933 --> 00:39:43,581 Bringing you to heel, that's not why I'm here. 897 00:39:43,846 --> 00:39:45,745 I mean, candidly, that's why I came, 898 00:39:45,831 --> 00:39:47,401 but on the way over... 899 00:39:47,593 --> 00:39:49,401 - I got to thinking. - Thinking? 900 00:39:49,760 --> 00:39:52,698 That's a new trick for folks in your building. 901 00:39:57,406 --> 00:39:59,069 How long have you been here now? 902 00:39:59,272 --> 00:40:00,730 18 years. 903 00:40:01,248 --> 00:40:02,818 Well, I've been here six. 904 00:40:02,904 --> 00:40:04,304 Which makes me the new guy. 905 00:40:04,390 --> 00:40:05,772 And where I come from, 906 00:40:06,072 --> 00:40:08,093 you introduce yourself to your neighbors. 907 00:40:09,718 --> 00:40:11,068 I'm Russell. 908 00:40:14,311 --> 00:40:15,924 Is that all, Russell? 909 00:40:16,350 --> 00:40:17,405 Look. 910 00:40:17,504 --> 00:40:19,247 I just wanted to say... 911 00:40:19,589 --> 00:40:21,366 democracy's messy. 912 00:40:22,101 --> 00:40:25,715 But rule one is every voice should be heard. 913 00:40:25,840 --> 00:40:27,522 And yours has been on the front lines 914 00:40:27,608 --> 00:40:28,835 for a very long time. 915 00:40:28,974 --> 00:40:32,569 And I wanted to thank you for playing your part 916 00:40:32,655 --> 00:40:35,093 in this... this pageant 917 00:40:35,179 --> 00:40:37,249 we call the American experiment. 918 00:40:37,437 --> 00:40:38,929 Because you matter. 919 00:40:39,186 --> 00:40:40,397 Truly. 920 00:40:44,225 --> 00:40:46,429 If there's ever anything I can do for you... 921 00:40:49,292 --> 00:40:50,597 Thank you. 922 00:40:52,029 --> 00:40:54,194 Excuse me, I have to finish this sign 923 00:40:54,280 --> 00:40:56,132 before the tour buses come. 924 00:41:08,740 --> 00:41:11,223 Been ages since we've been on a proper date. 925 00:41:11,864 --> 00:41:13,559 Well, let's calendar one. 926 00:41:14,552 --> 00:41:18,513 In between international crises, commissions, all-nighters. 927 00:41:18,599 --> 00:41:21,247 Oh, God, it turns me on when you talk shop. 928 00:41:24,762 --> 00:41:26,254 I'm broke. 929 00:41:26,505 --> 00:41:27,512 What? 930 00:41:27,598 --> 00:41:29,770 SpectroCoin went down to zero. 931 00:41:29,965 --> 00:41:31,958 There was a, uh, massive sell-off 932 00:41:32,059 --> 00:41:34,387 as soon as the Syrian crisis died down. 933 00:41:34,662 --> 00:41:36,856 Oh, well, gee, 934 00:41:36,942 --> 00:41:38,677 if I'd known I was hurting your bottom line, 935 00:41:38,763 --> 00:41:40,434 I would have reevaluated my position 936 00:41:40,520 --> 00:41:42,402 - on preventing World War Three. - Yeah. 937 00:41:42,778 --> 00:41:44,005 I'm done speculating. 938 00:41:44,091 --> 00:41:45,856 - Hmm. - Allow me to speculate. 939 00:41:46,005 --> 00:41:48,286 Someone still owes us $1,200, and if he doesn't 940 00:41:48,372 --> 00:41:50,050 find a way to pay us back... I already have. 941 00:41:50,135 --> 00:41:53,419 I got a job as a busboy at Frankie's, so... 942 00:41:53,942 --> 00:41:56,130 Steady income and all the pizza I can eat. 943 00:41:56,232 --> 00:42:00,356 Good. We'll put you on a payment plan. 944 00:42:00,591 --> 00:42:02,841 I trust you've learned a valuable lesson 945 00:42:02,927 --> 00:42:05,411 - about shortcuts, right? - Yes. 946 00:42:05,624 --> 00:42:06,997 Always take the ones 947 00:42:07,083 --> 00:42:09,099 that don't depend on your mom playing ball. 948 00:42:09,224 --> 00:42:11,040 - Hey. - I'm kidding. 949 00:42:11,645 --> 00:42:15,091 I'm rolling OG now, so brick and mortar. 950 00:42:15,372 --> 00:42:17,176 All the way.Good. 951 00:42:17,325 --> 00:42:19,184 Then, uh, grab a sponge 952 00:42:19,285 --> 00:42:20,778 and come over here, we'll train you up 953 00:42:20,864 --> 00:42:22,161 for your next gig, there, Snoop. 954 00:42:22,247 --> 00:42:23,333 Yeah. 955 00:42:24,833 --> 00:42:26,356 You know, there is this one currency. 956 00:42:26,442 --> 00:42:29,223 It's called AnarCoin. Kind of a sure bet. 957 00:42:29,309 --> 00:42:32,146 I mean, I could get us in on the ground floor if you... 958 00:42:35,802 --> 00:42:37,247 Hey, where's the soap? 959 00:42:37,596 --> 00:42:40,010 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org 960 00:42:40,438 --> 00:42:42,799 Sync corrections by srjanapala 960 00:42:43,305 --> 00:42:49,473 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www.OpenSubtitles.org 73533

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