American Crime Story 3x2

1. Monica, they want interns in the conference room.

2. I just wrote these letters to the chief of staff.

3. - I have to get them to him. - They said ASAP.

4. Drop everything.

5. All right, all right.

6. As you no doubt heard, the government is shut down.

7. All non-essential employees have been sent home,

8. which means lucky you

9. get to work in the West Wing

10. as of this morning.

11. And listen, you're gonna be

12. working right beside the people who run the world.

13. Awesome. - Please, be professional.

14. All right, hold up here a moment.

15. It appears you're scheduled for 8:00.

16. Does that work for you?

17. No, 'cause, uh, Leon's gonna come see me again in the morning

18. - before he goes back up the Hill. - Yes, sir.

19. Yes, sir.

20. All right, come with me.

21. You'll be on Leon Panetta's desk.

22. - He's the chief of staff. - Oh, I know. I actually interned for his office.

23. All you have to do is sit here and answer the phone.

24. You'll do fine.

25. All right...

26. Uh, Leon Panetta's desk. How may I help you?

27. You, i-intern girl.

28. Uh, drop this at Stephanopoulos.

29. Didn't mean to catch you off guard.

30. Mr. President, uh, sorry,

31. - I was just... - You don't have to apologize

32. for doing your job.

33. I'm Bill.

34. I know.

35. Uh, I'm Monica.

36. I like your sweater, Monica.

37. Thank you.

38. Um...

39. I guess I should head back.

40. Well, y-you can come in here for a second if you want.

41. I'm just kind of hiding out.

42. So what do you make of these guys?

43. Shutting down the government like this.

44. So crazy.

45. You know, they think because I took

46. a licking in the midterms, they can get me

47. to cut health care for old folks.

48. Well, they've got me wrong.

49. So here we are.

50. - Thank you. - Of course, between us,

51. it's kind of nice having fewer people around here bugging me.

52. All the interns can't believe we get to work in the West Wing.

53. Oh, my first time here,

54. I'll never forget it.

55. High school kid on a Boys Nation trip.

56. I got to shake John Kennedy's hand.

57. It's a long way from Arkansas.

58. How about you? Where'd you come from?

59. Oh, L.A.

60. Los Angeles, California.

61. Ah, you're far from home, too.

62. - Where you living? - Out here? Uh...

63. - i-in the Watergate. - Whoa, high on the hog.

64. No. My-my mom,

65. she's actually moving to New York soon,

66. so we're just staying, um...

67. living in a condo.

68. Sorry. I'm so nervous.

69. I have a huge crush on you.

70. Well, that's really flattering.

71. Because you're beautiful.

72. You light up the room.

73. This...

74. could be a problem.

75. Mom?

76. Mom, wake up.

77. The president kissed me.

78. - What?

79. Sure he did.

80. You're funny.

81. It's really late, so go to bed, all right?

82. - Okay. - Love you, beautiful.

83. She's done it again.

84. Refrigerated Snapple directly on the desk, the part

85. that is, in theory, a shared zone where I lay out my JCOC

86. pamphlet proofs, but I can't now because it's moist.

87. In fact, it's beyond moist.

88. Hello?

89. - Am I boring you?

90. No.

91. It's just...

92. Let me guess, the mysterious boyfriend.

93. - Still no call?

94. When did you hear from him last?

95. 22 and a half days.

96. Not that I'm pathologically counting.

97. - Monica. - It's just...

98. we've never gone this long without talking, and...

99. I need to get it together.

100. My best friend Cat is in town tonight.

101. - Oh, fun.

102. I don't know. I'm not very good

103. - at fun anymore. - Look, whoever he is,

104. if he's in the administration, I'm sure his life

105. is bananas right now. The tail end

106. of a reelection campaign? Forget it.

107. Linda, your phone!

108. Go out with your friend tonight,

109. and this weekend, I am finally taking you antiquing.

110. - I won't take no for an answer.

111. Linda! Can you answer your phone?

112. - I'm gonna kill her.

113. Like, right now. You're gonna watch a murder.

114. Hey.

115. Hi.

116. Uh-oh.

117. I thought it was over. Are you two still talking?

118. Kind of. A couple times a month.

119. I mostly just sit here.

120. Just when I think he'll never reach out to me again,

121. he calls.

122. Wait, is that why we're eating in tonight?

123. If he calls when I'm gone, I have no way to call him back.

124. - Monica. - You have no idea what it's like.

125. I get his schedule every morning.

126. Today the first lady's in Ohio.

127. He flew to Denver for an African American initiative

128. and then to Phoenix for his rally tomorrow.

129. So I know he's sitting in his hotel alone

130. right now not calling me.

131. Okay, I'm officially freaked out.

132. - I know, I know. - You know I don't judge...

133. - but you have this pattern.

