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Did you get a good look? 3 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:26,671 Blue Toyota Camry, that's all I saw. 4 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:28,080 It's the Wartons' dog. 5 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:29,475 Oh, man. 6 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:30,880 It's not gonna make it. 7 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:32,030 Go see if they're home. 8 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:45,714 It's okay. 9 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:51,151 There are two kinds of pain. 10 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:53,272 The sort of pain that makes you strong 11 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:57,240 or useless pain, the sort of pain that's only suffering. 12 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:01,320 I have no patience for useless things. 13 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:06,517 Moments like this require someone who will act. 14 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:09,638 Who will do the unpleasant thing, 15 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:11,473 the necessary thing. 16 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:18,074 There. 17 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:19,640 No more pain. 18 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:24,600 It was a hit and run. I'm awfully sorry. 19 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:26,911 He must've jumped over the fence again. 20 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:30,198 Look, Steve is gonna file a report on the car. He'll put his people on it. 21 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:32,158 We'll track them down. 22 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:53,714 Stunning. 23 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:55,270 Shall we? 24 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:57,317 ...three, two, one. 25 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:59,710 Happy New Year! 26 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:07,070 Oh. 27 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:08,674 President-elect Garrett Walker. 28 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:10,269 Do I like him? No. 29 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:12,471 Do I believe in him? That's beside the point. 30 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:14,677 Any politician that gets 70 million votes 31 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:16,717 has tapped into something larger than himself, 32 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,110 larger than even me, as much as I hate to admit it. 33 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:22,039 Look at that winning smile, those trusting eyes. 34 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:24,880 I latched onto him early on and made myself vital. 35 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:29,193 After 22 years in Congress, I can smell which way the wind is blowing. 36 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:32,430 Jim Matthews, his Right Honorable Vice President. 37 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:34,079 Former governor of Pennsylvania. 38 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:37,598 He did his duty in delivering the Keystone State, bless his heart. 39 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:39,672 Now they're about to put him out to pasture. 40 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,150 But he looks happy enough, doesn't he? 41 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:45,551 For some, it's simply the size of the chair. 42 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:51,590 Linda Vasquez, Walker's chief of staff. I got her hired. 43 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:55,390 She's a woman, check. And a Latina, check. But more important than that, 44 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:59,276 she's as tough as a two-dollar steak. Check, check, check. 45 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:00,680 When it comes to the White House, 46 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:02,717 you not only need the keys in your back-pocket, 47 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:04,439 you need the gatekeeper. 48 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:07,240 As for me, I'm just the lowly House Majority Whip. 49 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:09,152 I keep things moving in a Congress 50 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:11,112 choked by pettiness and lassitude. 51 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:14,557 My job is to clear the pipes and keep the sludge moving. 52 00:03:14,640 --> 00:03:16,279 But I won't have to be a plumber much longer. 53 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:19,353 I've done my time. I've backed the right man. 54 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:23,520 Give and take. 55 00:03:23,640 --> 00:03:25,438 Welcome to Washington. 56 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:05,639 You need a haircut. 57 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:07,040 You think? 58 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:08,640 A little trim. 59 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:12,234 What are you going to wear? 60 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:14,158 You mean for the meeting? For the announcement. 61 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:17,114 I'll wear my navy blue, the one with the pinstripes. 62 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:20,113 Good. You look handsome in that suit. 63 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,310 I don't know if they'll announce before your board meeting. 64 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:26,473 As long as I can say the donation is coming. 65 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:29,997 Soon as it's official, SanCorp will write you a check. 66 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:36,155 This is going to be a big year for us. 67 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:56,640 They're gonna want to start with something big. 68 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:58,274 That's why I'm here 69 00:05:58,360 --> 00:05:59,680 Really? What? 70 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:02,195 I'd say immigration, banking or education. 71 00:06:02,280 --> 00:06:04,192 But none of my regular sources can confirm that. 72 00:06:04,280 --> 00:06:07,352 Because they don't know, or because they're not talking? 73 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:08,596 Because they don't know. 74 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:10,439 Keep at it. Get me something. 75 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:15,392 Sorry. Sorry, Mr. Hammerschmidt. Zoe. 76 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:18,679 Barnes. Right. 77 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:24,199 Did it take him a year to remember your name? 78 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:25,310 Longer. 79 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:27,876 Good morning, Lucas. 80 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:30,031 What can I do for you, Zoe? 81 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:33,757 I am sick of the Fairfax County Council. 82 00:06:33,840 --> 00:06:34,876 You tell me every day. 83 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:36,394 Move me online. 84 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:37,550 My own blog. 85 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:39,552 First person. Subjective. 500 words. 86 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:40,676 Not gonna happen. 87 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:41,750 I'll go underground. 88 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:43,394 Back rooms, the urinals. 89 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:45,199 I'll win over staff members on the Hill. 90 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:47,232 They need a place to vent. A gossip column. 91 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:48,754 No. We lift the veil. 92 00:06:48,840 --> 00:06:50,399 What's really going on. 93 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:53,359 This is The Washington Herald, Zoe, it's not TMZ. 94 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:55,916 Do you know how many people watch TMZ? I couldn't care less. 95 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:57,878 Which is why print journalism is dying. 