03x07 - The Assassination of Monica Lewinsky

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BILL: "Tonight,

I propose the first ever national effort

to reduce class size

in the early grades".

- (MIMICS CHEERING) "Thank you".
- (KNOCKING)

Thank you.

(INHALES, EXHALES)

We all set?

Would you like to go over the
list of women one more time?

You're a great lawyer, Bob. (EXHALES)

Don't worry.

I'm ready.

Okay.

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(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Now, remember what we talked about.

I can't go in there with you,

but I will be right outside.

(DOOR OPENS)

Paula?

They're ready for us.

- (EXHALES)
- To think

that a little woman like you

can sit across from the president

- of the United States...
- (EXHALES)

... look him in the eye

and get justice.

(EXHALES)

(CLEARS THROAT)

- (FISHER CLEARS THROAT)
- (QUIET CHATTER)

(EXHALES)

- (CLEARS THROAT, SNIFFS)
- (MUFFLED CHATTER)

(DOORS CLOSE)

BILL: Your Honor,

thanks for coming all
the way from Arkansas.

- Did you have a good flight?
- I did.

Thank you, Mr. President.

I appreciate you all making
yourselves available

on the weekend.

COURT REPORTER: William
Jefferson Clinton,

do you solemnly swear that
you will tell the truth,

the whole truth and nothing
but the truth, so help you God?

I do.

Mr. Fisher, floor is yours.

Thank you, Your Honor. (GRUNTS)

- Good morning, Mr. President.
- Good morning.

My name is Jim Fisher, sir,

and I'm an attorney from Dallas, Texas,

and I represent the plaintiff,
Paula Jones, in this case.

Do you understand that
your testimony today

is subject to the penalty of perjury?

I do.

Good. Then I would like to start

by defining a term.

And that term is "sexual relations".

The definition was taken from
the v*olence Against Women Act.

The president might remember
that he signed it into law

this past year.

I thought it looked familiar.

So you understand the
definition, Mr. President?

Yes, I do.

(INHALES) Now, you are aware,

are you not, of the allegations
made against you

by Paula Jones in this lawsuit?

Yes, sir. I'm aware.

(INHALES) Mr. President,

did you ever make any sexual
advances towards Paula Jones?

No, I did not.

Did you ever expose
yourself to Paula Jones?

No, I did not.

Did you ever ask Paula
Jones to kiss your penis?

No, I did not.

So you deny her testimony
that, in the Excelsior Hotel,

while you were governor of Arkansas,

you asked her to perform
oral sex on you.

I emphatically deny it.

It did not happen.

FISHER: Mr. President,

you realize seated to my right,

two chairs down, is Mrs. Paula Jones.

Do you remember meeting Miss Jones?

No.

FISHER: Have you ever met Paula Jones?

I've said this many times.

I have never met Paula Jones.

I'm sorry. Excuse me.

(CRIES, SNIFFLES)

(DOOR CLOSES)

(CRYING)

- That chickenshit!
- Shh.

- He lied! He's lyin'!
- Shh. Shh.

- (CRYING)
- Shh. Okay.

Oh... (EXHALES)

Okay. (SNIFFLES)

- (EXHALES)
- Ah.

FISHER: Are you familiar with a woman

- named Kathleen Willey?
- I am.

So you're aware that
Mrs. Willey has testified

that you sexually harassed
her while she was working

as a volunteer in the White House?

BILL: I'm aware of that.

FISHER: Did you place Mrs. Willey's hand

on your penis and kiss her on the lips

in the private hallway
off the Oval Office?

Mr. Fisher,

in my lifetime,

I have never sexually harassed a woman.

FISHER: Mr. President,
do you know a woman

named Monica Lewinsky?

I do.

- How did you come to know her?
- She...

worked at the White House for a while,

first as an intern and then in the, uh,

Legislative Affairs Office.

At any time,

were you and Monica
Lewinsky together alone

in the Oval Office?

Your Honor. Excuse me, Mr. President.

I'm gonna object to the innuendo.

Counsel is fully aware that Ms. Lewinsky

has an affidavit, which
they are in possession of,

saying that there is absolutely
no sex of any kind

in any manner, shape or form

- with the president.
- (FISHER CLEARS THROAT)

Overruled.

The witness must answer the question.

FISHER: Mr. President, were you

and Monica Lewinsky ever alone
together in the Oval Office?

I don't recall.

But, uh, when she worked in
the Legislative Affairs Office,

they always had somebody
there on the weekends.

Uh, typically, I-I worked
some on the weekends.

Sometimes they-they'd bring
me things on the weekends.

I-It seems to me that
she-she brought things to me

once or twice on the weekends.

And in that case, you know,

wh-whatever time she would be in there,

drop it off, exchange
a few words and go.

Have you ever given any
gifts to Monica Lewinsky?

I don't recall.

You know what they were?

A hatpin.

I don't... I don't remember.

A book by Walt Whitman.

(STAMMERS) You know, that...

- I give people a lot of gifts.
- (EXHALES)

You know? And, uh...

And-and, you know,
when people are around,

I-I give a lot of things I have
at the White House away.

So, you know, I could
have given her a gift.

Uh... I-I just don't remember
a specific gift.

Has Monica Lewinsky
ever given you any gifts?

Once or twice. Uh...

I-I think she's given
me a-a book or two.

