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ELIZABETH:
Climate change

is no longer an abstraction.

It's an accelerating emergency

with devastating consequences
for our planet.

This year alone,

unprecedented drought
scorched Argentina,

record floods ravaged China

and typhoons destroyed Nauru.

We cannot stand idle

while whole nations go homeless.

The U.N. Climate
Migration Treaty

will give
climate refugees worldwide

the chance to resettle
and rebuild.

We have the resources
to save countless lives.

But we must act now

or the dire consequences
of our collective neglect

can never be undone.

It's great, Matt.

Thoughts, everyone?

Undeniably powerful.

Does feel a little, um...

Geez, what's the word?Dreary?

JAY:
Yeah, that's it.

It's a scooch heavy
on catastrophe.

MATT:
Okay, news flash, guys.

Climate migration
is a catastrophe.

The tone is appropriate
to the occasion.

People need to absorb
the grimness.

Mission accomplished.

Well, it is a global emergency.
Stakes are high.

DAISY:
Listen, we're all aware
of the gravity of the situation,

but this is about messaging.

You want to energize people,

not depress them.I can confirm.

I am depressed.

ELIZABETH:
Yeah, but sprinkling in

a dash of uplift probably isn't
gonna change that.

This is great work, Matt.

People need to hear this.

Speaking of writing,

did you take a gander

at our faithful
U.N. ambassador's remarks?

Yeah.

They need to be goosed.

Harriman go long again?MATT:
Let me put it this way.

When Harriman is done speaking,
Miami will be underwater.

JAY:
You know, he's in the building

working with
Eurasian Affairs.

Get with him about cuts?

Yeah, I'll do that.ELIZABETH:
Okay, great.

Symposium's in four days.
Thanks, everybody.

It's great work.

Madam Secretary?

Yeah.President Demko

is on SVTC. He says it's urgent.

This was recorded on the floor
of our Senate yesterday.

[chanting]:
Dosc. Dosc. Dosc.

DEMKO:
43 members

of the Strength and Freedom
Party chanting "Dosc."

Dosc. Dosc. No more.

No more refugees
from the Middle East or Africa.

There have been riots in Kraków.

Anti-immigrant demonstrations
in every major city.

President Demko,

this has already
been negotiated.

Poland has agreed
to do its part.

Poland already does its part.

More than one million
displaced Ukrainians

have found refuge here.

KAT:
We are asking you
to accept one-tenth

of that number.

100,000
climate migration refugees.

Who will put a strain
on our already battered economy.

Respectfully, sir,
this isn't about your economy,

which has no problem
absorbing large numbers

of fellow Europeans.

It's about catering
to a xenophobic fringe.

Yes. And if I alienate
Strength and Freedom,

my government will fall.

And then you will have
no partner.

You've made
that argument before.

And it's even truer today
than it was six months ago.

What do you want?

Besides the umbrella
of protection we guarantee

and the base in Sokólka
we just bankrolled.

What's on the table?

I'll look into an aid
package and get back to you.

KAT:
Some shakedown artist.

One we're stuck with.[sighs]

As Poland goes, so
goes Eastern Europe.

If he backs out of the accord,
it jeopardizes the agreement.

Yeah, well, he knows that.

Let's give him something
he can sell to his base.

Hmm, like liberation from 50
years of iron curtain servitude?

Might catch more flies
with honey.

Oh, I'll work up
some sweeteners.MATT: Blake.

Listen, uh,
I'm so sorry about before.No, don't worry about it.

You were right. Too
much doom and gloom.

Yeah, thanks for
the feedback.

You're welcome.Yeah.

Hey, are you, uh,
headed downstairs?

Uh, yeah. Third floor.

Do you mind stopping on five

and dropping this
off with Harriman?Yes.

Great. Thanks.

No, I mean, yes, I mind.

But it's on your way.

[chuckles] To the hospital.

Harriman's territorial.[elevator bell chimes]

Buddy, you got it all wrong.So do you.

You want to find someone
for operation human shield,

pick a person
who doesn't realize

you have no authority
over anything

besides a split infinitive.

I'll split your infinitive.

NINA: Okay, great, thank
you so much for that.

Nina. Are you
headed downstairs?