134. Uh, I was a psych major; I'm aware of my own pathologies.

135. You get involved with an unavailable guy.

136. He takes way more from you than he gives you.

137. And then you end up in a really bad place.

138. But... I'm in love with him.

139. Monica, please tell me you didn't tell him that.

140. Oh, my God. What did he say?

141. He said...

142. "That means a lot to me."

143. Don't hate me.

144. But if I'm seeing someone and he only calls me twice a month,

145. I would take that as a sign.

146. He's the leader of the free world— he's busy.

147. Yeah, he's the most unavailable man in the entire planet.

148. - Somehow you've outdone yourself.

149. Are you sure you don't want any of this?

150. I'm dieting. I need to look good.

151. He's bringing me back to the White House after reelection.

152. He is.

153. How can you be sure of that?

154. Because when I got kicked out of the White House, he said,

155. "I can't believe they're taking you away from me.

156. The moment I win reelection, I'm bringing you back."

157. That is a direct quote.

158. - He promised. - I know.

159. And I'm not trying to make you upset.

160. Then please stop attacking me constantly.

161. I'm not! I'm sorry, I'm just worried.

162. You know, I get enough shit about this from everyone else.

163. Wait, are you telling other people?

164. No, not really.

165. Monica.

166. Just Ashley, my friend from my internship.

167. And there's this woman at my office

168. who knows that I am seeing someone from the administration,

169. - but she has no idea that it's him. - Are you sure?

170. - Yes. I know. - It this gets out...

171. this could be really bad for you.

172. Oh, my God, I promise you, she has no idea.

173. I'm just mad at him

174. because I can't talk to him. And intellectually I get it.

175. He's campaigning... with the president.

176. They do have phones in all 50 states.

177. Well, like you said,

178. the schedule at the end, it's crazy.

179. Linda, I'm just fixating on Tuesday.

180. He at least promised he'd call me

181. right after the election if they win.

182. Monica... Oh.

183. Is that exquisite?

184. I am just wild about Christmas decor.

185. Oh, and it's Bavarian.

186. - Hmm? - I'm still depriving myself.

187. Oh, boy.

188. He must be worth it.

189. It's been so long

190. since I've thought to deprive myself for a guy.

191. Really? Come on, there must be someone.

192. I'm closed for business.

193. - Come on. No, you're not. - Well, it's been seven years.

194. I wouldn't even remember how.

195. What ever happened

196. with you and Bruce? You never talk about it.

197. Yes, I also don't talk about Bosnia.

198. - That bad? - It's just not all that interesting.

199. The best thing about my marriage

200. is that it gave me Ryan and Allison.

201. You know, it's funny.

202. The highlight of my day is

203. when I warm a potato in the microwave,

204. then eat it alone

205. in front of the NBC Nightly News.

206. But when I look at them,

207. even when they're being adolescent

208. or unspeakably annoying, I think,

209. "I'm a lucky woman."

210. They're gonna be okay in the world.

211. I'm very maternal, Monica.

212. That's why I worry about you sometimes.

213. You sound exactly like my mom.

214. - You two should really meet. - Oh, God.

215. Me and the woman

216. from Beverly Hills?

217. Well, I'd have to go shopping first.

218. And at least let me start Weight Watchers.

219. - Please. - Okay, fine.

220. But you know she already likes you.

221. She knows you're the one reason that the Pentagon

222. has been even slightly bearable.

223. I have to say,

224. I think you have real inner strength

225. to have gotten through all this.

226. You can make it till Tuesday.

227. I know you can.

228. What we see is, the states where the polls are closed—

229. the states in white there—

230. are all Southern states

231. where the polls have closed, but still,

232. uh, it's too close to call.

233. We'll keep you posted on that as time moves along.

234. Let's go quickly now to Russ Mitchell

235. at Newt Gingrich headquarters down in Georgia. Russ?

236. Everything okay?

237. Hi, Dan. I can tell you that there are about...

238. Yeah. Everything's good.

239. it has nowhere near the bang or the punch

240. that we saw in this same room two years ago.

241. Just one state now closing its polls at this hour.

242. It's the home state of the incumbent president

243. of the United States, the state of Arkansas.

244. No surprise, Bill Clinton, our projected winner there.

245. down here and he gave me a big speech

246. about what Arkansas Democrats really want

247. is for Ken Starr to finish his business

248. and get out of here.

249. CNN declares a winner

250. in the Tar Heel State.

251. Bob Dole has won North Carolin.

252. North Carolina voted for George Bush by the narrowest of...

253. NBC's Maria Shriver is in Little Rock tonight.

254. It's beginning to swell. The VIPs are parading in

255. even though many people here,

256. from this state, had their reputations tarnishe.

257. So it hasn't been a totally joyous four years.

258. Tonight Bill Clinton proves his title, the Comeback Kid.

259. He is our projected winner as president

260. of the United States, reelected for a second term...

