All language subtitles for Madam Secretary - S01 E22 - There But For the Grace of God (720p - AMZN Web-DL)

I'm here to save your life.

What life?

Letters from your kids.

When they're old
enough to write 'em.

We could even put
visitation on the table.

I don't quite know
how that would work.

Congratulations.

The architect of
peace with Iran.

You've made the world
a more dangerous place.

Now they're free to
build a nuclear arsenal.

I was at Lily's birthday party.

Gosh, she's such a sweet kid.

You know,
she still sets a place for you

at the table every day.

I thought you were
morally opposed to torture.

- People change.
- What do you want?

I need to know if there
are any other rogue agents

that we missed.

And I want you to look me in
the eye and tell me about George.

You killed George.

You really want
to pull this string?

I can put you at
the center of all of it.

I can give you the
calculus where all roads

lead to you and
a single decision.

What decision is that?

You could be sitting
in this chair if you'd

actually lived through the war

instead of retreating
into academia.

You turned on everyone

and everything you
claimed to care about.

You put this in action.

You're the traitor.

- What decision?
- You... quit.

That does not look
like the stride of pride.

More like the long
walk to the woodshed.

Conrad wants to see me.

He read my Baghdad
station report.

I didn't get to it.
What's the story?

Scaling back on enhanced
interrogation tactics.

Basic diatribe against
the efficacy of torture.

Not to mention the morality.

- I'm sure you covered that.
- Oh, well, you know.

The odd bit of harping
on the Geneva convention.

Which'll have to do
until I can produce

- the hard science on karma.
- The White House is calling

the Geneva convention quaint.

Their argument is these aren't

your father's prisoners of war.

We didn't change the rules,
they did.

But then what's the answer?

Betraying our own
standards of ethical behavior?

I'm just reporting your
commander in chief's position.

In no way am I saying
we back off this fight.

The image of those planes
crashing into the towers

plays on a loop in my head.

But my argument is that

torture is a waste of time.

We are squandering
valuable resources

for little or no
return on investment.

I get it. It's complicated.

What do you hear from Isabelle?

- Miserable in London.
- What?

She says it never stops raining,
the food is terrible

and the guys in MI6
don't get her jokes.

We don't get her jokes.

I didn't tell her that.

Oh, well.

I'm about to get fired or
put on the Latvia desk.

Al-Qaeda will have to
remain in your capable hands.

Good luck.

Ah. My staff.

And video footage.

I have a bad feeling.

- No, it could be nothing.
- It's not nothing.

It's not entirely
something. Yet.

Okay. Let's see it.

Senator Raymond Caruthers,

staunch opponent of
everything in this administration,

has cottoned on to the
recent events in Iran,

holding himself up

- as the defender of truth.
- I have not been placated

by the president's
charade of transparency

regarding the events in Iran.

We're supposed to accept that

the responsible parties
have been caught

and are on their way to
justice. I'm not resting easy

with that and neither should

- the American people.
- A guy who's making a bid

for president using the coup in
Iran for grandstanding purposes?

There's nothing to be exposed.

It still needs to be handled.

Conspiracies can snowball.

There's no conspiracy
except the one we thwarted.

I'm just saying if
that gets traction,

you're gonna be spending
way too much time

talking the people
off the ledge.

Well,
we'll cross that ledge when we get to it.

Uh, Madam Secretary... I just
got word that Senator Caruthers

is on his way to your office.

I told him you
weren't available.

He doesn't seem to care.

This is not the ledge.

This is a thing before
you get to the ledge,

which is still a long
way from the ground.

I'm officially retiring
this metaphor.

Thanks, Blake.

Secretary of State saw this.

Secretary of Defense saw this.

National Security Advisor,
White House Chief of Staff

- and the President saw this.
- I'm so sorry, sir.

I don't know how that happened.

Because I showed it to them.

Why?

I thought you made
some valid points.

What did they think?

They remain unpersuaded.

I want you to
rewrite the report,

putting the focus on increased
human Intel on the ground

and other strategies to
replace enhanced interrogation.

Okay.

Show them they can
win this war without it.

Okay. I'm gonna

use that to explain
why I'm appointing you

station chief in Baghdad.

