1 00:00:00,450 --> 00:00:01,650 We're done. 2 00:00:01,950 --> 00:00:03,650 What? 3 00:00:03,851 --> 00:00:05,151 I'm letting you go. 4 00:00:05,186 --> 00:00:07,570 Previously on "Scandal"... David Rosen! 5 00:00:07,605 --> 00:00:10,323 Why is Quinn Perkins' dead ex-boyfriend, 6 00:00:10,357 --> 00:00:12,725 calling one of the grant administration's biggest donors 7 00:00:12,743 --> 00:00:14,778 11 times the week he's blown to bits? 8 00:00:14,829 --> 00:00:16,395 Wake up and smell the cover-up, Abby. 9 00:00:16,413 --> 00:00:19,449 This is a conspiracy. Who knows how high up it goes? 10 00:00:19,500 --> 00:00:22,168 I hear we have a David Rosen issue. 11 00:00:22,203 --> 00:00:24,037 That we do, Livvie. That we do. 12 00:00:25,306 --> 00:00:26,806 I can't be here. I shouldn't be here. 13 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:28,841 I am out of the White House. The press could see me. 14 00:00:28,859 --> 00:00:30,676 I am risking everything. Everything. 15 00:00:30,694 --> 00:00:32,612 We are all risking everything. 16 00:00:32,646 --> 00:00:34,147 Would you rather we met inside the White House? 17 00:00:34,181 --> 00:00:36,832 Does that feel less like a felony to you? 18 00:00:36,900 --> 00:00:37,717 (Lowered voice) Secret service is outside that door. 19 00:00:37,751 --> 00:00:40,102 Please do not shout the word "felony" in this room. 20 00:00:40,337 --> 00:00:42,755 We wouldn't even be in this room if it weren't for Hollis. 21 00:00:42,789 --> 00:00:44,940 Now, now, just a minute. 22 00:00:44,975 --> 00:00:46,959 We all jumped off the bridge together. Heck, we held hands. 23 00:00:46,977 --> 00:00:50,162 She means after the bridge and the hand-holding, 24 00:00:50,180 --> 00:00:51,530 when you went rogue. 25 00:00:51,565 --> 00:00:52,998 You freelanced, Hollis. 26 00:00:53,416 --> 00:00:55,850 You're damn right I freelanced. There's a big old mess, 27 00:00:55,885 --> 00:00:58,253 and hell if anyone else is gonna clean it up. 28 00:00:58,304 --> 00:01:00,288 Now we can sit here all night twisting my nipples, 29 00:01:00,323 --> 00:01:02,057 over something I did to protect you ingrates, 30 00:01:02,091 --> 00:01:03,475 or we can address the fact that if David Rosen 31 00:01:03,509 --> 00:01:06,728 finds the connection between Cytron and Doyle Energy, 32 00:01:06,762 --> 00:01:08,563 every one of us here is about three goose eggs shy 33 00:01:08,597 --> 00:01:10,715 of spending the rest of their lives in prison. 34 00:01:10,749 --> 00:01:11,816 Am I making myself clear? 35 00:01:11,850 --> 00:01:13,635 We still have a David Rosen problem! 36 00:01:13,669 --> 00:01:15,754 (Mellie) So what do we do? (Verna) What can we do? 37 00:01:16,488 --> 00:01:17,705 Happy to freelance one more time. 38 00:01:17,756 --> 00:01:20,975 Do not say that in my presence ever again. 39 00:01:21,009 --> 00:01:22,760 Oh, someone's gotten ruffles on her panties 40 00:01:22,778 --> 00:01:24,829 since she entered the White House. 41 00:01:24,863 --> 00:01:26,781 (Verna) Hollis, show some respect. She's the first lady. 42 00:01:26,815 --> 00:01:28,799 (Hollis) - Who knows that better than me? - I'll fix it. 43 00:01:28,834 --> 00:01:30,501 What? 44 00:01:30,535 --> 00:01:32,837 What's that, Livvie? 45 00:01:32,871 --> 00:01:35,773 Our David Rosen problem... I'll fix it. 46 00:01:35,807 --> 00:01:39,209 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 47 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:45,866 Good to see you. How have you been? 48 00:01:45,900 --> 00:01:48,151 You're not speaking to me. 49 00:01:48,786 --> 00:01:50,820 I find when I've been called in by my boss, 50 00:01:50,854 --> 00:01:52,388 for the sole purpose of being fired... 51 00:01:52,423 --> 00:01:54,357 which is, by the way, rude... it's rude to make someone 52 00:01:54,391 --> 00:01:56,509 come to the office so you can fire him. 53 00:01:56,543 --> 00:01:57,994 - F.Y.I... - David... 54 00:01:58,028 --> 00:02:00,280 I find that when I am dragged into work to be fired, 55 00:02:00,331 --> 00:02:01,964 it's best to adhere to the "if you can't say 56 00:02:01,982 --> 00:02:04,450 something nice, don't say anything at all" rule 57 00:02:04,484 --> 00:02:05,801 I learned from my mother. 58 00:02:05,836 --> 00:02:07,654 - David... - Do I have to clear out my desk, or do you have my stuff 59 00:02:07,705 --> 00:02:11,323 - in a nice sturdy box already? - David, you're about to feel very bad 60 00:02:11,357 --> 00:02:13,675 because I'm not firing you. 61 00:02:13,710 --> 00:02:14,760 Right. Wait. 62 00:02:14,794 --> 00:02:15,761 You're not? 63 00:02:15,796 --> 00:02:17,763 No, I went out on a limb. Pulled a few strings, 64 00:02:17,798 --> 00:02:19,915 told the powers that be that David Rosen is 65 00:02:19,933 --> 00:02:22,001 a brilliant A.U.S.A., 66 00:02:22,135 --> 00:02:24,436 my best A.U.S.A., and that I need him, 67 00:02:24,470 --> 00:02:25,837 and that he's ready to come off of suspension 68 00:02:25,888 --> 00:02:27,221 and make a new start, 69 00:02:27,239 --> 00:02:30,492 that he's done obsessing about the past or Olivia Pope. 70 00:02:30,526 --> 00:02:32,327 Am I wrong to say that? 71 00:02:33,762 --> 00:02:35,080 (Indistinct conversations) 72 00:02:35,114 --> 00:02:37,048 This is a good group. 73 00:02:37,099 --> 00:02:38,300 (Sugar packet rips) Yeah. 74 00:02:38,334 --> 00:02:39,417 I go to a lot of groups... 75 00:02:39,452 --> 00:02:42,053 A.A., N.A., D.A. 76 00:02:42,088 --> 00:02:45,589 G.A. Hey, I guess if there was a self-help A., 77 00:02:45,590 --> 00:02:46,524 I'd go to that one, too. 78 00:02:46,558 --> 00:02:47,492 (Chuckles) 79 00:02:48,026 --> 00:02:49,393 This one's the best, though, 80 00:02:49,428 --> 00:02:51,796 'cause I really like the people in it. 81 00:02:51,830 --> 00:02:53,965 And I'd really like to spend more time with some of them, 82 00:02:53,999 --> 00:02:57,101 you know, outside the meetings, 83 00:02:57,152 --> 00:03:00,371 'cause I like the people in this group... some of them... 84 00:03:00,405 --> 00:03:01,689 A lot. 85 00:03:04,126 --> 00:03:05,543 Uh... 86 00:03:05,577 --> 00:03:06,844 Becky, do you wanna... 87 00:03:06,895 --> 00:03:08,546 go out with you sometime? 88 00:03:08,580 --> 00:03:10,648 Yes. 89 00:03:10,682 --> 00:03:13,918 This is my number. 90 00:03:13,952 --> 00:03:16,204 I'm free tomorrow night. 91 00:03:24,211 --> 00:03:26,896 Edison, what did I just say? Tomorrow night's no good. 92 00:03:26,947 --> 00:03:29,499 Because I do not want to go out with you. 93 00:03:29,550 --> 00:03:32,769 No, I don't. I don't. 94 00:03:32,803 --> 00:03:34,554 Okay, fine. Call me later. 95 00:03:34,588 --> 00:03:37,156 (Beep) 96 00:03:37,190 --> 00:03:39,008 - What's she doing? - He's gonna call back. 97 00:03:39,059 --> 00:03:41,878 - How do you know? - Because Edison Davis has serious game. 98 00:03:41,912 --> 00:03:43,662 (Cell phone alert chimes) 99 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,215 Yes, it is later. Cute. 100 00:03:46,250 --> 00:03:49,402 No. Tonight's no good either because I'm working. 101 00:03:49,436 --> 00:03:51,788 And I do not want to go out with you. Good-bye. 102 00:03:51,822 --> 00:03:53,422 Good-bye. 103 00:03:53,457 --> 00:03:54,440 (Scoffs) (Beep) 104 00:03:59,395 --> 00:04:02,764 Okay. No matter what we see when we walk in that room, 105 00:04:02,799 --> 00:04:03,765 no one makes a face, no one cracks a smile, 106 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:05,350 no one says a witty joke. 107 00:04:05,368 --> 00:04:07,436 - She's talking about you. - Shut up. 108 00:04:08,170 --> 00:04:10,004 (Huck) Okay, see, the muddy footprints? 109 00:04:10,038 --> 00:04:12,440 Husband came in right here, stopped. 110 00:04:12,474 --> 00:04:15,376 This guy here? Our friendly neighborhood rapist. 111 00:04:15,411 --> 00:04:16,711 Husband sees the guy on top of his wife. 112 00:04:16,745 --> 00:04:17,979 They were on the floor? 113 00:04:18,013 --> 00:04:19,714 On the counter. You can tell by the blood splatter. 114 00:04:19,748 --> 00:04:22,300 (Huck) Two beautiful shots fired through the pericardium, 115 00:04:22,334 --> 00:04:23,734 right to the heart. 116 00:04:23,752 --> 00:04:26,104 One, two. Dead in seconds. Now what? We call the police? 117 00:04:26,138 --> 00:04:27,471 Not unless we want a thousand news vans 118 00:04:27,489 --> 00:04:29,357 out on the front lawn within minutes. 119 00:04:29,408 --> 00:04:31,626 Liv, how do you want to play this? 120 00:04:43,339 --> 00:04:46,391 Are you ready to tell me what happened, governor? 121 00:04:46,525 --> 00:04:47,075 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 122 00:04:47,110 --> 00:04:50,878 sync and corrections by bellows www.addic7ed.com 123 00:04:51,713 --> 00:04:53,248 And as soon as I walked in, I saw... 124 00:04:53,283 --> 00:04:58,170 I saw... he was on top of her. 125 00:05:00,004 --> 00:05:01,755 Joan saw me and started shouting for help, 126 00:05:01,806 --> 00:05:03,257 saying "stop. Please stop." 127 00:05:03,308 --> 00:05:06,009 I just... I-I grabbed my gun and I shot him... 128 00:05:06,043 --> 00:05:08,679 I shot the man raping my wife. 129 00:05:08,713 --> 00:05:10,314 He was our contractor. 130 00:05:10,348 --> 00:05:13,684 He'd been our contractor for over two years. 131 00:05:13,718 --> 00:05:15,285 He built this house from scratch. 132 00:05:15,603 --> 00:05:17,120 You hire someone, you let them into your home, 133 00:05:17,138 --> 00:05:19,056 you think they can be trusted. 