Scandal (2012–2018): Season 4, Episode 6 - An Innocent Man - full transcript
Olivia is summoned by a convicted assassin who claims he was wrongly accused, and Mellie becomes intrigued by a former first lady whose stories seem to be strikingly similar to her own. ...
¶ oh, ho
¶ yeah
¶ summer breeze
¶ all in my mind
¶ no, no, no, no
¶ it's all in my mind
¶ no, no, no, no
¶ it's all in my mind
¶ summer breeze
makes me feel fine ¶
¶ blowing through the jasmine
in my mind ¶
¶ see the curtains
hanging in the window ¶
¶ in the evening,
on a Friday night ¶
¶ a little light
shining through the window ¶
¶ lets me know every,
everything's all right ¶
[ gasps ]
¶ oh, summer
¶ summer breeze
my god, olivia.
¶ it makes me feel
wake up.
[ gasps ]
[ exhales sharply ]
you okay?
I'm fine.
You didn't have to
stay over.
Yes, I did.
Did you call him --
the president?
Abby.
You should.
He can do something about
jake being arrested or --
He thinks
jake killed his child.
Do you want to know
what he did
To the last person
he thought killed his child?
Besides, I called him.
I called him all night.
He won't take my calls.
[ sighs ]
[ sighing ]
Mm.
[ door opens ]
Mellie: What happened
to your hand?
[ scoffs ] what?
Nothing.
You look nice.
[ sighs ] well,
I'm planning a state funeral,
Doing my duty
as first lady.
Wait. State funeral?
President cooper died.
An hour ago.
The secret service
brought in a red file.
It's on the nightstand.
Didn't you read it?
[ sighs ]
[ sighs ]
You want me to have the chef
send you up some fried chicken?
Noah: Former president
edward randolph cooper,
40th president
of the United States,
Died early this morning,
succumbing to a stroke.
It is said that every
republican president elected
In the post-cooper era
stands in his shadow,
His military resolve so strong
and sunny optimism so bright...
[ buzzer ]
...It brought this nation
out of its postwar malaise
And onto its feet and another --
the soviet union --
Crumbling to its knees.
We all remember August 13, 1986,
of course --
An early morning campaign rally
in stockton, california,
When a single gunshot
almost ended his life...
[ gunshot ]
...A scenario
which was eerily similar
To the assassination attempt
on president grant
Over two years ago.
[ buzzer ]
In the wake of such a brazen
attack on a popular president,
Conspiracy theories raged --
The kgb, the mafia,
even the c.I.A.
[ buzzer ]
In the end, though,
it was a lone bullet
From a lone gunman,
A disturbed outsider
named leonard francis carnahan.
[ camera shutter clicking ]
How can I help you,
mr. Carnahan?
[ buzzer ]
the thing is, miss pope --
And you should feel free
to laugh at this
Because everyone else does --
it simply isn't true.
Yes, I was there.
Yes, I had a gun.
But I did not pull the trigger.
That was someone else.
Someone who knew that I would be
in that rope line,
Who knew that I'd been mugged
months earlier
And I carried a pistol
for protection,
Who knew my disposition,
who could point the finger at me
And say,
"hey, hey, check --
"check out
that little fella over there.
He's got assassin
written all over him."
Now, I-I know
what you're thinking.
Your diary,
the one where you spelled out,
In excruciating detail,
Your plan to assassinate
the president.
Do you know who verified
the handwriting?
The department
of the treasury.
They're forgers,
every last one of them.
So, the government
did this?
The government,
soviet super-spies, aliens.
There's a sweet old lady
in tulsa
Who thinks
that elvis did it.
All I know
is that it wasn't me.
And with your help,
I can prove it.
How?
The bullet.
It's still
in cooper's head.
We asked for it
during the trial
So they could see that it
did not come from my gun.
They wouldn't
give it to me.
It's too dangerous,
they said,
And removing it
from his brain
Could put the president's
life at risk,
So there
it remained.
And here I remained,
Waiting for the day
that he died.
I know I'm a lost cause,
miss pope,
But if there's any part of you,
any part of you at all
That believes
that I'm telling you the truth,
You'll help me.
You'll get that bullet out
of that dead president's brain
And prove to the world
that I'm innocent.
I was in the middle of this
lecture on constitutional law
When this student runs in
and tells the class,
"president cooper
has just been shot."
[ scoffs ] everyone remembers
where they were that day.
Yeah.
I had just turned 7.
First time
I ever saw my father cry.
I'm getting an apartment
for you.
I'm also getting you
a secure phone
And having a bank account set up
in your name.
Buy some new clothes.
Go to the spa. Get a massage.
Cyrus, cyrus, this is too much.
I can't.
You can! I insist.
Thank you.
Hey.
[ cellphone ringing ]
Hmm.
[ sighs ]
[ beep ]
Cyrus beene.
I'm 20 minutes out.
[ beep ]
[ sighs ]
Same time tomorrow?
Same time tomorrow.
[ camera shutter clicking ]
[ indistinct conversations ]
Been a pleasure, michael.
Good luck with b-school.
Hmm.
There's something else.
What?
Information that
you're gonna want to hear.
Look, I've already
missed bar method.
Seems someone
in the white house is worried
To shutter about a half-dozen
military bases.
They're worried
about the timing,
What with president cooper's
death and all.
They mentioned fort robinson,
buckner, patch.
And you know this how,
exactly?
I read an e-mail sent
to cyrus beene this morning.
I want to renegotiate the terms
of our agreement, liz,
And I want to be compensated...
Handsomely.
[ door opens ]
mr. President.
Abby, come in.
Where's cyrus?
I'm not sure.
He said he'd be in soon.
He's just running
a little late.
He's been running late a lot
these days.
You tell me
what you think.
I thought I'd keep my cooper
statement this morning short,
Then do a longer round robin
on the nightlies, yes?
That sounds like
a good idea.
You need something?
Yes, um, I-I need to talk to you
about jake ballard.
What about him?
He was taken into custody
two days ago
And hasn't been seen since.
Has anyone from the press
asked you about him?
Then you're not asking
as part of your official duties
As white house
press secretary.
No.
You just thought
You'd stroll on
into the oval office
And ask the commander in chief
of the armed forces
About something you have
no security clearance for.
I'm not asking
the commander in chief.
I'm asking the married man
who used to sleep with my friend
What exactly he has done
with the man
She's currently
sleeping with.
There's an edge
to this cliff, gabby,
And you are dancing
very close to it.
You know my name
isn't gabby.
Why don't you report back
to olivia that her boyfriend,
Unlike my son
and your friend harrison
Will get
his day in court.
So, he's being held
legally?
He's been read his rights?
He has a lawyer?
He hasn't been abused
in any way?
I asked because your knuckles
are awfully bruised.
All right,
we're done here.
If you love her...
Excuse me?
I am overstepping the hell
out of my world right now.
Do her the courtesy
of telling her what is going on.
You may have never heard
what it sounds like
When olivia wakes up screaming
from a nightmare,
But I have,
and it's awful.
So...Please.
[ door opens ]
[ door slams ]
[ gunfire ]
Oh, yes! [ laughs ]
I got you.
Oh, no, no, no.
Huck.
Oh, come on.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
Huck!
What?
Have you gotten anything
on the key I found
In the dead girl's
stomach?
Major lady wood.
Oh, yeah.
[ camera shutter clicking ]
It's obviously some kind
of locker key, right?
That's somewhere in between
where caitlin was running from
And where she was
running to.
So the key should fit a locker
somewhere in this radius.
Yeah, but look
what's in that radius --
The national gallery,
the american history museum,
Air and space,
the newseum.
All these places
have lockers, huck.
This is gonna take forever.
Olivia: Quinn!
Get me everything you can find
on leonard carnahan.
Leonard carnahan,
the attempted assassin
Of president cooper
leonard carnahan?
The alleged
attempted assassin.
Huck:
Leonard francis carnahan,
Dad sold insurance.
Mom taught Sunday school.
Carnahan worked at a concession
stand of a local movie theater.
