Designated Survivor (2016–2019): Season 2, Episode 7 - Family Ties - full transcript

Previously on
"Designated Survivor"...

Director Foerstel is still digging,

even though we managed to quash
your mother-in-law's subpoena.

Now we know it's an ongoing investigation.

I told my daughter that I hadn't
seen Eric Little since 1987,

and that's technically not true.
I saw him briefly six months ago.

Are we gonna talk about this?

- Talk about what?
- What happened between us.

Nothing's happened between us.

Charlotte Thorn was a British rep.
They were touting her as a future P.M.

- The Thorn murder?
- The Prime Minister's furious.



- Perhaps I could smooth things.
- That would be great.

That's five hours before Thorn was killed.

Let's run her visitor
through facial recognition.

Secretary Moss?

In the last month,

hundreds of journalists expelled
from our great nation!

Voices of dissent, silenced -

some of them killed!

And President Turan, he breaks ground
on a brand new $20 million villa!

So, what do we want to say to him?

Turan must go!

Turan must go!
Turan must go!

Opposition leader Nuri Sahin

has gathered activists
outside the Turkish embassy



to condemn President Fatih Turan,

who's in town this week
for a NATO summit.

This is...

Turan's people are already hinting

they want to jack up the leases
on our airfields.

I know why he needs the money.
Elections are in six months.

- He's building a war chest.
- Yep. He's got a lot of votes to buy.

Not with any more of our money.
We pay more than enough for those bases:

$6 billion a year.

Yeah, I'd be ready to break the bank, sir.

The strategic value of those airfields
to NATO is enormous.

We store nuclear weapons there.

Without that real estate, Russia can make
the Middle East its own personal sandbox.

So you need to make nice
at our joint presser:

assure the world of the fundamental
importance of the U.S.-Turkey alliance.

You mean give the bastard oxygen.

That's a more succinct way
of putting it, yeah.

This was taken the night
before your boss was murdered.

And the gentleman you see entering
Charlotte Thorn's room there

is Secretary of State Cornelius Moss.

I don't know anything about that.

You didn't know
they were carrying on an affair?

- No.
- Quite a secret to keep from an assistant

you were joined at the hip with
for the past seven years.

Which is his way of saying
we don't believe you.

They met at a human rights conference
in Dubai last year.

- Was it serious?
- It was headed that way.

Charlotte was still finalizing
her divorce, so they kept it discreet.

They met all over the world.
But it was petering out.

- Why do you think that?
- Because they started arguing.

I don't know about what.

Do you know
when their last argument was?

Secretary Moss came by her office
for an hour

on the afternoon of the 21st.

- The day before she was killed.
- Yes.

There were raised voices.
He left quite unhappy.

And you didn't think
to tell us any of this.

Secretary Moss is a former President.
He couldn't have killed her.

Okay. It is not your job
to protect his reputation.

I'm not protecting his reputation.

Charlotte was a beacon
of moral authority to millions.

How do you think
she's going to be remembered

if it comes out that she was having an
affair before her divorce was even final?

Excuse me.

You're an ex-President.

The woman you've been sleeping with
kicks you to the curb.

How's that conversation go?

Probably better than the one
we're going to have with him.

I can't believe
I'm actually in the Oval Office.

- It's cool, right?
- Yeah.

- I'll show you Air Force One later.
- Really?

And you gotta check out
the Lincoln Bedroom.

I'd love to.

Excuse me, I'm sorry.

Dad, this is Sibyl.

Sibyl, my dad.

- It's an honor to meet you, Mr. President.
- It's very nice to meet you.

Is my son being a gracious host?

- Yes, sir.
- Good.

You're the first person
he's wanted to show his new home to.

Leo, okay if I go freshen up?

Yeah, just around the corner.

Thanks.

It's been an honor, sir.

It's very nice
to finally meet you, Sibyl.

Just over there to the left.

Dad, you were supposed
to run into us at 10:00 sharp.

- It's 10:12. I figured you weren't coming.
- I know, I'm sorry. I got busy.

You totally killed the vibe.

Wow. "Thanks, Dad,
for letting me use the Oval Office."

I'm sorry, I just... I really like her.

