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Man: This is a bnc news
special report.
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What did we say about
staying up all night?
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Grant under fire,
impeachment...
What did we say
about keeping a schedule?
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Momentarily we'll take you
to the senate chambers...
Didn't we agree
that we felt better
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...For a special
announcement.
...When we slept
and -- and took a shower?
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Shh, shh, shh.
I want to hear.
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[ tv shuts off ]
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We talked about this.
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We talked about keeping it
together, didn't we?
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We talked about the fact that
the senate voted last night.
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We talked about
the fact
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That this is a remarkable
and uncommon day.
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That is what we did.
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So now I am not
taking my eyes off that tv!
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Okay, it's a big day.
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It's your super bowl.
I get it, but --
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Okay, super bowl --
that happens every year.
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This is the moon landing.
[ sighs ]
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The berlin wall
is coming down.
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Hannibal's
crossing the alps.
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This is the day
the lord has made
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[chuckling]
and he's made it for me.
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Do you understand?
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Please,
you need to rest.
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You're starting
to lose it here.
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You'll see!
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[ sighs ]
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You will see.
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Last night, the senate
judiciary committee voted
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To open an investigation into
president grant's relationship
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With former white house
communications director
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Olivia pope.
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Clerk: Ms. Eakins.
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Aye.
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Mr. Gibson.
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Aye.
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Ms. Grant.
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Aye.
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Moskowitz:
The vote was unanimous.
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Senator gibson and i
have our political differences,
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But we are united,
democrat and republican alike,
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In our commitment to ensure
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That even the president
of the united states
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Abides by the rule of law.
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And we promise to fairly
and thoroughly
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And relentlessly pursue
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Any violation of
the public trust in this affair.
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Leslie:
Will the president testify?
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[ camera shutters clicking ]
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He has been subpoenaed.
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We expect him to
appear before the committee.
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Are you
seeking impeachment?
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We are seeking
the truth.
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If the truth
of this relationship
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Is that the president
committed impeachable offenses,
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We will pursue them.
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[ reporters shouting
indistinctly ]
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And brought to you by ford.
We go further, so you can.
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Impeachable offenses?
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I knew they were gonna
come after me, but --
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You need a lawyer,
mr. President.
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I have done nothing wrong,
and I certainly haven't
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Committed
any impeachable offenses.
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Do you know what
an impeachable offense is?
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You don't need to
spend time thinking about that
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Because the answer is
you don't.
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And I don't mean that
disrespectfully.
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No one does.
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Gerald ford once said
an impeachable offense
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Is whatever a majority
of congress considers it to be
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At a given moment
in history.
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This isn't a normal trial,
mr. President.
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It's a political trial.
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Congress is prosecutor
and judge and jury.
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They decide
what an impeachable offense is,
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And they decide
if you've committed one.
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If you survive these hearings,
you're still president.
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If you don't,
you're not.
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You need to talk
to a lawyer. Now.
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You're a lawyer.
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I'm not his lawyer.
I'm the country's lawyer.
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And I shouldn't even
be here
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Talking to him
about any of this.
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I'm just here to say
you need a lawyer.
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Who should I get?
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You talk to
anyone in this town,
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They'll tell you
to get raymond williams.
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I'll contact his office.
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Who would you get?
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If it were me,
i'd hire patty snell.
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She's a little bit
different,
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But she's the best lawyer
i've ever seen.
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Oh, and,
mr. President?
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Don't talk to olivia.
I know.
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Not one word
about this case.
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Because obstruction of justice,
perjury, witness tampering --
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These are offenses
everyone understands,
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And they won't just
cost you your presidency.
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They'll put you in jail.
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♪♪
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[ camera shutter clicking ]
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[ camera shutter clicking ]
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[ cellphone rings ]
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-Abby.
-We shouldn't be talking.
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I can't talk to you about him,
about the investigation.
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This isn't about him
or the white house.
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I need a loan.
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Okay, what's the plan?
Liv, who do we need to go after?
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We're not fighting dirty
on this one.
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I'm bringing in someone
from outside of o.P.A.
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Good.
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A man who's his own lawyer
has a fool for a client.
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Liv.
If I say anything to you
about the case,
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It means
you'll have to testify.
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This is huge.
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Quinn,
i'm going before congress.
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I need legal counsel, but I also
need a political insider,
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A p.R. Magician...
[ door closes ]
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...Someone who can limit the
damage done by all these photos.
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A lawyer
can't do all that.
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No, but I can.
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You hired leo?
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Thing 1 and thing 2.
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And a new addition
to the bestiary.
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Hold on. Familiar face.
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Recent headliner.
Yes!
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The man who hid
in the closet
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While the mayor's wife
was being filleted,
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The coward of the county,
marcus walker!
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If this bunch
is your go-to,
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You obviously called me
just in time.
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[ clicks tongue ] no.
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"grant's groupie!!"
"sidepiece-in-chief!"
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"olivia poke!"
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"here we ho again"?
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Mistress mania has taken
the nation by storm,
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Making you, olivia,
the delusional paramour,
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The wily home wrecker
who snaked her way
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Into the president's bedroom.
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You're his monica, his marilyn,
his m-m-m-m-my sharona,
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And the country
does not approve.
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We get it. You have a plan
to fix all that, right?
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Of course I have.
Do I -- yes! I --
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[ clears throat ]
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We're going to take
what the public views
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As a cheap
and tawdry affair
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Between the president and his
former communications director,
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And we are going to spin it
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Into the greatest romance
ever told --
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"olivia and fitz,
a love like no other."
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See?
My plan even has a name.
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No.
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What do you mean, "no"?
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I mean no.
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That's what will resonate
with the country.
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That's what you'd be telling you
if you were me.
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That's what you've sold
to the american people
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Time and time again!
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Everyone loves a love story.
Everyone relates.
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That's not on the table.
What else you got, leo?
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You know how they say doctors
make the worst patients?
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How about olivia pope --
philanthropist, humanitarian?
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It worked for angelina.
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And wake me
when you're done.
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Olivia pope --
woman of the people.
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That I like.
That's what we're doing.
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That's the thing
about the great ones.
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They perform no matter what
utter crap they are dealt.
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I can work with that.
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The country
does not love you
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Because the country
does not know you.
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Unfortunately,
if the country did know you,
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They wouldn't
be able to love you
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Because nobody loves
an entitled, out of touch,
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Card-carrying member
of the 1%.
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I am
none of those things.
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Really? Then how do you explain
all of this?
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Everything in here
is off-limits.
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From now on, if you cannot
buy it at the mall,
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You cannot wear it
out of the house.
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Get thee to the galleria.
Go.
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♪ and it's good for your soul ♪
go!
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What else
do I need to know
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About your relationship
with the president?
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I'm not sure there's
anything more to tell you.
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Did he shower you
with gifts?
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Is there a bentley somewhere
nobody knows about?
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-Did he pay your rent?
-He never gave me anything.
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♪ hey, pocky a-way ♪
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♪ all right ♪
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Where's all her food?
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You mean
her wine and popcorn?
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Whatever.
Where does she buy it?
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-She uses a delivery service.
-[ sighs ]
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I don't have time
to go grocery shopping.
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Of course not.
You're too busy
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Getting your freak on
with the pres.
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That's the country talking,
not me.
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♪ hey, hey, hey, hey ♪
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[ camera shutters clicking ]
♪ hey, pocky a-way ♪
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America's starting to
see you as an everywoman,
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But to seal the deal,
they need to be told by someone,
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Someone they respect,
that you are, in fact, human
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And not some man-eating,
husband-stealing
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Hunk of
artificial intelligence,
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And not by
one of these mongrels
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Or any of the other
dirty deviants you represent,
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Myself included.
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I'm talking about
someone with gravitas.
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Someone respected,
admired, beloved.
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Someone who
actually knows you.
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♪ hey, hey, hey ♪
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♪ hey, pocky a-way ♪
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-No.
-He's perfect.
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National profile.
Women love him for his
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Passionate defense
of planned parenthood.
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-No!
-Who, who, who?
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-America loves him right now.
-Weirdos! Focus!
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Who?!
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[ knock on door ]
♪ hey, hey, hey ♪
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♪ hey, pocky a-way ♪
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Edison.
♪ hey, hey, hey, hey ♪
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Olivia.
♪ hey, pocky a-way ♪
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You look uncomfortable.
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Coming here wasn't easy.
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-Should I feel sorry for you?
-That's not --
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You want me to go on national tv
and speak to your character,
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Help you out of this mess,
the mess you created?
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Edison --
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A criminal, a whore,
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An idiot, and a liar.
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Excuse me?
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A criminal, a whore,
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An idiot, and a liar.
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That's what you said
to me.
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You dressed me down and implied
that I was clinically insane
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For suggesting that
you were screwing the president.
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I should go.
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Sit down, olivia.
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If you want me
to help you,
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You're gonna be honest
with me.
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You're gonna
admit to my face
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That you were never
in love with me,
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That you never had any intention
of marrying me,
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That you tried to
make a fool of me
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For seeing you
as exactly what you are --
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A criminal, a whore,
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An idiot, and a liar.
