1 00:00:03,632 --> 00:00:04,699 Sally: Daniel! I cannot wait till you meet your maker! 2 00:00:04,766 --> 00:00:06,133 Previously on "Scandal"... 3 00:00:06,201 --> 00:00:07,935 What if the man was murdered and no one finds out about it. 4 00:00:08,003 --> 00:00:09,136 You have to trust me. 5 00:00:09,204 --> 00:00:10,504 No, actually, I don't. 6 00:00:10,572 --> 00:00:12,907 Adnan Salif says hello. Keep your phone on, "H." 7 00:00:12,975 --> 00:00:14,609 Huck: Quinn, you've been a bad girl. 8 00:00:14,676 --> 00:00:15,916 You're not a gladiator anymore. 9 00:00:15,978 --> 00:00:17,511 [Screaming] Olivia: You hurt her. 10 00:00:17,579 --> 00:00:18,778 I had to make her tell the truth. 11 00:00:18,846 --> 00:00:20,314 She was working for your father. 12 00:00:20,381 --> 00:00:23,049 Don't worry, sweetheart. I'll see you real soon. 13 00:00:23,118 --> 00:00:25,319 Your father has to be stopped, 'cause I need answers. 14 00:00:25,386 --> 00:00:26,786 Do what you have to do. 15 00:00:26,854 --> 00:00:29,089 I have never answered to any holder of your office. 16 00:00:29,157 --> 00:00:31,291 That changes right here, right now. 17 00:00:31,359 --> 00:00:33,560 - I'm command now, effective immediately. - The hell you are. 18 00:00:33,595 --> 00:00:35,028 I'm gonna have to ask my agents to escort you to the street. 19 00:00:35,096 --> 00:00:37,230 I'm running against you as an independent. 20 00:00:37,297 --> 00:00:38,932 Fitz: You're making the biggest mistake 21 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:40,133 of your life crossing me. 22 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:42,168 See you on the battlefield. 23 00:00:43,570 --> 00:00:45,538 [Indistinct conversations] 24 00:00:53,113 --> 00:00:55,414 She's running! 25 00:00:55,482 --> 00:00:56,682 Reporter: Waiting for what is nothing short 26 00:00:56,750 --> 00:00:58,217 of a historic declaration. 27 00:00:58,285 --> 00:00:59,585 Reporter 2: The resignation of a sitting Vice President 28 00:00:59,653 --> 00:01:01,521 hasn't happened since 1973, 29 00:01:01,588 --> 00:01:03,356 when Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned under President... 30 00:01:04,323 --> 00:01:05,857 Reporter 3: The timing of Vice President Langston's resignation 31 00:01:05,860 --> 00:01:06,759 could not have come at a worse time. 32 00:01:06,826 --> 00:01:08,306 Confidence in the Grant administration 33 00:01:08,327 --> 00:01:09,895 is plummeting as a veritable revolution plays out. 34 00:01:09,963 --> 00:01:11,563 Reporter 4: We are live at the White House 35 00:01:11,631 --> 00:01:13,398 as we await the resignation address 36 00:01:13,466 --> 00:01:15,400 from Vice President Sally Langston. 37 00:01:15,468 --> 00:01:16,902 [Reporters talking] 38 00:01:16,970 --> 00:01:19,905 So, what is it? What's our message? 39 00:01:19,973 --> 00:01:22,174 Cyrus, I have the entire press corps waiting for me! 40 00:01:22,241 --> 00:01:23,642 We're waiting on the poll numbers. 41 00:01:23,709 --> 00:01:24,776 Well, what's the message? 42 00:01:24,843 --> 00:01:26,404 - Do we call her a traitor? - We're waiting. 43 00:01:26,412 --> 00:01:27,712 I say we get personal. 44 00:01:27,780 --> 00:01:29,047 Paint that reckless half-wit with the crazy brush. 45 00:01:29,114 --> 00:01:30,549 - She's delusional. - And emotionally crippled, 46 00:01:30,616 --> 00:01:32,050 her already-shaky mental state suffering a deadly blow 47 00:01:32,117 --> 00:01:33,552 from the passing of her husband. 48 00:01:33,619 --> 00:01:36,221 Sexist but effective. Leak that on deep background... 49 00:01:36,289 --> 00:01:37,755 We're not leaking anything. We're waiting. 50 00:01:37,823 --> 00:01:38,990 While we wait, the press corps thinks I'm hiding, 51 00:01:39,058 --> 00:01:40,124 and they're not wrong. 52 00:01:40,192 --> 00:01:41,358 The numbers are the oracle. 53 00:01:41,426 --> 00:01:42,894 The numbers will tell us what to... 54 00:01:42,961 --> 00:01:45,096 - What numbers? - The polls! 55 00:01:45,164 --> 00:01:47,699 - Someone bring me the damn polls right now. - Yes, sir. 56 00:01:47,766 --> 00:01:49,466 The distribution list was limited. 57 00:01:49,534 --> 00:01:50,835 From me? Where the hell are they? 58 00:01:50,903 --> 00:01:53,270 - Sir, well, the President... - Faster, Ethan, faster. 59 00:01:53,338 --> 00:01:54,772 The President wanted to review the numbers with... 60 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:56,473 With whom? With whom, Ethan? 61 00:01:56,541 --> 00:01:58,275 With his new campaign manager. 62 00:02:03,315 --> 00:02:04,181 [Knock on door] 63 00:02:08,420 --> 00:02:09,920 The rest of your campaign team 64 00:02:09,987 --> 00:02:11,689 would like to see the poll numbers... 65 00:02:11,756 --> 00:02:13,023 When you get a minute. 66 00:02:13,091 --> 00:02:16,159 [Door closes] 67 00:02:16,227 --> 00:02:18,995 sync by bellows - corrected by chamallow www.addic7ed.com 68 00:02:21,966 --> 00:02:23,867 Remember... calm, measured. 69 00:02:23,935 --> 00:02:25,435 Before the last word leaves your lips, 70 00:02:25,502 --> 00:02:26,837 Grant's rapid-response goons 71 00:02:26,904 --> 00:02:28,839 are gonna be blasting you for being a spiteful squatter 72 00:02:28,906 --> 00:02:30,626 suffering from a wicked case of hot flashes, 73 00:02:30,641 --> 00:02:31,741 but you're not. 74 00:02:31,808 --> 00:02:33,343 You are standing up for the people 75 00:02:33,410 --> 00:02:37,380 against the tyranny of a decadent monarch, plus... 76 00:02:37,448 --> 00:02:39,282 You know, Jesus loves you. 77 00:02:39,350 --> 00:02:40,850 - Yes. Yes, I can do this. - Yeah. 78 00:02:40,917 --> 00:02:42,552 - Mm-hmm. - Two-minute warning. 79 00:02:42,620 --> 00:02:43,720 Two minutes. 80 00:02:43,787 --> 00:02:44,920 Olivia: The numbers give us a chance. 81 00:02:44,988 --> 00:02:46,421 Not a big chance, but a fighting chance. 82 00:02:46,489 --> 00:02:48,924 So, these are your talking points. 83 00:02:48,992 --> 00:02:52,027 Number one... Sally Langston's a selfish quitter. 84 00:02:52,095 --> 00:02:53,729 She abandoned her views on abortion, 85 00:02:53,797 --> 00:02:55,364 and now she's abandoning her post. 86 00:02:55,431 --> 00:02:57,099 Number two... Sally's a loose cannon, 87 00:02:57,167 --> 00:03:01,270 a fundamentalist extremist who's incapable of compromise. 88 00:03:01,337 --> 00:03:04,105 Three... Sally's endangering our national security 89 00:03:04,173 --> 00:03:06,675 and the safety of our brave troops serving overseas. 90 00:03:06,743 --> 00:03:08,009 She's sending a message 91 00:03:08,077 --> 00:03:09,611 to our enemies that we are weak and divided, 92 00:03:09,679 --> 00:03:13,148 which is why this country needs to band together immediately 93 00:03:13,215 --> 00:03:16,718 and show our unwavering support to our Commander-In-Chief. 94 00:03:16,786 --> 00:03:18,853 So, selfish quitter, loose cannon, 95 00:03:18,921 --> 00:03:20,321 endangering our troops. 96 00:03:20,389 --> 00:03:21,923 Stick to those talking points. 97 00:03:21,991 --> 00:03:23,324 Do not stray from them, 98 00:03:23,392 --> 00:03:25,794 and we will come out of this stronger than ever. 99 00:03:25,861 --> 00:03:26,795 [Applause] 100 00:03:26,862 --> 00:03:27,929 It's starting. 101 00:03:27,997 --> 00:03:29,430 Sally: My fellow Americans, 102 00:03:29,498 --> 00:03:31,465 as we know from our nation's great history, 103 00:03:31,533 --> 00:03:34,202 there are times when political bonds must be broken 104 00:03:34,270 --> 00:03:35,636 to preserve the will of the people 105 00:03:35,704 --> 00:03:38,372 and the freedoms we hold so dear. 106 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:42,476 Like our Founding Fathers, I have been witness to tyranny. 107 00:03:42,544 --> 00:03:45,913 I believe our President's moral corruption knows no bounds. 108 00:03:45,980 --> 00:03:48,882 And so, as of this morning, 109 00:03:48,950 --> 00:03:51,619 I am declaring my independence from President Grant 110 00:03:51,687 --> 00:03:54,487 so that I may run as a third-party candidate 111 00:03:54,555 --> 00:03:56,790 in the upcoming election. 112 00:03:56,858 --> 00:03:59,659 However, because of my duties to God and my country, 113 00:03:59,727 --> 00:04:00,928 I cannot leave our nation 114 00:04:00,995 --> 00:04:02,830 to the whims of its childish leader. 115 00:04:02,897 --> 00:04:07,835 This is why I cannot and will not resign as Vice President. 116 00:04:07,902 --> 00:04:09,393 [All murmuring] Until we can turn out the lights 117 00:04:09,394 --> 00:04:11,805 - on his irresponsibility... - Cyrus: Staying? And running. 118 00:04:11,872 --> 00:04:14,173 As you lie through your opportunistic duplicitous teeth! 119 00:04:14,241 --> 00:04:16,309 How could she do this? She can't do this. 120 00:04:16,377 --> 00:04:17,510 She is. 121 00:04:17,578 --> 00:04:20,179 Thank you for your support. 