1 00:01:36,535 --> 00:01:40,265 REPORTER: As we enter the final week of this historic three-horse race, 2 00:01:40,295 --> 00:01:42,535 I'm surrounded by passionate supporters of a candidate 3 00:01:42,565 --> 00:01:44,565 who burst onto the scene no more than five months ago. 4 00:01:44,595 --> 00:01:48,435 - Lucas. - Hey. - Did you find him? - Uh, no. Not yet. 5 00:01:48,465 --> 00:01:52,035 - Where are you? - I'm by ATB. 6 00:01:52,065 --> 00:01:55,235 REPORTER: A story unheard of in the history of American politics. 7 00:01:55,265 --> 00:01:58,165 One year ago, former gold medallist, Nate Sterling, 8 00:01:58,195 --> 00:02:01,305 took the political world by surprise and by storm 9 00:02:01,335 --> 00:02:03,305 with his best-selling manifesto, 10 00:02:03,335 --> 00:02:06,765 "A Declaration of Independence: A Modern-Day Common Sense." 11 00:02:06,805 --> 00:02:09,205 REPORTER: Here we are at Nate Sterling's biggest rally yet. 12 00:02:09,235 --> 00:02:11,265 The independent candidate has created a tsunami, 13 00:02:11,295 --> 00:02:14,135 thrashing its way through America's two-party landscape 14 00:02:14,165 --> 00:02:17,265 as he leads Republican nominee Patricia Turnbull by two points 15 00:02:17,305 --> 00:02:19,305 with just one week to go. 16 00:02:19,335 --> 00:02:21,335 The senior senator from Tennessee beat out ten 17 00:02:21,365 --> 00:02:23,465 of her fellow Republicans in the primary 18 00:02:23,505 --> 00:02:25,495 by courting both the moderate and far left. 19 00:02:25,535 --> 00:02:27,665 REPORTER: President Archer will need to pull off a miracle 20 00:02:27,705 --> 00:02:29,235 to have any hope of securing a second term. 21 00:02:29,265 --> 00:02:30,565 With an approval rating in the basement, 22 00:02:30,605 --> 00:02:33,365 some are calling the Democratic incumbent a sitting duck. 23 00:02:33,395 --> 00:02:35,595 He's about to do a hit on Politics Nightly with Jane Bower. 24 00:02:37,335 --> 00:02:39,805 Nate Sterling is set to take the stage any minute now. 25 00:02:40,035 --> 00:02:41,465 Shit. Call back when you get him. 26 00:02:41,565 --> 00:02:43,465 But until then, I'm pleased to welcome Nicholas Booker, 27 00:02:43,495 --> 00:02:45,495 esteemed columnist for the Washington Chronicle 28 00:02:45,535 --> 00:02:47,535 and lion of the fourth state. 29 00:02:47,605 --> 00:02:50,595 Oh! You're too kind, Jane. (CHUCKLES) 30 00:02:50,635 --> 00:02:52,665 The election is a dead heat. 31 00:02:52,705 --> 00:02:55,135 If it's anything like the last two elections, it could come down 32 00:02:55,165 --> 00:02:57,235 to a few thousand votes and a handful of swing states, 33 00:02:57,265 --> 00:02:59,395 or if it's a repeat of 2000, 34 00:02:59,435 --> 00:03:01,535 a few hundred votes. 35 00:03:01,635 --> 00:03:03,695 Your column is read by a few million. 36 00:03:03,735 --> 00:03:05,735 Your readers really listen to you. 37 00:03:05,765 --> 00:03:08,335 - They trust you. - I call it like I see it. 38 00:03:08,365 --> 00:03:10,365 What do you see here? 39 00:03:10,435 --> 00:03:12,395 (CROWD CHEERING) 40 00:03:18,265 --> 00:03:20,235 (CHEERING CONTINUES) 41 00:03:28,395 --> 00:03:30,395 (CHEERING CONTINUES) 42 00:03:34,195 --> 00:03:36,195 (CHEERING FADES) 43 00:03:36,235 --> 00:03:39,435 Well, I have good news and bad news. 44 00:03:39,465 --> 00:03:41,765 - Which do you want first? - MAN: Bad news! 45 00:03:41,795 --> 00:03:43,995 Huh, right! Always the bad. 46 00:03:44,035 --> 00:03:46,135 Here it is. 47 00:03:46,165 --> 00:03:48,335 My little girl... 48 00:03:48,365 --> 00:03:50,365 turned 21 yesterday. 49 00:03:50,405 --> 00:03:52,495 (CHEERING) (EXHALES) 50 00:03:52,535 --> 00:03:54,535 And the first thing Alison did... 51 00:03:56,035 --> 00:03:58,095 ..was make sure her voter registration was current. 52 00:03:58,135 --> 00:04:00,235 (CHEERING) 53 00:04:00,265 --> 00:04:02,535 Ah... 54 00:04:02,565 --> 00:04:04,565 21 years. 55 00:04:04,595 --> 00:04:07,495 Those of you with kids, you know how fast the time goes. 56 00:04:07,605 --> 00:04:10,035 And as I looked at those candles flickering on top of that 57 00:04:10,065 --> 00:04:13,635 birthday cake, it brought me back to the big moments of her life. 58 00:04:13,695 --> 00:04:17,405 Her first words, her first steps, her first day of school. 59 00:04:17,435 --> 00:04:20,565 (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) But then my mind wandered 60 00:04:20,605 --> 00:04:22,695 to all she's seen in her young life. 61 00:04:24,265 --> 00:04:26,505 Terror reaching our shores. 62 00:04:26,535 --> 00:04:29,165 Two long and costly wars. 63 00:04:29,195 --> 00:04:32,135 A great recession. A deadly global pandemic. 64 00:04:32,165 --> 00:04:34,165 Classrooms getting shot up every other month. 65 00:04:34,195 --> 00:04:36,205 - Climate getting harsher by the day. - MAN: Yeah! 66 00:04:36,235 --> 00:04:39,365 Our very capitol, the people's house... 67 00:04:39,395 --> 00:04:42,535 under siege. - WOMAN: Yes! - And the sad truth is 68 00:04:42,565 --> 00:04:45,195 one party fuels this rage 69 00:04:45,235 --> 00:04:48,005 while the other sits on their hands and whines about it. 70 00:04:48,035 --> 00:04:50,035 Now, you want the good news? 71 00:04:50,065 --> 00:04:52,165 CROWD: Yeah! 72 00:04:52,205 --> 00:04:54,205 The good news is... 73 00:04:54,235 --> 00:04:57,165 my daughter Alison turned 21 yesterday. 74 00:04:57,195 --> 00:05:00,005 (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) And as she blew out those candles 75 00:05:00,035 --> 00:05:02,565 on top of that cake, a funny thing happened. 76 00:05:02,605 --> 00:05:04,605 The flames reignited. 77 00:05:04,635 --> 00:05:07,805 So, she blew 'em out again, and then the flames came back again. 78 00:05:07,995 --> 00:05:11,535 And no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't blow those candles out. 79 00:05:11,565 --> 00:05:13,735 And that made me think two things. 80 00:05:15,235 --> 00:05:17,435 One, my wife has a wonderful sense of humour. (LAUGHTER) 81 00:05:17,465 --> 00:05:20,765 And two, just like those candles, 82 00:05:20,805 --> 00:05:22,805 we always come back. 83 00:05:22,995 --> 00:05:25,365 America always comes back. (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) 84 00:05:25,405 --> 00:05:28,135 And we have to dig deep and do it again. 85 00:05:28,165 --> 00:05:30,135 Because Alison deserves better. 86 00:05:30,165 --> 00:05:32,305 Our young people deserve better. 87 00:05:32,335 --> 00:05:35,365 They deserve to look forward to the future the way we used to, 88 00:05:35,395 --> 00:05:38,365 with hope, with pride, with excitement. 89 00:05:38,405 --> 00:05:40,665 There's no more time for cruelty or fear. 90 00:05:40,705 --> 00:05:44,065 There's no more time for incompetence or inaction. 91 00:05:44,095 --> 00:05:47,505 Their time is up! Our time is now! 92 00:05:47,535 --> 00:05:50,435 America's time is now! (CHEERING) 93 00:05:50,465 --> 00:05:53,435 And if you stand with me, and you vote for me, 94 00:05:53,465 --> 00:05:57,005 and you keep fighting for real change with me... (CHEERING) 95 00:05:57,035 --> 00:06:01,065 ..I promise we will get our fire back, too. 96 00:06:01,095 --> 00:06:03,105 (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) 97 00:06:08,795 --> 00:06:11,195 Now, let me tell you 98 00:06:11,235 --> 00:06:13,235 how we're gonna do it. 99 00:06:21,435 --> 00:06:23,735 COMMENTATOR: The general election is finally upon us, 100 00:06:23,765 --> 00:06:25,765 and once again we're forced to choose between 101 00:06:25,795 --> 00:06:28,065 the lesser of two evils. 102 00:06:28,095 --> 00:06:30,035 On one side, a Democrat in decline, 103 00:06:30,065 --> 00:06:32,565 and on the other, a Republican in the pockets 104 00:06:32,595 --> 00:06:34,595 of corporate America. 105 00:06:34,635 --> 00:06:37,495 Oh, boy, our country is mired in a recession, 106 00:06:37,535 --> 00:06:39,565 the whole world's on fire, 107 00:06:39,605 --> 00:06:41,605 and these are the best two people we can come up with? 108 00:06:41,635 --> 00:06:43,695 I mean, come on! Good luck, everyone. 109 00:06:43,735 --> 00:06:46,135 - We're going to need it. - Good news! 110 00:06:46,165 --> 00:06:49,065 We've been bought... again. 111 00:06:49,105 --> 00:06:51,305 As I'm sure, some of you have already heard, 112 00:06:51,335 --> 00:06:54,095 Mr Jack Hampton is our newest overlord. 113 00:06:54,135 --> 00:06:57,565 Of course, I'm gonna try to minimise the casualties, 114 00:06:57,605 --> 00:07:01,165 but it's no secret our readership is, uh... 115 00:07:01,195 --> 00:07:04,465 spreading thin. If we hope to compete, 116 00:07:04,495 --> 00:07:07,565 we're gonna have to get down in the mud with the pigs. 117 00:07:07,605 --> 00:07:10,305 And how low does Mr Hampton want us to go? 118 00:07:10,365 --> 00:07:12,465 Conspiracy clickbait? 119 00:07:12,565 --> 00:07:15,135 Ten thousand words on celebrity pets? 120 00:07:15,165 --> 00:07:17,335 We have to evolve. 121 00:07:17,365 --> 00:07:20,265 The only reason we're not worm feed like half the other papers 122 00:07:20,305 --> 00:07:23,465 in this godforsaken country is because we do not stop 123 00:07:23,505 --> 00:07:27,265 to tread water. If we don't keep swimmin', we die. 124 00:07:27,295 --> 00:07:30,805 You. I'm looking for new, innovative ideas. 125 00:07:31,005 --> 00:07:34,435 Something that will ensure that we are all still employed 126 00:07:34,465 --> 00:07:36,495 come Labor Day. Hmm? 127 00:07:36,535 --> 00:07:39,065 - We need to win the battle for Millennials and Gen Z. - Uh-huh. 128 00:07:39,095 --> 00:07:41,105 We-We programme around the Facebook algorithm. 129 00:07:41,135 --> 00:07:43,135 Expand our social media presence. 130 00:07:43,165 --> 00:07:45,665 He, whose name I don't care to learn, seems to think 131 00:07:45,705 --> 00:07:48,735 that because I've got grandkids born before the Internet, 132 00:07:48,765 --> 00:07:51,605 I don't know that we need to expand. Of course. 133 00:07:51,635 --> 00:07:55,035 I have got a whole fucking sweatshop 134 00:07:55,065 --> 00:07:57,065 working like a Russian troll farm 135 00:07:57,105 --> 00:07:59,635 to expand our social media presence. 136 00:07:59,665 --> 00:08:02,165 OK?! I've also got an army of halfwits 137 00:08:02,195 --> 00:08:04,765 twice as smart as you... - A high school in West Virginia 138 00:08:04,795 --> 00:08:07,805 is going to a four-day school week, because of budget cuts. 139 00:08:07,995 --> 00:08:10,995 - I had a call with the principal... - And how's that gonna sell papers? 140 00:08:11,035 --> 00:08:15,095 I thought... I mean, cutting a whole day out of the school week... 141 00:08:15,135 --> 00:08:17,535 What percentage of our readership do you think 142 00:08:17,565 --> 00:08:20,365 has ever set foot in West Virginia? 143 00:08:20,395 --> 00:08:22,635 And as for the banjo-pickers themselves, 144 00:08:22,665 --> 00:08:26,735 if it ain't Fox or Infowars, they ain't readin' it. 145 00:08:26,765 --> 00:08:29,095 Well, maybe that's why they don't read the Chronicle. 146 00:08:29,135 --> 00:08:31,205 They got a point calling themselves the forgotten people 147 00:08:31,235 --> 00:08:34,465 and calling us condescending coastal elitists. 148 00:08:37,505 --> 00:08:40,105 We are elite. 149 00:08:40,165 --> 00:08:41,565 And if you don't start acting like it, 150 00:08:41,595 --> 00:08:44,005 you're gonna be a forgotten person before you know it. 151 00:08:44,035 --> 00:08:46,605 The school in question is 90% minority. 152 00:08:46,635 --> 00:08:49,535 It's gonna make the achievement gap even wider. 153 00:08:49,565 --> 00:08:52,105 Of course, the private school kids are gonna be just fine. 154 00:08:52,135 --> 00:08:54,165 What else? 155 00:08:54,195 --> 00:08:56,605 Hmm? 156 00:08:56,635 --> 00:08:59,065 - Nate Sterling. - Ah. 157 00:08:59,095 --> 00:09:02,335 - You again. - I hear he's jumping into the race next week. 158 00:09:02,365 --> 00:09:04,365 And you think I haven't heard those rumours? 159 00:09:04,405 --> 00:09:06,435 It's bullshit. It's publicity for his book. 160 00:09:06,465 --> 00:09:09,195 My source on the ground says he just hired Kathy Gibbs 161 00:09:09,235 --> 00:09:11,235 as his campaign manager. 162 00:09:15,065 --> 00:09:17,565 Independents - they're like bees. 163 00:09:17,595 --> 00:09:19,595 Once they sting, they die. 164 00:09:19,635 --> 00:09:21,635 If he does announce, 165 00:09:21,665 --> 00:09:24,235 he might buzz around the honey jar for a week or two, 166 00:09:24,265 --> 00:09:26,665 but nobody outside the two-party system has ever cracked 167 00:09:26,695 --> 00:09:29,205 20% percent of the poles. Now, it'd be a fool's errand. 168 00:09:29,235 --> 00:09:31,805 His camp secretly hired a pollster 169 00:09:31,995 --> 00:09:34,065 to test his numbers against potential nominees. 170 00:09:34,105 --> 00:09:36,165 When Turnbull secured the bid, 171 00:09:36,195 --> 00:09:38,265 they saw a real opening for an independent like him. 172 00:09:38,305 --> 00:09:40,265 They know he's gonna have to thread the needle, 173 00:09:40,305 --> 00:09:44,365 but it's not impossible. - So, what are you suggesting? 174 00:09:46,365 --> 00:09:48,735 We get in early. 175 00:09:48,765 --> 00:09:52,095 Prep a cover feature. The wave is coming with this guy. 176 00:09:52,135 --> 00:09:54,135 We may as well paddle out to the break. 177 00:09:54,195 --> 00:09:57,605 Tell me why I would waste my front page on this neophyte? 178 00:09:57,635 --> 00:10:00,465 Are you referring to me or Sterling, sir? 179 00:10:00,505 --> 00:10:02,735 Both. You willing to bet your job 180 00:10:02,765 --> 00:10:05,165 on this fever dream of yours? 181 00:10:05,195 --> 00:10:07,265 If we short him, we'll be kicking ourselves later. 182 00:10:07,305 --> 00:10:09,765 But if we're early to the party, we might just sell enough papers 183 00:10:09,795 --> 00:10:11,805 to give the Russian trolls an extra ten minutes 184 00:10:11,995 --> 00:10:13,995 on their lunch break. 185 00:10:15,365 --> 00:10:17,365 Hmm. 186 00:10:17,405 --> 00:10:19,535 (CLICKS TONGUE) Fuck it. 187 00:10:19,565 --> 00:10:23,135 How can I fold when a wounded cub is all in? 188 00:10:23,165 --> 00:10:26,805 Ackerman, you take the reins on the Sterling feature. 189 00:10:27,035 --> 00:10:29,335 - Choose your own co-pilot. - I'll take Conrad. 190 00:10:36,565 --> 00:10:39,295 So, you're gonna give me the source of Sterling's camp? 191 00:10:39,335 --> 00:10:42,595 (SIGHS) Look, look, look, look. I get it. I get it. All right? 192 00:10:42,635 --> 00:10:46,035 You wanted that story. And that was a valiant effort. 193 00:10:46,065 --> 00:10:49,495 It was. But, you know, karma is still a bitch. 194 00:10:49,535 --> 00:10:51,735 - And so am I. - (SCOFFS) Come on. 195 00:10:51,765 --> 00:10:54,335 Look, it's a hard time for guys like me right now. 196 00:10:54,365 --> 00:10:56,365 - I mean, look around you. - Oh, come on. 197 00:10:56,405 --> 00:10:58,465 - A little awareness maybe... - OK. Thanks. 198 00:10:58,495 --> 00:11:00,465 Make up your mind. 199 00:11:00,495 --> 00:11:03,235 Either you're a victim or a big shot. 200 00:11:03,305 --> 00:11:06,265 Kid gets to scoop Ackerman's shit on his first cover story. 201 00:11:06,295 --> 00:11:08,765 And suddenly, he's schizophrenic. 202 00:11:08,995 --> 00:11:11,105 - No. I was just... - Were you just thanking Eli 203 00:11:11,135 --> 00:11:13,565 for the opportunity? 204 00:11:13,595 --> 00:11:15,605 Yeah. 205 00:11:19,135 --> 00:11:21,595 I never liked that arrogant little boat shoe. 206 00:11:23,205 --> 00:11:26,565 Email me the best thing 207 00:11:26,595 --> 00:11:28,605 you've ever written. 