All language subtitles for Madam Secretary - S02 E04 - Waiting for Taleju (720p - AMZN Web-DL)

BLAKE (over speaker): For the 9:30
a.m. National Security Council meeting,

you'll need the memo
on cyber security... Yeah.

Which you took home.

Worst bedtime reading ever.

I can get you another copy.

Ha! No need.

Okay, so staff briefing

after NSC, then... what?

At 2:15, there's a reception

for the departing
Finnish ambassador.

I hope he brings
that salty licorice.

God, I love that stuff.

We'll look into that for you.

Oh! Hey.

Don't let me forget
about Henry's interview

on Book TV on C-SPAN tomorrow,
okay?

It hath been ordained.

That's a small
biblical joke for Henry.

Okay, I'm hanging up now.

Thanks, babe. You know,
you guys should check it out, too.

A Z-SPAN interview on
Dad's book about St. Francis

that I already hear
too much about?

Well,
if you actually read your father's work

instead of trashing it,

you'd know how totally
un-Franciscan that was.

HENRY: Oh, word.

I humbly and meekly apologize.

JASON: He was also
sort of a revolutionary.

Completely rejected any
form of material wealth.

STEVIE: He also led

the first environmental
movement.

Wait, you guys read it?

I'll make you an autographed copy,
Noodle.

You're gonna love it.

Ooh. Burn.

Wow, that is one manly
breakfast you got there, slugger.

Jason is trying to
bulk up for football.

Isn't it cute?

Okay,
"cute" isn't exactly what I'm going for.

And slugger's baseball, Mom.

Ooh. Okay.

(phone buzzing)

Stevie, why are you getting

a call from the White House?

Oh.

It's Harrison.

He's trying to
ditch my caller ID.

I'm not engaging.

Oh.

It's fine.

You're allowed to
be relieved. Good.

'Cause... well, we're just happy

that you're making
some good choices.

I know.

I totally deserve some bacon,
right?

I thought you were vegan.

Bacon is my downfall.

Hey,
could you save some for the linebacker?

All right,
I'm off to the White House

to eat more crow about Russia.

I don't get how
that's your fault.

You happened to be in Russia

when Ostrov's widow
made a power play.

Exactly. I was there.

They're just mad because
you made a better president.

Acting president.

MATT: No way, man.

The best ramen is Noodle
Noodle Dumpling on H Street.

No, hands down.

Yes.

Oh, sorry,
it jammed last time. I see that.

Well, if you want,
I could take a look at it.

Don't have time. Okay.

I'm not talking to you.

Hey, buddy, can I call you back?

Okay.

Sorry about the printer.

It's fine.

Are you sure?

Okay, I appreciate that
you're willing to share an office

in spite of everything,

but I don't think
this is working.

What? Look,
you can totally have the printer.

And I don't have to be
so loud on the phone.

I just think that we'd both

be better at our jobs if
we did them separately,

now that we're broken up.

Hang on for a sec.

Can we talk about this?

What is there to talk about?

It's over. We need to move on.

Have you seen this?

MATT: Bold graphic.
It's Inside Lowdown.

Their below the
fold is cops twerking.

It's bad enough we had
to endure Maria Ostrov

accusing the U.S. of
conspiring against Russia,

but this makes it look like

some Real Housewives episode.

DAISY: I'll push back.

But it's hard to take a
stand against a paper

that equates a
diplomatic crisis with...

Cops twerking? MATT: Oh,
I was gonna say

naked lady mud wrestling.

That sounds fun.

What'd I miss?

"Catfight"? Really?

NADINE: We'll push back on that,
ma'am.

Why don't we move
into the items of the day?

At least I don't look chinny.

The Polar Research
Institute of China...

Oh,
PRIC. Began construction on a new

weather station in the Svalbard
archipelago in the Arctic.

As long as the station
is researching the effects

of climate change,
like it claims, it doesn't warrant

further scrutiny by
the Arctic Council.

But if they try and
claim drilling rights

or lay claim to any of the
new waters opening up

due to the melting
of the polar ice cap...

And we'll be mad because they
beat us to the punch? Basically.

DAISY: We need to send a
cable to the Foreign Ministry

cautioning the Chinese Arctic
and Antarctic Administration.

ELIZABETH: Yeah, that's fine.

Let's draft it.

