1 00:00:00,055 --> 00:00:02,288 I am done. I am done defending you, Huck. 2 00:00:02,313 --> 00:00:04,623 The best thing I could do for you is to shoot you. 3 00:00:04,648 --> 00:00:06,311 Please, Quinn. Do it. 4 00:00:06,336 --> 00:00:08,170 Last season on "Scandal"... 5 00:00:08,195 --> 00:00:09,961 Your new junior senator! 6 00:00:09,986 --> 00:00:12,109 There was a donor to Mrs. Grant's campaign. 7 00:00:12,134 --> 00:00:13,601 What did he ask her to do? 8 00:00:13,626 --> 00:00:15,180 I need you to get me a list. 9 00:00:15,205 --> 00:00:19,331 Pack your bags and get out of my house! 10 00:00:19,356 --> 00:00:21,724 Cyrus, you arrested Olivia. 11 00:00:21,749 --> 00:00:23,843 You worked with the man who killed my son. 12 00:00:23,868 --> 00:00:25,133 You're fired. 13 00:00:25,158 --> 00:00:26,931 I am in love with you. 14 00:00:26,956 --> 00:00:28,792 But you... Are in love with him. 15 00:00:28,832 --> 00:00:30,063 Hi. 16 00:00:30,088 --> 00:00:32,263 Hi. 17 00:00:36,356 --> 00:00:38,609 Lovers of Liberty, good evening. 18 00:00:38,634 --> 00:00:40,051 Tonight, I come to you 19 00:00:40,076 --> 00:00:43,508 filled with the righteous indignation of a true American. 20 00:00:43,533 --> 00:00:47,148 Tonight, my flag waves and my patriotic fires burn, 21 00:00:47,173 --> 00:00:48,980 because tonight, over in the White House, 22 00:00:49,005 --> 00:00:52,007 the man who calls himself our president is throwing a party. 23 00:00:52,032 --> 00:00:54,701 He's making a mockery of what our fine nation stands for. 24 00:00:54,726 --> 00:00:57,151 He has betrayed honor and virtue. 25 00:00:57,176 --> 00:00:59,927 And tonight, he celebrates that betrayal. 26 00:00:59,952 --> 00:01:02,320 Tonight, he bathes in his filthy glory. 27 00:01:02,345 --> 00:01:04,863 Tonight, he has the audacity to ask us... 28 00:01:04,888 --> 00:01:06,852 patriots, Americans... 29 00:01:06,877 --> 00:01:09,255 to join him in his jubilation, 30 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:13,014 to skip with him down the road to Sodom and Gomorrah. 31 00:01:13,039 --> 00:01:15,497 And all the while, he holds our hands 32 00:01:15,522 --> 00:01:17,661 and tells us fairy tales... 33 00:01:17,686 --> 00:01:21,238 a young woman, a commoner, an all-American girl, 34 00:01:21,263 --> 00:01:24,015 who falls in love with the golden son who would be king? 35 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:24,872 Really? 36 00:01:24,897 --> 00:01:25,997 It's a story. 37 00:01:26,022 --> 00:01:28,697 And not a very original one, at that. 38 00:01:32,022 --> 00:01:33,497 Hi. 39 00:01:34,398 --> 00:01:36,149 Hi. 40 00:01:36,340 --> 00:01:38,115 And even if it is true, 41 00:01:38,140 --> 00:01:40,007 even if it is the single greatest 42 00:01:40,032 --> 00:01:41,609 true love story of all time, 43 00:01:41,634 --> 00:01:43,014 are we supposed to care? 44 00:01:43,039 --> 00:01:44,367 Am I supposed to swoon? 45 00:01:44,392 --> 00:01:46,367 Do not hold your breath. 46 00:01:46,392 --> 00:01:49,667 The amount of money spent on this party is atrocious. 47 00:01:49,692 --> 00:01:52,995 Your hard-earned tax dollars needlessly and lavishly spent 48 00:01:53,020 --> 00:01:55,265 on a five-course meal with... what did I read?... 49 00:01:55,291 --> 00:01:58,219 two, no, three kinds of wine plus champagne. 50 00:02:01,186 --> 00:02:02,102 Wow. 51 00:02:03,500 --> 00:02:04,917 Thank you. 52 00:02:04,942 --> 00:02:05,859 No. Okay. 53 00:02:05,884 --> 00:02:07,495 Be careful. 54 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:09,381 This dress is couture. 55 00:02:09,406 --> 00:02:11,781 I need it to stay perfect. 56 00:02:11,806 --> 00:02:13,881 Then take it off. 57 00:02:15,265 --> 00:02:17,620 And what is it all for, Liberty lovers? 58 00:02:17,645 --> 00:02:19,510 Why, it is for our very own 59 00:02:19,535 --> 00:02:22,070 American Princess and her Prince Charming! 60 00:02:22,095 --> 00:02:23,000 Ha! 61 00:02:23,025 --> 00:02:25,008 That's what the White House would like you to think. 62 00:02:25,033 --> 00:02:27,711 But isn't it more likely that the president is simply using 63 00:02:27,736 --> 00:02:29,111 our own Princess Emily, 64 00:02:29,136 --> 00:02:30,859 her humble Iowa roots, 65 00:02:30,884 --> 00:02:33,435 her sure-footed Midwestern values? 66 00:02:33,460 --> 00:02:36,638 Using her marriage to Prince Richard to justify 67 00:02:36,663 --> 00:02:39,078 throwing this overpriced White House state dinner 68 00:02:39,103 --> 00:02:40,742 for the nation of Caledonia? 69 00:02:40,767 --> 00:02:43,398 Isn't it possible that the goal is really 70 00:02:43,423 --> 00:02:45,804 to butter up Princess Emily's mother-in-law, 71 00:02:45,829 --> 00:02:47,594 Her Majesty, Queen Isabel? 72 00:02:47,619 --> 00:02:49,875 Isn't it possible that the president 73 00:02:49,900 --> 00:02:51,901 and his band of west wing hippies 74 00:02:51,926 --> 00:02:53,225 are trying to convince the queen 75 00:02:53,250 --> 00:02:55,141 to allow the U.S. military to build 76 00:02:55,166 --> 00:02:59,821 an unnecessary and wasteful naval base on Caledonian soil? 77 00:03:00,278 --> 00:03:01,945 Okay. 78 00:03:04,269 --> 00:03:07,104 See you on the flip side? 79 00:03:07,129 --> 00:03:08,797 We could just walk in together. 80 00:03:08,822 --> 00:03:12,241 Yes, let's start an international incident. 81 00:03:12,266 --> 00:03:13,650 Let's. 82 00:03:15,201 --> 00:03:17,610 Goodbye, Mister. 83 00:03:22,289 --> 00:03:24,056 Last chance. 84 00:03:24,501 --> 00:03:27,227 Oh, Mr. President, I see you, sir, 85 00:03:27,252 --> 00:03:28,555 and I ask you this... 86 00:03:28,580 --> 00:03:31,277 what other tricks do you have up your sleeve? 87 00:03:31,302 --> 00:03:34,519 What other secrets are you hiding? 88 00:03:34,544 --> 00:03:36,118 To new beginnings! 89 00:03:36,143 --> 00:03:37,492 To new beginnings. 90 00:03:55,985 --> 00:03:59,071 It seems poor Mellie Grant seems to have come down with... 91 00:03:59,096 --> 00:04:01,543 and I quote... "a terrible flu." 92 00:04:01,568 --> 00:04:03,254 Isn't that interesting? 93 00:04:03,279 --> 00:04:05,097 Vaccination-touting first lady 94 00:04:05,122 --> 00:04:06,293 didn't get her flu shot? 95 00:04:06,318 --> 00:04:08,949 She's due to be sworn in to the United States senate tomorrow. 96 00:04:08,974 --> 00:04:11,009 Will be she be too sick to attend that, as well? 97 00:04:11,034 --> 00:04:12,525 I am not ill! 98 00:04:12,550 --> 00:04:14,324 The first lady is not ill. 99 00:04:14,363 --> 00:04:16,488 The first lady is ill. Do you know how I know? 100 00:04:16,513 --> 00:04:20,350 Because I stood at the podium in the Press Room 38 minutes ago. 101 00:04:20,375 --> 00:04:22,959 And told the press that the first lady has the flu. 102 00:04:22,984 --> 00:04:24,021 They can't have a state dinner 103 00:04:24,046 --> 00:04:25,794 without the first lady of the United States. 104 00:04:25,820 --> 00:04:28,530 You can't have a state dinner without the first lady. 105 00:04:28,555 --> 00:04:29,896 Apparently, we can. 106 00:04:29,921 --> 00:04:31,037 Who will sit next to the president? 107 00:04:31,062 --> 00:04:32,298 Who will sit next to the president? 108 00:04:32,323 --> 00:04:34,170 Rachel, muzzle your beast. 109 00:04:34,195 --> 00:04:35,470 We have a plan. 110 00:04:35,495 --> 00:04:38,171 So... 111 00:04:38,922 --> 00:04:40,988 You've been queen a long time. 112 00:04:41,013 --> 00:04:43,131 Oh, yes. 113 00:04:43,343 --> 00:04:45,928 And we were very interested 114 00:04:45,953 --> 00:04:48,779 to hear about your rapid rise to the vice presidency. 