The Lj Body Politic’s Community posted the pilot’s story line where we can see also jason Dohring’s role. Warming : spoiler!!! (thanks Kisal)

La Community su LJ di “Body Politic” ha postato la trama  dell’episodio pilota dove possiamo imparare molto sul ruolo di Jason Dohring. Attenzione agli spoiler!! Traduzione in lavorazione, postata la metà. (Grazie Kisal)

El Live Journal de la Comunidad sobre Body Politic ha posteado el argumento del episodio piloto, donde podemos ver cómo es el personaje de jason Dohring ¡¡¡¡ ALERTA : SPOILER !!!”

La communauté LJ de «Body Politic» a mis en ligne le scénario de l’épisode pilote, où on peut apprendre beaucoup de choses sur le rôle de Jason Dohring. Attention aux anticipations!! Traduction en cours d’exécution.

Minka Kelly plays Hope, who, following her mother’s death, has just left Michigan and her boyfriend David in order to work in D.C. Her mother left her a letter to read after she died and it, along with a cross medallion she’s wearing, seem to be what’s spurring her on. David doesn’t want her to leave, tells her he can’t wait for her forever, and she tells him that she doesn’t expect him to, but there’s things she needs to know.

When she gets to D.C she’s tries to find a job, and this is the first time she sees Jessica Sharp, who’s played by Gabrielle Union. Hope watches in awe as Jessica, a legislative aid, deftly handles reporters and takes care of her boss, Sen. Adamson. He and Jessica leave together in a limo, and Adamson is hitting on her but she’s reluctant, telling him that she’s seeing someone. He doesn’t care because he himself is married. She tells him that he has a good point but this is the last time, and then they kiss.

Hope’s at the Capitol building, trying to find any work, and this is when she meets Charlie Morris (played by Jason Dohring), a reporter for the Washington Post. He seems instantly smitten, and tries to offer her tips on how to get a position working for Sen. Webster (Tim Matheson).

In the limo, post-coitus, Adamson asks Jessica about her new boyfriend and if she loves him. She shows a bit of vulnerability here but tries to play tough and Adamson warns her that her guy is a big player now and she has to be careful. She brushes him off, wanting to get back to work, but Adamson collapses against her. Vince, the limo driver, and Jessica try to revive him, but he dies. Realizing how it looks, Jessica says that she can’t be found with him and she takes off.
Charlie and Hope talk, he tries to get to know her. He finds out she’s a Republican, like Sen. Webster, and that she was bartender. Sperlock, Webster’s chief of staff, and Zeke, his assistant, appear and are scrambling to find information on a speech that Webster wants to quote. Hope tells Charlie that she just watched that speech and she knows it, so Charlie gets Sperlock’s attention so Hope has a chance to impress him. He is, and Charlie tries talking her up more (Zeke is annoyed) when all of the guys’ phones go off with messages about Adamson’s death (Charlie comes across as kind of dorky but his ringtone is T-Pain, heh). One of my favorite parts of the episode is when they both read the messages about Adamson dying and conservative Sperlock yells for someone to turn on Fox News the same time more liberal Charlie yells for someone to turn on CNN. Hee.

Jessica gets to Adamson’s office, trying to stay composed so nobody suspects she was with him when he died, and everyone is upset or crying over the news. Adamson had been tapped by the President to be his Attorney General, and now nobody knows what they’ll do. Jessica gets a text from Lucky Evans (played by Brian Austin Green) asking her if she’s okay, and as she tries to comfort everyone, telling them they’ll stick together, she texts him back that she NEEDS A JOB!

Sperlock is on the phone with Sen. Webster, expressing his condolences but wanting to know that, since the AG spot is open again, if the President reaches across the aisle (meaning the Democratic President, whom I’m assuming is supposed to Obama even though they never mention him by name, wants a Republican for the position), Webster would want to be AG. Charlie listens to all of this intently, recording it for a scoop on the story. While on the phone with Webster, Sperlock gets a text from Lucky and so Sperlock tells the Senator that they’re already calling about it. Webster says yes, and they hang up. Sperlock takes the tape from Charlie’s recorder, tells him it’s off the record, and then tells Hope that they might have a job for her after all.

Later, Hope’s in the cafeteria picking up lunches for everyone and Charlie catches up with her, wanting to know if she’s going to thank him for helping her get a job, generally flirting. She tells him thanks, that now she works for free, and he tells her that she’s an intern today, staffer tomorrow, that maybe they’d take her along if Webster got the AG gig. Hope is confused so Charlie explains to her that he thinks that text was from Lucky Evans, the President’s adviser, and that it’s a brilliant plan. He’s eager, asks Hope if he can ask her a question, and she immediately tells him that she has a boyfriend. He tells her that that’s the wrong question, but she has a nice ego, and besides, he doesn’t date his sources. He wants her to put back on the record what Sperlock took off so that Charlie can release information about the President wanting Webster, a Republican, for AG. Hope refuses, afraid of risking her new job, even though Charlie assures her that he’ll protect her. He begs, saying that it would be his big break with this news, because if Webster takes the position, his senate seat would be filled by the democratic governor of Michigan, and that would give the democrats sixty senate seats, a filibuster proof majority. Hope doesn’t want to get involved.

Charlie bargains with her, saying that this is how it works- he helps her, she helps him. Their conversation is interrupted by Ben McGrath (Jay Hernandez) showing up. He’s wearing his naval uniform, and he’s supposed to be a real heartbreaker in it. He warns Charlie not to tease him about it. Charlie does anyway and so Ben asks Hope if she thinks anyone would care if he killed a reporter. Hope seems smitten with him, Charlie notices it. So Charlie introduces Hope to him, telling her that Ben works for Sen. Buckley, that before the election she was his military credentials but now he just runs errands for her. He introduces her to Ben with, “Hope’s got a boyfriend.” Ben asks if that’s true or she was just trying to let Charlie down gently and he stares her down.

Hope looks away, asks how the two know each other, and Charlie says Ben lives in his building (and then Ben says that Charlie lives in his). Ben then turns his attention to Charlie, asks him about Adamson and how Jessica must be taking it, wondering how long it is before she tries to get a job with Buckley. Charlie asks why Buckley and Ben asks who else would they give the AG job to? Charlie and Hope share a look and she goes to leave. As she gets in the elevator, he tells her that she never answered his question, and as the doors close, she tells him the answer is ‘no.’ Ben laughs, Charlie tells him to shut up, it’s not what he thinks, and Ben says that it’s cool and if he likes her, Ben will leave her alone. Charlie says that she didn’t even know who Ben was, and Ben teases that Charlie does like her. He denies it more, they banter back and forth to show that they’re good friends who just like to taunt each other, and they both make their way to a committee meeting on banking, housing and urban development, with Sen. Buckley acting as chair.

