Just as she's about to leave Washington D.C. for proverbially greener pastures in New York City, Monica Lewinsky's (Beanie Feldstein)'s life unravels in Tuesday's episode of Impeachment: American Crime Story.
Tuesday's episode, entitled Man Handled, picks up where the show's first-episode flash-forward left off, where FBI agents detain Lewinsky - with the help of Linda Tripp (Sarah Paulson).
She's detained for a grueling 12 hours by the Office of the Independent Counsel, where she learns that Tripp had been recording their phone conversations.
Unravel: Just as she's about to leave Washington D.C. for proverbially greener pastures in New York City, Monica Lewinsky's (Beanie Feldstein)'s life unravels in Tuesday's episode of Impeachment: American Crime Story
Linda: Tuesday's episode, entitled Man Handled, picks up where the show's first-episode flash-forward left off, where FBI agents detain Lewinsky - with the help of Linda Tripp (Sarah Paulson)
The episode begins at 7 AM on January 16, 1998 when Linda Tripp getting ready for her day when the phone rings.
She lets it go to voice mail, getting a message from Mike Emmick (Colin Hanks) saying they're all set, just to let them know when she gets a hold of Monica.
Kenneth Starr (Dan Bakkedahl) tells Emmick and Jackie Bennett (Darren Goldstein) that their jurisdiction has been broadened to include Monica Lewinsky.
7AM: The episode begins at 7 AM on January 16, 1998 when Linda Tripp getting ready for her day when the phone rings
Call: She lets it go to voice mail, getting a message from Mike Emmick (Colin Hanks) saying they're all set, just to let them know when she gets a hold of Monica
Starr: Kenneth Starr (Dan Bakkedahl) tells Emmick and Jackie Bennett (Darren Goldstein) that their jurisdiction has been broadened to include Monica Lewinsky
Jackie says Emmick is leading the interrogation because Jackie was told he's too intimidating.
They reveal they're calling it 'Operation Prom Night' because it will be, 'a half hour with a girl in a hotel room,' though they don't realize they'll spend 12 hours in that room with her.
Monica finally calls her back and Linda asks her to do lunch in an hour, at the food court in Pentagon City.
Finally: Monica finally calls her back and Linda asks her to do lunch in an hour, at the food court in Pentagon City
Emmick gets back to the hotel where he's told they get a call from Linda who's running behind, as Emmick says, 'Who runs late to a sting operation?'
Linda gets to the Ritz Carlton and says the Metro was an 'absolute catastrophe,' as she looks around at everyone in the room and says, 'It's the right thing to do.'
She walks with the agents out of the Ritz Carlton and into the food court, as the agents tell her she doesn't have to say anything to Monica.
Ritz Carlton: Linda gets to the Ritz Carlton and says the Metro was an 'absolute catastrophe'
Right: She looks around at everyone in the room and says, 'It's the right thing to do'
Agents: She walks with the agents out of the Ritz Carlton and into the food court, as the agents tell her she doesn't have to say anything to Monica
She heads down the escalator with the federal agents behind her, as she waves to her from the table.
The FBI agents walk up to Monica and identify themselves, as Monica just looks at her former friend and says, 'Linda.'
A teary Monica is told she's being investigated for committing multiple crimes, as Emmick tells her she could be looking at 28 years in prison.
Escalator: She heads down the escalator with the federal agents behind her, as she waves to her from the table
Monica: The FBI agents walk up to Monica and identify themselves, as Monica just looks at her former friend and says, 'Linda'
Teary: A teary Monica is told she's being investigated for committing multiple crimes, as Emmick tells her she could be looking at 28 years in prison
She starts crying as Emmick tells the agents to close the doors so Monica can't see Linda, as Linda is told to stay in the room.
Emmick asks if a document looks familiar, asking how he has this, as Emmick says the best thing for her is to cooperate.
She asks for her lawyer but Emmick says it will be easier if she just cooperates, as Emmick says she will tell them everything and then she will make three phone calls, one to Betty Currie (Rae Dawn Chong), one to Vernon Jordan (Blair Underwood) and one to President Clinton (Clive Owen).
Crying: She starts crying as Emmick tells the agents to close the doors so Monica can't see Linda, as Linda is told to stay in the room
Cooperate: Emmick asks if a document looks familiar, asking how he has this, as Emmick says the best thing for her is to cooperate
Cooperates: She asks for her lawyer but Emmick says it will be easier if she just cooperates, as Emmick says she will tell them everything and then she will make three phone calls, one to Betty Currie (Rae Dawn Chong), one to Vernon Jordan (Blair Underwood) and one to President Clinton (Clive Owen)
She says she won't do it, but Emmick brings out pictures of her before they play some of the conversations Linda recorded.
'Linda what did you do?!' Monica screams, as she starts losing it, wondering what will happen to Betty and Vernon and saying her parents will find out.
'My life is over,' she says, but Mike disagrees as she walks out of the room and Mike tries to calm her down.