Has she ever given you a tie?

I get given a lot of ties.
(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

I believe she has given me a tie, yes.

Mr. President, it's my understanding

that Monica Lewinsky has
made statements to people,

and I'd like for you to...

Uh, objection to the
form of the question.

Counsel shouldn't testify.

I will sustain the objection.

(FISHER CLEARS THROAT)

Did you have an extramarital

sexual affair with Monica Lewinsky?

No.

If she told someone that she had

a sexual affair with you beginning in...

November of , would that be a lie?

It's certainly not the truth.

It would not be the truth.

I have never had sexual relations
with Monica Lewinsky.

I've never had an affair with her.

Just so the record is clear,

at any time,

have you and Monica Lewinsky
been alone together

in any room of the White House?

(STAMMERS) Mr. Fisher, let me...

- (EXHALES)
- Is-is there something...

You asked that with such conviction.

I answered with such conviction.

Is there something you
want to ask me about this?

'Cause I don't... I don't even know

what you're talking
about, I don't think.

Sir, I think this will
come to light shortly

and you'll understand.

You were great, Mr. President.

After today, I bet Judge Wright
throws the whole thing out.

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(DOOR CREAKS)

(DOOR CLOSES)

(CLOCK TICKING)

(INHALES)

(EXHALES)

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GINSBURG: So, how are you ladies

- holding up?
- Monica was certain

that the FBI was going to break
down the door at any second

- and arrest her.
- Listen, dear,

that's not gonna happen.

What would happen is they might call me

and I could arrange it so that
you could turn yourself in.

Would I really go to
prison for years?

Listen, I've never heard
of anybody facing charges

on a false affidavit

- in a sexual harassment suit.
- See?

- (EXHALES)
- GINSBURG: But they are federal prosecutors.

I mean, they can jail
anybody for anything.

And Ken Starr is a madman.

He's been holding a Whitewater witness

in solitary since ' all because

she won't tell him exactly
what he wants to hear.

Susan McDougal.

- But she's a criminal, right?
- No,

she's just a woman. You know,
a friend of the Clintons.

Well, a friend of one of
the Clintons in particular,

- if you understand what I'm saying.
- I can't go to prison. I can't.

Listen to me. You're not gonna go

to prison, okay? We have a meeting

scheduled tomorrow with
Starr and his g*ons.

I'm gonna get you your
immunity in writing,

and then that's it.

You're completely free and clear, okay?

(INHALES) Okay.

Um, before we go and sign,

I-I would really love
to call Betty Currie.

Her and the president deserve
to know what's going on.

Absolutely not. You cannot do that.

Starr would pull the deal.

I thought maybe I could use
the pay phone in the lobby

- so they wouldn't know it was me.
- Listen to me,

you're not calling anybody.

No friends, no family,

- no one.
- Why can't I call my friends and family?

Anybody that you talk to
is gonna get a subpoena.

You've got to cut them
off for their own good.

Monica will do what they want.

Anything you say.

GINSBURG: Listen, I'm going to fix this.

You understand?

This is what I do.

I thought you did medical malpractice.

It's more or less the same thing.

We're gonna get a good
deal. They need you.

And this is the sweet spot,

now, before the press

- gets ahold of the story.
- Press?

Yeah, the press.

When is that gonna happen?

Isikoff,

this is gonna make the planet explode.

- (CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
- How did you get this scoop?

- Hey. Ann wants to see you in her office.
- (EXHALES)

Pete's proofing that latest draft,

so we'll all be set to
go to print tomorrow.

We're holding on the
Lewinsky story, Mike.

I'm sorry?

I must have misheard you
or I'm having a stroke?

(SIGHS)

We can't print it now.

New York thinks it's too risky.

What if Lewinsky's
not telling the truth?

We know she's telling the truth.

- Yeah, that's not good enough.
- Of course it is.

You're asking the most respected
newsmagazine in America

to say the president is having an affair

and then lied about it under oath.

And your only real source

is one girl's voice on a tape,

a girl we haven't even
actually spoken to.

We need more sourcing.

And then we'll go for
it in our next issue.

This story is gonna break in hours.

Call New York and tell them
we can't f*cking wait.

If you could, for just once in
your life, refrain from acting

- like your...
- We have our own Watergate.

We can break it, tomorrow.

Sometimes it's just
not worth being first.

(SCOFFS)

I thought we cut those out
for good, Mr. President.

(CRINKLING)

Do you have a moment to talk?

Please, sit down.

How's your mother's health holding up?

Oh, she's fine.

It's been a rough year,

uh, but we're optimistic.

Good. Your mom need anything,
you tell me, all right?

Thank you, sir.

(CRINKLING)

Listen, Betty, um... (EXHALES)

something came up during my deposition

that I wanted to talk to you about.

The lawyers were asking
some strange questions.

Questions about Monica.

I was hoping that you could, uh...

refresh my memory on a few things.

I can try, certainly.

As far as you recall...

... you were always with me and Monica

when she came to visit, right?

That's right.

So Monica and I were
never alone together.

- No, sir.
- But she was... (EXHALES)

interested in me.

How do you mean?

Well, this is awkward.

Um, I apologize.

I mean sexually.

You know, Monica came
on to me and, uh...

... she wanted to sleep with me.

Right?

Yes, sir.

But nothing happened.

