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[Damian] Previously on Designated Survivor...

[Tom] Dax Minter has been arrested.

I'm sorry that you got pulled into all of this.

I'm not. I made a friend.

I'm moving to San Francisco.

You go get 'em out there.

[Valeria] When this hacking investigation is over,

you will have learned much about America you can share.

Maybe enough to keep yourself alive.

- Hannah! - [Hannah grunts]

[Damian groans]

- I found something. - [Hannah] Valeria Poriskova?

Minter tried to get rid of me and make it look like Frost did it.

Who better to hire than a Russian agent you've been clashing with?

Valeria missed me and killed Damian.

I can't let you hunt down Valeria.

You lay those down, you may not get 'em back.

Bye, Aaron.

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[gasps]

I'm looking for Valeria Poriskova.

- [man] Never heard of her. - This is her house.

[both grunting]

Where's Valeria?

Where is she?

Freeze! Hands up!

You the guy who called 911?

Yeah, she tried to kill me.

- Who are you? - Hannah Wells. I work for...

Work for who?

Never mind.

[officer] Hands on the wall.

[Trey] Kendra.

Good morning.

[Kendra sighs]

I didn't want to wake you, but do you know where the other one is?

Kitchen.

Yes. Okay.

I'll help you.

No, I got it.

Okay.

I'll show myself out.

Sounds good.

Morning.

Good morning.

[sighs]

Where are we on the defense budget?

- We have a congressional consensus. - $726 billion.

Those are numbers, not substance, so there must be a problem.

Crowell and Feller are shifting goalposts.

This deal took six months to negotiate. What's their agenda?

We don't know, but something's up.

- Let's find out what it is. - Yes, sir.

In the meantime, I'll get the senators here.

Today. This bill is too important. Let's stay focused.

[Lyor] Turn on Beltway Beat.

[Cornelius on TV] This presidency has finally run aground.

Now, Tom Kirkman is a good man, a fine man.

But he's an amateur in a job that demands a professional.

What this country needs right now is leadership,

and President Kirkman is simply out of his depth.

He's taken a flamethrower to you since the 25th Amendment proceeding.

It's the First Amendment. He can say what he wants.

But he can't leak classified information,

which is a crime, and he's a repeat offender.

No one'd like to prosecute Moss more than me.

But it's next to impossible to prove.

It'd seem I'm using this office to settle personal political scores.

What about a special counsel, then?

Someone with no allegiance to the administration.

Attorney General Beckett could appoint one.

I don't like the way it'll look.

If anyone else had done it, you'd prosecute, right?

With evidence, yes.

You can't target Moss for political reasons,

but you can't protect him for political ones either.

- Turn on DC News Daily. - I hate television.

If I'd left it to the administration, that kid'd still be in a prison in Bultan.

[interviewer on TV] So, the president did not help negotiate

Matthew Jennings' release?

[West chuckles] Sure, if by help, you mean hinder.

- He's a pest. - Not just a pest.

He's a termite, eating at our foundation. He's a scorpion to our frog.

I don't think so.

I think he's a solution.

To what?

We'd have to appoint someone to prosecute Moss.

Someone considered unfriendly, whose impartiality can't be questioned.

Who went after you in the 25th Amendment proceeding and still takes shots.

Use one problem to solve the other.

That's damn good.

[Kendra grunts]

Okay, okay.

[sighs]

Hi, Trey, it's Kendra.

You left your wallet here.

Sure, I can wait, okay.

Senator, the VA budget has increased.

I honestly believe our veterans will get absolutely all they need.

Not enough to keep pace with inflation, but billions for unneeded new aircraft?

I'm sympathetic, but it's the best we could do.

You knew where the GOP stands.

But where do you stand?

You're 20 months into your administration, still governing as an Independent.

It's the wrong path. It's not too late to change course.

What's your point?

That on every social issue that matters, you're a Democrat,

and my party needs a leader.

