1. Previously on The West Wing:Copy !req
2. Get the president a report on storage.Copy !req
3. - I'm not sure we're ready—
- He asked me for it.Copy !req
4. Are we done?Copy !req
5. We need to focus on the best way
to manage his symptoms.Copy !req
6. How many hours a day?Copy !req
7. Six or seven,
and he's gonna need a nap midday.Copy !req
8. A nap? He's gonna love that.Copy !req
9. For both of us, sir,
this is our last game.Copy !req
10. Let's leave it all out on the field.Copy !req
11. Sir?Copy !req
12. - Evening.
- I thought you were heading . . .Copy !req
13. - . . .to the residence.
- Thought about it.Copy !req
14. Then I thought I'd sit
and enjoy the art for a while.Copy !req
15. - Do you want me to get Curtis?
- No.Copy !req
16. - I'm a bachelor tonight.
- So I heard.Copy !req
17. Abbey's in Baltimore with Ellie
and the new boyfriend.Copy !req
18. - I hear we like him.
- What's not to like?Copy !req
19. The guy spent the last 15 years . . .Copy !req
20. . . . studying the mating rituals
of Drosophila melanogaster.Copy !req
21. He likes fruit flies.Copy !req
22. And my daughter,
hopefully not in that order.Copy !req
23. What say we grab Toby and head
out on the town, trip the light fantastic?Copy !req
24. Are we gonna chase
after Miss Turnstiles?Copy !req
25. The old lady's out of town.Copy !req
26. She'll have my head if I don't
get you to bed in a half-hour.Copy !req
27. - Yeah.
- Besides, you've got a date tomorrow.Copy !req
28. I actually convinced her to let me
out of the house for Valentine's Day.Copy !req
29. - You're taking her to the opera?
- Verdi's Otello. Romantic, huh?Copy !req
30. Isn't that one where
the guy kills his wife?Copy !req
31. It's in Italian.
I'm hoping she won't notice.Copy !req
32. - Sure you don't want me to call Curtis?
- I'm good.Copy !req
33. - Night, C.J.
- Night, sir.Copy !req
34. Get some rest.Copy !req
35. Yeah.Copy !req
36. - Margaret?
- Yes.Copy !req
37. Will you ask Debbie to move the
president's wake-up call back to 8:30?Copy !req
38. I'd like to take a look at the
president's schedule for tomorrow.Copy !req
39. Shevardnadze just pulled
the section on executive power?Copy !req
40. And replaced it with his own.
The old constitutional bait and switch.Copy !req
41. - Hello.
- C.J. Cregg, I'd like you to meet . . .Copy !req
42. He's helping Belarus
write their constitution.Copy !req
43. I'd have thought
they'd written one by now.Copy !req
44. They have. It's three lines pledging
allegiance to the Supreme Soviet.Copy !req
45. - Hence the rewrite.
- Hence.Copy !req
46. You have a copy of the BLS mass-layoff
report I can read in the residence?Copy !req
47. - Sir.
- Evening, Mr. President.Copy !req
48. - Am I interrupting?
- Sir, this is Professor Lawrence Lessig.Copy !req
49. The Future of Ideas?
That Lawrence Lessig?Copy !req
50. He's here to help with the Belarus
constitution. He helped . . .Copy !req
51. - . . . with the Georgian constitution.
- Founding father for hire?Copy !req
52. No, no. The Belarusians
will be the founding fathers.Copy !req
53. I'm more of a midwife.Copy !req
54. Well, it's God's work if you can help
us bring some stability to that mess.Copy !req
55. - Maybe we should—
- Sir—Copy !req
56. Where do you start
a document of that importance?Copy !req
57. I like to begin with a series of conceptual
questions, then proceed—Copy !req
58. Excuse me, Professor Lessig,
I'm sorry.Copy !req
59. - But the president really needs to—
- I think we can spare five minutes . . .Copy !req
60. . . .to discuss the roots of democracy,
if the professor has time.Copy !req
61. - It would be an honor, sir.
- Come, then.Copy !req
62. Let us sit as men do,
and discuss important things.Copy !req
63. So, what's the latest
in comparative constitutional theory?Copy !req
64. Is separation of power still in vogue?Copy !req
65. This is the White House operator.Copy !req
66. I have an urgent call
from Commander Harper.Copy !req
67. Go ahead.Copy !req
68. Tell me you're calling about
a guy you met.Copy !req
69. A United Britannia flight from London
to New Delhi went off radar . . .Copy !req
70. . . . over the Caspian Sea an hour ago.Copy !req
71. - A commercial plane?
- About 100 passengers.Copy !req
72. Mostly British and French.Copy !req
73. - How many—?
- Six Americans.Copy !req
74. - We think it was a crash?
- It's too early to tell.Copy !req
75. The plane was off course . . .Copy !req
76. - . . . drifting into Iranian airspace.
- I'll be right in.Copy !req
77. - Can you transfer me to the switchboard?
- Yeah.Copy !req
78. - Ms. Cregg?
- Let's wake some people up.Copy !req
79. Yes, of course we understand,
and this is a terrible tragedy, but—Copy !req
80. Yes, Madam Prime Minister, but—Copy !req
81. Ma'am, we've had no indication
the Iranians were involved.Copy !req
82. And I think it's in all of our
interests not to jump to conclusions.Copy !req
83. Yes, ma'am. Yes.Copy !req
84. - The British prime minister?
- In all her glory.Copy !req
85. When I left the president,
I thought I'd go home nights.Copy !req
86. Can't complain
you're not getting overtime.Copy !req
87. - You don't pay me overtime.
- You wake up the guys at State?Copy !req
88. Great Britain desk sent over language
for the condolence statement.Copy !req
89. They suggested we invite
the ambassador for breakfast.Copy !req
90. Just what we need,
international intrigue.Copy !req
91. - I thought you liked Lord John.
- I adore him.Copy !req
92. And when I was press secretary,
I could adore him from afar.Copy !req
93. - You gonna be in the Sit Room?
- Hoping to catch a game?Copy !req
94. - Maybe a nap.
