1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:12,074 Advertise your product or brand here contact www.OpenSubtitles.org today 2 00:00:34,647 --> 00:00:36,192 Yeah. 3 00:00:36,695 --> 00:00:40,535 Please, tell President Lassiter I'll call him back. I'm late as it is. 4 00:00:40,707 --> 00:00:43,001 I know he called before. 5 00:00:43,340 --> 00:00:44,672 Yeah. 6 00:00:50,780 --> 00:00:52,860 Mr. President, you forgot Kevin Barkovsky. 7 00:00:53,037 --> 00:00:55,200 -I'm sure I did. -He's been waiting. 8 00:00:55,377 --> 00:00:58,219 -Who is he? -Candidate to paint your official portrait. 9 00:00:58,387 --> 00:01:01,228 It's a put-up job, Charlie, a conspiracy. 10 00:01:01,396 --> 00:01:04,938 Official presidential portraits aren't official. It's Abbey who wants it. 11 00:01:05,116 --> 00:01:08,039 -Send Mr. Barkovsky on his way. -Every president has one. 12 00:01:08,209 --> 00:01:11,419 I'm not sitting for any portrait unless you dig up Gilbert Stuart. 13 00:01:11,594 --> 00:01:13,175 -Who did Lincoln? -I have no idea. 14 00:01:13,349 --> 00:01:16,060 When you think of Lincoln, you think of the photographs. 15 00:01:16,233 --> 00:01:20,073 Particularly that last one, where the plate broke. Fifty-six, he looked ancient. 16 00:01:20,246 --> 00:01:21,411 It's Leo. 17 00:01:25,804 --> 00:01:28,895 -I'm late. -General Alexander is waiting in the Oval. 18 00:01:29,064 --> 00:01:33,118 -I should have brought my tie. -We've got a situation. 19 00:01:33,620 --> 00:01:35,831 Of course we do. 20 00:01:36,922 --> 00:01:38,384 General, you have a tie? 21 00:01:38,552 --> 00:01:42,974 Mr. President, several hours ago protesters began gathering in Riyadh... 22 00:01:43,150 --> 00:01:46,692 ...calling for free speech, press and popular elections. 23 00:01:48,834 --> 00:01:52,887 It's in the streets. Maybe a thousand. Midnight over there, and it's still growing. 24 00:01:53,055 --> 00:01:55,016 Who's leading the protest? 25 00:01:55,187 --> 00:01:56,648 We don't know. 26 00:01:56,817 --> 00:01:59,693 State's calling the embassy, waking everyone up. 27 00:01:59,868 --> 00:02:05,003 One thing's clear, Mr. President: In Riyadh, this has never happened before. 28 00:02:07,265 --> 00:02:08,846 Leo? 29 00:02:09,021 --> 00:02:11,018 Free speech is good. 30 00:02:11,194 --> 00:02:14,320 Free-for-all for a quarter of the world's oil reserves... 31 00:02:14,496 --> 00:02:18,122 ...laced with rabid anti-American sentiment... . 32 00:02:20,097 --> 00:02:21,510 Yeah. 33 00:03:17,690 --> 00:03:19,486 Ten-hut. 34 00:03:19,989 --> 00:03:21,320 -Gentlemen. -Sir. 35 00:03:22,748 --> 00:03:26,005 Please. Did you reach Secretary Berryhill? 36 00:03:26,175 --> 00:03:30,015 Sir, he's in Tokyo. He'd like to fly to Jordan to monitor the situation. 37 00:03:30,187 --> 00:03:32,065 Good. General? 38 00:03:32,235 --> 00:03:34,565 The number seems now to be several thousand... 39 00:03:34,743 --> 00:03:36,704 ...primarily students and young clerics. 40 00:03:36,875 --> 00:03:40,928 They're using anti-American rhetoric, yet demanding democratic reforms. 41 00:03:41,138 --> 00:03:43,468 -Are they armed? -CNN's reporting they're not. 42 00:03:43,687 --> 00:03:46,183 Do we have any real intelligence on these people? 43 00:03:46,487 --> 00:03:50,826 Our intel in Riyadh is only slightly better than in the rest of the Middle East. 44 00:03:51,001 --> 00:03:53,580 -Which is to say lousy. -Sir, the good news is... 45 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:57,552 ...the Saudis are very concerned with their image in the West. 46 00:03:57,730 --> 00:03:59,774 If the demonstrations remain nonviolent-- 47 00:03:59,987 --> 00:04:02,150 We have time before they start breaking legs? 48 00:04:02,370 --> 00:04:04,450 Public beheadings are more their style. 49 00:04:04,668 --> 00:04:08,626 It will give us a chance to establish contact with the leaders of the protest. 50 00:04:08,806 --> 00:04:11,517 -lf they are democratic-- -I don't need to remind you... 51 00:04:11,690 --> 00:04:16,243 ...that chaos on the Arabian peninsula could destabilize the entire Middle East. 52 00:04:16,413 --> 00:04:18,244 Throw the global economy into crisis. 53 00:04:18,461 --> 00:04:20,838 If it's a Trojan horse for a fundamentalist coup-- 54 00:04:21,052 --> 00:04:23,595 -We'd better start buying hybrids. -And gas masks. 55 00:04:23,811 --> 00:04:27,567 -Mr. President, the devil you know-- -Is one I'm pretty tired of dancing with. 56 00:04:27,739 --> 00:04:29,320 Get me better intelligence. 57 00:04:29,495 --> 00:04:32,418 And, Leo, let's get the ambassador in here first thing. 58 00:04:32,713 --> 00:04:35,256 -Thanks, everybody. -Thank you, Mr. President. 59 00:04:35,430 --> 00:04:38,603 You want the latest on Riyadh? So do I. We can watch CNN together. 60 00:04:38,773 --> 00:04:41,697 C.J., any update on former President Lassiter's condition? 61 00:04:41,866 --> 00:04:44,279 Lassiter is recovering nicely from the operation. 62 00:04:44,458 --> 00:04:48,130 If I took as many trips as he does, I'd have to get my hip replaced as well. 63 00:04:48,303 --> 00:04:52,225 Now, let me see if I can answer the rest of your questions so I can get dressed. 64 00:04:52,399 --> 00:04:55,406 The president will attend the gala at Ford's Theater tonight. 65 00:04:55,575 --> 00:04:57,156 Yes, it's where Lincoln was shot. 66 00:04:57,330 --> 00:05:00,338 We're expecting the president's Lincolnalia to be in rare form. 67 00:05:00,507 --> 00:05:03,847 Yes, the bad jokes can start now, and that means I can't call on... . 68 00:05:04,018 --> 00:05:05,979 See, I told you we were done. 69 00:05:06,149 --> 00:05:07,730 Thank you. 70 00:05:07,905 --> 00:05:12,161 A source in the Pentagon says the military is funding mind-control experiments. 71 00:05:12,335 --> 00:05:15,461 -Mind control? Who are you? -Randal Fierstin, Backslash Magazine. 72 00:05:15,637 --> 00:05:17,930 Backslash Magazine? Oh, come on. 73 00:05:18,103 --> 00:05:20,682 -Who let you in here? -I have a source. Two, in fact. 74 00:05:20,861 --> 00:05:24,035 Randal, I meant bad jokes about Ford's Theater. 75 00:05:24,205 --> 00:05:26,000 So the White House has no comment. 76 00:05:26,169 --> 00:05:28,665 The White House in this dimension? 77 00:05:28,970 --> 00:05:31,382 Backslash Magazine. You're dressed and ready to go. 78 00:05:31,561 --> 00:05:32,939 -This is true. -I'm not. 79 00:05:33,107 --> 00:05:35,603 -Also true. -Is there a reason you're following me? 80 00:05:35,782 --> 00:05:37,743 -Do I need one? -You're avoiding the president. 81 00:05:37,914 --> 00:05:39,827 -Yeah. -I don't have to go, do I? 82 00:05:40,003 --> 00:05:43,046 -Into the valley of death rode the 600. -That's helpful. 