Francisco Vargas:  So , what do you think about this Admiral Jake Ballard ? Eli Pope was pushing him at that donor meeting , and the more I look , the more I think he might actually be a decent Vice President . Thought I 'd run it by you , get your take .
Cyrus Beene: My take ?
Francisco Vargas: You 've always got _ one _ .
Cyrus Beene: My take my take my take is that he 's a soulless , dead - eyed monster who murdered the love of my life in cold blood . My take is that Jake Ballard is a traitor to the nation I 've spent my life loving and serving . My take is that Jake Ballard is Moloch , Abaddon , Leviathan , a serpent coiled at the feet of his master Satan himself .
Francisco Vargas: Cyrus ? What do you think about Jake Ballard for VP ?
Cyrus Beene: I think he 'd be great .