Because that would be wrong.

- That would be wrong.
- Good.

(CRUNCHING, SUCKING)

I'm glad we both have
the same recollection.

Thank you.

- Betty?
- Yes, Mr. President.

Would you mind checking in
on Monica before you head out?

I'd like to know how she's doing.

I can do that for you.

(DOOR OPENS)

(DOOR CLOSES)

(PHONE RINGING)

Hello?

Hi. Is Isikoff there?

This is Matt Drudge. It's urgent.

I'll see if he's still awake.

It's Drudge.

(INHALES, EXHALES)

He's already gone to bed.

Right.

Well, if you could kindly relay,

I'm looking for a comment

on a piece I'm posting
tomorrow first thing.

It's on Newsweek spiking his story

on the president's
affair with an intern.

I'll let him know.

Thank you much.

- (CLICKS)
- NEWSWOMAN: It was the day

the president hoped never would come.

To shield him from public embarrassment,

Mr. Clinton was driven the two
blocks to his lawyer's office

and then disappeared into
an underground garage.

Mr. Clinton's accus...

(BUZZING)

... wading through the mob
hoping for pictures.

It's Betty again.

... the moment she had been waiting for.

The face-to-face meeting
took place in an...

(QUIETLY): What does she want?

She clearly wants me to call her.

I mean, it says "emergency".

Bill must know.

- Give it to me.
- (EXHALES)

No, she's just gonna keep paging me.

Monica.

(DOOR OPENS)

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You can't let them know you're scared.

This is a negotiation.

(DINGS)

You must be Bill Ginsburg.

Yeah. Where can I put my
client so we can talk shop?

I'll take care of her.

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(GINSBURG SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY)

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How long have you lived in D.C.?

Two years.

Do you like it here?

No.

GINSBURG: You are out
of your f*cking minds!

You assh*le Nazis!

Negotiations can get
pretty heated sometimes.

You know, I went to your
friend Linda Tripp's house.

She makes really good cookies.

(DOOR OPENS)

We're leaving. Now.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

Did you get the deal?

GINSBURG: They're lunatics here.
They're the f*cking Gestapo.

- MONICA: Okay. Did I get immunity?
- Not even close.

In the first place, they
threatened to investigate

your entire family.

And then they upped their price.

They want to know every
single thing that you know

before they're willing to even consider

putting anything on paper.

Would I have to make calls?

There are no calls.

There's no nothing.

(PAPER RUSTLING)

This just came on live.

It's called the Drudge Report.

If you attempt to call Clinton now,

he's gonna suspect that you're wired.

You're radioactive.

Come on.

(INDISTINCT VOICES ON TV)

(EXHALES)

WOMAN: You know, push, play.

H-He's not the type.

- Hi.
- Hi.

Just take 'em back to their place...

Uh, seriously?

Where's your brother?

How should I know?

Ryan?

I need to speak with you.

(RAPID FOOTFALLS)

Ryan.

Please, sit down.

We're at the precipice of a change.

Very soon, the country is
going to discover something

about a friend of mine.

- Monica?
- Yes.

- What did she do?
- It's not important.

What matters is that
you prepare yourselves.

A lot of people are going to be
saying a lot of things about me.

Some may be nasty.

But others are going to cheer me on.

They may call me a hero.
(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

Do you know who John Dean is?

Well,

he was, uh, President Nixon's
chief White House counsel.

He was accused of
turning on the president

because he dared to stand up
to the crimes he witnessed

day in and day out.

He risked everything
to defend this country,

and there were people
who pilloried him for it.

But he did the right thing.

I want you to know...

I did the right thing.

(DOOR OPENS)

(EXHALES)

(CLOCK TICKING)

(GRUNTS SOFTLY)

Hillary.

Hillary, wake up.

What? What's wrong?

Starr's new gambit.

(EXHALES) He's expanding

his investigation into
the Paula Jones fiasco.

What? I don't... I don't understand.

Oh, it's nuts.

This time, he's saying I had
an affair with an intern

and then I asked her to commit perjury.

Oh, and on top of that, I had
Vernon set her up with a job.

I mean, th-this girl was
subpoenaed by the Jones lawyers

and filed an affidavit
saying nothing happened.

Starr has obviously gotten to her and...

convinced her to change her story.

(STAMMERS) Who is she?

Her name is Monica Lewinsky.

Do you know her?

Yeah, I know Monica.

Sh-She worked in the West Wing,

and now she works in the Pentagon.

Is there something you need to tell me?

No.

Did something happen?

No.

Because if anything happened,

you know it's better that I w...

And I would tell you.

You know I would.

But nothing happened.

Look, I-I met her a-and
a bunch of other interns

during the shutdown.

You know, she-she was a sweet kid.

You know, kind of goofy.

You know, she-she came to see
me once or twice for advice.

Turns out she was kind of troubled.

Nancy and Evelyn, they-they
moved her out of the West Wing

as soon as they saw
how she was behaving.

I... I don't think I was ever
even alone with the girl.

You can ask Betty.

She saw the whole thing.

(SIGHS)

Okay. (EXHALES)

- Did you tell the staff?
- Not yet.

I wanted to get your
take on things first.

Okay, well, you have to
go down there right now.

This is going to explode.

We-we have to act.

You're right.

I'll be down in a minute.

