1 00:00:06,089 --> 00:00:08,359 She's naming other names. 2 00:00:08,383 --> 00:00:10,427 She did not want to tell me what she told me. 3 00:00:10,510 --> 00:00:13,304 I'm doing my part, screening out shit that's not important. 4 00:00:13,388 --> 00:00:17,267 Hey, maybe you tell me what the fuck's actually going on. 5 00:00:17,934 --> 00:00:19,269 The part you left out. 6 00:00:19,769 --> 00:00:22,313 Ma'am, the vice president is on her way to London. 7 00:00:22,397 --> 00:00:24,691 Why the fuck is the vice president coming here? 8 00:00:24,774 --> 00:00:26,526 To support the Brits. 9 00:00:26,609 --> 00:00:29,320 The prime minister can tell the truth, but tell it slowly... 10 00:00:29,404 --> 00:00:31,114 Or he can keep it quiet. 11 00:00:31,197 --> 00:00:32,574 That's not what I was saying. 12 00:00:32,657 --> 00:00:35,118 We should consider the vice president's suggestion. 13 00:00:35,201 --> 00:00:36,369 We're burying the story. 14 00:00:36,453 --> 00:00:39,039 That's one option. Trowbridge is still deliberating. 15 00:00:39,122 --> 00:00:40,707 I feel I know which one he'll pick. 16 00:00:40,790 --> 00:00:44,002 You were inspiring today... with Trowbridge. 17 00:00:44,085 --> 00:00:46,463 - What? - You planted his big idea. 18 00:00:46,546 --> 00:00:48,548 You were leading him to the plan. 19 00:00:48,631 --> 00:00:50,467 - Why are you quitting? - I think you know. 20 00:00:50,550 --> 00:00:54,679 You know how much they don't want her? They want you. 21 00:00:54,763 --> 00:00:56,890 It's still day in Washington. Billie's up. 22 00:00:56,973 --> 00:01:00,185 I'm gonna tell her if it's not Grace, it sure as fuck isn't me. 23 00:01:00,268 --> 00:01:02,312 What are you doing? Kate. Give me the phone. 24 00:01:02,395 --> 00:01:03,438 Get off! 25 00:01:03,521 --> 00:01:04,521 Stop! 26 00:01:05,565 --> 00:01:08,276 Roylin hired Lenkov to shoot a British ship. 27 00:01:08,359 --> 00:01:11,112 But Roylin didn't come up with the idea. 28 00:01:12,989 --> 00:01:14,074 Grace Penn did. 29 00:01:30,799 --> 00:01:31,799 What... 30 00:01:32,926 --> 00:01:34,385 the fuck? 31 00:01:37,430 --> 00:01:38,556 Who does that? 32 00:01:40,475 --> 00:01:41,351 I don't know. 33 00:01:41,434 --> 00:01:43,686 {\an8}- It was us? - Yeah. 34 00:01:44,896 --> 00:01:46,481 {\an8}- America? - Yeah. 35 00:01:47,190 --> 00:01:49,442 {\an8}We killed Scottish independence? 36 00:01:49,526 --> 00:01:50,735 {\an8}Yeah, it's bad. 37 00:01:50,819 --> 00:01:54,572 Who gives a fuck about Scotland? They're nice, sweet people. Cold all the time. 38 00:01:54,656 --> 00:01:57,867 - Let them make their own decisions. - A smaller democracy is a weaker one. 39 00:01:57,951 --> 00:02:00,787 - It'd be two democracies. The UK. - No, it'd be four. 40 00:02:01,287 --> 00:02:05,416 If Northern Ireland and Wales get involved, it's a mess. 41 00:02:05,500 --> 00:02:10,130 So is a United States that secretly tells its ally to attack itself. 42 00:02:10,797 --> 00:02:13,591 - Yeah. - That is a mess. 43 00:02:14,884 --> 00:02:16,386 What was the order? 44 00:02:16,469 --> 00:02:17,303 Which? 45 00:02:17,387 --> 00:02:19,806 What did the president tell Grace that made her think, 46 00:02:19,889 --> 00:02:22,642 "Oh, I know. Let's have the Brits blow a hole in themselves 47 00:02:22,725 --> 00:02:24,018 and blame it on Iran"? 48 00:02:24,602 --> 00:02:26,437 The president doesn't know about it. 49 00:02:28,273 --> 00:02:30,316 What the fuck? 50 00:02:32,527 --> 00:02:34,028 Is that why she's here? 51 00:02:34,112 --> 00:02:35,155 Probably. 52 00:02:37,532 --> 00:02:39,951 She thought this was a good idea? 53 00:02:40,451 --> 00:02:42,078 - In her defense... - Really? 54 00:02:42,162 --> 00:02:44,247 ...it wasn't supposed to be that big. 55 00:02:44,330 --> 00:02:46,124 - Please! - Well, I'm just saying. 56 00:02:49,669 --> 00:02:53,131 Roylin's been covering for Grace Penn all this time. 57 00:02:54,090 --> 00:02:56,593 You understand why I wanted you nowhere near this? 58 00:02:56,676 --> 00:02:57,676 Yeah. 59 00:03:00,471 --> 00:03:03,349 Did I say mean things to you when you were trying to protect me? 60 00:03:03,433 --> 00:03:04,433 Oh... 61 00:03:07,896 --> 00:03:09,397 We have to do something. 62 00:03:11,566 --> 00:03:13,151 - You sure about that? - It's us... 63 00:03:13,234 --> 00:03:15,653 If we make a thing out of it, bad for democracy. 64 00:03:15,737 --> 00:03:16,779 Bad for democracy? 65 00:03:16,863 --> 00:03:18,698 - Hungary, Poland, Turkey. - I know, but... 66 00:03:18,781 --> 00:03:21,201 Democracy is actually going out of style. 67 00:03:24,537 --> 00:03:26,873 - It can't come out. - I don't think it can. 68 00:03:27,832 --> 00:03:30,960 I've been up for three nights turning it over. I don't see how we can. 69 00:03:33,588 --> 00:03:35,173 It's Grace Penn. 70 00:03:41,638 --> 00:03:42,638 Oh shit. 71 00:03:44,432 --> 00:03:46,893 I have to be Vice President of the United States. 72 00:03:52,023 --> 00:03:53,023 Morning. 73 00:03:53,816 --> 00:03:55,944 - You should eat something. - I'll boot. 74 00:03:56,444 --> 00:03:57,862 - Good morning! - Morning! 75 00:03:58,446 --> 00:04:01,115 - She down yet? - Nope. Meeting with staff upstairs. 76 00:04:01,199 --> 00:04:02,492 - Good morning. - Good morning. 77 00:04:02,575 --> 00:04:04,202 - Morning. - Are they, um... 78 00:04:04,285 --> 00:04:06,412 - Upstairs. - Thank you. 79 00:04:06,496 --> 00:04:08,289 - Hey, no crutches. - Nope. 80 00:04:08,373 --> 00:04:12,043 Still got the bandage, but things are alarmingly close to normal. 81 00:04:12,627 --> 00:04:13,962 Ha! 82 00:04:14,754 --> 00:04:15,754 What? 83 00:04:16,589 --> 00:04:18,216 He should have some coffee. 84 00:04:18,299 --> 00:04:20,635 - I'm off it. Green tea. - Wow. 85 00:04:20,718 --> 00:04:23,012 - One cup in the morning and then nothing. - All day? 86 00:04:23,096 --> 00:04:24,097 I'm a new man. 87 00:04:24,180 --> 00:04:25,431 Sit down, tough guy. 88 00:04:27,892 --> 00:04:28,935 Over here. 89 00:04:40,989 --> 00:04:43,908 - You do it. - No, I think this one's gotta be you. 90 00:04:51,249 --> 00:04:53,751 I... would like to be... 91 00:04:55,962 --> 00:04:57,338 ...vice president. 92 00:04:58,339 --> 00:04:59,339 No. 93 00:05:00,717 --> 00:05:01,884 - For real? - Mm-hmm. 94 00:05:03,177 --> 00:05:04,012 Can I hug you? 95 00:05:04,095 --> 00:05:07,307 We have 38 vice presidential staffers in the house right now. 96 00:05:07,390 --> 00:05:09,350 I think we gotta play it cool. 97 00:05:09,434 --> 00:05:11,728 I'm trying. I really am, but... 98 00:05:11,811 --> 00:05:13,271 I know. It's a lot. 99 00:05:15,231 --> 00:05:16,649 You can shake my hand. 100 00:05:22,989 --> 00:05:23,906 Ma'am. 101 00:05:23,990 --> 00:05:26,868 - I smell a loyalty pledge coming. - You bet your ass. 102 00:05:26,951 --> 00:05:29,370 This is all nothing right now. 103 00:05:29,912 --> 00:05:31,789 Nobody has offered me a job. 104 00:05:31,873 --> 00:05:33,833 But, if they do, we should be ready. 