I know you do. I know. She's lovely.

Gonna go check on her,
make sure she's okay.

Yeah, okay.

- How's it going?
- Not so good.

Should've shown her
the Lincoln Bedroom.

That's what I would've done.

Mom, I just want
to say this again.

You do not have to talk to the FBI.

The subpoena that Director Foerstel
issued to you was quashed.

Right, because he didn't know
about my little run-in

with Eric Little six months ago.
And neither did you.

I'm not blaming you.

My point is that if he finds out,
he just issues another subpoena, right?

He'd have to.

I started all this because I took
that bribe. And I will finish it.

The goal is to convince Director Foerstel
that Icarus Astrotech

had no "pattern of influence"
that leads to the White House.

I understand that.

All he's gonna want to talk about
is Eric Little.

And as long as I steer him away
from my recent meeting with him,

then everything's fine, right?

Yes. That's the whole game.

Do not volunteer anything about
what happened six months ago.

You focus on what happened
30 years ago,

where the statute of limitations
has expired.

And if Director Foerstel doesn't bring up
the most recent Eric Little meeting,

then your candor will go a long
way towards convincing him

that there's no conspiracy,

which means we may be home free.

And if he does bring it up?

Then, at least we've gotten
in front of it.

The United States and Turkey have a
long-standing friendship and partnership,

one rooted in the shared respect
and understanding of our common values.

More than $17 billion in bilateral trade
last year alone -

a strong strategic alliance
that protects the region.

And a strategic alliance that is
centered around forward Air Force bases,

whose long-term leases
we look forward to renegotiating.

It is this abiding connection between
our countries that we want to maintain,

which is why I'm so troubled that
America continues to give safe haven

to Nuri Sahin,
an enemy of the Turkish people.

- What is Turan doing?
- Going off book.

Mr. Sahin staged an unsuccessful coup
against my government.

- And now he has found sanctuary here.
- Way off book.

President Turan and I have
a difference of opinion here.

Nuri Sahin is a visiting professor
at Georgetown University.

He abides by our laws, and he is welcome,

as long as he grades on a curve.

So then you continue to provide
the terrorist safe harbor.

Everybody, we're going
to go ahead and adjourn

to the East Room for photos now.
Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Sir, maybe you want to take a few minutes
and calm down before you go in there?

What are you talking about? I'm calm.

- You don't look calm.
- I'm calm!

Oh, boy.

Mr. President, with all due respect,
what the hell was that?

I think the meaning was clear.

Then perhaps you're in need
of a diplomatic primer.

Prepared statements serve a purpose,
so neither side can embarrass the other.

I'm not embarrassed.

But you should be, for giving asylum
to an enemy of our state.

We have not given asylum to anyone.

Then extradite Sahin
so he can face justice!

There's no legal basis for that.
He hasn't committed a crime.

In your country.
In ours, he's a murderer;

97 civilian casualties
in the coup attempt.

Our intelligence shows
that the coup attempt

was carried out by a faction
of the Turkish military.

- Mr. Sahin had nothing to do with it.
- Your intelligence is flawed!

And so is your impulse to interfere
with domestic Turkish affairs.

Quite the opposite, sir.

If we had extradited him,
then we would have interfered.

I wonder if Turkey had welcomed
Patrick Lloyd,

whether you'd feel the same way?

Mr. President, that comparison
is not even worthy of a response.

And you are no longer worthy
of our bases.

But perhaps Russia is, Mr. President.

Turan must go!

Turan must go!

I was blown away by last night.

Thanks again.

Sorry I didn't get to show you
the Residence.

Next time?

Uh, let's cut up Waterside.

But the cafe I wanted to show you
is just around the corner.

- Here, grab one. We need all hands.
- Sorry, I'm not interested.

You're not interested in what,
human rights?

The violent suppression of dissent?
Mass arrests?

Too busy spending all of Daddy's money
to give a crap about anybo...

- Hey! Get out of her face!
- Leo!

Get him out of here. Let's go.
Clear the area.

Right now, Nuri Sahin
is the only realistic hope

for a democratic, secular Turkey.

Which is why he poses
such a threat to Turan.

