White House Down

The vice president is scheduled to preside over a Senate vote today...

on President Sawyer's controversial Middle East peace plan.

Then tomorrow, the vote will go to Congress.

Republicans and Democrats...

have indicated they will vote along party lines...

but some members have indicated that they may cross over.

Castle, this is Hummingbird.

We are inbound from Andy. We're three minutes out.

Carol. He wants to do the thing.

- Really? - Really.

Mr. President, it isn't a good idea to deviate from the flight plan.

Pretty please, Carol?

Leader of the free world saying "pretty please"?

That ought to count for something.

Captain Johns, we are going to deviate from Route Omaha.

The president would like to do the thing.

Copy that. Let's give him the special tour.

Dropping to 30 feet.

Do you know that Abraham Lincoln was the first U.S. president...

who was in favour of women having the vote?

He wrote a paper on suffrage while he was still in the Illinois legislature.

Yes, I did know that...

because you tell me every time we do this.

Castle, this is Hummingbird. We are short Foxtrot, one minute out.

- I need a go-no go. - Sky Sector 1, Castle Ground...

all clear, three inbound.

Castle Ground, Sky Sector 1, report.

Hummingbird, this is Castle Ground. You are clear.

Scanning sky south.

Clear.

Clear.

Hummingbird, this is Castle Sky.

You are clear.

Hummingbird, this is Castle Keep. You are... Wait. Hold.

- Castle Ground, we are holding. - Air Command...

- ...switch to thermal. - Roger that.

Switching to thermal.

Confirm Sector 5, southeast quadrant clear.

Hummingbird, this is Castle Keep. You're clear.

Copy that.

Breaking off for security sweep. Stand by.

Hummingbird approaching.

Castle Ground, all clear.

Be it ever so humble.

Atten-hut! Escort!

Not a bad way to travel, is it?

Beats Dupont Circle, sir.

What time does my wife get in?

- Eighteen forty-five. - Wake me if civilization ends.

- Welcome home, sir. - Thank you.

Hummingbird, you are released.

Tell me we don't have the best job in the world.

I believe the number-one source of violence in our world is poverty.

Now, we were poor in my neighbourhood. Sometimes we couldn't even eat.

And my best friend Ricky, he had it worse than us.

One day things got so desperate for Ricky...

he made a plan to rob the corner store.

And I told my mother about it. You know what she did?

She had him over, cooked him a full meal...

and told him that he could stay with us as long as he wanted.

And it was then that I realised that if you feed a man...

you take away his propensity for violence.

Come on, we're gonna be late.

Hey, hey, hey-

No, no, no. That's... No, that's not... That's not...

This is not happening right now.

Clyde, we've had this conversation.

My boss does not like squirrels. It's a bird feeder.

Will you at least look at me when I'm talking to you?

Look, man, I like squirrels personally, but you're getting me in trouble.

Do you see this?

You know what this is?

Hey. We gonna need backup?

We're working. Come on.

- We have any more Robitussin? - Yes, sir. In the car.

No, I'll get it, it's all right. Quiet night?

We're under attack by squirrels.

They're organized and they have the numbers.

Little stinkers trying to get into the feeder?

- Morning. - Hey, Roy.

This isn't the most glamorous job in the world.

Look, I appreciate it very much.

- Yeah, we'll be there in 10 minutes. - As leaders, we have a choice.

We can sit back and let the same cycle of war...

continue in the Middle East or we can do something about it.

You know how much money we've spent on the war since 2001?

Over a trillion dollars. Could you imagine if you had...

It's gonna be a busy morning, boys.

- -Education, food, health care and infrastructure in the Middle East.

Now, we've begun historic talks with the republic of Iran's...

newly elected president, AI-Sharif...

to build peace throughout his region. America can't do this alone.

We need the full financial support of all of our allies.

But what we can do is take the first step.

Therefore, I'm announcing today...

that all U.S. troops will be removed from the Middle East.

Let's not repeat the same mistakes that we made in the past.

And Lord knows, I've made some mistakes myself.