96 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:00,112 Then it'll die with dignity. At least at this paper. 97 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:03,153 You're stuck in the 20th century, Lucas. You lack imagination. 98 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:06,519 Maybe so, but right now, I don't need imagination, I need copy. 99 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:08,629 Your nights and weekends are yours. 100 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:09,995 I applaud whatever you want to do, 101 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:11,555 as long as it's not on my time. 102 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:14,594 You're telling me to get back to work. I am. 103 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:16,558 What you're really telling me is to fuck off. 104 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:18,199 I'm telling you both. 105 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:25,197 It's Mr. Chapman, already, from Province Trust. 106 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:33,034 Hold my calls, Christina. 107 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:36,595 Henry. 108 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:38,436 It's good to see you. 109 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:40,472 How long are you in town for? Just today. 110 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:42,631 You gotta come back down for the inauguration. 111 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:44,156 I can hook you up. 112 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:45,720 How about you hook me up with the zoning laws 113 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:46,870 you promised to get changed? 114 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:48,954 We've got 12 million sitting in escrow 115 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:50,639 for an empty lot we can't build on. 116 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:54,680 I know. But you gotta understand, it's a local municipal issue. 117 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:56,638 I can't just pick up the phone... You can't? 118 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:58,393 Because that's not what you led us to believe 119 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:00,279 when you begged for 50 grand in donations. 120 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:02,591 Right. 121 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:04,275 One sec. 122 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:08,479 Christina, I said no calls. Not while I'm meeting with Mr. Chapman. 123 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:10,630 The President-elect? 124 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:14,876 Do you mind? 125 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:16,679 No, go ahead, please. 126 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:18,877 Put him through, Christina. 127 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:23,953 Mr. President-elect. 128 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:32,678 Thank you. Yes, we were... We were pleased to win by double digits. 129 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:34,513 Absolutely, anything you need. 130 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:37,035 I need you to put your long, wet, 131 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:39,635 talented tongue between my thighs 132 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:41,871 and make me squeal like Monica... 133 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:45,477 Me too, me too. 134 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:48,753 Okay. Thank you, sir. 135 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:52,920 I'm so sorry. Where were we? 136 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:57,760 Walker, what's he like? 137 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:13,472 Is the President-elect running late? 138 00:09:13,560 --> 00:09:15,597 No. He couldn't make it. I'll brief him, though. 139 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:18,719 Okay. 140 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:20,075 This is the memo I drafted 141 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:22,117 on our Middle East policy we've been developing. 142 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:23,634 Now, I wanna borrow from Reagan, 143 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:26,599 I'd like to coin the phrase "trickle-down diplomacy." 144 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:29,792 That way... Frank, I'm going to stop you there. 145 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:32,389 We're not nominating you for Secretary of State. 146 00:09:32,680 --> 00:09:36,230 I know he made you a promise, but circumstances have changed. 147 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:37,754 The nature of promises, Linda, 148 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:40,958 is that they remain immune to changing circumstances. 149 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:43,600 Garrett has thought long and hard about this, 150 00:09:43,680 --> 00:09:46,115 and he's decided we need you to stay in Congress. 151 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:48,594 When was this decision made? 152 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:50,998 And why wasn't I part of a conversation? 153 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:52,434 I'm sorry, Frank. If it had been up to me, 154 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:53,954 I wouldn't have waited this long to tell you. 155 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:56,635 So you knew you were going to do this. 156 00:09:56,840 --> 00:09:58,513 It has been an evolving discussion. 157 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:01,672 It's a chicken-shit move. 158 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:03,196 Frank... I was vetted. 159 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:04,475 Was that a ruse? No. 160 00:10:04,560 --> 00:10:05,880 Let's be absolutely clear. 161 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:07,480 You wouldn't have won without me. 162 00:10:07,560 --> 00:10:09,756 You're right. But now we have to lead, 163 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:12,151 and that means making tough choices. 164 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:15,115 As you know, education is a top priority for us. 165 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:16,759 A complete federal overhaul. 166 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:19,400 But it's not just education, Frank. Congress is split. 167 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:23,440 We need you there more than we need you in the State Department. 168 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:25,634 I got you hired, Linda. 169 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:29,717 I know. Donations, endorsements. 170 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:33,396 I wrote the campaign's entire foreign policy platform. 171 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:35,637 I bring years of foreign affairs committee... 172 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:37,439 Frank, please. 173 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:42,912 I wanna speak to Walker personally. 174 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:45,112 The decision is made. 175 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:51,033 We need you, Frank. 176 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:53,877 Will you stand beside us or not? 177 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:05,752 Of course. If that's what the President wants. 178 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:07,998 I'm very glad to hear that. 179 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:14,231 I'm curious. If not me, then who? 180 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:19,274 Michael Kern. 181 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:24,756 Well, that is an excellent choice. 182 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:30,430 Can we make it more clear? 183 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:32,159 I just want to make sure it doesn't look like 184 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:33,919 we're neglecting our domestic... 185 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:37,072 No. No, no, no. I'm gonna say that we're expanding our mission. 