And why Turan's on the warpath.
My contacts at NATO are telling me

that he wants to bring a motion
to censure the United States.

That's absurd. We cover
nearly a quarter of NATO's budget.

- The vote will never carry.
- No, of course not.

But passing the motion
isn't Turan's goal.

- What is?
- Undermining us on the world stage.

And with the limited good will
the Administration has banked abroad,

we can't afford our allies
to be taking jabs, sir.

And this isn't even a jab.
It's a roundhouse.

He's right, sir. We can't let
this motion come up for a vote.

Aaron, apparently President Turan is
getting ready to move against us in NATO.

I've heard, sir. I just got a draft
of the measure. It's a stinging rebuke.

Well, we'll have Secretary Moss block it.

Actually, sir, there's been
an issue with the Secretary.

He's recently emerged
as a person of interest

in the murder investigation
of Charlotte Thorn.

What the hell are you talking about?

He was having an affair with her

and was seen at her apartment
a few hours before the murder.

Are you kidding?

- Did he disclose this to anyone?
- No, sir.

He was too busy involving himself
in the investigation.

- Have you talked to him?
- Not yet. We wanted to apprise you first.

Son of a bitch!

We're talking about
a former President here.

I know him. He...

He's my friend. There has to be
a reasonable explanation.

And he should be afforded the same
presumption of innocence as anyone else.

But he cannot be allowed
to obstruct this investigation,

not even in the slightest. Understood?

Yes, sir. I'll tell Hannah.
She'll thread the needle.

Secretary Moss is also
the U.S. representative

on NATO's Defense and Security Committee,
which meets here later this afternoon.

It would be improper for him
to attend given these facts, sir.

- If you sideline him, he'll suspect why.
- Not if I go in his stead.

Let them know I'll be stepping in.

Will do.

Sir, we can't afford an international
black eye with Turkey.

We simply can't, not after Kunami. Not
while Thorn's murder is still unsolved.

I agree.

Emily, start working with Seth
on a P.R. counter-offensive.

Lyor, Aaron; reach out to our allies.

Let them know that our bond
with Turkey is unbreakable.

- We need to nip this in the bud.
- Yes, sir.

- Sir, you're needed in the Residence.
- Thank you, Mike. I'll be right there.

You should come now, sir.

Hey, get out of her face!

Get him out of here.
Let's go. Clear the area.

- It's not what it looks like.
- Really? 'Cause what it looks like

is you and your girlfriend went
to a political demonstration.

What the hell were you thinking?

No, I didn't.
I wasn't there for the protest, Dad.

Well, we're listening.

Sibyl and I were walking to breakfast.

This guy comes out of nowhere
and confronts her.

- And you pushed him?
- Well, I pushed him away.

He got in her face,
and she's like 90 pounds.

I'm sorry, Dad, but if that was Mom,
what would you have done?

What kind of exposure is he looking at
for this sort of thing?

We could argue defense of others

so they'd have a hard time
making out assault.

Misdemeanor disturbing the peace if the
D.A. wants to make a name for himself.

But then we could argue
selective prosecution.

Prosecution?

We're not gonna let anything bad
happen to you, okay?

Will this affect
my college applications?

No. You're gonna have to explain it like
you just did to us, but we'll handle it.

I need to go check on Sibyl.

Yeah.

Okay, thank you.

That was Kendra. That guy he pushed
just hired Bella Conroy.

Oh, so here comes the civil suit.

Yeah.

I checked with Secretary Moss'
Secret Service detail.

He went off the grid about 11:00 p.m.
the night before Thorn's murder.

He resurfaced the next evening.

Is disappearing like that usual?

It happens when ex-Presidents
want privacy.

But Secretary Moss is also protected
by the State Department's DSS.

And he slipped them, too.

Thanks, Mike.

We need to find out what Moss was up to
when he ditched his security.

I can fill in part of the puzzle.

Moss had a credit-card charge

at a ritzy private medical
facility in Georgetown

called Ravenwood Hill at 10:00 a.m.

A few hours after the murder.
Defensive injuries?

Nothing on Thorn's body suggests
a struggle, just the gunshot wound.

Charles, can you tell us
what he was up to in that facility?

