1 00:00:06,924 --> 00:00:08,759 Previously on The West Wing: 2 00:00:08,926 --> 00:00:10,719 - What are you doing? - Excuse me? 3 00:00:10,886 --> 00:00:12,846 We don't push agendas here. 4 00:00:13,305 --> 00:00:14,681 I don't believe I am. 5 00:00:14,848 --> 00:00:16,975 I was in a lockdown for 77 hours once. 6 00:00:17,142 --> 00:00:18,727 - Where was that? - Overseas. 7 00:00:18,894 --> 00:00:21,396 Okay. I get it. CIA. 8 00:00:21,605 --> 00:00:24,233 I could look you up. I have code word clearance. 9 00:00:24,399 --> 00:00:25,984 Not this code, you don't. 10 00:00:26,151 --> 00:00:30,614 We have the ability to effect more change in a day at the White House... 11 00:00:30,781 --> 00:00:33,700 ...than we have in a lifetime once we walk out these doors. 12 00:00:33,867 --> 00:00:35,494 What do you wanna do with them? 13 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:43,074 Advertise your product or brand here contact www.OpenSubtitles.org today 14 00:01:53,238 --> 00:01:56,408 - Leo, you know what time it is? - Good morning, Mr. President. 15 00:01:56,617 --> 00:02:00,537 I'll be the judge of that. It's a little after 5 a. m. 16 00:02:00,704 --> 00:02:04,625 -5: 13, to be precise. - It wasn't my favorite thing, calling you. 17 00:02:04,791 --> 00:02:08,462 - Yeah, I had to run the gauntlet upstairs. - That can be special. 18 00:02:09,505 --> 00:02:13,467 "The world breaks everyone, and afterwards many are strong... 19 00:02:13,634 --> 00:02:17,221 ...at the broken places. But those that will not break, it kills. 20 00:02:17,387 --> 00:02:22,226 It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. " 21 00:02:22,643 --> 00:02:26,021 When he was good, he was very, very good, and when he was bad, he was... 22 00:02:26,188 --> 00:02:28,565 Hemingway was a monster. He hated his mother... 23 00:02:28,732 --> 00:02:32,236 ...treated four wives miserably, trashed his friends, grew paranoid... 24 00:02:32,402 --> 00:02:34,863 ...had breakdowns. Like his father, killed himself. 25 00:02:35,030 --> 00:02:38,992 Well, aside from all that, why are you harassing me at 5: 13 a. m.? 26 00:02:39,159 --> 00:02:41,954 I've been on the phone. There's a rumor about Castro. 27 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:45,707 - There's always rumors about him. - And at some point, they'll be true. 28 00:02:45,874 --> 00:02:48,919 We've been laying groundwork and making progress. Slow, granted. 29 00:02:49,086 --> 00:02:52,130 - A year. Who's counting? - If the talks we've cobbled together... 30 00:02:52,297 --> 00:02:56,051 ...with Cuba blow up, and this number reaches zero, and we've got nothing... 31 00:02:56,218 --> 00:02:59,054 - ...to show for it... - For this, you're reading Hemingway? 32 00:02:59,221 --> 00:03:01,557 - It's been 10 years. - I remember. 33 00:03:01,723 --> 00:03:03,934 In 30 days, you read the complete works of. 34 00:03:04,101 --> 00:03:07,813 It was hot. It was dry. I had time on my hands. 35 00:03:07,980 --> 00:03:10,315 Changed my life. Well... 36 00:03:10,732 --> 00:03:14,027 - ...not Hemingway, exactly. - Sierra Tucson can do that. 37 00:03:14,444 --> 00:03:16,154 Sir. 38 00:03:16,989 --> 00:03:19,283 I've got an idea. 39 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:27,624 - Charlie, have you seen Leo? - He's gone. 40 00:03:27,791 --> 00:03:30,586 - Gone? - I saw him packing up a few hours ago. 41 00:03:30,752 --> 00:03:33,547 - That would be night. - Yeah, it was still dark out. 42 00:03:38,135 --> 00:03:41,180 Señor McGarry, you made it successfully. 43 00:03:42,055 --> 00:03:43,515 How was your trip? 44 00:03:43,682 --> 00:03:45,767 The boat ride wasn't a lot of fun. 45 00:03:45,934 --> 00:03:48,187 The weather, it's been bad. 46 00:03:48,353 --> 00:03:50,814 Seemed like a good idea at the time. 47 00:03:52,482 --> 00:03:56,111 Please, enter la finca de Señor Ernesto Hemingway. 48 00:04:00,073 --> 00:04:01,658 Mr. President? 49 00:04:01,825 --> 00:04:03,994 -7:53. - It's 7:49. 50 00:04:04,203 --> 00:04:06,371 It's 7:53, and I had 7:53. 51 00:04:06,538 --> 00:04:08,916 It doesn't reflect kindly to what looks nothing... 52 00:04:09,082 --> 00:04:12,085 - ...so much like trying to welsh on a bet. - You requested... 53 00:04:12,252 --> 00:04:14,755 ...the EPA's ozone standard report. Leo had it, but... 54 00:04:14,922 --> 00:04:18,717 We've been expecting you. I had 7:53, and Debbie's watch stopped. 55 00:04:18,884 --> 00:04:21,803 A small wager about how long it'd take before someone came... 56 00:04:21,970 --> 00:04:24,640 - ...to ask where Leo might be. - I don't understand. 57 00:04:24,806 --> 00:04:28,727 Who knew he was such a Hemingway fan that he'd go and visit his house? 58 00:04:28,894 --> 00:04:32,022 The one in Idaho or the one with the six-toe cats in Key West? 59 00:04:32,189 --> 00:04:35,317 Good question, Charles Young. You know, I forgot to ask. 60 00:04:54,753 --> 00:04:56,672 You admire Ernesto? 61 00:04:56,839 --> 00:05:00,801 Very much. His writing. The best of it. 62 00:05:56,273 --> 00:05:59,860 - The bug people are coming today. - Where's, "Good morning," coffee, eggs? 63 00:06:01,278 --> 00:06:03,322 There may be termites in the White House. 64 00:06:03,488 --> 00:06:05,657 - Hold the eggs. - Two companies wanna do tests. 65 00:06:05,824 --> 00:06:08,368 There could be some kind of ant also. Carpenter ant. 66 00:06:08,535 --> 00:06:11,580 There's fear it's related to the outbreak of the woolly adelgid. 67 00:06:11,747 --> 00:06:12,789 The woolly what? 68 00:06:12,956 --> 00:06:15,834 They're attacking hemlocks in the Smoky Mountains and Virginia. 69 00:06:16,001 --> 00:06:18,128 - They're closing in. - You're making this up. 70 00:06:18,295 --> 00:06:21,131 You gave me the briefing book. The Roosevelt or Mural Room? 71 00:06:21,298 --> 00:06:24,051 - Are they coming here to talk? - They might munch around. 72 00:06:24,218 --> 00:06:26,678 Munch? Just keep them far away from me, thank you. 73 00:06:26,845 --> 00:06:29,598 - They handle a large constituency. - A small constituency. 74 00:06:29,765 --> 00:06:31,517 Well, size doesn't count. 75 00:06:31,683 --> 00:06:33,769 Changing the subject, any word from Leo? 76 00:06:33,936 --> 00:06:37,314 - Still in Hemingway-ville, far as I know. - You know he read Hemingway? 77 00:06:37,481 --> 00:06:40,859 History, books on fishing, thrillers, Graham Greene, Charles McCarry. 78 00:06:41,068 --> 00:06:43,987 - You never saw him reading Hemingway? - Can't say I did. 79 00:06:47,574 --> 00:06:49,535 He is 79 years old, so it could be true. 80 00:06:49,701 --> 00:06:51,578 - Where'd the report come from? - Miami. 81 00:06:51,745 --> 00:06:53,330 Well, that's reliable. 82 00:06:53,497 --> 00:06:57,042 C.J., a report's come in the last hour that Fidel Castro's seriously ill. 83 00:06:57,209 --> 00:06:59,545 - Has it been verified? - We have nothing firm yet. 84 00:06:59,711 --> 00:07:02,631 - It's from Miami. - It could be accurate or wishful thinking. 85 00:07:02,798 --> 00:07:06,468 There's a lot of Chicken Little there, or it could be a cover for something. 86 00:07:06,635 --> 00:07:10,305 There's a history of assassination attempts, psyops forays, invasion plans. 