1 00:00:11,721 --> 00:00:13,389 [explosion] 2 00:00:13,431 --> 00:00:25,109 [***] 3 00:00:27,361 --> 00:00:32,325 [***] 4 00:00:33,576 --> 00:00:39,665 [***] 5 00:00:42,919 --> 00:00:54,555 [***] 6 00:01:04,482 --> 00:01:05,858 [footsteps] 7 00:01:15,743 --> 00:01:24,669 [***] 8 00:01:29,507 --> 00:01:30,550 CORRESPONDENT 1 (ON TV): As we enter the final week 9 00:01:30,591 --> 00:01:32,885 of this historic three-horse race. 10 00:01:32,927 --> 00:01:34,762 I'm surrounded by passionate supporters 11 00:01:34,804 --> 00:01:36,472 of a candidate who burst onto the scene 12 00:01:36,514 --> 00:01:37,807 -no more than five months ago. -ELI: Lucas. 13 00:01:37,849 --> 00:01:38,641 LUCAS (OVER CELLPHONE): Hey. 14 00:01:38,683 --> 00:01:39,809 Did you find him? 15 00:01:39,851 --> 00:01:42,228 -[indistinct chatter] -Uh, no. Not yet. 16 00:01:42,270 --> 00:01:42,937 ELI (OVER CELLPHONE): Where are you? 17 00:01:43,938 --> 00:01:45,314 I'm by ATB. 18 00:01:45,356 --> 00:01:46,649 SHARON (ON TV): A story unheard of 19 00:01:46,691 --> 00:01:48,776 in the history of American politics. 20 00:01:48,818 --> 00:01:50,903 One year ago, former gold medalist, 21 00:01:50,945 --> 00:01:52,822 Nate Sterling, took the political world 22 00:01:52,864 --> 00:01:56,826 by surprise and by storm with his best-selling manifesto, 23 00:01:56,868 --> 00:01:59,871 a Declaration of Independence, a modern-day common sense. 24 00:01:59,912 --> 00:02:02,915 CORRESPONDENT 2 (ON TV): Here we are at Nate Sterling's biggest rally yet. 25 00:02:02,957 --> 00:02:05,668 The independent candidate has created a tsunami, 26 00:02:05,710 --> 00:02:08,504 thrashing its way through America's two-party landscape 27 00:02:08,546 --> 00:02:11,549 as he leads Republican nominee Patricia Turnbull by two points 28 00:02:11,591 --> 00:02:13,634 with just one week to go. 29 00:02:13,676 --> 00:02:15,845 The senior senator from Tennessee beat out ten 30 00:02:15,887 --> 00:02:18,306 of her fellow Republicans in the primary 31 00:02:18,347 --> 00:02:19,849 by courting both the moderate and far left. 32 00:02:19,891 --> 00:02:21,392 CORRESPONDENT 3 (ON TV): President Archer will need 33 00:02:22,643 --> 00:02:23,311 to pull off a miracle to have any hope of securing 34 00:02:23,811 --> 00:02:24,479 a second term. 35 00:02:25,646 --> 00:02:25,688 With an approval rating in the basement, 36 00:02:26,856 --> 00:02:27,315 some are calling the Democratic incumbent 37 00:02:27,899 --> 00:02:28,274 a sitting duck. 38 00:02:28,983 --> 00:02:29,317 He's about to do a hit 39 00:02:30,359 --> 00:02:30,735 on Politics Nightly with Jane Bower. 40 00:02:32,653 --> 00:02:33,571 JANE (ON TV): Nate Sterling is set 41 00:02:34,655 --> 00:02:34,697 to take the stage any minute now. 42 00:02:35,740 --> 00:02:36,407 Shit. Call back when you get him. 43 00:02:37,950 --> 00:02:37,992 JANE (ON TV): But until then, I'm pleased to welcome 44 00:02:39,077 --> 00:02:39,619 Nicholas Booker, esteemed columnist 45 00:02:41,245 --> 00:02:42,747 for the Washington Chronicle and lion of the fourth state. 46 00:02:42,789 --> 00:02:43,873 NICK (ON TV): Oh! 47 00:02:43,915 --> 00:02:45,333 You're too kind, Jane. 48 00:02:45,374 --> 00:02:46,542 [Jane chuckling on TV] 49 00:02:47,585 --> 00:02:48,419 JANE (ON TV): The election is a dead heat. 50 00:02:49,629 --> 00:02:50,296 If it's anything like the last two elections, 51 00:02:51,506 --> 00:02:51,964 it could come down to a few thousand votes 52 00:02:53,508 --> 00:02:55,885 and a handful of swing states, or if it's a repeat of 2000, 53 00:02:55,927 --> 00:02:57,887 a few hundred votes. 54 00:02:57,929 --> 00:03:00,640 Your column is read by a few million. 55 00:03:00,681 --> 00:03:02,058 Your readers really listen to you. 56 00:03:02,100 --> 00:03:03,309 They trust you. 57 00:03:03,351 --> 00:03:04,769 I call it like I see it. 58 00:03:04,811 --> 00:03:05,770 What do you see here? 59 00:03:07,063 --> 00:03:10,024 [crowd cheering] 60 00:03:10,066 --> 00:03:19,033 (***) 61 00:03:28,084 --> 00:03:32,046 (***) 62 00:03:33,589 --> 00:03:37,343 Well, I have good news and bad news. 63 00:03:37,385 --> 00:03:38,594 Which do you want first? 64 00:03:38,636 --> 00:03:40,346 -SUPPORTER 1: Bad news! -[Nate scoffing] 65 00:03:40,388 --> 00:03:42,640 NATE: Right! Always the bad. Here it is. 66 00:03:44,642 --> 00:03:48,646 My little girl turned 21 yesterday. 67 00:03:48,688 --> 00:03:50,064 [crowd cheering] 68 00:03:50,106 --> 00:03:51,441 [sighs] 69 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:54,819 And the first thing Alison did was make sure 70 00:03:54,861 --> 00:03:56,404 her voter registration was current. 71 00:03:56,446 --> 00:03:57,822 [crowd cheering] 72 00:03:59,532 --> 00:04:02,785 Ah, 21 years. 73 00:04:03,953 --> 00:04:05,413 Those of you with kids, you know how fast 74 00:04:05,455 --> 00:04:06,956 the time goes. 75 00:04:06,998 --> 00:04:08,916 And as I looked at those candles flickering on top 76 00:04:08,958 --> 00:04:10,960 of that birthday cake, it brought me back 77 00:04:11,002 --> 00:04:12,378 to the big moments of her life. 78 00:04:13,463 --> 00:04:14,756 Her first words, 79 00:04:14,797 --> 00:04:16,632 her first steps, her first day of school. 80 00:04:16,674 --> 00:04:18,426 [crowd cheering] 81 00:04:18,468 --> 00:04:19,510 But then my mind wandered 82 00:04:20,678 --> 00:04:22,055 to all she's seen in her young life. 83 00:04:24,015 --> 00:04:25,516 Terror reaching our shores. 84 00:04:26,851 --> 00:04:30,605 Two long and costly wars. A great recession. 85 00:04:30,646 --> 00:04:32,148 A deadly global pandemic. 86 00:04:32,190 --> 00:04:33,983 Classrooms getting shot up every other month. 87 00:04:34,025 --> 00:04:35,443 Climate getting harsher by the day. 88 00:04:35,485 --> 00:04:36,736 SUPPORTERS: Yeah! 89 00:04:36,778 --> 00:04:39,947 Our very capitol, the people's house, under siege. 90 00:04:41,449 --> 00:04:42,658 -SUPPORTER 1: Yes! -And the sad truth 91 00:04:43,993 --> 00:04:46,621 is one party fuels this rage while the other sits 92 00:04:46,662 --> 00:04:47,955 on their hands and whines about it. 93 00:04:49,373 --> 00:04:50,833 Now, you want the good news? 94 00:04:50,875 --> 00:04:51,793 SUPPORTERS: Yeah! 95 00:04:53,461 --> 00:04:54,545 The good news is... 96 00:04:55,713 --> 00:04:57,715 my daughter Alison turned 21 yesterday. 97 00:04:57,757 --> 00:04:59,842 [crowd cheering] 98 00:04:59,884 --> 00:05:00,802 And as she blew out 99 00:05:01,844 --> 00:05:02,387 those candles on top of that cake, 100 00:05:03,137 --> 00:05:04,138 a funny thing happened. 101 00:05:04,180 --> 00:05:06,015 The flames reignited. 102 00:05:06,057 --> 00:05:08,518 So, she blew 'em out again. 103 00:05:08,559 --> 00:05:09,727 And then the flames came back again. 104 00:05:09,769 --> 00:05:11,396 And no matter how hard she tried, 105 00:05:11,437 --> 00:05:12,772 she couldn't blow those candles out. 106 00:05:14,065 --> 00:05:15,566 And that made me think two things. 107 00:05:16,943 --> 00:05:19,195 One, my wife has a wonderful sense of humor. 108 00:05:19,237 --> 00:05:21,155 -And two, -[crowd laughing] 109 00:05:21,197 --> 00:05:24,951 just like those candles, we always come back. 110 00:05:24,992 --> 00:05:26,744 America always comes back. 111 00:05:26,786 --> 00:05:27,912 [crowd cheering] 112 00:05:27,954 --> 00:05:30,998 And we have to dig deep and do it again. 113 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:35,211 Because Alison deserves better. Our young people deserve better. 114 00:05:35,253 --> 00:05:37,505 They deserve to look forward to the future 115 00:05:37,547 --> 00:05:41,592 the way we used to, with hope, with pride, with excitement. 116 00:05:41,634 --> 00:05:43,886 There's no more time for cruelty or fear. 117 00:05:43,928 --> 00:05:47,098 There's no more time for incompetence or inaction. 118 00:05:47,140 --> 00:05:51,144 Their time is up! Our time is now! 119 00:05:51,185 --> 00:05:53,479 America's time is now! 120 00:05:53,521 --> 00:05:54,564 [crowd cheering] 121 00:05:54,605 --> 00:05:56,065 And if you stand with me, 122 00:05:56,107 --> 00:05:58,067 and you vote for me, and you keep fighting 123 00:05:58,109 --> 00:05:59,777 for real change with me, 124 00:06:01,028 --> 00:06:04,782 I promise we will get our fire back, too. 125 00:06:04,824 --> 00:06:08,786 (***) 126 00:06:13,458 --> 00:06:15,960 Now, let me tell you how we're gonna do it. 127 00:06:26,596 --> 00:06:28,765 ANNOUNCER (ON TV): The general election is finally upon us. 128 00:06:28,806 --> 00:06:30,475 And once again, we're forced to choose 129 00:06:30,516 --> 00:06:32,977 between the lesser of two evils. 130 00:06:33,019 --> 00:06:35,063 On one side, a Democrat in decline, 131 00:06:35,104 --> 00:06:36,606 and on the other, 132 00:06:37,857 --> 00:06:39,484 a Republican in the pockets of corporate America. 133 00:06:40,651 --> 00:06:43,112 Oh, boy, our country is mired in a recession, 134 00:06:43,154 --> 00:06:45,907 the whole world's on fire, and these are the best 135 00:06:45,948 --> 00:06:48,076 two people we can come up with? I mean, come on! 136 00:06:48,117 --> 00:06:50,828 Good luck, everyone. We're going to need it. 137 00:06:50,870 --> 00:06:52,246 GORDON: Good news! 138 00:06:52,288 --> 00:06:55,124 We've been bought again. 139 00:06:55,166 --> 00:06:57,502 As I'm sure, some of you have already heard, 140 00:06:57,543 --> 00:07:00,630 Mr. Jack Hampton is our newest overlord. 141 00:07:00,671 --> 00:07:03,966 Of course, I'm gonna try to minimize the casualties, 142 00:07:04,008 --> 00:07:05,551 but it's no secret, 143 00:07:05,593 --> 00:07:09,263 our readership is, uh, spreading thin. 144 00:07:09,305 --> 00:07:12,266 If we hope to compete, we're gonna have to get down 145 00:07:12,308 --> 00:07:14,519 in the mud with the pigs. 146 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:17,563 And how low does Mr. Hampton want us to go? 147 00:07:17,605 --> 00:07:19,649 Conspiracy clickbait? 148 00:07:19,690 --> 00:07:22,110 Ten thousand words on celebrity pets? 149 00:07:22,151 --> 00:07:24,779 We have to evolve. 150 00:07:24,821 --> 00:07:26,322 The only reason we're not worm feed 151 00:07:26,364 --> 00:07:29,158 like half the other papers in this godforsaken country 152 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:31,869 is because we do not stop to tread water. 153 00:07:31,911 --> 00:07:35,123 If we don't keep swimmin', we die. 154 00:07:35,164 --> 00:07:36,207 You. 155 00:07:36,249 --> 00:07:39,001 I'm looking for new, innovative ideas. 156 00:07:39,043 --> 00:07:42,588 Something that will ensure that we are all still employed 157 00:07:42,630 --> 00:07:44,173 come Labor Day. Hmm? 158 00:07:44,215 --> 00:07:46,843 We need to win the battle for Millenials and Gen Z. 159 00:07:46,884 --> 00:07:49,345 -Uh-huh. -We-- we program around the Facebook algorithm. 160 00:07:49,387 --> 00:07:51,097 Expand our social media presence. 161 00:07:51,139 --> 00:07:53,141 He, whose name I don't care 162 00:07:53,182 --> 00:07:55,810 to learn, seems to think that because I've got grandkids 163 00:07:55,852 --> 00:07:58,312 born before the Internet, I don't know 164 00:07:58,354 --> 00:08:00,565 that we need to expand. Of course. 165 00:08:00,606 --> 00:08:03,943 I have got a whole fucking sweatshop 166 00:08:03,985 --> 00:08:06,738 working like a Russian troll farm to expand 167 00:08:06,779 --> 00:08:09,031 our social media presence. Okay? 168 00:08:09,073 --> 00:08:11,284 I've also got an army of halfwits 169 00:08:11,325 --> 00:08:12,702 twice as smart as you-- 170 00:08:12,744 --> 00:08:14,120 A high school in West Virginia 171 00:08:14,162 --> 00:08:15,955 is going to a four-day school week, 172 00:08:15,997 --> 00:08:17,206 because of budget cuts. 173 00:08:17,248 --> 00:08:18,624 I had a call with the principal-- 174 00:08:18,666 --> 00:08:20,626 And how's that gonna sell papers? 175 00:08:20,668 --> 00:08:22,045 I thought-- 176 00:08:22,086 --> 00:08:24,672 I mean, cutting a whole day out of the school week-- 177 00:08:24,714 --> 00:08:26,007 What percentage 178 00:08:26,049 --> 00:08:28,885 of our readership do you think has ever set foot 179 00:08:28,926 --> 00:08:30,219 in West Virginia? 180 00:08:30,261 --> 00:08:33,014 And as for the banjo-pickers themselves, 181 00:08:33,056 --> 00:08:37,060 if it ain't Fox or Infowars, they ain't readin' it. 182 00:08:37,101 --> 00:08:39,145 Well, maybe that's why they don't read the Chronicle. 183 00:08:39,187 --> 00:08:40,313 They got a point calling themselves 184 00:08:40,354 --> 00:08:42,690 the forgotten people and calling us 185 00:08:42,732 --> 00:08:44,776 condescending coastal elitists. 186 00:08:48,362 --> 00:08:50,907 We are elite. 187 00:08:50,948 --> 00:08:52,366 And if you don't start acting like it, 188 00:08:52,408 --> 00:08:54,619 you're gonna be a forgotten person before you know it. 189 00:08:54,660 --> 00:08:58,039 The school in question is 90 percent minority. 190 00:08:58,081 --> 00:09:00,917 It's gonna make the achievement gap even wider. 191 00:09:00,958 --> 00:09:02,377 Of course, the private school kids 192 00:09:02,418 --> 00:09:04,128 -are gonna be just fine. -GORDON: What else? 193 00:09:05,838 --> 00:09:06,839 Hmm? 194 00:09:08,299 --> 00:09:09,384 Nate Sterling. 195 00:09:09,425 --> 00:09:11,761 Ah. You again. 196 00:09:11,803 --> 00:09:13,971 I hear he's jumping into the race next week. 197 00:09:14,013 --> 00:09:16,140 And you think I haven't heard those rumors? 198 00:09:16,182 --> 00:09:18,142 It's bullshit. It's publicity for his book. 199 00:09:18,184 --> 00:09:19,685 My source on the ground says 200 00:09:19,727 --> 00:09:22,397 he just hired Kathy Gibbs as his campaign manager. 201 00:09:27,151 --> 00:09:29,946 Independents. They're like bees. 202 00:09:29,987 --> 00:09:32,115 Once they sting, they die. 203 00:09:32,156 --> 00:09:35,159 If he does announce, he might buzz around 204 00:09:35,201 --> 00:09:37,745 the honey jar for a week or two, but nobody outside 205 00:09:37,787 --> 00:09:39,288 the two-party system has ever cracked 206 00:09:39,330 --> 00:09:40,748 20 percent of the poles. 207 00:09:40,790 --> 00:09:41,916 Now, it'd be a fool's errand. 208 00:09:41,958 --> 00:09:43,960 His camp secretly hired 209 00:09:44,001 --> 00:09:47,255 a pollster to test his numbers against potential nominees. 210 00:09:47,296 --> 00:09:50,049 When Turnbull secured the bid, they saw a real opening 211 00:09:50,091 --> 00:09:51,175 for an independent like him. 212 00:09:52,468 --> 00:09:52,760 They know he's gonna have to thread the needle, 213 00:09:53,469 --> 00:09:54,679 but it's not impossible. 214 00:09:54,721 --> 00:09:57,849 So, what are you suggesting? 215 00:10:00,184 --> 00:10:02,812 We get in early. 216 00:10:02,854 --> 00:10:04,188 Prep a cover feature. 217 00:10:04,230 --> 00:10:05,982 The wave is coming with this guy. 218 00:10:06,023 --> 00:10:07,734 We may as well paddle out to the break. 219 00:10:07,775 --> 00:10:11,154 Tell me why I would waste my front page on this neophyte? 220 00:10:12,321 --> 00:10:14,866 Are you referring to me or Sterling, sir? 221 00:10:14,907 --> 00:10:16,409 GORDON: Both. 222 00:10:16,451 --> 00:10:19,746 You willing to bet your job on this fever dream of yours? 223 00:10:19,787 --> 00:10:22,165 If we short him, we'll be kicking ourselves later. 224 00:10:22,206 --> 00:10:24,000 But if we're early to the party, we might just sell 225 00:10:24,041 --> 00:10:25,334 enough papers to give the Russian trolls 226 00:10:25,376 --> 00:10:27,128 an extra ten minutes on their lunch break. 227 00:10:27,170 --> 00:10:30,173 [breathes deeply] 228 00:10:30,214 --> 00:10:31,174 Hmm. 229 00:10:32,216 --> 00:10:33,259 [clicks tongue] 230 00:10:33,301 --> 00:10:35,094 Fuck it. 231 00:10:35,136 --> 00:10:37,722 How can I fold when a wounded cub is all in? 232 00:10:39,057 --> 00:10:42,185 Ackerman, you take the reins on the Sterling feature. 233 00:10:42,226 --> 00:10:43,478 Choose your own co-pilot. 234 00:10:43,519 --> 00:10:44,729 I'll take Conrad. 235 00:10:52,528 --> 00:10:54,906 So, you're gonna give me the source of Sterling's camp? 236 00:10:57,075 --> 00:10:58,743 Look, look, look, look. I get it. I get it. All right? 237 00:10:58,785 --> 00:11:02,038 You wanted that story. And that was a valiant effort. 238 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:05,958 It was. But, you know, karma is still a bitch. 239 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:07,794 -And so am I. -[chuckles] 240 00:11:07,835 --> 00:11:09,128 Come on. Look. 241 00:11:09,170 --> 00:11:10,838 It's a hard time for guys like me right now. 242 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:11,464 I mean, look around you. 243 00:11:11,506 --> 00:11:12,757 Oh, come on. 244 00:11:12,799 --> 00:11:13,508 A little awareness maybe-- 245 00:11:13,549 --> 00:11:15,009 Okay. Thanks. 246 00:11:15,051 --> 00:11:17,136 Make up your mind. 247 00:11:17,178 --> 00:11:20,223 Either you're a victim or a big shot. 248 00:11:20,264 --> 00:11:23,226 Kid gets to scoop Ackerman's shit on his first cover story. 249 00:11:23,267 --> 00:11:25,853 And suddenly, he's schizophrenic. 250 00:11:25,895 --> 00:11:26,938 [chuckles] No. I was just-- 251 00:11:28,231 --> 00:11:29,148 Were you just thanking Eli for the opportunity? 252 00:11:31,275 --> 00:11:32,235 Yeah. 253 00:11:37,031 --> 00:11:39,283 I never liked that arrogant little boat shoe. 254 00:11:41,285 --> 00:11:45,373 Email me the best thing you've ever written. 255 00:11:53,381 --> 00:11:54,424 Which piece did you send him? 256 00:11:54,465 --> 00:11:56,426 The Honduran refugee one? 257 00:11:56,467 --> 00:11:59,011 -Yeah. -Holy shit. He is gonna love it. 258 00:12:01,222 --> 00:12:02,473 What? 259 00:12:02,515 --> 00:12:03,474 Nothing. 260 00:12:08,438 --> 00:12:09,397 What is this? 261 00:12:12,525 --> 00:12:14,235 Now, when did you have time to-- 262 00:12:14,277 --> 00:12:16,612 You've been working so hard, I thought, 263 00:12:16,654 --> 00:12:19,282 "He deserves the finest grape Safeway has on offer." 