134 00:05:19,090 --> 00:05:20,424 You never expect them to... 135 00:05:20,458 --> 00:05:21,892 Your damn contractor. 136 00:05:21,926 --> 00:05:23,060 Where'd you get the gun? 137 00:05:23,094 --> 00:05:24,461 (Projector and camera shutter click) 138 00:05:24,479 --> 00:05:26,180 Back cupboard. I keep hunting rifles, a few pistols. 139 00:05:26,231 --> 00:05:28,282 I'm sure you remember from the election. 140 00:05:28,349 --> 00:05:30,234 The gun-friendly democrat. 141 00:05:33,304 --> 00:05:35,572 Abby, will you take Mrs. Reston upstairs? 142 00:05:35,607 --> 00:05:38,659 She could use some rest. 143 00:05:38,693 --> 00:05:40,694 (Sniffles) 144 00:05:44,081 --> 00:05:45,115 Her hair is wet. 145 00:05:45,150 --> 00:05:46,250 She showered. 146 00:05:46,268 --> 00:05:47,852 So? 147 00:05:47,886 --> 00:05:49,203 So a shower makes a rape exam negligible. 148 00:05:49,237 --> 00:05:50,420 It means we have nothing. 149 00:05:50,438 --> 00:05:51,772 I thought I made myself clear on the phone. 150 00:05:51,807 --> 00:05:53,307 My wife was raped an hour ago, Ms. Pope. 151 00:05:53,358 --> 00:05:55,442 I'm supposed to tell her she can't shower the guy off? 152 00:05:55,477 --> 00:05:56,861 Not to mention, your bourbon's out. 153 00:05:56,895 --> 00:05:58,479 One wet glass. You've been drinking. 154 00:05:58,530 --> 00:06:01,615 Hey, again, my wife was raped. I shot her rapist. 155 00:06:01,650 --> 00:06:03,367 I-I think that warrants a drink. 156 00:06:03,401 --> 00:06:06,871 Governor, I know this is a terrible time for you, 157 00:06:06,905 --> 00:06:08,806 and I understand how you feel about me, 158 00:06:08,840 --> 00:06:10,457 but if we're going to work together, 159 00:06:10,492 --> 00:06:12,793 if I'm going to help you here, you follow my rules. 160 00:06:12,828 --> 00:06:14,628 It's up to you. You know what's at stake. 161 00:06:14,663 --> 00:06:16,747 You've seen what I can do. 162 00:06:16,781 --> 00:06:20,251 You're the best. 163 00:06:20,285 --> 00:06:21,886 Don't I know it. 164 00:06:29,127 --> 00:06:31,027 Get Jane Powell on the phone... Home or cell only. 165 00:06:31,045 --> 00:06:33,213 She's the new A.U.S.A., David Rosen's replacement. 166 00:06:33,248 --> 00:06:34,414 Never been to the playground with her before. 167 00:06:34,465 --> 00:06:35,832 Let's see how well she shares. 168 00:06:35,866 --> 00:06:37,701 Huck, make sure there's no trace of us in that kitchen. 169 00:06:37,719 --> 00:06:40,036 We've only been here minutes. 170 00:06:40,054 --> 00:06:41,305 What did she mean, 171 00:06:41,339 --> 00:06:42,556 "you've seen what I can do?" 172 00:06:42,590 --> 00:06:44,391 The governor was 10 points ahead of president Fitzgerald 173 00:06:44,425 --> 00:06:46,059 six weeks before the national election. 174 00:06:46,094 --> 00:06:46,861 Yeah, I remember. 175 00:06:46,895 --> 00:06:48,346 Who do you think took all those points away? 176 00:06:49,915 --> 00:06:52,183 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 177 00:06:52,218 --> 00:06:53,451 (Indistinct conversations) 178 00:06:53,486 --> 00:06:55,420 (Clicking) 179 00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:58,089 (Clicking) 180 00:07:00,076 --> 00:07:02,410 (Clicking) 181 00:07:04,245 --> 00:07:05,762 Is Mrs. Reston asleep? 182 00:07:05,796 --> 00:07:07,164 She's lying down. She took a sedative. 183 00:07:07,198 --> 00:07:09,349 - Quinn, you didn't leave her with... - I gave her one. Took the rest with me. 184 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:12,302 - Good job. - Ms. Pope, Jane Powell, Assistant U.S. Attorney. 185 00:07:12,336 --> 00:07:14,638 I understand you're working with the governor and his wife. 186 00:07:14,672 --> 00:07:16,172 I need to question them. Mrs. Reston is sleeping, 187 00:07:16,190 --> 00:07:17,841 and the governor's still in shock. 188 00:07:17,859 --> 00:07:20,310 So sad. I understand. How about later today? 189 00:07:20,344 --> 00:07:21,344 How about my office, noon? 190 00:07:21,362 --> 00:07:22,529 Make it 1:00. 191 00:07:22,613 --> 00:07:24,848 They should try to get as much rest as possible. 192 00:07:24,866 --> 00:07:28,985 It's the governor of Maryland. I've been told to be discreet. 193 00:07:29,919 --> 00:07:31,087 That was easy. 194 00:07:31,105 --> 00:07:32,389 (Front door opens and closes) You'd be surprised 195 00:07:32,423 --> 00:07:35,058 what powerful people can get away with behind closed doors. 196 00:07:35,892 --> 00:07:38,127 (Olivia) We need to craft a statement. (Woman) Why is she here? 197 00:07:38,161 --> 00:07:40,696 - We need her, Alison. - Actually, we don't need her, 198 00:07:40,731 --> 00:07:43,015 and after all the dirty tricks she pulled during the election, 199 00:07:43,066 --> 00:07:45,251 - we sure as hell can't trust her. - I'm happy to go home. 200 00:07:45,302 --> 00:07:47,703 Now hold on. Alison, you're a spokesperson, not a fixer. 201 00:07:47,738 --> 00:07:50,056 We need a fixer. Olivia, you were saying? 202 00:07:50,090 --> 00:07:52,208 Paper statement... brief, basic. 203 00:07:52,242 --> 00:07:54,260 "We're grateful to the people of Maryland for their support 204 00:07:54,311 --> 00:07:56,429 "and ask them to respect our privacy 205 00:07:56,463 --> 00:07:57,746 as we handle this family tragedy." 206 00:07:57,764 --> 00:07:59,982 - This tragedy is an opportunity. - Alison... 207 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:01,634 What the governor did was heroic. We need to set 208 00:08:01,668 --> 00:08:03,519 - that narrative... - "We're grateful to the people of Maryland 209 00:08:03,553 --> 00:08:05,071 "for their support and ask them to respect our privacy 210 00:08:05,122 --> 00:08:06,756 as we handle this family tragedy." 211 00:08:06,790 --> 00:08:08,691 Basic, boilerplate, 212 00:08:08,725 --> 00:08:10,893 nothing fancy, no narrative. 213 00:08:10,927 --> 00:08:12,261 You do not need to get ahead of this. 214 00:08:12,295 --> 00:08:14,213 We see how this plays out over the next 24 hours, 215 00:08:14,264 --> 00:08:17,182 and then we set our agenda. Agreed? 216 00:08:17,217 --> 00:08:18,267 ♪ 217 00:08:18,301 --> 00:08:20,135 You're the fixer. 218 00:08:20,169 --> 00:08:21,336 Yes, I am. 219 00:08:21,754 --> 00:08:23,171 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 220 00:08:23,206 --> 00:08:25,073 At which time, governor, you heard Mrs. Reston 221 00:08:25,091 --> 00:08:27,575 cry for help, grabbed the gun from the cupboard, and shot him. 222 00:08:27,593 --> 00:08:29,244 Yes. Twice. 223 00:08:29,262 --> 00:08:30,578 Mrs. Reston, 224 00:08:30,596 --> 00:08:32,297 the contractor entered through the living room 225 00:08:32,348 --> 00:08:34,633 and pinned you to the counter. Is that correct? 226 00:08:35,918 --> 00:08:38,270 That's... (Voice breaks) That's correct. 227 00:08:38,304 --> 00:08:40,889 (Crying) 228 00:08:40,923 --> 00:08:42,224 Well, I think I have everything I need. 229 00:08:42,258 --> 00:08:44,359 I am so sorry for the trouble. 230 00:08:44,393 --> 00:08:47,062 I know this must be difficult on top of everything else. 231 00:08:47,096 --> 00:08:49,781 I'll be in touch if you have any other questions. 232 00:08:49,815 --> 00:08:50,982 (Olivia) What else do we know? 233 00:08:51,033 --> 00:08:52,817 Phone calls... lots of them, long ones between. 234 00:08:52,869 --> 00:08:54,936 - The governor and the contractor. - They got pretty heated, 235 00:08:54,954 --> 00:08:55,937 according to the contractor's secretary. 236 00:08:55,955 --> 00:08:58,606 Red flag. The gun... He bought it a week ago. 237 00:08:58,624 --> 00:09:00,375 Are you sure? Because in his statement, it says he's had it 238 00:09:00,409 --> 00:09:01,776 - for 15 years. - It's rare. 239 00:09:01,794 --> 00:09:04,129 Mateba model 6, customized wood handle. 240 00:09:04,163 --> 00:09:06,131 I traced the workmanship to a private dealer in Blacksburg. 241 00:09:06,165 --> 00:09:08,449 Shipped last week, arrived two days ago. 242 00:09:08,467 --> 00:09:09,918 Ouch. That's awful convenient. 243 00:09:09,952 --> 00:09:10,586 (Harrison) He was drunk. 244 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:12,588 The governor didn't go home after he left his office. 245 00:09:12,622 --> 00:09:14,157 He stopped by a local bar called the barrel. 246 00:09:14,158 --> 00:09:15,390 (Huck) Red flag number two. 247 00:09:15,491 --> 00:09:18,259 Maybe he forgot he stopped. After the trauma, he could've... 248 00:09:18,294 --> 00:09:21,296 Maybe he needed liquid courage. Okay, this is getting messy, 249 00:09:21,330 --> 00:09:23,098 ...support from the people of Maryland. 250 00:09:23,132 --> 00:09:24,316 The governor is also grateful 251 00:09:24,351 --> 00:09:27,502 for the freedom granted by the constitution 252 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:28,954 in the right to bear arms, 253 00:09:29,039 --> 00:09:32,741 the right to protect his family and stop a rapist 254 00:09:32,776 --> 00:09:35,444 before he could commit further violence to his wife. 255 00:09:35,978 --> 00:09:38,346 If that is not heroism, 256 00:09:38,364 --> 00:09:39,748 I don't know what is. 257 00:09:39,766 --> 00:09:40,585 Did she just... 258 00:09:40,585 --> 00:09:42,518 Do the exact opposite of what I told her to do? Yes. 259 00:09:43,019 --> 00:09:44,070 She did. 260 00:09:48,716 --> 00:09:50,099 So she put me on a pedestal. 261 00:09:50,117 --> 00:09:51,368 Big whoop. That's what I pay her for. 262 00:09:51,402 --> 00:09:53,637 And when the press finds out about the angry phone calls 263 00:09:53,671 --> 00:09:55,672 to the victim? When they find out you were 264 00:09:55,690 --> 00:09:57,407 three sheets to the wind before he was killed? 