1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:04,074 Subtitles downloaded from www.OpenSubtitles.org 2 00:00:05,687 --> 00:00:07,230 Previously on The West Wing : 3 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:10,194 -So, what's your problem? -He did everything right. 4 00:00:10,404 --> 00:00:13,906 He did everything you do if your intent is to perpetrate a fraud. 5 00:00:14,118 --> 00:00:15,697 We want to see some polling. 6 00:00:15,913 --> 00:00:17,741 -Why? -We need to know what to do next. 7 00:00:17,958 --> 00:00:20,368 What questions could they ask that won't trip an alarm? 8 00:00:20,588 --> 00:00:22,048 Josh trusts Joey Lucas. 9 00:00:22,258 --> 00:00:27,173 We need you to put a poll in the field without asking questions we can't ask. 10 00:00:27,392 --> 00:00:30,181 I was almost sure I saw you give the president an injection. 11 00:00:30,397 --> 00:00:34,694 It was Betaseron. It reduces the frequency of the attacks. 12 00:00:34,905 --> 00:00:39,570 T obacco has spent $380 million to the government's 36. 13 00:00:39,788 --> 00:00:42,328 They perpetrated a fraud against the public. 14 00:00:42,543 --> 00:00:46,045 -They wanna get these people. -We' re not big tobacco. 15 00:00:58,613 --> 00:01:01,153 -Eagle's moving. -He talked to her on the phone? 16 00:01:01,368 --> 00:01:04,122 -At the airport. -But he called her on the phone. 17 00:01:04,332 --> 00:01:05,957 -T o get her to the airport. -But I' m saying... 18 00:01:06,168 --> 00:01:08,079 ...did she hang up the phone, say to her friends: 19 00:01:08,297 --> 00:01:10,421 "You' re never gonna believe why I' m getting on a plane? " 20 00:01:10,634 --> 00:01:14,053 He told her she was coming out to do polling on subsurface agriculture. 21 00:01:14,266 --> 00:01:17,602 -What the hell is that? -It's vegetables that grow underground. 22 00:01:17,814 --> 00:01:22,064 He told her she was coming here to find out if Americans were eating more beets. 23 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,616 -Is this a joke? -It was Josh, Mr. President. 24 00:01:25,828 --> 00:01:29,959 It was a job done well. You want to start not trusting Josh? 25 00:01:31,045 --> 00:01:32,077 Let's go. 26 00:01:32,297 --> 00:01:33,923 -Where are we going? -The basement. 27 00:01:34,134 --> 00:01:35,130 Why? 28 00:01:35,344 --> 00:01:38,550 I don't Iike how it Iooks, the seven of us meeting in the middle of the night. 29 00:01:38,767 --> 00:01:41,224 You Iike the way it Iooks meeting in the basement? 30 00:01:41,438 --> 00:01:43,682 Let's go. 31 00:01:45,529 --> 00:01:47,653 These numbers are gonna be meaningless. 32 00:01:47,866 --> 00:01:50,324 A governor from an industrial state. 33 00:01:50,538 --> 00:01:53,494 It's posed as a hypothetical before people have any education. 34 00:01:53,710 --> 00:01:58,043 No way to factor existing approval numbers when it comes to trust matters. 35 00:01:58,260 --> 00:02:00,931 Sagittarius. 36 00:02:03,895 --> 00:02:05,805 -Are they on their way? -Y eah. 37 00:02:08,152 --> 00:02:10,906 -They' re on their way? -Y eah. 38 00:02:15,749 --> 00:02:17,826 Joey, your flight was all right? 39 00:02:20,298 --> 00:02:22,874 Your flight was all okay? 40 00:02:23,137 --> 00:02:25,594 These numbers aren't gonna mean anything, right? 41 00:02:25,808 --> 00:02:28,016 With the hypothetical and Iack of context? 42 00:02:28,229 --> 00:02:30,353 -PIus the pre-existing Ievel of trust? -Yeah. 43 00:02:37,412 --> 00:02:41,199 Is there anything in there that we' re gonna Iike? 44 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:49,630 -We are, in fact, eating more beets. -Okay. 45 00:02:51,478 --> 00:02:52,475 Good evening. 46 00:02:52,689 --> 00:02:55,608 Mr. President, you remember Joey Lucas... 47 00:02:55,819 --> 00:02:57,231 ...and her interpreter, Kenny. 48 00:02:57,447 --> 00:03:00,569 -Joey, did you make photocopies of that? -No, sir. 49 00:03:00,786 --> 00:03:03,575 Good. Let's get started. 50 00:03:07,339 --> 00:03:13,632 Mr. President, I polled 1 1 70 registered voters in Michigan... 51 00:03:14,143 --> 00:03:16,351 ...giving their governor a hypothetical-- 52 00:03:16,564 --> 00:03:21,028 Excuse me. How many people in this room know Kenny's Iast name? 53 00:03:23,367 --> 00:03:24,566 It's fine. 54 00:03:24,787 --> 00:03:27,362 I believe this operation is no Ionger covert. 55 00:03:27,583 --> 00:03:30,836 Mr. President, Kenny's been with me for 1 1 years. 56 00:03:31,048 --> 00:03:33,671 T o trust me is to trust him. 57 00:03:34,595 --> 00:03:37,385 -Josh? -Y eah. 58 00:03:40,272 --> 00:03:41,933 Go ahead. 59 00:03:42,150 --> 00:03:46,566 1 1 70 registered voters in Michigan were polled... 60 00:03:46,784 --> 00:03:51,200 ...giving their governor a hypothetical, concealed, degenerative illness. 61 00:03:51,417 --> 00:03:53,411 These are the results. 62 00:03:53,629 --> 00:03:58,045 " Do you agree that it's okay for the governor to Iie about his health? " 63 00:03:58,262 --> 00:04:02,678 Seventeen percent agree, 83 percent disagree. 64 00:04:02,895 --> 00:04:06,231 "Would you be as Iikely or Iess Iikely to vote for the governor... 65 00:04:06,443 --> 00:04:09,114 ... now that you know he has a degenerative illness? " 66 00:04:09,323 --> 00:04:12,909 Seventy-one percent say Iess Iikely. 67 00:04:13,121 --> 00:04:17,502 The Iargest block of Iikely voters are women over 55. 68 00:04:17,713 --> 00:04:22,093 78 percent of those women say they wouldn't vote for a candidate with MS. 69 00:04:22,304 --> 00:04:25,260 We just Iost FIorida. 70 00:04:26,228 --> 00:04:28,803 This may be the worst stat, sir. 71 00:04:29,024 --> 00:04:32,895 Seventy-four percent believe MS to be fatal. 72 00:04:33,115 --> 00:04:35,608 They may be right. 73 00:04:35,995 --> 00:04:39,283 Sixty-two percent of Democrats aren't gonna vote for you. 74 00:04:39,501 --> 00:04:42,873 Sixty-five percent of those describing themselves as Iiberal... 75 00:04:43,091 --> 00:04:45,299 ...aren't gonna vote for you because you Iied. 76 00:04:48,308 --> 00:04:51,680 Joey, is there any good news in there at all? 77 00:04:51,898 --> 00:04:53,274 No, sir. 78 00:05:39,648 --> 00:05:42,771 -Who's in Port-au-Prince right now? -The U. N. observer group. 79 00:05:42,988 --> 00:05:43,984 Which consists of? 80 00:05:44,198 --> 00:05:48,199 400 technical advisers and observers, and 65 unarmed security specialists. 81 00:05:48,414 --> 00:05:51,417 -And the OAS? -They've got about 200 observers. 82 00:05:51,628 --> 00:05:53,040 What happened Iast night? 83 00:05:53,256 --> 00:05:57,506 Citing improper permits, Col. Bazan's soldiers surrounded Carrefour Liberté. 84 00:05:57,722 --> 00:05:58,968 -Liberty Square. -Yeah. 85 00:05:59,183 --> 00:06:01,592 T o prevent a victory rally by supporters of Dessalines. 86 00:06:01,812 --> 00:06:04,519 Some of the crowd refused to disperse. Shots were fired. 87 00:06:04,734 --> 00:06:06,111 -Anybody killed? -Two people. 88 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:10,238 Rene Ducasse, the newly designated minister of justice, was arrested... 89 00:06:10,453 --> 00:06:13,206 ...and soldiers have surrounded the house of the chief justice. 