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this is a pretty urgent matter,

a not-a-second-to-Iose kind of thing.

So they called me in last night,

and I just checked into the hotel

this morning, and here we are.

The Attorney General's office

has to disqualify itself.

Maybe somebody over there

was your source, eh?

- I think I should call my lawyer.

- That's not necessary.

I'm not gonna be asking you any questions.

Not here, anyway.

This is neither the time nor the place.

I just wanted to get

kind of an unofficial head start.

Can I talk to you off the record?

Sure.

I mean, a just-between-you-and-me

kind of thing.

Off the record is off the record.

Okay, good. I'll do all the yada-yada.

Now, you were within your rights

to print the information that you obtained.

However, you're not within your rights

to protect who it was

that gave Erica up to you, who exposed her.

It's a 1982 law called

the Intelligence Identities Protection Act.

Your source is in a great deal of trouble.

- I've no intention of discussing my source...

- Hold on.

I'm doing the yada-yada, remember?

Okay.

Okay, look,

you're gonna be asked

to appear before a grand jury.

You're gonna be asked

to identify your source.

I'll be doing the asking.

Now, if, for some reason,

you don't reveal your source,

you'll be held in contempt,

and that means jail time,

and we're not talking about

some sort of a Martha Stewart cell

with a butler, nonsense.

Look.

Rachel, go to your source.

Ask him to permit you to reveal his name.

You may be surprised

at his willingness to protect you.

People are inherently decent, I have found.

Well, if that were true,

that would put you out of a job, no?

Well, that's all I've got to say.

You'll be notified of your court date.

I'm afraid I'm gonna disappoint you,

Mr. Dubois.

That's not possible.

- You ready? Here she is.

- Here she is.

Ready to roll?

Rolling.

Hey, Erica,

why do you think your report was ignored?

Is Erica your real name?

How long have you been with the agency?

All right, I know you're trying

to do your jobs, okay.

I'd love to speak to you.

Now is not a good time.

I have an appointment here

to read to the kids.

Is Erica your real name?

Did you give your husband

top-secret information?

Does your family know that you're here?

You know, I'm a mom.

If this CIA report exists,

as the Sun Times claims it does,

that would seem to indicate

the President launched

a full-fledged act of war in Venezuela

- without justification...

- Thanks.

- Really nice work.

...and just based on his own gut instinct.

It would also mean that either the President

lied to the nation and the Congress...

Hey, Rache, they're waiting for you

in Bonnie's office.

... what is arguably the worst foreign policy

decision in this nation's history.

So far, the White House

is standing by its actions,

but they're not denying the report.

- Rachel.

- Yeah, I'm going.

- Kick-ass story, by the way.

- Thank you.

... there's a reason to question the findings.

"'W ait for me. Wait for me.

I'm a fast runner,' said Ruthie.

"' nd I'd sure like to catch something great,'

"she added, with a fishing pole in hand.

"So off they went. Up a hill,

down a path, through a grove of trees,

"and just as Granny Annie was about to

tell Ruthie what she was going to catch..."

If I'd been a little bit more forceful with you

and Larry, saying don't rush this to press,

maybe we wouldn't be in this situation.

I told you, the government's gonna take this

very seriously. I told...

The next time the FBI hauls you

into a f***ing interrogation,

- your first goddamn phone call is to me!

- I got it. I'm sorry.

Before you even take off

your f***ing seat belt, you call me!

All right, Avril.

You okay?

Yeah, I was dropping Timmy off at school,

and the FBI were there,

and they asked me to go with them and...

Pretty unnerving, huh?

Being questioned like that.

- It was really fast.

- They want your source, right?

Yeah. I didn't give it to them.

I won't give it to them. No way.

Okay, please.

First of all, this is appalling behavior

on the part of the FBI.

Snatching you in front of your kid.

Strong-arming you.

I want to know the name of the agent

that interviewed you.

Well, it wasn't an FBI agent.

It was this guy Patton Dubois.

He's being appointed special prosecutor.

What? You know him?

No.

No. But a special prosecutor,

that's no good.

See, his only requirement

is to find your source,

with nothing else to divert him.

He's gonna have unlimited time,

unlimited moolah,

and the chance of unlimited publicity.

There's a lot more investigative power for

a special prosecutor than there is for a Fed.

Yeah, well, not enough power

to make me reveal my source.

I have a right to protect my source.

- What?

- The federal government

doesn't have a shield law.

Not on issues of national security.

for journalists,

- but not the federal government.

- The administration will back off

when they see how far we will go

to protect Rachel.

The federal government is fighting

for a principle, too.

You see, somebody revealed

top secret information to you.

That is an act of treason.

That is how they see it.

They're gonna take this very, very seriously.

Yeah, well, so am I,

gonna take it very seriously.

- Officer, what's the hold-up?

- Sorry, ma'am.

Are you kidding? My house is right there.

- She's on the list.

- All right, go ahead.

I want a half-hour of reading every day.

- You hear me?

- Am I going to get into trouble

- for not going to school?

- No.

- I'll miss my friends.

- I know you will,

but it's just gonna be for a little while.

You're gonna have a private tutor.

He's really great.

You'll love him. I promise. Kisses.

Butterfly kiss, Eskimo kiss.

I love you.

I told you this would happen.

- You just don't get it, do you?

- This is your fault.

What do you want to listen to, baby?

Who's your best friend?

- Who?

- You!

Bye!

Are we off the record?

Sure. I'll meet you in the back.

You didn't come here to kick my ass,

did you? 'Cause it's not fair.

I'm not trained in that whole,

"Knock somebody's nose into their brain

with the palm of my hand," thing.

No, I use poison darts.

Funny.

I like your mums.

The yellow ones are very cheerful.

Thank you.

Is your husband still writing?

Yeah, all the time. Every day.

I read his novel about the Mossad.

I read it while I was on vacation. It was...

It was very entertaining.

Thank you.

He's just trying to get out the second one.

So...

I'm sorry I lost my cool with you.

Usually it takes a man

to bring out the heinous b*tch in me.

Oscar and I...

It's probably it, you know,

the dagger and all.

He's gone. He left.

We had it out,

and he went to go stay with Allison

'cause we had to send her away, too.

Allison's a great kid.

She seems very grounded.

How do you know her?

You been digging in her past, too?

No. No, I'm a room mother.

Room mother? Man.

You should get hazard pay for that.

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