186 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:38,389 Okay. 187 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:41,200 And we're bringing on a new organization to help us. 188 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:42,350 Do you know which one yet? 189 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:44,875 I'm still looking into a few options, but... 190 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:48,274 Tell me, what did we agree on, that we could hire how many new people? 191 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:50,716 Six? Six, maybe seven. 192 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:52,712 We'll have enough. 193 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:54,120 It's exciting. 194 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:56,874 This new direction we're heading. 195 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:00,031 I just don't know where we're going to fit all the people. 196 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:01,873 Do you think we have to look into additional space? 197 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:03,917 No, no, no, no. I'll find a way. 198 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:05,673 Okay, so make the changes to the PowerPoint 199 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:07,274 and let's meet again at 2:30. 200 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:08,874 Okay. 201 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:21,160 It's me. 202 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:23,152 I feel like an idiot leaving messages like this. 203 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:24,720 Call me back. 204 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:37,870 What is it, Zoe? 205 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:39,230 Um... 206 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:43,353 I know you're going to have your hands full at the White House, 207 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:46,911 so if you need someone to do research or punch out background... 208 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:48,320 I think I'll be fine. 209 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:50,710 Well, if things get hectic, and you need any help. 210 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:55,000 So you can blog about rubbing shoulders with the big boys? 211 00:12:58,440 --> 00:12:59,669 What did Lucas tell you? 212 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:01,479 Look, no offense, Zoe, but I don't have time 213 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:03,353 to be anyone's training wheels. 214 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:05,313 I just thought... 215 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:08,876 No, I was actually offering to lend a hand. 216 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:11,391 That's it. Got it. Thanks. 217 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:54,119 Claire... You didn't call. 218 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:56,880 I was... You didn't call me, Francis. 219 00:13:57,720 --> 00:13:59,996 Nine hours. You don't not call me. 220 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:01,514 Not when it's this big. 221 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:02,795 You're right. 222 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:05,475 When have we ever avoided each other? 223 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:09,798 I wanted a solution first. 224 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:10,836 Do you have one? 225 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:11,956 Not yet. 226 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:15,397 This affects me too, Francis. 227 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:18,351 And it's not the money I'm upset about. 228 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:20,750 It's that we do things together. 229 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:23,671 When you don't involve me, we're in free fall. 230 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:26,269 I should have called you and I didn't. 231 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:27,714 What happened? 232 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:31,476 She says they need to keep me in Congress. 233 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:32,710 Linda said that? 234 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:34,154 Walker wasn't even there. 235 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:35,310 That's what really gets me. 236 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:37,232 He didn't have the courage to look me in the eye... 237 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:38,595 I knew you shouldn't trust that woman. 238 00:14:38,680 --> 00:14:40,592 I didn't. I don't. I don't trust anyone. 239 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:42,952 Then how could you not see this coming? 240 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:46,632 I never thought they were capable. 241 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:49,631 You don't usually underestimate people, Francis. 242 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:50,836 I know. 243 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:54,916 Hubris. Ambition. 244 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:56,036 You should be angry. 245 00:14:56,120 --> 00:14:57,110 I'm livid. 246 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:58,839 Then where is that? I don't see it. 247 00:14:58,960 --> 00:14:59,950 What do you want me to do? 248 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:01,793 Scream and yell? Throw a tantrum? 249 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:03,991 I want more than I'm seeing. You're better than this, Francis. 250 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:05,116 Well, I'm sorry, Claire. 251 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:07,317 I am sorry. 252 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:09,357 No. That I won't accept. 253 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:11,079 What? Apologies. 254 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:17,673 My husband doesn't apologize, even to me. 255 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:05,916 How long have you been up? 256 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:07,036 Hours. 257 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:12,438 I know what I have to do. 258 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:13,590 Good. 259 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:17,000 We'll have a lot of nights like this, 260 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:20,551 making plans, very little sleep. 261 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:25,476 I expected that. That doesn't worry me. 262 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:36,558 I better get to work. 263 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:39,749 I laid a suit out for you upstairs. 264 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:42,393 The navy blue one. 265 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:51,996 I love that woman. I love her more than sharks love blood. 266 00:17:57,320 --> 00:17:58,800 Why do you think they went with him? 267 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:01,679 We're too good. They can't afford to lose us in Congress. 268 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:06,675 He's had work done. A chin tuck probably. He definitely dyes his hair. 269 00:18:08,360 --> 00:18:09,510 Do we say anything? 270 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:11,956 No. God, no. Not unless he brings it up. 271 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:13,872 Nancy? 272 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:15,830 9:25... Cancel everything. 273 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:17,877 Stamper, you're with me. 274 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:19,515 Now, look... 275 00:18:21,360 --> 00:18:23,636 They've done us a great favor, Doug. 276 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:26,280 We are no longer bound by allegiances. 277 00:18:26,360 --> 00:18:27,396 We serve no one. 278 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:30,271 We live by one rule and one rule only, 279 00:18:30,360 --> 00:18:33,637 never again will we allow ourselves to be put in such a position. 280 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:35,910 Walker and Vasquez. 281 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:38,959 All of them. I hold them all accountable. 