1 00:00:08,616 --> 00:00:10,705 ♪ 2 00:00:12,055 --> 00:00:14,057 [birds cawing] 3 00:00:24,154 --> 00:00:26,417 Monica, they want interns in the conference room. 4 00:00:26,460 --> 00:00:27,983 I just wrote these letters to the chief of staff. 5 00:00:28,027 --> 00:00:29,333 - I have to get them to him. - They said ASAP. 6 00:00:29,376 --> 00:00:31,030 Drop everything. 7 00:00:31,074 --> 00:00:33,032 [Monica scoffs] 8 00:00:34,251 --> 00:00:37,341 All right, all right. 9 00:00:37,384 --> 00:00:39,908 As you no doubt heard, the government is shut down. 10 00:00:39,952 --> 00:00:41,736 All non-essential employees have been sent home, 11 00:00:41,736 --> 00:00:44,043 which means lucky you 12 00:00:44,087 --> 00:00:45,958 get to work in the West Wing 13 00:00:45,958 --> 00:00:48,003 as of this morning. 14 00:00:48,047 --> 00:00:50,049 And listen, you're gonna be 15 00:00:50,049 --> 00:00:51,833 working right beside the people who run the world. 16 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:54,314 - INTERN: Awesome. - Please, be professional. 17 00:01:01,756 --> 00:01:04,063 [indistinct radio chatter] 18 00:01:04,150 --> 00:01:05,934 All right, hold up here a moment. 19 00:01:05,978 --> 00:01:08,285 It appears you're scheduled for 8:00. 20 00:01:08,328 --> 00:01:10,156 Does that work for you? 21 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:13,507 No, 'cause, uh, Leon's gonna come see me again in the morning 22 00:01:13,594 --> 00:01:16,031 - before he goes back up the Hill. - Yes, sir. 23 00:01:16,075 --> 00:01:17,772 [indistinct chatter echoing] 24 00:01:20,210 --> 00:01:22,777 ♪ 25 00:01:25,954 --> 00:01:27,782 [chatter continues indistinctly] 26 00:01:27,869 --> 00:01:30,394 Yes, sir. 27 00:01:30,437 --> 00:01:31,917 All right, come with me. 28 00:01:37,749 --> 00:01:40,839 You'll be on Leon Panetta's desk. 29 00:01:40,882 --> 00:01:43,102 - He's the chief of staff. - Oh, I know. I actually interned for his office. 30 00:01:43,102 --> 00:01:45,235 All you have to do is sit here and answer the phone. 31 00:01:45,235 --> 00:01:47,411 You'll do fine. 32 00:01:47,454 --> 00:01:48,890 All right... 33 00:01:48,977 --> 00:01:50,718 [indistinct chatter] 34 00:01:52,807 --> 00:01:54,896 [phone rings] 35 00:01:59,336 --> 00:02:01,816 Uh, Leon Panetta's desk. How may I help you? 36 00:02:03,949 --> 00:02:06,343 You, i-intern girl. 37 00:02:06,386 --> 00:02:08,606 Uh, drop this at Stephanopoulos. 38 00:02:20,574 --> 00:02:22,315 ♪ 39 00:02:34,719 --> 00:02:36,677 Didn't mean to catch you off guard. 40 00:02:36,721 --> 00:02:38,157 Mr. President, uh, sorry, 41 00:02:38,157 --> 00:02:39,941 - I was just... - You don't have to apologize 42 00:02:39,985 --> 00:02:41,465 for doing your job. 43 00:02:41,508 --> 00:02:43,118 I'm Bill. 44 00:02:43,162 --> 00:02:44,381 I know. [chuckles] 45 00:02:44,424 --> 00:02:46,252 Uh, I'm Monica. 46 00:02:46,296 --> 00:02:48,863 I like your sweater, Monica. 47 00:02:49,864 --> 00:02:51,736 Thank you. 48 00:02:51,736 --> 00:02:53,738 Um... 49 00:02:53,825 --> 00:02:55,957 I guess I should head back. 50 00:02:55,957 --> 00:02:58,046 Well, y-you can come in here for a second if you want. 51 00:02:58,090 --> 00:03:00,223 I'm just kind of hiding out. 52 00:03:03,965 --> 00:03:05,576 So what do you make of these guys? 53 00:03:05,619 --> 00:03:07,665 Shutting down the government like this. 54 00:03:07,752 --> 00:03:09,406 So crazy. 55 00:03:09,449 --> 00:03:11,059 You know, they think because I took 56 00:03:11,103 --> 00:03:13,279 a licking in the midterms, they can get me 57 00:03:13,323 --> 00:03:15,063 to cut health care for old folks. 58 00:03:15,107 --> 00:03:16,761 Well, they've got me wrong. 59 00:03:16,804 --> 00:03:18,763 So here we are. 60 00:03:18,763 --> 00:03:21,200 - Thank you. - Of course, between us, 61 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,985 it's kind of nice having fewer people around here bugging me. 62 00:03:24,072 --> 00:03:26,771 All the interns can't believe we get to work in the West Wing. 63 00:03:26,858 --> 00:03:28,990 Oh, my first time here, 64 00:03:29,077 --> 00:03:31,079 I'll never forget it. 65 00:03:31,123 --> 00:03:34,431 High school kid on a Boys Nation trip. 66 00:03:34,431 --> 00:03:37,303 I got to shake John Kennedy's hand. 67 00:03:37,347 --> 00:03:40,001 It's a long way from Arkansas. 68 00:03:40,001 --> 00:03:42,003 How about you? Where'd you come from? 69 00:03:42,047 --> 00:03:43,744 Oh, L.A. 70 00:03:43,788 --> 00:03:46,225 [chuckles] Los Angeles, California. 71 00:03:46,312 --> 00:03:48,880 Ah, you're far from home, too. 72 00:03:48,923 --> 00:03:51,448 - Where you living? - Out here? Uh... 73 00:03:51,535 --> 00:03:54,364 - i-in the Watergate. - Whoa, high on the hog. 74 00:03:54,364 --> 00:03:56,670 No. [laughs] My-my mom, 75 00:03:56,670 --> 00:03:58,455 she's actually moving to New York soon, 76 00:03:58,542 --> 00:04:00,152 so we're just staying, um... [clucks tongue] 77 00:04:00,239 --> 00:04:03,155 living in a condo. 78 00:04:03,242 --> 00:04:05,592 Sorry. I'm so nervous. 79 00:04:05,679 --> 00:04:07,942 I have a huge crush on you. 80 00:04:12,033 --> 00:04:13,992 Well, that's really flattering. 81 00:04:14,035 --> 00:04:17,212 Because you're beautiful. 82 00:04:17,256 --> 00:04:19,519 You light up the room. 83 00:04:24,698 --> 00:04:26,439 This... 84 00:04:28,049 --> 00:04:30,530 ...could be a problem. 85 00:04:33,316 --> 00:04:35,405 ♪ 86 00:04:44,327 --> 00:04:46,416 [whispering]: Mom? 87 00:04:51,986 --> 00:04:54,337 Mom, wake up. 88 00:04:56,426 --> 00:04:58,428 The president kissed me. 89 00:04:58,428 --> 00:05:00,995 - What? -[chuckling] 90 00:05:00,995 --> 00:05:02,954 Sure he did. 91 00:05:02,997 --> 00:05:05,696 You're funny. 92 00:05:05,739 --> 00:05:08,263 It's really late, so go to bed, all right? 93 00:05:08,307 --> 00:05:10,527 - Okay. - Love you, beautiful. 94 00:05:12,224 --> 00:05:14,226 ♪ 95 00:05:24,323 --> 00:05:26,020 [modem beeping and crackling] 96 00:05:29,894 --> 00:05:30,938 [fax machine whirring] 97 00:05:36,030 --> 00:05:38,032 [beeps] 98 00:05:42,820 --> 00:05:44,604 [keys clacking] 99 00:05:57,922 --> 00:06:00,011 She's done it again. 100 00:06:00,054 --> 00:06:03,231 Refrigerated Snapple directly on the desk, the part 101 00:06:03,275 --> 00:06:06,234 that is, in theory, a shared zone where I lay out my JCOC 102 00:06:06,278 --> 00:06:08,367 pamphlet proofs, but I can't now because it's moist. 103 00:06:08,454 --> 00:06:11,283 In fact, it's beyond moist. 104 00:06:12,763 --> 00:06:15,461 Hello? 105 00:06:15,505 --> 00:06:17,507 - Am I boring you? -[laughs] 106 00:06:17,507 --> 00:06:19,291 No. 107 00:06:19,378 --> 00:06:21,032 [sighs] It's just... 108 00:06:21,075 --> 00:06:23,730 Let me guess, the mysterious boyfriend. 109 00:06:23,817 --> 00:06:25,515 - Still no call? -[sighs] 110 00:06:28,256 --> 00:06:29,388 [sighs, clucks tongue] 111 00:06:29,432 --> 00:06:31,259 When did you hear from him last? 112 00:06:31,303 --> 00:06:32,826 22 and a half days. 113 00:06:32,870 --> 00:06:34,741 Not that I'm pathologically counting. 114 00:06:34,828 --> 00:06:36,830 - Monica. - It's just... 115 00:06:36,917 --> 00:06:40,181 we've never gone this long without talking, and... 116 00:06:40,268 --> 00:06:41,966 [groans] I need to get it together. 117 00:06:42,053 --> 00:06:43,750 My best friend Cat is in town tonight. 118 00:06:43,837 --> 00:06:45,709 - Oh, fun. -[phone ringing] 119 00:06:45,752 --> 00:06:47,188 MONICA: I don't know. I'm not very good 120 00:06:47,275 --> 00:06:49,582 - at fun anymore. - Look, whoever he is, 121 00:06:49,626 --> 00:06:52,367 if he's in the administration, I'm sure his life 122 00:06:52,411 --> 00:06:54,413 is bananas right now. The tail end 123 00:06:54,500 --> 00:06:56,197 of a reelection campaign? Forget it. 124 00:06:56,241 --> 00:06:57,764 Linda, your phone! 125 00:06:57,851 --> 00:07:00,506 Go out with your friend tonight, 126 00:07:00,550 --> 00:07:03,422 and this weekend, I am finally taking you antiquing. 127 00:07:03,509 --> 00:07:05,642 - I won't take no for an answer. -[sighs] 128 00:07:05,685 --> 00:07:09,210 Linda! Can you answer your phone? 129 00:07:09,297 --> 00:07:11,212 -[phone ringing] - I'm gonna kill her. 130 00:07:11,299 --> 00:07:12,779 Like, right now. You're gonna watch a murder. 131 00:07:12,779 --> 00:07:14,694 [Monica laughs] 132 00:07:17,218 --> 00:07:19,133 [thunder rumbles] 133 00:07:20,657 --> 00:07:22,702 [doorbell buzzes] 134 00:07:23,790 --> 00:07:25,096 Hey. 135 00:07:25,139 --> 00:07:26,358 Hi. 136 00:07:26,358 --> 00:07:28,142 Uh-oh. 137 00:07:31,755 --> 00:07:34,105 I thought it was over. Are you two still talking? 138 00:07:34,148 --> 00:07:36,237 Kind of. A couple times a month. 139 00:07:36,281 --> 00:07:38,892 I mostly just sit here. 140 00:07:38,936 --> 00:07:41,808 Just when I think he'll never reach out to me again, 141 00:07:41,895 --> 00:07:44,115 he calls. 142 00:07:44,158 --> 00:07:47,118 Wait, is that why we're eating in tonight? 143 00:07:47,118 --> 00:07:49,250 If he calls when I'm gone, I have no way to call him back. 144 00:07:49,337 --> 00:07:51,557 - Monica. - You have no idea what it's like. 145 00:07:51,601 --> 00:07:54,473 I get his schedule every morning. 146 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:56,344 Today the first lady's in Ohio. 147 00:07:56,388 --> 00:07:58,477 He flew to Denver for an African American initiative 148 00:07:58,564 --> 00:08:01,219 and then to Phoenix for his rally tomorrow. 149 00:08:01,262 --> 00:08:03,003 So I know he's sitting in his hotel alone 150 00:08:03,047 --> 00:08:04,831 right now not calling me. 151 00:08:04,918 --> 00:08:06,267 Okay, I'm officially freaked out. 152 00:08:06,267 --> 00:08:08,356 - I know, I know. - You know I don't judge... 