115 00:04:48,804 --> 00:04:50,979 Oh, it was fast, wasn't it? 116 00:04:56,779 --> 00:05:00,608 A nice charade, but I don't think anyone's buying it. 117 00:05:00,633 --> 00:05:02,764 - What? - Mellie, the flu. 118 00:05:02,789 --> 00:05:04,660 I could have done better if he gave me some notice. 119 00:05:04,685 --> 00:05:05,810 I had no notice. 120 00:05:06,452 --> 00:05:09,203 How long did it take for him to call you? 121 00:05:09,228 --> 00:05:10,667 Who? 122 00:05:10,992 --> 00:05:13,115 Oh. He didn't call. 123 00:05:13,140 --> 00:05:16,021 The president didn't call you the minute he kicked Mellie out? 124 00:05:16,046 --> 00:05:17,521 No. 125 00:05:17,754 --> 00:05:19,670 I wanted to thank you, Your Majesty, 126 00:05:19,695 --> 00:05:22,474 for your continued participation in these naval-base discussions. 127 00:05:22,499 --> 00:05:24,274 I know it's been a long road, 128 00:05:24,299 --> 00:05:27,001 but I'm looking forward to finally reaching an agreement. 129 00:05:27,026 --> 00:05:29,777 Your support would mean the world to us. 130 00:05:29,802 --> 00:05:32,387 And if you need anything from me to move this all along... 131 00:05:32,412 --> 00:05:33,496 anything at all... 132 00:05:33,521 --> 00:05:34,896 Time. 133 00:05:35,124 --> 00:05:36,491 Excuse me, Your Majesty? 134 00:05:36,516 --> 00:05:39,577 Time would be what I require, Mr. President. 135 00:05:39,602 --> 00:05:40,835 I know, of course, 136 00:05:40,860 --> 00:05:43,030 that my support would mean the world to you. 137 00:05:43,055 --> 00:05:45,506 I need to decide what, if anything, 138 00:05:45,531 --> 00:05:47,732 your military base would mean to me. 139 00:05:47,757 --> 00:05:48,935 Of course. 140 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:51,007 Absolutely, Your Majesty. 141 00:05:51,032 --> 00:05:53,807 I do appreciate your patience. 142 00:05:54,076 --> 00:05:56,494 He really didn't call you? 143 00:05:56,850 --> 00:05:58,434 He didn't call. 144 00:05:58,459 --> 00:06:00,119 - He didn't call? - Abby, he didn't call, 145 00:06:00,144 --> 00:06:01,681 because we don't have anything to talk about. 146 00:06:01,706 --> 00:06:02,622 Why would we? 147 00:06:02,647 --> 00:06:04,323 That's over. 148 00:06:04,576 --> 00:06:05,959 I'm off my game. 149 00:06:05,984 --> 00:06:07,770 Without Cyrus there, I'm telling you, 150 00:06:07,795 --> 00:06:09,329 everything is all weird now. 151 00:06:09,354 --> 00:06:10,538 Before, I was in the middle of it. 152 00:06:10,563 --> 00:06:12,563 And now it's all just... my game is gone. 153 00:06:12,588 --> 00:06:14,873 Liz north is waiting for me to fail. 154 00:06:14,898 --> 00:06:16,257 I need to get out before she fires me. 155 00:06:16,282 --> 00:06:18,718 I need a new life. 156 00:06:18,743 --> 00:06:20,326 You know whose life I need? 157 00:06:20,351 --> 00:06:21,518 Princess Emily's. 158 00:06:21,543 --> 00:06:23,142 That woman? Nothing but game. 159 00:06:23,167 --> 00:06:24,436 She was a human-rights lawyer. 160 00:06:24,461 --> 00:06:27,079 And now she gets to wear diamonds on her head. 161 00:06:27,104 --> 00:06:28,483 On her head, Liv. 162 00:06:28,508 --> 00:06:29,964 I think I'll stick with being me. 163 00:06:29,989 --> 00:06:31,410 I wonder what that life is like. 164 00:06:31,435 --> 00:06:33,390 You know, one day, you're a regular person. 165 00:06:33,415 --> 00:06:35,920 The next day, you're the most famous woman on the planet, 166 00:06:35,945 --> 00:06:37,475 and only because of who you're in love with. 167 00:06:37,501 --> 00:06:39,735 Suddenly, that's all you are, is somebody's... 168 00:06:40,743 --> 00:06:44,805 I'm sorry. I wasn't trying to eavesdrop. 169 00:06:44,830 --> 00:06:47,899 It's just, people get weird when they see me, so I just... 170 00:06:47,924 --> 00:06:49,593 I was going to try and stay in there until you left, 171 00:06:49,618 --> 00:06:51,151 but then you started talking about me 172 00:06:51,182 --> 00:06:52,856 and I thought you'd want to know I-I was in... 173 00:06:52,881 --> 00:06:55,851 I am so sorry, Your Royal Highness. 174 00:06:56,100 --> 00:06:58,950 Why don't we give you some privacy? 175 00:07:00,859 --> 00:07:02,460 Oh, wait a minute. 176 00:07:02,485 --> 00:07:03,663 You're Olivia Pope. 177 00:07:03,688 --> 00:07:05,255 You handled the press for my engagement. 178 00:07:05,280 --> 00:07:08,361 I... I watched you on TV. 179 00:07:11,293 --> 00:07:14,053 My friend didn't really mean anything by what she said. 180 00:07:14,078 --> 00:07:16,646 Oh, oh, I've... I've gotten used to it. 181 00:07:16,671 --> 00:07:19,740 For most of the world, I'm not a real person anymore. 182 00:07:19,765 --> 00:07:21,921 I stopped being a real person for people 183 00:07:21,946 --> 00:07:23,747 the moment the world found out I was marrying Richard. 184 00:07:24,843 --> 00:07:26,194 To them, I'm... 185 00:07:26,219 --> 00:07:29,721 I'm not human. I'm just... A spectacle. 186 00:07:30,573 --> 00:07:33,128 And I don't think they would say half the things they say 187 00:07:33,153 --> 00:07:36,627 if they knew they were hurting an actual person, do you? 188 00:07:36,756 --> 00:07:39,027 No, I don't think they would. 189 00:07:44,113 --> 00:07:47,253 Well, you have a wonderful night. 190 00:07:55,238 --> 00:07:58,368 Apparently, the Royal Family needs more time. 191 00:07:58,393 --> 00:08:00,699 They've already had six months of time. 192 00:08:00,724 --> 00:08:01,690 I don't know what else to do. 193 00:08:01,715 --> 00:08:03,194 They're in a bubble, a fishbowl. 194 00:08:03,219 --> 00:08:05,384 They can't afford to look like they're taking orders from us. 195 00:08:05,409 --> 00:08:08,274 They need more time, you give them more time. 196 00:08:08,299 --> 00:08:09,516 I'd give them another six months 197 00:08:09,541 --> 00:08:11,091 if I could spend it all in this bed. 198 00:08:11,116 --> 00:08:12,667 Mmm. 199 00:08:16,527 --> 00:08:17,360 - Mnh-mnh. - Mm-hmm. 200 00:08:17,385 --> 00:08:18,719 - Mnh-mnh. - Yes. 201 00:08:18,745 --> 00:08:20,412 Mnh-mnh. 202 00:08:24,768 --> 00:08:26,726 Olivia Pope. 203 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:30,775 Of course I'll hold. 204 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:32,165 Your Majesty. 205 00:08:32,190 --> 00:08:34,852 Good evening. What can I do for you? 206 00:08:55,753 --> 00:08:58,017 Everybody back! 207 00:08:58,042 --> 00:09:00,121 That is not a suggestion, sir! 208 00:09:00,146 --> 00:09:01,340 Cover her body! 209 00:09:01,365 --> 00:09:02,887 Ma'am, I need you to step back! 210 00:09:02,912 --> 00:09:05,898 Ma'am! 211 00:09:06,069 --> 00:09:07,948 Have some respect! 212 00:09:12,222 --> 00:09:14,651 The Royal Family, along with millions of people 213 00:09:14,676 --> 00:09:16,377 around the world, are in shock tonight 214 00:09:16,402 --> 00:09:19,237 after Crown Princess Emily of Caledonia was killed... 215 00:09:19,262 --> 00:09:21,433 No official statement has come from the Royal Family, 216 00:09:21,458 --> 00:09:23,592 but sources say they are devastated 217 00:09:23,617 --> 00:09:25,951 by the princess's sudden and tragic death. 218 00:09:25,976 --> 00:09:28,111 In the meantime, local and federal investigators 219 00:09:28,136 --> 00:09:29,641 are working together to determine 220 00:09:29,666 --> 00:09:30,883 the cause of the crash. 221 00:09:30,917 --> 00:09:33,685 First of all, thank you for coming. 