1 00:01:13,490 --> 00:01:17,160 You want me there on day one. I should've dry-cleaned this. 2 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:18,328 What's the point? 3 00:01:18,328 --> 00:01:19,913 In waiting a week? - Yeah. 4 00:01:19,913 --> 00:01:23,041 I will no longer be jet-lagged. I will be able to focus 5 00:01:23,041 --> 00:01:26,586 and graciously accept your help getting me on my feet. 6 00:01:26,586 --> 00:01:29,672 But the first week is when you do that. That's when you get on your feet. 7 00:01:29,672 --> 00:01:36,513 It wouldn't kill you to take a couple days and just like... sit here and think. 8 00:01:37,430 --> 00:01:39,098 Figure out the next move. 9 00:01:41,059 --> 00:01:42,185 Maybe it's Kabul. 10 00:01:42,185 --> 00:01:43,895 Maybe that's the next move. 11 00:01:45,104 --> 00:01:48,525 Oh, you think the nation of Afghanistan is not big enough for the both of us? 12 00:01:48,525 --> 00:01:50,693 - It isn't. - What the fuck is this? 13 00:01:50,693 --> 00:01:53,947 - Put a few in my wallet. - It should say "ambassador." 14 00:01:53,947 --> 00:01:56,783 - Not yet it shouldn't. - I'm gonna write "ambassador" on there. 15 00:02:01,996 --> 00:02:07,001 Hello? Hi. She thinks she has to wait for the embassy in Kabul to open 16 00:02:07,001 --> 00:02:09,504 before she can call herself "ambassador." 17 00:02:11,214 --> 00:02:12,632 Well, that's really fucking stupid. 18 00:02:18,513 --> 00:02:19,514 Kate, it's Tim. 19 00:02:24,352 --> 00:02:27,105 He's writing "ambassador" on my cards. It looks like "ambulance." 20 00:02:27,105 --> 00:02:29,816 Off the coast of Iran, a massive explosion 21 00:02:29,816 --> 00:02:32,986 aboard British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous 22 00:02:32,986 --> 00:02:36,072 has killed at least 25 Royal Navy personnel. 23 00:02:36,072 --> 00:02:37,740 Britain's Ministry of Defence is expected 24 00:02:37,740 --> 00:02:39,659 - to give a statement imminently. - What the fuck? 25 00:02:39,659 --> 00:02:42,453 - Tim, hang on a sec. - Earliest reports indicate the damage... 26 00:02:42,453 --> 00:02:43,371 Hello? 27 00:02:43,371 --> 00:02:45,039 Ms. Wyler? - Yes. 28 00:02:45,039 --> 00:02:47,458 I have the chief of staff calling from the White House. 29 00:02:47,458 --> 00:02:49,127 - He's right here. - Ma'am... 30 00:02:49,961 --> 00:02:51,296 - Hey, I'm back. - Hello? 31 00:02:52,589 --> 00:02:54,591 - Why? - Yeah. 32 00:02:54,591 --> 00:02:57,886 No, I get them going after us, but why the Brits? 33 00:02:58,845 --> 00:03:00,763 Kate, they want a briefing. 34 00:03:00,763 --> 00:03:02,807 - At State? - No, the White House. 35 00:03:02,807 --> 00:03:05,935 Okay. I gotta go. White House wants Hal to brief. 36 00:03:05,935 --> 00:03:08,688 It'll take me ten minutes to prep him. I'll call you back. 37 00:03:08,688 --> 00:03:09,606 Katie. 38 00:03:10,607 --> 00:03:12,108 Not me, you. 39 00:03:19,616 --> 00:03:20,491 Hello? 40 00:03:26,205 --> 00:03:27,040 Hey. 41 00:03:28,291 --> 00:03:31,502 - Come on in. - Can your guy make two copies of this? 42 00:03:31,502 --> 00:03:34,797 I made a list of who in Tehran could order a strike on a British vessel 43 00:03:34,797 --> 00:03:35,965 and who seemed pissed off 44 00:03:35,965 --> 00:03:38,509 - we took their tanker. - I think they're all pissed off. 45 00:03:38,509 --> 00:03:40,637 But some tweeted about it and not who you'd expect. 46 00:03:40,637 --> 00:03:42,055 Billie. - We gotta go. 47 00:03:42,055 --> 00:03:43,973 I guess you can share one. 48 00:03:43,973 --> 00:03:45,600 This is Katherine Wyler. 49 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:48,061 She was our number two in Beirut and Islamabad. 50 00:03:48,728 --> 00:03:50,897 When we seized the tanker last week, 51 00:03:50,897 --> 00:03:55,109 the Iranian regime signaled its outrage in a couple of unusual ways. 52 00:03:55,109 --> 00:03:56,027 What is she doing? 53 00:03:56,027 --> 00:03:58,905 She knows a lot about Iran. I didn't get into what we wanted to discuss. 54 00:03:58,905 --> 00:04:01,324 This would be easier if you each had your own copy. 55 00:04:01,324 --> 00:04:02,408 Have a seat. 56 00:04:02,408 --> 00:04:03,534 Okay. 57 00:04:07,538 --> 00:04:09,082 - How's Hal? - He's good. 58 00:04:09,082 --> 00:04:10,708 He's a good man. - Thank you. 59 00:04:11,542 --> 00:04:14,087 - Did great work in Afghanistan. - Sure did. 60 00:04:14,963 --> 00:04:17,799 - We don't have anyone in London. - Mm-hm. 61 00:04:17,799 --> 00:04:20,426 - A bad time not to have anyone in London. - Right. 62 00:04:20,426 --> 00:04:23,763 Twenty-five of their sailors get killed because Iran wants to send me a message. 63 00:04:23,763 --> 00:04:26,432 - We don't know it was Iran. - Whoever it was, 64 00:04:26,432 --> 00:04:29,435 we need someone substantial to be the ambassador in London. 65 00:04:30,353 --> 00:04:33,189 - He'll be great. He's a great choice. - I'm sorry? 66 00:04:33,189 --> 00:04:35,358 Hal. And you didn't have to ask me. 67 00:04:35,358 --> 00:04:39,028 - We worked in different countries before. - We're not talking about Hal. 68 00:04:41,322 --> 00:04:44,909 You're experienced. You'd signal we're taking this seriously. 69 00:04:44,909 --> 00:04:47,287 You'd be at every funeral, memorial-- 70 00:04:47,287 --> 00:04:49,080 Sorry, I'm going to Kabul. 71 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:50,748 We'll take care of that. 72 00:04:52,125 --> 00:04:54,585 They'll love Hal in London. He's good at all that. 73 00:04:54,585 --> 00:04:56,296 - It's not gonna be Hal. - Why not? 74 00:04:56,296 --> 00:04:59,132 Because he called the secretary of state a war criminal. 75 00:04:59,132 --> 00:05:01,509 I promised I wouldn't send him anywhere ever again. 76 00:05:02,635 --> 00:05:05,930 I realize London has a ceremonial component to it 77 00:05:05,930 --> 00:05:08,808 and you were ready to do more substantive work in Kabul. 78 00:05:08,808 --> 00:05:13,813 I'm hoping to save a shred of what we spent 2400 American lives building. 79 00:05:13,813 --> 00:05:15,857 It feels substantive. 80 00:05:15,857 --> 00:05:18,985 - Billie. - I'm just saying it's hard to imagine. 81 00:05:18,985 --> 00:05:21,571 - She can't imagine it. - The president is asking you to serve 82 00:05:21,571 --> 00:05:25,325 as ambassador to the United Kingdom. We have a plane waiting. 83 00:05:25,325 --> 00:05:26,451 We'd like you to get on it. 84 00:05:32,290 --> 00:05:34,334 It is an honor and a privilege. 85 00:05:35,418 --> 00:05:36,919 That's more like it. 86 00:05:40,882 --> 00:05:45,053 It's exactly what they wanna hear. They've been hosting garden parties for 50 years. 87 00:05:45,053 --> 00:05:47,138 The president is asking you to take it up a notch. 88 00:05:47,138 --> 00:05:48,181 Mm-hm. 89 00:05:48,181 --> 00:05:51,934 - He picked you because you're experienced. - He wants an experienced person 90 00:05:51,934 --> 00:05:54,687 - to show up and look sad. - You're such a fucking snot. 91 00:05:54,687 --> 00:05:56,981 There was an argument between Billie and the president 92 00:05:56,981 --> 00:06:00,318 about whether my mission was to look guilty or just sad. 93 00:06:00,318 --> 00:06:02,945 People died. Showing up matters. 94 00:06:02,945 --> 00:06:05,031 I am an emotional support dog. 95 00:06:08,326 --> 00:06:10,578 - It was probably Iran. - Please. They're broke. 