1 00:00:05,067 --> 00:00:05,942 [tense music playing] 2 00:00:05,943 --> 00:00:08,862 [Kate] My chief of station is about to turn you over to the police. 3 00:00:08,863 --> 00:00:11,489 It is in both our interests that I stay here with you. 4 00:00:11,490 --> 00:00:12,657 Then I need information. 5 00:00:12,658 --> 00:00:14,617 - Tell my husband? - Trowbridge wasn't involved. 6 00:00:14,618 --> 00:00:16,411 - She's playing you. - I don't think she is. 7 00:00:16,412 --> 00:00:19,539 I told you that Grove hired Roman Lenkov. 8 00:00:19,540 --> 00:00:21,416 Grove didn't hire him. I did. 9 00:00:21,417 --> 00:00:22,834 Nicol knows none of this. 10 00:00:22,835 --> 00:00:25,587 She should tell him. If the dude is innocent and he hears 11 00:00:25,588 --> 00:00:28,882 that fucking grandma bombed his ship, there will come a reaction. 12 00:00:28,883 --> 00:00:31,301 I told you she wasn't your VP. And that's wrong. 13 00:00:31,302 --> 00:00:32,427 So she's VP now? 14 00:00:32,428 --> 00:00:35,764 I want to make plain that I'm here as a favor to you, not Nicol. 15 00:00:35,765 --> 00:00:38,808 [Eidra] The room is wired. We are gonna see and hear everything. 16 00:00:38,809 --> 00:00:40,018 Can I borrow you? 17 00:00:40,019 --> 00:00:44,147 [Margaret] I hired the Lenkov group to place an explosive device on our ship. 18 00:00:44,148 --> 00:00:45,482 It did not go to plan. 19 00:00:45,483 --> 00:00:48,359 Fucking monster! You're a monster! 20 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:50,153 - Let go of her, sir. - She killed them! 21 00:00:50,154 --> 00:00:52,739 Ma'am, look at me. I need you to tell me you're okay. 22 00:00:52,740 --> 00:00:54,115 Can you hear my voice? 23 00:00:54,116 --> 00:00:55,743 [music fades out] 24 00:01:02,124 --> 00:01:04,376 [raindrops pattering] 25 00:01:06,378 --> 00:01:08,380 [Margaret panting] 26 00:01:09,924 --> 00:01:12,258 - [Theo] She's bleeding. - [Eidra] We need you to stop moving. 27 00:01:12,259 --> 00:01:14,260 All the king's horses and all the king's men. 28 00:01:14,261 --> 00:01:16,847 - I need you to keep still. - That's a lot of blood, Theo. 29 00:01:17,681 --> 00:01:18,974 Now do you believe me? 30 00:01:21,018 --> 00:01:23,020 [classical music playing] 31 00:01:25,397 --> 00:01:26,649 [guests chattering] 32 00:01:34,031 --> 00:01:35,365 They landed just before you. 33 00:01:35,366 --> 00:01:38,119 Dennison's at nine. Trowbridge is at twelve. How'd it go? 34 00:01:39,829 --> 00:01:41,830 What was the reaction? Did he make any calls? 35 00:01:41,831 --> 00:01:44,624 - He slammed her head into the ground. - He what? 36 00:01:44,625 --> 00:01:46,835 - [Randall] Ambassador Wyler. - [Kate] Hi. 37 00:01:46,836 --> 00:01:48,169 - Welcome. - Thank you. 38 00:01:48,170 --> 00:01:49,587 We have a bit of a situation. 39 00:01:49,588 --> 00:01:53,675 {\an8}The bridge light got stuck on red and jammed the road halfway to Dunderave. 40 00:01:53,676 --> 00:01:56,427 I'm afraid the entire schedule's blown to bits. 41 00:01:56,428 --> 00:02:00,431 Unless, perhaps, we might consider foregoing your toast? 42 00:02:00,432 --> 00:02:02,183 - No problem. - Oh. [chuckles] 43 00:02:02,184 --> 00:02:04,435 Generous of you. Best laid plans and all that. 44 00:02:04,436 --> 00:02:06,938 - [Kate] Mm. - Try the trout. It's from the loch. 45 00:02:06,939 --> 00:02:08,065 We will. 46 00:02:10,067 --> 00:02:13,236 - Is Roylin-- - She's fine. Well, she's not fine. 47 00:02:13,237 --> 00:02:16,156 They're supergluing her head together, but she's not gonna die. 48 00:02:16,157 --> 00:02:18,242 - [waiter] May I tempt you? - You may. 49 00:02:19,118 --> 00:02:21,202 He came this close to manslaughter. 50 00:02:21,203 --> 00:02:22,996 You don't fake a reaction like that. 51 00:02:22,997 --> 00:02:25,123 He didn't do it. Trowbridge didn't do it. 52 00:02:25,124 --> 00:02:26,792 So Roylin was telling the truth. 53 00:02:27,835 --> 00:02:29,794 You were right. She was telling the truth. 54 00:02:29,795 --> 00:02:32,088 [Randall] We can move to the dining room when we're ready. 55 00:02:32,089 --> 00:02:34,716 We're not. And I'd appreciate the courtesy of an answer. 56 00:02:34,717 --> 00:02:36,551 If we want to stick to the updated schedule... 57 00:02:36,552 --> 00:02:39,554 Prime Minister? Is he quite all right? 58 00:02:39,555 --> 00:02:40,597 Give me that. 59 00:02:40,598 --> 00:02:43,600 [Doud] Croatia and Hungary have already capped supermarket staples 60 00:02:43,601 --> 00:02:45,435 without stock market backlash. 61 00:02:45,436 --> 00:02:48,980 Perhaps the prime minister doesn't wish to follow Croatia and Hungary. 62 00:02:48,981 --> 00:02:51,191 Jemma, I do miss our rows in the Commons. 63 00:02:51,192 --> 00:02:53,443 I heard you were hung up on price caps. 64 00:02:53,444 --> 00:02:55,571 Let's have it. Randall, back me up. 65 00:02:56,071 --> 00:02:58,990 Price caps are a utopian fantasy, unless we want artificial-- 66 00:02:58,991 --> 00:03:02,161 Prime Minister, I thought we'd raise a glass. Just us. 67 00:03:05,831 --> 00:03:08,042 You're in shock. Take a sip. It'll help. 68 00:03:08,667 --> 00:03:11,170 Looks like she's back on the prime minister's good list. 69 00:03:11,754 --> 00:03:13,796 What? Yes, good, yeah. 70 00:03:13,797 --> 00:03:15,757 I don't know if she mentioned anything to you 71 00:03:15,758 --> 00:03:18,760 about me going through a rough patch, but I'm through it. 72 00:03:18,761 --> 00:03:19,762 I'm back. 73 00:03:20,387 --> 00:03:21,222 I'm all in. 74 00:03:22,348 --> 00:03:23,431 That's good. 75 00:03:23,432 --> 00:03:25,141 We just have to make it through the dinner. 76 00:03:25,142 --> 00:03:27,143 You're buying a night to get ahead of this. 77 00:03:27,144 --> 00:03:30,814 You don't want anyone to know there's a crisis until you have it under control. 78 00:03:31,482 --> 00:03:33,150 To everything I don't want. 79 00:03:36,195 --> 00:03:38,112 [man] To the health of the friends of Caledonia! 80 00:03:38,113 --> 00:03:39,030 [guest] Hear, hear! 81 00:03:39,031 --> 00:03:42,909 - Sir, put your arm down. Prime Minister. - Stop telling me what to do. 82 00:03:42,910 --> 00:03:44,620 There is blood on your cuff. 83 00:03:45,162 --> 00:03:47,164 [guests continue chatting] 84 00:03:49,500 --> 00:03:50,625 [Howard] The room's clear. 85 00:03:50,626 --> 00:03:52,543 - Surveillance? - Stripped. The van's out back. 86 00:03:52,544 --> 00:03:54,754 The team's en route to London to prep a hand-off. 87 00:03:54,755 --> 00:03:57,966 She's lost a lot of blood. I'd feel more comfortable if we took her to a hospital. 88 00:03:57,967 --> 00:03:59,926 - No! You can't take me there. - Ma'am! 89 00:03:59,927 --> 00:04:02,512 They'll need to know what happened. It'll all come out. 90 00:04:02,513 --> 00:04:04,556 I played my part here, didn't I? 91 00:04:05,140 --> 00:04:06,641 I did it for my country. 92 00:04:06,642 --> 00:04:08,977 To keep the prime minister unscathed. 93 00:04:08,978 --> 00:04:14,274 To keep Great Britain whole. We won't survive if the story gets out. 94 00:04:14,275 --> 00:04:16,442 We've got a duty of care. The wound still won't clot. 95 00:04:16,443 --> 00:04:19,862 Let me bleed dry. But take me back to the safe house. 96 00:04:19,863 --> 00:04:22,950 Ma'am, you are not our responsibility anymore. 97 00:04:23,450 --> 00:04:25,285 You attacked your own country. 