What?!

I have to replace Mike Hirst.

He's ineffective
and controversial...

worst possible combination.

I have to show the White House
that we have a clear directive.

Who better to enforce that
directive than the person who

- authored it?
- I'm not an operative, sir.

Neither is the station chief.

It's an administrative position.

You are the only person I
trust to keep the operation in Iraq

effective and legitimate.

Together we can win this.

And hold our heads high.

I know you won't let me down.

- Madam Secretary.
- Madam Secretary, Senator Caruthers.

Welcome. Can, uh,
Blake get you...

Oh. Well...

Blake doesn't seem interested
in getting you anything.

Madam Secretary,
I'm sure you're aware of the confusion

and unease that's
been swirling in the wake

of Director Munsey's
acts of treason.

Senator, it's just the two of
us... no cameras in here...

so, short and sweet'll do it.

Fine.

Here's the subpoena.

Subpoena for what?

To appear before a senate

investigation committee
looking into this administration's

involvement in the
attempt to overthrow

the government in Iran.

Hm.

Well, you don't often see
a senator hand-delivering

a subpoena. Nice personal touch.

You can be as dismissive
as you like now...

Can I take a wild stab at
who's chairing this committee?

But you will stand
before that committee

- and you will tell the truth.
- Not a problem.

Do it all the time.
But senator...

may I ask? You ever get a queasy

3:00 a.m. feeling about wasting

the taxpayers' money on
this kind of public display,

which is really about

promoting your own
political ambitions? Ever?

I'll see you soon,
Madam Secretary.

And I'll be the one
asking the questions.

Can I get you anything?

So many ways to go with that.

What do you think
he thinks he has?

I have no idea.

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Mike B without an appointment
or heads-up of any...

- kind.
- A subpoena?

Really? I have to find this out

on the elliptical
machine at my gym?

I don't get that machine.

I always feel like I'm
falling through space.

Okay,
this is serious. Seriously disruptive.

They can't have anything.

- Would you tell your daddy to calm down?
- Even he knows

if they have a subpoena,
they have something.

They don't give those
away free with purchase.

President went on
national television and came

clean with the world...
full transparency.

There's nothing left to know.

Oh, thank God. 'Cause I'm sure

they're actually
after the truth.

I'm sure they wouldn't find some

nugget of discrepancy
and firestorm it into grounds

for impeachment.
That never happens.

Do you know that Raymond
Caruthers was president

- of the Princeton Debating Society?
- No, tell me more.

- It's on his Facebook page.
- And do you understand

that great debaters win
not because they have

the best argument but because
they are the best arguer?

- He's a dangerous man.
- It's theater.

The administration
has a black eye,

he just wants to rub
some salt in the wound.

See? You're mixing metaphors.

He's not gonna do that.

Well, I have been thinking about it,
you know.

In fact,
I've been making a list.

And I did slip my detail
in order to interrogate

the fueler who
sabotaged Marsh's plane.

And I did jimmy up a
state visit to Venezuela

in order to uncover a
secret bank account.

I did plenty of
unconventional things,

but none of it was illegal.

- You need a lawyer.
- I don't want a lawyer.

It makes me look
like I need a lawyer.

At the very least,
give me permission to transgress

some boundaries to
find out what they know.

- Haven't you done that already?
- Of course I have. My feelers are out.

- Then we're up to speed.
- All right. Think about the lawyer.

Gordon, let's go.

Madam Secretary,
Daisy actually called ahead

and asked to see
you at this time.

Ma'am, a small

but significant
matter has come up.

We've received a
portrait of James Madison

to replace the portrait
of Vincent Marsh.

Given the revelations about

the late secretary
and his connection

to the coup in Iran,
and given that

the press comes
through here all the time...

I know,
I know... the optics aren't good.

I have my hands full with
the senate investigation,

but with your permission,
I'd like to delegate this to Blake.

I mean,
it's mostly making phone calls

to the archives and
museums till we find a good fit.

- Are you good with this?
- Uh, yes, uh, anything to help, ma'am.

So you will make
this portrait disappear

and I don't have
to think about it?

Yes,
ma'am. And then I'd like to perform

a similar magic on Mike B.