96 00:06:10,578 --> 00:06:13,664 They don't want to bomb somebody for taking their oil. They want the oil back. 97 00:06:13,664 --> 00:06:15,541 - So who? - Russia, China, ISIS. 98 00:06:15,541 --> 00:06:18,336 Russia is not gonna torpedo a British aircraft carrier. 99 00:06:18,336 --> 00:06:20,004 - Why not? - Because they're busy. 100 00:06:20,004 --> 00:06:22,882 Takes the focus off Eastern Europe. Gets the president bogged down 101 00:06:22,882 --> 00:06:24,926 in the Middle East, makes him look like an asshole. 102 00:06:24,926 --> 00:06:27,720 It's a British vessel. You don't wanna consider the possibility 103 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:30,139 it was attacked because someone doesn't like the British? 104 00:06:30,139 --> 00:06:34,143 - My hands are swelling. This is not good. - Whoever it was, the Gulf is on fire. 105 00:06:34,143 --> 00:06:38,731 The president is sending you to stop a war before it starts, not... butter a crumpet. 106 00:06:47,198 --> 00:06:48,741 White House wants you in the SCIF. 107 00:06:48,741 --> 00:06:51,536 We're screening imagery from the Pentagon, NSA and NGA, 108 00:06:51,536 --> 00:06:53,663 - see if we can figure out who did it. - I have a guess. 109 00:06:53,663 --> 00:06:55,790 - We're not guessing. - My guess is Iran. 110 00:06:55,790 --> 00:06:57,291 Is the door closed? 111 00:06:59,001 --> 00:07:00,878 - Yeah. - Still seeing that girl? 112 00:07:00,878 --> 00:07:03,548 Twenty-five British sailors just died. 113 00:07:03,548 --> 00:07:07,844 Gonna tell you something five people know. You're six. I don't want her to be seven. 114 00:07:09,137 --> 00:07:12,890 - I won't tell her. - We're gonna lose the vice president. 115 00:07:13,808 --> 00:07:15,143 Like, die? 116 00:07:15,143 --> 00:07:18,855 Resign. Something will come out, she'll get knocked around for awhile, 117 00:07:18,855 --> 00:07:20,898 then step down. Maybe six months. 118 00:07:21,482 --> 00:07:23,985 - Whoa. -Yeah. So we need somebody else. 119 00:07:24,610 --> 00:07:26,154 And I have a few ideas. 120 00:07:26,154 --> 00:07:29,115 But one of them... I want you to check her out. 121 00:07:29,115 --> 00:07:30,908 Tell me if I'm crazy. 122 00:07:30,908 --> 00:07:34,704 Her corridor rep is fantastic, but she's a little... 123 00:07:35,371 --> 00:07:36,664 - What? - I don't know. 124 00:07:36,664 --> 00:07:39,459 - Needs a haircut. - Pfft. No. 125 00:07:39,459 --> 00:07:41,752 I'm not asking for "return of the kingmaker." 126 00:07:41,752 --> 00:07:46,048 - Just take a look. Tell me what you think. - When you call me that, it makes it worse. 127 00:07:46,048 --> 00:07:48,426 - Kingmaker? I'm sorry. - No, you're not. 128 00:07:48,426 --> 00:07:52,472 You're right. I'm not. I'm asking you a favor and you're being a pain in my ass. 129 00:07:52,472 --> 00:07:54,474 And you're being a bully. No means no. 130 00:07:54,474 --> 00:07:58,936 You can't say no. I put her on a plane. She's gonna be your new ambassador. 131 00:08:07,862 --> 00:08:08,863 Thank you. 132 00:08:11,949 --> 00:08:13,784 Welcome to London, Ambassador Wyler. 133 00:08:13,784 --> 00:08:16,287 I'm Stuart Hayford, your deputy chief of mission. 134 00:08:16,829 --> 00:08:19,540 I guess this is what arranged marriage feels like. 135 00:08:20,082 --> 00:08:22,919 - Gwen Hempill from the Foreign Office. - Such a pleasure. 136 00:08:22,919 --> 00:08:25,463 I'm so sorry. What a terrible thing that's happened. 137 00:08:25,463 --> 00:08:28,216 Ambassador Wyler, it is an honor. 138 00:08:28,216 --> 00:08:31,010 Call me Hal. One ambassador is plenty. 139 00:08:31,010 --> 00:08:33,387 - Have the numbers changed? - Twenty-eight casualties. 140 00:08:33,387 --> 00:08:35,306 Search and rescue is still looking. 141 00:09:25,231 --> 00:09:26,524 Jesus Christ. 142 00:09:30,820 --> 00:09:33,739 This is Frances Munning, the residence manager. 143 00:09:33,739 --> 00:09:36,492 - Welcome to Winfield House, ambassador. - Thank you. 144 00:09:37,660 --> 00:09:40,037 Hello, everyone. 145 00:09:40,037 --> 00:09:41,122 Hello, ma'am. 146 00:09:41,122 --> 00:09:45,918 - And welcome to you, Ambassador Wyler. - Call me Hal. One ambassador's plenty. 147 00:09:45,918 --> 00:09:47,169 Perhaps Mr. Wyler. 148 00:09:47,837 --> 00:09:49,213 Please. Follow me. 149 00:09:51,257 --> 00:09:53,301 We gonna do this every time? 150 00:09:58,806 --> 00:10:03,477 The house was purchased by Barbara Hutton shortly before her marriage to Cary Grant. 151 00:10:04,145 --> 00:10:06,731 Big piece of land for right in the middle of London. 152 00:10:06,731 --> 00:10:09,400 Miss Hutton moved to Winfield with her young son 153 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:12,194 just after the abduction of the Lindbergh baby. 154 00:10:12,194 --> 00:10:16,240 Regent's Park provided, you know, a reassuring perimeter. 155 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:20,161 The only private garden in London larger than Winfield is Buckingham Palace. 156 00:10:20,161 --> 00:10:21,662 Oh, for God's sake. 157 00:10:23,581 --> 00:10:25,499 The vice president was missing 158 00:10:25,499 --> 00:10:27,209 from yesterday's Situation Room meeting. 159 00:10:27,209 --> 00:10:29,378 Her office cited schedule constraints, 160 00:10:29,378 --> 00:10:32,757 but there's a growing sense of frustration among supporters... 161 00:10:32,757 --> 00:10:35,885 The president is talking to the PM at 12:00. He wants her on the call. 162 00:10:35,885 --> 00:10:38,763 - Holy shit. - Fancy. 163 00:10:38,763 --> 00:10:41,891 - Ambassador Vayle wasn't on those calls. - Yeah. 164 00:10:44,477 --> 00:10:45,561 Everything all right? 165 00:10:45,561 --> 00:10:49,690 I showed them around. She checked the sheets in the Adams Suite. 166 00:10:50,483 --> 00:10:53,235 - Okay. - To see if they were on the bed. 167 00:10:55,905 --> 00:10:56,781 Were they? 168 00:10:58,449 --> 00:10:59,450 Yes. 169 00:11:04,580 --> 00:11:06,874 After your call with the president and prime minister, 170 00:11:06,874 --> 00:11:10,461 you'll go to the Foreign Office and present a copy of your credentials. 171 00:11:10,461 --> 00:11:14,006 Is the secretary of state on the call with the president? 172 00:11:14,006 --> 00:11:16,425 Ganon? He shouldn't be. 173 00:11:16,425 --> 00:11:18,302 - Neither should I. - He's not. 174 00:11:18,302 --> 00:11:21,347 In the afternoon, you'll visit the Greenwich Naval Memorial. 175 00:11:21,347 --> 00:11:23,265 To lay a wreath in honor of the fallen sailors. 176 00:11:23,265 --> 00:11:25,434 - Right. - And at the end of the day, 177 00:11:25,434 --> 00:11:29,146 we'll have a rehearsal for the official presentation of credentials. 178 00:11:30,523 --> 00:11:33,192 - Why are we doing it twice? You can't start work 179 00:11:33,192 --> 00:11:35,736 until you give a copy of your credentials to the Foreign Office. 180 00:11:36,612 --> 00:11:39,365 Then you'll submit them officially at Buckingham Palace. 181 00:11:40,241 --> 00:11:42,118 We try to do a dry run with all the gear. 182 00:11:42,993 --> 00:11:45,621 There have been issues getting in and out of the carriage. 183 00:11:46,372 --> 00:11:49,333 - Carriage? - Mrs. Vayle split her skirt up the back. 184 00:11:49,333 --> 00:11:51,919 - Then the horses-- - Nothing to worry about. 