1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:04,074 Subtitles downloaded from www.OpenSubtitles.org 2 00:00:09,215 --> 00:00:10,495 Previously on The West Wing: 3 00:00:10,925 --> 00:00:13,049 My father sees danger, like, behind curtains. 4 00:00:13,470 --> 00:00:15,594 Zoey, do me a favor. Walk on the other side of me. 5 00:00:15,974 --> 00:00:19,011 Josh, sometimes I wonder if I listened to you two years ago... 6 00:00:19,395 --> 00:00:21,684 ...would I be president now? You ever wonder that? 7 00:00:21,982 --> 00:00:23,690 No, sir, I know it for sure. 8 00:00:24,068 --> 00:00:25,812 Gun! 9 00:00:28,365 --> 00:00:29,361 Get down! 10 00:00:31,035 --> 00:00:32,827 -Get in the car! -Move! 11 00:00:46,013 --> 00:00:48,932 --at this time. No idea or clear indication.... 12 00:00:59,531 --> 00:01:02,450 -ls Zoey secure? Get her again. -She wasn't hit, sir-- 13 00:01:02,535 --> 00:01:05,110 -Get her on the radio. -Sir, she can't talk right now. 14 00:01:05,498 --> 00:01:08,072 -Why can't she talk? -She's vomiting in the car. 15 00:01:08,376 --> 00:01:10,085 -lt happens, sir. -Why is she vomiting? 16 00:01:10,379 --> 00:01:13,666 -She might have gotten elbowed-- -ls Gina with her? 17 00:01:13,842 --> 00:01:15,919 -Gina put her in the car. -She's not with her. 18 00:01:16,137 --> 00:01:19,008 She's got two other agents in the car. They're gonna have her... 19 00:01:19,308 --> 00:01:21,634 -...back in the White House-- -Why isn't Gina in the car? 20 00:01:21,936 --> 00:01:28,107 Gina put Zoey in the car, stayed behind for the lD agent. Mr. President, please. 21 00:01:32,074 --> 00:01:34,946 -ls anybody dead back there? -We don't know. We don't think so. 22 00:01:35,245 --> 00:01:37,285 -What happened to your hand? -I got hit. 23 00:01:37,582 --> 00:01:40,500 Oh, God. Coop, turn around. We gotta go to the hospital. 24 00:01:40,753 --> 00:01:42,960 -We've gotta get you-- -The hospital. Let's go! 25 00:01:43,339 --> 00:01:47,802 I have to put you inside the White House. This isn't something we discuss. 26 00:01:48,054 --> 00:01:52,385 This is-- My daughter is throwing up on the floor in the car behind us. 27 00:01:52,685 --> 00:01:55,972 You're losing blood by the liter, not to mention how many broken bones... 28 00:01:56,273 --> 00:01:59,192 ...in your hand, but let's make sure I'm tucked in bed before we-- 29 00:01:59,486 --> 00:02:01,775 Mr. President? 30 00:02:07,830 --> 00:02:10,156 GW, move, move, move! 31 00:02:16,425 --> 00:02:18,465 She's stable. Get me some 4-by-4s. 32 00:02:18,553 --> 00:02:21,724 -I'm really fine. -Scalp laceration, secondary to fall. 33 00:02:21,724 --> 00:02:24,429 -I hit my head on the ground. -No LOC. 34 00:02:24,728 --> 00:02:26,187 Somebody put me down. 35 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:28,105 -Are you C.J. Cregg? -Yeah. 36 00:02:28,399 --> 00:02:31,484 -Can you tell me what day it is? -It's still Monday. 37 00:02:31,779 --> 00:02:33,938 C.J., you're more shaken up than anything else. 38 00:02:34,198 --> 00:02:36,986 Won't need stitches, but you should find a place to lie down. 39 00:02:37,286 --> 00:02:40,656 -ls the president dead? -I wouldn't know anything about that. 40 00:02:40,957 --> 00:02:44,707 -Over there, sir. Behind the ambulance. -You all right, ma'am? 41 00:02:45,004 --> 00:02:47,675 Please. Behind! 42 00:02:50,303 --> 00:02:51,584 -You all right? -What? 43 00:02:51,889 --> 00:02:53,467 -You all right? -Where's the president? 44 00:02:53,766 --> 00:02:57,931 On his way back to the White House, so is Zoey. They just put Leo in a car. 45 00:02:58,189 --> 00:03:00,894 -Are you all right? -Somebody put me down. 46 00:03:01,193 --> 00:03:03,565 -Gina! -I can't talk right now. Gina T oscano. 47 00:03:03,863 --> 00:03:05,357 -T ommy Cho. -You're the lD agent. 48 00:03:05,657 --> 00:03:09,323 Two shooters in that window. Got them from the roof, but there was a signal. 49 00:03:09,620 --> 00:03:12,872 -There was somebody on the ground? -White male. 20, 25, maybe 5' 1 0". 50 00:03:13,167 --> 00:03:14,827 -What else? -Wearing a baseball cap. 51 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:16,378 What kind of cap? 52 00:03:16,671 --> 00:03:20,255 -Maybe it got knocked off in the crowd. -What kind of cap? 53 00:03:20,552 --> 00:03:22,046 I don't know. 54 00:03:22,137 --> 00:03:25,092 Fix a perimeter. Close the airport. Shut them down. 55 00:03:25,391 --> 00:03:27,301 I want the Harbor Patrol and the Coast Guard. 56 00:03:27,603 --> 00:03:29,181 Stevie! Paul! 57 00:03:29,772 --> 00:03:33,438 Josh? Josh? 58 00:03:33,736 --> 00:03:34,732 -Hey, Charlie. -Are you okay? 59 00:03:34,987 --> 00:03:37,277 -Yeah. You seen Josh? -He got in the car with Leo. 60 00:03:37,574 --> 00:03:40,861 No, he didn't. Shannahan got in with Leo. Josh didn't get in the car. 61 00:03:40,954 --> 00:03:45,118 -Can we get some help? -Yeah. Stay right there. 62 00:03:45,543 --> 00:03:49,162 Josh, didn't you hear me shouting for you? 63 00:03:49,340 --> 00:03:51,962 I didn't know where the hell you.... 64 00:03:54,388 --> 00:03:58,601 I need a.... I need a doctor! I need help! 65 00:04:50,671 --> 00:04:51,869 Dr. Partridge, you 're wanted.... 66 00:04:54,968 --> 00:04:58,173 -Hi. -Hey. Your best friend's back. 67 00:04:58,431 --> 00:05:04,269 Thank you for that. Cynthia. Hi. You can follow me. 68 00:05:04,856 --> 00:05:08,902 She's been in twice a week for three weeks. She can't feel the baby kick. 69 00:05:09,196 --> 00:05:12,696 I should say, "Wait till eight months, the kid will be doing the Macarena. 70 00:05:12,784 --> 00:05:14,777 In the meantime, this is an emergency room. " 71 00:05:15,078 --> 00:05:19,540 -Did you really say that? -No. I'm saying I should have said that. 72 00:05:22,004 --> 00:05:25,125 Emergency room. 73 00:05:27,386 --> 00:05:29,296 -Station one. -We're coming in. 74 00:05:29,598 --> 00:05:31,638 -I copy that. Is this a drill? -No! 75 00:05:32,017 --> 00:05:35,719 The thing is, I have a few patients. A couple of kids with alcohol poisoning... 76 00:05:35,981 --> 00:05:39,268 ...and we' re expecting more. So if this is a drill, I'd just as soon.... 77 00:05:44,492 --> 00:05:48,741 T rauma 1! T rauma 1, blue, blue! Trauma 1, blue. 78 00:05:49,123 --> 00:05:50,784 Go. 79 00:05:51,084 --> 00:05:52,496 -You got priorities? -No priorities. 80 00:05:52,795 --> 00:05:54,835 Put them in a van. They're going to Memorial. 81 00:05:55,131 --> 00:05:59,047 Okay, people. I need you to follow this gentleman to the van that's waiting. 82 00:05:59,345 --> 00:06:02,881 I need the south door clear. There are two back doors and a loading dock. 83 00:06:03,184 --> 00:06:06,768 Put two units on the scaffolding and get some light out there. 84 00:06:07,064 --> 00:06:10,979 -Give me ultrasound and a crash cart. -Eagle's two minutes away. 85 00:06:11,904 --> 00:06:14,146 Mr. Vice President, could you hold the shirt up? 86 00:06:15,241 --> 00:06:17,994 Now, one of my roommates at SMU was Drew Harper. 87 00:06:18,371 --> 00:06:20,079 -Anybody know that name? -' 72? 