So when did you lose
the lumberjack look?

Was that new
baby or neo hipster?

Little of both. Welcome back.

In some positive news,
I just got inside word from the Hill.

Looks like our
disaster relief bill

for Nepal is going
to pass tomorrow.

Awesome! DAISY: Amazing.

Good work. Hey, uh,

who caved? Senator Fenworth
seems to have been persuaded.

DAISY: We don't persuade.

We inform. ELIZABETH:
Fenworth. Wasn't he

the Tin Man that voted against
subsidized school lunches?

Apparently, he was quite moved

by his visitation with the
Royal Kumari of Nepal.

DAISY: So, seeing all the
devastated villages didn't do it,

but five minutes

with a 12-year-old
goddess convinced him?

A 12-year-old goddess
who does not speak.

MATT: Oh. The Kumari

is mute only when she's
in full ceremonial dress

and she's inhabited
by the goddess Taleju.

Nobody else reads the briefs?

BLAKE: Ma'am,
you should probably

leave for the NSC meeting.

Right. They keep
starting without me.

Oh,
you've got a press meet-and-greet

with the Kumari after
the vote tomorrow.

I'll be sure to thank her
for charming Congress

out of its compassion fatigue,
all without saying a word.

I'm sure there's a
few cabinet members

who believe I could learn a
thing or two from her. Yeah.

CRAIG: So, really,

cyber security is just
the tip of the iceberg.

JACKSON: Pretty big tip,
let's hope.

DALTON: Let's
catch Elizabeth up.

Craig has come up with a new

defense initiative.

Go ahead and lay
it out. Of course.

Now,
when my grandfather went to the Philippines

at the beginning
of World War II,

he was armed with a rifle
that was designed in 1904.

The next years
saw a transformation

of U.S. Defense that changed
the shape of geopolitics forever.

And we pretty much
haven't touched it since then.

So while we're still
spending billions

on aircraft carriers
and submarines,

we're getting cut off at the
knees by a backroom criminal

with some malware and a laptop.

Or a weather station
in the Antarctic.

That research station was
approved by the Arctic Council.

How are we seeing it
as an act of aggression?

Exactly.

It's under the radar.

It's cheap.

And for the cost of one weather station,
China gets

complete access to our
satellite communications,

and quite possibly

shares them with our
adversaries on the Arctic Council,

who, as you pointed out,

didn't exactly protest
this thing in the first place.

So, we're thinking China and
Russia are working together?

To undermine our
global security interests?

Does that seem so
impossible to you?

Look, I get shifting our focus

to cyber offense after what
happened with Air Force One,

but battlefield robotics,
laser weapons systems?

What about the impact
that this is going to have

on diplomatic relations?

Well, to that, I would say,
Madam Secretary...

you've had your turn.

And you see where that led us.

This is a done deal, Bess.

Figure out a way
to make it work.

CRAIG: Looking at our

budgetary goals, this

is a three-phase process.

First and foremost...

Military transformation?

So,
that's our new foreign policy?

It's that damn Air
Force One attack.

I realize this is a shift in focus,
but it's long overdue.

I mean, NASA got a total overhaul,
what, 20 years ago?

Meanwhile,
Defense is lumbering along

with World War II-era technology

while we're being
hammered by cyber attacks.

So, when you say "shift in focus,"
what does that mean

for State?

Reprioritizing the budget.

Some programs will be affected.

How long are we talk...?

I can't speak to that.

JAY: Let me understand this.

Initiatives that actually
build peace and stability,

like trade agreements,

supporting education
and economic growth,

building partnerships
and alliances...

We're just gonna push
some of that aside so we can

focus on spying
on everyone better?

NADINE: There
could be an upside.

We'll have less oversight.

Exactly. Think of
this as an opportunity.

You know, we can be creative,

fly under the radar,

lay groundwork for when
things swing back in our direction.

Yeah,
until we're all fired for being redundant.

I get that this is frustrating,
okay?

But this is what's happening,
so we all need to get on board.

Read the proposal and come
up with some ideas and solutions.

Thank you.

(door closes) We'll
reconvene after lunch.

(water running)

I'm guessing this is Sterling's work,
ma'am?

You know that he thinks that
the Chinese research station

is a collusion with Russia

to intercept our satellite
communications?

(sighs)

Thank you.

