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Previously on "Scandal"...

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You are gonna make me
President of the United States.

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I've already
lost a daughter to hell

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if I will let
what happened to you

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happen to my son.

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Jake Ballard is going
to take the stage tonight

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as Mellie Grant's
vice presidential candidate.

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I've gone from being his bitch
to yours.

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Put the tie on.

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You don't have to spend
a single second

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looking for
a new chief of staff.

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Hire me.

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How would Frankie feel
knowing

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that his campaign manager
engineered murder

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to make him a hero?

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Olivia:
He said one of us

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is getting back
to the White House.

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He's right. Me.

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Quinn: I'm just saying marriage
is a crazy idea.

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I don't know
why anyone does it.
[ Cellphone beeps ]

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Marriage
is bad for you.

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Did you know
your chances of becoming obese

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are 37% higher
if your spouse is obese?

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60% of married adults
have had an affair!

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60%!
Quinn!

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What if she's not there?

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Or what if she is there,
but she doesn't want to talk?

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He could've
gotten to her.

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She could've
changed her mind.

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Come on.

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Woman:
With projections for Texas
and Virginia now clear,

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this entire election
has come down to one state --

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California.

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It's winner-take-all for those
55 Electoral College votes,

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with only one county
left to report,

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a county
that will determine...
Where are we
on San Benito County?

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...who wins California
and becomes the next president.
We'll know soon.

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[ Sighs ]
That county --
San Benito County --

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is set
to make history tonight.

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Last call!

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Anyone who still
needs to vote

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should go right now!

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Just because
we've already won Virginia

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doesn't mean
you shouldn't cast your ballot.

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I want "I voted" stickers
on everyone!

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Abby: I never told you,

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but POTUS is on with our guy
right now.

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Exit polling data show
this is too close to call.

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[ Sighs ]
This could be
a very long night.

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Good evening, everyone!

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I just thought I'd stop by
with some good news.

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I just got off the phone with
California's Secretary of State,

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and he says
we are up in San Benito County

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by over 2,000 votes.

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[ Cheers and applause ]

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[ Gasps ] Liv...

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Mm.
...we're gonna win.

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[ Exhales deeply ]

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♪♪

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What are you hearing
out of San Benito County?

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Charlie?

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Dígame.

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Are you covering
San Benito?
Like a slanket.

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Secretary of State said
we're up by 2,000 votes.

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What are you hearing?

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2,000? Wow.

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"Wow"?
What does that mean?

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President Grant
won San Benito County

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in both of his election cycles,

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a good sign for his ex-wife,
Senator Grant,

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who was very popular
as First Lady of California

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and still retains
a residence

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down U.S. 101
from San Benito...
Hey, Liv?

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I was thinking,

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when she makes
her victory speech,

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it would be great
if I could introduce --

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Liv?

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[ Shuddered breathing ]
Hold on.
I'm getting word.

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Yes.
Damn it.

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We now have it.
Mellie: This is it!

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Turn up the TV! Loud!

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BNC is now ready
to call San Benito County

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and the state of California,
and --

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this is a surprise.

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BNC is projecting
that Governor Frankie Vargas

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will carry
San Benito County...
[ All murmuring ]

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and the state of California

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to become the next
President of the United States.

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Wow.

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Uh, amazing.

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Well, that's it, folks.

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After one of the greatest
setbacks in political history,

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Frankie Vargas --
the comeback king --

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has done the unthinkable

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and become the 45th President

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of the United States
of America.

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Okay.

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Obviously...

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there has been voter tampering
in San Benito.

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So, Elaine...

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get me the California
Secretary of State on the phone.

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Conference in
the head of the FEC

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and the FBI Director.

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And make sure that
the entire campaign staff

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is aware that this race
is far from over.

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Got that?

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[ Indistinct conversations ]

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[ Sighs ]

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[ Exhales deeply ]

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Mellie needs you.

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I just need a minute.

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She's refusing
to accept defeat.

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The only person who can
see her through this is you.

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I need a minute.

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You waged a valiant
and historic campaign --

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I need a minute!

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[ Sniffles ]

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[ Cries ]

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[ Sighs ]

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[ Inhales deeply ]

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[ Sighs, clears throat ]

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Abby:
Vanessa, where's Jake?

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Hmm?

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Your husband, Jake?
Where is he?

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He left.

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He left?
He can't leave.

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We haven't even
conceded yet.

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Where'd he go?

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No idea.

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There you are.
Olivia: Mellie --

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Advance
is prepping the plane.

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I've asked Besma to write
some statements for our guys,

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spin for the press.

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And Renee
is working on my speech.

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Oh, and we are looking into
constitutional lawyers.

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We're gonna need
the best --

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No, we don't.
Listen --
Yes, we do.

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We leave tonight for California
to push for a recount,

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not just in San Benito County
but everywhere --

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Mellie, stop.
Look at me.
What?

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You need to call Governor Vargas
and concede.

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It's over.

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No.

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We are still in this.
With the right legal
strategy, we can --

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It's over, Mellie.
You need to call Vargas.

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There is no strategy
to fight this.

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Of course there is.

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I don't know why
you're not getting this.

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You have to make the call now,
Mellie,

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before too much time
goes by!

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You wait too long,

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the press out there
is gonna say you're ungracious.

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They're gonna label you
a sore loser.

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And because you're a woman,

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half of them
are gonna call you a bitch,

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and half of them are gonna
report that you cried.

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You don't go down like that.

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We don't go down like that.

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The race is over, Mellie.

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You have to make the call.

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The race is not over.

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It is only 4,000 votes.

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It's 4,000 votes
right now.

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In an hour,
it will be 20,000.

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Every network is calling
California for Vargas.

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California is over.
California is done.

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America has made its choice,
and it is not you.

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Do you hear me?

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We lost.

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We lost. They won.

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It's over.

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Make the damn call!

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[ Breathes deeply ]

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♪♪

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Yes.

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I have Senator Grant
for the Governor.

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"Congratulations..."

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Congratulations,
Governor.

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Mm.

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Mm.
You ran a great campaign.

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[ Chuckles ]

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[ Chuckles ]

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I believe it is time that
we unite the country...

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...and I am ready to support you
in any way I can.

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Mm.

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[ Chuckles ]

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God bless you
and this great country.

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Goodbye.

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Man: We're told we're
moments away from Governor --

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soon to be President --
Frankie Vargas,

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speaking live
from Fairmount Park

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in his hometown
of Philadelphia.

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These will be his first words

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after his historic win,
and --

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All right, hold on.

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He's taking the stage.

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Let's take you there, live.

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Your next president,
Francisco Vargas.

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[ Cheers and applause ]

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[ Camera shutter clicking ]

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[ Sighs ]

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[ Exhales deeply ]

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You know what gets me?

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Cyrus.

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Cyrus Beene
was on the winning team.

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Cyrus Beene
gets to hold public office.

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Can you believe?

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Vice President Beene.

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Hmm.

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Vice President Beeeeene.

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[ Laughing ]

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[ Sighs ]

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It's like
having a vampire

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a heartbeat
away from the Oval.

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Mm.
Blood-sucker.

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Be nice.

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I will be gracious...

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out there.

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In here,
I am spiteful and petty.

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[ Sighs ]

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I'm sorry I lost.

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[ Breathes deeply ]

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No.

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Thank you.

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For everything.

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[ Sighs ]

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Really.

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[ People gasping, shouting ]

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What's going on?

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Wha--? Oh, my God!

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Woman:
Folks, this is just...

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My God...

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Frankie Vargas
has been shot.

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The President-Elect
has been shot.

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♪♪

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[ Reporters shouting ]

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[ Camera shutter clicking ]

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Peter.

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Does the President have plans
to address the nation?

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Yes, when we have
more information.

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Tell me
you have the shooter.
We got him.

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FBI found him
hiding in a shed

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about a mile
from the rally,

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and Secret Service
has the weapon.

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My men swept
the parking structure
adjacent to the park.

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Uncovered a 98-Bravo
long-range sniper rifle

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on the fifth floor.

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Nelson McClintock.

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Prints on the sniper rifle
look to be his.

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We're testing.
Are we sure he's not part
of a terrorist cell?

