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♪♪
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[ indistinct conversations ]
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Shut it down or get fired,
people!
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[ grunts ]
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Noah: All set?
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One sec.
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For over two decades, she's been
making sure I'm presentable.
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Where would I be
without her?
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Okay, we're ready.
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Man: Rolling.
Sound. Action.
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First question...
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Charlotte. Charlotte!
Charlotte!
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Who's in charge of the
president's detail today?
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His secret service detail?
Obviously.
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Call whoever's in charge.
Call them.
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Get them here now --
now, Charlotte, now!
[ pounding desk ]
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[ Abby sighs ]
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Thankfully, Noah,
we lean on each other.
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We lean on our marriage.
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But I don't know that you ever
get used to character attacks,
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Especially when they have
no basis in the truth.
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Part of the package
of public office.
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It's certainly
not new --
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Not that that makes it
any fairer to my family.
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Right.
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We're running it, people!
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Our marriage is stronger
than ever,
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But we're human, and it's hard
when they attack our friends.
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And Olivia has been
an important friend to us,
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As well as an advisor.
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Man: Crash box. North lawn.
Man #2: Sir, sir.
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I'm sorry.
You'll have to stop filming.
Ma'am.
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Crash box?
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An alarm, often tripped
by an intrusion.
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There's an intruder
in the white house?
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Falcon's secure.
Foxtail's secure.
Woman:
First lady's on the move.
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It could be a false
alarm, but we can never
take that chance.
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I'll be right back.
Please wait here.
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We're clear.
Foxtail's secure.
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[ indistinct conversations ]
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♪♪
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Fitz: Wait.
Protocol is the bunker.
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Why aren't we -- you said
there was an intruder.
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Abby: They lied.
I asked them to lie.
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I needed to get you
out of there, sir.
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What the hell
is going on here, Abby?
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[ indistinct shouting on tv ]
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Olivia pope, are you
the president's mistress?
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[ chuckles ]
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Yes.
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[ shouting intensifies ]
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"yes."
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"yes"?
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"yes"?!
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[ shouting continues ]
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Noah.
So sorry about all of that.
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What'd you do,
pay a homeless guy
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To crash
the white house gates?
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The secret service
is handling
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What I'm sure was
a very real threat.
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Cut the crap, Abby.
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I'm gonna need that tape,
Noah.
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The tape
where the first couple
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Pledged their love
to each other
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At almost
the exact same time
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That Olivia pope confirmed
her affair with the president?
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People, the word of the day
is "silence."
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Not a peep, tweet, or whisper
leaves this white house
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Unless it has been approved
by me --
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No "off the record," nothing
"on background," not one slip.
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Our job is to protect
our president.
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Ohh.
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[ door closes ]
Mellie: Oh, look,
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It's the girl who can't shut
her legs -- or her mouth.
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We've got one hour
to give Noah baker
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An exclusive interview with
the president and first lady,
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Or he runs the footage of you
lying about the affair.
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What do you expect us
to say, exactly?
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The truth.
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The truth?
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The truth?!
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Yes, Mellie.
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We have no other choice.
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Thanks to her.
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We can spin this.
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Uh, you can say
you grew apart after...
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The death of your son.
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You can say
you're getting a divorce.
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You can say you're pained
by that, but, in the end,
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It's the best thing for
your family and the country.
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[ sighs ]
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Are you out of your minds?
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I am not saying
any of that.
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I am not sitting down with you
and Noah baker and --
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We cannot lie!
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We have no choice.
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Go to your office.
Wait there.
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We will inform you when
it's time to do the interview.
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[ scoffs ]
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[ Mellie sighs ]
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[ door opens, closes ]
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Before you settle
on the truth,
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There are other options
to consider --
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Less hazardous options.
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[ clears throat ]
we are fully aware.
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Door number two -- you cast me
as the trashy homewrecker
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With a long history
of seducing powerful men.
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We considered that.
And dismissed it.
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Door number three --
you admit the affair,
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But stay with Mellie
through your term.
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We are doing
the interview,
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Telling the truth,
and moving on...
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Together.
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I'll tell Noah
the interview's on.
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I'm sorry.
Stop.
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I should've warned you.
I wasn't thinking.
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I should've said --
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I loved what you said.
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[ chuckles ]
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[ indistinct conversations,
clock ticking ]
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Senator grant.
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Senator.
I know you're angry.
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I know this is difficult.
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I can't imagine what else
you must be feeling,
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But this interview is not
just to help him, senator.
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This interview
can work for you, too.
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[ sighs ] senator, please,
if you will just...
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Hi, there, red.
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Cyrus.
Why -- why are you here?
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I'm answering the call.
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Answering the call?
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Answering the call --
the call to serve.
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The call to serve?
Crap.
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I have been called into service
for my country, red.
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The junior senator of
the great state of Virginia
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Has asked me to serve
as her chief advisor.
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Ma'am, I am begging you,
for the good of the country --
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Now, now,
let's not do that.
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Stop and smell
the "'merica," red.
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Besides,
there's no time to beg.
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I hear there's a clock
ticking on an interview
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The president would like
the senator to participate in,
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And if that's the case,
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Well, then,
there are gonna be
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Some things we would like
in return.
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You are negotiating?
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Look at you,
quicker than ever.
[ sighs ] okay, fine.
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What do you want?
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We'll be in touch.
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What?
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Cyrus,
we are running out of time!
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So...Tell me.
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What do you want?
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I want to destroy
Olivia pope.
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[ voice breaking ] I want her
to suffer like I have suffered.
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I want her to suffer so much
it makes him suffer.
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I want to make them bleed.
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I want their every breath
to reek of poison!
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Mellie.
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This is a very
important moment.
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Don't waste it
being human.
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Your answer will define
your future.
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Think like a champion.
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Think like a warrior.
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[ pounds fist ]
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Raise your sword
and run into battle
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And tell me
what the inscription
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On your monument will read
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When the history books
glorify you.
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[ sighs ]
tell me.
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What do you want?
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I want the oval.
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Yes!
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[ camera shutter clicking ]
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There's been a hiccup.
Cyrus.
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Cyrus?
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Your wife
reached out to him.
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He's acting as her advocate
for the negotiations.
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[ chuckles ]
what negotiations?
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What they want in order to agree
to the interview.
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She'll get nothing,
and she'll like it.
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Sir!
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Get out of my way.
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This is a negotiation, sir,
not an argument.
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If you go in there hot,
we'll never make our deadline.
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Move!
Which is exactly why
you can't be involved.
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Excuse me?
It's too personal between you
and the first lady, sir.
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You don't know what the hell
you're talking about.
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Move now,
or you're fired.
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So fire me.
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Olivia: Fitz.
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Hear her out.
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I am doing my job, sir.
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I am focused on doing my job
for you --
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Protecting the oval,
protecting the presidency.
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May I ask, sir, what you are
focused on right now?
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She's right.
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Anger gets you nowhere.
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Nothing gets agreed on
without my say-so.
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Thank you, sir.
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[ sighs ]
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[ door closes ]
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[ sighs ]
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And the white house response
to pope's declaration
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Has so far been silence --
a total, complete lockdown.
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¿dónde está Olivia pope?
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¿está en la casa Blanca?
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Por ahora,
no sabemos, pero...
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[ camera shutters clicking ]
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No, Olivia pope & associates
has no comment at this time.
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We're under attack.
[ phones ringing ]
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Hackers from all over
are trying to get in,
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But the firewalls are holding.
You're calling again, Jim?
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No comment means
no comment.
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No, I'm not answering that --
because...No comment!
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I see you stealth port scan,
Taiwan.
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Good luck getting past
the ips protocol!
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No inglés.
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Woman: Once again,
if you have just joined us,
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Olivia pope has just --
what are you doing?
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We were watching that.
Why? For what?
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Hey. Do you know
what you just did?
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I was in the middle
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Of delivering kill worms
to the power grid.
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Huck, holy...
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You were gonna turn off
the internet?
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Oh, no, I was gonna erase
the internet.
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Nice!
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No. No, not nice.
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Hey, we're helping Liv.
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Liv did not ask
for your help.
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She does not want
your help.
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She did this.
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You know why you don't know
about any plan?
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Because you are not part
of any plan.
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The plan already happened.
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The plan was Olivia pope
standing on that sidewalk
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And, with one word, obliterating
any life she's ever known.
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The plan was Liv requiring
the same thing of herself
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That she requires
of her clients,
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Standing by the one thing,
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Following the only rule
that matters to her.
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What is that?
Do not lie.
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Do. Not. Lie.
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That was it.
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That was her plan.
The plan is done.
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Liv finally stood on her own,
and we are done.
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So that's it?
No plan?
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We're just gonna sit here
and do nothing?
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My plan is to sit here
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And drink the majority
of this vodka
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And get remarkably wasted
and watch the world end.