- Call Barrow.Copy !req
95. Set up some time with Chet.
He'll know.Copy !req
96. Thirty minutes out of London,
the flight was six miles off course.Copy !req
97. We think they accidentally left
the autopilot in heading mode.Copy !req
98. - Do you see the trajectory of the plane?
- Yeah.Copy !req
99. I just got off with the prime minister.
They're coordinating on a search party.Copy !req
100. But she's already pointing fingers.
Is she pointing them for a reason?Copy !req
101. I'm sorry.
Are we waiting for the president?Copy !req
102. No. Do we have any reason
to believe the Iranians were involved?Copy !req
103. We've been flying RC-135s
off the northern coast of Iran.Copy !req
104. - Spy planes.
- Since last March.Copy !req
105. And the Iranian MTI
that tracks the RC-135 . . .Copy !req
106. . . . produces very rough
CAPPI readouts.Copy !req
107. - English.
- The United Britannia flight drifted . . .Copy !req
108. . . . into Iranian airspace on a track
very close to our RC-135's flight path.Copy !req
109. The Iranians mistook the flight
for a spy plane and took a shot at it?Copy !req
110. It's possible. The RC-135
is roughly the same size as a 737.Copy !req
111. - With a large dish on it.
- And a banner that says "spy plane. "Copy !req
112. - But on a dark night . . . .
- We have to find out what happened.Copy !req
113. We're talking to the Israelis.Copy !req
114. Signals Intel has feed from
the time the plane went off radar.Copy !req
115. - But it's gonna take a while to translate.
- I want updates every half-hour.Copy !req
116. So the Iranians taking
potshots at our spy planes . . .Copy !req
117. - . . . that's fair game.
- We don't let them hit us.Copy !req
118. Did the president
get into it with Graty?Copy !req
119. He wasn't on the call. She got
pretty hepped up all by her Ionesome.Copy !req
120. State's been conducting talks with Iran
on their nuclear program.Copy !req
121. - We've made progress.
- It's fragile.Copy !req
122. If Iran's involved,
Graty makes this a thing—Copy !req
123. I put in a call to Chet.
Do you find it odd . . .Copy !req
124. . . . calling a high-ranking
Iranian official "Chet"?Copy !req
125. Well, it's easier to say than
Asefi Hossein Kamal Bin Hamid.Copy !req
126. - Man, I'm fried.
- Up late last night?Copy !req
127. Lecture on the future
of democracy in Belarus.Copy !req
128. Democracy? The last guy made
his political opposition disappear.Copy !req
129. - Literally.
- Why they've asked for help.Copy !req
130. C.J.Copy !req
131. Prime Minister Graty,
she tends to overreact.Copy !req
132. - She's a runaway train.
- The president likes a heads-up . . .Copy !req
133. . . . if she's making decisions
with international ramifications.Copy !req
134. He'll be awake in a few hours.
Make sure I get those updates.Copy !req
135. Debris from what appears to be a plane
crash has begun to wash up in Astara...Copy !req
136. Do you have my schedule?Copy !req
137. Officials fear this could be the wreckage
of United Britannia Airlines Flight 101.Copy !req
138. We're gonna need to pare
this down. Get rid of my 10:30.Copy !req
139. Have Charlie take
the 12:00 with Karshner.Copy !req
140. - Please tell me this is a joke.
- No, ma'am.Copy !req
141. I'm meeting with Miss World?Copy !req
142. She's from Bhutan. I have her bio
so you can be prepared.Copy !req
143. - For Miss World?
- It's a tradition.Copy !req
144. Every year, the new
Miss World comes in to lobby.Copy !req
145. - On what?
- AIDS in Africa, world hunger.Copy !req
146. She generally has a very good cause.Copy !req
147. She gets to meet with the chief of staff
to the president of the United States?Copy !req
148. Leo thought that as a show
of international good faith . . .Copy !req
149. - . . . we should accord all due respect to—
- Pretty girls everywhere?Copy !req
150. - She's a brilliant flautist.
- Get it off my schedule.Copy !req
151. You're in early.Copy !req
152. Toby?Copy !req
153. Yeah.Copy !req
154. - What you doing?
- Reading.Copy !req
155. Constitutional Choices.Copy !req
156. It's amazing how tricky
emergency powers are.Copy !req
157. The executive in a young republic . . .Copy !req
158. . . .you'll need some
type of emergency power.Copy !req
159. Do you write that in the constitution,
or does that lead to abuse?Copy !req
160. - I just came in because—
- See the predicament.Copy !req
161. - Toby.
- Right, we need to put out . . .Copy !req
162. . . .a condolence statement
on the crash.Copy !req
163. I'll put Annabeth on it
when she gets in.Copy !req
164. Charlie's got some
language from State.Copy !req
165. Building a new democracy.Copy !req
166. - How do you shape a new world?
- Right.Copy !req
167. Have you reassigned Miss World?Copy !req
168. - Well, I thought maybe I could—
- I'm sending Toby a Valentine.Copy !req
169. We just got a call
from our base in Incirlik.Copy !req
170. This is surveillance of the Caspian Sea
from the time the plane went off radar.Copy !req
171. - And these are . . .?
- Two jets . . .Copy !req
172. . . . flying out of the Iranian air base in
Rasht, on course to intercept the flight.Copy !req
173. Margaret, call the switchboard.
Ask them to wake the president.Copy !req
174. Good morning, ma'am.Copy !req
175. - Mr. President?
- Good morning, sir.Copy !req
176. Yeah.Copy !req
177. Why are there three of you?Copy !req
178. Mr. President, we think the
Iranian air force mistakenly shot down . . .Copy !req
179. . . .a British commercial airliner.Copy !req
180. I need to speak
with Prime Minister Graty.Copy !req
181. I asked her to wait
before making a statement.Copy !req
182. - What's Iran saying?
- Not much.Copy !req
183. - I'm sure that's going over well.
- Intel's working on the feed.Copy !req
184. If Iranians were aiming at our plane,
it'd provide explanation for their actions.Copy !req
185. - We called Marbury?
