All language subtitles for benson_s07e11_secret_love

Well, it's abundantly clear to me we're
wasting our time with these

applications. There's not a qualified
budget director in the lot. Oh, dour

grapes, Clayton. They are all qualified.
You just want a job yourself. I just

want what is best for this state. I have
been doing the job for three months.

And a superlative job, if I do say so
myself.

You usually do say so yourself.

To tell you the truth, Krauss, I have
problems with all of these applications.

Well, I vote for this Harold Biff
Bilson.

He played basketball at Berkeley.

Well, he might work if we were intending
to slam dunk the budget.

But this guy finished last in the class
of 400.

I don't care.

He is tall, muscular, and has a chiseled
profile.

Where does it say anything about a
chiseled profile?

I can fantasize, can't I?

You can salmonize your cat for all I
care. Just don't do anything else.

Look, I have heard enough. We cannot
turn over the enormous responsibility of

all state funding to some fool.

We turned it over to you three months
ago.

I take that as a personal insult.

I think that's the way she meant it,
babe.

All right, fine. Look, I have given you
the benefit of my wisdom. If it falls on

the four deaf ears in this room, so be
it.

Ah, good. Governor. Found any budget
director yet?

Fine. Just ignore me.

I'm not even here.

I don't exist.

What's that?

Clayton. What's his problem today?

Oh, the same thing as always. He thinks
he is Mr. Big Bridges and he is not.

Must have big britches.

Yeah, he is too big for his britches.

Listen, can we drop Clayton's britches
for a moment?

I have a recommendation.

Good. So who is it? Well, now it's
someone with whom we are all quite

Well, what is wrong with a new face?

Well, no, we need somebody who has some
experience in the job.

Yeah? Who is it? Um, Clayton.

All in favor of the basketball player.

Just a minute, Mr. Benson.

Benson, don't get me wrong.

Clayton can do the job, but you'll never
get him through Senator Gates'

committee. They hate him over there.

Well, that's not the point. We hate him
over here.

You want to help Clayton? What is next?

Marching for acid rain?

Frans, why don't you march out of here?
You're giving me acid indigestion.

With all of these excellent
applications, why do you recommend

number one, we know he can do the job.
Number two, we avoid that awkward

transitional period. And number three,
he's the only one who can afford to work

for the salary the state's willing to
pay.

All right, I'll support your
recommendation on one condition, that

him through the committee.

I'll be happy to.

Personally, I think it'd be easier to
get Fred Flintstone through that

committee.

Fred Flintstone.

I can hear the vote now. All in favor,
yabba -dabba -doo.

Yabba -dabba -doo.

Vincent, Vincent, don't get me wrong. I
appreciate your recommendation.

Well, just answer the questions,
Clayton. And for goodness sake, don't

embellish. Yeah, but I do not appreciate
your lecturing me on how to behave in

front of the committee. You know I have
a way with people.

That's exactly what worries me, your way
with people.

I am wonderful with people.

I may not like people, but I know how to
use them.

Well, I wouldn't make that your campaign
slogan.

I can be every bit as diplomatic as the
next jerk.

You won't know what I think.

Mrs. Cassidy, buzz off.

I see you went to the Rambo School of
Charm.

You know what I think?

Don't you have something to dust?

Well, I think, Clayton, that's what I
mean.

Why don't you give her a chance? Maybe
she has something constructive to add.

ahead, Mrs. Cassidy. What do you think?

I think somebody comes in here at night
and twists up these cords just to drive

me away.

I mean, the influence of that committee.

How dare they challenge me?

Clayton, it's not pistols at dawn. They
simply want to ask you a few questions.

The late Mr. Cassidy once fought a duel
over me.

Really? Yeah.

Pistols or swords?

Bar stools and beer bottles.

Don't you have something to dust?

Look, they don't intimidate me.

If I must be diplomatic, so be it. But I
want you to keep it in mind that I am

not going to kiss up to those sharks on
the hill. Well, it's not a matter of

kissing up to them. Just remember
they're sharks and act accordingly.

Senators, I have examined all of the
applications sent to my office.

And it is my determination that the
temporary budget director would in fact

the man most qualified for the office. I
therefore submit for your approval as

the new budget director, Clayton
Endicott III.