264 00:12:19,323 --> 00:12:20,825 Mm. [does chef's kiss] 265 00:12:20,867 --> 00:12:22,452 [chuckles] 266 00:12:28,833 --> 00:12:30,293 Penny ships off tomorrow. 267 00:12:30,334 --> 00:12:33,046 So, if my mom breaks down in tears, don't be too alarmed. 268 00:12:33,087 --> 00:12:34,505 LUCAS: Your mom? What about you? 269 00:12:34,547 --> 00:12:35,256 Remember the last time she deployed? 270 00:12:35,298 --> 00:12:36,466 [Eli chuckles] 271 00:12:36,507 --> 00:12:37,300 ELI: That's smart, buddy. 272 00:12:37,341 --> 00:12:39,302 LUCAS: Ooh! 273 00:12:39,343 --> 00:12:40,511 -ELI: Hi. -Hello. 274 00:12:40,553 --> 00:12:41,429 LUCAS: Hey. 275 00:12:41,471 --> 00:12:44,891 To my beautiful daughters. 276 00:12:44,932 --> 00:12:46,476 Penelope and Elisha. 277 00:12:46,517 --> 00:12:49,145 One makes the news and one reports it. 278 00:12:49,187 --> 00:12:50,354 [chuckles] 279 00:12:50,396 --> 00:12:53,399 Oh, wow. You make it sound so romantic. 280 00:12:53,441 --> 00:12:55,651 Most days, I just stand by the printer 281 00:12:55,693 --> 00:12:57,445 and get paper cuts. 282 00:12:57,487 --> 00:12:59,489 Well, you accepted the risk when you signed up for the job. 283 00:12:59,530 --> 00:13:00,531 ELI: Why don't you just go AWOL, 284 00:13:00,573 --> 00:13:02,033 and come bunk up with me and Lucas? 285 00:13:02,075 --> 00:13:03,326 PENNY: That'd be fun. 286 00:13:03,367 --> 00:13:04,494 As long as you're cool with harboring a deserter 287 00:13:04,535 --> 00:13:05,995 with a warrant out for her arrest. 288 00:13:06,037 --> 00:13:07,497 Let's change the subject, shall we? 289 00:13:07,538 --> 00:13:10,208 -Eli has some breaking news. -Oh. 290 00:13:10,249 --> 00:13:12,960 She managed to get on the radar of one Nicholas Booker. 291 00:13:13,002 --> 00:13:14,962 Nicholas Booker, huh? 292 00:13:15,004 --> 00:13:16,464 See, now that's what you need. 293 00:13:16,506 --> 00:13:18,007 Your own opinion column. 294 00:13:18,049 --> 00:13:20,635 I'm not on the Daily Tar Heel anymore, dad. 295 00:13:20,676 --> 00:13:23,179 Columns don't just drop out of thin air at the Chronicle. 296 00:13:23,221 --> 00:13:25,515 Well, you wanna have a real impact. 297 00:13:25,556 --> 00:13:28,351 Change minds. You need a pulpit. 298 00:13:28,393 --> 00:13:31,938 A column in the Chronicle is like the pope's balcony 299 00:13:31,979 --> 00:13:33,606 -for Christ's sake. -I'm working on it, daddy. 300 00:13:33,648 --> 00:13:36,192 I'm just saying it might take a couple decades. That's all. 301 00:13:36,234 --> 00:13:40,071 The Dalai Lama was a god-king at 2. 302 00:13:40,113 --> 00:13:41,322 LUCAS: Man has a point. 303 00:13:42,532 --> 00:13:43,616 -Oh, yeah? -Mm-hmm. 304 00:13:43,658 --> 00:13:45,410 Mm. Wow. 305 00:13:45,451 --> 00:13:47,286 Does the man know that religion and politics 306 00:13:47,328 --> 00:13:48,663 are about the only two topics to avoid 307 00:13:48,704 --> 00:13:49,956 when you got a dinner guest? 308 00:13:49,997 --> 00:13:51,707 HAL: Who, Lucas? 309 00:13:51,749 --> 00:13:53,376 He's practically family. 310 00:13:53,418 --> 00:13:56,254 Speaking of, when are you two gonna make that official? 311 00:13:56,295 --> 00:13:58,089 [chuckles] 312 00:13:58,131 --> 00:14:00,049 LUCAS: Have you got any new additions to your collection? 313 00:14:02,093 --> 00:14:02,135 -No, but wait. When are we gonna make it official? -No, no, no. This is important. 314 00:14:02,802 --> 00:14:03,553 -[laughs] -Right. 315 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:12,937 You know, I never asked you, which one was your first? 316 00:14:14,063 --> 00:14:15,690 HAL: The day we realized 317 00:14:15,732 --> 00:14:19,152 the government had been lying to us all along, 318 00:14:19,193 --> 00:14:21,696 sending me and my friends halfway around the world 319 00:14:21,738 --> 00:14:23,489 to kill and be killed. 320 00:14:23,531 --> 00:14:27,160 Years after, Nixon knew the war was unwinnable. 321 00:14:27,201 --> 00:14:28,453 LUCAS: Do you have a favorite? 322 00:14:28,494 --> 00:14:30,538 He did before it was retracted. 323 00:14:30,580 --> 00:14:32,415 HAL: That's what happens when you play fast. 324 00:14:32,457 --> 00:14:33,958 I wasn't playing, dad. 325 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,502 He played me. There's a difference. 326 00:14:36,544 --> 00:14:39,088 Sweetheart, you let yourself get played. 327 00:14:39,130 --> 00:14:40,757 Why don't you all come in here, 328 00:14:40,798 --> 00:14:42,633 so we can give Penny a proper send-off? 329 00:14:52,518 --> 00:14:54,479 [indistinct chatter] 330 00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:56,272 RECEPTIONIST: He's in meetings all day, but I can give you his card. 331 00:14:56,314 --> 00:14:57,190 ELI: Thanks. 332 00:14:57,231 --> 00:14:59,609 Oh, there he goes right now. 333 00:14:59,650 --> 00:15:01,027 That'll be on Saturday's draw. 334 00:15:01,069 --> 00:15:02,195 Thank you, Sharon. 335 00:15:03,738 --> 00:15:05,239 ELI: Mr. Mayfield. 336 00:15:05,281 --> 00:15:07,450 Eli James, Washington Chronicle. 337 00:15:07,492 --> 00:15:09,118 You're the one who keeps calling. 338 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:10,286 I'm doing a story 339 00:15:10,328 --> 00:15:11,662 on drastic cuts in public school budgets, 340 00:15:11,704 --> 00:15:13,206 -and it's my understanding that-- -I'm sorry. 341 00:15:13,247 --> 00:15:14,332 I'm late for a meeting. 342 00:15:20,671 --> 00:15:22,340 Our boys looked good this year. 343 00:15:22,382 --> 00:15:23,674 We play like we did against the Tar Heels 344 00:15:25,176 --> 00:15:25,676 in the ACC final, we might really have a shot next year. 345 00:15:26,344 --> 00:15:27,220 You're a Blue Devil? 346 00:15:27,261 --> 00:15:29,222 Yes, sir. Class of '08. 347 00:15:29,263 --> 00:15:32,266 Ah. Well, I got a few decades on you as you can... 348 00:15:32,308 --> 00:15:34,102 Bowties never go out of fashion. 349 00:15:35,269 --> 00:15:36,687 Listen, I gotta ask, 350 00:15:36,729 --> 00:15:38,773 how has the recession affected your jackpots? 351 00:15:38,815 --> 00:15:40,400 Oh, as it affected all of us. 352 00:15:40,441 --> 00:15:41,401 The numbers might have dipped but-- 353 00:15:41,442 --> 00:15:42,652 Well, I would have thought that 354 00:15:42,693 --> 00:15:44,737 jackpots would rise in the recession. 355 00:15:44,779 --> 00:15:45,988 How's that? 356 00:15:46,030 --> 00:15:48,199 You know, a lot more desperate daydreamers. 357 00:15:49,742 --> 00:15:52,703 I think you mean grown adults and valued customers. 358 00:15:54,705 --> 00:15:56,833 You should go grab a ticket yourself. 359 00:15:56,874 --> 00:15:58,668 Gotta be in it to win it. 360 00:15:58,710 --> 00:16:07,635 (***) 361 00:16:13,057 --> 00:16:16,686 [indistinct chatter] 362 00:16:16,728 --> 00:16:19,147 8:00 p.m. tonight at The Monaco. 363 00:16:19,188 --> 00:16:21,315 If you're not early, you're late. 364 00:16:21,357 --> 00:16:23,526 [indistinct chatter] 365 00:16:37,540 --> 00:16:39,083 I don't have time for pleasantries. 366 00:16:39,125 --> 00:16:41,127 I've got a hit on CNN at 10:00 p.m. 367 00:16:42,211 --> 00:16:44,297 What are you staring at? 368 00:16:44,338 --> 00:16:47,133 I'm sorry. I just have read every single one of your columns 369 00:16:47,175 --> 00:16:49,260 -since I was in seventh grade-- -I don't need idol worship. 370 00:16:49,302 --> 00:16:52,180 I need something else from you. Sit down. 371 00:16:55,892 --> 00:16:58,227 I'm getting out. 372 00:16:58,269 --> 00:17:00,354 As soon as this election's over, I'm turning in my quill, 373 00:17:00,396 --> 00:17:01,481 and moving to the country. 374 00:17:01,522 --> 00:17:04,317 What? No, you can't retire yet. 375 00:17:04,358 --> 00:17:05,610 Who are you, my accountant? 376 00:17:07,070 --> 00:17:07,111 Well, what good are you gonna do out in retirement? 377 00:17:07,945 --> 00:17:08,446 I'll bury myself in Bourbon. 378 00:17:09,322 --> 00:17:10,364 I can read fiction for a change. 379 00:17:11,532 --> 00:17:12,450 And I might even watch golf on Sundays. 380 00:17:12,492 --> 00:17:13,785 Institutions are crumbling. 381 00:17:13,826 --> 00:17:15,578 Okay? Reality is under attack. 382 00:17:15,620 --> 00:17:18,331 You're one of the only voices whCome on. Come on.-- 383 00:17:18,372 --> 00:17:21,501 Tweets with cats boxing yarn get more eyeballs 384 00:17:21,542 --> 00:17:23,503 than a column these days. 385 00:17:23,544 --> 00:17:25,129 I've had a good run. 386 00:17:25,171 --> 00:17:28,299 But what journalism's become, I'm done with it. 387 00:17:29,634 --> 00:17:31,761 There's a reason they tell you not to meet your heroes. 388 00:17:31,803 --> 00:17:33,471 Then why did you invite me here? 389 00:17:33,513 --> 00:17:35,306 ENRIQUE: Mr. Booker! 390 00:17:35,348 --> 00:17:36,349 And how are we tonight? 391 00:17:36,391 --> 00:17:38,851 Ah! Can't complain, Enrique. 392 00:17:38,893 --> 00:17:40,728 Isn't that your job, sir? 393 00:17:40,770 --> 00:17:42,397 Best steak in town. 394 00:17:42,438 --> 00:17:43,773 Only reason I allow him to get away 395 00:17:43,815 --> 00:17:44,899 with being such a smartass. 396 00:17:44,941 --> 00:17:46,359 [Enrique chuckles] 397 00:17:47,402 --> 00:17:49,153 Oh, right. Um, 398 00:17:50,363 --> 00:17:51,656 I... 399 00:17:54,158 --> 00:17:55,493 I'll just have the house salad. 400 00:17:57,412 --> 00:17:58,871 Bring us two rib-eye. 401 00:17:58,913 --> 00:18:00,206 ENRIQUE: Rare? 402 00:18:00,248 --> 00:18:01,541 NICK: Bloody. 403 00:18:01,582 --> 00:18:04,168 Rule number one, you want the rib-eye, 404 00:18:04,210 --> 00:18:05,336 get the rib-eye. 405 00:18:06,587 --> 00:18:07,588 And that's the last time I'm doing it for you. 406 00:18:09,298 --> 00:18:10,675 Excuse me, Enrique? 407 00:18:12,969 --> 00:18:14,220 Give me the house salad. 408 00:18:15,304 --> 00:18:17,473 And the lobster tail. 409 00:18:17,515 --> 00:18:18,850 And may I? 410 00:18:21,436 --> 00:18:25,189 A bottle of the '04 Chablis. Feels like a good vintage. 411 00:18:26,691 --> 00:18:30,236 [laughs] 412 00:18:30,278 --> 00:18:31,320 -How are you? -ELI: Oh. 413 00:18:31,362 --> 00:18:32,488 Lovely to see you. 414 00:18:32,530 --> 00:18:33,823 Hi, Gregg. 415 00:18:33,865 --> 00:18:35,950 Oh, fuck me. She's coming over. 416 00:18:39,537 --> 00:18:40,621 Who are you? 417 00:18:42,248 --> 00:18:45,209 -Eli James. Pleasure to meet you. -A pleasure. 418 00:18:45,251 --> 00:18:46,627 NICK: Your campaign finance bill 419 00:18:46,669 --> 00:18:48,337 proved quite the battle, Senator. 420 00:18:48,379 --> 00:18:50,465 Passed just in time for the run-up to the generals. 421 00:18:50,506 --> 00:18:51,716 Flawless orchestration. 422 00:18:51,758 --> 00:18:53,718 Nicky never was one for small talk. 423 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:55,511 NICK: I gave you a gold star 424 00:18:55,553 --> 00:18:57,638 for pulling your party out of the insane asylum, 425 00:18:57,680 --> 00:18:59,557 -but this bill... -Good bill, Nick. 426 00:18:59,599 --> 00:19:02,351 It's Citizens United on meth. 427 00:19:02,393 --> 00:19:04,520 First, corporations, and now, individuals? 428 00:19:04,562 --> 00:19:06,981 Oh! She's feisty, this one. 429 00:19:07,023 --> 00:19:08,566 NICK: But she's not wrong. 430 00:19:09,734 --> 00:19:10,943 How many of your billionaire boy toys are bidding a path 431 00:19:11,903 --> 00:19:12,862 towards your bedroom door now that you've cut 432 00:19:13,988 --> 00:19:15,031 the chastity belt off their checkbooks? 433 00:19:15,073 --> 00:19:17,909 Before you go defaming the FSCA, 434 00:19:17,950 --> 00:19:20,578 you might want to look up the word, freedom, 435 00:19:20,620 --> 00:19:22,246 in your pocket dictionary. 436 00:19:22,288 --> 00:19:22,914 Turns out, people like it. 437 00:19:22,955 --> 00:19:24,665 Oh, relax. Relax. 438 00:19:24,707 --> 00:19:27,585 I'm not gonna write about your Free Speech Campaign Act. 439 00:19:27,627 --> 00:19:29,587 No? What you gonna write about? 440 00:19:29,629 --> 00:19:31,798 Your Fuck Small Contributions Act. 441 00:19:31,839 --> 00:19:33,549 [Turnbull laughs] 442 00:19:33,591 --> 00:19:35,593 Listen, I'd love to flirt all night, 443 00:19:35,635 --> 00:19:37,970 but my husband's a jealous man. 444 00:19:38,012 --> 00:19:39,889 I just came by to say, I look forward 445 00:19:39,931 --> 00:19:41,516 to Sunday's column. 446 00:19:41,557 --> 00:19:43,893 A good shellacking from Nicholas Booker 447 00:19:43,935 --> 00:19:47,730 is the best endorsement a candidate could ask for. 448 00:19:47,772 --> 00:19:50,900 If you need help clarifying the fine print on the bill, 449 00:19:50,942 --> 00:19:51,901 door's always open. 450 00:19:51,943 --> 00:19:54,362 I'll call your aide tomorrow. 451 00:19:54,404 --> 00:19:55,571 I wasn't talking to you. 452 00:19:56,989 --> 00:19:58,366 Call anytime. 453 00:19:59,784 --> 00:20:00,910 Don't be shy. 454 00:20:03,371 --> 00:20:04,580 NICK: Rule number two, 455 00:20:04,622 --> 00:20:06,624 Congressmen think they're presidents, 456 00:20:06,666 --> 00:20:08,918 senators think they're kings, 457 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:10,962 and presidents think they're god. 458 00:20:11,003 --> 00:20:13,631 Yeah, well, I'm an atheist. 459 00:20:13,673 --> 00:20:14,632 NICK: Hmm. 460 00:20:15,717 --> 00:20:17,051 -You married? -ELI: No. 461 00:20:17,093 --> 00:20:20,012 -NICK: Good. Don't. -Is that a rule or a suggestion? 462 00:20:20,054 --> 00:20:22,557 I'm getting divorced again. 463 00:20:22,598 --> 00:20:24,517 -Fool me twice. -ELI: Oh, I'm sorry. 464 00:20:24,559 --> 00:20:25,435 Oh, no, no. 465 00:20:25,476 --> 00:20:26,728 It's uh-- [chuckles] 466 00:20:26,769 --> 00:20:28,771 Congratulations is more appropriate. 467 00:20:28,813 --> 00:20:30,022 Oh, well... 468 00:20:34,694 --> 00:20:36,070 I think you're the one. 469 00:20:37,613 --> 00:20:40,074 What does that mean exactly? 470 00:20:40,116 --> 00:20:43,786 I need someone in my corner on these next few columns. 471 00:20:43,828 --> 00:20:45,538 Gonna be short on time 472 00:20:45,580 --> 00:20:48,583 with the old lady trying to nail me to the cross. 473 00:20:48,624 --> 00:20:51,335 Plus, my TV schedule is wall to wall 474 00:20:51,377 --> 00:20:53,671 with the general heating up. 475 00:20:54,881 --> 00:20:58,342 You be my Angelo Dundee now, 476 00:20:58,384 --> 00:21:01,637 and I'll be your Don King when I get my life back. 477 00:21:01,679 --> 00:21:03,014 You-- you want me to-- 478 00:21:03,056 --> 00:21:05,349 I want you to help me with my columns. 479 00:21:07,060 --> 00:21:08,519 [chuckles] 480 00:21:09,562 --> 00:21:10,688 NICK: I'll-- I'll tell you what I wanna cover. 481 00:21:11,981 --> 00:21:14,150 You assist with research, uh, share your notes. 482 00:21:14,192 --> 00:21:16,402 [clears throat] Proof my drafts. 483 00:21:16,444 --> 00:21:17,987 Why me? 484 00:21:18,029 --> 00:21:19,655 NICK: Don't fish. It's unseemly. 485 00:21:19,697 --> 00:21:21,032 No, I just-- 486 00:21:21,074 --> 00:21:22,742 NICK: Look. You stood up to Gordon yesterday 487 00:21:22,784 --> 00:21:25,161 when most guys who'd been there two decades 488 00:21:25,203 --> 00:21:27,080 sat with pricks in their hand. 489 00:21:27,121 --> 00:21:30,541 And your writing, it's got punch. 490 00:21:30,583 --> 00:21:33,378 It's raw, but there's something there. 491 00:21:36,714 --> 00:21:37,799 Wow. 492 00:21:39,550 --> 00:21:40,968 In the interest of full disclosure, 493 00:21:41,010 --> 00:21:43,679 I was fired from the Globe. 494 00:21:43,721 --> 00:21:46,974 NICK: You wanted that felon's sob story to be true, 495 00:21:47,016 --> 00:21:48,017 because you had something to say about 496 00:21:48,059 --> 00:21:49,936 the criminal justice system. 497 00:21:49,977 --> 00:21:53,022 You let ambition and bias blind you to the fact 498 00:21:53,064 --> 00:21:55,691 that that fuckwit had something to gain by bullshitting you. 499 00:21:57,026 --> 00:22:01,030 Moral of the story, always follow the facts, 500 00:22:01,072 --> 00:22:02,824 wherever they lead. 501 00:22:02,865 --> 00:22:04,617 Sometimes, it's not where you wanna go. 502 00:22:04,659 --> 00:22:06,452 But you go anyway. 503 00:22:07,703 --> 00:22:08,746 Is that rule number four? 504 00:22:08,788 --> 00:22:10,998 No, that's not a rule. 505 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:13,084 That's a commandment. 506 00:22:13,126 --> 00:22:16,879 Besides, that felon had three strikes to his name. 507 00:22:16,921 --> 00:22:18,214 Why shouldn't you? 508 00:22:18,256 --> 00:22:21,718 Mistakes used to make you better. 509 00:22:21,759 --> 00:22:24,637 Now, you're not allowed to be human. 510 00:22:24,679 --> 00:22:26,431 Well, fuck that! 511 00:22:26,472 --> 00:22:30,184 You learned your lesson, and I'm buying the dip. 512 00:22:30,226 --> 00:22:31,644 What do you say? 513 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:35,606 Yeah. 514 00:22:35,648 --> 00:22:36,733 Wonderful. 515 00:22:36,774 --> 00:22:37,734 Now, 516 00:22:38,985 --> 00:22:40,820 I'll need your notes on Sunday's column 517 00:22:40,862 --> 00:22:42,447 by noon tomorrow. 518 00:22:42,488 --> 00:22:44,198 What's our angle? 519 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:45,742 Reporters use their eyes and ears, 520 00:22:45,783 --> 00:22:47,785 columnists use their brains. 521 00:22:47,827 --> 00:22:51,038 We'll know what my angle is by noon tomorrow, won't we? 522 00:22:53,750 --> 00:22:55,668 Yeah. 523 00:22:55,710 --> 00:22:57,170 ANNOUNCER(ON TV): Well, if you think Archer 524 00:22:58,796 --> 00:22:59,505 has a grasp on foreign policy, then tell me why he refuses 525 00:22:59,547 --> 00:23:01,674 to stand up to China. 526 00:23:01,716 --> 00:23:04,927 I mean, we've got ten times the military spending of Russia, 527 00:23:04,969 --> 00:23:07,138 and yet he cowers in the face of the Kremlin. 528 00:23:07,180 --> 00:23:09,557 Look, he's just a weak president. 