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♪

NOVEMBER 15,1995
2 DAYS INTO GOVERMENT SHUTDOWN

[birds cawing]

Monica, they want interns
in the conference room.

I just wrote these letters
to the chief of staff.

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

Drop everything.

[Monica scoffs]

All right, all right.

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

All non-essential employees
have been sent home,

which means lucky you

get to work in the West Wing

as of this morning.

And listen, you're gonna be

working right beside the
people who run the world.

- INTERN: Awesome.
- Please, be professional.

[indistinct radio chatter]

All right, hold
up here a moment.

It appears you're
scheduled for 8:00.

Does that work for you?

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

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

[indistinct chatter echoing]

♪

[chatter continues indistinctly]

Yes, sir.

All right, come with me.

You'll be on Leon
Panetta's desk. He's the chief of staff.

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

You'll do fine.

All right...

[indistinct chatter]

[phone rings]

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

You, i-intern girl.

Uh, drop this at Stephanopoulos.

♪

Didn't mean to
catch you off guard.

Mr. President, uh, sorry,

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

for doing your job.

I'm Bill.

I know. [Chuckles]

Uh, I'm Monica.

I like your sweater, Monica.

Thank you.

Um...

I guess I should head back.

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

I'm just kind of hiding out.

So what do you
make of these guys?

Shutting down the
government like this.

So crazy.

You know, they
think because I took

a licking in the
midterms, they can get me

to cut health care
for old folks.

Well, they've got me wrong.

So here we are.

- Thank you.
- Of course, between us,

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

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

Oh, my first time here,

I'll never forget it.

High school kid on
a Boys Nation trip.

I got to shake John
Kennedy's hand.

It's a long way from Arkansas.

How about you?
Where'd you come from?

Oh, L.A.

[chuckles] Los
Angeles, California.

Ah, you're far from home, too.

- Where you living?
- Out here? Uh

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

No. [Laughs] My-my mom,

she's actually moving
to New York soon,

so we're just staying,
um [clucks tongue]

living in a condo.

Sorry. I'm so nervous.

I have a huge crush on you.

Well, that's really flattering.

Because you're beautiful.

You light up the room.

This

could be a problem.

♪

[whispering]: Mom?

Mom, wake up.

The president kissed me.

- What?
- [chuckling]

Sure he did.

You're funny.

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

- Okay.
- Love you, beautiful.

♪

OCTOBER 30,1996
ONE YEAR LATER SIX DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY

[modem beeping and crackling]

[fax machine whirring]

[beeps]

[keys clacking]

She's done it again.

Refrigerated Snapple directly
on the desk, the part

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

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

In fact, it's beyond moist.

Hello?

- Am I boring you?
- [laughs]

No.

[sighs] It's just...

Let me guess, the
mysterious boyfriend.

- Still no call?
- [sighs]

[sighs, clucks tongue]

When did you hear from him last?

22 and a half days.

Not that I'm
pathologically counting.

- Monica.
- It's just

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

[groans] I need to
get it together.

My best friend Cat
is in town tonight.

- Oh, fun.
- [phone ringing]

MONICA: I don't know.
I'm not very good

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

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

is bananas right
now. The tail end

of a reelection
campaign? Forget it.

Linda, your phone!

Go out with your friend tonight,

and this weekend, I am
finally taking you antiquing.

- I won't take no for an answer.
- [sighs]

Linda! Can you
answer your phone?

- [phone ringing]
- I'm gonna kill her.

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

[Monica laughs]

[thunder rumbles]

[doorbell buzzes]

Hey.

Hi.

Uh-oh.

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

Kind of. A couple times a month.

I mostly just sit here.

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

he calls.

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

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

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

I get his schedule
every morning.

Today the first lady's in Ohio.

He flew to Denver for an
African American initiative

and then to Phoenix
for his rally tomorrow.

So I know he's sitting
in his hotel alone

right now not calling me.

Okay, I'm officially
freaked out.

- I know, I know.
- You know I don't judge,[groans]

but you
have this pattern.

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

You get involved with
an unavailable guy.

He takes way more from
you than he gives you.

And then you end up
in a really bad place.

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

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

Oh, my God. What did he say?

He said...

"That means a lot to me."

Don't hate me.

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

I would take that as a sign.

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

Yeah, he's the most unavailable
man in the entire planet.[Monica groans]

- Somehow
you've outdone yourself.

