Designated Survivor (2016–2019): Season 2, Episode 22 - Run - full transcript

Previously on
Designated Survivor...

Chelsea, 842 Hammersmith Lane,
Apartment 6B.

That's the address of my daughter,
Amy, in London.

'Cause if I'm dead, Valeria will come for her
to close the loop.

Please protect my daughter.

Going after
both political parties?

A former president?

If you really think that's what's best
for this country,

- you shouldn't be sitting in that chair.
- But I am.

You deployed Hannah Wells to find dirt
on a man you knew was a political opponent.

She conducted warrantless searches,
unlawful surveillance.



Where is this going?

I have probable cause to believe
you were part of a criminal conspiracy.

Today, I am proud to announce my candidacy
for president of this great nation.

Last place I wanna go tonight is my home.

- So crash on my couch.
- Yeah?

- I will go get your stuff.
- You need to be under 24-hour protection.

- You can't go home.
- Emily.

Emily!

Thank God you're okay.

Uh, I'm fine, Mr. President.
You didn't have to come.

My Chief of Staff gets shot,
I'm going to the hospital.

The bullet just grazed me.
It was 13 stitches.

Thirteen too many.

What happened to the shooter?



Fred Archer. We took him out.

- If something had happened to you...
- It didn't.

- Did West bring charges against Moss?
- No.

Don't worry about anything
except getting better, okay?

Let's get started.

Here are the charges against you

that I've referred
to the Attorney General.

Burglary. Witness tampering.
Obstruction of government proceedings.

- The president didn't do those things.
- But Hannah Wells did.

On the president's behalf,
which makes him a co-conspirator.

Based on these findings, I have probable
cause to file charges against you, sir.

Nothing will come of those charges.

Because Wells wasn't acting
at my direction.

You granted her authority.

Even if you could make that dubious case,

there's no model for charging
a sitting president with a crime.

Which is why it's in the best interest
of the country

to find a political solution
to the problem.

I've asked Senators Feller
and Crowell to join me.

Ray, I'll stop you right there.
I'm not resigning.

No, sir. We have a proposition in mind,
one that won't plunge the country into crisis.

Announce you're not standing
for reelection. Finish out your term.

And Attorney General Beckett
will decline to file charges.

Well, he works for me.

I want to hear his explanation
for colluding with Congress.

If I bring charges against you,

it'll precipitate a constitutional crisis

and I don't think that good for the country.

Yes, but your solution clears the playing field
for my opponents.

Ain't that right, senators?
So you can back the candidates you want.

The media is going to get
a hold of this. I can't sit on it.

I intend to file charges tomorrow.

I need your decision by the end of the day.

Understood.

24 hours ago, they wanted me to run.
Now, they want me to run away.

They're political animals. The Attorney
General is tougher to explain.

Not to me.
The first sign of trouble, he betrays you.

I'm not happy with what Ray did.

But he found an imperfect solution
to a complicated problem.

- The one he's offering isn't it.
- Agreed.

But in the end, he's doing what he thinks is
right. I can't blame him for that.

Kendra, we need another fix.

I'll see if there's a way
to forestall this.

You're meeting with the Fed chairman
later this morning.

Then the NIH update.
Judge Putnam's memorial is this afternoon.

Send my regrets.
We've got too many fires to put out today.

Including Taurasi's referendum
on independence.

When do Seth and Lyor
meet with the governor?

They landed in Taurasi
a couple of hours ago.

They should be sitting with the governor now.
I'll get you an update.

Lyor, you and Seth have come a long way
on behalf of your president,

- and I appreciate that.
- I don't think you do.

America's close relationship with Taurasi
goes back nearly 80 years.

And we've given you airstrips,
access to our harbors.

In exchange for billions in aid.
Military protection...

And we are grateful.
But it's 2018.

The Taurasi people don't want to be
a fiefdom anymore.

They want economic independence,

which is why they democratically voted
to sever official ties with your country.

That vote is ineffective
without your signature.

Why should I withhold it?

Because the vote was skewed
by millions in TV ads

our enemies poured into your market.

Look, we get how going it alone
is enticing. We do.

But ask Great Britain
how Brexit has worked out for them.

If Taurasi leaves, it could be
the first domino to fall.

Guam, American Samoa
and the Marianas could follow,

all of which are of critical
strategic importance to the US.

If we can't talk the governor down,
Kirkman's legacy could be

presiding over the gradual dismantling
of the American empire.

That's not what I'm worried about today.

Let's close this deal,
get back to the Alamo.