185 00:11:53,421 --> 00:11:55,506 Did you pack a dress, maybe tea-length? 186 00:11:56,590 --> 00:11:57,591 No. 187 00:11:58,801 --> 00:12:00,553 - Pippa. - We have a stylist. 188 00:12:00,553 --> 00:12:03,639 She'll come by the embassy. You get a top hat and tails. 189 00:12:03,639 --> 00:12:05,975 This is today? When is the ceremony? 190 00:12:05,975 --> 00:12:09,895 We're not sure exactly, but if we can run the rehearsal, we'd like to. 191 00:12:10,980 --> 00:12:12,606 So you can photograph it? 192 00:12:13,691 --> 00:12:15,401 Inviting a couple reporters? 193 00:12:16,152 --> 00:12:19,113 - One. She's good, she'll do a feature. - Push it. 194 00:12:19,113 --> 00:12:22,491 Give them a break. They need a picture for the website. 195 00:12:22,491 --> 00:12:25,744 - On a horse? They'll do before and after photos. 196 00:12:25,744 --> 00:12:29,498 First-time ambassador. Lean into the Cinderella thing. 197 00:12:29,498 --> 00:12:31,083 I am not Cinderella. 198 00:12:31,083 --> 00:12:35,671 I'm here for 30 funerals. The only tea-length garment I packed is a burka. 199 00:12:35,671 --> 00:12:38,257 I have a black suit and another black suit, 200 00:12:38,924 --> 00:12:41,886 and I'm not getting dressed by someone named Pippa 201 00:12:41,886 --> 00:12:44,263 so a women's magazine can ask who I'm wearing 202 00:12:44,263 --> 00:12:46,348 and what advice I have for little girls. 203 00:12:47,266 --> 00:12:48,851 It's fine. We'll ditch it. 204 00:12:48,851 --> 00:12:51,562 Great. - We're gonna head over to the embassy. 205 00:12:51,562 --> 00:12:53,647 If you'd like to join us, sit in on a briefing? 206 00:12:53,647 --> 00:12:54,899 - Sure. - Okay, Hal? 207 00:12:58,903 --> 00:13:00,905 I think I'm gonna stretch my legs. 208 00:13:10,206 --> 00:13:13,083 My husband was an ambassador for a long time. This will be an adjustment. 209 00:13:13,083 --> 00:13:14,335 Of course. 210 00:13:14,335 --> 00:13:16,253 - Him tagging along is not-- - Copy. 211 00:13:18,214 --> 00:13:20,883 - Let's get the cars. She'll need a minute to change. 212 00:13:20,883 --> 00:13:22,218 Uh-huh. 213 00:13:22,218 --> 00:13:23,219 Into...? 214 00:13:24,678 --> 00:13:27,139 Something... more? 215 00:13:33,562 --> 00:13:35,481 Get your feet off the furniture. 216 00:13:35,481 --> 00:13:38,359 Barbara Hutton fucked Cary Grant on this table. 217 00:13:38,359 --> 00:13:40,444 They want you at the memorial at 3:00. 218 00:13:40,444 --> 00:13:42,238 I'll have them call if we're running behind. 219 00:13:42,238 --> 00:13:44,740 You are no longer in charge of my movements. 220 00:13:45,407 --> 00:13:48,827 Yeah, but I don't wanna wait for an hour because no one can find you. 221 00:13:52,581 --> 00:13:53,749 Not great. 222 00:13:55,709 --> 00:13:59,213 Call Darya, tell her to stop saying, "Afghan women's health." 223 00:13:59,213 --> 00:14:02,007 She has to use words like "atrocity, dismemberment." 224 00:14:02,007 --> 00:14:04,927 - Who's she talking to? - I don't know, UNHCR. 225 00:14:04,927 --> 00:14:06,554 Someone in Pakistan. 226 00:14:09,306 --> 00:14:10,683 "Sit in on a briefing"? 227 00:14:11,350 --> 00:14:13,310 It would have been rude of him not to offer. 228 00:14:13,310 --> 00:14:14,728 You didn't have to say yes. 229 00:14:14,728 --> 00:14:18,065 Did you or did you not ask me to help get your feet on the ground 230 00:14:18,065 --> 00:14:20,067 or your ass in the saddle or whatever it was? 231 00:14:20,067 --> 00:14:21,318 Is that okay? 232 00:14:21,318 --> 00:14:23,612 - Better. - Sure? I can do the pit wash. 233 00:14:23,612 --> 00:14:24,780 You don't need it. 234 00:14:28,826 --> 00:14:30,578 - Is it bad? - No, it's good. 235 00:14:30,578 --> 00:14:32,037 Oh, my God, stop. Stop. 236 00:14:33,664 --> 00:14:34,790 You're perfect. 237 00:14:34,790 --> 00:14:36,709 Fuck you. Am I okay? 238 00:14:40,004 --> 00:14:42,464 What are you gonna say to him? The prime minister. 239 00:14:43,799 --> 00:14:45,843 I am a listener on the call. 240 00:14:45,843 --> 00:14:48,888 That is the opposite of ass in the saddle, Kate. 241 00:14:48,888 --> 00:14:52,057 More than once, I've told you, when you land in a new post, 242 00:14:52,057 --> 00:14:55,269 there is some wisdom in spending a week or a month 243 00:14:55,269 --> 00:14:59,440 - with your mouth shut, listening. - I never did it. It was a dumb idea. 244 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:01,108 Rayburn is gonna talk about NATO, 245 00:15:01,108 --> 00:15:03,319 but you're here to patch things up with the Brits. 246 00:15:03,319 --> 00:15:05,946 - Keep the focus tight. - I'm not doing this the way you would. 247 00:15:05,946 --> 00:15:07,990 That's fine. Just don't do it wrong. 248 00:15:36,435 --> 00:15:38,020 Morning, ambassador. Morning, sir. 249 00:15:38,020 --> 00:15:39,855 Welcome to Embassy London. 250 00:15:41,190 --> 00:15:42,566 We'll show you your office later. 251 00:15:42,566 --> 00:15:44,735 We need to get you on the call with the president. 252 00:16:00,417 --> 00:16:04,004 Good morning, ambassador. Eidra Park. Welcome to Embassy London. 253 00:16:04,004 --> 00:16:05,506 CIA chief of station. 254 00:16:06,131 --> 00:16:08,425 You are having a day. - We are. 255 00:16:08,425 --> 00:16:11,011 These are the latest images of the carrier. 256 00:16:11,679 --> 00:16:14,098 - From? - Air Force drones in the Gulf. 257 00:16:14,098 --> 00:16:15,766 And this is yesterday, 258 00:16:15,766 --> 00:16:19,645 HMS Courageous on its way to joint exercises with us in the Indian Ocean. 259 00:16:19,645 --> 00:16:21,772 They clocked some instability in a propeller 260 00:16:21,772 --> 00:16:24,942 and diverted to the Royal Navy Base in Bahrain for repairs. 261 00:16:24,942 --> 00:16:27,277 - Nobody spent a long time planning this. No. 262 00:16:27,277 --> 00:16:28,946 - Weapon fragments? Not yet. 263 00:16:28,946 --> 00:16:30,990 The investigation hasn't ramped up. 264 00:16:30,990 --> 00:16:33,909 - Still pulling bodies out of the water. Yeah. I've got her. 265 00:16:33,909 --> 00:16:37,496 The president and the prime minister will be on in a second. 266 00:16:38,914 --> 00:16:39,915 Thank you. 267 00:16:43,210 --> 00:16:44,128 Good morning. 268 00:16:44,128 --> 00:16:46,547 I have President Rayburn and Ambassador-designate Wyler 269 00:16:46,547 --> 00:16:47,881 for Prime Minister Trowbridge. 270 00:16:47,881 --> 00:16:50,676 Thank you so much. I'll connect the prime minister. 271 00:16:50,676 --> 00:16:52,469 Mr. President? 272 00:16:52,469 --> 00:16:54,847 Nicol, what a fucking horror show. 273 00:16:58,434 --> 00:16:59,893 Sorry about the wall. 274 00:16:59,893 --> 00:17:01,311 It's frightfully bare. 275 00:17:01,979 --> 00:17:04,565 There was a Jackson Pollock up there. 276 00:17:04,565 --> 00:17:07,484 It was a bit of a zing among all the old masters. 277 00:17:08,068 --> 00:17:11,155 - The Vayles took most of their art home. - Mm-hm. 278 00:17:11,155 --> 00:17:14,950 They left the Titian in the drawing room. Donation to the house. 279 00:17:15,659 --> 00:17:16,869 - Generous. - Isn't it? 280 00:17:17,911 --> 00:17:20,956 Have you and Ambassador Wyler arranged for the shipping of yours, 281 00:17:20,956 --> 00:17:23,333 or is that something with which I could be of assistance? 