88 00:06:20,457 --> 00:06:23,542 ' 72 Olympics in Munich. I played against him in a pickup game... 89 00:06:23,836 --> 00:06:26,292 ...and I thought I'd stuff him with an overhead slam. 90 00:06:26,673 --> 00:06:29,461 He sent that ball back at me like I talked about his sister. 91 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:33,639 Coach, I wanna congratulate you and your team and the NCAA... 92 00:06:33,933 --> 00:06:37,385 ...on a great season. You got four starters returning, so l' m confident-- 93 00:06:37,688 --> 00:06:41,224 Excuse me. Everyone stay where you are. 94 00:06:42,110 --> 00:06:45,029 Mr. Vice President, would you come with us, please? 95 00:06:50,163 --> 00:06:51,492 -Mrs. Bartlet. -ls he conscious? 96 00:06:51,790 --> 00:06:55,540 He's conscious and they' re moving him to pre-op. Hit in the side, entry and exit. 97 00:06:55,837 --> 00:06:57,462 -What about Zoey? -Got her in the car. 98 00:06:57,756 --> 00:07:00,129 She's on her way to GW. 99 00:07:00,218 --> 00:07:03,136 Let's go, let's go, let's go! 100 00:07:05,224 --> 00:07:08,012 He's been shot in the abdomen. Visible entry and exit wound. 101 00:07:08,270 --> 00:07:11,106 BP, 1 34/78. Pulse, 1 08. 102 00:07:11,399 --> 00:07:12,810 -What's his pulse ox? -98. 103 00:07:13,110 --> 00:07:15,946 Mr. President, I'm Dr. Keller. I'm the trauma surgeon on duty. 104 00:07:16,239 --> 00:07:19,075 The exit wound is a good indication. We like your vital signs. 105 00:07:19,368 --> 00:07:21,492 If I don't speak to my daughter in five minutes... 106 00:07:21,788 --> 00:07:23,331 -...I'm gonna attack someone. -On her way. 107 00:07:23,749 --> 00:07:26,288 He's got about seven broken bones in his hand, by the way... 108 00:07:26,544 --> 00:07:29,250 ...if somebody wants to give him an aspirin or something. 109 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:31,999 Okay, sir. We're just gonna get you stabilized. 110 00:07:32,260 --> 00:07:35,595 I want you to wait as long as you can before you give me the anesthesia. 111 00:07:36,015 --> 00:07:39,800 -I need to speak to Leo McGarry. -He's on his way as well. 112 00:07:39,979 --> 00:07:43,515 I need to ask you some questions, sir. Do you have any medical conditions? 113 00:07:43,817 --> 00:07:46,439 Well, I've been shot. 114 00:07:48,365 --> 00:07:50,654 -Good evening, Mrs. Landingham. -Evening, Margaret. 115 00:07:50,952 --> 00:07:54,238 -The president's not back yet? -I imagine he's schmoozing the rope line. 116 00:07:54,331 --> 00:07:57,997 You know, he says he's coming straight back, but he can't resist a rope line. 117 00:07:58,295 --> 00:08:01,914 Never has. He'll complain, but he just can't resist it. 118 00:08:02,216 --> 00:08:05,337 -I remember a time about 1 0 years ago-- -Mrs. Landingham. 119 00:08:05,638 --> 00:08:08,842 -More, maybe 1 2-- -Mrs. Landingham. 120 00:08:10,477 --> 00:08:14,690 Good evening. We are getting reports that multiple gunshots were fired... 121 00:08:15,109 --> 00:08:20,235 ...at President Bartlet as he was leaving a public event in Rosslyn, Virginia. 122 00:08:20,407 --> 00:08:25,748 The shots were fired approximately seven minutes ago from an office building.... 123 00:08:25,998 --> 00:08:27,457 -Dad? -I ' m okay. 124 00:08:27,875 --> 00:08:28,907 -Daddy? -Didn't hit anything. 125 00:08:29,211 --> 00:08:31,287 They' re just gonna look around and make sure. 126 00:08:31,589 --> 00:08:32,918 -Are you in pain? -No. 127 00:08:33,007 --> 00:08:35,131 -Are you lying? -Yeah. I want these guys... 128 00:08:35,219 --> 00:08:37,971 ...to tell reporters that I was brave and joking around. 129 00:08:38,223 --> 00:08:40,714 -You are brave. You were good tonight. -Honey, I'm fine. 130 00:08:41,018 --> 00:08:43,391 -I'm just so happy to see you. -Mom's on her way. 131 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:46,434 -Mom's gonna be pretty pissed. -Yeah. 132 00:08:50,906 --> 00:08:53,030 -How you doing, kid? -I'm fine. 133 00:08:53,326 --> 00:08:57,028 She booted all over the back of her car. You know they'll bill me for that. 134 00:08:57,206 --> 00:08:59,449 -Yeah. -Honey, do me a favor, will you? 135 00:08:59,835 --> 00:09:01,994 Yeah. I'll step outside. I'll go wait for Mom. 136 00:09:02,296 --> 00:09:05,298 T ell her not to frighten the doctors. See you in a couple hours. 137 00:09:05,384 --> 00:09:08,421 -I love you. -I love you too, hon. 138 00:09:08,888 --> 00:09:10,881 -Anybody killed back there? -The two shooters. 139 00:09:11,183 --> 00:09:13,591 -Got them through the window. -Anybody in the crowd? 140 00:09:13,895 --> 00:09:15,639 Some injuries. They' re coming right now. 141 00:09:16,023 --> 00:09:18,728 -What about our people? -C.J. hit her head on the ground... 142 00:09:18,818 --> 00:09:21,061 -...but other than that.... -Here's the 1 6. 143 00:09:21,363 --> 00:09:23,107 -Get the Cabinet together. -Yes, sir. 144 00:09:23,366 --> 00:09:27,661 And the Security Council. T ell Jerome to suspend trading on the stock exchange. 145 00:09:27,955 --> 00:09:31,456 -Do we know who the shooters were? -No. 146 00:09:32,837 --> 00:09:35,459 I' m gonna be under anesthesia for a couple hours. 147 00:09:35,841 --> 00:09:37,798 -lt'll be fine. -You know what I'm talking about? 148 00:09:38,177 --> 00:09:40,384 -I'll talk to Abbey. -Sir, it's time. 149 00:09:40,680 --> 00:09:42,721 Hey, come here. 150 00:09:47,856 --> 00:09:49,435 It's okay. 151 00:09:49,692 --> 00:09:53,228 I'll see you in a few hours, Mr. President. 152 00:09:56,409 --> 00:09:58,652 Okay, Zoey, I'll find out. 153 00:09:58,955 --> 00:10:02,455 -You all right? -Yeah. And Dad's making jokes. 154 00:10:02,710 --> 00:10:03,825 Good ones? Okay. 155 00:10:05,004 --> 00:10:06,499 -Abbey. -Hi. 156 00:10:06,798 --> 00:10:08,957 -This is Dr. Keller. -Yes. We spoke in the car. 157 00:10:09,260 --> 00:10:10,423 -Hello. -What's his PO-2? 158 00:10:10,804 --> 00:10:12,382 -It's 1 00. -Gonna do a laparoscopy? 159 00:10:12,639 --> 00:10:14,929 Yeah. We wanna make sure the peritoneum's intact. 160 00:10:15,226 --> 00:10:16,935 -Who's the anesthesiologist? -Dr. Lee. 161 00:10:17,229 --> 00:10:20,599 -Right. You'll be okay for a minute? -Yeah. 162 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:29,953 -Dr. Lee? -Dr. Bartlet. 163 00:10:30,246 --> 00:10:32,535 I hope they told you that it's looking very good. 164 00:10:32,833 --> 00:10:36,784 There are 1 4 people in the world who know this, including the vice president... 165 00:10:37,088 --> 00:10:40,209 ...the chief of staff, and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs. 166 00:10:40,510 --> 00:10:42,669 You are going to be the 1 5th. 167 00:10:42,971 --> 00:10:46,092 Seven years ago, my husband was diagnosed... 168 00:10:46,392 --> 00:10:49,478 ...with a relapsing, remitting course of MS. 169 00:10:49,563 --> 00:10:54,441 When all this is over, tell the press, don't tell the press. 170 00:10:54,737 --> 00:10:57,442 It's entirely up to you. 171 00:11:08,922 --> 00:11:11,461 -You all right? -Yeah. 172 00:11:11,551 --> 00:11:14,636 -Was there someone on the ground? -There was a signal. 173 00:11:14,930 --> 00:11:17,600 -I couldn't give a description. -They close the airports? 174 00:11:17,892 --> 00:11:20,978 And Union Station. We've got 300 field agents working Rosslyn... 