105 00:05:34,375 --> 00:05:38,963 So, whatever you think you need to do to soup this up. 106 00:05:43,468 --> 00:05:44,385 He's gonna cry. 107 00:05:44,469 --> 00:05:46,637 I think you need to try to focus. 108 00:05:46,721 --> 00:05:48,514 You're right. You're right. 109 00:05:50,975 --> 00:05:52,310 We start right now. 110 00:06:00,318 --> 00:06:01,569 - No. - Why? 111 00:06:01,652 --> 00:06:03,279 - He said a color. - This is. 112 00:06:03,363 --> 00:06:04,781 That is not a color. 113 00:06:14,665 --> 00:06:15,665 Nope. 114 00:06:18,669 --> 00:06:20,713 - Clear! - Hi. 115 00:06:20,797 --> 00:06:21,797 Scoot. 116 00:06:24,050 --> 00:06:25,510 Not enough hands. 117 00:06:30,431 --> 00:06:31,974 Wow. Impressive. 118 00:06:32,058 --> 00:06:33,309 I'm a vision. 119 00:06:33,393 --> 00:06:36,312 How do you read a paper and not get newsprint all over this? 120 00:06:36,396 --> 00:06:38,398 Yeah, it's tricky. You gotta wash your hands. 121 00:06:38,981 --> 00:06:41,734 You say that. You wash your hands in a color like this, 122 00:06:41,818 --> 00:06:43,945 and if the faucet is even a little aggressive, 123 00:06:44,028 --> 00:06:45,028 it sprays all over. 124 00:06:45,071 --> 00:06:47,865 - Then you look like you peed yourself. - Mm. 125 00:06:48,449 --> 00:06:50,743 - That doesn't happen to you? - No. 126 00:06:50,827 --> 00:06:52,620 - Hi, there. - Good morning, ma'am. 127 00:06:53,955 --> 00:06:56,332 - Everything all right? - Gotta wash my hands. 128 00:06:57,542 --> 00:06:58,709 Join me for breakfast? 129 00:06:58,793 --> 00:07:00,962 - Sure. - May I show you to the dining room, madam? 130 00:07:01,045 --> 00:07:02,964 - Thank you. - Clear the South Wing. 131 00:07:03,047 --> 00:07:05,716 - Was everything comfortable? - I slept like a rock. 132 00:07:07,051 --> 00:07:09,220 The house is stunning. You do beautiful work. 133 00:07:11,097 --> 00:07:12,265 Be careful. 134 00:07:17,228 --> 00:07:20,356 Never crossed my mind... to fight. 135 00:07:21,107 --> 00:07:23,317 - For your job? - Yeah. 136 00:07:24,527 --> 00:07:25,527 Why is that? 137 00:07:27,029 --> 00:07:29,031 Well, it's easy for me to say, 138 00:07:29,115 --> 00:07:31,784 "You should stomp your feet and make them defend you." 139 00:07:31,868 --> 00:07:34,829 You have a much more... granular understanding 140 00:07:34,912 --> 00:07:37,373 of how hard it is to get things done in that building. 141 00:07:37,457 --> 00:07:40,793 Yeah. I'm not gonna turn the place on its head. I'm just... 142 00:07:42,503 --> 00:07:45,423 embarrassed by my lack of imagination. 143 00:07:47,508 --> 00:07:49,677 Are you thinking about... 144 00:07:50,178 --> 00:07:51,178 Trying to stay? 145 00:07:52,096 --> 00:07:53,096 No. 146 00:07:54,223 --> 00:07:56,726 At the end of the day, if it's bad for the country... 147 00:07:56,809 --> 00:07:57,727 Yeah. 148 00:07:57,810 --> 00:08:01,147 But I appreciate the support from you. 149 00:08:01,230 --> 00:08:02,230 Of course. 150 00:08:03,357 --> 00:08:04,525 You're a good person. 151 00:08:05,234 --> 00:08:07,195 I'm not. You have to stop saying that. 152 00:08:10,531 --> 00:08:13,201 - What? - Nothing. Just some of it's coming out. 153 00:08:13,784 --> 00:08:16,245 Oh shit. Excuse me. Shite. 154 00:08:17,288 --> 00:08:19,290 If it's a style choice, it's... good. 155 00:08:19,373 --> 00:08:21,542 I kind of tie it in a knot and usually it stays. 156 00:08:21,626 --> 00:08:23,252 - You're making it worse. - Am I? 157 00:08:23,336 --> 00:08:24,962 Oh my God. Stop touching it. 158 00:08:25,046 --> 00:08:26,046 Yeah. 159 00:08:29,467 --> 00:08:33,137 As you suggested, I was just trying to look a little more... 160 00:08:34,347 --> 00:08:36,182 - Vice presidential? - Mm. 161 00:08:36,265 --> 00:08:39,810 It's okay. You can say it. Own it. You're a bold choice. 162 00:08:40,603 --> 00:08:43,314 Foreign policy ace, legacy builder. 163 00:08:43,397 --> 00:08:47,777 I mean, if it has to be someone, I am dangerously close to glad it's you. 164 00:08:48,361 --> 00:08:49,820 Well, that's... Thank you. 165 00:08:50,321 --> 00:08:51,321 That's very... 166 00:08:53,199 --> 00:08:54,325 Now I'm embarrassed. 167 00:08:54,408 --> 00:08:56,244 Get used to it. 168 00:08:59,497 --> 00:09:01,249 - Bobby pins will help. - Mm. 169 00:09:07,255 --> 00:09:08,381 Okay if I come in? 170 00:09:08,464 --> 00:09:09,464 Sure. 171 00:09:12,093 --> 00:09:13,261 Okay if I shut the door? 172 00:09:14,845 --> 00:09:15,680 Yeah. 173 00:09:15,763 --> 00:09:18,224 Well, I just... Consent matters. 174 00:09:18,975 --> 00:09:19,975 What's wrong? 175 00:09:22,645 --> 00:09:23,646 Can we sit over here? 176 00:09:23,729 --> 00:09:26,482 Is this gonna be another lecture about holding Roylin? 177 00:09:27,066 --> 00:09:29,735 - I want her off my plate more than you do. - It's not. 178 00:09:42,123 --> 00:09:43,165 Uh... 179 00:09:45,918 --> 00:09:48,629 The ambassador has, for the first time, 180 00:09:49,130 --> 00:09:52,300 actively embraced the notion of maybe becoming vice president. 181 00:09:53,426 --> 00:09:55,928 Willingly, if the opportunity arises. 182 00:09:56,429 --> 00:09:57,429 Wow. 183 00:09:57,930 --> 00:09:58,930 Yeah. 184 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:04,061 There is no offer from the White House and there may never be one. 185 00:10:04,145 --> 00:10:08,024 And if it comes, she has to make me an offer, which she hasn't. 186 00:10:08,107 --> 00:10:09,107 But, uh... 187 00:10:10,651 --> 00:10:14,113 I want you in on the thinking, as facts change on the ground. 188 00:10:14,989 --> 00:10:19,410 Not like last time when I... delayed the sharing of information. 189 00:10:20,202 --> 00:10:23,539 We're not together. I don't need the facts on the ground. 190 00:10:25,958 --> 00:10:27,126 I think we should be. 191 00:10:29,420 --> 00:10:31,756 I think it was a mistake, splitting up. 192 00:10:36,552 --> 00:10:39,096 I feel it was a mistake. 193 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:01,952 - Hey. Can you just... - No. 194 00:11:02,036 --> 00:11:04,538 I no longer give my consent to this conversation. 195 00:11:09,043 --> 00:11:11,563 It's my first day off crutches. Can you give me a fucking break? 196 00:11:11,629 --> 00:11:13,381 - I don't understand what this is. - Me? 197 00:11:13,464 --> 00:11:14,298 - Yeah. - My reaction? 198 00:11:14,382 --> 00:11:16,258 - Yeah! - What am I reacting to? 199 00:11:17,510 --> 00:11:20,096 Your boss might move to another country, or not. 200 00:11:20,179 --> 00:11:23,057 So you might move to another country, or not. 201 00:11:24,350 --> 00:11:27,603 - This message has no content. - When are you gonna stop punishing me? 202 00:11:27,687 --> 00:11:31,649 - That's not what I'm doing. - You run from every conversation we have. 203 00:11:34,276 --> 00:11:35,403 Come here. 204 00:11:38,656 --> 00:11:40,908 This is my place of business. 