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It's the morning of July 27, 1998 in Manhattan.

Monica Lewinsky stepped out of a taxi cab, pulls down the brim of a baseball cap.

Snockward fit. Lewinsky is wearing a blonde wig and the hat feels a little too snug.

But she has to put up with a discomfort because more important is that no one can recognize her as she stands in the streets of Manhattan.

Lewinsky glances at her lawyer and nods, signaling that she's ready.

Then they step inside a tall building where a dormant usheres them in and to an elevator.

A minute later, the elevator doors open and Lewinsky gazes out into a penthouse apartment.

The living room is small but elegant.

Lewinsky might have actually felt cozy in this place, except she's not here for a relaxing afternoon.

Lewinsky is about to betray the man she believed to be her soulmate, the president of the United States.

The Lewinsky walks into the penthouse, which belongs to the mother-in-law Kenneth Starr, the special prosecutor whose office is investigating the president.

Today, members of Starr's team have packed into the living room.

One attorney with broad shoulders and light hair steps forward to introduce himself.

Miss Lewinsky, my name's Bob Pittman.

I'm one of the lead prosecutors in the office of the end of the council.

We've been looking at President Clinton's involvement in Whitewater, trying to see whether he broke the law when he was involved in the real estate deal.

I understand Mr. Pittman, but give me a moment. I need to get rid of this disguise.

Lewinsky takes off the blonde wig and baseball cap and straightens her hair.

Miss Lewinsky was smart of you to come prepared, and thank you for traveling all the way from Washington.

It's going to save us some grief and protect you from the press, which I know has been a lie.

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