153 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:10,445 -[groans] - but you have this pattern. 154 00:08:10,489 --> 00:08:12,796 Uh, I was a psych major; I'm aware of my own pathologies. 155 00:08:12,839 --> 00:08:14,798 You get involved with an unavailable guy. 156 00:08:14,841 --> 00:08:16,800 He takes way more from you than he gives you. 157 00:08:16,843 --> 00:08:19,237 And then you end up in a really bad place. 158 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:21,631 But... I'm in love with him. 159 00:08:28,942 --> 00:08:30,553 Monica, please tell me you didn't tell him that. 160 00:08:32,946 --> 00:08:34,948 Oh, my God. What did he say? 161 00:08:34,992 --> 00:08:37,385 He said... 162 00:08:37,429 --> 00:08:39,779 "That means a lot to me." 163 00:08:43,087 --> 00:08:45,176 Don't hate me. 164 00:08:45,263 --> 00:08:48,527 But if I'm seeing someone and he only calls me twice a month, 165 00:08:48,571 --> 00:08:50,398 I would take that as a sign. 166 00:08:50,442 --> 00:08:52,400 He's the leader of the free world-- he's busy. 167 00:08:52,444 --> 00:08:55,316 Yeah, he's the most unavailable man in the entire planet. 168 00:08:55,403 --> 00:08:57,623 -[Monica groans] - Somehow you've outdone yourself. 169 00:08:57,667 --> 00:08:59,320 Are you sure you don't want any of this? 170 00:08:59,407 --> 00:09:01,192 I'm dieting. I need to look good. 171 00:09:01,235 --> 00:09:03,760 He's bringing me back to the White House after reelection. 172 00:09:03,803 --> 00:09:05,500 He is. 173 00:09:05,544 --> 00:09:07,198 How can you be sure of that? 174 00:09:07,285 --> 00:09:08,852 Because when I got kicked out of the White House, he said, 175 00:09:08,895 --> 00:09:11,071 "I can't believe they're taking you away from me. 176 00:09:11,115 --> 00:09:13,117 The moment I win reelection, I'm bringing you back." 177 00:09:13,117 --> 00:09:14,466 That is a direct quote. 178 00:09:14,466 --> 00:09:15,902 - He promised. - I know. 179 00:09:15,902 --> 00:09:17,425 And I'm not trying to make you upset. 180 00:09:17,469 --> 00:09:19,210 Then please stop attacking me constantly. 181 00:09:19,253 --> 00:09:21,212 I'm not! I'm sorry, I'm just worried. 182 00:09:21,212 --> 00:09:22,866 You know, I get enough shit about this from everyone else. 183 00:09:22,909 --> 00:09:24,215 Wait, are you telling other people? 184 00:09:24,258 --> 00:09:26,565 [gulps] No, not really. 185 00:09:26,609 --> 00:09:27,697 Monica. 186 00:09:29,916 --> 00:09:32,049 Just Ashley, my friend from my internship. 187 00:09:33,485 --> 00:09:36,096 And there's this woman at my office 188 00:09:36,140 --> 00:09:38,577 who knows that I am seeing someone from the administration, 189 00:09:38,577 --> 00:09:40,884 - but she has no idea that it's him. - Are you sure? 190 00:09:40,927 --> 00:09:42,363 - Yes. I know. - It this gets out... 191 00:09:42,450 --> 00:09:44,365 ...this could be really bad for you. 192 00:09:44,452 --> 00:09:46,367 Oh, my God, I promise you, she has no idea. 193 00:09:49,153 --> 00:09:51,024 [groans] I'm just mad at him 194 00:09:51,111 --> 00:09:53,244 because I can't talk to him. And intellectually I get it. 195 00:09:53,287 --> 00:09:55,420 He's campaigning... with the president. 196 00:09:56,943 --> 00:09:59,380 They do have phones in all 50 states. 197 00:09:59,380 --> 00:10:01,556 Well, like you said, 198 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:03,254 the schedule at the end, it's crazy. 199 00:10:03,297 --> 00:10:06,170 [groans] Linda, I'm just fixating on Tuesday. 200 00:10:06,257 --> 00:10:08,259 He at least promised he'd call me 201 00:10:08,302 --> 00:10:09,521 right after the election if they win. 202 00:10:09,521 --> 00:10:12,611 Monica... [gasps] Oh. 203 00:10:13,656 --> 00:10:16,310 Is that exquisite? 204 00:10:18,748 --> 00:10:22,752 I am just wild about Christmas decor. 205 00:10:24,405 --> 00:10:27,539 [whispers]: Oh, and it's Bavarian. 206 00:10:34,764 --> 00:10:36,330 - Hmm? - I'm still depriving myself. 207 00:10:36,330 --> 00:10:37,854 Oh, boy. 208 00:10:37,897 --> 00:10:40,291 He must be worth it. 209 00:10:40,334 --> 00:10:42,206 It's been so long 210 00:10:42,293 --> 00:10:44,991 since I've thought to deprive myself for a guy. 211 00:10:45,078 --> 00:10:47,211 Really? Come on, there must be someone. 212 00:10:47,298 --> 00:10:49,300 I'm closed for business. 213 00:10:49,343 --> 00:10:52,216 - Come on. No, you're not. - Well, it's been seven years. 214 00:10:52,216 --> 00:10:54,522 I wouldn't even remember how. 215 00:10:54,566 --> 00:10:56,873 What ever happened 216 00:10:56,873 --> 00:10:58,396 with you and Bruce? You never talk about it. 217 00:10:58,439 --> 00:11:00,877 Yes, I also don't talk about Bosnia. 218 00:11:00,964 --> 00:11:03,357 - That bad? - It's just not all that interesting. 219 00:11:05,229 --> 00:11:06,665 The best thing about my marriage 220 00:11:06,665 --> 00:11:08,232 is that it gave me Ryan and Allison. 221 00:11:08,232 --> 00:11:10,408 You know, it's funny. 222 00:11:10,451 --> 00:11:12,802 The highlight of my day is 223 00:11:12,889 --> 00:11:14,804 when I warm a potato in the microwave, 224 00:11:14,891 --> 00:11:17,110 then eat it alone 225 00:11:17,154 --> 00:11:18,938 in front of the NBC Nightly News. 226 00:11:20,810 --> 00:11:23,029 But when I look at them, 227 00:11:23,116 --> 00:11:25,031 even when they're being adolescent 228 00:11:25,118 --> 00:11:27,338 or unspeakably annoying, I think, 229 00:11:27,381 --> 00:11:29,601 "I'm a lucky woman." 230 00:11:31,821 --> 00:11:33,866 They're gonna be okay in the world. 231 00:11:35,607 --> 00:11:37,478 I'm very maternal, Monica. 232 00:11:37,565 --> 00:11:39,785 That's why I worry about you sometimes. 233 00:11:39,829 --> 00:11:42,005 You sound exactly like my mom. 234 00:11:42,048 --> 00:11:43,615 - You two should really meet. - Oh, God. 235 00:11:43,702 --> 00:11:45,617 [chuckles] Me and the woman 236 00:11:45,617 --> 00:11:47,488 from Beverly Hills? 237 00:11:47,575 --> 00:11:50,143 Well, I'd have to go shopping first. 238 00:11:50,143 --> 00:11:51,579 And at least let me start Weight Watchers. 239 00:11:51,623 --> 00:11:53,016 - Please. - Okay, fine. 240 00:11:53,059 --> 00:11:55,322 But you know she already likes you. 241 00:11:55,366 --> 00:11:56,933 She knows you're the one reason that the Pentagon 242 00:11:56,976 --> 00:11:59,718 has been even slightly bearable. 243 00:11:59,762 --> 00:12:01,894 I have to say, 244 00:12:01,938 --> 00:12:03,678 I think you have real inner strength 245 00:12:03,722 --> 00:12:05,942 to have gotten through all this. 246 00:12:05,985 --> 00:12:07,857 You can make it till Tuesday. 247 00:12:09,510 --> 00:12:11,643 I know you can. 248 00:12:13,514 --> 00:12:15,429 [sighs] 249 00:12:15,516 --> 00:12:16,866 [both chuckle] 250 00:12:23,916 --> 00:12:26,179 DAN RATHER: What we see is, the states where the polls are closed-- 251 00:12:26,223 --> 00:12:27,877 the states in white there-- 252 00:12:27,964 --> 00:12:29,748 are all Southern states 253 00:12:29,835 --> 00:12:31,532 where the polls have closed, but still, 254 00:12:31,532 --> 00:12:34,057 uh, it's too close to call. 255 00:12:34,100 --> 00:12:36,320 We'll keep you posted on that as time moves along. 256 00:12:36,407 --> 00:12:38,061 Let's go quickly now to Russ Mitchell 257 00:12:38,104 --> 00:12:39,976 at Newt Gingrich headquarters down in Georgia. Russ? 258 00:12:40,019 --> 00:12:42,195 Everything okay? 259 00:12:42,195 --> 00:12:43,501 RUSS MITCHELL: Hi, Dan. I can tell you that there are about... 260 00:12:43,544 --> 00:12:45,764 Yeah. Everything's good. 261 00:12:45,851 --> 00:12:47,418 RUSS MITCHELL: ...it has nowhere near the bang or the punch 262 00:12:47,461 --> 00:12:49,986 that we saw in this same room two years ago. 263 00:12:56,253 --> 00:12:58,255 ♪ 264 00:13:09,657 --> 00:13:12,573 TOM BROKAW: Just one state now closing its polls at this hour. 265 00:13:12,660 --> 00:13:14,662 It's the home state of the incumbent president 266 00:13:14,706 --> 00:13:16,577 of the United States, the state of Arkansas. 267 00:13:16,664 --> 00:13:20,407 No surprise, Bill Clinton, our projected winner there. 268 00:13:20,451 --> 00:13:23,541 REPORTER: ...down here and he gave me a big speech 269 00:13:23,584 --> 00:13:25,804 about what Arkansas Democrats really want 270 00:13:25,891 --> 00:13:27,153 is for Ken Starr to finish his business 271 00:13:27,153 --> 00:13:28,938 and get out of here. 272 00:13:28,938 --> 00:13:31,244 DAN RATHER: CNN declares a winner 273 00:13:31,288 --> 00:13:32,942 in the Tar Heel State. 274 00:13:32,942 --> 00:13:36,771 Bob Dole has won North Carolin. 275 00:13:36,815 --> 00:13:38,817 REPORTER: North Carolina voted for George Bush by the narrowest of... 276 00:13:38,904 --> 00:13:41,602 NBC's Maria Shriver is in Little Rock tonight. 277 00:13:41,602 --> 00:13:44,475 MARIA SHRIVER: It's beginning to swell. The VIPs are parading in 278 00:13:44,518 --> 00:13:46,607 even though many people here, 279 00:13:46,694 --> 00:13:48,392 from this state, had their reputations tarnishe. 280 00:13:48,479 --> 00:13:52,657 So it hasn't been a totally joyous four years. 281 00:13:52,700 --> 00:13:56,052 TOM BROKAW: Tonight Bill Clinton proves his title, the Comeback Kid. 282 00:13:56,052 --> 00:13:59,272 He is our projected winner as president 283 00:13:59,359 --> 00:14:01,187 of the United States, reelected for a second term... 284 00:14:01,187 --> 00:14:04,234 A night of triumph. 285 00:14:04,277 --> 00:14:06,932 BILL: Tonight we celebrate the miracle of America. 