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Olivia pope, are you
the president's mistress?
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Yes.
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Previously on "scandal"...
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Olivia pope has a certain
reputation here in washington.
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You're talking about the fact
that pope's
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Been linked to several
powerful men?
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As to their nature,
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You'd have to talk to ms. Pope
about that.
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Guard:
Pope, got a visitor.
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The louvre is on fire.
Lazarus one?
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Who are you working with?
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How could i,
prisoner 052213
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At the milford
federal correctional --
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Lazarus one is your invention,
your baby.
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If b613 is left for dead,
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This is
how you refill its coffers --
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Steal some paintings,
set a fire,
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Leave a couple
of charred forgeries behind,
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And then sell the
originals to gangsters
and oligarchs for billions.
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What happened at the louvre --
that's lazarus one, your plan.
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So either this is you working
with someone on the outside
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To rebuild your empire --
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My empire?
Look around you.
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Thanks to my daughter
and her infinite wisdom,
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I am no longer
in a position
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To protect our republic.
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So this is liv's fault?
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Isn't it?
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Francesca:
Eli pope grew up an orphan
on the mean streets of detroit,
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But envisioned something more.
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He worked three jobs
to put himself through college,
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Eventually earning his phd
in paleontology.
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He married maya, a young
secretary, and they had olivia.
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They were living
the american dream.
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That dream was shattered
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When maya was tragically killed
in a plane crash.
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Olivia was just 12 at the time.
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Now a single father, eli pope
sent olivia to surval montreaux,
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An elite swiss boarding school
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Whose powerful alumni
include 14 current world leaders
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And eight of the world's
top billionaires.
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He once told a colleague
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That he was on a quest
to do the impossible --
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Raise an african-american girl
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Who felt fully entitled
to own the world
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As much as any white man.
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Olivia got
a little arrogant...
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A little drunk
on her own sense of power.
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So drunk that she forgets
the most basic facts.
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She forgets everything
that i taught her.
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Nature abhors a vacuum.
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By putting me here, olivia
has created a dangerous one.
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That quest was expensive
and ultimately his downfall --
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Eli pope embezzled millions
from the smithsonian payroll
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And now serves time
in federal prison.
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You're a desperate man
in here.
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You want out. You want to regain
your power and free yourself,
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And you and i both know that
you're enacting lazarus one.
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You can either tell me
who you're working with now,
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Or i will find them
and kill them.
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It's as if you've learned
nothing from me.
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I think
i failed with you.
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Did he succeed?
Did he do the impossible?
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Is olivia pope
her father's success story?
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Did he go too far?
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Did olivia pope's
manufactured sense of privilege
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Make her feel so entitled
to that brass ring of power
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That she simply took it
instead of earning it?
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Or is she still questing?
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Is olivia pope still seeking
to fulfill her father's dream?
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I don't have
to regain my power.
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Power -- true power --
is never lost.
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And freedom?
[ chuckles ]
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Boy, i am always free.
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No one
will ever cage me.
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You always leave a trail.
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It's how you ended up
in here.
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And it's how i'm gonna find
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Who you're working with
on the outside.
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Over the next hour,
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We're going to take you
inside corridors of power,
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Behind closed doors, and,
yes, even between the sheets,
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To uncover the sometimes
thrilling, sometimes sordid,
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Always mysterious world
of olivia pope.
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Happy hunting.
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[ buzzer ]
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[ camera shutter clicking ]
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♪♪
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[ indistinct conversations ]
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You're early.
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Hey, quinn.
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Look, it's good to see you,
but i --
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I know.
You're waiting for layla.
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But you don't have
a date with layla, marcus.
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You have a date with me.
See?
[ cellphone buzzes ]
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Oh, don't worry.
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Layla's real,
and from her e-mails,
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I think
she really likes you.
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She just didn't text you
to meet up tonight. I did.
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All right,
what in the hell --
you're broke, marcus.
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You're unemployed because you
screwed the mayor's wife.
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You're damaged goods, but
you're charming and attractive,
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And you can drive
a narrative.
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Plus, you know,
stray dogs.
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Okay. Now i see.
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You're crazy.
Is that it?
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You're one
of those crazy chicks?
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I'm offering you a job.
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A job?
A job.
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Olivia pope and associates
needs a mouthpiece.
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You're good
with the press.
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You won't just be
some corporate spinner.
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You'll be one of us.
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Look, the job is yours
if you want it.
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It's the best job
you'll ever have.
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You will change lives,
you will slay dragons,
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You will love the hunt
more than you ever dreamed.
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And i am not crazy.
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I'm a gladiator in a suit.
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That's what you are
when you work at o.P.A.
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You're a gladiator
in a suit.
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Do you want to be
a gladiator in a suit?
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No.
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No?!
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Look, that was flashy.
You do flashy well.
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I know because i've seen
how you do business.
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The problem is,
i don't like what i've seen.
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You might slay some dragons,
but the way they go down...
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You cut corners.
You break rules.
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You think the law
is a suggestion.
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You're shifty,
you're shady,
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And you lie
even when you don't have to.
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That might work for you,
but it doesn't work for me.
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Plus, you're
hemorrhaging clients.
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In less than six months,
you'll be as broke as i am,
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So do i want to be
a gladiator in a suit?
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Hell, no.
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[ camera shutter clicking ]
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Have you seen
this garbage?
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You see what they're
calling her in there?
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Yes.
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And in every other newspaper
in the world.
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The morning shows?
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Morning, when people's kids
are in the room.
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Gave estimates
on how many men she'd slept with
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And at what age
she'd lost her virginity.
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Yes, sir. I saw --
it's disgusting.
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Liv's blindfolded
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On her knees
in front of the firing squad,
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And we're doing nothing.
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Well, you told me
to do nothing.
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Abby tied her hands!
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We need to concentrate
on things we can possibly fix...
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Like senator gibson.
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The republican leadership is
going to put the screws to me.
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We knew this was coming.
But i know gibson.
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I've charmed him
in the past.
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Let me feel him out
and see if i can...
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You're fired.
Mr. President --
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Do not talk!
You are done talking.
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You are fired.
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Uh, sir,
it's not the best time --
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I want her gone
by the end of the day.
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Let me fix this.
Go back to your office.
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Do not leave this building.
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Do not turn over
your hard pass.
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Just wait.
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Where we going?
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Paris.
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I can't go to paris.
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Yes, you can.
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I got a job. You got
a lot of contacts over there.
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You're going to paris.
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Fine.
It's gonna cost you.
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Someone launched
lazarus one.
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The louvre fire.
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That sucks.
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Eh.
But i have a business.
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To just take off
like this...
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Look, you helped us
take down b613,
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So whoever's doing this
is your enemy as much as mine.
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I'm not asking you
to work for free.
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I'm asking you
to work for your life.
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[ camera shutter clicking ]
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You cannot fire abby.
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You're being emotional.
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Yes, i'm being emotional.
I'm pissed.
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What's wrong with being
emotional about this?
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Okay,
now you're an idiot.
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Did you just call me
an idiot?
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We have been over this.
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You're the president
of the united states.
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You don't get
to be emotional.
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You have to be smart.
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And firing
your press secretary
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In the middle of a scandal
is not smart.
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You're a leader.
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Think like a ---
like a leader. It's...
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I know
i said i would do this.
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Abby went behind my back.
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She betrayed you.
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Abby did exactly what
i would have done.
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Then you're an idiot.
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[ chuckles ]
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[ sighs ]
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I told you...
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This is
my choice to make.
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If you take that
away from me...
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[ sighs ]
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I do not need
to be rescued.
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I find it offensive.
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So i sit on my hands
while you act as a punching bag?
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No.
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You walk down the hall
and give abby her job back.
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Liv. They are
crucifying you out there.
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How long
can you handle that?
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[ camera shutter clicking ]
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Liv?
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Oh, my god.
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[ camera shutter clicking ]
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Liv?
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I have to go.
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Liv?
[ cellphone beeps ]
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♪♪
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Olivia pope.
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Age 23 in her first year
at georgetown law.
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My dream job?
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The white house.
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One day,
i'd really love to work there.
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I want to impact
a national agenda
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That drives america forward.
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What better, more influential
place to do that
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Than the white house?
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Francesca:
A few short years later,
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Olivia pope
would, in fact, have a seat
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At the world's
most powerful table,
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Next to a man
she helped get elected.
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Is olivia pope
a political savant?
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Or a woman so ambitious
she would do anything
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To get where she wanted to go?
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[ projector running ]
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[ door opens ]
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[ door closes ]
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No one is gonna be
taking pictures of you
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From that apartment
anymore.
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I rented it,
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Several hundred dollars
above market.
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You sweep the place?
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All clear --
no bugs, no taps, no cameras.
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Burners.
Month's supply.
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Use a new one each day
and then ditch the old one.
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I know the drill.
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What?
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So, here's the thing --
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Between the press
and our clients,
256
00:09:15,556 --> 00:09:17,322
We're kind of swamped
at the office.
257
00:09:17,324 --> 00:09:19,958
Quinn, the last thing we need is
another person in our business.
258
00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:21,793
Okay, but i tried
to hire marcus walker
259
00:09:21,795 --> 00:09:23,094
To help out, who you like --
quinn.
260
00:09:23,096 --> 00:09:25,230
He shut me down anyway.
I --
261
00:09:25,232 --> 00:09:27,732
Look, i just really think
we need someone.
No.
262
00:09:27,734 --> 00:09:29,634
Whatever's going down, you two
should be able to handle it.
263
00:09:29,636 --> 00:09:31,736
Understood?
Understood.
264
00:09:31,738 --> 00:09:33,438
Coming up, we talk
265
00:09:33,439 --> 00:09:35,139
To olivia pope's
third-grade teacher.
266
00:09:35,142 --> 00:09:38,677
[ sighs ]
i can kill the cable
altogether.