529 00:23:09,599 --> 00:23:11,559 I'm just gonna-- I won't say it. 530 00:23:11,601 --> 00:23:14,645 Republicans know it, our allies, and we all know it. 531 00:23:14,687 --> 00:23:15,480 And let's be honest, the Democrats know it, too. 532 00:23:15,521 --> 00:23:17,023 [hums] 533 00:23:17,065 --> 00:23:18,649 What are you so giddy about? 534 00:23:18,691 --> 00:23:20,026 -Wouldn't you like to know? -LUCAS: Oh! 535 00:23:20,068 --> 00:23:21,778 [Lucas chuckles] 536 00:23:21,819 --> 00:23:23,988 [hums] 537 00:23:24,030 --> 00:23:25,156 LUCAS: How'd it go? 538 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:30,119 [chuckles] 539 00:23:30,161 --> 00:23:33,790 [hums] 540 00:23:33,831 --> 00:23:35,166 -LUCAS: No. -Oh, yeah. It's coming down. 541 00:23:35,208 --> 00:23:37,168 LUCAS: Get outta here. It's coming down. 542 00:23:37,210 --> 00:23:38,044 LUCAS: No. 543 00:23:38,086 --> 00:23:39,545 [chuckles] 544 00:23:39,587 --> 00:23:40,755 -Go away. -[kisses] 545 00:23:40,797 --> 00:23:42,131 -ELI: I got you something. -Oh, yeah? 546 00:23:42,173 --> 00:23:45,551 It's probably worth $44 million. 547 00:23:45,593 --> 00:23:46,636 My own private island, 548 00:23:46,677 --> 00:23:48,971 so I can have some peace and quiet? 549 00:23:49,013 --> 00:23:52,642 Aw! Where's yours? You didn't get one for yourself? 550 00:23:52,683 --> 00:23:55,978 I already won the lottery, because I have you. 551 00:23:56,020 --> 00:23:58,189 How come you're never this sweet to me when you're sober? 552 00:23:58,231 --> 00:24:00,983 Koalas are sweet. 553 00:24:01,025 --> 00:24:02,610 I am a lion. 554 00:24:02,652 --> 00:24:04,320 -Oh, is that right? -A lion. 555 00:24:04,362 --> 00:24:06,072 -Oh? -A hungry lion. 556 00:24:06,114 --> 00:24:08,282 Oh. [chuckles] 557 00:24:08,324 --> 00:24:09,575 -[smooches] -Very hungry. 558 00:24:09,617 --> 00:24:10,743 Oh. 559 00:24:10,785 --> 00:24:12,578 Very hungry. 560 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:15,832 CORRESPONDENT 4 (ON TV): Breaking news out of the Washington Chronicle. 561 00:24:16,999 --> 00:24:18,543 Olympic gold medalist and best-selling author, 562 00:24:19,877 --> 00:24:21,254 Nate Sterling is set to launch an independent campaign 563 00:24:22,380 --> 00:24:23,631 for president next Sunday in his hometown 564 00:24:23,673 --> 00:24:25,091 of Portsmouth, Ohio. 565 00:24:25,133 --> 00:24:27,051 The reporting out of the Washington Chronicle 566 00:24:27,093 --> 00:24:29,846 claims that Sterling has hired the highly sought-after 567 00:24:29,887 --> 00:24:32,724 Kathy Gibbs as his campaign manager. 568 00:24:32,765 --> 00:24:35,727 While history tells us that an independent bid faces-- 569 00:24:35,768 --> 00:24:37,103 The Chronicle? 570 00:24:38,730 --> 00:24:39,939 Oh, Eli, what the fuck? 571 00:24:39,981 --> 00:24:41,983 Come on. Everybody knew he was running. 572 00:24:42,024 --> 00:24:43,276 It was like the worst-kept secret. 573 00:24:43,317 --> 00:24:45,945 Kathy Gibbs. Nobody knew about Kathy Gibbs. Eli. 574 00:24:45,987 --> 00:24:47,572 ELI: I have other sources. 575 00:24:47,613 --> 00:24:50,074 I wouldn't have pitched it if I hadn't double-checked-- 576 00:24:50,116 --> 00:24:52,118 Am I your source or am I your boyfriend? 577 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:54,036 You never said it was off the record. 578 00:24:54,078 --> 00:24:55,163 You can't be serious. 579 00:24:55,204 --> 00:24:56,956 Sorry, Lucas. I really am. 580 00:24:56,998 --> 00:25:00,126 I just-- it just came out. I-- I didn't even plan on it. 581 00:25:00,168 --> 00:25:03,212 And then it was out. I just... 582 00:25:03,254 --> 00:25:05,798 Oh, fuck, fuck, fuck. 583 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:08,801 Fuck, fuck. Who are you calling? 584 00:25:09,927 --> 00:25:10,970 Eli. 585 00:25:11,012 --> 00:25:12,346 Senator Turnbull, please. 586 00:25:12,388 --> 00:25:14,015 What? 587 00:25:14,057 --> 00:25:17,018 Eli James from the Washington Chronicle. 588 00:25:17,060 --> 00:25:20,688 Senator Turnbull. I'm sorry to call you so late. 589 00:25:20,730 --> 00:25:22,857 I was just wondering if you had any thoughts 590 00:25:22,899 --> 00:25:25,735 on Nate Sterling entering the race. 591 00:25:26,944 --> 00:25:28,071 Right now? 592 00:25:29,113 --> 00:25:31,824 Uh, yeah. Of course. 593 00:25:31,866 --> 00:25:33,076 I'll be right there. 594 00:25:33,117 --> 00:25:35,745 Eli. What the fuck? 595 00:25:37,288 --> 00:25:41,209 I just got an interview with Patricia Turnbull. 596 00:25:41,250 --> 00:25:42,919 Now? 597 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:44,837 Are you serious? You're drunk! 598 00:25:44,879 --> 00:25:47,715 Buzzed. And I wouldn't have this interview 599 00:25:47,757 --> 00:25:50,093 if it wasn't for you, so thank you so much. 600 00:25:50,134 --> 00:25:51,010 I love you. 601 00:25:51,052 --> 00:25:52,428 -[smooches] -Wait. 602 00:25:52,470 --> 00:25:54,263 -Cold shower now. -I don't have time. 603 00:25:54,305 --> 00:25:57,225 No, now! Give me the keys. 604 00:25:58,935 --> 00:26:00,686 Do not go easy on her, okay? 605 00:26:01,729 --> 00:26:02,814 Okay. 606 00:26:04,732 --> 00:26:05,858 Here. 607 00:26:08,027 --> 00:26:08,945 -Listen to me. -Yes. 608 00:26:08,986 --> 00:26:10,196 Anything you have seen, 609 00:26:10,238 --> 00:26:11,823 heard, or read under this roof... 610 00:26:11,864 --> 00:26:13,449 -ELI: Mm-hmm. -Is of the fucking record... 611 00:26:13,491 --> 00:26:16,244 -Yeah, yeah. -Okay? Especially in Turnbull's office. 612 00:26:16,285 --> 00:26:17,870 -Yeah. -Eli! 613 00:26:17,912 --> 00:26:18,996 Scout's honor. 614 00:26:19,038 --> 00:26:20,123 Yeah. Scout's-- 615 00:26:20,164 --> 00:26:20,915 [smooches] 616 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:25,795 Just global response. No, we don't go for that. 617 00:26:25,837 --> 00:26:27,755 ELI: Eli James for Senator Turnbull. 618 00:26:27,797 --> 00:26:29,382 RECEPTIONIST 2: Please sign in. 619 00:26:29,424 --> 00:26:30,967 She's expecting you. 620 00:26:31,008 --> 00:26:32,218 TURNBULL: Come on in, hon! 621 00:26:33,761 --> 00:26:34,721 Where is... 622 00:26:36,889 --> 00:26:37,890 ELI: Evening, Senator. 623 00:26:37,932 --> 00:26:39,142 Good evening! 624 00:26:39,183 --> 00:26:41,811 I noticed a Tom Mayfield on your sign-in log. 625 00:26:41,853 --> 00:26:44,397 Is that the same Mayfield from SuperMillions? 626 00:26:44,439 --> 00:26:45,440 You know Tom? 627 00:26:45,481 --> 00:26:47,066 ELI: I'm writing a story on lotto. 628 00:26:47,108 --> 00:26:48,109 TURNBULL: Oh, dear. 629 00:26:49,235 --> 00:26:50,153 That sounds like a real tour de force. 630 00:26:50,194 --> 00:26:51,863 How do you know Mr. Mayfield? 631 00:26:53,865 --> 00:26:55,366 TURNBULL: You see the one in the bowtie? 632 00:26:55,408 --> 00:26:57,326 ELI: Oh, my God. Is that you? Wow. 633 00:26:57,368 --> 00:26:58,870 He thinks because we dated 634 00:26:58,911 --> 00:27:01,038 30 years ago, he can drop by unannounced 635 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:03,166 with all kinds of suggestions. 636 00:27:03,207 --> 00:27:04,459 [laughs] 637 00:27:04,500 --> 00:27:06,002 I love this town. 638 00:27:06,044 --> 00:27:08,421 It'll even turn ex-boyfriends into lobbyists. 639 00:27:08,463 --> 00:27:09,964 ELI: Hmm. 640 00:27:13,885 --> 00:27:15,219 What is your reaction to Nate Sterling 641 00:27:15,261 --> 00:27:16,387 entering the race? 642 00:27:17,889 --> 00:27:19,182 I look forward to a healthy, 643 00:27:19,223 --> 00:27:23,061 robust debate on the future of our great nation. 644 00:27:23,102 --> 00:27:25,813 I'm not too familiar with Mr. Sterling personally, 645 00:27:25,855 --> 00:27:28,357 but anyone who aspires to serve his or her country, 646 00:27:28,399 --> 00:27:31,903 whether it's an Olympian, or a lieutenant, or a president, 647 00:27:31,944 --> 00:27:35,073 it is okay by me. Off the record? 648 00:27:36,282 --> 00:27:39,494 Mr. Sterling is swimming with sharks, 649 00:27:39,535 --> 00:27:41,204 and he can't afford a cage. 650 00:27:47,251 --> 00:27:48,544 How would you describe 651 00:27:48,586 --> 00:27:51,214 your relationship with Harvey Altman? 652 00:27:51,255 --> 00:27:54,217 Harvey was my senior advisor for many years. 653 00:27:54,258 --> 00:27:55,510 Isn't it odd 654 00:27:55,551 --> 00:27:58,429 that your most trusted advisor splits to found 655 00:27:58,471 --> 00:28:00,807 UpRight Super PAC just a few weeks 656 00:28:00,848 --> 00:28:02,266 before you announce your candidacy? 657 00:28:02,308 --> 00:28:03,226 What's odd about it? 658 00:28:03,267 --> 00:28:05,269 Well, UpRight is raking in 659 00:28:05,311 --> 00:28:07,814 loads of cash from high-dollar donors. 660 00:28:07,855 --> 00:28:08,981 As is their legal right. 661 00:28:09,023 --> 00:28:10,233 Thanks to your bill. 662 00:28:10,274 --> 00:28:12,193 My bill gives Americans 663 00:28:12,235 --> 00:28:14,112 the freedom to do what they please 664 00:28:14,153 --> 00:28:15,279 with their hard-earned money. 665 00:28:15,321 --> 00:28:17,240 You seem very fond of that word. "Freedom." 666 00:28:17,281 --> 00:28:18,282 Oh, yes, I am. 667 00:28:19,117 --> 00:28:20,243 It's what this country was built on. 668 00:28:20,284 --> 00:28:21,828 For some. 669 00:28:21,869 --> 00:28:22,870 Hmm. 670 00:28:24,372 --> 00:28:25,540 There are reports that Upright 671 00:28:26,958 --> 00:28:29,210 has raised upwards of $80 million in just four months. 672 00:28:29,252 --> 00:28:31,003 -And? -Won't that give the rich 673 00:28:31,045 --> 00:28:33,798 an outsized influence in a Turnbull administration? 674 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:37,051 Oh, hon. You talk about the rich as if they're inhuman. 675 00:28:37,093 --> 00:28:39,053 I started my company 40 years ago 676 00:28:39,095 --> 00:28:42,849 with one truck and a whole lot of elbow grease. 677 00:28:42,890 --> 00:28:45,518 Surely, the American dream don't make me a bad person. 678 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:48,479 I see that same fire in your eyes right now. 679 00:28:48,521 --> 00:28:50,523 You didn't answer my question, Senator. 680 00:28:52,316 --> 00:28:53,526 Listen, Eli. 681 00:28:56,279 --> 00:28:59,615 Five million from a fat wallet and a searing column 682 00:28:59,657 --> 00:29:02,869 from Nicholas Booker are one in the same. 683 00:29:02,910 --> 00:29:05,246 Both might get me off on a good day. 684 00:29:05,288 --> 00:29:08,249 But if you think they so much as sway my stance 685 00:29:08,291 --> 00:29:11,169 on the renaming of a post office 686 00:29:11,210 --> 00:29:13,337 in Wasilla, Alaska, 687 00:29:13,379 --> 00:29:15,256 then you haven't done your homework. 688 00:29:17,467 --> 00:29:19,469 Why did you invite me here tonight? 689 00:29:19,510 --> 00:29:21,929 [chuckles] Oh, honey. Relax. 690 00:29:21,971 --> 00:29:24,015 This ain't the principal's office. 691 00:29:24,057 --> 00:29:25,558 You're here, because if there's one thing 692 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:27,935 I've learned over two decades in these chambers, 693 00:29:27,977 --> 00:29:30,146 it's to keep your friends close. 694 00:29:30,188 --> 00:29:33,316 And seeing as you'll be helping with the most widely-read 695 00:29:33,357 --> 00:29:36,527 op-ed column in this country, I figured we might get to know 696 00:29:36,569 --> 00:29:37,862 one another. 697 00:29:40,656 --> 00:29:44,118 Nick is a cheapskate. I tip Enrique way better. 698 00:29:47,371 --> 00:29:49,582 [indistinct chatter] 699 00:29:49,624 --> 00:29:58,549 (***) 700 00:30:07,642 --> 00:30:16,567 (***) 701 00:30:25,660 --> 00:30:29,580 (***) 702 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:33,710 [door knocking] 703 00:30:33,751 --> 00:30:35,378 Mm-hmm. 704 00:30:35,420 --> 00:30:37,046 Nick, can I ask you something? 705 00:30:38,589 --> 00:30:41,300 There's something gnawing at me with this whole lotto. 706 00:30:41,342 --> 00:30:42,677 What about my column? 707 00:30:44,011 --> 00:30:45,430 ELI: Wrote up my notes last night. 708 00:30:46,681 --> 00:30:48,057 You were drunk last night. 709 00:30:48,099 --> 00:30:49,183 ELI: Just hear me out. 710 00:30:50,393 --> 00:30:52,478 Lotto jackpots increase during recessions. 711 00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:56,315 They have for every economic downturn as far back 712 00:30:56,357 --> 00:30:57,400 as the data goes. 713 00:30:57,442 --> 00:30:58,568 And why should I care? 714 00:30:58,609 --> 00:31:01,070 Because not this time. 715 00:31:01,112 --> 00:31:03,489 Since the recession hit, SuperMillions' jackpots 716 00:31:03,531 --> 00:31:05,700 have fallen close to five percent. 717 00:31:05,742 --> 00:31:08,035 -Tragic. -It's a complete 180. 718 00:31:08,077 --> 00:31:10,621 A behavioral impossibility. 719 00:31:10,663 --> 00:31:13,082 Human nature doesn't just reverse itself. 720 00:31:13,124 --> 00:31:15,501 And SuperMillions is the only lottery 721 00:31:15,543 --> 00:31:17,003 that's had that kind of inversion. 722 00:31:18,129 --> 00:31:19,589 Wherever you're going with this, get there faster. 723 00:31:19,630 --> 00:31:21,257 Public schools that rely 724 00:31:21,299 --> 00:31:23,259 on that money are getting stiffed. 725 00:31:23,301 --> 00:31:25,762 So, where is the missing money going? 726 00:31:25,803 --> 00:31:27,597 NICK: This better be good. 727 00:31:27,638 --> 00:31:32,060 The director of SuperMillions is a guy named Tom Mayfield. 728 00:31:32,101 --> 00:31:36,314 Duke alum. Class of '82. Senator Turnbull's alma mater. 729 00:31:36,355 --> 00:31:37,607 They dated in college. 730 00:31:39,650 --> 00:31:42,070 I hope you're not suggesting what I think you're suggesting. 731 00:31:42,111 --> 00:31:43,237 ELI: The same accounting firm, 732 00:31:43,279 --> 00:31:45,740 Meyers & Goldstein, handles the books 733 00:31:45,782 --> 00:31:48,743 for both SuperMillions and UpRight. 734 00:31:50,495 --> 00:31:53,539 You think that Mayfield and Turnbull 735 00:31:53,581 --> 00:31:55,625 are embezzling funds from the lottery, 736 00:31:55,666 --> 00:31:58,753 and smuggling into her largest Super PAC? 737 00:31:58,795 --> 00:32:00,671 At the expense of our nation's public schools. 738 00:32:02,048 --> 00:32:04,258 [laughs] 739 00:32:04,300 --> 00:32:07,095 Everything's a fucking conspiracy. 740 00:32:07,136 --> 00:32:09,430 UpRight's books are sealed shut. 741 00:32:09,472 --> 00:32:11,265 Thanks to Turnbull's bill, they don't have to report 742 00:32:11,307 --> 00:32:12,433 where the money comes from. 743 00:32:13,684 --> 00:32:14,018 It could all be happening under the same roof, 744 00:32:15,228 --> 00:32:16,020 -behind closed doors. -Don't be that guy. 745 00:32:17,188 --> 00:32:18,689 -What guy? -The bug-eyed virtual vigilante, 746 00:32:18,731 --> 00:32:22,151 running a bullshit blog and a libelous YouTube channel 747 00:32:22,193 --> 00:32:23,653 out of her parents' basement. 748 00:32:23,694 --> 00:32:26,823 Okay. Tom Mayfield was in Turnbull's office last night. 749 00:32:26,864 --> 00:32:28,449 I saw his name on the log-in. 750 00:32:28,491 --> 00:32:29,784 -Maybe they're still fucking. -ELI: Nick. 751 00:32:29,826 --> 00:32:31,035 Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. 752 00:32:31,953 --> 00:32:33,746 -Um, reigniting the spark. -I'm serious. 753 00:32:33,788 --> 00:32:36,624 Turnbull's a bully and a misguided idea log. 754 00:32:36,666 --> 00:32:37,583 She's not a crook. 755 00:32:39,585 --> 00:32:42,714 All I'm asking you to do is to, you know, 756 00:32:42,755 --> 00:32:44,674 go into that legendary rolodex of yours, 757 00:32:44,716 --> 00:32:46,551 and make one or two calls. 758 00:32:46,592 --> 00:32:48,511 See if there's a relationship between the top brass 759 00:32:48,553 --> 00:32:51,514 at Meyers & Goldstein and anyone in Turnbull's camp. 760 00:32:51,556 --> 00:32:55,059 If there's nothing there, I will drop it. I promise. 761 00:32:58,312 --> 00:33:00,440 GIBBS: How the fuck did this leak? 762 00:33:00,481 --> 00:33:01,232 NATE: All right. It's done. 763 00:33:01,274 --> 00:33:02,400 Let's move forward. 764 00:33:02,442 --> 00:33:03,693 This might actually help us? 765 00:33:03,735 --> 00:33:05,069 GIBBS: How's that? 766 00:33:05,111 --> 00:33:09,699 A full week for the word to spread means more people. 767 00:33:09,741 --> 00:33:11,868 A ton more people. 768 00:33:11,909 --> 00:33:13,619 Bigger crowd means more media attention, 769 00:33:13,661 --> 00:33:15,747 which might bring us an air of legitimacy 770 00:33:15,788 --> 00:33:16,748 from the jump. 771 00:33:19,459 --> 00:33:22,211 I drafted a statement last night. 772 00:33:22,253 --> 00:33:24,297 Get it out ASAP and get to work 773 00:33:24,338 --> 00:33:28,259 on as many appearances as you possibly can. 774 00:33:28,301 --> 00:33:31,763 Uh, local morning shows, county fairs. You name it. 775 00:33:31,804 --> 00:33:35,224 We play this right, soon, it'll be Late Night. 776 00:33:35,266 --> 00:33:39,312 And if we're lucky, SNL will come calling. 777 00:33:39,353 --> 00:33:40,855 Got it? 778 00:33:40,897 --> 00:33:42,482 Good. Let's get to work. 779 00:33:42,523 --> 00:33:44,609 Oh. And, Lucas, pack your bags. 780 00:33:44,650 --> 00:33:46,736 What? 781 00:33:46,778 --> 00:33:47,945 You're gonna be living 782 00:33:47,987 --> 00:33:49,781 on the campaign bus for the next few months. 783 00:33:49,822 --> 00:33:52,200 I hope you like cornfields and Big Macs. 784 00:33:54,160 --> 00:33:55,828 Who doesn't? 785 00:33:55,870 --> 00:33:56,788 NATE: Lucas. 786 00:34:01,334 --> 00:34:02,585 You know that I know, right? 787 00:34:02,627 --> 00:34:03,711 Nate, I am so sorry. 788 00:34:03,753 --> 00:34:05,254 NATE: That's all right. 789 00:34:05,296 --> 00:34:06,255 Wouldn't be here without you. 790 00:34:07,673 --> 00:34:08,841 And if I can't roll with the punches, 791 00:34:08,883 --> 00:34:10,176 I shouldn't be running for president. 792 00:34:11,344 --> 00:34:14,347 But we're building something here. 793 00:34:14,389 --> 00:34:15,515 Something bigger than ourselves. 794 00:34:17,183 --> 00:34:19,519 So, from here on out, let's just keep things 795 00:34:19,560 --> 00:34:21,396 close to the chest, okay? 796 00:34:21,437 --> 00:34:22,480 Even in your own house. 