83 00:05:43,222 --> 00:05:45,515 What do you know about mind-control experiments? 84 00:05:45,688 --> 00:05:47,269 -MK-ULTRA. -Excuse me? 85 00:05:47,443 --> 00:05:50,284 In the '50s, it was the CIA mind-control research program... 86 00:05:50,452 --> 00:05:53,412 ...begun in response to the Chinese attempt on U.S. prisoners. 87 00:05:53,587 --> 00:05:56,797 -Like The Manchurian Candidate. -Like what's gonna happen tonight. 88 00:05:56,972 --> 00:05:58,434 You're ready too. 89 00:05:58,602 --> 00:06:02,193 -It's a far, far better thing I do... . -Maybe it'll be different this year. 90 00:06:02,364 --> 00:06:04,694 -No. -But it's long gone, yes? 91 00:06:04,872 --> 00:06:06,500 Mind control? 92 00:06:06,669 --> 00:06:09,344 It worked on Freddie Briggs when I was 16. 93 00:06:09,511 --> 00:06:12,554 -Freddie Briggs? -He was my first. Was he my first? 94 00:06:12,729 --> 00:06:15,356 -Sixteen? -I'm the only one who's not dressed? 95 00:06:15,530 --> 00:06:17,027 -Was your dress stolen? -No. 96 00:06:17,201 --> 00:06:20,827 -The copy of the Bill of Rights was stolen. -There are copies around? 97 00:06:21,005 --> 00:06:24,178 George Washington sent copies to each of the 13 original colonies. 98 00:06:24,348 --> 00:06:27,391 North Carolina's got snatched at the end of the Civil War. 99 00:06:27,567 --> 00:06:30,241 -Scintillating. -The soldier was from Connecticut. 100 00:06:30,409 --> 00:06:32,452 -Josh is from Connecticut. -That's right. 101 00:06:32,624 --> 00:06:36,130 Go Whalers. Not a ton to get excited about in the Nutmeg State. 102 00:06:36,302 --> 00:06:40,058 The FBI seized it, both states claim ownership, the case is in federal court. 103 00:06:40,231 --> 00:06:43,404 -Didn't North Carolina steal the Whalers? -People are going crazy. 104 00:06:43,574 --> 00:06:47,164 The president's appearing in Raleigh next week. They're handing out fliers. 105 00:06:47,336 --> 00:06:49,547 Okay. Who's on it at the AG's office? 106 00:06:49,718 --> 00:06:52,131 -That would be Freddie Briggs. -No. 107 00:06:52,309 --> 00:06:54,520 No, but I had you. 108 00:06:54,692 --> 00:06:56,688 Sixteen. 109 00:06:57,116 --> 00:07:02,251 --the Persian Gulf, Southeast Asia and Japan are major consumers of Saudi oil. 110 00:07:02,466 --> 00:07:07,184 In a single-world market, a price of oil would be 260 billion barrels of oil. 111 00:07:07,356 --> 00:07:09,317 It's the epicenter of the world economy. 112 00:07:09,487 --> 00:07:13,993 A civil war, a fanatical new regime. These could imperil our very way of life. 113 00:07:14,168 --> 00:07:16,498 -Yeah, no kidding. -Oh, Toby! 114 00:07:16,801 --> 00:07:18,798 -Yeah? -Was there something you wanted? 115 00:07:19,017 --> 00:07:20,348 World peace? 116 00:07:20,521 --> 00:07:22,732 Go hide from the president somewhere else. 117 00:07:25,369 --> 00:07:26,867 Out! 118 00:07:31,681 --> 00:07:33,392 Waiting for your date? 119 00:07:33,561 --> 00:07:36,521 -She's late. Go figure. -When you start dating younger women-- 120 00:07:36,696 --> 00:07:39,371 I hear you're old enough to be her father. 121 00:07:39,538 --> 00:07:41,868 Al Jazeera's reporting 10,000 in the streets... 122 00:07:42,046 --> 00:07:45,552 ...and protests now in Jiddah, Burydah, Rafha. 123 00:07:45,724 --> 00:07:47,804 -State find out anything? -They're digging. 124 00:07:47,981 --> 00:07:51,357 Berryhill's en route to Jordan and the king's brother's on his way. 125 00:07:51,533 --> 00:07:53,197 Bitar? 126 00:07:53,707 --> 00:07:56,203 We're not the only ones who think this is a thing. 127 00:07:56,382 --> 00:07:58,425 -Yeah. -I'll see you at the theater. 128 00:07:58,597 --> 00:08:00,059 Josh. 129 00:08:00,227 --> 00:08:02,057 -Josh. -Hey. 130 00:08:02,233 --> 00:08:04,396 You might not wanna be-- 131 00:08:05,702 --> 00:08:08,412 -Have you been to Ford's Theater? -It's my first time. 132 00:08:08,586 --> 00:08:12,294 Oh, well, you gotta talk to the president about Lincoln, about the Civil War. 133 00:08:12,473 --> 00:08:13,970 Sit with him. It's educational. 134 00:08:14,145 --> 00:08:16,141 What are you doing? He's on his way. 135 00:08:16,318 --> 00:08:19,242 -Maybe if we don't ask-- -lf you don't miss the easy ones. 136 00:08:19,411 --> 00:08:21,538 -I didn't miss a question. -It wasn't me. 137 00:08:21,710 --> 00:08:24,253 We had to go downstairs with him and open the museum. 138 00:08:24,426 --> 00:08:26,756 -What are you talking about? -Sit with him. 139 00:08:26,934 --> 00:08:29,061 I'm not sitting with him. I did last year. 140 00:08:29,233 --> 00:08:31,908 He'll start in with Lincoln's first inaugural address... 141 00:08:32,075 --> 00:08:35,201 ...and then carry on through to the letter Lincoln wrote... 142 00:08:35,377 --> 00:08:38,753 ...to the woman who lost all her sons, who didn't really lose her sons. 143 00:08:38,929 --> 00:08:41,140 -You have Sandburg's number? -Sandburg is dead. 144 00:08:41,312 --> 00:08:43,605 -Oh, sure. Take the easy way out. -No, it's not. 145 00:08:43,777 --> 00:08:46,190 I'm not gonna ask this year, don't worry. 146 00:08:46,369 --> 00:08:48,199 -Evening, Mr. President. -Good evening. 147 00:08:48,375 --> 00:08:49,706 I'm not going to ask... 148 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:52,554 ...what was the line that made the audience laugh... 149 00:08:52,722 --> 00:08:56,644 ...that John Wilkes Booth used as cover to enter the presidential box? 150 00:08:56,818 --> 00:08:59,611 I'm not gonna ask about the broken lock to the box... 151 00:08:59,785 --> 00:09:01,282 ...the snapping shinbone... 152 00:09:01,457 --> 00:09:05,165 ...sic semper tyrannis. Major Rathbone and Clara Harris. 153 00:09:05,344 --> 00:09:07,971 Or the exact time Lincoln drew his final breath. 154 00:09:08,144 --> 00:09:10,438 I know that one, 7:21:55. 155 00:09:10,610 --> 00:09:12,191 And the final heartbeat? 156 00:09:12,365 --> 00:09:13,863 He had to open his mouth. 157 00:09:14,037 --> 00:09:16,165 Every year, Josh. Always the first one. 158 00:09:16,336 --> 00:09:19,462 Angela, why don't you ride with me. 159 00:09:26,074 --> 00:09:27,536 Oh, hi, Dad. Sorry. 160 00:09:27,704 --> 00:09:30,379 It's not nice to keep the gentleman waiting. 161 00:09:30,546 --> 00:09:33,969 -Mal, I hardly recognize you. -Oh, and why is that, do you suppose? 162 00:09:34,141 --> 00:09:37,314 That's why we're here. You can tell me everything that's going on. 163 00:09:37,484 --> 00:09:38,898 Okay. 164 00:09:39,073 --> 00:09:41,485 Did I mention I'm taking that job in Tanzania? 165 00:09:41,664 --> 00:09:43,459 Yeah. Let's go. 166 00:09:43,628 --> 00:09:46,469 -The president's dead. -What's going on? 167 00:09:46,638 --> 00:09:48,765 What's happening, Dad? 168 00:09:49,647 --> 00:09:51,228 Sir. 169 00:09:52,489 --> 00:09:55,164 President Lassiter is dead. 170 00:10:01,726 --> 00:10:03,521 -Right-wing Republican. -Conservative. 