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Anyone care to join me?
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[ crumpled paper lands softly ]
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In order to do
this interview,
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In which she will say
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That she and the president
are divorcing amicably,
258
00:10:15,749 --> 00:10:18,116
Senator grant requires
a few very simple things.
259
00:10:18,118 --> 00:10:19,884
First of all,
the president
260
00:10:19,886 --> 00:10:23,622
Will support the senator's bid
for the white house.
261
00:10:23,624 --> 00:10:25,890
That doesn't mean
waving a few pom-poms
262
00:10:25,892 --> 00:10:27,859
And phoning in
a couple of interviews
263
00:10:27,861 --> 00:10:29,761
On the Sunday circuit.
264
00:10:29,763 --> 00:10:32,697
It means that, politically,
the president is her bitch.
265
00:10:32,699 --> 00:10:35,100
He will be by her side
on the trail,
266
00:10:35,102 --> 00:10:37,235
At the click of
her ruby-red heels.
267
00:10:37,237 --> 00:10:39,070
He will fill
her collection plate
268
00:10:39,072 --> 00:10:40,739
As many times as she asks.
Got it?
269
00:10:40,741 --> 00:10:42,774
Is that it?
270
00:10:42,776 --> 00:10:44,776
Senator grant would also like
to limit the exposure
271
00:10:44,778 --> 00:10:46,177
Of this relationship.
272
00:10:46,179 --> 00:10:47,412
Olivia will not move
into the white house.
273
00:10:47,414 --> 00:10:49,381
Marriage is a nonstarter.
274
00:10:49,383 --> 00:10:52,250
The first affair doesn't make
any appearances
275
00:10:52,252 --> 00:10:53,718
As a public couple,
276
00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:55,253
Not until
senator Mellie grant
277
00:10:55,255 --> 00:10:57,288
Becomes president
Mellie grant.
278
00:10:57,290 --> 00:10:59,190
Additionally,
any and all interaction
279
00:10:59,192 --> 00:11:01,393
By Olivia pope
with the children --
280
00:11:01,395 --> 00:11:05,263
The senator's children --
must be cleared with her.
281
00:11:05,265 --> 00:11:08,133
I'll do my best.
282
00:11:08,135 --> 00:11:11,202
Before we become besties,
I have some demands of my own.
283
00:11:11,204 --> 00:11:13,038
I'm sorry.
Your demands?
284
00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:15,040
Namely that I refuse
to negotiate
285
00:11:15,042 --> 00:11:17,842
In this office and I refuse
to negotiate with you.
286
00:11:17,844 --> 00:11:22,013
Red, tell him what I said,
and tell me what he says back.
287
00:11:22,015 --> 00:11:23,381
Cyrus said Mellie wants you
on the trail --
288
00:11:23,383 --> 00:11:25,283
Campaign stops,
fundraising, photo ops,
289
00:11:25,285 --> 00:11:27,085
Whatever she thinks
she needs.
290
00:11:27,087 --> 00:11:28,987
That'll be more time than
we've spent together in years.
291
00:11:28,989 --> 00:11:33,158
She would also like the two
of you to remain discreet --
292
00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:34,959
No public appearances,
no photos.
293
00:11:34,961 --> 00:11:36,461
That's -- you tell Cyrus
294
00:11:36,463 --> 00:11:38,229
That what she's asking for
is out of the question.
295
00:11:38,231 --> 00:11:39,698
It isn't
out of the question.
296
00:11:39,700 --> 00:11:41,199
We need to be done
with her.
297
00:11:41,201 --> 00:11:43,134
We need to move on,
make a clean break.
298
00:11:43,136 --> 00:11:45,437
And this is how we do it --
by giving Mellie what she wants,
299
00:11:45,439 --> 00:11:47,405
By keeping her as happy
as we possibly can.
300
00:11:47,407 --> 00:11:48,973
We need Mellie
on our side.
301
00:11:48,975 --> 00:11:53,411
Fitz, I've negotiated
dozens of divorces,
302
00:11:53,413 --> 00:11:56,347
Amicable and ugly,
for husbands and wives.
303
00:11:56,349 --> 00:11:58,817
So believe me
when I tell you that,
304
00:11:58,819 --> 00:12:00,351
For 20 years of marriage,
305
00:12:00,353 --> 00:12:02,821
A few campaign stops
and a little discretion
306
00:12:02,823 --> 00:12:04,355
Isn't too much to ask.
307
00:12:04,357 --> 00:12:05,457
It really isn't.
308
00:12:05,459 --> 00:12:07,158
We need her to be happy,
309
00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:09,928
And that means letting her
feel like she's won.
310
00:12:13,100 --> 00:12:15,500
[ sighs ]
311
00:12:15,502 --> 00:12:17,736
Anything else?
312
00:12:17,738 --> 00:12:20,238
Cyrus says he wants to negotiate
with me and not Elizabeth.
313
00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:22,173
Why does that matter?
It's a power move.
314
00:12:22,175 --> 00:12:24,008
He's got an ax to grind
with Liz,
315
00:12:24,010 --> 00:12:25,510
And he's putting her
in her place,
316
00:12:25,512 --> 00:12:29,314
Not to mention driving a wedge
between Abby and me.
317
00:12:29,316 --> 00:12:31,049
A wedge?
318
00:12:36,323 --> 00:12:38,123
Abby.
319
00:12:38,125 --> 00:12:39,491
Why don't I let you two
discuss cyrus' offer?
320
00:12:39,493 --> 00:12:41,259
[ sighs ]
abby.
321
00:12:41,261 --> 00:12:43,094
[ sighs ]
322
00:12:43,096 --> 00:12:43,828
Abby.
323
00:12:43,830 --> 00:12:45,864
Hey.
324
00:12:45,866 --> 00:12:46,965
Is there
a problem here?
325
00:12:46,967 --> 00:12:48,233
A problem?
What kind of a problem?
326
00:12:48,235 --> 00:12:49,901
Like a friend who lied
to my face,
327
00:12:49,903 --> 00:12:50,835
That kind of a problem?
328
00:12:50,837 --> 00:12:51,970
Don't let cyrus turn this --
329
00:12:51,972 --> 00:12:53,371
No, this has nothing to do
with cyrus.
330
00:12:53,373 --> 00:12:54,873
You lied to me.
331
00:12:54,875 --> 00:12:56,040
I was trying
to protect you.
332
00:12:56,042 --> 00:12:57,186
You weren't trying
to protect me.
333
00:12:57,187 --> 00:12:58,331
I was trying to protect --
[ door closes ]
334
00:12:58,332 --> 00:12:59,476
You were trying
to protect yourself.
335
00:12:59,479 --> 00:13:01,262
Come on.
336
00:13:01,263 --> 00:13:03,046
You...Lied
right to my face.
337
00:13:03,049 --> 00:13:04,315
I asked you flat-out,
338
00:13:04,317 --> 00:13:05,483
And you said
you were not seeing him.
339
00:13:05,485 --> 00:13:07,252
You said, "no, abby,
i'm not sleeping
340
00:13:07,254 --> 00:13:08,520
With the president of
the united states,"
341
00:13:08,522 --> 00:13:10,488
To my face,
342
00:13:10,490 --> 00:13:13,158
And then i had to get up
on that podium
343
00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:15,860
And be humiliated in front
of all my peers.
344
00:13:15,862 --> 00:13:18,062
You left me
to die up there.
345
00:13:18,064 --> 00:13:19,330
If i had told you --
346
00:13:19,332 --> 00:13:21,266
If you had told me,
i could've protected you.
347
00:13:21,268 --> 00:13:22,751
If you had told me,
348
00:13:22,752 --> 00:13:24,235
I could've turned off the
cameras in the residence.
349
00:13:24,237 --> 00:13:25,837
If you had told me,
none of us
350
00:13:25,839 --> 00:13:27,272
Would be in this situation
right now.
351
00:13:27,274 --> 00:13:28,840
But you didn't.
352
00:13:28,842 --> 00:13:30,441
I didn't want you
to have to lie for me.
353
00:13:30,443 --> 00:13:32,844
I didn't want you to --
you didn't want to tell me
354
00:13:32,846 --> 00:13:34,579
Because you didn't think
i'd be good enough
355
00:13:34,581 --> 00:13:35,814
At my job to handle it.
356
00:13:35,816 --> 00:13:39,217
♪♪
357
00:13:41,087 --> 00:13:43,254
Did you?
358
00:13:46,059 --> 00:13:48,226
[ door opens, closes ]
359
00:13:55,268 --> 00:13:55,934
[ camera shutter clicking ]
360
00:13:55,936 --> 00:13:57,168
I like martinis.
361
00:13:57,170 --> 00:13:59,103
[ laughs ]
362
00:13:59,105 --> 00:14:00,338
Oh, yeah, because james bond
likes them.