267
00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:40,278
Don't bother.
268
00:09:43,984 --> 00:09:46,051
[ camera shutter clicking ]
269
00:09:46,053 --> 00:09:47,652
[ sighs ] she's late.
270
00:09:47,654 --> 00:09:49,721
It's france.
There's no such thing.
271
00:09:49,723 --> 00:09:52,057
You sure
she's got art contacts?
Yeah, this is her thing.
272
00:09:52,059 --> 00:09:53,992
If someone's selling stolen
paintings, she'll find them,
273
00:09:53,994 --> 00:09:55,160
And then she can pose
as the buyer.
274
00:09:55,162 --> 00:09:56,695
Mm-hmm.
And she's good?
275
00:09:56,697 --> 00:09:58,180
Yeah, she's good.
276
00:09:58,181 --> 00:09:59,664
She's got more kills
than you and me put together.
277
00:09:59,666 --> 00:10:01,016
She's legend.
278
00:10:01,017 --> 00:10:02,367
Oh, and she's hot.
Like sexy hot.
279
00:10:02,369 --> 00:10:04,269
I've been working on her
for years.
What's her name?
280
00:10:04,271 --> 00:10:05,937
[ french accent ]
hello, charlie.
281
00:10:05,939 --> 00:10:08,139
Elise.
282
00:10:08,141 --> 00:10:11,042
I'd like to introduce you
to...Jake.
283
00:10:20,020 --> 00:10:22,120
Elise is a nice name.
284
00:10:22,122 --> 00:10:23,722
And french --
that's a good way to go.
285
00:10:23,724 --> 00:10:24,923
[ normal voice ]
it's jake?
286
00:10:24,925 --> 00:10:27,225
That's what you're
calling yourself?
287
00:10:27,227 --> 00:10:29,327
Well, jake...
288
00:10:29,329 --> 00:10:30,261
Deal's off.
289
00:10:31,832 --> 00:10:33,732
Au revoir, charlie.
290
00:10:37,971 --> 00:10:39,104
[ camera shutter clicking ]
291
00:10:39,106 --> 00:10:41,373
[ indistinct shouting ]
292
00:10:41,375 --> 00:10:45,210
The senator has no comment
at this time
293
00:10:45,212 --> 00:10:46,845
Other than that she
is looking forward
294
00:10:46,847 --> 00:10:48,980
To serving the good people
of virginia
295
00:10:48,982 --> 00:10:49,981
As their junior senator.
296
00:10:49,983 --> 00:10:51,900
In fact, right now,
297
00:10:51,901 --> 00:10:53,818
She has a senate women's
caucus meeting to get to,
298
00:10:53,820 --> 00:10:55,954
So if you could all
just let her do her job.
299
00:10:55,956 --> 00:10:57,956
Hello, ladies.
I'm sorry i'm late.
300
00:10:57,958 --> 00:11:00,358
The press
caught me in the rotunda.
301
00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:03,194
But i wanted to say
how honored i am to be here,
302
00:11:03,196 --> 00:11:06,031
And i will work hard.
303
00:11:06,033 --> 00:11:07,332
Where were you
on the agenda --
304
00:11:07,334 --> 00:11:09,000
Equal pay?
Reproductive rights?
305
00:11:09,002 --> 00:11:11,202
That's not
why we asked you here.
306
00:11:11,204 --> 00:11:12,937
Oh.
307
00:11:12,939 --> 00:11:14,739
Then why are we meeting?
308
00:11:14,741 --> 00:11:16,408
Senator grant,
how about you take a seat?
309
00:11:16,410 --> 00:11:18,176
[ chuckles ]
310
00:11:22,115 --> 00:11:24,282
Mellie, i know
this is your first day,
311
00:11:24,284 --> 00:11:26,217
So let me tell you
how the senate really works.
312
00:11:26,219 --> 00:11:28,453
A bunch of men
are going to gather somewhere,
313
00:11:28,455 --> 00:11:30,422
And they will have cigars,
and they will have scotch,
314
00:11:30,424 --> 00:11:31,956
And they will make themselves
a deal.
315
00:11:31,958 --> 00:11:33,825
What the deal is,
we won't know.
316
00:11:33,827 --> 00:11:35,193
There will just be
some votes --
317
00:11:35,195 --> 00:11:36,961
Votes we've probably worked
our asses off on
318
00:11:36,963 --> 00:11:38,263
For god only knows how long
319
00:11:38,265 --> 00:11:40,432
That'll suddenly go
a different way.
320
00:11:40,434 --> 00:11:41,766
But this is
a bipartisan caucus.
321
00:11:41,768 --> 00:11:43,134
Why would you
work together?
322
00:11:43,136 --> 00:11:45,470
This isn't about republicans
and democrats.
323
00:11:45,472 --> 00:11:47,272
It's about peckers --
too many peckers.
324
00:11:47,274 --> 00:11:49,841
The men have their own way
of doing things,
325
00:11:49,843 --> 00:11:52,877
So we started having ours.
326
00:11:54,181 --> 00:11:56,381
♪♪
327
00:11:56,383 --> 00:11:58,083
Good news.
328
00:11:58,085 --> 00:12:01,219
I've lined up interviews
on every afternoon talk show.
329
00:12:01,221 --> 00:12:03,255
"why afternoon?" you ask.
330
00:12:03,256 --> 00:12:05,290
Because aggrieved women love
their afternoon talk shows.
331
00:12:05,292 --> 00:12:09,094
More cheating bastards
get raked over the coals
332
00:12:09,096 --> 00:12:10,428
On those comfy couches
than --
333
00:12:10,430 --> 00:12:11,730
They want
to impeach him.
334
00:12:11,732 --> 00:12:13,264
What?
335
00:12:13,266 --> 00:12:14,733
Fitz.
336
00:12:14,735 --> 00:12:16,167
The women of the senate --
337
00:12:16,169 --> 00:12:17,502
All the women
of the senate --
338
00:12:17,504 --> 00:12:19,037
Want to impeach him.
339
00:12:19,039 --> 00:12:21,106
But only
if i give the go-ahead.
340
00:12:21,108 --> 00:12:23,374
They want to impeach a man
for having an affair?
341
00:12:23,376 --> 00:12:26,244
They want to impeach a man
342
00:12:26,246 --> 00:12:28,279
For having an affair
that everyone just shrugs about
343
00:12:28,281 --> 00:12:30,281
Because a man having an affair
is a daily occurrence.
344
00:12:30,283 --> 00:12:33,284
They want to impeach a man
because all we ever hear
345
00:12:33,286 --> 00:12:34,819
Is how women are controlled
by their hormones,
346
00:12:34,821 --> 00:12:36,221
But what is more hormonal
347
00:12:36,223 --> 00:12:38,323
Than man who can't keep it
in his damn pants?
348
00:12:38,325 --> 00:12:41,192
They want to impeach a man
because he broke his vows
349
00:12:41,194 --> 00:12:43,261
And disturbed the office
of the presidency
350
00:12:43,263 --> 00:12:45,363
And distracted the country
with his libido,
351
00:12:45,365 --> 00:12:47,866
And the only person
that gets raked over the coals
352
00:12:47,868 --> 00:12:49,300
Is the woman he screwed.
353
00:12:49,302 --> 00:12:50,935
That's why.
354
00:12:50,937 --> 00:12:52,337
But that's --
that's, um...
355
00:12:52,339 --> 00:12:54,038
He's a man.
356
00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:57,308
Cyrus! [ sighs ]
357
00:12:57,310 --> 00:12:59,444
It doesn't matter anyway
because i am not doing it.
358
00:12:59,446 --> 00:13:01,980
You're not going
to have him impeached?
359
00:13:01,982 --> 00:13:04,015
Of course not.
Hold on.
360
00:13:04,017 --> 00:13:05,450
Mellie, let's talk
about this.
No.
361
00:13:05,452 --> 00:13:07,952
Fitz put himself
in the cross hairs.
362
00:13:07,954 --> 00:13:10,455
That merits
a conversation.
363
00:13:10,457 --> 00:13:12,123
If i went after him,
it would look vindictive.
364
00:13:12,125 --> 00:13:13,158
Or righteous.
365
00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:14,325
I'm a freshman senator.
366
00:13:14,327 --> 00:13:16,394
I need to keep
a low profile,
367
00:13:16,395 --> 00:13:18,462
Start out where other
freshman senators start out.
368
00:13:18,465 --> 00:13:21,566
On some do-nothing subcommittee
in the capitol basement?
369
00:13:21,568 --> 00:13:24,169
I do not want
to impeach my husband.
370
00:13:24,171 --> 00:13:26,037
No.
371
00:13:26,039 --> 00:13:27,438
What you really want
is the oval.
372
00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:28,957
So let's not be too hasty
373
00:13:28,958 --> 00:13:30,475
Because this doesn't have
to be about your husband.
374
00:13:30,477 --> 00:13:32,944
This can be about your country,
about the greater good,
375
00:13:32,946 --> 00:13:35,313
About a leader who deceived
the american people.
Cyrus --
376
00:13:35,315 --> 00:13:37,315
And let's not forget
susan ross.
377
00:13:37,317 --> 00:13:39,584
If fitz gets impeached,
susan ross becomes president,
378
00:13:39,586 --> 00:13:41,152
And we all know
how that turns out.
379
00:13:41,154 --> 00:13:42,921
The woman's
gonna eat her own head
380
00:13:42,923 --> 00:13:44,522
And set herself on fire
at the same time,
381
00:13:44,524 --> 00:13:47,358
After which the country
will desperately want someone
382
00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,260
Who's the polar opposite
of susan.
383
00:13:49,262 --> 00:13:51,863
Someone stately.
Someone with gravitas.
384
00:13:51,865 --> 00:13:53,097
Someone who's a true leader.
385
00:13:53,099 --> 00:13:56,334
You, senator.