205 00:11:41,867 --> 00:11:43,119 I can't cry here. 206 00:11:43,703 --> 00:11:45,705 And despite my placid appearance, 207 00:11:46,539 --> 00:11:48,582 it hurts like a motherfucker when you do this. 208 00:11:48,666 --> 00:11:50,501 - Eidra... - You just closed my door 209 00:11:50,584 --> 00:11:54,672 and sat on my couch so you could say nothing at all. 210 00:11:58,134 --> 00:12:01,429 And yet still I have lost my composure in the workplace. 211 00:12:03,389 --> 00:12:04,724 It has to stop. 212 00:12:21,449 --> 00:12:23,534 Door closed, if you would, Austin. 213 00:12:24,493 --> 00:12:26,328 And take off your fucking jacket. 214 00:12:27,288 --> 00:12:29,790 Pretend you're a person, not a mandarin. 215 00:12:44,096 --> 00:12:45,096 We, um... 216 00:12:47,183 --> 00:12:49,351 We need to work together, you and I. 217 00:12:50,978 --> 00:12:54,064 Our... prelapsarian selves. 218 00:12:55,316 --> 00:12:56,942 Do you think we can manage that? 219 00:12:57,485 --> 00:12:58,485 I do. 220 00:12:59,779 --> 00:13:00,779 Wonderful. 221 00:13:01,614 --> 00:13:02,740 I'll have an ally. 222 00:13:03,866 --> 00:13:07,495 She informed me this morning that she thinks that I should resign. 223 00:13:09,413 --> 00:13:10,289 She thinks that, 224 00:13:10,372 --> 00:13:13,709 despite the Americans' unequivocal wish to have me steady the ship, 225 00:13:13,793 --> 00:13:16,420 I should resign in a fetid cloud of disgrace. 226 00:13:16,504 --> 00:13:18,547 That's not what I said. That's what you said. 227 00:13:18,631 --> 00:13:21,050 Will you please allow me to complete a sentence? 228 00:13:26,180 --> 00:13:31,727 Nicol was going to tell Tom or Philippa so they could quietly investigate 229 00:13:31,811 --> 00:13:34,063 how many of our own are fucking traitors. 230 00:13:34,146 --> 00:13:35,773 - He's told no one. - I will. 231 00:13:35,856 --> 00:13:37,358 He's dragging his feet. 232 00:13:37,942 --> 00:13:41,779 - Of course you are. It's humiliating. - Thank you. I hadn't noticed. 233 00:13:41,862 --> 00:13:44,949 You're not the man for the job. Allow someone else. 234 00:13:45,032 --> 00:13:46,450 - Austin? - Perhaps Austin. 235 00:13:46,534 --> 00:13:49,620 Someone without your baggage to proceed with the investigation. 236 00:13:49,703 --> 00:13:52,248 That will steady the ship. Don't you agree? 237 00:13:52,331 --> 00:13:55,251 - It's a secret investigation. - Not if you're running it. 238 00:13:55,334 --> 00:13:58,629 Apparently it's only my ego that demands I root out the rot myself. 239 00:13:58,712 --> 00:14:02,299 Not an interest in the integrity or the survival of the fucking state. 240 00:14:02,383 --> 00:14:03,968 Perhaps we should let Austin speak. 241 00:14:04,051 --> 00:14:07,638 Austin can say whatever the fuck he wants. Do you think I should resign? 242 00:14:08,389 --> 00:14:10,474 Not a decision I can weigh in on. 243 00:14:10,558 --> 00:14:12,309 Oh, I swear to Christ. 244 00:14:12,393 --> 00:14:15,020 If you feel the need to cleanse this yourself, 245 00:14:15,104 --> 00:14:17,690 you will have me by your side at every step. 246 00:14:22,319 --> 00:14:25,322 Are you gone? The man I came up with? 247 00:14:26,282 --> 00:14:28,242 Nicol, I'm speaking with the prime minister. 248 00:14:28,325 --> 00:14:30,452 - Speak to me. - It's a decision for the PM. 249 00:14:30,536 --> 00:14:31,829 - Austin! - Resign. 250 00:14:38,168 --> 00:14:39,168 She's right. 251 00:14:40,212 --> 00:14:41,212 Drift away. 252 00:14:42,256 --> 00:14:47,511 You will advise us all the way through, but your anger with Roylin and yourself... 253 00:14:47,595 --> 00:14:48,929 Thank you. Duly noted. 254 00:14:49,513 --> 00:14:51,932 - Don't blame Austin. - No, I'm thinking about it. 255 00:14:52,725 --> 00:14:56,145 Based on the sage counsel of my beloved and my beloathed, 256 00:14:57,646 --> 00:15:00,357 the decision will not come today, at any event. 257 00:15:00,441 --> 00:15:03,193 Seems worth thinking over for more than a millisecond. 258 00:15:03,277 --> 00:15:08,490 Meanwhile, a secret internal investigation will creep secretly forward. 259 00:15:08,574 --> 00:15:11,452 So, we'll tell Tom today. 260 00:15:11,535 --> 00:15:13,370 - Could we simply... - Tom will investigate. 261 00:15:13,454 --> 00:15:18,375 Tom will find all of the perpetrators of this fucking travesty. 262 00:15:18,459 --> 00:15:21,253 You want me to launch an investigation? Well, it is launched. 263 00:15:21,337 --> 00:15:25,341 Do you agree it should be Tom? We trust Tom as much as we trust anybody? 264 00:15:25,424 --> 00:15:27,801 Though, of course, we trusted Margaret Roylin. 265 00:15:27,885 --> 00:15:29,011 And you too. 266 00:15:30,179 --> 00:15:31,347 Tom it is. 267 00:15:34,683 --> 00:15:36,143 I don't know, Austin. 268 00:15:38,395 --> 00:15:39,395 I don't know. 269 00:15:43,025 --> 00:15:44,652 Ma'am, Carole Langetti is here. 270 00:15:44,735 --> 00:15:46,695 - Carole? - Can I come in? 271 00:15:46,779 --> 00:15:48,697 Get in here! What? 272 00:15:48,781 --> 00:15:50,699 - Hi! - Hi! 273 00:15:50,783 --> 00:15:52,743 - Ohh! - I'm gonna take that glass. 274 00:15:52,826 --> 00:15:54,244 - Shit. - Did I get you? 275 00:15:54,328 --> 00:15:55,996 Nope. Nothing. 276 00:15:56,080 --> 00:15:57,915 Oh. Don't take that away! It has ice. 277 00:15:57,998 --> 00:16:00,250 - Ah, no ice cubes where she's living. - Mm-hmm. 278 00:16:00,334 --> 00:16:01,877 Eight months without an ice cube. 279 00:16:01,961 --> 00:16:03,253 We're a classy joint. 280 00:16:03,337 --> 00:16:04,588 Look at you. 281 00:16:04,672 --> 00:16:06,507 - I know. - How crazy is this? 282 00:16:06,590 --> 00:16:07,883 I love it! 283 00:16:07,967 --> 00:16:09,927 It's humiliating. I look like my mom. 284 00:16:10,010 --> 00:16:11,387 - No. - I do. 285 00:16:11,887 --> 00:16:15,975 She would be so happy to see me like this. How long are you here? 286 00:16:16,058 --> 00:16:19,436 Well, I'm in this place for a tight ten, but I'm in town for a couple days. 287 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:21,897 Wait. You're leaving in ten minutes? 288 00:16:21,981 --> 00:16:24,024 Well, I was supposed to have lunch, 289 00:16:24,108 --> 00:16:27,277 but the vice president dropped in and fucked your calendar. 290 00:16:30,531 --> 00:16:31,365 Stuart? 291 00:16:31,448 --> 00:16:32,448 Ma'am? 292 00:16:33,075 --> 00:16:34,910 - Where's Stuart? - Right here. 293 00:16:35,411 --> 00:16:36,411 Hey. 294 00:16:37,079 --> 00:16:38,664 Why is she only here ten minutes? 295 00:16:38,747 --> 00:16:41,333 - I haven't seen her in a year. - You're having a big day. 296 00:16:41,417 --> 00:16:43,877 You staying at the house? She should stay at the house. 297 00:16:43,961 --> 00:16:46,797 - The VP's staying at the house. - We have 100,000 rooms. 298 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:48,674 Secret Service will be a hard no. 299 00:16:48,757 --> 00:16:51,135 She's agency. They'll be thrilled to have extra hands. 300 00:16:51,218 --> 00:16:52,302 Honey, it's really okay. 301 00:16:52,386 --> 00:16:54,722 No, it's not. What about the cottage? 302 00:16:55,222 --> 00:16:56,306 I will check. 