1. - I can't do this anymore.
- This is the most important thing.Copy !req
2. - It's not more than your marriage.
- It is more important now.Copy !req
3. - What are you wearing tonight?
- What am I wearing?Copy !req
4. - Your paper wants to know?
- That's for me.Copy !req
5. - When was the last time you went?
- To AA?Copy !req
6. - What meeting could I go to?
- Mine.Copy !req
7. Something I can help you with,
Mr. McGarry?Copy !req
8. I'm here for the card game.Copy !req
9. Yes.Copy !req
10. Yes.Copy !req
11. Yes.Copy !req
12. Are you prepared at this point...?Copy !req
13. Thank you. Thank you, sir.Copy !req
14. If you sit by the phone...Copy !req
15. you can expect a call
from the president.Copy !req
16. Thank you again.Copy !req
17. - It's done.
- We did it!Copy !req
18. It's done!Copy !req
19. C.J. was on the phone
with her fingers crossed.Copy !req
20. - You did one phone call.
- It was a series which I masterminded.Copy !req
21. While I'm not selfish about credit,
it is done and I did it!Copy !req
22. Call Toby, Sam, Leo, the president.Copy !req
23. Tell them I'm on my way over.
Nothing to the press.Copy !req
24. - Claudia Jean?
- Yeah?Copy !req
25. - We did it.
- Yeah!Copy !req
26. Don't you wanna know
about the banging?Copy !req
27. - Banging?
- They've been at it all morning.Copy !req
28. - What are you talking about?
- A loud banging above your office.Copy !req
29. - I didn't notice.
- How could you not?Copy !req
30. I've been on the phone to fill
a seat on the Supreme Court.Copy !req
31. It was pretty loud.Copy !req
32. I'm talking about
the U.S. Supreme Court.Copy !req
33. - Who the man?
- We the man!Copy !req
34. - This is just gross.
- Wait here for me.Copy !req
35. - Morning, Mrs. Landingham.
- Good morning.Copy !req
36. - Yes, Mrs. Landingham.
- Is it done?Copy !req
37. That depends on your answer
to this question:Copy !req
38. - Who the man?
- Excuse me, Josh?Copy !req
39. - Who the man?
- You the man.Copy !req
40. - We the men!
We the men!Copy !req
41. He's waiting for you, sir. It's done.Copy !req
42. - You got a Supreme Court nominee.
- Which one of you is the man?Copy !req
43. We'd like to think of ourselves
as "the men. "Copy !req
44. Let's make the phone call!Copy !req
45. - Congratulations, sir.
- Well done, sir.Copy !req
46. Thank you. You too.Copy !req
47. - You guys rock.
- We really do.Copy !req
48. Bring in the chairman, a member from
Judiciary, leadership from both sides...Copy !req
49. - Where is C.J.?
- Right here. Sorry.Copy !req
50. You should wear a bell.
What do we wanna do?Copy !req
51. C.J., tell the press the president
introduces his nominee Thursday.Copy !req
52. - Could we do it on Friday?
- People watch TV on Thursday.Copy !req
53. - We can do this in 4 days?
You sure?Copy !req
54. You run the show.
Put the ball in the hole.Copy !req
55. - It's done.
- No, it's not. So get it done.Copy !req
56. - Get me everything.
- We vetted him two months.Copy !req
57. We'll vet him four more days.Copy !req
58. I wanna know every girlfriend
he stood up in 1953.Copy !req
59. This show will be better
than the queen's coronation.Copy !req
60. Sam, you'll write Harrison's remarks.Copy !req
61. - He's not gonna like that.
- He'll like it fine.Copy !req
62. If the name of this nominee
is leaked before I want...Copy !req
63. I'll blame you.
You'll find that unpleasant.Copy !req
64. Toby, you're hot
when you're like this.Copy !req
65. I am gonna put Harrison on the Court!
I swear to God!Copy !req
66. - We meet again, three hours.
C.J., talk to me.Copy !req
67. - Did you see his face?
- We're home.Copy !req
68. - I'll see you later.
- It's a maintenance crew.Copy !req
69. - The banging.
- Working upstairs.Copy !req
70. - Peyton Cabot Harrison III.
- Yes.Copy !req
71. He sounds like he should be
a Supreme Court Justice.Copy !req
72. - It's a good name.