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

I'm dieting. I
need to look good.

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

He is.
How can you be sure of that?

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

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

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

That is a direct quote.

- He promised.
- I know.

And I'm not trying
to make you upset.

Then please stop
attacking me constantly.

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

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

Wait, are you
telling other people?

[gulps] No, not really.

Monica.

Just Ashley, my friend
from my internship.

And there's this
woman at my office

who knows that I am seeing
someone from the administration,

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

- Yes. I know.
- It this gets out

this could be
really bad for you.

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

[groans] I'm just mad at him

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

He's campaigning...
with the president.

They do have phones
in all 50 states.

Well, like you said,

the schedule at the
end, it's crazy.

[groans] Linda, I'm just
fixating on Tuesday.

He at least promised
he'd call me

right after the
election if they win.

Monica... [gasps] Oh.

Is that exquisite?

I am just wild about
Christmas decor.

[whispers]: Oh,
and it's Bavarian.

- Hmm?
- I'm still depriving myself.

Oh, boy.

He must be worth it.

It's been so long

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

Really? Come on,
there must be someone.

I'm closed for business.

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

I wouldn't even remember how.

What ever happened

with you and Bruce? You
never talk about it.

Yes, I also don't
talk about Bosnia.

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

The best thing about my marriage

is that it gave me
Ryan and Allison.

You know, it's funny.

The highlight of my day is

when I warm a potato
in the microwave,

then eat it alone

in front of the
NBC Nightly News.

But when I look at them,

even when they're
being adolescent

or unspeakably
annoying, I think,

"I'm a lucky woman."

They're gonna be
okay in the world.

I'm very maternal, Monica.

That's why I worry
about you sometimes.

You sound exactly like my mom.

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

[chuckles] Me and the woman

from Beverly Hills?

Well, I'd have to
go shopping first.

And at least let me
start Weight Watchers.

- Please.
- Okay, fine.

But you know she
already likes you.

She knows you're the one
reason that the Pentagon

has been even slightly bearable.

I have to say,

I think you have
real inner strength

to have gotten through all this.

You can make it till Tuesday.

I know you can.

[sighs]

[both chuckle]

DAN RATHER: What we see is, the
states where the polls are closed...

The states in white there...

Are all Southern states

where the polls have
closed, but still,

uh, it's too close to call.

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

Let's go quickly
now to Russ Mitchell

at Newt Gingrich headquarters
down in Georgia. Russ?

Everything okay?

RUSS MITCHELL: Hi, Dan. I can
tell you that there are about...

Yeah. Everything's good.

RUSS MITCHELL: It has nowhere
near the bang or the punch

that we saw in this
same room two years ago.

♪

TOM BROKAW: Just one state now
closing its polls at this hour.

It's the home state of
the incumbent president

of the United States,
the state of Arkansas.

No surprise, Bill Clinton,
our projected winner there.

REPORTER: Down here and
he gave me a big speech

about what Arkansas
Democrats really want

is for Ken Starr to
finish his business

and get out of here.

DAN RATHER: CNN
declares a winner

in the Tar Heel State.

Bob Dole has won North Carolin.

REPORTER: North Carolina voted for
George Bush by the narrowest of...

NBC's Maria Shriver is
in Little Rock tonight.

MARIA SHRIVER: It's beginning to
swell. The VIPs are parading in

even though many people here,

from this state, had their
reputations tarnishe.

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

TOM BROKAW: Tonight Bill Clinton
proves his title, the Comeback Kid.

He is our projected
winner as president

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

A night of triumph.

BILL: Tonight we celebrate
the miracle of America.

And tomorrow we greet the dawn

and begin our work anew.

I am more grateful
than I can say.

You have given me an
opportuniy and a responsibility

that comes to few people.

I will do my best.

And together we will...

We will build that bridge

to the 21st century.

Thank you.

And God bless America.

[cheering, applause]

TOM BROKAW: Pretty emotional
moment for all of them.

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

by fire here in the
last couple of years.

Very combative woman,

- which can become a liability..
- [fireworks popping]

[cheering, applause]

♪

[car horn honks]

- [band playing]
- [applause, cheering]

Hey, Monica.

So great to see you.

You, too, Mr. President.

Congratulations. You
must be so happy.

It was a great night.

[speaking quietly]

[band continues playing]

♪

RADIO HOST: Let's go
to Gloucester County.

