Madam Secretary (2014–…): Season 3, Episode 12 - The Detour - full transcript

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COMMANDER (over radio):
All teams in position.

Team One, you are clear to move in.

Rex Mayfield! Federal agents!

Rex Mayfield!

(explosion, agents shouting)

COMMANDER: Men down!

Request immediate medical assistance.

Repeat, multiple men down!
We got movement out back!

Cover back!

(automatic gunfire)



It's a beautiful day, boys.

We're all part of the Prophecy.

Isn't that glorious?

ELIZABETH: Okay, any final

thoughts or concerns

- on the West Africa trip?
- Yeah.

I'm just not seeing it.

Seeing what?

The point of the trip.

The trip that leaves in two hours?

NADINE: You mean beyond
funding clean-energy

partnerships with Nigeria and Senegal

that will bring millions
of Africans electricity?

Thus bolstering two of
the most dynamic nations



in the region?

Not to mention locking in

education and employment initiatives

for women and girls.

Which is key to transforming
developing economies.

MATT: So...

you're not seeing the point of that?

This is the first trip of
the new administration.

Indeed, of Dalton's new
Independent party.

There are a lot of eyes on this.

Which is why we're going to Africa.

It has the youngest and fastest-growing

population on Earth.

Africa is literally the future.

Sure. But right now?

Congress only gave us a third
of the money we asked for.

There's a good chance we could go

all the way there and not succeed.

- And also, you hate to fly.
- That's not it.

That's mostly not it.

NADINE: So your concern, Daisy,

is by going with such fanfare,

if we were to come up short,

it could do a great deal of harm.

To the administration.

And, frankly, to our
long-term goals in Africa.

I hear you, but diplomacy is all about

representing American values

and interests face-to-face.

Sometimes you just have
to get on the plane. Let's go.

Even if it's a broken-down plane

that was never designed
for transcontinental flight.

Shut up. You're not even going.

Which I'm super glad about.

Oh, Daisy, don't listen to him.
It's gonna be fun.

Famous last words.

And dinner's served.

(silly high voice):
Oh, gee, Dad, enchiladas.

Our favorite. Thanks.
You're the best, Dad.

(normal voice): Oh, that's okay, kids.

- It makes it all worthwhile...
- Okay. All right.

...just having dinner with you.

- Oh, hi. Hi.
- Okay, fine.

- Hi.
- Look, isn't this nice?

No electronics,
a little human conversation.

Let's try to keep it going
for the seven minutes

it's gonna take us to
wolf down our enchiladas.

(cell phone ringing)

You were saying?

All right, okay. Oh, sorry.

I've got to take this.

- Hello?
- Dr. McCord,

it's Marguerite Sanchez from the FBI.

Deputy Director Sanchez,
what can I do for you?

We apprehended a suspect today

whom we believe is responsible

for building the bomb
that was used in the attack

at the coffee shop in Illinois.

Yeah, I saw that on the news.

I think you may have some
knowledge and expertise

that could be helpful
to our investigation.

How so?

I prefer to discuss it in person.

Okay, uh, I can clear
some time on my schedule

tomorrow morning.

I'll be at your house in five minutes.

This is our guy, Rex Mayfield.

He built the bomb that Atif Al-Mutaya

detonated in Illinois?

They met in an ISIS chat room

and made the deal on the Dark Web.

The bomb was fairly sophisticated.

Evidence discovered in Mayfield's barn

links him strongly to that bomb.

Did he have any prior ties to ISIS,

or is he self-radicalized?

That's one of the things we're
hoping you can help us with.

So far, he's not really
saying much that's useful.

Well, look, I would be happy to help,

but you must have experts better
qualified in Islamic extremism.

He also has ties to
another radical group

you're very familiar with.

The Covenant of John?

I haven't heard that name in a while.

Apparently, he's one of the survivors

of the raid on their
compound in Bolivia.

Yeah, I almost wasn't.

We're hoping your experience
with the group can provide

some insight into why

a former member of a
Christian doomsday cult

is selling bombs to ISIS.

Wait. Bombs? Plural?

When we raided his
compound this morning,

we found evidence that
Mayfield recently built a bomb

even larger than the one
he sold to Al-Mutaya.

We don't know where it
is or who may have it.

We need him to tell us
before it goes off.

