Original subtitles

PREVIOUSLY ON THE WEST WING:

I BROUGHT YOU FLOWERS.

I'M GOING TO UP YOUR PROTECTION.

DAD! STARTING TOMORROW.

I'M STARTING COLLEGE IN A MONTH.

MR. PRESIDENT, THIS IS SPECIAL AGENT GINA TOSCANO.

HOW DO YOU DO. HOW DO YOU DO, MR. PRESIDENT.

HEY, ZOEY, DO ME A FAVOR.

WALK ON THE OTHER SIDE OF ME, WOULD YOU?

DO YOU BY ANY CHANCE LIKE OPERA?

YOU'RE ASKING ME OUT ON A DATE.

YOU'VE GOT AN ITCH FOR SAM SEABORN.

I DO NOT HAVE AN ITCH.

ROBERTA MENDOZA IS THE PRESIDENT'S NOMINEE

TO FILL CROUCH'S SEAT ON THE SUPREME COURT.

SAM AND TOBY WILL BE IN CHARGE OF YOUR CONFIRMATION.

IT'S GOING TO BE AN EXCRUCIATING BATTLE, MR. JUSTICE

BUT ONE I HAVE NO INTENTION OF LOSING.

CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYBODY.

CONGRATULATIONS.

LINE UP, ONE DRINK PER PERSON.

WHO'S DRIVING?

PUT IT DOWN.

PUT IT DOWN.

PUT IT DOWN.

TOBY.

NO CHAMPAGNE.

WE'RE JUST GETTING READY...

PUT IT DOWN.

EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM--

THE LAW OF OUR LAND MANDATES

THAT PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEES

BE CONFIRMED BY A MAJORITY OF THE SENATE

A MAJORITY BEING HALF PLUS ONE

FOR A TOTAL OF WHAT, GINGER?

FIFTY-ONE.

FIFTY-ONE YEA VOTES

IS WHAT WE SEE ON THESE SCREENS

BEFORE A DROP OF WINE IS SWALLOWED

BECAUSE THERE'S A LITTLE THING

CALLED WHAT, BONNIE?

TEMPTING FATE?

"TEMPTING FATE" IS WHAT IT'S CALLED.

IN THE THREE MONTHS THIS MAN HAS BEEN ON MY RADAR SCREEN

I HAVE AGED 48 YEARS.

THIS IS MY DAY OF JUBILEE.

I WILL NOT HAVE IT SCREWED UP BY WHAT, BONNIE?

BY TEMPTING FATE.

BY TEMPTING FATE.

THESE THINGS TAKE PATIENCE.

THESE THINGS TAKE SKILL.

THESE THINGS TAKE LUCK.

IN THE 15 MONTHS WE'VE BEEN IN OFFICE

WHAT KIND OF LUCK HAVE WE HAD, GINGER?

BAD LUCK.

WHAT KIND OF LUCK?

VERY BAD LUCK.

WE'VE HAD VERY BAD LUCK.

WHERE'S JOSH?

JOSH!

YEAH!

WE GOT TO GO.

THEY'RE ALREADY AT 19 YEA VOTES.

WHAT'S THIS MESSAGE ABOUT I NEED TO TALK TO MANDY

ABOUT A BANANA BAR?

IS THAT WHAT THIS SAYS?

PANDA BEAR.

"PANDA BEAR"?

YES. THAT'S A "D"?

YEAH.

AND THAT'S AN "E"? YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD BE HELPFUL?

IF YOU COULD JUST SHOW ME WHERE ONE WORD ENDS

AND THE NEXT ONE BEGINS.

WE HAVE TO GO.

SHE WANTS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT A PANDA BEAR?

YOU SURE YOU GOT THE MESSAGE RIGHT?

HAVE I EVER GOT A MESSAGE WRONG?

NO.

THEN MAYBE THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT

MIGHT NOT BE MONUMENTALLY OUT OF LINE.

A PANDA'S WHAT I THINK IT IS?

LITTLE AUSTRALIAN THING

EATS THE BARK OFF THE KOALA TREE?

THAT'S A KOALA BEAR I BELIEVE YOU'RE DESCRIBING.

THE PANDA'S THE OTHER ONE.

HOW CAN YOU NOT KNOW THE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN A PANDA BEAR AND A KOALA BEAR?

YOU KNOW, FOR SOMEONE

WHO HASN'T QUITE MASTERED THE ALPHABET...

JOSH!

MY PENMANSHIP IS DISTINCTIVE.

YOUR PENMANSHIP IS ILLEGIBLE.

HEY, MAL. WHERE'S SAM?

HE'S GOING TO BE WATCHING THE MENDOZA VOTE.

CAN YOU BELIEVE HIM?

SAM? YEAH.

NO.

YOU THINK YOU KNOW A GUY... YEAH.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, DO YOU?

NO.

OKAY. OKAY.

TOBY!

JOSHUA.

HOW ABOUT SOME CHAMPAGNE?

All: NO.

WHAT THE HELL? GINGER?

TEMPTING FATE.

OKAY. GO GRAB LEO.

IT'S DISTINCTIVE PENMANSHIP STYLE, JOSH.

GO.

NOT UNLIKE SALVADOR DALI.

PLEASE GET LEO.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE TALKING LIKE THIS.

LEO.

IT'S A BOOK JACKET, SYDNEY.

IT'S A DUST COVER.

WE'RE REALLY GOING TO MAKE A FEDERAL CASE

OUT OF A BOOK JACKET?

WE'RE LITERALLY GOING TO MAKE

A FEDERAL CASE OUT OF THIS?

DONNA SAYS ITS TIME.

I'M GOING TO BRING HIM HERE

AND TALK TO HIM, BUT I GOT TO SAY

WE'RE ABOUT A MINUTE AND A HALF FROM CLOSING

WHAT WASN'T THE EASIEST CONFIRMATION PROCESS

IN AMERICAN HISTORY.

SO YOU'LL UNDERSTAND IF I'M NOT GIDDY AS A SCHOOLGIRL

ABOUT THE THOUGHT OF RUNNING ONCE AGAIN

INTO THE WARM EMBRACE

OF THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.

LEO... GOOD-BYE.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

AN APPOINTMENT TO A JUSTICE POST

FAVORS REPARATIONS TO AFRICAN-AMERICANS.

WHAT FOR?

CAPTURING THEIR ANCESTORS

AND KEEPING THEM AS SLAVES.

WHAT KIND OF REPARATIONS?

MONEY.

( people booing )

LOSER!

( cheering )

TOBY?

NOT YET.

OUR DAY OF JUBILEE.

NOT YET.

SAM.

IT'S MY DAY OF JUBILEE.

I DESPISE YOU AND EVERYTHING YOU STAND FOR.

ALL RIGHT, MY DAY WAS A LITTLE BIT BETTER

A FEW SECONDS AGO...

HOW COULD YOU WRITE

THAT POSITION PAPER?

WHICH POSITION PAPER?

DON'T PLAY DUMB WITH ME.

HONESTLY, I AM DUMB.

MOST OF THE TIME I'M PLAYING SMART.

SAM-- THE POSITION PAPER...

YOU CAN'T BE THINKING ABOUT RUINING

MY DAY OF JUBILEE BY YELLING AT ME

ABOUT SCHOOL VOUCHERS.

I WAS STRONGLY CONSIDERING IT, YES.

50! HERE WE GO, BABY!

SAM, TOBY.

WE'RE ABOUT TO PUT A GUY ON THE SUPREME COURT.

Yea.

( cheering )

TOBY! HOW ABOUT NOW?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND-- SALVADOR DALI HAD

DISTINCTIVE PENMANSHIP?

YES.

HOW WAS IT DISTINCTIVE?

WELL, FOR ONE THING, HE WROTE IN SPANISH.

HE WAS SPANISH.