98 00:04:25,286 --> 00:04:27,788 What happens next is up to your prime minister. 99 00:04:29,206 --> 00:04:30,916 [shuddering breaths] 100 00:04:36,338 --> 00:04:37,339 How much does he know? 101 00:04:38,674 --> 00:04:40,341 I don't know. Not everything. 102 00:04:40,342 --> 00:04:43,177 I mean, he interrupted her with a chokehold halfway through. 103 00:04:43,178 --> 00:04:45,888 - He got the basics? - He was screaming, "You're a murderer" 104 00:04:45,889 --> 00:04:47,807 so loud it fucked up the comms. 105 00:04:47,808 --> 00:04:49,267 I'd say he got the gist. 106 00:04:49,268 --> 00:04:52,271 - Dennison knows that he's innocent? - I don't know. Maybe. 107 00:04:52,771 --> 00:04:53,813 What's he gonna do? 108 00:04:53,814 --> 00:04:54,731 Trowbridge? 109 00:04:54,732 --> 00:04:56,691 Dennison. Either. Anything! 110 00:04:56,692 --> 00:04:58,777 Here is every single thing I know. 111 00:04:59,611 --> 00:05:02,363 Trowbridge is a hitter. Roylin is a bleeder. 112 00:05:02,364 --> 00:05:05,784 At dinner, the trout was dry, and Trowbridge was catatonic. 113 00:05:06,285 --> 00:05:07,994 He didn't do it. His advisor did. 114 00:05:07,995 --> 00:05:11,331 We have been toting her around the British Isles like hand luggage. 115 00:05:11,332 --> 00:05:15,461 Meanwhile, I wrongly accused the prime minister of mass murder. 116 00:05:16,170 --> 00:05:18,254 - Does he know that? - Hal... 117 00:05:18,255 --> 00:05:19,673 - You don't know. - [knock on door] 118 00:05:23,052 --> 00:05:25,428 - Have you gone to State? - Uh, not yet. 119 00:05:25,429 --> 00:05:28,223 Good. I just talked to Trowbridge. 120 00:05:29,183 --> 00:05:30,767 He won't take Roylin into British custody 121 00:05:30,768 --> 00:05:32,769 until he knows who he can trust in his government. 122 00:05:32,770 --> 00:05:34,438 Which might take a while. 123 00:05:34,980 --> 00:05:37,399 So until then, what? She walks free? 124 00:05:38,942 --> 00:05:41,235 - I'm taking her to the safe house. - Absolutely not. 125 00:05:41,236 --> 00:05:43,196 I don't like it either. What's the alternative? 126 00:05:43,197 --> 00:05:46,032 Let her go, see if she survives? She named names. 127 00:05:46,033 --> 00:05:47,785 We need her somewhere secure. 128 00:05:49,787 --> 00:05:50,829 Fine. 129 00:05:52,081 --> 00:05:55,584 I have to report to the director before Roylin gets to London. 130 00:05:56,085 --> 00:05:57,544 If it's okay with you, 131 00:05:58,045 --> 00:06:01,006 I'd like to handle the messaging to Washington by myself. 132 00:06:01,507 --> 00:06:05,427 You solved the fucking thing. You should both be milking this. 133 00:06:06,178 --> 00:06:07,178 We'll both report. 134 00:06:07,179 --> 00:06:10,391 Ma'am, I've got concerns about my position. 135 00:06:11,141 --> 00:06:14,686 I shouldn't have held Roylin so long. I shouldn't be holding her now. 136 00:06:16,105 --> 00:06:18,899 - I need to keep the messaging clean. - [knock on door] 137 00:06:28,867 --> 00:06:30,786 The prime minister would like to speak with you. 138 00:06:36,750 --> 00:06:39,335 [Randall] The motorcade is at the front when you're ready to depart. 139 00:06:39,336 --> 00:06:42,047 - I've informed the Scots-- - [Trowbridge] Leave us. 140 00:06:46,677 --> 00:06:47,761 [door closes] 141 00:06:50,180 --> 00:06:51,181 [Trowbridge] Sit. 142 00:07:07,448 --> 00:07:08,699 It was a rough night. 143 00:07:10,784 --> 00:07:11,868 Anything I can-- 144 00:07:11,869 --> 00:07:13,370 Do? Let's see. 145 00:07:14,538 --> 00:07:16,080 "AMB..." that's ambassador, 146 00:07:16,081 --> 00:07:19,333 "...led me to dining room with excuse of Scottish policy demands." 147 00:07:19,334 --> 00:07:23,337 "Found R..." R stands for traitor, "...already seated." 148 00:07:23,338 --> 00:07:26,300 "AMB did not express surprise, left room." 149 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:28,177 That all sound right? 150 00:07:30,429 --> 00:07:32,889 - Sir, if I can give some context-- - It's not for my memoirs. 151 00:07:32,890 --> 00:07:34,974 It's a factual record for the eventual inquiry. 152 00:07:34,975 --> 00:07:36,435 Is it accurate so far? 153 00:07:39,271 --> 00:07:40,813 You asked me to find her. 154 00:07:40,814 --> 00:07:43,650 So you trapped me in a private audience with a terrorist. 155 00:07:44,610 --> 00:07:46,612 What a way to deliver information. 156 00:07:47,112 --> 00:07:49,114 Most news arrives in the red box. 157 00:07:50,199 --> 00:07:53,410 Sir, I think we all could have handled things differently tonight. 158 00:07:54,953 --> 00:07:56,121 [writing stops] 159 00:08:03,962 --> 00:08:07,174 - What did she tell you? - She said she wanted to talk to you. 160 00:08:09,259 --> 00:08:12,261 She told you what she did. That's why you brought it to me. Yes? 161 00:08:12,262 --> 00:08:14,097 - Yes. - Did she name anyone? 162 00:08:14,806 --> 00:08:17,851 Merritt Grove. Leonard Stendig. 163 00:08:21,813 --> 00:08:25,483 Grove was the bridge to the Russians. Stendig's a toad in a Brioni. 164 00:08:25,484 --> 00:08:26,901 He'd be the muscle. 165 00:08:26,902 --> 00:08:31,698 Our Lady of Immaculate Deception was the gray matter behind it all. 166 00:08:32,282 --> 00:08:34,408 Who else did she press into service? 167 00:08:34,409 --> 00:08:36,411 She wouldn't give us other names. 168 00:08:37,788 --> 00:08:41,625 That means anyone in your government could be involved. 169 00:08:43,252 --> 00:08:45,045 We had to bring her straight to you. 170 00:08:49,216 --> 00:08:50,050 Austin. 171 00:08:53,428 --> 00:08:57,348 "A ran in screaming, protected R, threw me to the wall." 172 00:08:57,349 --> 00:08:58,975 Dennison wasn't part of it. 173 00:08:58,976 --> 00:09:01,060 There's nothing a loser wouldn't do to win. 174 00:09:01,061 --> 00:09:03,229 Why do you think he questioned Lenkov's death? 175 00:09:03,230 --> 00:09:07,275 - Because he's desperate to end me. - Because he didn't want to lose a witness. 176 00:09:07,276 --> 00:09:08,276 You can trust him. 177 00:09:08,277 --> 00:09:10,069 He wasn't supposed to be in Scotland. 178 00:09:10,070 --> 00:09:13,281 - That can't be a coincidence. - He's here because I asked him to come. 179 00:09:13,282 --> 00:09:17,160 I had him wait with me outside the room to support you when you heard. 180 00:09:19,538 --> 00:09:22,124 - You and Austin waited in the hall? - Yes. 181 00:09:24,626 --> 00:09:25,836 Why? 182 00:09:27,671 --> 00:09:28,588 Sorry? 183 00:09:28,589 --> 00:09:30,299 What did you think you'd hear? 184 00:09:35,053 --> 00:09:37,889 "Anyone in your government could be involved." That's what you just said. 185 00:09:38,765 --> 00:09:39,599 That's right. 186 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:41,435 That's why you didn't warn me 187 00:09:42,894 --> 00:09:46,063 before bringing Roylin to me like a dead mouse on the pillow. 188 00:09:46,064 --> 00:09:47,941 You were listening for my response. 189 00:09:56,950 --> 00:09:58,285 You thought it was me. 190 00:10:02,164 --> 00:10:04,874 You brought Roylin here to entrap me. 191 00:10:04,875 --> 00:10:06,668 Yes? Say it. 192 00:10:07,836 --> 00:10:09,420 That's not what we were doing. 193 00:10:09,421 --> 00:10:11,464 You learned of a conspiracy in my government, 194 00:10:11,465 --> 00:10:13,257 and you tried to destroy me with it. 195 00:10:13,258 --> 00:10:14,467 - Say it. - Sir... 196 00:10:14,468 --> 00:10:18,429 You thought I'd killed the very sailors whose families I comforted this morning. 