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ELIZABETH: We were
at Minister Javani's house

when it happened.

Several members of my security
detail were wounded

or killed.

Minister Javani's son

witnessed his father's death.

As a mother,
I would've given anything

to protect that child, which is
why I am determined as ever

to see through
the nuclear agreement

that his father
gave his life for,

because I think that's
our greatest responsibility

in this life, to leave a safer
and more peaceful world...

How was your night?

Pillow between the knees

is officially not
working anymore.

Really cramming
to the last minute

on this one.

Yeah, I thought I had
my plan of attack.

Then Mark starts giving me
these guidelines last night.

Don't ask too much

about that illegal arms dealer
she worked with.

Don't go too hard
on the Taliban deal.

So? They can't dictate
what you're allowed to ask.

No, but the secretary
can refuse to answer,

which means my whole
warts-and-all inside look

at the State Department is now
an airbrushed campaign poster

for a White House run.

Is this about your book deal?

Can't sell a book proposal,

giving up on war coverage...

you know, maybe that's
why they put me on this.

Figure I'll play ball.

Then that just means
they won't see you coming.

Once more unto the breach.

Give 'em hell.

Hey. Uh, Neal Shin.

I'm sorry. I don't have
you in the system.

Uh, it's Neal
with an "A."

I was told there'd
be a press pass.

Who's your contact?

Uh...

Hey, you know what,
she can vouch for me.

Jessie. Neal.MAN: Yeah,
we'll talk later, okay?

Oh, okay.Jessie.

Uh, another thing...Hey, guys.

DAISY:
Neal Shin?

Daisy Grant.

Oh, hey. Uh, they
don't have my pass.

He's with us today.

Thank you.

Glad you showed up.

I was about to ask her
to Google me.

DAISY: You know why those
other reporters let you hang?

Because they've been
following Secretary McCord

for almost four years,

sleeping on embassy
floors in Togo,

sweating in the back
of a stuffy plane,

waiting for three words

from one of the
world's busiest women

and you come waltzing in with
your 48 hours of nonstop access

you didn't even ask for.

My editor assigned me.

Why, I can't imagine.

You definitely
weren't my pick.
Really?

I wanted the guy who does the
Kennedy pieces in Vanity Fair.

Elegant. Literary.

Look, I'm not coming in with
any kind of agenda, okay?

I just report what I see.

All SCIFs and SVTC rooms
are completely off-limits.

Neal.

Welcome
to the State Department.

Secretary McCord.I see you've met Daisy.

Just giving him
the rundown, ma'am.

All right, well, we're glad
to have you here and...

I need your phone.

Oh.

She's just doing her job.

You can ask me anything
and if the answer

is classified, Daisy
will tackle you.

I'm kidding. She
just had a baby.

Hey, I'm, uh, about to be
a father myself-- twins.

Oh.I'll get your press pass.

Thanks.
Congratulations.

Thank you.
Uh, well, let's
get in there.

Guess I did a cannonball
in her press pool.

Well, the press part...

Oh, sorry. This way.

Press pool are
great reporters,

but they want to
keep their jobs.

I'm glad that we went
with someone independent.

It's good to pull
back the curtain

on what we do
around here.

And I really liked your
work in Afghanistan.

A lot.
Thanks.

Good morning, ma'am.

Your remarks for the, uh,
Worldwide Partnership

for Girls' and Women's
Education Conference.

But the student essay
contest winners, that's...

tomorrow,
you're gonna be..."What America Means to Me."

I'm working on it. Oh.

Hey. Matt Mahoney.

I'm sorry. Matt
Mahoney. Neal Shin.

Head speech writer. Nice
to meet you. You do good work.

Oh, thank you.

I liked your book on Syria.

Though "like" is probably
not the correct word.

Well, we try to be
more optimistic

about the outcomes
around here.

So, you don't find your faith
in humanity sometimes shaken

by the work you do here?

You like to come out swinging,
don't you, Neal?

Come on in.MATT: I mean,
it's not even noon yet.

Everyone, please introduce
yourself to Neal Shin

from The Washington Chronicle.
Can take a seat right here.

He's gonna be shadowing us
the next couple of days.Kat Sandoval, policy advisor.