282 00:17:25,127 --> 00:17:26,462 Our art? 283 00:17:26,462 --> 00:17:27,504 Mm-hm. 284 00:17:28,005 --> 00:17:31,008 Kate's a career officer. Not a political appointee. 285 00:17:35,888 --> 00:17:38,390 Ronald Vayle, he became ambassador, 286 00:17:38,390 --> 00:17:41,435 because he raised $2 million for the president. 287 00:17:41,435 --> 00:17:44,605 Like most American ambassadors in gorgeous European posts. 288 00:17:44,605 --> 00:17:45,564 Goodness. 289 00:17:45,564 --> 00:17:50,069 Kate and I are like British ambassadors. Lot of experience in crisis zones. 290 00:17:51,028 --> 00:17:53,238 - No art. - I'm so sorry. 291 00:17:53,864 --> 00:17:54,990 We're okay with it. 292 00:17:56,033 --> 00:17:59,078 Could you direct me toward my driver? 293 00:17:59,078 --> 00:18:01,163 - Pardon? - Driver of my car. 294 00:18:01,163 --> 00:18:05,417 I'm sorry, you don't have one. Or a car. Mrs. Vayle purchased a Jaguar 295 00:18:05,417 --> 00:18:08,879 and hired a driver, but she's had it sent back to the States. 296 00:18:10,130 --> 00:18:12,132 The Jaguar. Not the driver. 297 00:18:14,384 --> 00:18:15,803 Shall I call you a taxi? 298 00:18:19,515 --> 00:18:23,685 Death toll's up to 32, and the president offered to carpet-bomb Tehran. 299 00:18:23,685 --> 00:18:27,564 - What did the PM say? - He was polite but I'm sure he's worried. 300 00:18:27,564 --> 00:18:30,192 I'll try to dial it down when we speak to the foreign secretary. 301 00:18:30,192 --> 00:18:33,403 That could take a moment. To get to the foreign secretary. 302 00:18:33,403 --> 00:18:35,572 Secretary of state hasn't called him yet. 303 00:18:35,572 --> 00:18:39,868 And likely won't until he's had a chance to speak with the Saudis and the UAE. 304 00:18:39,868 --> 00:18:42,788 - Secretary Ganon hasn't called him yet? - No. 305 00:18:42,788 --> 00:18:44,081 So I can't call him. 306 00:18:44,081 --> 00:18:46,250 Yeah, you really can't call anyone. 307 00:18:46,792 --> 00:18:48,502 The whole thing is not ideal. 308 00:19:03,892 --> 00:19:05,060 This is your wing. 309 00:19:09,064 --> 00:19:12,818 Ladies and gentlemen, Ambassador-designate Katherine Wyler. 310 00:19:12,818 --> 00:19:14,862 - Welcome, ambassador. - Welcome, ma'am. 311 00:19:14,862 --> 00:19:17,114 - Nice to meet you. - It's an honor, ma'am. 312 00:19:17,114 --> 00:19:19,199 - Nice to meet you. Wow. - Nice to have you here. 313 00:19:19,199 --> 00:19:23,537 - Morning. There are a lot of you. Hi. Welcome to the embassy. 314 00:19:23,537 --> 00:19:26,790 Ma'am, I have Ambassador Wyler on the phone for you. 315 00:19:29,459 --> 00:19:32,379 - Would you like to take it in your office? - Um... 316 00:19:32,379 --> 00:19:33,839 It's that one, right there. 317 00:19:34,631 --> 00:19:35,465 Yup. 318 00:19:39,261 --> 00:19:40,971 - I'll connect you. - Thanks. 319 00:19:59,364 --> 00:20:00,449 Hi. 320 00:20:00,949 --> 00:20:02,951 - How did it go? - Fine. What's wrong? 321 00:20:03,827 --> 00:20:06,413 - You had a driver in Beirut, right? - Yes. 322 00:20:06,413 --> 00:20:10,042 This place has six gardeners, and the wife doesn't get a car. 323 00:20:10,042 --> 00:20:11,668 We were not married in Beirut. 324 00:20:11,668 --> 00:20:14,338 I had a driver because I was a deputy chief of mission. 325 00:20:14,338 --> 00:20:16,506 - None of the wives gets a car? - I swear to God. 326 00:20:16,506 --> 00:20:19,801 I need to get out, let people know you're here. 327 00:20:19,801 --> 00:20:22,387 No, you don't. Neither of us can do anything, 328 00:20:22,387 --> 00:20:24,932 because Ganon isn't calling the Brits till this afternoon. 329 00:20:24,932 --> 00:20:25,891 What? 330 00:20:25,891 --> 00:20:28,518 Too busy whipping the Sunni coalition into a frenzy. 331 00:20:28,518 --> 00:20:30,437 He's a fucking moron. 332 00:20:30,437 --> 00:20:31,647 Well, he's my boss. 333 00:20:31,647 --> 00:20:32,731 He shouldn't be. 334 00:20:32,731 --> 00:20:35,317 Did you call Darya? - No. 335 00:20:35,317 --> 00:20:37,736 - I will. I will. - I should be in Kabul. 336 00:20:37,736 --> 00:20:40,113 Ganon isn't repairing the North Atlantic Alliance. 337 00:20:40,113 --> 00:20:42,115 He's swinging his dick around the Persian Gulf. 338 00:20:42,115 --> 00:20:44,493 Washington doesn't have a UK problem, Kate. 339 00:20:44,493 --> 00:20:47,704 Washington has an Iran problem. You're the one with the UK problem. 340 00:20:47,704 --> 00:20:50,791 If you think the foreign secretary needs attention, call him. 341 00:20:51,416 --> 00:20:54,336 - Ganon would shit a live ostrich. - Why? 342 00:20:54,336 --> 00:20:58,674 Any idea how much planning went into the batting order on your phone sheet? 343 00:20:59,258 --> 00:21:00,384 It sounds scintillating. 344 00:21:00,384 --> 00:21:03,845 The president calls, the secretary of state calls, the Pentagon calls. 345 00:21:03,845 --> 00:21:06,682 - Jesus Christ. - Don't act like it's bullshit. 346 00:21:06,682 --> 00:21:10,394 It's about fundamental respect for institutional norms. 347 00:21:10,394 --> 00:21:12,312 You're covering Ganon's ass for him. 348 00:21:12,312 --> 00:21:15,440 It's not a betrayal of rules-based democracy. 349 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:17,484 You're gonna be in Dennison's office. Do a pop-by. 350 00:21:17,484 --> 00:21:18,860 Okay. Hal, I gotta go. 351 00:21:53,061 --> 00:21:54,396 Ready to tie the knot? 352 00:21:56,481 --> 00:22:00,444 Robin will memorialize the moment, if I can locate our spot-- 353 00:22:00,444 --> 00:22:04,573 We like to do it in front of Britannia grasping hands with America, 354 00:22:04,573 --> 00:22:06,950 but more and more we find it's problematic. 355 00:22:06,950 --> 00:22:10,746 Africa as a young naked boy, and Australia in nothing but a bush hat. 356 00:22:10,746 --> 00:22:13,206 Good afternoon. Mind if I say hello? 357 00:22:13,206 --> 00:22:16,710 Oh, wonderful. Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison, this is-- 358 00:22:16,710 --> 00:22:19,421 Ambassador Wyler, if she's handed over that document. 359 00:22:19,421 --> 00:22:22,341 She's done it, but we've not yet photographed it, so it may not be real. 360 00:22:23,091 --> 00:22:25,969 - Sir, it's an honor to meet you. - Pleasure. Stuart. 361 00:22:25,969 --> 00:22:27,137 Good to see you, sir. 362 00:22:27,137 --> 00:22:30,307 Gwen, mind if I steal her for a moment, or does that muck up your day? 363 00:22:30,307 --> 00:22:32,934 Of course. What a stroke of luck. 364 00:22:32,934 --> 00:22:35,353 Tell Davies to go ahead. - Ma'am. 365 00:22:35,353 --> 00:22:37,105 - I know. - Small talk. Weather. 366 00:22:42,903 --> 00:22:44,696 I'm so sorry for your loss. 367 00:22:44,696 --> 00:22:46,990 We're grateful to have you jumping into the fray. 368 00:22:46,990 --> 00:22:48,200 Of course. 369 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:50,911 The prime minister was moved, speaking with President Rayburn. 370 00:22:50,911 --> 00:22:53,914 I believe he's very much on the front foot. 371 00:22:53,914 --> 00:22:57,584 He is. I know the secretary of state is eager to talk to you. 372 00:22:57,584 --> 00:23:02,089 I think he just wants to make sure his ducks are in a row before he does. 373 00:23:02,923 --> 00:23:06,009 The carrier is drifting, I've learned. Rather unfortunate. 