175 00:11:21,230 --> 00:11:23,389 ...but I can't tell them what they' re looking for. 176 00:11:23,900 --> 00:11:27,317 -You got the girl in the car, Gina. -It's right in front of my face. 177 00:11:27,697 --> 00:11:29,192 Look at me. I'll-- 178 00:11:29,491 --> 00:11:31,235 Gunshot wound! No exit! 179 00:11:31,410 --> 00:11:34,412 Decreased breath sounds on the left. Pulse ox, 92 on 1 5 liters. 180 00:11:35,791 --> 00:11:38,200 -It's Josh! -I've got the HemoCue. 181 00:11:38,587 --> 00:11:40,165 -Trauma panel-- -What happened? 182 00:11:40,464 --> 00:11:42,754 -I don't know. He was behind us. -Single gunshot wound. 183 00:11:43,051 --> 00:11:45,756 -Entry, left fifth intercostal space. -Josh, I'm here. 184 00:11:46,055 --> 00:11:48,262 --at this meeting. I shouldn't be at this meeting. 185 00:11:48,558 --> 00:11:51,975 -Trauma 1 's ready. -Get a needle. Chest tube tray. 186 00:11:52,230 --> 00:11:53,938 -Senator.... -T ell me what's happening. 187 00:11:54,232 --> 00:11:55,608 -I don't have time. -Shouldn't be at this meeting. 188 00:11:55,901 --> 00:11:59,105 -Pulse ox, 88. -I need to get to New Hampshire. 189 00:11:59,406 --> 00:12:02,527 You went to New Hampshire. We both did. You came and got me. 190 00:12:02,702 --> 00:12:05,110 On my count. One. Two. Three. 191 00:12:06,207 --> 00:12:09,992 Josh, a bullet collapsed your lung. I'm putting in a tube to expand it. 192 00:12:10,254 --> 00:12:11,962 -Bradying down. -Okay, tube him now. 193 00:12:12,048 --> 00:12:14,171 -8-0 ET tube. -Social Security.... 194 00:12:14,259 --> 00:12:17,214 -Senator. -Social Security is the black hole-- 195 00:12:17,513 --> 00:12:18,628 -Senator. -Social-- 196 00:12:18,932 --> 00:12:20,177 -Senator. -Social Security-- 197 00:12:20,475 --> 00:12:22,433 -Y es. -Social Security is the black hole... 198 00:12:22,728 --> 00:12:24,140 -...of national politics. -Yes. 199 00:12:24,439 --> 00:12:27,227 Josh was cutting me off because he knew I was gonna say that. 200 00:12:30,071 --> 00:12:32,480 -Because I have said it, what...? -Few hundred times. 201 00:12:32,783 --> 00:12:36,153 And I would just as soon not get lost in it 1 3 weeks before... 202 00:12:37,707 --> 00:12:41,326 ...the New Hampshire primary. It is the third rail. You step on it and you die. 203 00:12:41,628 --> 00:12:45,129 Of the 537 federal elected officials, there are 30 who've put their names... 204 00:12:45,425 --> 00:12:48,760 ...on Social Security reform legislation. You' re one of them. Why not say so? 205 00:12:49,055 --> 00:12:52,140 -He will say so, just not now. -Mark, at $400 billion... 206 00:12:52,434 --> 00:12:55,353 ...Social Security represents one-fourth of the federal budget... 207 00:12:55,605 --> 00:12:57,848 ...and it's gonna be bankrupt in exactly 1 7 years. 208 00:12:58,150 --> 00:13:00,903 Right around the time you' re gonna check your mailbox. 209 00:13:00,987 --> 00:13:05,366 Half the elderly population will be living in poverty. This qualifies as a priority. 210 00:13:05,660 --> 00:13:08,995 Running for president of the United States, not putting Social Security... 211 00:13:09,290 --> 00:13:12,909 ...front and center is like running for president of Disney by saying... 212 00:13:13,212 --> 00:13:16,629 -...you' re gonna fix the rides at Epcot. -We' re gonna get to Social Security. 213 00:13:16,925 --> 00:13:19,844 It's a long campaign. For now, we focus on the tax cuts. 214 00:13:20,263 --> 00:13:24,048 -It's what magicians call misdirection. -It's what the rest of us call bull-- 215 00:13:24,227 --> 00:13:25,769 Knock it off. 216 00:13:26,062 --> 00:13:27,177 I have a vote. 217 00:13:28,148 --> 00:13:31,353 The rest of you should stay here and work on the ethanol tax credit. 218 00:13:31,737 --> 00:13:34,442 Josh, come with me, would you? 219 00:13:39,330 --> 00:13:41,619 You don't seem to be having a very good time lately. 220 00:13:41,917 --> 00:13:43,910 I don't think the point of this is for me to-- 221 00:13:44,211 --> 00:13:46,882 You've been pissed off in every meeting for a month. 222 00:13:46,965 --> 00:13:50,418 Senator, you' re the favorite to be the Democratic nominee for president. 223 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:56,262 You have $58 million in a war chest with no end in sight, and.... 224 00:13:56,352 --> 00:13:58,061 I don't know what we' re for. 225 00:13:58,355 --> 00:14:00,479 I don't know what we're for or what we're against... 226 00:14:00,775 --> 00:14:03,896 ...except we seem to be for winning and against somebody else winning. 227 00:14:04,196 --> 00:14:05,572 -It's a start. -Senator-- 228 00:14:05,740 --> 00:14:08,279 We'll run a good campaign. You'll be very proud of it. 229 00:14:08,577 --> 00:14:11,283 And when we get to the White House, you'll play a big role. 230 00:14:11,664 --> 00:14:16,209 In the meantime, cheer up and get off my ass about Social Security. 231 00:14:16,296 --> 00:14:18,918 I've gotta vote. 232 00:14:27,060 --> 00:14:30,311 -Josh. -Mr. Secretary. 233 00:14:30,690 --> 00:14:32,849 I hope you don't mind I didn't make an appointment. 234 00:14:33,151 --> 00:14:35,726 -I'm trying to fly under the radar. -No, of course not... 235 00:14:35,988 --> 00:14:37,946 ...but the senator just went down for a vote. 236 00:14:38,033 --> 00:14:42,495 The annual vote to override the veto on shipping nuclear waste to Nevada. 237 00:14:42,789 --> 00:14:44,118 -Yeah. -lt won't pass. 238 00:14:44,291 --> 00:14:47,044 -No kidding. -Actually, I came to see you. 239 00:14:48,088 --> 00:14:49,417 -Really? -Yeah. 240 00:14:50,049 --> 00:14:52,541 -What can I do for you? -You mind if we take a walk? 241 00:14:52,927 --> 00:14:54,553 -Sure. -I heard your dad was in... 242 00:14:54,847 --> 00:14:58,133 -...the hospital again. -Yeah, they think they got it all this time. 243 00:14:58,435 --> 00:15:01,603 -ls he taking it easy? -No. He does the opposite. 244 00:15:01,898 --> 00:15:03,938 Seven every morning, comes home at 8 every night. 245 00:15:04,234 --> 00:15:07,319 On the weekends, he cleans the gutters and yells at the squirrels. 246 00:15:07,405 --> 00:15:11,274 -Why does he yell at the squirrels? -They eat out of the bird feeder. 247 00:15:11,369 --> 00:15:14,703 -You know, they make a thing now-- -He prefers to admonish them. 248 00:15:14,998 --> 00:15:18,119 Listen, I need to get back to this meeting. 249 00:15:18,420 --> 00:15:21,172 Josh, I'd like you to come to Nashua, New Hampshire Thursday... 250 00:15:21,465 --> 00:15:24,467 ...and hear Jed Bartlet speak. 251 00:15:24,886 --> 00:15:27,378 -I work for Senator Hoynes. -Yeah. 252 00:15:27,765 --> 00:15:30,340 -Mr. Secretary-- -I'm not in the Cabinet anymore. Leo. 253 00:15:30,728 --> 00:15:33,184 -Hoynes has the nomination sewn up. -Yeah. 254 00:15:33,273 --> 00:15:36,061 And if Bartlet's looking to be treasury secretary... 255 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:39,196 ...or a slot at the convention, this really isn't-- 256 00:15:39,573 --> 00:15:42,278 -Come to Nashua Thursday night. -Why? 257 00:15:43,286 --> 00:15:47,367 Because that's what sons do for old friends of their fathers. I'll see you then. 258 00:15:48,042 --> 00:15:49,585 -Mr. Secretary-- -Leo. 259 00:15:49,878 --> 00:15:55,040 Leo, the Democrats aren't gonna nominate another liberal, academic... 