ELIZABETH: Science,

technology, engineering, math.

What do all these fields
have in common?

Well, for starters, they were
my favorite subjects in school.

And I bet they're yours, too.

(assents, applause)

They're also subjects that,

as more than one adult told me,

weren't really the right ones
for a girl to care about.

And I bet maybe somebody said
the same thing to you, right?

So it's a good thing
we didn't listen, right?

ALL: Yeah.

Instead, you guys came here
from all over Africa...

Togo to Tanzania,
Mozambique to Morocco...

to learn and to make new friends.

Let me tell you about why I love math.

When I was 15, I lost my parents

in a car accident,

and school became my refuge.

Especially math.

Because math... math is elegant.

Math is fun.

And in a chaotic world,
math made sense.

Well, maybe not calculus.

(laughter)

So when someone tells you
that math isn't for girls,

or when someone calls you a nerd,

they don't know it, but they're
paying you a compliment.

Because, believe me,

your passion for these fields

will take you places more incredible

than you'd ever dreamed.

And for me, this is
one of those places.

So it is an honor
to be here with you today.

Thank you. And I am looking forward

to talking with you guys
about your projects.

- Okay?
- (cheering)

See? Not so bad.

- So far, so good.
- Mm-hmm.

(cell phone chimes)

Looks like you spoke too soon.

Madam Secretary, I have some bad news.

ELIZABETH: President Diome,

all of the leg work on the solar farm

has been done.

Why on earth would you turn around

and give the contract to the Chinese?

They offered us better terms.

Let me guess, no money down

in exchange for exclusive rights

to your, what, titanium reserves?

The oil and gas fields
recently discovered

off our coast, actually.

SUSAN: China's been making these deals

all over Africa.

They rarely work out well
for the host nation.

You know that.

The Chinese will import
their own workers

to build the solar farm,
and then, most likely,

they won't train local engineers

to maintain it once they're gone.

So you're looking at five years max

of actual use in exchange for decades

of unfavorable terms on the oil field.

Yes, but Senegal is booming.

We're building an entirely new city

outside of our capital.

We need electricity today.

China can offer that.

SUSAN: You're right,
Senegal is booming.

That is why the United
States wants to invest

in diversifying your economy
and your workforce.

Then why didn't your
Congress fund the project fully?

Foreign Minister Chen assured me

that China has no such
problems with cash flow.

When did you speak with Minister Chen?

He came to town yesterday.

ELIZABETH: Not only did Minister Chen

undercut our deal at the last minute,

he chose to do so

in a very public and embarrassing way.

So he... he trolled us?

Arguably tried to Bigfoot us.

I believe the correct

diplomatic term is he "pantsed" us.

Can I use that quote for the media?

Because the gaggle's already wondering

- what the hell's going on.
- What's going on is

China is sending a
message that they are

a bigger player in Africa than we are,

regardless of whether
what they're up to

is actually beneficial
in the long term.

Call the advance team. Fire up the jet.

Chen knows our itinerary.
We have to beat him to Nigeria.

Let's move. Nobody pantses America.

I know a guy at the
Department of Transportation.

Ironically, he never goes anywhere.

Good for him.

The secretary needs
to brief the gaggle.

SUSAN: Nigeria's a giant
in the energy sector,

but they're losing out in manufacturing

and human capital due to
their lack of electrification.

- That's the case we need to make.
- Ma'am.

Is it time for you to
tell me you told me so?

No.

But I do think you should go
back and speak to the gaggle.

They want answers about
the change of plans.

I-I'm just a little busy here.

Let's-let's do it tonight
in Abuja, okay?

Yes, ma'am. No problem.

WOMAN: Daisy,

why can't the secretary
just come talk to us herself?

She's 20 feet away.

Believe it or not, Pilar,
the secretary of state

has other things to do
than talk to you,

lovely as you all are.

- Go ahead, Ethan.
- Shouldn't the secretary

have anticipated that China
might try to undercut

her initiatives,

especially when the funding
she received from Congress

is so far below what she asked for?

Actually, Ethan,
the secretary is confident

that both her visit and the
initiatives that were launched

will be highly successful,

because they're doing something...

All right, everyone, uh, great talk.

I will address the rest
of your questions later.

Thank you. Bye.

What the hell was that?

