All language subtitles for benson_s07e02_love_and_politics

Aren't you going to ask me what is
wrong?

Nope.

Well, it is Clayton. I passed him in the
hallway and said good morning and he

totally ignored me.

I said Clayton totally ignored me. Smart
man.

It's a skill I'd like to develop.

He writes one lousy bill, hasn't even
passed yet, and he thinks he's Caius off

the hill.

Cross, it's a pretty good piece of
legislation.

Well, why is his name on it?

For Pete's sake.

It was his idea.

Boy, I have lots of ideas. Nobody ever
gives me any credit.

That's not true.

Just the other day, the governor said,
whose stupid piece of nonsense is this?

And I gave you credit.

Excuse me. Excuse me. Benson, do you
have my copy of the Endicott Commercial

Development Act?

I don't know. Cross, do I have that?

Yeah.

Yeah? Well, where is it?

So now you are talking to me, huh?

Find it yourself, bird beak.

It's on the desk, Clayton, somewhere.
Look for it. I don't have time. I have a

meeting in five minutes with Senator
Hartford.

We've pulled the committee. It's going
to be very close.

One vote, Senator Hartford, vote.

Well, good luck.

What does that mean?

What don't you understand?

Good or luck?

Hello?

Yes, unfortunately, he's right here.

Well, I'll tell him.

What?

With all due respect, sir, I'd rather
not.

Oh, well, you may be right about that.

Okay.

Good, I found it.

Indy car.

Yeah, let's get going.

They're waiting for us.

Us? What do you mean, us? You're not
invited?

Yes, I am. The governor just invited me.
Well, I'm uninviting you. I don't need

you. Clayton, I didn't want Nicole.

Believe me. But the governor insisted.

What did he say?

He said, I insist.

Governor, as much as I might be disposed
to vote for this bill, politically, it

takes me to a gray area, vis -a -vis my
previously stated position.

Oh, well, I'm in something of a pickle
myself.

You see, Senator Hartford, I really
believe this bill will contribute to the

economic stability of our state.

Well, now I bet that is a possibility.
The problem is, Governor, I've been such

a vocal advocate for conservation.

The idea of the commercial development
of our state park, I don't know.

But you haven't made up your mind one
way or the other.

No, I haven't. Good. All I ask is an
open mind.

Morning, Governor.

Hi, Diane.

It's been a long time.

Too long.

Could we get started with this meeting?

Benson.

Oh, yes.

Now... The purpose of this little
gathering is to ascertain exactly why

Hartford is being so pig -headed about
supporting my bill. I beg your pardon?

You see, that's why I wanted you here.

Clayton, why don't you find out what the
senator thinks before you start calling

her names? Benson, this is my ballgame.
I'm up at bat.

Okay, Casey, you got it.

It is my feeling that the bill has not
been properly thought out. Uh -huh. You

see? Pig -headed.

Strike one.

It's just that the language in paragraph
10 is very difficult to understand.

Well, with all due respect, Senator,
only a moron could fail to understand

Strike two.

Mr. Endercott, only a moron would ignore
the impact this could have on our

natural resources.

Oh, please, sweetheart. We're not going
to burn Bambi out of the forest.

Strike three.

Please keep your snide remarks to
yourself.

Why don't you just back off and calm
down?

Well, sir, it isn't fair. This is my
meeting. It's my bill. It's mine.

Okay, maybe you better hit the showers.

Fine. Fine.

Take my name off the bill!

Senator, I'd just like to have a little
chat with Mr. Endicott up close and

personal.

So, how do you like the game so far?

Well, Mr. Endicott certainly lives up to
his reputation.

That he does. That he does.

About this bill that's all over the
floor here, I just wanted you to know

the governor and I share your concerns
about the environment.

But, Benson, what about future
administrations?

Well, I think that's covered in
paragraph 10.

I don't. I think paragraph 10 is wishy
-washy.

Okay, well, let's take a look at it.

It's down here somewhere.

Well, here, let me help you. Okay.

You find anything yet?

I've got paragraph 8.

I've got paragraph 9.

We seem to be moving in on it.

Is that you that smell so good?

No, they shampooed the rug.

You realize, of course, that if anyone
came in now, we'd have a lot of

explaining to do.

Well, we could just say that we took the
debate to the floor.

Well, what am I doing?

Just have Krauss make us up another
copy.

Well, I do have another meeting to get
to, Benson. I tell you what, why don't I

meet you back here at 2 .30? No, 2 .30
is no good. I'm having my picture taken

with the bus driver of the month.

How about 4?

No, I'm sorry, 4 o 'clock. I've got a
staff meeting, and that's probably going

to run right up to dinner.

How about dinner?

Oh, Benson, I don't want to take up your
whole evening with it.

Take it up, take it up.

It doesn't have to be painful.

Look, we can work out our differences
and have dinner.

