1 00:00:01,149 --> 00:00:03,282 The President considers these allegations 2 00:00:03,350 --> 00:00:06,151 to be a private matter between himself and the First Lady. 3 00:00:06,152 --> 00:00:06,951 (Camera shutters clicking) 4 00:00:06,952 --> 00:00:08,552 He is grateful for the continued support 5 00:00:08,619 --> 00:00:10,821 and respect of privacy by the American people. 6 00:00:10,888 --> 00:00:12,756 Any questions? 7 00:00:12,824 --> 00:00:14,858 (Reporters shouting questions) 8 00:00:14,926 --> 00:00:16,293 - Cy? - Eric? 9 00:00:16,361 --> 00:00:18,628 - Is it true? - What it is is a private matter. 10 00:00:18,696 --> 00:00:19,930 But the First Lady made it a public matter. 11 00:00:19,997 --> 00:00:21,397 I don't speak for the First Lady. 12 00:00:21,465 --> 00:00:22,865 I speak for the President. (Reporters shouting questions) 13 00:00:23,133 --> 00:00:25,535 So he's not even going to answer the simple question? 14 00:00:25,602 --> 00:00:27,270 - The President did answer. - What did he say when he heard this? 15 00:00:27,337 --> 00:00:28,837 He said that he considers these allegations 16 00:00:28,905 --> 00:00:30,973 to be a private matter between himself and the First Lady. 17 00:00:31,041 --> 00:00:32,808 - One at a... - Cyrus... 18 00:00:32,876 --> 00:00:34,610 Have the President and the First Lady spoken 19 00:00:34,678 --> 00:00:36,145 - since this revelation? - It's not a revelation, James. 20 00:00:36,212 --> 00:00:37,512 It's an accusation. (Reporters shouting questions) 21 00:00:37,580 --> 00:00:38,748 (French accent) Well, have they spoken? 22 00:00:38,815 --> 00:00:39,716 Have they seen each other? 23 00:00:39,783 --> 00:00:41,483 The answer to that question is covered by the statement. 24 00:00:41,484 --> 00:00:42,917 How... is it covered by the statement? 25 00:00:42,985 --> 00:00:44,619 I'm not going to parse the statement. 26 00:00:44,687 --> 00:00:46,254 Can you at least tell us where the President is? 27 00:00:46,322 --> 00:00:48,790 - The President? - Yes. Where is he? 28 00:00:48,857 --> 00:00:51,893 (Camera shutters clicking) 29 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:53,760 Open the door. Open the door! 30 00:00:53,828 --> 00:00:55,097 That is an order! 31 00:00:55,198 --> 00:00:56,963 Respectfully, sir, I do not take orders... 32 00:00:56,964 --> 00:00:59,300 I do not care who you take your orders from, Tom! 33 00:00:59,367 --> 00:01:00,967 I don't care if you got your orders 34 00:01:01,035 --> 00:01:03,003 from Jesus Christ himself as he hung on the cross. 35 00:01:03,071 --> 00:01:04,838 Jesus is not me! 36 00:01:04,906 --> 00:01:08,141 Jesus forgives. Jesus saves. I destroy. 37 00:01:08,209 --> 00:01:10,710 And I will bring vengeance down upon you 38 00:01:10,777 --> 00:01:12,645 in a hail of fire and brimstone. 39 00:01:12,713 --> 00:01:15,348 You will open that door now! 40 00:01:15,416 --> 00:01:17,383 Or I will call in every favor I have, 41 00:01:17,451 --> 00:01:19,219 making sure you spend the rest of your career 42 00:01:19,286 --> 00:01:22,088 guarding baby Teddy at the playground! 43 00:01:22,155 --> 00:01:25,557 (Breathes deeply) 44 00:01:25,625 --> 00:01:28,727 I need a reason to open that door, sir. 45 00:01:28,794 --> 00:01:30,161 A credible threat. 46 00:01:30,230 --> 00:01:32,797 He's having a heart attack. He just texted me! 47 00:01:32,865 --> 00:01:35,567 (Kissing) 48 00:01:38,771 --> 00:01:40,438 (Moans) 49 00:01:44,676 --> 00:01:45,643 Get up! 50 00:01:49,013 --> 00:01:50,182 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 51 00:01:50,250 --> 00:01:53,284 Sync and corrections by bellows www.addic7ed.com 52 00:01:53,552 --> 00:01:55,720 Of course he cheated on her. He's a cheater. 53 00:01:55,787 --> 00:01:58,321 He cheated on the election, then he cheated on his wife. 54 00:01:58,389 --> 00:01:59,989 (Cyrus) - Eric? - Not that I'm still angry about that. 55 00:02:00,057 --> 00:02:02,158 I made my choice. I'm part of the team now. 56 00:02:02,226 --> 00:02:04,594 "Go, gladiators." But the irony... 57 00:02:04,662 --> 00:02:07,764 The sheer irony that a man who stole the White House 58 00:02:07,831 --> 00:02:09,532 is gonna be thrown out of office for this. 59 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:11,434 - Adultery isn't illegal. - No. 60 00:02:11,502 --> 00:02:14,035 But if Grant got this woman a job to keep her quiet... 61 00:02:14,103 --> 00:02:16,438 If she influenced policy the teeniest, tiniest bit, 62 00:02:16,506 --> 00:02:19,841 that's it, game over. Adios, Presidente! 63 00:02:19,909 --> 00:02:22,010 And that's just Grant. This woman? 64 00:02:22,078 --> 00:02:23,479 The one he's having an affair with? 65 00:02:23,546 --> 00:02:25,114 They haven't released her name yet, but you know it's coming, 66 00:02:25,582 --> 00:02:27,283 and when it does... 67 00:02:27,350 --> 00:02:29,950 Let's just say I hope she has Olivia Pope on her team. 68 00:02:32,087 --> 00:02:33,788 I'll put my ear to the ground, find out what I can 69 00:02:33,855 --> 00:02:36,424 about how the public is taking all this, 70 00:02:36,492 --> 00:02:38,626 how it's being messaged by the news anchors and pundits, 71 00:02:38,694 --> 00:02:40,194 and I'll get some intel on Mellie 72 00:02:40,262 --> 00:02:41,929 and what her next move is going to be. 73 00:02:41,997 --> 00:02:43,898 - And then Cyrus and I ca... - No. 74 00:02:43,965 --> 00:02:46,933 Fitz! No! You don't do anything. 75 00:02:47,001 --> 00:02:49,035 This is my problem. 76 00:02:49,103 --> 00:02:51,204 I made a decision, 77 00:02:51,272 --> 00:02:53,440 and I'm going to deal with it. 78 00:02:55,310 --> 00:02:57,877 - What? - What? 79 00:02:57,945 --> 00:03:00,246 - You have a look on your face. - 'Cause you are wrong. 80 00:03:00,314 --> 00:03:02,114 - I am not wrong. - I am very good at what I do. 81 00:03:02,182 --> 00:03:03,783 I am better at it than anybody else. 82 00:03:03,850 --> 00:03:05,250 That's not arrogance, that's fact. 83 00:03:05,319 --> 00:03:06,752 And I am definitely better at it 84 00:03:06,820 --> 00:03:08,287 than you and your boys at the White House. 85 00:03:08,355 --> 00:03:09,622 You need me if you're going to survive this. 86 00:03:09,690 --> 00:03:11,657 Maybe. 87 00:03:11,725 --> 00:03:13,626 But you are not fixing 88 00:03:13,694 --> 00:03:15,494 or handling me anymore, Livvie. 89 00:03:15,562 --> 00:03:17,762 And if we are gonna survive this, 90 00:03:17,830 --> 00:03:19,997 if you and I are gonna make it together, 91 00:03:20,065 --> 00:03:21,933 you have to stand down. 92 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:23,000 But... 93 00:03:23,068 --> 00:03:25,069 Stand down. 94 00:03:26,539 --> 00:03:29,741 And wait for me to do this on my own. 95 00:03:31,344 --> 00:03:33,711 You are not in charge of everything. 96 00:03:43,722 --> 00:03:44,788 Fine. 97 00:03:52,363 --> 00:03:54,364 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 98 00:03:56,967 --> 00:03:58,768 (Olivia sighs) There you are. Everything okay? 99 00:03:58,836 --> 00:04:01,471 Did you hear? The President banged someone. 100 00:04:01,538 --> 00:04:03,606 - Where are we with Charlie? - He's still on the wind. 101 00:04:03,674 --> 00:04:05,306 But that book club girl he was dating? 102 00:04:05,375 --> 00:04:07,876 It wasn't her literary mind he was attracted to. 103 00:04:07,943 --> 00:04:09,811 It was her laptop. Turns out she was the stenographer 104 00:04:09,879 --> 00:04:11,713 at David's grand jury hearing, the one about Defiance. 105 00:04:11,781 --> 00:04:14,148 That's why he targeted her... to find out what happened in there. 106 00:04:14,216 --> 00:04:15,350 And since Cyrus already knew about Defiance, 107 00:04:15,418 --> 00:04:16,285 and not just knew about it, 108 00:04:16,352 --> 00:04:18,353 - but was at the very center of it... - It can't be him. 109 00:04:18,421 --> 00:04:19,755 That's the good news. The bad news is, 110 00:04:19,822 --> 00:04:22,823 whoever the mole is, he knows about election rigging. 111 00:04:27,696 --> 00:04:28,696 (Mouths word) 112 00:04:30,899 --> 00:04:32,433 (Pants) 113 00:04:34,202 --> 00:04:37,437 (Olivia exhales deeply) (Beeping) 114 00:04:39,607 --> 00:04:41,408 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 115 00:04:41,475 --> 00:04:43,042 (Sighs) 116 00:04:43,110 --> 00:04:44,677 The Cytron card. 117 00:04:50,384 --> 00:04:53,319 (Beeping) Okay, so I did steal it. 118 00:04:53,387 --> 00:04:54,987 Like I said, I made my choice. (Safe door closes) 119 00:04:55,055 --> 00:04:57,157 Part of the team now. 120 00:04:58,425 --> 00:04:59,892 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) I was surprised to be called. 121 00:04:59,960 --> 00:05:02,761 I-I know Olivia Pope usually handles your needs. 122 00:05:02,829 --> 00:05:04,496 Olivia Pope handles my husband. 