The diary they found
in his apartment
Said he wanted to see
his own name in lights.
To impress a girl
that he had a crush on.
Carnahan claimed the diary
was forged --
An obvious defense --
but then you go online,
And you realize there are
several handwriting experts
Out there who have admitted
it's possible.
And he had been mugged
twice that summer,
Meaning he had good reason
to carry a gun.
Wait,
are you two telling me --
That there could have been
a second shooter
On the grassy knoll?
Yeah.
He might actually be
innocent.
But the only way to prove it
is to get that bullet,
Is to remove it from
president cooper's skull.
Before he's buried
in arlington,
Which is happening
in three days.
We could ask the family
for permission.
They'll never grant it.
Cooper died of a stroke?
Would he have had
that stroke
If that bullet wasn't lodged
in his brain?
Wait. Are you saying --
he's saying
If we can get carnahan
charged with murder,
If you're charged with murder,
we can argue
That we need the bullet
as part of your defense.
It's a long shot,
but it's our only play.
So, you're not even sure
if it'll work.
No.
I'm up for parole
in three years, miss pope.
Which is why I'd understand
if you want to drop this.
Because if we lose this,
We're not just talking
about more time in prison.
The attorney general
will go for the death penalty.
You know...
[ sighs ]
I read this thing in the paper
a couple of years ago.
Some lawyer type said
that the truth is like the sun.
You can shut it out
for a while,
But it's not
gonna go away.
You believe in that,
don't you, miss pope?
I do.
I want the truth
to come out.
Then
I better get to work.
Thank you.
Thank you, both.
What's wrong?
I'm just trying to remember
who said it --
That thing about the truth
and the sun.
I did.
[ camera shutter clicking ]
[ door closes ]
Ma'am, mrs. Cooper's on her way
to the east wing.
[ sighs ] praise be.
Mrs. Grant.
[ sighs heavily ]
Let's get this over with.
[ door opens ]
[ sighs ]
Mrs. Cooper,
Fitz and I are just so terribly
sorry for your loss.
The president was
a wonderful man
And a true gift
to the nation.
Oh, please, dear.
You can call me bitsy.
Coop and I were just
simple people.
We never much cared
for the airs of the office.
[ gasps ] oh!
Would you look at this?
Now, that suzani
was given to me
By the local mahalla
in uzbekistan.
I remember it
like it was yesterday.
Well, mrs. Cooper --
bitsy --
mm-hmm.
...Has had a long trip, and I'm
sure she must be exhausted,
So that'll be all
for today.
Thank you, everyone.
Bill, jenny.
So, bitsy...
[ door closes ]
...I have adhered to the wishes
president cooper laid out
In his funeral plan,
But there are a few options
he left open.
In terms of hymns,
"bring us, o lord"
is always so spiritual,
And since
the president's faith
Was such an important part
of his life --
Oh, please.
Was believing he had to screw
anything with a pulse.
But since us bitches
Have got to get through
this dog and pony show,
I'm gonna need you to sit down,
shut up, and follow my lead.
Now, I'm gonna take
the office.
I'll do the planning,
and you go crochet
Or vaccinate fat kids
or whatever silly hobby
Makes you feel like
you're making a difference.
Show up
for the photo ops,
And I'll have
someone call you
If I need you
for anything else.
Oh, um...
I'd get that filthy piece
of crap out of here, pronto.
Probably give you crabs.
[ door opens ]
One of the greatest
military forces of all time.
He embodied the spirit
of the republican party.
All I'm saying is,
there's a lot to learn
From our former president's
policies.
You're specifically talking
to president grant now.
Now, noah,
you said it, not me.
President grant has been doing
a remarkable job
Securing our homeland
against threats
Both foreign
and domestic.
But if these rumors about
military base closings are true,
Then --
I'm sorry.
Rumors of base closings?
I hate to be
the source of gossip, noah,
But that's the word
on the hill.
How does she know
about base closings?
Creates rumors, and she's smart.
She's wicked smart.
She knows.
How does she know?
I don't know.
Well, find out.
But that's --
that -- that's not my job.
[ inhales sharply ]
Let me explain something
to you, red.
Right now, in any sort
of normal work environment,
You should be
out of a job.
For gross insubordination
to the leader of the free world,
And he wants you gone,
But I only need one,
tiny reason
That can actually be written
on an h.R. Form
To give him
what he wants.
So your job...
Is whatever I say it is.
[ camera shutter clicking ]
You what?
I was trying to help.
By threatening the president
in the oval -- abby!
And now we have this leak,
and if I don't find the cause --
Cyrus is out
for my blood.
He's looking for a legitimate
reason to fire me.
[ knock on door ]
I was trying to do good.
I was trying to get
the president
To at least talk to you
and --
Abby, I have to go.
Liv!
[ beep ]
Falcon's in the nest.
So,
abby's kind of a bitch.
Don't say that.
The words used
to describe women.
If she was a man,
You'd say she was formidable
or bold...Or right.
Is she right about you
having nightmares?
[ scoffs ]
Can I have
one of those?
No.
You're not staying.
Liv...
Take me to see him
right now!
Jake didn't do this.
He wouldn't.
He couldn't do this!
Why? Because you know him
so well?
The b613 agent
who was spying on you?
That was before.
What? He changed?
Is that it?
Did he change?
Did you change him, liv?
He played you.
I know about him
the way I know about you.
No.
You don't know him
the way you know me.
Tom and jake were working
together at b613.
Tom stealing a vial
of meningitis from fort detrick.
The transcript
of tom admitting
That jake ordered him
to kill my son.
You want more?
There's more.
Read it all. Take your time.
That copy's just for you.
You don't know him
the way you know me.
I need to see jake.
Why are you being
such a --
A bitch?
[ door slams ]
[ sighs ]
[ camera shutter clicking ]
Mrs. Grant.
Elizabeth! Hello.
I went by your office,
But it seems bitsy cooper's
taken over.
Well, there are just
so many plans to make
What can I do
for the republican party today?
Uh, mrs. Grant, uh,
Have you heard the rumor about
the military base closings?
I can't confirm anything
for you.
I leaked the base closings
to the press this morning.
And it would be a real help
to the party
If you could find some way
to deny it on the record.
So, fitz will be painted
into a corner.
[ sighs ]
you're smart.
That's smart.
Good. Then let's --
Mrs. Grant?
It's smart for you.
What the world needs for me
is the first lady right now,
The first lady
of the United States,
Whose job it is to support
her husband, the president,
And to make sure that
the funeral to honor a great man
Is perfect in every way.
Understood.
I'll leave you
to your funeral.
Okay, I tracked down
the manufacturer of the key
I dug out of faith's body,
narrowed it down to lockers
In three museums
and one metro station.
Now all I have to do
is jam the key
Into a couple thousand lockers
and pray one opens.
So, off I go. Joy.
Olivia: Hold it.
First, we need to convince
david rosen
To charge leonard carnahan
with murder.
To do that, we need to
convince the white house
To charge leonard carnahan
with murder.
The first lady is working
closely with mrs. Cooper
To welcome foreign leaders
from across the globe.
Grant has strayed
from president cooper's
Core conservative views...
[ cellphone ringing ]
...But still considers him
his "all-time hero."
[ beep ]
olivia.
Hearing the white house
might ask justice
To file murder charges
against carnahan
Now that cooper's dead.
Figured you'd know
if that's true.
Yes, bill?
Has the president asked
The attorney general
to charge carnahan?
Not that I'm aware of,
no.
So, you're saying he could have,
you just don't know.
[ camera shutter clicking ]
We need to rile up
the conservatives.
Blanket
the red-state influencers
On twitter and facebook.
We need to brand it.
We need it trending.
#cooperwasmurdered.
Too long.
#justiceforcooper.
Jessica?
Jessica. Olivia pope.
Anything to those rumors about
charging carnahan with murder?
Why not charge carnahan
with murder?
That's a matter
for the justice department.
It's a hell of an opportunity
for the administration, sir,
Convicting
a presidential assassin.