171 00:10:03,690 --> 00:10:05,770 -Attila-the-Hun conservative. -Lunatic wife. 172 00:10:05,947 --> 00:10:08,324 Lunatic, Lady Macbeth of a wife. 173 00:10:08,497 --> 00:10:11,420 Didn't Lassiter vote against the Emancipation Proclamation? 174 00:10:11,589 --> 00:10:14,716 -I'm not writing the eulogy. -You're riding on Air Force One. 175 00:10:14,891 --> 00:10:17,518 -I am not. -I thought it was a hip operation. 176 00:10:17,691 --> 00:10:20,188 All good things must come to pass. 177 00:10:20,366 --> 00:10:22,613 Angela Blake, Lieutenant Colonel Castorp. 178 00:10:22,791 --> 00:10:24,288 It's a pleasure, colonel. 179 00:10:24,462 --> 00:10:27,672 -Colonel. -I have the file here, sir. 180 00:10:27,848 --> 00:10:29,595 The file? 181 00:10:29,770 --> 00:10:31,732 The dead presidents file. 182 00:10:31,902 --> 00:10:36,158 Oh, this is Lieutenant Colonel Castorp, from the military district of Washington. 183 00:10:36,332 --> 00:10:40,469 Upon a president's death, his unit coordinates travel of dignitaries... 184 00:10:40,637 --> 00:10:44,429 ...and handles protocol in concert with the wishes of the family. 185 00:10:45,151 --> 00:10:47,278 -You keep a file on all the presidents? -Yes. 186 00:10:47,450 --> 00:10:50,125 -You got one on Walken? -Thanks, colonel. 187 00:10:50,292 --> 00:10:54,429 President Lassiter's funeral will be held at the Lassiter Library in Costa Mesa. 188 00:10:54,597 --> 00:10:56,094 The one with the fake Oval. 189 00:10:56,269 --> 00:10:58,480 The president's giving one of the eulogies. 190 00:10:58,651 --> 00:11:01,028 I'm staying to monitor the situation in Riyadh. 191 00:11:01,242 --> 00:11:02,620 I need C.J. here to brief. 192 00:11:02,872 --> 00:11:06,664 Toby, I don't wanna hear it. You're on Air Force One, writing the eulogy. 193 00:11:06,843 --> 00:11:10,385 Josh, you'll help the lieutenant colonel coordinate with Mrs. Lassiter. 194 00:11:10,563 --> 00:11:14,188 Leo, I got lawyers from Connecticut and North Carolina coming to-- 195 00:11:14,366 --> 00:11:16,493 -What? -A Union soldier... 196 00:11:16,665 --> 00:11:19,957 ...stole a copy of the Bill of Rights at the end of the Civil War. 197 00:11:20,175 --> 00:11:23,848 A dead president, time bomb in Riyadh, and you're arbitrating the Civil War? 198 00:11:24,021 --> 00:11:26,267 I hear they're threatening to rally in Raleigh. 199 00:11:26,654 --> 00:11:30,030 Yeah. Introduce Donna to Lieutenant Colonel Castorp. 200 00:11:30,206 --> 00:11:31,834 Class dismissed. 201 00:11:34,846 --> 00:11:37,092 Leo, I got a question yesterday. 202 00:11:37,270 --> 00:11:40,146 Tell me we're not conducting mind-control research. 203 00:11:40,697 --> 00:11:43,276 We're not conducting mind-control research. 204 00:11:44,709 --> 00:11:46,421 You're not doing it on me right now? 205 00:11:46,632 --> 00:11:49,389 -There might be something at DARPA. -DARPA. 206 00:11:49,558 --> 00:11:52,018 The guys who research flying cars and x-ray vision? 207 00:11:52,232 --> 00:11:55,656 Also the guys who invented GPS, stealth technology and the Internet. 208 00:11:55,827 --> 00:11:59,749 But if the public finds out we're spending taxpayer dollars on mind control-- 209 00:11:59,923 --> 00:12:01,718 Give the DOD a call. 210 00:12:04,270 --> 00:12:05,933 I have to babysit the first widow? 211 00:12:06,109 --> 00:12:08,236 Beehive hair, dewlaps... 212 00:12:08,407 --> 00:12:11,118 ...hysterical phone calls all hours of the day and night. 213 00:12:11,291 --> 00:12:13,502 And Lieutenant Colonel Castorp. You'll love it. 214 00:12:13,673 --> 00:12:15,005 Why can't you do it? 215 00:12:15,178 --> 00:12:17,555 I'm gonna be watching a reenactment of Gettysburg. 216 00:12:17,728 --> 00:12:20,854 Since when do you care about the Bill of Rights? The Civil War-- 217 00:12:21,029 --> 00:12:23,704 -Whaler pride. -You sold me down the river. 218 00:12:23,872 --> 00:12:27,248 Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord. 219 00:12:27,424 --> 00:12:32,262 I love New York. The light on the water towers and the tops of the buildings. 220 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:35,066 These water wells, hundreds of feet above the ground. 221 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:38,366 Hell of a long way to toss a canteen. 222 00:12:38,918 --> 00:12:41,759 Prince Bitar. Please. 223 00:12:41,927 --> 00:12:45,517 The prince was giving me a virtual tour of New York. 224 00:12:45,689 --> 00:12:48,267 I come with greetings from the royal family... 225 00:12:48,447 --> 00:12:52,287 ...who convey their pleasure at the way our countries weathered recent storms... 226 00:12:52,460 --> 00:12:54,171 ...in keeping with our friendship. 227 00:12:54,340 --> 00:12:57,799 And Leo here thought you were coming to talk about the protest. 228 00:12:57,976 --> 00:13:01,150 Protest? Hardly. A few errant schoolboys. 229 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:04,446 A few thousand schoolboys and a couple thousand clerics. 230 00:13:05,458 --> 00:13:09,000 -It's of no concern. -Your country's crying out for reform. 231 00:13:09,219 --> 00:13:11,133 Things must be done at the proper pace. 232 00:13:11,351 --> 00:13:15,059 You've got 10,000 people who seem to think you're not moving fast enough. 233 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:16,991 We've announced plans for elections. 234 00:13:17,202 --> 00:13:21,755 I recall you passed a law to elect municipal councils in 1975. 235 00:13:22,051 --> 00:13:25,307 Hasn't happened yet. You'll forgive us if we don't hold our breath. 236 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:29,942 Do you really wish to see the results of popular elections in my country? 237 00:13:30,368 --> 00:13:33,910 The royal family's very large. There are thousands of members. 238 00:13:34,129 --> 00:13:37,636 At times, some have been less than progressive. 239 00:13:37,807 --> 00:13:40,518 But we do want change. Manageable change. 240 00:13:40,733 --> 00:13:43,146 You'll keep us in the loop on the situation? 241 00:13:43,366 --> 00:13:46,457 Of course. And yet if things suddenly become unruly, we-- 242 00:13:46,668 --> 00:13:49,592 -I trust you'll consult with us. -As friends do. 243 00:13:51,015 --> 00:13:52,643 As you would consult with us. 244 00:13:53,690 --> 00:13:55,318 Thank you. 245 00:13:59,290 --> 00:14:01,965 Mr. President, when these schoolboys protest... 246 00:14:02,132 --> 00:14:05,758 ...when they truly wish to denounce us, you know what they say? 247 00:14:05,936 --> 00:14:07,647 They call us Americans. 248 00:14:39,999 --> 00:14:44,171 Why former President Newman wanted to fly with the GOP geriatric brigade. 