122 00:04:20,247 --> 00:04:23,216 May God bless you, and may God continue to bless 123 00:04:23,283 --> 00:04:26,485 the United States of America. 124 00:04:26,553 --> 00:04:27,619 Shocking move by the Vice President 125 00:04:27,687 --> 00:04:28,855 to split the ticket, leave the party, 126 00:04:28,922 --> 00:04:30,323 and run against her boss, 127 00:04:30,390 --> 00:04:32,725 all while refusing to leave the west wing. 128 00:04:32,792 --> 00:04:35,094 It's certainly historic, but not unprecedented. 129 00:04:35,162 --> 00:04:37,363 In the 1800 election, Vice President Thomas Jefferson 130 00:04:37,430 --> 00:04:39,431 ran against President John Adams. 131 00:04:39,499 --> 00:04:40,766 Legally, Langston is well within her rights, 132 00:04:40,834 --> 00:04:43,369 and a very unpopular President Grant 133 00:04:43,436 --> 00:04:44,603 would face an uphill battle trying to go 134 00:04:44,671 --> 00:04:46,137 through congress to remove her from office. 135 00:04:46,205 --> 00:04:48,607 He simply doesn't have the political capital. 136 00:04:48,675 --> 00:04:51,410 Fitz. 137 00:04:51,478 --> 00:04:52,678 [Sighs] 138 00:04:52,746 --> 00:04:54,380 Cyrus: Sir, with all due respect... 139 00:04:54,447 --> 00:04:55,547 [Glass shatters] 140 00:04:55,615 --> 00:04:57,516 [Gasps] 141 00:04:57,584 --> 00:04:58,716 Do something! 142 00:04:58,784 --> 00:05:00,518 He listens to you. 143 00:05:00,586 --> 00:05:02,020 Fitz. 144 00:05:02,088 --> 00:05:05,090 Fitz, you need to stop drinking. It's not even lunchtime. 145 00:05:05,157 --> 00:05:08,393 What if Iran declares war on us? 146 00:05:08,460 --> 00:05:09,660 Why don't you ask Sally? 147 00:05:09,728 --> 00:05:12,430 Fitz. 148 00:05:12,498 --> 00:05:15,900 Fitz, look at me! 149 00:05:15,967 --> 00:05:18,269 Yes, this is a setback, 150 00:05:18,336 --> 00:05:19,937 but we simply need to change the conversation, 151 00:05:20,005 --> 00:05:21,272 get the ball back in our court, 152 00:05:21,339 --> 00:05:22,640 and shore up our support with the base. 153 00:05:22,708 --> 00:05:24,108 We can achieve both those goals 154 00:05:24,175 --> 00:05:25,309 with the right Vice-Presidential pick. 155 00:05:25,377 --> 00:05:26,644 Now, Cyrus and I have drawn up a list... 156 00:05:26,712 --> 00:05:28,413 I've already chosen a new Vice President... 157 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:29,547 Andrew Nichols. 158 00:05:29,615 --> 00:05:33,550 Nichols? The governor of California? 159 00:05:33,618 --> 00:05:34,952 Your former lieutenant governor of California. 160 00:05:35,020 --> 00:05:36,253 Sir, that's... 161 00:05:36,321 --> 00:05:40,958 Get Andy on the line. I'll ask him myself. 162 00:05:41,026 --> 00:05:44,461 Fitz, aside from the fact you hail from the same state, 163 00:05:44,529 --> 00:05:47,497 Nichols is a straight, white man at a point in time 164 00:05:47,565 --> 00:05:49,032 when you desperately need to highlight diversity 165 00:05:49,099 --> 00:05:50,500 and especially your support of women... 166 00:05:50,568 --> 00:05:53,102 Andrew Nichols is a man who has worked under me before. 167 00:05:53,170 --> 00:05:55,371 He's a man who is loyal and whom I can trust. 168 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:57,206 Fitz, he is a good man, 169 00:05:57,274 --> 00:05:59,743 but I just don't see how he serves... 170 00:05:59,811 --> 00:06:02,813 Call Nichols today or I will. 171 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:03,947 That's all. 172 00:06:13,757 --> 00:06:15,191 I said, "that's all." 173 00:06:27,094 --> 00:06:27,994 Cyrus... 174 00:06:28,062 --> 00:06:29,729 I have committed a sin. 175 00:06:29,797 --> 00:06:32,398 It's Daniel Douglas. 176 00:06:32,466 --> 00:06:34,033 He's... he's... I'm forsaken, Cyrus. 177 00:06:34,101 --> 00:06:36,002 My flesh, it's venal and despised. 178 00:06:36,070 --> 00:06:39,171 I fear it's time. I have to give myself over. 179 00:06:39,239 --> 00:06:41,840 Cyrus: Sally! It is not time. 180 00:06:41,908 --> 00:06:45,144 Do not give yourself over. D... do not move. 181 00:06:45,212 --> 00:06:46,845 Do not call anyone. I am coming to you right now. 182 00:06:46,913 --> 00:06:48,314 [Beep] 183 00:06:48,381 --> 00:06:50,483 First, I'm sorry. You were right. 184 00:06:50,550 --> 00:06:51,984 She's pretty much admitting she murdered her husband. 185 00:06:52,051 --> 00:06:53,619 Where did you get that tape? 186 00:06:53,686 --> 00:06:55,954 Doesn't matter. We can't use it... inadmissible. 187 00:06:56,022 --> 00:06:57,355 Well, in that case, I guess we're done here. 188 00:06:57,423 --> 00:06:59,091 What? No. Sit down. 189 00:06:59,158 --> 00:07:01,226 I have a job now, Rosen, in the White House. 190 00:07:01,293 --> 00:07:03,128 And if you haven't noticed, our plate's pretty full today. 191 00:07:03,195 --> 00:07:04,796 That's just it. You're on the inside now. 192 00:07:04,831 --> 00:07:06,397 You're privy to everything they say. 193 00:07:06,465 --> 00:07:08,199 We just need one unguarded moment 194 00:07:08,267 --> 00:07:09,534 and we can nail these bastards. 195 00:07:09,602 --> 00:07:11,003 Sorry. You're on your own. 196 00:07:11,070 --> 00:07:13,070 Is this your M.O... you storm into someone's office, 197 00:07:13,139 --> 00:07:14,172 give them the story of the century, 198 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:15,573 and then bag on them? 199 00:07:15,641 --> 00:07:17,775 Because you've pulled this crap on me twice now. 200 00:07:17,843 --> 00:07:19,444 I came to you a month ago with my suspicions, 201 00:07:19,512 --> 00:07:21,679 and you didn't want to hear it, so I dropped it. 202 00:07:21,747 --> 00:07:23,080 You should do the same. 203 00:07:23,149 --> 00:07:24,749 So, your husband gives you a sweet government job 204 00:07:24,816 --> 00:07:27,685 and you walk right on over to the dark side. 205 00:07:27,753 --> 00:07:30,420 Yes, my husband gave me a sweet government job. 206 00:07:30,488 --> 00:07:33,223 And how exactly does that differ from what he did for you? 207 00:07:33,291 --> 00:07:34,892 [Cellphone ringing] 208 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:36,794 [Door opens, closes] 209 00:07:36,862 --> 00:07:38,262 [Beep] Rosen. 210 00:07:38,329 --> 00:07:39,930 - This is Harrison Wright. I need a favor. - No. 211 00:07:39,998 --> 00:07:41,532 You haven't even heard it yet. 212 00:07:41,599 --> 00:07:42,867 Enough that I know who's asking for it. 213 00:07:42,934 --> 00:07:44,702 An old friend of mine just got a visa to come back in 214 00:07:44,770 --> 00:07:46,836 the United States, named Adnan Salif. 215 00:07:46,904 --> 00:07:49,873 - Can you look into it? - Still no. 216 00:07:49,940 --> 00:07:50,840 I'm serious, Rosen. Please. 217 00:07:50,908 --> 00:07:52,942 I'll see what I can do. 218 00:07:53,010 --> 00:07:54,478 [Sighs] 219 00:07:54,546 --> 00:07:56,946 Charlie: After that, I was pretty much 220 00:07:57,014 --> 00:07:58,948 persona non grata in Brazil. 221 00:07:59,016 --> 00:08:01,918 Well, all of South America. Olé, right? 222 00:08:01,986 --> 00:08:04,220 So, that's when I hooked up with the agency... 223 00:08:04,288 --> 00:08:06,222 a steady paycheck doing something I loved. 224 00:08:06,290 --> 00:08:08,892 Killed two birds... and some people. 225 00:08:08,959 --> 00:08:11,861 Well, I'm sure you'll see that in the file. 226 00:08:11,929 --> 00:08:13,697 As the new command, I'm sitting down with all the agents 227 00:08:13,764 --> 00:08:15,298 to make sure there aren't gonna be any problems. 228 00:08:15,365 --> 00:08:17,500 Are there going to be any problems, Charlie? 229 00:08:17,568 --> 00:08:18,767 I take orders from whoever's wearing the badge. 230 00:08:18,835 --> 00:08:19,835 Keeps it simple. 231 00:08:19,973 --> 00:08:22,742 Good to hear. 232 00:08:26,012 --> 00:08:29,615 One more thing... Quinn Perkins. 233 00:08:29,683 --> 00:08:30,849 Is that a name I should know? 234 00:08:32,319 --> 00:08:34,853 She's a good kid. 235 00:08:34,921 --> 00:08:37,355 Hit a rough patch. I've been looking out for her. 236 00:08:37,423 --> 00:08:39,992 What can I say? Mr. Softy. 237 00:08:40,059 --> 00:08:41,860 I don't know what arrangements were made before I arrived, 238 00:08:41,928 --> 00:08:44,863 but Quinn Perkins is not B613, never will be. 239 00:08:44,931 --> 00:08:47,232 And if anything happens to her... 240 00:08:47,300 --> 00:08:49,902 Say no more, boss. No rocking the boat here. 241 00:08:52,738 --> 00:08:55,307 Andrew Nichols, governor of California, 242 00:08:55,374 --> 00:08:57,208 former lieutenant governor under Grant. 243 00:08:57,276 --> 00:08:58,643 Governor Nichols, I'm sorry for all the secrecy. 244 00:08:58,711 --> 00:09:00,779 I'm sure you understand the sensitivity of this meeting. 