87 00:07:10,472 --> 00:07:11,807 I thought that had stopped. 88 00:07:11,974 --> 00:07:15,060 - The CIA did. We're talking years ago. - It wasn't that long ago. 89 00:07:15,227 --> 00:07:18,897 - How long to nail down the information? - A rabid Cuban-American community... 90 00:07:19,064 --> 00:07:22,693 ...could be involved. Old zealots, young hotheads and a ton of agencies. 91 00:07:22,860 --> 00:07:26,822 - FBI, DEA, NSA, NIA, INS... - Which doesn't answer my question. 92 00:07:26,989 --> 00:07:30,659 We may never get a straight answer. Miami, South Florida, it's Chinatown. 93 00:07:30,826 --> 00:07:32,995 I don't care. Pin it down. 94 00:07:36,790 --> 00:07:39,084 By the way, I haven't collected my winnings yet. 95 00:07:39,251 --> 00:07:41,545 Excuse me, I think that would be my winnings. 96 00:07:41,712 --> 00:07:44,047 Sir, there's a rumor about Castro. 97 00:07:44,214 --> 00:07:47,384 - Pull up the drawbridge for a minute. - I'll sound the trumpets... 98 00:07:47,551 --> 00:07:51,555 ...alert the gatekeeper, get the federal government to attach your wages. 99 00:07:51,722 --> 00:07:53,182 Believe me, they already do. 100 00:07:54,474 --> 00:07:56,643 Castro's always dying. 101 00:07:56,810 --> 00:08:00,856 He's dying from hypochondria, or the exiles are trying to kill him... 102 00:08:01,023 --> 00:08:03,150 ...or the CIA's trying to kill him. 103 00:08:03,317 --> 00:08:05,360 He collapsed a few years ago. Same thing... 104 00:08:05,527 --> 00:08:08,989 ...endless rumors. Then he reappears in fresh fatigues, trimmed beard... 105 00:08:09,156 --> 00:08:12,159 ...and launches into a speech of such length and intensity... 106 00:08:12,326 --> 00:08:14,620 ...it would've put away William Jennings Bryan. 107 00:08:14,786 --> 00:08:18,665 NSA seems to think even if it is a false alarm, it may be significant. 108 00:08:19,333 --> 00:08:21,752 That's kind of what Leo said. 109 00:08:22,169 --> 00:08:25,130 Why do I feel that there's something going on with Leo... 110 00:08:25,297 --> 00:08:27,633 ...besides Ernest Hemingway? 111 00:08:28,550 --> 00:08:32,596 My apologies, C.J., but before you were chief of staff... 112 00:08:32,763 --> 00:08:36,391 ...we began secret exploratory meetings in Canada with representatives... 113 00:08:36,558 --> 00:08:39,561 - ...of the Cuban government. - Leo's gone to Canada? 114 00:08:40,646 --> 00:08:43,273 Actually, no. Cuba. 115 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:46,443 With, perhaps, a thermometer and a stethoscope. 116 00:08:46,610 --> 00:08:49,863 - And an offer, a new deal. - And what does he say? 117 00:08:50,030 --> 00:08:53,325 - I'm waiting to find out. - Is it your plan to tell the rest of us... 118 00:08:53,492 --> 00:08:56,161 ...who try and help you two run this place? 119 00:08:59,748 --> 00:09:04,419 One night in 1961, shortly after the Bay of Pigs fiasco... 120 00:09:04,586 --> 00:09:08,465 ...President John F. Kennedy sent Pierre Salinger out on a mission. 121 00:09:08,632 --> 00:09:11,844 "Come back with 1000 Cuban cigars by morning. " 122 00:09:12,010 --> 00:09:15,472 Petit Upmanns is what the president smoked, and before 8 a. m... 123 00:09:15,639 --> 00:09:20,060 ...the following morning, Salinger had managed to corral 1200 of them. 124 00:09:20,227 --> 00:09:22,855 JFK smiled, thanked him, lit one up. 125 00:09:23,021 --> 00:09:27,693 Then he opened his desk drawer, pulled out a long piece of paper and signed it. 126 00:09:27,860 --> 00:09:31,572 It was a decree banning all Cuban products from the United States. 127 00:09:31,738 --> 00:09:35,701 And ever since then, we've had an embargo against that mosquito... 128 00:09:35,868 --> 00:09:38,537 ...of an island 90 miles away, which has never worked... 129 00:09:38,704 --> 00:09:42,207 ...while long before, we threw out our anachronistic policies towards... 130 00:09:42,374 --> 00:09:46,003 ...Russia and China that are thousands of miles away and far more complex. 131 00:09:46,170 --> 00:09:49,506 If it becomes public, the reaction in the Cuban-American community... 132 00:09:49,673 --> 00:09:53,177 - ...and on the right will be harsh. - If the Cubans make accommodations... 133 00:09:53,343 --> 00:09:55,846 - ...before that... - The Florida primaries are coming. 134 00:09:56,013 --> 00:09:58,849 - If this comes out... - If it does, we'll bring out shovels... 135 00:09:59,057 --> 00:10:02,019 ...and bury the Democratic candidates in that little fiesta. 136 00:10:02,186 --> 00:10:04,104 You sure the country's ready for this? 137 00:10:04,813 --> 00:10:07,232 Who knows who's gonna be sitting here next? 138 00:10:07,399 --> 00:10:09,443 Who knows what will happen after Castro? 139 00:10:09,610 --> 00:10:14,239 All I know for sure is there's a moment here. Before I'm gone and he's gone... 140 00:10:14,406 --> 00:10:17,492 ...I am not gonna let it pass. 141 00:10:19,119 --> 00:10:21,830 Oh, what a beautiful morning. Oh, what a beautiful day. 142 00:10:21,997 --> 00:10:24,374 - You wanted to see me? - That is highly improbable. 143 00:10:24,541 --> 00:10:26,585 Been here three weeks. Bring me in, coach. 144 00:10:26,752 --> 00:10:30,339 - All right. Know Senator Rafe Framhagen? - I don't like this already. 145 00:10:30,506 --> 00:10:33,634 He called the president, Leo, and then me. Guess what that means. 146 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:36,261 None of you wanted to talk to him, which leaves me. 147 00:10:36,428 --> 00:10:39,056 - See? You do know the senator. - What's not to know? 148 00:10:39,223 --> 00:10:42,851 Brilliant, bilious, impossible, fires staffers for putting... 149 00:10:43,018 --> 00:10:46,021 - ...paper clips backwards on briefs. - Which way is backwards? 150 00:10:46,188 --> 00:10:49,191 - And that one other thing. - I heard. Practically day and night. 151 00:10:49,358 --> 00:10:51,693 A wooden leg. Passes out in his car, they say. 152 00:10:51,860 --> 00:10:54,571 There you are, your assignment. Godspeed and I'chaim. 153 00:10:57,824 --> 00:11:00,786 Oh, yeah, you got all the indications, all right. 154 00:11:00,953 --> 00:11:03,622 - Indications of what? - Subterranean termites. 155 00:11:03,789 --> 00:11:06,500 You know, these fellas outnumber us a thousand to one. 156 00:11:06,667 --> 00:11:12,089 Pile all them up and all us up, 10 times the weight of all the folks in the world. 157 00:11:12,256 --> 00:11:15,759 Probably swarmed in through a crack I saw in the foundation. 158 00:11:15,926 --> 00:11:18,595 - There was damage under a window. - Swarmed? What window? 159 00:11:18,762 --> 00:11:21,932 - The one near that weird round room. - The Oval Office? 160 00:11:22,099 --> 00:11:25,644 People appeared from every which way. Never seen such a thing. 161 00:11:25,811 --> 00:11:29,106 - May be some evidence here. - Hey, that's a 200-year-old mural. 162 00:11:30,399 --> 00:11:32,276 Oh, yeah. 163 00:11:32,651 --> 00:11:35,487 - How many rooms you got here? - One hundred and thirty-five. 164 00:11:35,654 --> 00:11:39,116 - I better start. This may take a while. - What do you plan to do? 165 00:11:39,283 --> 00:11:42,202 Sentricon Termite Colony Elimination System should do it. 166 00:11:42,369 --> 00:11:44,955 - What does it involve? - Dig holes, install stations... 