261. A night of triumph.

262. Tonight we celebrate the miracle of America.

263. And tomorrow we greet the dawn

264. and begin our work anew.

265. I am more grateful than I can say.

266. You have given me an opportuniy and a responsibility

267. that comes to few people.

268. I will do my best.

269. And together we will—

270. we will build that bridge

271. to the 21st century.

272. Thank you.

273. And God bless America.

274. Pretty emotional moment for all of them.

275. And especially for Mrs. Clinton who has been through a trial

276. by fire here in the last couple of years.

277. Very combative woman,

278. - which can become a liability..

279. Hey, Monica.

280. So great to see you.

281. You, too, Mr. President.

282. Congratulations. You must be so happy.

283. It was a great night.

284. let's go to Gloucester County.

285. Did you see the interview last night?

286. I did, and you know, it's been two weeks

287. since the Republicans lost...

288. - Hello? Hey, I just want to make sure

289. you're coming.

290. - Monica? - I'm here.

291. You didn't think it was him?

292. No.

293. Maybe.

294. It's been two weeks since the election.

295. Stop waiting for him to call.

296. Stop doing this to yourself.

297. There you are.

298. Where have you been? I left you a message.

299. You didn't call me back.

300. Why not, I guess.

301. You're on the way out.

302. God, you must be so excited. Have you gotten

303. your start date back at the White House?

304. Well, is your boyfriend in D.C. finally?

305. I've been dying to hear about all your plans.

306. What?

307. Nothing.

308. What's wrong?

309. Is he not able to bring you back?

310. It's not happening.

311. Oh, Monica.

312. To wait this long

313. and he doesn't have the power to bring you back.

314. - He does have the power. - Well, then, what's the problem?

315. Linda, he's the fucking president.

316. We had an affair. It's over.

317. Tell me everything.

318. There's nothing to tell.

319. Oh. You can't say that.

320. Monica, I have been going nuts.

321. I knew it.

322. Oh, my God.

323. What on earth have you been going through?

324. I can't imagine.

325. How long has this been going on?

326. When did it start?

327. First, it was just... public events.

328. Oh, hey, nice to meet you.

329. Thank you for everything.

330. Yeah. Thanks for everything.

331. Thank you.

332. And when that man focuses his attention on you,

333. the world stops.

334. And it kept happening.

335. Departure ceremonies, staff events.

336. I mean, I was, I was an intern.

337. Those were the only times I'd see him.

338. - You had a pink pass. - Exactly.

339. So... for months, it was just this...

340. worthless flirtation.

341. And it was intense, but...

342. I didn't think anything more would happen and...

343. And then, one day, the shutdown.

344. Suddenly, I was working in the West Wing.

345. He says he put that nutty...

346. And there he was just a few doors away.

347. mostly because his feelings were hurt

348. that I didn't come and say hi in the plant?

349. Yeah, he and Bob had to take the back route.

350. Didn't leave that part out.

351. I mean, that was the exit that was closest to the cars.

352. It's 4:30 in the morning. There weren't any cameras.

353. That's where the cars were, you know?

354. We thought we were doing them a favor.

355. Mm-hmm.

356. Yes, sir. I will inform Mr. Panetta.

357. Oh, my God.

358. Monica.

359. I know. You don't understand

360. how long it had been building between us.

361. And how fucking hot it was.

362. I mean, I swear... Linda.

363. It was beyond anything

364. I'd ever felt before.

365. And I couldn't help myself, Linda.

366. Hi, I'm supposed to bring this

367. to the president.

368. Mr. President, the girl's here with the pizza.

369. Oh, great.

370. Come on in.

371. I can't believe it.

372. Well, that makes two of us.

373. It's incredible.

374. It is.

375. Though you never know who's

376. coming through any of these doors.

377. Do you want to get a Diet Coke?

378. It was magnetic.

379. It was unstoppable.

380. And I-I couldn't breathe around him.

381. It was...

382. It was beyond anything I'd...

383. ever experienced.

384. Thank you.

385. You haven't had any dinner yet?

386. My days are a little... nutty sometimes.

387. What? Like you have a stressful job or...?

388. I mean, if I can be honest, you work from home.

389. I don't know what you really have to complain about.

390. Well, it can get a little lonesome

391. some days.

392. "Lonesome"?

393. Try being a single girl in D.C.

394. Every guy is either a compulsive name-dropper

395. - or secretly gay. - Well, if it's that bleak, uh,

396. I'm in the office here on the weekends

397. when there's less staff.

398. If you want, you can come see me.

399. What do I do?

400. Just knock on the front door of the White House?

401. Just talk to Betty.

402. You met out there.

403. Or you could call me?

404. Well, what if your mom answers?

405. I have my own line.

406. - You... - What?