Nice to meet you.Nice to meet you.

Hey, Neal.
Jay Whitman.

I liked your coverage
on Afghanistan.

Thanks. Uh, I saw you
did some time there.

Yeah. Looks like we both
made it out.

[chuckles]
Welcome.

As mentioned in the memo,
Mr. Shin has full access

for a cover profile
on the secretary,

but please be mindful of
classified information

and activities.

DAISY: If you aren't
sure about anything,

check with me, please.

NEAL: Thanks, everyone.
Just, you know,

pretend like I'm not here.KAT: Yeah, right.

I'm Blake Moran,
assistant to the secretary

and the best snacks
are one flight down.

I hope that's not classified.

JAY: Here we go.
The Worldwide Partnership

for Girls' and Women's
Education Conference

begins at 11:00 a.m. today

with the secretary's remarks
scheduled for 11:30.

I'm told that the food
will be excellent this year,

so you will want to arrive early
for the passed apps.

I've arranged for a platter
for you in the green room.

I'm sure that's
not necessary. Yeah.

You have all the
appetizers you want.Don't need a platter.

On a more urgent note,
there's a developing situation

on the U.S.-Mexico border

just south of Laredo, Texas.

A recent flood of refugees
from Honduras

has overwhelmed Mexican
detention facilities

and there's a disturbing number

of unaccompanied minors
showing up, some kids

as young as ten.

We're barely three weeks
into Fonseca's first term

and already Honduras
is in shambles.

ELIZABETH:
Well, after campaigning

on law and order,
FT-88 is pretty much running

the National Police.

So now desperate
families, of course,

are sending their
kids up north alone

to keep them from
being recruited.

JAY: President Zaragoza
of Mexico

is requesting an increase in aid
to help with the added burden

on their detention
facilities.

KAT:
Ooh. I've read reports

on those facilities.
They're horrendous

when they're
not overcrowded.

JAY: He's also requesting U.S.
asylum for the Honduran minors.

Why?

Those aren't the terms
of our deal and he knows it.

Somebody's putting
pressure on him.Honduras maybe?

I think the pressure's
coming from the kids.

This was posted yesterday
from the detention center

in Nuevo Laredo.

[children singing in Spanish]

They're saying they're staging
their funerals to the world

before Mexico sends them
back to be killed by FT-88.

[quietly]:
God.

Brilliant use
of social media.

It's gotten over a million hits.

Let's call President Zaragoza.

Neal, you care to join?

Off the record.

FT-88 has complete control
of Honduras.

The country's falling apart.

And that is a crisis
we will address.

Yes, with conferences
and sanctions

and what is your word,
inducements.

But until the country
stabilizes,

you must find a place
for these kids.

We can't take them all.

You know the terms
of our agreement, Mario.

We can't change
our immigration policy.

ZARAGOZA:
Things have changed

since we set those terms.

Elizabeth, this is a crisis.

I am begging you.

According to the agreement,
you have 72 hours

before the migrants have
to be returned to Honduras.

Now, I am not making
any promises,

but I'll talk
to our embassy in Mexico

about getting them humanitarian
parole through USCIS.

I thank you, Madam Secretary.

Ma'am, I am sorry,

but Congress is on
the floor right now

debating Dalton's Comprehensive
Immigration Reform bill.

Is this the time
to try to bring in

a group of kids fleeing gang
violence in Central America?

I think I made it clear

that it was a long shot.

No, I'm not just concerned
about the kids.

If Congressional
hardliners get wind

of this humanitarian parole,
it'll be just the excuse

they've been looking for
to pull the plug.

All it takes is
one bad press story.

I am really starting to wonder
about you being here.

No, we said that it was
off the record.

Well, he's taking notes.I'm sorry. It's time for
the Education Conference.

It's just notes for myself.

Look, the Senate is voting
on the CIR in two days.

Just have to keep it quiet
until then.

Sure, we just need to

transport the kids to a
resettlement support center,

process them through USCIS

and grant them at
least temporary asylum

without anyone noticing.
What could go wrong?

[sighs]

MATT:
Hey, I wanted to run

a book idea by you.
Backseat Driver.

A, uh, behind-the-scenes look
at how speech writers

have helped drive policy
through U.S. history.