- Phillips Exeter, Rhodes scholar...Copy !req
73. Harvard Law Review editor.Copy !req
74. He was dean of Harvard Law School.Copy !req
75. His father was Eisenhower's
attorney general.Copy !req
76. Peyton Cabot Harrison III.
Jewish fellow?Copy !req
77. You're not gonna ruin this.Copy !req
78. - I'm sharing this moment.
- This is big.Copy !req
79. - You know what we'll have?
- A waspy old man?Copy !req
80. A smooth confirmation process.Copy !req
81. - It's gonna sail.
- I hope so.Copy !req
82. - A slip twixt the tongue and wrist...
- It's gonna sail.Copy !req
83. - Don't get your hopes up.
- Why?Copy !req
84. When it doesn't work out,
you end up drunk in my apartment.Copy !req
85. - Smooth sailing.
- Cautious optimism.Copy !req
86. - Nothing bad will happen.
- Cautious optimism.Copy !req
87. There is no reason...Copy !req
88. Well...Copy !req
89. Okay.Copy !req
90. You're too young to retire, Joseph.Copy !req
91. You're an excellent liar,
Mr. President.Copy !req
92. Yes, sir.Copy !req
93. - You're gonna go with Harrison?
- He's on the short list.Copy !req
94. Yeah.Copy !req
95. With how many other names?Copy !req
96. We'll make our announcement
on Thursday.Copy !req
97. - You've decided on Harrison.
- I haven't made a decision yet.Copy !req
98. You made the call.Copy !req
99. - Did you consider Mendoza?
- He was on the short list.Copy !req
100. He was on the short list so you could
show you had a Hispanic on it.Copy !req
101. - That's not true.
- You ran great guns in the campaign.Copy !req
102. It was an insurgency,
boy, a sight to see.Copy !req
103. Then you drove to the middle
of the road...Copy !req
104. the moment after you took the oath.
The middle of the road.Copy !req
105. Nothing but a long line,
painted yellow.Copy !req
106. Excuse me, sir...Copy !req
107. I wanted to retire five years ago,
but I waited for a Democrat.Copy !req
108. I wanted a Democrat.Copy !req
109. And instead, I got you.Copy !req
110. - Hey. How you doing?
- Doing fine, Danny.Copy !req
111. Is it Harrison?Copy !req
112. Why do you ask me questions
you know I'm not gonna answer?Copy !req
113. - Good conversation starter.
- I can't date you.Copy !req
114. Think Harrison's gonna be a good
Justice? I tried to trick you.Copy !req
115. Didn't work.
You won't go on a date?Copy !req
116. - Right.
- Okay.Copy !req
117. - We should get out there.
- Not yet.Copy !req
118. I am running...Copy !req
119. I've served on this bench
for 38 years.Copy !req
120. I took my seat
the year you began college.Copy !req
121. I believe I've earned
the right to say a word.Copy !req
122. - You've said quite a few words.
- Not enough.Copy !req
123. Let's go.Copy !req
124. Take the next few days
with your staff...Copy !req
125. and give Mendoza
the consideration he deserves.Copy !req
126. When the next seat opens...Copy !req
127. When it does,
you'll be writing your memoirs.Copy !req
128. - In three years, I hope...
- You're gonna get beat in three years.Copy !req
129. That's pessimistic.Copy !req
130. The American voters like guts,
and Republicans have got them.Copy !req
131. And in three years,
one of them is gonna beat you.Copy !req
132. I imagine the view...Copy !req
133. from your unscrutinized place in
history must be different from mine.Copy !req
134. But I'd remind you, I have
the following things to negotiate:Copy !req
135. An opposition Congress, special
interests and a bitchy media.Copy !req
136. - So did Harry Truman.
- I'm not Harry Truman.Copy !req
137. Mr. Bartlet, you needn't
point out that fact.Copy !req
138. It's Dr. Bartlet, Your Honor.Copy !req
139. Now, let's go start your retirement.Copy !req
140. - Want my gloves?
- No, thanks.Copy !req
141. - You look pretty cold.
- I'm fine.Copy !req
142. - What are they talking about?
- They're old friends.Copy !req
143. - They can't stand each other.
- It's a courtesy call.Copy !req
144. - What do you want?
- Dinner.Copy !req
145. - Think he's pissed about Harrison?
- Danny!Copy !req
146. - I did it again!
- Yes.Copy !req
147. - You outfoxed me.
- You're killing me.Copy !req
148. Here we go.Copy !req
149. - That was inches from my head.
- It was not.Copy !req
150. It was inches. A bit that way, bam!Copy !req
151. - Head wound.
- You're fine.Copy !req
152. - Yeah, there but for the grace of God.