(NEWSPAPER RUSTLES)

I'm sorry.

(STAMMERS) For what?

This whole mess.

Go tell them.

(INHALES, EXHALES DEEPLY)

(CLEARS THROAT)

NEWSWOMAN: Shocking allegations
rocked the White House this morning.

CNN has confirmed that Kenneth
Starr is investigating claims

that President Clinton had an affair

with a former White House
intern, Monica Lewinsky.

That's... me.

That's... that's my face.

MARCIA: Where did they even find that?

It's my horrible Pentagon I.D. photo.

Oh, my God. I can't look.

- I can't.
- They can't just plaster your face

all over the news
without our permission.

- I can't be in here anymore.
- Oh. - (PHONE RINGING)

NEWSMAN: ... about the
relationship she says

or at least alleged to
have with the president.

- Hello?
- GINSBURG: Marcia, can you hear me?

- Yes.
- Listen,

- you need to stay inside, okay?
- (CLAMORING)

- Monica's got to stay inside the apartment.
- What?

- What are you saying?
- They're hyenas.

They got the whole place surrounded.

You need to shut the windows
and-and close all the shutters

and-and make sure you lock the door.

- And whatever you do, don't go outside.
- Oh, my God.

(PHONE BEEPS)

NEWSMAN: Now, the
Washington Post reports

there are tape recordings of the intern,

-year old Monica Lewinsky,
talking to Linda Tripp.

(CROWD CLAMORING)

(CLAMORING OUTSIDE)

- No, you can't go out there. It's crazy.
- I have a meeting

- with my new attorney.
- Mom.

- (BREATHING HEAVILY)
- Allison, we're in crisis.

I have to go.

I'll be back.

- WOMAN: There she is! Linda!
- MAN: Linda!

Tell us where you were that night!

(CLAMORING CONTINUES)

WOMAN: Give us the story for Monica!

- Look this way!
- (CLAMORING CONTINUES)

Ms.-Ms. Tripp! Ms. Tripp!

Have you talked to the
House investigators yet?

- Have you talked to the House investigators?
- WOMAN : This way!

- Look this way! Hey!
- MAN: Tell us where you were at that night!

Mrs. Tripp, what did Ms. Lewinsky say

in her conversations with you?

- I have no comment. I'm sorry.
- Linda!

Did Monica Lewinsky
know you were taping her?

I'm a witness in a
federal investigation.

- I have no comment.
- What are you a witness to? - Linda!

(CLAMORING)

Do you think that you betrayed her?

To what?

- (CLAMORING CONTINUES)
- (STARTS ENGINE)

- Linda! - Linda...
- (TIRES SCREECH)

NEWSMAN: ... on the line for
independents and others. Good evening.

WOMAN: Hi, um, I-I'd just like

to say, um, whatever...

I've never seen anything like this.

And they're just looping this sh*t.

They w... they won't even
cut to a commercial.

How bad is it in the press room?

Oh, it's a f*cking nightmare.

Sam Donaldson's on my ass.
Baker from the Post,

Bennet from the Times.

You know, it-it's my job to
respond to their questions,

and I have no idea what
I'm supposed to say.

Where is he?

With Hillary.

Uh...

You know, w-we look paralyzed.

We have to respond now

or the only reasonable conclusion
people will come to

is that it's all true.

Do you honestly think he
decided to risk his presidency

on a complex perjury scheme

involving a -year-old
and the Revlon Corporation?

- Look, hey. You're close to him.
- Yeah.

He trusts you.

- You have to ask him.
- Ask him what?

Did he f*ck this intern?

Mr. President.

I was looking for you two.

Uh, Mr. President, uh,

you have back-to-back
meetings scheduled today.

Jim Lehrer on PBS. Mara Liasson at NPR.

- Roll Call...
- I'm aware.

Okay. Uh, well, since we're
all still, uh, searching

for a good comprehensive
response to this,

maybe we should cancel those.

(BLUMENTHAL CHUCKLES)

Brilliant idea.

Why don't we issue a
formal admission of guilt

while we're at it?

They're gonna ask about the girl, sir.

Let 'em ask whatever the hell they want.

I have nothing to hide.

ABC's Jackie Judd.
She broke the story overnight.

(MONICA SIGHS, SHUDDERS)

He's gonna have to resign.

It's all my fault.

Don't look at it that way.

What way? Accurately?

This is a terrible week in our lives,

but all we have to do is get through it.

And, yes, maybe he will have to resign.

But, guess what, when he does,

all this stops.

He goes away, all of it goes away.

NEWSMAN: In a statement
tonight, Revlon confirmed

Lewinsky was referred by Vernon Jordan

and offered a job this month,

an offer Revlon rescinded today.

- Jordan did try to get Monica Lewinsky...
- Oh, honey.

- ... a $ , -a-year job at the Revlon Corporation,
- Oh, my God.

- Oh, honey. Oh, no.
- where he sits on the board of directors.

Jordan has no comment,
according to his attorney,

and today the president denied asking...

(MUFFLED CHATTER)

- Hey! - Hey, Mike.
- MCCURRY: Hey, guys.

- (CLAMORING)
- H-How did this intern meet with Vernon Jordan

if the relationship was...

Mike, what's going on here?
Did he know this girl?

Guys, I'll do a-a briefing tonight.