In the room, they stand in the back with Ruby Cook (Jenny Wade) and they all listen in. The meeting is with some of the public who are at risk of losing their homes because they can’t afford their mortgages and they’re there to be the face of a potential bill that could put a freeze on foreclosures in order to give people a chance to save their homes. One senator asks why these people feel they should get such a break. As this meeting takes place, Ruby asks Ben and Charlie if they have heard from Jessica since Adamson’s death. Before either can answer her, a man stands to make an impassioned plea about why they need this foreclosure freeze, but Sen. Buckley, the chairman, isn’t even there.

Charlie quietly asks Ruby where she is, and Ruby says she’s in a meeting with Mullin, who Charlie calls “the Maverick from Memphis” and asks what Buckley did to piss him off this time. Ruby doesn’t get the chance to answer before Buckley rushes into the room yelling about Mullin being a democrat, and to act like it, and mutters about “no wonder we lost the South.” Mullin seriously tells her that they lost the South when they lost God, and she replies sarcastically that God doesn’t vote. The meeting continues with all of them, now.

Afterwards, Mullin catches up with Ruby, who seems to have a thing for him. He tells her that the president is going with Webster for AG and that Buckley wanted it, but that Mullin (a dem) is going to endorse Webster instead. Ruby catches on to what Charlie explained to Hope earlier- that with Webster as AG, his senate seat would be filled by a dem giving them the majority. Ruby asks Mullin why Buckley wouldn’t be happy about that, and he tells her that she only cares about being AG.

Jessica’s in her office, trying to get rid of all evidence that she had an inappropriate relationship with Adamson, and Miles, her assistant, pops in to tell her that the Huffington Post is reporting that a female was spotted getting into the limo with Adamson, but they couldn’t identify her. Miles asks her who she thinks it is as she starts to panic.

At Webster’s office, Hope is at work and Zeke is giving her a hard time. Sperlock rushes in with news that the senator is in the building. He tells Zeke to get coffee and after he leaves, Zeke passes that order down to Hope. He taunts her some about how much she wanted this job, talks about her background check. This makes Hope nervous.

She tries to deny anything but he keeps pressing. Sperlock interrupts, wants to know what’s going on, and Zeke informs him that Hope never even graduated from college. Hope seems relieved that this is the info he had. Turns out she didn’t graduate because she still owes them $2000 for parking tickets, and Sperlock laughs it off, telling Zeke that they probably need to find her a paying job then, and warns Zeke about wanting his coffee now.

Ruby is at Sen. Mullin’s house, and his wife, Martha, drunkenly answers the door, chiding her for being late. Ruby tries to explain but Martha tells her to just go on to the bathroom, that the doctor is already there. She meets eyes with Mullin and he mouths his thank yous.

Later, in the bathroom, Martha comes in and apologizes for taking so long with the doctor. Ruby gives her the cup full with urine and Martha takes it gratefully, telling her, “Three months down, nine to go” and that it could have been worse, the judge could have been a republican. She asks Ruby to give her a few minutes to get rid of the doctor. As Ruby’s trying to sneak out, Mullin calls her into his study and they watch the committee meeting about the foreclosure freeze on C-SPAN. Mullin is smoking, Ruby asks if his wife knows, and he says that he lies to her about it and she lies to him about the pills. Ruby asks him if she smells it on him, and he says that she’d have to get close to him for that. They share a lingering look but Mullin breaks the tension to ask Ruby her opinion about Webster and asks if he’s better than Buckley. Ruby says, parties aside, yes, and sings his praises. Mullin sadly tells her that he’s not endorsing Webster, because Buckley vowed to kill the foreclosure freeze if he does, even though is a democratic bill that would help many. Mullin says that on the bright side, if she was AG, she’d be out of the senate. Mullin keeps watching the pleas from the earlier meeting as they’re replayed on TV, getting choked up. Ruby looks like she wants to comfort him but instead she leaves.

At Jessica’s apartment, she’s in bed with Lucky. The script makes note of an original Andy Warhol painting of Teddy Kennedy hanging on the wall. Lucky and Jessica talk and tease, and it’s obvious she’s really falling for him. They watch some more news reports about Adamson’s death, and although she’s sad and shaken, she asks Lucky what is she going to do now? He tells her that they have freshmen senators she could work for, and she scoffs because at freshman because her senator was going to be AG, could have been president. Lucky teases her about that, and she says that he was more qualified than Lucky’s guy, the current president. They banter some more before they’re interrupted by Ruby at the door. She begs Jessica to answer, says that something happened between Mullin and Buckley and she’s not sure how to handle it.

Something clicks for Jessica and she confronts Lucky that they’re going after Webster for AG, and he tries to deny it. Jessica is upset, says that Buckley deserves it and that if she’s pissed at Mullin, it’s because he’s endorsing the other side. She wants Lucky to confirm it, but he tells her to see what Ruby wants.

At the door, Jessica asks her what she wants, and she stammers about wanting to know what Jessica would do if she knew a senator was being blackmailed by another senator into not doing something that he thought was best for the people. Lucky listens in on all of this from the living room. Jessica harshly tells her to grow up, that it’s governing, not blackmail and she demands more of an explanation of what Ruby means. Ruby says nothing, so Jessica surmises that Buckley is holding a metaphorical gun to Mullin’s head because he’s going to endorse Webster over her. Ruby’s stunned that Jessica guessed that, but Jessica presses to know what’s in the gun. Ruby finally admits it’s the foreclosure freeze.

Jessica seems impressed by Buckley being an animal over it, tells Ruby that she should stay the hell out of it. Ruby asks if that’s what she would do, and Jessica tells her that she knows what she wouldn’t do, and that’s fall in love with the married man she’s working for. Ruby is stunned, Jessica tells her to work on her poker face. Jessica closes the door to find that Lucky is leaving out the back.

She confronts him, realizes that he’s going to try to go to Mullin to get him to change his mind and endorse Webster anyway. As he leaves, Jessica spots Vince, the limo driver, parked across the street. He gets out and approaches her, tells her about the offers he’s getting to cave and give a name of the mysterious woman who was with Adamson. Jessica gets his hint that he wants money, asks what the bids are (50 grand is his answer) and then tells him to forget it, that she’s out of a job. He tells her that he is too, now. He leaves and Jessica looks to her painting of Teddy.

On the rooftop of Jessica’s building, Charlie, Ben and Miles are relaxing after a long day of work. Miles is writing up a roommate wanted ad on his laptop. There’s some bantering and teasing between the guys about what he should want in a roommate. Ruby appears, after her confrontation with Jessica, and teasingly says that they shouldn’t make fun of Ben, it’s not his fault the camera loves him. He tells her, annoyed, “Oh, go pee in a cup” and she looks as hurt by the comment as Charlie looks confused. He asks what that means as Ruby tries not to cry, and Ben says it’s just a figure of speech and looks apologetically at Ruby.

Charlie’s chance to inquire further is interrupted by his TPain ringtone going off, and he reads a text and then announces, surprised, that his blog article got picked up by the paper and he’s getting his first front page. Everyone cheers and hugs him, genuinely happy for him and his big break. After they settle down, Ben asks what the story is.