197 00:10:18,430 --> 00:10:21,599 When you called me the quickest thinker you'd met since your husband, 198 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:23,143 you thought I was a murderer. 199 00:10:24,269 --> 00:10:25,312 Yes or no?! 200 00:10:28,190 --> 00:10:32,109 I hate a liar. Mrs. Wyler, tell me. Yes or no? 201 00:10:32,110 --> 00:10:33,028 Yes. 202 00:10:35,489 --> 00:10:36,948 [tense music playing] 203 00:10:42,663 --> 00:10:43,830 [door slams shut] 204 00:10:59,846 --> 00:11:00,888 He didn't do it. 205 00:11:00,889 --> 00:11:02,848 - I'm well aware. - We have Roylin. 206 00:11:02,849 --> 00:11:05,726 He knows about Stendig and Grove, knows you weren't involved. 207 00:11:05,727 --> 00:11:07,562 - He knows I-- - Ambassador, thank you. 208 00:11:08,063 --> 00:11:09,731 You've helped quite enough. 209 00:11:18,907 --> 00:11:20,075 [Trowbridge] Austin! 210 00:11:25,997 --> 00:11:28,083 - Riding with the prime minister. - [guard] Yes, sir. 211 00:11:48,603 --> 00:11:49,771 [music fades out] 212 00:11:52,399 --> 00:11:53,233 [Hal] Come on. 213 00:11:59,698 --> 00:12:01,032 [buzzing] 214 00:12:07,414 --> 00:12:08,248 Yeah? 215 00:12:13,253 --> 00:12:14,296 Yeah. 216 00:12:15,046 --> 00:12:15,881 Uh-huh. 217 00:12:18,091 --> 00:12:20,093 Yeah. I'm on my way. Shoot! 218 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:22,971 No, I got it. Uh-huh. 219 00:12:25,182 --> 00:12:28,310 [grunts] I'm on top of it. 220 00:12:29,561 --> 00:12:30,395 Ma'am? 221 00:12:32,272 --> 00:12:33,106 [Kate] Come in. 222 00:12:35,692 --> 00:12:36,567 [Hal] What time is it? 223 00:12:36,568 --> 00:12:39,028 I am so sorry. We need to get going right away. 224 00:12:39,029 --> 00:12:40,154 What happened? 225 00:12:40,155 --> 00:12:42,908 Ma'am, the vice president is on her way to London. 226 00:12:45,368 --> 00:12:46,203 Now? 227 00:12:51,541 --> 00:12:53,834 - We ready? - Um, do you have a paperclip? 228 00:12:53,835 --> 00:12:56,462 - How about a binder clip? - Uh, no. It's fine. 229 00:12:56,463 --> 00:13:00,257 No, it's not fine. The zipper broke off. We need a paperclip to close her pants. 230 00:13:00,258 --> 00:13:01,676 I'll hold my jacket over it. 231 00:13:02,594 --> 00:13:05,095 Why the fuck is the vice president coming here? 232 00:13:05,096 --> 00:13:09,517 To support the Brits. Eidra sent a report to Langley last night. 233 00:13:09,518 --> 00:13:11,143 I don't know what was in it, 234 00:13:11,144 --> 00:13:13,896 but it upset the White House enough to send the VP. 235 00:13:13,897 --> 00:13:16,899 - Does she know about me? - That she's auditioning for her job? 236 00:13:16,900 --> 00:13:19,026 Does she know I'm on the short list for VP? 237 00:13:19,027 --> 00:13:21,613 I don't know. For the pants. 238 00:13:22,447 --> 00:13:23,322 Perfect. 239 00:13:23,323 --> 00:13:25,200 And for the ride home. 240 00:13:27,118 --> 00:13:29,286 Briefing material on Vice President Grace Penn. 241 00:13:29,287 --> 00:13:32,915 It hasn't been fully updated since her last visit to the UK, 242 00:13:32,916 --> 00:13:35,125 but it is a little more... 243 00:13:35,126 --> 00:13:36,710 Can you, uh... 244 00:13:36,711 --> 00:13:39,630 It is a little more granular than her Wikipedia entry. 245 00:13:39,631 --> 00:13:42,341 - Yep. - I'll quiz you in the car. 246 00:13:42,342 --> 00:13:43,759 We're not driving. 247 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:46,763 We need to get her back quickly, and it is an eight-hour drive. 248 00:13:47,264 --> 00:13:49,056 The vice president asked them to pick you up. 249 00:13:49,057 --> 00:13:49,975 Who's "them"? 250 00:13:52,936 --> 00:13:54,938 [helicopter approaching] 251 00:13:56,940 --> 00:13:58,817 [dramatic music playing] 252 00:14:22,382 --> 00:14:24,050 Yeah, she definitely knows. 253 00:14:26,344 --> 00:14:27,386 [music ends] 254 00:14:27,387 --> 00:14:29,472 You know what was on the VP's schedule? 255 00:14:30,390 --> 00:14:33,100 A school visit to Bethesda. 256 00:14:33,101 --> 00:14:36,520 Not an unannounced overseas trip. The press is gonna have some questions. 257 00:14:36,521 --> 00:14:37,897 She's supporting the Brits. 258 00:14:37,898 --> 00:14:39,815 Raises the question why they need support. 259 00:14:39,816 --> 00:14:43,360 The CIA report was colorful. I don't think we should share it with the press. 260 00:14:43,361 --> 00:14:44,904 You need a reason for the visit. 261 00:14:44,905 --> 00:14:48,032 The chief of staff will work with you. I told her you're read in. 262 00:14:48,033 --> 00:14:50,159 - I'm not read in. - What does that mean? 263 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:52,119 I'm working back into the inner circle. 264 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:54,246 Your girlfriend kept the report from you? 265 00:14:54,247 --> 00:14:57,750 You told her to check me out, and she's not my girlfriend anymore, so... 266 00:14:57,751 --> 00:14:59,668 - Stuart... - We don't need to do a whole-- 267 00:14:59,669 --> 00:15:01,545 Should Danny send you a gift basket? 268 00:15:01,546 --> 00:15:05,049 Federal gift limit's up to $20. It's like two apples and a piece of cheese. 269 00:15:05,050 --> 00:15:09,136 No. I don't need to know anything classified. 270 00:15:09,137 --> 00:15:12,514 But does the vice president know that Kate's in the running for her job? 271 00:15:12,515 --> 00:15:14,516 - Yes. - They're about to have a one-on-one. 272 00:15:14,517 --> 00:15:17,812 Is there anything I need to know to make sure this goes okay for Kate? 273 00:15:18,313 --> 00:15:22,025 Uh, make sure the chief of station's not still up on the PM. 274 00:15:24,110 --> 00:15:27,154 - Up on the PM? As in? - Ask your ex. 275 00:15:27,155 --> 00:15:29,532 This isn't something I can discuss on an open line. 276 00:15:30,700 --> 00:15:33,244 - [intriguing music playing] - [phone disconnects] 277 00:15:35,205 --> 00:15:36,789 Lock off the staff hallway, 278 00:15:36,790 --> 00:15:41,210 hard pins on the house staff, essentials only, and no lookie-loos. 279 00:15:41,211 --> 00:15:43,379 - Pardon me. The blood. - Yes, right here. 280 00:15:43,380 --> 00:15:45,548 - If you could refrigerate it. - Of course. 281 00:15:47,092 --> 00:15:48,093 [knock on door] 282 00:15:50,595 --> 00:15:52,888 She was at the table for the Vienna talks in '92. 283 00:15:52,889 --> 00:15:55,224 That's like... We talked about it in my A-100. 284 00:15:55,225 --> 00:15:57,227 That's the example we're trying to beat. 285 00:15:57,727 --> 00:15:59,895 How did the director take it? 286 00:15:59,896 --> 00:16:02,898 The director would like Roylin out of the safe house. 287 00:16:02,899 --> 00:16:05,150 Shit. What do you need? 288 00:16:05,151 --> 00:16:07,903 Talk to Trowbridge. Get him to take Roylin off our hands. 289 00:16:07,904 --> 00:16:10,739 - He's not crazy about me right now. - It's him or nothing. 290 00:16:10,740 --> 00:16:14,493 We can't go to other contacts until Trowbridge decides to widen the circle. 291 00:16:14,494 --> 00:16:18,039 - [knock on door] - Fuck! Uh, I wanted to change. 292 00:16:19,207 --> 00:16:20,958 Talk to Dennison. He's in the circle. 293 00:16:20,959 --> 00:16:22,584 - Without you? - [knock on door] 294 00:16:22,585 --> 00:16:24,962 He's not crazy about me either. Do these look okay? 295 00:16:24,963 --> 00:16:26,338 Uh, they look normal. 