Not without a subpoena.

I don't mess with medical records.

What if it was something
that was technically non-medical,

like hours of admission,
something like that?

Gimme a sec.

Moss self-admitted at 8:30
in the morning, discharged at 9:00 p.m.

What was Leo doing at the rally?

The President doesn't comment
on family matters.

Our sources indicate
that the man Leo pushed,

Peter Potuck, wants to press charges.
Has the D.A. been in touch?

The President doesn't comment
on family matters.

Seth, come on!

The YouTube video of Leo's scuffle
already has nine million hits.

The victim hired Bella Conroy.

You seem to know everything already,
Tiffany, so why are you asking me?

- We're asking for confirmation.
- I can confirm that's all I have.

The victim's clearly pressing charges.

If that's clear,
then what do you need me for?

Is the President concerned about the...

Well, the good news is,
if the Moss story breaks,

another story might push it
off the front page. The bad news is...

The President sees the dilemma, Lyor.

Yeah... I'm saying we have
to cauterize something, sir.

My vote is the civil suit.

I already reached out to Conroy
to set up a meeting.

What do you think she's looking for?

My guess: a little publicity,
a few hundred grand.

I've watched
the video six times.

The guy is twice the size of my son,
went down like a sack of potatoes.

He probably figured out it was Leo.
He's using the threat of criminal charges

as leverage. Sir, write a check.

- You're right. Make it disappear.
- Yes, sir.

Mr. Secretary, we realize
these are uncomfortable questions.

Asking my whereabouts when
a Member of Parliament was killed?

Why would you think
that'd be uncomfortable?

We're not trying to offend you, sir.
We're trying to exonerate you.

I don't need to be exonerated, son.

Of course not, sir.
Because you didn't do anything.

- So if you could just give us your alibi...
- I will do nothing of the sort.

Then maybe you can tell us
what you were doing at Ravenwood.

That's none of your business.

Sir, if you don't answer our questions,
it puts us in an awkward position.

And puts you in one, too.

Are you telling me I need a lawyer?

I don't know, sir. Do you?

Good day, Agent Wells.

Peter Potuck's attorney
says their opening salvo is $8 million.

What?

- For a lousy push?
- That's ridiculous.

I spent my entire career as a professor.

They know I don't have
that kind of money.

Maybe it's not a shakedown.
Maybe Potuck's looking for publicity.

Or a special interest is staking him.

You know, someone on the wrong side
of an Administration policy.

- Mike.
- I'll look into it, sir.

Sir, Agent Wells spoke to Secretary Moss.
He refused to cooperate.

I'm very disappointed to hear that.

Emily, I need you to have
a come-to-Jesus talk with him.

Will do, sir, after NATO's Defense
and Security Committee meeting,

- which we are late for.
- Let's go.

I do not understand
why my motion to censure

the United States cannot be
brought to the Assembly floor.

Parliamentary procedure,
President Turan.

None of the other member nations
are willing to second that motion.

Because President Kirkman
has threatened all of them!

Be careful, sir.
That is defamatory and false.

You harbor a criminal, sir.

That makes you a criminal.

If the honorable President from Turkey
is finished with his little outburst,

I believe the committee has
important work to do.

Yes, the distribution of NATO's assets.

The mutual defense and security
this committee is supposed to address!

And which you are allowing
President Kirkman to undermine!

The only one
who's undermining us is you...

by threatening to pull back leases
for air bases that protect us all.

Protection is a two-way street.

We won't give it if we don't get it.

A point of procedure,
Mr. Secretary General.

If President Turan is unwilling to address
the business of this committee,

I think he should be censured.

That won't be necessary.

It is apparent Turkey's interests
are no longer of value to NATO.

So NATO is no longer
of value to Turkey.

We'll be sending a formal notice
of withdrawal.

This is no good, Tom.
No good at all.

- Florian, he's bluffing.
- He's not.

We've already received the paperwork.

- The global implications of this...
- He's behaving like a bully.

He's trying to see how much
he can behave like a dictator

within our democratic body.

And if we don't check him now,
the bar will move,

and we'll never be able to move it back.
Look, I understand your concern.