It makes you a hero
with the conservative base,
Bolsters our defense
of gun control,
And bumps base closings
off the radar for now.
And I hate to mention it,
but we gain big spikes
In approvals when we remind
the american people
Of your own
assassination attempt.
David:
Today the justice department
is filing murder charges
Against leonard francis carnahan
for the assassination
Of president
edward randolph cooper.
Due to the sensitive...
What happens now?
...High-profile nature
of this case...
...Justice has requested
and received
An expedited pretrial hearing.
[ camera shutter clicking ]
So, I have the list
of speakers
If you'd like to go over
the order.
Does it matter?
I'm sure they'll all spout
the same pretty lies
About my dead husband --
how he strengthened the military
And reformed the tax code
And negotiated
the baltic peace accords,
Blah, blah, blah.
Well,
he did do all of that.
I did all that.
You know, they didn't know
about a.D.D. Back then,
But coop could barely sit
through a two-page briefing,
On top of which he was never
the brightest bulb.
I strengthened
the military.
I pushed
the tax code through.
I negotiated
the baltic peace accords.
Brezhnev wouldn't budge
because he knew havel
Was already halfway to
disintegrating communist rule.
But I knew
if we could just get everyone
In the same room together,
I'd talk coop through it,
step by step.
I didn't know.
No one ever --
[ chuckles ] you think
those boys would ever admit
That they were being bossed
around by a tri delt
From tuscaloosa
for eight years?
[ chuckles ]
I did all of it.
And what will I be
remembered for?
Telling idiots
not to litter.
You will be remembered
As one of our nation's
greatest first ladies.
I will be remembered
as the wife
Of a man who did something
with his life.
Old pulteney --
21 years old.
[ sniffs ]
Mmm. It's good.
Some think
it's the best in the world.
Bet they've never had
a 1955 bowmore.
[ sighs ]
I grew up in detroit,
mr. President.
I don't know anything
about scotch.
[ clears throat ]
wines I've learned, but...
Sir,
I'm here for jake ballard.
I know.
He's a dangerous dog out of
my yard. And he's hurt people.
And I am responsible
for that.
I take the responsibility
very seriously.
I know what he's done to you,
what you want to do to him.
I want that, too.
I can do those things.
I can do things that cannot
be done, mr. President.
I owe it to you.
I taught him. I trained him.
He strayed.
Let me discipline my dog.
I appreciate that.
But jake ballard is going to be
tried in a court of law.
He's going to be convicted
in a court of law,
And he is going to be executed
before the world.
I've underestimated you,
mr. President,
Probably not
for the first time.
Your eyes are clear.
You're resolved, focused,
objective.
That's what this situation
needs right now,
Not anger, not emotion.
Stay focused.
Do what needs to be done.
Don't be swayed
by anyone.
[ scoffs ]
She wants to see him.
So? Let her see him.
I'm not going to let olivia
see jake ballard.
Why not?
Do you believe that jake ballard
killed your son?
Do you think that olivia
can be manipulated
By someone
like jake ballard?
Of course she can.
Of course she can,
And she's being manipulated
by him right now.
The longer he's in there
and she's out here,
He's manipulating her
into believing
That he is
a helpless victim.
The silence,
the lack of contact.
Every moment
you keep her from jake
Is another moment that olivia
spends making him a hero.
Give her
what she wants.
Let her see what she needs
to see with her own eyes.
Satisfy her.
Then do
what needs to be done.
Stay objective.
Stay clear.
Don't let love
cloud your judgment.
[ sighs ]
Next time
we'll try the bowmore.
[ chuckles ]
You are the expert
on all things, mr. President.
[ chuckles ]
This is the last place
the folder could be.
If the key doesn't open one
of these lockers, we're screwed.
[ gunfire ]
oh, come on.
Get the grizzly.
Are you still playing
that video game?
[ keyboard clacks ]
uh, no.
[ sighs ]
If you're not busy, you can come
down here and help me.
There's like
a thousand lockers here.
I'm busy.
[ beep ]
[ gunfire]
[ scoffs ]
[ sighs ]
David: An autopsy?
Clark: Yes.
You're requesting
an autopsy?
Yes.
Of president cooper?
Yes.
Your honor, president cooper
is two hours away
From lying in state
in the capitol rotunda.
That we believe will prove
mr. Carnahan's innocence.
Mr. Carnahan was already tried
and convicted
Of attempting to kill
the president.
It was a fair trial,
a well-publicized trial.
The only difference between
that trial and this one
Is the victim is now dead.
Which is
a very big difference
Potentially exculpatory evidence
unavailable to mr. Carnahan
At the time
of his earlier conviction.
Judge lancaster:
Mr. Rosen.
Mr. Rosen,
I believe due process dictates
An autopsy
in this extraordinary situation.
It is so ordered.
That was you, wasn't it?
#justiceforcooper.
Hashtag -- you want to screw me.
This isn't justice.
This is you tricking me
into filing murder charges
So you can
get an autopsy.
How else was
I gonna get it, david?
Ask nicely?
[ scoffs ]
That bullet isn't gonna
help him, liv.
It's gonna
seal his fate.
You have no idea
what this means to me.
I mean, do you --
do you know what you've done?
We still have to be prepared
for the worst. That's my job.
The bullet might be so degraded
that it can't be forensically --
No, no, no, I've spent
the last 30 years of my life
Preparing for the worst.
And every day
has been worse than that.
I mean,
do you know what it's like
To have the whole world
against you,
To have the people you love
And the people
who said they loved you
Look you in the eye and --
and not believe you?
No, I'm...
I'm not preparing
for the worst.
I'm preparing
for the truth.
Clark, where are we
on the ballistics?
Okay. Bring them to my office
as soon as we have them.
[ camera shutter clicking ]
He gets within three feet
of you,
The guards will take him down,
so don't...Approach him.
[ door closes ]
Before you say anything,
I need you to listen to me
very carefully.
Can you do that?
Jake --
Can you do that?
Yes.
Good.
I have an offshore bank account.
It's in the caymans.
The password to access it
is "emily."
It was my sister's name.
There's no name on the account,
just a number --
942540920.
Why are you
telling me this?
You want to write that down,
or can you remember it?
[ sighs ]
I can remember it.
Good.
I want the money
to go to my mother.
She lives in bloomington --
indiana, not illinois.
God forbid you should get
that part wrong.
There's nothing she hates more
than people mixing up the two.
You're not going to die.
I think your father might
disagree with you about that...
Not to mention the president
of the United States.
He thinks I'm guilty,
and I'm sure you do, too.
So, I could sit here and rattle
on about being framed...
And your father being behind
the whole thing.
But, really,
that's just my word,
And why should you trust
my word?
I've been...Lying to you
ever since we met, right?
My word is not going to
change anything.
It can't.
We both know,
in the end...
You're not going to
choose me.
And that's okay.
Olivia,
I want you to know --
I need you to know...
Not choosing me
is okay.
Now,
what's the number again?
[ sighs ]
942...54...
0920.
The best view
in the world.
Yes, it is.
[ sighs ]
They're gonna cut my husband
open like a piece of meat.
[ sighs ]
I'm sorry.
I wish there was something
I could have done,
But I don't exactly hold
the same influence
In this white house
as you did in yours.
Well, it wasn't given to me,
for god's sake.
I had to take it.
I tried.
I tried so hard.
But now I think I'm just gonna
get through it, play my part.
'cause no matter
what I do,
There's only one person my
husband listens to, and she's --
[ laughs ]
I'm sorry.
[ laughs ] only one?
Lucky you.
When we got
to the white house,
I made sure
his secretary
Was the homeliest woman
I could find.
And he still managed
to bang her twice a day
Every day
for eight years.
[ gasping ]
oh, my, that poor woman.
[ chuckles ]
Ohh.
But after a while,
I mean, I was grateful.
Gave me time
to actually run the country.
[ chuckles ]
[ camera shutter clicking ]
Ballistics are back.
That bullet was fired
from your gun.
The ballistics
say that?
Conclusively,
irrefutably!