You think it's a possibility?

Well, put it this way.

I read that one of the
projects at the research station

is to extract an ice core

that's just a little longer
than the one extracted

by the U.S.

It always comes down to who's
got the longer core, doesn't it?

I also think

we've done our share of
spying on other nations,

and I'm not so sure
one research station

warrants a complete
military overhaul.

But they don't ask
me these questions.

They don't ask me either,
anymore.

You'll find a way to be heard.

(door opens) DAISY:
I'm sorry to interrupt,

Madam Secretary.

Oh, the tablet of doom.

Better make it quick,
while we still have a budget.

It's actually somewhat personal.

Oh. Excuse me.

(whispering): Thank you.

One of my contacts
at the Chronicle

just forwarded a query
that's going around.

(door closes) It
seems to... well,

it seems to be from
someone in possession of...

Spit it out, Daisy.

Someone is trying to sell
photos of your daughter

and the president's
son being... intimate.

What?! They included

one photo as proof,
but once the seller

gets paid,
they're promising more.

More than this? Everything.

Find out everyone
who got this query.

I want a full list. Does
Russell Jackson know yet?

I literally just found out
two minutes ago. I want us

in front of it with him.

Come on, Henry, pick up.

We can kill this, right?

We're gonna do everything we can,
obviously,

but with the teaser
photo already out there...

Teaser photo?

Like an ad campaign? I'm sorry.

Ma'am,
Russell Jackson wants to see you

in his office.

He says it's extremely urgent.

So much for
getting in front of it.

JACKSON: We've contacted
every outlet that got the query.

If they make the purchase,

they'll feel the full force
of the Executive Branch.

But isn't Harrison
enough of a public figure

that they can claim fair use?

Not if I have
anything to do with it.

Half an hour ago,
I thought Maria Ostrov was the only thing

that could hijack the news cycle
and run down our poll numbers.

You thinking this is another hack,
like Air Force One?

This wasn't a hack.

The president's
son lost his phone

last week,
didn't bother to tell anybody.

Didn't it have a-a
password or...?

Apparently,
he thought they were inconvenient.

We need to move forward.

I need you to talk to Stevie,

find out what else
we're looking at.

God forbid there's video.

And you're gonna talk to Harrison,
too, right?

Just so we're clear
on who did what?

I don't really give a
damn who did what.

Yes, we're talking to
Harrison the heroin addict.

We need to corroborate
so we can contain the blast.

Get me a report.

Obviously this is a
matter we need to treat

with the highest
degree of sensitivity.

This is a potential criminal
act against two people

who happen to be
related to public figures.

The incident is currently
under investigation

and we have nothing more to add.

But this is assuming
the photos get out.

We're up against freedom
of the press on that.

We're doing everything we can

to find the source
and lock this down.

Legally.

Thank you.

Everybody, sit back down.

I'm not here to tell you
what to do in your off hours.

But you know what
I'm about to say.

If any of you have
any digital evidence

on any of your devices anywhere

that you don't want
everyone to see,

now is the time to delete it.

Print out a copy for
your private records,

lock it in a drawer,
but no digital footprint.

NADINE: Okay.

Thank you, everyone.

So... if I'm on Tinder,

that's not a... a problem,
right?

Um, I would say,

unless there's something
obscene in your profile

then, by all means, date away.

Okay, cool.

It's not weird that I asked you that,
is it?

Of course not.

I appreciate the heads-up.

Okay.

I'm gonna... Yeah.

That was weird.

But how?

HENRY: Well,
apparently he lost his phone,

and it fell into
the wrong hands.

Now I know why he was calling

from all those other numbers.

ELIZABETH: Sweetie,
it's completely wrong that this happened,

but now we have to deal with it.

Can you tell me
what else is on there?

I'm gonna get us some coffee.

Um, what do you mean,
"What else"?

Well, the guy,
whoever took the phone,

sent out one of the photos.

It's already out there?!

Not yet.

"Sent" more like,
"proof that there's more."

(groaning): Oh, my God.

You're both in bed,
nothing's showing.

But I need to know what else
there is so I can manage it.

Um... I don't know,
I-I don't remember.

Baby, I get that this is hard,

but the White House
needs to know.

Harrison said he was
gonna delete them.

He promised me.

I mean,
we were just goofing around.

