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Clips from Madam Secretary - The Doability Doctrine (S02E02)

Ma'am, it's them.

"Ma'am, it's them."

Madam Secretary

I need to see Garrity.

"I need to see Garrity."

Madam Secretary

How you doing, Tom?

"How you doing, Tom?"

Madam Secretary

Tell my wife and kids I love them.

"Tell my wife and kids I love them."

Madam Secretary

Why are you guys doing this? You're on our side.

"Why are you guys doing this? You're on our side."

Madam Secretary

We have worked for the United States military for 11 years.

"We have worked for the United States military for 11 years."

Madam Secretary

Your people promised we'd get visas to bring our families

"Your people promised we'd get visas to bring our families"

Madam Secretary

to the U.S., but we are always denied.

"to the U.S., but we are always denied."

Madam Secretary

Now the Taliban is threatening to kill us

"Now the Taliban is threatening to kill us"

Madam Secretary

and our families because we helped you.

"and our families because we helped you."

Madam Secretary

They posted night letters to our doors last week

"They posted night letters to our doors last week"

Madam Secretary

saying they would cut our children's throats

"saying they would cut our children's throats"

Madam Secretary

but they turned us away.

"but they turned us away."

Madam Secretary

What do you want?

"What do you want?"

Madam Secretary

We know we are criminals now.

"We know we are criminals now."

Madam Secretary

And we accept going to prison in America.

"And we accept going to prison in America."

Madam Secretary

and transport for our wives and children

"and transport for our wives and children"

Madam Secretary

so they can live in America as we were promised.

"so they can live in America as we were promised."

Madam Secretary

When you can prove

"When you can prove"

Madam Secretary

that our families are safe in America,

"that our families are safe in America,"

Madam Secretary

then we will free Mr. Garrity.

"then we will free Mr. Garrity."

Madam Secretary

MATT: August 2014,

"MATT: August 2014,"

Madam Secretary

January 2015 and, finally, two months ago.

"January 2015 and, finally, two months ago."

Madam Secretary

They hit all the benchmarks for visas...

"They hit all the benchmarks for visas..."

Madam Secretary

recommendation letters from U.S. commanders,

"recommendation letters from U.S. commanders,"

Madam Secretary

as a result of their employment.

"as a result of their employment."

Madam Secretary

No blemishes on any of their records.

"No blemishes on any of their records."

Madam Secretary

Seem like stand-up guys.

"Seem like stand-up guys."

Madam Secretary

Not withstanding kidnapping and threatening to kill Garrity.

"Not withstanding kidnapping and threatening to kill Garrity."

Madam Secretary

NADINE: In 2008, an Afghan contractor

"NADINE: In 2008, an Afghan contractor"

Madam Secretary

for the U.S. ended up on the terrorist watchlist.

"for the U.S. ended up on the terrorist watchlist."

Madam Secretary

The intelligence community put the brakes

"The intelligence community put the brakes"

Madam Secretary

on virtually every visa from Afghanistan and Iraq.

"on virtually every visa from Afghanistan and Iraq."

Madam Secretary

Even though we kept making promises

"Even though we kept making promises"

Madam Secretary

And they kept getting killed.

"And they kept getting killed."

Madam Secretary

- Shoot you? - (chuckles)

"- Shoot you? - (chuckles)"

Madam Secretary

I doubt it.

"I doubt it."

Madam Secretary

- I'm a flawed messenger. - Well, they all had

"- I'm a flawed messenger. - Well, they all had"

Madam Secretary

the same commanding officer who vouched for them on their visas.

"the same commanding officer who vouched for them on their visas."

Madam Secretary

Lieutenant Colonel Mike Wilkerson.

"Lieutenant Colonel Mike Wilkerson."

Madam Secretary

Colonel Wilkerson?

"Colonel Wilkerson?"

Madam Secretary

- Madam Secretary. - Hey.