Did you see the
interview last night?

RADIO HOST 2: I did, and you
know, it's been two weeks

since the Republicans lost...

♪

[phone ringing]

- Hello?
- CATHERINE: Hey, I just want to make sure

you're coming.

- Monica?
- I'm here.

You didn't think it was him?

No.

Maybe.

CATHERINE: It's been two
weeks since the election.

Stop waiting for him to call.

Stop doing this to yourself.

There you are. [Chuckles]

Where have you been?
I left you a message.

You didn't call me back. [Sighs]

Why not, I guess.

You're on the way out.

God, you must be so
excited. Have you gotten

your start date back
at the White House?

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

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

What?

Nothing.

What's wrong?

[sighs]

Is he not able to
bring you back?

It's not happening.

Oh, Monica.

To wait this long

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

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

Linda, he's the
fucking president.

♪

We had an affair. It's over.

[sighs]

[whispers]: Tell me everything.

There's nothing to tell.

Oh. You can't say that.

Monica, I have been going nuts.

I knew it.

Oh, my God.

What on earth have you
been going through?

I can't imagine.

How long has this been going on?

When did it start?

First, it was just...
public events.

Oh, hey, nice to meet you.

Thank you for everything.

Yeah. Thanks for
everything. Thank you.

Thank you.

MONICA: And when that man
focuses his attention on you,

the world stops.

And it kept happening.

Departure ceremonies,
staff events.

I mean, I was, I was an intern.

Those were the only
times I'd see him.

- You had a pink pass.
- Exactly.

So... for months,
it was just this

worthless flirtation.

And it was intense, but...

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

And then, one day, the shutdown.

Suddenly, I was working
in the West Wing.

BILL: He says he
put that nutty...

MONICA: And there he was
just a few doors away.

BILL: Mostly because
his feelings were hurt

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

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

Didn't leave that part out.

BILL: I mean, that was the exit
that was closest to the cars.

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

That's where the
cars were, you know?

We thought we were
doing them a favor.

MONICA: Mm-hmm.

Yes, sir. I will
inform Mr. Panetta.

Oh, my God.

Monica.

I know. You don't understand

how long it had been
building between us.

And how fucking hot it was.

I mean, I swear... Linda.

It was beyond anything

I'd ever felt before.

And I couldn't
help myself, Linda.

Hi, I'm supposed to bring this

to the president.

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

Oh, great.

Come on in.

I can't believe it.

Well, that makes two of us.

It's incredible.

It is.

Though you never know who's

coming through any
of these doors.

Do you want to get a Diet Coke?

MONICA: It was magnetic.

It was unstoppable.

And I-I couldn't
breathe around him.

It was...

It was beyond anything I'd

ever experienced.

Thank you.

You haven't had any dinner yet?

My days are a little...
nutty sometimes.

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

[both chuckle]

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

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

Well, it can get
a little lonesome

some days.

"Lonesome"? [Chuckles]

Try being a single girl in D.C.

Every guy is either a
compulsive name-dropper

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

I'm in the office
here on the weekends

when there's less staff.

If you want, you
can come see me.

What do I do?

Just knock on the front
door of the White House?

Just talk to Betty.

You met out there.

Or you could call me?

Well, what if your mom answers?

I have my own line.

[laughs]

- You...
- What?

You made my day better.

I bet you don't even
remember my name.

What kind of name
is Lewinsky anyway?

Jewish.

It was

incredible.

Except for the whole "him
being married" thing.

I tried not to think about that.

We would come up
with reasons for me

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

Or secretly plan to
run into each other.

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

You going to Leg Affairs?

- Yes, sir.
- Come with me.

I'll show you a shortcut.

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

[chuckles]

You know, we'd sit and talk.

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

Like, I bought him
this Zegna tie.

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

It was...

It was the best five
months of my life.

And then?

Then April 5th,

my boss called me
into his office,

and told me I was being
moved to the Pentagon.

Someone knew.

I guess I'd been
spotted around the Oval

one too many times.

You know that
place... People talk.

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

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

Monica, you don't
have to tell me.

No, it's fine, I...

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

He invited my family to
meet him at a radio address

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

with Mr. Bacon,
he called the day

I got home to ask
how it had gone.

I still felt connected to him.

And then the calls

got less and less frequent.

And now I realized...

Occam's razor, Monica.