363
00:14:00,340 --> 00:14:02,907
It's -- hey, nothing to be
ashamed of, perkins.
364
00:14:02,909 --> 00:14:04,175
Every new spy does it.
365
00:14:04,177 --> 00:14:05,577
I did it.
366
00:14:05,579 --> 00:14:06,911
Me too.
[ cellphone ringing ]
367
00:14:06,913 --> 00:14:09,380
I got to take this.
368
00:14:14,054 --> 00:14:16,187
Olivia: Hey.
369
00:14:16,189 --> 00:14:17,255
How's it going?
[ door closes ]
370
00:14:17,257 --> 00:14:19,390
What's going on
over there?
371
00:14:19,392 --> 00:14:21,559
What's going on
over there?
372
00:14:21,561 --> 00:14:23,962
[ sighs ]
373
00:14:23,964 --> 00:14:26,497
I asked you first.
374
00:14:26,499 --> 00:14:29,234
Here, we're,
uh, drinking.
375
00:14:29,236 --> 00:14:32,637
Well, technically,
we're drunk.
376
00:14:32,639 --> 00:14:34,138
But, also, we're drinking.
377
00:14:34,140 --> 00:14:37,008
[ chuckles ]
sounds fun.
378
00:14:37,010 --> 00:14:39,911
I could use a drink.
[ sighs ]
379
00:14:44,284 --> 00:14:48,486
I think
i made a mistake.
380
00:14:48,488 --> 00:14:51,022
What i said
to the press --
381
00:14:51,024 --> 00:14:53,324
Not my best move.
382
00:14:53,326 --> 00:14:56,261
Just say the word, liv,
and i'm on my way.
383
00:14:56,263 --> 00:14:59,497
[ breathes deeply ]
384
00:14:59,499 --> 00:15:02,166
I'm good.
385
00:15:02,168 --> 00:15:04,602
Also,
you're too drunk to drive.
386
00:15:07,073 --> 00:15:09,440
Have one for me, okay?
387
00:15:09,442 --> 00:15:12,443
Done.
388
00:15:12,445 --> 00:15:15,079
[ cellphone beeps ]
389
00:15:15,081 --> 00:15:17,215
[ breathes deeply ]
390
00:15:20,487 --> 00:15:22,253
The president agrees
not to marry liv
391
00:15:22,255 --> 00:15:23,955
While in the white house.
Good. What else?
392
00:15:23,957 --> 00:15:25,690
And he will join mellie
on the campaign trail --
393
00:15:25,692 --> 00:15:27,025
Five stops max.
Eight.
394
00:15:27,027 --> 00:15:28,393
Six.
Seven.
395
00:15:28,395 --> 00:15:29,928
He won't go for it.
Then she won't accept it.
396
00:15:29,929 --> 00:15:31,462
Senator grant needs
president grant's support
397
00:15:31,464 --> 00:15:33,364
In order to become
the next president grant.
398
00:15:33,366 --> 00:15:34,632
Appearing at six
campaign stops
399
00:15:34,634 --> 00:15:36,501
Is better than none,
don't you think?
400
00:15:36,503 --> 00:15:38,369
Fine, six, but then mellie gets
the house in santa barbara, too.
401
00:15:38,371 --> 00:15:41,039
What? That house has been
in his family for generations.
402
00:15:41,041 --> 00:15:42,707
And olivia cannot take
the grant name.
403
00:15:42,709 --> 00:15:44,943
Under no circumstance can there
be a second mrs. Grant.
404
00:15:44,945 --> 00:15:46,477
We want that one
in writing.
Cyrus.
405
00:15:46,479 --> 00:15:50,014
Take the demands back
to the president,
406
00:15:50,016 --> 00:15:52,583
Or i will take them
to him myself.
407
00:15:52,585 --> 00:15:54,118
You're joking.
408
00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:55,320
And she wants it
in writing.
409
00:15:55,322 --> 00:15:57,422
What's next, my blood?
How about a kidney?
410
00:15:57,424 --> 00:15:59,157
Find out
which one she wants,
411
00:15:59,159 --> 00:16:01,025
And we'll cut it out
on national tv.
412
00:16:01,027 --> 00:16:02,026
This is total insanity.
413
00:16:02,028 --> 00:16:03,027
I'm just the messenger.
414
00:16:03,029 --> 00:16:04,295
Print up the agreement.
415
00:16:06,132 --> 00:16:07,165
Is that what you want,
sir?
416
00:16:07,167 --> 00:16:09,267
Let's get this over with.
417
00:16:11,604 --> 00:16:13,371
Tell me we have a deal.
418
00:16:13,372 --> 00:16:15,139
We have an agreement
if i can get it to print.
419
00:16:15,141 --> 00:16:16,741
[ printer beeps ]
toner?
420
00:16:16,743 --> 00:16:18,393
You've got
to be kidding me.
421
00:16:18,394 --> 00:16:20,044
Do you think the white house
was always her goal?
422
00:16:20,046 --> 00:16:21,546
Mellie?
I don't think so.
423
00:16:21,548 --> 00:16:23,314
Olivia. I mean, just looking
at her history...
424
00:16:23,316 --> 00:16:24,615
Well, she started small --
425
00:16:24,617 --> 00:16:26,751
Lobbyists, representatives,
senator davis.
426
00:16:26,753 --> 00:16:28,186
Do you think she broke off
that engagement
427
00:16:28,188 --> 00:16:29,554
[chuckling] 'cause she knew
she could do better?
428
00:16:29,556 --> 00:16:31,389
You've been digging
through cyrus' files.
429
00:16:31,391 --> 00:16:32,590
Just doing my homework.
430
00:16:32,592 --> 00:16:34,258
By reading the kill file
on olivia pope?
431
00:16:34,260 --> 00:16:35,410
[ sighs ]
you got to admit
432
00:16:35,411 --> 00:16:36,561
There's a pattern
to her relationships.
433
00:16:36,563 --> 00:16:38,463
We are printing out
these deal points.
434
00:16:38,465 --> 00:16:40,031
We are getting this
interview done.
435
00:16:40,033 --> 00:16:42,066
We are not gathering ammunition
against olivia.
436
00:16:42,068 --> 00:16:43,401
We already have it.
437
00:16:43,403 --> 00:16:45,336
Let's just hope
we don't have to use it.
438
00:16:45,338 --> 00:16:46,604
[ sighs ]
439
00:16:53,113 --> 00:16:55,546
[ sighs ]
440
00:17:00,220 --> 00:17:02,487
They caved on
the santa barbara house?
441
00:17:02,489 --> 00:17:04,756
They caved on everything.
Read the third page.
442
00:17:04,758 --> 00:17:06,758
I tacked on a maintenance
and staff allowance
443
00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:08,459
Of 500 grand a year --
444
00:17:08,461 --> 00:17:10,294
An allowance to be used
at your total discretion,
445
00:17:10,296 --> 00:17:11,362
I might add.
446
00:17:11,364 --> 00:17:14,799
[ breathes deeply ]
447
00:17:19,105 --> 00:17:20,538
[ breathes deeply ]
448
00:17:25,812 --> 00:17:27,445
No.
449
00:17:27,447 --> 00:17:30,314
What do you mean?
450
00:17:30,316 --> 00:17:32,617
I mean no.
I won't...
451
00:17:32,619 --> 00:17:34,452
I can't accept this.
452
00:17:34,454 --> 00:17:36,187
Mellie, we got it all.
453
00:17:36,189 --> 00:17:39,157
Fitz is giving you everything
you asked for.
454
00:17:39,159 --> 00:17:40,191
This isn't it.
This isn't enough.
455
00:17:40,193 --> 00:17:41,259
I should've asked
for more.
456
00:17:41,261 --> 00:17:43,327
More?
More.
457
00:17:43,329 --> 00:17:44,095
What more is there,
mellie?
458
00:17:44,097 --> 00:17:45,329
I don't know!
459
00:17:45,331 --> 00:17:48,299
I just know
that i want more!
460
00:17:48,301 --> 00:17:50,535
Well, what are you
gonna give them?
461
00:17:50,537 --> 00:17:52,470
In order to get,
you got to give.
462
00:17:52,472 --> 00:17:54,439
That's how this
whole thing works.
463
00:17:54,441 --> 00:17:56,207
It didn't used
to work that way,
464
00:17:56,209 --> 00:17:57,742
Not when you were
behind the wheel.
465
00:17:57,744 --> 00:17:58,643
You have lost it, cyrus.
466
00:17:58,645 --> 00:18:00,111
I've what?
467
00:18:00,113 --> 00:18:01,045
You have sat at home
too long
468
00:18:01,047 --> 00:18:02,747
With your tv
and your whore,
469
00:18:02,749 --> 00:18:04,382
And you have lost
your edge.
