1 00:00:02,250 --> 00:00:03,880 Yes, Dad, I saw the article you sent. 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:05,710 I've just been busy. 3 00:00:05,710 --> 00:00:08,960 No, they're not overworking me, but I'm an intern, 4 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:11,710 so I kinda have to do, like, everything. 5 00:00:11,710 --> 00:00:12,710 [ Scoffs ] 6 00:00:12,710 --> 00:00:14,040 President? 7 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:16,000 I don't know, Dad. 8 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:17,830 Okay, I gotta go. 9 00:00:17,830 --> 00:00:20,500 I'll talk to you later. 10 00:00:20,500 --> 00:00:22,710 Love you, too. 11 00:00:22,710 --> 00:00:25,080 ♪♪ 12 00:00:25,080 --> 00:00:27,080 Can I help you? 13 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:28,580 I need a gun. 14 00:00:28,580 --> 00:00:30,170 You got ID? 15 00:00:33,250 --> 00:00:35,380 So what kind of gun you want? 16 00:00:35,380 --> 00:00:37,620 One that works. 17 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:46,330 [ Knock on door ] 18 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:51,290 I have nothing to say to you. 19 00:00:51,290 --> 00:00:54,120 It's about the hijacking. It was Cyrus. 20 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:56,620 Cyrus Beene hijacked his own plane for attention? 21 00:00:56,620 --> 00:00:58,290 He wants to be President. 22 00:00:58,290 --> 00:01:00,000 The election's not for another three years. 23 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:01,290 Seven if Mellie runs again. 24 00:01:01,290 --> 00:01:03,080 I don't think he wants to wait that long. 25 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:05,460 Cyrus wants the Oval. He wants it now. 26 00:01:05,460 --> 00:01:07,620 We need to figure out how he's going to take that, 27 00:01:07,620 --> 00:01:08,790 and what it means for Mellie. 28 00:01:08,790 --> 00:01:10,710 -We? -The team. 29 00:01:10,710 --> 00:01:12,040 You don't have a team. 30 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:13,790 I know that. 31 00:01:13,790 --> 00:01:15,830 No, you don't. If you did, you wouldn't come to my home, 32 00:01:15,830 --> 00:01:17,380 asking for favors. -Abby -- 33 00:01:17,380 --> 00:01:20,000 If I went to QPA with this and told them that it came from you? 34 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:21,250 I'd be out on my ass, too. 35 00:01:21,250 --> 00:01:23,170 That's how much they don't want to hear from you. 36 00:01:23,170 --> 00:01:24,380 I understand what you're saying. 37 00:01:24,380 --> 00:01:27,920 I wouldn't be here if I had another option. 38 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:31,080 I'm not asking for forgiveness, I'm asking for help. 39 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:32,710 I need help. 40 00:01:32,710 --> 00:01:34,000 Please. 41 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:36,040 ♪♪ 42 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:37,790 I'll see what I can do. 43 00:01:37,790 --> 00:01:40,170 And then, if this theory of yours proves to be true, 44 00:01:40,170 --> 00:01:42,540 the team will decide whether it's a fight worth fighting. 45 00:01:42,540 --> 00:01:46,750 ♪♪ 46 00:01:46,750 --> 00:01:48,250 Madam President? 47 00:01:48,250 --> 00:01:50,330 Mellie: Down here. 48 00:01:55,790 --> 00:01:58,380 I tweaked my back. Can you believe it? 49 00:01:58,380 --> 00:02:00,620 The doctor gave me a tennis ball, some Tylenol, 50 00:02:00,620 --> 00:02:01,790 and said, "Good luck." 51 00:02:01,790 --> 00:02:03,210 President of the United States. 52 00:02:03,210 --> 00:02:05,380 Short of overhauling the country's medical training, 53 00:02:05,380 --> 00:02:07,170 how can I help? -The federal budget. 54 00:02:07,170 --> 00:02:08,710 We're facing a government shutdown 55 00:02:08,710 --> 00:02:10,170 if we can't get the votes in Congress. 56 00:02:10,170 --> 00:02:12,040 You want to use B613 to dig up some dirt? 57 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:14,920 No. Threatening people creates resentment. 58 00:02:14,920 --> 00:02:17,040 I don't just want votes, I want support, 59 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:18,620 and there's an easier way. 60 00:02:18,620 --> 00:02:20,170 [ Gasps, sighs ] 61 00:02:20,170 --> 00:02:21,710 We need Cyrus. 62 00:02:21,710 --> 00:02:22,830 Madam President -- 63 00:02:22,830 --> 00:02:25,000 He's dominating in the polls right now. 64 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,210 We'd be foolish not to take advantage of it. 65 00:02:27,210 --> 00:02:28,710 I'd prefer we find another way. 66 00:02:28,710 --> 00:02:30,380 And I'd prefer to be on my feet, 67 00:02:30,380 --> 00:02:32,120 but until a better option presents itself... 68 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:33,380 [ Sighs ] 69 00:02:33,380 --> 00:02:34,750 ...you got to let your grudge match go. 70 00:02:34,750 --> 00:02:36,710 We need him. 71 00:02:36,710 --> 00:02:38,750 Yes, Madam President. 72 00:02:38,750 --> 00:02:40,080 Filiz: This thing's a mess. 73 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:41,420 The computer virus that managed 74 00:02:41,420 --> 00:02:43,290 to circumvent all our safety protocols 75 00:02:43,290 --> 00:02:45,000 and take control of the Vice President's plane 76 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:46,290 is a mess? 77 00:02:46,290 --> 00:02:48,710 A total hack job. It's got syntax errors, 78 00:02:48,710 --> 00:02:52,170 recursion loops, it leaks memory like the Exxon Valdez. 79 00:02:52,170 --> 00:02:53,460 I could cross-reference the code 80 00:02:53,460 --> 00:02:55,080 with the code of all known hackers, 81 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:56,620 but that would be a waste of time. 82 00:02:56,620 --> 00:02:58,790 No self-respecting coder did this. 83 00:02:58,790 --> 00:03:00,920 -So who did? -There are two possibilities. 84 00:03:00,920 --> 00:03:03,330 Either the coder is new -- like grade-school new -- 85 00:03:03,330 --> 00:03:05,040 or they did a crappy job on purpose 86 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:06,960 so the code would be impenetrable, 87 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:08,790 which would make them a secret genius. 88 00:03:08,790 --> 00:03:12,040 [ Camera shutter clicking ] 89 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:13,790 Liv. 90 00:03:13,790 --> 00:03:15,420 It's late. What's up? 91 00:03:15,420 --> 00:03:17,580 Not much. I was thinking about grabbing some dinner. 92 00:03:17,580 --> 00:03:19,170 Interested? 93 00:03:19,170 --> 00:03:21,250 You really don't have any other friends, do you? 94 00:03:21,250 --> 00:03:23,380 No. Not really. 95 00:03:23,380 --> 00:03:25,580 Although I did talk to Abby today. 96 00:03:25,580 --> 00:03:28,420 She even invited me into her apartment, so that's something. 97 00:03:28,420 --> 00:03:30,000 Yeah? What did you talk about? 98 00:03:31,920 --> 00:03:33,420 Nothing. [ Scoffs ] 99 00:03:33,420 --> 00:03:34,540 [ Knock on door ] 100 00:03:34,540 --> 00:03:35,920 Excuse me. I'm sorry. 101 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:38,580 I waited in reception but there wasn't anyone at the desk. 102 00:03:38,580 --> 00:03:39,960 Well, it's actually after hours, 103 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:41,210 so if you want to come back -- 104 00:03:41,210 --> 00:03:43,250 -You're Olivia Pope. -I am. 105 00:03:43,250 --> 00:03:45,620 You're the person I'm looking for. 106 00:03:45,620 --> 00:03:47,790 ♪♪ 107 00:03:47,790 --> 00:03:51,290 Alisha's only 21. No one's seen her in days. 108 00:03:51,290 --> 00:03:53,170 Her roommate doesn't know anything, 109 00:03:53,170 --> 00:03:55,790 and the cops say it's too soon to call her a missing person. 110 00:03:55,790 --> 00:03:57,960 I-I don't know this city. [ Chuckles ] 111 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:00,920 It's the first time I've set foot outside Ohio in 10 years. 112 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:04,500 Gary. I'm sorry, but this is not what I do. 113 00:04:04,500 --> 00:04:07,210 Not anymore. However, I am sure th-- 114 00:04:07,210 --> 00:04:09,420 She's here because of you. 115 00:04:09,420 --> 00:04:11,670 -What do you mean? -She idolizes you. 116 00:04:11,670 --> 00:04:13,500 She's watched you for years on TV 117 00:04:13,500 --> 00:04:15,330 speaking for members of Congress, 118 00:04:15,330 --> 00:04:17,500 senators, Presidents. 119 00:04:17,500 --> 00:04:19,210 [ Chuckles ] 120 00:04:19,210 --> 00:04:21,210 A woman who looks like her. 121 00:04:21,210 --> 00:04:23,500 You're the reason she fell in love with politics. 122 00:04:23,500 --> 00:04:25,460 You're the reason she came to D.C., 123 00:04:25,460 --> 00:04:27,460 the reason she became a Congressional intern. 124 00:04:27,460 --> 00:04:31,710 A-And she's doing so well. I'm -- I'm so proud. 125 00:04:31,710 --> 00:04:35,670 I-If you could see how hard she works, how smart she is, 126 00:04:35,670 --> 00:04:37,920 you'd be proud [scoffs] to have someone like Alisha 127 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:39,290 following in your footsteps. 