797 00:34:25,650 --> 00:34:28,486 Pretend you're in the CIA. See you on the campaign bus. 798 00:34:32,198 --> 00:34:34,283 [exhales deeply] 799 00:34:34,325 --> 00:34:36,619 [indistinct chatter] 800 00:34:47,714 --> 00:34:49,424 You double-checked the lotto stats? 801 00:34:49,465 --> 00:34:50,842 Triple-checked. 802 00:34:50,883 --> 00:34:51,843 Let's go. 803 00:34:55,304 --> 00:34:59,559 The CEO of Meyers & Goldstein hosted two private fundraisers 804 00:34:59,600 --> 00:35:01,644 for Turnbull at his country house 805 00:35:01,686 --> 00:35:02,687 during the primaries. 806 00:35:02,729 --> 00:35:04,480 It's probably just a coincidence. 807 00:35:04,522 --> 00:35:07,817 But fishy enough for us to follow the scent. 808 00:35:07,859 --> 00:35:10,653 Well, there's still something I can't wrap my head around. 809 00:35:10,695 --> 00:35:12,613 If they really are cooking the books, 810 00:35:12,655 --> 00:35:14,574 why are they willing to risk years behind bars? 811 00:35:14,615 --> 00:35:16,993 Government shells out 500 billion a year 812 00:35:17,034 --> 00:35:18,995 in contracts to the private sector. 813 00:35:19,036 --> 00:35:20,663 Meyers & Goldstein's bread and butter. 814 00:35:20,705 --> 00:35:22,832 Right. So, what now? 815 00:35:22,874 --> 00:35:24,250 NICK: Well, we get someone 816 00:35:24,292 --> 00:35:28,004 on the inside to help us find proof and blow the whistle. 817 00:35:28,046 --> 00:35:29,964 ELI: How do we do that? 818 00:35:30,006 --> 00:35:31,632 NICK: That's a good question. 819 00:35:33,384 --> 00:35:35,344 I've got a neighbor who pushes paper 820 00:35:35,386 --> 00:35:36,637 for Meyers & Goldstein. 821 00:35:37,889 --> 00:35:39,766 Got his kid into kindergarten. 822 00:35:39,807 --> 00:35:40,516 [chuckles] 823 00:35:41,059 --> 00:35:43,644 Fuck, I love this town. 824 00:35:45,021 --> 00:35:48,983 I help this poor guy piss away 30K in glorified daycare, 825 00:35:49,025 --> 00:35:50,943 and he owes me a favor. 826 00:35:50,985 --> 00:35:52,361 So, you'll get him to fish around? 827 00:35:52,403 --> 00:35:53,696 No, no, no, no. 828 00:35:53,738 --> 00:35:54,739 He wouldn't do that. 829 00:35:56,407 --> 00:35:58,659 He thinks that Turnbull is Reagan in pearls. 830 00:35:58,701 --> 00:35:59,619 [chuckles softly] 831 00:35:59,660 --> 00:36:01,370 No. 832 00:36:01,412 --> 00:36:04,624 But I have got you an interview with his associate in PR. 833 00:36:04,665 --> 00:36:08,628 So, go! Go. Recruit us a double agent. 834 00:36:08,669 --> 00:36:10,380 Ooh. Where are you going? 835 00:36:10,421 --> 00:36:12,548 I've got my own interview. 836 00:36:12,590 --> 00:36:13,716 ELI: With who? 837 00:36:13,758 --> 00:36:16,344 At worst, your generation's Ralph Nader. 838 00:36:16,386 --> 00:36:18,554 At best, the second coming of Christ. 839 00:36:18,596 --> 00:36:22,433 Although something tells me, he's somewhere in between. 840 00:36:22,475 --> 00:36:31,442 (***) 841 00:36:40,493 --> 00:36:49,460 (***) 842 00:36:52,714 --> 00:36:54,340 JENNIFER: We're a perennial benefactor 843 00:36:54,382 --> 00:36:56,759 of the Boys and Girls Club of DC, and this year, 844 00:36:56,801 --> 00:36:58,678 we've implemented a company-wide day of service 845 00:36:58,720 --> 00:37:00,096 with Habitat for Humanity. 846 00:37:00,138 --> 00:37:01,639 Wow. 847 00:37:01,681 --> 00:37:04,767 It must be so rewarding, giving inner-city kids 848 00:37:04,809 --> 00:37:05,768 safe places to grow. 849 00:37:05,810 --> 00:37:07,311 Hmm. It really is. 850 00:37:07,353 --> 00:37:08,020 [chuckles] 851 00:37:08,062 --> 00:37:08,980 Is that your little one? 852 00:37:10,106 --> 00:37:11,649 JENNIFER: Mm! [chuckles] 853 00:37:11,691 --> 00:37:12,775 That's my Maya. 854 00:37:12,817 --> 00:37:15,027 ELI: She is really beautiful. 855 00:37:15,069 --> 00:37:16,070 Isn't she? [laughs] 856 00:37:16,112 --> 00:37:17,780 Look at those cheeks! 857 00:37:17,822 --> 00:37:19,490 You're so sweet. Do you have kids? 858 00:37:19,532 --> 00:37:20,533 Maybe one day. 859 00:37:20,575 --> 00:37:22,994 But for now, this is my baby. 860 00:37:24,412 --> 00:37:25,747 So, Ms. Cooke-- 861 00:37:25,788 --> 00:37:27,540 Oh, please call me, "Jennifer". 862 00:37:28,666 --> 00:37:30,334 Jennifer. 863 00:37:30,376 --> 00:37:32,795 How do your company's charitable donations compare 864 00:37:32,837 --> 00:37:34,672 to its political donations? 865 00:37:36,549 --> 00:37:38,426 I knew you'd throw a hard ball sooner or later. 866 00:37:38,468 --> 00:37:39,510 [chuckles] 867 00:37:39,552 --> 00:37:41,804 But I'm not privy to that information. 868 00:37:41,846 --> 00:37:43,681 If you'd like to chat about our sustainability-- 869 00:37:43,723 --> 00:37:46,934 What is your opinion on Senator Patricia Turnbull? 870 00:37:46,976 --> 00:37:48,478 You mean personally? 871 00:37:48,519 --> 00:37:50,354 I, uh... [chuckles nervously] 872 00:37:50,396 --> 00:37:51,647 -What does this have to do-- -Some people think 873 00:37:51,689 --> 00:37:53,357 she would set the country back 50 years. 874 00:37:55,359 --> 00:37:56,903 Listen. Between you and me, I think she'd set 875 00:37:56,944 --> 00:37:58,946 the country back 100 years. 876 00:37:58,988 --> 00:38:01,407 But I don't understand why you wanna talk to me-- 877 00:38:01,449 --> 00:38:02,492 ELI: Meyers & Goldstein 878 00:38:02,533 --> 00:38:04,619 handles the books for SuperMillions 879 00:38:04,660 --> 00:38:08,623 and for Turnbull's Super PAC, UpRight. 880 00:38:08,664 --> 00:38:09,665 Isn't that correct? 881 00:38:10,875 --> 00:38:12,960 I'm sorry. I can't discuss-- 882 00:38:13,002 --> 00:38:15,171 Who handles those accounts? 883 00:38:15,213 --> 00:38:17,507 -I'm not authorized-- -Does the same executive cover both? 884 00:38:17,548 --> 00:38:18,883 Okay. I think I'm gonna have to ask you 885 00:38:18,925 --> 00:38:20,426 -to leave-- -Please. Jennifer. 886 00:38:20,468 --> 00:38:21,636 If you don't tell me what this is about-- 887 00:38:21,677 --> 00:38:23,179 I, too, think Patricia Turnbull 888 00:38:23,221 --> 00:38:26,516 is on the wrong side of history, and potentially, the law. 889 00:38:28,017 --> 00:38:29,727 I think you're gonna wanna see this. 890 00:38:33,731 --> 00:38:37,485 [pants] 891 00:38:37,527 --> 00:38:39,028 Planning for a comeback? 892 00:38:39,070 --> 00:38:41,072 NATE: Running for president 893 00:38:41,114 --> 00:38:43,491 is more grueling than decathlon. 894 00:38:43,533 --> 00:38:45,493 [grunts] 895 00:38:45,535 --> 00:38:48,955 I'm surprised you didn't cancel our interview. 896 00:38:48,996 --> 00:38:50,873 Why? 'Cause your team did a better job than mine? 897 00:38:50,915 --> 00:38:52,125 Hmm. 898 00:38:53,668 --> 00:38:55,503 My day maybe a bit more hectic thanks to the Chronicle, 899 00:38:55,545 --> 00:38:57,463 but I always keep my commitments. 900 00:38:57,505 --> 00:38:58,423 NICK: All right. 901 00:38:59,507 --> 00:39:00,591 First question. 902 00:39:02,427 --> 00:39:03,594 Why? 903 00:39:03,636 --> 00:39:04,887 Why? [chuckles] 904 00:39:04,929 --> 00:39:06,055 NICK: Yeah. I mean, you could earn millions, 905 00:39:06,097 --> 00:39:07,974 slapping your face on that protein shake, 906 00:39:08,015 --> 00:39:09,892 and spending your time golfing and fishing. 907 00:39:09,934 --> 00:39:11,227 You know, not a bad life. 908 00:39:11,269 --> 00:39:13,563 So, again, I ask you, why? 909 00:39:15,189 --> 00:39:16,149 Because I suck at golf. 910 00:39:16,190 --> 00:39:18,067 [chuckles] 911 00:39:18,109 --> 00:39:19,110 NICK: We've seen what happens 912 00:39:19,902 --> 00:39:21,112 when a narcissist with no experience 913 00:39:22,071 --> 00:39:23,698 turns delusions of grandeur into reality. 914 00:39:23,740 --> 00:39:26,576 So, you tell me why this isn't anything 915 00:39:26,617 --> 00:39:27,827 more than a vanity run? 916 00:39:27,869 --> 00:39:29,579 Look, I think it's only fair 917 00:39:29,620 --> 00:39:30,872 you give me an honest evaluation before you diagnose me, 918 00:39:30,913 --> 00:39:32,457 Mr. Booker. 919 00:39:32,498 --> 00:39:33,708 I'm not just coming from the locker room 920 00:39:33,750 --> 00:39:35,084 to the debate stage. 921 00:39:35,126 --> 00:39:35,960 I went to Yale. 922 00:39:36,669 --> 00:39:37,462 NICK: Oh, yeah. Law school. 923 00:39:38,629 --> 00:39:38,838 And your foundation's done a lot of good, 924 00:39:39,922 --> 00:39:41,007 but you're up against two candidates 925 00:39:41,049 --> 00:39:42,925 with damn near a century's experience 926 00:39:42,967 --> 00:39:43,968 between them. 927 00:39:44,761 --> 00:39:45,887 How's that worked out for us, huh? 928 00:39:46,804 --> 00:39:48,473 You checked your retirement portfolio lately? 929 00:39:48,514 --> 00:39:49,724 Have you been to any of these towns 930 00:39:49,766 --> 00:39:51,934 destroyed by flash floods or forest fires? 931 00:39:51,976 --> 00:39:54,771 You checked the numbers on drug overdoses or suicides? 932 00:39:54,812 --> 00:39:57,023 Shit! Life expectancy's gone down for the first time 933 00:39:57,065 --> 00:39:57,982 in decades. 934 00:40:00,193 --> 00:40:02,653 People are desperate out there. 935 00:40:02,695 --> 00:40:03,988 They want somebody to do something about it. 936 00:40:04,030 --> 00:40:05,740 Somebody to invest in our future, 937 00:40:05,782 --> 00:40:08,159 not for the next four years, but for the next 40 years. 938 00:40:12,914 --> 00:40:14,707 What, do I have something in my teeth? 939 00:40:14,749 --> 00:40:16,292 NICK: No. 940 00:40:16,334 --> 00:40:18,669 I'm just trying to figure out if you're for real or full of shit. 941 00:40:18,711 --> 00:40:19,629 That is for you to decide. 942 00:40:20,797 --> 00:40:22,298 I assure you, my work was very real 943 00:40:22,340 --> 00:40:24,509 to tens of thousands of grieving families. 944 00:40:24,550 --> 00:40:26,719 Well, you surely made some very powerful enemies. 945 00:40:26,761 --> 00:40:28,513 NATE: Who? Big drug companies? 946 00:40:28,554 --> 00:40:30,014 They were selling bold-faced lies. 947 00:40:30,056 --> 00:40:32,975 Claiming oxy wasn't addictive. Let me ask you a question. 948 00:40:33,017 --> 00:40:35,019 How much do you think the NRA spend on lobbying every year? 949 00:40:35,061 --> 00:40:36,145 Two, three million? 950 00:40:36,187 --> 00:40:37,355 NATE: Correct. 951 00:40:37,397 --> 00:40:38,856 What do you think big pharma spent last year? 952 00:40:40,566 --> 00:40:42,276 300 million. 953 00:40:42,318 --> 00:40:44,654 -They say they got nothing to hide? -[Nick chuckles] 954 00:40:44,695 --> 00:40:47,573 And that's why my heart medicine costs more than my alimony. 955 00:40:47,615 --> 00:40:49,242 -[Nate chuckles] -We're gonna do something about that, too. 956 00:40:49,283 --> 00:40:50,284 Oh, my ex-wife? 957 00:40:50,326 --> 00:40:51,202 Please, please do. 958 00:40:51,244 --> 00:40:52,870 [chuckles] 959 00:40:56,958 --> 00:40:59,168 Look me in the eye. 960 00:40:59,210 --> 00:41:00,962 And tell me why you think you can win. 961 00:41:02,880 --> 00:41:04,674 'Cause I'll tell you what Vegas thinks. 962 00:41:05,842 --> 00:41:07,844 You don't stand a chance. Then what? 963 00:41:07,885 --> 00:41:10,096 You peel off enough votes from the president 964 00:41:10,138 --> 00:41:13,558 to hand Turnbull the election on a silver platter. 965 00:41:14,976 --> 00:41:15,977 I don't play for silver. 966 00:41:20,231 --> 00:41:21,774 ELI: If you are able 967 00:41:21,816 --> 00:41:23,860 to get me any information at all, 968 00:41:23,901 --> 00:41:26,154 emails, financials, expense reports, don't-- 969 00:41:26,195 --> 00:41:28,614 Okay, listen. I'm gonna stop you right there. 970 00:41:28,656 --> 00:41:29,782 There has to be another way for you 971 00:41:29,824 --> 00:41:30,742 to get the information you need. 972 00:41:30,783 --> 00:41:32,034 And what if I can't? 973 00:41:32,076 --> 00:41:33,327 Then what? 974 00:41:33,369 --> 00:41:35,288 Do we just let them get away with it? 975 00:41:35,329 --> 00:41:37,039 Your bosses could be committing a crime 976 00:41:37,081 --> 00:41:39,041 that has devastating ripple effects, 977 00:41:39,083 --> 00:41:42,128 and it would be a crime with no consequence, 978 00:41:42,170 --> 00:41:44,088 no punishment, no accountability. 979 00:41:45,673 --> 00:41:47,383 But that's just the way the world works I guess. Right? 980 00:41:47,425 --> 00:41:48,968 Nothing we can do about it. 981 00:41:49,010 --> 00:41:51,220 Pardon me, but fuck that. 982 00:41:51,262 --> 00:41:52,764 This time, we can. 983 00:41:54,265 --> 00:41:56,642 I'm sorry. 984 00:41:56,684 --> 00:41:57,894 I have my daughter to think about. 985 00:42:02,690 --> 00:42:03,649 Of course. 986 00:42:15,787 --> 00:42:19,040 I hear there's a real bad cold going around. 987 00:42:19,082 --> 00:42:21,125 If you have to cough, it's okay. I'll understand. 988 00:42:24,212 --> 00:42:27,882 Robert Friedman, Rebecca Carter... 989 00:42:29,759 --> 00:42:32,720 Ben Florence, Amy Parker... 990 00:42:34,305 --> 00:42:35,264 Spencer Erickson. 991 00:42:35,306 --> 00:42:36,224 [Jennifer coughs] 992 00:42:39,060 --> 00:42:39,977 You need to leave. 993 00:42:41,813 --> 00:42:44,065 Please. Don't contact me again. 994 00:42:47,110 --> 00:42:48,111 Thank you. 995 00:42:48,152 --> 00:42:52,073 (***) 996 00:42:56,327 --> 00:42:57,328 [sighs] 997 00:42:59,455 --> 00:43:01,332 [indistinct chatter] 998 00:43:12,093 --> 00:43:13,386 SPENCER: I spoke with Tom this morning. 999 00:43:14,470 --> 00:43:16,139 That's right. 1000 00:43:16,180 --> 00:43:18,307 Okay, I'll talk to Dean, and have him CC you 1001 00:43:18,349 --> 00:43:20,852 on the latest approval, so we're all on the same page. 1002 00:43:20,893 --> 00:43:29,861 (***) 1003 00:43:38,911 --> 00:43:47,879 (***) 1004 00:43:56,137 --> 00:43:57,096 [indistinct chatter] 1005 00:44:01,142 --> 00:44:02,310 NICK: You're kidding me. 1006 00:44:03,728 --> 00:44:04,437 Yeah. Gordon didn't have the decency to do it himself. 1007 00:44:06,314 --> 00:44:07,899 Son of a bitch. 1008 00:44:07,940 --> 00:44:11,903 (***) 1009 00:44:12,987 --> 00:44:14,363 You cut our three best 1010 00:44:14,405 --> 00:44:16,199 investigative reporters and leave 1011 00:44:16,240 --> 00:44:18,451 the whole damn sports page intact? 1012 00:44:18,493 --> 00:44:19,744 Relax, Nick. 1013 00:44:20,703 --> 00:44:22,038 Nothing I can do. This came down from above. 1014 00:44:22,080 --> 00:44:23,915 Oh, yeah. Like the Ten Commandments. 1015 00:44:23,956 --> 00:44:25,750 And you sure as fuck didn't follow any of those. 1016 00:44:25,792 --> 00:44:27,210 Look, we're bleeding cash. 1017 00:44:27,251 --> 00:44:29,045 And the investigative team is among 1018 00:44:29,087 --> 00:44:30,755 the highest-salaried employees. 1019 00:44:30,797 --> 00:44:33,049 First, they came for the journalists. 1020 00:44:33,091 --> 00:44:34,509 We don't know what happened after that. 1021 00:44:34,550 --> 00:44:36,052 Don't be so goddamn dramatic. 1022 00:44:36,094 --> 00:44:38,513 Well, you're the one who dropped the fucking curtain! 1023 00:44:38,554 --> 00:44:41,057 Soon, we'll be no better than the National Enquirer. 1024 00:44:41,099 --> 00:44:42,475 I told you, 1025 00:44:42,517 --> 00:44:43,559 we're gonna have to get down in the mud with the pigs. 1026 00:44:43,601 --> 00:44:45,186 Times have changed. 1027 00:44:45,228 --> 00:44:46,270 NICK: Oh, yeah? 1028 00:44:46,312 --> 00:44:47,814 What do you suggest we do about it? 1029 00:44:47,855 --> 00:44:49,107 I suggest you keep your head down, 1030 00:44:49,148 --> 00:44:50,566 and let me worry about it. 1031 00:44:50,608 --> 00:44:52,110 This is so weak, Gordon. 1032 00:44:53,903 --> 00:44:55,071 I always knew you were a prick, 1033 00:44:55,113 --> 00:44:56,906 but I never thought you were a pushover. 1034 00:44:56,948 --> 00:44:59,492 We need to hold our best reporters tight. 1035 00:45:00,952 --> 00:45:02,954 If there's no one to defend the truth, 1036 00:45:02,995 --> 00:45:05,248 then we live in a fact-free world. 1037 00:45:05,289 --> 00:45:07,125 And that's a scary fucking place to live. 1038 00:45:08,292 --> 00:45:10,128 What's your column about this week? 1039 00:45:13,381 --> 00:45:15,091 You've never asked that before. 1040 00:45:15,133 --> 00:45:17,927 Mr. Hampton would strongly 1041 00:45:17,969 --> 00:45:20,138 prefer you stay out of the New York senate race. 1042 00:45:20,179 --> 00:45:21,431 Oh, well, then you can tell 1043 00:45:21,472 --> 00:45:24,058 Mr. Hampton that I strongly prefer 1044 00:45:24,100 --> 00:45:25,518 he go fuck himself. 1045 00:45:27,353 --> 00:45:28,312 Yeah. 1046 00:45:37,989 --> 00:45:46,956 (***) 1047 00:45:56,007 --> 00:46:04,974 (***) 1048 00:46:14,025 --> 00:46:22,992 (***) 1049 00:46:32,043 --> 00:46:41,010 (***) 1050 00:46:43,638 --> 00:46:45,264 -MAN: Yeah, I got it. -SPENCER: All right? 1051 00:46:45,306 --> 00:46:47,016 I wish you'd gotten that promotion. 1052 00:46:47,058 --> 00:46:48,518 Please get it done, okay? Thank you. 1053 00:46:48,559 --> 00:46:52,522 (***) 1054 00:46:55,691 --> 00:46:56,943 [Spencer grunts softly] 1055 00:46:56,984 --> 00:47:00,905 (***) 1056 00:47:08,538 --> 00:47:10,581 -Hey, hon. -[woman speaking indistinctly] 1057 00:47:10,623 --> 00:47:12,667 SPENCER: I'm at the office late tonight. 1058 00:47:12,708 --> 00:47:14,669 [woman speaking indistinctly] 1059 00:47:14,711 --> 00:47:17,213 Okay. Okay. I'll pick him up. 1060 00:47:17,255 --> 00:47:20,007 But I'm gonna drop him home and head right back in. 1061 00:47:20,049 --> 00:47:23,136 -[woman speaking indistinctly] -SPENCER: Yeah, it's killing me. 1062 00:47:23,177 --> 00:47:24,554 -WOMAN 1 (OVER CELLPHONE): Love you. -SPENCER: Love you, too. 1063 00:47:24,595 --> 00:47:33,563 (***) 1064 00:47:37,442 --> 00:47:39,068 CORRESPONDENT 5 (ON TV): Senator Patricia Turnbull 1065 00:47:39,110 --> 00:47:41,404 has altered her campaign schedule, 1066 00:47:41,446 --> 00:47:43,948 adding a stop in Ohio next Sunday in what appears... 1067 00:47:43,990 --> 00:47:44,949 Yeah. 1068 00:47:48,453 --> 00:47:49,454 ELI: There's your haystack. 