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Dana?

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The CIA has no intel
on this guy.

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Appears to be homegrown.

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We recovered
a smartphone on him,
but it's locked,

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and the tech company's
putting up a legal fight.

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They aren't gonna
give their help.

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We don't need it.
My team opened it already.

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Nice of
the National Security Director

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to show up on a matter
of national security.

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I was being briefed
by my guys.

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We ran a vacuum
over the entire event,

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sucked up the data
from everyone's phones.

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McClintock didn't make
or receive a call,
text, or e-mail

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the entire time
he was in our zone.

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So we're working under
the assumption he acted alone.

266
00:11:38,580 --> 00:11:40,120
It would seem so, sir,
yes.
Good.

267
00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:42,040
I want hourly updates,
and I want to know --
Man: Sir.

268
00:11:46,580 --> 00:11:47,620
Abby.

269
00:11:50,580 --> 00:11:52,500
You need to get
to the hospital.

270
00:11:56,250 --> 00:11:58,170
Which one of you
is Agent Spaulding?

271
00:11:58,170 --> 00:11:59,710
That would be me, ma'am.

272
00:11:59,710 --> 00:12:01,000
How can I help you?

273
00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:02,790
Do you see those doors,
Agent Spaulding?

274
00:12:02,790 --> 00:12:04,960
I'm the last person to go
through those doors tonight.

275
00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:06,040
I want this place secure.

276
00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:07,330
Shut the elevators down.

277
00:12:07,330 --> 00:12:08,670
Close the banks
across the street.

278
00:12:08,670 --> 00:12:09,790
Clear the floor.

279
00:12:09,790 --> 00:12:11,080
Only essential personnel.

280
00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:13,000
No campaign staff, no press,
no family,

281
00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:14,460
no local police,
no florists,

282
00:12:14,460 --> 00:12:16,250
no orderlies,
no administrators.

283
00:12:16,250 --> 00:12:18,000
I want to see only
doctors and nurses,
agents, me, and you.

284
00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:19,290
That's it.

285
00:12:19,290 --> 00:12:21,040
I want everyone else
off this floor.

286
00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:23,120
And let's toss a net on
all cell service, WiFi,
land lines and cable.

287
00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:24,330
No communications in or out.

288
00:12:24,330 --> 00:12:26,000
We are an island
until I say otherwise.

289
00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:26,960
Is that clear?

290
00:12:28,380 --> 00:12:31,670
Ma'am, I'm sure you have
some security clearance.

291
00:12:31,670 --> 00:12:33,000
But I need you to know
this is a high-level operation.

292
00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:34,670
This is my team,

293
00:12:34,670 --> 00:12:36,790
and I'm in charge here
so with all due --
No.

294
00:12:36,790 --> 00:12:37,830
Excuse me? No?

295
00:12:37,830 --> 00:12:39,080
"No" to what?
No.

296
00:12:39,080 --> 00:12:40,830
I don't have
some security clearance.

297
00:12:40,830 --> 00:12:42,380
I have all of it.

298
00:12:42,380 --> 00:12:44,380
No, this isn't
a high-level operation.

299
00:12:44,380 --> 00:12:46,250
It's
the high-level operation.

300
00:12:46,250 --> 00:12:47,670
No, this isn't your team,
it's mine.

301
00:12:47,670 --> 00:12:48,880
No,
you are not in charge.

302
00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:51,330
You were in charge.
I am in charge now.

303
00:12:51,330 --> 00:12:52,790
If you have
questions or concerns,

304
00:12:52,790 --> 00:12:54,330
I suggest you take
those up with your boss,

305
00:12:54,330 --> 00:12:55,830
who can take them up
with his boss,

306
00:12:55,830 --> 00:12:57,040
who can take them up
with my boss.

307
00:12:57,040 --> 00:12:58,790
Guess who my boss is.

308
00:12:58,790 --> 00:13:00,380
I will give you a hint.

309
00:13:00,380 --> 00:13:04,250
His office is a big Oval.

310
00:13:04,250 --> 00:13:06,880
You want the hospital secured,
ma'am?

311
00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:08,920
Yes, Agent Spaulding,
I do. Thank you.

312
00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:10,620
Now,
where's Governor Vargas?

313
00:13:10,620 --> 00:13:13,620
...Vargas was flown
to Saint Anne's Hospital,

314
00:13:13,620 --> 00:13:15,960
as was Vice President-Elect
Cyrus Beene,

315
00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:18,420
whom we're told is fine

316
00:13:18,420 --> 00:13:21,120
and only there
offering his support.

317
00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:23,120
We now go to a correspondent
live on the scene.

318
00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:25,210
I can't believe
Frankie got shot.

319
00:13:25,210 --> 00:13:26,330
Hey, chin up.

320
00:13:26,330 --> 00:13:27,580
At least now
we can pull the trigger

321
00:13:27,580 --> 00:13:28,830
on that trip
to the Caribbean, right?

322
00:13:28,830 --> 00:13:30,920
Charlie...
What?

323
00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:32,830
Oh, yeah, it's sad.
Very sad.

324
00:13:32,830 --> 00:13:34,380
I voted for him.

325
00:13:35,330 --> 00:13:38,580
He was smart...
and genuine...

326
00:13:38,580 --> 00:13:41,210
and he would've been
the first Latino president.

327
00:13:41,210 --> 00:13:43,380
That would've been
pretty great.

328
00:13:43,380 --> 00:13:47,250
Look, Frankie Vargas
is smart and is genuine

329
00:13:47,250 --> 00:13:48,210
and is still alive.

330
00:13:48,210 --> 00:13:51,620
Let's not bury him yet,
okay?

331
00:13:51,620 --> 00:13:52,580
[ Camera shutter clicking ]

332
00:13:52,580 --> 00:13:53,620
[ Reporters shouting ]

333
00:13:53,620 --> 00:13:54,750
Will he be giving an update

334
00:13:54,750 --> 00:13:55,920
on President-Elect Vargas'
condition?

335
00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:57,290
Not at this time.

336
00:13:57,290 --> 00:13:59,000
Can you give us
an update now?

337
00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:00,880
The President-Elect
is being treated

338
00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:02,710
by a team of
the best doctors and surgeons

339
00:14:02,710 --> 00:14:04,170
on the East Coast.

340
00:14:04,170 --> 00:14:05,830
As soon as they have an update,
you will, too.

341
00:14:05,830 --> 00:14:09,580
[ Razor motor whirring ]

342
00:14:09,580 --> 00:14:11,460
James used to complain
about that same thing

343
00:14:11,460 --> 00:14:12,830
back when he had your job,

344
00:14:12,830 --> 00:14:15,420
having to shave a second time
when the days went too long.

345
00:14:15,420 --> 00:14:17,170
There's
no new information.

346
00:14:17,170 --> 00:14:19,460
I haven't even asked you
a question.

347
00:14:19,460 --> 00:14:21,120
President-Elect
just got shot.

348
00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:22,920
I know
what the question is.

349
00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:24,580
You said the doctors
were working on him.

350
00:14:24,580 --> 00:14:26,580
Does that mean
they're giving him stitches,

351
00:14:26,580 --> 00:14:28,670
or does it mean
they're zipping him
into a body bag?

352
00:14:28,670 --> 00:14:30,710
The statement I just gave
an hour ago is --
The statement
you gave an hour ago

353
00:14:30,710 --> 00:14:31,710
is what you chose to say.

354
00:14:31,710 --> 00:14:32,540
I want to know the truth.

355
00:14:34,380 --> 00:14:36,420
Marcus...

356
00:14:36,420 --> 00:14:39,170
When Fitz was shot,
it was me behind that podium.

357
00:14:39,170 --> 00:14:41,250
It was on me
to keep America calm,

358
00:14:41,250 --> 00:14:43,380
to keep the stock market
from crashing,

359
00:14:43,380 --> 00:14:45,290
to keep
an entire country safe.

360
00:14:45,290 --> 00:14:48,170
So I bent the truth.

361
00:14:48,170 --> 00:14:49,580
I said he was better off
than he really was

362
00:14:49,580 --> 00:14:50,920
because that's what the country
needed to hear.