- Yes.Copy !req
153. If big chunks are gonna
fall down on anyone...Copy !req
154. I don't know.Copy !req
155. - What?
- It should be you.Copy !req
156. I knew you'd say that.Copy !req
157. From now on, I want you
to test my office.Copy !req
158. - Staff in 10 minutes.
- See this? Inches from my head.Copy !req
159. Lillienfield's holding
a press conference?Copy !req
160. - Who cares?
- Why is he holding a press conference?Copy !req
161. - Is he unhappy?
- He's always unhappy.Copy !req
162. - Donna, where's my East Asia memo?
Here!Copy !req
163. It starts in two minutes.
Lillienfield's conference!Copy !req
164. - I'll just get it myself!
Keep your pants on.Copy !req
165. - We don't need any surprises today.
- We're not gonna have any.Copy !req
166. - I don't wanna get upstaged.
- You're not gonna get upstaged.Copy !req
167. - Here.
- Thank you.Copy !req
168. You're welcome.Copy !req
169. You should be nice to me.
I could be dead.Copy !req
170. I don't have that kind of luck.Copy !req
171. Play up that, as a lifelong Democrat,
he clerked for a Republican.Copy !req
172. Play down that he's never written
a judicial opinion on abortion.Copy !req
173. - I'm already there.
- Well, thank you.Copy !req
174. What's this?Copy !req
175. Lillienfield's talking
about something.Copy !req
176. I couldn't be less interested.Copy !req
177. - I'll be in my office.
- Okay.Copy !req
178. Gone are the days of the best.Copy !req
179. Stained are the legacies
of the great White House staffers.Copy !req
180. Names like Schlesinger,
Sorensen, Rumsfeld, and Persons...Copy !req
181. have been replaced
by Ivy League liberals...Copy !req
182. and Hollywood darlings.Copy !req
183. One in three of who, one in three...Copy !req
184. use drugs on a regular basis.Copy !req
185. And so there's
no confusion about my meaning...Copy !req
186. I'm not talking about aspirin.Copy !req
187. My staff will pass out
the most recent figures.Copy !req
188. Get her.Copy !req
189. - C.J.
- Tell him I'm watching.Copy !req
190. Who exactly is it that's helping
lead our country?Copy !req
191. Who has the ear of the president,
advising the president?Copy !req
192. He said one in three
White House staffers were on drugs?Copy !req
193. - Yes.
- Where does he get these stats?Copy !req
194. Out of the clear blue sky.Copy !req
195. - Bring me a tape on this.
- We are.Copy !req
196. - This isn't happening to me.
- Stay cool.Copy !req
197. Is it possible for Peter Lillienfield
to be a bigger jackass?Copy !req
198. Do you think he could if he tried?Copy !req
199. - At some point he'd hit the ceiling.
- Maybe not.Copy !req
200. - What's up?
- Josh.Copy !req
201. I would like to say to
the 1.6 of you who are stoned...Copy !req
202. that it's time to share.Copy !req
203. This isn't funny.Copy !req
204. If you can't laugh,
you're not having enough fun.Copy !req
205. He's a featherweight, a hairdo.Copy !req
206. I think he could be a slightly
bigger gasbag.Copy !req
207. - If he reached for the stars.
- Morning.Copy !req
208. - You never saw this coming?
- Toby.Copy !req
209. Leo, forgive me,
but nobody saw this coming?Copy !req
210. I can't believe my psychic didn't
tell me! I'll get my money back.Copy !req
211. - Short-term, long-term?
- Nothing.Copy !req
212. I can't pretend we didn't see it.Copy !req
213. He's a liar.
Categorically deny it and move on.Copy !req
214. - She can't.
- Why not?Copy !req
215. More than 1300 people
work for the White House.Copy !req
216. I deny anyone uses drugs and three
guys in the photo lab blew a joint...Copy !req
217. which is not out of the realm
of possibility...Copy !req
218. - You denied it. Now there are three.
- I deny there are any more than three.Copy !req
219. Then the White House beverage
assistant confesses to being a junkie.Copy !req
220. And she's selling her story.Copy !req
221. Are we done
with Masterpiece Theater?Copy !req
222. We're looking into it.
That's what we're saying right now.Copy !req
223. I don't care if we say that, but
we're not actually doing it, are we?Copy !req
224. - Yes.
- This is a joke, right?Copy !req
225. - Leo.
- Yeah.Copy !req
226. - Toby.