It was not a big deal.

It was one time.

So there is nudity?
Nothing gross.

But, yeah,
we were in bed, so yes.

Were you guys...?

I mean,
they're... they're gonna probably ask...

Were you guys doing anything?

Of course not.

It was after.

Thank you.

Mom, I'm sorry.

So am I.

Hey. Hey.

You remember that
weekend at Falls Lake?

Oh, of course.

(chuckles)

Thank God there was no Internet.

This is different. Is it?

Yes. I work for the
president of the United States,

who's running for reelection.
She can't just pretend

she's not aware of that anymore.

And, I mean,
how many dumb moves are we gonna give her?

How far does it have to go for
her to realize what's at stake?

And not just for
her but for all of us.

It sucks that this
happened. I get that.

But is it really her
job to prevent it?

Yes! Everybody knows

you don't put nudie
pictures on your telephone.

Cell phone. Whatever.

(sighs) This puzzle
is ridiculously hard.

What?

If these pictures get out,

you know what the
world would do to Stevie.

I just hate to
see you do it first.

What's that? Blame her.

Morning. So,
I have a draft of that diplomatic cable

about the Chinese weather
station in the Arctic. Right.

But... we can do
this another time.

Are those doughnuts?

Bagels.

That'll do.

JAY: We're already using "Welcome
to the Arctic research community"

to say,
"Don't even think about drilling up there."

But you really want to
try to implicate Russia

for letting them in,
on top of that? Just a whiff of it.

Something like, um,

"Protecting the
diplomatic integrity of...

"the Arctic is the
chief objective

"of the Arctic Council
and the United States.

So, you know,
don't try anything with Russia."

First of all,
Russia's almost as territorial as China is.

There's no way
they're gonna share

all their new shipping lanes
with another superpower

once the polar ice cap melts. I know,
right? Total fiction.

Can I ask why we're
ringing that bell?

I'm told it'll play well.

You're just in time.

He's introducing Henry.

Madam Secretary, I am so sorry.

Oh, no.

The photo that was sent with
the query has appeared online.

Where?

For the moment,

a user-generated news site.

Relatively low-profile.

All of the other photos
are still under wraps.

But now that word's out...

DAISY: It's only a matter of
time till someone buys the rest.

There has to be
something we can do.

NADINE: Well, I've reached
out to Russell Jackson's office.

We can move your
afternoon commitments

and make a task force.

Let's not change the schedule.
The president wants everything

to move forward as
usual. It might be best

to reschedule the meet and greet
with the Royal Kumari of Nepal.

Why's that?

Um... it's a devoutly
religious country.

She's a virgin goddess.

Well, let's just hope

the prepubescent virgin
goddess who lives in a temple

doesn't spend much
time on the Internet.

The meeting stays.

HOST: There really is so much to mine,
isn't there,

in this liminal border
between the Christian

and the Muslim worlds.

Well, it's precisely the
blurriness in this moment

of transition where we can see

the common sources
behind so much

of our cultural and
spiritual conflict.

Mm. Like stumbling
onto a wealth of scrolls

preserved in a cave.

Well, sure, yeah.

Why don't we open
things up to our callers?

Jeff from Fair Oaks. JEFF: Yes,
hi.

Go ahead with Dr. Henry McCord.

Hi, Jeff.

JEFF: Uh,
I've been listening to you talk

about the moral
codes of Christianity

and Islam. And I
think it's so interesting

that you hold yourself up
as an expert on morality

when all I'm finding
online about you is a photo

of your daughter
rolling around in bed

with the president's
son. Excuse me?

I'm sorry. Uh, Jeff,
we lost our conne... No, no, let me finish.

Is that your definition of moral parenting,
Dr. McCord?

Is that your definition? No,
no, I'd like to answer that.

You ask an interesting question,
Jeff.

I'd like to start by
making a distinction

that I usually make
on the very first day

of my Morals and Ethics class.

A lot of people say that
morals are how we treat

the people we know and
ethics are how we treat

the people we don't know.

So morals are what
make us a good parent,

a good friend, a nice neighbor.

But ethics are how
we build a society.

That's the true test
of our higher self.

But what happens, Jeff,
when society is ruled

by the subjective morals of,
say, you

and your family and
you choose to project that

onto complete strangers is
that we all end up with a society

that's governed by
self-aggrandizement.

