All language subtitles for The West Wing (1999) - S01E11 - Lord John Marbury (1080p AMZN WEB-DL x265 ImE)_track3_[eng]

Previously on the west wing:

Lillienfield knows that leo's
A recovering alcoholic.

Everyone knows that leo's
A recovering alcoholic.

Yeah, but they don't know
That there were pills.

He was in rehab
Six years ago.

It's a pleasure to meet you,
Ma'am.

I'm charlie young.
Hi.

This is a girl, charlie.

You don't have
To call her ma'am.

I should call you zoey?

If I can call you charlie.

Take me out tonight
And convince me.

Excuse me?

You heard me.
I didn't, 'cause...

I was distracted by a thing.

I won't say it again.

Then I'm going to assume

You asked me out.

Jack.

Last pass with
The k.H. Satellite.

How old is this?

Uh, about 20 minutes.

Go to x-10
Inside the grid.

Those are two c.V.E.S
And four destroyers.

Let's get some help.

So far we can identify elements

Of the northern, central
And western command armies.

They all appear to be
Frontline divisions.

We're still working up
Divisional I.D.

What about the navy?

We're getting e-lint.

Two c.V.E.S, four destroyers.

Where are
They headed?

Pakistan.

I'm sold.

Let's brief
The c.O.S.

I'll get on the phone
With the white house.

You'll like it.

It doesn't sound
Like I'll like it.

Caddying?
Yeah.

Don't I just lug
Your golf clubs around?

Well, it's
Good exercise.

Of course
It's good exercise.

I'm lugging
Your golf clubs around.

You'll be doing more
Than that, donna.

You'll be reading
The greens

You'll be helping
With club selection...

Security officer:
There he is now.

Who, me?

Joshua lyman?

Oh, man!

Is this claypool again?

Mr. Lyman, you're being served
With a subpoena...

Why do you let them
In the building?

Sir, if you'd just sign this
To show proof...

Give me the thing.

This is, like, the 43rd time.

This is freedom watch, right?

Yes, sir.

You guys are
Real patriots.

I hope this hasn't
Inconvenienced you too much.

Being subpoenaed, no.

Why would that
Inconvenience me?

Have a good day, sir.

Yeah, thank you.
Drop dead.

This is what I do now.

I'm a professional
Hostile witness.

Would I get to
Drive the cart?

No carts.

You don't
Use a cart?

No. Real golfers
Don't use carts.

Don't they also
Carry their own clubs?

No.

Would you
Pay me extra?

No.

You play in
The winter?

We'd wait until spring

But I'd want you to
Start practicing with
That bag right away.

Good evening,
Mrs. Landingham.

How are you, josh?

I've been subpoenaed.

Oh, I'm sorry, dear.

Would you like a cookie?

Yes, thanks.

The president asked me
To come by?

The president just
Left with leo.

Where did they go?

The situation room.

Keep your seats.

Admiral fitzwallace?

Mr. President, 25 minutes ago

The indian army
Launched an invasion

Along the kashmir
Cease-fire line

Into pakistan-held

Kashmir territory.

Is it clear
What india's objective is?

No, sir.

When you say the indian army,
What are we talking about?

Sir?

Five guys in a humvee? What?

Mitch?

Sir, they committed the fourth
Motorized infantry division

The ninth and 26th
Infantry divisions

And two other
Armored brigades

As well as four c.V.E.S
And two destroyers.

All told?

Approximately

300,000 troops, sir.

In the last 25 minutes?

Fitzwallace:
Yes, sir.

300,000 is an awfully large
Piece of troop movement

To have been on a whim.

Yes, sir.

This was
Long planned.

Yes, sir.

All I'm trying to do right now

I'm trying to avoid
Making eye contact

With the cia director.

Mr. President...
300,000 troops?

I can't move my motorcade
From k street to connecticut

Without it showing up
On a weather satellite.

We dropped the ball, sir.

Pick it up again...

Would you, please?

Yes, sir.

Any chance this
Is an exercise?

Fitzwallace:
No, sir.

A threat gesture?

Possibly.

Any nuclear activity?

We don't know, sir.

Oh, I wouldn't worry
About that.

That's probably not

Important
Information.

We've obviously ordered
Intense surveillance.

How intense?
The nearest

Orbiting satellites
Have been diverted to the area.

The k-h super-platform
Has been tasked into
Stationary orbit

Over the northern
Subcontinent.

How long till it's on station?

Six hours, sir.

All right.