265 00:09:57,441 --> 00:09:58,508 Now hold on a second... 266 00:09:58,543 --> 00:09:59,526 That the gun you shot him with 267 00:09:59,561 --> 00:10:01,094 was purchased less than a week ago? 268 00:10:01,229 --> 00:10:03,000 From a collector I've been chasing for years. 269 00:10:03,030 --> 00:10:04,764 I can show you the e-mail chain. 270 00:10:04,799 --> 00:10:06,266 So the multiple angry phone calls... 271 00:10:06,300 --> 00:10:09,785 Was me telling a crappy contractor to stop gouging. 272 00:10:09,820 --> 00:10:12,589 He took two months to install bathroom tiles. 273 00:10:12,623 --> 00:10:14,623 Now if you think that's a motive for murder... 274 00:10:14,658 --> 00:10:16,276 I think it's enough to give people pause. 275 00:10:16,327 --> 00:10:18,511 Pedestals fall down, governor, and I don't want 276 00:10:18,562 --> 00:10:20,713 to see you hanging there like a piñata. 277 00:10:21,548 --> 00:10:23,632 (Chuckles) 278 00:10:23,666 --> 00:10:25,184 Something you'd like to say? 279 00:10:25,268 --> 00:10:26,619 Yeah, it's just ironic, that's all... 280 00:10:26,653 --> 00:10:29,471 You lecturing me on political opportunism. (Scoffs) 281 00:10:29,505 --> 00:10:32,942 You want to know the real reason I own so many guns? 282 00:10:32,976 --> 00:10:34,793 - Governor... - Governor nothing! 283 00:10:35,728 --> 00:10:38,630 You ran an attack ad saying I was soft on crime, 284 00:10:38,664 --> 00:10:41,182 when you knew damn well it wasn't true. 285 00:10:41,217 --> 00:10:43,317 You framed the narrative. Guess what. It stuck. 286 00:10:43,335 --> 00:10:45,403 Cost me the South, and if I had to point fingers, 287 00:10:45,437 --> 00:10:47,472 I'd say it probably cost me the election. 288 00:10:47,506 --> 00:10:49,073 Do you want to survive this, governor? 289 00:10:49,108 --> 00:10:51,292 Do you want your career to survive? 290 00:10:51,327 --> 00:10:52,327 Of course I do. 291 00:10:52,361 --> 00:10:53,761 Then let me do my job. 292 00:10:54,396 --> 00:10:55,630 I need the president on the phone 293 00:10:55,664 --> 00:10:57,065 as soon as he can step away, before noon, 294 00:10:57,099 --> 00:10:58,199 have the team in my office, 295 00:10:58,234 --> 00:11:00,034 ready to brief on east Sudan when he calls. 296 00:11:00,068 --> 00:11:02,186 - The president's in Japan. - At the G8 conference, yeah. 297 00:11:02,220 --> 00:11:03,587 No, I mean, he's in Japan. 298 00:11:03,622 --> 00:11:04,855 Yeah, I know. He's at the g8 conference. 299 00:11:04,890 --> 00:11:06,590 Funny story... I'm the White House chief of staff... 300 00:11:06,624 --> 00:11:09,359 No, I'm saying, that it's 13 hours ahead in Japan. 301 00:11:09,394 --> 00:11:11,395 So people tend to tell me things relating to the president. 302 00:11:11,429 --> 00:11:14,080 I'm saying that he's sleeping for the next seven hours, 303 00:11:14,098 --> 00:11:15,967 because it's after midnight in Japan. 304 00:11:16,301 --> 00:11:18,135 - He's in Japan. - He's in Japan. 305 00:11:18,170 --> 00:11:19,353 You could've said that sooner. 306 00:11:19,387 --> 00:11:22,123 You don't listen. You just talk over me. 307 00:11:22,157 --> 00:11:23,359 - I never get to finish my... 308 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:25,092 Mary, why is my husband James in the press secretary's office? 309 00:11:25,093 --> 00:11:26,610 He's a journalist. 310 00:11:26,661 --> 00:11:28,312 Yes, but why is he here? 311 00:11:28,346 --> 00:11:29,914 He's a journalist. 312 00:11:29,948 --> 00:11:32,783 I'm saying, he is a journalist. 313 00:11:32,818 --> 00:11:36,720 (Indistinct conversations) 314 00:11:36,771 --> 00:11:39,106 Hi, honey. What are you doing in the press secretary's office? 315 00:11:39,141 --> 00:11:40,825 I'm a journalist. (Chuckles) 316 00:11:42,860 --> 00:11:44,277 What is happening? 317 00:11:44,311 --> 00:11:46,696 I called my old boss, and he gave me my job back, 318 00:11:46,730 --> 00:11:49,499 because he cares about me and my happiness. 319 00:11:52,620 --> 00:11:54,304 I told you why we can't adopt a baby. 320 00:11:54,338 --> 00:11:55,939 And I heard you, which is why I'm back at work. 321 00:11:55,973 --> 00:11:57,807 We discussed when we got married. 322 00:11:57,858 --> 00:11:59,075 Why you continuing to work at the White House 323 00:11:59,109 --> 00:12:00,493 would be problematic. 324 00:12:00,528 --> 00:12:03,612 And me without a baby is very problematic, but funny story... 325 00:12:03,697 --> 00:12:04,448 Don't "funny story" me. 326 00:12:04,482 --> 00:12:07,082 Funny story...I am now the chief White House correspondent 327 00:12:07,083 --> 00:12:08,617 for the most powerful news outlet in the nation, 328 00:12:08,651 --> 00:12:09,702 and I'm childless, 329 00:12:09,736 --> 00:12:11,937 so I got plenty of time to give it my all. 330 00:12:11,971 --> 00:12:13,839 (Door opens) 331 00:12:13,874 --> 00:12:15,191 (Door closes) 332 00:12:15,225 --> 00:12:17,343 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 333 00:12:19,628 --> 00:12:21,079 Mmm. 334 00:12:21,113 --> 00:12:23,131 - Hey, guess what? - Hmm? 335 00:12:23,165 --> 00:12:24,749 They offered me my job back. 336 00:12:24,783 --> 00:12:26,434 That's great. (Moans) 337 00:12:26,685 --> 00:12:28,052 I don't know if I'm gonna take it. 338 00:12:28,087 --> 00:12:29,621 Wait. What? Why? 339 00:12:29,655 --> 00:12:31,089 The ex-Cytron guy I've been calling for weeks, 340 00:12:31,123 --> 00:12:32,607 finally got back to me, 341 00:12:32,658 --> 00:12:34,175 and we're meeting at the Griddle Cafe, 342 00:12:34,209 --> 00:12:35,426 3:30 this afternoon. 343 00:12:35,860 --> 00:12:37,111 Uh... 344 00:12:37,145 --> 00:12:38,729 What? Be happy for me. 345 00:12:38,747 --> 00:12:40,964 This guy could tie Hollis Doyle to the explosion. 346 00:12:40,999 --> 00:12:43,434 He could be my missing link, my second shooter, 347 00:12:43,468 --> 00:12:44,835 my smoking gun. 348 00:12:44,869 --> 00:12:46,153 Okay, but then what? 349 00:12:46,187 --> 00:12:47,955 You throw your incredibly promising legal career, 350 00:12:48,006 --> 00:12:49,957 that you've worked your entire adult life on away, 351 00:12:49,991 --> 00:12:52,426 to become a professional conspiracy theorist? 352 00:12:52,477 --> 00:12:53,660 Hold conventions in the desert? 353 00:12:53,695 --> 00:12:54,828 Sell "who is Quinn Perkins" t-shirts 354 00:12:54,863 --> 00:12:56,230 for the rest of your life? 355 00:12:56,281 --> 00:12:58,115 Why do you care what I do with the rest of my life? 356 00:12:58,149 --> 00:12:59,433 (Cell phone rings) I don't. 357 00:12:59,484 --> 00:13:00,501 I'm just saying. 358 00:13:00,535 --> 00:13:02,302 (Speaks indistinctly) 359 00:13:02,337 --> 00:13:05,355 (Ring) 360 00:13:05,390 --> 00:13:06,690 (Ring) 361 00:13:06,724 --> 00:13:08,575 (Clears throat) Stopped for coffee. 362 00:13:08,610 --> 00:13:11,195 Yeah, on my way. 363 00:13:13,347 --> 00:13:14,347 See ya. 364 00:13:15,732 --> 00:13:16,699 The governor's people jumped the gun 365 00:13:16,717 --> 00:13:17,750 with their press conference, 366 00:13:17,801 --> 00:13:19,168 but the media's seeing him as a hero, 367 00:13:19,202 --> 00:13:20,720 so we need to keep that alive. 368 00:13:20,754 --> 00:13:22,622 The man shot a rapist. What else could he be but a hero? 369 00:13:22,656 --> 00:13:23,856 Or an angry drunk wanted 370 00:13:23,891 --> 00:13:25,841 to try a shiny new pistol on a human target. 371 00:13:25,859 --> 00:13:27,377 There's many ways to tell a story. 372 00:13:27,378 --> 00:13:28,710 (Olivia) We need to tell the story our way. 373 00:13:28,711 --> 00:13:30,329 We've got a hero, we've got a victim, now we just need 374 00:13:30,364 --> 00:13:31,964 to finish the job... give the press their villain. 375 00:13:32,014 --> 00:13:32,714 The contractor. 376 00:13:33,015 --> 00:13:35,901 We're digging up good, old-fashioned dirt, everyone... 377 00:13:35,935 --> 00:13:37,586 The more, the better. 378 00:13:37,621 --> 00:13:39,371 Quinn, check out Bill Meyer's police records. 379 00:13:39,406 --> 00:13:41,307 We're looking for any history of violence. 380 00:13:41,341 --> 00:13:44,009 Harrison, Abby, talk to the contractor's crew. 381 00:13:44,244 --> 00:13:46,578 Maybe they hated their boss. Let's move quickly, people. 382 00:13:46,612 --> 00:13:48,362 We want to lock this down, 383 00:13:48,381 --> 00:13:49,964 give the media a nice, clean narrative, 384 00:13:49,998 --> 00:13:51,966 - then let them do the work for us. - We're on it. 385 00:13:51,984 --> 00:13:53,068 What? 386 00:13:53,102 --> 00:13:54,452 Nothing. Go, team. 387 00:13:54,487 --> 00:13:55,787 You want inside or outside? 388 00:13:55,821 --> 00:13:56,788 Inside. 389 00:13:56,822 --> 00:13:58,923 Sure. Makes sense. More privacy 390 00:13:58,958 --> 00:14:00,741 for when you need to sneak away to talk to your new boyfriend. 391 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:02,094 I don't have a... I don't know what you're... 392 00:14:02,095 --> 00:14:02,644 You're getting laid. 393 00:14:02,645 --> 00:14:03,995 - Harrison! - Hey. 394 00:14:04,029 --> 00:14:06,398 It's a good thing. 395 00:14:06,432 --> 00:14:10,284 So it says here you arrested Mr. Meyer for shoplifting twice? 396 00:14:10,302 --> 00:14:12,420 That's good. Oh, I-I mean, it's bad. 397 00:14:12,455 --> 00:14:13,955 It means you and I are punished because we have to pay 398 00:14:13,989 --> 00:14:16,190 a higher price for our goods and services. 