03x06 - Man Handled

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♪ ♪

MAN (ON TV): People are
gonna be disappointed that

the arguments will be
technical and constitutional,

and they won't be about
dropping his drawers

and exposing himself. I mean,

they really won't be anything
like that. Uh, but...

(WHIRRING)

(PHONE RINGING)

(MAN ON TV CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)

LINDA: Hi, you've reached the home
of Linda, Ryan and Allison Tripp.

We're not available to take your call.

- Please leave a message.
- (BEEPS)

Linda, it's Mike Emmick at OIC.

We're all set. Let us know
as soon as you make contact

with Ms. Lewinsky this morning.

(DIALING)

(LINE RINGING)

- (SIGHS)
- You've reached Monica.

Please leave your name and number

and I'll get back to
you as soon as I can.

- Thanks. Bye.
- (BEEPS) - Hi. It's Linda.

Can you give me a call?

It's important.

I'll try paging you.

MALE VOICE: Welcome to SkyPager.

Please enter your telephone number

- or numeric message.
- (SIGHS)

Then press pound.

I spoke with Janet Reno. It's official.

Our jurisdiction has been broadened

to include this matter
of Monica Lewinsky.

Ah. Great.

We're set to brace Lewinsky today

at the Ritz-Carlton in Pentagon City.

- Emmick's gonna take point.
- What?

- Why not you?
- Well, apparently, the consensus in the office is

that I'm too frightening.

So I've been told to stay in the van.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

(GRUNTS) What is our timeline?

Well, Isikoff at Newsweek
has the whole story,

and they go to print in hours.

Mm, President Clinton goes under oath

first thing in the morning,

so we need her to make
these monitored calls

this afternoon at the latest.

We'll be back with her quick.

Young girl, white-collar crime...

flip a witness like that
in less than an hour.

So what now?

We're waiting for
Linda Tripp to confirm,

but Prom Night's set to start at : .

Prom Night?

That's what we're calling it.

Operation Prom Night.

Half hour with a girl in a hotel room.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

(PHONE RINGING)

Hello?

- MONICA: Sorry. Hi, I'm here.
- (SIGHS)

Where on God's green earth? (SCOFFS)

I was working out. Jesus, Linda.

Oh, your discipline.

You make me feel like a slob.
(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

Listen, can you do lunch in an hour?

I'm in the middle of packing.

Monica...

(EXHALES) I have good news.

I might've found a solution
for our problem.

Really?

Let's meet in the food court.

- Pentagon City.
- (CLICKS)

(LOCK BEEPS)

Hello, everybody.
What do you got for me?

On the girl's affidavit here,
it says she has a lawyer.

Frank Carter. Do we have to involve him?

No. She met Carter
through Vernon Jordan.

Anything she tells him is gonna
get back to the White House.

We need to keep her
from making any contact.

Okay. Fine.

Thank you.

Linda Tripp called.

She's running behind.

Who runs late to a sting operation?

♪ ♪

Hello again.

(EXHALES) The Metro.

Absolute catastrophe.

Sorry for the delay.

Are you ready?

Everything okay?

It's the right thing to do.

(ELEVATOR DINGS)

Coming?

♪ ♪

Where will you be?

We'll be right behind
you the whole time.

What do I say to her?

You don't have to say anything.

♪ ♪

(SNIFFLES)

Ms. Lewinsky, we're agents
with the Federal Bureau

of Investigation,

authorized by the attorney
general to investigate crimes

committed in relation to
the Paula Jones lawsuit.

Linda.

♪ ♪

EMMICK: Ms. Lewinsky, you're under
investigation for your conduct

in relation to the Paula Jones lawsuit.

We believe that you have

committed multiple federal crimes...

perjury, obstruction of justice,

subornation of perjury,

witness tampering and conspiracy.

These crimes are felonies.

- Most have five-year minimums.
- (BREATHING HEAVILY)

All told, you could be
looking at years in prison.

(SHUDDERS)

Ms. Lewinsky,

you'll want to focus
so that we can get to...

Let's just get a handle on this.

Close the doors.

(CREAKING)

- (DOORS CLOSE)
- (SHUDDERING)

Please have a seat.

If you could sit tight.

Thank you.

- (CLINKING)
- (WATER POURING)

Water?

Does that look familiar?

(INHALES) How do you have this?

Let's talk about what it says.

Right here, it says

you never had a sexual
relationship with Bill Clinton.

Monica, we know that's a lie.

We have everything we need
to prosecute you right now

for filing this false affidavit.