You know your boss
is sitting right there?

Well, of course I'd honor
your contribution, ma'am.

Aw, that's sweet.

So, what do you think?

Yeah, you could
probably sell that.Nice.

I mean, as long as a
publisher thinks it'll knock

some pregnant celebrity off
the top ten trending topics

on social media.

'Cause 280 characters
seems to be

the most Americans read anymore.

But at least you'll be making
your contribution

to the future museum
of American journalism,

right up there with the spinning
jenny and the phonograph.

He might be more bitter
than you are.

ELIZABETH: Hey, what happened
to the lines we had in here

about the Gulf states holding
half their population

in a cultural prison?White House killed that, ma'am.

Why?

Something about not alienating
key allies in the Middle East,

I'm guessing.Well, put it back in there.

I'll take the heat
from Russell Jackson.

Yes, ma'am.
[sighs]

There are women
at this conference

who have risked their lives
fighting for gender equality.

I noticed Amina Salah.

Did you know Amina

when she was education minister
in Afghanistan?

No, but I was aware
of her work.

That was a real loss when
she had to step down.

Yes, it was.

Couldn't be helped,
unfortunately.

JAY: And that deal
with the Taliban

might've actually
stabilized Afghanistan

for the first time
in decades.

Well, she could regain
her position

once the dust settles.

They're trying to tell you that
I have no reason to feel guilty

about making a deal
that took women

out of government positions.

But I do have reason
and I am guilty.

Maybe it's the Taliban who
should feel guilty, ma'am.

[chuckles]
Good luck with that.

So what else do you
feel guilty about?

Anything I could've done better
if I'd thought about it longer.

So the deal
with the Taliban.

Should you have thought
about it longer?

We got intel that the Taliban's

positions have evolved since
you and I covered Afghanistan.

You believe that?

The story's not written
on that decision yet.

I may live to regret it.

A lot of this work
is making impossible choices.

Yes, but...

Gosh, look,
we're already here.

[indistinct chatter]

Amina.

It's good to see you.

Hello, Elizabeth.

How are you?

ELIZABETH: Good, I'm excited
to hear your speech.

Yes, another
speaking engagement.

If only I felt it
would change anything,

but then I guess we have to
congratulate ourselves

when we can.
Excuse me.

Oh, yeah.

I'm Neal Shin.
I reported in Afghanistan

during your tenure as
education minister.

Yes, yes, I remember.

I'm sorry you
had to step down.

I'd like to
talk to you about

some of the changes
in your country.

Maybe we could
sit down together?

Yes. After I speak?

Uh... Maybe we could meet
somewhere later?

ELIZABETH:
We left off

talking about
regrets, so...

what are yours?

Uh... you mean in my work?

No, who you didn't
take to the prom.

Yeah, in your work.

I was in Greece when the
migrants started pouring in.

I gave up trying to report

and just started
grabbing kids off boats.

A lot of them died
before we could get help.

That's one of many.

[sighs]:
Well,

it's not easy
confronting human misery.

You try to help,
but a lot of times,

it feels like you're just...

grabbing babies
off of sinking boats.

But I have to
believe that I'm

preventing worse,

just like you have to know
you did what you could that day,

even though it
wasn't nearly enough.

Sorry to interrupt.

We just got word
that Senator Morejon

is withdrawing his support
from the immigration bill.

Damn it. What happened?

Someone tipped him to the
humanitarian parole request

and now he is accusing Dalton
of negotiating in bad faith.

By bringing in Honduran kids
fleeing violence?

He's saying we're trying
to slip it in under the radar.

Well, that's exactly
what we were doing.

He's just looking for
an excuse to pull out.

And take his
whole caucus with him.

You called it.

KAT: What do you
want to do?

My least favorite thing:

find out what he wants.

♪

Oh, gosh, that smells like
something I need to be eating.

STEVIE:
It is almost...

ready.[Elizabeth sighs]

Hi.
Oh! Neal Shin,

this is my
daughter, Stevie.

STEVIE:
Right.

That's tonight. Hi.Yes.

Sorry to crash your dinner.

No, no, I just, um,

I had a really
crazy day at work,

and I just
totally spaced.

Neal, can I offer you
a glass of wine?