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You want me to lie?
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You owe me the truth.
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♪♪
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[ sighs ]
253
00:08:49,696 --> 00:08:52,063
Edison:
It's difficult to see olivia
254
00:08:52,065 --> 00:08:54,132
Being put through this
right now --
255
00:08:54,134 --> 00:08:57,469
The pain, the humiliation,
racism, sexism,
256
00:08:57,471 --> 00:08:59,471
All by folks who have
no idea who she is,
257
00:08:59,473 --> 00:09:01,706
What she's about.
258
00:09:01,708 --> 00:09:03,742
I pray for her.
259
00:09:03,744 --> 00:09:05,710
But more so,
I pray for those who are
260
00:09:05,712 --> 00:09:08,580
Blindly attacking
her character.
261
00:09:08,582 --> 00:09:10,749
Olivia is honest, forthright,
262
00:09:10,751 --> 00:09:13,919
A person of
the highest moral conviction.
263
00:09:13,921 --> 00:09:16,354
I just wish the people
hell-bent on tearing her down
264
00:09:16,356 --> 00:09:18,256
Actually knew her.
265
00:09:18,258 --> 00:09:21,593
I wish they knew
the warm, caring woman
266
00:09:21,595 --> 00:09:25,397
Who slept on the floor of
my hospital room every night...
[ laughs ]
267
00:09:25,399 --> 00:09:28,366
...When I was recovering
from my car wreck.
268
00:09:28,368 --> 00:09:31,770
After she put in
a 20-hour work day,
269
00:09:31,772 --> 00:09:36,508
All because she didn't want me
to be alone when I woke up.
270
00:09:36,510 --> 00:09:39,444
That's the olivia pope
I wish you all could see.
271
00:09:39,446 --> 00:09:41,913
[ tv shuts off ]
272
00:09:41,915 --> 00:09:43,848
That can't have been easy,
going to him.
273
00:09:43,850 --> 00:09:46,117
He called me
a hypocrite.
274
00:09:46,119 --> 00:09:47,452
But he did
what you asked.
275
00:09:47,454 --> 00:09:51,389
Even hypocrites
get to call in their chits.
276
00:09:51,391 --> 00:09:52,457
[ chuckles ]
277
00:09:52,459 --> 00:09:53,858
It's good.
278
00:09:53,860 --> 00:09:56,528
It changes
the conversation.
279
00:09:56,530 --> 00:09:59,764
Those chits might have
just saved us both.
280
00:10:01,935 --> 00:10:03,935
[ camera shutter clicking ]
281
00:10:05,772 --> 00:10:07,205
-Patty snell, mr. President.
-Thanks.
282
00:10:07,207 --> 00:10:08,907
-Mr. President.
-Patty, nice to meet you.
283
00:10:08,909 --> 00:10:10,442
Already with the lies.
284
00:10:10,444 --> 00:10:12,077
I can see i've got
my work cut out for me.
285
00:10:12,079 --> 00:10:13,111
What's she doing here?
286
00:10:13,113 --> 00:10:14,946
We wanted to brief you
on our strategy.
287
00:10:16,416 --> 00:10:18,283
What I want is to
glue your hands
288
00:10:18,285 --> 00:10:19,951
To the briefing room podium
and hear you say
289
00:10:19,953 --> 00:10:21,886
That the president
and his administration
290
00:10:21,888 --> 00:10:24,623
Are cooperating fully with the
committee and the investigation
291
00:10:24,625 --> 00:10:27,726
Over and over,
a thousand million times.
292
00:10:27,728 --> 00:10:30,762
Sing it, yell it, don't care.
Just as long as that's it.
293
00:10:30,764 --> 00:10:32,330
We have
executive privilege.
294
00:10:32,332 --> 00:10:33,898
We don't have to
hand over anything,
295
00:10:33,900 --> 00:10:35,567
Let alone
have the president testify.
296
00:10:35,569 --> 00:10:37,902
Oh, funny.
You're gonna be the funny one.
297
00:10:37,904 --> 00:10:39,437
Oh, i'm gonna laugh at you
a lot.
298
00:10:39,439 --> 00:10:41,306
He absolutely does
have to testify,
299
00:10:41,308 --> 00:10:43,508
And who said anything about
cooperating fully?
300
00:10:43,510 --> 00:10:45,310
You did.
Five seconds ago.
301
00:10:45,312 --> 00:10:47,312
What'd I say?
Why are you still here?
302
00:10:47,314 --> 00:10:49,147
Briefing room. Now. Go.
303
00:10:49,149 --> 00:10:51,783
♪♪
304
00:10:51,785 --> 00:10:52,784
[ indistinct shouting ]
305
00:10:52,786 --> 00:10:54,152
The president has ordered
306
00:10:54,154 --> 00:10:55,687
The administration
to cooperate fully.
307
00:10:55,689 --> 00:10:57,756
So he's waiving
executive privilege entirely?
308
00:10:57,758 --> 00:10:58,957
The president
has nothing to hide
309
00:10:58,959 --> 00:11:00,525
And invites congress
to examine his record
310
00:11:00,527 --> 00:11:02,761
-As fully as they desire.
-So he'll testify?
311
00:11:02,763 --> 00:11:04,429
Whatever's asked
of the president,
the president will do.
312
00:11:04,431 --> 00:11:07,198
We can't just open ourselves up
like this to the committee.
313
00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:08,533
We have executive --
314
00:11:08,535 --> 00:11:10,602
If I hear the words
"executive privilege"
315
00:11:10,604 --> 00:11:12,537
Come out of your mouth
one more time...
316
00:11:12,539 --> 00:11:14,472
What? Did someone give you
a list of buzzwords
317
00:11:14,474 --> 00:11:15,607
When you took this job?
318
00:11:15,609 --> 00:11:17,375
Things to say
so that you sound like
319
00:11:17,377 --> 00:11:19,144
You knew how to
help run a country?
320
00:11:19,146 --> 00:11:21,846
Stuff just spitting out randomly
to people?
321
00:11:21,848 --> 00:11:23,648
Do you say these buzzwords
to putin?
322
00:11:23,650 --> 00:11:26,651
Uh, mr. President,
d-do you let this woman
323
00:11:26,653 --> 00:11:28,553
Anywhere near
the prime minister?
324
00:11:28,555 --> 00:11:30,722
Because I know david,
and he would eat her for lunch.
325
00:11:30,724 --> 00:11:32,524
Patricia.
326
00:11:32,526 --> 00:11:35,160
You're testifying, sir.
The president is testifying.
327
00:11:35,162 --> 00:11:36,961
I am not asking.
I am telling.
328
00:11:36,963 --> 00:11:39,030
-End of story.
-Okay.
329
00:11:39,032 --> 00:11:41,132
Sir, I just don't think
we should
330
00:11:41,134 --> 00:11:42,901
Bend over backwards
to cooperate with --
331
00:11:42,903 --> 00:11:46,738
There is cooperating
and then there's cooperating,
332
00:11:46,740 --> 00:11:48,973
Which is why our forefathers
invented discovery documents.
333
00:11:48,975 --> 00:11:51,509
I want to gather
every stupid file
334
00:11:51,511 --> 00:11:54,045
Out of every stupid file room
and send them to the committee.
335
00:11:54,047 --> 00:11:55,413
All files.
336
00:11:55,415 --> 00:11:57,682
I want trucks full of files
pulling out of the gates.
337
00:11:57,684 --> 00:11:59,317
What are you doing?
338
00:11:59,319 --> 00:12:00,985
These are just some menus from
the fourth of july barbecue.
339
00:12:00,987 --> 00:12:02,721
Yes, I know that,
but put them back in there.
340
00:12:02,723 --> 00:12:05,457
Ma'am?
Stop thinking
and keep stuffing.
341
00:12:06,159 --> 00:12:08,226
[ camera shutter clicking ]
342
00:12:08,228 --> 00:12:10,161
Mellie: Let me guess.
White house document dump.
343
00:12:10,163 --> 00:12:12,897
We asked for digital files,
but instead we got these.
344
00:12:12,899 --> 00:12:14,432
And apparently
there's still more to come.
345
00:12:14,434 --> 00:12:17,368
This is all just a cute attempt
to stall our investigation.
346
00:12:17,370 --> 00:12:20,205
It also makes them look like
they have something to hide.
347
00:12:20,207 --> 00:12:21,439
We should cart these over to
the senate gallery,
348
00:12:21,441 --> 00:12:22,841
Hold a press conference,
349
00:12:22,843 --> 00:12:24,676
And show the american people
how scared and sneaky
350
00:12:24,678 --> 00:12:25,877
This white house
is behaving.
351
00:12:25,879 --> 00:12:28,012
-I'm sorry. "we"?
-Well, not just us.
352
00:12:28,014 --> 00:12:29,547
The whole committee,
of course.
353
00:12:29,549 --> 00:12:31,549
You do realize
you have to recuse yourself
354
00:12:31,551 --> 00:12:32,784
From this investigation?
355
00:12:32,786 --> 00:12:34,552
Recuse myself?