167 00:11:45,122 --> 00:11:49,918 ...drop in a few grams of Recruit II and wait. 168 00:11:52,337 --> 00:11:55,382 Okay, hold on one second. I'm coming with you. 169 00:11:57,551 --> 00:12:00,053 Mr. Senator, Cliff Calley's here. 170 00:12:03,056 --> 00:12:05,100 I've got a copy of his travel itinerary. 171 00:12:06,977 --> 00:12:09,438 The senator will see you now. 172 00:12:12,691 --> 00:12:15,360 - Thanks for taking care of that. - You got it. 173 00:12:16,612 --> 00:12:19,031 Yeah, come on in, son. What are you drinking? 174 00:12:19,198 --> 00:12:21,700 Diet Coke will be fine. 175 00:12:22,284 --> 00:12:25,787 Diet Coke. No, that's a Georgia drink. 176 00:12:26,413 --> 00:12:28,499 In Florida, we drink orange juice. 177 00:12:28,665 --> 00:12:31,877 Fresh. Shipped up every week. Vitamin C. 178 00:12:32,377 --> 00:12:36,006 We can inject it with something if you like. 179 00:12:36,173 --> 00:12:38,967 - So they sent you. - I have that privilege, senator. 180 00:12:39,134 --> 00:12:43,096 I remember you. Yeah, we breed lawyers around here like minks. 181 00:12:43,263 --> 00:12:45,807 Except we can't wear you in the wintertime. 182 00:12:45,974 --> 00:12:48,435 Well, here's Linda Lee. Do me a favor, darling. 183 00:12:48,602 --> 00:12:50,896 Would you freshen mine up too? 184 00:12:55,567 --> 00:12:58,737 That is a sashaying piece of pulchritude, isn't it? 185 00:12:58,904 --> 00:13:03,909 Well, some people say that beauty and brains don't go together. 186 00:13:04,535 --> 00:13:08,080 Well, I'm talking smart pulchritude around here. 187 00:13:09,331 --> 00:13:12,251 - You know why you're here? - There's the water table... 188 00:13:12,417 --> 00:13:15,045 ...in the Everglades, the hurricane damage on the Gulf. 189 00:13:15,212 --> 00:13:16,964 They didn't tell you. 190 00:13:17,130 --> 00:13:20,217 - I'm sorry, sir? - Of course not. 191 00:13:20,926 --> 00:13:24,972 Send ignorance to combat truth, huh? All right. 192 00:13:25,138 --> 00:13:28,725 Now, you go back over there, and you tell those people... 193 00:13:28,892 --> 00:13:31,436 ...those people the senator graciously tried to call... 194 00:13:31,603 --> 00:13:34,815 They didn't bother to call the senator back. You tell them... 195 00:13:34,982 --> 00:13:37,693 ...that I've heard it too, the rumor. 196 00:13:37,860 --> 00:13:40,487 - What rumor? - It's that Castro thing. 197 00:13:41,238 --> 00:13:44,366 And somebody knowledgeable better come see me right quick. 198 00:13:44,658 --> 00:13:48,412 Back when Leo was chief of staff, I could heckle him a little. 199 00:13:48,579 --> 00:13:51,665 We used to bend our elbows together right in this room. 200 00:13:51,832 --> 00:13:54,459 Down home, back when. 201 00:13:55,043 --> 00:13:57,754 And now he's gone. 202 00:13:57,921 --> 00:14:00,549 - Probably only that NSA gal, huh? - Gal? 203 00:14:00,716 --> 00:14:03,468 - You like repeating things, son? - I'm getting good at it. 204 00:14:03,969 --> 00:14:07,139 You go back a couple of years, get her out of those power suits... 205 00:14:07,306 --> 00:14:12,811 ...back into the Sunshine State, that would be some serious pulchritude. 206 00:14:14,104 --> 00:14:16,481 - But she's a buttoned-up babe now. - Babe? 207 00:14:16,648 --> 00:14:19,234 - Bet she knows what's going on. - You mean Kate Harper. 208 00:14:19,443 --> 00:14:21,904 Just a warning shot across the bow. 209 00:14:22,070 --> 00:14:25,616 If some heroic new Cuban agenda is being contemplated... 210 00:14:25,782 --> 00:14:28,577 ...by the Bartlet administration, it's gonna backfire. 211 00:14:28,744 --> 00:14:32,456 Now, the House may have that bill that waters down the embargo, but my... 212 00:14:32,623 --> 00:14:36,502 ...Cuban-American constituents will just raise bloody hell over that bill... 213 00:14:36,668 --> 00:14:40,255 ...with Democrat candidates. No such bill will see the light of day... 214 00:14:40,422 --> 00:14:42,925 ...out of my commerce committee. Did you get that... 215 00:14:43,091 --> 00:14:45,511 ...or do you wanna repeat some of it? 216 00:14:56,188 --> 00:14:57,523 C.J., Cliff's here. 217 00:14:57,689 --> 00:15:00,025 - What's next? That was fun. - You saw the senator. 218 00:15:00,192 --> 00:15:02,194 - I'm full of vitamin C. - Nothing stronger? 219 00:15:02,361 --> 00:15:04,696 - I think his juice was spiked. - What did he want? 220 00:15:04,863 --> 00:15:06,448 - I'm not sure. - You're not sure? 221 00:15:06,615 --> 00:15:09,952 This repeating thing must be contagious. I assumed it was gonna be... 222 00:15:10,118 --> 00:15:12,496 ...a doddery senator who ran out of paper clips... 223 00:15:12,704 --> 00:15:15,165 ...but it seemed to be about Fidel Castro. 224 00:15:15,332 --> 00:15:17,376 - You got my attention. - A rumor about his... 225 00:15:17,543 --> 00:15:19,253 Health. Whether he's alive or dead. 226 00:15:19,419 --> 00:15:22,923 He was wondering if the White House was behind it or up to something. 227 00:15:23,090 --> 00:15:26,510 What is this city, just one big game of telephone? 228 00:15:26,677 --> 00:15:29,555 - Anything I should know? - There's a rumor about his health. 229 00:15:29,763 --> 00:15:32,808 Yeah. One other odd thing. 230 00:15:32,975 --> 00:15:34,768 He suggested I talk to Kate Harper. 231 00:15:34,935 --> 00:15:36,854 She's deputy national security advisor. 232 00:15:37,020 --> 00:15:39,231 - I don't think that's it. - Why is that? 233 00:15:39,398 --> 00:15:44,152 I can't exactly put my finger on it. He indicated something other than that. 234 00:15:44,319 --> 00:15:46,029 More. 235 00:15:49,449 --> 00:15:51,994 Margaret, get me Kate Harper. 236 00:15:52,536 --> 00:15:54,997 Let me guess, then. Back to the bench for me? 237 00:15:55,164 --> 00:15:58,083 This is disgraceful. I'm actually starting to like you. 238 00:16:01,545 --> 00:16:03,297 She's gone for the day. 239 00:16:03,463 --> 00:16:04,923 - Toby! - Toby! 240 00:16:05,090 --> 00:16:08,343 Does the White House have knowledge about Mr. Castro's health? 241 00:16:08,510 --> 00:16:12,472 The last time we had firsthand knowledge of Castro's health was 1959. 242 00:16:12,639 --> 00:16:17,060 We heard he cancelled a rally to denounce the U.S. on Malecón Boulevard... 243 00:16:17,227 --> 00:16:20,439 ...and several posters of him have been removed from the capitol. 244 00:16:20,606 --> 00:16:23,859 Well, that could mean he's dead or the communist government... 245 00:16:24,026 --> 00:16:27,696 ...took down posters, planning to replace them with more flattering photos... 246 00:16:27,863 --> 00:16:30,741 - ...like six years ago. - The vice president said he voted... 247 00:16:30,908 --> 00:16:34,369 ...for the embargo in 1996 and will continue to support it... 248 00:16:34,536 --> 00:16:37,372 ...until this horrific dictatorship is brought to its knees. 249 00:16:37,539 --> 00:16:41,043 - Is he speaking for the White House? - He said that at a campaign rally. 250 00:16:41,210 --> 00:16:44,046 If Castro is not in control, how will the White House react? 251 00:16:44,213 --> 00:16:46,715 - We don't react to hypotheticals. - Post Castro... 252 00:16:46,882 --> 00:16:49,510 ...would we declassify Cuba a terrorist state? 