Hope is in a cheap motel room, staring at the Capitol building as she calls David. She leaves him a message when he doesn’t pick up. She seems sad as she tells him details about her day, including how she got a job and met some cool people. She sees that Sen. Webster is on TV, so she wraps up the call and tells him that she misses him.

She turns all of her attention to the news, where the anchor is saying that Webster has been pegged to replace Adamson as the president’s new pick for AG, and that this news story was broken by reporter Charlie Morris, who attributed the information to an unnamed congressional staffer. Hope is shocked and angry.

The next day, Luck is meeting with Mullin, and he’s pressuring him to endorse Webster anyway, asking him to trust him that the foreclosure freeze will pass, to trust him that Buckley won’t do anything to stop it. Mullin nods that he will, even though he seems to know something Lucky doesn’t. Lucky’s satisfied with their meeting and he leaves.

At the cafeteria, Ben, Miles and Charlie are all in line for food, each reading the paper with his cover story, when Hope rushes in. Charlie spots her and happily tries to stop her, asking her if she survived her first day. She’s clearly angry with him and moves around him without a word. He reaches for her arm to spin her around and stop her so he can explain, and she slaps her own copy of the paper against his chest and demands an explanation of how he could do that to her. He tries to tell her that she wasn’t his source, to let him explain, that she doesn’t understand, but she rebuffs him at every turn before leaving in a huff. Charlie wants to go after her but Ben warns him not to. Ruby appears and asks what’s wrong and Ben tells her that Charlie likes Hope. Charlie tells him to shut up as Miles picks up Hope’s paper that fell to the floor after the confrontation. He notices she has the classified section out with apartment listings circled, asks what the guys think.

As Hope is leaving, she’s stopped by security through the metal detector. It’s her necklace, the medallion, setting it off. The guard says that it’s a navy cross and she says it was her father’s.

Hope is at work in the office when Sperlock comes in and says that he’s giving out a general warning to everyone about talking to the press, and the next time something like this happens, he fires everyone. Hope seems relieved that he doesn’t automatically suspect her.

Later, back at the cafeteria, Hope has her lunch and wonders where to sit. Zeke and other people from her office are at a nearby table but she passes them, unsure. Ben and Ruby are at another table and Ben waves her over.

He introduces her to Ruby and they all chat as Miles, over at another table, keeps motioning to them. Ben says about her paper, the circled apartment ads, and how Miles wants to know if she has a roommate. Ruby notices how Ben and Hope seem to flirt, and finally Ben tells her that Miles has a bedroom he’s trying to rent out in their building. Hope gets excited for a second but then remembers that that means Charlie would live in the building, too. Before Ben can say anything, everyone’s cells go off with messages at the same time. Ruby takes off in distress, wondering aloud how he could do it without telling her.

Ben and Hope are left alone at the table, and they flirt more and she asks for the address so she can see the apartment. He gives it to her, after even more flirting, and as she’s leaving, a messenger comes by and drops off an envelope for Ben. He opens it after she leaves and sees that it’s just a typed warning for him to tell the truth or they will.

Outside the Capitol, Jessica and Lucky watch as Mullin announces his endorsement of Webster. Jessica asks Lucky what she had on him to get him to change his mind and he says that sometimes people just do the right thing because it’s right. He asks Jessica if she still wants to work for the AG, and she scoffs at the idea of working for republican Webster. There’s a lot of discussion about her politics and beliefs, and about the new era in Washington being a honeymoon but that she doesn’t believe everything is going to change. Lucky tells her that it’s different this time and the job offer is good until the end of the day.

Later, after the press conference, Jessica and Ruby watch as Mullin and Webster leave, and Sen. Buckley rushes to them. There’s tension between the three senators, and after Webster leaves, Buckley tells Mullin that his foreclosure freeze is dead. When they leave, Jessica asks Ruby what’s she waiting for (for not going immediately after an upset Mullin) and Ruby takes off toward him as Jessica goes to follow Buckley.

She approaches Buckley, a fellow dem, about a job. There’s a rough exchange as Buckley tells her that she is dear friends with Adamson’s wife, and that Jessica is the reason the glass ceiling exists. It’s clear that she knows what’s up and that Jessica won’t be getting a job with her. Jessica is genuinely hurt by the ridicule but finds her resolve, and then she types a text to Lucky that he was right about things being different this time and that she’ll take the job with Webster.

Later that night, Hope is taking a cab to see the apartment. She buzzes for Ben’s apartment but there’s no answer. Charlie calls out to her from a window above her head, asking what she’s doing there. She tells him she wanted to see the apartment but she’ll come back later. Charlie yells out that he understands she’s mad but that she’s not the only person in her office. Hope stops and asks if someone else talked to him. He says he can’t tell her but…yes, and asks if she still wants to see the apartment.

Jessica is in her apartment, on the phone with Lucky who is at his office reading over Buckley’s file. They’re talking about her new job and her nerves when her doorbell rings, and it’s Charlie with Hope. He tells her that Miles isn’t home to show Hope the apartment so he wants to know if she can see Jessica’s since it’s the same layout. Jessica immediately asks her if she’s dem or republican (republican). Jessica seems impressed. Then evangelical or neocon ?(she’s neither- a moderate). Jessica seems kind of annoyed now, says she’d be Miles problem anyway, and then looks at Charlie and tells him that she doesn’t see this ending well for him. Then she slams the door in their faces. Charlie tells Hope that he thinks Jessica liked her.

Hope admits to him that Jessica was the first person she saw when she came to DC, that Jessica was with Adamson, handling the reporters, before Hope met Charlie in the Capitol building. Charlie puts two and two together to realize that that means Jessica was with Adamson right before he died. He asks Hope if they were coming in or going out, and she says going out, not getting what he’s getting to. Charlie rings the doorbell again and Jessica answers, still on the phone, annoyed, saying she’s busy. He says it’ll just be a minute and ushers Hope in, pointing to the bedroom that would be hers in the similar layout in Miles’s room.

Jessica gets off the phone, leaving her alone with Charlie. He questions her about Lady X, the mysterious woman who was photographed in the limo with Adamson. She says that she heard the photo was fake, and Charlie says he did, too, but that he was going to call the limo driver anyway, asks Jessica for his number. She seems upset and vulnerable, which surprises Charlie, and she asks him softly if he’ll drop it if she asks him to. He says that it depends on why she’s asking him to, and she says she’s worried about his legacy. They stare at each other; he doesn’t believe her, she knows it. She says she’d owe him one, and he finally agrees.

Hope comes from the bedroom saying how much she loves the place, and Charlie takes the time to better introduce them. He tells Jessica that Hope is working for Webster. Jessica shows interest in this, asks Hope how far left Webster is willing to go to get the AG gig. Hope seems lost, so Charlie tells her she’s only been working for him for a day. Jessica tells her that boobs and brains are rare in this city so not to worry. Jessica tells Charlie to show Hope the roof. Hope leaves to head up there and Charlie goes to follow her before he notices the empty space on Jessica’s wall. He asks where Teddy (the painting) went and Jessica says she sold it, that unemployment is expensive.