90 00:06:13,416 --> 00:06:15,042 They say, to protect him from death threats. 91 00:06:15,253 --> 00:06:16,997 Our intelligence says he's under house arrest. 92 00:06:17,214 --> 00:06:19,588 Most troubling is personnel carriers with Haitian troops... 93 00:06:19,802 --> 00:06:22,592 ... parked in front of every police station in Port-au-Prince. 94 00:06:22,808 --> 00:06:28,102 This is a sign that the army plans to take power from the Gendarme Nationale. 95 00:06:28,317 --> 00:06:31,071 -Where's the president-elect? -Sir, we can't find him. 96 00:06:31,281 --> 00:06:32,693 -I' m sorry? -At this moment... 97 00:06:32,909 --> 00:06:35,995 -...we can't find Dessalines. -That's not the most troubling thing? 98 00:06:36,206 --> 00:06:37,203 What do you mean--? 99 00:06:37,417 --> 00:06:39,956 He never showed up for a 4 p. m. conference with Gilbert T ass. 100 00:06:40,171 --> 00:06:42,664 Calls to the party headquarters and his houses went unanswered. 101 00:06:42,884 --> 00:06:46,505 Armed forces radio says he's fled the country, but the Dominicans say no. 102 00:06:46,725 --> 00:06:48,136 What about intelligence? 103 00:06:48,352 --> 00:06:53,647 It's not Iike we can just call around. It's chaos there. Nobody knows anything. 104 00:06:58,829 --> 00:07:00,075 Leo? 105 00:07:00,499 --> 00:07:03,502 Let's evacuate the nonessential personnel from the embassy. 106 00:07:03,921 --> 00:07:06,759 Any move to evacuate the embassy, even the nonessentials... 107 00:07:06,968 --> 00:07:10,174 ...will be a signal of no confidence in the Dessalines government. 108 00:07:10,391 --> 00:07:13,597 At the moment, there is no Dessalines government, and no Dessalines. 109 00:07:13,814 --> 00:07:16,651 I just got done pulling nine dead bodies out of Colombia. 110 00:07:16,861 --> 00:07:19,817 Evacuate the nonessentials, get some Marines at the embassy... 111 00:07:20,033 --> 00:07:25,661 -...and somebody brief Fitzwallace. -Thank you, Mr. President. 112 00:07:31,971 --> 00:07:34,345 Sagittarius. 113 00:07:37,439 --> 00:07:40,644 Why not a presidential address? T en, 1 5 minutes. 114 00:07:40,861 --> 00:07:44,447 " I have this illness. I concealed it. I apologize. 115 00:07:44,660 --> 00:07:47,331 Let me tell you about it. Let me reduce your fears. " 116 00:07:47,540 --> 00:07:49,664 It's too cold. He needs to be with the first Iady. 117 00:07:49,877 --> 00:07:52,417 In some decorative room? Sitting with his wife weakens him. 118 00:07:52,632 --> 00:07:55,421 Let's put him behind the Kennedy desk, in the East Room-- 119 00:07:55,637 --> 00:07:59,258 He's gonna go on TV and say he Iied. I don't want him doing it behind the seal. 120 00:07:59,477 --> 00:08:01,436 You think without the seal people will forget he's president? 121 00:08:01,648 --> 00:08:03,689 We'II do a 30-minute Iive special for one of the news magazines. 122 00:08:03,902 --> 00:08:05,979 -" Live, " Iive-to-tape or tape? -Live. 123 00:08:06,197 --> 00:08:07,823 I don't want a producer editing what he says. 124 00:08:08,034 --> 00:08:11,073 -What if we want to edit what he says? -That's our tough Iuck. 125 00:08:12,375 --> 00:08:13,870 -When? -How about Thursday night? 126 00:08:14,086 --> 00:08:15,083 -Wednesday night. -Why? 127 00:08:15,297 --> 00:08:18,170 Thursday is where they pay their bills. It's tough enough getting 30 minutes... 128 00:08:18,386 --> 00:08:20,546 ...and not telling them why during May sweeps. 129 00:08:20,765 --> 00:08:24,635 -Who gives a damn about May sweeps? -They do, Sam. 130 00:08:28,695 --> 00:08:33,159 AII right, 30 minutes, Dateline special, Wednesday night... 131 00:08:33,370 --> 00:08:36,908 ... night after tomorrow, president and first Iady in the Mural Room. 132 00:08:37,127 --> 00:08:39,002 We'II follow that with a press conference. 133 00:08:39,214 --> 00:08:41,457 -Why? -T o control the story as Iong as possible. 134 00:08:41,676 --> 00:08:44,633 Once he gets done with Russert or Diane or Stone Phillips... 135 00:08:44,849 --> 00:08:47,887 ... I'II need every reporter in a room where I can see them. 136 00:08:48,104 --> 00:08:51,310 -Put a team of medical experts there. -We have 48 hours to find them. 137 00:08:51,527 --> 00:08:54,316 If we take him from the Mural Room to a press conference... 138 00:08:54,532 --> 00:08:56,111 ...won't a smart reporter ask: 139 00:08:56,327 --> 00:09:00,197 " Mr. President, aren't you planning on seeking re-election? " 140 00:09:02,046 --> 00:09:03,956 A smart rep-- 141 00:09:04,299 --> 00:09:08,881 T ed Baxter's gonna ask, " Mr. President, are you planning to seek re-election? " 142 00:09:11,980 --> 00:09:14,983 So we' re gonna need an answer to that too. 143 00:09:17,531 --> 00:09:19,525 -Are you getting an 8-speaker stereo? -No. 144 00:09:19,743 --> 00:09:21,155 -Six speakers? -No. 145 00:09:21,371 --> 00:09:22,570 How many speakers? 146 00:09:22,790 --> 00:09:24,868 I have two ears. How many speakers do I need? 147 00:09:25,086 --> 00:09:28,588 -At Ieast six and a subwoofer. -I' m not getting a subwoofer. 148 00:09:29,552 --> 00:09:31,962 -How about the tow package? -The tow package? 149 00:09:32,182 --> 00:09:33,594 -T o tow your boat. -I don't have a boat. 150 00:09:35,396 --> 00:09:37,271 -What about a camper? -No. 151 00:09:37,483 --> 00:09:40,356 -What do you tow? -Groceries. 152 00:09:40,572 --> 00:09:42,482 You could put those in the trunk. 153 00:09:42,700 --> 00:09:44,160 -Tinted windows? -Hey. 154 00:09:44,453 --> 00:09:45,617 Hello, Josh. 155 00:09:45,831 --> 00:09:47,457 Mrs. Landingham's picking up a new car today. 156 00:09:47,667 --> 00:09:49,708 -Really? -I wish I hadn't told anyone. 157 00:09:49,921 --> 00:09:51,832 Why do men think women can't buy a car without a man? 158 00:09:52,050 --> 00:09:56,003 It's an old stereotype, Mrs. L. Did you get the extended service warranty? 159 00:09:56,224 --> 00:09:58,598 -No. -Women. 160 00:09:58,812 --> 00:10:01,601 -What do you want? -Leo wanted to see me. 161 00:10:01,817 --> 00:10:03,776 -He's in his office. -Did you get the tow package? 162 00:10:03,988 --> 00:10:07,074 -See? -He's in his office. 163 00:10:09,122 --> 00:10:10,950 Margaret. 164 00:10:12,002 --> 00:10:13,960 -Where's Josh? -He's on his way. 165 00:10:14,172 --> 00:10:17,175 -He remembers where my office is? -Calm down. I' m right here. 166 00:10:17,386 --> 00:10:20,306 -He's right here. -Get out. 167 00:10:21,811 --> 00:10:24,814 -This report is staggering. -I know. 168 00:10:25,025 --> 00:10:31,198 Justice has 31 Iawyers and staff, tobacco has 1 893 Iawyers... 169 00:10:31,411 --> 00:10:34,367 ...and 2783 paralegals. 170 00:10:34,583 --> 00:10:36,874 -This isn't a typo, right? -No. 171 00:10:37,087 --> 00:10:41,883 We've spent 8. 7 million on outside counsel, they've spent 1 92. 172 00:10:42,096 --> 00:10:46,643 The 61.3 million they've spent on travel expenses is twice as much... 173 00:10:46,855 --> 00:10:49,098 -...as we've spent on our entire case. -Y es. 174 00:10:49,317 --> 00:10:50,943 Who oversees the Justice Department budget? 