374 00:23:06,009 --> 00:23:08,303 - Which way? - Towards Iran. 375 00:23:08,970 --> 00:23:12,015 - Oh, God. - It's quite vulnerable out there. 376 00:23:12,808 --> 00:23:15,727 We need to be sure we're keeping the temperature low. 377 00:23:15,727 --> 00:23:17,938 I'll inform the secretary of state. 378 00:23:17,938 --> 00:23:21,441 I was just about to brief the prime minister. Can you join? 379 00:23:21,441 --> 00:23:24,528 - You met him on the phone. - I'm not sure that's a great idea. 380 00:23:27,823 --> 00:23:29,407 Sorry to disturb. - Ah! 381 00:23:29,908 --> 00:23:32,035 Not at all, we were due a break. 382 00:23:33,578 --> 00:23:34,788 That or ritual suicide. 383 00:23:34,788 --> 00:23:37,958 Ambassador Katherine Wyler, Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge. 384 00:23:37,958 --> 00:23:40,627 Welcome, welcome. We hear wonderful things. 385 00:23:40,627 --> 00:23:43,380 - Sir, it's an honor to meet you. - Ah. Honor to be met. 386 00:23:44,131 --> 00:23:46,883 - Rayburn didn't let you get a word in. - Ah. 387 00:23:46,883 --> 00:23:50,470 Brilliant of him sending you. Experienced. Professional. Female. 388 00:23:51,012 --> 00:23:52,347 I am many of those things. 389 00:23:52,347 --> 00:23:53,890 - I'm so sorry-- 390 00:23:53,890 --> 00:23:56,434 You know the last female ambassador to the Court of St. James's? 391 00:23:56,434 --> 00:23:59,020 - Long time ago. - Over a hundred years. 392 00:23:59,020 --> 00:24:01,398 - Fifty, but yes. - What a proud tradition you've had. 393 00:24:02,023 --> 00:24:06,319 Captains of industry spending a year on holiday whilst we've got work to do. 394 00:24:07,279 --> 00:24:09,322 You and I, I'm sure, will accomplish things together. 395 00:24:09,322 --> 00:24:11,158 I certainly hope we will. That's why I'm here. 396 00:24:11,158 --> 00:24:14,494 There's a mess in the Gulf, but you know the players. You'll be a great help. 397 00:24:15,287 --> 00:24:19,875 We should-- Let's hole us up somewhere where they can't find us. 398 00:24:29,718 --> 00:24:30,635 Good afternoon. 399 00:24:32,179 --> 00:24:34,806 - Good day, sir. - Hal Wyler. Nice to meet you. 400 00:24:35,724 --> 00:24:38,852 - I'm the ambassador's wife. - Oh. Oh, not at all, sir. 401 00:24:39,394 --> 00:24:42,981 We're the Metropolitan Police, here to keep you and the ambassador safe. 402 00:24:42,981 --> 00:24:44,733 And we couldn't be more grateful. 403 00:24:46,484 --> 00:24:48,820 - Is that your car? - Uh, it is, sir. Yeah. 404 00:24:50,655 --> 00:24:54,409 - Trouble you for a lift? - Wish I could. Official business only. 405 00:24:54,409 --> 00:24:55,619 Okay, I understand. 406 00:24:55,619 --> 00:24:59,539 - Might I book you a cab? - Oh, I'm gonna take a walk. 407 00:24:59,539 --> 00:25:01,583 - Nice to meet you. - You too, sir. 408 00:25:07,589 --> 00:25:10,008 - Sir! Sir! 409 00:25:11,051 --> 00:25:14,262 Oh, my goodness, I am so sorry. 410 00:25:14,262 --> 00:25:16,598 Of course, you drive on the other side of the road. 411 00:25:26,900 --> 00:25:28,526 The president freaked them out. 412 00:25:28,526 --> 00:25:30,946 They're worried he's gonna threaten to bomb Tehran. 413 00:25:30,946 --> 00:25:32,239 Then they're really in it. 414 00:25:32,239 --> 00:25:34,824 I'm sure he's trying to make them feel like he's paying attention. 415 00:25:34,824 --> 00:25:37,410 They want him to keep quiet. Let the Brits set the tone. 416 00:25:37,410 --> 00:25:40,914 - Okay. Ganon can get into it. - They want me to handle it. 417 00:25:41,706 --> 00:25:42,582 That isn't great. 418 00:25:42,582 --> 00:25:45,293 This is exactly what Hal did to Ganon in Tel Aviv. 419 00:25:45,293 --> 00:25:47,254 Blew in and made the whole American delegation 420 00:25:47,254 --> 00:25:49,923 look like they were sitting around with their thumbs up their asses. 421 00:25:49,923 --> 00:25:52,717 But this isn't you charging into the PM's office. 422 00:25:52,717 --> 00:25:55,679 The foreign secretary tracked you down. That was his idea. 423 00:25:56,721 --> 00:25:57,555 Was it? 424 00:25:59,224 --> 00:26:00,392 Hal. 425 00:26:00,892 --> 00:26:01,893 - Really? - Yup. 426 00:26:02,978 --> 00:26:04,020 You think your husband--? 427 00:26:04,020 --> 00:26:08,608 Pulled me out of a photo op and dumped me in the PM's lap? Yeah. 428 00:26:08,608 --> 00:26:11,695 Okay. Wow. Impressive. 429 00:26:11,695 --> 00:26:14,698 You say that now. Always comes at a cost. 430 00:26:14,698 --> 00:26:16,866 - Which is what? - You don't know until you know. 431 00:26:16,866 --> 00:26:19,369 But then you definitely know. 432 00:26:21,538 --> 00:26:25,166 Well, at this point, they're asking you to step in. 433 00:26:25,166 --> 00:26:26,376 You kind of have to. 434 00:26:28,670 --> 00:26:31,589 Mr. Secretary, the prime minister understands 435 00:26:31,589 --> 00:26:34,175 the attack may have been a message for us. 436 00:26:34,175 --> 00:26:37,595 But the president signaled quite a lot of outrage 437 00:26:37,595 --> 00:26:39,723 when he spoke to the prime minister, 438 00:26:39,723 --> 00:26:43,393 and they're worried he may make a public statement before they're able-- 439 00:26:43,393 --> 00:26:45,353 It was a condolence call for 30 servicemen. 440 00:26:45,353 --> 00:26:48,565 Exactly what was he supposed to signal if not outrage? 441 00:26:48,565 --> 00:26:51,568 I think what troubled them was the statement, 442 00:26:52,694 --> 00:26:56,865 "If I find out it was Iran, I swear, we're gonna light the place up." 443 00:26:56,865 --> 00:26:59,159 I'm sure that's not what he said. 444 00:27:00,243 --> 00:27:02,245 It's exactly what he said. 445 00:27:02,245 --> 00:27:03,413 You got a readout? 446 00:27:06,541 --> 00:27:07,751 I was on the call. 447 00:27:10,462 --> 00:27:11,880 Wasn't I sending you to Kabul? 448 00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:16,968 Sir, no one is more surprised to find me here than I am. 449 00:27:16,968 --> 00:27:20,263 I don't know, ambassador. I haven't called the foreign secretary. 450 00:27:20,263 --> 00:27:25,226 You've been at post for an hour and you talked to the prime minister. Twice. 451 00:27:25,226 --> 00:27:26,644 They want us involved, 452 00:27:26,644 --> 00:27:31,191 but not if we're planning to attack an unstable regime without any evidence. 453 00:27:31,191 --> 00:27:33,985 Inform your friend the PM that Rayburn's a lot of talk. 454 00:27:33,985 --> 00:27:36,696 He's not planning to "light up" the Republic of Iran. 455 00:27:36,696 --> 00:27:39,908 They need to hear it from you. On its face, it's credible. 456 00:27:41,826 --> 00:27:44,412 We have an elderly president who just lost the House 457 00:27:44,412 --> 00:27:48,875 and we have a young VP who'd be glad to prove she likes to blow things up. 458 00:27:48,875 --> 00:27:52,629 That is my problem. Not yours. 459 00:27:53,588 --> 00:27:57,342 Not if they can't get you on the phone, sir, then apparently it's mine. 460 00:28:00,637 --> 00:28:03,056 He'll keep the president off the air for a day. 461 00:28:03,848 --> 00:28:06,267 - One? - Doesn't help, does it? 462 00:28:07,477 --> 00:28:11,064 It's not nothing. They'll appreciate its non-nothingness. 463 00:28:12,148 --> 00:28:13,566 Very close to nothing. 464 00:28:41,136 --> 00:28:43,304 Raymond Braysdale, MP Aberconwy. 465 00:28:48,184 --> 00:28:50,270 Ambassador Wyler, United States. 