222 00:09:33,687 --> 00:09:35,921 The police have the best of intentions, I'm sure, 223 00:09:35,955 --> 00:09:38,557 but I believe it's wise to have someone on the ground 224 00:09:38,591 --> 00:09:40,392 representing our interests. 225 00:09:40,426 --> 00:09:42,294 You said there were photos taken. 226 00:09:42,328 --> 00:09:44,930 Yes. And I did my best to shield the princess from the cameras, 227 00:09:44,964 --> 00:09:46,949 - but... - There are photos of her body? 228 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:50,035 Your Royal Highness, allow me to express my deepest... 229 00:09:50,069 --> 00:09:51,170 Can we get them back? 230 00:09:51,172 --> 00:09:52,504 - I'm sorry? - The pictures. 231 00:09:52,539 --> 00:09:54,840 Richard, dear, I thought I told you to rest. 232 00:09:54,874 --> 00:09:56,712 I'm asking her a question, mother. 233 00:10:00,213 --> 00:10:03,548 We can try to get the photos of your wife's body back, 234 00:10:03,583 --> 00:10:05,017 but it's going to be difficult. 235 00:10:05,051 --> 00:10:06,401 - But not impossible. - Richard. 236 00:10:06,426 --> 00:10:07,860 She was my wife. 237 00:10:07,885 --> 00:10:09,836 Mother, please. 238 00:10:12,058 --> 00:10:14,893 I know you can't save her life, Olivia 239 00:10:14,927 --> 00:10:17,095 But perhaps you can save her dignity. 240 00:10:18,127 --> 00:10:20,541 Google "fairy-tale wedding," this is what you'll get. 241 00:10:20,566 --> 00:10:21,967 An American beauty swept off her feet 242 00:10:22,001 --> 00:10:24,219 by the most desirable bachelor on the planet, 243 00:10:24,253 --> 00:10:26,142 married Prince Charming three years ago. 244 00:10:26,167 --> 00:10:28,440 In front of 4,000 of her closest family and friends. 245 00:10:28,474 --> 00:10:30,242 Broadcast live in 38 countries. 246 00:10:30,276 --> 00:10:31,810 What every little princess-to-be dreams about. 247 00:10:31,835 --> 00:10:33,055 If you don't count the paparazzi. 248 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:35,063 No matter where they went, the cameras followed. 249 00:10:35,097 --> 00:10:37,249 The public is obsessed, which is my point. 250 00:10:37,300 --> 00:10:39,317 Liv, everybody is gonna want to see these photos. 251 00:10:39,352 --> 00:10:41,186 Every gruesome detail of the princess's death. 252 00:10:41,220 --> 00:10:43,210 Her dead body, in color, on film. 253 00:10:43,235 --> 00:10:44,373 That's the holy grail. 254 00:10:44,398 --> 00:10:47,535 And we need every photo, every pixel, every jpeg, gigabyte 255 00:10:47,560 --> 00:10:48,860 in our possession, and we need it by morning. 256 00:10:48,911 --> 00:10:51,196 How the hell am I supposed to talk sleazy paparazzi 257 00:10:51,230 --> 00:10:52,264 into handing over their photos? 258 00:10:52,298 --> 00:10:53,264 Appeal to their nobility? 259 00:10:53,299 --> 00:10:54,516 We have options. 260 00:11:02,575 --> 00:11:06,072 Listen, all I'm saying is, your paper is better than this. 261 00:11:11,217 --> 00:11:12,383 I know you have a story to cover. 262 00:11:12,435 --> 00:11:13,468 But you also have a choice. 263 00:11:13,519 --> 00:11:15,120 You can choose to respect the dignity 264 00:11:15,154 --> 00:11:16,588 of an icon the world is mourning... 265 00:11:19,202 --> 00:11:20,286 How much? 266 00:11:20,311 --> 00:11:22,195 No, name your price, Gillian... any number. 267 00:11:22,220 --> 00:11:23,270 I don't care how high! 268 00:11:23,295 --> 00:11:25,776 Gillian! Gill... 269 00:11:27,660 --> 00:11:28,901 She doesn't want money. 270 00:11:28,926 --> 00:11:30,794 She's gonna run the photos... today. 271 00:11:30,820 --> 00:11:32,563 Well, they'll be the only ones. 272 00:11:32,588 --> 00:11:35,536 I was able to track down all of the paparazzi... 273 00:11:35,574 --> 00:11:37,051 Except for one... this guy. 274 00:11:37,076 --> 00:11:38,142 But don't worry, I'll find him. 275 00:11:38,177 --> 00:11:40,028 If Gillian publishes the pictures, 276 00:11:40,079 --> 00:11:41,496 then it won't matter if you find him or not. 277 00:11:41,521 --> 00:11:43,853 We can't fight a blank front page. 278 00:11:45,544 --> 00:11:47,062 Oh. 279 00:11:47,087 --> 00:11:49,472 We don't fight it. 280 00:11:49,497 --> 00:11:50,974 We help them fill it. 281 00:11:55,868 --> 00:11:57,902 No! I won't do it! 282 00:11:57,927 --> 00:11:59,265 It's disgraceful! 283 00:11:59,290 --> 00:12:00,558 Yes, it is, 284 00:12:00,583 --> 00:12:02,433 but it is less disgraceful than the alternative. 285 00:12:02,468 --> 00:12:05,069 And if there was another way... but we are out of time here. 286 00:12:05,104 --> 00:12:06,437 No. Enough. 287 00:12:06,472 --> 00:12:08,558 Let them run those horrible pictures. 288 00:12:08,583 --> 00:12:09,674 Thank you for your efforts. 289 00:12:09,699 --> 00:12:11,582 I'll do it. Richard. 290 00:12:12,732 --> 00:12:13,981 I'll do it. 291 00:12:14,792 --> 00:12:17,140 On behalf of the United States government 292 00:12:17,165 --> 00:12:18,632 and the American people, 293 00:12:18,801 --> 00:12:21,154 I extend our deepest condolences 294 00:12:21,179 --> 00:12:23,621 to Prince Richard and the Royal Family, 295 00:12:23,646 --> 00:12:26,945 and to all those who knew and loved her. 296 00:12:27,118 --> 00:12:30,821 They say that princesses only exist in fairy tales, 297 00:12:30,846 --> 00:12:33,581 but princess Emily was real. 298 00:12:33,606 --> 00:12:38,161 She was beautiful and vibrant and compassionate... 299 00:12:38,186 --> 00:12:42,440 But even more than that, she was one of us. 300 00:12:42,474 --> 00:12:47,178 She was, and always will be, America's princess. 301 00:12:49,348 --> 00:12:51,148 In sharing the joys of her life, 302 00:12:51,183 --> 00:12:54,632 she captured our imaginations and our hearts. 303 00:12:56,683 --> 00:12:58,017 And while we are grateful 304 00:12:58,042 --> 00:13:00,977 for the precious time we had with her, 305 00:13:01,002 --> 00:13:04,637 the truth is, it was nowhere near enough. 306 00:13:06,726 --> 00:13:08,993 You were here all night? 307 00:13:09,505 --> 00:13:11,822 Had to be. I'm a one-man band. 308 00:13:12,507 --> 00:13:13,990 I could bring Huck in. 309 00:13:14,015 --> 00:13:15,382 - Did he tell you what he did? - No. 310 00:13:15,407 --> 00:13:17,475 Then he's too much of a coward to come back to work, 311 00:13:17,509 --> 00:13:19,210 to own what he did, who he is. 312 00:13:19,244 --> 00:13:20,427 What happened between you two? 313 00:13:20,462 --> 00:13:23,180 Look, I've got this, Liv. I am good. 314 00:13:23,205 --> 00:13:25,248 18 photographers, 1,300 images, 315 00:13:25,283 --> 00:13:27,484 $2.4 million, and I did it all by myself. 316 00:13:27,519 --> 00:13:28,652 Did you find the guy from the picture? 317 00:13:28,687 --> 00:13:30,671 I ran the photo by a few of the other stalkerazzi. 318 00:13:30,696 --> 00:13:32,664 No luck. I wouldn't worry about it. 319 00:13:32,689 --> 00:13:33,823 If he had photos, 320 00:13:33,848 --> 00:13:35,685 they'd be out there on the cover of something by now. 321 00:13:35,710 --> 00:13:37,261 Get some sleep. 322 00:13:37,286 --> 00:13:38,471 I'm an idiot. 323 00:13:38,496 --> 00:13:41,385 Of course none of the other photogs could identify this guy, 324 00:13:41,410 --> 00:13:43,595 because this guy isn't a photographer. 325 00:13:43,620 --> 00:13:44,653 I need your help with 326 00:13:44,678 --> 00:13:47,013 the investigation into princess Emily's death. 327 00:13:47,038 --> 00:13:48,222 See this photographer? 