Your bullet,
your gun,
So you better have
a really good story.
[ sighs ]
You tell me, olivia.
Once upon a time, I drove
to stockton, california,
And shot the president of
the United States in the head.
It's a strong opening,
right?
I dropped my gun,
and I ran not too fast,
But I didn't want to just
stand there and get caught,
You know, like some kind
of a crazy person.
Anyway,
it was all working,
And then cooper caught
the bullet and didn't die,
Ruined everything.
So, what am I
supposed to do now?
I can't confess
to a failed assassination.
I mean, that's just sad.
And does anyone remember
the failed assassins --
Richard lawrence,
john schrank?
Right? Losers.
[ laughs ] I've been a loser
for 30 years, olivia.
For 30 years, I sat in here,
waiting for that man to die
So I could take my rightful seat
at the assassins table
With john wilkes booth
and lee harvey oswald.
You're sick.
Maybe, but you --
you made my dreams come true.
I mean, two weeks ago,
people were still saying
That the russians
shot cooper.
[ chuckling ]
russians in stockton?
But you made sure that
the whole world knew the truth.
'cause like you said --
the truth is like the sun.
You can shut it out,
but it's not going away.
No, it's what you do.
You fight for the underdog.
You gave the story
a happy ending -- my story.
So, thank you, olivia pope,
for making my life meaningful.
[ buzzer ]
Now,
get me the electric chair --
And no
lethal-injection crap!
I want to go out
with a bang!
Life in prison,
no death penalty.
I won.
I out-poped olivia pope.
Eat it, sucka.
[ sighs ]
that feels weird.
Don't gloat, david.
I'm honestly saying
this feels really weird,
Winning against you.
I believed him.
I looked into his eyes,
and I believed him.
That is why
our judicial system
Isn't based on
looking into people's eyes.
David...
I need you
to help jake.
If they hadn't taken him away
from me, I could have helped,
But...
What does that mean?
Jake's been taken from
d.O.J. Jurisdiction, liv.
What does that mean?
I keep my promises,
jake.
I will watch the life fade
from your eyes.
I will see you buried in
the manner that you deserve --
Unmarked, uncelebrated,
The quotidian burial
of a terrorist and a traitor.
I love her.
Does that matter to you
at all?
I handed my greatest treasure
to you on a silver platter.
All you had to do was pay
your respects to her father.
And you couldn't
handle that.
[ scoffs ]
It stops you every time,
the arrogance,
The need to swagger,
to show everyone who you are.
True power
hides in plain sight.
I played this president
like a fiddle
To get you back
in my possession.
I was his daddy, his buddy,
his priest, his valet,
His wet nurse, his concubine,
his best friend.
I danced for him.
I made him feel pretty.
I held him
in the palm of my hand
Until even he believed
I was the better man,
Until even
he believed it was his idea.
That is how
the job is done.
That is
how the work happens.
Need I really remind you,
after all this time, soldier?
You can't take command.
Command takes you.
[ door opens ]
[ camera shutter clicking ]
Noah: Earlier today,
an autopsy confirmed
That leonard francis carnahan
was indeed responsible
For the assassination attempt
and now murder
Of president edward cooper.
As mr. Carnahan works out a plea
deal with the attorney general,
President cooper now lies
in state in the capitol rotunda.
I'm good, eric.
No one in or out.
Yes, sir.
[ door closes ]
What did you do?
You transferred jake
out of d.O.J. Jurisdiction?
Olivia, I can't be trusted
to even be in the same room
With the man
who destroyed my life.
I had to hand him over.
You had to hand him over --
to my father?
You had to? Why? Because you
can't wait to see him dead?
Exactly.
Oh. [ sighs ]
Liv,
he killed my child.
You've seen what that did
to karen, to mellie...To you.
To you, liv.
He let you believe
that your mother killed jerry,
And he let me believe it
long enough
That I had your mother
executed.
And then when harrison found out
about it, he killed him, too.
Jerry, your mother,
harrison.
Look what he did to you...
To us.
You and I are ruined.
We don't have a chance now.
Too much has happened.
[ inhales sharply ]
If you hand him over,
If you give him to my father
to be killed,
You and I will never,
ever have any hope
Of ever being together
again.
Are you saying
there's any hope now?
I'm saying the man I know,
the man I voted for,
The man who took the oath of
office would never hand him --
Are you saying
there's hope?
Don't hand him over,
fitz.
Are you saying there's hope?
If you give him
to my father --
Are you saying
there's hope?!
[ scoffs ]
There's hope.
[ door closes ]
[ indistinct shouting ]
Do you feel
justice was served
In the carnahan case,
mrs. Cooper?
Let's not give that man
a second thought,
Not at a time when we should be
honoring the life and work
And sacrifices
that coop made for our nation
And the legacy
he left us.
A legacy my husband
is proud to uphold,
Particularly with respect
to the former president's
Long-standing commitment
to our military.
I know there's been
a lot of recent speculation
About the closing of bases.
Those rumors
are simply not true.
Fitz is a navy man
who will never take action
Or in any way risk compromising
our strength and security,
Both at home and abroad.
Thank you all!
I have a joint
in my handbag,
And it's not gonna
smoke itself.
Would you like to join me
on the truman balcony?
[ shouting continues ]
[ chuckles ]
Fitz is a navy man...
Can you guess
what I'm watching right now
And why I'm so
understandably upset
That you've so far
proved incapable
Of hunting down
whoever hacked us?
It wasn't a hack.
I.T. Confirmed it.
You assured me, promised me,
with your job at stake,
That you were
looking into this.
I did.
Took some initiative.
Did a little digging just to see
what I could find.
And...?
Well, for starters, cyrus,
You bought a new cellphone
a couple of days ago,
Not on your plan, though --
a totally new account.
Must have been
on the first of the month
Because it was the same day
you rented
I'm guessing so you could stop
paying for a hotel room
Every time you see your...
Friend.
So, before you head out
on a witch-hunt,
You might want to take a closer
look at your own...Back door.
See you at work tomorrow,
cyrus.
[ al green's
"love and happiness" plays ]
[ beep ]
[ keyboard clacking ]
[ scoffs ]
¶ love and happiness
[ computer beeping ]
¶ wait a minute,
something's going wrong ¶
¶ someone's on the phone
¶ 3:00 in the morning, yeah
javi, time for bed.
One more, mom, please.
We're killing it.
Who are you playing with again?
Just this kid.
¶ how she can make it right,
yeah ¶
okay, one more,
and then teeth and then bed.
[ keyboard clacking ]
¶ well
¶ happiness is when
¶ you really feel good
about somebody ¶
[ keyboard clacking ]
¶ there's nothing wrong
[ sighs ]
¶ with being in love
with someone, yeah ¶
¶ hey
[ lock turns ]
¶ oh, baby
¶ love and happiness
¶ love and happiness
¶ hey
I found it --
what was in the locker.
This is what they killed caitlin
and faith to try to get back.
This is what they've
been after all this time.
Olivia -- they are photos
of her, hundreds of them.
It's like
they're hunting her.
That's what they want.
[ inhales sharply ]
olivia.
[ door opens ]
¶ I'm just saying
¶ love and happiness
¶ love and happiness
[ door closes ]
¶ hey
¶ love and happiness
¶ love and happiness
¶ you be good to me
I'm transferring you
to supermax.
It'll be nice,
it'll be clean...
And it'll be
where you're going to spend
The rest of your life.
You're not
going to kill me.
Consider it my gift
to the woman we love.
¶ oh, baby
¶ love and happiness
¶ love and happiness
[ door opens, closes ]
¶ oh
¶ love and happiness
¶ love and happiness
¶ oh
¶ yes, yes, yes
¶ make you do right
[ panting ]
¶ hey
¶ love will make you do wrong
Dad.
What the hell did you do,
olivia?
Did you intervene
to save jake ballard's life?
No.
No?
No, not just jake --
both of them.
I intervened
to save both their lives.
You.
You crossed me?
[ chuckles ]
You may be command, dad,
But I have weapons
at my disposal,
Weapons
you can't possibly possess.