253 00:16:49,676 --> 00:16:53,931 Only if they reacted to hypotheticals, which they and I both don't. Yeah, you. 254 00:16:54,097 --> 00:16:57,976 Steve. The CIA issued a report that Cuba has replaced... 255 00:16:58,143 --> 00:17:01,855 ...East Asia as the destination for pedophiles and sex tourists. 256 00:17:02,022 --> 00:17:04,441 No, I can't issue you a visa. Next question. 257 00:17:04,608 --> 00:17:08,487 Hoynes' campaign may be collapsing, but Russell says he wouldn't rule out... 258 00:17:08,654 --> 00:17:12,324 ...military intervention to secure a democratic transition in Cuba. 259 00:17:12,491 --> 00:17:14,493 Yeah, they're campaigning in Florida. 260 00:17:14,660 --> 00:17:17,663 What about Santos? With his surprising victory in California...? 261 00:17:17,830 --> 00:17:21,041 If you wanna cover the campaign, take your questions to Florida. 262 00:17:21,208 --> 00:17:23,126 - Steve, please. - Here in Washington... 263 00:17:23,293 --> 00:17:25,712 - Thank you. - ...Senator Framhagen said the worst... 264 00:17:25,879 --> 00:17:29,132 ...thing a president can do is send mixed messages to Cuba. 265 00:17:37,933 --> 00:17:40,602 - She's a blond now. - I wasn't gonna come. 266 00:17:40,769 --> 00:17:44,398 And stand up a former CIA compatriot after all these years? 267 00:17:44,565 --> 00:17:46,275 It's a time I'd like to forget. 268 00:17:46,441 --> 00:17:49,528 It was a time of "splendor in the grass, glory in the flower... 269 00:17:49,695 --> 00:17:52,573 - ...but we will grieve not... " - What do you want, Andy? 270 00:17:52,739 --> 00:17:56,368 We're not running off the reservation ops anymore. We've changed. 271 00:17:56,535 --> 00:17:59,454 - Second time I've heard that today. - No more dirty tricks... 272 00:17:59,621 --> 00:18:02,958 ...no more messing with elections, even for Cabrera. 273 00:18:03,584 --> 00:18:07,254 - Still, our assignment's the same, Kate. - You came here to tell me this? 274 00:18:07,421 --> 00:18:11,049 No. I just wanted to warn you guys over there that it's a big mistake... 275 00:18:11,216 --> 00:18:13,302 ...to dig into the Cuban tar pit once again. 276 00:18:13,468 --> 00:18:15,554 - What are you talking about? - Leo McGarry. 277 00:18:15,721 --> 00:18:17,973 - What about him? - Can't touch down in Cuba... 278 00:18:18,140 --> 00:18:21,435 ...at his level. Whatever the precautions, word will leak out. 279 00:18:21,602 --> 00:18:24,980 Everyone's on the take or has an agenda or is an agent or a wannabe. 280 00:18:25,147 --> 00:18:27,232 I don't know anything about it. 281 00:18:28,650 --> 00:18:30,986 - You played that beautifully. - I played nothing. 282 00:18:31,153 --> 00:18:34,573 Whether you're lying or covering because you can't or won't tell me... 283 00:18:34,740 --> 00:18:36,825 ...or you're telling the truth... 284 00:18:37,367 --> 00:18:40,329 ...the one thing we learned there, you can't beat history. 285 00:18:40,496 --> 00:18:44,124 The Bartlet administration can't pull this off. It's not gonna work. 286 00:18:44,291 --> 00:18:47,002 The president will be hung out to dry. 287 00:18:47,377 --> 00:18:49,338 C.J., why didn't anyone tell me? 288 00:18:50,714 --> 00:18:52,341 - Excuse me? - I'm the deputy NSA... 289 00:18:52,508 --> 00:18:54,510 ...and I don't know Leo McGarry's in Cuba? 290 00:18:54,676 --> 00:18:58,222 Yeah. How did you find out? 291 00:18:58,388 --> 00:19:00,891 It's 90 miles away. It's like driving to Baltimore. 292 00:19:01,058 --> 00:19:04,561 - There's 3.5 million Cuban-Americans... - Do you know Senator Framhagen? 293 00:19:04,728 --> 00:19:08,232 Florida. He is Florida. I knew him when I was stationed there in '95. 294 00:19:08,398 --> 00:19:09,691 It was my first posting. 295 00:19:09,858 --> 00:19:12,236 Why would he say to ask you about Castro's health? 296 00:19:12,402 --> 00:19:16,114 I don't know. Maybe because he assumed I'd know about Leo's trip. 297 00:19:16,281 --> 00:19:18,325 - How close is your source? - Very. 298 00:19:19,409 --> 00:19:23,330 Look, C.J., we don't wanna get stuck in the muck down there again. 299 00:19:26,959 --> 00:19:29,044 Hey, look who's back. 300 00:19:29,211 --> 00:19:31,338 She caught on, Leo. I had to spill the beans. 301 00:19:31,547 --> 00:19:33,131 You talked to him? How was he? 302 00:19:33,298 --> 00:19:36,218 He's alive, and I think he might finally be ready to deal... 303 00:19:36,385 --> 00:19:40,222 ...and he can talk and talk. He agrees on the need for further private... 304 00:19:40,389 --> 00:19:42,641 ...unpublicized discussions bilaterally. 305 00:19:42,808 --> 00:19:46,603 The man's indefatigable. No wonder he's held sway for coming on 50 years. 306 00:19:46,770 --> 00:19:48,146 Still smoking cigars. 307 00:19:48,313 --> 00:19:51,483 I'm not sure he's ready to fight for justice and the American way. 308 00:19:51,650 --> 00:19:55,112 I am optimistic, but we've been down this road before. 309 00:19:55,279 --> 00:19:58,615 - I don't wanna fail again. - It's a beginning, an opening. 310 00:19:58,782 --> 00:20:00,868 Just thank God he didn't ask about baseball. 311 00:20:01,034 --> 00:20:04,246 What he and I both think about it could've blown the whole thing. 312 00:20:04,413 --> 00:20:06,957 He saw you pitch at the Orioles game. He had pointers. 313 00:20:07,124 --> 00:20:09,585 - I'm sure. - My fear is there seem to be rumors... 314 00:20:09,751 --> 00:20:11,753 ...more rumors, and rumors within rumors. 315 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:15,382 With Cuba, everyone seems to have secrets, and they never stay that way. 316 00:20:15,549 --> 00:20:18,510 Yeah, you're right. We don't need to paint this guy as a hero. 317 00:20:18,677 --> 00:20:22,014 It's time to deal with him. Let's put together a fail-safe response... 318 00:20:22,181 --> 00:20:24,808 ...on how and what to announce about Castro's health... 319 00:20:24,975 --> 00:20:28,478 ...about Leo's trip, then sound out public and congressional reaction... 320 00:20:28,645 --> 00:20:32,065 ...and the candidates, what to do about its impact on the primaries... 321 00:20:32,232 --> 00:20:34,568 ...and the general election and Cuba's response. 322 00:20:34,735 --> 00:20:37,571 - How soon? - How about the end of the day? 323 00:20:39,990 --> 00:20:42,117 - Are they here yet? - They're in your office. 324 00:20:42,284 --> 00:20:45,370 - Can you get me Kate Harper's file? - I can't. 325 00:20:45,537 --> 00:20:48,165 - Why not? - That's top-secret, above my level. 326 00:20:48,332 --> 00:20:51,460 - What do we have to do? - Formal letter of request, signed by you. 327 00:20:51,627 --> 00:20:54,588 Write it. Forge my signature. You can do the president's. 328 00:20:54,755 --> 00:20:57,758 But his is simple, just a sweeping garland formation. Yours... 329 00:20:57,925 --> 00:20:59,676 - Mine is what? - Angular... 330 00:20:59,843 --> 00:21:02,763 ...aggressive. I mean, your signature.... 331 00:21:04,515 --> 00:21:08,560 See the baseline, the unevenly distributed pressure... 332 00:21:08,727 --> 00:21:11,605 ...some countermovement to the natural flow...? 333 00:21:11,772 --> 00:21:13,857 - Which means? - You're concealing something. 334 00:21:14,024 --> 00:21:16,735 What, are you a counterfeiter, a handwriting analyst? 