WHICH WOULD ACCOUNT FOR HIS DISTINCTIVE PENMANSHIP.

EXCUSE ME.

AM I INTERRUPTING SOMETHING IMPORTANT?

I CAN'T BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW YOU'RE NOT.

WOULD YOU MIND IF I HAVE A...

I'LL GO SEE IF PEOPLE ARE HAVING FUN

IN THE OTHER ROOM.

WHAT'S UP?

OUR NOMINEE FOR ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS.

IT'S GOING TO SAIL?

NO, IT'S NOT.

JEFF BRECKENRIDGE?

STADLER HAS A PROBLEM WITH HIM.

WHAT'S HIS PROBLEM?

HE SUPPORTS SLAVERY REPARATIONS.

SINCE WHEN?

WHENEVER.

I MEAN... WAS THERE A THING?

TWO SENTENCES ON THE BACK DUST JACKET

OF A BOOK THAT'S COMING OUT CALLED THE UNPAID DEBT.

THAT'S IT?

STADLER'S UNHAPPY.

'CAUSE OF A THING HE WROTE ON A DUST COVER?

I'VE BEEN SINGING THAT SONG FOR THE LAST THREE HOURS.

SO, TALK TO HIM TOMORROW, WOULD YOU?

STADLER?

BRECKENRIDGE.

I'M NOT THE GUY FOR THIS.

YEAH, YOU ARE.

Chanting: C.J.! C.J.! C.J.!

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?

C.J.'s GOING TO DO "THE JACKAL."

OH, WHERE SHE LIP-SYNCS TO THE THING?

YEAH. I LOVE THAT.

TOBY'S BETTER FOR THIS.

LOOK AT THE JOB HE DID ON THE MENDOZA CONFIRMATION.

TOBY'S BARELY ALIVE AS A RESULT OF THE MENDOZA CONFIRMATION.

THIS ONE'S YOU.

LET'S GO WATCH "THE JACKAL."

LEO.

I'M A WHITE GUY FROM CONNECTICUT.

WE'VE MET, JOSH.

I'M SAYING, ISN'T THIS KIND OF

A DELICATE SUBJECT FOR ME TO GET INTO

WITH A BLACK CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER FROM ATHENS, GEORGIA?

REMEMBER, YOU'RE ALSO JEWISH.

THEN HE'S SURE TO LOVE ME.

OH, CATHY?

WHERE'S SAM?

IN HIS OFFICE, FIGHTING WITH YOUR DAUGHTER.

TELL HIM TO COME TO THE PRESS ROOM.

HE'S NOT GOING TO WANT TO MISS "THE JACKAL."

IT WAS A POSITION PAPER.

YOUR POSITION IS THAT SCHOOL VOUCHERS ARE A GOOD IDEA?

HOW DID YOU GET THIS PAPER?

I'M RELATED TO YOUR BOSS.

YOUR FATHER GAVE IT TO YOU?

YES.

I THINK HE'S TRYING TO DRIVE A WEDGE BETWEEN US.

IT WORKED.

SAM?

C.J.'s DOING "THE JACKAL."

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

I THOUGHT WE HAD SOMETHING GOING ON. WE DO.

YET YOU HAVEN'T TOLD ME YOU FAVOR SCHOOL VOUCHERS?

I... FIRST OF ALL, HANG ON.

WE HAVEN'T BEEN ON A DATE YET.

WHAT KIND OF DATES HAVE YOU HAD...

THAT YOU'RE AMAZED THIS HASN'T COME UP?

I'M A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER.

SERIOUSLY, THE OTHER GUYS--

THEY ORDER DRINKS AND SAY, "BEFORE WE GO FURTHER

HERE'S MY POSITION ON SCHOOL VOUCHERS?"

ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE A SERIOUS DISCUSSION?

NO, YOU KNOW WHY? 'CAUSE I AM OFF DUTY.

TOBY AND I JUST SPENT THE LAST THREE MONTHS

PUTTING A GUY ON THE BENCH.

THE SUN HAS SET AND I HAVE EARNED

MY GOVERNMENT SALARY AND THEN SOME.

I'M DONE WORKING

AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN OUT ON A DATE.

THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE TONIGHT.

NOW WE'RE GOING IN THERE

AND WATCH C.J. DO "THE JACKAL."

BELIEVE ME, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN C.J. DO "THE JACKAL"

THEN YOU HAVEN'T SEEN SHAKESPEARE

THE WAY IT'S MEANT TO BE DONE.

WE ARE GOING TO WATCH C.J. DO "THE JACKAL"

THEN GET A LATE DINNER, AFTER WHICH

I MAY OR MAY NOT KISS YOU GOOD NIGHT.

BECAUSE THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON BETWEEN US, MALLORY

BUT I DON'T THINK YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB ON YOUR PART

SO I'VE DECIDED TO TAKE OVER.

YOU'RE TAKING OVER?

YES, LET'S GO.

NOT MUCH CHANCE.

I DIDN'T THINK SO, BUT GIVE ME CREDIT FOR TRYING.

GOOD NIGHT THERE, SKIPPER.

APPARENTLY YOU DON'T HAVE TO GIVE ME CREDIT FOR TRYING.

( moderate jazz beat )

* HE WAS A FAT, BLACK CAT

* WHO HAD HIS AFTERNOON MARTINI CHILLIN' *

* AT A QUARTER AFTER FIVE

* TWIST OF LIME, COKE ON THE SIDE *

* THE BROTHER LOVED THE HIGH LIFE *

* HAD A Ph.D. IN STREET STRIFE

* THEY CALLED HIM "THE JACKAL"

THERE'S A LITTLE SPEED BUMP WITH JEFF BRECKENRIDGE.

LEO GAVE IT TO ME.

HE THINKS YOU'RE BURNED OUT ON MENDOZA.

I TOLD HIM I THOUGHT THAT WAS RIDICULOUS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

ARE YOU TALKING TO ME DURING "THE JACKAL"?

I WAS JUST...

NEVER TALK TO ME DURING "THE JACKAL."

* HE WAS A BIG MAC DADDY, SUPER BLACK STYLIN' *

* A DIAMONDS-IN-THE-BACK CADILLAC *

* FUR-LINED BOARDS, WHITE-WALLED WHEELS *

* CRUISE CONTROL, BUILD FOR SPEED *

* CHROME ON EVERYTHING

* AND THE STEREOPHONIC SPEAKERS *

* THOUGH HE REALLY DIDN'T NEED THEM *

* WHEN THEY CALLED HIM...

* THE JACKAL

HEY.

HEY.

* THE JACKAL...

SO, MALLORY READ MY POSITION PAPER ON SCHOOL VOUCHERS.

REALLY?

HOW DO YOU SUPPOSE SHE GOT A HOLD OF THAT?

AS IT TURNS OUT, YOU GAVE IT TO HER.

SCHOOL VOUCHERS ARE A VERY SERIOUS SUBJECT WITH MALLORY.

YEAH, THANKS FOR THE HEADS-UP.

I DON'T MIND YOU DATING MY ONLY DAUGHTER

BUT YOU CAN'T EXPECT ME NOT TO HAVE SOME FUN ALONG THE WAY.

MALLORY AND I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY BEEN ON A DATE YET.

WELL, YOU HANG IN THERE, SON.

* ...AIN'T SEEN NOTHIN' *

* LIVIN' FAST, LIVIN' LARGE *

* SIX FOOT FOUR, AND NOT AN OUNCE OF FAT *

* WHEN WOMEN ASK, "IS YOU A FIRM CAT?" *

* HE'D SAY, "OH, DEAR, I'M MORE THAN THAT. *

* "I'M THE FIRMEST OF THE FIRM *

* "AND IN CASE YOU HADN'T KNOWN *

* THEY CALL ME THE JACKAL."