They need reinforcements.

- Even if I don't.
- I'm not a reinforcement.

I worked for the head of
the International Development Committee.

- I know the region.
- Mm-hmm.

We've got some time.

- I'll hit a coffee shop.
- You should kick that habit like I did.

Caffeine makes a person
irritable and anxious.

Ow! Son of a bitch.
Is that a tsetse fly?

I'll see you later.

- Hey.
- Hey.

Do you have any idea how the president
can fight these criminal charges?

The president's best bet is to assert
executive privilege to quash the indictment.

But the Attorney General would just appeal.

The case would be stuck in the courts.
It'd cripple our credibility.

We must convince the AG
that Hannah acted on her own.

- She needs to give us an affidavit now.
- That's not gonna happen.

Why not?
She's loyal to the president.

She can attest truthfully that he never
directed her to commit a crime.

She went off the grid.

I can't get a hold of her.

Hi, I'm looking for Amy Bleecker.

Amy's not here.

Do you know where she went?

We just broke for our spring hiatus.
She should be back next week.

Do you have an address for her?

- No. We're not close.
- What about a phone number?

She doesn't have a mobile.

So, a 16-year-old who goes
to a fancy school doesn't have a phone.

Her roommate can't get in touch with her.

And her bed looks like
it's never been slept in.

I don't think Amy is gone. I think
you're Amy and you live here alone.

Hey.

- Dad, I would've come to you.
- Come on, let me see it.

- Georgetown.
- Yep.

Congratulations. Your first choice.

My first choice
was any school in Hawaii,

but I can learn to surf during a gap year.

You go to Georgetown,
you can open up a surfing school.

Let's celebrate.
Dinner wherever you want.

Good. Let's take Air Force One to Italy,
get some real pizza.

How about Bertelli's on Connecticut
and we shoot the moon.

- Can I get a beer?
- No.

But I'm really proud of you. Come here.

Sorry to interrupt, Leo.
Mr. President, you're needed in Command Ops.

My son just got into Georgetown.

Atten-hut!

General, what's going on?

Sir, the NEIC detected
a massive 8.2 earthquake

in a subduction zone, 15 miles off the coast
of Taurasi, triggering a tsunami.

We didn't have enough time
to evacuate the coastline, sir.

- Aaron, reach out to Seth and Lyor now.
- Yes, sir.

Oh, my God.

- Hey, guys. Check it out.
- What's up, man?

- Jeez, what is that?
- That's crazy. Look at that.

That's not good.

Neither one is answering, sir.

Senators, hundreds are dead in Taurasi.

Thousands more missing,
including two of my senior staff.

We need to get a handle on this before it
becomes a full-blown humanitarian crisis.

And we're sympathetic.

There are 1,500 American tourists
who should be evacuated immediately.

The Eighth Fleet is 100 miles out,
moving in to pick them up.

But there are also 800,000 civilians,

locals, who need fresh water,
food, medical supplies.

All of which they should've thought about
before cutting ties with us.

They haven't formally done that.

If they want out of our influence,

they can't slither back in
when it suits them.

With all due respect, senator, this nation has
a noble history of helping people

when they're in trouble.
Children are dying and we can stop it.

Go ahead.

We can authorize a supplemental
aid package of $3 million.

That's a few dollars a person.
It's cosmetic.

We'll talk to Appropriations
over the next few days,

see what we can come up with.
Best we can do, sir.

Thank you.

Emily, what the hell are you doing back so soon?

My job, sir. I'm fine.

They don't want to reward
a renegade province, sir.

That's part of it.
The other part's political.

You're the savior of Taurasi,
you get a PR bump.

Reduces the pressure on you
to take the AG's deal.

The senators want leverage over you.

I'm not gonna play politics with people's lives.

How much support do we have in Congress
for an aid package?

Some, but not enough
to overcome party leadership.

Ask Kendra if we can circumvent the Congress
with an executive order.

Yes, sir.
Have we heard from Seth or Lyor?

The wave took down the cell towers
and providers are working to restore service.

We're turning over every stone
to find them.

- That kid clocked me.
- Like father, like daughter.

She's scared.

She probably figured out
her father isn't who he said he was.

Which means I could be anybody.

I promised Damian
that I would look after his daughter,

make sure she was safe from Valeria.
That's what I'm gonna do.

She's the only Amy Bleecker under 30
in the Greater London area.

She has to have a place to go.

What about credit card activity?

Repeated purchases of
an Oyster card at the South Burnley tube.