386
00:13:56,336 --> 00:13:58,136
This is it.
387
00:13:58,138 --> 00:14:00,071
Your chance.
388
00:14:00,073 --> 00:14:01,573
Either you go
after your husband now
389
00:14:01,575 --> 00:14:03,074
And claim the white house
for your own,
390
00:14:03,076 --> 00:14:05,276
Or you do nothing
and end up being
391
00:14:05,278 --> 00:14:08,112
That sad little
well-meaning freshman senator,
392
00:14:08,114 --> 00:14:10,882
Sitting on
that do-nothing subcommittee,
393
00:14:10,884 --> 00:14:13,117
Publicly grinning
at the world,
394
00:14:13,119 --> 00:14:16,087
Privately wanting
to hang yourself.
395
00:14:21,328 --> 00:14:22,894
Known around town
as a fashion icon
396
00:14:22,896 --> 00:14:25,029
For her expensive shoes
and flashy purses,
397
00:14:25,031 --> 00:14:28,266
Olivia pope isn't someone
who goes unnoticed.
398
00:14:28,268 --> 00:14:31,469
The articulate,
often outspoken olivia pope
399
00:14:31,471 --> 00:14:32,904
Remains silent.
400
00:14:32,906 --> 00:14:34,372
It is fair to wonder
if the apple
401
00:14:34,374 --> 00:14:36,140
Didn't fall
too far from the tree.
402
00:14:36,142 --> 00:14:38,343
Her father
is incarcerated.
403
00:14:38,345 --> 00:14:41,312
...Champion of brandon parker
and other urban causes.
404
00:14:41,314 --> 00:14:43,948
Is olivia pope that good
or simply lucky?
405
00:14:43,950 --> 00:14:45,183
She was always very aggressive.
406
00:14:45,185 --> 00:14:46,768
Some might say arrogant.
407
00:14:46,769 --> 00:14:48,352
Her father's incarcerated!
Sal: Simply lucky.
408
00:14:48,355 --> 00:14:50,121
Liv has no plan.
409
00:14:50,123 --> 00:14:51,573
Meanwhile, our client roster
410
00:14:51,574 --> 00:14:53,024
Is getting gobbled up
by the other firms.
411
00:14:53,026 --> 00:14:54,626
[ telephone ringing ]
412
00:14:54,628 --> 00:14:56,094
Marcus: Cream?
413
00:14:56,096 --> 00:14:57,228
What are you doing here?
414
00:14:57,230 --> 00:14:58,396
Where do you guys
keep the cream?
415
00:14:58,398 --> 00:14:59,364
Seriously?
416
00:14:59,366 --> 00:15:00,565
I changed my mind.
417
00:15:00,567 --> 00:15:02,433
I accept the job.
418
00:15:02,435 --> 00:15:04,135
I'm ready to gladiate
in a suit or whatever.
419
00:15:04,137 --> 00:15:06,271
We're not hiring.
Perkins told me
something different.
420
00:15:06,273 --> 00:15:08,172
Phone's been ringing
off the hook since i got here.
421
00:15:08,174 --> 00:15:10,008
Anybody gonna answer that?
You have to leave.
422
00:15:10,010 --> 00:15:11,175
He doesn't know
what he's talking about.
Liv said that we had --
423
00:15:11,177 --> 00:15:12,911
Liv said for me
to handle things.
424
00:15:12,913 --> 00:15:14,312
That's what i'm doing.
It's handled.
425
00:15:14,314 --> 00:15:16,247
Everything i said earlier
still holds,
426
00:15:16,249 --> 00:15:18,016
But i need the cash,
427
00:15:18,018 --> 00:15:19,117
And i might as well take it
from you guys
428
00:15:19,119 --> 00:15:21,203
While you still have it
to offer.
429
00:15:21,204 --> 00:15:23,288
So, when do you want me
out there facing the reporters?
430
00:15:23,290 --> 00:15:24,689
All we need
is to keep our clients.
431
00:15:24,691 --> 00:15:28,026
So our strategy is,
it's business as usual
432
00:15:28,028 --> 00:15:29,227
At olivia pope
and associates.
433
00:15:29,229 --> 00:15:31,062
Olivia is working.
434
00:15:31,064 --> 00:15:32,597
She's so busy taking care
of her many clients
435
00:15:32,599 --> 00:15:34,933
That she's too busy to address
the media, et cetera.
436
00:15:34,935 --> 00:15:36,034
You get the drift?
437
00:15:37,971 --> 00:15:39,270
[ camera shutter clicking ]
438
00:15:47,113 --> 00:15:48,112
No.
439
00:15:48,114 --> 00:15:49,314
[ sighs ] let me in.
No.
440
00:15:49,316 --> 00:15:50,949
[ sighs ]
441
00:15:50,951 --> 00:15:52,250
We're gonna stand here.
442
00:15:52,252 --> 00:15:54,185
I'm gonna say "let me in"
a few more times.
443
00:15:54,187 --> 00:15:55,720
You're gonna say "no"
a few more times.
444
00:15:55,722 --> 00:15:57,288
And you're gonna give me
a look you always give
445
00:15:57,290 --> 00:15:58,656
When you want me to know
how mad you are,
446
00:15:58,658 --> 00:16:02,126
But eventually, we both know
you're going to let me in
447
00:16:02,128 --> 00:16:04,262
Because you
always let me in.
448
00:16:11,471 --> 00:16:12,603
[ door closes ]
449
00:16:12,605 --> 00:16:14,672
Nice.
Elise does well.
450
00:16:14,674 --> 00:16:16,975
She's an art dealer.
She has to.
451
00:16:16,977 --> 00:16:19,577
What? You thought i couldn't
handle business on my own?
452
00:16:19,579 --> 00:16:21,012
I thought you were dead.
453
00:16:21,014 --> 00:16:22,280
I was
at grand central station, jake.
454
00:16:22,282 --> 00:16:23,498
I was
at grand central station.
455
00:16:23,499 --> 00:16:24,715
You were nowhere.
I was there, jake.
456
00:16:24,718 --> 00:16:27,018
You were not there.
I was late.
457
00:16:27,020 --> 00:16:28,353
I was late,
but i was there.
458
00:16:28,355 --> 00:16:29,487
I waited!
459
00:16:29,489 --> 00:16:31,055
Protocol lets me have
25 minutes.
460
00:16:31,057 --> 00:16:32,056
I gave you an hour.
461
00:16:32,058 --> 00:16:33,057
I got there!
462
00:16:33,059 --> 00:16:34,392
You left me!
463
00:16:34,394 --> 00:16:36,494
You left me behind.
464
00:16:36,496 --> 00:16:39,731
You should have trusted
i would make it.
465
00:16:39,733 --> 00:16:41,332
You should have waited.
466
00:16:51,644 --> 00:16:52,777
Look...
467
00:16:54,214 --> 00:16:55,246
Elise...
468
00:16:55,248 --> 00:16:57,181
I don't need an apology.
469
00:16:57,183 --> 00:16:59,517
You're here about the job.
470
00:16:59,519 --> 00:17:01,486
What's the job?
471
00:17:01,488 --> 00:17:04,689
We're on the trail
of some stolen art pieces.
472
00:17:04,691 --> 00:17:06,424
I need you
to put out some feelers.
473
00:17:06,426 --> 00:17:08,226
Find out who's selling,
make a buy.
474
00:17:08,228 --> 00:17:10,762
We put a gps chip in the cash
and track them to their boss.
475
00:17:10,764 --> 00:17:13,097
Exactly.
476
00:17:16,169 --> 00:17:18,603
I really thought
you were dead.
477
00:17:18,605 --> 00:17:22,306
25 minutes no-show
is one thing, but an hour?
478
00:17:22,308 --> 00:17:24,175
I thought you were dead.
I thought...
479
00:17:26,146 --> 00:17:27,512
I grieved.
480
00:17:32,352 --> 00:17:34,485
I really loved
being married to you.
481
00:17:36,756 --> 00:17:39,490
We were good together.
482
00:17:58,745 --> 00:18:00,111
[ camera shutter clicking ]
483
00:18:06,519 --> 00:18:07,852
Gibson: Liz!
484
00:18:07,854 --> 00:18:09,654
Senator.
485
00:18:09,656 --> 00:18:12,190
I have
to investigate him, liz.
486
00:18:12,192 --> 00:18:14,759
We're all republicans...
Family.
487
00:18:14,761 --> 00:18:16,461
We can find a way
to work this out.
488
00:18:16,463 --> 00:18:18,296
I'd sure like to,
but i sure can't.
489
00:18:18,298 --> 00:18:20,498
We're talking about sex
between consenting adults.
490
00:18:20,500 --> 00:18:23,301
Unfortunate, yes.
Illegal? Absolutely not.
491
00:18:26,739 --> 00:18:30,475
The woman ran his campaign,
worked in his white house.
492
00:18:30,477 --> 00:18:32,877
She had access to things.
He paid her for things.
493
00:18:32,879 --> 00:18:34,545
So don't try and give me
your talking points
494
00:18:34,547 --> 00:18:36,881
Like i'm some senior citizen
drooling away in my la-z-boy
495
00:18:36,883 --> 00:18:38,816
Watching cable news
from sunup to sundown.
496
00:18:38,818 --> 00:18:41,352
His whole administration
he's had these bitches
497
00:18:41,354 --> 00:18:43,454
Lined up
like planes on a jetway.
Senator.
498
00:18:43,456 --> 00:18:44,672
Are you telling me
this woman
499
00:18:44,673 --> 00:18:45,889
Isn't pulling his strings
like a marionette?
500
00:18:45,892 --> 00:18:48,259
There are
legitimate questions.
501
00:18:48,261 --> 00:18:50,862
Now, the president
can answer them in person,
502
00:18:50,864 --> 00:18:52,763
Or he can come up
to the hill
503
00:18:52,765 --> 00:18:56,200
And answer them under oath
on live television.