( applause and cheering )

( humming "The Jackal" )

YOU DID "THE JACKAL"?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE SO LATE?

I MISSED "THE JACKAL"?

I WAS ON FIRE TONIGHT.

CONGRATULATIONS ON MENDOZA-- THAT'S GOT TO FEEL GOOD.

IT DOES.

SO, I'M HOME, BY MYSELF

LISTENING TO MY POLICE SCANNER...

YOU HAVE A POLICE SCANNER?

YES, I DO.

DANNY, YOU WERE, LIKE, PRESIDENT OF YOUR HIGH SCHOOL

AUDIO VISUAL CLUB, WEREN'T YOU?

I WAS NOT PRESIDENT OF THE A.V. CLUB.

I WAS VICE PRESIDENT, BOBBY PFEIFFER WAS PRESIDENT

AND THAT'S SOMETHING I DON'T LIKE TO TALK ABOUT.

WHY'D YOU COME DOWN?

JOSH SAID TO COME BY FOR A DRINK.

YOU SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN HERE EARLIER.

I WOULD HAVE, EXCEPT I WAS LISTENING TO MY SCANNER.

WHAT HAPPENED?

DAVID ARBOR WAS ARRESTED OUTSIDE A FRAT PARTY.

HE'S GOING TO BE CHARGED WITH FELONY POSSESSION

POSSIBLE INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE.

IS THERE ANY CHANCE DAVID ARBOR'S NOT THE SON OF BOB ARBOR?

THERE'S NOT ANY CHANCE OF THAT, NO.

PLUS ONE OTHER THING.

THERE'S ONE OTHER THING?

YEAH. WHAT?

ZOEY WAS AT THE FRAT PARTY.

WELL... AT LEAST I KNOW WHAT I'LL BE DOING

WHEN I COME INTO WORK TOMORROW.

SPEAKING OF TOMORROW, WHEN YOU START HANDING OUT INFORMATION

PLEASE REMEMBER I CAME DOWN HERE AT 1:00 IN THE MORNING

TO TELL YOU WHEN THERE WAS NO EARTHLY REASON I HAD TO

AND ALSO THAT YOU'RE SECRETLY IN LOVE WITH ME.

MAKE SURE YOU REMIND MY OFFICE.

YOU COULD DO "THE JACKAL" FOR ME

RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.

GO HOME.

"I'M HONESTLY NOT SURE THE PRESIDENT EVEN KNOWS."

I'M HONESTLY NOT SURE THE PRESIDENT EVEN KNOWS.

IT'S SUCH A NON-STORY, IT HASN'T COME UP YET. SAY IT NOW.

I'M HONESTLY NOT SURE THE PRESIDENT EVEN KNOWS.

THE KID'S FATHER'S A MAJOR DEMOCRATIC FUND-RAISER.

I'M SURE THE PRESIDENT WILL OFFER HIM

HIS BEST WISHES AND SUPPORT

DURING WHAT MUST BE A TROUBLING TIME.

THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER WAS AT A PARTY

WHERE THERE WAS A DRUG BUST.

ZOEY LEFT WELL BEFORE THE INCIDENT.

HAS THE PRESIDENT HAD ANY REACTION?

I'M HONESTLY NOT SURE THE PRESIDENT EVEN KNOWS.

THERE IT IS. Mandy: HEY, C.J.

C.J.: IT'S A NON-STORY.

LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY.

( knocking on door )

HEY.

DID YOU GET MY MESSAGE?

YEAH, YOU DIDN'T WANT TO TALK TO ME

ABOUT BANANA BARS BY ANY CHANCE, DID YOU?

PANDA BEARS.

DONNA HAS STYLISH PENMANSHIP.

I THINK WE SHOULD GET A PANDA BEAR.

YOU SAY THAT NOW, BUT I'M THE ONE

WHO'S GOING TO END UP FEEDING HIM AND WALKING HIM.

YOU GUYS HAVE GOTTEN

SOMETHING MORE THAN 3,000 LETTERS

IN THE LAST TEN DAYS WANTING TO KNOW

WHEN WE'RE GETTING THE NEW BEAR FOR THE NATIONAL ZOO.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OLD BEAR?

LUM-LUM? OKAY.

SHE DIED TWO WEEKS AGO.

DID I KILL HER? NO.

THEN WHAT ARE YOU TALKING TO ME FOR?

3,000 LETTERS IN TEN DAYS.

DID I WRITE ANY OF THEM?

NO. THEN, ONCE AGAIN...

WHO SHOULD I BE TALKING TO?

ABOUT GETTING A NEW PANDA BEAR?

YES.

TO REPLACE LUM-LUM?

YES.

TOBY. YOU SHOULD BE TALKING TO TOBY.

THIS IS MOST OF IT.

THANKS.

TOBY?

TOBY CAN HELP YOU OUT.

WHAT'S ALL THIS?

I HAVE TO TELL A BLACK CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER

WHY I DON'T OWE HIM ANY MONEY.

GOOD LUCK.

THANKS.

Zoey: JE TRAVAILLE.

Girls: JE TRAVAILLE.

TU TRAVAILLES.

TU TRAVAILLES.

NOUS TRAVAILLONS.

NOUS TRAVAILLONS.

( all laughing )

Mike: OUTSIDE THE SOUTHWEST ENTRANCE.

HOW MANY?

ABOUT A DOZEN.

HAVE SOMEONE BRING THE CAR AROUND BACK.

WHAT TIME IS IT? 12:30.

I HAVE TO GO.

ARE WE DOING FRENCH IN KELLY'S ROOM TONIGHT?

YEAH, ABOUT 10:00. OKAY.

ZOEY, THIS WAY. WE'RE GOING OUT BACK.

WHAT'S OUT FRONT?

THERE'S A REPORTER OUT THERE.

THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO COME ON CAMPUS.

CAMPUS SECURITY'S ON ITS WAY.

CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?

WHAT'S UP WITH MARJORIE'S HAIR?

YES! I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING BACK AT THE TABLE.

GINA, LISTEN TO THIS: WE'VE BEEN GOING TO SLEEP

LISTENING TO OUR FRENCH TAPES.

I REMEMBER THEM WELL.

ARE YOU READY? YEAH.

Both: MICHELLE, ANNE, VOUS TRAVAILLEZ?

AH, NON. NOUS REGARDONS LE TELEVISION...

OH, ZOEY! HEY!

I'M SPECIAL AGENT GINA TOSCANO, SECRET SERVICE

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

EDGAR DRUMM, THE CHARLESTON CITIZEN.

I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MISS BARTLET.

SHE DOESN'T ANSWER QUESTIONS.

ZOEY... MIKE, TAKE HER TO THE CAR.

WHAT DO YOU THINK IT SAYS ABOUT THE COUNTRY

THAT THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER IS PARTYING

WITH DRUG DEALERS?

WHAT DO YOU THINK IT SAYS ABOUT THE COUNTRY?

DAVID ARBOR ISN'T A DRUG DEALER.

WHY'D YOU GO TO THE PARTY, ZOEY?

I WAS INVITED.

I DIDN'T KNOW DAVID ARBOR WAS GOING TO BE THERE.

GUYS, I WANT YOU IN THE CAR NOW.

YOU'RE A REAL JACKASS, YOU KNOW THAT?

DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN.

I HAVE TO SAY IF THIS IS HOW THE SECRET SERVICE BEHAVES

DURING THE BARTLET ADMINISTRATION

IT'S A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS.

WE'RE ALL GOING TO HAVE TO LEARN TO LIVE WITH YOUR DISAPPOINTMENT.

( sighs ): THIS DRAFT IS DONE.

THIS DRAFT IS DONE AND IT'S DONE ON SCHEDULE.

"ON SCHEDULE" IS GOING TO BE MY MIDDLE NAME FROM NOW ON.