399 00:14:16,208 --> 00:14:18,159 Was he a violent shoplifter? 400 00:14:18,193 --> 00:14:21,096 You gonna do a stacked stone with rustic wall cap? 401 00:14:21,130 --> 00:14:23,448 I was gonna lay the bed with saginaw river rock first, 402 00:14:23,482 --> 00:14:25,016 then add some keystone and arch stone? (Whistles) 403 00:14:25,550 --> 00:14:27,685 - You get all that off the Internet? - Every single word. 404 00:14:27,736 --> 00:14:29,320 So did he have a lot of arguments with people? 405 00:14:29,371 --> 00:14:30,655 What kind of question is that? 406 00:14:30,689 --> 00:14:32,256 Do you have a lot of arguments with people? 407 00:14:32,307 --> 00:14:33,624 I'm about to. 408 00:14:33,659 --> 00:14:35,893 Look, my boss died here, I just lost my job. 409 00:14:35,928 --> 00:14:40,381 Make yourself useful, red, and give me those. Thanks. 410 00:14:40,415 --> 00:14:43,717 (Stevie wonder) ♪ you haven't done nothin' 411 00:14:45,420 --> 00:14:47,805 ♪ it's not too cool to be ridiculed ♪ 412 00:14:47,839 --> 00:14:50,524 ♪ but you brought this upon yourself ♪ 413 00:14:50,525 --> 00:14:52,761 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 414 00:14:52,895 --> 00:14:56,896 ♪ And we are sick and tired of hearing your song ♪ 415 00:14:56,930 --> 00:15:02,251 ♪ telling how you are gonna change right from wrong ♪ 416 00:15:02,302 --> 00:15:06,289 ♪ 'cause if you really want to hear our views ♪ 417 00:15:06,323 --> 00:15:08,608 ♪ you haven't done nothing 418 00:15:09,442 --> 00:15:10,876 (Quinn) He stole for no reason, 419 00:15:10,910 --> 00:15:12,427 like, erasers and lightbulbs and stuff. 420 00:15:12,462 --> 00:15:14,346 He was a serial shoplifter. 421 00:15:14,380 --> 00:15:16,164 Okay, I know it's not much, but I'm still digging. 422 00:15:16,199 --> 00:15:17,566 Got some dirt to add to the pile? 423 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:19,518 No dirt, just hair. Unless Mr. Long Hair 424 00:15:19,552 --> 00:15:21,370 was raping her all over the house, 425 00:15:21,404 --> 00:15:22,654 they were screwing, Liv, 426 00:15:22,688 --> 00:15:24,005 in the shower, the hot tub, the laundry room. 427 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:25,974 They even used the bed once in a while. 428 00:15:26,008 --> 00:15:27,926 It's a major renovation, Abby. It's his job to be everywhere. 429 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:29,478 (Scoffs) You ask Lonnie the stonemason, 430 00:15:29,529 --> 00:15:31,613 his boss had a long history of going the extra mile in his jobs 431 00:15:31,647 --> 00:15:33,532 to make the wives happy. 432 00:15:35,451 --> 00:15:37,369 He was screwing them left and right. 433 00:15:41,273 --> 00:15:43,708 You were having an affair. 434 00:15:43,743 --> 00:15:46,044 What? Your husband burst in on you and you panicked, 435 00:15:46,079 --> 00:15:47,779 and you cried rape, 436 00:15:47,797 --> 00:15:50,832 and then you watched as he shot and killed Bill Meyer. 437 00:15:50,866 --> 00:15:51,917 You were having an affair, Joan, 438 00:15:51,951 --> 00:15:53,118 and that's how you tried to hide it. 439 00:15:53,136 --> 00:15:55,253 You tell me that isn't true. 440 00:15:55,287 --> 00:15:57,305 Honey? 441 00:15:57,340 --> 00:15:59,174 (Exhales deeply) Joan? 442 00:16:06,122 --> 00:16:07,389 You faked that he was attacking you? 443 00:16:07,407 --> 00:16:09,925 (Crying) - I panicked in the moment. - You lied. 444 00:16:09,959 --> 00:16:12,127 - You cried rape. - I am so sorry. 445 00:16:12,162 --> 00:16:13,846 For what? The affair? 446 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:15,881 For getting caught? For making me a killer? 447 00:16:15,915 --> 00:16:17,232 You're gonna have to be more specific. 448 00:16:17,267 --> 00:16:19,251 I shot that man! (Sobbing) 449 00:16:19,285 --> 00:16:21,787 Governor, did you know your wife was having an affair? 450 00:16:21,821 --> 00:16:23,121 Does it look like I did? 451 00:16:23,122 --> 00:16:24,973 I need to know whether even in the back of your mind, 452 00:16:25,007 --> 00:16:27,041 you went home that night expecting to catch them 453 00:16:27,075 --> 00:16:28,960 and intending to shoot your wife's lover. 454 00:16:29,394 --> 00:16:31,662 No, Ms. Pope, I did not know my wife, 455 00:16:31,696 --> 00:16:33,448 whom I trusted and loved, 456 00:16:33,482 --> 00:16:35,466 was screwing around with the contractor, 457 00:16:35,500 --> 00:16:37,785 who was soaking me for every penny I had. 458 00:16:37,819 --> 00:16:39,887 Yeah, I always wondered why we needed the guest house, 459 00:16:39,921 --> 00:16:42,039 and the barn and the damned pagoda. 460 00:16:42,574 --> 00:16:43,507 You didn't want your boyfriend to leave 461 00:16:43,558 --> 00:16:44,808 once the house was finished. 462 00:16:44,843 --> 00:16:47,010 Oh, the laughs you two must've had at my expense! 463 00:16:47,062 --> 00:16:48,095 I'm sorry. 464 00:16:48,129 --> 00:16:51,498 I'm sorry. I'm sorry. 465 00:16:51,532 --> 00:16:53,133 (Crying) 466 00:16:53,151 --> 00:16:55,569 (David) Thanks for taking my call. 467 00:16:55,603 --> 00:16:57,905 Now before I tell you anything, I need to make sure, 468 00:16:57,939 --> 00:17:00,640 that if Doyle energy goes down, 469 00:17:00,658 --> 00:17:03,093 or should I say, when they go down, I get immunity. 470 00:17:03,128 --> 00:17:04,978 I can't take the fall for something this big. 471 00:17:05,012 --> 00:17:06,780 That depends. What do you know? 472 00:17:06,815 --> 00:17:09,015 I knew about the firewall, 473 00:17:09,033 --> 00:17:10,651 the breach, the explosion, 474 00:17:11,585 --> 00:17:12,669 all of it. 475 00:17:12,703 --> 00:17:14,087 So Cytron... 476 00:17:14,121 --> 00:17:15,888 Hollis Doyle's company was behind that explosion 477 00:17:15,923 --> 00:17:17,690 and the seven people who died, right? 478 00:17:17,724 --> 00:17:19,826 Huh? No. No, no. That explosion was 479 00:17:19,860 --> 00:17:21,928 the worst thing that ever happened to that company. 480 00:17:21,962 --> 00:17:23,379 What? 481 00:17:23,414 --> 00:17:24,847 I thought you were legit, man. 482 00:17:25,482 --> 00:17:27,783 Hollis Doyle found out he had 483 00:17:27,817 --> 00:17:29,852 a massive security breach in his firewall. 484 00:17:29,886 --> 00:17:32,171 I'm talking anyone who wanted to could get in there... 485 00:17:32,205 --> 00:17:34,807 16-year-old baby hackers, anyone. 486 00:17:34,841 --> 00:17:36,609 So he hired Cytron to fix it, 487 00:17:36,943 --> 00:17:40,212 but Cytron only gets halfway through before they go boom. 488 00:17:40,546 --> 00:17:43,248 So then Doyle says, "okay. Cut our losses." 489 00:17:43,282 --> 00:17:45,517 The breach is half-fixed, and we don't wanna tell 490 00:17:45,551 --> 00:17:47,501 a whole other company we're just sitting there, 491 00:17:47,536 --> 00:17:48,419 waiting to get hacked. 492 00:17:48,454 --> 00:17:49,470 S-so they're... 493 00:17:49,521 --> 00:17:51,172 Sitting ducks, man. 494 00:17:51,206 --> 00:17:52,790 They knew I wasn't gonna keep my mouth shut 495 00:17:52,824 --> 00:17:54,358 about something like that. 496 00:17:54,392 --> 00:17:56,460 So they fired me. 497 00:17:56,495 --> 00:17:58,045 Oh, I thought... 498 00:17:58,113 --> 00:18:00,381 Forget it. Doesn't matter what I thought. 499 00:18:00,415 --> 00:18:01,649 But we still have our deal, right? 500 00:18:05,536 --> 00:18:07,587 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 501 00:18:08,522 --> 00:18:10,774 (Gasps) I thought I told you not to sneak up on me like that. 502 00:18:10,808 --> 00:18:11,808 It's creepy, man. 503 00:18:11,843 --> 00:18:14,061 Sorry. Where do you take women? 504 00:18:14,512 --> 00:18:16,896 You asking me where I put the lotion on their skin. 505 00:18:16,931 --> 00:18:19,199 - Unless they get the hose again or... - On dates. 506 00:18:19,233 --> 00:18:20,333 - You have a date? - Yes. 507 00:18:20,368 --> 00:18:21,384 - You? - Yes. 508 00:18:22,986 --> 00:18:24,037 (Laughs) 509 00:18:24,088 --> 00:18:26,423 Hey. Look, 510 00:18:26,457 --> 00:18:28,625 just take her to do something you like to do. 511 00:18:28,659 --> 00:18:30,343 Oh, she won't like anything I like to do. 512 00:18:30,378 --> 00:18:32,178 Just take her to La Table d'Or. 513 00:18:32,713 --> 00:18:34,614 Women like nice restaurants. It's a universal truth. 514 00:18:34,648 --> 00:18:36,599 Oh. Will I need a reservation? It's tomorrow. 515 00:18:36,633 --> 00:18:38,351 That's too late for reservations. 516 00:18:38,385 --> 00:18:40,803 Dude, you've hacked into the N.S.A.'s mainframe, 517 00:18:40,837 --> 00:18:42,922 you don't think you can make yourself a dinner reservation? 518 00:18:43,006 --> 00:18:44,323 Good point. 519 00:18:45,058 --> 00:18:47,442 And the president's tri-lat with Japan and South Korea 520 00:18:47,476 --> 00:18:50,045 at this week's G8 summit also yielded progress 521 00:18:50,079 --> 00:18:51,780 on the ongoing trade negotiations, 522 00:18:51,814 --> 00:18:54,583 in addition to questions of security in the region. 523 00:18:54,617 --> 00:18:57,619 (Reporters speaking at once) Yes. You. 524 00:18:58,988 --> 00:19:00,505 Has the president heard the news 525 00:19:00,540 --> 00:19:02,157 about the shooting at Governor Reston's house? 526 00:19:02,191 --> 00:19:04,760 I don't know. I'll have to take that question. Carol? 527 00:19:04,794 --> 00:19:06,378 Uh, Cyrus, you... Excuse me. Sorry. Sorry, Carol. 528 00:19:06,429 --> 00:19:08,647 Um, just a follow-up, quick. How often does the president... 