Charlie and Hope are alone on the roof and Hope seems in awe of the city. Charlie talks about how he likes to come to the roof to remind him that it’s a cool country they have, and then he acknowledges how corny that sounds. She doesn’t think it’s corny. They talk about how he’s had to come to the roof a lot in recent years. He asks her why she’s in DC now, what’s her reason. She says world peace and asks him his. He tells her it’s lies, and after they were lied into a war, he wanted to do anything he could to shine light on the liars. She says he must be busy then and Charlie laughs.

He tells her more about the other people who live in the building, that Miles is all about global warming, Ruby about ending poverty, though she doesn’t want to lose her trust fund to do it, and that Jessica was the youngest chief of NOW, back when she was still a human being. Hope asks about Ben, what his issue is, and Charlies says that Ben is Ben’s issue. Charlie watches her intently, and after a beat he asks her if it would be weird if he kissed her. She doesn’t want to hurt his feelings so she says yes, because she’s taking the apartment.

Miles shows up just then and Charlie tells him that he got a new roommate. Below and outside, Ruby is back from jogging and Ben is pulling up on his motorcycle, and they all come up to the roof. Charlie notices the way Hope keeps watching Ben, who’s bringing them all beer.

They all drink together, Ruby wanting to make a toast and Charlie wanting her to promise that she won’t include the word ‘change.’ Ruby tells Hope that Charlie pretends not to be as excited as the rest of them but that he is. They don’t have a bottle opener, so Hope, flirting with Ben again, uses his belt buckle to open the beer. The two flirt even more, and Charlie gives Hope another beer to open, but this one explodes all over Ben because Charlie shook it up. They all laugh at him.

The next day, after Adamson’s funeral, Lucky confronts Buckley over her freezing the foreclosure bill just because she won’t be AG. He’s carrying a file on her, and she suspects that he’s got some dirt and asks him how good his hand is. He throws the file in the garbage and says that he expects she’ll do what’s right. There’s talk about Mullin and consciences and Buckley gets angry. Lucky admits that he votes in California and that he voted for her, but this is the reason he won’t ever do it again. He leaves her and she pulls the file out of the trash.

Charlie’s helping Hope move into the apartment, and they’re both excited when she gets her very first phone call there. She answers it as he leaves to get more of her stuff, and when he returns, she’s already dressed in a really sexy dress and trying to rush out. Charlie’s stunned and flustered by how good she looks as she tells him that Zeke called her and she’s needed at a party for Webster, and she has to rush out. Charlie takes more stuff into her apartment after she leaves and while he’s in there, David calls and leaves a message on the machine. He says that someone from Webster’s office called him and was asking questions about her and her mom, and that he’s worried and wants to know if she’s in trouble, so he’s coming to DC. Charlie listens to the message and then writes down the number from the caller ID.

On her way out, Hope runs into Ben and the flirt again before she heads out. At the party, Hope’s disappointed to learn that she’s less of a guest and more of a worker and that she has to wear an apron to pass out food.

Jessica and Zeke are guests, though, and during the party news breaks that the democratic governor of Florida is appointing a republican as the new senator to replace Webster, which means that the democrats won’t get their majority anyway. Jessica asks Lucky what he did to piss her off and Lucky says that she’s being investigated and the president won’t drop it. Jessica knows how upset this makes him.

Later on in the night, Hope finds herself alone in Webster’s study, and she looks at his war medals. The only one missing in the case is a medallion that she’s wearing because Webster’s her father, and that’s the secret that was in her mother’s letter. She runs into him on her way out, and they talk politely. He has no idea who she is.

It ends at the the end of the night, everyone on the rooftop, working or relaxing, News that the foreclosure freeze has passed and they’re all in a good mood. Ben shows up at the door and Hope seems happy to see him until his date shows up behind him. The date closes the door behind her, even though they all scream for her not to, and that locks them out. When it starts raining, Hope laughs while everyone else scrambles. Charlie joins in on laughing, too, and soon the only one still pounding on the door is Jessica.

Parte della traduzione by Aryannina & Orne

Minka Kelly interpreta Hope, che dopo la morte della madre lascia il Michigan e il fidanzato David per lavorare a Washington . Sua madre prima di morire le lasciò una lettera , e questa insieme a un medaglione che indossa , sembrano la causa che la incitano a compiere questo passo.David non vuole che lei se ne vada e gli dice che non può aspettarla in eterno, lei risponde che non se lo aspetta e che comunque ci sono delle cose che deve sapere e parte.

Una volta arrivata a Washington si mette in cerca di una lavoro, è questa la prima volta che incontra Jessica Sharp, interpretata da Gabrielle Union. Hope guarda a Jessica con soggezione, braccio destro del senatore Adamson.Nell’episodio i due lasciano la scena in limuosine, Adamson ci prova con Jessica, nonostante lei cerchi di resistergli con la scusa che sta vedendo qualcuno. Lui sembra non curarsene visto che è addirittura sposato. Alla fine lei cede, sottolineando però che sarà l’ultima volta. Infine si baciano.

Hope è al Capitol building, in cerca di lavoro, ed è qui che incontra Charlie Morris ( interpretato da Jason Dohring), un reporter del Washington Post. Lui sembra subito attratto da lei, e cerca di suggerirle alcuni spunti per farle ottenere il lavoro col Sen Webster. ( Tim Matheson).

Nella limuosine, dopo aver consumato, Adamson chiede a Jessica se sia innamorata del suo nuovo fidanzato. Lei sembra imbarazzarsi, e Adamson interviene ricordandole che dovrebbe andarci cauta in quanto lui è un grande giocatore. Poco dopo, tornando al lavoro, Adamson collassa di fronte a Jessica. Vince, il conducente della limousine, e Jessica, cercano di rianimarlo, ma senza successo. Realizzato il decesso, Jessica si dilegua, dicendo che sia meglio non farsi trovare con lui dopo l’accaduto.
Charlie e Hope parlano insieme, lui cerca di conoscerla. Scopre che è una repubblicana , come il senatore Webster e che era stata una cameriera. Sperlock e Zeck, rispettivamente capo dello staff e il suo assistente, appaiono sulla scena, in cerca di un’idea sul discorso che Webster vuole fare. Hope dice a Charlie che ha visto il discorso e lo conosce, quindi Charlie lo fa notare a Sperlock in modo che Hope abbia la sua chance di impressionarlo.Quando Charlie realizza che Sperlock è davvero impressionato cerca di aiutarla ancora di più approfittando di tutti i loro cellulari che cominciano a lasciare messaggi, portando la notizia della morte di Adamson. C’è un momento in cui il conservativo Sperlock urla di accendere Fox News e il più liberale Charlie urla di accendere la CNN.