I apologize if that
was inappropriate.

Thank you both.

Who's winning?

It's too close to call.

I hate to sound like the
tech-spoiled millennial,

but couldn't we
get a copier from

this century that
actually works?

According to our budget, no.

We're one step up
from scrolling monks.

It's kind of ironic
that we send money

to people in developing nations

and yet...

This is the tip of the
irony iceberg around here.

The glamorous
world of public service.

Kind of sexy... a guy
in stained work clothes.

- Very DH Lawrence.
- Okay,

don't flirt with me.

I'm not.

You are.

It's cruel to flirt with
someone you just dumped.

I did not dump you. I...

made the responsible choice

and chose not to
continue the relationship.

Okay.

Well, it's cruel to flirt
with someone after that.

Look, I'm just asking, just,

could you hide behind a
mask of professionalism?

Like I'm doing.

It's all yours.

Okay, listen, guys,
this Senate investigation

is gonna be a big deal.

Now, there's nothing there,

so we have nothing
to worry about.

But it's gonna be noisy,
and it's gonna be in your face,

and it could go on
for quite a while.

Bigger than the
Microloans thing?

- Well, afraid so, Noodle.
- Okay.

Is there some sort of silver
lining we're not seeing here?

Conflict builds character?

It's not funny, Mom.

Look, the president and I
came out on top after the coup.

There's a small but
loud faction of people

who want to tear us
down. That's all it is.

We'll get through it.

Okay, since this is a family meeting,
don't we get to take

- a vote?
- Uh...

Okay,
who's officially over Mom's job?

- Guys.
- I am.

Cut it out.

- What?
- We got a vote on her taking the job.

- Yeah, we all made a commitment.
- That was before we knew

how much it would
suck. Now we know.

We made a
commitment as a family.

Guys...

quitting the job
is not on the table.

We just wanted to give you a
heads-up on how much it's going

to suck, and to reassure
you that it's gonna be okay.

I have nothing to hide.

Questions?

Yeah. When can you quit the job?

Are you kidding?

Come on, solidarity, guys.

What happened to
"Go team McCord"?

Do we really need to care

what our teenagers
think about my job?

Well,
I was the son of a union leader.

I got rocks thrown at me
because of my dad's job.

You know what? This week,
they hate us.

Next week,
if we could get box seats

to a Nationals game,
they'd be over the moon.

We never go full
bore on the perks.

We should absolutely get
box seats to the Nationals.

Well,
I-I've been saying since day one.

How nice was it to hear Stevie
be supportive of her mother?

Whom she no longer hates,
apparently.

As predicted by someone
on Team McCord.

Okay, reel it in, Captain.

You were right.

She also seems to like you okay,
so, we both win.

- Now the other two are mad at us.
- It doesn't matter.

Those two we can still
threaten with military school.

I love you and your
sensible parenting style.

Station Chief?

Babe, that's an enormous job.

Yeah.

I know.

Living in Baghdad?

Wow. For how long?

Well, I mean,
I'd probably have to put in

at least a year to be effective.

A year away from us?

Conrad is putting a lot of
responsibility on my shoulders.

I would be running the
interrogation operations.

Making sure they're
done effectively

without crossing any lines,

which will keep us far and
away from the slippery slope.

Yeah, I understand the job.

I... Why does it have to be you?

Because I wrote the proposal

asking the White House
to reconsider their policy.

Yeah, you're also the person

who insisted on having
a desk job at Langley

so you could be
with your family.

Yeah, well,
then the world changed.

Four years.

9/11 was just a bad day,

and already,
we're starting to forget?

I served in combat in Iraq.
I'm not forgetting anything.

And, yeah,

people are recovering.
There's nothing wrong with that.

Let tell you something, Henry.

There are a lot of people

doing what I do,
so that they can recover.

They have the
luxury of forgetting

- because we refuse to.
- No one is forgetting.

- That's not what it feels like.
- I am talking about...

- Shh!
- Our marriage and our children.

And I am talking about a higher
purpose which serves them.

You went off to war
when we were newlyweds.

You married a Marine.

- You married a spy.
- With a desk job.