Now, look, I know that
you've been manipulated

into this situation by some
really intimidating people,

and I want to get you out of this.

And the way I can do
that is if you agree

to cooperate with our investigation.

I, uh... I sh-should have,
uh, m-my lawyer here.

His name is Frank Carter.

Yep, yep, you can get a lawyer
if you want a lawyer.

But we can make this easier and
I can give you more information

if we just keep this
between us right now.

So why don't you let me walk you through

- what cooperation would look like, okay?
- (DOOR OPENS)

- Okay.
- (DOOR CLOSES)

(QUIETLY): The lawyer's name is Frank...

(INHALES)

We will go to our office,

where we will do what
is called a debriefing.

Basically, you will tell us
every single instance

that you interacted with the president.

After that, you will make
three phone calls.

Each call will be recorded.

You will call Betty Currie,

you will call Vernon Jordan

and then President Clinton.

- What?
- Don't worry.

We will coach you through it.

Who would do that?

No, I can't.

I'm not doing that. You
cannot make me do that.

(INHALES) How do you have these?

Monica, you need to understand
the situation that you are in.

Press play.

LINDA: I need to know
what you're thinking.

About your affidavit.

Are you still planning to lie?

MONICA: I already signed it.

My thing with him was
personal and private

and it has... absolutely nothing
to do with Paula Jones.

And I-I really thought about it.

- And maybe if this were a...
- Turn it off.

... a serious lawsuit,

- I would feel differently.
- Turn it off.

- (CLICKS)
- I don't understand why you have this,

and I don't understand
what is happening.

Why is this happen...

Linda, what did you do?!

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(CRYING): I feel sick. (GAGS)

- EMMICK: Someone get her a trash can.
- I feel sick. I feel sick.

(CRYING)

No. No, no, I can't.

- IRONS: Let's clear the room.
- I can't think.

I can't think.

I'm going insane.

- I'm going f*cking insane.
- (DOORS CLOSE)

Do you understand that?

- Monica, I know that you don't...
- Please! Please.

- You have to make it stop right now. Please.
- O...

Okay. That's what I'm here for.

- You can't tell anyone.
- Okay? Monica,

- you need to focus now on your decision.
- (GASPING)

- Okay?
- Everyone's gonna find out about this.

My dad. My family. Oh, my God, Betty.

Betty. What's gonna happen
to Betty and Vernon and...

(CRYING)

(INHALES DEEPLY, EXHALES)

- (BREATHING HEAVILY)
- Monica, you need to calm down.

Okay?

You need to focus now on your decision.

My life is over.

Not at all.

No. You don't understand.

- No. Monica, it's not.
- (SNIFFLING)

- Monica.
- (QUIETLY): Carter's on the phone.

Monica, I have been a
prosecutor for years.

I see people in your
position all the time.

You're in shock.

That is normal.

- (BREATHING HEAVILY)
- I will get you through this.

I will make sure that you are okay.

I promise.

(SHUDDERS)

What if I k*ll myself?

Monica.

MONICA: No, tell me.

If I k*ll myself, will this all go away?

(SHUDDERS) If I jump out this window,

tell me, what would happen?

(INHALES, EXHALES)

This case is not going away.

(INHALES) I want to talk to my lawyer.

Okay.

Okay, we can... we can do that.

But we need to know

whether or not you're going to cooperate

with this investigation, all right?

It is time-sensitive.

Why is it time-sensitive?

(PAGER BEEPING)

Who is it?

It's my mom. I need to call her.

Okay.

Okay, we will go to the office.

You can call your mother,
you can call a lawyer

and we'll talk through everything, okay?

Why don't you gather your belongings.

It's just a short drive downtown.

Um...

can I go to the bathroom?

- (SNIFFS)
- Everything from your pockets.

(SNIFFLES)

(SNIFFLES)

Okay.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

Go ahead.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(SHUDDERS)

(WHIMPERS)

(STOMPS FOOT)

(SIGHS)

We should be on our way.

What do you want to do?

I'm not sure.

What do we do about... ?

(SIGHS)

We're good.

Thank you, Mrs. Tripp.

We'll follow up later.

You can leave now.

♪ ♪

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(EXHALES, SNIFFLES)

♪ ♪

Are you fellows on your way back?

EMMICK: We have a problem.
She's refusing to come in.

You showed her what you have?

Yeah. (EXHALES)

We'll figure it out.

Keep me apprised.

Neille, can you please
get me Jackie Bennett

on his cell phone?