466 00:29:08,413 --> 00:29:09,497 Ma'am, look at me. 467 00:29:10,373 --> 00:29:12,292 Mr. Wyler's here. Does he know Meg--? 468 00:29:12,292 --> 00:29:13,501 Don't look over there. 469 00:29:14,169 --> 00:29:16,337 - Does he know Meg Roylin? - I don't know. 470 00:29:16,337 --> 00:29:18,923 - Is he talking to Meg whoever? - Roylin. 471 00:29:19,424 --> 00:29:21,760 - Is that a problem? - She's a Tory operative. 472 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:24,429 She built the strategy behind Trowbridge's campaign. 473 00:29:24,429 --> 00:29:26,473 Then he fired her when the papers started saying 474 00:29:26,473 --> 00:29:28,558 she was the brains behind the operation. 475 00:29:28,558 --> 00:29:31,936 She takes racists and turns them into lovable guys 476 00:29:31,936 --> 00:29:34,439 you wish had time to coach peewee soccer. 477 00:29:34,981 --> 00:29:38,318 Remember I told you there would be a price? For Dennison? 478 00:29:46,826 --> 00:29:48,828 Hey. - Stop moving. 479 00:29:48,828 --> 00:29:52,290 - How did it go at the Foreign Office? - You know exactly how it went. 480 00:29:52,290 --> 00:29:55,460 I'll be right there, but I got someone I want you to meet. 481 00:29:55,460 --> 00:29:57,837 - No. Absolutely no. Uh-oh. 482 00:29:58,505 --> 00:30:00,965 Bad connection. Come on. 483 00:30:02,383 --> 00:30:04,177 Now you've met my husband. 484 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:09,474 Pull her. 485 00:30:10,892 --> 00:30:11,893 Really? 486 00:30:11,893 --> 00:30:15,438 Your first media hit in the country can't be a candid with Meg Roylin. 487 00:30:15,438 --> 00:30:17,732 Pardon us. Thank you, thank you. 488 00:30:18,733 --> 00:30:21,569 Step aside, please. Pardon us. Step aside, please. 489 00:30:21,569 --> 00:30:24,030 - This way, ma'am. - Step aside. Metropolitan Police. 490 00:30:24,030 --> 00:30:25,490 - This is a lot. - This way. 491 00:30:25,490 --> 00:30:27,575 She's not in cardiac arrest. We're just trying to go. 492 00:30:27,575 --> 00:30:29,244 Sir? Thank you, sir. 493 00:30:31,704 --> 00:30:32,914 - Not today. - So sorry. 494 00:30:32,914 --> 00:30:35,375 Not to worry. I'll call you. Thank you. 495 00:30:42,131 --> 00:30:45,385 Sir, your name, please? - Ambassador Wyler, United States. 496 00:31:00,066 --> 00:31:02,735 - Are you okay? - Twitter said it was a threat on her life. 497 00:31:02,735 --> 00:31:07,198 We had Meg Roylin coming from one side and Jamie Taro of the Daily Mail on the other. 498 00:31:07,198 --> 00:31:09,409 I can't have that be the first image that shows up 499 00:31:09,409 --> 00:31:11,494 when you google "Ambassador Katherine Wyler." 500 00:31:11,494 --> 00:31:15,665 It says Ambassador Wyler's leaving the memorial right now. In a police car. 501 00:31:16,416 --> 00:31:19,043 - Clearly she's not. - Is it, perhaps, the other one? 502 00:31:20,295 --> 00:31:22,130 The other Ambassador Wyler. 503 00:31:23,214 --> 00:31:24,674 We got a call earlier. 504 00:31:24,674 --> 00:31:26,968 Mr. Wyler borrowed a vehicle. 505 00:31:27,677 --> 00:31:28,720 From the police? 506 00:31:29,470 --> 00:31:34,058 Oh. The press office sent a nice piece about you at the memorial-- Hang on. 507 00:31:34,684 --> 00:31:36,644 Uh, "U.S. Ambassador Wyler 508 00:31:36,644 --> 00:31:39,188 pays his respects at the Greenwich Naval Memorial 509 00:31:39,188 --> 00:31:42,901 on his first day as representative to the Court of St. James's." 510 00:31:44,444 --> 00:31:46,195 - Hmm. Stuart Hayford's office. 511 00:31:47,906 --> 00:31:48,740 Eidra. 512 00:31:51,034 --> 00:31:51,993 - Hi. - Hi. 513 00:31:52,660 --> 00:31:54,829 Members of parliament are canceling visits to Greenwich. 514 00:31:54,829 --> 00:31:57,457 Security concerns raised by your hasty exit. 515 00:31:57,457 --> 00:31:59,083 It was a misunderstanding. 516 00:31:59,083 --> 00:32:00,793 It's a fast boat. We can't see markings, 517 00:32:00,793 --> 00:32:03,504 but it definitely looks like the kind Iran's been stockpiling. 518 00:32:04,255 --> 00:32:05,214 Shit. 519 00:32:05,214 --> 00:32:06,674 - Yeah. - Why? 520 00:32:06,674 --> 00:32:07,717 Means it's Iran. 521 00:32:08,509 --> 00:32:10,219 Means it's an Iranian boat. 522 00:32:10,219 --> 00:32:13,014 Israeli satellites clocked it off the coast near Sirik. 523 00:32:13,014 --> 00:32:14,515 - Which is...? - In Iran. 524 00:32:15,350 --> 00:32:17,101 Is that something everyone knows? 525 00:32:17,101 --> 00:32:19,604 It's a very small coastal village in Iran. 526 00:32:20,188 --> 00:32:22,774 They lose track of it here, but the timing lines up. 527 00:32:23,691 --> 00:32:25,693 - When did this come in? - Few minutes ago. 528 00:32:25,693 --> 00:32:27,153 - Does State have it? - Ganon? 529 00:32:27,153 --> 00:32:30,615 - I'm sure he got it when we did. - You think my day holds? 530 00:32:31,199 --> 00:32:34,994 The Brits asked her to keep the president quiet until the carrier's in a safer spot. 531 00:32:34,994 --> 00:32:36,996 - And the White House agreed? - Ganon agreed. 532 00:32:36,996 --> 00:32:40,583 For a day. When there wasn't real evidence pointing at Iran. 533 00:32:40,583 --> 00:32:42,877 It's not an indictment. It's a boat. 534 00:32:42,877 --> 00:32:45,505 In the right place at the right time. 535 00:32:45,505 --> 00:32:48,299 I should tell Dennison I got the day before it's gone. 536 00:32:48,299 --> 00:32:50,677 We gotta get you to your town hall. 537 00:32:51,552 --> 00:32:52,428 Your speech. 538 00:32:53,596 --> 00:32:55,890 Kill it. I hate speeches. 539 00:32:56,849 --> 00:32:58,434 Can you hang back a minute? 540 00:33:00,687 --> 00:33:02,730 The job is like 80% speeches. 541 00:33:05,483 --> 00:33:08,945 - They asked me to slow-roll her clearance. - Who? 542 00:33:12,907 --> 00:33:14,075 Ganon? 543 00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:18,121 Shit. 544 00:33:19,706 --> 00:33:21,541 There could be plenty of reasons for that. 545 00:33:21,541 --> 00:33:22,458 Really? 546 00:33:24,836 --> 00:33:26,879 No. He wants to get rid of her. 547 00:33:28,965 --> 00:33:29,799 Shit. 548 00:33:32,552 --> 00:33:35,430 - Why give her a day? - Probably thought it'd take that long 549 00:33:35,430 --> 00:33:38,558 to find a reason to get her out, but now we have her husband 550 00:33:38,558 --> 00:33:42,103 stealing a police car and conspiring with shady Tories. 551 00:33:42,103 --> 00:33:43,312 Can I use the SCIF? 552 00:33:47,942 --> 00:33:49,027 What do you think? 553 00:33:49,694 --> 00:33:50,528 - Of her? - Yeah. 554 00:33:51,154 --> 00:33:54,866 I'm impressed. I was dubious at first, but she turned me around. 555 00:33:55,491 --> 00:33:58,995 I think I'll ditch my plans to move to a place with better career opportunities 556 00:33:59,871 --> 00:34:02,457 so I can stand by her side for a tour that'll reinvigorate 557 00:34:02,457 --> 00:34:05,251 the special relationship and usher in a new American century. 558 00:34:06,252 --> 00:34:07,170 Give her a chance. 559 00:34:08,087 --> 00:34:11,924 I'm not fucking her, I'm fucking you. I'm trying to give you a chance. 560 00:34:20,558 --> 00:34:21,392 What happened? 561 00:34:21,392 --> 00:34:23,644 The five people who know what's going on here... 562 00:34:23,644 --> 00:34:25,938 -Yeah. - The secretary of state's one of them. 563 00:34:25,938 --> 00:34:26,856 Right? 