1 00:00:02,671 --> 00:00:05,074 (horn honks in distance) 2 00:00:05,174 --> 00:00:08,177 * * 3 00:00:10,312 --> 00:00:12,681 It's Lucy. 4 00:00:12,781 --> 00:00:14,916 I didn't know she did another show. 5 00:00:15,016 --> 00:00:18,253 In the '60s, after her divorce from Desi Arnaz. 6 00:00:18,353 --> 00:00:20,355 Oh, no. They broke up? 7 00:00:20,455 --> 00:00:23,458 I know, right? America's comedy sweethearts. 8 00:00:23,525 --> 00:00:25,694 Everything they touched turned to gold, 9 00:00:25,827 --> 00:00:27,496 or so it seemed. 10 00:00:27,596 --> 00:00:30,132 In reality, Desi was a drunk and they fought backstage 11 00:00:30,199 --> 00:00:31,933 -like a house on fire. -WOMAN: No, I'm telling you, that's not him. 12 00:00:32,033 --> 00:00:33,335 Couldn't last. 13 00:00:33,435 --> 00:00:35,437 -SHOPPER: That's a shame. -That's who that is. 14 00:00:35,537 --> 00:00:37,172 -WOMAN: You don't know what you're talking about. -Excuse me. 15 00:00:37,272 --> 00:00:39,274 Is there an issue? 16 00:00:39,374 --> 00:00:41,042 Yeah, I need to get a poster 17 00:00:41,143 --> 00:00:42,877 for my journalism club at school. 18 00:00:43,011 --> 00:00:44,446 I just want to know who this guy is 19 00:00:44,546 --> 00:00:45,714 and he's trying to tell me it's Walter Cronkite. 20 00:00:45,814 --> 00:00:47,882 Go restock the Dr. Quinn hats, 21 00:00:47,982 --> 00:00:50,885 something you can't mess up. 22 00:00:52,053 --> 00:00:53,488 I mean, it's not, right? 23 00:00:53,555 --> 00:00:55,890 No, I'm sorry about that. 24 00:00:55,990 --> 00:00:58,227 No, of course not. That's Edward R. Murrow. 25 00:00:58,327 --> 00:01:00,529 CBS newsman way before our time. 26 00:01:00,629 --> 00:01:01,996 But I bet you know his sign-off, 27 00:01:02,063 --> 00:01:03,398 "Good night and good luck." 28 00:01:03,532 --> 00:01:06,368 Murrow's all right, little left for me. 29 00:01:06,468 --> 00:01:08,069 I'm more of a Winchell guy. 30 00:01:08,203 --> 00:01:09,371 Who? 31 00:01:13,575 --> 00:01:15,810 Picture Jazz Age, New York, 32 00:01:15,910 --> 00:01:18,413 a reporter in a trench coat and a snap-brim fedora, 33 00:01:18,513 --> 00:01:21,150 ready with a wisecrack and a hot tip on the mob. 34 00:01:21,250 --> 00:01:23,485 Plus some Broadway buzz. Oh, and some dirt 35 00:01:23,585 --> 00:01:26,421 on the Roosevelts too-- that's Walter Winchell. 36 00:01:26,521 --> 00:01:30,759 He did it all with panache. The best that ever lived. 37 00:01:32,494 --> 00:01:34,563 I just need a poster. 38 00:01:40,335 --> 00:01:42,404 -(door opens) -Dale. 39 00:01:42,504 --> 00:01:44,773 Sorry if I was sharp with you earlier. 40 00:01:44,906 --> 00:01:46,608 I'm your manager. You should feel free 41 00:01:46,741 --> 00:01:48,177 to come to me if there's ever a question 42 00:01:48,277 --> 00:01:50,111 -you need an answer to. -I'm only working here 43 00:01:50,212 --> 00:01:51,780 until I sell my screenplay. 44 00:02:05,860 --> 00:02:07,896 * 45 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:27,982 (metallic creaking) 46 00:02:36,325 --> 00:02:38,327 (papers shuffling) 47 00:02:57,178 --> 00:02:59,180 * 48 00:03:23,638 --> 00:03:25,674 * 49 00:03:34,983 --> 00:03:37,018 (keys jingle) 50 00:04:01,976 --> 00:04:04,012 (modem dialing) 51 00:04:09,083 --> 00:04:12,186 -(water running) -(modem beeping) 52 00:04:36,445 --> 00:04:38,780 * 53 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:40,615 AUTOMATED VOICE: Welcome. 54 00:04:42,351 --> 00:04:43,918 You've got mail. 55 00:05:10,912 --> 00:05:12,947 * 56 00:05:36,505 --> 00:05:38,507 (kettle whistling) 57 00:05:41,643 --> 00:05:45,346 (laughs) 58 00:05:45,447 --> 00:05:47,281 (modem dialing) 59 00:05:47,348 --> 00:05:49,451 (static crackling) 60 00:05:59,494 --> 00:06:01,530 (clinking) 61 00:06:13,975 --> 00:06:15,844 -MONICA: Hi there. -WOMAN: Morning, Monica. 62 00:06:21,115 --> 00:06:24,886 KEN: Linda. Can I see you a moment? 63 00:06:34,696 --> 00:06:36,397 Just a quick question... 64 00:06:36,531 --> 00:06:37,899 Is this about the Newsweek reporter? 65 00:06:37,999 --> 00:06:39,701 Ken, he came unannounced. 66 00:06:39,801 --> 00:06:41,503 What? No. 67 00:06:41,570 --> 00:06:43,538 I wanted to ask-- and this is last-minute-- 68 00:06:43,638 --> 00:06:45,474 but do you know who Gerald McRaney is? 69 00:06:45,574 --> 00:06:47,542 -He's a, uh, actor. -Oh, yes. 70 00:06:47,642 --> 00:06:49,478 -Major Dad. -Okay. 71 00:06:49,578 --> 00:06:50,712 Well, he's gonna be in D.C. 72 00:06:50,812 --> 00:06:52,681 and apparently wants a tour of Andrews. 73 00:06:52,747 --> 00:06:53,848 Can you set that up? 74 00:06:53,915 --> 00:06:59,921 Just a... Sorry, a-a one-off tour? 75 00:07:00,021 --> 00:07:02,023 I know, it's not usually what you do, Linda, 76 00:07:02,090 --> 00:07:04,158 but... can you help us out? 77 00:07:09,363 --> 00:07:11,399 (clears throat) 78 00:07:12,867 --> 00:07:14,736 Let's take a walk. 79 00:07:19,173 --> 00:07:20,675 (sighs) 80 00:07:21,776 --> 00:07:23,011 MONICA: So what did Mr. Bacon want? 81 00:07:23,111 --> 00:07:25,514 I have to arrange a tour of Andrews Air Force Base 82 00:07:25,614 --> 00:07:27,882 -for Gerald McRaney. -Who? 83 00:07:27,949 --> 00:07:29,584 Major Dad, Monica. 84 00:07:29,684 --> 00:07:31,620 Look, that's not what I wanted to talk to you about. 85 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:33,187 Something happened 86 00:07:33,287 --> 00:07:35,389 while you were over in the West Wing doing God knows what. 87 00:07:35,456 --> 00:07:38,860 I'm at my desk, I look up and there's Michael Isikoff. 88 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:42,030 He's a Newsweek reporter. He's very salacious, 89 00:07:42,130 --> 00:07:44,866 always digging on the president's affairs. 90 00:07:44,966 --> 00:07:46,701 Oh, what was he doing there? 91 00:07:46,801 --> 00:07:50,471 My ex-friend Kathleen, she's purporting to be 92 00:07:50,605 --> 00:07:53,642 the victim of an unwelcome advance from your boyfriend. 93 00:07:53,775 --> 00:07:55,810 Except she's not calling it an advance. 94 00:07:55,944 --> 00:07:58,580 -She's calling it an assault. -What do you mean, as assault? 95 00:07:58,647 --> 00:07:59,814 I don't know, Monica. 96 00:07:59,948 --> 00:08:02,483 -I have to tell Bill. -Absolutely not. 97 00:08:02,617 --> 00:08:04,653 I don't want my name involved. 98 00:08:04,753 --> 00:08:07,656 Anyway, I've already reached out to a high-level contact 99 00:08:07,789 --> 00:08:08,723 at the White House. 100 00:08:08,823 --> 00:08:10,124 Bruce Lindsey in the Counsel's Office. 101 00:08:10,224 --> 00:08:11,726 Okay, that was very smart. 102 00:08:11,826 --> 00:08:13,327 Now you can just leave it alone. 103 00:08:13,461 --> 00:08:15,597 This is an explosive situation. 104 00:08:15,664 --> 00:08:18,567 I need to think strategically, I need to talk to Kathleen. 105 00:08:18,667 --> 00:08:21,936 No. Listen to me, leave it alone. 106 00:08:22,003 --> 00:08:25,006 Okay, I will not talk to Bill. You don't call anyone. 107 00:08:25,139 --> 00:08:27,308 If you do nothing, there's no story. 108 00:08:30,278 --> 00:08:32,480 McRANEY (on TV): Do you have any plans for tonight? 109 00:08:32,581 --> 00:08:34,683 MATT MULHERN: Hey, sir, are you kidding? 110 00:08:34,783 --> 00:08:37,185 -It's Friday night. -Oh, then you're free. 111 00:08:37,285 --> 00:08:41,089 -(laughter) -Well, yeah. 112 00:08:41,189 --> 00:08:43,357 Why do you ask? 113 00:08:43,457 --> 00:08:45,493 (phone ringing) 114 00:08:53,668 --> 00:08:54,869 Hello? 115 00:08:56,270 --> 00:08:57,538 LINDA: Kathleen. 116 00:08:58,873 --> 00:09:01,109 It's Linda Tripp. 117 00:09:01,209 --> 00:09:03,277 It's been a long time. 118 00:09:03,377 --> 00:09:04,679 How are you? 119 00:09:04,779 --> 00:09:08,717 Well, a journalist showed up at my work yesterday. 120 00:09:08,817 --> 00:09:10,518 I-I hope he didn't bother you. 121 00:09:10,619 --> 00:09:13,454 I'm not even sure if I'm going to go on the record or not. 122 00:09:13,554 --> 00:09:16,290 On the record about what, Kathleen? 123 00:09:16,390 --> 00:09:21,395 About what occurred between the president and me. 124 00:09:21,529 --> 00:09:23,798 What are you saying occurred? 125 00:09:23,898 --> 00:09:25,734 You know. 126 00:09:25,834 --> 00:09:28,569 I feel like I don't know. 127 00:09:28,703 --> 00:09:31,572 You saw me right after. 128 00:09:33,007 --> 00:09:34,876 Near the Oval. Remember? 129 00:09:34,976 --> 00:09:36,577 I can't believe you're putting me in this position. 130 00:09:36,711 --> 00:09:38,179 (scoffs) 131 00:09:38,246 --> 00:09:40,581 I'm sorry. I just thought you could tell them what happened. 132 00:09:40,682 --> 00:09:44,085 Kathleen, if I am forced to talk to a reporter, 133 00:09:44,185 --> 00:09:46,254 this is what I honestly remember happening. 134 00:09:46,354 --> 00:09:48,723 I remember you and the president 135 00:09:48,823 --> 00:09:51,592 flirting whenever you saw each other in the hall, 136 00:09:51,726 --> 00:09:53,327 and you talking constantly about 137 00:09:53,427 --> 00:09:55,329 how attractive he was. 138 00:09:55,429 --> 00:09:56,765 And yes, I do remember seeing you that day. 139 00:09:56,898 --> 00:09:58,266 You asked for my lipstick 140 00:09:58,399 --> 00:10:02,003 and you looked like you were on cloud nine. 141 00:10:02,103 --> 00:10:05,273 So, I have to wonder what on earth possessed you 142 00:10:05,406 --> 00:10:08,109 to send Michael Isikoff to my desk when you know 143 00:10:08,242 --> 00:10:10,912 I know the reality of the situation. 