249 00:14:44,387 --> 00:14:46,884 I'm gonna crank up "The Battle Hymn of the Republic. " 250 00:14:47,062 --> 00:14:49,106 Josh, shut up. You want a history lesson? 251 00:14:49,277 --> 00:14:53,069 I'm in Madame Tussaud's. All of Lassiter's men. 252 00:14:53,248 --> 00:14:56,374 There's Robert Rosiello, who I think tried to sell back Alaska... 253 00:14:56,550 --> 00:15:01,471 ...when he was Secretary of the Interior. Max Pearlman, who served three to five. 254 00:15:01,649 --> 00:15:03,860 Earl Rankowsky, he's on oxygen. 255 00:15:04,031 --> 00:15:07,241 Dwight Mothman, they must have exhumed him. 256 00:15:07,458 --> 00:15:08,956 And Bobby Bodine, Josh... 257 00:15:09,130 --> 00:15:13,600 ... the one who said, "We have enemies without and within, and we must purge--" 258 00:15:13,811 --> 00:15:16,438 He actually used that word. "Purge them all... 259 00:15:16,612 --> 00:15:19,155 ...until we are purified. " 260 00:15:19,328 --> 00:15:20,909 Purified. 261 00:15:21,084 --> 00:15:24,126 Who needs Dante? I'm on my way to hell at 30,000 feet. 262 00:15:25,180 --> 00:15:27,057 -Hi. -Josh Lyman. 263 00:15:27,228 --> 00:15:29,438 -Ralph Fairfax, from Fairfield. -Marylou. 264 00:15:29,652 --> 00:15:33,824 A pleasure. Wouldn't you agree that in the chaos and disarray of war... 265 00:15:33,998 --> 00:15:38,087 ...to make off with our state's prized possession, a piece of our heritage... 266 00:15:38,261 --> 00:15:40,936 ...doesn't that sound more like raping and pillaging? 267 00:15:41,104 --> 00:15:43,266 -We bought it legitimately. -You stole it. 268 00:15:44,196 --> 00:15:46,158 I think we're off to a promising start. 269 00:15:47,122 --> 00:15:49,749 -A copy of the Bill of Rights belongs-- -To the Union. 270 00:15:49,922 --> 00:15:52,597 You seceded. This is why we needed General Order 100. 271 00:15:52,806 --> 00:15:55,730 -General Order 100? -All confiscated rebel property... 272 00:15:55,899 --> 00:15:58,823 -...belonged to the Union. -Tromped by Special Order 88. 273 00:15:58,992 --> 00:16:01,238 -Special Order 88? -Issued by a Union general. 274 00:16:01,416 --> 00:16:04,542 All archives and property entrusted to Carolina must be returned. 275 00:16:05,136 --> 00:16:08,642 The Bill of Rights made 100 unconstitutional. It violated due process. 276 00:16:08,814 --> 00:16:11,441 One of my law-school classmates published an article... 277 00:16:11,614 --> 00:16:13,825 ...on the constitutionality of Lincoln's order. 278 00:16:14,038 --> 00:16:15,500 Akhil Amar. 279 00:16:16,379 --> 00:16:18,875 -You went to Yale? -Well, Yale's close to home. 280 00:16:19,095 --> 00:16:21,092 -You're from Connecticut? -Connecticut? 281 00:16:22,356 --> 00:16:24,317 Go Whalers. 282 00:16:24,863 --> 00:16:27,490 --Riyadh entered its third day of demonstrations. 283 00:16:27,664 --> 00:16:31,170 And while the demonstrations are peaceful, tensions remain high. 284 00:16:31,342 --> 00:16:32,887 -The president on his way? -Yeah. 285 00:16:33,055 --> 00:16:37,608 -We had to get the forklift out for Toby. -CNN reports crowds in smaller cities. 286 00:16:37,778 --> 00:16:40,619 -Where are you going? -I'm meeting Mallory at Oberdorfers. 287 00:16:40,787 --> 00:16:43,117 I was supposed to take her to Ford's Theater. 288 00:16:43,295 --> 00:16:46,635 With all that was going on, I kind of had to-- 289 00:16:46,806 --> 00:16:48,387 I'll be back in an hour. 290 00:16:48,561 --> 00:16:50,938 -The DARPA budget. -I thought it was classified. 291 00:16:51,111 --> 00:16:53,786 -It's on the Internet. -Hoisted on their own petard. 292 00:16:53,953 --> 00:16:56,080 -Any word back from the DOD? -Not yet. 293 00:16:56,252 --> 00:16:58,414 -There's a man in your office. -Okay. 294 00:16:58,592 --> 00:17:01,849 I didn't see him come. I turned around and he was there. 295 00:17:02,019 --> 00:17:04,147 A man in my office. 296 00:17:05,029 --> 00:17:06,740 Is he dashing? 297 00:17:06,909 --> 00:17:09,286 Not how I'd describe him. 298 00:17:11,340 --> 00:17:12,968 Can I help you? 299 00:17:13,137 --> 00:17:15,894 -There are no firewalls on here. -Excuse me? 300 00:17:16,062 --> 00:17:17,690 I could do something with this. 301 00:17:17,860 --> 00:17:20,106 I could call security to do something with you. 302 00:17:20,326 --> 00:17:22,239 Oh, sorry. 303 00:17:23,544 --> 00:17:28,263 I'm Dr. Max Milkman, from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. 304 00:17:28,434 --> 00:17:29,765 -Dr. Milkman. -Yes. 305 00:17:29,939 --> 00:17:31,270 -The man from DARPA. -Yes. 306 00:17:31,443 --> 00:17:34,450 I've been reading about you. Operation Midnight Climax. 307 00:17:34,661 --> 00:17:38,120 Setting up brothels, testing LSD on the patrons without their knowledge. 308 00:17:38,339 --> 00:17:42,215 -Talk about a mind-blowing experience. -Please. Ms. Cregg, that was ARPA. 309 00:17:42,394 --> 00:17:44,224 -ARPA? -ARPA, not DARPA. 310 00:17:44,441 --> 00:17:46,319 I can't tell you how comforting that is. 311 00:17:46,489 --> 00:17:48,783 This is Colonel Gantry speaking. 312 00:17:48,955 --> 00:17:52,212 We radioed ahead and it looks like clear skies the rest of the way. 313 00:17:52,383 --> 00:17:54,510 -You okay? -Do I look okay? 314 00:17:54,681 --> 00:17:56,179 Not so much. 315 00:17:56,353 --> 00:17:58,980 I think Bobby Bodine was looking for you. 316 00:18:01,536 --> 00:18:04,662 Enemies without and within. 317 00:18:07,721 --> 00:18:10,348 Thank you. Come on, I'll show you around. 318 00:18:10,522 --> 00:18:13,814 -Looks like a new plane. -Reconditioned and reconfigured, I think. 319 00:18:13,991 --> 00:18:17,331 -Don't care much for the color. -You should see the house. 320 00:18:17,502 --> 00:18:20,758 The Mauve House? What, shades of puce? 321 00:18:20,929 --> 00:18:22,343 I wouldn't doubt it. 322 00:18:22,517 --> 00:18:26,024 -I got the NSC brief this morning. -Yeah, I wish they wouldn't do that. 323 00:18:26,195 --> 00:18:28,572 Those protesters are talking about democracy, Jed. 324 00:18:28,745 --> 00:18:31,371 We don't know what they're talking about, D.W. Not yet. 325 00:18:31,545 --> 00:18:34,755 -The royal family had-- -They're a convenience, getting rich... 326 00:18:34,930 --> 00:18:39,935 ...off the oil we gobble up, spending their billions promoting radical Wahhabists. 327 00:18:40,113 --> 00:18:41,776 That was a bad bed we made. 328 00:18:41,952 --> 00:18:46,374 I had to live with it in my day, but it's time for a change. 329 00:18:46,549 --> 00:18:49,176 Trust the people, Jed. They'll make rational decisions. 330 00:18:49,350 --> 00:18:53,190 In the deserts of Arabia, are there any rational decisions? 331 00:18:53,362 --> 00:18:55,941 -Excuse me. Sorry, Mr. President. -Raiding the pantry? 332 00:18:56,120 --> 00:18:59,044 Just a prop, sir, to help me with the eulogy. 