356
00:12:34,554 --> 00:12:36,020
Yeah, and resign
from the committee.
357
00:12:36,022 --> 00:12:37,222
Conflict of interest
is as clear --
358
00:12:37,224 --> 00:12:39,524
This investigation
is far bigger
359
00:12:39,526 --> 00:12:41,359
Than my relationship
with the president.
360
00:12:41,361 --> 00:12:43,094
I represent
the people of virginia.
361
00:12:43,096 --> 00:12:45,029
You can't expect me
to step down from --
362
00:12:45,031 --> 00:12:46,197
Mellie, you're
in the middle
363
00:12:46,199 --> 00:12:47,365
Of divorcing the man
we're investigating.
364
00:12:47,367 --> 00:12:48,867
Your presence on the committee
would be highly --
365
00:12:48,869 --> 00:12:51,069
A distraction,
a sideshow.
366
00:12:51,071 --> 00:12:53,138
It would taint
an already salacious --
367
00:12:53,140 --> 00:12:55,440
I am not some scorned woman
bitching about my ex.
368
00:12:55,442 --> 00:12:58,076
I am a senator and a member
of the judiciary committee.
369
00:12:58,078 --> 00:12:59,644
As far as the american people
are concerned,
370
00:12:59,646 --> 00:13:01,546
You are a scorned woman
bitching about your ex.
371
00:13:01,548 --> 00:13:03,915
End of story.
372
00:13:03,917 --> 00:13:06,885
Listen, we'll get you a spot on
defense, foreign relations.
373
00:13:06,887 --> 00:13:08,419
We'll take care of you.
I promise.
374
00:13:08,421 --> 00:13:09,654
But you have to
step aside.
375
00:13:12,759 --> 00:13:14,526
[ camera shutter clicking ]
376
00:13:16,062 --> 00:13:17,595
[ knock on window ]
377
00:13:17,597 --> 00:13:18,830
Wake her up!
378
00:13:18,832 --> 00:13:20,732
-What?
-Olivia! Go upstairs,
379
00:13:20,734 --> 00:13:22,734
Separate her from that
presidential spoon,
380
00:13:22,736 --> 00:13:24,435
And you drag her ass
out of bed.
What's happening?
381
00:13:24,437 --> 00:13:26,137
Armageddon, abby.
Armageddon is happening.
382
00:13:26,139 --> 00:13:27,138
...The presidential affair
scandal
383
00:13:27,140 --> 00:13:28,273
That has gripped the nation.
384
00:13:28,275 --> 00:13:30,275
As it turns out,
the president liked it,
385
00:13:30,277 --> 00:13:32,343
And he did, indeed,
put a ring on it.
386
00:13:32,345 --> 00:13:33,912
Sources have revealed
the president gave ms. Pope
387
00:13:33,914 --> 00:13:35,613
A family heirloom,
388
00:13:35,615 --> 00:13:38,116
A diamond ring apparently passed
down from his grandmother.
389
00:13:38,118 --> 00:13:40,185
Well, the true significance
of the gift is, of course,
390
00:13:40,187 --> 00:13:42,120
Known only to the president
and ms. Pope,
391
00:13:42,122 --> 00:13:44,088
But a ring
is certainly symbolic.
392
00:13:44,090 --> 00:13:46,291
What is the first rule?
393
00:13:46,293 --> 00:13:47,892
Your first rule?
394
00:13:49,763 --> 00:13:50,762
Do not lie.
395
00:13:50,764 --> 00:13:53,531
Do not lie!
396
00:13:53,533 --> 00:13:55,533
Olivia pope, woman of
the people -- she is gone!
397
00:13:55,535 --> 00:13:58,269
She is history!
398
00:13:58,271 --> 00:14:01,606
It's time for olivia pope,
lovestruck teenager.
399
00:14:01,608 --> 00:14:03,675
-I can't sell that.
-You will sell that.
400
00:14:03,677 --> 00:14:06,277
You will sit down with
an interviewer of my choice,
401
00:14:06,279 --> 00:14:08,313
And you will speak as if you
were chatting with your bestie
402
00:14:08,315 --> 00:14:12,116
About your innocent
and uncontrollably doe-eyed love
403
00:14:12,118 --> 00:14:13,818
For the president
of the united states.
404
00:14:13,820 --> 00:14:15,553
That is the plan.
405
00:14:15,555 --> 00:14:17,522
That is the only way
to spin your way
406
00:14:17,524 --> 00:14:21,893
Out of the diamond ring
you neglected to tell me about!
407
00:14:26,533 --> 00:14:27,632
Does this mean
that the president
408
00:14:27,634 --> 00:14:28,666
Is both engaged and married?
409
00:14:28,668 --> 00:14:30,235
No one is certain,
410
00:14:30,237 --> 00:14:31,903
But there are a lot of
questions here tonight, mike.
411
00:14:31,905 --> 00:14:33,071
Back to you in the studio.
412
00:14:36,042 --> 00:14:38,509
This is amazing.
413
00:14:38,511 --> 00:14:41,246
Astounding. Amazing.
414
00:14:41,248 --> 00:14:43,882
I don't know how the hell
they found out about that ring.
415
00:14:43,884 --> 00:14:47,252
But [sighs]
she's actually managed
416
00:14:47,254 --> 00:14:49,754
To go from being a slut
to an everywoman
417
00:14:49,756 --> 00:14:52,056
To your sister-wife
in under 48 hours.
418
00:14:52,058 --> 00:14:54,492
I didn't even know
that was possible.
419
00:15:01,234 --> 00:15:03,835
They threw you off
the judiciary committee.
420
00:15:03,837 --> 00:15:06,571
Me.
421
00:15:09,276 --> 00:15:12,110
That's how they found out
about the ring.
422
00:15:12,112 --> 00:15:14,279
From me.
423
00:15:16,283 --> 00:15:18,850
That's a real
big-girl move.
424
00:15:25,859 --> 00:15:28,293
I got sparkling wine.
425
00:15:28,295 --> 00:15:30,194
I got five different kinds
of cheeses.
426
00:15:30,196 --> 00:15:33,264
Prosciutto, pâté.
427
00:15:33,266 --> 00:15:36,301
I'm gorging on brownies.
428
00:15:36,303 --> 00:15:38,403
[ chuckles ]
429
00:15:38,405 --> 00:15:41,773
♪♪
430
00:15:43,777 --> 00:15:44,876
[ camera shutter clicking ]
431
00:15:46,579 --> 00:15:48,012
Gibson: Mr. Walker.
432
00:15:49,983 --> 00:15:52,050
Mind if we steal
a minute?
433
00:15:53,753 --> 00:15:55,086
Marcus:
This is a joke, right?
434
00:15:55,088 --> 00:15:57,155
I've been working there
for two days.
435
00:15:57,157 --> 00:15:59,090
If olivia or her people
did anything illegal,
436
00:15:59,092 --> 00:16:00,658
I don't know anything about it,
so go ahead.
437
00:16:00,660 --> 00:16:03,394
Subpoena me.
I can't be bullied.
438
00:16:03,396 --> 00:16:06,564
All due respect, you've
never met bullies like us.
439
00:16:06,566 --> 00:16:08,399
You will help us
get to the truth
440
00:16:08,401 --> 00:16:10,468
Or we will sift through
every inch of your past
441
00:16:10,470 --> 00:16:13,905
Until we find something,
anything, to hang you with.
442
00:16:13,907 --> 00:16:15,440
And if for some reason
you come up clean,
443
00:16:15,442 --> 00:16:18,309
We'll do the same to your
brother, your cousins, friends,
444
00:16:18,311 --> 00:16:21,179
Anyone you ever
cared about.
445
00:16:21,181 --> 00:16:23,648
You think your career
is in a shambles now?
446
00:16:23,650 --> 00:16:26,451
You want me to be a spy.
447
00:16:26,453 --> 00:16:28,186
I want you to be
a good citizen.
448
00:16:28,188 --> 00:16:30,488
If olivia pope and her people
are obstructing justice,
449
00:16:30,490 --> 00:16:31,622
We want to know about it.
450
00:16:31,624 --> 00:16:33,992
So, no, mr. Walker.
451
00:16:33,994 --> 00:16:37,362
This is absolutely not
a joke.
452
00:16:37,364 --> 00:16:39,364
♪♪
453
00:16:39,366 --> 00:16:40,865
[ camera shutter clicking ]
454
00:16:40,867 --> 00:16:42,967
[ knock on door ]
455
00:16:42,969 --> 00:16:44,369
Hi.
456
00:16:44,371 --> 00:16:46,037
What's up?
457
00:16:46,039 --> 00:16:47,372
You gonna let me in?
458
00:16:47,374 --> 00:16:49,607
-It's not the best time.
-You need to let me in
459
00:16:49,609 --> 00:16:53,011
Because my posse is up to
27 reporters, a dozen bloggers,
460
00:16:53,013 --> 00:16:54,879
40 relentless bearded men
with cameras,
461
00:16:54,881 --> 00:16:57,882
And two dogs that are apparently
world-famous on instagram.
462
00:16:57,884 --> 00:17:00,551
They're probably two
minutes from coming
up those stairs, so...