- I'll have a desk in Baghdad.
- Don't do that. Don't...

No, I'm saying,
it's not like I'm going into the field.

I will go to great lengths

to explain that to
Stevie and Alison.

Jason won't even
remember you if you go...

We have to stop.

Uh, excuse me.

A moment to discuss
the Vincent Marsh of it all?

Sure.

- All right.
- Thank you.

Okay,
this is a very hard thing for me to say.

I've hit a wall.

Can we hang the portrait on it?

A wall that has obliterated
my sense of humor.

What-What's the status?

I've tried everything.

- National Portrait Gallery?
- The Library of Congress?

- The Frick?
- How about the State House

in Illinois? He
served there once.

In the General Assembly.

"I've tried everything,"

is not a sentence I use lightly.

Lest you intend to keep
saying names of museums.

Isn't there a Benedict Arnold
Hall of Traitors somewhere?

If there's not, why not?

See me not laughing?

Okay,
maybe it's time to go to Nadine.

Every time I look at my watch,
it's not that time.

She makes fun of
him in staff meetings.

I mean, I don't think she's
that sensitive about it anymore.

Well, I would prefer not to
find out in exactly this way.

Or perhaps you
would like to ask her?

You?

Uh,
just keep digging. You'll find something.

- Yeah.
- So, what do you think it means

that Russell Jackson
is coming to your office?

I think it means it's a weekday

during business hours.

He said it was about
the Senate investigation.

Where's Gordon?

He's with my ex-wife.

We share custody.

It's actually a painful subject.

I'm sorry.

I didn't know you felt pain.

Ma'am,
Mr. Jackson is uncharacteristically here

at an appointed time.

Oh, thank you, Blake.

Russell, you know Mike B?

Only by reputation.

I'll try not to gush. I'm a
big admirer of your work.

Oh, I keep track of you,
as well.

That Canuck letter you
laid on Senator Demunzio?

- That was inspired.
- That means a lot coming from you.

And I never get credit for that.

Well, Demunzio never ran
for another term after that.

It's the little victories
that keep you going.

That was not so little.

You're right. I'm being falsely modest,
yeah.

You guys need some time alone,
or...?

I'm good.

Down to business.

First an update on Juliet.

She's refusing to
cooperate with the FBI,

so, DOJ is definitely
seeking the death penalty,

- and they're gonna fast-track it.
- Yes.

Regarding your situation,
good news.

White House Counsel has
made a legal determination,

and they're going to
invoke executive privilege

in response to the subpoena,
so, you're off the hook... for now.

Fantastic.

This is the part where you say,
"Thank you, Russell",

for your topnotch voodoo."

Of course I mean prowess.

I hate the way this looks.

It looks like Christmas morning.

It looks like I'm hiding

behind some vague
assertion of executive power

because I have something to fear

- from the truth.
- She has a quirk about principles.

Oh,
we appreciate that about her.

As do I,
but moderation in all things.

I understand how hard

you must have worked to make this happen,
Russell,

but I can't fall in line.

I can't take the easy way out.

I don't need to invoke
anything but the truth.

Facing the music
is the right call,

and the administration
will be stronger for it.

Mr. President?

I'm here with Elizabeth.

She's declining
executive privilege.

Sure. Hang on.

Hello, Mr. President.

Elizabeth,
I am strongly advising you

to take executive privilege.

Yes, sir. I... Yes, sir.

Do we understand each other?

- Yes, sir.
- Good.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Good-bye.

So, it looks like I'm gonna
take that executive privilege.

I love it when it all works out.

Oh, there's going to be a huge backlash,
but...

the mathematicians
tell me it is going

to be a shorter backlash

than actually appearing
before the committee.

So, that's good horse trade,
right?

Who are you trying to convince,
Mom?

You guys, obviously.

Okay, yeah, but,
being complained about

by pundits is marginally better

- than being giffed a hundred times a day.
- See?

Just like that,
we're in the plus column.

Feel free to jump in here any
time you want and cheerlead.

It's so obviously all good.

Okay, I look like this.

- Oh!
- Wow.

Everyone,
just get it out of your system now.

I am... I am speechless.

I'm the plus one for a formal
event at the White House.

