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Clips from Madam Secretary - Lights Out (S02E02)

I expect something in return.

"I expect something in return."

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Right now...

"Right now..."

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she thinks I'm working against you.

"she thinks I'm working against you."

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But if we play our cards right,

"But if we play our cards right,"

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we can turn the tables.

"we can turn the tables."

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Box her out for good.

"Box her out for good."

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Which you want because?

"Which you want because?"

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Because of that extraction in Cambodia,

"Because of that extraction in Cambodia,"

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which is just the latest example

"which is just the latest example"

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of her pulling POTUS into reactive positions

"of her pulling POTUS into reactive positions"

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that are bad for national security,

"that are bad for national security,"

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not to mention his reelection prospects.

"not to mention his reelection prospects."

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

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

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And 'cause I don't like her.

"And 'cause I don't like her."

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And that brings us to Ellen Hill's replacement.

"And that brings us to Ellen Hill's replacement."

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I think General Reeves is our guy.

"I think General Reeves is our guy."

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Kelsey Reeves to chair the Joint Chiefs?

"Kelsey Reeves to chair the Joint Chiefs?"

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I'd have to vet him.

"I'd have to vet him."

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Trust me, he's clean.

"Trust me, he's clean."

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And he gets what we're trying to do.

"And he gets what we're trying to do."

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POTUS still values your counsel.

"POTUS still values your counsel."

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A good word from you would go a long way.

"A good word from you would go a long way."

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Well, I'll think about it.

"Well, I'll think about it."

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Don't piss me off, Craig.

"Don't piss me off, Craig."

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Why not?

"Why not?"

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What are you gonna do?

"What are you gonna do?"

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My job is to provide the president an impartial opinion.

"My job is to provide the president an impartial opinion."

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If Reeves is the right candidate for the job, I'll back him.

"If Reeves is the right candidate for the job, I'll back him."

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If not... I won't.

"If not... I won't."

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Thanks for the coffee.

"Thanks for the coffee."

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I've been officially summoned to Moscow.

"I've been officially summoned to Moscow."

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My flight leaves this afternoon.

"My flight leaves this afternoon."

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We knew this was coming.

"We knew this was coming."

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I'm not ready.

"I'm not ready."

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Do you remember how to get to the secure phone?

"Do you remember how to get to the secure phone?"

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Men's room past security, near carousel four.

"Men's room past security, near carousel four."

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Toilet paper dispenser, Second stall past the sinks.

"Toilet paper dispenser, Second stall past the sinks."

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Dmitri.

"Dmitri."

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You're ready.

"You're ready."

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There's a rumor that Maria Ostrov might appoint Doroshevich

"There's a rumor that Maria Ostrov might appoint Doroshevich"

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as the next chief of the general staff.

"as the next chief of the general staff."

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If that's true, you'll have access

"If that's true, you'll have access"

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to the military planning at the highest level.

"to the military planning at the highest level."

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That's good news, Dmitri.

"That's good news, Dmitri."

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That's what we planned.

"That's what we planned."

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Dmitri, I know what you're putting at risk here.

"Dmitri, I know what you're putting at risk here."

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And I promise I will do everything

"And I promise I will do everything"

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in my power to keep you safe.

"in my power to keep you safe."

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That's me talking, that is not the U.S. government.

"That's me talking, that is not the U.S. government."

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I spoke to my sister Talia this morning.

"I spoke to my sister Talia this morning."

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Her tumors are shrinking,

"Her tumors are shrinking,"

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but you probably knew that.

"but you probably knew that."

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I heard from the team in Stockholm.

"I heard from the team in Stockholm."

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They're predicting a full remission.

"They're predicting a full remission."

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Yes.

"Yes."

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She is very happy.

"She is very happy."

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Thanks, Professor.

"Thanks, Professor."

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For everything.

"For everything."

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Good-bye.

"Good-bye."

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Do svidaniya.

"Do svidaniya."

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Sterling's not there yet.

"Sterling's not there yet."

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Why not?

"Why not?"

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(sighs heavily)

"(sighs heavily)"

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So now what?

"So now what?"

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I think it's pretty obvious... we give him a nudge.

"I think it's pretty obvious... we give him a nudge."

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(sighs): And when the moment comes...

"(sighs): And when the moment comes..."

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we gut him like a pig.

