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Oh, what a difference
a week makes.
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After trailing his opponents
in the first round
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of Republican primaries,
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Hollis Doyle
has now taken the lead.
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I'm giving America
back to Americans.
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No more of these
south-of-the-border types
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with their greedy little hands,
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or these shady fellas
with mustaches
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looking to blow up
our buildings.
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This is our country.
I aim to keep it that way.
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Look at them. It's like
Throwback Thursday in there.
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A Gladiator reunion.
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-This is good?
-This is so good.
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-This is not good.
-This is good. Let it be good.
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Can't let it be good
if it's not good.
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And that is not good.
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That looks good,
but that is not good.
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Trust me.
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So, we are agreed, then.
Until Hollis Doyle goes down...
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No more campaigning
against each other.
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-Mellie backs off of Susan.
-Susan backs off of Mellie.
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-We can do this.
-We can do this.
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[ Sighs ]
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Start gathering intel. I need
something lethal on Susan.
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What about the cease-fire?
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Cease-fires get broken.
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I want to make sure
we're protected.
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Don't even.
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It can still be good.
There's time.
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They are never gonna be
what they were, Quinn.
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Deep down, Abby is one of us.
It can still be good.
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[ Camera shutter clicking ]
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-You rang?
-Yeah.
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We're gonna need
some dirt.
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-On Hollis?
-On Mellie.
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If these talks break down,
and I think they might,
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we're gonna have a war
on our hands.
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[ Camera shutter clicking ]
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[ Door opens ]
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I came to take you to lunch.
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I don't have time
to go to lunch.
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I have to sit here and come up
with neutral things to say
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about Mellie Grant
for my press conference,
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so I can't go to lunch.
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Which is why
I brought lunch to you.
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Gettysburger!
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You are
a truly special human being.
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Why are you saying
neutral things about Mellie?
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Ugh.
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Because we're in a cease-fire
with the Grant campaign,
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which is killing me.
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Mellie wants to end
Medicare.
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The woman hates old people.
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But I have to smile
and be neutral
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because we are going to
burn Hollis Doyle
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and his hillbilly hate
to the ground.
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Hmm.
Eyes on the prize.
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It works.
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I'm about to argue a case
before the Supreme Court
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about whether
the federal government is liable
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for a regulatory taking
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based on the United States
Corps of Engineers' denial
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of a permit under Section 404
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of the Clean Water Act
to fill wetlands.
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That's interesting.
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No.
It's lethally dull.
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But eyes on the prize.
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Every time I hear the word
"wetlands" and "clean water,"
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I focus
on some beach vacation
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the two of us might take
someday.
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Hopefully soon.
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You want to take me
on a vacation?
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I'm saying
it's a trick I use.
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If I have
a dull antitrust case,
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I remember that antitrust
pretty much defines
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how you thought about me
for a long time,
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and rightfully so.
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And I'll focus on all the ways
I intend to make it up to you.
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A Fair Housing Act case
will get me thinking
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of the house
we might live in together.
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And ERISA cases,
normally the worst --
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The Employee Retirement
Income Security Act --
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Well, I don't care
about those anymore, either.
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Because they help me imagine
the two of us
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getting old together,
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and I'd like for us
to get old together.
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Eyes on the prize.
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Mm-hmm.
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What is happening?
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David.
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David?
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I would think
that it's clear.
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No. No!
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It's not clear.
It's not clear to me.
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I mean, I think it is,
but I don't want to be a woman
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who thinks a thing is happening
that's not happening.
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-It's happening.
-No!
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I'm gonna need you
to say it.
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Just say it clearly
in a full sentence.
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All the words.
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[ Clears throat ]
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Fine.
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I may or may not be asking --
suggesting --
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that we get married.
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If you want to.
This is your decision.
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It's the 21st century.
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We could mutually decide
to join our lives together
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if you should so choose --
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Shhh!
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Ask me
like a normal person.
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Susan...
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will you marry me?
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[ Laughs lightly ]
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Cyrus.
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Olivia.
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Thanks for coming.
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You think I'm out of touch?
You think I've lost it?
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That's why you called me?