123 00:05:04,564 --> 00:05:06,432 I have needs of my own these days. 124 00:05:06,499 --> 00:05:09,834 So... I assume all you fixers work the same, or... 125 00:05:09,902 --> 00:05:11,669 I have one rule. No lies. 126 00:05:11,737 --> 00:05:14,940 I am your priest, your shrink, your hairdresser, 127 00:05:15,007 --> 00:05:16,507 your bedfellow, your best friend. 128 00:05:16,575 --> 00:05:19,710 I am very good. All I require is complete and total honesty. 129 00:05:19,778 --> 00:05:21,712 Can you do that? Can you be honest? 130 00:05:23,482 --> 00:05:26,116 (Chuckles) 131 00:05:26,184 --> 00:05:28,018 I am the First Lady of the most powerful nation 132 00:05:28,086 --> 00:05:29,453 on the planet. 133 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:31,088 I didn't get here because someone like you 134 00:05:31,156 --> 00:05:32,856 held my hand and called themselves my hairdresser. 135 00:05:32,924 --> 00:05:34,458 My hair is done. 136 00:05:34,525 --> 00:05:36,260 So don't ask me if I can be honest, 137 00:05:36,328 --> 00:05:38,462 like I'm some little girl confused by all the books 138 00:05:38,529 --> 00:05:40,064 and smart talk. 139 00:05:40,131 --> 00:05:41,297 I can be honest. 140 00:05:41,365 --> 00:05:43,099 I can also lie. 141 00:05:43,167 --> 00:05:45,868 It all depends on what's in my best interests. 142 00:05:45,936 --> 00:05:48,637 I have a very busy day. So someone will see you out. 143 00:05:48,705 --> 00:05:51,441 - I've always admired your act. - (Sighs) 144 00:05:51,508 --> 00:05:53,042 The sweetness. 145 00:05:53,110 --> 00:05:55,578 The hint of Southern gentility. 146 00:05:55,645 --> 00:05:58,213 The law degree you never use but mention all the time. 147 00:05:58,281 --> 00:06:00,349 She's smart but not threatening. 148 00:06:02,618 --> 00:06:04,453 When you cried about that miscarriage? 149 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:07,456 Brilliant. Flawless. 150 00:06:07,523 --> 00:06:09,524 (Chuckles) 151 00:06:09,592 --> 00:06:12,194 And now you carry that adorable baby 152 00:06:12,261 --> 00:06:14,561 on your hip in every single photograph. 153 00:06:16,865 --> 00:06:18,899 That is so well done. 154 00:06:18,967 --> 00:06:20,567 You play it well... 155 00:06:20,635 --> 00:06:22,436 The good political wife with the perfect marriage 156 00:06:22,504 --> 00:06:23,837 to the perfect man. 157 00:06:23,905 --> 00:06:25,406 You had it. 158 00:06:25,474 --> 00:06:27,574 But then you went on national TV 159 00:06:27,642 --> 00:06:29,175 and told the world your husband 160 00:06:29,243 --> 00:06:31,244 dropped his pants for someone else. 161 00:06:31,312 --> 00:06:32,612 Why? 162 00:06:32,679 --> 00:06:34,680 And another question... 163 00:06:34,748 --> 00:06:37,417 You could have named the whore your husband was sleeping with, 164 00:06:37,485 --> 00:06:39,419 but you didn't. Why is that? 165 00:06:43,891 --> 00:06:45,657 (Woman) Clinton rules... "It's not true, 166 00:06:45,725 --> 00:06:47,626 it's not true, it's not true." It's old news. 167 00:06:47,693 --> 00:06:50,095 We're admitting the affair. That's where we start. 168 00:06:50,163 --> 00:06:51,596 The President says he's working on his marriage. 169 00:06:51,664 --> 00:06:53,565 No one wants to think of the leader of the free world 170 00:06:53,633 --> 00:06:56,135 - as going to couples therapy. - He's praying with his pastor. 171 00:06:56,202 --> 00:06:57,569 Yeah, even better. His pastor died. 172 00:06:57,637 --> 00:06:59,304 - And ever since... - He lost his way. 173 00:06:59,372 --> 00:07:00,972 - Assassination attempt. - Post-traumatic thing. 174 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:02,973 - The death of Britta Kagen. - And Verna Thornton. 175 00:07:03,042 --> 00:07:03,643 I'd like the room. 176 00:07:03,644 --> 00:07:05,510 Not just a supreme court justice, but... 177 00:07:05,511 --> 00:07:07,045 - But a close friend, like family. - Really. 178 00:07:07,046 --> 00:07:07,512 (Cyrus) These are excuses. 179 00:07:07,513 --> 00:07:09,580 - I want explanations! - The room! 180 00:07:11,650 --> 00:07:13,084 - Mr. President. - Mr. President. 181 00:07:17,588 --> 00:07:20,690 I better not be about to hear how you're not 182 00:07:20,758 --> 00:07:23,960 giving a statement, because, oh, hell, yes, you are! 183 00:07:24,028 --> 00:07:27,229 - You are addressing this, sir. - I'll be making a statement tonight. 184 00:07:27,297 --> 00:07:29,731 - Good! - Where I'll be telling the American people 185 00:07:29,799 --> 00:07:31,833 I won't be seeking a second term. 186 00:07:41,646 --> 00:07:43,412 (Reporters shouting questions) 187 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:44,914 What are some of the options the President is considering? 188 00:07:44,982 --> 00:07:46,650 Whatever options the President is 189 00:07:46,717 --> 00:07:48,518 or isn't considering are private. 190 00:07:48,585 --> 00:07:49,586 (Reporters shouting questions) 191 00:07:49,654 --> 00:07:51,488 Is he considering not seeking a second term, 192 00:07:51,556 --> 00:07:52,989 spending time with his family? 193 00:07:53,058 --> 00:07:55,525 Whatever options the President is or isn't considering 194 00:07:55,592 --> 00:07:56,593 in this matter are private. 195 00:07:56,660 --> 00:07:58,660 Do you think he owes the American people a response, an explanation? 196 00:07:58,661 --> 00:07:59,828 Again, I refer you to the statement. 197 00:07:59,896 --> 00:08:02,798 (Reporters shouting questions) 198 00:08:02,866 --> 00:08:04,967 (Inhales deeply) Look... 199 00:08:05,035 --> 00:08:07,136 I get this. 200 00:08:07,204 --> 00:08:09,539 You have feelings for Olivia. She's a heck of a gal. 201 00:08:09,606 --> 00:08:11,106 You want to continue the affair. 202 00:08:11,174 --> 00:08:12,774 Fine. Peachy. 203 00:08:12,841 --> 00:08:14,776 So you go to Mellie and you promise whatever it takes 204 00:08:14,843 --> 00:08:16,411 to put things back together. 205 00:08:16,479 --> 00:08:18,480 Then you can go right on sleeping with Olivia. 206 00:08:18,548 --> 00:08:20,115 That's your business. And if you need me 207 00:08:20,183 --> 00:08:21,950 to facilitate, to lie, to cover for you, 208 00:08:22,017 --> 00:08:23,785 sneak her into the motorcade, 209 00:08:23,852 --> 00:08:25,954 wipe her lipstick off your collar for you, 210 00:08:26,021 --> 00:08:27,654 I will. 211 00:08:27,722 --> 00:08:31,192 But you're not giving up your place in history. 212 00:08:31,259 --> 00:08:33,494 You're not giving up this office. 213 00:08:33,562 --> 00:08:37,231 We will figure this out. 214 00:08:37,299 --> 00:08:38,765 (Breathes sharply) 215 00:08:38,833 --> 00:08:40,601 It's not too late to save your presidency. 216 00:08:40,668 --> 00:08:41,969 Look at Clinton. 217 00:08:42,036 --> 00:08:44,003 Clinton wasn't in love with Monica Lewinsky. 218 00:08:44,071 --> 00:08:46,906 I am in love with a woman who is not my wife. 219 00:08:46,974 --> 00:08:50,243 I want to be with her. Not in the shadows. Openly. 220 00:08:50,311 --> 00:08:52,378 And if that means I have to stop being President, 221 00:08:52,446 --> 00:08:53,580 so be it. 222 00:08:55,349 --> 00:08:56,949 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 223 00:08:57,017 --> 00:08:59,318 - This is what I found in... - Didn't I see you last night? 224 00:08:59,385 --> 00:09:00,952 Yes. Why? 225 00:09:01,020 --> 00:09:02,687 So you knew last night and you didn't tell me. 226 00:09:02,755 --> 00:09:05,424 - Tell you what, sir? - Your mission was clear. 227 00:09:05,492 --> 00:09:07,493 - Get between the President and Ms. Pope. - Yes, sir. 228 00:09:07,560 --> 00:09:09,161 Not only did you fail in your mission, 229 00:09:09,229 --> 00:09:10,962 but you failed to report to me that the President 230 00:09:11,030 --> 00:09:12,965 was spending the night with her... the same night... 231 00:09:13,033 --> 00:09:17,101 - Sir, I can explain... - You do not interrupt me ever. 232 00:09:21,072 --> 00:09:24,108 Now what's this photo about? 233 00:09:24,176 --> 00:09:26,277 This is the man who's on to me. 234 00:09:26,345 --> 00:09:27,711 He knows about my relationship with Ms. Pope. 235 00:09:27,779 --> 00:09:29,147 He's working with Cyrus Beene. 236 00:09:29,214 --> 00:09:30,580 Is there proof of your relationship with Ms. Pope? 237 00:09:30,648 --> 00:09:31,748 Recorded proof? Yes, sir. 238 00:09:31,815 --> 00:09:33,150 Bring it to me. 239 00:09:33,217 --> 00:09:35,285 And what about him? Find him. Bring him in. 240 00:09:35,353 --> 00:09:38,188 - And Cyrus Beene? - I'll handle Cyrus Beene. 241 00:09:38,256 --> 00:09:40,490 Just bring me the tape. 242 00:09:44,995 --> 00:09:46,328 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 243 00:09:46,396 --> 00:09:48,164 Oh, Cyrus. I am truly amazed 244 00:09:48,231 --> 00:09:50,599 at how you are handling this difficult situation 245 00:09:50,667 --> 00:09:52,701 with such grace and class. 