"- Madam Secretary. - Hey."

Madam Secretary

Thank you for letting me stop by

"Thank you for letting me stop by"

Madam Secretary

- on such short notice. - Absolutely, ma'am. Come on up.

"- on such short notice. - Absolutely, ma'am. Come on up."

Madam Secretary

- Who's this? - This is Kulcha.

"- Who's this? - This is Kulcha."

Madam Secretary

- Say hello, Kulcha. - Hey, darling.

"- Say hello, Kulcha. - Hey, darling."

Madam Secretary

Certainly not

"Certainly not"

Madam Secretary

like the guys you wrote such glowing recommendations for.

"like the guys you wrote such glowing recommendations for."

Madam Secretary

Do you think that they'd kill Garrity

"Do you think that they'd kill Garrity"

Madam Secretary

But in the three years these guys worked for me,

"But in the three years these guys worked for me,"

Madam Secretary

despite the danger.

"despite the danger."

Madam Secretary

They believed they were securing a better future

"They believed they were securing a better future"

Madam Secretary

for their country, which turned out

"for their country, which turned out"

Madam Secretary

But if-if they're doing this,

"But if-if they're doing this,"

Madam Secretary

that came out of my tour.

"that came out of my tour."

Madam Secretary

in Kandahar.

"in Kandahar."

Madam Secretary

STERLING: Mr. President,

"STERLING: Mr. President,"

Madam Secretary

your Secretary of State has gone rogue.

"your Secretary of State has gone rogue."

Madam Secretary

I could not have been clearer when I gave her your directive.

"I could not have been clearer when I gave her your directive."

Madam Secretary

Your directive was we don't negotiate with terrorists.

"Your directive was we don't negotiate with terrorists."

Madam Secretary

But that was when we thought the kidnappers were Taliban.

"But that was when we thought the kidnappers were Taliban."

Madam Secretary

to make a terrible choice based on desperate circumstances.

"to make a terrible choice based on desperate circumstances."

Madam Secretary

So now you want to forgive them.

"So now you want to forgive them."

Madam Secretary

As CIA director, you went above and beyond

"As CIA director, you went above and beyond"

Madam Secretary

- to protect our assets in other countries, - I'm guessing...

"- to protect our assets in other countries, - I'm guessing..."

Madam Secretary

- because that was the promise we made. - none of your former CIA assets

"- because that was the promise we made. - none of your former CIA assets"

Madam Secretary

- ever kidnapped an American foreign service officer. - That was the deal.

"- ever kidnapped an American foreign service officer. - That was the deal."

Madam Secretary

These men put their lives on the line,

"These men put their lives on the line,"

Madam Secretary

and they've been waiting for years.

"and they've been waiting for years."

Madam Secretary

I spoke with their former C.O. He still vouches for them.

"I spoke with their former C.O. He still vouches for them."

Madam Secretary

Sir...

"Sir..."

Madam Secretary

When he took in a stray dog in Kandahar,

"When he took in a stray dog in Kandahar,"

Madam Secretary

all he had to do was sign a few forms, and it was a naturalized

"all he had to do was sign a few forms, and it was a naturalized"

Madam Secretary

American overnight. Is that dog less expendable?

"American overnight. Is that dog less expendable?"

Madam Secretary

I mean, somehow that system wasn't bogged down.

"I mean, somehow that system wasn't bogged down."

Madam Secretary

Or maybe we never intended to keep that promise.

"Or maybe we never intended to keep that promise."

Madam Secretary

Mr. President, the safest, cleanest way to save Tom Garrity

"Mr. President, the safest, cleanest way to save Tom Garrity"

Madam Secretary

is to take the deal.

"is to take the deal."

Madam Secretary

- Make it so. - Mr. President,

"- Make it so. - Mr. President,"

Madam Secretary

- I strongly disagree with.. - I know you do, Craig.

"- I strongly disagree with.. - I know you do, Craig."