So, really, by calling Oh...

to make sure you're the
first little pedant to jump

off your chair and
teach me a lesson

with smug superiority about

your own particular
moral point of view

when you know precisely
nothing of the situation,

you've done your
part to contribute

to the erosion of our
entire social fabric.

Pat yourself on the back. Bravo.

HOST: Uh,
so we are... going to take a break.

I'm gonna go make some calls.

HENRY: Do I want to know how
bad it is? It's just the one photo.

Somebody leaked it.

The rest are still under wraps.

I mean how bad did I
make things for you?

You're still my hero.

No, I'm not. I went off like
a hopped up undergrad.

You did what I have
been wanting to do

all day. Instead,
I have to listen to my staff imply

that I shouldn't be sitting down
with a virgin goddess from Nepal

while my slutty daughter

is all over the
Internet. Not you.

You have a meeting
with a Kumari?

He knows what a Kumari is.

Don't ever change.

How old is she?

12. Almost ready

to retire. Okay,
I'm getting more

"bad news" face. Hold on. No
further news on your daughter, ma'am.

But I just got word
from the Hill. It now looks

like the disaster relief
bill is not going to pass.

(sighs) Henry, I got to go. Bye.

What happened to the Tin Man?
I thought we had the Tin Man.

This morning,
when the president's numbers dropped,

three more senators

took the opportunity
to flip their positions.

Over a photo sex scandal?

The vote will be
up again in January.

By which time thousands
of people will have died

of exposure and disease.

Well, at least now

you have a good excuse to cancel

my photo op with
the virgin goddess.

The Kumari and

her entourage
have already arrived.

I will send the press away
and break the news privately.

No.

I will tell her.

Thank you.

It is an honor, Kumari.

Kumari is pleased to meet you,
Madam Secretary.

We were expecting
a bit more press.

I know the honor

of the presence of the Kumari

brought a great
deal of attention

to the plight of Nepal

after the terrible
disaster you've endured.

But unfortunately,

support for the
additional aid package

will not be approved by
the U.S. Congress today.

That is not what we were led

to expect. The conditions

have changed, unfortunately.

We will revisit the
proposal as soon as we can.

I hope you will accept
my deepest apology

and sympathy for your people.

It is her blessing.

No.

I'm done. No more bad news.

The president has
invited you and Dr. McCord

to join him and the First Lady
for dinner at the White House

this evening.

Is that it?

I can try to find some bad news.

No need.

Pretty sure that dinner
invitation is bad news enough.

What's up?

Would you close the door,
please?

So, I'm trying to delete a file

of old photos... Mm-hmm.

But ever since I
switched to the cloud...

They keep coming
back? Like a bad penny.

I've had this.

Okay,
let's go to your cloud preferences.

Did that.

Okay,
now select the ones you want to kill.

Uh... Oh. (Laughs)

What we're gonna do is,
we're gonna create a ghost file.

Um... I'm not looking, swear.

There's nothing unsavory.

It's just, thought I'd get rid

of the hanging
chads... so to speak.

Oh, I get it.

You don't want to be looking
at these things at 2:00 a.m.

after a glass of wine
and too much Adele.

Not that I speak
from experience.

Scotch and Joni Mitchell for me.

For what it's worth,

it's only brutal
for the first year.

Okay, can I ask?

How can I be his ideal woman,

and five minutes
after we break up,

he's dating some barista

who can't even properly use
the possessive apostrophe?

Did you Facebook stalk?

No. A little.

Well, whoever she is,

she's probably very
simple and very needy,

and that's exactly
what he wants right now.

You know you could do the same.

That cyber security guy
clearly has an eye for you.

No, he doesn't. Does he?

So, that's my problem?

I'm not needy enough?

It's in their DNA. They want
to feel like we need them.

You realize

the entire feminist
movement would have us hung

for this conversation.

Well,
a fish may not need a bicycle, but...

Gloria Steinem probably
never spent Saturday night alone

at Bed Bath & Beyond.

Whoa. The good suit, huh?

Oh, I figure,
mea culpa dinner with the president.

Yeah. I don't know
that it's your mea culpa.

(shouting): Kids! Pizza!

Don't get me wrong.

That was a spectacular rant, but

I haven't heard any fallout.

So, if a tree falls on C-SPAN,
does it make a sound?