175 00:10:51,154 --> 00:10:54,110 The subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary. 176 00:10:54,326 --> 00:10:56,035 -Who's the ranking minority member? -Ritter. 177 00:10:56,246 --> 00:10:59,119 T alk to him and find out what the problem is. 178 00:10:59,335 --> 00:11:03,418 Josh, how's it going downstairs? 179 00:11:03,634 --> 00:11:05,213 They'II have an answer by the end of the day. 180 00:11:05,429 --> 00:11:08,183 It's Iooking Iike 30 minutes on Dateline and a press conference. 181 00:11:08,392 --> 00:11:11,099 But, Leo, it's also Iooking Iike any scenario is gonna require... 182 00:11:11,314 --> 00:11:15,018 ...a firm position from the president on re-election. 183 00:11:15,238 --> 00:11:18,443 Well, we'II have that answer by the end of the day too. 184 00:11:18,660 --> 00:11:20,072 -Will we? -Yes. 185 00:11:20,288 --> 00:11:23,457 He got Joey's numbers in the middle of the night. Give me the day. 186 00:11:23,669 --> 00:11:27,123 Don't you think it'd help him if he had a discussion among--? 187 00:11:29,555 --> 00:11:32,760 A discussion among the rest of us? 188 00:11:33,770 --> 00:11:35,432 Excuse me. 189 00:11:52,219 --> 00:11:54,297 -What? -Two of Dessalines' bodyguards... 190 00:11:54,515 --> 00:11:56,308 ...were shot. We think he's headed to our embassy. 191 00:11:56,519 --> 00:11:58,429 -How do we know? -Peter Bratt got a message through. 192 00:11:58,647 --> 00:12:00,226 What is Peter Bratt doing there? 193 00:12:00,442 --> 00:12:05,191 He went for the inauguration, and he may have Dessalines in the trunk of his car. 194 00:12:05,409 --> 00:12:07,035 -In the trunk of his car? -Y es, sir. 195 00:12:07,246 --> 00:12:09,821 -Did we evacuate the nonessentials? -On their way. 196 00:12:10,042 --> 00:12:11,918 A C-9 is waiting for them on the runway. 197 00:12:12,129 --> 00:12:15,631 If we don't take Dessalines, he'II be convicted in a 20-minute trial... 198 00:12:15,844 --> 00:12:18,633 ...imprisoned for Iife or probably executed by the junta. 199 00:12:18,849 --> 00:12:22,221 This is an internal affair in Haiti. The U.S. has no place choosing sides. 200 00:12:22,439 --> 00:12:25,146 Of course we' re choosing sides. There was a free election. 201 00:12:25,361 --> 00:12:28,530 We saw to it. There was a free election, and Dessalines won. 202 00:12:28,742 --> 00:12:31,282 If we grant asylum, we'II be in a standoff with Bazan. 203 00:12:31,497 --> 00:12:34,785 Bazan can elevate his stature in Haiti by staging a standoff with the U.S. 204 00:12:35,003 --> 00:12:38,125 Bazan can surround the embassy, saying he's searching for a wanted criminal... 205 00:12:38,342 --> 00:12:40,799 ...and he can take everyone in the embassy hostage. 206 00:12:41,013 --> 00:12:44,681 Mr. President, there will never be real elections in Haiti... 207 00:12:44,895 --> 00:12:47,186 ...if the military thinks it can kill the winner. 208 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:50,736 AIso, I'd Iike to point out, sir, that we encouraged Dessalines to run. 209 00:12:50,948 --> 00:12:54,284 In fact, we strongly encouraged it, and now he's in the trunk of a car. 210 00:12:54,495 --> 00:12:56,869 The car's at the gate. I got the gate right here. 211 00:12:57,584 --> 00:12:59,744 -Let him in. -Sir. 212 00:12:59,963 --> 00:13:03,834 -Let him in. -T ell them to Iet him in. 213 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:15,647 He's in. 214 00:13:22,211 --> 00:13:25,000 Do we put Hoynes up there at the press conference? 215 00:13:26,510 --> 00:13:28,385 -Put Hoynes up there? -There's never been... 216 00:13:28,597 --> 00:13:30,508 ...a more important time to emphasize the vice presidency. 217 00:13:30,726 --> 00:13:33,433 The vice president's presence underlines the health risk to the president. 218 00:13:33,647 --> 00:13:37,149 The president anticipated this problem with the selection of the vice president. 219 00:13:37,362 --> 00:13:40,484 It'II also serve to underscore that he anticipated the problem and didn't tell. 220 00:13:40,702 --> 00:13:43,954 Hoynes was one of the first to know. If he's there, it's a demonstration... 221 00:13:44,166 --> 00:13:45,959 ...that he signed off on the president's health. 222 00:13:46,169 --> 00:13:48,745 He'II get bombarded with questions about what he knew... 223 00:13:48,966 --> 00:13:51,126 ...and the press corps will impanel themselves as a grand jury. 224 00:13:51,345 --> 00:13:53,006 Then Iet them, C.J. 225 00:13:53,224 --> 00:13:56,227 -We did something wrong or we didn't. -Well, fantastic, Sam. 226 00:13:56,438 --> 00:13:59,310 I didn't realize it was that simple. 227 00:14:09,669 --> 00:14:14,631 There's a situation developing in Port- au-Prince. I have to get ready to brief. 228 00:14:24,862 --> 00:14:29,195 Sam, can Josiah Bartlet function as president? 229 00:14:29,412 --> 00:14:31,572 I' m not a medical expert. 230 00:14:32,793 --> 00:14:35,037 Right. 231 00:14:36,633 --> 00:14:41,429 T oby, there is responsibility, and the future, and an obligation to the party. 232 00:14:41,642 --> 00:14:47,186 If he's not gonna run, he's gotta point to Hoynes and say, "This is our guy. " 233 00:14:47,402 --> 00:14:50,690 And what if they ask Hoynes, " In the meantime... 234 00:14:50,908 --> 00:14:54,196 -...can Bartlet function as president? " -He'II say yes. 235 00:14:55,625 --> 00:14:59,162 What if he says, " I' m not a medical expert"? 236 00:14:59,548 --> 00:15:03,680 The president of Haiti was taken to the embassy in the trunk of a car? 237 00:15:03,889 --> 00:15:05,551 Yes. 238 00:15:05,768 --> 00:15:09,519 -I've Iived too Iong. -Don't go anywhere, because I need you. 239 00:15:09,733 --> 00:15:12,522 I mean it. This will get worse before it gets better. 240 00:15:12,738 --> 00:15:16,490 You may be right, but Haiti's actually not what I wanted to talk to you about. 241 00:15:16,703 --> 00:15:19,196 -T obacco? -The president wants to get behind... 242 00:15:19,417 --> 00:15:21,375 ...a $30 million appropriations bill... 243 00:15:21,587 --> 00:15:24,626 ...the Justice Department's had in your committee for months. 244 00:15:24,843 --> 00:15:27,799 -They need money to continue the case. -I know. 245 00:15:28,015 --> 00:15:32,348 -Has the chairman scheduled a vote? -He's not gonna. 246 00:15:32,565 --> 00:15:33,941 He won't schedule a vote? 247 00:15:34,151 --> 00:15:36,822 Kalmbach's gonna dance with the girl that brung him. 248 00:15:37,031 --> 00:15:38,740 How much tobacco money has he taken? 249 00:15:38,951 --> 00:15:40,280 -In the Iast campaign? -Yeah. 250 00:15:40,495 --> 00:15:42,703 Four hundred and sixty thousand in PACs. 251 00:15:42,916 --> 00:15:45,623 -Is there a nose count? -Y eah, eight to seven against. 252 00:15:45,838 --> 00:15:48,081 -AIong party Iines? -No, believe it or not... 253 00:15:48,301 --> 00:15:50,924 ...we've got two Republicans, they've got two Democrats. 254 00:15:51,139 --> 00:15:53,596 -They've got two Democrats? -Warren and Rossitter. 255 00:15:53,810 --> 00:15:56,137 Warren and Rossitter aren't even from the South. 256 00:15:56,356 --> 00:15:58,434 They have ideological problems with the case. 257 00:15:58,652 --> 00:16:01,821 This is a phenomenally important case. It's historic. 