Turbulence, right?

- Tell me that was turbulence.
- Mechanical failure.

- Not funny.
- I'm not kidding.

DAISY: Oh, God.

STEWARDESS (over P.A.):
Ladies and gentlemen,

the captain has requested

that you return to your seats

- and fasten your seatbelts.
- So, um, here's the thing, listen,

we kind of lost an engine.

That's not good at all.

We're gonna make an
emergency landing in Togo.

But the thing is, Daisy,

we're not gonna die. Come on.

The odds of us dying in a crash

are 11 million to one.

That's slightly lower than
getting killed by lightning,

but admittedly higher than being
killed by a falling coconut.

But, look, the point is,

the chances of us dying in a crash

are astronomically improbable.

We're gonna be fine.

(gasps, then groans)

DAISY: No offense, ma'am, uh,

that would all be much more comforting

to a math major, so if you
don't mind, I'm just gonna

close my eyes now.

Sure.

(exhales)

♪

You're going to prison
for the rest of your life.

But if you tell us
where the other bomb is,

we can take death off the table.

Oh, I'd argue death
has a mind of its own.

Where's the other bomb, Rex?

(over speaker): Don't know.

But like you, I'm all
atwitter to find out.

You said you built the bombs
to bring about the prophecy.

Which prophecy is that?

REX: Well, that would be

the final battle between the Crusaders

and the Faithful

on the plains of Dubuque.

And what have you.

Dubuque, Iowa?

- Dabiq, Syria.
- SANCHEZ: Henry McCord,

Special Agent Mohammed Maloof,
Counter-Terrorism.

Great to meet you, Dr. McCord.
Familiar with your work.

- You can call me Mo.
- Henry, please.

Dabiq is a town in northern Syria

that devout members of ISIS believe
will be the site of the final battle

with the West that will
usher in the apocalypse.

So why did he mispronounce it?

Is he joking or ignorant?

Either or both.

After listening to him talk all night,

I'm not convinced he's
a particularly devoted

convert to Islam.

SANCHEZ: But does that necessarily mean

he wouldn't give a second bomb to ISIS?

What's up, Mo?

Now we're still mapping

Mayfield's communications,

but he seems to have tried to reach out

to a few other
Covenant of John survivors.

Uh-huh.

What about known
Islamic State operatives

or sympathizers?

After Al-Mutaya, none.

SANCHEZ: If the first bomb

was for them, odds are
the second is too.

Then I'm curious

why he would contact
members of his old cult.

So am I.

(plane engine running)

BLAKE: Thanks, Scott, we owe you one.

Yeah, all right, thanks,
talk to you soon.

All right, the good news is

the Ops Center got us all
booked on a commercial flight

to Nigeria on Air Abuja.

That's an airline?

What's the bad news?

Uh, yes, the bad news is
it leaves in 20 minutes

from the opposite end of the terminal.

- Then we better hustle. We ready?
- Yeah.

- SUSAN: Yeah.
- ELIZABETH: Okay, let's go.

Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up.

(softly): Okay.

(band plays "The Star-Spangled Banner")

- Oh.
- Oh.

Come on.

Yeah, we're gonna miss that flight.

PRESIDENT FABRE: Madam Secretary,

welcome to Togo.

Mr. President, what-what
a pleasure to be here.

Thank you.

It will be my great honor

to show you the sights of Lomé,

- Oh.
- our beautiful capital city.

- Please come with me.
- Okay.

He knows this isn't an
official state visit, right?

It is now.

So let me understand:
the secretary of state

is on an extremely high-profile,
official trip,

and you're telling me that

the soonest you can get her
plane fixed is next week?

MAJOR FARKIS: Affirmative.

Because the replacement part

is being held in reserve
for another plane

which might go down but hasn't?

Affirmative.

Surely, Major Farkis, you can
see that makes no sense.

Negative.

Negative.

Right, it makes negative sense.

I'm glad you agree.

Ma'am, the issue is that
the high compressor drum

requires special MHE before
we reroute it to the APOE.

I've pulsed the AMC for guidance.

Why can't these people speak English?

'Cause then we could
understand what they're saying.

I hate the Pentagon so much.

Major Farkis, what I believe
you are saying to me,

with all these ridiculous acronyms,

is that it's a really big part

and it would be very hard to move it.

