Madam Secretary (2014) s05e06 Episode Script
Eyjafjallajökull
1 (PANTING) WOMAN: The crisis in Northern Syria has entered a critical phase.
The latest offensive has displaced thousands of men, women and children.
Their only option is to head for the Turkish border.
- Tens of thousands, according to INR.
- While Turkey's Foreign Minister Tarhan and his government are making heroic efforts, they cannot manage the crisis alone.
And today, we are still five billion dollars short of the bare minimum Turkey needs to provide food, shelter and clothing.
Without these necessities, the refugees face starvation, exposure and eventual death.
- Gets your attention? - Not enough.
We're still five billion short.
- Donor fatigue is real.
- Six years of war.
If we fail here, it sends a signal to the rest of the world that Syria doesn't matter.
Well, then we better not fail.
Blake, call the White House.
See if there's any spare change under the cushions.
- Yes, ma'am.
- I'll light a fire under the gaggle.
Tie 'em to a spit if you have to.
We need public pressure, we need it now.
I want you two to work the floor.
I want to see those pledge numbers come up, - and fast.
- Yep.
JAY: Monsieur Lenoir, we're-we're looking at exponential growth of instability in the Middle East.
And France has invested more in antiterrorism than anyone.
We've given all we can.
Even a small donation from you could prime the pump and-and inspire others to revise their own pledges and prove, once and for all, that the generosity of the French people is unparalleled.
So, what do you say, huh? Fraternité? I say my omelet is getting cold.
KAT: As we all know, the generosity of the German people is unparalleled.
Indeed.
But why should we give when the United States denies asylum to so many Syrians? Well, we're facing some political headwinds.
Really? My government has taken in more than half a million refugees.
And you dare ask us for more money? No.
The Emirates would be happy to make an additional pledge if you go first.
Oh, well, the United States already made a pledge of $1.
2 billion.
That's more than four times what the UAE has offered.
1.
2 billion is less than one tenth of one percent of your GDP.
In relative terms, my country is far ahead of you.
So you might say that the generosity of the Emirati people is unparalleled.
POTUS confirmed with OMB 1.
2 billion is our absolute maximum.
Go ahead.
So we're out of luck until the next fiscal year.
Turkey already has eight families to a tent.
What are they supposed to do, stack them? DAISY (SCOFFS): Yeah.
We aren't getting much traction in the press.
So far, the world is more concerned with the reprise of Smoking Baby.
I thought he quit.
- Well, now he's vaping.
- JAY: It gets worse.
Azaz just fell to the government forces.
Oh, my God, that's the last rebel stronghold between the Syrian army and the border.
Yeah, the refugee numbers will go up dramatically.
Along with the deprivation.
I mean, even if we pull a rabbit out of a hat on the five billion, now it might not be enough.
And Congress won't save us.
No way Morejon and Callister let a new aid bill out of committee.
What about DoD? They can retool operations to deliver the aid, but in a war zone? Only so much they can do.
But there is one thing we haven't tried.
China.
Could be a reach.
They're stingy for the same reason.
Yeah, I mean, that last typhoon in the Philippines? They sent a plane full of ponchos.
KAT: On the plus side, Chen's already here in Doha for a tech conference.
Exactly.
Maybe I catch him in a good mood.
(MAN LAUGHING) (ROUSING MUSIC PLAYING) (CACKLING) (GUNFIRE SOUND EFFECTS CONTINUING) - Minister Chen? - Oh (LAUGHS) Minister Chen? I'm sorry to interrupt.
Ha.
Ha! Ming?! (MUSIC STOPS) Do you have a minute? I think you mean a yuan, Elizabeth.
Several billion of them.
The answer is no.
Chen, come on.
The United Nations has failed and you want us to donate.
Pass.
Surely you can see the upside in helping refugees.
China invests where it has the most interest.
Technology, for instance.
Even a small pledge would bring immense prestige - to China.
- You speak of prestige? This is Dragon Zen One, a next-gen gaming device that makes Robo Recall on the HTC Vive look like 8-bit Super Mario.
- Cool.
- Designed and built in China.
Without American help of any kind.
Well, that sounds very lucrative.
It is.
(LAUGHS) America has long held the advantage in intellectual capital.
But not anymore.
China produces the best computer scientists, the most accomplished mathematicians, even the world's greatest chess players.
Our national team is, at this very moment, earning glory at the Global Chess Classic in Montreal.
In field after field, we're leaving our rivals in the dust.
Except humanitarian aid.
I'm okay with that.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a planet to save.
- (MUSIC BEGINS PLAYING) - Oh (LAUGHS) (GRUNTING, EXCLAIMING) (GUNFIRE SOUND EFFECTS CONTINUING) (CACKLING) I hate asking for money.
Remind me why you're running for president.
I heard it comes with a chef.
(HENRY CHUCKLES) ELIZABETH: No, but this one really hurts, you know? Every attempt the U.
N.
has made to end the Syrian civil war has collapsed.
Yeah, thanks to Russia.
I'd hoped, at the minimum, that this conference could provide some relief for its victims.
Well, babe, you did what you could.
Sometimes that has to be enough.
Nope.
I'm reaching out to Moscow.
See if they can help broker a cease-fire.
That can't possibly last.
But it might buy some time for the refugees while we stand on the corner and shake a cup.
- Hey, Noodle.
- Hey, Dad.
You're up early.
So I'll just Yeah.
ELIZABETH: Hey, Alison! I miss you.
Hey, Mom.
Love you.
Bye.
Taking you off speaker.
Is that what I think it is? Yep.
Booty caller strikes again.
It's your funeral, pal, not mine.
I can't talk to my own daughter? About this? No.
Never.
She lives under my roof.
I think I am entitled to inquire where she's been all night.
What do you want? Social security number? Address? Confirmation of what happened? - Because I can tell you it is - (KNOCKING) what you think it is.
Okay, okay, we're-we're not having this conversation.
Good.
Come in.
Anything else, babe? Nope.
We're done.
Have a safe flight, love you.
- (DOOR OPENS) - I love you, too, superdad.
Yeah? Turkey's closing its borders.
What? When? JAY: Two hours ago.
The refugees are trapped with half the Syrian army breathing down their necks.
Where's Minister Tarhan right now? JAY: Okay, fine.
Front desk says he's already checked out.
Yeah, he's headed to UNHQ, New York.
Just added to his official schedule.
Why? - There.
- Coming out now.
Minister Tarhan.
Madam Secretary.
You leave us no choice.
These pledges are the final insult.
Humanitarian aid is a long game.
- You have to be patient.
- Patient? Do you know how near impossible it is to house, feed, provide drinking water for millions of refugees? To screen for the terrorists that have murdered hundreds of Turkish citizens? I assure you no one doubts the magnitude of your challenge.
Comforting words.
You know what's more comforting? Five billion dollars in aid.
Turkey can't do its part until the international community does theirs.
I give you my word the United States will make good on the shortfall in the next fiscal year.
The word of a woman who consorts with traitors.
Excuse me? Do you think we forgot how you gave asylum to Hakan Uzun, the man who tried to murder my president and overthrow our government? Minister Uzun had nothing to do with that coup, and you know it.
Then let him prove it at trial.
Hand him over, and we may reconsider.
No? Farhan tens of thousands of people children will be slaughtered if you don't re-open that border.
Not by our hand.
Come on.
If you and I work together we can - Hey, wait! Whoa, whoa! - Get back! Stand down! Stand down.
Clear.
- Any word on Avdonin? - Uh, Russian Foreign Ministry says he'll be available within the hour.
DIA reports of shellfire along the evacuation route keep coming in.
The Syrian army's tightening their grip.
- We need that cease-fire.
- MAN: Madam Secretary! How lovely to have you back in Shannon.
Hey, Aidan.
Another day, another pit stop.