282 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:40,076 Retribution? No. 283 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:42,874 No. It's more than that. 284 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:45,680 Take a step back. 285 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:48,200 Look at the bigger picture. 286 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:52,272 I think I see what you're getting at. Kern first? 287 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:56,195 That's how you devour a whale, Doug. One bite at a time. 288 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:58,516 Who would you want? For Secretary of State? 289 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:01,718 Give me a list of choices. And however we do this, 290 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:03,393 we'll also need a buffer. 291 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:04,914 You mean an errand boy? Yes. 292 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,037 Somebody we control completely. 293 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:10,078 I'll keep my ear to the ground. Good. 294 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:13,711 I haven't eaten since yesterday. 295 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:34,435 I almost pity him. 296 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:36,876 He didn't choose to be put on my platter. 297 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:39,077 When I carve him up and toss him to the dogs, 298 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:43,313 only then will he confront that brutal, inescapable truth. 299 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:48,316 "My God, all I ever amounted to was chitlins." 300 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:53,600 "And he that shall humble himself shall be exalted." 301 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:59,550 Matthew 23:12. 302 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:02,391 Thanks be to God. 303 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:07,314 I'd like to speak today on the subject of humility. 304 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:11,914 A lot of you have just won re-election. 305 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:14,196 If you hadn't, you might not be sitting here. 306 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:19,799 And of course, we should enjoy our success, and be grateful for it. 307 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:25,237 But never let your gratitude sour into pride. 308 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:29,796 You'll have many challenges ahead over the next couple of years. 309 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:32,554 And a person's character isn't determined 310 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:35,400 by how he or she enjoys victory, 311 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:39,952 but rather how he or she endures defeat. 312 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:47,196 Nothing can help us endure dark times better than our faith. 313 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:49,309 Claire. 314 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:50,715 Hello, Felicity. 315 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:52,598 How are you? Good. How are you? 316 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:56,754 Good. I'm sorry about that. It's just not right. 317 00:20:56,840 --> 00:20:58,593 Charles and I can't understand what Walker was thinking. 318 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:01,639 That's very sweet of you, but really, between you and me, 319 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:04,076 I think Francis is relieved. 320 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:07,272 He just feels much more at home in Congress. 321 00:21:07,360 --> 00:21:09,750 I would've bet a million dollars they were going to pick you. 322 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:13,231 Well, it's a good thing you have a million dollars to spare. 323 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:15,994 But you are by far and away the only choice. 324 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:17,400 I appreciate you saying that. 325 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:18,960 I mean, Michael? Come on. 326 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:20,190 He's got half the experience you do... 327 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:21,436 Garrett is a smart man. 328 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:23,113 He knows what he's doing. 329 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:25,669 You're a bigger man than I, Frank. 330 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:59,399 You want some of that wine? 331 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:02,679 Yes, definitely. 332 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:12,434 Man, this is some good shit. Where did you get it? 333 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:15,160 I kind of lifted it from the VIP room 334 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:17,920 of the Speakers' holiday party. 335 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:22,233 I'm impressed. Bordeaux, 20 years old. 336 00:22:22,360 --> 00:22:24,272 It seemed about right for you. Ouch. 337 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:26,360 Why would you say that to me? 338 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:28,671 I'm almost 30. That's practically ancient in your book. 339 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:30,877 I don't discriminate when it comes to age. Really? 340 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:32,792 When's the last time you hired a 40-year-old staffer? 341 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:34,750 Doesn't mean I wouldn't. 342 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:36,194 As long as she's good in the sack. 343 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:37,430 Come on. 344 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:38,710 Well, it's true, isn't it? 345 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:41,432 Where's this coming from? 346 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:45,351 You're not gonna just toss me aside 347 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:47,711 for some slut straight out of Vassar? 348 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:50,319 So we're having that conversation. 349 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:53,074 It's been six months. It's not a little office fling anymore. 350 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:56,597 You want me to say those three magic words. 351 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:58,672 One of which starts with an L. 352 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:00,638 Okay, I'll say 'em. 353 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:04,312 Christina Gallagher, 354 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:07,395 lick my balls. 355 00:23:07,480 --> 00:23:09,915 Oh, my... You're a bastard. 356 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:11,400 I love you. 357 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:14,318 I love you, Christina. 358 00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:16,834 I love you. 359 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:25,953 Now will you lick my balls? 360 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:43,193 So I'm curious. Are we patrons, benefactors or lepers? 361 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:45,112 Believe it or not, we're angels. 362 00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:54,352 I'm gonna go outside and pretend to use my cell phone. 363 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:55,430 Go. 364 00:24:03,840 --> 00:24:04,956 Oh! 365 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:06,150 Can I have your jacket? 366 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:07,230 Yeah. 367 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:08,879 Okay. 368 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:51,074 Are you coming to bed? 369 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:53,152 I'll be up in a bit. 370 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:54,469 Don't stay up all night. 371 00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:55,920 No, I'll be right there. 372 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:07,234 Thanks so much. I'll call you. 373 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:12,350 Wait. I thought you had a good time. 374 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:15,353 I did. I loved it. I've never been before. 375 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:17,557 Well, maybe I could come up. 376 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:19,636 Oh. 377 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:22,435 Brian, you're so sweet. Really. 378 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:26,678 But if I was going to fuck you, you'd know. 379 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:28,274 Thanks so much. 380 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:01,913 She's here. Send her in. 381 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:05,277 It's quite rare for a president's chief of staff to climb the Hill. 382 00:27:05,360 --> 00:27:08,512 A gesture of respect, no doubt, or desperation. 383 00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:11,957 I'm guessing she'll say Donald Blythe for Education. 384 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:15,878 Let's see if I'm right. 385 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:19,112 Good morning, Linda. 386 00:27:19,240 --> 00:27:21,038 Thank you so much for making the trip up. 387 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:22,674 Of course. My pleasure. 388 00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:24,479 Education? 389 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:25,880 First things first. 390 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:28,316 The seating chart for the inauguration. 391 00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:30,471 How do these two work for you and Claire? 392 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:31,550 Wow. 393 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:32,915 They come with a complimentary set 394 00:27:33,080 --> 00:27:34,309 of tickets to the Jefferson Ball. 395 00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:35,993 Claire will be over the moon. 396 00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:38,037 Good, I'm so glad. 397 00:27:38,600 --> 00:27:41,195 So, education. 398 00:27:41,280 --> 00:27:43,476 We have Donald Blythe drafting the legislation. 399 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:45,392 Donald Blythe? Jesus. I know. 400 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:50,516 So you want a bill just two steps left of Karl Marx? 401 00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:52,273 I advised the President-elect against it, 402 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:54,159 but Donald is the face of education. 403 00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:56,550 He's been pushing reform for 25 years. 404 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:58,074 You want me to guide him to the middle. 405 00:27:58,160 --> 00:28:00,231 We need a bill we can pass. 406 00:28:01,080 --> 00:28:03,959 Do I have absolute autonomy and authority on this? 407 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:06,111 There's more. 408 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:09,671 Garrett wants the bill on the floor in the first 100 days. 409 00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:13,151 He wants to make a pledge in his inaugural address. 410 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:14,754 That's... 411 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:18,114 That's very ambitious, Linda. 412 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:20,032 Can we make that pledge? 413 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:24,076 A hundred days? 414 00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:27,640 I can deliver. 415 00:28:32,360 --> 00:28:33,476 Keep me posted. 416 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:35,631 I'll talk with Donald. I'll check in with you later in the week. 417 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:36,949 Terrific. 418 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:38,713 Did you smell that? 419 00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:41,031 The smugness? The false deference? 420 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:43,794 She thinks I can be bought with a pair of tickets. What am I? 421 00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:45,712 A whore in post-war Berlin 422 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:48,998 salivating over free stockings and chocolate? 423 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:51,874 What she's asking will cost far more than that. 424 00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:56,549 Ferguson? Too old. 425 00:28:56,640 --> 00:28:58,711 Willis? Too stupid. 426 00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:01,836 Boyd? Too queer. 427 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:03,869 Really? 428 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:06,674 He's married with three kids. 429 00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:07,910 And wouldn't they be devastated. 430 00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:09,190 All right. 431 00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:11,070 What about Catherine Durant? 432 00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:16,156 Cathy Durant. She was vocally anti-Walker. 433 00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:17,833 She's got the experience. 434 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:20,993 Set up a meeting. 435 00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:25,830 Hey. 436 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:29,960 The donation from SanCorp? 437 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:32,792 The money will have to come from somewhere else. 438 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:35,154 What happened? 439 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:37,436 I've looked over the budget for fiscal '13 440 00:29:37,520 --> 00:29:40,752 and we've allocated $1.6 million for salaries. 441 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:42,792 We need to cut that in half. 442 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:45,039 You're suggesting... 443 00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:46,719 Evelyn, we're going to let some people go. 444 00:29:47,440 --> 00:29:48,999 That would be half of our staff. 445 00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:51,231 We have to carve out some room. 446 00:29:51,320 --> 00:29:53,357 You would have to fire some essential people 447 00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:55,557 who have been with us since the beginning. 448 00:29:55,640 --> 00:29:58,519 We are a charity, but not for our employees. 449 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:01,990 You know, Claire, I've held my tongue about 450 00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:04,555 this whole international thing for a while, 451 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:05,915 but I don't get it. 452 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:07,593 We are really good at what we do. 453 00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:10,280 Why do we have to try and be something we're not? 454 00:30:10,360 --> 00:30:11,874 Because we've plateaued, Evelyn. 455 00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:14,634 And it is time for us, for our entire organization... 456 00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:18,031 But digging wells in Africa? We don't know anything about that. 457 00:30:18,120 --> 00:30:21,352 Which is why we have to bring in new people. 458 00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:24,909 This is the plan that I've proposed to the board 459 00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:27,475 and we are moving forward with it. 460 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:30,075 I'd like a list of names, please. 461 00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:33,591 Claire, can we just think about this? 462 00:30:33,680 --> 00:30:37,151 I have thought about it. I've put a lot of thought into it. 463 00:30:37,240 --> 00:30:38,435 But I think... 464 00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:40,830 Evelyn, you're the office manager. 465 00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:43,993 I need you to trust that I know what I'm doing. 466 00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:46,834 So please get me that list as soon as possible. 467 00:30:57,160 --> 00:30:58,992 Ma'am. You can't go up. I'm sorry. 468 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:00,998 I just have one question. No. No. 469 00:31:01,120 --> 00:31:02,952 Sir, I apologize, this woman... Congressman. 