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Tsk, tsk... Okay.

In the future--

In the future,

we can't just expect for water--

In the fut-- in the future,

we're gonna , in the future,

we cannot just take

for granted the idea that, ah...

In the future, in the future, waters--

In the future, wars--

In the future... wars will not just be...

Something like that.

Some-- some-- something like that.

I-- I know his ethics.

I know what he stands for.

He has been balancing between progress and our environment.

I'm so proud to call him a friend.

Senator Payton Burnham.

Thank you all for coming, John.

Thank you so much.

My friend John Lloyd has been helping me

gather people to listen to me talk,

whether they wanted to or not, for years.

Yo! Get your nose out of his butt!

In the future, wars won't be fought with weapons.

They'll be fought with water.

And it's not gonna be about who has the most bullets.

It's gonna be about who has their hand on the spigot.

What specific new processes are being

shepherded in with these emerging technologies

and programs

that can ensure that

these types of issues will never happen again?

Yes, it's hard to argue against the fact that a man

who made his fortune in environmental technology

would have some of the best intelligence

towards solving the problem.

Now, I hear the doubters.

I hear you say,

"Payton, you're asking us to have faith in a system for

which we are already extremely skeptical."

Sure, he's a good looking politician.

Can-- can we even say that these days?

But you wanna have faith in the system?

Let's change the system.

But if we don't start paying for the services.

We pay more in money,

we pay more in culture, we pay more in our soul.

Those people are gonna affect me

whether I realize it or not.

We are built on each other's backs.

It's one--

So typically I'm not a political person, but...

Morning.

Oh my God, are you serious?

I'm sorry, are you in the middle of something?

Yeah, sleeping.

Oh, great. So nothing important.

You're such an asshole.

Oh, come on. How can you sleep when we're so close?

Look, you know, some of us need sleep.

I know you don't, but the rest of us do.

I got some sleep.

Three hours is called a nap.

And a nap is called sleep.

I thought we were taking the first half the day off.

I didn't mean that literally.

I'll tell you what,

after you and me have made history,

we can take the whole day off, all right?

I swear I'm gonna block you, I'm serious this time.

Do me a favor, check out the coverage of last night's event.

Baxter is tough, but he's always been fair to me,

and something about this seems off.

Skeptical.

He pissed at us for any reason?

I can't think of any reason why he would be.

Ah, give it a read, tell me what you think.

We cannot afford to lose any press friendlies.

They can hate me all they want,

but not until next week.

Like you could get over

anyone hating you ever.

Oh, oh, you got me.

Call you right back.

Ah!

Where were you, Dad?

- Uh... - We waited forever.

Oh, I'm sorry, guys.

But look at this, you made me breakfast.

-This is amazing. -You can't have cake for breakfast, Dad.

- Why not? -Apparently, your father can do whatever he likes.

I'm sorry.

I thought I'd catch a couple hours

in the guest room without waking you.

Well, I appreciate that.

I would have appreciated a call more,

-or even a text. -I'm at the one yard line here.

You know I'm trying to get this thing across the...

Oh, no-- no, I'm sorry.

Sorry, was that... was that for me or for you?

The Charles Bridge guys needed me to walk them through this

- thing, I just-- - Honey,

you do so much more than enough for those guys,

and I've seen it a million times.

If you don't set the ground rules

and the boundaries,

they're gonna own every inch of our life.

Wanna have lunch with me?

I'm supposed to take the day off.

Well, half off, anyway, and, um...

I could just...

fuck this place, you know?

Mmm. I don't believe you.

- Come on, boys, we're gonna be late.

- No. - -Oh, enjoy your fake day off.

- Thank you. - -I'm excited for you.

- Okay. - Thank you.

Bye, Dad.

Bye, guys.

- Hey. - Is she mad?

Measured.

She's right, I should do better.

Yeah, agreed.

Oh, shit.

What's that?

Power went out.

- Back on. - Oh, while I have you,

uh, Monica Hall's office called again.

Yeah... No.

No, don't worry, she's not gunning for you.

But this is the third time they've reached out.

She did call because

they're just trying to see if you'll weigh in on the story

they're doing about the water situation in Fenton.

- Where's Fenton? - - Small town in Pennsylvania.

I don't think you've ever been there.

I just thought getting on the record as an

expert on water safety and one more story couldn't hurt.

Oh, come on, Monica Hall's a fucking wrecking ball.

Everything she does hurts.

Come on, she's not that bad.

Becca, do you really think I need to be

taking those kinds of chances right now?

Oh.

That reminds me, Diller and Viejo,

they all set for the tour of the Pittsburgh plant?

I believe so.

"I believe" is not gonna cut it.

I need to know I have at least one of them.

It should be all taken care of.

Okay, just listen to me.

Just call David Foster at

Charles Bridge Capital and ask him for some... help.

I don't need anyone to apply a lot of pressure here.

Just get them to do whatever they need to do to make sure

this fucking tour happens so people can see

what real jobs and progress look like

and we're good, okay?

Okay.

I think I got it, Senator, I'll call you in a bit.

Thank you, okay.

Hey, I am gonna hope

that the cake splattered knife that's been left

by the door was left by you and not one of the kids.

Give me a call.

- Very quiet. - Hold on, hold on.

Wars won't be fought with weapons.

Becca,

I got a... media thing today?

Equipment's set up.

- As today was supposed to be a day off,

nothing is scheduled.

I'm blocking you.

- . ..at the time, and sh--

Coming up later, Monica Hall investigates

Fenton, Pennsylvania.

And in what felt more like a presidential event

than a senatorial road show, the media-savvy senator

seemed to rally resounding support for a bill that was

once believed to be an unrealistic pipe dream.

In other news, a 22-year-old college student

suffered third-degree burns in the latest

stacking challenge mishap when he tried to balance a

hot pot of coffee with a six-foot tall house of cards.

- Hey. - Hey, hon.

Um, I just got a really weird call from my dad.

- Yeah? - - John Lloyd told him you're not

calling him back or something? He says he's gonna call you.

Why is your dad calling you about that?

I don't know, are you ignoring John for some reason?

I'm not ignoring anybody, I'm just...

trying to do what we talked about, you know? Set some boundaries.

I-- I wasn't talking about John.

If my dad's calling, then there's something going on

- that you need to pay attention to.

Is there something going on?

Yeah, I'm trying to pass bizarrely controversial

legislation and also get reelected

without the help of either of the two major parties.