1. Previously on The West Wing:Copy !req
2. Prime Minister Zahavy, Chairman Farad,
and President Bartlet will hold . . .Copy !req
3. . . .a joint press conference
to describe a tentative accord . . .Copy !req
4. . . . that's been reached
between the parties.Copy !req
5. Barracks security found Leo
in the woods at Camp David.Copy !req
6. - They think it's a heart attack.
- You've got to keep him out of that job.Copy !req
7. He'll kill himself for you if you don't.Copy !req
8. There's something I need you
to do for me.Copy !req
9. - What's that?
- Jump off a cliff.Copy !req
10. Morning. Staff Sergeant Keltie.
This is Sergeant Wolitzer.Copy !req
11. - Everything all right?
- Sure. May we?Copy !req
12. - It's 5:30.
- 5:26 on mine. I'm gonna use this chair.Copy !req
13. - We couldn't do this at my office?
- According to our logs . . .Copy !req
14. . . .you usually exit the building here.Copy !req
15. - Right.
- It's easier to head out . . .Copy !req
16. . . . the West Gate. It's closer for your
parking. You have to time that.Copy !req
17. But in the event of a situation,
we'll need you to exit here.Copy !req
18. - Ms. Cregg?
- I'm listening.Copy !req
19. - What situation?
- A nuclear attack.Copy !req
20. - Are we expecting one?
- Any attack. But nuclear tops the list.Copy !req
21. You'll exit here, directly to Marine One.Copy !req
22. You'll sit at S-5, behind the president,
to the left of the NSA.Copy !req
23. - And they'll evacuate you.
- Okay.Copy !req
24. If there is a situation in your home,
make your way with all due haste . . .Copy !req
25. . . .to this field, off Denville Road.Copy !req
26. - It's a mile to the south.
- A field.Copy !req
27. - A pasture.
- I'll be standing with cows.Copy !req
28. Horses. They'll scoot as soon
as the copter shows up.Copy !req
29. Won't be more than three minutes
from code call to liftoff.Copy !req
30. Excuse me.Copy !req
31. - Morning.
- No.Copy !req
32. Sorry. Agents DeCastro and Shay.Copy !req
33. - I don't need Secret Service.
- They'll give you a wide berth.Copy !req
34. - Could we please discuss this?
- Not really.Copy !req
35. Have you got a spare room
or a basement or something?Copy !req
36. They're gonna need a place to sleep.Copy !req
37. - You're not waiting, right?
- I just knocked.Copy !req
38. - You okay?
- In an emergency . . .Copy !req
39. . . .I stand in a field with a cow
and wait to be airlifted.Copy !req
40. - Hey. There she is.
- Morning, sir.Copy !req
41. - Good morning.
- Excited?Copy !req
42. Hit the ground running.Copy !req
43. I won't be in the security briefing.
I've got paperwork with the CIA . . .Copy !req
44. . . . but NSC will get me up to speed.Copy !req
45. Sky's falling,
damage estimate to follow.Copy !req
46. - Yes, sir.
- You'll be great.Copy !req
47. - Thank you, Mr. President.
- She's gonna be great.Copy !req
48. - Is she nervous?
- No, she looks fine.Copy !req
49. Oh, that's good. I'd be apoplectic.Copy !req
50. Let's keep it light today.
Anything you can, hold till next week.Copy !req
51. - On it.
- Check the hospital.Copy !req
52. See if Leo's up to a phone call.Copy !req
53. This is Ellroy. He brings briefing books.
You're gonna be friends.Copy !req
54. - These are this week's?
- These are today's.Copy !req
55. - Ready?
- I told Josh to be there . . .Copy !req
56. - . . .in case you need backup.
- I don't need backup.Copy !req
57. Try to keep a tight rein.
I'm not the story, Leo's not.Copy !req
58. I know. Camp David's
the story. Stop worrying.Copy !req
59. Let me have that.Copy !req
60. - Good morning.
