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Clips from Anatomy of a Scandal - Episode #1.5 (S01E01)

And what about the laddered tights?

"And what about the laddered tights?"

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[James] Well, it must have happened when she tugged them down.

"[James] Well, it must have happened when she tugged them down."

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I tried to help, but things were pretty heated by that point.

"I tried to help, but things were pretty heated by that point."

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[both breathing heavily]

"[both breathing heavily]"

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-[Angela] Heated? -We were hungry for one another.

"-[Angela] Heated? -We were hungry for one another."

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And the underwear with the ripped elastic,

"And the underwear with the ripped elastic,"

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can you say how it came to be damaged?

"can you say how it came to be damaged?"

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[both breathing heavily]

"[both breathing heavily]"

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[James] No.

"[James] No."

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It may have snagged when she pulled it down.

"It may have snagged when she pulled it down."

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I don't remember the sound of a rip.

"I don't remember the sound of a rip."

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But, uh…

"But, uh…"

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But what, Mr Whitehouse?

"But what, Mr Whitehouse?"

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Well, Miss Lytton's underwear

"Well, Miss Lytton's underwear"

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tended to be

"tended to be"

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insubstantial.

"insubstantial."

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[jury murmuring]

"[jury murmuring]"

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How do you account for the bruise on Miss Lytton's breast?

"How do you account for the bruise on Miss Lytton's breast?"

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The result of an over-exuberant love bite.

"The result of an over-exuberant love bite."

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[Olivia moaning]

"[Olivia moaning]"

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[Angela] Had that happened before?

"[Angela] Had that happened before?"

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Love bites? Yes, it was something she wanted when we made love.

"Love bites? Yes, it was something she wanted when we made love."

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Something I did in the throes--

"Something I did in the throes--"

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-And so-- -[James] A bruise was not the goal.

"-And so-- -[James] A bruise was not the goal."

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I hope it goes without saying.

"I hope it goes without saying."

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Consent.

"Consent."

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Mr Whitehouse, the jury are here to consider the issue of consent.

"Mr Whitehouse, the jury are here to consider the issue of consent."

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The question of yes and no,

"The question of yes and no,"

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as my learned friend would have it.

"as my learned friend would have it."

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Miss Lytton's evidence is that you said,

"Miss Lytton's evidence is that you said,"

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"Don't be such a prick-tease."

""Don't be such a prick-tease.""

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Now that would suggest

"Now that would suggest"

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that you knew she didn't want sex.

"that you knew she didn't want sex."

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Did you say that?

"Did you say that?"

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-No. -Did you say "don't tease me"?

"-No. -Did you say "don't tease me"?"

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-No. -Or some other use of the word "tease"?

"-No. -Or some other use of the word "tease"?"

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We didn't talk.

"We didn't talk."

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Miss Lytton's evidence is that she said, "Not here."

"Miss Lytton's evidence is that she said, "Not here.""

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Did you hear her say that?

"Did you hear her say that?"

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I'm telling you, no words were exchanged.

"I'm telling you, no words were exchanged."

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The only conversation we had was physical.

"The only conversation we had was physical."

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We were well acquainted with one another's bodies and signals by this point.

"We were well acquainted with one another's bodies and signals by this point."

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Is it possible she could have said it and you didn't hear her?

"Is it possible she could have said it and you didn't hear her?"

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[James] No.

"[James] No."

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We were in very close proximity.

"We were in very close proximity."

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Miss Lytton was giving me every indication

"Miss Lytton was giving me every indication"

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that this was something she very much wanted.

"that this was something she very much wanted."

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And I'm sorry to say, I didn't need any convincing.

"And I'm sorry to say, I didn't need any convincing."

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Are you sure Miss Lytton was consenting to intercourse?

"Are you sure Miss Lytton was consenting to intercourse?"

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That she was saying, essentially, yes?

"That she was saying, essentially, yes?"

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Not only was she consenting,

"Not only was she consenting,"

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she was insisting.

"she was insisting."

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She was saying, "Hell yes."

"She was saying, "Hell yes.""

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Are you certain of this, Mr Whitehouse?

"Are you certain of this, Mr Whitehouse?"

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I have never been more certain of anything.

"I have never been more certain of anything."

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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[tense music playing]

"[tense music playing]"

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That's all I have to ask, My Lord.

"That's all I have to ask, My Lord."

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[Kate breathing heavily]

"[Kate breathing heavily]"

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[high-pitched ringing]

"[high-pitched ringing]"

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[heart beating]

"[heart beating]"

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Mr Whitehouse, I want to go straight to the day this incident occurred.

"Mr Whitehouse, I want to go straight to the day this incident occurred."

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You were due to address the Home Affairs Select Committee meeting.

"You were due to address the Home Affairs Select Committee meeting."