260 00:15:55,344 --> 00:15:57,503 ...former governor from New England. 261 00:15:57,805 --> 00:16:00,379 I mean, we're dumb, but we're not that dumb. 262 00:16:03,312 --> 00:16:05,056 I think we're exactly that dumb. 263 00:16:16,580 --> 00:16:23,201 Yeah. Janet, I need you to set up some train tickets for me. 264 00:16:25,342 --> 00:16:28,260 I think tomorrow at some point.... 265 00:16:37,983 --> 00:16:39,893 All in, showroom floor to your garage, $1 8 million. 266 00:16:42,114 --> 00:16:46,279 -1 8 million is a cheap price, isn't it? -Yes, it is. 267 00:16:46,369 --> 00:16:50,119 What you're happy about isn't the price. It's the structure of the deal. 268 00:16:50,417 --> 00:16:55,080 -Well, how do you figure that? -Sam's gonna tell you about it. Sam. 269 00:16:55,381 --> 00:16:57,006 -Structure versus cost. -Yeah. 270 00:16:57,301 --> 00:17:00,006 What Jack means is that if you were getting the tankers for... 271 00:17:00,305 --> 00:17:02,678 ... $1.85 in trading stamps, it'd still be a bad deal... 272 00:17:02,975 --> 00:17:05,015 -...if we didn't limit your liability. -And did you? 273 00:17:07,314 --> 00:17:10,814 We did, by creating a separate corporation for each one of them... 274 00:17:11,111 --> 00:17:13,685 -...mortgage the boats top to bottom. -Ships. 275 00:17:15,032 --> 00:17:17,607 -I'm sorry? -Oil tankers aren't boats. They' re ships. 276 00:17:18,621 --> 00:17:21,825 You want me to buy the boats, you're not asking me to be first mate, right? 277 00:17:22,709 --> 00:17:24,287 No. 278 00:17:25,046 --> 00:17:28,463 You wanna finance the tankers 1 00% so that if litigation does penetrate... 279 00:17:28,759 --> 00:17:31,429 ...the liability shield we've set up, there are no assets... 280 00:17:31,721 --> 00:17:34,130 ...at the end of the line, just debt. You' re judgment-proof. 281 00:17:34,391 --> 00:17:37,512 Let me run and get the tax figures while David and Rita talk about... 282 00:17:37,771 --> 00:17:40,144 ...IMO regulations. 283 00:17:43,487 --> 00:17:47,189 Sam, there's a guy waiting in your office who said he's a friend of yours. 284 00:17:47,492 --> 00:17:49,865 -What's his name? -Josh Lyman. 285 00:17:49,954 --> 00:17:52,991 -Seriously? -Yeah. 286 00:17:54,877 --> 00:17:57,416 How you doing? 287 00:17:58,423 --> 00:18:00,796 -Hey, you look fit. -You made partner? 288 00:18:01,094 --> 00:18:04,713 Next month. Listen, I'm hungry. You wanna go get a hot dog or something? 289 00:18:05,015 --> 00:18:08,053 -It's 9:30 in the morning. -Yeah, they'll be fresh. Come on. 290 00:18:08,353 --> 00:18:09,764 Okay. 291 00:18:10,815 --> 00:18:13,852 I was gonna call before I came, but the strangest thing happened. 292 00:18:13,944 --> 00:18:16,732 -What? -I forgot the name of your firm. 293 00:18:17,031 --> 00:18:18,692 -Gage Whitney? -Yeah. 294 00:18:18,951 --> 00:18:20,860 -You couldn't remember Gage Whitney. -I know. 295 00:18:21,162 --> 00:18:23,155 -Second biggest law firm in New York. -I know. 296 00:18:23,456 --> 00:18:24,536 The Shearson deal, Transcom.... 297 00:18:24,833 --> 00:18:30,174 I really do know Gage Whitney. I'm saying I'm just having a brain problem. 298 00:18:30,424 --> 00:18:32,133 What are you doing in town? 299 00:18:32,427 --> 00:18:35,713 -I'm on my way to Nashua. -What's in Nashua? 300 00:18:35,806 --> 00:18:38,892 Waste of time. Listen, you know why I'm here? 301 00:18:38,977 --> 00:18:41,469 You want me to quit my job and come work for Hoynes? 302 00:18:41,772 --> 00:18:43,397 -He's gonna win. -Why does he need me? 303 00:18:43,692 --> 00:18:47,276 A better campaign. Come do some speechwriting. 304 00:18:47,780 --> 00:18:50,948 Lisa and I are getting married in September. 305 00:18:52,578 --> 00:18:54,488 Yeah. 306 00:18:56,125 --> 00:18:57,454 Okay. 307 00:18:58,962 --> 00:19:01,798 Listen, I gotta go. I should let you.... 308 00:19:01,966 --> 00:19:05,087 -I gotta get back to this thing. -It's good seeing you again. 309 00:19:05,262 --> 00:19:07,588 It's good seeing you too. I miss you. 310 00:19:09,976 --> 00:19:12,551 Congratulations on the partnership. 311 00:19:13,189 --> 00:19:14,138 Josh. 312 00:19:17,278 --> 00:19:18,523 Hoynes. 313 00:19:20,073 --> 00:19:21,734 He's not the real thing, is he? 314 00:19:23,786 --> 00:19:26,658 -The thing you gotta know about-- -It's okay. 315 00:19:26,957 --> 00:19:28,666 No, I'm saying.... 316 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:31,119 Josh. 317 00:19:31,380 --> 00:19:33,124 What are you doing? 318 00:19:34,342 --> 00:19:36,632 I don't know. 319 00:19:39,432 --> 00:19:44,855 -What are you doing? -Protecting oil companies from litigation. 320 00:19:45,232 --> 00:19:46,560 They're our client. 321 00:19:46,817 --> 00:19:49,902 They don't lose legal protection because they make a lot of money. 322 00:19:50,196 --> 00:19:53,780 I can't believe no one ever wrote a folk song about that. 323 00:19:56,622 --> 00:20:01,250 If I see the real thing in Nashua, should I tell you about it? 324 00:20:02,504 --> 00:20:04,913 -You won't have to. -Why? 325 00:20:05,300 --> 00:20:09,679 -You've got a pretty bad poker face. -Okay. 326 00:20:10,390 --> 00:20:12,467 -T ake it easy. -Okay. 327 00:20:19,110 --> 00:20:20,652 -l' m sorry. -That's okay. 328 00:20:20,946 --> 00:20:22,357 I'm sorry. I was just.... 329 00:20:22,656 --> 00:20:25,658 George Washington emergency. We're not giving any information. 330 00:20:25,952 --> 00:20:27,328 -Dr. Bartlet. -Yes. 331 00:20:27,412 --> 00:20:29,869 The president's going to be fine. 332 00:20:30,124 --> 00:20:32,616 You can see him in the recovery room in about two hours. 333 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:35,791 Thank you. No organ damage? 334 00:20:36,091 --> 00:20:38,927 No, ma'am. And the blood loss was minimal. 335 00:20:39,220 --> 00:20:41,759 Dr. Keller was able to visualize the entire abdomen... 336 00:20:42,057 --> 00:20:45,890 ...and he's secure with the diagnostic sensitivity of the laparoscopy. 337 00:20:46,187 --> 00:20:47,765 What about Josh? 338 00:20:48,065 --> 00:20:50,901 The bullet lacerated his pulmonary artery. 339 00:20:51,236 --> 00:20:54,440 -Can they try a Gore-T ex graft? -No. They' re gonna have to stay in... 340 00:20:54,532 --> 00:20:58,578 -...and try to repair the artery primarily. -Thank you. 341 00:21:01,791 --> 00:21:03,749 The president's going to be fine. 342 00:21:04,003 --> 00:21:07,040 The bullet seems to have gone out of its way not to hit anything. 343 00:21:07,132 --> 00:21:11,427 Now, here's what's happening with Josh. The situation.... 344 00:21:11,805 --> 00:21:13,264 -Thank you. -What do you know? 345 00:21:13,348 --> 00:21:16,718 He'll be out of surgery in about two hours. Fitzwallace is on a plane? 346 00:21:17,020 --> 00:21:20,022 He was on his way to Manila. He'll be back in about four hours. 347 00:21:20,316 --> 00:21:21,597 -We got him by phone? -Yeah. 348 00:21:21,985 --> 00:21:23,895 -Good evening. -Good evening, Mr. McGarry. 349 00:21:24,196 --> 00:21:26,522 -Where's the national security advisor? -On her way. 350 00:21:26,825 --> 00:21:29,399 -So is the vice president. -Good evening, everybody. 