this regarding? a constituent i have to help. actually, no. just... just tell him i'm here. no, wait. yes, it is work-related. would you take a seat, please? actually, just... don't say that. just say that i'm here and... this is not kale. i want kale! sorry, senator. i know you. healy, right? yes, senator. come on in here. i want to talk to you. well, come on. so, you're the bleeding heart healy, huh? "bleeding heart"? yeah. the emotional one. the one who cares about... (fake sobs) ...poor veterans and their little cute daughters. "why is my daddy sick?" that's you, right? not your brother. i don't know. i think it's both of us.

why don't you go back to l.a.? excuse me? well, you don't like it here. these aren't your people. and things are gonna get bad very quickly. why do you care? because you're in my way. (chuckles) i work in constituent casework, senator. that's hardly in your way. well, here's the thing, lana... laurel. you've been slinking around my chief of staff... really? ...distracting him. he tell you that? no, no. he doesn't know what you're about. i do. and what am i about? unpredictability. i know how your brother will act. strategists can read other strategists. but you... one day, you're emotional; the next, you're strategic; the next, you're... having your woman time. my "woman time"? go back to l.a.

you don't drink anymore, do you, senator? oh, i drink my kale-celery smoothies. you should try 'em. no alcohol? my body's a temple. why do you drink? 'cause i like it. it's fun. there are other ways to have fun. joining other like-minded people in completing a mission... sounds like a blast. what are these maps about? uh, office work product. it's not very smart of you to let me see them. it won't matter. you're gonna lose. then why do you care if i'm in the way? (chuckles) you are a sly one. i'm gonna keep an eye on you. (knocking at door) senator, the... ah, gareth, buddy, how are you? i think you know lana. yeah. laurel. she's here wanting to talk about my kale-celery smoothie intake.

(chuckles) well... i'll let you two talk. and we'll talk again. so. um... so... i'm not here about last night. i'm here about gerrymandering. your office is coordinating gerrymandering with the maryland state house. one of our constituents complained. okay... let's back up. (exhales) i think we should talk about last night. (birds singing) i've had good nights, i've had bad nights, but i've never had... yes, it was odd. i don't know what it was. (sighs) what did you see? what did i... what do you mean?

when i... fell unconscious, what did you see? i don't know what you're after. i... held you. and then i got dressed. so you didn't see anything near my ears? your ears? no. okay, look. i have these migraines, and i needed human contact. and if i wasn't there? but you were there. yeah, but... when you get these migraines, what do you do? are you asking if i sleep around? no. no, i just... (exhales) i want to feel like i wasn't being used last night. it was great. it wasn't great. it was weird. okay, yes. (laughs) it was weird. what do you want? for things to be normal. i want to talk and joke and take you out to dinner. and pay. and then kiss you on your stoop one night and feel awkward about calling you the next day.

and then i talk to my friends and they say not to call because i'll come across too vulnerable, but of course, i call anyway. and then we're, i don't know, happy and a little awkward on the phone together. okay. let's do that. why can't we do that? because you were yelling at me to go faster while you ate chocolate and salami. i just need some time to think. makes sense. oh, um... what did you need when you came by the office? i need your list of gerrymander districts. (quiet chuckle) we have a bug. you do? how did you get it? gustav: that... that would take some explaining. we did a spectrographic test. it's 90% potassium chloride. that could explain the head explosions. potassium chloride is combustible. what's the other ten percent?

unknown. "unknown"? how could it be unknown? there are some other oddities here. it moves. even after you cut it up. do you have the bug here? yes. we need your help. we don't know what we're dealing with here. and we don't have the equipment. the cdc does. gustav: we're trusting you with this. someone risked their life to get this bug. gustav, i'm on your side. (bangs gavel) there are 38 proposed amendments to the cdc budget. we'll address them one at a time. senators will be limited to five minutes in discussing markups. uh, first, the proposed $48 million earmark for disease control maintenance in new york. i move to approve. i second. any discussion? none? all right, then. if there's no discussion, we'll move to a vote-- red: actually, senator,