333 00:18:59,339 --> 00:19:02,596 -You know President Newman? -Yes. I voted for you a couple of times. 334 00:19:02,808 --> 00:19:05,054 You seem to be voting against me at the moment. 335 00:19:05,232 --> 00:19:08,489 -It's hard to get Toby to speak his mind. -It just seems to me... 336 00:19:08,659 --> 00:19:12,332 ...that most Muslims on the Arabian Peninsula believe they must choose... 337 00:19:12,504 --> 00:19:14,834 ...between the law of Allah and the laws of man. 338 00:19:15,054 --> 00:19:18,560 I see. Arabs don't make rational decisions, only fundamentalist ones. 339 00:19:18,773 --> 00:19:21,615 Without strong guidance, elections could be a onetime event. 340 00:19:21,783 --> 00:19:24,195 Strong guidance. You think we should colonize? 341 00:19:24,416 --> 00:19:28,291 No. I think we should run away as fast and as far away as we can. 342 00:19:28,512 --> 00:19:32,732 I think our friends in Britain would argue it's the best way to midwife modernity. 343 00:19:32,900 --> 00:19:35,943 And didn't they do a bang-up job with the Arabian Peninsula. 344 00:19:36,119 --> 00:19:38,960 Mr. President. President Bartlet. It's Leo. Do you wanna--? 345 00:19:39,128 --> 00:19:41,540 -I'll take it here. Excuse us? -Mr. President. 346 00:19:49,409 --> 00:19:51,953 -Yeah. -Sir, there's been a development. 347 00:19:52,168 --> 00:19:55,460 Protesters have surrounded the Aramco facility in Dhahran. 348 00:19:55,679 --> 00:19:57,925 They're picketing the Saudi oil headquarters? 349 00:19:58,145 --> 00:20:02,103 The compound includes 40 homes, 200 people, including 50 Americans. 350 00:20:02,324 --> 00:20:04,452 -Are they at risk? -The protesters... 351 00:20:04,665 --> 00:20:08,338 ...are refusing to let anyone in or out until their demands are met. 352 00:20:08,510 --> 00:20:13,182 We've also managed to identify a number of the leaders of the protest. 353 00:20:13,358 --> 00:20:15,819 They appear to be members of the royal family. 354 00:20:19,962 --> 00:20:22,838 The honor guard will escort the casket to the grounds... 355 00:20:23,013 --> 00:20:26,270 ...after the buglers warm up, but before they seat the presidents. 356 00:20:26,482 --> 00:20:29,655 The reverend will open the program, and Mrs. Lassiter requested... 357 00:20:29,826 --> 00:20:31,406 ...the president give the eulogy. 358 00:20:31,581 --> 00:20:34,338 She also asked for five minutes with the president. 359 00:20:34,716 --> 00:20:38,056 -I'm on the voyage of the damned. -Village. It was village. 360 00:20:38,268 --> 00:20:39,896 What's the difference? 361 00:20:40,065 --> 00:20:42,359 -Why are we descending? -What? 362 00:20:42,531 --> 00:20:44,659 -This plane. It's going down. -What? 363 00:20:44,872 --> 00:20:47,748 -To pick up President Walken. -Has he been drinking? 364 00:20:49,511 --> 00:20:51,591 I don't think so. 365 00:20:51,810 --> 00:20:55,898 We are dealing with a foreign-policy dilemma of unmatched perplexities... 366 00:20:56,073 --> 00:20:58,534 ...with consequences lurking at every turn. 367 00:20:58,748 --> 00:21:01,375 -What's he talking about? -Maybe not so unlike a woman. 368 00:21:01,548 --> 00:21:03,094 Toby, focus. 369 00:21:03,304 --> 00:21:06,014 Mrs. Lassiter wants five minutes with the president. 370 00:21:06,229 --> 00:21:08,808 Suicide is painless 371 00:21:09,824 --> 00:21:11,820 -Charlie, is he singing? -I don't think so. 372 00:21:11,997 --> 00:21:14,077 It brings on 373 00:21:14,839 --> 00:21:17,002 Many changes 374 00:21:17,598 --> 00:21:21,140 Dhahran 's the nerve center. It goes, the world loses 5 million barrels. 375 00:21:21,317 --> 00:21:22,779 Not to mention 50 Americans. 376 00:21:22,947 --> 00:21:24,944 It's a nonviolent protest. 377 00:21:25,162 --> 00:21:29,549 Mr. President, we've located a political officer at the embassy, a Dan Strasser... 378 00:21:29,718 --> 00:21:33,344 ...who has a relationship with one of the princes leading the protest. 379 00:21:33,522 --> 00:21:35,483 He's on leave. We're tracking him down. 380 00:21:35,653 --> 00:21:38,328 -George, what's your take? -This Prince Arujunah... 381 00:21:38,495 --> 00:21:41,038 ...was educated at Harvard, but anything's possible. 382 00:21:41,212 --> 00:21:43,375 -He could be real or not. -In the meantime... 383 00:21:43,552 --> 00:21:46,595 ... we need to prepare to evacuate the Americans in the compound. 384 00:21:46,812 --> 00:21:50,770 This looks and feels like the beginning of a real democratic movement. 385 00:21:50,992 --> 00:21:55,711 -Over the next few hours, as we learn-- -Sir, this is Iran in '79, not '97. 386 00:21:55,882 --> 00:21:57,879 Even if this Arujunah has noble motives... 387 00:21:58,055 --> 00:22:01,514 ...the not-so-silent majority isn't gonna vote for a more perfect union. 388 00:22:01,692 --> 00:22:03,605 We could be hours away from civil war. 389 00:22:03,823 --> 00:22:07,912 If their troops, if the national guard is mobilizing, how long do we have? 390 00:22:08,128 --> 00:22:10,707 -A couple hours, maybe less. -Okay. 391 00:22:10,928 --> 00:22:14,471 Ted, you and Berryhill have an hour to track down this Strasser guy. 392 00:22:14,648 --> 00:22:17,525 Miles, I want you to stay in constant contact... 393 00:22:17,699 --> 00:22:19,827 ...with the security forces at the compound. 394 00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:22,963 And, general, fuel up the Chinooks on the Peleliu. 395 00:22:23,133 --> 00:22:25,426 -We hear any noise out of Dhahran-- -Yes, sir. 396 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:29,147 Wanna let Bitar know we're holding him accountable for the safety of--? 397 00:22:29,360 --> 00:22:33,616 We send that message, they're definitely gonna start knocking heads. 398 00:22:33,790 --> 00:22:39,009 Say we're confident in the monarchy's ability to broker a peaceful solution. 399 00:22:41,857 --> 00:22:45,114 One hour, gentlemen, and we're gonna have to make a call. 400 00:22:50,049 --> 00:22:53,555 Ought to be a warning when you hitch up to be leader of the free world. 401 00:23:10,194 --> 00:23:11,906 What happened in here? 402 00:23:12,075 --> 00:23:15,582 I'm not biased just because I'm from Connecticut. 403 00:23:17,258 --> 00:23:20,218 I see how Carolina thinks it's entitled to the Bill of Rights. 404 00:23:22,524 --> 00:23:25,365 Okay, fine. I'm biased. They denounced the Constitution. 405 00:23:25,533 --> 00:23:28,540 They denounced the Bill of Rights. They seceded from the Union. 406 00:23:28,709 --> 00:23:32,965 You wanna go back 140 years? Why not 200? 407 00:23:33,140 --> 00:23:36,182 North Carolina's the reason we have a Bill of Rights. 408 00:23:36,358 --> 00:23:40,696 Your New England patriots were ready to dump the bill into the Long Island Sound. 