(EXHALES)

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

Where is she?

She's in there.

In here?

(EXHALES)

Ms. Lewinsky.

Follow me.

Sit down.

(BENNETT INHALES)

I work with Mike.

I know he's informed you
of the evidence against you.

Candidly, I've heard the tapes.

All of 'em.

All of 'em? How many tapes...

Scuse me. I speak,

you listen.

That's what's happening here.

Mike has offered you
a way to save yourself.

But we need to hear from you right now.

Do we have a deal?

I don't know about the law.

I don't know what to do
without talking to my lawyer.

Frank Carter's a civil attorney.

You're the target of a
criminal investigation.

Frank Carter will be useless to you.

Can I at least call Frank and
maybe he could recommend

- someone...
- No.

Ms. Lewinsky, listen
to me very carefully.

Okay? (INHALES)

You have taken part in a conspiracy.

We know Frank Carter and
Vernon Jordan are both involved.

Now, if you think it's a good idea

to call up a coconspirator
right now, go.

Be my guest.

(EXHALES) Then I want to talk to my mom.

What?

She's been paging me.
I always call her back.

And I'm sure she'll be fine.

She'll call the police

if she doesn't hear from me.

- Fallon, get the phone.
- No.

No, I want to talk to her in private.

Nope! You say hello,

you're all right, you'll call her later.

Now go.

I said go!

(SHUDDERS)

(EXHALES, SNIFFLES)

(DIALING)

(SHUDDERS)

DEBRA: Marilu Henner

is in Chicago.

Say she doesn't have
the fizz of Ann Reinking.

- Can we go see that Lion King?
- (PHONE RINGING)

MARCIA: I think those are
still impossible to get, Mom.

Oh. Really?

(PHONE CONTINUES RINGING)

Hello?

- Hi.
- Oh, there you are,

Monica. I've been calling.

Uh...

Yeah, um...

I'm, uh... I'm at the mall.

Okay.

Well, me, Mom and Deb have
been trying to figure out

what show we were gonna see tonight.

I'm sorry.

I, um...

(INHALES SHARPLY)

I'll call you later.

All right.

- Bye.
- Wait.

- Mom?
- Yes?

I love you.

Oh. I love you, too, Dotcha.

(SHUDDERS, EXHALES)

(BEEPS)

BENNETT: Okay.

You've made your call.

You've had time to think.

You need to decide.

Yes or no.

I can't go to jail.

- Okay. Good.
- (BREATHING HEAVILY)

Then you come back to our office

and either you start on
the monitored phone calls

or you wear a body wire and
you go see them in person.

I can't. I can't trap Betty and Vernon.

- I just... I will not do that to them.
- Too bad!

That's what we need from you!

(PANTING SOFTLY)

If you want our help. (CHUCKLES)

Or you can try your luck
in federal prison, huh?

I don't understand

- how I'm supposed to make this decision.
- No. No.

We are not going in circles anymore.

I just want to talk to
Frank or at least my mom

without you hovering over me.

You're .

You're a smart girl.

You don't need your
f*cking mommy to decide.

(CHUCKLING SOFTLY)

Well, then you should know I'm
leaning towards not cooperating.

Oh, yeah?

Okay.

Well, you should know
we're leaning towards

prosecuting your mother as well.

- No. No.
- Yeah. We believe she knew about the affair

- and your false affidavit, hmm?
- No.

- No, not my mom. She's not involved.
- Huh.

Jury can decide that.

Either way, I can make
the next year of her life

a living hell.

I want to talk to my mom right now,

and I do not want to be recorded.

This is f*cking ridiculous!

Can we just calm down?

Monica,

you can go back into this room.

You're not gonna be recorded.

You can have privacy. I will
close the doors. Okay?

I want to call her downstairs.

- (SIGHS)
- I will come right back up here.

I just want to talk to her by myself.

I promise you, I promise you,

I will come right back upstairs.

(SHUDDERS)

(CHUCKLES) Are you gonna arrest
me if I walk out of the room?

You have minutes.

(SNIFFLES, EXHALES)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

Monica.

Listen, this is important, okay?

Your mother is not to share

anything you tell her with anyone.

A lawyer. Anyone. And if she does

and word gets out...

... you're in this on your own.

Understood?

Okay, go.

(SNIFFLES)

Nice.

We're never gonna see her again.

(PANTING)

(ELEVATOR DINGS, DOORS OPEN)

(PANTING)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

♪ ♪

(PANTING)

(SNIFFLES)

(PANTING)

(PANTING)

Pick up, pick up, pick up, pick up.