I've pulsed the AMC for guidance.

Haven't we all?

One last question, Major.

Your commanding officer
is Colonel McKay, correct?

Affirmative.

Okay, well, I'm just gonna
go ahead and pulse him.

Thank you, Major.

Over and out.

I don't think you say "over
and out" to end a phone call.

It felt right.

Get your things,
we're going to the Pentagon.

(sighs)

PRESIDENT FABRE: As you
can see, Madam Secretary,

our nation has a rich history.

It's very impressive.

Ah, but our future will be
even more impressive.

Wait until you see our new
telecommunications center.

Ooh, uh, President Fabre,

would you excuse me
just for one second?

Of course.

- Oh, gosh, this is...
- BLAKE: Isn't this beautiful?

- this is really beautiful.
- This a nice one? Yes.

What's up?

There's a flight that leaves
to Nigeria in one hour.

Great.

But there are only
four seats available.

- Oh, less great.
- In coach.

- Not great at all, but we'll deal.
- Yeah.

SUSAN: Four seats. That's you,

and a minimum detail of two
Diplomatic Security agents,

and Blake.

Daisy and I will bring the
gaggle as soon as we can.

- Wait, wait, ma'am.
- What?

They're already smelling blood in the
water, now you want me to spend the night

in Togo while you jet off to Nigeria?

They're gonna mutiny.

- Well, I know it stinks, Daisy...
- Admire the statue.

Just admire the statue.

And on top of everything else,
Minister Chen is probably

- already in Nigeria eating our lunch.
- Mm-hmm.

Speaking of lunches, did we have lunch?

We did not have lunch.

- No wonder I want lunch.
- Look, stop saying "lunch."

Look, Daisy, part of your job
is to take the hits, okay?

So I need you to cover my ass

while Blake and I make
a run for this plane,

- okay? Thank you.
- Yes, absolutely, ma'am.

Mr. President, regrettably,
I have to take my leave.

But Assistant Secretary Thompson

and my spokeswoman, Daisy Grant,

are very much looking
forward to visiting

that telecommunications center.

You have been such a gracious host.

Oh, no, the pleasure was all mine.

Oh, well, thank you so much.

Oh, God bless Togo.

Okay, thank you.

- Thank you.
- Okay.

Where is the secretary going, Daisy?

Ethan, isn't the more relevant
question, where is Togo going?

- No, that's an absurd question.
- And we're gonna find out

some pretty exciting answers on
the next stop on our tour, okay?

(sighs)

This is nice. It's cozy.

AGENT MATT: Well, just
to remind you, ma'am,

we won't have secure comms

until we reach your motorcade in Abuja.

So we're off the grid.

Flying blind into an
unpredictable situation.

(chuckles)

Hey, that's diplomacy, right?

At least we're finally
gonna get something to eat.

BLAKE: Ma'am,

I am so sorry,
it turns out they are not

serving a meal, even
though it clearly stated so

on our tickets.

All they have are
peanuts or plantain chips.

- Thanks, Blake.
- Yeah, okay.

Matt, I'm sorry, could I just... ?

You know what? Stay where
you are, I'll come over.

Sorry.

- Ooh! Sorry.
- Oh.

AGENT MATT: Oh, okay.

(grunts)

- Uh, hair.
- Sorry. Okay.

You know, I actually
think it's a good thing

that we're flying commercial.

- Mm.
- How so, ma'am?

'Cause it sends the message
that the United States

isn't hung up on the
trappings of power.

Why?

Because we have the power of our ideas.

(chuckles)

China's trying to flex
its muscles in Nigeria

and we're gonna have to deal with that,

but everybody knows

it takes real strength to be humble.

Yes, ma'am.

(relieved sigh)

Are you gonna eat those?

(quietly): Starving.

Thank you so much.

As I've already stated, the
nearest replacement component

for the secretary's plane is at...

NADINE: Is at Aviano
Air Base in Italy, yes.

And it's being held in reserve for...

Another plane that
might need it but doesn't.

NADINE: Colonel, I'm sure
you get as frustrated

with those cheapskates
in Congress as I do.

Goodness sakes, they won't even give

the secretary of state a plane

that's designed for
trans-continental flight.

Of course it's going to break down.

But now America looks bad.