504
00:19:00,907 --> 00:19:03,207
I'm here to get
some of my things.
505
00:19:03,209 --> 00:19:04,609
What are you doing?
506
00:19:04,611 --> 00:19:06,844
Don't shush me, and don't
tell me it's not a good time.
507
00:19:06,846 --> 00:19:08,346
I have a right to be here
whenever i --
508
00:19:08,348 --> 00:19:09,847
What?
509
00:19:09,849 --> 00:19:12,583
[ teddy giggles ]
510
00:19:12,585 --> 00:19:15,887
[ sighs ]
511
00:19:16,856 --> 00:19:17,889
[ giggling continues ]
512
00:19:19,559 --> 00:19:21,292
I wonder where teddy is.
513
00:19:21,294 --> 00:19:22,560
You can't find him?
514
00:19:22,562 --> 00:19:24,495
I've looked everywhere.
515
00:19:24,497 --> 00:19:28,566
Have you looked...Over here?
516
00:19:28,568 --> 00:19:30,234
Not yet.
517
00:19:30,236 --> 00:19:32,336
[ giggles ]
518
00:19:33,740 --> 00:19:34,906
[ chuckles ]
519
00:19:40,313 --> 00:19:42,413
[ sighs ]
520
00:19:43,683 --> 00:19:46,317
Well, i don't see
anything!
521
00:19:46,319 --> 00:19:47,618
[ teddy giggles ]
wow!
522
00:19:47,620 --> 00:19:48,853
Where could he be?
523
00:19:48,855 --> 00:19:50,688
How do we lose
a whole boy?
524
00:19:50,690 --> 00:19:53,224
[ giggling continues ]
525
00:19:58,398 --> 00:20:01,299
[ sighs ]
526
00:20:08,908 --> 00:20:11,976
I don't want us
to fight anymore.
527
00:20:11,978 --> 00:20:16,514
If you don't hurt me,
i won't hurt you.
528
00:20:16,516 --> 00:20:17,982
Okay?
529
00:20:19,886 --> 00:20:20,985
Okay.
530
00:20:23,523 --> 00:20:24,989
Okay.
531
00:20:31,264 --> 00:20:32,697
I'm gonna get my things.
532
00:20:32,699 --> 00:20:33,764
I'll pick him up tomorrow.
533
00:20:33,766 --> 00:20:35,499
Okay.
534
00:20:35,501 --> 00:20:37,902
[ sighs ]
[ teddy giggles ]
535
00:20:48,915 --> 00:20:51,449
[ sighs ]
536
00:20:54,020 --> 00:20:58,956
[ singsong voice ] come out,
come out, wherever you are!
537
00:21:02,996 --> 00:21:04,229
In his first run
at the white house,
538
00:21:04,230 --> 00:21:05,463
Governor fitzgerald grant's
presidential hopes
539
00:21:05,465 --> 00:21:07,031
Were stopped dead
540
00:21:07,032 --> 00:21:08,598
After a humiliating defeat
in the iowa caucuses.
541
00:21:08,601 --> 00:21:11,535
Campaign manager and future
chief of staff cyrus beene
542
00:21:11,537 --> 00:21:12,959
Was desperate.
543
00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:14,382
Not just desperate --
we were broke!
544
00:21:14,383 --> 00:21:15,805
The consultants --
the dozens of beltway bandits
545
00:21:15,808 --> 00:21:17,642
Earning 40 grand a month --
546
00:21:17,644 --> 00:21:20,311
They'd all failed
to provide a winning strategy.
547
00:21:20,313 --> 00:21:22,280
Frankly, olivia pope
was the only strategist
548
00:21:22,282 --> 00:21:23,447
I could afford at the time.
549
00:21:23,449 --> 00:21:25,316
I also knew she'd be great.
550
00:21:25,318 --> 00:21:28,619
I had no idea
she'd be a miracle worker.
551
00:21:28,621 --> 00:21:30,755
Francesca:
A miracle worker, indeed.
552
00:21:30,757 --> 00:21:33,758
In three weeks, olivia pope
turned a fourth-place candidate
553
00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:36,661
Into the winner
of the south carolina primary.
554
00:21:36,663 --> 00:21:38,246
Keep an eye on her.
555
00:21:38,247 --> 00:21:39,830
She'll be a household name,
mark my words.
556
00:21:39,832 --> 00:21:41,565
[ projector running ]
557
00:21:41,567 --> 00:21:45,369
Thus olivia pope is in a unique
position of being a black woman
558
00:21:45,371 --> 00:21:47,038
In a world
dominated by white men.
559
00:21:47,040 --> 00:21:49,340
But being an outsider
is something pope --
560
00:21:49,342 --> 00:21:50,341
Sorry.
561
00:21:50,343 --> 00:21:51,943
I can't watch any more.
562
00:21:51,944 --> 00:21:53,544
It's the same crap
over and over.
563
00:21:53,546 --> 00:21:55,413
I was in line at
the grocery store this morning.
564
00:21:55,415 --> 00:21:58,349
There was a couple in front
of me -- white, mid-60s.
565
00:21:58,351 --> 00:21:59,650
The wife's looking
at a picture of liv
566
00:21:59,652 --> 00:22:00,851
On the cover
of some tabloid
567
00:22:00,853 --> 00:22:02,586
And the husband's
going on and on
568
00:22:02,588 --> 00:22:04,488
About how angry liv looks,
569
00:22:04,490 --> 00:22:06,557
How he totally believes she took
advantage of the president
570
00:22:06,559 --> 00:22:08,626
Because she looks conniving
and power-hungry,
571
00:22:08,628 --> 00:22:11,762
But the wife --
god bless her -- defended olivia
572
00:22:11,764 --> 00:22:13,631
By saying,
"she must be pretty sharp
573
00:22:13,633 --> 00:22:15,733
If she pulled herself up
by her bootstraps
574
00:22:15,735 --> 00:22:17,401
And made it
out of the ghetto."
575
00:22:17,403 --> 00:22:21,472
Liv went to one of the most
expensive boarding schools
576
00:22:21,474 --> 00:22:23,007
In europe!
577
00:22:27,513 --> 00:22:29,680
So you're not here
for the money.
578
00:22:29,682 --> 00:22:31,682
I'm here to help a sister out
who helped me when i needed it.
579
00:22:31,684 --> 00:22:32,683
Well, what's your suggestion?
580
00:22:32,685 --> 00:22:34,452
We call the press out.
581
00:22:34,454 --> 00:22:36,987
Make the public aware of
what they're really being sold.
582
00:22:36,989 --> 00:22:38,823
We shift the conversation
away from olivia
583
00:22:38,825 --> 00:22:39,857
To the reporting of olivia.
584
00:22:39,859 --> 00:22:41,359
Olivia's name
is on that door.
585
00:22:41,361 --> 00:22:42,626
Stick to the plan.
586
00:22:42,628 --> 00:22:43,861
Gladiators
don't ask questions.
587
00:22:45,565 --> 00:22:47,498
That's gonna take
some getting used to.
588
00:22:49,502 --> 00:22:52,670
If you don't sit down
with senator gibson,
589
00:22:52,672 --> 00:22:54,872
The judiciary committee is going
to launch an investigation.
590
00:22:54,874 --> 00:22:56,440
This was
the smart strategy?
591
00:22:56,442 --> 00:22:58,743
They mercilessly attack
olivia,
592
00:22:58,745 --> 00:23:01,645
And i have to stop my own party
from investigating me.
593
00:23:01,647 --> 00:23:03,414
Remind me --
what was the dumb strategy?
594
00:23:03,416 --> 00:23:04,915
The one where you've
already been impeached.
595
00:23:04,917 --> 00:23:06,584
The fact that gibson
is willing to negotiate
596
00:23:06,586 --> 00:23:07,885
Means this is working.
597
00:23:07,887 --> 00:23:09,420
You're only here
because firing you right now
598
00:23:09,422 --> 00:23:11,055
Would add fuel
to the scandal.
599
00:23:11,056 --> 00:23:12,689
Do you really think talking
to me is your best move?
600
00:23:12,692 --> 00:23:13,891
David: It won't just be
the senate, sir.
601
00:23:13,893 --> 00:23:15,526
If congress investigates you,
602
00:23:15,528 --> 00:23:17,094
I'll be forced to appoint
a special counsel.
603
00:23:17,096 --> 00:23:19,530
A special counsel
can run wild.
604
00:23:19,532 --> 00:23:22,099
No one tells them what to do.
They'll bulldoze you and liv.
605
00:23:24,704 --> 00:23:26,937
[ sighs ]
606
00:23:26,939 --> 00:23:28,672
Set the meeting
with gibson.
607
00:23:32,678 --> 00:23:35,546
♪♪
608
00:23:35,548 --> 00:23:36,847
[ camera shutter clicking ]
609
00:23:36,849 --> 00:23:38,416
Feed's up.
610
00:23:38,418 --> 00:23:40,451
I got to hand it to you,
boss.
611
00:23:40,453 --> 00:23:41,719
You got game.
612
00:23:41,721 --> 00:23:42,686
What are you talking about?
613
00:23:42,688 --> 00:23:44,155
Oh, i'm just saying.
614
00:23:44,157 --> 00:23:45,823
Your girlfriend back home
chooses another dude.
615
00:23:45,825 --> 00:23:46,924
It's all up in your face.
616
00:23:46,926 --> 00:23:48,659
So you hop
across the atlantic
617
00:23:48,661 --> 00:23:50,961
And slide back in with a hottie
who hates your guts.
618
00:23:50,963 --> 00:23:53,030
Impressive.
You're an idiot.
619
00:23:53,032 --> 00:23:54,765
Why is this so grainy?
620
00:23:54,766 --> 00:23:56,499
I-i don't know if i'm the guy
to be giving advice here.