470
00:18:04,384 --> 00:18:08,719
The cyrus i knew
was an animal,
471
00:18:08,721 --> 00:18:11,756
A monster who cared about one
thing and one thing only --
472
00:18:11,758 --> 00:18:13,091
Getting it done.
473
00:18:13,093 --> 00:18:14,792
And that is...
474
00:18:14,794 --> 00:18:18,262
You're not him anymore.
475
00:18:18,264 --> 00:18:20,331
You don't have the fire.
You don't have the drive.
476
00:18:20,333 --> 00:18:23,234
You're soft.
477
00:18:25,705 --> 00:18:28,239
[ scoffs ]
478
00:18:29,843 --> 00:18:33,211
Everybody's changed on me.
479
00:18:36,616 --> 00:18:38,116
[ sniffs ]
480
00:18:38,118 --> 00:18:39,217
I'll see what i can do.
481
00:18:56,803 --> 00:18:59,270
[ door opens ]
482
00:18:59,272 --> 00:19:00,872
The president
will see you now.
483
00:19:03,776 --> 00:19:05,676
Cyrus: I know it's getting down
to the wire, sir,
484
00:19:05,678 --> 00:19:07,745
But at this point,
20 minutes out, i've done --
485
00:19:07,747 --> 00:19:11,282
I'm doing everything i can,
but mellie won't budge.
486
00:19:11,284 --> 00:19:14,819
[ breathes deeply ]
487
00:19:14,821 --> 00:19:18,556
I apologize that i haven't
488
00:19:18,558 --> 00:19:22,693
Been able to come through
for you, for the country.
489
00:19:22,695 --> 00:19:24,362
I'm sorry about that,
490
00:19:24,364 --> 00:19:26,664
But the senator's heels
are dug in, sir.
491
00:19:26,666 --> 00:19:28,299
She's...
492
00:19:29,369 --> 00:19:30,735
...Being mellie.
493
00:19:30,737 --> 00:19:32,537
[ breathes deeply ]
494
00:19:35,175 --> 00:19:36,941
You have been nothing
but gracious
495
00:19:36,943 --> 00:19:38,643
In these negotiations...
496
00:19:38,645 --> 00:19:40,344
And generous --
497
00:19:40,346 --> 00:19:42,747
More generous than i would be
if i were in your shoes.
498
00:19:42,749 --> 00:19:45,483
Unfortunately, mellie's not
operating on the same level.
499
00:19:45,485 --> 00:19:48,753
That's disappointing.
500
00:20:01,768 --> 00:20:03,968
What does she want?
501
00:20:06,506 --> 00:20:08,573
M-may --
may i speak frankly?
502
00:20:10,210 --> 00:20:11,943
[ breathes shakily ]
503
00:20:11,945 --> 00:20:14,278
I don't know if she'll ever
go for this.
504
00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:17,415
She's -- her feelings are hurt,
her pride, her heart.
505
00:20:17,417 --> 00:20:20,418
She may not have believed
you were in love,
506
00:20:20,420 --> 00:20:22,820
But...You liked her.
507
00:20:22,822 --> 00:20:25,556
Y-you were a team.
508
00:20:25,558 --> 00:20:30,428
And now -- now you took away
your friendship.
509
00:20:30,430 --> 00:20:33,431
Sh-she's bewildered.
She doesn't have anyone.
510
00:20:33,433 --> 00:20:35,866
She's lost, lonely.
511
00:20:37,937 --> 00:20:39,403
I don't know.
512
00:20:40,773 --> 00:20:43,474
I think...
513
00:20:43,476 --> 00:20:45,276
Go on.
514
00:20:45,278 --> 00:20:47,845
You need
to take her back.
515
00:20:47,847 --> 00:20:53,017
In my opinion,
that's how this goes away --
516
00:20:53,019 --> 00:20:56,721
If you take mellie back
and -- i'm sorry --
517
00:20:56,723 --> 00:20:59,423
Put your relationship with liv
on hold until you leave office,
518
00:20:59,425 --> 00:21:02,560
Until the spotlight shifts
from you to mellie.
519
00:21:02,562 --> 00:21:04,562
It's an unfair sacrifice,
520
00:21:04,564 --> 00:21:07,431
But one you may want
to consider,
521
00:21:07,433 --> 00:21:10,434
One that i'd advise you
to consider
522
00:21:10,436 --> 00:21:12,436
If i still worked
for you.
523
00:21:15,942 --> 00:21:17,875
Is that all?
524
00:21:17,877 --> 00:21:21,312
Yes, sir.
525
00:21:22,782 --> 00:21:24,282
Thank you, cyrus.
526
00:21:26,953 --> 00:21:30,488
Thank you,
mr. President.
527
00:21:44,437 --> 00:21:45,569
Where you going?
528
00:21:45,571 --> 00:21:47,371
I need some air.
529
00:21:48,608 --> 00:21:50,574
[ sighs ]
530
00:21:50,576 --> 00:21:51,676
Ugh.
531
00:21:51,678 --> 00:21:54,011
[ sighs ]
532
00:21:54,013 --> 00:21:55,680
I'm looking for my hooch.
533
00:21:55,682 --> 00:21:57,715
You didn't drink it --
did you, olivia? --
534
00:21:57,717 --> 00:22:00,084
While you were sleeping
in my bed like goldilocks?
535
00:22:00,086 --> 00:22:01,986
No.
[ sighs ]
536
00:22:01,988 --> 00:22:03,721
I hid it
all over back when...
537
00:22:03,723 --> 00:22:06,457
[ sighs ]
after the funeral.
538
00:22:06,459 --> 00:22:09,860
Now it's like
emergency supplies.
539
00:22:09,862 --> 00:22:11,529
I should go.
540
00:22:11,531 --> 00:22:12,730
[ chuckles ] you're gonna
need the hooch...
541
00:22:12,732 --> 00:22:14,532
[ sighs ]
542
00:22:14,534 --> 00:22:17,568
...All the hideously long days
and nights
543
00:22:17,570 --> 00:22:20,871
You're about to spend hosting
ridiculous galas and balls,
544
00:22:20,873 --> 00:22:22,640
Standing by his side,
545
00:22:22,642 --> 00:22:24,375
Your teeth
smeared with vaseline
546
00:22:24,377 --> 00:22:26,477
So your smile stays wide
and bright
547
00:22:26,479 --> 00:22:27,978
Like you're some kind
of wax figure.
548
00:22:27,980 --> 00:22:30,014
Ah! Yes!
549
00:22:30,016 --> 00:22:32,583
[ sighing ]
550
00:22:32,585 --> 00:22:34,719
Trust me,
551
00:22:34,721 --> 00:22:36,987
This stuff is the only thing
that gets you through --
552
00:22:36,989 --> 00:22:38,689
The lady lunching
and the curating,
553
00:22:38,691 --> 00:22:40,658
The tedious cause
you have to come up with
554
00:22:40,660 --> 00:22:42,393
And then pretend
to care about.
555
00:22:42,395 --> 00:22:43,894
Do you like to decorate,
olivia?
556
00:22:43,896 --> 00:22:46,597
Come wintertime, do you find
little snowflake ornaments
557
00:22:46,599 --> 00:22:48,632
And golden pinecones
just adorable?
558
00:22:48,634 --> 00:22:50,768
I hope you do because those
111 christmas trees
559
00:22:50,770 --> 00:22:53,104
Don't just
design themselves.
560
00:22:53,106 --> 00:22:55,873
[ sighs ]
561
00:22:55,875 --> 00:22:58,376
[ breathing heavily ]
562
00:23:02,448 --> 00:23:03,781
What the hell?
You want some?
563
00:23:07,954 --> 00:23:09,954
I didn't poison it.
564
00:23:09,956 --> 00:23:11,522
See?
565
00:23:11,524 --> 00:23:12,857
[ slurps ]
566
00:23:12,859 --> 00:23:14,725
Mmm!
567
00:23:14,727 --> 00:23:15,893
[ breathes shakily ]
568
00:23:15,895 --> 00:23:19,563
I don't want any.
Thanks.
569
00:23:21,601 --> 00:23:23,968
[ chuckles ]
570
00:23:23,970 --> 00:23:27,538
You don't get to say
what you don't want,
571
00:23:27,540 --> 00:23:28,639
Not in here.
572
00:23:31,043 --> 00:23:34,545
Your wants, your needs...
573
00:23:34,547 --> 00:23:38,149
Nobody cares anymore.
574
00:23:38,151 --> 00:23:41,786
All that matters
from now on is him.
575
00:23:41,788 --> 00:23:43,638
[ sighs ]
576
00:23:43,639 --> 00:23:45,489
You will make so many sacrifices
and compromises.
577
00:23:45,491 --> 00:23:46,791
[ chuckles ]
578
00:23:46,793 --> 00:23:49,827
You won't even feel like
a real person anymore.