- Yeah.Copy !req
227. Go do your briefing. The president
saw Crouch this morning.Copy !req
228. We've got some exciting names
on the short list.Copy !req
229. This business with Lillienfield...Copy !req
230. - I haven't seen it yet.
- Is the president aware?Copy !req
231. - We like to measure what credibility...
- Good.Copy !req
232. - If the alternative is waiting...
- We don't postpone.Copy !req
233. - End this.
- How?Copy !req
234. - You know.
- I don't.Copy !req
235. - What I'm saying...
- Go back to work.Copy !req
236. - No. I want to hear what...
- Go back to work.Copy !req
237. Lillienfield is on our stage,
and he's not gonna get off.Copy !req
238. - No taking drug tests.
- Why?Copy !req
239. - Because we're not!
- Let's end this.Copy !req
240. Shut up. Go. Sam, go back
to doing what you're doing.Copy !req
241. - They delivered Harrison's papers.
- Start reading.Copy !req
242. What do we know?
What do they know?Copy !req
243. No, wait. I'm not gonna be
the internal affairs cop here.Copy !req
244. - You wanna know, ask them yourself.
- This isn't the time.Copy !req
245. But there is a principle here...Copy !req
246. We've done this a year.
All we've gotten is older.Copy !req
247. Our job approval's only 48 percent.Copy !req
248. I'm tired of being captain for
the gang that couldn't shoot!Copy !req
249. What do they know?
Start with me if you want.Copy !req
250. Hello. This is Sam Seaborn.Copy !req
251. What's your name?Copy !req
252. I'm not a cop. What's your name?Copy !req
253. Where are you right now?Copy !req
254. I'm the only one in my office,
but as soon...Copy !req
255. You know what? Hang on. I'm on my way.Copy !req
256. A quick confirmation's good.Copy !req
257. Ritter says we'll get
90 votes in the Senate.Copy !req
258. That's a blowout!
Just what the doctor ordered!Copy !req
259. - Morning, Mrs. Landingham.
- Good morning.Copy !req
260. - When is Harrison getting in?
- Tonight.Copy !req
261. - Charlie.
- Good morning.Copy !req
262. Peyton Cabot Harrison.
Find out what cigars he likes...Copy !req
263. his wife's favorite perfume,
and send them to their hotel.Copy !req
264. Back channel?Copy !req
265. - They'll stake hotels.
- Back channels.Copy !req
266. - What is going on with Lillienfield?
- You stay out of it.Copy !req
267. Anything else?Copy !req
268. - We're gonna get this done?
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
269. - Mr. President.
- On my way.Copy !req
270. - Thank you, Mr. President.
- Thank you.Copy !req
271. - Leo?
- Yes, sir?Copy !req
272. We looked at everybody, right?
We looked at Mendoza?Copy !req
273. We looked at him.
We fixed on Harrison.Copy !req
274. You're right. See you later.Copy !req
275. Sorry to keep you waiting. Let's go.Copy !req
276. Morning.Copy !req
277. Hang on a second.Copy !req
278. Morning. Keep your seats.Copy !req
279. Good morning, Mr. President.Copy !req
280. - Morning.
- Morning.Copy !req
281. Put together some information
on Mendoza.Copy !req
282. Sir, it's natural
to have second thoughts...Copy !req
283. I don't want it to be,
"We had a Hispanic on the list. "Copy !req
284. - What are you looking for?
- Why not him?Copy !req
285. - Because Harrison said yes.
- Let's do better than that.Copy !req
286. What's with this drug thing?Copy !req
287. - You don't want a piece of that.
- I trust you. Thanks.Copy !req
288. - Good morning.
- Morning, Sam.Copy !req
289. He wants me to look at Mendoza.Copy !req
290. I got a phone call from a guy
with information. I read it.Copy !req
291. - It's not good.
- Drugs?Copy !req
292. - No.
- What is it?Copy !req
293. - It's Harrison.
- Close the door.Copy !req
294. Every member of Law Review
has to prepare an unsigned note.Copy !req
295. I know what it is.Copy !req
296. It's 40 pages, well-researched,
revised, then published.Copy !req
297. - Without the names.
- It's a scholarly work.Copy !req
298. How do we know...? I'm supposed
to trust the guy on the phone?Copy !req
299. I spent three months reading
everything Harrison's written.Copy !req
300. He is the author of the unsigned note.Copy !req
301. Bonnie!Copy !req
302. Yeah?Copy !req
303. I'm gonna need the next five minutes
the president's got.Copy !req
304. - How does Lillienfield get info?