407. You made my day better.

408. I bet you don't even remember my name.

409. What kind of name is Lewinsky anyway?

410. Jewish.

411. It was...

412. incredible.

413. Except for the whole "him being married" thing.

414. I tried not to think about that.

415. We would come up with reasons for me

416. - to pop into his office. - Eagle is on his way.

417. Or secretly plan to run into each other.

418. - Hey, Monica. - Hello, Mr. President.

419. You going to Leg Affairs?

420. - Yes, sir. - Come with me.

421. I'll show you a shortcut.

422. But it-it wasn't only about...

423. You know, we'd sit and talk.

424. He'd give me gifts. I'd give him gifts.

425. Like, I bought him this Zegna tie.

426. Sometimes he would wear it to an event and ask me if I noticed.

427. It was...

428. It was the best five months of my life.

429. And then?

430. Then April 5th,

431. my boss called me into his office,

432. and told me I was being moved to the Pentagon.

433. Someone knew.

434. I guess I'd been spotted around the Oval

435. one too many times.

436. You know that place— people talk.

437. - It's terrible. - Yeah, and this is the part

438. - that makes me upset because... - Monica.

439. Monica, you don't have to tell me.

440. No, it's fine, I...

441. When I moved over here, he called me a lot, at first.

442. He invited my family to meet him at a radio address

443. when they were in town, and when I went to Bosnia

444. with Mr. Bacon, he called the day

445. I got home to ask how it had gone.

446. I still felt connected to him.

447. And then the calls

448. got less and less frequent.

449. And now I realized...

450. Occam's razor, Monica.

451. He'd lost interest.

452. And when he ever did call me, it was probably just

453. because he wanted to keep me quiet through the election.

454. - Mm.

455. My friends think I basically need to be institutionalized

456. because I barely go anywhere.

457. And I have all these dumb gifts just sitting in my apartment,

458. waiting for the day he brings me back to the White House

459. like he promised and...

460. now I realize that's never gonna happen.

461. It's over.

462. And so I'm flying to Portland.

463. To see my friend Cat and try and relax.

464. And...

465. just try to stop thinking about him

466. for one single fucking minute.

467. Linda, I feel so stupid.

468. I feel so stupid.

469. I'm sorry to unload all this.

470. I can't imagine what you're thinking.

471. Well...

472. to be honest...

473. listening to all this,

474. this sounds like it is absolutely...

475. - ... not over. - What?

476. Trust me, it's done.

477. It's not done, Monica.

478. What you're describing sounds real.

479. You think you're stuck in exile

480. because he doesn't have feelings for you?

481. You have it backwards.

482. My ex-friend Kathleen,

483. they were always flirting.

484. She had a crush. One day, he kissed her.

485. She wasn't sent away.

486. You?

487. You're sitting here in the Pentagon right now

488. because you were

489. a threat, Monica.

490. We both know there are ten women in that building

491. who have had something with him.

492. They're all still there.

493. You want to know why?

494. Because he doesn't care about them.

495. You're exhausted and upset.

496. You are not seeing this clearly at all.

497. I don't know.

498. I think, sadly, I am.

499. Can I just say...?

500. - What? - Look, I know this sounds funny,

501. but anyone who knows me knows

502. I'm an extremely intuitive person.

503. And I just, I have this feeling.

504. You shouldn't leave town.

505. Not yet.

506. He's gonna call you.

507. I know it. I sense it.

508. And if you miss that,

509. you'll never forgive yourself.

510. Hmm?

511. Hello?

512. Hey, Monica. It's Bill.

513. Yeah, I'm sorry, my voice sounds funny.

514. I-I think I've got laryngitis.

515. H-Hi. Oh, no, are you okay?

516. Don't worry about me.

517. How are you?

518. I missed your voice.

519. Uh, I-I bet you've been so busy.

520. I-I don't want to talk about m.

521. What have you been up to?

522. In vain, I have struggled.

523. It will not do.

524. My feelings will not be repressed.

525. You must allow me to tell you how ardently

526. I admire and love you.

527. And I beg you most fervently

528. - to relieve my suffering...

529. - and consent to be my wife. - Hello?

530. You were so right.

531. I-I was packed, I had my ticket,

532. I was about to go get into a cab.

533. Last minute, I decided to stay, and he called.

534. He's sick, and he sounded so tired,

535. but he wanted to hear my voice. Linda!

536. I-I can't believe it. How did you know?

537. I have a gift, Monica.

538. It's just no one sees it.

539. Mrs. Jones is in the waiting room.

540. - With the husband? - And another woman.

541. What?

542. Who?

543. I can't even describe.

544. Hi.

545. Thank you.

546. Hello. Susan Carpenter-McMillan.

547. I'm the president and founder

548. - of the Women's Coalition. - Wait. Who?

549. Susan Carpenter-McMillan, president and founder

550. of the Women's Coalition. We're a nonprofit that advocates

551. for what I like to call...