246 00:09:52,769 --> 00:09:55,504 I just cannot believe, after everything 247 00:09:55,572 --> 00:09:57,072 the President has survived... 248 00:09:57,140 --> 00:09:59,041 That sad little bout with Amanda Tanner 249 00:09:59,108 --> 00:10:01,510 and Billy Chambers, an assassination attempt? 250 00:10:01,578 --> 00:10:03,978 Who would have thought it would be his own wife 251 00:10:04,046 --> 00:10:05,680 who finally brings him down? 252 00:10:05,747 --> 00:10:07,848 - Well, you know what the Bible says. - No, I don't. 253 00:10:07,916 --> 00:10:09,884 "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." 254 00:10:09,951 --> 00:10:11,352 That's not from the Bible. 255 00:10:11,420 --> 00:10:13,521 Not everything is from the Bible, Sally. 256 00:10:13,589 --> 00:10:14,589 (Cyrus sighs) 257 00:10:14,657 --> 00:10:16,023 It has to be Sally Langston. 258 00:10:16,091 --> 00:10:17,392 She and the Secretary of Defense 259 00:10:17,459 --> 00:10:18,958 are the only two people we haven't ruled out 260 00:10:19,026 --> 00:10:20,760 who had access to the files on Wendy's flash drive. 261 00:10:20,828 --> 00:10:22,329 And since the Secretary of Defense 262 00:10:22,397 --> 00:10:24,231 was C.E.O. of Bromstead when the leaks first started... 263 00:10:24,298 --> 00:10:24,998 It doesn't make sense. 264 00:10:24,999 --> 00:10:27,701 She was on that ticket, too. If congress impeaches Grant... 265 00:10:27,768 --> 00:10:29,269 Sally gets thrown out with the bathwater. 266 00:10:29,337 --> 00:10:30,671 Besides, we don't have enough evidence 267 00:10:30,738 --> 00:10:32,272 to accuse the Vice President of treason. 268 00:10:32,340 --> 00:10:34,040 You said Charlie's in the wind. 269 00:10:34,108 --> 00:10:36,108 - What are the chances we find him? - Impossible. 270 00:10:36,176 --> 00:10:40,045 - Which leaves us with... - Sally Langston. Let's get into it. 271 00:10:43,717 --> 00:10:45,017 (Door closes) What do you... 272 00:10:45,085 --> 00:10:47,753 - What's the endgame? - My endgame? 273 00:10:47,821 --> 00:10:49,021 The First Lady just put you on notice. 274 00:10:49,089 --> 00:10:50,922 We don't have a lot of time. 275 00:10:50,989 --> 00:10:52,790 - This needs to be dealt with. - No, it doesn't. 276 00:10:52,858 --> 00:10:54,025 (Typing) Let it be. 277 00:10:54,093 --> 00:10:55,560 Right now, at this very moment, 278 00:10:55,628 --> 00:10:57,429 you are standing in the eye of the hurricane, and 279 00:10:57,496 --> 00:10:59,264 - you're gonna sit here and pretend? - I'm not pretending. 280 00:10:59,332 --> 00:11:01,433 You think that White House is gonna protect you? Hmm? 281 00:11:01,500 --> 00:11:03,702 - Is that it? - I can protect myself, thank you very much. 282 00:11:03,769 --> 00:11:06,237 You're not the fixer here, Liv. You're the problem. 283 00:11:06,304 --> 00:11:09,005 You're the client. You're my client. 284 00:11:09,073 --> 00:11:11,041 (Chuckles) Like it or not. 285 00:11:11,109 --> 00:11:12,743 So I'm not asking you for the truth. 286 00:11:12,810 --> 00:11:15,045 I know the truth. 287 00:11:15,113 --> 00:11:17,414 I know enough. 288 00:11:17,482 --> 00:11:19,316 At any minute, any second now, 289 00:11:19,384 --> 00:11:20,884 so will the rest of planet earth. 290 00:11:20,952 --> 00:11:25,020 So what I'm asking you is, what is your endgame? 291 00:11:25,088 --> 00:11:26,922 'Cause the eye will pass and the winds will kick up, 292 00:11:26,990 --> 00:11:30,092 and you... you are not tethered to anything. 293 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:31,594 But I'm here. 294 00:11:31,662 --> 00:11:33,329 And I will be your anchor. 295 00:11:33,397 --> 00:11:34,997 And I'm the only one that can see you through this. 296 00:11:35,065 --> 00:11:36,766 We'll fight to the end. 297 00:11:36,833 --> 00:11:38,933 So snap out of it! 298 00:11:39,001 --> 00:11:41,102 Huh? 299 00:11:41,170 --> 00:11:43,305 Tell it to me straight. 300 00:11:43,373 --> 00:11:46,608 What do you want? 301 00:11:54,150 --> 00:11:56,183 We need to prove whether Sally's the mole. 302 00:11:57,919 --> 00:11:59,887 Get on it. 303 00:12:06,762 --> 00:12:08,763 (Door opens) 304 00:12:08,830 --> 00:12:10,997 (Door slams) 305 00:12:19,247 --> 00:12:20,248 (Reporters shouting questions) 306 00:12:20,314 --> 00:12:21,014 Yeah. 307 00:12:21,015 --> 00:12:23,150 Why not simply deny the accusation? 308 00:12:23,217 --> 00:12:25,252 The President considers this a private matter. 309 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:26,920 If the President addressed every question 310 00:12:26,988 --> 00:12:28,888 about his personal life, we may as well turn the Oval Office 311 00:12:28,956 --> 00:12:30,522 into a daytime talk show set. 312 00:12:30,590 --> 00:12:32,658 The First Lady stated very publicly 313 00:12:32,725 --> 00:12:34,860 - that her husband is having an affair. - And the President has responded. 314 00:12:34,928 --> 00:12:36,728 - He didn't. - He did. I'll read it again. 315 00:12:36,796 --> 00:12:38,597 - It's legalese! - "The President considers these allegations..." 316 00:12:38,665 --> 00:12:40,532 - That's a dodge, Cyrus. - Moving on. 317 00:12:40,600 --> 00:12:43,469 - I was doing my job! - You were trying to screw me! 318 00:12:43,536 --> 00:12:45,303 What was I supposed to do when I was handed 319 00:12:45,371 --> 00:12:47,439 my very first assignment as an on-air reporter?! 320 00:12:47,506 --> 00:12:49,174 Say, "thanks, but no, thanks"? 321 00:12:49,241 --> 00:12:50,976 This fell into my lap! 322 00:12:51,043 --> 00:12:53,011 I had no idea what Mellie was gonna say! 323 00:12:53,079 --> 00:12:54,545 Should I have stood up and walked out of the room 324 00:12:54,613 --> 00:12:57,315 when she started talking on live national television?! 325 00:12:57,383 --> 00:12:58,984 Tell me what I should have done! 326 00:12:59,051 --> 00:13:01,551 You should not have tried to screw me! 327 00:13:01,619 --> 00:13:03,587 How many stories of the century do you want me to give up, huh? 328 00:13:03,654 --> 00:13:05,555 Because I seem to remember doing that not too long ago. 329 00:13:05,623 --> 00:13:07,891 Don't you dare mention that in here. 330 00:13:07,959 --> 00:13:09,626 When your boss asks you to sit down 331 00:13:09,694 --> 00:13:11,595 with the First Lady of the United States, 332 00:13:11,662 --> 00:13:13,263 you don't say no! 333 00:13:13,331 --> 00:13:16,566 This was my lucky break. My shot! 334 00:13:16,634 --> 00:13:18,234 You got one when Fitz ran for governor, 335 00:13:18,302 --> 00:13:21,269 and you took it. I did the same thing. 336 00:13:25,409 --> 00:13:29,278 (Laughing) 337 00:13:29,346 --> 00:13:33,081 (Continues laughing, loudly) 338 00:13:33,149 --> 00:13:34,582 (Sighs) 339 00:13:34,650 --> 00:13:37,752 You think... you... (Laughing) 340 00:13:37,820 --> 00:13:41,490 You think this was your lucky break! 341 00:13:41,557 --> 00:13:45,160 (Continues laughing) 342 00:13:45,228 --> 00:13:47,795 Isn't that adorable? 343 00:13:47,863 --> 00:13:50,064 That's what you're telling yourself? 344 00:13:50,132 --> 00:13:51,532 And I'm genuinely asking, 345 00:13:51,599 --> 00:13:55,169 because I never thought of you as naive. 346 00:13:55,237 --> 00:13:58,005 Which is both surprising and unsettling, 347 00:13:58,073 --> 00:14:00,007 because that's certainly not a trait 348 00:14:00,075 --> 00:14:02,309 any respectable journalist would want to possess. 349 00:14:02,377 --> 00:14:04,078 And that's what you call yourself, right? 350 00:14:04,146 --> 00:14:06,112 A respectable journalist. 351 00:14:06,180 --> 00:14:07,813 So now... now... 352 00:14:07,881 --> 00:14:10,283 I'm starting to think of you as just plain stupid! 353 00:14:10,351 --> 00:14:11,918 Are you stupid, James? 354 00:14:11,985 --> 00:14:14,720 - You insulting, condescending... - It was Mellie, you... 355 00:14:14,788 --> 00:14:16,322 (Groans) 356 00:14:16,390 --> 00:14:19,392 Mellie got you the job! 357 00:14:19,460 --> 00:14:21,560 BNC would never have called you 358 00:14:21,627 --> 00:14:24,063 if she didn't make it happen! 359 00:14:24,130 --> 00:14:26,065 The First Lady wanted you for that interview... (Sighs) 360 00:14:26,132 --> 00:14:27,566 So she could hit both me and Fitz 361 00:14:27,633 --> 00:14:29,068 at the same time. 362 00:14:29,135 --> 00:14:30,569 It wasn't a lucky break. It was a chess move, 363 00:14:30,636 --> 00:14:35,874 and you're too... stupid to see it! 364 00:14:35,942 --> 00:14:39,210 Are you saying I'm not good enough?! 365 00:14:39,278 --> 00:14:41,745 I'm saying you have no business in this job. 366 00:14:41,813 --> 00:14:44,549 Come on! James novak?! 