1069 00:47:51,581 --> 00:47:52,957 Holy shit! 1070 00:47:54,459 --> 00:47:55,376 Who's your source? 1071 00:47:56,711 --> 00:47:58,463 That's confidential. 1072 00:47:58,504 --> 00:48:00,298 Is it the PR associate? 1073 00:48:02,008 --> 00:48:03,217 I got you the damn interview. 1074 00:48:04,302 --> 00:48:06,220 What's your angle? 1075 00:48:06,262 --> 00:48:07,055 You want top byline? 1076 00:48:07,096 --> 00:48:08,973 No. I just-- I don't think-- 1077 00:48:09,015 --> 00:48:11,476 Who is the goddamn whistleblower? 1078 00:48:16,314 --> 00:48:17,273 You stole it? 1079 00:48:17,315 --> 00:48:18,232 It's everything we need. 1080 00:48:24,072 --> 00:48:26,741 They don't give Pulitzers to fucking shoplifters. 1081 00:48:26,783 --> 00:48:28,534 I hit a dead-end. 1082 00:48:28,576 --> 00:48:30,286 And so, I made a judgment call. 1083 00:48:30,328 --> 00:48:32,288 Something this big, the ends justify the means. 1084 00:48:32,330 --> 00:48:35,166 The ends? For who? 1085 00:48:35,208 --> 00:48:38,002 -For you! -No! The American people! 1086 00:48:38,044 --> 00:48:39,462 NICK: Bullshit! 1087 00:48:39,504 --> 00:48:41,130 I should have you fired. 1088 00:48:41,172 --> 00:48:42,632 ELI: You're the one who should be fired. 1089 00:48:42,673 --> 00:48:44,217 You are phoning it in right in the middle 1090 00:48:44,258 --> 00:48:45,385 of one of the most crucial elections 1091 00:48:45,426 --> 00:48:47,095 of both of our lifetimes. 1092 00:48:47,136 --> 00:48:48,304 Where is the integrity in that? 1093 00:48:48,346 --> 00:48:50,139 Have fun back at the kids' table, 1094 00:48:50,181 --> 00:48:52,767 scooping up Kevin Conrad's scraps! 1095 00:48:52,809 --> 00:48:55,812 Please! Somewhere in that pile is the story of a lifetime. 1096 00:48:55,853 --> 00:48:57,772 I have no desire to commit 1097 00:48:57,814 --> 00:49:00,483 career suicide just before the Lifetime Achievements 1098 00:49:00,525 --> 00:49:02,443 start rolling in on the back of my pension. 1099 00:49:03,611 --> 00:49:06,030 Literal suicide is a different question. 1100 00:49:06,072 --> 00:49:09,492 But you're not my therapist. Now, get out of my office! 1101 00:49:09,534 --> 00:49:10,827 We're done! 1102 00:49:10,868 --> 00:49:13,621 -[indistinct chatter] -[breathes shakily] 1103 00:49:13,663 --> 00:49:22,588 (***) 1104 00:49:31,681 --> 00:49:40,606 (***) 1105 00:49:42,734 --> 00:49:43,818 CORRESPONDENT 6 (ON TV): Senator Turnbull leads 1106 00:49:44,861 --> 00:49:46,237 all candidates in total campaign spend, 1107 00:49:47,739 --> 00:49:48,865 having raised more cash than both Sterling and Archer 1108 00:49:48,906 --> 00:49:50,116 for the third month in a row. 1109 00:49:51,200 --> 00:49:51,242 CORRESPONDENT 7 (ON TV): In a surprise to many, 1110 00:49:52,660 --> 00:49:54,162 Nate Sterling has gained steam heading into July. 1111 00:49:55,496 --> 00:49:57,457 He now sits just six points back from President Archer 1112 00:49:57,498 --> 00:49:59,375 and eight points back from... 1113 00:50:00,918 --> 00:50:01,461 LUCAS (OVER CELLPHONE): Eli, something special is happening here. 1114 00:50:02,670 --> 00:50:02,712 The stump speeches are starting to feel 1115 00:50:03,421 --> 00:50:04,714 like rock concerts. 1116 00:50:04,756 --> 00:50:06,424 I wish you were here to see it. 1117 00:50:08,551 --> 00:50:11,387 CORRESPONDENT 8 (ON TV): Some school districts are moving to a four-day school week. 1118 00:50:11,429 --> 00:50:12,889 School boards and superintendents 1119 00:50:12,930 --> 00:50:15,391 across the nation blame the recession, 1120 00:50:15,433 --> 00:50:18,644 which has caused local tax revenues to fall off the cliff. 1121 00:50:18,686 --> 00:50:21,439 Teachers have have taken to GoFundMe campaigns 1122 00:50:21,481 --> 00:50:24,442 just to acquire the bare minimum of school supplies. 1123 00:50:26,652 --> 00:50:28,863 WOMAN 2: So the truth is I just didn't think it was worth it. 1124 00:50:28,905 --> 00:50:30,198 -SPENCER: Yeah. -WOMAN 2: Yeah. 1125 00:50:30,239 --> 00:50:32,116 [indistinct speech] 1126 00:50:32,158 --> 00:50:34,660 -Take it easy. -WOMAN 1: Take care. 1127 00:50:34,702 --> 00:50:36,621 I'm headed to dinner with Harvey Altman. 1128 00:50:37,747 --> 00:50:38,664 How do I look? 1129 00:50:40,374 --> 00:50:41,417 Like a man in a tie. 1130 00:50:41,459 --> 00:50:42,835 [chuckles] 1131 00:50:44,420 --> 00:50:45,755 It wouldn't hurt to give a guy a compliment once in a while. 1132 00:50:45,797 --> 00:50:47,548 Uh, about this email 1133 00:50:47,590 --> 00:50:49,634 encouraging us to donate to UpRight Super PAC... 1134 00:50:49,675 --> 00:50:51,761 Yeah. I already gave 'em five grand. 1135 00:50:51,803 --> 00:50:53,846 I don't exactly feel comfortable. 1136 00:50:53,888 --> 00:50:55,723 Don't be cheap. Just throw 'em a few bucks. 1137 00:50:55,765 --> 00:50:57,475 Keep the boss happy. 1138 00:50:57,517 --> 00:50:58,476 And if I don't? 1139 00:50:59,936 --> 00:51:02,438 You never talked back when you were my assistant. 1140 00:51:02,480 --> 00:51:03,564 I kinda like it. 1141 00:51:05,525 --> 00:51:08,528 [breathes deeply] 1142 00:51:13,533 --> 00:51:22,500 (***) 1143 00:51:31,551 --> 00:51:35,513 (***) 1144 00:51:40,852 --> 00:51:43,271 [indistinct chatter] 1145 00:51:43,312 --> 00:51:52,280 (***) 1146 00:52:01,330 --> 00:52:10,298 (***) 1147 00:52:19,348 --> 00:52:28,316 (***) 1148 00:52:37,366 --> 00:52:46,334 (***) 1149 00:52:50,338 --> 00:52:51,714 Oh, God. 1150 00:52:51,756 --> 00:52:56,386 (***) 1151 00:52:56,427 --> 00:52:57,387 Hello? 1152 00:52:57,428 --> 00:53:01,391 (***) 1153 00:53:02,934 --> 00:53:03,935 How long have you known? 1154 00:53:05,978 --> 00:53:07,522 Six months. 1155 00:53:07,563 --> 00:53:09,399 Why didn't you tell me? 1156 00:53:09,440 --> 00:53:11,567 You had enough to worry about. 1157 00:53:11,609 --> 00:53:14,862 And Penny was going back overseas. 1158 00:53:14,904 --> 00:53:16,364 How bad is it? 1159 00:53:16,406 --> 00:53:17,824 That's why I called. 1160 00:53:19,033 --> 00:53:21,619 I met with the oncologist this morning, and... 1161 00:53:23,913 --> 00:53:24,872 well... 1162 00:53:29,794 --> 00:53:31,629 HAL: Go ahead, Eli. 1163 00:53:32,672 --> 00:53:33,673 You can say it. 1164 00:53:34,507 --> 00:53:35,883 I mean, I should've quit years ago. 1165 00:53:39,303 --> 00:53:41,931 We'll find the best doctors. We-- we-- 1166 00:53:41,973 --> 00:53:43,766 I'm on top of it. [chuckles] 1167 00:53:43,808 --> 00:53:45,017 You don't need to worry. 1168 00:53:45,059 --> 00:53:46,561 Don't worry? 1169 00:53:46,602 --> 00:53:48,396 -Dad, we need to act fast-- -HAL: Elisha. 1170 00:53:49,605 --> 00:53:50,732 I said I'm handling it. 1171 00:53:56,612 --> 00:53:59,365 You need to focus on your work. 1172 00:53:59,407 --> 00:54:03,369 You know, I was thinking why don't you pitch 1173 00:54:03,411 --> 00:54:05,997 -Nicholas Booker about a column? -Dad! Dad! Mom! 1174 00:54:08,416 --> 00:54:11,461 Look. I've been talking about cancer all day. 1175 00:54:11,502 --> 00:54:13,463 -LYNN: Hal. -I'm sick of it. 1176 00:54:30,021 --> 00:54:32,482 Nick and I are working on something really big, dad. 1177 00:54:34,859 --> 00:54:35,818 That's good. 1178 00:54:35,860 --> 00:54:36,819 ELI: Yeah. 1179 00:54:36,861 --> 00:54:40,823 (***) 1180 00:54:42,867 --> 00:54:44,911 [sobs, sniffles] 1181 00:54:48,706 --> 00:54:49,749 LUCAS (OVER CELLPHONE): Hey, babe. 1182 00:54:51,000 --> 00:54:51,042 My plane's about to take off. What's up? 1183 00:54:54,545 --> 00:54:55,713 Eli, can-- can you hear me? 1184 00:54:57,548 --> 00:54:59,008 [stewardess speaking indistinctly] 1185 00:54:59,050 --> 00:54:59,926 LUCAS (OVER CELLPHONE): Oh, shit. 1186 00:55:01,511 --> 00:55:04,013 Eli? Is everything all right? 1187 00:55:04,055 --> 00:55:05,014 It's my dad. 1188 00:55:06,557 --> 00:55:08,393 He's sick. 1189 00:55:08,434 --> 00:55:10,686 LUCAS (OVER CELLPHONE): Sick? How sick? 1190 00:55:11,396 --> 00:55:12,105 STEWARDESS (OVER CELLPHONE): Sir. 1191 00:55:13,189 --> 00:55:13,689 LUCAS (OVER CELLPHONE): Oh, shit. 1192 00:55:15,149 --> 00:55:15,191 Listen. I'm gonna catch the first flight back, okay? 1193 00:55:15,858 --> 00:55:15,900 No! No, no, no, no. 1194 00:55:17,276 --> 00:55:19,779 We're taking care of it. You're where you need to be. 1195 00:55:21,072 --> 00:55:21,948 LUCAS (OVER CELLPHONE): Okay. 1196 00:55:23,157 --> 00:55:24,075 I love you. 1197 00:55:25,535 --> 00:55:27,161 I love you, too, babe. 1198 00:55:28,913 --> 00:55:28,955 LUCAS (OVER CELLPHONE): Eli, I'm gonna lose you until we land. 1199 00:55:30,164 --> 00:55:30,206 I'm calling you back as soon as I can. 1200 00:55:30,581 --> 00:55:33,835 [sobs] 1201 00:55:33,876 --> 00:55:42,802 (***) 1202 00:55:58,192 --> 00:55:59,819 Who's your source? 1203 00:55:59,861 --> 00:56:01,487 Jennifer Cooke in PR. 1204 00:56:03,197 --> 00:56:04,449 Let's get to work. 1205 00:56:04,490 --> 00:56:08,453 (***) 1206 00:56:12,749 --> 00:56:15,877 CORRESPONDENT 9 (ON TV): As summer fades to fall, the race has never been tighter. 1207 00:56:15,918 --> 00:56:17,045 CORRESPONDENT 10 (ON TV): I mean, the man's trying 1208 00:56:18,379 --> 00:56:19,464 to do something that's never been done before. 1209 00:56:20,882 --> 00:56:21,007 And I'm just not convinced that he can pull it off. 1210 00:56:22,175 --> 00:56:22,216 CORRESPONDENT 11 (ON TV): Whoa! Hold on. 1211 00:56:23,426 --> 00:56:24,635 He sold out the big house in Michigan. 1212 00:56:25,636 --> 00:56:28,181 That's a 110,000 for a political rally. 1213 00:56:28,222 --> 00:56:29,932 I've never seen anything like it. 1214 00:56:29,974 --> 00:56:31,642 CORRESPONDENT 12 (ON TV): Okay. I mean, it is impressive. 1215 00:56:31,684 --> 00:56:33,186 But it's not like Senator Turnbull's just 1216 00:56:33,227 --> 00:56:34,145 gonna roll over. 1217 00:56:35,229 --> 00:56:36,481 She's had the lead since day one. 1218 00:56:37,565 --> 00:56:37,648 REPORTER (ON TV): Who do you plan to vote for? 1219 00:56:38,733 --> 00:56:39,525 YOUNG VOTER (ON TV): Nate Sterling. 1220 00:56:41,235 --> 00:56:41,694 REPORTER (ON TV): Do you usually vote Democrat or Republican? 1221 00:56:42,945 --> 00:56:42,987 YOUNG VOTER (ON TV): I've never voted before. 1222 00:56:44,072 --> 00:56:44,113 And this is my first time voting. 1223 00:56:44,655 --> 00:56:48,034 (***) 1224 00:56:50,203 --> 00:56:51,829 [sighs] 1225 00:57:20,858 --> 00:57:22,026 Nick. 1226 00:57:22,068 --> 00:57:23,027 Huh? 1227 00:57:24,195 --> 00:57:24,987 ELI: Does it make any sense 1228 00:57:25,905 --> 00:57:27,031 for the director of SuperMillions 1229 00:57:28,282 --> 00:57:29,575 to send an expense report for a holiday party 1230 00:57:29,617 --> 00:57:32,578 to a partner at Meyers & Goldstein? 1231 00:57:32,620 --> 00:57:34,580 No. 1232 00:57:34,622 --> 00:57:37,542 An assistant would perform those menial tasks. Why? 1233 00:57:55,226 --> 00:57:56,728 I think these invoices are fakes. 1234 00:57:58,771 --> 00:58:01,274 They each contain a four, an eight, or both. 1235 00:58:01,315 --> 00:58:02,066 That's the tell. 1236 00:58:02,608 --> 00:58:04,026 Well, it's human nature 1237 00:58:04,068 --> 00:58:06,028 to prefer some numbers over others. 1238 00:58:06,070 --> 00:58:08,740 This is how companies spot expense-account fraud. 1239 00:58:08,781 --> 00:58:11,784 I mean, I'm willing to bet that the Memorial Day retreat 1240 00:58:11,826 --> 00:58:12,744 didn't even happen. 1241 00:58:12,785 --> 00:58:13,911 NICK: Well, any real invoices 1242 00:58:13,953 --> 00:58:15,204 from Patriot Catering 1243 00:58:15,246 --> 00:58:17,832 sure didn't pass through these execs. 1244 00:58:21,294 --> 00:58:25,256 ELI: 174684. 1245 00:58:28,259 --> 00:58:37,185 (***) 1246 00:58:40,938 --> 00:58:44,901 The average SuperMillions jackpot is $20 million. 1247 00:58:44,942 --> 00:58:48,071 In recessions, jackpots increase by approximately 1248 00:58:48,112 --> 00:58:49,906 eight percent. 1249 00:58:49,947 --> 00:58:52,116 So, that means that the average jackpot 1250 00:58:52,158 --> 00:58:54,160 -should be... -21.6 million. 1251 00:58:55,411 --> 00:58:58,206 Correct. 21.6 million. 1252 00:58:58,247 --> 00:59:02,752 But it's holding steady at 19 million. 1253 00:59:02,794 --> 00:59:05,755 Well, that's a gap of 2.6 million per drawing. 1254 00:59:09,717 --> 00:59:12,136 ELI: Right. The first Patriot trading invoice 1255 00:59:12,178 --> 00:59:16,099 goes back to 34 weeks ago. 1256 00:59:17,767 --> 00:59:19,435 Two drawings a week. That's... 1257 00:59:19,477 --> 00:59:20,395 ELI: That is... 1258 00:59:23,398 --> 00:59:24,357 God. 1259 00:59:27,652 --> 00:59:30,405 -Pretty damn close to bulls-eye. -Holy fuck. 1260 00:59:31,739 --> 00:59:34,992 For every $1,000 embezzled 1261 00:59:35,034 --> 00:59:36,119 from the SuperMillions lottery 1262 00:59:37,328 --> 00:59:38,413 and transferred to UpRight, the invoice... 1263 00:59:38,454 --> 00:59:40,081 Show a buck. 1264 00:59:40,123 --> 00:59:40,998 Yeah. 1265 00:59:41,040 --> 00:59:42,959 That's their fucking code. 1266 00:59:44,836 --> 00:59:45,378 [sighs] 1267 00:59:45,420 --> 00:59:46,462 ELI: Erickson. 1268 00:59:46,504 --> 00:59:49,799 Erickson fudges the books, okay? 1269 00:59:49,841 --> 00:59:52,760 The money moves in the dark of night. 1270 00:59:52,802 --> 00:59:57,014 The-- the-- the-- the invoices track the spoils, 1271 00:59:57,056 --> 01:00:00,309 letting them communicate without having to type fraud 1272 01:00:00,351 --> 01:00:01,728 in the subject line. 1273 01:00:01,769 --> 01:00:02,812 [Nick chuckles] 1274 01:00:02,854 --> 01:00:04,272 A barn full of haystacks. 1275 01:00:05,773 --> 01:00:08,401 And you found the fucking needle. 1276 01:00:08,443 --> 01:00:09,736 [chuckles softly] 1277 01:00:09,777 --> 01:00:10,319 [indistinct chatter] 1278 01:00:11,112 --> 01:00:11,195 COLLEGE KID: Thank you. 1279 01:00:11,738 --> 01:00:20,204 (***) 1280 01:00:23,875 --> 01:00:26,335 Hey, can I bum a cigarette? 1281 01:00:26,377 --> 01:00:27,336 COLLEGE KID: Oh, yeah. 1282 01:00:30,381 --> 01:00:31,340 ELI: Thanks. 1283 01:00:31,382 --> 01:00:33,134 Oh, so, you're the caterer. 1284 01:00:33,176 --> 01:00:34,844 -COLLEGE KID: Yeah. -Excellent job inside. 1285 01:00:34,886 --> 01:00:36,763 Those deviled eggs look delicious. 1286 01:00:36,804 --> 01:00:37,889 COLLEGE KID: Thanks. 1287 01:00:38,765 --> 01:00:38,848 I wish I could tell you that I made them, 1288 01:00:39,974 --> 01:00:41,059 but I just load 'em in and hand 'em out. 1289 01:00:41,100 --> 01:00:42,518 [exhales] 1290 01:00:42,560 --> 01:00:44,771 "Patriot Catering." [chuckles] 1291 01:00:44,812 --> 01:00:46,898 -COLLEGE KID: That's us. -Haven't seen you guys before. 1292 01:00:46,939 --> 01:00:47,982 Have you been in business for a long time? 1293 01:00:48,024 --> 01:00:50,193 Uh, coming up to a year. 1294 01:00:50,234 --> 01:00:52,236 -ELI: Wow. Really new. -Mm-hmm. 1295 01:00:52,278 --> 01:00:54,030 -ELI: Family-owned? -Nope. 1296 01:00:54,072 --> 01:00:55,948 This dude named Dean owns it. 1297 01:00:55,990 --> 01:00:58,034 Wait. Not Dean Bender. 1298 01:00:58,076 --> 01:01:00,787 No. Dean Clifton. 1299 01:01:00,828 --> 01:01:03,122 Oh, gotcha. Clifton. 1300 01:01:03,164 --> 01:01:04,290 Yeah. 1301 01:01:04,332 --> 01:01:06,125 So, you got a lot of events coming up? 1302 01:01:06,167 --> 01:01:08,795 -Rubbing elbows with D.C. big wigs? -[college kid chuckles] 1303 01:01:08,836 --> 01:01:10,213 COLLEGE KID: We got some big ones coming up. 1304 01:01:11,756 --> 01:01:13,007 But honestly, they're, like, all the same to me, you know? 1305 01:01:13,049 --> 01:01:15,927 Same bacon-wrapped scallops. Same penguin suit. 1306 01:01:15,968 --> 01:01:17,845 Same rich folks boring up the place. 1307 01:01:17,887 --> 01:01:20,556 [chuckles] 1308 01:01:20,598 --> 01:01:22,141 You got a card? 1309 01:01:22,183 --> 01:01:23,893 COLLEGE KID: Oh, yeah. 1310 01:01:23,935 --> 01:01:26,896 Just you know, somewhere here. 1311 01:01:26,938 --> 01:01:29,107 Here. Uh, the menu's in that link. 1312 01:01:30,483 --> 01:01:32,819 So, if you ever throw a bash, you know, we're around. 1313 01:01:33,569 --> 01:01:35,113 Cool. Thanks. 1314 01:01:35,154 --> 01:01:36,322 -Yeah. -And thanks. 1315 01:01:36,364 --> 01:01:38,282 -Yeah. Have a good one. -You, too. 1316 01:01:42,370 --> 01:01:43,996 MODERATOR: Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. 1317 01:01:44,038 --> 01:01:46,165 We need to move on, and I wanna give 1318 01:01:46,207 --> 01:01:49,460 Mr. Sterling a chance to respond before closing statements. 1319 01:01:49,502 --> 01:01:51,045 Let's face it. 1320 01:01:51,087 --> 01:01:52,922 Washington's got one foot so far left 1321 01:01:52,964 --> 01:01:56,259 and the other so far right, that it can't stand up straight. 1322 01:01:56,300 --> 01:01:58,511 Congress is doing a split in the quicksand, 1323 01:01:58,553 --> 01:02:00,012 and I'm the only guy that can pull us out 1324 01:02:00,054 --> 01:02:01,180 of this partisan quagmire. 1325 01:02:01,222 --> 01:02:04,100 Why? Because I'm free. 1326 01:02:04,142 --> 01:02:06,978 Free of special interests. Free of party-power brokers. 1327 01:02:07,019 --> 01:02:09,439 And I'm free to explore the best ideas 1328 01:02:09,480 --> 01:02:11,190 from both sides of the aisle. 1329 01:02:11,232 --> 01:02:13,067 Because I don't sit on either one. 1330 01:02:13,109 --> 01:02:14,152 I stand proudly in the middle. 1331 01:02:17,113 --> 01:02:18,281 Credentials to the debate? 1332 01:02:20,992 --> 01:02:21,909 TURNBULL (ON TV): Sure. 1333 01:02:23,161 --> 01:02:24,996 What's it being Booker's lapdog, eh? 1334 01:02:26,998 --> 01:02:28,458 [barks] 1335 01:02:28,499 --> 01:02:30,084 TURNBULL: But what you don't seem to understand, sir, 1336 01:02:30,126 --> 01:02:31,878 we're talking about decisions 1337 01:02:31,919 --> 01:02:34,047 that can mean the difference between life and death. 1338 01:02:34,088 --> 01:02:35,965 -The wisdom... -Tell me the truth, though. 1339 01:02:36,007 --> 01:02:39,218 Has, um... has the old man lost a step? 1340 01:02:41,095 --> 01:02:43,014 You know, just putting so much time 1341 01:02:43,056 --> 01:02:45,558 into a cub with a rap sheet. 