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

So let me ask you again, Mr Whitehouse,

"So let me ask you again, Mr Whitehouse,"

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when you entered the lift, were you hoping that sex might take place?

"when you entered the lift, were you hoping that sex might take place?"

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Uh, no. Not initially.

"Uh, no. Not initially."

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So what happened? What suddenly made you want to have sex?

"So what happened? What suddenly made you want to have sex?"

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[James] As I said, she looked at me,

"[James] As I said, she looked at me,"

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and It became pretty clear, pretty quickly, that was going to happen.

"and It became pretty clear, pretty quickly, that was going to happen."

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I didn't enter the lift thinking that was going to happen.

"I didn't enter the lift thinking that was going to happen."

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So you enter the lift, she looks at you in a certain way,

"So you enter the lift, she looks at you in a certain way,"

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and then you immediately collide and kiss?

"and then you immediately collide and kiss?"

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Not immediately, no.

"Not immediately, no."

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And then your hand is on her bottom?

"And then your hand is on her bottom?"

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She guided my hand there.

"She guided my hand there."

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It's a very small lift, a little more than a metre wide.

"It's a very small lift, a little more than a metre wide."

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How close would you say you were, exactly?

"How close would you say you were, exactly?"

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Uh, we were kissing, being intimate.

"Uh, we were kissing, being intimate."

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"So very close?"

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Ten or 20 centimetres apart, or perhaps less even?

"Ten or 20 centimetres apart, or perhaps less even?"

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Yes, I suppose.

"Yes, I suppose."

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So if she'd said "not here," you'd have heard her?

"So if she'd said "not here," you'd have heard her?"

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Yes, but she never said anything.

"Yes, but she never said anything."

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No words were spoken?

"No words were spoken?"

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None.

"None."

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You say you are not a brutish man.

"You say you are not a brutish man."

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You'd have stopped if you'd heard her say "not here."

"You'd have stopped if you'd heard her say "not here.""

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Of course I would have, but she didn't say that.

"Of course I would have, but she didn't say that."

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She told us she did tell you to stop.

"She told us she did tell you to stop."

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She's mistaken.

"She's mistaken."

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-She said, "Not here." -She didn't.

"-She said, "Not here." -She didn't."

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You entered her even though you knew she was telling you no.

"You entered her even though you knew she was telling you no."

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No.

"No."

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And yet you told her, "Don't be such a prick-tease."

"And yet you told her, "Don't be such a prick-tease.""

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[tense music swelling]

"[tense music swelling]"

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[bell ringing]

"[bell ringing]"

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[Holly] I should go.

"[Holly] I should go."

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[James panting]

"[James panting]"

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[James] Well, if I don't know you, I should.

"[James] Well, if I don't know you, I should."

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[both breathing heavily]

"[both breathing heavily]"

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Don't be such a prick-tease.

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

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[clattering]

"[clattering]"

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[Kate] Mr Whitehouse?

"[Kate] Mr Whitehouse?"

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Mr Whitehouse, do you need me to repeat the question?

"Mr Whitehouse, do you need me to repeat the question?"

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I've already told you that I did not say that.

"I've already told you that I did not say that."

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Perhaps it is your hearing which is suspect, Miss Woodcroft.

"Perhaps it is your hearing which is suspect, Miss Woodcroft."

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What does that word mean, Mr Whitehouse?

"What does that word mean, Mr Whitehouse?"

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Which word?

"Which word?"

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"Prick-tease."

""Prick-tease.""

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That's academic, I didn't say it.

"That's academic, I didn't say it."

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-[Kate] But you understand what it means? -Of course.

"-[Kate] But you understand what it means? -Of course."

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[Kate] Well, tell us, please.

"[Kate] Well, tell us, please."

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It's a woman who sexually arouses a man and doesn't plan on following through.

"It's a woman who sexually arouses a man and doesn't plan on following through."

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But I didn't say it. It's a foul word.

"But I didn't say it. It's a foul word."

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And why is it a foul word?

"And why is it a foul word?"

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It's demeaning and presumptuous.

"It's demeaning and presumptuous."

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Anything else?

"Anything else?"

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Misogynistic.

"Misogynistic."

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[Kate] So if a man did say it to a woman, do you agree

"[Kate] So if a man did say it to a woman, do you agree"

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he would be admonishing her for not wanting sex?

"he would be admonishing her for not wanting sex?"

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If a man said it, but this man did not.

"If a man said it, but this man did not."

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So just to be absolutely clear,

"So just to be absolutely clear,"

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is it your evidence that you did not say "don't be such a prick-tease,"

"is it your evidence that you did not say "don't be such a prick-tease,""

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because that is something you would never say?

"because that is something you would never say?"

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-Yes. -You have never said it before?

"-Yes. -You have never said it before?"

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Not to anyone?

"Not to anyone?"

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I have not.

"I have not."

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So when Miss Lytton tells us

"So when Miss Lytton tells us"

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you said, "Don't be such a prick-tease," she must be lying.

"you said, "Don't be such a prick-tease," she must be lying."

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Sadly.

"Sadly."

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She's lying when she says you raped her?

"She's lying when she says you raped her?"

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She is.

"She is."

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Has anyone ever said no to you, Mr Whitehouse?

"Has anyone ever said no to you, Mr Whitehouse?"

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That's an absurd question.

"That's an absurd question."

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Is it inconceivable that Miss Lytton would say no to you?

"Is it inconceivable that Miss Lytton would say no to you?"

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Of course not. But in this instance, we were both saying yes.

"Of course not. But in this instance, we were both saying yes."

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-[Kate] You're sure of that? -Yes.

"-[Kate] You're sure of that? -Yes."

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Do you know of any reason why Miss Lytton

"Do you know of any reason why Miss Lytton"

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might make a false allegation of rape against you?

"might make a false allegation of rape against you?"

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No, and it makes me worried about her, to be honest.

"No, and it makes me worried about her, to be honest."

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But she doesn't gain any advantage by doing this, does she?

"But she doesn't gain any advantage by doing this, does she?"

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-Advantage? -In terms of her career.

"-Advantage? -In terms of her career."

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It's not going to help her career, is it?

"It's not going to help her career, is it?"

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So it appears that after you end the relationship,

"So it appears that after you end the relationship,"

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she continues to work for you,

"she continues to work for you,"

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and then when you show her you want her,

"and then when you show her you want her,"

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which is what she wants, she accuses you of rape.

"which is what she wants, she accuses you of rape."

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Have I got that right?

"Have I got that right?"

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Look, I can see how that sounds.

"Look, I can see how that sounds."

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It sounds very unlikely, doesn't it?

"It sounds very unlikely, doesn't it?"

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Destroying my career was perhaps her goal.

"Destroying my career was perhaps her goal."

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Why?

"Why?"

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Surely there are less catastrophic ways for her to express her hurt?

"Surely there are less catastrophic ways for her to express her hurt?"

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She could have told your wife.

"She could have told your wife."

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All I meant to say, Miss Woodcroft,

"All I meant to say, Miss Woodcroft,"

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is that careers hang in the balance in cases like these.

"is that careers hang in the balance in cases like these."

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There is no doubt.

"There is no doubt."

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The stakes couldn't be higher.

"The stakes couldn't be higher."

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I see what you're doing.

"I see what you're doing."

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Painting me as arrogant,

"Painting me as arrogant,"

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a man without doubts or qualms.

"a man without doubts or qualms."

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Calling me entitled, essentially.

"Calling me entitled, essentially."

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That I'm some kind of privileged beast

"That I'm some kind of privileged beast"

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brought up to believe he can take whatever he wants.

"brought up to believe he can take whatever he wants."

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The thing is, I'm not that man.

"The thing is, I'm not that man."

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[tense music swelling]

"[tense music swelling]"

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Is that right, Mr Whitehouse?

"Is that right, Mr Whitehouse?"

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Was I born into fortunate circumstances? Yes.

"Was I born into fortunate circumstances? Yes."

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I attended good schools,

"I attended good schools,"

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But I have spent my entire career in service

"But I have spent my entire career in service"

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to my community, my constituents, and my country.

"to my community, my constituents, and my country."

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You're not suggesting that a lifetime of service

"You're not suggesting that a lifetime of service"

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entitles you to rape?

"entitles you to rape?"

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-My Lord! -Miss Woodcroft.

"-My Lord! -Miss Woodcroft."

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How dare you?

"How dare you?"

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I appear to have hit a nerve.

"I appear to have hit a nerve."

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Miss Woodcroft, enough.

"Miss Woodcroft, enough."

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For the record, I have replayed the events with Miss Lytton in the lift

"For the record, I have replayed the events with Miss Lytton in the lift"

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over and over and over again in my head,

"over and over and over again in my head,"

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asking myself could I have possibly got it wrong?

"asking myself could I have possibly got it wrong?"

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I didn't.

"I didn't."

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And for the record, I have also replayed other moments from my past,

"And for the record, I have also replayed other moments from my past,"

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where the sex was as unbridled as it was spontaneous.

"where the sex was as unbridled as it was spontaneous."

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