367 00:14:44,616 --> 00:14:45,849 I mean, of all the other 368 00:14:45,917 --> 00:14:47,017 professional television journalists, 369 00:14:47,086 --> 00:14:48,219 the ones with actual experience, 370 00:14:48,287 --> 00:14:49,987 peabodys and Pulitzers, 371 00:14:50,055 --> 00:14:51,422 those that aren't approaching 50 372 00:14:51,490 --> 00:14:53,256 or the least bit doughy on camera, 373 00:14:53,324 --> 00:14:54,657 you want to stand there and tell me 374 00:14:54,725 --> 00:14:56,293 Mellie chose James Novak? 375 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:58,027 Forget about Anderson Cooper... 376 00:14:58,096 --> 00:15:00,197 Who's a frigging Vanderbilt, by the way... 377 00:15:00,264 --> 00:15:01,864 Or even Brian Williams, Diane Sawyer. 378 00:15:01,932 --> 00:15:03,666 Maybe they were all busy. 379 00:15:03,734 --> 00:15:06,002 So let's go with James Novak! 380 00:15:06,070 --> 00:15:07,370 He's the guy America wants to see. 381 00:15:07,438 --> 00:15:09,138 He's got a face for TV. 382 00:15:09,206 --> 00:15:11,006 Your lucky break?! 383 00:15:11,074 --> 00:15:12,441 You... 384 00:15:12,509 --> 00:15:14,810 have no business in this job. 385 00:15:16,879 --> 00:15:21,683 (Stifled sobbing) (Door opens and closes) 386 00:15:21,751 --> 00:15:24,386 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 387 00:15:24,454 --> 00:15:26,621 Where are we with Sally Langston? 388 00:15:26,688 --> 00:15:28,689 Still working on it. Harrison's making phone calls. 389 00:15:28,757 --> 00:15:30,425 If we had her password, we could get onto 390 00:15:30,493 --> 00:15:32,127 the White House's network, see if she accessed 391 00:15:32,194 --> 00:15:34,729 the same classified files that were on the mole's flash drive. 392 00:15:34,796 --> 00:15:36,931 - Can you hack your way in? - There are thousands of safeguards. 393 00:15:36,999 --> 00:15:39,167 - It would take weeks, maybe months. - And there's no other way? 394 00:15:39,235 --> 00:15:41,468 (Sighs) 395 00:15:41,536 --> 00:15:43,770 We could send Sally a trojan horse. 396 00:15:43,838 --> 00:15:45,339 Hmm. 397 00:15:45,406 --> 00:15:46,640 An e-mail infected with a worm that could bore into 398 00:15:46,707 --> 00:15:48,475 the White House network from the inside. 399 00:15:48,543 --> 00:15:49,909 We could make it record her keystrokes, 400 00:15:49,977 --> 00:15:51,512 - tell us her passwords. - Baby Huck. 401 00:15:51,579 --> 00:15:52,912 The Vice President would never be stupid enough 402 00:15:52,980 --> 00:15:54,248 to open an infected e-mail. 403 00:15:54,315 --> 00:15:57,183 Maybe not, but her teenage daughter might. 404 00:15:57,251 --> 00:15:59,118 We use Cassidy's e-mail to break into 405 00:15:59,186 --> 00:16:00,986 the Langstons' home network, then use that 406 00:16:01,054 --> 00:16:02,955 to springboard into the White House. (Chuckles) 407 00:16:03,023 --> 00:16:04,990 Cassidy Langston, 16 years old. 408 00:16:05,058 --> 00:16:06,959 Loves horses, hates poseurs, and will only date 409 00:16:07,027 --> 00:16:09,094 cute boys with blonde hair and great abs 410 00:16:09,163 --> 00:16:10,630 who are at least 6 feet tall 411 00:16:10,697 --> 00:16:13,198 and play either lacrosse or water polo. 412 00:16:13,266 --> 00:16:14,766 We could send an e-mail saying she won 413 00:16:14,833 --> 00:16:17,101 a date with Justin Bieber. Or some Olympic water polo dude. 414 00:16:17,170 --> 00:16:20,372 (Snorts) Lame. And really lame. 415 00:16:20,439 --> 00:16:22,106 - Excuse me? - I spent the last ten months of my life 416 00:16:22,175 --> 00:16:24,576 in a classroom full of kids Cassidy's age, 417 00:16:24,644 --> 00:16:26,645 studying them, learning their ways. 418 00:16:26,712 --> 00:16:29,746 They are pack animals, hell-bent on social domination. 419 00:16:29,814 --> 00:16:31,815 And the only thing a mean girl really wants 420 00:16:31,883 --> 00:16:34,385 is to rip out the jugular of an even meaner girl. 421 00:16:34,452 --> 00:16:36,320 Get me the student directory. 422 00:16:36,388 --> 00:16:39,557 (Typing) 423 00:16:39,624 --> 00:16:42,259 (David) Mnh-mnh. That one. 424 00:16:42,327 --> 00:16:44,495 (Quinn) Brooke Sullivan, class of 2014. 425 00:16:44,563 --> 00:16:46,396 - She's the queen. - So we need to find something on Brooke 426 00:16:46,463 --> 00:16:48,097 - that Cassidy would want. - Got it. 427 00:16:48,165 --> 00:16:50,500 Oh! Nose job, before and after. 428 00:16:50,568 --> 00:16:52,001 Happened right before she moved to D.C. 429 00:16:52,069 --> 00:16:54,304 - So none of her classmates know? - Yet. 430 00:16:54,371 --> 00:16:55,805 (Huck) Got the e-mail. (Taps key) 431 00:16:55,872 --> 00:16:57,973 - Sent. - Now we wait. 432 00:16:58,041 --> 00:16:59,475 (Chimes) No, we don't. 433 00:16:59,543 --> 00:17:00,976 (Snaps fingers) She clicked it. 434 00:17:01,044 --> 00:17:03,011 (Abby) - Already? - We're in. 435 00:17:03,079 --> 00:17:05,880 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 436 00:17:12,154 --> 00:17:14,690 This park, it used to be a graveyard. 437 00:17:14,757 --> 00:17:16,458 (Laughs) 438 00:17:16,526 --> 00:17:19,059 And I was just about to ask how you were holding up. 439 00:17:19,127 --> 00:17:22,430 - You can't do this to me. - (Laughs) Let's be clear. 440 00:17:22,497 --> 00:17:24,732 I am not the President. I am not doing anything. 441 00:17:24,799 --> 00:17:26,667 Whatever it is you said to him 442 00:17:26,735 --> 00:17:28,603 to make him do this, you need to take it back. 443 00:17:28,670 --> 00:17:30,137 This was his choice. 444 00:17:30,205 --> 00:17:31,805 He made a choice. He decided. 445 00:17:31,873 --> 00:17:33,906 If he walks away, if he doesn't run for re-election, 446 00:17:33,974 --> 00:17:36,643 that is a blow the republican party will not recover from, 447 00:17:36,711 --> 00:17:38,378 not for years, and if it does recover, 448 00:17:38,446 --> 00:17:40,179 it'll be in the hands of Sally Langston 449 00:17:40,248 --> 00:17:41,848 and her conservative overlords, 450 00:17:41,915 --> 00:17:44,651 and the rights of people like me... and you... 451 00:17:44,719 --> 00:17:46,085 Do not bring my rights into this. 452 00:17:46,153 --> 00:17:48,755 It will be the Salem witch trials, Liv. 453 00:17:48,822 --> 00:17:52,958 It'll be, "I saw goody Johnson with the devil, here in D.C." 454 00:17:53,025 --> 00:17:55,661 And the republic will burn and the seas will run blood, 455 00:17:55,729 --> 00:17:57,162 and the four horsemen will ride 456 00:17:57,230 --> 00:17:59,231 all because he wants to be with me? 457 00:17:59,299 --> 00:18:00,599 Right, Cy? 458 00:18:02,269 --> 00:18:04,570 Mellie's going to name you as his mistress. 459 00:18:04,638 --> 00:18:06,103 It's just a matter of time. You know that. 460 00:18:06,171 --> 00:18:08,573 I know. 461 00:18:08,641 --> 00:18:10,808 You could stop this at any time. 462 00:18:10,876 --> 00:18:12,744 He will listen to you. 463 00:18:12,811 --> 00:18:14,178 Cyrus. 464 00:18:14,246 --> 00:18:16,247 If I honestly thought that this was right for him, 465 00:18:16,315 --> 00:18:19,917 giving up his chance to run again... 466 00:18:19,985 --> 00:18:23,153 If I truly believed that this... 467 00:18:23,220 --> 00:18:26,757 Is what he wanted, 468 00:18:26,824 --> 00:18:29,359 I would fight to the death to give it to him. 469 00:18:29,427 --> 00:18:31,261 I would slay dragons for him. (Chuckles) 470 00:18:31,329 --> 00:18:34,498 But it's not right. It's not. 471 00:18:34,565 --> 00:18:36,366 I believe in him, Liv. 472 00:18:36,434 --> 00:18:37,767 I believe in him, too. 473 00:18:37,834 --> 00:18:39,134 Then don't let him do this. 474 00:18:41,338 --> 00:18:43,105 The future of the country depends 475 00:18:43,173 --> 00:18:45,474 on you not letting him do this. 476 00:18:45,542 --> 00:18:46,975 We've already changed 477 00:18:47,043 --> 00:18:49,211 the future of this country once, Cyrus. 478 00:18:49,279 --> 00:18:51,013 Isn't that enough? 479 00:18:54,249 --> 00:18:56,050 Go away. 480 00:18:58,321 --> 00:18:59,688 You're breaking my heart. 481 00:19:05,861 --> 00:19:08,463 This park... 482 00:19:08,531 --> 00:19:10,664 It also used to be a zoo. 483 00:19:22,377 --> 00:19:23,910 Hello, Cyrus. 484 00:19:35,228 --> 00:19:36,995 (Man) What does the President mean by "private matter"? 485 00:19:37,063 --> 00:19:38,297 We've been over this. 486 00:19:38,363 --> 00:19:39,763 Because so much of his family life is public. 487 00:19:39,864 --> 00:19:41,298 On average, women in this country 488 00:19:41,365 --> 00:19:43,467 make 80 cents to my dollar. That's a public matter. 489 00:19:43,835 --> 00:19:46,401 21% of children live in poverty in this country. 490 00:19:46,469 --> 00:19:48,002 That's a public matter. 491 00:19:48,070 --> 00:19:49,871 The President and First Lady's pri... 492 00:19:49,939 --> 00:19:52,407 - But if the President had an affair... - Careful, Ashley. 