SERIOUSLY, I'M HAVING IT LEGALLY CHANGED.

WHAT WAS IT BEFORE?

NORMAN. OKAY.

SPEAKING OF SCHEDULES, CATHY...

OH, UH, AT NOON

YOU'RE ON THE HILL WITH BRENNAN AND LANDIS

3:00, WITH THE EAST ASIA TEAM

4:00, WITH MEDICARE

4:30, WITH THE PRESIDENT

6:00, WITH THE ADVANCE TEAM.

THE NOON MEETING WITH

BRENNAN AND LANDIS ON THE HILL...

YEAH? LET'S SEE IF WE CAN CANCEL IT.

WHY?

I DON'T WANT TO GO.

THAT'S NOT A GOOD ENOUGH REASON.

I REALLY DON'T WANT TO GO.

YOU'RE GOING.

OKAY.

AND YOU'VE GOT MALLORY AT 11:00.

WHAT?

YOU'VE GOT MALLORY AT 11:00. RIGHT NOW.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN I'VE GOT MALLORY?

YOUR APPOINTMENT WITH MALLORY.

WHAT APPOINTMENT WITH MALLORY?

I DECIDED TO SEE YOU DURING YOUR BUSINESS HOURS.

MALLORY. HELLO.

WHY AREN'T YOU IN SCHOOL?

NO SCHOOL TODAY. YOU MADE AN APPOINTMENT?

I DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FACT THAT WE'RE DATING.

WE'RE NOT DATING. THAT'S SAD FOR YOU, ISN'T IT?

YOU MADE AN APPOINTMENT? ALL NICE AND BUSINESSLIKE.

WELL, ISN'T THAT ADORABLE?

COME IN.

JOSH...

IS HE HERE? YEAH.

SEND HIM IN.

MR. BRECKENRIDGE.

THANK YOU.

JEFF, JOSH LYMAN.

JEFF BRECKENRIDGE.

GOOD TO MEET YOU. HELP YOURSELF TO A CHAIR.

CAN DONNA GET YOU ANYTHING?

OH, NO, THANK YOU, I'M FINE.

YOU WERE A SUMMER ASSOCIATE

AT DEBEVOISE AND PLIMPTON

WHEN MY FATHER WAS A PARTNER THERE.

YOUR FATHER WAS A PARTNER AT DEBEVOISE AND PLIMPTON?

YEAH.

YOUR FATHER'S NOAH LYMAN?

YEAH.

I MET HIM. HE'S A WONDERFUL MAN.

HOW IS HE?

HE DIED.

I'M SORRY. WHEN?

THE NIGHT OF THE ILLINOIS PRIMARY.

I'M SORRY.

THANKS. LISTEN...

I JUST GOT THIS HANDED TO ME LAST NIGHT

SO I'M NOT AS UP TO SPEED AS I...

A COUPLE OF REPUBLICANS

ON THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ME.

STADLER.

ALSO PROBABLY WACHTEL AND TILLISON.

PROBABLY.

ANY SPECIFIC PROBLEM

OR THEY JUST DON'T LIKE ME ON SPEC?

NO.

THERE'S A BOOK COMING OUT BY OTIS HASTINGS

CALLED THE UNPAID DEBT.

HASTINGS' POSITION IS THAT AFRICAN-AMERICANS

ARE OWED MONETARY REPARATIONS FOR SLAVERY.

YES.

YOU'RE QUOTED ON THE BACK JACKET.

YES.

YOU WROTE, "OTIS HASTINGS

"IS A UNIQUE AND EXTRAORDINARY HISTORIAN.

"THIS BOOK SHOULD BE READ BY EVERYONE AND BURNED

INTO THE MINDS OF WHITE AMERICA."

YES.

JUST TO START, YOU WEREN'T MISQUOTED, RIGHT?

NO.

OKAY, AND I'M ASSUMING

IF ASKED BY THE COMMITTEE

YOU'LL SAY THAT YOU'RE IN FAVOR REPARATIONS?

IF ASKED, I'LL TELL THE COMMITTEE

THAT MY FATHER'S FATHERS WERE KIDNAPPED

OUTSIDE A VILLAGE CALLED WIMBABWA

BROUGHT TO NEW GUINEA

SOLD TO A SLAVE TRADER FROM BOSTON

AND BOUGHT BY A PLANTATION OWNER

IN WADSWORTH, SOUTH CAROLINA, WHERE THEY WORKED FOR NO WAGES.

AND YOU'RE LOOKING FOR BACK PAY?

YES.

JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, DID YOU HAVE A FIGURE IN MIND?

DR. HAROLD WASHINGTON

WHO'S CHIEF ECONOMIST AT THE MANCHESTER INSTITUTE

CALCULATED THE NUMBER OF SLAVES HELD

MULTIPLIED IT BY THE NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED

MULTIPLIED THAT BY THE MARKET VALUE OF MANUAL LABOR

AND CAME UP WITH A VERY CONSERVATIVE FIGURE.

WHAT IS IT?

$1.7 TRILLION.

OKAY. LISTEN, THIS IS PROBABLY

A BETTER DISCUSSION TO HAVE IN THE ABSTRACT

DON'T YOU THINK?

NO.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

( knocking )

YEAH?

CHARLIE'S HERE.

YES, INDEED. CHARLIE.

CHARLIE, CHARLIE, CHAZ.

I HEAR YOU BURNED DOWN THE PLACE LAST NIGHT.

"THE JACKAL"? YEAH.

I CAN BRING IT. WHAT'S UP?

ZOEY CALLED. WHAT'D SHE DO?

SHE HAD A LITTLE RUN-IN ON CAMPUS

WITH A REPORTER NAMED EDGAR DRUMM

WHO WRITES FOR THE CHARLESTON CITIZEN.

EDGAR DRUMM ISN'T A REPORTER.

HE'S A BARTLET BAITER; THE CHARLESTON CITIZEN

IS A FUND-RAISING NEWSLETTER FOR THE RADICAL RIGHT.

WHAT DID HE ASK HER?

IF THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER

SHOULD BE PARTYING WITH DRUG DEALERS.

DID SHE TALK TO HIM?

GINA PUT HER IN THE CAR.

THE THING SHE WANTED ME TO ASK ABOUT WAS THIS:

DAVID ARBOR IS A GOOD FRIEND AND SHE REALLY LOVES HIM A LOT

AND HE'S NOT A DRUG DEALER, AND SHE WANTED TO SEE

WHAT YOU COULD DO ABOUT NIPPING THAT IN THE BUD.

I CAN TALK TO A COUPLE PEOPLE.

THE GUY DOESN'T SELL DRUGS; HE JUST BUYS THEM

AND TAKES THEM AND GETS UNCONSCIOUS.

ZOEY AND HER FRIENDS ARE TRYING TO HELP HIM.

IN FACT, ZOEY WAS BRINGING HIM BACK

THE CAR KEYS SHE CONFISCATED FROM HIM LAST WEEK.

CAROL? GUYS DRIVES A PORSCHE.

TELL DANNY I'M COMING TO SEE HIM.

I DROVE MY BOYFRIEND'S PORSCHE ONCE.

HOW'D IT GO?

BACKED IT INTO A POND.

LOST YOUR DRIVING PRIVILEGES?

AND THE BOYFRIEND.

IT'S A GOOD CAR, THOUGH.

YEAH.

HEY, TOBY.

HEY, THERE, MARGARET.

ARE YOU OKAY?

YEAH. WHY WOULDN'T I BE OKAY?

YOU DON'T USUALLY SAY, "HEY, THERE, MARGARET."

WHAT DO I USUALLY SAY?

YOU USUALLY GROWL SOMETHING INAUDIBLE.

NOT TODAY.

I SEE.

YOU, ON THE OTHER HAND

SHOULD TURN THAT FROWN UPSIDE DOWN.