With all due respect, I'm looking at a perfectly capable leader.

Yes, but I won't run for president.

We're 16 months from the general election

and you still haven't spoken to us about your plans.

We have to get our ducks in a row, sir, and we're hoping...

You're talking about the future. I'm talking about now.

This bill should be our priority right now.

I appreciate that, sir.

You want our green light, you'll need some movement from the GOP.

Did that just happen?

She's using the DOD budget as leverage to bring you into the fold.

It won't work.

If we can't make her compromise, we'll make Feller move.

Mark it down. The race for the presidency just started.

- His expression of interest... - It was a proclamation of disinterest.

- Sixteen months is a long time... - An eon.

- ...except in a presidential campaign. - Nope.

- So it begins. - Yeah.

[Trey] Kendra?

Kendra?

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait!

- It's me. You okay? - [panting] Yeah.

- [Trey] It's me. - Okay.

- [Trey] You all right? - Yeah.

Just take this. Okay.

[Kendra panting]

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[Tom] What matters is that you're both all right.

- Kendra, do you need anything else? - I'm fine. Thanks.

[door opens]

Mr. President, this is Detective Pineda.

[Tom] Detective, what do you know?

Not much, sir. We're still canvassing the scene.

Ms. Daynes, take us through it.

I was getting ready for work. I heard a sound.

I was expecting Trey... Mr. Kirkman.

And then I heard glass shattering.

I must've got there a few minutes after whoever did this left.

You'd just arrived?

No, I was there, but then I left. I came back for my wallet.

Was it a burglary?

No, nothing was taken.

I consider it an attack on the White House.

- Detective, run everything through Mike. - Yes, sir.

We'll keep the circle on this tight. Ms. Daynes, we need a statement.

Thank you. Excuse me for one moment.

Trey.

I know what you'll say.

Firstly, thank God you weren't hurt.

Is that it?

Why were you there?

We were at that Kennedy Center thing.

We got to talking, got sangria at that tapas joint and...

She is part of my staff. I cannot allow that to be compromised.

I hope you understand.

I get it.

Okay, thanks.

Sit tight. Mike'll wanna talk to you.

Kendra, I'm so sorry.

- You know where my mind keeps going? - Where?

Every hang-up I've had in the last six months,

every time something got lost in the mail.

My mind would be going there, too. But it doesn't mean there's a connection.

I know Ritter is chasing down every lead but it's my home.

What if they'd found me?

Let's talk about something else, which is none of my business.

- Let's not. - What? It's Trey. It's a big deal.

[whispering] It is a big deal.

Three months since I've been with anyone,

and I manage to hook up with Kirkman's brother

right before someone nearly Patty Hearsts my ass.

It's bad timing.

Without bad timing, I'd have none at all.

- Think this could be a thing? - It was one night.

It could be another one.

He's smart and cute. And you know where to find each other.

I'll be in the bathroom with a baseball bat,

and he'll be trying to bash me with a candlestick.

It's the beginning of every great love story.

Take the day if need be. No one expects you to be here.

It's what I expect of myself. I'm an advocate, not a victim.

- I won't let anything change that. - [Emily] Okay.

[Lyor] Your title will be Special Prosecutor.

Not interested.

It's a high-profile post.

[West] For an errand boy.

- You'll be a DOJ appointee. - Justice answers to the president.

You'll have a mandate.

Complete independence. The president gives you his word.

My only agenda would be to find the truth.

I'll take that as far as it goes. He has to know that.

- When can you start? - Immediately.

Good. The important thing is to avoid even the appearance of impropriety.

No coordination with the White House, whatsoever.

You answer only to the attorney general.

I agree, which is why I need you to do one thing.

Yeah, what's that?

Leave.

You realize you were played, right? The guy you attacked worked for Valeria.

All you're getting closer to is getting yourself locked up.

What are you doing?

[sighs] She killed Damian, Aaron.