286 00:14:06,976 --> 00:14:08,934 And tomorrow we greet the dawn 287 00:14:08,978 --> 00:14:11,937 and begin our work anew. 288 00:14:11,981 --> 00:14:15,636 I am more grateful than I can say. 289 00:14:15,723 --> 00:14:18,857 You have given me an opportuniy and a responsibility 290 00:14:18,901 --> 00:14:21,294 that comes to few people. 291 00:14:21,338 --> 00:14:23,557 I will do my best. 292 00:14:23,644 --> 00:14:26,082 And together we will-- 293 00:14:26,125 --> 00:14:29,302 we will build that bridge 294 00:14:29,346 --> 00:14:31,565 to the 21st century. 295 00:14:31,652 --> 00:14:33,176 Thank you. 296 00:14:33,219 --> 00:14:34,873 And God bless America. 297 00:14:34,917 --> 00:14:36,744 [cheering, applause] 298 00:14:36,788 --> 00:14:38,616 TOM BROKAW: Pretty emotional moment for all of them. 299 00:14:38,659 --> 00:14:41,749 And especially for Mrs. Clinton who has been through a trial 300 00:14:41,793 --> 00:14:44,883 by fire here in the last couple of years. 301 00:14:44,927 --> 00:14:47,407 Very combative woman, 302 00:14:47,451 --> 00:14:50,454 -which can become a liability.. -[fireworks popping] 303 00:14:50,541 --> 00:14:52,282 [cheering, applause] 304 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:02,945 ♪ 305 00:15:12,476 --> 00:15:14,260 [car horn honks] 306 00:15:43,072 --> 00:15:45,770 -[band playing] -[applause, cheering] 307 00:15:57,086 --> 00:15:58,652 Hey, Monica. 308 00:15:58,739 --> 00:16:00,872 So great to see you. 309 00:16:00,872 --> 00:16:03,005 You, too, Mr. President. 310 00:16:04,441 --> 00:16:06,051 Congratulations. You must be so happy. 311 00:16:06,095 --> 00:16:07,966 It was a great night. 312 00:16:17,541 --> 00:16:19,325 [speaking quietly] 313 00:16:26,898 --> 00:16:28,900 [band continues playing] 314 00:16:32,817 --> 00:16:34,906 ♪ 315 00:16:44,785 --> 00:16:47,440 RADIO HOST: ...let's go to Gloucester County. 316 00:16:47,484 --> 00:16:49,834 Did you see the interview last night? 317 00:16:49,877 --> 00:16:52,010 RADIO HOST 2: I did, and you know, it's been two weeks 318 00:16:52,054 --> 00:16:54,360 since the Republicans lost... 319 00:16:54,404 --> 00:16:56,493 ♪ 320 00:17:06,851 --> 00:17:08,853 [phone ringing] 321 00:17:15,947 --> 00:17:17,905 - Hello? - CATHERINE: Hey, I just want to make sure 322 00:17:17,949 --> 00:17:19,429 you're coming. 323 00:17:20,865 --> 00:17:23,085 -Monica? - I'm here. 324 00:17:25,826 --> 00:17:27,393 You didn't think it was him? 325 00:17:27,393 --> 00:17:28,960 No. 326 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:31,441 Maybe. 327 00:17:31,484 --> 00:17:34,400 CATHERINE: It's been two weeks since the election. 328 00:17:34,487 --> 00:17:36,054 Stop waiting for him to call. 329 00:17:36,098 --> 00:17:39,623 Stop doing this to yourself. 330 00:17:39,710 --> 00:17:41,407 There you are. [chuckles] 331 00:17:41,494 --> 00:17:42,974 Where have you been? I left you a message. 332 00:17:43,061 --> 00:17:44,932 You didn't call me back. [sighs] 333 00:17:44,976 --> 00:17:47,413 Why not, I guess. 334 00:17:47,413 --> 00:17:48,849 You're on the way out. 335 00:17:48,849 --> 00:17:51,374 God, you must be so excited. Have you gotten 336 00:17:51,417 --> 00:17:53,637 your start date back at the White House? 337 00:17:53,724 --> 00:17:55,726 Well, is your boyfriend in D.C. finally? 338 00:17:55,769 --> 00:17:58,555 I've been dying to hear about all your plans. 339 00:18:04,213 --> 00:18:05,649 What? 340 00:18:05,736 --> 00:18:07,085 Nothing. 341 00:18:07,129 --> 00:18:08,652 What's wrong? 342 00:18:08,652 --> 00:18:10,088 [sighs] 343 00:18:11,220 --> 00:18:13,135 Is he not able to bring you back? 344 00:18:14,527 --> 00:18:16,225 It's not happening. 345 00:18:17,748 --> 00:18:19,750 Oh, Monica. 346 00:18:19,793 --> 00:18:21,708 To wait this long 347 00:18:21,752 --> 00:18:23,319 and he doesn't have the power to bring you back. 348 00:18:23,406 --> 00:18:25,234 - He does have the power. - Well, then, what's the problem? 349 00:18:25,321 --> 00:18:26,583 Linda, he's the fucking president. 350 00:18:26,670 --> 00:18:29,107 ♪ 351 00:18:29,194 --> 00:18:31,022 We had an affair. It's over. 352 00:18:37,594 --> 00:18:39,248 [sighs] 353 00:18:43,252 --> 00:18:44,818 [whispers]: Tell me everything. 354 00:18:44,818 --> 00:18:46,037 There's nothing to tell. 355 00:18:46,124 --> 00:18:48,039 Oh. You can't say that. 356 00:18:48,126 --> 00:18:50,563 Monica, I have been going nuts. 357 00:18:50,607 --> 00:18:52,261 I knew it. 358 00:18:52,261 --> 00:18:53,697 Oh, my God. 359 00:18:53,784 --> 00:18:55,264 What on earth have you been going through? 360 00:18:55,351 --> 00:18:57,396 I can't imagine. 361 00:19:00,921 --> 00:19:03,489 How long has this been going on? 362 00:19:09,495 --> 00:19:11,193 When did it start? 363 00:19:17,155 --> 00:19:19,679 First, it was just... public events. 364 00:19:19,723 --> 00:19:22,029 Oh, hey, nice to meet you. 365 00:19:22,073 --> 00:19:24,510 Thank you for everything. 366 00:19:24,597 --> 00:19:26,817 Yeah. Thanks for everything. 367 00:19:26,860 --> 00:19:28,862 Thank you. 368 00:19:30,821 --> 00:19:34,303 MONICA: And when that man focuses his attention on you, 369 00:19:34,303 --> 00:19:37,262 the world stops. 370 00:19:37,306 --> 00:19:39,395 And it kept happening. 371 00:19:39,482 --> 00:19:41,310 Departure ceremonies, staff events. 372 00:19:41,397 --> 00:19:42,963 I mean, I was, I was an intern. 373 00:19:43,050 --> 00:19:44,269 Those were the only times I'd see him. 374 00:19:44,313 --> 00:19:46,184 - You had a pink pass. - Exactly. 375 00:19:46,271 --> 00:19:49,274 So... for months, it was just this... 376 00:19:49,318 --> 00:19:51,189 worthless flirtation. 377 00:19:51,233 --> 00:19:53,757 And it was intense, but... 378 00:19:53,844 --> 00:19:56,063 I didn't think anything more would happen and... 379 00:19:56,107 --> 00:19:58,675 And then, one day, the shutdown. 380 00:20:00,329 --> 00:20:03,506 Suddenly, I was working in the West Wing. 381 00:20:03,549 --> 00:20:06,030 BILL: He says he put that nutty... 382 00:20:06,073 --> 00:20:08,075 MONICA: And there he was just a few doors away. 383 00:20:08,119 --> 00:20:10,295 BILL: ...mostly because his feelings were hurt 384 00:20:10,339 --> 00:20:12,297 that I didn't come and say hi in the plant? 385 00:20:12,341 --> 00:20:13,994 MAN: Yeah, he and Bob had to take the back route. 386 00:20:13,994 --> 00:20:16,083 Didn't leave that part out. 387 00:20:16,127 --> 00:20:18,390 BILL: I mean, that was the exit that was closest to the cars. 388 00:20:18,434 --> 00:20:20,262 MAN: It's 4:30 in the morning. There weren't any cameras. 389 00:20:21,915 --> 00:20:23,439 That's where the cars were, you know? 390 00:20:23,482 --> 00:20:25,789 We thought we were doing them a favor. 391 00:20:25,789 --> 00:20:27,051 MONICA: Mm-hmm. 392 00:20:31,534 --> 00:20:33,623 Yes, sir. I will inform Mr. Panetta. 393 00:20:38,889 --> 00:20:40,586 Oh, my God. 394 00:20:40,673 --> 00:20:42,153 Monica. 395 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:44,198 I know. You don't understand 396 00:20:44,242 --> 00:20:46,375 how long it had been building between us. 397 00:20:46,462 --> 00:20:49,029 And how fucking hot it was. 398 00:20:49,029 --> 00:20:51,031 I mean, I swear... Linda. 399 00:20:51,031 --> 00:20:53,382 It was beyond anything 400 00:20:53,469 --> 00:20:56,036 I'd ever felt before. 401 00:20:56,123 --> 00:20:58,430 And I couldn't help myself, Linda. 402 00:21:00,345 --> 00:21:01,999 Hi, I'm supposed to bring this 403 00:21:02,042 --> 00:21:03,653 to the president. 404 00:21:12,618 --> 00:21:15,186 Mr. President, the girl's here with the pizza. 405 00:21:15,273 --> 00:21:17,406 Oh, great. 406 00:21:17,406 --> 00:21:19,756 Come on in. 407 00:21:21,714 --> 00:21:23,716 I can't believe it. 408 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:26,066 Well, that makes two of us. 409 00:21:26,066 --> 00:21:27,633 It's incredible. 410 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:29,287 It is. 411 00:21:29,287 --> 00:21:32,072 Though you never know who's 412 00:21:32,159 --> 00:21:34,814 coming through any of these doors. 413 00:21:34,858 --> 00:21:37,121 Do you want to get a Diet Coke? 414 00:21:40,733 --> 00:21:42,431 MONICA: It was magnetic. 415 00:21:42,518 --> 00:21:44,433 It was unstoppable. 416 00:21:44,433 --> 00:21:47,218 And I-I couldn't breathe around him. 417 00:21:47,305 --> 00:21:49,960 It was... 418 00:21:50,003 --> 00:21:52,223 It was beyond anything I'd... 419 00:21:52,310 --> 00:21:54,443 ever experienced. 420 00:22:07,020 --> 00:22:09,327 Thank you. 421 00:22:09,414 --> 00:22:12,112 You haven't had any dinner yet? 422 00:22:12,112 --> 00:22:15,638 My days are a little... nutty sometimes. 423 00:22:15,681 --> 00:22:18,249 What? Like you have a stressful job or...? 424 00:22:18,249 --> 00:22:20,947 [both chuckle] 425 00:22:20,991 --> 00:22:23,515 I mean, if I can be honest, you work from home. 426 00:22:23,559 --> 00:22:26,126 I don't know what you really have to complain about. 427 00:22:26,213 --> 00:22:29,260 Well, it can get a little lonesome 428 00:22:29,347 --> 00:22:31,305 some days. 429 00:22:31,349 --> 00:22:33,264 "Lonesome"? [chuckles] 430 00:22:33,351 --> 00:22:35,440 Try being a single girl in D.C. 431 00:22:35,484 --> 00:22:37,790 Every guy is either a compulsive name-dropper 432 00:22:37,790 --> 00:22:41,577 - or secretly gay. - Well, if it's that bleak, uh, 433 00:22:41,577 --> 00:22:43,100 I'm in the office here on the weekends 434 00:22:43,143 --> 00:22:45,102 when there's less staff. 435 00:22:45,145 --> 00:22:47,409 If you want, you can come see me. 436 00:22:49,062 --> 00:22:50,673 What do I do? 437 00:22:50,716 --> 00:22:52,065 Just knock on the front door of the White House? 438 00:22:52,152 --> 00:22:54,154 Just talk to Betty. 439 00:22:54,198 --> 00:22:55,982 You met out there. 