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My name is Tom Kirkman.

Last night, I was sworn in as
President of the United States.

Previously on "Designated Survivor"...

Yesterday, I was asked to resign.

Now I'm trying to put

the entire U.S. government
back together.

This is
Congresswoman Kimble Hookstraten.

Last night's other designated survivor.

We know who blew up the Capitol.

I gave the President
the most relevant intel.

Or you gave him what
the group who did this

wanted you to give him.

You need to convince your new boss

that Al-Sakar is behind the bombing.

Until he's certain,
he will not name anyone.

We found one! We got
a survivor over here!

- Hey, he's alive!
- Come on.

Can you move your arms or legs?

You'll be all right.
Hang on. We're getting to you.

Everybody, back up!

All right, we got to
get him out. Got that side.

Give him room. Give him room!

Okay, let's get him on the stretcher.

Ready? One, two, three, lift.

Got him?

Okay, careful. Watch his head.

- Watch out.
- All right, set him down here.

- Set him down here, guys.
- Careful.

All right, let's put him down.
All right, slowly, slowly.

The nation is captivated by
Congressman Peter MacLeish,

found alive in the Capitol ruins,

making him the only survivor
thus far of the unspeakable act

that has claimed more than 1,000 lives,

including the President, Vice President,

and nearly all of Congress.

At 35 years old, MacLeish, a
popular third-term legislator

and decorated war hero,

is one of the
nation's youngest congressmen.

Congressman MacLeish is under
doctor's care at the...

Sorry. Train's still down.

...where he's said
to be in stable condition.

Unbelievable, right? He's
like a human silver lining.

Yeah, it's amazing somebody
could survive that.

Maybe there will be others.

Good morning, everyone.

- Good morning, sir.
- Morning.

Please, sit.

Thank you for coming in so early.

We've got a big day,
so let's just get started.

Seth, how's it coming with the eulogy

for President Richmond's funeral?

Good, sir. You'll have a draft soon.

I understand this is a private ceremony,

but it's going to be televised

and the entire country
could use some hope.

I'd like to mention
Congressman MacLeish.

Definitely, sir. I also have
President Richmond's son, Tyler,

coming in to share some memories,

make the speech a little more personal.

Good idea.

Let him know that I'm gonna join.

- I'd like to meet him.
- Yes, sir.

Where we at with Al-Sakar?

Any updates from the Joint Chiefs?

NSC is seeking that additional
proof you asked for,

that they're responsible
for the bombing.

Sir, they're briefing me hourly.

And good news from
Michigan... Governor Royce is behaving.

There's been no new
reports of Muslims being harassed,

- but I'll monitor it.
- Good. What else?

Surviving deputies of
Treasury and the Fed...

They need a meeting.

I'll reach out to them
as soon we're finished here.

And don't forget, you have

the Elizabeth Vargas interview at noon.

We'll go over the
talking points right before.

Aaron, Emily, I want
your list for the Cabinet...

What's happening?

Oh. Wait!

...just went dark.

Hey, this is the White House.

There aren't
supposed to be any blackouts.

Unless, a-and I really
hate to say this,

- but what if it's...
- A second attack.

Guys, what the hell's going on?

Looks like a power surge.

Backup generator should
kick on any minute.

- Network's down.
- Yeah, I got nothing.

White House line is dead.

This isn't good.

What is that?

On the grid... That's no power surge.

Looks like we've got
a real-time intrusion

into the White House network.

I'm on with Fort Meade. NSA
thinks it's just a sniffer...

Some kid poking around
our electrical grid.

NSA's wrong. This is no sniffer.

Agent Ritter, that's the Oval Office.

Cut the link.

I'm trying. It won't work.

Section 2 is still completely dark.

- What is going on?!
- What's happening?

- My computer's out.
- Yeah, mine's out, too. Sir?

Nothing.

Mr. President, I need you to
step away from your computer.

Mike, what's going on?

The White House has just been hacked.

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EOP Security is calling it a one-time,

malicious cyber intrusion.

Against what's supposed to be

the most secure network on earth?

The public is gonna consider
this another attack.

Yeah, that's why the public
can't find out about this.

There's too much chaos as
it is. This just can't get out.