621
00:23:56,502 --> 00:23:57,501
You're not.
622
00:23:57,503 --> 00:23:59,003
Bonjour.
623
00:23:59,005 --> 00:24:00,805
Zoom in.
Got it.
624
00:24:00,807 --> 00:24:02,706
Running qr-15
facial recognition.
625
00:24:02,708 --> 00:24:04,208
He brought the painting.
626
00:24:04,210 --> 00:24:06,710
Yevgeny valenkov.
Based in st. Petersburg.
627
00:24:06,712 --> 00:24:09,880
Affiliated with the semion
mogilevich syndicate.
628
00:24:09,882 --> 00:24:12,082
I don't understand.
This guy isn't b613.
629
00:24:12,084 --> 00:24:13,484
[ yevgeny speaking russian ]
630
00:24:13,486 --> 00:24:14,652
What are they saying?
631
00:24:14,654 --> 00:24:15,953
He's got a delacroix
in the case
632
00:24:15,955 --> 00:24:17,021
And a renoir
in a warehouse.
633
00:24:17,023 --> 00:24:18,389
That's it?
That's it.
634
00:24:18,390 --> 00:24:19,756
Where are
all the other paintings?
635
00:24:19,759 --> 00:24:21,559
[ conversing in russian ]
636
00:24:21,561 --> 00:24:22,793
What's going on?
637
00:24:22,795 --> 00:24:24,128
I-i can't get it back.
638
00:24:24,130 --> 00:24:26,130
What's he saying?
He wants to see the money.
639
00:24:26,132 --> 00:24:27,465
We got to get in there now,
boss.
640
00:24:27,467 --> 00:24:30,201
No, if -- if we go in now,
we're blown.
641
00:24:30,203 --> 00:24:31,602
She knows what she's doing.
642
00:24:32,572 --> 00:24:33,737
Can you get the feed?
I'm trying!
643
00:24:33,739 --> 00:24:35,005
[ gunshots ]
644
00:24:44,183 --> 00:24:45,716
Jake: Elise?
645
00:24:47,620 --> 00:24:48,819
You're gonna be okay, elise.
646
00:24:48,821 --> 00:24:49,720
[ camera shutter clicking ]
647
00:24:50,556 --> 00:24:52,223
Hey.
648
00:24:52,225 --> 00:24:53,224
Elise.
649
00:24:53,226 --> 00:24:55,059
I shot him.
650
00:24:55,061 --> 00:24:56,760
You shot him.
651
00:24:56,762 --> 00:24:57,795
You're gonna be okay.
652
00:24:57,797 --> 00:24:58,963
You hear me?
653
00:24:58,965 --> 00:25:00,097
Stay with me, elise.
654
00:25:00,099 --> 00:25:02,199
[ breathing heavily ]
655
00:25:02,201 --> 00:25:03,667
[ camera shutter clicking ]
656
00:25:03,669 --> 00:25:05,269
[ laughter ]
657
00:25:05,271 --> 00:25:06,971
This was your father?
658
00:25:06,973 --> 00:25:09,039
Yep, back when
he was a congressman.
659
00:25:09,041 --> 00:25:10,841
Had the whole place
in stitches.
660
00:25:10,843 --> 00:25:14,578
That's hilarious.
661
00:25:14,580 --> 00:25:16,981
Now, gentlemen...
662
00:25:16,983 --> 00:25:19,016
We all know
why i asked you here.
663
00:25:19,018 --> 00:25:20,784
I made a mistake...
664
00:25:20,786 --> 00:25:22,119
Betrayed
the people's trust...
665
00:25:22,121 --> 00:25:25,256
And, in doing so,
created a situation
666
00:25:25,258 --> 00:25:28,125
Where you can either support me
and risk looking like fools
667
00:25:28,127 --> 00:25:30,794
Or throw me under the bus
and help the democrats hang me.
668
00:25:30,796 --> 00:25:33,664
But as it's me who put you
in this position,
669
00:25:33,666 --> 00:25:36,800
I'm willing to offer some things
in exchange for your mercy.
670
00:25:36,802 --> 00:25:38,702
Now, steve,
i know you have a tight race
671
00:25:38,704 --> 00:25:40,004
Coming up in november.
672
00:25:40,006 --> 00:25:41,872
I'm prepared to stump hard
on your behalf
673
00:25:41,874 --> 00:25:43,741
And put my whole machine
behind your fundraising efforts.
674
00:25:43,743 --> 00:25:45,009
Elizabeth:
The president's also prepared
675
00:25:45,011 --> 00:25:46,143
To back the infrastructure bill,
senator.
676
00:25:46,145 --> 00:25:48,646
Even though there's
way too much pork
677
00:25:48,648 --> 00:25:50,848
Going to your cronies there
in wyoming, arnie.
678
00:25:50,850 --> 00:25:52,316
Liz will finalize
all the details.
679
00:25:52,318 --> 00:25:55,085
Now, unfortunately,
i do have a country to run,
680
00:25:55,087 --> 00:25:56,854
So as much
as i'd like to stay...
681
00:25:58,824 --> 00:26:01,191
Sit, mr. President.
682
00:26:01,193 --> 00:26:02,893
This has been fun.
683
00:26:02,895 --> 00:26:04,962
But as far
as i'm concerned,
684
00:26:04,964 --> 00:26:07,798
We're still at the foreplay
stage of the evening.
685
00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:09,900
The fun stuff
still lies ahead.
686
00:26:09,902 --> 00:26:11,569
So have yourself a seat
687
00:26:11,571 --> 00:26:18,175
And let's start talking
about the true cost of mercy.
688
00:26:19,178 --> 00:26:21,011
[ camera shutter clicking ]
689
00:26:21,013 --> 00:26:23,647
♪♪
690
00:26:26,619 --> 00:26:29,286
This is preposterous.
691
00:26:29,288 --> 00:26:31,288
Well, we'll roll them back
in increments.
692
00:26:31,290 --> 00:26:33,190
That way there will be
less media attention.
693
00:26:33,192 --> 00:26:35,059
Equal pay?
The brandon bill?
694
00:26:35,061 --> 00:26:37,261
Those were huge legislative
achievements, senator.
695
00:26:37,263 --> 00:26:39,296
For the democrats.
Not for us.
696
00:26:39,298 --> 00:26:41,665
No. Absolutely not.
697
00:26:41,667 --> 00:26:45,669
Gentlemen, can we have
the room, please?
698
00:26:47,106 --> 00:26:48,872
That means you, too, liz.
699
00:26:50,643 --> 00:26:51,976
[ door opens ]
700
00:26:57,850 --> 00:26:59,917
Stanley,
this isn't politics.
701
00:26:59,919 --> 00:27:01,085
This is extortion.
702
00:27:01,087 --> 00:27:02,937
All right, how about this?
703
00:27:02,938 --> 00:27:04,788
How about i give you
equal pay? Hmm?
704
00:27:04,790 --> 00:27:06,323
I'll let you keep that.
705
00:27:06,324 --> 00:27:07,857
Arnie only put that in there,
i think,
706
00:27:07,860 --> 00:27:09,326
'cause his wife
is driving him bonkers.
707
00:27:09,328 --> 00:27:10,928
So that's yours.
708
00:27:10,930 --> 00:27:12,229
But in return for that favor,
though,
709
00:27:12,231 --> 00:27:14,965
I must insist
you give us the brandon bill.
710
00:27:14,967 --> 00:27:18,335
Stan, listen to me --
whatever you have to do
to kill those provisions --
711
00:27:18,337 --> 00:27:19,336
Executive order...
712
00:27:19,338 --> 00:27:20,804
I'm not gonna do that.
713
00:27:20,806 --> 00:27:22,206
I'm afraid
you don't have a choice.
714
00:27:22,208 --> 00:27:26,043
You know, i've had dalliances,
mr. President.
715
00:27:26,045 --> 00:27:27,111
We all have.
716
00:27:27,113 --> 00:27:29,380
Your problem is,
you got caught.
717
00:27:29,382 --> 00:27:32,316
And that's why it's you
on your knees in front of me
718
00:27:32,318 --> 00:27:33,717
Instead of the reverse.
719
00:27:33,719 --> 00:27:36,253
Kill the brandon bill.
720
00:27:36,255 --> 00:27:38,322
You made a lot of enemies
for us
721
00:27:38,324 --> 00:27:40,824
With the law and order community
passing that thing.
722
00:27:40,826 --> 00:27:42,359
If you could find
a way of quashing it,
723
00:27:42,361 --> 00:27:44,328
That would make
all the difference.
724
00:27:48,401 --> 00:27:50,668
Let me think about it.
725
00:27:50,670 --> 00:27:53,404
[ breathes deeply ]
726
00:27:53,406 --> 00:27:55,973
Oh, and, sir?
727
00:27:55,975 --> 00:27:59,276
Next time you decide to go
outside your marriage,
728
00:27:59,278 --> 00:28:01,278
Choose yourself a girl
729
00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:03,947
Who's a little more palatable
to the base.
730
00:28:06,686 --> 00:28:08,952
What is that
supposed to mean?
731
00:28:10,756 --> 00:28:12,856
Full roll-back
on the brandon bill,
732
00:28:12,858 --> 00:28:15,125
Or we start pursuing
impeachment.
733
00:28:15,127 --> 00:28:16,360
Sir.
734
00:28:16,362 --> 00:28:19,997
♪♪
735
00:28:19,999 --> 00:28:22,866
[ door opens, closes ]
736
00:28:26,772 --> 00:28:28,038
Friends say
pope's post-college years
737
00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:30,241
Were typical
of an urban 20-something --
738
00:28:30,242 --> 00:28:32,443
Scraping by, having fun,
and hustling to make her mark.
739
00:28:32,445 --> 00:28:35,045
Those hard times faded, though,
740
00:28:35,047 --> 00:28:37,815
Once pope
began dating older men.