- Okay...
- Al Gore could be president by tonight.

- We need answers now.
- H-Helen, Helen.

- Yeah?
- He's about to sit down with PBS.

We're putting up a live feed.

- Live feed?
- And, uh,

you can hear straight from him.

(MURMURING)

CAMERAMAN: We're rolling in three, two,

- one.
- LEHRER: Mr. President, welcome.

Thank you, Jim.

LEHRER: The news of this
day is that Kenneth Starr,

the independent counsel, is
investigating allegations

that you suborned perjury

by encouraging a -year-old woman

who you were having an affair with

to lie under oath.

Mr. President, is that true?

That is not true. That is not true.

I did not ask anyone to tell
anything other than the truth.

There is no improper relationship,

and I intend to cooperate
with this inquiry.

But that is not true.

No improper relationship.

Define what you mean by that.

Well, I-I think you know what it means.

It means that there is not a...

sexual relationship,

an improper sexual relationship.

Or any other kind of
improper relationship.

You had no sexual relationship
with this young woman?

There is not a sexual relationship.

That is accurate.

You know, that-that's all I can say now.

You see, what-what I'm trying
to do i-is to contain my...

(CHUCKLES) natural impulses
and-and get back to work.

You know, I-I think it's
important that we cooperate.

I will cooperate.

But-but I want to focus
on the work at hand.

Just for the record, so there's
no ambiguity about it...

- Th-There is n...
- All right.

Y-You had no conversations

with this young woman, Monica Lewinsky,

about her testimony
or possible testimony?

BILL: I did not urge anyone.

I did not urge anyone to say
anything that was untrue.

I did not urge anyone to say
anything that was untrue.

That's my...

statement to you.

Mm-hmm.

What's going on?

If-if it's... if it's not true,

uh, that means somebody made this up.

- I-Is that...
- Look, y-you know as much about this as I do right now.

So, you know, w-we'll
just have to look into it

and-and cooperate and-and we'll see.

But, meanwhile, I've got to get
on with the work of the country.

- You know, I got hired...
- I'll talk to him.

- (CLAMORING)
- WOMAN: Wait, Mike.

(DOOR OPENS)

- (DOOR CLOSES)
- Okay, guys, thank you.

I'll be back tonight.

- (CLAMORING, GROANING)
- Come on.

(EXHALES)

Did you see that sh*t?

The right wing gives them garbage

and they run with it every time.

Even PBS. It's unreal.

You don't deserve this, Mr. President.

- I hope you know that.
- (EXHALES)

I can imagine the apocalypse
in the press room.

- They're eating McCurry alive.
- Yeah,

well, it's his job to handle that.

I know, Mr. President,
but we do need to offer

a clear explanation.

I've made my comment, Sid.

Yes, but it's just what she said

about you on the tapes, sir.

Tapes?

RATHER: CBS News White House
Correspondent Scott Pelley

has the latest. Scott?

PELLEY: Dan, these are

the most serious allegations
ever leveled at the president,

essentially perjury and
obstruction of justice.

- What's gonna happen?
- The allegations are contained in a series

- of secretly recorded audiotapes.
- He's gonna have to resign.

Lewinsky swore in a deposition

that she never had an
affair with the president.

But that is not what she was
telling coworker Linda Tripp.

Tripp has been recording conversations

with Lewinsky over the phone.

A source familiar with
the tapes tells CBS News

Lewinsky is often heard in tears,

pleading with Tripp to help
her cover up the affair.

Tripp says that if she is ever asked

about whether Lewinsky had an affair,

she would have to tell the truth.

Lewinsky begs her not to.

(SNIFFS)

(DINGS)

He's waiting for you in his study.

I remember when they used
to let me in the front door.

d*ck Morris?

No, no, no, no, no.

(DOOR CREAKS)

(EXHALES)

You poor son of a bitch.

Thanks for coming.

Well, I'm an expert
at sexual imbroglios.

You know I didn't want to let you go.

(EXHALES) My staff forced my hand.

Your political advisor

got caught sucking a prost*tute's toes.

I'd have told you to fire me myself.

I messed up with this girl.

- I know.
- No.

No, I f*cked this up
beyond all recognition.

I walk in a room,

I don't know what the
next question's gonna be.

I don't know what Starr has.

I don't know what Monica's saying.

I can't form any kind of response.

What are people saying?

Honestly,

they're saying Al Gore
better be reading up

on S*ddam Hussein

because he's going to be
commander in chief by summer.

I can't be f*cking Richard Nixon.

You know, everything you work for gone,

shell of yourself for
the rest of your life.

You told me once if, at
the start of Watergate,

he would've manned up and admitted it,

he would have survived.

So I-I'm thinking I-I just admit it,

apologize,

k*ll the story.

But I can't.

Because it would destroy Hillary.

I think she'd walk out on me.

I don't know what to do.

Well, let me help you with that.

(GRUNTS, INHALES)

Small sample, but it's an RDD poll.

Good quality.

You think I don't know why you called me

instead of one of your
PC liberals on staff?

You want the truth? Well, there it is.

The American people know you're a man.

Hell, most of them actually
like that about you.

If it were just the sex,

they'd forgive it.

But look at the unfavs on question .

It's about what you said under oath.

Admitting to the affair
is admitting to perjury.

And if you admit to perjury,

you lose all public support,

even among your base.