258 00:16:02,033 --> 00:16:06,533 It has to be won, and we' re fighting it with paper clips and a slingshot. 259 00:16:06,750 --> 00:16:10,252 We were wondering when you guys were gonna notice. 260 00:16:19,814 --> 00:16:21,559 -Hi. -Hi. 261 00:16:22,903 --> 00:16:25,063 -Have a seat. -I was told you wanted to see me. 262 00:16:25,282 --> 00:16:27,609 Y eah, Donna. 263 00:16:29,540 --> 00:16:31,949 I' m gonna tell you something shocking... 264 00:16:32,169 --> 00:16:34,876 ...except we don't have time to be shocked. 265 00:16:35,091 --> 00:16:37,880 So I need you to just hear it and go back to work. 266 00:16:41,853 --> 00:16:44,940 Eight years ago, the president was diagnosed with MS. 267 00:16:46,194 --> 00:16:48,983 He concealed it during the election, but we' re going public... 268 00:16:49,199 --> 00:16:52,155 ...with a Iive network interview and a press conference. 269 00:16:53,290 --> 00:16:57,243 This is what Josh is gonna be working on 24 hours, and he'II need your help... 270 00:16:57,464 --> 00:17:02,462 ...and he's gonna need you to know. And so I' m telling you. 271 00:17:08,149 --> 00:17:12,815 You' re the first person on the assistant Ievel to find out. 272 00:17:13,033 --> 00:17:16,736 Margaret doesn't know. Bonnie and Ginger don't know. 273 00:17:16,956 --> 00:17:20,292 Mrs. Landingham doesn't know. 274 00:17:21,089 --> 00:17:24,211 Is the president in a Iot of pain or discomfort right now? 275 00:17:24,428 --> 00:17:27,347 -No, he's in remission. -Okay. 276 00:17:30,647 --> 00:17:33,318 Is there anything else? 277 00:17:33,527 --> 00:17:36,234 I want to impress upon you how important it is that this not be-- 278 00:17:36,449 --> 00:17:38,609 Yeah. 279 00:17:48,303 --> 00:17:50,262 You wanna know where you made your mistake? 280 00:17:50,474 --> 00:17:51,755 I didn't make a mistake. 281 00:17:51,976 --> 00:17:53,721 You probably did. Here's where you went wrong. 282 00:17:53,938 --> 00:17:55,647 -Where? -You went to the dealership alone. 283 00:17:55,858 --> 00:17:57,318 -Y es. -That was a mistake. 284 00:17:57,528 --> 00:18:00,103 Because the dealer would Ioad me up with extras I don't need? 285 00:18:00,324 --> 00:18:03,113 -That's right. -Like a tow package? 286 00:18:03,329 --> 00:18:05,205 How will you tow your camper without a tow package? 287 00:18:05,416 --> 00:18:06,366 I have never been camping. 288 00:18:06,877 --> 00:18:08,421 Neither have I. I was hoping you'd take me. 289 00:18:08,630 --> 00:18:12,251 I'd be sitting there fishing, Iistening to the Orioles on a transistor radio. 290 00:18:12,470 --> 00:18:15,224 -What would I be doing? -Warding off bears, that kind of thing. 291 00:18:15,434 --> 00:18:18,141 -How much did you pay? -We don't talk about money, dear. 292 00:18:18,356 --> 00:18:20,065 Can you tell me how much you paid below sticker? 293 00:18:20,276 --> 00:18:22,769 -I didn't pay anything below sticker. -What do you mean? 294 00:18:22,989 --> 00:18:24,948 I didn't pay anything above sticker either. 295 00:18:25,159 --> 00:18:27,201 -Mrs. Landingham, seriously. -Charlie-- 296 00:18:27,413 --> 00:18:29,123 -You paid sticker price? -Y es. 297 00:18:29,333 --> 00:18:30,579 -Why? -That was the price. 298 00:18:30,794 --> 00:18:32,290 -Mrs. -- -Says so right on the sticker. 299 00:18:32,506 --> 00:18:33,669 -Who pays sticker price? -I do. 300 00:18:33,883 --> 00:18:36,554 -Let me go back there with you. -I wasn't duped. 301 00:18:36,763 --> 00:18:39,007 -You paid sticker price. -I' m a government employee. 302 00:18:39,226 --> 00:18:40,638 That doesn't mean you' re a fool. 303 00:18:40,854 --> 00:18:43,607 No, but it means I' m not allowed to accept gifts of a certain value. 304 00:18:43,817 --> 00:18:45,776 -It's not a gift. -Of course it is. 305 00:18:45,988 --> 00:18:49,940 The price tag says one thing and the dealer gives it to me for something Iess. 306 00:18:50,162 --> 00:18:52,120 -That happens when you buy a car. -Not me. 307 00:18:52,332 --> 00:18:54,291 -I was Iooking for Leo. -Situation Room. 308 00:18:54,795 --> 00:18:57,038 That's usually a good sign. 309 00:18:58,718 --> 00:19:01,045 -How many are they saying? -They can't say. 310 00:19:01,265 --> 00:19:03,306 -How many are they estimating? -It changes every minute. 311 00:19:03,518 --> 00:19:06,142 -How many this minute? -Nancy, the cavalry. 312 00:19:06,357 --> 00:19:09,942 -You guys need some adult supervision? -No, we need the cavalry. 313 00:19:10,155 --> 00:19:11,615 What's the Iatest estimate? 314 00:19:11,825 --> 00:19:15,446 It's about 500 soldiers, maybe 300 of them with AR-1 5s. 315 00:19:15,665 --> 00:19:17,540 We sold those to them, right? 316 00:19:17,752 --> 00:19:20,790 Well, until a few hours ago, they were on our side. 317 00:19:21,008 --> 00:19:22,503 -Still. -Y eah. 318 00:19:22,719 --> 00:19:24,179 AR-1 5s aren't the only thing they've got. 319 00:19:24,388 --> 00:19:28,092 They've got two Bradleys with 1 20 mm cannons and a couple of artillery tubes. 320 00:19:28,312 --> 00:19:30,556 -What do we have? -37 Marines with M1 4s... 321 00:19:30,775 --> 00:19:31,771 ...and Beretta sidearms. 322 00:19:31,985 --> 00:19:34,026 What happens when the first shot is fired? 323 00:19:34,239 --> 00:19:36,198 -Get me hooked up to operations. -Y es. 324 00:19:36,410 --> 00:19:40,826 Embassy Marines aren't Iawn jockeys. They' re not decorative. 325 00:19:41,043 --> 00:19:43,750 They' re trained in restraint, and they' re trained well. 326 00:19:43,964 --> 00:19:45,376 -Operations, ma'am. -Thank you. 327 00:19:45,592 --> 00:19:47,633 If they take the embassy, how will we know? 328 00:19:47,846 --> 00:19:49,045 Will they send a note? 329 00:19:49,265 --> 00:19:52,637 Sidney, I need Com Con status. This is a few minutes old. 330 00:19:52,855 --> 00:19:56,061 There's no note, Leo. They' re taking the embassy. 331 00:19:57,363 --> 00:19:58,823 Fitz, this is Nancy. 332 00:19:59,033 --> 00:20:04,279 I think we should mobilize the 880th Hostage T ask Force out of Parris Island. 333 00:20:07,589 --> 00:20:11,460 The USS Enterprise, as well as amphibious carriers out of FIorida... 334 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:15,217 ...are being dispatched to the region, expected to be there in 36 hours. 335 00:20:15,436 --> 00:20:19,936 Aircraft will be in a combat radius of 3 to 400 miles within 1 2 hours. 336 00:20:20,153 --> 00:20:22,824 You'II get more details on that when the Pentagon briefs at 3. 337 00:20:23,033 --> 00:20:24,315 -C.J.! -Katie. 338 00:20:24,536 --> 00:20:27,954 Should we read anything into the fact that Pentagon's briefing, not State? 339 00:20:28,167 --> 00:20:29,331 State will brief Iater. 340 00:20:29,545 --> 00:20:31,170 Is one option recognizing the Bazan government? 341 00:20:31,381 --> 00:20:33,422 -There is no Bazan government. -But is one--? 342 00:20:33,635 --> 00:20:37,089 -You' re not taking me there, Mark. -Is the U.S. prepared to invade Haiti? 343 00:20:37,308 --> 00:20:39,884 It should be clear that we' re talking about two separate issues. 344 00:20:40,105 --> 00:20:41,849 One is a democratically elected president... 345 00:20:42,067 --> 00:20:44,476 ...whose people are being denied their Ieader by an armed militia. 346 00:20:44,696 --> 00:20:48,400 The other is the Iives of Americans in the embassy and the Marines. 347 00:20:48,620 --> 00:20:52,407 -You didn't answer my question. -How about that? I'II be back. 348 00:21:00,683 --> 00:21:02,807 -Is he here? -He's in the Mural Room. 349 00:21:03,020 --> 00:21:05,893 -I Iook all right? -You Iook pretty tired. 350 00:21:06,109 --> 00:21:08,732 That's what you' re saying to me? 351 00:21:14,832 --> 00:21:16,661 There's nothing I can get for you, Mr. Hacket? 352 00:21:16,878 --> 00:21:19,797 No, Bonnie, thanks. I' m fine. 353 00:21:21,427 --> 00:21:24,549 -Paul. -Good afternoon, CIaudia. 354 00:21:24,767 --> 00:21:26,761 Bonnie, would you stand outside the door, please... 355 00:21:26,979 --> 00:21:29,353 ...and knock if anybody wants to come in? 356 00:21:32,989 --> 00:21:35,909 She took me in through the basement. 357 00:21:36,913 --> 00:21:40,664 I've been in this building 300 times, never came in through the basement. 358 00:21:40,878 --> 00:21:43,917 -What do you got in front? -The White House Press Corps. 359 00:21:44,134 --> 00:21:47,054 -Yeah? -I need 30 minutes, night after tomorrow. 360 00:21:47,264 --> 00:21:50,102 -What are you guys planning for Haiti? -It's not Haiti. 361 00:21:50,311 --> 00:21:52,519 -What is it? -I' m not gonna tell you. 362 00:21:52,732 --> 00:21:54,014 What do I tell my news director? 363 00:21:54,235 --> 00:21:55,516 -It's your network. -It's not. 364 00:21:55,738 --> 00:21:58,065 It belongs to a company that belongs to stockholders. 365 00:21:58,284 --> 00:21:59,613 What am I supposed to tell him? 366 00:21:59,828 --> 00:22:01,787 That we need 30 minutes Wednesday night. 367 00:22:01,999 --> 00:22:03,410 On Wednesday morning, I'II tell you why. 368 00:22:03,626 --> 00:22:07,294 You pick the interviewer, they'II have 1 0 hours to prepare. 369 00:22:07,508 --> 00:22:10,428 -Just the president? -The president and first Iady. 370 00:22:10,639 --> 00:22:12,716 -On our set? -In this room. 371 00:22:14,354 --> 00:22:16,395 So we get the interviewer and the network Iogo? 372 00:22:16,608 --> 00:22:17,723 No network Iogo. 373 00:22:17,943 --> 00:22:20,317 I've gotta get two other networks and CNN to pick this up Iive. 374 00:22:20,531 --> 00:22:22,074 Bad enough it's your guy and not theirs. 375 00:22:22,284 --> 00:22:27,531 But they'II run Petticoat Junction before they put your network brand on their air. 376 00:22:28,462 --> 00:22:30,871 -C.J.? -Y eah. 377 00:22:31,091 --> 00:22:32,587 -Between friends. -Y eah. 378 00:22:33,846 --> 00:22:35,887 Is the water over your head? 379 00:22:36,851 --> 00:22:39,689 No, the water's exactly at my head. 380 00:22:41,568 --> 00:22:43,895 I'II talk to Jeremy. 381 00:22:44,114 --> 00:22:46,654 We'II start to Ieak Wednesday morning to soften the ground... 382 00:22:46,869 --> 00:22:49,742 ... but anything Ieaks before then and I'II take my business across the street. 383 00:22:50,083 --> 00:22:51,792 Y eah. 384 00:22:52,003 --> 00:22:55,671 Well, I was surprised when Andy gave me the nose count... 385 00:22:55,885 --> 00:22:58,674 ... because I wasn't aware of any ties to tobacco you have. 386 00:22:58,890 --> 00:23:00,385 -We don't. -Y eah. 387 00:23:00,601 --> 00:23:04,103 -I don't. Do you? -No. We grow no tobacco in my state. 388 00:23:04,316 --> 00:23:06,560 I'd have to check, but I don't think I've taken contributions. 389 00:23:06,779 --> 00:23:11,444 We are both former U S. attorneys and it's the suit itself we find troubling. 390 00:23:11,663 --> 00:23:13,953 The suit alleges that the tobacco companies... 391 00:23:14,167 --> 00:23:17,336 ... have been engaged in a broad conspiracy of Iies since the 1 950s. 392 00:23:17,548 --> 00:23:19,127 -Y es. -How exactly... 393 00:23:19,343 --> 00:23:21,670 ...will Justice Department Iitigators demonstrate that? 394 00:23:21,889 --> 00:23:25,759 Well, I' m not a Iitigator and I don't work at the Justice Department... 395 00:23:25,979 --> 00:23:28,353 ...and there's a reason for both of those things... 396 00:23:28,567 --> 00:23:30,229 ... but I don't think it's hard to prove... 397 00:23:30,446 --> 00:23:33,449 ...that the tobacco companies have Iied since we already know they did. 398 00:23:33,660 --> 00:23:37,707 Every surgeon general since 1 964 has warned the public about smoking. 399 00:23:37,917 --> 00:23:40,624 And since 1 966, through Congressional mandate... 400 00:23:40,839 --> 00:23:43,462 ...a pack of cigarettes has had to carry a warning Iabel. 401 00:23:43,677 --> 00:23:46,883 T urning around now and saying, "We've been had, " is ridiculous. 402 00:23:47,100 --> 00:23:49,094 You saying that people who start smoking... 403 00:23:49,354 --> 00:23:51,811 ...and get addicted to nicotine are too stupid to Iive? 404 00:23:52,025 --> 00:23:55,527 No. I' m saying they' re too stupid to be protected by the courts. 405 00:23:55,740 --> 00:23:59,693 "T oo stupid to be--" Every day, the Justice Department uncovers evidence... 406 00:23:59,914 --> 00:24:03,083 ...that cigarette companies knew, far better than the rest of us... 407 00:24:03,295 --> 00:24:05,585 ...that smoking causes death and disease. 408 00:24:05,799 --> 00:24:09,503 T o say nothing of the CEOs being the Iast seven people on Earth... 409 00:24:09,723 --> 00:24:11,847 ...to discover that nicotine was addictive-- 410 00:24:12,060 --> 00:24:15,348 Your administration wants to prosecute a suit they know is hopeless... 411 00:24:15,566 --> 00:24:20,066 ...so they score points at the expense of an industry that funds your opponents. 412 00:24:20,283 --> 00:24:22,111 It's politically correct extortion... 413 00:24:22,328 --> 00:24:25,035 ...and that's why it's unlikely the appropriations bill... 414 00:24:25,250 --> 00:24:27,790 ...will make it out of the subcommittee. 415 00:24:32,012 --> 00:24:34,421 It's almost 3:00. 416 00:24:34,642 --> 00:24:39,272 By 7, 3000 new people will have taken up smoking. 417 00:24:39,483 --> 00:24:45,028 2,800 of them will be under 1 8. 418 00:24:49,418 --> 00:24:51,495 Thanks. 419 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:01,685 Good afternoon, ma'am. 420 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:04,435 Sagittarius. 421 00:25:10,496 --> 00:25:13,036 Good afternoon, Mrs. Bartlet. 422 00:25:14,462 --> 00:25:18,414 What do we use this place for when we' re not using it for this? 423 00:25:18,636 --> 00:25:22,054 I think-- I know we used it to plan some of the millennium things. 424 00:25:22,267 --> 00:25:24,594 Didn't it used to be the photo office? 425 00:25:24,813 --> 00:25:26,606 I don't know. I could check it out. 426 00:25:26,817 --> 00:25:30,069 -Would you Iike to sit down? -Yeah. 427 00:25:39,422 --> 00:25:41,880 We' re talking about 30 minutes with an interviewer. 428 00:25:42,093 --> 00:25:45,263 The questions will be about the medical history. No questions about the Iaw. 429 00:25:45,474 --> 00:25:47,385 C.J. got them to agree to that? 430 00:25:47,603 --> 00:25:49,728 She will Wednesday morning when she tells them what it's about. 431 00:25:49,941 --> 00:25:52,231 -Why will they agree? -They'd Iose the story. 432 00:25:52,654 --> 00:25:53,935 That's all right with me. 433 00:25:54,156 --> 00:25:57,409 I'd Iike to go through the story, get a sense of what you'II say... 434 00:25:57,621 --> 00:26:00,992 ... run it by OIiver Babish, spend a couple of days going over it with you. 435 00:26:01,210 --> 00:26:04,214 That sounds fun, but I' m kind of seeing someone right now. 436 00:26:04,424 --> 00:26:07,712 It's not serious, but it could be. You know what I' m saying? 437 00:26:09,934 --> 00:26:13,721 T en years ago, he began experiencing fatigue... 438 00:26:13,941 --> 00:26:18,939 ...and signs of paraparesis of the anterior femoral muscles. 439 00:26:19,701 --> 00:26:23,916 -In Iaymen's terms? -He had a tingling pain in his thigh. 440 00:26:24,543 --> 00:26:27,879 -And those symptoms subsided? -Y es. 441 00:26:28,091 --> 00:26:30,714 And two years Iater? 442 00:26:31,138 --> 00:26:34,556 My husband experienced neuropathy and presented symptoms... 443 00:26:34,769 --> 00:26:38,223 ...of optic neuritis with partial unilateral nerve paresis. 444 00:26:38,442 --> 00:26:41,481 -Mrs. Bartlet-- -Dr. Bartlet. 445 00:26:43,076 --> 00:26:46,364 Y es, ma'am. The Ianguage you use-- 446 00:26:46,582 --> 00:26:49,289 Why aren't the president and I doing this together? 447 00:26:49,503 --> 00:26:50,619 I' m sorry? 448 00:26:50,839 --> 00:26:52,798 Somebody's doing this with the president... 449 00:26:53,010 --> 00:26:56,631 ...and I was asking why we' re not doing it at the same time. 450 00:26:56,850 --> 00:27:00,720 -Is it so you can compare our stories? -Y es. 451 00:27:03,528 --> 00:27:05,071 The Ianguage you use-- 452 00:27:05,281 --> 00:27:10,113 Two years Iater, he felt numbing and dizziness. 453 00:27:23,939 --> 00:27:26,812 -Look-- -Section 2635 of the guidelines... 454 00:27:27,028 --> 00:27:30,696 ...Iaid out in Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch... 455 00:27:30,910 --> 00:27:34,447 ...final regulations issued by the U S. Office of Government Ethics-- 456 00:27:34,666 --> 00:27:39,462 Section 2635, wherein White House employees are specifically enjoined... 457 00:27:39,675 --> 00:27:43,296 ...from receiving or soliciting gifts over $20 in value. 458 00:27:43,515 --> 00:27:47,302 They want to give me a $ 1 9 discount on my car, I'II take it. 459 00:27:49,567 --> 00:27:52,357 -He's waiting for you. -Thank you. 460 00:27:57,331 --> 00:27:58,826 What happened? 461 00:27:59,042 --> 00:28:01,333 We shot three Haitian soldiers on the runway. 462 00:28:01,547 --> 00:28:05,334 -They boarded the plane? -Ground traffic control stopped the plane. 463 00:28:05,554 --> 00:28:09,851 When the soldiers boarded, they were told they'd boarded a U S. Air Force C-9. 464 00:28:10,354 --> 00:28:14,189 They were told to drop their weapons. They were told again. 465 00:28:14,403 --> 00:28:17,905 Two staff sergeants in the bulkhead had a clear shot and took them. 466 00:28:18,117 --> 00:28:21,074 They dumped the bodies on the tarmac and made an emergency takeoff. 467 00:28:21,290 --> 00:28:22,322 -Leo-- -Sir-- 468 00:28:22,542 --> 00:28:24,203 That wasn't supposed to happen. 469 00:28:24,420 --> 00:28:28,207 I evacuated the nonessentials specifically so that wouldn't happen. 470 00:28:28,427 --> 00:28:29,971 -We-- -I gave the order six hours ago. 471 00:28:30,180 --> 00:28:32,934 -They had to-- -Six hours ago, I gave the order! 472 00:28:33,144 --> 00:28:34,972 What were they still doing on a runway? 473 00:28:35,189 --> 00:28:37,682 They had to be collected. They weren't all in one place. 474 00:28:37,902 --> 00:28:39,777 -We shot three men-- -That's what you do. 475 00:28:39,989 --> 00:28:41,817 -We what? -A foreign hostile puts his foot... 476 00:28:42,034 --> 00:28:44,527 ...on an American military plane, that's an attack. 477 00:28:44,748 --> 00:28:47,038 Rules of engagement give us every right to repel. 478 00:28:47,252 --> 00:28:49,293 I' m sure they had their handbooks with them. 479 00:28:49,506 --> 00:28:53,673 These guys were there to keep the plane on the ground. 480 00:28:53,889 --> 00:28:55,847 -The plane is up in the air? -Yes, sir. 481 00:28:56,059 --> 00:28:57,340 What's happening on the ground? 482 00:28:57,562 --> 00:28:59,805 We' re communicating through diplomatic back channels. 483 00:29:00,024 --> 00:29:00,060 -Who are we using? -The Canadian ambassador... 484 00:29:02,612 --> 00:29:04,690 ... Dominican intelligence. 485 00:29:04,908 --> 00:29:07,579 -And what does Bazan want? -Dessalines. 486 00:29:07,788 --> 00:29:10,115 -On what charge? -That as treasury minister... 487 00:29:10,334 --> 00:29:13,123 ... he embezzled $ 1 8 million earmarked for humanitarian aid. 488 00:29:13,506 --> 00:29:15,714 I' m sold. 489 00:29:23,566 --> 00:29:27,566 Margaret, get me the secretary of state. 490 00:29:27,781 --> 00:29:30,453 You' re right. I should be bringing them in on re-election. 491 00:29:30,661 --> 00:29:32,371 -I should be talking to them. -Yeah. 492 00:29:32,582 --> 00:29:34,706 I don't want to make the same mistakes again. 493 00:29:34,919 --> 00:29:38,540 Y eah. Not when there are so many new mistakes we can make. 494 00:29:38,759 --> 00:29:43,970 Let's start tonight. Around 9:00, we'II meet in the residence. 495 00:29:44,185 --> 00:29:49,943 Scott, I' m with the president. We' re gonna need to invoke 1 070 at OAS. 496 00:30:00,172 --> 00:30:02,415 -Good evening, Mr. President. -Bob Cratchit. 497 00:30:02,634 --> 00:30:05,174 Surely you have better things to do than annoy me. 498 00:30:05,389 --> 00:30:07,098 -Never. You bought a new car? -Y es. 499 00:30:07,309 --> 00:30:09,636 -And you paid sticker price? -Section 2635-- 500 00:30:09,855 --> 00:30:13,274 You need to Iook at the next page, subsection B, paragraph 4. 501 00:30:13,487 --> 00:30:15,730 I could beat you up anytime I want, sir. 502 00:30:15,949 --> 00:30:18,869 Secret Service would have you down Iike a calf at a rodeo. 503 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:22,783 "The definition of gift excludes opportunities and benefits... 504 00:30:23,003 --> 00:30:25,675 ...including favorable rates and commercial discounts... 505 00:30:25,883 --> 00:30:27,961 ...available to the public at Iarge. " 506 00:30:28,513 --> 00:30:30,591 -I did Iook at the next page. -And? 507 00:30:30,809 --> 00:30:35,605 I work next door to the Oval Office, sir. Caesar's wife must be above reproach. 508 00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:42,780 Is the reason you didn't tell me you were getting a new car, you--? 509 00:30:43,539 --> 00:30:47,492 Did you think I was gonna think it was an extravagance? 510 00:30:47,713 --> 00:30:50,919 You don't think I think you should have a new car? 511 00:30:51,136 --> 00:30:55,885 -Dolores, have you ever had a new car? -No. 512 00:30:56,103 --> 00:30:59,106 Henry would go to Calvin Hilly in Concord... 513 00:30:59,317 --> 00:31:02,439 ...and Calvin would give him a good deal on something reliable. 