144 00:10:12,513 --> 00:10:15,383 -Hello? -Why are you saying all this? 145 00:10:15,449 --> 00:10:16,951 Because it's true. 146 00:10:17,051 --> 00:10:18,787 I don't know what you want me to tell you. 147 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:20,955 I know you and I didn't... 148 00:10:21,089 --> 00:10:23,858 (sniffles) part on good terms, but for you 149 00:10:23,958 --> 00:10:25,794 -to try and-and lie... -(line beeps) 150 00:10:25,927 --> 00:10:28,529 H-Hold on. Hold on. There's a call waiting. 151 00:10:28,629 --> 00:10:29,864 MULHERN (on TV): Like what, sir? 152 00:10:29,964 --> 00:10:31,299 -McRANEY: Well, you know... -Hello. 153 00:10:31,432 --> 00:10:32,867 Did Bruce Lindsey get back to you? 154 00:10:32,967 --> 00:10:34,202 H-Hold on one second. 155 00:10:35,569 --> 00:10:37,706 Kathleen, I'm sorry. I have to go. 156 00:10:37,806 --> 00:10:39,540 In the future, don't have the press 157 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:41,375 ontact me without my approval.c 158 00:10:41,475 --> 00:10:42,811 Hmm? 159 00:10:45,146 --> 00:10:47,081 Monica. 160 00:10:47,148 --> 00:10:48,817 No, it's still me. 161 00:10:48,950 --> 00:10:51,986 Who's Moni... 162 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:53,054 Hi. 163 00:10:53,154 --> 00:10:54,422 Did you get ahold of him? 164 00:10:54,488 --> 00:10:58,159 No. I've emailed twice more. Nothing. 165 00:10:58,259 --> 00:11:00,995 Not from anyone at the White House. 166 00:11:01,996 --> 00:11:03,664 Linda. 167 00:11:03,798 --> 00:11:05,099 Not good. 168 00:11:05,166 --> 00:11:07,301 (chewing) 169 00:11:07,401 --> 00:11:10,905 -* -(seagulls screeching) 170 00:11:11,005 --> 00:11:14,642 PAULA: "Sit down. You were picked out of a lineup. 171 00:11:14,743 --> 00:11:16,677 You're not going anywhere." 172 00:11:17,645 --> 00:11:19,680 STEVE: I didn't do anything. 173 00:11:19,814 --> 00:11:22,350 "I know you sent someone to kill my wife last night." 174 00:11:22,483 --> 00:11:24,986 It sounds like you got a problem. 175 00:11:25,086 --> 00:11:29,357 "No, you're the one with a problem. Two of them. 176 00:11:29,457 --> 00:11:35,163 One is murder with special circumstances. The other is me." 177 00:11:37,098 --> 00:11:39,700 You're not giving me anything to react to. 178 00:11:39,834 --> 00:11:41,469 Well, I'm not good like you are. 179 00:11:41,535 --> 00:11:43,037 Can you fucking try? 180 00:11:43,171 --> 00:11:44,372 I'm sorry. I... 181 00:11:44,472 --> 00:11:45,706 Just shh... 182 00:11:45,807 --> 00:11:48,042 I didn't do anything. 183 00:11:48,176 --> 00:11:50,111 I didn't do anything. 184 00:11:50,211 --> 00:11:51,212 All right, one more. 185 00:11:54,816 --> 00:11:56,650 "Sit down. 186 00:11:56,717 --> 00:12:01,689 You were picked out of a lineup. You're not going anywhere." 187 00:12:01,790 --> 00:12:04,558 I done... I didn't... 188 00:12:04,692 --> 00:12:06,795 Fuck! 189 00:12:06,895 --> 00:12:08,229 I can't fucking focus! 190 00:12:08,362 --> 00:12:10,564 -Okay, we can go back. -I've got no space to work 191 00:12:10,664 --> 00:12:12,400 in this shithole. Every time I go down to Redondo, 192 00:12:12,533 --> 00:12:15,736 there's press out there saying, "Where's Paula? How's Paula?" 193 00:12:15,837 --> 00:12:17,071 But I'm the one who has to go to work 194 00:12:17,205 --> 00:12:19,373 at a job I hate to provide for my family. 195 00:12:19,473 --> 00:12:20,574 I know, baby. 196 00:12:20,674 --> 00:12:21,742 Oh, you know? 197 00:12:21,876 --> 00:12:23,577 You know, do you? You know what it's like? 198 00:12:23,677 --> 00:12:25,079 Going into work, 199 00:12:25,179 --> 00:12:27,681 having the airport ops guys laughing behind my back, 200 00:12:27,748 --> 00:12:32,720 thinking my wife got down on her knees and blew Bill Clinton. 201 00:12:33,822 --> 00:12:35,256 Steve, you're scaring me. 202 00:12:35,389 --> 00:12:37,892 This is all making you so mad. 203 00:12:41,029 --> 00:12:42,931 I just can't stop picturing it. 204 00:12:44,265 --> 00:12:45,666 You and him in that hotel room. 205 00:12:45,766 --> 00:12:48,937 What do you mean? What-what are you saying? 206 00:12:51,072 --> 00:12:55,509 Hey, you know what happened. Look at me. 207 00:12:55,609 --> 00:12:57,445 (phone ringing) 208 00:12:59,447 --> 00:13:02,750 None of this means nothing if you don't believe me. 209 00:13:04,552 --> 00:13:05,453 Yeah? 210 00:13:05,553 --> 00:13:07,021 Are you together? 211 00:13:07,121 --> 00:13:10,191 Put me on speaker. Turn on the TV. 212 00:13:12,260 --> 00:13:13,962 It's Susan. 213 00:13:14,095 --> 00:13:15,596 (phone beeps) 214 00:13:18,933 --> 00:13:21,602 ...that the Constitution does not protect Mr. Clinton, 215 00:13:21,702 --> 00:13:23,137 or any other president, 216 00:13:23,271 --> 00:13:26,140 rom lawsuits that are unrelatedf o his official duties.t 217 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:28,476 -PAULA: Oh, my gosh. -This means specifically that the lawsuit 218 00:13:28,609 --> 00:13:30,644 against Mr. Clinton brought by Paula Jones... 219 00:13:30,744 --> 00:13:34,715 -We did it. We won! -(dog barking) 220 00:13:34,815 --> 00:13:36,450 Paula, you got all of them. 221 00:13:36,550 --> 00:13:39,087 Even that little Jewish lady. 222 00:13:39,153 --> 00:13:42,323 Even she said, Paula, you have the right 223 00:13:42,423 --> 00:13:46,160 to take him to court and make him answer for what he did. 224 00:13:46,260 --> 00:13:48,496 -(line beeps) -Oh, that's probably the hubby calling. 225 00:13:48,629 --> 00:13:50,831 I'll try you back. Happy, happy! 226 00:13:50,965 --> 00:13:52,500 PETER JENNINGS: John Paul Stevens writing, 227 00:13:52,633 --> 00:13:55,069 "Like every other citizen, Paula Jones 228 00:13:55,169 --> 00:13:57,638 has a right to an orderly disposition of her claims." 229 00:13:57,738 --> 00:13:59,473 You believe this? 230 00:13:59,573 --> 00:14:01,675 (both laughing) 231 00:14:01,809 --> 00:14:03,677 -Oh, my God! -Yes! 232 00:14:03,811 --> 00:14:05,146 -(laughs) -Fuck yes. Fuck yes! 233 00:14:05,246 --> 00:14:06,480 Fuck you! 234 00:14:06,580 --> 00:14:07,848 NEWSMAN: It's important for her to proceed, 235 00:14:07,949 --> 00:14:09,250 because what's at issue in this case 236 00:14:09,350 --> 00:14:11,185 is reputation. 237 00:14:11,285 --> 00:14:12,753 NEWSMAN 2: The Supreme Court has reaffirmed 238 00:14:12,853 --> 00:14:15,256 that no one is above the law, no matter their... 239 00:14:15,356 --> 00:14:17,525 NEWSMAN 3: Why doesn't the president 240 00:14:17,658 --> 00:14:19,093 of the United States simply come out and say, "I..." 241 00:14:19,193 --> 00:14:20,294 NEWSMAN 4: The time has come. 242 00:14:20,361 --> 00:14:23,697 His running away from this is over. 243 00:14:25,366 --> 00:14:28,369 -(knocking) -(rain pattering) 244 00:14:28,469 --> 00:14:31,172 -Sir, Bob Bennett. -Thank you. 245 00:14:32,974 --> 00:14:34,775 Evening, Mr. President. 246 00:14:42,550 --> 00:14:45,153 -You need to talk about... -Nine to zero? 247 00:14:46,887 --> 00:14:49,890 Nine to fucking zero? 248 00:14:49,991 --> 00:14:52,026 Couldn't even get Ruth? 249 00:14:52,126 --> 00:14:54,195 This is horseshit, Bob. 250 00:14:54,295 --> 00:14:56,464 It's the worst decision in the history of the court. 251 00:14:56,564 --> 00:14:58,566 Well, Dred Scott... 252 00:14:58,666 --> 00:15:00,868 Don't talk to me about Dred Scott. 253 00:15:02,803 --> 00:15:05,473 Y-You know what I'm doing this week? 254 00:15:05,573 --> 00:15:07,375 I'm getting Russia to turn away 255 00:15:07,475 --> 00:15:10,211 every missile it has pointing at a NATO target, 256 00:15:10,311 --> 00:15:11,412 all of them. 257 00:15:11,512 --> 00:15:13,982 It's a lot, but I keep getting sidetracked 258 00:15:14,082 --> 00:15:16,250 by this fucking witch hunt. 259 00:15:16,384 --> 00:15:19,587 I'm unhappy too, Mr. President, but now that this has happened, 260 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:22,756 we need to talk about next steps. 261 00:15:22,890 --> 00:15:26,260 If I can be candid, I think you should settle this case. 262 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:29,163 What? You think that'll stop this? 263 00:15:29,263 --> 00:15:31,399 This Lonoke girl is just a pawn. 264 00:15:31,499 --> 00:15:35,336 Bob, I lost money on some Ozark vacation homes, 265 00:15:35,436 --> 00:15:37,605 and now I've got a prosecutor going after everyone 266 00:15:37,738 --> 00:15:40,574 who's ever met me. You know, they want to indict Hillary 267 00:15:40,674 --> 00:15:43,777 over a discrepancy on some 12-year-old billing records. 268 00:15:43,911 --> 00:15:47,448 Our best friend died, shot himself in the head. 269 00:15:47,581 --> 00:15:50,351 Instead of displaying even a moment of grace, 270 00:15:50,451 --> 00:15:53,054 they went out that day and said we murdered him. 271 00:15:53,121 --> 00:15:54,522 They have no shame. 272 00:15:54,622 --> 00:15:56,524 They're trying to use the legal system 273 00:15:56,624 --> 00:15:58,959 to overturn an election, and they won't stop 274 00:15:59,093 --> 00:16:00,694 until I give in and leave office. 