Are you allowed to
when you're on duty?

No, thanks, I'm good.I'll have some.

So, uh... what's
happening with Morejon?

Or, unless... we can
talk about this later.

Oh.

It's fine, we're off
the record on Morejon.

Oh. So that works?

You just say
"off the record,"

and you don't publish
anything that we say?

No, not if I want
anybody to trust me.

It's one of the last
great oral contracts.

So let's hear it.

Was Russell
screaming about it?

What do you think?

[sighs] I think...

I want to try and not think
about it right now.

That sounds
really nice.

You guys have a nice chat.

So you're working
in the White House.

How's that?

Ah, yes, it's, uh,
it's not really a jobjob,

um, it's just
an internship

until I start
law school.

Oh, cool. You know what kind
of law you want to go into?

Not yet, um...

Sometimes I'm not even sure
I'm still going. [chuckles]Mm.

We're still off
the record, right?Don't worry.

Yeah, it's never
a straight line.

I started out working
on my dad's fishing boat.

Wow, so how did you
get into reporting?

Uh, the usual.

Wanted a girl
to think I was cool.

[laughs] Did it work?

No. [laughs]

But I married someone cooler.

Mm.

You dropped out of undergrad
for a time, right?

Yeah, um,
right in the beginning

when my mom first
became secretary.

It was kind of
difficult, like...

being in the public eye and...

But it's had
its advantages, too?

Now you work in the White House.

Oh, yeah, I didn't get
this job because of my mom.

Um, yeah, I was,
I was actually

asking Russell for a-a
recommendation for law school.

Well, he-he offered
me the job-- internship.

Hey, you must be Neal.
Henry McCord.

Please call me Henry.It's nice to meet you, Henry.

Neal was just asking me
about nepotism.

Oh.

I was just interested in the
ways your mom's position

has affected your life.

Yeah, it's just, it's just
an internship, you know.

And, um...

I'm sure that a lot of people
did apply for them,

but I happened to be
the one who was there

and called for help when Russell
was having a heart attack.

And now I have the job, and I'm
actually more of a liability

than an asset because of
my mom's position, so...

I'm gonna finish
setting the... table.

She grew up with
an ethics professor.

We're a little
sensitive about, uh,

charges of working
the system.

So, uh... so you teach
at the War College.

Ethics of War, yeah.

Uh, we're starting
a new department.

And you spent some time
in Defense Intelligence?

Some.Well, that must've
been interesting.

An ethicist working
in intelligence.

[swishing in bowl]

You know, I've read
a lot of your work.

You're very good
at uncovering injustice.

It keeps me busy.

Let me ask
you something.

Do you ever think that sometimes

you find dishonesty
and hypocrisy

because you've already
decided it's there?

Well, I prefer to
think of my work

as a search for the truth,
right?

Well, then, as a Catholic,

I would have to say we're both
searching for something

elusive, unreliable,
prone to bias

for a story we'd
like to believe.

Let's eat.

[chuckles softly]

Where's Alison? Ali.

I already texted
for her to come down.You text her?

Oh, Neal, this is
my son, Jason.Hey.

How's it going?

You want to know the truth?
Love is a lie.

Print that.

STEVIE:
Bad breakup.

And please excuse
the self-pitying drama.

Hi, I'm Alison.

Neal. Thanks for having me.
It gets better, man.

I've been there.

Babe, it's getting cold.[phone chimes]

I'm right here. Hi. [kisses]Oh, hi.

ELIZABETH: Yeah, Jay,
listen, I got to go.

Dinner's served,
but we will, uh,

we'll dig into it
tomorrow, okay?

Thanks. [sighs]

[overlapping chatter]

So, I wanted to ask you

about the impact of the job[phone vibrates]

on your family.

I am so sorry.
I got to take this.

And there
you pretty much have it.

Pasta?

NEAL:
When Secretary McCord

told you that she
helped negotiate a deal

bringing the Taliban to power

after everything
you'd been through,

how'd you feel?

I would say I was struck

by the great irony of life.

Not betrayed? Not enraged?

To be betrayed,
one has to believe in loyalty.

That's a luxury
I don't allow myself anymore.

Not giving you the quote
you're looking for, am I?