245 00:09:01,814 --> 00:09:03,451 Riding over here in the trunk of a sedan 246 00:09:03,459 --> 00:09:04,949 isn't my favorite way to travel, 247 00:09:05,017 --> 00:09:06,718 but if it's in service of President Grant, 248 00:09:06,786 --> 00:09:07,985 - hell, I'd sit in a rum barrel. - ♪ All you got to do now ♪ 249 00:09:08,053 --> 00:09:10,288 What's his record? First term was a success. 250 00:09:10,355 --> 00:09:11,655 reduced emissions, balanced the budget, 251 00:09:11,723 --> 00:09:13,090 found time to date half of Hollywood... 252 00:09:13,158 --> 00:09:14,926 actresses, models, talk-show hosts, you name it. 253 00:09:14,993 --> 00:09:16,094 Oh, right. So he's a playboy. 254 00:09:16,161 --> 00:09:17,295 Yeah, but he's an age-appropriate playboy, 255 00:09:17,363 --> 00:09:19,196 for the most part, so, you know, props for that. 256 00:09:19,464 --> 00:09:21,598 So, Governor, tell me why would you want this? 257 00:09:21,666 --> 00:09:23,667 To run for the Vice President of the United States... 258 00:09:23,735 --> 00:09:24,768 Isn't it obvious? 259 00:09:24,836 --> 00:09:26,538 You'd have a clean shot to be in the mix in the next cycle. 260 00:09:26,574 --> 00:09:28,541 Joining this ticket now you'd be selling yourself, 261 00:09:28,608 --> 00:09:31,609 to a long shot with a lot of baggage. Running with President Grant 262 00:09:31,676 --> 00:09:32,877 could destroy your brand beyond repair. 263 00:09:33,545 --> 00:09:35,612 My brand? I wouldn't be Governor... anything. 264 00:09:35,680 --> 00:09:38,482 I wouldn't have a brand if it weren't for Fitzgerald Grant. 265 00:09:38,550 --> 00:09:40,951 The President is asking me to serve. 266 00:09:41,018 --> 00:09:42,752 - I could never turn my back on that. - ♪ oh! ♪ 267 00:09:42,820 --> 00:09:44,087 What about skeletons? 268 00:09:44,155 --> 00:09:46,556 Not much. Never married. No shady real-estate deals. 269 00:09:46,623 --> 00:09:47,991 Dems spent a fortune on oppo research 270 00:09:48,059 --> 00:09:49,659 in the last campaign and came up empty. 271 00:09:49,727 --> 00:09:51,862 - He's clean. - All right. 272 00:09:51,929 --> 00:09:54,064 Let's test the ticket. Let's poll him. 273 00:09:54,131 --> 00:09:55,531 ♪ Express yourself ♪ 274 00:09:55,599 --> 00:09:57,267 Nichols is polling well. His favorables are high. 275 00:09:57,335 --> 00:09:59,469 - With men. - They trust him to take over, should, God forbid... 276 00:09:59,536 --> 00:10:00,670 He'll never have the chance. 277 00:10:00,738 --> 00:10:01,804 He reminds suburban wives 278 00:10:01,872 --> 00:10:03,072 that their husbands might cheat on them, 279 00:10:03,139 --> 00:10:04,474 and single girls of their boyfriend who did. 280 00:10:04,541 --> 00:10:05,808 Put him on the ticket, 281 00:10:05,876 --> 00:10:06,876 and Sally Langston will think Christmas came early. 282 00:10:06,943 --> 00:10:08,077 What's your solution? 283 00:10:08,144 --> 00:10:09,579 My solution is for you to talk him out of it. 284 00:10:09,646 --> 00:10:11,947 Impossible. He's closing ranks. Loyalty above all. 285 00:10:12,015 --> 00:10:14,616 - [Sighs] - It's why he put Jake Ballard in charge of B613. 286 00:10:14,684 --> 00:10:16,252 He did what? 287 00:10:16,319 --> 00:10:18,187 [Sighs] I assumed you knew. 288 00:10:18,255 --> 00:10:19,855 No. 289 00:10:22,458 --> 00:10:24,493 Dad? 290 00:10:24,560 --> 00:10:27,263 Olivia? 291 00:10:27,330 --> 00:10:29,631 How did you know that I would be here? 292 00:10:29,699 --> 00:10:34,202 It's where you used to take me after mom... 293 00:10:34,270 --> 00:10:36,405 after I thought she died. 294 00:10:36,472 --> 00:10:37,939 I suppose you're gonna tell me that most parents 295 00:10:38,007 --> 00:10:41,142 - would take their children to the playground? - They do. 296 00:10:41,210 --> 00:10:42,944 But I liked it here. 297 00:10:43,012 --> 00:10:46,515 I liked the quote. 298 00:10:47,216 --> 00:10:50,885 "Uncommon valor was a common virtue." 299 00:10:50,953 --> 00:10:55,123 I like it, too. 300 00:10:55,190 --> 00:10:58,159 It used to remind me of mom. 301 00:10:58,227 --> 00:11:00,494 Going down in that plane crash 302 00:11:00,562 --> 00:11:02,130 made me feel like, in the end, 303 00:11:02,197 --> 00:11:05,900 maybe... instead of being terrified to die, she was brave. 304 00:11:05,967 --> 00:11:08,068 Maybe it wasn't so bad. 305 00:11:08,136 --> 00:11:09,637 Now... 306 00:11:11,573 --> 00:11:13,974 it makes me think of you, 307 00:11:14,042 --> 00:11:19,947 and how you let me hate you instead of telling me 308 00:11:20,014 --> 00:11:21,949 about who she really was. 309 00:11:22,016 --> 00:11:23,417 What do you want, Olivia? 310 00:11:26,821 --> 00:11:32,960 I know that you've been replaced at B613 as command. 311 00:11:33,027 --> 00:11:36,463 I work for the Smithsonian. 312 00:11:36,530 --> 00:11:38,798 My title is chief curator. 313 00:11:38,866 --> 00:11:40,306 I'm just saying I know what happened. 314 00:11:40,334 --> 00:11:41,501 No, you don't. 315 00:11:41,569 --> 00:11:43,870 I know how hard this must be for you. 316 00:11:43,938 --> 00:11:45,438 B613... 317 00:11:50,444 --> 00:11:54,713 The Smithsonian... has been a big part of your life. 318 00:11:54,781 --> 00:11:56,115 I just wanted you to know... 319 00:11:56,183 --> 00:11:58,417 - What? - That I know what happened! 320 00:11:58,485 --> 00:12:01,153 That I'm sorry, dad. 321 00:12:01,221 --> 00:12:04,857 You know what happened. [Chuckles] 322 00:12:04,924 --> 00:12:07,659 No, you have no idea what happened. 323 00:12:07,727 --> 00:12:09,595 You have no idea what is currently happening. 324 00:12:09,662 --> 00:12:11,663 You're skipping around in a field full of bombs 325 00:12:11,731 --> 00:12:15,634 and mistaking them for daisies. 326 00:12:15,702 --> 00:12:20,105 This, dear... sweet child, 327 00:12:20,172 --> 00:12:23,008 is what happened. 328 00:12:23,075 --> 00:12:25,377 The married man you can't seem to stay away from 329 00:12:25,444 --> 00:12:27,712 had me abducted and locked me up in chains 330 00:12:27,779 --> 00:12:29,214 and spoke to me about the way you taste 331 00:12:29,281 --> 00:12:31,349 while he allowed the terrorist who snaked her way 332 00:12:31,417 --> 00:12:34,552 into my marriage bed to clear U.S. air space. 333 00:12:34,620 --> 00:12:37,255 What happened was the man you screwed 334 00:12:37,323 --> 00:12:40,025 betrayed me by freeing the woman who gave birth to you 335 00:12:40,092 --> 00:12:41,459 as a bargaining chip. 336 00:12:41,527 --> 00:12:44,996 What happened was the man who defiled you 337 00:12:45,063 --> 00:12:49,834 also defiled an organization that I gave my soul to build. 338 00:12:49,902 --> 00:12:52,169 That is what happened. 339 00:12:52,237 --> 00:12:53,704 What is currently happening 340 00:12:53,772 --> 00:12:57,608 is that President Fitzgerald Thomas Grant III 341 00:12:57,676 --> 00:12:59,010 has made an enemy... 342 00:12:59,077 --> 00:13:03,713 the worst kind of enemy, because I know all his secrets. 343 00:13:03,781 --> 00:13:07,184 I know where every body is buried. 344 00:13:07,252 --> 00:13:11,955 And the greatest weapon I can use against him calls me "dad." 345 00:13:12,023 --> 00:13:15,225 Uncommon valor was a common virtue. 346 00:13:15,293 --> 00:13:16,760 The thing about that quote, Olivia, 347 00:13:16,827 --> 00:13:19,529 is that is from the good old days. 348 00:13:19,597 --> 00:13:22,498 It no longer applies. Today everyone is afraid. 349 00:13:22,567 --> 00:13:24,701 Everyone should be afraid. 350 00:13:24,769 --> 00:13:26,770 The President should be very afraid. 351 00:13:26,837 --> 00:13:31,240 And if I were you, Olivia, I would be terrified. 352 00:13:31,308 --> 00:13:33,109 I would pick up whatever chips you have left 353 00:13:33,177 --> 00:13:36,546 and run as far away as possible 354 00:13:36,613 --> 00:13:40,550 from that burning building known as the White House. 355 00:13:40,617 --> 00:13:43,619 Run, Olivia. Run. 356 00:13:43,687 --> 00:13:45,754 Because, mark my words, Fitzgerald Grant 357 00:13:45,822 --> 00:13:48,023 is not going to make it to the end of his term. 358 00:13:51,795 --> 00:13:52,895 You wouldn't dare. 359 00:13:52,963 --> 00:13:54,663 Watch me. 360 00:14:01,337 --> 00:14:04,106 Start grieving now, Olivia. 361 00:14:04,173 --> 00:14:06,641 Rend your garments, curse the heavens. 362 00:14:06,709 --> 00:14:09,010 It will save you time down the road. 363 00:14:09,078 --> 00:14:11,980 But first, run. 364 00:14:26,521 --> 00:14:28,122 [Indistinct conversations] 365 00:14:28,190 --> 00:14:29,523 [Cellphone chimes] 366 00:14:49,043 --> 00:14:52,279 Oh. This one? Yeah. Don't be nervous. 367 00:14:52,347 --> 00:14:54,848 I'm not nervous. Worry about yourself. 368 00:14:54,916 --> 00:14:56,783 Me? Nervous? No. Distracted? Slightly. 369 00:14:56,851 --> 00:14:59,252 Who could blame me? [Chuckles] 370 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:00,720 I know you're not nervous, 371 00:15:00,788 --> 00:15:01,988 but you might want to convince your forehead of that. 372 00:15:02,056 --> 00:15:03,756 - It's mighty shiny. - Ha. Nice try, Bergen. 