351 00:21:29,787 --> 00:21:32,991 Could you have someone send over some clothes? I look like an idiot. 352 00:21:33,166 --> 00:21:35,539 -Nancy, you've seen the KH-1 0 pictures? -Yeah. 353 00:21:35,962 --> 00:21:38,002 -Know what they mean? -I wouldn't go that far. 354 00:21:38,674 --> 00:21:41,462 -Good evening, Mr. Vice President. -Good evening, Nancy, Leo. 355 00:21:41,761 --> 00:21:44,050 -Jack. -T en-hut. 356 00:21:46,726 --> 00:21:48,766 No, as you were. It's okay. 357 00:21:51,023 --> 00:21:53,645 Bobby, can you report on domestic activity? 358 00:21:54,027 --> 00:21:58,655 Yes, sir. There's not much. Air traffic control down for 22 minutes at Logan. 359 00:21:59,034 --> 00:22:01,989 Citibank computers were off-line for a little more than an hour... 360 00:22:02,288 --> 00:22:05,207 ...and the lights went out for seven minutes at the Delta Center. 361 00:22:05,501 --> 00:22:08,835 Somebody tell me. These shooters didn't have a wallet, driver's license? 362 00:22:09,214 --> 00:22:12,750 They didn't have anything on them. They knew we were gonna get them. 363 00:22:12,969 --> 00:22:16,256 If this signal guy isn't in custody in one hour, I'm gonna federalize... 364 00:22:16,515 --> 00:22:17,975 ...the Virginia National Guard. 365 00:22:18,351 --> 00:22:22,017 It's worth mentioning that we do not know the whereabouts of a half-dozen... 366 00:22:22,190 --> 00:22:25,939 ...cell leaders, including Bin Laden, but that's not my concern right now. 367 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:28,360 -What is your concern? -Can we look at the KH-1 0s? 368 00:22:28,656 --> 00:22:30,780 I've seen them. I'm not worried about it. 369 00:22:31,201 --> 00:22:33,907 Leo, these images show a sudden buildup of frontline... 370 00:22:34,205 --> 00:22:36,994 ...Republican Guard units along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. 371 00:22:37,293 --> 00:22:39,120 It's not sudden. They do it every few months. 372 00:22:39,421 --> 00:22:40,880 And they're moving south. 373 00:22:41,173 --> 00:22:44,590 Not 1 3 hours ago, they shot down an F-1 1 7 in the no-fly. 374 00:22:45,011 --> 00:22:48,713 The rescue mission invaded their airspace with armed M-50 Pave Hawks... 375 00:22:49,017 --> 00:22:52,138 ...and my recommendation would be that the president order Fitzwallace... 376 00:22:52,438 --> 00:22:55,559 ...to put the 32nd T actical on ready alert and take us to DEFCON 4. 377 00:22:55,651 --> 00:22:58,771 The president is under general anesthesia right now. 378 00:22:58,863 --> 00:23:01,948 If he weren't, l' m sure he'd be comforted by knowing that RDF... 379 00:23:02,243 --> 00:23:04,569 ...can put Marines on the ground in 36 hours. 380 00:23:04,871 --> 00:23:07,707 -We may not have 36 hours. -lraqi Republican Guard... 381 00:23:08,084 --> 00:23:10,077 ...can't find their car keys in 36 hours. 382 00:23:10,378 --> 00:23:12,953 Look at the pictures. I think they found them. 383 00:23:30,071 --> 00:23:34,117 Nancy, we're gonna follow Leo for the moment. 384 00:23:35,161 --> 00:23:38,199 Jack, what's the best way to get a message to lraq? 385 00:23:38,290 --> 00:23:41,625 -King of Jordan. -Okay. 386 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:46,251 Leo, what do you want the message to be? 387 00:23:47,803 --> 00:23:51,054 Don't mess with us tonight. 388 00:24:02,614 --> 00:24:06,067 Excuse me. We can't make you very comfortable here... 389 00:24:06,369 --> 00:24:11,033 ...and Josh's procedure is likely to take 1 2 to 1 4 hours. So-- 390 00:24:12,127 --> 00:24:15,414 I' m sorry. They told me I should come back here. I'm sorry. 391 00:24:19,845 --> 00:24:24,224 -ls there word on the president? -The president's gonna be fine. 392 00:24:24,644 --> 00:24:29,390 Oh, thank God. Thank God. That's the best news I've ever heard. 393 00:24:29,692 --> 00:24:33,109 I got here as fast as I could. I had a hard time getting in. 394 00:24:33,405 --> 00:24:36,692 I had to find an agent who knew me, I was shaking... 395 00:24:36,785 --> 00:24:40,285 -...it was just-- I didn't know anything. -Donna. 396 00:24:40,957 --> 00:24:42,701 Josh was hit. 397 00:24:49,259 --> 00:24:50,719 Hit with what? 398 00:24:51,638 --> 00:24:53,512 He was shot. In the chest. 399 00:24:55,059 --> 00:24:57,467 He's in surgery right now. 400 00:25:00,858 --> 00:25:02,650 I don't understand. 401 00:25:02,944 --> 00:25:05,614 I don't understand. Is--? 402 00:25:06,908 --> 00:25:09,032 Is it serious? 403 00:25:10,120 --> 00:25:11,366 Yes, it's critical. 404 00:25:12,624 --> 00:25:16,837 The bullet collapsed his lung and damaged a major artery. 405 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:25,592 I was just saying we can't make you very comfortable here... 406 00:25:25,891 --> 00:25:28,050 ...and the procedure's likely to take 1 2 to 1 4 hours. 407 00:25:28,353 --> 00:25:31,355 We won't know anything until morning. I' m sure there are things... 408 00:25:31,649 --> 00:25:34,319 ...you're supposed to be attending to right now, so if you like... 409 00:25:34,611 --> 00:25:39,275 ...we can stay in touch with you at your homes and offices throughout the night. 410 00:25:54,054 --> 00:25:58,219 Leo's meeting with the leadership soon. When he's done, I'll talk to the press. 411 00:25:58,685 --> 00:26:03,479 I'm gonna go back to the residence and pick up some things for the president. 412 00:26:15,290 --> 00:26:18,002 C.J., when can we talk to the medical team? 413 00:26:18,002 --> 00:26:18,784 Benjamin Keller, the chief surgeon, and Admiral Jarvis... 414 00:26:21,006 --> 00:26:25,716 ...the president's personal physician, will be available in a few hours. 415 00:26:26,847 --> 00:26:30,098 -Was the 25th Amendment discussed? -No. 416 00:26:30,477 --> 00:26:32,055 -What? Why not? -l' m sorry? 417 00:26:32,313 --> 00:26:34,520 Why hasn't the 25th Amendment been discussed? 418 00:26:34,691 --> 00:26:38,357 Danny, as I said before, the president's wounds are relatively superficial. 419 00:26:38,654 --> 00:26:41,989 He'll be out of surgery before morning and he's expected to make a full... 420 00:26:42,076 --> 00:26:43,701 ...and speedy recovery. 421 00:26:44,120 --> 00:26:46,160 -Anything on the shooters' identity? -l' m sorry? 422 00:26:46,415 --> 00:26:48,907 -Anything on the identity of the shooters? -Not yet. 423 00:26:49,335 --> 00:26:52,586 AP is reporting that two bodies were brought out of the building. 424 00:26:52,882 --> 00:26:55,800 -I don't have anything for you on that. -They' re also reporting... 425 00:26:56,178 --> 00:27:00,046 ...a massive manhunt underway for a possible third accomplice on the ground. 426 00:27:00,350 --> 00:27:02,924 I don't have anything for you on that either. 427 00:27:03,229 --> 00:27:07,014 C.J.! Can you tell us why the AP knows more than you do? 428 00:27:07,401 --> 00:27:10,155 I don't believe that, I just believe they' re willing... 429 00:27:10,155 --> 00:27:11,566 ...to tell you more than I am. 430 00:27:12,282 --> 00:27:14,691 -One more question. Arthur. -ln previous administrations... 