If we don't maintain
a stronghold in Turkey,

we potentially open up the Middle East
for Russian dominance.

Which affects the balance of power
in Eurasia, too.

This could incite another cold war.

What would you have me do?

I think you know the answer
to that question.

If I make Nuri Sahin go back to Turkey...

...there won't be a trial.

It'll be a firing squad, and you know it.

He's one man, sir.

My country was predicated
on the idea that one man matters.

One man can make a difference.

One American, perhaps.
But Sahin is Turkish.

And 29 countries are counting on you
to keep NATO intact.

The world is counting, sir.

Seth? Hey! Seth?

Tiffany, there's another briefing
at 6:00 p.m.

I know. I wanted
to speak to you privately.

- Make it fast.
- It's about the President's family.

- I have nothing to say about Leo Kirkman.
- It's about the President's mother-in-law.

- Good, I have your attention.
- What is it?

I understand that
the President's mother-in-law

is meeting with Director Foerstel today.
Do I have that right?

- No comment.
- Good, I have it right.

I want a sit-down
with the President, Seth.

- That's not gonna happen.
- Okay. I know that you don't think

that I have enough to go to press,
but I do.

Icarus and heart transplants and bribes.
It's all very salacious.

And I'm guessing the President
would want an opportunity

to give his family's side of things.

Otherwise, these articles
can seem so one-sided.

What's your time frame?

- Thirty minutes.
- Are you out of your mind?

The President has a full agenda today.

You may have chutzpah,
but you don't have a deadline.

- You're an e-zine.
- Who competes against the big boys now,

and we like to get the scoop.

Thirty minutes, Seth.

- So Gimble has us.
- Yes, sir.

And she wants to do the interview now
so we can't coordinate with Eva.

Gimble's gonna publish
with or without our cooperation.

But sitting down with her gives you
an opportunity to spin things.

The problem is, we don't know
what you're walking into.

We don't know
the extent of Gimble's intel.

Eva's recent meeting with Little;

- that's the danger zone.
- Yes, sir.

If Gimble and Foerstel both ask
about that, you and Eva risk

contradicting each other,
which would look like thirty years

of Icarus getting contracts
while greasing the First Family.

And let's not forget to throw
a dead body into the mix.

Eric Little's murder is still unsolved.

All of which would give Foerstel
ammunition to widen his investigation.

But if the Little meeting
doesn't come up,

my cooperation might get
Gimble to stop digging.

It might, but the downside's enormous.

It's Russian roulette.

NATO's coming apart,
my son is being sued,

my mentor is a potential murder suspect,

and my mother-in-law's
being grilled by the FBI.

And I'm just sitting here
watching the world burn.

It's time to pick up a bucket.
Set up the interview.

It breaks with etiquette
for a former President

to be summoned
to a Chief of Staff's office.

Well, it breaks with etiquette

for a former President
to have to be summoned.

Please.

I'm advising you that we are now
on the record, sir.

I understand.

How long had you and Ms. Thorn
been involved?

Five months.

- Was it serious?
- She wanted it to be.

I was a little more circumspect.

What were you two arguing about
the day before she died?

Secretary Moss?

Well, she gave me an ultimatum.

She told me she expected a ring.

I made a joke, said she already had one.
She said that was a friendship ring.

And then, I said
I didn't like being pushed.

- And how did you leave it?
- She told me it was over.

I told her she was being foolish,
and I walked out.

I went back to her hotel later that night
to see if we could...

- work things out.
- And did you?

No.

Where were you the morning
that Charlotte Thorn was killed?

I'm not at liberty to discuss that.

Why did you check yourself into
Ravenwood Hill Medical Facility

hours after her murder?

- It's not relevant.
- Sir...

I swear to you I did not kill
Charlotte Thorn.

I cared deeply about her.

That's all I have to say.

The President has instructed me
to advise you

that until such time as you fully
cooperate, you are suspended.

Please tell the President for me

that I, better than anyone,
appreciate his position,

and that I hope when this is
solved and my name is cleared,

I can continue to serve him.

Mr. President,

are you familiar with a deceased Icarus
Astrotech employee named Eric Little?