I'm ordering
The crisis task force activated

And I want you
To prepare to give me

A national security briefing.
Thank you.

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Sam:
What does the ambassador say?

Which ambassador?
Pakistani ambassador.

Our guy in pakistan,
Or their guy here?

Our guy in pakistan.

We haven't
Appointed one yet.

You're kidding?

Nope.

Hey, charlie.

Good evening, sam.
Good evening, toby.

Good evening,
Mrs. Landingham.

It's been over a year.

What are you
Hocking me for?

We have no one
In pakistan.

Maybe that's why
They got invaded.

Yeah.

The pakistanis have
About 20,000 mountain-
Trained troops

Of the frontier command
Along the northern front

And four divisions of the tenth
Corps along the eastern front.

All this happened
Without the cia

Knowing about it?

I've already had words.

Toby, the u.N. Security council

Is meeting
In an emergency session

To try to effect
A cease-fire.

Well, I feel better already,
Mr. President.

How could we not have
An ambassador in pakistan?

We were getting to it.

The cia missed
300,000 armed people...

They didn't exactly miss them.

In fact, they've got
A very good photo now.

Yeah, but the idea
Is to spot them

Before they cross
The border, right?

Yeah.
Oops.

For the moment,
We're just talking

About conventional weapons,
Right?

Toby, how much do you know
About india and pakistan?

Any war between
These two countries

That begins
With conventional weapons

Won't end that way.

Will you take care
Of briefing the hill?

Yeah.

Good evening.

Hello.

I'm sorry.

Charlie and
Mrs. Landingham
Stepped away.

Should I go back
And wait in the...?

No, we were... Just breaking up.

Can I tell the room

There's a full lid?

Yeah.

I'll send them home.

Thanks, c.J.

Thank you, mr. President.

I'll brief her in the morning.

Yeah.

( keyboard clacking )

Hey, charlie.

Hey.

How you doing?

Good.
Is he in?

I'll tell him
You're here.
It's okay.

He'll want to
Know you're here.

I'll just wait.

Okay.

So, charlie,
Do you ever get a night off?

No, actually.

That's too bad.

No, it's all right.

No. I meant because it would be
Cool to go out or something.

Yeah.

I'm sorry, with me?

Charlie, you know,
You don't have to stand up

The whole time I'm in a room.

Yeah.

I don't know
Why I do that.

Josh:
Hey, zoey.

President:
Is that zoey?!

Anyway, too bad.

Yeah.

I've been subpoenaed.

By claypool?

Under the freedom
Of information act.

It was reported
That I was running

The internal investigation
After lillienfield

Accused us all
Of being on drugs...

Not all of us, josh,
Just one in three.

Right.

So claypool's suing
You for the paperwork?

I'm being deposed
At lunch tomorrow.

Who're you bringing?

I'm not bringing anyone.

Josh...
It's a non-event.

You should
Bring a lawyer.

I am a lawyer.

Yeah. Seriously,
You should bring
A real lawyer.

Thanks for the pep talk.

No sweat.

Joshua.

Madeline.

What's up?
Not too much.

We're going to look good
In california.

I'm going to look pale.

I meant the president.

I know. I'm just saying.

Sam, could I talk
To you a second?

Yeah.
In your office?

Yeah.
Thanks.

What's up?

I'm thinking
Of taking on a new client

And I think it
Might be a problem
For josh and toby

And I was hoping
That maybe you could
Help smooth the way.

Who?
Hmm?

Who's the client?

Mike brace.

( laughs )

Sam...

You serious?
Yes.

Mike brace is
A republican.

You think
I don't know that?

You think josh and
Toby "Might" have a
Problem with that?

Sam, he's moderate
To liberal.

He's good on education,
Women's rights...

And he's a republican.

He came to me.

That's understandable.

He sought me out.

You're very good.

We'd come to you, too...
In fact, we did.

Yes. And I'm coming
To you now.

To get me to help
You convince josh and toby

To let you work
For a republican.

Yes.

Well, it's just my lucky day.

Sam, I think you are
The one senior guy here

Who is more interested
In getting things done...

That's not true, mandy.

Josh and toby are
Just as committed.

Not lately.

I disagree.

The banking bill

The land-use rider,
Assault weapons.

You like mike brace.

Mandy...
I know.

This is going to be
An impossible sell.

It shouldn't be.
But it will be.

I know.

I admire your pluck.

I'm sorry, what part
Of me do you admire?

Your pluck.