208 00:11:35,135 --> 00:11:37,665 Which piece did you send him? The Honduran refugee one? 209 00:11:37,695 --> 00:11:40,635 - Yeah. - Holy shit. He is gonna love it. 210 00:11:42,795 --> 00:11:45,095 - What? - Nothing. 211 00:11:49,595 --> 00:11:51,595 What is this? 212 00:11:53,595 --> 00:11:55,595 Now, when did you have time to... 213 00:11:55,635 --> 00:11:57,605 You've been working so hard, I thought, 214 00:11:57,665 --> 00:12:01,035 - "He deserves the finest grape Safeway has on offer." - Oh. 215 00:12:01,065 --> 00:12:03,065 (KISS) (CHUCKLES) 216 00:12:07,465 --> 00:12:09,465 (CAR ALARM BEEPS) 217 00:12:09,495 --> 00:12:12,135 Penny ships off tomorrow. So, if my mum breaks down in tears, 218 00:12:12,165 --> 00:12:14,635 don't get too alarmed. - Your mum? What about you? 219 00:12:14,665 --> 00:12:16,695 Remember the last time she deployed? (LAUGHS) 220 00:12:16,735 --> 00:12:19,035 - That's smart, buddy. - Ooh! 221 00:12:19,065 --> 00:12:21,295 - Hi. - Hello. Hey. 222 00:12:21,335 --> 00:12:24,235 To my beautiful daughters... 223 00:12:24,265 --> 00:12:26,335 Penelope and Elisha. 224 00:12:26,365 --> 00:12:29,205 One makes the news and one reports it. 225 00:12:29,235 --> 00:12:33,035 Oh, wow. You make it sound so romantic. 226 00:12:33,065 --> 00:12:36,195 Most days, I just stand by the printer and get paper cuts. 227 00:12:36,235 --> 00:12:38,705 Well, you accepted the risk when you signed up for the job. 228 00:12:38,735 --> 00:12:41,205 Why don't you just go AWOL, and come bunk up with me and Lucas? 229 00:12:41,265 --> 00:12:43,605 That'd be fun. As long as you're cool with harbouring a deserter 230 00:12:43,635 --> 00:12:46,505 with a warrant out for her arrest. - Let's change the subject, shall we? 231 00:12:46,535 --> 00:12:48,705 - Eli has some breaking news. - Oh. 232 00:12:48,735 --> 00:12:51,535 She managed to get on the radar of one Nicholas Booker. 233 00:12:51,565 --> 00:12:53,635 Nicholas Booker, huh? 234 00:12:53,665 --> 00:12:56,365 See, now that's what you need. Your own opinion column. 235 00:12:56,435 --> 00:12:58,635 I'm not on the Daily Tar Heel anymore, Dad. 236 00:12:58,665 --> 00:13:01,635 Columns don't just drop out of thin air at the Chronicle. 237 00:13:01,665 --> 00:13:05,105 Well, if you wanna have a real impact, change minds, 238 00:13:05,135 --> 00:13:07,235 you need a pulpit. A column in the Chronicle 239 00:13:07,265 --> 00:13:10,335 is like the pope's balcony for Christ's sake. 240 00:13:10,365 --> 00:13:11,365 I'm working on it, Daddy. 241 00:13:11,395 --> 00:13:13,695 I'm just saying it might take a couple decades, that's all. 242 00:13:13,735 --> 00:13:16,565 The Dalai Lama was a god-king at two. 243 00:13:17,635 --> 00:13:19,635 Man has a point. 244 00:13:19,665 --> 00:13:22,565 - Oh, yeah? - Yeah. - Mm. Wow. 245 00:13:22,605 --> 00:13:25,095 Does the man know that religion and politics are about the only 246 00:13:25,135 --> 00:13:27,135 two topics to avoid when you got a dinner guest? 247 00:13:27,165 --> 00:13:30,295 Who, Lucas? He's practically family. 248 00:13:30,335 --> 00:13:33,195 Speaking of, when are you two gonna make that official? 249 00:13:33,235 --> 00:13:36,535 (LAUGHS) Have you got any new additions to your collection? 250 00:13:36,565 --> 00:13:38,765 - No, but wait. When are we gonna make it official? - No, no, no. 251 00:13:38,805 --> 00:13:40,765 - This is important. - Right. (LAUGHS) 252 00:13:45,495 --> 00:13:47,605 You know, I never asked you... 253 00:13:47,635 --> 00:13:49,765 which one was your first? 254 00:13:49,795 --> 00:13:52,465 The day we realised the government 255 00:13:52,505 --> 00:13:54,765 had been lying to us all along, 256 00:13:54,805 --> 00:13:57,505 sending me and my friends halfway around the world 257 00:13:57,535 --> 00:13:59,535 to kill and be killed. 258 00:13:59,565 --> 00:14:02,495 Years after, Nixon knew the war was unwinnable. 259 00:14:02,535 --> 00:14:05,795 - Do you have a favourite? - He did before it was retracted. 260 00:14:05,995 --> 00:14:07,995 That's what happens when you play fast. 261 00:14:08,035 --> 00:14:10,165 I wasn't playing, Dad. He played me. 262 00:14:10,205 --> 00:14:12,365 - There's a difference. - Sweetheart... 263 00:14:12,405 --> 00:14:14,405 you let yourself get played. 264 00:14:14,435 --> 00:14:16,735 Why don't you all come in here, so we can give Penny 265 00:14:16,765 --> 00:14:18,765 a proper send-off? 266 00:14:28,105 --> 00:14:30,495 WOMAN: He's in meetings all day, but I can give you his card. 267 00:14:30,535 --> 00:14:33,265 - Thanks. - Oh, there he goes right now. 268 00:14:33,305 --> 00:14:36,205 That'll be on Saturday's draw. Thank you, Sharon. 269 00:14:38,065 --> 00:14:41,135 Mr Mayfield. Eli James, Washington Chronicle. 270 00:14:41,165 --> 00:14:43,165 You're the one who keeps calling. 271 00:14:43,195 --> 00:14:45,535 I'm doing a story on drastic cuts in public school budgets, 272 00:14:45,565 --> 00:14:48,605 and it's my understanding that... - I'm sorry. I'm late for a meeting. 273 00:14:53,565 --> 00:14:55,565 Our boys looked good this year. 274 00:14:55,595 --> 00:14:58,005 We play like we did against the Tar Heels in the ACC final, 275 00:14:58,035 --> 00:15:00,265 we might really have a shot next year. - You're a Blue Devil? 276 00:15:00,305 --> 00:15:02,605 - Yes, sir. Class of '08. - Ah. 277 00:15:02,635 --> 00:15:05,165 Well, I got a few decades on you as you can... 278 00:15:05,205 --> 00:15:07,565 Bowties never go out of fashion. 279 00:15:07,595 --> 00:15:10,195 Listen, I gotta ask, how has the recession 280 00:15:10,235 --> 00:15:12,795 affected your jackpots? - Oh, as it affected all of us. 281 00:15:13,005 --> 00:15:14,395 The numbers might have dipped, but... 282 00:15:14,435 --> 00:15:16,435 Well, I would have thought that jackpots would rise 283 00:15:16,465 --> 00:15:18,505 in a recession. - How's that? 284 00:15:18,565 --> 00:15:20,535 You know, a lot more desperate daydreamers. 285 00:15:22,005 --> 00:15:25,005 I think you mean grown adults and valued customers. 286 00:15:26,535 --> 00:15:28,735 You should go grab a ticket yourself. 287 00:15:28,795 --> 00:15:32,435 Gotta be in it to win it. (CAR DOOR OPENS, CLOSES) 288 00:15:33,565 --> 00:15:35,565 (CAR DRIVES OFF) 289 00:15:48,035 --> 00:15:50,135 8pm tonight at The Monaco. 290 00:15:50,195 --> 00:15:52,605 If you're not early, you're late. 291 00:16:02,065 --> 00:16:04,065 (SOFT MUSIC PLAYING) (DOOR CLOSES) 292 00:16:07,605 --> 00:16:12,035 I don't have time for pleasantries. I've got a hit on CNN at 10pm. 293 00:16:12,095 --> 00:16:14,535 - What are you staring at? - I'm sorry. 294 00:16:14,565 --> 00:16:16,765 I just have read every single one of your columns 295 00:16:16,805 --> 00:16:19,135 since I was in seventh grade. - I don't need idol worship. 296 00:16:19,165 --> 00:16:21,165 I need something else from you. 297 00:16:21,195 --> 00:16:23,465 Sit down. (SIGHS) 298 00:16:25,295 --> 00:16:27,295 I'm getting out. 299 00:16:27,335 --> 00:16:29,665 As soon as this election's over, I'm turning in my quill, 300 00:16:29,705 --> 00:16:33,365 and moving to the country. - What? No, you can't retire yet. 301 00:16:33,405 --> 00:16:35,535 - Who are you, my accountant? - Well, what good are you gonna do 302 00:16:35,565 --> 00:16:37,565 out in retirement? - I'll bury myself in Bourbon. 303 00:16:37,605 --> 00:16:39,235 I can read fiction for a change, 304 00:16:39,265 --> 00:16:41,235 and I might even watch golf on Sundays. 305 00:16:41,265 --> 00:16:44,135 Institutions are crumbling. OK? Reality is under attack. 306 00:16:44,165 --> 00:16:45,795 You're one of the only voices.. Come on. Come on... 307 00:16:46,005 --> 00:16:47,135 ..that can speak truth to power. 308 00:16:47,165 --> 00:16:50,035 Tweets with cats boxing yarn get more eyeballs 309 00:16:50,065 --> 00:16:53,065 than a column these days. I've had a good run. 310 00:16:53,095 --> 00:16:55,335 But what journalism's become, 311 00:16:55,365 --> 00:16:57,365 I'm done with it. 312 00:16:57,405 --> 00:17:00,035 There's a reason they tell you not to meet your heroes. 313 00:17:00,065 --> 00:17:02,765 - Then why did you invite me here? - Mr Booker! 314 00:17:02,795 --> 00:17:05,135 - And how are we tonight? - Ah! 315 00:17:05,165 --> 00:17:08,395 - Can't complain, Enrique. - Isn't that your job, sir? 316 00:17:08,435 --> 00:17:11,365 Best steak in town. Only reason I allow him to get away 317 00:17:11,405 --> 00:17:13,465 with being such a smart ass. (CHUCKLES) 318 00:17:14,665 --> 00:17:17,365 Oh, right. Um... 319 00:17:17,395 --> 00:17:19,395 I... 320 00:17:20,805 --> 00:17:22,805 I'll just have the house salad. 321 00:17:24,235 --> 00:17:26,235 Bring us two rib-eye. 322 00:17:26,265 --> 00:17:28,265 - Rare? - Bloody. 323 00:17:28,305 --> 00:17:32,065 Rule number one, you want the rib-eye, get the rib-eye. 324 00:17:32,095 --> 00:17:35,235 And that's the last time I'm doing it for you. 325 00:17:35,265 --> 00:17:37,265 Excuse me, Enrique? 326 00:17:39,405 --> 00:17:41,495 Give me the house salad. 327 00:17:41,535 --> 00:17:43,565 And the lobster tail. 328 00:17:43,605 --> 00:17:45,605 - And may I? - Hm. 329 00:17:47,265 --> 00:17:49,435 A bottle of the '04 Chablis. 330 00:17:49,465 --> 00:17:51,465 Feels like a good vintage. 331 00:17:52,565 --> 00:17:55,665 (LAUGHS) Ah. 332 00:17:55,705 --> 00:17:58,035 - How are you? - Oh. - Lovely to see you. 333 00:17:58,065 --> 00:18:01,205 - Hi, Gregg. - Oh, fuck me. She's coming over. 334 00:18:04,535 --> 00:18:06,805 Who are you? 335 00:18:06,995 --> 00:18:10,165 - Eli James. Pleasure to meet you. - A pleasure. 336 00:18:10,195 --> 00:18:13,005 Your campaign finance bill proved quite the battle, Senator. 337 00:18:13,035 --> 00:18:15,205 Passed just in time for the run-up to the generals. 338 00:18:15,235 --> 00:18:18,465 - Flawless orchestration. - Nicky never was one for small talk. 339 00:18:18,505 --> 00:18:20,765 I gave you a gold star for pulling your party 340 00:18:20,805 --> 00:18:23,105 out of the insane asylum, but this bill... 341 00:18:23,135 --> 00:18:26,195 - Good bill, Nick. - It's Citizens United on meth. 342 00:18:26,235 --> 00:18:28,765 First corporations, and now individuals? 343 00:18:28,795 --> 00:18:32,435 - Oh! She's feisty, this one. - But she's not wrong. 344 00:18:32,535 --> 00:18:34,995 How many of your billionaire boy toys are bidding a path 345 00:18:35,035 --> 00:18:37,035 towards your bedroom door now that you've cut 346 00:18:37,065 --> 00:18:39,095 the chastity belt off their chequebooks? 347 00:18:39,165 --> 00:18:41,565 Before you go defaming the FSCA, 348 00:18:41,605 --> 00:18:44,095 you might want to look up the word freedom 349 00:18:44,135 --> 00:18:46,505 in your pocket dictionary. Turns out, people like it. 350 00:18:46,535 --> 00:18:49,005 Oh, relax. Relax. I'm not gonna write about 351 00:18:49,035 --> 00:18:52,635 your Free Speech Campaign Act. - No? What you gonna write about? 352 00:18:52,665 --> 00:18:55,265 Your Fuck Small Contributions Act. 353 00:18:55,335 --> 00:18:57,295 (LAUGHS) Listen... 354 00:18:57,335 --> 00:19:00,505 I'd love to flirt all night, but my husband's a jealous man. 355 00:19:00,535 --> 00:19:04,035 I just came by to say, I look forward to Sunday's column. 356 00:19:04,065 --> 00:19:06,405 A good shellacking from Nicholas Booker 357 00:19:06,435 --> 00:19:09,465 is the best endorsement a candidate could ask for. 358 00:19:09,495 --> 00:19:13,235 If you need help clarifying the fine print on the bill, 359 00:19:13,295 --> 00:19:15,465 door's always open. - I'll call your aide tomorrow. 360 00:19:16,595 --> 00:19:18,735 I wasn't talking to you. 361 00:19:18,765 --> 00:19:20,765 Call any time. 362 00:19:22,005 --> 00:19:23,995 Don't be shy. 363 00:19:25,065 --> 00:19:28,035 Rule number two, Congressmen think they're presidents, 364 00:19:28,065 --> 00:19:30,365 senators think they're kings, 365 00:19:30,435 --> 00:19:32,595 and presidents think they're God. 366 00:19:32,665 --> 00:19:35,035 Yeah, well, I'm an atheist. 367 00:19:35,065 --> 00:19:37,065 Hmm. 368 00:19:37,095 --> 00:19:39,205 - You married? - No. - Good. Don't. 369 00:19:39,265 --> 00:19:41,365 Is that a rule or a suggestion? 370 00:19:41,435 --> 00:19:43,435 I'm getting divorced again. 371 00:19:43,465 --> 00:19:45,465 - Fool me twice. - Oh, I'm sorry. 372 00:19:45,495 --> 00:19:47,535 Oh, no, no. It's uh... (CHUCKLES) 373 00:19:47,565 --> 00:19:49,565 Congratulations is more appropriate. 374 00:19:49,605 --> 00:19:51,605 Oh, well. 375 00:19:55,135 --> 00:19:57,705 I think you're the one. 376 00:19:57,735 --> 00:20:00,265 What does that mean exactly? 377 00:20:00,305 --> 00:20:03,665 I need someone in my corner on these next few columns. 378 00:20:03,695 --> 00:20:06,235 Gonna be short on time with the old lady 379 00:20:06,265 --> 00:20:08,435 trying to nail me to the cross. 380 00:20:08,465 --> 00:20:10,705 Plus, my TV schedule is wall to wall 381 00:20:10,735 --> 00:20:13,495 with the general heating up. 382 00:20:14,595 --> 00:20:17,335 You be my Angelo Dundee now, 383 00:20:17,365 --> 00:20:21,165 and I'll be your Don King when I get my life back. 384 00:20:21,205 --> 00:20:23,335 - You... you want me to - - I want you to help me 385 00:20:23,365 --> 00:20:25,365 with my columns. 386 00:20:27,135 --> 00:20:29,535 I'll... I'll tell you what I wanna cover. 387 00:20:29,565 --> 00:20:33,165 You assist with research, uh, share your notes. 388 00:20:33,205 --> 00:20:35,235 (CLEARS THROAT) Proof my drafts. 389 00:20:35,265 --> 00:20:37,505 - Why me? - Don't fish. 390 00:20:37,535 --> 00:20:39,535 - It's unseemly. - No, I just... 391 00:20:39,565 --> 00:20:42,335 Look, You stood up to Gordon yesterday when most guys 392 00:20:42,365 --> 00:20:45,435 who'd been there two decades sat with pricks in their hand. 393 00:20:45,535 --> 00:20:48,665 And your writing, it's got punch. 394 00:20:48,695 --> 00:20:51,235 It's raw, but there's something there. 395 00:20:54,335 --> 00:20:57,005 Wow. (EXHALES) 396 00:20:57,035 --> 00:20:59,035 In the interest of full disclosure, 397 00:20:59,065 --> 00:21:01,065 I was fired from the Globe. 398 00:21:01,095 --> 00:21:04,395 You wanted that felon's sob story to be true, 399 00:21:04,435 --> 00:21:07,295 because you had something to say about the criminal justice system. 400 00:21:07,335 --> 00:21:10,195 You let ambition and bias blind you to the fact 401 00:21:10,235 --> 00:21:13,735 that that fuckwit had something to gain by bullshitting you. 402 00:21:13,765 --> 00:21:15,765 Moral of the story... 403 00:21:15,805 --> 00:21:19,405 always follow the facts, wherever they lead. 404 00:21:19,435 --> 00:21:23,165 Sometimes, it's not where you wanna go, but you go anyway. 405 00:21:24,365 --> 00:21:27,305 - Is that rule number four? - No, that's not a rule. 406 00:21:27,335 --> 00:21:29,335 That's a commandment. 407 00:21:29,365 --> 00:21:32,035 Besides, that felon 408 00:21:32,065 --> 00:21:34,335 had three strikes to his name. Why shouldn't you? 409 00:21:34,365 --> 00:21:37,105 Mistakes used to make you better. 410 00:21:38,135 --> 00:21:40,765 Now, you're not allowed to be human. 411 00:21:40,795 --> 00:21:43,565 Well, fuck that! You learned your lesson, 412 00:21:43,605 --> 00:21:45,735 and I'm buying the dip. 413 00:21:45,765 --> 00:21:47,765 What do you say? 414 00:21:50,005 --> 00:21:52,305 - Yeah. - Wonderful. 415 00:21:52,335 --> 00:21:54,395 Now... 416 00:21:54,435 --> 00:21:57,605 I'll need your notes on Sunday's column by noon tomorrow. 417 00:21:57,635 --> 00:21:59,635 What's our angle? 418 00:21:59,665 --> 00:22:02,805 Reporters use their eyes and ears, columnists use their brains. 