440 00:22:57,201 --> 00:22:59,333 Or you could call me? 441 00:22:59,377 --> 00:23:02,249 Well, what if your mom answers? 442 00:23:02,293 --> 00:23:04,687 I have my own line. 443 00:23:04,730 --> 00:23:06,428 [laughs] 444 00:23:08,952 --> 00:23:10,649 - You... - What? 445 00:23:13,173 --> 00:23:15,219 You made my day better. 446 00:23:16,525 --> 00:23:19,092 I bet you don't even remember my name. 447 00:23:20,529 --> 00:23:23,532 What kind of name is Lewinsky anyway? 448 00:23:23,619 --> 00:23:25,664 Jewish. 449 00:23:31,191 --> 00:23:32,889 It was... 450 00:23:32,889 --> 00:23:35,631 incredible. 451 00:23:35,718 --> 00:23:38,285 Except for the whole "him being married" thing. 452 00:23:38,329 --> 00:23:40,244 I tried not to think about that. 453 00:23:41,724 --> 00:23:44,814 We would come up with reasons for me 454 00:23:44,857 --> 00:23:46,990 -to pop into his office. - Eagle is on his way. 455 00:23:46,990 --> 00:23:49,688 Or secretly plan to run into each other. 456 00:23:52,865 --> 00:23:54,998 - Hey, Monica. - Hello, Mr. President. 457 00:23:54,998 --> 00:23:57,217 You going to Leg Affairs? 458 00:23:57,304 --> 00:23:59,437 - Yes, sir. - Come with me. 459 00:23:59,481 --> 00:24:01,439 I'll show you a shortcut. 460 00:24:01,439 --> 00:24:03,354 But it-it wasn't only about... 461 00:24:03,441 --> 00:24:05,182 [chuckles] 462 00:24:05,225 --> 00:24:07,010 You know, we'd sit and talk. 463 00:24:07,097 --> 00:24:09,752 He'd give me gifts. I'd give him gifts. 464 00:24:09,795 --> 00:24:12,015 Like, I bought him this Zegna tie. 465 00:24:12,102 --> 00:24:14,583 Sometimes he would wear it to an event and ask me if I noticed. 466 00:24:14,583 --> 00:24:16,498 It was... 467 00:24:17,890 --> 00:24:20,806 It was the best five months of my life. 468 00:24:22,808 --> 00:24:24,462 And then? 469 00:24:24,506 --> 00:24:26,464 Then April 5th, 470 00:24:26,551 --> 00:24:28,466 my boss called me into his office, 471 00:24:28,466 --> 00:24:30,120 and told me I was being moved to the Pentagon. 472 00:24:30,163 --> 00:24:31,469 Someone knew. 473 00:24:31,469 --> 00:24:33,253 I guess I'd been spotted around the Oval 474 00:24:33,340 --> 00:24:34,690 one too many times. 475 00:24:34,690 --> 00:24:35,995 You know that place-- people talk. 476 00:24:36,039 --> 00:24:38,041 - It's terrible. - Yeah, and this is the part 477 00:24:38,041 --> 00:24:40,913 - that makes me upset because... - Monica. 478 00:24:40,957 --> 00:24:42,611 Monica, you don't have to tell me. 479 00:24:42,698 --> 00:24:45,135 No, it's fine, I... 480 00:24:45,178 --> 00:24:46,963 When I moved over here, he called me a lot, at first. 481 00:24:48,704 --> 00:24:51,228 He invited my family to meet him at a radio address 482 00:24:51,271 --> 00:24:53,230 when they were in town, and when I went to Bosnia 483 00:24:53,273 --> 00:24:55,058 with Mr. Bacon, he called the day 484 00:24:55,145 --> 00:24:57,060 I got home to ask how it had gone. 485 00:24:57,147 --> 00:24:59,584 I still felt connected to him. 486 00:24:59,628 --> 00:25:01,804 And then the calls 487 00:25:01,847 --> 00:25:04,023 got less and less frequent. 488 00:25:04,067 --> 00:25:06,504 And now I realized... 489 00:25:06,548 --> 00:25:08,288 Occam's razor, Monica. 490 00:25:08,332 --> 00:25:10,377 He'd lost interest. 491 00:25:10,421 --> 00:25:12,162 And when he ever did call me, it was probably just 492 00:25:12,205 --> 00:25:14,512 because he wanted to keep me quiet through the election. 493 00:25:14,556 --> 00:25:16,906 - Mm. -[Monica inhales deeply] 494 00:25:16,949 --> 00:25:18,951 My friends think I basically need to be institutionalized 495 00:25:18,995 --> 00:25:21,388 because I barely go anywhere. 496 00:25:21,432 --> 00:25:24,087 And I have all these dumb gifts just sitting in my apartment, 497 00:25:24,087 --> 00:25:26,742 waiting for the day he brings me back to the White House 498 00:25:26,785 --> 00:25:29,875 like he promised and... 499 00:25:29,962 --> 00:25:32,399 now I realize that's never gonna happen. 500 00:25:32,443 --> 00:25:34,967 It's over. 501 00:25:35,011 --> 00:25:37,666 And so I'm flying to Portland. 502 00:25:39,232 --> 00:25:41,017 To see my friend Cat and try and relax. 503 00:25:41,017 --> 00:25:43,323 And... 504 00:25:43,410 --> 00:25:44,847 just try to stop thinking about him 505 00:25:44,890 --> 00:25:47,589 for one single fucking minute. 506 00:25:50,374 --> 00:25:52,811 Linda, I feel so stupid. 507 00:25:55,118 --> 00:25:57,207 [Monica sniffles] 508 00:25:57,250 --> 00:25:59,383 I feel so stupid. 509 00:26:01,907 --> 00:26:03,996 I'm sorry to unload all this. 510 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:05,824 I can't imagine what you're thinking. 511 00:26:09,045 --> 00:26:11,003 Well... 512 00:26:11,047 --> 00:26:13,266 to be honest... 513 00:26:13,353 --> 00:26:15,791 listening to all this, 514 00:26:15,791 --> 00:26:17,836 this sounds like it is absolutely... 515 00:26:20,056 --> 00:26:22,014 -...not over. - What? 516 00:26:22,058 --> 00:26:23,450 Trust me, it's done. 517 00:26:23,494 --> 00:26:25,496 It's not done, Monica. 518 00:26:27,454 --> 00:26:29,718 What you're describing sounds real. 519 00:26:29,805 --> 00:26:31,241 You think you're stuck in exile 520 00:26:31,284 --> 00:26:33,112 because he doesn't have feelings for you? 521 00:26:33,156 --> 00:26:35,245 You have it backwards. 522 00:26:35,288 --> 00:26:37,377 My ex-friend Kathleen, 523 00:26:37,421 --> 00:26:39,379 they were always flirting. 524 00:26:39,466 --> 00:26:40,511 She had a crush. One day, he kissed her. 525 00:26:40,511 --> 00:26:42,513 She wasn't sent away. 526 00:26:42,513 --> 00:26:44,602 You? 527 00:26:44,602 --> 00:26:46,169 You're sitting here in the Pentagon right now 528 00:26:46,212 --> 00:26:48,301 because you were 529 00:26:48,301 --> 00:26:51,348 a threat, Monica. 530 00:26:51,391 --> 00:26:54,177 We both know there are ten women in that building 531 00:26:54,264 --> 00:26:57,006 who have had something with him. 532 00:26:59,486 --> 00:27:01,314 They're all still there. 533 00:27:02,533 --> 00:27:05,405 You want to know why? 534 00:27:05,405 --> 00:27:08,017 [whispers]: Because he doesn't care about them. 535 00:27:10,759 --> 00:27:13,326 You're exhausted and upset. 536 00:27:14,850 --> 00:27:17,896 You are not seeing this clearly at all. 537 00:27:21,857 --> 00:27:23,685 I don't know. 538 00:27:26,426 --> 00:27:28,211 I think, sadly, I am. 539 00:27:33,695 --> 00:27:35,784 Can I just say...? 540 00:27:35,871 --> 00:27:37,873 - What? - Look, I know this sounds funny, 541 00:27:37,916 --> 00:27:39,657 but anyone who knows me knows 542 00:27:39,744 --> 00:27:41,572 I'm an extremely intuitive person. 543 00:27:41,572 --> 00:27:43,879 And I just, I have this feeling. 544 00:27:45,010 --> 00:27:46,969 You shouldn't leave town. 545 00:27:47,012 --> 00:27:48,535 Not yet. 546 00:27:48,579 --> 00:27:50,363 He's gonna call you. 547 00:27:50,450 --> 00:27:52,757 I know it. I sense it. 548 00:27:52,801 --> 00:27:55,194 And if you miss that, 549 00:27:55,238 --> 00:27:57,762 you'll never forgive yourself. 550 00:27:57,806 --> 00:27:59,590 Hmm? 551 00:28:11,036 --> 00:28:13,082 ♪ 552 00:28:31,056 --> 00:28:32,841 [phone ringing] 553 00:28:38,107 --> 00:28:39,804 Hello? 554 00:28:39,848 --> 00:28:42,285 BILL: Hey, Monica. It's Bill. 555 00:28:42,372 --> 00:28:44,940 Yeah, I'm sorry, my voice sounds funny. 556 00:28:44,983 --> 00:28:48,508 I-I think I've got laryngitis. 557 00:28:48,508 --> 00:28:50,684 H-Hi. Oh, no, are you okay? 558 00:28:50,728 --> 00:28:52,208 Don't worry about me. 559 00:28:52,295 --> 00:28:54,601 How are you? 560 00:28:54,645 --> 00:28:56,734 I missed your voice. 561 00:28:56,734 --> 00:28:59,171 Uh, I-I bet you've been so busy. 562 00:28:59,215 --> 00:29:01,173 I-I don't want to talk about m. 563 00:29:01,217 --> 00:29:03,436 What have you been up to? 564 00:29:12,750 --> 00:29:14,534 -[microwave beeps] - MR. DARCY: In vain, I have struggled. 565 00:29:14,534 --> 00:29:16,623 It will not do. 566 00:29:16,667 --> 00:29:18,060 My feelings will not be repressed. 567 00:29:18,103 --> 00:29:19,670 You must allow me to tell you how ardently 568 00:29:19,757 --> 00:29:21,628 I admire and love you. 569 00:29:21,672 --> 00:29:25,154 And I beg you most fervently 570 00:29:25,197 --> 00:29:27,156 -to relieve my suffering... -[phone ringing] 571 00:29:27,199 --> 00:29:29,114 -and consent to be my wife. - Hello? 572 00:29:29,114 --> 00:29:31,421 You were so right. 573 00:29:31,464 --> 00:29:33,640 I-I was packed, I had my ticket, 574 00:29:33,684 --> 00:29:35,207 I was about to go get into a cab. 575 00:29:35,251 --> 00:29:38,123 Last minute, I decided to stay, and he called. 576 00:29:38,210 --> 00:29:41,170 He's sick, and he sounded so tired, 577 00:29:41,213 --> 00:29:43,999 but he wanted to hear my voice. Linda! 578 00:29:43,999 --> 00:29:46,479 I-I can't believe it. How did you know? 579 00:29:46,566 --> 00:29:49,004 I have a gift, Monica. 580 00:29:49,047 --> 00:29:51,484 It's just no one sees it. 581 00:30:01,668 --> 00:30:03,409 [indistinct chatter] 582 00:30:07,457 --> 00:30:09,763 SERENA: Mrs. Jones is in the waiting room. 583 00:30:09,807 --> 00:30:12,157 - With the husband? - And another woman. 584 00:30:12,201 --> 00:30:13,463 What? 585 00:30:13,506 --> 00:30:14,725 Who? 586 00:30:14,812 --> 00:30:17,075 I can't even describe. 587 00:30:18,076 --> 00:30:20,513 [knocking] 588 00:30:22,254 --> 00:30:23,516 Hi. 589 00:30:23,603 --> 00:30:25,779 Thank you. 590 00:30:25,823 --> 00:30:27,042 Hello. Susan Carpenter-McMillan. 