275 00:16:00,794 --> 00:16:02,430 Well, that's not happening. 276 00:16:02,530 --> 00:16:04,298 It's fucking not. 277 00:16:05,966 --> 00:16:11,439 Well, in that case, Mr. President, we go to trial. 278 00:16:11,539 --> 00:16:14,708 Leave it up to a jury who to believe. 279 00:16:14,808 --> 00:16:16,544 We're preparing for that. 280 00:16:18,146 --> 00:16:19,880 She's not the innocent she claims to be. 281 00:16:19,980 --> 00:16:22,816 We got people in the field looking into her past. 282 00:16:22,950 --> 00:16:26,820 But as you must know, they will do the same to you. 283 00:16:30,158 --> 00:16:32,093 She'll never let me settle. 284 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:34,295 -Paula Jones, I don't think... -No. 285 00:16:36,997 --> 00:16:38,332 Hillary. 286 00:16:47,108 --> 00:16:49,143 (blender whirring) 287 00:16:54,848 --> 00:16:59,353 USH LIMBAUGH:R merica held hostage, day 1,639.A 288 00:16:59,487 --> 00:17:02,756 Today, folks, we learned Mrs. Clinton took a $50,000 check 289 00:17:02,856 --> 00:17:07,695 from a Chinaman who wanted a photo op in the Oval. 290 00:17:22,476 --> 00:17:24,011 (sighs) 291 00:17:32,386 --> 00:17:34,522 (dials) 292 00:17:36,824 --> 00:17:38,826 ISIKOFF: Hi, Linda, this is Michael Isikoff of Newsweek, 293 00:17:38,892 --> 00:17:40,894 following up, wanted to see if you'd spoken 294 00:17:40,994 --> 00:17:42,463 with Kathleen Willey. 295 00:17:42,563 --> 00:17:44,365 -My God. -Yeah. Anyway, 296 00:17:44,465 --> 00:17:46,200 you know, just let me know. 297 00:17:46,300 --> 00:17:48,669 I believe you know how to get ahold of me, so... 298 00:17:48,736 --> 00:17:50,904 -Thanks. -(scoffs) 299 00:17:51,004 --> 00:17:52,906 Astounding. 300 00:17:54,808 --> 00:17:56,177 Astounding. 301 00:18:00,148 --> 00:18:01,382 ISIKOFF: Linda. 302 00:18:04,084 --> 00:18:06,254 On what planet was leaving a message 303 00:18:06,387 --> 00:18:08,856 on my Pentagon-issued machine a good idea? 304 00:18:08,922 --> 00:18:11,325 -Okay, it was... -I refuse to participate in this debacle. 305 00:18:11,425 --> 00:18:12,726 (scoffs) 306 00:18:12,826 --> 00:18:14,762 And yes, I did speak to Kathleen and suffice to say, 307 00:18:14,862 --> 00:18:16,764 I won't be confirming her story 308 00:18:16,864 --> 00:18:18,532 for one minor inconvenient reason. 309 00:18:18,599 --> 00:18:20,100 Which is? 310 00:18:20,201 --> 00:18:22,002 I know the truth. 311 00:18:22,102 --> 00:18:24,205 What do you mean? What's the truth? 312 00:18:24,272 --> 00:18:27,441 I'm very busy. I have to go. 313 00:18:27,541 --> 00:18:30,611 -Do not call me at the Pentagon. -Okay. 314 00:18:30,744 --> 00:18:33,614 If you absolutely have to call me, call me at home. 315 00:18:35,048 --> 00:18:40,087 If you get my machine or one of my kids, your name is Harvey. 316 00:18:41,289 --> 00:18:42,623 Okay. 317 00:18:44,057 --> 00:18:45,926 Harvey. 318 00:18:49,062 --> 00:18:51,699 -Are you excited? -To meet Matt Drudge? 319 00:18:51,799 --> 00:18:54,202 -No, no. To see your crush. -Ugh. 320 00:18:54,302 --> 00:18:56,970 I'm excited. You're so awkward in her presence. 321 00:18:57,070 --> 00:18:59,139 Please, do not cause an incident. 322 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:00,808 (Coulter laughs) 323 00:19:02,075 --> 00:19:04,111 (knocking) 324 00:19:04,212 --> 00:19:05,746 Also, she's a lesbian. 325 00:19:05,813 --> 00:19:08,482 She is not. She used to date Dinesh D'Souza. 326 00:19:08,616 --> 00:19:09,917 -There he is. -Laura! 327 00:19:09,983 --> 00:19:11,985 (laughing): Oh, my God. 328 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:13,487 (laughs): Hi. 329 00:19:13,587 --> 00:19:15,623 Oh... hello, Coulter. 330 00:19:15,723 --> 00:19:17,891 -Ingraham. -Mm. 331 00:19:17,991 --> 00:19:20,661 This way. Coat check is to your left. 332 00:19:22,129 --> 00:19:23,664 Tom. Tom, if you haven't tried one of those, 333 00:19:23,797 --> 00:19:25,833 you are missing out. Get in there. 334 00:19:25,966 --> 00:19:29,637 (indistinct chatter) 335 00:19:29,737 --> 00:19:35,008 What must it be like to be a grayscale Xerox of me? 336 00:19:35,142 --> 00:19:37,278 I don't see how she could be your Xerox, 337 00:19:37,345 --> 00:19:39,947 when, unlike you, she attended an elite law school. 338 00:19:40,013 --> 00:19:41,915 Michigan is top ten. 339 00:19:42,015 --> 00:19:45,353 See, that's among the saddest sentences I've ever heard. 340 00:19:47,355 --> 00:19:48,522 Oh, there's Drudge. 341 00:19:48,622 --> 00:19:51,625 COULTER: That's what he looks like? 342 00:19:51,692 --> 00:19:53,861 -My God. -INGRAHAM: George. 343 00:19:54,828 --> 00:19:56,297 Meet Matt. 344 00:19:56,364 --> 00:19:57,765 Drudge Report is one of the biggest sites 345 00:19:57,865 --> 00:19:59,533 on the World Wide Web. 346 00:19:59,633 --> 00:20:01,702 I've been addicted ever since you reported Ken Starr 347 00:20:01,835 --> 00:20:04,004 wanted to indict Hillary for perjury. 348 00:20:04,104 --> 00:20:05,773 How do you get this stuff? 349 00:20:05,873 --> 00:20:08,041 -(chuckles) -COULTER: Nice hat. 350 00:20:08,175 --> 00:20:09,477 Is it serious? 351 00:20:09,543 --> 00:20:14,214 Oh, I cannot believe I am meeting you. 352 00:20:14,348 --> 00:20:15,783 Thank you. How kind. 353 00:20:15,883 --> 00:20:17,951 My friend George here is of counsel 354 00:20:18,051 --> 00:20:19,687 at Wachtell Lipton up in New York, 355 00:20:19,787 --> 00:20:22,022 but he's also one of the elves. 356 00:20:22,122 --> 00:20:23,223 The elves? What are the elves? 357 00:20:23,357 --> 00:20:25,225 It's a name Ann gave us. 358 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:27,495 We're a group of attorneys with day jobs, 359 00:20:27,561 --> 00:20:30,398 but we gather at night and do what we can to help 360 00:20:30,531 --> 00:20:31,899 the Paula Jones suit move along. 361 00:20:32,032 --> 00:20:34,902 Oh, I love that. Well, you know, that's what I do. 362 00:20:35,035 --> 00:20:37,037 -I move stories along. -Great to finally 363 00:20:37,137 --> 00:20:38,839 have an ally in the news business. 364 00:20:38,906 --> 00:20:40,841 (chuckles) What took so long? 365 00:20:40,908 --> 00:20:42,910 Well, my dear Ann, 366 00:20:43,010 --> 00:20:44,578 the Internet needed to be invented. 367 00:20:44,678 --> 00:20:47,147 You know how many people read the holy goddamn New York Times? 368 00:20:47,247 --> 00:20:48,416 About a million. 369 00:20:48,516 --> 00:20:50,584 At the rate I'm going, I'll blow past that 370 00:20:50,718 --> 00:20:52,085 by the end of next year. 371 00:20:52,185 --> 00:20:53,987 Print is dead. 372 00:20:54,087 --> 00:20:56,757 Speaking of, I hear another woman's come forward. 373 00:20:56,890 --> 00:20:58,091 Is that true? 374 00:20:58,225 --> 00:21:00,160 CONWAY: Uh... 375 00:21:01,529 --> 00:21:05,599 I make no claims under oath or affirmation. 376 00:21:07,668 --> 00:21:09,102 But... 377 00:21:10,438 --> 00:21:13,206 ...if such a woman exists, 378 00:21:13,273 --> 00:21:15,776 her claims are highly credible 379 00:21:15,909 --> 00:21:18,111 and she's talking to Mike Isikoff at Newsweek. 380 00:21:18,211 --> 00:21:19,279 Really? 381 00:21:19,413 --> 00:21:22,082 Just keep my name out of it. 382 00:21:24,418 --> 00:21:27,187 All right, well, I've gotta keep him circulating. 383 00:21:27,287 --> 00:21:29,122 Uh, Matt, there's my gal pal, works at Rutherford. 384 00:21:29,256 --> 00:21:30,391 Cynthia. 385 00:21:30,458 --> 00:21:32,460 She and I golf together in Palm Springs. 386 00:21:34,462 --> 00:21:36,129 (smacks lips) 387 00:21:39,199 --> 00:21:40,901 (indistinct chatter) 388 00:21:40,968 --> 00:21:42,403 You're ridiculous. 389 00:21:42,470 --> 00:21:44,438 -Am I? -Mm-hmm. 390 00:21:47,140 --> 00:21:49,443 * 391 00:21:53,213 --> 00:21:55,282 (crows cawing in distance) 392 00:21:55,383 --> 00:21:56,884 (knocking) 393 00:21:56,984 --> 00:21:57,985 (door opens) 394 00:21:58,118 --> 00:22:00,421 Sir, sorry to interrupt. 395 00:22:00,488 --> 00:22:02,456 It's fine. 396 00:22:06,226 --> 00:22:08,328 Monica is calling again. 397 00:22:08,462 --> 00:22:10,831 She keeps asking when she can come visit. 398 00:22:12,833 --> 00:22:15,503 She has more gifts she'd like to give you. 399 00:22:18,506 --> 00:22:20,007 She's a good girl. 400 00:22:20,107 --> 00:22:21,809 She's gonna keep reaching out. 401 00:22:24,578 --> 00:22:26,680 Tell her I'm busy. 402 00:22:33,687 --> 00:22:35,122 Actually, Betty? 403 00:22:35,188 --> 00:22:36,524 Sir. 404 00:22:36,624 --> 00:22:39,326 Tell her to come in. 405 00:22:40,360 --> 00:22:41,762 Tonight. 406 00:22:41,862 --> 00:22:43,531 Yes, sir. 407 00:22:45,866 --> 00:22:47,935 * 408 00:22:53,507 --> 00:22:54,542 MONICA: Hi there. 409 00:22:54,675 --> 00:22:55,943 You look lovely. 410 00:22:56,043 --> 00:22:57,545 Oh. Really? 411 00:22:57,678 --> 00:23:00,047 Thanks. I feel flushed. 412 00:23:00,180 --> 00:23:01,214 This was so last-minute. 413 00:23:01,348 --> 00:23:04,051 I had to run home to grab this and change. 414 00:23:04,184 --> 00:23:05,285 (knocking) 415 00:23:05,385 --> 00:23:06,887 (door opens) 416 00:23:11,859 --> 00:23:13,627 I come bearing gifts. 