(LINE RINGING)

(PHONE RINGS)

- (BEEPS)
- Hello?

Mom.

Oh, Monica.

(SNIFFLES) It's bad.

I'm in trouble.

- I don't know what to do.
- Slow down.

Slow down, sweetheart. What's going on?

Marcia, is everything okay?

The FBI has me.

- And Ken Starr and...
- Ken Starr?

What are you talking about, sweetheart?

Like, wh-where are you?

It's Linda. (SHUDDERS)

- She told them I lied.
- Honey,

where are you right now?

(SOBBING): Pentagon City.

They came up to me...

and they took me to a
hotel room in the Ritz.

And they let me come
call you in the mall,

- but I have to go back up.
- Oh, okay, okay.

Listen to me right now.

You're gonna call your lawyer right now.

All right, sweetheart?

They won't let me.

What?

I think that they may be watching.

I really have to go, okay?

What are you talking about?

Why wouldn't they let
you call your lawyer?

I have to call Betty

and I have to warn him.

No, you will not call him, Monica.
Do you hear me?

Listen to me now.

You go back up there

and you tell them not to do anything.

You tell them that I am coming
and you tell them to wait.

Okay, I have to go.

(SHRIEKS)

(SNIFFLES)

(GROANS)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(SIGHS)

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

(JANGLING)

(RAPID FOOTFALLS)

Hey. Can I take the van...

Are you okay?

What's going on?

Nothing.

Oh, there are some, uh, men coming over,

some attorneys.

They need to ask me questions.

Again?

Different attorneys.

I can't explain it all to you right now.

Just asking.

You look like you're about to cry.

Allison, go back upstairs, please.

(EXHALES)

(MUTTERING QUICKLY)

(QUIETLY): We bombard the
prostate with the beam...

Dr. Lewinsky, your ex-wife's calling.

She says it's urgent. Monica's
in some kind of trouble.

(SIGHS)

Yeah, hi. Listen, I'm
about to give a talk.

Forget your talk, Bernie.
The Feds have Monica.

We'll give her ten more minutes.

She's not coming back.

(SOFT KNOCKING)

My mom is coming.

What?

She said not to do anything

until she gets here.

Her train gets in at : .
She just paged.

But that's...

that's four hours from now.

There are flights out
of New York constantly.

- She doesn't like to fly.
- (BENNETT LAUGHS)

(CHUCKLES)

Unbelievable. f*cking unbelievable.

Where do you want me to wait?

Let's put you in the other room.

Thank you.

My God.

When you said FBI on the phone,
I thought Pentagon job, Defense.

Maybe she got drawn
into espionage, you know?

But this is, uh...

- far worse.
- I know.

That's why I asked you
to leave your deposition

and come meet me here.

(CHUCKLES) I can't believe
they actually have

- prostate conventions like this.
- Bill,

- no jokes.
- I apologize.

I'm sorry.

- So how long were she and Clinton having this...
- I don't know.

Well, did Marcia know about it?

- I mean, before today?
- (DOOR OPENS, CLOSES)

Don't know. (CLEARS THROAT)

Right over here. Thanks.

Thank you.

(DOOR OPENS, CLOSES)

So what did Marcia say?

What happened so that Monica and
Clinton ever actually ended up

in a room alone together?

Bill, I don't know.

I wasn't focused on that.
I was focused on the fact

that the FBI has my child.

(SIGHS) Marcia's on her way over there.

God knows what she's supposed to do.

What am I supposed to do?

All right.

Step one...

... you medicate.

Just throw it down.

(CLINKS)

(SIGHS DEEPLY)

Step two,

I'll take over.

I can handle this thing easy.

Whole thing sounds
f*cking ridiculous anyway.

- Really?
- Absolutely.

Federal prison for
lying about an affair?

In a civil case? (CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

I'd wager my AMG that nobody's
ever been prosecuted for that

in the whole history of the republic.

Bernie, look at me.

I've been your lawyer for a long time.

I love you, man.

Love you like a brother.

You call Marcia.

You tell her, when she gets to D.C.,

she dials me up and puts
me on with these guys.

I swear to you

I am going to fix this.

BENNETT (QUIETLY): Bullshit.
She doesn't want her mom here.

She knows we have this one tiny window

- to do monitored calls.
- I don't know.

Bill Clinton sits for his
deposition tomorrow morning.

She is running out the clock,
and the mother's in on it.

She said her mom doesn't fly.