303 00:16:57,641 --> 00:16:58,976 I have outbuildings. 304 00:16:59,810 --> 00:17:00,853 She's in. 305 00:17:02,688 --> 00:17:03,688 Kate. 306 00:17:04,606 --> 00:17:05,774 She's a yes. 307 00:17:08,777 --> 00:17:09,611 Hello? 308 00:17:09,695 --> 00:17:11,196 Yeah, I hear you. 309 00:17:11,739 --> 00:17:13,991 She would like to be vice president. 310 00:17:14,950 --> 00:17:15,950 Copy. 311 00:17:17,536 --> 00:17:18,536 That's it? 312 00:17:19,705 --> 00:17:21,707 - Thank you? - Yeah, you're welcome. 313 00:17:21,790 --> 00:17:23,542 Now let's talk next steps. 314 00:17:24,668 --> 00:17:26,003 Why'd she change her mind? 315 00:17:26,879 --> 00:17:29,048 Because I've been working on her. 316 00:17:29,131 --> 00:17:33,969 Because, as I told you, no is a rest stop on the road to yes. 317 00:17:35,637 --> 00:17:36,972 Did Grace say something? 318 00:17:38,515 --> 00:17:39,349 Like what? 319 00:17:39,433 --> 00:17:42,978 I don't know. Are they discussing the idea or pretending everything's normal? 320 00:17:43,062 --> 00:17:46,190 They talked about it. They're grownups. 321 00:17:46,899 --> 00:17:48,358 - Was it acrimonious? - No. 322 00:17:48,442 --> 00:17:51,028 They acted like two old ladies. "You should take the job." 323 00:17:51,111 --> 00:17:53,363 - "No, you should take the job." - Christ. 324 00:17:53,447 --> 00:17:56,158 - When are you getting her out? - Grace? 325 00:17:56,742 --> 00:17:57,618 I don't know. 326 00:17:57,701 --> 00:17:58,702 How about now? 327 00:17:59,578 --> 00:18:03,707 There are a lot of moving parts. When it's time, I'll let you know. 328 00:18:04,583 --> 00:18:05,959 Why is Grace leaving? 329 00:18:08,462 --> 00:18:10,047 - I told you why. - Did you? 330 00:18:10,130 --> 00:18:11,130 Her husband. 331 00:18:12,883 --> 00:18:13,883 Yeah? 332 00:18:17,387 --> 00:18:18,639 Did she say otherwise? 333 00:18:21,100 --> 00:18:22,100 No. 334 00:18:22,726 --> 00:18:24,436 - Is there anything... - I gotta go. 335 00:18:36,824 --> 00:18:39,576 Oh my goodness. Thank you. 336 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:43,664 It's great to meet you. You're all doing such fantastic work. 337 00:18:43,747 --> 00:18:46,458 The president is so grateful for your service. 338 00:18:46,542 --> 00:18:49,461 - It's such an honor. Big fan. - Thank you for everything. 339 00:18:49,545 --> 00:18:50,545 This way. 340 00:18:50,963 --> 00:18:53,757 I haven't been here in years. This building is new, right? 341 00:18:53,841 --> 00:18:57,302 Yes, 2018. These are my predecessors. 342 00:18:57,386 --> 00:18:59,680 Oh my. Hello, gentlemen. 343 00:19:00,931 --> 00:19:03,934 There's a woman, actually. I'm not the first. Where is she? 344 00:19:05,894 --> 00:19:07,062 - There. - Ah. 345 00:19:08,438 --> 00:19:10,482 - Anne Armstrong. - There she is. 346 00:19:12,442 --> 00:19:13,442 Come on in. 347 00:19:24,705 --> 00:19:28,709 You asked for my opinion about Lydia's idea. 348 00:19:28,792 --> 00:19:29,918 Mm-hmm. 349 00:19:30,919 --> 00:19:31,920 And you gave it. 350 00:19:32,421 --> 00:19:33,421 Thank you. 351 00:19:33,881 --> 00:19:35,632 Tom. Good to see you. 352 00:19:36,133 --> 00:19:38,760 - How are we all? - What are we hearing from the Russians? 353 00:19:38,844 --> 00:19:41,680 The Ministry of Defense is making public demands 354 00:19:41,763 --> 00:19:46,935 for access to the SAS report on Lenkov's... accidental killing. 355 00:19:47,019 --> 00:19:49,605 - Well, I hope we said no. - We did. 356 00:19:49,688 --> 00:19:53,817 They're throwing their toys out the pram, but no sign yet of it escalating. 357 00:19:53,901 --> 00:19:56,904 - Well, if that changes... - You'll know as soon as I do. 358 00:20:01,658 --> 00:20:02,659 So, um... 359 00:20:09,416 --> 00:20:11,043 I've discovered something. 360 00:20:11,543 --> 00:20:12,586 Um... 361 00:20:12,669 --> 00:20:13,669 We... 362 00:20:16,256 --> 00:20:17,299 We have a problem. 363 00:20:18,467 --> 00:20:19,467 With Russia? 364 00:20:23,847 --> 00:20:24,848 Not with Russia. 365 00:20:33,065 --> 00:20:34,858 The, uh, the Americans... 366 00:20:37,110 --> 00:20:38,654 would like to... 367 00:20:41,823 --> 00:20:44,326 participate in tomorrow's session. 368 00:20:44,409 --> 00:20:45,244 Ah? 369 00:20:45,327 --> 00:20:48,121 They know we've had a productive interchange with the Aussies. 370 00:20:48,205 --> 00:20:49,623 They'd like to join us. 371 00:20:51,917 --> 00:20:54,419 - And... - Well, will it make the French hysterical? 372 00:20:56,046 --> 00:20:56,880 Possibly. 373 00:20:56,964 --> 00:20:58,924 So, whisper something to someone. 374 00:20:59,549 --> 00:21:02,261 Let them know it's not deliberate. I'm being polite. 375 00:21:03,470 --> 00:21:04,805 They asked, couldn't say no. 376 00:21:04,888 --> 00:21:06,223 I'll talk to DGSE. 377 00:21:08,016 --> 00:21:09,059 Huh. Off you go. 378 00:21:10,644 --> 00:21:12,688 - Prime Minister. - Many thanks to you both. 379 00:21:12,771 --> 00:21:15,065 Fuck a friend and shut the door behind you. 380 00:21:22,572 --> 00:21:24,866 I'm not dragging my feet. It wasn't the right time. 381 00:21:26,285 --> 00:21:28,370 - When do you think... - I'll let you know! 382 00:21:38,463 --> 00:21:40,424 - Did you turn it on? - Yes, sir. 383 00:21:41,508 --> 00:21:42,944 - She's there already? - Yeah. 384 00:21:42,968 --> 00:21:43,969 Okay. 385 00:21:44,052 --> 00:21:45,262 - Grace! - Yes, sir? 386 00:21:45,345 --> 00:21:47,514 - How did it go? - Good. Good enough. 387 00:21:47,597 --> 00:21:49,850 - Is he a mess? - The PM's okay. 388 00:21:49,933 --> 00:21:53,395 - Foreign secretary's pretty anxious, but... - He certainly should be. 389 00:21:54,313 --> 00:21:57,190 Cabal inside his own government. He'd better be anxious. 390 00:21:57,274 --> 00:22:00,694 They're taking things slow. No rash decisions. No daylight between us. 391 00:22:00,777 --> 00:22:01,945 Good. 392 00:22:02,029 --> 00:22:03,947 Um, what do you think... 393 00:22:04,740 --> 00:22:05,740 of her? 394 00:22:08,660 --> 00:22:11,371 I get the appeal. Took me a minute, but... 395 00:22:11,455 --> 00:22:13,957 Yeah, it took me a minute too. 396 00:22:15,542 --> 00:22:17,169 What's the timeline? Do you know? 397 00:22:18,503 --> 00:22:20,714 Well, I just got a call from the prime minister. 398 00:22:20,797 --> 00:22:23,550 He wanted to talk to me... about you. 399 00:22:31,850 --> 00:22:34,227 Mr. Hayford, you look so lovely. 400 00:22:34,311 --> 00:22:35,604 Oh, thank you, Pensy. 401 00:22:35,687 --> 00:22:36,687 Like a prince. 402 00:22:37,689 --> 00:22:40,192 Like a prince? Or like Prince? 403 00:22:41,151 --> 00:22:42,151 Sorry? 404 00:22:42,611 --> 00:22:43,611 Prince. 405 00:22:45,030 --> 00:22:46,030 Forget it. 406 00:22:46,073 --> 00:22:50,494 Beautiful. And Ambassador, one where we look right at the camera. 407 00:22:52,829 --> 00:22:53,829 There we are. 408 00:22:54,706 --> 00:22:55,874 She can't stand me. 409 00:22:55,957 --> 00:22:58,877 - Look at you. You're geo-strategy Barbie. - Oh my God. 410 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:01,630 - Hey. Is she down yet? - Not yet. 411 00:23:01,713 --> 00:23:02,881 Hi. 412 00:23:02,964 --> 00:23:05,008 Hey, Langetti, where's your prom dress? 