296 00:16:26,339 --> 00:16:29,425 Normal's great. I had a helicopter ride and a pee break to prep. 297 00:16:29,426 --> 00:16:31,468 There's a paperclip stuck to your pants. 298 00:16:31,469 --> 00:16:32,553 It's holding them up. 299 00:16:32,554 --> 00:16:34,222 - [knocking continues] - [woman] Ambassador? 300 00:16:37,058 --> 00:16:38,893 The vice president's ready for you. 301 00:16:42,313 --> 00:16:45,649 - Hi. Can I just sneak by? - I'm sorry, sir. This entrance is closed. 302 00:16:45,650 --> 00:16:48,153 - Ambassador's husband. - It is an honor to meet you. 303 00:16:49,487 --> 00:16:52,364 I left my laptop in that library. I'm gonna grab it and get out. 304 00:16:52,365 --> 00:16:54,575 I'm so sorry, sir. I know it's an inconvenience. 305 00:16:54,576 --> 00:16:56,952 There's people in there. He works for my wife. 306 00:16:56,953 --> 00:16:59,831 Sir, would you do me a favor and take one step back? 307 00:17:06,296 --> 00:17:08,130 There wasn't time to prep a one-pager, 308 00:17:08,131 --> 00:17:10,799 so I thought I'd start with a tour of the horizon. 309 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:11,926 Okay. 310 00:17:12,427 --> 00:17:15,095 I'll start by, uh, looking east. 311 00:17:15,096 --> 00:17:17,181 We got a verbal confession 312 00:17:17,182 --> 00:17:20,476 that the hit on HMS Courageous was a British false flag attack 313 00:17:20,477 --> 00:17:22,269 to gin up a gray-zone conflict-- 314 00:17:22,270 --> 00:17:24,481 With Iran. I read the report. We can skip ahead. 315 00:17:25,190 --> 00:17:27,609 Great. Let me just, um... 316 00:17:30,111 --> 00:17:32,237 I'm talking with your station chief after this. 317 00:17:32,238 --> 00:17:35,908 - She can fill in the nitty-gritty if we-- - Sorry. I finally got reading glasses. 318 00:17:35,909 --> 00:17:39,203 But I don't know if I left them in Scotland or in the car. 319 00:17:39,204 --> 00:17:40,622 Or in my helicopter. 320 00:17:42,082 --> 00:17:42,916 Right. 321 00:17:44,501 --> 00:17:45,417 Try mine. 322 00:17:45,418 --> 00:17:46,336 Oh. 323 00:17:47,420 --> 00:17:48,421 Thanks. 324 00:17:50,715 --> 00:17:52,342 Oh. Okay. Great. 325 00:17:52,842 --> 00:17:55,302 Um, so looking southeast on the horizon, 326 00:17:55,303 --> 00:17:59,473 we supported the British attempt to detain Roman Lenkov on French soil, 327 00:17:59,474 --> 00:18:01,558 but the French minister of the interior-- 328 00:18:01,559 --> 00:18:03,811 ...Fournier back-channeled to a US interlocutor 329 00:18:03,812 --> 00:18:06,438 with suspicions that the arrest would be a hit. 330 00:18:06,439 --> 00:18:09,149 - It was in the report. Let's... - Right. 331 00:18:09,150 --> 00:18:12,486 I brought their suspicions to the British foreign secretary. 332 00:18:12,487 --> 00:18:13,403 You did? 333 00:18:13,404 --> 00:18:16,156 Yes. The foreign secretary's internal inquiries-- 334 00:18:16,157 --> 00:18:17,574 Why you? 335 00:18:17,575 --> 00:18:19,910 I was the back-channel interlocutor. 336 00:18:19,911 --> 00:18:21,370 That wasn't in the report. 337 00:18:21,371 --> 00:18:24,998 Dennison confirmed the suspicion, but kicked up enough dust 338 00:18:24,999 --> 00:18:27,584 that Margaret Roylin reached out to us for help. 339 00:18:27,585 --> 00:18:29,002 - Us? You? - She called me. 340 00:18:29,003 --> 00:18:32,006 We brought her into the embassy and ultimately got a confession. 341 00:18:33,258 --> 00:18:34,675 Why does everybody call you? 342 00:18:34,676 --> 00:18:37,386 I called her first in France. 343 00:18:37,387 --> 00:18:40,430 I wanted advice, and she used me for intel, 344 00:18:40,431 --> 00:18:42,642 but it established a bond. 345 00:18:44,602 --> 00:18:47,105 Which brings us to the north. 346 00:18:47,689 --> 00:18:49,149 - Scotland. - Scotland. 347 00:18:49,774 --> 00:18:53,652 There's a district the size of a postage stamp that swung for independence. 348 00:18:53,653 --> 00:18:56,613 It sparked Margaret Roylin's scorched-earth run 349 00:18:56,614 --> 00:18:58,323 to give the UK a common enemy. 350 00:18:58,324 --> 00:18:59,449 She's right to worry. 351 00:18:59,450 --> 00:19:02,828 If the UK eats itself alive, second wave impact, 352 00:19:02,829 --> 00:19:05,165 it's a huge blow to NATO and Five Eyes. 353 00:19:05,874 --> 00:19:08,918 Third wave, Northern Ireland, Catalonia. 354 00:19:09,419 --> 00:19:11,712 Democracies carving themselves into splinters, 355 00:19:11,713 --> 00:19:14,006 while autocracy's having its best year since '37. 356 00:19:14,007 --> 00:19:15,549 That's... Yeah. 357 00:19:15,550 --> 00:19:18,427 The danger is not on the horizon. It's here. 358 00:19:18,428 --> 00:19:19,596 Exactly. 359 00:19:20,763 --> 00:19:21,764 Nora? 360 00:19:23,766 --> 00:19:25,225 Ready for the chief of station? 361 00:19:25,226 --> 00:19:27,937 See if we can get the prime minister to come by. 362 00:19:34,319 --> 00:19:35,152 Oh, there you are. 363 00:19:35,153 --> 00:19:37,779 I know we're in the rebuilding trust phase. 364 00:19:37,780 --> 00:19:39,198 I don't want to rush that, but-- 365 00:19:39,199 --> 00:19:42,493 The prime minister's on his way. I've got to brief the vice president. 366 00:19:43,995 --> 00:19:48,333 What does it mean to be "up on the PM"? Does that mean tapping his phone? 367 00:19:51,669 --> 00:19:53,837 - Eidra? - I've got to go. 368 00:19:53,838 --> 00:19:58,091 No, I didn't see the report, which is fine. I get why I'm not read in. 369 00:19:58,092 --> 00:20:01,553 I don't need to know anything, but with the prime minister coming 370 00:20:01,554 --> 00:20:04,682 and with Grace Penn here, and the vice presidency, 371 00:20:05,475 --> 00:20:08,644 is there anything that could damage Kate? Like, I don't know... 372 00:20:08,645 --> 00:20:10,271 tapping the PM's phone? 373 00:20:11,731 --> 00:20:13,650 I guess you should know... 374 00:20:15,944 --> 00:20:17,487 Trowbridge is mad at Kate. 375 00:20:18,571 --> 00:20:19,447 Because of the... 376 00:20:20,114 --> 00:20:22,158 Because of the... You know, the sting. 377 00:20:24,369 --> 00:20:26,704 No. I don't know about the sting. 378 00:20:27,205 --> 00:20:29,207 [tense music playing] 379 00:20:33,461 --> 00:20:35,796 Agent Griffin will not allow the vice president 380 00:20:35,797 --> 00:20:37,214 to join the greeting party. 381 00:20:37,215 --> 00:20:39,508 I'm so sorry, ma'am. I can't have her outside. 382 00:20:39,509 --> 00:20:42,719 - What? It's the PM. She greets him here. - It's protocol. 383 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:46,139 Unfortunately, we don't control the sight lines. 384 00:20:46,140 --> 00:20:47,350 She'll be inside. 385 00:21:01,197 --> 00:21:05,576 - Welcome back to Winfield, Prime Minister. - Sir, it's nice to see you again. 386 00:21:06,953 --> 00:21:08,787 - Where is she? - She's inside. 387 00:21:08,788 --> 00:21:11,873 Your president had the horse sense to meet me at the front door. 388 00:21:11,874 --> 00:21:14,168 I suppose that's your golden touch at work. 389 00:21:16,379 --> 00:21:18,130 [Kate] She's glad you were both able to come. 390 00:21:18,131 --> 00:21:19,132 [Austin] Mm-hm. 391 00:21:19,716 --> 00:21:21,384 - Does she know? - Mm-hmm. 392 00:21:24,012 --> 00:21:28,141 - Ma'am, do you need me to pull you? - From this? 393 00:21:31,060 --> 00:21:34,522 I don't need to know anything classified, but he's a killer and he hates you. 394 00:21:35,023 --> 00:21:39,569 - You don't need to drink tea with the guy. - Stuart, Trowbridge is innocent. 