1342 01:02:47,226 --> 01:02:49,604 If I were you, I would just keep asking myself why? 1343 01:02:50,980 --> 01:02:53,149 I'm trying to watch the debate. 1344 01:02:53,191 --> 01:02:55,318 Take it easy, Patricia. 1345 01:02:55,359 --> 01:02:57,487 Mr. Sterling represented our country proudly. 1346 01:02:57,528 --> 01:02:58,905 TURNBULL: Oh, oh, oh. 1347 01:02:58,946 --> 01:03:00,615 I beg your pardon, Mr. President. 1348 01:03:00,656 --> 01:03:03,117 The only reason you're giving his lack of experience 1349 01:03:03,159 --> 01:03:05,953 a hall pass is because you see in the polls 1350 01:03:05,995 --> 01:03:08,915 that he's gonna steal more votes from me than he is from you 1351 01:03:08,956 --> 01:03:10,917 in key battleground states. 1352 01:03:10,958 --> 01:03:14,879 But this election is about so much more 1353 01:03:14,921 --> 01:03:15,880 than politics. 1354 01:03:17,131 --> 01:03:19,342 And I'm not even talking about what it'll mean 1355 01:03:19,384 --> 01:03:23,221 to millions of little girls to see a woman take 1356 01:03:23,262 --> 01:03:25,973 the oath of office for the very first time 1357 01:03:26,015 --> 01:03:27,266 in this country. 1358 01:03:27,308 --> 01:03:30,061 That's significant. Oh! 1359 01:03:30,103 --> 01:03:32,021 Yes, it is. 1360 01:03:32,063 --> 01:03:34,440 But let's leave that discussion to the history books, 1361 01:03:34,482 --> 01:03:36,067 'cause what I wanna talk about right now 1362 01:03:37,443 --> 01:03:39,320 is what my administration is gonna do 1363 01:03:39,362 --> 01:03:42,573 to make your lives better. Plain simple. 1364 01:03:42,615 --> 01:03:45,076 Like fixing that pothole on your street. 1365 01:03:45,118 --> 01:03:48,371 Getting your 401K moving up and to the right again. 1366 01:03:48,413 --> 01:03:50,706 Keeping you and your children safe 1367 01:03:50,748 --> 01:03:52,667 from enemies, foreign and domestic. 1368 01:03:52,708 --> 01:03:55,420 Pulling us out of this recession once and for all. 1369 01:03:56,546 --> 01:04:00,049 And most importantly, shining a light 1370 01:04:00,091 --> 01:04:03,052 on the working people of this country 1371 01:04:03,094 --> 01:04:05,638 who have been invisible for far too long. 1372 01:04:07,140 --> 01:04:09,100 That's what I'm gonna talk about. 1373 01:04:09,142 --> 01:04:10,935 [crowd cheering, whistling] 1374 01:04:10,977 --> 01:04:11,936 Thank you. 1375 01:04:13,187 --> 01:04:14,605 What will it mean 1376 01:04:14,647 --> 01:04:17,275 for millions of little girls to see a female president? 1377 01:04:19,277 --> 01:04:20,445 Far more than I could ever comprehend. 1378 01:04:22,029 --> 01:04:24,407 But what's it gonna mean for our environment, 1379 01:04:24,449 --> 01:04:28,327 for our teachers, for our poor and middle class 1380 01:04:28,369 --> 01:04:30,329 to see you as president, Senator Turnbull? 1381 01:04:31,998 --> 01:04:34,375 We are long overdue for a woman in the White House. 1382 01:04:34,417 --> 01:04:36,502 But it can't just be any woman. 1383 01:04:36,544 --> 01:04:38,463 It's gotta be the right woman. 1384 01:04:38,504 --> 01:04:40,006 Not a woman that denied climate change 1385 01:04:40,048 --> 01:04:41,299 is real till just last year. 1386 01:04:43,968 --> 01:04:45,553 And that is precisely why my cabinet 1387 01:04:45,595 --> 01:04:47,055 will be made up of 50 percent women 1388 01:04:47,096 --> 01:04:48,014 at the very minimal. 1389 01:04:48,056 --> 01:04:50,183 [crowd cheering] 1390 01:04:53,061 --> 01:04:55,104 [indistinct chatter] 1391 01:04:55,146 --> 01:04:57,065 -You look nice. -LUCAS: Thanks. 1392 01:04:57,106 --> 01:04:58,983 I can't believe we're actually in the same state. 1393 01:04:59,025 --> 01:05:00,401 I kinda like it. 1394 01:05:00,443 --> 01:05:02,236 Think you might wanna ditch your credentials. 1395 01:05:02,278 --> 01:05:04,447 You'll scare the personality out of everyone. 1396 01:05:04,489 --> 01:05:06,240 Hey, Nate. 1397 01:05:06,282 --> 01:05:07,492 -Awesome job. -[Nate chuckles] 1398 01:05:07,533 --> 01:05:09,285 Thank you. What are the mosquitos sayin'? 1399 01:05:09,327 --> 01:05:11,370 Well, most of the pundits are calling it for you, 1400 01:05:11,412 --> 01:05:13,289 and Twitter's looking pretty bullish. 1401 01:05:13,331 --> 01:05:15,124 You remember my girlfriend, Eli. 1402 01:05:15,166 --> 01:05:16,542 [chuckles] That I do. 1403 01:05:18,211 --> 01:05:20,046 I hear you're making big waves over at the Chronicle. 1404 01:05:20,088 --> 01:05:21,172 [chuckles] 1405 01:05:21,214 --> 01:05:23,383 Splashing about in the shallow end, 1406 01:05:23,424 --> 01:05:25,093 but I'm trying. 1407 01:05:25,134 --> 01:05:26,010 NATE: I'm sure you had to disclose 1408 01:05:27,095 --> 01:05:27,428 that you're dating this handsome guy. 1409 01:05:27,470 --> 01:05:28,763 I did. 1410 01:05:28,805 --> 01:05:30,681 But it helps that I'm not covering your campaign. 1411 01:05:32,016 --> 01:05:32,975 NATE: Of course. 1412 01:05:33,017 --> 01:05:33,726 What did you think of the debate? 1413 01:05:35,186 --> 01:05:36,187 Honestly? 1414 01:05:37,480 --> 01:05:38,815 I'd be surprised if you didn't poach 1415 01:05:38,856 --> 01:05:40,441 a point or two from both parties. 1416 01:05:42,402 --> 01:05:43,444 -She's a keeper. -LUCAS: Hmm. 1417 01:05:43,486 --> 01:05:45,029 And you, miss, 1418 01:05:45,071 --> 01:05:46,531 you are lucky to have a guy like this by your side. 1419 01:05:47,365 --> 01:05:48,658 As are you. 1420 01:05:50,118 --> 01:05:50,451 Speaking of which, Lucas, can I steal you for a second? 1421 01:05:51,494 --> 01:05:51,536 There's somebody I want you to meet. 1422 01:05:51,994 --> 01:05:52,537 Thank you. 1423 01:05:58,084 --> 01:05:58,543 LUCAS: Hey. 1424 01:05:59,210 --> 01:06:00,753 [indistinct chatter] 1425 01:06:04,716 --> 01:06:05,758 COLLEGE KID: May I take these? 1426 01:06:07,552 --> 01:06:09,554 Hey. Patriot Catering? 1427 01:06:09,595 --> 01:06:11,431 [chuckles] I'll be damned. 1428 01:06:11,472 --> 01:06:12,640 -[Eli chuckles] -How goes it? 1429 01:06:12,682 --> 01:06:14,183 [Eli gasps] 1430 01:06:14,225 --> 01:06:15,685 -Wait. This is the big event? -COLLEGE KID: Yeah. 1431 01:06:15,727 --> 01:06:18,354 The most exciting night of your life, right? 1432 01:06:18,396 --> 01:06:19,564 So boring. 1433 01:06:19,605 --> 01:06:21,691 You might just be serving the next president 1434 01:06:21,733 --> 01:06:23,192 of the United States of America. 1435 01:06:23,818 --> 01:06:25,403 That dude? 1436 01:06:25,445 --> 01:06:27,071 We've been catering for him since before he entered 1437 01:06:27,113 --> 01:06:27,780 the race. 1438 01:06:27,822 --> 01:06:29,073 The lustre's worn off. 1439 01:06:30,074 --> 01:06:31,117 Plus, the boss doesn't want me to spread around. 1440 01:06:32,785 --> 01:06:34,537 Makes sense. 1441 01:06:34,579 --> 01:06:36,748 I mean, you probably do business with the Republicans, too. 1442 01:06:36,789 --> 01:06:38,207 No, just Sterling. 1443 01:06:38,249 --> 01:06:39,417 Dean's loyal like that. 1444 01:06:39,459 --> 01:06:41,461 I should probably get back to work. 1445 01:06:41,502 --> 01:06:43,546 He likes us to move around. 1446 01:06:43,588 --> 01:06:45,506 -Dean is here? -Yeah. 1447 01:06:45,548 --> 01:06:48,551 Talking to Sterling and Jack Hampton. 1448 01:06:48,593 --> 01:06:50,762 He's looking over here. I better keep moving. 1449 01:06:54,223 --> 01:06:55,433 I'll see you at the next one. 1450 01:06:57,852 --> 01:07:00,730 -MAYFIELD: Hey! Gentlemen! -NATE: Hey! How are you, sir? 1451 01:07:02,482 --> 01:07:03,399 -Tom Mayfield. -LUCAS: I'm Lucas. 1452 01:07:03,441 --> 01:07:04,317 Nice to meet you. 1453 01:07:04,358 --> 01:07:08,279 (***) 1454 01:07:12,241 --> 01:07:13,618 LUCAS: Hey. 1455 01:07:13,659 --> 01:07:16,496 That was the owner of your paper. 1456 01:07:16,537 --> 01:07:18,372 Don't worry. I didn't embarrass you. 1457 01:07:18,414 --> 01:07:19,373 Who else is there? 1458 01:07:20,625 --> 01:07:21,626 Bunch of big donors. 1459 01:07:22,835 --> 01:07:24,295 The guy on the right owns a slew 1460 01:07:24,337 --> 01:07:25,797 of catering companies. 1461 01:07:25,838 --> 01:07:29,342 Nate says that he is a culinary mastermind. 1462 01:07:29,384 --> 01:07:30,593 What's his name? 1463 01:07:30,635 --> 01:07:32,345 Uh, Dean something. 1464 01:07:32,387 --> 01:07:33,471 Everyone calls him "The Chef." 1465 01:07:34,847 --> 01:07:36,849 -I gotta go. -Hey. What? We just got here. 1466 01:07:36,891 --> 01:07:38,726 Lucas, I gotta go. 1467 01:07:38,768 --> 01:07:40,311 I haven't seen you in weeks and you're leaving? 1468 01:07:40,353 --> 01:07:41,354 Eli! 1469 01:07:41,396 --> 01:07:50,363 (***) 1470 01:07:59,414 --> 01:08:08,381 (***) 1471 01:08:18,808 --> 01:08:19,809 How was it? 1472 01:08:19,851 --> 01:08:21,644 ELI: Nick, we need to talk. 1473 01:08:21,686 --> 01:08:24,313 Turnbull isn't embezzling money from SuperMillions. 1474 01:08:24,355 --> 01:08:25,356 Sterling is. 1475 01:08:27,191 --> 01:08:28,276 You think that's funny? 1476 01:08:28,317 --> 01:08:29,360 ELI: No, I'm serious. 1477 01:08:30,862 --> 01:08:33,823 Patriot Catering worked his debate afterparty. 1478 01:08:33,865 --> 01:08:36,409 They have catered all of Sterling's events 1479 01:08:36,451 --> 01:08:38,661 since before he entered the race. 1480 01:08:38,703 --> 01:08:40,913 It was right in front of our faces the whole time. 1481 01:08:40,955 --> 01:08:42,623 Meyers & Goldstein, they handled the books 1482 01:08:42,665 --> 01:08:44,000 for Sterling's Super PAC as well. 1483 01:08:44,041 --> 01:08:46,335 Sterling reject the Super PAC on principle. 1484 01:08:46,377 --> 01:08:47,712 ELI: In the first month of his campaign, 1485 01:08:47,754 --> 01:08:48,671 he made a big show of it. 1486 01:08:48,713 --> 01:08:49,922 But that did not last long. 1487 01:08:53,217 --> 01:08:55,011 NICK: Integrity Super PAC? [scoffs] 1488 01:08:55,053 --> 01:08:56,637 That's an oxymoron. 1489 01:08:57,889 --> 01:08:58,681 Yeah. He named it something generic to keep a low profile-- 1490 01:09:00,141 --> 01:09:01,267 Yeah. Still, still, still, this isn't definitive proof 1491 01:09:01,309 --> 01:09:03,561 that he-- Why would he be that bold? 1492 01:09:03,603 --> 01:09:06,355 Juice isn't worth the squeeze. He's up three points. 1493 01:09:06,397 --> 01:09:07,607 He is now. 1494 01:09:07,648 --> 01:09:08,858 But this time last year, his name 1495 01:09:08,900 --> 01:09:10,234 wasn't on a single poll. 1496 01:09:11,569 --> 01:09:13,279 What's the only way to win the New York City Marathon 1497 01:09:13,321 --> 01:09:14,238 without any training? 1498 01:09:15,364 --> 01:09:17,617 Take the subway, sneak under the rope 1499 01:09:17,658 --> 01:09:18,993 -on mile 18. -On mile 18. 1500 01:09:21,537 --> 01:09:24,624 But Mayfield, that bow-tied prick. 1501 01:09:24,665 --> 01:09:27,293 I mean, he's a Republican. It doesn't make any sense. 1502 01:09:27,335 --> 01:09:28,544 I thought the same thing. 1503 01:09:28,586 --> 01:09:30,797 So, I checked out his voting records. 1504 01:09:30,838 --> 01:09:33,424 And it turns out, he left the Republican Party 1505 01:09:33,466 --> 01:09:36,052 right after Reagan rode off into the sunset. 1506 01:09:36,094 --> 01:09:38,763 The man has been an independent for the last three decades. 1507 01:09:38,805 --> 01:09:41,557 And then he reregistered as a Republican the same month 1508 01:09:41,599 --> 01:09:43,559 that Sterling's book hit the best-seller list. 1509 01:09:43,601 --> 01:09:45,686 It was all calculated. 1510 01:09:45,728 --> 01:09:46,938 He must have thought if people like us picked up 1511 01:09:48,272 --> 01:09:48,648 a scent, it would throw us off the trail, and... 1512 01:09:49,982 --> 01:09:50,942 it worked. 1513 01:09:52,443 --> 01:09:54,028 What the fuck do we do now? 1514 01:09:57,448 --> 01:09:58,991 Follow the facts wherever they lead. 1515 01:10:00,326 --> 01:10:01,577 Sometimes, it's not where you wanna go, 1516 01:10:01,619 --> 01:10:02,870 but you go anyway. 1517 01:10:06,958 --> 01:10:08,334 [sighs] 1518 01:10:08,376 --> 01:10:09,877 CORRESPONDENT 13 (ON TV): With just one week to go, 1519 01:10:11,129 --> 01:10:12,588 Nate Sterling has pulled ahead of Senator Turnbull 1520 01:10:13,631 --> 01:10:15,299 for the first time in national polling. 1521 01:10:16,634 --> 01:10:17,927 While the lead is still within the margin of error... 1522 01:10:17,969 --> 01:10:20,012 Sterling is our megaphone, 1523 01:10:20,054 --> 01:10:22,932 our voice of reason, our moral compass, 1524 01:10:22,974 --> 01:10:24,642 and our hope for a better tomorrow. 1525 01:10:31,357 --> 01:10:32,316 Shit, Eli. 1526 01:10:33,693 --> 01:10:34,694 Where did you run off to? 1527 01:10:37,822 --> 01:10:38,823 What's wrong? 1528 01:10:42,326 --> 01:10:43,077 You see your dad? 1529 01:10:45,329 --> 01:10:47,498 -You're gonna have to scrap that speech. -Why? The town hall's tomorrow-- 1530 01:10:47,540 --> 01:10:48,750 Because you're not a liar. 1531 01:10:48,791 --> 01:10:50,501 What are you talking about? 1532 01:10:50,543 --> 01:10:52,795 -He's funding his campaign with stolen money. -What? Who? 1533 01:10:52,837 --> 01:10:54,380 Sterling. 1534 01:10:54,422 --> 01:10:56,340 -What are you saying? -I have hard evidence. 1535 01:10:56,382 --> 01:10:59,761 He's embezzling money from the lottery, 1536 01:10:59,802 --> 01:11:00,970 and funneling it to his Super PAC. 1537 01:11:01,012 --> 01:11:02,722 What? That's crazy. 1538 01:11:02,764 --> 01:11:04,015 It's the truth. 1539 01:11:04,057 --> 01:11:05,099 Nick and I have been working this story-- 1540 01:11:05,141 --> 01:11:07,727 No. Why are you telling me this? 1541 01:11:07,769 --> 01:11:09,062 I guess I thought 1542 01:11:09,103 --> 01:11:10,104 you might like to know that your hero is a fraud. 1543 01:11:10,146 --> 01:11:11,773 Hey. Stop! 1544 01:11:11,814 --> 01:11:13,775 ELI: And because I need your help. 1545 01:11:13,816 --> 01:11:15,818 Are you-- are you listening to yourself? 1546 01:11:15,860 --> 01:11:18,696 I need someone on the inside to prove he signed off on it. 1547 01:11:20,531 --> 01:11:21,908 Here. 1548 01:11:21,949 --> 01:11:23,701 I need you to fill this with Sterling's hard drive. 1549 01:11:23,743 --> 01:11:25,411 -We don't have much time. -LUCAS: You're delusional. 1550 01:11:25,453 --> 01:11:26,537 ELI: Goddammit, Lucas! 1551 01:11:26,579 --> 01:11:28,081 You're in denial. 1552 01:11:28,122 --> 01:11:29,874 LUCAS: No. You can't fucking help yourself, can you? 1553 01:11:29,916 --> 01:11:31,834 Only this time, when you blow yourself up, 1554 01:11:31,876 --> 01:11:33,669 you could take me and the whole goddamn country 1555 01:11:33,711 --> 01:11:34,837 -down with you. -No. This is different. 1556 01:11:34,879 --> 01:11:35,880 This is real. 1557 01:11:37,048 --> 01:11:38,883 Okay. Let's say that it is real. 1558 01:11:41,010 --> 01:11:42,678 You go from reporting back-page news 1559 01:11:42,720 --> 01:11:44,389 to being front-page news. 1560 01:11:45,473 --> 01:11:46,974 I get what? 1561 01:11:47,016 --> 01:11:49,811 A seat on the witness stand in the trial of the century 1562 01:11:49,852 --> 01:11:51,062 when the only thing I have witnessed 1563 01:11:51,104 --> 01:11:53,398 is a good man trying to save his country. 1564 01:11:54,774 --> 01:11:56,526 We get hate mails from our friends, 1565 01:11:56,567 --> 01:11:57,527 the people we respect. 1566 01:11:57,568 --> 01:11:58,694 And then what? 1567 01:11:59,612 --> 01:12:01,614 Gun-toting, gay-bashing, autocratic zealots, 1568 01:12:01,656 --> 01:12:04,117 they declare us heroes, and the navel-gazing, 1569 01:12:04,158 --> 01:12:06,035 holier-than-thou woke mob, they throw us 1570 01:12:06,077 --> 01:12:06,953 a fucking parade, 1571 01:12:07,995 --> 01:12:08,621 congratulations to the both of us? 1572 01:12:09,872 --> 01:12:10,123 ELI: Lucas, please calm down. And just think-- 1573 01:12:10,665 --> 01:12:11,541 No, you think! 1574 01:12:15,586 --> 01:12:18,715 Are you willing to keep Penny at war for the next ten years? 1575 01:12:18,756 --> 01:12:22,009 No. Are you willing to sit on your hands 1576 01:12:22,051 --> 01:12:24,429 while the fucking Earth fries, because I'm not. 1577 01:12:24,470 --> 01:12:26,723 The money that he is stealing 1578 01:12:26,764 --> 01:12:28,099 is coming from schools, like that one in-- 1579 01:12:28,141 --> 01:12:29,851 that one in West Virginia. 1580 01:12:29,892 --> 01:12:31,978 Okay? Those kids, Black and brown kids 1581 01:12:32,019 --> 01:12:33,062 are losing access to a fair and equal education. 1582 01:12:33,104 --> 01:12:35,064 Eli, it is so much bigger than-- 1583 01:12:35,106 --> 01:12:37,150 Don't you fucking finish that thought! 1584 01:12:39,444 --> 01:12:40,194 Why doesn't this matter to you? 1585 01:12:40,236 --> 01:12:41,946 They matter! 1586 01:12:41,988 --> 01:12:43,239 Everyone else in this country can act like they don't exist-- 1587 01:12:43,281 --> 01:12:45,199 LUCAS: He is what this country needs! 1588 01:12:45,241 --> 01:12:47,618 A liar is the last thing this country needs! 1589 01:12:48,786 --> 01:12:50,163 Liars are what fucked this country up 1590 01:12:50,204 --> 01:12:51,205 in the first place. 1591 01:12:52,957 --> 01:12:55,752 Iraq has stockpiles of WMDs. 1592 01:12:55,793 --> 01:12:57,628 The housing market will continue to rise. 1593 01:12:57,670 --> 01:12:59,797 The election was rigged. Redlining. 1594 01:13:01,215 --> 01:13:03,217 The war on drugs, voter suppression! 1595 01:13:04,886 --> 01:13:08,181 Everywhere you look, lobbyists, pundits, bankers, preachers, 1596 01:13:08,222 --> 01:13:11,476 billion-dollar industries that run on lies. 1597 01:13:11,517 --> 01:13:12,852 LUCAS: What is it that you want, Eli? 1598 01:13:12,894 --> 01:13:14,937 -I want-- I want the truth. -LUCAS: Yeah. 1599 01:13:14,979 --> 01:13:16,564 Well, you've been duped before, so. 1600 01:13:17,982 --> 01:13:19,025 [sighs] 1601 01:13:23,279 --> 01:13:24,947 Did you know, Lucas? 