Jessica torna nell’ufficio di Adamson, cercando di rimanere composta così che nessuno possa sospettare che lei fosse col senatore quando questi è morto ,mentre tutti sono tristi e piangono per la notizia. Adamson era stato appena nominato procuratore generale dal presidente e nessuno sa cosa fare. Jessica prende un fascicolo passatogli da Lucky Evans ( interpretato da Brian Austin Green) , lui le chiede se sta bene e infine dopo aver cercato di tranquillizzare gli altri confida a Lucky che gli servirà un lavoro.

Sperlock è al telefono col senatore Webster , gli fa le condoglianze ma gli ricorda che si concorre ancora per il posto di procuratore generale, lui vorrebbe ambire a quel posto.Charlie ascolta intenzionalmente e registra il tutto, per ottenere uno scoop della storia. Sperlock prende un fascicolo da Lucky, informando il senatore che stanno già lavorando alla faccenda. Una volta agganciato, Sperlock prende il video di Charlie e gli dice che la cosa deve rimanere fuori dalle telecamere oltre ad informare Hope che alla fine di tutto potrebbe anche avere un lavoro per lei.

Più tardi Hope si trova nella caffetteria per procurare il pranzo a tutti quando si incontra con Charlie il quale spera che lei lo ringrazierà per aver ottenuto il lavoro mentre flirta con lei amabilmente. lei lo ringrazia gli ricorda che per ora sta lavorando per nulla mentre lui le ricorda che per oggi è solo un interno, che domani diventerà parte dello staff e poi anche altro se il Sen Webster diventerà il procuratore generale. Lei sembra confusa così lui le spiega che lui pensa che il messaggio di prima fosse da parte di Lucky Evans, il consigliere del presidente,e che questo sia un piano brillante. charlie appare davvero euforico e le chiede se può farle una domanda ma nello stesso istante lei lo blocca dicendole che ha il ragazzo. lui risponde che non era la domanda che voleva farle ma che trova il suo ego divertente oltre al fatto che di solito non si vede con le sue “fonti”. Vuole che lei le faccia riavere la registrazione che Sperlock gli ha preso così che lui possa avere la prova che il presidente vuole Webster, un repubblicano, come procutatore generale ma Hope rifiuta di farlo per paura di rischiare il suo nuovo posto di lavoro anche se Charlie le assicura che lui la proteggerebbe. La prega dicendole che per lui sarebbe davvero uno scoop sensazionale perchè se Webster prendesse davvero quella posizione la sua sedia al senato andrebbe ad un democratico del Michigan e questo darebbe 6 seggi ai democratici che diventerebbero la maggioranza, ma lei non vuole essere coinvolta.

Charlie la prega dicendole che è così che funziona: lui aiuta lei, lei aiuta lui. La loro conversazione viene interrotta da Ben McGrath (Jay Hernandez). Indossa la sua uniforme della marina che lo fa sentire un vero rubacuori. Avvisa Charlie di non prenderlo ingiro per questo ma Charlie lo fa lo stesso così Ben chiede ad Hope se per lei sia un problema se lui ucciderà un reporter a caso. Hope sembra punzecchiarsi con lui e Charlie lo nota. Charlie presenta Hope a Ben e la informa che lui lavora per la sen Buckley che prima delle elezioni rappresentava le sue credenziali militari ma che al momento lui si occupava solo di farle delle commissioni. nel presentarla a ben Charlie dice “Hope ha il ragazzo” e Ben chiede ad Hope se fosse vero o se lei non stesse solo cercando di liberarsi delle attenzioni di Charlie.

Hope fa a finta di niente e cambia argomento chiedendo ai due come si sono conosciuti e Charlie le racconta che Ben vive nel suo stesso palazzo poi Ben porta l’attenzione su Charlie chiedendogli di Adamson e come l’avese presa Jessica, pensando a quanto tempo la stessa avesse perso cercando un lavoro presso la sen Buckley.  …continua..