463
00:17:05,458 --> 00:17:07,125
Come on in.
464
00:17:09,462 --> 00:17:10,528
Olivia pope.
465
00:17:10,530 --> 00:17:12,330
-I know.
-Oh.
466
00:17:12,332 --> 00:17:14,665
Jake has said so many
wonderful things about you.
467
00:17:14,667 --> 00:17:16,801
But television
does you no favors.
468
00:17:18,371 --> 00:17:20,872
Elise is an old friend
from paris.
469
00:17:20,874 --> 00:17:23,041
I bet you two have a lot
to catch up on.
470
00:17:25,211 --> 00:17:26,711
Bye.
471
00:17:36,189 --> 00:17:38,389
Old friend?
472
00:17:38,391 --> 00:17:40,658
Old friend.
473
00:17:40,660 --> 00:17:42,593
You're the most hunted woman
in the world,
474
00:17:42,595 --> 00:17:45,563
And you just decided
to drop by?
475
00:17:47,500 --> 00:17:51,836
I have to go on tv and sell
a love story, make a valentine.
476
00:17:51,838 --> 00:17:54,939
Pretend I got struck
by cupid's arrow
477
00:17:54,941 --> 00:17:56,240
And i've been
staring at fitz
478
00:17:56,242 --> 00:17:58,976
With hearts in my eyes
ever since.
479
00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:01,446
Okay.
480
00:18:01,448 --> 00:18:02,847
Okay?
481
00:18:02,849 --> 00:18:03,948
Well, you're saying it
like it's a problem.
482
00:18:03,950 --> 00:18:06,384
It is.
It's not me.
483
00:18:06,386 --> 00:18:07,585
[ chuckles ]
484
00:18:07,587 --> 00:18:10,388
You love him, right?
485
00:18:10,390 --> 00:18:11,923
Yes.
486
00:18:11,925 --> 00:18:13,357
You threw yourself
in front of a pack of reporters
487
00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:14,759
And publicly said
that you were
488
00:18:14,761 --> 00:18:16,594
In a relationship
with the president, right?
489
00:18:16,596 --> 00:18:18,062
I did.
490
00:18:18,064 --> 00:18:20,231
It's probably your only way
out of this mess.
491
00:18:20,233 --> 00:18:21,966
-Right?
-Maybe.
492
00:18:21,968 --> 00:18:26,104
Yeah.
Then I don't see the problem.
493
00:18:31,911 --> 00:18:34,545
Unless
you're the problem.
494
00:18:34,547 --> 00:18:36,447
What?
495
00:18:36,449 --> 00:18:39,984
If you do this, if you sell
this love story on national tv,
496
00:18:39,986 --> 00:18:42,954
All of your exits
become walled off.
497
00:18:42,956 --> 00:18:45,656
You will be tied to
the white house -- and him --
498
00:18:45,658 --> 00:18:47,125
For the rest of your life,
499
00:18:47,127 --> 00:18:48,659
And that is absolutely
terrifying to you.
500
00:18:48,661 --> 00:18:51,329
I don't blame you.
501
00:18:51,331 --> 00:18:53,297
I'm gonna go.
502
00:18:53,299 --> 00:18:56,400
If it's not that,
what is it?
503
00:19:04,844 --> 00:19:07,912
What if it is that?
504
00:19:10,650 --> 00:19:12,316
Then I see your problem.
505
00:19:14,354 --> 00:19:15,820
Just tell the truth,
olivia.
506
00:19:15,822 --> 00:19:18,022
[ sighs ]
507
00:19:18,024 --> 00:19:20,691
Tell your story.
Tell the world...
508
00:19:20,693 --> 00:19:22,660
How you really feel
about him.
509
00:19:22,662 --> 00:19:26,063
♪♪
510
00:19:32,972 --> 00:19:34,839
[ indistinct whispering ]
511
00:19:45,051 --> 00:19:47,084
There a password
for this secret meeting?
512
00:19:49,822 --> 00:19:52,023
Quinn: Close the door.
513
00:19:52,025 --> 00:19:54,692
Look, leo's p.R. Plan
is too unreliable.
514
00:19:54,694 --> 00:19:56,527
-We need a backstop.
-Assurances.
515
00:19:56,529 --> 00:19:58,062
Guaranteed support
from the committee.
516
00:19:58,064 --> 00:19:59,063
Backroom dealing?
517
00:19:59,065 --> 00:20:00,798
More like
planting evidence.
518
00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:02,833
Honey traps, extortion,
coercive actions --
519
00:20:02,835 --> 00:20:04,902
Whatever we can use
to turn them to our side.
520
00:20:04,904 --> 00:20:05,937
You okay with that,
marcus?
521
00:20:08,341 --> 00:20:11,209
I thought a lot about what
you guys said, and you're right.
522
00:20:11,211 --> 00:20:13,044
I want to be
a good citizen.
523
00:20:13,046 --> 00:20:15,313
That's great to hear,
mr. Walker.
524
00:20:15,315 --> 00:20:17,515
[ camera shutter clicking ]
525
00:20:17,517 --> 00:20:20,651
And you need to smile
when you say his name -- fitz.
526
00:20:20,653 --> 00:20:23,321
I'm not asking you to
jump up and down on a couch.
527
00:20:23,323 --> 00:20:25,690
Just a little more smiling --
fitz.
528
00:20:25,692 --> 00:20:27,191
See?
529
00:20:27,193 --> 00:20:28,259
Please stop that.
530
00:20:29,529 --> 00:20:31,162
Much has been made
of that ring,
531
00:20:31,164 --> 00:20:33,397
The one on your left forefinger
there.
532
00:20:33,399 --> 00:20:34,832
Yes.
[ clears throat ]
533
00:20:34,834 --> 00:20:36,601
It was a gift
from the president.
534
00:20:36,603 --> 00:20:37,602
An engagement ring?
535
00:20:37,604 --> 00:20:38,736
No.
536
00:20:38,738 --> 00:20:40,538
Just a gift.
537
00:20:40,540 --> 00:20:43,574
It belonged to his
great-grandmother, annette.
538
00:20:43,576 --> 00:20:45,610
She was french.
539
00:20:45,612 --> 00:20:48,379
Her father bought it for her
at an auction in paris.
540
00:20:48,381 --> 00:20:51,182
She wore it
to her debutante ball.
541
00:20:51,184 --> 00:20:54,719
She gave it to president grant
before she died, so...
542
00:20:54,721 --> 00:20:56,921
And then
he gave it to you.
543
00:20:56,923 --> 00:20:59,857
Yes.
He wanted me to have it.
544
00:20:59,859 --> 00:21:03,060
I was touched
when he gave it to me.
545
00:21:03,062 --> 00:21:06,297
I teared up when he told me
the story behind it.
546
00:21:06,299 --> 00:21:08,232
It was...
547
00:21:08,234 --> 00:21:12,203
One of those fairy-tale moments
you see in the movies.
548
00:21:12,205 --> 00:21:13,304
[ chuckles ]
549
00:21:13,306 --> 00:21:16,440
And mrs. Grant
never noticed it?
550
00:21:16,442 --> 00:21:18,876
There are photos of you
wearing it in her presence.
551
00:21:21,114 --> 00:21:23,281
I regret that.
552
00:21:23,283 --> 00:21:24,715
And what about getting involved
with the president
553
00:21:24,717 --> 00:21:26,450
In the first place?
554
00:21:26,452 --> 00:21:28,152
Do you regret that?
555
00:21:40,767 --> 00:21:43,301
I wish
i never laid eyes on him.
556
00:21:43,303 --> 00:21:44,435
On president grant?
557
00:21:44,437 --> 00:21:45,903
I wish we never met.
558
00:21:45,905 --> 00:21:48,072
If we never...
559
00:21:48,074 --> 00:21:50,741
[ sighs ]
560
00:21:55,081 --> 00:21:58,616
I can't tell you
how hard it's been
561
00:21:58,618 --> 00:22:03,521
To watch my friends,
my family, my acquaintances
562
00:22:03,523 --> 00:22:05,790
Being dragged into the spotlight
because of me,
563
00:22:05,792 --> 00:22:09,794
Clients being investigated
and harassed by the media
564
00:22:09,796 --> 00:22:12,330
Because of me,
565
00:22:12,332 --> 00:22:15,333
Loved ones potentially having to
drain their savings
566
00:22:15,335 --> 00:22:18,436
To hire lawyers and
face congressional committees
567
00:22:18,438 --> 00:22:19,937
Because of me.
568
00:22:19,939 --> 00:22:22,840
I wish i'd never
laid eyes on him because of them
569
00:22:22,842 --> 00:22:25,843
And what they are going through
right now.
570
00:22:28,214 --> 00:22:31,182
But also because...
571
00:22:33,219 --> 00:22:36,887
...I've worked very hard
to build a business,
572
00:22:36,889 --> 00:22:39,857
A business
whose only aim
573
00:22:39,859 --> 00:22:44,862
Is to help people become
the best version of themselves,
574
00:22:44,864 --> 00:22:47,631
To stand in their truths
575
00:22:47,633 --> 00:22:50,034
And face the consequences
of their actions
576
00:22:50,036 --> 00:22:53,237
So they can gain forgiveness
and move past their mistakes.