LET A SMILE BE YOUR UMBRELLA, MARGARET.

NOW YOU'RE SCARING THE CRAP OUT OF ME, TOBY.

* GRAY SKIES ARE GONNA CLEAR UP *

HI, BOBBY.

* PUT ON A HAPPY FACE

HI, JANET.

( humming )

TAX DOLLARS SHOULD GO TO FIXING PUBLIC SCHOOLS

NOT AIDING THE SHIPMENT OF STUDENTS

TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS, MANY OF WHICH ARE RELIGIOUS.

AND BY THE WAY, I DON'T KNOW

HOW YOU'RE GETTING AROUND THE SEPARATION

OF CHURCH AND STATE ON THAT ONE.

WE HAVE PEOPLE ON THE PAYROLL WHO ARE EXPERTS

AT OBFUSCATING THE CONSTITUTION.

SO I'VE NOTICED.

ANYTHING ELSE?

OH, YES.

WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR AN HOUR.

SCHOOL VOUCHERS PROVIDE HELP FOR ONLY A FEW STUDENTS.

WE'RE OFFERING A SOLUTION FOR THAT.

YOU'RE OFFERING A LIFEBOAT TO THE SELECT FEW

FOR WHOM VOUCHERS WILL MAKE ANY KIND OF DIFFERENCE.

MALLORY, EVERYTHING YOU'RE SAYING MAKES SENSE.

I JUST THINK THAT THE STATE OF URBAN SCHOOLS IS SUCH

THAT IF YOU CAN SAVE EVEN ONE KID...

YOU CAN SAVE MORE THAN ONE KID.

TELL ME HOW.

BY ASKING CONGRESS TO APPROVE

NOT JUST A LITTLE, BUT A LOT MORE MONEY

FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.

( laughing ) WHAT?

PUBLIC EDUCATION HAS BEEN

A PUBLIC POLICY DISASTER FOR 40 YEARS.

HAVING SPENT AROUND FOUR TRILLION DOLLARS

ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS SINCE 1965

THE RESULT HAS BEEN A STEADY AND INEXORABLE DECLINE

IN EVERY MEASURABLE STANDARD

OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE TO SAY NOTHING

OF HEALTH AND SAFETY, BUT DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT

BECAUSE THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS ON THE CASE.

I FEEL BETTER ALREADY.

WOW.

WHAT?

FOR A GUY WHO'S TRYING TO DATE ME

THAT WAS PRETTY SNOTTY.

HANG ON, THESE ARE OFFICE HOURS.

IF I HAD KNOWN I WAS WORKING ON THAT

I WOULD HAVE HAD A WHOLE DIFFERENT ATTITUDE.

SAM? MY GOD.

THAT MEETING ON THE HILL?

I'D LOVE TO KEEP TALKING, MAL

BUT I HAVE THIS MEETING ON THE HILL.

I CANCELED IT.

WHY?

YOU ASKED ME TO.

YES, I DID.

DANNY?

YES.

YOU HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT EDGAR DRUMM TALKING TO ZOEY?

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEVER DO? WHAT?

YOU NEVER TELL ME YOU LIKE MY SUSPENDERS.

DANNY... I'M JUST SAYING.

EDGAR DRUMM. HE ASKED HER

IF THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER

SHOULD BE PARTYING WITH DRUG DEALERS.

THAT'S WHAT I HEARD.

SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T KNOW ARBOR

WAS GOING TO BE THERE. WHAT?

IT'S EDGAR DRUM, C.J......

DANNY...

IT'S EDGAR DRUM, NO ONE...

YEAH.

WHAT?

NOTHING.

WHAT?

NOTHING.

THOSE REALLY ARE NICE SUSPENDERS.

SPECIAL FIELD ORDER NUMBER 15.

WHAT?

I'M SAYING SLAVERY REPARATIONS AREN'T ANYTHING NEW.

JANUARY 16, 1865, GENERAL SHERMAN ISSUED

SPECIAL FIELD ORDER NUMBER 15--

NEARLY A HALF-MILLION ACRES FROM SOUTH CAROLINA TO FLORIDA

WERE DIVIDED UP INTO 40-ACRE PLOTS

AND GIVEN TO NEWLY-FREED SLAVES.

HE ALSO GRANTED THEM THE USE OF VARIOUS DECOMMISSIONED

ARMY SUPPLIES INCLUDING...

MULES. YES.

40 ACRES AND A MULE.

YES, BUT THE ORDER WAS RESCINDED

FOUR YEARS LATER BY ANDREW JOHNSON.

IN THE '60s, DURING THE NEWARK RIOTS

YOU COULD HEAR THE LOOTERS SHOUTING

"THAT WAS MY 40 ACRES; I'LL BE BACK FOR THE MULE."

CATCHY.

SEE, IF YOU GUYS HAD JUST PAID UP ON TIME.

A LESSON WELL LEARNED.

BUT... LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR CONFIRMATION.

ABSOLUTELY.

AND... WHILE WE'RE ON THE SUBJECT OF THE CIVIL WAR

LET'S REMEMBER THE 600,000 WHITE MEN WHO DIED

OVER THE ISSUE OF SLAVERY.

IS THAT WHY THEY DIED?

IT'S WHY A LOT OF THEM DIED, JEFF

AND THERE'S NO OTHER PLACE AND TIME IN RECORDED HISTORY

WHERE AN EVENT LIKE THAT HAS OCCURRED, SO...

LET'S JUST... LEAVE IT AT THAT AND MOVE ON, OKAY?

OKAY.

EXCEPT TO SAY THIS... WHAT?

NOTHING.

WHAT?

LET'S MOVE ON.

Mandy: TOBY?!

MANDY.

YOU GOT TWO SECONDS?

MADELINE, YOU ARE CHARMING, AND YOU ARE BRILLIANT

AND FOR YOU, I HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD.

WHAT'S WITH HIM?

IT'S THE DAY AFTER HIS DAY OF JUBILEE.

HE NEVER SUSTAINS A GOOD MOOD THIS LONG.

BONNIE, YOU ARE DEDICATED AND YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL.

AND, GINGER, YOU ARE OTHER NICE THINGS.

CAN I SEE YOU INSIDE?

YOU BET.

MANDY, I FEEL LIKE I'VE LOST 180 POUNDS.

AND I'M SMILING, I AM... LAUGHING.

I'M ENJOYING THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH.

I'VE GOT TO SNAP OUT OF THIS.

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

I WANT YOU TO HELP ME GET THE CHINESE

TO GIVE US A NEW PANDA BEAR TO REPLACE LUM-LUM.

WELL, THAT DID THE TRICK.

HEY.

HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

C.J. WANTED TO SEE ME.

I TALKED TO HER BY THE WAY. YEAH?

SHE SAID SHE WAS GOING TO TALK TO DANNY.

YOU COULD'VE KISSED ME HELLO, YOU KNOW.

THAT'S WHAT YOUR DORM ROOM IS FOR.

CHICKEN. YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT.

WHEN I KISS YOU, I WANT A GOOD TWO, THREE MILES

BETWEEN YOUR MOUTH AND THE OVAL OFFICE.

STACY SAYS YOU'RE AFRAID OF SHOWING

YOUR AFFECTION IN PUBLIC.

TELL STACY TO MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE OF UNION STATION--

AND LET'S SEE HOW IT GOES.

HEY, CHARLIE, DOES C.J. HAVE A PROBLEM?

NOPE.

I WONDER WHAT SHE WANTS TO SEE MY ABOUT THEN.

I'M NOT AFRAID OF BEING AFFECTIONATE IN PUBLIC.

SEE?

C.J.?

YEAH?

ZOEY.

THANKS.

HI.

HEY, ZOEY, THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.

CAROL, CAN YOU GET THE DOOR?

SURE.

SO, I'M ASSUMING YOU HEARD I TALKED TO A GUY.