741
00:28:37,817 --> 00:28:39,950
No doubt
drawn to her youth and beauty,
742
00:28:39,952 --> 00:28:42,953
The men shared not just the fact
that they were older,
743
00:28:42,955 --> 00:28:44,455
But they were powerful.
744
00:28:44,457 --> 00:28:46,056
Pope was even once engaged
745
00:28:46,058 --> 00:28:48,425
To senate majority leader
edison davis.
746
00:28:48,427 --> 00:28:51,762
Senator davis' office
refused comment for this piece.
747
00:28:51,764 --> 00:28:55,199
One thing that is certain is
that with each new relationship,
748
00:28:55,201 --> 00:28:57,201
Pope's profile increased
749
00:28:57,203 --> 00:29:00,003
Along with the power
of the subsequent suitor.
750
00:29:00,005 --> 00:29:04,341
Knowing this, is it any wonder
that pope would set her sights
751
00:29:04,343 --> 00:29:07,211
On the powerful man
on the planet?
752
00:29:07,213 --> 00:29:09,012
[ projector running ]
753
00:29:12,518 --> 00:29:15,185
[ keyboard clacks ]
754
00:29:15,187 --> 00:29:17,821
[ cellphone rings ]
755
00:29:23,829 --> 00:29:25,062
[ cellphone beeps ]
756
00:29:25,064 --> 00:29:26,196
What?
757
00:29:26,198 --> 00:29:28,031
I need to talk to you.
758
00:29:28,033 --> 00:29:30,100
About the brandon bill.
759
00:29:30,101 --> 00:29:32,168
Did you know that
there's a porn version of us?
760
00:29:32,171 --> 00:29:34,404
Actually three, i think.
761
00:29:34,406 --> 00:29:35,873
Yeah.
762
00:29:35,875 --> 00:29:37,107
Liv...
And a lot of people,
763
00:29:37,109 --> 00:29:39,443
A lot
of anonymous internet people,
764
00:29:39,445 --> 00:29:41,478
Cowards who won't use
their names,
765
00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:42,980
Apparently want
to have me killed.
766
00:29:42,982 --> 00:29:44,548
Also raped.
767
00:29:44,550 --> 00:29:47,084
How come whenever a woman does
something that people don't like
768
00:29:47,086 --> 00:29:49,186
The only way
these men on the internet
769
00:29:49,188 --> 00:29:51,522
Know how to express themselves
is by threatening rape?
770
00:29:51,524 --> 00:29:53,056
Listen.
Turn off the computer, liv.
771
00:29:53,058 --> 00:29:54,291
No, seriously.
772
00:29:54,293 --> 00:29:56,126
I have...
773
00:29:56,128 --> 00:30:01,098
At least 1,000 threats
of rape here,
774
00:30:01,100 --> 00:30:03,367
Just on this one site,
775
00:30:03,369 --> 00:30:06,303
From guys who are mad
that i had the audacity
776
00:30:06,305 --> 00:30:08,438
To be born
female and black.
777
00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:09,439
Olivia...
778
00:30:09,441 --> 00:30:10,574
Turn off the computer.
779
00:30:10,576 --> 00:30:14,211
Do you think
if i told them i own a gun
780
00:30:14,213 --> 00:30:17,281
And that i've shot someone,
they'd threaten to rape me?
781
00:30:17,283 --> 00:30:18,515
Do you think if i told them
782
00:30:18,517 --> 00:30:21,485
I've survived
being kidnapped and tortured,
783
00:30:21,487 --> 00:30:24,488
They would get that
their weak little misspellings
784
00:30:24,490 --> 00:30:25,923
Barely make me blink?
785
00:30:25,925 --> 00:30:27,991
That i would welcome
the chance
786
00:30:27,993 --> 00:30:31,261
To take out
a little bit of ptsd
787
00:30:31,263 --> 00:30:33,130
On the next man
who put his hands on me?
788
00:30:33,132 --> 00:30:34,298
You think
they'd still want to --
789
00:30:34,300 --> 00:30:36,366
Turn off the computer now,
790
00:30:36,368 --> 00:30:37,885
Or i will come over there,
791
00:30:37,886 --> 00:30:39,403
Walk through all the reporters
outside your building,
792
00:30:39,405 --> 00:30:41,205
And turn it off for you.
793
00:30:45,845 --> 00:30:49,046
[ breathes deeply ]
794
00:30:59,158 --> 00:31:00,290
[ sobs ]
795
00:31:00,292 --> 00:31:01,792
[ voice breaking ]
i'm fine.
796
00:31:01,794 --> 00:31:04,595
I'm just...
797
00:31:04,597 --> 00:31:08,365
I'm losing it,
but only a little bit.
798
00:31:08,367 --> 00:31:11,301
[ laughs ]
799
00:31:11,303 --> 00:31:14,171
I'm fine.
800
00:31:19,912 --> 00:31:22,512
[ camera shutter clicking ]
801
00:31:22,514 --> 00:31:25,449
♪♪
802
00:31:28,254 --> 00:31:29,653
[ knocking ]
803
00:31:29,655 --> 00:31:33,090
[ monitor beeping ]
804
00:31:33,092 --> 00:31:34,524
How's that arm?
805
00:31:34,526 --> 00:31:36,026
Flesh wound.
806
00:31:36,028 --> 00:31:37,961
You've seen me take worse.
807
00:31:37,963 --> 00:31:40,597
I'm sorry for getting you
involved in this.
808
00:31:40,599 --> 00:31:42,132
If i knew
you'd get hurt --
809
00:31:42,134 --> 00:31:44,268
I never showed up
at grand central station.
810
00:31:45,638 --> 00:31:48,105
We're spies.
811
00:31:48,107 --> 00:31:50,574
There's no forever for us.
812
00:31:50,576 --> 00:31:52,542
We both knew that.
813
00:31:52,544 --> 00:31:54,678
And what about now?
814
00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:57,414
What about now?
815
00:31:57,416 --> 00:32:01,318
Come back to the states
with me.
816
00:32:06,158 --> 00:32:08,125
[ camera shutter clicking ]
817
00:32:08,127 --> 00:32:11,128
Those senators
came to you!
818
00:32:11,130 --> 00:32:13,330
They're deferring to you.
819
00:32:13,332 --> 00:32:15,399
They're bowing down.
What should that tell you?
820
00:32:15,401 --> 00:32:17,601
That's it time to come out
from behind the throne
821
00:32:17,603 --> 00:32:20,470
And wield some power
that's got your name on it!
822
00:32:20,472 --> 00:32:22,139
I won't do it, cyrus.
823
00:32:22,141 --> 00:32:24,141
As much as i want to,
there's no way
824
00:32:24,143 --> 00:32:25,609
That i come out of this
looking like anything more
825
00:32:25,611 --> 00:32:26,643
Than a vindictive harpy.
826
00:32:26,645 --> 00:32:28,245
The smart play --
827
00:32:28,247 --> 00:32:31,114
The smart play
is to take the high road.
828
00:32:31,116 --> 00:32:32,983
You know that.
829
00:32:34,186 --> 00:32:36,954
What that man did
to you...
830
00:32:36,956 --> 00:32:38,388
What he did to us...
831
00:32:38,390 --> 00:32:40,123
Is on
completely different levels.
832
00:32:40,125 --> 00:32:41,491
Cyrus, come on.
833
00:32:41,493 --> 00:32:43,427
He was my husband.
834
00:32:43,429 --> 00:32:46,630
You were just colleagues,
friends.
835
00:32:46,632 --> 00:32:49,132
Why are so hell-bent
on revenge?
836
00:32:49,134 --> 00:32:51,101
Let it go already.
837
00:32:51,103 --> 00:32:53,570
C-colleagues.
[ sighs ]
838
00:32:53,572 --> 00:32:55,305
Friends.
839
00:32:55,307 --> 00:32:58,608
Mellie, i devoted my life
to him, to you,
840
00:32:58,610 --> 00:33:00,043
To the grant cause.
841
00:33:00,045 --> 00:33:03,413
The last 14 years
have been...
842
00:33:03,415 --> 00:33:05,148
[ breathes deeply ]
843
00:33:05,150 --> 00:33:07,250
[ scoffs ]
844
00:33:07,252 --> 00:33:09,453
He kicked in the teeth
and didn't even look back,
845
00:33:09,455 --> 00:33:11,321
And i'm supposed
to just it go?
846
00:33:11,323 --> 00:33:14,291
I guess that's the difference
between me and you, cy.
847
00:33:14,293 --> 00:33:16,126
When my heart is broken,
848
00:33:16,128 --> 00:33:18,061
I can get up
and dust myself off
849
00:33:18,063 --> 00:33:20,364
And walk away
with some dignity.
850
00:33:20,366 --> 00:33:21,631
[ sighs ]
851
00:33:21,633 --> 00:33:23,533
Dignity's a good visual.
852
00:33:25,371 --> 00:33:27,537
That's -- that's what
you think the difference is?
853
00:33:27,539 --> 00:33:29,139
Between you and me?
No, no.
854
00:33:29,141 --> 00:33:30,374
There difference
between you and me
855
00:33:30,376 --> 00:33:31,675
Is that your heart
was never broken
856
00:33:31,677 --> 00:33:34,178
Because you never loved him.
857
00:33:34,179 --> 00:33:36,680
You needed him, used him,
coexisted with him,
858
00:33:36,682 --> 00:33:38,315
But you did not love him!
859
00:33:38,317 --> 00:33:40,584
I would have died
for that man.
860
00:33:40,586 --> 00:33:43,186
I loved him as my son...
861
00:33:43,188 --> 00:33:44,454
As my child...
862
00:33:44,456 --> 00:33:47,090
As my soul.
863
00:33:47,092 --> 00:33:49,526
That does not end.
That never ends.