With Harrison Dalton.

It's his first formal appearance

post rehab stint
hitting the news.

Some kind of dinner
for governors. Anyway,

he needs a date,
and I make a better picture

than his grizzled,
welder-biker sponsor.

So, you're flying fully
into the storm of Starrison?

Diversion tactic.

Better the journalists speculate
about us than his sobriety.

They can pick at it all day.

We are still just friends.

Hmm. Truth as an offensive.

Wherever did you learn that?

But seriously,
you'd give us little heads-up

if it were something, right?

Believe me.

If wanted to be with someone

who was gonna complicate your life,
I'd be with Arthur.

Sorry,
ma'am. His credentials check out.

I have a subpoena to appear

before the Senate
Investigation Committee.

- No, no, that's been settled.
- For Dr. Henry McCord.

You've been served.

I have to give you
a legal disclaimer.

- I am not your lawyer.
- Noted.

And in my capacity
as not-your-lawyer,

I cannot be privy
to any information

which might incriminate
you or your wife

without implicating myself.

I'm here as

non-legally-binding
sage counsel.

- Mike, got it.
- Okay.

I called around the agencies,
cashed in a few chits.

Someone connected a few dots,

and then, tipped the senator

that during Elizabeth's
inquiry into Marsh's death,

she shared classified
information with you.

If this is proven to be true,
Elizabeth

may be in violation
of the Espionage Act,

among other federal statutes

involving the improper
handling of classified material.

Espionage. That's ridiculous.

What information?

Something about a
plane crash in Dubai.

I know you're not
about to say something.

Look,
I've been called to testify

before a Senate
Investigation Committee.

It's not a court of law.

True. It's a kangaroo court.

Caruthers just... Good night.

Good night, Noodle.

- Night. Bye.
- Mm-hmm.

I'll take you to school in the morning,
okay?

Okay, sounds good.

Love you.

All Caruthers wants is
to bring down your wife.

With her safely shrouded

behind executive privilege,
he's going after the next best thing.

A leaker case is
very hard to prove.

Won't matter.

The damage will be done.

If people think that
I shared secrets,

I'll lose the trust
of the nation

and the international community.

Which makes it hard to be
America's next top diplomat.

Thank you for your
non-legally-binding counsel,

but... I've got to
go with the truth.

We were operating under
extreme circumstances...

Stop making sounds with
consonants and vowels.

I don't know how else to say it.

First move is take the Fifth.

- Absolutely not.
- I-I know. I know.

It reeks of guilt...

which is a bean scratcher,

given it's meant to protect
you from self-incrimination.

I'll work on finding
you a lawyer.

In the meantime, get some sleep.

Thanks, Mike.

Listen... we didn't
do anything wrong.

That doesn't matter.

I thought the investigation
into the Dubai crash

had been declassified

once the White House
ruled it an accident.

Turns out not to be the case.

They're on solid footing.

George said that someone in the
CIA was behind Marsh's murder,

and you suspected
the president himself.

Well, you can't say that.

I can't say any of it.

I know what I have to do.

What do you mean?

There's only one thing to do.

- I'm not gonna let you take the fall.
- You can't lie.

It's not lying.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer
will back me up on that.

You're basing your defense

on one of the guys
who tried to kill Hitler?

Technically,
he was convicted of draft evasion.

Was he technically hanged, too?

He taught that there are
some truths more fundamental

than a... an immediate lie.

Henry,
you can't perjure yourself.

Are you really...
Are you serious?

Taking the Fifth only covers me.

They can still get
me to incriminate you.

He just wants to take you down,

by any means necessary.

This whole thing
just... lacks integrity.

I feel no ethical obligation
to play by their rules.

You could go to prison.

No one's going to prison.

Okay. Here's my takeaway.

Governor's Association
Dinner equals old people prom.

Oh,
my God. That is totally right.

Right down to the, uh,
chaperone checking my breath

for booze every five seconds.

Yeah,
except this time they didn't smell any.

And thus I am able
to remember this night

- in its entirety.
- Come on.

It was nice.

It was nice getting
to be with you.

Yeah. It was fun to hang out.

What?