- He's on the Oversight Committee.Copy !req
305. These people decide if we get
heat and electricity.Copy !req
306. - They have background information?
- Yes.Copy !req
307. Don't feel uncomfortable
about interviewing me.Copy !req
308. I talked to you, I hired you.Copy !req
309. You know anybody who uses drugs?
Wanna tell me who?Copy !req
310. - No.
- Consider yourself interviewed.Copy !req
311. - I've seen your records.
- I know.Copy !req
312. "No parking" means "no parking. "Copy !req
313. - Sometimes I can't find a space.
- Go to work.Copy !req
314. - Everyone takes a drug test.
- Why do you think everyone can pass?Copy !req
315. - Those who can't will quietly resign.
- Okay. Problem solved.Copy !req
316. What is wrong with demonstrating that
the White House is drug-free?Copy !req
317. I think people would be
comfortable knowing...Copy !req
318. that they won't be forced to give
evidence against themselves.Copy !req
319. Do not paint your position as anything
but preservation of a spotlight.Copy !req
320. This gets bungled, we won't have
to struggle to find the spotlight.Copy !req
321. - What's really going on here?
- I don't know.Copy !req
322. - Me neither.
- That makes me nervous.Copy !req
323. What do I do?Copy !req
324. It's time to talk to
whoever it is you talk to.Copy !req
325. Yeah.Copy !req
326. Is there reason to believe White House
staffers use illegal drugs?Copy !req
327. For those who didn't understand,
we are looking into this.Copy !req
328. - A blunt question.
- These haven't been blunt yet?Copy !req
329. - Do you use drugs?
- No. You're forgiven.Copy !req
330. It's been 24 hours since
Lillienfield made his accusations...Copy !req
331. We've got over 1300 people.
That's a lot of information.Copy !req
332. We aren't loaded with free time.
No one here has been subpoenaed.Copy !req
333. Lillienfield offers nothing
to support his claim.Copy !req
334. We don't feel a need
to do this in a hurry.Copy !req
335. That's all.Copy !req
336. Set fire to the room. Do it now.Copy !req
337. - How you doing?
- What do you want?Copy !req
338. - Bit of a blunder.
- It was fine.Copy !req
339. You challenged Lillienfield
for evidence.Copy !req
340. I left my notebook.Copy !req
341. Did you wanna be the first
to say "subpoena"?Copy !req
342. It's the only word
anyone will read.Copy !req
343. - I don't need your tips.
- That's not why I'm here.Copy !req
344. - Why are you here?
- The Knicks play tomorrow...Copy !req
345. - I don't have time!
- Neither do I.Copy !req
346. We could watch it in your office
while I explain it to you.Copy !req
347. Thank you anyway.Copy !req
348. I'll explain in a way
a girl would appreciate.Copy !req
349. Danny. You got a minute?Copy !req
350. Walk me to my car.Copy !req
351. Information I get, I have to print.Copy !req
352. - Do you have information?
- No.Copy !req
353. - Would you tell me?
- What kind?Copy !req
354. You know what kind.Copy !req
355. Why should I hand over
any information I get?Copy !req
356. - You're right.
- I know.Copy !req
357. - Sorry.
- It's not my job to help you out.Copy !req
358. I know that.Copy !req
359. Lillienfield's a jackass
but not stupid.Copy !req
360. - If he's talking, he's got something.
- What?Copy !req
361. It's small potatoes,
enough to get the rock rolling.Copy !req
362. - What's he trying?
- I don't know.Copy !req
363. - The nomination?
- Harrison's gonna sail by.Copy !req
364. No one said it's Harrison.Copy !req
365. My point is, he's not gonna
waste it on a done deal.Copy !req
366. He's after something better.Copy !req
367. - Okay. Thanks.
- Josh.Copy !req
368. This is one of those times.
Don't screw this up.Copy !req
369. - C.J. likes goldfish.
- What?Copy !req
370. She likes goldfish.
Can't get enough of them.Copy !req
371. Thanks!Copy !req
372. Here's an interesting statement,
"While enjoying my privacy...Copy !req
373. I admit that government
has a right to invade privacy...Copy !req
374. unless prohibited by a specific
constitutional provision. "Copy !req
375. It's an argument that privacy isn't a
right guaranteed by the constitution.Copy !req
376. Why hasn't this been brought up?Copy !req
377. We spent two months,
vetting our nominee...Copy !req
378. and it never came up?Copy !req
379. It was never an issue
in a ruling he handed down.Copy !req
380. We're not sure he's the author.Copy !req
381. If he is, we can't hold him responsible
for something he wrote when he was 26.Copy !req
382. Not if we've put him on the bench,
where this issue is gonna come up!Copy !req
383. Harrison gets in when?Copy !req
384. - Later tonight.