Cyrus --
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Liv.
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I'm s-- please.
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[ Sighs ]
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[ Sighs ]
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Talk.
Frankie is brilliant.
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Smart, quick.
But also warm, personable.
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When people hand him
their babies to hold,
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his face
actually lights up.
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Not that politician grin
everyone gets.
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His face fills
with human joy
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because he likes
holding people's babies.
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He likes talking to people.
He doesn't mind touching people.
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He'll hug old ladies
and pray with those sickos
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you always got to visit
in hospitals on the trail.
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And, Liv?
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He truly wants to
make the country a better place.
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He wants to help people.
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He's pure.
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They love him like he's Kennedy
and King rolled into one.
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He is a rockstar
on the campaign trail,
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but he's still losing
every other primary.
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You believe
he's the real thing.
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Yes.
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No.
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You believe.
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You.
Cyrus Beene.
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You're a believer.
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Cyrus, that's --
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He's losing
to Edison Davis.
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And there's no reason
why he should be.
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I keep looking for something,
but maybe it's me.
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Maybe I'm done.
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Maybe you only get one or two
presidential elections.
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If I've lost my touch
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[sighs]
if I'm bad at this now,
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too old for the gig,
I need to know.
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You need to tell me
so I can get out right now,
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before I do him
any more damage.
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It's not you.
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You're not losing
to Edison.
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You're losing
to my father.
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He's running
Edison's campaign?
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He's running Edison.
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He's running everything
and everyone.
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So, what are we doing?
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[ Sighs ]
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What's the plan?
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Because I'm happy
to go all-in
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with whatever
you've got going on.
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And I'll do
some dirty work.
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I mean, I know you say
you won't kill him
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because he's your dad,
but let's at least talk about --
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Cyrus!
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I am not fighting my father,
because there's no way to win.
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And even if there was,
I'm done trying.
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What about Mellie?
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You think this won't be an issue
in the general election?
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You think he won't steal
the presidency
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right out from under
the American people's
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piggy little noses?
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My father was Command,
Cyrus.
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We both know
he'll do a better job
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of stealing the Oval
than we ever did.
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Olivia --
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Good luck, Cyrus.
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[ Camera shutter clicking ]
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♪♪
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Rowan: Hello, Abigail.
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Is Olivia in trouble?
What do you want?
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This is not about Olivia.
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Well, in that case...
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It's about you.
What you want.
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And what do I want?
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Susan Ross in the Oval.
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This will crush Mellie
and give your gal a real shot.
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How did you know I was
looking for dirt on Mellie?
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[ Chuckles ]
Well, you really don't know me.
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First of all,
I'm a little more focused
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on Hollis right now
than I am Mellie.
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And once Hollis is
dispatched,
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you're simply gonna lie in bed
peacefully
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and wait for Olivia
to smother you with a pillow?
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Goodbye.
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Olivia aborted President
Fitzgerald Grant's baby.
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♪♪
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Ask yourself
a simple question.
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What would Olivia Pope do?
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Our target for destruction?
Hollis Doyle.
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The devil you love
to have a beer with.
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-This should be easy.
-Don't be too sure.
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No matter what he does,
America loves him.
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His supporters
certainly do.
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These should help
with that.
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-What's that?
-Oppo.
-Oppo.
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Olivia:
It's oppo research.
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Enough to attack him
from three angles.
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To drive wedges
between his support
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from three important groups.
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Fiscal conservatives,
women,
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and anyone with
the slightest sense of decency.
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What do you got?
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Hollis Doyle stole tax money
from hardworking Americans.
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Have you see the reports
that Hollis Doyle
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took billions
of taxpayer bailout money,
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then used it to buy an island
in the Caribbean?
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While I can't comment
on an ongoing investigation,
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if true,
this is beyond shameful,
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and the very antithesis
of what this country is about.
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Look, ol' Fitzy's part of what
I call the lucky sperm club.
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Never worked
a day in his life.
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Looks down on us
hardworking new-money folks.
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Still. He's welcome
on my island anytime
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so long as he keeps
his drawers on.
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I don't want him waving
his tiny flag around,
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scaring all the natives.
