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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.

[Captioning sponsored by NBC

and WARNER BROS. TELEVISION]

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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