493 00:19:52,475 --> 00:19:54,109 An alleged affair on White House grounds 494 00:19:54,176 --> 00:19:56,044 with a White House employee... 495 00:19:56,112 --> 00:19:57,479 Now we're just making things up. (Reporters clamoring) 496 00:19:57,547 --> 00:19:59,147 You're a very lucky man, Cyrus. 497 00:19:59,215 --> 00:20:00,916 I don't feel lucky. Not today. 498 00:20:01,083 --> 00:20:02,683 Well, First Lady pulls the fire alarm 499 00:20:02,751 --> 00:20:04,152 while her husband is with his mistress, 500 00:20:04,220 --> 00:20:05,519 and no one's the wiser? I'd call that lucky. 501 00:20:05,587 --> 00:20:07,121 Mistress? That's reaching. 502 00:20:07,189 --> 00:20:08,990 It's unconfirmed rantings of an emotional wife. 503 00:20:09,058 --> 00:20:10,892 It's Olivia Pope. 504 00:20:12,561 --> 00:20:14,162 You're surprised that I know 505 00:20:14,230 --> 00:20:15,463 about the President and Olivia Pope. 506 00:20:15,530 --> 00:20:17,898 I suppose I'm surprised that you care. 507 00:20:17,966 --> 00:20:20,500 We care about everything that affects the republic. 508 00:20:20,568 --> 00:20:23,570 You should have shut this down a long time ago. 509 00:20:23,637 --> 00:20:25,405 You have all the ammunition that you need. 510 00:20:25,473 --> 00:20:26,874 You know about Jake Ballard. 511 00:20:26,941 --> 00:20:28,375 You know that he's been sleeping with Olivia. 512 00:20:28,442 --> 00:20:30,477 We agreed you would not have me surveilled, damn it. 513 00:20:30,544 --> 00:20:32,212 Calm down. 514 00:20:32,280 --> 00:20:35,414 Your guy... Charlie... Was one of mine. 515 00:20:35,482 --> 00:20:38,550 The point is, there's a tape of Ballard and Pope. 516 00:20:39,987 --> 00:20:41,787 (Scoffs) 517 00:20:41,855 --> 00:20:43,455 You have the tape already, don't you? 518 00:20:43,523 --> 00:20:45,324 But you haven't used it. 519 00:20:45,392 --> 00:20:47,326 I've tried, believe me. It's complex. 520 00:20:47,394 --> 00:20:50,695 It's simple. It's only complex because you're afraid. 521 00:20:50,763 --> 00:20:52,297 You're afraid to be the messenger. 522 00:20:52,365 --> 00:20:53,831 You're afraid to take the bullet. 523 00:20:53,900 --> 00:20:55,367 You're afraid that he'll turn on you. 524 00:20:55,434 --> 00:20:57,435 But ask yourself, what are you most afraid of... 525 00:20:57,503 --> 00:21:00,171 Losing the White House and endangering the republic, 526 00:21:00,239 --> 00:21:02,908 - or losing your buddy Fitz? - Back off. 527 00:21:02,975 --> 00:21:04,709 You're out of bounds. This is my arena. 528 00:21:04,777 --> 00:21:05,809 Stay in yours. 529 00:21:05,877 --> 00:21:07,444 This always happens. 530 00:21:07,512 --> 00:21:09,346 People like you get a taste of power, 531 00:21:09,414 --> 00:21:10,915 and they develop amnesia. 532 00:21:10,982 --> 00:21:14,151 They forget that I have no boundaries. 533 00:21:14,219 --> 00:21:17,421 I like you, Cyrus. Use the tape. 534 00:21:17,488 --> 00:21:19,723 Don't make yourself an obstacle. 535 00:21:19,791 --> 00:21:22,425 Don't test your luck. 536 00:21:25,262 --> 00:21:26,796 Oh. 537 00:21:26,863 --> 00:21:28,764 And your guy... Charlie? 538 00:21:28,832 --> 00:21:30,733 He's dead to you. 539 00:21:30,801 --> 00:21:32,601 No further contact. Understood? 540 00:21:32,669 --> 00:21:34,770 Understood. 541 00:21:39,309 --> 00:21:41,243 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 542 00:21:41,311 --> 00:21:42,411 (Phone rings) 543 00:21:45,248 --> 00:21:46,881 You're supposed to be running the world. 544 00:21:46,950 --> 00:21:48,583 I'm writing my statement for tonight. 545 00:21:48,651 --> 00:21:50,152 By yourself? 546 00:21:50,219 --> 00:21:52,620 You do realize that there are many, many speechwriters 547 00:21:52,688 --> 00:21:54,588 in that big white building. 548 00:21:54,656 --> 00:21:56,357 If I'm gonna announce to the American people 549 00:21:56,425 --> 00:21:57,858 that I'm not running for re-election, 550 00:21:57,926 --> 00:21:59,526 I think it should be in my own words. 551 00:22:01,830 --> 00:22:04,798 Cyrus has been spending all day trying to talk me out of it. 552 00:22:04,866 --> 00:22:08,902 - I was just with Cyrus. - And? 553 00:22:08,970 --> 00:22:10,503 There may have been some lectures 554 00:22:10,571 --> 00:22:13,440 about me ruining the future of this great nation. 555 00:22:13,507 --> 00:22:15,175 Are you having second thoughts? 556 00:22:15,242 --> 00:22:18,011 No. Are you? 557 00:22:18,079 --> 00:22:19,379 Never. 558 00:22:25,051 --> 00:22:27,319 You maybe wanna run your speech by me? 559 00:22:27,387 --> 00:22:29,488 - Stop trying to help me. - Just asking. 560 00:22:29,555 --> 00:22:30,990 I take it back. Good-bye. 561 00:22:31,057 --> 00:22:32,024 - Wait. - What? 562 00:22:33,293 --> 00:22:34,626 What are you wearing? 563 00:22:34,694 --> 00:22:38,030 (Laughs) You are shameless. Good-bye. 564 00:22:38,098 --> 00:22:39,898 (Beep) 565 00:22:39,966 --> 00:22:41,532 (Phone rings) 566 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:44,035 I am not telling you what I'm wearing. 567 00:22:44,103 --> 00:22:45,436 (Jake) Well, never mind then. 568 00:22:45,504 --> 00:22:47,238 Jake. 569 00:22:47,306 --> 00:22:50,041 You were expecting someone else. Let me guess. 570 00:22:50,109 --> 00:22:52,477 How late did he stay last night? 571 00:22:52,544 --> 00:22:54,379 All night, I'm guessing. 572 00:22:54,446 --> 00:22:55,980 Do you want me to answer that? 573 00:22:56,048 --> 00:22:58,515 Oh, I want a lot of things that he gets to have first. 574 00:23:03,054 --> 00:23:04,488 I'm not a bad guy, Olivia. 575 00:23:04,555 --> 00:23:06,023 You're not a good one. 576 00:23:06,090 --> 00:23:07,524 Well, neither is he. 577 00:23:07,591 --> 00:23:09,826 I'm going to hang up now. Take care of yourself. 578 00:23:09,894 --> 00:23:11,628 Good-bye, Olivia. 579 00:23:12,997 --> 00:23:14,030 (Beep) 580 00:23:18,068 --> 00:23:19,535 Is it someone who works with him? 581 00:23:19,602 --> 00:23:21,303 An aide, an adviser? 582 00:23:21,371 --> 00:23:23,672 Is this woman a threat to you in some way? 583 00:23:23,740 --> 00:23:26,175 Is she a game changer? 584 00:23:26,243 --> 00:23:28,044 Is she sweet? Will the public like her? 585 00:23:28,111 --> 00:23:29,310 Is it a man? 586 00:23:29,378 --> 00:23:30,878 Is the President's lover a man? 587 00:23:30,946 --> 00:23:32,713 All right, enough. 588 00:23:32,781 --> 00:23:34,482 (Breathes deeply) 589 00:23:34,550 --> 00:23:37,152 Right now, everyone is just curious. 590 00:23:37,219 --> 00:23:40,321 Is the First Lady telling the truth? Is she lying? 591 00:23:40,389 --> 00:23:43,291 Is it poor President Grant with a cold, frigid wife, 592 00:23:43,359 --> 00:23:46,060 or poor Mrs. Grant with the mean, slutty husband? 593 00:23:48,029 --> 00:23:50,197 They're waiting to see which way the wind blows. 594 00:23:51,866 --> 00:23:53,534 Anything is possible at this point. 595 00:23:53,601 --> 00:23:54,668 (Sighs) 596 00:23:54,735 --> 00:23:56,403 It's anyone's game. 597 00:23:56,471 --> 00:23:58,705 But if we name the name of his mistress 598 00:23:58,773 --> 00:24:00,474 and put a face to his infidelity, 599 00:24:00,542 --> 00:24:03,576 well, then, everything's coming up Mellie. 600 00:24:03,643 --> 00:24:07,146 He's going to make a statement tonight. 601 00:24:07,214 --> 00:24:10,015 The President? Nothing's been announced. 602 00:24:10,084 --> 00:24:11,250 Well, he is. 603 00:24:11,318 --> 00:24:13,786 Well, at least I'm assuming he is. 604 00:24:13,853 --> 00:24:16,489 So if you don't know for sure, 605 00:24:16,557 --> 00:24:17,956 then why are you assuming? 606 00:24:18,023 --> 00:24:20,492 Because I know Fitz. 607 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:22,594 And what does this have to do 608 00:24:22,661 --> 00:24:24,629 with you telling me the name of his mistress? 609 00:24:24,697 --> 00:24:26,965 Before I hand over my most valuable asset 610 00:24:27,032 --> 00:24:30,469 in all of this, I want to know what he's going to say. 611 00:24:30,536 --> 00:24:32,670 Get me a copy of his remarks. 612 00:24:32,738 --> 00:24:35,072 I can try to get some confirmation 613 00:24:35,140 --> 00:24:36,773 about his statement, but a speech like that 614 00:24:36,841 --> 00:24:38,342 would be very closely guarded. 615 00:24:38,410 --> 00:24:39,876 And you are very good at what you do. 616 00:24:39,944 --> 00:24:41,178 Isn't that what you said? 617 00:24:44,015 --> 00:24:46,150 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 618 00:24:46,218 --> 00:24:49,019 Two crullers, please. 619 00:24:49,087 --> 00:24:50,587 Where's Crystal? 620 00:24:50,654 --> 00:24:52,922 Oh, she got sick. 621 00:24:52,990 --> 00:24:54,724 That flu going around. 622 00:24:54,791 --> 00:24:57,293 Huh. Thought that was over. 623 00:24:57,361 --> 00:24:58,628 Guess not. 624 00:24:58,695 --> 00:25:01,964 - Stay healthy. - You, too. 625 00:25:02,032 --> 00:25:04,900 (Bag rustling) 626 00:25:10,140 --> 00:25:11,940 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) (Clicks switch) 627 00:25:12,008 --> 00:25:14,508 (Projector and camera shutter clicking continues) 628 00:25:17,980 --> 00:25:19,948 (Exhales) 629 00:25:20,016 --> 00:25:21,315 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 630 00:25:24,419 --> 00:25:26,154 He knows. 631 00:25:26,221 --> 00:25:27,688 We're moving now. I got his signal. 632 00:25:27,756 --> 00:25:29,557 (Beep) 633 00:25:29,625 --> 00:25:30,958 Right on Wisconsin. 634 00:25:31,026 --> 00:25:32,593 And he should be 100 yards up on the right. 635 00:25:35,864 --> 00:25:37,597 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 636 00:25:37,665 --> 00:25:38,998 (Bodies collide) Sorry. 637 00:25:41,369 --> 00:25:43,336 Excuse me. Pardon me. 638 00:25:46,907 --> 00:25:48,408 Sorry, is that, uh, Connecticut Avenue 639 00:25:48,476 --> 00:25:51,044 right up there? Thank you. 640 00:25:51,111 --> 00:25:52,111 Hi. 641 00:25:54,581 --> 00:25:55,581 (Cocks gun) 642 00:25:59,352 --> 00:26:01,153 Pull over. Pull over! 643 00:26:08,027 --> 00:26:10,562 (Under breath) Damn. 644 00:26:10,629 --> 00:26:11,896 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 645 00:26:11,963 --> 00:26:13,464 What's up? 646 00:26:13,532 --> 00:26:15,766 We're cross-referencing the information Sally accessed 647 00:26:15,834 --> 00:26:17,036 with the data from the mole's flash drive. 648 00:26:17,037 --> 00:26:18,303 They were matching up. 649 00:26:18,304 --> 00:26:20,104 Until now. She was nowhere near her computer 650 00:26:20,172 --> 00:26:21,273 when the file was accessed. 651 00:26:21,340 --> 00:26:22,240 How could you possibly know that? 652 00:26:22,241 --> 00:26:24,175 Well, look. (Typing) 653 00:26:24,243 --> 00:26:26,943 At this exact time, someone using her password 654 00:26:27,011 --> 00:26:28,845 is downloading black op sites. 655 00:26:28,913 --> 00:26:30,480 All right, so that means... Sally's not the mole. 656 00:26:30,548 --> 00:26:31,981 - So we're back to square one. - I can't do this. 657 00:26:32,049 --> 00:26:33,617 If I have to say the word "mole" one more time... 658 00:26:33,685 --> 00:26:34,884 Damn it! (Loud clatter) 659 00:26:34,952 --> 00:26:37,020 Okay! 660 00:26:37,088 --> 00:26:39,889 Everyone take an hour. Clear your head, 661 00:26:39,957 --> 00:26:41,224 then come back fresh. (Exhales) 662 00:26:41,291 --> 00:26:44,159 We are close. Albatross is out there, 663 00:26:44,228 --> 00:26:45,928 and we are going to find him. 664 00:26:49,433 --> 00:26:51,033 Coffee? 665 00:26:51,101 --> 00:26:53,302 No, I think I'll stay here, catch the White House briefing. 666 00:26:53,370 --> 00:26:56,672 Watching Cyrus Beene unraveling under pressure is my porn. 667 00:27:02,144 --> 00:27:04,679 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) (Phone chimes) 668 00:27:04,747 --> 00:27:06,414 (Charlie) Clear me in. 669 00:27:06,482 --> 00:27:08,883 I'm sorry. Who is this? 670 00:27:08,951 --> 00:27:11,319 They're after me. Just clear me in, Cyrus. 671 00:27:11,387 --> 00:27:13,754 You've dialed the wrong number. And since I don't know you, 672 00:27:13,821 --> 00:27:16,657 don't ever call me again. 673 00:27:16,725 --> 00:27:18,592 (Sighs) 674 00:27:18,660 --> 00:27:22,062 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 675 00:27:22,130 --> 00:27:23,797 (Panting) 676 00:27:23,865 --> 00:27:25,232 Just saying, we ruled out 677 00:27:25,300 --> 00:27:26,833 the defense secretary pretty quickly. 678 00:27:26,901 --> 00:27:28,302 - You think we should double back? - Abby's right. 679 00:27:28,370 --> 00:27:29,935 Can't hurt at this point. 680 00:27:32,005 --> 00:27:34,240 Nice break? Mine kinda sucked. 681 00:27:34,308 --> 00:27:36,542 - Drop the gun. - Easy, tiger. 682 00:27:36,610 --> 00:27:39,279 I come in peace. (Gun slides) 683 00:27:39,346 --> 00:27:40,713 Now the rest. 684 00:27:40,781 --> 00:27:43,249 See? 685 00:27:43,317 --> 00:27:45,317 Friendly. I just want to chat. 686 00:27:45,385 --> 00:27:46,518 Charlie, why are you here? 687 00:27:48,421 --> 00:27:49,888 Simple. 688 00:27:49,955 --> 00:27:52,023 I want to hire you. 689 00:28:03,008 --> 00:28:04,474 (Reporters shouting questions) Look, 690 00:28:04,542 --> 00:28:05,775 you've tried a dozen ways to get me to amplify the statement. 691 00:28:05,843 --> 00:28:07,510 Try a dozen more. (Laughter) 692 00:28:07,578 --> 00:28:09,746 - I'm not going to expand on... - But by "unfaithful," 693 00:28:09,813 --> 00:28:12,314 does the First Lady mean multiple women? 694 00:28:12,382 --> 00:28:13,950 Asked and answered. Any other... 695 00:28:14,018 --> 00:28:15,585 What are the legal ra... What are the legal ramifications 696 00:28:15,653 --> 00:28:17,253 - being considered in this matter? - Asked and answered. 697 00:28:17,320 --> 00:28:18,888 Cyrus, did the President force the First Lady 698 00:28:18,956 --> 00:28:20,722 - out of the residence? - Asked and answered. 699 00:28:20,790 --> 00:28:22,624 - Did the President try to stop the First Lady... - Asked and answered. 700 00:28:22,692 --> 00:28:24,259 (Echoing) Asked and answered. Asked and answered. 701 00:28:24,326 --> 00:28:26,028 Asked and answered. Asked and answered. 702 00:28:26,095 --> 00:28:27,362 (Sighs) 703 00:28:29,666 --> 00:28:31,867 Finished my speech. Have a look. 704 00:28:33,335 --> 00:28:35,871 (Inhales and exhales deeply) 705 00:28:35,939 --> 00:28:39,807 "I stand before you asking for your forgiveness for..." 706 00:28:39,875 --> 00:28:41,475 "Sins against my wife and my marriage 707 00:28:41,543 --> 00:28:44,378 will overshadow all good work ongoing..." 708 00:28:44,446 --> 00:28:45,913 "And so for the good of the nation, 709 00:28:45,981 --> 00:28:49,149 I withdraw my candidacy for a second term..." 710 00:28:49,217 --> 00:28:50,517 It's fine. 711 00:28:51,820 --> 00:28:54,087 No notes? That's a first. 712 00:28:58,693 --> 00:29:00,393 It's gonna be all right. 713 00:29:00,461 --> 00:29:02,361 We'll be a lame duck administration. 714 00:29:02,429 --> 00:29:05,364 - We'll leave proud of the work we did. - We'll be a joke. 715 00:29:05,432 --> 00:29:08,901 Hell, we're not even supposed to be here. 716 00:29:08,969 --> 00:29:12,204 Need I remind you, you stole this ride? 717 00:29:12,271 --> 00:29:14,539 At least we got some mileage out of it. 718 00:29:14,608 --> 00:29:16,408 True. (Inhales) 719 00:29:16,476 --> 00:29:18,276 And the backseat did see some action. 720 00:29:18,344 --> 00:29:19,812 (Laughs) 721 00:29:19,879 --> 00:29:21,346 (Laughs) Yeah, that was my fault. 722 00:29:21,414 --> 00:29:24,016 (Both laughing) 723 00:29:24,084 --> 00:29:25,483 (Continues laughing) 724 00:29:25,550 --> 00:29:26,951 (Continues laughing) 725 00:29:28,386 --> 00:29:29,721 This is... 726 00:29:29,788 --> 00:29:31,789 This is Fitz's handwriting. 727 00:29:31,857 --> 00:29:33,357 It's from his trash. 728 00:29:33,425 --> 00:29:36,494 I called in a very special White House favor to get it. 729 00:29:36,561 --> 00:29:38,162 (Exhales softly) 730 00:29:38,230 --> 00:29:40,864 He's not budging. 731 00:29:40,932 --> 00:29:43,767 The man is not budging. 732 00:29:47,238 --> 00:29:49,940 He's throwing away his presidency 733 00:29:50,008 --> 00:29:52,009 like... 734 00:29:52,076 --> 00:29:53,543 Like it was nothing. 735 00:29:53,611 --> 00:29:56,179 That's why you won't name his mistress. 736 00:29:56,247 --> 00:29:58,881 Because naming her is the nuclear option. 737 00:29:58,949 --> 00:30:01,117 Naming her would blow this all up. 738 00:30:01,184 --> 00:30:03,019 Naming her will make him hate you, 739 00:30:03,086 --> 00:30:04,920 and you don't want him to hate you, 740 00:30:04,988 --> 00:30:06,588 because in the back of your mind, 741 00:30:06,657 --> 00:30:10,459 you still think there's a chance that he will come back to you. 742 00:30:10,527 --> 00:30:13,094 (Exhales sharply) 743 00:30:13,162 --> 00:30:15,964 (Sighs) 744 00:30:16,032 --> 00:30:18,599 I am very good at what I do. 745 00:30:18,668 --> 00:30:21,602 I can move mountains and work miracles. 746 00:30:21,671 --> 00:30:24,338 But I can't make your husband love you. 747 00:30:25,607 --> 00:30:29,109 (Sighs) 748 00:30:29,177 --> 00:30:31,145 He can write all the sad-sack speeches he wants, 749 00:30:31,212 --> 00:30:33,947 but at the end of the day, 750 00:30:34,015 --> 00:30:36,684 he's not going to go through with it. 751 00:30:38,252 --> 00:30:39,920 He won't give it all up. 752 00:30:41,422 --> 00:30:43,023 Mrs. Grant, you can still give me the name... 753 00:30:43,091 --> 00:30:44,757 No! 754 00:30:46,126 --> 00:30:48,527 I know Fitz. 755 00:30:48,595 --> 00:30:51,564 He won't throw it all away. 756 00:30:51,631 --> 00:30:53,800 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 757 00:30:53,867 --> 00:30:55,301 (Charlie) It's b613. 