Your gumption.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

So you're going to
Talk to josh and toby?

You're going to owe me
A big favor.

Sam...

All right, we'll be even.

Sam...

All right, I'll do this

And many more favors for you
And we'll be even.

Thank you.

Hi. We're going to have
A briefing

By the treasury department
On the market adjustment.

Market adjustment?

That's what we've been
Asked to call it.

That's going to be
9:00 tomorrow morning.

The lid is full;
You can all go home.

Man:
C.J.?

I've got a source
At the pentagon who says

In the last few hours
There's been

Massive troop movement
On the kashmir border.

In the last few hours?
Yeah.

I think you need to get
A new source at the pentagon.

There's nothing to it?

What kind of troop movement?

Something like
300,000 troops
And a few warships.

300,000 troops?

Yeah.

I think someone's having
A little fun with you.

You sure?

I was just in the oval office
Ten minutes ago.

Man:
Okay.

Have a good night, everybody.

Fitzwallace:
Sir, already intense fighting
Has occurred

Between indian troops

And pakistani border garrisons.

The cease-fire line's been
Breached in two thrusts:

With five divisions invading
The area north of kargil

And a two-corps sized force
That's crossed west into azhad.

President:
Bobby?

In the past hour, prime minister
Nohamid spoke on television

Saying that... "After enduring
Endless provocations

"And incessant acts of thuggery

"By the criminal gang
Running pakistan

"India's forbearance
Has been exhausted.

"In the name of peace,
India is acting to put an end

To pakistan's outlaw aggression
Once and for all."

And pakistan?

They're condemning india's
Unlawful aggression

And pledging all-out resistance.

Well, we've got ourselves
A ball game.

Yes, sir.

When do we get
The nuclear briefing?

This afternoon at 15:00.

3:00?

Yes, sir.

Okay. Thank you.

Fitzwallace:
Thank you,
Mr. President.

Donna:
Through the freedom
Of information act.

What kind of information
Are they looking for?

I guess information
About the investigation.

It wasn't
An investigation.

I'm sure
Josh will mention that.

Did he bring a lawyer?

He said
He didn't need one.

Oh, good. I like the sound
Of this.

Hello.

Leo's coming

And c.J.'s
Already inside.

Thanks.

Hi. Do you know
What this is about?

Yeah. I stopped by your office
Before, but...

I was at the reception.

Yeah.

Hi, c.J.

What's going on?

India sent troops into
The neutral zone in kashmir.

The u.N. Security council's

Going to try
To negotiate
A cease-fire

But we believe we're going
To start to play a role

In the next 48 to 72 hours.

You can start to brief
The press tonight

So I want you
In on some of
The meetings

Throughout the day.
Leo?

Oh, including this one.

This happened last night?

Yeah.

That's what you all
Were talking about

When I walked into
The oval office?

I'm sorry c.J...

You told me the lid was on.

You're going to have to expect
That sometimes.

I got the question, leo.

A guy had pentagon source.

I denied it.
I called it ridiculous.

Is it 300,000 troops?

Yeah.
Couple of destroyers?

And four c.V.E's.

Guy hit it on the button.

I made fun of him.

You'll tell the room
You spoke without
Knowing facts.

I guess that's what I'll do.

As soon as you tell
Them india's the story,
This is forgotten.

I'm fine.
We're across the hall?

Yeah.

Josh:
Joshua lyman.

Claypool:
And your occupation?

White house
Deputy chief of staff.

How long have you
Held this job?

Since president bartlet
Was sworn in 12 months ago.

Have you been conducting
Over the past few weeks

An internal investigation
Into recreational drug use

By white house staffers?

I wouldn't call it
An investigation.

Why not?

It wasn't that serious.

You don't consider
Illegal drug use

At the white house

To be serious?

Whoa. You almost
Tripped me up

In that clever
Web of words.

No, I would consider drug
Use in the white house

To be serious.

I wouldn't consider my
Investigation serious.

And the way you know
It wasn't serious

Is that I was the
One running it.

What prompted
The investigation?

Congressman
Lillienfield

Held a press
Conference

In which he claimed
That one in three

White house
Staffers use drugs.

I was asked to discover
What, if anything

Might have caused him
To say that.

Asked by whom?

The chief of staff and the
Communications director.

Leo mcgarry
And toby ziegler.
Yes.

As I'm sure you're aware,
The organization I represent

Is suing under the freedom
Of information act

For the records
Of your investigation.