I'll look forward to that. Okay.

Thank you.

The wires up at Maddie Connect suck!

Way back, way back. Going, going, going.

Excuse me? No, I was just going. I'll
walk you out.

May I help you? Yes, yes.

Dubois, reservations for two?

Dubois, Dubois.

Lieutenant Governor Dubois, you're next.

We'll have a table for you in just a
minute. Thank you. Would you mind

just stepping up here out of the way?

This is nice, Vincent. Do you always
entertain your political opponents so

stylishly? Only when my political
opponents are stylish.

I get the feeling you're trying to
flatter me.

Go with that feeling.

I think we need to talk about Mr.
Endicott's bill some more. You know, I

don't like the wording.

Well, if you make it any tougher, the
developer won't be able to make a

That's debatable.

Okay, well, why don't we save the debate
until after dinner?

Agreed.

Larry, darling.

Excuse me.

So good to see you.

Kissy, kissy, kissy, kissy.

Shame on you for not making a
reservation.

You should have called.

Go right in.

Madam, I don't want to make a fuss, but
we were here before Larry, darling.

But that was Professor Larry Fishfeld,
the weekend weatherman.

He's on TV.

He's on TV.

What does that mean? He gets our table.

Well, look who's here.

Pardon me. Oh, yeah. Pardon me. Welcome.

Welcome.

Kissy, kissy, kissy.

A nice table has just opened up. Go
right on in.

Uh, madam, again, excuse me, I don't
want to make a fuss, but weren't we next

line? Lieutenant Governor, that was
disgraceful. I said excuse me.

No, no, no, no.

They're a very famous rock group.

Where have you been?

I guess you must have spent too much
time here in your line waiting for one

them tables.

You want to get out of here?

No, I really don't mind waiting. I hear
they have great desserts.

Well, I'm not big on desserts unless
they have sweet potato pie or something

like that.

Looking at this joint, I doubt it.

Well, you know I make a pretty mean
sweet potato pie myself.

Really? Oh, yeah. All from scratch.
Thick crust, brown sugar, and fresh

potatoes. Those are the ingredients.

You doubt my ability?

No, no, no, no. I don't doubt anything
you could do.

I suppose you do make a pretty fair to
Midland sweet potato pie.

I make the best.

Mm -hmm.

I guess I'll just have to take your word
for that, though.

No, you don't have to take my word for
that. I will take you to my place. I

bake you a pie.

You'll take me to your place and bake me
a pie now?

What's the matter with now, since we're
not going to get a table from Kiffy

Kiffy?

Oh, it'll take at least a couple of
hours to bake a sweet potato pie, won't

Is that a problem?

I've got all night.

Curiously, so do I.

Let's flee this fire trap.

Lieutenant Governor, I have your table.
Hang on to it, kissy -kissy.

I understand you and Senator Hartford
are the new toothum in town.

Where'd you hear that?

Professor Fishfelt on the 11 o 'clock
weather. It was a slow night for whether

you were a filler.

I guess it wasn't enough for Fishface
that he got my table.

So, uh, what did you and the senator do
after dinner?

Oh, we had a very sweet none -of -your
-business.

Good morning.

Did you hear Senator Hartford changed
her mind? She's going to vote for

Clayton's bill.

You're kidding.

So you must have really made progress
with her last night.

I get the impression they made a lot of
progress.

Browns, give it a rest.

Did I miss something? What's going on?

Let's just say politics makes strange
bedfellows.

really surprised.

I didn't expect you to go this far for
the administration.

Germany crickets.

Germany crickets?

Look, I didn't do anything for the
administration, assuming I did do

which I'm not saying I did.

Benson, Benson, Benson, what a pal.

This man single -handedly saved my bill.
What can I do to thank you?

I'm going to throw you a party in my
office in ten minutes.

I'm serving champagne.

Domestic, but very nice.

Now, wait a minute, wait a minute. Let
me set you people straight. Now, the

business that went on between me and the
senator had nothing to do with

Clayton's bill. Now, we simply had a
lovely evening and we renewed a

relationship that began some time ago.

And I can assure you that it had nothing
to do with her changing her mind.

Listen, Benson, whatever you say.

Yeah, sure.

I'm telling you, it had nothing to do
with her changing her mind.

school playing hooky? No, I didn't have
class this morning. I was working at the

Capitol. Oh, that's right. Excuse me.

You're a page now.

Listen, sweetheart, let me give you a
little bit of advice.

You want to make it in the big bad world
of politics, you've got to ferret out

the people with clout. Then you do
anything and everything to impress them.

Sounds a lot like kissing up.

Listen, kid, you want to make it in this
business, you pucker up and like it.

Katie, Clayton. Hi, Benson.

Benson, Benson, Benson.

How is our congressional Casanova?

I don't want to discuss that right now.
You know where I'm coming from?

I have totally dug you. I am a hep.