Lieutenant Governor, when I first
received your

recommendation, my immediate reaction
was, is he kidding?

Well, Senator Williams, no one is more
aware of the prevailing sentiment in the

Capitol regarding this matter than I.
But I must point out that Mr. Endicott

not running for miscongeniality. He is
merely seeking the office of budget

director, for which I repeat, he is
fully qualified.

And does the governor support this
nomination?

Yes, he does.

Unbelievable.

Resorted to that guy.

Are you aware that this is an important
and sensitive position you seek, Mr.

Endicott? Mr. Endicott?

Well, of course I am aware. Why else
would I subject myself to this

And are you aware of the heavy
responsibility that goes with this job?

That is a stupid question. Time.

Time. Time.

Clayton, it is one thing not to kiss the
sharks, but it is quite another to stir

the water and throw in buckets of bloody
liver.

Senator, would you repeat the question?

No.

Senator, Senator Gate, uh...

I would like to repeat that the
temporary budget director has already

very competently in this job for the
past three months. And in the future, he

would be able to draw upon the
experience of the past budget director.

Is that good enough?

That's a start, Mr. Endicott.

Mr. Endicott, do you consider yourself a
trustworthy person?

Yes, I do.

Reliable? Absolutely.

A man of integrity.

Look, I'm not going to steal your
precious money, if that's what you want

know. Time, time.

That's exactly what they want to know,
babe.

Yes, Senator, in answer to your
question, I will be a good little boy.

Mr. Indykart, do you... Realize you
would have access to certain sensitive

information that would bear directly on
the security of our great state.

Uh, time, time.

Listen, is that a stupid question or
what?

Oh, yes, it's a stupid question, but...
Are you addressing the committee,

Lieutenant Governor?

No, no, uh, Mr. Endicott asked... me a
stupid question and I would like to

answer it if you don't mind.

Uh, Clayton, you are turning a
distinguished assemblage into an angry

Uh, yes, uh, Senators, I am fully aware
of the awesome responsibility incurred

when one assumes the mantle of this
great office.

See? That wasn't so hard.

You, uh, you appear to be a good
American, Mr. Endicott.

Humility.

Senator, my lineage dates back to the
Mayflower, and I have been blessed with

the characteristics of a great American.

Back off to humility.

You appear to be a man above reproach.

Only if the senator says so.

Why do you have such trouble finding the
middle ground between preening and

groveling?

Maybe you can explain to this committee
why, for the past six months, you have

been cohabitating with a Russian
national.

You guys are really fishing,

aren't you, senators?

You don't want to.

I don't want to.

Wait a minute. Hold it, hold it, hold
it. Wait a minute.

No, no, no, no. Don't be kidding around,
babe. No. If you want this job, you

better answer that question. I don't, I
don't, I don't want this job.

What? No, I don't want this job. I don't
want this job.

No, no, I don't want it. Wait a minute,
wait a minute. I don't want it. I've

spent too much time in this.

Don't you feel silly standing on the
toilet?

It's nothing sacred.

You want to talk about it?

I behaved like a fool.

I can't argue with that.

What am I going to do?

My head is thinning, my stomach's a
knot, my insides are churning.

Well, go back in there until you feel
better.

talking about. They know about my
roommate.

You mean Senator Gates, right? You have
been living with someone.

Yeah, she's a ballet dancer from Russia.
She defected. We've been living

together for six months.

You mean you've been living with a woman
for six months and you haven't shot

your mouth off about it?

I wanted to keep it a secret.

Why? When people see her, do they point
and make rude remarks?

She happens to be extraordinarily
beautiful. I have a photograph here.

Not bad.

Not bad at all.

Her name's Svetlana Petropavlovska.

Well, it doesn't matter.

She's from a little town just south of
the Caucasus Mountains.

Well, I'm very happy for you, Clayton.
You found yourself a nice Caucasian

Sveti loves me.

And I love Svedi.

Svedi, huh?

It's my nickname for her.

Svedi the ballet dancer.

Perfect.

Well, listen, if you're so much in love
with this girl, why don't you marry her?

Then the committee wouldn't have a
gripe. No, I can't. She promised her

that she wouldn't marry until they were
safely out of Georgia.

Well, that's something I know about. My
family's had trouble with Georgia, too.