So, we have no idea
what they were after,

or if our files were compromised.

Not yet, sir. NSA's still completing

their scans of all the
White House computers.

Do we have any idea
who might have done this?

Could be the Russians.
Could be the North Koreans.

Or the people that bombed
the Capitol building.

Yes, sir.

We're following every lead.

Okay, thank you, Mike.

Keep me updated.

Yes, sir.

Look, given what's just
happened, we may want to cancel

the Elizabeth Vargas interview.

No, that'll raise too many questions.

We'll just bring the crew in
through the East Entrance

so they don't get wind of the hack.

I agree. It has to be
business as usual around here.

Yeah, you and I will meet
with Congresswoman Hookstraten

and go over the
Cabinet choices as scheduled.

Okay, good.

Now if I could just appoint the rest
of the government legally without a vote.

That would certainly
help lighten your load.

Yeah, so would choosing
your Chief of Staff.

We're done here.

Thank you.

Do you think there are others?

36 hours...

You never know, but

it's not looking good.

How did MacLeish survive?

Those blasts... They
threw glass half a mile.

There's 4,000 tons of debris out there.

Sometimes things just
defy logic, right...

Common sense, or science.

But those are the same
things that give us hope

when the world is going to hell.

That's why they call him
the "Miracle on the Potomac."

Has anyone talked to him?

No, he's in Bethesda... 24-hour care.

He's also the sole surviving witness

to the murder of 1,000 people.

Don't you think that
we need to get there

and speak to him,
see if he saw anything?

We need all hands on deck right here.

Well, you already have
over 50 agents out there

sifting through ruble
and monitoring chatter.

We don't need...

I'm just saying that we need to
get a statement sooner or later.

Don't make a mess I have to clean up.

So, the President's computer

is the only one that's been compromised?

Yeah. Just can't tell if there
have been any data spills.

Usually, a frequency analysis

should pinpoint any infected modalities.

That's weird.

What?

A PAL file... Foreign format.

President Kirkman take
any trips overseas lately?

You know, red line's been
running since yesterday.

I'm just saying, if you
want to be Chief of Staff,

you might think about
leaving a little earlier.

Not that it's any of your business,

but my boyfriend asked me
to marry him this morning,

and it's kind of rude to walk
out in the middle of a proposal.

And you've been going out, what?

10 months. Why?

It's classic-post-disaster acceleration.

Look, traumatic events
tend to make people

re-evaluate their lives...

You know, babies, marriage, divorce.

It happened after 9/11.

You're lucky, actually.

Actually, I haven't decided yet.

I get it. You want me to say yes

so that I'll be distracted
and you'll get Chief of Staff.

Wow, Aaron. Impressive.

What are you talking about?

Hey, love in Washington doesn't
happen every day, Emily.

You're lucky, actually.

Ma'am.

Congresswoman
Hookstraten, sorry to keep you waiting.

So, why don't we get started, ma'am?

We put together a list of
potential Cabinet choices.

Since you're effectively Congress...

These will probably be

the fastest confirmations in history.

A question.

Did President Kirkman get a Best
Buy gift card for Christmas,

or is the White House
having some sort of security issue?

What do you mean?

I saw the I.T. staff

removing every computer
from the West Wing.

It's just some technical issues.
It's not a problem.

Ms. Rhodes, Mr. Shore,
could you come with me, please?

- What? Now?
- Yes, sir.

It's important.

Congresswoman, will
you excuse us, please?

Perhaps it's about that problem
you're not having.

- You wanted to see us?
- Yes.

The NSA and Homeland Security

just finished their
analysis on the hack.

All of our data, files, codes...
Everything's intact.

What, so you're saying
they didn't take anything?

No. They left something behind.

I am Majid Nassar.

At your Capitol building,
my Al-Sakar Martyrs Brigade

annihilated your
government, so you, too, can experience

the same terror and death that
you have visited upon our lands.

Righteousness is our guide,
and we are many.

God is great. God
is great. God is great.

Mr. President, you asked for more proof.

There it is.

We have our enemy.

And we are absolutely
certain this is Majid Nassar?

Yes, sir. NCTC
confirms dialect is a match.