128 00:04:39,290 --> 00:04:42,170 But something happened. 129 00:04:42,170 --> 00:04:46,040 She hasn't called me in a week, and it's not like her. 130 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:47,880 Something's wrong. 131 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:50,540 I...know it in my gut. 132 00:04:50,540 --> 00:04:53,330 ♪♪ 133 00:04:53,330 --> 00:04:56,170 Alisha came here because of you, 134 00:04:56,170 --> 00:05:00,080 and now I'm here because of you. 135 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:01,790 Please. 136 00:05:01,790 --> 00:05:04,380 Help me find my daughter. 137 00:05:04,380 --> 00:05:07,120 ♪♪ 138 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:14,460 Alisha Francis. 21-year-old Georgetown senior 139 00:05:14,460 --> 00:05:16,330 majoring in Government Affairs. 140 00:05:16,330 --> 00:05:18,670 Since the summer, she's been interning 141 00:05:18,670 --> 00:05:20,830 in the office of Ohio Congressman Philip Beard. 142 00:05:20,830 --> 00:05:22,250 [ Camera shutter clicking ] 143 00:05:22,250 --> 00:05:24,330 Her father hasn't heard from her for a week. 144 00:05:24,330 --> 00:05:26,420 Have you spoken to anyone in Congressman Beard's office? 145 00:05:26,420 --> 00:05:28,420 I tried them, but I just got the runaround. 146 00:05:28,420 --> 00:05:31,040 You think there's a case there? 147 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:34,080 I know this isn't exactly what we do, but... 148 00:05:35,670 --> 00:05:37,250 Okay. 149 00:05:37,250 --> 00:05:39,710 I'll head to her apartment. See what I can find. 150 00:05:39,710 --> 00:05:41,250 I'll reach out to Metro Police. 151 00:05:41,250 --> 00:05:43,170 They're getting pretty accustomed to hearing from me. 152 00:05:43,170 --> 00:05:47,170 ♪♪ 153 00:05:47,170 --> 00:05:50,540 ♪♪ 154 00:05:50,540 --> 00:05:52,500 Thank you. 155 00:05:52,500 --> 00:05:55,920 ♪♪ 156 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:58,830 Cyrus Beene, the Vice President of the United States, 157 00:05:58,830 --> 00:06:00,790 hijacked his own plane? That's -- 158 00:06:00,790 --> 00:06:02,380 The plot of a bad action movie? 159 00:06:02,380 --> 00:06:04,460 Now that I said it out loud, yeah, I guess it kind of is, 160 00:06:04,460 --> 00:06:06,210 but that doesn't mean it's not true. 161 00:06:06,210 --> 00:06:07,620 Well, where is this coming from? 162 00:06:07,620 --> 00:06:09,830 I-Is it a hunch? Have you been talking to someone? 163 00:06:09,830 --> 00:06:12,710 Just David. Something he told me got me thinking. 164 00:06:12,710 --> 00:06:14,250 Something? 165 00:06:14,250 --> 00:06:16,040 He said Cyrus requested that he go to Lisbon with him. 166 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:17,790 Cyrus Beene, my former boss -- 167 00:06:17,790 --> 00:06:20,330 A man whose personal e-mail still ends in "aol.com" -- 168 00:06:20,330 --> 00:06:23,120 suddenly signs up for a digital piracy summit an ocean away? 169 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:24,790 Why would he do that? Unless -- 170 00:06:24,790 --> 00:06:26,580 He wanted to be on Air Force Two. 171 00:06:26,580 --> 00:06:29,460 Excuse me. Before we all bust out the tinfoil hats, 172 00:06:29,460 --> 00:06:31,290 do I need to remind you people what happened 173 00:06:31,290 --> 00:06:33,330 the last time one of us ran up a White House conspiracy 174 00:06:33,330 --> 00:06:34,790 involving a plane? -Charlie. 175 00:06:34,790 --> 00:06:38,040 Quinn...can I speak to you for a sec? 176 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:39,080 Alone? 177 00:06:43,460 --> 00:06:46,080 Okay, talk. 178 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:48,880 I lost you. You were...dead. 179 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:52,000 Yeah, but now I'm back, and we have a job to do. 180 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,580 Yes, I know. But...going after Cyrus -- 181 00:06:54,580 --> 00:06:57,250 Is exactly the kind of thing we do here. 182 00:06:57,250 --> 00:06:59,380 Charlie, if Abby is right, 183 00:06:59,380 --> 00:07:01,670 if Cyrus is up to something and we do nothing? 184 00:07:01,670 --> 00:07:04,380 Then whatever happens next will be on us. 185 00:07:04,380 --> 00:07:06,170 I didn't come back to sit on the sidelines. 186 00:07:07,670 --> 00:07:09,920 [ Knock on door ] 187 00:07:11,250 --> 00:07:12,920 Olivia Pope. 188 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:14,120 Yes, and you are? 189 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:16,290 Meghan...Seeley. I... 190 00:07:16,290 --> 00:07:19,170 What are you doing here? 191 00:07:19,170 --> 00:07:21,880 I'm looking for Alisha Francis. 192 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:23,880 You're Alisha's hero. 193 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:26,290 Or, I guess heroine. 194 00:07:26,290 --> 00:07:28,920 You say she's been gone a couple of days. 195 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:33,120 She moped around for a day or so after she lost her job, 196 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:34,790 but I didn't see her after that. 197 00:07:34,790 --> 00:07:37,000 I figured she went home to her parents' place 198 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:38,620 to lick her wounds. -She lost her job when? 199 00:07:38,620 --> 00:07:40,790 Last week. 200 00:07:40,790 --> 00:07:44,620 She wouldn't have told you if she were leaving town? 201 00:07:44,620 --> 00:07:47,580 We really just share the rent. We're not super close. 202 00:07:47,580 --> 00:07:49,330 So then, she probably didn't talk to you 203 00:07:49,330 --> 00:07:50,750 about how she lost her job? 204 00:07:50,750 --> 00:07:53,540 [ Sighs ] Well, that's actually kinda awkward. 205 00:07:53,540 --> 00:07:55,420 We've both been interning for Congressman Beard. 206 00:07:55,420 --> 00:07:57,040 It's how we got matched as roommates. 207 00:07:57,040 --> 00:07:58,710 When your internship is over, 208 00:07:58,710 --> 00:08:01,080 they either hire you on full-time or they say, 209 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:03,540 "Thanks, but no thanks," and you have to figure out 210 00:08:03,540 --> 00:08:05,790 something else to do with your life. 211 00:08:05,790 --> 00:08:09,170 I got hired, but Alisha... 212 00:08:09,170 --> 00:08:11,330 She didn't. 213 00:08:11,330 --> 00:08:12,960 Yeah. 214 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaking of, I really should get to work. 215 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:18,040 You go ahead, finish getting ready. 216 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:19,120 I'll walk out with you. 217 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:23,250 ♪♪ 218 00:08:23,250 --> 00:08:28,120 ♪♪ 219 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:30,250 Fitz: "I promise I didn't mean to offend you, 220 00:08:30,250 --> 00:08:32,210 and I hope we can let bygones be bygones. 221 00:08:32,210 --> 00:08:34,330 It's my dream to have a career in Washington. 222 00:08:34,330 --> 00:08:37,080 I've worked too hard to be GFV'ed for this. 223 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:39,580 I'm not going to tell anyone what happened. 224 00:08:39,580 --> 00:08:41,120 I hope you can do the same for me." 225 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:42,500 What's "GFV"? 226 00:08:42,500 --> 00:08:45,000 Alisha sent this e-mail to her boss, Tim Waterbend, 227 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:47,170 just hours before she was fired. 228 00:08:47,170 --> 00:08:48,540 Metro police on it now, too. 229 00:08:48,540 --> 00:08:49,960 -Good. -What did you say to them? 230 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:51,750 I gave them her name, and they ran a check on her. 231 00:08:51,750 --> 00:08:53,460 Turns out, around the time Alisha disappeared, 232 00:08:53,460 --> 00:08:56,830 she bought a gun. That got their attention. 233 00:08:56,830 --> 00:08:59,330 What'd I miss? -Olivia: Take a look. 234 00:08:59,330 --> 00:09:00,750 Alisha lost her job last week. 235 00:09:00,750 --> 00:09:02,580 She sent an e-mail to her boss, 236 00:09:02,580 --> 00:09:06,120 telling him she "wouldn't tell anyone what happened." 237 00:09:08,670 --> 00:09:09,960 You guys notice the part 238 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:12,120 where she asks her boss not to "GFV" her? 239 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:13,670 Does that mean something to you? 240 00:09:13,670 --> 00:09:15,120 I'm gonna show you something. 241 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:17,540 They call it the "fresh meat" list. 242 00:09:17,540 --> 00:09:19,880 It's a list of all the attractive female interns 243 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:21,250 on the Hill. -Oh, a hot list. 244 00:09:23,170 --> 00:09:24,380 What? I didn't invent the term. 245 00:09:24,380 --> 00:09:26,330 That's what we called it when I was in college. 246 00:09:26,330 --> 00:09:28,290 You know, before the Internet. 