552. "conservative feminism."

553. Okay.

554. - Wonderful. - I was at an event

555. for the Right to Life League and Susie came up

556. and said she knew who I was.

557. I was doing a piece of commentary in support

558. of Paula for our ABC affiliate.

559. And I thought, oh, my gosh, how nice.

560. And she told me that she thought I was being treated poorly.

561. "Poorly" is an understatement.

562. I'm here to protect Paula's interests.

563. How nice.

564. Lovely to meet you.

565. We actually have to discuss legal strategy

566. with Paula and Steve, so if... Serena?

567. Oh, well, anything you can say in front of us,

568. you can say in front of Susie.

569. Honey, she...

570. Okay.

571. Sure.

572. Well... just to bring you up to speed,

573. Clinton's team has been arguing

574. that a sitting president is immune to lawsuits like Paula's.

575. Fucking lowlifes.

576. And now the Supreme Court has agreed

577. to step in and rule on that question.

578. We're, uh, already working on our arguments.

579. Some great legal minds have volunteered

580. to step in and help out. I mean, Paula,

581. for our practice sessions,

582. we'll have Robert Bork acting as a justice.

583. At least for a day, he'll get to be one.

584. You know what I'm not hearing in any of this...

585. is the name Paula.

586. He just said Paula... five seconds ago.

587. Well, I just want to help however I can.

588. And Susie was thinking maybe I could do some TV appearances

589. since no one on TV is saying my side of things.

590. I would not advise going on TV.

591. All that matters right now is the Supreme Court.

592. Mm, the same Supreme Court that made it legal

593. - to murder children? - What? Oh, my gosh.

594. Yes, unborn children.

595. You see, I have to disagree with you about television.

596. I have never heard of a case

597. that couldn't benefit from a little outside pressure.

598. The justices are political animals just

599. like everyone else in this town.

600. I just want people to see my side of it.

601. Paula, I assure you...

602. they will.

603. Please, let's get to work.

604. I'm thinking Stevens, Breyer,

605. Ginsburg, Souter...

606. This isn't gonna win them over.

607. I'm not worried about the liberals.

608. They've argued for decades that a president

609. should be treated like an ordinary citizen.

610. They have to take Paula's side.

611. I always say you can never go wrong

612. relying on the diamond-grade integrity of liberals.

613. I thought you were taping at MSNBC.

614. - They fired me. - Again?

615. I was fighting with this simpering peacenik

616. about landmines in Vietnam, and I said,

617. "People like you are the reason we lost the war."

618. Turned out, he was a veteran with no legs.

619. Jesus! Ann!

620. How was I supposed to know?

621. You tape alone in the studio,

622. you can't see the rest of the panel.

623. The upside is now I am completely

624. available to help you. I want in.

625. Really?

626. Really. What are we doing?

627. Uh, preparing, uh, briefs

628. to help out Paula's lawyers.

629. Oh, tough case.

630. Do the laws apply to our head of state

631. or is he an infallible sovereign?

632. Not as though the country was founded on that exact concept.

633. They'll argue her suit will distract him

634. from him presidential duties.

635. When do we get to the part where he's deposed and he lies?

636. Oh, well, after this, if the court finds in Paula's favor.

637. I have a law degree.

638. It was a rhetorical question.

639. Jerome's a little less accustomed

640. to your sense of humor.

641. Oh, man, I can't wait till that deposition.

642. "Mr. President, what specifically,

643. is wrong with your penis?"

644. - "Please go into

645. - excruciating detail." - Well, to be clear,

646. the goal isn't to embarrass him.

647. I-It's to constrain a president who has engaged

648. - in illicit activities. - I'm bored.

649. You're boring.

650. That's the problem with you Republicans.

651. You're a Republican.

652. Mm, I'm a conservative.

653. You're all too nice.

654. What does that get you?

655. It... it gets you Dole.

656. - What's wrong with Dole? - Um, he lost.

657. Idiotic American females couldn't wait

658. to reelect their fat boyfriend.

659. Be that as it may,

660. this case is all we have now.

661. Right.

662. What would you like me to do?

663. What you do best.

664. Stir the pot.

665. Uh, help us get justice for Paula.

666. Oh, this isn't about justice.

667. Then what is it about?

668. Impeachment, Jerome.

669. I want you to tell me

670. your honest-to-goodness opinion, okay?

671. On May 8, 1991,

672. Paula Jones, a state employee

673. with the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission,

674. was working the registration desk

675. for the Governor's Quality Management Conference

676. at the Excelsior Hotel.

677. Governor Bill Clinton was to be the main speaker.

678. He tried to lean in on me and grab...

679. Well, he-he...

680. he tried to put his hand up my leg.

681. And it... which I...

682. It all happened so fast.

683. And Bill Clinton asked me to perform oral sex,

684. which I declined.