373 00:15:03,825 --> 00:15:06,126 Nose, too. Mm. 374 00:15:06,194 --> 00:15:08,128 Could you bring makeup to set? I think she's having a little... 375 00:15:08,196 --> 00:15:09,863 There's no time. We're on in 10 seconds. 376 00:15:09,931 --> 00:15:11,331 Don't sweat it. 377 00:15:11,398 --> 00:15:14,634 I mean, don't further sweat it. You look fine. 378 00:15:14,702 --> 00:15:17,102 Regardless of legality, this reckless move 379 00:15:17,170 --> 00:15:19,290 by Sally Langston threatens our standing in the world. 380 00:15:19,306 --> 00:15:20,540 That's ridiculous. 381 00:15:20,607 --> 00:15:22,007 Sally Langston is doing one thing 382 00:15:22,075 --> 00:15:23,409 and one thing only... her job. 383 00:15:23,477 --> 00:15:25,311 If Vice President Langston thinks she can run the country 384 00:15:25,379 --> 00:15:26,813 better than President Grant, 385 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:29,148 then she's free to run against him during the general election, 386 00:15:29,216 --> 00:15:31,783 but she can't trash him outside the gates of the White House, 387 00:15:31,852 --> 00:15:34,186 while working as the second in command in the west wing. 388 00:15:34,254 --> 00:15:35,520 Again, it's reckless behavior. 389 00:15:35,588 --> 00:15:36,755 You want to talk reckless? 390 00:15:36,823 --> 00:15:38,343 How about hiring your alleged mistress, 391 00:15:38,391 --> 00:15:39,892 Olivia Pope, as your campaign manager? 392 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:42,461 Uh, I'm s... 393 00:15:42,528 --> 00:15:45,163 Those unsubstantiated rumors 394 00:15:45,231 --> 00:15:46,832 were put to bed months ago when... 395 00:15:46,899 --> 00:15:48,433 [Chuckling] Um, that is an interesting choice of words. 396 00:15:48,501 --> 00:15:50,101 Am I right, Ashley? 397 00:15:50,169 --> 00:15:51,503 Leo, are you seriously accusing President Grant 398 00:15:51,571 --> 00:15:52,804 of having an affair with Olivia Pope, 399 00:15:52,872 --> 00:15:54,473 even after the President himself 400 00:15:54,540 --> 00:15:55,841 named Jeannine Locke as his mistress? 401 00:15:55,908 --> 00:15:58,142 Who's to say he had just one mistress? 402 00:15:58,210 --> 00:15:59,778 He's a handsome man with appetites. 403 00:15:59,846 --> 00:16:03,147 I choose not to underestimate President Grant in these matters. 404 00:16:03,215 --> 00:16:05,049 [Indistinct shouting] 405 00:16:09,221 --> 00:16:11,455 Reporter: So, are you saying that there's no truth 406 00:16:11,523 --> 00:16:14,092 to a romantic relationship between the President and Ms. Pope? 407 00:16:14,159 --> 00:16:16,460 This question has been asked and answered to death months ago. 408 00:16:16,528 --> 00:16:17,895 Why hasn't the President made a statement? 409 00:16:17,962 --> 00:16:19,997 [Indistinct shouting] 410 00:16:20,064 --> 00:16:21,365 Again, I refuse to answer 411 00:16:21,433 --> 00:16:22,733 any questions regarding Leo Bergen's comments. 412 00:16:22,801 --> 00:16:24,635 We need to hit back fast. 413 00:16:24,703 --> 00:16:26,670 Change the story. Leak some dirt on Sally. 414 00:16:26,738 --> 00:16:29,239 If I had dirt, don't you think I'd have dumped it by now? 415 00:16:29,307 --> 00:16:31,275 - Vanessa. - Why hasn't Daniel Douglas Langston's 416 00:16:31,342 --> 00:16:33,143 autopsy report been released to the public? 417 00:16:33,211 --> 00:16:34,411 I'm not sure why it would be. 418 00:16:34,478 --> 00:16:35,979 His medical records are government records, 419 00:16:36,047 --> 00:16:37,480 yet they've been sealed off from the public. 420 00:16:37,548 --> 00:16:38,715 Why is that? 421 00:16:38,783 --> 00:16:40,117 I'll have to take that question. 422 00:16:40,184 --> 00:16:42,819 Would there be a reason that the White House 423 00:16:48,026 --> 00:16:49,592 Leo: The entire White House press corps 424 00:16:49,660 --> 00:16:52,862 is pouring gasoline on the Fitz/Olivia Pope fire. 425 00:16:52,930 --> 00:16:55,164 Your approvals are up 6 points, Twitter's got you trending, 426 00:16:55,232 --> 00:16:58,367 and the radio is playing "Mustang Sally." 427 00:16:58,436 --> 00:17:00,476 Ride, Sally, ride... they're calling you a Maverick. 428 00:17:00,538 --> 00:17:02,539 The lies are unspooling, Leo. 429 00:17:02,606 --> 00:17:03,973 Someone knows about Daniel Douglas. 430 00:17:04,041 --> 00:17:05,481 Someone knows and there are questions 431 00:17:05,543 --> 00:17:07,343 and the lies are unspooling and they will snare us 432 00:17:07,411 --> 00:17:08,945 and bring us down in the fire of God's wrath. 433 00:17:09,012 --> 00:17:10,246 It is over. 434 00:17:10,314 --> 00:17:13,015 Sally... we've talked about this. 435 00:17:13,083 --> 00:17:15,551 It is because I turned my back on the faithful 436 00:17:15,618 --> 00:17:17,553 - and condoned abortion. - Abortion? Really? 437 00:17:17,620 --> 00:17:19,088 Because when I stop and rank 438 00:17:19,156 --> 00:17:20,389 the things you've done sin-wise... 439 00:17:20,457 --> 00:17:21,737 I did not murder my husband, Leo. 440 00:17:22,993 --> 00:17:25,327 The devil murdered my husband when he snuck inside me. 441 00:17:25,394 --> 00:17:26,862 And the reason I was not vigilant, 442 00:17:26,930 --> 00:17:28,330 the reason that I did not rise up 443 00:17:28,397 --> 00:17:30,098 and turn the devil away from my gate 444 00:17:30,166 --> 00:17:31,467 is that he distracted me. 445 00:17:31,534 --> 00:17:32,615 With pride, he distracted me 446 00:17:32,635 --> 00:17:34,436 into turning my back on my flock, 447 00:17:34,504 --> 00:17:37,238 into abandoning the innocent unborn. 448 00:17:37,306 --> 00:17:39,708 I was distracted, and I let the devil inside of me, 449 00:17:39,776 --> 00:17:41,642 and he used my hand as a vessel of murder, 450 00:17:41,710 --> 00:17:42,978 a vessel of sin. 451 00:17:45,581 --> 00:17:47,182 - Sir, please. - It's all right, sweetheart. I work here. 452 00:17:47,249 --> 00:17:48,749 Since we're neighbors now, 453 00:17:48,817 --> 00:17:51,052 I thought I'd stroll down the hall and say hi. 454 00:17:51,120 --> 00:17:53,154 I'm calling security. 455 00:17:53,222 --> 00:17:54,990 There's no electioneering in the White House. 456 00:17:55,057 --> 00:17:56,991 Special assistant to the Vice President. 457 00:17:57,058 --> 00:17:58,258 Anyway, nobody follows that rule. 458 00:17:58,326 --> 00:17:59,527 We do. 459 00:17:59,595 --> 00:18:01,562 Is that why Olivia Pope's roaming the halls? 460 00:18:01,630 --> 00:18:03,898 [Sighs] 461 00:18:03,966 --> 00:18:06,734 What do you want, Leo? 462 00:18:06,802 --> 00:18:07,902 It's nice in here. 463 00:18:07,970 --> 00:18:09,670 The art's a little old man-y for my taste, 464 00:18:09,738 --> 00:18:11,706 but I'm sure I could have them hip it up for me. 465 00:18:11,773 --> 00:18:12,907 You and your candidate 466 00:18:12,975 --> 00:18:15,175 are on a bullet train to political oblivion. 467 00:18:15,243 --> 00:18:17,811 I've got two words for you... Ralph Nader. 468 00:18:17,879 --> 00:18:19,746 [Scoffs] Oh, wait! Two more... Ross Perot. 469 00:18:19,814 --> 00:18:21,615 Try these two... Teddy Roosevelt. 470 00:18:21,682 --> 00:18:23,017 He lost his third-party race. 471 00:18:23,084 --> 00:18:24,418 His face is on a Mountain. 472 00:18:24,486 --> 00:18:26,920 Don't push me, Leo. 473 00:18:26,988 --> 00:18:28,322 [Chuckles] 474 00:18:28,390 --> 00:18:31,324 I know Sally Langston very well, and I have no qualms 475 00:18:31,392 --> 00:18:33,660 about exposing her for the pro-life, homophobic, 476 00:18:33,728 --> 00:18:36,295 raging bitch that she really is. 477 00:18:36,363 --> 00:18:38,798 As opposed to the corpse-moving obstructor of justice that you are? 478 00:18:38,866 --> 00:18:41,334 That's right. She told me what she did. 479 00:18:41,402 --> 00:18:43,436 More importantly, what you did. 480 00:18:43,504 --> 00:18:46,072 So, go ahead. Get right on that. 481 00:18:50,544 --> 00:18:51,865 So, what did he say, specifically? 482 00:18:51,912 --> 00:18:53,679 Just that he needed some time to think about it. 483 00:18:53,747 --> 00:18:54,947 I'll just look for another job. 484 00:18:54,981 --> 00:18:56,916 I'll babysit, wait tables. 485 00:18:56,983 --> 00:18:59,218 Hey. We both know how great you'd be in B613. 486 00:18:59,286 --> 00:19:02,155 We just got to give command some time to realize it, too. 487 00:19:02,222 --> 00:19:04,690 In the meantime, great thing about our line of work... 488 00:19:04,758 --> 00:19:07,026 rock-solid job stability. 489 00:19:07,093 --> 00:19:08,894 I mean, as long as people have to live together, 490 00:19:08,962 --> 00:19:10,763 someone's gonna pay to have someone else killed. 491 00:19:10,830 --> 00:19:12,731 Fact of life. 492 00:19:12,799 --> 00:19:15,834 Anyway, when I get depressed, I always like to go shopping. 