¶ uh-huh
¶ oh, yeah
¶ love and happiness
[ camera shutter clicking ]
¶ yeah
¶ summer breeze
¶ all in my mind
¶ no, no, no, no
¶ it's all in my mind
¶ no, no, no, no
¶ it's all in my mind
¶ summer breeze
makes me feel fine ¶
¶ blowing through the jasmine
in my mind ¶
¶ see the curtains
hanging in the window ¶
¶ in the evening,
on a Friday night ¶
¶ a little light
shining through the window ¶
¶ lets me know every,
everything's all right ¶
[ gasps ]
¶ oh, summer
¶ summer breeze
my god, olivia.
¶ it makes me feel
wake up.
[ gasps ]
[ exhales sharply ]
you okay?
I'm fine.
You didn't have to
stay over.
Yes, I did.
Did you call him --
the president?
Abby.
You should.
He can do something about
jake being arrested or --
He thinks
jake killed his child.
Do you want to know
what he did
To the last person
he thought killed his child?
Besides, I called him.
I called him all night.
He won't take my calls.
[ sighs ]
[ sighing ]
Mm.
[ door opens ]
Mellie: What happened
to your hand?
[ scoffs ] what?
Nothing.
You look nice.
[ sighs ] well,
I'm planning a state funeral,
Doing my duty
as first lady.
Wait. State funeral?
President cooper died.
An hour ago.
The secret service
brought in a red file.
It's on the nightstand.
Didn't you read it?
[ sighs ]
[ sighs ]
You want me to have the chef
send you up some fried chicken?
Noah: Former president
edward randolph cooper,
40th president
of the United States,
Died early this morning,
succumbing to a stroke.
It is said that every
republican president elected
In the post-cooper era
stands in his shadow,
His military resolve so strong
and sunny optimism so bright...
[ buzzer ]
...It brought this nation
out of its postwar malaise
And onto its feet and another --
the soviet union --
Crumbling to its knees.
We all remember August 13, 1986,
of course --
An early morning campaign rally
in stockton, california,
When a single gunshot
almost ended his life...
[ gunshot ]
...A scenario
which was eerily similar
To the assassination attempt
on president grant
Over two years ago.
[ buzzer ]
In the wake of such a brazen
attack on a popular president,
Conspiracy theories raged --
The kgb, the mafia,
even the c.I.A.
[ buzzer ]
In the end, though,
it was a lone bullet
From a lone gunman,
A disturbed outsider
named leonard francis carnahan.
[ camera shutter clicking ]
How can I help you,
mr. Carnahan?
[ buzzer ]
the thing is, miss pope --
And you should feel free
to laugh at this
Because everyone else does --
it simply isn't true.
Yes, I was there.
Yes, I had a gun.
But I did not pull the trigger.
That was someone else.
Someone who knew that I would be
in that rope line,
Who knew that I'd been mugged
months earlier
And I carried a pistol
for protection,
Who knew my disposition,
who could point the finger at me
And say,
"hey, hey, check --
"check out
that little fella over there.
He's got assassin
written all over him."
Now, I-I know
what you're thinking.
Your diary,
the one where you spelled out,
In excruciating detail,
Your plan to assassinate
the president.
Do you know who verified
the handwriting?
The department
of the treasury.
They're forgers,
every last one of them.
So, the government
did this?
The government,
soviet super-spies, aliens.
There's a sweet old lady
in tulsa
Who thinks
that elvis did it.
All I know
is that it wasn't me.
And with your help,
I can prove it.
How?
The bullet.
It's still
in cooper's head.
We asked for it
during the trial
So they could see that it
did not come from my gun.
They wouldn't
give it to me.
It's too dangerous,
they said,
And removing it
from his brain
Could put the president's
life at risk,
So there
it remained.
And here I remained,
Waiting for the day
that he died.
I know I'm a lost cause,
miss pope,
But if there's any part of you,
any part of you at all
That believes
that I'm telling you the truth,
You'll help me.
You'll get that bullet out
of that dead president's brain
And prove to the world
that I'm innocent.
I was in the middle of this
lecture on constitutional law
When this student runs in
and tells the class,
"president cooper
has just been shot."
[ scoffs ] everyone remembers
where they were that day.
Yeah.
I had just turned 7.
First time
I ever saw my father cry.
I'm getting an apartment
for you.
I'm also getting you
a secure phone
And having a bank account set up
in your name.
Buy some new clothes.
Go to the spa. Get a massage.
Cyrus, cyrus, this is too much.
I can't.
You can! I insist.
Thank you.
Hey.
[ cellphone ringing ]
Hmm.
[ sighs ]
[ beep ]
Cyrus beene.
I'm 20 minutes out.
[ beep ]
[ sighs ]
Same time tomorrow?
Same time tomorrow.
[ camera shutter clicking ]
[ indistinct conversations ]
Been a pleasure, michael.
Good luck with b-school.
Hmm.
There's something else.
What?
Information that
you're gonna want to hear.
Look, I've already
missed bar method.
Seems someone
in the white house is worried
To shutter about a half-dozen
military bases.
They're worried
about the timing,
What with president cooper's
death and all.
They mentioned fort robinson,
buckner, patch.
And you know this how,
exactly?
I read an e-mail sent
to cyrus beene this morning.
I want to renegotiate the terms
of our agreement, liz,
And I want to be compensated...
Handsomely.
[ door opens ]
mr. President.
Abby, come in.
Where's cyrus?
I'm not sure.
He said he'd be in soon.
He's just running
a little late.
He's been running late a lot
these days.
You tell me
what you think.
I thought I'd keep my cooper
statement this morning short,
Then do a longer round robin
on the nightlies, yes?
That sounds like
a good idea.
You need something?
Yes, um, I-I need to talk to you
about jake ballard.
What about him?
He was taken into custody
two days ago
And hasn't been seen since.
Has anyone from the press
asked you about him?
Then you're not asking
as part of your official duties
As white house
press secretary.
No.
You just thought
You'd stroll on
into the oval office
And ask the commander in chief
of the armed forces
About something you have
no security clearance for.
I'm not asking
the commander in chief.
I'm asking the married man
who used to sleep with my friend
What exactly he has done
with the man
She's currently
sleeping with.
There's an edge
to this cliff, gabby,
And you are dancing
very close to it.
You know my name
isn't gabby.
Why don't you report back
to olivia that her boyfriend,
Unlike my son
and your friend harrison
Will get
his day in court.
So, he's being held
legally?
He's been read his rights?
He has a lawyer?
He hasn't been abused
in any way?
I asked because your knuckles
are awfully bruised.
All right,
we're done here.
If you love her...
Excuse me?
I am overstepping the hell
out of my world right now.
Do her the courtesy
of telling her what is going on.
You may have never heard
what it sounds like
When olivia wakes up screaming
from a nightmare,
But I have,
and it's awful.
So...Please.
[ door opens ]
[ door slams ]
[ gunfire ]
Oh, yes! [ laughs ]
I got you.
Oh, no, no, no.
Huck.
Oh, come on.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
Huck!
What?
Have you gotten anything
on the key I found
In the dead girl's
stomach?
Major lady wood.
Oh, yeah.
[ camera shutter clicking ]
It's obviously some kind
of locker key, right?
That's somewhere in between
where caitlin was running from
And where she was
running to.
So the key should fit a locker
somewhere in this radius.
Yeah, but look
what's in that radius --
The national gallery,
the american history museum,
Air and space,
the newseum.
All these places
have lockers, huck.
This is gonna take forever.
Olivia: Quinn!
Get me everything you can find
on leonard carnahan.
Leonard carnahan,
the attempted assassin
Of president cooper
leonard carnahan?
The alleged
attempted assassin.
Huck:
Leonard francis carnahan,
Dad sold insurance.
Mom taught Sunday school.
Carnahan worked at a concession
stand of a local movie theater.
The diary they found
in his apartment
Said he wanted to see
his own name in lights.
To impress a girl
that he had a crush on.