1602 01:13:28,201 --> 01:13:29,744 I can't believe you would even think that. 1603 01:13:31,704 --> 01:13:33,039 [exhales shakily] 1604 01:13:35,166 --> 01:13:37,919 I'm publishing this story with or without your help. 1605 01:13:41,923 --> 01:13:42,882 You publish this story, 1606 01:13:44,008 --> 01:13:44,634 I don't want anything to do with you. 1607 01:13:45,927 --> 01:13:46,177 -That is not fair. -What do you want me to say? 1608 01:13:47,678 --> 01:13:48,721 Love fades, values don't. 1609 01:13:48,763 --> 01:13:57,688 (***) 1610 01:13:59,690 --> 01:14:01,234 That's my fucking jacket! 1611 01:14:01,275 --> 01:14:05,196 (***) 1612 01:14:06,572 --> 01:14:07,532 LUCAS: Nice. 1613 01:14:07,573 --> 01:14:11,536 (***) 1614 01:14:13,955 --> 01:14:14,956 [sighs] 1615 01:14:14,997 --> 01:14:23,923 (***) 1616 01:14:31,681 --> 01:14:32,640 Meet me at Recessions. 1617 01:14:34,100 --> 01:14:35,893 Two blocks northwest of Farragut Square. 1618 01:14:37,270 --> 01:14:38,229 I have something. 1619 01:14:39,355 --> 01:14:40,857 [indistinct chatter] 1620 01:14:44,902 --> 01:14:46,696 We prove that Sterling knew. 1621 01:14:46,738 --> 01:14:47,864 -NICK: Eli. -ELI: I'm going tonight. 1622 01:14:47,905 --> 01:14:49,699 Well, Jesus Christ, Eli. 1623 01:14:49,741 --> 01:14:51,117 You're being irrational. 1624 01:14:51,159 --> 01:14:52,785 There's a right way and a wrong way. 1625 01:14:52,827 --> 01:14:54,620 If you want the ribeye, you go get the ribeye. 1626 01:14:54,662 --> 01:14:56,038 Not if it's contaminated. 1627 01:14:56,080 --> 01:14:57,999 That ends a career before it starts. 1628 01:14:58,040 --> 01:14:59,751 Well, already lost my relationship. 1629 01:14:59,792 --> 01:15:01,044 I'm losing my dad. 1630 01:15:01,085 --> 01:15:02,879 So, why not throw in a career for good measure? 1631 01:15:02,920 --> 01:15:04,255 You're losing your mind is what you're losing. 1632 01:15:05,298 --> 01:15:06,257 Wait. 1633 01:15:07,300 --> 01:15:08,259 Relationship? 1634 01:15:09,969 --> 01:15:10,928 Lucas refuses to-- 1635 01:15:10,970 --> 01:15:12,889 Oh, fuck, Eli! 1636 01:15:12,930 --> 01:15:14,140 You told him? 1637 01:15:14,182 --> 01:15:15,433 [sighs] 1638 01:15:15,475 --> 01:15:18,186 They'll have the place power-cleaned in an hour. 1639 01:15:18,227 --> 01:15:20,688 Shit! Shit! 1640 01:15:20,730 --> 01:15:21,689 You're right. 1641 01:15:21,731 --> 01:15:25,693 (***) 1642 01:15:28,696 --> 01:15:29,906 Eli! Shit! 1643 01:15:31,699 --> 01:15:32,658 Fuck. 1644 01:15:33,785 --> 01:15:34,327 Hello? 1645 01:15:35,078 --> 01:15:36,746 Eli. Wait. Who is this? 1646 01:15:36,788 --> 01:15:37,955 -Nick, put Eli on. -Hang on. 1647 01:15:41,084 --> 01:15:44,629 Just talk to Eli. I'm sorry, Lucas. 1648 01:15:44,670 --> 01:15:46,089 She just doesn't wanna talk to you. 1649 01:15:46,130 --> 01:15:47,006 Where are you? 1650 01:15:48,049 --> 01:15:49,258 We're at Recessions on 18th and L. 1651 01:15:49,300 --> 01:15:50,093 LUCAS: Bullshit! 1652 01:15:50,760 --> 01:15:51,260 You're at the campaign office. 1653 01:15:51,302 --> 01:15:52,428 I'm on my way. 1654 01:15:52,470 --> 01:15:53,930 Don't do anything stupid. 1655 01:15:53,971 --> 01:15:56,224 They sing karaoke this good at the campaign? 1656 01:15:56,265 --> 01:15:58,684 [indiscernible singing] 1657 01:15:59,977 --> 01:16:01,270 Shit! All right. 1658 01:16:01,312 --> 01:16:03,064 Just tell her to stay right there. 1659 01:16:03,106 --> 01:16:05,775 (***) 1660 01:16:09,695 --> 01:16:18,663 (***) 1661 01:16:27,714 --> 01:16:36,681 (***) 1662 01:16:45,732 --> 01:16:49,694 (***) 1663 01:16:49,736 --> 01:16:50,695 ELI: Shit! 1664 01:16:50,737 --> 01:16:53,990 (***) 1665 01:16:56,451 --> 01:16:58,828 What the hell are you doing here? 1666 01:16:58,870 --> 01:17:02,165 -It's past midnight. Lucas isn't-- -I have numbers, emails, names. 1667 01:17:02,206 --> 01:17:04,000 [scoffs] Sorry, what? 1668 01:17:04,041 --> 01:17:08,171 Tom Mayfield, Spencer Erickson, Dean Clifton, Patriot Catering. 1669 01:17:08,212 --> 01:17:11,090 I have concrete evidence of all parties involved. 1670 01:17:11,132 --> 01:17:12,091 You give me one good reason 1671 01:17:13,259 --> 01:17:13,426 right now I shouldn't call Secret Service 1672 01:17:14,135 --> 01:17:14,719 and throw you in jail. 1673 01:17:15,845 --> 01:17:17,055 -We'd be sharing a cell. - NATE: Bullshit. 1674 01:17:17,096 --> 01:17:19,015 I would think twice before you call security. 1675 01:17:19,057 --> 01:17:21,517 The story is already written. It's in the drafts. 1676 01:17:21,559 --> 01:17:25,021 You have me arrested, it goes on Twitter instantly. 1677 01:17:25,063 --> 01:17:26,856 Newspapers in the morning. 1678 01:17:26,898 --> 01:17:28,316 What's this little story about? 1679 01:17:28,357 --> 01:17:30,151 -You know what it's about. -Enlighten me. 1680 01:17:30,193 --> 01:17:31,861 ELI: What it's always about. 1681 01:17:31,903 --> 01:17:32,862 Money. 1682 01:17:35,907 --> 01:17:37,950 -Did you know? -NATE: Know what? 1683 01:17:37,992 --> 01:17:40,536 All I know is I love my country. 1684 01:17:40,578 --> 01:17:41,788 All right? I'm our best hope. 1685 01:17:42,914 --> 01:17:44,082 I give us a fighting chance. 1686 01:17:47,752 --> 01:17:48,753 Wow. 1687 01:17:48,795 --> 01:17:52,757 (***) 1688 01:17:57,887 --> 01:17:59,305 Are you a patriot, Eli? 1689 01:17:59,347 --> 01:18:02,058 Patriots don't steal from the American people. 1690 01:18:02,100 --> 01:18:03,518 Who are you to accuse anyone of stealing, 1691 01:18:03,559 --> 01:18:05,520 you fucking hypocrite? 1692 01:18:05,561 --> 01:18:06,479 Give it to me. 1693 01:18:14,112 --> 01:18:16,072 [sighs] 1694 01:18:16,114 --> 01:18:18,408 You know, I think you and I have a lot in common, Eli. 1695 01:18:18,449 --> 01:18:20,410 And for one, we both lack experience. 1696 01:18:20,451 --> 01:18:22,120 Turnbull and Archer are canaries with that attack line. 1697 01:18:22,161 --> 01:18:25,081 I'm ahead in every one of the polls, 1698 01:18:25,123 --> 01:18:28,084 economy, hot buttons, but the race, still a dead heat. 1699 01:18:28,126 --> 01:18:29,419 Why is that? 1700 01:18:29,460 --> 01:18:31,838 'Cause unfortunately, for me and for you, 1701 01:18:31,879 --> 01:18:32,880 experience seems to matter. 1702 01:18:34,924 --> 01:18:35,550 The way I see it, 1703 01:18:36,843 --> 01:18:39,095 your story might cause a little stir. 1704 01:18:39,137 --> 01:18:41,514 When it comes down to it, who's gonna believe you? 1705 01:18:41,556 --> 01:18:43,433 You lack the most vital asset a journalist must have, 1706 01:18:43,474 --> 01:18:45,351 credibility. 1707 01:18:45,393 --> 01:18:47,937 Looks like I'm late to the party. 1708 01:18:47,979 --> 01:18:50,314 -Uh, Mr. Booker. What a surprise-- -Sit the fuck down. 1709 01:18:51,983 --> 01:18:52,984 Now... 1710 01:18:54,360 --> 01:18:57,363 let us all take a deep breath 1711 01:18:57,405 --> 01:18:59,449 and talk this out 1712 01:18:59,490 --> 01:19:02,285 like the rational people we are. 1713 01:19:02,326 --> 01:19:03,411 Nate, don't say a word. 1714 01:19:03,453 --> 01:19:04,620 Eli records everything on her phone. 1715 01:19:04,662 --> 01:19:06,038 -What? -Let me see. 1716 01:19:06,080 --> 01:19:07,206 Get off! It's not on me. 1717 01:19:09,500 --> 01:19:10,835 Hey! No, no. Leave him out. 1718 01:19:11,794 --> 01:19:13,004 -NICK: That won't be necessary. -NATE: Hey! 1719 01:19:13,046 --> 01:19:13,963 You wanna talk or what? 1720 01:19:21,220 --> 01:19:22,221 What the fuck? 1721 01:19:22,263 --> 01:19:23,848 NATE: All right. 1722 01:19:23,890 --> 01:19:24,307 All right? 1723 01:19:26,517 --> 01:19:27,477 Let's just take a deep breath. 1724 01:19:29,520 --> 01:19:31,147 Sit down and talk this out, okay? 1725 01:19:31,189 --> 01:19:33,357 This is obviously some sort of huge misunderstanding. 1726 01:19:33,399 --> 01:19:34,650 NICK: We know what you did. 1727 01:19:34,692 --> 01:19:35,860 NATE: Okay. 1728 01:19:36,694 --> 01:19:37,028 With all due respect, I have no idea 1729 01:19:37,904 --> 01:19:38,196 what you guys are talking about. 1730 01:19:38,946 --> 01:19:39,280 NICK: Maybe you don't. 1731 01:19:40,364 --> 01:19:42,075 But right now, there are two assholes 1732 01:19:42,116 --> 01:19:44,243 saying you do. 1733 01:19:44,285 --> 01:19:46,954 There's no need for us to bluff. We don't have a smoking gun. 1734 01:19:46,996 --> 01:19:49,665 But as my esteemed colleague has no doubt informed you, 1735 01:19:49,707 --> 01:19:51,334 we've got the bullets, the casings, 1736 01:19:51,375 --> 01:19:54,087 and the goddamn forensic report. 1737 01:19:54,128 --> 01:19:58,674 The whole story tied in a bow, just waiting for the proof 1738 01:19:58,716 --> 01:20:00,426 that you knew about it. 1739 01:20:01,969 --> 01:20:06,057 If we do decide to print, you got every news outlet 1740 01:20:06,099 --> 01:20:09,477 in the country on a scavenger hunt for proof 1741 01:20:10,978 --> 01:20:11,896 of your involvement. 1742 01:20:12,939 --> 01:20:13,398 There is no proof of my involvement. 1743 01:20:14,982 --> 01:20:16,484 The allegation itself knocks you out of the White House. 1744 01:20:16,526 --> 01:20:18,236 You'll spend the next few years in court. 1745 01:20:19,195 --> 01:20:20,905 And if you did know, 1746 01:20:20,947 --> 01:20:22,615 the next couple of decades in prison. 1747 01:20:23,991 --> 01:20:27,245 So, the way I see it, if you want any hope 1748 01:20:27,286 --> 01:20:31,290 of reversing this unfortunate chain of events, 1749 01:20:31,332 --> 01:20:34,502 you will tell us the God's honest truth 1750 01:20:34,544 --> 01:20:36,587 right here and now. 1751 01:20:37,630 --> 01:20:38,548 Okay. Uh-- 1752 01:20:38,589 --> 01:20:41,426 But before you do, 1753 01:20:43,302 --> 01:20:45,221 a disclaimer. 1754 01:20:45,263 --> 01:20:47,640 I've worked in this town for 52 years. 1755 01:20:49,100 --> 01:20:52,395 That makes me one of the world's foremost experts 1756 01:20:52,437 --> 01:20:54,647 at spotting a liar. 1757 01:20:54,689 --> 01:20:57,942 Lie to me, and you lose... 1758 01:20:59,610 --> 01:21:02,029 the election and your freedom. 1759 01:21:04,198 --> 01:21:06,451 But lucky for you, 1760 01:21:06,492 --> 01:21:10,621 the truth may still set you free because believe it or not, 1761 01:21:10,663 --> 01:21:14,625 I'm still grappling with a truly punishing question. 1762 01:21:16,377 --> 01:21:17,378 Is it worth it? 1763 01:21:17,420 --> 01:21:21,340 (***) 1764 01:21:27,388 --> 01:21:28,306 I don't have a party war chest. 1765 01:21:28,347 --> 01:21:29,140 Okay? 1766 01:21:31,267 --> 01:21:32,310 This thing was just a temporary fix 1767 01:21:32,351 --> 01:21:34,103 to get me to the starting line. 1768 01:21:34,145 --> 01:21:35,438 We were gonna give it all back as soon as we're in a position 1769 01:21:35,480 --> 01:21:36,522 to do so. 1770 01:21:39,317 --> 01:21:40,735 This is no harm, no foul. It's victimless. 1771 01:21:40,777 --> 01:21:41,736 Tell that to the class 1772 01:21:41,778 --> 01:21:43,988 of invisible kids in West Virginia. 1773 01:21:46,240 --> 01:21:48,076 I don't know. 1774 01:21:48,117 --> 01:21:48,993 How do we make this okay? Huh? 1775 01:21:51,537 --> 01:21:53,581 First interview after I'm sworn in. 1776 01:21:53,623 --> 01:21:56,209 Exclusives for eight years after that. 1777 01:21:56,250 --> 01:21:57,752 If there's a leak coming from the White House, 1778 01:21:57,794 --> 01:21:59,587 you're the two pots catching it. You have my word! 1779 01:22:02,632 --> 01:22:03,591 Eli. 1780 01:22:04,759 --> 01:22:05,510 What about Penny? 1781 01:22:07,136 --> 01:22:08,638 You worry for your sister's safety 1782 01:22:08,679 --> 01:22:10,640 every day that she's serving overseas. 1783 01:22:10,681 --> 01:22:12,600 And with your father undergoing chemotherapy... 1784 01:22:16,604 --> 01:22:19,524 I can't imagine how hard that must be. 1785 01:22:21,150 --> 01:22:22,402 And your sister, Penny, is it? 1786 01:22:22,443 --> 01:22:24,529 Lieutenant Penelope James. 1787 01:22:25,655 --> 01:22:27,198 We can work out 1788 01:22:27,240 --> 01:22:29,617 an honorable discharge for her the day I'm sworn in. 1789 01:22:29,659 --> 01:22:31,160 Your sister deserves to be with your dad 1790 01:22:31,202 --> 01:22:32,203 during his treatments. 1791 01:22:33,579 --> 01:22:35,456 If I wasn't so inexperienced, 1792 01:22:36,749 --> 01:22:38,543 I would think you were using a commissioned officer 1793 01:22:38,584 --> 01:22:40,420 as collateral in a bribe. 1794 01:22:45,174 --> 01:22:47,719 I would more call it an agreement amongst friends. 1795 01:22:49,554 --> 01:22:50,555 Look, I feel for you, Eli. 1796 01:22:52,724 --> 01:22:53,850 [sighs softly] 1797 01:22:53,891 --> 01:22:56,060 Cancer took my mom. 1798 01:22:56,102 --> 01:22:58,312 And the emotional toll is hard. 1799 01:22:59,397 --> 01:23:00,314 But the treatments add up. 1800 01:23:01,774 --> 01:23:03,401 And until we can get in there and reform 1801 01:23:03,443 --> 01:23:06,279 the healthcare system, I don't want your parents 1802 01:23:06,320 --> 01:23:08,072 to be crushed under the weight of medical bills. 1803 01:23:09,657 --> 01:23:11,367 And we can make sure that doesn't happen. 1804 01:23:12,577 --> 01:23:14,412 We are on the same team here. 1805 01:23:15,788 --> 01:23:17,749 And if you wanna make real, lasting change, 1806 01:23:17,790 --> 01:23:20,710 well, you just gotta play the game, 1807 01:23:20,752 --> 01:23:21,794 and that's the reality of it. 1808 01:23:25,173 --> 01:23:26,841 You were supposed to change the game. 1809 01:23:26,883 --> 01:23:35,808 (***) 1810 01:23:44,901 --> 01:23:53,826 (***) 1811 01:23:55,244 --> 01:23:57,872 I had a hunch I'd find you here. 1812 01:23:57,914 --> 01:23:59,540 ELI: I'm getting it all down. 1813 01:23:59,582 --> 01:24:01,584 Everything that crooked, fucking conman's done. 1814 01:24:01,626 --> 01:24:03,836 We don't have enough to publish. 1815 01:24:03,878 --> 01:24:05,546 [sighs] 1816 01:24:05,588 --> 01:24:08,174 -But he just admitted-- -Unless we find hard evidence 1817 01:24:08,216 --> 01:24:12,220 that Sterling himself knew, we're just a couple of trees 1818 01:24:12,261 --> 01:24:13,721 falling in the woods. 1819 01:24:13,763 --> 01:24:14,722 So, what do we do now? 1820 01:24:16,140 --> 01:24:17,225 NICK: Tear it all up. 1821 01:24:17,266 --> 01:24:19,185 Everything we know. 1822 01:24:19,227 --> 01:24:21,479 I'll track Sterling to his rally in Atlanta, 1823 01:24:21,521 --> 01:24:25,483 and see if we can crack the safe. 1824 01:24:25,525 --> 01:24:34,492 (***) 1825 01:24:43,543 --> 01:24:52,510 (***) 1826 01:25:01,310 --> 01:25:03,688 ELI: Mom! Dad! Where are you? 1827 01:25:05,314 --> 01:25:06,190 I'm calling the police. 1828 01:25:07,233 --> 01:25:07,525 They-- they trashed my apartment! 1829 01:25:09,861 --> 01:25:12,238 [pants] 1830 01:25:12,280 --> 01:25:14,240 -What are you doing here? -Thank God you're okay. 1831 01:25:14,282 --> 01:25:16,784 -I looked everywhere. -No. Get out, Lucas. 1832 01:25:16,826 --> 01:25:19,328 -HAL: Eli, calm down, sweetheart-- -ELI: Daddy. 1833 01:25:19,370 --> 01:25:21,414 -HAL: Lucas told us. -No. Okay? 1834 01:25:21,456 --> 01:25:22,874 Don't believe a word that he has to say. Okay? 1835 01:25:24,500 --> 01:25:24,542 NATE (ON RECORDING): This thing was just a temporary fix 1836 01:25:25,460 --> 01:25:25,501 to get me to the starting line. 1837 01:25:26,377 --> 01:25:26,419 We're gonna give it all back 1838 01:25:27,670 --> 01:25:27,712 as soon as we're in a position to do so. 1839 01:25:29,797 --> 01:25:31,549 This is no harm, no foul. It's victimless! 1840 01:25:33,009 --> 01:25:33,051 ELI (ON RECORDING): Tell that to the class of invisible... 1841 01:25:33,468 --> 01:25:33,926 [gasps] 1842 01:25:36,429 --> 01:25:37,472 Oh, my God. 1843 01:25:39,724 --> 01:25:40,433 Did Nick know? 1844 01:25:40,475 --> 01:25:42,226 LUCAS: No. 1845 01:25:42,268 --> 01:25:43,436 He still doesn't. 1846 01:25:44,854 --> 01:25:46,814 I had to commit, or his face would have given me away. 1847 01:25:48,399 --> 01:25:50,443 And honestly, I didn't decide to do it 1848 01:25:50,485 --> 01:25:52,236 until I was standing outside of the office. 1849 01:25:57,909 --> 01:25:59,035 [sighs] 1850 01:25:59,077 --> 01:26:01,454 You know, this doesn't fix everything. 1851 01:26:01,496 --> 01:26:02,705 LUCAS: I know. 1852 01:26:02,747 --> 01:26:04,248 I needed you to be wrong. 1853 01:26:06,959 --> 01:26:07,919 I love you. 1854 01:26:10,713 --> 01:26:11,631 It's all I got. 1855 01:26:13,341 --> 01:26:14,300 [sighs] 1856 01:26:16,052 --> 01:26:17,804 I need to tell Nick. 1857 01:26:17,845 --> 01:26:20,515 He's on his way to Sterling's rally right now. 1858 01:26:20,556 --> 01:26:21,641 I'm flying with the campaign. 1859 01:26:21,682 --> 01:26:23,309 I'll track him down and tell him. 1860 01:26:23,351 --> 01:26:24,894 -You go work on your story. -I'll just call him. 1861 01:26:24,936 --> 01:26:26,270 LUCAS: That might be difficult. 1862 01:26:26,312 --> 01:26:27,355 The last time I saw Nick's phone, 1863 01:26:28,231 --> 01:26:29,690 it was floating in Sterling's coffee. 1864 01:26:29,732 --> 01:26:30,691 [sighs] 1865 01:26:31,943 --> 01:26:33,277 Right. 1866 01:26:35,613 --> 01:26:36,823 CORRESPONDENT 14 (ON TV): Nate Sterling 1867 01:26:38,241 --> 01:26:39,325 will be in Atlanta tonight while Senator Turnbull 1868 01:26:39,367 --> 01:26:41,744 travels to Florida. 1869 01:26:41,786 --> 01:26:44,038 CORRESPONDENT 15 (ON TV): And Nate Sterling is trending on social media as excitement... 1870 01:26:44,080 --> 01:26:45,289 CORRESPONDENT 16 (ON TV): Senator Turnbull leads 1871 01:26:46,290 --> 01:26:47,583 all candidates in total campaign spend, 1872 01:26:49,085 --> 01:26:50,378 having raised more cash than both Sterling and Archer 1873 01:26:50,420 --> 01:26:51,879 for the third month in a row. 1874 01:26:54,006 --> 01:26:54,924 ELI: Lucas. 1875 01:26:55,717 --> 01:26:55,800 LUCAS (OVER CELLPHONE): Hey. 1876 01:26:56,384 --> 01:26:56,801 Did you find him? 1877 01:26:57,927 --> 01:26:59,095 -[indistinct chatter] -Uh, no. Not yet. 1878 01:26:59,137 --> 01:27:01,013 ELI (OVER CELLPHONE): Where are you? 1879 01:27:01,055 --> 01:27:03,015 I'm by ATB. 1880 01:27:03,057 --> 01:27:05,059 CORRESPONDENT 17: ...A declaration of Independence. 