Designated Survivor (TV Series)

The Confession (2016)

Kal Penn: Seth Wright

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• Aaron Shore : Hey, this is the White House. There aren't supposed to be any blackouts.

  Seth Wright : Unless, and... and I really hate to say this, but what if it's...?

  Tom Kirkman : A second attack.

• Emily Rhodes : [listening to Hookstraten's eulogy]  She's good, I'll give her that.

  Seth Wright : She's so political, she doesn't even seem political.

• Seth Wright : Given what's just happened, we may want to cancel the Elizabeth Vargas interview.

  Aaron Shore : No, that'll raise too many questions. We'll just bring the crew in through the East Entrance so they don't get wind of the hack.

  Emily Rhodes : I agree. It has to be business as usual around here.

  Aaron Shore : Yeah, you and I will meet with Congresswoman Hookstraten and go over the Cabinet choices as scheduled.

  Tom Kirkman : Okay, good. Now if I could just appoint the rest of the government legally without a vote.

  Emily Rhodes : That would certainly help lighten your load.

• Mike Ritter : EOP Security is calling it a one-time malicious cyber intrusion.

  Aaron Shore : Against what's supposed to be the most network on Earth?

  Seth Wright : The public is gonna consider this another attack.

  Aaron Shore : Yeah, that's why the public can't find out about this. There's too much chaos as it is. This just can't get out.

  Tom Kirkman : So we have no idea what they were after, or if our files were compromised.

  Mike Ritter : Not yet, sir. NSA's still completing their scans of all the White House computers.

  Tom Kirkman : Do we have any idea who might have done this?

  Mike Ritter : Could be the Russians. Could be the North Koreans.

  Tom Kirkman : Or the people who bombed the Capitol Building.

  Mike Ritter : Yes, sir. We're following every lead.

  Tom Kirkman : Okay, thank you, Mike. Keep me updated.

• Aaron Shore : Ever since that Elizabeth Vargas video came out, social media's been going crazy. "The designated survivor or designated deceiver?".

  Emily Rhodes : "#BogusPOTUS". That one's trending.

  Seth Wright : Listen to this from the Washington Post: "The Congresswoman's speech was inspiring. Given that, and the fact that Kirkman was fired, is it possible the country's being led by the wrong designated survivor?".

• Seth Wright : Bad time, sir?

  Tom Kirkman : No, come on in. I think Tyler Richmond is dodging my calls.

  Seth Wright : I'm sorry about what happened.

  Tom Kirkman : You wrote a beautiful eulogy. I'm sorry he didn't get to hear it.

  Seth Wright : Thank you, sir. There is one thing. After the funeral, I ran into a couple of former staffers who were closer with the former president. They told me that Tyler and his father had a falling out two years ago. They hadn't spoken to each other since. Not a word.

  Tom Kirkman : Wow. He didn't make it sound like that.

  Seth Wright : I guess all any son wants is to feel like he's loved by his father. Maybe it's just easier to lie to the world than it is to be honest with yourself.

• News Anchor : We have breaking news now from Washington, D.C. We've just received a video obtained from a high-level White House source. The video shows Majid Nassar, the leader of the Algerian-based Al-Sakar...

  Tom Kirkman : [watching on TV]  Someone leaked it.

  Seth Wright : Who? Cochrane?

  Tom Kirkman : No, it's not his style.

  [leaving the Oval Office to the outer office] 

  Tom Kirkman : Wyatt, can you get me Congresswoman Hookstraten, now?