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Previously on The West Wing:
You're going on a CODEL
to the Middle East

with Fitzwallace and Andy.

No presidential
hand-holding.

You're gonna see
what's going on.

Brief me and Toby about it.

C.J.:
Explosion in Gaza.

What about Donna?
She was in the car that...

Andy saw people put
in ambulances.

That's all she knows.

Three dead so far, sir.

Congressmen DeSantos and Korb.

And we just got word--

Admiral Fitzwallace.

I asked Fitz to go.

The people responsible

will be found
and brought to justice.

Don't promise that.

I know the world.

He told me, when he
was a kid his dad
took him sailing

on the long Island Sound.

Scared the hell
out of him, so he
joined the Navy.

( phone rings )

Kate Harper.

It's Leo.

Hello.

How's Gail?

Not great.

Yeah. Sir, there's been

an Israeli missile strike
in Gaza City.

I'm on my way.

NEWSMAN:
But before we go
to the President's address,

we want to show you some of the
first footage from Gaza City.

Chairman Farad,
I need you to do

all you can to
prevent retribution.

No, Mr. Chairman, we had
nothing to do with it.

No, sir, Israel did not
discuss the missile
strike with us.

60 seconds.
Sir, you
don't want

to make this
more difficult for us.

We need access
to the site in Gaza.

And I will urge the Israelis
to hold off on further attacks.

Most strongly, sir.

And to you, Mr. Chairman.

Somebody get me
the Israeli prime minister.

We're trying
to reach him.

The ambassador's
on her way.

We're their closest ally
on the planet--

you'd think they could
pick up the damn phone.

Is that the statement?

We get anything
from the FBI yet?

I was just
about to...
Go.

Yes, sir.
30 seconds, please.

Sir.

Sir, Carol's circulating
the draft already.

"Tyranny of terror"?
"Death mongers"?

What is this, Tolkien?

The stronger your language now,
the more leeway...

I'm not saying it.
15 seconds.

C.J.:
I'm gonna try and put

a hold on the draft.
LEO:
Mr. President.

I'm fine.
In five,

four, three, two...

PRESIDENT:
My fellow Americans,
good evening.

This morning we lost

three distinguished Americans

in a despicable act of terror
in the Middle East.

I come before you shocked
and saddened by our loss,

and angered, as we all are,
by the tragedy thrust upon us.

The search is underway
for those responsible.

I ask for your patience
while we hunt for answers.

And as we pray
with those who grieve,

let us resolve to search
not only for justice,

but also for a just end

to this senseless cycle
of violence.

Thank you, goodnight,

and God bless America.

From the Oval Office,
Josiah Bartlet, President of...

He should be right here.

Ambassador Galit.
I'm glad someone

from your government
could spare a moment.

This is the first statement
from the White House

since the explosion
in the Gaza Strip,

which left four Americans dead.

I'm asking
for restraint.

What the hell do you think
you're doing?

This has nothing
to do with you.

We have been tracking
this man for six months.
And you couldn't

take three minutes
to think through
the ramifications?

Ramifications?

A terrorist responsible
for dozens of Israeli
deaths is dead.

As are 11 innocent civilians.

This is inflammatory!

It endangers
our investigation.

Israeli intelligence

is doing all they can.
Damn it, Shira,

if I'm gonna find
the people behind this,

I need access
to the bomb site,

access to evidence,
and the cooperation

of the Palestinian Authority--
three things I cannot get

if you keep firing missiles

into Gaza!
Mr. President, we
received information

on the whereabouts
of a man responsible

for the repeated killing
of our citizens.

We had the specific
location and little time.

Would you have done
any differently?

If you'll excuse me.

The FBI's received
an anonymous tip

through Israeli intelligence.

They found bomb-making equipment
in an apartment in Gaza.

And they think it's linked
to the bombing of our CODEL?

Yes, sir, they believe
they've located

one of the men responsible
for murdering our people.

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REPORTER:
The President offered
his condolences

to the families of those
brutally murdered in Gaza.

It was a strong speech,
but I'm surprised the President

didn't raise the possibility
of greater military...

MAN:
I'm all for white roses
and black veils,

but the ending-- "a just end
to this cycle of violence"--

what exactly was
the President suggesting?