Uh, in a bit.

Oh, man,
'cause I am totally swamped.

Can you hold this
for a second?

MAN: Excuse me.I'm so sorry. Go ahead.

Go ahead.[chuckles]:
Oh, thank you.

[sighs]

Did you find
my black flats?

Presto.Thank you.

I've been hobbling around
on this broken heel all morning.

I think I probably
gave myself scoliosis.

Chicken breast.

Bed of spinach.

Thank you.

Lucas, this is my
sister, Stevie.

Hey.Hey. Nice to meet you.

Same.Still waiting on your latte.

Perfect.

Ali,

what are you doing?

I believe, in some cultures,

they call it lunch.Yeah, you...

you must realize that
that's, uh, Lucas Morejon,

son of Carlos Morejon?

As in Mom's mortal enemy
Morejons?

I'm dating Lucas, not running
for office against him.

And... people will talk.

It's only been three weeks.I'm just saying you should,

you know, probably, like,
give mom a heads-up

'cause, you know,
it is what it is.

[chuckles]

He is really cute, though.

What's his handle?

@DJTurnItUpYo.

[both laugh]

Okay, I have to go.

Thank you. [knock on door]

Yeah.

Ambassador Harriman?

I'm Nina Cummings, Secretary
McCord's new assistant.

She had a few thoughts on your
remarks for the symposium.

Thanks. You can give them here.

Hold it.

These are
Madam Secretary's notes?

Yes.It's a hatchet job.

And this looks like
Matt Mahoney's hatchet.

Well, um, Madam Secretary
reposes full confidence in Matt.

Who didn't have the balls

to tell me he was taking
a flamethrower to my work,

so he sent the new girl.

I'm not sure...

I'm not... I-I wasn't...

Oh, I get it.

You didn't know that he was
using you for cover, right?

No.

Since you're still
a babe in the woods,

let me give you some advice.

Washington is dog-eat-dog.

The only way
you're gonna survive

in this town,
in this building,

is to not let people
walk all over you.

You want to be
a professional doormat,

go work in a carpet store.

Capisce?

[crying]Whoa. Hey! Hey.

DEMKO:
Poland will not open our doors

to criminals...He's delivering these remarks

in front of the Sejm? JAY:
The Polish Senat.

He convened a joint session
of Parliament.

...but not how to give.

And I promise you this:

I will never sign this treaty

or compromise our future.

Turn it off, Jay.

Strength and Freedom forever.

DAISY: I thought
Demko was reasonable.

He was,

which is what makes his embrace
of the nationalists

so scary.

I-If Demko is willing

to flush
bilateral U.S. relations,

Strength and Freedom's
position must be stronger

than we thought.Excuse me, Madam Secretary.

I'm sorry. We're receiving word
from the foreign ministers

of-of Hungary,
Romania and Turkey.

They're raising
a collective objection

to the refugee
resettlement figures.

They're following
Demko's lead.

Dam's about to break.

Meaning the treaty will unravel.
The symposium's

gonna be a wake.Not if we can help it.

We need to bring

Poland back into the fold.

I'll talk to Foreign Relations
about sanctions.

ELIZABETH:
Good. But we need

a short-term solution, too.

A domestic figure
with enough gravitas

to squeeze Demko
on climate migration.

Those folks are
in short supply.

But I know just the person.

LENA:
Madam Secretary.

It's an honor.

It's been a long time, Lena.Six years.

I'm sorry our paths didn't
cross more in Charlottesville.

Well, it's my bad.

I was a math nerd
who tried to stay as far away

from the poli-sci department
as possible.

[chuckles]

But watching you put theory

into practice these past
few months has been inspiring.

Thank you.
I've moved back to Poznan

where I could speak out
against intolerance and bigotry.

Well, how'd you like
a bigger stage?

Like the Climate
Migration Symposium.

Thank you,

but I'm an academic,
not a politician.

What would I say
to a room full of dignitaries?

What you've been saying.

That your country can't
turn its back on the needy.

That as a region responsible
for an outsized share

of the world's pollution,

Eastern Europe
has a special obligation

to tend
to climate change victims.

You want to box Demko in.

Fast.

Because Poland
must stay the course

on this deal.
I've been reading your op-eds.