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Hope ( Minka Kelly ) tras la muerte de su madre , abandona Michigan y a su novio David para trabajar en el Distrito Federal ( D.F. )
Su madre le deja una carta para leer tras su muerte y una medalla y parece que es esto lo que la impulsa a irse . David no quiere que se marche y le dice que no puede esperarla para siempre . Ella le responde que no espera eso de él y que necesita respuestas.
Cuando llega al D.F. , busca trabajo y es entonces cuando conoce a Jessica Sharp (Gabrielle Union ) Hope ve como Jessica, una asistente legislativa , maneja hábilmente a reporteros y cuida de su jefe el Senador Adamson. Él y Jessica salen juntos en una limusina y él intenta seducirla , pero ella está reacia y le dice que se ve con alguien . A él no le importa porque está casado . Se besan .
Hope está en el Capitolio , tratando de lograr un empleo y allí conoce a Charlie Morris (Jason Dohring), un reportero del Washington Post. Él se enamora al instante y le ofrece todos los trucos que conoce para que logre obtener un trabajo con el Sen. Webster (Tim Matheson).
En la limusina , tras tener sexo , Adamson pregunta a Jessica sobre su nuevo novio y si le quiere . Ella muestra cierta vulnerabilidad , pero intenta jugar duro y Adamson la advierte de que ha de ser cuidadosa. Ella intenta volver al trabajo , pero Adamson se desploma . Vince, el conductor , y ella intentan reanimarlo sin éxito . Jessica dice que no pueden encontrarla allí y se marcha .
Charlie y Hope charlan . Él intenta averiguar cosas sobre ella y descubre que es republicana como el Sen. Webster, y que trabajó como camarera. Sperlock, jefe del personal de Webster , y Zeke, su ayudante , aparecen y andan embarullando para encontrar información sobre un discurso que Webster quiere citar. Hope le dice a Charlie que ella conoce ese discurso . Así Charlie logra atraer la atención de Sperlock sobre ella y darle la oportunidad de impresionarlo . Él lo está . Todos los teléfonos empiezan a sonar con mensajes sobre la muerte de Adamson.
Jessica llega a la oficina de Adamson , donde todo el mundo está conmocionado , intentando mantener la compostura para que nadie sospeche que estaba con él cuando murió . Adamson había sido propuesto por el Presidente para ser Fiscal General y ahora nadie sabe lo que ocurrirá . Jessica recibe un texto de Lucky Evans ( Brian Austin Green) que le pregunta si está bien , y al tiempo que conforta a todos diciéndoles que siguen siendo un equipo , le responde que ¡ necesita un trabajo!
Sperlock está al teléfono con el Sen. Webster, expresando sus condolencias , pero intentando lograr información sobre si Webster querría ser Fiscal General , ahora que la busca de un nuevo candidato se ha abierto , Charlie escucha todo esto y lo graba para tener la exclusiva . Webster dice que sí . Sperlock toma la cinta de la grabadora Charlie y le dice que todo es confidencial . Después le dice a Hope que hay un trabajo para ella.
Más tarde , Hope está en la cafetería , recogiendo el almuerzo de todos y Charlie la aborda y le pregunta , claramente flirteando , si no va a darle las gracias por haberle conseguido un empleo. Ella le da las gracias y le dice que trabaja gratis . Él responde que ahora es una meritoria , que mañana será parte del personal y que eso la llevará lejos si Webster logra ser Fiscal General. Hope está confundida , así que Charlie se lo explica . Como el muestra demasiado entusiasmo y le dice si puede hacerle una pregunta , ella le aclara que tiene novio .Él replica que esa no era la pregunta y que tiene un ego demasiado grande . Con la afirmación de que él jamás revela sus fuentes, le pide que le consiga la cinta que Sperlock le quitó , de modo que tenga la información de que el Presidente quiere a Webster como Fiscal Gral. Hope se niega , temerosa de perder su recién estrenado trabajo ,incluso aunque Charlie asegura que la protegerá . Él le suplica que le consiga la grabación , diciendo que es su gran oportunidad , porque si Webster logra el cargo , su asiento en el Senado será ocupado por el Gobernador demócrata de Michigan . Hope no quiere verse involucrada .
Charlie regatea con ella , diciéndole que las cosas funcionan así : yo te ayudo , tú me ayudas . Su conversación se ve interrumpida al aparecer Ben McGrath (Jay Hernandez) . Lleva su uniforme de la Marina y está convencido de ser un rompecorazones . Advierte a Charlie de que no bromee sobre ello .Charlie lo hace de todos modos y entonces Ben le pregunta a Hope si cree que a alguien la importaría que mataran a un reportero. Hope parece haber sufrido un flechazo y Charlie lo nota . Así que Charlie los presenta y le dice a Hope que Ben trabaja para el Sen. Buckley y a Ben “ya tiene novio “ . Ben pregunta si es cierto o sólo una manera cortés de quitarse de encima a Charlie.
Hope les pregunta cómo es que se conocen y Charlie dice que viven en el mismo edificio. Ben vuelve su atención hacia Charlie, preguntándole por Adamson , por cómo se lo debe de estar tomando Jessica, y cuánto tardará en buscar un trabajo con Buckley.
Hope los deja y se dirige al ascensor . Charlie la sigue y le dice que no ha respondido a su pregunta. Mientras las puertas se cierran , ella dice que es “no” . Ben se ríe y Charlie le manda callar , pues no es lo que parece . Ben le toma el pelo diciéndole que está claro que ella le gusta . Charlie lo niega aún más . Siguen bromeando , demostrando que son buenos amigos y que disfrutan pinchándose entre sí . Ambos se dirigen a una reunión del comité sobre desarrollo urbanístico en el que el Sen. Buckley actúa como presidente.
En la sala coinciden con Ruby Cook (Jenny Wade) . La reunión se desarrolla con personas que están en peligro de perder sus hogares porque no pueden hacer frente a sus hipotecas y que pretenden lograr la paralización de las ejecuciones hipotecarias.
Mientras este encuentro se desarrolla , Ruby pregunta a Ben y Charlie si han sabido algo de Jessica desde la muerte de Adamson. Antes de que alguno responda , un hombre toma la palabra para hacer un apasionado discurso acerca de por qué necesitan parar las ejecuciones de sus préstamos, pero el Sen. Buckley, el presidente , no está allí.
Jessica está en su oficina , intentando borrar cualquier evidencia de que tuviera una relación inapropiada con Adamson, y Miles, su asistente le dice que el Huffington Post está informando de que había una mujer con Adamson en la
limusina , pero que aún no ha sido identificada . Miles le pregunta quien cree que puede ser y ella empieza a sentir pánico.
En la oficina de Webster , Hope está trabajando y Zeke le está dando un mal día. Sperlock llega con la noticia de que senador está en el edificio. Le pide a Zeke que traiga café y , cuando se marcha , Zeke pasa esa orden a Hope. Se mofa de cuánto necesita ella ese trabajo y acerca de revisar su pasado . Esto poner nerviosa a Hope.
Sperlock aparece y pregunta qué está ocurriendo . Zeke le informa de que Hope ni siquiera se ha graduado en el instituto . Hope parece aliviada de que sea esa la información que él maneja . Alega que no pudo graduarse porque les debe aún 2000 dólares en tickets de aparcamiento .Sperlock se ríe y dice a Zeke que deberían encontrarle un trabajo remunerado y , al tiempo , le dice que quiere su café ya .
Ruby está en la casa del Sen. Mullin . Su esposa , Martha, abre la puerta tambaleándose y reprendiéndola por llegar tarde . Ruby intenta explicarse , pero Martha le dice que vaya al baño , que el doctor la espera . Su mirada se cruza con la de Mullin , que le da las gracias.
Más tarde , Martha entra en el baño y se disculpa por haberse entretenido tanto con el médico. Ruby le da un recipiente lleno de orina y Martha lo toma agradecida diciendo que ya han pasado tres meses de los nueve . Le pide a Ruby unos minutos para hablar de nuevo con el médico.