577
00:22:53,239 --> 00:22:54,739
Building that business
was hard work.
578
00:22:54,741 --> 00:22:57,641
I didn't do it alone,
but I built that business.
579
00:22:57,643 --> 00:23:01,178
And it's something i'm proud of,
something that...
580
00:23:01,180 --> 00:23:03,247
Could all go away
581
00:23:03,249 --> 00:23:05,983
Because I laid eyes
on that man,
582
00:23:05,985 --> 00:23:09,754
That married man.
583
00:23:09,756 --> 00:23:12,156
If I never laid eyes
on him,
584
00:23:12,158 --> 00:23:14,358
Then I wouldn't have
fallen in love
585
00:23:14,360 --> 00:23:16,093
And he wouldn't have
fallen in love.
586
00:23:16,095 --> 00:23:18,929
That may have made for two more
lonely people in this world,
587
00:23:18,931 --> 00:23:21,332
But also a lot...
588
00:23:21,334 --> 00:23:23,934
Less pain...
589
00:23:23,936 --> 00:23:28,973
And heartache
for many, many others.
590
00:23:31,444 --> 00:23:37,548
Senator grant
and the grant children,
591
00:23:37,550 --> 00:23:38,682
For the people I love,
592
00:23:38,684 --> 00:23:41,385
For this country
that I love,
593
00:23:41,387 --> 00:23:44,955
A country that expects us
in washington to solve problems,
594
00:23:44,957 --> 00:23:46,056
Not make them,
595
00:23:46,058 --> 00:23:49,960
Is -- is the love
of two people worth...
596
00:23:49,962 --> 00:23:53,898
All this destruction,
all this attention?
597
00:23:53,900 --> 00:23:55,699
I mean,
if it were a choice,
598
00:23:55,701 --> 00:23:58,903
Who would choose
this kind of love?
599
00:23:58,905 --> 00:24:01,739
So I wish we never met.
600
00:24:01,741 --> 00:24:02,773
But we did.
601
00:24:06,212 --> 00:24:08,412
And I tried.
602
00:24:08,414 --> 00:24:14,985
I tried and failed
and tried and...
603
00:24:14,987 --> 00:24:20,424
Failed again to hide,
to stop loving him,
604
00:24:20,426 --> 00:24:22,259
But I couldn't.
605
00:24:22,261 --> 00:24:24,328
I was weak.
606
00:24:24,330 --> 00:24:25,830
I hated myself.
607
00:24:25,832 --> 00:24:30,634
I-i wore this ring
to remind me of my weakness.
608
00:24:30,636 --> 00:24:34,238
And when our affair
was exposed,
609
00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:37,007
I had to follow my own advice
and stand in my truth,
610
00:24:37,009 --> 00:24:40,511
To own who I am,
to accept my faults.
611
00:24:40,513 --> 00:24:42,112
And I won't
ask for forgiveness.
612
00:24:42,114 --> 00:24:44,815
Just don't ask me to...
613
00:24:44,817 --> 00:24:46,250
Undo the past.
614
00:24:46,252 --> 00:24:48,786
Don't ask me to fall out of love
with fitzgerald grant,
615
00:24:48,788 --> 00:24:51,222
Because if I could,
I would.
616
00:24:57,263 --> 00:24:59,964
Does that
answer your question?
617
00:24:59,966 --> 00:25:03,033
♪♪
618
00:25:11,777 --> 00:25:12,843
Woman:
This was a home run.
619
00:25:12,845 --> 00:25:14,044
The kind of tv moment
that could
620
00:25:14,046 --> 00:25:15,546
Go down in american
political history.
621
00:25:15,548 --> 00:25:17,948
Pope did
what she had to do,
622
00:25:17,950 --> 00:25:20,217
Which was to make
herself relatable to
the american public.
623
00:25:20,219 --> 00:25:22,286
But historic?
Look, i-i don't think so.
624
00:25:22,288 --> 00:25:24,021
No, come on.
Ernie, this is no longer
625
00:25:24,023 --> 00:25:27,024
About some ambitious,
home-wrecking bimbo.
626
00:25:27,026 --> 00:25:28,626
This is a story
about co-workers
627
00:25:28,628 --> 00:25:30,461
Who couldn't help but
fall in love with each other.
628
00:25:30,463 --> 00:25:31,795
Be that as it may...
629
00:25:31,797 --> 00:25:36,634
Well, there's actually one thing
olivia and I agree on.
630
00:25:36,636 --> 00:25:38,636
I wish they'd never met,
too.
631
00:25:38,638 --> 00:25:40,638
[ scoffs ]
632
00:25:43,910 --> 00:25:46,310
I'm sorry.
633
00:25:46,312 --> 00:25:48,579
What for?
634
00:25:48,581 --> 00:25:51,715
I brought her on
to the campaign.
635
00:25:51,717 --> 00:25:53,417
[ sighs ]
636
00:25:53,419 --> 00:25:56,053
I think about that
from time to time.
637
00:25:56,055 --> 00:25:58,756
I'm the reason
why all this happened.
638
00:26:01,994 --> 00:26:05,362
They might never have met
if not for me.
639
00:26:05,364 --> 00:26:09,366
And for that...
640
00:26:09,368 --> 00:26:11,936
I am deeply sorry.
641
00:26:19,245 --> 00:26:21,245
Thank you, cyrus.
642
00:26:30,923 --> 00:26:32,957
We have a problem.
643
00:26:32,959 --> 00:26:36,927
What's going on?
644
00:26:36,929 --> 00:26:38,062
[ camera shutter clicking ]
645
00:26:38,064 --> 00:26:40,130
It's a photo of the committee's
evidence log.
646
00:26:40,132 --> 00:26:41,599
I can see that.
Where'd you get this?
647
00:26:41,601 --> 00:26:43,901
-Moskowitz's office.
-Her office?
648
00:26:43,903 --> 00:26:46,136
She approached me, asked me to
be her eyes and ears in here,
649
00:26:46,138 --> 00:26:47,471
Threw a couple threats
at me.
650
00:26:47,473 --> 00:26:48,973
I let her think
I was cooperating,
651
00:26:48,975 --> 00:26:50,608
Used that as a cover
to collect a little intel.
652
00:26:50,610 --> 00:26:52,476
It's all cia documents,
notes from a meeting
653
00:26:52,478 --> 00:26:54,478
With the president and
the cia director on the night --
654
00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:56,480
-Forward that picture to me.
-Where are you going?
655
00:26:56,482 --> 00:26:57,715
Liv!
656
00:26:59,619 --> 00:27:00,985
[ door slams ]
657
00:27:00,987 --> 00:27:02,886
They committee has the tape,
doesn't it?
658
00:27:02,888 --> 00:27:04,054
My kidnapping.
659
00:27:04,056 --> 00:27:05,789
I'm gonna pretend
you didn't ask me that
660
00:27:05,791 --> 00:27:07,891
And allow you to turn around
and walk out that door.
661
00:27:07,893 --> 00:27:09,159
David,
if they have that tape,
662
00:27:09,161 --> 00:27:12,563
Then we are all going down,
you included.
663
00:27:12,565 --> 00:27:15,065
You signed that warrant
for the raid of the warehouse.
664
00:27:15,067 --> 00:27:17,434
You provided favors
to my mother, a terrorist,
665
00:27:17,436 --> 00:27:18,636
To gain access
to the auction.
666
00:27:18,638 --> 00:27:20,270
You're in this, david.
667
00:27:20,272 --> 00:27:21,805
And if i'm being honest,
668
00:27:21,807 --> 00:27:25,275
You're probably the only one
who doesn't deserve to be.
669
00:27:25,277 --> 00:27:29,246
Your voice is calm, measured.
You're complimenting me.
670
00:27:29,248 --> 00:27:31,682
Is this some new genius way
of putting the screws to me?
671
00:27:31,684 --> 00:27:32,850
David, I need to know
if they have that tape
672
00:27:32,852 --> 00:27:34,918
So that I can protect us.
673
00:27:37,590 --> 00:27:39,156
Do they have
the tape?!
674
00:27:44,597 --> 00:27:48,298
Some dogged aide picked through
the pile of documents
675
00:27:48,300 --> 00:27:51,502
They got from the white house,
found some e-mail exchange
676
00:27:51,504 --> 00:27:54,538
Between the president
and cia director lowry
677
00:27:54,540 --> 00:27:58,375
About a meeting they'd had
to discuss the "o.P. Matter."
678
00:27:58,377 --> 00:28:00,444
Hoping that didn't stand for
"orange peel,"
679
00:28:00,446 --> 00:28:02,212
Moskowitz and gibson
subpoenaed
680
00:28:02,214 --> 00:28:04,448
All documentation
related to that meeting
681
00:28:04,450 --> 00:28:08,118
And managed to unearth
the mother of all smoking guns.
682
00:28:08,120 --> 00:28:10,387
The good news --
it doesn't mean anything unless
683
00:28:10,389 --> 00:28:13,390
Someone can corroborate that
the president watched the video.