419 00:22:03,005 --> 00:22:06,095 We'll know what my angle is by noon tomorrow, won't we? 420 00:22:08,365 --> 00:22:10,365 Yeah. 421 00:22:10,395 --> 00:22:13,065 MAN (ON TV): Well, if you think Archer has a grasp on foreign policy, 422 00:22:13,105 --> 00:22:15,465 then tell me why he refuses to stand up to China. 423 00:22:15,505 --> 00:22:19,195 I mean, we've got ten times the military spending of Russia, 424 00:22:19,235 --> 00:22:21,465 and yet he cowers in the face of the Kremlin. 425 00:22:21,495 --> 00:22:25,295 Look, he's just a weak president. I'm just gonna... I won't say it. 426 00:22:25,335 --> 00:22:28,635 Republicans know it, our allies and enemies abroad know it, 427 00:22:28,665 --> 00:22:31,105 and let's be honest, the Democrats know it, too. 428 00:22:31,135 --> 00:22:33,635 - What are you so giddy about? - Wouldn't you like to know? 429 00:22:33,665 --> 00:22:35,665 Oh! Ha-ha! 430 00:22:35,705 --> 00:22:37,695 (HUMS) 431 00:22:37,735 --> 00:22:39,735 How'd it go? 432 00:22:42,765 --> 00:22:44,765 (CHUCKLES) (HUMMING) 433 00:22:47,195 --> 00:22:49,435 - No. - Oh, yeah. It's coming down. - Get outta here. 434 00:22:49,465 --> 00:22:52,165 - It's coming down. - No. (LAUGHS) 435 00:22:52,205 --> 00:22:54,505 - Go away. - I got you something. 436 00:22:54,535 --> 00:22:56,565 - Oh, yeah? - It's probably worth... 437 00:22:56,595 --> 00:22:58,595 44 million dollars. 438 00:22:58,635 --> 00:23:01,365 My own private island, so I can have some peace and quiet? 439 00:23:01,435 --> 00:23:04,605 Aw! Where's yours? You didn't get one for yourself? 440 00:23:04,635 --> 00:23:07,995 I already won the lottery, because I have you. 441 00:23:08,035 --> 00:23:10,435 How come you're never this sweet to me when you're sober? 442 00:23:10,465 --> 00:23:13,065 Koalas are sweet. 443 00:23:13,105 --> 00:23:15,635 - I am a lion. - Oh, is that right? 444 00:23:15,665 --> 00:23:18,735 - A lion. - Oh? - A hungry lion. - Oh. 445 00:23:18,765 --> 00:23:22,135 - Mm-hm. - Very hungry. - Oh. 446 00:23:22,165 --> 00:23:24,165 Very hungry. 447 00:23:25,265 --> 00:23:27,565 NEWSREADER: Breaking news out of the Washington Chronicle. 448 00:23:27,595 --> 00:23:30,535 Olympic gold medallist and best-selling author Nate Sterling 449 00:23:30,565 --> 00:23:33,995 is set to launch an independent campaign for president next Sunday 450 00:23:34,035 --> 00:23:36,035 in his hometown of Portsmouth, Ohio. 451 00:23:36,065 --> 00:23:38,435 The reporting out of the Washington Chronicle claims 452 00:23:38,465 --> 00:23:41,305 that Sterling has hired the highly sought-after Kathy Gibbs 453 00:23:41,335 --> 00:23:43,335 as his campaign manager. 454 00:23:43,365 --> 00:23:46,165 While history tells us that an independent bid faces... 455 00:23:46,205 --> 00:23:48,205 The Chronicle? 456 00:23:49,505 --> 00:23:52,365 - Oh, Eli, what the fuck? - Come on. Everybody knew he was running. 457 00:23:52,405 --> 00:23:54,135 It was like the worst-kept secret. 458 00:23:54,165 --> 00:23:56,195 Kathy Gibbs. Nobody knew about Kathy Gibbs. 459 00:23:56,235 --> 00:23:58,305 - Eli. - I have other sources. I wouldn't have pitched it 460 00:23:58,335 --> 00:24:00,335 if I hadn't double-checked... 461 00:24:00,365 --> 00:24:02,435 Am I your source or am I your boyfriend? 462 00:24:02,465 --> 00:24:05,105 - You never said it was off the record.- You can't be serious. 463 00:24:05,135 --> 00:24:07,405 Sorry, Lucas. I really am. I just... 464 00:24:07,435 --> 00:24:10,735 It just came out. I-I didn't even plan on it. And then it was out. 465 00:24:10,765 --> 00:24:13,005 I just... (MOBILE PHONE BEEPING, VIBRATING) 466 00:24:13,035 --> 00:24:14,795 Oh, fuck, fuck, fuck. 467 00:24:14,995 --> 00:24:16,995 Fuck, fuck. 468 00:24:17,035 --> 00:24:19,135 Who are you calling? 469 00:24:19,165 --> 00:24:22,705 - Eli. - Senator Turnbull, please. - What? 470 00:24:22,735 --> 00:24:25,565 Eli James from the Washington Chronicle. 471 00:24:25,605 --> 00:24:27,665 Senator Turnbull. 472 00:24:27,695 --> 00:24:29,635 I'm sorry to call you so late. 473 00:24:29,665 --> 00:24:32,365 I was just wondering if you had any thoughts on 474 00:24:32,405 --> 00:24:34,435 Nate Sterling entering the race. 475 00:24:35,535 --> 00:24:37,565 Right now? 476 00:24:37,595 --> 00:24:40,135 Uh, yeah. Of course. 477 00:24:40,165 --> 00:24:42,565 - I'll be right there. - Eli. 478 00:24:42,605 --> 00:24:45,135 What the fuck? 479 00:24:45,165 --> 00:24:48,665 I just got an interview with Patricia Turnbull. 480 00:24:48,705 --> 00:24:50,705 What, now? (DOOR OPENS) 481 00:24:50,735 --> 00:24:53,265 - Are you serious? You're drunk! - Buzzed. 482 00:24:53,305 --> 00:24:56,135 And I wouldn't have this interview if it wasn't for you, 483 00:24:56,165 --> 00:24:58,605 so thank you so much. I love you. 484 00:24:58,635 --> 00:25:01,635 - Wait. Cold shower now. - I don't have time. I... 485 00:25:01,665 --> 00:25:03,665 No, now! 486 00:25:03,705 --> 00:25:05,735 Give me the keys. 487 00:25:05,765 --> 00:25:07,765 Do not go easy on her, OK? 488 00:25:09,095 --> 00:25:11,295 OK. 489 00:25:11,335 --> 00:25:13,335 Here. 490 00:25:14,765 --> 00:25:17,065 - Listen to me. - Yes. - Anything you have seen, 491 00:25:17,105 --> 00:25:19,135 heard, or read under this roof... - Mm-hmm. 492 00:25:19,165 --> 00:25:21,135 - ..is off the fucking record. - Yeah, yeah. - OK? 493 00:25:21,165 --> 00:25:23,495 - Especially in Turnbull's office. - Yeah. 494 00:25:23,535 --> 00:25:25,535 - Eli! - Scout's honour. 495 00:25:25,565 --> 00:25:27,565 - Yeah. - Scout's... 496 00:25:29,235 --> 00:25:32,335 Just global response. No, we don't go for that. 497 00:25:32,365 --> 00:25:35,335 - Eli James for Senator Turnbull. - RECEPTIONIST: Please sign in. 498 00:25:35,365 --> 00:25:38,095 - She's expecting you. - Come on in, hon! 499 00:25:39,605 --> 00:25:42,165 Where is... 500 00:25:42,205 --> 00:25:44,495 - Evening, Senator. - Good evening! 501 00:25:44,535 --> 00:25:47,195 I noticed a Tom Mayfield on your sign-in log. 502 00:25:47,235 --> 00:25:49,765 Is that the same Mayfield from Super Millions? 503 00:25:49,795 --> 00:25:52,465 - You know Tom? - I'm writing a story on lotto. 504 00:25:52,505 --> 00:25:55,295 Oh, dear. That sounds like a real tour de force. 505 00:25:55,335 --> 00:25:57,335 How do you know Mr Mayfield? 506 00:25:58,495 --> 00:26:02,065 - You see the one in the bow tie? - Oh, my God. Is that you? Wow. 507 00:26:02,095 --> 00:26:04,465 He thinks because we dated 30 years ago, 508 00:26:04,495 --> 00:26:07,805 he can drop by unannounced with all kinds of suggestions. 509 00:26:07,995 --> 00:26:10,335 (CHUCKLES) I love this town. 510 00:26:10,365 --> 00:26:13,635 - It'll even turn ex-boyfriends into lobbyists. - Hmm. 511 00:26:15,705 --> 00:26:17,695 (MOBILE PHONE BEEPS) 512 00:26:17,735 --> 00:26:20,635 What is your reaction to Nate Sterling entering the race? 513 00:26:21,765 --> 00:26:24,205 I look forward to a healthy, robust debate 514 00:26:24,235 --> 00:26:26,365 on the future of our great nation. 515 00:26:26,405 --> 00:26:29,305 I'm not too familiar with Mr Sterling personally, 516 00:26:29,335 --> 00:26:32,005 but anyone who aspires to serve his or her country, 517 00:26:32,035 --> 00:26:35,295 whether it's an Olympian, or a lieutenant, or a president, 518 00:26:35,335 --> 00:26:37,335 it is OK by me. 519 00:26:37,365 --> 00:26:39,365 Off the record? 520 00:26:39,405 --> 00:26:42,435 Mr Sterling is swimming with sharks, 521 00:26:42,465 --> 00:26:44,435 and he can't afford a cage. 522 00:26:47,205 --> 00:26:50,105 (MOBILE PHONE BEEPS) 523 00:26:50,135 --> 00:26:53,735 How would you describe your relationship with Harvey Altman? 524 00:26:53,805 --> 00:26:56,535 Harvey was my senior advisor for many years. 525 00:26:56,565 --> 00:26:59,365 Isn't it odd that your most trusted advisor 526 00:26:59,395 --> 00:27:02,135 splits to found Up Right Super PAC 527 00:27:02,165 --> 00:27:04,505 just a few weeks before you announce your candidacy? 528 00:27:04,535 --> 00:27:07,135 - What's odd about it? - Well, Up Right is raking in 529 00:27:07,165 --> 00:27:09,435 loads of cash from high-dollar donors. 530 00:27:09,465 --> 00:27:12,135 - As is their legal right. - Thanks to your bill. 531 00:27:12,165 --> 00:27:15,605 My bill gives Americans the freedom to do what they please 532 00:27:15,635 --> 00:27:18,165 with their hard-earned money. - You seem very fond of that word. 533 00:27:18,205 --> 00:27:21,635 - "Freedom." - Oh, yes, I am. It's what this country was built on. 534 00:27:21,665 --> 00:27:23,795 - For some. - Hmm. 535 00:27:25,565 --> 00:27:29,065 There are reports that Up Right has raised upwards of 80 million dollars 536 00:27:29,095 --> 00:27:31,135 in just four months. - And? 537 00:27:31,165 --> 00:27:33,165 Won't that give the rich an outsized influence 538 00:27:33,235 --> 00:27:35,195 in a Turnbull administration? - Oh, hon. 539 00:27:35,235 --> 00:27:37,635 You talk about the rich as if they're inhuman. 540 00:27:37,665 --> 00:27:40,635 I started my company 40 years ago with one truck 541 00:27:40,665 --> 00:27:43,065 and a whole lot of elbow grease. 542 00:27:43,165 --> 00:27:46,035 Surely, the American dream don't make me a bad person. 543 00:27:46,105 --> 00:27:48,705 I see that same fire in your eyes right now. 544 00:27:48,805 --> 00:27:50,705 You didn't answer my question, Senator. 545 00:27:52,465 --> 00:27:54,465 Listen, Eli. 546 00:27:56,035 --> 00:27:58,065 Five million from a fat wallet 547 00:27:58,095 --> 00:28:00,635 and a searing column from Nicholas Booker 548 00:28:00,665 --> 00:28:02,665 are one in the same. 549 00:28:02,705 --> 00:28:04,735 Both might get me off on a good day. 550 00:28:05,005 --> 00:28:07,565 But if you think they so much as sway my stance 551 00:28:07,605 --> 00:28:10,395 on the renaming of a post office 552 00:28:10,435 --> 00:28:12,565 in Wasilla, Alaska, 553 00:28:12,605 --> 00:28:14,565 then you haven't done your homework. 554 00:28:16,365 --> 00:28:18,405 Why did you invite me here tonight? 555 00:28:18,465 --> 00:28:20,765 (CHUCKLES) Oh, honey. Relax. 556 00:28:20,795 --> 00:28:22,795 This ain't the principal's office. 557 00:28:23,005 --> 00:28:25,635 You're here because if there's one thing I've learned over two decades 558 00:28:25,665 --> 00:28:28,435 in these chambers, it's to keep your friends close. 559 00:28:28,465 --> 00:28:31,565 And seeing as you'll be helping with the most widely-read 560 00:28:31,595 --> 00:28:33,605 op-ed column in this country, 561 00:28:33,635 --> 00:28:36,035 I figured we might get to know one another. 562 00:28:38,465 --> 00:28:40,465 Nick is a cheapskate. 563 00:28:40,505 --> 00:28:42,505 I tip Enrique way better. 564 00:29:29,165 --> 00:29:31,235 (KNOCK ON DOOR) Mm-hmm. 565 00:29:31,265 --> 00:29:33,265 Nick, can I ask you something? 566 00:29:34,395 --> 00:29:37,065 There's something gnawing at me with this whole lotto. 567 00:29:37,105 --> 00:29:39,165 What about my column? 568 00:29:39,195 --> 00:29:41,665 Wrote up my notes last night. 569 00:29:41,705 --> 00:29:44,365 - You were drunk last night. - Just hear me out. 570 00:29:44,435 --> 00:29:47,335 Lotto jackpots increase during recessions. 571 00:29:47,365 --> 00:29:50,135 They have for every economic downturn 572 00:29:50,165 --> 00:29:52,295 as far back as the data goes. 573 00:29:52,365 --> 00:29:55,465 - And why should I care? - Because not this time. 574 00:29:55,495 --> 00:29:58,195 Since the recession hit, Super Millions' jackpots 575 00:29:58,235 --> 00:30:00,395 have fallen close to five percent. 576 00:30:00,495 --> 00:30:02,435 - Tragic. - It's a complete 180. 577 00:30:02,465 --> 00:30:04,805 A behavioural impossibility. 578 00:30:04,995 --> 00:30:07,265 Human nature doesn't just reverse itself. 579 00:30:07,295 --> 00:30:09,705 And Super Millions is the only lottery 580 00:30:09,735 --> 00:30:12,305 that's had that kind of inversion. - Wherever you're going with this, 581 00:30:12,335 --> 00:30:15,265 get there faster. - Public schools that rely on 582 00:30:15,305 --> 00:30:17,295 that money are getting stiffed. 583 00:30:17,335 --> 00:30:20,805 - Where is the missing money going? - This better be good. 584 00:30:20,995 --> 00:30:23,005 The director of Super Millions 585 00:30:23,035 --> 00:30:25,195 is a guy named Tom Mayfield. 586 00:30:25,305 --> 00:30:27,395 Duke alum. Class of '82. 587 00:30:27,435 --> 00:30:29,535 Senator Turnbull's Alma mater. 588 00:30:29,565 --> 00:30:32,505 They dated in college. 589 00:30:32,535 --> 00:30:35,165 I hope you're not suggesting what I think you're suggesting. 590 00:30:35,195 --> 00:30:37,635 The same accounting firm, Meyers & Goldstein, 591 00:30:37,665 --> 00:30:40,665 handles the books for both Super Millions 592 00:30:40,705 --> 00:30:43,135 and Up Right. 593 00:30:43,165 --> 00:30:46,205 You think that Mayfield and Turnbull 594 00:30:46,235 --> 00:30:48,295 are embezzling funds from the lottery, 595 00:30:48,335 --> 00:30:51,235 and smuggling into her largest Super PAC? 596 00:30:51,305 --> 00:30:54,135 At the expense of our nation's public schools. 597 00:30:54,165 --> 00:30:56,165 (LAUGHS) 598 00:30:56,205 --> 00:30:59,035 Everything's a fucking conspiracy. 599 00:30:59,065 --> 00:31:01,065 Up Right's books are sealed shut. 600 00:31:01,105 --> 00:31:03,235 Thanks to Turnbull's bill, they don't have to report 601 00:31:03,265 --> 00:31:05,335 where the money comes from. It could all be happening 602 00:31:05,365 --> 00:31:08,335 under the same roof, behind closed doors. -Don't be that guy. -What guy? 603 00:31:08,365 --> 00:31:11,665 The bug-eyed virtual vigilante, running a bullshit blog 604 00:31:11,695 --> 00:31:15,205 and a libellous YouTube channel out of her parents' basement. 605 00:31:15,295 --> 00:31:18,065 OK. Tom Mayfield was in Turnbull's office last night. 606 00:31:18,105 --> 00:31:20,565 - I saw his name on the log-in. - Maybe they're still fucking. 607 00:31:20,605 --> 00:31:22,635 - Nick. - Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. 608 00:31:22,735 --> 00:31:24,695 - Um, reigniting the spark. - I'm serious. 609 00:31:24,735 --> 00:31:27,535 Turnbull's a bully and a misguided ideologue. 610 00:31:27,565 --> 00:31:29,805 She's not a crook. 611 00:31:29,995 --> 00:31:32,365 All I'm asking you to do is to, 612 00:31:32,405 --> 00:31:35,165 you know, go into that legendary rolodex of yours, 613 00:31:35,195 --> 00:31:37,235 and make one or two calls. 614 00:31:37,265 --> 00:31:39,265 See if there's a relationship between the top brass 615 00:31:39,295 --> 00:31:41,635 at Meyers & Goldstein and anyone in Turnbull's camp. 616 00:31:41,735 --> 00:31:44,265 If there's nothing there, I will drop it. 617 00:31:44,295 --> 00:31:46,305 I promise. 618 00:31:48,135 --> 00:31:50,205 How the fuck did this leak? 619 00:31:50,265 --> 00:31:52,235 All right. It's done. Let's move forward. 620 00:31:52,305 --> 00:31:54,395 - This might actually help us? - How's that? 621 00:31:54,465 --> 00:31:57,705 A full week for the word to spread means... 622 00:31:57,735 --> 00:32:00,765 more people. A ton more people. 623 00:32:00,795 --> 00:32:03,035 Bigger crowd means more media attention, 624 00:32:03,065 --> 00:32:05,335 which might bring us an air of legitimacy 625 00:32:05,365 --> 00:32:07,365 from the jump. 626 00:32:08,535 --> 00:32:11,335 I drafted a statement last night. 627 00:32:11,365 --> 00:32:14,635 Get it out ASAP and get to work on as many appearances 628 00:32:14,705 --> 00:32:17,135 as you possibly can. 629 00:32:17,165 --> 00:32:20,465 Uh, local morning shows, county fairs. You name it. 630 00:32:20,505 --> 00:32:23,295 We play this right, soon it'll be Late Night. 