- On his way.Copy !req
186. - We should call Chet.
- On his way.Copy !req
187. Damn it! We were just making
progress with the Iranians.Copy !req
188. If Graty gets revved up
and starts quoting Churchill . . . .Copy !req
189. She gets aggressive, Iran gets defensive,
this thing's gonna spiral.Copy !req
190. I need to talk her down.
Get her on the phone.Copy !req
191. Sir.Copy !req
192. We condemn the attack by Iran...Copy !req
193. against 109 innocent
men, women and children...Copy !req
194. aboard an unarmed
United Britannia plane.Copy !req
195. This is a barbaric, monstrous crime
committed against Great Britain...Copy !req
196. against Europe, against
the United States, against humanity.Copy !req
197. There can be absolutely
no justification.Copy !req
198. Well, I guess I'll have to wait
till she's off camera.Copy !req
199. This shall not stand.Copy !req
200. That was Prime Minister Graty...Copy !req
201. Have we heard anything from
Prime Minister Graty?Copy !req
202. - Were we talking with British intelligence?
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
203. They have something, or she
wouldn't be getting Hans and Franz.Copy !req
204. - Where's the report from Hutchinson?
- It's here.Copy !req
205. Marbury on the way?
We schedule time with the networks?Copy !req
206. - We should discuss if that's necessary.
- It wasn't.Copy !req
207. But now that there's been a crime . . .Copy !req
208. . . . committed against Britain and the
U.S., I have to say something!Copy !req
209. Is she on the phone yet?Copy !req
210. - Thank you.
- Thank you, sir.Copy !req
211. I want an update from Hutchinson.
Put in a call to Barrow.Copy !req
212. See where we are with Chet.Copy !req
213. Make sure Lord John
doesn't stop for an eye opener . . .Copy !req
214. . . . on the way from the British Embassy.Copy !req
215. Mrs. Bartlet.Copy !req
216. - Hello there.
- Did you just get in?Copy !req
217. About half an hour ago.Copy !req
218. Around the time I noticed
my husband wasn't in bed.Copy !req
219. I checked the bathroom, the sitting
room. He was nowhere to be found.Copy !req
220. I get a little nervous. My husband's
not the healthiest guy, you know.Copy !req
221. So I call Curtis.Copy !req
222. He tells me the president's in the Oval.
Can you imagine my surprise?Copy !req
223. There was a development.Copy !req
224. You do remember waking
me at 4 a.m.?Copy !req
225. - Ma'am—
- We agreed to let him sleep.Copy !req
226. I let him sleep until I couldn't
let him anymore.Copy !req
227. How late was he up last night?Copy !req
228. Ma'am, I let him sleep
as long as I could.Copy !req
229. Toby Ziegler,
this is Alexander Zubatov . . .Copy !req
230. . . . head of the delegation
from the Republic of Belarus.Copy !req
231. - Pleasure to meet you, sir.
- And we thank you for having us.Copy !req
232. - Hi.
- Hello.Copy !req
233. Could you check and see
if you can find Lessig?Copy !req
234. No problem.Copy !req
235. Please.Copy !req
236. - Is that a copy of our constitution?
- Yes.Copy !req
237. - You know this document?
- Yes, I do.Copy !req
238. - I have many question.
- That's good.Copy !req
239. - Over the course of the week, we—
- For example . . .Copy !req
240. . . .it says here, president shall be
commander of Army, Navy, et cetera.Copy !req
241. - Yes.
- Here, it says:Copy !req
242. "Congress shall have power
to declare war. "Copy !req
243. - Yes.
- Commander does not declare war?Copy !req
244. - Theoretically, Congress needs to.
- Theoretically.Copy !req
245. - So your habit is to ignore document?
- No.Copy !req
246. Well, occasionally.Copy !req
247. - Good morning. How you doing?
- Excuse me.Copy !req
248. - Good morning.
- Good morning.Copy !req
249. Sorry I'm late. I was having
breakfast with Justice Lang.Copy !req
250. And we got into
a fascinating discussion . . .Copy !req
251. . . . over the reformation
of the rule against perpetuities.Copy !req
252. I see we've got our noble patriarchs.Copy !req
253. - Have you started?
- I've been answering questions.Copy !req
254. Excellent. Gentlemen, let's begin.Copy !req
255. Yes.Copy !req
256. I hope to embark upon
a conceptual journey . . .Copy !req
257. . . . into the world of democratic theory.Copy !req
258. I'll be right back. Excuse me. Sorry.Copy !req
259. I trust you've glanced at the material.Copy !req
260. - She wants to see you.
- A beauty queen on my schedule?Copy !req
261. She did it.Copy !req
262. You put a beauty queen
on my schedule?Copy !req
263. The United Britannia flight was
shot down by two Iranian fighters.Copy !req
264. It might have been a mistake.
Kate's gonna give you more.Copy !req
265. You need to brief. And tentatively
set up some time with the networks.Copy !req
266. Graty's a little excited.
He wants to distance himself.Copy !req
267. If he went on TV
every time Graty blew—Copy !req
268. Tentatively schedule.
And, Toby, in the briefing—Copy !req
269. Since morning, the president has done
everything to assist the British.Copy !req
270. Yeah, but don't say "president. "Copy !req
271. The White House
has done everything?Copy !req
272. It's gonna sound like
he got a good night's sleep.Copy !req
273. Gerald?Copy !req
274. Gerald?Copy !req
275. - Gerald?
- Good lord.Copy !req
276. - C.J.?
- Toby, I gotta . . . .Copy !req
277. Lord John?Copy !req
278. Hello. You look familiar.Copy !req
279. - C.J. We've met a number of times.
- Yes, yes.Copy !req
280. Where is Gerald?
I do hope he's recovered.Copy !req
281. Leo has moved down the hall.Copy !req
282. Oh, yes, I heard.
Demoted on account of a heart attack.Copy !req
283. That's cutthroat,
even for American politics.Copy !req
284. - Actually, he's been—
- No, no. There's no need to hedge.Copy !req
285. So you're the new Gerald.Copy !req
286. I suppose.Copy !req
287. - Delightful.