- Morning.Copy !req
61. This will be my last briefing
as White House press secretary.Copy !req
62. Toby Ziegler will be filling in until
the president names a replacement.Copy !req
63. I'll ask you to please be kind to him . . .Copy !req
64. . . . and if you can't be kind,
at least speak slowly.Copy !req
65. These past six years working for
this exceptional group of journalists—Copy !req
66. I'm sorry. Thank you.Copy !req
67. Ladies and gentlemen,
the president of the United States.Copy !req
68. Thank you.Copy !req
69. After bypass surgery at Bethesda
Naval Hospital 36 hours ago . . .Copy !req
70. . . .I'm relieved to announce that
Leo McGarry is in stable condition . . .Copy !req
71. . . . and headed for a full recovery.Copy !req
72. Though he will always be a very
valuable part of this administration . . .Copy !req
73. . . . he will not be returning to his post.
I'm pleased and terribly proud . . .Copy !req
74. . . .to announce that,
effective immediately . . .Copy !req
75. . . . the position of White House
chief of staff . . .Copy !req
76. . . . will be filled by Claudia Jean Cregg.Copy !req
77. Congratulations.Copy !req
78. - Marburg Fever.
- And it's a virus?Copy !req
79. - Six cases so far. AP heard it in Ecuador.
- You're telling her this . . .Copy !req
80. - . . .as press secretary or chief of staff?
- Both.Copy !req
81. - We'll have something. Ask AP to wait.
- That was press secretary.Copy !req
82. - CDC.
- Call CDC, Immigration, DOH.Copy !req
83. Give them what you have.
Set up a conference call for me.Copy !req
84. C.J., do you want me in?
I'm not sure where to sit.Copy !req
85. Oh, God, right.Copy !req
86. Toby's gonna need you.Copy !req
87. - That's fine.
- Just for the next couple of days.Copy !req
88. People shouldn't be
sending me flowers.Copy !req
89. They're for Leo.Copy !req
90. - I'm sorry about the stuff.
- Don't worry about it.Copy !req
91. - You need coffee or anything?
- I'm fine. Let's do it.Copy !req
92. CIA briefer's on his way.Copy !req
93. Security will be by for
a palm print and an eye scan.Copy !req
94. President's got Treasury in
10 minutes. You're on the call.Copy !req
95. EPA's waiting for feedback
on the Clean Air markup.Copy !req
96. Armed Forces is coming about a
budget boost for the peacekeeping tour.Copy !req
97. They forgot to factor in
food for the troops.Copy !req
98. - And this gets us to . . . .
- 8:45.Copy !req
99. I'm not commenting.Copy !req
100. NATO's expressing reluctance
to contribute troops . . .Copy !req
101. . . .to the peacekeeping effort.Copy !req
102. The Secretary General of NATO,
the president is speaking with him . . .Copy !req
103. . . . the Secretary General of NATO,
this afternoon.Copy !req
104. There's verbal support
and there's boots on the ground.Copy !req
105. I'm not commenting on
a negotiation before it happens.Copy !req
106. - Can we do this without them?
- Not commenting.Copy !req
107. If NATO's out, would the president
reconsider the U.N.?Copy !req
108. I do not have an answer.Copy !req
109. Can you point us towards a
subject you're commenting on?Copy !req
110. Can you find out where counsel
put the DOD analysis?Copy !req
111. Will Cregg's role be the
same as Leo McGarry's?Copy !req
112. Title, parking spot, gym membership.Copy !req
113. She's not coming in with
any national-security experience.Copy !req
114. The president has a flock of
national-security professionals . . .Copy !req
115. . . .to address his questions
and the chief of staff's.Copy !req
116. We're about to stage
a military action—Copy !req
117. A military incursion into the most
entrenched conflict on the planet.Copy !req
118. Cregg's not the only one
without a net.Copy !req
119. Oh, no, no.Copy !req
120. - We're confident—
- You said nobody has experience . . .Copy !req
121. - ... with this kind of incursion.