493 00:19:15,902 --> 00:19:17,770 Can I help you two find something? 494 00:19:17,837 --> 00:19:20,338 Yeah, we're outfitting my girlfriend's first tool box. 495 00:19:20,406 --> 00:19:22,740 - Oh. - You know, so she can put up some bookshelves. 496 00:19:22,808 --> 00:19:25,377 - Every home needs a great set of tools. - [Chuckles] 497 00:19:25,445 --> 00:19:27,379 Truer words, Terry. Truer words. 498 00:19:27,447 --> 00:19:29,714 - [Cellphone rings] - Oh. 499 00:19:29,782 --> 00:19:31,383 - [Beep] - Hey, boss. 500 00:19:31,451 --> 00:19:33,685 I need a mop-up job on your last assignment. 501 00:19:33,752 --> 00:19:35,820 Can I still count on you for some under-the-table work. 502 00:19:35,888 --> 00:19:37,154 Of course. 503 00:19:37,222 --> 00:19:38,656 Wouldn't want that yelp review 504 00:19:38,724 --> 00:19:40,844 to say I was anything less than thorough and discreet. 505 00:19:40,859 --> 00:19:42,560 - Looks like the dry spell's over. - Really? 506 00:19:42,628 --> 00:19:45,196 What did I say? There's always work. 507 00:19:45,263 --> 00:19:46,831 Do you have power drills around here? 508 00:19:46,899 --> 00:19:48,566 Maybe something in a blow torch? 509 00:19:48,634 --> 00:19:49,834 For a book shelf? 510 00:19:49,902 --> 00:19:51,535 We're big readers. 511 00:19:53,605 --> 00:19:56,140 Bye! See you tomorrow! 512 00:19:56,208 --> 00:19:57,941 Hi, Billy. Hey! 513 00:19:58,009 --> 00:19:59,577 Hey... oh, wait up. 514 00:19:59,644 --> 00:20:01,678 I'm not supposed to talk to strangers. 515 00:20:01,746 --> 00:20:03,266 [Chuckles] I'm not a stranger, silly. 516 00:20:03,281 --> 00:20:04,448 I know your mom. 517 00:20:04,516 --> 00:20:05,749 She asked me to pick you up, take you home. 518 00:20:05,817 --> 00:20:07,418 - She had to work late. - How do you know my mom? 519 00:20:07,486 --> 00:20:08,685 Through your sister, Caitlin, 520 00:20:08,753 --> 00:20:09,920 who plays softball with my little sister, 521 00:20:09,988 --> 00:20:11,755 but she's not as good as Caitlin. 522 00:20:11,823 --> 00:20:13,790 Caitlin is, like, really good, right? 523 00:20:13,858 --> 00:20:15,826 Yeah, she's got a bunch of trophies. 524 00:20:15,893 --> 00:20:17,227 Really? That's pretty cool. 525 00:20:17,294 --> 00:20:20,396 Maybe you can show me her trophies when I take you home? 526 00:20:22,299 --> 00:20:24,801 That is, after we get ice cream. 527 00:20:24,869 --> 00:20:26,136 It'll be our secret. 528 00:20:30,241 --> 00:20:31,807 [Chuckles] 529 00:20:36,911 --> 00:20:38,214 Charlie: Seat belts. 530 00:20:40,584 --> 00:20:42,618 [Engine turns over] 531 00:20:51,064 --> 00:20:52,331 James: I looked like an incompetent fool. 532 00:20:52,398 --> 00:20:53,932 How am I supposed to do my job when I haven't 533 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:55,600 the faintest idea of what the hell is going on around here? 534 00:20:55,668 --> 00:20:57,635 James. Why wasn't there an autopsy on Daniel Douglas? 535 00:20:57,703 --> 00:20:59,071 I need to know, Cyrus. 536 00:20:59,138 --> 00:21:00,705 In order for me to stand up there on that podium, 537 00:21:00,773 --> 00:21:02,374 I need to know what not to say. 538 00:21:02,441 --> 00:21:03,976 We are not having this conversation. 539 00:21:04,043 --> 00:21:06,778 Oh, God! [Sighs] 540 00:21:06,846 --> 00:21:09,547 Look at our baby, Cyrus. Look at her! 541 00:21:09,615 --> 00:21:13,951 Do you honestly think I would do anything to jeopardize her? 542 00:21:14,019 --> 00:21:15,953 I'm on your side here, so why don't you 543 00:21:16,021 --> 00:21:18,256 just tell me the truth and let me protect you? 544 00:21:18,323 --> 00:21:20,492 Refer any questions about Daniel Douglas Langston's 545 00:21:20,559 --> 00:21:22,960 unfortunate death to the office of the Vice President. 546 00:21:23,028 --> 00:21:26,430 That's what you say. That's all you say. 547 00:21:28,166 --> 00:21:29,466 He ambushed me. 548 00:21:29,534 --> 00:21:30,902 I had no idea he was gonna make you the headline. 549 00:21:30,969 --> 00:21:33,137 He went low, which just means we have to go lower. 550 00:21:33,205 --> 00:21:34,939 I want you and huck to dig up everything we can 551 00:21:35,007 --> 00:21:36,274 on the death of Sally's husband. 552 00:21:36,341 --> 00:21:37,608 Are you saying there was a cover-up? 553 00:21:37,675 --> 00:21:39,176 I'm saying there could be more to the story. 554 00:21:39,244 --> 00:21:40,911 A question came up in the press room today from a reporter 555 00:21:40,978 --> 00:21:42,178 claiming there was never an autopsy. 556 00:21:42,246 --> 00:21:44,247 Huck: Looks like the reporter was right. 557 00:21:44,315 --> 00:21:47,451 Coroner's report says Langston died of natural causes, no autopsy. 558 00:21:47,519 --> 00:21:49,486 There's also no record of who looked at the body. 559 00:21:49,554 --> 00:21:52,055 M.E. never signed off. 560 00:21:53,324 --> 00:21:55,959 [Knock on door] 561 00:21:56,027 --> 00:21:57,493 Can I help you? 562 00:21:57,561 --> 00:21:58,628 Hi. We're from The Post. 563 00:21:58,695 --> 00:21:59,762 We just had a few quick questions 564 00:21:59,830 --> 00:22:01,031 about the coroner's report you prepared 565 00:22:01,098 --> 00:22:02,532 on Daniel Douglas Langston. 566 00:22:02,599 --> 00:22:06,702 Mr. Langston's blood had elevated levels of troponin. 567 00:22:06,770 --> 00:22:09,239 I'm confident he died of sudden cardiac arrest. 568 00:22:09,307 --> 00:22:10,840 Do you still have those results? 569 00:22:10,908 --> 00:22:14,276 I shouldn't be talking to you guys. 570 00:22:14,344 --> 00:22:15,544 Oh, this is all off the record. 571 00:22:15,579 --> 00:22:16,579 Just let us take a look at those tests 572 00:22:16,647 --> 00:22:18,147 and we'll be out of your hair. 573 00:22:18,214 --> 00:22:19,916 They're gone. 574 00:22:19,983 --> 00:22:22,017 I destroyed them. 575 00:22:22,085 --> 00:22:25,120 I ran those tests against the Vice President's wishes. 576 00:22:28,158 --> 00:22:29,524 What's that? 577 00:22:29,592 --> 00:22:31,026 It's New York times best-seller material. 578 00:22:31,094 --> 00:22:31,770 Couldn't put it down. 579 00:22:31,772 --> 00:22:34,096 Just two young lovers in Mexico on the hunt for cheap oxy. 580 00:22:34,164 --> 00:22:36,065 That was a long time ago. 581 00:22:36,132 --> 00:22:37,599 I didn't even know my boyfriend 582 00:22:37,667 --> 00:22:39,201 was trying to bring anything back. 583 00:22:39,269 --> 00:22:40,802 Just tell us how Langston died, Linda. 584 00:22:43,306 --> 00:22:45,107 [Sighs] 585 00:22:45,175 --> 00:22:48,510 He was a big drinker. 586 00:22:48,578 --> 00:22:51,780 The night he died, he took a spill in the bathroom, 587 00:22:51,848 --> 00:22:53,648 smashed his head on the toilet. 588 00:22:53,716 --> 00:22:57,251 Massive brain bleed. 589 00:22:57,319 --> 00:22:58,920 I don't blame the Vice President 590 00:22:58,988 --> 00:23:00,989 for wanting to keep that quiet. 591 00:23:01,056 --> 00:23:04,258 I really felt for her. 592 00:23:04,326 --> 00:23:07,328 Thank you for your honesty. 593 00:23:07,396 --> 00:23:09,130 We'll bury this deep. 594 00:23:14,436 --> 00:23:15,636 [Door closes] 595 00:23:15,704 --> 00:23:18,006 You've done good, Linda. Real good. 596 00:23:18,073 --> 00:23:19,172 Where's my son? 597 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:21,709 Hey, Billster, you crazy kid. Get in here. 598 00:23:21,776 --> 00:23:23,076 Mommy! Oh! 599 00:23:28,717 --> 00:23:30,050 - [Sniffles] Are you okay? - Mm-hmm. 600 00:23:30,118 --> 00:23:31,652 Oh, my God. 601 00:23:36,891 --> 00:23:39,226 [Telephone ringing] 602 00:23:42,963 --> 00:23:44,131 Hello. 603 00:23:44,198 --> 00:23:46,166 Harrison Wright, it's your butler calling. 604 00:23:46,234 --> 00:23:48,635 I looked into your friend Adnan for you. And? 605 00:23:48,702 --> 00:23:50,504 And I'm afraid deportation's not an option. 606 00:23:50,571 --> 00:23:52,338 I called my contact at Immigration, 607 00:23:52,406 --> 00:23:54,340 and apparently Salif's visa was issued 608 00:23:54,408 --> 00:23:55,842 from pretty high on the hill. 609 00:23:55,910 --> 00:23:57,911 Turns out your friends have more powerful friends than you do. 610 00:23:57,978 --> 00:23:59,145 Was there anything else you needed? 611 00:23:59,212 --> 00:24:00,852 Some reservations to a hot new restaurant, 612 00:24:00,881 --> 00:24:02,521 a massage for your tired, aching should... 613 00:24:03,951 --> 00:24:06,686 What are we doing about those Daniel Douglas rumors? 614 00:24:06,754 --> 00:24:08,220 I'm taking care of it. 615 00:24:08,288 --> 00:24:10,722 - How? - Don't worry. 616 00:24:10,790 --> 00:24:13,025 Don't worry? If you go down, I go down, too. 617 00:24:13,093 --> 00:24:15,094 And now Andrew Nichols is our V.P. pick? 618 00:24:15,162 --> 00:24:17,263 Don't patronize me like I am some hysterical teenage girl 619 00:24:17,330 --> 00:24:18,830 at the beginning of my cycle. 620 00:24:18,898 --> 00:24:20,399 There is plenty to worry about. 621 00:24:20,467 --> 00:24:23,169 You want to worry about something? Worry about this. 622 00:24:23,236 --> 00:24:24,937 You need to focus on the big picture, 623 00:24:25,004 --> 00:24:26,404 like getting your husband to at least appear 624 00:24:26,472 --> 00:24:28,840 to prefer you to his alleged mistress. 625 00:24:28,908 --> 00:24:31,176 It's not my fault Fitz makes googly eyes at Olivia in public. 626 00:24:31,243 --> 00:24:33,211 Not your fault? It's entirely your fault. 627 00:24:33,279 --> 00:24:35,480 Bringing in Olivia was your idea. 628 00:24:35,548 --> 00:24:38,784 Now, we have the predictable mess of your making, so fix it. 629 00:24:38,851 --> 00:24:40,052 Do your damn job! 630 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:41,752 - I'm doing mine. - [Sighs] 631 00:24:49,128 --> 00:24:51,563 Ah. [Chuckles] 632 00:24:51,630 --> 00:24:53,698 Smile, Olivia. Smile. 633 00:24:53,765 --> 00:24:55,567 The glitterati are watching. [Chuckles] 634 00:24:59,337 --> 00:25:01,238 That's better. 635 00:25:01,306 --> 00:25:02,539 What are we doing here? 636 00:25:02,608 --> 00:25:05,509 We are sharing a meal, being gal pals, 637 00:25:05,577 --> 00:25:07,712 braiding each other's hair, talking about boys. 638 00:25:07,779 --> 00:25:10,915 - [Chuckles] Mellie. - Laugh. [Laughs] 639 00:25:10,983 --> 00:25:14,318 [Camera shutters clicking] 640 00:25:14,385 --> 00:25:17,588 I'm making a respectable woman out of you, Olivia. 641 00:25:17,655 --> 00:25:19,823 My husband can't be sleeping with you if we're friends. 642 00:25:19,890 --> 00:25:21,858 I would never embrace Fitz's whore. 643 00:25:21,926 --> 00:25:25,061 I took the liberty of ordering my favorite bottle. 644 00:25:25,130 --> 00:25:26,396 I know how you love your wine. 645 00:25:26,464 --> 00:25:27,964 [Both chuckle] 646 00:25:29,632 --> 00:25:31,434 Perfect. 647 00:25:31,502 --> 00:25:32,636 Oh, thank you. 648 00:25:32,703 --> 00:25:34,437 Oh, yeah. 649 00:25:34,505 --> 00:25:35,639 - Oh. - Thank you, Aaron. 650 00:25:37,141 --> 00:25:39,342 Why are you doing this? 651 00:25:39,409 --> 00:25:41,878 Because I like it when my husband is the President. 652 00:25:41,946 --> 00:25:43,212 I worked very hard for it. 653 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:46,049 I've done a great deal to get us here, 654 00:25:46,117 --> 00:25:48,083 and you are gonna get him across the finish line, 655 00:25:48,152 --> 00:25:49,652 but you can't do that if people know 656 00:25:49,719 --> 00:25:51,887 what kind of person you really are. 657 00:25:51,955 --> 00:25:52,955 Cheers! 658 00:25:53,023 --> 00:25:55,057 [Glasses clink] 659 00:25:55,125 --> 00:25:58,361 Now, I thought this public lunch was a bold move. 660 00:25:58,428 --> 00:26:00,729 [Chuckles] And it is, isn't it? 661 00:26:00,797 --> 00:26:03,732 Bold, but just the first step. 662 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:04,933 - Mm. - Right? 663 00:26:05,001 --> 00:26:06,362 I assume you'd know better than me, 664 00:26:06,369 --> 00:26:09,404 what, with all your handling and your fixing. 665 00:26:09,472 --> 00:26:11,807 Mm. 666 00:26:11,875 --> 00:26:13,976 There are the photographers out front, 667 00:26:14,044 --> 00:26:15,844 two tables back is the gossip blogger 668 00:26:15,912 --> 00:26:17,612 for Inside the Beltway, 669 00:26:17,681 --> 00:26:19,948 behind me is the columnist from the DC Daily, 670 00:26:20,016 --> 00:26:21,949 and there's a woman from BNC over to my left, 671 00:26:22,017 --> 00:26:23,751 pretending she's not recording us on her phone right now. 672 00:26:23,819 --> 00:26:25,086 [Laughs] 673 00:26:25,154 --> 00:26:26,621 By day's end, we'll be everywhere. 674 00:26:26,689 --> 00:26:28,557 [Chuckles] Bold. 675 00:26:28,624 --> 00:26:29,757 Smart. 676 00:26:29,825 --> 00:26:32,060 Aww. [Chuckles] 677 00:26:32,127 --> 00:26:34,462 But, yes, just a start. 678 00:26:34,530 --> 00:26:37,364 - Which is what I thought. - Mm-hmm. 679 00:26:37,432 --> 00:26:38,933 This little lunch will work for a few days, 680 00:26:39,001 --> 00:26:42,770 but the rumors won't go away, not if you and Fitz slip up. 681 00:26:42,838 --> 00:26:45,539 So, I came up with step two. 682 00:26:45,607 --> 00:26:47,208 Ooh. What is this? 683 00:26:47,275 --> 00:26:48,442 A list of men... eligible bachelors. 684 00:26:48,510 --> 00:26:50,277 Prominent, smart. 685 00:26:50,345 --> 00:26:52,747 Pick one. 686 00:26:54,683 --> 00:26:56,450 - Pick one? - Any one of them. 687 00:26:56,518 --> 00:26:57,851 It's an equal opportunity list. 688 00:26:57,919 --> 00:27:00,521 Tall, short, black, white, republican, democrat. 689 00:27:00,589 --> 00:27:01,655 I don't care who. 690 00:27:01,723 --> 00:27:03,591 Just pick one and start dating him. 691 00:27:03,658 --> 00:27:04,958 Publicly. 692 00:27:05,026 --> 00:27:06,993 So that people can stop thinking 693 00:27:07,061 --> 00:27:08,895 that you're screwing my husband. 694 00:27:10,798 --> 00:27:11,898 Smile, Olivia. 695 00:27:11,966 --> 00:27:14,201 The world is watching. 696 00:27:14,268 --> 00:27:16,203 [Camera shutters clicking] 697 00:27:27,866 --> 00:27:29,633 [Indistinct conversations] 698 00:27:29,701 --> 00:27:31,602 [Cellphone chimes] 699 00:27:46,850 --> 00:27:49,219 - [Sighs] - Are you serious? 700 00:27:49,287 --> 00:27:51,254 You're stealing my gun. 701 00:27:51,322 --> 00:27:52,489 Borrowing. 702 00:27:52,557 --> 00:27:54,091 Harrison, you do not get to act all crazy 703 00:27:54,158 --> 00:27:55,892 just 'cause everyone else here is. 704 00:27:55,960 --> 00:27:57,560 We are the normal ones. You and me. 705 00:27:57,628 --> 00:27:59,528 If we need to borrow a gun, we ask. 706 00:27:59,597 --> 00:28:00,897 Also, why do you need it? 707 00:28:02,532 --> 00:28:05,068 Adnan sent me that picture today. 708 00:28:05,135 --> 00:28:06,535 It's a business trip to Dubai. 709 00:28:06,604 --> 00:28:08,137 Adnan had a deal, so we went to help. 710 00:28:08,205 --> 00:28:11,240 The other three people, J.C., Hammer, and Ivy... 711 00:28:11,308 --> 00:28:12,508 all dead now. 712 00:28:12,576 --> 00:28:14,096 So, what? This is some sort of warning? 713 00:28:16,313 --> 00:28:17,346 It's a promise. 714 00:28:17,414 --> 00:28:20,416 Do you even know how to use it? 715 00:28:20,484 --> 00:28:21,950 The safety and the clip 716 00:28:22,018 --> 00:28:23,219 and how you're not supposed to tuck it in your waistband 717 00:28:23,286 --> 00:28:24,806 or else you could shoot off your penis? 718 00:28:26,389 --> 00:28:27,656 I know how a gun works, Abby. 719 00:28:35,765 --> 00:28:37,099 [Sighs] 720 00:28:37,166 --> 00:28:40,068 Just... be careful, okay? 721 00:28:40,903 --> 00:28:42,704 Fitz: So, you're testing me in front of an audience 722 00:28:42,772 --> 00:28:44,506 to... what?... Get my "Q" rating. 723 00:28:44,573 --> 00:28:46,341 I'm trying to get past your problem. 724 00:28:46,408 --> 00:28:48,176 - I didn't know I had one. - You're a playboy. 725 00:28:48,244 --> 00:28:49,744 [Chuckles] Come on. 726 00:28:49,811 --> 00:28:51,146 That's what people who date 727 00:28:51,213 --> 00:28:52,713 starlets and socialites and supermodels get called. 728 00:28:52,781 --> 00:28:54,115 One supermodel... 729 00:28:54,183 --> 00:28:56,151 plus one who was just swimsuit. 730 00:28:56,218 --> 00:28:57,519 And another one... runway. 731 00:28:57,586 --> 00:28:59,420 That you even know those distinctions is a problem. 732 00:28:59,488 --> 00:29:00,788 I've also dated C.E.O.s. 733 00:29:00,856 --> 00:29:02,457 But you don't get photographed with them. 734 00:29:02,524 --> 00:29:05,793 Like it or not, you're polling as shallow, commitment-phobic, 735 00:29:05,861 --> 00:29:08,295 closed off, unrelatable, and therefore unelectable. 736 00:29:08,363 --> 00:29:09,596 So let's get started. 737 00:29:09,665 --> 00:29:10,698 [Beep] 738 00:29:10,766 --> 00:29:12,566 So, why haven't you settled down? 739 00:29:12,634 --> 00:29:14,702 The truth is I love my work, 740 00:29:14,770 --> 00:29:17,171 and I tend to fall for women who also love their work. 741 00:29:17,238 --> 00:29:19,339 Let's try again. 742 00:29:19,407 --> 00:29:21,875 - Okay, but the answer will be the same. - Then we'll keep trying. 743 00:29:21,942 --> 00:29:23,544 - I'm telling you the truth here. - Maybe you believe it. 744 00:29:23,611 --> 00:29:25,612 Maybe you've been telling that lie for so long 745 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:27,181 that you've forgotten the truth. 746 00:29:27,248 --> 00:29:28,549 Let's try this... what do you want me to say? 747 00:29:28,616 --> 00:29:30,317 That you're gay. That you're a mama's boy. 748 00:29:30,385 --> 00:29:31,618 That you find the idea of monogamy 749 00:29:31,686 --> 00:29:33,187 to be naive and unnatural. 