864
00:33:49,528 --> 00:33:52,696
It just rips a hole inside
of you that never closes.
865
00:33:52,698 --> 00:33:54,398
Your child is dead!
866
00:33:54,400 --> 00:33:56,733
You can visit his grave,
bring him flowers.
867
00:33:56,735 --> 00:33:59,102
You know exactly where he is
and what he is.
868
00:33:59,104 --> 00:34:01,471
My child
is breathing and talking
869
00:34:01,473 --> 00:34:04,107
Right down the block from me
at 1600 pennsylvania avenue,
870
00:34:04,109 --> 00:34:05,275
But i can't see him.
871
00:34:05,277 --> 00:34:07,644
I don't know how he is
or what he needs
872
00:34:07,646 --> 00:34:08,745
Or if he's even okay.
873
00:34:08,747 --> 00:34:10,414
He's surrounded by vultures
874
00:34:10,416 --> 00:34:12,449
Who want to pick the flesh
from his bones,
875
00:34:12,451 --> 00:34:15,052
But he doesn't know it.
876
00:34:15,054 --> 00:34:16,787
And i do.
877
00:34:16,789 --> 00:34:19,689
And i'm not there
to shelter him from the storms,
878
00:34:19,691 --> 00:34:24,628
To pick up after him, to remove
the obstacles in his path.
879
00:34:24,630 --> 00:34:28,732
Your child
is safe in the ground
880
00:34:28,734 --> 00:34:31,701
Where everything bad
has already happened.
881
00:34:31,703 --> 00:34:36,073
But my child -- my soul --
882
00:34:36,075 --> 00:34:38,408
All you have to do
is turn on the news
883
00:34:38,410 --> 00:34:40,410
To see that the bad things
for him
884
00:34:40,412 --> 00:34:41,378
Are just getting started.
885
00:34:41,380 --> 00:34:44,281
Get out...
886
00:34:44,283 --> 00:34:47,784
Before i have you thrown out.
887
00:34:47,786 --> 00:34:51,121
Oh, no need, no need.
888
00:34:52,391 --> 00:34:54,624
I quit.
889
00:34:54,626 --> 00:34:57,094
[ door slams ]
890
00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:03,366
Bribery, treason,
high crimes and misdemeanors.
891
00:35:03,368 --> 00:35:04,734
These are the charges
for impeachment,
892
00:35:04,736 --> 00:35:06,470
According to our constitution.
893
00:35:06,472 --> 00:35:10,273
Just which of them, if any,
will president grant face?
894
00:35:10,275 --> 00:35:12,242
Within minutes
of ms. Pope's declaration,
895
00:35:12,244 --> 00:35:15,112
Pundits began postulating
how, and if,
896
00:35:15,114 --> 00:35:17,380
Grant broke the law
with his affair.
897
00:35:17,382 --> 00:35:18,815
[ projector running ]
898
00:35:18,817 --> 00:35:20,717
Reporter: Are you gonna respond
to allegations?
899
00:35:20,719 --> 00:35:22,219
Sal:
Where is olivia pope?
900
00:35:22,221 --> 00:35:23,470
When's she
coming out of hiding?
901
00:35:23,471 --> 00:35:24,720
Just tell us
why she won't defend herself
902
00:35:24,723 --> 00:35:26,490
As passionately
as she defends her clients.
903
00:35:26,492 --> 00:35:28,291
She's usually
so well-spoken.
904
00:35:28,293 --> 00:35:30,627
[ camera shutters clicking ]
905
00:35:30,629 --> 00:35:32,696
[ sighs ]
906
00:35:32,698 --> 00:35:33,864
"for a black woman."
907
00:35:36,568 --> 00:35:38,668
"she's usually so well-spoken
for a black woman."
908
00:35:38,670 --> 00:35:40,604
Isn't that what you meant?
909
00:35:40,606 --> 00:35:43,340
I say that because i've been
looking at the last 72 hours
910
00:35:43,342 --> 00:35:44,841
Of your station's
news coverage,
911
00:35:44,843 --> 00:35:46,326
And when you're not suggesting
912
00:35:46,327 --> 00:35:47,810
That olivia pope
is an angry black woman,
913
00:35:47,813 --> 00:35:49,446
You're implying
she's a homewrecker
914
00:35:49,448 --> 00:35:50,680
Who slept her way to the top.
915
00:35:50,682 --> 00:35:52,182
[ indistinct shouting ]
916
00:35:52,184 --> 00:35:54,384
Quinn:
What the hell was that?
917
00:35:54,386 --> 00:35:55,919
Gladiating.
You did the exact opposite
of what i asked.
918
00:35:55,921 --> 00:35:57,254
You can only dodge so long.
919
00:35:57,256 --> 00:35:58,555
At some point,
you have to throw a punch.
920
00:35:58,557 --> 00:35:59,723
You went off-script.
921
00:35:59,725 --> 00:36:02,459
This...Is...War.
922
00:36:02,461 --> 00:36:03,660
There is no script.
923
00:36:03,662 --> 00:36:05,295
You can choose the battle,
924
00:36:05,297 --> 00:36:07,264
But if you send me out,
i'm fighting my way.
925
00:36:07,266 --> 00:36:08,798
I don't play.
I don't hide.
926
00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:10,400
I don't hold back
or look for exits,
927
00:36:10,402 --> 00:36:12,269
And i sure as hell don't lean
on the ropes and take it.
928
00:36:12,271 --> 00:36:14,204
I swing because that's me.
929
00:36:14,206 --> 00:36:17,207
That's who i am.
That is how i gladiate.
930
00:36:17,209 --> 00:36:20,177
[ aretha franklin's "(i can't
get no) satisfaction" plays ]
931
00:36:23,582 --> 00:36:25,465
They're gonna try
to confuse you.
932
00:36:25,466 --> 00:36:27,349
They will bring up your past
criminal record to rattle you.
933
00:36:27,352 --> 00:36:28,718
When you get stuck
or don't know what to say,
934
00:36:28,720 --> 00:36:31,188
Just accuse them of playing
dog-whistle politics.
935
00:36:31,190 --> 00:36:33,190
Now, quinn perkins
wasn't always your name.
936
00:36:33,192 --> 00:36:34,958
Before you started working
for ms. Pope,
937
00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:36,426
You were known
as lindsay dwyer.
938
00:36:36,428 --> 00:36:37,694
The "molotov mistress."
939
00:36:37,696 --> 00:36:39,296
That's what you were
going for, right, dan?
940
00:36:39,298 --> 00:36:40,797
But why would you
bring that up now
941
00:36:40,799 --> 00:36:42,432
When we're supposed to be
talking about...
942
00:36:42,434 --> 00:36:44,734
Olivia pope doesn't fit with
the slutty-mistress stereotype.
943
00:36:44,736 --> 00:36:46,636
So instead of representing her
as she is --
944
00:36:46,638 --> 00:36:47,837
A formidable,
passionate advocate --
945
00:36:47,839 --> 00:36:49,606
You take the easy route,
shading her,
946
00:36:49,608 --> 00:36:51,241
Using all manner
of coded language.
947
00:36:51,243 --> 00:36:52,909
There's a name for that,
claire, and it's...
948
00:36:52,911 --> 00:36:54,411
Dog-whistle politics.
949
00:36:54,413 --> 00:36:56,446
That's your buzzword.
That's your talking point.
950
00:36:56,448 --> 00:36:57,981
Dog-whistle politics.
951
00:36:57,983 --> 00:36:59,783
Yeah, okay,
but what exactly is that?
952
00:36:59,785 --> 00:37:02,886
It's racism, sexism,
anti-semitism, misogyny.
953
00:37:02,888 --> 00:37:05,422
It's bigotry in the form
of a language so coded that...
954
00:37:05,424 --> 00:37:07,557
Only the person it's targeting
is insulted by it,
955
00:37:07,559 --> 00:37:09,492
Like a dog whistle.
It lets them get away
with it.
956
00:37:09,494 --> 00:37:12,495
Are you accusing me
of using offensive language?
Yes.
957
00:37:12,497 --> 00:37:13,997
On this network alone,
olivia pope
958
00:37:13,999 --> 00:37:15,532
Has been described
as lucky...
959
00:37:15,534 --> 00:37:16,733
...Sassy, ambitious...
960
00:37:16,735 --> 00:37:18,668
...Well-spoken,
well-mannered, articulate...
961
00:37:18,670 --> 00:37:21,738
...Shrill, calculating,
overconfident, secretive...
962
00:37:21,740 --> 00:37:23,273
...Urban, hot-blooded...
963
00:37:23,275 --> 00:37:24,641
...Known to use
thug politics...
964
00:37:24,643 --> 00:37:26,243
...Arrogant, a siren.
965
00:37:26,245 --> 00:37:28,478
Words like these mean nothing
to the general public,
966
00:37:28,480 --> 00:37:29,779
Which is why the media --
967
00:37:29,781 --> 00:37:31,581
And i'm including you in there,
claire --
968
00:37:31,583 --> 00:37:32,782
Can get away
with using them.
969
00:37:32,784 --> 00:37:34,985
But when women of color,
like ms. Pope,
970
00:37:34,987 --> 00:37:36,519
Hear that kind
of coded language,
971
00:37:36,521 --> 00:37:38,288
They know exactly
what you're getting at.
972
00:37:38,290 --> 00:37:41,758
Well, that's all the time
we have tonight.
973
00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:44,728
Would you like to add
anything else before you go?
974
00:37:44,730 --> 00:37:46,496
Dog-whistle politics.
975
00:37:46,498 --> 00:37:47,697
Yes.
976
00:37:47,699 --> 00:37:49,966
You've said that
a few times now.
977
00:37:49,968 --> 00:37:51,568
♪♪
978
00:37:51,570 --> 00:37:54,471
♪ oh, baby, that's what i say ♪
979
00:37:54,473 --> 00:37:56,373
So...