591 00:30:27,085 --> 00:30:29,131 I'm the president and founder 592 00:30:29,174 --> 00:30:31,611 - of the Women's Coalition. - Wait. Who? 593 00:30:31,698 --> 00:30:33,439 Susan Carpenter-McMillan, president and founder 594 00:30:33,483 --> 00:30:35,050 of the Women's Coalition. We're a nonprofit that advocates 595 00:30:35,093 --> 00:30:36,529 for what I like to call... 596 00:30:36,529 --> 00:30:38,270 "conservative feminism." 597 00:30:38,314 --> 00:30:39,837 Okay. 598 00:30:39,881 --> 00:30:41,404 - Wonderful. - I was at an event 599 00:30:41,404 --> 00:30:44,059 for the Right to Life League and Susie came up 600 00:30:44,146 --> 00:30:45,930 and said she knew who I was. [chuckles] 601 00:30:45,974 --> 00:30:47,627 I was doing a piece of commentary in support 602 00:30:47,714 --> 00:30:49,586 of Paula for our ABC affiliate. 603 00:30:49,629 --> 00:30:51,718 And I thought, oh, my gosh, how nice. 604 00:30:51,762 --> 00:30:54,721 And she told me that she thought I was being treated poorly. 605 00:30:54,765 --> 00:30:56,419 "Poorly" is an understatement. 606 00:30:56,506 --> 00:30:59,074 I'm here to protect Paula's interests. 607 00:30:59,117 --> 00:31:01,206 How nice. 608 00:31:01,293 --> 00:31:03,295 Lovely to meet you. 609 00:31:03,339 --> 00:31:04,993 We actually have to discuss legal strategy 610 00:31:04,993 --> 00:31:07,952 with Paula and Steve, so if... Serena? 611 00:31:07,996 --> 00:31:09,606 Oh, well, anything you can say in front of us, 612 00:31:09,649 --> 00:31:10,781 you can say in front of Susie. 613 00:31:10,868 --> 00:31:12,435 Honey, she... 614 00:31:12,478 --> 00:31:14,654 Okay. 615 00:31:14,698 --> 00:31:16,700 Sure. 616 00:31:22,662 --> 00:31:26,188 Well... just to bring you up to speed, 617 00:31:26,231 --> 00:31:28,538 Clinton's team has been arguing 618 00:31:28,625 --> 00:31:31,584 that a sitting president is immune to lawsuits like Paula's. 619 00:31:31,671 --> 00:31:34,109 Fucking lowlifes. 620 00:31:34,196 --> 00:31:37,112 [clears throat] And now the Supreme Court has agreed 621 00:31:37,199 --> 00:31:39,679 to step in and rule on that question. 622 00:31:39,679 --> 00:31:43,118 We're, uh, already working on our arguments. 623 00:31:43,118 --> 00:31:45,903 Some great legal minds have volunteered 624 00:31:45,990 --> 00:31:48,210 to step in and help out. I mean, Paula, 625 00:31:48,253 --> 00:31:49,907 for our practice sessions, 626 00:31:49,994 --> 00:31:52,910 we'll have Robert Bork acting as a justice. 627 00:31:52,910 --> 00:31:54,651 At least for a day, he'll get to be one. 628 00:31:54,694 --> 00:31:56,261 [both laughing] 629 00:31:56,348 --> 00:31:59,003 [chuckles] 630 00:31:59,047 --> 00:32:01,571 You know what I'm not hearing in any of this... 631 00:32:01,614 --> 00:32:03,877 is the name Paula. 632 00:32:03,921 --> 00:32:05,923 He just said Paula... five seconds ago. 633 00:32:06,010 --> 00:32:09,100 Well, I just want to help however I can. 634 00:32:09,144 --> 00:32:12,582 And Susie was thinking maybe I could do some TV appearances 635 00:32:12,625 --> 00:32:15,063 since no one on TV is saying my side of things. 636 00:32:15,063 --> 00:32:17,369 I would not advise going on TV. 637 00:32:17,413 --> 00:32:19,806 All that matters right now is the Supreme Court. 638 00:32:19,850 --> 00:32:21,721 Mm, the same Supreme Court that made it legal 639 00:32:21,721 --> 00:32:23,636 - to murder children? - What? Oh, my gosh. 640 00:32:23,636 --> 00:32:25,508 Yes, unborn children. 641 00:32:25,508 --> 00:32:28,163 You see, I have to disagree with you about television. 642 00:32:28,206 --> 00:32:30,687 I have never heard of a case 643 00:32:30,730 --> 00:32:32,602 that couldn't benefit from a little outside pressure. 644 00:32:32,645 --> 00:32:35,083 The justices are political animals just 645 00:32:35,083 --> 00:32:37,389 like everyone else in this town. 646 00:32:37,389 --> 00:32:39,739 I just want people to see my side of it. 647 00:32:39,826 --> 00:32:41,524 Paula, I assure you... 648 00:32:41,524 --> 00:32:42,960 they will. 649 00:32:45,093 --> 00:32:47,269 Please, let's get to work. 650 00:32:47,312 --> 00:32:49,532 I'm thinking Stevens, Breyer, 651 00:32:49,619 --> 00:32:51,316 Ginsburg, Souter... [sighs] 652 00:32:51,316 --> 00:32:53,188 This isn't gonna win them over. 653 00:32:53,188 --> 00:32:54,319 I'm not worried about the liberals. 654 00:32:54,406 --> 00:32:56,321 They've argued for decades that a president 655 00:32:56,321 --> 00:32:58,323 should be treated like an ordinary citizen. 656 00:32:58,323 --> 00:33:00,064 They have to take Paula's side. 657 00:33:00,108 --> 00:33:01,848 I always say you can never go wrong 658 00:33:01,892 --> 00:33:04,547 relying on the diamond-grade integrity of liberals. 659 00:33:04,634 --> 00:33:07,332 I thought you were taping at MSNBC. 660 00:33:07,332 --> 00:33:09,943 - They fired me. - Again? 661 00:33:09,987 --> 00:33:12,642 I was fighting with this simpering peacenik 662 00:33:12,685 --> 00:33:15,514 about landmines in Vietnam, and I said, 663 00:33:15,558 --> 00:33:18,865 "People like you are the reason we lost the war." 664 00:33:18,909 --> 00:33:22,347 Turned out, he was a veteran with no legs. 665 00:33:22,347 --> 00:33:23,870 CONWAY: Jesus! Ann! 666 00:33:23,914 --> 00:33:25,350 How was I supposed to know? 667 00:33:25,437 --> 00:33:27,135 You tape alone in the studio, 668 00:33:27,135 --> 00:33:29,093 you can't see the rest of the panel. 669 00:33:29,137 --> 00:33:31,530 The upside is now I am completely 670 00:33:31,574 --> 00:33:33,706 available to help you. I want in. 671 00:33:33,793 --> 00:33:35,795 Really? 672 00:33:35,882 --> 00:33:37,580 Really. What are we doing? 673 00:33:37,580 --> 00:33:39,886 Uh, preparing, uh, briefs 674 00:33:39,930 --> 00:33:41,366 to help out Paula's lawyers. 675 00:33:41,366 --> 00:33:43,673 Oh, tough case. 676 00:33:43,716 --> 00:33:45,457 Do the laws apply to our head of state 677 00:33:45,501 --> 00:33:47,677 or is he an infallible sovereign? 678 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:51,159 Not as though the country was founded on that exact concept. 679 00:33:51,246 --> 00:33:53,378 They'll argue her suit will distract him 680 00:33:53,465 --> 00:33:55,815 from him presidential duties. 681 00:33:55,815 --> 00:33:58,775 When do we get to the part where he's deposed and he lies? 682 00:33:58,818 --> 00:34:00,690 Oh, well, after this, if the court finds in Paula's favor. 683 00:34:00,733 --> 00:34:03,040 I have a law degree. 684 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:04,476 It was a rhetorical question. 685 00:34:04,520 --> 00:34:05,999 CONWAY: Jerome's a little less accustomed 686 00:34:06,043 --> 00:34:07,349 to your sense of humor. 687 00:34:07,392 --> 00:34:09,699 Oh, man, I can't wait till that deposition. 688 00:34:09,742 --> 00:34:12,919 "Mr. President, what specifically, 689 00:34:12,963 --> 00:34:14,921 is wrong with your penis?" 690 00:34:14,965 --> 00:34:17,794 -[laughter] -"Please go into 691 00:34:17,837 --> 00:34:19,926 - excruciating detail." - Well, to be clear, 692 00:34:19,970 --> 00:34:21,841 the goal isn't to embarrass him. 693 00:34:21,928 --> 00:34:23,930 I-It's to constrain a president who has engaged 694 00:34:23,974 --> 00:34:25,541 - in illicit activities. - I'm bored. 695 00:34:25,628 --> 00:34:27,804 You're boring. 696 00:34:27,847 --> 00:34:29,849 That's the problem with you Republicans. 697 00:34:29,936 --> 00:34:31,373 You're a Republican. 698 00:34:31,416 --> 00:34:32,765 Mm, I'm a conservative. 699 00:34:32,852 --> 00:34:34,985 You're all too nice. 700 00:34:35,072 --> 00:34:36,508 What does that get you? 701 00:34:36,552 --> 00:34:38,075 It... it gets you Dole. 702 00:34:38,075 --> 00:34:40,860 - What's wrong with Dole? - Um, he lost. 703 00:34:40,860 --> 00:34:43,646 Idiotic American females couldn't wait 704 00:34:43,733 --> 00:34:45,213 to reelect their fat boyfriend. 705 00:34:45,300 --> 00:34:47,215 Be that as it may, 706 00:34:47,302 --> 00:34:49,521 this case is all we have now. 707 00:34:49,565 --> 00:34:51,523 [slurps] 708 00:34:51,567 --> 00:34:53,438 Right. 709 00:34:53,525 --> 00:34:55,832 What would you like me to do? 710 00:34:55,875 --> 00:34:58,008 What you do best. 711 00:34:58,095 --> 00:35:00,445 Stir the pot. 712 00:35:00,445 --> 00:35:03,535 Uh, help us get justice for Paula. 713 00:35:03,579 --> 00:35:05,407 Oh, this isn't about justice. 714 00:35:05,450 --> 00:35:07,670 Then what is it about? 715 00:35:07,757 --> 00:35:09,933 Impeachment, Jerome. 716 00:35:14,372 --> 00:35:16,157 [chuckles] 717 00:35:17,810 --> 00:35:18,985 I want you to tell me 718 00:35:19,029 --> 00:35:21,031 your honest-to-goodness opinion, okay? 719 00:35:25,992 --> 00:35:28,125 MAN [on TV]: On May 8, 1991, 720 00:35:28,169 --> 00:35:30,345 Paula Jones, a state employee 721 00:35:30,432 --> 00:35:33,348 with the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission, 722 00:35:33,435 --> 00:35:35,088 was working the registration desk 723 00:35:35,132 --> 00:35:36,916 for the Governor's Quality Management Conference 724 00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:39,092 at the Excelsior Hotel. 725 00:35:39,136 --> 00:35:41,791 Governor Bill Clinton was to be the main speaker. 726 00:35:41,834 --> 00:35:45,055 He tried to lean in on me and grab... 727 00:35:45,142 --> 00:35:47,275 Well, he-he... 728 00:35:47,362 --> 00:35:49,886 he tried to put his hand up my leg. 729 00:35:49,929 --> 00:35:51,714 And it... which I... 730 00:35:51,801 --> 00:35:54,151 It all happened so fast. 731 00:35:54,238 --> 00:35:57,720 And Bill Clinton asked me to perform oral sex, 732 00:35:57,720 --> 00:35:59,287 which I declined. 733 00:36:00,940 --> 00:36:02,899 And I told the governor I'm not 734 00:36:02,942 --> 00:36:05,336 that kind of girl and I walked right out. 735 00:36:05,380 --> 00:36:08,252 I went to my desk. I told my coworker the whole story. 