You'd have to resign.

Take it from me... being disgraced

isn't as fun as it sounds.

(INHALES)

(CLEARS THROAT, EXHALES)

You can't tell the truth.

Well, then it's simple.

We just have to win.

BLUMENTHAL: Mr. President,

we just need to be able to explain

why she would go into
such graphic detail

talking about you.

Do you know this person at all?

Look, when Monica worked here,

she was a nice girl.

Hardworking.

But you could tell she was troubled.

You know? She comes from a broken home.

I would talk to her on occasion,

give her advice.

(EXHALES) You know, I was
just trying to help her out.

And I think she got the wrong idea.

She came on to you?

Well, she started calling
Betty at all hours.

You know, turning up at events
where she knew I'd be.

She got fixated.

You know, she told me her friends

called her "the stalker".

And she said, you know,
if she and I had sex,

then they couldn't call
her that anymore.

(EXHALES) Jesus.

Did you tell anyone?

The ladies in the office saw
how she was behaving.

They had her moved.

And that was it.

You know, I-I can't
speak for whatever...

fantasy she may have spun
talking to her friend.

PRODUCER: We'll lead off the segment

with her childhood... Beverly Hills,

- fat camp, her parents' divorce papers.
- (DOOR OPENS)

- Stop. Shut up. Look at this.
- (DOOR CLOSES)

What is this supposed to be?

(MUSIC PLAYING)

Roll ahead.

Okay, wait, wait. Go back.

(WHIRRING)

There.

Look who's waiting
like a little stalker.

REPORTER: I knew I recognized her.

That hat.

I remember seeing this
in ' and thinking

no one has ever been that
happy to see Bill Clinton.

MAN: No, I want to do...

- I like the movie.
- All right!

Pitch on the monologue.

Uh, saw a movie today
that got great reviews.

Everybody loved it.

Monica Lewinsky gave it two legs up.

- Eh.
- A lot coming out about the Clintons

in these lawsuits.

Apparently, Bill's pet name for Hillary

is "my little buttercup".

His pet name for Monica?

- "My little suction cup".
- (CHUCKLING)

Okay, Ken Starr is very upset

he's not getting what
he wants from Monica.

Apparently, he's the first guy
that's ever happened to.

(LAUGHTER)

Bill Clinton can have sex
with any woman alive

and he chooses her.

I mean, that's not a
pitch. That's just a...

- question for the room.
- (LAUGHTER)

HEAD WRITER: Jay's gonna flip for these.

Happy Monica Day, everybody.
Today is Monica Day, of course,

- across the United States.
- EUBANKS: Is this it? Finally?

- Is it a federal holiday, I think?
- (LAUGHS) Probably.

All zippers at half-mast or something?

- I don't know what happens...
- (LAUGHTER)

MARCIA: Well, lilies.

(NEWS THEME PLAYING)

This time from Diane Sawyer,

who says that she would love
to have you on / .

ANCHOR: A girl from Beverly Hills

crushed by her parents' divorce.

She attended a camp for
obese youth and was viewed

by classmates as an
attention seeker and a flirt.

DAVE: I'm now.

I met Monica when we were young.

A-Actually, uh, she became
one of my first girlfriends,

- but...
- In eighth grade. And then he was so mean to you

- in high school.
- Shh.

She called and said that she shook

the president's hand and it was
like having sex in a handshake.

Uh, she's attracted to older men.

ENGHOUSE: Monica's nice, but...

she does tend to exaggerate
and embellish stories

- to get attention.
- ANCHOR: On Linda Tripp's tapes,

Lewinsky reportedly says

she grew up in a house of lies,

mother and father deceiving
each other and their children.

But did this troubled childhood
make Monica Lewinsky

into the kind of woman who would lie

- about an affair with the president?
- Mom.

- It's okay, honey.
- CNN News has uncovered

- this never-before-seen videotape...
- It's okay.

... of Lewinsky waiting
for the president

in a White House receiving line.

Mr. Clinton's loyalists
are saying privately

that she repeatedly sought
access to the president

and may have even fantasized

- a sexual relationship.
- MARCIA: Oh.

No one will believe that.

(CHUCKLING SOFTLY)

Everyone will believe that.

That's me.

There I am,

waiting for him.

Like a crazy f*cking stalker.

(CHEERING, LAUGHTER ON TV)

(WHOOPING, LAUGHTER)

- (EXHALES)
- DUNN: Thank you.

- (LAUGHTER)
- BARR: Well, we're very...

we're very, um, happy that you're here.

It's a little hard for me
to... hold back here.

Uh, you're a big fat snitch,

- aren't ya?
- (LAUGHTER)

DUNN: I am not that
big and I'm not that fat.

I mean, people are always
talking about, you know,

my looks and I'm, you know...

I-I thought I was here for a makeover.

- BARR: Listen.
- Yeah.

BARR: Is there a reason

why you secretly taped your friend?

- DUNN: Yes. There was a very good reason.
- What is it?

- DUNN: A very good one. Okay?
- What?

(APPLAUSE)

LETTERMAN: Category tonight...

uh, possible first lines

for Monica Lewinsky's, uh, new book.

- We've...
- (LAUGHTER)

You all know the drill.

We've been through this before.

(LAUGHTER)

"Even as a baby, my parents noticed

I had an unusual attachment
to my pacifier".

