Civil War

We are now closer than we have ever been.

We are now closer than we have ever been to victory.

Some...

Some are already calling it the greatest...

Some are already calling it the greatest victory

in the history...

of mankind.

Some are calling it already...

We are closer than we have ever been to victory.

Some are already calling it the greatest victory

in the history of military campaigns.

Today, I can announce

that the so-called Western Forces

of Texas and California

have suffered a very great loss.

A very great defeat

at the hands of the fighting men and women of the United States military.

The people of Texas and California should know

that they will be welcomed back to these United States

as soon as their illegal secessionist government is deposed.

I can also confirm that the Florida alliance

has failed in its attempt

to force the brave people of the Carolinas

into joining the insurrection.

Citizens of America,

we are now closer than ever to a historic victory.

As we eliminate the final pockets of resistance,

God bless you all

and God Bless America.

Where's the water! Where's the water!

We've been waiting two hours.

Stand back. Hey, just back up.

We want water! We want water!

I have a baby!

We want water!

Lee.

No!

- You all right? - We want water!

Help!

Here, here.

You okay?

- Oh, fuck. - What?

What? You're Lee Smith?

This is crazy.

Take this.

Oh, no, I, I can't take that.

Take it and put it on.

Thank you so much.

- Run! - Shit!

We woke up in Des Moines, lowa

and he's wearing my wedding ring.

- Yeah! - There you go.

That's for you. I made it for you. Yeah!

Jesus. The WiFi is fucking slow.

The word I'm getting, it's July 4th.

"The word you're getting."

Like everyone in this room hasn't already heard this bullshit.

July 4th, Sammy.

The optics are irresistible.

The Western Forces are stopped 120 miles from D.C.

The Florida Alliance aren't far south of that.

The WF weren't stopped. They're stalled.

They lost their supply lines. But it's the Race to Berlin.

There's no coordination between the secessionists.

You watch.

As soon as D.C. falls, they'll turn on each other.

Really?

It's every night this week.

- Ugh. - They'll switch to the generator.

Upload was almost done.

So, where you kids headed tomorrow?

Staying in New York a while or venturing out?

Fuck you.

Come on, Joel.

- So you can beat us there? - I couldn't beat you in a brisk walk.

We're going to... We're going to D.C., Sammy.

Tomorrow morning, first thing.

Yeah, frontline, I figured.

No, no, not the frontline.

D.C.

What?

I'm gonna photograph the president.

Joel's gonna interview him.

Photograph and interview the president?

In D.C.?

That's the idea.

What the fuck are you talking about? Are you serious?

They shoot journalists on site in the capital.

They literally see us as enemy combatants.

Not a single interview in 14 months.

And how are you gonna do this?

We get there before anyone else does.

You think there's a rush to get executed on the South Lawn?

Sammy, July 4th, July 10th.

West Coast Forces, fuckin'... Portland Maoists,

it's all the same.

D.C. is falling and the president is dead inside the month.

Interviewing him is the only story left.

It's not a story if it never gets filed.

Lee, can I please talk you out of this bullshit?

What do you think the route's gonna be like?

There's nothing direct. The interstates are vaporized.

And you can't get anywhere near Philly.

So you gotta go west, maybe as far as Pittsburgh.

Then circle in from West Virginia.

You already had that route all figured out, huh, Sammy?

Yeah, okay, I was kind of looking to get down there myself.

- Knew it. - Not D.C.

I don't want a piece of your suicide pact.

I want Charlottesville, the frontline.

- Sammy. - Hear me out.

Just 'cause I'm a rival news outlet...

You're not a fucking rival.

You think I care if you fight with whatever's left

of The New York Times?

You're worried I'm too old.

Can't move quick enough.

Aren't you?

Sure. Yes.

But...

you're gonna make me explain why I have to be there?

If it's the frontline you want, half the press in this room

are gonna be heading there within 24 hours.

You want me to walk around this fucking room begging for a ride?

I'm gonna finish the upload upstairs and pass out.

Hopefully, it'll be time by the time I wake up.

My vote,

if Sammy wants a ride, I'm good with it.

You two figure it out.

Thank you, Lee.

Yeah, thank you, Lee.

Make me the bad guy.

Ma'am, just a warning, if you take the elevator,

we do sometimes have power cuts which might mean a delay in your journey.

A delay?

We offer the option to use the stairs.

I'm on the tenth floor.

Your choice, ma'am.

Miss Smith?

Hey, it's me.

Do-- do you remember me from earlier?

Yeah. How did you know I was staying...

Yeah. I didn't mean to, like, stalk,

but, um, I know a lot of the press use this hotel.

And, um, I wanted to say thanks.

And I want to give you this back.

Oh, no. It's okay, keep it.

- But I'm sure-- - Keep it. And buy a helmet.

And some Kevlar, okay, if you're planning on attending more stuff like that.

I am, yeah, going to. I'm-- I'm a photographer

and I wanna be a war photographer, actually.

Um, by the way, you have the same name as my hero.

Lee Miller.

She was one of the first photojournalists into Dachau.

- Do you know her stuff? - Yeah, I know who Lee Miller is.

Of course.

But I want to say that you're also one of my heroes.

And you've got the same name too.

Well, thank you. I'm in good company.

- What's your name? - Jessie.

Jessie Collin.

So, Jessie, I've gotta walk up ten flights of stairs.

But, if I ever see you again,

you better be wearing Kevlar and that fluorescent.

You bet.

A word.

What the fuck is that girl doing here?

Right. So, she came over to the table last night

after you went to bed, and we got talking and...

She's very cool and wanted to tag along.

So she's coming with us?

Lee, you let Sammy tag along.

You think he's gonna do well running for cover

with bullets flying over his head?

She's a kid, did you notice that?

She's, like, 23, and she wants to do what we do.

She wants to do what you do.

We had to start one day.

Were you much older than she is now?

Whatever happens, she goes no further than Charlottesville.

All right. Let's go.

You don't wanna miss this.

Mr. President, do you regret any actions implemented

during your third term in office?

I'm not gonna softball him, Sammy.

In retrospect, Mr. President,

do you still think it was wise to disband the FBI?

Passive-aggressive.

Sir, how is your policy evolving

in the use of air strikes against American citizens?

Oh, yeah. Now we're talking.

Just be sure you get the words out before the piano wire gets too tight.

There's a gas station up ahead.

Looks open.

We got over half a tank.

What do you think?

Any chance to refuel, we should take.

Okay.

Help you, folks?

Just looking for gas.