I'm just trying to get a
multitude of perspectives

on the secretary's policies.
I don't have an agenda.

[chuckles]

Everyone has an agenda.

Here's what
I would never say to her

or to anyone
in my country,

so don't quote me.

Maybe it was for the best.

Afghanistan has been exhausted
to the brink of ruin

by decades of war.

I don't have to
tell you that.

The first step
to changing anything

is to end the conflict.

If giving the Taliban
a seat at the table

and trusting that
they can be more moderate

is the first step
to ending the occupation

of the United States
and rebuilding our country...

I hesitate to say it,

but maybe it was worth it.

It can't be that bad,

writing a positive profile?

You can't make a drawing
without shadows.

Not a good one.

[chuckles softly]

Excuse me, Mr. Shin?

Jennifer Probst
of Hidebound Press.

Do you have a moment?

What's this about?I don't know
if you're familiar

with our work.

We're a subsidiary
of Trenton Press.

I'm familiar.

I'd like to discuss
an opportunity.

Why don't you call my agent.

Well, I'll leave this
with you, then.

We are fans of your work.

Well, it's not exactly
the feverish conspiracy crap

you guys like to dish out.

Well, we're not afraid
of straight talk

on controversial topics.

We are looking to expand
across the political spectrum.

You'd be
an important part of that.

I loved your book proposal,
by the way.

[chuckles softly]
Well, that makes two of us.

This is an offer to expand
your article on Secretary McCord

into a book.

It'd be on the fast track
for fall publication

with full marketing
and promotion.

The advance is $200,000.

I don't jump on command. Sorry.

We'd have
no editorial requirements.

That's all in the contract,

along with some
additional information

we've gathered on the secretary.

Purely for
your consideration.

Not interested.

Don't you think
the American public deserves

to know the truth?

[scoffs]

If nothing else,

it might help you
with your article.

I'll talk to you soon.

There's no editorial mandate.

It's a straightforward deal.

Doesn't mean they won't edit me
into some crazy hit job.

Yeah, especially at a place
like Hidebound.

Why you, though?

I mean, it's not like
they need your article

to build their book on.

Some BS about expanding
their brand.

It looks more legit when
their conspiracy nonsense

comes from a reporter with cred.

You think they have

anything real?

I'm sure she's crossed
some lines, they always do.

Plus, she was CIA.

Are you gonna look?

I don't know.

Once I open it,
I can't unsee it.

Why is the sink
full of ice?

Oh. The fridge
crapped out again.

I didn't want the ice to melt
on the floor like last time.

I thought the guy
put the thing in.

Apparently,
it was a different thing.

I left him a message.

He better not charge us again.

I'm gonna go to bed.

My advice?

Don't open it.

Not even for 200K?

I didn't marry you
for the money.

It's your sterling principles
that knocked me up.

[groans]

[trash can scrapes]

[clears throat]

[tapping keys]

CARLOS: I believe in the dreams
of immigrants

who want to contribute
to our great nation.

But I simply cannot support
legislation on immigration

put forth by this president
when his administration

is offering refuge[horn honking]

to gangsters and thugs.

[elevator chimes]

Senator Morejon.

Mind if I have a word?

CARLOS: Madam Secretary,
what a surprise.

Can't be too much of one.

LISA:
Nope.

Not you.

I'm with the secretary.

The senator isn't available
for questions at this time.

So you're interfering
with the First Amendment.

Is that what's
happening here?

Oh, you want to talk
about the First Amendment.

I'd love to talk
about that fine line

between freedom of expression
and slander.

Do you really want
to get into it with me, Neal?

I'm on assignment
from The Washington Chronicle.

You are preventing me
from reporting

on the Secretary of State.

The Chronicle,nice.

Are they aware of your baseless
smears against a U.S. senator?

I had evidence.

It was uncorroborated.

You violated
journalistic ethics.[laughs]

"Ethics," really?

I have a list the length
of my arm of reckless statements

and hate-mongering by that
political bully you work for.

LISA:
Hmm.

Still a charmer, I see.[sighs]

You're better
than this guy, Lisa.

You know, I love

being coached on how
to improve my life

by a gossip-monger

eating ramen
in a sweaty press pool.