413 00:23:05,092 --> 00:23:06,093 You are looking at it. 414 00:23:06,176 --> 00:23:09,388 - Is she down yet? - No. Hey, is there a tag back here? 415 00:23:09,471 --> 00:23:11,431 Let me see. Yeah. 416 00:23:11,515 --> 00:23:12,933 - Hi. - Hi. 417 00:23:13,016 --> 00:23:16,186 She's just about ready. She was wondering if she could have a quick word. 418 00:23:16,269 --> 00:23:17,145 Of course. 419 00:23:17,229 --> 00:23:19,189 Uh, I'm gonna go back to the cottage. Have fun. 420 00:23:19,272 --> 00:23:21,566 - Sure you don't want to join? - I'm so sure. 421 00:23:21,650 --> 00:23:23,370 Okay. We'll stop by when we get home. 422 00:23:26,113 --> 00:23:27,906 Did you put in a call? 423 00:23:27,989 --> 00:23:28,990 To? 424 00:23:29,074 --> 00:23:30,074 The PM? 425 00:23:30,409 --> 00:23:32,619 No. Trowbridge? No. 426 00:23:32,702 --> 00:23:34,246 He called the president. 427 00:23:35,580 --> 00:23:36,415 Okay. 428 00:23:36,498 --> 00:23:38,125 To tell him what a gem I am. 429 00:23:38,625 --> 00:23:41,837 Oh. Well... You are. 430 00:23:42,421 --> 00:23:44,714 A couple months ago, Rayburn and Trowbridge decided 431 00:23:44,798 --> 00:23:47,968 they'd like to appoint something like a nuclear czar. 432 00:23:48,051 --> 00:23:50,011 One in each country. 433 00:23:50,846 --> 00:23:53,723 Someone who could work on reducing weapons stockpiles, 434 00:23:53,807 --> 00:23:56,351 and at the same time grow our nuclear power capacity. 435 00:23:56,435 --> 00:23:58,103 - Big portfolio. - Yeah. 436 00:23:59,271 --> 00:24:03,024 Apparently, the PM thinks it should be me. 437 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:06,611 He doesn't know about my off-ramp. 438 00:24:09,322 --> 00:24:11,700 Did the president tell him? 439 00:24:12,284 --> 00:24:13,201 No. 440 00:24:13,285 --> 00:24:15,036 He said he'd think about it, 441 00:24:15,120 --> 00:24:19,291 and then he called me and said he's thinking about it. 442 00:24:20,333 --> 00:24:21,333 Wow. 443 00:24:22,127 --> 00:24:23,127 That's... 444 00:24:24,504 --> 00:24:27,090 - Well, that means... - I might stay. 445 00:24:29,134 --> 00:24:29,968 Great. 446 00:24:30,051 --> 00:24:33,138 Well, not for the kind and capable person on deck to replace me. 447 00:24:33,221 --> 00:24:37,851 No. That's just if it's an emergency and you need the fire department. 448 00:24:37,934 --> 00:24:42,981 If you can stay and the president is prepared to support you... 449 00:24:43,064 --> 00:24:44,357 Considering it. 450 00:24:44,441 --> 00:24:47,652 ...then that's much better for everyone. 451 00:24:48,403 --> 00:24:49,403 Absolutely. 452 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:53,492 - I feel bad. This has been a lot of fuss. - No. 453 00:24:53,575 --> 00:24:55,952 And you're wearing your vice-presidential hair. 454 00:24:56,036 --> 00:24:57,496 Oh no. It's... 455 00:24:58,872 --> 00:24:59,873 This is... 456 00:24:59,956 --> 00:25:00,999 It's fun. 457 00:25:01,082 --> 00:25:03,752 Tomorrow the president's gonna remember I'm an albatross. 458 00:25:03,835 --> 00:25:05,879 - That'll be the end of it. - I hope he doesn't. 459 00:25:05,962 --> 00:25:09,299 I just wanted you to know in case the PM brings it up tonight. 460 00:25:09,382 --> 00:25:12,427 - I didn't want you to... - Yeah, it would have been confusing. 461 00:25:13,178 --> 00:25:15,138 Now we're both ready for anything. 462 00:25:15,722 --> 00:25:16,722 We are. 463 00:25:18,433 --> 00:25:21,603 Thank you. You really are something. 464 00:25:22,187 --> 00:25:25,690 I am glad we've had a chance to get to know each other. 465 00:25:47,796 --> 00:25:51,383 - Nuclear czar? - The president did not run this by me. 466 00:25:51,466 --> 00:25:55,136 Instead of vice president or in her capacity as vice president? 467 00:25:55,220 --> 00:25:58,265 He thinks in her capacity as vice president. 468 00:25:58,348 --> 00:25:59,766 He thinks she can stay? 469 00:25:59,849 --> 00:26:02,060 He does. But she can't. 470 00:26:02,143 --> 00:26:04,145 - Shut it down. - You shut it down. 471 00:26:04,229 --> 00:26:07,274 Yeah, on my end. Make sure the Brits don't turn this into something. 472 00:26:07,357 --> 00:26:09,234 Billie, he wants her to stay? 473 00:26:09,317 --> 00:26:10,485 She's not staying. 474 00:26:13,738 --> 00:26:17,242 Here she is, woman of the hour. Welcome to Blenheim Palace. 475 00:26:17,325 --> 00:26:18,535 It's an honor to be here. 476 00:26:18,618 --> 00:26:21,204 Only the best for you, madam. One for the history books. 477 00:26:21,288 --> 00:26:22,372 - Shall we? - Absolutely. 478 00:26:22,455 --> 00:26:26,126 Ma'am, I just talked to Billie. She's as surprised as you are. 479 00:26:26,209 --> 00:26:27,294 About nuclear czar? 480 00:26:27,377 --> 00:26:29,337 She's gonna need a minute to walk it back. 481 00:26:29,421 --> 00:26:31,840 Tell Dennison to make sure it doesn't come up tonight. 482 00:26:31,923 --> 00:26:34,009 Admiral, I believe you know the vice president. 483 00:26:34,092 --> 00:26:37,512 I certainly do. I was guest of honor until you showed up. 484 00:26:37,596 --> 00:26:39,973 I don't know why I wasn't invited in the first place. 485 00:26:40,056 --> 00:26:42,434 I was quite sure Kenny wouldn't like the competition. 486 00:26:42,517 --> 00:26:45,437 Is the PM talking about the vice president in his speech tonight? 487 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:47,480 Well, ignoring her would be odd. 488 00:26:48,064 --> 00:26:50,984 Trowbridge wants her to work on a nonproliferation project. 489 00:26:51,067 --> 00:26:54,070 It would be better if it didn't come up tonight. 490 00:26:54,571 --> 00:26:55,571 Could you... 491 00:26:56,489 --> 00:26:58,408 I'm so sorry. I'm afraid I can't. 492 00:26:59,576 --> 00:27:00,410 Why? 493 00:27:00,493 --> 00:27:03,788 I will no longer be a thorn to Nicol Trowbridge. 494 00:27:03,872 --> 00:27:05,540 He deserves my support. 495 00:27:05,624 --> 00:27:06,833 It's supportive. 496 00:27:06,916 --> 00:27:09,127 Grace Penn has issues you don't want any part of. 497 00:27:09,210 --> 00:27:12,172 Roylin's lack of faith in Nicol brought us an atrocity. 498 00:27:12,255 --> 00:27:14,549 I will not undermine him at every turn. 499 00:27:14,633 --> 00:27:17,761 She had no faith because he's inept. 500 00:27:17,844 --> 00:27:20,972 You know I'm his lieutenant, not yours. 501 00:27:21,890 --> 00:27:24,476 Sure, but we have a partnership. 502 00:27:24,559 --> 00:27:28,313 - That doesn't have to stop just because... - That was a mistake. Do you understand? 503 00:27:30,523 --> 00:27:31,523 All of it. 504 00:27:49,084 --> 00:27:50,877 - Lead balloon. - Why? 505 00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:54,255 He's all about Nicol, and listening to me is a betrayal of Nicol. 506 00:27:54,339 --> 00:27:55,674 Tell him yourself. 