564 00:34:30,068 --> 00:34:31,986 -No. - What the fuck, Billie? 565 00:34:31,986 --> 00:34:34,489 -He doesn't need to know. - He's trying to shitcan her. 566 00:34:34,489 --> 00:34:38,159 - I'm sure he's not. - She wound up in a sit-down with the PM, 567 00:34:38,159 --> 00:34:41,329 thanks to the husband, who by the way, Jesus fucking Christ. 568 00:34:41,329 --> 00:34:43,247 He's a handful, but people love him. 569 00:34:43,247 --> 00:34:45,208 Ganon thinks she's eating off his plate. 570 00:34:45,833 --> 00:34:48,920 The president needs to say out loud that he asked her to take the lead here. 571 00:34:48,920 --> 00:34:50,421 It's not gonna happen. 572 00:34:50,421 --> 00:34:54,008 It's a test. The president wants to see if she can handle herself. 573 00:34:54,634 --> 00:34:57,220 - If she's afraid of Ganon... - She's not. 574 00:34:57,220 --> 00:34:59,222 That's the kind of information I need. 575 00:34:59,222 --> 00:35:00,681 It's why I read you in. 576 00:35:03,726 --> 00:35:05,520 Is that why you read me in? 577 00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:07,772 Or are you asking me to turn her into something? 578 00:35:08,856 --> 00:35:11,067 I don't know. Maybe. 579 00:35:11,067 --> 00:35:14,862 - That's the clarity I'm looking for. -I don't have a lot of clarity. 580 00:35:14,862 --> 00:35:16,572 I just spent three years building a VP 581 00:35:16,572 --> 00:35:19,158 who could take the torch from an old man and get us another term. 582 00:35:19,158 --> 00:35:21,077 This was not my plan. 583 00:35:22,078 --> 00:35:24,580 She handles things. We get people who can campaign. 584 00:35:24,580 --> 00:35:26,415 They can't handle anything and we're drowning. 585 00:35:26,415 --> 00:35:30,128 Oh, fuck that. You see an opportunity, you can't let it go by. 586 00:35:30,128 --> 00:35:33,381 Yeah, I can't. Who do you think taught me that? 587 00:35:37,093 --> 00:35:38,386 No, "atrocity." 588 00:35:38,970 --> 00:35:42,723 Atrocity. It means "killing people and hacking them up into little pieces." 589 00:35:45,434 --> 00:35:47,186 Darya, if you say "women's health," 590 00:35:47,186 --> 00:35:50,064 they think they're funding a yoga studio in Jalalabad. 591 00:35:51,065 --> 00:35:53,151 Listen, I gotta go. Okay. 592 00:35:55,278 --> 00:35:56,946 Ganon's trying to get rid of you. 593 00:36:00,533 --> 00:36:01,701 That was fast. 594 00:36:01,701 --> 00:36:03,870 An apology could take the edge off. 595 00:36:05,663 --> 00:36:07,999 He's trying to keep the Gulf from boiling over. 596 00:36:07,999 --> 00:36:10,585 I'm not calling him to say I made an oopsie. 597 00:36:11,210 --> 00:36:12,461 Might be worth it. 598 00:36:14,422 --> 00:36:17,466 Hmm. In a week, the Brits will have set the tone. 599 00:36:17,466 --> 00:36:20,344 - Ganon won't remember any of this. - Ma'am... 600 00:36:23,973 --> 00:36:26,475 you are not gonna be here in a week. 601 00:36:26,475 --> 00:36:28,227 You're not on the books yet. 602 00:36:28,769 --> 00:36:31,772 Ganon will have to do some explaining, but he'll blame Hal, 603 00:36:31,772 --> 00:36:33,524 which won't take much convincing. 604 00:36:35,568 --> 00:36:36,694 You called him Hal. 605 00:36:37,403 --> 00:36:38,237 First time. 606 00:36:40,531 --> 00:36:41,365 Sorry. 607 00:36:41,949 --> 00:36:45,745 Everyone does once they really know him. Guess you got the idea. 608 00:36:47,205 --> 00:36:48,331 I did. 609 00:36:55,504 --> 00:36:56,756 Maybe it's all right. 610 00:36:58,424 --> 00:36:59,675 What does that mean? 611 00:37:00,885 --> 00:37:05,514 You don't seem to be all that thrilled to be here. It's not Jalalabad. 612 00:37:06,307 --> 00:37:09,685 Someone is shooting missiles at boats in the Persian Gulf. 613 00:37:09,685 --> 00:37:12,605 Even I can get it up for averting another bloodbath 614 00:37:12,605 --> 00:37:14,398 - in the motherfucking Gulf. - Sorry. 615 00:37:15,399 --> 00:37:16,484 I was just asking. 616 00:37:24,367 --> 00:37:26,077 Who was gonna do the feature? 617 00:37:27,411 --> 00:37:28,246 The rehearsal. 618 00:37:28,246 --> 00:37:30,665 Me in a gown, with a horse. 619 00:37:30,665 --> 00:37:32,875 -British Vogue. 620 00:37:34,835 --> 00:37:36,170 God, I hate this shit. 621 00:37:39,715 --> 00:37:40,800 What? 622 00:37:42,843 --> 00:37:44,512 You know who you can't fire? 623 00:37:46,514 --> 00:37:47,515 Cinderella. 624 00:37:52,103 --> 00:37:56,816 I'm not sure if this is the same schedule. I don't think anything has changed. 625 00:37:56,816 --> 00:37:59,402 Pensy, find Leonard if you could, please. 626 00:38:02,738 --> 00:38:06,492 The article won't be online till tomorrow, but they'll put pictures on the website. 627 00:38:06,492 --> 00:38:09,787 It's fucking brilliant. A media darling by sunup. 628 00:38:09,787 --> 00:38:11,914 - Fucking brilliant. It is. 629 00:38:12,999 --> 00:38:14,417 Told you you were ready. 630 00:38:14,417 --> 00:38:17,461 You and I did all the things we do to launch you. 631 00:38:18,296 --> 00:38:20,381 Drop-kicked me into the center of the action, 632 00:38:20,381 --> 00:38:24,302 so I can make promises I can't keep, while alienating my superiors 633 00:38:24,302 --> 00:38:27,346 for a strategically insignificant moment of access. 634 00:38:28,139 --> 00:38:32,143 And now we're distracting from the clusterfuck with a media splash 635 00:38:32,143 --> 00:38:34,645 designed to make me more attractive to women. 636 00:38:34,645 --> 00:38:35,646 You're a snob. 637 00:38:36,397 --> 00:38:37,231 Zip this. 638 00:38:37,231 --> 00:38:38,316 And a misogynist. 639 00:38:39,317 --> 00:38:42,570 You're the prime minister's new best friend and you're gonna be famous. 640 00:38:42,570 --> 00:38:44,655 I should be getting a blow job for that phone call. 641 00:38:44,655 --> 00:38:48,743 I didn't wanna be famous. You're so famous nobody wants to work with you. 642 00:38:57,001 --> 00:39:01,130 How is this a $1600 piece of clothing? It doesn't even have pockets. 643 00:39:01,922 --> 00:39:03,716 Makes your ass look fantastic. 644 00:39:11,807 --> 00:39:13,017 We look good. 645 00:39:24,904 --> 00:39:26,072 Wow. 646 00:39:26,072 --> 00:39:27,656 I'm not a dress person. 647 00:39:27,656 --> 00:39:29,992 - You're faking it spectacularly. - Okay. 648 00:39:30,618 --> 00:39:32,953 We'll start with candids for the Vogue spread, 649 00:39:32,953 --> 00:39:35,373 and then some formal portraits for us. 650 00:39:35,373 --> 00:39:37,208 The body count went up, 41 dead. 651 00:39:37,208 --> 00:39:38,501 Yeah. 652 00:39:38,501 --> 00:39:42,004 Oh, ma'am, ma'am. Uma is outside, whenever you're ready. 653 00:39:42,004 --> 00:39:43,214 - Uma? - The reporter. 654 00:39:43,214 --> 00:39:46,634 Okay. They may want more help with the search. 655 00:39:46,634 --> 00:39:49,512 There's a guy I should call at the Pentagon. 656 00:39:49,512 --> 00:39:51,639 Ma'am, I'll talk to the guy. 657 00:39:53,391 --> 00:39:55,559 And I talk to Uma. 658 00:39:55,559 --> 00:39:56,769 Give me your phone. 659 00:39:57,853 --> 00:40:01,982 His name is Gerald Tober. He runs maritime search and rescue. 660 00:40:05,569 --> 00:40:06,904 I used to do your job. 661 00:40:07,571 --> 00:40:09,198 It is better than this one. 662 00:40:11,200 --> 00:40:12,034 Ma'am... 663 00:40:13,119 --> 00:40:14,662 I am sorry about today. 