I got an address for a Paul Bleecker
in the neighborhood.

That's Damian's pseudonym.
Send me the details.

On the way.

Hey, the president's got half the police force
on the island looking for Seth and Lyor.

I've left voicemails, e-mailed them...

You should be home, resting.

Kendra, the president's political future
hangs in the balance.

Thousands of people may die

because Congress would rather
play politics than send aid.

And Seth and Lyor are missing.

Today's not the day
to binge-watch Top Chef.

Okay.

I've checked with
our constitutional law experts.

A multi-billion-dollar foreign aid project
is likely presidential overreach.

Because Congress has budgetary authority.
We need a workaround.

Yes, but the president has access to a lot
of discretionary funds. FEMA. DOD.

Yeah. He can temporarily
reallocate the money.

I'll get the OMB director on it now.
Thank you.

Amy, we need to talk, okay?
I'm not going to hurt you.

Amy!

Amy!

- Amy, stop!
- Come any closer and I'll scream!

Your dad, he liked black tea
in the morning.

He used to sweeten it with marmalade.

The only jokes he'd tell
were knock-knock jokes. Bad ones.

And when he laughed,
his left eyebrow would go up.

I cared about him, too.

Amy, someone is trying to hurt you.

I'm not going to let that happen.

Will you come with me?

Lyor, thank God you're okay.
What's it like on the ground?

Bad, sir.
Dozens of hotels were demolished.

Our consulate's gone.
People were swept out to sea.

Tell the governor
we'll do everything we can.

As soon as our ships dock,
they'll unload medical supplies.

I already have.

- But we're in a fight over further aid.
- We need to take this public.

I agree,
but I'd like Seth's input on this.

Seth is still missing, sir.

- What?
- He left the hotel right before the wave hit.

I can't find him.

Your father had something
someone else wanted,

- that they think you might have.
- What is it?

I don't know.

Like you saw, there's nothing in his apartment.

That's why I want you to take me
to his personal storage.

My dad wasn't in the Foreign Service,
was he?

No.

- Can you tell me what he did?
- No.

That's okay. I already know.

He did what you do.

Governor, what's the latest?

Hundreds dead, Mr. President.
Many unaccounted for.

Most of the island is without electricity,
including our hospitals.

The provisions from your navy
weren't enough.

I understand. Congress has approved
a provisional aid package of $3 million.

- I can get that to you immediately.
- $3 million?

That's not aid, that's tokenism.

Sir, I realize how hypocritical
I must sound now,

but Taurasi needs America's help.

Governor, I need you to trust me.
I'm gonna do everything I can.

Lyor, have you heard from Seth?

Not yet.

The operative word being "yet."

- Keep looking.
- Yes, sir.

Kendra says Congress got an injunction
to stop the president's executive order.

She needs to make an immediate appeal.

She is. DC circuit affirmed,
she's appealing to the Supreme Court.

Good. Have you reached out to our allies?

I have, but they say
Taurasi's an American territory,

and the richest country in the world
can take care of its own.

Call in favors. Beg if you have to,

but we need the international community
to step up.

Yes, sir.

My dad kept a safe here.

You're sure you know the combination?

If I didn't, can't you just whip out
your liquid nitrogen?

Yeah, sure, it's in my shoe next to my ray gun.

Damn it.

- Amy, what was in here?
- I have no idea.

You have no idea? You knew where this was.
You had the combination to the safe.

You never came here
when your dad was traveling?

How do I know this isn't some long con?

- Some what?
- You gain my trust,

let me lead you
to what you're looking for, then kill me.

Amy...

Do you wanna know what's difficult
about what I do? About what your dad did?

Sometimes you need to take what you think
you know, throw it out the window

and follow your instincts
because your life depends on it.

Good luck.

It was a list of names.

Five pages.

- Is there a copy?
- No.

Then that doesn't do us any good.

Mark Abercrombie. 2642 Drury Lane,
Apartment 12D, Staffordshire, England.

David Appel, 161 Rue Étoile, Unit 3,
La-Celle-Saint-Cloud, France.

- Anne Avondale...
- Wait a minute.

- You memorized the whole list?
- Yes.

Why?

I can't help it.
I have a photographic memory.

Hang on to that photo. Let's go.

- Hey.
- Hey.

- If this is a bad time, I can come back.
- Come on in.

Thanks. I appreciate it.

Sure. What's up?

I was hoping for some college advice.

Georgetown, my alma mater.
Congratulations.

I'll have to give you the skinny
on all the dorms.

Actually, it's about Stanford.