Are you f*cking kidding me?
She's from California.

How the hell'd she get to New York?

Don't be such an easy f*cking mark.

What's our alternative, Jackie? Huh?

You want to go back in there and
work some more of your magic?

Maybe you can make her cry again.

That was amazing.

We don't have a choice.

Okay?

(SCOFFS)

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

(SIGHS)

Okay, we'll wait for your mother.

Thank you.

I'm sorry.

(INHALES)

(EXHALES)

I'm gonna need a coffee.

Do you want anything? Like a...

- Coke?
- Yeah, a coffee would be great.

Thanks.

(SIGHS)

- (PHONE CLICKS IN CRADLE)
- (DIALING)

Uh, yes. Can we please
have coffee service

brought up to the room?

Thank you.

If it's okay, um, my mom was asking why

I can't call my lawyer.

What?

Well...

she asked me to call
him, and I-I told her

- that you guys said I couldn't.
- Oh, no, no, no.

We never said that you couldn't.

You're going undercover, so it's crucial

to keep it to a few people.
But it is your choice, Monica.

I explicitly told you that.

Oh.

Okay.

You want to call your lawyer?

Yes.

(LINE RINGING)

- RECEPTIONIST: Carter-Verrone.
- (KNOCKING ON DOOR)

- Yes. Frank Carter, please.
- I'm sorry.

He's left for the day.

May I take a message?

Oh, um...

No, thanks. I'll-I'll try
back another time.

I'm authorized to page
Mr. Carter after-hours

with anything urgent.

Is this an urgent matter?

No. Thank you.

(DOOR CLOSES)

(PHONE CLICKS IN CRADLE)

Friday rush.

(INHALES) Probably wanted to hit

before it turned into a parking lot.

Here's a public defender.

If you want to go that route.

I think I'll stick with Frank.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

Well, should we, uh...

watch TV?

(NYPD BLUE THEME PLAYING)

- (MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)
- See what else is on.

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Clinton is scheduled to testify

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- (BREATHING HEAVILY)

It's so hot in here.

You already turned the
thermostat down two times.

(SIGHS)

Do we have to stay in here?

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

So what do you want to do?

Um, I don't know.

Uh, Crate and Barrel?

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

Can I help you with anything?

We're good. Thank you.

What's that for?

It's a decanter.

You...

You never seen a decanter?

I don't do much shopping.

Really? You seem so comfortable in here.

You take wine in the perfectly...

fine bottle it comes in
and you pour it into this.

Then you pour it again
into an actual wineglass.

(INHALES)

Seems weird.

Yeah. (CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

My grandma has crap like
this all over her place.

My grandma's gonna be
so disappointed in me.

Let's keep moving.

What do you say?

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

Um, you know what, I have to
use the restroom real quick.

Should we go back up to the room?

There's one in there.

Just-just inside.

I know my malls.

Um, my mom's coming, so I'll just...

I'll just be one minute.

We should follow.

We have to be very careful about that.

She'll come back.

♪ ♪

Okay. Okay. (PANTING)

Betty, pick up. (PANTS)

(WHISPERS): Betty, pick up...

BETTY (RECORDED):
You've reached the office

- of the personal sec...
- f*ck!

(PANTING)

(WHISPERS): Come on, Betty. Please.

BETTY (RECORDED): This is the
home of Bob and Betty Currie.

Please leave us a message.

(BEEPS)

(BABY FUSSING QUIETLY)

(BABY CRIES)

Are you with them?

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

What now?

WAITRESS: Okay,

we have a Pilgrim Burger.

Chicken nacho pasta pie.

Here.

Bourbon teriyaki salmon.

Thank you.

Enjoy.

Mmm.

Why would it be years?

What?

You said I could go
to jail for years.

Mm.

To prison.

Jail's where you go when you...

(INHALES) get blasted

- and you drive into a mailbox.
- (CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

Oh.

Five years, perjury.

Five years, subornation of perjury.

Obstruction of justice, five.

Conspiracy, five.

Filing a false affidavit, five.

Tack on another three
for witness tampering.

years.

I'll never have kids.

Uh...

Don't say that.

No one's ever gonna marry me.

(INHALES, CLEARS THROAT)

Monica... (SNIFFS)

it's only years if
you face it without us.

And that's not gonna happen.

I know it may not look like it now,

but we are on your side on this.

We are.

♪ ♪

(DOORBELL RINGS)

- Hello, George.
- (PORTER CHUCKLES)

What's in this bag?

Dubs of the Tripp tapes.