980
00:37:56,375 --> 00:37:57,974
Who's gonna tell olivia
i work here now?
981
00:37:57,976 --> 00:37:59,476
I will.
982
00:37:59,478 --> 00:38:00,844
I'm damaged.
983
00:38:00,846 --> 00:38:02,779
She doesn't like
to yell at me.
984
00:38:02,781 --> 00:38:05,282
♪ yeah ♪
985
00:38:05,284 --> 00:38:06,683
♪ can't get no ♪
986
00:38:06,685 --> 00:38:10,353
♪ i can't get no ♪
987
00:38:10,355 --> 00:38:11,921
Mr. President.
988
00:38:11,923 --> 00:38:13,657
Abby.
989
00:38:13,659 --> 00:38:15,292
Liv said i can't fire you
990
00:38:15,294 --> 00:38:17,327
Because you did
exactly what she would do.
991
00:38:17,329 --> 00:38:20,297
Do you always do
what liv would do?
992
00:38:20,299 --> 00:38:21,965
Well...
993
00:38:21,967 --> 00:38:23,967
I learned
from her playbook, so...
994
00:38:23,969 --> 00:38:25,302
I don't know.
I guess so.
995
00:38:25,304 --> 00:38:27,937
Just look
at the first page.
996
00:38:27,939 --> 00:38:28,872
It's a summary.
997
00:38:39,318 --> 00:38:41,584
Sir, the brandon bill
is your legacy.
998
00:38:41,586 --> 00:38:43,753
Yeah.
999
00:38:43,755 --> 00:38:46,756
What would liv
do about that?
1000
00:38:50,095 --> 00:38:52,662
If you have any hope
of avoiding impeachment,
1001
00:38:52,664 --> 00:38:55,398
I'm sorry, but you have
to give gibson what he wants.
1002
00:38:55,400 --> 00:38:56,800
That's what liv would do?
1003
00:38:56,802 --> 00:38:58,935
That's the smart move,
yes.
1004
00:39:02,274 --> 00:39:03,373
Abby.
1005
00:39:03,375 --> 00:39:05,041
Sir?
1006
00:39:05,043 --> 00:39:08,978
It's olivia's job as a fixer
to be smart...
1007
00:39:08,980 --> 00:39:10,780
To be practical
and unemotional.
1008
00:39:10,782 --> 00:39:12,982
She makes the smart move.
1009
00:39:12,984 --> 00:39:15,552
In her office, the smart move
is the only move that counts,
1010
00:39:15,554 --> 00:39:18,722
But you know what?
1011
00:39:18,724 --> 00:39:20,957
We don't work for liv.
1012
00:39:20,959 --> 00:39:22,926
I'm president
of the united states.
1013
00:39:22,928 --> 00:39:24,661
We work
for the american people.
1014
00:39:24,663 --> 00:39:27,664
The playbook
is the constitution.
1015
00:39:27,666 --> 00:39:33,370
In my office, it's not
about doing the smart thing.
1016
00:39:33,372 --> 00:39:35,405
It's about doing
the right thing.
1017
00:39:35,407 --> 00:39:38,375
[ stevie wonder's "signed,
sealed, delivered" plays ]
1018
00:39:38,377 --> 00:39:40,477
♪ hey, hey ♪
1019
00:39:40,479 --> 00:39:42,712
Dog-whistle politics.
♪ oh, yeah, baby ♪
1020
00:39:42,714 --> 00:39:45,982
Angela:
We interrupt this broadcast
with some breaking news.
1021
00:39:45,984 --> 00:39:48,451
The president's motorcade was
seen leaving the white house
1022
00:39:48,453 --> 00:39:50,604
Roughly eight minutes ago
1023
00:39:50,605 --> 00:39:52,756
And is currently traveling
down wisconsin avenue.
1024
00:39:52,758 --> 00:39:54,457
White house sources tell us
1025
00:39:54,459 --> 00:39:55,925
No outing was planned
for the evening,
1026
00:39:55,927 --> 00:39:57,694
So president fitzgerald grant
1027
00:39:57,696 --> 00:39:59,729
Appears to be taking
an unscheduled ride
1028
00:39:59,731 --> 00:40:01,398
In the presidential limousine.
1029
00:40:01,399 --> 00:40:03,066
We are unsure where exactly
the president is headed.
1030
00:40:03,068 --> 00:40:05,385
[ sirens wailing ]
what are you doing?
1031
00:40:05,386 --> 00:40:07,703
But he's clearly not visiting
the capitol or the pentagon.
1032
00:40:07,706 --> 00:40:10,707
The motorcade now making its
way through a residential area.
1033
00:40:10,709 --> 00:40:12,642
Don't you dare.
1034
00:40:12,644 --> 00:40:14,944
Don't you dare.
That is, in fact,
the same neighborhood
1035
00:40:14,946 --> 00:40:16,780
Where the president's mistress,
1036
00:40:16,782 --> 00:40:20,784
Former communications director
olivia pope, currently resides.
1037
00:40:20,786 --> 00:40:25,522
And i'm being told that
this is olivia pope's building.
1038
00:40:25,524 --> 00:40:27,590
For those of you
just tuning in now,
1039
00:40:27,592 --> 00:40:29,726
The president
of the united states
1040
00:40:29,728 --> 00:40:31,795
Appears to be visiting
the woman
1041
00:40:31,797 --> 00:40:33,830
With whom he's been
having an affair.
1042
00:40:33,832 --> 00:40:35,832
♪ hey, hey ♪
1043
00:40:35,834 --> 00:40:37,867
♪ i've done a lot
of foolish things ♪
1044
00:40:37,869 --> 00:40:40,036
♪ that i really didn't mean ♪
1045
00:40:40,038 --> 00:40:41,805
♪ hey, hey ♪
1046
00:40:41,807 --> 00:40:43,940
♪ yeah, yeah, didn't i? ♪
1047
00:40:43,942 --> 00:40:46,443
♪ oh, baby ♪
[ sighs ]
1048
00:40:46,445 --> 00:40:49,446
♪ seen a lot of things
in this old world ♪
1049
00:40:49,448 --> 00:40:50,847
♪ ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh ♪
[ elevator bell dings ]
1050
00:40:50,849 --> 00:40:53,783
♪ when i touched them,
they did nothing, girl ♪
1051
00:40:53,785 --> 00:40:55,985
♪ ooh, baby, here i am ♪
1052
00:40:55,987 --> 00:40:57,220
What the hell
are you doing?
1053
00:40:57,222 --> 00:41:00,056
♪ signed, sealed, delivered,
i'm yours ♪
1054
00:41:00,058 --> 00:41:02,926
♪ oh, i'm yours ♪
what the hell
are you doing?
1055
00:41:02,928 --> 00:41:05,462
The right thing.
1056
00:41:05,464 --> 00:41:07,997
I'm taking my girlfriend
on a date.
1057
00:41:07,999 --> 00:41:11,201
♪ that's why i know
you're my heart's only desire ♪
1058
00:41:11,203 --> 00:41:13,603
Guys, look away,
1059
00:41:13,605 --> 00:41:16,906
Cause i'm gonna make out
with my girlfriend now.
1060
00:41:16,908 --> 00:41:19,142
Fitz. [ laughs ]
1061
00:41:19,144 --> 00:41:22,145
♪ here i am, baby ♪
fitz. Fitz!
1062
00:41:22,147 --> 00:41:23,580
♪ whoa ♪
1063
00:41:23,582 --> 00:41:24,814
♪ signed, sealed, delivered,
i'm yours ♪
1064
00:41:24,816 --> 00:41:26,716
♪ you got my future
in your hands, baby ♪
1065
00:41:26,718 --> 00:41:28,818
♪ yeah ♪
♪ ahh ♪
1066
00:41:28,820 --> 00:41:30,553
♪ here i am, baby ♪
1067
00:41:30,555 --> 00:41:32,689
♪ i ♪
1068
00:41:32,691 --> 00:41:35,625
♪ you got my future
in your hands, baby ♪
1069
00:41:35,627 --> 00:41:37,560
♪ yeah ♪
1070
00:41:37,562 --> 00:41:39,229
Reporter:
An unprecedented sight.
1071
00:41:39,231 --> 00:41:41,631
President grant
escorting his reputed mistress,
1072
00:41:41,633 --> 00:41:43,266
Olivia pope.
1073
00:41:43,268 --> 00:41:46,135
Jessica: A bold move,
as if he's daring the world
1074
00:41:46,137 --> 00:41:48,905
To come between them.
1075
00:41:48,907 --> 00:41:50,540
[ camera shutter clicking ]
1076
00:41:50,542 --> 00:41:52,775
♪ you've got my future
in your hands, baby ♪
1077
00:41:52,777 --> 00:41:55,078
♪ yeah ♪
♪ ahh ♪
1078
00:41:55,080 --> 00:41:57,531
Olivia...
Reputed...
Daring...
1079
00:41:57,532 --> 00:41:59,983
Will olivia pope
become our next first lady
1080
00:41:59,985 --> 00:42:02,886
Or the first lady to take down
a sitting president?
1081
00:42:02,888 --> 00:42:04,587
[ projector running ]
1082
00:42:04,589 --> 00:42:05,922
It's late, mellie.
1083
00:42:05,924 --> 00:42:07,924
I know.
I take it you've seen the news.
1084
00:42:07,926 --> 00:42:09,926
[ breathes deeply ]
1085
00:42:09,928 --> 00:42:10,994
That's why
i called you here --
1086
00:42:10,996 --> 00:42:12,862
Because i wanted
to talk to you...
1087
00:42:12,864 --> 00:42:14,964
About impeaching
my husband.
1088
00:42:16,768 --> 00:42:18,301
I'm francesca hunter,
1089
00:42:18,303 --> 00:42:21,838
And tonight, we are,
as always, on the hunt.