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Season 3  "Contempt"  3x4

Aired 9 years ago - Nov 30, 2014

Facing a court subpoena and possible incarceration for contempt, Will stands firm in refusing to reveal the source of the stolen DOD documents. As Charlie's disdain for Lucas grows, Sloan and Mac scramble to find a more acceptable 11th-hour buyer for ACN. Jim's relationship with Hallie is put to the test by her new job at Carnivore, a start-up website.

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Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 1
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 2
- What's the deadline? - Wednesday night.
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 3
Your new job.
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 4
He's onto us, me and Sloan, and he wants me bad.
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 5
- We don't need books? - Not on paper.
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 6
Lucas, we're naturally curious about your plans for the network.
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 7
since you believe the best reporting
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 8
- No, sir. - Let me phrase that differently.
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 9
I just wanted to ask you in person
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 10
There has to be another buyer for this network in the next...
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 11
But there was nothing I could do with that information,
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 12
- You and me? - Yeah.
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 13
But when our story comes out that this guy worked with the US,
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 14
What are you working on?
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 15
- I've never written a letter like this before"? - Motherfucker!
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 16
and conspiracy to commit espionage.
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 17
I want counsel to take care of this.
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 18
If he believes no one should ever leak because it poses
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 19
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 20
You were on fire in there.
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 21
- No umbrella? - You either.
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 22
- In my way. - You don't trust them any more than I do.
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 23
Dump the documents and I'll quit my job,
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 24
- What's it about? - What do you think it's about?
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 25
Probably not in print, but I don't think that's the reason.
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 26
This place has gone to hell without me.
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 27
I don't care about the invasion of privacy. I wish I did.
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 28
because I'm Hallie Shea, Senior Fuck You Correspondent
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 29
Tell me, please, that you know all you did
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 30
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 31
It would've been my phone if it was work. Is it Rebecca?
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 32
Now?
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 33
the Justice Department can and probably will impose crippling criminal fines.
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 34
Then it would be the first thing I've seen him do that wasn't.
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 35
Do you think there's a chance Will would let Rebecca utter those words?
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 36
We're not, but maybe we can do this later.
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 37
And this here is the best thing that I do.
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 38
"Exciting announcement about major media acquisition
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 39
Toni Dodd just got out of her board meeting
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 40
He was cleaning his 12-gauge with Maker's Mark
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 41
Oh, God.
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 42
we would find that the information given by the reporter's source
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 43
The court is sufficiently convinced of the news value of this story.
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 44
The Espionage Act.
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 45
and order you to surrender yourself to the US Marshals
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 46
"...if you guys want to come."
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 47
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 48
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 49
- she's not a full-on whack job or anything... - Yeah.
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 50

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Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 2
- What's the deadline? - Wednesday night.
#2
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 3
Your new job.
#3
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 4
He's onto us, me and Sloan, and he wants me bad.
#4
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 5
- We don't need books? - Not on paper.
#5
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 6
Lucas, we're naturally curious about your plans for the network.
#6
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 7
since you believe the best reporting
#7
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 8
- No, sir. - Let me phrase that differently.
#8
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 9
I just wanted to ask you in person
#9
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 10
There has to be another buyer for this network in the next...
#10
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 11
But there was nothing I could do with that information,
#11
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 12
- You and me? - Yeah.
#12
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 13
But when our story comes out that this guy worked with the US,
#13
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 14
What are you working on?
#14
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 15
- I've never written a letter like this before"? - Motherfucker!
#15
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 16
and conspiracy to commit espionage.
#16
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 17
I want counsel to take care of this.
#17
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 18
If he believes no one should ever leak because it poses
#18
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You were on fire in there.
#20
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 21
- No umbrella? - You either.
#21
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 22
- In my way. - You don't trust them any more than I do.
#22
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 23
Dump the documents and I'll quit my job,
#23
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 24
- What's it about? - What do you think it's about?
#24
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 25
Probably not in print, but I don't think that's the reason.
#25
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 26
This place has gone to hell without me.
#26
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 27
I don't care about the invasion of privacy. I wish I did.
#27
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 28
because I'm Hallie Shea, Senior Fuck You Correspondent
#28
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 29
Tell me, please, that you know all you did
#29
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 30 #30 Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 31
It would've been my phone if it was work. Is it Rebecca?
#31
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 32
Now?
#32
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 33
the Justice Department can and probably will impose crippling criminal fines.
#33
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 34
Then it would be the first thing I've seen him do that wasn't.
#34
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 35
Do you think there's a chance Will would let Rebecca utter those words?
#35
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 36
We're not, but maybe we can do this later.
#36
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 37
And this here is the best thing that I do.
#37
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 38
"Exciting announcement about major media acquisition
#38
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 39
Toni Dodd just got out of her board meeting
#39
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 40
He was cleaning his 12-gauge with Maker's Mark
#40
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 41
Oh, God.
#41
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 42
we would find that the information given by the reporter's source
#42
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 43
The court is sufficiently convinced of the news value of this story.
#43
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 44
The Espionage Act.
#44
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 45
and order you to surrender yourself to the US Marshals
#45
Recap of The Newsroom (2012) Season 3 Episode 4 (S03E04) - 46
"...if you guys want to come."
#46
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- she's not a full-on whack job or anything... - Yeah.
#49
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