- The Pentagon has...Copy !req
122. as do the Joint Chiefs of Staff
and the NSC.Copy !req
123. But in the event they lose their way,
the president can send...Copy !req
124. C.J. Cregg to Ramallah to swat
at suicide bombers with her purse.Copy !req
125. Nobody has a portfolio?Copy !req
126. Oh, good Lord.Copy !req
127. My purse? Page Carol!
Get him the hell out of there!Copy !req
128. - Who has the quote?
- I got, "The president can send...Copy !req
129. C.J. Cregg to Ramallah to swat
at suicide bombers with her purse. "Copy !req
130. Toby!Copy !req
131. You don't have to brief.
You're better with written material.Copy !req
132. - We can flood them with press releases.
- How'd it go?Copy !req
133. - Fine.
- Missed it.Copy !req
134. Well, there'll be others.Copy !req
135. I'm thinking about
the substance-abuse initiative.Copy !req
136. What do you say
we send C.J. to Compton?Copy !req
137. Have her swat
drug lords with her purse?Copy !req
138. It was an ambush.
They love an opportunity like this.Copy !req
139. If they could dance around me
with a pig's head, they would.Copy !req
140. - How's it going?
- Well. Well.Copy !req
141. Pat Quigley wants to know if
you're interested in a conversation.Copy !req
142. - The Policy Institute?
- A job offer.Copy !req
143. - I've gotten five of these today.
- Job offers.Copy !req
144. - It's that kind of day.
- She's ready.Copy !req
145. - C.J. doing okay?
- She's fine. She's a pro.Copy !req
146. Like a ninja with a Prada clutch.Copy !req
147. - Men of valor.
- It was an ambush.Copy !req
148. - I say we move past it.
- I've never seen you sling anything . . .Copy !req
149. . . . but a briefcase
loaded with 30 pounds . . .Copy !req
150. . . . of legislative detritus,
not your lipstick or your hankie.Copy !req
151. - Jump right over it.
- I'm just—Copy !req
152. - Shut up.
- Okay.Copy !req
153. - Hey, how's he doing?
- Leo? Awake and cranky.Copy !req
154. - Sounds about right.
- You started senior staff?Copy !req
155. I guess we did. Why don't we . . .Copy !req
156. - . . . go ahead and sit.
- The intel estimates. Did you—?Copy !req
157. I'm sure I didn't.Copy !req
158. Leo likes to glance at the
top sheets before senior staff . . .Copy !req
159. . . .circle anything
he has questions about.Copy !req
160. That way, NSC can pull material
for the afternoon briefing.Copy !req
161. We can wait. Go ahead.Copy !req
162. - Okay. We'll set aside some extra time.
- Thank you.Copy !req
163. We also try and cover
the lunch order before senior staff.Copy !req
164. - Leo likes a roast turkey sandwich.
- That's fine.Copy !req
165. - Mayo?
- Tell me we can talk about this later.Copy !req
166. - Hi. Press secretaries.
- Can I apologize again?Copy !req
167. No, but let's move finding my
replacement from priority three to one.Copy !req
168. Short list, four or five good choices.Copy !req
169. D Triple C's coming to talk
about the election.Copy !req
170. - Vulnerable seats?
- Josh, sit down with Will.Copy !req
171. - It's gonna be Merridy.
- Josh can do it.Copy !req
172. - Merridy hates him.
- Josh is gonna meet with D Triple C . . .Copy !req
173. . . . and sit with Will.
There's fundraising trips for the VP.Copy !req
174. Get to me sooner rather than later.Copy !req
175. Our campaign office
has him double-booked.Copy !req
176. - Toby, Marburg virus.
- Not that I know of.Copy !req
177. Outbreak in Ecuador. CDC's
setting up a border-screening plan.Copy !req
178. Make sure we don't seem panicked.Copy !req
179. Let me say what would've
been best articulated an hour ago.Copy !req
180. The peacekeeping plan is still vulnerable.
This place needs to reek of competence.Copy !req
181. Avoid further implications that
the president's in over his head.Copy !req
182. - "Working without a net. "
- I think that's it.Copy !req
183. We're all working
without a net today. Thanks.Copy !req
184. C.J. Wow, this is hard.Copy !req
185. I couldn't be happier
that you got this gig.Copy !req
186. But I think it's just time for me to go.Copy !req
187. Six years is a . . . .
I just think it's time for me to move on.Copy !req
188. This is my letter of resignation
to the president.Copy !req
189. I don't wanna pile on, but working
for one of my closest friends . . .Copy !req
190. - . . .is not gonna bring out my best.