- if you'll just . . . .Copy !req
288. Maureen, of course we support—Copy !req
289. Yes, but until we know all the facts—
Yes, madam.Copy !req
290. We'll be in touch. Thank you.Copy !req
291. So much for a stiff upper lip.Copy !req
292. - Mr. President.
- John, thank God.Copy !req
293. - Kate, may I introduce—
- I'm Lord John Marbury . . .Copy !req
294. . . . hereditary Earl of Sherborne . . .Copy !req
295. . . . great-great-grandson
of the former viceroy.Copy !req
296. I have served as the queen's minister
in India and Pakistan.Copy !req
297. And I am presently the British
ambassador to the United States.Copy !req
298. Oh, and I have an uncle
who once performed . . .Copy !req
299. . . .in the London Opera Company's
production of The Mikado . . .Copy !req
300. . . .in the role of Nanki-Poo.Copy !req
301. - It's a pleasure.
- Yes, isn't it?Copy !req
302. John, please.Copy !req
303. I'm afraid your prime minister is doing
her William the Conqueror thing again.Copy !req
304. Prime Minister Graty's own party
thinks she's soft on Iran.Copy !req
305. Her government is far from stable.Copy !req
306. And we have just lost
almost 100 countrymen.Copy !req
307. - So are you surprised?
- Not at all, really.Copy !req
308. But we think this might
have been a mistake.Copy !req
309. They accidentally fired two Anab AA-3
missiles at the side of a passenger jet?Copy !req
310. - Lord Marbury—
- No, please call me John.Copy !req
311. - John.
- Yeah.Copy !req
312. It's possible the Iranians thought
they were shooting at a U.S. spy plane.Copy !req
313. So it's your fault.Copy !req
314. - John—
- Been spying on their nuclear facilities?Copy !req
315. Yes.Copy !req
316. Why do you think
they want you to stop?Copy !req
317. The Iranians deliberately
killed British and American citizens . . .Copy !req
318. . . . or they tried to shoot down your plane
because they want to build weapons.Copy !req
319. They are a rogue nation on the verge
of becoming a rogue nuclear power.Copy !req
320. While I in no means
wish to trivialize . . .Copy !req
321. . . . the most appalling loss
of life earlier this morning . . .Copy !req
322. . . .one need not reread Thucydides
to see this as an opportunity.Copy !req
323. She's gonna use this as an excuse
to bomb their nuclear plants?Copy !req
324. Heavens, no.Copy !req
325. The prime minister must demand
remuneration for the victims.Copy !req
326. Perhaps a formal apology,
even some elegiac groveling.Copy !req
327. We all know the ayatollah will never pay,
let alone apologize, for anything.Copy !req
328. Well, then we will be forced
to take appropriate measures.Copy !req
329. Will there be mimosas with breakfast?Copy !req
330. Toby, will the president back
the British if they respond with force?Copy !req
331. - I'm not gonna speculate.
- if they need logistical support?Copy !req
332. I'm not gonna speculate
on Britain's response.Copy !req
333. What was the president's
reaction to Graty?Copy !req
334. - I haven't discussed it with him.
- Were we consulted before the address?Copy !req
335. The White House has been working
with the British since morning.Copy !req
336. - Was there a call with—?
- I don't have the details now.Copy !req
337. - When can we get the tick-tock?
- I'll get back to you.Copy !req
338. - Toby, the prime minister's address?
- I don't have any more for you now.Copy !req
339. She called it a monstrous crime.
Does the president—?Copy !req
340. The president is scheduled to address
the nation at 6. I'd tune in.Copy !req
341. For you.Copy !req
342. - Why?
- It's Valentine's Day.Copy !req
343. Go ahead, they're yummy.
Hey, what's the tick-tock?Copy !req
344. Minute-by-minute accounting
of the president's actions. The press—Copy !req
345. - Asks for it during a crisis.
- Then why ask?Copy !req
346. "White House has been working
with the British since morning"?Copy !req
347. The president needs to look strong,
like he's up to this.Copy !req
348. "The president has been
working with the British. "Copy !req
349. - I got it.
- Apparently not.Copy !req
350. Or they wouldn't have asked
for the tick-tock.Copy !req
351. Good, huh? I've got more
if you want, for your special someone.Copy !req
352. - Excuse me?
- I like Bhutan in spring, how about you?Copy !req
353. - I'm still meeting with the beauty queen?
- Oh, yeah.Copy !req
354. We say the president is the sole
representative of the people . . .Copy !req
355. . . . because while he is
elected by electors . . .Copy !req
356. . . . these electors are
elected by the people . . .Copy !req
357. . . . upon the premise
that they will vote for him.Copy !req
358. I can go through it again if you'd like.Copy !req
359. - No.
- Is he explaining the Electoral College?Copy !req
360. - We've covered it in some detail.
- Toby.Copy !req
361. We've been discussing the American
executive. You could shed some light.Copy !req
362. We should push beyond
American-style government.Copy !req
363. - Push beyond?
- Yeah.Copy !req
364. Mr. Zubatov has many questions.Copy !req
365. But perhaps this time would be better
spent discussing a parliamentary system.Copy !req
366. - We don't want parliamentary system.
- Okay.Copy !req
367. - President Eliches needs broad powers.
- Like American president.Copy !req
368. Sir, your country has
a history of brutal dictatorship.Copy !req
369. I don't think a strong executive
is such a good idea.Copy !req
370. - You agree with this?
- Not entirely.Copy !req
371. Half the faculty at Yale Law describes
the American presidential system . . .Copy !req
372. . . .as one of this country's
most dangerous exports . . .Copy !req
373. . . . wreaking havoc on over
30 countries around the globe.Copy !req
374. It is a recipe for
constitutional breakdown.Copy !req
375. Well, I can see this is going
to be a vibrant discussion.Copy !req
376. John, you can't focus
on the ayatollah.Copy !req
377. President Alijani
is a champion of reform.Copy !req
378. - if negotiations with Iran progress—
- Alijani's weak.Copy !req
379. Nonproliferation agreements
won't stop their efforts.Copy !req
380. It'll just drive them underground.Copy !req
381. Bombing is the better solution.Copy !req
382. Iranians have spread out
their nuclear facilities.Copy !req
383. - We don't know where half of them are.