363
00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:52,920
Is that what you're doing?
Are you bending the truth?

364
00:14:57,120 --> 00:14:58,670
Come on.

365
00:14:58,670 --> 00:15:01,380
I'm your friend.

366
00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:04,670
No.

367
00:15:04,670 --> 00:15:06,620
You're Olivia Pope.

368
00:15:10,290 --> 00:15:12,580
[ Sighs ]

369
00:15:12,580 --> 00:15:13,670
How is she?

370
00:15:13,670 --> 00:15:15,500
Mellie?

371
00:15:15,500 --> 00:15:17,750
She lost
a presidential election,

372
00:15:17,750 --> 00:15:19,170
then this happened.

373
00:15:19,170 --> 00:15:21,830
I have to imagine
she's pretty upset.

374
00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:26,080
Marcus, I know you
have a job to do,
but so do I,

375
00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:29,330
and I can't do my job
if I don't have the facts.

376
00:15:29,330 --> 00:15:30,960
How is he?

377
00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:32,000
How's Frankie?

378
00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:41,540
The first bullet
hit him in his arm.

379
00:15:41,540 --> 00:15:43,040
That was nothing.

380
00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:44,620
The second one
hit him in his stomach,

381
00:15:44,620 --> 00:15:47,120
but with the medics
responding as fast as they did,

382
00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:49,080
I don't think
that would have been a problem.

383
00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:50,960
The third bullet...

384
00:15:57,790 --> 00:15:59,290
Marcus...

385
00:16:03,170 --> 00:16:06,670
The third bullet ripped a hole
in the side of his face.

386
00:16:06,670 --> 00:16:10,620
Went through his skull
and into his brain.

387
00:16:10,620 --> 00:16:12,330
He didn't stand a chance.

388
00:16:12,330 --> 00:16:15,120
♪♪

389
00:16:20,670 --> 00:16:23,710
[ Monitors beeping ]

390
00:16:37,540 --> 00:16:38,920
[ Monitor beeps ]

391
00:16:54,750 --> 00:16:56,000
[ Monitor beeping ]

392
00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:57,500
[ Flatline ]

393
00:16:57,500 --> 00:16:59,790
[ Crying ]

394
00:17:01,420 --> 00:17:04,460
♪♪

395
00:17:36,710 --> 00:17:38,080
I just want
a legal opinion.

396
00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:39,330
If Governor Vargas dies,

397
00:17:39,330 --> 00:17:42,420
who becomes the next President
of the United States?

398
00:17:42,420 --> 00:17:43,710
Is he...?

399
00:17:43,710 --> 00:17:45,380
I said "if."
But is he?

400
00:17:45,380 --> 00:17:47,170
If, Rosen. If.

401
00:17:47,170 --> 00:17:48,880
Is it Cyrus?
Yeah, could be.

402
00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:51,210
He's
the Vice President-Elect.

403
00:17:51,210 --> 00:17:53,170
Except he's not, not really.
Not yet, anyway.

404
00:17:53,170 --> 00:17:54,380
He won the election.

405
00:17:54,380 --> 00:17:56,210
He won the general election,
the popular vote.

406
00:17:56,210 --> 00:17:57,830
But you know
as well as anyone,

407
00:17:57,830 --> 00:18:00,210
the President and Vice President
of the United States

408
00:18:00,210 --> 00:18:02,250
aren't actually elected
in the general election.

409
00:18:02,250 --> 00:18:04,170
They're elected
by the Electoral College,

410
00:18:04,170 --> 00:18:05,830
which meets
on the first Monday

411
00:18:05,830 --> 00:18:07,460
after the second Wednesday
in December --

412
00:18:07,460 --> 00:18:09,290
a month from now.

413
00:18:09,290 --> 00:18:10,540
That's the only election

414
00:18:10,540 --> 00:18:12,170
that really matters
under the Constitution,

415
00:18:12,170 --> 00:18:14,540
and Governor Vargas
and Cyrus Beene

416
00:18:14,540 --> 00:18:16,250
haven't been elected
by the Electoral College.

417
00:18:16,250 --> 00:18:17,330
If they had been,

418
00:18:17,330 --> 00:18:18,920
if we were having
this conversation

419
00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:20,920
in late December
or early January,

420
00:18:20,920 --> 00:18:22,620
then, yes,
Cyrus would become president

421
00:18:22,620 --> 00:18:23,960
if Governor Vargas died.

422
00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:26,250
But right now...?
Right now.

423
00:18:26,250 --> 00:18:29,380
Right now, we're in
the Twilight Zone,
Mr. President.

424
00:18:29,380 --> 00:18:31,750
If Governor Vargas
dies tonight,

425
00:18:31,750 --> 00:18:34,500
Cyrus Beene could be
the next President of
the United States.

426
00:18:34,500 --> 00:18:38,170
Or it could be Mellie
or Jake or me

427
00:18:38,170 --> 00:18:41,420
or the Marine standing
in the hall out there.

428
00:18:41,420 --> 00:18:43,420
The fact is,
it could be almost anyone

429
00:18:43,420 --> 00:18:45,750
who meets the basic
qualifications
to be President,

430
00:18:45,750 --> 00:18:47,540
because, legally --
and there are very few limits

431
00:18:47,540 --> 00:18:48,790
on what the Electoral College
can do

432
00:18:48,790 --> 00:18:50,250
and very little precedent

433
00:18:50,250 --> 00:18:52,880
to indicate what it might do
in a situation like this --

434
00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:55,790
legally, the next presidency
is wide open.

435
00:18:55,790 --> 00:18:57,670
But practically,

436
00:18:57,670 --> 00:19:00,500
I think it makes an enormous
difference what you do.

437
00:19:00,500 --> 00:19:02,830
The reality is,
Mr. President,

438
00:19:02,830 --> 00:19:05,540
the next President
of the United States

439
00:19:05,540 --> 00:19:07,120
is who you say it is.

440
00:19:07,120 --> 00:19:10,750
♪♪

441
00:19:10,750 --> 00:19:12,580
[ Camera shutter clicking ]

442
00:19:27,540 --> 00:19:29,830
Rowan: Isn't she something?
Hmm?

443
00:19:29,830 --> 00:19:32,120
Look at her --
an amazing predator.

444
00:19:32,120 --> 00:19:35,750
Can you believe this is
for a private collector?

445
00:19:35,750 --> 00:19:37,880
Was it you?

446
00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:39,420
Admit it, Olivia.
This is a gift.

447
00:19:39,420 --> 00:19:41,210
Now you can make a case.

448
00:19:41,210 --> 00:19:43,670
If Frankie dies, Mellie has
a legitimate shot to the Oval.

449
00:19:43,670 --> 00:19:45,000
But be careful.

450
00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:46,460
You have to play it
just right.

451
00:19:46,460 --> 00:19:47,670
I asked you a question.

452
00:19:47,670 --> 00:19:49,120
Yes or no?

453
00:19:49,120 --> 00:19:50,960
If you push Mellie too soon,
you look callous.

454
00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:52,040
If you wait too long --

455
00:19:52,040 --> 00:19:54,000
Did you shoot
Frankie Vargas?!

456
00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:55,250
No.

457
00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:01,330
I don't believe you.

458
00:20:01,330 --> 00:20:03,830
Did I think about
killing him?

459
00:20:03,830 --> 00:20:07,580
[ Laughing ] Yes.

460
00:20:07,580 --> 00:20:10,460
It was --
It was a genius move.

461
00:20:10,460 --> 00:20:12,330
But you made it very clear
during the generals

462
00:20:12,330 --> 00:20:13,500
that you
did not want my help.

463
00:20:13,500 --> 00:20:15,120
I didn't need it.

464
00:20:15,120 --> 00:20:18,540
San Benito County
begs to differ.

465
00:20:18,540 --> 00:20:22,460
You had it right in your hand,
and you let it go.

466
00:20:22,460 --> 00:20:24,040
How could you
let that happen?

467
00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:25,120
You -- You know better.

468
00:20:25,120 --> 00:20:26,580
You -- You --
You are better.

469
00:20:26,580 --> 00:20:29,040
You are faster, stronger,
and smarter than him.

470
00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:30,500
How could you be so weak?

