03x15 - Break in Diplomacy

[bunniefuu]

Dude, look at the lizard
running from the snakes!

- It's everything.
- No, I...

- No, I can't watch this.
- No, you have to.

- No, I'm not...
- The end's the best part.

Do you have any idea
what they're talking about?

Not a clue.

- Oh, my God, you're so annoying.
- No!

Uh, Mom, is it Caribbean Day at work?

It's degrees outside.

Yes, well, it's degrees
in Singapore, so...

Oh, right. The Singapore Interchange.

What, you're leaving today?

Yeah, I told you that.

- No. You said it was a maybe.
- Oh.

Well, now it's a strong tentative yes.

I mean, I-I just...
I don't want to jinx it.

You know, we really are this close

to having a meaningful
territorial accord

with all the countries
of the Asia Pacific,

including China. Boom.

JASON: Wow. So, what?

You've, uh, you've
figured out who's getting

all the oil and natural gas
in the South China Sea?

No, not... that.

But we have settled the fate of

the disputed islands, yes,
and... fishing and...

That's good, too.

He's only interested

because the Philippines are involved,

and he's obsessed with their
new president, that Andrada guy.

Oh, like you aren't.

Of course I am. He's
a total genuine psycho.

Okay, can we just go with
"rough around the edges"

for the sake of diplomacy?

JASON: I'm sorry.

Have you seen the videos
he made during his campaign

where he dressed up like
his opponents and mocked them?

And challenged them
to kickboxing matches

in kickboxing gear.

I... concede that

President Andrada ran
an unconventional campaign.

But now that Andrada
has won the election,

he has the hard work of leading
his country to worry about.

He's gonna have to get along
with a lot of different people

- if he wants to get anything done.
- (phone vibrating)

Hey, you know what, kids?
School's at the same time today.

- Crazy how that works.
- Ha, ha, Dad.

Come on, grab your stuff.

Let's go.

Oh. Russell Jackson. "WHN."

(whispers): WHN.

Uh, White House now.

Oh, for the halcyon days when
he used to spell everything out.

And so the time has come for the
proud people of the Philippines

to stop living in the shadow
of the United States.

No longer will we accept the title of

"little brown brother"
that was bestowed on us

by a country that proudly
calls itself a superpower.

To hell with them
and their colonial arrogance.

I will make the Philippines
a superpower.

So, no, we will not participate
in the Singapore Interchange.

How did this carny barker actually win?

This is who you get

when the qualified front-runner
in an election

gets caught in a bribing scandal.

Well, it's not just that,

unfortunately. President Andrada

has a populist message, and
people are starting to listen.

Well, he gave that speech in English.

He definitely wanted us to listen.

DALTON: Good point.

If this is who we're dealing with,

we need to understand
how to approach him.

Well, the simplest way to put it
is textbook clinical narcissist.

Exaggerated feelings of
self-importance, pathological

need for admiration, and a
complete lack of empathy.

DALTON: So, for example, he
doesn't care that the U.S. has

a naval base in his country,
or that we've

stood with the Filipino
people for decades?

ELIZABETH: The U.S. has close to

a % approval rating with
the Filipino people.

Is Andrada's rhetoric

really having a significant effect?

He's a successful businessman,

owns a chain of major supermarkets.

The folk hero nature of it
all has popular appeal.

ELIZABETH: As a businessman,

these last-minute antics
might be nothing more

than a negotiating tactic.

Then maybe it's time to call his bluff.

Cut 'em loose, let him see how it feels

to face the Chinese
with nothing but his bluster.

DALTON: As appealing as that sounds,

it's too risky.

We need the Philippines
to help us keep the Chinese

from further encroaching
on the South China Sea.

There's really no point

in continuing the Singapore
Interchange without them.

Well, then let me go to Manila first.

If his motives are as superficial

as Director Haymond says
they are, they can be

easily countered with a little
face-to-face diplomacy.

JACKSON: You really think you can

reason with the guy in that video?

Who said anything about reason?

I'm gonna play to his ego,

offer him up some m*llitary hardware

to boost his superpower fantasy.

Give him drones.

Everyone and their
grandmother loves drones.

Go ahead, Bess. Put together
a package with D.O.D.

Give it your best sh*t.

HENRY: Hey, Mo.

Where are they?

Middle of nowhere.

Bath County, outside of Warm Springs.

Accessible by a single dirt road.

Sounds about right for a doomsday cult.

And not too far from our dead drop.

Yeah.

Except no word from Ian yet.

How confident are we in this location?

Tech's crunched millions of data points

from the signal off of Ian's
camera before it crapped out.

Narrowed it to within a th of a mile.

We're confident.

Have we at least got eyes there now?

MO: High-altitude drone's in flight,

but not much we could see from above.

Maybe we can get close on the ground.

Yeah.

That's kind of the plan.

You want to raid?

Not just me.

I'm gonna talk to Marguerite.

This is coming from the director.

All this decided in the half hour

it took me to get down here?

Gears move pretty quick when the
big, scary b*mb is in the hands

of highly-motivated nut bars.

We don't even know the b*mb is there,

and we damn well don't
know our asset is dead.

He's dormant. It's the same thing.

What if he's confined?

We go in there g*ns blazing,
he won't have a chance.

It's been four days.

Well, maybe they need more than that

to trust a new recruit.

We saw nothing in Ian's video feed

that would suggest he'd been made.

Yeah, no, all we saw

was Ian drowned in a trough,
and then radio silence.

We have to act on what we have.

Which is a lot of conjecture.

Like, hey, what if the
b*mb is someplace else,

ready to go, and this
tips them into using it? No.

Based on Ian's preparation
and my knowledge of C.O.J.,

I think a raid is premature.

Take it to the director.

Hugh, I-I got your
report on Kevin Park.

Joseph Garcia, the CIA
operative in our department.

- Okay, good.
- Yeah, I just had a couple of questions.

Oh, uh, cyanide poison placed

in an herbal supplement
that he was already taking.

That's all we know
at this point, Madam Secretary.

And that his last
posting was in Somalia,

working in counter-proliferation?

Right.

So his position in
Budget and Planning...

was that just cover until
his next assignment,

or was he investigating
something specific

having to do with the State Department?

I'm sure my next report will
answer many of your questions.

You know, I-I definitely
understand the need

to compartmentalize an investigation

as sensitive as this one.

But, well, given
my experience in the CIA

and that Garcia was operating
in my own department,

I think I might be able to assist.

If we need your assistance,
we will not hesitate to ask.

So, best of luck on your
trip to the Philippines.

Oh. Great. Thanks.

Madam Secretary, I have
your travel book for the trip.

And I have your briefcase.

Oh, oh. Well, it takes a village.

Well, there's nothing
else you need here,

and the car is waiting.

As is the plane.

They keep gently
reminding me in all caps.

The window to visit Andrada
in the Philippines and make it

to Singapore in time
is extremely tight.

And the change of itinerary has
caused a bit of, um, huffiness.

Huffiness. Oh, well,
we better get going.

Uh, you know what?

I just... I just need one, one

- quick second.
- But, ma'am, the...

I'll be right... One minute, I promise.

Hey, I need to talk to you

about something that we're
not really talking about.

Okay.

I'm not listening.

While I'm gone, I want you

to look into whatever
Joseph Garcia was up to.

Check his phone and digital
records, his personal files.

If he had an unusual
interest in anything,

I want to know about it.

You mean do what the CIA
is probably already doing

without the CIA finding
out that we're doing it?

I'm getting boxed out because
it happened in my department,

and because I'm no longer in the CIA.

They can be funny that way.

Is there some reason
that you don't trust them?

They're territorial

and slow, and I just want
to get a jump on it in case

there's any kind of issue
that we need to get ahead of.

Because someone on our
floor was dating him?

- That, too.
- Okay, ma'am. I'm on it.

- Well...
- Except, you know, I'm not.

Thank you.

Mr. President, Secretary
of State Elizabeth McCord.

Secretary McCord, mabuhay.

Thank you so much for
agreeing to meet with me

on such short notice.

I'm very grateful.

I can offer you coffee or fruit.

Oh. Uh, no. I'm fine,
thank you. Thanks.

May I call you Elizabeth?

Sure.

May I call you Datu?

I don't believe that's appropriate.

(doors closing)

Of course.

I... I wanted to congratulate you

on your election, Mr. President.

Really? I know
Dalton supported my opponent.

He underestimated me, but, of course,

so did my opponent.

He had no idea my people
would be looking into

his crooked financial dealings.

Please...

sit... Elizabeth.

Well, I am sure

that you are going to be
a strong and principled leader.

I will make the Philippines
stronger and more independent.

Oh. President Andrada, don't you find

in the final analysis that it is

our friendships and our partnerships

that determine our true strength?

If they're the right ones.

Yes.

Which is why I am here,
as your partner,

to ask you to join me in Singapore.

You must know how vital these talks are

to finalizing the jurisdiction

of the remaining contested
South China Sea Islands.

And... um, some of

those islands that China is claiming,

specifically the Scarborough Shoal,

are widely considered
to be yours, after all.

Partners.

You call us this now,
but that was not your intention

when you bought us from Spain

and kept us as a colony
after promising us freedom.

I agree, that was a... dark beginning,

but it was also a very different
time in both of our histories.

Perhaps it is time for us
to go our separate ways.

President Andrada...

what do you want?

- Oh, what are you offering?
- (chuckles)

m*llitary reinforcements.

Five V- Ospreys.

We would need at least ten Ospreys.

I can authorize that.

And a new aircraft carrier.

What about RQ- Global Hawks?

What about tactical nuclear missiles?

I think you know that's
just not on the table.

How do you feel about drones?

(laughs)

I like what I am hearing.

Do you have any idea how
sexy it is to hear a woman

talking about drones?

(chuckles)

(laughs)

Well, I think that if we can...

generally agree on

the kind and amount
of m*llitary reinforcements

that you're interested in, then I think

we can probably presume these...

(groaning)

(exhales)

(groans)

(groans)

I have to say,
breaking the president's nose

is a whole new form of diplomacy.

So is groping the secretary of state,

in my experience.

But you're okay?

(sighs) Yeah.

I know this doesn't bode well
for the Singapore Interchange.

Then again, Sugar Ray McCord

has put the world on notice about

how we deal with bullies.

That's not funny, Russell.

I'm not kidding. It's badass.

(sighs) The man is even more
unhinged than we thought.

How are we supposed
to proceed from here?

(door opens)

LUCY: Excuse me, Mr. President.

General Reeves.

REEVES: Mr. President,
we're just getting word

that President Andrada
has officially ordered

all American m*llitary
out of the Philippines.

He's claiming he will rip up

our Enhanced Defense
Cooperation Agreement.

- JACKSON: Fantastic.
- DALTON: Thank you, General.

Sir.

Okay, wait, let's take a breath.

Kicking the U.S. m*llitary

out of a country doesn't
happen in an afternoon.

I think if

I apologize to Andrada,

suggest that he...
caught me by surprise

and I acted on instinct...

(door opens)

I can grovel.

I'm a decent groveler.

And things were going so well
up until I broke his nose.

JACKSON: Not a sentence
you hear every day.

Blake, what is it?

Uh, President Andrada
wants us to leave.

Yeah, I-I know. We're working
to resolve that right now.

- No, no. Us. You and me.
- (officer shouts)

He sent the m*llitary police to
kick us out of the Philippines

right now.

- You sure you're okay?
- Yeah.

Yeah, should've seen the other guy.

I did. Andrada's been posting
all these photos of himself

with his nose splint
and his black eyes.

Really?

Thought he'd be
embarrassed and lay low.

Oh, no.

He's very proud of the fact
that he got his nose broken

at the gym by his sparring partner.

Guy named Cobra.

You're gonna start calling
me Cobra now, aren't you?

As soon as it's funny.

Well, that cover story works for me.

He doesn't want to admit
he got b*at up by a girl.

I'm not excited for
a headline that says

I clobbered a world leader

instead of saving a
major regional agreement.

Is there any point in even asking

what the guy was thinking?

When he tried to grope
me or when he ordered

the U.S. m*llitary
out of the Philippines?

He is a psycho.

What about you?

You... you hear anything
from the dead drop?

I just wish we had more time.

Well, I'm familiar with that feeling.

But right now,

I have to shower and get
back into the fight, so...

DAISY: President Andrada
even trotted out some flunky

who agreed to play
his sparring partner.

The guy took it a step further

by making himself up to
look even more pummeled.

Unless Andrada actually let
him kick him in the face.

MATT: So when are we
gonna make a statement

about what really happened?

If by "we," do you mean the secretary?

Why don't you ask her?

Ask me what?

If you're gonna tell the
real story to the press.

The real story is that the
Singapore Interchange,

which we've fought for and nurtured

for months, is now on hold,

and the future looks hopeless.

Ma'am, I hope you're
not blaming yourself.

Of course I am.

It's my job to keep those talks alive.

But Andrada sexually assaulted you.

How are you supposed to turn that into

a diplomatic discussion?

I realize it's your call,

ma'am, but I feel like
we're covering up for him.

I just think it's wrong

that the world doesn't know
what he tried to do to you.

With no witnesses,
it'd be his word against mine.

I think we've all seen
how that turns out.

Plus, the accusation comes
from the very country

that Andrada is working
hard to demonize,

so his nationalistic message

might actually gain more support.

NADINE: If we break our
alliance with the Philippines

because of the whims
of their would-be despot,

we would leave the
Filipino people vulnerable

to Chinese expansion,
which could jeopardize

the lives and civil
liberties of millions.

Madam Secretary, may
I have a quick word?

Sure. My office.

Garcia was reviewing the department's

approved arms sales from the last year.

Makes sense, since he was
in counter-proliferation.

It's all the usual rubber-stamping

except for one thing.

He made a number of phone calls
to a state-owned air field

in Egypt,

and sent follow-up
requests wanting to know

how much fuel was sold
to American cargo planes

carrying State Department-approved

weapons shipments
from the U.S. to Somalia.

Did he get an answer?

The Egyptian government
was stalling him.

If you want me to look further into it,

I have a friend from grad
school who's a travel advisor

to the Egyptian government.

Somebody you trust?

I'll be discreet.

Okay, do that. I'm
gonna get the manifests

for the cargo being
shipped on those flights.

(knocking)

It's the White House.
They need you A.S.A.P.

That's probably not
a welcome home party.

WARE: We intercepted

signals intelligence from
the Filipino government

to the Chinese,

outlining the sharing
of disputed islands.

Which islands?

The Scarborough Shoal.

A key element of the
Singapore Interchange

was the agreement that
China would not unilaterally

claim sovereignty over
the Scarborough Shoal

and would respect other
countries' access to the area.

Plus, the Scarborough Shoal
is closest to the Philippines.

They have the strongest
sovereignty claim.

BECKER: This is looking like
the Philippines is not making

a bid to stand on its own
but actually pivoting to China.

Which would be a disaster
for the balance of power

in Southeast Asia.

This can't be something

the rest of the Filipino
government really wants.

China's disapproval
rating there is %.

Hell, we almost ended
up in a w*r with China

defending these
passageways for our allies,

including the Philippines.

Now Andrada's just giving it all away?

BECKER: The Filipino people

rolled the dice on a... erratic,

self-obsessed strongman.

Now they're paying the price.

The irony being that,

just like any other
so-called strongman,

he isn't strong at all.

He's just insecure and weak,
without any good policy ideas,

so he has to bully his way into power

and force himself on women

to feel powerful...

I'm guessing this isn't just
you working things out, Bess.

Andrada can't be liked by people

who actually know him,
not even his inner circle.

We should reach out to his advisors.

There have to be some who
aren't happy with this change.

BECKER: That's a start.

But if I might suggest
something more aggressive.

We have a good enough relationship

with their m*llitary to
reach out in confidence.

It's a moderate
transgression of protocol,

but I think it's worth the risk.

Let's contact their
m*llitary's chief of staff.

BECKER: Yes, sir.

(door opens)

MO: Hot off the presses.

Did they authenticate
Ian's handwriting?

Perfect match.

We even got photo
confirmation of him making the drop.

Took him long enough, huh?

He wants to meet tomorrow.

I'll go.

Of course.

It's good news. What is it?

I screwed up, man.

If we went ahead with that raid,
I could've gotten Ian k*lled.

You're in good company.

Ultimately, it was the director's call.

Go easy on yourself.

(sighs)

Let's go over the meeting protocol.

Yeah, let's do it.

I can assure you that
President Andrada's decision

to pivot away from the United States

is not one that is
shared by our m*llitary.

I appreciate that, General.

Can you give us any insight into

President Andrada's
fascination with China?

Only that he seems

unshakable in this new friendship.

And, unfortunately,
he has unilateral powers

to destroy the Enhanced
Defense Cooperation Agreement

between our two countries.

General, is there a
cabinet member or...

trusted advisor who can convince him

that China will not operate in
the Philippines' best interest?

I can assure you, Madam Secretary,

that all avenues have been explored.

My colleagues and I have serious

security concerns with
China's gain in power.

It is our feeling that we
are at a critical juncture,

one that requires critical action.

If I may speak candidly, Mr. President,

assuming we are all relying
on each other's discretion

and confidentiality.

Go ahead, General.

We have good reason

to believe that newly
elected Vice President

Thea Navarro does not share
President Andrada's desire

for Chinese friendship.

Should something happen
to the president,

we have been assured that,
with President Navarro,

we could all go back to
our valued relationship

and an alignment of power

that would keep peace and security.

We have a plan in place,
but it can only be carried out

with the full support
of the United States.

We will have to talk

and get back to you, General Purisima.

Of course.

We will wait to hear.

ELIZABETH: Just to confirm
we all heard the same thing,

that was a clear offer
for a covert assassination.

Okay.

I know we're not really
having this conversation,

but if we were, getting rid of Andrada

is certainly the cleanest solution

to all our problems.

Stopping an alliance
that would give China

a stranglehold on the Asia Pacific,

potentially leading
to m*llitary conflicts,

costing thousands,
maybe millions of lives.

Worse things have been perpetrated

in the name of keeping
the balance of power.

Again, if this were a real discussion.

Cozying up to China
could mean Andrada might

lean toward a progressively
less democratic government,

and who knows what kind of autocratic

abuses of power he'll carry out next?

All we would have to do is
let nature take its course.

The lion eats the wildebeest...

and we just sit at home,

watch it all on the nature channel.

Unless their m*llitary decides
that they should be in power.

Then I don't know
what the Filipino people

will have, but it won't be a democracy.

I mean, not to mention

this could destroy
our credibility. I...

The risk of exposure is limited
to the people in this room.

I-I don't think that's
a serious consideration.

Yeah, well, famous last words.

ELIZABETH: Sir, are we done

saying the unthinkable?

We need to walk away from this option.

Let's use our vast
intelligence resources

and find some skeletons in his closet.

Considering Andrada's character

and behavior, maybe if we dig deeper

we'll find something
to leverage him with.

What, petty bribes,
girlfriends, coarse rhetoric?

His voters knew about all of it.

No one cared.

I agree it's a long sh*t, but...

isn't anything worth trying

before turning a blind
eye to assassination?

(Dendera laughs)

Oh, and here she is
in her little snowsuit.

Oh...

She just kept falling
over and laughing.

Just endlessly amused.

Is she talking?

Constantly. Some full sentences.

I know every father

probably feels this way, but...
I think she's gifted.

Well, why wouldn't she be?
Look at her parents.

How is Abby?

She's okay.

She's, uh...

We're going through a bad time.

Separated.

I think it's gonna work out, but, uh...

it's-it's rough right now.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Well, how about you?

Oh, the usual.

All work, no play.

I swear I'm gonna get a
social life any minute now.

It's just... I've been meaning
to do that for about years.

Just to be clear,
this isn't us doing that, right?

What, you mean a-a date?

No, no. I... No.

It's not the craziest
idea in the world.

We flirted back in school.

Sorry, I didn't mean it like that.

I just, uh...

I, uh, I'm still very married.

And I can't even wrap my head
around the... other thing.

Okay. But I distinctly
get the feeling that

we're not just here to catch
each other up on our sad lives.

Well, I haven't even told you
about the small apartment

with a futon, crib and a bottle
of vodka in the freezer.

No, I'm... I need some information.

Happy to help out a guy with
a futon and a bottle of vodka.

HAYMOND: So, besides the bribes

and double sets of books that came out

during the election,
the only new information

we found on Andrada is
from hacking his computer.

We retrieved some e-mails that led

to five confidentiality agreements

that were tied to
some pretty large checks...

over $ , each...

all to female former employees,
all paid from

Andrada's private accounts.

Yeah, well, hush money is not
exactly a startling revelation.

It's certainly in keeping
with a man who's had mistresses

and is about to run for public office.

ELIZABETH: Given his conduct with me,

he could be covering
up something worse.

DALTON: That's true.

And the Philippines is a
predominantly Catholic country.

They might still frown

on a president who
sexually harasses women.

Well, we might as well
track these women down,

try and find out what happened.

JACKSON: They didn't
come forward before this,

why would they now?

Especially after getting paid off.

I'm just asking.

Strength in numbers.

If they know they're not alone,

they may feel freer to speak.

Plenty of religious,

socially conservative countries
still manage

to turn a blind eye towards

the sexual indiscretions
of powerful men.

Sexual as*ault isn't
an indiscretion, Russell.

It's a crime.

I'm sorry. Of course.

I think it's worth a try.

You don't know how
glad I am to see you.

Well, it's nice to see you, too.

Wiseass, the camera stopped
working when they dunked you.

- Oh.
- Yeah.

So much for fancy new tech.

Well, you haven't missed much.

I blacked out after they
basically drowned me.

Called it my rebirth
when I woke back up.

Since then, it's been a starvation diet

with no protein, long
indoctrination sessions,

and sleep deprivation...
rinse and repeat.

Sounds like your basic
mind control regimen.

Yeah, like we expected. So, all good.

Listen, if it's too much, you
let me know. We'll pull you out.

I'm fine, man.

But I'm on a quick supply run.

Don't want anybody asking
what took me so long.

Okay. Did you get a look at the b*mb?

No, But there's a shed
behind the barracks.

Heavy security / .

They don't let any of the
new recruits back there.

I made a map of the
compound. That's the shed.

It'd be pretty hard
for a team to penetrate.

Maybe we can create a distraction,

you can get a look.

Yeah, that could work.

All right. Give us a little time.

Day after tomorrow, hours.

Yeah. Sounds like a plan.

(engine starts)

NADINE: Our embassy in Manila

was able to track down all of the women

to whom President Andrada

made payments, and they all
agreed to be interviewed.

Good.

All five of them
admitted to being paid off

by Andrada for unwanted sexual contact,

but none of them are
willing to come forward

and publicly accuse him.

They know about each other, right?

That they won't be alone
in their accusations?

Yes, ma'am.

But this situation goes far beyond

the usual problems of embarrassment

or misplaced sense of culpability.

I have no doubt that their lives

and the lives of their
families have been threatened.

So I guess...

this idea's played out.

Well, ma'am,

if I may suggest one other option.

And I do so knowing

just how far over the
line I might be stepping.

You think that I should come forward

about what happened to me.

Yes, ma'am, I do.

And I know it is not an easy decision.

But your credibility
is beyond reproach.

And the whole world would be watching.

Someone of your stature

calling out Andrada on
this behavior could give

all of the women the courage
and security to come forward.

Is that all, Nadine?

Yes, ma'am.

Good night.

Is that a new pillow?

Babe, when was the last time

I snuck new pillows into the house?

I'm just saying.

We have so many already,
and I only sleep with one, so...

We've already
had this discussion before,

and I was on the anti-pillow side.

You said it made things look soft.

And I said,
"What cares if they look soft?

You got enough pillows,
y-you're gonna be fine."

- Then you said, "If they don't..."
- All right, all right.

All right. It just seems so frivolous

to have all these pillows.

You want to tell me.

I'm working up to it.

Nadine thinks that I should go public

with what Andrada did to me.

She thinks it might help
the other women he harassed.

I think it's entirely your decision.

I'm not just any woman
in this situation,

I'm also the secretary of state.

And there's a lot

riding on our relationship
with the Philippines.

I have to be

responsible to that.

That's the whole problem, isn't it?

We tell ourselves to suck it up,

just this once.

Be better for everyone.

Like now... I'm thinking
about the bigger picture.

But just saying that,

aren't I marginalizing women's
right to not be harassed

and not be assaulted?

When does that get to
be the bigger picture?

It's still just my decision, isn't it?

Yes.

It is.

Okay.

(sighs)

I can't do it. I need another pillow.

You?

ELIZABETH: What's up?

I got it. My friend got me
the refueling information

Garcia was waiting for.

It's from Luxor Airport in Egypt.

Great. I've got the manifests
of those flights.

Let's take a look.

The Boeing cargo plane
has a range of , miles

with a full load.

Somalia's just over , miles.

They refueled in Spain.

So why'd they stop again in Egypt?

I can't give you a logical reason.

Well, there's-there's no report
of any weather problems.

The only reason why
you'd stop to refuel is...

because you're out of fuel.

Looking at the manifests,

the planes didn't have
particularly heavy loads.

What if the planes were
carrying more cargo

than these manifests say they were?

And you're showing me this because...?

They were headed for Somalia.

Weapons do get shipped there, yes.

Where Joseph Garcia was stationed.

Because the CIA

sent him there. I told you,

Elizabeth, we've got this
investigation covered.

There's all sorts of reasons
why a plane would make

an unscheduled landing in Egypt.

For all we know, the crew was making

a-a pit stop to visit
their favorite hookah bar.

Refueling records from Luxor Airport

for the flights in question
show they were running on empty.

They never would've made it to Somalia.

- How'd you get this?
- The point is

that Agent Garcia knew
that there was a cover-up

of arms smuggling.

Whoever's part of it
probably had him k*lled.

There are over people

in the State Department who have access

to our arms sales approvals

who could have falsified those records.

You want to solve this,

you're gonna need my help.

(sighs)

I know you and the secretary
are investigating Kevin's death.

Or Joseph.

- Or whoever he was.
- Daisy...

And I know you can't tell
me anything about it.

I just need to know
one thing about him.

Nothing classified.
Just one thing that's true.

Okay.

He had a nephew who
was named after him.

His sister's son. Four years old.

I guess he might have
been his godfather.

Anyway, the kid was born deaf,

and Joseph paid for cochlear implants.

(elevator bell dings)

Nadine, I know we need to talk.

Yes, ma'am.

Look, I appreciate your suggestion

about coming forward...
with charges against Andrada.

And I can appreciate why
you think that's a good idea.

But I can't do it.
The timing's not right.

I know it seems like a cop-out...

Forgive me for interrupting, ma'am,

but one of the five women
that our employees spoke with

in the Philippines has traveled
to the United States to see you.

She's in your office now.

I was the executive assistant

for Mr. Andrada's
supermarkets for seven years.

I saw many things happen

with the female employees
while I was there.

Some received money and left.

Some never spoke about it and stayed.

I myself was...

was never sexually harassed.

I'm afraid there was some
kind of miscommunication.

No.

I-I did receive a payment
from Mr. Andrada,

and I told your embassy
employee that it was

hush money for unwanted
sexual advances.

But the truth is

the payment that I received was

to keep quiet about something else.

Something much bigger,

more damaging.

I will tell you the truth, Madam
Secretary, on one condition.

Which is what?

You must grant me asylum
here in the United States.

I won't be able to go back
home after I tell you.

President Andrada, hello.

Yes, what is it?

You are a man of many surprises.

That is how I keep my
enemies off-balance.

Yeah. Your friends, too.

In fact, just today President
Dalton learned something

about you that he found
surprising in the extreme.

What is it?

I'm sorry, where are my manners?

How's the nose?

Is that a-a new splint?

I do not have time for these games.

No, I know you like to
cut right to the chase.

So here it is.

You've taken tens

of millions of dollars in secret
payments from Chinese companies.

We have the proof,
and we intend to share it

with the Filipino people.

(laughs)

I am a millionaire many times over.

My people will never believe it.

We'll find out soon enough.

These are exactly the
kind of American lies

the Filipino people will never accept.

Let me stop you

right there.

You don't have to give me a speech.

Maybe I'm wrong.

Maybe the Filipino people
will be fine with you

selling them out to China
to enrich yourself.

Hell, maybe the courts will be, too.

I will not be humiliated by you.

You won't be.

In fact, I have quite
the opposite in mind.

You'll share a press conference
at the White House

with President Dalton,

as befits the leader of such an...

...important and venerable ally.

Lastly, I am pleased
to stand before you

to reaffirm our commitment

to the Enhanced Defense
Cooperation Agreement

between our two countries.

Thank you.

May God bless the Philippines.

And God bless America.

(cameras clicking)

(reporters clamoring)

Damn fool has no idea
we saved his life.

REPORTER: President Andrada,

can you show us some kickboxing moves?

JACKSON: If I'd have
been in your shoes,

I'd have voted yes on the coup.

ELIZABETH: Well, they tend

not to work out for us

in the long run.

But I'll admit,

the idea had its charms.

Well, that's done.

Thanks, Bess.

My pleasure, sir.

I don't think Andrada's too happy

to give that money back to the Chinese.

Andrada will always be a wild card.

We'll see if he's worth the cost.

Look at him.

God, sometimes democracy just... blows.

Hey, good title for your memoir.

Elizabeth.

Great speech.

The press at home is already
talking about how brilliantly

I played China and
the U.S. off one another

to our advantage.

Which was my plan all along.

Sure. Good for you.

I'll see you in Singapore in a month.

So now we are even.

Who, you and I?

You know,

I-I'm actually glad that
you brought that up.

No, we're not even.

But when I determine the time is right,

I will tell the world what
you tried to do to me.

(whispers): And what I did to you.

And then...

well, then maybe we'll be even.

But if I hear about you "sparring"

with any other unwilling partners,

that time will come
sooner rather than later.

Oh, and, Datu,

when we do see each other in Singapore,

you call me Madam Secretary.

(crickets chirping)

It's a go.

Repeat, Operation Arcturus is a go.

♪

- Fire! (whistles)
- We got a fire!

Go get an extinguisher.

(men shouting)

How the hell did that happen?!

Come on, guys!

(men continue shouting in distance)

(door creaks)

♪

You're not supposed
to be in here, brother.

Yeah, I'm just looking
for more fire extinguishers.

No.

I knew you weren't one of us.

(grunting)

♪

How'd it go?

Well... (sighs) there's
good news and bad news.

Actually, it's all bad news.

Okay, start from the beginning.
Did you see the b*mb?

No. Something worse.

They got ahold of a m*llitary drone.

- What?
- Big enough to carry

a b*mb, if I'm guessing.

Or who knows what else.

And, uh,

one other thing.

He caught me in the shed.

Oh, my God.

See?

All bad news.