Not our Georgia. Their Georgia.

Well, all these Caucasian states look
alike.

Oh, Lana. What have I done to her?

Ben, what am I going to do?

Oh, you better do something quick.

Committee reconvenes in ten minutes.

I can't. I can't.

Is it true what I heard, that Clayton's
been living with a dancing communist?

Yeah.

Rare to stare.

You ask him yourself.

Clayton, is it true?

She's not a communist.

Oh, good.

She wants to become an American citizen.

She's not a citizen?

No.

Well, does she have a green card?

She's an alien.

Clayton, she is from this planet.

Yes, yes, sir. She's knocking to the
country.

Oh.

Well, how did she do that? You don't
mean she swam.

Not waiting out there any longer. Now,
what is going on?

Oh. Oh.

We're talking. We're trying to develop
some strategy here.

You know, I have been suspecting there
was something going on with Clayton. Do

you remember a couple of months ago he
came in with red marks all over his

What do you mean, red marks? You
remember, Clayton. You said you had the

Hives. Ha!

Those were Russian...

You're amazing, Krauss.

You're the only one I know who knows the
nationality of a hickey.

Clayton. Yes, sir.

You know how I feel about you, don't
you?

No, sir.

Good.

If you don't go back in there and face
that committee, you're going to make

Benson and me look mighty foolish.

Oh, is that all you think about?

Yourself. Well, what about me? What
about my inner turmoil? What about

What if I decide to leave public life?

What a tragic loss. What a waste.

What a break.

Scram, buster. Try the one down the
hall.

All right, now, this is about enough of
this.

That committee is meeting again in ten
minutes.

Now, Clayton, you better move it. You're
going to lose it.

Yeah, make up your mind.

Your decision.

Let's go to the next item on the agenda.
Oh, here we are.

Order, please.

Well, I'm glad you could join us,
Governor.

Oh, thank you, Sergeant.

Lieutenant Governor, it's apparent that
your submission of the name Clayton

Endicott did not hit the mark.

As much as I hate to admit it, I'm
afraid additional nominees will be

When you submit the names, would you at
least be aware of their patriotism?

Senator Williams, I resent that.

While Clayton Endicott may be many
things, his patriotism is beyond

Then why did he turn tail and run when
the name Svetlana Petropavlovska was

mentioned?

Well, maybe that's the first time he
heard it said out loud.

I also think he did that because he
thought his relationship with her was

private, and frankly, none of your
business.

Yes, it is a free country and it is
nobody's business what consenting

and Americans do in the privacy of their
own bunkers.

Senator, may I have a moment?

If you must.

Thank you.

What's it going to be?

Benson, I have nowhere else to turn.

need this job.

Well, if you need this job, stand up and
fight for it. I'm not a fighter.

I'm a lover.

Well, lover, you're going to be
unemployed if you don't stand up and

this job.

Enough time, Lieutenant Governor.

So?

Okay.

Mr.

Endicott, before this committee throws
your name out, would you care to make a

comment?

Tell them the girl is not a spy and they
damn well know it.

Right. That's good.

The girl is not a spy and you damn well
know it.

Tell them if they want to poke their
noses into people's private lives, they

should be detectives and not senators.

Right. Good.

Uh, did you hear that?

Yes, we heard that.

More, more.

Clayton, you have to do it yourself.

Speak from your gut. Speak from your
heart.

Tell him what you want.

Senators, I want to be completely candid
with you. I want to speak to you from

the very bottom of my soul.

I sincerely believe that. That's it. Go
get him. My father could buy and sell

every one of you, and don't you forget
it.

Can't I suggest... Wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait.

Ladies and gentlemen,

all guard, members of this committee,
senators, let me be

brief.

Please. Oh, please.

If I don't get this job, I can't go home
for Christmas.

I'm sorry for what I said I didn't mean
it

Oh, she's a Russian.

She loves me. No American ever loved me.

Don't ruin my life.

I call for a vote. All in favor of the
nomination, say aye. Aye. The nomination

is approved.

Meeting is adjourned.

Mercifully, yes.

Oh, I knew that would

work.

What do you mean? You were faking it?

Always worked with my father.

I'm going to hold you responsible for
the way Clayton does his job.

I'd like to submit the name of Fred
Flintstone.