uh, if you don't mind. but do you have an objection, red? well, i'll call it more of a hesitation. i'm reading this comic book-- i think the young people call it, uh, a graphic novel. it's called, uh, preparedness 101: zombie pandemic. uh, a constituent gave it to me. i thought it was funny. (chuckles) but then, uh, then i realized who put it out. it's our very own centers for disease control. the real one; the one we're discussing right now. they put out a comic book about how to repel a zombie attack. luke: this was merely a way to get people who usually don't care about disease to read about it. i'm sorry, mr. chairman. i thought i had five minutes. you do. continue. well, my question, uh, isn't about the cost of this. i'm sure it's negligible. my question is this. is the cdc devoting practical research time and money to a zombie apocalypse? okay, that's crazy. (laughing): i mean... then why are they investigating bugs that eat human brains?

they're not. well, a constituent told me that a cdc researcher goes by the name of dexter wu or-or wah-- dr. wu? ...is investigating bugs that take on zombie-like characteristics. this is what i say. we are about to approve a $1.3 billon budget for the cdc. we owe it to the taxpayers to make sure this money isn't spent on more zombie comic books and zombie bug research. (applause) you're moving that we delay approval of the cdc budget? yes, until such time as the cdc director can assure us that the people's money isn't being misspent. are you studying zombie bugs? are you researching bugs that eat human brains?

well, i'm doing research into a bug that, yes, like a screwworm eats human flesh. stop. but, sir-- our budget is being held up by this. this was given to me by a very trustworthy-- i don't care! ♪

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♪ (indistinct chatter) 1200 ridge place southeast to 17th street southeast. 8600 good hope to 25th street. (muttering) so, everybody thinks you're crazy. and i'm here to calm their fears. i'm just doing my job. and what job is that? red wheatus is acting as a clearing house to gerrymandering. well, he's a senator.

and gerrymandering only affects house races. he's working for a republican majority in both houses. so you want to show how ludicrously drawn the precincts are, embarrass senator wheatus into backing off? yes. okay. so here's some words of wisdom. politicians don't embarrass easily. you do. mm-mm, i do not. senior year, mom picking you up from school. okay, thank you. and then that time your pants fell down around your knees-- that was good. have fun. i'm going. you know, the more... ludicrous the district, the better. (door closes) ♪ allegany county.

♪ so, you see it, too? yeah. crop circles. come on, you can't be going crazy, too. no, i'm just saying what does it mean? nothing. what could it mean? you're saying someone is gerrymandering districts into crop circles. that doesn't make any sense. because these bugs are not of this world. oh, my god, you have been wanting to say that for weeks. gustav: how else do you explain all--? rochelle: a million reasons! demographics. i-i don't know. but why would creatures from another world be making

crop circles out of voting districts? it makes no sense. look. the circles-- they're all pointing towards something. capitol hill-- they're taking over the government. they're coming for us. okay, let's try to maintain, please. laurel: what did you find out about that bug? the one that you caught? yeah, rochelle. what did we find out about it? that has nothing to do with this. what? we gave it to wu at the cdc for a more "thorough examination"" and his boss took it away from him. why? the budget. red wheatus. rochelle: they argued the cdc was being frivolous with their budget, looking into bugs. so everything was put into storage. oh, god. gustav: don't you see? we're in a game of chess with a higher intelligence. that wouldn't be hard. when we make a move, they make a counter move. where are you going? to find out about the cdc. we take the fight to red. he wants to stop the government from working. the cdc is just the beginning. luke: good, so we're all on the same page. we hold together. now amarant's on our side, so are two other moderate republicans. you're gonna trust the republicans?

ella, stop with the propaganda. it's just us here... excuse me. (chuckles) propaganda. you can get the cdc back up and running? yeah, this time we have the votes. i just can't be seen going on about bugs, okay? mm-hmm. hi. (paper crumpling) hey. what was that? nothing. just a note i was leaving. well, you could give it to me. yeah. i do. good. look, i don't want things to-- i don't want things to be awkward. and i heard my boss had a talk with you about us.