Facial analysts,
behavioral psychologists,

leadership profilers... They all concur.

What is it, sir?

Al Jazeera was always
good enough for Bin Laden

to release information statements.

Why would Nassar go to all the trouble

to hack the most secure
network in the world

just to deliver this video to me?

It... It doesn't feel right.

I believe he did it, sir,
to show us he can.

He's taunting us.

Mr. President, I do think
it's important to take note

that Al-Sakar has taken
credit for attacks

committed by others in the past...

The Moroccan nightclub bombing, 2013.

I remember. They claimed responsibility
for the bombing,

but eventually
Israeli Intelligence proved

that it was Al-Shabaab.

Okay, any other reasons
to believe that Al-Sakar

was not behind the attack?

Anyone, please?

Come on. Anybody?

Mr. President,

Jason Atwood, Deputy Director, FBI.

We met at the Capitol
site. You have another theory?

Not me... One of my agents.

She believes that the evidence
was manipulated

to point toward Al-Sakar

so we wouldn't consider
any other suspects.

What evidence?

The unexploded ordinance.

She thinks that it was not a mistake,

and it was left there
on purpose to be found.

And you believe this?

I'm not sure, but I do believe in her.

Sir, what are your orders?

Until we can confirm that Nassar
actually did what he says,

no one outside these walls
sees that video, understood?

In the meantime, track
the son of a bitch down.

Whatever cave, cavern,
or hole he's hiding in,

I want you want you
to find me Majid Nassar.

...and we are many.

God is great. God is
great. God is great.

Thank you for showing this to me, sir.

I knew you had questions earlier

about what was happening
in the West Wing,

and since you represent Congress,

I think it's important to bring you in

on everything that involves
national security.

Thank you.

I hope you understand
that we cannot show this

to the public yet,
not until we can prove

that every statement
in the video is true.

Otherwise, we run the risk
of a national call to arms.

Would that be such a terrible thing?

I mean, with all due respect, sir,

we need an enemy and soon.

It's the only thing that
will pull us all together

after this terrible attack.

Kimble, we need the right enemy.

We need to be absolutely certain
who did this before we strike.

And personally, I...

I have a difficult time accepting that

the only way to bring the
country together is through war.

You have a lot of difficult
decisions ahead of you, sir.

Speaking for
Congress, I want to assure you

that you have my complete support

no matter what you decide.

Thank you.

And I would never want your job.

Well, that makes two of us.

Good luck with Elizabeth Vargas,
not that you need it.

You're a natural, sir.

Congressman MacLeish,
Special Agent Hannah Wells, FBI.

FBI.

How are you?

Alive, so... lucky... mostly.

This may be too soon, but, um...

I came here because I was wondering
if you could tell me

anything about that
night, anything you can remember,

something that looked out
of place or didn't add up.

I have no idea.

I was sitting in my seat,
watching the President speak,

and then... everything went black.

I lost...

friends, colleagues...

All of them.

The only thing that doesn't add up is...

why me?

Why'd I survive?

Whatever you find out,

please, you let me know.

Tyler?

I'm sorry we're late.

Tom Kirkman.

The President. I know.

Words could never describe

how sorry I am for your incredible loss.

Hi, I'm Seth Wright.

I was a junior speech writer
under your father.

- I'm sorry about your parents.
- Thank you.

Seth is working on my eulogy

for your father's service later today.

We were hoping you might have
something personal to share.

Uh... yeah.

Um, my dad was...

He was a great man...

I had tremendous respect for him.

...as a president,
but, um, you know, to me,

he was just... Dad.

I mean, he had the hardest
job in the world,

you know, um, things
coming at him from everyone

and everywhere, but...

...you know, still,
he was always there for me.

Um, and now...

I have some very big shoes to fill.

Yeah, we both do.

Why are we unpacking Leo's stuff?

Well, because this is our new home

and I want it to feel like home.

And Leo will never do it.

Hey, it's me. I got to make this quick.

I've got my interview waiting.

About dinner tonight...

How about the four of us,
family dinner, 6:30?

Yeah. But where's this coming from?

I need to have a reason to want
to have dinner with my family?

Okay, I'll see you then.

I love you. Bye.

Mommy, what are these?