685. And I told the governor I'm not

686. that kind of girl and I walked right out.

687. I went to my desk. I told my coworker the whole story.

688. And that is what happened.

689. Isn't that right?

690. Yes, Paula.

691. My husband's very outraged.

692. I'm just... I'm just glad I wasn't there,

693. - I can tell you that. - Me too.

694. Gil and Joe said never show this ever to anyone,

695. but this is a real video

696. sold by the Reverend Jerry Falwell at his churches.

697. Oh. Okay.

698. And I was thinking about what you said.

699. And if we got this out there more—

700. if it was on TV, you know,

701. people would see my side.

702. Um... I don't know, what do you think?

703. Um, what is this?

704. - Brie. - Mmm.

705. It's French.

706. Here's what I think.

707. You're wonderful in it.

708. So real.

709. You have a look that says...

710. "rural Arkansas."

711. That, I love, but city people don't always like that.

712. Even city people who vote Republican.

713. Mm. Yeah.

714. They want to believe you.

715. We just need

716. to help them along.

717. Uh, well, what do we do?

718. Oh, my God.

719. Thanks, thanks.

720. I just left the key in the car.

721. Oh, my gosh.

722. So pretty.

723. Is that Paula Jones?

724. I cannot wait to go here.

725. Paula-poo!

726. You look fantastic.

727. Aw, y'all are so nice.

728. Oh, my God. Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

729. - Paula. - No. I'm s...

730. I'm so sorry, I cannot afford this.

731. Don't you worry.

732. Your friends will take care of this.

733. Susie, no. Oh!

734. - Really? - Mm-hmm, really.

735. - Oh... thank you. - Mm-hmm.

736. Oh, my goodness, and thank you for being so kind.

737. I've never been in a Nordstrom's before.

738. We didn't have Nordstrom's in Lonoke, Arkansas.

739. We didn't even have a Dillard's.

740. My mama used to send off for patterns

741. and make our dresses right there in the living room.

742. Below the knee 'cause...

743. we were the Church of the Nazarene, so I guess

744. you'd say it was kind of strict on the length.

745. It's all I wore till I was...

746. sixteen.

747. Oh, it's funny 'cause

748. this is how my boss dressed when I worked for the state.

749. I always thought she was kind of sad.

750. Hmm.

751. Well, you don't look sad.

752. This feels like dress-up.

753. It's all dress-up, Paula.

754. People get confused when I tell them

755. I'm a conservative feminist.

756. But the fact is you don't have to be a lesbian

757. or an abortionist to believe

758. that a woman deserves equal respect to a man

759. - when she walks in a room. - That's right.

760. Mm-hmm, and that's what you deserve.

761. And I want you to know that.

762. I just don't know if I can be all classy like you.

763. Gosh.

764. You already are.

765. Hmm?

766. Yes, and that's what we're going

767. to clarify for the world.

768. How about we buy this for you and then I take you to lunch?

769. - Susie. - Oh, Paula.

770. - Okay.

771. Yes!

772. She's not at all what I thought based on the news.

773. - Mm-hmm. - She's so sweet.

774. Yeah, she is sweet.

775. Dumb as a rock, though.

776. - Thanks for seeing me. - Of course.

777. - Just a few things for him. - Oh.

778. He and I talked, but I didn't mention I was bringing it by.

779. - I wanted it to be a surprise. - Well, the president

780. loves gifts more than any adult man I know.

781. I'll make sure he gets these.

782. Sorry, but...

783. I just didn't know how to raise this with him,

784. and he probably hasn't even talked to you about it,

785. but... there'd been this idea

786. that I would come back

787. to work here after the election.

788. Oh. Yes.

789. He told me he wanted to bring you back.

790. He said you were a good kid.

791. Really?

792. I'll make sure he sees these.

793. Oh.

794. Well...

795. this place is divine.

796. Oh, it's fine.

797. So, you really...

798. want to see the dress?

799. Yes, you lunk.

800. I could never afford this on my salary,

801. but I fell in love with it,

802. so my mom bought it for me.

803. Oh, and I brought those gifts over to Betty.

804. He loves frogs,

805. so I got him this little frog...

806. as a joke.

807. I hope he thinks it's funny.

808. - Ooh, the zipper.

809. Okay.

810. Okay...

811. be honest.

812. Oh, my God.

813. You look gorgeous.

814. - Really? - Oh, there is no question here.

815. You are going to that inaugural ball.

816. Okay, but then I have to watch him hug half of D.C.

817. and dance with his wife.

818. It's just Hillary.

819. I guess.

820. I just, I don't want to walk away feeling...

821. Feeling what?

822. Okay, so... on August 18 last year,

823. he had this big birthday gala at Radio City.