yes. i told him not to again. i just don't like when work impacts... (chuckles) life. so, tonight? "tonight"? drinks? oh, yes. um... no. unfortunately, i have to meet a friend. how about tomorrow night? mm-hmm. (chuckles) gareth? thank you. we can make this normal again. (quietly): yeah. ♪ lying close to floods, oh... ♪ hey, stacie. hi. loud bar. yeah, i know. good music. ah, let's go some place quieter. no, i don't want people to hear us. here. i have water. let's go. let's dance. why? 'cause it's fun. remember, the west village? like that. i'm a little tired. okay, well, i'm dancing. come on, i'll give you a scoop out there. ♪ i don't feel done

♪ catching me ♪ feel so good... so, you dating anyone? no. what about michael from last year? we broke it off. yeah, i know. he made a mistake. how do you know? he told me. i called him. he said he wanted to see what you were up to. is this what you did with abby? is "what" what i did with abby? try to remake her life. we're not your playthings, laurel. take the moat out of your eye, then worry about me. no. no, i know how this works now. you try to turn it back on me, you try to make it my problem, but it's not gonna work. i felt the bugs in my head, stacie. i know what they're doing to you. and i know there's a cure. there. that's michael. he misses you. just give it a chance, stacie. ah. ow. listen to me. we know what you're doing. it's not gonna work.

let go of my hand, stacie. she's gone. stacie's gone. you can't get her back. she doesn't want to come back. i came back, stacie. you just have to use the right side of your brain. this is different. knock the side of my head. go ahead. (hollow thumping) there's nothing there. go ahead, chase us away. but your friend will be a lobotomized idiot. what do you want? everything. we... want... everything. are you taking over the government? what government? there is no government anymore. (chuckles) (cackling)

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dr. wu: we don't know what it is, senator. we wouldn't have discovered how the zika virus was carried if we hadn't done the spade work. pakula: we hope that satisfies your concerns, senator. we take taxpayer money very seriously. it does satisfy my concerns. and i will now entertain a motion to close debates. i move that we close... red: just one more question, mr. chairman, if i may. i'll be brief. he knows we have the votes. he's delaying. oh, let him rant. he's got to save face. red: i can hear you. and no, despite whatever vote count you think you have, i'd like to ask my question. let's talk about your great work at the cdc, dr. pakula. what are you working on now? we're testing the impact of 32 prospective infectious diseases. red: and how do you test their impact? with, uh, computer simulations or...? no, no, with live testing. i see. "live." meaning with animals? yes, we-we do animal testing.

on rats, or chimpanzees, or... uh, both. um, why? so these animals you test, uh, do they go on to live long and healthy lives? uh, no. some expire. oh, i see. (clicks tongue) aw. and you-you bury them someplace nice? no, we have a service who, um... well, there are rendering factories. where the dead animals are boiled down? luke: chairman, i don't think every step of the process needs to be examined. red: i just think some of my democratic colleagues might be interested in the process. how many animals are killed a month? ella, ella. look... they've always had animal testing. yes, and at some point we have to say "no"" well, red will get his way. if you vote with red, he'll get his way. come on, what do you hate more, republicans or animal testing?

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yup, that's gerrymandering. look at the districts.

what does it look like? um... constellations? no. crop circles. oh, yeah. kind of. no, not "kind of," "lot of." yeah, well, i saw this one district, it looked like lincoln's beard. then use it. to embarrass red. it's local government, laurel, it's not senate. yes, but they're coordinating through red's office. look at these districts. they're crazy. yes, and why would we stop it? i mean, look at this district, dorchester. the republicans used to divide the senior citizen vote into two, right? now they have them all in one, right? that's good for us. it neutralizes the republican senior vote. and here? this puts all the college-educated together. i mean, they're helping us, not hurting us. and why are they doing that? (chuckles) i have no idea. general stupidity? never underestimate the stupidity of your opponent. but let's not get in the way. when your opponent is shooting themselves in the foot... let them. you're over-thinking it, sis. i have the appropriations committee.