- I want him in the morning.Copy !req
385. When was the last time you slept?
I don't care. Get ready for this.Copy !req
386. - Yes, sir.
- Thank you.Copy !req
387. Thank you, sir.Copy !req
388. 17 billion won't fly.Copy !req
389. They're gonna say
it's too much at 13.5.Copy !req
390. Excuse me. Give us the room.Copy !req
391. I want to meet Mendoza.Copy !req
392. Yes, sir.Copy !req
393. Does he know why he's coming?Copy !req
394. He's interviewing for a job on the
Commission for Hispanic Opportunity.Copy !req
395. - Is there such a thing?
- It's the best I could do, Toby.Copy !req
396. I made a letterhead.Copy !req
397. - It must've taxed your creativity.
- Toby!Copy !req
398. Judge Harrison, are you the
author of this unsigned note?Copy !req
399. Yes, sir.Copy !req
400. At 26, I wrote a paper supporting the
deregulation of Far East trade barriers.Copy !req
401. Nearly got thrown out
of the London School of Economics.Copy !req
402. I was young and stupid.Copy !req
403. Yes, sir.Copy !req
404. I'll bring Toby and Sam
in here and talk about this.Copy !req
405. - That's fine, sir.
- Okay. Charlie, please.Copy !req
406. - Toby. You got a minute?
- Yeah?Copy !req
407. They're about to call me in.Copy !req
408. Privacy? He doesn't
acknowledge the protection?Copy !req
409. - When were you gonna tell me?
- I don't report to you.Copy !req
410. He wrote it 25 years ago.Copy !req
411. - He hasn't changed.
- We don't know that.Copy !req
412. You don't care whether he has or not.Copy !req
413. You're painting a picture
for the president.Copy !req
414. - He can paint his own picture.
- But he listens to you!Copy !req
415. When did we get the idea
that Harrison was our guy?Copy !req
416. We used to talk.
It was never Harrison.Copy !req
417. Toby.Copy !req
418. - Yeah?
- They're ready for you.Copy !req
419. Leo, Josh was wondering
if you had a moment.Copy !req
420. Yeah.Copy !req
421. - Hi, Leo.
- Hey.Copy !req
422. You're the guy with the worst
job in the building this week.Copy !req
423. I was interrogating this intern from
the Legislative Liaison's office.Copy !req
424. She broke down crying telling me
she made a bong out of an eggplant.Copy !req
425. - You can do that?
- I used to use a potato.Copy !req
426. You've always been industrious.Copy !req
427. Lillienfield's not after that kid...Copy !req
428. and he's not after
the senior staff.Copy !req
429. Yeah.Copy !req
430. Leo, you know that
the worst-kept secret in Washington...Copy !req
431. is that you're
a recovering alcoholic, right?Copy !req
432. I had a hunch.Copy !req
433. Leo, you're Boston Irish-Catholic.Copy !req
434. Back there and back then,
a drinking problem wasn't a problem.Copy !req
435. This isn't what he's after.Copy !req
436. Were you maybe into something
that wasn't so acceptable?Copy !req
437. Pills.Copy !req
438. Were you in treatment?Copy !req
439. Sierra Tucson, six years ago.Copy !req
440. The records they keep
are confidential.Copy !req
441. He's got them.Copy !req
442. You're Leo McGarry.Copy !req
443. You're not going to be taken down
by this small fraction of a man.Copy !req
444. I won't permit it.Copy !req
445. Judges are bound to interpret
the Constitution...Copy !req
446. within the strict parameters
of the text.Copy !req
447. The Constitution doesn't provide
for a right of privacy.Copy !req
448. The Third Amendment says soldiers
can't be quartered in private homes.Copy !req
449. Do you deny the right
to privacy lives in that passage?Copy !req
450. No, but the fact that the Framers...Copy !req
451. enumerated those protections
is reason to believe...Copy !req
452. they didn't intend to make
privacy a de facto right.Copy !req
453. After the revolution, they had
no question of their freedoms.Copy !req
454. The Bill of Rights was meant
to codify the rights.Copy !req
455. - I do this for a living.