How many Tripp tapes?

All hours.

What? H-How did you get those?

Don't ask,

- don't tell.
- (PORTER LAUGHS)

- Hey, what do you have tonight?
- I'm, uh,

going to the Monocle with
Ingraham and David Brock.

Ugh, you're canceling. You're welcome.

We're listening straight through,

every single one.

Ice?

Is that six bottles?

Why would you get six bottles?

Richard, come over here and pop this.

George, we're celebrating.

These tapes are going to be
in the Smithsonian one day.

We're living a page
in a U.S. history book.

I'm just saying, maybe we
should hold off on celebrating

until we know for sure there's
something usable on those tapes.

This is a coup d'état
and we're the coup.

Do you know how rare that is?

If there was ever a night to cr*ck open

something f*cking decent, it's now.

We're starting.

(SCOFFS SOFTLY)

(SIGHS) 'Kay.

(POPS)

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

Cheers.

- MONICA: Hello?
- LINDA: Hi.

How are you?

MONICA: Fine. I'm tired.
I just got off the treadmill.

LINDA: (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) You're so good.

(INHALES)

(EXHALES)

Mrs. Tripp.

I'm Jim Fisher. This is Wes Holmes.

We're attorneys for Mrs. Paula Jones.

Come in.

These are, uh...

my, uh... my personal
items from the Pentagon.

I asked a colleague to bring them by.

It's only a matter of days
till the president learns

about all I've done.

Well, that speaks to why we're here.

Um, tomorrow morning,

the president will be going under oath.

I'll be asking him specific questions

about his relationships with
women like Ms. Monica Lewinsky.

Any information you can give
us would be a great help.

Gifts exchanged. Events they
attended at the same time.

That sort of thing.

She, uh...

she'd see him in the Post or, uh,

on TV... (CHUCKLES)

wearing one of the ties she gave
him and she'd be so happy.

She believed it was a...

a signal to her to show he cared.

(CHUCKLES)

She actually believed that.

So she gave him multiple ties?

She loves to shop.

(INHALES, EXHALES)

She's a kid.

She needed someone to save her.

Were it my own daughter,
I'd have done the same thing.

Can't expect her to
understand that now, but...

that's how she is. She's, uh, entitled.

(EXHALES) It's how she was raised.

(SIGHS) I have to accept that.

(GRUNTS SOFTLY)

Mrs. Tripp, I'm... very sorry to press,

but we don't have much time.

Any information you can give
us that's more specific.

Again, any gifts he gave her

- or...
- President gave her a book.

Okay, what book?

And a hat pin.

Although, of course, you've been
made aware of the hat pin.

- Let's run the book to the ground first.
- I don't know, some sort of a...

autographed photo of-of him in...

- (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) one of her ties.
- I'm sorry,

real quick, what was the title
of the book he gave her?

His thoughtful gesture,

as they met up in our White House.

That is a special place

meant for the most honorable few.

There's a heaviness to that.

Each, uh, handles it his own way.

Ronald Reagan became president

and refused to set foot in the Oval

without a full suit and tie.

George Bush became president
and handwrote letters

to every family who
lost a son in action.

Bill Clinton became president

and got the first vulnerable
girl he saw in a hallway

to suck his d*ck.

And then, boy,

did he make her suffer.

(SCOFFS SOFTLY)

The book was Leaves of Grass.

See what he has to say about that.

♪ ♪

(KNOCKING)

(INDISTINCT SINGING ON TV)

Monica.

Mom. (PANTING)

(CRYING)

(EXHALES SHARPLY)

Ma'am, my name is Mike Emmick.

I'm with the Office of
the Independent Counsel.

I'd like to talk to my daughter alone.

And not in here.

Yes, of course.

(MONICA BREATHING HEAVILY)

♪ ♪

(BEEPS)

(PANTING)

- (SNIFFLES) What have they done?
- (BREATHING HEAVILY)

- What did they do to you?
- (DIALING)

Wait, what are you doing?

I'm calling Betty, because
they're gonna trap him.

- No, Monica, you're not calling anyone!
- How bad this is! No!

- Please...
- You're not calling anyone. Monica!

- Please!
- You're not calling anyone.

- We're gonna work something out with them.
- (PANTING)

No, you can't make me cooperate.

- What are you talking about?
- Mom, I need your cell phone.

- What? No.
- Please, Mom.

- Please!
- No! Come here.

Come here right now.

All right, now listen to me, sweetheart.

This ends right now.

This is all my fault.