EDGAR DRUMM.

YEAH. I KNOW I'M SUPPOSED TO JUST WALK AWAY...

BUT HE PUSHED YOUR BUTTONS A LITTLE.

DAVID ISN'T A DRUG DEALER...

DID YOU TELL HIM YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT DAVID ARBOR

WAS GOING TO BE AT THE PARTY?

YEAH.

OKAY.

ZOEY, I NEED TO KNOW WHY YOU LIED TO HIM.

I DIDN'T.

AND I NEED TO KNOW WHY YOU'RE LYING TO ME RIGHT NOW.

C.J....

IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS GOING TO BE THERE

WHY'D YOU HAVE HIS CAR KEYS WITH YOU?

MR. DEREK HORGIBOUM.

MR. HORGIBOUM THREATENED TO BLOW UP THE SMITHSONIAN

UNLESS ZOEY BARTLET AGREED TO MEET HIM FOR A DRINK.

MR. HORGIBOUM IS IN CUSTODY.

THE SMITHSONIAN REMAINS OPEN FOR BUSINESS.

KELLY, YOU HAD SOMETHING?

THE NEWEST SORORITY PLEDGE STUNT

IS "GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN WITH ZOEY."

HERE'S HOPING OUR BIGGEST THREAT

IS FROM THE GIRLS OF KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA.

IT'S NOT.

WE'RE ADDING SOME HATE GROUPS TO THE LIST.

THE ARYAN WHITE RESISTANCE

THE CHRISTIAN DEFENSE LEAGUE

THE WORLD CHURCH OF THE CREATOR

AND CENTRAL NEW YORK WHITE PRIDE.

SIR...

MIKE.

THE OFFICE OF PROTECTIVE RESEARCH

SAYS THE MOST RECENT LETTERS

HAVE BEEN SIGNED OFF WITH THE SLOGAN "14 WORDS."

Butterfield: WHO CAN TELL ME WHAT "14 WORDS" STANDS FOR?

"WE MUST SECURE THE EXISTENCE OF WHITE PEOPLE

AND A FUTURE FOR WHITE CHILDREN."

THAT'S RIGHT.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU HAVE, GINA?

TWO DEATH THREATS WERE RECEIVED EARLIER IN THE WEEK.

ONE AGAINST ZOEY, ONE AGAINST CHARLIE.

THEY WERE MADE WITH LETTERS CUT FROM A MAGAZINE

AND THE O.P.R.s IDENTIFIED THE PAPER AND TYPESET

AS RESISTANCE MAGAZINE.

THE MAGAZINE IS GEARED TOWARDS

RECRUITING YOUNGER PEOPLE.

THAT'S RIGHT, SIR, AND THE LETTERS

HAVE REPEATEDLY USED THE PHRASE

"FOLLOWING THE VOICE OF BLOOD."

WHAT IS IT?

IT'S THE TITLE OF THE FIRST RECORD

OF A BAND CALLED GRAVELAND

WHICH IS VERY POPULAR AMONG SKINHEADS.

SIR, I'M FAIRLY CONVINCED

WE'RE LOOKING FOR TWO 15-YEAR-OLD BOYS.

I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

EVERYBODY HIT THE PICTURES

SEE WHO LOOKS FAMILIAR FROM THE ROPE LINES.

REMEMBER, IT COULD BE ANYONE.

THANK YOU.

GINA.

YEAH.

C.J. CREGG'S OUTSIDE.

SHE WANTED TO STEP IN.

SURE.

HI.

HI, C.J.

THEY SAID YOU WERE HAVING A BRIEFING...

WE'RE DONE.

I JUST NEEDED A MINUTE.

YOU WANT SOME COFFEE? I'M FINE.

I JUST NEEDED TO TALK TO YOU

ABOUT THE PARTY LAST NIGHT.

OKAY.

COULD YOU DESCRIBE WHAT, IF ANY

CONTACT ZOEY MIGHT HAVE HAD

WITH DAVID ARBOR LAST NIGHT?

NO. I'M SORRY.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I'M NOT PERMITTED TO DISCUSS THE BEHAVIOR

OF MY PROTECTEE.

ZOEY'S NOT IN TROUBLE.

I UNDERSTAND.

I'M TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN OUT A DISCREPANCY

IN SOMETHING SHE TOLD ME.

I UNDERSTAND.

GINA, I'M THE PRESS SECRETARY.

THERE'S A STORY THAT ZOEY'S INVOLVED WITH

AND I NEED YOU TO TELL ME

WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT LAST NIGHT.

I'M SORRY, C.J., I CAN'T PROTECT HER

IF SHE FEELS LIKE SHE'S GOT TO DO THINGS

BEHIND MY BACK.

I'M NOT PERMITTED

TO DISCUSS THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PROTECTEE.

OKAY. THANKS.

C.J.--

THE THING WITH THE REPORTER THIS MORNING--

IT WAS FAST, IT WAS PHYSICAL

SHE'S 19 YEARS OLD

AND SHE THOUGHT HER FATHER WAS IN TROUBLE.

OKAY. THANKS.

I APPRECIATE IT.

SORRY ABOUT...

NO PROBLEM.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO SIT AND HAVE SOME COFFEE?

I'M GOING TO LOOK THROUGH

AN FBI PHOTO ALBUM OF TEENAGE NAZIS.

WHY?

I'M ON A BREAK.

SEE YOU LATER.

Sam: IT OCCURS TO ME, MALLORY

THAT YOU ATTENDED A PRIVATE PRIMARY SCHOOL

A PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL AND A PRIVATE COLLEGE.

WHAT'S YOUR POINT?

WELL, JUST THAT LIBERALS HAVE NO PROBLEM

WITH RICH KIDS GOING TO EXPENSIVE PRIVATE SCHOOLS

THAT DOESN'T UNDERMINE PUBLIC EDUCATION.

AND LIBERALS HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH MIDDLE CLASS KIDS

GOING TO PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS

THAT DOESN'T UNDERMINE PUBLIC EDUCATION...

HANG ON!

BUT THE IDEA THAT LETTING POOR PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS

CHOOSE PRIVATE ALTERNATIVES

WOULD DESTROY PUBLIC EDUCATION

IS SIMPLY CONTRARY TO OUR EXPERIENCE.

BOSTON LATIN, THE OLDEST PUBLIC SCHOOL IN AMERICA

IS STILL THE BEST SECONDARY SCHOOL IN NEW ENGLAND.

GREAT-- BUT THEY'RE NOT ALL BOSTON LATIN AND BRONX SCIENCE, SAM

AND SINCE WHEN WERE THE LIBERALS THE OTHER GUYS

IN CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU HAVE?

( knocking )

EXCUSE ME-- HI, MAL. HEY, C.J.

YOU GOT A SECOND?

ABSOLUTELY.

EXCUSE ME.

EDGAR DRUMM AMBUSHED ZOEY WHEN SHE WAS COMING OUT OF LUNCH.

ON CAMPUS?!

YEAH-- SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T KNOW

DAVID ARBOR WAS GOING TO BE THERE WHEN SHE DID KNOW

DAVID ARBOR WOULD BE THERE.

WHY DID SHE LIE?

SPEND TIME SURROUNDED BY REPORTERS

IT BECOMES INSTINCT.

DOESN'T SOUND BAD.

MAKE SURE THE PRESIDENT DOESN'T GET INVOLVED.

YEAH, WELL, WHEN HE HEARS SOMEONE TALKED TO HER ON CAMPUS...

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SIT ON IT.

I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO.

YOU HAVE TO. SAM!

C.J., YOU CAN'T BACK DOWN IN FRONT OF HIM.

YOU GOT TO GET IN HIS FACE.

GET IN THE PRESIDENT'S FACE?

YEAH.

THAT'S YOUR ADVICE?

YEAH.