736 00:36:08,296 --> 00:36:09,949 And that is what happened. 737 00:36:09,993 --> 00:36:11,516 Isn't that right? 738 00:36:11,603 --> 00:36:14,040 Yes, Paula. 739 00:36:14,084 --> 00:36:17,348 My husband's very outraged. 740 00:36:17,392 --> 00:36:19,263 STEVE: I'm just... I'm just glad I wasn't there, 741 00:36:19,307 --> 00:36:20,830 -I can tell you that. - Me too. 742 00:36:20,873 --> 00:36:23,702 Gil and Joe said never show this ever to anyone, 743 00:36:23,746 --> 00:36:26,531 but this is a real video 744 00:36:26,618 --> 00:36:29,186 sold by the Reverend Jerry Falwell at his churches. 745 00:36:29,230 --> 00:36:32,276 Oh. Okay. 746 00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:34,060 And I was thinking about what you said. 747 00:36:34,104 --> 00:36:35,975 And if we got this out there more-- 748 00:36:36,019 --> 00:36:38,630 if it was on TV, you know, 749 00:36:38,674 --> 00:36:40,763 people would see my side. 750 00:36:40,850 --> 00:36:43,331 Um... I don't know, what do you think? 751 00:36:44,810 --> 00:36:46,986 Um, what is this? 752 00:36:47,030 --> 00:36:48,771 - Brie. - Mmm. 753 00:36:48,814 --> 00:36:50,816 It's French. 754 00:36:54,907 --> 00:36:56,735 Here's what I think. 755 00:36:56,779 --> 00:36:58,563 You're wonderful in it. 756 00:36:58,607 --> 00:37:00,783 So real. 757 00:37:00,870 --> 00:37:03,002 You have a look that says... 758 00:37:03,002 --> 00:37:05,527 "rural Arkansas." 759 00:37:05,570 --> 00:37:08,356 That, I love, but city people don't always like that. 760 00:37:08,443 --> 00:37:09,922 Even city people who vote Republican. 761 00:37:10,009 --> 00:37:11,620 Mm. Yeah. 762 00:37:12,925 --> 00:37:15,145 They want to believe you. 763 00:37:15,232 --> 00:37:16,929 We just need 764 00:37:17,016 --> 00:37:19,149 to help them along. 765 00:37:20,281 --> 00:37:22,500 Uh, well, what do we do? 766 00:37:24,067 --> 00:37:26,156 [slurps] 767 00:37:27,679 --> 00:37:29,420 [indistinct chatter] 768 00:37:33,946 --> 00:37:35,513 Oh, my God. 769 00:37:40,170 --> 00:37:42,215 SUSAN: Thanks, thanks. 770 00:37:42,259 --> 00:37:44,174 I just left the key in the car. 771 00:37:44,261 --> 00:37:45,828 Oh, my gosh. 772 00:37:45,871 --> 00:37:47,699 So pretty. 773 00:37:47,743 --> 00:37:49,397 [indistinct chatter] 774 00:37:49,484 --> 00:37:50,833 WOMAN [quietly]: Is that Paula Jones? 775 00:37:50,920 --> 00:37:52,269 PAULA: I cannot wait to go here. 776 00:37:52,313 --> 00:37:54,402 [line ringing] 777 00:37:56,969 --> 00:37:59,189 [door opens] 778 00:38:00,625 --> 00:38:03,062 Paula-poo! 779 00:38:03,062 --> 00:38:04,586 You look fantastic. 780 00:38:04,629 --> 00:38:06,805 Aw, y'all are so nice. 781 00:38:06,849 --> 00:38:09,068 Oh, my God. Oh, no, no, no, no, no. 782 00:38:09,068 --> 00:38:11,288 - Paula. - No. I'm s... 783 00:38:11,375 --> 00:38:12,855 I'm so sorry, I cannot afford this. 784 00:38:12,898 --> 00:38:14,378 Don't you worry. 785 00:38:14,422 --> 00:38:16,206 Your friends will take care of this. 786 00:38:16,293 --> 00:38:18,861 Susie, no. Oh! 787 00:38:18,861 --> 00:38:20,428 - Really? - Mm-hmm, really. 788 00:38:20,428 --> 00:38:22,517 - Oh... thank you. - Mm-hmm. 789 00:38:22,604 --> 00:38:25,433 Oh, my goodness, and thank you for being so kind. 790 00:38:25,433 --> 00:38:28,523 I've never been in a Nordstrom's before. 791 00:38:28,610 --> 00:38:31,047 We didn't have Nordstrom's in Lonoke, Arkansas. 792 00:38:31,090 --> 00:38:33,092 We didn't even have a Dillard's. 793 00:38:33,179 --> 00:38:35,704 My mama used to send off for patterns 794 00:38:35,747 --> 00:38:37,619 and make our dresses right there in the living room. 795 00:38:37,662 --> 00:38:40,056 Below the knee 'cause... 796 00:38:40,099 --> 00:38:42,275 we were the Church of the Nazarene, so I guess 797 00:38:42,319 --> 00:38:44,669 you'd say it was kind of strict on the length. 798 00:38:44,669 --> 00:38:46,758 It's all I wore till I was... 799 00:38:46,802 --> 00:38:48,847 sixteen. 800 00:38:48,891 --> 00:38:50,849 Oh, it's funny 'cause 801 00:38:50,893 --> 00:38:52,895 this is how my boss dressed when I worked for the state. 802 00:38:52,895 --> 00:38:54,462 [laughs] 803 00:38:54,549 --> 00:38:56,420 I always thought she was kind of sad. 804 00:38:56,464 --> 00:38:58,117 Hmm. 805 00:38:58,161 --> 00:39:01,425 Well, you don't look sad. 806 00:39:01,469 --> 00:39:03,340 This feels like dress-up. 807 00:39:03,340 --> 00:39:05,429 It's all dress-up, Paula. 808 00:39:05,473 --> 00:39:07,300 People get confused when I tell them 809 00:39:07,344 --> 00:39:09,215 I'm a conservative feminist. 810 00:39:09,259 --> 00:39:11,783 But the fact is you don't have to be a lesbian 811 00:39:11,827 --> 00:39:14,220 or an abortionist to believe 812 00:39:14,264 --> 00:39:16,092 that a woman deserves equal respect to a man 813 00:39:16,135 --> 00:39:18,007 - when she walks in a room. - That's right. 814 00:39:18,050 --> 00:39:20,705 Mm-hmm, and that's what you deserve. 815 00:39:20,792 --> 00:39:23,882 And I want you to know that. 816 00:39:23,926 --> 00:39:26,537 I just don't know if I can be all classy like you. 817 00:39:28,278 --> 00:39:30,019 Gosh. 818 00:39:30,062 --> 00:39:32,456 You already are. 819 00:39:32,500 --> 00:39:34,240 Hmm? 820 00:39:34,284 --> 00:39:36,808 Yes, and that's what we're going 821 00:39:36,852 --> 00:39:39,376 to clarify for the world. 822 00:39:39,376 --> 00:39:42,379 How about we buy this for you and then I take you to lunch? 823 00:39:42,379 --> 00:39:44,163 - Susie. - Oh, Paula. 824 00:39:44,207 --> 00:39:46,035 -[laughs] - Okay. 825 00:39:46,078 --> 00:39:48,211 Yes! 826 00:39:50,909 --> 00:39:53,085 She's not at all what I thought based on the news. 827 00:39:53,172 --> 00:39:54,826 - Mm-hmm. - She's so sweet. 828 00:39:54,870 --> 00:39:57,046 Yeah, she is sweet. 829 00:39:57,089 --> 00:39:59,918 Dumb as a rock, though. 830 00:39:59,962 --> 00:40:01,877 ♪ 831 00:40:15,107 --> 00:40:17,632 - Thanks for seeing me. - Of course. 832 00:40:17,719 --> 00:40:19,851 - Just a few things for him. - Oh. 833 00:40:19,938 --> 00:40:21,636 He and I talked, but I didn't mention I was bringing it by. 834 00:40:21,636 --> 00:40:24,943 - I wanted it to be a surprise. - Well, the president 835 00:40:24,987 --> 00:40:26,858 loves gifts more than any adult man I know. 836 00:40:26,902 --> 00:40:28,556 I'll make sure he gets these. 837 00:40:28,643 --> 00:40:30,862 Sorry, but... 838 00:40:30,949 --> 00:40:32,647 I just didn't know how to raise this with him, 839 00:40:32,647 --> 00:40:34,083 and he probably hasn't even talked to you about it, 840 00:40:34,126 --> 00:40:36,215 but... there'd been this idea 841 00:40:36,215 --> 00:40:38,435 that I would come back 842 00:40:38,435 --> 00:40:40,132 to work here after the election. 843 00:40:40,132 --> 00:40:41,786 Oh. Yes. 844 00:40:41,873 --> 00:40:44,572 He told me he wanted to bring you back. 845 00:40:44,572 --> 00:40:47,357 He said you were a good kid. 846 00:40:47,357 --> 00:40:49,185 Really? 847 00:40:49,228 --> 00:40:51,361 I'll make sure he sees these. 848 00:40:54,451 --> 00:40:56,497 [sighs] 849 00:41:01,327 --> 00:41:02,590 -[drops keys] - LINDA: Oh. 850 00:41:02,590 --> 00:41:04,374 Well... 851 00:41:04,461 --> 00:41:06,158 this place is divine. 852 00:41:06,158 --> 00:41:08,030 Oh, it's fine. 853 00:41:08,030 --> 00:41:09,901 So, you really... 854 00:41:09,945 --> 00:41:11,773 want to see the dress? 855 00:41:11,816 --> 00:41:13,165 Yes, you lunk. 856 00:41:13,165 --> 00:41:15,254 [Monica laughs] 857 00:41:21,173 --> 00:41:23,828 I could never afford this on my salary, 858 00:41:23,828 --> 00:41:26,135 but I fell in love with it, 859 00:41:26,178 --> 00:41:29,051 so my mom bought it for me. 860 00:41:29,051 --> 00:41:32,054 Oh, and I brought those gifts over to Betty. 861 00:41:32,097 --> 00:41:35,274 He loves frogs, 862 00:41:35,361 --> 00:41:38,408 so I got him this little frog... 863 00:41:38,408 --> 00:41:40,845 as a joke. 864 00:41:40,845 --> 00:41:43,500 I hope he thinks it's funny. 865 00:41:45,067 --> 00:41:47,286 [Monica groans] 866 00:41:47,286 --> 00:41:49,811 -[zipper closing] - Ooh, the zipper. 867 00:41:49,854 --> 00:41:52,378 Okay. 868 00:41:52,422 --> 00:41:54,946 Okay... 869 00:41:54,990 --> 00:41:57,645 be honest. 870 00:41:57,645 --> 00:41:59,429 Oh, my God. 871 00:41:59,516 --> 00:42:01,518 You look gorgeous. 872 00:42:01,518 --> 00:42:03,825 - Really? - Oh, there is no question here. 873 00:42:03,868 --> 00:42:05,827 You are going to that inaugural ball. 874 00:42:05,870 --> 00:42:07,437 Okay, but then I have to watch him hug half of D.C. 875 00:42:07,524 --> 00:42:08,960 and dance with his wife. 876 00:42:09,004 --> 00:42:11,093 It's just Hillary. [chuckles] 877 00:42:11,180 --> 00:42:12,703 MONICA: I guess. 878 00:42:12,747 --> 00:42:15,010 I just, I don't want to walk away feeling... 879 00:42:15,097 --> 00:42:17,621 Feeling what? 880 00:42:17,665 --> 00:42:21,190 Okay, so... on August 18 last year, 881 00:42:21,233 --> 00:42:23,540 he had this big birthday gala at Radio City. 882 00:42:23,540 --> 00:42:27,762 And I took the train up and stood in the rope line for... 883 00:42:27,762 --> 00:42:30,329 five and a half hours in heels, like a crazy person, 884 00:42:30,329 --> 00:42:31,766 just to see him, and he hugged me, 885 00:42:31,853 --> 00:42:33,855 and he said it was good to see me. 886 00:42:33,898 --> 00:42:37,119 But then six days later, he did call, but he said, 887 00:42:37,206 --> 00:42:39,251 "You know, Monica, you remind me of The Face 888 00:42:39,251 --> 00:42:41,123 on Mike Hammer." 889 00:42:41,210 --> 00:42:43,125 And at first, I didn't get the reference 890 00:42:43,212 --> 00:42:44,039 because I'm not elderly. 