Photos: She says she won't do it, but Emmick brings out pictures of her before they play some of the conversations Linda recorded
Linda: 'Linda what did you do?!' Monica screams, as she starts losing it, wondering what will happen to Betty and Vernon and saying her parents will find out
Life is over: 'My life is over,' she says, but Mike disagrees as she walks out of the room and Mike tries to calm her down
'I will get you through this, I will make sure you're OK,' Emmick says.
'I'll kill myself. If I kill myself, will this all go away? If I jump out of this window will this all go away?' Monica asks.
She asks for her lawyer but Emmick says they need to know if she will cooperate because it's time sensitive.
Kill myself: 'I'll kill myself. If I kill myself, will this all go away? If I jump out of this window will this all go away?' Monica asks.
Time sensitive: She asks for her lawyer but Emmick says they need to know if she will cooperate because it's time sensitive
Monica gets a page from her mother and they calm her down by saying they're going to go to her office.
She asks to go to the bathroom and tries to look for a way out, but the agents take the phone and tell her to go ahead.
At 2:27 PM they are still unsure what to do, as they cut Linda Tripp loose, saying she can leave now.
Bathroom: She asks to go to the bathroom and tries to look for a way out, but the agents take the phone and tell her to go ahead
Leave: At 2:27 PM they are still unsure what to do, as they cut Linda Tripp loose, saying she can leave now
Monica splashes some water on her face as Linda leaves the hotel room.
Emmick calls Kenneth Starr and tells her she won't come in, as Starr tells her to keep him apprised, before asking his secretary to call Jackie Bennett on his phone.
Jackie comes in and says he's heard all the tapes, and Monica wants to know how many tapes there are, but he says, 'I talk, you listen.'
Kenneth: Emmick calls Kenneth Starr and tells her she won't come in, as Starr tells her to keep him apprised, before asking his secretary to call Jackie Bennett on his phone
Jackie: Jackie comes in and says he's heard all the tapes, and Monica wants to know how many tapes there are, but he says, 'I talk, you listen'
She asks to call her lawyer but Jackie says they know her lawyer is part of the conspiracy.
Instead, she asks to call her mother Marcia (Mira Sorvino), adding her mom will call the cops if she doesn't hear from her, so they let her call.
She calls her mom in New York, as she says they try to figure out what show to see, but she tearfully hangs up.
They know: She asks to call her lawyer but Jackie says they know her lawyer is part of the conspiracy
Mother: Instead, she asks to call her mother Marcia (Mira Sorvino), adding her mom will call the cops if she doesn't hear from her, so they let her call
Monica says she can't go to jail, but she also says she can't 'trap Betty and Vernon,' and Monica says she just wants to talk to her mom or her lawyer without them hovering over her.
Jackie starts hounding her to cooperate and she says she wants to call her mother downstairs without being recorded and they agree.
Before she leaves Emmick says her mother is not to share anything with anyone and if word gets out, she's on her own.
Trap: Monica says she can't go to jail, but she also says she can't 'trap Betty and Vernon,' and Monica says she just wants to talk to her mom or her lawyer without them hovering over her
Hounded: Jackie starts hounding her to cooperate and she says she wants to call her mother downstairs without being recorded and they agree
When Monica leaves, Emmick turns to Jackie and says, 'Nice, we're never gonna see her again.
Monica gets into the mall, followed by an agent, with feds seemingly everywhere she turns as she gets to a bank of payphones.
She calls her mom back, saying she's in trouble and she doesn't know what do to.
Phones: Monica gets into the mall, followed by an agent, with feds seemingly everywhere she turns as she gets to a bank of payphones
Mom: She calls her mom back, saying she's in trouble and she doesn't know what do to
'It's Linda,' she tells her mom, adding they won't let her call her lawyer, which worries her mom.
Her mom tells her to tell them that she is coming and to tell them to wait.
When she's walking back up to the hotel, she runs into Linda, who has been doing some shopping while her life has been torn apart.
Lawyer: 'It's Linda,' she tells her mom, adding they won't let her call her lawyer, which worries her mom
Linda shops: When she's walking back up to the hotel, she runs into Linda, who has been doing some shopping while her life has been torn apart
Monica just walks right past her without saying a word as Linda goes on her way.
Linda is back home as she lights a cigarette as her daughter Allison (Emma Mausolf) comes down asking to take the van… but she sees her mom is troubled.
She says some attorneys are coming over to ask her questions and she can't explain it right now.
Allison says she looks like she's about to cry as she yells at her to go back upstairs.
Allison:Linda is back home as she lights a cigarette as her daughter Allison (Emma Mausolf) comes down asking to take the van… but she sees her mom is troubled
Can't explain: She says some attorneys are coming over to ask her questions and she can't explain it right now
Back in Los Angeles, Monica's father Bernard gets a call from Monica's mother, as she frantically says 'The feds have Monica.'
She tells them to wait for her mother as her father tries to come to grips with everything, as her father tells his friend William H. Ginsburg (Fred Melamed) about this as he swears he will fix it.
Jackie and Emmick argue over how the whole scenario has unfolded as Emmick tells him they don't have a choice.