Madam Secretary

Works for me.

"Works for me."

Madam Secretary

Harrison told me about the heroin

"Harrison told me about the heroin"

Madam Secretary

and that Henry leaned on him.

"and that Henry leaned on him."

Madam Secretary

We thought that you and Lydia would want to know.

"We thought that you and Lydia would want to know."

Madam Secretary

I'm just sorry Stevie had to get involved.

"I'm just sorry Stevie had to get involved."

Madam Secretary

No. They're close.

"No. They're close."

Madam Secretary

They always have been.

"They always have been."

Madam Secretary

Now that he's 21, we can't just send him to his room

"Now that he's 21, we can't just send him to his room"

Madam Secretary

every time he makes a bad choice.

"every time he makes a bad choice."

Madam Secretary

We have to hope that we raised him well enough that...

"We have to hope that we raised him well enough that..."

Madam Secretary

eventually he'll make the right one.

"eventually he'll make the right one."

Madam Secretary

Thanks, Elizabeth.

"Thanks, Elizabeth."

Madam Secretary

So your idea is to take this fragile, paranoid country

"So your idea is to take this fragile, paranoid country"

Madam Secretary

to attack them and, at their moment of maximum vulnerability,

"to attack them and, at their moment of maximum vulnerability,"

Madam Secretary

validate that paranoia? That sounds like it'll work great.

"validate that paranoia? That sounds like it'll work great."

Madam Secretary

Our primary concern should be intel gathering,

"Our primary concern should be intel gathering,"

Madam Secretary

Okay, so who does State like?

"Okay, so who does State like?"

Madam Secretary

As of right now, the best we can hope for

"As of right now, the best we can hope for"

Madam Secretary

is Foreign Minister Gorev. He appears to be the least hostile to the West.

"is Foreign Minister Gorev. He appears to be the least hostile to the West."

Madam Secretary

Last month, he joked about nuking Grozny.

"Last month, he joked about nuking Grozny."

Madam Secretary

The Joint Chiefs have been courting him over the last several years

"The Joint Chiefs have been courting him over the last several years"

Madam Secretary

at the Russian-NATO Partnership Conference.

"at the Russian-NATO Partnership Conference."

Madam Secretary

All right, all right. Enough.

"All right, all right. Enough."

Madam Secretary

You both need to get serious about finding common ground.

"You both need to get serious about finding common ground."

Madam Secretary

20 minutes ago, the president and I

"20 minutes ago, the president and I"

Madam Secretary

had a top secret briefing with the DNI.

"had a top secret briefing with the DNI."

Madam Secretary

We have it on good authority that Ostrov

"We have it on good authority that Ostrov"

Madam Secretary

is in Central Clinic Hospital.

"is in Central Clinic Hospital."

Madam Secretary

Consider yourselves read in.

"Consider yourselves read in."

Madam Secretary

This isn't a drill anymore.

"This isn't a drill anymore."

Madam Secretary

- or my texts, so... - Well...

"- or my texts, so... - Well..."

Madam Secretary

Are we more worried about her than Ostrov?

"Are we more worried about her than Ostrov?"

Madam Secretary

At least Harrison came clean with his parents.

"At least Harrison came clean with his parents."

Madam Secretary

I'm not surprised. I've been on the receiving end

"I'm not surprised. I've been on the receiving end"

Madam Secretary

of your persuasion... resistance is futile.

"of your persuasion... resistance is futile."

Madam Secretary

Ah. That work.

"Ah. That work."

Madam Secretary

Sorry to interrupt. Uh, the families have been secured

"Sorry to interrupt. Uh, the families have been secured"

Madam Secretary

And you're needed in the Sit Room.

"And you're needed in the Sit Room."

Madam Secretary

We definitely need to plan a vacation.

"We definitely need to plan a vacation."

Madam Secretary

No cell service, Internet,

"No cell service, Internet,"

Madam Secretary

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