I got in there, too.

- That's amazing.
- Not really. My dad doesn't know I applied.

So talk to him.

Sure. That's easy.

"Hey, Dad, I know you have a few things
on your plate,

but I want to move 3,000 miles away
to a college you don't know I applied to."

Just like that.

He's not gonna like it.

What he's not gonna like most
is that I didn't tell him.

And we're gonna get into this big argument,

and I'm thinking he has enough stuff
to worry about today.

He worries about you most of all.

I wouldn't even know where to begin.

Just start with the unvarnished truth.

That's usually what works best with him.

You got this.

Thanks.

Hey, my contact at the Supreme Court says
they're not likely to hear the appeal.

- 'Cause it's a political hot potato.
- Yep.

Where are you going?

Hundreds are dead,
hundreds more remain missing

as the death toll continues to climb
hours after a devastating tsunami...

- I have the chief justice for you.
- I'll take it.

No, sir, he's here.

Send him in.

Peter, what a surprise.
Good to see you.

I'm afraid it's not a social call, Mr. President.

We missed you
at Judge Putnam's memorial today.

Unfortunately, there was too much work here
to get away.

I'm glad Emily made it in your stead.

I'm not glad she took the occasion
to try to influence our calendar.

- Excuse me?
- Your executive order,

which has been enjoined by the lower courts,

the White House wants us to hear the case.

That's correct.

Is it appropriate for
your Chief of Staff to corner me about it?

Of course not.

Good. I shouldn't have to lecture
the president about separation of powers.

- She didn't do this at my request.
- I find that hard to believe.

However, I accept full responsibility
for her actions.

Having said that, did she discuss substance?

No. But at the Supreme Court,
procedure is substance.

You influence the outcome of a case
by merely getting it on the calendar.

It was an ex parte communication
and you should fire her.

Damn it.

Get me Emily Rhodes. Now.

Emily, how many times has
the chief justice visited the White House?

Never, sir.

Right, for the same reasons
that I don't visit his chambers.

Because of the appearance of impropriety.

I wasn't trying to... I didn't...

The walls are closing in on us, sir.
Leadership is conspiring. People are dying.

Seth is missing...

Emily, I understand, but I'm facing
a potential constitutional crisis

because of these pending charges.

I cannot afford another one
'cause you wanna influence the judiciary.

- Yes, sir.
- The Supreme Court denied our petition.

Our judicial option is gone.

Well, I didn't expect them
to wade into this political crisis.

What other options do we have?

A unilateral exercise
of presidential authority.

Defiance of Congress...

You go that route, you don't have to worry
about criminal charges.

You'll have to worry about impeachment.

I took the liberty of ordering us a bottle
of wine. I assume you like Bordeaux.

When my billings are up, sure.

I'm a busy man these days, Mr. West,
so let me get right to the point.

I'd like to hire you as a senior advisor.

- For your presidential campaign?
- Yes.

You are an asset. And I need assets.

Well, that's very kind, sir.
But I'm quite happy in private practice.

I have no doubt you are happy.

But one way or another, there is going
to be a changing of the guard soon...

which might affect your clientele.

Sir, what are we talking about here?

We're talking about establishing
a mutually beneficial relationship.

The AG appointed you to look into me,

and instead you found misconduct
on the part of the president.

- Do you know what I call that?
- No.

Flexibility.

Sir, I wasn't trying to be flexible.
I was trying to be a prosecutor.

- Following my mandate.
- Yes. Good.

You need justification
for pursuing the president.

I have justification. Facts and the law.

Indeed.

I ordered us a couple of rib eyes.
Thank you.

Well, let's dig in.
Then we'll talk about your future, huh?

It's a NOC list.

The names and addresses of every
British agent posted at home and abroad.

What was Damian doing with it?

My guess, what you think
a Russian spy was doing.

If Valeria gives it to Moscow...

They'd forgive her
for moonlighting for Dax Minter.

- Except Valeria has one big loose end.
- Amy.

She's afraid the kid knows
about the list, too.

If Amy talks to British intelligence...

MI6 will scramble its assets,
making the list worthless.

- If Valeria wants to save herself...
- She has to kill Amy.

- We've got to move now.
- Why?

There is a bigger price on your head
than I thought. Let's go.

Excuse me.
Have you seen this guy with the beard? No?

Uh, excuse me. Excuse me.

Have you seen this man?
Have you seen this guy?

- No.
- You sure?

Seth. Seth! Hey!

I'm sorry,
I thought you were someone else.

Lyor!