He'd lost interest.

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

because he wanted to keep me
quiet through the election.

- Mm.
- [Monica inhales deeply]

My friends think I basically
need to be institutionalized

because I barely go anywhere.

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

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

like he promised and

now I realize that's
never gonna happen.

It's over.

And so I'm flying to Portland.

To see my friend Cat
and try and relax.

And

just try to stop
thinking about him

for one single fucking minute.

Linda, I feel so stupid.

[Monica sniffles]

I feel so stupid.

I'm sorry to unload all this.

I can't imagine what
you're thinking.

Well

to be honest

listening to all this,

this sounds like
it is absolutely

- not over.
- What?

Trust me, it's done.

It's not done, Monica.

What you're describing
sounds real.

You think you're stuck in exile

because he doesn't
have feelings for you?

You have it backwards.

My ex-friend Kathleen,

they were always flirting.

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

She wasn't sent away.

You?

You're sitting here in
the Pentagon right now

because you were

a threat, Monica.

We both know there are
ten women in that building

who have had something with him.

They're all still there.

You want to know why?

[whispers]: Because he
doesn't care about them.

You're exhausted and upset.

You are not seeing
this clearly at all.

I don't know.

I think, sadly, I am.

Can I just say...?

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

but anyone who knows me knows

I'm an extremely
intuitive person.

And I just, I have this feeling.

You shouldn't leave town.

Not yet.

He's gonna call you.

I know it. I sense it.

And if you miss that,

you'll never forgive yourself.

Hmm?

♪

[phone ringing]

Hello?

BILL: Hey, Monica. It's Bill.

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

I-I think I've got laryngitis.

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

Don't worry about me.

How are you?

I missed your voice.

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

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

What have you been up to?

[microwave beeps] - MR. DARCY:
In vain, I have struggled.

It will not do.

My feelings will
not be repressed.

You must allow me to
tell you how ardently

I admire and love you.

And I beg you most fervently

- to relieve my suffering...
- [phone ringing]

- and consent to be my wife.
- Hello?

You were so right.

I-I was packed, I had my ticket,

I was about to go
get into a cab.

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

He's sick, and he
sounded so tired,

but he wanted to
hear my voice. Linda!

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

I have a gift, Monica.

It's just no one sees it.

SUSAN: They are gonna get you
the best deal that you can get.

And I'm a little
concerned about that.

But we're gonna talk about
that when we get in...

SERENA: Mrs. Jones is
in the waiting room.

- With the husband?
- And another woman.

What?

Who?

I can't even describe.

[knocking]

Hi.

Thank you.

Hello. Susan Carpenter-McMillan.

I'm the president and founder

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

Susan Carpenter-McMillan,
president and founder

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

for what I like to call

"conservative feminism."

Okay.

- Wonderful.
- I was at an event

for the Right to Life
League and Susie came up

and said she knew
who I was. [chuckles]

I was doing a piece of
commentary in support

of Paula for our ABC affiliate.

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

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

"Poorly" is an understatement.

I'm here to protect
Paula's interests.

How nice.

Lovely to meet you.

We actually have to
discuss legal strategy

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

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

you can say in front of Susie.

Honey, she...

Okay.

Sure.

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

Clinton's team has been arguing

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

Fucking lowlifes.

[clears throat] And now the
Supreme Court has agreed

to step in and rule
on that question.

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

Some great legal
minds have volunteered

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

for our practice sessions,

we'll have Robert Bork
acting as a justice.

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

[both laughing]

[chuckles]

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

is the name Paula.

He just said Paula...
five seconds ago.

Well, I just want to
help however I can.

And Susie was thinking maybe
I could do some TV appearances

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

I would not advise going on TV.

All that matters right
now is the Supreme Court.

Mm, the same Supreme
Court that made it legal

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

Yes, unborn children.

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

I have never heard of a case

that couldn't benefit from
a little outside pressure.

The justices are
political animals just

like everyone else in this town.

I just want people
to see my side of it.

Paula, I assure you

they will.

Please, let's get to work.

I'm thinking Stevens, Breyer,

Ginsburg, Souter... [sighs]

This isn't gonna win them over.

I'm not worried
about the liberals.

They've argued for
decades that a president

should be treated like
an ordinary citizen.

They have to take Paula's side.

I always say you
can never go wrong

relying on the diamond-grade
integrity of liberals.

