Madam Secretary

There she is.

Morning, sweetheart. How's the number?

Inspirational.

You spoil me.

So have a heart attack.

I'm gonna try adjusting your dose.

How long have you been awake?

I never really slept.

Yeah, I could feel you obsessing all night.

I'm sorry.

Problems at the office.

Aw, poor you.

I'm about to replace a nine-year-old's liver.

Remember-- 30 minutes of cardio.

Do I get to pick which kind?

Inflation looks fine.

But tell BLS I want those wage numbers

as soon as they come in. Oh, Andy...

Have my cappuccino ready when I get to the office.

Let me bottom-line this for you:

You want the first lady to use

your flowers in her arrangements,

grow 'em in America.

Senator... Senator, I think the national science advisor

is a little more qualified to speak on this topic.

Well for starters, he's a scientist.

Senator, I'm gonna have to call you back.

Okay.

Okay.

That'll work.

A meeting at 7:00a.m.

On a Monday. I mean, who does that?

Besides you. That would be the president's cybersecurity Czar.

He does know he's not an actual Czar, right?

Yes.

If he was an actual Czar, he would delegate.

He's briefing us in person. - Why would he do that?

Ah. Take a wild guess.

Oh, good morning.

Morning. - Early morning.

So let's make this, uh, brief.

Of course. Uh, major government breaches,

including the one at OPM,

have been traced to personal accounts on unclass government computers.

So, starting tomorrow,

the state department and other government agencies

will expand the two-step verification system from SIPRNET

to all personal accounts accessed

on government computers, including

e-mail, banking, and social media.

So I need a 16-digit, alphanumeric password

Just to log in to Facebook?

Or compose a tweet? - That's ridiculous.

So is Facebook.

Okay, inspector gadget.

Any other questions? Um, yes.

Do I need to worry about my car

being hacked remotely?

I heard it's a thing.

Mr. Moran.

Honestly, yes.

If you want to play it safe, you can bike to work, like me.

Uh, Mr. Shaw, you're needed

immediately at the White House.

Is the secretary coming?

She'll meet you there.

I'm gonna have to cancel tonight, I'm sorry.

What is it?

It's complicated. I... I mean, it's classified.

Sorry. - It's fine. You should go.

I'll call you.

Uh... Uh, can someone give me a ride?

My apologies, Mr. President.

All right, let's get started.

Director ware?

As you know, we've had a lot of near misses in the hunt

for George Lasko, aka DASH,

The man responsible for the cyber attack on Air Force One.

One hour ago, we pinpointed his location

in Koh Kong, Cambodia.

Is this human or signals intelligence?

It's both. Mr. Shaw?

Two weeks ago, we got a tip from an ex-associate

that Dash was somewhere in Southeast Asia.

So I designed an algorithm

to hunt through Interpol surveillance footage.

And using that search tool,

CIA focused its attention on ports of entry.

Today we got a hit.

This is Lasko entering Cambodia

yesterday under an assumed name.

We traced that same name to a location near this river,

where we believe he is still residing.

How long do we have?

Not long. Ever since the attack,

Dash has never stayed in one place for more than 48 hours.

And this footage is already a day old.

Sir, Seal Team 4

is on a JSOTF mission in the Philippines.

We could redeploy them to the target in less than three hours.

In a highly sensitive area.

Your point being?

A military extraction is risky.

Loud and m-messy.

I would suggest a CIA ops team.

Small, quiet and effective. - Like the one in Turkey,

that left one American dead.

Ephraim, how-how quickly

could we get a black ops team ready?

Nearest assets are at Bangkok station.

12 hours, minimum.

All the more reason to send in the SEALs.

Mr. President,

our relationship with Cambodia is crucial

to keeping china in check.

We go in guns blazing, and we're dealing with more than

just a few broken windows-- we're looking at the death

of our diplomatic strategy in the pacific.

Honestly, who cares?

This guy hacked Air Force One.

I'm with Craig on this. Get Dash now,

Mend fences later.

I agree with Secretary McCord.

The quieter the better.

Go on. - Look, we have two objectives here.

We want to get the man, sure.

But we also need access to his data.

That's the only way to find out the truth about what happened

with Air Force One.

If anything happens to his equipment or if Dash gets killed...

We'll be back to square one.

Point taken.

Let's let the CIA take the lead on this one, Craig.

Better hope to God he's still there.

You heard the news about Admiral Hill,

I'm assuming?

Yes. I'll, uh, be sad to see her go.

Yeah, I won't.

Hill and Secretary McCord were natural allies.

Have a seat. Coffee?

Uh... Yes, please.

With the Admiral gone,

there's room for a new voice

that comports with POTUS's better instincts.

Meaning yours.

Yours, too.

That little Cuba stunt notwithstanding.

I don't follow.

Sure you do.

You and Senator Parisi tried to sabotage the Cuba deal.

That's absurd.

Do you really think I would

stab the President in the back?

I know you did.

But you're lucky.

We've got an election coming up.

We can't afford another Andrew Munsey situation.

So you get a pass. One.

In other words, you have no proof...

for whatever it is you think I did.

McCord knows about Cuba, too.

She wants to go to the President.

Your word against his star pupil from CIA?

I don't like your odds there, sport.

I shut her down, obviously, but...

I expect something in return.

Right now...

She thinks I'm working against you.

But if we play our cards right,

we can turn the tables.

Box her out for good.

Which you want because?

Because of that extraction in Cambodia,

which is just the latest example

of her pulling POTUS into reactive positions

that are bad for national security,

not to mention his reelection prospects.

'Cause you're less of a liability than she is.

And 'cause I don't like her.

And that brings us to Ellen Hill's replacement.

I think General Reeves is our guy.

Kelsey Reeves to chair the Joint Chiefs?

I'd have to vet him.

Trust me, he's clean.

And he gets what we're trying to do.

POTUS still values your counsel.

A good word from you would go a long way.

Well, I'll think about it.

Don't piss me off, Craig.

Why not?

What are you gonna do?

My job is to provide the president an impartial opinion.

If Reeves is the right candidate for the job,

I'll back him.

If not... I won't.

Thanks for the coffee.

I've been officially summoned to Moscow.

My flight leaves this afternoon.

We knew this was coming.

I'm not ready.