395 00:21:46,784 --> 00:21:48,910 [Grace] I know me and my circus train are the last thing 396 00:21:48,911 --> 00:21:52,581 you need at a time like this, so I hope you'll forgive the intrusion. 397 00:21:52,582 --> 00:21:53,499 Come, sit. 398 00:21:57,545 --> 00:21:58,629 [Trowbridge clears throat] 399 00:22:04,677 --> 00:22:07,722 I, um... I suppose you'd like me to explain it all. 400 00:22:10,141 --> 00:22:11,308 I wish I could. 401 00:22:11,309 --> 00:22:13,310 The VP has been briefed on the basics. 402 00:22:13,311 --> 00:22:16,146 It would be helpful to hear what you plan to do next. 403 00:22:16,147 --> 00:22:18,065 I'm sorry to drag you through it. 404 00:22:18,066 --> 00:22:20,734 No, no. It's good practice. 405 00:22:20,735 --> 00:22:22,944 I'll have to do it from the podium eventually. 406 00:22:22,945 --> 00:22:25,155 Perhaps we could talk through the plan of action. 407 00:22:25,156 --> 00:22:28,658 [scoffs] The plan is an hour old. 408 00:22:28,659 --> 00:22:31,245 It'll be chuffed to hear itself called a plan. 409 00:22:32,705 --> 00:22:35,540 The prime minister has a two-pronged approach in mind. 410 00:22:35,541 --> 00:22:36,459 Austin... 411 00:22:40,296 --> 00:22:42,382 My own advisor attacked my country, 412 00:22:44,217 --> 00:22:46,094 and I am the fool who trusted her. 413 00:22:46,677 --> 00:22:48,136 That's not why I'm here. 414 00:22:48,137 --> 00:22:52,600 No, you're here to help. And, surely, to steer my response. 415 00:22:56,187 --> 00:22:59,315 There is no fiercer drive than shame. 416 00:23:02,693 --> 00:23:04,779 I will crush the conspirators. 417 00:23:06,572 --> 00:23:08,199 I will out the truth. 418 00:23:09,283 --> 00:23:11,660 You're right. You are a resource drain. 419 00:23:11,661 --> 00:23:13,286 And we're already limping. 420 00:23:13,287 --> 00:23:16,373 So, with gratitude and respect, 421 00:23:16,374 --> 00:23:19,127 the best help that you can give me is distance. 422 00:23:19,627 --> 00:23:22,838 So that I can give my all to this fight. 423 00:23:22,839 --> 00:23:25,133 I know you'll do what's best for your country. 424 00:23:26,926 --> 00:23:29,678 I'm grateful for your visit. And I wish you a safe journey. 425 00:23:29,679 --> 00:23:33,266 You accused Russia of a crime that you committed. 426 00:23:33,766 --> 00:23:36,059 We're trying to get them back to a negotiating table, 427 00:23:36,060 --> 00:23:38,229 and you handed them a new excuse to walk away. 428 00:23:38,938 --> 00:23:40,565 You may not want my help, 429 00:23:41,649 --> 00:23:42,900 but you need it. 430 00:23:48,072 --> 00:23:49,865 The vice president announces agreement 431 00:23:49,866 --> 00:23:51,700 to expand tax credits for electric vehicles-- 432 00:23:51,701 --> 00:23:54,703 You said that one already. Auto unions would oppose. 433 00:23:54,704 --> 00:23:55,871 Next one's not gonna work. 434 00:23:55,872 --> 00:23:58,039 Executive action on fish oil capsule trade. 435 00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:00,917 There's a pro-democracy thing tomorrow. She could keynote. 436 00:24:00,918 --> 00:24:02,669 - At the IOD? Not great. - Crankfest? 437 00:24:02,670 --> 00:24:04,671 They're legit. But it'll be empty chairs. 438 00:24:04,672 --> 00:24:07,884 Everyone senior will skip the talk for the Australia dinner. 439 00:24:08,676 --> 00:24:10,218 - The Australia dinner... - Which is? 440 00:24:10,219 --> 00:24:12,846 Australian navy chief's here for the Dreadnought deal. 441 00:24:12,847 --> 00:24:13,805 Which one's that? 442 00:24:13,806 --> 00:24:16,391 The one the French called, "A knife in the back." You know? 443 00:24:16,392 --> 00:24:17,309 I don't. 444 00:24:17,310 --> 00:24:19,186 Australia was gonna buy submarines from France. 445 00:24:19,187 --> 00:24:22,105 They backed out and got them from the UK instead. 446 00:24:22,106 --> 00:24:24,524 - Ah. - Can you live with pissing off the French? 447 00:24:24,525 --> 00:24:27,778 I think I can. I'll run it by Billie. 448 00:24:31,282 --> 00:24:34,784 I need a pull-aside with Dennison, if you can help stage manage the exit. 449 00:24:34,785 --> 00:24:37,330 We need him to take Roylin off our hands. 450 00:24:38,331 --> 00:24:40,248 It's fine. The ambassador okayed it. 451 00:24:40,249 --> 00:24:43,628 I don't wanna know why you need him. 452 00:24:44,420 --> 00:24:46,671 I don't wanna know we still have Roylin. 453 00:24:46,672 --> 00:24:48,548 Why the fuck do we still have Roylin? 454 00:24:48,549 --> 00:24:50,800 Don't worry. The director said the same thing. 455 00:24:50,801 --> 00:24:53,678 The ambassador told me that Trowbridge is innocent. 456 00:24:53,679 --> 00:24:55,348 Which means this was all Roylin. 457 00:24:56,349 --> 00:24:59,519 - And we're protecting her? - What happened to you not needing to know? 458 00:25:01,646 --> 00:25:06,943 I'm fine being out of the loop. I'm fine earning my way back in. 459 00:25:07,568 --> 00:25:10,196 But it's starting to look like I'm not the problem anymore. 460 00:25:13,950 --> 00:25:15,368 What the fuck are you doing? 461 00:25:18,412 --> 00:25:21,748 The prime minister is well aware that retracting a Russia accusation-- 462 00:25:21,749 --> 00:25:25,377 Fuels the conspiracists and the isolationists to start. 463 00:25:25,378 --> 00:25:28,838 And means we'll face disbelief when next we accuse Russia of-- 464 00:25:28,839 --> 00:25:31,049 Jailing a journalist and calling them a spy. 465 00:25:31,050 --> 00:25:33,302 Or abducting children and calling them refugees. 466 00:25:33,886 --> 00:25:36,137 You attacked your own ship and called it Russia. 467 00:25:36,138 --> 00:25:37,765 We understand it's fraught. 468 00:25:38,599 --> 00:25:41,101 But nothing about this will unfold recklessly. 469 00:25:41,102 --> 00:25:43,729 Nothing about it can unfold unilaterally. 470 00:25:45,439 --> 00:25:48,609 Gentlemen, our interest can't come as a surprise. 471 00:25:49,610 --> 00:25:51,112 Sketch out the mud map. 472 00:25:54,615 --> 00:25:59,077 To minimize risk, the prime minister can either tell the truth, but tell it slowly... 473 00:25:59,078 --> 00:26:01,998 Or he can keep it quiet. What did you pick? 474 00:26:03,666 --> 00:26:04,667 I'm sorry? 475 00:26:05,167 --> 00:26:07,794 I'm sorry. I'm finishing your sentences. 476 00:26:07,795 --> 00:26:10,213 My press team calls it cooperative overlapping. 477 00:26:10,214 --> 00:26:13,009 But if they weren't my press team, they'd call it rude. 478 00:26:13,759 --> 00:26:15,970 It means I agree with you. I'll... 479 00:26:18,598 --> 00:26:21,976 Not at all. But that's not what I was saying. 480 00:26:23,519 --> 00:26:24,604 What were you saying? 481 00:26:25,104 --> 00:26:26,771 I was saying it can come out slowly, 482 00:26:26,772 --> 00:26:30,568 or the prime minister can bring it out in full to the Commons. 483 00:26:31,319 --> 00:26:32,694 Call for an inquiry. 484 00:26:32,695 --> 00:26:34,529 That would be the correct option. 485 00:26:34,530 --> 00:26:37,741 But given the possibility of unknown collaborators, 486 00:26:37,742 --> 00:26:39,326 even within our own ranks, we-- 487 00:26:39,327 --> 00:26:42,162 He likes the slow approach. It suits him. 488 00:26:42,163 --> 00:26:45,707 It delays your resignation until the story's out in full. 489 00:26:45,708 --> 00:26:47,917 Less churn is better for all of us. 490 00:26:47,918 --> 00:26:50,962 I'm not resigning. I don't intend to resign. 