Is that what you're saying?

Ooh, pizza.

Listen, we're going out to the
White House tonight for dinner.

Ooh, Dad's getting called
into the principal's office?

What does that mean?

Please. Your epic TV rant?

What epic rant?

Check it out. Dad's a gif.

You've officially made it.

Great.

Jace, are you okay?

Yeah. Yeah,
I'm just sore from practice.

All right, listen, kids,
I don't know how much you know,

but something really
uncool happened to Stevie.

We know. The
picture's everywhere.

I just don't see
what the big deal is.

Well, the big deal is

that it's a gross
invasion of privacy

but, unfortunately,
something that we may have to deal with

'cause our family's in
the public eye and all that.

But we are doing what we can
to keep it from moving forward.

Okay? Just... yeah. Yeah,
so just be sensitive, all right?

ALISON: Of course.
Yeah. It'll all blow over

as soon as a cooler
gif comes along.

Hey, guys. Dude, pizza.

Oh, I'm not doing cheese.

And you're back to vegan.

ELIZABETH: Listen, we're going out,
so you guys are on your own.

Get to bed on time. I am speaking to you,
sir.

Bye. Good-bye.

Bye. Bye, sweets.

Okay,
who wants to watch a movie?

Oh, I'm down. Not me.

My mother always insisted that
vichyssoise was only for summer,

but I find it very comforting.

Oh,
we could certainly use a little comfort.

Thank you, Lydia.

HENRY: Again, Conrad,

I am so sorry
for losing it today.

We're all on edge.

How's everybody doing at home?

Holding our breath, I'd say.

Any news on who might
have the photographs?

Not yet,
which is why we need to be ready

for this to get worse...
as early as tomorrow.

That sounds ominous.
What are you thinking?

Well, we'd, uh,
like to put Stevie and Harrison

on the morning news.

Just a short interview

as a couple. Get
out in front of it.

As a couple?

LYDIA: The team thinks it plays

best if we see them as
two young people in love,

regretful for their choices,
but laughing it off.

We'd have to hit just the right tone,
but

our people can work with them.

You are aware they
broke up a few weeks ago.

Well, does their relationship
status need to come up, really?

Not if they're posing.

DALTON: This thing has put us

in a tough spot, Bess.

It's a five-minute interview.

Harrison has already agreed.

Of course he has. I'm sorry,

but we all know that
Harrison has nothing to lose.

I mean,
at worst he's a recovering addict

with a hot girlfriend.

But Stevie will be the
slut who loses everything.

For crying out loud, Bess,
will you help me solve

one damn problem
that you've caused?

HENRY: Okay, Conrad,
our kids took naked pictures

of themselves in bed.

What on earth does that
have to do with Elizabeth?

It's Russia. It's Russia.

I was there when Maria Ostrov seized power,
so,

suddenly,
now everything's my fault.

Do we need to bring
matters of state into this?

You opened Pandora's
box over there!

Now,
I'm Pandora? What'd they do to her?

Chain her to a rock?
That was Prometheus.

DALTON: You had to push
your agenda with Ukraine.

Which almost worked!
It was too big a risk!

Last I heard,
that's why you brought me in here!

Guys, we're getting off
topic here. All I'm saying is

that we need to right the ship.

And I'd love a
little cooperation,

for both our kids' sakes.

So, putting Stevie on
national television to apologize

for the horrible crime
of being violated...

That's gonna right the ship,
or is she just

apologizing for being
sexual? I'm a little unclear.

LYDIA: No one is going

to think anything
less of Stevie.

Well, that's a big relief.

We're just trying to
manage the embarrassment.

Oh, Lydia,
I think that ship has sailed.

After your outburst today,
I'd have to agree.

What?

Now we're blaming Henry
for defending his daughter?

Why don't we talk about the fact

that your son has
an unsecured phone?

Who'd like another cocktail?

I would. Me.

Well,
thank God for Lydia Dalton.

That woman is a
first-class WASP.

Never underestimate the
power of gin and denial.

(laughs) You know what?

Actually,
I would love a nightcap.

While I write my
letter of resignation.

Now, come on!

Conrad doesn't want to lose you.

Just let the dust settle.

Henry, I all but called the
president's son a junkie loser.

STEVIE: Hi.