579
00:23:49,829 --> 00:23:51,762
You will be unrecognizable.
580
00:23:51,764 --> 00:23:53,731
You think you're gonna be able
to keep that little business
581
00:23:53,733 --> 00:23:55,133
Of yours up and running,
582
00:23:55,134 --> 00:23:56,534
That group of thugs you got
working for you?
583
00:23:56,536 --> 00:23:58,102
What, you're gonna find
a place for them
584
00:23:58,104 --> 00:23:59,804
Here on your staff
in the white house?
585
00:23:59,806 --> 00:24:01,572
I don't think so.
You forfeit all that
586
00:24:01,574 --> 00:24:02,940
The moment
he takes your hand
587
00:24:02,942 --> 00:24:04,542
And presents you
to the world.
588
00:24:04,544 --> 00:24:06,544
You get dropped in a cage,
and you are trapped.
589
00:24:06,546 --> 00:24:10,981
The amount of bile you will
force yourself to choke down...
590
00:24:10,983 --> 00:24:12,550
[ breathes deeply ]
591
00:24:12,552 --> 00:24:15,119
But like i said,
592
00:24:15,121 --> 00:24:17,087
That's what this here
liquid gold is for.
593
00:24:17,089 --> 00:24:20,224
To feel numb.
Oh, honey, no.
594
00:24:20,226 --> 00:24:22,927
Living here
in this prison,
595
00:24:22,929 --> 00:24:26,063
That is what makes you
feel numb.
596
00:24:26,065 --> 00:24:28,866
This is what makes you
feel alive.
597
00:24:30,736 --> 00:24:33,737
[ breathes shakily ]
598
00:24:33,739 --> 00:24:37,141
[ sighs ]
599
00:24:39,579 --> 00:24:41,011
[ scoffs ]
600
00:24:41,013 --> 00:24:42,513
[ breathes deeply ]
601
00:24:42,515 --> 00:24:44,915
When you go back down
to the oval
602
00:24:44,917 --> 00:24:46,784
And you sit next
to fitz...
603
00:24:46,786 --> 00:24:48,886
[ sighs ]
604
00:24:48,888 --> 00:24:51,822
...I hope you know what
you're really fighting for.
605
00:24:51,824 --> 00:24:53,891
♪♪
606
00:24:55,895 --> 00:24:59,730
[ mellie laughs ]
607
00:24:59,732 --> 00:25:03,267
And whatever hooch you dig up
around here...
608
00:25:05,838 --> 00:25:08,706
...Consider it
my parting gift.
609
00:25:08,708 --> 00:25:11,242
♪♪
610
00:25:24,590 --> 00:25:26,057
Oh, abby!
You're good with words.
611
00:25:26,058 --> 00:25:27,525
Help me out with the lead
for my piece, all right?
612
00:25:27,527 --> 00:25:28,826
We open with the footage
of the secret service
613
00:25:28,828 --> 00:25:30,394
Busting through that door,
and it's chaotic,
614
00:25:30,395 --> 00:25:31,961
And they're like, "sir! Ma'am!
Defcon! Security!" whatever.
615
00:25:31,964 --> 00:25:33,898
I mean, people love that stuff,
right?
Uh-huh.
616
00:25:33,900 --> 00:25:35,099
And then my voiceover begins --
617
00:25:35,101 --> 00:25:36,867
"an intruder sent
the white house
618
00:25:36,869 --> 00:25:38,168
Into lockdown this morning
619
00:25:38,170 --> 00:25:40,037
And the staff scrambling
for cover.
620
00:25:40,039 --> 00:25:41,572
Turns out the only intruder
621
00:25:41,574 --> 00:25:43,240
Was ex-white house staffer
olivia pope."
622
00:25:43,242 --> 00:25:44,808
And then we cut
to the sound bite
623
00:25:44,810 --> 00:25:46,844
Where the president and
first lady blatantly lie
624
00:25:46,846 --> 00:25:48,612
And pretend that their marriage
is rock solid.
625
00:25:48,614 --> 00:25:49,847
I mean,
that is ratings gold, right?
626
00:25:49,849 --> 00:25:51,315
Maybe,
but you're not gonna need it.
627
00:25:51,317 --> 00:25:53,050
We are on track, noah.
628
00:25:53,051 --> 00:25:54,784
I promise you, you have nothing
to worry about.
629
00:25:54,787 --> 00:25:56,687
Okay, well, i'm just covering
my ass in case
630
00:25:56,689 --> 00:25:58,689
I don't see the first couple
in the next 16 minutes.
631
00:25:58,691 --> 00:26:00,291
I mean, you got
to be prepared, right?
632
00:26:09,936 --> 00:26:12,236
Abby:
[ muffled ] maybe if we offer
mellie a-a cabinet position.
633
00:26:12,238 --> 00:26:13,837
Fitz:
[ muffled ] absolutely not.
634
00:26:13,839 --> 00:26:15,072
An ambassadorship?
No.
635
00:26:15,074 --> 00:26:16,740
We're running out
of options, sir!
636
00:26:16,742 --> 00:26:18,175
Abby.
637
00:26:18,177 --> 00:26:19,910
Can you give us a minute?
638
00:26:19,912 --> 00:26:22,813
[ sighs ] fine.
But we only have 10 of them.
639
00:26:24,884 --> 00:26:27,685
[ door closes ]
640
00:26:29,221 --> 00:26:31,055
I'm calling it.
641
00:26:31,057 --> 00:26:33,290
You're what?
It's over.
642
00:26:33,292 --> 00:26:36,126
Mellie's...
Not taking the deal.
643
00:26:36,128 --> 00:26:38,062
Liv.
644
00:26:38,064 --> 00:26:39,296
Nothing we have to
offer is going to make
her change her mind,
645
00:26:39,298 --> 00:26:42,132
So...You take her back,
and we wait.
646
00:26:42,134 --> 00:26:43,701
Liv.
18 months.
647
00:26:43,703 --> 00:26:45,703
Is that how much longer
you have in office?
648
00:26:45,705 --> 00:26:47,271
Doesn't matter. What's the
difference at this point?
649
00:26:47,273 --> 00:26:49,239
Just take her back.
650
00:26:50,977 --> 00:26:52,643
She got to you.
651
00:26:56,015 --> 00:26:57,781
[ scoffs ]
652
00:26:57,783 --> 00:27:00,050
I saw her.
She talked. I listened.
653
00:27:00,052 --> 00:27:00,985
What did she say?
654
00:27:00,987 --> 00:27:02,019
It doesn't matter.
655
00:27:02,021 --> 00:27:03,621
It matters.
Why?
656
00:27:03,622 --> 00:27:05,222
Because i want to know what made
you decide to give up.
657
00:27:05,224 --> 00:27:06,357
I'm not giving up.
658
00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:07,358
You are giving up!
659
00:27:07,360 --> 00:27:09,727
On what?
660
00:27:09,729 --> 00:27:12,830
On you? On us?
661
00:27:12,832 --> 00:27:17,001
Or on everything i've worked
for my entire life?
662
00:27:17,003 --> 00:27:20,170
What exactly am i giving up
on here, fitz?
663
00:27:20,172 --> 00:27:23,340
There has to be something,
right?
664
00:27:23,342 --> 00:27:26,343
In order to be together,
in order to live here,
665
00:27:26,345 --> 00:27:30,347
In order to be
your first lady...
666
00:27:30,349 --> 00:27:33,851
You ever think about
what i'm giving up?
667
00:27:45,898 --> 00:27:48,732
[ sighs ]
668
00:27:48,734 --> 00:27:50,300
One of the valets
let me in.
669
00:27:50,302 --> 00:27:53,070
I'm not gonna say who because
they have two kids to feed
670
00:27:53,072 --> 00:27:55,205
And there aren't that many
valet jobs anymore,
671
00:27:55,207 --> 00:27:56,907
As far as i know.
672
00:27:56,909 --> 00:27:59,076
I just...
673
00:27:59,078 --> 00:28:02,046
Wanted one last moment alone
with this view.
674
00:28:04,216 --> 00:28:05,783
[ slurps ]
675
00:28:05,785 --> 00:28:09,687
[ sighs ]
676
00:28:09,689 --> 00:28:12,322
I'm sorry.
677
00:28:19,365 --> 00:28:21,799
You're feeling
abandoned.
678
00:28:21,801 --> 00:28:23,300
Don't make me out
to be some sad victim.
679
00:28:23,302 --> 00:28:25,469
I'm not.
680
00:28:25,471 --> 00:28:28,706
You're feeling abandoned
because i abandoned you.
681
00:28:28,708 --> 00:28:31,709
I did.