335 00:21:16,902 --> 00:21:18,862 My great uncle was, after the Civil War. 336 00:21:19,029 --> 00:21:21,698 He was a dashing man with a mustache and one arm... 337 00:21:21,865 --> 00:21:25,911 By now, we could have written it, and I could have signed it. Just go, do it. 338 00:21:26,787 --> 00:21:30,999 How's it going? Give me a progress report. Cliff? 339 00:21:31,166 --> 00:21:34,711 There's an opportunity to use the rumors of Castro's health as deflection. 340 00:21:34,878 --> 00:21:37,714 Keep them coming. It's been a Marx Brothers comedy anyway... 341 00:21:37,881 --> 00:21:41,134 ...his illnesses and his 29 doctors who claim he'll live forever. 342 00:21:41,301 --> 00:21:43,303 Yeah, I'm not sure how long that will fly. 343 00:21:43,470 --> 00:21:47,140 There's support in the House to curb the embargo from blue and red states... 344 00:21:47,307 --> 00:21:50,143 ...Midwestern Republicans ready to jettison the trade part. 345 00:21:50,310 --> 00:21:51,937 Cuba's an economic disaster area. 346 00:21:52,104 --> 00:21:55,357 - It needs American grain, meat... - Can you believe this guy Cabrera? 347 00:21:55,524 --> 00:21:58,777 Introducing the vice president. Congressman. Seventh, eighth term. 348 00:21:58,944 --> 00:22:02,447 Once ran an ad standing next to a picture of himself with the caption: 349 00:22:02,614 --> 00:22:05,367 - "Convicted Felon. " - Thanks for the lesson in local color. 350 00:22:05,534 --> 00:22:08,328 Keeps winning every two years, saying the same thing. 351 00:22:09,580 --> 00:22:11,957 Then he gets here, doesn't do or say a damn thing. 352 00:22:12,124 --> 00:22:15,752 Did you call Josh and Donna? I wanna take the temperature in the campaigns. 353 00:22:15,919 --> 00:22:18,630 Somebody should make this son of a bitch obsolete. 354 00:22:19,173 --> 00:22:22,801 Vice President Bob Russell, front-runner of the Democratic presidential... 355 00:22:22,968 --> 00:22:25,804 - Has the exterminator been here? - There was a man yesterday. 356 00:22:25,971 --> 00:22:28,265 The Sentricon Termite Colony Elimination System? 357 00:22:28,432 --> 00:22:30,642 - Matter of fact, yes. - We don't wanna quarrel... 358 00:22:30,809 --> 00:22:33,812 - ...with another company's product... - It's not why we're here. 359 00:22:33,979 --> 00:22:36,398 We can talk about the individual species like RIFA. 360 00:22:36,565 --> 00:22:38,567 - R-I-F-A? - Red imported fire ant. 361 00:22:38,734 --> 00:22:42,070 We're members of IFAHI to thwart the spread of RIFA. We have charts... 362 00:22:42,237 --> 00:22:46,158 ...to show you of the spread of the cinch bug... 363 00:22:46,325 --> 00:22:50,204 ...the black-legged tick, the viral-spreading mosquito... 364 00:22:50,370 --> 00:22:55,000 ...and this very year's infestation by the Mormon cricket. Here. 365 00:22:55,167 --> 00:22:58,629 We're entomologists. While some control is necessary, these others... 366 00:22:58,795 --> 00:23:01,924 ...lost sight of how insects help preserve diversity of life... 367 00:23:02,090 --> 00:23:04,134 ...and are essential to the ecological web. 368 00:23:04,301 --> 00:23:08,096 Insects can spread disease, but they help the study of how diseases are spread. 369 00:23:08,263 --> 00:23:11,517 The newest discovery is they can play a crucial part in learning... 370 00:23:11,725 --> 00:23:14,436 - ...about our own history. - Like this great White House. 371 00:23:14,603 --> 00:23:18,106 Think Abigail Adams and the War of 1812, the burning of this building. 372 00:23:18,273 --> 00:23:21,318 Now, I'll wager we go into these walls, and we will uncover... 373 00:23:21,485 --> 00:23:23,904 ...all kinds of information as yet unknown. 374 00:23:24,071 --> 00:23:27,658 That will help in solving crimes. Forensic entomology, my special field... 375 00:23:27,825 --> 00:23:31,203 ...is invaluable in measuring exposure of the victim... 376 00:23:31,370 --> 00:23:35,541 ...whether Homo sapiens, Felis catus, Canis familiaris... 377 00:23:35,707 --> 00:23:39,336 ...to determine the time of death and even the method of murder. 378 00:23:39,753 --> 00:23:41,421 You've gotta make a decision. 379 00:23:41,588 --> 00:23:46,468 Do you simply want to wipe out the infestation or use these little pioneers... 380 00:23:46,635 --> 00:23:50,514 ...to journey into our past and unveil secrets for the first time? 381 00:24:06,071 --> 00:24:08,532 - You got it? - They checked my clothes... 382 00:24:08,699 --> 00:24:12,369 ...patted me down, searched my shoes, my best shoes, practically x-rayed me. 383 00:24:12,536 --> 00:24:14,705 But they didn't do any personality profile? 384 00:24:14,872 --> 00:24:17,708 - That didn't even occur to me. - What were they thinking? 385 00:24:17,875 --> 00:24:19,585 Here it is. 386 00:24:19,751 --> 00:24:21,753 Kate Harper. 387 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:24,256 - Close the door? - Yes. 388 00:24:48,614 --> 00:24:51,742 - C.J. - Charlie, tell me you have good news. 389 00:24:51,909 --> 00:24:55,287 - I'm not sure. - Entertain me, enlighten me... 390 00:24:55,454 --> 00:24:57,581 ...raise me up to the rooftops, please. 391 00:24:57,748 --> 00:25:00,125 I think this has more to do with the lower depths. 392 00:25:00,292 --> 00:25:04,046 - It's coming back to me now. Bugs. - Rhinotermitidae. 393 00:25:05,172 --> 00:25:07,883 - Is that the guy I saw with the gizmo? - It could be. 394 00:25:08,050 --> 00:25:10,093 - And he found... - Rhinotermitidae. 395 00:25:10,260 --> 00:25:14,181 - We're not tenting the White House. - No, we're drilling walls. 396 00:25:14,348 --> 00:25:17,351 There's a group suggesting we observe them before killing them. 397 00:25:17,518 --> 00:25:20,270 - The ones with the animatronic...? - "Insectilatronic. " 398 00:25:20,437 --> 00:25:23,941 They say we can find out things from termites about lumber conditions... 399 00:25:24,107 --> 00:25:26,818 ...when the White House was built, burned, rebuilt... 400 00:25:26,985 --> 00:25:30,322 ...what presidents smoked, ate, smelled like. 401 00:25:31,657 --> 00:25:33,659 This, Charlie, is not a tough choice. 402 00:25:33,826 --> 00:25:37,746 For once, our policy can be clean and simple. Just kill the damn bugs. 403 00:25:41,542 --> 00:25:43,752 - Who is this? - Toby. I wanted to ask you... 404 00:25:43,919 --> 00:25:46,255 - ...about this Castro thing. - I can't hear you. 405 00:25:46,421 --> 00:25:48,715 Donna, it's Toby. Toby Ziegler. 406 00:25:48,924 --> 00:25:52,427 - It's so crazy in here. Wait a minute. - Hello? 407 00:25:52,594 --> 00:25:54,388 Toby? 408 00:25:56,139 --> 00:25:58,600 - Josh. - Toby? 409 00:25:58,767 --> 00:26:02,187 - We're not talking to each other. - Then what's making my phone ring? 410 00:26:02,354 --> 00:26:04,106 The thing's got a mind of its own. 411 00:26:04,314 --> 00:26:06,900 What's with Castro? What's going on with that? 412 00:26:07,067 --> 00:26:11,113 - That's what I wanted to ask you. - I can't hear you. It's crazy down here. 413 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:14,700 - It's Guatemala. - Hello? 414 00:26:17,786 --> 00:26:20,831 - I lost you. How are you? - What's going on down there, Donna? 