- She can't get away with it. - You don't know if she's in the country.

Even if she were, you're a private citizen.

You have no cover for your shenanigans anymore.

- Why are you here? - My middle name is cover.

[laughs]

There's this other thing.

What do you need?

Ethan West has been appointed special counsel to look into Moss.

He's conducting interviews.

- You need me to talk to him? - [Aaron] Yeah.

[West] So, you investigated former president Moss for murder?

Yes, for the killing of a British member of parliament.

He was exonerated, yes?

He was, but he still obstructed justice

by lying about his relationship to the victim.

- Was he charged for that? - No.

Was Secretary Moss a suspect in your hacking investigation?

Yes.

But not the culprit?

No. I don't know what you're asking, because it was my understanding

Moss was being investigated for leaking classified information.

My charter is to investigate all of his alleged wrongdoing.

- Yours is to cooperate. - That's correct.

I'm here to answer your questions.

Good, let's carry on.

[Emily] Thank you for coming, senators.

We have spent billions and billions of dollars developing the F44,

to be met with delay after delay.

Throwing more money at it is a bad investment.

You won't say that when we roll the plane out.

After nuclear power,

it'll be the greatest deterrent this country's ever known.

Senator Crowell doesn't agree.

[Feller] Well, she's wrong.

We don't have to spend money taking care of our soldiers

if we stop wars from starting in the first place.

[Tom] Do you wanna know where I stand on this?

We had a deal. Now we don't. It's unacceptable.

[Feller] I understand the frustration, sir.

You're trying to wrangle two parties.

Maybe it would be better if you only had to wrangle one.

Excuse me?

General election, GOP needs a candidate. You would make a fine one.

I don't know what's in the water around this place lately,

but I'm not drinking it. We're talking about the bill.

- Mr. President... - [Tom] If the election were tomorrow,

I would not run as a Republican or a Democrat.

You are fiscally conservative, strong on defense.

We can work with the rest.

- Senator, please. - The country needs your leadership.

If you're ready to lead, you need the right team behind you.

We're not here to talk about my political future.

We're here to discuss the military spending bill. Let's do that.

And you have our position.

If you want a deal, bring Senator Crowell around.

[Tom sighs]

How did we get to this place where both parties are asking me to lead?

One of the parties is circling a candidate,

but they'd rather back the incumbent.

The other party caught wind of it. It's a feeding frenzy.

And you're the meal, sir.

This talk of elections is too big of a distraction.

We need to make it clear, to both parties, that I'm inflexible on this issue.

[cell phone ringing]

[ringing continues]

Hi, Trey. I'm so sorry, but it's not a good time to talk right now.

[man over cell phone] You have a beautiful home, Ms. Daynes.

I'm sorry I wasn't able to tell you in person.

Who is this?

[man] You need to look into an unsolved murder.

Lewis Garren, shot to death in 2008, and nobody cares.

I wanna know who this is.

[man] Lewis Garren. Look into who killed him.

Or next time, I'll do more than mess up your place.

I was an AUSA back then, but I didn't work the Garren case.

The file says a Gabe Herlihy was a person of interest.

Then the trail went cold.

Herlihy. I tried him for a different murder: Pete Archer.

But we cut Herlihy a deal in order to finger a cartel. Witness protection.

That's why the FBI couldn't hang the Garren murder on him.

He was already in witness protection.

But why break into my place? I had nothing to do with Garren.

And my guess is Garren is a stalking horse.

- Why? - Garren was a dirtbag,

with no next of kin. Nobody would want his murder avenged.

That leaves Pete Archer.

What do you know about him?

His family was devastated we let Herlihy skate.

Mom committed suicide. Dad went into a grief spiral.

Last I heard, his brother Mickey was circling the drain.

Herlihy can't be prosecuted for Pete Archer, right?

Not based on his deal, no, but he still can for Garren.

We never officially gave him immunity for that.

The Archers might know that.