328 00:13:48,247 --> 00:13:49,864 Yes. He's not a photographer. 329 00:13:49,889 --> 00:13:50,932 This confuses me. 330 00:13:50,957 --> 00:13:52,544 He has a camera. 331 00:13:52,748 --> 00:13:54,582 That's not a camera. 332 00:13:54,607 --> 00:13:57,040 And that's a short-wave R.F. signal booster. 333 00:13:57,065 --> 00:13:58,159 Don't make me ask, Quinn. 334 00:13:58,184 --> 00:14:00,117 They're used to increase the power and range 335 00:14:00,142 --> 00:14:01,101 of a Bluetooth connection. 336 00:14:01,136 --> 00:14:02,190 This man is a hacker. 337 00:14:02,215 --> 00:14:03,849 We think he was posing as a photographer in order to 338 00:14:03,874 --> 00:14:06,891 hack into the princess's car and cause the crash. 339 00:14:07,411 --> 00:14:10,236 "Cause the crash" assassination "cause the crash"? 340 00:14:10,261 --> 00:14:12,891 It was a murder. Somebody wanted the princess dead. 341 00:14:13,467 --> 00:14:16,242 What's left of the car is with Interpol, computer included. 342 00:14:16,267 --> 00:14:17,234 I don't have access to it. 343 00:14:17,236 --> 00:14:19,603 Princess Emily died on American soil. 344 00:14:19,637 --> 00:14:22,155 You are the Attorney General of the United States. 345 00:14:22,180 --> 00:14:23,931 There are limits to my power. 346 00:14:23,956 --> 00:14:25,891 I've seen what you can do with your power, David. 347 00:14:25,916 --> 00:14:27,573 I'll see what I can do. 348 00:14:27,598 --> 00:14:28,532 Thank you. 349 00:14:33,190 --> 00:14:35,091 Mrs. Grant? 350 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:46,372 I'm going to assume that last night was a mistake. 351 00:14:46,405 --> 00:14:48,406 - Today, there will be no mistakes. - Excuse me? 352 00:14:48,433 --> 00:14:50,534 You will assure me now that he will be at the Capitol, 353 00:14:50,585 --> 00:14:51,868 by my side, this afternoon 354 00:14:51,903 --> 00:14:54,083 when I take the oath to become a United States senator. 355 00:14:54,108 --> 00:14:55,173 That's why I'm here. 356 00:14:55,198 --> 00:14:58,367 You will guarantee that the president shows up for his wife, 357 00:14:58,392 --> 00:15:00,210 because that is what is best. 358 00:15:00,244 --> 00:15:01,951 I don't appreciate being summoned... 359 00:15:01,976 --> 00:15:03,761 You don't appreciate? 360 00:15:03,786 --> 00:15:05,775 You don't appreciate being... 361 00:15:06,274 --> 00:15:07,434 You ungrateful, little... 362 00:15:07,459 --> 00:15:08,685 okay, this meeting is over. 363 00:15:08,719 --> 00:15:10,520 Why? Why did you betray me? 364 00:15:10,555 --> 00:15:11,961 After everything I did for you. 365 00:15:11,986 --> 00:15:13,823 I saved your life. 366 00:15:13,825 --> 00:15:16,312 I saved you and your child from Olivia Pope's butcher. 367 00:15:16,337 --> 00:15:17,227 I took you in. 368 00:15:17,261 --> 00:15:19,229 I brought your bones back from the political graveyard 369 00:15:19,263 --> 00:15:22,212 and performed voodoo to make you somebody again. 370 00:15:22,509 --> 00:15:26,731 And as payment, you stab me in the back. 371 00:15:27,288 --> 00:15:28,807 I want to know why. 372 00:15:28,832 --> 00:15:30,607 First, let's be clear. 373 00:15:30,658 --> 00:15:33,066 You did not do anything for me. You did that for you. 374 00:15:33,091 --> 00:15:34,978 You only ever do anything for your own benefit. 375 00:15:35,012 --> 00:15:37,362 Second, you didn't take me in. 376 00:15:37,387 --> 00:15:39,132 I was your prisoner. I was your puppet. 377 00:15:39,183 --> 00:15:40,383 I was your bitch. 378 00:15:40,385 --> 00:15:42,852 Third, your payment... 379 00:15:42,887 --> 00:15:44,229 Was that I got you elected. 380 00:15:44,254 --> 00:15:46,518 You are sitting in that chair, in this office, 381 00:15:46,543 --> 00:15:49,242 a United States senator, because of me. 382 00:15:49,293 --> 00:15:51,042 That is how I repaid you. 383 00:15:51,067 --> 00:15:53,663 Fourth, one can only be betrayed if there's loyalty first. 384 00:15:53,697 --> 00:15:56,266 I was never loyal to you, and you were never loyal to me. 385 00:15:56,268 --> 00:15:57,817 I don't think you've ever been loyal to anyone. 386 00:15:57,868 --> 00:16:00,565 So, when I made my move up the ladder of political success 387 00:16:00,590 --> 00:16:03,278 all on my own, I wasn't even thinking about you, 388 00:16:03,303 --> 00:16:04,553 because you don't matter to me. 389 00:16:04,578 --> 00:16:06,446 And now you also don't matter 390 00:16:06,471 --> 00:16:08,989 to the most powerful man on the face of the earth. 391 00:16:09,114 --> 00:16:10,908 But guess who does... 392 00:16:10,933 --> 00:16:12,384 me. 393 00:16:12,493 --> 00:16:14,077 I'm his chief of staff. 394 00:16:14,102 --> 00:16:18,606 And so believe me when I say... hmm... 395 00:16:18,657 --> 00:16:21,626 the president regrets to inform you that he is unable to attend 396 00:16:21,651 --> 00:16:24,269 your little swearing-in today, senator. 397 00:16:24,294 --> 00:16:25,794 He had better things to do. 398 00:16:25,819 --> 00:16:29,019 But best of luck in future endeavors. 399 00:16:34,086 --> 00:16:35,703 Some people are saying that 400 00:16:35,703 --> 00:16:36,984 the timing of the Royal Family's tragic loss 401 00:16:37,009 --> 00:16:39,062 is certainly a convenient distraction 402 00:16:39,101 --> 00:16:41,311 from what's really going on in that White House. 403 00:16:41,336 --> 00:16:44,406 And I just wanted to give you an opportunity to comment. 404 00:16:44,431 --> 00:16:46,232 Some people, Sally, or just you? 405 00:16:46,257 --> 00:16:50,027 Cyrus Beene quits to "spend more time with his family," 406 00:16:50,052 --> 00:16:52,020 and Mellie skips the state dinner. 407 00:16:52,045 --> 00:16:54,343 Are you honestly suggesting that we committed regicide 408 00:16:54,368 --> 00:16:56,580 to distract America from a flu and a life choice? 409 00:16:56,605 --> 00:16:58,492 I'm wondering whether the president will be attending 410 00:16:58,517 --> 00:17:00,984 his wife senator Grant's swearing-in ceremony today. 411 00:17:01,009 --> 00:17:02,698 I'm wondering if the wool 412 00:17:02,723 --> 00:17:04,858 is being pulled over America's eyes. 413 00:17:04,883 --> 00:17:06,600 Sally, there is no wool. 414 00:17:06,625 --> 00:17:09,026 There is just the truth. Try running with that, for once. 415 00:17:14,858 --> 00:17:16,950 Charlotte? It's Abby. 416 00:17:16,975 --> 00:17:18,797 Please tell me the president is confirmed 417 00:17:18,822 --> 00:17:21,561 to attend the first lady's swearing-in ceremony. 418 00:17:22,086 --> 00:17:23,279 Go away. 419 00:17:23,303 --> 00:17:24,657 He's not going to the swearing-in. 420 00:17:24,682 --> 00:17:26,433 I tried. He refuses to attend. 421 00:17:26,467 --> 00:17:28,101 I've got Sally Langston all over me. 422 00:17:28,135 --> 00:17:29,091 She's looking, and looking hard. 423 00:17:29,116 --> 00:17:30,318 - He has to attend. - He won't. 424 00:17:30,343 --> 00:17:31,341 He needs to attend. 425 00:17:31,366 --> 00:17:32,754 He's not going. 426 00:17:32,779 --> 00:17:35,014 Deal with it, and don't mess it up. 427 00:18:01,445 --> 00:18:02,695 I shouldn't be here. 428 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:03,876 I thought we could have lunch together. 429 00:18:03,901 --> 00:18:05,981 Fitz, you can't summon me here for lunch... 430 00:18:06,006 --> 00:18:07,140 not now, now when Abby 431 00:18:07,165 --> 00:18:09,525 and a roomful of press is right down the hall. 432 00:18:09,550 --> 00:18:10,556 I shouldn't be here. 433 00:18:10,581 --> 00:18:12,356 So, that's a no? 434 00:18:15,253 --> 00:18:17,004 Where you been? 435 00:18:17,257 --> 00:18:18,224 Working. 