Oh, those are just
headache pills, sweetie.

I guess Leo gets a lot of headaches.

Okay, let's go.

So, you'll tape today to air tonight.

This interview is a
get. Every network wanted it,

but we hope Elizabeth Vargas
is a friend of the court.

What if she brings up the blackout?

She won't, sir. The story's
been contained.

This is all about the country
getting to know you.

You want to be in command,
but approachable.

Smart, but relatable.

What about sincere?

Yeah, you could... Sincere could work.

You can go with sincere if you want.

I'll go with sincere.

It is astonishing that Congressman
MacLeish survived.

It's incredibly
encouraging to have good news

in these heartbreaking times.

And difficult times, certainly, to lead,

given the challenge from
the governor of Michigan,

the near riot in the Capitol.

Well, thankfully, those
crises were averted.

But I have to say,
the American people have

this unique ability to be at their best

when times are at their worst,

and I'm counting on them
as much to get through this

as they're counting on me.

Your previous position in the Cabinet

as Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development...

It's not a natural stepping
stone to go from that position

straight into the Oval Office.

No. No, it's not.

And, to be honest, I have never had

any aspirations for
the presidency, ever.

When I came to
Washington, I came to help people.

- Home stretch.
- I have one last question,

and this is something
we have just unearthed.

I wanted to give you
a chance to address it.

We have sources who are telling us,

and I'd like your
comment on this, please...

Where is this going?

Somewhere I don't like.

...that President
Richmond fired you from his Cabinet

on the day of the attack in the Capitol?

Mr. President, were you fired?

And... and if you were, can
you understand why some may say

you have no business being the
President of the United States?

- Mr. President, were you fired?
- Sir, please?

I'm sorry. Can you
excuse me for one second?

- Of course.
- Thank you.

I have no idea how they got
ahold of that information.

Maybe from the hack?

No, NSA said our files
weren't compromised.

Look, this is on the
record. I'm gonna have to answer.

- You have to tell the truth.
- Are you kidding me?

Aaron, it's already out there.
Besides, he wasn't fired.

That's perception.
Nobody's gonna see it that way.

Sir, you admit to this,

you bring down your presidency
before it even begins.

Deny it, and you start
your presidency off with a lie.

I'll take it from here.

I'm sorry for the interruption.

Do you mind asking the question again?

Of course.

Mr. President, were you fired

by President Richmond
on the day of the attack?

No, I was offered another assignment,

an ambassadorship, which
I had not accepted yet.

Did you request this transfer?

No, I did not.

So, is it safe to say President Richmond

no longer wanted you
to serve in his Cabinet?

That would be correct.

...our mothers and their fathers

and their...

Show me that front angle
of MacLeish again.

Uh, what are you looking for?

An explanation for why
1,000 people are dead, Chuck.

And their fathers and their...

There. Go back.

To where it cuts out. Freeze.

- Look.
- The time code. So?

The Capitol blew up at 10:08:04, right?

Mm-hmm.

So why did the feed cut out

34 seconds before the Capitol exploded?

Right, Kline's been looking into that.

Working theory is someone tampered with

the on-site control panel...

You know, where the feed
was broadcast from.

But it's hard for him to prove it

because the panel exploded
with the Capitol.

Right. Okay. All right. Rewind. Rewind.

Wait. Freeze.

Zoom in.

Who's the woman with the camera?

I don't know.

Check the seating chart,

and then I want you to download
the contents of her cloud.

I want to see every photo
she took that night.

Maybe she got something
during those missing 34 seconds.

You want me to hack a dead woman's phone

without an Order to Compel?

It'll take too long.

Not gonna make these people any deader.

Chuck, the greatest act
of terrorism since 9/11

was just perpetrated on our soil,

and I need to know what happened.

And if we don't play
dirty, we don't stand a chance.

Do it.

It's not there.

MDMA, right?

Mom.

At least that's what the Internet says.

I-It's not what you think. I...

Oh, really? Because I think
my teenage son is dealing drugs.

Possession with intent to distribute,

and that is a felony.

Penny found it.

Do you know what
would have happened to her

if she'd taken even one of those?

What... I mean, she's 8.
It's not like she's stupid.

And what's your excuse?