Mientras Ruby intenta escabullirse, Mullin la llama a su estudio y ambos miran la reunion del comité sobre la paralización de las ejecuciones de hipotecas . Mullin está fumando y Ruby le pregunta si lo sabe su mujer , a lo que él responde que le miente en esto como lo hace ella sobre las píldoras. Ruby le pregunta si es que ella no lo huele , a lo que el replica que tendría que estar cerca para eso . Ambos se sostienen la mirada y Mullin rompe la tension preguntado a Ruby su opinion sobre Webster, si le considera mejor que Buckley. Ruby admite que , partidos aparte , sí y canta sus alabanzas . Mullin le dice que no respalda a Webster, porque Buckley juró acabar con la congelación de ejecuciones hipotecarias si lo hacía . Mullin dice que el lado bueno es que , si el llega a Fiscal General , ella estará fuera del Senado . Mullin sigue mirando en la TV las peticiones al comité . Ruby parece querer confortarlo , pero se marcha.
En el apartamento de Jessica , ésta comparte cama con Lucky. Charlan y bromean y es obvio que ella está enamorada de él . Miran reportajes Sobre la muerte de Adamson . Ella está triste y conmocionada y le pregunta a Lucky qué va a hacer ahora . Él le responde que hay un montón de recientes senadores para los que podría trabajar , y ella se burla de los senadores novatos porque su senador iba a ser Fiscal Gral . y podría haber sido Presidente. Lucky bromea sobre eso y ella replica que estaba más cualificado que el tipo de Lucky, el actual Presidente. Siguen pinchándose , hasta que son interrumpidos por Ruby , que llama a la puerta. Suplica una respuesta por parte de Jessica , diciendo que ha ocurrido algo entre Mullin y Buckley y que ella no sabe cómo manejarlo .
Algo hace click en el cerebro de Jessica y le dice a Lucky que ellos andan detrás de Webster como F.G. . El intenta negarlo . Jessica está moelesta y dice que es Buckley quien merece el puesto , y que si está enfadada con Mullin, es porque él apoya al otro bando . Quiere que Lucky se lo confirme todo , pero él le pide que vea qué quiere Ruby .
En la puerta , Jessica le pregunta qué quiere y Ruby balbucea acerca de qué haría Jessica si supiera que un senador está siendo chantajeado por otro para que no haga algo que cree mejor para el pueblo . Lucky lo escucha todo desde el salon . Jessica le responde con dureza que crezca, que eso no se llama chantaje , sino gobernar y le pide una explicación acerca de lo que Ruby trata de decir . Ella no dice nada, así que Jessica conjetura que Buckley sostiene una metafórica pistola contra la cabeza de Mullin y es por eso por lo que va a apoyar a Webster . Ruby está anonadada de que Jessica lo haya adivinado , pero Jessica la presiona para que diga qué hay en el arma . Ruby admite que es la congelación de las ejecuciones hipotecarias.
Jessica parece impresionada por la estrategia de Buckley y le dice a Ruby que deberia mantenerse aparte . Ruby le pregunta si es eso lo que ella haría y Jessica le dice que sabe lo que no haría : enamorarse de el hombre casado para el que trabaja. Ruby está anonadada y Jessica le dice que vaya trabajando su cara de póker . Cierra la puerta para descubrir que Lucky se marcha.
Se enfrenta a él , comprendiendo que va a ir a ver a Mullin para intentar que cambia de opinión y apoye a Webster . Jessica ve a Vince, el chófer de la limusina, aparcado en la calle. Sale y se aproxima a ella dicéndole la cantidad de ofertas que ha recibido para desvelar la identidad de la misteriosa mujer que estaba con Adamson. Jessica sabe que quiere dinero y le pregunta que cómo va la puja. La respuesta es 50 de los grandes . Le dice que lo olvide , que ahora no tiene trabajo . Él responde que también está desempleado y se marcha.
En la azotea del edificio de Jessica, Charlie, Ben y Miles se están relajando después de un largo día de trabajo .
Miles está escribiendo en su ordenador un anuncio en busca de compañero de piso . Hay bromas entre los chicos acerca de las cualidades que querría en un compañero de piso . Ruby aparece , tras su confrontación con Jessica, y bromeando , dice que no deberían hacer bromas a costa de Ben , pues no es culpa suya que la cámara lo adore . Énojado el le dice “vete a hacer pipí en un frasco “ . Ella parece tan dolida por el comentario , como Charlie confuso . Le pregunta qué quiere decir , mientras Ruby trata de no llorar. Ben dice que es sólo una frase de un discurso y dirige una mirada de disculpa a Ruby.
La oportunidad de Charlie de lograr más información se ve interrumpida cuando suena teléfono y lee un mensaje . Anuncia que su artículo a sido seleccionado por el periódico y que sale en primera página . Todos le felicitan y abrazan , contentos por él y por su éxito . Después de sentarse , Ben le pregunta de qué va la historia.
Hope está en la habitación de un motel barato , con la mirada fija en el Capitolio , mientras llama a David . Le deja un mensaje al no contestar a su llamada . Parece triste mientras cuenta que ya tiene un trabajo y que ha conocido a mucha gente . Como ve al Sen. Webster en la TV, corta la llamada n o sin antes decir a David que le echa de menos .
Fija su atención en la pantalla , donde el presentador dice que Webster ha sido fichado para reemplazar a Adamson como candidato a FG, y que esta información fue descubierta por el reportero Charlie Morris, que atribuyó la misma a personal del congreso. Hope está estupefacta y enfadada .
Al siguiente día , Lucky se reúne con Mullin y le presiona para que apoye a Webster , pidiéndole que confíe en en que él , ya que Buckley no hará nada para paralizar las ejecuciones de hipotecas . Mullin asiente , pese a que parece saber algo que Lucky desconoce. Lucky se marcha satisfecho.
En la cafeteria, Ben, Miles y Charlie está en la cola para hacer su pedido , leyendo la portada del periódico , cuando Hope aparece. Charlie intenta pararla y le pregunta , todo simpatía , si ha sobrevivido a su primer día. Ella se muestra abiertamente enfadada con él y ni le contesta. Él la alcanza y ella le estampa contra el pecho un ejemplar del periódico y le espeta que cómo ha podido hacerle eso . Él intenta decirle que no es ella la fuente que cita , que le deje explicarse . Ella no le hace le menor caso y se marcha cabreada .Charlie quiere ir tras ella , pero Ben le previene de que no lo haga. Ruby aparece y pregunta que qué es lo que va mal . Ben le dice que a Charlie le gusta Hope. Charlie le dice que se calle . Miles recoge del suelo un papel que se le cayó a Hope en la discusión. Advierte de que ella había marcado en la sección de anuncios , varios apartamentos y pregunta a los chicos qué piensan.
Cuando Hope se marcha , es detenida por un guarda de seguridad al pasar el detector de metales . Es su medallón . El guarda dice que es una cruz naval y ella le comenta que perteneció a su padre.
Hope está en su trabajo . Aparece Sperlock que dice que hace una advertencia general a todos los empleados acerca de hablar con la prensa ; que la próxima vez que ourra algo así, los despedirá a todos . Hope parece aliviada de que no haya sospechado automáticamente de ella.
Más tarde , en la cafeteria, Hope se pregunta dónde puede sentarse patra tomar su almuerzo . Zeke y otra gente de la oficina tienen una mesa , pero Hope se siente insegura acerca de ellos . Ben y Ruby están en otra y tan Ben la ve , le pide que la comparta con ellos .
Le presenta Ruby . Ben le comenta que Miles está buscando compañero de piso y quiere saber si ella tiene con quien compartir . Ruby advierte que ambos están flirteando . Hope parece entusiasmada con la idea , pero recuerda que eso supondría vivir en el mismo edificio que Charlie . Los teléfonos de todos suenan a la vez anunciando mensajes . Ruby se marcha afligida , preguntándose en voz alta cómo podría él hacerlo sin decírselo.
Ben y Hope se quedan solos y siguen flirteando . Ella le pregunta la dirección para poder ver el apartamento. ÉL se la da .
Mientras ella se marcha , un mensajero aparece y le entrega a Ben un paquete . Lo abre y ve que es un aviso de que diga la verdad o serán ellos quienes lo hagan.