Why are you looking at me all...

weird and s-smoldery?

Um, I'm about to kiss you.

No, you're not. Don't.

No, I'm not.

I'm so not.

Why not?

Come on.

We're friends.

Wow.

This really is like prom.

I think we had this
exact conversation.

At our last prom.

We... We totally did. Um...

I-I'm, for one...

I'm glad that we got to
relive the awkwardness.

- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah.

This was so awesome.

Good night, Blake.

I see you there.

I,
Uh... I-I hate to ask... Apparently.

It's about Secretary
Marsh's portrait.

It's being removed to make
room for James Madison's, but, uh,

no one seems to...

- Want it?
- They don't.

And we can't just...

- Throw it away.
- Yeah.

Use your words, Blake.

No. We can't throw it away

because that's in
violation of the 1912.

- War Department ruling.
- I don't know which is more ironic,

that or the fact that
we can't give away

- such a vain man's picture.
- Ms. Tolliver,

I truly didn't want to
dump this in your lap.

Don't worry about it.

I'll think of something.

Thank you.

Come on. Come to bed.

- Hi.
- Hey.

- I can't let you do this. I can't.
- It's gonna be okay. I...

It's my decision.

It'll change you.

It'll change us.

We've been through worse.

Okay.

Offensive sweeps continued
in northwestern Iraq today,

as United States Marines
attempt to cut off the flow

of foreign fighters

crossing the Syrian border.

The advance began with a
series of predawn air strikes

and continued with...

- I'm listening to that.
- You want some help?

- I don't want to fight about this.
- Well, great.

We'll just skip right
to resentful silence.

If you feel you have to go to Baghdad,
then go,

but I can't pretend it's
not going to affect me.

It's definitely gonna
affect the kids.

The one thing it's not
going to do is take back 9/11.

This isn't about atonement.

Then what is it about?

The world has fallen apart.

Do you know how many of
our troops were killed today? 37.

We just broke 1,400 in
a war that was supposed

to be over two years ago.

And that's not even
counting the civilians.

It's like some monster
has been unleashed.

I don't even recognize what
our government is doing anymore.

I know.

- How can I just sit by?
- The world has collapsed.

But that doesn't mean ours has to,
to make up for it.

When everything seems
to be lacking in integrity,

you know what you do?

You find it in yourself.

You change the world

right from where
you're standing.

Conrad is depending on me.

It's-it's either take
the position or quit.

I can't go backwards.

It's a year. I'll be back.

If you... go to Baghdad, I...

I don't know what it's gonna
look like when you come back.

Sorry to wake you up.

Oh. You have to be kidding.

We can keep this brief.

Tell me there's no way you
shared classified information

with Henry.

We have to stay ahead of this.

You know that.

Cut to the chase, Russell.

We have a second term to win.

I'll have to keep the president

at a safe distance.

Are-are we talking...
resignation or...

We can get around contempt
of Congress but not this.

Not violating the Espionage Act.

I just...

I just wanted to give you a heads-up,
but I-I don't know

what Henry's gonna say
before the committee tomorrow.

I don't know... I don't
know how this is gonna go.

But if it goes badly...

You and the president
won't protect me.

Sorry. I'm sorry.

Thank you. And, finally,
these are the appointments

for our CVE Summit
at the White House.

What time does
Dr. McCord testify?

2:00.

Walk with me, Blake.

Yes, ma'am.

Where are we going?

We're taking a lap.

How many steps we got so far?

Uh, 156.

Let's pick up the pace.

I didn't realize you were Fitbitting,
ma'am.

I could work that
into your schedule.

No. I don't want
to make it a thing.

Just working off the
donut I had this morning.

Ma'am.

Well, maybe two. Okay, two.

No. No way.

Uh, I'm sorry. I-I meant
for this to happen sooner.

No way.

I ran into some roadblocks...

This isn't right. Have
my motorcade brought up.

I'm going out.

Yes, ma'am.

The purpose of this hearing

is to seek the truth

on behalf of the American people,
so it stands

to reason that we should
receive access to all decisions,

all relevant documents,
and all witnesses.

One moment. Mr. Chairman.

What's going on?

No idea.

Whew.