529 00:19:08,681 --> 00:19:10,349 Sorry. We don't do follow-ups here. 530 00:19:10,383 --> 00:19:12,167 But you didn't answer my first question, 531 00:19:12,201 --> 00:19:14,102 so technically, not a follow-up. 532 00:19:14,136 --> 00:19:17,288 The rules have changed somewhat since your previous tenure, 533 00:19:17,322 --> 00:19:18,756 but I'm happy to catch you up. 534 00:19:18,791 --> 00:19:20,324 (Laughter) 535 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:22,727 One question per reporter and no follow-ups. Carol. 536 00:19:22,761 --> 00:19:25,012 - Thank you. - Excuse me. It's just that I didn't get a question. 537 00:19:25,030 --> 00:19:27,265 Because you took it... Whatever that means. 538 00:19:27,299 --> 00:19:29,150 So I'm not asking for two questions. 539 00:19:29,184 --> 00:19:30,234 I'm not asking for a follow-up question. 540 00:19:30,269 --> 00:19:31,936 I'm just asking for one question, 541 00:19:31,970 --> 00:19:33,854 'cause that is the rule, right? 542 00:19:33,988 --> 00:19:36,123 You had a question. I took the question, 543 00:19:36,157 --> 00:19:38,142 which means I will take it back with me to work 544 00:19:38,176 --> 00:19:39,810 and bring you back an answer in due time. 545 00:19:39,844 --> 00:19:41,695 - Will that satisfy you? - That depends. 546 00:19:41,729 --> 00:19:43,180 Exactly how long is "due time"? 547 00:19:43,214 --> 00:19:44,998 That's another question. Carol? 548 00:19:45,033 --> 00:19:47,718 Thank you, Cyrus. Now going back 549 00:19:47,769 --> 00:19:49,953 to the tri-lateral with South Korea and Japan, 550 00:19:50,487 --> 00:19:52,588 you said that President Grant yielded progress 551 00:19:52,623 --> 00:19:54,006 on the ongoing negotiations... 552 00:20:02,466 --> 00:20:04,852 I sent your wife home to get some rest. 553 00:20:05,887 --> 00:20:08,621 I suggest you do the same. 554 00:20:08,739 --> 00:20:12,358 Home? You think I can go there ever again? 555 00:20:12,392 --> 00:20:14,610 The house her lover built? 556 00:20:14,644 --> 00:20:16,745 No. I think I'll be sleeping full-time 557 00:20:16,780 --> 00:20:19,782 at the Governor's mansion from now on. 558 00:20:19,816 --> 00:20:21,417 (Scoffs) 559 00:20:21,451 --> 00:20:24,887 It's funny, you'd think I'd have known, had some inkling. 560 00:20:24,938 --> 00:20:27,506 I hate to say it, but from a legal standpoint, 561 00:20:27,557 --> 00:20:30,159 it's lucky that you didn't. 562 00:20:30,210 --> 00:20:32,161 So what are we looking at? 563 00:20:32,195 --> 00:20:34,579 We could break the news ourselves, tell the truth. 564 00:20:34,597 --> 00:20:36,098 We stress that even though it wasn't rape, 565 00:20:36,132 --> 00:20:37,583 you believed it was rape, 566 00:20:37,617 --> 00:20:40,169 and as such, you're entitled to the same protections. 567 00:20:40,903 --> 00:20:41,986 And my wife? 568 00:20:42,004 --> 00:20:45,206 Your wife will likely go to prison. 569 00:20:45,241 --> 00:20:48,910 She cried rape and caused you to kill an innocent man. 570 00:20:51,847 --> 00:20:54,666 What if we don't break the news? 571 00:20:54,700 --> 00:20:58,303 Well, the police don't know it was an affair. Only we do. 572 00:20:58,337 --> 00:21:01,956 However... and this is a big however... 573 00:21:02,791 --> 00:21:04,775 If the police do find out it wasn't rape, 574 00:21:04,809 --> 00:21:06,293 if they catch even a whiff, 575 00:21:06,328 --> 00:21:07,845 that we were sitting on that information, 576 00:21:07,879 --> 00:21:10,214 then the likelihood of them showing any leniency 577 00:21:10,248 --> 00:21:13,851 toward you and your wife is slim to nil. 578 00:21:15,270 --> 00:21:18,639 See if there's a paper trail... Anything the police might find 579 00:21:18,673 --> 00:21:21,292 that proves they were having an affair. 580 00:21:21,326 --> 00:21:22,893 And if there isn't? 581 00:21:26,398 --> 00:21:29,350 The world thinks I'm a hero, Liv. 582 00:21:29,384 --> 00:21:31,552 Why disappoint them? 583 00:21:38,876 --> 00:21:39,893 (Door opens) 584 00:21:39,928 --> 00:21:42,563 (Cell phone rings) 585 00:21:42,597 --> 00:21:45,549 (Door closes) Verna. 586 00:21:45,567 --> 00:21:47,318 When was this? 587 00:21:48,452 --> 00:21:51,337 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 588 00:21:51,372 --> 00:21:54,307 (Indistinct conversations) 589 00:21:54,341 --> 00:21:55,992 How are we doing? 590 00:21:56,026 --> 00:21:58,661 Well, they made me put on a hospital gown. 591 00:21:58,695 --> 00:22:00,496 I don't care how they wash 'em. 592 00:22:00,514 --> 00:22:03,800 They're still clothes someone else has worn before. 593 00:22:03,834 --> 00:22:05,451 I mean, think about it... 594 00:22:05,486 --> 00:22:07,904 They wash a bloody hospital gown, 595 00:22:07,938 --> 00:22:10,590 call 'em clean because the stain's no longer visible, 596 00:22:10,624 --> 00:22:12,358 and we just put 'em on. 597 00:22:13,293 --> 00:22:16,461 I probably got Ebola on top of the cancer now. 598 00:22:16,496 --> 00:22:18,914 But you're feeling fine? 599 00:22:18,948 --> 00:22:20,882 Oh, I was in some pain. 600 00:22:20,916 --> 00:22:25,003 They shot something up my spine. 601 00:22:25,054 --> 00:22:26,805 But I'm fine. 602 00:22:26,856 --> 00:22:28,490 How's it going? 603 00:22:28,524 --> 00:22:30,158 Did you do what I asked? 604 00:22:30,292 --> 00:22:32,694 I had to go through some people, 605 00:22:33,312 --> 00:22:34,445 call in some favors, 606 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:37,181 but Wexler offered David his job back 607 00:22:37,216 --> 00:22:39,450 getting David to take his job back, however... 608 00:22:39,501 --> 00:22:41,386 I can handle that. I have a guy. 609 00:22:41,437 --> 00:22:42,870 Oh, good. 610 00:22:42,905 --> 00:22:45,373 Maybe he'll go back to work and drop this. One hopes. 611 00:22:45,407 --> 00:22:46,841 One hopes. 612 00:22:48,127 --> 00:22:51,512 (Sighs) Yeah. 613 00:22:51,530 --> 00:22:54,432 Hollis doled out hopes and dreams 614 00:22:54,483 --> 00:22:57,268 like he was Santa Claus on Christmas morning. 615 00:22:57,902 --> 00:22:59,937 I got a seat on the Supreme Court. 616 00:22:59,971 --> 00:23:01,989 Cyrus runs the country. 617 00:23:02,023 --> 00:23:03,874 Mellie got to be... 618 00:23:03,908 --> 00:23:05,726 Mellie. 619 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:08,879 And you? 620 00:23:08,913 --> 00:23:10,698 I'm not sure what you got. 621 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:14,368 But here we are. 622 00:23:16,388 --> 00:23:18,422 Oh, crap. 623 00:23:18,473 --> 00:23:21,041 I can't bend over to put my damned shoes on. 624 00:23:21,059 --> 00:23:22,810 Hmm. 625 00:23:22,844 --> 00:23:24,662 Stuff like this, 626 00:23:24,696 --> 00:23:26,947 like what we did... 627 00:23:26,981 --> 00:23:29,349 It never really goes away, does it? 628 00:23:29,367 --> 00:23:32,703 It's just one big, bloody hospital gown. 629 00:23:32,737 --> 00:23:37,357 I prefer to think that anything can be fixed. 630 00:23:39,027 --> 00:23:40,527 Then you're a fool. 631 00:23:49,495 --> 00:23:51,879 Jane Powell will be here shortly to get you 632 00:23:51,930 --> 00:23:53,447 and your husband's signatures on your printed statements. 633 00:23:53,481 --> 00:23:55,132 Before she gets here, however, 634 00:23:55,666 --> 00:23:59,052 I wanted to ask you, is there anything I should know about? 635 00:23:59,086 --> 00:24:01,021 Anything you kept? E-mails, voice mails, 636 00:24:01,055 --> 00:24:02,689 cards, anything at all that would prove 637 00:24:02,723 --> 00:24:04,758 or even suggest you were having an affair? 638 00:24:04,792 --> 00:24:06,960 Not that I can think of. 639 00:24:06,994 --> 00:24:08,361 Oh. 640 00:24:08,396 --> 00:24:10,747 So my husband's trying to keep the affair quiet then? 641 00:24:11,081 --> 00:24:13,032 I think he's just trying to keep all of the options open, 642 00:24:13,066 --> 00:24:15,001 mainly, I presume, to keep you out of jail. 643 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:19,372 You'll let me know if you remember anything? 644 00:24:19,406 --> 00:24:20,473 Of course. 645 00:24:22,058 --> 00:24:23,876 He's a different man, you know... 646 00:24:23,911 --> 00:24:26,846 Different from the man who ran in that election. 647 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:29,966 That man was hopeful, affectionate. 648 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:31,984 He had dreams, not only for our family, 649 00:24:32,035 --> 00:24:34,153 but for families across the nation. 650 00:24:34,687 --> 00:24:37,956 And then one Tuesday night in November, it all went away. 651 00:24:37,991 --> 00:24:40,658 The headline in "The Sun" 652 00:24:40,693 --> 00:24:42,061 the next morning wasn't even a headline. 653 00:24:42,095 --> 00:24:43,963 It was a number. 654 00:24:45,240 --> 00:24:47,540 4,359. 655 00:24:47,841 --> 00:24:50,576 That's how many votes we lost the presidency by. 656 00:24:50,611 --> 00:24:53,779 One county in Ohio changed our lives. 657 00:24:53,814 --> 00:24:56,999 4,359. 658 00:24:57,434 --> 00:25:00,035 And not a day goes by when he doesn't bring it up. 659 00:25:00,070 --> 00:25:03,122 That's our lives now. 4,359. 660 00:25:03,156 --> 00:25:05,724 Every... single... day. 661 00:25:07,093 --> 00:25:10,112 I miss my husband, Olivia, 662 00:25:10,130 --> 00:25:12,765 and if there were anything I could do to bring him back, 663 00:25:12,799 --> 00:25:16,035 I-I would, in a second. 