So why don't you do me this favor,

and let's help the secretary get back

to doing America's business?

I can be a very good person

to know in this town.

Unfortunately, ma'am,

the Air Force doesn't run on favors.

My hands are tied.

So, if that'll be all...

Interesting fact: State
Department officials actually

carry equivalent military ranks.

Guess what mine is.

Major?

Colonel, like me.

Not even close.

MATT: Although, technically, I think,

- I'm a full-bird colonel.
- Ha, look at that.

A full-bird colonel.

You don't even
outrank the speechwriter.

(quietly): You don't
have to say "even".

I am, in fact, a major general.

As such, I'm giving you a direct order:

sign those forms and get that
part from Italy to Togo today.

Do you read me, Colonel?

Those ranks aren't part of
the actual chain of command.

Oh, well, is that right?

Well, you know who might
settle that for us,

is the commander-in-chief.
May I borrow your phone please?

I will get the part
for you, ma'am, ASAP.

Then we're done here.

Good day, Colonel.

Good day.

We've been offline for two hours.

And we're a half-day behind Chen.

With any luck,
the Nigerians will remember

all of our support
on HIV/AIDS and Ebola.

And malaria, and counter-terrorism.

They know who their friends are.

Or not.

Madam Secretary.

- Oh.
- Wow.

The Nigerians really rolled
out the red carpet.

- Welcome to Abuja.
- Thank you.

Madam Ambassador, thank you.

Apologies for the small
reception, ma'am.

Uh, apparently President Akinagbe

had some urgent business to attend to.

Is there any chance we're still all set

for the announcement about
the wind power project?

About that...

I wanted to get in touch earlier,

but since you were flying
commercial, you lacked secure...

Secure comms, yeah.

I'm sensing there's been a hiccup.

You're not going to believe this.

Oh, I bet I will.

♪

And this is our room for secure comms.

You can contact Foggy
Bottom or the secretary

safely from here.

Excellent. Thank you, Darren.

And this is also where
you'll be sleeping tonight.

- Ooh.
- Uh... what?

Yeah. See the thing is,

there's a big soccer
tournament in town,

and all the hotels are booked up,

and there is literally not
a single room available

in all of Lomé. I am so sorry.

We've been traveling
for 20 hours straight.

Can't we stay at the
ambassador's residence?

You could, but his kids

have the stomach flu, so...

We picked a really bad time
to crash-land in Togo, huh?

Okay, where do I put the
press traveling with us?

The Ops Center is into it, but...

they're kind of on their own.

These people are tough. A lot
of them have covered war zones.

Which is where I'll be when I tell them

they don't have a place
to sleep tonight.

They'll be fine. Take a deep breath.

This trip is coming
off the rails, Susan,

- just like I said it would.
- Okay.

So, a trip to Africa turned
out to be complicated.

Congratulations, Nostradamus.

You didn't see it coming.

Really? That's where
you want to take this?

Okay.

So... should I have your luggage

brought up here or...?

- Yeah. Why not?
- That'll be fine.

Jenny Bach?

Yeah?

I'm Special Agent Maloof from the FBI,

- And this is...
- I remember you...

from Bolivia.

Henry. I'm glad you made it out okay.

Yeah, from a doomsday cult right
back to my parents' guest room.

I am totally crushing this life thing.

I guess...

this is about Rex.

I saw him on the news.

Come on in.

Thank you.

Thank you.

How well do you remember Rex?

Well, we spent every
waking hour together

in the mountains of Bolivia

praying for the end of the world,

so, you know, pretty well.

He tried calling your old
phone number several times.

Look, I don't want anything
to do with those people, okay?

I have a job.
I can finally sleep again.

Don't worry. We're just talking.

So, what do you think Rex wants?

Probably nothing good.

He was a weird guy.

Obviously.

Did he really make a bomb for ISIS?

Does that surprise you?

The ISIS part, yeah. The bomb part, no.

You don't think he'd convert to Islam?

Rex was hard-core into the Covenant,

the end-times prophecy,

the rapture to come, all that stuff,

even more than the reverend.

And the bomb?

I mean, those ISIS types
want to blow up the world,

and that was definitely
on Rex's agenda.

HENRY: But not on Reverend Finch's.

He thought the Covenant
should welcome the apocalypse,

but not cause it.