Your YouTube speeches.

When you talk, people listen,

meaning that you have
the moral authority

to nudge him
in the right direction.

I won't just nudge.

I'll shove.

Excellent.

We'll make the arrangements,
and when the symposium's done,

I'm gonna cook you
a Polish feast.

Looking forward to it.

♪

DALTON:
She's in surgery, Bess.

But she's going to live.

Oh, thank God.

What do we know?Ephraim?

SIGINT decoded a message

from Jan Opalka,

the head of Poland's
domestic intelligence agency,

to Pawel Asnyk and Janusz Lem.

Both Polish Special Forces,

and both
apparently off the grid.

So this was an inside job?It would appear so.

Why take her out
in broad daylight?

To send a warning
to other agitators.

Straight out
of the autocrat's playbook.

Was Demko involved?

No evidence of that yet.

Well, if Demko had no role,

Opalka went rogue,

meaning Demko's hand's
weaker than we thought.

And if Demko's
pulling the strings,

further outreach is useless.

Well, either way,
Lena's at risk.

Well, first
things first.

We need to know whether
we should be working

with the Polish government
or against them.

With your permission, sir,
I'd like to draw Demko out.

I was having the
same thought, Bess.

Get to it.

DEMKO [over computer]: It's-it's
appalling, Madam Secretary.

A vicious and unprovoked attack

on free speech, and my
government will not tolerate it.

We're heartened to hear that.

Where are you in apprehending
the would-be assassins?

Uh, the suspects are being

hunted to ground
by our security services

and the ABW.

Your domestic
intelligence agency.

Uh, yes. We have CCTV footage

of the car the gunmen used

and leads on two men.

Miroslaw Borek

and Jerzy Wojcik.

Right-wing extremists from
Gdansk seeking to sow unrest.

WARE:
We can have specialists
in-country

coordinating with the ABW
by nightfall.

A gracious offer,
uh, Director Ware.

But, uh, these criminals
have not yet been located.

But rest assured,
their apprehension is imminent.

ELIZABETH: Well,
please keep us in the loop.

Ms. Kaminska is a U.S. resident.

She means a lot to our country.

And to Poland.

We will not permit

our citizens
to be targeted like dogs.

I'll await your update.

Demko lied to my face.

Offered the names
of two patsies

when we know damn well
who actually tried to kill Lena.

Meaning he's in on it
or he's running scared--

either way, we have to
get Lena out of there.RUSSELL: How?

Corrupt or weak, Demko's not
just gonna hand her over.

Then we need to
consider extraction.

RUSSELL:
Extraction?

On what basis?

She's a permanent
U.S. resident.

HILL: And a
Polish citizen.

We can't just breach
an ally's sovereignty

and spirit her away.

Henry?

Well, the argument
for extraction rests

on the jeopardy of her
situation, which is substantial,

and her connection
to the U.S.Which is tenuous.

ELIZABETH: She's been
a resident of Virginia

for over 14 years.
She owns a home,
pays taxes.

And taught
with you at UVA.That has nothing to do with it.

Oh, come on, you're straining
to find a U.S. interest

substantial enough
to justify

a controversial,
extralegal measure.In order to prevent

another controversial,

extralegal measure
called murder.The fact remains

Lena is not a U.S. citizen,

she never surrendered
her Polish citizenship--

she's still more them than us.

HILL:
Mr. President,
I understand

the appeal of this
course of action, too,

but Russell's concern
is valid.

You would be violating
the sovereignty

of a NATO ally.ELIZABETH:
What does NATO

stand for if it
protects members

who engage in...

state-sponsored executions?WARE:
Elizabeth,

you're also forgetting
that there's recent precedent

for this question,

and it involves Poland.Exactly.

Even when we were desperate

to get our mitts
on the Polish nationalist

who armed
the White House attacker,

we didn't go
behind Poland's back.

True, but in the
last six months,

Poland has taken a
dark, extremist turn.

It is not the same country,

and Demko is not
the same leader.ELIZABETH: And it's not

just Lena's fate at issue.

It's the fate
of our foreign policy.

HENRY:
Sir, this administration
has pushed a narrative

that we cannot turn a
blind eye to others.