631 00:32:23,335 --> 00:32:27,595 And if we're lucky, SNL will come calling. 632 00:32:27,635 --> 00:32:30,605 Got it? Good. Let's get to work. 633 00:32:30,635 --> 00:32:32,635 Oh. And, Lucas, pack your bags. 634 00:32:32,665 --> 00:32:34,665 What? 635 00:32:34,695 --> 00:32:37,635 You're gonna be living on the campaign bus for the next few months. 636 00:32:37,665 --> 00:32:40,165 I hope you like cornfields and Big Macs. 637 00:32:41,735 --> 00:32:43,735 Who doesn't? 638 00:32:43,765 --> 00:32:45,765 Lucas. 639 00:32:48,565 --> 00:32:51,135 - You know that I know, right? - Nate, I am so sorry. 640 00:32:51,165 --> 00:32:54,335 That's all right. Wouldn't be here without you. 641 00:32:54,365 --> 00:32:58,135 And if I can't roll with the punches, I shouldn't be running for president. 642 00:32:58,165 --> 00:33:01,165 But... we're building something here. 643 00:33:01,205 --> 00:33:03,435 Something bigger than ourselves. 644 00:33:03,465 --> 00:33:05,535 So, from here on out, let's... 645 00:33:05,565 --> 00:33:07,805 just keep things close to the chest, OK? 646 00:33:08,005 --> 00:33:10,005 Even in your own house. 647 00:33:11,565 --> 00:33:13,565 Pretend you're in the CIA. 648 00:33:13,605 --> 00:33:15,605 See you on the campaign bus. 649 00:33:18,065 --> 00:33:20,065 (EXHALES) 650 00:33:22,435 --> 00:33:24,435 (MOBILE PHONE DINGS) 651 00:33:33,035 --> 00:33:36,005 - You double-checked the lotto stats? - Triple-checked. 652 00:33:36,035 --> 00:33:38,035 Let's go. 653 00:33:40,395 --> 00:33:44,265 The CEO of Meyers & Goldstein hosted two private fundraisers 654 00:33:44,295 --> 00:33:47,505 for Turnbull at his country house during the primaries. 655 00:33:47,535 --> 00:33:49,535 It's probably just a coincidence. 656 00:33:49,565 --> 00:33:52,405 But fishy enough for us to follow the scent. 657 00:33:52,435 --> 00:33:55,035 Well, there's still something I can't wrap my head around. 658 00:33:55,095 --> 00:33:57,065 If they really are cooking the books, 659 00:33:57,095 --> 00:33:59,135 why are they willing to risk years behind bars? 660 00:33:59,165 --> 00:34:01,205 Government shells out 500 billion a year 661 00:34:01,235 --> 00:34:03,295 in contracts to the private sector. 662 00:34:03,335 --> 00:34:05,465 - Meyers & Goldstein's bread and butter. - Right. 663 00:34:05,495 --> 00:34:08,765 - So, what now? - Well, we get someone on the inside 664 00:34:08,795 --> 00:34:12,065 to help us find proof and blow the whistle. 665 00:34:12,095 --> 00:34:15,635 - How do we do that? - That's a good question. 666 00:34:16,705 --> 00:34:19,005 I've got a neighbour who pushes paper 667 00:34:19,035 --> 00:34:21,135 for Meyers & Goldstein. 668 00:34:21,165 --> 00:34:23,165 Got his kid into kindergarten. 669 00:34:23,205 --> 00:34:25,295 (CHUCKLES) Fuck... 670 00:34:25,335 --> 00:34:27,565 I love this town. 671 00:34:27,595 --> 00:34:30,665 I help this poor guy piss away 30K 672 00:34:30,705 --> 00:34:34,005 in glorified day-care, and he owes me a favour. 673 00:34:34,035 --> 00:34:36,305 - So, you'll get him to fish around? - No, no, no, no. 674 00:34:36,335 --> 00:34:38,565 He wouldn't do that. 675 00:34:38,605 --> 00:34:42,165 He thinks that Turnbull is Reagan in pearls. (LIFT BELL DINGS) 676 00:34:42,235 --> 00:34:44,665 No. But I have got you an interview 677 00:34:44,705 --> 00:34:46,765 with his associate in PR. 678 00:34:47,035 --> 00:34:48,765 So, go! Go. 679 00:34:48,795 --> 00:34:50,795 Recruit us a double agent. 680 00:34:51,005 --> 00:34:54,435 - Ooh. Where are you going? - I've got my own interview. 681 00:34:54,465 --> 00:34:56,505 - With who? - At worst... 682 00:34:56,535 --> 00:34:58,535 your generation's Ralph Nader. 683 00:34:58,565 --> 00:35:00,565 At best, the second coming of Christ. 684 00:35:00,595 --> 00:35:04,335 Although something tells me, he's somewhere in between. 685 00:35:04,365 --> 00:35:06,365 (LIFT BELL DINGS) 686 00:35:33,135 --> 00:35:36,265 We're a perennial benefactor of the Boys and Girls Club of DC, 687 00:35:36,335 --> 00:35:39,035 and this year, we've implemented a company-wide day of service 688 00:35:39,065 --> 00:35:41,265 with Habitat for Humanity. - Wow. 689 00:35:41,295 --> 00:35:43,405 It must be so rewarding, 690 00:35:43,435 --> 00:35:45,665 giving inner-city kids safe places to grow. 691 00:35:45,695 --> 00:35:47,695 Hmm. It really is. 692 00:35:47,735 --> 00:35:49,765 Is that your little one? 693 00:35:49,805 --> 00:35:52,335 Mm! (CHUCKLES) That's my Maya. 694 00:35:52,365 --> 00:35:54,595 She is really beautiful. 695 00:35:54,635 --> 00:35:57,165 - Isn't she? (CHUCKLES) - Look at those cheeks! 696 00:35:57,195 --> 00:35:59,765 - You're so sweet. Do you have kids? - Maybe one day. 697 00:35:59,795 --> 00:36:02,295 But for now, this is my baby. 698 00:36:03,435 --> 00:36:07,265 - So, Ms Cooke... - Oh, please call me "Jennifer". 699 00:36:07,295 --> 00:36:09,305 Jennifer. 700 00:36:09,335 --> 00:36:11,535 How do your company's charitable donations compare 701 00:36:11,565 --> 00:36:13,565 to its political donations? 702 00:36:15,095 --> 00:36:17,505 I knew you'd throw a hard ball sooner or later. 703 00:36:17,535 --> 00:36:19,735 But I'm not privy to that information. 704 00:36:19,765 --> 00:36:22,005 If you'd like to chat about our sustainability... 705 00:36:22,035 --> 00:36:24,705 What is your opinion on Senator Patricia Turnbull? 706 00:36:24,765 --> 00:36:27,335 You mean personally? I, uh... 707 00:36:27,365 --> 00:36:29,365 (CHUCKLES) What does this have to do... 708 00:36:29,395 --> 00:36:32,665 Some people think she would set the country back 50 years. 709 00:36:32,695 --> 00:36:34,165 Listen. Between you and me, 710 00:36:34,195 --> 00:36:36,435 I think she'd set the country back 100 years. 711 00:36:36,465 --> 00:36:38,795 But I don't understand why you wanna talk to me... 712 00:36:39,005 --> 00:36:42,035 Meyers & Goldstein handles the books for Super Millions 713 00:36:42,065 --> 00:36:45,635 and for Turnbull's Super PAC, Up Right. 714 00:36:45,665 --> 00:36:47,665 Isn't that correct? 715 00:36:47,695 --> 00:36:50,165 I'm sorry. I can't discuss... 716 00:36:50,195 --> 00:36:52,265 Who handles those accounts? 717 00:36:52,305 --> 00:36:54,605 - I'm not authorised... - Does the same executive cover both? 718 00:36:54,635 --> 00:36:57,235 - OK. I think I'm gonna have to ask you to leave. - Please. Jennifer. 719 00:36:57,265 --> 00:36:58,695 If you don't tell me what this is about... 720 00:36:58,735 --> 00:37:02,135 I, too, think Patricia Turnbull is on the wrong side of history, 721 00:37:02,165 --> 00:37:04,435 and potentially the law. 722 00:37:04,465 --> 00:37:06,495 I think you're gonna wanna see this. 723 00:37:10,165 --> 00:37:12,165 (EXHALING) 724 00:37:13,535 --> 00:37:16,535 - Planning for a comeback? - Running for president 725 00:37:16,565 --> 00:37:19,135 is far more gruelling than decathlon. 726 00:37:19,165 --> 00:37:21,165 (GROANS) 727 00:37:21,195 --> 00:37:24,335 I'm surprised you didn't cancel our interview. 728 00:37:24,365 --> 00:37:26,505 Why? Cos your team did a better job than mine? 729 00:37:26,535 --> 00:37:28,535 Hmm. 730 00:37:28,565 --> 00:37:30,805 My day maybe a bit more hectic, thanks to the Chronicle, 731 00:37:31,005 --> 00:37:33,305 but I always keep my commitments. - All right. 732 00:37:34,605 --> 00:37:37,095 First question. 733 00:37:37,135 --> 00:37:39,135 - Why? - Why? 734 00:37:39,165 --> 00:37:41,165 Yeah. I mean, you could earn millions, 735 00:37:41,205 --> 00:37:43,205 slapping your face on that protein shake, 736 00:37:43,235 --> 00:37:45,235 and spending your time golfing and fishing. 737 00:37:45,265 --> 00:37:48,305 You know, not a bad life. So, again, I ask you, why? 738 00:37:49,765 --> 00:37:52,365 Because I suck at golf. (CHUCKLES) 739 00:37:52,395 --> 00:37:55,295 We've seen what happens when a narcissist with no experience 740 00:37:55,335 --> 00:37:57,805 turns delusions of grandeur into reality. 741 00:37:57,995 --> 00:38:01,765 So, you tell me why this isn't anything more than a vanity run? 742 00:38:01,795 --> 00:38:04,165 Look, I think it's only fair you give me an honest evaluation 743 00:38:04,205 --> 00:38:06,265 before you diagnose me, Mr Booker. 744 00:38:06,305 --> 00:38:08,805 I'm not just coming from the locker room to the debate stage. 745 00:38:09,035 --> 00:38:11,035 - I went to Yale. - Oh, yeah. Law school. 746 00:38:11,065 --> 00:38:13,595 And your foundation's done a lot of good, but you're up against 747 00:38:13,635 --> 00:38:17,165 two candidates with damn near a century's experience between them. 748 00:38:17,195 --> 00:38:19,205 How's that worked out for us, huh? 749 00:38:19,305 --> 00:38:21,295 You checked your retirement portfolio lately? 750 00:38:21,335 --> 00:38:23,335 Have you been to any of these towns destroyed 751 00:38:23,365 --> 00:38:25,365 by flash floods or forest fires? 752 00:38:25,405 --> 00:38:27,795 You checked the numbers on drug overdoses or suicides? Shit! 753 00:38:28,005 --> 00:38:31,165 Life expectancy's gone down for the first time in decades. 754 00:38:32,735 --> 00:38:34,765 People are desperate out there. 755 00:38:34,805 --> 00:38:36,805 They want somebody to do something about it. 756 00:38:36,995 --> 00:38:39,595 Somebody to invest in our future, not for the next four years, 757 00:38:39,635 --> 00:38:41,635 but for the next 40 years. 758 00:38:45,005 --> 00:38:47,395 - What, do I have something in my teeth? - No. 759 00:38:47,435 --> 00:38:50,595 I'm just trying to figure out if you're for real or full of shit. 760 00:38:50,635 --> 00:38:54,235 That is for you to decide. I assure you my work was very real 761 00:38:54,265 --> 00:38:56,265 to tens of thousands of grieving families. 762 00:38:56,305 --> 00:38:58,395 Well, you surely made some very powerful enemies. 763 00:38:58,435 --> 00:39:01,265 Who? Big drug companies? They were selling bold-faced lies. 764 00:39:01,305 --> 00:39:04,035 Claiming oxy wasn't addictive. Let me ask you a question. 765 00:39:04,065 --> 00:39:06,405 How much do you think the NRA spend on lobbying every year? 766 00:39:06,435 --> 00:39:08,465 - Two, three million? - Correct. 767 00:39:08,495 --> 00:39:11,195 What do you think big pharma spent last year? 768 00:39:11,235 --> 00:39:13,235 300 million. 769 00:39:13,265 --> 00:39:15,365 They say they got nothing to hide? (CHUCKLES) 770 00:39:15,395 --> 00:39:18,265 And that's why my heart medicine costs more than my alimony. 771 00:39:18,295 --> 00:39:20,365 (LAUGHS) We're gonna do something about that, too. 772 00:39:20,405 --> 00:39:23,305 Oh, my ex-wife? Please, please do. (BOTH CHUCKLE) 773 00:39:27,235 --> 00:39:29,365 Look me in the eye, 774 00:39:29,395 --> 00:39:31,395 and tell me why you think you can win. 775 00:39:33,105 --> 00:39:35,565 Cos I'll tell you what Vegas thinks. 776 00:39:35,595 --> 00:39:37,705 You don't stand a chance. Then what? 777 00:39:37,735 --> 00:39:39,795 You peel off enough votes from the president 778 00:39:40,005 --> 00:39:42,165 to hand Turnbull the election 779 00:39:42,205 --> 00:39:44,505 on a silver platter. 780 00:39:44,535 --> 00:39:46,505 I don't play for silver. 781 00:39:49,765 --> 00:39:53,065 If you are able to get me any information at all - 782 00:39:53,095 --> 00:39:55,535 emails, financials, expense reports - don't... 783 00:39:55,565 --> 00:39:57,565 OK, listen. I'm gonna stop you right there. 784 00:39:57,635 --> 00:40:00,205 There has to be another way for you to get the information you need. 785 00:40:00,265 --> 00:40:02,195 And what if I can't? Then what? 786 00:40:02,235 --> 00:40:04,235 Do we just let them get away with it? 787 00:40:04,295 --> 00:40:07,005 Your bosses could be committing a crime that has devastating 788 00:40:07,035 --> 00:40:10,365 ripple effects, and it would be a crime with no consequence, 789 00:40:10,395 --> 00:40:13,335 no punishment, no accountability. 790 00:40:13,365 --> 00:40:15,805 But that's just the way the world works, I guess. Right? 791 00:40:15,995 --> 00:40:19,065 Nothing we can do about it. Pardon me, but fuck that. 792 00:40:19,105 --> 00:40:21,135 This time, we can. 793 00:40:22,465 --> 00:40:24,465 I'm sorry. 794 00:40:24,505 --> 00:40:26,505 I have my daughter to think about. 795 00:40:30,335 --> 00:40:32,335 Of course. 796 00:40:42,465 --> 00:40:45,535 I hear there's a real bad cold going around. 797 00:40:45,565 --> 00:40:48,665 If you have to cough, it's OK. I'll understand. 798 00:40:50,795 --> 00:40:53,295 Robert Friedman... 799 00:40:53,335 --> 00:40:56,035 Rebecca Carter... 800 00:40:56,065 --> 00:40:58,365 Ben Florence... 801 00:40:58,405 --> 00:41:00,465 Amy Parker... 802 00:41:00,495 --> 00:41:02,605 Spencer Erickson. (COUGHS) 803 00:41:05,095 --> 00:41:07,465 You need to leave. 804 00:41:07,505 --> 00:41:10,435 Please. Don't contact me again. 805 00:41:12,805 --> 00:41:14,795 (mouthing) Thank you. 806 00:41:21,165 --> 00:41:23,235 (DOOR CLOSES) (EXHALES) 807 00:41:36,805 --> 00:41:39,105 MAN: I spoke with Tom this morning. 808 00:41:39,135 --> 00:41:41,735 That's right. OK, I'll talk to Dean, 809 00:41:41,765 --> 00:41:43,795 and have him CC you on the latest approval, 810 00:41:44,005 --> 00:41:46,005 so we're all on the same page. 811 00:41:54,435 --> 00:41:56,435 (DOOR LOCKS) 812 00:41:56,465 --> 00:41:58,465 (TOILET FLUSHING) 813 00:42:09,495 --> 00:42:11,495 (FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING) 814 00:42:24,005 --> 00:42:26,565 - You're kidding me. - Yeah. Gordon didn't have the decency 815 00:42:26,605 --> 00:42:28,605 to do it himself. 816 00:42:28,635 --> 00:42:30,635 Son of a bitch. 817 00:42:35,295 --> 00:42:38,065 You cut our three best investigative reporters 818 00:42:38,105 --> 00:42:40,705 and leave the whole damn sports page intact? 819 00:42:40,735 --> 00:42:43,765 Relax, Nick. Nothing I can do. This came down from above. 820 00:42:43,795 --> 00:42:45,805 Oh, yeah. Like the Ten Commandments. 821 00:42:45,995 --> 00:42:47,995 And you sure as fuck didn't follow any of those. 822 00:42:48,035 --> 00:42:50,405 Look, we're bleeding cash and the investigative team 823 00:42:50,435 --> 00:42:52,435 is among the highest-salaried employees. 824 00:42:52,465 --> 00:42:54,495 First, they came for the journalists. (SIGHS) 825 00:42:54,535 --> 00:42:57,465 - We don't know what happened after that. - Don't be so goddamn dramatic. 826 00:42:57,505 --> 00:42:59,635 Well, you're the one who dropped the fucking curtain! 827 00:42:59,695 --> 00:43:02,235 Soon, we'll be no better than the National Enquirer. 828 00:43:02,265 --> 00:43:05,005 I told you, we're gonna have to get down in the mud with the pigs. 829 00:43:05,035 --> 00:43:07,095 - Times have changed. - Oh, yeah? 830 00:43:07,135 --> 00:43:09,135 What do you suggest we do about it? 831 00:43:09,165 --> 00:43:11,605 I suggest you keep your head down, and let me worry about it. 832 00:43:11,665 --> 00:43:14,365 This is so weak, Gordon. 833 00:43:14,405 --> 00:43:17,435 I always knew you were a prick, but I never thought you were a pushover. 834 00:43:17,495 --> 00:43:21,065 We need to hold our best reporters tight. 835 00:43:21,095 --> 00:43:23,135 If there's no one to defend the truth, 836 00:43:23,165 --> 00:43:25,465 then we live in a fact-free world. 837 00:43:25,505 --> 00:43:27,995 And that's a scary fucking place to live. 838 00:43:28,035 --> 00:43:30,165 What's your column about this week? 839 00:43:33,105 --> 00:43:35,095 You've never asked that before. 840 00:43:35,135 --> 00:43:37,795 Mr Hampton would strongly prefer 841 00:43:37,995 --> 00:43:39,995 you stay out of the New York senate race. 842 00:43:40,035 --> 00:43:42,065 Oh, well, then you can tell Mr Hampton 843 00:43:42,105 --> 00:43:45,335 that I strongly prefer he go fuck himself. 