[ james ingram's "how do you
keep the music playing?" plays ]
682
00:28:31,711 --> 00:28:34,745
I took everything you offered me
over the years --
683
00:28:34,747 --> 00:28:37,114
Your love, your support,
684
00:28:37,116 --> 00:28:40,451
Your unwavering belief
that i could be great --
685
00:28:40,453 --> 00:28:42,886
I took it all
and used it to get here.
686
00:28:42,888 --> 00:28:44,321
♪ how do you keep
the music playing? ♪
687
00:28:44,323 --> 00:28:46,457
I used it to become
one of 44 men
688
00:28:46,459 --> 00:28:49,259
Fortunate enough
to lead this country.
689
00:28:49,261 --> 00:28:50,728
♪ how do you make it last? ♪
690
00:28:50,730 --> 00:28:52,329
And i didn't always
say thank you,
691
00:28:52,331 --> 00:28:54,264
But deep down,
i knew how i got here.
692
00:28:54,266 --> 00:28:58,068
♪ how do you keep the song
from fading too fast? ♪
so thank you.
693
00:28:58,070 --> 00:29:00,838
Because i know...
694
00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:02,272
And i'm sorry.
695
00:29:07,780 --> 00:29:10,047
You think you can just
apologize to me
696
00:29:10,049 --> 00:29:12,116
After years of treating me
like a mutt
697
00:29:12,118 --> 00:29:15,786
And i'll just go down there
698
00:29:15,788 --> 00:29:17,888
And sell your lie
to noah baker? [ scoffs ]
699
00:29:17,890 --> 00:29:20,991
[ sighs ]
700
00:29:20,993 --> 00:29:23,227
I have sacrificed so much
for you...
701
00:29:23,229 --> 00:29:26,196
So much.
702
00:29:26,198 --> 00:29:28,866
♪ how do you not run out
of new things to say? ♪
[ sighs ]
703
00:29:28,868 --> 00:29:32,870
What have you ever sacrificed
for me, fitz?
704
00:29:32,872 --> 00:29:38,041
♪ and since we know
we're always changing ♪
705
00:29:38,043 --> 00:29:40,978
You are going to be
the first woman
706
00:29:40,980 --> 00:29:42,546
To put her hand
on the bible
707
00:29:42,548 --> 00:29:44,448
In front of
the capitol building
708
00:29:44,450 --> 00:29:46,383
And be sworn in...
[ sighs ]
709
00:29:46,385 --> 00:29:49,453
...As president of the
united states of america.
710
00:29:49,455 --> 00:29:52,022
I believe that
711
00:29:52,024 --> 00:29:54,424
As strongly
as you ever believed in me.
712
00:29:54,426 --> 00:29:58,295
I broke up the team.
I couldn't do it anymore.
713
00:29:58,297 --> 00:30:00,364
I don't have your will.
714
00:30:02,101 --> 00:30:06,470
And that must feel like
an awful betrayal.
715
00:30:06,472 --> 00:30:12,342
♪ i know the way
i feel for you ♪
716
00:30:12,344 --> 00:30:13,911
♪ it's now or never ♪
717
00:30:13,913 --> 00:30:15,279
[ sighs ]
718
00:30:15,281 --> 00:30:21,018
♪ the more i love,
the more that i'm afraid ♪
719
00:30:21,020 --> 00:30:23,520
[ sighs ] i thought we would
grow old together.
720
00:30:23,522 --> 00:30:25,022
I know.
721
00:30:25,024 --> 00:30:27,024
♪ that in your arms
i may not see forever ♪
722
00:30:27,026 --> 00:30:29,092
[ sighs ] me too.
723
00:30:29,094 --> 00:30:32,162
♪ forever ♪
724
00:30:32,164 --> 00:30:34,331
[ music continues ]
725
00:30:46,946 --> 00:30:48,545
Five minutes to the interview
and counting.
726
00:30:48,547 --> 00:30:50,180
Talking points --
read them, memorize them.
727
00:30:50,182 --> 00:30:51,765
Soon as that interview starts,
728
00:30:51,766 --> 00:30:53,349
You pass them along to every
surrogate and party official.
729
00:30:53,352 --> 00:30:55,986
Use them to prep and background
any reporter that has questions.
730
00:30:55,988 --> 00:30:58,388
It's simple, people --
one white house, one message.
731
00:31:00,159 --> 00:31:02,359
Oh.
I-i was looking for --
732
00:31:02,361 --> 00:31:05,028
He's in the oval,
getting ready for the interview.
733
00:31:05,030 --> 00:31:07,531
Oh, okay. Thanks.
734
00:31:07,533 --> 00:31:10,167
Abby.
735
00:31:10,169 --> 00:31:12,903
I'm sorry i lied to you.
736
00:31:14,874 --> 00:31:18,342
I'm just not used
to any of this.
737
00:31:18,344 --> 00:31:21,211
I mean, in any other situation,
i would be --
738
00:31:21,213 --> 00:31:23,380
Me. You'd be me.
739
00:31:25,284 --> 00:31:27,217
Yeah.
740
00:31:28,287 --> 00:31:32,022
[ sighs ]
741
00:31:32,024 --> 00:31:34,558
This is new for me.
742
00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:39,229
But you should know the view
from here.
743
00:31:41,066 --> 00:31:45,035
I think you are very good
at your job.
744
00:31:47,039 --> 00:31:49,172
Yeah, well...
745
00:31:49,174 --> 00:31:52,442
I learned all my moves
from the best in the business.
746
00:31:54,513 --> 00:31:55,379
[ chuckles ]
747
00:31:57,549 --> 00:32:00,083
Thanks, kyle.
748
00:32:00,085 --> 00:32:02,686
Thanks.
[ breathes deeply ]
749
00:32:02,688 --> 00:32:05,989
Sir, i hope i didn't
overstep earlier,
750
00:32:05,991 --> 00:32:09,559
But i'm glad you decided
to take my advice --
751
00:32:09,561 --> 00:32:12,195
A bitter pill to swallow,
i know,
752
00:32:12,197 --> 00:32:13,597
But it's the smart move.
753
00:32:13,599 --> 00:32:15,699
Anyway, mellie's agreed
to do the interview,
754
00:32:15,701 --> 00:32:18,402
And that's all
that matters now.
755
00:32:18,404 --> 00:32:20,304
It gives you a chance
to finish out
756
00:32:20,306 --> 00:32:22,105
Your presidency
the way you want.
757
00:32:22,107 --> 00:32:24,274
You've had a strong
second term thus far,
758
00:32:24,276 --> 00:32:26,376
Mr. President --
historic.
759
00:32:26,378 --> 00:32:28,211
But i know we had
so much more planned --
760
00:32:28,213 --> 00:32:29,713
A fair minimum wage,
761
00:32:29,715 --> 00:32:32,082
A comprehensive
environmental policy.
762
00:32:32,084 --> 00:32:33,483
I have not stopped
thinking
763
00:32:33,485 --> 00:32:35,485
About how to get those things
done for you.
764
00:32:35,487 --> 00:32:37,587
And with mellie back
and that...
765
00:32:37,589 --> 00:32:41,325
Traitor elizabeth north
as your sole protector...
766
00:32:41,327 --> 00:32:42,960
[ breathes shakily ]
767
00:32:42,962 --> 00:32:44,561
...I'm just gonna say this.
768
00:32:44,563 --> 00:32:49,232
No matter how undignified
i sound, i want my job back.
769
00:32:49,234 --> 00:32:51,601
I'm asking you
to give me my job back.
770
00:32:51,603 --> 00:32:54,237
I'm asking you to let us finish
what we started.
771
00:32:54,239 --> 00:32:57,407
I'm begging to get back
on your team,
772
00:32:57,409 --> 00:32:59,543
To be the one
who sets your table.
773
00:32:59,545 --> 00:33:02,179
Because deep down --
and i think --
774
00:33:02,181 --> 00:33:07,017
I hope you know this --
i am your guy.
775
00:33:07,019 --> 00:33:12,522
I have your back forever,
always.
776
00:33:12,524 --> 00:33:14,691
And i am sorry deeply
777
00:33:14,693 --> 00:33:18,595
If i let you think for a second
that i don't.
778
00:33:18,597 --> 00:33:20,664
Bring me back, sir.
779
00:33:20,666 --> 00:33:24,534
Let me serve at the pleasure
of the president,
780
00:33:24,536 --> 00:33:27,404
As it is my honor
to do so.
781
00:33:27,406 --> 00:33:30,741
♪♪
782
00:33:30,743 --> 00:33:32,242
[ sighs ]
783
00:33:37,616 --> 00:33:41,551
You...Do not...
784
00:33:41,553 --> 00:33:44,688
Work here...Anymore.
785
00:33:51,163 --> 00:33:53,563
[ pen scratching ]
786
00:34:03,776 --> 00:34:06,076
You can go.