Which is exactly what the
climate migration treaty

is all about.

If we abandon Lena,

we're hypocrites.DALTON:
And the inevitable fallout

if we pursue
this course of action?

I'll own it.

[indistinct chatter]

[laughter]

We're on.

[siren wailing]

How's she holding up?

[monitor beeping steadily]

Stable.

Good.

Good.

[siren continues wailing]

[siren stops]

[monitor beeping steadily]

Just crossed the German border.

She's safe.

Well done.

Yes, indeed.

Now we just have

to explain to the leadership
why we cut them out of the loop,

inform NATO we kidnapped

an ally's citizen,
and tell Poland we violated

their sovereignty.

And...do it all three days
before the start of a conference

designed to showcase
the administration's ability

to build coalitions.

God help the liberal
world order, Bess.

[overlapping chatter]Ma'am, Russell is melting down.

We're being hammered

in Die Welt, The Daily Telegraph,Exactly.

Le Figaroand the Journal. Congressional
leadership

is launching broadsides
at the administration
for not consulting them

prior to the extraction.And POTUS wants
our policy position

as to the justifiability

of unilateral action.An Office of Legal
Counsel opinion

giving us cover.Ah, this is crazy.

Your 8:15 cruller.

ELIZABETH:
Ah... yeah,

I don't really have
an appetite.

How's Lena?Conscious and
resting comfortably

at Ramstein
Air Force Base.

Okay, good. I want
to send her some flowers.

Something that says...

"Sorry you got shot,
glad you didn't die"?

Maybe something
a little bit more lyrical.

Thanks.Okay.

Not that I have to ask,
but where does this put

the climate migration deal?On life support.

Demko's claiming that the
extraction abrogated it.

Don't ask me his reasoning;
he doesn't have any.

Romania, Hungary, Turkey
are throwing in with him.We really need

those sanctions against Poland,
and we need them yesterday.I've got calls in

to congressional
leadership. Don't worry.

All right, well, follow up.All right.

Uh, ma'am?Yeah?

The NATO secretary general

is already in town
for the symposium

and wants to see you
immediately.Okay, that's great.

Bring him in. We got
to make sure that we have
NATO'S backing, okay?

Yep.Yep. Thank you.

Article Five?

Mr. Secretary General,

y-you have to be kidding me.

The Polish government filed
a complaint this morning.

The council is duty-bound
to take it seriously.

Article Five commits each member

to consider an armed attack
against one member

to be an armed attack
against them all.

And we didn't attack anyone.Warsaw is arguing

that your breach of
Polish sovereignty

amounted to a
hostile incursion.We both know

Article Five is not intended
to be invoked

by one member against another.

In the normal course
of affairs, I'd agree.

The point isn't that
your country is in danger

of being sanctioned or
expelled, Madam Secretary.

Then why are we
dignifying

this publicity stunt?

Because...

without solidarity, NATO
has no reason for being.

Disunity is bad
for the alliance

and good for our enemies.

What do you need me to do?

Smooth things over with Demko.

Whatever it takes.

Get with Ephraim Ware.

Before I offer Demko
an olive branch,

I want an
intelligence update.Will do.

Nina?

Ma'am.

Will you set up a SVTC call
with Demko, please?

Yes, ma'am.

Oh. Matt said you
gave Harriman the notes.

How'd he take it?

The ambassador was
very gracious.

That's good to hear.
Thank you.

This is an outrage!

Your objection
is duly noted, sir.

Return the Polish citizen
you kidnapped immediately,

so we can safeguard her.

I think Lena feels safe
right where she is.

Then we have nothing
to talk about.

KAT:
How about your collusion

in the attempted murder
of a prominent critic?

I don't know where you get
your information.

Let me stop you right there.

In my experience,
no innocent man

has ever uttered those words.

You're the president.

You may not have ordered
this murder,

but you're behind the cover-up.

That makes you corrupt,
complicit

and staggeringly unfit to lead.

So we're gonna

make it easy on you.

You're going to extradite
everyone involved

in Lena's attack.

I will do no such thing.

Then you'll call
for elections.

There are two years left
in my term.Not anymore.

Because the third thing
you're going to do is resign.