Oh, Secretary McCord.

We didn't expect you.

Yet here I am.

Ready to testify.

What are you doing?

You know what you do
when there's no integrity

in a situation, Henry?

You find it in yourself.

You change the world
right where we're standing.

Senator,
I'm waiving executive privilege,

and I'm prepared
to take the oath.

If Vincent Marsh was murdered,
it was probably an inside job.

I could only work
with someone I trusted,

and that meant my husband,

a man I have ruthlessly
vetted for over 25 years.

Man...

I have never heard
such an eloquent defense

for violating the Espionage Act.

Do you think she
could go to prison?

Listen,
half the guys I knew on Wall Street

should be there, but aren't.

If they try to take
your mother for this...

hell, I'll be the first one
to man the barricades.

In Iran, which, in turn,
uncovered treason...

So that's a maybe.

At the highest levels of
American government.

Yeah.

I guess it is.

Forces have been
unleashed to destabilize

the security of our country.

I put myself in harm's way

to ensure the
safety of our country.

I...

I would do it again, sir.

So, Mr. Chairman, I'd say

the only reason that we're here today,
luxuriating

in the smug banality of
a Senate hearing instead

of ducking for
cover in all-out war,

is because I had the
decency to violate Section 793

of Title 18.

Whew.

Thank you.

No, let me rephrase that.

You're welcome.

Secretary McCord,
you are not dismissed.

"The truth is like a lion.

"You don't need to defend it.

Let it loose,
and it'll defend itself."

See? I listen to you.

- Mmm, Augustine.
- And Augustine.

And Aquinas. And the Beatles.

And all the other
guys you live by.

Well, go big or go home,
I guess.

It was the right thing to do.

Totally. But if I can
escort us back to Earth,

I just got confirmation that the
committee is officially seeking

to file charges against you
for violating the Espionage Act.

In the wake of the Secretary
of State's fiery appearance,

Senator Caruthers has
referred the secretary's testimony

to the Justice Department,

which will be filing
criminal charges...

Wait, what are you doing?

Ugh,
that stuff is just gonna stress us out.

Come on.

Who wants to settle
Catan with me?

Hey, guys.

How's everybody doing?

So... so is Mom
getting arrested?

I just talked to her. She had
a few things to finish at work.

She'll be back any minute.

You didn't answer the question.

Okay, listen.

Your mom spoke
truth to power today,

and that is a brave
and rare thing.

No matter what happens,
we're all gonna be okay.

So I want you

to remember this day
with great pride. You got it?

These guys were champs,
by the way.

You, too, kid.

- What is that?
- Corn.

- Corn? I want it. No, no.
- No.

Thank you so
much for doing this.

I would've reached
out to the family myself,

but it was awkward.

I mean, with us not being
able to find a home for it.

This is what lawyers
do. We're lubricants

for complicated
social intercourse.

That's... appetizingly put.

You know,
I represented Vincent for 30 years.

I knew him since college.

He was like a brother.

And here...

he has this whole
traitorous thing going on.

I thought he was a true patriot.

Well, I guess

- in his eyes, he was.
- You know,

I come to bury Caesar,
not to praise him, but, uh...

you shouldn't beat yourself up.

He was a very
charismatic enigma.

I don't understand.

He told me everything.

Well, not everything but,
uh, you know...

I honestly always thought
you could do better.

Now you got something
going with the NASA guy.

Good. Good for
you. You deserve it.

Come on. It's Washington.

Hey.

I got to say,
I was surprised to get your text.

Well...

surprise.

Uh...

Do you have something
you want to talk about

or are you just...
wanting to do this?

Yeah. Um...

I had to end my relationship
because of my mom's job,

and now she's probably gonna go to prison,
anyway.

I don't know how I'm supposed
to live a normal life. It's...

it's just...

You're the only one who gets it,
you know?

I'm really sick of worrying
about where everything is going,

and tonight I
just don't want to.

Well,
hey... then... don't worry about it.

Thanks for coming,
Bess. A lot to talk about.

I didn't want to get
into it on the phone.

I'm just hoping you're not
escorting me to my new quarters.

Are you?

Just got word DOJ is not
pressing charges against you.