Ma'am, the motorcade for President
Richmond's funeral

- is waiting.
- Of course.

We are not done.

You seem distracted. You all right?

Yeah, it's just Leo. I-It can wait.

Mr. President, here are
the changes we made

to your remarks.

Go ahead. I'll catch up.

I'm sorry, sir. The printers are
still down in the West Wing.

Okay, good.

Is that your eulogy?

Tyler, yeah.

I just made some last-minute changes.

Well, don't bother.
You won't be needing it.

I'm sorry. Excuse me?

I saw a clip of your interview online.

My father fired you,

and I won't let you use his funeral

as some sort of PR stunt
to make you look presidential

when he thought you were anything but.

Tyler, please, you don't under...

You know what? Just save it
for your next interview.

- Ty...
- He can't do that.

You are the president.

No. He lost his father.

We will respect his wishes.

- Come on.
- Let's go.

Tyler saw the interview.

He doesn't want me to do the eulogy.

My father loved his job.

And more than anything, he loved
the people he worked with.

He was always grateful to have
allies across the aisle,

and I know he'd be pleased
to have one of those friends

here today to say a few words.

What'd he just say?

I... Must be a mistake.
No one else is slated to speak.

This person is
someone my father spoke about

with great admiration and respect,

and someone we are blessed
to have represent us

during such uncertain times...

Congresswoman Kimble Hookstraten.

Hookstraten?

Still think it was a good idea for him

to tell the truth at the interview?

This isn't good.

No.

This is what you get
for being honest in D.C....

Opportunism.

And when he rose from
those pine thickets of Louisiana

to the heights of power on the Potomac,

my friend Robert Richmond

never imagined that he'd be struck down

by the enemies of liberty.

And I am reminded now,
more than ever before,

that a country of the
people, by the people,

and for the people will not
perish from this earth.

She good. I'll give her that.

She's so political, she doesn't
even seem political.

May God bless you,

and God bless the United
States of America.

Ma'am, I just got a call
from Leo's security detail.

Your son had them take him
to 88 Hartford Drive.

- Okay, thanks, Mike.
- Mr. President.

Galvanizing speech, Congresswoman.

Is something wrong, sir?

No, not at all, Kimble.

Republicans, Democrats, Independents...

We're all Americans today.

Isn't that what you said?

Ever since that
Elizabeth Vargas video came out,

social media's been going crazy.

The "Designated
Survivor, or Designated Deceiver?"

"#BogusPOTUS." That one's trending.

Listen to this from
The Washington Post...

"The Congresswoman's
speech was inspiring.

Given that and the
fact that Kirkman was fired,

is it possible the country's being led

by the wrong Designated Survivor?"

Wow. It's smaller than I remember.

I'll be a second, Mike.

Hey.

I don't know.

You don't know what?

Why I did it.

I mean, that's why you're here, right,

for... For an explanation?

I mean, I-I-I wanted attention,
or I was acting out...

Well, is that why?

No, no! No.

I told you, I...

- You don't know.
- I don't know.

Look, I know... I know I screwed up,

but sometimes
people just... Just do stuff.

There's not always a reason.

No, I... I think there are reasons.

I think the reason you came home today

is the same reason that your dad and I

want to have a family dinner tonight,

to hold on to who we were
before the Capitol blew up.

Leo...

the White House did not
cause our problems.

We brought them with us.

What about Dad?

Did you tell him?

Not yet.

He'll be so upset.

Dinner, 6:30, um...

we'll deal with it then.

Here.

Tyler, it's Tom Kirkman.
Please call me back. Thank you.

...Congressman
MacLeish to address the media.

Bad time, sir?

No, come on in.

...earlier today was a serene...

I think Tyler
Richmond is dodging my calls.

I'm sorry about what happened.

You wrote a beautiful eulogy.

I'm sorry he didn't get to hear it.

Thank you, sir.

There is one thing.

After the funeral,

I ran into a couple of former staffers

who were closer with
the former President.

They told me that Tyler and his father

had a falling out two years ago.

They hadn't spoken to
each other since, not a word.

Wow.

He didn't make it sound like that.

I guess all any son wants

is to feel like
he's loved by his father.