Number nine.

- "Give me all your hot..."
- That's it.

Enough. We're not gonna
watch this anymore.

What are you doing? That is
my only source of information.

No, it's not.

These are lies about my daughter,

- and I'm sick of hearing them.
- They're not lies.

What are you talking about, Monica?

What they're saying is true.

No, it is not.

(CLANGING)

Monica.

I did have an affair with Bill.

And I did go to fat camp.

And my parents did break up.

And I guess, one night, I told Linda

that you raised me in a house of lies,

and now the whole world knows that, too.

MARCIA: It doesn't matter.

So many kids have that
exact same history. Come on.

(SIGHS) It's all true.

Just like it's true that
everyone I've ever met

is apparently just
waiting for a phone call

from Wolf f*cking Blitzer
to just go on live TV

and tear me apart.

- Honey, I know that you don't...
- Please,

don't tell me that it's gonna be okay.

I messed up so bad

that I can't turn off the TV.

Because if I turn off the TV,

I'm just gonna imagine
the horrible things

that people are saying
about me, and that's worse.

Sweetheart, let me draw you a bath,

- do something to distract...
- I know you're trying to help,

but, right now, all I can
do is I can just sit here

and I can watch this.

Okay? That's all.

NEWSMAN: ... seeking all of the
records involving Monica Lewinsky.

Phone records, job records,

- when she entered the White House...
- (EXHALES)

- ... when she left the Wh-White House.
- (DIALING)

- (LINE RINGING)
- We're told by sources

that she would frequently come in...

- GINSBURG: Hello?
- Bill?

This has to end right now.

Listen, Marcia, I'm
doing everything I can.

We're close on an immunity deal.

We just need her to say
what she's gonna testify to.

She'll come with me
to the office, and...

No, no, she can't...
she can't go outside.

They'll mob her. You said that yourself.

- NEWSMAN : ... shock America.
- (SOBS) Mom.

I'll call you back.

(CLAMORING)

No! No.

That creep took advantage of you

- when you were young.
- Please, Mom, stop.

- (CLAMORING)
- (CAMERAS CLICKING)

When I heard the authorities

were investigating Monica Lewinsky,

I felt I had to come forward.

I'm sorry. We're turning this off!

Don't.

- Monica and I were involved for a time...
- I'd rather see it.

... before she went to Washington.

We had an affair.

And while my wife and
I were trying to heal,

Monica wouldn't leave us alone.

She became obsessed with us.

She convinced herself
that we were in love.

How do I put this?

Uh, Monica has a history
of twisting the facts.

REPORTER: Would you say that this
was a Fatal Attraction scenario?

- (KATE CHUCKLES)
- ANDY: Um... you could say that.

REPORTER : What else can you
tell us about Ms. Lewinsky?

ANDY: There's a lot the world
should know about Monica.

(TV CLICKS OFF)

♪ ♪

We'll walk straight to the car.

And it will be over

before you know it.

(DINGS)

Bill, big day.

How are you guys holding up?

Eh...

(MUFFLED CHATTER)

(MUFFLED SHOUTING)

MAN: She's coming out!

(OVERLAPPING SHOUTING)

Okay, Monica,

go straight to the car and
I'll talk to them, all right?

Out of my way! Excuse me.

Out of our way. Go. Get in there!

(MUFFLED SHOUTING)

(OVERLAPPING SHOUTING)

- (THUMPING)
- (MUFFLED SHOUTING)

GINSBURG: So,

we have a deal?

We have a deal.

Judge Starr will sign that as well,

and we'll fax it back your way.

We're done here.

(INHALES)

♪ ♪

(GRUNTS SOFTLY)

(EXHALES)

Hey.

I know you don't believe me,

but it's all gonna be okay now.

I just want to go to sleep.

Okay, baby.

ANCHOR: Well, that's gonna do it
for us. We thank you for watching.

We're back again
tomorrow night at : .

I don't... Um, should we watch this?

Of course. Who's gonna play Monica?

I hope they're fair to her.

It'll be her and Bill in the office.

Oh, stop it. Shush.

(TRAFFIC SOUNDS)

Hi. I'm meeting a friend here.

- Your name?
- Monica Lewinsky.

- Oh, yes.
- (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

- Right this way. Ms. Tripp is already here.
- Okay.

Oh, okay.

- Monica.
- (LAUGHTER)

- Monica Lewinsky.
- Hi. (GIGGLES)

- Mwah.
- (MICROPHONE FEEDBACK)

- Okay, you shouldn't watch this.
- No, no, no.

It's funny.

- SHANNON: Oh, thank...
- KATTAN: What can I, uh, get

- you two lovely ladies to drink?
- GOODMAN: Hmm.

SHANNON: Um...

I'll have a Bartles & Jaymes.

I'll have a Bloody Mary
and two AA batteries.

(LAUGHTER)

(CLAPPING, WHOOPING)

So, former White House
intern Monica Lewinsky,

hmm,

I enjoyed talking to you la...

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

You're still up?

Mm.

Is that the brandy you bought,
like, five years ago

- to make a cake?
- (CHUCKLES)

Brandy doesn't expire.

Are you okay?

Why?

The thing on TV?

Oh.

I'm fine.

You know what the popular kids
used to call me in school?

Mm?

Gus.