507 00:27:56,466 --> 00:27:58,301 Trowbridge hates me. 508 00:27:58,385 --> 00:28:00,011 - He loves you. - Talk to his guy. 509 00:28:00,595 --> 00:28:02,222 - And say what? - Something vague. 510 00:28:02,305 --> 00:28:03,306 I'll get him. 511 00:28:06,101 --> 00:28:07,519 Hardly call it a blindside. 512 00:28:07,602 --> 00:28:10,730 The French couldn't decide if they were more furious at me for Lenkov 513 00:28:10,814 --> 00:28:12,232 or you for the submarine. 514 00:28:12,315 --> 00:28:14,995 - They settled on me. - To be fair, you earned it. 515 00:28:15,026 --> 00:28:17,088 Give them a month. I'm sure they'll move on. 516 00:28:17,112 --> 00:28:20,156 They'd better. We've paid them half a billion Euros to get over it. 517 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:21,600 They're selling the subs to India. 518 00:28:21,658 --> 00:28:23,658 - They are. - Still sulking. 519 00:28:23,702 --> 00:28:25,022 Vice president's spouse 520 00:28:25,078 --> 00:28:29,124 finds himself in a bit of a bog right now with a regulatory agency. 521 00:28:29,207 --> 00:28:31,126 Ambassador Wyler suggests, 522 00:28:31,209 --> 00:28:34,671 while freely bathing in the sunlight of the VP's gaze, 523 00:28:34,754 --> 00:28:38,633 we avoid lashing ourselves to her mast in our remarks. 524 00:28:39,300 --> 00:28:42,011 Randall, if you had just three words before your own death... 525 00:28:42,595 --> 00:28:44,514 Don't talk about nuclear czar. 526 00:28:51,271 --> 00:28:52,605 Wasn't so hard, was it? 527 00:29:11,708 --> 00:29:14,085 Right, first things first. Are we off the record? 528 00:29:17,422 --> 00:29:18,673 Reassuring, thank you. 529 00:29:18,757 --> 00:29:20,258 We are. 530 00:29:20,341 --> 00:29:21,926 There we are. Thank you, Kenny. 531 00:29:24,179 --> 00:29:25,179 The French. 532 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:29,517 I haven't even said anything yet. 533 00:29:31,603 --> 00:29:33,938 You were untrue to the French. 534 00:29:34,647 --> 00:29:38,193 You said that you'd welcome their well-crafted submarines 535 00:29:38,276 --> 00:29:41,196 and you have forsaken them for ours. 536 00:29:42,572 --> 00:29:44,699 It's a love triangle and a proboscis. 537 00:29:46,326 --> 00:29:49,954 The next time that we have dinner, we're inviting the French, is my point. 538 00:29:52,832 --> 00:29:54,584 She's uniquely qualified. 539 00:30:00,799 --> 00:30:02,425 In place of the French delegation, 540 00:30:02,509 --> 00:30:05,887 I am honored to welcome Vice President Grace Penn. 541 00:30:13,895 --> 00:30:17,190 Of the United States of America. 542 00:30:17,982 --> 00:30:20,068 She's uniquely qualified for this task 543 00:30:22,028 --> 00:30:24,531 of working with us and you, and the French, 544 00:30:24,614 --> 00:30:26,574 moving forward here and now. 545 00:30:30,119 --> 00:30:31,246 Bon appétit. 546 00:30:31,329 --> 00:30:32,163 Bon appétit. 547 00:30:32,247 --> 00:30:33,164 Hear, hear. 548 00:30:42,465 --> 00:30:44,133 Did that make sense to you? 549 00:30:44,717 --> 00:30:46,427 Enough to get us to our soup. 550 00:30:50,515 --> 00:30:51,808 What didn't he say? 551 00:30:52,851 --> 00:30:53,935 I don't... 552 00:30:54,018 --> 00:30:55,018 I'm sorry? 553 00:30:55,061 --> 00:30:57,814 He told me he was going to mention my new portfolio. 554 00:30:57,897 --> 00:31:00,191 Didn't happen. And then he looked right at you. 555 00:31:01,192 --> 00:31:03,862 I'm not sure what you're getting at. 556 00:31:03,945 --> 00:31:08,199 I think you want somebody's job and you want to make sure it's available. 557 00:31:09,075 --> 00:31:10,451 That's not what I'm after. 558 00:31:11,411 --> 00:31:13,997 Looks like Peter Cottontail, but she's a climber. 559 00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:15,915 I think you're misunderstanding. 560 00:31:15,999 --> 00:31:17,292 She should watch herself. 561 00:31:23,965 --> 00:31:24,965 Tell her. 562 00:31:32,974 --> 00:31:34,309 This ought to be good. 563 00:31:34,809 --> 00:31:35,809 Out with it. 564 00:31:45,528 --> 00:31:51,451 The ambassador knows Margaret Roylin didn't come up with her plan. 565 00:31:53,620 --> 00:31:55,914 The ambassador knows who did. 566 00:32:14,015 --> 00:32:15,016 Excuse me. 567 00:32:24,484 --> 00:32:27,320 - Ma'am, could you step out for a moment? - Sure. 568 00:33:01,521 --> 00:33:02,647 Door. 569 00:33:23,626 --> 00:33:26,921 The quickest way for Russia to penetrate our naval defenses 570 00:33:27,005 --> 00:33:29,549 is steaming from the Arctic to the North Atlantic. 571 00:33:30,466 --> 00:33:34,929 This is our military presence in the Arctic. 572 00:33:35,847 --> 00:33:40,977 These were Russia's Arctic military positions in 1995. 573 00:33:41,769 --> 00:33:47,650 Today, infantry, naval, radar, search and rescue, air defense, 574 00:33:48,234 --> 00:33:50,778 the biggest build up since the Soviets fell. 575 00:33:55,116 --> 00:33:58,494 This is where we lost Russia's most sophisticated submarines 576 00:33:58,578 --> 00:34:00,496 in the North Atlantic for three weeks. 577 00:34:01,080 --> 00:34:03,541 This is where we found their Losharik submarine, 578 00:34:03,624 --> 00:34:06,377 which we noticed only because it caught fire. 579 00:34:06,461 --> 00:34:08,379 We have no idea how many more there are, 580 00:34:08,463 --> 00:34:12,091 but we think they're around here, here, here, and here. 581 00:34:14,677 --> 00:34:16,345 This is Creegan. 582 00:34:17,638 --> 00:34:19,015 Do you know what Creegan is? 583 00:34:19,098 --> 00:34:21,392 A nuclear submarine base in Scotland. 584 00:34:21,893 --> 00:34:25,021 All of the UK's nuclear weaponry is housed at Creegan. 585 00:34:25,104 --> 00:34:27,982 It's what makes them one of the nine nuclear powers. 586 00:34:28,066 --> 00:34:32,820 Also, it's the only base in Europe where we can dock our nuclear subs. 587 00:34:33,988 --> 00:34:37,575 It's the last place we have any hope of detecting a Russian sub 588 00:34:37,658 --> 00:34:40,745 before it's in the vast Atlantic barreling toward New York. 589 00:34:41,746 --> 00:34:45,792 Creegan is target one in the European theater of war. 590 00:34:46,667 --> 00:34:51,589 The Scots hate nukes, and they hate English overreach, 591 00:34:51,672 --> 00:34:54,884 but they really hate having a bullseye on their heads. 592 00:34:56,385 --> 00:34:58,471 If Scotland had gone independent... 593 00:35:00,014 --> 00:35:02,141 They would have closed the base. 594 00:35:02,767 --> 00:35:03,935 In a second. 595 00:35:04,519 --> 00:35:08,606 When we took our forces out of Iceland, Russian sub activity skyrocketed, 596 00:35:08,689 --> 00:35:10,316 as did air incursions. 597 00:35:10,817 --> 00:35:14,529 When we pulled our combat brigades from Europe... Anyone? 598 00:35:15,279 --> 00:35:17,115 Russia annexed Crimea. 599 00:35:17,949 --> 00:35:21,744 Is there a universe in which the US could afford to lose the base in Scotland? 