MAN 2:
...Palestinian population,
but whatever he says,

he's got three or four possible
targets that he's considering.

NEWSMAN:
...caskets carrying the remains
of three fallen leaders,

including the body
of Admiral Percy Fitzwallace,

who will be buried Wednesday...

REPORTER:
And President Bartlet's
departures

from the draft text,
were those planned or...

C.J.:
Part of the standard
vetting process

for a speech of
this importance.

The cuts aren't reflective
of the President's attitude

on military response in Gaza?

The cuts are reflective
of the fact that Toby Ziegler's

never written a five-minute
speech in his life. John?

On the Hill, they're talking
about a congressional resolution

in support
of swift military action.

The President is
meeting with

the leadership
this morning.

I'm sure they'll have
a productive discussion.

WOMAN:
C.J., I've got a report
the FBI's working

with Palestinian Authority
security forces

at the site
of the bombing.

The investigation's in Gaza--

the Palestinians
speak the language.

I have an announcement.

James Holtman, a legal aide
to Congressman DeSantos,

died earlier today
of head and neck injuries

sustained
in yesterday's bombing.

He was 26 years old.

His name is Khalil Nasan.

He's one of the founders
of a splinter group

of the Khanjari Martyrs.

He recently fled Gaza City

and the equipment
in his apartment

bore trace
elements of RDX.

The same stuff used
on our Suburban.

Where is he now?

The FBI has
tracked Nasan

to his headquarters
in Khan Younis in
Southern Gaza.

HUTCHINSON:
Sir, there
are several

military options.

Any not mentioned
on television this morning?

We're focusing on two.

A commando raid on Khan
Younis gives us a chance

to bring Nasan in alive,
but his organization
is heavily armed,

so there's a substantial
risk to our soldiers

and the mission
could fail.

A missile strike
from the USS Carney

carries a higher
likelihood of success

and zero risk
to U.S. military personnel.

And the risk to civilians?
We launch
the Tomahawks

in the next four hours,
we can minimize

collateral damage.
The next four hours.

KATE:
In the middle of the day,
the children

are still in school...
Where exactly is
this headquarters?

HUTCHINSON:
It's located in
an apartment complex, sir.

How many people
are we talking about?

We're still evaluating.
Ballpark it for me.

KATE:
In a daytime strike,

we're liable to see
15 to 50 casualties,

depending on how
the building collapses

and whether fire
from the primary target

spreads to
adjacent buildings.
15 to 50.

HUTCHINSON:
Sir, if we strike in
the next four hours...

Now, what are
my other options?

Sir, I'm sorry...
I'm not risking

50 innocent Palestinian lives

and the stability
of our relationships

over there
to take this guy out,

so I'm asking you again,
what are my other options?

MAN:
Sir?

What are my other options?

Leo?

You don't have any
options, Governor.

The President's decided

to follow Admiral
Fitzwallace's
recommendation.

This is just a
courtesy briefing.

So you're telling me,
with less than three months

left in office, the President
and Admiral Fitzwallace

are going to saddle me
with a war

in the Philippines.

( chuckles )

I've been President-Elect
for 72 hours--

the brass is already
laughing at me.

It's a limited
peacekeeping
mission, sir.

Military training,

assisting the Filipinos
with logistics,

intelligence.

No more than a
thousand troops.

Which sounds
like a lot to me,

but since I clearly
haven't the vaguest idea

what the hell
I'm talking about...

Woodrow Wilson didn't know
a battalion from a battery

when he
took office.
And he did a heck of a job

with the Treaty of Versailles.

Admiral Fitzwallace thought

you might find it...
reassuring.

He did, did he?

Alan,

thanks for coming up.

We'll start the full
security briefings next week.

Sir, congratulations again,
and, uh...

good luck with
the press conference tonight.

Thank you.

( door opens and closes )

Admiral Fitzwallace.
Remind to fire that guy.

HUTCHINSON:
We could ask the Israelis

to go after the suspect.

We don't want them
fighting our battles.

We don't want them
fighting at all.

There's the
Palestinian Authority.

Chairman Farad?
He's offered
his assistance.

HUTCHINSON:
You got to be kidding.

He's asked for
the opportunity

to arrest any suspects
identified by the FBI.

Sir, we share our
intel with him,

he's as likely as not

to tip off the suspect.
The chairman
has no love for

Nasan's organization, and
we can provide incentives

for his cooperation.

HUTCHINSON:
Guns and bombs

to fight
the Israelis?

KATE:
International
legitimacy;

agreement to
recognize him again

as the sole representative
of the Palestinian people.

You really want to get
back on the merry-go-
round with this guy?

Let's see what he has to say.

Leo.
Yeah.

LEO:
You know, the Israelis
have tried this.

Yeah?
Two years ago.

They identified the men

behind the discotheque bombing,

gave the intel
to the Palestinians.

The chairman sat them
in the corner, made them write

"I will not kill
innocent children" 20 times

and sent them home.

He won't treat us
like the Israelis;

we have the power
to bring him back
to the table.

Sir...

the country wants action.

Bringing Farad back
to the table...

I'm not saying
it's camembert and wine, Leo.

I'm saying
it's what we got.

Tell Hutchinson to find
a way to get Nasan

without taking out
a city block,

I'll launch
the damn missile myself.

( groans softly )

Hi there.

You just wake up?

My mouth is dry.

Let me get you
some water.

Hey.

What happened to you?

To me?

You need to shave.

I-I haven't...
really had time.

Where am I?

You're in Germany.

It doesn't look
like Germany.

You're actually
in a military...

Here you go, honey.

Here.

She's not German.

( laughs ):
This is true.

Just squeeze that
clicker if it hurts--
it's a morphine drip.

It's gonna take some time
to orient yourself.

He needs to shave.

NURSE:
Wouldn't hurt.

I'm just gonna draw
a little blood.

If you need to step outside...

I'm fine.

Uh, I'll be right back.

Did you find his notes
on the speaker's...

I'll check
Donna's files.

( phone rings )

Hey.

JOSH:
Hey.
How's she doing?

About the same,

but she's awake at least.
Kind of.

What's going on there?

Well, other than
the legion of congressmen

parading into the Oval
demanding retribution,

it's been pretty quiet.

The end of his address...

It was an improv.

The Europeans loved it.

Yeah, so did the Times.

'Course, in about 15 minutes,

every other editorial page
in the country

will be calling for Hamlet
to get off the dime.

So what are we doing?

Hang on, I'll put
the Joint Chiefs on the line.

Toby...

You really want state secrets

on a collect call
from the Rheinland?

We could use code names.

Yeah.

Listen, we got to make a call
on Camden Yards.

It's Memorial Day.
Huh?

He's scheduled to toss out
the first pitch at Camden Yards.

Cancel it. No.

Can't cancel.
It sends the wrong message.

Ask for a moment of silence.

And, Toby, he's got...
you need to take him out

with gloves and a ball.

It's a six-foot toss from
the stands-- it's Little League.

FDR threw from the stands,

beaned one of his photographers
in '37,

extended the Depression
another four years.

Leo, I can't stress enough
the importance

of an immediate
and forceful response.

Uh, Mr. Speaker, we
fully intend to...
Really?

Because the President's
speech was...

We're making every effort
to identify those responsible.

Gentlemen, we shouldn't
get caught up in politics.

Whether it's the
religious right
or the folks

funded by the AIPAC lobby
on our side of the aisle.

Israel is
a black-and-white issue.

Exactly. There was
little sympathy

for the Palestinians
before this incident.

But omilitary action, now,
on that sounds like a winner.

These lunatics are
willing to sacrifice

themselves,
their children.

The only way to ensure
the continued safety

of this country is
to respond in kind.

In kind.

What I think the Speaker
is trying to say...

LEO:
I got it, Bob.

Do you? We lost two
U.S. congressmen.

I got 200 members
of my conference

screaming for
Chairman Farad's head.

There's an obvious
course of action here.

And on that, we
stand firmly behind
the President.

And Bob's right.

Politics aside, Leo...

he's got to do this.

to help you bring
this man to justice.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

We will do our very best,
Mr. President.

We need more
than your best, sir.

If you want to apprehend Nasan

without escalating
the conflict...

Of course, the Chairman
has consistently chosen

violence over peace.

He doesn't really have the
strength to take on Hamas.

He's walked away from offers

that would have given his people
a Palestinian state,

and the Israelis aren't
likely to ever sit down

to the negotiation table
with him again.

He's not the answer
to the greater problem.

He may be the answer
to this one.

I wouldn't bet on that.

Things went well
with the leadership?

What?

A bus in Jerusalem.

Another suicide bombing.

Ten to 20 dead,
over a hundred wounded.

C.J.:
We're getting creamed
out there.

TOBY:
Yeah.

CNN's running a piece tonight

on the last-minute edits
to the President's address.

I take it they're not praising
his sensible moderation.

Not so much.

What's happening
on the Hill?

They're putting the
military action resolution

to a vote tomorrow morning.

It's going to pass?

I'm hoping
it's not unanimous.

What do you think?

The whole country's waiting

for the President
to carpet-bomb Gaza.

I think it's a good sign
he hasn't done it yet.

Hey, is that...?

It's for the game tonight.

Why does he need...?

He wants to throw
from the mound.

Secret Service says he's
got to wear the vest.

He wants to throw
from the mound?

Have you ever seen him
throw a baseball?
Yeah.

I'm not sure he can throw
60 feet without the vest.

It's actually longer when you
factor in the vertical...

We're going to have to;
we're going to...

I'm thinking,
pull out a couple of gloves

and throw him in the vest

sometime between his call
with the Palestinian chairman

and his meeting with
the Egyptian ambassador.

Yeah. Perfect.

MAN:
Both of its passenger sections
were full

and the blast was so powerful

that it blew out the windows

of a second bus passing nearby.

Paramedics immediately
converged on the scene...

What are you watching?

...rescuers used blowtorches...
Nothing.

...to pry other wounded
from the...

How do you feel?

They left a lunch tray earlier.

I'm not hungry.

German chocolate cake.

Really, I'm
kind of nauseous.

Okay.

Your mom's on the way
to New York.

She's going to take
the red-eye tonight.

How long are you staying?

I don't know.
I figured I hang around

long enough,
one of the nurses is bound

to give me a sponge bath.

Leo doesn't need you to...?

I'm here as long as I need
to be here.

You want Jell-O?

( phone ringing )

I don't want
to talk to anybody.

Okay.

Hey, C.J.

How is she?

She's fine.

I mean, she was singing tunes

from My Fair Lady earlier,

but I think it was
just the morphine.

Can I talk to her?

We're actually
at intermission right now.

But she really is all right?

I'm telling you,

she was doing this whole
Julie Andrews thing.

Have you seen the news?

Donna Moss?

Uh-huh.

You think we need to...?

You need to come out
fighting.

Leak a force depletion report,

and blueprints
for the invasion.

Invasion?

Okay, that may be

a little bit...

Josh?

Josh?

Mr. Chairman, when we agreed
to work with you

on our investigation...

FARAD:
Yes, and I appreciate
your trust.

...we assumed your people...

we trusted that you wouldn't
do anything

to make that investigation
more difficult.

Our security team has been
cooperating.

The Jerusalem bombing,
Mr. Chairman.

Five children slaughtered in
the last Israeli missile strike.

How am I to stop
my people from reacting?

Mr. Chairman, I agreed
to work with you

despite the way
my people are reacting.

You must control your people.

( speaking rapidly in Arabic)

What's going on?

Is he, is he still on the line?

KATE:
The connection's
been lost.

Well, can we get him back
on the damn phone?

KATE:
Sir...

Does he not understand
I'm trying to help him here?

Ian, can you get him back

on the phone?

You may have some difficulty
with that, sir.

The Israeli army has deployed
150 armored vehicles

and two armed squadrons

to the eastern sections
of Ramallah.

Sir, they've surrounded
the Chairman's compound.

Five minutes,

I can't get these guys to keep
their hands off each other.

HUTCHINSON:
The Israeli special forces

have created a perimeter
around the compound,

They've cut off electricity,
the phone service...

We noticed.

The Israelis have been
eyeing a unilateral solution.

They probably figure
now's a good time to
neutralize the chairman.

Neutralize?

Cut him off, prevent him
from possibly orchestrating

further bombings until
they finish building
the security fence.

BARROW:
Or they've decided

to forcibly remove Farad
from the territories.

PRESIDENT:
Now, that would make it more
difficult to work with him.

Actually, Mr. President--

the Palestinian security forces
in Gaza are refusing

to proceed
into Khan Younis.

They're not going
to arrest Nasan?

They can't reach the Chairman,
and without his approval

they won't go in.

Mr. Secretary, where are we?

We've been working
on a third military
option, sir.

two FA-18's dropping

air-to-surface
guided missiles.

These are a third the size
of the Tomahawks.

The damage would be
substantially less.

How many?

30 casualties, maximum.

That's substantially
less than 50?

Night is fallen
in Gaza, sir.

You're looking at
an evening raid.

BARTLET:
If we wait until tomorrow
morning, when school starts?

KATE:
15 to 20.

A thousand American kids.

Excuse me?

The soldiers, heading off
to the Philippines.

He's sending them
into a war zone.

It's a peacekeeping mission...

Yeah, training
and logistics.

And handing out chewing gum.

You're entitled to comment if
you feel that strongly about it.

Some of them aren't coming back.

You get the best information,
you consider all your options,

you look at
the potential good...

...and you do
what you think is right.

Yeah.

KATE:
Sir, U.S. action at this time

could be seen
as an implicit sanction

Sir, Nasan's not likely
to stay put. sraeli assault.

If we don't act now,
we will lose him.

And if the U.S. engages
in the same type of
missile strikes

the Israels commonly
resort to,

we may need to evacuate
our embassies

throughout the region.

We could destabilize

moderate regimes
in Jordan and Egypt...

Nasan's contributed
to the murder

of three senior government
officials.

We've reduced
the collateral damage
numbers substantially.

KATE:
If we act now,

it's like
taking out a Super Bowl spot

for every anti-American
terrorist network
in the Middle East.

HUTCHINSON:
Failure to act, especially
in the Middle East...

That's appeasement.

PRESIDENT:
Leo, this is not 1938.

We aren't fighting fascists
with armies and tanks.

It's terror cells.

An individual can take out
a small city

with a briefcase of plutonium.

The FA-18s, they're
in position?

HUTCHINSON:
Yes, sir.

I want a full
collateral damage
assessment report

for a daylight assault

on my desk within the hour.

Thank you, sir.

What do you think you're doing?

Excuse me?

We don't push agendas here.

I don't believe I am.

He has a process.

He likes to reflect,
consider his options,

but at the end of the day,
when it's time to make a call,

he's got
to stay focused.

I'm trying to give him
the relevant information...

This isn't the UN.

He's not the secretary-general.

He's President
of the United States,

and our job is to make sure
his priorities are clear.

Today's priority is not
world peace.

Haffley wants to schedule
another meeting.

He doesn't think we
got it the first time?

I've got the damage
assessment report
for the FA-18 strike.

Yeah.

There's a summary
on the last page.

I've been on the phone
for the past three hours,

I've barely moved the needle.

I got the Israelis
to agree to hold off
raiding the compound,

but they say the chairman
is harboring terrorists,

and they refuse
to pull back.

The Egyptians did me
a nice Cassandra routine
over tea and papyrus,

the Syrians were
a ball of laughs,

and the Saudis,
oh, the Saudis had

this neat idea
about forking over

any terrorist suspects
to the International
Criminal Court,

but I don't know how
I'm supposed to sell that one.

Sir...

the FA-18 strike

is a reasonable response.

Maybe in Yemen, Leo,

but this is Gaza.

The peace process,

the stability
of the region--
we need to think

long-term.
The peace process?

The Israelis handed
the chairman

the deal of the century
in Taba five years ago--

he started smuggling
Katyusha rockets

into Gaza on
fishing boats.

There is no long-term.

The Israelis are right--
there's only one way

to bring stability
to this region,

and we should be out there
with them, digging ditches

and putting up
barbed wire.
The fence?

It's a realistic solution.

It's a land grab.
There's no alternative!

There's no partner for peace.

And you're gonna
find a moderate
Palestinian leader

after the Israelis
have swiped half

the Jordan Valley?

After the United
States has taken out

15 to 20 innocents
in Gaza?

We're no longer
a neutral arbitrator.

We've got skin in the game.

And when the sun comes up
in Gaza

you're gonna have to launch
those planes.

MUKARAT:
But we condemn this aggression

and call upon the world
to stop Israel

from putting our beloved
Chairman Farad in jeopardy.

Bullets will breed bullets.
Violence will breed violence.

They do get it, you know.

Despite the rhetoric.

Palestinians realize
if they've got any chance

at real peace, it's with
you guys as brokers.

Be a shame
to see that blown.

So you two, uh, spend a lot
of time together over there?

Uh... some.

...more moderate elements
of our population.
Mm.

Chairman Farad is the elected...

Pretty long flight
from Gaza to Germany.

Not really.

It's nothing compared
to the flight from DC.

Look, she didn't mention...

anything.

You know, if this is
gonna be an issue, then...

No. No issue.

( Donna groans )

You all right?

Where's the...
The what?

Morphine.
Yep.

( clicking )

( groans softly )

( clicking continues )
I think it...

only works the first time.

You're leaving?

Yeah. Just...
just for a little bit.

But I shall return
before first light.

Don't go anywhere.

Josh.
Yeah?

Nice to meet you.

And you.

( door closes )

Isn't he charming?

Sure, in a bodice-ripping,

Heathcliff-on-the-moor,
I'm-too-sexy-for-my-camera

sort of way.
Oh, Josh.

( door opens )

Mm. More admirers.

Really?

How many photographers
did you meet over there?

Who are they from?

Uh...

Okay, this is sort of weird.

What?

"Wishes for a speedy recovery.

"Father of the Baker,

Father of the Light..."

"Son of the Sword."

The flowers sound
like Pomegranate,

the national flower
of Palestine,

and the names on the card

are English translations
of Abu Ferran,

Abu Siraj
and Ibn Husam.

And we've heard
of Manny, Moe and Jack?

They're the Palestinian
prime minister's three sons.

Mukarat?
What's the Arabic?

A date, a time and
a restaurant not far

from the hospital
in Landstuhl.
What the hell are we

supposed to do there?
Somebody has a message

they couldn't phone
in to State,

somebody who knew
that a senior aide

with the ear of
the President
was in Germany.

A domestic policy aide
who refers to Italy

as "the one that
looks like a boot."

Who consequently doesn't draw
much attention

on the international scene.
Yeah? So what is this?

Could be information
about the bombing,

a message from
Prime Minister Mukarat related

to the current situation.

I got to call in
the CIA director?

We'll put agents on it,

but they've already picked
the guy they want to talk to.

JOSH:
You want me to have

a secret meeting with
the Son of the Sword?

I must be high
from the morphine.

You know, stealth isn't
exactly my strong suit.

He's very clumsy.

KATE:
Josh, you're just
sitting down with a guy

and seeing what he has to say.

Yeah, but technically,
I'm gonna be a...

It's a diplomatic meeting.

Do I need to carry a piece?
Josh...

Why aren't you sending,
I don't know,

someone more like you?

Because they didn't send me
the flowers.

They sent Donna the flowers.

Donna can't walk,
and they were angling for you.

If I sent a professional,

it would probably
just spook the guy.

Yeah, so to speak.

Is this dangerous?

No, it's a diplomatic
meeting.

It's not dangerous.

Donna wants to know
if it's dangerous.

You flew Lufthansa,

if someone wanted to kill you,
it would have happened already.

Yeah, that's not
so reassuring.

I'm sending someone
from the embassy,

and we'll have someone
in the restaurant,

if you run into any trouble.

Maybe try to keep a low profile.

Should I switch cabs?

You wouldn't rather
wait in your office?

I enjoy your company.

I enjoy a good slug
of gin at lunch,

but I've learned
to do without.

( door opens )

What do you want?

Uh, nothing.

He's only been
hovering here

like a jaybird for
the last 40 minutes.

What's that?

It's the vest for the game.

Why is it here now?
TOBY:
Sir, when you...

wear the vest,
your throwing motion...

I've worn
the damn thing before.
Mr. President,

you'll be
on national TV.

The American people
will be watching.

Given their current
state of mind,

I'd rather not have you
walk into a stadium

of 48,000 citizens
and hang a curveball
over the backstop.

He's right, sir.
Everyone agrees.

Everyone?
Leo,

Josh, C.J., your wife,

the Notre Dame
Athletic Department.

You got 15 minutes.
Give me the vest.

( Josh sighs )

( soft music playing )

( speaks German )

( speaking faltering German )

I speak English.

Okay. Good.

I'm... uh...

I'm meeting someone.

Mr. Lyman?

Yes.

I can walk you
to your table.

Kate Harper.

Quickly.

Harrison.
Nope.

McKinley.

McKinley did throw
the first pitch

at a Senators game,
but only as Governor.

Taft?

First one to throw out
the first pitch,

William Howard Taft,
in 1910.

Well, I hope
they made Fatty practice.

Here?

We figured you'd
rather not share this
moment with history.

You don't think the China room
would be better?

This has got to be
one of the highlights.

Remember to follow
through, sir.

( clears throat )

Not a word, Ziegler.

A guy was sitting at the table,
I sat down, he left.

KATE:
He's probably just checking to
make sure you weren't followed.

This is a diplomatic meeting.

Yes.
Cause it's feeling
a little Nick Danger.

Try to relax.

You've got a guy here, right?

Yes, Josh.

Is it the guy with the toupee?

'Cause he looks pretty obvious.

Josh.

I got to go.

Hi.

( sighs )
Okay. That was better.

I hit the wall.
Distance was good.

Now just try to aim
for that guy with the mitt.

Why didn't we cancel?

I could write a
I was jushundred speeches,
the samand we'd never

come close to
the sight of you
up on that mound.

Yeah, that's me--
all-powerful,

bending the will of the world
by my mere presence.

Wow.

Hamas grows stronger
every day.

Because of frustration
with Israel.

Yes, but even more because
of what Hamas can offer
the Palestinian people.

Education, food, health care.

But doesn't the
Palestinian Authority...

The Palestinian Authority
lines their own pockets.

Chairman Farad cannot,

will not change,
and he's willing

to pull the temple down
on his own head.

But there are others,
reasonable men,

who, with help,
could effect change,

challenge Hamas.

Moderates.

I tell you this
in the strictest
of confidence.

I bring word

from Prime Minister Mukarat
of Palestine.

He is concerned about
the ongoing situation,

and he feels
the time has come

for opening a new line
of dialogue

with Israel
and with your country.

A line of dialogue

that does not include
Chairman Farad.

Leo?

You all right?

Abbey.

What can I do for you?

I came to offer up my services.

Your services?!

I look pretty good
in a bulletproof vest.

Okay.

Not to mention,

I was quite the intramural
softball player in my day.

And let's face it,
Jed's no Cy Young.

Toby and Josh
think it's important

he goes out there tonight.

What does Ron Butterfield think?

We've had a dozen
Secret Service guys

at Camden Yards for
the past two weeks

disassembling the
air conditioners.

They'll have men
in every janitor's closet,

every bathroom, up on the roof.

Add in the other
240 security guys

the ballpark...
Okay.

You look tired.

It's been a long day.

It's been
a long year.

You want him to do something.

Yeah.

Seems to me he's trying to.

He's tilting at windmills.

Tilting at windmills
in the Middle East.

Is there a better place
for that?

You think historians
will judge me

'cause I can't stand
the national pastime?

We'll make sure
it's a well-kept secret, sir.

Yeah, but in 50, 60 years,

some guy with a camcorder
will track down some old codger

who used to work here
on the kitchen staff

and they'll tell the story
of how I thought Stan Musial

was a pediatrician from
Abbey's medical school class.

It's a pretty common mistake.

I'd really like to bomb
the whole damn place.

Gaza?

Gaza, the West Bank.

Take out the whole Arabian
Peninsula while we're at it.

It's what the country wants.

Sure. Hell, it's practically
the American way.

And who cares if it's exactly
what those lunatics want.

They push, we push back,

and they've got the holy war
they've been praying for

with a thousand and one recruits
to take the fight

to the big kid on the other side
of the Atlantic.

It's like bad Shakespeare.

They're just waiting for me
to play my role

and chuck a big, fat one
right down the middle.

Mr. President.

Let me get this straight.

Josh met with some
guy over bratwurst...?

The information
from his contact checks out.

This has all the hallmarks
of a back-channel overture.

I thought
Prime Minister Mukarat

was in the Chairman's pocket.
So did we.

Seems he's realized
unilateral Israeli action

will leave his people

with less territory
than they'll get negotiating.

We're talking
about king-making.

We're talking about
separation from a leader

The Israelis won't even
sit down with Farad...

How would this work?

We broker secret talks
with the Israelis,

show them
Mukarat's credible,

they pull back,
take steps

to bolster Mukarat
by releasing prisoners...

We're grasping
at straws here.

This kind of intervention
into Palestinian politics...

KATE:
American intervention is
responsible for propping up

nearly every Arab dictator
in the Middle East.

LEO:
And look where
that's gotten us.

Sir...

it's time to focus
on the terrorist elements

who've declared war on us.

We're at war with a plague
of jealousy and hatred

and the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict is the index patient.

Shouldn't that be
our focus?

Do we have any files on Mukarat?
Writings?

Personal history?

We can try to pull that
together for you.

LEO:
Only you would decide to hold
a press conference outside

in zero-degree weather.

We'll all freeze to death.

One way to avoid
too many questions.

I prefer to avoid
hypothermia.

I'm going to get clobbered
out there.

You're not going
to get clobbered.

Maybe we should ask
for a recount.

You got 303 electoral votes;
I think you're stuck with them.

( crowd cheering )
Who are all
those people?

The press conference
wasn't a secret.

Apparently you have fans.

What do they want me
to do, run the country?

It's a little surprising,
isn't it?

( applause, cheering continue)

You heard me today.

The general could barely
keep his lunch down.

You don't think
he and Fitzwallace

are going to have a
great laugh over that?

We have some things
to learn.

I can't do this
without you.

You think I'd let you?

There's a reason
I've stayed sober.

PRESIDENT:
Is there any way to gauge
the reaction of the Arab
world?

Of the Israelis?

We have a number
of contacts

we could reach
out to quietly.

Let's do so.

And... keep the FA-18s
on ready alert.

( door closes )

Sir...

this is a waste of time.

We've tried elevating...
Thank you, Leo.

You need to...
Thank you.

( heavy sigh )

Where's Donna Moss?

Excuse me?
Donna Moss.

She's not in her room.
Are you a relative?

I work for the President
of the United States;

I have the diplomatic rank
of a three-star general.

Tell me where Donna Moss is.

You spoke with
Ambassador Galit?

The Israelis are willing to
sit down with Mukarat privately

as long as we can assure them
Chairman Farad

won't be involved in any way.
Okay.

Where are you on this?

Both options have risks.

Yeah.

Give us a moment, would you?

Whoa, whoa, whoa,
you can't go in there.

What's...
There's been
a complication.

She developed a
pulmonary embolism.

It's a blood clot.
A blood clot.

We're trying
to remove it now.

LEO:
You know, on May 13,

the day before
Israeli Independence Day,

the TV stations in Israel

screen the name of every soldier
who has fallen for the country.

A name flashes on the screen
for a second or two,

then the next name appears.

You go to bed, you get up,
the names are still flashing.

It takes 24 hours.

That's how they observe
Memorial Day.

Yeah. And they keep lobbing
missiles into Gaza,

we start encouraging it,

how long until that broadcast
lasts 48 hours? Or 72?

How many times
have we tried negotiation?

We're not negotiating
with the chairman.

Your priority should be
the security of this country.

I think you're gun-shy, sir.

The most important moment
of your Presidency

and you're gonna blow it

because you're human,

you're a father
who almost lost...

You think this
is about Zoey?

You're damn right
it's about Zoey...

and Ellie and Elizabeth
and Mallory.

It's about bombs in
Macy's, in Penn Station,

in Starbucks.

Bombing Gaza could be
the most dangerous move

this country has made
in two centuries.

Or not.
In 75 years,

we'll know
if we're right or wrong,

but nobody standing here today

can tell me that
with any certainty.

I'm the guy in the office, Leo.

( crowd cheering )

I'll be the one
who's judged.

PRESIDENT:
You hear me?

It should be
you, Leo.

You, not me.

You got the ball?

( cell phone rings )

Yeah.

The Chairman's on TV.

He's accepted our invitation
to the negotiations.

LEO:
What?!

Chairman Farad-- he's on TV,

he's thanking us
for inviting him

and Prime Minister Mukarat
to a summit with the Israelis.

We didn't invite him!

We haven't even
formally invited Mukarat!

He's publicly accepted
our invitation to Camp David.

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Tonight, we are pleased
to welcome the President

of the United States.
Jed!

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