(The White House is doing damage control for the Cakegate situation...)

Ellen: As your mother, I can appreciate that maybe this isn't your fault, but as the president, all I want is to have the CIA fake your death and ride the dead-kid sympathy into a second term. I don't have time to deal with this right now, so here's what we're gonna do. You are going to make nice with Henry. You're leaving Saturday and spending Sunday in England.

Alex: Is it too late to take the faking-my-death option?