Yes, but only in the context of
the FBI inquiry into my mother-in-law.

Are you aware that Eva Booker was
the recipient of a bribe from him in 1987?

Tiffany, I thought we'd agreed
you were gonna confine your questions

to matters of which the President
had personal knowledge.

This isn't a court of law, Seth.
It's an interview.

Seth, it's fine.
I am aware of the bribe.

But again, only in the context of
the FBI inquiry into my mother-in-law.

Yes, I knew I was being
offered a bribe by Mr. Little.

- And you knew that it was wrong.
- Yes.

And I'd do it again.

Point of clarification:
did you do it again, Mrs. Booker?

- No.
- Are you aware that six months ago,

the Department of Defense
awarded Icarus Astrotech,

Mr. Little's company,
a billion-dollar contract?

No.

Are you aware
that the Icarus employee

who executed that contract
was Mr. Little?

If she didn't know about the contract,
how would she know...

I'd like her to answer.

- No.
- So you were not aware that the D.O.D.

authorized a billion-dollar contract
to Icarus Astrotech?

No. I have a great deal
of respect for Secretary Grimaldi.

He has an excellent staff,
and I don't micro-manage him.

We'd like to take a brief break.

I'm going to object to that.

I'd like to remind you, Mr. Foerstel,
that we are here voluntarily.

Yes, and you've voluntarily
agreed to my guidelines.

And they include a ban
on coordination of testimony.

Coordination with whom?

Really?

Coordination with whom,
Director Foerstel?

Why would you assume
that we are coordinating

Mrs. Booker's testimony with anyone?

I'm not gonna assume anything,
provided we continue.

Mr. President, do you understand
why the contract

has the appearance of impropriety,

particularly
in light of Mr. Little's murder?

Yes, I think I do.

Sometimes, journalists,
through no fault of their own,

seek to find a story
even when there is no story there.

You haven't exactly been
the most transparent of Presidents.

Now, I take exception to that.

I think I've gone to great lengths
to be as transparent as possible.

Now obviously, there are limits when
matters of national security are involved.

So you admit that you're not always
honest with the American people?

Have you made any large purchases
in the past six months?

Define large.

Above $1,000.

No.

Have there been any irregularly
large deposits in your accounts

over the past six months?

Director Foerstel,
Mrs. Booker has already stated

she has not accepted a monetary bribe.

Yes, but given her history,

you understand why I can't take
this assertion at face value.

We'll provide copies
of her bank statements.

Thank you.

I have just one more question,
Mrs. Booker.

Six months ago, did you take
a vacation on St. Lucia?

Specifically, did you stay
at a hotel called the Grand Balfour?

Yes.

How did you afford that holiday?

My husband left me an annuity,

and every year, my daughter and I
take one trip together.

Last year, it was Bermuda and...

This year, it was St. Lucia.

Mr. Foerstel, Mrs. Booker's been here
a long time. If there's nothing further.

No, there's nothing further.

Thank you so much
for your cooperation, Mrs. Booker.

Thank you.

Why don't you ask me
the question that you want to ask?

Sir?

Just ask the question. I'll answer it.

That way, we can stop
dancing around each other.

All right.

Can you assure the American people that
your family is not presently involved

in any type of pay-for-play arrangement
with Icarus Astrotech?

Yes, I can, because there is
no corrupt relationship with Icarus.

Nothing nefarious is being orchestrated
by my mother-in-law, my wife, or me.

I took a pledge to serve
the American people, not myself,

and I am doing that
to the best of my ability.

I give you my word.

Kendra said Mrs. Booker came through
with flying colors.

- So did you, Mr. President.
- We'll see.

I'm only grateful that she didn't know
about Eva's last meeting with Eric Little.

And Gimble's piece will be about
a 30-year-old bribe to save a man's life.

That's gonna lack teeth.

It's not all good news.

Foerstel may be leaking to Gimble.

Not a chance. John Foerstel
may be many things,

but dishonorable isn't one of them.

Then someone else is leaking
to both of them.

In the end, we can only control
what we control.

Seth, thank you for setting it up.

- Great job, Mr. President.
- Yes, sir.

Mr. President, Nuri Sahin is here.

