Alison McCord quotes from Madam Secretary

Elizabeth

I don't know how to do this.

What?

Elizabeth

Run for President and be a wife and mother.

Henry

Mom's really tired. Let's do this some other time.

Jason

Oh, sure. Yeah, that won't leave us lying awake in bed all night wondering if she has cancer.

Elizabeth

Okay. Um... there's this article coming out in the next few days, and it's going to imply that when I was at the CIA--

Henry

(cutting Elizabeth off) It's a hit piece accusing Mom and President Dalton of having an affair 20 years ago.

It is not true.

Stevie

What? Who's behind it?

Elizabeth

We don't know.

How can they just say that with no proof?

Jason

Isn't that slander?

Henry

Libel if they publish it.

Elizabeth

Look, we just want you guys to know that it's going to be out there for a few days.

Jason

That's disgusting.

Elizabeth

And, we're not responding, so it just goes away with the next crisis, and I am so sorry.

Stevie

You do not need to apologize to us.

Jason

Wait, wait. So you're just gonna let them say that?

Elizabeth

I'm gonna get attacked a lot.

Jason

(scoffs)

Elizabeth

Just means they're nervous about me.