471
00:20:30,500 --> 00:20:32,790
How would you let that man
outplay you?

472
00:20:32,790 --> 00:20:34,500
That's what happened,
Olivia.

473
00:20:34,500 --> 00:20:35,830
He outplayed you
in the generals,

474
00:20:35,830 --> 00:20:37,170
and he outplayed you
tonight

475
00:20:37,170 --> 00:20:39,170
when he paid an assassin
to shoot Frankie Vargas!

476
00:20:39,170 --> 00:20:41,000
What did you just say?

477
00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:43,250
And there it is.

478
00:20:43,250 --> 00:20:44,830
That streak of weakness,

479
00:20:44,830 --> 00:20:47,460
that crack that
allows anyone through.

480
00:20:47,460 --> 00:20:49,330
See, that's why you lost.

481
00:20:49,330 --> 00:20:52,170
Because you believe
I am a predator,

482
00:20:52,170 --> 00:20:53,170
which is --

483
00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:00,920
I am your father.

484
00:21:04,250 --> 00:21:06,330
I am not a predator.

485
00:21:06,330 --> 00:21:08,580
I cannot be a predator,
not in this world.

486
00:21:08,580 --> 00:21:11,080
I am very smart prey,

487
00:21:11,080 --> 00:21:13,500
trying to help my species
survive.

488
00:21:13,500 --> 00:21:15,920
Think. Think like them.

489
00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:17,830
Who gains the most
if Frankie Vargas dies?

490
00:21:17,830 --> 00:21:19,750
Who has spent
decade after decade

491
00:21:19,750 --> 00:21:21,880
helping fairer,
yet less competent men than him

492
00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:24,290
raise their hand
on Inauguration Day?

493
00:21:24,290 --> 00:21:26,120
Who has
the heart of a conqueror

494
00:21:26,120 --> 00:21:28,460
and the arrogance
of a king?

495
00:21:28,460 --> 00:21:32,920
Who would, quite literally,
kill for this job?

496
00:21:34,830 --> 00:21:37,120
Cyrus Beene
loves Frankie.

497
00:21:37,120 --> 00:21:42,670
Cyrus Beene
loves Cyrus Beene.

498
00:21:42,670 --> 00:21:47,500
He's always been
the most dangerous predator.

499
00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:54,330
I offered you San Benito,
and you turned me down.

500
00:21:54,330 --> 00:21:56,420
That cost you the election.

501
00:21:56,420 --> 00:21:57,670
Tonight...

502
00:22:00,170 --> 00:22:04,330
...you have a second chance
at the Oval.

503
00:22:04,330 --> 00:22:06,210
Hmm?

504
00:22:06,210 --> 00:22:07,500
Hmm?

505
00:22:09,830 --> 00:22:11,960
Survival of the fittest,
Olivia.

506
00:22:15,420 --> 00:22:18,460
♪♪

507
00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:23,460
[ Camera shutter clicking ]

508
00:22:23,460 --> 00:22:27,380
[ Cheers and applause ]

509
00:22:27,380 --> 00:22:28,540
Olivia: You see that?

510
00:22:28,540 --> 00:22:30,330
He stepped away
from Frankie

511
00:22:30,330 --> 00:22:31,460
just before
the first gunshot.

512
00:22:31,460 --> 00:22:33,120
Like he knew
it was coming.

513
00:22:33,120 --> 00:22:35,000
You really think Cyrus had
something to do with this?

514
00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:36,040
The man staged a shooting

515
00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:36,830
in the Pennsylvania
State Capitol.

516
00:22:36,830 --> 00:22:37,710
It's not
that much of a stretch.

517
00:22:37,710 --> 00:22:39,620
What do our sources say?

518
00:22:39,620 --> 00:22:40,620
It's all about McClintock,
if he acted alone.

519
00:22:40,620 --> 00:22:42,080
And they're pretty sure
he did.

520
00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:44,250
Look for a connections
between Cyrus and McClintock --

521
00:22:44,250 --> 00:22:45,710
a phone call, a wire transfer --
anything.

522
00:22:45,710 --> 00:22:46,880
If Cyrus and McClintock

523
00:22:46,880 --> 00:22:48,290
shared so much as
a look on the street,

524
00:22:48,290 --> 00:22:49,210
I want to know about it.

525
00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:52,670
[ Sighs ]

526
00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:56,210
[ Camera shutter clicking ]

527
00:22:56,210 --> 00:22:57,120
Mellie: [ Gasps ]

528
00:22:57,120 --> 00:22:59,670
Teddy, what?

529
00:22:59,670 --> 00:23:01,290
Yeah!

530
00:23:01,290 --> 00:23:02,500
What color is it?

531
00:23:08,290 --> 00:23:11,040
Teddy, honey, want to go
draw mommy a picture?

532
00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:13,000
Oh, what a good one!

533
00:23:16,330 --> 00:23:17,380
[ Door closes
in distance ]

534
00:23:17,380 --> 00:23:18,750
He's dead, isn't he?

535
00:23:18,750 --> 00:23:21,080
[ Breathes deeply ]

536
00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:23,790
And I think Cyrus may have had
something to do with it.

537
00:23:25,790 --> 00:23:27,210
[ Scoffs ]

538
00:23:28,580 --> 00:23:30,170
Of course he did.

539
00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:36,290
Oh, this town...
these people...

540
00:23:36,290 --> 00:23:38,080
We need to talk strategy.

541
00:23:40,120 --> 00:23:41,380
You don't honestly think

542
00:23:41,380 --> 00:23:43,040
I'm gonna step over
the corpse of Frankie Vargas

543
00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:44,750
and make a play for the Oval,
do you?

544
00:23:44,750 --> 00:23:47,830
Mellie --
That could've
been me up there.

545
00:23:47,830 --> 00:23:50,460
And I have sat here all night
with my baby in my arms,

546
00:23:50,460 --> 00:23:52,620
and all I can think is
that this place is cursed.

547
00:23:52,620 --> 00:23:54,210
So...

548
00:23:54,210 --> 00:23:55,500
I don't want it.

549
00:23:55,500 --> 00:23:57,120
This big white house,
four more years --

550
00:23:57,120 --> 00:23:58,120
I don't want it.

551
00:23:58,120 --> 00:23:59,040
I lost my son here.

552
00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:01,250
Fitz got shot here.

553
00:24:01,250 --> 00:24:02,670
My marriage died here.

554
00:24:02,670 --> 00:24:04,620
I don't want it!
Look, you had a scare.

555
00:24:04,620 --> 00:24:06,210
It was scary, I get it.
I was scared.

556
00:24:06,210 --> 00:24:08,380
But you have a duty
to the American people --

557
00:24:08,380 --> 00:24:11,170
I am going
to Santa Barbara,

558
00:24:11,170 --> 00:24:12,170
lie on the beach.

559
00:24:12,170 --> 00:24:14,330
We need to talk to Fitz.

560
00:24:14,330 --> 00:24:15,670
What he says,

561
00:24:15,670 --> 00:24:17,040
how he plays this out
over the next couple of days

562
00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:18,210
is gonna be critical.
No.

563
00:24:18,210 --> 00:24:20,080
Maybe Spain.
Spain is lovely.

564
00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:21,540
Mellie, listen to me --

565
00:24:21,540 --> 00:24:23,670
I am done
running for president!

566
00:24:23,670 --> 00:24:25,040
Well, I'm not!

567
00:24:27,080 --> 00:24:28,120
[ Scoffs ]

568
00:24:33,790 --> 00:24:35,290
[ Camera shutter clicking ]

569
00:24:35,290 --> 00:24:37,580
They stole my phone,
right out of my purse.

570
00:24:37,580 --> 00:24:39,920
I want it back.
No one stole it,
Mrs. Vargas.

571
00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:42,210
It was removed,
and it will not be returned.

572
00:24:42,210 --> 00:24:43,830
I'm sorry, ma'am,
but we can't make
any phone calls.

573
00:24:43,830 --> 00:24:45,580
I have to --

574
00:24:45,580 --> 00:24:46,620
Look, I don't have time
for this.

575
00:24:46,620 --> 00:24:47,710
I need to call
my children.