Or we're going to share

evidence of your roll in
this horrible conspiracy

with the Polish media.

You are overplaying your hand,
Madam Secretary.

Try me.

I will.

Leak this supposed evidence.

Given America's brazen violation
of our sovereignty,

you will be easy to discredit!

So much for catching
more flies with honey.

Climate change.
Bees are dying.

[knocks]How'd things
go with Demko?

Oh, peachy.[chuckles]

You told him to resign,
didn't you?Yes, I did, and he's

digging in-- meaning
the treaty'll be toast

before heever is.

What do you have for me?More toast.

Sanctions stalled out
in committee.

Callister and his minions.
Russell called the principals

to the White House-- he's
gonna push a charm offensive.

Ignorant. Blinkered.
Short-sighted.

Are you finished?Senator Callister,

I'm just getting started.

Well, then let me,
uh, save you some time.

We have zero interest
in sanctioning

an important NATO ally
based on dubious intelligence.

Well, there's nothing
dubious about it.

Review it.
I'll wait.

We've already
been briefed

on President Demko's alleged
involvement

in this
assassination attempt,

and I am not convinced.

[chuckles]I think what
Chairman Callister

is trying to say...I get it,
Senator Morejon.

Foreign Relations
would rather side

with the craven leader
of a country trending
towards extremism

than our own
intelligence services.

And president.If that president

is so interested
in our support,

why didn't he consult us
before this mission?

Because time was
of the essence.

Because he knew we wouldn't risk
our international standing

to rescue
an unknown Polish radical...

Lena Kaminska is a
permanent U.S. resident.

Who moved back to her home
country to agitate. Russell,

we keep going round
and round on this,

and it's just not productive.

Tell
President Dalton

we look forward
to working with him

to further
genuine American interests.

Owen.

I know you're running
for president.

And opposing us...

makes for good copy.

But when this country doesn't
speak with a single voice

in the conduct
of its foreign policy,

we are weakened as a nation.

You can make a
difference here.

I'm already making
a difference.

I told you I'm not interested
in your Polish dossier.

Good.

'Cause this one's
about you.

If that's all you got...

[exhales]
you've already lost.

Bye, Russell.

[sighs]

ELIZABETH:
Oh. Hey, Peter.

Why is the coffee on this floor
so damn good?

Blake Moran.

He hand grinds
and slow drips.

Slow grinds,

hand drips.

Either way,

it's nectar.

Mmm. I'll say.

I have updated symposium remarks
for your office to review.

Well, you may need
to tailor them a bit.

Eastern Europe has just...

schnitzeled away.

I'm happy to make adjustments.

Not what I hear.

So Nina threw me
under the bus.No.

She covered for you.

Said you were gracious.

You are many
things, Peter,

most of them admirable.

Calling you gracious is
like calling the Pope saucy.

I was giving her
some advice.

Next thing,
here come the waterworks.

You made her cry?

No.Peter.

Maybe.

Nina is a crucial member
of my team.

You need to make this right.

What do you want me to do?

You're our U.N. ambassador.

Try some diplomacy.

Yes, ma'am.

Hi. Hi.Hi.

Please, please.Oh, yes, yes, yes.
I'm on it.

Oh, I saw that piece on,
uh, Lucas Morejon and Alison.

It was really sweet.

And-and very evolved of you
not to kick up a fuss.

What are you talking about?

The Capital Couplings
thing.

It was really-really
a sweet item.

The whole Romeo
and Juliet angle,

love finding a way.

This is the first you're
hearing about it, isn't it?

Fresh pot coming up!

HENRY:
"It's the Hatfields

"and the McCords,

"the offspring of two
prominent political adversaries

canoodling while their parents
eviscerate each other."

[Jason laughs]ELIZABETH: I am watching
the Western coalition

just...Don't. Don't.

...crumble
before my eyes.

And now I have to worry

about being ambushed by..."Ambushed"?

...tabloid nonsense?We really just started dating.

I was going
to tell you.

Stevie can vouch
for that.You knew?

Well, not for that long.Oblivious and proud.

Yeah, of course
you don't have that problem.[overlapping arguing]

You need a date first.ELIZABETH: Leave him alone.