Maybe it's just easier
to lie to the world

than it is to be honest with yourself.

Yeah.

We have breaking news
now from Washington, D.C.

We've just received a video obtained

from a high-level White House source.

The video shows Majid Nassar,

the leader of the
Algerian-based Al-Sakar...

Someone leaked it.

- Who? Cochrane?
- No, it's not his style.

Wyatt, can you get me Congresswoman
Hookstraten now?

Forgive me, sir, but I
did not leak that video.

I'm wondering why you think I did.

Because you said to my face
that we needed an enemy.

Well, now we've got one,

and we both know you're
not above undermining me.

Still holding my speech against me?

Sorry, it's still a little fresh,

and I can't help but notice
a pattern starting to develop.

Mr. President, I was
honest with you then,

and I'll be honest with you now.

I did not release that video.

But whoever did

was actually doing you
a tremendous favor.

How on earth is that possible?

Just wait.

In an hour or two, the conversation
won't be about

whether you were fired
or if I gave a great speech.

It'll be about the vicious
and ruthless enemy we're facing

and how we should all rally
around our leader, Tom Kirkman.

Even if we can't prove that they're
the group that actually attacked us.

I'm sorry, but that's
out of your hands now, sir.

You might not be ready for it,

but you are now truly
our Commander in Chief.

That'll be all.

Kimble.

Sir?

Earlier, you said that
you didn't want this job.

Was that the truth?

Yes.

For now.

For now?

What about three years?

Well, with the
primaries, more like two and a half.

But who's counting?

Told you I was honest.

You wanted to see me?

Did you really think I wouldn't find out

that you asked a data tech
to ignore the Fourth Amendment?

Jason, our government's gone.

It can't be business as usual, can it?

It can't be the Wild West, either.

I've got agents from every
task force working 24/7.

If you break the law,

you jeopardize all
the work they've put in.

You're right.

I know.

Whatever you want to do, I understand.

Have a seat.

The lab updated the list
of confirmed dead.

One of those names is
Senator Scott Wheeler.

I'm sorry.

You knew?

Come on, I work for the largest

information-gathering
organization in the free world.

What would that say
about me if I didn't?

We met a year ago.

He wasn't happy.

You know the story.

He and his wife were splitting, or...

Or that's what I wanted to believe.

This job is not easy.

We all need someone to care
if we make it home at night.

So forgive yourself for that.

I'm sorry. I went too far.

No.

You made a bad call.

But from now on,

I want only good ones.

Can you do that?

Yeah.

We're tracking a shift
among major news outlets.

They're now focusing almost exclusively
on Al-Sakar's confession.

Social media's showing the same trend.

Yeah, it seems like we're back online.

Guys, this is what I call a win-win.

Excuse me. I'm sorry to interrupt.

Please, sit.

Aaron, can I see you for a moment?

Yes, sir.

All right, guys. Keep me posted.

Sir, the media's moving
in the right direction now.

Now that video... It changed
the entire narrative.

I know it was you.

Sir?

I know you were the one
who released the video.

Sir, you were on the ropes.

The country was
nervous. The press was circling.

Aaron, please.

Nobody is talking about

the wrong designated survivor anymore.

They're rallying against a common enemy,

and soon they'll unite behind
their Commander in Chief.

I don't know if we've
even got the right target yet.

I'm... I'm not ready to declare war.

All due respect, sir, that's a decision

you can only make if
you remain president,

and it didn't look likely six hours ago.

What you did wasn't just
duplicitous or cynical,

it was directly insubordinate.

Sir, perhaps you've
noticed you're surrounded by people

who would love to see you fail.

I want to help you succeed.

Sir, I want to help you thrive.

What I did was a bold move.

I admit it.

And I believe it was the best one.

If you can't see it that way...

...here's my letter of resignation.

You can accept it at
any time if you so choose.

Mr. President, Tyler Richmond.

Thank you.

Why am I here?

Please, have a seat.

I feel I owe you an apology

because I agreed to
have you brought over

to the West Wing earlier today

to tell stories about your father

for the eulogy that I was
supposed to deliver.

It was insensitive, and I am sorry.

But I remembered that I actually
have a story for you.

Oh, like the time my dad fired you?