247 00:09:28,290 --> 00:09:29,670 I got sent the link anonymously 248 00:09:29,670 --> 00:09:31,500 when I first started at the White House. 249 00:09:31,500 --> 00:09:33,420 Dudes use their initials to log "reviews" 250 00:09:33,420 --> 00:09:34,790 for interns they, uh... 251 00:09:34,790 --> 00:09:36,250 We get it. 252 00:09:36,250 --> 00:09:37,210 [ Camera shutter clicking ] 253 00:09:37,210 --> 00:09:39,040 Still up and running. Unbelievable. 254 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:40,540 Is Alisha on here? 255 00:09:40,540 --> 00:09:41,790 [ Camera shutter clicking ] 256 00:09:41,790 --> 00:09:43,040 Bingo. 257 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:44,250 I still don't understand what -- 258 00:09:44,250 --> 00:09:45,580 GFV, like on a menu. 259 00:09:45,580 --> 00:09:47,420 "Gluten-Free Vegan". 260 00:09:47,420 --> 00:09:48,460 Ugh. 261 00:09:50,170 --> 00:09:51,620 It means she won't put out. 262 00:09:51,620 --> 00:09:53,460 And if you're one of the guys on this list 263 00:09:53,460 --> 00:09:55,210 and you get her résumé -- -You won't hire her. 264 00:09:55,210 --> 00:09:57,830 TW...Tim Waterbend. 265 00:09:57,830 --> 00:10:00,670 [ Keyboard clacking ] 266 00:10:00,670 --> 00:10:02,420 The day after she was fired, 267 00:10:02,420 --> 00:10:04,420 Alisha sent her résumé to 28 openings 268 00:10:04,420 --> 00:10:06,120 via the .gov internal jobs listings. 269 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:07,920 Guess how many responses she got? 270 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:09,830 -Ah, don't tell me. -Zero. 271 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:14,540 So the gun -- you think she bought it for revenge? 272 00:10:14,540 --> 00:10:16,750 Girl has a dream of working in D.C., 273 00:10:16,750 --> 00:10:19,920 girl lands coveted internship at Congressman's office, 274 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:21,420 Congressman's Chief of Staff fires girl 275 00:10:21,420 --> 00:10:22,750 because she won't sleep with him. 276 00:10:22,750 --> 00:10:24,250 Girl buys gun, girl disappears. 277 00:10:24,250 --> 00:10:26,000 There's only a handful of ways this story ends. 278 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:29,080 And none of them are good. 279 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:31,250 [ Camera shutter clicking ] 280 00:10:31,250 --> 00:10:33,210 And the Democrats are, well [Sighs] they haven't even 281 00:10:33,210 --> 00:10:34,960 made clear their precise issues with the budget. 282 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:36,540 I think they want us to go into a shutdown. 283 00:10:36,540 --> 00:10:38,170 Of course they do. 284 00:10:38,170 --> 00:10:40,460 And they'll say it's because we were unwilling to compromise. 285 00:10:40,460 --> 00:10:42,000 Mm. [ Gasps ] 286 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:43,750 How'd you throw it out? 287 00:10:43,750 --> 00:10:44,830 [ Sighs ] 288 00:10:44,830 --> 00:10:48,460 Just stress, I think. 289 00:10:48,460 --> 00:10:50,830 So you want me to talk to some folks? 290 00:10:50,830 --> 00:10:52,290 Would you? 291 00:10:52,290 --> 00:10:54,170 I know how in demand you are right now. 292 00:10:54,170 --> 00:10:56,290 It's just a slow news cycle. 293 00:10:56,290 --> 00:10:58,500 I'd be happy to whip some Dems into shape. 294 00:10:58,500 --> 00:10:59,790 [ Sighs ] 295 00:10:59,790 --> 00:11:03,500 Cyrus...I'm so glad you're all right. 296 00:11:03,500 --> 00:11:05,120 [ Sighs ] 297 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:07,290 I wanted to apologize directly for -- 298 00:11:07,290 --> 00:11:10,080 Madam President, you have nothing to apologize for. 299 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:12,880 If we hadn't regained control of that plane, 300 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:15,040 shooting it down would've been the right decision. 301 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:16,330 The only decision. 302 00:11:16,330 --> 00:11:17,880 I would've done the same if I were you. 303 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:19,500 [ Sighs ] 304 00:11:19,500 --> 00:11:20,880 ♪♪ 305 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:22,250 Thank you. 306 00:11:22,250 --> 00:11:23,880 Thank you for understanding. 307 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:25,830 You get some rest. 308 00:11:25,830 --> 00:11:26,830 I will. 309 00:11:26,830 --> 00:11:28,500 And, Cyrus? 310 00:11:28,500 --> 00:11:31,170 We are going to figure out who hijacked that plane. 311 00:11:31,170 --> 00:11:32,620 There will be justice. 312 00:11:32,620 --> 00:11:34,080 I believe it. 313 00:11:39,290 --> 00:11:40,830 VPs are used to taking a back seat, 314 00:11:40,830 --> 00:11:42,790 but America's put you in the spotlight. 315 00:11:42,790 --> 00:11:45,210 How are you planning to spend all this new political capital? 316 00:11:45,210 --> 00:11:46,920 I'm focused on one thing -- 317 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:50,170 supporting the agenda of President Mellie Grant. 318 00:11:50,170 --> 00:11:52,040 This virus they used to hijack the plane, 319 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:53,580 there is no way that the NSA 320 00:11:53,580 --> 00:11:55,540 or any other government agency developed malware 321 00:11:55,540 --> 00:11:56,960 with this much code smell. 322 00:11:56,960 --> 00:11:58,380 Cyrus must've farmed it out. 323 00:11:58,380 --> 00:12:00,170 Which means there's a money trail. Charlie? 324 00:12:00,170 --> 00:12:02,210 Not his personal account. No unusual activity. 325 00:12:02,210 --> 00:12:04,250 The assets in Cyrus's blind trust have not been touched. 326 00:12:04,250 --> 00:12:05,790 Okay, what about secret off-shore accounts? 327 00:12:05,790 --> 00:12:08,120 I could look into those and not find anything, 328 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:09,500 or, you know, we could call it. 329 00:12:09,500 --> 00:12:12,000 Call it? We've been working on it for like two seconds. 330 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:13,790 But I've already broken like seven Federal laws. 331 00:12:13,790 --> 00:12:15,380 Shh! Where's the painting? 332 00:12:15,380 --> 00:12:17,080 -What painting? -The Cezanne. 333 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:18,250 "The Boy in the Red Vest". 334 00:12:18,250 --> 00:12:19,920 The one that Fenton Glackland gave him. 335 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:21,920 It's not there. -Glackland gave him a Cezanne? 336 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:23,500 A real Cezanne? That must be worth -- 337 00:12:23,500 --> 00:12:25,500 Enough to hire a hacker to write you 338 00:12:25,500 --> 00:12:27,420 a special Air Force Two hijacking virus. 339 00:12:27,420 --> 00:12:29,250 And to finance whatever comes next. 340 00:12:29,250 --> 00:12:31,120 But you have a contact in the art underworld, don't you? 341 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:32,790 All right, I'll give it a shot. 342 00:12:32,790 --> 00:12:36,460 ♪♪ 343 00:12:36,460 --> 00:12:40,620 ♪♪ 344 00:12:40,620 --> 00:12:43,040 It's something...isn't it? 345 00:12:44,420 --> 00:12:46,670 A shame I won't be able to enjoy it. 346 00:12:46,670 --> 00:12:48,120 I don't follow. 347 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:53,580 She just met with Abby Whelan. 348 00:12:53,580 --> 00:12:55,040 [ Sighs ] 349 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:57,500 Olivia Pope is having her investigate you. 350 00:12:57,500 --> 00:12:58,790 [ Scoffs ] Lonnie -- 351 00:12:58,790 --> 00:13:00,460 This is getting too dangerous. 352 00:13:00,460 --> 00:13:03,580 What if -- What if she finds your hacker? 353 00:13:03,580 --> 00:13:05,290 What if she finds me? 354 00:13:05,290 --> 00:13:06,750 You haven't done anything wrong. 355 00:13:06,750 --> 00:13:09,750 You paid me with a Cezanne so there wouldn't be a money trail. 356 00:13:09,750 --> 00:13:13,290 Don't tell me I haven't done anything wrong. 357 00:13:13,290 --> 00:13:16,500 John Adams was a farmer who just wanted to be a good lawyer. 358 00:13:16,500 --> 00:13:18,580 George Washington's greatest wish 359 00:13:18,580 --> 00:13:22,210 was a royal commission to the British army. 360 00:13:22,210 --> 00:13:24,750 No one sets out to be a revolutionary. 361 00:13:24,750 --> 00:13:27,380 Not at first. Sometimes history doesn't give you a choice. 362 00:13:27,380 --> 00:13:29,710 The Founding Fathers, Mr. Vice President? 363 00:13:29,710 --> 00:13:30,920 Really? 364 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:32,460 Why not? They were just men. 365 00:13:32,460 --> 00:13:34,500 Men like us who saw a corrupt system 366 00:13:34,500 --> 00:13:36,040 and had to do something about it. 367 00:13:37,620 --> 00:13:40,210 You've got a job to do. An important job. 368 00:13:40,210 --> 00:13:42,670 Worry about that. 369 00:13:42,670 --> 00:13:45,880 Let me worry about Olivia Pope. 370 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:51,460 ♪♪ 371 00:13:51,460 --> 00:13:53,620 [ Door opens ] 372 00:13:53,620 --> 00:13:55,710 I'm sorry, I don't know an Allison Franklin. 