ELIZABETH: Oh, hey. I didn't

see you there,
sweetie... (sighs)

It's okay. He is a loser.

And for five minutes
tomorrow morning,

he will still be my boyfriend.

ELIZABETH: No, sweetie.

You're not gonna do that.

I already told Harrison I would.

No,
no. Your mom and I killed it.

They're gonna come
up with another strategy.

I don't want to be strategized,
I don't want to be managed.

I don't even care
what's true anymore.

Hey.

One of the feminist groups
on campus made posters of me

like I'm some kind of hero.

And then one of the
fraternities went around

and put "#TeamMcCord"
on all of them.

That stupid photo is everywhere.

Dad's losing it on TV,

Jason won't even look at me.

(sighs) I just
want my life back.

(groans softly)

(sighs)

I recommend the puzzle.

Well,
it's a defense budget proposal.

If this can't put me out,
nothing can.

Hmm. (Sighs)

Wait a minute.

Oh, hey, Admiral Hill?

Oh, Madam Secretary.

I wonder if I might
get a minute with you

to go over the budget proposal?

I'm still catching up on it myself,
but, yes, of course.

Oh, great. Okay,
'cause I want to show you.

Right here... on page 204,

we get into breakdown
on specific weaponry. Yes.

I know what Sterling said...

That we're looking to
go all stealth and cheap

and fast, but what is all this?

It's old-school,
heavy-duty military gear.

It's-it's aircraft carriers,
tanks, dozens of choppers.

Sterling knows that he
has to sell this to the brass.

And this is what the
generals understand.

But it's more than
half the budget.

This old ship turns slowly.

(laughs)

Let me ask you something, Ellen.

You agree with
Sterling's initiative?

Do I think that Chinese
weather station is a spy outpost?

Probably not.

But I do think

that this is how wars are
going to be fought in the future.

Thank you, Admiral.

Shakya, I'm glad I caught you.

Could I possibly get two
minutes with the Kumari?

SHAKYA: I'm afraid not,

Madam Secretary.
We are just leaving.

Pramila,
can I speak with you for a minute?

I'm sorry.

I want to help your country.

You have one minute.

Thank you.

(door closes)

Pramila, listen to me.

Very soon after you return home,

your time as a
Kumari will be finished.

But you still have time
to help your people.

You still have great power,
and I want to help you use it.

Go on.

All I need is your blessing.

If the prime minister
comes to you

about a building project in the Himalayas,
smile upon it.

SHAKYA: Madam Secretary,

the Kumari is a divinity.

She does not rule
in matters of state.

Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Secretary.

You can do a lot
more than they say.

Your blessing could
save thousands

of lives.

There's my linebacker. You
up for a breakfast burrito?

Nah, just, uh,
cereal. I'm laying off the protein.

Best way to heal sore muscles.

I'm dropping football.

What?

You just made the team,
like, two weeks ago.

I wanted to make friends.
These idiots aren't my friends.

Okay, you're telling me
that there's not a single kid

on that team that's not a jerk?

They made fun of Stevie,
Dad, right in front of my face.

And I did nothing.

Makes me even
worse than they are.

You just want to smash' em,
right?

Yeah.

Just can't stop thinking about it,
how great it would feel.

Pretty great.

It would for... maybe an hour.

Here's the thing.

It wouldn't change anything.

And then there's the whole
part about you getting kicked out

of another school for fighting.

So just letting them talk
about Stevie that way,

that's the right thing to do?

Jace,
every group you're ever gonna be in

is gonna have at least one jerk.

And you're gonna have to learn
how to deal with them, okay?

Not by quitting and definitely
not by beating anybody up.

Have a burrito.

Take it out on the other team.

I'm sure I'm just
being overly cautious,

with all the breaches
that have been happening.

Oh, no.

We like overly cautious. Uh,
where's the zombie file?

Uh, right here.

I've put it in the trash,
like, ten times,

but every time I open
the application... Right.

So, what we're gonna do is
we're gonna create a ghost file.

Hmm. A "ghost file."

It's kind of surprising...

The press coordinator
of the State Department

doesn't know how to
delete a file from the cloud.

I-I probably could
have figured it out,

but I've been really busy. No,
it's cool.

I mean, yeah,
I'll go out with you.

