Designated Survivor (TV Series)

Grief (2018)

Lisa Marcos: Senator Sanchez

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• Tom Kirkman : Senator Sanchez, congratulations. This trip would not be happening without your tenacity.

  Senator Sanchez : And your willingness to listen, sir. I hope investments can do what fifty years of failed U.S. policy couldn't.

  Tom Kirkman : So do I.

• Tom Kirkman : Kendra, what's the legality of military action against rebels in another country?

  Kendra Daynes : If American lives are at stake, the rules of war will allow it, sir, especially if the foreign sovereign is unwilling or unable to act.

  Tom Kirkman : And with President Ortega, am I correct in assuming the latter?

  Lyor Boone : No, it's both. I mean, he doesn't have the firepower, but even if he did, he can't be seen as actively helping America to attack Cuban citizens, even those that oppose him. His grip on power's loose enough as it is.

  Senator Sanchez : But he won't stand in our way. I've interfaced with his top advisors. Ortega has given us access to his ports.

  Tom Kirkman : General, is it your opinion that military action will secure the safe release of the hostages?

  General : Sir, our consensus is that the show of overwhelming force will bring the rebels to heel.

  Tom Kirkman : But you can't guarantee it.

• Senator Sanchez : I've reached out to Congressional leadership. We feel ransom is ill-advised.

  Tom Kirkman : And you made my case to them.

  Senator Sanchez : I promised my colleagues I'd make my case to you. Military action...

  Tom Kirkman : We've already discussed this.

  Senator Sanchez : Mr. President...

  Tom Kirkman : My goal is to save lives, not cost them. Military action will result in casualties. Writing a check that we can afford won't.

  Senator Sanchez : You don't know that, sir.

  Tom Kirkman : Tell the leadership if this goes south, I will take full responsibility, but this *is* what we are doing. Emily, reach out to Treasury. Put this in motion.

• Emily Rhodes : Secretary Braden said the funds have been made available.

  General : Sir, all that remains is for you to okay the wire transfer.

  Tom Kirkman : Where do we stand on the release of the hostages?

  General : We have Ramon Bravo's promise that he'll put them on a bus to Marti International Airport as soon as he can confirm receipt of the funds.

  Tom Kirkman : Can we corroborate that there's a bus at the site?

  General : No, sir, we cannot.

  Senator Sanchez : Mr. President, we're not going to be able to corroborate anything.

  Lyor Boone : Sir, the essence of ransom is blind faith. Bravo will either keep his word or he won't.

• Tom Kirkman : General, cancel the wire transfer.

  General : Sir?

  Tom Kirkman : How long will it take you to get your men ashore?

  General : 45 minutes, sir.

  Tom Kirkman : Bring the fleet in as close to land as possible. If a show of force doesn't get the insurgents to back down, send in the Marines.

  General : Yes, sir.

  Senator Sanchez : I'll have a Congressional statement of support ready to issue.

  Tom Kirkman : Good.

  [Sanchez leaves, and Kirkman follows her out] 

  Emily Rhodes : What the hell just happened?

  Lyor Boone : He made the hard decision, but the right one. I think the president's back.

  Emily Rhodes : Hallelujah.

• Tom Kirkman : We were looking for connections between Ortega and Cross. We found something very different.

  Senator Sanchez : [looking at the paper he hands her]  I don't believe it.

  Tom Kirkman : Those phone records prove that President Ortega and Mr. Bravo were working together to frame the rebels for the kidnapping.

  Senator Sanchez : That doesn't make any sense.

  Emily Rhodes : It does if you put yourself in Bravo's shoes.

  Lyor Boone : He's 75. He's lived a life of struggle that has gotten him nothing.

  Emily Rhodes : So he kidnaps our delegation. He has to know that there will be a military response, one that will destroy the rebels.

  Lyor Boone : Ortega is paying him off. So Bravo gets money, a financial legacy for his family. Cross' price for delivering the delegation is development rights worth billions. And Ortega gets to hold on to power, just as soon as we destroy the ELP.

  Senator Sanchez : But I know President Ortega. He wouldn't put American lives in danger this way.

  Tom Kirkman : Senator Sanchez, if you do this long enough, you'll realize you don't really know anyone.