373 00:13:55,710 --> 00:13:57,330 Alisha Francis. 374 00:13:57,330 --> 00:13:59,250 [ Phone beeps ] She was your intern in your office. 375 00:13:59,250 --> 00:14:01,040 Maybe it would help if you saw her name in print. 376 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:03,380 What do you mean? 377 00:14:03,380 --> 00:14:04,750 See? He remembers. 378 00:14:04,750 --> 00:14:06,540 -Where did you get that? -I don't see how that matters. 379 00:14:06,540 --> 00:14:08,000 All I see is the name of a missing girl 380 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:09,420 with your initials stamped right next to it. 381 00:14:09,420 --> 00:14:11,210 [ Phone beeps ] Initials? 382 00:14:11,210 --> 00:14:13,290 Please. You don't know what you're talking about. 383 00:14:13,290 --> 00:14:14,420 Yes, we do, and you know that we do, 384 00:14:14,420 --> 00:14:16,250 which is why you haven't even glanced at your phone 385 00:14:16,250 --> 00:14:17,420 once in the last thirty seconds, 386 00:14:17,420 --> 00:14:18,830 even though it's been beeping incessantly. 387 00:14:18,830 --> 00:14:20,170 [ Phone beeps ] 388 00:14:22,460 --> 00:14:23,750 It's not my fault. 389 00:14:23,750 --> 00:14:25,670 If she didn't want to play the game, that's on her, 390 00:14:25,670 --> 00:14:28,500 but I'm not responsible -- -Not responsible? 391 00:14:28,500 --> 00:14:30,750 You ruined a woman's life, destroyed her career, 392 00:14:30,750 --> 00:14:32,920 because she wouldn't sleep with you. 393 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:35,040 You think I cared about that? You have the list. 394 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:37,000 I'm not hurting here, okay? 395 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:38,670 But there is a way the game is played. 396 00:14:38,670 --> 00:14:40,790 Everybody knows that. She knows that. 397 00:14:40,790 --> 00:14:43,170 I never told anyone not to hire her, 398 00:14:43,170 --> 00:14:44,750 but if she had made some better choices -- 399 00:14:44,750 --> 00:14:45,830 Where is she? 400 00:14:45,830 --> 00:14:47,330 I told you, I don't know. 401 00:14:47,330 --> 00:14:48,790 No, you didn't. 402 00:14:48,790 --> 00:14:50,460 You told me you didn't know her, 403 00:14:50,460 --> 00:14:52,290 and that was a lie, but you can try to tell me that 404 00:14:52,290 --> 00:14:53,580 now if you want, and I won't believe it, 405 00:14:53,580 --> 00:14:54,790 because I know about the gun. 406 00:14:54,790 --> 00:14:56,080 What? 407 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:57,330 [ Whispering ] Alisha bought a gun. 408 00:14:57,330 --> 00:14:59,880 And if I had to guess, I'd say it's because 409 00:14:59,880 --> 00:15:02,670 she knows who's responsible for screwing up her life. 410 00:15:02,670 --> 00:15:03,880 That's insane. 411 00:15:03,880 --> 00:15:05,790 Maybe, but it's what I would've done. 412 00:15:05,790 --> 00:15:07,460 [ Phone beeps ] So, I don't know 413 00:15:07,460 --> 00:15:09,920 if she wanted to hurt you, or if she just wanted to scare you, 414 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:12,170 but whatever happened, clearly it didn't go the way she planned 415 00:15:12,170 --> 00:15:14,830 because you're still here and she's not... [ Phone beeping ] 416 00:15:14,830 --> 00:15:16,790 which, as far as I'm concerned, is the injustice of the century. 417 00:15:16,790 --> 00:15:18,540 And for the love of God, would you just put your phone 418 00:15:18,540 --> 00:15:19,460 on vibrate like a normal person! 419 00:15:19,460 --> 00:15:20,790 Liv. 420 00:15:20,790 --> 00:15:22,580 It's not his. 421 00:15:22,580 --> 00:15:23,750 It's mine. 422 00:15:23,750 --> 00:15:29,120 ♪♪ 423 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:35,120 ♪♪ 424 00:15:35,420 --> 00:15:40,040 So, Waterbend's not just a sleaze, he's a murderer. 425 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:42,960 Do they think he used her own gun against her -- 426 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:43,880 He didn't kill her. 427 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:45,500 Excuse me? 428 00:15:45,500 --> 00:15:47,580 It was suicide, Liv. That's why she bought the gun. 429 00:15:49,580 --> 00:15:51,880 She killed herself. 430 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:57,580 ♪♪ 431 00:15:57,580 --> 00:16:02,330 ♪♪ 432 00:16:02,330 --> 00:16:06,500 [ Voice breaking ] She just, uh... 433 00:16:06,500 --> 00:16:09,460 never said anything. 434 00:16:09,460 --> 00:16:13,330 And do something like this, hurt herself in this way... 435 00:16:13,330 --> 00:16:15,000 [ Sobs ] 436 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:16,580 She could've talked to me. 437 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:21,040 To think that she felt so alone. 438 00:16:22,620 --> 00:16:24,120 [ Sighs ] 439 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:26,290 This town... 440 00:16:26,290 --> 00:16:28,670 these monsters. 441 00:16:28,670 --> 00:16:30,170 [ Sighs ] 442 00:16:31,670 --> 00:16:33,920 And you. 443 00:16:35,290 --> 00:16:37,750 You think I don't know who you really are? 444 00:16:37,750 --> 00:16:39,750 I watch the news. 445 00:16:39,750 --> 00:16:44,210 I know about your... relationship with Grant. 446 00:16:44,210 --> 00:16:48,460 Oh, you're at the top of the heap, 447 00:16:48,460 --> 00:16:52,380 and everyone knows who you screwed to get there. 448 00:16:52,380 --> 00:16:55,290 Gary...I understand that you're hurting, 449 00:16:55,290 --> 00:16:56,460 but that's not -- 450 00:16:56,460 --> 00:16:58,830 She was here because of you. 451 00:16:58,830 --> 00:17:02,290 But you are not a role model. 452 00:17:02,290 --> 00:17:05,080 But my daughter couldn't see that. 453 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:08,920 She couldn't see how disgusting this place is, 454 00:17:08,920 --> 00:17:11,500 and how you fit right in. 455 00:17:11,500 --> 00:17:13,420 Because she was good. 456 00:17:13,420 --> 00:17:16,000 She was a good person. 457 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,000 She was better than you... 458 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:20,330 ♪♪ 459 00:17:20,330 --> 00:17:22,920 ...and she wouldn't play this sick game. 460 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:25,670 And she died because of it. 461 00:17:25,670 --> 00:17:30,540 She followed you into the swamp, and it sucked her under. 462 00:17:30,540 --> 00:17:35,710 ♪♪ 463 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:43,790 We can't just let this go. Alisha deserves justice. 464 00:17:43,790 --> 00:17:45,170 Waterbend might not have killed her, 465 00:17:45,170 --> 00:17:46,670 but he's not innocent. We have to do something. 466 00:17:46,670 --> 00:17:48,880 We have to do something for every woman on this list. 467 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:50,500 Behavior like this is allowed to fester 468 00:17:50,500 --> 00:17:52,170 because those in power allow it to. 469 00:17:52,170 --> 00:17:54,710 I'm here, yes. Absolutely, I'll take any time you can give me. 470 00:17:54,710 --> 00:17:56,920 Yes, and? And so maybe I talk to their bosses. 471 00:17:56,920 --> 00:17:58,210 -You're kidding. -Five minutes is fine, 472 00:17:58,210 --> 00:17:59,580 although I'd love 10. -I'm not. 473 00:17:59,580 --> 00:18:02,830 This town is one big, endless frat party 474 00:18:02,830 --> 00:18:04,250 with zero accountability. 475 00:18:04,250 --> 00:18:06,290 Don't tell me their bosses, men of your generation, 476 00:18:06,290 --> 00:18:08,120 are any better, and what moral high ground 477 00:18:08,120 --> 00:18:09,460 do you think you have, anyway? 478 00:18:09,460 --> 00:18:10,830 I'm on the books. 479 00:18:10,830 --> 00:18:13,040 Talked my way into 15 minutes with the President. 480 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:15,380 If we can get her to consider legislation -- 481 00:18:15,380 --> 00:18:17,920 That'd be great for the future, but it won't do much 482 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:20,080 for the problem in front of us right now. 483 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:21,960 This shouldn't be that difficult. 484 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:24,830 We have a list that proves these men abused their power. 485 00:18:24,830 --> 00:18:26,960 Shouldn't this be enough of a smoking gun on its own? 486 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:28,460 It should be, but it isn't. 487 00:18:28,460 --> 00:18:30,040 [ Sighs ] 488 00:18:37,580 --> 00:18:39,210 [ Papers rustle ] 489 00:18:42,830 --> 00:18:45,000 What is it? 490 00:18:47,500 --> 00:18:49,790 Your name is on the list, too. 491 00:18:49,790 --> 00:18:52,080 T.W. ranked you a "Prime Rib". 492 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:54,500 I assume that's Tim Waterbend? 493 00:18:54,500 --> 00:18:58,500 Meghan, when Tim Waterbend took you to dinner last month, 494 00:18:58,500 --> 00:19:01,790 did he make it explicit that you wouldn't be hired 495 00:19:01,790 --> 00:19:04,040 unless you slept with him? 496 00:19:06,420 --> 00:19:08,380 I'd had a couple drinks. 