Yeah? Well, a life of integrity
means you eat a lot of ramen.

Ready?

You bet.

It's a long story.

ELIZABETH:
Well, it was less

of a showdown, more of a setup.

Turns out

that Morejon will back
the immigration bill

as long as I can get
POTUS to back off

divesting from
private prisons.

He dragged all those
Honduran kids through the mud

to work a favor on
private prisons?

He was always in their pocket.Who are his key donors?

ELIZABETH: Still can't believe
that he orchestrated

an entire press conference
because he knew

it would bring me
right to his door.

I hate to say it,
but he played us like a fiddle.

Yeah, don't say that.Uh, bingo.

Bob Haverford
of Haverford Industries.

Major donor to
his last campaign.

We're not gonna actually
do his bidding, are we?

ELIZABETH:
He's holding the ball

on immigration reform.

It's Russell's call now.

Latte for you.

This never gets old.

BOTH: Thank you.Neal. Of course.

So what was up

with you
and that comms director?

Bad breakup?

Oh, I missed all the fun.

No, I-I wrote a story
on some D.C. gossip blog

back when I was a stringer.

[sniffs]

Morejon's first term
as congressman, he kept

bragging to veterans
about his military experience.

Something seemed off,

so I dug into it.

Let me guess: marching band?

Almost.

Um, he went
to a military academy,

but he was expelled
when somebody outed him

for writing his own letter
of recommendation.

No-- please tell me you got
your hands on that letter.

And?
I did.

[laughs]:
"Sh..."

"Shining example of manhood"

was a standout phrase, uh...

Uh, "Courts adversity
with the grace of a matador."

[all groaning]And, uh...

I still feel
kind of bad for the guy.

MATT: Oh, don't make us
feel bad for the matador.

This is what elicits
compassion from Neal.

JAY:
White House, Frank.

Thanks.

Mr. Jackson will be right in.

[Stevie clears throat]

I'm just gonna get back to work.

I have a lot to do.

Oh.

She's still a little sensitive
about the whole nepotism thing.

So I hear our senator from
Arizona wants to play hardball,

and you showed up
with a Wiffle bat.

Who are you?

This is the reporter

you wanted to follow me around.

Having second
thoughts about that.

Mm-hmm.

Russell Jackson.

Everything I say
is off the record.

Neal Shin.
So...

what's Morejon's play?

He wants Dalton to back off
divesting from private prisons.

Stirring up fear and hatred

to safeguard
private prison contracts.

Has a certain classical flair.

Look, I know what
you're gonna say,

but if we send those kids
back to Honduras,

we might as well sign
their death warrants.

I've got a whole other
death warrant in mind.Russell...

And you're not talking me
out of it this time.

This is definitely not
on the record.

We are not dragging
Morejon's family into this.

His wife worked as an illegal.

It's one call
to a paper.

Look, we don't even have
to pick up the phone.

We're not on the record.Why the hell not?

We are not on the record.

Because we don't do oppo,
Russell.

[sighs heavily]Everyone in this town

worth anything has an oppo file.

Using it against them is the
last refuge of a scoundrel.

[Russell laughs]

I thought that was patriotism.

Let me just try one more thing.

That's what you said last time,
now look where we are.

If it doesn't work,
the kids are going back anyway,

and then you can do
whatever you want with him.

[sighs]

Fly away, starlings.
Fly, fly, fly.

ELIZABETH:
Neal.

Oh, I've always wanted
to see this place.

Well, now you get to.

Hi.Uh, ma'am.

BLAKE:
Excuse us.

Mr. Haverford,
Secretary McCord.

This is a private club,
Madam Secretary.

I know, and I am so sorry

that we didn't have time
to request an invitation.

I guess I figured, as the
CEO of a private prison,

you'd understand the
private and the public

sometimes get
a little mixed up.

My goodness,
where are my manners?

Uh, Bob Haverford, this is
my assistant Blake Moran,

and Neal Shin
from The Washington Chronicle.

You can't bring press in here.

This is strictly
off the record.

Of course.

But the fact

that you're a major donor to
Senator Morejon's campaign,

well, that's
public information.

And I'm afraid

Neal is also aware

that Senator Morejon threatened
to derail legislation

in Congress to try to put
pressure on the president

to drop his executive order
divesting from private prisons.