470 00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:04,190 Miss, you need to step away from the door. 471 00:31:04,280 --> 00:31:06,237 If I could just have one second. Step away from the... 472 00:31:07,160 --> 00:31:08,355 Who are you? 473 00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:11,353 My name is Zoe Barnes. I'm a reporter at the Washington Herald. 474 00:31:13,920 --> 00:31:16,833 It is after 10:30 at night and this is my home. 475 00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:21,119 I do not allow... We're part of a mutual admiration society. 476 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:25,994 You're a fan of the symphony. 477 00:31:26,960 --> 00:31:29,316 More for the people-watching than the music. 478 00:31:31,960 --> 00:31:34,759 It's all right, Steve. Come on in, Ms. Barnes. 479 00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:51,480 It's strong. 480 00:31:51,560 --> 00:31:53,040 You'd prefer it weak? 481 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:55,316 No, the stronger the better. 482 00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:00,239 There's no harm in looking. 483 00:32:00,320 --> 00:32:02,755 That's a cheap ploy. 484 00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:04,638 It's cheap but effective. 485 00:32:06,360 --> 00:32:08,716 Well, you certainly have my undivided attention. 486 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:11,753 Good, the reason I'm here... Oh... 487 00:32:11,840 --> 00:32:14,036 Is foreplay over? 488 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:17,597 I read somewhere that JFK never lasted more than three minutes. 489 00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:19,239 The point being? 490 00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:20,515 Time is precious. 491 00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:22,831 Powerful people don't have the luxury of foreplay. 492 00:32:22,960 --> 00:32:26,158 Okay. So why are you here, Ms. Barnes? 493 00:32:26,760 --> 00:32:28,672 I need somebody I can talk to. 494 00:32:28,800 --> 00:32:31,872 We're talking. Tell me what we're talking about. 495 00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:36,000 I protect your identity, I print whatever you tell me. 496 00:32:36,080 --> 00:32:37,878 And I'll never ask any questions. 497 00:32:37,960 --> 00:32:40,350 And what makes you think I don't already have such an arrangement 498 00:32:40,440 --> 00:32:41,556 with one of your colleagues? 499 00:32:41,640 --> 00:32:43,836 Because if you did, you wouldn't have let me through the door. 500 00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:48,036 I've led a very long, very successful career 501 00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:50,635 avoiding this sort of intrigue with the press. 502 00:32:50,720 --> 00:32:52,677 I can't see any advantage in starting now. 503 00:32:52,760 --> 00:32:54,319 But is there any disadvantage? 504 00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:55,834 Sloppiness, for one. 505 00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:57,832 I promise you absolute discretion. 506 00:32:57,920 --> 00:33:00,799 So we're talking about trust. 507 00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:02,314 Use whatever word you like. 508 00:33:02,400 --> 00:33:04,392 Words matter very much, Ms. Barnes. 509 00:33:04,480 --> 00:33:06,790 You should care more about them, given your profession. 510 00:33:07,400 --> 00:33:09,960 Then yes, your trust. 511 00:33:11,200 --> 00:33:13,396 So which Zoe Barnes am I to trust? 512 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:17,311 The one who wrote about the fireman that married the meter maid? 513 00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:19,960 Or the one who authored a very fine article 514 00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:22,640 on a new jogging path in Rock Creek Park. 515 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:24,518 Don't be flattered. I read everything. 516 00:33:24,600 --> 00:33:26,512 I'm better than what they have me doing. 517 00:33:29,720 --> 00:33:30,915 You know what that feels like. 518 00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:32,309 Do I? 519 00:33:32,520 --> 00:33:34,671 You would have made a great Secretary of State. 520 00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:41,756 How exactly may I help you, Ms. Barnes? 521 00:33:43,760 --> 00:33:45,877 You must know the administration's legislative agenda. 522 00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:48,319 What's coming up first. I may. 523 00:33:49,520 --> 00:33:50,556 Will you tell me? 524 00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:52,229 What would be your guess? 525 00:33:55,440 --> 00:33:57,238 Education. Why? 526 00:33:57,320 --> 00:34:01,109 Immigration is too controversial. Tax-reform isn't sexy enough. 527 00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:03,960 Everyone can get behind children. 528 00:34:06,520 --> 00:34:07,556 Is it education? 529 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:11,031 You might very well think that. I couldn't possibly comment. 530 00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:12,430 A hint. 531 00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:14,076 It's late, Ms. Barnes. 532 00:34:14,200 --> 00:34:15,350 Can we talk again? 533 00:34:15,440 --> 00:34:18,319 I hope you'll understand that I want to sleep on all this. 534 00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:20,119 I never make such big decisions 535 00:34:20,200 --> 00:34:22,795 so long after sunset and so far from dawn. 536 00:34:28,640 --> 00:34:30,552 My cell phone's on the back. 537 00:34:31,480 --> 00:34:33,392 Did you put Ms. Barnes in the visitors' ledger? 538 00:34:33,480 --> 00:34:34,880 Not yet. Don't. 539 00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:36,633 Needless to say. Needless. 540 00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:37,750 Hello. 541 00:34:38,680 --> 00:34:41,991 Claire, this is Ms. Zoe Barnes, of the Washington Herald. 542 00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:43,434 She was just leaving. 543 00:34:44,080 --> 00:34:45,992 Very nice to meet you, Mrs. Underwood. 544 00:34:47,360 --> 00:34:50,194 Drive safe. There's a lot of ice on the road. 545 00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:54,829 I will. Thank you. 546 00:34:57,480 --> 00:34:58,834 Does that work on anybody? 547 00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:00,400 Does what? 548 00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:03,309 The push-up bra and the V-neck tee? 549 00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:06,194 Well, if it does, I don't know who they are. 550 00:35:12,920 --> 00:35:14,718 Okay. Relax, relax. 551 00:35:24,320 --> 00:35:26,198 License and registration. 552 00:35:26,280 --> 00:35:28,351 The glove compartment, sweetheart. 553 00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:33,795 This isn't your driver's license. It's a Starbucks card. 554 00:35:33,880 --> 00:35:35,758 Oh, shit. Sorry. 555 00:35:35,880 --> 00:35:36,916 Sir, have you been drinking? 556 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:39,640 No, I never drink coffee at this hour. 557 00:35:40,360 --> 00:35:41,919 I'm going to need you to step out of the car. 558 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:44,312 If I was speeding, you can write me a ticket... 559 00:35:44,400 --> 00:35:47,598 Sir, step out of the car right now. 560 00:35:51,240 --> 00:35:54,438 Look, I don't want to be a prick, but I'm a member of Congress. 561 00:35:55,040 --> 00:35:56,793 I don't care if you're the King of China. 562 00:35:57,400 --> 00:35:59,232 China doesn't have a king. 563 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:01,232 It's a communist ogliwarchy... 564 00:36:03,240 --> 00:36:05,914 Let's go. Out. You too, sweetie. 565 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:07,434 Fuck, that is hard to say. 566 00:36:23,480 --> 00:36:24,755 Hello? 567 00:36:27,840 --> 00:36:32,437 Good. Well, let's get him out. 568 00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:04,232 Mind if I join you? 569 00:37:04,320 --> 00:37:06,551 What the fuck is going on? 570 00:37:06,640 --> 00:37:07,960 I thought I was meeting... 571 00:37:08,160 --> 00:37:09,480 No. You're meeting me. 572 00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:11,313 It's 4:00 in the goddamn morning. 573 00:37:11,480 --> 00:37:13,233 I've got a city council meeting in... 574 00:37:13,320 --> 00:37:17,314 You've been police commissioner for what, almost a decade now? 575 00:37:17,880 --> 00:37:19,837 We're here to talk about my resume? 576 00:37:20,120 --> 00:37:22,589 Mayor of D.C. would look good on that resume, wouldn't it? 577 00:37:24,080 --> 00:37:26,879 We know that you've been angling to run for some time. 578 00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:28,519 Experience is your strong suit. 579 00:37:29,240 --> 00:37:31,960 Endorsement and fundraising are not. 580 00:37:32,960 --> 00:37:33,996 We can help with that. 581 00:37:45,880 --> 00:37:48,839 Russo, you're free to go. 582 00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:52,590 It was just a few drinks. 583 00:37:52,720 --> 00:37:53,790 It was enough to get pulled over. 584 00:37:53,880 --> 00:37:55,360 I wasn't drunk-drunk. 585 00:37:59,080 --> 00:38:00,196 Were you alone? 586 00:38:00,360 --> 00:38:01,510 Yes. 587 00:38:02,120 --> 00:38:03,440 Say it to my face. Watch the road. 588 00:38:03,520 --> 00:38:04,795 Say it to my face! 589 00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:06,872 Yes, I was alone! 590 00:38:10,640 --> 00:38:12,757 You cannot keep doing this, Peter. 591 00:38:12,880 --> 00:38:15,031 It's going to catch up with you. 592 00:38:17,040 --> 00:38:18,190 I know. 593 00:38:20,880 --> 00:38:22,712 Do you think we can arrange two more 594 00:38:22,840 --> 00:38:24,638 at our table for the Jefferson Ball? 595 00:38:24,720 --> 00:38:26,871 For whom? The Holburns. 596 00:38:26,960 --> 00:38:28,679 Why on earth would you want them there? 597 00:38:28,800 --> 00:38:30,519 I'm going to need her money for the CWI. 598 00:38:30,600 --> 00:38:32,353 The staff cuts are just not enough. 599 00:38:32,440 --> 00:38:34,079 I'll talk to Vasquez. 600 00:38:34,160 --> 00:38:35,799 How're we doing? Good. 601 00:38:35,880 --> 00:38:38,190 Progress. Irons in the fire. 602 00:38:38,280 --> 00:38:39,634 I like irons. 603 00:38:39,720 --> 00:38:41,359 But I love fire. 604 00:38:57,680 --> 00:38:58,670 Yes... 605 00:39:05,800 --> 00:39:07,075 What are you... 606 00:39:07,240 --> 00:39:08,469 The bill is garbage, Donald. 607 00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:11,678 Tax increases? Ban on vouchers? Federal oversight? 608 00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:13,194 How do you expect me to get that through a committee? 609 00:39:13,280 --> 00:39:14,919 When Linda told me to write it, she promised... 610 00:39:15,040 --> 00:39:16,633 I'm sure she said any number of things. 611 00:39:16,760 --> 00:39:18,433 Forget what they promised you, Donald. 612 00:39:18,520 --> 00:39:21,240 They want your name because it carries weight. 613 00:39:21,320 --> 00:39:23,039 Well, my name comes with my ideas. 614 00:39:23,120 --> 00:39:25,032 I understand, but you've got to be reasonable. 615 00:39:25,120 --> 00:39:26,190 This isn't the Great Debate. 616 00:39:26,280 --> 00:39:28,590 It's about passing meaningful reform. 617 00:39:28,720 --> 00:39:31,997 Maybe not everything you would hope. But help me help you. 618 00:39:32,960 --> 00:39:34,440 That's going to take time. 619 00:39:35,280 --> 00:39:36,714 Those ideas, I've been developing them for... 620 00:39:36,800 --> 00:39:38,678 If it's time you need, I will buy you time. 621 00:39:38,760 --> 00:39:40,956 But you've got to promise me your next at bat 622 00:39:41,120 --> 00:39:43,396 is gonna give me something I can work with. 623 00:39:44,280 --> 00:39:46,795 Okay, Frank, I'll see what I can do. 624 00:39:47,120 --> 00:39:49,112 Good. And, Donald, don't let this get you down. 625 00:39:49,240 --> 00:39:50,640 Together, we're going to do more 626 00:39:50,760 --> 00:39:52,160 than you've been able to do in 25 years. 627 00:39:58,120 --> 00:39:59,713 Two things are now irrelevant. 628 00:39:59,800 --> 00:40:02,110 Donald Blythe and Donald Blythe's new draft. 629 00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:04,317 Eventually, I'll have to re-write the bill myself. 630 00:40:04,400 --> 00:40:06,357 Forward, that is the battle-cry. 631 00:40:06,440 --> 00:40:09,831 Leave ideology to the arm-chair generals. It does me no good. 632 00:40:10,840 --> 00:40:12,752 Walker just nominated Kern. 633 00:40:12,840 --> 00:40:15,196 It's a long road to confirmation. 634 00:40:15,960 --> 00:40:17,076 Kern is a boy scout. 635 00:40:17,160 --> 00:40:19,834 Nobody's a boy scout. Not even Boy Scouts. 636 00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:23,874 What do you have? Absolutely nothing. 637 00:40:25,560 --> 00:40:27,472 Then what are we talking about? 638 00:40:27,560 --> 00:40:30,314 Just asking a simple question, does the job interest you? 639 00:40:32,560 --> 00:40:34,597 Why would you want Michael gone? 640 00:40:34,680 --> 00:40:36,876 Cathy, you and I came up together. 641 00:40:36,960 --> 00:40:39,111 The Foreign Affairs Committee needs a secretary we can work with. 642 00:40:39,440 --> 00:40:42,114 Someone who isn't afraid to stand up to Walker when he's wrong. 643 00:40:43,040 --> 00:40:44,520 We need you. 644 00:40:49,040 --> 00:40:50,679 Let's assume I am interested. 645 00:40:50,800 --> 00:40:53,554 I don't want to assume. I want to know. 646 00:41:38,040 --> 00:41:41,954 2... Okay. 2-6-3-7. 647 00:41:46,960 --> 00:41:50,078 Please hold. Zoe Barnes. 648 00:41:52,280 --> 00:41:54,158 Anywhere you want. 649 00:41:54,920 --> 00:41:57,435 On my way. I'll gonna have to call you back. 650 00:42:11,680 --> 00:42:14,639 I'm so sorry. I couldn't catch a cab. I had to take a train and I... 651 00:42:14,800 --> 00:42:16,553 Just before you left my house. 652 00:42:17,040 --> 00:42:20,238 Think back. What were we discussing? 653 00:42:21,680 --> 00:42:23,000 The president's legislative agenda. 654 00:42:23,120 --> 00:42:24,440 Specifically. 655 00:42:25,320 --> 00:42:26,356 Education. 656 00:42:26,800 --> 00:42:28,917 Was I right? Do the math, Ms. Barnes. 657 00:42:30,480 --> 00:42:31,630 He needs a bill. 658 00:42:31,760 --> 00:42:32,910 Sponsored by? 659 00:42:33,880 --> 00:42:35,599 You? Be smarter than that. 660 00:42:39,280 --> 00:42:40,760 Somebody with legitimacy. Good. 661 00:42:40,840 --> 00:42:43,480 And who screams "legitimacy" in Education? 662 00:42:45,160 --> 00:42:46,116 Donald Blythe? Correct. 663 00:42:46,200 --> 00:42:47,793 The problem is... 664 00:42:48,000 --> 00:42:49,639 He's an old-school tax-and-spend liberal. 665 00:42:50,120 --> 00:42:51,440 Walker ran as a moderate. 666 00:42:53,840 --> 00:42:55,160 You think Blythe would talk to me? 667 00:42:57,480 --> 00:42:59,199 He doesn't have to. 668 00:43:00,040 --> 00:43:01,076 Wait... 669 00:43:01,840 --> 00:43:06,119 We're in a very gray area, ethically, legally, which I'm okay with... 670 00:43:06,200 --> 00:43:08,590 I just love this painting, don't you? 671 00:43:10,160 --> 00:43:12,277 We're in the same boat now, Zoe. 672 00:43:12,520 --> 00:43:15,831 Take care not to tip it over. I can only save one of us from drowning. 673 00:43:44,080 --> 00:43:46,640 He announces his education initiative on Monday. 674 00:43:46,720 --> 00:43:47,710 Half of the address is... 675 00:43:47,800 --> 00:43:48,790 I understand. 676 00:43:48,880 --> 00:43:49,996 Do we need to take it out? 677 00:43:50,120 --> 00:43:51,190 We're fine, Linda. 678 00:43:51,280 --> 00:43:53,795 But you just got through saying he has to start over. 679 00:43:53,880 --> 00:43:55,633 I didn't choose Blythe. You did. 680 00:43:55,720 --> 00:43:58,474 You put him in my lap and asked me to work a miracle, and I will. 681 00:43:58,560 --> 00:44:00,279 Now, have a little faith, Linda. 682 00:44:00,400 --> 00:44:02,153 Let me work with Donald on this. 683 00:44:02,240 --> 00:44:04,550 I know what can be accomplished in 100 days. 684 00:44:05,240 --> 00:44:07,311 All right, Frank, we're counting on you. 685 00:44:07,400 --> 00:44:08,470 Good. 686 00:44:11,080 --> 00:44:12,719 Now, I do have a little favor to ask. 687 00:44:13,720 --> 00:44:16,110 Do you think I can get just two more tickets 688 00:44:16,240 --> 00:44:18,630 for my table at the Jefferson Ball? 689 00:44:29,920 --> 00:44:31,070 Drink? 690 00:44:31,600 --> 00:44:33,080 Sure, what do you got? 691 00:44:33,240 --> 00:44:34,720 Whiskey. Blends. 692 00:44:34,800 --> 00:44:35,950 If you're offering. 693 00:44:37,400 --> 00:44:41,633 So, how are things in the City of Brotherly Love? 694 00:44:41,880 --> 00:44:43,439 We're getting by. 695 00:44:43,520 --> 00:44:45,432 Good, good. 696 00:44:46,000 --> 00:44:47,753 I'm sorry, I made that neat. Did you want... 697 00:44:47,920 --> 00:44:49,718 No, this is perfect. 698 00:44:59,280 --> 00:45:03,433 So, it seems you've been a bit irresponsible. 699 00:45:04,600 --> 00:45:05,954 What? 700 00:45:06,120 --> 00:45:07,440 Don't play dumb with me, Peter. 701 00:45:07,720 --> 00:45:09,598 Save it for the ethics committee. 702 00:45:11,280 --> 00:45:13,636 Drink up, you could use a little courage right now. 703 00:45:15,280 --> 00:45:16,430 You're not having one? 704 00:45:16,560 --> 00:45:18,472 It's a bit early in the day for me. 705 00:45:21,640 --> 00:45:23,836 Is this about the other night? 706 00:45:23,960 --> 00:45:25,280 How do you know about that? 707 00:45:25,360 --> 00:45:27,875 I'm the Whip. It's my job to know. 708 00:45:27,960 --> 00:45:30,873 Look, they let me off. There's no charges. 709 00:45:30,960 --> 00:45:32,360 It's all taken care of. 710 00:45:33,160 --> 00:45:35,629 Honestly, Peter, do you really think 711 00:45:35,800 --> 00:45:38,315 these things just take care of themselves? 712 00:45:39,160 --> 00:45:40,150 You... 713 00:45:43,640 --> 00:45:46,155 It was just this one time, Frank. I swear to God. 714 00:45:46,240 --> 00:45:48,516 Then you must hold God in very low esteem, 715 00:45:48,680 --> 00:45:50,990 because we both know that's a lie. 716 00:45:52,160 --> 00:45:54,834 Solicitation, controlled substances, 717 00:45:54,920 --> 00:45:56,832 driving under the influence... 718 00:45:57,520 --> 00:45:59,955 You've got quite a long list of hobbies. 719 00:46:01,560 --> 00:46:02,835 What is it you want? 720 00:46:15,080 --> 00:46:19,791 Your absolute, unquestioning loyalty. 721 00:46:20,280 --> 00:46:21,270 Always. 722 00:46:21,360 --> 00:46:25,400 Do not misunderstand what I mean by loyalty. 723 00:46:25,480 --> 00:46:28,439 Anything. Name it, Frank. 724 00:46:28,520 --> 00:46:30,273 You seem far too relaxed. 725 00:46:30,360 --> 00:46:31,953 I'm not. 726 00:46:32,040 --> 00:46:33,759 You shouldn't be. 727 00:46:35,960 --> 00:46:37,110 Doug will be in touch. 728 00:46:42,560 --> 00:46:45,997 Hang on. Where have you been? I've been calling you. 729 00:46:46,080 --> 00:46:47,639 Everybody's working double-time on inauguration 730 00:46:47,720 --> 00:46:49,393 and you just up and disappear... 731 00:46:50,240 --> 00:46:51,230 Hang on. 732 00:46:59,520 --> 00:47:00,510 Let me call you back. 733 00:47:05,600 --> 00:47:07,273 Where did you get this? Wrong question. 734 00:47:07,360 --> 00:47:11,149 The right question is how quickly can we get it up on the site? 735 00:47:11,240 --> 00:47:12,594 I have to run this past Tom. 736 00:47:13,880 --> 00:47:16,998 Let's get legal on this, make sure we're not breaking any laws. 737 00:47:17,920 --> 00:47:18,910 You won't tell me your source? 738 00:47:19,040 --> 00:47:20,076 I can't do that. 739 00:47:20,120 --> 00:47:22,919 Fine. But if legal finds even one... I understand. 740 00:47:23,000 --> 00:47:24,320 How long do you think that will take? 741 00:47:24,440 --> 00:47:25,715 We should get this online right away. 742 00:47:25,800 --> 00:47:27,473 I'm not just going to scan a 300-page document 743 00:47:27,560 --> 00:47:29,199 and put it up before we've gone through every... 744 00:47:29,280 --> 00:47:30,430 I did that already. 745 00:47:31,240 --> 00:47:32,640 The whole thing? Cover to cover. 746 00:47:33,120 --> 00:47:36,397 I've got excerpts. Analysis. 3,000 words ready for editing. 747 00:47:38,480 --> 00:47:39,550 You start going over that. 748 00:47:40,120 --> 00:47:43,318 Get graphics working on tables, charts, the whole nine yards. 749 00:47:44,160 --> 00:47:45,230 Janine! 750 00:47:46,200 --> 00:47:47,759 What's the angle, five words? 751 00:47:47,880 --> 00:47:49,360 Far left of center. 752 00:47:49,440 --> 00:47:50,430 That's four. 753 00:47:50,520 --> 00:47:51,510 Very far left of center. 754 00:47:51,600 --> 00:47:53,000 Enough to put Walker on his heels? 755 00:47:53,080 --> 00:47:54,594 Fuck his heels. This will put him on his ass. 756 00:47:55,440 --> 00:47:56,430 What's up? 757 00:47:56,920 --> 00:47:59,560 We've got a copy of the administration's education bill. 758 00:47:59,640 --> 00:48:01,120 You're going to work with Zoe, do background copy. 759 00:48:01,200 --> 00:48:02,793 Zoe Barnes? Right here. 760 00:48:03,680 --> 00:48:05,160 Whatever she needs. 761 00:48:05,240 --> 00:48:06,196 Shouldn't I be writing the... 762 00:48:06,320 --> 00:48:07,310 She wrote it already. 763 00:48:07,400 --> 00:48:10,359 And I want you to re-write it, then re-write it again. You'll help her. 764 00:48:10,440 --> 00:48:13,160 Tom, I'm your chief political correspondent. Go. 765 00:48:13,240 --> 00:48:14,310 I want this by tomorrow. 766 00:48:14,480 --> 00:48:15,550 But I need to focus on the inauguration. 767 00:48:15,640 --> 00:48:16,915 This is more important. 768 00:48:17,480 --> 00:48:19,153 Let's get started. 769 00:48:19,480 --> 00:48:21,153 ...that I will faithfully execute the office 770 00:48:21,320 --> 00:48:22,959 of President of the United States. 771 00:48:23,040 --> 00:48:25,555 "...that I will faithfully execute the office..." 772 00:48:25,640 --> 00:48:27,632 Power is a lot like real estate. 773 00:48:27,840 --> 00:48:29,832 It's all about location, location, location. 774 00:48:30,840 --> 00:48:32,559 The closer you are to the source, 775 00:48:32,680 --> 00:48:34,831 the higher your property value. 776 00:48:36,040 --> 00:48:38,430 Centuries from now, when people watch this footage, 777 00:48:39,000 --> 00:48:42,437 who will they see smiling just at the edge of the frame? 778 00:48:42,920 --> 00:48:44,479 "So help me God." 779 00:48:44,920 --> 00:48:46,149 Congratulations. 780 00:49:02,800 --> 00:49:06,271 Today is not about the next four years. 781 00:49:07,680 --> 00:49:10,275 It's about the next four decades. 782 00:49:10,960 --> 00:49:13,520 You've placed your faith in me, 783 00:49:13,600 --> 00:49:18,277 and I, in turn, choose to place that faith in our children. 784 00:49:19,720 --> 00:49:24,317 Our children are the key to this nation's future, 785 00:49:24,880 --> 00:49:28,715 and that's why the first order of business for this administration 786 00:49:28,800 --> 00:49:32,396 will be a comprehensive education reform bill 787 00:49:32,480 --> 00:49:38,556 to properly fix, finance and strengthen our nation's schools. 788 00:49:42,600 --> 00:49:44,717 And I pledge to you, 789 00:49:45,080 --> 00:49:48,152 we will have that bill on the floor of the Congress 790 00:49:48,240 --> 00:49:51,790 within the first 100 days of this administration. 791 00:49:58,120 --> 00:50:00,237 It was so nice of you to make this possible. 792 00:50:00,400 --> 00:50:01,436 When you called me, I was... 793 00:50:01,560 --> 00:50:02,516 Not another word. 794 00:50:02,600 --> 00:50:06,071 I'm going to miss out on my ultimate Frisbee league this season. 795 00:50:06,560 --> 00:50:07,960 No, I'm serious. 796 00:50:08,040 --> 00:50:10,077 A few of us on Budget have quite a rivalry 797 00:50:10,200 --> 00:50:12,237 going with the guys on Finance. 798 00:50:12,360 --> 00:50:14,670 It's fierce. We get physical. 799 00:50:14,760 --> 00:50:19,710 Anybody gets between me and that goal line, I will take that sucker down. 800 00:50:39,920 --> 00:50:43,152 Donald, I've been looking for you everywhere, maestro. 801 00:50:43,240 --> 00:50:44,833 Yeah. Let me help you out there. 802 00:50:45,000 --> 00:50:47,231 I really like the work you've done on the new draft. 803 00:50:47,320 --> 00:50:49,755 It's a big step forward. We're going to make history together. 804 00:50:49,840 --> 00:50:51,035 Thanks for your encouragement, Francis. 805 00:50:51,120 --> 00:50:53,157 Listen, I've got some ideas about subsidies... 806 00:50:53,240 --> 00:50:55,835 Catherine! Hold on to that thought, Donald. 807 00:50:57,000 --> 00:50:59,640 Don't you look stunning. 808 00:51:00,280 --> 00:51:01,475 We Southern girls clean up well 809 00:51:01,560 --> 00:51:04,155 when we get out of our Daisy Dukes and into some Vera Wang. 810 00:51:04,240 --> 00:51:07,517 And we Southern boys are slow with our words, but we're fast on our feet. 811 00:51:07,600 --> 00:51:09,159 May I have the honor? 812 00:51:09,280 --> 00:51:10,794 You most certainly may. 813 00:51:36,440 --> 00:51:38,511 Morning, Freddy. Mornin', Frank. 814 00:51:38,600 --> 00:51:40,353 How's tricks? Can't kick. 815 00:51:41,200 --> 00:51:44,113 You want to go on in? No, why don't you set me up outside? 816 00:51:44,200 --> 00:51:45,839 Outside? It's freezing out here. 817 00:51:45,920 --> 00:51:48,276 Well, a little cold never hurt anybody. 818 00:51:49,000 --> 00:51:50,070 Anything you say, Frank. 819 00:51:50,960 --> 00:51:52,599 It'll be right up. 820 00:51:53,040 --> 00:51:56,431 My one guilty pleasure is a good rack of ribs. Even at 7:30 in the morning. 821 00:51:56,520 --> 00:51:57,840 I have the whole place to myself. 822 00:51:57,920 --> 00:51:59,991 Freddy sometimes opens up just for me. 823 00:52:00,200 --> 00:52:02,192 Where I come from in South Carolina, 824 00:52:02,280 --> 00:52:04,590 people didn't have two pennies to rub together. 825 00:52:04,880 --> 00:52:07,349 A rack of ribs was a luxury, like... 826 00:52:11,520 --> 00:52:13,591 ...Christmas in July. 827 00:52:52,160 --> 00:52:53,879 This web traffic is absolutely crazy. 828 00:52:58,080 --> 00:53:01,391 ...blue Camry's wanted in connection to a canine hit-and-run. 829 00:53:01,480 --> 00:53:03,597 Hey, is this your car? 830 00:53:03,760 --> 00:53:05,877 What's going on? 831 00:53:08,600 --> 00:53:10,239 You want seconds, Frank? 832 00:53:10,360 --> 00:53:11,999 I better not. 833 00:53:13,960 --> 00:53:17,192 Tell you what, Freddy. Yes, I will. 834 00:53:17,920 --> 00:53:19,912 I'm feeling hungry today.