409 00:23:41,666 --> 00:23:43,579 -Where are you from? -Asheville. 410 00:23:43,798 --> 00:23:47,007 -North Carolina? -No rights amendments, no ball game. 411 00:23:47,225 --> 00:23:49,352 We refused to ratify the Constitution without it. 412 00:23:49,565 --> 00:23:53,322 You certainly placed a lot of importance on those rights in the 1800s. 413 00:23:53,494 --> 00:23:58,082 -Especially about life, liberty, property. -You're lecturing me on equal rights? 414 00:23:58,259 --> 00:24:02,729 How does a state that fought for slavery claim ownership in a document that--? 415 00:24:02,898 --> 00:24:06,904 First, Josh, the war wasn't just about slavery. It was about industry. 416 00:24:07,078 --> 00:24:11,999 Second, that's why North Carolina needs a copy in Raleigh to remind them. 417 00:24:12,177 --> 00:24:15,849 And third, Connecticut has the highest per capita income in the country. 418 00:24:16,022 --> 00:24:19,980 They want the paper so badly, why don't they compensate North Carolina. 419 00:24:20,661 --> 00:24:22,158 Oh, we'd be willing to pay. 420 00:24:23,879 --> 00:24:26,637 Come on, Bess. General. 421 00:24:26,805 --> 00:24:29,931 -Glen, good to see you. -Mr. President, it's good to see you. 422 00:24:30,107 --> 00:24:32,948 Just like a fraternity reunion. Where's the keg? 423 00:24:33,116 --> 00:24:36,872 Or maybe you better break out the bingo instead. Shut up, Bess. Come on. 424 00:24:39,594 --> 00:24:41,924 Come in. You know President Newman. 425 00:24:42,102 --> 00:24:44,777 -Mr. President. We've met before. -Oh, yes. 426 00:24:45,111 --> 00:24:49,248 So, what are you up to these days, Glen? Vouchers? School prayer? 427 00:24:49,416 --> 00:24:52,626 Actually, it's more like dog-walking. And, of course, my spin class. 428 00:24:52,802 --> 00:24:54,929 You're not looking for another place to bomb? 429 00:24:55,142 --> 00:24:57,685 -I like to make an impression. -You certainly did. 430 00:24:57,901 --> 00:25:01,573 Why should I complain? I'm sure it helped precipitate the current situation. 431 00:25:01,746 --> 00:25:03,659 I should've taken a longer vacation. 432 00:25:03,877 --> 00:25:05,921 And let him wage war with the Arab world? 433 00:25:06,134 --> 00:25:08,297 I heard you were one of my biggest fans. 434 00:25:08,767 --> 00:25:12,904 The old formulas don't work, D.W. We need to make new choices. 435 00:25:13,114 --> 00:25:16,822 Glen, the protesters are surrounding the Aramco compound in Dhahran. 436 00:25:17,001 --> 00:25:19,164 What do you think, Glen? Should we invade? 437 00:25:20,136 --> 00:25:24,189 We need wholesale change in the region. This is an opportunity. 438 00:25:24,357 --> 00:25:27,198 We're the only superpower. Why wouldn't we go into Riyadh? 439 00:25:27,408 --> 00:25:29,987 The more of the world we inhabit, the better it is. 440 00:25:30,250 --> 00:25:33,626 -The buck stops here. -Yes, the almighty dollar. 441 00:25:34,012 --> 00:25:37,103 In my four years, we spent $200 billion on foreign oil. 442 00:25:37,439 --> 00:25:40,612 And 100 billion protecting leaders of the countries supplying it. 443 00:25:40,824 --> 00:25:44,533 How many lunches did I have playing footsie with some Saudi prince? 444 00:25:44,711 --> 00:25:49,716 Promising to sell them AWACS and Bradleys, and all in the name of stability. 445 00:25:50,228 --> 00:25:51,559 But I paid a premium. 446 00:25:51,775 --> 00:25:53,986 -His people hate us. -Of course they hate us. 447 00:25:54,408 --> 00:25:57,451 Because we support their oppressors. We are their oppressors. 448 00:25:57,668 --> 00:26:00,045 Glen, I'm not sure we have the stomach for empire. 449 00:26:00,259 --> 00:26:03,219 I'm not looking for empire. I'm not looking to colonize. 450 00:26:03,394 --> 00:26:05,521 If this protest is a call for democracy... 451 00:26:05,734 --> 00:26:08,825 ...I think we should create a provisional secular government... 452 00:26:09,036 --> 00:26:12,127 ...oversee the transition and get out as fast as we can. 453 00:26:12,296 --> 00:26:15,506 Leaving them with a weak state and a hated Vichy government. 454 00:26:16,058 --> 00:26:20,610 You really wanna make a difference? Support this Arujunah from the sidelines. 455 00:26:20,781 --> 00:26:24,121 You start saddling up camels in every country in the Middle East... 456 00:26:24,291 --> 00:26:28,880 ...then you better be prepared to spend the next 50 years sifting through sand. 457 00:26:29,056 --> 00:26:32,515 Because this isn't a quick run on the beach, Jed. 458 00:26:32,692 --> 00:26:34,606 This is the new world order. 459 00:26:36,120 --> 00:26:39,710 -Mr. President, we're ready for takeoff. -Thank you. 460 00:26:41,595 --> 00:26:44,805 Seems you're happy to publicize your work on micro-nanocameras... 461 00:26:44,980 --> 00:26:47,393 ...gecko fingertip adhesion... 462 00:26:47,571 --> 00:26:50,198 ...something delightfully nicknamed "smell-o-vision. " 463 00:26:50,414 --> 00:26:53,290 There is the brain-machine interface program. 464 00:26:53,465 --> 00:26:57,720 It measures the processes in the brain in hopes of detecting deceptive intent. 465 00:26:57,937 --> 00:27:02,109 -So not mind control, mind reading? -Part of a counterterrorism initiative... 466 00:27:02,283 --> 00:27:06,836 ...and the heart of our strategy is bio-surveillance. 467 00:27:07,048 --> 00:27:10,341 -We're mining health databases-- -You're looking at medical records? 468 00:27:10,559 --> 00:27:12,603 -It's anonymous. -You'll have Social Security numbers... 469 00:27:12,774 --> 00:27:15,567 -...addresses, personal data. -For the human ID program. 470 00:27:15,783 --> 00:27:18,576 -Human ID. -Human identification at a distance. 471 00:27:18,751 --> 00:27:24,386 Where we use a variety of biometric technologies that focus on body parts... 472 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:26,890 ...face identification, human kinematics. 473 00:27:27,110 --> 00:27:28,940 -Kinematics. -Oh, yeah. 474 00:27:29,116 --> 00:27:32,408 It's amazing what we can tell from the human stride. 475 00:27:32,627 --> 00:27:37,632 Personality, intention, pathology, criminality. 476 00:27:37,809 --> 00:27:41,066 All from scrutinizing one's gait. 477 00:27:42,658 --> 00:27:44,119 Yeah. 478 00:27:44,288 --> 00:27:46,118 I gotta go. 479 00:27:53,232 --> 00:27:54,694 Hey. 480 00:27:57,746 --> 00:27:59,077 Thank you. 481 00:28:06,648 --> 00:28:08,395 How you doing? 482 00:28:11,120 --> 00:28:14,746 I've been walking up and down these aisles. 483 00:28:16,219 --> 00:28:18,632 Looking at these old men. 484 00:28:19,103 --> 00:28:21,433 These great... 485 00:28:21,611 --> 00:28:24,321 ...and terrible old men. 486 00:28:25,038 --> 00:28:26,916 And thinking... 