1 00:00:06,007 --> 00:00:07,832 Previously on The West Wing: 2 00:00:08,007 --> 00:00:10,329 - What's this? - Your diplomatic passport. 3 00:00:10,506 --> 00:00:13,255 You're going to the Middle East with Fitzwallace and Andy. 4 00:00:13,423 --> 00:00:17,167 No presidential handholding. See what's going on. Brief me and Toby about it. 5 00:00:17,338 --> 00:00:20,585 Sir, this is Kate Harper, your new deputy national security advisor. 6 00:00:20,754 --> 00:00:23,917 Yes. I have your CV, very impressive. 7 00:00:24,129 --> 00:00:26,084 - I'm gonna start volunteering. - Volunteering? 8 00:00:26,295 --> 00:00:29,660 - At the Washington Free Clinic. - Are you licensed to practice medicine? 9 00:00:29,836 --> 00:00:32,406 I voluntarily chose to stop practicing, C.J. 10 00:00:32,585 --> 00:00:36,281 And now I'm choosing to give a few underprivileged toddlers vaccinations. 11 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:44,074 Advertise your product or brand here contact www.OpenSubtitles.org today 12 00:00:45,916 --> 00:00:48,913 Even the Latin line got a laugh. 13 00:00:49,082 --> 00:00:50,409 I'm still laughing. 14 00:00:50,915 --> 00:00:53,154 Real reason I went for a second term. 15 00:00:53,373 --> 00:00:56,987 Couple more years, between this gig, the Gridiron and the Alfalfa Club... 16 00:00:57,164 --> 00:00:59,237 ...I'll be ready for the Def Comedy circuit. 17 00:00:59,455 --> 00:01:00,864 I'd hold out for Vegas, sir. 18 00:01:01,038 --> 00:01:04,201 My first Correspondents' dinner was a nightmare. Bombed. 19 00:01:04,370 --> 00:01:07,037 - You put that behind you tonight. - I killed. 20 00:01:07,578 --> 00:01:09,699 They laughed till they cried. 21 00:01:10,369 --> 00:01:12,276 They're still crying. 22 00:01:12,452 --> 00:01:14,821 Honestly, sir, in my case, it's the pollen count. 23 00:01:14,993 --> 00:01:18,773 But for an Anglo-Saxon, you were darn funny. 24 00:01:28,199 --> 00:01:30,154 - Here we go. - Thank you, sir. 25 00:01:30,324 --> 00:01:32,230 I go forth to bring word of your triumph. 26 00:01:32,406 --> 00:01:35,357 We still got a phone call with the Japanese defense minister. 27 00:01:35,531 --> 00:01:39,606 Let's do it upstairs. I gotta check in with Charlie first. Agent Broder, may I? 28 00:01:40,696 --> 00:01:43,019 - Yes, sir. - Thank you. Do you even smoke? 29 00:01:43,196 --> 00:01:46,277 - Gave it up a year ago. - That's what I call willpower. 30 00:01:46,445 --> 00:01:48,352 That's what I call enabler. 31 00:01:58,318 --> 00:02:01,564 - Here, let me. - No. You shouldn't. 32 00:02:01,734 --> 00:02:03,937 I'm the idiot who... 33 00:02:04,108 --> 00:02:06,857 It's an Ohio thing. If it's gonna be thrown away... 34 00:02:07,024 --> 00:02:09,015 I was coveting one of these through dinner. 35 00:02:09,191 --> 00:02:10,849 - It's yours. - No, I wasn't serious. 36 00:02:11,065 --> 00:02:12,854 I won't even be around to enjoy them. 37 00:02:13,023 --> 00:02:15,511 - He used your other stuff. - That's not the point. 38 00:02:15,689 --> 00:02:18,177 The line worked. I liked it, the president liked it. 39 00:02:18,355 --> 00:02:20,180 The president had nine laugh out louds. 40 00:02:20,355 --> 00:02:22,345 - He could've had 10. - Yet the world turns. 41 00:02:22,521 --> 00:02:25,684 - Look it up. - This is me looking. Here we go. 42 00:02:26,562 --> 00:02:28,054 Line 27. 43 00:02:34,477 --> 00:02:38,387 - The NSC killed my Panama joke? - Was it a joke about warheads? 44 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,308 Call Colonel Klink over there. I wanna know what happened. 45 00:02:41,476 --> 00:02:42,885 Now? 46 00:02:43,059 --> 00:02:45,428 - I'm calling. - Two-point-two-A, my... 47 00:02:45,641 --> 00:02:48,308 Josh Lyman's office for Commander Harper, please. 48 00:02:48,474 --> 00:02:51,804 On your way out, give this to C.J. 49 00:02:52,932 --> 00:02:54,673 Really? 50 00:02:54,890 --> 00:02:58,337 Your wife called. Said, "Don't forget the video." 51 00:02:58,514 --> 00:03:00,255 My daughter's having a sleepover. 52 00:03:00,430 --> 00:03:01,757 We're talking Nemo. 53 00:03:01,930 --> 00:03:03,470 Whatever you say, sir. 54 00:03:04,471 --> 00:03:08,001 Remind me to have you pull more Saturday nights, Lee. 55 00:03:11,886 --> 00:03:13,758 So he pulled it off. 56 00:03:14,761 --> 00:03:16,419 Grading on a curve, yes. 57 00:03:16,635 --> 00:03:18,009 - But? - You can't tell him. 58 00:03:18,176 --> 00:03:20,795 - Okay. - Second half, I was in the ladies' room. 59 00:03:21,009 --> 00:03:23,758 - Hay fever? - And I was seated with the guests of... 60 00:03:23,967 --> 00:03:26,834 I thought they were guests of Leno's. Whoever they were... 61 00:03:27,008 --> 00:03:29,377 ...they were drenched with cologne. 62 00:03:29,591 --> 00:03:31,711 - You should've said something. - What? 63 00:03:31,882 --> 00:03:34,204 "Mind scrubbing your necks before we have salad?" 64 00:03:34,382 --> 00:03:36,786 - You're allergic. - It's not an allergy. 65 00:03:36,964 --> 00:03:39,452 - It is a sensitivity. - Kind of looks like an allergy. 66 00:03:39,630 --> 00:03:43,291 Just tell me your hot water's back on so I won't worry about you all weekend. 67 00:03:43,463 --> 00:03:46,460 My hot water is back on. It will be. 68 00:03:46,629 --> 00:03:49,875 Charlie, did you pull DoD's report on the Pacific Missile Shield? 69 00:03:50,087 --> 00:03:51,994 - It's right here. - Thank you. 70 00:03:53,378 --> 00:03:57,157 Leo's coming to the residence. We'll take that call from the Japanese up there. 71 00:03:57,377 --> 00:03:58,953 I'll send it up. 72 00:03:59,168 --> 00:04:02,035 - What happened with your water? - Nothing. It's squared away. 73 00:04:02,251 --> 00:04:05,663 - Falling behind on your bills, Charlie? - I'm fine, sir. Thank you. 74 00:04:05,833 --> 00:04:10,075 I'm pretty sure there's some statute that prevents me from staking you to a loan. 75 00:04:10,249 --> 00:04:12,702 But Debbie's a soft touch. 76 00:04:22,997 --> 00:04:26,492 - Broder. - We're getting a ping on the EHM. 77 00:04:26,704 --> 00:04:29,618 - The Roosey Room again? - No, sir. Outer office to the Oval. 78 00:04:30,162 --> 00:04:31,951 - I'm crashing the House. - Where's...? 79 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:34,608 Eagle's covered. I need help securing the West Wing. 80 00:04:34,786 --> 00:04:36,243 On my way. 81 00:04:39,285 --> 00:04:42,401 Mr. President, I need you to don a mask. 82 00:04:42,576 --> 00:04:45,277 - This is a crash. Put these on, please. - Is this a drill? 83 00:04:45,492 --> 00:04:49,816 No. The environmental hazard monitor's detecting an unusual pattern of particles. 84 00:04:50,033 --> 00:04:52,864 We've had false alarms for anthrax since the last patch. 85 00:04:53,032 --> 00:04:55,022 Everyone follow me this way, quickly. 86 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:57,083 Just do what she says. 87 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:54,058 Look who it is. 88 00:05:54,231 --> 00:05:55,645 - Nice rod. - Is she gone? 89 00:05:55,820 --> 00:05:58,948 Ladies' room. Press detail for the CODEL. 90 00:05:59,124 --> 00:06:00,752 - Have a fabulous time. - What's...? 91 00:06:00,922 --> 00:06:03,598 Faxes need to clear a 90-minute window before briefings. 92 00:06:03,807 --> 00:06:07,685 Try and keep track of your time zone. And don't drink the water. 93 00:06:11,502 --> 00:06:13,630 Was the vice president happy with the speech? 