664 00:40:14,662 --> 00:40:17,206 - You knew the thing with Dennison was-- - Don't worry about it. 665 00:40:18,082 --> 00:40:22,378 - Hal makes a lot of magic. Hard to resist. - Well, next time I'll know. 666 00:40:22,378 --> 00:40:25,131 You won't. It's like a drug. You can't say no. 667 00:40:26,298 --> 00:40:27,675 It's okay, he'll be gone soon. 668 00:40:28,968 --> 00:40:32,304 - He will? - Let's get a look at you. It's perfect. 669 00:40:33,055 --> 00:40:35,182 - I think it is. Right? - Absolutely. 670 00:40:35,182 --> 00:40:37,184 - Let's look at you in the light. Okay. 671 00:40:41,188 --> 00:40:42,022 Frances? 672 00:40:42,022 --> 00:40:43,149 Mr. Hayford. 673 00:40:46,193 --> 00:40:47,903 Why did you tell me about the sheets? 674 00:40:48,988 --> 00:40:52,324 - You said she checked the sheets. - In the Adams Suite. 675 00:40:52,825 --> 00:40:56,120 You asked for relevant information. It's a guest suite. 676 00:40:57,788 --> 00:40:59,748 They don't sleep in the same bed. 677 00:41:07,006 --> 00:41:10,217 I don't wanna make your job any harder than it already is, 678 00:41:10,217 --> 00:41:13,888 but it would be great if there weren't any shots of me 679 00:41:13,888 --> 00:41:18,058 looking wistfully into the distance as I caress my own neck. 680 00:41:18,058 --> 00:41:20,519 - Ma'am, could I borrow you? - Mm-hm. 681 00:41:25,232 --> 00:41:27,234 Is Mr. Wyler leaving? 682 00:41:31,071 --> 00:41:32,156 Yes. 683 00:41:34,116 --> 00:41:35,159 Um... 684 00:41:35,910 --> 00:41:36,994 Is he coming back? 685 00:41:39,955 --> 00:41:43,876 He will get me on my feet, and then he will go. 686 00:41:45,878 --> 00:41:47,213 It is a two-person job. 687 00:41:47,213 --> 00:41:50,883 Mrs. Dursley can plan a menu without the help of Hal Wyler. 688 00:41:50,883 --> 00:41:53,427 - Yes, but-- - The president asked me to do him a solid. 689 00:41:53,427 --> 00:41:57,097 At what point do you think I should have raised the epic failure of my marriage? 690 00:41:57,097 --> 00:41:59,391 - Ma'am-- - This was fun, I feel like we're closer. 691 00:41:59,975 --> 00:42:01,769 I need to step away and change my shoes 692 00:42:01,769 --> 00:42:06,357 because Uma and Pippa think I'll project more power in a block heel. 693 00:42:10,110 --> 00:42:11,403 Yeah. 694 00:42:13,572 --> 00:42:15,115 You're getting divorced. 695 00:42:16,408 --> 00:42:17,243 No, we're not. 696 00:42:17,243 --> 00:42:20,829 - Does the White House know? - There's nothing to know. 697 00:42:21,330 --> 00:42:24,375 The ambassador says your-- Your marriage is over. 698 00:42:25,668 --> 00:42:26,752 Ever been married? 699 00:42:27,378 --> 00:42:29,964 This doesn't work if she's getting divorced. 700 00:42:29,964 --> 00:42:33,509 You can't slot someone in the vice presidency if she's getting divorced. 701 00:42:33,509 --> 00:42:34,802 She'll take me back. 702 00:42:36,762 --> 00:42:38,889 Okay. I gotta talk to Billie. 703 00:42:38,889 --> 00:42:40,724 You work it out with her and the president-- 704 00:42:40,724 --> 00:42:43,644 No. You don't tell anyone. She will take me back. 705 00:42:44,436 --> 00:42:45,271 I... 706 00:42:46,814 --> 00:42:53,070 do things that make her want to leave me, and I will not do them again. 707 00:42:53,862 --> 00:42:57,324 You were here two hours, made one call. The secretary of state wants to fire her. 708 00:42:57,324 --> 00:43:00,744 I'm a big pain in the ass but it doesn't work without me. 709 00:43:01,370 --> 00:43:02,204 Okay. 710 00:43:02,788 --> 00:43:06,709 Then tell her. If she wants it, fine, but I am not sneaking around. 711 00:43:06,709 --> 00:43:09,461 I can't tell her, she'll blow it! 712 00:43:10,254 --> 00:43:14,800 She hates cameras and microphones and people. 713 00:43:15,301 --> 00:43:17,428 Right now, she is cutting a fucking ulcer 714 00:43:17,428 --> 00:43:19,722 because she has to make nice with a reporter. 715 00:43:19,722 --> 00:43:22,266 Then who the fuck thought she should be vice president? 716 00:43:22,266 --> 00:43:23,767 She is the one you want. 717 00:43:24,476 --> 00:43:26,562 Not Grace Penn, not me. 718 00:43:26,562 --> 00:43:31,483 No one with the temperament to win a campaign should be in charge of anything. 719 00:43:31,483 --> 00:43:35,112 It's the most obvious rule in the world. No one who likes power should have it. 720 00:43:35,112 --> 00:43:38,115 You can't eliminate every public-facing piece of the job. 721 00:43:38,115 --> 00:43:39,533 That's why we're here. 722 00:43:40,826 --> 00:43:42,828 In a land of hats. 723 00:43:42,828 --> 00:43:46,874 She is a frog in a pot of water. We have six months. 724 00:43:46,874 --> 00:43:49,251 We can turn the heat up slowly, and she won't jump out. 725 00:43:49,251 --> 00:43:51,879 But you can't tell her you're boiling her alive. 726 00:43:52,838 --> 00:43:55,341 This metaphor gives me a lot of confidence. 727 00:43:55,341 --> 00:43:57,468 Billie says you're good at this. 728 00:43:57,468 --> 00:44:01,680 And I'm good at this, which we all know, despite the chaos which reigns around me. 729 00:44:01,680 --> 00:44:02,848 We can get her there. 730 00:44:03,891 --> 00:44:05,643 Not if she doesn't want it. 731 00:44:06,477 --> 00:44:07,311 Or you. 732 00:44:08,062 --> 00:44:10,272 Of course she wants me. She fucking loves me. 733 00:44:11,857 --> 00:44:14,109 You can't think about it too hard. It'll break your heart. 734 00:44:18,364 --> 00:44:21,742 Step away please, if we could, while we have the light. 735 00:44:21,742 --> 00:44:22,993 Thank you. 736 00:44:23,619 --> 00:44:25,537 To me. That's nice. 737 00:44:25,537 --> 00:44:27,956 Moving on to the carriage now, if you please. 738 00:44:27,956 --> 00:44:30,292 Thank you. I believe you have enough. 739 00:44:30,292 --> 00:44:32,461 Hey. Psst. 740 00:44:37,549 --> 00:44:38,884 They keep touching me. 741 00:44:40,094 --> 00:44:41,178 That's part of it. 742 00:44:42,054 --> 00:44:45,516 I scratched my face and picked a wedgie. I think I have lipstick on my ass. 743 00:44:46,600 --> 00:44:47,768 - Nothing. - Okay. 744 00:44:49,061 --> 00:44:49,895 Hey. 745 00:44:53,023 --> 00:44:54,233 You look incredible. 746 00:44:55,734 --> 00:44:57,111 Shall we go for a ride? 747 00:45:00,656 --> 00:45:03,033 Um... yeah. 748 00:45:03,742 --> 00:45:05,869 Mm-hm. Got it. 749 00:45:30,644 --> 00:45:31,645 Look at her. 750 00:45:34,648 --> 00:45:35,983 Just like a princess. 751 00:45:45,325 --> 00:45:46,326 Ambassador. 752 00:45:58,672 --> 00:46:01,717 If you put them back on and walk, they might soften. 753 00:46:01,717 --> 00:46:03,719 I think it will break my pelvis. 754 00:46:03,719 --> 00:46:05,888 This feels small. Is it a bit small? 755 00:46:05,888 --> 00:46:08,056 - It's a bit roomy in the shoulders. - Yeah. 756 00:46:08,056 --> 00:46:11,268 Why don't we get Jonathan to take us up to the van and get the tailor. 757 00:46:11,268 --> 00:46:13,854 - Are my pants a little short? - We'll take a look at that too. 758 00:46:13,854 --> 00:46:15,772 Okay. How are you doing? 759 00:46:16,982 --> 00:46:17,816 Thank you. 760 00:46:24,573 --> 00:46:25,699 May I fix your tie? 761 00:46:26,200 --> 00:46:28,744 - Yeah. I think I screwed up the knot. - Okay. 762 00:46:31,914 --> 00:46:35,584 You're perfectly safe. This is very mild. You'll be yourself in no time.