Carnahan claimed the diary
was forged --
An obvious defense --
but then you go online,
And you realize there are
several handwriting experts
Out there who have admitted
it's possible.
And he had been mugged
twice that summer,
Meaning he had good reason
to carry a gun.
Wait,
are you two telling me --
That there could have been
a second shooter
On the grassy knoll?
Yeah.
He might actually be
innocent.
But the only way to prove it
is to get that bullet,
Is to remove it from
president cooper's skull.
Before he's buried
in arlington,
Which is happening
in three days.
We could ask the family
for permission.
They'll never grant it.
Cooper died of a stroke?
Would he have had
that stroke
If that bullet wasn't lodged
in his brain?
Wait. Are you saying --
he's saying
If we can get carnahan
charged with murder,
If you're charged with murder,
we can argue
That we need the bullet
as part of your defense.
It's a long shot,
but it's our only play.
So, you're not even sure
if it'll work.
No.
I'm up for parole
in three years, miss pope.
Which is why I'd understand
if you want to drop this.
Because if we lose this,
We're not just talking
about more time in prison.
The attorney general
will go for the death penalty.
You know...
[ sighs ]
I read this thing in the paper
a couple of years ago.
Some lawyer type said
that the truth is like the sun.
You can shut it out
for a while,
But it's not
gonna go away.
You believe in that,
don't you, miss pope?
I do.
I want the truth
to come out.
Then
I better get to work.
Thank you.
Thank you, both.
What's wrong?
I'm just trying to remember
who said it --
That thing about the truth
and the sun.
I did.
[ camera shutter clicking ]
[ door closes ]
Ma'am, mrs. Cooper's on her way
to the east wing.
[ sighs ] praise be.
Mrs. Grant.
[ sighs heavily ]
Let's get this over with.
[ door opens ]
[ sighs ]
Mrs. Cooper,
Fitz and I are just so terribly
sorry for your loss.
The president was
a wonderful man
And a true gift
to the nation.
Oh, please, dear.
You can call me bitsy.
Coop and I were just
simple people.
We never much cared
for the airs of the office.
[ gasps ] oh!
Would you look at this?
Now, that suzani
was given to me
By the local mahalla
in uzbekistan.
I remember it
like it was yesterday.
Well, mrs. Cooper --
bitsy --
mm-hmm.
...Has had a long trip, and I'm
sure she must be exhausted,
So that'll be all
for today.
Thank you, everyone.
Bill, jenny.
So, bitsy...
[ door closes ]
...I have adhered to the wishes
president cooper laid out
In his funeral plan,
But there are a few options
he left open.
In terms of hymns,
"bring us, o lord"
is always so spiritual,
And since
the president's faith
Was such an important part
of his life --
Oh, please.
Was believing he had to screw
anything with a pulse.
But since us bitches
Have got to get through
this dog and pony show,
I'm gonna need you to sit down,
shut up, and follow my lead.
Now, I'm gonna take
the office.
I'll do the planning,
and you go crochet
Or vaccinate fat kids
or whatever silly hobby
Makes you feel like
you're making a difference.
Show up
for the photo ops,
And I'll have
someone call you
If I need you
for anything else.
Oh, um...
I'd get that filthy piece
of crap out of here, pronto.
Probably give you crabs.
[ door opens ]
One of the greatest
military forces of all time.
He embodied the spirit
of the republican party.
All I'm saying is,
there's a lot to learn
From our former president's
policies.
You're specifically talking
to president grant now.
Now, noah,
you said it, not me.
President grant has been doing
a remarkable job
Securing our homeland
against threats
Both foreign
and domestic.
But if these rumors about
military base closings are true,
Then --
I'm sorry.
Rumors of base closings?
I hate to be
the source of gossip, noah,
But that's the word
on the hill.
How does she know
about base closings?
Creates rumors, and she's smart.
She's wicked smart.
She knows.
How does she know?
I don't know.
Well, find out.
But that's --
that -- that's not my job.
[ inhales sharply ]
Let me explain something
to you, red.
Right now, in any sort
of normal work environment,
You should be
out of a job.
For gross insubordination
to the leader of the free world,
And he wants you gone,
But I only need one,
tiny reason
That can actually be written
on an h.R. Form
To give him
what he wants.
So your job...
Is whatever I say it is.
[ camera shutter clicking ]
You what?
I was trying to help.
By threatening the president
in the oval -- abby!
And now we have this leak,
and if I don't find the cause --
Cyrus is out
for my blood.
He's looking for a legitimate
reason to fire me.
[ knock on door ]
I was trying to do good.
I was trying to get
the president
To at least talk to you
and --
Abby, I have to go.
Liv!
[ beep ]
Falcon's in the nest.
So,
abby's kind of a bitch.
Don't say that.
The words used
to describe women.
If she was a man,
You'd say she was formidable
or bold...Or right.
Is she right about you
having nightmares?
[ scoffs ]
Can I have
one of those?
No.
You're not staying.
Liv...
Take me to see him
right now!
Jake didn't do this.
He wouldn't.
He couldn't do this!
Why? Because you know him
so well?
The b613 agent
who was spying on you?
That was before.
What? He changed?
Is that it?
Did he change?
Did you change him, liv?
He played you.
I know about him
the way I know about you.
No.
You don't know him
the way you know me.
Tom and jake were working
together at b613.
Tom stealing a vial
of meningitis from fort detrick.
The transcript
of tom admitting
That jake ordered him
to kill my son.
You want more?
There's more.
Read it all. Take your time.
That copy's just for you.
You don't know him
the way you know me.
I need to see jake.
Why are you being
such a --
A bitch?
[ door slams ]
[ sighs ]
[ camera shutter clicking ]
Mrs. Grant.
Elizabeth! Hello.
I went by your office,
But it seems bitsy cooper's
taken over.
Well, there are just
so many plans to make
What can I do
for the republican party today?
Uh, mrs. Grant, uh,
Have you heard the rumor about
the military base closings?
I can't confirm anything
for you.
I leaked the base closings
to the press this morning.
And it would be a real help
to the party
If you could find some way
to deny it on the record.
So, fitz will be painted
into a corner.
[ sighs ]
you're smart.
That's smart.
Good. Then let's --
Mrs. Grant?
It's smart for you.
What the world needs for me
is the first lady right now,
The first lady
of the United States,
Whose job it is to support
her husband, the president,
And to make sure that
the funeral to honor a great man
Is perfect in every way.
Understood.
I'll leave you
to your funeral.
Okay, I tracked down
the manufacturer of the key
I dug out of faith's body,
narrowed it down to lockers
In three museums
and one metro station.
Now all I have to do
is jam the key
Into a couple thousand lockers
and pray one opens.
So, off I go. Joy.
Olivia: Hold it.
First, we need to convince
david rosen
To charge leonard carnahan
with murder.
To do that, we need to
convince the white house
To charge leonard carnahan
with murder.
The first lady is working
closely with mrs. Cooper
To welcome foreign leaders
from across the globe.
Grant has strayed
from president cooper's
Core conservative views...
[ cellphone ringing ]
...But still considers him
his "all-time hero."
[ beep ]
olivia.
Hearing the white house
might ask justice
To file murder charges
against carnahan
Now that cooper's dead.
Figured you'd know
if that's true.
Yes, bill?
Has the president asked
The attorney general
to charge carnahan?
Not that I'm aware of,
no.
So, you're saying he could have,
you just don't know.
[ camera shutter clicking ]
We need to rile up
the conservatives.
Blanket
the red-state influencers
On twitter and facebook.
We need to brand it.
We need it trending.
#cooperwasmurdered.
Too long.
#justiceforcooper.
Jessica?
Jessica. Olivia pope.
Anything to those rumors about
charging carnahan with murder?
Why not charge carnahan
with murder?
That's a matter
for the justice department.
It's a hell of an opportunity
for the administration, sir,
Convicting
a presidential assassin.
It makes you a hero
with the conservative base,
Bolsters our defense
of gun control,
And bumps base closings
off the radar for now.