I thought you were
taping at MSNBC.

- They fired me.
- Again?

I was fighting with
this simpering peacenik

about landmines in
Vietnam, and I said,

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

Turned out, he was a
veteran with no legs.

CONWAY: Jesus! Ann!

How was I supposed to know?

You tape alone in the studio,

you can't see the
rest of the panel.

The upside is now
I am completely

available to help
you. I want in.

Really?

Really. What are we doing?

Uh, preparing, uh, briefs

to help out Paula's lawyers.

Oh, tough case.

Do the laws apply
to our head of state

or is he an
infallible sovereign?

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

They'll argue her
suit will distract him

from him presidential duties.

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

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

I have a law degree.

It was a rhetorical question.

CONWAY: Jerome's a
little less accustomed

to your sense of humor.

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

"Mr. President,
what specifically,

is wrong with your penis?"

- [laughter]
- "Please go into

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

the goal isn't to embarrass him.

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

- in illicit activities.
- I'm bored.

You're boring.

That's the problem
with you Republicans.

You're a Republican.

Mm, I'm a conservative.

You're all too nice.

What does that get you?

It... it gets you Dole.

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

Idiotic American
females couldn't wait

to reelect their fat boyfriend.

Be that as it may,

this case is all we have now.

[slurps]

Right.

What would you like me to do?

What you do best.

Stir the pot.

Uh, help us get
justice for Paula.

Oh, this isn't about justice.

Then what is it about?

Impeachment, Jerome.

[chuckles]

I want you to tell me

your honest-to-goodness
opinion, okay?

MAN [on TV]: On May 8, 1991,

Paula Jones, a state employee

with the Arkansas Industrial
Development Commission,

was working the
registration desk

for the Governor's Quality
Management Conference

at the Excelsior Hotel.

Governor Bill Clinton was
to be the main speaker.

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

Well, he-he

he tried to put
his hand up my leg.

And it... which I...

It all happened so fast.

And Bill Clinton asked
me to perform oral sex,

which I declined.

And I told the governor I'm not

that kind of girl and
I walked right out.

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

And that is what happened.

Isn't that right?

Yes, Paula.

My husband's very outraged.

STEVE: I'm just... I'm
just glad I wasn't there,

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

Gil and Joe said never
show this ever to anyone,

but this is a real video

sold by the Reverend Jerry
Falwell at his churches.

Oh. Okay.

And I was thinking
about what you said.

And if we got this
out there more...

If it was on TV, you know,

people would see my side.

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

Um, what is this?

- Brie.
- Mmm.

It's French.

Here's what I think.

You're wonderful in it.

So real.

You have a look that says

"rural Arkansas."

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

Even city people
who vote Republican.

Mm. Yeah.

They want to believe you.

We just need

to help them along.

Uh, well, what do we do?

[slurps]

[indistinct chatter]

Oh, my God.

SUSAN: Thanks, thanks.

I just left the key in the car.

Oh, my gosh.

So pretty.

[indistinct chatter]

WOMAN [quietly]: Is
that Paula Jones?

PAULA: I cannot wait to go here.

[line ringing]

[door opens]

Paula-poo!

You look fantastic.

Aw, y'all are so nice.

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

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

I'm so sorry, I
cannot afford this.

Don't you worry.

Your friends will
take care of this.

Susie, no. Oh!

- Really?
- Mm-hmm, really.

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

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

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

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

We didn't even have a Dillard's.

My mama used to send
off for patterns

and make our dresses right
there in the living room.

Below the knee 'cause

we were the Church of
the Nazarene, so I guess

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

It's all I wore till I was

sixteen.

Oh, it's funny 'cause

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

[laughs]

I always thought
she was kind of sad.

Hmm.

Well, you don't look sad.

This feels like dress-up.

It's all dress-up, Paula.

People get confused
when I tell them

I'm a conservative feminist.

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

or an abortionist to believe

that a woman deserves
equal respect to a man

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

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

And I want you to know that.

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

Gosh.

You already are.

Hmm?

Yes, and that's what we're going

to clarify for the world.

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

- Susie.
- Oh, Paula.

- [laughs]
- Okay.

Yes!

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

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

Yeah, she is sweet.

Dumb as a rock, though.

♪

- Thanks for seeing me.
- Of course.

- Just a few things for him.
- Oh.

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

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

loves gifts more than
any adult man I know.

