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Clips from Madam Secretary - The Statement (S03E03)

"Would you like the day off?"
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"See?"
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"I knew you dragged me in here to be all kind and considerate."
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"I'd rather stay busy."
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"Then get back to work."
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"REPORTER: Details now emerging in this morning's"
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"suicide bombing in an Elmhurst, Illinois coffee shop."
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"Authorities confirm 21 dead,"
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"including the bomber, Atif Al-Mutaya,"
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"a native-born American citizen of Lebanese decent."
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"Local to the area."
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"Here's a box of cords I have,"
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"maybe something in here will work."
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"...FBI found a handwritten note pledging loyalty to ISIS."
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"Uh, yeah, thanks but these aren't gonna, uh,"
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"restore your Wi-Fi connectivity."
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"...or how the bomber was radicalized..."
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"Okay, what will?"
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"Well, I set up a wired network connection to test your modem,"
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"uh, checked for the valid IP address,"
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"and then reset the network circuit."
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"I don't need to hear your TED talk,"
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"I just need the thing to play more than four channels."
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"- Uh, maybe a wireless repeater. - A what?"
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"I just want to press a button and make it work."
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"I'm trying to explain..."
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"I don't want an explanation. I want a solution."
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"You can get a repeater at any electronics store."
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"So I need to get a new piece of equipment, which you don't have."
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"Can't you do anything? I really love this."
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"...was a lone-wolf attack, and not part of a larger"
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"- If I'm supposed to just do it myself, - coordinated strike,"
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"why do they even send you?"
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"has an ethical duty to hit those responsible"
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"for the bombing hard. The question is how?"
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"We've targeted strategic ISIS positions for years."
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"Oh, maybe it's time to clean house once and for all."
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"But you mean kill civilians."
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"Aren't we then guilty of using non-combatants as a means,"
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"rather than an end?"
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"That's an interesting point."
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"But I'm not sure"
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"that Kant would agree with"
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"your take on the categorical imperative."
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"Okay, that's enough for today."
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"As always, please submit your response papers online"
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"before the end of week so I don't do anything crazy"
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"Dr. Henry McCord?"
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"- May I have a word? - Regarding?"
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"I'm the case officer for your former asset, Dmitri Petrov."
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"What's the charge?"
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"Malicious destruction of property."
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"A year in jail, minimum."
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"HENRY: And what sparked it?"
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"Besides being overqualified"
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"That or anything else."
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"I haven't seen or spoken to Dmitri in six months."
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"That's protocol, I don't know what you think I can do."
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"Well, I figured if you got to know him pretty well"
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"when he was your asset,"
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"I was hoping you might be able to give me some insight"
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"in what could be causing him to act out."
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"You mean besides living in a strange city"
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"from everyone in his former life?"
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"And I'm assuming that includes his sister, Talia."
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"Oh, he hasn't seen or had contact"
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"with Talia in two years."
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"was tortured to death by the GRU."
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"He knows that she's alive, but he can't see her"
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"or speak to her ever again."
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"I... it's a lot."
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"It's no wonder he's struggling."
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"Yeah, the, uh, the loneliness is getting to him."
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"This isn't an isolated incident."
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"Dr. McCord, I'm afraid he's about to blow his cover,"
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"in which case he becomes a liability to himself"
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"and the country."
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"It's a Hail Mary, but I thought maybe seeing you,"
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"a familiar face, someone with whom he has history,"
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"might help."
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"It's a complicated history."
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"Well, like I said,"
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"it's a Hail Mary."
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"HENRY: I just think"
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"colleges would love to hear about something unique to you."
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"You mean unique to Mom and you."
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"Hey, it's your life, too."
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"You can either learn to embrace it or not."
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"Oh, I vote for embracing it."
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"- Hi, Mom. - Oh, Noodle."
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"Don't go away to college."
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"Stay home and work at the yogurt shop."
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"Okay, this is freaking me out more"
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"than the terrorist bombing."
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"Come on, Stevie's gonna be moving out soon."
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"You can't leave me alone with all these boys."
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"I haven't even gotten in yet."
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"Not that I will on my own merit."
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"We were just brainstorming college essay topics."
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"The prompt is, "Write about a significant event in your life"."
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"I want to write about something I did,"
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"not something that happened to me while I stood in your shadow."
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"Of course not."
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"Write about one of your own interests."
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"or design."
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"Oh, my God."
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"I'll write about the time"
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"my makeup tutorial got 250,000 hits on YouTube."
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"You could totally expand on that."
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"That's an idea."
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"That could go in so many directions."
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"Okay, this is good, I feel better."
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"I'll start an outline and I'll have a draft for you guys"
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"before Dad gets back from his conference in Phoenix."
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"Hey, look, if her essay really stinks,"
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"it's her guidance counselor's job to tell her, right?"
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"We're not touching that one."
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"So Phoenix... you're really going?"
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"Yeah, if Dmitri's cover's blown,"
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"it could cause a lot of problems, not just for him."
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