- Well, we'll bomb the half we can find.Copy !req
384. Abigail!Copy !req
385. Blanket my loins,
I'm tied to the stake.Copy !req
386. - Here we go.
- Lovely to see you, John.Copy !req
387. So many distractions, Mr. President.
How do you get anything done?Copy !req
388. - God only knows.
- Where's C.J.?Copy !req
389. With Secretary Hutchinson.Copy !req
390. May I have Kate for a minute?Copy !req
391. Tarry not long, gentle courtesan.Copy !req
392. - Did he just call me a—?
- Isn't he delightful?Copy !req
393. - Yeah.
- The president needs a break.Copy !req
394. - Okay.
- He was up late last night.Copy !req
395. He was up early this morning.
He needs a break.Copy !req
396. Well, we've got the French ambassador,
then the Iranian, but maybe—Copy !req
397. I mean now.Copy !req
398. - Maybe I should just check with C.J.
- You could do that.Copy !req
399. Or you could go back in there
and get my husband.Copy !req
400. Yes, ma'am.Copy !req
401. My heart is like a singing bird
Whose nest is in a water'd shootCopy !req
402. My heart is like an apple-treeCopy !req
403. Whose boughs are bent
With thick-set fruitCopy !req
404. Raise me a daïs of silk and downCopy !req
405. - Hang it with vair and purple dyes
- Kate Harper.Copy !req
406. - Carve it in doves and pomegranates
- Can you repeat that?Copy !req
407. And peacocks with a hundred eyesCopy !req
408. Yeah, we'll send it
over right away. Thanks.Copy !req
409. - Hello.
- Thank God.Copy !req
410. C.J., so good of you to return.Copy !req
411. - Where's the president?
- Apparently on recess.Copy !req
412. May I use your phone?Copy !req
413. - He went back to the residence?
- First lady wanted him to rest.Copy !req
414. Yeah. I guess we can try
to delay the French.Copy !req
415. - I'm sorry, should I have . . .?
- No.Copy !req
416. - Wasn't clear on the chain of command.
- It's fine.Copy !req
417. Margaret?Copy !req
418. - Yeah.
- Yes.Copy !req
419. Can you find Charlie
and see if Leo's in yet?Copy !req
420. - Sure.
- Slovakia, Slovenia . . .Copy !req
421. . . . Bulgaria. They chose
parliamentary systems.Copy !req
422. Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson.Copy !req
423. They all chose a presidential system.Copy !req
424. Only four presidential democracies
have lasted longer than 30 years.Copy !req
425. Hamilton, Jefferson, Madison?
They got lucky.Copy !req
426. Well, they want
a unifying national figure.Copy !req
427. - We need a unifying figure.
- British prime minister is a unifying figure.Copy !req
428. - Prime Minister Graty's weak.
- Subject to shifty coalitions.Copy !req
429. She's subject to the representatives.
She can be ousted . . .Copy !req
430. . . . if she locks people up
who don't like The White Album.Copy !req
431. President Eliches is a good man,
and he wouldn't do this.Copy !req
432. He'd create a stable environment
for the country.Copy !req
433. For the next 10 years, yes.Copy !req
434. But this document isn't
about President Eliches.Copy !req
435. It's about the 60 guys who come
after him. You need systemic protection.Copy !req
436. Safeguards that can last
beyond a generation.Copy !req
437. You gotta look beyond the moment,
beyond the here and now.Copy !req
438. Your 12:30 is here.Copy !req
439. My 12:30.Copy !req
440. I need you to take my 1:30 with Conrad
and my 2:15 with Lauer.Copy !req
441. No problem.Copy !req
442. You rang.Copy !req
443. Gerald!Copy !req
444. Sweet Lord in heaven.Copy !req
445. - It's been too long.
- Oh, I don't think it has.Copy !req
446. One moment.Copy !req
447. I trust you've heard our news?Copy !req
448. Oh, terrible tragedy.Copy !req
449. But if it means that our
paths may cross again . . .Copy !req
450. . . . well, there is indeed some
small consolation in that.Copy !req
451. - Yes.
- Leo, I hate to pull you into this.Copy !req
452. - Toby's plate is full and with Josh gone—
- What do we got?Copy !req
453. The president's in the residence,
Iranians in the Mural, French at the gate.Copy !req
454. And then there's Maude.Copy !req
455. I really can't believe
we still let him in the building.Copy !req
456. Tell me about it.Copy !req
457. We have relations
with the Iranians now?Copy !req
458. No, we have Chet.Copy !req
459. - Chet's the new Phil?
- Phil?Copy !req
460. Chet's the new Phil. I was hoping
you'd take the French—Copy !req
461. - I'm not of that opinion.
- French are fine.Copy !req
462. Excellent. You take the French,
I'll take Chet.Copy !req
463. And Kate can stay
and entertain Lord Flibbertigibbet.Copy !req
464. - Good.
- Not good.Copy !req
465. - Have fun.
- That's your fault.Copy !req
466. So you said you were from . . .?Copy !req
467. Bhutan.Copy !req
468. I'm sorry. Say that again.Copy !req
469. - Did you ask for the Asian carp report?
- No.Copy !req
470. - You sure?
- Pretty sure.Copy !req
471. - Sorry. You were saying?
- Yes, Bhutan.Copy !req
472. - It's just south of—
- Toby, I brought you the latest . . . .Copy !req
473. Thanks.Copy !req
474. You the man.Copy !req
475. - So Bhutan, just south of—
- Hi.Copy !req
476. Hello.Copy !req
477. You need something?Copy !req
478. - You need something?
- No. Good. Thank you.Copy !req
479. Great.Copy !req
480. - Annabeth.