We need to look into them.

[Hannah] Hey, Chuck.

Hannah.

I can't help you if you're not working for the White House.

Relax. I need a sounding board, okay? Not a lecture.

So, I'm trying to hunt down Valeria, but she got the jump on me.

She knows her enemy. She knew you'd come for her.

She double-crossed the Russians by working for Dax Minter.

If the Russians find her, they'll kill her.

Rather than leave town, she tries to get me arrested?

She obviously wants you out of commission, Hannah.

Yeah, but why?

Hey, nice talking to you.

This was a great... heart attack.

Just for fun, I'll give one last word

to the youngest spelling bee champion in US history.

This is a tough one. Soubrette.

Soubrette. S-O-U-B-R-E-T-T-E. Soubrette.

- She's right again. - [all exclaiming]

That's amazing. Congratulations. Congratulations.

Thank you, pool. Appreciate it.

Mr. President, are you running?

Only from you.

What about reports you refused overtures to join the Republicans or Democrats?

I'm a registered Independent. Nothing has changed.

No thought of re-election?

The only thing I'm thinking right now is about the DOD budget

that's languishing as Senators Crowell and Feller are playing politics.

I invite them and their parties to do their jobs.

Thank you. Thank you.

- Sir, one follow-up. - [reporters clamoring]

[reporter] A follow-up, sir.

Did he call out the Speaker and minority leader

- in front of the entire press pool? - Yup.

How do you spell catastrophe?

[anchor on TV] Swift reaction from congressional leadership

to the president's accusations

both parties are politicizing the issue of America's security.

- They're taking you out of context. - Not the first time.

They're just getting started, sir. You really poked the bear this time.

You poked the bear, the donkey, the elephant.

You pissed off the whole zoo.

That makes a DOD-funding deal more difficult.

If the microscope is on me, it's on the leadership, too.

Sir...

- Can I be frank? - When are you not?

The real governance question isn't whether you'll run.

It's whether Washington thinks you'll run.

And if they know you're not, you're a lame duck.

I haven't made my decision.

De facto, you have. The defense bill is a litmus test, sir.

You used it to thumb your nose at both parties.

It means they'll move on.

It's harder to govern when Congress thinks you don't want to.

Look, you don't have to declare. You can just affiliate.

Leave open the possibility you want to run.

If I decide to run, I'm doing it as an Independent.

Not credibly, sir.

The last Independent to win the White House was Washington

and he'd won a little thing called the Revolutionary War.

Thank you for your counsel, but I won't affiliate myself with a party

just to pass a bill.

Then we're out of options.

Then we better find some, and fast, because this legislation needs to pass.

I'll put out a statement that the president

- has the utmost respect for both parties. - No.

It's time to play offense. Be critical. Take them to task.

We need to be proactive to get our legislative initiative back on track.

That's why I'll find out who our mystery candidate is.

[Seth] How'll that help us?

If I can take the shine off him, we'll return to the status quo,

focusing on the DOD bill and the president's agenda.

For how long? The election's in 16 months.

- Both parties'll eventually move on. - And our guy and our agenda are toast.

[Aaron] Why does a special prosecutor wanna talk to me?

[West] There are allegations Moss

compromised this administration's security.

They're facts, sir, not allegations.

Let's focus on one fact: The NASA hack.

I'm familiar.

Moss back channeled with the Russians without the president's authorization?

Yes, he promised Ambassador Pavlov

we would not investigate their involvement with Icarus Astrotech

if Moscow would cooperate in saving the space station.

How did you learn this?

Hannah Wells confirmed Moss' shadow diplomacy.

He lied to her during her investigation.

Hannah Wells. There's that name again.

- She works a lot for the White House? - Yes, she was detailed here.

Did she find anything that unambiguously points

to crimes Moss committed?

- Well, that's for you to decide, isn't it? - [West] So it is.

Let's go through my list of malfeasance.