497 00:19:08,380 --> 00:19:11,670 I figured it'd be easier to just put up with it. 498 00:19:11,670 --> 00:19:13,210 You know these guys. 499 00:19:13,210 --> 00:19:16,620 If you reject them, they get so...butt-hurt about it. 500 00:19:16,620 --> 00:19:18,380 I know exactly. 501 00:19:18,380 --> 00:19:20,960 Because this rejected man -- your boss -- 502 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:22,580 used the fresh meat list 503 00:19:22,580 --> 00:19:24,920 to make sure Alisha would never work in Washington again. 504 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:26,710 Because she wouldn't sleep with him?! 505 00:19:26,710 --> 00:19:29,460 The good news is we can use this list to build a case 506 00:19:29,460 --> 00:19:31,420 against the man who fired her. 507 00:19:31,420 --> 00:19:33,670 But it would help if some of the other women 508 00:19:33,670 --> 00:19:35,620 whose names appear on the list 509 00:19:35,620 --> 00:19:38,290 were willing to corroborate these kinds of details. 510 00:19:38,290 --> 00:19:40,120 ♪♪ 511 00:19:40,120 --> 00:19:42,790 You want me to out this pig as a pig. 512 00:19:42,790 --> 00:19:44,380 ♪♪ 513 00:19:44,380 --> 00:19:46,170 Ruin his career. 514 00:19:46,170 --> 00:19:48,330 But what happens to my career? 515 00:19:48,330 --> 00:19:50,710 I don't know. But at least, unlike Alisha, 516 00:19:50,710 --> 00:19:52,540 you'll still have your life. 517 00:19:52,540 --> 00:19:55,330 If nobody finds the courage to take these men on, 518 00:19:55,330 --> 00:19:58,210 they're just gonna keep doing what they've been doing. 519 00:19:58,210 --> 00:20:01,000 [ Camera shutter clicking ] 520 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:05,460 Even more disturbing than what's in that folder 521 00:20:05,460 --> 00:20:07,460 is what happens to staffers on the Hill 522 00:20:07,460 --> 00:20:09,250 when they try to report workplace harassment 523 00:20:09,250 --> 00:20:10,460 to her or his boss. 524 00:20:10,460 --> 00:20:11,710 Oh, I know. 525 00:20:11,710 --> 00:20:14,290 When I was a Senator, every female knew it by heart. 526 00:20:14,290 --> 00:20:16,170 30 days counseling, 30 days mediation, 527 00:20:16,170 --> 00:20:18,170 meaning confrontations with your harasser 528 00:20:18,170 --> 00:20:20,250 and not-so-veiled threats by your harasser 529 00:20:20,250 --> 00:20:22,380 and their very powerful legal defense team. 530 00:20:22,380 --> 00:20:24,330 The odds are immediately stacked against you. 531 00:20:24,330 --> 00:20:26,170 And if you're a woman of color? 532 00:20:26,170 --> 00:20:28,000 Mm. 533 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:30,710 All that's left for these women is a non-disclosure agreement, 534 00:20:30,710 --> 00:20:32,420 a ruined career, and then it's... 535 00:20:32,420 --> 00:20:34,540 -Back to business as usual. -Yes. 536 00:20:34,540 --> 00:20:37,330 We have to do something about this, Madam President. 537 00:20:37,330 --> 00:20:39,670 The way to truly prevent harassment 538 00:20:39,670 --> 00:20:42,710 is to incorporate a punitive clause into any new legislation. 539 00:20:42,710 --> 00:20:44,380 [ Chuckles ] That's great. 540 00:20:44,380 --> 00:20:47,460 [ Scoffs ] Well, ideally it's great, but realistically? 541 00:20:47,460 --> 00:20:50,000 You're asking me to propose a bill that would punish 542 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:52,380 many of the lawmakers who would need to pass it. 543 00:20:52,380 --> 00:20:55,460 They would scour that bill and find enough flaws 544 00:20:55,460 --> 00:20:57,620 that it would never even make it to my desk. 545 00:20:57,620 --> 00:20:59,290 What about an executive order? 546 00:20:59,290 --> 00:21:01,750 Congress would insinuate that I was abusing my power 547 00:21:01,750 --> 00:21:03,540 for a personal cause. 548 00:21:03,540 --> 00:21:06,120 [ Sighs ] I can't do it. 549 00:21:09,580 --> 00:21:12,170 You can't, or you don't want to? 550 00:21:13,670 --> 00:21:16,120 Marcus -- Come on, there's got to be a way for us to -- 551 00:21:16,120 --> 00:21:18,170 I'm sure there is a way. This just may not be it. 552 00:21:18,170 --> 00:21:19,620 Maybe you don't want to put forth the effort 553 00:21:19,620 --> 00:21:21,290 to make it happen. -Just because you are not 554 00:21:21,290 --> 00:21:23,000 getting what you want, don't accuse me -- 555 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:25,040 Oh, Mellie, when it comes to you, I never get what I want. 556 00:21:28,830 --> 00:21:33,580 ♪♪ 557 00:21:33,580 --> 00:21:38,880 ♪♪ 558 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:40,920 Thank you for coming, Marcus. 559 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:43,710 ♪♪ 560 00:21:43,710 --> 00:21:47,500 I will take your proposal into consideration. 561 00:21:47,500 --> 00:21:51,620 ♪♪ 562 00:21:51,620 --> 00:21:56,830 ♪♪ 563 00:21:56,830 --> 00:21:58,790 [ Door opens, shuts ] 564 00:21:58,790 --> 00:22:03,210 ♪♪ 565 00:22:03,210 --> 00:22:05,000 [ Gasps ] 566 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:07,250 [ Groans ] 567 00:22:07,250 --> 00:22:09,040 [ Sighs ] 568 00:22:11,750 --> 00:22:12,920 What's so funny? 569 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:15,460 Cyrus sent me a thing. Look. 570 00:22:15,460 --> 00:22:18,210 Cyrus Beene bobbleheads. -You guys are texting? 571 00:22:18,210 --> 00:22:20,790 On and off. Is that my lo mein? 572 00:22:20,790 --> 00:22:22,620 Hey, you don't have anything to do 573 00:22:22,620 --> 00:22:25,380 with this pervy spreadsheet that's going around, do you? 574 00:22:25,380 --> 00:22:26,790 Pervy spreadsheet? 575 00:22:26,790 --> 00:22:29,750 There's a list going around Congress ranking female interns. 576 00:22:29,750 --> 00:22:31,540 Some girl killed herself over it. 577 00:22:31,540 --> 00:22:33,750 I think Liv's working with the dad to sort it out. 578 00:22:33,750 --> 00:22:36,920 So, you and Cyrus, you guys are like friends now? 579 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:39,460 Brothers in arms, Abby. We cheated death together. 580 00:22:39,460 --> 00:22:41,460 Has he been asking about the investigation? 581 00:22:41,460 --> 00:22:43,750 What do you mean? Like whether or not you guys have any suspects, 582 00:22:43,750 --> 00:22:45,080 that kind of thing. -Not really. 583 00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:46,540 Even if he did, I wouldn't know anything. 584 00:22:46,540 --> 00:22:48,620 You're the Attorney General of the United States. 585 00:22:48,620 --> 00:22:50,750 That's correct. But in the case of the hijacking, 586 00:22:50,750 --> 00:22:52,830 I'm also a witness. It's a conflict of interest. 587 00:22:52,830 --> 00:22:55,380 You recused yourself? -I had to. 588 00:22:55,380 --> 00:22:57,500 -Recused himself? -He's a potential witness. 589 00:22:57,500 --> 00:22:59,380 Conflicting out David could have been 590 00:22:59,380 --> 00:23:01,080 part of Cyrus' plan from the beginning. 591 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:03,330 What'd you get from Lola? -Lola was a dead end, 592 00:23:03,330 --> 00:23:04,670 but she does have a Chagall available 593 00:23:04,670 --> 00:23:06,380 if anyone's got a couple million lying around. 594 00:23:06,380 --> 00:23:08,250 Was there anything on the darknet? 595 00:23:08,250 --> 00:23:10,540 Nope, and I haven't had any luck tying Cyrus to the malware. 596 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:13,380 Hmm. 597 00:23:13,380 --> 00:23:14,880 Is that a good "hmm" or a bad "hmm"? 598 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:17,170 Could be nothing, but I just found a draft of his speech 599 00:23:17,170 --> 00:23:18,920 for the Al Smith dinner on Cyrus' computer. 600 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:20,750 The Al Smith dinner? That was the same day 601 00:23:20,750 --> 00:23:22,210 Air Force Two was hijacked. -Hold up. 602 00:23:22,210 --> 00:23:24,120 Didn't you say that he asked to go to that pirate summit? 603 00:23:24,120 --> 00:23:25,250 Why would he waste his time 604 00:23:25,250 --> 00:23:26,420 writing a speech for this other thing? 605 00:23:26,420 --> 00:23:28,040 According to his calendar's metadata, 606 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:30,120 he was supposed to go to the Al Smith dinner last night, 607 00:23:30,120 --> 00:23:31,670 and the summit was dumped on him last-minute. 608 00:23:31,670 --> 00:23:33,380 All right, so let me get this straight. 609 00:23:33,380 --> 00:23:35,080 We can't prove that Cyrus sold the painting, 610 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:37,460 we can't tie him to the virus, and he wasn't even supposed to 611 00:23:37,460 --> 00:23:38,880 be on the plane when it all went down. 612 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:40,960 So tell me again why we're wasting our time with this? 613 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:42,880 I hate to admit it, Abby, but Charlie's right. 