It was a running joke
my-my whole junior year.

People would ask me why and
I'd pretend I didn't know,

but I did.

I knew the whole time.

Gus Johnson was a big
famous basketball player.

A gigantic man.

- That's horrible.
- No,

the point is, I've been
teased my whole life.

I can take it.

Doesn't matter.

Allison.

Oh, God, that's disgusting.

- It's basically Robitussin.
- (GROANS)

- Yeah.
- (CHUCKLES)

(WHISPERS): Love you.

I love you.

It's gonna be okay.

Okay.

RUSSERT: The attorney for former
White House intern Monica Lewinsky,

William Ginsburg.

- Welcome.
- Thank you.

Does Ken Starr have a
case without your client?

Well... (CHUCKLES) I'm afraid

you're gonna have to ask
Ken Starr that question.

What Ken Starr and his prosecutors did

to Monica Lewinsky

is completely unethical.

They threatened this -year-old
woman with jail time,

when it is, in fact, they who
should really be concerned

about going to jail.

I'm not involved in any sort of
tense negotiations whatsoever.

We're just waiting for Ken
Starr's office to call and make

some sort of an offer,

- if indeed they intend to make one.
- (LINE RINGING)

I had a phone call with, uh,

- Ken Starr's office yesterday.
- EMMICK: Judge. Hi.

Never heard from you
on a Sunday before...

Yeah, I came in after worship.

The Lewinsky agreement,
what's the status?

All good. She signed,
her counsel signed.

Have we signed?

Uh, no. I was gonna
have you sign tomorrow.

- I can bring it by now...
- I'm not signing a darn thing.

- What's that?
- I'm not giving her immunity.

- GINSBURG: ... paraded into a courthouse...
- Ginsburg appears to be breaking

the laws of metaphysics,

gloating on every single Sunday show.

- I know what's he doing.
- ... shut down...

He's signaling to the president

that she isn't going
to tell us anything.

EMMICK: Judge, we gave our word.

- W-We can't go back on...
- I've made up my mind.

No deal.

♪ ♪

(DOOR OPENS)

(CRICKETS CHIRPING)

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

It's been five news cycles.

I know.

State of the Union is Tuesday night.

I spoke to the whole cabinet,

leadership in both houses.

- They have my back.
- Well,

they understand who Starr
is and what he's doing,

but the public doesn't.

We can't rely

on surrogates. It needs to be you.

The people want to
hear from Bill Clinton.

I mean, he's in there, somewhere.

I assume.

I hope.

We could lose everything
that we have fought for.

The only way we do this
is we meet it head-on.

You deny it and you
throw it back at Starr

like the garbage it is.

What are my options?

You know, you-you listen to McCurry,

he wants me to do a live
TV address to the nation.

Okay, that's another
C-plus idea from McCurry.

Who's surprised? We are not
gonna give Starr that power.

So what do we do?

(EXHALES) Sid and I have a plan.

NEWSWOMAN: It was subpoenas
from lawyers for Paula Jones

- that led to all these revelations about Lewinsky.
- (PHONE RINGS)

- Hello?
- Today, Mr. Clinton's lawyer,

Robert Bennett, argued
that Clinton enemies

are using the Jones case
to destroy the president.

What are you talking about?

She signed it.

You signed it.

They can't do this to us.

Why is this happening?

(DEPARTING FOOTSTEPS)

NEWSMAN: ... incredibly
sensitive to public opinion.

As for what you are thinking...

many things, it seems...
but the White House...

BLUMENTHAL: They're all in there.

You told them to expect something.

You'll find a bigger-than-normal crowd

for an event about
after-school programs.

- All right.
- REPORTER: The first lady is set to host an event

on childcare this morning.

- (APPLAUSE)
- However, we have just been told

- that the president is going to make...
- Mom, get in here.

... a surprise appearance.

(APPLAUSE CONTINUES)

HILLARY: Thank you.

Thank you. Good morning.

Welcome to the White House.

I'm especially glad
to see in the audience

so many people who care so much

about education and childcare.

Now, I am very pleased to
introduce a surprise guest,

the greatest champion of working parents

and working families that the
United States has ever known,

my husband, President Bill Clinton.

(APPLAUSE)

Thank you very much.

(EXHALES) First,

let me thank all of you who are here.

Many of us have been
working together now for...

years

on a lot of these issues,

and this is a very happy day for us.

I thank the first lady
for all she has done

on this issue for as long
as I've known her.

Every child

needs someplace to go after school.

What's going on? Is he about to resign?

We are determined to
help Americans succeed

- in the workplace, to raise...
- What is he up to?

... well-educated, healthy k-kids

and to help Americans succeed
in the toughest job of all,

that of being a parent.

And the Mott Foundation has gone
a long way toward helping us.

I thank them.

Now... (EXHALES)

I have to go back to work on my...

State of the Union speech.

And, uh, I worked on it
till pretty late last night.

But I want to say one thing
to the American people.

I want you to listen to me.

I'm gonna say this again.

I did not have sexual
relations with that woman,

Ms. Lewinsky.

I never told anybody to lie.

Not a single time.

Never.

These allegations are false.

And I need to go back to work
for the American people.

Thank you.

(APPLAUSE)

Oh, my God.

(SCOFFS SOFTLY)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Don't.

(REMOTE CLATTERS)

♪ ♪