431 00:27:14,994 --> 00:27:18,411 ...the president entered and exited public buildings under a tent or canopy... 432 00:27:18,499 --> 00:27:21,620 ...the Secret Service wanting to limit his visibility in open air. 433 00:27:21,712 --> 00:27:25,711 Can you talk about why this precaution isn't taken for President Bartlet? 434 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:28,719 -Or at least why it wasn't tonight. -Arthur, it's policy... 435 00:27:28,804 --> 00:27:31,261 ... not to comment on protection procedures. 436 00:27:31,516 --> 00:27:33,640 If you won't answer straightforward questions... 437 00:27:33,936 --> 00:27:37,223 ...is there anything you can tell us? 438 00:27:37,774 --> 00:27:42,734 -l' m sorry? -ls there anything you can tell us? 439 00:27:42,990 --> 00:27:49,576 I'll be back for a briefing in an hour and a half. Hopefully we'll know more then. 440 00:27:50,208 --> 00:27:52,746 -Cabinet's meeting in five minutes. -What did that mean: 441 00:27:52,836 --> 00:27:55,589 -"You can't seem to give us answers"? -You scratched your neck. 442 00:27:55,882 --> 00:27:56,997 -What? -The side of your neck. 443 00:27:57,300 --> 00:28:00,505 I lost my necklace. It must've come off when.... 444 00:28:00,805 --> 00:28:03,261 -When what? -Somebody pushed me down. 445 00:28:03,350 --> 00:28:05,224 -lt must've come off then. -C.J. 446 00:28:05,311 --> 00:28:08,229 I'm sorry. I'd like to not be a reporter for a few minutes... 447 00:28:08,524 --> 00:28:10,481 -...but you gotta answer my question. -What was it? 448 00:28:10,777 --> 00:28:12,604 The president's under anesthesia... 449 00:28:12,696 --> 00:28:16,232 ...he'll be on a morphine drip in post-op. Without the 25th, who's in charge? 450 00:28:16,534 --> 00:28:19,655 The vice president, secretary of state, national security advisor... 451 00:28:19,955 --> 00:28:22,530 ...secretary of defense, chairman of the Joint Chiefs-- 452 00:28:22,834 --> 00:28:24,744 You just named six people. Who's in charge? 453 00:28:25,045 --> 00:28:28,383 The Canadians. You understand I'm talking about the hockey team. 454 00:28:28,383 --> 00:28:32,085 -Look-- -Just give me a little time. 455 00:28:36,894 --> 00:28:40,728 Fitzwallace agrees with me, Nancy. Any upgrade in our DEFCON posture... 456 00:28:40,816 --> 00:28:43,569 ...and the world's gonna wake up in the middle of the night. 457 00:28:43,862 --> 00:28:47,030 The world's awake, Leo. Look at the TV. Look out the window. 458 00:28:47,116 --> 00:28:50,451 There was more than one shooter. We think they had a guy on the ground. 459 00:28:50,746 --> 00:28:53,832 If we think they had one, they may have had more than one. 460 00:28:54,251 --> 00:28:55,710 Somebody got them into that office. 461 00:28:56,003 --> 00:28:59,420 This wasn't a lonely guy who lived with his cats. There was a plan. 462 00:28:59,716 --> 00:29:03,383 And one of the things we have to assume is that we are under attack right now. 463 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:06,516 In which case, the vice president should order the 32nd T actical... 464 00:29:06,893 --> 00:29:08,601 ...on ready alert and take us to DEFCON 4. 465 00:29:08,979 --> 00:29:11,731 -Council's office isn't sure he can. -Why not? 466 00:29:12,108 --> 00:29:15,312 -He never signed the letter. -What letter? 467 00:29:15,654 --> 00:29:18,276 If the president's gonna be under a general anesthetic-- 468 00:29:18,366 --> 00:29:21,119 He's gotta sign a letter giving the vice president power? 469 00:29:21,412 --> 00:29:24,497 The Constitution doesn't give it to him unless the president's dead. 470 00:29:24,666 --> 00:29:26,624 He's bleeding and has to draft a memo? 471 00:29:26,794 --> 00:29:28,502 -Yeah. -I'm getting questions... 472 00:29:28,922 --> 00:29:31,164 -...from Danny Concanon on it. -lt gets more complicated... 473 00:29:31,467 --> 00:29:34,884 ...if you'd read Section 202 of the National Security Act of 1 947. 474 00:29:35,848 --> 00:29:38,636 -Let's assume I haven't. -lt says that the secretary of defense... 475 00:29:38,935 --> 00:29:42,637 ...will be principal assistant to the president on matters of national security. 476 00:29:43,066 --> 00:29:47,480 -What does " principal assistant" mean? -lt doesn't specify. 477 00:29:47,655 --> 00:29:51,571 It wouldn't, because this is an area of federal law where you'd want ambiguity. 478 00:29:51,827 --> 00:29:52,942 -Yeah. -Excuse me. 479 00:29:53,579 --> 00:29:57,531 -I'm gonna go back to the hospital. -I'll be there in a little bit. 480 00:29:59,337 --> 00:30:02,956 Try and hold Danny off till the council's office tells us where we are. 481 00:30:03,259 --> 00:30:04,718 -Yeah. Listen-- -Scratched your neck. 482 00:30:05,011 --> 00:30:05,960 -What? -Your neck. 483 00:30:06,263 --> 00:30:08,505 That's where my necklace.... They're asking me about... 484 00:30:08,766 --> 00:30:12,302 ...the canopy the Secret Service used to use for outdoor entrances and exits. 485 00:30:12,605 --> 00:30:14,598 -Who asked you? -lt was Arthur Leeds... 486 00:30:14,899 --> 00:30:18,269 ...and then a couple of others stopped me. 487 00:30:18,571 --> 00:30:20,730 Okay. 488 00:30:20,991 --> 00:30:23,530 We don't comment on protection procedures... 489 00:30:23,828 --> 00:30:26,035 ...so I don't think we'll have to answer that. 490 00:30:26,123 --> 00:30:29,540 -Yeah. -Okay. 491 00:30:29,961 --> 00:30:33,129 -See you at the hospital. -Yeah. 492 00:30:34,467 --> 00:30:39,130 I need Section 202 of the National Securities Act of 1 947. 493 00:30:39,432 --> 00:30:41,472 Hey, Ginger. I didn't know you were here. 494 00:30:41,768 --> 00:30:43,762 I just got here. 495 00:30:43,854 --> 00:30:45,729 I just.... 496 00:30:46,399 --> 00:30:49,070 I turned on the TV.... 497 00:30:49,654 --> 00:30:51,564 It's okay. 498 00:30:53,284 --> 00:30:55,360 Come here. 499 00:30:56,413 --> 00:30:59,118 It's all right. It's okay. 500 00:30:59,834 --> 00:31:02,041 I'm sorry. 501 00:31:04,507 --> 00:31:07,425 -You all right? -Yeah. 502 00:31:08,053 --> 00:31:11,008 -Ready to go to work? -Yeah. 503 00:31:13,060 --> 00:31:15,848 -You want another one of those? -What? 504 00:31:16,815 --> 00:31:18,274 I didn't say anything. 505 00:31:18,484 --> 00:31:22,150 -You want another one of those? -Yeah. 506 00:31:24,867 --> 00:31:29,032 I gotta tell you, I didn't even know Bartlet was running. 507 00:31:29,457 --> 00:31:31,533 Yeah, we keep that secret pretty good. 508 00:31:34,296 --> 00:31:36,966 He's speaking at the VFW Hall tonight. You should come. 509 00:31:37,050 --> 00:31:39,127 I'm not very political. 510 00:31:39,345 --> 00:31:41,254 There'll be free chicken. 511 00:31:41,681 --> 00:31:44,220 You've been a.... What'd you call it? 512 00:31:44,393 --> 00:31:47,810 -Professional political operative. -You've been one your whole life? 513 00:31:48,565 --> 00:31:52,695 Well, there was a while there I was in elementary school. 514 00:31:54,531 --> 00:31:56,240 You any good at it? 515 00:32:02,333 --> 00:32:03,709 I' m very good at it. 516 00:32:05,254 --> 00:32:06,452 What's your record? 517 00:32:07,674 --> 00:32:11,589 -My record? -How many elections have you won? 518 00:32:13,223 --> 00:32:15,512 Altogether? 