You have zero evidence
of those allegations.

Let me just cut to the chase.

He's not going to revoke
the executive order.

And I know that you stand
to lose a lot of business

once the federal government
pulls out its inmates.

So, I mean, what is it?

Blake, is it 80%?

Oh, it's more
like 85, ma'am.

85, wow.

That has got to hurt.

The good news is,
I'm here to make you an offer.

You've got four facilities
in South Texas due to be empty

once that executive order
goes through.

I'd like to offer you the
opportunity to repurpose

those facilities to house
immigrants and refugees

starting a new life
in the United States.

You can't railroad me like this.

ELIZABETH:
I know, you feel

unfairly stripped of your
livelihood, it's unjust.

Absolutely.

Which is why you are
really going to identify

with your new clientele.

So what do you say, Bob?

I'll need to regroup,

and discuss this
with my board.

All right, you do that.

You've got 24 hours before I go
to one of your competitors.

Enjoy your evening.

BLAKE:
Ma'am, when you're ready,

I have your remarks
for the student winners

of the "What America Means
to Me" essay contest.Oh, goody.

I love the kid stuff.

This might actually
be fun for you, Neal.

Certainly better than watching
that sausage factory back there.

BLAKE:
Speaking of which,

if we don't hit traffic,
we'll make it in time

for pizza.

[whispers]: Yes.
Now you are talking.

I'm sorry, um,

how could you make that deal?

It's true Homeland Security
and DOJ still have to sign off,

but... he didn't need
to know that.No.

How could you cut a
deal with that guy?

He lobbies for laws that
target and imprison low-income

minority Americans,so he and
his cronies can get richer.

It's practically
modern day slavery.

And I just gave him
the opportunity

to change
his business model.

You saved him
from going under.

All right? He pressured you
with a corrupt senator,

and you capitulated.

Well...

that's one way to write it.

[sighs]

It doesn't matter
what I write.

They'll say it anyway.

They'll say you put
immigrant kids in jail.

Right, you-you made a-a
reckless deal with Iran

that made the
world less safe.

[wry chuckle]

You put the Taliban
in power, and...

you sold out your own
friend in Afghanistan.

Just grabbing babies
off boats, Neal.

If you want
to lead this country,

[sighs]then let's be honest.

It's the whole reason I'm here.

Stop giving your enemies
everything they need

to take you down.[chuckles]

If I started thinking
about how people could use

everything I say and do
against me,

I wouldn't get out of bed
in the morning.

But you haveto
think about it.

Why?
Because that's
how you win--

by giving us an illusion
we can believe in.

I mean, we don't want the truth;
we just want to believe.

Which is an absurd position
for a journalist,

so forget I said
any of that.

[sighs]

ELIZABETH: Every generation,
the question gets asked:

why is the United States
so involved

in the rest of the world?[camera clicks]

Why do wehave to be the ones
to send our military

to face down a threat overseas?

And why must we negotiate
so many trade deals

and send aid
to foreign countries

and let in so many new arrivals
when there are people

who need help
right here at home?

Well, next time
I get those questions...

I'm going to use your essays
about "What America Means to Me"

to answer them.

And I'm going to talk
about Saya's parents...

coming here from Syria
and working at a donut shop

until they could afford
to open up their own.

And I'm going to quote Benji

about how his brother,

who is kind of a screw-up--
his words, not mine...

[laughter]

...put his life back together
while he was working

with AmeriCorps to help Haiti
get back on its feet.

And I'm going to talk
about Dana's unforgettable day

at Ground Zero,
and her powerful ideas

for how to heal hatred
and overcome fear.

So thank you
for doing my job for me.

[laughter]

We all hear people say

politicians are liars,

corporations are greedy,
and the whole system

is rigged
against the little guy.

And sometimes that's true.

But most of the time, it isn't.

I think that...

what America means to me is

that we get to say these things.

We get to...

question and challenge
and argue and...

make up our own minds.

Because when
only one truth prevails--

everything is broken,

that guy's a monster,
that guy's our savior...

...that's called tyranny.

And nothing could be
less American.

Congratulations
to all the winners.

Nice speech.