OKAY.

DOES ANYONE ELSE

HAVE ANY ADVICE THEY COULD, UH...

C.J., LISTEN TO ME.

IT'S YOUR JOB.

IT'S WHAT HE NEEDS YOU TO DO.

YES.

CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING?

SURE.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MALLORY SOCIALLY

BUT I... I CAN'T SEEM TO GET HER PAST

THIS FIGHT THAT WE'RE HAVING.

TELL HER YOU WANT TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT OVER LUNCH.

THAT'S GOOD.

YEAH.

THAT'S VERY GOOD ADVICE.

CERTAINLY BETTER ADVICE

THAN "GET IN THE PRESIDENT'S FACE."

I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO MY OFFICE.

COOL. I'M GOING TO GO CHECK THE WANT ADS.

GOOD LUCK.

A PANDA BEAR TO REPLACE DIM SUM.

LUM-LUM.

DO YOU MEAN HSING-HSING?

HSING-HSING--

THAT WAS HIS NAME-- HSING-HSING.

HSING-HSING WAS GIVEN TO US AS A GIFT

FROM THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WHEN NIXON...

I KNOW.

AND THEN HSING-HSING GOT LONELY

SO THE CHINESE SENT A MATE OVER

AND I THINK IT'S NAME WAS PING.

LING.

LING.

IT MAY HAVE BEEN PING.

WELL, WHATEVER.

PING OR LING DIES, HSING-HSING MOURNS--

PANDA BEARS, IT TURNS OUT, MOURN--

AND FOR HSING-HSING

IT SEEMED LIKE THE TIME WAS UNENDURABLE.

I KNOW EXACTLY HOW HE FELT.

ANYWAY, AS YOU KNOW

HSING-HSING SUCCUMBED TO LIVER DISEASE

AND PASSED AWAY EARLY THIS YEAR.

YES.

AND I WAS THINKING THAT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA

AS A SYMBOL TO SIGNAL HOW SERIOUS WE ARE

ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA

IF WE ASKED THEM FOR ANOTHER BEAR.

I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA, AS A SYMBOL

TO SIGNAL THAT CHINA IS SERIOUS ABOUT THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH US

IF THEY STOPPED RUNNING OVER THEIR CITIZENS WITH TANKS.

TOBY... MANDY!

CALL THE EMBASSY, HAVE THEM

SEND US OVER A DAMN BEAR.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

FIRST OF ALL, PANDAS ARE VERY RARE

AND THERE ARE, MAYBE, A THOUSAND OF THEM

AND THEY'RE ONLY IN CHINA.

WE ONLY NEED ONE.

WE NEED TWO. WHY?

BECAUSE THE OTHER ONE WILL GET LONELY!

THEN HAVE THEM SEND US TWO.

SECONDLY, CHINA'S NOT INCLINED TO GIVE US GIFTS.

THEN GET US TWO REGULAR BEARS

A BUCKET OF BLACK PAINT, BUCKET OF WHITE PAINT

BAM, BAM, NEXT CASE.

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE

THAT THE WILDLIFE LOBBY WAS NERVOUS ABOUT YOU.

I KNOW. I'M MR. WILDLIFE.

TOBY...

MANDY!

WHAT MADE YOU THINK I'D BE INTERESTED IN THIS?

JOSH SAID YOU WERE MY MAN.

JOSH.

YEAH.

SAID I WAS YOUR MAN.

YES.

WELL...

I HAVE TO SAY, MANDY

I'M IMPRESSED WITH HOW MUCH YOU'VE GROWN.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

THERE WAS A TIME

IF YOU GOT PLAYED BY JOSH LIKE THIS

YOU'D WANT TO GET BACK AT HIM RIGHT AWAY

AND IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU RISE ABOVE THAT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "PLAYED"?

HE USED YOU TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN WITH ME

'CAUSE HE'S GOT TO DEAL WITH BRECKENRIDGE

ON SLAVERY REPARATIONS.

HE PLAYED ME.

YEAH, BUT IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU GET PAST THAT.

HE PLAYED ME?

LIKE A TWO-DOLLAR BANJO.

HELP ME.

DO WHAT?

CAUSE JOSH PAIN.

HMM.

OKAY.

HEY, DAD. YEAH.

CAN YOU HOLD?

DAD, I'M SORRY, BUT SAM ASKED ME

TO HAVE LUNCH WITH HIM AND I NEED YOUR PERMISSION.

HANG ON. WHAT DO YOU NEED MY PERMISSION TO HAVE LUNCH FOR?

SAM? SHE SAYS SHE ALWAYS ASKS

HER FATHER'S PERMISSION BEFORE SHE HAS LUNCH WITH FASCISTS.

OH, YEAH. OKAY.

HE'S IN FAVOR OF SCHOOL VOUCHERS, DAD.

NO, MALLORY, HE'S REALLY NOT.

YES, HE IS.

NO, HE'S NOT.

I READ THE POSITION PAPER.

IT'S OPPOSITION PREP.

"OPPOSITION PREP"?

WHEN WE'RE GEARING UP FOR A DEBATE

WE HAVE THE SMART GUYS TAKE THE OTHER SIDE.

YOU STOOD THERE AND ARGUED WITH ME.

YES. WHY?

YOU MADE AN APPOINTMENT.

WOULD THE TWO OF YOU TAKE IT OUTSIDE?

I THOUGHT YOU WERE TRYING TO DRIVE A WEDGE BETWEEN US.

YEAH, BUT NOW YOU'RE JUST BORING THE CRAP OUT OF ME.

HEY... MALLORY...

EDUCATION IS THE SILVER BULLET.

EDUCATION IS EVERYTHING.

WE DON'T NEED LITTLE CHANGES

WE NEED GIGANTIC, MONUMENTAL CHANGES.

SCHOOLS SHOULD BE PALACES.

THE COMPETITION FOR THE BEST TEACHERS

SHOULD BE FIERCE.

THEY SHOULD BE MAKING SIX-FIGURE SALARIES.

SCHOOLS SHOULD BE INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE FOR GOVERNMENT

AND FREE-OF-CHARGE TO ITS CITIZENS

JUST LIKE NATIONAL DEFENSE--

THAT'S MY POSITION.

I JUST HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT HOW TO DO IT YET.

YOU STOOD THERE AND ARGUED WITH ME.

WE CAN CONTINUE THE ARGUMENT

BUT IT'S LUNCHTIME NOW.

YOU'RE TAKING OVER?

I'M TAKING OVER.

MMM.

DAD?

YES, YOU MAY GO HAVE LUNCH WITH THE FASCIST.

COME ALONG, SAM.

YOU'RE DOING FINE.

OKAY.

MR. PRESIDENT?

CHARLIE.

SIR, YOUR LUNCH WITH MR. GIRARDI GOT CANCELED.

I HEARD.

THAT'S THE FIRST TIME ANYONE'S CANCELED LUNCH ON ME

SINCE I TOOK OFFICE.

HE MEANT NO OFFENSE, SIR.

HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH PNEUMONIA.

I'M NOT SAYING HE DIDN'T HAVE A GOOD EXCUSE.

WHAT ARE YOU READING?

RULES OF CIVILITY AND DECENT BEHAVIOR

IN COMPANY AND CONVERSATION

BY GEORGE WASHINGTON.

THE GEORGE WASHINGTON?

THE RULES WERE DRAWN FROM AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION

OF A FRENCH BOOK OF MAXIMS.

WASHINGTON COPIED THEM DOWN WHEN HE WAS 14 YEARS OLD.

"WHEN YOU SIT DOWN, KEEP YOUR FEET FIRM

"AND EVEN, WITHOUT PUTTING ONE ON THE OTHER

"OR CROSSING THEM.

"PUT NOT OFF YOUR CLOTHES

"IN THE PRESENCE OF OTHERS

NOR GO OUT OF YOUR CHAMBER HALF-DRESSED."