514 00:31:02,656 --> 00:31:05,909 Let me find out what you were to pay, and write a check for the difference. 515 00:31:06,121 --> 00:31:09,290 Oh, no. Thank you, but I' m buying this car myself. 516 00:31:09,502 --> 00:31:11,294 This car is gonna feel good. 517 00:31:11,589 --> 00:31:13,583 -Is it a nice one? -It's a beauty. 518 00:31:14,010 --> 00:31:16,384 It's blue. It has air conditioning. 519 00:31:16,598 --> 00:31:18,925 I told them I can roll down the windows, but it comes with it. 520 00:31:19,185 --> 00:31:22,473 Consumer Reports rates it very high. It's very safe. 521 00:31:22,775 --> 00:31:24,983 And when you get inside, there's this.... 522 00:31:25,196 --> 00:31:26,857 -Smell? -How did you know? 523 00:31:27,074 --> 00:31:30,410 The smell of freedom, and the chemicals they treat the dashboard with. 524 00:31:30,622 --> 00:31:32,248 -When are you picking it up? -Now. 525 00:31:32,459 --> 00:31:33,491 Do me a favor. 526 00:31:33,711 --> 00:31:37,047 Come back after you pick it up. I'd Iike to talk to you about something. 527 00:31:37,259 --> 00:31:39,799 And put the car in the driveway. I'd Iike to kick the tires. 528 00:31:40,014 --> 00:31:41,010 Why? 529 00:31:41,224 --> 00:31:43,682 It's an expression, Fannie Mae. Go get your car. 530 00:31:45,690 --> 00:31:48,859 What happens is, basically, that small stones in the inner ear... 531 00:31:49,071 --> 00:31:51,647 ...which respond to gravity become dislodged... 532 00:31:51,868 --> 00:31:54,741 ...and that'II cause benign positional vertigo. 533 00:31:55,207 --> 00:31:56,488 -You all right? -Y es, ma'am. 534 00:31:56,710 --> 00:31:59,666 You sure you don't want some acetylsalicylic acid? 535 00:31:59,882 --> 00:32:02,802 -Aspirin, my brother. -What a dumb major you had. 536 00:32:03,012 --> 00:32:05,006 -Good evening. -Oh, OIiver. 537 00:32:05,392 --> 00:32:08,063 Do you know what peripheral neuropathy indicates? 538 00:32:08,272 --> 00:32:11,726 No, but I don't really care that much. Sam, would you mind for a minute? 539 00:32:11,945 --> 00:32:13,820 -No. -B1 2 deficiency. 540 00:32:14,366 --> 00:32:16,407 -Thank you. -Sure. 541 00:32:18,748 --> 00:32:21,455 -Mrs. Bartlet, I want to talk to you-- -Dr. Bartlet. 542 00:32:23,465 --> 00:32:25,376 When did I stop being Dr. Bartlet? 543 00:32:25,594 --> 00:32:27,303 When in the campaign did I decide... 544 00:32:27,514 --> 00:32:30,636 ...that women were gonna Iike me more if I called myself " Mrs. "? 545 00:32:30,853 --> 00:32:32,977 When did I decide that women were that stupid? 546 00:32:33,190 --> 00:32:35,268 Ma'am, I want you to get your own Iawyer. 547 00:32:35,486 --> 00:32:37,397 -I have my own Iawyer. -Pat's a family Iawyer. 548 00:32:37,615 --> 00:32:39,905 I want you to get someone for this. I'II give you eight names. 549 00:32:40,119 --> 00:32:42,327 You, Pat and the president whittle it down to three, I'II pick the one. 550 00:32:42,540 --> 00:32:44,914 Can we do this after the broadcast Wednesday night? 551 00:32:45,128 --> 00:32:49,378 No, I want you to do it right away. I don't think you should do the broadcast. 552 00:32:49,594 --> 00:32:52,170 -Why? -You shouldn't answer without a Iawyer. 553 00:32:52,391 --> 00:32:54,219 Sam said they' re not gonna get into issues of Iegality. 554 00:32:54,436 --> 00:32:56,430 I don't know how they' re gonna avoid it. 555 00:32:56,648 --> 00:32:59,058 Herman Vikram was the original specialist, right? 556 00:32:59,278 --> 00:33:01,319 It was Vikram who put him on prednisone. 557 00:33:01,532 --> 00:33:06,197 And then almost four years ago you put him on interferon beta-1 b. 558 00:33:06,415 --> 00:33:09,205 -Betaseron. -Y eah. 559 00:33:10,339 --> 00:33:13,508 -You did it, not Vikram. -It was in consultation with Vikram. 560 00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:14,800 He didn't write the prescription. 561 00:33:15,014 --> 00:33:18,635 I thought that it would be wrong to involve another doctor. 562 00:33:18,854 --> 00:33:22,771 So you wrote these prescriptions to yourself and had them filled where? 563 00:33:22,986 --> 00:33:24,446 The Dunwich Women's Health CIinic. 564 00:33:24,656 --> 00:33:26,983 -Then shipped to various Iocations? -It was a campaign. 565 00:33:27,202 --> 00:33:29,492 -One Iocation was Phoenix. -Probably. 566 00:33:29,706 --> 00:33:32,033 -Another was St. Louis. -Y eah. 567 00:33:32,336 --> 00:33:35,505 You violated the medical ethics rules of three state boards: 568 00:33:35,717 --> 00:33:38,969 New Hampshire, Arizona and Missouri. 569 00:33:39,849 --> 00:33:42,223 "The board may take disciplinary action against any person... 570 00:33:42,437 --> 00:33:45,310 ...who has engaged in dishonest or unprofessional conduct. " 571 00:33:45,526 --> 00:33:48,233 They were extraordinary circumstances, OIiver. 572 00:33:48,448 --> 00:33:51,617 I gave my husband excellent medical care... 573 00:33:51,828 --> 00:33:54,119 ...and I'II Iine up tenured professors who'II say so. 574 00:33:54,333 --> 00:33:56,908 -Did you keep medical records? -No. 575 00:33:57,129 --> 00:33:59,919 " --or any person who has failed to maintain adequate medical records... 576 00:34:00,135 --> 00:34:03,838 ...or documentation on diagnostic and therapeutic treatment. " 577 00:34:04,058 --> 00:34:06,385 The AMA's code of ethics pretty well spells out... 578 00:34:06,604 --> 00:34:09,097 ...the egregiousness of treating your own family members. 579 00:34:09,318 --> 00:34:13,650 We do it anyway. We write prescriptions for migraines, antibiotics-- 580 00:34:13,867 --> 00:34:15,992 Can I ask you, as the president's physician... 581 00:34:16,205 --> 00:34:18,413 ... have you asked him if he's had extramarital affairs? 582 00:34:18,626 --> 00:34:20,750 No. 583 00:34:20,963 --> 00:34:25,628 Isn't that a crucial question in the diagnosing of autoimmune diseases? 584 00:34:29,144 --> 00:34:32,313 I'd Iike to be next to my husband when he does this. 585 00:34:32,525 --> 00:34:35,778 I'd Iike you to get your own Iawyer. 586 00:34:38,702 --> 00:34:41,825 -Is there anything else? -No. 587 00:34:42,042 --> 00:34:43,537 Thank you, Dr. Bartlet. 588 00:35:09,590 --> 00:35:11,383 You need this? 589 00:35:13,806 --> 00:35:17,011 -I didn't even see you there. -I haven't seen you all day. 590 00:35:17,228 --> 00:35:20,267 I've been with, you know, tobacco. 591 00:35:20,484 --> 00:35:23,820 -You need this? -Y eah. 592 00:35:24,032 --> 00:35:27,735 The president wants you at a meeting tonight in the residence around 9:00. 593 00:35:28,957 --> 00:35:32,376 I'II tell you what that is, that's the BIue Ribbon Commission on reform. 594 00:35:32,589 --> 00:35:34,666 I' m gonna be collecting benefits... 595 00:35:34,884 --> 00:35:37,722 ...or not by the time we get this BIue Ribbon thing up. 596 00:35:37,931 --> 00:35:40,424 -Josh. -Y eah. 597 00:35:44,151 --> 00:35:47,356 I' m trying-- See, this is why I'II never have a career as a-- 598 00:35:47,573 --> 00:35:49,283 -Donna, what--? -Sagittarius. 599 00:35:55,671 --> 00:35:59,042 -You all right? -Y eah. 600 00:36:00,388 --> 00:36:02,880 There's an empty office next to the conference room. 601 00:36:03,101 --> 00:36:04,929 I moved two couches in, pillows and blankets. 602 00:36:05,396 --> 00:36:07,640 -C.J. putting the Iid on? -Right now. 603 00:36:07,943 --> 00:36:10,899 And Leo's ready for you now. 604 00:36:13,285 --> 00:36:16,739 The OAS has agreed to meet in an emergency session tomorrow... 605 00:36:16,958 --> 00:36:18,502 ... but we' re waiting for confirmation. 606 00:36:18,711 --> 00:36:22,629 -Can you tell us what you'II say? -Y es, but first we'II say it to them. 607 00:36:22,844 --> 00:36:24,636 A question on the Haitian casualties-- 608 00:36:24,847 --> 00:36:27,091 We've run out of time. We'II pick it up tomorrow. 609 00:36:27,310 --> 00:36:30,017 I' m calling a full Iid. Any developments throughout the night, you'II be paged. 610 00:36:30,232 --> 00:36:33,437 -Thank you for your patience, everybody. -Thank you, C.J. 611 00:36:34,239 --> 00:36:36,363 -Leo's ready for you. -Thanks. 612 00:36:47,429 --> 00:36:50,882 Leo, this is insane, plain and simple. 613 00:36:51,102 --> 00:36:53,511 What's insane? Oh, never mind. What isn't? 614 00:36:53,731 --> 00:36:56,224 -You don't think it's crazy? -I don't know what we' re talking about. 615 00:36:56,444 --> 00:37:00,148 We' re firming up strategy on what will define the future of this presidency... 616 00:37:00,368 --> 00:37:04,119 ...and we don't know if this president is interested in the future. 617 00:37:04,333 --> 00:37:07,752 -We have to have a discussion tonight. -We' re having a discussion. 618 00:37:07,965 --> 00:37:10,173 -When? -T onight. 619 00:37:10,385 --> 00:37:12,713 Okay, then. 620 00:37:12,932 --> 00:37:15,472 -Good evening. -Good evening, Josh. 621 00:37:15,686 --> 00:37:20,316 Leo, would you excuse us for a second? T oby, can I talk to you outside? 622 00:37:27,833 --> 00:37:30,123 -You told Donna. -Y eah. 623 00:37:30,337 --> 00:37:32,877 -Why didn't you Iet me? -You hadn't yet. 624 00:37:36,348 --> 00:37:38,638 How'd she take it? 625 00:37:38,852 --> 00:37:43,102 If everybody out there takes it the way she did, we may be okay. 626 00:37:43,318 --> 00:37:48,827 If a few more people in here took it the way she did, that'd be all right too. 627 00:37:49,371 --> 00:37:53,074 -Was that for me? -That was for me. 628 00:37:54,546 --> 00:37:55,662 T obacco. 629 00:37:55,882 --> 00:37:58,173 Kalmbach's not gonna Iet it come to a vote in the subcommittee... 630 00:37:58,386 --> 00:38:01,224 ...which is fine, because if he did, it'd be 8-7 against. 631 00:38:01,433 --> 00:38:02,715 -Party Iines? -No. 632 00:38:02,936 --> 00:38:07,768 We have Stacy and Miner, but Warren and Rossitter are voting against. 633 00:38:07,987 --> 00:38:10,527 They have ideological problems with the case. 634 00:38:10,783 --> 00:38:11,982 What do you wanna do? 635 00:38:12,202 --> 00:38:14,410 Stick some dynamite up Warren and Rossitter's ass. 636 00:38:14,623 --> 00:38:18,077 The problem is Rossitter sits on the Judiciary Committee... 637 00:38:18,296 --> 00:38:21,549 ...and I don't know how many enemies on Judiciary we want to make. 638 00:38:21,761 --> 00:38:23,506 Both of you, Iisten. 639 00:38:23,723 --> 00:38:28,305 We' re not gonna stop, soften, detour, postpone... 640 00:38:28,523 --> 00:38:32,939 ...circumvent, obfuscate or trade a single one of our goals... 641 00:38:33,156 --> 00:38:35,993 ...to allow for whatever extracurricular nonsense... 642 00:38:36,203 --> 00:38:40,286 ...is coming our way in the next few days, weeks and months. 643 00:38:40,669 --> 00:38:43,506 When did we decide this? 644 00:38:45,219 --> 00:38:48,673 Just now. Light them up. 645 00:38:49,101 --> 00:38:52,139 -You got a recommendation for me? -30 minutes, Wednesday, Iive. 646 00:38:52,356 --> 00:38:53,638 -Live-to-tape? -Live. 647 00:38:53,859 --> 00:38:56,067 -Mural Room? -Y eah. They pick the interviewer. 648 00:38:56,280 --> 00:38:59,651 It's carried on all the networks and CNN. I give it to them 1 0 hours before. 649 00:39:00,036 --> 00:39:01,235 Followed by a press conference. 650 00:39:01,456 --> 00:39:04,578 There isn't another step until we know what the president's intentions are. 651 00:39:04,795 --> 00:39:08,131 We need a discussion, and it can't wait another night. 652 00:39:08,343 --> 00:39:09,755 -We' re having a discussion. -When? 653 00:39:09,971 --> 00:39:11,300 -T onight. -Really? 654 00:39:11,515 --> 00:39:13,390 -That's great. -Good evening. 655 00:39:13,602 --> 00:39:16,095 Sam, what do you know? 656 00:39:16,315 --> 00:39:19,354 I know that fluid accumulating in the semicircular canals... 657 00:39:19,571 --> 00:39:23,821 ...of the vestibulocochlear nerve is usually what'II account for dizziness. 658 00:39:24,037 --> 00:39:28,369 Leo, I want to state right here, in terms so plain and clear as to command their-- 659 00:39:28,587 --> 00:39:29,832 Meeting tonight. 660 00:39:30,047 --> 00:39:32,374 The whole country is gonna assume he's not running when he announces. 661 00:39:32,594 --> 00:39:33,757 -We' re having a meeting. -The press-- 662 00:39:33,971 --> 00:39:36,345 -We' re having a meeting. -Really? 663 00:39:37,101 --> 00:39:38,894 -That's great. -Y eah. 664 00:39:44,323 --> 00:39:47,611 Why doesn't everybody grab something to eat, be back at 9... 665 00:39:47,829 --> 00:39:51,081 ...and you'II get called to come over to the residence. 666 00:39:51,293 --> 00:39:53,786 Josh, walk out with me. 667 00:39:54,591 --> 00:39:58,461 I mean it, set one off under these guys. 668 00:39:58,681 --> 00:40:01,256 How about I have C.J. make a statement at her briefing? 669 00:40:01,478 --> 00:40:02,474 A strong statement. 670 00:40:02,688 --> 00:40:07,567 "The president calls on Congress to fund the Justice Department tobacco Iawsuit... 671 00:40:07,780 --> 00:40:09,691 ...at the Ievels necessary to continue this Iitigation. " 672 00:40:09,909 --> 00:40:11,987 "The American people deserve their day in court. " 673 00:40:12,205 --> 00:40:14,876 "This administration won't sit on the bench while well-fed members... 674 00:40:15,085 --> 00:40:18,172 ...of the Appropriations Committee choke off funding for a Iawsuit... 675 00:40:18,382 --> 00:40:21,670 ...aimed at the perpetrators of hundreds of thousands of negligent homicides... 676 00:40:21,888 --> 00:40:23,265 ...while filling their campaign war chests. " 677 00:40:23,475 --> 00:40:25,469 Light them up. 678 00:40:33,576 --> 00:40:35,404 Charlie? 679 00:40:36,581 --> 00:40:40,416 Leo, there was an accident at 1 8th and Potomac. 680 00:40:40,630 --> 00:40:43,004 Mrs. Landingham was driving her car back here. 681 00:40:43,218 --> 00:40:45,342 -What happened? -There was a drunk driver... 682 00:40:45,555 --> 00:40:47,929 ...and they ran the Iight at 1 8th and Potomac. 683 00:40:48,143 --> 00:40:52,274 -They ran it at a high speed. -Charlie, is she all right? 684 00:40:53,152 --> 00:40:56,321 No. She's dead. 685 00:41:16,818 --> 00:41:20,439 -Is he alone? -Y eah. 686 00:43:21,996 --> 00:43:22,993 Subtitles by SDI Media Group 687 00:43:23,207 --> 00:43:24,203 [ENGLISH] 690 00:43:25,000 --> 00:43:28,141 Best watched using Open Subtitles MKV Player