844 00:43:46,595 --> 00:43:48,605 Yeah. (DOOR CLOSES) 845 00:43:48,635 --> 00:43:50,635 (DISTANT SIRENS WAILING) 846 00:43:53,995 --> 00:43:55,995 (LOCK TURNS) 847 00:44:31,335 --> 00:44:33,335 (KEYBOARD KEYS CLACKING) 848 00:44:43,235 --> 00:44:45,235 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 849 00:44:46,605 --> 00:44:48,605 (VOICES APPROACHING) 850 00:45:00,065 --> 00:45:02,995 - Yeah, I got it. - All right? I wish you'd gotten that promotion. 851 00:45:03,035 --> 00:45:05,065 - Please get it done, OK? - Thank you. 852 00:45:05,105 --> 00:45:07,105 (DOOR CLOSES) 853 00:45:11,535 --> 00:45:13,535 (SIGHS) 854 00:45:17,395 --> 00:45:19,405 (MOBILE PHONE RINGING) 855 00:45:23,435 --> 00:45:25,435 Hey, hon. 856 00:45:25,465 --> 00:45:29,205 I'm at the office late tonight. (INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER PHONE) 857 00:45:29,235 --> 00:45:31,665 OK. OK. I'll pick him up. 858 00:45:31,695 --> 00:45:34,035 But I'm gonna drop him home and head right back in. 859 00:45:35,265 --> 00:45:37,265 Yeah, it's killing me. 860 00:45:37,305 --> 00:45:39,305 - Love you. - Love you, too. 861 00:45:44,395 --> 00:45:46,635 (DOOR OPENS, CLOSES) 862 00:45:51,065 --> 00:45:53,065 NEWSREADER: Senator Patricia Turnbull 863 00:45:53,095 --> 00:45:57,235 has altered her campaign schedule, adding a stop in Ohio next Sunday 864 00:45:57,265 --> 00:45:59,265 (KNOCK ON DOOR) - ..in what appears... - Yeah. 865 00:46:02,165 --> 00:46:04,595 There's your haystack. 866 00:46:04,635 --> 00:46:06,635 Holy shit! 867 00:46:08,005 --> 00:46:11,365 - Who's your source? - That's confidential. 868 00:46:11,395 --> 00:46:13,465 Is it the PR associate? 869 00:46:14,995 --> 00:46:16,995 I got you the damn interview. 870 00:46:17,035 --> 00:46:19,035 What's your angle? 871 00:46:19,065 --> 00:46:21,095 - You want top by-line? - No. I just... 872 00:46:21,135 --> 00:46:24,365 - I don't think... - Who is the goddamn whistleblower? 873 00:46:28,335 --> 00:46:30,595 - You stole it? - It's everything we need. 874 00:46:35,605 --> 00:46:38,995 They don't give Pulitzers to fucking shoplifters. 875 00:46:39,035 --> 00:46:41,805 I hit a dead-end. And so, I made a judgement call. 876 00:46:41,995 --> 00:46:44,235 Something this big, the ends justify the means. 877 00:46:44,265 --> 00:46:46,435 The ends?! For who?! 878 00:46:46,465 --> 00:46:49,195 - For you! - No! The American people! 879 00:46:49,235 --> 00:46:52,165 Bullshit! I should have you fired. 880 00:46:52,205 --> 00:46:53,665 You're the one who should be fired. 881 00:46:53,695 --> 00:46:55,535 You are phoning it in right in the middle 882 00:46:55,565 --> 00:46:58,195 of one of the most crucial elections of both of our lifetimes. 883 00:46:58,235 --> 00:47:01,105 - Where is the integrity in that? - Have fun back at the kids' table, 884 00:47:01,135 --> 00:47:03,565 scooping up Kevin Conrad's scraps! 885 00:47:03,605 --> 00:47:06,695 Please! Somewhere in that pile is the story of a lifetime. 886 00:47:06,735 --> 00:47:10,135 I have no desire to commit career suicide just before 887 00:47:10,165 --> 00:47:13,705 the Lifetime Achievements start rolling in on the back of my pension. 888 00:47:13,735 --> 00:47:16,305 Literal suicide is a different question. 889 00:47:16,335 --> 00:47:19,565 But you're not my therapist. Now, get out of my office! 890 00:47:19,605 --> 00:47:21,605 We're done! 891 00:47:23,665 --> 00:47:25,665 (BREATHING SHAKILY) 892 00:47:34,395 --> 00:47:36,395 (EXHALES) 893 00:47:45,095 --> 00:47:47,095 (EXHALES) 894 00:47:51,505 --> 00:47:53,565 NEWSREADER: Senator Turnbull leads all candidates 895 00:47:53,595 --> 00:47:56,005 in total campaign spend, having raised more cash 896 00:47:56,035 --> 00:47:58,765 than both Sterling and Archer for the third month in a row. 897 00:47:58,795 --> 00:48:01,435 NEWSREADER: In a surprise to many, Nate Sterling has gained steam 898 00:48:01,465 --> 00:48:04,035 heading into July. He now sits just six points 899 00:48:04,065 --> 00:48:07,435 back from President Archer and eight points back from. 900 00:48:07,505 --> 00:48:09,465 LUCAS: Eli, something special is happening here. 901 00:48:09,495 --> 00:48:12,395 The stump speeches are starting to feel like rock concerts. 902 00:48:12,435 --> 00:48:14,695 I wish you were here to see it. 903 00:48:15,735 --> 00:48:18,805 NEWSREADER: Some school districts are moving to a four-day school week. 904 00:48:18,995 --> 00:48:21,335 School boards and superintendents across the nation 905 00:48:21,365 --> 00:48:23,405 blame the recession, which has caused 906 00:48:23,435 --> 00:48:26,035 local tax revenues to fall off the cliff. 907 00:48:26,065 --> 00:48:28,395 Teachers have taken to GoFundMe campaigns 908 00:48:28,435 --> 00:48:30,535 just to acquire the bare minimum 909 00:48:30,565 --> 00:48:32,635 of school supplies. 910 00:48:35,565 --> 00:48:38,665 Yeah. He's overrated. 911 00:48:38,705 --> 00:48:41,065 - Take it easy. - Take care. 912 00:48:41,095 --> 00:48:44,095 I'm headed to dinner with Harvey Altman. 913 00:48:44,135 --> 00:48:46,135 How do I look? 914 00:48:46,165 --> 00:48:48,165 (DOOR CLOSES) Like a man in a tie. 915 00:48:48,195 --> 00:48:52,005 (CHUCKLES) It wouldn't hurt to give a guy a compliment once in a while. 916 00:48:52,035 --> 00:48:54,635 Uh, about this email encouraging us to donate 917 00:48:54,665 --> 00:48:57,535 to Up Right Super PAC... - Yeah. I already gave 'em five grand. 918 00:48:57,565 --> 00:48:59,665 I don't exactly feel comfortable. 919 00:48:59,695 --> 00:49:01,695 Don't be cheap. Just throw 'em a few bucks. 920 00:49:01,735 --> 00:49:04,235 - Keep the boss happy. - And if I don't? 921 00:49:05,635 --> 00:49:08,005 You never talked back when you were my assistant. 922 00:49:08,035 --> 00:49:10,035 I kinda like it. 923 00:50:33,765 --> 00:50:35,765 Oh, my... 924 00:50:38,295 --> 00:50:40,295 (EXHALES) 925 00:50:43,435 --> 00:50:45,435 (MOBILE PHONE RINGING) 926 00:50:50,465 --> 00:50:53,105 (RINGING CONTINUES) (SIGHS) 927 00:50:53,135 --> 00:50:55,295 (RINGING STOPS) 928 00:50:55,335 --> 00:50:57,335 (TELEPHONE RINGING) 929 00:50:57,365 --> 00:50:59,365 Hello? 930 00:51:03,395 --> 00:51:05,505 How long have you known? 931 00:51:06,735 --> 00:51:09,365 - Six months. - Why didn't you tell me? 932 00:51:09,405 --> 00:51:11,765 You had enough to worry about. 933 00:51:11,795 --> 00:51:15,205 And... And Penny was going back overseas. 934 00:51:15,235 --> 00:51:17,635 - How bad is it? - That's why I called. 935 00:51:18,995 --> 00:51:21,735 I met with the oncologist this morning, and... 936 00:51:23,765 --> 00:51:25,765 Well... 937 00:51:28,765 --> 00:51:31,665 Go ahead, Eli. 938 00:51:31,695 --> 00:51:35,405 You can say it. I mean, I should've quit years ago. 939 00:51:38,235 --> 00:51:41,135 We'll find the best doctors. We... 940 00:51:41,165 --> 00:51:44,165 I'm on top of it. You don't need to worry. 941 00:51:44,235 --> 00:51:47,235 - Don't worry? Dad, we need to act fast... - Elisha. 942 00:51:48,435 --> 00:51:50,465 I said I'm handling it. 943 00:51:55,005 --> 00:51:57,465 You need to focus on your work. 944 00:51:57,505 --> 00:52:00,035 You know, I was thinking... 945 00:52:00,065 --> 00:52:03,635 why don't you pitch Nicholas Booker about a column? - Dad! Dad! 946 00:52:03,665 --> 00:52:05,665 Mum! 947 00:52:05,705 --> 00:52:09,335 Look, I've been talking about cancer all day. 948 00:52:09,365 --> 00:52:11,565 - Hal. - And I'm sick of it. 949 00:52:26,565 --> 00:52:29,695 Nick and I are working on something really big, Dad. 950 00:52:31,705 --> 00:52:33,735 - That's good. - Yeah. 951 00:52:38,535 --> 00:52:41,465 (LINE RINGING) (SNIFFLES, EXHALES) 952 00:52:44,665 --> 00:52:48,165 LUCAS: Hey, babe. My plane's about to take off. What's up? 953 00:52:50,565 --> 00:52:52,565 Eli, can... can you hear me? 954 00:52:55,135 --> 00:52:57,135 Oh, shit. 955 00:52:57,165 --> 00:52:59,595 Eli? Is everything all right? 956 00:52:59,635 --> 00:53:01,635 It's my dad. 957 00:53:01,665 --> 00:53:03,765 He's sick. 958 00:53:04,005 --> 00:53:06,265 Sick? How sick? 959 00:53:06,305 --> 00:53:08,295 - WOMAN: Sir. - Oh, shit. Listen. 960 00:53:08,335 --> 00:53:10,695 - I'm gonna catch the first flight back, OK? - No! No, no, no, no. 961 00:53:12,065 --> 00:53:14,065 We're taking care of it. 962 00:53:14,105 --> 00:53:16,095 You're where you need to be. 963 00:53:16,135 --> 00:53:18,135 OK. 964 00:53:18,165 --> 00:53:21,465 - I love you. - I love you, too, babe. 965 00:53:21,505 --> 00:53:23,295 Eli, I'm gonna lose you until we land. 966 00:53:23,335 --> 00:53:25,335 I'm calling you back as soon as I can. 967 00:53:26,565 --> 00:53:28,565 (SOBBING) 968 00:53:38,435 --> 00:53:40,435 (DOOR OPENS) 969 00:53:41,705 --> 00:53:43,705 (DOOR CLOSES) 970 00:53:51,535 --> 00:53:54,705 - Who's your source? - Jennifer Cooke in PR. 971 00:53:56,635 --> 00:53:58,635 Let's get to work. 972 00:54:04,995 --> 00:54:08,165 NEWSREADER: As summer fades to fall, the race has never been tighter. 973 00:54:08,195 --> 00:54:09,465 WOMAN: I mean, the man's trying 974 00:54:09,495 --> 00:54:11,535 to do something that's never been done before. 975 00:54:11,565 --> 00:54:14,005 And I'm just not convinced that he can pull it off. 976 00:54:14,035 --> 00:54:17,035 MAN: Whoa! Hold on. He sold out the big house in Michigan. 977 00:54:17,065 --> 00:54:20,405 That's a 110,000 for a political rally. 978 00:54:20,435 --> 00:54:22,435 I've never seen anything like it. 979 00:54:22,465 --> 00:54:24,005 WOMAN: OK, I mean, it is impressive, 980 00:54:24,035 --> 00:54:26,365 but it's not like Senator Turnbull's just gonna roll over. 981 00:54:26,395 --> 00:54:28,395 She's had the lead since day one. 982 00:54:28,435 --> 00:54:30,665 - MAN: Who do you plan to vote for? - WOMAN: Nate Sterling. 983 00:54:30,695 --> 00:54:32,695 Do you usually vote Democrat or Republican? 984 00:54:32,735 --> 00:54:34,735 I've never voted before 985 00:54:34,765 --> 00:54:36,765 and this is my first time voting. 986 00:54:42,435 --> 00:54:44,435 (EXHALES) 987 00:55:11,065 --> 00:55:13,765 - Nick. - Huh? 988 00:55:13,805 --> 00:55:16,765 Does it make any sense for the director of Super Millions 989 00:55:16,995 --> 00:55:20,265 to send an expense report for a holiday party to a partner 990 00:55:20,305 --> 00:55:22,305 at Meyers & Goldstein? 991 00:55:22,335 --> 00:55:24,335 No. 992 00:55:24,365 --> 00:55:27,065 An assistant would perform those menial tasks. Why? 993 00:55:43,705 --> 00:55:45,705 I think these invoices are fakes. 994 00:55:47,195 --> 00:55:49,735 They each contain a four, an eight, or both. 995 00:55:49,765 --> 00:55:52,365 - That's the tell. - Well, it's human nature 996 00:55:52,395 --> 00:55:54,395 to prefer some numbers over others. 997 00:55:54,435 --> 00:55:56,665 This is how companies spot expense-account fraud. 998 00:55:56,695 --> 00:55:59,765 I mean, I'm willing to bet that the Memorial Day retreat 999 00:55:59,805 --> 00:56:03,065 didn't even happen. - Well, any real invoices from Patriot Catering 1000 00:56:03,095 --> 00:56:05,635 sure didn't pass through these execs. 1001 00:56:09,035 --> 00:56:12,035 One hundred and 74 thousand... 1002 00:56:12,065 --> 00:56:15,565 six hundred and eighty four. 1003 00:56:27,495 --> 00:56:31,305 The average Super Millions jackpot is 20 million dollars. 1004 00:56:31,335 --> 00:56:33,335 In recessions, jackpots increase 1005 00:56:33,365 --> 00:56:36,035 by approximately 8%. 1006 00:56:36,065 --> 00:56:39,335 So, that means that the average jackpot should be... 1007 00:56:39,365 --> 00:56:41,465 21.6 million. 1008 00:56:41,495 --> 00:56:44,265 Correct. 21.6 million. 1009 00:56:44,305 --> 00:56:48,265 But it's holding steady at 19 million. 1010 00:56:48,305 --> 00:56:51,805 Well, that's a gap of 2.6 million per drawing. 1011 00:56:55,335 --> 00:56:59,165 Right. The first Patriot trading invoice goes back... 1012 00:57:00,535 --> 00:57:02,735 ..to 34 weeks ago. 1013 00:57:02,805 --> 00:57:04,805 Two drawings a week. That's... 1014 00:57:04,995 --> 00:57:06,995 That is... 1015 00:57:08,665 --> 00:57:10,665 God. 1016 00:57:12,435 --> 00:57:15,695 - Pretty damn close to bulls-eye. - Holy fuck. 1017 00:57:15,735 --> 00:57:19,295 For every 1,000 dollars embezzled 1018 00:57:19,335 --> 00:57:22,195 from the Super Millions lottery and transferred to Up Right, 1019 00:57:22,235 --> 00:57:24,435 the invoice... - Show a buck. 1020 00:57:24,465 --> 00:57:27,365 - Yeah. - That's their fucking code. 1021 00:57:29,035 --> 00:57:31,035 (EXHALES) Erickson. 1022 00:57:31,065 --> 00:57:33,565 Erickson fudges the books, OK? 1023 00:57:33,595 --> 00:57:36,295 The money moves in the dark of night. 1024 00:57:36,335 --> 00:57:40,195 The... the-the-the invoices track the spoils, 1025 00:57:40,235 --> 00:57:42,235 letting them communicate 1026 00:57:42,265 --> 00:57:44,265 without having to type fraud 1027 00:57:44,295 --> 00:57:46,335 in the subject line. 1028 00:57:46,365 --> 00:57:48,505 A barn full of haystacks. 1029 00:57:48,535 --> 00:57:51,235 And you found the fucking needle. 1030 00:57:53,495 --> 00:57:55,465 Thank you. 1031 00:58:06,405 --> 00:58:09,035 Hey, can I bum a cigarette? 1032 00:58:09,065 --> 00:58:11,065 Oh, yeah. 1033 00:58:12,665 --> 00:58:15,065 Thanks. Oh, so, you're the caterer. 1034 00:58:15,105 --> 00:58:17,065 - Yeah. - Excellent job inside. 1035 00:58:17,105 --> 00:58:19,135 - Those devilled eggs look delicious. - Thanks. 1036 00:58:19,165 --> 00:58:21,165 I wish I could tell you that I made them, 1037 00:58:21,195 --> 00:58:23,235 but I just load 'em in and hand 'em out. 1038 00:58:24,435 --> 00:58:27,235 - "Patriot Catering." - That's us. 1039 00:58:27,265 --> 00:58:30,065 Haven't seen you guys before. Have you been in business for a long time? 1040 00:58:30,105 --> 00:58:32,465 - Uh, coming up to a year. - Wow. 1041 00:58:32,495 --> 00:58:35,265 - Really new. - Mm-hmm. - Family-owned? - Nope. 1042 00:58:35,305 --> 00:58:37,305 This dude named Dean owns it. 1043 00:58:37,335 --> 00:58:39,335 Wait. Not Dean Bender. 1044 00:58:39,365 --> 00:58:41,465 No. Dean Clifton. 1045 00:58:41,505 --> 00:58:43,805 - Oh, gotcha. - Yeah. - Clifton. 1046 00:58:43,995 --> 00:58:46,795 - Yeah. - So, you got a lot of events coming up? 1047 00:58:47,005 --> 00:58:49,035 Rubbing elbows with any DC big wigs? 1048 00:58:49,065 --> 00:58:51,065 We got some big ones coming up. 1049 00:58:51,095 --> 00:58:53,565 But honestly, they're, like, all the same to me, you know? 1050 00:58:53,605 --> 00:58:56,365 Same bacon-wrapped scallops. Same penguin suit. 1051 00:58:56,405 --> 00:58:59,105 Same rich folks boring up the place. (LAUGHS) 1052 00:59:00,705 --> 00:59:03,665 - You got a card? - Oh, yeah. 1053 00:59:03,705 --> 00:59:06,095 Just hold on. It's somewhere here. 1054 00:59:06,135 --> 00:59:09,435 Here. Uh, the menu's in that link. 1055 00:59:09,465 --> 00:59:11,465 So, if you ever throw a bash, 1056 00:59:11,505 --> 00:59:13,565 you know, we're around. 1057 00:59:13,595 --> 00:59:15,565 - Cool. Thanks. - Yeah. 1058 00:59:15,605 --> 00:59:18,035 - And thanks. - Yeah. Have a good one. - You, too. 1059 00:59:21,165 --> 00:59:23,465 (APPLAUSE) Thank you. Thank you, Mr President. 1060 00:59:23,505 --> 00:59:27,135 We need to move on, and I wanna give Mr Sterling a chance to respond 1061 00:59:27,165 --> 00:59:29,635 before closing statements. - Let's face it. 1062 00:59:29,665 --> 00:59:33,265 Washington's got one foot so far left and the other so far right 1063 00:59:33,335 --> 00:59:35,265 that it can't stand up straight. 