94 00:06:13,802 --> 00:06:16,478 You know how many Bob Russell jokes were told tonight? 95 00:06:16,646 --> 00:06:19,404 Thirty-two. I almost lost count. 96 00:06:19,615 --> 00:06:22,576 - I was gonna carve notches on my belt. - You're not answering. 97 00:06:22,751 --> 00:06:24,833 "Vice President Russell went to Hong Kong... 98 00:06:25,009 --> 00:06:27,686 ...opened a fortune cookie and found an actual fortune." 99 00:06:27,853 --> 00:06:30,101 - What does that mean? - Bob Russell's corrupt. 100 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:33,614 - I know what it means, but my point is... - Come in here. 101 00:06:38,057 --> 00:06:39,471 First time? 102 00:06:39,646 --> 00:06:41,192 You're in for a treat. 103 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:44,654 None of you came in contact with any powdery or gooey substances? 104 00:06:44,831 --> 00:06:46,995 - Nope. - Opened any sealed containers? 105 00:06:47,215 --> 00:06:50,176 - Breath mints, in a tin on my desk. - I smoked a cigarette. 106 00:06:50,351 --> 00:06:54,145 Did the first lady install a nicotine upgrade on the detector? 107 00:06:56,164 --> 00:06:57,793 - Josh Lyman? - Yes. 108 00:06:57,962 --> 00:06:59,508 You asked to see me? 109 00:07:01,224 --> 00:07:03,269 Kate Harper. I'm the new deputy NSA. 110 00:07:03,482 --> 00:07:05,480 - You're Commander Harper. - Kate's fine. 111 00:07:05,698 --> 00:07:09,921 Sorry I haven't gotten around to introducing myself to everyone yet. 112 00:07:10,968 --> 00:07:14,096 Excuse me. I just wanna grab one of these. 113 00:07:16,864 --> 00:07:18,493 - You thirsty? - Would you like one? 114 00:07:18,662 --> 00:07:20,375 No, thanks. I'm about to head out. 115 00:07:20,586 --> 00:07:22,132 - We're crashed, Mr. Lyman. - Now? 116 00:07:22,300 --> 00:07:24,298 - Thanks, Ms. Harper. - Almost out the door. 117 00:07:24,517 --> 00:07:26,811 I need you to stay where you are. 118 00:07:32,922 --> 00:07:34,754 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 119 00:07:38,275 --> 00:07:40,107 It's a simple question. Yes or no. 120 00:07:40,282 --> 00:07:42,411 Was the vice president happy with the speech? 121 00:07:42,624 --> 00:07:45,300 I have no idea what you're talking about. 122 00:07:45,468 --> 00:07:47,299 - We're crashed, gentlemen. - Come again? 123 00:07:47,475 --> 00:07:51,947 The building's in lockdown. I need you to stay put until we know what's up. 124 00:07:58,473 --> 00:08:00,935 Love what you've done with the place. 125 00:08:02,404 --> 00:08:03,736 - We're in a crash. - Again? 126 00:08:03,909 --> 00:08:07,121 - Ms. Moss, would you mind stepping in? - Oh, sure. 127 00:08:07,297 --> 00:08:09,175 - Jack make it out? - Jack left in a huff. 128 00:08:09,346 --> 00:08:12,188 - Five minutes, I'd have been in my car. - Who's Maura Leary? 129 00:08:12,357 --> 00:08:14,985 Press secretary in Congressman DeSanto's office. 130 00:08:15,870 --> 00:08:18,712 - It's you. You're going on the CODEL. - Yeah. 131 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:21,175 You bumped Jack. He was doing press detail. 132 00:08:21,348 --> 00:08:23,096 He's probably making a voodoo doll. 133 00:08:23,271 --> 00:08:26,066 I didn't wanna kick him off the trip. Josh didn't say... 134 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:30,034 White House only gets one rep. Don't worry. You're not his first voodoo doll... 135 00:08:30,213 --> 00:08:32,592 ...and they rarely work. - This is for you. 136 00:08:32,848 --> 00:08:36,808 - Lord, what have I gotten myself into? - Is it your birthday? 137 00:08:37,030 --> 00:08:38,742 I'm going camping. 138 00:08:38,953 --> 00:08:41,630 - Automatic bank drafts? - I hear they're convenient, sir. 139 00:08:41,797 --> 00:08:43,259 We're in here. 140 00:08:48,697 --> 00:08:50,576 - Mr. President, how you feeling? - Dandy. 141 00:08:50,746 --> 00:08:53,374 I killed at the Correspondents' dinner. Have I met you? 142 00:08:53,548 --> 00:08:57,306 No. I'm Dr. Mike Gordon. I'm new to the unit but I've been through the drills. 143 00:08:57,479 --> 00:09:00,321 I should do my "Latin as the national language" run for him. 144 00:09:00,490 --> 00:09:02,202 - No, sir. - Meet my lucky staff. 145 00:09:02,371 --> 00:09:04,750 - Charlie Young, Deborah Fiderer. - Nice to meet you. 146 00:09:04,922 --> 00:09:06,801 - Keep on your masks. - Sorry. Last time... 147 00:09:06,971 --> 00:09:09,814 Till agents confirm the code, we're on standard precautions. 148 00:09:09,982 --> 00:09:11,564 - You've been here before. - Once. 149 00:09:11,739 --> 00:09:15,331 - They usually turn us around at the stairs. - I'll take your blood pressure. 150 00:09:15,502 --> 00:09:18,511 Don't be shy. I'm used to being manhandled by the medical unit. 151 00:09:18,681 --> 00:09:20,013 - Are you Army? - Yes, sir. 152 00:09:20,228 --> 00:09:23,320 - Have you been coughing this evening? - Not at all. 153 00:09:23,532 --> 00:09:27,076 - What are you hearing, agent? - Ventilation shut down, per design. 154 00:09:27,295 --> 00:09:29,627 No other detectors picked up unusual particles. 155 00:09:29,846 --> 00:09:31,475 A few personnel are being held. 156 00:09:31,644 --> 00:09:33,808 - How about upstairs? - Residence is all clear. 157 00:09:33,986 --> 00:09:36,448 - Any shortness of breath, sir? - No, I'm fine. 158 00:09:36,662 --> 00:09:39,791 - You can skip the questions. - It's a long list, but I do need to. 159 00:09:40,008 --> 00:09:42,636 Do the questions, sir. We wanna take our time. 160 00:09:42,810 --> 00:09:44,558 - Aware of what's coming next? - Yeah. 161 00:09:44,733 --> 00:09:47,945 - Anything to do with nasal swabs? - I'm afraid that's affirmative. 162 00:09:48,121 --> 00:09:51,165 Serving at the pleasure of the president gets better and better. 163 00:09:51,383 --> 00:09:53,047 Read my mind, sir. 164 00:09:56,526 --> 00:09:59,154 Have we confirmed anything? 165 00:09:59,328 --> 00:10:01,826 So unless there's a problem... 166 00:10:03,217 --> 00:10:05,299 I will hold my location. Yeah. 167 00:10:05,475 --> 00:10:09,103 I'm aware of that. I will not leave the residence. 168 00:10:10,243 --> 00:10:11,741 What are they telling you, Leo? 169 00:10:11,957 --> 00:10:14,336 Forty minutes tops, assuming no other developments. 170 00:10:14,550 --> 00:10:17,095 They told me 10. 171 00:10:17,310 --> 00:10:19,558 Probably it'll be more like 10. 172 00:10:21,534 --> 00:10:23,531 Hey, you okay? 173 00:10:23,750 --> 00:10:25,213 I saw you slip out early. 174 00:10:25,423 --> 00:10:27,301 Got a shift. Had to change my clothes. 175 00:10:27,472 --> 00:10:30,314 - The exit was a little conspicuous. - I wasn't throwing food. 176 00:10:30,483 --> 00:10:32,980 The first lady leaves before the president's speech. 177 00:10:33,201 --> 00:10:35,365 Jed knew I could only stay for the first half. 178 00:10:35,543 --> 00:10:38,635 - Did anyone else know? - Hello. This is Dr. Bartlet. 179 00:10:38,804 --> 00:10:41,183 Would you tell Jerry I'm running late? 180 00:10:41,355 --> 00:10:42,937 Thanks. 181 00:10:46,541 --> 00:10:48,622 What are you doing at this hour? 182 00:10:49,092 --> 00:10:50,923 I'm at the clinic one night a week. 183 00:10:51,099 --> 00:10:52,895 - Midnight, 8 a.m. - Graveyard. 184 00:10:53,065 --> 00:10:55,359 We try not to call it that in front of patients. 