415 00:26:20,998 --> 00:26:23,750 You won't believe it. This state, it's unreal. It's like... 416 00:26:23,917 --> 00:26:26,420 - Guatemala? - Hey, that's good. You a speechwriter? 417 00:26:26,587 --> 00:26:29,673 - What's the impact of this Castro thing? - It's unbelievable. 418 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:33,677 Castro's become Che. Is he alive or dead? He's wallpapering the primary. 419 00:26:33,844 --> 00:26:37,598 - Wait, what? Donna, hold on a second. - Toby, I've got... 420 00:26:38,432 --> 00:26:39,892 Josh? 421 00:26:40,100 --> 00:26:42,352 Josh? Josh. 422 00:26:42,519 --> 00:26:45,647 C.J., I should apologize for you not knowing about the Cuba trip. 423 00:26:45,814 --> 00:26:48,984 - Yes, you should. - I thought it was worth the risk. 424 00:26:49,151 --> 00:26:51,862 - I still do. - While you were gone, we all got calls... 425 00:26:52,029 --> 00:26:55,407 ...from Rafe Framhagen. I sent Cliff over, who said the senator... 426 00:26:55,574 --> 00:26:57,409 - ...may have been three sheets. - Yeah? 427 00:26:57,576 --> 00:27:01,455 And he had questions about Kate Harper and Cuba, as if she knew something. 428 00:27:01,622 --> 00:27:04,041 - Concerned? Why don't you pull her file. - I did. 429 00:27:04,208 --> 00:27:06,210 This has been the long way around to what? 430 00:27:06,376 --> 00:27:08,670 - A lot of blackout. - Are we getting sidetracked? 431 00:27:08,837 --> 00:27:11,798 Kate Harper, Navy. Father, Navy. Formerly CIA, wasn't it? 432 00:27:11,965 --> 00:27:16,220 Africa, blackout. Kosovo, blackout. Iran, blackout. She got around. 433 00:27:17,054 --> 00:27:18,722 You're in it. 434 00:27:19,097 --> 00:27:21,767 - That's impossible. - Turn the page. 435 00:27:25,229 --> 00:27:28,482 1995, Florida. 436 00:27:29,566 --> 00:27:32,236 But why is it in her file? 437 00:27:33,195 --> 00:27:37,324 - CIA must have been monitoring us. - The rest was blacked out. What is it? 438 00:27:37,491 --> 00:27:40,828 We had a gathering of the Bay of Pigs veterans from both sides... 439 00:27:40,994 --> 00:27:44,706 ...for the first time, and it was remarkable. 440 00:27:44,873 --> 00:27:49,628 These aging warriors, enemies, fellow countrymen. And I had high hopes... 441 00:27:49,795 --> 00:27:52,965 ...we were pulling together, strand by strand, a dialogue with... 442 00:27:53,131 --> 00:27:55,801 - ...the Cuban-Americans and Cubans. - I never heard this. 443 00:27:55,968 --> 00:27:59,763 There was also an election recount underway. Congressman Cabrera. 444 00:27:59,930 --> 00:28:02,641 - Yeah, I know the one. - I was secretary of labor... 445 00:28:02,808 --> 00:28:07,145 ...and Rafe Framhagen showed up, and we started drinking. 446 00:28:08,272 --> 00:28:12,901 And I made a fool of myself. Talk about three sheets to the wind. 447 00:28:13,068 --> 00:28:15,237 And when I got back, it was over. 448 00:28:15,404 --> 00:28:18,448 It had all fallen apart. I should have never left. 449 00:28:18,615 --> 00:28:20,492 So I vowed then... 450 00:28:20,659 --> 00:28:24,329 ...if there was ever a chance, I'd put it back together. 451 00:28:32,171 --> 00:28:35,632 If we had a cigarette, a lighter and a password, we'd be back 10 years. 452 00:28:35,799 --> 00:28:38,594 But it's so loud in here now, I'd never hear the password. 453 00:28:39,136 --> 00:28:40,971 Don't you miss it... 454 00:28:41,180 --> 00:28:44,850 - ...when you were undercover? - I miss the excitement... 455 00:28:45,767 --> 00:28:48,520 ...dressing up and down, disappearing into character. 456 00:28:49,188 --> 00:28:51,190 And now look at you. 457 00:28:51,523 --> 00:28:55,903 Wearing suits and sitting in meetings with amazing people. 458 00:28:56,069 --> 00:28:57,946 You've changed. 459 00:29:00,782 --> 00:29:03,827 I saw your ex-husband not long ago. He's still down there. 460 00:29:03,994 --> 00:29:06,079 Why'd you call me again? 461 00:29:07,456 --> 00:29:09,917 I wanted to apologize. 462 00:29:11,293 --> 00:29:12,920 For what? 463 00:29:14,338 --> 00:29:17,132 I knew back then what was going on. 464 00:29:17,841 --> 00:29:19,885 What it was doing to you. 465 00:29:20,844 --> 00:29:24,097 - I should've protected you better. - Would've, should've. 466 00:29:24,264 --> 00:29:26,266 But it's... There's more to it than that. 467 00:29:26,433 --> 00:29:29,811 It's too late now, Andy. It was too late then. 468 00:29:29,978 --> 00:29:32,481 I know. I know. 469 00:29:32,648 --> 00:29:35,651 Part of my 12 steps, to make a fool of myself. 470 00:29:36,235 --> 00:29:39,404 Especially to those people who, maybe, I made fools of. 471 00:29:44,034 --> 00:29:45,661 Thank you. 472 00:29:49,331 --> 00:29:51,542 They have all of it down there now, Kate. 473 00:29:51,708 --> 00:29:55,087 Leo McGarry's trip, the deal he's trying to make with Fidel. 474 00:29:55,254 --> 00:29:57,464 They're gonna break the story. 475 00:29:58,006 --> 00:30:00,467 - You're sure? - Yeah. 476 00:30:00,634 --> 00:30:03,887 Don't get caught in this again when it goes to hell. 477 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:10,018 Cuba. It scums everybody it touches. 478 00:30:26,577 --> 00:30:31,123 I'm walking back here thinking, "This is a building I never thought I'd be in. " 479 00:30:31,290 --> 00:30:33,625 Maybe it's a place you never quite get used to. 480 00:30:33,792 --> 00:30:37,296 Once, my dad was gone with the Pacific Fleet. My mom and I were left... 481 00:30:37,462 --> 00:30:39,006 ...at the Key West Naval Base. 482 00:30:39,173 --> 00:30:41,216 There was no housing, so for a while... 483 00:30:41,383 --> 00:30:44,970 ...we lived in this boiling trailer with no air conditioning. 484 00:30:45,262 --> 00:30:48,640 The wind shook it at night and rocked me to sleep. 485 00:30:49,766 --> 00:30:52,102 It's a long way from here. 486 00:30:54,062 --> 00:30:56,565 Kate, what's going on? 487 00:30:58,066 --> 00:31:02,529 Tomorrow, Cuban-American factions are going public with Leo's visit to Cuba. 488 00:31:11,580 --> 00:31:15,083 Mr. President, it's clear that the news of Leo's trip is going to break. 489 00:31:15,250 --> 00:31:19,087 Don't know if it'll be audio, eyewitness, photos, but we know it's coming. 490 00:31:19,254 --> 00:31:22,174 - CNN will get it, then the networks. - A delightful prognosis. 491 00:31:22,341 --> 00:31:25,260 We can spin it. It was Cuban representatives who initiated... 492 00:31:25,427 --> 00:31:28,430 ...the conversations. We listened, agreed to and accepted nothing. 493 00:31:28,597 --> 00:31:30,974 - I hate that. - We must look at the consequences. 494 00:31:31,141 --> 00:31:34,061 The South Carolina and Florida primaries are two weeks away. 495 00:31:34,228 --> 00:31:37,064 There will be no mercy in the Cuban-American community. 496 00:31:37,231 --> 00:31:39,274 It won't go away by the general election. 497 00:31:39,441 --> 00:31:42,277 - Russell will find a way. - I can hear his sound bites already. 498 00:31:42,444 --> 00:31:45,906 Santos is a mystery. I don't know what he'll do. Bet he doesn't either. 499 00:31:46,073 --> 00:31:48,116 Republican candidates? Walken and Vinick? 500 00:31:48,283 --> 00:31:51,411 Vinick probably agrees with you, but publicly, he'll step back... 501 00:31:51,578 --> 00:31:54,164 ...and let Framhagen and Walken put on war paint... 