1064 00:59:35,295 --> 00:59:37,295 Congress is doing a split in the quicksand, 1065 00:59:37,335 --> 00:59:40,065 and I'm the only guy that can pull us out of this partisan quagmire. 1066 00:59:40,105 --> 00:59:42,305 Why? Because I'm free. 1067 00:59:42,335 --> 00:59:45,265 Free of special interests. Free of party-power brokers. 1068 00:59:45,305 --> 00:59:47,465 And I'm free to explore the best ideas 1069 00:59:47,505 --> 00:59:49,535 from both sides of the aisle. 1070 00:59:49,565 --> 00:59:52,335 Because I don't sit on either one. I stand proudly in the middle. 1071 00:59:52,365 --> 00:59:54,435 (APPLAUSE) 1072 00:59:54,465 --> 00:59:56,465 Credentials to the debate? 1073 00:59:58,365 --> 01:00:00,535 Sure. 1074 01:00:00,565 --> 01:00:02,735 What's it being Booker's lapdog, eh? 1075 01:00:04,535 --> 01:00:07,335 - Woof. - But what you don't seem to understand, sir, 1076 01:00:07,365 --> 01:00:09,365 we're talking about decisions 1077 01:00:09,405 --> 01:00:11,465 that can mean the difference between life and death. 1078 01:00:11,495 --> 01:00:14,735 - The wisdom... - Tell me the truth, though. Has, um... 1079 01:00:14,765 --> 01:00:16,805 has the old man lost a step? 1080 01:00:18,395 --> 01:00:21,265 You know, just putting so much time into a... 1081 01:00:21,295 --> 01:00:23,565 cub with a rap sheet. 1082 01:00:23,595 --> 01:00:27,195 If I were you, I would just keep asking myself why? 1083 01:00:27,265 --> 01:00:29,305 I'm trying to watch the debate. 1084 01:00:29,335 --> 01:00:31,395 Take it easy, Patricia. 1085 01:00:31,435 --> 01:00:34,335 Mr Sterling represented our country proudly. 1086 01:00:34,365 --> 01:00:36,705 Oh, oh, oh. I beg your pardon, Mr President. 1087 01:00:36,735 --> 01:00:39,705 The only reason you're giving his lack of experience a hall pass 1088 01:00:39,735 --> 01:00:41,735 is because you see in the polls 1089 01:00:41,765 --> 01:00:44,665 that he's gonna steal more votes from me than he is from you 1090 01:00:44,695 --> 01:00:46,695 in key battleground states. 1091 01:00:46,735 --> 01:00:48,735 But this election is about 1092 01:00:48,765 --> 01:00:51,465 so much more than politics. 1093 01:00:52,565 --> 01:00:54,705 And I'm not even talking about what it'll mean 1094 01:00:54,735 --> 01:00:58,205 to millions of little girls to see a woman 1095 01:00:58,235 --> 01:01:01,165 take the oath of office for the very first time 1096 01:01:01,205 --> 01:01:03,735 in this country. That's significant. 1097 01:01:03,765 --> 01:01:06,635 Oh! Yes, it is. 1098 01:01:06,665 --> 01:01:09,205 But let's leave that discussion to the history books, 1099 01:01:09,235 --> 01:01:11,565 cos what I wanna talk about right now 1100 01:01:11,605 --> 01:01:13,805 is what my administration is gonna do 1101 01:01:13,995 --> 01:01:16,805 to make your lives better. Plain simple. 1102 01:01:16,995 --> 01:01:19,335 Like fixing that pothole on your street. 1103 01:01:19,365 --> 01:01:22,535 Getting your 401K moving up and to the right again. 1104 01:01:22,565 --> 01:01:24,665 Keeping you and your children safe 1105 01:01:24,695 --> 01:01:26,735 from enemies, foreign and domestic. 1106 01:01:26,765 --> 01:01:30,195 Pulling us out of this recession once and for all. 1107 01:01:30,235 --> 01:01:33,535 And most importantly, shining a light 1108 01:01:33,565 --> 01:01:36,465 on the working people of this country 1109 01:01:36,495 --> 01:01:39,435 who have been invisible for far too long. 1110 01:01:39,465 --> 01:01:42,405 (APPLAUSE) That's what I'm gonna talk about. 1111 01:01:44,165 --> 01:01:46,435 Thank you. 1112 01:01:46,465 --> 01:01:48,665 What will it mean for millions of little girls 1113 01:01:48,705 --> 01:01:50,735 to see a female president? 1114 01:01:52,165 --> 01:01:54,535 Far more than I could ever comprehend. 1115 01:01:54,635 --> 01:01:57,035 But what's it gonna mean for our environment, 1116 01:01:57,065 --> 01:01:59,105 for our teachers, 1117 01:01:59,135 --> 01:02:01,135 for our poor and middle class 1118 01:02:01,165 --> 01:02:04,095 to see you as president, Senator Turnbull? 1119 01:02:04,135 --> 01:02:06,605 We are long overdue for a woman in the White House. 1120 01:02:06,635 --> 01:02:08,735 But it can't just be any woman. 1121 01:02:08,765 --> 01:02:10,765 It's gotta be the right woman. 1122 01:02:10,805 --> 01:02:14,435 Not a woman that denied climate change is real till just last year. 1123 01:02:15,735 --> 01:02:19,035 And that is precisely why my cabinet will be made up of 50% women 1124 01:02:19,065 --> 01:02:21,335 at the very minimum. (APPLAUSE) 1125 01:02:23,435 --> 01:02:26,435 (CAR DOOR OPENS, CLOSES) 1126 01:02:26,465 --> 01:02:28,465 - You look nice. - Thanks. 1127 01:02:28,495 --> 01:02:31,705 - I can't believe we're actually in the same state. - I kinda like it. 1128 01:02:31,735 --> 01:02:33,735 Think you might wanna ditch your credentials. 1129 01:02:33,765 --> 01:02:35,765 You'll scare the personality out of everyone. 1130 01:02:35,805 --> 01:02:38,135 Hey, Nate. Awesome job. 1131 01:02:38,165 --> 01:02:40,165 Thank you. What are the mosquitos sayin'? 1132 01:02:40,195 --> 01:02:42,305 Well, most of the pundits are calling it for you, 1133 01:02:42,335 --> 01:02:44,335 and Twitter's looking pretty bullish. 1134 01:02:44,365 --> 01:02:47,065 - You remember my girlfriend, Eli. - That I do. 1135 01:02:48,565 --> 01:02:51,535 I hear you're making big waves over at the Chronicle. (CHUCKLES) 1136 01:02:51,565 --> 01:02:53,705 Splashing about in the shallow end, 1137 01:02:53,735 --> 01:02:56,105 but I'm trying. - I'm sure you had to disclose 1138 01:02:56,135 --> 01:02:58,435 that you're dating this handsome guy. - I did. 1139 01:02:58,465 --> 01:03:01,735 But it helps that I'm not covering your campaign. 1140 01:03:01,765 --> 01:03:04,465 Of course. What did you think of the debate? 1141 01:03:04,505 --> 01:03:07,035 Honestly? 1142 01:03:07,065 --> 01:03:10,365 I'd be surprised if you didn't poach a point or two from both parties. 1143 01:03:11,565 --> 01:03:14,095 - She's a keeper. - Hmm. - And you, Miss... 1144 01:03:14,135 --> 01:03:16,335 you are lucky to have a guy like this by your side. 1145 01:03:16,365 --> 01:03:19,735 - As are you. - Speaking of which, Lucas, can I steal you for a second? 1146 01:03:19,765 --> 01:03:21,765 There's somebody I want you to meet. Thank you. 1147 01:03:27,095 --> 01:03:29,095 Hey. 1148 01:03:33,535 --> 01:03:35,735 May I take these? 1149 01:03:35,765 --> 01:03:38,265 Hey. Patriot Catering? 1150 01:03:38,305 --> 01:03:41,565 I'll be damned. (CHUCKLES) How goes it? 1151 01:03:41,605 --> 01:03:43,795 - Wait. This is the big event? - Yeah. 1152 01:03:44,065 --> 01:03:46,265 The most exciting night of your life, right? 1153 01:03:46,295 --> 01:03:48,735 - So boring. - You might just be serving 1154 01:03:48,765 --> 01:03:51,435 the next president of the United States of America. 1155 01:03:51,465 --> 01:03:53,605 That dude? We've been catering for him 1156 01:03:53,635 --> 01:03:56,465 since before he entered the race. The lustre's worn off. 1157 01:03:56,495 --> 01:03:58,635 Plus, the boss doesn't want me to spread around. 1158 01:04:00,395 --> 01:04:02,735 Makes sense. I mean, you probably do business 1159 01:04:02,765 --> 01:04:05,365 with the Republicans, too. - No, just Sterling. 1160 01:04:05,405 --> 01:04:08,535 Dean's loyal like that. I should probably get back to work. 1161 01:04:08,565 --> 01:04:10,565 He likes us to move around. 1162 01:04:10,605 --> 01:04:12,605 - Dean is here? - Yeah. 1163 01:04:12,635 --> 01:04:15,295 Talking to Sterling and Jack Hampton. 1164 01:04:15,335 --> 01:04:17,735 He's looking over here. I better keep moving. 1165 01:04:20,465 --> 01:04:22,465 I'll see you at the next one. 1166 01:04:24,205 --> 01:04:27,165 - Hey! Gentlemen! - How are you, sir? 1167 01:04:28,635 --> 01:04:30,735 - Tom Mayfield. - I'm Lucas. Nice to meet you. 1168 01:04:33,035 --> 01:04:35,035 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 1169 01:04:38,135 --> 01:04:41,765 Hey. That was the owner of your paper. 1170 01:04:41,805 --> 01:04:44,105 - Don't worry. - I didn't embarrass you. 1171 01:04:44,165 --> 01:04:47,265 - Who else is there? - Bunch of big donors. 1172 01:04:48,535 --> 01:04:51,235 The guy on the right owns a slew of catering companies. 1173 01:04:51,265 --> 01:04:54,535 Nate says that he is a culinary mastermind. 1174 01:04:54,605 --> 01:04:57,505 - What's his name? - Uh, Dean something. 1175 01:04:57,535 --> 01:04:59,595 Everyone calls him "The Chef." 1176 01:04:59,635 --> 01:05:01,795 - I gotta go. - Hey. What? We just got here. 1177 01:05:02,035 --> 01:05:04,005 Lucas, I gotta go. 1178 01:05:04,035 --> 01:05:06,335 I haven't seen you in weeks and you're leaving? Eli! 1179 01:05:11,135 --> 01:05:13,135 (KEYBOARD KEYS CLACKING) 1180 01:05:42,035 --> 01:05:44,365 - How was it? - Nick, we need to talk. 1181 01:05:44,465 --> 01:05:47,035 Turnbull isn't embezzling money from Super Millions. 1182 01:05:47,065 --> 01:05:49,065 Sterling is. 1183 01:05:50,235 --> 01:05:52,235 - You think that's funny? - No, I'm serious. 1184 01:05:53,335 --> 01:05:56,135 Patriot Catering worked his debate after-party. 1185 01:05:56,195 --> 01:05:58,705 They have catered all of Sterling's events 1186 01:05:58,735 --> 01:06:00,765 since before he entered the race. 1187 01:06:00,795 --> 01:06:03,095 It was right in front of our faces the whole time. 1188 01:06:03,135 --> 01:06:05,135 Meyers & Goldstein, they handled the books 1189 01:06:05,165 --> 01:06:07,635 for Sterling's Super PAC, as well. - Sterling rejected the Super PAC 1190 01:06:07,665 --> 01:06:09,705 on principle. - In the first month of his campaign 1191 01:06:09,735 --> 01:06:12,165 he made a big show of it, but that did not last long. 1192 01:06:14,465 --> 01:06:16,465 Integrity Super PAC? 1193 01:06:16,535 --> 01:06:19,505 - Ha. That's an oxymoron. - Yeah. He named it something generic 1194 01:06:19,535 --> 01:06:21,565 to keep a low profile... - Yeah. Still, still, still, 1195 01:06:21,595 --> 01:06:23,595 this isn't definitive proof that he... 1196 01:06:23,635 --> 01:06:26,365 Why would he be that bold? Juice isn't worth the squeeze. 1197 01:06:26,395 --> 01:06:28,765 - He's up three points. - He is now. 1198 01:06:28,795 --> 01:06:31,805 But this time last year, his name wasn't on a single poll. 1199 01:06:31,995 --> 01:06:34,105 What's the only way to win the New York City Marathon 1200 01:06:34,135 --> 01:06:36,135 without any training? 1201 01:06:36,165 --> 01:06:38,365 Take the subway, sneak under the rope... 1202 01:06:38,405 --> 01:06:40,465 on mile 18. - On mile 18. 1203 01:06:42,095 --> 01:06:44,995 But Mayfield, that bow-tied prick. 1204 01:06:45,035 --> 01:06:47,735 I mean, he's a Republican. It doesn't make any sense. 1205 01:06:47,805 --> 01:06:50,765 I thought the same thing. So, I checked out his voting records. 1206 01:06:50,805 --> 01:06:53,405 And it turns out, he left the Republican Party 1207 01:06:53,435 --> 01:06:55,605 right after Reagan rode off into the sunset. 1208 01:06:55,635 --> 01:06:58,535 The man has been an independent for the last three decades. 1209 01:06:58,565 --> 01:07:01,165 And then he reregistered as a Republican the same month 1210 01:07:01,205 --> 01:07:03,235 that Sterling's book hit the best-seller list. 1211 01:07:03,295 --> 01:07:06,305 It was all calculated. He must have thought if people like us 1212 01:07:06,335 --> 01:07:09,365 picked up a scent, it would throw us off the trail, and... 1213 01:07:09,395 --> 01:07:11,395 it worked. 1214 01:07:11,435 --> 01:07:13,595 What the fuck do we do now? 1215 01:07:16,165 --> 01:07:18,765 Follow the facts wherever they lead. 1216 01:07:18,805 --> 01:07:22,195 Sometimes, it's not where you wanna go, but you go anyway. 1217 01:07:25,365 --> 01:07:27,335 (SIGHS) 1218 01:07:27,365 --> 01:07:30,105 NEWSREADER: With just one week to go, Nate Sterling has pulled ahead 1219 01:07:30,135 --> 01:07:33,195 of Senator Turnbull for the first time in national polling. 1220 01:07:33,235 --> 01:07:36,065 While the lead is still within the margin of error... 1221 01:07:36,095 --> 01:07:38,205 Sterling is our megaphone, 1222 01:07:38,235 --> 01:07:40,995 our voice of reason, our moral compass, 1223 01:07:41,035 --> 01:07:43,065 and our hope for a better tomorrow. 1224 01:07:48,665 --> 01:07:50,795 Shit, Eli. 1225 01:07:51,005 --> 01:07:52,995 Where did you run off to? 1226 01:07:55,395 --> 01:07:57,405 What's wrong? 1227 01:07:59,365 --> 01:08:02,005 You see your dad? 1228 01:08:02,035 --> 01:08:04,035 - You're gonna have to scrap that speech. - Why? 1229 01:08:04,065 --> 01:08:06,095 - The town hall's tomorrow... - Because you're not a liar. 1230 01:08:06,165 --> 01:08:08,265 - What are you talking about? - He's funding his campaign 1231 01:08:08,295 --> 01:08:10,695 with stolen money. - What? Who? - Sterling. 1232 01:08:10,735 --> 01:08:12,805 - What are you saying? - I have hard evidence. 1233 01:08:13,005 --> 01:08:15,005 He's... 1234 01:08:15,035 --> 01:08:17,665 embezzling money from the lottery, and funnelling it to his Super PAC. 1235 01:08:17,705 --> 01:08:20,305 - What? That's crazy. - It's the truth. 1236 01:08:20,335 --> 01:08:22,335 - Nick and I have been working this story... - No. 1237 01:08:22,365 --> 01:08:25,165 - Why are you telling me this? - I guess I thought you might like 1238 01:08:25,205 --> 01:08:27,565 to know that your hero is a fraud. - Hey, stop! 1239 01:08:27,595 --> 01:08:29,705 And because I need your help. 1240 01:08:29,735 --> 01:08:31,735 Are you... Are you listening to yourself? 1241 01:08:31,795 --> 01:08:34,635 I need someone on the inside to prove he signed off on it. 1242 01:08:36,205 --> 01:08:39,235 Here. I need you to fill this with Sterling's hard drive. 1243 01:08:39,265 --> 01:08:41,265 - We don't have much time. - You're delusional. 1244 01:08:41,295 --> 01:08:42,765 Goddammit, Lucas! You're in denial. 1245 01:08:42,795 --> 01:08:44,795 No. You can't fucking help yourself, can you? 1246 01:08:45,005 --> 01:08:47,005 Only this time, when you blow yourself up, 1247 01:08:47,035 --> 01:08:49,365 you could take me and the whole goddamn country down with you. 1248 01:08:49,395 --> 01:08:51,765 No. This is different. This is real. 1249 01:08:51,805 --> 01:08:54,165 OK. Let's say that it is real. 1250 01:08:55,765 --> 01:08:57,735 You go from reporting back-page news 1251 01:08:57,765 --> 01:08:59,795 to being front-page news. 1252 01:09:00,005 --> 01:09:02,535 I get what? A seat on the witness stand 1253 01:09:02,565 --> 01:09:05,505 in the trial of the century when the only thing I have witnessed 1254 01:09:05,535 --> 01:09:08,665 is a good man trying to save his country. 1255 01:09:08,705 --> 01:09:11,705 We get hate mail from our friends, the people we respect, 1256 01:09:11,735 --> 01:09:14,305 and then what? Gun-toting, gay-bashing, 1257 01:09:14,335 --> 01:09:16,995 autocratic zealots, they declare us heroes, 1258 01:09:17,035 --> 01:09:19,535 and the navel-gazing, holier-than-thou woke mob, 1259 01:09:19,565 --> 01:09:22,335 they throw us a fucking parade, congratulations to the both of us? 1260 01:09:22,365 --> 01:09:25,335 - Lucas, please calm down and just think... - No, you think! 1261 01:09:28,605 --> 01:09:31,665 Are you willing to keep Penny at war for the next ten years? 1262 01:09:31,695 --> 01:09:35,065 No. Are you willing to sit on your hands 1263 01:09:35,105 --> 01:09:37,405 while the fucking Earth fries, because I'm not. 1264 01:09:37,435 --> 01:09:40,565 The money that he is stealing is coming from schools, 1265 01:09:40,605 --> 01:09:42,535 like that one in... That one in West Virginia. 