487 00:28:27,462 --> 00:28:32,764 ...prosperous, free and democratic Saudi Arabia. Something to wish for. 488 00:28:33,815 --> 00:28:36,311 But the men on this plane... 489 00:28:36,490 --> 00:28:40,496 ...spent the better part of the late 20th century trying to play God... 490 00:28:40,670 --> 00:28:42,666 ...in other countries. 491 00:28:43,135 --> 00:28:45,632 And the regimes they anointed... 492 00:28:45,810 --> 00:28:48,354 ...are the ones that haunt us today. 493 00:28:50,993 --> 00:28:54,833 Yeah, I'm not making much progress with the eulogy. 494 00:28:58,558 --> 00:29:01,518 Did you ever meet President Lassiter? 495 00:29:01,693 --> 00:29:03,024 No. 496 00:29:03,197 --> 00:29:04,825 He was an arrogant bastard. 497 00:29:04,994 --> 00:29:07,455 Pompous, high and mighty know-it-all. 498 00:29:07,628 --> 00:29:10,338 He used to call me in the middle of the night... 499 00:29:10,511 --> 00:29:15,433 ...to pontificate on whatever president had a birthday that week. 500 00:29:17,324 --> 00:29:21,164 When we were elected, I really thought we were gonna own the place. 501 00:29:21,336 --> 00:29:23,797 Do it differently. Better. 502 00:29:24,973 --> 00:29:27,433 Now I realize the men on this plane... 503 00:29:27,606 --> 00:29:29,317 ...are the only others... 504 00:29:29,486 --> 00:29:33,493 ...who have been there before and really know. 505 00:29:36,257 --> 00:29:38,884 I wish that I'd taken more of his calls. 506 00:29:39,852 --> 00:29:41,765 Sir, it's Leo. 507 00:29:58,492 --> 00:30:00,739 -Hey. -Did Walken make it on board? 508 00:30:00,917 --> 00:30:03,377 They broke the mold on that one. What do you got? 509 00:30:03,550 --> 00:30:07,222 Dhahran's quiet. But there's been an outbreak of fighting in Riyadh. 510 00:30:07,395 --> 00:30:08,726 How serious? 511 00:30:08,899 --> 00:30:12,525 Bunch of imams throwing stones. A number of people were injured. 512 00:30:12,745 --> 00:30:15,288 And they found Strasser, the guy at the embassy. 513 00:30:16,255 --> 00:30:18,466 Says Arujunah's a true reformer. 514 00:30:18,680 --> 00:30:22,020 A believer in checks-and-balances democracy. 515 00:30:22,190 --> 00:30:24,603 Wouldn't lie about chopping down cherry trees. 516 00:30:24,782 --> 00:30:26,778 That's the gist. 517 00:30:27,457 --> 00:30:28,788 Okay. 518 00:30:28,961 --> 00:30:32,004 Tell Alexander I want the Truman Battle Group moved to the Gulf. 519 00:30:32,179 --> 00:30:33,926 And set up a call with Bitar. 520 00:30:35,732 --> 00:30:37,645 -Sir. -It's time to tell him, Leo. 521 00:30:37,864 --> 00:30:40,990 Real change. Or he can start looking for a new kingdom. 522 00:30:43,506 --> 00:30:45,967 This is the captain. We are beginning our descent. 523 00:30:46,139 --> 00:30:48,219 Please fasten your seat belts. 524 00:31:10,840 --> 00:31:13,551 -Hello. -Well, at least you're not singing. 525 00:31:13,724 --> 00:31:15,637 How is it? 526 00:31:15,814 --> 00:31:17,145 Oh, don't ask. 527 00:31:17,569 --> 00:31:19,447 Okay. 528 00:31:19,742 --> 00:31:22,286 -How is it? -Sad. 529 00:31:23,295 --> 00:31:24,840 It's... . 530 00:31:27,516 --> 00:31:29,513 It's just sad. 531 00:31:38,091 --> 00:31:39,968 Sir, it's Leo. 532 00:31:40,139 --> 00:31:42,135 Yeah. Thanks. 533 00:31:42,730 --> 00:31:44,061 -Yeah. -Mr. President... 534 00:31:44,235 --> 00:31:47,491 ...I'm with Secretary Hutchinson and General Alexander. 535 00:31:47,662 --> 00:31:51,918 The national guard has started to fan out around protests in Riyadh and Dhahran. 536 00:31:52,134 --> 00:31:54,047 -Bitar? -Haven 't been able to reach him. 537 00:31:54,224 --> 00:31:56,387 He's apparently on a plane back to Riyadh. 538 00:31:56,899 --> 00:31:59,442 General, I want you to ready a peacekeeping mission. 539 00:31:59,615 --> 00:32:04,037 Leo, fax, FedEx, carrier pigeon, I don't give a damn how... 540 00:32:04,254 --> 00:32:05,966 ...but get word to the crown prince. 541 00:32:06,135 --> 00:32:10,356 Any unprovoked use of force and I'm gonna freeze the sale of all military arms. 542 00:32:10,524 --> 00:32:13,317 We're gonna stop training his precious national guard. 543 00:32:13,533 --> 00:32:18,883 Tell him if he can use saving American lives as a pretext for force, so can I. 544 00:32:23,648 --> 00:32:25,775 Did you see all those books? 545 00:32:26,406 --> 00:32:28,867 Do you think Lassiter actually read Shakespeare? 546 00:32:29,039 --> 00:32:31,369 I would've thought he was more of a Melville fan. 547 00:32:32,759 --> 00:32:36,349 He called me, you know. When we all found out about your illness. 548 00:32:37,398 --> 00:32:40,025 -He must have been livid. -I was livid. 549 00:32:40,198 --> 00:32:43,907 I wanted to call the White House, to call CNN. 550 00:32:44,671 --> 00:32:47,464 And there was Lassiter on the phone, telling me to can it. 551 00:32:55,579 --> 00:32:57,826 There's a Wilson quote: 552 00:32:58,003 --> 00:33:02,140 "Is the present war a struggle for a just and secure peace... 553 00:33:02,308 --> 00:33:04,935 ...or for a new balance of power? 554 00:33:05,108 --> 00:33:08,449 There must be not a balance of power... 555 00:33:08,619 --> 00:33:10,581 ...but a community of power. 556 00:33:10,751 --> 00:33:13,426 Not organized rivalries... 557 00:33:13,593 --> 00:33:16,516 ...but an organized common peace. " 558 00:33:18,107 --> 00:33:21,399 What the hell. Woodrow Wilson didn't have all the answers. 559 00:33:21,576 --> 00:33:22,954 No. 560 00:33:23,122 --> 00:33:26,213 Neither did Lassiter, God knows. 561 00:33:26,382 --> 00:33:28,593 And then again... 562 00:33:28,765 --> 00:33:30,845 ...neither did I. 563 00:33:31,607 --> 00:33:34,234 But, at least at the end... 564 00:33:34,407 --> 00:33:37,498 ...we were all asking the right questions. 565 00:33:51,250 --> 00:33:52,878 -Hey, Glen. -Mr. President. 566 00:33:53,048 --> 00:33:56,673 -Please. -Ms. Libby's looking for you. 567 00:33:57,060 --> 00:33:59,556 -Is this gonna bother you? -Not at all. 568 00:33:59,735 --> 00:34:02,778 World's certainly turned upside down since Owen Lassiter's time. 569 00:34:02,953 --> 00:34:04,367 True enough. 570 00:34:04,583 --> 00:34:08,090 Went on a trip to China with him one time. We ate dinner in Beijing. 571 00:34:08,261 --> 00:34:10,258 We couldn't find a bathroom. 572 00:34:10,435 --> 00:34:13,811 Talk about yellow peril. The two of us are out in the bushes... 573 00:34:13,987 --> 00:34:17,695 ...and Owen Lassiter's reciting Lincoln's second State of the Union. 574 00:34:17,874 --> 00:34:23,128 "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. " 575 00:34:23,475 --> 00:34:25,436 -Something like that. -Yeah. 576 00:34:26,944 --> 00:34:29,904 I lost touch with him toward the end. 577 00:34:30,204 --> 00:34:35,720 He started making all those strange trips to nonsense places. Old battlefields. 