VANCE(Without looking up)Did you know the anthem has four stanzas, Marcus? Everyone stops at the first. We sing about the "glare" and the "bombs," and then we pack up and go home. We never get to the part about the desolation of war.
MARCUSThe Joint Chiefs are in the Situation Room, Elias. They aren’t asking anymore.
Vance finally looks up. His eyes are bloodshot. He picks up the pen—the gold one used for "legacy" moments. He looks at it with pure loathing. [S7E11] God Bless America
MARCUSHistory is moving. If you don't sign the Executive Order by midnight, the "desolation" is going to be sitting on our front lawn. VANCEI took an oath to protect the people, not the map.
The heavy oak doors creak open. CHIEF OF STAFF MARCUS REED enters. He doesn't wait for permission. VANCE(Without looking up)Did you know the anthem has
The room is silent except for the rhythmic thump-thump of a helicopter hovering somewhere over the Potomac.
Should this episode focus more on the in the capital, or should we cut to a boots-on-the-ground perspective of the blockade? We never get to the part about the desolation of war
On the television (muted), news banners scream: and THE SOUTHERN BLOCKADE: DAY 14.