1266 01:09:42,565 --> 01:09:46,335 OK? Those kids, Black and brown kids are losing access to a fair 1267 01:09:46,365 --> 01:09:48,435 and equal education. - Eli, it is so much bigger than... 1268 01:09:48,465 --> 01:09:50,405 Don't you fucking finish that thought! 1269 01:09:51,565 --> 01:09:54,005 Why doesn't this matter to you? They matter! 1270 01:09:54,035 --> 01:09:56,235 Everyone else in this country can act like they don't exist... 1271 01:09:56,265 --> 01:09:58,665 - He is what this country needs! - A liar is the last thing 1272 01:09:58,695 --> 01:10:00,735 this country needs! 1273 01:10:00,765 --> 01:10:03,595 Liars are what fucked this country up in the first place. 1274 01:10:04,805 --> 01:10:07,235 Iraq has stockpiles of WMDs. 1275 01:10:07,265 --> 01:10:09,335 The housing market will continue to rise. 1276 01:10:09,365 --> 01:10:11,695 The election was rigged. Redlining. 1277 01:10:12,995 --> 01:10:15,405 The war on drugs, voter suppression! 1278 01:10:15,435 --> 01:10:17,665 Everywhere you look, lobbyists, 1279 01:10:17,705 --> 01:10:20,765 pundits, bankers, preachers, billion-dollar industries 1280 01:10:20,795 --> 01:10:24,005 that run on lies. - What is it that you want, Eli? 1281 01:10:24,065 --> 01:10:25,995 - I want... I want the truth. - Yeah. 1282 01:10:26,035 --> 01:10:28,635 Well, you've been duped before, so. 1283 01:10:28,665 --> 01:10:30,665 (SIGHS) 1284 01:10:33,735 --> 01:10:35,735 Did you know, Lucas? 1285 01:10:38,505 --> 01:10:40,505 I can't believe you would even think that. 1286 01:10:45,165 --> 01:10:47,165 I'm publishing this story 1287 01:10:47,195 --> 01:10:49,195 with or without your help. 1288 01:10:51,795 --> 01:10:54,435 You publish this story, I don't want anything to do with you. 1289 01:10:54,465 --> 01:10:56,805 - That is not fair. - What do you want me to say? 1290 01:10:56,995 --> 01:10:58,995 Love fades, values don't. 1291 01:11:08,695 --> 01:11:10,765 That's my fucking jacket! (DOOR SLAMS) 1292 01:11:15,365 --> 01:11:17,365 Nice. 1293 01:11:22,695 --> 01:11:24,695 (SIGHS) 1294 01:11:27,705 --> 01:11:29,705 (SNIFFLES) 1295 01:11:36,765 --> 01:11:39,165 (LINE RINGING) 1296 01:11:39,205 --> 01:11:41,565 Meet me at Recessions. 1297 01:11:41,595 --> 01:11:43,735 Two blocks northwest of Farragut Square. 1298 01:11:45,135 --> 01:11:47,135 I have something. 1299 01:11:47,165 --> 01:11:49,165 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 1300 01:11:51,805 --> 01:11:54,035 We prove that Sterling knew. 1301 01:11:54,065 --> 01:11:56,595 - Eli. - I'm going tonight. - Well, Jesus Christ, Eli. 1302 01:11:56,635 --> 01:11:59,635 You're being irrational. There's a right way and a wrong way. 1303 01:11:59,665 --> 01:12:01,665 If you want the ribeye, you go get the ribeye. 1304 01:12:01,695 --> 01:12:04,805 Not if it's contaminated. That ends a career before it starts. 1305 01:12:04,995 --> 01:12:07,405 Well, already lost my relationship. I'm losing my dad. 1306 01:12:07,435 --> 01:12:09,435 So, why not throw in a career for good measure? 1307 01:12:09,465 --> 01:12:11,605 You're losing your mind is what you're losing. 1308 01:12:11,635 --> 01:12:13,635 Wait. 1309 01:12:13,665 --> 01:12:15,795 Relationship? 1310 01:12:15,995 --> 01:12:18,765 - Lucas refuses to... - Oh, fuck, Eli! 1311 01:12:18,805 --> 01:12:21,165 You told him? 1312 01:12:21,195 --> 01:12:24,235 They'll have the place power-cleaned in an hour. 1313 01:12:24,265 --> 01:12:27,335 Shit! Shit! You're right. 1314 01:12:31,995 --> 01:12:34,135 (MOBILE PHONE RINGING) 1315 01:12:34,165 --> 01:12:36,165 Eli! Shit! 1316 01:12:39,135 --> 01:12:41,435 - Hello? - Eli... Wait. Who is this? 1317 01:12:41,465 --> 01:12:43,535 - Nick, put Eli on. - Hang on. 1318 01:12:45,995 --> 01:12:47,995 Just talk to him, Eli. 1319 01:12:48,035 --> 01:12:50,035 I'm sorry, Lucas. 1320 01:12:50,065 --> 01:12:52,105 -She just doesn't wanna talk to you. -Where are you? 1321 01:12:52,165 --> 01:12:54,135 We're at Recessions on 18th and Elm. 1322 01:12:54,165 --> 01:12:56,305 Bullshit! You're at the campaign office. 1323 01:12:56,335 --> 01:12:58,395 I'm on my way. Don't do anything stupid. 1324 01:12:58,435 --> 01:13:01,265 They sing karaoke this good at the campaign? 1325 01:13:01,295 --> 01:13:03,735 (WOMAN SINGING INDISTINCTLY) 1326 01:13:03,765 --> 01:13:07,365 Shit! All right. Just tell her to stay right there. 1327 01:13:07,405 --> 01:13:09,395 (WOMEN CHEERING) 1328 01:13:15,295 --> 01:13:17,295 (DOOR BUZZES) 1329 01:13:52,005 --> 01:13:53,995 Shit! 1330 01:13:58,165 --> 01:14:01,435 What the hell are you doing here? It's past midnight. Lucas isn't... 1331 01:14:01,465 --> 01:14:04,035 I have numbers, emails, names. 1332 01:14:04,065 --> 01:14:07,035 - (SCOFFS) Sorry, what? - Tom Mayfield, Spencer Erickson, 1333 01:14:07,065 --> 01:14:09,435 Dean Clifton, Patriot Catering. 1334 01:14:09,465 --> 01:14:12,435 I have concrete evidence of all parties involved. 1335 01:14:12,535 --> 01:14:13,735 You give me one good reason right now 1336 01:14:13,765 --> 01:14:16,035 I shouldn't call Secret Service and throw you in jail. 1337 01:14:16,065 --> 01:14:18,065 - We'd be sharing a cell. - Bullshit. 1338 01:14:18,135 --> 01:14:20,135 I would think twice before you call security. 1339 01:14:20,165 --> 01:14:22,365 The story is already written. It's in the drafts. 1340 01:14:22,395 --> 01:14:25,665 You have me arrested, it goes on Twitter instantly. 1341 01:14:25,735 --> 01:14:29,065 - Newspapers in the morning. - What's this little story about? 1342 01:14:29,105 --> 01:14:31,135 - You know what it's about. - Enlighten me. 1343 01:14:31,195 --> 01:14:33,205 What it's always about. Money. 1344 01:14:35,695 --> 01:14:37,735 - Did you know? - Know what? 1345 01:14:37,765 --> 01:14:40,465 All I know is I love my country. 1346 01:14:40,505 --> 01:14:42,495 All right? I'm our best hope. 1347 01:14:42,535 --> 01:14:44,565 I give us a fighting chance. 1348 01:14:47,395 --> 01:14:49,395 Wow. 1349 01:14:57,105 --> 01:14:59,095 Are you a patriot, Eli? 1350 01:14:59,135 --> 01:15:01,305 Patriots don't steal from the American people. 1351 01:15:01,335 --> 01:15:04,505 Who are you to accuse anyone of stealing, you fucking hypocrite? 1352 01:15:04,535 --> 01:15:06,535 Give it to me. 1353 01:15:12,795 --> 01:15:16,665 (SIGHS) You know, I think you and I have a lot in common, Eli. 1354 01:15:16,695 --> 01:15:18,735 And for one, we both lack experience. 1355 01:15:18,995 --> 01:15:21,035 Turnbull and Archer are canaries with that attack line. 1356 01:15:21,105 --> 01:15:23,365 I'm ahead in every one of the polls - 1357 01:15:23,405 --> 01:15:26,165 economy, hot buttons - but the race, still a dead heat. 1358 01:15:26,195 --> 01:15:29,665 Why is that? Cos unfortunately, for me and for you, 1359 01:15:29,695 --> 01:15:32,465 experience seems to matter. 1360 01:15:32,505 --> 01:15:34,505 The way I see it, 1361 01:15:34,535 --> 01:15:36,665 your story might cause a little stir. 1362 01:15:36,705 --> 01:15:39,035 When it comes down to it, who's gonna believe you? 1363 01:15:39,065 --> 01:15:42,305 You lack the most vital asset a journalist must have - credibility. 1364 01:15:42,365 --> 01:15:45,095 Looks like I'm late to the party. 1365 01:15:45,135 --> 01:15:48,135 - Uh, Mr Booker. What a surprise... - Sit the fuck down. 1366 01:15:49,295 --> 01:15:51,335 Now... 1367 01:15:51,365 --> 01:15:54,235 let us all take a deep breath 1368 01:15:54,265 --> 01:15:56,335 and talk this out 1369 01:15:56,365 --> 01:15:58,765 like the rational people we are. 1370 01:15:58,805 --> 01:16:01,595 Nate, don't say a word. Eli records everything on her phone. 1371 01:16:01,635 --> 01:16:04,165 - What? - Let me see. - Get off! It's not on me. 1372 01:16:05,735 --> 01:16:09,035 - Hey! No, no. Leave him out. - That won't be necessary. Hey! 1373 01:16:09,065 --> 01:16:11,065 You wanna talk or what? 1374 01:16:17,335 --> 01:16:19,405 - What the fuck? - All right. 1375 01:16:19,435 --> 01:16:21,705 All right? 1376 01:16:21,735 --> 01:16:23,765 Let's just take a deep breath. 1377 01:16:25,335 --> 01:16:27,595 Sit down and talk this out, OK? This is obviously some sort 1378 01:16:27,635 --> 01:16:30,265 of huge misunderstanding. - We know what you did. 1379 01:16:30,295 --> 01:16:32,735 OK. With all due respect, I have no idea what you guys 1380 01:16:32,765 --> 01:16:34,765 are talking about. - Maybe you don't. 1381 01:16:34,795 --> 01:16:38,765 But right now, there are two assholes saying you do. 1382 01:16:38,795 --> 01:16:41,595 There's no need for us to bluff. We don't have a smoking gun. 1383 01:16:41,635 --> 01:16:44,535 But as my esteemed colleague has no doubt informed you, 1384 01:16:44,635 --> 01:16:46,535 we've got the bullets, the casings, 1385 01:16:46,565 --> 01:16:48,565 and the goddamn forensic report. 1386 01:16:48,605 --> 01:16:51,265 The whole story tied in a bow, 1387 01:16:51,305 --> 01:16:55,095 just waiting for the proof that you knew about it. 1388 01:16:56,235 --> 01:16:58,365 If we do decide to print, 1389 01:16:58,405 --> 01:17:01,195 you got every news outlet in the country 1390 01:17:01,235 --> 01:17:04,435 on a scavenger hunt for proof 1391 01:17:04,465 --> 01:17:07,135 of your involvement. -There is no proof of my involvement. 1392 01:17:07,165 --> 01:17:09,995 The allegation itself knocks you out of the White House. 1393 01:17:10,035 --> 01:17:12,535 You'll spend the next few years in court. 1394 01:17:12,565 --> 01:17:14,565 And if you did know, 1395 01:17:14,595 --> 01:17:16,795 the next couple of decades in prison. 1396 01:17:17,005 --> 01:17:19,165 So, the way I see it, 1397 01:17:19,205 --> 01:17:21,695 if you want any hope of reversing 1398 01:17:21,735 --> 01:17:24,165 this unfortunate chain of events, 1399 01:17:24,205 --> 01:17:27,335 you will tell us the God's honest truth 1400 01:17:27,365 --> 01:17:30,435 right here and now. 1401 01:17:30,495 --> 01:17:33,335 - OK. Uh... - But... 1402 01:17:33,365 --> 01:17:35,665 before you do... 1403 01:17:35,695 --> 01:17:37,695 a disclaimer. 1404 01:17:37,735 --> 01:17:41,005 I've worked in this town for 52 years. 1405 01:17:41,035 --> 01:17:44,495 That makes me one of the world's foremost experts 1406 01:17:44,535 --> 01:17:46,605 at spotting a liar. 1407 01:17:46,635 --> 01:17:49,035 Lie to me... 1408 01:17:49,065 --> 01:17:51,505 and you lose... 1409 01:17:51,535 --> 01:17:54,135 the election and your freedom. 1410 01:17:55,765 --> 01:17:57,765 But lucky for you, 1411 01:17:57,795 --> 01:17:59,795 the truth may still set you free 1412 01:18:00,005 --> 01:18:02,235 because believe it or not, 1413 01:18:02,265 --> 01:18:04,505 I'm still grappling with 1414 01:18:04,535 --> 01:18:06,535 a truly punishing question. 1415 01:18:07,765 --> 01:18:09,765 Is it worth it? 1416 01:18:18,205 --> 01:18:20,205 I don't have a party war chest, OK? 1417 01:18:21,735 --> 01:18:24,535 This thing was just a temporary fix to get me to the starting line. 1418 01:18:24,565 --> 01:18:25,795 We were gonna give it all back 1419 01:18:26,005 --> 01:18:27,605 as soon as we were in a position to do so. 1420 01:18:29,335 --> 01:18:31,335 This is no harm, no foul. It's victimless. 1421 01:18:31,365 --> 01:18:34,235 Tell that to the class of invisible kids in West Virginia. 1422 01:18:36,235 --> 01:18:38,795 I don't know. How do we make this OK? 1423 01:18:40,065 --> 01:18:43,135 Huh? First interview after I'm sworn in. 1424 01:18:43,165 --> 01:18:45,695 Exclusives for eight years after that. 1425 01:18:45,805 --> 01:18:47,695 If there's a leak coming from the White House, 1426 01:18:47,735 --> 01:18:49,735 you're the two pots catching it. You have my word! 1427 01:18:52,105 --> 01:18:54,095 Eli. 1428 01:18:54,135 --> 01:18:56,135 What about Penny? 1429 01:18:56,165 --> 01:18:58,535 You worry for your sister's safety every day that she's 1430 01:18:58,565 --> 01:19:01,735 serving overseas. And with your father undergoing chemotherapy. 1431 01:19:05,405 --> 01:19:08,535 I can't imagine how hard that must be. 1432 01:19:09,665 --> 01:19:13,295 - And your sister, Penny, is it? - Lieutenant Penelope James. 1433 01:19:14,395 --> 01:19:16,595 We can work out an honourable discharge for her 1434 01:19:16,635 --> 01:19:17,635 the day I'm sworn in. 1435 01:19:17,665 --> 01:19:21,265 Your sister deserves to be with your dad during his treatments. 1436 01:19:21,305 --> 01:19:24,205 If I wasn't so inexperienced, 1437 01:19:24,235 --> 01:19:26,565 I would think you were using a commissioned officer 1438 01:19:26,605 --> 01:19:28,595 as collateral in a bribe. 1439 01:19:32,465 --> 01:19:34,565 I would more call it an agreement 1440 01:19:34,605 --> 01:19:36,605 amongst friends. 1441 01:19:36,635 --> 01:19:38,665 Look, I feel for you, Eli. 1442 01:19:40,205 --> 01:19:42,695 (SIGHS) Cancer took my mum, 1443 01:19:42,735 --> 01:19:46,235 and the emotional toll is hard. 1444 01:19:46,265 --> 01:19:48,405 But the treatments add up. 1445 01:19:48,435 --> 01:19:51,235 And until we can get in there and reform the healthcare system, 1446 01:19:51,265 --> 01:19:53,265 I don't want your parents 1447 01:19:53,305 --> 01:19:56,035 to be crushed under the weight of medical bills. 1448 01:19:56,065 --> 01:19:58,805 And we can make sure that doesn't happen. 1449 01:19:58,995 --> 01:20:01,035 We are on the same team here. 1450 01:20:02,305 --> 01:20:05,565 And if you wanna make real, lasting change, well... 1451 01:20:05,605 --> 01:20:08,365 you just gotta play the game, and that's the reality of it. 1452 01:20:10,665 --> 01:20:12,995 You were supposed to change the game. 1453 01:20:39,805 --> 01:20:42,295 I had a hunch I'd find you here. 1454 01:20:42,335 --> 01:20:44,335 I'm getting it all down. 1455 01:20:44,365 --> 01:20:46,365 Everything that crooked, fucking conman's done. 1456 01:20:46,395 --> 01:20:48,395 We don't have enough to publish. 1457 01:20:48,435 --> 01:20:50,435 (SIGHS) But he just admitted... 1458 01:20:50,465 --> 01:20:54,165 Unless we find hard evidence that Sterling himself knew, 1459 01:20:54,195 --> 01:20:57,635 we're just a couple of trees falling in the woods. 1460 01:20:57,665 --> 01:20:59,665 So, what do we do now? 1461 01:20:59,705 --> 01:21:02,395 Tear it all up. Everything we know. 1462 01:21:02,435 --> 01:21:05,235 I'll track Sterling to his rally in Atlanta, 1463 01:21:05,265 --> 01:21:07,735 and see... 1464 01:21:07,765 --> 01:21:09,765 if we can crack the safe. 1465 01:21:43,165 --> 01:21:46,065 Mum! Dad! Where are you? 1466 01:21:47,295 --> 01:21:50,105 I'm calling the police. They... they trashed my apartment! 1467 01:21:53,605 --> 01:21:55,665 - What are you doing here? - Thank God you're OK. 1468 01:21:55,705 --> 01:21:58,095 - I looked everywhere. - No. Get out, Lucas. 1469 01:21:58,135 --> 01:22:01,405 - Eli, calm down, sweetheart... - Daddy. - Lucas told us. - No. 1470 01:22:01,435 --> 01:22:04,135 OK? Don't believe a word that he has to say, OK? 1471 01:22:04,165 --> 01:22:06,665 NATE (RECORDING): ..to the starting line. We were gonna give it all back 1472 01:22:06,705 --> 01:22:08,705 as soon as we were in a position to do so. 1473 01:22:10,395 --> 01:22:12,435 This is no harm, no foul. It's victimless! 1474 01:22:12,465 --> 01:22:14,505 Tell that to the class of invisible... 1475 01:22:17,065 --> 01:22:19,065 Oh, my God. 1476 01:22:20,305 --> 01:22:22,265 - Did Nick know? - No. 1477 01:22:22,305 --> 01:22:24,435 He still doesn't. 1478 01:22:24,465 --> 01:22:28,235 I had to commit, or his face would have given me away. 1479 01:22:28,265 --> 01:22:30,435 And honestly, I didn't decide to do it 1480 01:22:30,465 --> 01:22:32,465 until I was standing outside of the office. 1481 01:22:37,695 --> 01:22:41,165 (SIGHS) You know, this doesn't fix everything. 