664 00:25:16,086 --> 00:25:21,640 But that would take 4,359 votes, 665 00:25:23,275 --> 00:25:24,825 and that's something I don't have. 666 00:25:27,562 --> 00:25:29,897 (Mellie) Well, it's fine for him to be out of the country now, 667 00:25:29,931 --> 00:25:32,199 but in a month, I am having him grounded until after the birth. 668 00:25:32,234 --> 00:25:34,285 He has to be within helicopter distance. 669 00:25:34,319 --> 00:25:36,253 - But do not quote me on that. - Well, I'll trade you that 670 00:25:36,288 --> 00:25:37,855 for a good quote on your feelings 671 00:25:37,889 --> 00:25:39,390 about the growing unrest in east Sudan. 672 00:25:39,441 --> 00:25:40,507 James. (Laughs) 673 00:25:40,525 --> 00:25:41,975 Worth a try, right? 674 00:25:41,993 --> 00:25:44,311 (Laughs) Cyrus, you didn't tell me James was working 675 00:25:44,346 --> 00:25:45,347 at the White House again. 676 00:25:45,381 --> 00:25:47,081 Can I speak to you for a moment, ma'am? 677 00:25:47,282 --> 00:25:49,683 Of course. James, we have to do that dinner in the residence, 678 00:25:49,717 --> 00:25:50,601 just the four of us. 679 00:25:50,652 --> 00:25:51,902 I can show you the nursery. 680 00:25:51,953 --> 00:25:53,854 - Oh, I look forward to it. - (Laughs) 681 00:25:54,072 --> 00:25:55,622 He's quite a catch. 682 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:57,591 I do not want you speaking to journalists while Fitz is away. 683 00:25:57,625 --> 00:25:59,226 He's your husband. 684 00:25:59,260 --> 00:26:00,778 He's a journalist. Inside this building, he's a journalist, 685 00:26:00,812 --> 00:26:02,563 and you know it. And you know how I know it? 686 00:26:02,597 --> 00:26:04,782 Because you are a terrifying political animal 687 00:26:04,816 --> 00:26:06,533 who would eat off her own foot 688 00:26:06,567 --> 00:26:09,086 if it meant you could get ahead... a trait I respect. 689 00:26:09,137 --> 00:26:12,005 But the president is at the G8 in Tokyo, 690 00:26:12,023 --> 00:26:13,457 and what is the rule 691 00:26:13,491 --> 00:26:14,558 when the president is out of the country? 692 00:26:14,592 --> 00:26:16,443 Oh. 693 00:26:16,477 --> 00:26:18,262 All roads... 694 00:26:19,213 --> 00:26:21,064 All roads lead to Fitz. 695 00:26:21,098 --> 00:26:22,448 All roads lead to Fitz, 696 00:26:22,466 --> 00:26:25,468 which means everything has to be about him, not you. 697 00:26:25,602 --> 00:26:27,753 You are not to make a single news story right now. 698 00:26:27,787 --> 00:26:30,773 Nothing. Don't start a recycling plan in the east wing. 699 00:26:30,807 --> 00:26:34,393 Don't comment on poverty or education or even puppies. 700 00:26:34,428 --> 00:26:37,163 If your water breaks, change your pants and cross your knees, 701 00:26:37,197 --> 00:26:39,215 because any news about you 702 00:26:39,249 --> 00:26:41,183 draws attention away 703 00:26:41,218 --> 00:26:42,635 from the leader of the free world, 704 00:26:42,669 --> 00:26:45,554 and his great big G8 conference, 705 00:26:45,605 --> 00:26:48,023 and if people aren't paying attention to the g8 conference, 706 00:26:48,057 --> 00:26:49,457 the president's whole trip 707 00:26:49,508 --> 00:26:53,211 starts to look like a massive waste of taxpayer dollars. 708 00:26:53,245 --> 00:26:55,146 So let's stay away from reporters. 709 00:26:55,180 --> 00:26:58,182 Sit on the bench for the good of the team. Okay? 710 00:26:58,700 --> 00:27:01,469 Hollis is a disgusting human being, 711 00:27:01,503 --> 00:27:03,838 but against my better judgment, I attended that meeting. 712 00:27:03,872 --> 00:27:06,056 That's about all the team you're gonna get out of me. 713 00:27:06,108 --> 00:27:08,125 You wanted a seat at the table. 714 00:27:08,143 --> 00:27:09,277 That's the table. 715 00:27:09,311 --> 00:27:12,346 Tables and teams. So many metaphors. 716 00:27:12,380 --> 00:27:15,315 What it all means is that we... And by "we," I mean all of us... 717 00:27:15,350 --> 00:27:16,800 are at risk. 718 00:27:16,835 --> 00:27:19,069 But like you said, I am a terrifying political animal, 719 00:27:19,103 --> 00:27:20,554 so I want to be clear. 720 00:27:20,588 --> 00:27:24,558 I will not attend any more of those meetings again. 721 00:27:24,592 --> 00:27:27,110 If this ever comes up, I will deny, deny, deny, 722 00:27:27,145 --> 00:27:29,863 and if anyone ever asks me about defiance... 723 00:27:29,914 --> 00:27:32,032 Okay, first of all, you will attend 724 00:27:32,066 --> 00:27:33,383 whatever meetings you need to attend. 725 00:27:33,401 --> 00:27:35,018 They are not optional... 726 00:27:35,053 --> 00:27:36,770 Not for me, not for you, not for anyone else. 727 00:27:36,805 --> 00:27:39,689 Two... if this ever comes up, you won't have time to deny. 728 00:27:39,723 --> 00:27:41,908 Because it means we are already going down in flames. 729 00:27:41,942 --> 00:27:45,311 Three... you may be an animal, but I am a monster... 730 00:27:46,864 --> 00:27:50,249 And I am much more terrifying than you can ever imagine. 731 00:27:50,284 --> 00:27:53,803 And while I respect your position as first lady, 732 00:27:53,821 --> 00:27:55,271 I will do whatever is necessary 733 00:27:55,306 --> 00:27:58,925 to make sure things go accordingly. 734 00:27:58,959 --> 00:28:00,493 So, Mellie? 735 00:28:00,527 --> 00:28:02,662 Do not ever 736 00:28:02,696 --> 00:28:06,099 speak the word "defiance" in my presence again. 737 00:28:11,254 --> 00:28:13,305 I'll have my office call your office 738 00:28:13,339 --> 00:28:15,757 to schedule that dinner for the four of us in the residence. 739 00:28:15,792 --> 00:28:18,560 Sounds like fun. 740 00:28:21,114 --> 00:28:22,247 (Sighs) 741 00:28:23,082 --> 00:28:25,133 "Yo Chris, you need to get in on this action. 742 00:28:25,167 --> 00:28:27,385 "You haven't lived life until you've banged a governor's wife 743 00:28:27,419 --> 00:28:29,404 on Macassar ebony flooring." 744 00:28:29,438 --> 00:28:31,089 There are others that go into much more explicit detail. 745 00:28:31,123 --> 00:28:32,407 Get the Restons to come in here. 746 00:28:32,441 --> 00:28:33,741 We need to prepare them in case this comes out. 747 00:28:33,759 --> 00:28:35,076 I'm on it. 748 00:28:36,178 --> 00:28:38,529 Ms. Perkins, how have you been? 749 00:28:38,564 --> 00:28:40,698 Good. You know, still alive. 750 00:28:40,749 --> 00:28:42,133 David, I thought you were on leave. 751 00:28:42,167 --> 00:28:44,118 Nope. I'm back. Yay, me. 752 00:28:44,153 --> 00:28:45,553 You're my first port of call, 753 00:28:45,587 --> 00:28:46,854 as luck would or wouldn't have it. 754 00:28:46,888 --> 00:28:48,322 Ms. Whelan. 755 00:28:48,340 --> 00:28:49,641 So the rape case Jane Powell was working on... 756 00:28:49,892 --> 00:28:52,493 Is now a homicide investigation being handled by me. 757 00:28:52,527 --> 00:28:55,129 A signed affidavit from one of Mr. Meyer's friends, 758 00:28:55,147 --> 00:28:57,048 testifying that the so-called rapist 759 00:28:57,082 --> 00:28:59,317 was, in fact, having an affair with Ms. Reston, 760 00:28:59,351 --> 00:29:00,751 and had been for several months. 761 00:29:00,786 --> 00:29:02,470 Though I assume from the e-mails you've been reading 762 00:29:02,504 --> 00:29:05,706 that this is not news to you. Where are they? 763 00:29:08,994 --> 00:29:11,746 (Door opens) 764 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:15,248 The A.U.S.A. is here. He knows about the affair. 765 00:29:15,266 --> 00:29:17,134 He wants to press charges against you, governor. 766 00:29:17,168 --> 00:29:20,219 - For what? Defending my wife? - Murder. 767 00:29:20,237 --> 00:29:21,237 What do we do now? 768 00:29:21,288 --> 00:29:23,256 Unfortunately, he has to arrest you, 769 00:29:23,290 --> 00:29:24,340 but we'll make sure there's no perp walk. 770 00:29:24,391 --> 00:29:25,525 We'll walk you in through the back, 771 00:29:25,559 --> 00:29:27,210 declare your innocence on the front steps. 772 00:29:27,261 --> 00:29:29,112 It'll be tough, but I can get you through this. 773 00:29:29,146 --> 00:29:30,647 - No. - Joan. 774 00:29:30,681 --> 00:29:31,748 No. 775 00:29:31,782 --> 00:29:32,932 I'll tell them what happened. 776 00:29:32,950 --> 00:29:34,901 What happened is that I shot a man 777 00:29:34,935 --> 00:29:37,704 - who I thought was raping my wife. - They'll never believe you. 778 00:29:37,738 --> 00:29:38,938 They'll think you knew about the affair 779 00:29:38,956 --> 00:29:40,239 and killed him on purpose, 780 00:29:40,257 --> 00:29:42,392 but if I tell them that I lied about the rape... 781 00:29:42,443 --> 00:29:43,710 I can't let you go to jail. 782 00:29:43,744 --> 00:29:45,762 And I can't stand to see you suffer any longer. 783 00:29:45,813 --> 00:29:49,299 I have watched you live in pain every day since that election, 784 00:29:49,350 --> 00:29:52,936 and I couldn't do anything about it, so I just gave up... 785 00:29:53,070 --> 00:29:56,105 On you... and on us. 786 00:29:57,040 --> 00:30:00,192 I wasn't strong enough to tell you I was unhappy, 787 00:30:00,226 --> 00:30:01,860 and when you walked into that room, 788 00:30:01,895 --> 00:30:04,746 I got scared, and a man died. 789 00:30:04,781 --> 00:30:06,398 That's what happened. 790 00:30:08,117 --> 00:30:11,403 I can't get you those votes back. 791 00:30:11,421 --> 00:30:13,505 But this? 792 00:30:13,540 --> 00:30:15,240 This I can fix. 793 00:30:20,096 --> 00:30:22,914 Harrison will be there for the processing, Mrs. Reston. 