502 00:31:54,331 --> 00:31:58,126 - ...and gather around Little Bighorn. - Wasn't the image I was hoping for. 503 00:31:58,836 --> 00:32:02,172 So Republicans and Democrats alike will distance themselves... 504 00:32:02,339 --> 00:32:05,592 ...from this act of madness of the Bartlet administration. 505 00:32:06,051 --> 00:32:09,555 I think it's time we looked beyond regrets and elections, sir. 506 00:32:10,764 --> 00:32:12,474 It's here, isn't it? 507 00:32:12,933 --> 00:32:14,810 Another cliff. Yes, sir. 508 00:32:14,977 --> 00:32:16,603 Toby? 509 00:32:17,437 --> 00:32:20,274 - Jump. - C.J. 510 00:32:25,362 --> 00:32:28,240 Get me some airtime. I'll have a few words with the nation. 511 00:32:28,407 --> 00:32:30,117 - When? - As soon as possible. 512 00:32:30,284 --> 00:32:34,079 - We won't wait for the story to break. - It's fair to let the candidates know. 513 00:32:34,246 --> 00:32:37,082 - I agree. - Sir, the vice president is still waiting. 514 00:32:37,249 --> 00:32:40,252 Get Senator Vinick on the phone, and then Congressman Santos. 515 00:32:40,419 --> 00:32:43,005 Then I'll see the vice president. 516 00:32:55,976 --> 00:32:57,728 Leo. 517 00:32:57,936 --> 00:33:00,564 Thanks for coming all the way over here. 518 00:33:00,731 --> 00:33:02,900 Been a long time. 519 00:33:03,609 --> 00:33:06,028 Care to join me? 520 00:33:07,237 --> 00:33:10,991 No, I'm only fooling. I know you don't any longer. 521 00:33:11,283 --> 00:33:14,661 Kind of wish more people around here did. 522 00:33:15,287 --> 00:33:19,124 - What's Hemingway's word? - "Utilize. " How'd you find out? 523 00:33:21,168 --> 00:33:26,715 Boat captain, deckhand, limo driver, the gas attendant. Does it matter? 524 00:33:27,132 --> 00:33:30,636 It seems to me we got a lot more done around here when we were utilizing. 525 00:33:30,802 --> 00:33:34,515 Got along better too. Left and right, elephant and mule. 526 00:33:34,681 --> 00:33:38,060 These days, that's one place where my point of view is the minority. 527 00:33:38,227 --> 00:33:41,813 Not the only place, senator. Demographics are changing in your state. 528 00:33:41,980 --> 00:33:45,442 You were Scotch, as I recall. The good stuff. Just the way it poured. 529 00:33:45,609 --> 00:33:48,111 Younger Cuban-Americans don't care. 530 00:33:48,278 --> 00:33:52,282 The Cuba effect on Florida is going the way of too much utilizing. 531 00:33:52,449 --> 00:33:55,744 So for the younger Cuban-Americans, your solution is to have... 532 00:33:55,911 --> 00:33:59,289 ...an old man with MS send another old man who's had a heart attack... 533 00:33:59,456 --> 00:34:02,417 ...to check on the health of a third old man. 534 00:34:02,584 --> 00:34:06,547 A man who could be, should be, and, God willing, soon will be dead. 535 00:34:07,631 --> 00:34:12,302 It's too late for the Bartlet administration to go legacy shopping in Cuba, Leo. 536 00:34:12,469 --> 00:34:15,764 If I had come to you first, what would you have said? 537 00:34:16,056 --> 00:34:17,724 No. 538 00:34:18,308 --> 00:34:20,644 We had to change the calculus, or you'd bury us. 539 00:34:20,811 --> 00:34:24,481 - I am gonna bury you, Leo. - After 45 years, it's time to admit... 540 00:34:24,648 --> 00:34:28,652 ...the embargo isn't a reason for or a solution to Cuba's tragic reality. 541 00:34:28,819 --> 00:34:32,281 The reason for Cuba's tragic reality is Fidel Castro... 542 00:34:32,447 --> 00:34:36,243 ...a vicious dictator who refuses to allow free press, free elections... 543 00:34:36,410 --> 00:34:40,956 ...who jails even the slightest opposition. You wanna legitimize his government. 544 00:34:41,123 --> 00:34:43,333 The good ship Legitimacy sailed decades ago. 545 00:34:43,500 --> 00:34:45,794 He's there, has been for a very long time. 546 00:34:45,961 --> 00:34:48,714 The State Department lists Cuba as a terrorist state. 547 00:34:48,881 --> 00:34:51,049 The State Department, Leo. 548 00:34:51,216 --> 00:34:55,512 The FBI just busted a Cuban espionage operation, arrested 10 spies. 549 00:34:55,679 --> 00:34:58,640 When we've tried reforming a communist regime... 550 00:34:58,807 --> 00:35:02,102 ...through embargo and severing relations, we've always failed. 551 00:35:02,269 --> 00:35:05,397 When we sought change through engagement and trade, we succeeded. 552 00:35:05,564 --> 00:35:09,276 What about the law, Leo? Congress has codified the embargo. 553 00:35:09,443 --> 00:35:13,322 U.S. sanctions cannot be lifted against Cuba until all political prisoners... 554 00:35:13,489 --> 00:35:17,534 ...have been freed, until political parties and labor unions have been legalized... 555 00:35:17,701 --> 00:35:19,703 ...and free elections have been scheduled. 556 00:35:19,870 --> 00:35:22,623 No American president can overturn the will of the people. 557 00:35:22,789 --> 00:35:26,251 It's not the will of the people. It's a few loud and shrinking number... 558 00:35:26,418 --> 00:35:30,172 - ...of Cuban-Americans. - Who came here stripped of everything. 559 00:35:30,339 --> 00:35:33,884 Who floated over here in little, leaky boats, their kids in one hand... 560 00:35:34,051 --> 00:35:37,513 ...and their dreams in another. And how many of whom did we turn away...? 561 00:35:37,679 --> 00:35:39,431 No one... No one's disputing that. 562 00:35:39,598 --> 00:35:41,767 And who have become monumentally successful... 563 00:35:41,934 --> 00:35:44,853 ...and too many of whom have become Republicans, right, Leo? 564 00:35:45,020 --> 00:35:48,315 But who we've also pandered to for far too long. 565 00:35:48,941 --> 00:35:53,070 - I'm bringing a possible breakthrough. - There's no such thing. 566 00:35:53,237 --> 00:35:57,574 We're starting with an executive order to provide food, dollars through the U.N. 567 00:35:57,741 --> 00:36:00,911 The Department of Treasury liberalizing business travel to Cuba... 568 00:36:01,078 --> 00:36:04,915 ...working to involve Cuba in curbing narco-trafficking and terrorism... 569 00:36:05,082 --> 00:36:07,334 ...rather than treat them as the problem. 570 00:36:07,501 --> 00:36:10,796 Now, there's the toothless, gutless foreign policy... 571 00:36:10,963 --> 00:36:13,799 ...we've all come to expect from the Bartlet administration. 572 00:36:13,966 --> 00:36:17,511 Just give away the store, probably billions of dollars, without getting... 573 00:36:17,678 --> 00:36:20,305 - ...a single concession in return. - Extradition treaty. 574 00:36:20,472 --> 00:36:23,392 - He'll resign the extradition treaty? - We're talking. 575 00:36:23,559 --> 00:36:26,937 You're talking? Sure, he'll romance you... 576 00:36:27,104 --> 00:36:29,940 ...he'll waltz you around until he gets what he needs... 577 00:36:30,107 --> 00:36:34,820 - Maybe he's legacy shopping too. - ...which is cash. He needs cash. 578 00:36:34,987 --> 00:36:37,906 That's why he's talking to you in the first place. 579 00:36:38,073 --> 00:36:41,535 We finally got him where we want him, on the verge of economic collapse. 580 00:36:41,743 --> 00:36:44,913 - That's what we said in 1963. - He'll take your money, our money... 581 00:36:45,080 --> 00:36:48,125 - ...and he'll renege. - The rest of the world is already there. 