"we gut him like a pig."

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What kind of a nudge are we talking about?

"What kind of a nudge are we talking about?"

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We can't exactly blackmail Sterling

"We can't exactly blackmail Sterling"

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- to back Reeves. - Unless Russell knows

"- to back Reeves. - Unless Russell knows"

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something I don't know.

"something I don't know."

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I vetted him myself. There are rumors,

"I vetted him myself. There are rumors,"

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MIKE: Which in Washington, makes Craig Sterling a bona fide unicorn.

"MIKE: Which in Washington, makes Craig Sterling a bona fide unicorn."

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JACKSON: A unicorn

"JACKSON: A unicorn"

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that has to endorse General Reeves for Joint Chiefs.

"that has to endorse General Reeves for Joint Chiefs."

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Until he does, my part of the plan can't happen.

"Until he does, my part of the plan can't happen."

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The essential problem is Sterling

"The essential problem is Sterling"

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- doesn't view you as a threat. - Not yet, anyway.

"- doesn't view you as a threat. - Not yet, anyway."

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JACKSON: So where's the nudge?

"JACKSON: So where's the nudge?"

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- I don't have it yet. - Then what good are you?

"- I don't have it yet. - Then what good are you?"

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You're the one who brought Judas to the White House.

"You're the one who brought Judas to the White House."

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A lecture on loyalty from the Dark Prince of K Street?

"A lecture on loyalty from the Dark Prince of K Street?"

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I want this guy gone.

"I want this guy gone."

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Traitors are like serial killers; they don't stop at one.

"Traitors are like serial killers; they don't stop at one."

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Exactly. So let's tell Dalton.

"Exactly. So let's tell Dalton."

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- That's not possible. - Not if we want to win an election.

"- That's not possible. - Not if we want to win an election."

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If the Cuba thing leaks, it's a scandal.

"If the Cuba thing leaks, it's a scandal."

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The president needs plausible deniability.

"The president needs plausible deniability."

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what he knew and when he knew it.

"what he knew and when he knew it."

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JACKSON: Trust me, we've gamed it out.

"JACKSON: Trust me, we've gamed it out."

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That's the only way to eliminate him

"That's the only way to eliminate him"

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and protect the president at the same time.

"and protect the president at the same time."

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Well, frankly, that's not my problem at a certain point.

"Well, frankly, that's not my problem at a certain point."

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Tensions with Russia are escalating daily,

"Tensions with Russia are escalating daily,"

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and the longer Craig Sterling stays in the situation room,

"and the longer Craig Sterling stays in the situation room,"

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the closer we get to war.

"the closer we get to war."

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- (sighs) - If he doesn't resign,

"- (sighs) - If he doesn't resign,"

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and fast,

"and fast,"

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I'm going directly to the president. Are we clear?

"I'm going directly to the president. Are we clear?"

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Well, I'll look forward to putting that on his schedule.

"Well, I'll look forward to putting that on his schedule."

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A wise man once said, "The stiffest tree

"A wise man once said, "The stiffest tree"

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is the most easily cracked."

"is the most easily cracked.""

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Actually, it's Bruce Lee.

"Actually, it's Bruce Lee."

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The point is, I've got the nudge.

"The point is, I've got the nudge."

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Let's see how far he'll bend before he breaks.

"Let's see how far he'll bend before he breaks."

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(beep)

"(beep)"

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PARISI: Guess who was in my office this morning.

"PARISI: Guess who was in my office this morning."

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McCord's hatchet man.

"McCord's hatchet man."

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Mike Barnow?

"Mike Barnow?"

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And his stupid dog.

"And his stupid dog."

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My assistant's allergic... it caused a hell of a...

"My assistant's allergic... it caused a hell of a..."

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What did he want?

"What did he want?"

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from last week, when we were meeting about the whole...

"from last week, when we were meeting about the whole..."

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Don't say it.

"Don't say it."

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Not here.

"Not here."

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I thought Russell Jackson had her under control.

"I thought Russell Jackson had her under control."

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He does. She's just looking for a back door.

"He does. She's just looking for a back door."

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You mean like going to the press?

"You mean like going to the press?"

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Maybe. But we have to play this very carefully.

"Maybe. But we have to play this very carefully."

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What did you tell him? Barnow.

"What did you tell him? Barnow."

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