576
00:24:47,710 --> 00:24:48,710
Their father's dead.

577
00:24:48,710 --> 00:24:49,960
I have to tell them
their father's dead.

578
00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:51,830
I understand that,
and I'm sorry for your loss,

579
00:24:51,830 --> 00:24:53,420
but that can't happen.

580
00:24:53,420 --> 00:24:55,210
Who the hell are you?!

581
00:24:55,210 --> 00:24:57,120
Who's in charge here?!
I am.

582
00:24:57,120 --> 00:24:58,250
Now, I'm sorry, but --

583
00:24:58,250 --> 00:25:00,330
Look at me.

584
00:25:00,330 --> 00:25:02,330
You used to be a person,
I assume.

585
00:25:02,330 --> 00:25:05,080
My babies saw their daddy
get shot on TV.

586
00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:06,500
They're terrified,

587
00:25:06,500 --> 00:25:08,460
and now their worst nightmare
has come true.

588
00:25:08,460 --> 00:25:11,620
I have to call them.
I have to be with them!

589
00:25:11,620 --> 00:25:13,080
Please.

590
00:25:13,830 --> 00:25:15,500
Abby: You need
to announce his death, sir,

591
00:25:15,500 --> 00:25:16,670
as soon as possible.

592
00:25:16,670 --> 00:25:17,880
Do not give her a phone.

593
00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:19,670
His wife
wants to tell her children.

594
00:25:19,670 --> 00:25:21,170
I understand that.
She can't.

595
00:25:21,170 --> 00:25:22,790
[ Scoffs ]

596
00:25:22,790 --> 00:25:26,290
Sir, imagine if we were
talking about your children,

597
00:25:26,290 --> 00:25:28,710
about you --
I am imagining!

598
00:25:28,710 --> 00:25:30,580
Abby, this is not just about
announcing Frankie's death.

599
00:25:30,580 --> 00:25:32,500
This is about reassuring
the American people

600
00:25:32,500 --> 00:25:34,210
that there is
a clear path forward,

601
00:25:34,210 --> 00:25:36,290
that there will be
continuity in our government,

602
00:25:36,290 --> 00:25:37,250
stability in our democracy,

603
00:25:37,250 --> 00:25:38,500
a leader they can follow.

604
00:25:38,500 --> 00:25:40,620
That man wanted to lead
this country.

605
00:25:40,620 --> 00:25:42,540
That man believed
in this country.

606
00:25:42,540 --> 00:25:44,670
The responsibility...

607
00:25:44,670 --> 00:25:46,000
Who should take his place?

608
00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:47,380
Who's worthy?

609
00:25:47,380 --> 00:25:48,380
Who do I point
the American people to?

610
00:25:48,380 --> 00:25:50,460
Mellie? She lost.

611
00:25:50,460 --> 00:25:51,710
If I throw my weight
behind her,

612
00:25:51,710 --> 00:25:52,790
it'll look like
I'm stealing the election.

613
00:25:52,790 --> 00:25:54,120
I can't.

614
00:25:54,120 --> 00:25:55,750
So I go with Cyrus.

615
00:25:55,750 --> 00:25:56,830
The only problem is,

616
00:25:56,830 --> 00:25:58,460
the country
didn't vote for Cyrus.

617
00:25:58,460 --> 00:25:59,670
The country
voted for Frankie,

618
00:25:59,670 --> 00:26:01,620
the man dead on the slab.

619
00:26:01,620 --> 00:26:03,880
How do either of those choices
make any kind of sense?

620
00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:06,620
They don't, sir,
but you have to do something.

621
00:26:06,620 --> 00:26:08,040
Not until I'm ready.

622
00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:10,580
Sir, he's dead!

623
00:26:10,580 --> 00:26:14,170
He isn't dead
until I say he's dead!

624
00:26:14,170 --> 00:26:17,210
♪♪

625
00:26:27,790 --> 00:26:29,620
[ Door opens ]
Charlotte: Olivia Pope is asking
if you have a moment, sir.

626
00:26:29,620 --> 00:26:31,290
Put her on.
She's here.

627
00:26:36,500 --> 00:26:38,290
You know.

628
00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:41,330
Of course you know.

629
00:26:41,330 --> 00:26:42,620
Unbelievable.

630
00:26:44,500 --> 00:26:45,790
You haven't made
an announcement yet.

631
00:26:45,790 --> 00:26:47,290
Nope.

632
00:26:47,290 --> 00:26:49,250
And now you're here
to "advise me" on my choice.

633
00:26:49,250 --> 00:26:52,460
Let me guess --
Team Mellie.

634
00:26:52,460 --> 00:26:53,500
[ Chuckles ]

635
00:26:53,500 --> 00:26:55,000
She's what's best
for the country.

636
00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:56,460
I've heard the stump speech,
Liv.

637
00:26:56,460 --> 00:26:57,670
Hell, I've given
the stump speech.

638
00:26:57,670 --> 00:26:59,380
She would make
an exceptional president.

639
00:26:59,380 --> 00:27:00,460
The world
would embrace her.

640
00:27:00,460 --> 00:27:01,960
You have to
choose Mellie.

641
00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:03,330
Because
she's your candidate?

642
00:27:03,330 --> 00:27:04,500
Because the other choice

643
00:27:04,500 --> 00:27:06,080
just tried to kill his way
into the Oval.

644
00:27:08,460 --> 00:27:09,620
McClintock is a setup.

645
00:27:09,620 --> 00:27:10,750
This is what he does.

646
00:27:10,750 --> 00:27:12,580
This is how Cyrus operates,
Fitz.

647
00:27:12,580 --> 00:27:14,000
We know him --

648
00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:15,250
What proof do you have?

649
00:27:18,540 --> 00:27:20,750
Come on, Liv!

650
00:27:20,750 --> 00:27:22,670
Please tell me
this isn't just conjecture,

651
00:27:22,670 --> 00:27:23,880
that you have something

652
00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:25,750
other than some
unfounded allegation

653
00:27:25,750 --> 00:27:26,960
and that
this isn't just your gut

654
00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:28,290
working in overdrive.

655
00:27:28,290 --> 00:27:29,710
If I waited on this,
Fitz --

656
00:27:29,710 --> 00:27:31,920
If I waited on this,
and I turn out to be
right, then --

657
00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:33,330
What if you're wrong?!
I won't be wrong!

658
00:27:33,330 --> 00:27:35,750
I can't be wrong.

659
00:27:35,750 --> 00:27:37,790
150 million people
made their choice.

660
00:27:37,790 --> 00:27:39,790
They voted for
their next president,

661
00:27:39,790 --> 00:27:41,830
and it wasn't Mellie.
And guess what?

662
00:27:41,830 --> 00:27:44,000
None of that matters now.

663
00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:46,210
The King is dead, Fitz.

664
00:27:46,210 --> 00:27:47,960
Long live the King.

665
00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:51,290
Your word is all it takes.

666
00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:55,500
[ Exhales sharply ]

667
00:27:55,500 --> 00:27:58,080
I will get you proof
as long as you promise

668
00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:00,210
to avoid making your statement
until I do.

669
00:28:03,250 --> 00:28:04,750
I can give you
until morning.

670
00:28:04,750 --> 00:28:06,670
I need more time
than tha--
Morning.

671
00:28:06,670 --> 00:28:08,210
That's it.

672
00:28:10,120 --> 00:28:11,250
[ Camera shutter clicking ]

673
00:28:11,250 --> 00:28:12,710
Tell me
we found something

674
00:28:12,710 --> 00:28:14,750
that links Cyrus
with McClintock.
Huck: Nothing yet.

675
00:28:14,750 --> 00:28:16,880
No communication between
McClintock and the campaign.

676
00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:19,330
No transfers of funds into
his bank account, either.

677
00:28:19,330 --> 00:28:20,710
I spoke to a couple
of the guy's co-workers.

678
00:28:20,710 --> 00:28:22,330
Sounds like he really
had it in for Vargas.

679
00:28:22,330 --> 00:28:24,420
Full rage spiral
every time he talked about him.

680
00:28:24,420 --> 00:28:26,670
There's no way McClintock
pulled this off all by himself.