600 00:35:23,454 --> 00:35:24,580 No. 601 00:35:26,290 --> 00:35:28,209 - But you went to Roylin. - So did you. 602 00:35:28,292 --> 00:35:30,628 - I didn't ask her to blow up a ship. - Neither did I. 603 00:35:30,711 --> 00:35:33,464 - It was supposed to be... - Some bent metal and nobody dead. 604 00:35:33,548 --> 00:35:35,174 So it's not your fault? 605 00:35:37,510 --> 00:35:39,554 It's entirely my fault. 606 00:35:39,637 --> 00:35:42,181 You think I'm suggesting it's not my fault? 607 00:35:43,141 --> 00:35:47,228 I own it, and I will carry it, but I will not let it tear down the president. 608 00:35:47,311 --> 00:35:51,149 That sounds convenient to me. That sounds like a reason to bury it. 609 00:35:51,232 --> 00:35:53,401 I don't give a shit what it sounds like to you. 610 00:35:53,484 --> 00:35:56,571 I can name every one of the 43 people who died in this debacle. 611 00:35:56,654 --> 00:35:59,282 I couldn't do that if it was 40,000 or 40 million 612 00:35:59,365 --> 00:36:01,868 vaporized in a nuclear conflict. 613 00:36:06,038 --> 00:36:09,500 This is my game board. The whole goddamn thing. 614 00:36:11,043 --> 00:36:12,461 This is yours. 615 00:36:13,296 --> 00:36:14,839 Keep your eyes on your own paper. 616 00:37:17,568 --> 00:37:19,362 I'm gonna go say hi to Carole. 617 00:37:20,738 --> 00:37:22,281 Walk with me for a minute? 618 00:37:28,329 --> 00:37:29,497 She told you that? 619 00:37:29,580 --> 00:37:30,665 Yeah. 620 00:37:32,875 --> 00:37:34,752 So they wouldn't close Creegan? 621 00:37:35,378 --> 00:37:36,378 Yeah. 622 00:37:39,340 --> 00:37:41,550 I mean, it's not nothing. 623 00:37:41,634 --> 00:37:42,677 Of course not. 624 00:37:44,512 --> 00:37:45,512 I get it. 625 00:37:46,555 --> 00:37:47,555 Yeah. 626 00:37:48,057 --> 00:37:50,601 We need access to a submarine base. 627 00:37:53,020 --> 00:37:54,355 She should stay. 628 00:37:55,147 --> 00:37:56,524 She should keep her job. 629 00:37:57,024 --> 00:38:00,861 She shouldn't be punished for making a decision that had to be made. 630 00:38:01,445 --> 00:38:03,030 I really can't do this, Kate. 631 00:38:03,114 --> 00:38:04,865 - What was the alternative? - I can't. 632 00:38:04,949 --> 00:38:07,285 No nuclear deterrent in the North Atlantic? 633 00:38:07,368 --> 00:38:10,496 - In what universe is that an option? - I don't think it was an option. 634 00:38:10,579 --> 00:38:14,083 - She faced a complex consequential... - She made a tough call. 635 00:38:14,166 --> 00:38:18,421 And God bless her, but swooping in to convince Nicol Trowbridge 636 00:38:18,504 --> 00:38:20,631 he's the leader the world can't live without? 637 00:38:20,715 --> 00:38:22,633 That's not realpolitik. 638 00:38:22,717 --> 00:38:24,885 That's risking the credibility of the US. 639 00:38:24,969 --> 00:38:29,348 - She did exactly what you would have done. - Can we take a break 640 00:38:29,432 --> 00:38:31,600 - from making it about me, and look at you? - No. 641 00:38:31,684 --> 00:38:35,604 After the great and the good on two sides of the Atlantic 642 00:38:35,688 --> 00:38:37,732 prostrated themselves at your feet... 643 00:38:37,815 --> 00:38:39,191 That's not why I'm saying it. 644 00:38:39,275 --> 00:38:41,694 - ...you finally condescended to the idea... - No. 645 00:38:41,777 --> 00:38:45,156 ...of being vice president. It was terrifying. But, Katie, you did it. 646 00:38:45,990 --> 00:38:49,201 It took a fucking feather to knock you off that box. 647 00:38:49,285 --> 00:38:50,786 It's a big feather! 648 00:38:51,620 --> 00:38:54,957 You and I are not empowered by the American people 649 00:38:55,041 --> 00:38:56,334 to choose a head of state. 650 00:38:56,417 --> 00:38:57,293 - Valid. - It is. 651 00:38:57,376 --> 00:38:58,419 No. Totally valid. 652 00:38:58,502 --> 00:39:02,673 So, call the secretary of state. Call Ganon. Run it through the mill. 653 00:39:02,757 --> 00:39:04,300 - Let the justice system... - Fuck you. 654 00:39:04,383 --> 00:39:07,178 ...and the national security apparatus decide what happens next. 655 00:39:07,261 --> 00:39:08,387 - Sure. - Why not? 656 00:39:08,471 --> 00:39:12,975 If she's so fucking sure she made the only open move, Ganon will get it. 657 00:39:13,059 --> 00:39:15,269 That is the biggest load of shit I've ever heard. 658 00:39:15,353 --> 00:39:18,022 - Which is saying something. - Fine. Don't be vice president. 659 00:39:18,105 --> 00:39:21,067 Listen to yourself. No, really. You have to because it's so great. 660 00:39:21,150 --> 00:39:23,903 A woman makes a vintage Hal Wyler move. 661 00:39:23,986 --> 00:39:27,823 A unilateral "save the world because nobody but me can" move. 662 00:39:27,907 --> 00:39:32,119 And your answer to that is to report it up the chain to Miguel Ganon. 663 00:39:32,912 --> 00:39:34,789 It's not okay the way you talk to me. 664 00:39:34,872 --> 00:39:39,210 If you would have said the president or Billie, but the guy you called, um... 665 00:39:40,211 --> 00:39:41,337 a neck with a nose. 666 00:39:41,420 --> 00:39:44,131 - Doesn't matter what I think. - I'm gonna mark it on my calendar. 667 00:39:44,215 --> 00:39:47,093 The day Hal Wyler told me the only rational thing to do 668 00:39:47,176 --> 00:39:49,512 is write a cable to the seventh floor 669 00:39:49,595 --> 00:39:52,807 so we could kill someone's career and make way for me and you. 670 00:40:09,990 --> 00:40:11,075 Was I happier? 671 00:40:11,909 --> 00:40:13,035 Before Hal? 672 00:40:14,078 --> 00:40:16,872 - Oh shit. I don't remember. - I don't either. 673 00:40:16,956 --> 00:40:18,666 I don't think you were happier. 674 00:40:19,375 --> 00:40:21,335 But this is sadder than you were before him. 675 00:40:21,419 --> 00:40:22,419 Yeah. 676 00:40:24,338 --> 00:40:25,506 There was a good middle. 677 00:40:26,507 --> 00:40:27,842 An epic middle. 678 00:40:30,219 --> 00:40:33,389 I really... I believed that he could be different. 679 00:40:34,723 --> 00:40:37,601 I changed a lot. And he didn't. 680 00:40:40,563 --> 00:40:41,439 What? 681 00:40:41,522 --> 00:40:45,192 Honey, I am on your side. Always. 682 00:40:46,110 --> 00:40:48,237 If you weren't on my side, what would you say? 683 00:40:51,282 --> 00:40:53,492 If you were on Hal's side. I mean it. 684 00:40:55,786 --> 00:40:57,288 You want him to behave. 685 00:40:58,747 --> 00:41:01,250 But when he does, you don't see it. 686 00:41:02,585 --> 00:41:04,420 You can't even detect it. 687 00:41:06,964 --> 00:41:09,258 I worry sometimes that... 688 00:41:10,718 --> 00:41:11,802 you don't like it. 689 00:41:13,929 --> 00:41:16,432 You don't like him 690 00:41:17,725 --> 00:41:18,893 when he's good. 691 00:41:36,827 --> 00:41:37,827 You up? 692 00:41:39,622 --> 00:41:40,539 No. 693 00:41:43,417 --> 00:41:44,417 You're right. 694 00:41:48,255 --> 00:41:49,798 We need to tell Ganon. 695 00:41:51,675 --> 00:41:52,675 Really? 696 00:41:53,177 --> 00:41:54,261 Yeah. 697 00:41:56,347 --> 00:41:57,681 But I shouldn't do it. 698 00:41:59,308 --> 00:42:00,308 You should. 699 00:42:02,144 --> 00:42:03,145 Why? 700 00:42:03,938 --> 00:42:05,898 I need a clean profile. 