794 00:30:22,932 --> 00:30:24,782 Then you'll be brought before a judge 795 00:30:24,817 --> 00:30:26,051 where he'll formalize the deal. 796 00:30:26,085 --> 00:30:27,586 Okay? 797 00:30:27,604 --> 00:30:30,439 You don't have to do this. 798 00:30:30,473 --> 00:30:31,923 I do. 799 00:30:31,941 --> 00:30:33,942 All set, Mrs. Reston? 800 00:30:46,248 --> 00:30:47,665 (Woman) ...Wife's lover. 801 00:30:47,699 --> 00:30:51,384 Two men ruined by... I'm sorry... A horrible woman. 802 00:30:51,419 --> 00:30:53,903 Horrible. A modern-day lady MacBeth. 803 00:30:54,038 --> 00:30:55,904 I don't think I have ever... 804 00:30:55,939 --> 00:30:57,439 What are you doing here? 805 00:30:57,473 --> 00:30:58,774 I was just headed downtown for some dinner. 806 00:30:58,808 --> 00:31:00,559 I thought I'd drop by. 807 00:31:00,593 --> 00:31:02,978 (Man)..uUnfortunate tragedy. And for Mrs. Reston to... 808 00:31:03,012 --> 00:31:04,513 - (Mutes tv) - Another win for Olivia Pope. 809 00:31:04,547 --> 00:31:06,032 We should celebrate. 810 00:31:06,066 --> 00:31:08,668 I can't. 811 00:31:12,154 --> 00:31:14,306 I can stop dropping by. I can stop calling. 812 00:31:14,340 --> 00:31:17,809 I can stop asking. But you never tell me to stop. 813 00:31:22,231 --> 00:31:23,365 Edison? 814 00:31:23,399 --> 00:31:24,849 Yes? 815 00:31:24,884 --> 00:31:26,718 I don't want you to stop. 816 00:31:26,752 --> 00:31:29,521 I want you to keep asking. 817 00:31:30,055 --> 00:31:33,658 But I'm not ready to say yes. 818 00:31:35,944 --> 00:31:37,945 Will you tell me when you're ready? 819 00:31:39,665 --> 00:31:41,749 I will. 820 00:31:41,784 --> 00:31:43,568 I promise. 821 00:31:45,821 --> 00:31:47,054 (Sighs) 822 00:31:54,329 --> 00:31:55,780 (Sighs) 823 00:31:57,514 --> 00:31:59,432 (Laughs) I'm telling you, it wasn't obvious. 824 00:31:59,466 --> 00:32:00,317 Really? 825 00:32:00,351 --> 00:32:02,518 Because I felt like I had "I'm having sexual intercourse 826 00:32:02,553 --> 00:32:04,487 with Abby Whelan" written on my forehead. 827 00:32:04,538 --> 00:32:05,738 So the fact that you got your job back... 828 00:32:05,772 --> 00:32:07,573 does that mean your meeting at the griddle yesterday... 829 00:32:07,591 --> 00:32:09,910 Total dead-end. I'm not saying there's nothing there, 830 00:32:09,944 --> 00:32:11,244 but it's not what I thought it was. 831 00:32:11,478 --> 00:32:13,279 If dropping this thing's the only way to get my job back, 832 00:32:13,313 --> 00:32:14,897 - maybe it's worth dropping. - (Harrison) Abby! 833 00:32:14,932 --> 00:32:17,000 I'll call you back. 834 00:32:17,034 --> 00:32:18,284 (Beep) 835 00:32:18,318 --> 00:32:19,752 Please don't. 836 00:32:19,770 --> 00:32:21,788 - You need a woman's opinion. - What? 837 00:32:21,922 --> 00:32:23,589 Huck's got a date tonight at La Table d'Or. 838 00:32:23,623 --> 00:32:24,724 Really? Well, that's great. 839 00:32:24,758 --> 00:32:27,509 - (Quinn) What's great? - No. Please. 840 00:32:27,544 --> 00:32:29,445 (Abby) Huck has a date. You have a date? That's amazing. 841 00:32:29,479 --> 00:32:31,513 You're picking her up, right? What about this tie? 842 00:32:31,548 --> 00:32:34,733 Uh, no. Let's see. It's great if you know about wine 843 00:32:34,768 --> 00:32:36,418 and can order her a glass of something really special. 844 00:32:36,453 --> 00:32:38,287 Is that her number? 845 00:32:38,321 --> 00:32:40,038 - Maybe. - Charming. But please tell me 846 00:32:40,073 --> 00:32:41,206 that's not the only place you wrote it down. 847 00:32:41,241 --> 00:32:42,574 (Scoffs) Read me the number. 848 00:32:42,609 --> 00:32:44,943 Ugh. 849 00:32:44,978 --> 00:32:47,179 (Quinn) 2-0-2-5-5-5... 850 00:32:47,247 --> 00:32:49,815 0-1-8-6. Yeah. Ordering wine is key to a good date, 851 00:32:49,849 --> 00:32:52,217 and when a guy orders for you, it's kinda hot. (Snaps fingers) 852 00:32:52,251 --> 00:32:53,485 What about this one? 853 00:32:53,519 --> 00:32:55,086 Mm. 854 00:32:55,120 --> 00:32:57,689 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) The ex-Cytron guy 855 00:32:57,723 --> 00:32:59,224 I've been calling for weeks finally got back to me. 856 00:32:59,258 --> 00:33:00,291 We're meeting at the Griddle Cafe, 857 00:33:00,326 --> 00:33:01,392 3:30 this afternoon. 858 00:33:01,427 --> 00:33:02,861 Douglas Fairbanks-style. 859 00:33:02,895 --> 00:33:04,696 Oh, this is gonna look really nice. 860 00:33:04,730 --> 00:33:06,998 - Okay, what do you think, Abby? - Yeah. Nice. 861 00:33:07,032 --> 00:33:08,466 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 862 00:33:10,669 --> 00:33:13,505 (Indistinct conversations) 863 00:33:17,842 --> 00:33:19,610 You really want to go back to work? (Groans) 864 00:33:19,944 --> 00:33:21,445 You don't want to, I don't know, write a book. 865 00:33:21,479 --> 00:33:22,613 Or teach a class instead? 866 00:33:22,647 --> 00:33:24,447 - Cy... - Because I'm a traditional man, 867 00:33:24,482 --> 00:33:26,549 and if you wanted to stay at home. 868 00:33:26,584 --> 00:33:28,618 - And let me be the breadwinner... - I want to go back to work. 869 00:33:28,652 --> 00:33:30,254 I could revoke your press pass. 870 00:33:30,288 --> 00:33:32,122 And I could write an excellent story about it. 871 00:33:32,156 --> 00:33:34,391 Okay, James, honey, this makes you the enemy. 872 00:33:34,425 --> 00:33:35,959 We'll be enemies all day, 873 00:33:35,993 --> 00:33:37,727 and then we'll have to forget about it every night. 874 00:33:37,762 --> 00:33:39,562 You understand that? Is that what you want? 875 00:33:39,597 --> 00:33:41,031 Reporters are the enemy? 876 00:33:41,065 --> 00:33:43,233 - I didn't mean... - You did. 877 00:33:43,267 --> 00:33:45,368 You must be hiding some very dirty laundry. 878 00:33:45,403 --> 00:33:46,870 I can't wait to find out what. 879 00:33:46,904 --> 00:33:48,471 - James. - Cyrus. 880 00:33:48,506 --> 00:33:49,839 If I gave you a baby, you'd quit? 881 00:33:49,874 --> 00:33:52,008 - Give me a baby and find out. - That's a no. 882 00:33:52,043 --> 00:33:54,310 I am good at my job, Cy, as good as you are at yours. 883 00:33:54,345 --> 00:33:55,745 You want to have a baby with me 884 00:33:55,780 --> 00:33:58,014 because you want to have a child together? Great. 885 00:33:58,049 --> 00:33:59,482 But if you want to give me a baby to metaphorically 886 00:33:59,517 --> 00:34:01,518 keep me barefoot and pregnant and out of your hair? 887 00:34:01,552 --> 00:34:04,119 You have never really seen me angry. 888 00:34:04,154 --> 00:34:05,321 I'm going out. Don't wait up. 889 00:34:05,355 --> 00:34:06,689 I am working late. You don't wait up. 890 00:34:06,723 --> 00:34:08,057 Funny story. 891 00:34:08,091 --> 00:34:09,758 Hilarious story. Damn it. 892 00:34:09,793 --> 00:34:11,894 (Indistinct conversations) 893 00:34:11,928 --> 00:34:14,296 (Man) Enjoy. 894 00:34:14,314 --> 00:34:15,814 If they're gonna make you wear their jacket, 895 00:34:15,866 --> 00:34:18,400 they should've at least used a lint brush. 896 00:34:18,435 --> 00:34:21,420 Did you have a chance to peruse the wine list, monsieur? 897 00:34:21,471 --> 00:34:23,622 I'd like a ginger ale. 898 00:34:23,657 --> 00:34:27,493 And the lady will also have a glass of ginger ale. 899 00:34:27,527 --> 00:34:29,962 Very good, monsieur. 900 00:34:31,264 --> 00:34:34,233 Hmm. 901 00:34:35,367 --> 00:34:37,185 What's "bouillabaisse"? 902 00:34:40,005 --> 00:34:42,056 Stick to the script this time, governor. 903 00:34:42,090 --> 00:34:44,325 When they ask about your wife, talk about her remorse. 904 00:34:44,359 --> 00:34:45,793 They'll want you to trash her. It makes good copy, 905 00:34:45,827 --> 00:34:47,128 but it's better for you. 906 00:34:47,162 --> 00:34:48,529 If you implore the public to forgive her. 907 00:34:48,547 --> 00:34:49,997 Governor, they're ready for you. 908 00:34:50,015 --> 00:34:51,649 I'll be right there. 909 00:34:52,935 --> 00:34:54,502 Can't thank you enough, Olivia. 910 00:34:54,520 --> 00:34:56,671 I've spent the last two years blaming you 911 00:34:56,705 --> 00:34:58,790 for the fact that it's that matinee idol in the White House, 912 00:34:58,824 --> 00:35:00,258 not me. 913 00:35:00,292 --> 00:35:03,895 Guess I'd rather feel cheated than feel like a failure. 914 00:35:03,929 --> 00:35:05,947 (Alison) Governor? 915 00:35:05,981 --> 00:35:07,648 See you on the other side. 916 00:35:13,505 --> 00:35:15,289 (Reporters shouting at once, camera shutters clicking) 917 00:35:16,324 --> 00:35:18,341 (Cell phone rings) 918 00:35:18,376 --> 00:35:19,676 (Ring) 919 00:35:19,710 --> 00:35:21,294 (Governor Reston) Thank you to the people of Maryland... 920 00:35:21,328 --> 00:35:24,748 Yes, Harrison. Tell her we're not taking exclusives on this. 921 00:35:24,782 --> 00:35:26,416 Actually, give me her number. I'll call her myself. 922 00:35:26,451 --> 00:35:29,002 Hold on a second. Let me grab a piece of paper. 923 00:35:31,472 --> 00:35:33,940 Liv, you still there? 924 00:35:33,975 --> 00:35:35,525 Liv? 925 00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:36,843 Liv? 926 00:35:36,861 --> 00:35:38,695 (Governor Reston) Rather than pointing fingers today, 927 00:35:38,729 --> 00:35:40,113 I ask instead 928 00:35:40,148 --> 00:35:42,199 that you show forgiveness, forgiveness to my wife Joan, 929 00:35:42,233 --> 00:35:45,368 for her hurried lack of judgment. 930 00:35:50,513 --> 00:35:52,230 I think that went well. 931 00:35:52,264 --> 00:35:55,450 It did, especially in light of these. 932 00:36:01,524 --> 00:36:04,592 4,359 votes... 933 00:36:04,627 --> 00:36:07,328 That's how much you beat me by. 934 00:36:07,363 --> 00:36:11,249 4,359 votes that turned me into a loser... 