578 00:34:37,058 --> 00:34:41,480 But I can't help wonder how he'd react to the situation in Riyadh. 579 00:34:44,498 --> 00:34:46,126 Me too. 580 00:34:47,173 --> 00:34:49,086 I'll catch up with you, Glen. 581 00:34:51,728 --> 00:34:56,198 The more immediate concern is for the 200 men and women in the compound... 582 00:34:56,368 --> 00:35:00,076 ...a number of whom are expatriates from Britain, France.... 583 00:35:03,097 --> 00:35:06,306 -How's it going with Grant and Lee? -They're gonna hold a ceremony. 584 00:35:06,482 --> 00:35:09,406 -Maybe even a 21 -musket salute. -You reached an agreement? 585 00:35:09,575 --> 00:35:11,905 The Union will stand. 586 00:35:12,751 --> 00:35:15,212 Freedom, and the right to assemble for one and all. 587 00:35:15,426 --> 00:35:18,005 Not if the man from DARPA has anything to do with it. 588 00:35:18,185 --> 00:35:20,515 -DARPA. -They're sifting through medical records. 589 00:35:20,692 --> 00:35:22,190 Just trying to protect you. 590 00:35:22,364 --> 00:35:25,407 Haven't you had enough trouble haggling over the Bill of Rights? 591 00:35:25,582 --> 00:35:27,378 Does the press have the story? 592 00:35:27,547 --> 00:35:29,710 -The mind-control story. -Yeah. 593 00:35:29,887 --> 00:35:32,645 So the story breaks, the public has the same reaction. 594 00:35:32,813 --> 00:35:35,820 -No more mind control, no more sifting. -No more gait scrutiny. 595 00:35:35,990 --> 00:35:37,951 Democracy in action. You gotta love it. 596 00:35:38,163 --> 00:35:41,289 -So we'd need to send in 30,000 troops? -Initially. 597 00:35:41,465 --> 00:35:44,306 And if this were to move beyond peacekeeping? 598 00:35:45,268 --> 00:35:49,024 Yeah, okay. I'll be down in a minute. Is it important? 599 00:35:50,075 --> 00:35:53,165 -No. -Not really. No. 600 00:36:03,616 --> 00:36:05,030 Hi, Dad. 601 00:36:05,204 --> 00:36:06,785 Mal, what are you doing here? 602 00:36:07,963 --> 00:36:10,804 I have something to tell you. It's why I've been late. 603 00:36:10,972 --> 00:36:13,053 -I just didn't wanna-- -You all right? 604 00:36:13,271 --> 00:36:14,685 Yeah. 605 00:36:16,197 --> 00:36:18,657 No. Not really. 606 00:36:21,755 --> 00:36:23,918 It's hard for me... 607 00:36:24,096 --> 00:36:28,233 ...because of who you are, we are. 608 00:36:30,198 --> 00:36:33,455 -Oh, I hate this. Can I just go? -I don't think so. 609 00:36:34,879 --> 00:36:36,674 Mom's getting remarried. 610 00:36:37,930 --> 00:36:39,558 I know that. 611 00:36:40,020 --> 00:36:42,266 -You know that? -She called me. 612 00:36:42,778 --> 00:36:46,535 -She called you? She said she didn't. -Mal, I appreciate the concern. 613 00:36:46,707 --> 00:36:48,502 I'm fine. 614 00:36:49,048 --> 00:36:51,626 -See, I knew it. -Knew what? 615 00:36:52,057 --> 00:36:54,636 I just didn't want you to hear it. 616 00:36:55,024 --> 00:36:56,771 I didn't want you to be alone when you heard. 617 00:36:57,365 --> 00:36:59,160 It's okay. 618 00:37:00,374 --> 00:37:03,631 I'm just sorry we haven't had more time together. 619 00:37:03,801 --> 00:37:06,298 I thought we'd have a nice night at the theater... 620 00:37:06,476 --> 00:37:09,769 ...but we got this little problem in the Middle East. 621 00:37:54,248 --> 00:37:58,836 Ready. Aim. Fire. 622 00:37:59,055 --> 00:38:02,146 Ready. Aim. Fire. 623 00:38:02,733 --> 00:38:06,608 Ready. Aim. Fire. 624 00:38:10,089 --> 00:38:12,668 Mr. President, I want to thank you for coming. 625 00:38:12,847 --> 00:38:15,010 Of course I came, Libby. 626 00:38:15,188 --> 00:38:17,185 Owen would have loved the eulogy. 627 00:38:17,361 --> 00:38:19,073 Who wrote it? 628 00:38:19,576 --> 00:38:24,248 The humor, so dry and-- And sad. 629 00:38:25,469 --> 00:38:28,346 I always thought you detested him. 630 00:38:29,565 --> 00:38:31,895 That's a long time ago. 631 00:38:32,993 --> 00:38:37,213 I know he called you just the other day, but you didn't call him back. 632 00:38:37,841 --> 00:38:40,004 Several times. 633 00:38:40,349 --> 00:38:44,140 But you never called him back. 634 00:38:52,929 --> 00:38:57,267 When we left the White House, I thought we'd have some time together. 635 00:38:57,443 --> 00:38:59,024 His job was done. 636 00:38:59,198 --> 00:39:01,991 But he took to traveling. 637 00:39:03,043 --> 00:39:07,715 To Korea, to the Philippines, to Vietnam... 638 00:39:07,892 --> 00:39:09,353 ...and to Europe. 639 00:39:09,564 --> 00:39:13,320 Any spot where American boys had shed blood. 640 00:39:14,286 --> 00:39:16,414 Even the Civil War. 641 00:39:17,128 --> 00:39:18,840 He'd fill a jar... 642 00:39:19,594 --> 00:39:22,138 ...come back to this room... 643 00:39:22,311 --> 00:39:24,938 ...this oval room he'd had built. 644 00:39:26,282 --> 00:39:28,445 He'd come here to think. 645 00:39:28,873 --> 00:39:33,461 He took to eating here and sleeping here. 646 00:39:34,390 --> 00:39:36,933 Even after the operation. 647 00:39:38,778 --> 00:39:42,201 And when they came, they found him here. 648 00:39:45,507 --> 00:39:48,265 -Battlefields. -Yes. 649 00:39:48,976 --> 00:39:51,020 I wanted you to come. 650 00:39:52,822 --> 00:39:55,115 Because he left this for you. 651 00:39:57,085 --> 00:39:58,630 Thank you. 652 00:40:13,051 --> 00:40:15,677 "We owe it to ourselves to stand in this dirt... 653 00:40:15,851 --> 00:40:18,977 ...as survivors and witnesses. 654 00:40:19,153 --> 00:40:21,114 We have to cure ourselves of the itch... 655 00:40:21,284 --> 00:40:24,910 ...for the absolute knowledge or power or right. 656 00:40:25,088 --> 00:40:28,048 We have to close the distance between the push-button order... 657 00:40:28,222 --> 00:40:29,803 ...and the human act. 658 00:40:29,978 --> 00:40:31,855 We have to touch people. " 659 00:40:32,026 --> 00:40:34,106 Sir, it's Leo. 660 00:40:35,954 --> 00:40:39,045 -Did you talk to the crown prince? -We're too late, sir. 661 00:40:39,214 --> 00:40:42,555 A protester in Riyadh fired on the national guard. 662 00:40:42,725 --> 00:40:46,184 -There was tear gas, more gunfire. -A protester fired? 663 00:40:46,361 --> 00:40:49,369 We think a member of the national guard dressed as a protester. 664 00:40:49,538 --> 00:40:51,749 -Are there casualties? -Twenty, 30. 665 00:40:51,920 --> 00:40:54,048 Probably hundreds more in the aftermath. 666 00:40:54,219 --> 00:40:57,511 -Our people are safe? -The crowds in Dhahran have dispersed. 667 00:40:57,688 --> 00:41:00,149 Riyadh, Jiddah, it's all breaking up. 668 00:41:00,321 --> 00:41:02,068 And the leaders of the protest. 669 00:41:02,244 --> 00:41:04,822 -Arujunah? -No. 670 00:41:07,134 --> 00:41:11,187 -Okay. -I guess this changes things. 671 00:41:11,564 --> 00:41:14,107 I'm not sure it changes anything. 672 00:41:15,305 --> 00:41:21,862 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from OpenSubtitles.org