758 00:30:55,368 --> 00:30:56,468 I'm supposed to be in retirement. 759 00:30:56,536 --> 00:30:58,404 I'm not supposed... 760 00:30:58,471 --> 00:31:00,139 I'm done. I'm toast. 761 00:31:00,207 --> 00:31:01,539 Who's the mole, Charlie? Who are you working for? 762 00:31:01,607 --> 00:31:03,809 Hey, now. Nothing in this world comes for free. 763 00:31:03,876 --> 00:31:05,410 - I want the deal. - What deal? 764 00:31:05,477 --> 00:31:07,779 The one he has. 765 00:31:07,847 --> 00:31:10,281 - I don't know what you're talking about. - Oh, come on. 766 00:31:10,349 --> 00:31:12,283 When command wants you dead, you're a dead man. 767 00:31:12,351 --> 00:31:14,319 Yet here you are. You're not running, you're not hiding. 768 00:31:14,386 --> 00:31:16,954 You have a life. I want a life, too. 769 00:31:17,022 --> 00:31:20,257 I want the deal she got for you. 770 00:31:20,325 --> 00:31:22,093 What's this deal you made for him? 771 00:31:22,160 --> 00:31:24,061 - I didn't make a deal. - Then how come he's here? 772 00:31:24,129 --> 00:31:26,330 How come b613 let him live? 773 00:31:26,397 --> 00:31:28,833 - They must know. - There was no deal, huck. 774 00:31:28,900 --> 00:31:30,835 - It doesn't matter. I'll get us the name. - No. 775 00:31:30,902 --> 00:31:32,603 He took my life and then he put me in a box 776 00:31:32,670 --> 00:31:34,804 and almost took it again. I will get us the name. 777 00:31:34,872 --> 00:31:37,473 - Huck... - My world, my rules. 778 00:31:37,541 --> 00:31:40,243 (Door opens) 779 00:31:40,310 --> 00:31:41,510 (Door closes) 780 00:31:41,578 --> 00:31:43,113 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 781 00:31:43,180 --> 00:31:46,315 (Exhales and mutters) 782 00:31:46,383 --> 00:31:47,650 I need you to pull the President's 783 00:31:47,718 --> 00:31:49,752 statement of candidacy papers. 784 00:31:49,819 --> 00:31:52,020 Why do you... (Sighs) 785 00:31:52,088 --> 00:31:53,822 Oh, my God. 786 00:31:53,890 --> 00:31:56,324 Oh, my God. That's his speech tonight, isn't it? 787 00:31:56,392 --> 00:31:58,160 We need to retrieve those papers. 788 00:31:58,228 --> 00:31:59,962 I can't. 789 00:32:00,029 --> 00:32:02,264 Jeannine, for God sakes, get a grip. 790 00:32:02,331 --> 00:32:05,733 No, I mean, I can't unfile the papers. 791 00:32:05,801 --> 00:32:07,902 They were never filed in the first place. 792 00:32:07,970 --> 00:32:10,104 They've been sitting on the President's desk for months. 793 00:32:10,172 --> 00:32:11,939 I keep telling Lauren to remind him, 794 00:32:12,007 --> 00:32:15,076 but he... Never signed them. 795 00:32:20,282 --> 00:32:21,782 What's this? 796 00:32:21,816 --> 00:32:23,950 The brown folder is everyone who owes us a favor. 797 00:32:24,018 --> 00:32:26,186 If you get into trouble, start pulling those strings. 798 00:32:26,254 --> 00:32:28,354 - If that doesn't work, you switch to the black folder. - It's sealed. 799 00:32:28,422 --> 00:32:30,190 But only open it if... 800 00:32:30,258 --> 00:32:32,358 - Just know it's a weapon of last resort. - Olivia... 801 00:32:32,426 --> 00:32:34,360 - And if things get messy... - You mean, if your name comes out. 802 00:32:36,097 --> 00:32:38,264 I'm not your client. 803 00:32:38,331 --> 00:32:40,266 If things get messy, 804 00:32:40,333 --> 00:32:41,767 you carry on without me. 805 00:32:41,835 --> 00:32:43,468 I can take care of myself. 806 00:32:43,536 --> 00:32:45,470 - (Sighs) Olivia... - Harrison, 807 00:32:45,538 --> 00:32:48,274 my world, my rules. 808 00:32:50,110 --> 00:32:51,643 (Inhales deeply) 809 00:32:51,711 --> 00:32:53,178 Put those folders in the safe when you're done. 810 00:32:53,245 --> 00:32:54,913 Combo's inside. 811 00:33:04,623 --> 00:33:06,958 (Breathing heavily) 812 00:33:07,026 --> 00:33:09,126 - Liv? - Oh. 813 00:33:09,194 --> 00:33:10,127 We need to talk. 814 00:33:32,382 --> 00:33:33,515 (Clicks button) 815 00:33:44,060 --> 00:33:47,262 - The footage you requested. - Good. 816 00:33:47,330 --> 00:33:48,997 May I ask, sir, how you're gonna use it? 817 00:33:49,065 --> 00:33:52,067 That's none of your concern, captain. 818 00:33:52,134 --> 00:33:54,269 - What's next, sir? - Continue the mission. 819 00:33:54,337 --> 00:33:56,471 Stay close to the President, even closer to Ms. Pope. 820 00:33:56,538 --> 00:33:58,505 As close as possible. 821 00:33:58,573 --> 00:34:00,140 Sir, I-I don't think... 822 00:34:00,208 --> 00:34:02,509 Screw this up again, and we'll be meeting 823 00:34:02,577 --> 00:34:04,211 at the hole instead of the monuments. 824 00:34:13,520 --> 00:34:15,889 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 825 00:34:15,956 --> 00:34:18,925 Mmm. Mmm. 826 00:34:18,993 --> 00:34:20,927 People think the key to a good doughnut 827 00:34:20,995 --> 00:34:22,695 is either the hand-rolling or the yeast. 828 00:34:22,763 --> 00:34:24,230 They're full of it. 829 00:34:24,298 --> 00:34:26,266 It's simple. These suckers start dying 830 00:34:26,333 --> 00:34:27,934 the second they get out of the fryer. 831 00:34:28,002 --> 00:34:30,002 You just gotta get to 'em when they're hot. 832 00:34:30,069 --> 00:34:31,503 Charlie... 833 00:34:32,872 --> 00:34:34,973 I want a high-energy shell. 834 00:34:35,041 --> 00:34:37,442 None of those funky antique bullets 835 00:34:37,510 --> 00:34:39,778 some guys like to get fancy with. 836 00:34:39,845 --> 00:34:41,780 Once you start messing around with those, 837 00:34:41,847 --> 00:34:44,416 you're just pretty much asking for a turnip situation. 838 00:34:44,483 --> 00:34:45,650 I want one shot... One clean shot 839 00:34:45,718 --> 00:34:47,285 at the back of my neck. 840 00:34:47,352 --> 00:34:49,921 Pop my spinal column where it meets the base of my skull. 841 00:34:49,988 --> 00:34:52,424 Quick, easy, neat. 842 00:34:52,491 --> 00:34:53,958 Means less cleanup for you, too. 843 00:34:54,026 --> 00:34:56,594 - That's very considerate. - Do not miss. 844 00:34:56,662 --> 00:34:58,563 I won't. You taught me well. 845 00:34:58,631 --> 00:35:00,732 (Chuckles softly) 846 00:35:00,800 --> 00:35:02,299 And surprise me, okay? 847 00:35:02,366 --> 00:35:03,767 I don't want to know when it's coming. 848 00:35:03,835 --> 00:35:06,202 I'm gonna need a name now, Charlie. 849 00:35:07,505 --> 00:35:09,372 (Sighs) 850 00:35:11,876 --> 00:35:15,345 This job we do... 851 00:35:15,413 --> 00:35:16,947 It's never boring. 852 00:35:22,419 --> 00:35:24,320 Like I said. 853 00:35:30,527 --> 00:35:31,894 You ready? 854 00:35:33,196 --> 00:35:34,362 Ready. 855 00:35:36,265 --> 00:35:38,199 (Cocks gun) 856 00:35:38,267 --> 00:35:39,901 And, uh, huck... 857 00:35:39,969 --> 00:35:41,603 Yeah? 858 00:35:41,671 --> 00:35:45,239 Thanks for the doughnut, man. 859 00:35:53,515 --> 00:35:55,783 - Did you get the name? - Jeez! Whew! 860 00:35:55,851 --> 00:35:57,885 - Take a walk, Quinn. - Well? Did you? 861 00:35:57,953 --> 00:36:00,220 - Leave now! - Or what? 862 00:36:00,288 --> 00:36:03,557 (Exhales) 863 00:36:03,625 --> 00:36:06,158 We solve problems, remember? 864 00:36:08,128 --> 00:36:10,530 You don't understood. He took everything from me. 865 00:36:10,598 --> 00:36:11,532 He tried to kill Liv. 866 00:36:11,599 --> 00:36:13,399 - He helped put me in a b... - Huck, look at me. 867 00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:15,702 Focus on me. 868 00:36:15,769 --> 00:36:18,505 (Breathing unevenly) Mm. 869 00:36:18,572 --> 00:36:20,306 You had a job, right? 870 00:36:20,374 --> 00:36:22,674 (Chokes softly) What? 871 00:36:22,742 --> 00:36:24,543 Did you get the name? 872 00:36:24,611 --> 00:36:26,211 - I got the name. - Good. 873 00:36:26,278 --> 00:36:28,113 Hmm. Job's over. 874 00:36:28,180 --> 00:36:30,915 (Breathing heavily) So right now, you have to ask yourself 875 00:36:30,983 --> 00:36:32,550 if you're a gladiator, 876 00:36:32,618 --> 00:36:33,985 or you're looking for revenge. 877 00:36:34,053 --> 00:36:36,354 'Cause way I hear it, you can't have it both ways. 878 00:36:36,422 --> 00:36:37,522 - She's right, man. - Shut up. 879 00:36:37,589 --> 00:36:39,424 (Breathing heavily) Huck, 880 00:36:39,492 --> 00:36:41,692 what's it gonna be? 881 00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:43,828 (Breathing unevenly) 882 00:36:50,282 --> 00:36:51,715 The President will address the American people 883 00:36:51,783 --> 00:36:53,717 directly tonight. He'll then give you 884 00:36:53,785 --> 00:36:55,486 the opportunity to ask him anything you want. 885 00:36:55,653 --> 00:36:57,053 (Reporters shouting questions) 886 00:36:57,054 --> 00:36:58,888 Thank you. No more questions. 