185 00:10:55,532 --> 00:10:58,992 Midnight to 8 doesn't sound like you're handing out lollipops. 186 00:10:59,755 --> 00:11:01,800 Does C.J. have anything to say about this? 187 00:11:02,014 --> 00:11:03,595 C.J. doesn't go to the clinic. 188 00:11:03,812 --> 00:11:06,060 - I'm saying... - I know what you're saying. 189 00:11:06,279 --> 00:11:08,443 You could've talked to somebody about this. 190 00:11:08,621 --> 00:11:10,702 I talked to the president. 191 00:11:10,879 --> 00:11:13,459 - He didn't tell you I was working nights? - No. 192 00:11:14,266 --> 00:11:16,514 He never tells me anything either. 193 00:11:17,696 --> 00:11:20,407 You're upset because the VP didn't use any of your jokes. 194 00:11:20,623 --> 00:11:23,632 I'm upset because he didn't use any of anybody's jokes. 195 00:11:24,010 --> 00:11:27,269 Because he gave a humorless sermon at a humorous roast. 196 00:11:27,439 --> 00:11:31,864 Because he made the president of the United States look like a buffoon. 197 00:11:32,248 --> 00:11:35,210 Like he's squirting seltzer bottles while Pompeii's in flames. 198 00:11:35,385 --> 00:11:36,419 - While... - Volcanic ash. 199 00:11:36,597 --> 00:11:37,799 - What? - Rome burned. 200 00:11:37,977 --> 00:11:39,774 Pompeii was blanketed in volcanic ash. 201 00:11:39,943 --> 00:11:42,405 Is Bob Russell happy he upstaged the president? 202 00:11:42,619 --> 00:11:45,199 The vice president spent three hours as a pincushion. 203 00:11:45,379 --> 00:11:48,923 Dull jokes, stiff jokes, agribusiness jokes, unpreparedness jokes... 204 00:11:49,101 --> 00:11:52,645 ...immovable-hairline jokes. He provided plenty of humor. 205 00:11:52,990 --> 00:11:56,784 These are serious times, and he didn't want to bow and scrape and tell jokes... 206 00:11:56,963 --> 00:11:59,675 ...to all of Washington. You're damn right he was happy. 207 00:11:59,848 --> 00:12:04,071 From now on, any joint POTUS-VPOTUS appearance, I clear his speech. 208 00:12:04,239 --> 00:12:07,914 First of all, no. Second, you're mad because he didn't use your jokes. 209 00:12:08,128 --> 00:12:09,675 Okay. 210 00:12:10,387 --> 00:12:13,847 The problem with Bob Russell jokes is he doesn't think they're funny. 211 00:12:14,025 --> 00:12:17,069 - And no one else thinks they're jokes. - These are serious times. 212 00:12:17,287 --> 00:12:19,415 Only the vice president has figured that out. 213 00:12:19,587 --> 00:12:21,584 He's the only one who didn't look foolish. 214 00:12:21,761 --> 00:12:23,925 And he's the only one to not take your advice. 215 00:12:24,103 --> 00:12:26,267 Add one to the other and tell me what you get. 216 00:12:26,445 --> 00:12:28,324 We're done here. 217 00:12:28,619 --> 00:12:30,498 - Excuse me. - You need to close the door. 218 00:12:30,710 --> 00:12:32,839 - My office is two feet... - Strict procedures. 219 00:12:33,052 --> 00:12:35,050 - The president... - I'll let you know when. 220 00:12:35,268 --> 00:12:37,350 I'm not staying with this guy. You can... 221 00:12:39,994 --> 00:12:41,492 Mr. Ziegler. 222 00:12:44,301 --> 00:12:46,513 Stay inside the room, gentlemen. 223 00:12:46,978 --> 00:12:48,690 Oh, man. 224 00:12:58,687 --> 00:13:01,267 So this is verified. Gold alert. 225 00:13:01,447 --> 00:13:04,027 The office was sealed in less than eight minutes. 226 00:13:04,207 --> 00:13:07,751 While the alarm's being verified, the scanner began a DNA diagnostic. 227 00:13:07,929 --> 00:13:09,510 - Malfunction still possible? - Yes. 228 00:13:09,685 --> 00:13:11,481 But while we rule out system error... 229 00:13:11,650 --> 00:13:13,863 ...HAZMAT moves ahead with a sweep of the area. 230 00:13:14,076 --> 00:13:15,990 - Any shortness of breath? - Not really. 231 00:13:16,167 --> 00:13:19,592 I have a little allergic rhinitis, but no. The answer's no. 232 00:13:20,516 --> 00:13:22,597 - Sorry. - Was it my sinus or my frontal lobe? 233 00:13:22,774 --> 00:13:24,653 Burning sensation in your skin or eyes? 234 00:13:24,823 --> 00:13:27,237 - Not on my skin. - Your eyes? They're pretty red. 235 00:13:27,416 --> 00:13:28,748 That's all of them. 236 00:13:28,963 --> 00:13:30,926 He takes that straight to Fort Detrick. 237 00:13:32,058 --> 00:13:33,604 You'd hate for them to get lost. 238 00:13:33,898 --> 00:13:36,062 Ms. Fiderer, about your eyes. 239 00:13:36,490 --> 00:13:39,666 The pollen count has been in the go-back-to-bed range all week. 240 00:13:39,878 --> 00:13:41,590 - Is your nose burning? - Running... 241 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:44,091 ...but that's from the cloud of Chanel at dinner. 242 00:13:44,269 --> 00:13:48,491 - She's got a fragrance sensitivity. - Was anything sprayed on you at dinner? 243 00:13:48,660 --> 00:13:52,168 This won't count, but when I took my tablemates to meet the president... 244 00:13:52,340 --> 00:13:55,301 ...I thought they were guests of Leno's, though they weren't. 245 00:13:55,476 --> 00:13:58,104 While we waited for him to finish with another party... 246 00:13:58,278 --> 00:14:00,573 ...I didn't even see the woman get in her bag... 247 00:14:00,745 --> 00:14:02,624 ...and she spritzed right into my face. 248 00:14:03,045 --> 00:14:04,877 You're saying this aerosol got on you? 249 00:14:05,052 --> 00:14:07,550 - We expect an ID in 20 minutes. - Thanks, Ron. 250 00:14:07,729 --> 00:14:09,311 Agent Butterfield, no one leaves. 251 00:14:09,527 --> 00:14:12,286 I'm calling code chem. We need to run a decon protocol. 252 00:14:12,496 --> 00:14:14,660 - Chemical indications? - Fiderer was sprayed... 253 00:14:14,838 --> 00:14:17,680 ...with an unknown agent. It's causing edema and burning. 254 00:14:17,849 --> 00:14:20,227 Everyone has to take a decontamination rinse... 255 00:14:20,442 --> 00:14:23,118 ...beginning with the president. - For the love of Mike. 256 00:14:23,285 --> 00:14:24,664 Meet in the clean area. 257 00:14:24,832 --> 00:14:26,997 - Move quickly. - I'm all for the protocol... 258 00:14:27,174 --> 00:14:28,970 ...but this is absurd. - My apologies. 259 00:14:29,182 --> 00:14:32,143 We have some oversensitive technology that's overreacting. 260 00:14:32,360 --> 00:14:34,238 You'll find instructions in the shower. 261 00:14:34,409 --> 00:14:37,917 - Scrub vigorously and rinse your eyes. - You're making a great impression. 262 00:14:38,089 --> 00:14:40,765 - Mr. President. - Ron will put in a good word to your CO. 263 00:14:40,932 --> 00:14:43,227 Mr. President, get in the shower. 264 00:14:50,133 --> 00:14:52,630 - Can you see anybody? - Josh's door is closed. 265 00:14:52,809 --> 00:14:54,141 He's not picking up? 266 00:14:57,074 --> 00:15:00,000 - Josh Lyman's office. - And Josh Lyman himself. 267 00:15:00,211 --> 00:15:02,007 - Donna's MIA. - No, she's right here. 268 00:15:02,218 --> 00:15:03,966 - What's the holdup? - I don 't know. 269 00:15:04,183 --> 00:15:06,098 I got a deputy NSA stuck in here with me. 270 00:15:06,316 --> 00:15:10,194 Ask why we can't throw money at the system to fix these false alarms. 271 00:15:11,167 --> 00:15:14,092 C.J. Cregg would like to know why we spend half our lives... 272 00:15:14,262 --> 00:15:15,641 ...in unnecessary lockdowns. 273 00:15:15,809 --> 00:15:18,307 - Better safe than sorry. - She's got nothing. 274 00:15:19,531 --> 00:15:22,075 Did you know I'm taking Jack Sosa's place on the trip? 275 00:15:22,249 --> 00:15:24,247 - Are you? Bummer. - He was on press detail. 