I'll make sure he gets these.

Sorry, but...

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

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

but... there'd been this idea

that I would come back

to work here after the election.

Oh. Yes.

He told me he wanted
to bring you back.

He said you were a good kid.

Really?

I'll make sure he sees these.

[sighs]

- [drops keys]
- LINDA: Oh.

Well

this place is divine.

Oh, it's fine.

So, you really

want to see the dress?

Yes, you lunk.

[Monica laughs]

I could never afford
this on my salary,

but I fell in love with it,

so my mom bought it for me.

Oh, and I brought those
gifts over to Betty.

He loves frogs,

so I got him this little frog

as a joke.

I hope he thinks it's funny.

[Monica groans]

- [zipper closing]
- Ooh, the zipper.

Okay.

Okay

be honest.

Oh, my God.

You look gorgeous.

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

You are going to
that inaugural ball.

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

and dance with his wife.

It's just Hillary. [Chuckles]

MONICA: I guess.

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

Feeling what?

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

he had this big birthday
gala at Radio City.

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

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

just to see him,
and he hugged me,

and he said it was
good to see me.

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

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

on Mike Hammer."

And at first, I didn't
get the reference

because I'm not elderly.

[chuckles]

It's a delightful show.

The Face is a reoccurring
character in every episode.

A woman who shows up every
place Mike Hammer goes.

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

Does he mean he likes
me showing up places?

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

Well, surely not that.

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

to wondering where
we stand again.

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

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

[sighs]

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

Can I smoke in here?

Sure.

You know, you have such
an incredible memory.

[chuckling]: You remember
all of these events

just so precisely.

[Monica sighs]

Yeah, I've always
been like that.

Well

maybe there's a pattern.

Does that thing have
Microsoft Excel?

April 28th, I went to
an AIPAC fundraiser,

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

Okay. Next interaction?

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

and like an idiot,
I picked a fight.

Are you seeing this?

Look, you go where
he can see you,

and he calls you
within two weeks.

It's a pattern, clear as day.

This spreadsheet is
making me more depressed.

What? Monica, look
at the pattern.

No. You know what I want?

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

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

Well, of course
you do, but think

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

Delayed gratification, Monica.

ISIKOFF: Okay, thanks.

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

All right. Stay close. Bye.

Second source on the blow job?

Or is it a handy this time?

I'm actually establishing
a pattern of harassment

by the most powerful
person alive.

Hey, Isikoff, walk with me.

What are you working on?

I still have some
unwanted flirtations

I'm following up
on, but actually,

I just got this new lead.

There's a White House
volunteer saying

he kissed and fondled
her back in '94.

And it happened
inside the West Wing.

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

I'm working on it.

And what would be
our justification

- for going to print?
- Paula Jones.

It goes to his
pattern of harassment.

Listen, I defend you to New York

when they say you're
on the sex beat.

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

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

This new one... It's
really promising.

You need something soon, or I'm
putting you on campaign finance.

[Isikoff scoffs]

[sucks air through teeth]

[microwave beeps]

Why can't I have
the van tomorrow?

Allison, enough.

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

Mom, you organize tours.

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

MAN [on TV]: God bless you.

[Allison scoffs]

- [fanfare plays on TV]
- [cheering]

ANNOUNCER [on TV]:
Ladies and gentlemen,

the president of the United
States and the first lady.

[applause and cheering]

[band playing lively music]

["Unforgettable" by Natalie
and Nat King Cole plays]

[applause and cheering continu]

NAT KING COLE: ♪ Unforgettable ♪

♪ That's what you are ♪

NATALIE COLE: ♪ Unforgettable ♪

♪ Though near or far ♪

NAT: ♪ That's why, darling ♪

♪ It's incredible ♪

♪ That someone so
unforgettable ♪

- [applause and cheering]
- BILL: Thank you.

♪ Thinks that I am ♪

BILL: Wow.

♪ Unforgettable ♪

♪ Too. ♪

[applause and cheering]

[stapler clacking]

[distant phone ringing]

MONICA: Good morning.

- How was it?
- So great.

He whispered to
me from the stage

[whispers]: That
he liked the dress.

[laughs] And then, this
morning, Betty called me,

and she invited me to his
radio address on Friday.

- So it worked?
- You were right again.

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

[whispering]: I
haven't been alone

- with him in forever.
- Mm-hmm.