- Josh.Copy !req
191. You can't . . . .Copy !req
192. - Sorry to barge in.
- Mr. President, can I have a minute?Copy !req
193. I'll make this quick.
I don't know if I'm comfortable . . .Copy !req
194. . . . working this closely with a woman.
Maybe it's time for me to call it a day . . .Copy !req
195. . . . give the VP a chance
to steer the ship.Copy !req
196. You're weak. You have a weak will.Copy !req
197. You should've seen if she pulled
the Continuity of Government plan.Copy !req
198. He cracked up
at the suggestion of the VP.Copy !req
199. I had a whole thing on spending time
with my kids, and I went up!Copy !req
200. - You are bad, bad men.
- In the service of a vengeful god.Copy !req
201. On behalf of
the vice president and myself . . .Copy !req
202. . . . and every man who's ever had
a Wonder Woman fantasy . . .Copy !req
203. - . . .it's a bright day.
- Get out.Copy !req
204. - Margaret, we behind yet?
- Very.Copy !req
205. - Toby.
- We need press-secretary candidates.Copy !req
206. - Pull some résumés.
- This is the list.Copy !req
207. - These are the résumés.
- You always do that?Copy !req
208. C.J. keeps an
"in case I get hit by a bus" file.Copy !req
209. You've got appointments
with the top choices.Copy !req
210. Spokesmen from State, Interior . . . .Copy !req
211. - This is a nightmare.
- I'll help. Let me see.Copy !req
212. Haffley's in your office. Time, time.Copy !req
213. Here.Copy !req
214. Donna will help.Copy !req
215. Nice briefing.Copy !req
216. - C.J.
- Thank you.Copy !req
217. That was something,
everyone pretending to resign.Copy !req
218. Bless their cotton socks.Copy !req
219. But you know
I'm actually leaving, right?Copy !req
220. Leo's gonna be doing something,
and it's a long time I've worked for him.Copy !req
221. - I just can't imagine—
- Margaret.Copy !req
222. Sure. Sorry.Copy !req
223. Mr. Roman Mindeli from the Republic
of Georgia in the Roosevelt Room.Copy !req
224. - Good morning.
- Thank you.Copy !req
225. Good morning to you.Copy !req
226. - You okay there?
- Would be better on left hand.Copy !req
227. - Important documents.
- Of course.Copy !req
228. I wanted to speak with Mr. McGarry.Copy !req
229. This is gift I bring for him. Saperavi.Copy !req
230. - From my own vines.
- You're a winemaker?Copy !req
231. Former Economic Advisor
to Georgia President Rustaveli.Copy !req
232. - You want taste?
- Oh, no, it's a little early. L—Copy !req
233. - Did Josh Lyman put you up to this?
- President Rustaveli sent me . . .Copy !req
234. . . . with important offer, but I wish
to speak it with Mr. McGarry.Copy !req
235. Mr. McGarry's been ill, so I'm afraid
you're gonna have to speak it with me.Copy !req
236. Most top-secret?Copy !req
237. President Rustaveli wants to offer . . .Copy !req
238. . . . United States gift of uranium.Copy !req
239. Highly enriched.Copy !req
240. - To your government.
- Uranium?Copy !req
241. - Like, to make bombs.
- We do not wish to make bombs.Copy !req
242. We give to you.
You make what you want.Copy !req
243. - Can you excuse me just one moment?
- Yes.Copy !req
244. - I open this, show you maps.
- That's great.Copy !req
245. Is this like
the two-weeks'-notice gang?Copy !req
246. - Hey.
- Is Inspector Clouseau your idea?Copy !req
247. - What?
- You and Toby didn't send a guy to—Copy !req
248. - Did he proposition you?
- No.Copy !req
249. He tried to give me his collection
of highly enriched—Copy !req
250. What?Copy !req
251. Oh, my God.Copy !req
252. - This is happening.
- What?Copy !req
253. Margaret, get the National Security
Advisor right away.Copy !req
254. Is there a problem?Copy !req
255. I've got an emissary
from the Republic of Georgia . . .Copy !req
256. . . . offering me a load
of weapons-grade uranium.Copy !req
257. I'm gonna go with yes.Copy !req
258. - I'll wait.
- They've got 300 kilograms . . .Copy !req
259. . . . of weapons-grade uranium
the Soviets left when they pulled out.Copy !req
260. - That's what?
- Enough for 10, maybe 15 bombs.Copy !req
261. Margaret, I need a meeting with the
Secretary of State, Energy, Defense . . .Copy !req
262. . . . the J.C.S. and CIA tomorrow.
You'll brief everybody?Copy !req
263. We tried to take this stuff in '92.Copy !req
264. - Didn't wanna part with it.
- Because?Copy !req
265. If things got rough,
they could build a nuke.Copy !req
266. They're not. It's just sitting there . . .Copy !req
267. . . . behind what he's
describing as a padlock.Copy !req
268. - A miracle it wasn't boosted.
- The Russians don't guard it?Copy !req
269. They gave them the padlock.
Yeah? Thank you.Copy !req
270. Mindeli's been at the Iranian embassy
twice in the last three days.Copy !req
271. We are not the only ones
who got this offer.Copy !req
272. Margaret, that meeting's
gotta be today.Copy !req
273. Hi. Come on in.Copy !req
274. I'm Donna Moss. This is Toby Ziegler.Copy !req
275. You're Dan, right? From State?Copy !req
276. - Yes, Dan Edmunds.
- Thanks for coming in.Copy !req
277. Good to meet you.
You want me up here?Copy !req
278. That'd be great.Copy !req
279. Toby's gonna ask you a few questions.
Just pretend he's 150 reporters.Copy !req
280. The U.N. seems to have ruled out sending
troops to help us with peacekeeping.Copy !req
281. What's the administration gonna do?Copy !req
282. The North Atlantic Council has made,
and will continue to make . . .Copy !req
283. . . . determinations in regard
to burden-sharing . . .Copy !req
284. . . . and a great many factors
weigh upon those determinations.Copy !req
285. It's premature to prejudge what the
council, in its deliberative fashion . . .Copy !req
286. . . . of fully appropriate to its role
as a deliberative body . . .Copy !req
287. . . . may or may not have
predetermined out of any zeal . . .Copy !req
288. . . .to ascertain the precise
nature of those deliberations.Copy !req
289. This is gonna be a long day.Copy !req
290. - Need to schedule.
- I'm seeing the president.Copy !req
291. - You have a door in your office.
- Let me see.Copy !req
292. Looks good.Copy !req
293. The chief of staff clears
the president's schedule.Copy !req
294. The chief of staff
knows every meeting . . .Copy !req
295. . . . and gets the information
the president will get before he does.Copy !req
296. In that case, get me briefed
on this one and this.Copy !req
297. Push the 1:45 to next week.Copy !req
298. - And this shouldn't even exist. Cancel it.
- Fiderer.Copy !req
299. - Better.
- Secretary of Defense for the president.Copy !req
300. Unscheduled.Copy !req
301. The chief of staff clears phone calls.
Know what the call's about?Copy !req
302. - Ask what it is.
- May I ask what it's in reference to?Copy !req
303. The president's unavailable,
but he should call me . . .Copy !req
304. . . . and let me know what it's about.Copy !req
305. - Thanks.
- Just today.Copy !req
306. - Tomorrow you're on your own.
- He's on a call. Can I direct you . . .Copy !req
307. - . . .to the chief of staff?