276 00:15:24,424 --> 00:15:25,755 Now I'm on press detail. 277 00:15:25,929 --> 00:15:28,854 Bring him back a key chain with a pyramid on it or something. 278 00:15:29,024 --> 00:15:31,236 - I got another call. What do I do? - Press hold. 279 00:15:36,258 --> 00:15:37,922 He didn't press hold. 280 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:41,359 Weren't you meeting that guy from the Post-Intelligencer? 281 00:15:41,527 --> 00:15:43,192 I thought we had stuff to wrap up. 282 00:15:43,409 --> 00:15:45,371 Apparently it was Operation Rod and Reel. 283 00:15:45,584 --> 00:15:48,296 - He was cute. - He'll call. 284 00:15:50,058 --> 00:15:52,770 Oh, God. Sasquatch. 285 00:15:57,920 --> 00:15:59,799 Ice might help. 286 00:16:01,224 --> 00:16:04,149 - Are you making conversation? - You don't want it to swell up. 287 00:16:04,318 --> 00:16:07,411 There's no ice here, and we're not at liberty to wander. 288 00:16:07,622 --> 00:16:09,204 Do they always do that? 289 00:16:09,420 --> 00:16:11,918 - Saran-wrap the Oval? - I don't know. 290 00:16:12,807 --> 00:16:14,472 If it was real, Russell would know. 291 00:16:14,647 --> 00:16:17,609 - You would've gotten a call. - My cell's out in my coat pocket. 292 00:16:17,784 --> 00:16:21,494 And since your scrubbing of my old office included the phone... 293 00:16:22,426 --> 00:16:24,970 He was fast, that guy. You think that was judo? 294 00:16:27,987 --> 00:16:29,902 There's sodas in here. They're cold. 295 00:16:30,538 --> 00:16:33,000 I'm not putting a soda on my head. 296 00:16:34,009 --> 00:16:35,388 Okay. 297 00:16:36,184 --> 00:16:37,896 There's gonna be a bump. 298 00:16:41,704 --> 00:16:43,832 I don't know Major Gordon. Do we like him? 299 00:16:44,046 --> 00:16:46,043 He didn't laugh at my Social Security joke. 300 00:16:46,220 --> 00:16:48,432 That's a good sign. That joke is... 301 00:16:48,604 --> 00:16:51,648 ... a works-better-on-a-crowd that's-been-drinking kind of thing. 302 00:16:51,824 --> 00:16:53,488 I'm hoping he didn 't crack a smile. 303 00:16:53,664 --> 00:16:56,458 I think we can count on Dr. Gordon's sobriety. 304 00:16:56,633 --> 00:16:58,797 How's your blood pressure? Seriously. 305 00:16:58,975 --> 00:17:01,651 Seriously? It's a miracle I'm alive. 306 00:17:01,818 --> 00:17:03,197 Take care of yourself. 307 00:17:03,366 --> 00:17:06,410 - Don't get too bored. - Leo 's entertaining me. 308 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:10,088 - Leo's still in the building? - Yes. 309 00:17:10,266 --> 00:17:12,430 I thought they would... I thought he went home. 310 00:17:12,607 --> 00:17:16,568 No, he's with me. Until he gets whisked off to some undisclosed location... 311 00:17:16,748 --> 00:17:19,245 ...I'm gonna keep running with the false-alarm story. 312 00:17:19,424 --> 00:17:21,588 Put him on for a second. 313 00:17:21,766 --> 00:17:23,347 Leo. 314 00:17:28,917 --> 00:17:31,878 - How's it going? - It's all about the fun down here. 315 00:17:32,053 --> 00:17:34,384 What do I need on Japan? 316 00:17:34,562 --> 00:17:38,653 Someone alerted the Chinese that Japan's onboard with the missile shield. 317 00:17:38,869 --> 00:17:41,450 They're gonna wanna hear, if China starts posturing... 318 00:17:41,629 --> 00:17:44,472 ... we're ready to go public with the plans and the alliance. 319 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:47,054 - Are we? - We'll have to be. 320 00:17:47,233 --> 00:17:49,231 Everything okay up there? 321 00:17:50,077 --> 00:17:52,836 - Yeah. - Good. 322 00:18:00,573 --> 00:18:01,905 You can stay. 323 00:18:02,120 --> 00:18:04,165 They don't think there's a real danger. 324 00:18:04,379 --> 00:18:06,626 Better to have you here, making sure I behave. 325 00:18:06,804 --> 00:18:10,146 If it comes to that, you got any of those to spare? 326 00:18:10,693 --> 00:18:12,489 Or are you hoarding the good stuff? 327 00:18:12,700 --> 00:18:14,745 I'm sorry. Where's my manners? 328 00:18:14,959 --> 00:18:17,206 I'm not gonna tell you it's cold medicine. 329 00:18:18,011 --> 00:18:20,175 - You carry them with you? - As needed. 330 00:18:20,395 --> 00:18:22,357 It's not a daily dose. 331 00:18:25,330 --> 00:18:27,792 How about I make us some tea? 332 00:18:38,711 --> 00:18:40,793 So why'd you get the water? 333 00:18:41,722 --> 00:18:45,350 You went out and got a case right before the agent showed up. 334 00:18:45,528 --> 00:18:46,942 Do you want one? 335 00:18:47,117 --> 00:18:50,709 You knew we were gonna be stuck here indefinitely. I didn't. 336 00:18:50,881 --> 00:18:52,677 It's a reflex. 337 00:18:52,846 --> 00:18:54,594 Better safe? 338 00:18:54,770 --> 00:18:56,982 I was in a lockdown for 77 hours once. 339 00:18:57,153 --> 00:18:58,616 Where was that? 340 00:18:58,784 --> 00:19:00,199 Overseas. 341 00:19:01,670 --> 00:19:03,715 "Overseas" is a big place. 342 00:19:04,722 --> 00:19:06,185 Yeah. 343 00:19:07,064 --> 00:19:09,146 Were you in the embassy in Haiti? 344 00:19:10,033 --> 00:19:12,078 I got a PowerBar too if things get ugly. 345 00:19:12,250 --> 00:19:15,211 Okay. I get it. CIA. 346 00:19:16,515 --> 00:19:18,810 I could look you up. I have code-word clearance. 347 00:19:18,982 --> 00:19:20,945 Not this code, you don't. 348 00:19:22,077 --> 00:19:24,657 So why'd you kill my Panama joke? 349 00:19:24,837 --> 00:19:26,918 - What? - In the president's speech tonight. 350 00:19:27,095 --> 00:19:30,307 What possible threat to national security could...? 351 00:19:30,482 --> 00:19:32,564 - No threat. - No? 352 00:19:32,741 --> 00:19:34,405 Wasn't funny. 353 00:19:38,512 --> 00:19:41,092 - You don't really like Russell. - No, you don't. 354 00:19:41,272 --> 00:19:43,484 Your dislike isn't professional, it's personal. 355 00:19:43,655 --> 00:19:44,987 Not personal. Visceral. 356 00:19:45,161 --> 00:19:48,669 He's not inconsiderable once you spend some time with him. 357 00:19:58,208 --> 00:20:00,920 He's a featherweight who only looks like a lightweight... 358 00:20:01,093 --> 00:20:02,758 ...because you're propping him up. 359 00:20:03,352 --> 00:20:05,896 - He's the heir apparent. - Don't say "heir apparent"... 360 00:20:06,070 --> 00:20:09,864 ...when we've got men in Moon suits hermetically sealing the Oval. 361 00:20:11,004 --> 00:20:13,133 This is Russell's only shot, by the way. 362 00:20:13,304 --> 00:20:14,719 A night like this. 363 00:20:15,228 --> 00:20:17,226 - You comfortable with that? - Perfectly. 364 00:20:17,403 --> 00:20:18,817 - Well, great. - "Only shot." 365 00:20:18,992 --> 00:20:21,204 - This and voter fraud. Another option. - I see. 366 00:20:21,375 --> 00:20:24,420 - A Mob hit would also work. - Someday, there will be a younger... 367 00:20:24,595 --> 00:20:26,974 ...political operative moving onto your landscape. 368 00:20:27,146 --> 00:20:29,525 Up through the ranks of the domestic-policy shop. 369 00:20:29,739 --> 00:20:32,831 You'll foist your jealousy and resentment onto his shoulders... 370 00:20:33,001 --> 00:20:35,165 ...and give me a break for three minutes. 371 00:20:35,384 --> 00:20:38,893 - Jealousy? This is good. - You've had one win in your career. One. 372 00:20:39,064 --> 00:20:41,990 You're looking sunset in the face, and I'm just starting out. 373 00:20:42,159 --> 00:20:44,787 That's eating you apart like a psychological melanoma. 374 00:20:45,003 --> 00:20:47,631 - My jealousy of you. - It's a sport. You're exhausted. 