Both of you, cut it out.Guys, guys, guys, guys,
don't get this twisted.

We know that you all
have good judgment.

Yes. Mostly.Now it's
a whole new deal.

[stammers]Running for president,
you have a target

on your back....political opponent.

Now we have to vet everyone
we're dating with you guys?

'Cause I'm not...What?

No. Nobody is saying that.No. No.

Why am I being lectured?

It's not a lecture.Because I didn't rat out

my sister?It's not about ratting!

Who's ratting?I mean, I told Ali

that she can't have been
dating Lucas for three weeks

and not tell you.Three weeks?

Stevie, you area lousy rat!JASON:
This is better

than The Real Housewives. Jason, just stop it.

That's not-- that's not...No. No, no, no. What, what?

I'm-I'm the bad guy?
She's dating the spawn of Satan.

And this one hooks up
with, what,

old men and drug addicts?ELIZABETH: Whoa.

Oh, hey, hey, hey!
Wait, hey!Oh! Okay, okay!

Hey, simmer down now!
Come on. Don't...

Stevie![door slams]

[indistinct arguing]

Do... I have to stay?

No. Good talk. Thanks.

Well...

[exhales]

...that went well.

[phone rings]

Perfect.

Yes, Russell.

Ramsey Peters. Right now.

Hold on.

It's a badge of pride, Ramsey.

I-It's not a mark of shame
or anything.

Um, I have longtime friends
in a group called Eros Europa.

They back Polish candidates...Wow.

...who promote Western culture.

Candidates
who are affiliated with the,

uh, Strength and Freedom Party,
right?

Yes, an organization
this country needs

to align itself with,
as I've said before.So much for Callister's

dog whistle.RUSSELL: Yeah.

This time, he brought the dog.

Why own it now?Because I don't want
my political enemies

to use it against me.

ELIZABETH:
When he's talking about his

political enemies...

RUSSELL:
I showed him my oppo,

hoped he'd stand down.

Instead,

he... got in front of it.

RUSSELL:
Callister's fearless, Elizabeth.

He's playing
by a different set of rules.

Unless we figure out a way
to fight him, he's gonna

seriously compromise
this administration's agenda

and your political future.

So what's our next move?You tell me.

Remember you said you'd own the
fallout from this extraction?

You do!

...candidate with nothing
to hide.[laughing]

I can't argue with that.

So, what can I do for you,
Henry?

I've got to talk to you
about a private matter,

Carlos,
that involves our kids.

You know
they've been dating.

[laughs]
Yeah.

I think everyone does
at this point, huh?

Look, I know that you
and Elizabeth aren't exactly

politically simpatico...

Elizabeth worried that
I might embarrass her

with intel my son has
passed on to me

from your unsuspecting daughter?

Yes. No. Well,
hearing you say it makes it...

makes me embarrassed
that we would

even entertain that thought.[laughs]
Don't be.

Paranoia comes with
the territory.

Look, what we're really
worried about is our kid.

Our-our kids.

We tried to talk to them.

We feel like we blew it
right out of the gate.

My first Senate run,
my opponent,

the stuff he came at me with.

That my father was
a Castro sympathizer.

That-that Vicki's brother
was working for the KGB,

because he once went to Moscow
for a chess tournament.

My God.

It was all it took
not to break his nose.

Well, you're defending family.
Primal instinct takes over.

It does, because
family is sacrosanct.

Which is, you know,
why I want to assure you

that, in spite of the
professional differences

I might have with your wife,
kids are off-limits, period.

Thank you.
I appreciate that.

I would be remiss if I didn't
bring up one other matter.

The Polish sanctions.
Aha.

Of course, yeah, you're the
president's senior advisor.

I should have assumed
the overture was imminent.

But I'll tell you that

I am firmly with my
caucus on this one.

You shouldn't be.

Callister is going all in
on nationalism.

He's appealing to hate,
fear, prejudice...

Yeah, that is one view.

The other is that he's tapping
into a populist vein.

One that could actually
take him to the White House.

And take this country
into a dystopian future.

Be that as it may,
he's chair of Foreign Relations,

and he's a top voice
in the party.

That makes him powerful,
not right.

Today he's backing
extremism in Poland,

tomorrow it could be Russia
or North Korea.