491 00:26:50,963 --> 00:26:52,798 Oh. I thought... 492 00:26:53,507 --> 00:26:57,385 [chuckles] Blame it on the jet lag. I'm seeing everything in absolutes. 493 00:26:57,386 --> 00:26:59,971 Tell the story and resign. Bury it and stay in office. 494 00:26:59,972 --> 00:27:01,641 And you've found a third way? 495 00:27:02,642 --> 00:27:04,517 If we titrate the information-- 496 00:27:04,518 --> 00:27:07,687 Perhaps we should consider the vice president's suggestion. 497 00:27:07,688 --> 00:27:10,106 Goodness, I misunderstood the foreign secretary-- 498 00:27:10,107 --> 00:27:11,400 We're discussing options. 499 00:27:13,110 --> 00:27:14,403 It's one we should discuss. 500 00:27:14,904 --> 00:27:20,116 You're saying keep the whole thing quiet. The carrier, the car bomb, the conspiracy. 501 00:27:20,117 --> 00:27:22,786 Austin would like to keep it quiet for a year. 502 00:27:22,787 --> 00:27:24,997 That's what the slow approach amounts to. 503 00:27:25,498 --> 00:27:29,085 But what's the difference between one year and two? Two years and ten? 504 00:27:31,003 --> 00:27:34,173 If the goal is global stability, then I don't see the line. 505 00:27:35,424 --> 00:27:38,302 So the world goes on believing it was Russia. 506 00:27:38,886 --> 00:27:40,096 Russia's done worse. 507 00:27:40,596 --> 00:27:42,138 They might not mind the blame. 508 00:27:42,139 --> 00:27:45,517 They gave up Roman Lenkov. They were willing to take the hit. 509 00:27:45,518 --> 00:27:48,270 It makes them look stronger when we fight back. 510 00:27:48,771 --> 00:27:51,898 Is it even... Would it even be possible? 511 00:27:51,899 --> 00:27:53,441 Who else knows? 512 00:27:53,442 --> 00:27:55,944 It went up high-side in Washington. 513 00:27:55,945 --> 00:27:57,404 We told Langley. 514 00:27:57,405 --> 00:28:00,782 Langley brought it to the White House, so a few senior officials know. 515 00:28:00,783 --> 00:28:03,660 And they can keep it quiet. We can manage our end. 516 00:28:03,661 --> 00:28:06,663 The conspirators know. Roylin. Stendig. 517 00:28:06,664 --> 00:28:09,667 They did it to unite the nation. They won't talk. 518 00:28:10,251 --> 00:28:14,630 I mean, if they did, it would blow up their cause and land them in jail. 519 00:28:15,840 --> 00:28:17,757 What about the families? 520 00:28:17,758 --> 00:28:20,093 - What about the families? - They deserve the truth. 521 00:28:20,094 --> 00:28:22,804 They don't want the truth. They want the dead back. 522 00:28:22,805 --> 00:28:24,181 But it's too late for that. 523 00:28:27,476 --> 00:28:29,520 Isn't it better they didn't die in vain? 524 00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:33,023 [ominous music playing] 525 00:28:37,695 --> 00:28:41,406 Take some time to think about it. We'll do the same. 526 00:28:41,407 --> 00:28:44,744 There's a great deal to consider, but I think we've made some progress. 527 00:28:45,494 --> 00:28:47,871 - For now, let's keep this... - Of course. 528 00:28:47,872 --> 00:28:50,081 - [music fades out] - Well, madam, thank you. 529 00:28:50,082 --> 00:28:52,250 Most missions of mercy prove far less helpful. 530 00:28:52,251 --> 00:28:54,335 [Eidra] Margaret Roylin is a British citizen. 531 00:28:54,336 --> 00:28:57,005 You don't want us holding her outside the eye of the law. 532 00:28:57,006 --> 00:28:59,382 - What would you have me do? - Talk to the prime minister. 533 00:28:59,383 --> 00:29:01,676 We can find a discreet way to hand over custody. 534 00:29:01,677 --> 00:29:04,804 You'll want her arrest quiet until you've smoked out her collaborators. 535 00:29:04,805 --> 00:29:10,602 We won't. There's no fire. Therefore, there must not be smoke. 536 00:29:10,603 --> 00:29:13,063 - What do you mean? - We're burying the story. 537 00:29:13,647 --> 00:29:17,817 So the police can't take Roylin, and they can't hear about any of this. 538 00:29:17,818 --> 00:29:20,361 That's one option. Trowbridge is still deliberating. 539 00:29:20,362 --> 00:29:22,030 I feel I know which one he'll pick. 540 00:29:22,031 --> 00:29:24,450 So we just let Roylin go? 541 00:29:27,536 --> 00:29:29,829 She came to us because she was afraid for her life. 542 00:29:29,830 --> 00:29:32,373 If she gets killed, we lose our evidence. 543 00:29:32,374 --> 00:29:33,875 Send her home. 544 00:29:33,876 --> 00:29:36,670 And if she's afraid, tell her to lock her door. 545 00:29:39,381 --> 00:29:41,383 [low, unsettling music playing] 546 00:29:43,469 --> 00:29:44,428 You okay? 547 00:29:46,222 --> 00:29:48,890 You know you can talk to me, right? Even with the VP here. 548 00:29:48,891 --> 00:29:50,100 We're in this together. 549 00:29:51,936 --> 00:29:56,357 Do you realize what we almost did? You and I. Together. 550 00:30:02,446 --> 00:30:03,531 We should talk. 551 00:30:07,785 --> 00:30:09,203 [unsettling music fades out] 552 00:30:10,955 --> 00:30:14,040 Dennison is pretty sure the PM will choose to bury it. 553 00:30:14,041 --> 00:30:18,753 Trowbridge is unpredictable and impulsive, but he reliably acts in his self-interest. 554 00:30:18,754 --> 00:30:21,882 - One of the smart things about the plan-- - I don't need a postmort. 555 00:30:23,175 --> 00:30:25,134 I'm sorry. What did you want to talk about? 556 00:30:25,135 --> 00:30:27,346 I hear you want to be vice president. 557 00:30:28,055 --> 00:30:28,889 Oh. 558 00:30:30,558 --> 00:30:32,977 I know a thing or two about the job, if you have questions. 559 00:30:35,229 --> 00:30:36,230 Um... 560 00:30:37,648 --> 00:30:42,944 That's not the situation, exactly. And you really don't have to. 561 00:30:42,945 --> 00:30:45,531 This is awkward for me too, if that helps. 562 00:30:49,243 --> 00:30:52,161 I wouldn't say I want to be vice president. 563 00:30:52,162 --> 00:30:53,246 You wouldn't? 564 00:30:53,247 --> 00:30:55,916 I think we'd all be happier if you stayed where you are. 565 00:30:56,834 --> 00:31:00,712 But I understand there is a problem, and I'm willing to step in. 566 00:31:00,713 --> 00:31:05,301 So you would be vice president of the United States as a favor? 567 00:31:07,094 --> 00:31:11,807 I'm no one's first pick is my point. I know I have a lot to learn. 568 00:31:12,308 --> 00:31:16,604 If you have any advice, I'd love to hear it. 569 00:31:18,230 --> 00:31:20,649 [breathes deeply] 570 00:31:21,275 --> 00:31:23,735 Billie says your DCM's got a lot of experience. 571 00:31:23,736 --> 00:31:25,613 He's been giving you a crash course? 572 00:31:26,405 --> 00:31:28,323 - Yes. - What have you covered? 573 00:31:28,324 --> 00:31:32,161 He's fantastic. Uh, we haven't had a lot of time. 574 00:31:32,828 --> 00:31:37,708 So far, he's sort of hung up on the packaging. 575 00:31:38,500 --> 00:31:42,211 I'd rather focus on policy and, I don't know, um, the Senate. 576 00:31:42,212 --> 00:31:43,212 Packaging? 577 00:31:43,213 --> 00:31:48,385 My clothing, uh, my hair, which he finds particularly upsetting. 578 00:31:48,886 --> 00:31:49,762 He's right. 579 00:31:52,097 --> 00:31:53,641 It's a visual world. 580 00:31:54,850 --> 00:31:57,393 No one will read your policy papers. 