Kevin Rahm credited as playing...
Michael 'Mike B.' Barnow
- Michael 'Mike B' Barnow: What do you think it means that Russell Jackson is coming to your office?
- Elizabeth McCord: I think it means it's a weekday during business hours... He said it was about the Senate investigation.
- [Looking up at Mike pacing, she asks about his dog]
- Elizabeth McCord: Where's Gordon?
- Michael 'Mike B' Barnow: He's- with my ex-wife. We share custody. It's actually a painful subject.
- Elizabeth McCord: I'm sorry. I didn't know you felt pain.
- Michael 'Mike B' Barnow: [At McCord's silence when Russell announces that White House Counsel has stated she does not have to testify at the Senate hearing] Fantastic. This is the part where you say thank you, Russell, for your top notch voodoo.
- [Under his breath to Russell]
- Michael 'Mike B' Barnow: Of course, I mean prowess.
- Elizabeth McCord: If people think that I shared secrets, I'll lose the trust of the nation and the international community.
- Michael 'Mike B' Barnow: Which makes it hard to be America's next top diplomat.
- Henry McCord: Thank you for your non-legally-binding counsel, but I've got to go with the truth. We were operating under extreme circumstances...
- Michael 'Mike B' Barnow: Stop making sounds with consonants and vowels! I don't know how else to say it.
- Elizabeth McCord: I did plenty of unconventional things, but none of it was illegal.
- Michael 'Mike B' Barnow: You need a lawyer.
- Elizabeth McCord: I don't want a lawyer. It makes me look like I need a lawyer.