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-Isn't that right? -Yes.

"-Isn't that right? -Yes."

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-[Kate] On a key issue? -Yes.

"-[Kate] On a key issue? -Yes."

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-The meeting was just about to start. -[James] Correct.

"-The meeting was just about to start. -[James] Correct."

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-[Kate] In how long, Mr Whitehouse? -I don't know. Not long.

"-[Kate] In how long, Mr Whitehouse? -I don't know. Not long."

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A matter of minutes?

"A matter of minutes?"

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-Yes. -[Kate] So not very long.

"-Yes. -[Kate] So not very long."

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What were you planning to do in that time?

"What were you planning to do in that time?"

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Just get my bearings back, I suppose.

"Just get my bearings back, I suppose."

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Were you planning to have sex in those few minutes, Mr Whitehouse?

"Were you planning to have sex in those few minutes, Mr Whitehouse?"

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No, of course not.

"No, of course not."

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Was that part of getting your bearings back?

"Was that part of getting your bearings back?"

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No.

"No."

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[Kate] So when you charged off down the hallway

"[Kate] So when you charged off down the hallway"

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in the opposite direction of the meeting you were due to attend,

"in the opposite direction of the meeting you were due to attend,"

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where were you going?

"where were you going?"

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Nowhere in particular. I was upset.

"Nowhere in particular. I was upset."

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Because you'd been called arrogant by The Times?

"Because you'd been called arrogant by The Times?"

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I didn't think it was fair.

"I didn't think it was fair."

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So you weren't looking for somewhere to have private sex?

"So you weren't looking for somewhere to have private sex?"

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No, I wasn't.

"No, I wasn't."

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And yet, Mr Whitehouse, within a minute or so,

"And yet, Mr Whitehouse, within a minute or so,"

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that's exactly what you were doing.

"that's exactly what you were doing."

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Having sex in a lift with your ex-mistress.

"Having sex in a lift with your ex-mistress."

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That was not the plan.

"That was not the plan."

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I just have a few more points to clarify.

"I just have a few more points to clarify."

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Miss Lytton says you wrenched her blouse open.

"Miss Lytton says you wrenched her blouse open."

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I did not.

"I did not."

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[Kate] You're a strong man, Mr Whitehouse.

"[Kate] You're a strong man, Mr Whitehouse."

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A former Oxford rowing Blue, I understand.

"A former Oxford rowing Blue, I understand."

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An athlete.

"An athlete."

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And you can state to a certainty

"And you can state to a certainty"

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that you've never wrenched a woman's blouse in a moment of passion?

"that you've never wrenched a woman's blouse in a moment of passion?"

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I can.

"I can."

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Miss Lytton says you ripped her underwear in the lift.

"Miss Lytton says you ripped her underwear in the lift."

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I didn't rip her underwear.

"I didn't rip her underwear."

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-Oh, they ripped by themselves then? -No.

"-Oh, they ripped by themselves then? -No."

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That's how, what was your word, "insubstantial" the underwear was?

"That's how, what was your word, "insubstantial" the underwear was?"

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You have expertise when it comes to the substantiality of a woman's underwear?

"You have expertise when it comes to the substantiality of a woman's underwear?"

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-My Lord. -Miss Woodcroft.

"-My Lord. -Miss Woodcroft."

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This wasn't a normal situation for you, was it?

"This wasn't a normal situation for you, was it?"

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What do you mean?

"What do you mean?"

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Unless, of course, having upright sex with a woman

"Unless, of course, having upright sex with a woman"

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while you were travelling from A to B was normal for you?

"while you were travelling from A to B was normal for you?"

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No, it wasn't normal.

"No, it wasn't normal."

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Never happened before?

"Never happened before?"

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Never.

"Never."

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[tense music playing]

"[tense music playing]"

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You and Miss Lytton had had sex in the Commons before on two occasions.

"You and Miss Lytton had had sex in the Commons before on two occasions."

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Uh, yes.

"Uh, yes."

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So you might have reasonably expected for her to be willing to do this again?

"So you might have reasonably expected for her to be willing to do this again?"

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To have sex with you in another Commons setting?

"To have sex with you in another Commons setting?"

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Perhaps. Just not at that particular moment.

"Perhaps. Just not at that particular moment."

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You were enraged when you entered the lift, weren't you?

"You were enraged when you entered the lift, weren't you?"

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-[James] No. -You were angry about the article.

"-[James] No. -You were angry about the article."

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A bit frustrated, not… not enraged.

"A bit frustrated, not… not enraged."

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To be clear, it was fast, what happened in the lift.

"To be clear, it was fast, what happened in the lift."

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-Over in less than a minute or two? -Yes.

"-Over in less than a minute or two? -Yes."

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