701 00:42:08,317 --> 00:42:09,985 I want to be vice president. 702 00:42:15,032 --> 00:42:17,618 You're the hottest fucking thing I've ever seen. 703 00:42:17,701 --> 00:42:20,287 - I know, right? - You're so fucking hot. 704 00:42:20,788 --> 00:42:21,789 I am! 705 00:42:27,753 --> 00:42:29,588 I'm not trying to make you cry. 706 00:42:31,090 --> 00:42:32,090 Good. 707 00:42:32,633 --> 00:42:33,633 Uh... 708 00:42:35,844 --> 00:42:37,304 It's okay not to talk. 709 00:42:40,808 --> 00:42:43,352 I understand that we are not getting back together. 710 00:42:43,852 --> 00:42:46,230 With time, I start to get the message. 711 00:42:47,523 --> 00:42:49,316 - But I just want to say... - Oh my God. 712 00:42:49,400 --> 00:42:50,943 No, I would like to say 713 00:42:51,902 --> 00:42:55,531 that we broke up because of how you feel about relationships. 714 00:42:57,032 --> 00:43:00,077 There's a narrative here that says we broke up because I did something wrong, 715 00:43:00,160 --> 00:43:01,620 and that's a load of hooey. 716 00:43:02,371 --> 00:43:04,999 I brought up a complication and you bolted, 717 00:43:05,958 --> 00:43:07,918 because you're commitment averse. 718 00:43:08,002 --> 00:43:09,628 And as a friend, 719 00:43:09,712 --> 00:43:12,923 as a person who cares about you as another person, 720 00:43:13,591 --> 00:43:17,052 You need to deal with it, or you're gonna be alone for the rest of your life. 721 00:43:17,136 --> 00:43:18,512 I don't want that for you. 722 00:43:22,391 --> 00:43:25,019 Okay, I see why I shouldn't say these things at work. 723 00:43:25,102 --> 00:43:26,102 Hi. 724 00:43:26,770 --> 00:43:30,983 Hal has to go to the embassy and make a secure call to the secretary of state. 725 00:43:31,066 --> 00:43:32,693 - Can you... - Yeah. 726 00:43:37,781 --> 00:43:39,825 I don't think we want to swing through Asia, 727 00:43:39,908 --> 00:43:43,287 but you can see if it's something he's really attached to. 728 00:43:56,634 --> 00:43:58,093 Why don't we go for a walk? 729 00:44:11,690 --> 00:44:14,234 Phone? Do you want to lock it or go with the cubby? 730 00:44:14,318 --> 00:44:15,319 Whatever. 731 00:44:21,075 --> 00:44:23,035 - Howard? - Yup. Hi. 732 00:44:31,710 --> 00:44:33,587 We spoke to Secretary Ganon's office. 733 00:44:33,671 --> 00:44:36,048 He's wrapping up a meeting and then he'll be on. 734 00:44:40,302 --> 00:44:42,012 Actually, can you hang on a minute? 735 00:44:42,971 --> 00:44:45,599 There's something else I need you to do for me. 736 00:44:46,100 --> 00:44:49,937 Apparently Margaret Thatcher used to come here when she needed to think. 737 00:44:50,020 --> 00:44:52,022 - She'd do laps around the grounds. - Oh yeah? 738 00:44:52,106 --> 00:44:56,443 The house staff says her ghost has been spotted walking the loop. 739 00:44:56,527 --> 00:45:00,364 Kate, I need your assurance you're not going to tell anyone. 740 00:45:01,990 --> 00:45:02,825 Of course. 741 00:45:02,908 --> 00:45:04,868 No heroic press conferences. 742 00:45:06,578 --> 00:45:07,996 I'm not telling anyone. 743 00:45:08,497 --> 00:45:10,266 - He's coming in. - Thank you. 744 00:45:10,290 --> 00:45:12,626 Sir, we have Ambassador Hal Wyler up on the link. 745 00:45:13,252 --> 00:45:14,692 - Morning. - Good morning, sir. 746 00:45:15,379 --> 00:45:16,797 Sorry to interrupt. 747 00:45:17,297 --> 00:45:20,634 Ambassador, I intend to keep my job. 748 00:45:20,718 --> 00:45:23,387 - I understand that. - You have to stop chasing it. 749 00:45:24,388 --> 00:45:25,388 I'm not. 750 00:45:26,348 --> 00:45:27,349 Sure about that? 751 00:45:27,433 --> 00:45:30,018 - It was chasing me. - So you're done? 752 00:45:30,102 --> 00:45:32,938 You've abandoned all your vice-presidential ambitions? 753 00:45:33,021 --> 00:45:34,273 Yes. 754 00:45:35,482 --> 00:45:36,650 Then why's your hair up? 755 00:45:39,403 --> 00:45:41,363 Where's my phone? Get my cell phone. 756 00:45:41,447 --> 00:45:44,241 - We don't allow cell phones. - Get the ambassador on the phone. 757 00:45:44,324 --> 00:45:47,327 Can you call Alysse and find out when the ambassador is available? 758 00:45:47,411 --> 00:45:48,954 Get my wife on the phone! 759 00:45:49,580 --> 00:45:51,790 - None of this is my decision. - There we are. 760 00:45:51,874 --> 00:45:55,002 - It's not yours either. - I am flooded with relief right now. 761 00:45:55,085 --> 00:45:57,838 - I so dislike being gaslit. - You're not being gaslit. 762 00:45:57,921 --> 00:46:00,424 I so dislike being gaslit that even when I learn 763 00:46:00,507 --> 00:46:03,969 that a grasping hayseed is after my job, I'm overcome with relief. 764 00:46:04,052 --> 00:46:05,679 Ma'am, I don't want your job. 765 00:46:05,763 --> 00:46:08,182 I have been trying like hell to get out of it. 766 00:46:08,265 --> 00:46:11,477 But if the president asks me to serve, the answer is yes. 767 00:46:11,560 --> 00:46:14,980 No. That is incorrect. The answer is no. 768 00:46:15,564 --> 00:46:19,109 When you're out of your depth, and the lady in the chair is not, 769 00:46:19,610 --> 00:46:21,695 when it's clear that the president's request 770 00:46:21,779 --> 00:46:22,905 is coming from anxiety 771 00:46:23,489 --> 00:46:25,783 or the misperception that shaking a snow globe 772 00:46:25,866 --> 00:46:28,202 changes the internal architecture, 773 00:46:28,952 --> 00:46:31,455 you say no to the President of the United States. 774 00:46:31,538 --> 00:46:35,250 I realize you faced a bad situation. It was unbearably complicated. 775 00:46:35,334 --> 00:46:37,127 It wasn't, actually. 776 00:46:37,211 --> 00:46:39,087 You would've done exactly the same thing. 777 00:46:39,171 --> 00:46:40,214 Maybe I would have. 778 00:46:40,297 --> 00:46:42,841 Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful I wasn't in your shoes. 779 00:46:42,925 --> 00:46:45,093 Then why do you think you should be now? 780 00:46:45,177 --> 00:46:48,931 Ambassador, I'm sorry to interrupt. Mr. Wyler's on the phone. 781 00:46:49,431 --> 00:46:50,474 He says it's urgent. 782 00:46:53,143 --> 00:46:54,478 - Really? - Kate? 783 00:46:54,561 --> 00:46:57,648 I just told the VP I wanted her job. I feel like I should follow up. 784 00:46:57,731 --> 00:47:00,192 - Kate, I did something. - What did you do? 785 00:47:00,275 --> 00:47:01,693 I thought it would be better, 786 00:47:01,777 --> 00:47:04,196 because what if Ganon made it all about Ganon? 787 00:47:04,279 --> 00:47:06,198 Hal, what did you do? 788 00:47:06,281 --> 00:47:09,576 I didn't talk to Ganon. I talked to the, the, the president. 789 00:47:11,161 --> 00:47:12,913 Jesus fucking Christ. 790 00:47:12,996 --> 00:47:14,081 Kate, he got... 791 00:47:15,749 --> 00:47:19,503 - What? - He got... He got really upset. 792 00:47:20,212 --> 00:47:21,421 What does that mean? 793 00:47:31,890 --> 00:47:33,308 He died, Katie. 794 00:47:33,392 --> 00:47:34,893 The president is dead. 795 00:47:36,270 --> 00:47:37,646 Ma'am! 796 00:47:39,773 --> 00:47:41,191 Grace Penn is president.