Give me five, my man.

Rolled up or flat?

Later, killer.

Don't worry, Benson. I'll... I already
know what happened with you and the

senator last night.

Katie, this is not a topic for polite
conversation.

Come on, Benson. I'm a teenager.

I feel perfectly comfortable discussing
sex.

Yeah, well, then go discuss it with your
dad so I can feel comfortable.

Hi, Benson.

Oh, hi, Diane.

Uh, Katie, would you excuse us? No
problem. I'll go talk to my dad.

Boy, is he in for a surprise.

You little dickens.

Would you like a cup of coffee, Diane?
No, thank you, Vincent. I had some time

before the committee vote this
afternoon, so I thought I'd drop by and

you were free for lunch.

Sure, let's go.

There's something I want to talk to you
about.

What's that?

Well, we can discuss it over lunch.

Oh, come on, Vincent. You got me
curious. What is it?

Well, frankly, it's been bothering me
why you changed your mind on that bill.

Well, I suppose I did it to make you
happy.

That's what I was afraid of.

Obviously, you're not happy. You were
against the bill. Not exactly.

And besides, you made some very
persuasive arguments for it. So you

vote just to make me happy? I was also
under the impression I was doing you a

favor. I don't want favors to jeopardize
your integrity.

Vincent, let me worry about who
jeopardizes my integrity.

Look, Diane, all I'm trying to say is
that I think you're mixing personal

feelings with politics, and that's
wrong.

I think you are really overreacting on
this thing.

You're completely missing my point. The
hell I am.

I think you're being very
unappreciative.

Look, Diane, maybe we should change the
subject.

Maybe we should.

Fine. Let's go to lunch.

Let's not.

I'm not very hungry.

Let's go to a restaurant then that
serves lousy food.

We were just at the... What do you...
Where the... What?

What?

What? What? What?

Sounds like the belt in his brain is
slipping.

We just saw Senator Hartford at the
Capitol.

She said that after talking to you,
she's decided not to support the bill

all.

Is that so?

Couldn't you leave well enough alone?

Why did you have to tamper with my
success?

Why? Why?

Why? Why?

Why? Why?

Is that it?

Why?

I figured there was one left.

Exactly. What did you say to Senator
Hartford? Well, it was personal.

Besides, Governor, with all due respect,
it's none of your business.

Why did you have to get personal with
her?

Clayton, it had nothing to do with your
bill. Yes, it did. My bill is dead. You

killed it.

Assassin! Don't you point that finger at
me. All right, now put your fingers

away and let's act like gentlemen.

Well, if we're going to act like
gentlemen, Clayton's going to have to

mouth away, too.

Why, Clayton!

Now, I'd like to ask you a question.

Did this personal conversation, which is
none of my business, have any effect on

the senator's decision?

Well, look, I was concerned that the
senator had voted for that bill because

her feelings for me, and I didn't want
her to do that.

You can understand that, can't you,
Governor?

Oh, yes, I suppose so.

Well, I can't. That doesn't surprise me.

Excuse me.

Benson's Senator Hartford is here to see
you.

She is?

Send her in.

Sit!

Gentlemen,

good afternoon.

Senator.

Lieutenant Governor.

Senator. Well, what brings you here,
Senator? Did you drop by to give us the

news? As a matter of fact, Mr. Endicott,
I have good news.

The committee has passed your bill.

It passed?

My bill passed?

So you decided to vote for the bill
after all? No, I abstained.

And because it was a tie vote... It
passed to the floor. That's terrific.

She abstained.

From what?

Never mind, Governor.

Senator, needless to say, we are deeply
grateful. Now, I am not often given to

the graphic display of emotion, but...
And then

some... And Governor...

Well. Well.

So why did you decide to abstain?

Well, I thought about what you said
earlier, and you may be right.

Thank you.

Then again, you may be wrong, but since
I wasn't sure, I decided to abstain.

Well, look at it this way.

It'll go before the Senate, and it'll be
open for debate.

Benson, I want you to know I do plan to
make an issue of paragraph 10.

That's okay.

I have a feeling we're going to be on
opposite sides of the paragraph anyway.

May the better man win.

I'll look forward to it. Mm -hmm.

Benson, about earlier today, I... Oh,
Diane.

Forget it.

Well, I hope this hasn't caused any
irreparable damage to our relationship.

Any irreparable damage to our
relationship? I love it when you talk

Is everything okay?

Nothing that a freshly baked sweet
potato pie can't fix.

It's as good as in the oven.

Well, you say we get together tomorrow
night, babe.

I'm sorry, Senator Babe.

I don't make you call me Lieutenant
Governor.

Okay, once.

But that was just a joke.

Well, frankly, I'm getting kind of tired
of sweet potato pie.

Not yours, just anybody's.

Well, couldn't we... Uh -huh.

Uh -huh.

Uh -huh.

Uh -huh.