614 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:44,380 -Thank you? -Did David say anything else 615 00:23:44,380 --> 00:23:46,500 that could be helpful to us? 616 00:23:50,620 --> 00:23:53,620 It wasn't David. It was Liv. 617 00:23:53,620 --> 00:23:56,170 Liv? She said he all but admitted it to her. 618 00:23:56,170 --> 00:23:57,580 -Liv said? -I'm sorry, but -- 619 00:23:57,580 --> 00:23:58,920 -Shut it down! -You wouldn't have 620 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:00,620 gone along with it if I had told you the truth. 621 00:24:00,620 --> 00:24:02,330 We're done! Take the board down now. 622 00:24:02,330 --> 00:24:04,880 I know I messed up. I know. But this is not about Liv. 623 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:06,580 Of course it is! 624 00:24:06,580 --> 00:24:08,670 Everything Olivia Pope does is about Olivia Pope. 625 00:24:08,670 --> 00:24:09,960 She used you, Abby. 626 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:11,540 David almost died on that plane. 627 00:24:11,540 --> 00:24:13,380 And I almost died in a basement. 628 00:24:13,380 --> 00:24:15,000 I am not going down another rabbit hole 629 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:16,880 that could end with one of us actually dead. 630 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:18,040 Not for Olivia, not anymore. 631 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:20,620 ♪♪ 632 00:24:20,620 --> 00:24:22,920 [ Door opens, closes ] 633 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:27,920 Cyrus did good with Mais and Regnier, 634 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:30,670 but Stowell and Clinesmith and a few others aren't budging. 635 00:24:30,670 --> 00:24:32,500 If we don't make some changes to the budget, 636 00:24:32,500 --> 00:24:33,540 a shutdown is inevitable. 637 00:24:33,540 --> 00:24:34,830 So much for getting an early night. 638 00:24:34,830 --> 00:24:36,580 Oh. Mm. 639 00:24:36,580 --> 00:24:38,670 [ Sighs ] 640 00:24:38,670 --> 00:24:39,920 We'll make it fun. 641 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:41,420 -Fun? -Yeah. 642 00:24:41,420 --> 00:24:43,420 We'll have the kitchen make us some fried chicken, 643 00:24:43,420 --> 00:24:45,040 get you a hot pad for your back, 644 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:47,420 and delve into the finer points of corporate tax law. 645 00:24:47,420 --> 00:24:49,790 I think you and I have very different ideas about fun. 646 00:24:49,790 --> 00:24:51,880 Oh, tell me, what would you rather focus on 647 00:24:51,880 --> 00:24:54,460 than exemptions and deductions and discretionary spending? 648 00:24:54,460 --> 00:24:56,710 Actually... 649 00:24:56,710 --> 00:24:59,620 since you asked... 650 00:24:59,620 --> 00:25:02,830 I'm thinking of introducing legislation 651 00:25:02,830 --> 00:25:05,000 addressing how this country handles sexual harassment 652 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:07,040 in the workplace, starting right here on the Hill. 653 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:10,920 It's good. Important. 654 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:12,170 [ Sighs ] 655 00:25:12,170 --> 00:25:13,830 The Democrats will vote for it, 656 00:25:13,830 --> 00:25:15,540 and then they'll hold it over your head 657 00:25:15,540 --> 00:25:17,380 when you try to push this budget through, 658 00:25:17,380 --> 00:25:19,040 forcing you to make all kinds of compromises 659 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:21,170 because, hey, they went along with your harassment bill 660 00:25:21,170 --> 00:25:22,580 even though they wanted it all along. 661 00:25:22,580 --> 00:25:23,920 And then there's the Republicans -- 662 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:25,830 -But if we wait -- -If we wait... 663 00:25:25,830 --> 00:25:27,790 it'll be an easy sell. 664 00:25:27,790 --> 00:25:30,210 Tackle it in a few months... 665 00:25:30,210 --> 00:25:32,000 once this budget's been safely passed. 666 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:35,290 [ Scoffs ] 667 00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:38,500 [ Intercom beeps ] 668 00:25:38,500 --> 00:25:41,790 Rachel...we're gonna need fried chicken. 669 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:45,460 [ Camera shutter clicking ] 670 00:25:57,290 --> 00:25:58,580 You have news? 671 00:25:59,880 --> 00:26:03,500 Not about Cyrus, though -- about the team. 672 00:26:03,500 --> 00:26:08,000 They know that it was you who put me on this. 673 00:26:10,210 --> 00:26:11,880 And? 674 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:14,960 We're dropping the investigation. 675 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:17,210 I couldn't keep lying to them, Liv. 676 00:26:17,210 --> 00:26:19,960 They're my friends. 677 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:26,580 [ Siren wails distantly ] 678 00:26:26,580 --> 00:26:28,790 I hear you're working a case on the Hill. 679 00:26:28,790 --> 00:26:30,670 How's that going? 680 00:26:33,500 --> 00:26:35,670 About as well as this one. 681 00:26:43,380 --> 00:26:46,620 He's guilty, Abby. 682 00:26:46,620 --> 00:26:48,830 Cyrus did this. 683 00:26:48,830 --> 00:26:51,790 You may be right... 684 00:26:51,790 --> 00:26:54,830 but it can't be us who proves it. 685 00:27:15,670 --> 00:27:18,500 [ Sighs ] 686 00:27:18,500 --> 00:27:20,380 What if we put a guarantee 687 00:27:20,380 --> 00:27:23,420 on the funding for the Vet Affairs program? 688 00:27:23,420 --> 00:27:25,250 Stowell and Clinesmith have been pushing 689 00:27:25,250 --> 00:27:27,380 that vet assistance bill for months in committee. 690 00:27:27,380 --> 00:27:29,540 You guarantee funding, they'll owe you their votes, plus some. 691 00:27:29,540 --> 00:27:32,500 Ah! Two down! Two glasses of hooch coming up! 692 00:27:32,500 --> 00:27:33,710 [ Gasps ] Oh. 693 00:27:33,710 --> 00:27:35,830 [ Gasping ] 694 00:27:35,830 --> 00:27:37,580 [ Grunts ] 695 00:27:37,580 --> 00:27:38,790 You okay? 696 00:27:38,790 --> 00:27:40,210 [ Groans ] 697 00:27:40,210 --> 00:27:41,670 She will be after some hooch. 698 00:27:41,670 --> 00:27:42,960 And throw me the tennis ball, too? 699 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:44,830 Yep. 700 00:27:44,830 --> 00:27:46,080 Here. -[ Sighs ] 701 00:27:47,420 --> 00:27:48,960 Ohh. 702 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:50,290 [ Sighs ] 703 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:54,210 [ Glass clinks ] 704 00:27:55,540 --> 00:27:57,460 All right. 705 00:27:57,460 --> 00:27:58,580 Oh. 706 00:27:58,580 --> 00:27:59,580 Cheers. 707 00:27:59,580 --> 00:28:00,920 Ah! 708 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:02,080 [ Painful chuckling ] 709 00:28:17,290 --> 00:28:19,040 You gonna be in fighting shape to celebrate 710 00:28:19,040 --> 00:28:20,170 when we pass this thing? 711 00:28:20,170 --> 00:28:21,790 I hope so. 712 00:28:21,790 --> 00:28:25,000 If the press gets word that I'm laid up because of Happy Baby -- 713 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:27,380 I'm sorry. Happy Baby? 714 00:28:27,380 --> 00:28:29,210 It's a pose. 715 00:28:29,210 --> 00:28:30,830 A yoga pose. 716 00:28:30,830 --> 00:28:34,460 I threw my back out doing yoga. 717 00:28:34,460 --> 00:28:37,500 Oh, we are definitely not telling the press that. 718 00:28:37,500 --> 00:28:39,420 I should've known better! 719 00:28:39,420 --> 00:28:42,250 Presidents don't roll themselves into pretzels. 720 00:28:42,250 --> 00:28:44,420 They run or play tennis 721 00:28:44,420 --> 00:28:47,500 or some other Western, accident-free activity. 722 00:28:47,500 --> 00:28:49,330 You think running and tennis are accident-free? 723 00:28:49,330 --> 00:28:50,500 W-well. 724 00:28:50,500 --> 00:28:52,880 1979, Jimmy Carter tries to run a 10K. 725 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:55,920 Three miles in, he faints into the arms of his detail. 726 00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:57,380 -[ Laughs ] -Bush Sr... 727 00:28:57,380 --> 00:28:59,120 exhausts himself playing doubles tennis 728 00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:00,670 with the Japanese prime minister -- 729 00:29:00,670 --> 00:29:02,000 which he loses, by the way -- 730 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:03,330 and then a few hours later, 731 00:29:03,330 --> 00:29:05,210 he hurls his dinner into the guy's lap. 732 00:29:05,210 --> 00:29:06,500 In front of all the press. 733 00:29:06,500 --> 00:29:09,330 [ Laughing ] No, no more, no more! It hurts, it hurts! 734 00:29:09,330 --> 00:29:11,290 So you're doing just fine with your Happy Baby. 735 00:29:12,620 --> 00:29:15,170 Oh! 736 00:29:16,580 --> 00:29:17,920 We make a good team, you and me. 737 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:19,960 [ Sighs ] Yeah. 738 00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:25,000 [ Sighs ] 739 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:27,250 [ Giggles ] 740 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:34,460 ♪♪ 741 00:29:34,460 --> 00:29:38,670 ♪♪ 742 00:29:38,670 --> 00:29:43,620 ♪♪ 743 00:29:43,620 --> 00:29:44,880 Jake, I... 744 00:29:44,880 --> 00:29:46,540 Mellie, I, uh... 745 00:29:46,540 --> 00:29:50,830 I... 746 00:29:50,830 --> 00:29:53,000 I think you should go. 747 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:57,960 ♪♪ 748 00:29:57,960 --> 00:30:00,170 [ Groans ] 749 00:30:00,170 --> 00:30:02,170 [ Sighs ] 750 00:30:02,170 --> 00:30:03,580 You need me to help you? 751 00:30:03,580 --> 00:30:05,460 Um...I'm fine. 752 00:30:05,460 --> 00:30:11,120 ♪♪ 753 00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:12,670 Good night, Madam President. 