436 00:18:18,249 --> 00:18:20,045 For the queen? How's she doing? 437 00:18:20,070 --> 00:18:21,933 Mm. 438 00:18:21,958 --> 00:18:24,493 Are you asking as a concerned citizen 439 00:18:24,518 --> 00:18:27,002 or as a president worried about his naval base? 440 00:18:27,027 --> 00:18:28,961 As if I could be so cold. 441 00:18:32,099 --> 00:18:34,133 Don't you have a swearing-in ceremony to get to? 442 00:18:34,168 --> 00:18:35,401 - What? - Mellie. 443 00:18:35,435 --> 00:18:37,410 Liz North and I decided I'm not going. 444 00:18:37,435 --> 00:18:38,418 What do you mean, you're not going? 445 00:18:38,443 --> 00:18:39,543 Liv... don't "Liv" me. 446 00:18:39,568 --> 00:18:41,535 It's a hugely public event. 447 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:44,261 If you don't attend, all it will do is raise questions. 448 00:18:44,286 --> 00:18:46,888 - And you owe her this. - I owe her? 449 00:18:46,913 --> 00:18:48,566 She's the junior senator from Virginia, 450 00:18:48,591 --> 00:18:50,407 and she's a woman that everybody thinks of 451 00:18:50,432 --> 00:18:52,365 as nothing more than your wife. 452 00:18:52,390 --> 00:18:54,183 And she's looking for respect. 453 00:18:54,208 --> 00:18:55,842 How many times do you think she's done this for you, 454 00:18:55,867 --> 00:18:57,981 whether she wanted to or not? 455 00:19:04,006 --> 00:19:06,992 In the wake of princess Emily's tragic passing last night, 456 00:19:07,017 --> 00:19:09,735 president Grant regrets that his duties will prevent him 457 00:19:09,737 --> 00:19:11,885 from attending senator Grant's swearing-in today. 458 00:19:11,910 --> 00:19:13,794 Do you solemnly swear to support and defend 459 00:19:13,819 --> 00:19:15,452 the constitution of the United States 460 00:19:15,477 --> 00:19:17,061 against all enemies foreign and domestic... 461 00:19:17,086 --> 00:19:19,192 So, you're saying the president is definitely not 462 00:19:19,217 --> 00:19:20,570 going to the first lady's swearing-in? 463 00:19:20,595 --> 00:19:21,957 Asked and answered, Carol. 464 00:19:21,982 --> 00:19:23,216 That you take this obligation freely, 465 00:19:23,241 --> 00:19:25,157 without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion... 466 00:19:25,182 --> 00:19:27,324 I want to be sure that's your official statement. 467 00:19:27,349 --> 00:19:28,832 If you didn't catch it, you can always 468 00:19:28,857 --> 00:19:30,391 borrow someone else's notes after class. 469 00:19:30,416 --> 00:19:32,416 And that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties 470 00:19:32,441 --> 00:19:34,125 of the office on which you are about to enter, 471 00:19:34,150 --> 00:19:35,800 - so help you God? - I do. 472 00:19:35,825 --> 00:19:37,625 I'm giving you a chance to amend it, Abby. 473 00:19:37,650 --> 00:19:38,940 And why would I want to do that? 474 00:19:38,965 --> 00:19:40,683 Because 20 reporters are live-tweeting 475 00:19:40,708 --> 00:19:42,871 at the Capitol building, where he is, in fact, 476 00:19:42,896 --> 00:19:44,457 attending his wife's swearing-in. 477 00:19:46,524 --> 00:19:48,136 Congratulations, Senator Grant. 478 00:19:50,114 --> 00:19:51,548 We did it. 479 00:19:51,732 --> 00:19:52,732 Oh. 480 00:19:55,333 --> 00:19:57,228 I just wanted to thank you for coming today. 481 00:19:57,253 --> 00:19:59,217 - Mellie. - And I wanted to apologize. 482 00:19:59,242 --> 00:20:01,243 I would have done it sooner, but I wanted to do it in person. 483 00:20:01,268 --> 00:20:02,986 I thought I'd have a chance before the state dinner, 484 00:20:03,011 --> 00:20:04,285 especially with the queen visiting 485 00:20:04,310 --> 00:20:05,493 and the optics of that whole... 486 00:20:05,518 --> 00:20:08,671 But I understand that you needed some space, some time. 487 00:20:08,696 --> 00:20:10,462 But I'm glad you came around. 488 00:20:13,724 --> 00:20:16,226 I think about what I did every day. 489 00:20:16,269 --> 00:20:19,004 Those jurors... 490 00:20:19,832 --> 00:20:23,368 What I did, uh, those jurors... I... 491 00:20:24,958 --> 00:20:26,695 I will never forgive myself. 492 00:20:26,729 --> 00:20:28,631 And maybe you won't either. 493 00:20:28,655 --> 00:20:30,952 I guess we add it to the list of awful things we've done... 494 00:20:30,977 --> 00:20:34,780 things we spend our future together trying to repent for. 495 00:20:34,805 --> 00:20:37,176 But I can face it... 496 00:20:37,331 --> 00:20:38,950 Because we'll be together. 497 00:20:38,975 --> 00:20:42,928 I know, without a doubt, that you and I together, a team, 498 00:20:42,953 --> 00:20:49,237 is what's best... for us, for the country, for our beautiful children... 499 00:20:49,281 --> 00:20:52,011 And I'm so glad to see you too. 500 00:20:54,133 --> 00:20:56,002 I'm divorcing you. 501 00:21:06,297 --> 00:21:08,565 - I'll never sign. - You will. 502 00:21:08,590 --> 00:21:11,359 You have so many qualities I despise, 503 00:21:11,384 --> 00:21:13,352 but I do admire your brilliance. 504 00:21:13,377 --> 00:21:14,677 So do the math, Mel. 505 00:21:14,702 --> 00:21:16,919 Fighting this, fighting me, 506 00:21:16,944 --> 00:21:20,246 will mean both of us deploy every weapon in our arsenals, 507 00:21:20,271 --> 00:21:23,592 every lie, every secret, every juror on that bus. 508 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:26,225 Mutually assured destruction. 509 00:21:26,250 --> 00:21:28,256 We'll be ruined. 510 00:21:28,281 --> 00:21:32,117 Now, me, hey, I'm a war hero, governor, a two-term president. 511 00:21:32,142 --> 00:21:33,943 My bucket list is done. 512 00:21:33,968 --> 00:21:35,636 You? 513 00:21:35,661 --> 00:21:39,092 Your biggest accomplishment so far is waving and smiling. 514 00:21:39,117 --> 00:21:42,369 It's your first day pitching in the major leagues. 515 00:21:42,394 --> 00:21:44,445 You'll sign. 516 00:21:52,736 --> 00:21:54,453 Why didn't I get a heads-up? 517 00:21:54,478 --> 00:21:56,312 I just got destroyed out there. 518 00:21:56,814 --> 00:21:58,739 Look, I get it. 519 00:21:58,767 --> 00:22:00,885 I'm Cyrus' guy. You want my head on a stick. 520 00:22:00,919 --> 00:22:02,686 But until you actually fire me, 521 00:22:02,721 --> 00:22:04,088 I'd like to be able to do my job. 522 00:22:04,122 --> 00:22:06,586 And in order to do that, I have to know things! 523 00:22:06,611 --> 00:22:08,571 I don't play politics with my employees, Abby. 524 00:22:08,596 --> 00:22:10,032 I have no idea what you're talking about. 525 00:22:10,057 --> 00:22:11,824 Oh, so, the president's chief of staff had no idea... 526 00:22:11,858 --> 00:22:14,209 none at all... that the president did a complete 180 527 00:22:14,244 --> 00:22:16,545 and decided to attend Mellie's swearing-in? 528 00:22:25,322 --> 00:22:27,155 You really didn't know. 529 00:22:31,215 --> 00:22:34,184 Oh. 530 00:22:34,523 --> 00:22:36,925 Divorce papers? 531 00:22:36,950 --> 00:22:40,152 I thought you'd be happy. 532 00:22:40,177 --> 00:22:41,377 You don't look happy. 533 00:22:41,402 --> 00:22:42,526 No, I... 534 00:22:42,551 --> 00:22:45,002 I'm... I'm just surprised. 535 00:22:45,027 --> 00:22:47,545 I... I didn't know that you were even... 536 00:22:49,274 --> 00:22:50,374 Divorce? 537 00:22:50,399 --> 00:22:52,901 I have dragged you into my marriage enough. 