Homeland

Previously on Homeland...

On March 30th, I was told to withdraw money from these places.

Were you delivering the money on your own behalf?

Ms. Martin, we need to know who this is or we can all go home.

A senior White House official.

You mean David Wellington?

- This woman's lying. - What are you talking about?

She's full of shit and now she's lying to a Senator.

We have to pull the plug.

Whoever's bankrolling this woman also wants

McClendon's murder pinned on the White House.

So she was supposed to get caught?

Is that what you're saying?

She was supposed to testify in front of the Committee?

Weren't you and your FBI friend interested in just this outcome?

You said you had some questions about Dante?

I'd like to hear what you know about his work life.

You know what really bugged him?

Right around the time he's sent home from Kabul, total pariah,

there's this woman, this CIA station chief

who's completely off the rails.

And you know what she gets? A promotion.

He's FBI.

He spent several years in counterterrorism overseas.

- Hey, sir. - Yeah?

We may have a problem.

She was warned to stay clear.

Why you went to Audrey.

Because I think you're... Aah!

- Get on the ground! - On the ground!

- No! - Don't move!

- Get the fuck off me! - It's okay.

It's okay, Franny.

Shh.

He saved our lives.

Yeah.

What was his name?

Carrie, you're not yourself.

You don't have my condition.

I'm dealing with it. I-I've been dealing with it

since I was 22.

She said no one at work could know. She's bipolar.

The mood of the country, it's not great.

Civil... war!

Madam President, please!

You have to put a stop to this!

It's only getting worse.

Is there no fucking line?

Ridiculous lies and accusations.

The White House is in crisis mode.

I'm talking about information warfare.

Our country is under attack.

The time to rise up is now!

I swore an oath to protect it.

Just think of me as a light on the heavens,

a beacon, steering you clear of the wrongs.

You okay?

Hey, I know you're upset about last night. It was scary.

I was scared.

But everything's okay now. We're fine.

Um, but this is the thing, sweetheart...

You can't talk about it, not to anyone.

Why?

'Cause I could get in really, really big trouble.

Do you hear what I'm saying?

- Yes. - Okay.

Oh! It's Mrs. Clarke. She's your favorite, right?

Franny!

What's up? Oh.

Uh, she had a rough night last night. Not much sleep.

Oh. You poor thing.

Okay, I'm gonna go now. Okay, sweetheart?

I love you.

It's okay.

Okay. Bye.

Yeah?

You fucked me up.

I was working him. I had a plan.

Oh. That's what you call it?

No, I'm telling you, I was close.

I'm telling you, I've got this.

Yeah, only you don't because if you understood how he thinks,

you would never have sent an assault team

to break down his front door.

He's got a list of grievances a mile long that,

in his mind, justifies anything he does.

I mean, you just added to that.

I need to talk to you.

Yeah, that's what we're doing.

No, not like this. Where are you?

Damn it, Saul! Simone testifies in two days.

If you were really so sure you had a way to stop that,

you wouldn't have answered the phone.

Where are you?

So... General McClendon's death

is now officially a murder investigation.

Yes. I was already aware.

The Director briefed me.

And you accept his conclusions?

Where are you going with this?

We're here, Madam President,

committee members from both sides of the aisle,

because for us, the path forward is clear.

And what is that?

General McClendon was murdered.

We have a witness appearing before us in two days

who will implicate your Chief of Staff

and therefore, you, in the General's death.

We're here...

to ask you to resign.

You've been wanting to say that since the day I was sworn in,

so... there.

You finally did.

- If you do this... - Resign.

We'll cancel Ms. Martin's appearance before the committee

and spare you, and the country, the chaos that would result

from these kinds of criminal charges

being leveled against this office.

Let me ask you something.

We have known each other 15 years.

Shari, we have known each other even longer than that.

All of us,

we have worked on committees together,

voted together,

attended how many functions?

Together.

Do any of you really think that I, what,

plucked an assassin from some dark corner

and sent him to the General's cell?

I am asking.

Seriously.

That's what the witness is saying.

- And you believe her? - The country will.

That is not what I am asking.

Do you honestly think that I am capable of this?

All of us,

I'm sure you, too,

have had to accept that things we thought

could never happen in this country apparently can.

That's why we came to you privately.

No staffers, no leaking to the press.

No one wants these accusations to ever see the light of day.

We're asking you to do the right thing,

Madam President.

This way.

Okay, all right. Um...

He's back here.

What have you got on him?

Travel. His lines up with Simone Martin's

quite convincingly.

Yes, I know you told Max to check that out.

Good.

You helped. I'm not saying you didn't.

- I wanna do it. - Do what?

What do you think? Be the one to talk to him.

No. I get one shot.

Which is why I should do it.

I've known him for years, since Kabul.

I know how he thinks. We spent the past month

- as partners, practically. - Yeah, I'm aware.

I don't get it. I-I really don't.

Why are you shutting me out?

You brought Dante in based on intel I developed.

I understand him, certainly better than anyone here.

I can break him. You know I can. I've done it before.

I don't trust you.

Not like I used to.

Running around like some deranged vigilante.

What, y-you think I don't know

how insane my life has become?

I-I-I feel it every second of every day,

and it is killing me.

But you're wrong about not being able to trust me.

That man sought me out and used me.

I am motivated more than anyone to get him to admit that.

Please.

Let me try.

- Resign. - Yeah.

He used that word.

He said it was the right thing to do.

It would save the country from chaos.

Yeah, and us from prosecution, I bet.

Oh, yeah. That was part of the pitch.

I don't know why I'm so shocked.

It was obvious where this was heading.

I said it before. I'll resign.

And I said before, I don't want your resignation.

He's counting on that, wearing us down

so at some point, we'll do anything just to make it stop.

What I want is proof

that will shut down this witness.

That's what Saul's trying to get us.

And have you heard from him? No, neither have I.

I've got people