WHAT A TIGHTASSED LITTLE PRISS HE MUST'VE BEEN.

YES, SIR.

DO YOU THINK I COULD TAKE GEORGE WASHINGTON?

TAKE HIM AT WHAT, SIR?

I DON'T KNOW-- A WAR?

COULD YOU HAVE TAKEN GEORGE WASHINGTON IN A WAR?

YEAH.

WELL...

YOU'D HAVE THE AIR FORCE

AND HE'D HAVE THE MINUTEMEN, RIGHT?

THE MINUTEMEN WERE GOOD.

STILL, I THINK YOU'D PROBABLY TAKE HIM.

YEAH.

C.J.'s HERE.

YOU CAN SEND HER IN.

C.J.!

MR. PRESIDENT.

"WHEN IN COMPANY, PUT NOT YOUR HANDS

TO ANY PART OF THE BODY NOT USUALLY COVERED."

WELL, I DO WHAT IT TAKES

TO KEEP THE PRESS CORPS HAPPY, MR. PRESIDENT.

YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

DON'T BLOW YOUR STACK, ALL RIGHT?

WHAT IS GOING ON?

ZOEY LIED TO A REPORTER.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

SHE WAS ASKED, "SHOULD THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER

BE PARTYING WITH DRUG DEALERS?"

SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T KNOW DAVID ARBOR

WAS GOING TO BE AT THE PARTY

EXCEPT SHE DID KNOW.

WHY DID SHE LIE?

SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO.

THEN WHY DID SHE?

'CAUSE SOMETIMES 19-YEAR-OLD GIRLS

LIE WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE TO.

SHE NEVER HAS TO. SHE KNOWS THAT.

APPARENTLY SHE DOESN'T.

MR. PRESIDENT, GIVE HER A BREAK.

THIS THING'S HAPPENED TO HER FRIEND

SHE DOESN'T KNOW HOW IT AFFECTS HER FATHER

EDGAR DRUMM IS SHOUTING AT HER

WHILE SHE COMES OUT OF CLASS-- SHE CHOKED.

A REPORTER TALKED TO HER ON CAMPUS?

MR. PRESIDENT... SIR...

C.J., PUT THE PRESS IN THE BRIEFING ROOM

AND TELL THEM I'M COMING RIGHT OVER.

NO.

C.J.! NO, SIR.

WE HAVE BEEN OVER THIS AND WE HAVE BEEN OVER THIS

AND WE'VE BEEN OVER THIS!

THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO TALK TO HER ON CAMPUS.

IT WAS EDGAR DRUMM.

I DON'T GIVE A DAMN

IF IT WAS THE BERGEN COUNTY SHOPPER'S GUIDE!

I'M TALKING TO THE PRESS.

YOU CAN'T TALK TO THE PRESS. WATCH ME.

MR. PRESIDENT, THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTER

IT'S ABOUT THE FIRST DAUGHTER, AND THAT'S MY JOB

AND YOU'RE NOT GOING DOWN THERE!

YOU, ME, CHARLIE AND ZOEY ARE THE ONLY FOUR PEOPLE

WHO KNOW SHE WAS LYING

AND THERE'S NO REASON IT DOESN'T NEED TO STAY THAT WAY!

IT'S A NON-STORY!

YOU GO DOWN THERE AND IT'S A BIG STORY!

( heavy sigh )

SO I JUST SIT IN MY OFFICE AND FUME?

YES.

AND IF ANYBODY ASKS YOU

YOU HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

FINE.

MR. PRESIDENT.

WHAT?

DID YOU KNOW HE JUMPED OUT AT ZOEY?

GINA TOSCANO PUT HIM INTO A WALL?

EXCELLENT. SIR...

I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

VERY GOOD.

I COULD TAKE GEORGE WASHINGTON, BY THE WAY.

YES, SIR.

ANYTHING ELSE?

NO, SIR.

THANK YOU, C.J.

THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

HOW ABOUT THE JAPANESE?

I KNEW YOU'D BRING UP THE JAPANESE.

WE GAVE $1.2 BILLION TO JAPANESE-AMERICANS

WHO WERE IN INTERNMENT CAMPS.

THEY WERE IN INTERNMENT CAMPS.

BRING ME A LIVING SLAVE AND YOU GOT A CASE.

I THINK I'VE GOT A CASE WITHOUT THE LIVING SLAVE

BUT I'M JUST A CIVIL RIGHTS EXPERT

SO WHAT DO I KNOW?

JEFF, THE COMMUNITY'S GOING TO BE LOOKING

FOR A CERTAIN DEGREE OF PRACTICALITY.

WE DON'T HAVE $1.7 TRILLION.

IN ORDER TO RAISE $1.7 TRILLION, WE WOULD HAVE TO SELL TEXAS

AND THE U.S. NAVY.

I UNDERSTAND THE PREDICAMENT

AND I'M WILLING TO GIVE YOU A BREAK.

WE'LL TAKE OUR MONEY IN TAX DEDUCTIONS

AND SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS, HOW ABOUT THAT?

HOW ABOUT TAKING IT IN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

AND EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT?

THREE THINGS WHICH WE WOULDN'T HAVE NEEDED

IN THE FIRST PLACE...

JEFF, I'D LOVE TO GIVE YOU THE MONEY, I REALLY WOULD

BUT I'M A LITTLE SHORT ON CASH RIGHT NOW.

YOU SEE, THE S.S. OFFICER

FORGOT TO GIVE MY GRANDFATHER HIS WALLET BACK

WHEN HE LET HIM OUT OF BIRKENAU.

YOUR BEEF'S WITH THE GERMANS.

YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT IT IS!

WHAT THE HELL ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

WE HAVE LAWS IN THIS COUNTRY.

YOU BREAK THEM, YOU PAY YOUR FINE.

YOU BREAK GOD'S LAWS, THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY.

YOU CAN'T KIDNAP A CIVILIZATION

AND SELL THEM INTO SLAVERY.

NO AMOUNT OF MONEY WILL MAKE UP FOR IT.

AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO

IS LOOK 200 YEARS LATER

AT RACE RELATIONS IN THIS COUNTRY.

YES.

NO AMOUNT OF MONEY WILL MAKE UP IT.

YES.

YOU GOT A DOLLAR?

YEAH.

TAKE IT OUT.

LOOK AT THE BACK.

THE SEAL, THE PYRAMID--

IT'S UNFINISHED.

WITH THE EYE OF GOD LOOKING OVER IT

AND THE WORDS "ANNUIT COEPTIS."

"HE, GOD, FAVORS OUR UNDERTAKING."

THE SEAL IS MEANT TO BE UNFINISHED

BECAUSE THIS COUNTRY'S MEANT TO BE UNFINISHED.

WE'RE MEANT TO KEEP DOING BETTER.

WE'RE MEANT TO KEEP DISCUSSING AND DEBATING

AND WE'RE MEANT TO READ BOOKS BY GREAT HISTORICAL SCHOLARS

AND THEN TALK ABOUT THEM

WHICH IS WHY I LENT MY NAME TO A DUST COVER.

I WANT TO BE YOUR ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL

FOR CIVIL RIGHTS.

I'LL DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB FOR ALL PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY.

YOU GOT ANY PROBLEM WITH ME SAYING ALL THAT TO THE COMMITTEE?

NO.

GOOD.

YOU HUNGRY?

YEAH.

LET ME BUY YOU LUNCH.

YEAH, OKAY.

HEY, JEFF...

YEAH?

THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF THESE MEETINGS

BEFORE YOUR CONFIRMATION.

WHY DON'T YOU LET ME GET YOU LUNCH THIS TIME?

YOU GET IT NEXT TIME.

YEAH. OKAY.

OKAY.

HEY, SUZANNE.