Thank you.

I need to handle this one on my own.

I understand.

I know why you have called me here, sir.

I know you have to send me back.

I'll be honest.

There has been a great deal of pressure
to do just that.

I understand.

President Turan is right.

I am a revolutionary.

Are you telling me that
you were part of the attempted coup?

No, sir.

But I want Turan removed.

Democratically, yes, but removed.

Men like that...

the only thing they fear
more than bullets is the ballot box.

Yes.

And the pursuit of democracy
is the worthiest of causes.

Like your own Nathan Hale said...

"I only regret I have
but one life to give to my country."

That's correct.

And he was a teacher, like you. Please.

I want you to know that
you are safe here in my country.

I admire what you're doing.

And I can only hope that someday soon,

you'll be able to return home.

Thank you, sir.

No, thank you.

I looked into Peter Potuck, sir,
the guy Leo pushed.

He works for a charity
called the Ankara Trust.

It funnels money into Turan's regime.

Wait a second. You're telling me...

that this whole thing with Leo
was a setup,

and that President Turan was behind it?

Yes, sir.

The charity's run by an Emre Sadik.

Mr. President, Sadik has
a 17-year-old daughter, and...

her name is Sibyl, sir.

Leo's girlfriend?

She's part of this?

Yes, sir.

Oh, no.

I want to do a press conference

denouncing President Turan
and his tactics.

Sir, you can't talk about that
on a public forum.

He went after my family, my son!

We understand that, sir.
But Gimble is about to break a story

about an investigation
into your mother-in-law.

Criminal charges are only
pending against Leo.

Sir, if you intervene on his behalf
by attacking Turan,

you'll make the House of Borgia
look like "Romper Room."

Damn it! I am tired of you people
always telling me my hands are tied!

Well, there is a way to untie them.

Yeah, I know, by throwing Sahin
to the lions. Not gonna happen!

Think of something else!

I'll do a presser with Sahin.

Sir, it's not U.S. policy to give
a platform to the opposition leader.

They don't know that.

And they don't know
what I'm capable of.

That'll be my leverage.

Tell President Turan
I want to see him now.

- That's all!
- Yes, sir.

- You're saying she was playing me?
- Yeah.

I'm really sorry, son.

No. No, we spend two hours
on the phone every night.

I mean, we were gonna go
on spring break together.

This is a mistake!

I'm afraid it's not.
I had Mike triple-check it.

Sweetheart, being the President's son
means that sometimes,

people don't have the purest of motives.

Leo. Leo, please.

Tom, leave him.

Moss has been cleared
as a suspect,

but he gave us a valuable lead.

Charlotte Thorn wore a friendship ring.

The police didn't find it on her body.

Find the ring, we find the killer.

Here's one with Thorn in a necklace.

Thorn and a pendant.

Actually, that's a brooch.

Thorn and another pendant.

Here's something, at a fundraiser
the night before she was killed.

Can you blow that up?

I've seen that ring.

So have I.

Thank you.

This is Charlotte at a fundraiser
the night before she was killed.

And that's the ring she was wearing.

But when they found
her body a day later,

there was no ring on it.
Guess who has that same exact ring?

We both liked the same jewelry.

Okay, here's another photo.

That's you.
Same fundraiser, no ring.

You can see where this is going, right?

She's wearing the ring, and you're not.

Then 24 hours later,
she doesn't have it and you do.

And I see the setting on that ring.
There's a lot of little crevices

where dead skin, DNA can lodge.

So we're going to take that ring, and
we're gonna send that down to the lab.

- And if your boss...
- You don't understand!

We might.
It was a brutal job, sounds like,

16-hour days, year after year.

Handmaiden to someone famous,
unappreciated.

You must've hated her.

I didn't hate her! I loved her!

She was in this terrible marriage
for years.

And she finally gets out of it.

And then I have to watch
as she falls for Secretary Moss,

who doesn't care for her at all!

- She broke up with him.
- Yes.

And I went to her, and...

I told her that we could
finally be together.

And she said that she didn't want me.

All those years of doing
absolutely everything for her,

of leading me on,
and she was just... just using me!

- So you shot her.
- Yes.