Seth! Seth!

- Hey!
- Lyor!

- Hey! No, don't do that.
- I'm so glad you're okay, man.

- Me? I thought you were dead.
- No, I lucked out.

I was in line for my cappuccino
when this guy's brother called.

He's a pilot. He warned us.

I saw the tsunami hit from the roof.

You were on the roof?

Yeah. Then I met a cop with a motorboat,
he gave me a tour of the damage.

We need to talk to the president.

He was on the roof.

I toured the southern part of the island.

There's massive looting, rioting.
It's a virtual war zone.

Yes. We lack the police force
to come to grips with this sort of chaos,

which is why we're begging America
for its help.

As soon as you sign the referendum.

I have no intention of signing that.

Now, more than ever,
we need to be a US protectorate.

Governor, Congress refuses to help.

My executive order was struck down.
My hands are tied.

- Only you can untie them.
- I don't understand.

The key is what Seth said. War zone.

Eight years ago, Congress passed

a broad authorization for the use
of military force. AUMF.

So if Taurasi's not a protectorate...

We can help you.

We need to create - at least on paper -
a state of potential conflict.

- Yes, sir.
- Thank you.

Seth, I can't even begin to tell you
how relieved we are that you're okay.

I can't imagine what you've been through.

- Thank you, sir.
- Godspeed.

- Respectfully, sir, this is beneath you.
- Excuse me, senator?

Protecting our nation
from its sworn enemies is beneath me?

But, sir, that's not what you're doing.

As the courts have affirmed,
Congress has the power of the purse.

This isn't a budgetary issue.
This is the proper exercise of the AUMF.

Three billion dollars?
And none of this is military.

You're dispatching food,
medicine, generators...

The express terms of the AUMF
do not restrict the type of aid.

The president can provide tanks,
syringes, money, showgirls...

And there's nothing unconstitutional
about any of it.

Being hailed as Taurasi's savior won't stop
the AG from bringing charges, sir.

That's what you don't understand.

I'm not doing this to be expedient.
I'm doing this because it's the right thing.

And what you don't understand

is that your definition of right
often entails expedience.

That's why you're in trouble.

Hey. Come on in. Sit down.

First, I wanna say congratulations.

Stanford is fantastic.

It is.

Second thing. Why didn't you tell me?

I'd already applied. Then Mom died.

- I didn't know how to bring it up.
- I wish you had.

I've known for months.

I keep forgetting you're pretty well-informed.

President of Stanford
is on my Council of Economic Advisors.

She told me how thrilled she was
that you had applied.

- Why didn't you say something?
- 'Cause I wanted it to come from you.

I'm sorry.

You've got a big choice to make.
What are you gonna do?

The decision's made.
I can't leave you.

- You're all alone.
- No, I'm not.

You are. I live under the same roof
and I barely see you as it is.

Okay. I'll do better.

You can't do better if I'm on the other side
of the country.

I mean, you can, but...
You don't even know how to Skype.

I'll get someone to help me.
I'm the president.

Look...

I want to be there
for you and Penny.

Isn't that a good thing?

No.

I don't understand.

You will when you have your own children.

All you'll want for them
is for their dreams to come true.

This is what I want.

This is what your mother would've wanted.

This has been a terrible year.

I wouldn't have gotten through it
without you.

But we both made it.

Yeah. Yeah, we did.

You've got your mother's strength.

She would be so proud of you right now.

I'm proud.

- What are you doing?
- Telling the world you're home.

Why? If this woman's after me,
we need to get out of here now.

Then what? I know her.
She won't stop until she finds you.

She killed my dad, didn't she?

Yeah.

But she's not hunting you anymore.
We're hunting her.

Stay away from the windows, lock the door
and do not answer it. No matter what.

Mr. President.

I just got word: aid is being flown
into the crisis zone as we speak.

Good work, sir.

For all of us.

I'm going to need to address the nation
before these charges become public.

I anticipated that and I spoke
with the networks, blocked out time.

That's why you're such
a great Chief of Staff.

I don't think I've been
a great Chief of Staff, sir.

I don't I've even been a good one.

My resignation.

Emily, these have been a very tough
couple of days.

It's not that.

Then talk to me.
I don't want to lose you.

All day, everyone has been
telling me to go home.

And I can't. I can't take a day off.

Because this is your home.

And I've lost my way.

- No, you haven't.
- I have.

Look, you're under a lot of stress.
We'll lighten your workload.

- It's not the workload.
- Then what is it?

I told Chuck he didn't need a warrant
to get a reporter's phone records.