1881 01:27:07,937 --> 01:27:10,648 And some are calling Sterling the most influential... 1882 01:27:10,690 --> 01:27:11,941 ELI (OVER CELLPHONE): Nothing? 1883 01:27:11,983 --> 01:27:14,402 It's like a zoo with no cages. 1884 01:27:14,444 --> 01:27:17,530 CORRESPONDENT 18: Here we are at Nate Sterling's biggest rally yet. 1885 01:27:17,572 --> 01:27:18,531 He's about to do a hit 1886 01:27:19,323 --> 01:27:19,991 on Politics Nightly with Jane Bower. 1887 01:27:21,075 --> 01:27:21,325 CORRESPONDENT 19: ...Tramping its way 1888 01:27:22,535 --> 01:27:22,952 through America's two-party landscape. 1889 01:27:23,619 --> 01:27:25,496 [indistinct speech] 1890 01:27:25,538 --> 01:27:28,374 ...by two points with just one week to go. 1891 01:27:28,416 --> 01:27:30,501 [indistinct speech] 1892 01:27:36,382 --> 01:27:37,341 I got him. 1893 01:27:39,886 --> 01:27:41,387 CORRESPONDENT 1: ...Just over a year ago. 1894 01:27:41,429 --> 01:27:43,014 [indistinct shouting] 1895 01:27:45,558 --> 01:27:47,643 LUCAS: I-- I-- I-- I need to talk to him. 1896 01:27:47,685 --> 01:27:49,395 -I need to talk to Mr. Booker. -No access here, sir. 1897 01:27:49,437 --> 01:27:50,772 JANE (ON TV): Nate Sterling is set to take 1898 01:27:52,273 --> 01:27:52,648 the stage any minute now to make his closing arguments. 1899 01:27:53,649 --> 01:27:54,942 Shit. Call back when you get him. 1900 01:27:56,652 --> 01:27:56,694 JANE (ON TV): ... by Nicholas Booker, esteemed columnist 1901 01:27:58,321 --> 01:28:00,490 for the Washington Chronicle and lion of the fourth state. 1902 01:28:00,531 --> 01:28:01,949 The election is a dead heat. 1903 01:28:01,991 --> 01:28:03,242 JANE: If it's anything 1904 01:28:03,284 --> 01:28:05,036 like the last two elections, it could come down 1905 01:28:05,078 --> 01:28:07,413 to a few thousand votes in a handful of swing states, 1906 01:28:07,455 --> 01:28:11,918 or if it's a repeat of 2000, a few hundred votes. 1907 01:28:11,959 --> 01:28:14,712 Your column is read by a few million. 1908 01:28:14,754 --> 01:28:16,130 Your readers really listen to you. 1909 01:28:16,172 --> 01:28:17,423 They trust you. 1910 01:28:17,465 --> 01:28:18,883 I call it like I see it. 1911 01:28:18,925 --> 01:28:19,926 What do you see here? 1912 01:28:23,721 --> 01:28:25,973 [crowd cheering] 1913 01:28:26,015 --> 01:28:34,941 (***) 1914 01:28:44,033 --> 01:28:51,958 (***) 1915 01:28:53,000 --> 01:28:56,212 [chuckles] 1916 01:28:56,254 --> 01:29:00,049 Well, I have good news and bad news. 1917 01:29:00,091 --> 01:29:01,634 Which do you want first? 1918 01:29:01,676 --> 01:29:02,927 SUPPORTER (ON TV): The bad! 1919 01:29:02,969 --> 01:29:04,011 NATE (ON TV) Right! 1920 01:29:04,053 --> 01:29:06,931 Okay, here it is. 1921 01:29:08,641 --> 01:29:11,894 My little girl turned 21 yesterday. 1922 01:29:13,604 --> 01:29:15,106 And the first thing Alison did was make sure 1923 01:29:15,148 --> 01:29:16,983 her voter registration was current. 1924 01:29:17,024 --> 01:29:18,776 [crowd cheering] 1925 01:29:21,821 --> 01:29:22,780 Hello. 1926 01:29:23,906 --> 01:29:25,450 No. No, no, no, no. Slow down. 1927 01:29:31,539 --> 01:29:32,498 Okay. 1928 01:29:33,791 --> 01:29:34,792 Okay. 1929 01:29:34,834 --> 01:29:43,801 (***) 1930 01:29:52,852 --> 01:29:56,814 (***) 1931 01:30:00,943 --> 01:30:02,278 ...And the other just sits on its hands 1932 01:30:02,320 --> 01:30:03,237 and whines about it. 1933 01:30:08,493 --> 01:30:09,827 'Cause Alison deserves better. 1934 01:30:09,869 --> 01:30:12,830 Our young people deserve better. 1935 01:30:12,872 --> 01:30:14,874 They deserve to look forward to the future 1936 01:30:14,916 --> 01:30:19,128 the way we used to with hope, with pride, with excitement. 1937 01:30:19,170 --> 01:30:20,129 Holy shit. 1938 01:30:20,171 --> 01:30:21,130 GORDON: "Holy shit" what? 1939 01:30:21,172 --> 01:30:25,134 (***) 1940 01:30:26,177 --> 01:30:27,178 Holy... 1941 01:30:28,221 --> 01:30:28,971 This is unreal. 1942 01:30:42,693 --> 01:30:43,861 LUCAS: Oh. Hey, Lynn. I got it. 1943 01:30:46,322 --> 01:30:47,698 [sighs] 1944 01:30:52,245 --> 01:30:55,123 So sorry for your loss, Mrs. James. 1945 01:30:55,164 --> 01:30:56,749 LYNN: Thank you. 1946 01:30:56,791 --> 01:30:59,669 And thank you for being so good to my daughter. 1947 01:30:59,711 --> 01:31:02,755 You and your husband have raised a fine young woman. 1948 01:31:10,304 --> 01:31:12,306 Let's... 1949 01:31:12,348 --> 01:31:14,058 How fast can you finish the story? 1950 01:31:17,979 --> 01:31:19,564 I'm about to bury my dad. 1951 01:31:23,234 --> 01:31:24,652 Maybe you should just take over. 1952 01:31:26,028 --> 01:31:28,156 It's your story. 1953 01:31:28,197 --> 01:31:30,908 You found it. You pushed it. You're writing it. 1954 01:31:33,578 --> 01:31:36,080 And if we're doing it, we gotta be quick. 1955 01:31:36,122 --> 01:31:37,874 We've got 24 hours, tops. 1956 01:31:38,916 --> 01:31:40,835 And it's gotta be airtight. 1957 01:31:41,919 --> 01:31:43,087 I'll take care of the rest. 1958 01:31:45,339 --> 01:31:46,257 And... 1959 01:31:49,594 --> 01:31:50,762 I'm sorry about your father. 1960 01:32:07,820 --> 01:32:09,322 Hello, Eli. 1961 01:32:09,363 --> 01:32:10,615 ELI (OVER PHONE): Nick and I have a story 1962 01:32:11,783 --> 01:32:12,784 ready for publication that just might decide 1963 01:32:13,951 --> 01:32:15,203 the next president of the United States. 1964 01:32:15,244 --> 01:32:17,080 Is that so? 1965 01:32:17,121 --> 01:32:18,748 Should I be worried? 1966 01:32:18,790 --> 01:32:21,250 Why do you wanna be president, Senator Turnbull? 1967 01:32:22,377 --> 01:32:23,878 TURNBULL (OVER PHONE): Look, Eli. 1968 01:32:23,920 --> 01:32:27,423 I assume we don't agree on most policy. 1969 01:32:27,465 --> 01:32:30,676 But one thing we do both value is the truth. 1970 01:32:30,718 --> 01:32:32,762 So, I'm gonna give you mine. 1971 01:32:32,804 --> 01:32:36,099 Right now, I am running as the leader of my party, 1972 01:32:36,140 --> 01:32:37,934 but should I be fortunate enough 1973 01:32:37,975 --> 01:32:40,019 to take that oath on January 20, 1974 01:32:41,062 --> 01:32:44,357 I will be governing as the leader of my country. 1975 01:32:46,192 --> 01:32:48,069 Our democracy is fragile. 1976 01:32:49,654 --> 01:32:52,949 You protect it from the outside by doing what you do. 1977 01:32:52,990 --> 01:32:55,201 And if I get the chance, I'm going to protect it 1978 01:32:55,243 --> 01:32:58,830 from the inside with everything I've got. 1979 01:33:00,331 --> 01:33:01,332 ELI: And off the record? 1980 01:33:04,210 --> 01:33:05,211 Take care, Eli. 1981 01:33:12,343 --> 01:33:21,310 (***) 1982 01:33:30,361 --> 01:33:34,323 (***) 1983 01:33:40,246 --> 01:33:41,998 [chuckles softly] 1984 01:33:42,039 --> 01:33:51,007 (***) 1985 01:34:00,058 --> 01:34:09,025 (***) 1986 01:34:18,076 --> 01:34:27,043 (***) 1987 01:34:28,252 --> 01:34:29,545 I don't understand. 1988 01:34:29,587 --> 01:34:32,131 What's-- what's so special about this one? 1989 01:34:36,177 --> 01:34:37,303 LYNN: The day you were born. 1990 01:34:41,015 --> 01:34:41,974 [sighs] 1991 01:34:45,186 --> 01:34:46,521 I never got to say goodbye. 1992 01:34:48,106 --> 01:34:50,525 We thought it was another false alarm from the chemo. 1993 01:34:53,027 --> 01:34:55,238 He knew that you were at the Chronicle, writing. 1994 01:34:55,279 --> 01:34:56,823 [sighs] 1995 01:34:56,864 --> 01:34:58,074 LYNN: He insisted 1996 01:34:58,116 --> 01:34:59,951 that that was where you needed to be. 1997 01:35:02,995 --> 01:35:04,789 He loved you. 1998 01:35:07,375 --> 01:35:08,960 He's so proud. 1999 01:35:12,380 --> 01:35:13,381 [kisses] 2000 01:35:13,423 --> 01:35:21,973 (***) 2001 01:35:23,015 --> 01:35:25,143 [chuckles softly] 2002 01:35:25,184 --> 01:35:26,144 Daddy. 2003 01:35:26,185 --> 01:35:35,153 (***) 2004 01:35:38,406 --> 01:35:39,365 Okay. 2005 01:35:44,162 --> 01:35:45,121 [sniffles] 2006 01:35:45,163 --> 01:35:54,088 (***) 2007 01:36:03,181 --> 01:36:12,106 (***) 2008 01:36:15,902 --> 01:36:16,944 [sniffles] 2009 01:36:16,986 --> 01:36:18,988 [phone rings] 2010 01:36:24,410 --> 01:36:25,495 KEVIN (OVER CELLPHONE): Where are you? 2011 01:36:25,536 --> 01:36:27,413 -Kevin? -Hey, where are you? 2012 01:36:27,455 --> 01:36:28,581 ELI (OVER CELLPHONE): I'm at my parents' house. 2013 01:36:28,623 --> 01:36:29,999 All right. 2014 01:36:30,041 --> 01:36:30,541 Meet me at the diner on 4th and Delaware 2015 01:36:31,292 --> 01:36:32,460 in 20 minutes. All right? 2016 01:36:34,253 --> 01:36:34,295 -I'm not doing that. -KEVIN (OVER CELLPHONE): It's an emergency. 2017 01:36:34,962 --> 01:36:35,004 What is this about? 2018 01:36:35,630 --> 01:36:36,339 Look, I was fired. 2019 01:36:36,381 --> 01:36:37,298 Why? 2020 01:36:37,340 --> 01:36:38,925 Because I-- I know the names, 2021 01:36:38,966 --> 01:36:41,302 Tom Mayfield, Dean Clifton, and Spencer Erickson. 2022 01:36:46,224 --> 01:36:48,017 [indistinct chatter] 2023 01:36:51,521 --> 01:36:53,523 How the fuck do you know those names? 2024 01:36:53,564 --> 01:36:55,358 The-- the um-- the other night 2025 01:36:55,400 --> 01:36:58,069 when you got that call and you left in a hurry, 2026 01:36:59,654 --> 01:37:03,616 well, you didn't log out. And Gordon assumed it was mine. 2027 01:37:05,368 --> 01:37:08,538 Look, I didn't say anything, 'cause I was in shock 2028 01:37:08,579 --> 01:37:10,289 and Gordon flipped for it. 2029 01:37:10,331 --> 01:37:11,332 I thought I'd be waking up to a headline 2030 01:37:12,458 --> 01:37:13,418 that would change the course of history. 2031 01:37:14,627 --> 01:37:15,670 So, why did I instead wake up to an email 2032 01:37:17,255 --> 01:37:18,172 informing me that the Chronicle was terminating my contract? 2033 01:37:18,881 --> 01:37:19,382 I mean, I rushed to the office, 2034 01:37:20,758 --> 01:37:21,134 and security wouldn't even let me in the building. 2035 01:37:22,301 --> 01:37:23,970 Apparently, Gordon had HR clean out my desk 2036 01:37:24,011 --> 01:37:25,221 and wipe my desktop. 2037 01:37:25,263 --> 01:37:27,140 Gordon killed the story to save his own ass. 2038 01:37:28,516 --> 01:37:30,560 -Why-- why would he-- - ELI: Jack Hampton. 2039 01:37:30,601 --> 01:37:32,562 He's a huge Sterling supporter. 2040 01:37:32,603 --> 01:37:33,563 Gordon prints the story, 2041 01:37:34,647 --> 01:37:35,106 Hampton orders his head on a platter. 2042 01:37:36,232 --> 01:37:37,400 Gordon kills the story, Sterling wins. 2043 01:37:37,442 --> 01:37:38,568 Guess which paper has a direct line 2044 01:37:38,609 --> 01:37:39,569 to the Oval Office. 2045 01:37:42,613 --> 01:37:45,324 So, Gordon is playing politics 2046 01:37:45,366 --> 01:37:48,035 dirtier than the goddamn politicians? 2047 01:37:50,455 --> 01:37:51,414 [scoffs] 2048 01:37:54,667 --> 01:37:57,462 Please nail that motherfucker. 2049 01:37:58,546 --> 01:37:59,630 I can't believe 2050 01:37:59,672 --> 01:38:01,049 you let Gordon think it was your story. 2051 01:38:03,259 --> 01:38:06,637 Look. I never said that it was. 2052 01:38:06,679 --> 01:38:09,015 And as it turns out, I did you a favor. 2053 01:38:10,600 --> 01:38:12,602 So, you're welcome. Hmm? 2054 01:38:19,650 --> 01:38:21,152 No, Eli. I got it. Please. 2055 01:38:22,278 --> 01:38:23,279 You're unemployed. 2056 01:38:23,321 --> 01:38:25,323 It wouldn't be right. Prick. 2057 01:38:30,995 --> 01:38:32,163 Have you shown Gordon the story? 2058 01:38:33,164 --> 01:38:33,247 NICK (OVER CELLPHONE): I'm waiting for you. 2059 01:38:34,582 --> 01:38:34,624 You should get to see the look on his face. 2060 01:38:35,917 --> 01:38:36,751 -Where the fuck are you? -I'm on my way. 2061 01:38:37,835 --> 01:38:39,128 Whatever you do, don't talk to Gordon. 2062 01:38:43,132 --> 01:38:45,510 And I thought I'd seen it all. 2063 01:38:50,431 --> 01:38:51,432 We're doing this? 2064 01:38:51,474 --> 01:38:53,059 [chuckles] 2065 01:38:54,352 --> 01:38:56,270 ELI: What? 2066 01:38:56,312 --> 01:38:58,606 The weight of the world lies in the palm of my hand. 2067 01:38:58,648 --> 01:39:00,525 I guess I thought it'd be a bit heavier. 2068 01:39:01,609 --> 01:39:03,361 [chuckles softly] 2069 01:39:03,403 --> 01:39:07,115 You know what this means if we go through with this. 2070 01:39:11,577 --> 01:39:13,204 And you're willing? 2071 01:39:13,246 --> 01:39:16,249 I guess that's why they call it the moment of truth. 2072 01:39:18,793 --> 01:39:20,044 It's your story. 2073 01:39:23,339 --> 01:39:24,716 What? 2074 01:39:24,757 --> 01:39:27,635 No. I-- I stumbled upon it, yeah, but you guided me. 2075 01:39:30,805 --> 01:39:32,849 If you hadn't have gotten me that interview 2076 01:39:32,890 --> 01:39:35,643 -at Meyers & Goldstein-- -You would have gotten it in some other way. 2077 01:39:35,685 --> 01:39:36,728 I doubted you. 2078 01:39:38,438 --> 01:39:40,440 You fought through the doubt. 2079 01:39:40,481 --> 01:39:41,566 You took me for the ride. 2080 01:39:43,192 --> 01:39:45,653 I didn't provide anything that you didn't already-- 2081 01:39:45,695 --> 01:39:47,405 You can now. 2082 01:39:47,447 --> 01:39:48,239 What? 2083 01:39:48,281 --> 01:39:49,282 Credibility. 2084 01:39:50,575 --> 01:39:52,785 Sterling was right. Nobody knows my name. 2085 01:39:52,827 --> 01:39:56,372 And those that do aren't so fond of it. 2086 01:39:56,414 --> 01:39:58,332 If I were to publish this on my own, 2087 01:39:58,374 --> 01:40:01,586 it wouldn't get any traction. Or worse, it'll get dismissed. 2088 01:40:03,296 --> 01:40:06,758 But coming from Nicholas Booker, it'll be on every front page 2089 01:40:06,799 --> 01:40:08,634 and television network in minutes. 2090 01:40:09,886 --> 01:40:11,429 We need to do this together. 2091 01:40:12,847 --> 01:40:15,433 And after we break the story, we can set up our own shop. 2092 01:40:16,893 --> 01:40:19,270 No editor or parent corporation 2093 01:40:19,312 --> 01:40:21,564 to tell us what we can and can't print. 2094 01:40:21,606 --> 01:40:25,568 A publication that answers to nothing but the facts, 2095 01:40:25,610 --> 01:40:26,611 wherever they lead. 2096 01:40:28,654 --> 01:40:29,697 What would we call it? 2097 01:40:32,241 --> 01:40:33,159 The Independent. 2098 01:40:36,704 --> 01:40:37,830 The Independent. 2099 01:40:37,872 --> 01:40:46,798 (***) 2100 01:40:54,806 --> 01:40:56,766 [breathes deeply] 2101 01:40:56,808 --> 01:41:06,776 (***) 2102 01:41:13,241 --> 01:41:14,450 You do the honors. 2103 01:41:14,492 --> 01:41:23,459 (***) 2104 01:41:33,886 --> 01:41:34,887 [chuckles] 2105 01:41:36,681 --> 01:41:37,640 Thank you. 2106 01:41:37,682 --> 01:41:46,649 (***) 2107 01:41:49,694 --> 01:41:50,778 Now, what? 2108 01:41:52,029 --> 01:41:53,364 What do you say we get the hell out of here? 2109 01:41:55,366 --> 01:41:56,826 And go where? 2110 01:41:56,868 --> 01:41:58,828 Watch the fireworks from the hill. 2111 01:41:58,870 --> 01:42:02,832 (***) 2112 01:42:04,500 --> 01:42:08,421 [journalists clamoring] 2113 01:42:08,463 --> 01:42:17,430 (***) 2114 01:42:26,481 --> 01:42:35,448 (***) 2115 01:42:36,532 --> 01:42:37,742 50 years, Gordon. 2116 01:42:39,368 --> 01:42:40,745 I didn't know you had it in you. 2117 01:42:44,999 --> 01:42:49,337 I was just trying to protect everyone in here. 2118 01:42:49,379 --> 01:42:52,882 And I'm just trying to protect everyone out there. 2119 01:42:52,924 --> 01:43:01,849 (***) 2120 01:43:02,934 --> 01:43:03,893 Take care, Gordon. 2121 01:43:07,897 --> 01:43:09,482 Think they'll read this one in West Virginia? 2122 01:43:11,776 --> 01:43:12,735 Hmm. 2123 01:43:12,777 --> 01:43:21,744 (***) 2124 01:43:28,626 --> 01:43:31,337 * Oh, beautiful * 2125 01:43:31,379 --> 01:43:35,007 * For heroes proved in liberating strife * 2126 01:43:46,769 --> 01:43:50,606 * Who more than self their country loved * 2127 01:43:54,777 --> 01:43:58,948 * And mercy more than life * 2128 01:44:05,830 --> 01:44:09,751 * America, hmm, America * 2129 01:44:14,130 --> 01:44:17,759 * May God thy gold refine * 2130 01:44:20,094 --> 01:44:23,890 * Till all success be nobleness and every gain divined * 2131 01:44:36,069 --> 01:44:37,570 * And you know, when I was in school * 2132 01:44:37,612 --> 01:44:38,696 * We used to sing it something like this * 2133 01:44:38,738 --> 01:44:39,989 * Listen here * 2134 01:44:40,031 --> 01:44:43,910 * Oh, beautiful for spacious skies * 2135 01:44:50,958 --> 01:44:53,961 * For amber waves of grain * 2136 01:44:59,384 --> 01:45:03,054 * For purple mountain, majesties * 2137 01:45:08,101 --> 01:45:12,063 * Above the fruited plain * 2138 01:45:13,815 --> 01:45:14,732 * But now, wait a minute * 2139 01:45:16,067 --> 01:45:19,904 * I'm talking about America, sweet America * 2140 01:45:26,536 --> 01:45:30,164 * You know, God done shed his grace on thee * 2141 01:45:33,042 --> 01:45:36,838 * He crowned thy good, yes, he did, in brotherhood * 2142 01:45:42,802 --> 01:45:46,681 * From sea to shining sea * 2143 01:45:48,850 --> 01:45:50,685 * You know I wish I had somebody * 2144 01:45:50,727 --> 01:45:51,769 * To help me sing this * 2145 01:45:51,811 --> 01:45:55,648 * America * 2146 01:45:55,690 --> 01:45:56,733 * America * 2147 01:45:58,568 --> 01:46:00,945 * I love you, America * 2148 01:46:00,987 --> 01:46:02,447 * God shed his grace on the * 2149 01:46:03,573 --> 01:46:05,533 * You see, my God, he done shed His grace on thee * 2150 01:46:07,994 --> 01:46:09,662 * And you oughta love him for it * 2151 01:46:09,704 --> 01:46:13,124 * 'Cause he, he, he, he crowned thy good * 2152 01:46:14,208 --> 01:46:17,920 * He told me he would with brotherhood * 2153 01:46:19,464 --> 01:46:23,176 * From sea to shining sea * 2154 01:46:26,471 --> 01:46:30,141 * Oh Lord, oh Lord, I thank you, Lord * 2155 01:46:31,809 --> 01:46:35,772 * Shining sea * 2156 01:46:35,813 --> 01:46:44,739 (***) 2157 01:46:53,831 --> 01:47:02,757 (***) 2158 01:47:11,849 --> 01:47:20,775 (***) 2159 01:47:29,867 --> 01:47:38,793 (***)