887 00:36:58,956 --> 00:37:00,790 (Shouting continues) 888 00:37:00,858 --> 00:37:02,391 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 889 00:37:05,029 --> 00:37:06,829 Well, this is a nice surprise. 890 00:37:06,897 --> 00:37:09,097 - How did you... - Cyrus brought me up. 891 00:37:09,165 --> 00:37:11,166 No one saw me. Well, Tom did, but... 892 00:37:11,233 --> 00:37:12,968 It's fine. 893 00:37:13,036 --> 00:37:15,170 What is it? (Laughs softly) 894 00:37:15,237 --> 00:37:17,405 Did something... (Exhales softly) 895 00:37:17,473 --> 00:37:20,341 Your statement of candidacy papers, 896 00:37:20,409 --> 00:37:23,011 the official documents you should have filed months ago 897 00:37:23,079 --> 00:37:26,380 with the G.E.C. in order to run for re-election... 898 00:37:26,447 --> 00:37:29,850 (Chuckles) They're sitting on your desk... unsigned. 899 00:37:29,918 --> 00:37:31,418 So? 900 00:37:31,486 --> 00:37:33,054 Those papers are practically ceremonial. 901 00:37:33,121 --> 00:37:35,589 I can file them at any time. But you weren't going to. 902 00:37:35,657 --> 00:37:36,924 - I was. - No, you weren't. 903 00:37:36,992 --> 00:37:38,826 What does it matter now? 904 00:37:38,894 --> 00:37:40,960 It matters. 905 00:37:41,028 --> 00:37:42,495 I'm going out there tonight 906 00:37:42,563 --> 00:37:44,030 and telling the American people 907 00:37:44,098 --> 00:37:45,531 that I am not running for a second term. 908 00:37:45,599 --> 00:37:48,534 - It doesn't matter. - It matters. 909 00:37:48,602 --> 00:37:51,337 Were you planning to run or not? 910 00:37:51,405 --> 00:37:52,906 - Why are you so... - Were you planning to run or not? 911 00:37:52,973 --> 00:37:56,609 - Olivia. - Were you planning to run... or not? 912 00:38:00,413 --> 00:38:01,479 (Exhales) 913 00:38:01,547 --> 00:38:03,248 Fitz. 914 00:38:03,316 --> 00:38:05,084 Look at me. 915 00:38:05,151 --> 00:38:08,921 This is not a conversation we are going to have. 916 00:38:08,988 --> 00:38:10,789 I chose you. 917 00:38:10,857 --> 00:38:12,457 I know you want to be with me. 918 00:38:12,525 --> 00:38:13,758 - I believe that, but... - Liv... 919 00:38:13,826 --> 00:38:15,059 Listen to me. 920 00:38:15,127 --> 00:38:16,560 If you don't want to be President anymore, 921 00:38:16,628 --> 00:38:18,295 if that's why you're quitting, then that's okay. 922 00:38:19,063 --> 00:38:22,566 That's great. That's bold and brave. 923 00:38:22,634 --> 00:38:25,669 Is that what's happening? Are you being bold and brave? 924 00:38:25,937 --> 00:38:27,170 Because I don't think so. 925 00:38:32,776 --> 00:38:34,443 I think you're quitting 926 00:38:34,511 --> 00:38:36,512 because you don't believe you can win on your own. 927 00:38:36,579 --> 00:38:38,313 I think you believe you are everything 928 00:38:38,381 --> 00:38:40,215 your father you said you were. 929 00:38:40,283 --> 00:38:42,351 And I think you believe you don't have what it takes 930 00:38:42,418 --> 00:38:44,153 to be a legitimate President. 931 00:38:44,220 --> 00:38:46,655 And I think you wouldn't believe any of that... 932 00:38:46,722 --> 00:38:48,556 You wouldn't be afraid, you wouldn't doubt yourself... 933 00:38:48,624 --> 00:38:50,025 If it weren't for Defiance, 934 00:38:50,092 --> 00:38:52,293 if it weren't for what we did to you in Defiance, 935 00:38:52,361 --> 00:38:53,962 what I did to you in Defiance. 936 00:38:54,030 --> 00:38:56,998 I already made my decision. 937 00:38:57,066 --> 00:38:59,534 I already... 938 00:38:59,601 --> 00:39:01,235 Why can't you just let this go? 939 00:39:01,303 --> 00:39:03,303 I did this to you. 940 00:39:03,371 --> 00:39:05,539 And if you give up your chance to run again, 941 00:39:05,606 --> 00:39:08,208 I will blame myself every day of my life, 942 00:39:08,276 --> 00:39:10,177 and one day, so will you. 943 00:39:13,748 --> 00:39:16,583 We stole that election. 944 00:39:16,651 --> 00:39:18,851 We stole your chance. Take it back. 945 00:39:18,919 --> 00:39:22,455 Run. Run and win. 946 00:39:30,364 --> 00:39:32,932 (Footsteps retreating, door opens) 947 00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:34,567 (Door closes) 948 00:39:34,634 --> 00:39:38,671 (Reporters murmuring) 949 00:39:38,738 --> 00:39:42,174 (Camera shutters clicking) (Speaking inaudibly) 950 00:39:42,242 --> 00:39:44,776 (Murmuring continues) (Shutters continue clicking) 951 00:39:49,616 --> 00:39:51,282 He's still got his speech. 952 00:39:51,350 --> 00:39:53,084 I tried, Cyrus. 953 00:39:59,692 --> 00:40:00,991 Did he give you a name? 954 00:40:01,059 --> 00:40:02,193 (Abby) Do we finally have an Albatross? 955 00:40:02,261 --> 00:40:03,595 (Door closes) (Inhales) 956 00:40:05,897 --> 00:40:08,265 (Door closes) What is it? 957 00:40:08,333 --> 00:40:10,400 What happened, Harrison? 958 00:40:11,969 --> 00:40:14,838 (Camera shutters clicking) 959 00:40:20,077 --> 00:40:22,645 (Shutters continue clicking) 960 00:40:29,653 --> 00:40:32,020 Good evening. 961 00:40:32,088 --> 00:40:33,922 I'll make this concise and to the point. 962 00:40:33,990 --> 00:40:36,425 My marriage 963 00:40:36,493 --> 00:40:40,795 is none of your business. 964 00:40:43,832 --> 00:40:45,300 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 965 00:40:45,368 --> 00:40:47,135 The card is gone. 966 00:40:47,202 --> 00:40:49,704 The Cytron card is gone. 967 00:40:52,608 --> 00:40:56,777 And because the question has been asked repeatedly today, 968 00:40:56,844 --> 00:40:58,912 I'd like to take this opportunity 969 00:40:58,980 --> 00:41:00,947 to announce to the American people 970 00:41:01,015 --> 00:41:03,950 that I will seek a second term as your President, 971 00:41:04,018 --> 00:41:06,387 and humbly ask the country 972 00:41:06,454 --> 00:41:08,155 to join me in forging ahead 973 00:41:08,222 --> 00:41:10,757 to finish the good work we've only just begun. 974 00:41:10,824 --> 00:41:12,692 (Exhales) 975 00:41:12,760 --> 00:41:14,694 I know what you're giving up. 976 00:41:14,762 --> 00:41:16,262 (Murmuring continues) (Shutters continue clicking) 977 00:41:16,330 --> 00:41:19,064 And as I lay the foundation for my campaign, 978 00:41:19,132 --> 00:41:21,100 I will remained focused on the job 979 00:41:21,168 --> 00:41:24,036 the American people elected me to do, 980 00:41:24,104 --> 00:41:26,272 - specifically, by working... - Well played. 981 00:41:26,340 --> 00:41:28,941 With the leadership in both the house and the senate... - Like I said, 982 00:41:29,009 --> 00:41:32,311 - I know Fitz. - To pass a comprehensive immigration bill. 983 00:41:32,378 --> 00:41:34,213 I found Charlie in the conference room. 984 00:41:34,281 --> 00:41:35,580 Who knows how long he had been here? 985 00:41:35,648 --> 00:41:37,917 (Exhales) He played us good. 986 00:41:37,984 --> 00:41:40,986 But it's okay, because even though Charlie took the card, 987 00:41:41,054 --> 00:41:43,387 Huck took Charlie. Right, Huck? 988 00:41:44,824 --> 00:41:47,225 (Quinn) We let him go. 989 00:41:47,293 --> 00:41:49,227 What? 990 00:41:49,295 --> 00:41:52,063 Uh, but I got a name. I know who the mole is. 991 00:41:52,131 --> 00:41:54,632 Both true to our values, 992 00:41:54,700 --> 00:41:56,701 and fair to those individuals 993 00:41:56,768 --> 00:41:58,969 who have come here with no desire 994 00:41:59,037 --> 00:42:00,537 other than to work hard... (Cell phone chimes) 995 00:42:00,604 --> 00:42:02,439 And secure a piece of the American dream. 996 00:42:02,506 --> 00:42:04,308 (Lowered voice) Harrison, I can't really talk. 997 00:42:04,375 --> 00:42:06,643 It was a setup. I-it was all a setup. 998 00:42:06,711 --> 00:42:08,511 Charlie took the Cytron card. 999 00:42:08,579 --> 00:42:10,613 Which means the mole has the Cytron card. 1000 00:42:10,681 --> 00:42:12,649 Which means the mole has Defiance. 1001 00:42:12,717 --> 00:42:14,851 Liv, I'm so sorry. 1002 00:42:14,918 --> 00:42:16,219 Tell me we got a name, Harrison. 1003 00:42:16,286 --> 00:42:17,653 We got a name. 1004 00:42:17,721 --> 00:42:19,688 Who is it? Who is Albatross? 1005 00:42:21,058 --> 00:42:23,226 (Harrison) Billy Chambers. 1006 00:42:23,293 --> 00:42:24,626 Billy Chambers is the mole. 1007 00:42:26,463 --> 00:42:27,930 You got it? 1008 00:42:32,502 --> 00:42:34,536 Nice 1009 00:42:34,604 --> 00:42:36,805 now we can start having some fun. 1010 00:42:36,873 --> 00:42:40,342 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 1011 00:42:40,410 --> 00:42:42,544 (Projector and camera shutter clicking continues) 1012 00:42:42,612 --> 00:42:44,580 And now... 1013 00:42:44,647 --> 00:42:46,047 Any questions? 1014 00:42:46,115 --> 00:42:47,448 (Reporters shouting questions) 1015 00:42:47,516 --> 00:42:50,284 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 1016 00:42:50,285 --> 00:42:53,285 Sync and corrections by bellows www.addic7ed.com