538 00:22:52,926 --> 00:22:54,994 You shouldn't have to deal with this. 539 00:22:55,019 --> 00:22:56,987 But we had a plan. 540 00:22:57,243 --> 00:22:59,261 Optics, your approval ratings, and I... 541 00:22:59,286 --> 00:23:00,541 Life is short. 542 00:23:00,566 --> 00:23:01,944 You saw what happened to the princess. 543 00:23:01,969 --> 00:23:03,219 One minute, she's living a charmed life. 544 00:23:03,269 --> 00:23:04,502 The next, it's over. 545 00:23:04,527 --> 00:23:05,994 No warning. 546 00:23:06,019 --> 00:23:08,203 I don't want to wait. 547 00:23:08,588 --> 00:23:10,823 Okay? 548 00:23:13,963 --> 00:23:15,830 Okay. 549 00:23:15,855 --> 00:23:17,889 This is good. 550 00:23:17,914 --> 00:23:20,699 This is good. 551 00:23:40,545 --> 00:23:42,005 David. 552 00:23:42,030 --> 00:23:43,230 The car's internal computer 553 00:23:43,255 --> 00:23:45,473 shows it was traveling at 55 miles per hour 554 00:23:45,498 --> 00:23:46,481 at the time of the crash. 555 00:23:46,506 --> 00:23:48,070 Speeding, but nothing a passenger 556 00:23:48,095 --> 00:23:49,522 in the back seat wouldn't survive. 557 00:23:49,547 --> 00:23:52,015 But if you measure the distance between the surveillance cameras 558 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:53,356 as the car approached the tunnel, 559 00:23:53,389 --> 00:23:54,740 it was going more like 120. 560 00:23:54,765 --> 00:23:56,925 So... So we are definitely talking about 561 00:23:56,950 --> 00:23:59,183 a "caused the crash" assassination "caused the crash." 562 00:24:01,502 --> 00:24:03,467 I can't believe someone would want to murder this girl. 563 00:24:03,492 --> 00:24:05,543 She looks happy and perfect. 564 00:24:05,568 --> 00:24:07,483 They are just a bunch of photos, I guess. 565 00:24:07,508 --> 00:24:10,267 Where was the prince when Emily was opening this hospital in Hibernia? 566 00:24:10,292 --> 00:24:12,624 He was on a Navy carrier in the black sea. 567 00:24:12,649 --> 00:24:15,030 And when he was vacationing in the French riviera? 568 00:24:15,055 --> 00:24:18,007 Um, she was touring a school for girls in Shanghai. 569 00:24:18,032 --> 00:24:19,928 They weren't spending much time together. 570 00:24:19,953 --> 00:24:20,886 Doesn't look like it. 571 00:24:20,911 --> 00:24:22,949 I mean, it seems like the only person 572 00:24:22,974 --> 00:24:25,825 she spent any real time with was her bodyguard. 573 00:24:29,151 --> 00:24:30,926 Who died in the car with her. 574 00:24:33,951 --> 00:24:35,918 What if there wasn't any "happily ever after"? 575 00:24:35,943 --> 00:24:37,825 What if it was all a lie? 576 00:24:39,047 --> 00:24:41,181 The princess was having an affair with her bodyguard. 577 00:24:41,206 --> 00:24:43,140 I don't think the prince was happy about that. 578 00:24:43,165 --> 00:24:44,218 That doesn't mean the prince 579 00:24:44,243 --> 00:24:45,982 hired someone to murder his wife. 580 00:24:46,007 --> 00:24:48,154 Even if he did, it's not like we can prosecute him. 581 00:24:48,179 --> 00:24:50,412 Prince Richard is protected by diplomatic immunity, 582 00:24:50,437 --> 00:24:52,721 so, no, technically, we wouldn't be able to press charges. 583 00:24:52,746 --> 00:24:54,544 That said, there have been instances 584 00:24:54,569 --> 00:24:56,225 where we have convinced a suspect's native country 585 00:24:56,250 --> 00:24:57,371 to waive immunity. 586 00:24:57,406 --> 00:24:58,842 - So it's possible? - Yes, but in this case, 587 00:24:58,867 --> 00:25:01,186 that would mean convincing the queen to waive immunity, 588 00:25:01,211 --> 00:25:02,545 and with her being the prince's mother and all... 589 00:25:02,570 --> 00:25:04,356 it's possible, Mr. President. 590 00:25:04,381 --> 00:25:07,420 Possible to hold accountable the person responsible 591 00:25:07,445 --> 00:25:09,638 for killing an American on American soil, 592 00:25:09,663 --> 00:25:12,209 before they leave the country, while we still have a chance. 593 00:25:12,234 --> 00:25:13,301 No. 594 00:25:13,326 --> 00:25:14,576 Liz is right. 595 00:25:14,601 --> 00:25:16,702 The rules of diplomatic immunity are... I could have... 596 00:25:16,727 --> 00:25:20,831 I should have gone to my clients with this information first. 597 00:25:20,856 --> 00:25:23,274 I'm only here out of courtesy 598 00:25:23,299 --> 00:25:25,025 and out of a terribly misguided belief 599 00:25:25,050 --> 00:25:26,186 that someone in this office 600 00:25:26,211 --> 00:25:28,311 might be interested in doing the right thing. 601 00:25:41,666 --> 00:25:44,344 It's the naval base, isn't it? 602 00:25:44,369 --> 00:25:45,669 You want your naval base. 603 00:25:45,694 --> 00:25:48,783 That's more important than the murder of innocent people. 604 00:25:48,808 --> 00:25:51,343 I can't accuse the Crown Prince of Caledonia of murder. 605 00:25:51,368 --> 00:25:53,096 You can. You just don't want to. 606 00:25:53,121 --> 00:25:55,840 - Those naval bases are strategically... - Don't talk to me about naval bases! 607 00:25:55,865 --> 00:25:58,573 They are strategically valuable, and I can't just ignore that! 608 00:25:58,598 --> 00:26:00,346 I'm running a country here! 609 00:26:00,371 --> 00:26:02,807 Sometimes you and I are gonna have different priorities. 610 00:26:02,832 --> 00:26:04,466 Clearly. 611 00:26:07,462 --> 00:26:10,180 The good news is I don't work for you. 612 00:26:10,212 --> 00:26:13,224 If you go to the queen with your speculation, with your gut, 613 00:26:13,249 --> 00:26:15,854 you will be gravely endangering the national security 614 00:26:15,879 --> 00:26:19,064 of this country, and you will be prosecuted! 615 00:26:34,889 --> 00:26:36,973 Are you back? 616 00:26:39,351 --> 00:26:40,568 Huck? 617 00:26:40,593 --> 00:26:42,076 Are you sleeping here? Are you back? 618 00:26:42,101 --> 00:26:43,618 I live here. 619 00:26:43,643 --> 00:26:46,078 Did something happen... With him? 620 00:26:46,381 --> 00:26:48,796 I'm just tired. I want to sleep in my own bed. 621 00:26:48,821 --> 00:26:50,822 Is he hurting you... 622 00:26:51,126 --> 00:26:54,214 On the inside? 623 00:26:55,232 --> 00:26:56,528 I'm fine. 624 00:26:56,578 --> 00:26:58,725 You don't worry about me, okay? 625 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:11,283 Huck... 626 00:27:12,879 --> 00:27:16,994 Did Quinn hurt you... On the inside? 627 00:27:18,725 --> 00:27:20,180 Yes. 628 00:27:20,214 --> 00:27:22,913 - Huck... - But I hurt her, too. 629 00:27:22,977 --> 00:27:24,477 We hurt each other. 630 00:27:24,605 --> 00:27:27,708 But I didn't try to kill her. 631 00:27:27,733 --> 00:27:29,483 You should talk to her. 632 00:27:29,508 --> 00:27:33,294 I... Opened a window today. 633 00:27:33,561 --> 00:27:36,702 Fresh air... Vitamin "D." 634 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:37,987 I'll be fine. 635 00:27:38,232 --> 00:27:39,366 Is this your plan? 636 00:27:39,391 --> 00:27:42,176 To stay on this sofa and maybe open a window? 637 00:27:42,201 --> 00:27:43,995 - Because... - You're home now. 638 00:27:44,020 --> 00:27:46,004 Me? 639 00:27:47,302 --> 00:27:50,465 Have you been waiting for me to come home? 640 00:27:50,497 --> 00:27:52,457 I'm your plan? 641 00:27:52,482 --> 00:27:54,979 You always fix me. 642 00:27:55,004 --> 00:27:59,779 I don't know what happened or how it happened or when or... 643 00:28:00,508 --> 00:28:03,380 But you need to do what you do... 644 00:28:03,405 --> 00:28:05,722 Because I want to see Kim and Javi, and I can't. 645 00:28:05,747 --> 00:28:09,950 I can't go home... not like this. 646 00:28:09,975 --> 00:28:12,650 Not while I want to... 647 00:28:12,884 --> 00:28:16,310 My guy is out, Liv. 648 00:28:16,335 --> 00:28:18,186 My guy is out. 649 00:28:18,211 --> 00:28:19,634 He's running around, 650 00:28:19,659 --> 00:28:25,453 and I can't go home until you fix me. 651 00:28:26,662 --> 00:28:30,431 What do you mean, your guy? 652 00:28:31,017 --> 00:28:32,617 Please. 