Yes, and I can

Save us all a lot of time

By telling you that
There are no records

Of my investigation.

Before being deposed here today

Did you talk to anybody
About the fact

That we were requiring
Your testimony?

I mentioned it
To a few people.

Who were they?

Sam seaborn.

The deputy
Communications director.

Yes.

Why did you
Mention it to him?

No particular reason.

No particular reason?

Yes.

Really?

Yes.

You brought up the subpoena
For no particular reason?

Yes.

Who else?

Uh... My assistant, donna moss.

What did you tell
Mr. Seaborn and miss moss

About this deposition?

I told them that I had to waste
A day on this deposition.

What else did you tell them?

I probably told them
That I consider

These moronic lawsuits
Of yours to be...

Why do you persist in...?

Because you have
Consistently acted

Not as someone determined
To get the truth

But as someone
Who hates president bartlet

Hates people who support
President bartlet

And is looking
To make headlines and money.

Now, you have
Two hours today

And two hours
Tomorrow.

Will somebody, please,
Offer me some coffee?

India's population stands
At roughly one billion.

82% are hindus, 11% muslim.

They're mostly poor

But not nearly as bad
Off as pakistanis.

Yes, whose average per
Capita income is $400.

They are, however,
Better educated.

Their literacy
Rate is 48%

And they're
Healthier.

Average life span

Is 57.7 years.

The average
Rainfall...

What the hell kind
Of briefing is this?

Toby, if we could have
Another hour to prepare.

Where did you
Get this stuff?

I swear to god,
The encyclopedia britannica.

I need a briefing.

C.J. We're getting

Someone from state.

She'll get over it.

Yeah.

Listen.

Let me ask
You something

Without your
Head exploding.

What?

What would your
First reaction be

To mandy's working

For mike brace?

What do you mean?

He came to her.

She wants to work
For mike brace?

She's thinking about it.

Afternoon, sam.
Hey, mrs. Landingham.

Is this a joke?

You're not going
To say hello, toby?

Yes, hello.
Is this a joke?

No.

I don't understand.

Toby...

I'm in disbelief.

What should I say your
First reaction was?

Disbelief.

He's good on education,
Women's rights.

Are you shilling
For her?

I'm not shilling--
I'm smoothing the way.

Don't do that.

She just asked me to
Take your temperature.

Then please don't do that.

India has two intermediate-range

Ballistic missiles,
Named agni-I and agni-ii.

"Agni" means "Fire" in hindi.

They have a 55 kiloton a-bomb

Which is roughly
50% more destructive

Than the hiroshima
Bomb, but they also

Have a thermonuclear device.

An h-bomb.

Yeah.

Joe, can you assess
Command and control?

This is the truly
Terrifying part.

Good, cause
We were waiting

For a truly terrifying part.

Cci systems

Are notoriously unreliable.

They put their
Money in the weapons

And ignore
Safeguards.

Like what?

Dual launch
Controls.

Clear chain
Of commands.

Satellite
Surveillance.

Mutual monitoring,
Exhaustive testing.

Also, leaders
Are reluctant

To share
Information

For fear it might
Weaken them.

I'll read this

From a d.O.D. Overview.

"At various times
Both countries

"Have displayed
An incoherent

"Decision-making system.

You cannot predict what
Will happen in a crisis."

Well.

Bring in dr. Strangelove
And we're all set.

Thanks, joe.

Sure.

Thank you,
Mr. President.

Thank you, joe.

There's an india expert
I want to bring in.

Who?

No.

You guys are
Going to love him.

He's a lunatic.

He's colorful.

He's certifiable.

Who?

Lord john marbury

Former ambassador
To new delhi from the court

Of st. James.
Where do we
Find him?

A psychiatric institution.

He's colorful, leo.

You're really going
To let him loose
In the white house

Where there's
Liquor and women?

We can hide the women

But the man
Deserves a drink.
Sir...

Let's get him
On a plane.
Yes, sir.

Anything else?

Thank you,
Mr. President.

Can I just say this

About mandy's
Representing
Mike brace?

No.

Okay.

I should say
Something to c.J.

Don't.
You think?

It'll be
Patronizing.

If you don't say anything,
That'll tell her

That you think
She's a professional.

I'm going to go see her.

You see what you do?

You ask me my advice
And then you ignore it.

Yeah.

Okay.

Carol?

Yes.

In the next few weeks

It's going to be important

That the white house
Reassure americans and the world

That the president has
A firm grip on the crisis

And is working hard
To defuse it.
Yes.

They're misspelling "New delhi."

They put the "H"
In the wrong place?

Hey, I'm happy
When they use an "H" at all.

We'll fix it.

Hey, carol.

We're fixing
The "H."
Okay.

I was warned that
Coming to talk to you

Might be insulting to
Your professionalism.

Well, you wouldn't
Want to do that.

It wasn't ready
For the press yet.

Could have told me that
Instead of sending me in there.

C.J.
I flatly denied it.

I said I was in the oval office
Ten minutes ago

And nothing's going on.

They don't
Think you lied.

I know.
They think you lied to me

Which is
What happened.

They don't know me,
I'm from nowhere.

I was just starting

To get credible

Just starting
To get their respect.

Know how long it's going
To take to get it back?

There's a concern.

Don't ask c.J.,
She doesn't know anything.

There is a concern that you're
Too friendly with the press.

Really?

We know it's
Important

You have a
Friendly...

It's important
For all of us.

I don't disagree.

Does this
Have to do

With danny concanon?

People see you with danny.

This is outrageous.

It is this one time.

If we erred,
It was on the side of...

You sent me in there uninformed
So that I'd lie to the press.

We sent you in there uninformed

Because we thought there
Was a chance you couldn't.

Okay.

I have all this work to do.

Okay.

Hey.
How'd it go?

It was fine.

You got to go
Back tomorrow?

Yeah.
Take a lawyer.

You got 450
Bucks an hour?
No.

Then mind
Your own business.
Take sam.

It's nothing.

It's this guy.

Sam is going with you.

Oh, absolutely,
'cause in the middle

Of an international crisis

What better place
To put our resources?

It's two hours--
Just do it.

C.J. Pissed?

Yeah.

Okay.

Mr. President.
Yeah.

The chinese ambassador's
At the gate and he'll be

In the mural
Room in a moment.

This ought to be delightful.

Yes, sir.

Thanks for staying
Late, charlie.

Mm-hmm.

Mr. President,
I was wondering

If I could ask
You a question.
Sure.

I was wondering
How you would feel

About my going out
On a date with zoey?

I'm sorry?

Zoey was talking to me

And she mentioned
That if I had a free night...

My daughter asked you out?

Yes, sir.

I should have locked
Her in the dungeon.

I don't think
You've got one, sir.

I could have built one.

If it's not too much
Of a problem...

You have picked
The absolute

Worst time in
The world to talk

To me about this.

I think he's here.

Okay.

Thank you, sir.

Yes.

He wants to go
Out with zoey.

Shut up.

Mr. Ambassador.

Good evening, mr. President.

Thank you
For seeing us so late

And on such
Short notice.
Thank you.

Good evening, leo.
Good evening.

Please, sit down.

Thank you.

Mr. Ambassador,
It is crucial

That we join together

To bring about
A cease-fire

And then a pullback
In kashmir

Before this conflict
Takes another escalating step.

Mr. President, we have every
Hope for your success.

You do?
Yes, sir.

Thank you.

However, I've been
Instructed by beijing

To inform you that under no
Circumstances will china

Allow india's aggression
Against kashmir

As it only intensifies

The threat of
Indian aggressors

On our own border.

David, are you

Suggesting that china
Might intervene?

The indians
Must be stopped, leo.

Of course, china would like
To see a peaceful solution

But we are prepared

To use whatever
Force is necessary.

Well, this just keeps
Getting better and better.

Did you speak to him?

Toby.
Yes.

I did.
And?

Mandy, uh...

He didn't go for it.

It wasn't the reaction
You were hoping for.

Did you tell him
About education

And women's issues?

Yes.

Did you tell him
Enthusiastically?

Yes.

Did you tell him
About...

I told him everything
There is to tell him.

He did not warm
To the idea.

Let's go.

I'm ready.

I will.
Talk to him.

Do it enthusiastically.

Okay.

Talk to me about what?

Mandy wants to take on
Mike brace as a client.

Is there another
Mike brace?

Not in the house of
Representatives, no.

She understands

He's a republican,
Right?

Yeah, she's a pretty
Bright girl.

Oh, I'm going
To kill her.

So you're saying
No way.

Yeah, that's a
Big 10-4... Yeah.

Mr. Ambassador.

Mr. President.

You know leo mcgarry.

Yes, sir.

Good to see you
Again.

Terrible circumstances.

Please, sit down.

We've been trying to phone
Your prime minister
Without any luck.

Can you help us out there?

The prime minister,
Naturally

Is preoccupied organizing
Our response

To this latest unprovoked
Aggression by india.

But I'll do my
Best to help you.

Mr. Ambassador, I stood
At a podium this morning

And I publicly condemned
The incursion by indian forces.

We felt your condemnation
Could have been stronger.

My condemnation
Might have been stronger

If my state department
Didn't feel

That the indian action
Was provoked.

I think you're being
Misinformed, mr. President.

You deny there has been
Pakistani activity

In the neutral zone?

The people of kashmir are simply

Demanding their human rights

Guaranteed by the u.N. Charter
For self-determination.

The unrest over
The past few months

Is entirely the result

Of a cruel oppression
Of a defenseless people.

The people the president's
Talking about

Aren't defenseless,
Mr. Ambassador.

They're carrying the m-16s
We sold them.

Mr. Mcgarry...
Hang on. Look...

The u.S. Is committed
To finding

A reasonable solution
To the dispute.

With all due respect,
Mr. President

It is not a dispute

But an illegal occupation
By the indian state.

Whatever the language--

I know that you
Will agree with me

That we have to find a way
For these two countries

To exist together
In a global community.

That sounds very nice,
Mr. President

But the people of pakistan
Do not wish to exist

In a global community
With... Criminals.

( heavy sigh )

I'd imagine
The indian ambassador

Is going to say roughly
The same thing about you.

Be that as it may.

Yes.

Thank you for coming.

Yes, mr. President.

Thank you.

Mr. President?

I'll take the indian ambassador
In the oval office.

Yes, sir.

Then, if you could,
Ask the secret service

To step in and kill me,
Please.

Yes, sir.

Zoey just walked
Right up to him
And asked him out.

She's a very
Outgoing girl.

See, but a dungeon would've
Put an end to that.

We learn these lessons
The hard way.

I think you're trying
To cover up the fact

That you're enjoying this.

I'm not trying to
Cover it up at all.

I'm a father in pain.

Well, really,
You're just a pain.

Leo.

Got a racial problem?

A racial problem?!

It's okay to admit it.

I don't.

Okay.

I don't have
A racial problem.

Okay.

I'm spencer tracy
At the end

Of guess who's coming
To dinner.

Okay.

Racial problem!
I'm just
Saying...

My problem is not
That she's white, he's black

It's she's a girl
And he's not

To say nothing
Of he's older than she is.

She's 19, he's 21.

But a guy learns a lot
In those two years.

Okay.

Tracy was good
In that movie.

Yeah.

Mr. President?

Thank you.

Mr. President.

Mr. Ambassador.

You look well,
Mr. President.

I was looking a lot better

Before your country breached
About 14 cease-fire conditions

Without so much
As a phone call

So let's sit down
And talk.

Charlie, please
Close the door.

And you didn't make
A single note.

No.

You're asking me
To believe...

This is the
Seventh lawsuit

You've brought against
The white house

And the fourth time
That you have deposed me

And demanded to see
Documents that don't exist.

In your investigation in which
You wrote nothing down--

And it's nice to see
That the white house

Is taking the matter
So seriously--

In your investigation

Did you find any evidence
Of staff drug use?

No.

I'd like to remind you
That you're under oath.

Sam:
I'd like to
Remind you

That that's the seventh time

That you've reminded him
Since he sat down.

Are there alcoholics
Working in the white house?

I would imagine
That there are...

You would imagine?

The statistics
Suggest...

You know for sure
That there are.

Yes.

What are their names?

What are you, crazy?

You don't think the public
Has a right to know?

Drinking isn't
Against the law.

I'm speaking of
A higher standard.

He's not going to tell you
The names of people

He knows to be
Alcoholics-- move on.

Is leo mcgarry
An alcoholic?

I won't answer that.

Has he received treatment
At a facility for alcoholism?

I won't answer that.

Has he received
Treatment

At a facility
For valium addiction?

He's not obligated

To answer the question.

Why not?

It's irrelevant
To your cause of action

Under the freedom
Of information act

In which you are
Seeking all documents

Relating to
Joshua lyman's

Investigation
Of illegal drug use

In the white house.

We can go see the judge.
She'll sustain my objection.

Mr. Lyman, in the course
Of your investigation

Did you look
At secret service files

Of the people
You were investigating?

There was no investigation.

Did you look at any
Secret service files?

Yes.

Including
Leo mcgarry's.

Yes.

I have a record here
Which you would
Have access to...

How did you get that?

It says leo mcgarry
Spent 28 days

In an alcohol
And substance abuse facility

Called sierra-tucson.

This is a piece of paper
Obtained illegally.

That's my problem.

Your problem is to answer
This question--

In your investigation
Of leo mcgarry, did you discover

That he was not only treated
For alcohol addiction

He was treated for valium
Addiction as well?

Now, should we take
That question to the judge

And ask her
About relevancy?

We going to postpone
This deposition.

I'm not nearly finished.

We're postponing.

You got a problem with it,
Cite us for contempt.

I would think that you would
Be concerned

With your own reputations

And the notion of you
Standing up for a man

So egregiously unqualified...

Listen!

Josh!

Go.

You're a cheap hack.

And if you
Come after leo

I'm going to bust
You like a pinata.

Your frustration, mr. President

Is because you can
No longer control us

With the threat
Of economic sanctions.

My frustration

Mr. Ambassador,
Is that you and the pakistanis

Have nuclear weapons
And a tendency to get cranky.

India must and will be
A nuclear power, mr. President.

That way, we'll never be
Dictated to again.

Well...

It was nice spending
This time with you.

Thank you, mr. President.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Every time he talks about
Colonial western imperialism

I always want to remind him

That the united states is
Also a revolutionary country

That threw off its
Colonial masters.

Why don't you?

I keep forgetting.

( knocking at door )

Mr. President?

Is he here?
Yes, sir.

Send him in,
Please.

Oh, god help me.

John!

Ah, mr. President.

Thank you
For coming.

How was your flight?

Ah... Intoxicating.

So I see.

Allow me to present myself.

Lord john marbury.

I was summoned
By your president.

Yes. We've met.

Ten or twelve times.

I'm leo mcgarry.

Oh, I thought
You were the butler.

No, I'm the white house
Chief of staff.

Uh, nonetheless,
Would you have something

With which to light
My cigarette?

Oh, I'm afraid we don't
Allow smoking in this
Part of the world.

Really?
Yes, sir.

In this part over here,
We encourage it.

Sir--

It's your lordship,
As a matter of fact

But it couldn't possibly
Make the least difference.

So, um...

Tell me, how can I be
Of service to you?

If it's within my power to give

You shall have it.

We need your take
On the situation, john.

What is your, uh, "Take"

On the situation?

The world is coming apart
At the seams.

Well, then!

Thank god you
Sent for me.

Yes.

His name is lord john marbury.

He is the hereditary earl
Of sherlbourne.

He's the great-great grandson
Of a former viceroy

And for 30 years

Served as the queen's minister
To either india or pakistan.

Lord marbury is here
To counsel the president

And if you think this is
All starting to sound like

A gilbert & sullivan operetta,
I don't blame you a bit.

C.J.?

Thank you.

Yes.

Toby's here.

Okay.

Hello.

I feel that I didn't have
The opportunity

To properly articulate
My argument.

Either I'm a trusted member
Of the communications staff

Or I'm not, toby.

What was your argument?

That was my argument.

That wasn't your argument.

It was my argument
A little while ago

When I was arguing in my head.

Are you apologizing?

Yes.

Well?

What?

Apologize.

I'm sorry.

God.

I was trying to do it
Nicer than that.

Who's idea was it?

Mine.

You were the one
Who said "India's
Invaded pakistan.

Let's not tell c.J."?

I didn't say it like that.

Why'd you say it?

I said it nicer.

Josh.

Hi, donna.

I didn't expect
You back so soon.

Yeah.

Did everything
Go okay?

No, actually, it didn't.

Thanks.

You're back.

Yeah.

Toby apologized
To me...

Listen...

In his way.

C.J.

Listen, I need to tell
You guys something.

Mandy:
Sam?

Sam.

Yeah.

Did you talk to him?

What?

Did you talk to him?

It's a bad idea, mandy.

Did you tell
Him about...?
No.

I thought that you were

The champion of bipartisan
Cooperation and the spirit of...

Leo's in trouble.

You're a political consultant.

Your job isn't to end the fight.

It's to win it.

Now, you can work for us
Or you can work for them

But you can't do both.

Josh:
Sam?

Yeah?

Let's go.

I'm ready.

Oh, I think that's nonsense.

Oh, do you?

Yes. I think you're dramatically
Overestimating the possibility

Of escalation
Beyond the point
We're at now.

Interesting.

Thank you.

What is your
Name again?
All right.

Happily ensconced in
The cocoon of your
Cold war victory

You are woefully ignorant

Of the powerful
Historical agents in asia.

The global triumph
Of the economic free market

Has created
An illusory assumption

That the world
Is drawing itself
Closer together.

Your congress has been
Pathetically inept

At halting
The proliferation

Of nuclear weapons
In this region

And, uh, your intelligence
Gathering is, uh... Weak.

India and pakistan

Have fought three wars
In the half century

Since they have gained
Their independence

With god knows
How many skirmishes in between.

It is about religion

And I can assure you

They do not share
Our fear of the bomb.

Charlie:
Sir?

What? Oh.

Oh, I have a telephone call.

Uh, mr. President, uh...

May I take it, please,
In your foyer?

Yeah, go ahead.

Thank you.

I don't even think
The accent's real.

I'm going to ask him to stay
A little bit and help us out.

For how long?

You two are going
To become good friends.

He thinks I'm the butler.

For the first couple of weeks

So did I.

( knocking )

Excuse me, mr. President.

Hello, margaret.

What do you need?

( whispering )

Yeah. Would you excuse me
For a moment, sir?

Yeah, sure.

What's going on?

It didn't go well.

Claypool's got
A copy of your
Records from rehab.

Either he got them
From lillienfield

Or the other
Way around.

I was in a position
Where I was going
To perjure myself

So sam ended
The deposition.

Claypool's next step
Is to call a reporter

So I'm pretty sure
You're going to read
About this soon.

So I wanted to ask you,
Does your family know?

Yes.

'cause if
They don't...

They know.

And the
President?

Yes.

You ready for this?

Yes.

Then we're here for
Whatever you need.

We just wanted to come
In and tell you that.

He's still
On the phone?

Yes, sir.

Okay.

Do you need anything?

There's a quote
From revelations

I'm trying to remember.

I can't help
You out there.

It's about a horse.

Why not?
I've never
Read revelations.

I never got around to it.

Say, listen...

My hesitation about your
Going out with zoey before

You know,
It's not 'cause you're black.

It's not.
I didn't think it was.

I thought it was
'cause I'm a guy.

It is.

I understand.

Still, I want you
To go out with her

If that's what
You both want to do.

I'd like to.

That's fine.

Thank you, sir.

Just remember these two things:
She's 19 years old

And the 82nd airborne
Works for me.

Yes, sir.

Also this...

No kidding.

You go out with zoey

You're going to get
Your picture taken.

There's going to be
A lot of people not wild

About the sight of you
And the president's daughter.

You know what to do
With the mail, right?

Yes, sir.

All right.

You keep
Your head up.

Yes, sir.

I should've built
A dungeon.

Yes, sir.

Revelations...
It's about a horse

And death was riding
On it, maybe.

I really haven't read it,
Mr. President.

Okay.

Should I go check it out?

Yes, please.

Okay.

Thank you, charlie.

Ah, good,
I want you all
To meet john.

Mr. President,
Before lord fauntleroy...

Lord marbury...

Whatever. Before he comes back
In the room

I wanted to tell you

That josh's deposition
Did not go well

And that the story
Will probably break soon.

How you doing?

I'm fine.

Don't you ever forget

The battles you've fought
And won.

Yes, sir.

( door opens )

I am, uh, back.

Uh, and I believe there are
Many more people in the room.

Excellent deducing,
Your lordship.

Mr. President,
The telephone call

Was from the british ambassador
To the united nations.

He believes there'll be
A cease-fire resolution

Within a few hours.

That's what I'd heard,
But all they got was two weeks.

Two weeks
Is better
Than nothing.

John, I was hoping

You'd stick around
For a couple of days

And help us out.

A few days, a few months...

However long it
Takes is as long
As I shall serve.

Well, let's play it by ear.

You're all frightened...
As well you should be.

Not since
The protestant-catholic wars

In the 16th century

Has western society known
Anything remotely comparable

To the subcontinent's
Religious malevolence.

Uh, to a lesser observer

The intensity of
The emotional frenzy

Is so illogical

As to border on mass psychosis

But, as has been said
By kings and queens

I am not a
Lesser observer.

John, there's a quote
From revelations...

"And I looked
And I beheld a pale horse

"And the name that sat on him
Was death and...

Hell followed with him."

President:
Are you frightened, john?

Do you mean do I think
We can stop a war in
The next two weeks?

Yes.

Yes.

Good.

But, uh...

I shall require a light.

( lights cigarette )

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