375 00:20:47,846 --> 00:20:50,974 If you had it in you, you'd groom Matt Packard or Howard Sturges. 376 00:20:51,150 --> 00:20:53,362 You'd take me down. Me and my anemic candidate. 377 00:20:53,534 --> 00:20:56,876 But you don't have it. I say this with a tremendous amount of respect. 378 00:20:57,046 --> 00:21:00,221 I would be eternally grateful if you would back off. 379 00:21:07,877 --> 00:21:11,505 My father had one of these. I barfed in it once. 380 00:21:11,975 --> 00:21:13,557 I usually threw up off the side. 381 00:21:13,732 --> 00:21:15,944 Sitting there, rocking in the lake swells. 382 00:21:16,116 --> 00:21:19,624 It's always about getting up at some god-awful hour of the morning. 383 00:21:20,046 --> 00:21:22,758 - We won't make it to the Shenandoahs. - You're driving? 384 00:21:22,932 --> 00:21:26,940 The plan was to leave by 11, arrive by 1, pitch a tent, wake up in the green world. 385 00:21:27,114 --> 00:21:29,112 - You can make it. - This'll have postmortem. 386 00:21:29,288 --> 00:21:31,286 - Doubt it. - Why the system's on the fritz. 387 00:21:31,463 --> 00:21:33,627 Is the White House crippled by its protection? 388 00:21:33,805 --> 00:21:36,219 We left the press corps at the Hilton's open bar. 389 00:21:36,481 --> 00:21:38,145 - Still. - Someone else can handle it. 390 00:21:38,363 --> 00:21:40,907 Spray a little deet behind your ears and go have fun. 391 00:21:41,081 --> 00:21:43,709 Hi. I'm still here. 392 00:21:44,636 --> 00:21:46,967 We've got a little bit of a situation. 393 00:21:47,730 --> 00:21:50,525 I'm afraid our getaway isn't gonna work. 394 00:21:51,619 --> 00:21:53,082 I'm really sorry. 395 00:21:56,847 --> 00:22:00,641 Allergies have been a pain my whole life, but this marks a new low. 396 00:22:00,819 --> 00:22:03,578 - None of that. - For all we know, you saved our lives. 397 00:22:03,747 --> 00:22:06,755 At the very least you got us into some comfortable clothes. 398 00:22:06,967 --> 00:22:08,881 - You both comfy? - Oh, yes, sir. 399 00:22:09,099 --> 00:22:11,513 - I'm so digging the polyester. - It's a great look. 400 00:22:11,901 --> 00:22:13,233 - Cipro? - Yes, sir. 401 00:22:13,407 --> 00:22:16,166 We'll treat prophylactically, 500 milligrams twice a day. 402 00:22:16,334 --> 00:22:19,628 - Drink lots of water. It's dehydrating. - Let me guess. Protocol. 403 00:22:19,805 --> 00:22:23,313 Cultures will be back in 48 hours. If it's negative for anthrax, we stop. 404 00:22:23,485 --> 00:22:24,769 We didn't rule out anthrax? 405 00:22:24,948 --> 00:22:27,625 - We haven't ruled out anything. - Actually, we have. 406 00:22:27,792 --> 00:22:29,374 - Mr. President. - Go on. 407 00:22:29,548 --> 00:22:32,260 If the phrase "we're all in this together" ever applied. 408 00:22:32,476 --> 00:22:35,485 Hold the Cipro, doctor. The scanner's made a determination. 409 00:22:35,654 --> 00:22:38,366 It's positive for concentrations of tularemia. 410 00:22:38,539 --> 00:22:40,002 - What? - Is that a virus? 411 00:22:40,170 --> 00:22:41,799 Tularemia is a bacterium. 412 00:22:42,010 --> 00:22:43,925 It occurs rarely in insects and rodents. 413 00:22:44,101 --> 00:22:46,599 Theoretically, it could be used as a weapon. 414 00:22:46,778 --> 00:22:48,359 Not looking all that theoretical. 415 00:22:48,576 --> 00:22:52,251 - So at the Correspondents' dinner... - No. We can eliminate that scenario. 416 00:22:52,465 --> 00:22:54,261 This was released in the office. 417 00:22:54,430 --> 00:22:57,107 Probably within 10 to 15 minutes of the alarm sounding. 418 00:22:57,316 --> 00:23:00,158 - Where in the office? - HAZMAT's trying to determine that. 419 00:23:00,369 --> 00:23:03,045 We can treat immediately. With an antibiotic cocktail... 420 00:23:03,212 --> 00:23:05,971 ...you won't develop symptoms. - lf it went undetected? 421 00:23:06,139 --> 00:23:09,814 Tularemia's likely to manifest as a severe respiratory infection. Pneumonia. 422 00:23:09,987 --> 00:23:11,985 - Eventually systemic. - Sounds bad. 423 00:23:12,161 --> 00:23:16,003 In the world of known pathogens, tularemia is closest to... 424 00:23:16,176 --> 00:23:18,638 Well, in fact, it is plague. 425 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:36,031 How long has it been? 426 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:38,672 Half an hour. 427 00:23:38,841 --> 00:23:40,804 It's like something out of Beckett. 428 00:23:41,518 --> 00:23:42,897 You mean Sartre. 429 00:23:43,065 --> 00:23:45,777 If I meant Sartre, I would've said Sartre. 430 00:23:45,950 --> 00:23:48,364 "Hell is other people." 431 00:23:50,300 --> 00:23:52,048 Okay, Sartre. 432 00:23:52,641 --> 00:23:53,973 We're stuck in a lockdown... 433 00:23:54,189 --> 00:23:57,733 ...every time some frat boy on a hazing dare tries to jump the fence. 434 00:23:57,911 --> 00:24:02,001 You know how many undergraduate institutions there are in this town? 435 00:24:02,176 --> 00:24:03,674 It's not the fence. 436 00:24:03,891 --> 00:24:05,437 What is it? 437 00:24:05,605 --> 00:24:07,269 It's not the fence. 438 00:24:09,285 --> 00:24:13,079 Is there anything I can do to get a straight answer out of you? 439 00:24:13,885 --> 00:24:16,810 It's a potential airborne contaminant. 440 00:24:18,151 --> 00:24:20,279 - How do you...? - The ventilation system's off. 441 00:24:20,451 --> 00:24:25,089 Which they do either in the event of a fire or a potential airborne contaminant. 442 00:24:25,260 --> 00:24:28,304 In the event of a fire, I like to think they'll lock us outside. 443 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:30,774 So, what kind of substance are we talking about? 444 00:24:30,947 --> 00:24:33,242 Could be anthrax, smallpox, botulism. 445 00:24:33,414 --> 00:24:35,959 It's hard to aerosolize, so it's probably not botulism. 446 00:24:36,132 --> 00:24:39,058 Sarin and VX kill you within minutes, so we can rule them out. 447 00:24:39,227 --> 00:24:42,486 Mustard's unlikely because we'd smell it, and there'd be blistering. 448 00:24:42,656 --> 00:24:44,071 Okay. 449 00:24:44,287 --> 00:24:46,035 Thanks. 450 00:24:49,514 --> 00:24:51,429 How'd you know the air's off? 451 00:24:53,989 --> 00:24:55,785 Because it's hot. 452 00:24:58,798 --> 00:25:01,093 Scrabble, Boggle, Parcheesi. 453 00:25:01,265 --> 00:25:03,061 How can they not have a deck of cards? 454 00:25:03,231 --> 00:25:06,109 Nobody's got cash down here. It's not a missed opportunity. 455 00:25:06,283 --> 00:25:08,828 They sprung for Boggle, they could've thrown in cards. 456 00:25:09,043 --> 00:25:10,375 - Ron. - Yes, sir. 457 00:25:10,549 --> 00:25:12,761 HAZMAT's taking their time, don't you think? 458 00:25:12,933 --> 00:25:14,395 Just a moment, sir. 459 00:25:14,982 --> 00:25:16,730 - Ron's on the phone. - How about Risk? 460 00:25:16,947 --> 00:25:19,872 - Bring it on. - Any changes in the last five minutes? 461 00:25:20,042 --> 00:25:21,623 Still 129 over 85. 462 00:25:22,174 --> 00:25:24,137 - Not bad, considering. - Yeah. 463 00:25:24,307 --> 00:25:28,066 You'd have thought the word "plague" would've spiked us into the stratosphere. 464 00:25:28,238 --> 00:25:29,820 - Red or green? - Either way... 465 00:25:30,036 --> 00:25:31,915 ...my army's taking Asia by round three. 466 00:25:32,127 --> 00:25:35,052 Mr. President, they found the source of the contamination. 