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he did that right

after they died.

And I was bottoming out.

So, he wanted to get me out

of here for a little while

and he planned

this road trip to DC,

and I think it's because

JFK was his idol.

And we went and

sat in the gallery.

I remember watching

him watch them,

and I knew that that's

what I wanted to do.

I wish they were here

to see all this.

I was...

Didn't expect

to tell you any of that.

David?

David?

- Hello?

- It's Adrian.

Hey.

What are you doing?

Why are you calling?

Hi.

No, I was...

Because I was sleeping.

No.

No, it's not.

Why are you calling?

Okay, well,

I got to go.

No, I got to go. Okay.

I'm so sorry.

It's all right.

Everything okay?

Yeah.

Oh, my God. That was so weird.

I woke up and

you weren't here.

And then the phone rang

and it was my ex

which is just so strange.

Sorry, I guess we hadn't

gotten to any of that stuff yet.

Right.

You know, we broke up a while ago,

and it's over and then he

calls four times in one morning.

He called you four

times this morning?

Mmm-hmm.

How long have you guys

been broken up?

Um...

Three months.

It's like he knew

I was with someone else.

Was it serious?

We were engaged.

So, not really

that serious?

Right.

Well, what happened?

Do you want to know this?

Yeah.

He was a great guy.

Brilliant choreographer

and dancer,

and we had the same

group of friends.

We had known each

other a long time.

Well, he sounds great.

Why didn't you marry him?

Because of you.

I'm not some

hopeless romantic.

I've never allowed myself

to be that way.

But once I felt,

even for a moment,

what I felt with you.

You ruined me. I didn't

want to settle for less.

I know the feeling.

It scares the

sh*t out of me.

I'm not going

to hurt you.

You don't need to say that.

I'm not going

to hurt you.

This is the first time

in 25 years that I don't

feel like I'm by myself.

That's a lot of

responsibility for me.

I don't know if I'm quite

comfortable with that.

Well, too late.

You know, I'm supposed to go

to an interview right now.

What if I told you I wasn't ready

to let you out of my sight quite yet?

- Sounds good.

- You want to go?

Yeah.

All right.

Are you handsome

or is it that Washington

is so populated by

I don't want to say,

hideous abnormalities...

This is getting a little weird.

David Norris,

everybody.

- Excuse me, ma'am.

- Yes?

Congressman Norris asked me

to give you a message.

He was just called

into a meeting.

- He says it's urgent.

- Okay.

He said he'll call you

as soon as he's out

and he'll see you

at the show tonight.

Okay, thank you.

Thanks.

This way, Congressman.

Hello?

Frustrating, isn't it?

My name is Thompson.

Whatever happened

to free will?

We actually tried

free will before.

After taking you from

hunting and gathering

to the height

of the Roman Empire,

we stepped back to see how

you would do on your own.

You gave us the Dark Ages

for five centuries

until finally we decided

we should come back in.

The Chairman thought that maybe

we just needed to do a better job

with teaching you

how to ride a bike

before taking the

training wheels off again.

So, we gave you

the Renaissance,

the Enlightenment,

scientific revolution.

For 600 years

we taught you

to control your

impulses with reason.

Then in 1910,

we stepped back again.

Within 50 years, you had

brought us World War I,

the Depression,

Fascism, the Holocaust,

and capped it off by

bringing the entire planet

to the brink of destruction

in the Cuban missile crisis.

At that point a decision was

taken to step back in again

before you did something

that even we couldn't fix.

You don't have

free will, David.

You have the appearance

of free will.

You expect me

to believe that?

I make decisions

every day.

You have free will over

which toothpaste you use

or which beverage

to order at lunch.

But humanity just

isn't mature enough

to control the

important things.

So, you handle

the important things?

The last time I checked, the

world is a pretty screwed-up place.

It's still here.

If we had left things in

your hands, it wouldn't be.

Tell me why

I can't be with Elise?

Because the last

guy didn't know.

Meeting Elise at the Waldorf

three years ago wasn't chance.

That was us.

We knew she would inspire

you to give that speech.

That speech that brought you

back from the edge of oblivion

and overnight made you the

frontrunner in this coming election.

What are you saying? You

want me to win the election?

This one and

four more after it.

And I'm not just talking

about elections for Senate.

You can matter, David.

Really matter.

What your father wanted when he

took you to the Senate Gallery

when you were 10.

What your brother wanted

when he made you promise

the day before he overdosed

that you wouldn't

be like him.

Why do you think you have that

yearning to be in front of people?

That terrible emptiness

when you're not.

Don't do that.

David, you can

change the world,

but that doesn't happen

if you stay with her.

Why do you people

care who I love?

It's not about her,

it's about you.

What being with her

does to you.

What it does to me?

I'm better when

I'm with her!

Even you said it.

The speech.

In small doses,

Elise was the cure.

But in large doses,

she rubs off on you.

Stop.

David, the president

can't be a loose cannon.

Stop talking.

It's not working.

Why do you refuse to accept what

should be completely obvious by now?

You've seen

what we can do.

You can't doubt we are

who we say we are.

Look, it's not about who

you are, it's about who I am.

Can't outrun

your fate, David.

I just disagree with you

about what my fate is.

I know what I feel for her

and it's not going to change.

All I have are

the choices that I make.

And I choose her

come what may.

It's 6:
20.

If you leave now,

you can make Elise's show.

She's a beautiful dancer.

I thought I made

myself clear.

There is one more piece to

this I haven't mentioned.

I guess I just didn't

have the heart.

If you stay with her,

it not only kills your

dreams, it kills hers.

What?

Elise is about to become one of the

most famous dancers in the country

and eventually one of the

world's greatest choreographers.

If she stays with you,

she ends up teaching

dance to six-year-olds.

When you look back

at all this, David,

just remember

we tried

to reason with you.

I always hear

people saying,

"You can't blame yourself for

what happens to other people,"

but in this case,

really, you can.

This is what

you do, David.

This is what you did

getting into a bar fight

the night you

first got elected.

What you did to get that embarrassing

photo in The New York Post.

We give you opportunities

other people would kill for

and you squander

them with impulse.

It doesn't take

a genius to see Elise

isn't exactly

helping you with this.

It's a sprain, David,

but if you stay with her,

you'll take away the only

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