1482 01:22:41,235 --> 01:22:43,595 I know. I needed you to be wrong. 1483 01:22:46,465 --> 01:22:48,465 I love you. 1484 01:22:50,035 --> 01:22:52,035 It's all I got. 1485 01:22:52,065 --> 01:22:54,065 (SIGHS) 1486 01:22:55,295 --> 01:22:59,105 I need to tell Nick. He's on his way to Sterling's rally right now. 1487 01:22:59,135 --> 01:23:01,635 I'm flying with the campaign. I'll track him down and tell him. 1488 01:23:01,665 --> 01:23:03,735 - You go work on your story. - I'll just call him. 1489 01:23:03,765 --> 01:23:06,135 That might be difficult. The last time I saw Nick's phone, 1490 01:23:06,165 --> 01:23:08,165 it was floating in Sterling's coffee. 1491 01:23:08,205 --> 01:23:10,205 (SIGHS) 1492 01:23:10,235 --> 01:23:12,235 Right. 1493 01:23:13,535 --> 01:23:16,035 REPORTER: Nate Sterling will be in Atlanta tonight 1494 01:23:16,135 --> 01:23:18,395 while Senator Turnbull travels to Florida. 1495 01:23:18,435 --> 01:23:22,065 REPORTER: Nate Sterling is trending on social media as excitement... 1496 01:23:22,095 --> 01:23:24,165 REPORTER: Senator Turnbull leads all candidates 1497 01:23:24,205 --> 01:23:26,295 in total campaign spend, having raised more cash 1498 01:23:26,335 --> 01:23:29,565 than both Sterling and Archer for the third month in a row. 1499 01:23:29,595 --> 01:23:31,605 (MOBILE PHONE VIBRATES, BEEPS) 1500 01:23:31,635 --> 01:23:33,765 - Lucas. - Hey. - Did you find him? 1501 01:23:33,795 --> 01:23:35,995 Uh, no. Not yet. 1502 01:23:36,035 --> 01:23:38,135 Where are you? 1503 01:23:38,165 --> 01:23:40,165 I'm by ATB. 1504 01:23:40,195 --> 01:23:42,195 REPORTER: A declaration of Independence. 1505 01:23:44,705 --> 01:23:47,265 And some are calling Sterling the most influential... 1506 01:23:47,305 --> 01:23:50,505 - Nothing? - It's like a zoo with no cages. 1507 01:23:50,535 --> 01:23:53,735 Here we are at Nate Sterling's biggest rally yet. 1508 01:23:53,995 --> 01:23:56,495 He's about to do a hit on Politics Nightly with Jane Bower. 1509 01:23:56,535 --> 01:23:59,305 Tramping its way through America's two-party landscape. 1510 01:24:01,205 --> 01:24:04,265 ..by two points with just one week to go. 1511 01:24:05,995 --> 01:24:07,995 (CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY) 1512 01:24:11,195 --> 01:24:13,195 (CHEERING) I got him. 1513 01:24:15,265 --> 01:24:18,695 ..began just over a year ago, and with no end in sight... 1514 01:24:21,135 --> 01:24:23,765 I-I-I-I need to talk to him. I need to talk to Mr Booker. 1515 01:24:23,805 --> 01:24:26,135 - WOMAN: No access here, sir. - Nate Sterling is set to take 1516 01:24:26,165 --> 01:24:28,395 the stage any minute now to make his closing arguments. - Shit. 1517 01:24:28,435 --> 01:24:30,565 - Call back when you get him. - ..by Nicholas Booker, 1518 01:24:30,605 --> 01:24:32,765 esteemed columnist for the Washington Chronicle 1519 01:24:32,805 --> 01:24:35,235 and lion of the fourth state. 1520 01:24:35,265 --> 01:24:37,265 - The election is a dead heat. - Mm. 1521 01:24:37,295 --> 01:24:39,735 If it's anything like the last two elections, it could come down to 1522 01:24:39,765 --> 01:24:42,035 a few thousand votes in a handful of swing states, 1523 01:24:42,065 --> 01:24:46,205 or if it's a repeat of 2000, a few hundred votes. 1524 01:24:46,295 --> 01:24:48,565 Your column is read by a few million. 1525 01:24:48,595 --> 01:24:51,235 Your readers really listen to you. They trust you. 1526 01:24:51,265 --> 01:24:54,195 - I call it like I see it. - What do you see here? 1527 01:24:57,665 --> 01:24:59,665 (CHEERING) 1528 01:25:07,265 --> 01:25:09,265 (CHEERING CONTINUES) 1529 01:25:18,595 --> 01:25:20,595 (CHEERING CONTINUES) 1530 01:25:28,595 --> 01:25:32,135 Well, I have good news and bad news. 1531 01:25:32,165 --> 01:25:34,165 Which do you want first? 1532 01:25:34,195 --> 01:25:36,195 - MAN: The bad! - Right! 1533 01:25:38,305 --> 01:25:40,295 OK, here it is. 1534 01:25:40,395 --> 01:25:42,395 My little girl... 1535 01:25:42,435 --> 01:25:44,635 turned 21 yesterday. 1536 01:25:44,665 --> 01:25:46,705 And the first thing Alison did 1537 01:25:46,735 --> 01:25:49,065 was make sure her voter registration was current. 1538 01:25:49,095 --> 01:25:51,165 (CHEERING) (MOBILE PHONE RINGING) 1539 01:25:53,135 --> 01:25:55,135 Hello. 1540 01:25:55,165 --> 01:25:57,165 No. No, no, no, no. Slow down. 1541 01:26:02,465 --> 01:26:04,465 OK. 1542 01:26:04,495 --> 01:26:06,505 OK. 1543 01:26:13,065 --> 01:26:15,065 (NATE SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY IN BACKGROUND) 1544 01:26:30,735 --> 01:26:33,265 And the other just sits on its hands and whines about it. 1545 01:26:37,765 --> 01:26:41,565 Cos Alison deserves better. Our young people deserve better. 1546 01:26:41,595 --> 01:26:44,195 They deserve to look forward to the future 1547 01:26:44,235 --> 01:26:46,235 the way we used to with hope, 1548 01:26:46,265 --> 01:26:48,305 with pride, with excitement. 1549 01:26:48,335 --> 01:26:50,505 - Holy shit. - "Holy shit" what? 1550 01:26:55,035 --> 01:26:57,035 Holy... 1551 01:26:57,065 --> 01:26:59,065 This is unreal. 1552 01:27:10,165 --> 01:27:12,195 Oh. Hey, Lynn. I got it. 1553 01:27:18,635 --> 01:27:22,465 (SIGHS) So sorry for your loss, Mrs James. 1554 01:27:22,505 --> 01:27:24,495 Thank you. 1555 01:27:24,535 --> 01:27:26,795 And thank you for being so good to my daughter. 1556 01:27:27,005 --> 01:27:30,235 You and your husband have raised a fine young woman. 1557 01:27:35,505 --> 01:27:38,705 (SIGHS) Let's... 1558 01:27:38,735 --> 01:27:40,795 How fast can you finish the story? 1559 01:27:44,435 --> 01:27:46,435 I'm about to bury my dad. 1560 01:27:49,365 --> 01:27:51,365 Maybe you should just take over. 1561 01:27:52,565 --> 01:27:56,065 It's your story. You found it. You pushed it. 1562 01:27:56,095 --> 01:27:58,095 You're writing it. 1563 01:27:59,295 --> 01:28:02,035 And if we're doing it, we gotta be quick. 1564 01:28:02,065 --> 01:28:04,365 We've got 24 hours, tops. 1565 01:28:04,405 --> 01:28:07,065 And it's gotta be airtight. 1566 01:28:07,095 --> 01:28:09,095 I'll take care of the rest. 1567 01:28:10,765 --> 01:28:12,765 And... 1568 01:28:14,565 --> 01:28:16,565 ..I'm sorry about your father. 1569 01:28:25,795 --> 01:28:27,805 (MOBILE PHONE RINGING, VIBRATING) 1570 01:28:32,065 --> 01:28:34,065 Hello, Eli. 1571 01:28:34,105 --> 01:28:36,095 Nick and I have a story ready for publication 1572 01:28:36,135 --> 01:28:38,135 that just might decide the next president 1573 01:28:38,165 --> 01:28:41,065 of the United States. - Is that so? 1574 01:28:41,095 --> 01:28:43,105 Should I be worried? 1575 01:28:43,135 --> 01:28:45,595 Why do you wanna be president, Senator Turnbull? 1576 01:28:45,635 --> 01:28:47,635 Look, Eli... 1577 01:28:47,705 --> 01:28:51,165 I assume we don't agree on most policy. 1578 01:28:51,195 --> 01:28:54,165 But one thing we do both value is the truth. 1579 01:28:54,205 --> 01:28:56,205 So, I'm gonna give you mine. 1580 01:28:56,235 --> 01:28:59,335 Right now, I am running as the leader of my party, 1581 01:28:59,365 --> 01:29:03,635 but should I be fortunate enough to take that oath on January 20, 1582 01:29:03,665 --> 01:29:05,665 I will be governing 1583 01:29:05,695 --> 01:29:07,695 as the leader of my country. 1584 01:29:09,365 --> 01:29:11,565 Our democracy is fragile. 1585 01:29:11,595 --> 01:29:13,735 You protect it from the outside 1586 01:29:13,765 --> 01:29:15,765 by doing what you do. 1587 01:29:15,795 --> 01:29:19,165 And if I get the chance, I'm going to protect it from the inside 1588 01:29:19,205 --> 01:29:21,605 with everything I've got. 1589 01:29:22,635 --> 01:29:24,635 And off the record? 1590 01:29:26,465 --> 01:29:28,465 Take care, Eli. 1591 01:30:05,065 --> 01:30:07,065 (SNIFFING) 1592 01:30:12,165 --> 01:30:14,165 (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) 1593 01:30:47,165 --> 01:30:49,535 I don't understand. What's... 1594 01:30:49,565 --> 01:30:51,565 What's so special about this one? 1595 01:30:54,405 --> 01:30:56,395 The day you were born. 1596 01:31:03,195 --> 01:31:05,535 I never got to say goodbye. 1597 01:31:05,565 --> 01:31:08,635 We thought it was another false alarm from the chemo. 1598 01:31:10,665 --> 01:31:13,395 He knew that you were at the Chronicle, writing. 1599 01:31:14,665 --> 01:31:17,635 He insisted that that was where you needed to be. 1600 01:31:20,305 --> 01:31:22,365 He loved you. 1601 01:31:24,565 --> 01:31:26,605 He's so proud. 1602 01:31:36,665 --> 01:31:38,665 (SIGHS) 1603 01:31:41,695 --> 01:31:43,695 Daddy. 1604 01:31:54,565 --> 01:31:56,565 OK. 1605 01:31:59,665 --> 01:32:01,665 (SNIFFLES) 1606 01:32:03,665 --> 01:32:05,665 (LAPTOP KEYS CLACKING) 1607 01:32:30,305 --> 01:32:32,665 (SNIFFLES) (MOBILE PHONE RINGING) 1608 01:32:32,705 --> 01:32:34,695 (SNIFFLES) 1609 01:32:38,235 --> 01:32:40,435 - Where are you? - Kevin? 1610 01:32:40,465 --> 01:32:43,005 -Hey, where are you? -I'm at my parents' house. -Alright. 1611 01:32:43,035 --> 01:32:45,395 Meet me at the diner on 4th and Delaware in 20 minutes, all right? 1612 01:32:45,435 --> 01:32:47,435 - I'm not doing that. - It's an emergency. 1613 01:32:47,465 --> 01:32:49,765 - What is this about? - Look, I was fired. 1614 01:32:49,805 --> 01:32:53,235 - Why? - Because I-I know the names Tom Mayfield, 1615 01:32:53,265 --> 01:32:55,535 Dean Clifton, and Spencer Erickson. (LINE BEEPS) 1616 01:33:04,435 --> 01:33:06,465 How the fuck do you know those names? 1617 01:33:06,505 --> 01:33:09,565 The-the, um... the other night when you got that call 1618 01:33:09,595 --> 01:33:11,735 and you left in a hurry, 1619 01:33:11,765 --> 01:33:13,765 well, you didn't log out. 1620 01:33:13,795 --> 01:33:16,305 And Gordon assumed it was mine. 1621 01:33:17,605 --> 01:33:20,105 Look, I didn't say anything, cos... 1622 01:33:20,135 --> 01:33:22,465 I was in shock and Gordon flipped for it. 1623 01:33:22,505 --> 01:33:23,435 I thought I'd be waking up 1624 01:33:23,465 --> 01:33:25,535 to a headline that would change the course of history. 1625 01:33:25,565 --> 01:33:28,195 So, why did I instead wake up to an email informing me 1626 01:33:28,235 --> 01:33:30,305 that the Chronicle was terminating my contract? 1627 01:33:30,395 --> 01:33:31,435 I mean, I rushed to the office, 1628 01:33:31,465 --> 01:33:33,505 and security wouldn't even let me in the building. 1629 01:33:33,535 --> 01:33:36,505 Apparently, Gordon had HR clean out my desk and wipe my desktop. 1630 01:33:36,535 --> 01:33:39,535 Gordon killed the story to save his own ass. 1631 01:33:39,565 --> 01:33:42,065 - Why-why would he...? - Jack Hampton. 1632 01:33:42,095 --> 01:33:44,735 He's a huge Sterling supporter. Gordon prints the story, 1633 01:33:44,765 --> 01:33:47,435 Hampton orders his head on a platter. Gordon kills the story, 1634 01:33:47,465 --> 01:33:49,705 Sterling wins. Guess which paper has a direct line 1635 01:33:49,735 --> 01:33:51,735 to the Oval Office. 1636 01:33:53,495 --> 01:33:56,165 So, Gordon is playing politics 1637 01:33:56,205 --> 01:33:58,695 dirtier than the goddamn politicians? 1638 01:34:00,765 --> 01:34:02,765 Ha! 1639 01:34:05,105 --> 01:34:07,135 Please... 1640 01:34:07,165 --> 01:34:09,165 nail that motherfucker. 1641 01:34:09,195 --> 01:34:11,435 I can't believe you let Gordon think it was your story. 1642 01:34:13,065 --> 01:34:16,465 Look... I never said that it was. 1643 01:34:16,505 --> 01:34:19,035 And as it turns out, I did you a favour. 1644 01:34:20,405 --> 01:34:22,435 So, you're welcome. Hmm? 1645 01:34:29,035 --> 01:34:31,105 No, Eli, I got it. Please. 1646 01:34:31,135 --> 01:34:33,665 You're unemployed. It wouldn't be right. 1647 01:34:33,705 --> 01:34:35,705 Prick. 1648 01:34:39,505 --> 01:34:42,065 - Have you shown Gordon the story? - NICK: I'm waiting for you. 1649 01:34:42,105 --> 01:34:44,105 You should get to see the look on his face. 1650 01:34:44,135 --> 01:34:46,335 - Where the fuck are you? - I'm on my way. Whatever you do, 1651 01:34:46,365 --> 01:34:48,365 don't talk to Gordon. 1652 01:34:51,195 --> 01:34:54,035 And I thought I'd seen it all. 1653 01:34:58,465 --> 01:35:00,535 We're doing this? (CHUCKLES) 1654 01:35:02,135 --> 01:35:04,135 What? 1655 01:35:04,165 --> 01:35:06,465 The weight of the world lies in the palm of my hand. 1656 01:35:06,495 --> 01:35:08,505 I guess I thought it'd be a bit heavier. 1657 01:35:10,995 --> 01:35:13,035 You know what this means 1658 01:35:13,065 --> 01:35:15,065 if we go through with this. 1659 01:35:18,765 --> 01:35:21,795 - And you're willing? - I guess that's why they call it 1660 01:35:21,995 --> 01:35:23,995 the moment of truth. 1661 01:35:25,735 --> 01:35:27,735 It's your story. 1662 01:35:30,165 --> 01:35:33,605 What? No. I... I stumbled upon it, 1663 01:35:33,635 --> 01:35:37,035 yeah, but you guided me. 1664 01:35:37,065 --> 01:35:39,135 If you hadn't have gotten me that interview 1665 01:35:39,235 --> 01:35:42,135 at Meyers & Goldstein... - You would have gotten it in some other way. 1666 01:35:42,195 --> 01:35:44,305 I doubted you. 1667 01:35:44,335 --> 01:35:46,495 You fought through the doubt. 1668 01:35:46,535 --> 01:35:48,565 You took me for the ride. 1669 01:35:48,605 --> 01:35:51,665 I didn't provide anything that you didn't already - 1670 01:35:51,695 --> 01:35:53,695 - You can now. - What? 1671 01:35:53,735 --> 01:35:55,735 Credibility. 1672 01:35:55,765 --> 01:35:58,405 Sterling was right. Nobody knows my name, 1673 01:35:58,435 --> 01:36:01,395 and those that do aren't so fond of it. 1674 01:36:01,435 --> 01:36:03,505 If I were to publish this on my own, 1675 01:36:03,535 --> 01:36:07,335 it wouldn't get any traction. Or worse, it'll get dismissed. 1676 01:36:07,365 --> 01:36:10,135 But coming from Nicholas Booker, 1677 01:36:10,165 --> 01:36:14,395 it'll be on every front page and television network in minutes. 1678 01:36:14,435 --> 01:36:17,035 We need to do this together. 1679 01:36:17,065 --> 01:36:19,065 And after we break the story, 1680 01:36:19,105 --> 01:36:21,235 we can set up our own shop. 1681 01:36:21,265 --> 01:36:23,635 No editor or parent corporation 1682 01:36:23,665 --> 01:36:25,705 to tell us what we can and can't print. 1683 01:36:25,765 --> 01:36:29,795 A publication that answers to nothing but the facts, 1684 01:36:29,995 --> 01:36:32,205 wherever they lead. 1685 01:36:32,235 --> 01:36:34,335 What would we call it? 1686 01:36:35,995 --> 01:36:38,005 The Independent. 1687 01:36:40,465 --> 01:36:42,465 The Independent. 1688 01:36:58,095 --> 01:37:00,165 (INHALES, EXHALES) 1689 01:37:01,995 --> 01:37:03,995 (LAPTOP KEYS CLACKING) 1690 01:37:15,395 --> 01:37:17,365 You do the honours. 1691 01:37:35,405 --> 01:37:37,535 Hm. 1692 01:37:37,565 --> 01:37:39,565 Thank you. 1693 01:37:50,565 --> 01:37:52,565 Now what? 1694 01:37:52,605 --> 01:37:54,805 What do you say we get the hell out of here? 1695 01:37:55,995 --> 01:37:59,465 - And go where? - Watch the fireworks from the hill. 1696 01:38:05,265 --> 01:38:07,265 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 1697 01:38:13,465 --> 01:38:15,465 Stick this up... 1698 01:38:35,365 --> 01:38:37,505 50 years, Gordon. 1699 01:38:37,535 --> 01:38:39,535 I didn't know you had it in you. 1700 01:38:43,335 --> 01:38:47,335 I was just trying to protect everyone in here. 1701 01:38:47,365 --> 01:38:51,335 And I'm just trying to protect everyone out there. 1702 01:39:00,605 --> 01:39:02,605 Take care, Gordon. 1703 01:39:05,395 --> 01:39:07,335 Think they'll read this one in West Virginia? 1704 01:39:08,995 --> 01:39:11,005 Hmm. 1705 01:39:13,365 --> 01:39:15,365 ("AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL" BY RAY CHARLES)