935 00:36:11,283 --> 00:36:14,669 A loser whose whole life had been for nothing. 936 00:36:14,704 --> 00:36:16,204 So... 937 00:36:16,238 --> 00:36:19,657 two nights ago, I was going to end that life. 938 00:36:19,692 --> 00:36:21,976 I was gonna shoot myself. 939 00:36:22,011 --> 00:36:24,262 Bill first... 940 00:36:24,996 --> 00:36:26,680 so she could see it, 941 00:36:27,215 --> 00:36:29,616 then her, then me. 942 00:36:29,651 --> 00:36:31,151 But she cried rape. 943 00:36:31,185 --> 00:36:33,036 She cried rape. 944 00:36:33,071 --> 00:36:35,522 Rape... such a... 945 00:36:35,556 --> 00:36:37,224 gorgeous word. 946 00:36:37,258 --> 00:36:39,993 Rape. Yeah, I'm a supporter of women, 947 00:36:40,028 --> 00:36:41,878 but let me tell you, she yelled "rape," and I thought, 948 00:36:41,913 --> 00:36:43,914 "you have a second chance." 949 00:36:43,948 --> 00:36:46,050 A second chance. 950 00:36:46,084 --> 00:36:48,385 And now my approval ratings are through the roof. 951 00:36:49,319 --> 00:36:51,287 I can run for any office in the land, 952 00:36:51,321 --> 00:36:54,473 and those 4,359 votes don't mean a damn thing, 953 00:36:54,508 --> 00:36:57,376 and I just can't help but thinking, 954 00:36:57,411 --> 00:37:00,346 what a wonderful gift 955 00:37:00,380 --> 00:37:02,281 my cheating wife gave me. 956 00:37:02,316 --> 00:37:04,283 You're confessing to murder. 957 00:37:04,334 --> 00:37:06,769 We have attorney/client privilege. 958 00:37:07,503 --> 00:37:10,672 I still have ways to make your life very difficult. 959 00:37:10,706 --> 00:37:12,941 You'd have as much clout in this town as a senate page. 960 00:37:12,975 --> 00:37:15,594 If someone as high-profile as me goes to prison. 961 00:37:15,628 --> 00:37:17,979 God, it's amazing what this feels like. 962 00:37:18,014 --> 00:37:19,881 What? 963 00:37:23,703 --> 00:37:25,287 Winning. 964 00:37:31,093 --> 00:37:32,010 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 965 00:37:32,044 --> 00:37:35,547 (Doorbell rings) 966 00:37:36,498 --> 00:37:39,300 I'm mad at my husband and I need a drink and dinner. 967 00:37:39,334 --> 00:37:40,685 Dinner is popcorn. 968 00:37:40,719 --> 00:37:41,752 But lucky for you, I just opened a Bordeaux 969 00:37:41,803 --> 00:37:43,788 that'll bring tears to your eyes. 970 00:37:43,822 --> 00:37:45,072 (Sighs) 971 00:37:45,106 --> 00:37:46,273 How are you? 972 00:37:46,291 --> 00:37:47,641 Good. Good. 973 00:37:47,676 --> 00:37:49,894 Liv... 974 00:37:49,928 --> 00:37:52,413 that meeting with Hollis... 975 00:37:52,447 --> 00:37:54,765 Let's not talk about that. Drink. 976 00:37:58,236 --> 00:38:00,071 Why'd you break out the good stuff? 977 00:38:00,105 --> 00:38:01,622 Governor Reston... 978 00:38:01,656 --> 00:38:03,958 Bill Meyer was his wife's lover, and he knew it. 979 00:38:03,992 --> 00:38:05,793 She cried rape, which saved her life. 980 00:38:05,827 --> 00:38:09,697 But the contractor? Totally, completely premeditated murder. (Sets down bottle) 981 00:38:09,731 --> 00:38:10,848 But he's a client. 982 00:38:10,882 --> 00:38:13,868 And let's face it, 983 00:38:13,902 --> 00:38:15,653 we owe him one. 984 00:38:15,687 --> 00:38:17,088 We owe him more than one. 985 00:38:17,122 --> 00:38:19,023 Not to mention, that'd be a hell of a headline-puller 986 00:38:19,057 --> 00:38:22,676 from negotiations at the G8. 987 00:38:23,511 --> 00:38:25,144 All roads lead to Fitz. 988 00:38:25,162 --> 00:38:27,747 (Chuckles) All roads lead to Fitz. 989 00:38:29,283 --> 00:38:31,084 (Sighs) 990 00:38:31,118 --> 00:38:33,637 It's been ages since I've been here. I've missed you. 991 00:38:33,671 --> 00:38:34,971 Missed you, too. 992 00:38:35,006 --> 00:38:37,691 So why are you mad at your husband? 993 00:38:40,593 --> 00:38:42,544 James is working at the White House press corps 994 00:38:42,579 --> 00:38:44,563 to punish me. 995 00:38:44,581 --> 00:38:47,983 So? You separate your work life and your personal life. 996 00:38:48,017 --> 00:38:49,384 Really? 997 00:38:49,419 --> 00:38:50,752 How's that working for you? 998 00:38:50,787 --> 00:38:52,020 Fine. 999 00:38:53,172 --> 00:38:56,074 I hear... 1000 00:38:56,109 --> 00:38:59,044 you're keeping company with Edison Davis again. 1001 00:38:59,062 --> 00:39:01,029 He wants to. 1002 00:39:01,064 --> 00:39:04,550 I'm thinking about it. 1003 00:39:04,584 --> 00:39:06,635 What's the holdup? 1004 00:39:11,274 --> 00:39:13,141 (Sets down glass) 1005 00:39:13,176 --> 00:39:16,895 All roads lead to Fitz. 1006 00:39:16,930 --> 00:39:19,014 All roads lead to Fitz. 1007 00:39:20,550 --> 00:39:23,252 (Exhales deeply) 1008 00:39:28,675 --> 00:39:31,827 I don't like it when the bad guys get away. 1009 00:39:33,930 --> 00:39:35,180 (Chuckles) 1010 00:39:35,214 --> 00:39:37,449 Then you shouldn't have come to Washington. 1011 00:39:39,686 --> 00:39:41,687 Hmm. 1012 00:39:44,021 --> 00:39:46,690 (Huck) Sundays is pasta, and mondays is sandwiches. 1013 00:39:46,708 --> 00:39:48,609 But tonight... tonight's my favorite night. 1014 00:39:48,643 --> 00:39:51,645 They eat pizza and they play games. 1015 00:39:51,696 --> 00:39:53,697 That's the best part. It's game night. 1016 00:39:53,731 --> 00:39:55,466 She's Carol, 34, 1017 00:39:55,500 --> 00:39:57,668 not a natural blonde, but that's okay. 1018 00:39:57,702 --> 00:40:00,337 She teaches math at the junior high. 1019 00:40:00,355 --> 00:40:03,207 And he's Billy. He sells sporting goods, 1020 00:40:03,241 --> 00:40:05,609 which is an actual thing... Sporting goods. 1021 00:40:05,643 --> 00:40:09,296 (Chuckles) And the little girls are Lucy. She's 8. 1022 00:40:09,331 --> 00:40:12,448 And Sarah Beth... she's 10. 1023 00:40:12,683 --> 00:40:15,184 Sarah Beth has sleepovers on Fridays 1024 00:40:15,219 --> 00:40:17,770 with Janie, who lives down there, 1025 00:40:17,805 --> 00:40:19,922 and Katie, who lives right there. 1026 00:40:19,940 --> 00:40:23,476 And on Sundays, the grandparents come over. 1027 00:40:23,510 --> 00:40:25,928 So what about you? 1028 00:40:25,963 --> 00:40:27,363 What do you like to do? 1029 00:40:48,852 --> 00:40:50,402 So that's your solution then? 1030 00:40:50,453 --> 00:40:52,454 Verna gets Rosen's boss to give him his job back? 1031 00:40:52,489 --> 00:40:54,122 On the condition that he stops pursuing 1032 00:40:54,140 --> 00:40:55,941 his foolish conspiracy theories. 1033 00:40:55,975 --> 00:40:57,692 And if he keeps looking for a connection 1034 00:40:57,710 --> 00:40:59,595 between Doyle Energy and Cytron... 1035 00:40:59,629 --> 00:41:01,797 - Then we give him a connection. - The wrong connection. 1036 00:41:02,331 --> 00:41:04,966 Personally, I find these humane mousetraps ineffective. 1037 00:41:04,984 --> 00:41:06,384 Better to lay down some glue 1038 00:41:06,419 --> 00:41:07,669 when you hear the critter scream, 1039 00:41:07,703 --> 00:41:08,687 take a shovel to its head. 1040 00:41:08,721 --> 00:41:10,238 But if y'all feel differently... 1041 00:41:10,272 --> 00:41:12,040 - We do. - Then you have my vote. 1042 00:41:12,074 --> 00:41:14,826 But just so we're clear, if this plan fails, 1043 00:41:14,860 --> 00:41:16,695 David Rosen decides he's not gonna drop it, 1044 00:41:16,729 --> 00:41:19,614 then I reserve the right to be a little more... 1045 00:41:19,648 --> 00:41:21,182 How should I put it? 1046 00:41:21,217 --> 00:41:22,334 Thorough. 1047 00:41:22,368 --> 00:41:23,635 Agreed? 1048 00:41:27,155 --> 00:41:28,322 Agreement's just for show, y'all. 1049 00:41:28,356 --> 00:41:29,990 You can go. 1050 00:41:30,008 --> 00:41:31,425 Class dismissed. 1051 00:41:33,645 --> 00:41:35,763 Abby. 1052 00:41:35,797 --> 00:41:37,998 The guy you met with at the Griddle Cafe yesterday... 1053 00:41:38,032 --> 00:41:39,233 He was a plant. 1054 00:41:39,267 --> 00:41:40,768 He just was. Trust me. 1055 00:41:40,802 --> 00:41:42,052 So I did a little digging, 1056 00:41:42,087 --> 00:41:43,370 and it turns out that Cytron... 1057 00:41:43,404 --> 00:41:45,472 they weren't just an Internet security company. 1058 00:41:45,507 --> 00:41:46,690 They also developed software, 1059 00:41:46,741 --> 00:41:48,625 some of which had various applications, 1060 00:41:48,676 --> 00:41:49,893 like this one program 1061 00:41:49,928 --> 00:41:51,978 that Quinn's boyfriend was working on... 1062 00:41:52,496 --> 00:41:54,264 Officially it was used as slot machines. 1063 00:41:54,315 --> 00:41:55,482 And unofficially? 1064 00:41:55,516 --> 00:41:58,335 Voting machines. 1065 00:41:58,386 --> 00:42:00,020 I know you just got your job back, David, 1066 00:42:00,054 --> 00:42:01,821 and I wasn't gonna say anything, I swear. 1067 00:42:01,856 --> 00:42:04,741 No, you did the right thing. Come here. 1068 00:42:04,775 --> 00:42:05,677 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 1069 00:42:05,710 --> 00:42:07,110 (Abby) I know you just got your job back, David, 1070 00:42:07,111 --> 00:42:08,361 and I wasn't gonna say anything, I swear. 1071 00:42:08,395 --> 00:42:11,064 (David) No, you did the right thing. Come here. 1072 00:42:11,082 --> 00:42:15,401 And so on and so forth. 1073 00:42:15,419 --> 00:42:19,238 You want me to notify the others? 1074 00:42:19,257 --> 00:42:22,008 No. 1075 00:42:22,043 --> 00:42:25,578 This one I handle alone. 1076 00:42:26,714 --> 00:42:28,417 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 1077 00:42:28,418 --> 00:42:31,418 sync and corrections by bellows www.addic7ed.com