754 00:30:12,670 --> 00:30:16,000 ♪♪ 755 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:18,750 [ Door opens, closes ] 756 00:30:18,750 --> 00:30:24,250 ♪♪ 757 00:30:24,250 --> 00:30:27,500 [ Camera shutter clicking ] 758 00:30:27,500 --> 00:30:29,040 I was thinking about grabbing some sandwiches 759 00:30:29,040 --> 00:30:30,120 from the deli up the block. You want? 760 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:31,460 Uh, yeah. 761 00:30:31,460 --> 00:30:33,120 What're you working on over there? 762 00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:34,710 Nothing. 763 00:30:34,710 --> 00:30:38,080 You are not still screwing around with that virus. 764 00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:39,420 Quinn told us to drop that. 765 00:30:39,420 --> 00:30:43,920 I know. But it feels wrong to drop it. 766 00:30:43,920 --> 00:30:45,170 What if the old Liv is back? 767 00:30:45,170 --> 00:30:46,710 [ Scoffs ] Please. 768 00:30:46,710 --> 00:30:48,170 You've seen what she's been doing 769 00:30:48,170 --> 00:30:49,750 since she left the White House. 770 00:30:49,750 --> 00:30:51,500 Maybe she's -- maybe she's coming back. 771 00:30:51,500 --> 00:30:53,040 The old Liv is dead! 772 00:30:54,670 --> 00:30:57,080 There's no coming back after what she's done. 773 00:30:57,080 --> 00:31:00,040 No resurrection and life-everlasting hallelujah. 774 00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:03,460 Maybe she's try-- The only thing that matters to Liv is the White House. 775 00:31:03,460 --> 00:31:05,670 She doesn't care about justice. 776 00:31:05,670 --> 00:31:08,210 All she cares about is getting back on Mellie's good side. 777 00:31:08,210 --> 00:31:09,290 I'm not working for Liv, 778 00:31:09,290 --> 00:31:11,420 and I'm not working for the White House. 779 00:31:11,420 --> 00:31:14,620 As far as I'm concerned, the whole thing can burn. 780 00:31:14,620 --> 00:31:20,620 ♪♪ 781 00:31:28,380 --> 00:31:30,420 You okay? 782 00:31:32,620 --> 00:31:34,670 We just need one -- 783 00:31:34,670 --> 00:31:36,920 just one of these women to come forward. 784 00:31:36,920 --> 00:31:38,120 I know. 785 00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:42,000 [ Sighs ] 786 00:31:44,460 --> 00:31:46,500 Hey. 787 00:31:46,500 --> 00:31:49,120 Did I... 788 00:31:49,120 --> 00:31:51,330 when we first met -- 789 00:31:51,330 --> 00:31:52,620 On the campaign trail? 790 00:31:52,620 --> 00:31:53,750 Yeah. 791 00:31:56,830 --> 00:31:58,460 What about it? 792 00:31:59,830 --> 00:32:01,620 Was I... 793 00:32:01,620 --> 00:32:03,880 What? 794 00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:05,920 I don't know. 795 00:32:05,920 --> 00:32:08,120 ♪♪ 796 00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:09,710 Inappropriate? 797 00:32:09,710 --> 00:32:12,120 ♪♪ 798 00:32:12,120 --> 00:32:14,540 -You're asking if -- -Yes. 799 00:32:14,540 --> 00:32:16,170 I mean it. 800 00:32:16,170 --> 00:32:18,210 Really? You're asking if you and I -- 801 00:32:18,210 --> 00:32:20,210 Did I cross a line? 802 00:32:20,210 --> 00:32:23,330 I just want to know. 803 00:32:23,330 --> 00:32:28,880 ♪♪ 804 00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:30,920 No. 805 00:32:30,920 --> 00:32:32,750 ♪♪ 806 00:32:32,750 --> 00:32:35,120 That was different. We crossed that line together. 807 00:32:37,210 --> 00:32:39,170 Do you regret it? 808 00:32:39,170 --> 00:32:45,170 ♪♪ 809 00:32:45,670 --> 00:32:47,420 No. 810 00:32:47,420 --> 00:32:50,380 ♪♪ 811 00:32:50,380 --> 00:32:52,960 I would cross that line again. 812 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:57,920 ♪♪ 813 00:32:57,920 --> 00:32:59,120 [ Footsteps approaching ] 814 00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:02,080 -Look who stopped by. -Meghan. 815 00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:04,500 Hi. 816 00:33:04,500 --> 00:33:06,580 I'm in. 817 00:33:06,580 --> 00:33:09,960 ♪♪ 818 00:33:09,960 --> 00:33:13,670 [ Camera shutter clicking ] 819 00:33:13,670 --> 00:33:16,380 [ Indistinct conversations ] 820 00:33:16,380 --> 00:33:18,380 Um... 821 00:33:18,380 --> 00:33:20,670 [ Whitney Houston's "I Believe In You And Me" plays ] 822 00:33:20,670 --> 00:33:24,080 ♪♪ 823 00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:27,210 I'm here today to talk about the death 824 00:33:27,210 --> 00:33:30,460 of my friend and co-worker, Alisha Francis. 825 00:33:30,460 --> 00:33:33,540 A week ago, Alisha lost her job. 826 00:33:33,540 --> 00:33:36,670 A few days later, 827 00:33:36,670 --> 00:33:39,290 she took her own life. 828 00:33:39,290 --> 00:33:41,420 Before she was fired, 829 00:33:41,420 --> 00:33:45,880 Alisha made a courageous, professional choice -- 830 00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:48,880 one that, for her... 831 00:33:48,880 --> 00:33:54,250 ♪ You will always be the one ♪ 832 00:33:54,250 --> 00:33:56,330 ...ended in tragedy. 833 00:33:56,330 --> 00:34:00,000 Her choice was to decline to perform sexual favors 834 00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:02,920 for a man who had the power to help or hurt her 835 00:34:02,920 --> 00:34:04,830 in her chosen career. 836 00:34:04,830 --> 00:34:06,210 ♪ I believe in dreams again ♪ 837 00:34:06,210 --> 00:34:09,170 He punished her for that choice, 838 00:34:09,170 --> 00:34:12,040 not just with the loss of her job, 839 00:34:12,040 --> 00:34:16,040 but with a devastating assault on her professional reputation. 840 00:34:16,040 --> 00:34:21,170 If you're asking yourselves how I know all this, 841 00:34:21,170 --> 00:34:23,790 it's because I had the same choice to make, 842 00:34:23,790 --> 00:34:25,710 and I chose differently. 843 00:34:25,710 --> 00:34:29,120 I had sex with this man, 844 00:34:29,120 --> 00:34:30,920 and just as he promised, 845 00:34:30,920 --> 00:34:33,920 I was rewarded with a permanent position. 846 00:34:33,920 --> 00:34:37,960 I don't relish standing up here to discuss my sex life, 847 00:34:37,960 --> 00:34:40,960 but I see no other way to expose a culture 848 00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:43,790 where women cannot succeed on their own merits, 849 00:34:43,790 --> 00:34:47,040 but are instead judged by their attractiveness 850 00:34:47,040 --> 00:34:49,210 and their sexual compliance. 851 00:34:49,210 --> 00:34:51,830 Ms. Seeley's statement has prompted an outpouring 852 00:34:51,830 --> 00:34:54,420 of similar stories from other female Hill staffers -- 853 00:34:54,420 --> 00:34:57,000 some dating as far back as the 1980s. 854 00:34:57,000 --> 00:34:59,540 And a group of these women has even turned the tables 855 00:34:59,540 --> 00:35:02,380 on predatory men, compiling a counter-list 856 00:35:02,380 --> 00:35:05,250 of D.C.'s worst sexual offenders. 857 00:35:05,250 --> 00:35:09,620 ♪♪ 858 00:35:09,620 --> 00:35:10,750 That was incredible. 859 00:35:10,750 --> 00:35:12,330 Olivia: Meghan was very brave. 860 00:35:12,330 --> 00:35:13,960 I told you we only needed one. 861 00:35:13,960 --> 00:35:16,330 Yes, you are very smart. 862 00:35:16,330 --> 00:35:18,250 Would you like your gold star now? 863 00:35:18,250 --> 00:35:21,170 Seriously, I know there's so much more to do, 864 00:35:21,170 --> 00:35:23,790 and I'm willing to help in any way I can. 865 00:35:23,790 --> 00:35:26,000 Thank you. I agree. 866 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:28,620 ♪♪ 867 00:35:28,620 --> 00:35:30,380 I'll be in touch. 868 00:35:30,380 --> 00:35:34,500 ♪♪ 869 00:35:34,500 --> 00:35:39,960 ♪ 'Cause I believe in you and me ♪ 870 00:35:39,960 --> 00:35:42,040 Don't be a stranger, Olivia Pope. 871 00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:44,670 ♪♪ 872 00:35:50,210 --> 00:35:51,580 Thank you. 873 00:35:51,580 --> 00:35:53,920 [ Sighs ] 874 00:35:53,920 --> 00:35:56,080 Madam President. 875 00:35:56,080 --> 00:35:58,210 I'm announcing my intention later this afternoon 876 00:35:58,210 --> 00:36:00,620 to pursue legislation tackling workplace sexual harassment. 877 00:36:00,620 --> 00:36:02,290 I thought that you should know. 878 00:36:02,290 --> 00:36:04,960 -I thought we agreed that -- -We didn't agree on anything. 879 00:36:04,960 --> 00:36:07,080 You gave me your opinion, I had a different one, 880 00:36:07,080 --> 00:36:08,620 which is that you should do your job 881 00:36:08,620 --> 00:36:12,250 and help me both get my budget and pass my legislation. 882 00:36:12,250 --> 00:36:14,330 Is that something you're capable of? 883 00:36:16,500 --> 00:36:18,960 Madam President, I'd like to apologize for last night. 884 00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:20,290 Clearly, I misread the situation. 