653 00:28:32,642 --> 00:28:36,045 Huck... I want to help you. 654 00:28:36,070 --> 00:28:37,453 I do. 655 00:28:37,485 --> 00:28:41,585 But... I can't fix you. 656 00:28:41,610 --> 00:28:44,362 I don't fix people. 657 00:28:44,387 --> 00:28:46,318 Not like that, not on the inside. 658 00:28:46,343 --> 00:28:48,310 If I could fix people on the inside, 659 00:28:48,335 --> 00:28:50,186 I'd be running a bake sale in Ohio right now. 660 00:28:50,211 --> 00:28:51,951 I wouldn't be... 661 00:28:53,319 --> 00:28:57,238 I don't know how to fix you. 662 00:28:57,263 --> 00:29:00,651 I wish I did. I wish I had some... 663 00:29:01,811 --> 00:29:03,936 I-I don't know anything. I'm sorry. 664 00:29:03,961 --> 00:29:05,912 But you... you need a new plan, a better plan, 665 00:29:05,937 --> 00:29:10,478 a much better plan than me. 666 00:29:23,749 --> 00:29:25,983 Well, she didn't waste any time, did she? 667 00:29:26,008 --> 00:29:27,843 - I'm sorry? - Olivia Pope is in the White House, 668 00:29:27,868 --> 00:29:29,167 which means she's in the president's bed, 669 00:29:29,192 --> 00:29:31,547 which means she's up in our business. 670 00:29:34,035 --> 00:29:36,336 Go ahead, play dumb. Protect your friend. 671 00:29:36,361 --> 00:29:38,824 I just witnessed a lovers' quarrel in the oval office. 672 00:29:38,849 --> 00:29:43,247 And keeping a secret like that is not gonna work for me. 673 00:29:45,358 --> 00:29:48,927 Honestly, I had no idea. 674 00:29:52,620 --> 00:29:54,319 Well, now you do. 675 00:29:54,344 --> 00:29:55,578 And if you want to know 676 00:29:55,603 --> 00:29:58,400 who's been undermining you out there at that podium, 677 00:29:58,425 --> 00:30:00,618 I think we've just figured that out, as well. 678 00:30:20,504 --> 00:30:22,560 You need to go straight to the White House 679 00:30:22,585 --> 00:30:23,718 and do whatever it is that you have to do 680 00:30:23,743 --> 00:30:25,844 to get your job back and talk some sense into him, 681 00:30:25,869 --> 00:30:27,470 because if he goes through with this, 682 00:30:27,495 --> 00:30:30,329 if he divorces me, then we are all finished... 683 00:30:30,354 --> 00:30:31,688 you, me, and him. 684 00:30:31,713 --> 00:30:34,198 And it doesn't have to be that way. 685 00:30:34,223 --> 00:30:36,207 We could have eight more years together. 686 00:30:36,232 --> 00:30:37,490 If Fitz and I stay married, 687 00:30:37,515 --> 00:30:39,600 and with you running my campaign... 688 00:30:41,662 --> 00:30:43,396 No. 689 00:30:43,421 --> 00:30:44,704 No? 690 00:30:44,729 --> 00:30:47,822 No. I'm not helping you anymore. 691 00:30:53,089 --> 00:30:54,272 Why? 692 00:31:00,470 --> 00:31:02,158 Because if he asks you to come back, 693 00:31:02,183 --> 00:31:03,867 you don't want to be associated with me? 694 00:31:05,450 --> 00:31:07,818 You think he's gonna ask you to come back, Cy? 695 00:31:08,192 --> 00:31:10,444 He doesn't want you, Cy. 696 00:31:10,469 --> 00:31:13,337 He doesn't... 697 00:31:13,371 --> 00:31:16,058 Want you... 698 00:31:16,082 --> 00:31:20,169 Any more than he wants me. 699 00:31:26,636 --> 00:31:28,887 He hates us. 700 00:31:56,174 --> 00:31:57,608 I'm not here. 701 00:31:57,633 --> 00:31:59,568 You're not? I'm a figment of your imagination. 702 00:31:59,593 --> 00:32:01,529 So is this autopsy report. 703 00:32:01,554 --> 00:32:02,803 They're burying this, Liv. 704 00:32:02,828 --> 00:32:04,032 Putting her body on a plane tonight. 705 00:32:04,057 --> 00:32:05,483 And tomorrow morning, I tell the world 706 00:32:05,483 --> 00:32:07,982 the accident was entirely due to driver error. 707 00:32:08,007 --> 00:32:10,491 I don't know if this had anything to do with why she died, 708 00:32:10,516 --> 00:32:13,030 but I do know those royal goons don't want it coming out. 709 00:32:13,055 --> 00:32:14,450 If it's dangerous for you to leak this to me... 710 00:32:14,475 --> 00:32:15,442 Come on, you know me. 711 00:32:15,467 --> 00:32:17,285 Truth, justice, the American way. 712 00:32:17,310 --> 00:32:19,701 Also, I put you in CIA jail. 713 00:32:26,827 --> 00:32:29,512 The princess was pregnant? 714 00:32:32,464 --> 00:32:34,699 I know you adore Prince Richard, 715 00:32:34,740 --> 00:32:37,233 but I believe that he had his wife killed. 716 00:32:37,258 --> 00:32:39,693 That's why he asked me to recover those photos. 717 00:32:39,718 --> 00:32:42,261 Not to protect the princess's dignity, 718 00:32:42,286 --> 00:32:43,603 but to hide the fact that 719 00:32:43,628 --> 00:32:45,746 she was riding in that car with her lover, 720 00:32:45,771 --> 00:32:47,025 which would give the police motive 721 00:32:47,050 --> 00:32:48,095 and implicate the prince 722 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:49,754 in her murder. 723 00:32:51,786 --> 00:32:53,987 I'm sorry to have to burden you with this... 724 00:32:54,012 --> 00:32:55,696 - No, no. - After everything you've been through. 725 00:32:55,721 --> 00:32:57,539 I'm grateful you did. 726 00:32:57,564 --> 00:32:59,690 Have you spoken with the prince about this? 727 00:32:59,715 --> 00:33:00,574 Not yet. 728 00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:02,504 Good. You mustn't. Not a word. 729 00:33:02,529 --> 00:33:05,691 And I trust I may continue to rely on your discretion. 730 00:33:05,716 --> 00:33:08,472 Of course. 731 00:33:08,677 --> 00:33:11,322 But, your majesty, if there is an investigation... 732 00:33:11,347 --> 00:33:13,872 There will be no investigation. 733 00:33:16,378 --> 00:33:20,281 My son is innocent, Olivia. 734 00:33:20,490 --> 00:33:22,734 He loved that girl. 735 00:33:22,759 --> 00:33:25,734 Worshipped her... Blindly. 736 00:33:25,997 --> 00:33:29,550 She could do no wrong where he was concerned. 737 00:33:29,575 --> 00:33:33,889 And I certainly couldn't tell him what she really was. 738 00:33:34,410 --> 00:33:37,410 You knew she was pregnant. 739 00:33:37,494 --> 00:33:39,562 She could have given birth to a child 740 00:33:39,604 --> 00:33:42,359 who looked exactly like that bodyguard of hers, 741 00:33:42,384 --> 00:33:45,286 and my son still wouldn't have seen it. 742 00:33:45,311 --> 00:33:47,720 She had one job... 743 00:33:48,054 --> 00:33:50,689 to give us an heir and a spare. 744 00:33:50,714 --> 00:33:53,663 And at that single job, she failed. 745 00:33:53,688 --> 00:33:57,258 You had her killed because it wasn't your grandchild? 746 00:33:57,283 --> 00:33:59,501 A tragic loss of life... 747 00:33:59,526 --> 00:34:00,898 But far less tragic 748 00:34:00,923 --> 00:34:03,824 than handing the crown to one who is not its rightful heir. 749 00:34:03,849 --> 00:34:05,389 That is where we disagree. 750 00:34:05,414 --> 00:34:07,837 I haven't dismissed you. Where are you going? 751 00:34:07,862 --> 00:34:09,162 To get justice. 752 00:34:09,187 --> 00:34:11,692 I am justice. 