824. And I took the train up and stood in the rope line for...

825. five and a half hours in heels, like a crazy person,

826. just to see him, and he hugged me,

827. and he said it was good to see me.

828. But then six days later, he did call, but he said,

829. "You know, Monica, you remind me of The Face

830. on Mike Hammer."

831. And at first, I didn't get the reference

832. because I'm not elderly.

833. It's a delightful show.

834. The Face is a reoccurring character in every episode.

835. A woman who shows up every place Mike Hammer goes.

836. Yes. Thanks, Linda. I did discover that. I just...

837. Does he mean he likes me showing up places?

838. Or does it mean he's like, "Oh, great. Her again?"

839. Well, surely not that.

840. Okay, but I go from being ecstatic that he called me

841. to wondering where we stand again.

842. He hasn't even asked me to come visit him,

843. and he hasn't even mentioned me getting my job back.

844. And so this... his inaugural ball...

845. Can I smoke in here?

846. Sure.

847. You know, you have such an incredible memory.

848. You remember all of these events

849. just so precisely.

850. Yeah, I've always been like that.

851. Well...

852. maybe there's a pattern.

853. Does that thing have Microsoft Excel?

854. April 28th, I went to an AIPAC fundraiser,

855. - and I wore my sage green J. - Crew suit, and I saw him there.

856. Okay. Next interaction?

857. May 1st. He called at 2:06 a.m.,

858. and like an idiot, I picked a fight.

859. Are you seeing this?

860. Look, you go where he can see you,

861. and he calls you within two weeks.

862. It's a pattern, clear as day.

863. This spreadsheet is making me more depressed.

864. What? Monica, look at the pattern.

865. No. You know what I want?

866. I want him to call me because he's actually thinking

867. about me on his own. That is what I want.

868. Well, of course you do, but think

869. of how you'll feel when you get the call.

870. Delayed gratification, Monica.

871. Okay, thanks.

872. Well, yeah, if the woman will talk to me.

873. All right. Stay close. Bye.

874. Second source on the blow job?

875. Or is it a handy this time?

876. I'm actually establishing a pattern of harassment

877. by the most powerful person alive.

878. Hey, Isikoff, walk with me.

879. What are you working on?

880. I still have some unwanted flirtations

881. I'm following up on, but actually,

882. I just got this new lead.

883. There's a White House volunteer saying

884. he kissed and fondled her back in '94.

885. And it happened inside the West Wing.

886. - Michael... - I know we'd need rock-solid sourcing.

887. I'm working on it.

888. And what would be our justification

889. - for going to print? - Paula Jones.

890. It goes to his pattern of harassment.

891. Listen, I defend you to New York

892. when they say you're on the sex beat.

893. But, Michael, when you spend weeks chasing these women,

894. and then have nothing to show for it, I...

895. This new one— it's really promising.

896. You need something soon

897. or I'm putting you on campaign finance.

898. Why can't I have the van tomorrow?

899. Allison, enough.

900. I'm not taking the bus. It makes me late.

901. Mom, you organize tours.

902. No one's gonna notice if you're late.

903. God bless you.

904. Ladies and gentlemen,

905. the president of the United States and the first lady.

906. Thank you.

907. Wow.

908. Good morning.

909. - How was it? - So great.

910. He whispered to me from the stage

911. that he liked the dress.

912. And then, this morning, Betty called me,

913. and she invited me to his radio address on Friday.

914. - So it worked? - You were right again.

915. And now, predictably, I'm a basket case.

916. I haven't been alone

917. - with him in forever. - Mm-hmm.

918. And now, I get to just walk back into that building and see him.

919. What?

920. Nothing. It's just...

921. It's a radio address.

922. And there'll be 15 Tom, Dick and Harrys there.

923. I just, I...

924. I don't want you to expect too much.

925. No, if he's inviting me,

926. it's to be with me alone. Don't worry.

927. Why don't you just come over tonight

928. and help me decide what to wear?

929. I am swamped.

930. This, um, JCOC tour

931. of the Coast Guard Training Center is...

932. Okay.

933. What?

934. I guess I just thought you'd be more excited.

935. I am.

936. I'm excited.

937. - It's great. - Okay.

938. Paula, most Americans believe there's political purpose here.

939. That you're working with people who very much want

940. to see Bill Clinton out of office.

941. That's not it at all.

942. I'm telling the truth about what happened,

943. and if I can get to trial, the truth will come out.

944. Don't you think this has created a huge embarrassment

945. for the president of the United States?

946. You know, I didn't do this.

947. He's the one that did something to me.

948. He put himself here.

949. Paula, I see you've had a makeover.

950. How long have you had the braces?

951. I don't know

952. that I have ever been that proud.

953. Not even when Paco won Best in Group at Pasadena.

954. Not even when he won Best in Show at Silver Bay.

955. Oh, I don't know, Susie.

956. Well, I do know.

957. You were great.

958. I don't think anybody's ever looked at me

959. and said I was great.