750 00:29:33,254 --> 00:29:34,815 Anything but the practiced canned answer 751 00:29:34,855 --> 00:29:36,222 you're trying to peddle me. 752 00:29:36,290 --> 00:29:37,691 - This is ridiculous. - What are you afraid of? 753 00:29:37,758 --> 00:29:39,092 Why haven't you settled down? 754 00:29:39,160 --> 00:29:41,360 I had my chance, okay? I had my chance and I lost it. 755 00:29:44,198 --> 00:29:46,066 I let her go. So I moved on. 756 00:29:46,133 --> 00:29:48,267 I married my job instead, and I take great pride 757 00:29:48,335 --> 00:29:50,603 in what I've done for the millions of Californians 758 00:29:50,671 --> 00:29:51,937 who have put their trust in me. 759 00:29:52,005 --> 00:29:53,272 And, hey, down the line, 760 00:29:53,340 --> 00:29:55,007 maybe I'll get another shot at marriage. Who knows? 761 00:29:55,075 --> 00:29:56,542 But what I do know 762 00:29:56,610 --> 00:29:59,445 is that I'm not marrying somebody I don't love. 763 00:29:59,513 --> 00:30:00,753 And if that makes me unsuitable 764 00:30:00,814 --> 00:30:03,482 for the vice presidency, so be it. 765 00:30:05,285 --> 00:30:07,753 - Mr. President, Olivia Pope is here. - Send her in. 766 00:30:07,821 --> 00:30:10,155 Thank you, Lauren. Can you close the door on your way out? 767 00:30:10,223 --> 00:30:12,124 Lauren, could you leave the door open? 768 00:30:12,192 --> 00:30:15,493 - Door closed, Lauren. - Door open, Lauren. 769 00:30:15,561 --> 00:30:18,230 I... I don't know what to... 770 00:30:18,297 --> 00:30:20,432 Door open, Lauren. 771 00:30:23,669 --> 00:30:24,603 Really? 772 00:30:24,670 --> 00:30:25,903 Really. 773 00:30:25,971 --> 00:30:27,505 And you stand there. 774 00:30:34,780 --> 00:30:37,716 I have all the numbers back on Andrew Nichols. 775 00:30:37,783 --> 00:30:40,284 - And? - They're good. 776 00:30:40,352 --> 00:30:41,485 He's good. 777 00:30:41,553 --> 00:30:43,020 But? 778 00:30:43,088 --> 00:30:45,289 Look, you want him. 779 00:30:45,357 --> 00:30:47,391 And I can spin it. I can make it work. 780 00:30:47,459 --> 00:30:52,096 I can sell it to the people, and you'll seem loyal and good 781 00:30:52,164 --> 00:30:55,099 and like you made a great choice, but you didn't. 782 00:30:55,167 --> 00:30:58,101 He's wrong. My gut tells me he's wrong. 783 00:30:58,169 --> 00:31:00,070 - And mine tells me he's right. - You don't do this for a living. 784 00:31:00,138 --> 00:31:01,838 You don't run elections for a living. 785 00:31:01,906 --> 00:31:04,708 I am President for a living, Liv. Come on. 786 00:31:04,776 --> 00:31:06,777 I should resign. 787 00:31:06,844 --> 00:31:08,512 Oh, Liv. 788 00:31:08,580 --> 00:31:11,081 The rumors about us are on every news channel, 789 00:31:11,149 --> 00:31:12,716 at the top of every hour. 790 00:31:12,784 --> 00:31:14,484 We're the headline. 791 00:31:14,551 --> 00:31:17,420 I can't do my job. I can't run your campaign if... 792 00:31:17,488 --> 00:31:19,022 The news cycle will change. 793 00:31:19,090 --> 00:31:20,757 They'll find something else to chew on. 794 00:31:20,825 --> 00:31:22,358 Your wife took me to lunch 795 00:31:22,426 --> 00:31:26,963 and handed me a list of eligible men I could date. 796 00:31:27,031 --> 00:31:28,031 What?! 797 00:31:28,099 --> 00:31:29,666 She wants me to get a boyfriend, 798 00:31:29,733 --> 00:31:33,202 have someone on my arm for show, like some k... 799 00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:38,508 I should resign. 800 00:31:38,575 --> 00:31:41,577 You are not gonna start dating some man for show. 801 00:31:41,645 --> 00:31:44,814 And you are not resigning. 802 00:31:44,881 --> 00:31:46,161 As far as the press is concerned, 803 00:31:46,216 --> 00:31:49,151 I am a physical reminder of the fact 804 00:31:49,219 --> 00:31:50,186 that you were unfaithful to your wife. 805 00:31:50,253 --> 00:31:51,187 I am a liability. 806 00:31:51,254 --> 00:31:53,355 Fitz, door open. 807 00:31:53,423 --> 00:31:55,858 This is not... door o... 808 00:31:59,896 --> 00:32:01,630 [Gasps] 809 00:32:01,698 --> 00:32:04,433 You are not resigning. 810 00:32:04,500 --> 00:32:09,338 I refuse to accept your resignation. 811 00:32:09,405 --> 00:32:12,106 You can't leave me. 812 00:32:12,174 --> 00:32:14,409 I am not losing you again. 813 00:32:29,992 --> 00:32:32,894 Why did you put Jake in charge of B613? 814 00:32:32,962 --> 00:32:34,595 Who told you that I put... 815 00:32:34,663 --> 00:32:38,399 You made Jake the head of B613. 816 00:32:38,467 --> 00:32:40,668 You know what that place is like, you know what it does, 817 00:32:40,702 --> 00:32:43,937 and you made Jake command. 818 00:32:44,005 --> 00:32:44,872 Why? 819 00:32:47,275 --> 00:32:48,476 Why?! 820 00:32:48,543 --> 00:32:52,445 I killed 329 innocent people. 821 00:32:52,513 --> 00:32:55,148 I let an international terrorist, your mother, 822 00:32:55,216 --> 00:32:57,650 out of the country, and she killed three more. 823 00:32:57,718 --> 00:32:59,786 And no one knows where she is. 824 00:32:59,854 --> 00:33:01,621 If I have any hope of remaining President, 825 00:33:01,689 --> 00:33:03,590 then it needs to stay buried, 826 00:33:03,657 --> 00:33:06,360 and there's only one man I trust to guard that grave. 827 00:33:06,427 --> 00:33:10,697 Jake Ballard. 828 00:33:10,765 --> 00:33:12,499 [Chuckles] 829 00:33:12,566 --> 00:33:15,502 What? 830 00:33:15,569 --> 00:33:20,874 You are stressed, and you are scared. 831 00:33:20,941 --> 00:33:23,009 And you want this... 832 00:33:23,076 --> 00:33:25,411 you want to win this election so bad, you can't breathe. 833 00:33:25,478 --> 00:33:27,479 And I understand that. 834 00:33:30,984 --> 00:33:32,952 But you don't trust me. 835 00:33:33,020 --> 00:33:35,721 - I trust you! - Andrew Nichols is wrong. 836 00:33:35,789 --> 00:33:37,623 - He is not wrong! - Like I said! 837 00:33:37,690 --> 00:33:40,026 I trust you! I need you! 838 00:33:40,093 --> 00:33:41,493 You want to win this election, 839 00:33:41,561 --> 00:33:43,228 and you can't do that if I... 840 00:33:43,296 --> 00:33:45,531 You are not resigning. 841 00:33:45,598 --> 00:33:47,766 I won't win without you. 842 00:34:00,779 --> 00:34:03,248 Liv. 843 00:34:03,316 --> 00:34:04,816 Liv! 844 00:34:04,883 --> 00:34:08,453 I'm not resigning. I'll be here. 845 00:34:08,520 --> 00:34:09,587 [Door slams] 846 00:34:09,655 --> 00:34:10,989 [Sighs] 847 00:34:21,535 --> 00:34:22,870 [Creaking] 848 00:34:33,080 --> 00:34:34,947 [Door creaks] 849 00:34:35,015 --> 00:34:36,983 Put that away. You look ridiculous. 850 00:34:40,220 --> 00:34:42,889 I don't want to use this. 851 00:34:42,956 --> 00:34:43,956 But I will. 852 00:34:44,024 --> 00:34:45,792 No, you won't. 853 00:34:45,859 --> 00:34:48,161 - Adnan. - I just want to talk. 854 00:34:48,228 --> 00:34:52,398 About your future, about how we can help each other. 855 00:34:52,465 --> 00:34:55,567 I missed you so much, Harrison. 856 00:35:27,633 --> 00:35:29,367 Nice family. 857 00:35:29,435 --> 00:35:31,703 I mean, could use a mommy, but... 858 00:35:31,770 --> 00:35:34,210 I'll give you exactly one second to get your feet off my desk. 859 00:35:34,239 --> 00:35:35,506 Or what? 860 00:35:35,574 --> 00:35:36,641 Or I'll cut them off and shove them down your throat. 861 00:35:36,709 --> 00:35:38,108 Size 11 1/2? 862 00:35:38,176 --> 00:35:39,811 I seriously doubt my feet would fit down my throat. 863 00:35:39,878 --> 00:35:41,546 I'm not talking about your feet, you baby-faced twit. 864 00:35:41,613 --> 00:35:43,481 I'm talking about your balls. Have they even dropped yet? 865 00:35:43,549 --> 00:35:45,950 Will you miss them when they're gone? 866 00:35:46,017 --> 00:35:47,585 Up. 867 00:35:51,223 --> 00:35:53,757 Now out. 868 00:35:53,825 --> 00:35:55,326 We need to talk about the leak. 869 00:35:55,393 --> 00:35:57,394 - We don't need... - Vanessa Chandler... 870 00:35:57,462 --> 00:36:00,430 Someone is spilling the Daniel Douglas files into her ear. 871 00:36:00,498 --> 00:36:01,531 She has a deep throat. 872 00:36:01,599 --> 00:36:03,067 Maybe it's me. 873 00:36:03,134 --> 00:36:04,534 You're my enemy. 874 00:36:04,602 --> 00:36:07,036 You would be unworthy of that title if you were that stupid. 875 00:36:07,104 --> 00:36:10,073 All you need to know is I'm working on it. 876 00:36:10,140 --> 00:36:12,709 No, see, we're working on it. 877 00:36:12,777 --> 00:36:14,845 Divided we fall on this one, Cy. 878 00:36:14,912 --> 00:36:16,946 Fine. 879 00:36:17,014 --> 00:36:18,181 We're working on it. 880 00:36:18,249 --> 00:36:20,484 Good. Fine. 881 00:36:20,551 --> 00:36:23,586 So, who else knows? Who did you have do cleanup? 882 00:36:23,653 --> 00:36:24,921 Cleanup was professional. 883 00:36:25,059 --> 00:36:26,292 Secret Service. 884 00:36:26,360 --> 00:36:30,763 I thought you said you were dropping this? 885 00:36:30,831 --> 00:36:32,999 I tried the dark side. Turns out you were right. 886 00:36:33,067 --> 00:36:34,400 Didn't suit me. 887 00:36:34,468 --> 00:36:37,370 This whole time, you've been standing up on that podium, 888 00:36:37,438 --> 00:36:39,037 playing the good soldier. 889 00:36:39,105 --> 00:36:42,608 [Sighs] 890 00:36:42,676 --> 00:36:45,478 My husband's a monster, David. 891 00:36:45,545 --> 00:36:48,280 He's brilliant and ego-maniacal 892 00:36:48,348 --> 00:36:50,616 and has done more to thwart the rule of law 893 00:36:50,684 --> 00:36:52,417 than you and I will probably ever know. 894 00:36:52,486 --> 00:36:55,854 He's a monster. And he's powerful. 895 00:36:55,921 --> 00:36:58,457 And he thinks he doesn't have a weakness. 896 00:36:58,524 --> 00:37:01,159 But he does. 897 00:37:01,227 --> 00:37:03,028 Me. 898 00:37:03,096 --> 00:37:05,697 And I will do whatever it takes... 899 00:37:05,764 --> 00:37:08,533 play the good soldier and stand on the podium 900 00:37:08,601 --> 00:37:12,837 and sleep beside him for as long as it takes 901 00:37:12,905 --> 00:37:16,340 to take that monster down. 902 00:37:16,408 --> 00:37:18,510 - Starting with this. - It's a good start, 903 00:37:18,577 --> 00:37:20,745 but the problem is it's still inadmissible. 904 00:37:20,813 --> 00:37:22,647 Legally, at least one of the parties 905 00:37:22,715 --> 00:37:25,049 needs to know they're being recorded. 906 00:37:25,117 --> 00:37:27,418 And God help whoever it is who's been leaking this stuff to the press. 907 00:37:27,486 --> 00:37:29,820 If these guys figure out who that reporter's source is, 908 00:37:29,888 --> 00:37:31,188 they're as good as dead. 909 00:37:34,692 --> 00:37:36,394 Oh, God. 910 00:37:36,461 --> 00:37:39,997 James, please tell me you're not. 911 00:37:40,065 --> 00:37:43,401 I am Publius. 912 00:37:43,468 --> 00:37:45,669 [Knock on door] 913 00:37:58,016 --> 00:38:00,517 [Sighs] 914 00:38:00,584 --> 00:38:04,220 Got a night off from ruling the underworld? 915 00:38:04,288 --> 00:38:07,890 Liv, I received an order from my commander in chief. 916 00:38:07,958 --> 00:38:09,426 I couldn't say no, and I didn't want to. 917 00:38:09,493 --> 00:38:12,662 I can run that organization better than rowan ever did. 918 00:38:12,729 --> 00:38:14,097 There are good men and women 919 00:38:14,165 --> 00:38:15,932 who deserve a leader they can trust. 920 00:38:15,999 --> 00:38:19,902 Someone who... [Sighs] 921 00:38:19,970 --> 00:38:21,571 I can do better, Liv. I know I can. 922 00:38:24,507 --> 00:38:26,676 You need to give me back Quinn. 923 00:38:26,743 --> 00:38:28,010 I don't have her. 924 00:38:28,078 --> 00:38:29,511 Would you tell me if you did? 925 00:38:29,580 --> 00:38:31,981 Or would that be classified, one of the many secrets 926 00:38:32,049 --> 00:38:34,349 you're going to have to keep in order to be command. 927 00:38:36,553 --> 00:38:39,488 Liv, I can find your mother. Bring her to justice. 928 00:38:39,556 --> 00:38:40,755 We both know what your father would do 929 00:38:40,823 --> 00:38:41,990 if he were still in charge. 930 00:38:42,058 --> 00:38:43,925 My father wasn't always a monster. 931 00:38:43,993 --> 00:38:45,561 He started out just like you, 932 00:38:45,628 --> 00:38:48,530 trying to do the right thing, trying to keep us all safe. 933 00:38:48,598 --> 00:38:49,731 I couldn't say no. 934 00:38:49,799 --> 00:38:51,132 - You could. - I couldn't! 935 00:38:51,200 --> 00:38:53,602 I serve at the pleasure of the President of the United States. 936 00:38:53,669 --> 00:38:55,336 Don't we all?! 937 00:38:55,404 --> 00:38:57,005 [Sighs] 938 00:38:57,073 --> 00:38:59,474 Serving the Republic. 939 00:38:59,541 --> 00:39:03,511 I always thought it was a good thing... a great thing. 940 00:39:03,579 --> 00:39:06,214 True service, a calling. 941 00:39:06,281 --> 00:39:08,249 Now I think... 942 00:39:08,317 --> 00:39:13,154 I think it eats at you until you are not you anymore, 943 00:39:13,222 --> 00:39:17,658 until you are lost, until you can't remember who you were, 944 00:39:17,726 --> 00:39:18,792 until you forget yourself, 945 00:39:18,860 --> 00:39:21,295 and all you can see is the greater good. 946 00:39:21,363 --> 00:39:23,296 All you can see is God and country. 947 00:39:23,364 --> 00:39:25,198 And you're so busy being a patriot, 948 00:39:25,266 --> 00:39:28,135 you forget to be a person. 949 00:39:30,939 --> 00:39:32,039 Liv, what's wrong? 950 00:39:32,107 --> 00:39:33,907 Nothing. 951 00:39:33,975 --> 00:39:38,545 Just... Vermont keeps getting further and further away. 952 00:39:38,613 --> 00:39:40,213 [Sighs] 953 00:39:40,281 --> 00:39:41,948 Vermont? 954 00:39:46,487 --> 00:39:47,987 [Sighs] 955 00:39:52,260 --> 00:39:54,727 So, are you? 956 00:39:54,795 --> 00:39:56,562 [Sighs] 957 00:39:56,630 --> 00:39:57,730 Am I what? 958 00:39:57,798 --> 00:40:00,499 Are you a patriot? 959 00:40:10,044 --> 00:40:14,079 Mellie: And, yes, it's been quite a year for Fitz and me, 960 00:40:14,147 --> 00:40:16,615 ups and downs, 961 00:40:16,683 --> 00:40:18,083 I have never been more proud of my husband 962 00:40:18,151 --> 00:40:20,619 - for his unbridled dedication... - What were you thinking? 963 00:40:20,687 --> 00:40:22,683 - ... To the citizens of this great nation. - You are angry, but I did the right thing, 964 00:40:22,684 --> 00:40:23,684 and you know I did. 965 00:40:23,557 --> 00:40:26,124 There are no more questions about our relationship. 966 00:40:26,193 --> 00:40:27,526 But I have some questions about yours. 967 00:40:27,594 --> 00:40:28,634 I thought you trusted Jake. 968 00:40:28,662 --> 00:40:29,861 This is a bad idea. 969 00:40:29,929 --> 00:40:31,997 It's how I can stay. 970 00:40:32,065 --> 00:40:33,565 But you all didn't come to see me. 971 00:40:33,632 --> 00:40:35,300 You came to see my husband, 972 00:40:35,367 --> 00:40:37,736 the President of the United States of America, 973 00:40:37,804 --> 00:40:40,238 Fitzgerald Thomas Grant III! 974 00:40:40,306 --> 00:40:41,306 [Cheers and applause] 975 00:40:48,046 --> 00:40:49,947 Thank you. 976 00:40:50,015 --> 00:40:52,149 Thank you all very much. 977 00:40:52,218 --> 00:40:53,451 Thank you so much. 978 00:40:53,519 --> 00:40:55,720 I'm very happy to be here with you tonight, 979 00:40:55,787 --> 00:40:58,289 to make an historic announcement. 980 00:40:58,357 --> 00:41:00,057 Now, some of you may have heard 981 00:41:00,125 --> 00:41:01,392 that I've recently found myself 982 00:41:01,460 --> 00:41:03,694 in the market for a new running mate. 983 00:41:03,762 --> 00:41:05,696 Who is it?! Who is it?! Who is it?! 984 00:41:05,764 --> 00:41:07,098 Hey. Look who's back on her feet. 985 00:41:07,165 --> 00:41:08,365 Leo! 986 00:41:08,433 --> 00:41:10,400 Sit down, have a sweet tea, enjoy the show. 987 00:41:10,468 --> 00:41:11,589 It doesn't matter who it is, 988 00:41:11,636 --> 00:41:15,039 because Papa Bergen is on it. 989 00:41:15,107 --> 00:41:17,407 Sorry about that. Wow! 990 00:41:17,475 --> 00:41:18,609 You know, I never realized 991 00:41:18,676 --> 00:41:20,009 people like you actually existed. 992 00:41:20,077 --> 00:41:21,837 I don't know whether to be excited or scared. 993 00:41:21,879 --> 00:41:24,013 Both. 994 00:41:24,081 --> 00:41:25,349 You should be both. 995 00:41:25,416 --> 00:41:28,752 There's a particular value I looked for 996 00:41:28,819 --> 00:41:29,919 when making the tough decision 997 00:41:29,987 --> 00:41:31,821 of selecting my new running mate. 998 00:41:31,889 --> 00:41:35,125 It's a value that the American people possess in spades. 999 00:41:35,192 --> 00:41:36,960 That value is loyalty. 1000 00:41:39,130 --> 00:41:40,864 Long way from Sacramento. 1001 00:41:40,931 --> 00:41:42,065 You and me both. 1002 00:41:42,133 --> 00:41:43,599 [Both chuckle] 1003 00:41:43,667 --> 00:41:48,304 [Indistinct conversation] 1004 00:41:48,372 --> 00:41:50,213 Madam First Lady, you look stunning, as always. 1005 00:41:50,241 --> 00:41:52,541 [Chuckles] Thank you, Andrew. 1006 00:41:52,609 --> 00:41:54,677 - Cyrus: Mr. President? - Be right back. 1007 00:41:54,745 --> 00:41:58,748 [Sighs] 1008 00:41:58,815 --> 00:42:03,051 Every day for the last 12 years, I have dreamed of this. 1009 00:42:03,119 --> 00:42:04,453 Being on a ticket? 1010 00:42:06,156 --> 00:42:10,225 Being near you again. 1011 00:42:10,293 --> 00:42:12,928 Fitz: So, without further ado, I'd like you to meet 1012 00:42:12,996 --> 00:42:15,664 the next Vice President of the United States, 1013 00:42:15,731 --> 00:42:19,768 my former lieutenant governor and governor of California, 1014 00:42:19,836 --> 00:42:22,370 a man I consider a brother as much as a friend, 1015 00:42:22,438 --> 00:42:24,406 Governor Andrew Nichols! 1016 00:42:24,473 --> 00:42:25,394 [Cheers and applause] 1017 00:42:48,341 --> 00:42:54,341 sync by bellows - corrected by chamallow www.addic7ed.com