- Happy Valentine's Day.Copy !req
481. I'm still waiting for the tick-tock.Copy !req
482. Would you settle
for a chocolate heart?Copy !req
483. Why wasn't the president
on the call with Graty?Copy !req
484. - That would be a no?
- I got a tip he wasn't on the call.Copy !req
485. Well, the British papers
can be kind of dodgy.Copy !req
486. - Is Toby around?
- He's busy.Copy !req
487. If the president wasn't up,
the country has a right to know.Copy !req
488. I've got candy hearts.Copy !req
489. I can post this story with or without
comment from the administration.Copy !req
490. Maybe now would be
a good time to talk to Toby.Copy !req
491. No, I think large-scale study of gene
expression is a very noble cause.Copy !req
492. Excuse us. I hate to bother you,
but Gordon had a—Copy !req
493. And this is—
I'm sorry, I didn't get your name.Copy !req
494. Lyonpo Palden Wangchuk.Copy !req
495. Right. This is Gordon. He's a famous
journalist from The Washington Post.Copy !req
496. In fact, Gordon has written columns
on the mapping of the human genome.Copy !req
497. - Oh, yes?
- And Miss . . .?Copy !req
498. - Wangchuk.
- Wangchuk is very interested . . .Copy !req
499. . . .in microarray-based
gene expression studies.Copy !req
500. Really?Copy !req
501. Yes. I think this research
is quite important.Copy !req
502. - Would you excuse us?
- Sure, sure.Copy !req
503. Yes, sure.Copy !req
504. What in God's name . . .?Copy !req
505. Gordon got a tip the president
wasn't on the early call.Copy !req
506. - Figured we might stall him.
- You think that—?Copy !req
507. That was written by a colleague.Copy !req
508. Okay, it might work.Copy !req
509. Toby, I have the first lady for you.Copy !req
510. You have to control the British. They're
jeopardizing more than nuclear talks.Copy !req
511. - They're understandably upset.
- Maybe.Copy !req
512. But even the educated are
rallying around the ayatollah.Copy !req
513. Alijani's worried about the future
of our reform movement.Copy !req
514. Which is why the ayatollah
needs to apologize.Copy !req
515. The president has been trying to reason
with him, but with Graty's threats . . .Copy !req
516. . . . the ayatollah can't apologize.Copy !req
517. And really, why would he consider it?Copy !req
518. Maybe to avoid compromising
a potential relationship with the U.S.Copy !req
519. Did the United States apologize . . .Copy !req
520. . . . when the U.S. Navy shot down
Iran Air Flight 655 . . .Copy !req
521. . . . killing 290 innocent people?Copy !req
522. And even if it were in his best interest,
the ayatollah's a very proud man.Copy !req
523. Especially when it
comes to his air force.Copy !req
524. - You'll do what you can.
- I will try.Copy !req
525. But if you cannot
control the British . . . .Copy !req
526. Ms. Cregg.Copy !req
527. Things went well with Chet, huh?Copy !req
528. - Yeah. How'd it go with the French?
- Like talking to Madame Defarge.Copy !req
529. The EU is scared to death of an
Iranian nuke. Opportunity knocks.Copy !req
530. Maybe we should fall in line.Copy !req
531. You gotta believe in the future of Iran.
They got pro-America rallies.Copy !req
532. We play nice, democracy
could be around the corner.Copy !req
533. The reform movement's gained
ground over the years.Copy !req
534. Why do you think
the ayatollah's refusing to budge?Copy !req
535. He can rebuild nuclear plants, but the
anti-Western sentiment it'll generate . . .Copy !req
536. . . . if the RAF starts dropping
bombs on Tehran.Copy !req
537. I got a call from the first lady.
She wants to cancel the address tonight.Copy !req
538. - Excuse me?
- She wants to issue a statement.Copy !req
539. - She thinks he's not up to it.
- Not her call.Copy !req
540. - Pretty much what I said.
- I'll talk to her.Copy !req
541. Is that the Miss . . .?Copy !req
542. - Yeah.
- I used to love this time of year.Copy !req
543. - Why is she with Gordon?
- He was asking for the tick-tock.Copy !req
544. - How long can we—?
- Annabeth thinks a while.Copy !req
545. Keep me posted.Copy !req
546. Abbey's been more involved
since you got back from China?Copy !req
547. - Yeah.
- Thank God for early retirement.Copy !req
548. After China, Abbey and I
met with the doctors.Copy !req
549. We came up with a plan.Copy !req
550. A full night's sleep,
a nap during the day . . .Copy !req
551. . . .a way to manage things.Copy !req
552. Of course, getting him
to cooperate is another story.Copy !req
553. I called Abbey last night.Copy !req
554. I thought we should wake him,
but he'd been up—Copy !req
555. I always thought the wake-up call was
one of the hardest decisions to make.Copy !req
556. The president's always
gonna want the call.Copy !req
557. But really, all you have to ask
yourself at the end of the day is . . .Copy !req
558. . . . would it have made
a difference if he'd been awake?Copy !req
559. It's no surprise.
Iran's always been a problem.Copy !req
560. But this time, they painted
themselves into a corner.Copy !req
561. And I urge the president
to take all appropriate measures.Copy !req
562. - Easy for him to say.
- Hey.Copy !req
563. - Where's Lord John?
- He lost interest.Copy !req
564. Something about a Miss World.Copy !req
565. Can you believe these people?Copy !req
566. - Which people would you be referring to?
- Hoynes, Vinick, Walken. Pick one.Copy !req
567. All on the "Iran is evil" bandwagon.Copy !req
568. When you're campaigning for the
presidency, there's no need for nuance.Copy !req
569. - A French word.
- When are we meeting the French?Copy !req
570. - Leo sat with them.
- They're on the bombing bandwagon.Copy !req
571. - When do we sit with Chet?
- Didn't have much luck there.Copy !req
572. You talked to the Iranians
without me?Copy !req
573. Kate, Leo,
can I have the room, please?Copy !req
574. I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't raise
your voice at me in front of the staff.Copy !req
575. I need to manage this crisis.
I needed to be in those meetings.Copy !req
576. - We handled the meetings.