684
00:28:15,561 --> 00:28:17,294
He confided in someone?
685
00:28:17,296 --> 00:28:19,029
Who was it?
686
00:28:19,031 --> 00:28:20,898
Who'd he tell?
687
00:28:20,900 --> 00:28:23,801
[ camera shutter clicking ]
688
00:28:35,147 --> 00:28:37,147
Hi.
689
00:28:37,149 --> 00:28:39,183
Hi.
690
00:28:39,185 --> 00:28:40,884
We're listening to
records?
691
00:28:40,886 --> 00:28:42,753
We are listening to
records.
692
00:28:42,755 --> 00:28:44,488
Hopefully that's not
all we're doing.
693
00:28:44,490 --> 00:28:46,690
[ marvin gaye's
"let's get it on" plays ]
694
00:28:46,692 --> 00:28:52,529
♪ i've been really tryin',
baby ♪
695
00:28:52,531 --> 00:28:58,202
♪ tryin' to hold back
this feeling for so long ♪
696
00:28:58,204 --> 00:29:03,273
♪ and if you feel
like I feel, baby ♪
697
00:29:03,275 --> 00:29:04,942
♪ then come on ♪
698
00:29:04,944 --> 00:29:07,277
♪ oh, come on ♪
699
00:29:07,279 --> 00:29:08,178
♪ whoo ♪
700
00:29:08,180 --> 00:29:10,881
♪ let's get it on ♪
701
00:29:10,883 --> 00:29:13,283
♪ ah, baby ♪
[ moans ]
702
00:29:13,285 --> 00:29:16,687
♪ let's get it on ♪
703
00:29:16,689 --> 00:29:19,723
♪ let's love, baby ♪
704
00:29:19,725 --> 00:29:25,295
♪ let's get it on, sugar ♪
705
00:29:25,297 --> 00:29:27,765
♪ let's get it on ♪
706
00:29:27,767 --> 00:29:29,566
They know about
west angola.
707
00:29:29,568 --> 00:29:32,903
♪ whoo hoo ♪
708
00:29:32,905 --> 00:29:36,640
♪ we're all sensitive people ♪
709
00:29:36,642 --> 00:29:39,376
♪ with so much to give ♪
the senators?
710
00:29:39,378 --> 00:29:43,547
♪ understand me, sugar ♪
they have the tape of me
from when I was taken.
711
00:29:43,549 --> 00:29:45,082
That's impossible.
712
00:29:45,084 --> 00:29:46,416
They found something
in the documents you gave them.
713
00:29:46,418 --> 00:29:48,051
It led them to the cia.
714
00:29:48,053 --> 00:29:49,787
-How do you know all this?
-It doesn't matter.
715
00:29:49,789 --> 00:29:51,722
I know.
716
00:29:51,724 --> 00:29:55,225
♪ I love you ♪
717
00:29:55,227 --> 00:29:58,896
♪ there's nothing wrong
with me ♪
going to war for your mistress
is an impeachable offense.
718
00:29:58,898 --> 00:30:01,098
That tape is all the proof
they need.
719
00:30:01,100 --> 00:30:05,169
♪ loving you, baby, no, no ♪
so we find a way
around it.
720
00:30:05,171 --> 00:30:07,237
We can say
it's been doctored.
721
00:30:07,239 --> 00:30:09,439
♪ and giving yourself to me ♪
and no one will buy it.
722
00:30:09,441 --> 00:30:10,607
♪ can never be wrong ♪
then I never saw it.
723
00:30:10,609 --> 00:30:11,642
What?
724
00:30:11,644 --> 00:30:13,777
♪ if the love is true ♪
725
00:30:13,779 --> 00:30:16,747
♪ oh, baby ♪
I never saw the tape.
I never knew you were taken.
726
00:30:16,749 --> 00:30:18,816
♪ whoo hoo ♪
the war...
727
00:30:18,818 --> 00:30:20,017
Had nothing
to do with you.
728
00:30:20,019 --> 00:30:22,252
♪ don't you know how sweet ♪
that could work.
729
00:30:22,254 --> 00:30:23,987
♪ and wonderful ♪
it will work.
730
00:30:23,989 --> 00:30:26,356
♪ life can be ♪
as long as cyrus
doesn't say otherwise.
731
00:30:26,358 --> 00:30:28,458
Cyrus is the only person
that connects you to that tape.
732
00:30:28,460 --> 00:30:29,493
He can say you saw it.
733
00:30:29,495 --> 00:30:30,494
He wouldn't.
734
00:30:30,496 --> 00:30:32,462
♪ i'm asking you, baby ♪
735
00:30:32,464 --> 00:30:33,864
[ sighs ]
okay, he would.
736
00:30:33,866 --> 00:30:35,299
♪ to get it on with me ♪
737
00:30:35,301 --> 00:30:37,601
[ record scratches ]
♪ to get it on with me ♪
738
00:30:37,603 --> 00:30:39,303
♪ to get it on with me ♪
739
00:30:39,305 --> 00:30:40,838
♪ to get it on with me ♪
740
00:30:40,840 --> 00:30:42,639
♪ to get it on with me ♪
741
00:30:42,641 --> 00:30:43,674
♪ to get it on with me ♪
742
00:30:43,676 --> 00:30:44,741
♪ to get it on with me ♪
743
00:30:49,348 --> 00:30:50,380
[ laughs ]
we should have locked ourselves
in a room
744
00:30:50,382 --> 00:30:52,049
And gotten drunk together
years ago.
745
00:30:52,051 --> 00:30:53,383
I haven't had
this much fun
746
00:30:53,385 --> 00:30:56,620
Spending the night with a woman,
hell, ever.
747
00:30:56,622 --> 00:30:59,189
[ both laugh ]
748
00:30:59,191 --> 00:31:00,858
Oh.
749
00:31:04,530 --> 00:31:05,896
You should
come and work for me.
750
00:31:05,898 --> 00:31:07,364
A junior senator?
751
00:31:07,366 --> 00:31:09,132
Not for long, not if you
come and work for me.
752
00:31:09,134 --> 00:31:10,033
[ cellphone rings ]
753
00:31:10,035 --> 00:31:12,169
[ laughs ]
754
00:31:12,171 --> 00:31:14,171
Hello?
755
00:31:14,173 --> 00:31:15,205
Charlotte: Mr. Beene?
756
00:31:15,207 --> 00:31:16,773
Please hold for the president.
757
00:31:17,576 --> 00:31:19,243
Who is it?
758
00:31:19,245 --> 00:31:20,377
Nobody.
759
00:31:20,379 --> 00:31:21,879
It's just a friend.
760
00:31:26,585 --> 00:31:29,586
[ camera shutter clicking ]
761
00:31:29,588 --> 00:31:31,555
I saw your interview.
It was good.
762
00:31:31,557 --> 00:31:33,757
You were good.
You were you.
763
00:31:37,263 --> 00:31:39,329
So, where's your old friend
tonight?
764
00:31:39,331 --> 00:31:41,098
She had a meeting.
765
00:31:41,100 --> 00:31:43,333
How do you know her?
766
00:31:43,335 --> 00:31:44,801
She's my wife.
767
00:31:50,075 --> 00:31:51,541
You never told me that.
768
00:31:51,543 --> 00:31:53,410
You never asked.
769
00:31:53,412 --> 00:31:56,780
Hmm.
770
00:31:56,782 --> 00:31:58,415
I'm asking now.
771
00:31:58,417 --> 00:32:00,751
About my wife?
772
00:32:00,753 --> 00:32:04,221
Yes,
as ridiculous as that sounds.
773
00:32:04,223 --> 00:32:05,923
Uh, she's great.
774
00:32:07,893 --> 00:32:09,760
[ laughs ]
775
00:32:09,762 --> 00:32:10,894
That's good.
776
00:32:10,896 --> 00:32:11,862
Yeah. You'd like her.
777
00:32:11,864 --> 00:32:13,697
Okay.
778
00:32:13,699 --> 00:32:14,865
Is this the part
where you say --
779
00:32:14,867 --> 00:32:15,966
She's a lot like you?
780
00:32:18,637 --> 00:32:20,237
Not sure
how to respond to that.
781
00:32:20,239 --> 00:32:21,872
Guess that means
you have a type.
782
00:32:21,874 --> 00:32:23,373
So do you.
783
00:32:23,375 --> 00:32:25,175
Married guys.
784
00:32:27,313 --> 00:32:29,379
[ laughs ]
785
00:32:29,381 --> 00:32:31,114
Did you get extra --
786
00:32:33,385 --> 00:32:35,652
Thanks.
787
00:32:38,424 --> 00:32:40,290
Cy.
788
00:32:40,292 --> 00:32:41,591
Mr. President.
789
00:32:41,593 --> 00:32:42,826
Have a seat.
790
00:32:45,597 --> 00:32:46,730
Why am I here?
791
00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:50,267
I want you back.
792
00:32:50,269 --> 00:32:51,501
Back?
793
00:32:51,503 --> 00:32:53,403
In the white house.