Yeah, time flies.
And the good news is you're first in line to be refueled.
- Still enough time to sink a Guinness.
- And curse the gods who gave us a plane with the range of a tadpole.
Oh, would you like a pint, ma'am? No, I think I'd like the bad news first.
Well, all flights are grounded.
- What? - What happened? EyjafjallajÃkull.
- Efac Come again? - Yeah.
It means "island mountain glacier" in Icelandic.
And it's erupting.
Since when do glaciers erupt? It's really a volcano beneath the glacier which melted.
Anyway, the prevailing winds have pushed the ash cloud in our direction, and those particles have a nasty habit of causing jet engine failure.
So, you'll be with us - for a spell.
- Oh, my Aunt Ida stayed with us for a spell.
Three years, 243 days.
Quantify a spell.
I'll give you an update as soon as I can.
Now if you'll excuse me, the Dutch national chess team is here and we have at least one other plane being forced to land.
Yes, Aidan, thank you.
DAISY: Hey, is anyone else sick of learning new ways that planes crash? It's like the soothsayer said, "Beware volcanos with unpronounceable names.
" EyjafjallajÃkull.
Oh, it's not that hard.
Uh, guys, is it just me, or do they look familiar? Oh, you got to be kidding me.
Blake, I think I will have that Guinness after all.
Hey, boss, just saw that preliminary statement about M-Sec being held up because of - ay-yah ay - Let's just call it "aye yai yai.
" Anyway, nice work.
Just a few lingering issues with the Secretary's speaking schedule.
We're pushing the remarks for the Ministerial on Religious Freedom, but the F.
L.
O.
thing is tricky.
Most of the families are already inbound.
F.
L.
O.
thing? The speech for the spouses and children of FSOs in hardship posts.
Uh, right, right.
Um, Dr.
McCord's giving the speech instead.
Secretary's cool with that? Her idea.
I'll meet with him later to go over the tweaks.
Great.
I'll let Protocol know.
Hey, Amy, can I get your opinion on something? What's your impression of Zane? He's my girlfriend's CO in South Korea.
Hubba-hubba.
Definitely two hubbas.
No, I mean his posts.
Are they funny? (CHUCKLES) (LAUGHS LOUDER) Right.
So is it a bad sign that she does the laugh-y emoji on every one? (LAUGHING): No.
He's her superior.
She's probably just flattering him.
Thanks, Amy.
You're the best.
(AMY LAUGHS) I'm sorry, how much longer? I wish I could tell you.
They're sending a plane up to sample the air.
Can't send us instead? Do the words "jet engine failure" mean nothing to you? You might as well have a-a bite of something.
- Ooh, I like your thinking.
- What are our options? Well, as it's the wee hours of a Sunday, there's only the sandwich cart open, but there's more stout than could sink a ship.
- Oh - And the pub has karaoke.
You could have a go at that.
Thanks for the update, Aidan.
Ma'am, Russian Foreign Minister Avdonin - is ready for you on SVTC.
- Oh, is that karaoke? - Oh, no, no, no.
Just, no.
- What? What you call refugees, I call terrorists.
That's not the term I would use for slaughtered babies.
These pictures were taken by the Red Cross this morning.
Most of their parents were SDF, traitors to the legitimate Syrian government.
Your Syrian allies are killing them with Russian-made bullets.
Is this the part where you threaten additional sanctions? I'm hoping it won't come to that.
Because you already sanction everything but the air we breathe.
- Don't tempt me.
- The chamber in that gun is empty, Elizabeth.
We will not be strong-armed.
Come on.
But perhaps we would consider a ceasefire if the United States agrees to recognize our legitimate occupation of Crimea.
Sure.
Why not ask for the Statue of Liberty while you're at it? Because I find her old and tiresome, much like this conversation.
Ma'am, I'm so sorry.
DAISY: "Eya-flag-musk-hotel"? AY-yah-fyad-layer-kuh-tel.
And how long until it's acceptable to start karaoke? Okay, you know I can't sing on an empty stomach.
Well, brace yourself, but Ireland isn't exactly known for its Michelin stars.
Okay, they're sandwiches, Blake.
How bad can they be? There's a reason they drink so much beer, but knock yourself out.
Whoa.
DAISY: They're taking all of it? Barbarians.
The crisps, too? DAISY: And the wine gums.
I don't even think those are halal.
ELIZABETH: Minister Tarhan? Minister Tarhan.
I know we ended things on a bad note, but, uh, my people are hungry.
(CHUCKLES) And seeing as we're all in the same "aya-fliedyuck kerkle" volcano thing, I was hoping that maybe you could share some of your food.
No.
But you have five sandwiches to a person.
KAT: I mean, what is that? What is that? I told my staff to take appropriate measures to make sure we had enough.
How do you put it? Um, first come, first served.
Now as you can see, I'm quite busy.
Thank you for your time.
How many outlets are in this place? Not many.
Why? I think we should take "appropriate measures" to make sure we have enough.
So all of them? Every damn last one.
He wants to dance? Let's dance.
HENRY: So looks like about 100 people who all have at least one relative serving at a hardship post, right? Eh, n-next one.
Oh, yeah, like, uh, Venezuela, Haiti, the DRC.
Yeah, similar in the military.
No family allowed.
A lot of these people haven't seen their spouses in years.
Right.
So I'll keep it close to home.
Maybe I'll tell an anecdote about what it was like when Elizabeth was deployed to Iraq with the CIA.
Yeah, that's perfect, and maybe some practical tips, too.
Hey, guys.
- Hi, honey.
- Oh, hey, Ali.
I'm gonna get some ice cream.
Do you want any? Oh, yeah, I'd love to get in on that.
So what kind of practical tips were you thinking? Just the nuts and bolts of keeping a relationship going.
You know, like, before you were married.
You were deployed around then, weren't you? This has nothing to do with you and Ronnie, right? Oh, no, no, that you know, that's great.
It's just social media can be like the Dagobah swamp without Yoda.
You never know what's real.
Preach.
Uh, for instance, uh, Ronnie's CO is this John Cena clone.
- Whoa.
He did not skip leg day.
- Right? And he's funny.
I mean how did you handle it, man? The John Cena clones? No, the distance.
I mean, you got to have some pearls to share, you know, for the speech.
I wish I did.
Honestly, the summer before we got engaged, I was at flight training in Pensacola, and I (LAUGHS) I was so freaking lovesick.
Oh, man.
The only thing that eased the pain was flying a F-18 at Mach 2, and then I would drive 11 hours through the night so that we could spend maybe an hour together before I had to head back, but it was worth it, every time.
Man that's beautiful.
And, like, one step removed from the astronaut diaper lady.
The what? You know, the astronaut love triangle, you know that.
No, but if I ever had a band, that would definitely be the name of it.
And not to question the process that led to my existence, but, God, those expectations of monogamy sound stressful and exhausting.
What's the alternative? I don't know, just leaving things open-ended.
Going with the flow, doing whatever feels right in the moment.
That way, everybody's happy.
(CHUCKLES) That's a that's a perspective.
- ALISON: Bye, guys.
- Later.
(MAN SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE OVER HEADPHONES) (AUDIO BREAKING UP) (AUDIO CUTS OUT) ("CEMALIM" BY ERKIN KORAY PLAYS) I'm running out of charge.
Have you tried turning off your Bluetooth? Every bit helps.
This isn't a joke.
I have official state business.
What a coincidence.
So do we.
Give me your outlet.
First come, first served.
The United States doesn't yield to threats.
We do, however, yield to corned beef.
- Hey, there.
- Oh, hi.
I don't think we've had the pleasure.
I'm Annelies de Runnow.
Jay Whitman.
Chief of staff to the U.
S.
Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord.
Not that that matters.
Yes.
