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'Cause you're a perfectionist.

I thought I knew how this town worked,

If the White House doesn't cooperate,

right before the threat-assessment memo

You can't afford to have feelings.

You'd have to take that up with MacLeish.

I'm the vice president of the United States.

Please. We need your help.

are you trying to protect?

Clear the floor!

The president just changed his plans, ma'am.

Not to oversimplify it, but I think you're probably sad.

I'm right. And you know it.

She knows about the threat assessment...

And then I bump into Tom Kirkman in the bathroom

Okay. I'll take "political malaise" for $20.

The son of immigrants.

A woman, Asian woman, I think he said.

No, that wasn't the deal.

Yes, ma'am, can I help you?

on our background check, Alvin.

It's not just the bureau.

I already talked to the FBI, weeks ago,

What about the gunman?

That Aaron made the call to the Secretary of Defense

to be part of something bigger than yourself...

You can't be serious.

Trap has been set.

Okay, but we have to consider the possibility that it is him.

And the loose ends are being attended to, Peter.

Anyway, I'm ignoring that.

have all been lying for a decade.

In the meantime, I've filled in his security detail,

I watched Aaron fight tooth and nail

- No. - You're not in the army anymore, Peter.

Right now, we're one in the same.

was recalled by the Pentagon.

a laundry list of action items from POTUS.

I have to keep my guard up, and so do you.

Maybe somebody made a mistake.

I wouldn't be asking if it wasn't important.

I have had to re-vet my entire inner circle.

than we were yesterday.

till he's back at full strength.

We've been through hell together.

Mr. President, I appreciate that you have a job to do,

What you're asking is just a little above my pay grade.

this morning turning it into a victory lap.

Because of the bombing.

And I'll relay it to him.

who made that call to the Pentagon.

The assassination attempt and the Capitol bombing