681
00:28:26,670 --> 00:28:28,500
Three shots, no misses,
from that distance?

682
00:28:28,500 --> 00:28:30,210
Actually,
dude's an avid hunter --

683
00:28:30,210 --> 00:28:31,580
knows his way
around rifles.

684
00:28:31,580 --> 00:28:33,670
designs his own scopes,
regular at the gun range.

685
00:28:33,670 --> 00:28:36,830
I could try combing through
the FBI tip line, 911 calls...
Good luck with that.

686
00:28:36,830 --> 00:28:39,000
We'll be here till next week
listening to all those crazies.

687
00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:41,250
Well, what's your suggestion,
Charlie?
I'm just saying...

688
00:28:41,250 --> 00:28:42,380
Caribbean awaits, Robin.

689
00:28:42,380 --> 00:28:43,750
We got to get a move on.

690
00:28:43,750 --> 00:28:45,210
Look, you think you
can get in, Huck,
to the tip line?

691
00:28:45,210 --> 00:28:46,460
Easy.

692
00:28:46,460 --> 00:28:47,920
832 tips right here.

693
00:28:47,920 --> 00:28:50,380
800?
Quinn:
Look, enough, Charlie.

694
00:28:50,380 --> 00:28:51,790
You want to be done
with this case?

695
00:28:51,790 --> 00:28:53,920
This is our only option.

696
00:28:53,920 --> 00:28:55,540
[ Camera shutter clicking ]

697
00:28:58,790 --> 00:29:00,620
Chef said
you didn't eat dinner.

698
00:29:03,080 --> 00:29:04,710
I'm not hungry.

699
00:29:08,580 --> 00:29:11,040
I'm sorry.

700
00:29:13,710 --> 00:29:16,420
For what?

701
00:29:16,420 --> 00:29:18,250
I used to lie in bed
next to you

702
00:29:18,250 --> 00:29:20,080
and listen to you
breathe in and out,

703
00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:22,290
and I would
loathe the sound.

704
00:29:22,290 --> 00:29:24,710
I would resent
your right to air.

705
00:29:24,710 --> 00:29:27,880
You were sucking up
all the presidential oxygen,

706
00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:29,380
the rare air,

707
00:29:29,380 --> 00:29:31,380
the air I would've
done anything to breathe.

708
00:29:31,380 --> 00:29:34,830
And you didn't even
appreciate it.

709
00:29:34,830 --> 00:29:36,080
You didn't even want it.

710
00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:37,830
I thought...

711
00:29:37,830 --> 00:29:39,920
"How weak.

712
00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:42,880
How spoiled."

713
00:29:44,670 --> 00:29:47,250
The view from here...

714
00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:54,040
[ Scoffs ]

715
00:29:54,040 --> 00:29:56,000
[ Inhales deeply ]

716
00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:57,170
The view from here.

717
00:29:57,170 --> 00:29:59,380
[ Chuckles ]

718
00:29:59,380 --> 00:30:00,750
Thing about
the view from here is,

719
00:30:00,750 --> 00:30:04,210
there is no view.

720
00:30:04,210 --> 00:30:07,790
Here, we are the view.

721
00:30:07,790 --> 00:30:10,170
All eyes on us.

722
00:30:12,580 --> 00:30:15,790
You aren't weak.

723
00:30:15,790 --> 00:30:17,380
You just aren't
power-hungry.

724
00:30:20,290 --> 00:30:21,670
I never realized that.

725
00:30:21,670 --> 00:30:24,120
I'm sorry.

726
00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:30,330
Let's not pretend
I'm a good person.

727
00:30:36,330 --> 00:30:41,080
Oh, Mellie, come on,
I'm Fitzgerald Thomas Grant III.

728
00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:43,210
I was born with power.

729
00:30:43,210 --> 00:30:46,250
Me wanting power is like
a drowning man wanting a bath.

730
00:30:51,500 --> 00:30:53,540
[ Chuckles ]

731
00:30:53,540 --> 00:30:56,330
[ Breathes deeply ]

732
00:31:00,540 --> 00:31:04,330
I'm supposed to choose...

733
00:31:04,330 --> 00:31:07,500
between you and Cyrus.

734
00:31:07,500 --> 00:31:10,290
My last big act
as president.

735
00:31:10,290 --> 00:31:13,210
This will be my legacy.
Can you believe that?

736
00:31:13,210 --> 00:31:18,080
After all the stolen elections,
now here we are again.

737
00:31:22,460 --> 00:31:25,580
What are you gonna do?

738
00:31:25,580 --> 00:31:27,290
I don't know.

739
00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:31,580
Mellie...

740
00:31:37,540 --> 00:31:41,380
...if you don't want it...

741
00:31:41,380 --> 00:31:43,710
now's the time to say so.

742
00:31:43,710 --> 00:31:46,920
No one will know but me.

743
00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:48,620
You can just walk away.

744
00:31:51,500 --> 00:31:52,670
[ Sighs ]

745
00:31:56,500 --> 00:31:58,580
That's nice.

746
00:31:58,580 --> 00:32:01,460
♪♪

747
00:32:08,790 --> 00:32:10,460
[ Exhales sharply ]

748
00:32:10,460 --> 00:32:13,250
♪♪

749
00:32:18,420 --> 00:32:19,830
Fitz...

750
00:32:20,290 --> 00:32:23,210
[ Sighs ]

751
00:32:23,210 --> 00:32:25,790
I want it.

752
00:32:25,790 --> 00:32:30,580
The crown, the rare air --

753
00:32:30,580 --> 00:32:33,710
I do want it.

754
00:32:33,710 --> 00:32:36,710
♪♪

755
00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:49,120
It's been nearly
seven hours now

756
00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:50,170
since President-Elect
Frankie Vargas

757
00:32:50,170 --> 00:32:51,170
was shot
in Fairmount Park...

758
00:32:51,170 --> 00:32:52,380
You'll see behind me

759
00:32:52,380 --> 00:32:53,540
that a massive candlelight vigil
is under way,

760
00:32:53,540 --> 00:32:54,920
the number of people
growing by the minute...

761
00:32:54,920 --> 00:32:56,330
No appearance yet by Cyrus Beene

762
00:32:56,330 --> 00:32:58,830
or by the hospital staff,
who remain tight-lipped

763
00:32:58,830 --> 00:33:01,080
about President-Elect Vargas'
condition...

764
00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:03,330
All we can do now is pray.

765
00:33:03,330 --> 00:33:06,330
We went through
all 832 voicemails
on the FBI tip line.

766
00:33:06,330 --> 00:33:07,460
No leads.
Check them again.

767
00:33:07,460 --> 00:33:08,960
We did.

768
00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:10,170
Look, I'm sorry,
but there's no proof

769
00:33:10,170 --> 00:33:11,460
that Cyrus had anything
to do with this.

770
00:33:11,460 --> 00:33:12,920
I don't buy that!

771
00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:14,710
Charlie: The tip line,
McClintock's social media --

772
00:33:14,710 --> 00:33:17,210
everything points to this guy
being a lone wolf.

773
00:33:17,210 --> 00:33:18,460
Then we're not
looking hard enough.

774
00:33:18,460 --> 00:33:19,620
Huck: Liv, it's over.
No.

775
00:33:19,620 --> 00:33:21,170
We fought a good fight.

776
00:33:21,170 --> 00:33:22,580
I'm glad
we looked into this...
Don't you do that.

777
00:33:22,580 --> 00:33:23,710
...but the clock
is about to run out.

778
00:33:23,710 --> 00:33:25,460
Do not give up!
He said until morning.

779
00:33:25,460 --> 00:33:29,000
Cyrus Beene murdered
Frankie Vargas!

780
00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:32,580
He did this
to make himself president!

781
00:33:32,580 --> 00:33:34,880
This was his plan
from the very beginning.

782
00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:37,080
And while we're here
doing nothing,

783
00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:38,920
he is in that
Pennsylvania hospital room,

784
00:33:38,920 --> 00:33:42,170
launching a full-scale
presidential campaign!

785
00:33:42,170 --> 00:33:44,620
Huddling with advisors,
reaching out to delegates,

786
00:33:44,620 --> 00:33:46,880
practicing his speeches!