960. Then they weren't really looking.

961. Okay, time to wrap it up. Let's go!

962. We don't need you to move in.

963. Sir, they're ready for you.

964. Uh, Jackie, can I get some water?

965. Thanks.

966. Thanks.

967. Hello, Mr. President. - Hello, everybody.

968. Sit down, please. Sit down.

969. Testing.

970. One, two, three.

971. Hi, Susie.

972. Testing. Okay?

973. We ready?

974. Good morning.

975. Today I want to talk about what we must do

976. to strengthen our effort to keep drugs away

977. from our neighborhoods and out of our children's lives.

978. First, we must find drugs

979. before they reach our borders and keep...

980. Sir?

981. Yes. Okay.

982. Okay.

983. Come.

984. Look at you.

985. Boy, have I missed that smile.

986. You have no idea.

987. Thanks for all the neat gifts.

988. Uh, I got you a couple of little something-somethings.

989. Oh, my God. It's gorgeous.

990. It's a hat pin.

991. You always look so cute wearing your hats.

992. Thank you.

993. I love it.

994. And you can open this one later.

995. No, if you got it for me, I want to open it in front of you.

996. My whole life, I've never come across

997. any book quite as marvelous as this one. Have you read it?

998. - Uh, only "Song of Myself." - Oh.

999. You should read the whole thing.

1000. It's-it's really special to me.

1001. And you... are really special to me.

1002. Don't ever forget that.

1003. It's been hard.

1004. You know, not... not being here,

1005. not getting to really talk.

1006. You know what I find funny?

1007. You know, people look at me,

1008. and they see this upbeat guy with this accent,

1009. who is a friend to women,

1010. can't say no to a cheeseburger.

1011. And they think I'm soft.

1012. Gingrich thought so.

1013. Bush thought so.

1014. And so did my stepdaddy, at first.

1015. Let me tell you, two weeks before this Election Day,

1016. I was in Miami, 'cause damn it

1017. if I weren't gonna get Florida this time.

1018. And a poll comes out, has me beating Dole by 20 points.

1019. I mean, I've been polling well, but this was game over.

1020. You know what I felt, Monica,

1021. as I sat there in that hotel looking at that poll?

1022. I was fucking furious.

1023. Because it took away any notion of a fight.

1024. And I love to fight. I love it.

1025. This was the last campaign of my life,

1026. and it was done.

1027. It's weird.

1028. You know, I-I wanted to go for a walk alone,

1029. but of course, I can never be alone,

1030. so Secret Service drove me around downtown Miami.

1031. And-and we stopped in this little bookshop.

1032. And I looked over on a shelf,

1033. and I saw that Whitman.

1034. And I thought of you.

1035. So, don't you dare, for one minute, believe

1036. the reason you haven't been asked to come visit is

1037. 'cause I didn't want it.

1038. You know, the moment I saw you today,

1039. I wanted to get you in here alone as fast as I could.

1040. The election is over.

1041. I just don't want to get addicted to you,

1042. and I don't want you to get addicted to me.

1043. - Too late. - No, Monica.

1044. I think about all these guys who have hurt you,

1045. and I, and I worry...

1046. Don't worry about me.

1047. We have to be really careful.

1048. Are you Linda Tripp?

1049. Maybe.

1050. I'm Michael Isikoff. I cover Washington for Newsweek.

1051. I know who you are.

1052. I used to work in the West Wing,

1053. and people were afraid of your calls.

1054. Really?

1055. What are you doing here?

1056. Wanted to ask you a few questions.

1057. Let's put our cards on the table.

1058. You're trying to do an exposé on my program.

1059. What program?

1060. JCOC.

1061. - Joint Civilian Orientation Conference. - Ah.

1062. No. No, that's not why I'm here.

1063. Do you know a woman named Kathleen Willey?

1064. I spoke to her recently. She told me about the incident.

1065. With the president?

1066. You'll need to be more specific.

1067. I-I worked at the White House for many years

1068. at a very high level.

1069. Okay. Kathleen told me she was subjected

1070. to an unwanted sexual advance from the president.

1071. She said she told you about it, and you can back up her story.

1072. That's what she said?

1073. That I would back up her story?

1074. That not accurate?

1075. I can't imagine why anyone would care about Kathleen.

1076. Because she might become part of the Paula Jones case.

1077. Her lawyers will argue that he has a pattern of behavior.

1078. This isn't a story.

1079. Can you at least tell me, did something happen?

1080. I told you. I have to talk to Kathleen.

1081. Will you call me after you do?

1082. Here's my card. You can reach me at the...

1083. I know how to reach you.

1084. Okay.

1085. All right.

1086. There's a bigger story.

1087. Much bigger than this.

1088. You're barking up the wrong tree.

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