- See if we can shed some light on it. - All right.

[Hannah] I know why Valeria wanted me out of the way.

So she could toss my condo. The place is completely ransacked.

- Anything gone? - [Hannah] I don't know.

There's nothing here to take. What was she looking for?

Damian's apartment was broken into a few days ago.

You didn't think to say?

You don't work here anymore.

Forget it. What was missing from his place?

Nothing, we'd already cleaned it out.

So, she decided to toss my place, thinking it might be here.

- That'd be my guess. - Valeria gets burned.

Russia's trying to kill her. What could Damian have that would help her?

Maybe something she could trade Moscow in exchange for her life.

Where are his personal effects?

Evidence lockup, secure facility. Don't worry. Valeria can't get in.

Maybe I can.

Press release is out, criticizing both parties

for dragging their feet on the DOD budget.

And not supporting our soldiers. Good.

We changed the narrative. It's not Kirkman failing the system...

- It's the system failing him. How'd it go? - [Aaron] Hard to say.

West was all over Hannah's investigation of Moss.

Wonderful. It means he's digging in, looking to buttress his case.

I hear Moss will be at the questioning, and he won't take the Fifth.

No, he's too proud for that. That means he'll hang himself.

- Seth, wanna get a press release ready? - No.

Lyor, Moss getting indicted is no cause for celebration.

Who's celebrating? "It is with a heavy heart

the administration acknowledges the need

to hold our elected officials accountable, even former presidents."

- So, celebrating. - The best day ever. [Chuckles]

I'm pleased you've agreed to answer my questions, President Moss.

Against the advice of counsel.

- But I have nothing to hide. - [West] Then I'll cut to the chase.

Did you leak classified information to the press?

No.

The negotiations between East and West Hun Chiu?

Yes, President Lee did disclose them to me,

but all I did was pass that information along.

The subpoena the First Lady received in the Icarus Astrotech...

The mere fact she was subpoenaed was not confidential.

The items requested by the subpoena may have been, but I did not disclose them.

The White House's internal ethics investigation?

Was not a classified matter.

Surely, you can do better.

What about your obstruction in the Charlotte Thorn case?

- Lying to investigators. - Well, I did not lie.

I admit I could've been more forthcoming,

but President Kirkman deemed my behavior unworthy of prosecution.

Now, if you think it is, I will use his words as my defense.

I did nothing wrong.

For an innocent guy, you arouse a lot of suspicion.

Yes, and you might want to ask yourself why that is.

Why the president sicked his personal guard dog, Hannah Wells, on me...

over and over again.

Why did he do that?

Animus, jealousy, take your pick.

All I can tell you is that I will not disavow anything I've done.

And if I need to go to court to vindicate my reputation, I will.

[Cornelius] I appreciate you taking the time to see me, Tom.

Meeting with an enemy is a civilized thing to do.

You think I'm the enemy?

Advocating for a special counsel doesn't make you a friend.

I've done nothing wrong.

If you've done nothing wrong, you've nothing to fear.

Cooperate. The investigation should be over in a moment.

But it won't be, no. No, this is just the beginning.

Special counsel is a Pandora's box.

You're a student of history. You should know that.

I'm not gonna fire him, Cornelius.

He should never have been appointed.

You and I both know the truth.

- And you're gonna be held accountable. - [Cornelius] Yes.

Yes, I will be held accountable, Tom.

And so are you.

Because if I'm charged with anything, you know what my defense will be?

I've got a pretty good idea.

You will be my defense.

I was protecting the country from Tom Kirkman,

his inexperience, his recklessness.

Your name will be my refrain,

my psalm,

my salvation.

And you think that that's somehow supposed to scare me?

I think it's supposed to make you see reason.

Two presidents going after each other? You think that's good for the republic?

[Tom] That's what you're doing here.

You're going to save the republic now. How noble of you.

I've come here to talk common sense.

But I see you're past that.

Cornelius, you and I have very different ideas about what's good for this country.

[Cornelius] Yes, but going after both political parties?

A former president?

If you really think that's what's best for this country,

you shouldn't sit in that chair.

But I am.

[inhales sharply]

Good luck, Cornelius.

[door opens and closes]

[Fred] You're talking about a 20-year-old case.

Let me get this straight.

You're saying my son Mickey is a suspect in a break-in?

And he followed it up with a threatening phone call?

We just need to find him and ask him some questions. That's all.

I have no idea where Mickey is.

We haven't spoken in weeks.

I spend most of my time in chemo, not keeping tabs on my son.

Well, we're worried about him, sir.

Because his red pickup was seen near Ms. Daynes' home.

[Mike] Right around the time it was broken into.

If Mickey was involved and we have to find him,

it might not go well for him.

Why is she here?

To make a personal appeal, sir.

I know what Pete's murder has done to your family.

What you did to my family.

By giving that animal Herlihy witness protection.

Yes. And I'm sorry Pete's killer wasn't prosecuted.

I'm sorry you're sick.

Maybe he's trying to get justice before it's too late.

I don't want any more harm to come to your family,

so if he did break into my...

He didn't.

I won't press charges. I'll get him help.

[Fred] Help?

I know what kind of help you're good for.

You did nothing to bring Pete's killer to justice.

And now, you're coming after my other son.

I'd think hard about Ms. Daynes' offer, which goes against my advice.

Tell us where Mickey is. Let us bring him in.

I want you all out of my house. Now.

[Pineda] Mickey Archer has no phone number, no known address.

- We don't have a lead. - [Mike] Yeah, we do.

You see that picture Ms. Daynes was looking at?

- What about it? - Duckwall Bait & Tackle.

It's a little fishing village in West Virginia.

It's out of the way. Good place to go fishing.

Or disappear. Let's see if we can reel Mickey Archer in.

[Mike] That's Archer's red pickup over there.

[chainsaw whirring]

- Secret Service. - [Mickey] Oh, yeah.

Hang on. Hang on. Hang on.

Mickey Archer?

[gun firing]

[panting]

[gun fires]

[panting]

We searched Archer's trailer.

There were reams of material on the Garren killing, pretty obsessive.

He was trying to make a case against Herlihy.

Until he ran out of patience.

His father has a few months to live

and Mickey figured Ms. Daynes could speed things up.

I'm sorry it ended this way, but I'm glad you're okay.

Thank you, sir.

I've been back channeling with the leadership about the defense bill.

Their positions have hardened.

- Meaning if I don't pick a side... - [Lyor] You'll be the fall guy,

especially if we can't pass legislation.

Sir, going it alone is finally taking its toll.

I think you need to pick a party, Mr. President.

If I don't?

Then we stumble to the finish line, with no allies and no leverage.

Bring the leadership back. We've got a decision to make.

Yes, sir.

- It appears that we are at an impasse. - Yes, sir.

We have real differences with the majority on this legislation.

I know. Differences that we've spent months working out together,

until you both tried and leverage me for political gain,

at the expense of the men and women who fight and die for us,

who allow us to sit here and play God with their lives,

deciding the guns they use,

planes they can fly, medicines they can get.

Mr. President...

Senators, I have no intention of joining either of your parties.

When declared myself an Independent, I meant it.

It's that very independence that's given me credibility.

Respectfully, sir, you'll have less if you go it alone.

Perhaps, but not today.

My staff has drawn up a final bill,

which reflects the bipartisan work we did together.

And both of your parties will endorse it.

And if we don't?

I will take whatever political capital I have left

and I make my case to the people.

I will tell them that I believe partisanship is ruining this country,

and their representatives are more interested

in keeping their power than serving the people

and the soldiers that defend them.

Everyone in your caucuses will have copies of this by the end of the hour.

I suggest you get your people to fall in line.

Thank you.

[reporter on TV] In a stunning win for the White House,

both parties' senate leadership...

Hey, come on in.

[reporter] ...have endorsed Kirkman's sweeping defense bill.

- The unexpected development... - Congratulations.

Thank you very much. How are you doing?

Better. Now that this is all over.

What is it?

I hope this thing with Kendra isn't over.

Trey, I thought I made myself perfectly clear.

Tom, do you think I'll embarrass you?

That I'll hook up with a senior staff member

and then blow her off?

I think you have a history of that.

One I've spent a lot of time trying to live down,

but I can't do that unless you let me up.

This isn't a joke. Optics are everything here.

I like her, Tom, not just as a notch on my belt,

but someone I wanna get to know.

All those meetings for Alex's foundation I pressed for?

That was so I could see her.

[sighs]

Really?

Yeah.

I think you should tell her that.

[knock at door]

How you doing?

Good.

And by good, you mean bad.

[Kendra] I was an AUSA for six years.

All I ever worried about was my conviction rate.

Like any decent prosecutor.

I gave Herlihy a pass on Archer

so he could help me make a half a dozen cases, and he did.

- The greater good. - [Kendra] Not for the Archers.

The mom took her own life.

Both of the sons are dead.

And the dad is really sick. There's no justice.

And I feel like...

the last place I wanna go tonight is my own home.

So crash on my couch.

You'll wake up with a backache so bad,

you won't be able to think of anything else.

[chuckles]

- Yeah? - Yeah.

I'll go home and get a couple of things.

I will go get your stuff.

The idea is to keep you away from home, right?

- I'll go right after work. - You're sure?

Keys.

[Kendra] Thanks, Emily.

- What do you want? - Five minutes.

To do what?

To go through Damian's personal belongings.

You know I can't let you do that.

Why not?

We keep having this conversation. You don't work for the White House.

You're on a leave of absence. It's your choice.

I know.

Even if you were credentialed, it's just personal belongings.

FBI's been all over it. There's no evidence of anything.

Damian died in my arms. I didn't get to say goodbye.

I never do.

I'm not looking for evidence, Aaron.

I need closure.

Five minutes, Hannah. No more.

Thanks, Aaron.

"See you at our spot"?

Why would you keep this?

[Damian] Hannah, if you're watching this,

then I'm dead.

I need you to know what I was trying to hand you that night, on the bridge.

Chelsea, 842 Hammersmith Lane, Apartment 6B.

That's my daughter Amy's address in London.

If I'm dead, Valeria will come for her to close the loop,

because she will think that Amy knows something that she shouldn't.

But all Amy knows is what it's like to be a 16-year-old girl with no mom

and a father she thinks [sniffles] is in the foreign service.

A father who, I suppose, is now gone.

I guess it doesn't really matter now, but...

I want you to know something, as well, Hannah.

I wish things had worked out differently between us. [Chuckles]

But if I mattered to you, even just a little bit,

please do this for me, okay?

Please protect my daughter.

[inhales sharply] There's no one else I can trust.

842 Hammersmith Lane, Apartment 6B. That's where you'll find her.

I need a ticket to London Heathrow tonight.

- I'm hearing they caught the guy. - [chuckles]

Hi. Excuse me.

He tried to shoot his way out, which didn't end well for him, but...

The guy at the root of it all, Gabe Herlihy,

he's coming in for questioning.

- No immunity? - [Kendra] No.

Herlihy killed Garren before he went into witness protection,

which means he lied, and lying voids his immunity deal.

Good, then you get to put an end to all this.

Listen, I wanna talk to you about last night.

I wanted to apologize.

I'm not really big on follow-up.

I'm sorry if you feel used.

Used?

Well, that's just my MO. I don't really date.

When I meet someone I actually like,

I tend to screw it up.

Did I?

Well, I'm wounded.

Being taken advantage of for my body,

- it's just... - [chuckles]

It's getting so old.