787
00:33:46,880 --> 00:33:48,710
He murdered his way
into the White House,

788
00:33:48,710 --> 00:33:50,330
and we are doing
nothing to stop him!

789
00:33:50,330 --> 00:33:51,960
Nothing!

790
00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:56,040
♪♪

791
00:33:56,040 --> 00:33:57,330
You may be okay with that.

792
00:33:57,330 --> 00:33:58,620
I'm not.

793
00:33:58,620 --> 00:34:01,670
♪♪

794
00:34:06,380 --> 00:34:08,670
Olivia Pope.
I'm here to see Cyrus Beene.

795
00:34:08,670 --> 00:34:11,000
Sorry, but no one
is allowed through.
I understand that,

796
00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:13,330
but it's urgent.
Ma'am, you're gonna need
to step back.

797
00:34:13,330 --> 00:34:15,290
It's fine. She's with me.

798
00:34:15,290 --> 00:34:17,080
What's going on?
I need to see Cyrus.

799
00:34:17,080 --> 00:34:18,500
That's not possible
right now.

800
00:34:18,500 --> 00:34:20,290
Hey, Liv...

801
00:34:24,830 --> 00:34:26,580
[ Door closes ]

802
00:34:33,880 --> 00:34:36,210
Abby: He's been like that
since he got here.

803
00:34:36,210 --> 00:34:37,460
Hasn't uttered a word.

804
00:34:37,460 --> 00:34:39,330
I made the doctors
check him out.

805
00:34:39,330 --> 00:34:41,620
They said he's in shock,

806
00:34:41,620 --> 00:34:43,460
that he needs to be
left alone.

807
00:34:43,460 --> 00:34:45,000
I had them check his heart
just in case.

808
00:34:47,250 --> 00:34:50,000
The last thing we need
is the President-Elect shot

809
00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:51,830
and his V.P.
having a heart attack...

810
00:34:51,830 --> 00:34:55,880
♪♪

811
00:34:55,880 --> 00:34:58,710
[ Camera shutter clicking ]

812
00:34:58,710 --> 00:35:01,920
I was sure it was him.

813
00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:04,750
I'm embarrassed,

814
00:35:04,750 --> 00:35:08,380
and I'm ashamed,
and I am...

815
00:35:08,380 --> 00:35:13,620
[ Sighs ] I am so sorry
for wasting your time.

816
00:35:13,620 --> 00:35:17,380
I wanted you to be right.

817
00:35:17,380 --> 00:35:19,880
You're always right.

818
00:35:25,670 --> 00:35:28,500
I figured
if you were right,

819
00:35:28,500 --> 00:35:30,460
my choice
would've been made for me.

820
00:35:35,790 --> 00:35:37,000
[ Sighs ]

821
00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:39,750
♪♪

822
00:35:39,750 --> 00:35:40,830
So what am I
supposed to do?

823
00:35:42,580 --> 00:35:44,170
You shouldn't be
asking me that.

824
00:35:44,170 --> 00:35:45,580
You know
what I'm gonna say.

825
00:35:45,580 --> 00:35:47,420
I'm biased.

826
00:35:47,420 --> 00:35:49,790
You're the only one
who can answer that
question now.

827
00:35:52,080 --> 00:35:54,750
I don't want to fix
another election.

828
00:35:56,460 --> 00:35:59,920
Then you know
what you have to do.

829
00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:06,380
Frankie Vargas
was a good man.

830
00:36:06,380 --> 00:36:08,080
Honorable.

831
00:36:08,080 --> 00:36:13,040
His family's loss
is the country's loss.

832
00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:15,210
And yours.

833
00:36:18,290 --> 00:36:21,790
I appreciate that,
Mr. President.

834
00:36:21,790 --> 00:36:25,040
I need you
to promise me something.

835
00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:26,670
Promise?

836
00:36:28,250 --> 00:36:30,290
I need you
to make me a promise

837
00:36:30,290 --> 00:36:33,330
right here, right now.

838
00:36:35,250 --> 00:36:37,380
Uh, uh, I'm not following.

839
00:36:37,380 --> 00:36:41,210
That you will uphold
the legacy of Francisco Vargas.

840
00:36:41,210 --> 00:36:45,120
That you will be
honorable, forthright,

841
00:36:45,120 --> 00:36:48,830
always put the country
above all else.

842
00:36:48,830 --> 00:36:50,500
Be better.

843
00:36:50,500 --> 00:36:52,170
Better?

844
00:36:52,170 --> 00:36:53,330
Than you are.

845
00:36:53,330 --> 00:36:54,920
Than I was.

846
00:36:56,210 --> 00:36:57,540
Sir?

847
00:36:57,540 --> 00:37:00,670
♪♪

848
00:37:03,330 --> 00:37:05,170
I am handing you

849
00:37:05,170 --> 00:37:06,920
the most beautiful thing
in the world.

850
00:37:06,920 --> 00:37:10,960
I am handing you America.

851
00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:12,170
Take care of it.

852
00:37:21,420 --> 00:37:22,880
Yes, sir.

853
00:37:22,880 --> 00:37:26,380
♪♪

854
00:37:26,380 --> 00:37:28,620
Good luck, Cy.

855
00:37:28,620 --> 00:37:33,460
♪♪

856
00:37:39,670 --> 00:37:40,540
[ Camera shutter clicking ]

857
00:37:40,540 --> 00:37:42,210
[ Breathes deeply ]

858
00:37:42,210 --> 00:37:43,420
[ Knock on door ]

859
00:37:44,620 --> 00:37:45,670
Hey.

860
00:37:48,080 --> 00:37:49,460
I already know.

861
00:37:49,460 --> 00:37:50,380
The President's
going to announce

862
00:37:50,380 --> 00:37:52,170
Frankie Vargas' death
this morning.

863
00:37:52,170 --> 00:37:54,080
And next to him
will be Cyrus Beene.

864
00:38:00,170 --> 00:38:01,500
Of course.

865
00:38:04,540 --> 00:38:06,710
[ Breathes deeply ]

866
00:38:06,710 --> 00:38:07,960
Thanks for the heads-up.

867
00:38:09,380 --> 00:38:12,420
♪♪

868
00:38:17,250 --> 00:38:19,170
So, now what?

869
00:38:19,170 --> 00:38:22,210
We wait on Liv,
see what she wants to do.

870
00:38:22,210 --> 00:38:24,540
Or we could go
to the Caribbean.
Charlie...

871
00:38:24,540 --> 00:38:26,170
I can hack into
the airline reservation system

872
00:38:26,170 --> 00:38:28,580
and get us a couple of
first-class tickets
in five minutes

873
00:38:28,580 --> 00:38:29,750
and be on the beach
by dinner.

874
00:38:29,750 --> 00:38:30,830
It's not the right time.

875
00:38:30,830 --> 00:38:31,830
Not the right time?

876
00:38:31,830 --> 00:38:33,170
Robin, how can you --
Enough!

877
00:38:33,170 --> 00:38:34,880
This is a place of work.

878
00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:36,460
People are trying to work.

879
00:38:36,460 --> 00:38:39,420
Charlie, Quinn doesn't want
to go to the Caribbean with you

880
00:38:39,420 --> 00:38:41,080
because she's a workaholic

881
00:38:41,080 --> 00:38:43,750
and she's
afraid of the ocean.
I am not.

882
00:38:43,750 --> 00:38:46,120
Quinn, Charlie wants to
take you to the Caribbean
so he can propose to you.

883
00:38:46,120 --> 00:38:47,580
Unless
he wants to kill you.

884
00:38:47,580 --> 00:38:49,080
Which one is it, Charlie?

885
00:38:49,080 --> 00:38:50,580
Do you want to murder her
or you want to marry her?

886
00:38:52,620 --> 00:38:54,250
I want to marry you,

887
00:38:54,250 --> 00:38:55,670
if you want to marry me.

888
00:38:58,420 --> 00:38:59,790
You look like
you're gonna vomit.

889
00:38:59,790 --> 00:39:03,210
Uh...no, I-I-I just...

890
00:39:03,210 --> 00:39:04,920
Marriage -- that's -- that's --
I mean -- I mean --

891
00:39:04,920 --> 00:39:06,460
Wha-- Did you even, like,
buy me a ring?