787
00:34:06,078 --> 00:34:09,212
♪♪
788
00:34:23,562 --> 00:34:25,295
[ indistinct conversations ]
789
00:34:25,297 --> 00:34:27,097
Ah, four minutes to spare.
Nice work.
790
00:34:27,099 --> 00:34:29,299
Do you want to hand over that
footage from this morning now?
791
00:34:29,301 --> 00:34:30,367
It would save you time
afterward.
792
00:34:30,369 --> 00:34:32,252
I'm sure
you'll be slammed.
793
00:34:32,253 --> 00:34:34,136
Abby, i respect you.
I like you.
I like you, too, noah.
794
00:34:34,139 --> 00:34:36,106
But i trust
this administration
795
00:34:36,107 --> 00:34:38,074
About as far as i can throw
them, and i can't throw at all.
796
00:34:38,077 --> 00:34:39,276
I got a bad back.
797
00:34:39,277 --> 00:34:40,476
Noah, the interview's
gonna happen.
798
00:34:40,479 --> 00:34:41,611
And when it does,
you'll get your tape.
799
00:34:45,417 --> 00:34:48,418
You changed your mind.
Giving the interview?
800
00:34:48,420 --> 00:34:50,854
Yes, well, you were right.
[ door closes ]
801
00:34:50,856 --> 00:34:52,823
I did get everything
i asked for.
802
00:34:52,825 --> 00:34:55,592
Uh-huh.
[ inhales sharply ]
803
00:34:57,763 --> 00:34:58,728
Huh.
804
00:34:58,730 --> 00:35:00,497
What?
805
00:35:00,499 --> 00:35:03,767
Nothing. I just --
i'm s-surprised is all.
806
00:35:03,769 --> 00:35:05,368
I thought you,
of all people...
807
00:35:05,370 --> 00:35:07,637
What are you
talking about?
808
00:35:07,639 --> 00:35:10,340
It's just -- did you...
809
00:35:10,342 --> 00:35:11,875
Get everything
you asked for?
810
00:35:11,877 --> 00:35:14,211
'cause i don't think
you did.
811
00:35:14,213 --> 00:35:15,812
I don't think anything
is different
812
00:35:15,814 --> 00:35:19,382
Than it was when you stood
in this room
813
00:35:19,384 --> 00:35:21,551
And told me that
you should've gotten more.
814
00:35:21,553 --> 00:35:23,186
[ breathes deeply ]
815
00:35:23,188 --> 00:35:24,221
Did that happen?
816
00:35:24,223 --> 00:35:26,456
Did he give you more?
817
00:35:26,458 --> 00:35:28,492
Did he give you anything?
818
00:35:28,494 --> 00:35:30,794
After all the times,
all the years,
819
00:35:30,796 --> 00:35:32,762
All the lies,
820
00:35:32,764 --> 00:35:35,499
I thought you'd be able to see
him for what he is by now.
821
00:35:35,501 --> 00:35:39,503
He's the greatest politician
in the world, mellie.
822
00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:45,142
You got played.
823
00:35:48,280 --> 00:35:51,648
You were right
to change clothes.
824
00:35:51,650 --> 00:35:53,917
That dress is gonna look great
on camera.
825
00:35:53,919 --> 00:35:56,586
See you out there.
826
00:35:56,588 --> 00:35:58,522
♪♪
827
00:36:02,861 --> 00:36:05,562
[ door closes ]
828
00:36:12,271 --> 00:36:13,637
Fitz: Mel.
829
00:36:13,639 --> 00:36:15,805
Ready?
830
00:36:15,807 --> 00:36:17,941
♪♪
831
00:36:22,614 --> 00:36:23,803
Fitz:
You're the first lady --
832
00:36:23,804 --> 00:36:24,993
You're ornamental,
not functional.
833
00:36:24,994 --> 00:36:26,183
Fitz: I took everything
you offered me...
834
00:36:26,185 --> 00:36:27,684
Your love, your support,
835
00:36:27,686 --> 00:36:30,353
Your unwavering belief
that i could be great.
836
00:36:30,355 --> 00:36:32,189
Your opinion doesn't matter!
837
00:36:32,191 --> 00:36:34,291
I took it all
and used it to get here.
838
00:36:34,293 --> 00:36:35,492
Jerry, stop! No!
[ grunts ]
839
00:36:35,494 --> 00:36:37,527
Fitz: I used it to become
one of 44 men
840
00:36:37,529 --> 00:36:39,696
Fortunate enough
to lead this country.
841
00:36:39,698 --> 00:36:41,631
He didn't just
sneeze one day and die.
842
00:36:41,633 --> 00:36:42,766
And i didn't always
say thank you,
843
00:36:42,768 --> 00:36:44,585
But deep down,
i knew how i got here.
844
00:36:44,586 --> 00:36:46,403
He died so that we could
stay in this white house
for four more years.
845
00:36:46,405 --> 00:36:47,537
He died for our sins.
846
00:36:47,539 --> 00:36:49,673
So, thank you.
Because i know...
847
00:36:49,675 --> 00:36:51,792
And i'm sorry.
848
00:36:51,793 --> 00:36:53,910
Mellie:
You take everything from me!
849
00:36:53,912 --> 00:36:56,947
♪♪
850
00:36:59,451 --> 00:37:02,419
Mel, you okay?
851
00:37:02,421 --> 00:37:04,921
Mellie, what's going on?
852
00:37:04,923 --> 00:37:06,723
You need a minute?
853
00:37:06,725 --> 00:37:10,460
♪♪
854
00:37:12,664 --> 00:37:14,731
You almost had me.
855
00:37:16,468 --> 00:37:17,867
[ sighs ]
856
00:37:17,869 --> 00:37:18,935
Mellie.
857
00:37:18,937 --> 00:37:20,237
Where are you going?
858
00:37:20,239 --> 00:37:21,271
Where is she going?
859
00:37:21,273 --> 00:37:22,272
One second!
860
00:37:22,274 --> 00:37:23,506
No, time is up!
861
00:37:23,508 --> 00:37:24,941
[ camera shutter clicking ]
862
00:37:24,943 --> 00:37:26,593
Woman:
If you're just joining us,
863
00:37:26,594 --> 00:37:28,244
We are still awaiting comment
from the white house...
864
00:37:28,247 --> 00:37:29,879
I thought we weren't watching
the news.
865
00:37:29,881 --> 00:37:31,781
[ scoffs ] how could we not?
It's like the moon landing.
866
00:37:31,783 --> 00:37:33,016
The louvre is burning
right now,
867
00:37:33,018 --> 00:37:34,517
And the news is barely even
covering it.
868
00:37:34,519 --> 00:37:36,453
We've been told that a...
What?
869
00:37:36,455 --> 00:37:38,989
The louvre.
Cézannes, da vincis -- torched.
870
00:37:38,991 --> 00:37:40,523
Look, check the crawl.
871
00:37:40,525 --> 00:37:42,475
[ camera shutter clicking ]
872
00:37:42,476 --> 00:37:44,426
Although the west wing has
remained silent on the issue,
873
00:37:44,429 --> 00:37:46,429
Sources say
that the white house
874
00:37:46,431 --> 00:37:47,764
Is in full crisis
after these events.
You going somewhere?
875
00:37:47,766 --> 00:37:48,865
I got to run.
I'll be back.
876
00:37:48,867 --> 00:37:51,534
[ camera shutter clicking ]
877
00:37:51,536 --> 00:37:52,502
Elizabeth:
How did this happen?
878
00:37:52,504 --> 00:37:53,737
How the hell
should i know?
879
00:37:53,739 --> 00:37:55,438
She changed her mind.
Mellie's out.
880
00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:56,706
It doesn't matter
what we give her,
881
00:37:56,708 --> 00:37:58,408
That woman is never
gonna be happy.
882
00:37:58,410 --> 00:37:59,743
But it's fine.
Nothing's changed.
883
00:37:59,745 --> 00:38:00,777
We go ahead as planned.
884
00:38:00,779 --> 00:38:02,012
She's gone.
Mellie, cyrus --
885
00:38:02,014 --> 00:38:03,613
The motorcade just left
the gates.
886
00:38:03,615 --> 00:38:04,948
I'll just give the interview
by myself.
887
00:38:04,950 --> 00:38:06,416
I'll tell noah baker
right now.
888
00:38:06,418 --> 00:38:07,417
Mr. President,
there is no interview
889
00:38:07,419 --> 00:38:08,719
Without the first lady.
890
00:38:08,720 --> 00:38:10,020
Of course there is.
Olivia: No, there isn't.
891
00:38:10,022 --> 00:38:11,721
Sir, if going in there alone
would've worked,
892
00:38:11,723 --> 00:38:12,722
We would've done that
an hour ago.
893
00:38:12,724 --> 00:38:14,024
She's right.
894
00:38:14,025 --> 00:38:15,325
The only thing left
is for you to stay here
895
00:38:15,327 --> 00:38:16,993
And let me do my job.