She betrayed me.

I loved her, but she betrayed me!

A press conference with Sahin?

You wouldn't dare.

Not only will I, I'll do as many

as I think is necessary
to convey not only to your people,

but to the rest of the world that Nuri
Sahin is the only person who is capable

of delivering true democracy and
opportunity to the great Turkish people,

and that he alone can make his nation
a shining beacon of hope and stability

in a region that is historically unstable.

Hell, by the time I'm finished, you'll be
begging me not to extradite him.

Because if I do, you'll be staring
straight down the barrel

- at certain civil war.
- President Kirkman...

Here is my one-time offer.

And I want you to pay attention,
'cause there's a price to pay.

Turkey will remain a NATO state.

You will give us back the leases
for the air bases.

This is extortion.

You will drop the civil case
against my son,

and your man will contact
the District Attorney's office

and tell them
that he is not pressing charges.

If you fail to do any one
of these things,

you can watch Mr. Sahin
and myself on television

delivering the first of what I hope

to be many press conferences
in the Rose Garden.

Are you following me?

- Yes!
- Good.

Because now I need to be
particularly clear,

because you and I
will never speak again.

If you ever try and harm
my family, I will find you,

and not as the President
of the United States,

but a man who is trying
to protect his own.

And I promise you,

that's not how you want to see me.

Mike, I think you can show
President Turan the way out.

Sir?

I come to you a humbled man,

offering an apology to his President.

I know that my behavior obstructed
the Thorn murder investigation,

and that was never my intent.

Yet that was the effect.

I cared very deeply
about Charlotte Thorn.

And I wanted to be a part
of the investigation to get her justice.

And you wanted to keep
your affair a secret.

Yes, that too.

She was the first woman I'd opened up to
in the four years since Elaine died.

And part of me felt I was being disloyal,

like I was dishonoring her memory.

I get why you wouldn't want it
to go public.

No. It's the same reason
why I pulled away

when Charlotte told me
she wanted something more serious.

I understand.

The problem is, I didn't.

I didn't understand
just how much I cared about her.

So when she told me
it was over, I went home.

And I started spiraling.

And you slipped.

Two years clean,
one night to fall off the wagon.

Next morning, I checked myself
into Ravenwood...

because I could not allow myself
to go down that path again.

And you didn't think
you could trust me with that.

No, Tom, I didn't.

I felt ashamed.

So I am saving you the trouble, sir.

Because when I was President,

you know what I'd call someone
who acted the way I have?

A cab.

You've made a mistake, Cornelius.

I value our friendship.

And I still need your counsel,
your humanity,

and I think the American people do, too.

But if we were somehow
to move forward as friends,

I would need you
to give me your word

you would never leave me
on the outside again.

You have it.

Thank you.

All right.

Do what you have to.

But as soon as you're ready, come back.

Your office will be waiting.

Thank you, sir.

Let me walk you out.

So, we have some unfinished business.

Yeah? What sort of business?

Personal business.

Is that right?

Hey.

I can't even go to a movie.

There's a screening room here
in the White House.

I mean, I can't have a normal life.

I know.

And everyone who looks at me;
all they see is the President's son.

All I can tell you is that the right girl
won't see you that way.

There won't be a right girl
as long as I'm living in a bubble.

I am so sorry.

So, when are you
leaving town?

Who said I'm leaving town?

Well, you were detailed
to the Thorn case.

- I was.
- And we closed that case.

We did.

And you have a duffel bag.

I was headed to the gym.

No, I've been posted full time
at the British Embassy,

effective... immediately.

What?!

Hey.

Hey, how is he?

Not good.

He just found out
his girlfriend was Mata Hari.

- I just wish I knew what to say.
- There is nothing to say.

You've just gotta be there for him,
which you are.

You're there for all of us.

And we're going to need you
right now.

What is it?

This came.

You're being subpoenaed
by John Foerstel? For what?

His last question to my mom was
about our trip to St. Lucia.

Foerstel's found
a Saint Lucian bank account

set up by Eric Little six months ago...

in my name.

Right before Icarus got
its latest government contract

for a billion dollars.

Tom...

I'm being set up.

We're all being set up!