794
00:32:53,405 --> 00:32:55,605
Here. Working for me.
795
00:32:55,607 --> 00:32:58,075
You're offering me
my job back?
796
00:32:58,077 --> 00:33:00,310
I have a chief of staff,
but yes, something similar.
797
00:33:00,312 --> 00:33:02,312
High level.
Senior adviser.
798
00:33:02,314 --> 00:33:04,848
Why?
799
00:33:04,850 --> 00:33:07,084
Because I could use you
right now.
800
00:33:07,086 --> 00:33:09,353
The country could use you.
801
00:33:09,355 --> 00:33:11,822
We have unfinished business
in this administration,
802
00:33:11,824 --> 00:33:14,091
And I want you
to be a part of it.
803
00:33:14,093 --> 00:33:17,194
I know we've had
some difficulties recently.
804
00:33:17,196 --> 00:33:19,930
I think we both acted
emotionally and precipitously.
805
00:33:19,932 --> 00:33:22,265
I want to put that behind us
for the good of the country.
806
00:33:22,267 --> 00:33:24,167
I want you on my team.
807
00:33:24,169 --> 00:33:25,335
Difficulties?
808
00:33:25,337 --> 00:33:26,670
Yes.
Hmm.
809
00:33:29,775 --> 00:33:31,708
This is interesting.
810
00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:37,781
What do they have?
811
00:33:37,783 --> 00:33:39,983
What?
812
00:33:39,985 --> 00:33:41,451
The senate committee.
They have something on you.
813
00:33:41,453 --> 00:33:42,719
That's why i'm here.
814
00:33:42,721 --> 00:33:43,787
I don't know
what you're talking about.
815
00:33:43,789 --> 00:33:46,523
It's not the ring.
She fixed that.
816
00:33:46,525 --> 00:33:48,792
It's bigger than that.
What is it?
817
00:33:48,794 --> 00:33:51,862
-Cy --
-amanda tanner, maybe?
818
00:33:51,864 --> 00:33:53,697
Remington?
Do they know about rowan?
819
00:33:53,699 --> 00:33:55,532
Defiance?
820
00:33:56,802 --> 00:33:58,301
Oh, no.
821
00:33:58,303 --> 00:34:00,070
It's the tape.
822
00:34:00,072 --> 00:34:02,239
West angola.
823
00:34:02,241 --> 00:34:03,840
Oh, I see.
824
00:34:03,842 --> 00:34:06,343
That's really not good,
is it?
825
00:34:06,345 --> 00:34:08,812
But this?
This is good.
826
00:34:08,814 --> 00:34:10,814
This is her, not you.
It's smart.
827
00:34:10,816 --> 00:34:12,682
I'm the only one
who can say you saw it.
828
00:34:12,684 --> 00:34:14,084
Well, me
and the vegetable andrew,
829
00:34:14,086 --> 00:34:17,320
But he's just drooling now,
so it's just me.
830
00:34:17,322 --> 00:34:21,725
You give me back my job --
or some job --
831
00:34:21,727 --> 00:34:23,660
And I say
i never saw the tape.
832
00:34:23,662 --> 00:34:24,995
That's the deal, right?
833
00:34:24,997 --> 00:34:26,763
Yes.
834
00:34:26,765 --> 00:34:28,665
What do you say?
835
00:34:35,274 --> 00:34:38,241
How many times did you
mispronounce "delano"
836
00:34:38,243 --> 00:34:39,676
In that governor's debate?
837
00:34:39,678 --> 00:34:41,445
-Excuse me?
-Against astley.
838
00:34:41,447 --> 00:34:43,613
You kept saying
the city of "dell-ano"
839
00:34:43,615 --> 00:34:44,681
Instead of
the city of "de-layno."
840
00:34:44,683 --> 00:34:46,216
Do you remember?
841
00:34:46,218 --> 00:34:48,618
No, I have no idea. That was
16 years ago in the primary --
842
00:34:48,620 --> 00:34:50,554
It was 17 years ago,
and it wasn't the primary.
843
00:34:50,556 --> 00:34:52,789
It was the general,
the second debate.
844
00:34:52,791 --> 00:34:53,757
You fumbled it
three times --
845
00:34:53,759 --> 00:34:55,625
Twice
in the first five minutes
846
00:34:55,627 --> 00:34:57,594
And once again
about 45 minutes later.
847
00:34:57,596 --> 00:34:59,062
But you caught yourself
that last time,
848
00:34:59,064 --> 00:35:00,430
And you
never did it again.
849
00:35:00,432 --> 00:35:02,766
And you carried kern county
by 11 points.
850
00:35:02,768 --> 00:35:04,868
Did you know you carried
kern county by 11 points?
851
00:35:04,870 --> 00:35:06,636
Why are we talking about this,
cyrus?
852
00:35:06,638 --> 00:35:08,638
Because I want to. If you
don't want to talk about it,
853
00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:11,775
I can leave and you can rehearse
your resignation speech.
854
00:35:15,247 --> 00:35:16,480
Do you remember
what you ate
855
00:35:16,482 --> 00:35:18,448
The morning after you become
governor of california?
856
00:35:18,450 --> 00:35:19,583
No.
857
00:35:19,585 --> 00:35:20,917
I remember.
858
00:35:20,919 --> 00:35:22,919
You had a doughnut,
a cinnamon doughnut,
859
00:35:22,921 --> 00:35:24,788
Which was weird because
you didn't eat doughnuts.
860
00:35:24,790 --> 00:35:27,290
You wanted yogurt and fruit
that morning -- a parfait --
861
00:35:27,292 --> 00:35:29,659
And you wanted to eat it at some
snooty place in santa barbara,
862
00:35:29,661 --> 00:35:30,994
But I said no.
863
00:35:30,996 --> 00:35:32,162
Why did I say no?
864
00:35:32,164 --> 00:35:33,463
Because I was already
looking ahead
865
00:35:33,465 --> 00:35:36,233
Because governor of california
wasn't the goal.
866
00:35:36,235 --> 00:35:39,102
So we drove over the hill
into ranch country,
867
00:35:39,104 --> 00:35:42,506
Into real-people country, to
the longhorn café in santa ynez,
868
00:35:42,508 --> 00:35:45,976
Where you would be seen eating
a doughnut like a real person.
869
00:35:45,978 --> 00:35:48,345
I picked out
your doughnut.
870
00:35:48,347 --> 00:35:50,013
It was cinnamon.
871
00:35:50,015 --> 00:35:51,915
But then I snuck into
the kitchen and got
you a bowl of fruit
872
00:35:51,917 --> 00:35:52,949
Because I didn't want you
to whine --
873
00:35:52,951 --> 00:35:54,818
Some oranges and apples
and berries.
874
00:35:54,820 --> 00:35:56,786
I removed the bananas,
of course,
875
00:35:56,788 --> 00:35:59,022
Because
you don't like bananas.
876
00:35:59,024 --> 00:36:02,025
And you ate the fruit
in the car on the ride home.
877
00:36:02,027 --> 00:36:04,828
Do you remember
the ride home?
878
00:36:04,830 --> 00:36:06,163
No.
879
00:36:06,165 --> 00:36:08,665
I remember you had fruit,
but you didn't finish it
880
00:36:08,667 --> 00:36:11,768
Because you said
it smelled like banana.
881
00:36:11,770 --> 00:36:17,340
This is
what I know...About you.
882
00:36:17,342 --> 00:36:20,310
This is what I remember.
This is what is in my head.
883
00:36:20,312 --> 00:36:23,046
You.
884
00:36:23,048 --> 00:36:25,315
Everywhere, everything,
what you say,
885
00:36:25,317 --> 00:36:29,019
What you eat, what you wear,
what you think.
886
00:36:29,021 --> 00:36:32,222
I dream your dreams
and I sweat your nightmares.
887
00:36:32,224 --> 00:36:35,058
This is
what you are to me.
888
00:36:35,060 --> 00:36:36,359
And what am I to you?
889
00:36:36,361 --> 00:36:39,029
I am the man to be
thrown on the grenade
890
00:36:39,031 --> 00:36:41,198
And the guy you use
and abuse and toss out
891
00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:43,667
And try desperately to reel back
in to save you one more time.
892
00:36:43,669 --> 00:36:47,370
That is what I am to you.
That is all you know about me.
893
00:36:47,372 --> 00:36:49,206
If I left this room,
894
00:36:49,208 --> 00:36:51,641
You wouldn't even remember
I was here,
895
00:36:51,643 --> 00:36:54,544
But I could tell you
everything you said,
896
00:36:54,546 --> 00:36:56,913
The color of your shirt,
the part of your hair.
897
00:36:56,915 --> 00:36:58,315
I can look in your eyes
898
00:36:58,317 --> 00:37:01,651
And know how you slept
the night before.
899
00:37:01,653 --> 00:37:04,354
I know
exactly how many times
900
00:37:04,356 --> 00:37:07,090
You mispronounced a single word
in a debate 17 years ago,
901
00:37:07,092 --> 00:37:08,858
And you couldn't tell me
my mother's name.
