:52:01
Oh, goddammit
:52:05
What if there
hasn't been a coup at all?
:52:09
What if it's you two?
:52:11
What is that supposed to mean?
:52:12
What if it was you two
:52:14
who invited that second letter by
raising the possibility of a trade?
:52:24
Mr. President
we have only 30 hours left
:52:27
and whatever response we send
:52:29
it'll take several hours
to reach our embassy
:52:31
and be delievered to the Kremlin
:52:34
So early tomorrow morning
is the earliest
:52:37
Kruschev could respond
:52:39
Which one of you geniuses
is gonna tell me how to
:52:42
explain it to the world
if we don't make this trade?
:52:46
So what are we gonna say
to the Soviets
:52:48
about this offer?
:52:50
Well, it depends, doesn't it?
:52:52
Do we really believe
there's been a coup?
:52:56
What if Fomin wasn't a ploy?
:52:58
What if his message was real?
:53:00
What if what is happening
is a series of accidents?
:53:04
Accidents like them
shooting down our U-2?
:53:08
Yes. Accidents like that
:53:10
And the accidents are making the
second letter seem more aggressive
:53:14
and the whole situation
appear worse than it really is
:53:17
"The Gun of August"
:53:18
That's right
:53:20
So we just reject the second letter?
:53:23
No
:53:25
We don't...
:53:26
reject it
:53:27
We accept the first letter
:53:29
and pretend
the second one doesn't exist
:53:34
It won't work
because that's wishful thinking
:53:36
Look, he made an offer. So I...
:53:37
The same wishful thinking, Bobby
that blinded us all these months
:53:40
while the Soviets were sneaking
those missiles in under our noses
:53:44
Ignore the second letter
:53:45
agree to the conditions of the first
:53:47
There is no reason to believe
the Soviets will let it go
:53:49
Max is right. Why will they accept it?
:53:51
It can work
:53:52
If they believe
we're gonna hit 'em hard
:53:56
We've got time for one more round
of diplomacy, and that's it
:53:59
First airstrikes start in 28 hours