519 00:32:17,771 --> 00:32:21,271 Including city council, two congressional races, Senate race... 520 00:32:21,567 --> 00:32:25,187 ...gubernatorial campaign and a national campaign? 521 00:32:29,453 --> 00:32:32,870 -None. -None of them? 522 00:32:36,587 --> 00:32:40,088 You gotta be impressed with my consistency. 523 00:32:40,676 --> 00:32:43,797 -So let me ask you something. -Sure. 524 00:32:45,307 --> 00:32:49,686 How come you' re drinking so much so early in the day? 525 00:32:52,066 --> 00:32:54,736 I'm about to get fired. 526 00:33:02,705 --> 00:33:05,375 It was good meeting you. 527 00:33:14,346 --> 00:33:17,550 That has less to do with overall consumer spending... 528 00:33:17,808 --> 00:33:19,932 ...than it does with the consumer price index. 529 00:33:21,522 --> 00:33:23,480 The markets tend to be late in responding to those trends... 530 00:33:23,566 --> 00:33:25,856 ...so you get what doctors call a false positive. 531 00:33:26,153 --> 00:33:30,697 The science of economics is a lot less of an exact science than we pretend. 532 00:33:30,784 --> 00:33:35,115 We build complex models with thousands of variables... 533 00:33:35,415 --> 00:33:37,408 ...to predict how the economy will work.... 534 00:33:37,710 --> 00:33:39,833 What's he gonna say? 535 00:33:40,130 --> 00:33:42,337 -About what? -lf he's asked the question. 536 00:33:42,424 --> 00:33:45,545 -What question? -The New England DFC. 537 00:33:45,846 --> 00:33:47,340 I don't know. 538 00:33:47,431 --> 00:33:49,140 -You talked to him, didn't you? -Yeah. 539 00:33:49,434 --> 00:33:52,008 -Well, what's he gonna say? -I don't know. 540 00:33:52,313 --> 00:33:54,389 You talked to him about the New England DFC-- 541 00:33:54,691 --> 00:33:56,066 -Yes. -You wrote him a memo? 542 00:33:56,360 --> 00:33:58,602 -Yes. -And I'm asking, what's he gonna say? 543 00:33:58,905 --> 00:34:03,069 I have no new information since the last time you asked me that question. 544 00:34:04,245 --> 00:34:05,621 Let me put it another way. 545 00:34:05,914 --> 00:34:09,035 You and your husband are paying $600 more every year than you would... 546 00:34:09,335 --> 00:34:11,459 ...if you were unmarried and filing individually. 547 00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:14,633 Couples who live together outside the covenant of marriage... 548 00:34:14,801 --> 00:34:16,509 ...do so for reasons that have nothing.... 549 00:34:16,803 --> 00:34:20,173 You told him to go ahead and piss off the dairy farmers, didn't you? 550 00:34:21,852 --> 00:34:23,726 If he's asked about the New England DFC... 551 00:34:24,021 --> 00:34:27,356 ...you told him to piss off the dairy farmers. 552 00:34:28,027 --> 00:34:31,895 I said that if asked about it tonight, he should, if only because... 553 00:34:32,199 --> 00:34:36,114 ...it's the easiest thing to remember, tell the truth. 554 00:34:36,413 --> 00:34:38,904 -Do you enjoy losing? -Not that much, no. 555 00:34:39,583 --> 00:34:42,455 But then again, I really don't have a lot to compare it to, so.... 556 00:34:42,754 --> 00:34:47,003 --the bulk of other previous losses, which, in effect, is a much larger tax... 557 00:34:47,177 --> 00:34:49,965 -...on overstated, real profits. -Yes. 558 00:34:50,848 --> 00:34:53,850 -You didn't understand any of that, right? -A little. 559 00:34:54,228 --> 00:34:55,426 Me too. Yeah. 560 00:34:56,272 --> 00:34:59,025 Governor Bartlet, when you were a member of Congress... 561 00:34:59,318 --> 00:35:02,770 ...you voted against the New England Dairy Farming Compact. 562 00:35:03,156 --> 00:35:04,616 That vote hurt me, sir. 563 00:35:04,700 --> 00:35:08,995 I' m a businessman, and that vote hurt me to the tune of maybe 1 0 cents a gallon. 564 00:35:09,373 --> 00:35:11,616 And I voted for you three times for congressman. 565 00:35:12,001 --> 00:35:14,244 I voted for you twice for governor. 566 00:35:15,005 --> 00:35:19,503 And l' m here, sir, and I'd like to ask you for an explanation. 567 00:35:24,685 --> 00:35:27,521 Yeah. I screwed you on that one. 568 00:35:28,690 --> 00:35:30,897 -I'm sorry? -I screwed you. You got hosed. 569 00:35:31,277 --> 00:35:34,065 -Sir, l-- -Not just you. A lot of my constituents. 570 00:35:34,364 --> 00:35:36,572 I put the hammer to farms... 571 00:35:36,868 --> 00:35:41,116 ...in Concord, Salem, Laconia, Pelham, Hampton, Hudson. 572 00:35:41,332 --> 00:35:44,334 You guys got rogered but good. 573 00:35:44,545 --> 00:35:47,749 T oday, for the first time in history, the largest group of Americans... 574 00:35:48,008 --> 00:35:49,633 ...Iiving in poverty are children. 575 00:35:50,594 --> 00:35:54,214 One in five children live in the most abject, dangerous, hopeless... 576 00:35:54,516 --> 00:35:57,518 ...backbreaking, gut-wrenching poverty any of us could imagine. 577 00:35:57,812 --> 00:36:00,102 One in five, and they're children. 578 00:36:00,399 --> 00:36:04,778 If fidelity to freedom and democracy is the code of our civic religion... 579 00:36:05,072 --> 00:36:08,442 ...then surely the code of our humanity is faithful service to that... 580 00:36:08,743 --> 00:36:11,414 ... unwritten commandment that says, "We shall give our children... 581 00:36:11,706 --> 00:36:13,746 ... better than we ourselves receive. " 582 00:36:14,167 --> 00:36:16,706 Let me put it this way: 583 00:36:16,879 --> 00:36:20,748 I voted against it because I didn't wanna make it harder for people to buy milk. 584 00:36:20,843 --> 00:36:24,129 I stopped some money from flowing into your pocket. If that angers you... 585 00:36:24,431 --> 00:36:26,139 ...if you resent me, I respect that. 586 00:36:26,433 --> 00:36:29,229 But if you expect anything different from the president... 587 00:36:29,229 --> 00:36:32,231 ...you should vote for someone else. Thanks very much, everybody. 588 00:36:32,525 --> 00:36:35,231 Hope you enjoyed the chicken. 589 00:36:51,467 --> 00:36:55,466 Jed, please. I want you to lie still for a few hours. 590 00:36:55,764 --> 00:36:58,007 -Mr. President? -I wanna see him. 591 00:36:58,309 --> 00:36:59,852 -ls he okay? -I told him about Josh. 592 00:37:00,145 --> 00:37:02,933 -Please, help me to the door. -You should stay in bed. 593 00:37:03,524 --> 00:37:07,689 Charlie brought me some clothes. Please, let me see him. 594 00:37:14,122 --> 00:37:16,578 -Okay. Just for a minute. -Okay. 595 00:37:16,875 --> 00:37:19,118 -What's next? -The thing about saying the name. 596 00:37:19,420 --> 00:37:20,701 I understand. 597 00:37:21,006 --> 00:37:23,248 If I could just reframe the point Cal was making-- 598 00:37:23,342 --> 00:37:26,878 I understood the point Cal was making. I was sitting there when he made it... 599 00:37:27,181 --> 00:37:30,301 ... my ears are connected to my brain, and l' m saying, what's next? 600 00:37:30,602 --> 00:37:33,972 Sir, by repeating the name of your opponent in public... 601 00:37:34,315 --> 00:37:36,392 ...you essentially give him free advertising. 602 00:37:36,735 --> 00:37:39,772 Cal thinks you should start referring to him as " my opponent. " 603 00:37:40,073 --> 00:37:43,822 Or "the other guy, " "the other side. " Maybe there are other suggestions. 