Yeah, well, that's where Rex
and the reverend disagreed.

He thought we should follow Revelation:

- "Go your ways and pour out the vials..."
- "Pour out the vials

of the wrath of God upon the earth."

If you remember anything else,
please give us a call.

Um... Henry?

Uh, my parents had to take
out a double mortgage

on this house to get me deprogrammed...

and, uh, I lost custody of my daughter.

My life's, like, a complete disaster...

...but still,
I am so glad to have it back.

So, thank you.

You're welcome.

Whatever Rex is doing...

stop him.

(indistinct chatter, laughter)

ELIZABETH: Wait here.

Foreign Minister Chen.

Madam Secretary, welcome to Nigeria.

A word?

Ming, if you're trying
to send me a message,

you don't have to follow
me all over Africa.

Why, you could have just called.

I'm simply offering Senegal
and Nigeria competitive deals...

- Oh.
- ...for the benefit of both parties.

So, they get a wind farm,

you get 100-year leases on oil and gas.

Sounds fair.

At least they get the wind farm...

instead of empty promises
and hypocritical lecturing

from western countries who have
undermined Africa for centur...

The United States is trying
very hard to turn the page,

and be a force for
constructive engagement.

Cleaner energy,
economic diversification

and greater transparency,

educating and empowering
women and girls.

Spare me your idealism.

More importantly, spare Africa.

I lived through the
Cultural Revolution.

My father was not so lucky.

Idealism kills.

Mutual interests save lives.

I'm sorry about your father.

I lost my parents young, too.

Yes, I know.

I'm... sorry as well.

Oh, damn it.

Now we're gonna have to start

seeing each other as human beings.

Can you just imagine
what we could accomplish

if we worked together?

Don't pretend your interests
are so pure, Madam Secretary.

I heard about your
little detour to Togo.

Our plane broke down.

It was an emergency landing.

Really?

Yes, really. Togo wasn't even

on our itinerary.

Why would I lie about
having to land there?

Even if I were to believe
that the world's most

powerful diplomat would
travel in a run-down plane...

- Well...
- ...which I do not...

how do you explain the fanfare

President Fabre gave
you at the airport?

Fine. Believe whatever you want.

I will.

Namely, that more phosphate
has been discovered in Togo,

and a U.S. company

plans to mine it.

Now, if you'll excuse me,

I have a celebration to return to.

By all means.

It was nice chatting with you.

So, he actually believes
we're here to strike a deal,

and not because our
crappy plane broke down?

Apparently, but the good
news is, we can use this.

To do what?

Actually accomplish
something positive on this trip.

Just sit tight, I'll see you soon.

All right.

Blake, wake up.

We're going back to Togo.

Togo?

Wait...

I am so sorry that I had to
leave before I got a chance

to meet with you

and-and see your
project back in Senegal.

But... what do you have here?

Madam Secretary, as you know,
open-flame cooking has

negative health effects for
women and the environment,

but solar cookers were
not readily available,

so we did research on the Internet

and designed our own,

out of material available here in Togo.

- Wow.
- (chuckles)

We would like to present you,
a proud fellow nerd...

- (laughs)
- (girls laugh)

...with our prototype.

Wow. Thank you. That is...

that is so... nerd cool.

(laughter) I can't even tell you.

Thank you very much.

I will... I'll send you
pictures of the first meal

that I cook with it.

Thank you very much. Thank you.

Excellent job.

- Can we take picture?
- Of course.

Thank you. Thank you very much.
Thank you.

Two visits in as many days.

I'm honored, Madam Secretary,

but I must confess, a bit surprised.

- Mr. President.
- Mm.

I came back to discuss a deal with you

that could bring significant
investment to Togo.

Might even provide
jobs for them one day.

That would be wonderful...

but U.S., historically,

has avoided investing heavily in Togo.

Why the change?

You notice I didn't say,

"significant American investment."

Uh-huh. Now I am officially intrigued.

You want responsible foreign investment

that lifts up the Togolese people.

So do we.

China wants to beat us
by outspending us in Africa.

Mm.

I think there might be a way
we can all get what we want.

Mm-hmm.

Hopefully, they'll buy what
the secretary's selling.

We'll see soon enough.

Listen, we're off the clock
for a little while later today,

and I was gonna go someplace
you might find interesting.

