1 00:00:01,235 --> 00:00:03,302 Oh, what a difference a week makes. 2 00:00:03,304 --> 00:00:04,436 After trailing his opponents in the first round 3 00:00:04,438 --> 00:00:05,938 of Republican primaries, 4 00:00:05,940 --> 00:00:07,639 Hollis Doyle has now taken the lead. 5 00:00:07,641 --> 00:00:09,942 I'm giving America back to Americans. 6 00:00:09,944 --> 00:00:11,643 No more of these south-of-the-border types 7 00:00:11,645 --> 00:00:12,978 with their greedy little hands, 8 00:00:12,980 --> 00:00:14,380 or these shady fellas with mustaches 9 00:00:14,382 --> 00:00:15,981 looking to blow up our buildings. 10 00:00:15,983 --> 00:00:18,951 This is our country. I aim to keep it that way. 11 00:00:18,953 --> 00:00:21,854 Look at them. It's like Throwback Thursday in there. 12 00:00:21,856 --> 00:00:23,188 A Gladiator reunion. 13 00:00:23,190 --> 00:00:24,656 -This is good? -This is so good. 14 00:00:24,658 --> 00:00:26,492 -This is not good. -This is good. Let it be good. 15 00:00:26,494 --> 00:00:27,292 Can't let it be good if it's not good. 16 00:00:27,294 --> 00:00:28,827 And that is not good. 17 00:00:28,829 --> 00:00:31,030 That looks good, but that is not good. 18 00:00:31,032 --> 00:00:32,698 Trust me. 19 00:00:32,700 --> 00:00:34,199 So, we are agreed, then. Until Hollis Doyle goes down... 20 00:00:34,201 --> 00:00:36,135 No more campaigning against each other. 21 00:00:36,137 --> 00:00:38,037 -Mellie backs off of Susan. -Susan backs off of Mellie. 22 00:00:38,039 --> 00:00:39,271 -We can do this. -We can do this. 23 00:00:48,649 --> 00:00:50,749 [ Sighs ] 24 00:00:53,087 --> 00:00:55,354 Start gathering intel. I need something lethal on Susan. 25 00:00:55,356 --> 00:00:56,655 What about the cease-fire? 26 00:00:56,657 --> 00:00:57,990 Cease-fires get broken. 27 00:00:57,992 --> 00:00:59,958 I want to make sure we're protected. 28 00:01:02,763 --> 00:01:03,862 Don't even. 29 00:01:03,864 --> 00:01:05,330 It can still be good. There's time. 30 00:01:05,332 --> 00:01:07,066 They are never gonna be what they were, Quinn. 31 00:01:07,068 --> 00:01:10,736 Deep down, Abby is one of us. It can still be good. 32 00:01:12,873 --> 00:01:15,407 [ Camera shutter clicking ] 33 00:01:16,544 --> 00:01:17,543 -You rang? -Yeah. 34 00:01:17,545 --> 00:01:19,545 We're gonna need some dirt. 35 00:01:19,547 --> 00:01:21,046 -On Hollis? -On Mellie. 36 00:01:21,048 --> 00:01:23,949 If these talks break down, and I think they might, 37 00:01:23,951 --> 00:01:26,285 we're gonna have a war on our hands. 38 00:01:26,287 --> 00:01:28,787 [ Camera shutter clicking ] 39 00:01:34,228 --> 00:01:35,961 [ Door opens ] 40 00:01:38,365 --> 00:01:39,431 I came to take you to lunch. 41 00:01:39,433 --> 00:01:41,033 I don't have time to go to lunch. 42 00:01:41,035 --> 00:01:43,202 I have to sit here and come up with neutral things to say 43 00:01:43,204 --> 00:01:44,970 about Mellie Grant for my press conference, 44 00:01:44,972 --> 00:01:45,938 so I can't go to lunch. 45 00:01:45,940 --> 00:01:49,141 Which is why I brought lunch to you. 46 00:01:49,143 --> 00:01:50,809 Gettysburger! 47 00:01:50,811 --> 00:01:53,045 You are a truly special human being. 48 00:01:53,047 --> 00:01:55,147 Why are you saying neutral things about Mellie? 49 00:01:55,149 --> 00:01:56,782 Ugh. 50 00:01:56,784 --> 00:01:58,417 Because we're in a cease-fire with the Grant campaign, 51 00:01:58,419 --> 00:01:59,818 which is killing me. 52 00:01:59,820 --> 00:02:01,487 Mellie wants to end Medicare. 53 00:02:01,489 --> 00:02:02,788 The woman hates old people. 54 00:02:02,790 --> 00:02:04,957 But I have to smile and be neutral 55 00:02:04,959 --> 00:02:06,959 because we are going to burn Hollis Doyle 56 00:02:06,961 --> 00:02:09,061 and his hillbilly hate to the ground. 57 00:02:09,063 --> 00:02:11,330 Hmm. Eyes on the prize. 58 00:02:11,332 --> 00:02:12,798 It works. 59 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,667 I'm about to argue a case before the Supreme Court 60 00:02:15,669 --> 00:02:17,603 about whether the federal government is liable 61 00:02:17,605 --> 00:02:19,104 for a regulatory taking 62 00:02:19,106 --> 00:02:21,273 based on the United States Corps of Engineers' denial 63 00:02:21,275 --> 00:02:22,808 of a permit under Section 404 64 00:02:22,810 --> 00:02:25,277 of the Clean Water Act to fill wetlands. 65 00:02:25,279 --> 00:02:26,678 That's interesting. 66 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:28,981 No. It's lethally dull. 67 00:02:28,983 --> 00:02:31,116 But eyes on the prize. 68 00:02:31,118 --> 00:02:33,952 Every time I hear the word "wetlands" and "clean water," 69 00:02:33,954 --> 00:02:35,587 I focus on some beach vacation 70 00:02:35,589 --> 00:02:37,422 the two of us might take someday. 71 00:02:37,424 --> 00:02:39,791 Hopefully soon. 72 00:02:39,793 --> 00:02:41,760 You want to take me on a vacation? 73 00:02:41,762 --> 00:02:43,595 I'm saying it's a trick I use. 74 00:02:43,597 --> 00:02:45,797 If I have a dull antitrust case, 75 00:02:45,799 --> 00:02:48,267 I remember that antitrust pretty much defines 76 00:02:48,269 --> 00:02:50,202 how you thought about me for a long time, 77 00:02:50,204 --> 00:02:51,870 and rightfully so. 78 00:02:51,872 --> 00:02:54,973 And I'll focus on all the ways I intend to make it up to you. 79 00:02:54,975 --> 00:02:58,644 A Fair Housing Act case will get me thinking 80 00:02:58,646 --> 00:03:00,045 of the house we might live in together. 81 00:03:00,047 --> 00:03:02,814 And ERISA cases, normally the worst -- 82 00:03:02,816 --> 00:03:06,018 The Employee Retirement Income Security Act -- 83 00:03:06,020 --> 00:03:08,053 Well, I don't care about those anymore, either. 84 00:03:08,055 --> 00:03:09,821 Because they help me imagine the two of us 85 00:03:09,823 --> 00:03:10,856 getting old together, 86 00:03:10,858 --> 00:03:13,992 and I'd like for us to get old together. 87 00:03:13,994 --> 00:03:15,093 Eyes on the prize. 88 00:03:17,164 --> 00:03:18,697 Mm-hmm. 89 00:03:22,136 --> 00:03:24,069 What is happening? 90 00:03:24,071 --> 00:03:26,371 David. 91 00:03:28,142 --> 00:03:29,575 David? 92 00:03:29,577 --> 00:03:30,342 I would think that it's clear. 93 00:03:30,344 --> 00:03:31,877 No. No! 94 00:03:31,879 --> 00:03:33,879 It's not clear. It's not clear to me. 95 00:03:33,881 --> 00:03:36,748 I mean, I think it is, but I don't want to be a woman 96 00:03:36,750 --> 00:03:39,418 who thinks a thing is happening that's not happening. 97 00:03:39,420 --> 00:03:40,786 -It's happening. -No! 98 00:03:42,089 --> 00:03:44,256 I'm gonna need you to say it. 99 00:03:44,258 --> 00:03:46,592 Just say it clearly in a full sentence. 100 00:03:46,594 --> 00:03:47,993 All the words. 101 00:03:47,995 --> 00:03:49,661 [ Clears throat ] 102 00:03:49,663 --> 00:03:51,029 Fine. 103 00:03:51,031 --> 00:03:52,731 I may or may not be asking -- suggesting -- 104 00:03:52,733 --> 00:03:54,233 that we get married. 105 00:03:54,235 --> 00:03:56,101 If you want to. This is your decision. 106 00:03:56,103 --> 00:03:57,869 It's the 21st century. 107 00:03:57,871 --> 00:03:59,938 We could mutually decide to join our lives together 108 00:03:59,940 --> 00:04:01,206 if you should so choose -- 109 00:04:01,208 --> 00:04:03,108 Shhh! 110 00:04:07,848 --> 00:04:09,982 Ask me like a normal person. 111 00:04:15,022 --> 00:04:18,957 Susan... 112 00:04:18,959 --> 00:04:20,626 will you marry me? 113 00:04:26,767 --> 00:04:29,167 [ Laughs lightly ] 114 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:34,039 [ Camera shutter clicking ] 115 00:04:34,041 --> 00:04:35,307 Cyrus. 116 00:04:35,309 --> 00:04:37,309 Olivia. 117 00:04:37,311 --> 00:04:38,343 Thanks for coming. 118 00:04:41,448 --> 00:04:44,216 You think I'm out of touch? You think I've lost it? 119 00:04:44,218 --> 00:04:45,784 That's why you called me? Cyrus -- 120 00:04:45,786 --> 00:04:47,319 Liv. 121 00:04:47,321 --> 00:04:48,086 I'm s-- please. 122 00:04:48,088 --> 00:04:50,155 [ Sighs ] 123 00:04:50,157 --> 00:04:51,657 [ Sighs ] 124 00:04:52,593 --> 00:04:54,393 Talk. Frankie is brilliant. 125 00:04:54,395 --> 00:04:56,728 Smart, quick. But also warm, personable. 126 00:04:56,730 --> 00:04:58,897 When people hand him their babies to hold, 127 00:04:58,899 --> 00:05:00,766 his face actually lights up. 128 00:05:00,768 --> 00:05:04,136 Not that politician grin everyone gets. 129 00:05:04,138 --> 00:05:05,837 His face fills with human joy 130 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:07,939 because he likes holding people's babies. 131 00:05:07,941 --> 00:05:11,109 He likes talking to people. He doesn't mind touching people. 132 00:05:11,111 --> 00:05:13,912 He'll hug old ladies and pray with those sickos 133 00:05:13,914 --> 00:05:16,315 you always got to visit in hospitals on the trail. 134 00:05:16,317 --> 00:05:17,849 And, Liv? 135 00:05:17,851 --> 00:05:20,218 He truly wants to make the country a better place. 136 00:05:21,989 --> 00:05:25,157 He wants to help people. 137 00:05:27,261 --> 00:05:28,760 He's pure. 138 00:05:28,762 --> 00:05:31,797 They love him like he's Kennedy and King rolled into one. 139 00:05:31,799 --> 00:05:35,834 He is a rockstar on the campaign trail, 140 00:05:35,836 --> 00:05:38,704 but he's still losing every other primary. 141 00:05:40,441 --> 00:05:42,441 You believe he's the real thing. 142 00:05:45,346 --> 00:05:46,511 Yes. 143 00:05:46,513 --> 00:05:47,946 No. 144 00:05:47,948 --> 00:05:50,349 You believe. 145 00:05:50,351 --> 00:05:52,284 You. Cyrus Beene. 146 00:05:52,286 --> 00:05:53,452 You're a believer. 147 00:05:53,454 --> 00:05:55,687 Cyrus, that's -- 148 00:05:55,689 --> 00:05:58,390 He's losing to Edison Davis. 149 00:05:58,392 --> 00:05:59,925 And there's no reason why he should be. 150 00:06:02,162 --> 00:06:05,063 I keep looking for something, but maybe it's me. 151 00:06:05,065 --> 00:06:06,665 Maybe I'm done. 152 00:06:06,667 --> 00:06:09,468 Maybe you only get one or two presidential elections. 153 00:06:09,470 --> 00:06:13,071 If I've lost my touch 154 00:06:13,073 --> 00:06:14,806 [sighs] if I'm bad at this now, 155 00:06:14,808 --> 00:06:17,476 too old for the gig, I need to know. 156 00:06:17,478 --> 00:06:19,845 You need to tell me so I can get out right now, 157 00:06:19,847 --> 00:06:21,480 before I do him any more damage. 158 00:06:28,055 --> 00:06:29,688 It's not you. 159 00:06:29,690 --> 00:06:33,191 You're not losing to Edison. 160 00:06:33,193 --> 00:06:35,160 You're losing to my father. 161 00:06:36,997 --> 00:06:38,430 He's running Edison's campaign? 162 00:06:38,432 --> 00:06:40,232 He's running Edison. 163 00:06:40,234 --> 00:06:42,534 He's running everything and everyone. 164 00:06:42,536 --> 00:06:44,603 So, what are we doing? 165 00:06:44,605 --> 00:06:46,271 [ Sighs ] 166 00:06:46,273 --> 00:06:47,906 What's the plan? 167 00:06:47,908 --> 00:06:50,742 Because I'm happy to go all-in 168 00:06:50,744 --> 00:06:52,677 with whatever you've got going on. 169 00:06:52,679 --> 00:06:54,679 And I'll do some dirty work. 170 00:06:54,681 --> 00:06:57,015 I mean, I know you say you won't kill him 171 00:06:57,017 --> 00:06:58,950 because he's your dad, but let's at least talk about -- 172 00:06:58,952 --> 00:07:00,685 Cyrus! 173 00:07:00,687 --> 00:07:02,854 I am not fighting my father, because there's no way to win. 174 00:07:02,856 --> 00:07:04,689 And even if there was, I'm done trying. 175 00:07:04,691 --> 00:07:06,024 What about Mellie? 176 00:07:06,026 --> 00:07:08,293 You think this won't be an issue in the general election? 177 00:07:08,295 --> 00:07:09,895 You think he won't steal the presidency 178 00:07:09,897 --> 00:07:11,296 right out from under the American people's 179 00:07:11,298 --> 00:07:12,798 piggy little noses? 180 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:16,034 My father was Command, Cyrus. 181 00:07:16,036 --> 00:07:18,203 We both know he'll do a better job 182 00:07:18,205 --> 00:07:20,205 of stealing the Oval than we ever did. 183 00:07:21,575 --> 00:07:22,541 Olivia -- 184 00:07:22,543 --> 00:07:24,643 Good luck, Cyrus. 185 00:07:28,715 --> 00:07:30,749 [ Camera shutter clicking ] 186 00:07:30,751 --> 00:07:33,718 ♪♪ 187 00:07:38,992 --> 00:07:40,091 Rowan: Hello, Abigail. 188 00:07:40,093 --> 00:07:41,927 Is Olivia in trouble? What do you want? 189 00:07:41,929 --> 00:07:43,094 This is not about Olivia. 190 00:07:43,096 --> 00:07:44,429 Well, in that case... 191 00:07:44,431 --> 00:07:46,331 It's about you. What you want. 192 00:07:46,333 --> 00:07:47,566 And what do I want? 193 00:07:47,568 --> 00:07:49,067 Susan Ross in the Oval. 194 00:07:49,069 --> 00:07:52,103 This will crush Mellie and give your gal a real shot. 195 00:07:52,105 --> 00:07:54,005 How did you know I was looking for dirt on Mellie? 196 00:07:54,007 --> 00:07:55,407 [ Chuckles ] Well, you really don't know me. 197 00:07:55,409 --> 00:07:57,175 First of all, I'm a little more focused 198 00:07:57,177 --> 00:07:58,910 on Hollis right now than I am Mellie. 199 00:07:58,912 --> 00:08:00,111 And once Hollis is dispatched, 200 00:08:00,113 --> 00:08:01,847 you're simply gonna lie in bed peacefully 201 00:08:01,849 --> 00:08:03,281 and wait for Olivia to smother you with a pillow? 202 00:08:03,283 --> 00:08:04,649 Goodbye. 203 00:08:04,651 --> 00:08:07,319 Olivia aborted President Fitzgerald Grant's baby. 204 00:08:07,321 --> 00:08:10,422 ♪♪ 205 00:08:15,629 --> 00:08:17,963 Ask yourself a simple question. 206 00:08:17,965 --> 00:08:20,665 What would Olivia Pope do? 207 00:08:30,777 --> 00:08:31,810 Our target for destruction? Hollis Doyle. 208 00:08:31,812 --> 00:08:33,011 The devil you love to have a beer with. 209 00:08:33,013 --> 00:08:34,546 -This should be easy. -Don't be too sure. 210 00:08:34,548 --> 00:08:35,847 No matter what he does, America loves him. 211 00:08:35,849 --> 00:08:37,182 His supporters certainly do. 212 00:08:37,184 --> 00:08:38,450 These should help with that. 213 00:08:38,452 --> 00:08:39,851 -What's that? -Oppo. -Oppo. 214 00:08:39,853 --> 00:08:41,319 Olivia: It's oppo research. 215 00:08:41,321 --> 00:08:42,621 Enough to attack him from three angles. 216 00:08:42,623 --> 00:08:44,222 To drive wedges between his support 217 00:08:44,224 --> 00:08:45,624 from three important groups. 218 00:08:45,626 --> 00:08:47,125 Fiscal conservatives, women, 219 00:08:47,127 --> 00:08:49,060 and anyone with the slightest sense of decency. 220 00:08:49,062 --> 00:08:50,562 What do you got? 221 00:08:50,564 --> 00:08:53,131 Hollis Doyle stole tax money from hardworking Americans. 222 00:08:53,133 --> 00:08:55,066 Have you see the reports that Hollis Doyle 223 00:08:55,068 --> 00:08:57,168 took billions of taxpayer bailout money, 224 00:08:57,170 --> 00:08:59,137 then used it to buy an island in the Caribbean? 225 00:08:59,139 --> 00:09:01,540 While I can't comment on an ongoing investigation, 226 00:09:01,542 --> 00:09:03,308 if true, this is beyond shameful, 227 00:09:03,310 --> 00:09:06,177 and the very antithesis of what this country is about. 228 00:09:06,179 --> 00:09:09,648 Look, ol' Fitzy's part of what I call the lucky sperm club. 229 00:09:09,650 --> 00:09:11,850 Never worked a day in his life. 230 00:09:11,852 --> 00:09:14,419 Looks down on us hardworking new-money folks. 231 00:09:14,421 --> 00:09:16,922 Still. He's welcome on my island anytime 232 00:09:16,924 --> 00:09:19,057 so long as he keeps his drawers on. 233 00:09:19,059 --> 00:09:21,326 I don't want him waving his tiny flag around, 234 00:09:21,328 --> 00:09:22,827 scaring all the natives. 235 00:09:22,829 --> 00:09:25,163 [ Laughs ] You feel me? 236 00:09:25,165 --> 00:09:26,431 Hollis Doyle is a rapist. 237 00:09:26,433 --> 00:09:27,599 -Rapist? -Who? 238 00:09:27,601 --> 00:09:29,534 -His wife. -His second wife. 239 00:09:29,536 --> 00:09:33,004 He grabbed my hair and pulled me to the floor. 240 00:09:33,006 --> 00:09:35,941 I screamed. Fought. Begged for him to stop. 241 00:09:35,943 --> 00:09:37,943 So you didn't rape her? 242 00:09:37,945 --> 00:09:39,411 Oh... 243 00:09:39,413 --> 00:09:40,779 Hollis loves him some women. 244 00:09:40,781 --> 00:09:42,347 And, boy, do women love them some Hollis. 245 00:09:42,349 --> 00:09:44,849 In all my years, not a one of them fillies 246 00:09:44,851 --> 00:09:47,118 ever needed an arm twist to roll in my hay. 247 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:49,554 Abby: Are you kidding me? This can't be. 248 00:09:49,556 --> 00:09:50,922 His numbers went up? 249 00:09:50,924 --> 00:09:52,290 Five points in some polls. 250 00:09:52,292 --> 00:09:53,592 How the hell? 251 00:09:53,594 --> 00:09:54,626 Hollis Doyle's a racist. 252 00:09:54,628 --> 00:09:56,061 Quinn: Yeah, we know that 253 00:09:56,063 --> 00:09:57,862 from every time he opens his mouth to speak. 254 00:09:57,864 --> 00:10:00,632 Yes, but did you know that he runs with the KKK? 255 00:10:01,935 --> 00:10:03,969 Hollis Doyle went on a hunting retreat 256 00:10:03,971 --> 00:10:06,371 with Martin Becker, Grand Wizard of the KKK. 257 00:10:06,373 --> 00:10:09,708 And not only was he out there hunting with these pathetic... 258 00:10:09,710 --> 00:10:11,142 Sheet-wearing... 259 00:10:11,144 --> 00:10:13,712 Racists with big guns and tiny brains. 260 00:10:13,714 --> 00:10:16,247 ...he took their money. 261 00:10:16,249 --> 00:10:19,584 $100,000 of money from the KKK. 262 00:10:19,586 --> 00:10:21,119 Hollis Doyle is... 263 00:10:21,121 --> 00:10:23,154 ...the greatest defender of free speech 264 00:10:23,156 --> 00:10:24,556 this nation has ever seen. 265 00:10:24,558 --> 00:10:26,925 We're not just talking about free speech here. 266 00:10:26,927 --> 00:10:28,493 We're talking hate speech. The KKK. 267 00:10:28,495 --> 00:10:29,661 Will you disavow -- 268 00:10:29,663 --> 00:10:30,795 Looky here. 269 00:10:30,797 --> 00:10:33,064 Book and thoughts, they don't hurt people. 270 00:10:33,066 --> 00:10:34,466 Well, maybe books. 271 00:10:34,468 --> 00:10:37,469 But it's the politically-correct media elite 272 00:10:37,471 --> 00:10:40,338 that really hurts the people of this country. 273 00:10:40,340 --> 00:10:42,674 That's keeping all the money for their judgy, 274 00:10:42,676 --> 00:10:44,843 greedy, over-educated selves. -Do you hear this? 275 00:10:44,845 --> 00:10:46,578 You're looking at the front-runner 276 00:10:46,580 --> 00:10:47,812 of the Republican nomination. 277 00:10:47,814 --> 00:10:48,980 This is an opportunity. 278 00:10:48,982 --> 00:10:50,949 Now, I know this steps outside of our strategy, 279 00:10:50,951 --> 00:10:52,117 but I feel that we -- 280 00:10:52,119 --> 00:10:53,785 -What do you suggest? -A news conference. 281 00:10:53,787 --> 00:10:54,986 To prove what we already know? 282 00:10:54,988 --> 00:10:56,655 That Hollis Doyle is a xenophobic, 283 00:10:56,657 --> 00:10:58,757 idiotic, misogynistic racist? 284 00:10:58,759 --> 00:11:00,525 I'm a black man running for President. 285 00:11:00,527 --> 00:11:02,927 People, my supporters, are beginning to wonder 286 00:11:02,929 --> 00:11:04,796 why I'm not out there saying anything. 287 00:11:04,798 --> 00:11:07,298 Your instincts are correct. You want to do what's right. 288 00:11:07,300 --> 00:11:09,167 You want to lead those people. Yes. 289 00:11:09,169 --> 00:11:11,269 Stand up for what you believe in. Stand up to the bully. 290 00:11:11,271 --> 00:11:13,938 -Yes! -Those supporters of yours 291 00:11:13,940 --> 00:11:16,641 are begging for you to do just that. 292 00:11:16,643 --> 00:11:19,844 But they're the ones who think that you'll be their President. 293 00:11:21,314 --> 00:11:22,814 You feel me, brother? 294 00:11:22,816 --> 00:11:24,716 Mm. 295 00:11:24,718 --> 00:11:26,217 [ Chuckles ] 296 00:11:26,219 --> 00:11:28,787 This is America. 297 00:11:28,789 --> 00:11:31,356 You have another crop of supporters. 298 00:11:31,358 --> 00:11:32,724 A larger crop. 299 00:11:32,726 --> 00:11:35,293 Much larger, paler crop. 300 00:11:35,295 --> 00:11:39,831 Those supporters, they are okay, pleased, in fact, 301 00:11:39,833 --> 00:11:41,533 at the idea of a black president. 302 00:11:41,535 --> 00:11:42,901 As long as he's not too black. 303 00:11:42,903 --> 00:11:44,202 As long as he understands his place. 304 00:11:44,204 --> 00:11:46,304 As long as they can be sure that he's not gonna run 305 00:11:46,306 --> 00:11:48,673 north of the Mason-Dixon at the first sign of daylight. 306 00:11:48,675 --> 00:11:51,743 See, that is what they'll think if you stand on the podium 307 00:11:51,745 --> 00:11:53,411 talking about Hollis Doyle 308 00:11:53,413 --> 00:11:55,413 and quoting Rosa Parks and Huey Newton. 309 00:11:55,415 --> 00:11:58,216 That is an incredibly simplistic view, Rowan. 310 00:11:58,218 --> 00:12:00,852 Race is nothing more than a social construct. 311 00:12:00,854 --> 00:12:02,554 And as a man who wants to lead this country, 312 00:12:02,556 --> 00:12:04,322 I have a moral responsibility to these -- 313 00:12:04,324 --> 00:12:07,559 You need to cease talking. "Race is a social construct." 314 00:12:07,561 --> 00:12:09,594 You're speaking to a man from the ghetto. 315 00:12:09,596 --> 00:12:11,996 You have no idea what you're talking about, 316 00:12:11,998 --> 00:12:14,699 you privileged, little Ink Well prep school 317 00:12:14,701 --> 00:12:16,768 Ivy League doctor's son. 318 00:12:16,770 --> 00:12:19,104 You ain't no Jesse Jackson. You ain't got nothing to preach. 319 00:12:19,106 --> 00:12:20,538 You ain't got nothing to say. 320 00:12:20,540 --> 00:12:21,773 You don't have a dream, 321 00:12:21,775 --> 00:12:23,675 and you have not been to the mountaintop. 322 00:12:23,677 --> 00:12:25,009 Which is why I chose you. 323 00:12:25,011 --> 00:12:27,011 You gon' be our first black president. 324 00:12:27,013 --> 00:12:29,080 And you're gonna get there 325 00:12:29,082 --> 00:12:32,117 by making everyone forget that you are black. 326 00:12:32,119 --> 00:12:34,452 You're going to wait. Your time will come. 327 00:12:34,454 --> 00:12:37,355 When you are in the Oval, you can say whatever you want. 328 00:12:37,357 --> 00:12:40,024 Until then, stand still 329 00:12:40,026 --> 00:12:45,697 and hope nobody notices that this ain't no tan. 330 00:12:47,234 --> 00:12:49,100 Don't make me angry. 331 00:12:49,102 --> 00:12:52,470 ♪♪ 332 00:13:03,083 --> 00:13:05,083 So... 333 00:13:05,085 --> 00:13:08,153 maybe it's smarter to let the Republicans go after Hollis. 334 00:13:08,155 --> 00:13:09,788 [ Chuckles ] That's the brilliant man 335 00:13:09,790 --> 00:13:11,990 that's gonna lead us to economic prosperity. 336 00:13:11,992 --> 00:13:14,459 Good thinking. Let the Republicans at him. 337 00:13:14,461 --> 00:13:15,927 Right. Right. 338 00:13:15,929 --> 00:13:17,962 Why should I get my hands dirty in their mess? 339 00:13:17,964 --> 00:13:19,831 Exactly. 340 00:13:19,833 --> 00:13:22,133 Did you, uh, come up with your short list 341 00:13:22,135 --> 00:13:24,669 of, uh, possible Vice Presidential candidates? 342 00:13:24,671 --> 00:13:25,904 -I have some names. -Good. 343 00:13:25,906 --> 00:13:27,172 I want you to add one more to the very top. 344 00:13:27,174 --> 00:13:28,640 Jake Ballard. 345 00:13:28,642 --> 00:13:30,275 -Jake Ballard? -Mm-hmm. 346 00:13:30,277 --> 00:13:31,075 The one who's always at this house for dinner Jake Ballard? 347 00:13:31,077 --> 00:13:32,844 NSA Chief. 348 00:13:32,846 --> 00:13:34,145 Young, white, handsome. 349 00:13:34,147 --> 00:13:35,980 Name recognition through the roof 350 00:13:35,982 --> 00:13:37,916 after his marriage to Vanessa Moss. 351 00:13:37,918 --> 00:13:40,518 I don't know if that's a good idea. 352 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:43,555 ♪♪ 353 00:13:48,094 --> 00:13:49,861 The decision is yours. You are the candidate. 354 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:55,600 -Where are we? -Nowhere. 355 00:13:55,602 --> 00:13:57,769 Hollis isn't a candidate. He's a rockstar. 356 00:13:57,771 --> 00:13:59,137 I mean, we can't touch the guy. 357 00:13:59,139 --> 00:14:00,772 [ Sighs ] 358 00:14:06,680 --> 00:14:08,680 Why don't we go after Hollis' stance on abortion? 359 00:14:08,682 --> 00:14:09,981 Abortion? 360 00:14:09,983 --> 00:14:10,882 Yes. 361 00:14:10,884 --> 00:14:11,983 What would we go after? 362 00:14:11,985 --> 00:14:13,351 He's anti-choice in an anti-choice party. 363 00:14:13,353 --> 00:14:15,653 -But what if he's not? -You mean his personal life? 364 00:14:15,655 --> 00:14:16,955 -Yes. -Do you know something? 365 00:14:16,957 --> 00:14:18,790 I know that one of his mistresses -- 366 00:14:18,792 --> 00:14:20,725 Here's the problem. We expose him as a hypocrite. 367 00:14:20,727 --> 00:14:22,327 Which I like. That's effective. 368 00:14:22,329 --> 00:14:23,328 But not with abortion. 369 00:14:23,330 --> 00:14:25,029 To the conservatives in this party, 370 00:14:25,031 --> 00:14:27,298 it only matters what he says about abortion, how he votes. 371 00:14:27,300 --> 00:14:29,834 And if he says the right things and votes the right way -- 372 00:14:29,836 --> 00:14:32,036 and he has and he will -- they will forgive him his sins. 373 00:14:32,038 --> 00:14:33,571 If anything, he could use this 374 00:14:33,573 --> 00:14:35,406 to bolster his standing with conservatives. 375 00:14:35,408 --> 00:14:37,542 A sinner saved. Redeemed. No. 376 00:14:37,544 --> 00:14:40,245 Any discussion of abortion in the primary 377 00:14:40,247 --> 00:14:42,046 will only hurt Mellie, who says the wrong things 378 00:14:42,048 --> 00:14:44,048 and votes the wrong way and is tolerated on this issue 379 00:14:44,050 --> 00:14:46,184 only because of everything else she brings to the party. 380 00:14:46,186 --> 00:14:48,219 But God forbid they turn around 381 00:14:48,221 --> 00:14:50,388 and find anything in her history... 382 00:14:52,158 --> 00:14:53,558 An abortion won't destroy Hollis, 383 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:54,726 but it could destroy Mellie. 384 00:14:54,728 --> 00:14:56,828 Quinn! 385 00:14:56,830 --> 00:14:58,263 Turn that up. 386 00:14:58,265 --> 00:15:00,798 Sally: Tell me, Hollis, are you angry at the mudslinging 387 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:03,001 that's coming out of your opponents' camps? 388 00:15:03,003 --> 00:15:04,869 Hollis: Nah. They're running out of time. 389 00:15:04,871 --> 00:15:07,171 It's like being a 40-year-old woman without a husband. 390 00:15:07,173 --> 00:15:09,507 You don't say you're desperate, but you are. Ugh. 391 00:15:09,509 --> 00:15:11,175 In fact, to show that ol' Hollis ain't got 392 00:15:11,177 --> 00:15:12,610 no hard feelings, 393 00:15:12,612 --> 00:15:14,946 I'm gonna say right here and right now 394 00:15:14,948 --> 00:15:17,415 that whichever one of them gals drops out first 395 00:15:17,417 --> 00:15:18,549 will be my Vice President. 396 00:15:18,551 --> 00:15:20,051 You can't be serious. 397 00:15:20,053 --> 00:15:22,520 I'm as serious as a fat kid on Halloween. 398 00:15:22,522 --> 00:15:24,956 -Can you believe this? -I should run for President. 399 00:15:24,958 --> 00:15:26,557 -Disgusting. -Yeah. 400 00:15:26,559 --> 00:15:28,359 The way I see it, they've only got two choices -- 401 00:15:28,361 --> 00:15:29,894 hitch their wagon to the Hollis train or lose. 402 00:15:29,896 --> 00:15:31,529 If Susan and Mellie think they can reach 403 00:15:31,531 --> 00:15:33,298 the White House by some other means... 404 00:15:33,300 --> 00:15:35,300 Well, As they say, denial ain't just a river in Egypt. 405 00:15:39,873 --> 00:15:41,072 He can't be serious. 406 00:15:41,074 --> 00:15:42,941 This is not the way you pick a Vice President. 407 00:15:44,878 --> 00:15:46,210 Maybe we should consider it. 408 00:15:46,212 --> 00:15:47,545 Joining Hollis Doyle's ticket? 409 00:15:47,547 --> 00:15:49,480 We're down 140 delegates. 410 00:15:49,482 --> 00:15:51,549 -You can't be serious. -Hollis could win. 411 00:15:51,551 --> 00:15:53,251 He's not going to win. 412 00:15:53,253 --> 00:15:54,152 He could win. 413 00:15:54,154 --> 00:15:56,554 And then we'll be left with nothing. 414 00:15:56,556 --> 00:15:58,990 We'll be left with our pride. Our sanity. 415 00:15:58,992 --> 00:16:01,092 Our standards. Our intellects. 416 00:16:01,094 --> 00:16:02,961 Our humanity. Our souls. 417 00:16:02,963 --> 00:16:05,229 We need to take Hollis' Veep deal before Mellie takes it. 418 00:16:05,231 --> 00:16:06,898 Liv and I have agreed to a cease-fire. 419 00:16:06,900 --> 00:16:08,466 And the cease-fire holds, Liz. 420 00:16:08,468 --> 00:16:09,968 Nobody is taking that deal. 421 00:16:09,970 --> 00:16:12,070 We're running for President. 422 00:16:12,072 --> 00:16:14,572 We need to focus everything we've got on taking down Hollis. 423 00:16:14,574 --> 00:16:15,873 So you don't want to know what I have on Mellie Grant? 424 00:16:22,248 --> 00:16:23,848 This is it? Mellie saw a psychic? 425 00:16:23,850 --> 00:16:25,683 12 times. In the White House. 426 00:16:25,685 --> 00:16:27,585 Yeah, after her son was killed. 427 00:16:27,587 --> 00:16:29,988 She was trying to talk to her dead son. 428 00:16:29,990 --> 00:16:32,123 Mellie wants to be Commander in Chief. 429 00:16:32,125 --> 00:16:34,492 The Commander in Chief sends America's 430 00:16:34,494 --> 00:16:35,994 sons and daughters into war, 431 00:16:35,996 --> 00:16:38,129 and sometimes those children die. 432 00:16:38,131 --> 00:16:40,832 How many of their parents shuffle around in bathrobes 433 00:16:40,834 --> 00:16:43,601 eating fried chicken and trying to commune with the dead? 434 00:16:43,603 --> 00:16:44,836 They get back to work. 435 00:16:44,838 --> 00:16:47,205 This makes Mellie seem indulgent and crazy 436 00:16:47,207 --> 00:16:48,873 and unfit for the office. 437 00:16:48,875 --> 00:16:50,341 It makes her seem human. 438 00:16:50,343 --> 00:16:52,677 And it's embarrassing at the very worst. 439 00:16:52,679 --> 00:16:54,545 It will never be enough to stop her. 440 00:16:54,547 --> 00:16:55,880 It'll have to be. 441 00:16:55,882 --> 00:16:57,682 Because that is the best we've got. 442 00:16:57,684 --> 00:17:00,551 It's the only thing we've got. 443 00:17:03,556 --> 00:17:04,689 [ Door closes ] 444 00:17:04,691 --> 00:17:07,058 ♪♪ 445 00:17:07,060 --> 00:17:09,527 [ Sighs ] 446 00:17:16,202 --> 00:17:18,703 [ Sighs ] 447 00:17:20,306 --> 00:17:22,740 Being Vice President wouldn't be so bad. 448 00:17:22,742 --> 00:17:24,709 At least you're that much closer to the Oval. 449 00:17:24,711 --> 00:17:25,877 Maybe I should take it. 450 00:17:25,879 --> 00:17:28,246 Mellie, you are going to win. 451 00:17:28,248 --> 00:17:29,480 [ Sighs ] 452 00:17:29,482 --> 00:17:31,182 You have amazing policy ideas. 453 00:17:31,184 --> 00:17:32,917 You have experience and vision. 454 00:17:32,919 --> 00:17:34,986 The people of this country need you. 455 00:17:34,988 --> 00:17:38,890 So I don't want to hear this crap, okay? 456 00:17:38,892 --> 00:17:40,758 Okay. 457 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:42,226 Good. 458 00:17:42,228 --> 00:17:44,162 Read the last paragraph on this page 459 00:17:44,164 --> 00:17:45,496 and tell me what you think. 460 00:17:47,167 --> 00:17:48,666 Thanks. 461 00:17:48,668 --> 00:17:50,068 Anytime. 462 00:17:52,672 --> 00:17:56,674 [ Elevator bell dings ] 463 00:17:56,676 --> 00:17:58,142 Olivia: [ Sighs ] 464 00:17:59,379 --> 00:18:00,978 Move away from my door. 465 00:18:00,980 --> 00:18:03,448 You seem to believe that there is some finality 466 00:18:03,450 --> 00:18:04,615 to our relationship. 467 00:18:04,617 --> 00:18:06,617 There is not. I am your father. 468 00:18:06,619 --> 00:18:08,753 Even when I'm dead and buried, you are me. 469 00:18:08,755 --> 00:18:09,854 What do you want? 470 00:18:09,856 --> 00:18:11,589 To tell you to take the deal. Hollis' deal. 471 00:18:11,591 --> 00:18:14,292 -Why would I do that? -Because it's your best option. 472 00:18:14,294 --> 00:18:16,861 You'd just rather face Hollis in the general. 473 00:18:16,863 --> 00:18:19,063 You'd never admit it, but Mellie scares you. 474 00:18:19,065 --> 00:18:21,032 I scare you. 475 00:18:21,034 --> 00:18:23,201 Mm. 476 00:18:23,203 --> 00:18:24,802 Take the deal. 477 00:18:24,804 --> 00:18:28,606 Or else your pal Abby Whelan will. 478 00:18:33,213 --> 00:18:34,579 What do you know? 479 00:18:34,581 --> 00:18:36,280 She's not to be trusted. 480 00:18:36,282 --> 00:18:39,117 She will use your friendship to disarm you, to soften you up. 481 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:40,985 And before you feel the cold steel on your skin, 482 00:18:40,987 --> 00:18:42,787 she will slit your throat. 483 00:18:42,789 --> 00:18:45,056 [ Laughs ] This isn't going to work. 484 00:18:45,058 --> 00:18:47,024 You don't believe me. 485 00:18:48,561 --> 00:18:51,329 It's okay 486 00:18:51,331 --> 00:18:52,830 if you don't trust me, Olivia. 487 00:18:52,832 --> 00:18:54,265 It's the fact that you're willing 488 00:18:54,267 --> 00:18:58,603 to trust anyone but yourself that I find truly troubling. 489 00:18:58,605 --> 00:19:01,372 [ Elevator bell dings ] 490 00:19:03,977 --> 00:19:06,511 Take the deal. 491 00:19:10,483 --> 00:19:12,116 [ Camera shutter clicks ] 492 00:19:12,118 --> 00:19:14,519 We've had limited interaction since you took over at the NSA, 493 00:19:14,521 --> 00:19:16,087 but, uh, it's always been positive. 494 00:19:16,089 --> 00:19:16,988 I'd say so. 495 00:19:16,990 --> 00:19:18,623 You're a reasonable guy. 496 00:19:18,625 --> 00:19:20,091 Am I? 497 00:19:20,093 --> 00:19:21,526 I mean, you don't actually know me at all. 498 00:19:21,528 --> 00:19:23,528 That's why I called this meeting. 499 00:19:23,530 --> 00:19:25,129 To get to know me. 500 00:19:25,131 --> 00:19:27,865 No. Out of courtesy. 501 00:19:27,867 --> 00:19:29,200 To tell you man to man 502 00:19:29,202 --> 00:19:31,035 that I won't be considering you for Vice President. 503 00:19:31,037 --> 00:19:33,137 I have some other people with more experience 504 00:19:33,139 --> 00:19:35,106 who better balance the ticket electorally. 505 00:19:35,108 --> 00:19:36,107 Mm. No. 506 00:19:37,710 --> 00:19:38,543 What? 507 00:19:38,545 --> 00:19:39,877 Look, you're a stand-up guy, 508 00:19:39,879 --> 00:19:41,546 so I'll be straight with you. 509 00:19:41,548 --> 00:19:43,214 I'm not a reasonable man. 510 00:19:43,216 --> 00:19:44,215 What is this? 511 00:19:44,217 --> 00:19:46,484 That's it. Right there. 512 00:19:46,486 --> 00:19:50,321 That is why he chose you. 513 00:19:50,323 --> 00:19:51,656 Because you'd still ask the question 514 00:19:51,658 --> 00:19:53,124 when it's plain as God's blue sky. 515 00:19:53,126 --> 00:19:55,993 You have no choice here. You know you have no choice. 516 00:19:55,995 --> 00:19:59,030 But yet your brain can't compute it. 517 00:19:59,032 --> 00:20:00,131 You're -- 518 00:20:00,133 --> 00:20:02,900 Well, it's charming. 519 00:20:02,902 --> 00:20:05,136 I think this meeting is ov-- I am your Vice President. 520 00:20:05,138 --> 00:20:07,905 And Eli and I will drag your tired ass to the White House, 521 00:20:07,907 --> 00:20:09,974 and you will smile and wave and wait for us 522 00:20:09,976 --> 00:20:11,542 to turn you on and off and changes your batteries. 523 00:20:11,544 --> 00:20:13,978 Okay? 524 00:20:13,980 --> 00:20:16,147 No. 525 00:20:16,149 --> 00:20:18,416 What if I say no? 526 00:20:19,719 --> 00:20:21,586 Remember the car accident you had 527 00:20:21,588 --> 00:20:23,354 after Liv introduced you to her dad? 528 00:20:23,356 --> 00:20:27,058 The one that shattered your entire body. 529 00:20:28,361 --> 00:20:30,595 That wasn't an accident. 530 00:20:30,597 --> 00:20:32,430 That was me. 531 00:20:33,533 --> 00:20:35,399 Don't say no to me. 532 00:20:42,508 --> 00:20:45,276 [ Sighs ] 533 00:20:47,380 --> 00:20:49,914 [ Door opens ] 534 00:20:49,916 --> 00:20:51,382 [ Door closes ] 535 00:20:51,384 --> 00:20:53,217 Howdy, darlin'. 536 00:20:53,219 --> 00:20:55,519 Hollis. 537 00:20:57,590 --> 00:20:59,190 [ Sighs ] 538 00:20:59,192 --> 00:21:00,958 I always knew you were the smart one. 539 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:02,360 I want Mellie Grant on that ticket. 540 00:21:02,362 --> 00:21:05,229 Oh, so do I. So do I. 541 00:21:05,231 --> 00:21:06,964 Classy piece of ass, that lady. 542 00:21:06,966 --> 00:21:08,466 Elevates us both. 543 00:21:08,468 --> 00:21:10,968 However, we do have some serious concerns about your message. 544 00:21:10,970 --> 00:21:14,372 It's exclusionary, and deeply offensive. 545 00:21:14,374 --> 00:21:15,873 Oh, hell, you don't think I believe 546 00:21:15,875 --> 00:21:17,275 any of that racist crap I spew out there 547 00:21:17,277 --> 00:21:18,609 in the boonies, do you? [ Scoffs ] 548 00:21:18,611 --> 00:21:20,378 I'm a businessman, Livvie. 549 00:21:20,380 --> 00:21:23,247 Just giving the customers what they want. 550 00:21:23,249 --> 00:21:25,316 And you thinking I'm some kind of deep-fried cross burner 551 00:21:25,318 --> 00:21:27,084 'cause I'm from south of the Mason-Dixon 552 00:21:27,086 --> 00:21:28,819 ain't exactly open-minded, you don't mind me saying. 553 00:21:31,758 --> 00:21:34,292 [ Chuckles ] Personal beliefs aside, 554 00:21:34,294 --> 00:21:36,594 your speeches, your rhetoric -- 555 00:21:36,596 --> 00:21:38,829 Is for a specific market. 556 00:21:38,831 --> 00:21:40,564 And when I get to the general, 557 00:21:40,566 --> 00:21:42,300 all them mouth-breathing morons 558 00:21:42,302 --> 00:21:43,834 who couldn't read a newspaper column 559 00:21:43,836 --> 00:21:45,970 if their lives depended on it, well, they'll think I only 560 00:21:45,972 --> 00:21:48,172 just started telling people what they wanted to hear, 561 00:21:48,174 --> 00:21:50,074 and they got the real me six months ago. 562 00:21:50,076 --> 00:21:52,610 To tell you the truth, my most pressing concern is 563 00:21:52,612 --> 00:21:54,345 there ain't enough Purell in the world 564 00:21:54,347 --> 00:21:56,847 to make me want to keep shaking their filthy, inbred hands. 565 00:21:56,849 --> 00:21:59,650 I mean -- ugh! -- country people. 566 00:21:59,652 --> 00:22:00,818 Am I right? 567 00:22:00,820 --> 00:22:02,320 [ Chuckles ] 568 00:22:02,322 --> 00:22:03,287 So, we got a deal? 569 00:22:03,289 --> 00:22:05,022 We got a deal. 570 00:22:06,626 --> 00:22:07,692 Now see this? 571 00:22:07,694 --> 00:22:10,628 You, I got no problem with. 572 00:22:10,630 --> 00:22:12,863 Mm. [ Chuckles ] 573 00:22:17,470 --> 00:22:19,103 [ Camera shutter clicking ] 574 00:22:20,373 --> 00:22:22,139 I've been waiting here an hour. I have meetings. 575 00:22:22,141 --> 00:22:24,508 I do run a country. Where have you been? 576 00:22:24,510 --> 00:22:25,643 I went to see Hollis. 577 00:22:25,645 --> 00:22:27,111 -You what?! -Behind my back? 578 00:22:27,113 --> 00:22:29,347 You took him up on his totally offensive -- 579 00:22:29,349 --> 00:22:32,016 Quinn: Mellie cannot be Hollis Doyle's VP. 580 00:22:32,018 --> 00:22:33,317 Over my dead body. 581 00:22:33,319 --> 00:22:34,618 Quinn. It's okay. 582 00:22:34,620 --> 00:22:37,054 -How is any of this okay? -I went to see Hollis. 583 00:22:37,056 --> 00:22:39,490 And then I went to share some truth, like a good 584 00:22:39,492 --> 00:22:41,792 [As Sally Langston] "Lovah of Liberty." 585 00:22:41,794 --> 00:22:44,161 And I just thank the good Lord every day 586 00:22:44,163 --> 00:22:47,131 for all the wonderful people in America's small towns 587 00:22:47,133 --> 00:22:49,500 who come out to see me day in, day out. 588 00:22:49,502 --> 00:22:54,238 Their support, it means the world to me, truth be told. 589 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:56,240 Hmm. Really? 590 00:22:56,242 --> 00:22:58,476 Because I've heard the truth is actually a bit different. 591 00:22:58,478 --> 00:23:00,811 [ Laughs ] I don't know what you're hearing, but, uh... 592 00:23:00,813 --> 00:23:03,214 There ain't enough Purell in the world 593 00:23:03,216 --> 00:23:06,217 to make me want to keep shaking their filthy, inbred hands. 594 00:23:06,219 --> 00:23:09,920 I mean, country people. Am I right? 595 00:23:09,922 --> 00:23:12,790 [ Camera shutter clicking ] 596 00:23:19,098 --> 00:23:20,531 That is taken out of context. 597 00:23:20,533 --> 00:23:21,832 -It is? -That's right. 598 00:23:21,834 --> 00:23:22,933 Because I remember what I said -- 599 00:23:22,935 --> 00:23:24,835 Because this is what you said right before. 600 00:23:24,837 --> 00:23:26,937 You don't think I believe any of that racist crap 601 00:23:26,939 --> 00:23:29,206 I spew out there in the boonies, do you? 602 00:23:29,208 --> 00:23:31,208 So if I'm misunderstanding something, Mr. Doyle, 603 00:23:31,210 --> 00:23:32,877 please feel free to set me straight. 604 00:23:32,879 --> 00:23:34,912 Because it sounds to this country girl 605 00:23:34,914 --> 00:23:37,581 like you are making a mockery of the voters, and by extension, 606 00:23:37,583 --> 00:23:39,450 the United States of America as a whole. 607 00:23:39,452 --> 00:23:41,085 Care to comment, Mr. Doyle? 608 00:23:41,087 --> 00:23:42,686 Mnh-mnh. [ Clears throat ] Uh... 609 00:23:42,688 --> 00:23:44,722 It's not the first time we've seen a campaign 610 00:23:44,724 --> 00:23:47,224 spontaneously combust on the primary trail 611 00:23:47,226 --> 00:23:49,527 due to a singe watershed incident. 612 00:23:49,529 --> 00:23:51,562 WOMAN: You're a liar, Hollis! 613 00:23:51,564 --> 00:23:54,131 Hollis, has your entire campaign been a fraud? 614 00:23:54,133 --> 00:23:55,466 No comment. 615 00:23:55,468 --> 00:23:57,034 Hollis! Hollis! 616 00:23:57,036 --> 00:24:00,738 What about the allegations of racism and rape? 617 00:24:00,740 --> 00:24:03,774 Insiders agree it won't be long before Mr. Doyle 618 00:24:03,776 --> 00:24:05,443 is forced to pull out of the race. 619 00:24:05,445 --> 00:24:06,911 [ Camera shutter clicking ] 620 00:24:06,913 --> 00:24:09,246 [ Both laughing ] 621 00:24:09,248 --> 00:24:12,216 So, how long do you think before he suspends his campaign? 622 00:24:12,218 --> 00:24:14,585 At the rate his donors are dropping out, 623 00:24:14,587 --> 00:24:17,087 I'd say 24 hours at the most. 624 00:24:17,089 --> 00:24:19,223 [ Both laugh ] 625 00:24:19,225 --> 00:24:20,724 [ Sighs ] 626 00:24:20,726 --> 00:24:23,060 So, in 24 hours, Hollis will be out of the race, 627 00:24:23,062 --> 00:24:25,896 and we won't be fighting on the same side anymore. 628 00:24:25,898 --> 00:24:27,398 No. Tomorrow we go back in the ring. 629 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:28,899 Mellie versus Susan. 630 00:24:28,901 --> 00:24:29,900 Enemies again. 631 00:24:29,902 --> 00:24:31,669 Enemies again. 632 00:24:38,311 --> 00:24:39,777 Hey, it was fun while it lasted. 633 00:24:39,779 --> 00:24:41,512 It was. 634 00:24:42,682 --> 00:24:44,448 Abby. 635 00:24:44,450 --> 00:24:45,749 I'm not going to hold back. 636 00:24:45,751 --> 00:24:46,851 Oh, you shouldn't. 637 00:24:46,853 --> 00:24:48,853 Because I want the pleasure of beating you 638 00:24:48,855 --> 00:24:49,954 when you're running full speed. 639 00:24:49,956 --> 00:24:51,755 Let's go then. 640 00:24:51,757 --> 00:24:54,525 Liz, it's me. Let's get everyone together. 641 00:24:54,527 --> 00:24:57,595 ♪♪ 642 00:24:59,332 --> 00:25:01,165 [ Camera shutter clicking ] 643 00:25:07,306 --> 00:25:09,340 The view is much better from the Truman. 644 00:25:09,342 --> 00:25:11,509 [ Door closes ] 645 00:25:11,511 --> 00:25:13,177 I don't know if I would call this an honor, 646 00:25:13,179 --> 00:25:14,879 but I am surprised to see you. 647 00:25:18,718 --> 00:25:21,051 I respect you, Edison. 648 00:25:21,053 --> 00:25:23,821 By this town's standards, you should be canonized. 649 00:25:23,823 --> 00:25:25,122 I don't need your pep talk, Olivia. 650 00:25:25,124 --> 00:25:26,290 Check the numbers. 651 00:25:26,292 --> 00:25:27,725 I'm two-thirds of the way to the nomination. 652 00:25:27,727 --> 00:25:29,894 And I would be happy for you if I thought there was a chance 653 00:25:29,896 --> 00:25:31,328 that you might actually run the country. 654 00:25:31,330 --> 00:25:32,730 -I'm the favorite. -You may win. 655 00:25:32,732 --> 00:25:35,533 You may be sworn in as President. 656 00:25:35,535 --> 00:25:37,701 But you will not be running the country. 657 00:25:37,703 --> 00:25:39,136 My father will. 658 00:25:39,138 --> 00:25:41,205 Is that all, Olivia? 659 00:25:41,207 --> 00:25:42,506 Michigan. 660 00:25:42,508 --> 00:25:44,241 You were down six points the night before the primary. 661 00:25:44,243 --> 00:25:45,543 You win by three. 662 00:25:45,545 --> 00:25:47,011 Ohio, same thing. 663 00:25:47,013 --> 00:25:48,178 Idaho caucus. 664 00:25:48,180 --> 00:25:49,847 Statistical tie going in. 665 00:25:49,849 --> 00:25:52,182 Do you see a pattern? 666 00:25:52,184 --> 00:25:53,384 [ Sighs ] 667 00:25:53,386 --> 00:25:56,720 My father is stealing this election for you. 668 00:25:56,722 --> 00:25:58,722 Not because he believes in you. 669 00:25:58,724 --> 00:26:01,692 Not because he wants to lay history at your feet. 670 00:26:01,694 --> 00:26:03,994 He's doing it because he thinks you're easy to control. 671 00:26:03,996 --> 00:26:05,829 I wonder where he could have gotten that idea? 672 00:26:05,831 --> 00:26:07,264 You can make this about me if you want -- 673 00:26:07,266 --> 00:26:08,399 It's always about you, 674 00:26:08,401 --> 00:26:10,067 whether I'm the one making it or not. 675 00:26:10,069 --> 00:26:12,069 Has he suggested Jake Ballard as your running mate yet? 676 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:16,540 [ Scoffs ] 677 00:26:16,542 --> 00:26:19,777 ♪♪ 678 00:26:23,115 --> 00:26:25,849 I am this close to the White House. 679 00:26:25,851 --> 00:26:27,551 Not like this. 680 00:26:27,553 --> 00:26:29,453 You need to drop out. 681 00:26:29,455 --> 00:26:31,922 And find out what it means to say no to your father? 682 00:26:31,924 --> 00:26:32,957 I can help you. 683 00:26:32,959 --> 00:26:34,058 I can get you out of this race 684 00:26:34,060 --> 00:26:35,392 and make sure that you have a real shot 685 00:26:35,394 --> 00:26:36,894 at the presidency in the next frame. 686 00:26:36,896 --> 00:26:38,195 How? 687 00:26:38,197 --> 00:26:41,565 By saying everything you've ever wanted to say 688 00:26:41,567 --> 00:26:42,967 about Hollis Doyle. 689 00:26:45,371 --> 00:26:46,971 The polls had you beating Hollis Doyle 690 00:26:46,973 --> 00:26:48,072 in the general election. 691 00:26:48,074 --> 00:26:49,306 You happy to see him gone? 692 00:26:49,308 --> 00:26:51,308 [ Chuckles ] I'm running against Frankie Vargas. 693 00:26:51,310 --> 00:26:52,443 Not Hollis Doyle. 694 00:26:52,445 --> 00:26:53,944 Thank you. I have to prepare for my speech. 695 00:26:53,946 --> 00:26:56,246 I find it hard to believe that as a black man 696 00:26:56,248 --> 00:26:58,616 running for president, you have no opinion on the matter. 697 00:26:58,618 --> 00:27:03,053 You want a sound bite? You want the truth? 698 00:27:03,055 --> 00:27:06,457 Hollis Doyle is a disgusting piece of trash. 699 00:27:06,459 --> 00:27:07,725 A relic. 700 00:27:07,727 --> 00:27:09,293 A man, like many other white men, 701 00:27:09,295 --> 00:27:11,929 who have had a free run at prosperity and opportunity. 702 00:27:11,931 --> 00:27:13,230 For whom discrimination and injustice 703 00:27:13,232 --> 00:27:14,932 are as foreign to them as the Muslim immigrants 704 00:27:14,934 --> 00:27:17,101 that they want to ban from our country. 705 00:27:17,103 --> 00:27:19,837 And now that they don't have a free run, they're lashing out. 706 00:27:19,839 --> 00:27:21,905 To be honest, I can't believe it took him explicitly 707 00:27:21,907 --> 00:27:23,974 expressing his racism for you all to start 708 00:27:23,976 --> 00:27:25,976 asking these damn questions. 709 00:27:25,978 --> 00:27:28,612 He ends every speech with "Dare to be great again." 710 00:27:28,614 --> 00:27:30,414 Huh? What? 711 00:27:30,416 --> 00:27:33,283 Should we return to slavery? Jim Crow? 712 00:27:33,285 --> 00:27:35,853 In today's America, my gay friends can get married. 713 00:27:35,855 --> 00:27:38,288 In today's America, I can vote. 714 00:27:38,290 --> 00:27:40,090 50 years ago -- in Hollis Doyle's lifetime -- 715 00:27:40,092 --> 00:27:41,759 that wasn't the case. 716 00:27:41,761 --> 00:27:44,161 In today's America, my parents don't have to 717 00:27:44,163 --> 00:27:46,330 recruit a white couple who worked alongside them 718 00:27:46,332 --> 00:27:48,098 at the cereal plant to apply for a mortgage 719 00:27:48,100 --> 00:27:50,334 because banks wouldn't lend to folks with brown skin. 720 00:27:50,336 --> 00:27:52,536 In today's America, we have the Brandon Bill, 721 00:27:52,538 --> 00:27:54,872 which means I may not have to tell my future son 722 00:27:54,874 --> 00:27:57,007 that he could be murdered by law enforcement 723 00:27:57,009 --> 00:27:59,176 just for asking why he was pulled over. 724 00:27:59,178 --> 00:28:00,978 Black lives do matter 725 00:28:00,980 --> 00:28:04,014 because young black people are under attack. 726 00:28:04,016 --> 00:28:05,883 Immigrants, too. 727 00:28:05,885 --> 00:28:08,185 The fact that Doyle insists on saying "all lives matter" 728 00:28:08,187 --> 00:28:11,155 when talking about this movement really pisses me off. 729 00:28:11,157 --> 00:28:13,123 It's like walking up into someone else's funeral 730 00:28:13,125 --> 00:28:17,227 and screaming, "Why are you not crying for my daddy? 731 00:28:17,229 --> 00:28:19,329 He's dead, too." 732 00:28:19,331 --> 00:28:22,066 Well, yes, he is. And that is sad. 733 00:28:22,068 --> 00:28:24,168 But that is not the topic of the conversation. 734 00:28:24,170 --> 00:28:26,370 Go stand over there and let the adults talk. 735 00:28:26,372 --> 00:28:29,506 Hollis Doyle is a thug. A punk. 736 00:28:29,508 --> 00:28:31,542 And the people who support him are thugs or punks. 737 00:28:31,544 --> 00:28:33,143 Or they condone his behavior. 738 00:28:33,145 --> 00:28:35,579 They are not Americans. 739 00:28:35,581 --> 00:28:39,183 The idea that this country belongs to one kind of person 740 00:28:39,185 --> 00:28:42,986 is the least American idea that anyone has ever had. 741 00:28:42,988 --> 00:28:46,156 In fact, it is the opposite of the ideals of this nation. 742 00:28:46,158 --> 00:28:47,725 Nothing needs to be restored. 743 00:28:47,727 --> 00:28:49,727 Nothing needs to be made great again. 744 00:28:49,729 --> 00:28:52,196 We are a better nation than we were 20 years ago. 745 00:28:52,198 --> 00:28:54,898 Than we were 50 years ago. Than we were 100 years ago. 746 00:28:54,900 --> 00:28:57,067 Than we were at our founding. 747 00:28:57,069 --> 00:28:59,436 That is the point of America. 748 00:28:59,438 --> 00:29:03,107 We are a country where we are always greater than our past. 749 00:29:03,109 --> 00:29:05,843 I am proud to live in a nation where a black man 750 00:29:05,845 --> 00:29:08,078 has a legitimate shot at the White House. 751 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:10,214 That's American greatness. 752 00:29:10,216 --> 00:29:12,549 [ All murmuring ] 753 00:29:12,551 --> 00:29:14,651 He just lost the presidency. 754 00:29:22,428 --> 00:29:23,927 And there you have it, folks. 755 00:29:23,929 --> 00:29:25,562 Raw, passionate words from Senator Edison Davis. 756 00:29:25,564 --> 00:29:28,065 The kind of unfiltered talk we are not accustomed 757 00:29:28,067 --> 00:29:30,067 to hearing from a presidential hopeful. 758 00:29:30,069 --> 00:29:31,969 You have to wonder how voters will respond. 759 00:29:31,971 --> 00:29:34,738 [ Sighs ] Do you really have to wonder, Angela? 760 00:29:34,740 --> 00:29:36,240 I thought I told you to put the fear of God, 761 00:29:36,242 --> 00:29:37,274 the fear of me in him. 762 00:29:37,276 --> 00:29:38,776 Trust me. I followed orders. 763 00:29:38,778 --> 00:29:40,711 Then how do you explain the man self-immolating 764 00:29:40,713 --> 00:29:42,579 on live television. 765 00:29:42,581 --> 00:29:44,481 I don't. 766 00:29:47,386 --> 00:29:48,585 You know, Senator, you, uh, 767 00:29:48,587 --> 00:29:50,420 you spoke for a lot of people in this country. 768 00:29:50,422 --> 00:29:52,756 Come on, concede! Come on, you son of a -- 769 00:29:52,758 --> 00:29:55,459 [ Sighs ] 770 00:29:55,461 --> 00:29:57,394 Conceding? Not conceding? What? 771 00:29:57,396 --> 00:29:59,596 [ Quietly ] Conceding. 772 00:29:59,598 --> 00:30:02,666 [ Muted cheers ] 773 00:30:05,237 --> 00:30:07,337 Well, I'm sorry to hear that. 774 00:30:07,339 --> 00:30:09,273 Okay. 775 00:30:09,275 --> 00:30:11,241 Thank you, Senator. 776 00:30:11,243 --> 00:30:12,643 [ Drums on desk ] 777 00:30:12,645 --> 00:30:14,645 [ Cheers and applause ] 778 00:30:14,647 --> 00:30:16,180 This is really happening, Cyrus. 779 00:30:16,182 --> 00:30:18,248 Congratulations, Governor Vargas. 780 00:30:18,250 --> 00:30:20,284 [ Scoffs ] You're the Democratic nominee 781 00:30:20,286 --> 00:30:22,286 for the President of the United States. 782 00:30:22,288 --> 00:30:23,654 [ Cheering ] 783 00:30:23,656 --> 00:30:25,189 Oh! 784 00:30:25,191 --> 00:30:27,357 [ Laughs ] 785 00:30:27,359 --> 00:30:28,692 -Yeah! -Ha! 786 00:30:28,694 --> 00:30:30,460 [ Camera shutter clicking ] 787 00:30:30,462 --> 00:30:32,095 Cyrus: Why'd you change your mind? 788 00:30:32,097 --> 00:30:35,499 Because even when he's running full speed, I'm running faster. 789 00:30:35,501 --> 00:30:38,101 I don't know what that means, but may I say how glad I am 790 00:30:38,103 --> 00:30:40,103 that you have chosen to never go to therapy? 791 00:30:40,105 --> 00:30:41,538 It has served us so well. 792 00:30:41,540 --> 00:30:43,106 Cyrus, got to go. 793 00:30:43,108 --> 00:30:44,775 You confirm the dirt on Susan? 794 00:30:44,777 --> 00:30:45,843 It's as bad as we thought. 795 00:30:45,845 --> 00:30:47,778 Oh, not bad meaning bad. Bad meaning good. 796 00:30:47,780 --> 00:30:50,314 Bad meaning really good for us. 797 00:30:50,316 --> 00:30:52,282 This is enough. 798 00:30:52,284 --> 00:30:54,017 To get Susan to drop out of the race? 799 00:30:54,019 --> 00:30:56,887 Yeah, it is. 800 00:30:56,889 --> 00:30:59,022 [ Camera shutter clicking ] 801 00:31:00,326 --> 00:31:01,992 Ms. Whelan, you wanted to see me? 802 00:31:01,994 --> 00:31:03,961 You led Olivia Pope's Secret Service detail 803 00:31:03,963 --> 00:31:05,495 when she was in the White House, right? 804 00:31:05,497 --> 00:31:07,331 Yes, ma'am. 805 00:31:07,333 --> 00:31:09,132 The last night she lived in the White House, 806 00:31:09,134 --> 00:31:10,734 she visited Senator Grant in the Capitol 807 00:31:10,736 --> 00:31:12,302 during the Senator's filibuster. 808 00:31:12,304 --> 00:31:13,537 Were you with her that evening? 809 00:31:13,539 --> 00:31:14,805 Yes, ma'am. 810 00:31:14,807 --> 00:31:15,906 Do you remember where Miss Pope went 811 00:31:15,908 --> 00:31:17,307 after she left the Capitol that night? 812 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:24,214 ♪♪ 813 00:31:37,329 --> 00:31:38,929 -Liv. -Abby. 814 00:31:38,931 --> 00:31:40,497 We need to talk. 815 00:31:42,268 --> 00:31:43,500 You have something. 816 00:31:43,502 --> 00:31:45,669 And I'm sure you do, too. 817 00:31:45,671 --> 00:31:47,838 Come to the White House tonight. 818 00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:49,339 We'll talk. 819 00:31:52,711 --> 00:31:54,611 [ Camera shutter clicking ] 820 00:31:57,883 --> 00:31:59,616 -Olivia Pope is here. -Send her in. 821 00:31:59,618 --> 00:32:01,018 Oh, she's in the Oval. Should I -- 822 00:32:01,020 --> 00:32:02,386 -Oval? -Yeah. They all are. 823 00:32:02,388 --> 00:32:04,554 They?! Who's they? 824 00:32:04,556 --> 00:32:07,791 [ Indistinct conversations ] 825 00:32:10,262 --> 00:32:11,762 [ Sighs ] 826 00:32:14,066 --> 00:32:16,133 Olivia, this was not the plan. 827 00:32:16,135 --> 00:32:18,702 This will only work if we get everyone on board. 828 00:32:18,704 --> 00:32:20,203 All the players. From the start. 829 00:32:21,941 --> 00:32:23,874 Fine. 830 00:32:23,876 --> 00:32:25,876 Okay, everyone. 831 00:32:25,878 --> 00:32:28,478 The two campaigns have agreed to exchange opposition research. 832 00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:30,247 We show you the worst dirt we have on Susan. 833 00:32:30,249 --> 00:32:32,049 You show us the worst dirt you have on Mellie. 834 00:32:32,051 --> 00:32:33,650 Tonight, right now, in front of everybody. 835 00:32:33,652 --> 00:32:34,952 And each side has a decision to make. 836 00:32:34,954 --> 00:32:36,753 Stay in the race or get out. 837 00:32:36,755 --> 00:32:38,155 If you decide to stay in, the dirt will be used 838 00:32:38,157 --> 00:32:40,791 against you publicly. -And if you decide to get out, 839 00:32:40,793 --> 00:32:42,893 the dirt gets buried and you leave the race clean, 840 00:32:42,895 --> 00:32:44,461 ready to run another day. 841 00:32:44,463 --> 00:32:46,596 So, this is how you Republicans do it? 842 00:32:46,598 --> 00:32:48,265 -Any questions? -Yes. One. 843 00:32:48,267 --> 00:32:49,933 Why the hell are we doing this? 844 00:32:49,935 --> 00:32:51,335 Because they want one of you to drop out. 845 00:32:51,337 --> 00:32:52,102 Susan: I'm not dropping out. 846 00:32:52,104 --> 00:32:53,904 Neither am I. 847 00:32:53,906 --> 00:32:55,305 Well, I'm double not dropping out. 848 00:32:55,307 --> 00:32:57,441 Did you just call doubles on not dropping out? 849 00:32:57,443 --> 00:32:58,976 -Yes. -You should drop out. 850 00:32:58,978 --> 00:33:01,244 Nobody wants anybody to drop out. 851 00:33:01,246 --> 00:33:02,579 But the fact is, 852 00:33:02,581 --> 00:33:03,914 if you deploy your arsenals against each other, 853 00:33:03,916 --> 00:33:05,682 you're both gonna get hurt, one of you mortally. 854 00:33:05,684 --> 00:33:06,950 And the one who survives will end up losing 855 00:33:06,952 --> 00:33:08,285 to Frankie Vargas anyway. 856 00:33:08,287 --> 00:33:09,987 This is a way for us to pick the strongest candidate, 857 00:33:09,989 --> 00:33:11,655 protect the one who isn't, 858 00:33:11,657 --> 00:33:13,090 and give the party the best chance 859 00:33:13,092 --> 00:33:15,192 to win the election in the fall. It's smart. 860 00:33:15,194 --> 00:33:17,094 How do we know this is the worst you've got? 861 00:33:17,096 --> 00:33:18,829 Why would we hold something back at this point? 862 00:33:24,136 --> 00:33:25,669 I'll go first. Susan -- 863 00:33:25,671 --> 00:33:27,437 Wait. Hold on. 864 00:33:27,439 --> 00:33:28,672 I just want to say, 865 00:33:28,674 --> 00:33:29,873 if this is about the thing with the koala -- 866 00:33:29,875 --> 00:33:32,976 It's -- It's not. Susan, it's about David. 867 00:33:32,978 --> 00:33:34,711 David? 868 00:33:34,713 --> 00:33:36,146 Liv? 869 00:33:36,148 --> 00:33:38,515 Your boyfriend and advisor agreed to drop 870 00:33:38,517 --> 00:33:41,551 a longstanding investigation by the Department of Justice 871 00:33:41,553 --> 00:33:44,021 into Tamarac Sugar in exchange for securing your endorsement 872 00:33:44,023 --> 00:33:45,856 of Governor Baker in the Florida primary. 873 00:33:45,858 --> 00:33:48,458 It's all there. -Is that true? 874 00:33:48,460 --> 00:33:50,293 -[ Sighs ] -Is that true?! 875 00:33:50,295 --> 00:33:52,529 -How could you do this withou-- -How could she do this?! 876 00:33:52,531 --> 00:33:55,599 Are you friggin' serious?! You lied to me again! 877 00:33:57,202 --> 00:33:58,702 -Here. Here. -Thank you. 878 00:33:58,704 --> 00:34:00,837 If this is true, Rosen, I'll be accepting 879 00:34:00,839 --> 00:34:02,506 your resignation as Attorney General 880 00:34:02,508 --> 00:34:04,074 of the United States in the morning. 881 00:34:04,076 --> 00:34:06,243 Are you sure you want to do that, Mr. President? 882 00:34:06,245 --> 00:34:07,811 Putting aside what it does to your legacy, 883 00:34:07,813 --> 00:34:09,212 if David resigns because of this, 884 00:34:09,214 --> 00:34:10,914 then Susan has to step down as Vice President, 885 00:34:10,916 --> 00:34:12,699 and she'll never become President. 886 00:34:12,700 --> 00:34:14,483 Do you want to ruin her career for something he did? 887 00:34:14,486 --> 00:34:15,719 I wanted you to win. 888 00:34:15,721 --> 00:34:17,888 Shut up. Abby, what do you have? 889 00:34:17,890 --> 00:34:19,189 I'm sorry. 890 00:34:19,191 --> 00:34:22,426 ♪♪ 891 00:34:29,201 --> 00:34:30,901 [ Sighs ] 892 00:34:30,903 --> 00:34:35,338 Mellie hired a psychic to talk to Jerry after he died. 893 00:34:35,340 --> 00:34:37,207 He was in the White House a dozen times. 894 00:34:37,209 --> 00:34:38,875 -She was grieving. -[ Scoffs ] 895 00:34:38,877 --> 00:34:40,210 I don't think it's fair to use that. 896 00:34:40,212 --> 00:34:41,778 Liv. Abby. 897 00:34:41,780 --> 00:34:43,213 These were the rules, Mr. President. 898 00:34:43,215 --> 00:34:44,948 It was my son. 899 00:34:48,053 --> 00:34:50,720 Well, at least we know what we're facing. 900 00:34:50,722 --> 00:34:53,690 ♪♪ 901 00:34:59,431 --> 00:35:00,597 Where are you going, Susan? 902 00:35:00,599 --> 00:35:02,199 I'm done. 903 00:35:02,201 --> 00:35:04,367 I quit. 904 00:35:04,369 --> 00:35:06,369 Congratulations, Mellie. 905 00:35:06,371 --> 00:35:09,773 ♪♪ 906 00:35:09,775 --> 00:35:11,708 [ Door closes ] 907 00:35:16,081 --> 00:35:17,981 You can't quit! I refuse to let you quit. 908 00:35:17,983 --> 00:35:19,983 That you won't throw that idiot Rosen under the bus 909 00:35:19,985 --> 00:35:21,952 so you can be the President of the United States 910 00:35:21,954 --> 00:35:23,820 is ludicrous, and that's the only word for it. 911 00:35:23,822 --> 00:35:25,989 Liz, every voter in this country is gonna think 912 00:35:25,991 --> 00:35:27,924 I knew about that big sugar deal. 913 00:35:27,926 --> 00:35:29,793 Or, if I didn't know, that I should have. 914 00:35:29,795 --> 00:35:32,062 It's over. I'm out. 915 00:35:34,299 --> 00:35:35,765 [ Scoffs ] 916 00:35:35,767 --> 00:35:37,367 Ludicrous. 917 00:35:41,473 --> 00:35:42,706 [ Door closes ] 918 00:35:48,847 --> 00:35:50,614 I know there's nothing I can say. 919 00:35:50,616 --> 00:35:52,015 No. 920 00:35:52,017 --> 00:35:52,983 Or do. 921 00:35:52,985 --> 00:35:54,651 Also no. 922 00:35:58,157 --> 00:36:02,359 I didn't want to do this -- Me run for President. 923 00:36:02,361 --> 00:36:05,262 Sounded...ridiculous. 924 00:36:05,264 --> 00:36:08,098 But you convinced me. 925 00:36:08,100 --> 00:36:12,169 It took you months, but you convinced me. 926 00:36:12,171 --> 00:36:15,472 You made me want it, and then you took it away. 927 00:36:15,474 --> 00:36:18,375 You have to believe me when I say how sorry I am, 928 00:36:18,377 --> 00:36:19,709 and that I know I screwed up. 929 00:36:19,711 --> 00:36:21,378 But honestly, I did it for you. 930 00:36:21,380 --> 00:36:23,046 Because I believed in you so much -- 931 00:36:23,048 --> 00:36:24,714 -No, you didn't. -You know I did. 932 00:36:24,716 --> 00:36:26,283 -Y-You didn't. -You know I did. 933 00:36:26,285 --> 00:36:27,450 You didn't. 934 00:36:27,452 --> 00:36:28,818 I know you didn't, 935 00:36:28,820 --> 00:36:31,388 because you didn't think I could do it on my own. 936 00:36:31,390 --> 00:36:34,357 Oh, the worst part is, if you had believed in me... 937 00:36:34,359 --> 00:36:35,992 You'd still be running for President. 938 00:36:35,994 --> 00:36:38,128 ...I'd still be in love with you. 939 00:36:38,130 --> 00:36:39,563 Susan, please, I love you. 940 00:36:39,565 --> 00:36:41,131 I think you're amazing. 941 00:36:41,133 --> 00:36:43,300 I know that! 942 00:36:43,302 --> 00:36:46,236 I know I'm amazing. 943 00:36:46,238 --> 00:36:49,506 I'm witty and cute and funny 944 00:36:49,508 --> 00:36:50,874 and smarter than you. 945 00:36:50,876 --> 00:36:53,076 I'm incredible, David. 946 00:36:53,078 --> 00:36:57,247 I'm gonna change the damn world, which is why this is over. 947 00:36:57,249 --> 00:37:00,183 I know, but you don't. 948 00:37:00,185 --> 00:37:02,319 I can't be with someone who doesn't believe in me. 949 00:37:02,321 --> 00:37:04,154 Whether I'm the President of the United States 950 00:37:04,156 --> 00:37:07,490 or some substitute teacher in suburbia somewhere, 951 00:37:07,492 --> 00:37:09,092 I believe in myself, 952 00:37:09,094 --> 00:37:12,596 and I need to be with someone who feels the same way. 953 00:37:14,399 --> 00:37:16,499 You can go now. 954 00:37:16,501 --> 00:37:18,501 'Cause guess what? 955 00:37:18,503 --> 00:37:21,271 You just got dumped 956 00:37:21,273 --> 00:37:24,541 by the Vice President of the United States of America, 957 00:37:24,543 --> 00:37:26,810 and she has work to do. 958 00:37:31,183 --> 00:37:34,017 ♪♪ 959 00:37:39,558 --> 00:37:42,325 [ Crying ] 960 00:37:46,632 --> 00:37:49,566 It is the end of the line for Susan Ross, 961 00:37:49,568 --> 00:37:51,601 who has announced that she is suspending 962 00:37:51,603 --> 00:37:53,236 her campaign for the presidency. 963 00:37:53,238 --> 00:37:57,040 Though ahead in some polls, she attributed the decision 964 00:37:57,042 --> 00:37:59,109 to a vastly diminished war chest, 965 00:37:59,111 --> 00:38:02,579 a result of her refusal to court soft-money donors. 966 00:38:02,581 --> 00:38:05,649 [ Camera shutter clicking ] It is not my time to be President. 967 00:38:05,651 --> 00:38:07,784 But I have been called upon to lead 968 00:38:07,786 --> 00:38:09,919 by clearing the field in this race, 969 00:38:09,921 --> 00:38:12,956 because it is essential that a Republican be the winner 970 00:38:12,958 --> 00:38:14,491 in the general election. 971 00:38:14,493 --> 00:38:16,893 And that Republican should be Mellie Grant. 972 00:38:20,299 --> 00:38:21,831 What did I say? 973 00:38:21,833 --> 00:38:22,799 [ Sighs ] 974 00:38:22,801 --> 00:38:24,334 I know, I know. 975 00:38:24,336 --> 00:38:26,336 No. I want to hear the words. 976 00:38:26,338 --> 00:38:28,305 What did I say? [ Laughs ] 977 00:38:28,307 --> 00:38:29,673 "Mellie, you can do this. 978 00:38:29,675 --> 00:38:31,007 You will do this. You will win." 979 00:38:31,009 --> 00:38:32,042 And what happened? 980 00:38:33,478 --> 00:38:34,944 -I won. -Say what? 981 00:38:34,946 --> 00:38:36,313 I won! 982 00:38:36,315 --> 00:38:37,914 Oh, come on. A little louder now. 983 00:38:37,916 --> 00:38:39,149 I won!! 984 00:38:39,151 --> 00:38:40,483 [ Laughs ] 985 00:38:40,485 --> 00:38:41,718 Oh! 986 00:38:42,954 --> 00:38:44,321 [ Sighs ] 987 00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:51,461 [ Door opens ] Mrs. Grant? They are ready for your interview. 988 00:38:51,463 --> 00:38:53,029 Thank you, Margaret. 989 00:38:53,031 --> 00:38:54,431 [ Clears throat ] 990 00:38:54,433 --> 00:38:56,099 I'll see you after. 991 00:38:58,370 --> 00:39:00,036 [ Camera shutter clicks ] [ Applause ] 992 00:39:00,038 --> 00:39:03,973 [ Camera shutters clicking ] 993 00:39:03,975 --> 00:39:05,842 Thank you, Madam Vice President. 994 00:39:05,844 --> 00:39:08,044 And thank all of you for your support. 995 00:39:08,046 --> 00:39:11,047 It's been a long, tough road, but the journey has just begun. 996 00:39:11,049 --> 00:39:12,816 [ Applause ] 997 00:39:12,818 --> 00:39:15,485 It's time to unite as citizens of this great land, 998 00:39:15,487 --> 00:39:18,521 and show the world that the United States of America 999 00:39:18,523 --> 00:39:20,990 is stronger than ever. 1000 00:39:20,992 --> 00:39:21,958 [ Applause ] 1001 00:39:21,960 --> 00:39:23,026 Wow. 1002 00:39:23,028 --> 00:39:25,028 She actually did it. 1003 00:39:25,030 --> 00:39:27,964 We actually did it. 1004 00:39:27,966 --> 00:39:29,799 True. 1005 00:39:34,539 --> 00:39:36,706 For you. A Bordeaux. 1006 00:39:36,708 --> 00:39:38,842 As a consolation prize? 1007 00:39:38,844 --> 00:39:39,709 [ Chuckles ] 1008 00:39:39,711 --> 00:39:41,578 That would only be if you lost. 1009 00:39:41,580 --> 00:39:43,380 Have you seen the news this evening? 1010 00:39:43,382 --> 00:39:44,547 I think I lost. 1011 00:39:44,549 --> 00:39:46,149 I think you lost on purpose. 1012 00:39:46,151 --> 00:39:47,917 Well, why the hell would I do that? 1013 00:39:49,154 --> 00:39:51,087 What else did you have on Mellie, Abby? 1014 00:39:51,089 --> 00:39:52,989 Nothing. I thought the psychic was enough. 1015 00:39:52,991 --> 00:39:55,191 -Abby. -What? 1016 00:39:55,193 --> 00:39:57,193 Mellie going off the deep end and consulting a crystal ball 1017 00:39:57,195 --> 00:39:59,429 doesn't exactly spell future leader of the free world to me. 1018 00:39:59,431 --> 00:40:02,499 What else did you have on Mellie, Abby? 1019 00:40:02,501 --> 00:40:04,701 I saw the folder. 1020 00:40:04,703 --> 00:40:06,436 I know there was something in there. 1021 00:40:06,438 --> 00:40:07,670 What did you have on Mellie? 1022 00:40:13,712 --> 00:40:15,211 [ Sighs ] 1023 00:40:15,213 --> 00:40:17,447 I didn't have anything on Mellie. 1024 00:40:17,449 --> 00:40:18,882 It wasn't her? 1025 00:40:18,884 --> 00:40:20,683 It -- 1026 00:40:23,722 --> 00:40:25,588 It was me. You had something on me? 1027 00:40:27,626 --> 00:40:29,793 The night Mellie won her filibuster, 1028 00:40:29,795 --> 00:40:32,095 the night you moved out of the White House... 1029 00:40:35,033 --> 00:40:36,199 My abortion. 1030 00:40:36,201 --> 00:40:37,600 I didn't want to hurt you. 1031 00:40:39,738 --> 00:40:41,805 Thank you. 1032 00:40:44,075 --> 00:40:46,109 That would have been a smart move for a campaign -- 1033 00:40:46,111 --> 00:40:47,944 taking down Mellie by shaming me. 1034 00:40:47,946 --> 00:40:51,448 But the thing is, I'm not ashamed at all. 1035 00:40:51,450 --> 00:40:55,485 The only person who would have really been hurt is him. 1036 00:40:55,487 --> 00:40:58,588 It would have hurt him. 1037 00:40:58,590 --> 00:41:02,091 And not just publicly. 1038 00:41:02,093 --> 00:41:03,593 [ Sighs ] 1039 00:41:03,595 --> 00:41:04,828 Abby. 1040 00:41:08,400 --> 00:41:09,499 He doesn't know. 1041 00:41:12,604 --> 00:41:15,171 No one knows. How did you find out? 1042 00:41:15,173 --> 00:41:17,474 Your father told me. 1043 00:41:18,910 --> 00:41:22,879 And, Liv, I don't think he's done with you. 1044 00:41:25,617 --> 00:41:27,584 [ Door opens ] 1045 00:41:32,924 --> 00:41:34,591 [ Door closes ] I'm not going to apologize. 1046 00:41:34,593 --> 00:41:35,959 I said what had to be said. 1047 00:41:35,961 --> 00:41:37,961 No apologies necessary, son. 1048 00:41:37,963 --> 00:41:40,330 I just need to confirm what I already know. 1049 00:41:40,332 --> 00:41:42,665 That speech was Olivia's idea. 1050 00:41:42,667 --> 00:41:47,470 She saved you and beat me. Hmm? 1051 00:41:47,472 --> 00:41:50,640 You're not crafty enough to execute that move on your own. 1052 00:41:50,642 --> 00:41:51,841 You can't hurt me. 1053 00:41:51,843 --> 00:41:53,276 Luckily, I don't have to. 1054 00:41:53,278 --> 00:41:55,011 Listen, I am nobody-- 1055 00:41:56,781 --> 00:41:58,515 Fool. 1056 00:41:58,517 --> 00:42:00,049 I'm gonna allow you to live 1057 00:42:00,051 --> 00:42:02,185 because Rowan may need you in the future. 1058 00:42:02,187 --> 00:42:03,887 I would have made a fantastic Vice President. 1059 00:42:03,889 --> 00:42:05,288 You really missed out. 1060 00:42:05,290 --> 00:42:07,123 We would have had some fun times. 1061 00:42:09,628 --> 00:42:11,294 Tell Liv I need her help. 1062 00:42:11,296 --> 00:42:12,795 Tell her I want to escape. 1063 00:42:12,797 --> 00:42:15,532 Tell her I'm chasing the sun. 1064 00:42:17,969 --> 00:42:19,602 [ Breathing shakily ] 1065 00:42:22,541 --> 00:42:25,875 [ Camera shutter clicks ] 1066 00:42:38,423 --> 00:42:41,558 ♪♪