Yeah.

Not what I wrote.

SHAUNA: Oh. That's a bad case
of Writer Face.

Let me help you think.

[sighs]
What's your angle?

I don't know.

You know, she
seems like this...

completely unmanaged
public figure

who breaks all the rules.

She crosses party lines, you
know, gives inspiring speeches

about independent
thinking--

but then she lets herself get
played by some crap senator.

You know, bails out the worst
kind of cronyism, just...

What do you think?

The stuff on that file--

it's not great.

So you read it.

Doesn't mean I'm
committing to anything.

[Shauna groans]

[chuckles softly]

[refrigerator door
opens, closes]

Write what you saw.

Write the truth.

Fridge is fixed.

♪

ELIZABETH:
I think what America means

to me is that we get
to say these things.

Question...

and challenge

and argue,
make up our own minds.

NEWSMAN: A bus loaded with
nearly 80 unaccompanied minors

from Honduras
found temporary refuge

in the United States
this morning,

while their requests
for humanitarian parole

are pending.

Fleeing rampant
gang violence...

How's it going?

Deadline's in two hours.

Just bringing it in
for a landing.

Good. So now's
an okay time

to tell you that
I'm having contractions.

[groans]What? When did they start?

Relax, relax.Oh, my God.

Since, like, 2:00 a.m.Hey, you didn't tell me?

[stammers] Are you okay?Ah, no, I'm good, I'm good...

All right, you know what?
We got to go, we got to go.

Where's your bag?
Where's your bag?It's by the door.

What about your deadline?Okay. Come on. No, no, no.

I'll finish at the hospital.Are you sure?

Come on. Yes, yes, yes.

Shauna, come on,
stop talking.

I can probably wait.Come on. Let's go, let's go.

Come on, get in the car.

Okay, let me see
the little bundle.

Oh.

Madam Secretary,
this is very kind of you.

You didn't have to come.Oh, oh.

I told you, it is all
about the kid stuff.

Where is your sister?Uh, she's in

with Shauna--
they're still working out...

Oh....the double
breastfeeding thing.

[chuckles]:
Yeah. Oh...

I want to hold you so bad,

but I am tainted with all
the germs of the world.

Oh.So, um...

you saw the article posted
this morning?

I did.

Yet I stillbrought
you a present.

How about that?I'm sorry if anything
was over the line.

No. I said I wanted
transparency.

Prison deal was
a bit tough,

but you gave all sides.

Mm, that was the point.

[baby crying in distance]

Oh. Well, listen, I'm
gonna leave you to it.

Congratulations.Thank you.

[chuckles]

Oh. I...

I meant to tell you that
I read your book proposal,

and you got to hang
in there with that,

you know, find the right
publisher, because...

that is a story that
needs to be told.

Thank you, Madam Secretary.

You bet.

And, uh, when
you open this,

you might be going,

"Really? A wet/dry vac?"

But trust me,

one day you are
gonna thank me.

Good luck, Neal.

[quietly]:
Thank you for everything.

Hey.

You see that lady?

[whispers]: She's gonna be
your president one day.

[chuckles softly]

Hi.

[baby fussing quietly]

Mr. Shin, ma'am.

Neal.

Wet/dry vac
not working out for you?

[chuckles]:
Uh, we haven't quite
gotten there yet.

I'm just, I'm kidding,
I'm kidding.

What can I do for you?

Um, sorry to
come by again.

I, um... I wanted to bring
you something in person.

A publisher approached me,

asking me to write
a book about you,

exposing everything
that's on that drive.

I don't know where they
got it, I don't know...

how much of it's true,
but, you know some writer
who's even hungrier than I am

is gonna take that deal, and you
should know what's coming.

Thank you.

But you can keep it.

I don't think you want me
to have this: the, uh...

the enhanced interrogation
of Safeer Al-Jamil,

the death of
Joseph Garcia...Oh.

I have a pretty good idea
about what's on there.

But I stand by my choices,

and I'll explain them
to anyone who asks.

Keep grabbing babies
off boats, then, I guess.[chuckles]

You, too.

♪

Will you do me a favor

and... keep that
somewhere safe?

What is it?

Tell her it's for when she's
ready to do battle with tyranny.

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