417 00:23:13,727 --> 00:23:14,795 Wow. 418 00:23:14,895 --> 00:23:16,497 What have we got here? 419 00:23:16,564 --> 00:23:18,466 I know you don't go to the Vineyard for a bit, 420 00:23:18,566 --> 00:23:20,901 but I wanted to make sure you had a beach read. 421 00:23:21,001 --> 00:23:22,570 (exhales) 422 00:23:34,515 --> 00:23:37,751 -Oh. -It's my favorite book from college. 423 00:23:41,221 --> 00:23:43,824 When I said "beach read," 424 00:23:43,924 --> 00:23:45,593 it was kind of a joke. (chuckles softly) 425 00:23:45,693 --> 00:23:47,360 I, uh... 426 00:23:47,427 --> 00:23:50,430 I just-I know that you've read everything, so... 427 00:23:50,531 --> 00:23:52,500 Wow. 428 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:53,767 That's, uh... 429 00:23:53,901 --> 00:23:55,268 That's great. 430 00:23:58,839 --> 00:24:01,742 You want to... get a Diet Coke? 431 00:24:26,066 --> 00:24:27,635 I wanted to... 432 00:24:27,735 --> 00:24:29,436 talk a minute. 433 00:24:31,271 --> 00:24:33,306 I've been thinking about you. 434 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:36,209 Yeah, I've been thinking about you, too. 435 00:24:39,813 --> 00:24:40,781 You know this, uh... 436 00:24:40,881 --> 00:24:42,983 this thing between us? 437 00:24:44,652 --> 00:24:47,420 I started it back up again when I knew I shouldn't. 438 00:24:48,421 --> 00:24:50,558 I couldn't stop myself. 439 00:24:51,825 --> 00:24:53,393 The fact is... 440 00:24:55,563 --> 00:24:57,130 ...it's not right. 441 00:24:57,230 --> 00:24:58,131 No, it is right. 442 00:24:58,231 --> 00:25:00,133 No, it's not, Monica. 443 00:25:00,233 --> 00:25:01,168 It's not right for you, 444 00:25:01,268 --> 00:25:02,302 and it's not right for my family. 445 00:25:02,402 --> 00:25:03,503 No, how could I feel all of this 446 00:25:03,604 --> 00:25:05,272 -and it not be right? -Monica, listen, please, 447 00:25:05,338 --> 00:25:07,274 I need you to understand. 448 00:25:07,340 --> 00:25:09,409 I've been down this road. 449 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:16,584 When I hit 40, I-I was governor of Arkansas. 450 00:25:16,684 --> 00:25:19,186 Hillary was top dog at her firm. 451 00:25:20,153 --> 00:25:23,190 We had a beautiful six-year-old girl 452 00:25:23,323 --> 00:25:25,358 who felt like a miracle. 453 00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:29,697 But I started to put all that at risk. 454 00:25:29,830 --> 00:25:32,532 And I hated myself. 455 00:25:32,633 --> 00:25:34,534 My only option was to walk away. 456 00:25:34,635 --> 00:25:36,203 Divorce, quit politics. 457 00:25:37,204 --> 00:25:39,306 I thought, you know, if I have to work 458 00:25:39,372 --> 00:25:41,041 in a gas station to be an honest man, 459 00:25:41,174 --> 00:25:42,810 then so be it. 460 00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:48,649 But I couldn't leave. 461 00:25:50,884 --> 00:25:52,620 It was Chelsea. 462 00:25:54,554 --> 00:25:56,624 And so I cut it out. 463 00:25:57,958 --> 00:25:59,727 I committed to my marriage. 464 00:26:00,694 --> 00:26:02,830 My family. 465 00:26:04,865 --> 00:26:06,734 Monica... 466 00:26:08,535 --> 00:26:11,739 I can't do this with you anymore. 467 00:26:14,908 --> 00:26:16,376 (inhales) 468 00:26:16,476 --> 00:26:20,480 I was so happy when Betty called me in today. 469 00:26:20,580 --> 00:26:21,682 I thought you just wanted 470 00:26:21,749 --> 00:26:24,752 -to see me. -I still want you in my life. 471 00:26:24,852 --> 00:26:27,487 If you and I are just friends, then... 472 00:26:27,587 --> 00:26:29,589 Monica, lis-listen to me. 473 00:26:29,690 --> 00:26:32,592 -You are a special, vibrant girl. -(inhales, shudders) 474 00:26:32,726 --> 00:26:34,427 And you don't see it yet, but you're just becoming 475 00:26:34,561 --> 00:26:36,596 the person who you're going to be. 476 00:26:36,730 --> 00:26:39,867 And that woman is gonna do stunning, marvelous things. 477 00:26:39,933 --> 00:26:41,168 I just want to be here with you. 478 00:26:41,268 --> 00:26:42,335 That's exactly it. 479 00:26:42,435 --> 00:26:43,771 If you and I are just friends, 480 00:26:43,904 --> 00:26:46,273 then you can come see me and-and it won't matter 481 00:26:46,373 --> 00:26:47,941 what anyone says. 482 00:26:48,041 --> 00:26:49,843 (knocking) 483 00:26:49,943 --> 00:26:51,278 BETTY: Mr. President? 484 00:26:51,411 --> 00:26:52,946 Prime Minister Blair. 485 00:26:53,947 --> 00:26:56,684 Oh. Come here. 486 00:27:02,555 --> 00:27:04,191 McRANEY (on TV): I want to know where you've been all night. 487 00:27:04,291 --> 00:27:07,360 And don't tell me the Midnight Madness sale at Toys"R"Us. 488 00:27:07,460 --> 00:27:09,196 -(chuckles) -MULHERN: Oh, I'm sorry if we worried you, sir, 489 00:27:09,296 --> 00:27:11,231 but Amanda and I were having such a good time 490 00:27:11,298 --> 00:27:12,800 that we-we didn't realize how late it was. 491 00:27:12,900 --> 00:27:14,301 -McRANEY: Oh. -(phone rings) 492 00:27:14,401 --> 00:27:16,136 And sunrise didn't give you a clue? 493 00:27:16,269 --> 00:27:18,438 -Hello? -(Monica crying) 494 00:27:18,538 --> 00:27:20,040 McRANEY: I demand to know what you two have been... 495 00:27:20,140 --> 00:27:22,309 (crying): Linda, please. 496 00:27:23,610 --> 00:27:25,612 -Oh, Jesus. -(crying continues) 497 00:27:26,579 --> 00:27:28,615 Monica. 498 00:27:31,384 --> 00:27:33,486 I'll meet you at your place. 499 00:27:33,620 --> 00:27:34,722 (crying) 500 00:27:34,822 --> 00:27:36,156 (sighs) 501 00:27:36,256 --> 00:27:37,657 I'll be back in a few. 502 00:27:37,758 --> 00:27:39,760 What is going on with her? She calls constantly... 503 00:27:39,827 --> 00:27:41,094 She's in a bad situation. 504 00:27:41,161 --> 00:27:42,262 She needs a friend. 505 00:27:42,329 --> 00:27:43,964 (audience laughing) 506 00:27:50,570 --> 00:27:52,305 Oh, no. Oh. 507 00:27:53,741 --> 00:27:55,008 Mm. 508 00:27:55,108 --> 00:27:56,276 MONICA: He said 509 00:27:56,343 --> 00:27:59,446 he still wanted to be friends and then, uh... 510 00:27:59,512 --> 00:28:02,515 Tony Blair called and he gave me a hug 511 00:28:02,649 --> 00:28:06,019 and I left and I sobbed on Pennsylvania Avenue. 512 00:28:07,788 --> 00:28:09,422 What do you think it means? 513 00:28:09,522 --> 00:28:11,024 I'm fucking dumped. 514 00:28:11,992 --> 00:28:14,594 I've only been suffering at the Pentagon because I thought 515 00:28:14,694 --> 00:28:16,429 I was going back to the White House. 516 00:28:16,529 --> 00:28:17,865 Wait, did he say you're not going back? 517 00:28:17,998 --> 00:28:19,332 (scoffs) Like everything else with Bill, 518 00:28:19,432 --> 00:28:20,700 that's not exactly up to me. 519 00:28:20,834 --> 00:28:23,436 He can't do this to you. 520 00:28:23,536 --> 00:28:25,605 This is the same thing they did to me. 521 00:28:25,705 --> 00:28:26,840 You know what though? 522 00:28:28,341 --> 00:28:30,778 I actually kind of respect him more after today. 523 00:28:30,878 --> 00:28:34,547 He was so open about his struggle to stay faithful. 524 00:28:34,647 --> 00:28:37,717 Monica, listen to yourself. 525 00:28:37,818 --> 00:28:39,452 What? He's in a lot of pain. 526 00:28:39,552 --> 00:28:40,788 You're in a lot of pain. 527 00:28:40,888 --> 00:28:43,891 He chose to start a relationship with an intern, 528 00:28:44,024 --> 00:28:46,894 which got you kicked out of the White House. 529 00:28:46,994 --> 00:28:49,129 And then he strung you along for an eternity. 530 00:28:49,229 --> 00:28:51,631 And then he dumps you and you're supposed to be fine? 531 00:28:51,731 --> 00:28:53,133 No. 532 00:28:53,233 --> 00:28:54,567 Absolutely not. 533 00:28:54,667 --> 00:28:57,204 This has been a calamity for you professionally. 534 00:28:58,171 --> 00:28:59,472 You're not dating anymore, 535 00:28:59,572 --> 00:29:02,342 he has to bring you back at least. 536 00:29:02,409 --> 00:29:03,911 He has to. 537 00:29:04,044 --> 00:29:06,313 He has the power to do that in five minutes. 538 00:29:06,413 --> 00:29:09,049 How do I ask him to do that? 539 00:29:09,149 --> 00:29:10,984 You can write him a letter. 540 00:29:11,084 --> 00:29:13,086 * * 541 00:29:17,690 --> 00:29:19,559 Okay. 542 00:29:20,828 --> 00:29:22,262 (sighs) 543 00:29:25,933 --> 00:29:27,334 This is too polite. 544 00:29:27,434 --> 00:29:29,769 You should start with something that, uh, 545 00:29:29,903 --> 00:29:32,372 makes it clear how you feel. 546 00:29:32,439 --> 00:29:33,706 (chuckles): Okay. 547 00:29:33,773 --> 00:29:35,275 (exhales) 548 00:29:36,409 --> 00:29:37,878 "I feel..." 549 00:29:38,879 --> 00:29:40,113 I don't know. 550 00:29:43,884 --> 00:29:45,518 Disposable. 551 00:29:46,786 --> 00:29:48,355 Insignificant. 552 00:29:48,455 --> 00:29:50,623 Used. 553 00:29:54,194 --> 00:29:55,395 Good. 554 00:29:56,363 --> 00:29:58,798 "I feel disposable, used 555 00:29:58,932 --> 00:30:00,467 "and insignificant. 556 00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:02,302 "I understand your hands are tied 557 00:30:02,435 --> 00:30:04,704 but I need to discuss my employment situation with..." 558 00:30:04,804 --> 00:30:06,539 You know what? This has to be tougher. 559 00:30:06,639 --> 00:30:08,641 Otherwise, he's just gonna bring you in, 560 00:30:08,775 --> 00:30:11,144 smile and tell you what you want to hear. 561 00:30:11,278 --> 00:30:12,980 "I was a good girl 562 00:30:13,113 --> 00:30:15,482 "when I was sent to the Pentagon. 563 00:30:15,582 --> 00:30:16,984 "I waited patiently because I believed 564 00:30:17,084 --> 00:30:18,818 "I would return to the White House. 565 00:30:18,952 --> 00:30:20,653 "If that does not happen 566 00:30:20,787 --> 00:30:23,623 I'm going to have to explain to my parents why." 567 00:30:23,723 --> 00:30:26,326 I-I can't give him that. It'll make him upset. 568 00:30:26,459 --> 00:30:28,761 How many times has he upset you? 569 00:30:30,663 --> 00:30:32,665 (inhales deeply) 570 00:30:33,666 --> 00:30:34,801 (sighs) 571 00:30:36,169 --> 00:30:39,139 I'd say it's about time. 572 00:30:45,913 --> 00:30:49,182 Wow. Very All the President's Men. 573 00:30:49,316 --> 00:30:51,184 This is fantastic. 574 00:30:51,284 --> 00:30:53,086 Wh-Why did you want to see me? 575 00:30:53,186 --> 00:30:54,854 Oh, I'm a big fan of yours. 576 00:30:54,955 --> 00:30:57,690 You know, most reporters like you avoid the sex beat. 577 00:30:57,790 --> 00:30:59,026 I'm not on the sex beat. 578 00:30:59,126 --> 00:31:00,427 I-I write about abuse of power. 579 00:31:00,527 --> 00:31:03,363 Sex is one way this president goes about that. 580 00:31:03,463 --> 00:31:04,364 Gotcha. 581 00:31:04,464 --> 00:31:06,866 Roger that. It's too true. 582 00:31:08,201 --> 00:31:10,270 Can I ask, is... 583 00:31:10,370 --> 00:31:11,939 is this for real? 584 00:31:12,039 --> 00:31:15,208 The voice. The... costume. 585 00:31:16,443 --> 00:31:18,478 When I was a kid, 586 00:31:18,545 --> 00:31:21,214 my heroes were the provocative press of yore. 587 00:31:21,314 --> 00:31:24,217 Back when hacks had a knife and knew how to use it. 588 00:31:24,317 --> 00:31:27,554 So I got to wondering, "Whatever happened to newsmen like that?" 589 00:31:27,654 --> 00:31:28,788 So I became one. 590 00:31:28,888 --> 00:31:32,725 Without a degree in, I don't know, journalism? 591 00:31:32,825 --> 00:31:34,727 I can see why you'd say that. 592 00:31:34,827 --> 00:31:37,564 Most people here went to the same fancy colleges, right? 593 00:31:37,664 --> 00:31:38,731 Must have been nice. 594 00:31:38,865 --> 00:31:40,400 You know where I went after high school? 595 00:31:40,533 --> 00:31:41,801 7-Eleven. 596 00:31:41,901 --> 00:31:44,237 I got shut out of that game. I couldn't afford it. 597 00:31:44,371 --> 00:31:47,040 And then, one day, I buy a modem 598 00:31:47,140 --> 00:31:50,343 and the whole news business cracks right open. 599 00:31:50,410 --> 00:31:52,745 I don't know that unsourced Internet gossip 600 00:31:52,845 --> 00:31:54,081 has cracked open the news business. 601 00:31:54,181 --> 00:31:55,648 (chuckles) 602 00:31:55,748 --> 00:31:57,217 Well, you're probably right. 603 00:31:57,317 --> 00:31:58,418 You're probably right. 604 00:31:59,419 --> 00:32:01,721 Speaking of gossip, 605 00:32:01,821 --> 00:32:03,923 I heard you're working on a new story 606 00:32:04,057 --> 00:32:05,993 about another woman our dear leader harassed. 607 00:32:06,093 --> 00:32:08,428 (stammers) Where... Who... 608 00:32:08,528 --> 00:32:10,597 Who told you that? 609 00:32:15,835 --> 00:32:17,570 Gossip. 610 00:32:19,206 --> 00:32:20,540 (knocking) 611 00:32:20,607 --> 00:32:23,110 Remember, no tears. 612 00:32:31,051 --> 00:32:32,952 I have three things to say to you. 613 00:32:33,053 --> 00:32:35,122 First, it is illegal 614 00:32:35,255 --> 00:32:36,623 to threaten the president 615 00:32:36,756 --> 00:32:38,791 -of the United Sta... -I wasn't threatening. 616 00:32:38,925 --> 00:32:40,893 I told you things I haven't bared to anyone. 617 00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:43,130 To have that honesty used against me like this, 618 00:32:43,230 --> 00:32:44,631 when you sat here and told me you understood... 619 00:32:44,731 --> 00:32:46,099 -What do you mean? I... -What do you think 620 00:32:46,199 --> 00:32:48,635 my fucking life is like? 621 00:32:48,768 --> 00:32:51,138 Do you think what I need in my day is a nasty letter 622 00:32:51,271 --> 00:32:53,473 that conveys nothing but disrespect and ingratitude? 623 00:32:53,606 --> 00:32:54,707 What exactly am I supposed 624 00:32:54,807 --> 00:32:56,476 -to be grateful for? -Lower your voice. 625 00:32:56,576 --> 00:32:57,810 You promised you would bring me back, 626 00:32:57,910 --> 00:32:59,379 and then you barely even called me. 627 00:32:59,479 --> 00:33:00,880 So I just sat in my apartment alone, 628 00:33:00,980 --> 00:33:03,650 just waiting for you and waiting for you. 629 00:33:03,783 --> 00:33:05,052 Do you know what those nights were like? 630 00:33:05,152 --> 00:33:06,486 Monica, 631 00:33:06,619 --> 00:33:08,655 I was running for president. 632 00:33:08,788 --> 00:33:11,658 That does nothing to explain why you lied to my face. 633 00:33:14,294 --> 00:33:17,397 Ask me how many days I just sat there, 634 00:33:17,497 --> 00:33:20,333 thinking I was so stupid to believe you. 635 00:33:20,433 --> 00:33:22,902 But I was stuck in this loop... (sniffles) 636 00:33:23,002 --> 00:33:25,405 thinking, "This will be the moment it'll ring 637 00:33:25,505 --> 00:33:27,074 and it'll be you, because you promised." 638 00:33:27,174 --> 00:33:29,276 And then just when I was ready to give it all up, 639 00:33:29,342 --> 00:33:30,477 you call me back in. 640 00:33:30,577 --> 00:33:32,179 But it's not to give me my job back-- 641 00:33:32,279 --> 00:33:34,314 it's just to use me up a few more times, 642 00:33:34,414 --> 00:33:36,749 like I'm a worthless... (mouths) 643 00:33:36,849 --> 00:33:38,618 No, that is not true, and you know it. 644 00:33:38,685 --> 00:33:40,520 No, I-I don't ever, 645 00:33:40,653 --> 00:33:42,122 ever want you to think that. 646 00:33:42,189 --> 00:33:43,790 That is not what you are to me. 647 00:33:43,856 --> 00:33:46,326 I'm not supposed to cry. 648 00:33:46,426 --> 00:33:48,361 It's okay. 649 00:33:48,495 --> 00:33:51,498 You know? You're-you're just like me. 650 00:33:51,598 --> 00:33:52,999 You know? We feel things deeply. 651 00:33:53,100 --> 00:33:55,268 We can't keep 'em inside. 652 00:33:55,368 --> 00:33:57,537 I wish it was different. 653 00:33:57,670 --> 00:33:59,672 I wish I had more time for you. 654 00:34:04,711 --> 00:34:07,847 I'm-I'm sorry I was so crazy in that letter. 655 00:34:07,947 --> 00:34:11,218 I've been waiting to come back here for so long. 656 00:34:11,318 --> 00:34:12,385 I know. 657 00:34:13,386 --> 00:34:17,056 I'll... help with the job situation. 658 00:34:18,057 --> 00:34:20,627 But no more of this, okay? 659 00:34:24,164 --> 00:34:26,065 Are we friends? 660 00:34:30,002 --> 00:34:31,904 Of course. (chuckles softly) 661 00:34:32,038 --> 00:34:33,373 (knocking) 662 00:34:33,473 --> 00:34:35,575 And there's Betty, 663 00:34:35,675 --> 00:34:37,310 here to tell you it's time to talk 664 00:34:37,410 --> 00:34:40,147 to the premier of Uzbekistan or something. 665 00:34:42,081 --> 00:34:43,983 I almost forgot. A reporter at Newsweek 666 00:34:44,083 --> 00:34:47,487 asked my friend from work to comment on a story. 667 00:34:47,587 --> 00:34:49,922 Some crazy woman said you harassed her. 668 00:34:52,225 --> 00:34:54,026 Is her name... 669 00:34:54,093 --> 00:34:55,728 Kathleen Willey? 670 00:34:56,729 --> 00:34:57,830 Yeah, I think it is. 671 00:34:57,930 --> 00:34:59,866 She called here. 672 00:35:01,100 --> 00:35:03,270 She made it sound like Newsweek was chasing her down, 673 00:35:03,403 --> 00:35:05,372 trying to get her to say things. 674 00:35:06,773 --> 00:35:08,074 (printer whirring) 675 00:35:10,042 --> 00:35:11,778 Oh, Jesus Christ. 676 00:35:11,911 --> 00:35:14,113 Colleen, what's going on with this? 677 00:35:14,247 --> 00:35:15,782 The colors are wacko. 678 00:35:15,915 --> 00:35:18,785 The yellows didn't come through, and it-it looks off. 679 00:35:18,918 --> 00:35:20,787 I know. FSD is coming to... 680 00:35:20,920 --> 00:35:23,956 I have to hand this to Gerald McRaney in 20 hours. 681 00:35:24,056 --> 00:35:25,024 I'm flying blind. 682 00:35:25,124 --> 00:35:27,794 Tomorrow is too late. 683 00:35:35,134 --> 00:35:36,135 How did it go? 684 00:35:36,236 --> 00:35:37,136 Don't be mad. 685 00:35:37,270 --> 00:35:38,471 What? 686 00:35:38,571 --> 00:35:40,940 I kind of talked to him about Kathleen Willey. 687 00:35:42,575 --> 00:35:44,143 You told him? 688 00:35:44,277 --> 00:35:45,712 -Yes. I'm sorry. -Monica, 689 00:35:45,812 --> 00:35:46,979 did you tell him my name? 690 00:35:47,079 --> 00:35:49,148 Because I cannot get pulled into this. 691 00:35:49,249 --> 00:35:51,150 -They already know who I am. -I know, I know. 692 00:35:51,251 --> 00:35:53,586 -I didn't talk to him about you. Don't get so excited. -Well... (scoffs) 693 00:35:53,653 --> 00:35:55,922 -I'm not excited. -Can you just listen to me? 694 00:35:55,988 --> 00:35:57,424 There is something weird going on. 695 00:35:57,490 --> 00:36:00,159 Because he already knew about Kathleen and Newsweek. 696 00:36:00,293 --> 00:36:02,495 What do you mean he already knew? 697 00:36:02,629 --> 00:36:04,731 -Is Isikoff talking to them? -No. 698 00:36:04,831 --> 00:36:07,166 Kathleen Willey called the White House, 699 00:36:07,267 --> 00:36:09,469 and she's telling an entirely different story. 