[watching Abby walk away] Wow. Look at that. A personal life. I used to have one of those.
Yeah. Me too.
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S1 E15Unfinished Business
Okay, that was a bad "um." What does that "um" mean?
[about media coverage] It hasn't been as focused on the peace deal as we'd like.
Some pundit on Twitter is calling you Madam Sexy-tary.
[after Stevie describes what a Memorandum of Understanding is] It's nice to know that *one* of my kids listens to me.
Actually, I was listening to Russell Jackson.
Is this more Dateline?
It's semi-legitimate journalism.
RRojas
What about a membership at one of those big box stores you have here?
Yeah. You bet.
RRojas
Inflation in Venezuela makes prices on basic goods very high. So if I could purchase a few things in bulk, even with the cost of shipping, I'd be a hero to my mother.
Oh, yeah. I get it. I've got a pantry full of toilet paper. We're gonna make that happen.
RRojas
Nevertheless, I must go back to Caracas and rather awkwardly withdraw my support for your memorandum until the situation is settled.
Can you just stick around for another day? Just give us a chance to straighten this out? Anything you need, my staff will provide it. And...I might have a lead on a couple of Hamilton tickets. We'll get you up to New York. Stay at the Plaza Hotel.
RRojas
Eh, I've already seen the original cast.
I can't believe what it feels like to Juan-Luis or Soledad. I mean, when I was their age, I thought the pinnacle of pressure was being director of my acapella group.
Now they're being groomed to run for office.
Allison and Jason are laughing over a youtube video together and not fighting for once.
Do you have any idea what they are talking about?
Not a clue.
Allison looks up and notices Elizabeth's dress. Notably, a summer dress.
Uh, Mom, is it Caribbean Day at work?
It's 38 degrees outside
Yes, well, it's 84 degrees in Singapore, so...
Oh, right. The Singapore Interchange... What... You're leaving today?
Yeah, I told you that.
No. You said it was a maybe.
Oh... Well, now it's a strong tentative yes. I mean, I-I just... I don't want to jinx it. You know, we really are this close (she pinches her fingers together) to having a meaningful territorial accord with all the countries of the Asia Pacific, including China. Boom!
Wow, so what? You've uh, you've figured out who's getting all the oil and natural gas in the South China Sea?
No, not... that. But we have settled the fate of the disputed islands, yes, and... fishing... and...
That's good, too.
He's only interested because the Philippines are involved, and he's obsessed with their new president, that Andrada guy.
Oh, like you aren't.
Of course I am. He's a total genuine psycho.
Okay, Can we just go with 'rough around the edges' for the sake of diplomacy?
I'm sorry. Have you seen the videos he made during his campaign where he dressed up like his opponents and mocked them?
And challenged them to kickboxing matches in kickboxing gear.
I concede that President Andrada ran an unconventional campaign.
Elizabeth's phone buzzes and she checks it
Oh. Russell Jackson. 'WHN.' ... WHN? ... Uh, White House now. Oh, for the halcyon days when he used to spell everything out.
You really think you can reason with the guy in that video?
Who said anything about reason? I'm gonna play to his ego, offer him up some military hardware to boost his superpower fantasy.
Give him drones. Everyone and their grandmother loves drones.
Elizabeth walks onto the seventh floor and is bombarded by Blake and Nadine
Madam Secretary, I have your travel book for the trip.
And I have your briefcase.
Oh. Well, it takes a village.
Well, there's nothing else you need here, and the car is waiting.
As is the plane. They keep gently reminding me in all caps.
The window to visit Andrada in the Philippines and make it to Singapore in time is extremely tight.
And the change of itinerary has caused a bit of, um, huffiness.
Huffiness? Oh, well we better get going.
(rushing into Jay's office) Hey, I need to talk to you about something that we're not really talking about.
Okay... I'm not listening.
You mean do what the CIA is probably already doing without the CIA finding out that we're doing it?
I'm getting boxed out because it happened in my department and because I'm no longer in the CIA.
They can be funny that way.
AAndrada
May I call you Elizabeth?
Sure. May I call you Datu?
AAndrada
I don't believe that's appropriate.
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