Come on, Henry,

he's not an enemy
of democracy.

No, not if we curtail
his worst impulses.

Yeah, he may be president,

but someone else
might be as well.

You asking me
to hedge my bets?

No, Senator, I'm asking you
to go all in

on our shared
democratic ideals.

Without them,
NATO's just an acronym.

Like the U.N.,
or the USA.

Thanks for seeing me.

Tell Lucas he's welcome
in our home anytime.

So are you and Vicki.

Thanks.

Oh, Ambassador, hi.

Um, sorry, I'm afraid
we need the room.

Actually, I'm here
to see you.

What-- Is that for me?
What is it?

Chocolate.

From five different
countries.

It was six, but it's
a long walk here.Thanks.

But I wasn't crying
because of you, Mr. Ambassador.

Oh, well, what then?

I work 16-hour days
for table scraps.

My mom needs
physical therapy,

my kid sister needs rehab.

I live with three roommates,

one of whom is an insomniac
with a drum kit.

And I am the first one
in my family...

to go to college.
Damn.

That's a lot on your plate.Yeah.

So I can't mess this job up.

And you won't.

Because working-class
kids like us

don't squander their
opportunities.

This girl won't.

But the fear of failure...

Never goes away.

But you learn to cope with it.

I cope with it by
being a hard-ass.

Yeah, um, killing with kindness
is more my thing.

Yeah. You'll get
the hard-ass part.

Because when you're
not to the manner born,

you've got to fight
for everything.

And it starts with
standing up for yourself.

[clicks tongue]

I hate chocolate.

[chuckles]

That's a good start.

ELIZABETH:
Following Poland's lead,

Slovakia, Greece and Serbia

are now demanding
more remuneration per refugee.

That's extortion.

It'll blow up the
climate migration deal.

That's precisely the point.

[intercom beeps]Yeah?

NINA:
I have Senator Morejon for you.

Put him through.

Senator?

Millman,

Werner, Isenstadt,

Pilkner.

Took some heavy lifting--

and Callister put a price
on my head--

but I got you your 60 votes.

A filibuster-proof majority.

You're supporting
the sanctions?

Wh-Why the change of heart?

Henry can make a pretty
convincing moral argument.

But that's only part of it.

What's the other part?

Well, on the off chance

that we're sitting
across from each other

years from now
with our grandkids...

I want you to pick up the check.

Done.

ELIZABETH:
Thank you, Frank.

Hey.

Oh, God.

Hi, you beautiful man.

Babe.

The sanctions
are already working.

Demko's under a lot
of pressure, and... Wha-What?

Uh, why don't you
look happy?

INN's reporting Demko just
declared a national emergency.

He's mobilizing
the armed forces.

So we may have given him
an excuse to consolidate power.

The symposium's tomorrow.

Damn it.If Poland isn't brought
to heel, then...

all of this work
and the treaty,

it's just...

[footsteps approaching]

Hi, sweetie.

Mom.

Go.

You broke up with
your boyfriend?

Lucas wasn't
my boyfriend.

But yes.

Ali, that's not
what I wanted.

All that stuff you said
about spotlights

and responsibilities,
you're right.

We have to think
strategically now.

And the Morejons
are the enemies.

[laughs]:
No, they're not.

They're...

I don't know
how to do this.

Do what?

Run for president
while being a mom

and a wife and a...

[sighs]

We're just gonna have to
work this out together,

as a family.

What about what you said?

Well, we were trying
to preach caution,

and I'm not going
back on that.

But the takeaway isn't that
you can't live your life.

The day that my daughter
can't date whoever she wants

is the day I find
another job.

You'll really dig Lucas.

Yeah?[laughs] Did you
ever meet a person that...

changes the way
you look at the world?

Inspires you to...

be a better version
of yourself?

Yeah.

[whispers]:
I married him.

[laughs]

[quietly]:
You're right.

[Alison laughs]

♪

You read the fourth
draft of my speech.Yes.

It's great.

Well, 'cause I
took Matt's notes.

Both rounds of them.

It's, uh, tight.

It's varnished.

I...

And I'm not gonna do it.

What happened?

Our climate migration
coalition is crumbling.

