Madam Secretary

- Good night, Frank. - Good night, Frank.

Thank you.

Ow...

- Sorry, okay... - God, my feet hurt.

I can only do this because I stopped

matching the Panamanian foreign minister

drink for drink.

Oh, I know. I heard you guys

laughing and clinking glasses.

Yeah, he's... Turns out,

he's former military, used to teach

foreign relations.

And I asked him to speak

at the ethics symposium next month at the War College.

He said yes, so, yeah, I'll drink to that.

I don't know how you manage to have fun at these things.

Well, babe, I don't have the burden of the job.

Let's face it, I'm a guy that can have fun

doing pretty much anything.

I know, I used to love that about you.

Oh, God, Henry.

I'm not fun anymore.

You're still fun. Here, give...

You know what the problem is?

- Huh? - We don't...

we never see our friends anymore.

I mean, what happened to our friends?

Where are the Rasmussens? We've been friends with them

since... since Melissa and Stevie were

in preschool together.

When was the last time we saw them?

- I don't remember. - See?

And we used to have a regular Cranium night with them.

You used to make people cry at Cranium.

Look, it's not my fault that I can still spell backwards

after two drinks.

Wait a minute, didn't Dolly just have a birthday?

We were always invited to that party.

I think we dropped off their list.

What?

- Why? - We canceled on 'em a bunch.

Oh, so? That happens. Like eight times.

- Eight times? - Or nine.

Nine... Wow.

That is bad.

Well, I'll fix it.

I'll write 'em an e-mail,

and I'll try to set something up for next weekend.

And we won't cancel.

- No matter what. - No matter what.

And then I can be fun again.

Absolutely.

You said I was still fun.

Former pilot... should have seen that propeller coming.

I'm kidding.

See, I'm-I'm fun already.

Yeah, you are. Okay, do my feet.

They're big.

Jay.

Hey, what's up?

You read the latest polls coming out of Honduras?

Yeah, bad guy's gaining ground.

- So? - So what?

So, how you gonna tell M-Sec?

I'll just tell her.

Look, we're convening a conference

on regional security in Central America today.

Right.

The United States very much needs this deal as a lynchpin

for our border security.

And having Honduras on board is vital.

Yeah. And President Tejeda is only two points ahead

of her rival, Maynor Fonseca, who's threatening

to pull out of the agreement if he's elected.

Okay, so President Tejeda is going to be at that conference...

again, today... freaking out about these same crappy polls

and trying to figure out what to do about them.

Maybe boost her standing by appearing

to stand up to the U.S.

Yeah, by threatening to pull out of the security deal,

as one example.

- Okay. - So, when Nadine

had to give M-Sec bad news first thing in the morning...

She also pitched her a fix.

So, do you have one?

And then the conference will culminate in a signing ceremony

with POTUS and the other heads of state,

but you'll officially open with some remarks

that Matt is putting the finishing touches on.

Do you want to give us an overview?

Uh, yeah, sure.

Um, so the big idea is that, even though

the countries of Central America and the U.S. are very different,

we all have one common enemy... gangs.

Drug trafficking, violence,

social and economic problems in Central America

create untenable living conditions

- for their good citizens. - Thanks.

Which causes said good citizens

to flee from the gangs

and seek refuge in the U.S.

Now, this agreement facilitates

intelligence sharing,

raises law enforcement standards,

and suggests social reforms

that will help alleviate these problems.

So, helping to solve the gang problem

in Central America

is in America's best interest, too.

In short, we're all in this together... go, team.

Sounds good. Have you all seen

the latest polling out of Honduras?

We have, indeed, ma'am.

President Tejeda is only up by two.

Over an ex soccer player

who hates America.

Hey, there is so much more to Maynor Fonseca than that.

He's also semi-literate.

And proud of it. He and his party

portray President Tejeda as a weak woman

who's soft on crime and needs Mean Daddy U.S. to prop her up.

Look, I've known her a while,

and I admire her.

My concern is that in order to combat.

Fonseca's accusations that she's a U.S. puppet,

she walks away from the agreement.

So, what do we do about that?

How about a pull-aside with her at the conference?

Encourage her to stay the course,

and let her know that, short of putting our thumb

on the scale of the election, the U.S. has her back.

Set it up. Yeah. Thanks, everybody.

You may be a little faster than Nadine.

Thanks for the heads up.

I so enjoyed meeting

your husband, Madam Secretary.

I appreciate his invitation to visit the War College.

He feels that you'll be the perfect speaker

for the symposium.

If you'll excuse me a moment.

Am I wrong, or does President Tejeda look

a lot more serious than she did yesterday?

Mr. Mahoney, your mother called again.

She said to tell you that she's not afraid to stop by.

So subtle, like a torpedo.

- Thanks, Maggie. - Hi.

- Hey, what was that about? - Nothing good.

- Oh, no. Family emergency? - Yeah.

I'm, uh, almost 35 and still single.

You're not single.

You and Captain Baker have... Are over.

What, you broke up with Ronnie?

Look, I'm really trying not to think about it.

It's painful. I'm sure you understand.

- But why? - Thank you for understanding.

I'm sorry, Matt.

Look, she's...

she's going to South Korea for a year,

and after that she can be assigned someplace like Qatar.

It's the nature of the job.

It's not conducive to a long-term relationship.

So, we decided to rip the Band-Aid off.

And whose idea was the Band-Aid ripping?

I know you think I'm a dreamer,

- but I'm a pragmatist. - No.

- I think you're an idiot. - Wait, she was crazy about you.

You really couldn't make it work?

Yeah, I never really considered that.

Dude, I agonized over this.

This was one of the hardest decisions of my life.

Just... I believe that we both deserve to be with someone

who we can actually be with.

Now that I'm single again, my mom's on the job.

As in arranging a marriage?

Well,

no offense, she can't possibly do worse

than you're already doing.

He has a point. And who loves you

and knows you better than anyone?

And isn't an app on your phone?

You know, there's a really decent chance

that your mother knows what you need more than you do.

There's a decent chance that anyone

knows what you need more than you do.

Dude, I know you're a fan of Ronnie.

- So am I. She's amazing. - No, no, I just...

But long-distance relationships do not work.

Everybody knows that.

Okay, so, give the fix-up a shot.

Call your mom.

Hey.

Outgoing President Tejeda.

So, M-Sec and Tejeda:

Friendly chat or tank the agreement?

Cross your fingers.

Jay, thanks.

Daphne, I just wanted to tell you that

I'm aware of the pressure that you are getting back home,

and, as your friend, I sympathize.

So, have you seen the latest polls?