- You're right.Copy !req
577. - My presence wouldn't have added much.
- You were up in the residence, sir.Copy !req
578. All I have in this situation
is influence and relationships.Copy !req
579. Take those things away from me,
I am powerless.Copy !req
580. Ayatollah is praying for rain. I'm not sure
Mohammed could change his mind.Copy !req
581. Do you know how many hours
I have sat with the Iranians?Copy !req
582. With the French?
With Prime Minister Graty?Copy !req
583. I put in my time. I've built
relationships with these people.Copy !req
584. So when they're headed for
the deep end, I can rein them in.Copy !req
585. Which is what I would have done
if I were awake this morning!Copy !req
586. I doubt that, sir.Copy !req
587. From the moment that pilot pulled
the trigger, Graty was writing speeches.Copy !req
588. All the king's men weren't gonna
keep her from opening her mouth.Copy !req
589. Had you been on her doorstep, I don't
think you could have reined her in.Copy !req
590. The funny thing is, sir, I'm pretty sure
you don't think you could have either.Copy !req
591. - Hey, how's everybody doing?
- Fine, fine.Copy !req
592. - Great, great.
- The president's speech is in the printer.Copy !req
593. - Assuming there is one. How are they?
- Dandy.Copy !req
594. Don't you just love Valentine's Day?Copy !req
595. Toby, good to see you.Copy !req
596. Grab a sandwich and listen in.Copy !req
597. I think I'm managing
to pick up a few phrases.Copy !req
598. It's not all that different
from Polish, actually.Copy !req
599. They're still on a lunch break.Copy !req
600. - They love roast beef.
- You're giving them a two-hour lunch . . .Copy !req
601. . . . after wasting the morning on a system
that's never gonna work for them?Copy !req
602. I wouldn't call it a waste.Copy !req
603. These guys have to
walk out on Friday . . .Copy !req
604. . . . with a set of laws
to take back home to Minsk.Copy !req
605. Not a set of laws,
a sense of the rule of law.Copy !req
606. You're not planning on writing
a constitution this week?Copy !req
607. Are you familiar with
Meyer v. State of Nebraska?Copy !req
608. Nebraska passed a law making
it illegal to teach anything . . .Copy !req
609. . . . but English during World War I.
Meyer wanted to teach German.Copy !req
610. Supreme Court said
the law was unconstitutional.Copy !req
611. Good. Now . . .Copy !req
612. . . . where in the constitution
does it say you've got a right . . .Copy !req
613. . . .to teach German in school?Copy !req
614. - The document is irrelevant?
- No.Copy !req
615. I'm saying the document
is just the beginning.Copy !req
616. A constitutional democracy
succeeds . . .Copy !req
617. . . . only if the constitution
reflects democratic values . . .Copy !req
618. . . . already alive in the citizenry.Copy !req
619. Yes, but these Belarusians
don't have those values.Copy !req
620. Which is why our most important job
is to instill those values in their leaders . . .Copy !req
621. . . . through discussion and debate.Copy !req
622. But you're talking about eight guys
on a sightseeing trip to Washington.Copy !req
623. You think you teach values
to eight guys . . .Copy !req
624. . . .you'll reverse 50 years
of brutal dictatorship?Copy !req
625. Mr. Helakal was known as the only
honest legislator in the government.Copy !req
626. Mr. Lipecki is the most
respected judge in the country.Copy !req
627. And Mr. Zubatov, well . . .Copy !req
628. . . .Mr. Zubatov is the editor in chief
of Sovetskaya Belorussiya.Copy !req
629. His articles helped bring
down the last dictator.Copy !req
630. How many guys do you think it takes?Copy !req
631. Got a cigarette?
First lady get to you?Copy !req
632. - Yes, sir.
- Come on. Cough them up.Copy !req
633. Aren't those bad for the MS?Copy !req
634. You wanna play doctor too?Copy !req
635. Suddenly, I've got 17 nursemaids.Copy !req
636. - She didn't wake me up this morning.
- Okay.Copy !req
637. - if I was awake this morning, I could've—
- What?Copy !req
638. Prime Minister Graty thinks
you're an intellectual snob.Copy !req
639. A Yankee Doodle windbag.Copy !req
640. Likely as not, you would've
made things worse.Copy !req
641. If an American dies, and there's
suspicion of international intrigue . . .Copy !req
642. - . . . she's supposed to wake me.
- Since when?Copy !req
643. If I'd used that rule,
you'd be dead from sleep deprivation.Copy !req
644. Five minutes ago, you told me
to leave it out on the field.Copy !req
645. - Now you're telling me to stay off it?
- Let her do her job so you can do yours.Copy !req
646. Excuse me.Copy !req
647. Do you have a minute, ma'am?Copy !req
648. - I sent him back to work.
- Yes, I saw him. Thank you.Copy !req
649. Ma'am, I can't have
you confusing my staff.Copy !req
650. Okay.Copy !req
651. If you have a question, a concern,
I need you to come to me.Copy !req
652. What if I can't find you?Copy !req
653. Find me.Copy !req
654. You gonna take away my key
to the executive washroom too?Copy !req
655. Ma'am . . .Copy !req
656. . . .I made a mistake this morning.Copy !req
657. He needed to sleep.Copy !req
658. Yes, I agree with you. The mistake
was not making the decision on my own.Copy !req
659. You can't make
these decisions by yourself.Copy !req
660. - I'm the chief of staff.
- You're not a doctor.Copy !req
661. It's not a medical decision.Copy !req
662. It's a question as to whether
the leader needs to be informed . . .Copy !req
663. . . . about something that
puts citizens in jeopardy.Copy !req
664. What he does with that,
how he manages his disease . . .Copy !req
665. . . . those are his decisions.Copy !req
666. He was up until midnight.Copy !req
667. He's not managing his disease.Copy !req
668. You're gonna have to take
that up with him, ma'am.Copy !req
669. I'm sorry. Excuse me.Copy !req
670. - John. Thanks for sticking around.