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

What?

Nothing. It's just...

It's a radio address.

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

I just, I...

I don't want you
to expect too much.

No, if he's inviting me,

[whispering]: It's to be
with me alone. Don't worry.

Why don't you just
come over tonight

and help me decide what to wear?

I am swamped.

This, um, JCOC tour

of the Coast Guard
Training Center is...

Okay.

What?

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

I am. [Scoffs]

I'm excited.

- It's great.
- Okay.

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

That you're working with
people who very much want

to see Bill Clinton
out of office.

That's not it at all.

I'm telling the truth
about what happened,

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

Don't you think this has
created a huge embarrassment

for the president of
the United States?

You know, I didn't do this.

He's the one that
did something to me.

He put himself here.

REPORTER: Paula, I see
you've had a makeover.

How long have you
had the braces?

SUSAN: I don't know

that I have ever
been that proud.

Not even when Paco won
Best in Group at Pasadena.

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

[laughs] Oh, I
don't know, Susie.

Well, I do know.

You were great.

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

and said I was great.

Then they weren't
really looking.

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

We don't need you to move in.

[Paula and Susan laugh]

[knocking]

Sir, they're ready for you.

Uh, Jackie, can
I get some water?

Thanks.

Thanks.

- WOMAN: Hello, Mr. President.
- Hello, everybody.

Sit down, please. Sit down.

[door closes]

BILL: Testing.

One, two, three.

Hi, Susie.

Testing. Okay?

We ready?

Good morning.

Today I want to talk
about what we must do

to strengthen our effort
to keep drugs away

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

[fading]: First,
we must find drugs

before they reach our
borders and keep...

[phone rings]

Sir?

Yes. Okay.

[pen scribbling]

Okay.

Come.

[door opens]

♪

[Monica sighs]

Look at you.

Boy, have I missed that smile.

You have no idea.

Thanks for all the neat gifts.

Uh, I got you a couple
of little things.

Oh, my God. It's gorgeous.

It's a hat pin.

You always look so
cute wearing your hats.

Thank you.

I love it.

And you can open this one later.

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

My whole life, I've
never come across

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

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

You should read the whole thing.

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

And you... are
really special to me.

Don't ever forget that.

It's been hard.

You know, not... not being here,

not getting to really talk.

[sighs]

You know what I find funny?

You know, people look at me,

and they see this upbeat
guy with this accent,

who is a friend to women,

can't say no to a cheeseburger.

And they think I'm soft.

Gingrich thought so.

Bush thought so.

And so did my
stepdaddy, at first.

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

I was in Miami, 'cause damn it

if I weren't gonna
get Florida this time.

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

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

You know what I felt, Monica,

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

I was fucking furious.

Because it took away
any notion of a fight.

And I love to fight. I love it.

This was the last
campaign of my life,

and it was done.

It's weird.

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

but of course, I
can never be alone,

so Secret Service drove
me around downtown Miami.

And-and we stopped in
this little bookshop.

And I looked over on a shelf,

and I saw that Whitman.

And I thought of you.

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

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

'cause I didn't want it.

You know, the moment
I saw you today,

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

The election is over.

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

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

- Too late.
- No, Monica.

I think about all these
guys who have hurt you,

and I, and I worry...

Don't worry about me.

We have to be really careful.

[phone ringing]

Are you Linda Tripp?

Maybe.

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

I know who you are.

I used to work in the West Wing

people were afraid
of your calls.

Really? [Chuckles]

What are you doing here?

Wanted to ask you
a few questions.

[Linda sighs]

Let's put our
cards on the table.

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

What program?

JCOC.

- Joint Civilian Orientation Conference.
- Ah.

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

Do you know a woman
named Kathleen Willey?

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

With the president?

You'll need to be more specific.

I-I worked at the White
House for many years

at a very high level.

Okay. Kathleen told
me she was subjected

to an unwanted sexual
advance from the president.

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

That's what she said?

That I would back up her story?

Is that not accurate?

[Linda scoffs]

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

Because she might become
part of the Paula Jones case.

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

This isn't a story.

[door squeaks open]

Can you at least tell
me, did something happen?

I told you. I have
to talk to Kathleen.

Will you call me after you do?

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

I know how to reach you.

Okay.

All right.

There's a bigger story.

Much bigger than this.

You're barking up
the wrong tree.

♪

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