700 00:36:13,340 --> 00:36:15,174 (Linda scoffs) 701 00:36:15,308 --> 00:36:16,776 Linda. 702 00:36:16,843 --> 00:36:18,345 (groans softly) Linda. 703 00:36:19,312 --> 00:36:21,848 -(doorbell rings) -(knocking) 704 00:36:21,981 --> 00:36:24,016 (dog barking in distance) 705 00:36:35,027 --> 00:36:36,195 (door creaking) 706 00:36:38,631 --> 00:36:40,367 Oh. Linda. 707 00:36:40,500 --> 00:36:44,003 You can go ahead right now and tell me what your game is here. 708 00:36:44,103 --> 00:36:45,272 Is this about Michael Isikoff? 709 00:36:45,372 --> 00:36:47,206 'Cause I told him to stop bothering you. 710 00:36:47,340 --> 00:36:48,841 (scoffs) 711 00:36:50,042 --> 00:36:52,044 You're talking to the White House. 712 00:36:52,178 --> 00:36:53,446 Why? 713 00:36:54,381 --> 00:36:56,215 (door closes) 714 00:36:57,850 --> 00:37:00,052 How do you know that? 715 00:37:00,152 --> 00:37:01,821 I can't say. 716 00:37:02,855 --> 00:37:04,624 What's going on? 717 00:37:04,724 --> 00:37:06,058 I know it doesn't make any sense, 718 00:37:06,192 --> 00:37:07,727 but Isikoff called. 719 00:37:07,860 --> 00:37:09,896 He knew things. 720 00:37:09,996 --> 00:37:14,066 A-And we talked about the incident. 721 00:37:14,200 --> 00:37:17,337 And then later I felt scared and I called Bruce Lindsey. 722 00:37:17,404 --> 00:37:19,506 I was just trying to protect myself. 723 00:37:19,572 --> 00:37:21,841 -I didn't want them to come after me. -You don't have 724 00:37:21,908 --> 00:37:24,076 to remind me what the Clintons are capable of. 725 00:37:24,210 --> 00:37:25,177 So you understand. 726 00:37:25,244 --> 00:37:27,847 No, actually, I don't. 727 00:37:27,914 --> 00:37:29,582 This is inane. 728 00:37:29,716 --> 00:37:32,719 And in no universe will my distaste for this president 729 00:37:32,819 --> 00:37:35,322 make me participate in your charade, 730 00:37:35,422 --> 00:37:37,324 as though you're a victim 731 00:37:37,424 --> 00:37:40,092 -of some sort of atrocity. -(chuckles softly) 732 00:37:40,226 --> 00:37:42,595 My integrity matters. 733 00:37:44,163 --> 00:37:46,366 (chuckles) How could I be so dumb? 734 00:37:48,601 --> 00:37:49,836 What do you mean? 735 00:37:49,936 --> 00:37:50,870 I worked with you 736 00:37:50,937 --> 00:37:52,505 for almost two years, 737 00:37:52,605 --> 00:37:53,840 and, somehow, 738 00:37:53,940 --> 00:37:55,342 I forgot who you are. 739 00:37:55,442 --> 00:37:57,444 You love this. 740 00:37:57,544 --> 00:37:59,612 You love the drama. 741 00:37:59,746 --> 00:38:02,682 You love having a Newsweek reporter come by your desk, 742 00:38:02,782 --> 00:38:04,083 telling him you don't believe me 743 00:38:04,183 --> 00:38:06,419 and somehow making it all about you. 744 00:38:06,519 --> 00:38:09,255 This is exactly where you want to be-- 745 00:38:09,356 --> 00:38:11,624 in someone else's business, in my business. 746 00:38:11,758 --> 00:38:13,360 Because in your own life, 747 00:38:13,460 --> 00:38:16,796 there's absolutely nothing. 748 00:38:20,299 --> 00:38:23,536 I feel sad for you. 749 00:38:25,271 --> 00:38:27,440 I truly do. 750 00:38:33,646 --> 00:38:35,648 * 751 00:38:39,986 --> 00:38:41,921 (knocking) 752 00:38:48,995 --> 00:38:50,830 If I had known all I had to do to see you more 753 00:38:50,930 --> 00:38:52,832 was break up with you, I would have dumped you months ago. 754 00:38:52,965 --> 00:38:55,835 Your friend at work, is her name Linda Tripp? 755 00:38:57,437 --> 00:38:58,605 Yeah. How did you know that? 756 00:38:58,671 --> 00:39:01,273 Do you trust Linda Tripp? 757 00:39:01,340 --> 00:39:02,742 Yes. 758 00:39:02,842 --> 00:39:04,677 Have you told her about us? 759 00:39:04,777 --> 00:39:06,446 No. 760 00:39:08,515 --> 00:39:10,016 Kathleen called again. 761 00:39:11,317 --> 00:39:13,486 Somehow, word got back 762 00:39:13,586 --> 00:39:16,523 that she's talking to us about the Newsweek article. 763 00:39:18,691 --> 00:39:21,994 I'm just wondering how that might have happened. 764 00:39:26,032 --> 00:39:27,033 Do me a favor. 765 00:39:27,166 --> 00:39:29,368 Have Linda Tripp give us a call. 766 00:39:29,502 --> 00:39:31,370 She can, uh, reach out to Bruce Lindsey 767 00:39:31,471 --> 00:39:33,339 up in the Counsel's Office. 768 00:39:36,142 --> 00:39:39,546 Betty'll call you tomorrow to follow up on that, okay? 769 00:39:39,679 --> 00:39:41,514 Thanks. 770 00:39:58,565 --> 00:39:59,899 (beeps) 771 00:40:01,701 --> 00:40:03,235 Hey, Bob. 772 00:40:05,004 --> 00:40:08,875 I think we should talk about settling with Paula Jones. 773 00:40:18,585 --> 00:40:20,587 -(phone rings in distance) -(keys clacking) 774 00:40:23,189 --> 00:40:25,091 (exhales) Hey. 775 00:40:25,191 --> 00:40:26,759 Not now. I'm crazed. 776 00:40:26,859 --> 00:40:28,427 Okay, but have you thought about, um, 777 00:40:28,528 --> 00:40:30,096 just trying Bruce Lindsey's office just one more time? 778 00:40:30,196 --> 00:40:32,932 -Just... -Is this coming from the big creep? 779 00:40:33,065 --> 00:40:34,433 Did you talk to him again? 780 00:40:34,567 --> 00:40:35,935 No. I just think it would be a great idea. 781 00:40:36,068 --> 00:40:37,870 Well, I remind you, I did contact Bruce Lindsey. 782 00:40:37,937 --> 00:40:39,739 Apparently, I'm not important enough to get a reply. 783 00:40:39,839 --> 00:40:41,941 -But I think, this time, it will be different. -If they want to call me, 784 00:40:42,041 --> 00:40:44,076 they know where I work. I'm sorry, Monica, 785 00:40:44,176 --> 00:40:45,612 I have to finish this. 786 00:40:45,745 --> 00:40:49,115 Gerald McRaney's plane lands in less than two hours. 787 00:40:53,052 --> 00:40:55,588 (quiet chatter) 788 00:40:59,959 --> 00:41:01,360 Your story's up. 789 00:41:01,460 --> 00:41:03,630 What do you mean it's up? 790 00:41:07,634 --> 00:41:09,135 Sorry, buddy. 791 00:41:13,973 --> 00:41:15,141 (dialing) 792 00:41:16,609 --> 00:41:17,710 (line ringing) 793 00:41:17,810 --> 00:41:19,646 Go for Drudge. 794 00:41:19,746 --> 00:41:21,814 What are you doing? 795 00:41:21,948 --> 00:41:23,482 I'm just reporting the news. 796 00:41:23,616 --> 00:41:25,151 This is my news, 797 00:41:25,284 --> 00:41:26,986 news I'm still working on. 798 00:41:27,086 --> 00:41:28,154 Look, it's nothing personal. 799 00:41:28,287 --> 00:41:30,823 I saw a great scoop and so I went for it. 800 00:41:30,923 --> 00:41:33,492 It's not even a story yet. 801 00:41:33,593 --> 00:41:35,928 Well, the fact that you're working on it is a story. 802 00:41:35,995 --> 00:41:36,929 No, it's not. 803 00:41:36,996 --> 00:41:39,498 All you have is unsourced fluff. 804 00:41:39,599 --> 00:41:41,000 I-It's a rumor. 805 00:41:41,100 --> 00:41:43,502 It's just Internet gossip. 806 00:41:43,603 --> 00:41:45,572 It's worthless. 807 00:41:45,672 --> 00:41:48,808 Then why are you so upset? 808 00:41:48,908 --> 00:41:50,677 (phone clacking in cradle) 809 00:41:51,678 --> 00:41:52,679 (exhales sharply) 810 00:41:59,686 --> 00:42:01,854 Oh. Linda. Mm. 811 00:42:01,954 --> 00:42:02,922 Sorry to do this. 812 00:42:03,022 --> 00:42:04,857 Um, I just got a call. 813 00:42:04,991 --> 00:42:07,293 McRaney's stuck on the Hill in something, 814 00:42:07,359 --> 00:42:10,863 so he's not gonna have time for that tour today after all. 815 00:42:10,997 --> 00:42:11,998 Oh. 816 00:42:12,098 --> 00:42:13,532 Yeah. W-Well, but... 817 00:42:13,666 --> 00:42:16,202 thank you for throwing it together. 818 00:42:16,302 --> 00:42:18,370 You are a trooper. 819 00:42:18,470 --> 00:42:20,539 (quietly): Anyway... yeah, let's go. 820 00:42:20,640 --> 00:42:22,541 (continues indistinctly) 821 00:42:31,383 --> 00:42:33,385 * 822 00:42:44,563 --> 00:42:46,565 (muffled crunching) 823 00:42:50,236 --> 00:42:52,238 (phone ringing echoes) 824 00:42:55,875 --> 00:42:58,077 (phone ringing) 825 00:43:01,247 --> 00:43:03,249 (ringing continues) 826 00:43:08,688 --> 00:43:09,822 JCOC. 827 00:43:09,922 --> 00:43:11,758 Linda Tripp speaking. 828 00:43:11,858 --> 00:43:13,325 ISIKOFF: It's Harvey. 829 00:43:14,493 --> 00:43:16,595 (quietly): Why are you calling me here? 830 00:43:16,696 --> 00:43:18,765 Have you seen Drudge? 831 00:43:22,501 --> 00:43:24,103 (clicking mouse) 832 00:43:27,740 --> 00:43:30,609 (keys clacking) 833 00:43:34,947 --> 00:43:36,849 Oh, my. 834 00:43:38,785 --> 00:43:40,286 Did you leak this? 835 00:43:40,419 --> 00:43:43,723 What? He stole my story. 836 00:43:43,790 --> 00:43:45,024 Okay, Harvey, 837 00:43:45,124 --> 00:43:47,359 you must calm down. 838 00:43:47,459 --> 00:43:49,128 Listen, I have to have someone on the record 839 00:43:49,228 --> 00:43:50,697 so I can publish now. 840 00:43:50,797 --> 00:43:52,131 Kathleen's not returning my calls. 841 00:43:52,264 --> 00:43:53,365 I-I need you. 842 00:43:53,465 --> 00:43:55,134 -Please. -I've made it very plain. 843 00:43:55,234 --> 00:43:56,869 I don't want to get involved. 