And I hate to mention it,
but we gain big spikes
In approvals when we remind
the american people
Of your own
assassination attempt.
David:
Today the justice department
is filing murder charges
Against leonard francis carnahan
for the assassination
Of president
edward randolph cooper.
Due to the sensitive...
What happens now?
...High-profile nature
of this case...
...Justice has requested
and received
An expedited pretrial hearing.
[ camera shutter clicking ]
So, I have the list
of speakers
If you'd like to go over
the order.
Does it matter?
I'm sure they'll all spout
the same pretty lies
About my dead husband --
how he strengthened the military
And reformed the tax code
And negotiated
the baltic peace accords,
Blah, blah, blah.
Well,
he did do all of that.
I did all that.
You know, they didn't know
about a.D.D. Back then,
But coop could barely sit
through a two-page briefing,
On top of which he was never
the brightest bulb.
I strengthened
the military.
I pushed
the tax code through.
I negotiated
the baltic peace accords.
Brezhnev wouldn't budge
because he knew havel
Was already halfway to
disintegrating communist rule.
But I knew
if we could just get everyone
In the same room together,
I'd talk coop through it,
step by step.
I didn't know.
No one ever --
[ chuckles ] you think
those boys would ever admit
That they were being bossed
around by a tri delt
From tuscaloosa
for eight years?
[ chuckles ]
I did all of it.
And what will I be
remembered for?
Telling idiots
not to litter.
You will be remembered
As one of our nation's
greatest first ladies.
I will be remembered
as the wife
Of a man who did something
with his life.
Old pulteney --
21 years old.
[ sniffs ]
Mmm. It's good.
Some think
it's the best in the world.
Bet they've never had
a 1955 bowmore.
[ sighs ]
I grew up in detroit,
mr. President.
I don't know anything
about scotch.
[ clears throat ]
wines I've learned, but...
Sir,
I'm here for jake ballard.
I know.
He's a dangerous dog out of
my yard. And he's hurt people.
And I am responsible
for that.
I take the responsibility
very seriously.
I know what he's done to you,
what you want to do to him.
I want that, too.
I can do those things.
I can do things that cannot
be done, mr. President.
I owe it to you.
I taught him. I trained him.
He strayed.
Let me discipline my dog.
I appreciate that.
But jake ballard is going to be
tried in a court of law.
He's going to be convicted
in a court of law,
And he is going to be executed
before the world.
I've underestimated you,
mr. President,
Probably not
for the first time.
Your eyes are clear.
You're resolved, focused,
objective.
That's what this situation
needs right now,
Not anger, not emotion.
Stay focused.
Do what needs to be done.
Don't be swayed
by anyone.
[ scoffs ]
She wants to see him.
So? Let her see him.
I'm not going to let olivia
see jake ballard.
Why not?
Do you believe that jake ballard
killed your son?
Do you think that olivia
can be manipulated
By someone
like jake ballard?
Of course she can.
Of course she can,
And she's being manipulated
by him right now.
The longer he's in there
and she's out here,
He's manipulating her
into believing
That he is
a helpless victim.
The silence,
the lack of contact.
Every moment
you keep her from jake
Is another moment that olivia
spends making him a hero.
Give her
what she wants.
Let her see what she needs
to see with her own eyes.
Satisfy her.
Then do
what needs to be done.
Stay objective.
Stay clear.
Don't let love
cloud your judgment.
[ sighs ]
Next time
we'll try the bowmore.
[ chuckles ]
You are the expert
on all things, mr. President.
[ chuckles ]
This is the last place
the folder could be.
If the key doesn't open one
of these lockers, we're screwed.
[ gunfire ]
oh, come on.
Get the grizzly.
Are you still playing
that video game?
[ keyboard clacks ]
uh, no.
[ sighs ]
If you're not busy, you can come
down here and help me.
There's like
a thousand lockers here.
I'm busy.
[ beep ]
[ gunfire]
[ scoffs ]
[ sighs ]
David: An autopsy?
Clark: Yes.
You're requesting
an autopsy?
Yes.
Of president cooper?
Yes.
Your honor, president cooper
is two hours away
From lying in state
in the capitol rotunda.
That we believe will prove
mr. Carnahan's innocence.
Mr. Carnahan was already tried
and convicted
Of attempting to kill
the president.
It was a fair trial,
a well-publicized trial.
The only difference between
that trial and this one
Is the victim is now dead.
Which is
a very big difference
Potentially exculpatory evidence
unavailable to mr. Carnahan
At the time
of his earlier conviction.
Judge lancaster:
Mr. Rosen.
Mr. Rosen,
I believe due process dictates
An autopsy
in this extraordinary situation.
It is so ordered.
That was you, wasn't it?
#justiceforcooper.
Hashtag -- you want to screw me.
This isn't justice.
This is you tricking me
into filing murder charges
So you can
get an autopsy.
How else was
I gonna get it, david?
Ask nicely?
[ scoffs ]
That bullet isn't gonna
help him, liv.
It's gonna
seal his fate.
You have no idea
what this means to me.
I mean, do you --
do you know what you've done?
We still have to be prepared
for the worst. That's my job.
The bullet might be so degraded
that it can't be forensically --
No, no, no, I've spent
the last 30 years of my life
Preparing for the worst.
And every day
has been worse than that.
I mean,
do you know what it's like
To have the whole world
against you,
To have the people you love
And the people
who said they loved you
Look you in the eye and --
and not believe you?
No, I'm...
I'm not preparing
for the worst.
I'm preparing
for the truth.
Clark, where are we
on the ballistics?
Okay. Bring them to my office
as soon as we have them.
[ camera shutter clicking ]
He gets within three feet
of you,
The guards will take him down,
so don't...Approach him.
[ door closes ]
Before you say anything,
I need you to listen to me
very carefully.
Can you do that?
Jake --
Can you do that?
Yes.
Good.
I have an offshore bank account.
It's in the caymans.
The password to access it
is "emily."
It was my sister's name.
There's no name on the account,
just a number --
942540920.
Why are you
telling me this?
You want to write that down,
or can you remember it?
[ sighs ]
I can remember it.
Good.
I want the money
to go to my mother.
She lives in bloomington --
indiana, not illinois.
God forbid you should get
that part wrong.
There's nothing she hates more
than people mixing up the two.
You're not going to die.
I think your father might
disagree with you about that...
Not to mention the president
of the United States.
He thinks I'm guilty,
and I'm sure you do, too.
So, I could sit here and rattle
on about being framed...
And your father being behind
the whole thing.
But, really,
that's just my word,
And why should you trust
my word?
I've been...Lying to you
ever since we met, right?
My word is not going to
change anything.
It can't.
We both know,
in the end...
You're not going to
choose me.
And that's okay.
Olivia,
I want you to know --
I need you to know...
Not choosing me
is okay.
Now,
what's the number again?
[ sighs ]
942...54...
0920.
The best view
in the world.
Yes, it is.
[ sighs ]
They're gonna cut my husband
open like a piece of meat.
[ sighs ]
I'm sorry.
I wish there was something
I could have done,
But I don't exactly hold
the same influence
In this white house
as you did in yours.
Well, it wasn't given to me,
for god's sake.
I had to take it.
I tried.
I tried so hard.
But now I think I'm just gonna
get through it, play my part.
'cause no matter
what I do,
There's only one person my
husband listens to, and she's --
[ laughs ]
I'm sorry.
[ laughs ] only one?
Lucky you.
When we got
to the white house,
I made sure
his secretary
Was the homeliest woman
I could find.
And he still managed
to bang her twice a day
Every day
for eight years.
[ gasping ]
oh, my, that poor woman.
[ chuckles ]
Ohh.
But after a while,
I mean, I was grateful.
Gave me time
to actually run the country.
[ chuckles ]
[ camera shutter clicking ]
Ballistics are back.
That bullet was fired
from your gun.
The ballistics
say that?
Conclusively,
irrefutably!
Your bullet,
your gun,
So you better have
a really good story.
[ sighs ]
You tell me, olivia.
Once upon a time, I drove
to stockton, california,
And shot the president of
the United States in the head.