We-we need someone
who can sway public opinion,

not just...

with the delegates,
but abroad.

And I'm just a bureaucrat.

And a damn fine one.

But I need this one person

who can change
hearts and minds.

A voice...

that can't be ignored.

That's a tall order.

Yes.Who have you got?

Peter Harriman...

meet Lena Kaminska.

Ms. Kaminska.

It's an honor.

The pleasure is mine.

My name is Lena Kaminska.

I am lucky to be here today.

But I am only here
because someone thought

I was worth saving.

And if I am worth saving,

everyone is.

Governments like my own,

who care more
about silencing their critics

than helping victims,
must change.

Or be changed.

Because we can only solve

the climate migration crisis
together.

An acknowledgement that if
tragedy doesn't respect borders,

neither can we.

Nationalism doesn't work.

But as your presence
today testifies...

[voice breaks]:
internationalism does.

RUSSELL:
Three hours. Three hours

for Lena's speech
to go viral.

100,000 people

are protesting outside
the Presidential Palace.

Demko holed up like a coward
in his residence in Belweder,

but he has officially
submitted his resignation,

and Polish elections
are set for June.

And...

the climate
migration treaty

has 164 signatories.

Well done, Madam Secretary.

All I did was give
Lena a platform.

Mm-hmm, you did a
lot more than that.

You had the wisdom
to save her.

Well, Western history

is...

premised on the notion that...

one person can make
a difference.

Well, she can.

And she will.

[sighs]:
Also, it's, uh...

it's high time I
acknowledge something.

I realize our relationship
can be somewhat antagonistic.

[chuckles]:
Oh. Well...

not exactly breaking news.No, I know.

But I have
never addressed

why I am such a
knee-jerk contrarian.

As the president's
counselor, my job

is to push back
on everything.

Kick the tires.

Having to make decisions

and shoulder uncertain
consequences...

...that's the
real crucible.

What are you trying
to say, Russell?

That you're ready, Bess.

♪

[dance music playing]

♪

This is my favorite part.

[synthesizer adds simple melody]

Right here.

[music stops]Whoo!

[all cheering]

DJ TurnItUpYo!ELIZABETH: Wow.

Whoo!
HENRY: Huh,
that was something.

[quietly]:
Who is she?

Mix tapes, Ali.
I forgot 'em.

Oh, um, we can
burn 'em some
on my desktop.

DJ TurnItUpYo is also
available for bar mitzvahs,

weddings...Proms, parties,
anything.

Well, we'll-we'll
spread the word.

Good beat, and there...

Thank you so much
for sitting through that.

I liked it,
whatever it was.

The least I could do
for a wonderful dinner.

Those pierogies.

Glad they
passed muster.

Yeah, they were divine.

Just like these pierogies

I used to get on 8th
at Ludomir's.

I tried, but the dough,

it kept coming out
like cartilage.No, don't be so harsh.

It was more like chewing gum.Ah, it's the thought

that counts.

So, what's next for you, Lena?

Healing up.

Then back to teaching.

Good. Because 38
million students

need you.Aw, come on,

Elizabeth, be serious.I couldn't be

more serious.Henry, how much Bordeaux

did she have?[chuckles]

HENRY:
In vino veritas.

I think it's a great idea.Lena,

you're a natural-born leader.

Poland needs you.

[exhaling]

[sighs]:
Oh, you jerk.

[both laugh]

Oh...Did Lena get off okay?

Yeah. The car just
picked her up.

After we had...

polished off a few
snifters of slivovitz.

Ugh. Ugh.

Better you than me.

All those state dinners.

At this point, my liver could
probably metabolize gasoline.

Hmm.

Lena's something, huh?

Mm-hmm.

She's gonna make
a great president.

If she runs.

Hope I was convincing.

Very.

But I couldn't help thinking
that maybe you were trying
to convince yourself.

Geez! Russell, now you.

I already said I
was gonna do it.

Yeah, you've
been saying that
for a while now.

Kicking the can
down the road

week after week.

Callister's already got
an exploratory committee

up and running,
he's got...

pollsters in play.Well, I'd have to resign

before I can declare.

You think it's time?

Yeah.

I'm going back to sleep.

♪

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