892
00:39:06,460 --> 00:39:08,080
Well, that was the plan,

893
00:39:08,080 --> 00:39:10,210
and then this whole
833 tip-line voicemail
thing happened

894
00:39:10,210 --> 00:39:11,380
and kind of put a damper
on things,

895
00:39:11,380 --> 00:39:12,960
so is it okay if I steal one
for you once we're there?

896
00:39:12,960 --> 00:39:14,460
832.

897
00:39:14,460 --> 00:39:16,830
Huh?
It was 832 voicemails.

898
00:39:16,830 --> 00:39:19,040
I downloaded the call log
off the FBI server.

899
00:39:19,040 --> 00:39:20,420
It was 833.

900
00:39:20,420 --> 00:39:22,000
So what do you say, Robin?

901
00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:23,710
Should we jump off a cliff
together?

902
00:39:23,710 --> 00:39:25,250
Let me see the call log.
Build a little home...

903
00:39:25,250 --> 00:39:26,330
Let me see the call log,
Charlie.

904
00:39:26,330 --> 00:39:27,670
...or, as our friends
in the Caribbean say,

905
00:39:27,670 --> 00:39:29,580
"una casita"?
Give me the damn call log,
Charlie!

906
00:39:33,460 --> 00:39:35,210
Something wrong?

907
00:39:35,210 --> 00:39:38,290
It is with
a profound sense of loss

908
00:39:38,290 --> 00:39:42,500
that I am announcing the passing
of Governor Francisco Vargas.

909
00:39:42,500 --> 00:39:44,540
Despite the valiant attempts
of his surgical team,

910
00:39:44,540 --> 00:39:47,290
Governor Vargas' injuries
were too severe,

911
00:39:47,290 --> 00:39:50,290
and he died this morning
at Saint Anne's Hospital.

912
00:39:50,290 --> 00:39:51,920
Olivia:
There's another message?

913
00:39:51,920 --> 00:39:53,460
Before I hacked the server,
someone else went in

914
00:39:53,460 --> 00:39:54,790
and manually deleted a message
off the tip line.

915
00:39:54,790 --> 00:39:56,580
What does it say?
Well, we don't know yet.

916
00:39:56,580 --> 00:39:57,960
I'm trying to recover it.

917
00:39:57,960 --> 00:39:59,960
Frankie Vargas passed away
before he was able

918
00:39:59,960 --> 00:40:01,500
to inhabit the office
he was elected to.

919
00:40:01,500 --> 00:40:04,170
But his achievements,

920
00:40:04,170 --> 00:40:06,620
his selfless work,
and his dreams

921
00:40:06,620 --> 00:40:09,170
shine a light forward
for all of us.

922
00:40:09,170 --> 00:40:10,880
And even though
we don't have the message,

923
00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:12,830
we do have the cellphone number
of the person who left it.

924
00:40:12,830 --> 00:40:14,040
Her name
is Jennifer Fields.

925
00:40:14,040 --> 00:40:15,580
She's a volunteer
on the Vargas campaign.

926
00:40:15,580 --> 00:40:17,250
Where is she now?
Last activity
on her cellphone

927
00:40:17,250 --> 00:40:19,620
came from a cabin she owns
on Burke Lake.

928
00:40:19,620 --> 00:40:21,500
60% of married adults
have had an affair!

929
00:40:21,500 --> 00:40:23,330
60%!
Quinn!

930
00:40:25,620 --> 00:40:28,000
Fitz:
There is no replacing Frankie,

931
00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:30,080
but if anyone is qualified

932
00:40:30,080 --> 00:40:32,880
to uphold the values
he held so dear,

933
00:40:32,880 --> 00:40:36,210
it's Vice President-Elect
Cyrus Beene,

934
00:40:36,210 --> 00:40:39,620
the man Governor Vargas himself
chose to be his successor

935
00:40:39,620 --> 00:40:40,920
in the event
of such a tragedy.

936
00:40:47,710 --> 00:40:50,170
God bless you,
and God bless America.

937
00:40:50,170 --> 00:40:52,460
Why aren't they
returning my calls?
I'm almost done

938
00:40:52,460 --> 00:40:54,170
decoding the deleted voicemail
from the server.

939
00:40:54,170 --> 00:40:56,170
Did you try them?
I-I-I would,

940
00:40:56,170 --> 00:40:58,330
but I'm just really close
to decoding this.
Something is wrong.

941
00:40:58,330 --> 00:41:00,420
I just told you to stop
what you're doing and call them,

942
00:41:00,420 --> 00:41:01,750
so that's
what you should be --
[ Door opens ]

943
00:41:03,540 --> 00:41:05,120
Olivia:
What happened?!

944
00:41:05,120 --> 00:41:07,540
Sorry. We need new phones.

945
00:41:07,540 --> 00:41:09,620
Did Jenny wear a ring?
Charlie?

946
00:41:09,620 --> 00:41:12,210
Check the photo.

947
00:41:12,210 --> 00:41:14,000
Ring -- yes.

948
00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:16,790
Right hand, ring finger,
gold band with a red stone?
Yep.

949
00:41:16,790 --> 00:41:17,830
We found Jenny.

950
00:41:17,830 --> 00:41:18,960
At least,
we found her hand.

951
00:41:18,960 --> 00:41:20,960
[ Camera shutter clicking ]

952
00:41:20,960 --> 00:41:21,880
Charlie?
What?

953
00:41:21,880 --> 00:41:22,920
Yes.

954
00:41:23,880 --> 00:41:24,880
What?

955
00:41:24,880 --> 00:41:26,620
Yes.

956
00:41:26,620 --> 00:41:28,040
Really?

957
00:41:28,040 --> 00:41:29,790
What is happening
right now?

958
00:41:29,790 --> 00:41:30,880
[ Computer beeps ]

959
00:41:30,880 --> 00:41:32,040
Uh...

960
00:41:32,040 --> 00:41:34,080
Uh, guys,
I think I got it --

961
00:41:34,080 --> 00:41:35,880
the deleted message.

962
00:41:37,750 --> 00:41:39,000
Jennifer:
Hi. My name is Jennifer Fields.

963
00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:41,120
I'm here at Fairmount Park.

964
00:41:41,120 --> 00:41:43,250
Governor Vargas,
he just got shot.

965
00:41:43,250 --> 00:41:46,290
♪♪

966
00:41:50,620 --> 00:41:51,790
Liv.

967
00:41:51,790 --> 00:41:55,460
♪♪

968
00:41:55,460 --> 00:41:57,460
I wanted to offer
my condolences.

969
00:41:57,460 --> 00:41:59,250
Thank you, Liv.

970
00:41:59,250 --> 00:42:01,290
[ Breathes deeply ]

971
00:42:01,290 --> 00:42:02,880
That means a lot.

972
00:42:02,880 --> 00:42:04,620
♪♪

973
00:42:04,620 --> 00:42:07,170
I was worried about you.

974
00:42:07,170 --> 00:42:09,500
[ Snickers ] I mean,

975
00:42:09,500 --> 00:42:11,710
I knew you could pretend
to grieve for one day,

976
00:42:11,710 --> 00:42:13,080
but two days in a row?

977
00:42:13,080 --> 00:42:14,960
Who knew
you had the acting chops?

978
00:42:17,210 --> 00:42:18,500
I have some information.

979
00:42:18,500 --> 00:42:20,960
I -- I'm not sure
who to talk to, but...

980
00:42:20,960 --> 00:42:22,620
My God...

981
00:42:22,620 --> 00:42:24,750
It was Cyrus Beene.

982
00:42:24,750 --> 00:42:26,790
He killed Frankie Vargas.

983
00:42:28,920 --> 00:42:31,040
You son of a bitch.

984
00:42:31,040 --> 00:42:33,000
I know you killed him,

985
00:42:33,000 --> 00:42:34,670
and I'm going to prove it.

986
00:42:34,670 --> 00:42:38,330
♪♪

987
00:42:50,120 --> 00:42:52,290
[ Camera shutter clicking ]

988
00:42:56,380 --> 00:42:59,250
♪♪