753 00:34:11,717 --> 00:34:14,385 This is a private matter, Olivia, 754 00:34:14,410 --> 00:34:16,853 protected by diplomatic immunity 755 00:34:16,878 --> 00:34:19,613 and by the nondisclosure agreement you signed 756 00:34:19,638 --> 00:34:21,256 when you entered my employ, 757 00:34:21,281 --> 00:34:24,000 guaranteeing that the monarchy of Caledonia 758 00:34:24,025 --> 00:34:26,994 will continue as it has 759 00:34:27,019 --> 00:34:31,648 For millennia to come as it must. 760 00:34:31,673 --> 00:34:37,164 Oh, not all fairy tales have happy endings, my dear. 761 00:34:38,783 --> 00:34:41,015 Now you may go. 762 00:34:50,500 --> 00:34:52,882 Huck? 763 00:35:38,578 --> 00:35:41,580 What is she doing here? 764 00:35:41,605 --> 00:35:43,603 You hired her. 765 00:35:43,628 --> 00:35:47,214 The same way you hired the man who murdered my wife. 766 00:35:47,888 --> 00:35:50,434 Olivia's nondisclosure agreement didn't apply to me. 767 00:35:50,459 --> 00:35:52,920 So when we get home, you're going to abdicate 768 00:35:52,945 --> 00:35:55,297 because of health reasons, because of age, 769 00:35:55,322 --> 00:35:57,523 cause you are no longer fit to rule. 770 00:35:57,548 --> 00:35:59,565 You will allow your son to accede to the throne 771 00:35:59,590 --> 00:36:00,877 and live out the rest of your days 772 00:36:00,902 --> 00:36:03,704 at the winter palace... Alone... 773 00:36:03,738 --> 00:36:06,340 Because the next time I see you, 774 00:36:06,391 --> 00:36:10,029 the next time I will be able to even tolerate the sight of you, 775 00:36:10,196 --> 00:36:11,897 - will be at your funeral. - Richard... 776 00:36:11,922 --> 00:36:14,991 If you oppose me, if you speak out in any way... 777 00:36:15,081 --> 00:36:17,102 Olivia Pope may not be able to tell the world what you've done, 778 00:36:17,127 --> 00:36:18,944 but I won't hesitate. 779 00:36:29,221 --> 00:36:30,955 You were right. 780 00:36:30,980 --> 00:36:32,647 Not all fairy tales have happy endings. 781 00:36:32,672 --> 00:36:35,591 But evil queens? 782 00:36:35,616 --> 00:36:38,134 They tend to go down. 783 00:36:55,229 --> 00:36:57,418 I need you to help me. 784 00:37:00,070 --> 00:37:02,175 Come in. 785 00:37:18,779 --> 00:37:21,435 I just got off the phone with half the Navy. 786 00:37:21,460 --> 00:37:24,111 Turns out, Prince Richard is succeeding the queen, 787 00:37:24,136 --> 00:37:26,104 effective immediately. 788 00:37:26,205 --> 00:37:28,757 And since he's even more impenetrable than his mother, 789 00:37:28,782 --> 00:37:30,533 our naval base is dead in the water. 790 00:37:30,558 --> 00:37:33,537 I'm sorry you had a bad day at work. 791 00:37:33,562 --> 00:37:35,402 I had a good one. 792 00:37:35,427 --> 00:37:37,645 Why are you working so hard to pick a fight with me? 793 00:37:37,679 --> 00:37:40,147 I'm not. I'm just making clear my boundaries. 794 00:37:40,182 --> 00:37:41,616 Work is a boundary. 795 00:37:41,650 --> 00:37:43,351 If you have a problem with that, then I can't help you. 796 00:37:43,385 --> 00:37:44,652 That's reality. 797 00:37:47,246 --> 00:37:48,647 What? 798 00:37:48,672 --> 00:37:50,556 You want to talk about reality? 799 00:37:50,615 --> 00:37:53,200 The reality is, I handed Mellie divorce papers. 800 00:37:53,225 --> 00:37:54,881 This has nothing to do with... 801 00:37:54,906 --> 00:37:56,616 You and I are now free to go out there, 802 00:37:56,623 --> 00:37:58,045 in front of the world, arm in arm. 803 00:37:58,083 --> 00:38:00,150 I put our plan in motion, 804 00:38:00,185 --> 00:38:01,669 and now you seem to have changed your mind. 805 00:38:01,720 --> 00:38:03,834 - I haven't changed my mind! - Then what is this?! 806 00:38:03,859 --> 00:38:05,193 You aren't thinking. 807 00:38:05,218 --> 00:38:07,281 Do you honestly believe this is the answer? 808 00:38:07,306 --> 00:38:09,279 Divorce papers, going public?! 809 00:38:09,304 --> 00:38:10,570 Yes, I do! 810 00:38:10,595 --> 00:38:12,982 We put this out into the light! 811 00:38:13,007 --> 00:38:14,170 We make this real! 812 00:38:14,195 --> 00:38:15,643 How can we possibly do that? 813 00:38:15,668 --> 00:38:18,412 The minute the world finds out about us, 814 00:38:18,437 --> 00:38:22,940 we stop being you and me and we become a spectacle. 815 00:38:23,108 --> 00:38:25,326 All that scrutiny, a billion eyes on us... 816 00:38:25,351 --> 00:38:26,733 we wouldn't have a chance. 817 00:38:26,758 --> 00:38:27,943 How can we make it work in public 818 00:38:27,968 --> 00:38:29,756 when we can barely make it work in private? 819 00:38:29,781 --> 00:38:32,850 It's not a solution, Fitz! It's just another complication. 820 00:38:32,875 --> 00:38:35,777 So, tell me how we do this. 821 00:38:41,078 --> 00:38:43,429 I want you. 822 00:38:43,727 --> 00:38:45,930 I want us. 823 00:38:46,339 --> 00:38:48,666 But I want to slow down. 824 00:38:48,691 --> 00:38:53,844 I want our business handled. I want our problems fixed. 825 00:38:53,869 --> 00:38:55,303 I want to be ready... 826 00:38:55,328 --> 00:38:56,547 Before the world is watching, 827 00:38:56,572 --> 00:38:59,824 because once it is, once we're in that spotlight, 828 00:38:59,849 --> 00:39:04,351 being picked at and scrubbed and stretched in every direction, 829 00:39:04,376 --> 00:39:05,456 We will never 830 00:39:05,481 --> 00:39:06,831 get the chance to make things right. 831 00:39:06,865 --> 00:39:08,865 If we are broken going in, 832 00:39:08,890 --> 00:39:11,951 we're not getting out, not together. 833 00:39:11,984 --> 00:39:13,857 They will destroy us. 834 00:39:13,882 --> 00:39:16,857 That's reality, Fitz. 835 00:39:30,631 --> 00:39:33,733 Okay. 836 00:39:38,764 --> 00:39:40,303 We wait. 837 00:39:44,922 --> 00:39:47,427 Until we're ready. 838 00:39:58,480 --> 00:40:00,101 Sir... 839 00:40:00,135 --> 00:40:02,777 There's something you need to see. 840 00:40:06,513 --> 00:40:09,978 Lovers of Liberty, the end of a fairy tale. 841 00:40:10,003 --> 00:40:12,872 Something is rotten within the walls of our White House. 842 00:40:12,897 --> 00:40:14,768 Sources tell me that any marriage 843 00:40:14,793 --> 00:40:16,544 with the first lady of the United States, 844 00:40:16,569 --> 00:40:20,355 newly minted senator Mellie Grant, is a charade. 845 00:40:20,380 --> 00:40:22,314 I'm told she was not, in fact, 846 00:40:22,339 --> 00:40:23,820 too ill to attend the state dinner 847 00:40:23,845 --> 00:40:26,446 as we, the good, taxpaying citizens of this nation, 848 00:40:26,471 --> 00:40:27,788 had been told. 849 00:40:27,813 --> 00:40:30,498 I have it on good authority that trusted adviser 850 00:40:30,523 --> 00:40:31,947 Olivia Pope 851 00:40:31,972 --> 00:40:34,731 has found her way into the president's bed. 852 00:40:34,756 --> 00:40:37,676 Before the high-minded liberal, feminist elite media 853 00:40:37,701 --> 00:40:39,481 begins howling charges of slander, 854 00:40:39,506 --> 00:40:42,692 these are not merely rumors... these are facts. 855 00:40:42,717 --> 00:40:44,989 Photos of Ms. Pope 856 00:40:45,014 --> 00:40:48,256 lurking in the residence of the White House after hours. 857 00:40:52,597 --> 00:40:55,176 Lovers of Liberty, the time has come 858 00:40:55,201 --> 00:40:57,202 for this godless, immoral administration 859 00:40:57,227 --> 00:40:59,270 to answer its crimes. 860 00:40:59,295 --> 00:41:01,712 Yes, America's truth-seeking freedom missiles 861 00:41:01,737 --> 00:41:03,404 are squarely locked on the target... 862 00:41:03,429 --> 00:41:05,317 you, Mr. President. 863 00:41:05,342 --> 00:41:07,684 I see you, sir. 864 00:41:10,070 --> 00:41:14,000 - Synced and corrected by martythecrazy - - www.addic7ed.com -