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Madam Secretary...

You're gonna need
a chief of staff.

Okay. Then I'd be honored
to be considered.

There's no consideration.
You are it, pal.

There will be a partial shutdown
of the federal government

in a matter of days.

You're playing a more dangerous
game than you know.

You played a pretty
dangerous game yourself.

I am not letting
that puny ideologue

dismantle Conrad's
agenda piece by piece

over the next four years!

ELIZABETH:
I wanted you to meet a mother

whose daughter was taken
by the criminals

we're trying to stop.

The Russians are
stepping up their efforts

to bolster the Taliban

and undermine the democratic
government in Afghanistan.

I don't have to tell you
how disastrous

that would be
to the United States--

well, the entire Western world--

if they were to succeed.

HENRY:
Russian support for the Taliban

is growing in intensity.

According to our source,

this latest transfer included
lethal weaponry,

including RPG-7s,
PKs and Kord machine guns,

which were used in an attack
on an Afghan police station

in Mazar-i-Sharif last night,

leaving 23 dead.

CARPENTER:
Terrible business.

I've read the reports.

But, well, why do you think
the Kremlin is arming

the Taliban? Well, one,
because it undermines

American interests
in the region.

And two, because it
establishes a relationship

in the event
the Afghan government falls.

And you think
that's likely?

If the infiltration
continues, yes.

That's why Special Activities
Division is requesting

emergency funding,
so that we can hire personnel,

develop sources,

and launch new operations

against Russian targets
in Kabul.

So you're trying
to nip this thing in the bud

before GRU gets a foothold.
Yeah, exactly.

Then I'm inclined

to support your request.

We must defend our allies

in Kabul.

With all due respect
to the majority leader,

I am not ready to sign
a blank check here.

Our Afghan partners
are divided and weak

because so-called best efforts
of the Dalton administration

have failed.

I'm afraid I didn't hear
a question in there, Senator.

Well, isn't this Russia thing
just an attempt by the president

to deny blame
for a failed policy?

I assure you,
the threat is real.

Well, maybe the fault lies
with the secretary of state.

She's the one
that executes

that policy.

I'm more interested in
finding solutions

than assigning blame,

but the secretary can only do
so much with the budget

approved by this Congress.

Senator Morejon,

you ran your campaign on
a platform of national security.

So I'm asking, respectfully,

for you to put your money
where your mouth is.

ELIZABETH: "Put your money
where your mouth is"?

You actually said that?

Guy went after my wife.

So you went full Godfather.

Yeah, and I got my funding.

I guess I made him a request
he couldn't refuse.

Yeah, a smart one.

Oh, hey, listen,

while you're on the Hill,
will you stop by Colonial Gelato

and get some pistachio for Ali?

She texted me she's gonna
come over tonight.

Again?

She was just there.

I mean, is it normal
for a freshman in college

to want to spend
so much time at home?

No, stop.
I like it when she comes home.

And she's not
an intelligence asset, Henry.

You don't have to
question her motives.

She's my daughter.

I question everything.
(Elizabeth chuckles)

Two tubs of pistachio,
Don Corleone.

(elevator bell dings)

Good morning, Madam Secretary.

Morning.
Hey!

Oh, here.
Oh.

Matt, welcome back.
Thank you so much.

It's great to be here,
with consequential work

and fresh pastries.

There's fresh pastries?

No.
Yeah.

Morning,
Madam Secretary.

Good morning,
Mr. Chief of Staff.

How's your first major
initiative going?

Finally got
the Summit team assembled.

They're waiting
in the portrait gallery.

Okay. He's been herding the
G/TIP Program Officers

since 5:00 this morning.

Happy to be sleep deprived

for a landmark deal
on human trafficking.

(chuckles)

Oh, hey, wait.

Has anyone heard from Daisy?
What's the news?

Oh, she's great.
She's binge-watching

Real Housewives,
about ready to pop.

Oh, tell her to skip Potomac,
it's the worst one.

I... I heard.

Tell her to hang in there.
I will.

Diane.

It's good to see you.

Proud to serve, Madam Secretary.

Uh, good morning.

ALL:
Good morning.

To those of you who were
on furlough: welcome back.

And there are fresh pastries
on Uncle Sam.

In that room.
(scattered laughter)

Um, I-I just wanted
to acknowledge

the incredible work
you have done

to prepare for this
Human Trafficking Summit

in Kyrgyzstan.

Central Asia is still
one of the last strongholds

of forced labor
and sexual exploitation.

Thanks to you, we now
have a framework agreement

which includes advanced
prevention efforts

and reparations to the victims
and their families.

Which means justice
for people like Diane Cramer,

who, despite losing
her daughter Lara,

is personally serving on
our negotiations team.

On that note,

I will turn it over
to my new chief of staff,

Jay Whitman.
Okay.

(applause)

Copies of my latest
draft agreement

will be arriving
in your inboxes any minute.

There'll be a travel briefing
at 11:00 in Conference Room F

where there will be
even more pastries.

(all laugh)
Thank you.

(applause)

(knocks)

Hey.

Look who's back.

And he brought
a blankie.

Are we really so scary?

I, uh, I made this for Molly.

She's on bed rest.

Looks like the kiddo's
coming early.

But I'll see that she gets it.

You seriously,
you knit this?

Had way too much time on
my hands during the furlough.

Morning, Team.

Meet Agent Nafisa Samadi.

She's our Chief of Station
in Kabul.

Dylan Larsen.

Hi.
Alexander Mehranov.

Hi there.

HENRY: Nafisa's in D.C.
to coordinate

strategy on our intelligence
operations in Afghanistan.

Which so far have been
focused on our primary asset,

Osip Bakunin.

HENRY: But now that Congress
has loosened the purse strings,

I want to expand
our options.

So, where are we
on Andrei Yarmolinsky?

Well, everything
continues to point

to him being the principal
GRU agent operating in Kabul.

But we have no idea
who he's working with.

Well, if we're
really serious

about deterring Russian
aggression in Afghanistan,

we need to uncover
his network.

Which means ramping up
our staff in-country.

Nafisa, how quickly can we
set up a safe house,

increase our surveillance
operations in Kabul?

24 hours to select
the personnel,

another 24 to set up the site.

Okay, let's get started.

That's it.
Okay. Please.

Uh, Alexander, hang back
for a second, would you?

How you doing?

Um...

my rehab counselor says that
I should try knitting.

You know, focuses the mind.

And, uh, now all I can do is
have dreams about cable stitch.

Well, it's an effective therapy.
Keep it up.

Is there something else?

No.

Just wanted to say
I'm glad to have you back.

(door closes)

President Nogoyev will
be right in the middle

of the table, here.

Mrs. Cramer, you'll be
seated over here.

Directly across from him.

Are you sure that's best?

Well, if he tries to
backtrack on reparations,

he'll have to do it to your face.
Huh.

That is, uh, if you're
up for it, of course.

Madam Secretary,

when Lara died
in that truck, I...

(sighs)

When you offered me the chance

to work on behalf of her
and all the victims,

it gave me
my life back, so,

yes, I'm up for anything

that will help
get this deal done.

Thank you.

The secretary will be
next to you on your left,

and seated to your right
will be Julia MacDonald,

our ambassador to Kyrgyzstan.

ELIZABETH: She personally
hammered out the agreement

on local police cooperation.

She's relentless.

Well, she's also a former
Olympic athlete.

She took medal at steeplechase.

Speaking of, ma'am,

I have Ambassador
MacDonald on SVTC.

Ah. This'll just be a second.
Thank you.

ELIZABETH:
Julia...

I have a bone to pick
with you.

Really, Madam Secretary?

What's this Olympic medal
you never told me about?

(scoffs) It was only a bronze.

And, honestly, the hurdles I'm
currently facing are far worse.

All right,
what's the trouble?

I have been getting
the cold shoulder

from President Nogoyev
since yesterday.

Then this morning, he
cancels all press visas

and ceases data sharing
with Interpol.

Sounds like the cold shoulder is
attached to a pair of cold feet.

JAY: You think he's
having second thoughts

about paying reparations?

Well, he was a hard sell on
the Summit from the beginning.

We finally pinned him down

on the framework agreement,

but he was clearly unhappy
with the outcome.

So now he's posturing
for a better deal.

Or avoiding one altogether.

Either way, I'd say our mission
is in trouble.

Thank you, Julia.

Keep me posted.

Will do, ma'am.

Okay, I'll say it
for argument's sake.

Should we offer Nogoyev
some kind of inducement?

No way.

We fought tooth and nail
for every provision

in this framework.
If this is a shakedown,

I don't want to make any
preemptive concessions.

Ma'am.

Neither do I.

Which leaves only one
good option.

You've got to be kidding me.
I know it's short notice.

Short notice is
a same day appointment

with my cardiologist.

Not an international trip
for a president

burdened with the aftershocks
of a government shutdown.

It's only for a
couple of days.

Yeah, well, that's cute,
but we're already weeks behind

on our "Pave America" campaign

to repair our nation's
decrepit infrastructure.

As far as I'm concerned,
you can get on board

or get out of the way.
With respect,

Mr. Jackson,
that isn't your call.

Is he gonna be
talking to me that way?

Get on board.

DALTON:
You want me to fly

to Kyrgyzstan.
Yes, sir.

An egomaniac like Nogoyev
is vulnerable to flattery.

And there's nothing
more flattering

than a visit from the President
of the United States.

This man is supposed to be
giving a speech on a bridge

over the Ohio River
tomorrow afternoon.

You want him to go to
a country whose biggest exports

are wool and yak cheese?

Gold and cotton, actually.

I don't care!

And neither do
the actual voters

who are sick of
crashing into potholes.

Sir, you know how
our enemies will spin this.

They'll say we're
ignoring crime at home.

Crime doesn't respect borders.

That's why Diane Cramer's
20-year-old daughter

suffocated in the back
of a delivery truck,

6,000 miles from home.

Fair enough,

but the president can only be
in so many places at once.

ELIZABETH:
True.

But this is an exceptional
opportunity.

We have a chance to strike
a blow against human trafficking

that will last generations.

Come with us, sir.

Clear my schedule, Russell.

We're going to the land
of gold and cotton.

Thank you, sir.
Thank you, sir.

REPORTER: Senator,
the president has called for

a trillion-dollar
infrastructure plan.

Are you willing
to work with him on that?

Would you trust the man
who cancels a trip to Ohio

to stump for one of Elizabeth
McCord's pet projects

in Kyrgyzstan?

It's a hollow promise when
the globalist rot runs deep.

(reporters clamor)
(TV clicks off)

HENRY:
That guy-- I mean...

I need another scoop.

I mean, who knew that
trying to end human slavery

would be so controversial?
Have more.

I definitely want more. (gasps)
Hello!

Hey! Oh! Hey.

Our fashionista!

What can I say? I'm a sucker for
free food and fabric softener.

Yeah, and-and room

to spread out, I understand.
Oh, yeah.

Lucinda's converted our room
into a theater for sock puppets.

(chuckles): Oh, God.
Ooh, pistachio?

Yeah!
Have some.

How's your midterm
coming along?

My dress?
It's going okay.

Ooh, Vampire Nerds
is on demand--

you guys in? That pretty
much slays my demo.

You know I'm down.
I'm down.

You sure you have time, Noodle?

Yeah. Right now
I need to turn off my brain

and watch teenagers bite each other.
(laughs)

Please. All she has to do
is pull down a shower curtain

and cut out some arm holes.

Oh, would you just... (exclaims) What?
Not necessary.

(phone rings) It's called
upcycling-- it's all the rage

right now. Come on. I've
been home for five minutes.

Let's-let's walk...
Come on.

No, no, no, no, no,
you have to watch this one.

Mom?

You have to watch this one, Dad.
Hmm?

Uh, Ambassador MacDonald
for you.

Oh.

Thank you.

Julia?

You psyched to meet POTUS?

Uh, I'm afraid not, ma'am.

What's happening? Are you okay?

I'm being expelled from
the country. I've been declared

persona non grata.

No, they can't do that.
On what grounds?

They haven't said, ma'am.

They-they forced their way
into the residence.

Oh, my God. Did they hurt you?
I mean, are you...

I'm gonna call POTUS,
have him issue a démarche.

They can't do this.
Hey!

No, you can't do that!

Julia? Julia.

♪

Thanks, buddy. Hang in there.

That was Jay. Julia MacDonald's
on her way over here,

should be here any minute.

What'd the Kyrgyz say?

Radio silence.

And the Summit
is in limbo

until we're back
on speaking terms.

You'd think they'd offer
some kind of explanation.

Normally,
they wouldn't have to.

Persona non grata is a response
to something noisy,

like declaring war

or committing murder.

While we're on
ominous developments...

I just checked the radiator
in Alison's room.

Radiator's fine.

I just wanted to see how she was
doing on her design project

while she's out to breakfast
with Stevie. (laughs)

You spied on our daughter.

As far as I can tell,
she hasn't even started yet.

What?

Yeah, there's a whole
lot of materials,

but no sign of
construction.

She watched the entire Vampire
Nerds trilogy last night,

including Revenge of
the Were-Jocks.

(doorbell rings)

We don't have to worry
about an empty nest.

If Ali fails her midterm,
next thing we know,

she'll be 40,
still living at home

and driving us to colonoscopies.

I'll talk to her.

Thank you.

Julia, hi. Come on in.

Oh, this is my husband Henry.

Hi. It's a pleasure.

Hi. Nice to meet you.
I'll leave you guys.

Can I get you
something to drink?

No, thank you.

Okay.
Uh, come, sit, please.

Uh, how was your flight?

(both chuckle)

I've had better.

Listen, I-I know that you've
been through hell, but I...

I need to know
what I'm dealing with here.

Do you have any idea
why you were expelled?

It's much simpler
if I offer my resignation.

No. Not a chance.

But the Human
Trafficking Summit...

I'm not gonna let Nogoyev
abuse my diplomats.

It's humiliating.

And he is cruel and arbitrary.

It isn't arbitrary, ma'am.

I, uh, I was... I was involved
with Feliks Karimov,

the Minister of Health and
the president's brother-in-law.

What?!

He runs a series of clinics
for indigent children.

Oh, my God.

At the time,
the-the embassy

was involved with
health care diplomacy.

One thing led to another, and...

Nogoyev must
have found out.

(sighs)

I know it sounds crazy,
but we had plans.

It made sense.

Yeah, this is the part
that I am struggling with.

How did you allow it
to make sense?

Feliks isn't like
his brother-in-law.

He's-he's patient, funny.

Oh, Julia, this is,
this is bigger than you.

I mean... (sighs)

We got here on the backs
of decades of women

who worked their whole lives to
be trusted and taken seriously

and you just...

(sighs)

Our mistakes are magnified.
It's not fair.

We owe it to each other
to remember that.

I know.

And it sickens me.

I'll take that letter now.

Can I make one request?

I haven't heard from Feliks,
and given Nogoyev's reputation,

I'm worried for his safety.

Can you check on him, please?

I'll see what I can do.

Thank you, ma'am.

RUSSELL:
I can't decide which is worse,

sleeping with a foreign
president's brother-in-law

or being dumb enough
to get caught.

She's in love, Russell.
It's a human mistake.

It's a stain on
this whole administration.

What's our response?

Julia confessed right away.
We have a chance

to clean it up.
RUSSELL: (scoffs) Oh, yeah?

If Morejon finds out

about this little affair,

he'll roast us over the flaming
hot coals of cable news.

We can kiss our infrastructure
deal good-bye.

Here's the thing, I don't think
he will find out about it.

Kyrgyzstan hasn't released it
to the media.

There's a reason for that.

Nogoyev is incredibly
protective of his family.

He doesn't want
his dirty laundry out in public

any more than we do.
It's the diplomatic equivalent

of mutually assured
destruction.

Pro tip:

when you're trying to reassure,

don't use a metaphor
for nuclear holocaust.

We can put out a statement
that Julia resigned

for personal reasons.

Yep, then make a side deal
with Nogoyev

to have the Summit
go ahead as scheduled.

All right.

Bess, you can explore
rapprochement with Kyrgyzstan,

especially if it means
saving the Summit,

but, uh, you'll have
to do it without me.

Yes, sir.

Politics are too radioactive,
so to speak.

Russell, put the bridge back
on the original schedule.

Pleasure, Mr. President.

Hey.

Hey, Noodle.

How was breakfast?

Good.

I thought you'd be at work.

I thought you'd be spending more
time on your midterm project.

(clears throat)

Look, your mom and I know that
you haven't started your dress.

You were in my room?

Technically our room.

And house.

And come to think of it,
we're paying

for your tuition, too, so...
That does not make it okay.

Uh, okay, fair enough.
Look...

I just want to make sure
you're okay.

I don't know what I was thinking
with this design class.

What are you
talking about?

Fashion, it...
it's your thing.

Fashion was my thing
in high school.

But Bayard,
it's everyone's thing.

Most of my classmates
grew up summering in Milan

and drinking spritzes
with Dolce and Gabbana.

(sighs)

What if I'm not good enough?

You know the most important
thing I learned in the Marines?

It wasn't how to fire a gun,
or scale a wall,

or even how to fly jets.

Hospital corners.

They taught me
how to make a bed.

That's not where I thought
you were going with that.

Okay, the point is...

...if you can
accomplish one thing,

even a small thing,

it gives you the boost you
need to finish the mission.

So what is the simplest
part of your project

that you can
do right now?

Mount the sleeves.

So, go do it.

Even if they suck?

Absolutely.

Look, the most important part
of any project or assignment

is to finish.

You'll never know what you're
capable of until you start.

So, get up there and,
uh, mount the sleeves...

(chuckles) ...and-and, you know,

make something in
the shape of a dress.

Okay.

Thanks, Dad.
Mm-hmm.

But you are not off the hook
for going in my room.

(Nogoyev speaking Russian)

(translating):
...maniacal, crooked,

two-faced, foul, rotten.

You probably get the picture.

Please tell President Nogoyev

that when he runs
out of adjectives,

I'd like to offer
my sincere apology

on behalf of the United States

for the conduct
of our ambassador.

(speaking Russian)

Yes, but what about my sister?

Has anyone apologized to her?

I am happy to do that.

We sincerely regret any harm

that was done to the
first family of Kyrgyzstan.

(translating in Russian)

(speaking Russian)

Very well.

Wait, uh, Mr. President,
Mr. President,

I-I hope that we can agree that
it is in our mutual interest

to have the Human Trafficking
Summit proceed as scheduled.

(translating in Russian)

Why?

There is no human trafficking
in Kyrgyzstan.

Are we really back to that?

Then why did you agree

to pay reparations to
the families of the victims?

(translating)

(speaking Russian)

I did that out of the charity
of my heart.

Much like Madonna adopted
those children from Africa.

ELIZABETH:
Motivation aside, you must

recognize how this Summit

will bolster your reputation
and...

(speaking Russian)

Will President Dalton
come to my palace

and personally apologize
to my sister?

Well, I'm sorry.
He's no longer coming.

Then the Summit
is cancelled.

Ooh, Mr. President,
before you go, I want to check

on the welfare of your
brother-in-law, Feliks Karimov.

(translating)

(laughs)

You dare discuss that
adulterer with me?

Adultery isn't a crime
in your country.

You have a responsibility
to treat him humanely.

(translating)

(speaking Russian)

You don't tell me
how to run my family.

(speaking Russian)

...Madonna, "The
Power of Good-bye"?

Do you know that Madonna song,
"The Power of Good-bye"?

Good-bye!

That-that's it?
The Summit's dead?

Breathe, Jay.

We can still salvage a lesser

regional accord
that'll do plenty of good.

Start looking for
an alternate host country.

Tajikistan is a no.

Turkmenistan, too.

Kazakhstan is
open to hosting,

but they want to
renegotiate carbon emissions

under the
Stockholm Protocol.

With the entire UN?
Forget it.

What about Uzbekistan?

Stalling for time,
want to see how this plays out.

All right. I'll update POTUS.

Well, get back with Kazakhstan.

See if they'll accept something
more bilateral.

And I want you to run a check
on Feliks Karimov.

We after anything
specific?

Ooh. Just make sure
he isn't being tortured.

Not condoning torture,

but is that really the
best use of our time?

Is there a problem, Jay?

Sorry, ma'am, but
we're circling the drain.

Arranging this Summit
was hard enough

before our ambassador was
declared persona non grata,

but now it's like
putting out a five-alarm fire

with a coffee straw.

I'm not exactly keen
about our prospects here.

I didn't ask you to be keen.
I asked you to get it done.

Of course.

Hey. What the hell was that?

What are you
talking about?

(scoffs) My friend...

(clears throat)

That was almost a rant.

Well, I might have let
my frustration show a little.

Yeah, here's the thing.

You can't do that.

Excuse me?

It was fine when you were
the policy guy, but come on.

Look around you.

You're in the big office now.

And when people come to you,
they expect solutions,

especially the secretary.

I mean, of all the times that
you were in here, did you...

did you ever once
see Nadine complain?

You need to get it together

before you make an impression
you can't fix.

Ma'am, ma'am, Kazakhstan just
agreed to host the Summit

in exchange for a fast track
on bilateral trade talks.

Well done.

And we found Feliks Karimov.

Is he safe?

INR tracked him
to a resort villa in Bora Bora.

Well, then why hasn't
he called Julia?

Right, well, it's not
exactly a hard labor camp.

But get this.

That villa is being rented
by a front company in Curacao.

(clicks tongue)
Which, as I recall...

Is a first choice haven
for money launderers.

Call the White House.

I want ODNI brought in on this.

HENRY:
A teak deck and plunge pool?

ELIZABETH:
It's $2,000 a night.

(sputters) Clearly, I'm
working for the wrong people.

There is no way
Karimov isn't dirty.

So, who's paying him off?
Nogoyev?

Likely.

Spying on Julia would give
Kyrgyzstan an edge

into our human
trafficking negotiations.

NSA's into it now.

I still can't believe
you're going to Afghanistan.

Believe me,
I'd prefer French Polynesia.

I guess I thought
that a leadership role

meant you didn't have to jet
into war zones.

This from a lady
who corkscrewed into the middle

of a Libyan civil war
last month.

Here.

Take these.

Uh... why?

Because now you have
to come home safe

because you have
my reading glasses.

(snorts, laughs)

(laughs) What are you gonna
do for reading glasses?

You give me a pair of yours.

I feel better already.

Whoa! Gol... Lord....

(chuckles)

Listen, as long as
you're gonna be in Kabul,

you should meet with our
ambassador, Pat Findlay.

He's got a deep
bench of connections.

Sure. I'm still building up
my bench.

(sighs)

(mechanical whirring)
Okay.

What?

You hear that?

(whirring)

She's really working.

You know, you should consider

the motivational speaker
circuit, Professor.

I'm happy
with my roster of clients

right here in this house.

(laughs)

Okay.

You get home fast.

You have my...

And you have mine.

Bye.

Bye.

(elevator bell dings)

ELIZABETH: Thank you.
Morning. Morning.

Any new information
on Feliks Karimov?

Not yet.

What? What now?

Ambassador MacDonald's

persona non grata status
just broke in the press.

How much do they know?

Everything. WOMAN (on TV):
...a surprising new treatment

for cancer, but right now,
we're following...

Diane.
Madam Secretary.

...of an alleged affair
involving

the American ambassador
to Kyrgyzstan, Julia MacDonald,

and a member
of the ruling family.

Mrs. Cramer.

Tell me this
isn't happening.

I wish I could.

The bottom just
fell out, ma'am.

The Kazahks
cancelled the deal

to host
the Summit.

Of course they did.

The ops center
is being flooded

with calls
from other signatory countries.

They're dropping out.

All of them?

This affair is
the perfect excuse.

The moral authority
of the United States

was the only thing keeping
most of the countries

in the agreement
in the first place.

Now they can label us
as corrupt and unethical

while avoiding any commitment
to prosecute human trafficking.

It's flagrant hypocrisy,
but they have us in a corner.

What if we postpone
the Summit,

uh, try again
in a few months?

Under different
circumstances, maybe,

but unless President Nogoyev

and Kyrgyzstan
get back on board,

I don't see how
the other countries

come back to the table.

(phone ringing)
I'm so sorry.

I understand.

Hello? You're welcome
to stay in my office

until we know more.

Okay, thanks.

They need you
at the White House.

I promise you,
we are not giving up on this.

STEVIE: I can't believe how
quickly you finished this.

Well, I already had the design
and the fabric.

All I had to do was sew.

(fabric rustling)

You're not saying anything
about how it looks.

Just promise me I'm
not gonna get mocked

and fail and then
mocked more.

Ali.

It's awesome.

Really?

You don't hate it?

You're crazy.

I love it.

So you would wear it?

Absolutely.

Like, in public?

I mean, you know, obviously
for the right occasion,

but... totes.

Maybe like
a fashion show?

At Bayard tonight?

In my paralysis and panic

about my adequacy as a
designer and human being,

I forgot to book a model
for the presentation.

(scoffs) Um...

Yeah, I don't know, I...

I'm already late for work,

and I've been putting in pretty
long hours these days, so...

It starts at 9:00.

Please?

I just really hate
being on stage.

I mean, I'll probably trip.

(sighs) Okay,

I will do it,
I will do it.

Oh, my God. Thank you!

You're very welcome.

Can you undo the thingy at the top?
Yes.

WARE:
NSA was able

to spearfish
the shell corporation

that Feliks Karimov was using

to pay for his villa
in Bora Bora.

Our suspicion that
he's a foreign agent

has been confirmed.

So he was spying for Kyrgyzstan.

WARE: No,
Mr. President.

His payments were
coming from the GRU.

You're telling me
one of our top diplomats,

with the same security clearance
as a four-star general,

was seduced by a Russian spy?

The threat was much more
significant than

we initially realized.
We have to find out

exactly what she told him.

Is she in custody yet?

FBI is detaining her
as we speak.

But pillow talk is the
least of our worries.

Cyber Division found
a cryptoworm

implanted on the embassy
servers in Bishkek.

So they hacked us, too?

Sir, they could have accessed

our entire military
and political strategy

in Central Asia.

Ephraim, have FBI forensics

tear into every server
and fiber optic cable

between here and Bishkek.

We need to know
how deep this goes

and just how vulnerable we are.

Yes, sir.

He asked a lot about our
regional vaccine program.

He was the Minister of Health.

His curiosity seemed normal.

FBI AGENT:
And at any point

did you leave him alone
with your computer?

JULIA:
Yes.

Many times.

This is heartbreaking.

Yeah, for
national security.

Not to mention our entire
political agenda.

Senator Morejon's people have
already cut an attack ad.

"Diplomats gone wild."

And that's just
for the affair.

Wait till they get
a whiff of the IC breach.

How bad is the breach looking,

by the way?

Our initial
assessment is...

cautiously optimistic.

It looks like the GRU only
gained access to local intel

at the Confidential level.

Fortunately, our
strategic interests

in Kyrgyzstan are limited.

(sighs)

All right. I'll update POTUS.

Let's pray to God
we keep this thing contained.

(door opens)

HENRY:
So does this mean

your human trafficking summit
is dead?

ELIZABETH:
Uh, the preferred term

is "on life support."

(chuckles)

How's it going over there?

Rather smooth so far.

I'm just finishing up
the official briefings.

Then I'm gonna head
straight over to the embassy

to meet with Ambassador Findlay.

Stay safe.

I will. Oh, wait.

How did Ali's dress turn out?

Oh, I got intel from Stevie.

Thumbs up.
Nice.

(chuckles)

You got your own deep game.

Yeah. Motherhood.

Ambassador Findlay.

Henry McCord.
Thanks for seeing me so late.

Of course. Please.

I was glad to hear that
Special Activities Division

was ramping up operations
in-country.

Oh, so you're up to speed.

CIA posted the briefing
on JWICS an hour ago.

You're establishing
a safe house.

Yes. A-And what
we're trying to do

is build a picture
of GRU recruitment

within the Afghan government,

so anything
you may have heard...

Well, my face-to-face
interaction with the Russians

is pretty minimal, but, um,

we do have mutual contacts
in the business community.

This is...

...Ali Muslimyar.

He's a local
construction magnate

who buys heavy equipment
from the Russians.

I can introduce you.

Uh, is that you
with Julia MacDonald?

Yes.

That's from the vaccine program

we've been coordinating
together.

Shame what happened to her.

I-I never got the full...

Excuse me, this coordination.

Did it take place over e-mail?

Sometimes, yes.

And the briefing
you just saw on JWICS,

did it include the location
of the safe house?

Yes, but... What?

(line ringing)

HENRY:
Come on. Pick up, pick up.

This is Scepter.

We've been compromised.
Initiate evacuation

procedure Delta.
Delta. Acknowledged.

Code Delta! Lock it down!
Go, go, go!

What the hell happened?

The ambassador may have been
hacked by GRU.

And he had access
to our safe house location.

I'm half a block away,

I've got room for five
in my vehicle. Get out of there.

Let's go, let's go, let's go!

(tires screeching)

Damn it.
(horns honking)

(tires screech)

(truck horn blows)

(chickens clucking)

(car alarm beeping)

(people shouting, screaming)

Our drone is coming
into position now.

God. The size of that thing.

Must have been a truck bomb.

Dr. McCord said
it was a suicide attack,

followed by a sweep
of Taliban fighters.

Yeah, if anyone
was still inside...

DALTON: Has Henry made contact
with his team yet?

Burn protocol calls
for radio silence.

We'll be in the dark

until he reaches his
predetermined rendezvous point.

Call Admiral Parker.

I want Taliban decapitation
strike options on my desk

within the hour.

I have Dr. McCord.

DALTON:
Put him on speaker, Colonel.

(phone beeps)

Henry?

Uh, is, uh... is your team okay?

HENRY:
Uh, some cuts,

and burst eardrums,
but we're all standing.

Guards closed the perimeter
just in time.

DALTON: CENTCOM has a pair of
Chinooks en route to the embassy.

I've ordered the evacuation

of all American high-ranking
personnel until further notice.

He means bring
your ass home, Henry.

(soft laughter)

Yes, honey.

And Mr. President.

All right, listen up.

We need to know who orchestrated
these attacks from Moscow,

and see if they're
planning any more.

I'll signal Bakunin,
see if he knows anything.

Good. The rest of you,
do the same.

Question your assets,
get them to safety

and let's go.

TRANSLATOR:
I am outraged

to hear that my brother-in-law

was working
for the Russian GRU.

(speaking Russian)

(translated):
But I see no reason to reinstate

this Summit on Human Trafficking

or to pay
these outrageous reparations.

Seriously,
not a hint of remorse?

If anything, the fault lies
with your harlot

of an ambassador.

She is the one
who corrupted him.

ELIZABETH:
Here's the thing.

Feliks Karimov is a member
of your government.

(speaking Russian)

Minister of health, so what?

I'll fire him tomorrow.

Feel free.
But that won't change the fact

that your brother-in-law
helped the Russians

cyberattack the United States.

And for that, I'm holding you
personally responsible.

Please, Madam Secretary.

I am a powerful man.

How-how do you say, uh...?

Bang, bang. Untouchable.

ELIZABETH:
Maybe.

But your money isn't.

Feliks Karimov
was a member of your cabinet,

which gives us
the legal authority

to apply targeted sanctions.

You're bluffing.

JAY: Treasury is freezing
your accounts

as we speak.

This is a one-time offer that'll
expire when we end this call:

reinstate the Summit
on Human Trafficking

and bring
all signatory countries

back to the table immediately.

You know that Madonna song,
"Hung Up"?

I am about to hang up on you.

Da.

(Nogoyev chuckles)

I'll have my people reach out.

Great.

(computer beeps)

♪
Two-minute warning.

This was a bad idea.

(exhales)

This was a very bad idea.

You ready to rock?

Uh, I just need
to, um...

I just need to sit
down for a minute.

You're gonna be great.

Remember, they're
judging me, not you.

Jareth and I broke
off the engagement.

What?

Oh, my God. When?

A few days ago.

Um...

I thought we were gonna
just take some time.

(crying):
But he called,

and he... he pulled the plug.

So, I just, I haven't
really been sleeping

and I just,
I get stage fright

even when I'm really
well-rested

and... happy.

So...
(sniffles)

I just don't think
I can do this, Ali.

I'm really sorry.

(crying)

I can't imagine
what you're going through.

And I really
feel terrible,

and I promise
I want to talk about it

and watch dumb comedies
and trash him,

or not, if you're not ready.

But right now, I need you
to walk across this stage

and smile with your eyes
so I don't fail.

Okay.

(announcer speaking
indistinctly)

Like this?

(both laugh)

Let's go, ladies.
You're on.

Okay.
(exhales)

Am I good?
Don't...

(sniffles)
Let me get that. Ooh.

Perfect.
Okay, okay.

ANNOUNCER: From fashion
designer Alison McCord,

our next look
is a white scoop-neck dress

with three-quarter length
sleeves

and chiffon coral ruffles.

Ma'am.

Yeah.
It's done.

I need more.

All the original signatories
are back on board.

All we have to do
is gas up the jet.

That's a big win.
Yeah.

(stammering): Yeah, and
that should give Dalton

the cover he needs to revive
his infrastructure plan.

Not exactly how I scripted it.

Oh, I'll take it.

I wanted to, uh,
apologize for yesterday.

I know, uh, grumbling isn't
part of the job description.

I won't let it happen again.

Oh. Don't make promises
you can't keep, Jay.

I love your passion.

That's why you got the job.

Yeah, maybe, just...

would prefer it
attached to a solution...

Otherwise, it's just grumbling.

It's a process.

You'll figure it out.

But do you like the job?

Because if you're having
second thoughts...

No-- second thoughts?

No second thoughts, no.

I think you're stuck with me.

Great. That's exactly
how I scripted it.

Now let's go
deliver the good news.

Diane...

This guy...

he made it happen.
It's happening?

It's happening.
Thank you!

(laughs):
Thank you.

Thank you.

STEVIE:
Oh, my God!

(all laugh)

ELIZABETH:
That was...

what was that?

(laughs):
I don't know.

Fourth position, maybe?

It's like reaching deep
into my preschool ballet.

Yeah, you-you definitely,
you went deep for that one.

Yeah, I did.

But, Ali, this is the dress
that you were so worried about?

I'm stunned.

Uh, it's just...
even your brother is impressed.

Well, it's definitely
not a shower curtain.

Thanks, Jace.
(phone beeping)

When's Dad
getting home?

Uh, he'll be back
first thing in the morning.

He is gonna be over the moon
for you.

Okay, listen, I have something
that I've got to do.

I will see you
budding artists...

(groans) in the morning.

Good night. Night. Good night.

Hey, babe.
Hey, baby.

I expected to see you at home.
Yeah.

This is not the reunion
I had hoped for.

Blake said it's an emergency.

Nafisa Samadi's
disappeared.

That's your agent
in Kabul, right?

Her Russian contact
has also gone missing.

DALTON:
What's the sitrep, Ephraim?

NSA picked up chatter
that suggests

the kidnapping
was the Taliban.

HENRY:
Are they alive?

Unknown.

DALTON:
Let's have DOD

form a crisis action cell.
I want Deltas

on every checkpoint
out of the city.

Yes, sir.

They knew exactly where
to find them.

How?

Computer breach?

No, that's not possible.

Their locale was too
compartmentalized.

Henry's right.

There's only one other option.

The Taliban were tipped off
by someone on our side.

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