Instead, I ask you to stand with me today.

Sign this treaty. Let's end this debilitating pattern of violence...

and let's show the world that the pen is truly mightier than the sword.

Thank you.

President Sawyer delivered what can only be described as a historic speech...

- ...earlier today in Geneva. - Here.

- Let's go live... - You changed your hair.

Last week.

I'm gonna be late tonight.

I love you very much.

Good morning, sir.

John, what do you think of the president's proposal?

I don't know. It's good to have less enemies, I guess.

You're a military man. You don't think he's putting us at risk?

That's a little above my pay grade. If you feel that way...

- ...why didn't you run against him? - No, no, no.

That's one job I never wanted. I like my office.

I like my constituents.

I like being a thorn in the side of the administration.

But I think voters today want somebody cool.

Oh, come on, Mr. Speaker, I think you're pretty cool.

He went to bed at 8 and watched...

The president has a call scheduled with the speaker at 9:30.

- I should be there for that, shouldn't I? - No.

You have to be here in case of a deadlock...

Hey, I'm gonna see you later.

With the red tie for that.

- Jenna? - Absolutely, Mr. Vice President.

Red tie's the way to go.

Jenna. Jenna. Did you get me in?

- What do I get if I did? - What do you want?

Dinner. Candlelight.

And a promise that you will try to get to second base.

Done.

You're meeting with Carol Finnerty, deputy special agent...

in charge of the president's Secret Service.

- I need a favour. - This is a favour.

I need another favour. I need a pass for my daughter.

- John... - You don't understand.

She's a freak for this kind of stuff, so if I get her in, I'm Dad of the Year.

I will owe you so much more than just candlelight dinner.

- I'll make a call. - Perfect. Thank you. You're the best.

A truly historic handshake.

What President Sawyer is proposing to Iranian president Al-Sharif...

is withdrawing all American troops across the entire Middle East...

and for that he'll ask his G8 partners for help.

It's all about money, and who won't like this deal...

are American companies who do business with the American military.

Wanna grab the door? Em.

I'll get it.

- Hey. - You're late.

- She thought you weren't coming. - Why wouldn't I be coming?

Hey, you, little face. Come on, get your stuff. Let's go, baby.

- Bye, Mommy. I love you. - I love you too, sweetie.

What's up...?

I literally just walked in the door. What did I do?

You missed her talent show.

No, I didn't miss it. That's, like, next Thursday.

No, it was last Thursday.

It was on the school calendar.

What did she do?

She was a flag twirler.

That's a talent?

She practiced for like six weeks, John. She thought you were gonna be there.

It would've been really nice to have a bit of a reminder.

- Come on, I'm not your secretary, John. - I'm not asking you to be my secretary.

Look, I'm just... I'm trying.

I'm trying really hard to be in her life.

It's a little late for that, wouldn't you say?

Have a good day.

Are you mad at me?

Just tell me.

Will you be on that all day long?

"Yes." Well, that sucks, because, you know, I thought you would...

- ...want this, but... - Lame.

You don't even know what it is.

Do you really think a bribe's gonna work?

Yeah. I'm hoping so.

- We're both adults here, John. - Speak for yourself, okay?

Can you please just open it?

- For me? - What is it?

It's a pony, baby. I don't... Come on, for me, please just...

These are White House passes.

Yeah. That might mean we're going to the White House.

And that your dad here has a job interview...

with the Secret Service.

This is really cool, John.

- You're just gonna stick with "John"? - Yeah.

Now The Roger Skinner Show, today live from the White House.

Hi, folks. President Sawyer is one of those academics...

who never served a day in his life...

and now he wants to tell the military how to run things?

He's going to make peace with Iran because he has friends there now?

Come on.

Sir, I have the first lady for you.

Remind me again why we let these guys broadcast from our lawn.

- Freedom of the press. - You know what?

I knew it was something.

Hey, babe. How are the French taking it?

The treaty's gonna be a tough sell here.

- How's it going there? - Raphelson is the key.

We lose him, then we lose that Southern voting bloc.