885 00:36:20,290 --> 00:36:22,380 Look, Jake. 886 00:36:22,380 --> 00:36:24,880 [ Sighs ] It's two things. 887 00:36:24,880 --> 00:36:29,880 One, I am not starting an affair in the Oval with a subordinate, 888 00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:32,540 which, let me remind you -- despite our friendship, 889 00:36:32,540 --> 00:36:35,420 despite the fact that we make a "good team" -- is what you are. 890 00:36:35,420 --> 00:36:37,250 I will not be another Fitzgerald Grant 891 00:36:37,250 --> 00:36:38,960 and Olivia Pope, nor am I interested 892 00:36:38,960 --> 00:36:41,670 in sleeping with someone who has slept with Olivia Pope. 893 00:36:41,670 --> 00:36:43,790 I know far too much about where you've been -- 894 00:36:43,790 --> 00:36:45,710 That's two things. Is there anything else? 895 00:36:45,710 --> 00:36:47,210 Yes, actually. 896 00:36:47,210 --> 00:36:49,170 Three -- 897 00:36:49,170 --> 00:36:51,790 if this is some kind of power hunt -- 898 00:36:51,790 --> 00:36:55,080 That's where I draw the line. [ Sighs ] 899 00:36:55,080 --> 00:36:58,250 You may think it's inappropriate to start something, 900 00:36:58,250 --> 00:37:00,210 you may be uninterested, fine. 901 00:37:00,210 --> 00:37:04,120 But I have plenty of power without needing [Sighs] 902 00:37:05,880 --> 00:37:08,210 ...I made an advance because I was attracted to you. 903 00:37:08,210 --> 00:37:09,920 Forgive me. 904 00:37:09,920 --> 00:37:12,290 And do you think it's lost on me 905 00:37:12,290 --> 00:37:14,080 that this is the week 906 00:37:14,080 --> 00:37:16,330 that you suddenly find yourself attracted to me, 907 00:37:16,330 --> 00:37:18,420 of all the weeks that we have known each other? 908 00:37:18,420 --> 00:37:20,420 The one week I need a little extra help, 909 00:37:20,420 --> 00:37:23,120 the one week that I'm a damsel in distress -- 910 00:37:23,120 --> 00:37:25,830 A damsel in -- I was attracted to you because it felt good, 911 00:37:25,830 --> 00:37:27,380 us working together. 912 00:37:27,380 --> 00:37:29,330 And when you and Fitz had a good week working together, 913 00:37:29,330 --> 00:37:30,670 did you hold his hand, too? 914 00:37:32,960 --> 00:37:34,880 I hope you get well soon, Madam President. 915 00:37:36,670 --> 00:37:39,460 [ Door opens, closes ] 916 00:37:39,460 --> 00:37:40,920 [ Camera shutter clicking ] 917 00:37:40,920 --> 00:37:43,540 As Washington continues to reel from recent reports 918 00:37:43,540 --> 00:37:45,670 of widespread sexual misconduct, 919 00:37:45,670 --> 00:37:47,750 President Mellie Grant has announced her intentions 920 00:37:47,750 --> 00:37:49,830 of attacking this problem on a national level. 921 00:37:49,830 --> 00:37:51,920 Analysts consider the President's move 922 00:37:51,920 --> 00:37:53,250 to be particularly bold 923 00:37:53,250 --> 00:37:55,920 in that she risks losing support she needs 924 00:37:55,920 --> 00:37:58,750 in order to push along an already-embattled budget. 925 00:37:58,750 --> 00:38:01,000 [ Knock on door ] 926 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:03,170 Hi. 927 00:38:03,170 --> 00:38:05,460 Come in. 928 00:38:07,500 --> 00:38:11,790 I just wanted to tell you that I saw the press conference. 929 00:38:11,790 --> 00:38:13,880 It was good. 930 00:38:13,880 --> 00:38:15,500 Great. 931 00:38:17,620 --> 00:38:19,000 Thanks. 932 00:38:22,290 --> 00:38:26,040 I guess I could've called, but after all of... 933 00:38:26,040 --> 00:38:30,620 I thought maybe you wouldn't pick up. 934 00:38:30,620 --> 00:38:32,710 I would've. 935 00:38:41,080 --> 00:38:43,000 I don't blame the team. 936 00:38:44,580 --> 00:38:48,120 I can't because...in the end, 937 00:38:48,120 --> 00:38:50,620 this is not their fight. 938 00:38:50,620 --> 00:38:53,330 ♪♪ 939 00:38:53,330 --> 00:38:57,120 It's not Quinn's, it's not yours, it's mine. 940 00:38:57,120 --> 00:39:01,380 I'm the one who needs to step up because I made Mellie a promise. 941 00:39:01,380 --> 00:39:02,750 At some point or another, 942 00:39:02,750 --> 00:39:04,750 men would try to strip her of power. 943 00:39:04,750 --> 00:39:08,250 I promised that I wouldn't stand by and let that happen. 944 00:39:08,250 --> 00:39:14,120 No matter the fallout, no matter how hard Cyrus pushes back, 945 00:39:14,120 --> 00:39:16,500 I can't let Mellie stand alone. 946 00:39:16,500 --> 00:39:21,420 ♪♪ 947 00:39:21,420 --> 00:39:24,120 Well... 948 00:39:24,120 --> 00:39:26,670 I'm in. 949 00:39:26,670 --> 00:39:28,620 Really? 950 00:39:28,620 --> 00:39:30,960 Yeah. 951 00:39:32,580 --> 00:39:35,710 You had me at dismantling the patriarchy. 952 00:39:35,710 --> 00:39:38,250 ♪♪ 953 00:39:38,250 --> 00:39:40,500 Okay. 954 00:39:40,500 --> 00:39:42,460 ♪♪ 955 00:39:46,540 --> 00:39:47,580 Filiz: Sir. 956 00:39:47,580 --> 00:39:49,420 Not a good time. 957 00:39:49,420 --> 00:39:50,580 I know who made the virus. 958 00:39:50,580 --> 00:39:55,620 ♪♪ 959 00:39:55,620 --> 00:39:57,540 [ Knock on door ] 960 00:39:57,540 --> 00:39:59,620 What? 961 00:39:59,620 --> 00:40:01,750 [ Sighs ] 962 00:40:01,750 --> 00:40:04,670 Those are the build time-stamps embedded in the virus's code. 963 00:40:04,670 --> 00:40:05,790 Huck. 964 00:40:05,790 --> 00:40:07,540 It's Charlie's IP address. 965 00:40:07,540 --> 00:40:10,290 The virus was modified from his laptop. 966 00:40:10,290 --> 00:40:12,670 So what? That virus was on all of our laptops. 967 00:40:12,670 --> 00:40:15,080 Yeah, but he had it the day before 968 00:40:15,080 --> 00:40:16,710 it infected Air Force Two. 969 00:40:16,710 --> 00:40:21,210 ♪♪ 970 00:40:21,210 --> 00:40:23,620 This doesn't make any sense. 971 00:40:23,620 --> 00:40:26,250 He was against us looking into this case from the start 972 00:40:26,250 --> 00:40:28,120 because he knew what we'd find. 973 00:40:28,120 --> 00:40:31,460 He's angry, Quinn. Really, really angry. 974 00:40:31,460 --> 00:40:36,420 ♪♪ 975 00:40:36,420 --> 00:40:38,620 There you are. Ready? 976 00:40:38,620 --> 00:40:40,170 What was it? 977 00:40:40,170 --> 00:40:42,790 Some kind of relapse, hmm? 978 00:40:42,790 --> 00:40:44,880 You got bored working with the good guys? 979 00:40:44,880 --> 00:40:46,540 Slipped back into bad habits? 980 00:40:46,540 --> 00:40:48,380 Couldn't resist an old-school conspiracy? 981 00:40:48,380 --> 00:40:50,500 I don't know what you're talking about. 982 00:40:50,500 --> 00:40:52,500 Huck traced it. You wrote that virus. 983 00:40:52,500 --> 00:40:53,920 I did not. 984 00:40:53,920 --> 00:40:55,580 You're working with Cyrus again. 985 00:40:55,580 --> 00:40:57,250 I'm not. 986 00:40:57,250 --> 00:40:59,920 You don't think I have had enough lies for the year?! 987 00:40:59,920 --> 00:41:01,880 Look, I don't know what Huck found, but the hijacking? 988 00:41:01,880 --> 00:41:03,380 I had nothing to do with it. -[ Scoffs ] 989 00:41:03,380 --> 00:41:05,040 Why would I? I'm your fiancé. 990 00:41:05,040 --> 00:41:07,460 The father of your child. I don't need that stuff anymore. 991 00:41:07,460 --> 00:41:09,380 Then how did that virus end up on your laptop? 992 00:41:09,380 --> 00:41:11,290 How the hell would I know? Someone must've put it there! 993 00:41:13,750 --> 00:41:15,580 Wait. 994 00:41:17,210 --> 00:41:18,540 Oh, my God. 995 00:41:18,540 --> 00:41:20,920 We need to get you out of here. 996 00:41:20,920 --> 00:41:22,920 [ Door bangs open ] 997 00:41:22,920 --> 00:41:24,170 Freeze! Let's see your hands! 998 00:41:24,170 --> 00:41:25,540 -Hands! -No sudden moves! 999 00:41:25,540 --> 00:41:27,210 Up against the wall. 1000 00:41:27,210 --> 00:41:28,880 You get your hands off of him! 1001 00:41:28,880 --> 00:41:30,580 Clear over here. 1002 00:41:30,580 --> 00:41:34,670 ♪♪ 1003 00:41:34,670 --> 00:41:36,920 I'm here to announce that Federal Agents 1004 00:41:36,920 --> 00:41:39,080 have just completed the arrest of a suspect 1005 00:41:39,080 --> 00:41:41,580 in our investigation of the hijacking of Air Force Two. 1006 00:41:41,580 --> 00:41:44,120 Details will be forthcoming. 1007 00:41:44,120 --> 00:41:45,670 As a witness to the hijacking, 1008 00:41:45,670 --> 00:41:48,330 I have recused myself from the investigation. 1009 00:41:48,330 --> 00:41:50,790 In my place, the Deputy Attorney General 1010 00:41:50,790 --> 00:41:52,880 has appointed as Special Prosecutor 1011 00:41:52,880 --> 00:41:55,880 the former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1012 00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:57,420 Lonnie Mencken. 1013 00:41:57,420 --> 00:41:59,830 Lonnie's reputation for results 1014 00:41:59,830 --> 00:42:02,540 is matched only by his reputation for integrity, 1015 00:42:02,540 --> 00:42:04,620 and I have no doubt that he'll bring this episode 1016 00:42:04,620 --> 00:42:06,620 to its swift and just conclusion. 1017 00:42:06,620 --> 00:42:07,670 Thank you. 1018 00:42:07,670 --> 00:42:09,790 Thank you. 1019 00:42:09,790 --> 00:42:11,500 [ Knock on door ] 1020 00:42:11,500 --> 00:42:17,500 ♪♪ 1021 00:42:17,540 --> 00:42:23,080 ♪♪ 1022 00:42:29,170 --> 00:42:35,170 ♪♪ 1023 00:42:36,290 --> 00:42:42,290 ♪♪ 1024 00:42:43,420 --> 00:42:49,460 ♪♪ 1025 00:42:50,580 --> 00:42:56,580 ♪♪