Let me fix this.
896
00:38:24,836 --> 00:38:27,437
♪♪
897
00:38:28,573 --> 00:38:29,839
Let her go, fitz.
898
00:38:32,878 --> 00:38:34,711
You sure
you don't need me?
899
00:38:34,713 --> 00:38:35,812
Let her go.
900
00:38:45,691 --> 00:38:47,891
[ sighs ]
901
00:38:47,893 --> 00:38:50,327
Maybe noah will listen
to reason.
902
00:38:52,698 --> 00:38:55,065
They're not going
to noah baker.
903
00:38:55,067 --> 00:38:56,533
[ aretha franklin's "you're all
i need to get by" plays ]
904
00:38:56,535 --> 00:38:59,436
They're going
to the briefing room.
905
00:38:59,438 --> 00:39:01,738
♪ you're all i need to get by ♪
[ indistinct conversations ]
906
00:39:01,740 --> 00:39:04,407
Abby's going to stand
at the podium,
907
00:39:04,409 --> 00:39:06,576
And she's going to throw me
under the bus.
908
00:39:06,578 --> 00:39:08,411
The hell she is.
♪ you're all ♪
909
00:39:08,413 --> 00:39:09,546
No, don't.
It's door number two.
910
00:39:09,548 --> 00:39:11,381
They need a villain,
and it can't be you.
911
00:39:11,383 --> 00:39:13,116
♪ i need to get by ♪
it's the right play.
912
00:39:13,118 --> 00:39:14,851
She knows what
she's doing.
913
00:39:14,853 --> 00:39:16,920
She's handling this exactly
the way i would.
914
00:39:16,922 --> 00:39:18,755
Hello, everyone.
915
00:39:18,757 --> 00:39:21,424
There are a number of things
we could discuss today,
916
00:39:21,426 --> 00:39:23,059
But i know there's only
one thing
917
00:39:23,061 --> 00:39:24,728
You're really interested in,
918
00:39:24,730 --> 00:39:26,730
So, ashley,
i'll give you the honors.
919
00:39:26,732 --> 00:39:30,934
Uh, is the president having
an affair with olivia pope?
920
00:39:30,936 --> 00:39:31,901
Olivia: Sit down.
921
00:39:31,903 --> 00:39:33,002
I'm going down there
922
00:39:33,004 --> 00:39:34,070
And yanking her
off the podium.
923
00:39:34,072 --> 00:39:36,373
Fitz, sit down.
924
00:39:36,375 --> 00:39:38,475
You don't tell me what to do
in the oval office.
925
00:39:38,477 --> 00:39:40,510
Sit down!
926
00:39:40,512 --> 00:39:42,812
♪ like sweet morning dew ♪
927
00:39:42,814 --> 00:39:46,549
Sit there
and watch me choose you.
928
00:39:46,551 --> 00:39:48,017
♪ and it was plain to see ♪
929
00:39:48,019 --> 00:39:50,954
♪ that you were my destiny ♪
930
00:39:50,956 --> 00:39:54,057
♪ with my arms open wide ♪
931
00:39:54,059 --> 00:39:56,659
♪ i threw away my pride ♪
932
00:39:56,661 --> 00:39:58,728
♪ i sacrificed for you ♪
933
00:39:58,730 --> 00:40:01,731
♪ dedicate my life to you ♪
934
00:40:01,733 --> 00:40:04,033
♪ like i would go
where you lead ♪
935
00:40:04,035 --> 00:40:06,836
♪ i'll be right there
in a time of need ♪
936
00:40:06,838 --> 00:40:09,539
♪ and when i lose my will ♪
937
00:40:09,541 --> 00:40:11,474
♪ you'll be right there
to push me up that hill ♪
938
00:40:11,476 --> 00:40:12,175
♪ there's no ♪
939
00:40:12,177 --> 00:40:13,443
♪ no ♪
940
00:40:13,445 --> 00:40:16,479
♪ no lookin' back for us ♪
941
00:40:16,481 --> 00:40:17,714
♪ no, there ain't, baby ♪
942
00:40:17,716 --> 00:40:20,583
♪ we got a love
and sure enough ♪
943
00:40:20,585 --> 00:40:21,985
♪ that's enough ♪
944
00:40:21,987 --> 00:40:23,186
♪ you're all ♪
945
00:40:23,188 --> 00:40:24,454
♪ you're all ♪
946
00:40:24,456 --> 00:40:27,590
♪ you're all i need ♪
947
00:40:27,592 --> 00:40:29,526
♪ you're all ♪
948
00:40:29,528 --> 00:40:32,095
♪ you're all i need ♪
949
00:40:32,097 --> 00:40:33,163
♪ whoo ♪
950
00:40:33,165 --> 00:40:35,031
♪ you're all ♪
951
00:40:35,033 --> 00:40:40,170
♪ you're all i need, baby, baby,
to get by ♪
952
00:40:41,473 --> 00:40:42,972
♪ yeah ♪
953
00:40:42,974 --> 00:40:44,808
♪ get by ♪
954
00:40:44,810 --> 00:40:46,943
Is the president having
an affair with olivia pope?
955
00:40:46,945 --> 00:40:48,778
You know i'm unable
to speculate
956
00:40:48,780 --> 00:40:50,814
On tabloid gossip and rumor,
ashley.
957
00:40:50,816 --> 00:40:52,816
[ indistinct conversations ]
958
00:40:52,818 --> 00:40:54,784
But you also know...
♪ for you i'll do my best ♪
959
00:40:54,786 --> 00:40:57,787
♪ stand by you like a tree ♪
960
00:40:57,789 --> 00:41:00,523
♪ and dare anybody
that tries move me ♪
961
00:41:00,525 --> 00:41:02,125
...That olivia pope
has a certain reputation
962
00:41:02,127 --> 00:41:03,827
Here in washington.
963
00:41:03,829 --> 00:41:05,061
You're talking about the fact
that pope's
964
00:41:05,063 --> 00:41:06,563
Been linked to several
powerful men?
965
00:41:06,565 --> 00:41:08,465
It is certainly true
that ms. Pope
966
00:41:08,467 --> 00:41:10,700
Has had a number of
high-profile relationships,
967
00:41:10,702 --> 00:41:12,719
But as to their nature,
968
00:41:12,720 --> 00:41:14,737
You'd have to talk to ms. Pope
about that, martin.
969
00:41:14,739 --> 00:41:17,707
So the reports about
ms. Pope's party-girl
past are true, then?
970
00:41:17,709 --> 00:41:19,476
Again, you'd have to discuss
that with ms. Pope.
971
00:41:19,478 --> 00:41:20,543
Ashley: Where is ms. Pope
currently?
972
00:41:20,545 --> 00:41:21,544
I cannot answer that.
973
00:41:21,546 --> 00:41:22,846
♪ 'cause we ♪
974
00:41:22,848 --> 00:41:24,047
♪ yeah ♪
975
00:41:24,049 --> 00:41:27,016
♪ we've got
the right foundation ♪
976
00:41:27,018 --> 00:41:31,054
♪ and we've both
got determination ♪
977
00:41:31,056 --> 00:41:32,188
♪ yes, we do ♪
978
00:41:32,190 --> 00:41:32,989
♪ you're all ♪
979
00:41:32,991 --> 00:41:34,190
♪ yeah ♪
980
00:41:34,192 --> 00:41:37,193
♪ you're all i need ♪
981
00:41:37,195 --> 00:41:38,495
♪ you're all ♪
982
00:41:38,497 --> 00:41:39,529
♪ everything ♪
983
00:41:39,531 --> 00:41:42,265
♪ you're all i ne-e-e-ed ♪
984
00:41:42,267 --> 00:41:43,800
♪ to get by ♪
985
00:41:43,802 --> 00:41:45,635
Guard:
Pope, got a visitor.
986
00:41:45,637 --> 00:41:46,736
[ buzzer ]
987
00:41:55,947 --> 00:41:58,948
Let me guess.
Olivia needs my help.
988
00:41:58,950 --> 00:42:01,751
Yes. But, no, i'm not here
because of liv.
989
00:42:01,753 --> 00:42:02,986
Have you seen what else
is on the news?
990
00:42:02,988 --> 00:42:04,521
No.
991
00:42:04,523 --> 00:42:07,557
The louvre is on fire.
992
00:42:08,894 --> 00:42:10,793
Lazarus one?
993
00:42:10,795 --> 00:42:12,128
Looks like it.
994
00:42:12,130 --> 00:42:14,264
[ sighs ]
995
00:42:14,266 --> 00:42:16,633
♪♪
996
00:42:16,635 --> 00:42:20,703
And nero fiddled
while rome burned.
997
00:42:23,308 --> 00:42:24,274
[ camera shutters clicking ]