604 00:37:44,120 --> 00:37:47,287 You want me to refer to Senator John Hoynes of T exas, who at the moment... 605 00:37:47,583 --> 00:37:51,498 ... has a 48-point lead for the Democratic nomination as "the other guy"? 606 00:37:52,214 --> 00:37:55,666 You' re not afraid it's gonna make me look like I can't remember his name? 607 00:37:55,969 --> 00:38:00,347 I am. I think it's gonna make me look like I can't remember his name. 608 00:38:00,642 --> 00:38:03,976 I think it's gonna make me look addled. It's gonna make me look dotty. 609 00:38:04,271 --> 00:38:08,734 And even if it didn't make me look like that, it would remain a stupid idea. 610 00:38:09,278 --> 00:38:13,324 What's next? Nothing? Excellent. 611 00:38:19,834 --> 00:38:21,115 Okay, what's next? 612 00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:23,878 We have to talk about what happened tonight. 613 00:38:24,340 --> 00:38:27,425 I thought he did well. I'd like to have seen more seats filled. 614 00:38:27,803 --> 00:38:29,595 -That's not what l' m talking about. -What? 615 00:38:30,014 --> 00:38:31,924 The governor's answer tonight. 616 00:38:32,267 --> 00:38:35,103 I'm just guessing. I'm pretty drunk. 617 00:38:36,356 --> 00:38:40,141 I am talking about the governor's answer tonight. But I'm also talking about-- 618 00:38:40,987 --> 00:38:44,357 Every day there's-- Look, Toby, we can talk about this with you here... 619 00:38:44,658 --> 00:38:46,901 -...or, if you're more comfortable-- -I don't have time... 620 00:38:46,995 --> 00:38:51,409 ...to make people comfortable. If change has to be made, it has to be made. 621 00:38:51,793 --> 00:38:56,337 -Jerry, Cal, Mack, Steve, you're fired. -What? 622 00:38:57,258 --> 00:39:00,296 -What? -No kidding. It's moving day. 623 00:39:00,387 --> 00:39:03,674 I want T oby. The rest of you, thanks very much. 624 00:39:07,564 --> 00:39:10,934 Fellas, look at my face. You're done. 625 00:39:24,628 --> 00:39:26,502 Don't screw up. 626 00:39:34,015 --> 00:39:38,180 It's freezing cold in October. I don't know how you people live here. 627 00:39:38,480 --> 00:39:40,556 -Did you just fire Cal Mathis? -Yeah. 628 00:39:40,858 --> 00:39:41,937 You fired him? 629 00:39:42,235 --> 00:39:46,150 Yeah. And Jerry and Mack and Steve and the other guy. 630 00:39:46,240 --> 00:39:48,566 -ls there anyone you kept? -I kept T oby Ziegler. 631 00:39:48,868 --> 00:39:51,360 You kept T oby Ziegler and you fired everybody else. 632 00:39:51,455 --> 00:39:55,750 T oby's the only person working for us I don't know, and he's the one you kept. 633 00:39:55,836 --> 00:39:58,707 -T ake him home, would you? -Those were the only people I knew. 634 00:39:58,798 --> 00:40:01,290 They were worthless. It's time we bring in what we need. 635 00:40:01,677 --> 00:40:04,465 -So you made that decision on your own? -Yeah. You know why? 636 00:40:04,764 --> 00:40:07,090 You're a crappy politician. You'll find I'll be making... 637 00:40:07,393 --> 00:40:10,181 ...a lot of decisions on my own, so get used to it. 638 00:40:10,272 --> 00:40:12,265 I got elected to Congress by this state. 639 00:40:12,358 --> 00:40:16,523 They sent me three times, and elected me governor, all without your help. 640 00:40:16,947 --> 00:40:19,071 -Don't start. -No, seriously, that's a real... 641 00:40:19,367 --> 00:40:22,654 ... political accomplishment, considering your family founded this state. 642 00:40:22,747 --> 00:40:24,954 Were you opposed in any of those elections? 643 00:40:25,125 --> 00:40:28,709 -You got rid of all the people I know. -Yeah. 644 00:40:29,005 --> 00:40:30,548 Have a good night. 645 00:40:32,218 --> 00:40:37,095 Why you doing this? You're a player. You're bigger in the party than I am... 646 00:40:37,391 --> 00:40:39,847 ...Hoynes would make you national chairman. Leo! 647 00:40:40,145 --> 00:40:42,850 -Tell me this isn't one of the 1 2 steps. -That's what it is. 648 00:40:43,149 --> 00:40:45,308 After admitting we're powerless over alcohol... 649 00:40:45,610 --> 00:40:47,650 ...and a higher power can restore us to sanity. 650 00:40:47,947 --> 00:40:49,228 -That's where you come in. -Leo. 651 00:40:49,532 --> 00:40:53,863 Because I'm tired of it, year after year after year after year... 652 00:40:54,122 --> 00:40:56,530 ... having to choose between the lesser of "Who cares? " 653 00:40:56,833 --> 00:41:01,378 T rying to get excited about a candidate who can speak in complete sentences. 654 00:41:01,465 --> 00:41:04,751 Of setting the bar so low I can hardly look at it. 655 00:41:05,804 --> 00:41:08,640 They say a good man can't get elected president. 656 00:41:09,267 --> 00:41:11,972 I don't believe that. Do you? 657 00:41:13,022 --> 00:41:15,774 -And you think l' m that man? -Yes. 658 00:41:16,276 --> 00:41:18,068 Doesn't it matter that I'm not as sure? 659 00:41:19,614 --> 00:41:23,280 "Act as if ye hath faith and faith shall be given to you. " 660 00:41:23,577 --> 00:41:26,496 Put another way, " Fake it till you make it. " 661 00:41:27,541 --> 00:41:30,377 -You did good tonight. -Yeah. 662 00:41:30,628 --> 00:41:33,381 This is the time of Jed Bartlet, old friend. 663 00:41:33,674 --> 00:41:37,044 You' re gonna open your mouth and lift houses off the ground. 664 00:41:37,345 --> 00:41:41,724 Whole houses, clear off the ground. 665 00:41:43,520 --> 00:41:46,356 And it's unknown at this time whether or not the president... 666 00:41:46,649 --> 00:41:51,278 ...before going under anesthesia, signed a letter that would give temporary.... 667 00:41:51,573 --> 00:41:53,530 --the White House and George Washington Hospital... 668 00:41:53,826 --> 00:41:57,410 -... where several thousand people.... - Thousand people gathered behind... 669 00:41:57,706 --> 00:42:02,453 ... the police barricades. An impromptu vigil with prayers being made.... 670 00:42:02,712 --> 00:42:06,925 --understandably are rocked on their heels at this hour, to put it mildly. 671 00:42:07,218 --> 00:42:12,559 Press Secretary C. J. Cregg has appeared at her briefings to be distraught. 672 00:42:12,851 --> 00:42:15,888 Officials at George Washington University Hospital.... 673 00:42:16,189 --> 00:42:19,226 And in the fourth hour of a massive manhunt for a third suspect... 674 00:42:19,526 --> 00:42:23,360 ... airports up and down the Atlantic Coast are closed. National Guard units.... 675 00:42:23,657 --> 00:42:26,861 Washington and Baltimore report massive delays, cancellations... 676 00:42:26,953 --> 00:42:28,946 ... and closures at major airports.... 677 00:42:29,289 --> 00:42:31,746 --rail stations, bus stations and harbors. 678 00:42:32,043 --> 00:42:35,912 Travelers are strongly advised to either wait or.... 679 00:42:36,215 --> 00:42:39,336 --Navy carrier groups, as well as the 32nd Marine Tactical Division... 680 00:42:39,636 --> 00:42:41,760 ... have been put on a state of heightened alert. 681 00:42:42,056 --> 00:42:45,391 --Agent Ron Butterfield, head of the president's Secret Service detail. 682 00:42:45,686 --> 00:42:49,768 He was shot in the hand during the attack on the president. 683 00:42:58,745 --> 00:43:01,498 Look what happened. 684 00:43:02,000 --> 00:43:05,082 Best watched using Open Subtitles MKV Player