No. No.

This was when your father took
almost an hour out of a Cabinet meeting

to tell us all about your
spring recital at Williams last year.

No, I-I-I think...
I think you're mistaken.

Bart�k "Violin
Concerto Nomber 2", I think.

Yeah, but my... My father wasn't there.

- He had a Cabinet...
- He was...

in the back of the room.

Okay. I think I would know.

He had one Secret Service detail.

He was wearing a baseball cap.

He didn't want to take
the focus off of you.

No, that's just not...

He went on and on about your craft,

your diligence, your
work ethic, your talent, and...

...he was so proud.

It was nice.

And at the end, he gave
everyone a program.

I asked my assistant Wyatt
to go to my old office

and bring it here for me.

He was...

He was there?

Tyler, I think he was always there.

I'm sorry he couldn't tell you himself.

Um...

Would you, um... You mind if I...

That would be my honor.

It's why I asked you here.

Um... thank you...

...Mr. President.

My pleasure.

Yeah, Chuck, what is it?

Hey, I've been looking at the
feed from the State of the Union.

You've got to get over here.

I'm on my way.

You wanted to see me?

Emily, please, have a seat.

Telling the truth
earlier today might not have been

the most savvy thing
to do, but it felt right.

It's who I am.

It's the kind of president I need to be.

I feel the same way.

I've been thinking about
my Chief of Staff.

Have you?

And I guess I should just
come right out with it.

I have decided to go with Aaron.

I'm sorry?

I know you have misgivings about Aaron.

Hell, so do I.

But I need someone political,

someone who can think
differently than I do.

I can be that.

Emily, I need you to be you.

Right.

I need you to know that I
cannot do this without you.

You have been by my side
since I began in public service.

It's always been you and me
off to fight the good fight.

But this...

This is beyond anything
anyone could have expected.

And the truth is, I'm scared.

I'm scared I'm going to fail...

Fail our nation at this crucial time.

I would like to appoint you
as my Special Adviser.

It's not a consolation.
You would have full access.

Please.

I would be honored.

But for the record, I'm
not here to smile and nod.

If I disagree with Aaron,
I'm gonna say it.

I would expect nothing less.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Family dinner.

Damn it.

It suits you...

the office.

Congratulations, really.

No hard feelings?

I'm sure I can hunt down
a couple glasses.

I should get home.

Hey, so I get a job, you get a fianc�.

You know, you're probably
the real winner here.

I said no.

Post-disaster acceleration

isn't the right reason to get married.

Hey, I... I didn't mean that.

No, you were right.

At least I won't be late to work again.

I didn't mean that, either.

But, Aaron, just don't
get too comfortable,

because Chiefs of Staff
get replaced all the time.

Night.

Hi, Daddy.

Hey. Come here.

Hey.

What are you doing up so late?

Hmm?

We waited up for you.

Hey. Where's Leo?

I said he could stay over
at a friend's house tonight.

Oh. On a school night?

Was that the thing you didn't
want to tell me earlier?

Yeah.

Oh.

Actually, um, I...

I changed my mind.

Hey.

Family dinner, right?

Mm-hmm.

Yeah.

First you get me in trouble.

Now you want to help me?

Truth is, I never liked
Orders to Compel,

and I think you're kind of badass.

What do you got?

Okay, so I hacked the woman's
cloud, and you were right.

She took two photos between the time

the feed cut and the
time of the explosion.

The missing 34 seconds?

- Yeah.
- Show me.

And Congressman MacLeish in his seat...

- Chuck, I've seen this.
- Wait for it.

This photo was taken six seconds later.

I can't tell you
what happened that night,

how they did it, why.

But I can tell you MacLeish survived...

Because he wasn't there.

Aaron Shore.

Aaron, it's me.

Mr. President.

You forced my hand today
by releasing that tape.

You put in motion a timetable
that will test

the patience of the American people.

So, your first job as my Chief of Staff

is to make sure
Al-Sakar is found, and fast,

or you may find my patience
being tested.

Are we clear?

Yes, sir.

Good night, Mr. President.

Good night.

He's an interesting guy, your boss.

I have what you asked for.

Anything good?

Depends whose side you're on.

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