467 00:25:35,222 --> 00:25:38,100 HAZMAT confirms traces of tularemia in a recycle bin. 468 00:25:38,274 --> 00:25:41,319 - Which bin? - It was found inside a manila envelope... 469 00:25:41,494 --> 00:25:43,373 ...addressed to Charlie. - To me? 470 00:25:43,544 --> 00:25:45,256 To your home address. 471 00:25:45,425 --> 00:25:48,054 - Did you bring in any mail from home? - Only bills. 472 00:25:48,269 --> 00:25:50,398 Mail that was already open. 473 00:25:51,698 --> 00:25:53,363 - Fiderer. - Ron... 474 00:25:53,580 --> 00:25:56,042 ...why don't you speak to Charlie alone. 475 00:25:56,507 --> 00:25:58,053 - Let's go inside. - Mr. President. 476 00:25:58,222 --> 00:26:01,564 They're patching your call through from the Japanese defense minister. 477 00:26:01,776 --> 00:26:03,358 - Mr. President. - It's okay. Go on. 478 00:26:03,742 --> 00:26:05,787 Good morning, Mr. Takabi. 479 00:26:05,958 --> 00:26:10,181 We're having a wonderful evening. I can see the cherry blossoms from here. 480 00:26:11,436 --> 00:26:14,445 No, sir, I'm not concerned. We're ready to move forward. 481 00:26:15,367 --> 00:26:19,423 I think you're gonna have to put more faith in our Department of Defense. 482 00:26:26,031 --> 00:26:28,160 You serenading me? 483 00:26:30,046 --> 00:26:31,508 Myself. 484 00:26:31,676 --> 00:26:33,555 An ode to my sunset years. 485 00:26:33,767 --> 00:26:36,693 All right. I'm sorry. That was a gross exaggeration. 486 00:26:36,904 --> 00:26:41,828 No, I love that I live in your imagination crippled by jealousy and in my decline. 487 00:26:45,518 --> 00:26:48,313 - That speech Russell gave. - I could've given a heads-up. 488 00:26:48,529 --> 00:26:50,194 No. 489 00:26:50,369 --> 00:26:51,784 It's... 490 00:26:52,627 --> 00:26:55,506 That's the speech the president should've given. 491 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:59,443 A flailing economy. 492 00:27:00,866 --> 00:27:04,826 Tribal rivalries exploding all over, the West Wing crashed four times. 493 00:27:05,006 --> 00:27:08,514 We're running around playing dress-up like bad Dean Martin impersonators. 494 00:27:10,777 --> 00:27:13,619 That's the speech the president should've given. 495 00:27:15,669 --> 00:27:18,083 And you should've written it for him. 496 00:27:21,566 --> 00:27:24,741 You couldn't find some nice, innocuous baby-seal campaign. 497 00:27:24,953 --> 00:27:27,915 You gotta be downtown with crackheads and the needle exchange. 498 00:27:28,089 --> 00:27:30,253 They're understaffed and asked me to pitch in. 499 00:27:30,431 --> 00:27:33,725 I love the idea of you ministering to the wayward and unwashed. 500 00:27:33,944 --> 00:27:36,442 I don't love you becoming a de facto spokesperson... 501 00:27:36,620 --> 00:27:39,463 ...for issues we can't support. - I'm not on a lecture tour. 502 00:27:39,631 --> 00:27:41,094 - I'm seeing patients. - Hello. 503 00:27:41,388 --> 00:27:45,348 "My name is Clarissa Ponsissa. I'm 14 and sexually active. 504 00:27:45,528 --> 00:27:48,370 But it's okay because I got my condoms from the first lady." 505 00:27:48,539 --> 00:27:51,036 - Fox News is throwing a party. - We're five years in. 506 00:27:51,215 --> 00:27:53,891 They don't have interest in pathologizing my every move. 507 00:27:54,059 --> 00:27:55,437 They most certainly do. 508 00:27:55,899 --> 00:27:59,741 The clinic was one thing. Volunteering, children's health, I think we sold that. 509 00:27:59,913 --> 00:28:03,873 - Now it's all-nighters? Saturday nights? - Not negotiable. 510 00:28:04,053 --> 00:28:08,526 Since I came back, since Zoey, this is the only deal I've had with myself. 511 00:28:08,695 --> 00:28:10,074 Follow my gut. 512 00:28:10,284 --> 00:28:12,448 Your Secret Service detail must be thrilled. 513 00:28:12,668 --> 00:28:14,130 About as thrilled as you. 514 00:28:16,557 --> 00:28:20,612 It's colorless, odorless, could be stored in a sealed envelope. 515 00:28:20,822 --> 00:28:23,034 But it's sensitive to ultraviolet light. 516 00:28:23,248 --> 00:28:24,662 It is contagious. 517 00:28:24,837 --> 00:28:26,668 Some nut could've mailed it to Charlie. 518 00:28:26,844 --> 00:28:29,056 Debbie, you'll drive yourself crazy with this. 519 00:28:29,228 --> 00:28:31,690 I know. I'm only giving myself three more minutes. 520 00:28:31,904 --> 00:28:35,032 - Then what? - Then half an hour of silent meditation. 521 00:28:35,208 --> 00:28:38,419 - How do you think I survive? - In this job, it's an apt question. 522 00:28:38,637 --> 00:28:40,219 In this world, Mr. President. 523 00:28:40,435 --> 00:28:43,015 When I came into office, we knew the word "terrorist." 524 00:28:43,195 --> 00:28:44,777 It was in the daily briefings... 525 00:28:44,951 --> 00:28:47,496 ...but we pictured guys with turbans in the desert... 526 00:28:47,670 --> 00:28:50,964 ...and mad survivalists in Montana cabins. 527 00:28:51,182 --> 00:28:52,764 That party's over. 528 00:28:52,981 --> 00:28:56,025 Now anyone with high school chemistry is a potential threat. 529 00:28:56,242 --> 00:28:58,919 - That's a lot of enemies, sir. - Too many. 530 00:28:59,964 --> 00:29:04,103 Since I was a kid, spring came, everyone else ran outdoors to roll in the grass. 531 00:29:04,271 --> 00:29:08,862 Not me. My immune system sees harmless ragweed pollen as poison. 532 00:29:09,039 --> 00:29:12,048 My white blood cells are paranoid xenophobes. 533 00:29:12,217 --> 00:29:17,473 They go into full attack mode over everything and nothing. 534 00:29:17,653 --> 00:29:19,616 I'm the one who suffers. 535 00:29:20,622 --> 00:29:25,547 - So meditation's the ticket? - Along with the ballistic allergy shots. 536 00:29:28,735 --> 00:29:30,899 He won't forgive himself. 537 00:29:36,806 --> 00:29:38,935 Did Josh know we could only send one person? 538 00:29:39,106 --> 00:29:41,318 On the CODEL? Probably. 539 00:29:41,950 --> 00:29:44,792 He sent me so I could report to him and Toby on meetings... 540 00:29:44,961 --> 00:29:46,839 ...and what they were talking about. 541 00:29:48,599 --> 00:29:50,727 This is carob. 542 00:29:51,401 --> 00:29:54,445 I just don't know how much I can report if I'm in the copy room. 543 00:29:54,621 --> 00:29:57,249 - Fitz is gonna fill them in. - Sure. 544 00:29:59,179 --> 00:30:01,759 I just don't know why Josh told me that... 545 00:30:02,733 --> 00:30:04,112 Whatever. 546 00:30:04,323 --> 00:30:06,451 Israeli embassy's gonna give you four people. 547 00:30:06,623 --> 00:30:09,251 For that leg of the trip, you could sit in on meetings. 548 00:30:09,424 --> 00:30:12,219 - Really? - Page 12. 549 00:30:15,321 --> 00:30:17,283 Great. 550 00:30:17,453 --> 00:30:18,868 That's great. 551 00:30:19,043 --> 00:30:21,374 Josh Lyman needs a smack in the head. 552 00:30:21,552 --> 00:30:23,930 - Why? - He sold you a bill of goods. 553 00:30:24,103 --> 00:30:25,351 Not at all. 554 00:30:25,524 --> 00:30:29,485 He's gone out of his way to give me every opportunity he can. He has. 555 00:30:30,835 --> 00:30:32,214 Okay. 556 00:30:32,759 --> 00:30:34,841 - Hasn't he? - Absolutely. 557 00:30:35,059 --> 00:30:36,641 C.J. 558 00:30:37,234 --> 00:30:41,076 If he gave you every opportunity, you'd have grown out of this job years ago. 559 00:30:41,248 --> 00:30:44,257 You can't blame him. He'll never find anyone as capable as you. 560 00:30:44,426 --> 00:30:45,889 I wouldn't let you go either. 