581 00:31:57,394 --> 00:32:00,147 Best case, a sound bite will go viral once a year. 582 00:32:00,940 --> 00:32:04,943 Your face'll appear in the media an average of 12,000 times a day. 583 00:32:04,944 --> 00:32:06,486 Every classroom in America, 584 00:32:06,487 --> 00:32:09,906 every embassy in the world, will hang your picture on the wall. 585 00:32:09,907 --> 00:32:11,283 It's soft power. 586 00:32:12,076 --> 00:32:13,953 So you've got a couple of choices. 587 00:32:14,536 --> 00:32:17,288 Wear a suit like the military wears a uniform. 588 00:32:17,289 --> 00:32:20,960 Disappear. Hide the individual behind the duty to serve. 589 00:32:21,543 --> 00:32:22,460 Or get a gimmick. 590 00:32:22,461 --> 00:32:27,548 Blonde bob, red lipstick, pins like Albright, collars like RBG. 591 00:32:27,549 --> 00:32:31,135 Glasses, a shorthand so people see what you stand for. 592 00:32:31,136 --> 00:32:33,471 And little girls dress like you for Halloween. 593 00:32:33,472 --> 00:32:37,643 I think I'm opting for the suit that makes you disappear. 594 00:32:38,852 --> 00:32:40,688 - Are you? - Black suit. 595 00:32:41,397 --> 00:32:43,273 Every now and then a navy suit. 596 00:32:43,941 --> 00:32:47,194 - What do you think it broadcasts? - As little as possible. 597 00:32:52,408 --> 00:32:53,450 No? 598 00:32:57,246 --> 00:33:00,206 Looking to the north, you probably think your hair says 599 00:33:00,207 --> 00:33:03,251 you're too busy serving your country to get a blowout. 600 00:33:03,252 --> 00:33:04,460 But it reads as bedhead, 601 00:33:04,461 --> 00:33:08,424 which sends a signal I think, in this case, that's better unsent. 602 00:33:08,924 --> 00:33:11,634 East and west, try a bra with a little padding. 603 00:33:11,635 --> 00:33:13,261 I know there's not much to hide. 604 00:33:13,262 --> 00:33:15,680 But when your jacket opens, I'm getting headlights. 605 00:33:15,681 --> 00:33:18,975 Which takes us to the south. Is that a paperclip? 606 00:33:18,976 --> 00:33:22,770 Oh, yes. I had a, um, a zipper issue. 607 00:33:22,771 --> 00:33:25,690 When you're a second-tier diplomat in a third-world war zone, 608 00:33:25,691 --> 00:33:27,442 that may read as scrappy. 609 00:33:27,443 --> 00:33:31,154 If you're representing the interests of 300 million Americans 610 00:33:31,155 --> 00:33:33,906 whose healthcare is failing, whose planet is burning, 611 00:33:33,907 --> 00:33:36,534 whose future might get a little better or a little worse 612 00:33:36,535 --> 00:33:38,619 based on what you do in the course of a day, 613 00:33:38,620 --> 00:33:40,872 it's best to look like the care of your trousers 614 00:33:40,873 --> 00:33:42,875 wasn't more than you could manage. 615 00:33:47,796 --> 00:33:50,174 So, let's talk about the Senate. 616 00:33:51,300 --> 00:33:53,302 [somber music playing] 617 00:33:58,223 --> 00:33:59,600 Come on. It's supper time. 618 00:34:03,771 --> 00:34:06,815 The vice president called me a sloppy hussy. 619 00:34:10,861 --> 00:34:14,113 One time, chief of protocol called me a shit in a suit. 620 00:34:14,114 --> 00:34:15,949 - Hal... - She's a sore loser. 621 00:34:21,288 --> 00:34:22,414 She's not. 622 00:34:25,125 --> 00:34:26,126 She's incredible. 623 00:34:31,799 --> 00:34:34,217 [Grace] No, before that, in '06. 624 00:34:34,218 --> 00:34:35,843 - [Hal] In Brussels? - In Beirut. 625 00:34:35,844 --> 00:34:38,721 - No. Are you sure? - We had a long conversation. 626 00:34:38,722 --> 00:34:42,016 I was a freshman in the House. It was a bigger deal for me than you. 627 00:34:42,017 --> 00:34:43,976 - [Hal] You remember that? - She came on a codel. 628 00:34:43,977 --> 00:34:45,062 Why are you quitting? 629 00:34:50,526 --> 00:34:51,526 I think you know why. 630 00:34:51,527 --> 00:34:55,780 I know what your husband did. That's not the question. You were right. 631 00:34:55,781 --> 00:34:57,824 I'm not suited for the job. You know who is? 632 00:34:57,825 --> 00:35:02,537 - Kate. It's not up to her. - Why? She was elected. 633 00:35:02,538 --> 00:35:05,456 That makes her one of two people in the White House who can't be fired. 634 00:35:05,457 --> 00:35:06,541 What are you doing? 635 00:35:06,542 --> 00:35:09,669 We just hatched a plan to keep Nicol Trowbridge in office. 636 00:35:09,670 --> 00:35:12,296 Maybe we should be stabilizing our own leadership. 637 00:35:12,297 --> 00:35:13,256 It's not up to us. 638 00:35:13,257 --> 00:35:14,757 - It's like Hassan. - [Hal] Is it? 639 00:35:14,758 --> 00:35:18,553 Brilliant leader burned by palace intrigue. We helped him. 640 00:35:18,554 --> 00:35:20,556 - Kate... - I'm serious. Don't you think? 641 00:35:21,056 --> 00:35:22,641 - You're asking me? - Yes. 642 00:35:23,142 --> 00:35:24,893 If you're asking me, then no. 643 00:35:28,939 --> 00:35:33,317 If we could somehow magically help you stay, 644 00:35:33,318 --> 00:35:36,279 what happens the day after your husband's story breaks? 645 00:35:36,280 --> 00:35:39,782 The White House would keep me quiet while someone did the morning shows. 646 00:35:39,783 --> 00:35:43,537 Late night would put a man in drag to play me trying to kill my spouse. 647 00:35:44,037 --> 00:35:48,166 Every congressional hearing from formula shortages to redlining 648 00:35:48,167 --> 00:35:50,751 would become a face-off over my hypocrisy. 649 00:35:50,752 --> 00:35:54,255 The president's numbers would plummet. His agenda grinds to a halt. 650 00:35:54,256 --> 00:35:59,761 - Thank you. - Or maybe people would react and move on. 651 00:36:00,345 --> 00:36:02,556 [sarcastically] Maybe? Well, that's compelling. 652 00:36:05,851 --> 00:36:09,271 What do you think my husband would do if it was him instead of you? 653 00:36:10,230 --> 00:36:11,273 Would he quit? 654 00:36:12,691 --> 00:36:15,276 - I could tell you-- - I asked the vice president. 655 00:36:15,277 --> 00:36:18,863 Do you think, for the good of the administration, 656 00:36:18,864 --> 00:36:20,741 he would quietly step down? 657 00:36:22,242 --> 00:36:26,037 Or do you think he would assume his presence was so valuable to the president 658 00:36:26,038 --> 00:36:29,166 and the nation that the hit would be worth taking. 659 00:36:31,126 --> 00:36:32,585 - He would stay. - He would. 660 00:36:32,586 --> 00:36:35,838 He would have no problem hijacking the agenda, 661 00:36:35,839 --> 00:36:37,965 destroying the president's numbers. 662 00:36:37,966 --> 00:36:42,930 He'd say keeping an experienced leader in power is worth a little turmoil. 663 00:36:44,223 --> 00:36:46,140 This is flattering, and you're very kind. 664 00:36:46,141 --> 00:36:48,309 - It sounds like I'm kissing your ass. - It does. 665 00:36:48,310 --> 00:36:50,353 So you'll say nice things when you go back. 666 00:36:50,354 --> 00:36:51,354 And I will. 667 00:36:51,355 --> 00:36:52,730 That's not why. 668 00:36:52,731 --> 00:36:53,899 It's not. 669 00:36:54,399 --> 00:36:57,903 Ma'am, I think you're good for the country. 670 00:36:59,821 --> 00:37:00,822 Aren't you? 671 00:37:02,491 --> 00:37:03,617 Yeah, I am. 672 00:37:06,036 --> 00:37:08,372 You know what? You make an interesting point. 673 00:37:08,872 --> 00:37:14,169 Maybe the VP could survive this if the White House fought for her. 674 00:37:15,295 --> 00:37:17,296 - So why aren't they? - Exactly. 675 00:37:17,297 --> 00:37:19,383 - Because they don't want her. - Hal! 676 00:37:20,342 --> 00:37:24,178 Constitutionally, she's got two jobs. Break ties. Keep breathing. 