891 00:42:44,126 --> 00:42:45,562 [chuckles] 892 00:42:45,606 --> 00:42:47,782 It's a delightful show. 893 00:42:47,869 --> 00:42:51,350 The Face is a reoccurring character in every episode. 894 00:42:51,437 --> 00:42:55,180 A woman who shows up every place Mike Hammer goes. 895 00:42:55,224 --> 00:42:57,966 Yes. Thanks, Linda. I did discover that. I just... 896 00:42:58,009 --> 00:43:00,925 Does he mean he likes me showing up places? 897 00:43:01,012 --> 00:43:03,798 Or does it mean he's like, "Oh, great. Her again?" 898 00:43:03,841 --> 00:43:06,104 Well, surely not that. 899 00:43:06,148 --> 00:43:08,541 Okay, but I go from being ecstatic that he called me 900 00:43:08,585 --> 00:43:10,369 to wondering where we stand again. 901 00:43:10,369 --> 00:43:12,676 He hasn't even asked me to come visit him, 902 00:43:12,720 --> 00:43:16,071 and he hasn't even mentioned me getting my job back. 903 00:43:16,158 --> 00:43:17,812 [sighs] 904 00:43:17,899 --> 00:43:22,164 And so this... his inaugural ball... 905 00:43:22,164 --> 00:43:24,035 Can I smoke in here? 906 00:43:24,079 --> 00:43:25,863 Sure. 907 00:43:30,389 --> 00:43:34,176 You know, you have such an incredible memory. 908 00:43:34,176 --> 00:43:36,526 [chuckling]: You remember all of these events 909 00:43:36,526 --> 00:43:38,920 just so precisely. 910 00:43:38,963 --> 00:43:41,183 [Monica sighs] 911 00:43:41,183 --> 00:43:43,402 Yeah, I've always been like that. 912 00:43:43,446 --> 00:43:45,404 Well... 913 00:43:45,491 --> 00:43:46,841 maybe there's a pattern. 914 00:43:49,408 --> 00:43:52,411 Does that thing have Microsoft Excel? 915 00:43:52,498 --> 00:43:56,198 April 28th, I went to an AIPAC fundraiser, 916 00:43:56,198 --> 00:43:59,549 - and I wore my sage green J. - Crew suit, and I saw him there. 917 00:43:59,636 --> 00:44:02,160 Okay. Next interaction? 918 00:44:02,204 --> 00:44:04,859 May 1st. He called at 2:06 a.m., 919 00:44:04,946 --> 00:44:06,774 and like an idiot, I picked a fight. 920 00:44:06,774 --> 00:44:08,819 Are you seeing this? 921 00:44:10,734 --> 00:44:14,216 Look, you go where he can see you, 922 00:44:14,303 --> 00:44:17,175 and he calls you within two weeks. 923 00:44:17,219 --> 00:44:19,395 It's a pattern, clear as day. 924 00:44:19,438 --> 00:44:21,397 This spreadsheet is making me more depressed. 925 00:44:21,440 --> 00:44:23,965 What? Monica, look at the pattern. 926 00:44:24,008 --> 00:44:26,271 No. You know what I want? 927 00:44:26,315 --> 00:44:29,187 I want him to call me because he's actually thinking 928 00:44:29,231 --> 00:44:31,537 about me on his own. That is what I want. 929 00:44:31,581 --> 00:44:32,974 Well, of course you do, but think 930 00:44:33,017 --> 00:44:34,584 of how you'll feel when you get the call. 931 00:44:34,584 --> 00:44:37,935 Delayed gratification, Monica. 932 00:44:38,936 --> 00:44:41,286 ISIKOFF: Okay, thanks. 933 00:44:42,548 --> 00:44:45,247 Well, yeah, if the woman will talk to me. 934 00:44:46,465 --> 00:44:49,599 All right. Stay close. Bye. 935 00:44:49,599 --> 00:44:51,470 Second source on the blow job? 936 00:44:51,470 --> 00:44:53,255 Or is it a handy this time? 937 00:44:53,342 --> 00:44:56,432 I'm actually establishing a pattern of harassment 938 00:44:56,475 --> 00:44:59,000 by the most powerful person alive. 939 00:44:59,043 --> 00:45:00,871 Hey, Isikoff, walk with me. 940 00:45:05,484 --> 00:45:07,008 What are you working on? 941 00:45:07,051 --> 00:45:08,357 I still have some unwanted flirtations 942 00:45:08,400 --> 00:45:10,141 I'm following up on, but actually, 943 00:45:10,185 --> 00:45:12,013 I just got this new lead. 944 00:45:12,056 --> 00:45:13,797 There's a White House volunteer saying 945 00:45:13,841 --> 00:45:16,365 he kissed and fondled her back in '94. 946 00:45:16,408 --> 00:45:19,455 And it happened inside the West Wing. 947 00:45:19,498 --> 00:45:21,152 - Michael... - I know we'd need rock-solid sourcing. 948 00:45:21,196 --> 00:45:22,588 I'm working on it. 949 00:45:22,632 --> 00:45:23,851 And what would be our justification 950 00:45:23,938 --> 00:45:25,678 - for going to print? - Paula Jones. 951 00:45:25,722 --> 00:45:27,724 It goes to his pattern of harassment. 952 00:45:27,724 --> 00:45:30,031 Listen, I defend you to New York 953 00:45:30,074 --> 00:45:31,946 when they say you're on the sex beat. 954 00:45:31,946 --> 00:45:34,731 But, Michael, when you spend weeks chasing these women, 955 00:45:34,818 --> 00:45:36,080 and then have nothing to show for it, I... 956 00:45:36,167 --> 00:45:39,083 This new one-- it's really promising. 957 00:45:39,083 --> 00:45:41,607 You need something soon 958 00:45:41,651 --> 00:45:43,305 or I'm putting you on campaign finance. 959 00:45:43,348 --> 00:45:45,437 [Isikoff scoffs] 960 00:45:47,439 --> 00:45:48,745 [sucks teeth] 961 00:45:48,789 --> 00:45:50,312 [microwave beeps] 962 00:45:50,399 --> 00:45:52,967 Why can't I have the van tomorrow? 963 00:45:53,010 --> 00:45:54,925 Allison, enough. 964 00:45:54,969 --> 00:45:56,535 I'm not taking the bus. It makes me late. 965 00:45:56,579 --> 00:45:58,320 Mom, you organize tours. 966 00:45:58,320 --> 00:46:00,322 No one's gonna notice if you're late. 967 00:46:00,409 --> 00:46:02,411 MAN [on TV]: God bless you. 968 00:46:02,454 --> 00:46:03,978 [Allison scoffs] 969 00:46:04,021 --> 00:46:07,242 -[fanfare plays on TV] -[cheering] 970 00:46:11,202 --> 00:46:13,596 ANNOUNCER [on TV]: Ladies and gentlemen, 971 00:46:13,639 --> 00:46:16,294 the president of the United States and the first lady. 972 00:46:16,338 --> 00:46:18,383 [applause and cheering] 973 00:46:22,692 --> 00:46:24,825 [band playing lively music] 974 00:46:34,878 --> 00:46:37,794 ["Unforgettable" by Natalie and Nat King Cole plays] 975 00:46:37,794 --> 00:46:39,404 [applause and cheering continu] 976 00:46:46,585 --> 00:46:50,720 NAT KING COLE: ♪ Unforgettable♪ 977 00:46:50,807 --> 00:46:55,203 ♪ That's what you are♪ 978 00:46:57,945 --> 00:47:02,688 NATALIE COLE: ♪ Unforgettable♪ 979 00:47:02,732 --> 00:47:08,303 ♪ Though near or far♪ 980 00:47:10,044 --> 00:47:13,612 NAT: ♪ That's why, darling♪ 981 00:47:13,699 --> 00:47:16,964 ♪ It's incredible♪ 982 00:47:16,964 --> 00:47:21,229 ♪ That someone so unforgettable♪ 983 00:47:21,272 --> 00:47:22,926 -[applause and cheering] - BILL: Thank you. 984 00:47:22,970 --> 00:47:25,146 ♪ Thinks that I am♪ 985 00:47:25,189 --> 00:47:26,712 BILL: Wow. 986 00:47:26,756 --> 00:47:29,411 ♪ Unforgettable♪ 987 00:47:29,454 --> 00:47:32,631 ♪ Too.♪ 988 00:47:32,675 --> 00:47:34,764 [applause and cheering] 989 00:47:44,295 --> 00:47:46,558 [stapler clacking] 990 00:47:46,645 --> 00:47:48,909 [distant phone ringing] 991 00:47:53,130 --> 00:47:55,350 MONICA: Good morning. 992 00:47:57,656 --> 00:48:00,007 - How was it? - So great. 993 00:48:00,094 --> 00:48:01,965 He whispered to me from the stage 994 00:48:02,009 --> 00:48:03,836 [whispers]: that he liked the dress. 995 00:48:03,880 --> 00:48:05,969 [laughs] And then, this morning, Betty called me, 996 00:48:06,013 --> 00:48:08,189 and she invited me to his radio address on Friday. 997 00:48:08,232 --> 00:48:10,756 - So it worked? - You were right again. 998 00:48:10,800 --> 00:48:12,976 And now, predictably, I'm a basket case. 999 00:48:13,020 --> 00:48:14,325 [whispering]: I haven't been alone 1000 00:48:14,369 --> 00:48:16,414 - with him in forever. - Mm-hmm. 1001 00:48:16,458 --> 00:48:19,026 And now, I get to just walk back into that building and see him. 1002 00:48:20,375 --> 00:48:22,594 What? 1003 00:48:22,594 --> 00:48:24,901 Nothing. It's just... 1004 00:48:24,945 --> 00:48:27,904 It's a radio address. 1005 00:48:27,904 --> 00:48:31,995 And there'll be 15 Tom, Dick and Harrys there. 1006 00:48:32,039 --> 00:48:33,649 I just, I... 1007 00:48:33,692 --> 00:48:36,260 I don't want you to expect too much. 1008 00:48:36,347 --> 00:48:38,262 No, if he's inviting me, 1009 00:48:38,349 --> 00:48:40,177 [whispering]: it's to be with me alone. Don't worry. 1010 00:48:42,005 --> 00:48:43,485 Why don't you just come over tonight 1011 00:48:43,572 --> 00:48:45,487 and help me decide what to wear? 1012 00:48:45,574 --> 00:48:47,054 I am swamped. 1013 00:48:47,141 --> 00:48:49,317 This, um, JCOC tour 1014 00:48:49,360 --> 00:48:52,494 of the Coast Guard Training Center is... 1015 00:48:52,494 --> 00:48:54,409 Okay. 1016 00:48:54,409 --> 00:48:56,367 What? 1017 00:48:56,367 --> 00:48:57,586 I guess I just thought you'd be more excited. 1018 00:48:57,629 --> 00:48:59,631 I am. [scoffs] 1019 00:48:59,631 --> 00:49:00,850 I'm excited. 1020 00:49:00,850 --> 00:49:02,417 - It's great. - Okay. 1021 00:49:09,728 --> 00:49:13,950 Paula, most Americans believe there's political purpose here. 1022 00:49:13,950 --> 00:49:16,170 That you're working with people who very much want 1023 00:49:16,257 --> 00:49:17,867 to see Bill Clinton out of office. 1024 00:49:17,954 --> 00:49:20,522 That's not it at all. 1025 00:49:20,522 --> 00:49:22,828 I'm telling the truth about what happened, 1026 00:49:22,872 --> 00:49:25,918 and if I can get to trial, the truth will come out. 1027 00:49:25,962 --> 00:49:28,356 Don't you think this has created a huge embarrassment 1028 00:49:28,399 --> 00:49:30,010 for the president of the United States? 1029 00:49:32,316 --> 00:49:35,754 You know, I didn't do this. 1030 00:49:35,754 --> 00:49:37,669 He's the one that did something to me. 1031 00:49:37,756 --> 00:49:40,194 He put himself here. 1032 00:49:40,194 --> 00:49:42,979 REPORTER: Paula, I see you've had a makeover. 1033 00:49:42,979 --> 00:49:44,111 How long have you had the braces? 1034 00:49:44,111 --> 00:49:45,634 SUSAN: I don't know 1035 00:49:45,677 --> 00:49:48,332 that I have ever been that proud. 1036 00:49:48,332 --> 00:49:54,077 Not even when Paco won Best in Group at Pasadena. 