I'm captain of the Dutch national chess team that just got eliminated in the Chess Classic.
Why we are here.
Heading home.
We've had a rough few days, and we are hungry.
Famished, actually.
Do you have any idea what we went through to get this sandwich? Yes.
Your security people stole my outlet.
So either hand over half of that corned beef, or we declare the bathroom sovereign Dutch territory.
We have flags.
Hmm.
Mm What's your chess rating? Number one in the Netherlands, number eight in the world.
Eight, wow.
Middle school champion, Dallas County, Texas.
Cracked top 20 in the state.
I'll tell you what.
I'll play you for it.
WOMAN (OVER P.
A.
SYSTEM): Paging Miss Peters.
Please come to the help desk.
Paging Miss Peters.
Please come to the help desk.
I like your hair.
Oh, thank you.
Your hijab's pretty rad.
Thank you.
(CHUCKLES) Walk with me.
Is it just me, or are you sensing a thaw with the Turks? No, no, it's not just you.
I mean, uh, we're talking, at least.
Well, then, let's exploit it.
We never really discussed incentives for Turkey.
Yes, because anything worth giving would require approval from Congress.
Yeah, guns and loans.
I-I know.
But Tarhan was headed to the U.
N.
before his plane was grounded by ayefahder-fardu Uh, yak trolls, so We ever figure out why? Um, yes.
Yes, Daisy got the official schedule.
They are going to lobby for a rotating seat on the Security Council.
Huh.
Taking their newfound leverage out for a spin.
Yeah, but Turkey hasn't held one in over 40 years, so I (SCOFFS) And that volcano hadn't erupted in 4,000.
Two-thirds vote.
We're gonna have to call in a lot of favors.
Well, we've got food, electricity and time.
Let's get calling.
(TIMER CLICKS) (CLICKS) Queen out early.
Aggressive.
Always been a fan of Nakamura.
He's difficult to imitate.
Not for me.
Practically paid my way through college hustling chess.
(CLICKS) (STAMMERS) Just the book fees, but still.
You don't want to castle? (CHUCKLES) When I'm about to slay your knight? It's your move.
You know, sometimes I wonder if I could've turned pro.
If I really stuck with it.
Checkmate.
Two out of three? T-Two, two two-two out of three.
Get another sandwich.
(SIGHS) How's the speech coming? Oh, it's getting there.
So, uh, that whole, um non-monogomous, go-with-the-flow type of thing, is that something you - want to talk about? - Clearly, you didn't.
In front of Mom's speechwriter? No.
(SIGHS) But, look, I was just Wanted to make sure that you and your boyfriend - are on the same page.
- Okay.
First of all, "boyfriend" is a label of the patriarchy.
And there is no page.
That's kind of the whole point.
The whole point is not to communicate with your - (STAMMERS) non-boyfriend? - No.
There's no need to define things because we're not in a relationship.
It just is, we're just being.
What? Too existential for you? No, it's too risky.
If one of you is more invested than the other.
That's not gonna happen because - we're not investing.
- If you don't communicate, how do you know whether you're investing? How do you know you're not setting yourself up - for heartbreak? - Oh, my God.
Stop Socratic method-ing me.
I'm not worried about heartbreak.
O-Okay, but you're not the first generation to try this kind of thing, you know.
You don't know anything about my generation.
So keep your neo-Victorian judgments to yourself, okay? (STAMMERS) Do you see him during the day? Uh, does he work? Ali, come on.
ELIZABETH: Label of the patriarchy? I'm neo-offended.
Victorian father would have just locked her in the attic.
Hmm, or sent her to the workhouse.
Sewing blankets for gruel.
You got to admit, those parents had options.
I'd trade antibiotics for that.
I had a feeling that you would not be able to resist weighing in.
HENRY: I just can't stand all this.
(MOCKING): "We're just being, it just is.
" (LAUGHS) Yeah, don't forget: "There's no page!" (SNICKERS) Oh, babe, I got to go.
Are you ready for the speech tomorrow? HENRY: Yeah, yeah.
But, you know, nobody likes a pinch hitter.
Well, then, swing for the fences.
I love you and they're gonna love you, too, okay? HENRY: Love you, too.
Bye.
Bye.
Did we get the vote? Well, I promised the president of Togo a visa for his pet hippo.
Can hippos get visas? I don't know.
- It's above my pay grade.
- Good enough.
I'm bringing it to Tarhan.
What happened to aggressive? Biding my time.
Like a ninja.
Or guy who spent all night googling the Slav Defense.
Okay.
The rust is off.
And nunchucks are coming out.
Besides, the middle game is where I really shine.
At least, it was in sixth grade.
Checkmate.
(CHUCKLES) Sorry.
But (SIGHS) a Slav Defense with a knight pulled back to E1 is vulnerable to a kingside attack by the bishop and the queen.
I learned that in second grade.
(CHUCKLES WEAKLY) God, yeah, I'm-I'm sorry.
(CHUCKLES) Y-You're one of the best players in the world, it's ridiculous that For you to even mess around with someone like me.
- So - I like messing around with you.
And it's refreshing to play with someone who doesn't cheat.
What do you mean? Vadim Dremov, the Russian who beat me in Montreal.
Never heard of him.
No one has.
(BOTH CHUCKLE) Came out of nowhere.
You think he had help? Gut feeling.
But if he hadn't, I wouldn't be here with you.
Got a flower that's now Drooped and dead It's a tempting offer, but I cannot accept.
Seriously? My policy advisor gave a visa to a hippo.
- Really? - It's in the works.
Still.
No deal.
But while I have you, can you tell your people to keep it down? BLAKE: You may search everywhere Please.
But none can compare with my wild Irish Rose Yeah, I never really got karaoke myself, probably 'cause I'm tone-deaf.
What does this mean, "tone-deaf"? Mainly that people want to rip their ears off - when I start singing.
- (CHUCKLES) My, uh, my wife, she says I sing like a dying goat.
Maybe we should do a duet sometime.
(BOTH CHUCKLE) Irish Rose.
Thank you.
That was Nan's favorite.
- All right.
- Thank you.
Well, my granny wouldn't give two hoots for this song, but, uh, happens to be my personal favorite, - and it's called "The Ferryman.
" - (OTHERS EXCLAIM) Okay, here's the truth, Elizabeth.
I want a seat on the Security Council.
My heart goes out to the refugees, especially since we're trapped here in this airport, - far from home.
- Not trapped or cold or starving or being persecuted or shot at or blown up.
Just saying.
Okay, fair enough, but I'm saying without that $5 billion, Turkey simply cannot afford to keep its border open.
This time, it really is about money.
Most things are.
can't you see All together now.
Where the strawberry beds Sweep down to the Liffey You'll kiss away the worries What the hell, huh? ALL: I'll love you more tomorrow If you ever loved me, Molly, love me now Where the strawberry beds Sweep down to the Liffey You'll kiss away the worries from my brow Oh, I love you well today And I'll love you more tomorrow If you ever loved me, Molly, love me now If you ever loved me, Molly Love me now.
- (LAUGHTER, CHEERS) - Here, here! Ma'am.
Good news.
- Purse muffin? Please? - Oh, um (CLEARS THROAT) Aidan.
Clear skies, Madam Secretary.
Ash density is now within tolerable limits for aircraft engines.
You're free to go home.
Bless you, Aidan.
And on behalf of all of us here at Shannon, ma'am, I would just like to say, fair play on the sandwiches.
BLAKE: Our errant knight returns.
Nice end game, player.
Looks like someone found their mate.
Chess puns, clever.
ELIZABETH: All right, now, just back off, he's sensitive.
Can you blame me? Annelies is the smartest person I've ever met, but so cool and humble about it.
I want to kill the guy who beat her in Montreal.
Aw, guys.
He's ready to kill for her already.
Hey-hey-hey, the Russian was cheating, and now he's playing China in the final and they'll just cheat their way to victory again.
Yeah, we're talking about Russia here.
Greatest chess playing nation in the world.
Yeah, but get this, Dremov, the guy who beat her, his rating's gone up by, like, 200 points in the last six months.
That's a lot.
Can you get me footage of that tournament? (LAUGHING): Yeah, okay.
HENRY: And then, in 2005, Elizabeth forward deployed to Iraq.
I'd flown over those coordinates during Desert Storm, but now, it was my turn to wait at home.
So on the nights when I couldn't sleep 'cause I was worried about her basically, all of them (LAUGHS SOFTLY) I would reach for the family Bible and leaf to a page in Exodus.
And-and there was some comfort there, knowing that hardship is part of our journey and our trials have a purpose.
On behalf of my wife and all Americans, I want to thank you for supporting our diplomats.
And for keeping the faith.
- Thanks.
- (APPLAUSE) (INDISTINCT CHATTER) I know she's thinking about you every day, how proud she is of you.
Thanks for coming.
Thank you.
Well played, with Exodus.
Well, I hope it helped.
Well, it certainly helped me.
I spoke to Ronnie this morning and we made plans to meet up in Hawaii in a couple weeks.
Well, that's great.
I'm a little surprised Elizabeth approved vacation on such short notice, but Oh, I haven't asked her yet.
I was hoping you could put in a good word.
Thanks, Doc.
Huh.
You're not crazy.
Right? You see it, too.
Yeah, this guy's some kind of spotter.
Well, t-there must be a-a relay, or Yeah, look.
The spotter gets the move from someone in the audience with a phone and passes it to the player.
Now all I have to do is prove it.
- This isn't enough? - Oh, no.
The World Chess Players Association won't take action until we link each signal to a specific move on the board.
No proof, no leverage.
That makes sense.
So, you really think that Russia is gonna stop a war over chess? Well, who said anything about Russia? Oh, you're going back to Chen.
He wants Chinese dominance in all things.
If I can hand him chess glory on a platter, maybe he'll pony up for humanitarian aid.
I guess this is some kind of grid pattern.
But there are 64 squares, six different types of pieces.
That is a hell of a lot of combinations.
Yeah, but we're out of time.
The final match between China and Russia starts tomorrow.
NSA could do it.
No, there's a giant bureaucracy and chain of command between us and the supercomputers at Fort Meade.
SecDef, Ellen Hill We'll get Dalton to sign a waiver.
Do you really think he'd go for it? He'd better.
As ethics advisor, I will tell him this is a moral outrage - that cannot be tolerated.
- Okay.
I mean, Russia is the country that gave us Botvinnik, Kasparov, Karpov and Kramnik.
What happened to working hard to be the best like those guys did? Wh-What happened to excellence? I mean, Russia's the country that beat us by putting the first man in space.
Now it seems their only national accomplishment is leading the world in cheating.
Look at the Olympic doping scandal.
They cheat at their elections, not to mention the elections of other countries.
They are champions only of deception and undermining others, and if we don't stop them, and fast, we are gonna see the death of principles and norms that protect basic human achievement and dignity.
Babe, I love it.
Call him.
- Just - I'm calling him.
I knew it.
The perfidious dogs.
Do you really have proof? NSA broke the code an hour ago.
Then I'm sure the Players Association will take prompt action and disqualify Russia.
Oh, I haven't told them.
You see, America invests where it has the most interest.
And that sure as hell ain't chess.
The U.
N.
is short five billion dollars.
Do you really expect us to make up the entire difference? No, but where China leads, others will follow.
Do you have any idea how much money China puts into its chess team? Great achievements require great sacrifice.
Between masseurs, coaches, dieticians? $100 million, in the last year alone.
Let's start with that.
Such a gift would be unprecedented.
So would a gold medal.
Unless you'd prefer the virtual kind.
I'll take it up with President Li.
Good.
And hurry, because your guy looks like he's about to throw up.
What's this? VADIM: What is happening? I protest! - Put me down! - Mr.
Dremov is suspended for violations of Article 11-B of the tournament bylaws.
- What? No! You're lying.
- Victory is awarded by forfeit to Mr.
Zhao.
(PEOPLE SHOUTING) MATT: This is better than lucha libre.
BLAKE: Who knew chess players - could rumble? - It's like Nerds Gone Wild.
KAT: Well, China just publicly announced their pledge, and Mongolia, the five Central Asian stans and Sri Lanka are all following their lead and contributing.
Snowball effect in the house.
Or really, the "suck up to China because they're in your sphere of influence" effect.
Germany and France and most of the Gulf States have upped their pledges as well.
Okay, so where does that leave us? About two billion short.
Gas up the jet, we're getting back in the air.
TARHAN: I thought I made myself clear.
You're two billion short.
Again, I can promise we make up the deficit in the next fiscal year.
It's not what you want, but it is enough to keep those refugees alive.
And you expect me to take that on faith? You think those refugees go forward knowing what lies ahead? Reopen the border.
A bid for the Security Council? Will have our full support.
Then we have a deal.
Providing you extradite Hakan Uzun.
This is a mercy mission, not a shakedown.
Come on, take the deal.
(LAUGHS SOFTLY) Very well.
I will recommend to President Kozlu that he reopen the borders for the Syrian refugees.
- Thank you.
- The price was right, huh? - Right.
- Besides, anyone who hates karaoke as much as I do is, uh, all good.
Okay.
- (LAUGHS): Oh, my God.
- Yeah.
(CHUCKLES) The dulcet tones of sexting.
Annelies challenged me to a game.
Don't worry, it's not chess.
Words with Friends.
Native language, maybe I have a chance.
(LAUGHS SOFTLY) (SIGHS) Is it worth it? You and Ronnie? 13 time zones, half a world away.
Yeah.
Every minute.
(PHONE GAME CHIMES) Good.
Because I just bonused.
HENRY: You want a drink, babe? Anything but Guinness.
(LAUGHS SOFTLY) (TV PLAYING FAINTLY) (EXHALES) Wow.
Still can't believe it's over.
You should be proud.
Yeah.
I don't know.
Feels more like fate than achievement.
I mean, if it hadn't been for the random eruption of EyjafjallajÃkull, then it prob wow.
(LAUGHS) I nailed it.
Well, then, none of this could've happened.
Well, countless thinkers throughout history have struggled to reconcile the interplay between fate and free will, chance and design.
And? No one's been able to resolve it because one thing can't exist without the other.
The volcano was one factor, but so was the sheer force of your will.
Even without the volcano, I think you would've found a way.
You're just saying that because you made babies with me.
Hmm.
Speaking of babies.
- Hey, Noodle.
- Hey, honey.
So I'm moving out, starting next semester.
Oh.
Okay, well, any particular reason? Beside the fact that it was only ever supposed to be temporary? Yeah, actually.
I'm getting pretty sick of all the unsolicited advice, which backfired spectacularly.
What happened? (SIGHS) I asked Gunnar where everything was going.
- You did? - His name is Gunnar? And he freaked out.
I had finally found a guy that I really liked that I thought liked me.
And now he's gone.
Noodle, I'm-I'm sorry, sweetheart.
I am, too, but I think you can do better.
Oh, my God, I am so done with this.
Mom, I'm really glad you're back.
Good night.
NEWS ANCHOR: Raising this money Good night.
sustainability will undoubtedly continue Don't look so down.
Just think, you saved her months of decoding emoojis with a guy named Gunnar.
(LAUGHS) - Emojis.
- Emojis.
For now, though, the overall feeling here is one of relief.
These families have escaped the clutches What about us? Fate or free will? but there's a long road ahead of them.
Fate.
millions of Syrian refugees who are already seeking asylum, and no one knows where that process will end.
It's a life of uncertainty, but at least they found hope.
Did I just force Alison to move out? No.
That was fate, too.
The latest offensive has displaced thousands of men, women and children.
Their only option is to head for the Turkish border.
- Tens of thousands, according to INR.
- While Turkey's Foreign Minister Tarhan and his government are making heroic efforts, they cannot manage the crisis alone.
And today, we are still five billion dollars short of the bare minimum Turkey needs to provide food, shelter and clothing.
Without these necessities, the refugees face starvation, exposure and eventual death.
- Gets your attention? - Not enough.
We're still five billion short.
- Donor fatigue is real.
- Six years of war.
If we fail here, it sends a signal to the rest of the world that Syria doesn't matter.
Well, then we better not fail.
Blake, call the White House.
See if there's any spare change under the cushions.
- Yes, ma'am.
- I'll light a fire under the gaggle.
Tie 'em to a spit if you have to.
We need public pressure, we need it now.
I want you two to work the floor.
I want to see those pledge numbers come up, - and fast.
- Yep.
JAY: Monsieur Lenoir, we're-we're looking at exponential growth of instability in the Middle East.
And France has invested more in antiterrorism than anyone.
We've given all we can.
Even a small donation from you could prime the pump and-and inspire others to revise their own pledges and prove, once and for all, that the generosity of the French people is unparalleled.
So, what do you say, huh? Fraternité? I say my omelet is getting cold.
KAT: As we all know, the generosity of the German people is unparalleled.
Indeed.
But why should we give when the United States denies asylum to so many Syrians? Well, we're facing some political headwinds.
Really? My government has taken in more than half a million refugees.
And you dare ask us for more money? No.
The Emirates would be happy to make an additional pledge if you go first.
Oh, well, the United States already made a pledge of $1.
2 billion.
That's more than four times what the UAE has offered.
1.
2 billion is less than one tenth of one percent of your GDP.
In relative terms, my country is far ahead of you.
So you might say that the generosity of the Emirati people is unparalleled.
POTUS confirmed with OMB 1.
2 billion is our absolute maximum.
Go ahead.
So we're out of luck until the next fiscal year.
Turkey already has eight families to a tent.
What are they supposed to do, stack them? DAISY (SCOFFS): Yeah.
We aren't getting much traction in the press.
So far, the world is more concerned with the reprise of Smoking Baby.
I thought he quit.
- Well, now he's vaping.
- JAY: It gets worse.
Azaz just fell to the government forces.
Oh, my God, that's the last rebel stronghold between the Syrian army and the border.
Yeah, the refugee numbers will go up dramatically.
Along with the deprivation.
I mean, even if we pull a rabbit out of a hat on the five billion, now it might not be enough.
And Congress won't save us.
No way Morejon and Callister let a new aid bill out of committee.
What about DoD? They can retool operations to deliver the aid, but in a war zone? Only so much they can do.
But there is one thing we haven't tried.
China.
Could be a reach.
They're stingy for the same reason.
Yeah, I mean, that last typhoon in the Philippines? They sent a plane full of ponchos.
KAT: On the plus side, Chen's already here in Doha for a tech conference.
Exactly.
Maybe I catch him in a good mood.
(MAN LAUGHING) (ROUSING MUSIC PLAYING) (CACKLING) (GUNFIRE SOUND EFFECTS CONTINUING) - Minister Chen? - Oh (LAUGHS) Minister Chen? I'm sorry to interrupt.
Ha.
Ha! Ming?! (MUSIC STOPS) Do you have a minute? I think you mean a yuan, Elizabeth.
Several billion of them.
The answer is no.
Chen, come on.
The United Nations has failed and you want us to donate.
Pass.
Surely you can see the upside in helping refugees.
China invests where it has the most interest.
Technology, for instance.
Even a small pledge would bring immense prestige - to China.
- You speak of prestige? This is Dragon Zen One, a next-gen gaming device that makes Robo Recall on the HTC Vive look like 8-bit Super Mario.
- Cool.
- Designed and built in China.
Without American help of any kind.
Well, that sounds very lucrative.
It is.
(LAUGHS) America has long held the advantage in intellectual capital.
But not anymore.
China produces the best computer scientists, the most accomplished mathematicians, even the world's greatest chess players.
Our national team is, at this very moment, earning glory at the Global Chess Classic in Montreal.
In field after field, we're leaving our rivals in the dust.
Except humanitarian aid.
I'm okay with that.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a planet to save.
- (MUSIC BEGINS PLAYING) - Oh (LAUGHS) (GRUNTING, EXCLAIMING) (GUNFIRE SOUND EFFECTS CONTINUING) (CACKLING) I hate asking for money.
Remind me why you're running for president.
I heard it comes with a chef.
(HENRY CHUCKLES) ELIZABETH: No, but this one really hurts, you know? Every attempt the U.
N.
has made to end the Syrian civil war has collapsed.
Yeah, thanks to Russia.
I'd hoped, at the minimum, that this conference could provide some relief for its victims.
Well, babe, you did what you could.
Sometimes that has to be enough.
Nope.
I'm reaching out to Moscow.
See if they can help broker a cease-fire.
That can't possibly last.
But it might buy some time for the refugees while we stand on the corner and shake a cup.
- Hey, Noodle.
- Hey, Dad.
You're up early.
So I'll just Yeah.
ELIZABETH: Hey, Alison! I miss you.
Hey, Mom.
Love you.
Bye.
Taking you off speaker.
Is that what I think it is? Yep.
Booty caller strikes again.
It's your funeral, pal, not mine.
I can't talk to my own daughter? About this? No.
Never.
She lives under my roof.
I think I am entitled to inquire where she's been all night.
What do you want? Social security number? Address? Confirmation of what happened? - Because I can tell you it is - (KNOCKING) what you think it is.
Okay, okay, we're-we're not having this conversation.
Good.
Come in.
Anything else, babe? Nope.
We're done.
Have a safe flight, love you.
- (DOOR OPENS) - I love you, too, superdad.
Yeah? Turkey's closing its borders.
What? When? JAY: Two hours ago.
The refugees are trapped with half the Syrian army breathing down their necks.
Where's Minister Tarhan right now? JAY: Okay, fine.
Front desk says he's already checked out.
Yeah, he's headed to UNHQ, New York.
Just added to his official schedule.
Why? - There.
- Coming out now.
Minister Tarhan.
Madam Secretary.
You leave us no choice.
These pledges are the final insult.
Humanitarian aid is a long game.
- You have to be patient.
- Patient? Do you know how near impossible it is to house, feed, provide drinking water for millions of refugees? To screen for the terrorists that have murdered hundreds of Turkish citizens? I assure you no one doubts the magnitude of your challenge.
Comforting words.
You know what's more comforting? Five billion dollars in aid.
Turkey can't do its part until the international community does theirs.
I give you my word the United States will make good on the shortfall in the next fiscal year.
The word of a woman who consorts with traitors.
Excuse me? Do you think we forgot how you gave asylum to Hakan Uzun, the man who tried to murder my president and overthrow our government? Minister Uzun had nothing to do with that coup, and you know it.
Then let him prove it at trial.
Hand him over, and we may reconsider.
No? Farhan tens of thousands of people children will be slaughtered if you don't re-open that border.
Not by our hand.
Come on.
If you and I work together we can - Hey, wait! Whoa, whoa! - Get back! Stand down! Stand down.
Clear.
- Any word on Avdonin? - Uh, Russian Foreign Ministry says he'll be available within the hour.
DIA reports of shellfire along the evacuation route keep coming in.
The Syrian army's tightening their grip.
- We need that cease-fire.
- MAN: Madam Secretary! How lovely to have you back in Shannon.
Hey, Aidan.
Another day, another pit stop.
Yeah, time flies.
And the good news is you're first in line to be refueled.
- Still enough time to sink a Guinness.
- And curse the gods who gave us a plane with the range of a tadpole.
Oh, would you like a pint, ma'am? No, I think I'd like the bad news first.
Well, all flights are grounded.
- What? - What happened? EyjafjallajÃkull.
- Efac Come again? - Yeah.
It means "island mountain glacier" in Icelandic.
And it's erupting.
Since when do glaciers erupt? It's really a volcano beneath the glacier which melted.
Anyway, the prevailing winds have pushed the ash cloud in our direction, and those particles have a nasty habit of causing jet engine failure.
So, you'll be with us - for a spell.
- Oh, my Aunt Ida stayed with us for a spell.
Three years, 243 days.
Quantify a spell.
I'll give you an update as soon as I can.
Now if you'll excuse me, the Dutch national chess team is here and we have at least one other plane being forced to land.
Yes, Aidan, thank you.
DAISY: Hey, is anyone else sick of learning new ways that planes crash? It's like the soothsayer said, "Beware volcanos with unpronounceable names.
" EyjafjallajÃkull.
Oh, it's not that hard.
Uh, guys, is it just me, or do they look familiar? Oh, you got to be kidding me.
Blake, I think I will have that Guinness after all.
Hey, boss, just saw that preliminary statement about M-Sec being held up because of - ay-yah ay - Let's just call it "aye yai yai.
" Anyway, nice work.
Just a few lingering issues with the Secretary's speaking schedule.
We're pushing the remarks for the Ministerial on Religious Freedom, but the F.
L.
O.
thing is tricky.
Most of the families are already inbound.
F.
L.
O.
thing? The speech for the spouses and children of FSOs in hardship posts.
Uh, right, right.
Um, Dr.
McCord's giving the speech instead.
Secretary's cool with that? Her idea.
I'll meet with him later to go over the tweaks.
Great.
I'll let Protocol know.
Hey, Amy, can I get your opinion on something? What's your impression of Zane? He's my girlfriend's CO in South Korea.
Hubba-hubba.
Definitely two hubbas.
No, I mean his posts.
Are they funny? (CHUCKLES) (LAUGHS LOUDER) Right.
So is it a bad sign that she does the laugh-y emoji on every one? (LAUGHING): No.
He's her superior.
She's probably just flattering him.
Thanks, Amy.
You're the best.
(AMY LAUGHS) I'm sorry, how much longer? I wish I could tell you.
They're sending a plane up to sample the air.
Can't send us instead? Do the words "jet engine failure" mean nothing to you? You might as well have a-a bite of something.
- Ooh, I like your thinking.
- What are our options? Well, as it's the wee hours of a Sunday, there's only the sandwich cart open, but there's more stout than could sink a ship.
- Oh - And the pub has karaoke.
You could have a go at that.
Thanks for the update, Aidan.
Ma'am, Russian Foreign Minister Avdonin - is ready for you on SVTC.
- Oh, is that karaoke? - Oh, no, no, no.
Just, no.
- What? What you call refugees, I call terrorists.
That's not the term I would use for slaughtered babies.
These pictures were taken by the Red Cross this morning.
Most of their parents were SDF, traitors to the legitimate Syrian government.
Your Syrian allies are killing them with Russian-made bullets.
Is this the part where you threaten additional sanctions? I'm hoping it won't come to that.
Because you already sanction everything but the air we breathe.
- Don't tempt me.
- The chamber in that gun is empty, Elizabeth.
We will not be strong-armed.
Come on.
But perhaps we would consider a ceasefire if the United States agrees to recognize our legitimate occupation of Crimea.
Sure.
Why not ask for the Statue of Liberty while you're at it? Because I find her old and tiresome, much like this conversation.
Ma'am, I'm so sorry.
DAISY: "Eya-flag-musk-hotel"? AY-yah-fyad-layer-kuh-tel.
And how long until it's acceptable to start karaoke? Okay, you know I can't sing on an empty stomach.
Well, brace yourself, but Ireland isn't exactly known for its Michelin stars.
Okay, they're sandwiches, Blake.
How bad can they be? There's a reason they drink so much beer, but knock yourself out.
Whoa.
DAISY: They're taking all of it? Barbarians.
The crisps, too? DAISY: And the wine gums.
I don't even think those are halal.
ELIZABETH: Minister Tarhan? Minister Tarhan.
I know we ended things on a bad note, but, uh, my people are hungry.
(CHUCKLES) And seeing as we're all in the same "aya-fliedyuck kerkle" volcano thing, I was hoping that maybe you could share some of your food.
No.
But you have five sandwiches to a person.
KAT: I mean, what is that? What is that? I told my staff to take appropriate measures to make sure we had enough.
How do you put it? Um, first come, first served.
Now as you can see, I'm quite busy.
Thank you for your time.
How many outlets are in this place? Not many.
Why? I think we should take "appropriate measures" to make sure we have enough.
So all of them? Every damn last one.
He wants to dance? Let's dance.
HENRY: So looks like about 100 people who all have at least one relative serving at a hardship post, right? Eh, n-next one.
Oh, yeah, like, uh, Venezuela, Haiti, the DRC.
Yeah, similar in the military.
No family allowed.
A lot of these people haven't seen their spouses in years.
Right.
So I'll keep it close to home.
Maybe I'll tell an anecdote about what it was like when Elizabeth was deployed to Iraq with the CIA.
Yeah, that's perfect, and maybe some practical tips, too.
Hey, guys.
- Hi, honey.
- Oh, hey, Ali.
I'm gonna get some ice cream.
Do you want any? Oh, yeah, I'd love to get in on that.
So what kind of practical tips were you thinking? Just the nuts and bolts of keeping a relationship going.
You know, like, before you were married.
You were deployed around then, weren't you? This has nothing to do with you and Ronnie, right? Oh, no, no, that you know, that's great.
It's just social media can be like the Dagobah swamp without Yoda.
You never know what's real.
Preach.
Uh, for instance, uh, Ronnie's CO is this John Cena clone.
- Whoa.
He did not skip leg day.
- Right? And he's funny.
I mean how did you handle it, man? The John Cena clones? No, the distance.
I mean, you got to have some pearls to share, you know, for the speech.
I wish I did.
Honestly, the summer before we got engaged, I was at flight training in Pensacola, and I (LAUGHS) I was so freaking lovesick.
Oh, man.
The only thing that eased the pain was flying a F-18 at Mach 2, and then I would drive 11 hours through the night so that we could spend maybe an hour together before I had to head back, but it was worth it, every time.
Man that's beautiful.
And, like, one step removed from the astronaut diaper lady.
The what? You know, the astronaut love triangle, you know that.
No, but if I ever had a band, that would definitely be the name of it.
And not to question the process that led to my existence, but, God, those expectations of monogamy sound stressful and exhausting.
What's the alternative? I don't know, just leaving things open-ended.
Going with the flow, doing whatever feels right in the moment.
That way, everybody's happy.
(CHUCKLES) That's a that's a perspective.
- ALISON: Bye, guys.
- Later.
(MAN SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE OVER HEADPHONES) (AUDIO BREAKING UP) (AUDIO CUTS OUT) ("CEMALIM" BY ERKIN KORAY PLAYS) I'm running out of charge.
Have you tried turning off your Bluetooth? Every bit helps.
This isn't a joke.
I have official state business.
What a coincidence.
So do we.
Give me your outlet.
First come, first served.
The United States doesn't yield to threats.
We do, however, yield to corned beef.
- Hey, there.
- Oh, hi.
I don't think we've had the pleasure.
I'm Annelies de Runnow.
Jay Whitman.
Chief of staff to the U.
S.
Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord.
Not that that matters.
Yes.
I'm captain of the Dutch national chess team that just got eliminated in the Chess Classic.
Why we are here.
Heading home.
We've had a rough few days, and we are hungry.
Famished, actually.
Do you have any idea what we went through to get this sandwich? Yes.
Your security people stole my outlet.
So either hand over half of that corned beef, or we declare the bathroom sovereign Dutch territory.
We have flags.
Hmm.
Mm What's your chess rating? Number one in the Netherlands, number eight in the world.
Eight, wow.
Middle school champion, Dallas County, Texas.
Cracked top 20 in the state.
I'll tell you what.
I'll play you for it.
WOMAN (OVER P.
A.
SYSTEM): Paging Miss Peters.
Please come to the help desk.
Paging Miss Peters.
Please come to the help desk.
I like your hair.
Oh, thank you.
Your hijab's pretty rad.
Thank you.
(CHUCKLES) Walk with me.
Is it just me, or are you sensing a thaw with the Turks? No, no, it's not just you.
I mean, uh, we're talking, at least.
Well, then, let's exploit it.
We never really discussed incentives for Turkey.
Yes, because anything worth giving would require approval from Congress.
Yeah, guns and loans.
I-I know.
But Tarhan was headed to the U.
N.
before his plane was grounded by ayefahder-fardu Uh, yak trolls, so We ever figure out why? Um, yes.
Yes, Daisy got the official schedule.
They are going to lobby for a rotating seat on the Security Council.
Huh.
Taking their newfound leverage out for a spin.
Yeah, but Turkey hasn't held one in over 40 years, so I (SCOFFS) And that volcano hadn't erupted in 4,000.
Two-thirds vote.
We're gonna have to call in a lot of favors.
Well, we've got food, electricity and time.
Let's get calling.
(TIMER CLICKS) (CLICKS) Queen out early.
Aggressive.
Always been a fan of Nakamura.
He's difficult to imitate.
Not for me.
Practically paid my way through college hustling chess.
(CLICKS) (STAMMERS) Just the book fees, but still.
You don't want to castle? (CHUCKLES) When I'm about to slay your knight? It's your move.
You know, sometimes I wonder if I could've turned pro.
If I really stuck with it.
Checkmate.
Two out of three? T-Two, two two-two out of three.
Get another sandwich.
(SIGHS) How's the speech coming? Oh, it's getting there.
So, uh, that whole, um non-monogomous, go-with-the-flow type of thing, is that something you - want to talk about? - Clearly, you didn't.
In front of Mom's speechwriter? No.
(SIGHS) But, look, I was just Wanted to make sure that you and your boyfriend - are on the same page.
- Okay.
First of all, "boyfriend" is a label of the patriarchy.
And there is no page.
That's kind of the whole point.
The whole point is not to communicate with your - (STAMMERS) non-boyfriend? - No.
There's no need to define things because we're not in a relationship.
It just is, we're just being.
What? Too existential for you? No, it's too risky.
If one of you is more invested than the other.
That's not gonna happen because - we're not investing.
- If you don't communicate, how do you know whether you're investing? How do you know you're not setting yourself up - for heartbreak? - Oh, my God.
Stop Socratic method-ing me.
I'm not worried about heartbreak.
O-Okay, but you're not the first generation to try this kind of thing, you know.
You don't know anything about my generation.
So keep your neo-Victorian judgments to yourself, okay? (STAMMERS) Do you see him during the day? Uh, does he work? Ali, come on.
ELIZABETH: Label of the patriarchy? I'm neo-offended.
Victorian father would have just locked her in the attic.
Hmm, or sent her to the workhouse.
Sewing blankets for gruel.
You got to admit, those parents had options.
I'd trade antibiotics for that.
I had a feeling that you would not be able to resist weighing in.
HENRY: I just can't stand all this.
(MOCKING): "We're just being, it just is.
" (LAUGHS) Yeah, don't forget: "There's no page!" (SNICKERS) Oh, babe, I got to go.
Are you ready for the speech tomorrow? HENRY: Yeah, yeah.
But, you know, nobody likes a pinch hitter.
Well, then, swing for the fences.
I love you and they're gonna love you, too, okay? HENRY: Love you, too.
Bye.
Bye.
Did we get the vote? Well, I promised the president of Togo a visa for his pet hippo.
Can hippos get visas? I don't know.
- It's above my pay grade.
- Good enough.
I'm bringing it to Tarhan.
What happened to aggressive? Biding my time.
Like a ninja.
Or guy who spent all night googling the Slav Defense.
Okay.
The rust is off.
And nunchucks are coming out.
Besides, the middle game is where I really shine.
At least, it was in sixth grade.
Checkmate.
(CHUCKLES) Sorry.
But (SIGHS) a Slav Defense with a knight pulled back to E1 is vulnerable to a kingside attack by the bishop and the queen.
I learned that in second grade.
(CHUCKLES WEAKLY) God, yeah, I'm-I'm sorry.
(CHUCKLES) Y-You're one of the best players in the world, it's ridiculous that For you to even mess around with someone like me.
- So - I like messing around with you.
And it's refreshing to play with someone who doesn't cheat.
What do you mean? Vadim Dremov, the Russian who beat me in Montreal.
Never heard of him.
No one has.
(BOTH CHUCKLE) Came out of nowhere.
You think he had help? Gut feeling.
But if he hadn't, I wouldn't be here with you.
Got a flower that's now Drooped and dead It's a tempting offer, but I cannot accept.
Seriously? My policy advisor gave a visa to a hippo.
- Really? - It's in the works.
Still.
No deal.
But while I have you, can you tell your people to keep it down? BLAKE: You may search everywhere Please.
But none can compare with my wild Irish Rose Yeah, I never really got karaoke myself, probably 'cause I'm tone-deaf.
What does this mean, "tone-deaf"? Mainly that people want to rip their ears off - when I start singing.
- (CHUCKLES) My, uh, my wife, she says I sing like a dying goat.
Maybe we should do a duet sometime.
(BOTH CHUCKLE) Irish Rose.
Thank you.
That was Nan's favorite.
- All right.
- Thank you.
Well, my granny wouldn't give two hoots for this song, but, uh, happens to be my personal favorite, - and it's called "The Ferryman.
" - (OTHERS EXCLAIM) Okay, here's the truth, Elizabeth.
I want a seat on the Security Council.
My heart goes out to the refugees, especially since we're trapped here in this airport, - far from home.
- Not trapped or cold or starving or being persecuted or shot at or blown up.
Just saying.
Okay, fair enough, but I'm saying without that $5 billion, Turkey simply cannot afford to keep its border open.
This time, it really is about money.
Most things are.
can't you see All together now.
Where the strawberry beds Sweep down to the Liffey You'll kiss away the worries What the hell, huh? ALL: I'll love you more tomorrow If you ever loved me, Molly, love me now Where the strawberry beds Sweep down to the Liffey You'll kiss away the worries from my brow Oh, I love you well today And I'll love you more tomorrow If you ever loved me, Molly, love me now If you ever loved me, Molly Love me now.
- (LAUGHTER, CHEERS) - Here, here! Ma'am.
Good news.
- Purse muffin? Please? - Oh, um (CLEARS THROAT) Aidan.
Clear skies, Madam Secretary.
Ash density is now within tolerable limits for aircraft engines.
You're free to go home.
Bless you, Aidan.
And on behalf of all of us here at Shannon, ma'am, I would just like to say, fair play on the sandwiches.
BLAKE: Our errant knight returns.
Nice end game, player.
Looks like someone found their mate.
Chess puns, clever.
ELIZABETH: All right, now, just back off, he's sensitive.
Can you blame me? Annelies is the smartest person I've ever met, but so cool and humble about it.
I want to kill the guy who beat her in Montreal.
Aw, guys.
He's ready to kill for her already.
Hey-hey-hey, the Russian was cheating, and now he's playing China in the final and they'll just cheat their way to victory again.
Yeah, we're talking about Russia here.
Greatest chess playing nation in the world.
Yeah, but get this, Dremov, the guy who beat her, his rating's gone up by, like, 200 points in the last six months.
That's a lot.
Can you get me footage of that tournament? (LAUGHING): Yeah, okay.
HENRY: And then, in 2005, Elizabeth forward deployed to Iraq.
I'd flown over those coordinates during Desert Storm, but now, it was my turn to wait at home.
So on the nights when I couldn't sleep 'cause I was worried about her basically, all of them (LAUGHS SOFTLY) I would reach for the family Bible and leaf to a page in Exodus.
And-and there was some comfort there, knowing that hardship is part of our journey and our trials have a purpose.
On behalf of my wife and all Americans, I want to thank you for supporting our diplomats.
And for keeping the faith.
- Thanks.
- (APPLAUSE) (INDISTINCT CHATTER) I know she's thinking about you every day, how proud she is of you.
Thanks for coming.
Thank you.
Well played, with Exodus.
Well, I hope it helped.
Well, it certainly helped me.
I spoke to Ronnie this morning and we made plans to meet up in Hawaii in a couple weeks.
Well, that's great.
I'm a little surprised Elizabeth approved vacation on such short notice, but Oh, I haven't asked her yet.
I was hoping you could put in a good word.
Thanks, Doc.
Huh.
You're not crazy.
Right? You see it, too.
Yeah, this guy's some kind of spotter.
Well, t-there must be a-a relay, or Yeah, look.
The spotter gets the move from someone in the audience with a phone and passes it to the player.
Now all I have to do is prove it.
- This isn't enough? - Oh, no.
The World Chess Players Association won't take action until we link each signal to a specific move on the board.
No proof, no leverage.
That makes sense.
So, you really think that Russia is gonna stop a war over chess? Well, who said anything about Russia? Oh, you're going back to Chen.
He wants Chinese dominance in all things.
If I can hand him chess glory on a platter, maybe he'll pony up for humanitarian aid.
I guess this is some kind of grid pattern.
But there are 64 squares, six different types of pieces.
That is a hell of a lot of combinations.
Yeah, but we're out of time.
The final match between China and Russia starts tomorrow.
NSA could do it.
No, there's a giant bureaucracy and chain of command between us and the supercomputers at Fort Meade.
SecDef, Ellen Hill We'll get Dalton to sign a waiver.
Do you really think he'd go for it? He'd better.
As ethics advisor, I will tell him this is a moral outrage - that cannot be tolerated.
- Okay.
I mean, Russia is the country that gave us Botvinnik, Kasparov, Karpov and Kramnik.
What happened to working hard to be the best like those guys did? Wh-What happened to excellence? I mean, Russia's the country that beat us by putting the first man in space.
Now it seems their only national accomplishment is leading the world in cheating.
Look at the Olympic doping scandal.
They cheat at their elections, not to mention the elections of other countries.
They are champions only of deception and undermining others, and if we don't stop them, and fast, we are gonna see the death of principles and norms that protect basic human achievement and dignity.
Babe, I love it.
Call him.
- Just - I'm calling him.
I knew it.
The perfidious dogs.
Do you really have proof? NSA broke the code an hour ago.
Then I'm sure the Players Association will take prompt action and disqualify Russia.
Oh, I haven't told them.
You see, America invests where it has the most interest.
And that sure as hell ain't chess.
The U.
N.
is short five billion dollars.
Do you really expect us to make up the entire difference? No, but where China leads, others will follow.
Do you have any idea how much money China puts into its chess team? Great achievements require great sacrifice.
Between masseurs, coaches, dieticians? $100 million, in the last year alone.
Let's start with that.
Such a gift would be unprecedented.
So would a gold medal.
Unless you'd prefer the virtual kind.
I'll take it up with President Li.
Good.
And hurry, because your guy looks like he's about to throw up.
What's this? VADIM: What is happening? I protest! - Put me down! - Mr.
Dremov is suspended for violations of Article 11-B of the tournament bylaws.
- What? No! You're lying.
- Victory is awarded by forfeit to Mr.
Zhao.
(PEOPLE SHOUTING) MATT: This is better than lucha libre.
BLAKE: Who knew chess players - could rumble? - It's like Nerds Gone Wild.
KAT: Well, China just publicly announced their pledge, and Mongolia, the five Central Asian stans and Sri Lanka are all following their lead and contributing.
Snowball effect in the house.
Or really, the "suck up to China because they're in your sphere of influence" effect.
Germany and France and most of the Gulf States have upped their pledges as well.
Okay, so where does that leave us? About two billion short.
Gas up the jet, we're getting back in the air.
TARHAN: I thought I made myself clear.
You're two billion short.
Again, I can promise we make up the deficit in the next fiscal year.
It's not what you want, but it is enough to keep those refugees alive.
And you expect me to take that on faith? You think those refugees go forward knowing what lies ahead? Reopen the border.
A bid for the Security Council? Will have our full support.
Then we have a deal.
Providing you extradite Hakan Uzun.
This is a mercy mission, not a shakedown.
Come on, take the deal.
(LAUGHS SOFTLY) Very well.
I will recommend to President Kozlu that he reopen the borders for the Syrian refugees.
- Thank you.
- The price was right, huh? - Right.
- Besides, anyone who hates karaoke as much as I do is, uh, all good.
Okay.
- (LAUGHS): Oh, my God.
- Yeah.
(CHUCKLES) The dulcet tones of sexting.
Annelies challenged me to a game.
Don't worry, it's not chess.
Words with Friends.
Native language, maybe I have a chance.
(LAUGHS SOFTLY) (SIGHS) Is it worth it? You and Ronnie? 13 time zones, half a world away.
Yeah.
Every minute.
(PHONE GAME CHIMES) Good.
Because I just bonused.
HENRY: You want a drink, babe? Anything but Guinness.
(LAUGHS SOFTLY) (TV PLAYING FAINTLY) (EXHALES) Wow.
Still can't believe it's over.
You should be proud.
Yeah.
I don't know.
Feels more like fate than achievement.
I mean, if it hadn't been for the random eruption of EyjafjallajÃkull, then it prob wow.
(LAUGHS) I nailed it.
Well, then, none of this could've happened.
Well, countless thinkers throughout history have struggled to reconcile the interplay between fate and free will, chance and design.
And? No one's been able to resolve it because one thing can't exist without the other.
The volcano was one factor, but so was the sheer force of your will.
Even without the volcano, I think you would've found a way.
You're just saying that because you made babies with me.
Hmm.
Speaking of babies.
- Hey, Noodle.
- Hey, honey.
So I'm moving out, starting next semester.
Oh.
Okay, well, any particular reason? Beside the fact that it was only ever supposed to be temporary? Yeah, actually.
I'm getting pretty sick of all the unsolicited advice, which backfired spectacularly.
What happened? (SIGHS) I asked Gunnar where everything was going.
- You did? - His name is Gunnar? And he freaked out.
I had finally found a guy that I really liked that I thought liked me.
And now he's gone.
Noodle, I'm-I'm sorry, sweetheart.
I am, too, but I think you can do better.
Oh, my God, I am so done with this.
Mom, I'm really glad you're back.
Good night.
NEWS ANCHOR: Raising this money Good night.
sustainability will undoubtedly continue Don't look so down.
Just think, you saved her months of decoding emoojis with a guy named Gunnar.
(LAUGHS) - Emojis.
- Emojis.
For now, though, the overall feeling here is one of relief.
These families have escaped the clutches What about us? Fate or free will? but there's a long road ahead of them.
Fate.
millions of Syrian refugees who are already seeking asylum, and no one knows where that process will end.
It's a life of uncertainty, but at least they found hope.
Did I just force Alison to move out? No.
That was fate, too.