561 00:30:49,277 --> 00:30:52,821 It's not a false alarm. It wouldn't take this long. 562 00:30:52,999 --> 00:30:55,330 I wish I had filled this damn canteen. 563 00:30:55,550 --> 00:30:58,642 - You can't blame Josh. It's not his job... - I don't blame Josh. 564 00:30:58,812 --> 00:31:00,690 It takes two of you. You choose to stay. 565 00:31:00,903 --> 00:31:04,078 - It's the White House. - It's not the White House. It's him. 566 00:31:05,377 --> 00:31:08,589 - Okay. I don't really wanna... - Why didn't you meet with the guy... 567 00:31:08,806 --> 00:31:11,768 ...from the Post-Intelligencer? You know what's on your desk. 568 00:31:11,943 --> 00:31:15,285 - It wouldn't wait till Monday? - Why did you cancel your camping trip? 569 00:31:15,455 --> 00:31:19,214 If we'll be out of here soon, you're going home to a rerun of Letterman. 570 00:31:24,656 --> 00:31:26,154 I'm sorry. 571 00:31:27,959 --> 00:31:29,624 I just... 572 00:31:30,050 --> 00:31:33,143 - You what? You what, Donna? - Nothing. I think Ben's great. 573 00:31:33,354 --> 00:31:35,268 I think you guys are great together. 574 00:31:35,445 --> 00:31:37,776 - I hope it works. - Have you seen us together? 575 00:31:38,163 --> 00:31:39,911 Not really. 576 00:31:46,903 --> 00:31:49,365 What should I be doing... 577 00:31:49,537 --> 00:31:51,582 ...instead of this? 578 00:31:51,754 --> 00:31:53,716 Anything. You should... 579 00:31:55,225 --> 00:31:58,519 Go to lectures and symposia. Look for opportunities with nonprofits. 580 00:31:58,696 --> 00:32:01,824 Have one-night stands with reporters from the Post-Intelligencer. 581 00:32:01,999 --> 00:32:05,127 Go on dates with what's-his-name from the solicitor general's. 582 00:32:05,303 --> 00:32:07,681 Anything that doesn't have to do with Josh Lyman. 583 00:32:12,621 --> 00:32:14,583 Okay. 584 00:32:15,047 --> 00:32:17,091 Let's not do this. 585 00:32:51,010 --> 00:32:54,804 What you wrote for Russell tonight was profoundly disturbing. 586 00:32:55,025 --> 00:32:57,987 - Because he upstaged the president. - Because he might win. 587 00:32:58,579 --> 00:33:00,827 - What? - Who was the first person... 588 00:33:01,005 --> 00:33:03,502 ...to shake his hand after the speech tonight? 589 00:33:04,225 --> 00:33:06,603 - I wasn't watching. - Of course you were. 590 00:33:06,776 --> 00:33:09,535 Chuck McGill. They golf. 591 00:33:09,703 --> 00:33:12,747 In a roomful of 600 reporters, McGill's not a golf buddy. 592 00:33:12,923 --> 00:33:14,636 He's chairman of Ways and Means. 593 00:33:14,805 --> 00:33:18,730 You made a calculation. You positioned him brilliantly. 594 00:33:18,945 --> 00:33:23,084 It never for a second crossed my mind before. You keep this up, he may win. 595 00:33:23,252 --> 00:33:25,381 - Thanks. - That's not a compliment. 596 00:33:25,552 --> 00:33:27,466 You need to get the hell out of there. 597 00:33:27,643 --> 00:33:30,188 You're grooming this clown for a victory. Then what? 598 00:33:30,361 --> 00:33:32,942 Four more years. A better prescription-drug deal. 599 00:33:33,121 --> 00:33:36,249 Maybe the education overhaul you guys can't seem to get going. 600 00:33:36,425 --> 00:33:38,589 - With Howdy Doody. - This isn't a dictatorship. 601 00:33:38,809 --> 00:33:40,890 There are hundreds running this White House. 602 00:33:41,067 --> 00:33:43,564 The salient detail being they're all Democrats. 603 00:33:43,743 --> 00:33:47,537 - You, of all people... - There were no launch codes at my desk. 604 00:33:48,469 --> 00:33:50,800 In the event of what I perceive to be a threat... 605 00:33:50,978 --> 00:33:53,987 ...I can't deploy troops to invade so much as a 7-Eleven. 606 00:33:54,156 --> 00:33:56,320 I don't care who you surround this guy with... 607 00:33:56,498 --> 00:33:58,710 ...he'll wield a tremendous amount of power. 608 00:33:58,881 --> 00:34:00,510 He'll be fine. 609 00:34:00,721 --> 00:34:04,146 The party wants a win. Sixty million Democrats want a win. 610 00:34:04,360 --> 00:34:07,535 - Winning is easy. - You only hit it once. Maybe never again. 611 00:34:07,747 --> 00:34:11,291 Because you back the guy who should win. Not the guy who will win. 612 00:34:11,469 --> 00:34:13,181 I backed a man of vision... 613 00:34:13,351 --> 00:34:16,110 ...who's still hanging on to his integrity with his teeth. 614 00:34:16,278 --> 00:34:18,192 You're damn straight I won't win again. 615 00:34:18,369 --> 00:34:21,247 There has to be a future, Toby. Someone will take the torch. 616 00:34:21,421 --> 00:34:23,919 You will despise the notion, whoever they may be. 617 00:34:24,140 --> 00:34:26,852 Go find someone you can honestly respect. Groom him. 618 00:34:27,067 --> 00:34:28,696 I'll comb the countryside. 619 00:34:28,907 --> 00:34:31,238 We went to Hokumville, New Hampshire, to find one. 620 00:34:31,416 --> 00:34:33,747 - Yeah, comb the countryside. - You go. 621 00:34:34,343 --> 00:34:36,722 If it's so important, you go. 622 00:34:41,369 --> 00:34:43,581 That's what I thought. 623 00:34:45,258 --> 00:34:47,934 Crash is lifted. Apologies for the inconvenience. 624 00:35:02,863 --> 00:35:04,611 HAZMAT's declaring the office clean. 625 00:35:04,787 --> 00:35:07,035 - What's our time? - Almost 43 minutes, sir. 626 00:35:07,213 --> 00:35:08,925 - That's the all clear. - Yes, it is. 627 00:35:09,094 --> 00:35:10,473 Gee, I finally nested. 628 00:35:10,642 --> 00:35:13,020 Your clothes will be back from the lab on Monday. 629 00:35:13,193 --> 00:35:15,987 - The antibiotics are ready... - Hold off for just a moment. 630 00:35:16,203 --> 00:35:17,535 Why? 631 00:35:17,709 --> 00:35:21,253 I need to brief the president, then speak to all of you in the Mural Room. 632 00:35:21,431 --> 00:35:23,262 If you run into anyone on the way up... 633 00:35:23,438 --> 00:35:26,363 ...we'd like you to treat this as a false alarm. 634 00:35:33,725 --> 00:35:36,223 - False alarm. - Right. 635 00:35:38,200 --> 00:35:40,994 - He should be up soon. - I'm on my way out. 636 00:35:41,169 --> 00:35:44,012 If this is about Jed... 637 00:35:44,180 --> 00:35:47,272 ...there must be other ways. - Other ways to what? 638 00:35:47,818 --> 00:35:49,233 I don't know. 639 00:35:49,407 --> 00:35:52,666 Well, he's not running again. It's about saving lives now. 640 00:35:52,878 --> 00:35:55,210 Okay. If that's what it's about. 641 00:35:55,973 --> 00:35:57,435 Spit it out, Leo. 642 00:35:58,524 --> 00:36:01,616 Somebody snaps the wrong photo of you with a junkie. 643 00:36:01,785 --> 00:36:03,830 Or somebody sees you pop a Xanax. 644 00:36:04,002 --> 00:36:06,761 - I don't care if they do. - I never had to tell you before. 645 00:36:06,929 --> 00:36:09,308 - You knew what was over the line. - I still do. 646 00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:11,894 Okay, forget that. That was... 647 00:36:14,122 --> 00:36:16,334 I'm saying as your friend. I'm saying... 648 00:36:16,505 --> 00:36:19,717 ...as a person who had a close personal relationship with Valium... 649 00:36:19,893 --> 00:36:23,021 ...for more years than I care to remember. It's dicey. 650 00:36:23,196 --> 00:36:24,778 It starts as needed. 651 00:36:24,953 --> 00:36:28,295 - Then you need a little more. - I don't have a problem. 652 00:36:29,804 --> 00:36:31,968 Unless having a husband who spends evenings... 653 00:36:32,146 --> 00:36:34,393 ...in an underground bunker counts. 