- [first lines]
- Susan Ross: [posing] How's that?
- Photographer: Perfect.
- [snap]
- Susan Ross: No teeth?
- Photographer: No teeth.
- [snap]
- Olivia Pope: You want to bow out, bow out. But do it because you truly believe you're not the right person for this job, not because you're afraid of failing at it.
- Susan Ross: Well, who says I'm...
- Olivia Pope: It's okay to be afraid. Sometimes, fear keeps us safe. Sometimes, it holds us back.
- [last lines]
- Jake Ballard: You need to shut this down, Rosen now.
- David Rosen: Of course I need to shut it down. I go forward, and we probably all go down. I know that. But here's the thing, Jake. I'm not gonna shut it down.
- Jake Ballard: What?
- David Rosen: I'll do what I can to protect us and Olivia, but I'm going forward. You gave me those files. You said, "go get the bad guys."I'm going to get the bad guys.
- Jake Ballard: Rosen, we are the bad guys.
- David Rosen: Not anymore.