677 00:37:24,179 --> 00:37:25,764 It's hard to screw that up. 678 00:37:26,348 --> 00:37:29,392 They don't like her enough to stick her in the back of group photos. 679 00:37:29,393 --> 00:37:30,476 Okay. 680 00:37:30,477 --> 00:37:33,188 What are the vice president's signature achievements? 681 00:37:35,524 --> 00:37:36,775 That's a real question. 682 00:37:37,985 --> 00:37:42,154 I'm coming up blank. Uh, she wore all white once. 683 00:37:42,155 --> 00:37:44,782 It symbolized something. 684 00:37:44,783 --> 00:37:46,909 If it works, it's the president's achievement. 685 00:37:46,910 --> 00:37:49,287 It only gets my name if it goes to shit. 686 00:37:49,288 --> 00:37:52,332 If you were the future of the party, they'd throw you a bone. 687 00:37:52,958 --> 00:37:57,337 You know how much they don't want her? They want you. 688 00:37:58,088 --> 00:38:00,715 You needed six months in London to learn to hold a teacup. 689 00:38:00,716 --> 00:38:03,009 You're not electable, and still the better choice. 690 00:38:03,010 --> 00:38:04,343 - I'm not. - You are. 691 00:38:04,344 --> 00:38:06,972 The VP isn't electable either, and she's trying. 692 00:38:07,764 --> 00:38:09,682 They try different labels, different bowls. 693 00:38:09,683 --> 00:38:11,643 The dogs don't like the dog food. 694 00:38:27,326 --> 00:38:29,368 I have to apologize for my husband. 695 00:38:29,369 --> 00:38:30,953 Nothing I haven't heard before. 696 00:38:30,954 --> 00:38:33,414 He used to be an ambassador. He still gets the title. 697 00:38:33,415 --> 00:38:34,666 But at this point, 698 00:38:35,584 --> 00:38:40,547 his best shot at real power is by getting me to take your job. 699 00:38:41,757 --> 00:38:42,674 Anyway, 700 00:38:44,092 --> 00:38:45,260 I'm really sorry. 701 00:38:47,846 --> 00:38:50,265 - Want? - Sure. 702 00:38:51,266 --> 00:38:52,851 - No, let me-- - I got it. Sit. 703 00:39:07,866 --> 00:39:08,825 - Thanks. - Mm-hmm. 704 00:39:20,587 --> 00:39:22,214 I was too rough on you earlier. 705 00:39:22,881 --> 00:39:26,176 - You were right. - No, it bothered me. [chuckles] 706 00:39:27,469 --> 00:39:28,720 You not wanting it. 707 00:39:29,221 --> 00:39:32,599 I got torn apart for the sin of ambition, and then you show up. 708 00:39:33,683 --> 00:39:36,103 The super trooper good sport dream girl. 709 00:39:38,313 --> 00:39:39,772 So I don't need a new bra? 710 00:39:39,773 --> 00:39:40,815 You do. 711 00:39:40,816 --> 00:39:41,900 [laughs] 712 00:39:43,860 --> 00:39:48,698 When I started out, I said I would never change myself for them. 713 00:39:49,449 --> 00:39:51,951 Now I get my hair dipped in carcinogens once a month. 714 00:39:51,952 --> 00:39:53,412 The eyeliner's a tattoo. 715 00:39:58,750 --> 00:40:01,837 I can't think of a non-cheesy way to say this, so... 716 00:40:04,464 --> 00:40:06,133 You were inspiring today. 717 00:40:06,633 --> 00:40:07,717 With Trowbridge. 718 00:40:08,760 --> 00:40:09,635 What? 719 00:40:09,636 --> 00:40:13,723 You planted his big idea. You told him to bury it. 720 00:40:14,224 --> 00:40:18,519 That wasn't a misunderstanding. You were leading him to the plan. 721 00:40:18,520 --> 00:40:22,441 Well, I'd love to take credit, but no. It was a happy accident. 722 00:40:30,198 --> 00:40:35,495 Hal does these things, and it just rolls off of him. 723 00:40:36,538 --> 00:40:38,873 He's one of those? Fails up? 724 00:40:38,874 --> 00:40:40,417 Can't lose for trying. 725 00:40:42,794 --> 00:40:46,089 You're killing yourself, and you're still on your way out. 726 00:40:46,965 --> 00:40:47,799 Sounds right. 727 00:40:50,218 --> 00:40:53,138 That's why I won't fight this. I know I can't win. 728 00:40:59,603 --> 00:41:03,148 If you're exhausted from 30 years in the ring, I respect that. 729 00:41:04,733 --> 00:41:07,652 You've done more than anyone has the right to ask of you. 730 00:41:08,612 --> 00:41:10,864 But if any part of you still wants it, 731 00:41:12,949 --> 00:41:16,119 if you won't fight this, I don't know who will. 732 00:41:26,713 --> 00:41:27,714 I know you're up. 733 00:41:30,634 --> 00:41:31,926 She's thinking about it. 734 00:41:31,927 --> 00:41:34,387 That's a fucking victory after what you did. 735 00:41:35,096 --> 00:41:37,307 So tomorrow, you are going to help. 736 00:41:39,518 --> 00:41:42,228 You're gonna call Billie, and you're gonna tell her 737 00:41:42,229 --> 00:41:45,481 that Grace Penn should be vice president of the United States. 738 00:41:45,482 --> 00:41:47,441 Not me. Not you. 739 00:41:47,442 --> 00:41:50,486 The president doesn't want her. He wants you. 740 00:41:50,487 --> 00:41:52,072 He speaks. 741 00:41:53,532 --> 00:41:54,366 Katie, 742 00:41:55,617 --> 00:42:00,247 when someone hands you the opportunity of a lifetime, 743 00:42:01,039 --> 00:42:02,164 you have to take it. 744 00:42:02,165 --> 00:42:04,876 It's still day in Washington. Billie's up. 745 00:42:05,544 --> 00:42:07,378 How about you call her right now? 746 00:42:07,379 --> 00:42:08,547 I'm not calling Billie. 747 00:42:09,673 --> 00:42:10,507 Okay. 748 00:42:13,301 --> 00:42:15,345 - What are you doing? - Calling her myself. 749 00:42:15,845 --> 00:42:19,056 I'm gonna tell her if it's not Grace, it sure as fuck isn't me. 750 00:42:19,057 --> 00:42:21,768 Katie. Kate. Give me the phone. 751 00:42:22,477 --> 00:42:24,812 Listen to me. You have to trust me. You can't do-- 752 00:42:24,813 --> 00:42:25,771 Get off! 753 00:42:25,772 --> 00:42:27,065 Hang up the fucking phone. 754 00:42:27,691 --> 00:42:29,149 What the fuck?! 755 00:42:29,150 --> 00:42:30,943 Indulge me in a fantasy. Kate. 756 00:42:30,944 --> 00:42:31,860 - No! - Okay. 757 00:42:31,861 --> 00:42:34,947 You're vice president. You get to add one item to the agenda. 758 00:42:34,948 --> 00:42:36,407 - What do you pick? - Give it back! 759 00:42:36,408 --> 00:42:39,244 Nuclear talks for a cyber world? Visas for Afghans? 760 00:42:41,997 --> 00:42:42,830 [both grunting] 761 00:42:42,831 --> 00:42:45,833 What the fuck are you doing?! 762 00:42:45,834 --> 00:42:48,085 Katie. Ow! Fuck. 763 00:42:48,086 --> 00:42:50,754 - You are gonna pop a fucking stitch! - Shit! Stop moving! 764 00:42:50,755 --> 00:42:52,841 Then get off of me! 765 00:42:53,383 --> 00:42:54,217 Katie, 766 00:42:55,051 --> 00:42:57,554 you can't rescue Grace. 767 00:42:58,430 --> 00:43:00,347 She shouldn't be rescued. 768 00:43:00,348 --> 00:43:02,808 She shouldn't go down because of her stupid husband. 769 00:43:02,809 --> 00:43:04,476 That's not why she's going down. 770 00:43:04,477 --> 00:43:08,272 Why? Because she's not electable? They don't like her? 771 00:43:08,273 --> 00:43:14,320 She is brilliant and tough and human and for some god-awful reason, 772 00:43:14,321 --> 00:43:17,032 she still wants to serve the American people. 773 00:43:18,658 --> 00:43:19,659 Stop! 774 00:43:20,493 --> 00:43:21,328 Katie. 775 00:43:23,455 --> 00:43:26,541 Roylin hired Lenkov to shoot a British ship. 776 00:43:28,668 --> 00:43:30,920 But Roylin didn't come up with the idea. 777 00:43:33,089 --> 00:43:34,174 Grace Penn did. 778 00:43:39,137 --> 00:43:41,056 [dramatic music playing] 779 00:44:11,211 --> 00:44:13,213 [somber music playing] 780 00:44:41,700 --> 00:44:44,369 [dramatic music playing] 781 00:46:06,284 --> 00:46:09,204 [music fades out]