How can I make it up to you?

Dinner this weekend?

Only if we skip the tequila this time and the home invasion.

Uh, it's a date.

Seth, slow down. Start over.

The mystery candidate, it's Cornelius Moss.

- I got it from a reliable source. - [chuckles] Wow.

He's gonna run for president again?

I knew he was trying to get back in the game.

When you snubbed both parties, his stock rose.

There's a million reasons you don't want him to run.

He'd be a formidable adversary.

His candidacy puts a cloud over the special counsel's investigation.

[knock at door]

Mr. President, he's here.

I'll be right there.

He'll use his platform to attack your administration, sir.

I can't control what Moss does or when he does it.

All I can do is what I think is right. We'll handle it.

Let justice be done though the heavens may fall.

[Lyor] They're gonna fall,

unless West gets to Moss before Moss gets to a microphone.

[Tom] Mr. West, thank you for waiting.

[West] Thank you for the time, sir.

I'm nearly ready to issue my preliminary findings.

I have a few questions.

And I am at your disposal.

Hannah Wells, she worked in the White House?

Yes, she was reassigned here shortly after the Capitol bombing.

There were facets in the FBI that were interfering with her investigation.

Then-acting director Foerstel and I

believed this was the best way to protect her.

She was your Swiss Army knife, right?

You had her drop off money to rebels in Kunami.

If by Swiss Army knife, you mean that she was versatile, yes.

And, yes, I had her deliver funds to rebel forces in Kunami.

And to investigate Secretary Moss' alleged obstruction in...

No, we were in a state of war.

Mr. West, you don't have the security clearance

to continue this discussion.

As I understood it,

you're here to investigate Moss' wrongdoings.

- Well, I investigated President Moss. - And?

I found evidence of bad judgment, narcissism, pettiness.

- But those things aren't crimes. - And his classified leaks?

I can't prove he leaked just 'cause you said so.

He leaked classified information to undermine my potential candidacy.

How do you know that?

An internal investigation conducted by my staff.

Mr. West, motive matters.

Yes, it does.

You sent Wells to find dirt

on a man you knew was a political opponent.

That is absolutely not true.

She conducted warrantless searches, unlawful surveillance.

Where is this going?

I have probable cause to believe you were part of a criminal conspiracy.

I'll have to notify the attorney general of my findings.

Okay, this discussion is over.

I won't talk with you again without White House counsel.

That may be the first thing we agree upon, Mr. President.

I had the honor of serving this great country as its 44th president.

Since that time, we have suffered a crisis of leadership.

And though I never intended to run for office again,

when my country needs me, I answer the call.

Today, I am proud and humble

to announce my candidacy for the Republican nomination

for president of this great nation.

Cornelius Moss, the once and future president of the United States.

Moss was right. I opened Pandora's box.

But we don't know what's going to come out of it.

Ethan West is going to forward his findings to the attorney general.

It's not clear a sitting president can be indicted for anything.

[Emily] That's not the point.

An indictment would precipitate a constitutional crisis.

And cripple your presidency.

And end thoughts of a second term, assuming you had thoughts.

[sighs] I want you all to do something for me.

[Seth] Yes, sir.

Go home.

Get a good night's sleep, 'cause you're gonna need it.

We'll be back here first thing tomorrow. You know why?

Why, sir?

'Cause we're gonna do our jobs.

We'll keep doing them until someone makes us stop.

Thank you, all of you.

- Gabe Herlihy is dead. - What?

He was being brought into the FBI for questioning and a sniper got him.

We got a snatch of the shooter's license plate.

- Car came back to Fred Archer. - The dad.

We don't think he and Mickey were trying to bring Herlihy to justice.

They were trying to flush him out of witness protection

so they could kill him.

You need to be under 24-hour protection.

You can't go home.

Emily.

[cell phone ringing]

Girl, you have more shoes than I do.

[gun fires]

Emily!

Emily!

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