1037 00:49:54,121 --> 00:49:57,863 Not even when he won Best in Show at Silver Bay. 1038 00:49:57,907 --> 00:50:01,128 [laughs] Oh, I don't know, Susie. 1039 00:50:01,215 --> 00:50:02,651 Well, I do know. 1040 00:50:02,694 --> 00:50:04,696 You were great. 1041 00:50:06,350 --> 00:50:08,352 I don't think anybody's ever looked at me 1042 00:50:08,439 --> 00:50:09,919 and said I was great. 1043 00:50:12,226 --> 00:50:14,358 Then they weren't really looking. 1044 00:50:17,579 --> 00:50:20,669 Okay, time to wrap it up. Let's go! 1045 00:50:20,712 --> 00:50:22,671 We don't need you to move in. 1046 00:50:22,714 --> 00:50:24,064 [Paula and Susan laugh] 1047 00:50:39,253 --> 00:50:41,298 [knocking] 1048 00:50:42,299 --> 00:50:44,823 Sir, they're ready for you. 1049 00:50:48,088 --> 00:50:51,743 Uh, Jackie, can I get some water? 1050 00:50:53,397 --> 00:50:55,225 Thanks. 1051 00:50:58,185 --> 00:51:00,056 Thanks. 1052 00:51:00,056 --> 00:51:02,580 - WOMAN: Hello, Mr. President. - Hello, everybody. 1053 00:51:02,624 --> 00:51:05,192 Sit down, please. Sit down. 1054 00:51:06,715 --> 00:51:08,717 [door closes] 1055 00:51:08,760 --> 00:51:09,979 BILL: Testing. 1056 00:51:10,066 --> 00:51:11,981 One, two, three. 1057 00:51:12,068 --> 00:51:13,461 Hi, Susie. 1058 00:51:23,340 --> 00:51:26,126 Testing. Okay? 1059 00:51:38,355 --> 00:51:40,227 We ready? 1060 00:51:42,664 --> 00:51:44,666 Good morning. 1061 00:51:44,666 --> 00:51:47,103 Today I want to talk about what we must do 1062 00:51:47,103 --> 00:51:49,105 to strengthen our effort to keep drugs away 1063 00:51:49,192 --> 00:51:53,240 from our neighborhoods and out of our children's lives. 1064 00:51:53,240 --> 00:51:55,546 [fading]: First, we must find drugs 1065 00:51:55,633 --> 00:51:58,027 before they reach our borders and keep... 1066 00:51:58,027 --> 00:51:59,681 [phone rings] 1067 00:51:59,681 --> 00:52:01,248 Sir? 1068 00:52:01,248 --> 00:52:03,380 Yes. Okay. 1069 00:52:04,686 --> 00:52:05,817 [pen scribbling] 1070 00:52:05,817 --> 00:52:08,037 Okay. 1071 00:52:08,037 --> 00:52:09,517 Come. 1072 00:52:11,345 --> 00:52:12,476 [door opens] 1073 00:52:20,571 --> 00:52:22,312 ♪ 1074 00:52:28,840 --> 00:52:30,625 [Monica sighs] 1075 00:52:35,717 --> 00:52:38,154 Look at you. 1076 00:52:39,721 --> 00:52:41,897 Boy, have I missed that smile. 1077 00:52:41,940 --> 00:52:44,073 You have no idea. 1078 00:52:44,160 --> 00:52:46,945 Thanks for all the neat gifts. 1079 00:52:46,945 --> 00:52:50,166 Uh, I got you a couple of little something-somethings. 1080 00:53:01,743 --> 00:53:03,701 Oh, my God. It's gorgeous. 1081 00:53:03,745 --> 00:53:05,486 It's a hat pin. 1082 00:53:05,529 --> 00:53:07,749 You always look so cute wearing your hats. 1083 00:53:07,792 --> 00:53:10,404 Thank you. 1084 00:53:10,447 --> 00:53:12,493 I love it. 1085 00:53:12,536 --> 00:53:14,843 And you can open this one later. 1086 00:53:14,930 --> 00:53:17,759 No, if you got it for me, I want to open it in front of you. 1087 00:53:23,286 --> 00:53:25,767 My whole life, I've never come across 1088 00:53:25,767 --> 00:53:29,379 any book quite as marvelous as this one. Have you read it? 1089 00:53:29,423 --> 00:53:31,163 - Uh, only "Song of Myself." - Oh. 1090 00:53:31,207 --> 00:53:32,643 You should read the whole thing. 1091 00:53:32,687 --> 00:53:34,645 It's-it's really special to me. 1092 00:53:34,689 --> 00:53:39,215 And you... are really special to me. 1093 00:53:39,259 --> 00:53:41,348 Don't ever forget that. 1094 00:53:43,001 --> 00:53:45,352 It's been hard. 1095 00:53:45,352 --> 00:53:47,528 You know, not... not being here, 1096 00:53:47,571 --> 00:53:49,356 not getting to really talk. 1097 00:53:49,443 --> 00:53:51,271 [sighs] 1098 00:53:52,794 --> 00:53:55,536 You know what I find funny? 1099 00:53:55,579 --> 00:53:57,451 You know, people look at me, 1100 00:53:57,451 --> 00:54:00,367 and they see this upbeat guy with this accent, 1101 00:54:00,454 --> 00:54:02,586 who is a friend to women, 1102 00:54:02,586 --> 00:54:04,980 can't say no to a cheeseburger. 1103 00:54:05,023 --> 00:54:06,938 And they think I'm soft. 1104 00:54:08,070 --> 00:54:10,812 Gingrich thought so. 1105 00:54:10,812 --> 00:54:12,857 Bush thought so. 1106 00:54:14,381 --> 00:54:17,427 And so did my stepdaddy, at first. 1107 00:54:18,820 --> 00:54:22,127 Let me tell you, two weeks before this Election Day, 1108 00:54:22,171 --> 00:54:24,347 I was in Miami, 'cause damn it 1109 00:54:24,391 --> 00:54:26,567 if I weren't gonna get Florida this time. 1110 00:54:26,610 --> 00:54:30,919 And a poll comes out, has me beating Dole by 20 points. 1111 00:54:30,919 --> 00:54:34,226 I mean, I've been polling well, but this was game over. 1112 00:54:34,270 --> 00:54:35,924 You know what I felt, Monica, 1113 00:54:35,967 --> 00:54:38,622 as I sat there in that hotel looking at that poll? 1114 00:54:38,622 --> 00:54:40,842 I was fucking furious. 1115 00:54:43,410 --> 00:54:47,152 Because it took away any notion of a fight. 1116 00:54:47,196 --> 00:54:51,853 And I love to fight. I love it. 1117 00:54:51,853 --> 00:54:54,769 This was the last campaign of my life, 1118 00:54:54,856 --> 00:54:57,424 and it was done. 1119 00:54:57,424 --> 00:54:58,990 It's weird. 1120 00:55:00,557 --> 00:55:02,864 You know, I-I wanted to go for a walk alone, 1121 00:55:02,864 --> 00:55:05,083 but of course, I can never be alone, 1122 00:55:05,170 --> 00:55:09,087 so Secret Service drove me around downtown Miami. 1123 00:55:09,174 --> 00:55:12,047 And-and we stopped in this little bookshop. 1124 00:55:12,090 --> 00:55:14,397 And I looked over on a shelf, 1125 00:55:14,441 --> 00:55:17,226 and I saw that Whitman. 1126 00:55:21,099 --> 00:55:22,579 And I thought of you. 1127 00:55:27,671 --> 00:55:29,630 So, don't you dare, for one minute, believe 1128 00:55:29,673 --> 00:55:31,327 the reason you haven't been asked to come visit is 1129 00:55:31,371 --> 00:55:33,634 'cause I didn't want it. 1130 00:55:33,677 --> 00:55:35,853 You know, the moment I saw you today, 1131 00:55:35,897 --> 00:55:37,855 I wanted to get you in here alone as fast as I could. 1132 00:55:37,899 --> 00:55:40,292 The election is over. 1133 00:55:40,336 --> 00:55:41,772 I just don't want to get addicted to you, 1134 00:55:41,816 --> 00:55:43,470 and I don't want you to get addicted to me. 1135 00:55:43,557 --> 00:55:45,646 - Too late. - No, Monica. 1136 00:55:45,689 --> 00:55:47,256 I think about all these guys who have hurt you, 1137 00:55:47,343 --> 00:55:49,127 and I, and I worry... 1138 00:55:49,171 --> 00:55:51,391 Don't worry about me. 1139 00:55:56,221 --> 00:56:00,269 We have to be really careful. 1140 00:56:09,931 --> 00:56:11,976 [phone ringing] 1141 00:56:25,033 --> 00:56:27,078 Are you Linda Tripp? 1142 00:56:28,732 --> 00:56:31,039 Maybe. 1143 00:56:31,082 --> 00:56:33,955 I'm Michael Isikoff. I cover Washington for Newsweek. 1144 00:56:33,955 --> 00:56:35,304 I know who you are. 1145 00:56:35,391 --> 00:56:36,914 I used to work in the West Wing, 1146 00:56:36,958 --> 00:56:38,176 and people were afraid of your calls. 1147 00:56:38,263 --> 00:56:41,179 Really? [chuckles] 1148 00:56:41,266 --> 00:56:42,572 What are you doing here? 1149 00:56:42,616 --> 00:56:44,574 Wanted to ask you a few questions. 1150 00:57:03,419 --> 00:57:05,290 [Linda sighs] 1151 00:57:05,334 --> 00:57:07,379 Let's put our cards on the table. 1152 00:57:07,423 --> 00:57:09,294 You're trying to do an exposé on my program. 1153 00:57:09,338 --> 00:57:10,774 What program? 1154 00:57:10,861 --> 00:57:12,776 JCOC. 1155 00:57:12,863 --> 00:57:15,431 - Joint Civilian Orientation Conference. - Ah. 1156 00:57:15,431 --> 00:57:17,651 No. No, that's not why I'm here. 1157 00:57:17,694 --> 00:57:20,044 Do you know a woman named Kathleen Willey? 1158 00:57:22,177 --> 00:57:24,788 I spoke to her recently. She told me about the incident. 1159 00:57:24,788 --> 00:57:26,398 With the president? 1160 00:57:26,442 --> 00:57:28,357 You'll need to be more specific. 1161 00:57:29,880 --> 00:57:31,534 I-I worked at the White House for many years 1162 00:57:31,578 --> 00:57:33,014 at a very high level. 1163 00:57:35,146 --> 00:57:38,454 Okay. Kathleen told me she was subjected 1164 00:57:38,541 --> 00:57:41,675 to an unwanted sexual advance from the president. 1165 00:57:41,762 --> 00:57:45,505 She said she told you about it, and you can back up her story. 1166 00:57:48,116 --> 00:57:50,466 That's what she said? 1167 00:57:50,510 --> 00:57:52,642 That I would back up her story? 1168 00:57:54,601 --> 00:57:56,516 That not accurate? 1169 00:57:58,039 --> 00:58:01,085 [Linda scoffs] 1170 00:58:01,129 --> 00:58:03,348 I can't imagine why anyone would care about Kathleen. 1171 00:58:03,392 --> 00:58:07,222 Because she might become part of the Paula Jones case. 1172 00:58:07,265 --> 00:58:10,007 Her lawyers will argue that he has a pattern of behavior. 1173 00:58:10,051 --> 00:58:11,748 This isn't a story. 1174 00:58:14,272 --> 00:58:16,144 [door squeaks open] 1175 00:58:16,187 --> 00:58:19,234 Can you at least tell me, did something happen? 1176 00:58:19,277 --> 00:58:21,802 I told you. I have to talk to Kathleen. 1177 00:58:21,845 --> 00:58:24,021 Will you call me after you do? 1178 00:58:24,065 --> 00:58:26,284 Here's my card. You can reach me at the... 1179 00:58:26,328 --> 00:58:27,938 I know how to reach you. 1180 00:58:27,982 --> 00:58:29,940 Okay. 1181 00:58:29,984 --> 00:58:32,203 All right. 1182 00:58:32,290 --> 00:58:34,423 There's a bigger story. 1183 00:58:36,556 --> 00:58:38,645 Much bigger than this. 1184 00:58:40,168 --> 00:58:42,213 You're barking up the wrong tree. 1185 01:00:15,959 --> 01:00:17,657 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH