Madam Secretary (2014) s03e15 Episode Script

1 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 38 degrees outside.
Yes, well, it's 84 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 90% 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 military 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 shot.
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 50th 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 bomb is in the hands of highly-motivated nut bars.
We don't even know the bomb 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 guns 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 bomb 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) Military reinforcements.
Five V-22 Ospreys.
We would need at least ten Ospreys.
I can authorize that.
And a new aircraft carrier.
What about RQ-4 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 military 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 military 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.
military 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 military 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 beat 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.
military 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 65%.
Hell, we almost ended up in a war 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 military to reach out in confidence.
It's a moderate transgression of protocol, but I think it's worth the risk.
Let's contact their military'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 killed.
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 military.
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 military 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 military 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 shot, 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 15 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 $100,000 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 assault 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 bomb? No, But there's a shed behind the barracks.
Heavy security 24/7.
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, 0100 hours.
Yeah.
Sounds like a plan.
(engine starts) NADINE: Our embassy in Manila was able to track down all of the women to whom who 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 777 cargo plane has a range of 4,000 miles with a full load.
Somalia's just over 7,000 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 killed.
There are over 300 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 bomb? No.
Something worse.
They got ahold of a military drone.
- What? - Big enough to carry a bomb, 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.