Now, I'm confronting
a Supreme Court justice for...

This happens to all of us.
You're holding on too tight.

I am. And that doesn't help you.
It hurts you.

If I don't walk away,

I'm afraid I might do something
you can't take back.

- Sir, I have Ethan West for you.
- Okay. Thank you.

You will always have a seat next to me.

Mr. West, I don't have time for you right now.

This will just take a moment.

Uh...

- President Moss offered me a job today.
- Good for you.

I'm not gonna take it.
He thinks I'm somebody I'm not.

Well, I know exactly what you are.

A good lawyer who'd do anything
for his clients.

If you're here to deliver
a mission statement, please...

No, more of a realization.

Moss is working with Congress,
who are working with your AG.

Everyone's working an angle.

You're just realizing that now?
How long have you been in Washington?

Long enough to recognize
someone who's not working an angle.

And that's you.

You don't scheme.

You serve.

My days of service may be done soon.

That's 'cause you don't compromise.

But there's value in not compromising.

- What's this?
- Something you gave to me.

And I'm giving it back.

Hope it helps.

I'm taking you in.

No, you're not.

You're a former FBI agent in England,
with no authority to do anything.

Tell it to the judge.

I will. And you know what he will say?

That I have diplomatic immunity.

Not with me.

Do svidanya.

Governor, I am privileged to finally
tell you relief is on its way.

Thank you, sir.

We've also deployed 5,000 American troops
to help you keep the peace.

I am grateful.

As I expect our people to be

when they vote on a new referendum
to restore our status as a protectorate,

which I expect to pass overwhelmingly.

Thank you, Mr. President.

And you are our president.

Thank you, Governor. Talk to you soon.

- Great work, Aaron.
- Mr. President.

- Well done.
- Thank you, sir.

Our flight doesn't leave for a few hours. We're
gonna have to watch the president's address here.

What do you think he'll say?

I don't know.
He's playing this one close to the vest.

You know, um, when the tsunami hit, um...

I was worried about you, man.

I was worried about you, too.

Worried you wouldn't find a biscotti
for your cappuccino, that is.

But you seem to have come through it all right.
A near-death experience.

Think of the stories
you'll be able to tell your grandkids.

About your view from the roof.

I'll go check on our flight.

What's that man's name?

Why?

Because he saved my family.

Carried my grandchildren to the roof.

His name's Seth.

And he's my friend.

Hey, taxi!

That's not how you do it.

It's actually against the law
to yell "taxi" at a moving cab.

They won't stop.

Look for the light,
then stick your arm out.

What are you doing here?

I knew your flight
because of your calendar.

Which is on my phone.

Which I hacked into
when you were in the bathroom.

You still haven't answered my question.

My dad, he was the only family I had.
My only relative.

Oh, no way!

There's nothing here for me, Hannah.

Nobody who will look out for me now.

You looked out for me.

Oh, man.

Look, I'm not your mother.
And I'm not your big sister.

And I'm not your friend, okay?

Do what I say, when I say it,
or I ship you back here in a crate.

This is a terrible idea.

I feel for Taurasi,
but we have a Constitution.

Checks and balances. Separation of powers.

Tom Kirkman has tried to end-run it all.

Five-minute warning, sir.

- That's not a president, Mike.
- Thank you.

That's an emperor.

You've had my back a lot
over these last couple of years.

Yes, sir.

What if this is the end of the road, Mike?

Then it's been an honor, sir.

The honor is all mine.

Let's do this.

All right.

- Senators.
- Mr. President.

Good evening, my fellow Americans.

I am speaking to you tonight because
this is a critical time in my administration.

A time when I must address
the future of my presidency.

Open it.

- It's blank.
- That is correct.

I have no terms.

If I can't convince the people
that I've been working with

that based on everything that I've done,

I have earned the right to remain president,
I don't want the job.

I have no terms.

I will continue to speak the truth,
to work for all of you

without compromise, without fear,

without terms,

because that's what
the American people deserve.

Oh, my God.

He can't do it now.
We're not prepared.

Someone who puts them first,
who won't quit until the job is finished,

which is why I'm announcing my candidacy
for reelection to the office of president,

as an Independent...

free from the constraints
of party politics.

Thank you for this time.

God bless you,

and God bless
these United States of America.

What just happened?

It looks like our boy
threw down the gauntlet.

And guess who picked it up?

Emily?

What the hell?

Mr. President,
I have the AG for you.

Thank you, Janet.

Mr. Attorney General,
this is the president.