Would you like to come along?

Uh... okay. Sure.

- Okay.
- Thanks.

Well, look who it is.

The interloper.

The deceiver.

That was quite an experience

we had in Bolivia.

Hmm. It all worked out
according to God's will.

Speaking of God's will,

remind me, what are
the Five Pillars of Islam?

What?

HENRY: Why is Al Masjid Al Aqsa

significant to Muslims?

The Dome of the Rock

where the Prophet Muhammad
ascended into heaven.

Peace be upon him.

HENRY: That's what you say

when the prophet's name is mentioned.

Congratulations, Mr. Mayfield.

You are officially not a Muslim.

HENRY: That didn't take long.

Much shorter than it took

to prove that Reverend Finch

didn't understand the first thing

about the Book of Revelation.

You watch what you say now.

The reverend was a brilliant man.

He really wasn't.

In just two hours,

he was questioning
everything he'd told you.

Liar. His faith was strong...

and so is mine.

Which faith? Your pretensions to Islam

or your misguided Christian cult?

MO: You know, Finch should
have really listened to you,

taken steps to bring about the end.

HENRY: But, as I said,

he had doubts about
the entire enterprise.

So, in my

professional opinion,

you've made some grievous
theological errors, Rex.

Just you wait and see.

I am the Lord's messenger.

I ride upon the pale horse.

My angels are legion.

And they will go their ways...

"And pour out the vials of the
wrath of God upon the earth."

(chains clatter)

Thank you. You've been very helpful.

(Rex hits table)

(door opens)

SANCHEZ: So he's still
Covenant of John.

Oh, he's more than that.

He sees himself as the
architect of the apocalypse.

And I think he believes
that the way to do that

is to foment a cataclysmic war
between Islam and the West.

Hence making the bomb for ISIS.

He wants to motivate both sides.

But he wants us to chase ISIS,

because at least a few of the
surviving cult members will be

his "legion of angels,"

and help him start the war.

We need to track down
the remaining followers

of the Covenant of John.

One of them has the second bomb.

SUSAN: First, the Europeans

called this part of West Africa,

the Gold Coast,

and then after, of course,

the Slave Coast.

They built forts like this
up and down the coast

to hoard what they came to take.

(sniffles)

Sorry. It's just really emotional.

I know.

The psalm says,

"By the rivers of Babylon,
there we sat.

And yea, we wept when
we remembered Zion."

You think you understand it,

then you come to a place
like this, and you just...

you can feel the suffering.

Mm-hmm.

And how the hell can it be pretty?

SUSAN: I grew up in the church.

My father was a deacon.

He worked two other jobs besides,

to put me and my sisters
through college.

"If I forget thee, O Jerusalem,

let my right hand forget its skill ".

Psalm 137.

Whenever I find myself
near one of these forts,

I make the time to pay
my respect to my daddy,

and to all those who came before me,

who gave so much so that one day,

I could thrive.

That's why I push so hard

to try to make a difference,
both at home and abroad.

It is the least that I could do.

And I do admit,

sometimes, I push a little too hard.

Well, I can be a little pushy myself.

That's why I like you.

Sometimes I get so wrapped
up in the messaging

that I forget about the message.

Well, you may have been right
about the timing of this trip.

Well, something good
might still come out of it,

if the secretary's plan works.

We'll see.

I'm just sorry that the logistics

have been such a nightmare.

Sleeping on those couches,

the plane almost going down.

(laughs) Don't even get
me started on that plane.

Ooh, ooh.

You should have seen your face,

holding the secretary's
hand. You were like,

"I'm gonna die in a plane crash,

and I didn't even want to
go on this damn trip ".

(both chuckle)

I'm really glad I came.

Good.

Well, I'm gonna pray now.

Would you care to join me?

I'd like that.

♪

(marching band music playing)

(laughs)

Mr. Foreign Minister.

It is an honor to
welcome you into Togo.

The honor is mine, Mr. President.

We have a mutually beneficial
opportunity to discuss.

- Yes.
- If you'll excuse me just a moment...

Of course.

Madam Secretary!

Mr. Chen, we've got to
stop meeting like this.

Indeed.

I would think your plane
would've been repaired by now.

Or perhaps, something
else is keeping you here.

I-I'm not gonna comment
on that, either way.