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[ Laughs ]
You feel me?
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Hollis Doyle is a rapist.
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-Rapist?
-Who?
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-His wife.
-His second wife.
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He grabbed my hair
and pulled me to the floor.
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I screamed. Fought.
Begged for him to stop.
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So you didn't rape her?
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Oh...
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Hollis loves him some women.
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And, boy,
do women love them some Hollis.
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In all my years,
not a one of them fillies
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ever needed an arm twist
to roll in my hay.
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Abby: Are you kidding me?
This can't be.
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His numbers went up?
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Five points in some polls.
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How the hell?
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Hollis Doyle's a racist.
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Quinn: Yeah, we know that
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from every time
he opens his mouth to speak.
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Yes, but did you know
that he runs with the KKK?
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Hollis Doyle went on
a hunting retreat
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with Martin Becker,
Grand Wizard of the KKK.
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And not only was he out there
hunting with these pathetic...
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Sheet-wearing...
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Racists with big guns
and tiny brains.
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...he took their money.
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$100,000 of money
from the KKK.
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Hollis Doyle is...
263
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...the greatest defender
of free speech
264
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this nation has ever seen.
265
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We're not just talking about
free speech here.
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We're talking hate speech.
The KKK.
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Will you disavow --
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Looky here.
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Book and thoughts,
they don't hurt people.
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Well, maybe books.
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But it's the politically-correct
media elite
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that really hurts
the people of this country.
273
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That's keeping all the money
for their judgy,
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greedy, over-educated selves.
-Do you hear this?
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You're looking
at the front-runner
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of the Republican
nomination.
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This is
an opportunity.
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Now, I know this steps
outside of our strategy,
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but I feel that we --
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-What do you suggest?
-A news conference.
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To prove
what we already know?
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That Hollis Doyle
is a xenophobic,
283
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idiotic,
misogynistic racist?
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I'm a black man
running for President.
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People, my supporters,
are beginning to wonder
286
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why I'm not out there
saying anything.
287
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Your instincts are correct.
You want to do what's right.
288
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You want to lead
those people.
Yes.
289
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Stand up for what you believe
in. Stand up to the bully.
290
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-Yes!
-Those supporters of yours
291
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are begging for you
to do just that.
292
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But they're the ones who think
that you'll be their President.
293
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You feel me, brother?
294
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Mm.
295
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[ Chuckles ]
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This is America.
297
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You have another crop
of supporters.
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A larger crop.
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Much larger, paler crop.
300
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Those supporters, they are okay,
pleased, in fact,
301
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at the idea
of a black president.
302
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As long as
he's not too black.
303
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As long as
he understands his place.
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As long as they can be sure
that he's not gonna run
305
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north of the Mason-Dixon
at the first sign of daylight.
306
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See, that is what they'll think
if you stand on the podium
307
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talking about Hollis Doyle
308
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and quoting Rosa Parks
and Huey Newton.
309
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That is an incredibly
simplistic view, Rowan.
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Race is nothing more
than a social construct.
311
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And as a man who wants to
lead this country,
312
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I have a moral responsibility
to these --
313
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You need to cease talking.
"Race is a social construct."
314
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You're speaking to a man
from the ghetto.
315
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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
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Ivy League doctor's son.
318
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You ain't no Jesse Jackson.
You ain't got nothing to preach.
319
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You ain't got nothing
to say.
320
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You don't have a dream,
321
00:12:21,775 --> 00:12:23,675
and you have not been
to the mountaintop.
322
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Which is why I chose you.
323
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You gon' be
our first black president.
324
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And you're gonna get there
325
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by making everyone forget
that you are black.
326
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You're going to wait.
Your time will come.
327
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When you are in the Oval,
you can say whatever you want.
328
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Until then, stand still
329
00:12:40,026 --> 00:12:45,697
and hope nobody notices
that this ain't no tan.
330
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Don't make me angry.
331
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♪♪
332
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So...
333
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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
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that's gonna lead us
to economic prosperity.
336
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Good thinking.
Let the Republicans at him.
337
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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
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Jake Ballard.
345
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-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
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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
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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
♪♪