844 00:43:56,969 --> 00:43:59,271 We're talking about an incendiary story, 845 00:43:59,371 --> 00:44:00,439 and you are asking me 846 00:44:00,539 --> 00:44:02,408 to put my name in print. It... 847 00:44:02,474 --> 00:44:03,475 (scoffs) 848 00:44:03,609 --> 00:44:05,444 It boggles the mind. 849 00:44:07,646 --> 00:44:09,315 (sighs) 850 00:44:11,283 --> 00:44:13,252 But... 851 00:44:13,319 --> 00:44:15,988 let me see what I can do. 852 00:44:17,156 --> 00:44:18,958 Unfortunately, I am very busy. 853 00:44:19,058 --> 00:44:22,161 You don't know what it's like over here at DoD. It's... 854 00:44:22,294 --> 00:44:23,830 -mania. -(sighs) 855 00:44:26,132 --> 00:44:27,333 Okay. 856 00:44:27,466 --> 00:44:28,500 You know what? 857 00:44:29,568 --> 00:44:31,137 Sunday, 858 00:44:31,237 --> 00:44:32,772 3:00 p.m. 859 00:44:32,839 --> 00:44:34,841 Take down this address. 860 00:44:48,620 --> 00:44:50,689 Hi. Can we help you today? 861 00:44:50,790 --> 00:44:53,159 Hi. My name is... Harvey. 862 00:44:53,259 --> 00:44:55,494 I'm here to see Linda. 863 00:44:55,594 --> 00:44:59,098 Oh. That's right. Yeah, she's, um, just around the corner. 864 00:44:59,198 --> 00:45:02,101 (hair dryer blowing) 865 00:45:02,201 --> 00:45:03,435 (sighs) 866 00:45:06,205 --> 00:45:07,539 Right on time. 867 00:45:07,639 --> 00:45:09,141 This is too public. 868 00:45:09,208 --> 00:45:11,043 I need to get quotes from you. 869 00:45:11,143 --> 00:45:12,111 Oh, it's fine. 870 00:45:12,211 --> 00:45:14,446 He doesn't speak a word of English. 871 00:45:14,546 --> 00:45:16,115 (sighs) 872 00:45:16,215 --> 00:45:17,116 Okay. 873 00:45:17,216 --> 00:45:18,450 (clears throat) 874 00:45:18,550 --> 00:45:20,787 So, if you could tell me about the afternoon... 875 00:45:20,887 --> 00:45:24,056 The image of that day is crystal clear in my mind. 876 00:45:24,156 --> 00:45:27,226 I was walking near the Oval when I saw Kathleen. 877 00:45:27,326 --> 00:45:28,460 She was... 878 00:45:28,560 --> 00:45:31,898 flustered but excited. 879 00:45:31,998 --> 00:45:33,532 Happy, even. 880 00:45:33,632 --> 00:45:37,403 I noticed immediately that her hair was slightly askew. 881 00:45:37,503 --> 00:45:39,571 Her lipstick was off. And... 882 00:45:39,671 --> 00:45:40,907 she later told me what had happened. 883 00:45:41,007 --> 00:45:43,142 The president had taken her to a small hideaway 884 00:45:43,242 --> 00:45:46,345 off the Oval and he'd kissed her. 885 00:45:46,412 --> 00:45:49,681 And there was... some touching over the clothes. 886 00:45:49,748 --> 00:45:52,084 -She told you this when? -That day. 887 00:45:52,184 --> 00:45:54,987 This was not a case of sexual harassment, 888 00:45:55,087 --> 00:45:57,556 and she was not in any way appalled. 889 00:45:57,656 --> 00:45:59,926 You can quote me on that. 890 00:46:00,059 --> 00:46:03,395 Right. We agreed all of this is on the record, so... 891 00:46:03,495 --> 00:46:06,999 Wh-Why do you think she now feels differently? 892 00:46:07,099 --> 00:46:08,734 I can't say. 893 00:46:09,701 --> 00:46:11,703 My heart does go out to her. 894 00:46:11,770 --> 00:46:12,839 She's widowed now. 895 00:46:12,939 --> 00:46:14,941 She feels alone. 896 00:46:15,041 --> 00:46:17,944 Things have not worked out the way she wanted in life. 897 00:46:18,044 --> 00:46:20,546 So what is she doing? She's reaching out to you. 898 00:46:20,612 --> 00:46:21,948 She's reaching out to everyone. 899 00:46:22,081 --> 00:46:24,416 She's inserting herself. 900 00:46:24,516 --> 00:46:26,018 She wants to matter. 901 00:46:26,118 --> 00:46:28,955 -It's... very sad. -Mm. 902 00:46:29,088 --> 00:46:31,090 STYLIST: Okay, dear. 903 00:46:31,190 --> 00:46:32,191 To the dryer now. 904 00:46:32,291 --> 00:46:34,293 This is all great. Thank you. 905 00:46:34,393 --> 00:46:36,028 Wait. (scoffs) 906 00:46:36,128 --> 00:46:38,297 -That's it? -Yep. 907 00:46:38,430 --> 00:46:39,966 What do we do next? 908 00:46:40,099 --> 00:46:42,201 Well, I'll call the White House for comment, 909 00:46:42,301 --> 00:46:44,871 the president's lawyer will deny it and... 910 00:46:44,971 --> 00:46:46,638 then we publish next week. 911 00:46:46,738 --> 00:46:49,708 Anyway, it was nice to meet you, Linda. I appreciate your help. 912 00:46:49,808 --> 00:46:52,311 There was a question you could have asked. 913 00:46:52,444 --> 00:46:54,546 You didn't ask it. 914 00:46:54,646 --> 00:46:55,747 What? 915 00:46:56,782 --> 00:47:00,452 You're looking through a keyhole, Isikoff. (chuckles) 916 00:47:00,552 --> 00:47:03,322 There's a larger context to this. 917 00:47:03,422 --> 00:47:05,124 Much larger. 918 00:47:06,092 --> 00:47:08,227 Off the record. 919 00:47:12,331 --> 00:47:14,901 I started in the West Wing under Bush. 920 00:47:15,001 --> 00:47:17,403 And when Clinton came in, I... 921 00:47:17,503 --> 00:47:19,005 I wanted to respect him. 922 00:47:19,105 --> 00:47:21,073 But what I saw 923 00:47:21,173 --> 00:47:22,841 shocked me to my core. 924 00:47:22,942 --> 00:47:24,810 He uses women like paper towels. 925 00:47:24,911 --> 00:47:26,678 -I know. -No, 926 00:47:26,778 --> 00:47:28,480 you don't. 927 00:47:28,580 --> 00:47:30,149 You don't know the half of it. 928 00:47:30,249 --> 00:47:31,517 What I've been a party to-- 929 00:47:31,617 --> 00:47:34,686 and I mean recently-- goes beyond Kathleen, 930 00:47:34,786 --> 00:47:36,322 beyond Paula Jones. 931 00:47:36,422 --> 00:47:37,689 It's beyond imagining. 932 00:47:37,823 --> 00:47:39,591 What-what are you talking about? 933 00:47:39,691 --> 00:47:41,427 There's a woman right now. 934 00:47:41,527 --> 00:47:43,195 A woman I'm very close to. 935 00:47:43,329 --> 00:47:46,098 She's young. 936 00:47:46,198 --> 00:47:48,634 Younger than I've ever known him to go. 937 00:47:48,700 --> 00:47:51,637 I'm talking just a few years older than Chelsea. 938 00:47:51,703 --> 00:47:53,539 Who is she? 939 00:47:54,540 --> 00:47:55,541 I can't tell you that. 940 00:47:55,674 --> 00:47:56,875 Does she work for him? 941 00:47:56,976 --> 00:47:58,710 She was a White House intern when it started. 942 00:47:58,810 --> 00:48:01,347 -This is sexual harassment. -No. 943 00:48:01,447 --> 00:48:03,349 It's an affair. 944 00:48:03,449 --> 00:48:06,685 He's subjecting her to emotional torture. 945 00:48:07,653 --> 00:48:08,787 She's in love with him. 946 00:48:08,887 --> 00:48:10,722 She'll never talk. 947 00:48:10,856 --> 00:48:11,890 Ah. 948 00:48:12,024 --> 00:48:13,960 That's very good gossip. 949 00:48:14,060 --> 00:48:15,727 No, it's not gossip. 950 00:48:15,827 --> 00:48:18,297 You should see what this girl is going through. 951 00:48:18,397 --> 00:48:19,298 If she's not gonna talk, 952 00:48:19,398 --> 00:48:20,799 -there's no story. -What? 953 00:48:20,899 --> 00:48:22,334 Of course there is. 954 00:48:22,401 --> 00:48:24,636 You have no idea how inappropriate... 955 00:48:24,736 --> 00:48:26,905 Michael Isikoff? (chuckles) 956 00:48:27,006 --> 00:48:29,408 You will go anywhere for a story, won't you? 957 00:48:29,541 --> 00:48:31,377 Oh. No, uh, this is... 958 00:48:31,477 --> 00:48:32,711 We're cousins. 959 00:48:32,811 --> 00:48:34,880 ANNE: Oh. (chuckles) Thought for a moment 960 00:48:34,981 --> 00:48:36,915 this was the mysterious Kathleen Willey. 961 00:48:37,016 --> 00:48:38,650 Far from. (chuckles) 962 00:48:38,750 --> 00:48:40,086 I'm Harriet. 963 00:48:40,219 --> 00:48:42,354 Anne Farris. I work at the Washington Post. 964 00:48:42,421 --> 00:48:44,856 I actually was just leaving. 965 00:48:44,923 --> 00:48:46,592 It was good to see you, Anne. I'll... 966 00:48:46,692 --> 00:48:49,361 talk to you soon. 967 00:48:49,428 --> 00:48:51,597 LINDA: (exhales) He's a wonderful guy. 968 00:48:51,697 --> 00:48:53,932 He's a fabulous cousin to me. 969 00:48:54,066 --> 00:48:55,501 (door opens) 970 00:49:03,342 --> 00:49:05,944 Listen, I don't think it's appropriate for the president 971 00:49:06,045 --> 00:49:08,280 of the United States to get down in the gutter, 972 00:49:08,380 --> 00:49:10,116 where Ms. Jones wants to drag him. 973 00:49:10,216 --> 00:49:12,618 I think he would see a settlement as something 974 00:49:12,751 --> 00:49:15,721 to be done for the good of the nation. 975 00:49:15,787 --> 00:49:19,291 -(exhales) -I feel like I just watched the Challenger explode. 976 00:49:19,391 --> 00:49:22,194 -That's a bit out-of-bounds. -It's not 977 00:49:22,294 --> 00:49:24,696 a joke, Jerome. This is a disaster. 978 00:49:24,796 --> 00:49:26,132 Her lawyers want a deal. 979 00:49:26,232 --> 00:49:28,767 -They just do. -Great. 980 00:49:28,867 --> 00:49:31,303 Great. So the law lets him slide. 981 00:49:31,437 --> 00:49:33,439 The press lets him slide. 982 00:49:33,539 --> 00:49:35,541 What a disgrace. 983 00:49:35,641 --> 00:49:37,876 Being the president used to mean something. 984 00:49:37,976 --> 00:49:41,213 Even Nixon was capable of shame. 985 00:49:41,313 --> 00:49:45,651 But after this, just think what kind of flabby con men 986 00:49:45,751 --> 00:49:47,819 will see a path to the White House. 987 00:49:47,953 --> 00:49:50,156 The corruption. 988 00:49:50,289 --> 00:49:52,058 (chuckles): The lies. 989 00:49:52,158 --> 00:49:54,893 The hundred million cocktail waitresses he's groped 990 00:49:54,993 --> 00:49:56,062 or worse. 991 00:49:56,162 --> 00:49:57,496 If we let this slide... 992 00:49:57,596 --> 00:49:59,265 We're not letting this slide. 993 00:49:59,331 --> 00:50:01,667 Then we stop the settlement. 994 00:50:03,802 --> 00:50:05,337 Whatever it takes. 