I caused this, and I'm not
gonna make him pay for that.

It's his fault, too. You
need to start thinking

about yourself right now.

Mom,

I'm not gonna be the one
to take down the president.

Don't you see that is what this is?

I am not Bill Clinton's mother.

I am your mother.

(INHALES, EXHALES) Where are you going?

(SHUDDERS) I am going to talk with them.

(SNIFFLES, EXHALES)

I would like to speak with you.

And I need to use the restroom.

And she needs to use the restroom.

LINDA: You like salads though, right?

And you can have a lot
of salad with this thing.

MONICA: Yeah, so we'll see. I mean,
it's good I get to eat pasta again.

I love pasta.

LINDA: Do you like, um, Boston lettuce?

MONICA: I don't know Boston lettuce.

LINDA: It's very limp.

MONICA: Oh. Probably not. (CHUCKLES)

These two. (EXHALES)

I'm at once captivated and yet
now completely understand why,

in some cultures, they
drown their female infants.

- (SNORTS)
- These are sh*t.

What?

But she says...

in horrifying detail...

she gave him blow jobs.

But she never says

"Vernon Jordan got me a job

in exchange for lying".

She never says it.

No quid pro quo.

No smoking g*n.

But it is sex.

"He shall be removed from office

on impeachment for

and conviction of treason, bribery

or other high crimes

- and misdemeanors".
- Yes, George,

we heard you the first time.

Having sex with an office girl

is not a high crime or misdemeanor.

You've become a bore.

- (SCOFFS)
- (DOORBELL RINGS) - (KNOCKING)

(EXHALES)

(EXHALES) The FBI has Monica Lewinsky.

They're gonna flip her.

They're gonna do it tonight.

f*ck me.

(GRUNTS)

(CLEARS THROAT)

I want you to understand,

Monica has been through
a lot in her life.

We get it. We've gotten to
know her a little bit today.

She's a lovely young woman.

Oh, yeah. Lovely.

You must be very proud.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY, INHALES)

Ma'am, we were asked
to wait for you, okay?

You chose to take a train.
The train was delayed.

I'm sorry I wasn't sitting ready

for the FBI to descend
upon my daughter today.

- Of course.
- Okay, fine. (CHUCKLES) Fine.

At any rate, we were assured,

with you here, she'd finally decide

whether or not she was
willing to cooperate.

Of course she will cooperate.

She will answer all of your questions.

And you won't charge her with anything.

She will be given full immunity
from prosecution

provided she answers our questions

and does monitored calls.

(GRUNTS)

And, uh...

- (INHALES)
- (POURING)

... if she says no to the calls?

(PITCHER CLUNKS)

Do we still get immunity?

Well, the thing is we need evidence

that can be used in court.

That's what the monitored calls are for.

Does that make sense?

Mm-hmm.

So it's a yes?

Well...

I'll try.

I'll go explain to her...

(INHALES)

... once you put it in writing.

Okay, well, why don't you go,

uh, have a word with your daughter,

uh, in the ladies' room

and we will work on that last part.

♪ ♪

- (DOOR OPENS)
- (BENNETT EXHALES)

(QUIETLY): Starr will
say yes to immunity.

So what?

We can't get it on paper.

Not tonight.

(EXHALES)

(SHUDDERS)

They can dial a phone
and put it in my hand.

I won't do it.

You're not being rational.

I'll mess it up on purpose.

(KNOCKING)

Yes?

- Yes?
- Can we have a word, please?

(SIGHS)

You can have a seat.

- (CLEARS THROAT)
- Thank you.

So, here's where we're at.

We don't have a typewriter.

Can't you send for one?

- No.
- (GROANS)

It's : p.m.

There's no one at the office.

- All right, how about a computer?
- No.

So you're saying there isn't
any way we can get this

- in writing?
- BENNETT: Hey!

Enough of this f*cking bullshit!

We've been waiting all day!

EMMICK: Now, listen, Monica will have

full immunity from prosecution, okay?

You will have it in writing
first thing tomorrow morning.

We need to make these calls tonight.

It is time-sensitive.

So, ladies, we've given you a promise.

You need to give us an answer.

All right. Well, then
I feel more comfortable

if we call Monica's father Dr. Lewinsky

- to be a witness...
- No f*cking way. - No.

... to this promise.

- (GROANS)
- No. No one outside of this room

can know what's happening.

He already knows. I've called him.

- You told Dad?
- What? You told the father?!

Yes.

(PHONE RINGING)

Hello?