902
00:37:08,860 --> 00:37:12,929
I know
why we're sitting here --
903
00:37:12,931 --> 00:37:15,932
To fill in
this olivia pope masterpiece.
904
00:37:15,934 --> 00:37:17,767
I get a job, some job.
905
00:37:17,769 --> 00:37:19,669
You get to keep yours.
906
00:37:19,671 --> 00:37:23,873
We all march forward
into glory.
907
00:37:23,875 --> 00:37:26,109
All is forgotten.
908
00:37:26,111 --> 00:37:29,846
That's the deal on the table,
and i'm not going to take it.
909
00:37:33,385 --> 00:37:36,453
Because this band is never,
ever getting back together.
910
00:37:40,025 --> 00:37:44,094
I do not need this.
911
00:37:44,096 --> 00:37:46,263
[ scoffs ]
912
00:37:46,265 --> 00:37:49,065
I do not need you.
913
00:37:49,067 --> 00:37:51,334
Not anymore.
914
00:37:55,040 --> 00:37:58,074
We were on a bus
915
00:37:58,076 --> 00:38:00,710
Between king city and salinas
in my first run for governor,
916
00:38:00,712 --> 00:38:02,812
And you had
a package from her.
917
00:38:02,814 --> 00:38:05,882
It was
an agatha christie novel,
918
00:38:05,884 --> 00:38:08,084
And she'd written
a little review on an index card
919
00:38:08,086 --> 00:38:11,288
And tucked it
inside the front cover.
920
00:38:11,290 --> 00:38:13,790
"i think you're gonna
really like this one, cy,
921
00:38:13,792 --> 00:38:16,893
But I don't know how she
killed him with a candelabra."
922
00:38:16,895 --> 00:38:19,963
You laughed.
923
00:38:19,965 --> 00:38:22,265
You said she sent you
a package like that
924
00:38:22,267 --> 00:38:24,834
Every week
since you left home.
925
00:38:24,836 --> 00:38:26,903
Always a mystery,
usually agatha christie,
926
00:38:26,905 --> 00:38:29,673
And always with a little index
card that ruined the story.
927
00:38:29,675 --> 00:38:32,842
And you loved it.
928
00:38:32,844 --> 00:38:36,179
I used to see you
open those packages,
929
00:38:36,181 --> 00:38:40,016
Behind a campaign bus
in barstow, in your office,
930
00:38:40,018 --> 00:38:42,952
Backstage at a rally
at san marcos high school.
931
00:38:42,954 --> 00:38:48,858
Sometimes it was the only time
i'd see you smile in a week.
932
00:38:48,860 --> 00:38:51,461
Sometimes
in a morning briefing,
933
00:38:51,463 --> 00:38:55,098
I'd know you'd gotten one of
the packages just by your mood.
934
00:38:55,100 --> 00:38:59,836
I know
what she meant to you.
935
00:38:59,838 --> 00:39:02,806
I know
that you loved her.
936
00:39:02,808 --> 00:39:05,508
Your mom's name...
937
00:39:05,510 --> 00:39:06,743
Was helen.
938
00:39:10,716 --> 00:39:13,316
I am sorry.
939
00:39:13,318 --> 00:39:19,055
Truly, deeply sorry.
940
00:39:19,057 --> 00:39:22,158
I am sorry.
941
00:39:22,160 --> 00:39:24,994
I'm sorry
for what happened to us.
942
00:39:24,996 --> 00:39:27,197
I'm sorry
for what i did to us.
943
00:39:27,199 --> 00:39:29,299
We both made some mistakes
along the way,
944
00:39:29,301 --> 00:39:31,501
But your mistakes...
945
00:39:31,503 --> 00:39:34,738
Were for me.
946
00:39:34,740 --> 00:39:39,642
My biggest mistake...
947
00:39:39,644 --> 00:39:42,846
Was forgetting
that we were family.
948
00:39:42,848 --> 00:39:45,982
Everything you did,
you did for me.
949
00:39:45,984 --> 00:39:47,717
♪ birds flying high,
you know how I feel ♪
950
00:39:47,719 --> 00:39:49,586
You are my guy.
951
00:39:49,588 --> 00:39:52,489
♪ sun in the sky ♪
952
00:39:52,491 --> 00:39:56,860
♪ you know how I feel ♪
I can't do this,
not like this, not alone.
953
00:39:56,862 --> 00:39:59,362
♪ reeds driftin' on by ♪
954
00:39:59,364 --> 00:40:02,332
♪ you know how I feel ♪
I want you back.
955
00:40:02,334 --> 00:40:05,602
That seat on the couch
is yours if you want it.
956
00:40:05,604 --> 00:40:08,538
The job
is yours if you want it.
957
00:40:08,540 --> 00:40:10,206
♪ it's a new life for me ♪
958
00:40:10,208 --> 00:40:11,674
Please.
959
00:40:11,676 --> 00:40:14,377
♪ it's a new dawn,
it's a new day ♪
960
00:40:14,379 --> 00:40:18,615
♪ it's a new life for me ♪
961
00:40:18,617 --> 00:40:21,451
The job
is chief of staff.
962
00:40:21,453 --> 00:40:24,921
♪ and i'm feeling good ♪
that's the job.
963
00:40:26,691 --> 00:40:30,593
Elizabeth north
is terminated immediately.
964
00:40:30,595 --> 00:40:33,129
♪ fish in the sea ♪
she doesn't transition...
965
00:40:33,131 --> 00:40:36,933
♪ you know how I feel ♪
...To another position
in the administration.
966
00:40:36,935 --> 00:40:38,802
♪ river running free ♪
she's gone.
967
00:40:38,804 --> 00:40:43,239
♪ you know how I feel ♪
i will keep ethan and red.
968
00:40:43,241 --> 00:40:46,476
♪ blossom on the tree,
you know how I feel ♪
i want new carpet
in that office.
969
00:40:46,478 --> 00:40:50,580
You will issue a full
presidential pardon to me
970
00:40:50,582 --> 00:40:52,048
For any and all
crimes committed
971
00:40:52,050 --> 00:40:53,950
In the time of my service
to you.
972
00:40:53,952 --> 00:40:55,285
It will be signed.
It will be sealed.
973
00:40:55,287 --> 00:40:57,153
It will be nonrevocable.
974
00:40:57,155 --> 00:41:00,390
♪ and i'm feeling good ♪
975
00:41:00,392 --> 00:41:04,060
And I will keep it secret.
976
00:41:04,062 --> 00:41:07,397
♪ dragonfly out in the sun ♪
that's the deal.
977
00:41:07,399 --> 00:41:10,633
♪ you know what I mean,
don't you know ♪
978
00:41:10,635 --> 00:41:14,571
♪ butterflies all havin' fun ♪
979
00:41:14,573 --> 00:41:18,408
♪ you know what I mean ♪
980
00:41:18,410 --> 00:41:22,512
♪ sleep in peace
when the day is done ♪
the situation in west angola
was an urgent and growing threat
981
00:41:22,514 --> 00:41:26,082
To the national security
of the united states.
982
00:41:26,084 --> 00:41:28,985
♪ and this old world is
a new world and a bold world ♪
your decision to go to war
was based solely on
983
00:41:28,987 --> 00:41:32,856
A methodical and reasonable
assessment of that threat
984
00:41:32,858 --> 00:41:35,592
And was supported by
actionable intelligence.
985
00:41:35,594 --> 00:41:38,628
You never saw
that tape of olivia pope.
986
00:41:38,630 --> 00:41:40,830
You did not know
it existed.
987
00:41:40,832 --> 00:41:44,200
You were never aware
she was even kidnapped.
988
00:41:44,202 --> 00:41:46,336
♪ scent of the pine ♪
989
00:41:46,338 --> 00:41:49,038
♪ you know how I feel ♪
990
00:41:49,040 --> 00:41:53,176
♪ oh, freedom is mine ♪
991
00:41:53,178 --> 00:41:56,145
♪ and I know how I feel ♪
992
00:41:56,147 --> 00:41:59,516
♪ it's a new dawn,
it's a new day ♪
993
00:41:59,518 --> 00:42:01,684
♪ it's a new life ♪
it's good to have you back,
cy.
994
00:42:01,686 --> 00:42:03,486
♪ for me ♪
995
00:42:03,488 --> 00:42:05,522
I serve at
the pleasure of the president.
996
00:42:05,524 --> 00:42:07,357
♪ and i'm feeling good ♪
997
00:42:07,359 --> 00:42:08,391
The honor is all mine.
998
00:42:08,393 --> 00:42:11,961
♪♪
999
00:42:11,963 --> 00:42:14,030
♪ and this old world
is a new world ♪
charlotte.
1000
00:42:14,032 --> 00:42:15,965
Please ask elizabeth north
to come to my office.
1001
00:42:15,967 --> 00:42:17,467
♪ and a bold world ♪
1002
00:42:17,469 --> 00:42:18,468
[ door closes ]
1003
00:42:18,470 --> 00:42:20,403
♪ for me ♪
1004
00:42:20,405 --> 00:42:22,472
♪ yeah, yeah ♪
1005
00:42:22,474 --> 00:42:25,041
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