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Season 5  "The Great Experiment"  5x19

Aired 5 years ago - Apr 14, 2019

As Elizabeth prepares to officially declare her candidacy for president, she must deal with fallout from a news article alleging she had an affair with President Dalton during her CIA days. Also, Mike B. and Jay adjust to the growing pains in their expanded roles as campaign staffers, and Elizabeth calls for a UN criminal tribunal against Myanmar military leaders over their treatment of the Rohingya.

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Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 1
Not answering makes it look like we have something to hide.
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I mean,
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for the displaced people of the next hundred years.
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 4
Myanmar is all but getting away
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 5
Because it worked so well the first time?
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 6
Thank you, Peter. JAY: So, Nina,
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 7
or did this coffee take a serious nosedive?
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 8
I'm calling to discuss your troubled neighbor.
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 9
Can I speak frankly, Ming?
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 10
It's always impressive, the amount of strength leaders wield
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 11
the American dream at home is dying.
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 12
I say, bring it.
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 13
to talk to us about something.
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 14
It's a hit piece accusing Mom and President Dalton
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 15
Thank you.
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 16
to get tampon dispensers in all the women's bathrooms.
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 17
Thank you for letting me know.
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 18
of getting the world's attention.
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 19
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 20
Henry. Isabelle.
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 21
don't exactly help.
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 22
to let it evaporate.
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 23
You told me that you two used to joke about it.
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 24
So, as long as there's no evidence to back it up...
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 25
U-Uh, please come in.
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 26
I'm not the only member of the party
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 27
I-I work for a president
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 28
I think you fit that platform.
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 29
For starters, the fact that she's aligned with a president
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 30
I think privatization
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 31
this whole affair story goes away a lot faster.
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 32
and get the GOP machine behind us?
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 33
Listen, Kat shared with me your concerns about working
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 34
to the Office of Civil Rights for review.
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 35
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asks you if it's true, you don't feed the fire.
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 38
I know it's totally unfair to you, but
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 39
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in your next career, so...
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Sir, I'd like to ask if we can turn up the heat
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 43
intervening in Rwanda.
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 44
One thing we learned about this job is that you need
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 45
Suck-up. Uh, no, um, I'm fine.
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 46
I'm an independent.
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 47
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I think the deputy secretary saw the error of his ways.
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was a more intimate one during those years?

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I mean,
#2
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for the displaced people of the next hundred years.
#3
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Myanmar is all but getting away
#4
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Because it worked so well the first time?
#5
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 6
Thank you, Peter. JAY: So, Nina,
#6
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 7
or did this coffee take a serious nosedive?
#7
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 8
I'm calling to discuss your troubled neighbor.
#8
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 9
Can I speak frankly, Ming?
#9
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 10
It's always impressive, the amount of strength leaders wield
#10
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 11
the American dream at home is dying.
#11
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 12
I say, bring it.
#12
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 13
to talk to us about something.
#13
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 14
It's a hit piece accusing Mom and President Dalton
#14
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 15
Thank you.
#15
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to get tampon dispensers in all the women's bathrooms.
#16
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Thank you for letting me know.
#17
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of getting the world's attention.
#18
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Henry. Isabelle.
#20
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don't exactly help.
#21
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to let it evaporate.
#22
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You told me that you two used to joke about it.
#23
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 24
So, as long as there's no evidence to back it up...
#24
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 25
U-Uh, please come in.
#25
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I'm not the only member of the party
#26
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 27
I-I work for a president
#27
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I think you fit that platform.
#28
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For starters, the fact that she's aligned with a president
#29
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 30
I think privatization
#30
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 31
this whole affair story goes away a lot faster.
#31
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 32
and get the GOP machine behind us?
#32
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Listen, Kat shared with me your concerns about working
#33
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to the Office of Civil Rights for review.
#34
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asks you if it's true, you don't feed the fire.
#37
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I know it's totally unfair to you, but
#38
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in your next career, so...
#41
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Sir, I'd like to ask if we can turn up the heat
#42
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 43
intervening in Rwanda.
#43
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One thing we learned about this job is that you need
#44
Recap of Madam Secretary Season 5 Episode 19 (S05E19) - 45
Suck-up. Uh, no, um, I'm fine.
#45
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I'm an independent.
#46
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I think the deputy secretary saw the error of his ways.
#48
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was a more intimate one during those years?
#50