995 00:50:10,642 --> 00:50:12,678 (quiet chatter) 996 00:50:23,855 --> 00:50:25,691 Uh-huh. 997 00:50:25,791 --> 00:50:27,693 So, um... 998 00:50:29,861 --> 00:50:30,862 Just got 'em. 999 00:50:31,963 --> 00:50:33,699 I'll take two. 1000 00:50:33,799 --> 00:50:34,866 Three. 1001 00:50:35,867 --> 00:50:37,303 Three. 1002 00:50:43,175 --> 00:50:45,211 * 1003 00:50:49,815 --> 00:50:51,183 (exhales) 1004 00:50:52,984 --> 00:50:55,020 (panting softly) 1005 00:51:15,674 --> 00:51:17,042 (chuckles softly) 1006 00:51:31,056 --> 00:51:32,591 (scoffs) 1007 00:51:32,724 --> 00:51:33,759 (starts engine) 1008 00:51:38,430 --> 00:51:40,432 (quiet chatter) 1009 00:51:42,901 --> 00:51:43,935 Oh. 1010 00:51:44,069 --> 00:51:45,237 Where's Paula? 1011 00:51:45,337 --> 00:51:46,905 Ladies' room. 1012 00:51:47,005 --> 00:51:49,175 Hurry up and wait, right? (chuckles) 1013 00:51:49,275 --> 00:51:51,076 (scoffs) 1014 00:51:56,114 --> 00:51:58,450 Not that I was surprised to get the call. 1015 00:51:58,550 --> 00:52:00,186 I knew he'd try to settle. 1016 00:52:00,286 --> 00:52:01,953 If I'm Bill Clinton, 1017 00:52:02,053 --> 00:52:05,090 I'm more than a little worried about the dirty laundry 1018 00:52:05,191 --> 00:52:06,758 this case might turn up. (chuckles softly) 1019 00:52:06,858 --> 00:52:09,094 Should be a good offer then. 1020 00:52:09,195 --> 00:52:10,095 Oh, should be. 1021 00:52:10,196 --> 00:52:11,463 Better than good. (chuckles) 1022 00:52:11,597 --> 00:52:15,934 Money won't be real to him anyway. Mm. 1023 00:52:17,869 --> 00:52:20,239 Well, you see, this is what no one ever tells you. 1024 00:52:20,306 --> 00:52:21,973 Politician like that, 1025 00:52:22,107 --> 00:52:24,476 he has big general liability policies. 1026 00:52:24,610 --> 00:52:27,145 If you settle, you get a check from an insurance company. 1027 00:52:27,246 --> 00:52:28,480 He won't pay a dime. 1028 00:52:28,580 --> 00:52:30,649 And I hate to say it, but... (sighs) 1029 00:52:30,782 --> 00:52:33,252 Oh. (stammers) Never mind. 1030 00:52:33,319 --> 00:52:35,153 No, what? 1031 00:52:37,122 --> 00:52:39,391 If she accepts his offer, 1032 00:52:39,491 --> 00:52:41,827 I-I do worry there could be whispers. 1033 00:52:41,927 --> 00:52:43,395 Mm. "She won the Supreme Court case. 1034 00:52:43,495 --> 00:52:46,131 Why would she let him off easy?" 1035 00:52:46,232 --> 00:52:47,666 Fair or not, 1036 00:52:47,799 --> 00:52:49,835 people will always... 1037 00:52:49,968 --> 00:52:53,505 wonder what really happened in that hotel room. 1038 00:52:55,441 --> 00:52:56,908 Ah! 1039 00:52:57,008 --> 00:52:58,344 Oh. 1040 00:52:58,444 --> 00:53:00,011 Don't you look cute? 1041 00:53:00,145 --> 00:53:01,012 -Mwah. -Mwah. 1042 00:53:01,146 --> 00:53:02,681 -PAULA: (giggles) Mwah. -Mwah. 1043 00:53:02,781 --> 00:53:04,416 Ooh, we were having such a good chat. 1044 00:53:04,516 --> 00:53:06,017 -PAULA: You were? -Mm-hmm. 1045 00:53:06,117 --> 00:53:07,486 PAULA: What y'all talk about? 1046 00:53:07,586 --> 00:53:09,855 (door creaks) 1047 00:53:09,988 --> 00:53:11,022 DAVIS: Mm. 1048 00:53:11,156 --> 00:53:12,324 Get comfortable, folks. 1049 00:53:12,424 --> 00:53:14,360 Great. Thank you. 1050 00:53:14,493 --> 00:53:15,594 DAVIS: Nice to see you again. 1051 00:53:15,694 --> 00:53:16,662 SUSAN: Nice to see you. 1052 00:53:16,762 --> 00:53:18,364 (door closes) 1053 00:53:21,166 --> 00:53:23,302 Sometimes... 1054 00:53:23,369 --> 00:53:24,536 you get what you want. 1055 00:53:24,636 --> 00:53:26,538 "The parties agree that Paula Corbin Jones 1056 00:53:26,672 --> 00:53:29,207 "did not engage in any improper or sexual conduct 1057 00:53:29,308 --> 00:53:31,443 "on May 8, 1991, 1058 00:53:31,543 --> 00:53:33,879 "and that the allegations and the inferences about her 1059 00:53:33,979 --> 00:53:36,282 "published in the American Spectator are false 1060 00:53:36,382 --> 00:53:38,049 "and their adverse effects on her character 1061 00:53:38,183 --> 00:53:40,352 and reputation regrettable." 1062 00:53:42,321 --> 00:53:44,290 DAVIS: You get your good name back. 1063 00:53:44,390 --> 00:53:46,292 From the president himself. 1064 00:53:46,392 --> 00:53:48,527 But that's not all. 1065 00:53:49,728 --> 00:53:52,798 Our complaint asked for $700,000. 1066 00:53:52,898 --> 00:53:54,966 You know what number they agreed to? 1067 00:53:56,902 --> 00:53:58,404 $700,000. 1068 00:53:58,537 --> 00:54:00,406 Every dime. 1069 00:54:00,506 --> 00:54:02,808 -(chuckles) -Oh, my gosh. 1070 00:54:02,908 --> 00:54:04,242 We're so happy for you. 1071 00:54:04,343 --> 00:54:06,345 SUSAN: That $700,000-- 1072 00:54:06,412 --> 00:54:09,214 is that coming from Clinton himself 1073 00:54:09,315 --> 00:54:10,749 or from his insurers? 1074 00:54:10,882 --> 00:54:15,754 Well, insurance. But it's the number we asked for. 1075 00:54:15,854 --> 00:54:17,088 Anyway, 1076 00:54:17,188 --> 00:54:18,757 next steps. 1077 00:54:18,857 --> 00:54:20,359 -Why don't we go over... -Can we have the room? 1078 00:54:21,493 --> 00:54:22,694 Please? 1079 00:54:24,930 --> 00:54:28,166 So we can speak privately. 1080 00:54:31,437 --> 00:54:32,938 Of course. 1081 00:54:33,071 --> 00:54:35,907 Thank you so much. 1082 00:54:48,286 --> 00:54:49,621 -(door closes) -Well, 1083 00:54:49,721 --> 00:54:51,423 since they didn't ask Paula, 1084 00:54:51,523 --> 00:54:52,691 I will. 1085 00:54:52,791 --> 00:54:54,025 What do you think? 1086 00:54:54,125 --> 00:54:56,862 I think it's even more than I ever thought 1087 00:54:56,962 --> 00:54:58,564 -we'd ever get. -He needs to apologize. 1088 00:54:58,630 --> 00:55:00,699 This is not an apology. 1089 00:55:00,799 --> 00:55:02,033 PAULA: Steve, we could have a normal life. 1090 00:55:02,133 --> 00:55:04,235 But even better than a normal life, 1091 00:55:04,302 --> 00:55:06,972 'cause we'll have $700,000. 1092 00:55:07,072 --> 00:55:09,408 They get a big chunk of that, Paula-Poo. 1093 00:55:09,475 --> 00:55:11,610 Oh, I know, Susie, but you got to understand-- 1094 00:55:11,710 --> 00:55:12,878 we are not from Pasadena. 1095 00:55:12,978 --> 00:55:15,447 And even $100,000 would be 1096 00:55:15,547 --> 00:55:18,550 more than anyone in my family has seen... 1097 00:55:18,650 --> 00:55:19,985 all our lives. 1098 00:55:20,085 --> 00:55:22,287 Oh, gosh. I'm just thinking about the kind of house 1099 00:55:22,388 --> 00:55:23,822 -that we could get back home in Lonoke County. -(stammers) 1100 00:55:23,955 --> 00:55:26,458 -And I... -Wh-What are you talking about? 1101 00:55:26,558 --> 00:55:27,659 Well, I was just thinking that... 1102 00:55:27,793 --> 00:55:30,596 I don't want to go back to Lonoke County. 1103 00:55:30,662 --> 00:55:33,331 It doesn't matter how much money this is to your people. 1104 00:55:33,432 --> 00:55:34,833 It's not from them. 1105 00:55:34,966 --> 00:55:36,502 It's not even from him. 1106 00:55:36,602 --> 00:55:38,069 The only thing that would hurt him 1107 00:55:38,169 --> 00:55:40,672 even a tiny bit is if he had to apologize. 1108 00:55:40,806 --> 00:55:42,674 "I did those things to that woman, 1109 00:55:42,808 --> 00:55:45,010 and she did not want them." 1110 00:55:45,143 --> 00:55:46,344 Does that thing say that? 1111 00:55:48,246 --> 00:55:49,515 (mouths) 1112 00:55:49,648 --> 00:55:50,916 No, but this could change our lives. 1113 00:55:51,016 --> 00:55:52,350 This is an insult, Paula. 1114 00:55:52,451 --> 00:55:53,519 And if you don't take it that way, 1115 00:55:53,652 --> 00:55:56,187 I have to wonder, why the fuck not? 1116 00:55:59,825 --> 00:56:02,327 Can't even believe we're talking about this. 1117 00:56:15,340 --> 00:56:16,675 (door creaks) 1118 00:56:16,775 --> 00:56:18,877 We talked it over. 1119 00:56:22,313 --> 00:56:23,549 Paula and I say no deal. 1120 00:56:23,682 --> 00:56:25,551 (door closes) 1121 00:56:25,651 --> 00:56:27,953 We asked for an apology. 1122 00:56:28,053 --> 00:56:29,387 Where is it? 1123 00:56:29,488 --> 00:56:32,057 He'll go to trial before he apologizes. 1124 00:56:32,157 --> 00:56:33,725 Fine. 1125 00:56:33,859 --> 00:56:38,363 It'll be her word against a president's. 1126 00:56:39,731 --> 00:56:42,668 Paula, you have to understand 1127 00:56:42,734 --> 00:56:44,903 what will come out in a trial. 1128 00:56:45,003 --> 00:56:45,904 I'm sorry, what are you trying to say? 1129 00:56:46,037 --> 00:56:47,539 That you will lose. 1130 00:56:47,639 --> 00:56:49,741 In devastating fashion. 1131 00:56:49,841 --> 00:56:52,511 But, first, Paula... 1132 00:56:53,745 --> 00:56:55,914 ...they're gonna drag your name through mud. 1133 00:56:56,014 --> 00:56:58,316 They're gonna bring your past to light. 1134 00:56:58,416 --> 00:57:00,418 Think of the witnesses they'll call. 1135 00:57:00,552 --> 00:57:02,688 Think of the stories they'll tell. 1136 00:57:02,754 --> 00:57:07,392 They want to be sure no woman dares try this again. 1137 00:57:08,727 --> 00:57:11,396 -This is your victory. -(paper rustles) 1138 00:57:12,363 --> 00:57:13,932 You have it. 1139 00:57:14,032 --> 00:57:15,433 Right now. 1140 00:57:16,434 --> 00:57:18,003 You've won. 1141 00:57:18,103 --> 00:57:20,438 * * 1142 00:57:24,510 --> 00:57:27,045 I'm sorry, Gil. 1143 00:59:00,005 --> 00:59:02,007 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH