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PREVIOUSLY ON THE WEST WING:

YOU WANT TO WORK

FOR THE LEADER

OF THE FREE WORLD?

JOSH!

WELL, IT TOOK YOU LONG ENOUGH.

OW!

I'M GOING

TO GIVE YOU A TEN-MINUTE HEAD START.

WHAT FOR?

BEING A GOOD GUY.

MALLORY, THIS THING

WITH YOUR MOTHER AND ME

IT'LL BLOW OVER. NO, IT WON'T.

THERE ISN'T A STATE BAR

THAT'S GOING TO ADMIT YOU WITH A SOLICITATION BUST.

I DON'T PLAN ON GETTING BUSTED.

C.J.: THE FIRST LADY WILL BE WEARING

A CARMEN MARC VALVO SILVER AND BLACK GOWN

WITH A MATCHING BOLERO JACKET.

Woman reporter: SHOES?

I BELIEVE SHE'LL BE WEARING SHOES, YES.

Sondra: C.J....

BLACK SUEDE MANOLO BLAHNIK SLIDES WITH A RHINESTONE

AND MOTHER OF PEARL TOE BUCKLE.

ACCESSORIES? GABRIELLE SANCHEZ

FRESH WATER PEARL NECKLACE WITH TOURMALINE BEADS.

I'M ALSO TOLD TO INFORM YOU

SHE WILL BE CARRYING

A CHRISTINA BOMBA SILK, PLEATED ORGANDY EVENING BAG.

AND MRS. SIGUTO?

MRS. SIGUTO WILL BE WEARING A SILK KEBAYA

IN DARK PURPLE WITH AN OVERLAY OF BLACK SILK LACE.

MATCHING OPEN-TOED EVENING SLIPPERS.

HER JEWELRY IS BY AN ARTIST

FROM HER BIRTHPLACE IN JAKARTA.

IT IS FASHIONED

IN RUBIES AND GOLD.

ANYTHING ELSE?

NOTHING ON THE NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY?

NO. OKAY.

THANK YOU.

C.J....

MAN ALIVE, DO I LOVE IT

WHEN IN STYLE MAGAZINE IS ISSUED PRESS CREDENTIALS.

MIRABELLA NEEDED TO KNOW

WHAT WINE WAS BEING SERVED

SO, IT'S A GOOD THING

I WENT TO SCHOOL FOR 22 YEARS.

WHAT WINE...? IT'S WINE. YOU'LL DRINK IT.

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

SARA'S PICKED UP SPEED AND POWER

AND IS NOW CLASSIFIED AS A CLASS-FOUR SYSTEM.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO TALK

ABOUT PREPARATIONS AND CONTINGENCIES.

SURE, WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

HURRICANE SARA. SARA'S A HURRICANE?

WHERE'S IT HEADING?

GEORGIA AND THE CAROLINAS.

WHEN? IT'LL HIT LANDFALL BY TONIGHT.

IS IT SERIOUS? EVER BEEN IN A HURRICANE?

NO. ME NEITHER, BUT THEY LOOK SERIOUS.

Sam: JUST SO YOU KNOW, THEY VOTED TO STRIKE.

THE TEAMSTERS? LEO'S PUTTING THEM IN A ROOM.

WHEN? NOW.

HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO LAST?

TILL MIDNIGHT-- TAFT-HARTLEY EXPIRES.

THAT'S WHEN THE TRUCK DRIVERS WALK.

THERE'S A STATE DINNER TONIGHT.

Josh: MAKE MORE FOOD.

JOSH!

YOU KNOW ABOUT THE HURRICANE?

YEAH. EVERYBODY BUT ME?

LISTEN, I WANT YOU TO START PREPARING.

THERE'S A SITUATION IN McCLANE.

VIRGINIA? IDAHO.

WHAT'S IN IDAHO? THERE'S A PROPERTY

THAT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT'S HAD SURROUNDED

FOR FOUR DAYS.

A FARM WITH ANYWHERE FROM 18 TO 40 SURVIVALISTS.

ARE THEY ARMED? YEAH.

ARE THERE KIDS? YES. THE FBI'S DECIDED

IT'S A HOSTAGE SITUATION.

SO, WE'VE GOT OURSELVES A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME.

SO, LET ME SEE IF I HAVE THIS.

A HURRICANE'S PICKED UP SPEED AND POWER

AND IS HEADING FOR GEORGIA.

MANAGEMENT AND LABOR ARE COMING HERE TO WORK OUT

A SETTLEMENT TO AVOID A STRIKE

THAT WILL BEGIN AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

AND THE GOVERNMENT'S PLANNING A SIEGE

ON 18 TO 40 OF ITS CITIZENS WHILE WE HOST

A STATE DINNER FOR THE PRESIDENT OF INDONESIA.

YOU GOT IT. YEAH. YEAH.

AMAZINGLY, YOU KNOW WHAT

I'LL GET ASKED?

WHAT? SONDRA?

I'M SORRY, C.J.

BLACK SUEDE AND VELVET

MANOLO BLAHNIK SLIDES

WITH A RHINESTONE AND MOTHER OF PEARL TOE BUCKLE.

THANKS.

NO PROBLEM.

Josh: ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.

OKAY, I'M TALKING TO THE RED CROSS.

I'LL CALL YOU IN AN HOUR.

YEAH, OKAY, BYE.

DONNATELLA MOSS.

HEY.

A SENIOR INDONESIAN DEPUTY IS COMING TONIGHT.

TOBY AND I WANT TO TALK TO HIM ALONE FOR A FEW MINUTES.

I NEED YOU FIND OUT

IF HE CAN SPEAK ENGLISH

AND IF HE CAN'T WE NEED TO GET AN INTERPRETER FROM STATE.

WHAT'S HIS NAME?

RAHMADI SUMAHIDJO BAMBANG.

CAN YOU SPELL THAT?

NOT CORRECTLY, NO.

JOSH? YES.

I GOT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.

WHAT?

I'M NOT WILD ABOUT THIS WHOLE INDONESIAN BUSINESS.

I'VE BEEN DOING SOME READING ON MY OWN...

I WISH YOU WOULDN'T DO THAT.

WHY?

BECAUSE YOU TEND TO CULL SOME BIZARRE FACTOID

FROM A LESS THAN REPUTABLE SOURCE

AND THEN BLOW IT OUT OF PROPORTION.

I DO NOT.

DONNA...

I JUST THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW

THAT IN CERTAIN PARTS OF INDONESIA

THEY SUMMARILY EXECUTE PEOPLE

THEY SUSPECT OF BEING SORCERERS.

WHAT?

I READ IT.

THEY SUMMARILY EXECUTE PEOPLE

THEY SUSPECT OF BEING SORCERERS?

THEY BEHEAD THEM.

SORCERERS.

GANGS OF ROVING PEOPLE.

BEHEADING THOSE THEY SUSPECT OF BEING SORCERERS WITH

YOU KNOW-- WHAT'S THAT THING THAT DEATH CARRIES?

A SCYTHE.

THEY'RE DOING IT WITH A SCYTHE.

THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP.

I JUST THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW

WHO'S COMING OVER FOR DINNER.

I HEARD IT GOT UPGRADED.

IT'S A CLASS-FOUR HURRICANE.

FEMA'S DOWN IN GEORGIA WITH THE RED CROSS.

PRESIDENT SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SIGN

SOME SORT OF FEDERAL DISASTER RELIEF.

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE TRUCKERS?

I'M MEETING WITH THEM

IN THE ROOSEVELT ROOM IN AN HOUR.

C.J.'LL NEED TO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE WEARING.

WHAT'S THE ISSUE?

TWO-TIERED HIRING.

THE COMPANY DIVIDES ITS WORKFORCE

INTO TWO BODIES:

LONG-TERM, FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES WHO ENJOY

TOP MARKET WAGES AND BENEFITS, AND PART-TIME

OR NEWER FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES WHO ARE PAID A LOWER WAGE SCALE

AND USUALLY GET NO BENEFITS.

BUT THEY'RE PART-TIME EMPLOYEES.

A LOT OF THEM AREN'T.

A LOT OF THE WORKERS MANAGEMENT DESIGNATES

AS PART-TIME ARE DE-FACTO FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES

WHO ARE WORKING THE SAME AMOUNT OF HOURS

UNDER A DIFFERENT DESIGNATION

AT LOWER WAGES WITH NO HEALTH OR PENSION.

I'M WITH MANAGEMENT.

IMAGINE MY SURPRISE.

THE YOUNGER WORKFORCE PUTS A PREMIUM ON JOB FLEXIBILITY.

THEY'RE UNWILLING TO MAKE LONG-TERM COMMITMENTS.

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?

FAIR HIRING PRACTICES.

LISTEN. McCLANE, IDAHO...

I NEED SOMEONE TO MONITOR

AND KEEP ME UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

I'LL DO IT. YOU GOT TO WORK ON THE TOAST.

DON'T NEED HIM.

YES, YOU DO.

TAKES TWO PEOPLE TO WRITE A TOAST?

THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S

VERY PARTICULAR ABOUT THESE TOASTS.

I'LL ASSIGNMENT SOMEONE FROM MY OFFICE.

I CAN DO IT.

NO, YOU CAN'T.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE YOU'RE A POLITICAL CONSULTANT

AND THIS IS AN ACTUAL, YOU KNOW, THING.

LEO, PLEASE TELL JOSH THAT I CAN PLAY

A ROLE IN ISSUES AND IT'S NOT

GOING TO END THIS ADMINISTRATION.

I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE THE END

OF THIS ADMINISTRATION, LEO

I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE THE END

OF THIS REPUBLIC.

ESTABLISH A CONTACT

AT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FBI

AND KEEP JOSH INFORMED THROUGHOUT.

WHAT ELSE?

THE, UH, REDSKINS SUCK.

THANK YOU.

DONNA?

YEAH.

DID JOSH TALK TO YOU ABOUT...

RAHMADI SUMAHIDJO BAMBANG?

YES. I'M ON IT.

THANK YOU.

DID YOU KNOW THAT IN CERTAIN PARTS OF INDONESIA

THEY SUMMARILY EXECUTE PEOPLE THEY SUSPECT OF BEING SORCERERS?

YES.

YOU SEE?

YOU'RE ALL CRAZY.

MR. PRESIDENT?

NO QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW, HARRY.

A SHORT ONE.

SHE'S NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE LENGTH OF YOUR QUESTIONS.

SHE'S WORRIED ABOUT THE LENGTH OF MY RESPONSE.

WE'RE HAVING SALMON TONIGHT.

YES.

THEY TOLD YOU THAT?

YES.

YO-YO MA IS GOING TO PLAY.

SOME BACH CONCERTOS, I BELIEVE.

DO YOU LIKE SALMON?

NO.

WELL...

OUR MISTAKE.

YES.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE SO FAR?

WE START BY WELCOMING OUR FRIENDS

AND DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.

WE PRAISE PRESIDENT SIGUTO

FOR LEADING HIS COUNTRY

THROUGH A PERIOD THAT PROMISES PROFOUND CHANGE

AS INDONESIA MOVES FROM AN AUTHORITARIAN DICTATORSHIP

TOWARDS A REAL DEMOCRACY.

THE BEGINNINGS OF A REAL DEMOCRACY.

DON'T GET CARRIED AWAY.

ALL RIGHT, UH, "WE HAVE BEEN FRIENDS

FOR OVER 50 YEARS..."

DON'T... DON'T SAY FRIENDS.

IT'S A STATE DINNER.

I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD REMIND PEOPLE

HOW FRIENDLY WE WERE WITH DICTATORS

WHO OPPRESSED THEIR PEOPLE WHILE STEALING THEIR MONEY.

HOW ELSE DO YOU STEAL PEOPLE'S MONEY?

SEE, THAT'S GOOD. WRITE THAT IN THE TOAST.

TOBY?

YEAH.

YOU GOT SOMETHING GOING ON TONIGHT WITH JOSH?

WE GOT TO SEE A GUY ABOUT A THING.

NEED ANY HELP?

NO.

TOUGHEN THIS UP.

30 DAYS WITH A FEDERAL MEDIATOR.

YOU PEOPLE COULDN'T WORK THIS OUT?

THERE'S FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCES.

NAME THEM.

IT'S THE SAME DIFFERENCES...

NAME THEM AGAIN.

THE TWO-TIERED HIRING.

THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY IS UNDER INTENSE COMPETITION

FROM FED EX, UPS, THE RAILROADS, THE AIRLINES

FREIGHT OPERATIONS. SEYMOUR.

FOR US TO ACCEPT WAGE COSTS

SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER THAN OUR COMPETITORS

WOULD RENDER US UNABLE TO COMPETE.

YOU'RE FULL OF CRAP.

THIS IS THE WHITE HOUSE.

IT'S NOT THE JERSEY TURNPIKE.

WATCH YOUR MOUTH.

FORGIVE ME.

FOR ALL THE DANGER YOUR INDUSTRY'S FACING FROM COMPETITION, SEYMOUR

THE FACT IS THAT TRUCKS ARE STILL THIS COUNTRY'S NUMBER ONE

WAY OF MOVING THINGS AROUND--

INCLUDING FOOD.

I'M TALKING ABOUT PRODUCE ROTTING IN WAREHOUSES.

I'M TALKING ABOUT FISTFIGHTS IN SUPERMARKETS

OVER WHO GETS THE LAST BAR OF SOAP.

YOU HAVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

YOU DON'T THINK I CAN DO THIS?

WHY AREN'T YOU IN YOUR OWN OFFICE?

I DON'T HAVE AN OFFICE IN THIS BUILDING.

THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT.

THE McCLANE POLICE GOT A WARRANT

TO SEARCH THIS HOUSE.

THEY HAD REASON TO BELIEVE

THERE WAS A GUN IN THAT HOUSE

THAT WAS MADE ILLEGAL BY VIRTUE OF A BARREL

THAT WAS A QUARTER INCH SHORTER THAN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE.

THE PEOPLE IN THIS HOUSE

WHO ARE EXACTLY WHO YOU THINK THEY ARE

REFUSED ENTRY TO POLICE.

DID THEY REFUSE IT POLITELY?

THEY PRODUCED WEAPONS

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING ME.

YES, THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING YOU.

IT REALLY BUGS YOU

THAT THE PRESIDENT LISTENS TO ME SOMETIMES.

YES, BUT DON'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY.

IT BUGS ME WHEN THE PRESIDENT LISTENS TO ANYONE WHO ISN'T ME.

YOU KNOW WHY THE FBI HAD REASON TO BELIEVE

THERE WAS AN ILLEGAL WEAPON IN THIS HOUSE?

WHY?

BECAUSE WE SOLD IT TO THEM.

YOU KNOW THAT FOR SURE?

YEAH.

ALSO, THERE ARE CHILDREN IN THERE

AND A LOT OF CROSSED WIRES

BETWEEN THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE FBI

AND ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS

IN TERMS OF WHO'S RUNNING THE SHOW.

MY POINT IS, ASIDE FROM EVERYTHING ELSE

THIS IS A P.R. DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN

AND IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TODAY.

THIS IS WHY YOU HIRED ME.

YEAH, I WAS WONDERING WHY THAT WAS.

IT BUGS YOU.

YES.

YES.

PRESIDENT SIGUTO, HOW ARE YOU ENJOYING AMERICA SO FAR?

FINE, THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU MIND EXPANDING ON THAT?

SHE'D LIKE YOU TO SAY A LITTLE MORE ON THE SUBJECT.

I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO SAY ON THE SUBJECT.

OKAY.

ONE MORE QUESTION. DANNY?

MR. PRESIDENT?

WHICH ONE? PARDON ME.

PRESIDENT BARTLET, I WAS WONDERING

IF YOU NOTICED THE PROTESTERS ACROSS THE STREET THIS MORNING?

I TRY NOT TO LOOK OUT MY WINDOW THAT MUCH, DANNY.

WHAT PROTESTERS?

VERMEIL.

VERMEIL?

YES, SIR.

DANNY, I'M GOING TO COVER VERMEIL AT THE BRIEFING.

THAT'S ALL, FOLKS.

I GOT TO BRING IN THE NEXT GROUP.

THANK YOU.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S ABOUT, DO YOU?

THE PROTESTERS? YES.

IT'S ABOUT VERMEIL.

WHAT'S VERMEIL?

I HAPPEN TO KNOW WHAT VERMEIL IS.

( chuckling ): OKAY.

MY WHOLE 1:00 BRIEFING IS GOING TO BE ABOUT

THE VERMEIL PROTESTERS, ISN'T IT?

WELL, I JUST RAISED A QUESTION

IN FRONT OF 24 WHITE HOUSE REPORTERS

AND YOU DIDN'T ANSWER IT.

SO I WOULD ASSUME THAT THERE WOULD BE

SOME SORT OF FOLLOW-UP, YES.

THANKS. ANYTIME.

CAROL? YEAH?

SHE'S GOING TO NEED YOU.

I NEED TO KNOW WHAT VERMEIL IS

AND WHY PEOPLE ARE PROTESTING IT.

LEO.

GOOD MORNING, SIR.

GOOD MORNING, MR. PRESIDENT.

WOULD YOU EXCUSE ME, MR. PRESIDENT?

SIR, IF I COULD...?

ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU PARDON ME ONE MOMENT, PLEASE?

EXCUSE ME, FOLKS.

I CAN'T DECIDE IF THAT MAN IS BORING OR RUDE

BUT HE'S ONE OR THE OTHER.

I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT.

I'M SITTING OUT THERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT

HOW THIS GUY COULD CAMPAIGN FOR SOMETHING AND WIN...

THEN I REMEMBERED-- WE USUALLY RIG THE ELECTION.

THERE YOU GO.

YOU THINK IT'S IMPORTANT HE SIT AT MY TABLE?

HE'S THE GUEST OF HONOR, SO IT IS CUSTOMARY.

WHERE ARE YOU SITTING?

AT YOUR TABLE, SIR.

WHERE'S TOBY SITTING?

WITH C.J. AND JOSH AND SAM.

EH, THAT'S THE FUN TABLE. WHAT DO YOU NEED?

I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW

WE'RE GOING TO CLEAR OUT A BATTLE CARRIER GROUP

FROM THE NORFOLK NAVAL YARD.

'CAUSE OF THE HURRICANE?

IT'S STANDARD PROCEDURE.

THEY WANT TO GET THE SHIPS OUT OF THE WAY.

ALL RIGHT, FINE.

THIS IS JUST IN CASE SOMEONE ASKS YOU

WHY WE'VE DEPLOYED AN ENTIRE CARRIER GROUP

IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

SORRY TO KEEP YOU WAITING.

DID I MENTION WE'RE HAVING SALMON TONIGHT?

YES.

READ THIS.

"INDONESIA'S CONSTITUTION

HIGHLIGHTS DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES."

TOBY...

READ IT.

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GEARING UP FOR HERE.

READ!

"THE NATIONAL IDEOLOGY OF PANCASILA

"UPON WHICH YOUR CONSTITUTION IS FOUNDED

"INCLUDES A BELIEF IN THE SUPREME BEING

WHILE CALLING FOR RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE"--

I SEE YOU'VE UNDERLINED THAT--

"FREEDOM OF PRESS, FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY"...

TOBY, DO YOU REALLY THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA

TO INVITE PEOPLE TO DINNER, THEN TELL THEM

WHAT THEY'RE DOING WRONG WITH THEIR LIVES?

ABSOLUTELY. OTHERWISE, IT'S JUST A WASTE OF FOOD.

WE'RE NOT TELLING THEM

HOW TO RUN THEIR LIVES.

"IT'S TIME FOR YOUR GOVERNMENT

"TO LIVE UP TO THE PROMISE

"ENSHRINED IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF YOUR PEOPLE

AS WELL AS THE LAWS OF YOUR LAND"?

A FRIENDLY REMINDER.

CAN WE SOFTEN

THE TOP OF THIS?

NO.

SOMETHING LIKE...

"AS HAS OFTEN BEEN SAID

"A TRUE FRIEND TELLS ANOTHER FRIEND THE TRUTH.

"AND ON SOME ISSUES WE MUST SPEAK CANDIDLY

"OR WE COULD NOT, IN ALL HONESTY

"HOLD THE GREAT HONOR OF BEING KNOWN THE WORLD OVER

AS INDONESIA'S FRIEND."

WOW.

THAT WAS JUST ABOUT

THE WORST WRITING I HAVE EVER HEARD.

I KNOW.

VERMEIL IS GILDED SILVER-- SILVER COVERED IN GOLD.

THE WHITE HOUSE HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS

IN THE WORLD.

WHY THE PROTESTERS?

WELL, THESE ARE 18th AND 19th-CENTURY FRENCH OBJECTS--

MANY DESIGNED BY THE NOTED EUROPEAN SILVERSMITH

JEAN-BAPTISTE CLAUDE ODIOT.

THE COLLECTION IS KEPT IN THE GOLD ROOM

ALONG WITH THE TEN-ARM GLASS-CUT CHANDELIER

WHICH WAS MADE IN ENGLAND IN 1785.

C.J., WHAT DOES THIS

HAVE TO DO WITH THE PROTESTERS?

NOTHING AT ALL.

IT'S JUST INTERESTING INFORMATION

AND I THOUGHT I'D SHARE IT WITH YOU.

( reporters chuckling )

MANY WORKERS WERE BLINDED BY THE MERCURY

WHILE MAKING THESE PIECES.

LOUIS XV WOULD MELT THEM DOWN

TO PAY FOR HIS WARS AGAINST HIS PEOPLE

SO IN GENERAL, THEY'RE SEEN IN SOME CIRCLES AS A SYMBOL

OF A GOVERNMENT'S BLOODY AND TYRANNICAL OPPRESSION

OF ITS OWN PEOPLE.

WE USE THEM AS CENTERPIECES

WITH A SEASONAL FLORAL ARRANGEMENT.

IS THE PRESIDENT CONCERNED THIS MIGHT SEND

THE WRONG MESSAGE?

I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, TOM--

I HAVEN'T RUN THIS BY THE PRESIDENT YET

BUT I'LL HAVE THAT FOR YOU

PLUS THE REST OF THE DAY'S SCORES AND HIGHLIGHTS

AT THE NEXT BRIEFING AT 4:00 OR 5:00.

THANK YOU.

I WON'T NEED A TRANSCRIPT OF THAT.

C.J...

YOU'RE A RABBLE-ROUSER-- YOU KNOW THAT?

YOU ROUSE RABBLES.

HEY...

I WENT AND LOOKED AT YOUR BIG VERMEIL DEMONSTRATION:

SIX PEOPLE IN LAFAYETTE PARK

WITH OAK TAG AND MAGIC MARKERS.

I DIDN'T SAY IT WAS SELMA, ALABAMA, OR ANYTHING.

SIX PEOPLE!

SIX PATHETIC PEOPLE PROTESTING ON A FRIDAY

AND YOU JUST LENT THEIR WEAK AND FEEBLE VOICES A MEGAPHONE.

WHAT DO YOU CALL THAT?

A JOB WELL DONE.

YOU'RE VERY PROUD OF YOURSELF.

YEAH.

SAY, WHAT ARE YOU WEARING TONIGHT?

YOUR PAPER WANTS TO KNOW WHAT I'M WEARING?

NOT MY PAPER-- THAT WAS JUST FOR ME.

YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT I'M WEARING?

YEAH.

WELL...

I'M WEARING...

AN EVENING GOWN OF... GRAY SILK.

GOOD, THEN.

I'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

WELL, OKAY.

I'VE GOT TO GO DEAL WITH THE VERMEIL CRAZIES.

SEE YA.

OKAY.

THE POINT I WAS TRYING TO MAKE TO TOBY

WAS THAT THIS TOAST WAS COMING

AT THE END OF TWO DAYS OF POLICY TALKS

AND MAYBE AT DINNER WE COULD LIGHTEN IT UP.

SAM, I'VE GOT CON LAW IN AN HOUR.

SHOULD I SIT QUIETLY?

YEAH, 'CAUSE I REALLY NEED TO STUDY THIS.

NO PROBLEM.

THANKS.

I'LL EAT MY SANDWICH.

GOOD, SAM.

I'M HAVING TROUBLE DECIDING BETWEEN THE HAM AND CHEESE

AND THE CHICKEN SALAD.

OH, THIS MIGHT HELP YOU-- THE CHICKEN SALAD'S MINE.

YEAH, BUT IN THIS KIND OF ENVIRONMENT

IT'S BASICALLY COMMUNITY FOOD, RIGHT?

YOU'RE NOT AFRAID OF BEING SEEN WITH ME RIGHT NOW?

BECAUSE OF THE WAY YOU'RE DRESSED?

NO, NOT... WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE WAY I'M DRESSED?

NOTHING.

NO, BECAUSE OF MY NIGHT JOB, SAM.

YOU'RE NOT AFRAID OF BEING SEEN

WITH ME?

NO.

OKAY.

YOUR NIGHT JOB'S CRUMMY.

YES, I KNOW.

SO, YOU GOT A THING TONIGHT-- A DATE?

A CLIENT?

YEAH. YEAH.

WHO?

SAM... I WAS JUST...

I THOUGHT WE HAD A DEAL. YES.

THANK YOU. WHERE'S HE TAKING YOU?

I DON'T KNOW. OKAY.

NO, I REALLY DON'T KNOW, SAM.

HE CALLS ME, HE TELLS ME WHAT TO WEAR

THE REST OF IT'S A SURPRISE.

IS THIS SOMEONE...

SAM, I HAVE CLASS IN AN HOUR

AND I HAVE NOT EVEN...

OH, FOR GOD'S SAKE

IT'S GIDEON v. WAINWRIGHT, 372, U.S. 335.

YOU CITE THE PRECEDENT, YOU CITE BLACK'S OPINION

FOR THE MAJORITY.

THANK YOU FOR THAT DISPLAY OF GEEK BRAVADO

BUT I'D LIKE TO LEARN THIS MYSELF

SO I CAN GRADUATE FROM LAW SCHOOL

PRACTICE LAW, AND GIVE UP MY NIGHT JOB.

AND I'D LIKE YOU TO LEARN FROM MY EXPERIENCE

WHEN I TELL YOU THAT LAW SCHOOL BEARS

LITTLE RELATIONSHIP TO THE PRACTICE OF LAW.

IT BEARS SOME RELATIONSHIP TO GRADUATING, THOUGH, RIGHT?

YES. THEN SHUT UP.

I'M JUST SAYING YOUR NIGHT JOB STINKS.

FINE.

AND I'M TAKING YOUR SANDWICH.

FINE.

Man: CERTAINLY I THINK WE'RE ALL AGREED THAT MILITIAS

POSE AN INHERENT THREAT.

THEY ARE VERY WELL-ARMED CARES OF DANGEROUS LUNATICS

BENT ON UNDERMINING THE GOVERNMENT.

MR. PRESIDENT, WOULD IT BE INAPPROPRIATE FOR ME

TO JOIN THE DISCUSSION?

NO, OF COURSE NOT.

KOOKS, NUTS, EXTREMISTS--

THE LUNATIC FRINGE ELEMENT--

THIS IS THE INEVITABLE AND UNAVOIDABLE BYPRODUCT

OF A DEMOCRACY--

JUST AS PORNOGRAPHY IS THE UNAVOIDABLE BYPRODUCT

OF FREE SPEECH.

EXCUSE ME, MR. PRESIDENT.

THESE PEOPLE AREN'T THUMBING THROUGH HUSTLER.

THEY'RE ARMED, THEY'RE EVADING ARREST

AND THEY'RE HOLDING HOSTAGES.

WE THINK THEY'RE HOLDING HOSTAGES.

PLUS, WE'RE THE ONES WHO SOLD THEM THE GUN

IN THE FIRST PLACE.

YES. IT'S CALLED A STING, MANDY.

YEAH, BUT ANOTHER WORD

FOR IT IS "ENTRAPMENT."

OH, PLEASE. PARDON ME, MR. PRESIDENT--

A JUDGE IS NEVER GOING TO...

NOT COURTS-- I'M TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC OPINION.

THEN THIS IS TWO DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS.

YOU WANT TO RAID THIS HOUSE?

WE DON'T HAVE TO COME WITH GUNS BLAZING--

WE CAN FIRE TEAR GAS THROUGH THE WINDOWS.

AND TOMORROW'S FRONT PAGE WILL BE A SCREAMING WOMAN

RUNNING FROM A BURNING HOUSE WITH A BABY IN HER ARMS

AND FBI IN THE FOREGROUND.

WHY CAN'T WE STARVE THEM OUT?

THEY'VE GOT, LIKE, A FIVE-YEAR SUPPLY OF FOOD AND WATER

TO SAY NOTHING OF AMMUNITION.

JOSH?

THERE'S NO WAY THIS'LL END GOOD.

ALL THAT'S LEFT IS TO END IT FAST.

I AGREE.

WHAT ABOUT A NEGOTIATOR?

NEGOTIATE WHAT?

A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT.

THIS IS A STANDOFF WITH FEDERAL OFFICERS.

A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT IS

"PUT YOUR GUNS DOWN-- YOU'RE UNDER ARREST."

I THINK IT WOULD BE WISE IF WE DEMONSTRATED

THAT WE EXHAUSTED EVERY POSSIBLE PEACEFUL SOLUTION

BEFORE WE GOT ALL RAMBOED UP.

ALL RIGHT, MANDY, THANK YOU.

JOSH, WOULD YOU TWO GIVE US A MINUTE, PLEASE?

I DON'T THINK IT'S UNREASONABLY MACHO

FOR THE WHITE HOUSE TO BE AGGRESSIVE

IN PRESERVING DEMOCRACY.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

ULTIMATELY IT IS NOT THE NUTS

THAT ARE THE GREATEST THREAT TO DEMOCRACY.

AS HISTORY HAS SHOWN US OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN

THE GREATEST THREAT TO DEMOCRACY

IS THE UNBRIDLED POWER OF THE STATE

OVER ITS CITIZENS...

WHICH, BY THE WAY, THAT POWER IS ALWAYS UNLEASHED

IN THE NAME OF PRESERVATION.

THIS ISN'T ABSTRACT, MANDY.

THIS ISN'T A THEORETICAL PROBLEM.

THE FBI SAYS, "COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP"

YOU COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP--

AT WHICH POINT YOU ARE FREE TO AVAIL YOURSELF

OF THE ENTIRE JUSTICE SYSTEM.

DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT

OR ARE YOU JUST PISSED OFF 'CAUSE I GOT IN THE GAME?

MANDY, THE PRESIDENT'S GOING TO GO WITH YOUR PLAN.

CHAFEY'S GOING TO SEND IN A NEGOTIATOR.

GOOD.

WELL, YOU'RE IN THE GAME NOW.

Donna: IF YOU CAN'T EXPLAIN WHAT YOU'RE DOING THERE

THE ASSUMPTION IS THAT YOU'RE A SORCERER.

IF YOU TRY TO RUN, THE ASSUMPTION IS

THAT YOU'RE A SORCERER, OKAY?

SO IF ANYTHING HAPPENS, THE PRUDENT THING IS

TO STAND STILL AND CALMLY EXPLAIN YOUR BUSINESS.

WELL, PRUDENT OR NOT, ONCE THE SCYTHE COMES OUT

I'M PROBABLY GOING TO HAUL ASS.

EXCUSE ME. I HATE TO ASK YOU THIS

BUT I NEED A FAVOR.

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

MY GRANDPARENTS ARE IN A LITTLE HOUSE

OFF THE GEORGIA COAST.

ARE THEY EVACUATED?

I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE.

THEY LOST PHONE LINES IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA.

I'M SORRY TO ASK YOU THIS, BUT IS...

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

DONNA, CALL FEMA, USE MY NAME.

WHEN THAT DOESN'T WORK, USE LEO'S NAME.

IT'S JUST THAT THEY DON'T GET AROUND TOO WELL.

WE'LL FIND THEM.

HI.

I LOOK GOOD TONIGHT, DON'T YOU THINK?

YES.

YOU GOOD LOOK GOOD, TOO, BUT I LOOK EVEN BETTER.

THE FBI GUY'S BEEN IN THERE A COUPLE HOURS.

YEAH?

THINK IT'S A GOOD SIGN?

I REALLY DON'T KNOW.

I'M ASKING WHAT YOU THINK.

I-I DON'T HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON IT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE TEAMSTERS?

I DON'T KNOW.

ANY NEWS ON THE HURRICANE?

NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.

WHAT IS IT YOU DO HERE EXACTLY?

IT'S NEVER REALLY BEEN MADE CLEAR TO ME.

TOBY?

Sam: HE'S NOT HERE.

HEY, WE LOOK GOOD.

DON'T WE?

DO YOU GUYS WANT TO BE ALONE?

HEY, I'M FINISHING UP THIS SPEECH.

CAN YOU THINK OF SOME SORT OF PERSONAL CONNECTION

BETWEEN PRESIDENT SIGUTO AND THE U.S.?

YOU KNOW, SOMETHING FROM HIS PAST?

HE WAS ONCE ALMOST PUSHED OUT OF AN AIRPLANE

BY A CIA-TRAINED OPERATIVE.

I SHOULD PROBABLY LEAVE THAT OUT.

YEAH, I WOULD.

EXCUSE ME, JOSH?

HEY. CAN I SPEAK WITH YOU A MOMENT?

IS HE IN?

YEAH.

LET'S GO. THERE'S A PROBLEM.

MR. MINALDI?

THIS IS MR. MINALDI, THE INTERPRETER

FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT.

Josh: YOU DO SPEAK INDONESIAN, DON'T YOU?

THERE'S NO SUCH LANGUAGE AS INDONESIAN.

INDONESIANS SPEAK 583 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.

I SPEAK JAVANESE.

MR. BAMBANG SPEAKS BATAK.

DONNA!

I KNOW, I KNOW. I'VE GOT IT UNDER CONTROL.

IT'S 7:30. IS THERE ANYONE LEFT AT STATE?

NO. WHAT ARE WE DOING?

WELL, MR. MINALDI SPEAKS PORTUGUESE.

WHERE DOES THAT GET US?

WELL, THERE'S A GUY WHO WORKS IN THE KITCHEN

WHO CAN TRANSLATE MR. BOMBANG'S...

BAMBANG.

...BAMBANG'S BATAK INTO PORTUGUESE.

THEN MR. MINALDI WILL TRANSLATE IT INTO ENGLISH.

WAIT A MINUTE.

UH, WHY CAN'T THE KITCHEN GUY

TRANSLATE BATAK INTO ENGLISH?

THE KITCHEN GUY DOESN'T SPEAK ENGLISH.

YOU'RE KIDDING ME.

HE SPEAKS BATAK AND PORTUGUESE

SO I WOULDN'T LOOK DOWN YOUR NOSE.

IS THE BAR OPEN YET?

YEAH.

MAKE THIS WORK.

EXCUSE ME. HAVE YOU SEEN THE FIST LADY?

Abbey: C.J.!

GOOD EVENING, MRS. BARTLET.

NICE THREADS, GIRL.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

SHOWING A LITTLE DECOLLETAGE WOULDN'T KILL YOU DEAD.

YES, MA'AM.

C.J., THIS IS HARRY AND NANCY O'MALLEY

AND DOUGLAS AND BARBARA COLSON

AND THEIR SON, STEVEN, WHO'S A CARDIOLOGIST.

IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU ALL.

IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.

THIS, OF COURSE, IS C.J., MY HUSBAND'S PRESS SECRETARY.

SHE'S NOT MARRIED, STEVEN

AND SHE DOESN'T HAVE A BOYFRIEND.

THANK YOU, MRS. BARTLET.

WILL YOU EXCUSE US?

ABBEY?

HE'S A DOCTOR, C.J.

AND HE'S HEIR TO COLSON TECHNOLOGIES.

I APPRECIATE THE THOUGHT.

SO WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

I SPOKE TO PEGGY ABOUT THE VERMEIL.

YOU MIGHT GET A FEW QUESTIONS.

I'M NOT EMBARRASSED BY THE VERMEIL.

IT'S NOT AS IF WE SPENT NEW MONEY ON IT.

YES, BUT ITS HISTORY...

IT'S OUR HISTORY.

BETTER OR WORSE, IT'S OUR HISTORY.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO LOCK IT IN THE BASEMENT

OR BRUSH IT WITH A NEW COAT OF PAINT.

IT'S OUR HISTORY.

OKAY. WELL, GOOD ANSWER.

WELL, THE TRUTH'LL DO IT ALMOST EVERY TIME.

YES, MA'AM.

C.J.?

CARDIOLOGIST.

YES, MA'AM.

OH, I'M SORRY.

IS THAT LEO McGARRY, OR IS THAT FRED ASTAIRE?

FRED ASTAIRE.

LEO, WHERE'S MY HUSBAND?

HE WAS CAUGHT ON A CALL.

HE'LL MEET YOU OVER THERE.

WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE TEAMSTERS?

THEY'VE BEEN AT IT FOR TEN HOURS.

WHAT'S YOUR CONFIDENCE?

WE'LL BE OKAY.

GOOD. MINGLE.

MM-HMM.

ANYTHING YET?

I'M ON WITH THE RED CROSS.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT IDAHO?

NOBODY'S CALLING BACK.

WHAT IS GOING ON?

GUYS, SCHMOOZE SOMEONE FOR ME.

HIS NAME'S CARL EVERETT

AND HE'S RAISED A TON OF MONEY FOR US IN THE MIDWEST.

CARL, I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET...

TOBY ZIEGLER

SAM SEABORN AND JOSHUA LYMAN.

OUR REPUTATIONS PRECEDE US.

THEY OUGHT TO.

YOU THREE DO FINE WORK.

EXCUSE ME, GENTLEMEN.

SO HOW LONG

ARE YOU IN TOWN FOR, MR. EVERETT?

JUST FOR THE NIGHT.

LET ME INTRODUCE MY DATE.

BRITTANY?

THIS IS BRITTANY.

BRITTANY, THIS IS

TOBY ZIEGLER. JOSHUA LYMAN.

HI. HELLO. HI.

SAM SEABORN.

IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.

Everett: LOOK, WE'RE GOING TO HEAD ON OVER

BUT MAYBE I'LL GET A CHANCE TO TALK WITH YOU ALL LATER.

Joshua: GREAT. GOOD. OKAY.

Joshua: HAVE A GOOD TIME.

Brittany: THANK YOU.

OKAY.

BYE.

CHARLIE...

CHARLIE, YOUR GRANDPARENTS ARE IN A SHELTER IN GRANVILLE.

OH, MAN, THANK GOD.

THANK YOU, DONNA.

YOU KNOW HOW LONG THEY'RE GOING

TO HAVE TO STAY THERE FOR?

WELL, PEOPLE ARE BEING SENT BACK TO THEIR HOUSES RIGHT NOW.

GET THIS, THE HURRICANE SHIFTED DIRECTION.

IT'S HEADING BACK OUT TO THE ATLANTIC.

C.J.?

IT'S A WHOLE NEW SITUATION.

IT'S MOVING EAST, MOVING BACK OUT.

WHAT KIND OF SITUATION?

FOR SOME REASON THERE'S A FLEET OF SHIPS OUT THERE.

DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS?

THEY EVACUATED A BATTLE CARRIER GROUP

OUT OF NORFOLK THIS MORNING

AS A STANDARD SAFETY PRECAUTION.

THEY'RE SITTING RIGHT IN THE PATH

OF THE HURRICANE.

CAN THEY GET OUT?

LEO, THE THING IS 600 MILES ACROSS.

THEY'RE LOCKED IN.

HOW BAD CAN THIS GET?

CATASTROPHIC.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

LET'S DO THIS THING, AND THEN GET READY.

I SHOULD START

TO WORK NOW.

I DON'T WANT TO TIP THE PRESS.

LET'S GO TO A PARTY.

( classical music playing )

YEAH. OKAY.

APPRECIATE YOUR CALL.

THANK YOU.

JOSH, I'M NOT HEARING ANYTHING FROM THE FBI

AND I'M NOT HEARING ANYTHING FROM JUSTICE.

IT'S BEEN ABOUT HALF AN HOUR

AND I CAN'T GET ANY INFORMATION OUT OF IDAHO.

IT'S OVER.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

THAT WAS CHAFEY.

THEY TOOK THE HOUSE, 34 OCCUPANTS.

THEY'RE ALL IN CUSTODY.

WHAT HAPPENED?

THEY SHOT THE FBI NEGOTIATOR.

HE'S IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

( applause )

Man: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PRESIDENT AND MRS. BARTLET

ACCOMPANIED BY PRESIDENT AND MRS. RAHM SIGUTO.

MANDY?

I... SHOULD CALL... GET ON THE PHONE...

I'M GOING TO THROW UP.

President: WITHOUT WARNING?

YEAH.

THE HURRICANE JUST SHIFTED DIRECTION WITHOUT ANY WARNING?

IT'S NOT AN ANOMALY, BUT IT'S UNUSUAL.

I WOULD THINK.

CAPTAIN, HOW BIG IS THIS CARRIER GROUP--

HOW MANY MEN, HOW MANY SHIPS?

THIS BATTLE GROUP IS MADE UP OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER

JOHN F. KENNEDY, WHICH CARRIES A CREW OF 5,000 MEN

TWO GUIDED MISSILE CRUISERS

TWO DESTROYERS, AND TWO BATTLESHIPS.

ALL TOLD, IT'S A LITTLE OVER 12,000 MEN.

HOW SOON BEFORE THE WORST OF IT STARTS?

ABOUT 20 MINUTES.

IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN SPEAK WITH THE FLEET COMMANDER?

IT'LL TAKE A FEW MINUTES, BUT WE CAN SET A HOOKUP HERE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.

THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

THANK YOU.

( sighs )

WHAT'S THE CONDITION OF THE FBI GUY?

THEY'RE PREPPING HIM FOR SURGERY.

ALL RIGHT.

WHAT DO I DO NOW?

GO BACK TO THE PARTY.

MR. GOMEZ, YOU SPEAK BATAK, IS THAT CORRECT?

MR. GOMEZ...

SENHOR GOMEZ, O SENHOR FALA BATAK, CORRETO?

SIM.

YES.

AND AS YOU JUST DID, YOU ALSO SPEAK PORTUGUESE?

E, COMO ACABOU DE FAZER, O SENHOR TAMBEM FALA PORTUGUES?

SIM.

YES.

BUT NOT ENGLISH?

MAS NAO FALA INGLES?

NAO.

NO. OKAY.

THOSE ARE TWO TOUGH LANGUAGES, BATAK AND PORTUGUESE.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A CRACK AT ENGLISH ONE DAY

SEEING AS HOW YOU LIVE HERE.

OKAI. SAO LINGUAS... DON'T TRANSLATE THAT.

MR. BAMBANG, THANK YOU FOR AGREEING

TO MEET WITH ME TODAY.

SENHOR BAMBANG, OBRIGADO POR TER CONCORDADO

EM VIR ME ENCONTRAR.

BAPAK BAMBANG, SAYA TERIMA KASIH BAPAK

MENYETUJUIN KETEMU BERSAMA SAYA.

KEMBALI.

NAO TEM DE QUE.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

OKAY.

Josh: SORRY I'M LATE.

I'M JOSH LYMAN.

DESCULPEM O ATRASO.

MEU NOME E JOSH LYMAN.

MA'AF SAYA TELAT.

NAMA SAYA JOSH LYMAN...

THIS IS GOING TO TAKE AWHILE.

PLEASED TO MEET YOU.

ARE YOU ENJOYING THE EVENING?

THIS ISN'T REALLY THE BEST CONTEXT FOR CHIT-CHAT

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

MANDY'S PRETTY UPSET.

DID YOU TALK TO HER?

I DIDN'T DO A GREAT JOB.

I DIDN'T LIKE THE SALMON.

HMM?

HE'S AN ANSWERING A QUESTION FROM LIKE A HALF AN HOUR AGO.

MR. BAMBANG...

WHY DON'T WE JUST SPEAK IN ENGLISH?

DONNA...

I WAS TOLD THAT HE...

Josh: YES.

YOU SHOULD KEEP IN MIND ALL THE THINGS I DO RIGHT.

YES.

Donna: SHOULD I GO?

YES.

MR. GOMEZ, MR. MINALDI, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TROUBLE.

( speaking Portuguese )

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU, GENTLEMEN?

A FRIEND OF MINE IS IN ONE OF YOUR JAILS...

I WANT YOU TO LET HIM OUT.

BUT YOUR FRIEND ISN'T AN AMERICAN.

HE'S FRENCH.

WELL, THEN WHY NOT LET

THE FRENCH TAKE CARE OF THIS ONE?

BECAUSE HE'S MY FRIEND

AND THE FRENCH DON'T GIVE A DAMN.

THE EXTRADITION PROCESS IS ONE THAT MIGHT...

WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE EXTRADITION PROCESS.

WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THAT YOU UNLOCK THE CELL

YOU PUT HIM IN A CAR, AND YOU DRIVE HIM TO THE BORDER.

YOUR FRIEND LED ANTI-GOVERNMENT DEMONSTRATIONS?

THAT'S WHAT HE DOES.

HE TEACHES STUDENTS HOW TO PROTEST.

AND SO YOU'RE ASKING THIS AS A FAVOR?

YES.

SENIOR AIDE TO SENIOR AIDE.

YES.

I THINK YOU HAVE A LOT OF NERVE.

THAT WAS A DESPICABLE AND HUMILIATING TOAST

YOUR PRESIDENT MADE

AND I KNOW YOU WERE THE ONE WHO WROTE IT.

PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT WITH SO MANY PEOPLE WATCHING

WITH SO MUCH MEDIA COVERAGE

IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKE CLEAR

THAT THE UNITED STATES, WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO HUMAN RIGHTS...

MR. ZIEGLER, DOES IT STRIKE YOU AT ALL HYPOCRITICAL

THAT A PEOPLE WHO SYSTEMATICALLY WIPED OUT

A CENTURY'S WORTH OF NATIVE AMERICANS

SHOULD LECTURE THE WORLD SO EARNESTLY ON HUMAN RIGHTS?

YES, IT DOES.

YOU HUMILIATED MY PRESIDENT TONIGHT

AND FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN TO SHOW OFF.

AND NOW YOU WANT ME TO DO YOU A FAVOR?

GO TO HELL.

WE'LL TALK TO THE FRENCH.

YEAH.

TOBY...

WE'LL TALK TO THE FRENCH.

YEAH.

( typing on keyboard )

THAT'S A NICE DRESS.

( sighs )

YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE BACK HERE RIGHT NOW.

KDHN IN BOISE IS REPORTING AN FBI AGENT WENT DOWN

IN A RAID IN A HOUSE IN McCLANE.

WE'LL HAVE A STATEMENT IN 15 MINUTES.

WHAT HAPPENED?

DID YOU HEAR ME SAY

WE'D HAVE A STATEMENT IN 15 MINUTES?

GOD, DANNY. WHAT DID I DO?

WHEN YOU FLIRT WITH ME

ARE YOU DOING IT TO GET A STORY?

NO. WHY ARE YOU DOING IT?

I'M DOING IT TO FLIRT WITH YOU.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.

I KNOW. SO?

SO THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM.

WHAT'S HURRICANE SARA ABOUT TO HIT?

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO GOES AROUND TOWN

SAYING THAT I'M TOO FRIENDLY WITH THE PRESS CORPS

AND THAT THAT MAKES ME A WEAK PRESS SECRETARY.

I NEVER SAID YOU WERE A WEAK PRESS SECRETARY.

BUT YOU'VE BEEN THINKING IT.

I THOUGHT YOU DID WELL WITH THE VERMEIL SCANDAL.

SEE, YOU'RE DOING IT.

I KNOW.

I HAVE WORK TO DO.

NO PROBLEM.

YOU REALLY LIKE THE DRESS?

YES.

ALL RIGHT, WHATEVER.

I HOPE THE FBI GUY PULLS THROUGH.

15 MINUTES.

Russo: TO ACCEPT THESE POLICIES MEANS THAT THE TEAMSTERS UNION

WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKENED IN ITS ABILITY

TO REPRESENT OR RETAIN THE LOYALTY OF YOUNGER WORKERS

AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET THAT HAPPEN.

I DISAGREE.

NO KIDDING?

HOW WE DOING?

WE'RE AT AN IMPASSE, MR. PRESIDENT.

HUNGRY?

YES, SIR.

TIRED.

YES, SIR.

TALK TO ME FOR FIVE MINUTES APIECE

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO SETTLE THIS.

STAY STANDING.

SAM.

CARL. BRITTANY.

UH, HAVE YOU GOT JUST A MINUTE?

SURE.

CAN I CUT TO THE LAST PAGE?

SURE.

I THINK YOU'RE SOMEONE

THAT I COULD HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH.

YOU WANT TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH ME?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I COST $500 AN HOUR.

IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, I BILLED OUT AT $500 AN HOUR.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WOULD YOU LIKE SOME OF MY FOOD?

OH, THERE'S TODD.

EXCUSE ME. TODD!

I DIDN'T KNOW.

WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?

I TOLD YOU I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE HE WAS TAKING ME.

HE JUST TELLS YOU WHAT TO WEAR?

THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S GREAT.

I'M SORRY SAM, BUT THIS ISN'T EXACTLY YOUR BUSINESS.

I'M NOT HERE BECAUSE OF YOU.

I'M JUST HERE BECAUSE I'M HERE.

I WOULD BE HERE WHETHER YOU WERE HERE OR NOT.

YOU'RE JUST SOME GUY WHO HAPPENS TO KNOW ME.

THANK YOU. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

NO. COULD YOU KEEP TALKING ABOUT BEING HERE AND NOT BEING HERE

UNTIL BLOOD STARTS POURING OUT OF MY EARS?

SAM.

MRS. BARTLET, GOOD EVENING.

ARE YOU ENJOYING YOURSELF?

YES.

SAM?

YES?

WOULD YOU INTRODUCE ME TO YOUR FRIEND?

OKAY.

MRS. BARTLET, I'M BRITTANY ROLLINS.

ABIGAIL BARTLETT.

IT'S AN HONOR TO MEET YOU, MA'AM.

OH, AREN'T YOU SWEET.

I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU.

ACTUALLY, I WAS LOOKING FOR THE PRESIDENT.

HE HAD TO STEP OUT TO THE WEST WING.

OH. I'M NOT SURE WHY, BUT I COULD...

TO PISTOL-WHIP THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY.

UH, WHY WOULD HE...?

BECAUSE HE CAN'T SAVE

A GUNSHOT VICTIM, AND HE CAN'T STOP A HURRICANE.

YOU ARE THOROUGHLY CHARMING.

THANK YOU.

EXCUSE ME.

YES, MA'AM.

THAT WAS INCREDIBLE.

I'M JUST GOING TO EAT, IF THAT'S OKAY.

SAM...

I'LL GIVE YOU $10,000 NOT TO GO HOME WITH THAT GUY TONIGHT.

Everett: BRITTANY?

Little: SUCH A BROAD INFLATIONARY SURGE WOULD WREAK HAVOC

ON THE ECONOMIC POLICIES THAT HAVE ALLOWED

THE UNITED STATES TO ENJOY AN UNPRECEDENTED...

TIME'S UP.

I DIDN'T GET MY FULL FIVE MINUTES...

YES, BUT I GOT TIRED OF LISTENING TO YOU.

I HAVE A NOBEL PRIZE IN ECONOMICS

AND I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT NONE OF YOU KNOW

WHAT THE HELL YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

AT 12:01 A.M.

I'M USING MY EXECUTIVE POWER

TO NATIONALIZE THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY.

YOU CAN'T DO THAT, MR. PRESIDENT...

14 WHITE HOUSE LAWYERS DISAGREE.

TRUMAN DID IT IN '52 WITH THE COAL MINES.

THAT WAS STRUCK DOWN BY THE SUPREME COURT.

IT'S BEEN 50 YEARS, THERE'S A NEW BENCH; I'LL TAKE MY CHANCES.

AS FOR LABOR, I AM CALLING CONGRESS INTO AN EMERGENCY SESSION

TO GRANT ME THE AUTHORITY TO DRAFT THE TRUCKERS

INTO MILITARY SERVICE.

YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE OUR FOOD.

NICE TALKING TO YOU FOLKS.

IF THIS ISN'T SETTLED IN 47 MINUTES

DON'T WORRY, WE KNOW WHERE TO FIND YOU.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE STAYED AWAY SO LONG.

HEY.

I'M ALL RIGHT.

NO, I SHOULD'VE HAVE EXTENDED THE TRIP. I'M SORRY.

I APPROVED A PLAN FOR AN FBI NEGOTIATOR.

I KNOW.

HE'S IN SURGERY NOW.

I KNOW.

YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENS

WHEN I STAY AWAY TOO LONG IS THAT YOU FORGET

THAT YOU DON'T HAVE THE POWER TO FIX EVERYTHING.

YOU HAVE A BIG BRAIN AND A GOOD HEART

AND AN EGO THE SIZE OF MONTANA.

( chuckling )

YOU DO, JED.

YOU DON'T HAVE THE POWER TO FIX EVERYTHING.

BUT I DO LIKE WATCHING YOU TRY.

WHAT THE HELL...?

WELL, IF THIS ISN'T A METAPHOR FOR POWERLESSNESS

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS.

( chuckling )

WE BETTER GET BACK TO WORK, HUH?

WE GOT THE FLEET COMMANDER?

NOT YET. THE J.F.K.'s RADIOS HAVE BEEN KNOCKED OUT

ALONG WITH COMMUNICATIONS

ON THE NORMANDY AND SOUTH CAROLINA.

ALL WE'VE GOT IS THE HICKORY.

IT'S A LITTLE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPLY BOAT

THAT SAILS AROUND WITH THE FLEET.

SO I GUESS I'M GOING TO TALK TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE HICKORY?

THEIR INTERCOM'S BEEN KNOCKED OUT.

THEY'RE LOOKING FOR HIM ON FOOT, SIR.

IS THERE SOMEBODY ON THERE NOW?

THE KID IN THE RADIO SHACK.

YOU'RE KIDDING?

NO, SIR.

JED, TALK TO THE BOY.

HELLO?

HELLO, ANYONE THERE?

Man: This is the U.S.S. HICKORY.

HICKORY, THIS IS THE WHITE HOUSE.

WHO AM I SPEAKING TO?

This is Signalman Third Class Harold Lewis.

SON, THIS IS PRESIDENT BARTLET.

HELLO?

Yes, sir.

IS YOUR C.O. AROUND?

Sir, they're getting him right now, sir.

CAN I TALK TO YOU IN THE MEANTIME?

HELLO?

I... Yes, sir.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, HAROLD?

My head hit on... I hit my head.

ARE YOU BLEEDING?

Yes, sir.

CAN YOU PUT SOMETHING ON IT?

I-I need to get to the... to the other...

I-I can't reach it.

WELL, YOU GO OVER AND GET IT.

I'LL STAY RIGHT HERE.

HAROLD?

HAROLD, ARE YOU BACK?

Yes, sir. I think the skipper should be here any minute, sir.

CAN YOU TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON?

Well...

HAROLD?

Hello?

WE'RE HERE!

Yeah?

CAN YOU TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON?

Well, we're looking, I-I guess, at 80-foot seas

with winds up to 120 knots.

We're shipping solid green water over the bow

and we've got a fire in the engine room.

We lost our running lights

and we may get run over by an aircraft carrier

that can't see in the dark.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW, MAN.

SOUNDS PRETTY BAD, HAROLD.

I THINK I'D ASK FOR MY MONEY BACK.

HAROLD?

Yes, sir?

I'M GOING TO STAY RIGHT HERE

AS LONG AS THE RADIO WORKS, OKAY?

Yes, sir.

HANG ON.

SON?

DO YOU HEAR ME? HANG ON.