582 00:36:48,292 --> 00:36:51,795 If we don't get our foot in, U.S. business interests and your poor... 583 00:36:51,962 --> 00:36:54,381 ...Cuban-Americans will be left out in the cold. 584 00:36:54,590 --> 00:36:57,801 Oh, that is really good. The Bartlet administration... 585 00:36:57,968 --> 00:37:02,556 ...is gonna save Castro for the sake of American business? That's rich. 586 00:37:02,723 --> 00:37:06,393 So you're gonna go to war so a few geriatrics can get their cabanas back? 587 00:37:06,852 --> 00:37:08,937 That's the trouble with our policy. 588 00:37:09,104 --> 00:37:12,733 Your rigor mortis stance is holding hostage a Cuban-American community... 589 00:37:12,900 --> 00:37:16,862 ...you say you so love, and by proxy it's held hostage the whole country. 590 00:37:18,238 --> 00:37:22,117 The world, time, has passed them by. Castro won. 591 00:37:22,284 --> 00:37:24,786 Rafe, it's time. 592 00:37:24,953 --> 00:37:27,581 - It's long past time. - Whatever dumb thing you do... 593 00:37:27,748 --> 00:37:31,960 ...to prop up Castro will be reversed next year, because if you do it... 594 00:37:32,127 --> 00:37:35,172 ...you lose Florida in the election and the presidency with it. 595 00:37:35,339 --> 00:37:38,634 You care more about American politics than relieving the plight... 596 00:37:38,800 --> 00:37:41,595 ...of the Cuban people, just like in 1995. 597 00:37:42,429 --> 00:37:44,014 Which year was that? 598 00:37:44,181 --> 00:37:47,768 The one where Cabrera won the election recount, and it turned out... 599 00:37:47,935 --> 00:37:51,021 ...his sister-in-law, who worked for you, was the chief monitor. 600 00:37:51,188 --> 00:37:53,190 Cabrera did win that election. 601 00:37:53,357 --> 00:37:56,902 He was a convicted felon, and you knew at the same time we were meeting... 602 00:37:57,069 --> 00:37:59,863 - ...talking with Castro's people. - I came down there... 603 00:38:00,030 --> 00:38:03,033 - ...and I remember we had a drink. - We could have had a deal... 604 00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:06,745 - ...ended all this insanity a decade ago. - It was you who took me aside... 605 00:38:06,912 --> 00:38:11,291 ...invited me for a drink. Now you're gonna climb up on your high horse, huh? 606 00:38:11,792 --> 00:38:13,585 That's what I gotta live with. 607 00:38:14,795 --> 00:38:17,714 We were close once, back then. 608 00:38:18,799 --> 00:38:23,136 No, senator, we just drank back then. 609 00:38:24,304 --> 00:38:25,973 We were never close. 610 00:38:31,395 --> 00:38:33,730 - Hey. - I was looking for you. 611 00:38:34,481 --> 00:38:37,985 President goes on the air any minute. Thought I'd watch it down here. 612 00:38:38,152 --> 00:38:40,904 - Alone? - Yeah. 613 00:38:46,285 --> 00:38:48,537 Cuba. Florida. 614 00:38:48,704 --> 00:38:53,125 You know a lot about them. You were there in the '90s? 1995, maybe? 615 00:38:53,292 --> 00:38:55,669 - Yeah. - Yeah. 616 00:38:55,878 --> 00:38:59,506 I was there only a few days... 617 00:39:01,300 --> 00:39:03,969 ...and I can't remember much at all. 618 00:39:04,469 --> 00:39:07,472 Led me to lock myself away for 30 days, dry out. 619 00:39:07,639 --> 00:39:11,393 But I believed then, and I believe now, this fight is worth it. 620 00:39:11,560 --> 00:39:13,520 There's gonna be hell to pay tomorrow. 621 00:39:13,687 --> 00:39:17,399 If I'd only gotten it done 10 years ago, Jed Bartlet could be spared it. 622 00:39:17,566 --> 00:39:20,152 The CIA would have never let the embargo go away then. 623 00:39:20,777 --> 00:39:22,779 They're against ending it now. 624 00:39:23,739 --> 00:39:26,825 - What about you? - I was in favor of it then. 625 00:39:26,992 --> 00:39:28,702 And now? 626 00:39:30,412 --> 00:39:32,080 I don't know. 627 00:39:32,247 --> 00:39:37,002 It's not about me. It's about the president, what you want for him. 628 00:39:39,296 --> 00:39:40,964 And this is something. 629 00:39:42,257 --> 00:39:43,926 Yeah. 630 00:39:54,269 --> 00:39:56,230 Did we meet back then? 631 00:39:58,398 --> 00:39:59,858 Do you remember me? 632 00:40:03,821 --> 00:40:05,489 No. 633 00:40:08,617 --> 00:40:10,869 Do you remember me? 634 00:40:36,895 --> 00:40:40,190 - Where you going? - My car, I think. 635 00:40:41,775 --> 00:40:44,611 - Okay, okay. Why don't I drive. - No. 636 00:40:44,778 --> 00:40:47,197 Yeah, I think I'll drive. 637 00:40:48,532 --> 00:40:50,325 I'm fine. 638 00:40:51,410 --> 00:40:53,745 There you go. 639 00:40:56,039 --> 00:40:58,667 Okay, okay, that's good. 640 00:41:09,178 --> 00:41:13,015 - Where are you going? - Why not drive off into the sunset? 641 00:41:14,099 --> 00:41:17,811 - Yeah, I think we missed it. - Something happen to your eye? 642 00:41:18,020 --> 00:41:20,564 Well, you should see the other guy. 643 00:41:20,731 --> 00:41:24,610 - Where are you staying, at a hotel? - On Calle Ocho. Got a suitcase. 644 00:41:24,776 --> 00:41:27,613 Pack it. Airport, if I can find it. 645 00:41:28,739 --> 00:41:32,284 - I'm gonna remember this. - No, you won't. 646 00:41:32,951 --> 00:41:34,578 Yes, I will. 647 00:41:34,912 --> 00:41:38,373 No, but I will. 648 00:41:38,540 --> 00:41:40,709 I'm gonna put my head down. 649 00:41:40,876 --> 00:41:44,588 Just for a moment. Thank you. 650 00:41:44,796 --> 00:41:47,674 My fellow Americans, in 1961... 651 00:41:47,841 --> 00:41:50,594 ...President John F. Kennedy bought some cigars. 652 00:41:50,761 --> 00:41:53,388 They happened to be from a country called Cuba. 653 00:41:53,555 --> 00:41:56,308 And since that day, nearly 45 years ago... 654 00:41:56,475 --> 00:41:59,144 ...no American has been able to do it again. 655 00:41:59,311 --> 00:42:01,563 And it's time for that to change. 656 00:42:01,730 --> 00:42:05,776 This is not about cigars, of course, but about our relationship with a country... 657 00:42:05,943 --> 00:42:08,320 ...that is only 90 miles away. 658 00:42:08,487 --> 00:42:10,656 Change is not going to come easy. 659 00:42:10,823 --> 00:42:15,077 It won't be a change without passionate discussion and disagreement... 660 00:42:15,244 --> 00:42:18,622 ...but a change there can, and will, and must be. 661 00:42:18,789 --> 00:42:21,834 The Cuban people and the Cuban-American people have suffered... 662 00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:25,712 ...too long under intolerable circumstances on both shores. 663 00:42:25,879 --> 00:42:29,842 My dream is that every one of the hundreds of thousands of Cubans... 664 00:42:30,008 --> 00:42:34,429 ...who draw lottery cards every year to win one of the 20,000 slots... 665 00:42:34,596 --> 00:42:38,642 ...allowing them to come to America in search of a better life and freedom... 666 00:42:38,809 --> 00:42:42,938 ...will finally have the chance to find that freedom in their own country... 667 00:42:43,105 --> 00:42:46,650 ...and that the 1.5 million Cuban-Americans who have... 668 00:42:46,817 --> 00:42:49,736 ...for so many decades, longed to return to their homes... 669 00:42:49,903 --> 00:42:52,197 ...will finally have the chance to once again... 670 00:42:52,364 --> 00:42:55,492 ...see the land of their fathers and forefathers. 671 00:42:56,305 --> 00:43:02,291 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from OpenSubtitles.org