(chuckling): Um... No,
we can go to lunch right now. I've been

working on this awesome
new encryption software,

and I promise to only talk
about it for ten minutes tops.

I think I could be free.

Cool. Shall we?

Just so you know,
I knew how to do that.

God, I hope so.

Look who's first to school.

Um, Lucy let me in. I hope that's okay,
Mr. President.

So what's this proposal?

Yeah. Um...

So, in going over the proposed
budget for Craig's military

transformation initiative,

I, uh, saw an opportunity

where I thought State might
be able to contribute, using

our diplomatic
relations with Nepal.

I proposed to
their prime minister

the idea of an observatory

in the Himalayas. It is

a highly strategic
spot for optical,

infrared,
and gamma ray observation.

It's strategic, all right. It's
right on the border of China.

Which is why Nepal
will never sign off on it.

They've got a
relationship to protect.

They also have needs in
the wake of the earthquakes.

I've gotten word back
from the prime minister

that he's open to the idea,

provided we pay a yearly
fee for use of the land, roughly

the same amount we
were hoping to approve

in the disaster relief bill.

The question,
of course, is... budget.

(clears throat)

One... Just one second. Um,

for the cost of ten Joint
Light Tactical Vehicles,

we could invest in the peaceful
observation of the heavens

with three new telescopes

and also answer China's
encroachment at the Arctic

with a message of our own.

Ten JLTVs, huh? Yeah.

The budget calls for 400.

I think 390 should do it.

What do you think, Craig?

Well, it's strategic,

it sends a message to China,

and it's cheap.

What's not to like?

Reach out to NASA.

Get it in motion.

Absolutely, Mr. President.

And, Elizabeth, if I could,
uh, get a moment.

Mr. President,
I am sorry about my behavior

last night. It was
totally inappropriate.

Lucy, could you have,
uh, Henry come in?

Hello, Conrad.

Hi there.

I wanted to tell you both
that there was a breakthrough

in this photo situation.

The query letter was traced back
to a former Secret Service agent

who was released
from duty last month.

Seems this was his, uh,
way to even the score.

So that's it? The
photos are contained?

We've stopped the
sale of the photos,

and the guy is being held at a
local precinct for questioning.

But we're sure
they're gone for good?

As sure as we can be.

I owe you both an apology.

I don't think this
situation brought out

the best in a lot of us.

I'm sorry for the
way we handled it.

Thanks, Conrad.

May I make a request?

What is it?

Before you finish
questioning this guy,

15 minutes alone with him,
off the radar.

You got it.

Well, that was very Godfather.

We thinking piano
wire or bare hands?

I haven't decided yet.

Is it wrong that I
find it kind of hot?

Don't answer that.

(chuckles)

You good?

I'm Stephanie.

I'm Ronald Watson.

I don't really know what to say.

I've been having a bad time.

But that's-that's not an excuse.

I heard about your misdemeanor.

I was kind of surprised

that's all you got, actually.

And a fine.

Oh. And a fine.

How much?

$500.

(scoffs)

So that's like, what,
half a month's

rent? Or... a new camera?

You could have taken
your own pictures.

I didn't mean to hurt you.

(sighs) So did you
not think about that

when you were trying to sell
my privacy to the highest bidder?

Was I just... not real to you?

Elizabeth.

Here we go.

Craig.

I wanted to thank you
for that proposal on Nepal.

Oh,
good. I'm glad it found your support.

It's exactly the way we
need to be moving forward.

I'm so glad we're
finally finding a way

to work on the same team. Thanks,
Craig. Me, too.

Which is why I don't
ever want to hear you say

it's not my turn again.

We should grab that lunch,
though.

Absolutely.

Mr. Sterling,
that meeting's in ten minutes.

RONALD: I was mad.

About other things.

Again, it's not an excuse.

I heard that you lost your job.

They said that I was
intoxicated on duty.

But I wasn't. I
would never do that.

I've worked for
three presidents.

Must be hard on your family.

My son's out of the house.

So it's just me now.

How old is he?

He's 20.

Is he in school?

Taking some... time
off for the moment.

Look,
I don't know what exactly you want from me.

I don't want anything, Ronald.

We're just talking.

I just wanted to get to
know you as a person.

So I wouldn't... reduce you

to one stupid
thing that you did.

See how that works?

Hey. Hey.

You okay?

Yeah.

I am.

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