Téa Leoni credited as playing...
Jenny Lerner
- [President Beck & Jenny are discussing the upcoming news conference about the comet]
- Jenny Lerner: I want exclusivity.
- President Beck: Now listen, young lady. This is a presidential favour. I'm letting you go because I don't want another headache. And I'm trusting you because I know what this can do for your career. Now, it may seem like we have each other over the same barrel but it just seems that way.
- Jenny Lerner: I want...
- President Beck: You want?
- Jenny Lerner: May I... May I have the first question?
- President Beck: I'll see you Tuesday, Miss Lerner.
- President Beck: We always thought the deadline for public knowledge was the publication of next year's budget since we've spent more money than we can account for. That won't happen for two weeks. I don't suppose I could prevail upon you to wait two weeks in the name of national security?
- Jenny Lerner: Two weeks? There's no such thing as two weeks in the news business.
- Morten Entrekin: People knew about the Manhattan Project, you know, and they kept it a secret.
- Jenny Lerner: That was just the creation of the atom ***.
- [uncomfortable chuckle]
- Jenny Lerner: When I was 11, I stole $32 from your wallet.
- Jason Lerner: When you were a baby I once dropped you on your head.
- Chloe: Jenny, I know that you hate me. I know that you have terrible things that you want to say to me. You have to get over it. Life goes on.
- Jenny Lerner: Life goes on? Okay.
- [Jenny laughs]
- Jason Lerner: What's so funny?
- Jenny Lerner: Life... We'll see.
- Jason Lerner: What's so funny about "life goes on"? Life going on? I don't think it's funny life that goes on.
- Jenny Lerner: You're too late. I already took care of everything.
- Jason Lerner: Come. Inside the car. You're getting sick. Please. I want to talk to you. Please, come.
- Jenny Lerner: I don't give a shit. Go home and tell it to Chloe.
- Jason Lerner: I can't. She left me. She's with her mother. They both got scared. Come. I want to talk to you. I need you.
- Jenny Lerner: How does it feel? I feel like an orphan.
- Patricia Ruiz: I was with the secretary since he's been governor of Connecticut. I came to Washington with him. I moved here because I was dedicated to his career. I trusted the man and then he fucked me.
- Jenny Lerner: He what?
- Patricia Ruiz: No, I didn't have *** with him. I should say *I* didn't have *** with him, but somebody sure did.