- No trouble at all, really.Copy !req
671. We've translated transmissions
from before the incident . . .Copy !req
672. - . . . we'd like to share with you.
- By all means.Copy !req
673. At 0230 Greenwich mean time,
we believe this is an Iranian fighter . . .Copy !req
674. . . . calling in to military-radar
ground control in Rasht.Copy !req
675. "Unable to establish
visual contact with RC-135.Copy !req
676. Hailed on military channels.
No response. Please advise. "Copy !req
677. They thought it was our plane.Copy !req
678. Here's the response at 0233.Copy !req
679. "Iranian Air Defense Command
radar signal confirms . . .Copy !req
680. . . . aircraft as U.S. RC-135.Copy !req
681. You are instructed to fire. "Copy !req
682. This is all very lovely, but I'm
not sure how it changes anything.Copy !req
683. Damn it, John, the reform movement
in Iran has real promise.Copy !req
684. Demographics are on our side.Copy !req
685. Yes, you've been making
that argument for some time now.Copy !req
686. You're gonna drive the Iranians
back into the arms of hard-liners.Copy !req
687. The Iranians have a ballistic missile
that reaches 2000 kilometers.Copy !req
688. That's half the distance to London.Copy !req
689. And they're making improvements.Copy !req
690. To their weapons technology,
to their already formidable air force.Copy !req
691. How long do you think we can wait
for democracy to sweep through Tehran?Copy !req
692. Five years? Ten years?Copy !req
693. Would you bet your capital on it?Copy !req
694. We threaten to make this public.Copy !req
695. We call a meeting of the Security Council.
Tell them we'll play the intercepts.Copy !req
696. Intercepts prove the Iranian
air force shot down our plane.Copy !req
697. - Prime minister won't budge.
- Not the prime minister. The ayatollah.Copy !req
698. Iranians couldn't tell the difference
between an airliner and a spy plane.Copy !req
699. - It's embarrassing.
- For a man who's proud of his air force.Copy !req
700. We let the ayatollah
know what we have . . .Copy !req
701. . . . he jumps to apologize
for the actions of a pilot . . .Copy !req
702. . . . rather than humble
Air Defense Command.Copy !req
703. If they issue even a vague apology—Copy !req
704. Mr. President, Jack Stanley and his
fiancée perished in that plane last night.Copy !req
705. Nicolas Ashe
and his three small children.Copy !req
706. He was a fellow at Oxford.
The list goes on.Copy !req
707. The casualties are nothing
compared with what might happen . . .Copy !req
708. . . . should Iran successfully
develop a nuclear weapon.Copy !req
709. They have over 100 nuclear facilities.Copy !req
710. It's not a matter of four bombs.
It's a matter of 400.Copy !req
711. And this regime will not be afraid
of selling to the highest bidder.Copy !req
712. Kate, set up the meeting
with the U.N.Copy !req
713. And have Chet get word
to the ayatollah.Copy !req
714. He can apologize now
or after he reads about it in the Times.Copy !req
715. - Yes, sir.
- You do realize the ayatollah . . .Copy !req
716. . . . will be embarrassed and weakened?Copy !req
717. He'll do nothing
but redouble his nuclear efforts.Copy !req
718. Diplomacy, John.Copy !req
719. The job of statesmen.Copy !req
720. And I thought it was
drinking and dancing.Copy !req
721. - The networks can have their time back.
- The Iranians are apologizing?Copy !req
722. Let's work on a statement for the
papers. Where are we with Gordon?Copy !req
723. And I always looked down my nose
at beauty pageants.Copy !req
724. - We should at least consider—
- Give him the tick-tock.Copy !req
725. Tell him the prime minister
was a courtesy call.Copy !req
726. I didn't think we needed to wake him.
Just because the public thinks . . .Copy !req
727. . . . he's supposed to be up
doesn't mean he is.Copy !req
728. - Know what the story's gonna be?
- They'll write MS stories . . .Copy !req
729. . . . till the end of this administration.
Give him the tick-tock.Copy !req
730. So maybe we should
cancel the address.Copy !req
731. I took care of it.Copy !req
732. Iran's apologizing,
Britain's backing down.Copy !req
733. There's no need for you
to distance yourself from Graty.Copy !req
734. You gotta trust me
to make these decisions . . .Copy !req
735. . . . or there's no point
in having me in this job.Copy !req
736. - Yeah.
- I spoke to Mrs. Bartlet.Copy !req
737. I'll be making the wake-up calls
on my own.Copy !req
738. Your MS won't be
a factor in my decision.Copy !req
739. Thank you.Copy !req
740. Sir . . .Copy !req
741. . . . these international crises drag on
for days. One rolls right into the next.Copy !req
742. You need to take care of yourself.
There will be mornings . . .Copy !req
743. . . . when I'm gonna have
to wake you at 3 a.m.Copy !req
744. - Good night, sir.
- Good night.Copy !req
745. Happy Valentine's Day.Copy !req
746. That's what you're
wearing to the opera?Copy !req
747. You have a 7 a.m.
call in the morning.Copy !req
748. I canceled the opera.Copy !req
749. - The whole opera?
- No.Copy !req
750. Just the part where we give
the usher the tickets—Copy !req
751. I can manage my health without you
taking my pulse every five minutes.Copy !req
752. Is that what you were doing when you
decided to stay up gossiping last night?Copy !req
753. - I was talking to Professor Lessig.
- Shove it, Jed.Copy !req
754. "It's my disease, my health,
I can handle it. " The hell you can!Copy !req
755. You can run this country
on four and a half hours' sleep with MS?Copy !req
756. You're out of your mind.Copy !req
757. - Stop treating me like a child.
- Then stop acting like one.Copy !req
758. Where would you be if I hadn't bought
you those extra hours this morning?Copy !req
759. Do you want to manage your disease?Copy !req
760. You accept your limitations
and you manage it.Copy !req
761. You don't go sneaking around like
a teenager staying out after curfew . . . .Copy !req