It's a strong opening,
right?
I dropped my gun,
and I ran not too fast,
But I didn't want to just
stand there and get caught,
You know, like some kind
of a crazy person.
Anyway,
it was all working,
And then cooper caught
the bullet and didn't die,
Ruined everything.
So, what am I
supposed to do now?
I can't confess
to a failed assassination.
I mean, that's just sad.
And does anyone remember
the failed assassins --
Richard lawrence,
john schrank?
Right? Losers.
[ laughs ] I've been a loser
for 30 years, olivia.
For 30 years, I sat in here,
waiting for that man to die
So I could take my rightful seat
at the assassins table
With john wilkes booth
and lee harvey oswald.
You're sick.
Maybe, but you --
you made my dreams come true.
I mean, two weeks ago,
people were still saying
That the russians
shot cooper.
[ chuckling ]
russians in stockton?
But you made sure that
the whole world knew the truth.
'cause like you said --
the truth is like the sun.
You can shut it out,
but it's not going away.
No, it's what you do.
You fight for the underdog.
You gave the story
a happy ending -- my story.
So, thank you, olivia pope,
for making my life meaningful.
[ buzzer ]
Now,
get me the electric chair --
And no
lethal-injection crap!
I want to go out
with a bang!
Life in prison,
no death penalty.
I won.
I out-poped olivia pope.
Eat it, sucka.
[ sighs ]
that feels weird.
Don't gloat, david.
I'm honestly saying
this feels really weird,
Winning against you.
I believed him.
I looked into his eyes,
and I believed him.
That is why
our judicial system
Isn't based on
looking into people's eyes.
David...
I need you
to help jake.
If they hadn't taken him away
from me, I could have helped,
But...
What does that mean?
Jake's been taken from
d.O.J. Jurisdiction, liv.
What does that mean?
I keep my promises,
jake.
I will watch the life fade
from your eyes.
I will see you buried in
the manner that you deserve --
Unmarked, uncelebrated,
The quotidian burial
of a terrorist and a traitor.
I love her.
Does that matter to you
at all?
I handed my greatest treasure
to you on a silver platter.
All you had to do was pay
your respects to her father.
And you couldn't
handle that.
[ scoffs ]
It stops you every time,
the arrogance,
The need to swagger,
to show everyone who you are.
True power
hides in plain sight.
I played this president
like a fiddle
To get you back
in my possession.
I was his daddy, his buddy,
his priest, his valet,
His wet nurse, his concubine,
his best friend.
I danced for him.
I made him feel pretty.
I held him
in the palm of my hand
Until even he believed
I was the better man,
Until even
he believed it was his idea.
That is how
the job is done.
That is
how the work happens.
Need I really remind you,
after all this time, soldier?
You can't take command.
Command takes you.
[ door opens ]
[ camera shutter clicking ]
Noah: Earlier today,
an autopsy confirmed
That leonard francis carnahan
was indeed responsible
For the assassination attempt
and now murder
Of president edward cooper.
As mr. Carnahan works out a plea
deal with the attorney general,
President cooper now lies
in state in the capitol rotunda.
I'm good, eric.
No one in or out.
Yes, sir.
[ door closes ]
What did you do?
You transferred jake
out of d.O.J. Jurisdiction?
Olivia, I can't be trusted
to even be in the same room
With the man
who destroyed my life.
I had to hand him over.
You had to hand him over --
to my father?
You had to? Why? Because you
can't wait to see him dead?
Exactly.
Oh. [ sighs ]
Liv,
he killed my child.
You've seen what that did
to karen, to mellie...To you.
To you, liv.
He let you believe
that your mother killed jerry,
And he let me believe it
long enough
That I had your mother
executed.
And then when harrison found out
about it, he killed him, too.
Jerry, your mother,
harrison.
Look what he did to you...
To us.
You and I are ruined.
We don't have a chance now.
Too much has happened.
[ inhales sharply ]
If you hand him over,
If you give him to my father
to be killed,
You and I will never,
ever have any hope
Of ever being together
again.
Are you saying
there's any hope now?
I'm saying the man I know,
the man I voted for,
The man who took the oath of
office would never hand him --
Are you saying
there's hope?
Don't hand him over,
fitz.
Are you saying there's hope?
If you give him
to my father --
Are you saying
there's hope?!
[ scoffs ]
There's hope.
[ door closes ]
[ indistinct shouting ]
Do you feel
justice was served
In the carnahan case,
mrs. Cooper?
Let's not give that man
a second thought,
Not at a time when we should be
honoring the life and work
And sacrifices
that coop made for our nation
And the legacy
he left us.
A legacy my husband
is proud to uphold,
Particularly with respect
to the former president's
Long-standing commitment
to our military.
I know there's been
a lot of recent speculation
About the closing of bases.
Those rumors
are simply not true.
Fitz is a navy man
who will never take action
Or in any way risk compromising
our strength and security,
Both at home and abroad.
Thank you all!
I have a joint
in my handbag,
And it's not gonna
smoke itself.
Would you like to join me
on the truman balcony?
[ shouting continues ]
[ chuckles ]
Fitz is a navy man...
Can you guess
what I'm watching right now
And why I'm so
understandably upset
That you've so far
proved incapable
Of hunting down
whoever hacked us?
It wasn't a hack.
I.T. Confirmed it.
You assured me, promised me,
with your job at stake,
That you were
looking into this.
I did.
Took some initiative.
Did a little digging just to see
what I could find.
And...?
Well, for starters, cyrus,
You bought a new cellphone
a couple of days ago,
Not on your plan, though --
a totally new account.
Must have been
on the first of the month
Because it was the same day
you rented
I'm guessing so you could stop
paying for a hotel room
Every time you see your...
Friend.
So, before you head out
on a witch-hunt,
You might want to take a closer
look at your own...Back door.
See you at work tomorrow,
cyrus.
[ al green's
"love and happiness" plays ]
[ beep ]
[ keyboard clacking ]
[ scoffs ]
¶ love and happiness
[ computer beeping ]
¶ wait a minute,
something's going wrong ¶
¶ someone's on the phone
¶ 3:00 in the morning, yeah
javi, time for bed.
One more, mom, please.
We're killing it.
Who are you playing with again?
Just this kid.
¶ how she can make it right,
yeah ¶
okay, one more,
and then teeth and then bed.
[ keyboard clacking ]
¶ well
¶ happiness is when
¶ you really feel good
about somebody ¶
[ keyboard clacking ]
¶ there's nothing wrong
[ sighs ]
¶ with being in love
with someone, yeah ¶
¶ hey
[ lock turns ]
¶ oh, baby
¶ love and happiness
¶ love and happiness
¶ hey
I found it --
what was in the locker.
This is what they killed caitlin
and faith to try to get back.
This is what they've
been after all this time.
Olivia -- they are photos
of her, hundreds of them.
It's like
they're hunting her.
That's what they want.
[ inhales sharply ]
olivia.
[ door opens ]
¶ I'm just saying
¶ love and happiness
¶ love and happiness
[ door closes ]
¶ hey
¶ love and happiness
¶ love and happiness
¶ you be good to me
I'm transferring you
to supermax.
It'll be nice,
it'll be clean...
And it'll be
where you're going to spend
The rest of your life.
You're not
going to kill me.
Consider it my gift
to the woman we love.
¶ oh, baby
¶ love and happiness
¶ love and happiness
[ door opens, closes ]
¶ oh
¶ love and happiness
¶ love and happiness
¶ oh
¶ yes, yes, yes
¶ make you do right
[ panting ]
¶ hey
¶ love will make you do wrong
Dad.
What the hell did you do,
olivia?
Did you intervene
to save jake ballard's life?
No.
No?
No, not just jake --
both of them.
I intervened
to save both their lives.
You.
You crossed me?
[ chuckles ]
You may be command, dad,
But I have weapons
at my disposal,
Weapons
you can't possibly possess.
¶ uh-huh
¶ oh, yeah
¶ love and happiness
[ camera shutter clicking ]