- So do I, Your Honor.Copy !req
456. Peyton, do I have the right to put
on an ugly plaid jacket...Copy !req
457. - ... and walk down Main Street?
- Yes.Copy !req
458. - And where is that right guaranteed?
- First Amendment.Copy !req
459. What about the use
of cream in my coffee?Copy !req
460. There can be no free speech argument
made there.Copy !req
461. No.Copy !req
462. You'd have no objection to New
Hampshire banning the use of cream.Copy !req
463. I would have strong objection,
Mr. President.Copy !req
464. But I'd have no constitutional basis
to strike down the law...Copy !req
465. in the Supreme Court.Copy !req
466. As I lose the votes
of coffee drinkers everywhere.Copy !req
467. - Hey.
- Hey.Copy !req
468. - What you doing?
- You were right.Copy !req
469. The word "subpoena" appears
in every lead.Copy !req
470. - I know.
- Not yours.Copy !req
471. Just because I couldn't spell it.Copy !req
472. - What are you holding?
- A goldfish.Copy !req
473. - Why?
- It's for you.Copy !req
474. - Really?
- Josh said you like goldfish.Copy !req
475. The crackers, Danny.
The cheese things you have at a party.Copy !req
476. Oh. Well.Copy !req
477. I'm not sure I was supposed
to know that.Copy !req
478. - The crackers.
- Fine. Now I got a goldfish.Copy !req
479. - You'll kill it.
- Think I can't take care of a fish?Copy !req
480. - I do not.
- Name's Gail, by the way.Copy !req
481. - The fish? You named it Gail?
- No. The guy in the store.Copy !req
482. Come here.Copy !req
483. Thanks for the fish.Copy !req
484. Keep your head in the game.Copy !req
485. In 1787, there were delegates
who were opposed to the Bill of Rights.Copy !req
486. This is what a member of the Georgia
delegation had to say:Copy !req
487. "If we list a set of rights,
some fools will claim...Copy !req
488. that the people are entitled
only to those rights. "Copy !req
489. Were you just calling me a fool?Copy !req
490. I wasn't, the brand-new state
of Georgia was.Copy !req
491. Gentlemen, laws must emanate
from the Constitution.Copy !req
492. - There are natural laws.
- I do not deny there are natural laws.Copy !req
493. I only deny that judges
are empowered to enforce them.Copy !req
494. Then who will?Copy !req
495. That's not up to me.
And this sideshow is over.Copy !req
496. With all due respect,
I find this kind of questioning rude.Copy !req
497. Then you'll enjoy meeting the Senate.Copy !req
498. Be that as it may, it's disgusting.Copy !req
499. We all know you need me.Copy !req
500. I read the same
polling information you do.Copy !req
501. Seven-to-ten-point bump, unanimous
out of committee. I was courted.Copy !req
502. Now you've had me taken
to school by some kid.Copy !req
503. That Sam is young
drives me nuts too.Copy !req
504. But he took you out for a ride
because that's what I told him to do.Copy !req
505. I am a well-credentialed man,
Mr. President.Copy !req
506. And I am unaccustomed
to this sort of questioning.Copy !req
507. I understand, Peyton.
Could you give us a little time?Copy !req
508. We'll make you comfortable
while you're waiting.Copy !req
509. Put him on a bus.Copy !req
510. That's a confirmation we let go...Copy !req
511. based on an old paper no one will
ever know about but us.Copy !req
512. You don't think Sam's guy would know
how to call a senator?Copy !req
513. - If this is about abortion...
- It's about the next 20 years.Copy !req
514. '20s and '30s,
it was the role of government.Copy !req
515. The next decade, it'll be privacy.Copy !req
516. I'm talking about the Internet,
health records...Copy !req
517. and who's gay and who's not.Copy !req
518. And in a country born on
the will to be free...Copy !req
519. what could be more fundamental
than this?Copy !req
520. Toby?Copy !req
521. Let's meet Mendoza.Copy !req
522. - They're meeting with Mendoza.
- Yeah.Copy !req
523. Yeah, and I'm just gonna go
kill myself now.Copy !req
524. - You think he'd be a bad Justice?
- I think he makes a lousy nominee.Copy !req
525. - He's in favor of same-sex marriage.
- He's not recommending it.Copy !req
526. - He says the state can't interfere.