Oh, thank God!

Willing to go to prison
and being sanguine about it

are two entirely
different camps.

They're citing
extraordinary circumstances

and the contribution
to national security.

It doesn't hurt

that your testimony strongly
swayed public opinion.

Russell took a snap poll.

82% think you were
justified in your actions.

If I were Raymond Caruthers,

I would be
running for the hills.

Marsh was confronted

by Russell Jackson
about his intentions

to run for president himself.

At that time, Marsh lost his
nerve about the coup in Iran...

She agreed to the
deal this morning.

Anything we want to know
in exchange for her life.

He wanted the coup attempt to end,
but Andrew and I...

Late CIA Director Andrew Munsey.

Yes.

We weren't about
to pull the plug

on an operation we'd
planned for so long.

It was decided that
Marsh was now a threat

to the operation,
which had to be eliminated...

She's using a passive voice.

Distancing herself from it.

Yes.

Using information
you acquired...

He's a "threat."

Not a person.

Her time in Baghdad changed her.

It might have changed me.

No.

You're made
from different stuff.

We studied the crash in Dubai...

and figured out how to
facilitate a similar incident.

Obviously, we were successful.

George Peters.

Tell us about the death

of CIA Operative George Peters.

George...

When Marshall's plane went down,
George...

he recognized the similarities.

He connected the dots.

We became aware that he confided

his suspicions in our...

former colleague
turned Secretary of State,

Elizabeth McCord.

Back to her.

You okay?

So I tampered with
the microchip controlling

the acceleration
system of his car.

It just looked like a
single-car collision.

He was becoming unstable.

We didn't think anyone
would question it.

Remind her they were friends.

Wasn't George Peters
a good friend of yours?

I guess there was a time

when we were all friends.

A horse farm? Really?

Uh, it's how I was raised.

- I'm recreating my childhood.
- Henry's not from Virginia, is he?

No,
he's from rural Pennsylvania.

It's the same difference.

He's outdoorsy.

He's got that whole
chopping and digging thing...

- "Chopping and digging."
- But the horses are all me.

Well, it sounds stultifying.

And you have an open
invitation anytime you want.

You don't even have to call.

- All you guys.
- Okay.

- We'll keep that in mind.
- Well...

- Here's to Elizabeth's new life.
- Mm.

And to our new
Baghdad Station Chief.

Yes!

Happy trails all around.

- Happy trails!
- Thank you.

I'm completely unfazed
by being the second choice.

Just amazed I
was a choice at all.

Are you kidding? I've
been on the receiving end

of your friendly interrogations.

There will be no
need for enhancement.

- Thank you for your faith in my iciness.
- It's true.

You have that whole stern
mother thing down pat.

In fact, you're gonna be way

ahead of the game
when you have kids.

Which, by the way,
you should really do.

Top of the list when I
get back from Baghdad.

Conrad,
I am gonna be shorthanded.

I hope you have some
rabbits in your hat.

I'm bringing Isabelle
back from London.

And, uh, then I have some ideas.

- Mostly about overworking the two of you.
- Hey, pile it on.

My wife will be thrilled to
have me home even less.

- And I am not kidding.
- Oh, stop.

- I'm not kidding!
- He's not!

There he is!

Sorry I'm late. The beltway.

Baghdad's got
nothing to compare.

Hey,
I love his cool perspective.

Never a hyperbole in sight.

I don't think anyone here
values me for my low volume.

So,
where is my drink and who is my new boss?

- Ta-da!
- Whoa! -

Elizabeth is running
away to a horse farm!

Really? What,
I don't check my e-mail

for an hour and this
is what happens?

Gee,
thanks for your vote of confidence.

I'm just surprised.

It's gonna be great.

No, I mean, I love all my girls.

I do, really!

But sitting at a desk and-and...

trying to decide
which font to use.

I'm surprised the
dropout rate isn't higher.

All that saving your ass
when you don't listen to us

and go rogue.

That happened once, young lady!

Oh, come on!

- I-I got six cities!
- I-I got three.

Peshawar,
Kandahar... One more time.

To the inner sanctum.

Colleagues, friends,
noble warriors.

Hear, hear!

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