654 00:36:34,571 --> 00:36:37,449 - It's hard on you. - On all of us. 655 00:36:39,296 --> 00:36:42,971 You know what this lifestyle does to the body? 656 00:36:43,186 --> 00:36:45,980 The minute your system senses stress... 657 00:36:46,196 --> 00:36:48,908 ...it releases a hormone that constricts blood vessels... 658 00:36:49,082 --> 00:36:52,460 ...contracts the heart muscles, stimulates the adrenal gland. 659 00:36:52,678 --> 00:36:55,771 You stay in this state for about a hundredth of the time... 660 00:36:55,940 --> 00:37:01,411 ...that you and I have existed like this, and the vessels begin to shred. 661 00:37:01,586 --> 00:37:03,798 The heart permanently constricts. 662 00:37:03,969 --> 00:37:07,597 The intestines, the immune system shut down. 663 00:37:08,235 --> 00:37:09,899 Relieving those conditions... 664 00:37:10,075 --> 00:37:13,417 ...is the one responsible course of action I can take. 665 00:37:13,587 --> 00:37:17,762 I am sorry it is not a course of action that's available to you. 666 00:37:17,978 --> 00:37:20,142 If you think you're gonna talk me out of it... 667 00:37:20,320 --> 00:37:22,997 ...with some Valley of the Dolls cautionary tale... 668 00:37:23,206 --> 00:37:25,668 ...you have picked the wrong girl. 669 00:37:27,304 --> 00:37:28,968 Okay. 670 00:37:30,357 --> 00:37:32,604 You do what you need to do. 671 00:37:33,075 --> 00:37:35,370 What have you been doing? 672 00:37:35,542 --> 00:37:38,337 - You had your blood pressure checked? - I'm healthy. 673 00:37:38,511 --> 00:37:40,176 - Thanks, Dr. B. - I'm not kidding. 674 00:37:40,351 --> 00:37:43,610 - I may not be Jack LaLanne... - Go see Ted Mayfield. Get an EKG. 675 00:37:43,822 --> 00:37:44,856 - Okay. - I mean it. 676 00:37:45,035 --> 00:37:47,877 - I'll call and make the appointment... - Enough, Abbey. 677 00:37:49,091 --> 00:37:51,589 I'm gonna head downstairs. 678 00:37:58,291 --> 00:38:00,170 - We're all clear, ladies. - Hallelujah. 679 00:38:00,340 --> 00:38:02,338 - Thanks for your patience. - What happened? 680 00:38:02,515 --> 00:38:04,179 - False alarm. - I'll need a report... 681 00:38:04,355 --> 00:38:07,233 ...from your supervisor for the briefing. Donna. 682 00:38:07,449 --> 00:38:08,912 Yeah? 683 00:38:09,373 --> 00:38:11,002 Good night. 684 00:38:11,171 --> 00:38:12,800 Good night. 685 00:38:17,068 --> 00:38:18,649 Hey, commander. 686 00:38:18,824 --> 00:38:20,453 Talk to you later. 687 00:38:21,919 --> 00:38:24,713 - What'd he say? - False alarm. 688 00:38:24,930 --> 00:38:27,474 He said that before. He didn't tell you anything else? 689 00:38:27,648 --> 00:38:30,823 - Not really. - You just talked to him for five minutes. 690 00:38:31,537 --> 00:38:34,712 His daughter's taking ballet. She's not very good. 691 00:38:34,882 --> 00:38:38,426 You know, you're not a spy in a Ukrainian nuke lab anymore. 692 00:38:38,604 --> 00:38:40,733 - We talk about stuff here. - Okay. 693 00:38:40,904 --> 00:38:42,450 We're gonna be working together. 694 00:38:42,619 --> 00:38:44,533 You gotta work on the communication part. 695 00:38:44,751 --> 00:38:47,130 - Friendly advice. - Well, thanks. 696 00:38:48,599 --> 00:38:50,061 Nothing. 697 00:38:50,271 --> 00:38:52,435 Okay. Whatever. 698 00:38:53,533 --> 00:38:56,958 - Your joke? - Yeah. Not funny. Got it. 699 00:38:57,757 --> 00:39:01,812 A nuclear sub's been grounded for nine months, under repair in Pearl Harbor. 700 00:39:01,981 --> 00:39:05,655 It's back in commission and deployed to patrol activity around Cape Verde... 701 00:39:05,828 --> 00:39:07,457 ...off the coast of Mauritania. 702 00:39:07,626 --> 00:39:11,218 It's crossing from the Pacific to the Atlantic right now... 703 00:39:11,390 --> 00:39:15,612 ...through a canal in... - Panama. 704 00:39:23,475 --> 00:39:25,354 Donna! 705 00:39:35,226 --> 00:39:37,224 Donna! 706 00:39:50,824 --> 00:39:53,501 We beat our goal for the all clear by over five minutes. 707 00:39:53,668 --> 00:39:55,797 Have a seat. Where'd we fall short? 708 00:39:55,968 --> 00:39:58,811 One channel of the ventilation system failed to deactivate. 709 00:39:59,021 --> 00:40:02,232 If this was live, we'd have a contamination in the communication area. 710 00:40:02,408 --> 00:40:05,452 Sorry to interrupt, but what in the name of all that's holy...? 711 00:40:05,670 --> 00:40:07,584 Tonight's exercise was a drill. 712 00:40:07,761 --> 00:40:09,093 - A drill. - A live drill. 713 00:40:09,266 --> 00:40:12,025 Meaning the participants were unaware that it was a drill. 714 00:40:12,193 --> 00:40:15,952 Ron's agents, HAZMAT and the entire medical staff were being tested. 715 00:40:16,166 --> 00:40:18,461 The three of us were the guinea pigs. 716 00:40:18,633 --> 00:40:19,965 Okay. 717 00:40:20,139 --> 00:40:23,101 We're trying to address critical holes in the security system. 718 00:40:23,275 --> 00:40:25,952 We're fielding threats no one's ever had to face before. 719 00:40:26,161 --> 00:40:27,743 - The tularemia... - Was a fake... 720 00:40:27,959 --> 00:40:30,635 ...without harmful properties, planted in Charlie's bin. 721 00:40:30,803 --> 00:40:32,467 Without my knowledge. 722 00:40:32,643 --> 00:40:36,317 You were both involved in a top-secret exercise tonight. 723 00:40:36,490 --> 00:40:40,450 And for the time being, it's gonna have to remain top secret. 724 00:40:41,006 --> 00:40:45,479 If I ever look this in the face, I hope I've got folks beside me like you two. 725 00:40:45,857 --> 00:40:47,236 Thank you, sir. 726 00:40:47,404 --> 00:40:49,818 Thank you, Mr. President. 727 00:41:17,263 --> 00:41:20,474 - They didn't question it. - I'm not surprised. 728 00:41:20,692 --> 00:41:23,736 - You didn't know it'd be tonight. - I knew it when you showed up. 729 00:41:23,912 --> 00:41:26,457 It was worth it, if we've learned something useful. 730 00:41:26,630 --> 00:41:27,962 Did we learn anything, Ron? 731 00:41:28,177 --> 00:41:30,675 A preliminary report will be on your desk in an hour. 732 00:41:30,896 --> 00:41:32,227 Has the FBI made progress? 733 00:41:32,401 --> 00:41:34,399 They have a chemist under surveillance... 734 00:41:34,576 --> 00:41:37,620 ...who tried to order bacteria from the CDC. 735 00:41:37,796 --> 00:41:39,960 Tularemia won't get through again. 736 00:41:40,765 --> 00:41:42,179 You're right. 737 00:41:42,354 --> 00:41:45,898 On a need-to-know basis, who needs to know this much? 738 00:41:49,296 --> 00:41:52,304 - I could use a hot bath. - You had a shower. 739 00:41:52,474 --> 00:41:55,852 Which is more than you can do, with your gas and electric issues. 740 00:41:56,028 --> 00:41:57,741 - Rub it in. Good night. - Good night. 741 00:41:57,910 --> 00:41:59,194 - Good night. - Good night. 742 00:41:59,374 --> 00:42:01,288 - You believe another one of these? - Nope. 743 00:42:01,465 --> 00:42:03,843 - Are they sticking with false alarm? - Yeah. 744 00:42:04,016 --> 00:42:06,061 That one's getting a little old. 745 00:42:15,850 --> 00:42:18,312 - Good night, gentlemen. - Good night. 746 00:42:24,172 --> 00:42:25,456 It's me. 747 00:42:28,061 --> 00:42:30,225 Am I calling too late? 748 00:42:30,403 --> 00:42:33,246 I'm just getting out. I'm thinking Thai. 749 00:42:34,627 --> 00:42:37,469 Why? Why would you be worried about me? 750 00:42:38,474 --> 00:42:40,805 Oh, yeah, true. 751 00:42:40,983 --> 00:42:43,528 The pollen count has been wicked. 752 00:42:44,305 --> 00:42:50,672 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www.OpenSubtitles.org