- He broadly interprets free speech.Copy !req
527. Listening to you,
I wish he'd narrow it.Copy !req
528. I'm the one who has to sell this.Copy !req
529. He is not America's idea
of a Supreme Court Justice.Copy !req
530. Let's do a side-by-side comparison.Copy !req
531. Harrison went to Walnut Park,
Princeton undergrad and Harvard Law.Copy !req
532. Mendoza attended
P.S. 138 in Brooklyn...Copy !req
533. and the New York Police Academy.Copy !req
534. Harrison clerked for Berger. Mendoza...Copy !req
535. New York City Police Department,
'65 to '76...Copy !req
536. Assistant District Attorney,
'76 to '80.Copy !req
537. Assistant U.S. Attorney,
Federal District Judge.Copy !req
538. He went to law school the hard way.
He got shot in the leg.Copy !req
539. He took a desk job
and went to law school at night.Copy !req
540. He is brilliant and compassionate.Copy !req
541. You don't think he's America's idea?
You don't have enough faith.Copy !req
542. It's the White House senior staff
I don't have faith in.Copy !req
543. This isn't easy.
If all hell breaks loose...Copy !req
544. over Lillienfield,
it could cripple us for a year.Copy !req
545. The law of large numbers says we gotta
win one of these days, right?Copy !req
546. - Yeah.
- So let's make it a good one.Copy !req
547. I still hate you.Copy !req
548. Whatever.Copy !req
549. - Who was that?
- Roberto Mendoza.Copy !req
550. It's not necessary for you to stay.Copy !req
551. The president asked me to stay
with you.Copy !req
552. - I'll stay outside if you like.
- Thanks.Copy !req
553. - Like anything?
- Coffee.Copy !req
554. Yes, sir.Copy !req
555. You look familiar.
Is it possible we've met?Copy !req
556. I caddied at Sandy Hook, sir.Copy !req
557. Of course. Charlie. Of course.Copy !req
558. I'll get your coffee.Copy !req
559. I'm sure we're almost done.
Sam, what else you got?Copy !req
560. Your rulings have been upheld...Copy !req
561. by the Court of Appeals more than
any other district judge.Copy !req
562. That's what comes from being right
most of the time.Copy !req
563. - You need me?
- For just a moment.Copy !req
564. - Would you excuse me?
- Certainly.Copy !req
565. Mr. President...Copy !req
566. - What is it, Leo?
- There's gonna be trouble.Copy !req
567. - Lillienfield?
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
568. - He knows?
- We think so.Copy !req
569. - "We"?
- Josh has it.Copy !req
570. - What does Josh say?
- Get through it.Copy !req
571. - Josh is a smart guy.
- No, sir, Josh is a young guy.Copy !req
572. We used to be too.Copy !req
573. - Did you have a drink yesterday?
- No.Copy !req
574. - You gonna have one today?
- No.Copy !req
575. That's all you have to say to me.Copy !req
576. You know it's gonna make things
very hard for a while.Copy !req
577. You fought in a war, got me elected.
You run the country.Copy !req
578. I think we all owe you one, don't you?Copy !req
579. Did Harrison get off okay?Copy !req
580. Yes. There's a crowd
building outside your office.Copy !req
581. - Word's gotten out what's going on.
- I'll bet it has.Copy !req
582. More questions, Sam?Copy !req
583. - No, sir.
- I have one, sir.Copy !req
584. This is not an easy commission
to get appointed to.Copy !req
585. What would you say of someone
being fired...Copy !req
586. for refusing a drug test
at the president's order?Copy !req
587. Without details
or special circumstances?Copy !req
588. I'd say the order constitutes
an illegal search.Copy !req
589. I'd order that the employee
be reinstated.Copy !req
590. - Toby?
- Sold.Copy !req
591. Would it surprise you to learn...Copy !req
592. that your name has been
on the short list for the bench?Copy !req
593. Yes, Mr. President.Copy !req
594. Then this
is gonna knock your socks off.Copy !req
595. Tomorrow evening at 5:00...Copy !req
596. I am naming you as my nominee to be
the next Justice of the Supreme Court.Copy !req
597. You were not the first choice,
but you are the last and right one.Copy !req
598. Will you accept the nomination?Copy !req
599. - With honor.
- Good!Copy !req
600. Sam and Toby are
in charge of your confirmation.Copy !req
601. - Congratulations.
- Thank you.Copy !req
602. It's gonna be a battle
I don't intend to lose.Copy !req
603. - Leo, you up for a good fight?
- I believe I have one in me, sir.Copy !req
604. Let the good fight begin.Copy !req
605. Mr. Justice Mendoza.Copy !req
606. - Congratulations.
- Congratulations, sir.Copy !req