Fuera del Capitolio, Jessica y Lucky miran como Mullin anuncia su apoyo a Webster. Jessica pregunta a Lucky cómo consiguió que cambiara de opinion y él responde que a veces la gente hace lo correcto sólo porque lo es. Pregunta a Jessica si aún desea trabajar para el FG y ella se burla de la idea de trabajar para un republicano como lo es Webster. Lucky le dice que la oferta de trabajo sigue en pie hasta el final del día.
Más tarde , tras la rueda de prensa , Jessica y Ruby ven salir a Mullin y Webster , y al Sen. Buckley alcanzarlos . Perciben la tension existente entre los tres . Cuando Webster los deja , Buckley le dice a Mullin que su congelación de las ejecuciones hipotecarias está muerta . Jessica pregunta a Ruby qué espera, dado que no ha salido corriendo tras el malhumorado Mullin , y Ruby se dirige hacia él al tiempo que Jessica sigue a Buckley.
Le aborda en demanda de empleo . Él le reprocha se amiga de la mujer de Adamson y ser la razón por la que existen barreras que impiden ascender a las mujeres. Jessica está dolida por el ridículo , pero encuentra el modo de arreglarlo . Entonces envía un sms a Lucky diciéndole que tenía razón y que acepta el trabajo con Webster.
Por la noche , Hope va a ver el apartamento . Llama al timbre de Ben , pero nadie contesta. Charlie la llama desde una ventana preguntando qué hace allí. Le dice que quiere ver el apartamento , pero que volverá en otro momento . Charlie le grita que sabe que está loca ,pero que no es la única de su oficina . Hope se para y le pregunta si habló con alguien más . Él responde que sí , pero que no puede decir más … y sí aún desea ver el apartamento.
Jessica está en el suyo , al teléfono con Lucky , que está en su oficina leyendo el expediente de Buckley. Hablan sobre el nuevo empleo de ella cuando alguien llama al timbre . Se pone de los nervios al ver a Charlie y Hope. Él le dice que Miles no está en casa , pero ha pensado que quizás podrían ver el apartamento de ella , dado que es del mismo tipo . Jessica inmediatamente pregunta a Hope si es demócrata o republicana (La respuesta es republicana). Jessica parece impresionada .Le dice que en cualquier caso es problema de Miles y , luego , mirando Charlie , que las cosas no van a acabar bien para él . Luego les da con la puerta en las narices . Charlie dice a Hope que cree que ella le gusta a Jessica .
Hope admite que Jessica fue la primera persona a la que vió cuando llegó al DF , que estaba con Adamson, manejando a los reporteros, antes de que Hope le conociera a él. Charlie saca en claro que Jessica estaba con Adamson justo antes de que muriera . Le pregunta a Hope si venían o se iban , y ella responde que se iban , sin pillar la conclusión a la que él llega .Charlie llama al timbre de nuevo y Jessica responde enojada , aún al teléfono, que está muy ocupada. Le dice que será sólo un minuto y acomoda a Hope , señalando el dormitorio y diciéndole que así será el suyo si se queda el apartamento de Miles.
Jessica deja el teléfono para hablar con Charlie , que pregunta por la misteriosa Lady X, fotografiada en la limusina con Adamson. Ella dice que ha oido que lo de la foto es falso . Charlie dice que él también , pero que quiere hablar de todos modos con el conductor y le pide a ella el teléfono . Jessica parece molesta y vulnerable , lo que sorprende a Charlie, y le pregunta si lo dejaría pasar si ella se lo pidiera . Él dice que depende de la razón por la que se lo pide , a lo que ella dice estar preocupada por el legado de él. Se miran fijamente . Él no la cree y ella lo sabe . Le dice a Charlie que le debe una y él acepta .
Hope sale del dormitorio diciendo lo mucho que le gusta . Charlie se toma el tiempo para presentarlas mejor . Dice a Jessica que Hope trabaja para Webster. Jessica parece interesada en esto y pregunta a Hope sobre Webster y su candidatura a Fiscal Gral. Hope parece perdida , así que Charlie tiene que aclarar que sólo lleva trabajando un día . Jessica le pide a Charlie que le enseñe a Hope la terraza . Charlie lo hace y le cuenta a Hope cuánto le gusta subir allí , que eso le recuerda que vive en un país estupendo , pese a que suene sensiblero . Ella no piensa que lo sea . Charlie le pregunta qué la ha traído a Washington. Ella responde que la paz mundial . Él replica que eso son mentiras y que , después de que se hayan visto involucrados en una guerra , lo que más le gusta es hacer todo lo posible para que sacar a la luz a los embusteros . Ella dice que debe de estar muy ocupado y Charlie se ríe .
Le cuenta cosas sobre el resto de los habitantes del edificio : cómo Miles está obsesionado con el calentamiento global ; Ruby con el fin de la pobreza , pese a que no piensa perder su fondo de inversión en el empeño … Hope pregunta por la cuestión que preocupa a Ben y Charlies dice que el tema de Ben es Ben .Charlie la mira intensamente y le pregunta si le resultaría raro que la besara . Ella no quiere herirle y le dice que sí , porque piensa quedarse el apartamento .
Miles aparece justo entonces y Charlie le dice que tiene nueva compañera de piso. Abajo en la calle , Ruby vuelve de hacer jogging y Ben está parcando su motocicleta . Los dos suben a la terraza y Charlie nota la manera en que Hope mira a Ben, que trae cervezas.
No tienen una abridor de botellas , así que Hope, flirteando con Ben , usa la hebilla de su cinturón para abrir los botellines . El flirteo sube de intensidad entre los dos . Hope coge otra botella que le da Cahrlie para abrirla del mismo modo , pero el contenido se desparrama sobre Ben , porque Charlie la había agitado . Todos se mueren de risa .
Al día siguiente , tras el funeral de Adamson , Lucky aborda a Buckley y le pregunta si su actitud hacia la congelación de ejecuciones tiene que ver con que no esté propuesta como candidata a Fiscal Gral . Él lleva encima un expediente que ella supone que contiene algo “ sucio “ . Él arroja el archivo a la basura y le dice que espera que ella haga lo correcto .Ella saca el archivo de la basura ..
Charlie está ayudando a Hope en la mudanza . Llaman al teléfono a Hope , que responde ala llamada y tras dejar solo a Charlie , vuelve al rato vestida de un modo muy sexy . Charlie está atónito y ella le dice que Zeke la necesita en una fiesta en honor de Webster, y que tiene que irse .
Charlie sigue dejando cosas en el apartamento después de irse ella . Suena le teléfono y David deja un mensaje en el contestador . alguien de la oficina de Webster está haciendo preguntas sobre ella y su madre . Él está preocupado y quiere saber si todo va bien y si está metida en algún problema , pues si es así , va a al DF . Charlie lo escucha y anota el número . Cuando sale , Hope se tropieza con Ben y flirtean nuevamente .
En la fiesta Hope está disgustada al darse cuenta de que es menos que una invitada y algo más que una trabajadora , pues ha de llevar un delantal y ofrecer comida a los invitados . Jessica y Zeke son invitados . Durante la fiesta llegan noticias de que el Gobernador demócrata de Florida señala a un republicano como sustituto para reemplazar a Webster, lo que significa que los demócratas no tendrán mayoría.
Más tarde , Hope se encuentra sola en el estudio de Webster y mira sus medallas de guerra. La única que falta en el estuche es la que ella lleva puesta , porque Webster es su padre y ese es el secreto que su madre le reveló en su carta . Se topa con él al salir y charlan educadamente . Él no sabe quién es ella.
Al final del día , todos están en la terraza , trabajando o descansando . Todos están de buen humor . Ben aparece y Hope se muestra feliz ade verle hasta que ve a su cita detrás de él . La chica cierra la puerta , pese a que le gritan que no lo haga , pues eso les deja encerrados en la terraza . Comienza a llover mientras los demás se tiran de los pelos . Charlie se une a su risa y pronto la única persona que sigue aporreando la puerta es Jessica.