Bernard Lewinsky?

- Yes.
- I'm Mike Emmick with the office

of Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr.

I'm here with your
daughter and your wife.

- Ex-wife.
- Ex-wife.

Right. Sorry.

Sir, we have evidence sufficient
to prosecute Monica

for multiple felonies.

We're offering her a chance

to cooperate with our office instead.

Do you understand?

Isn't she entitled to an attorney?

- An attorney?
- Yes.

Yeah. Does she have an attorney?

Put Monica on the phone.

He wants to talk to you.

Hi, Daddy.

Monica.

I'm here with Bill Ginsburg.

He's gonna be your attorney.

Your friend Bill?

- The malpractice lawyer?
- Yeah.

I'm, uh... I'm gonna hand you over.

Do as he says, okay?

Okay.

Did they put you in
bracelets, sweetheart?

Uh, what?

- Are you in custody now, dear?
- Oh.

Um...

No, no. Well, I don't think so.

They just keep asking
me to... (SHUDDERS)

to make a decision.

All right, put me through to them.

Okay.

He wants to talk to you.

- Hello?
- Name, please.

Who am I talking to?

Mike Emmick. Who is this?

This is William Ginsburg.
I'm Monica's attorney.

(MOUTHS)

Mr. Ginsburg,

we have been negotiating
with Ms. Lewinsky here

- for hours now...
- Negotiating? Really?

Is that the new term of art
for "unlawful detention"?

Sir, she could have left at any time.

Shut the f*ck up, you
m*therf*cking cocksucker.

- Excuse me?
- We've already heard

what you want her to do.

Now tell us what she's gonna get for it.

Full transactional immunity
from prosecution!

- I want that in writing.
- Yeah, well, it's nearly midnight here.

- We've been down this road with the mother.
- Too bad,

so sad. Write it up.

- Now.
- We don't have a typewriter here.

- Then write it out by hand and fax it.
- No, we don't have

- a fax machine either.
- You know, I know that hotel.

I've stayed at that hotel.
They've got a fax machine.

It's a g*dd*mn

Ritz-Carlton.

Sir, we are not going
to use a communal fax.

You are a lying sack of sh*t.

Okay, look... I-I am
sorry, but I do not see

the need to use profanity.

That makes one of us.

Because the plain fact of the matter is

you don't have the power to
put a single g*dd*mn thing

in writing now, do you?

f*cking hang up on this prick.

Mr. Ginsburg... (EXHALES)

this is a real offer.

Tomorrow, we will fax it to you.

You will have it in writing.

So for Monica's sake,

for her future,

believe me when I say you do not want...

Put my client back

on the phone.

What's going on?

Sweetheart, I want you
to listen very carefully.

Do exactly as I say.

Stand up,

don't say a word,

walk out the door.

What?

They should never have held
you there, and they know it.

Now go get your mother and go home.

Monica,

nothing's gonna happen.

(WHISPERS): They said they
were gonna send me to jail.

If they wanted to arrest you,

they would have done that already.

I'm gonna hop on a red-eye.

I'll see you in the morning.

Now please go.

I swear to you on my life,

they cannot stop you.

Monica, do you understand?

Yes.

(LINE CLICKS)

(EXHALES)

(SNIFFLES)

Mom, get your coat. We're leaving.

BENNETT: There it is.

Nice work.

(DOOR OPENS)

So this is your final decision?

Yes.

Uh, thank you...

uh, so much for everything.

Good night, Monica.

Good night.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

♪ ♪

- (EXHALES)
- (KEYS JANGLE)

(SHUDDERS)

Honey, I'm gonna make you some tea.

(EXHALES SHARPLY)

(EXHALES)

(SNIFFLES)

- (CLINKING)
- (CABINET DOOR CREAKS)

We could go to Canada.

Tonight.

We just get in the Jeep and drive.

Honey, they would stop us at the border.

They're the government.

All you need to do now is
just get some sleep, and...

- we will finish this tomorrow.
- I just...

If I don't call Betty...

No!

You can't.

You cannot!

You have to look out for
your own life now, honey,

your own future.

(SHUDDERING SOFTLY)

I'm gonna take a shower.

Okay. All right.

- I'm sorry.
- I don't want...

♪ ♪

(SNIFFLES)

(WATER RUNNING)

(MONICA CRYING)

(CREAKING)

(CRYING CONTINUES)

♪ ♪

(SHUDDERING)

(CRYING CONTINUES)

Hillary. Hillary, wake up.

I'm sorry.

For what?