Enjoy Togo.

Whatever you're offering

in exchange for the mineral rights,

we can pay more or build faster.

Never underestimate
American ingenuity, Ming.

Never underestimate
Chinese will, Elizabeth.

Safe travels.

Was I convincing?

- Very.
- Good.

- Thank you. - Mm-hmm.
- Hello, hello.

- Hello. - Hello.
- Hi.

- Welcome.
- Thanks.

Captain.

So are we good to go?

Let's do it, ma'am.

I've never seen DoD
send a replacement part

to such a remote location so quickly.

It came on its own cargo plane.

That's my chief of staff for you.

So, just to be clear, we're
not actually trying to invest

in Togo's phosphate industry.

No. We just want to make China
think we are, so they do.

But President Fabre's price

for letting them beat us out

is to force China

to agree to benchmarks
for sustainability

as well as female
education and employment.

Which could tie them
to similar benchmarks

- in the future.
- Mm-hmm.

It's a big win. Not just for us,
but for Africa as well.

BLAKE: So we got China

to spend the money we don't have

in the way we wanted.
Even if it looks like we got...

- Pantsed.
- ...again.

Which the press is gonna
grill you about, again.

- Yep.
- ELIZABETH: Sorry about that, Daisy.

Not a problem, ma'am.

We should know if the plan
worked by the time we land.

Of course, even if
we succeed, it'll look

like we failed, so next time we go out,

Congress might give us even less money.

But let's worry about that tomorrow.

Who's ready to go home?

(chuckles)

God bless Nadine.

(both laugh)

(mechanical groaning)

CAPTAIN: Hey, folks.

We seem to be experiencing some, uh,

unforeseen electrical difficulties.

Still vectoring the issue.

It could be a while.

(groans)

It's gonna be okay.

ELIZABETH: Hey, look at that.

- JASON: Huh?
- ELIZABETH: We have liftoff!

Woo-hoo!

I've never been this hyped
for a pot of boiling water.

- You should be happy.
- It's weird.

Thanks to China's investment in Togo,

these girls are gonna get
scholarships to go to university

and study the sciences.

They deserve it. I mean,
I barely know how to use

an oven, let alone make one.

- Yeah. I know.
- Okay, okay.

Let me get a picture for them.

- Okay. Yeah.
- Yes.

Ready? Everybody say,

"Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math!"

Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math!

But I just got to say, arts are
of equal value. I'm just saying.

Or... just say "Cheese."

- Cheese!
- (clicks)

Thanks for breakfast, Mom.

You bet.

Oh, and tell the STEM girls they rock.

Oh, they will be tweeted
at accordingly.

Bye, Mom.

Wow.

Thanks for looking at us,
and not your phones.

- Thanks for being interesting.
- (Jason laughs)

Another argument in
favor of solar cooking.

Work hard in school today!

Totally useless statement.

Yes, but delivered
with total commitment.

- Parenthood in a nutshell.
- Mm.

So, I've been convincing myself

that we actually accomplished
something on the trip.

Are you kidding me?

Getting China to commit
to sustainable investment

and development goals for
the first time? It's huge.

Is it?

Chen said, "Idealism kills.

Mutual interests save lives."

Do you think he's right?

Uh, well, for starters,
"mutual interest"

aren't always the same as equal ones.

So, his own statement is an ideal,

used to justify his self-interest.

Oh, man!

I wish I would've said that.

(groans)

But maybe he's right.

Sorry.

It's just...

Yesterday, I was face-to-face
with a guy who was convinced

that he was fulfilling God's will

by giving bombs to terrorists.

(groans)

Oh, it can be scary,

seeing fanaticism up close like that.

And humbling, too.

All my fancy talk won't be worth much

if they can't stop him in time.

So, you're sure you haven't
heard from Mr. Mayfield

or any of the other former
members of the Covenant of John?

Like I said, I'm not
into that stuff no more.

And what about your cousin, Ted?
Is he still in the militia?

You know,
I don't really keep up with Ted.

I just go to work,

come home.

Sometimes see my mother.

Well, thank you, Mr. Hobson.

If anything comes up,

give us a call.

Will do.

Y'all take care now.

(door closes)

(line ringing)

Ted, it's me.

They were here.

The time is nigh.

(engine starts)