- Mr. President?Copy !req
308. That's what they tell me.Copy !req
309. We've been approached
by the Republic of Georgia . . .Copy !req
310. . . . Iooking to unload
enriched uranium.Copy !req
311. We may need to stage
an emergency extraction.Copy !req
312. There's some concern
it'll wind up in Iran.Copy !req
313. - Worth avoiding.
- We're briefing agencies.Copy !req
314. I hope to have options
by the end of the day.Copy !req
315. Mr. President, they're waiting for you.Copy !req
316. Thank you.
You putting together a tiger team?Copy !req
317. - I'm not sure what that is.
- Four or five agencies on one project . . .Copy !req
318. . . . something this complicated,
they'll pass it around like a hot potato.Copy !req
319. 14 months from now, we'll wake up
having accomplished absolutely nothing.Copy !req
320. You're gonna have to
spearhead the project.Copy !req
321. Sure, I'll tiger team:Copy !req
322. - What was that?
- Nothing.Copy !req
323. He could work with Chuck Horowitz.
He could replace him.Copy !req
324. The D Triple C's
a great place to work, Josh.Copy !req
325. - I'm not looking.
- You got something?Copy !req
326. - I'm staying at the White House.
- Gosh, working for C.J.Copy !req
327. - Okay, let's talk about the—
- Really, anything else.Copy !req
328. - Coffee?
- No.Copy !req
329. Thanks for the help at the midterms
last year. It was fantastic.Copy !req
330. - Our pleasure.
- Looking at next year.Copy !req
331. Seven members of Congress
retiring, and we've got 12 . . .Copy !req
332. - Maybe 13.
- . . . vulnerable incumbents.Copy !req
333. - Presidential's got the spotlight.
- And the money.Copy !req
334. - We're not neglecting these seats.
- The Republicans won't be.Copy !req
335. - Why is Matthew Santos dropping?
- He's done.Copy !req
336. He's not done. He's 42. We just
got him on Ways and Means.Copy !req
337. - He says that he's had enough.
- No, he hasn't. I'll talk to him.Copy !req
338. - Who else?
- Wexler in Connecticut's retiring.Copy !req
339. Hey, you're from there.
You could run for his seat.Copy !req
340. I have a job.Copy !req
341. - Can I get in?
- You have your own door.Copy !req
342. - I'll be quick.
- He's talking with Secretary of Defense.Copy !req
343. - Hutchinson?
- He walked him back . . .Copy !req
344. . . . from the meeting.
Weren't you there?Copy !req
345. I got pulled out. Hutchinson
doesn't have a meeting.Copy !req
346. They walked in. I thought
about taking him down.Copy !req
347. Margaret, did the Secretary
of Defense call for me?Copy !req
348. It's C.J.Copy !req
349. He didn't? Get him out of there.Copy !req
350. - Really?
- Pull the president.Copy !req
351. - He's late for his 1:15.
- He doesn't have a 1:15.Copy !req
352. Make one up.Copy !req
353. Excuse me, Mr. President?Copy !req
354. - Secretary Hutchinson.
- Congratulations.Copy !req
355. - Woman of the hour.
- Thank you.Copy !req
356. I wanted to catch you.
You're gonna do a fantastic job.Copy !req
357. Thank you. I know
the president had to run.Copy !req
358. - Anything I can help you with?
- No.Copy !req
359. This Georgian project could be tricky, but
we'll cover it in the meeting. See you.Copy !req
360. How come Matt Santos
doesn't wanna run again?Copy !req
361. Well, what makes a man
seek public office, Josh?Copy !req
362. What makes a man abjure
the comforts of a private life?Copy !req
363. - Here we go.
- The decadence of simple breadwinning . . .Copy !req
364. . . . for the Athenian wrestling mat
that is the forum politic.Copy !req
365. - Hey.
- Why doesn't Matt Santos . . .Copy !req
366. - . . . wanna run again?
- Because he's a tool.Copy !req
367. - We got him on Ways and Means.
- They love him in Houston.Copy !req
368. - Maybe he'll run for governor.
- You think?Copy !req
369. Term or two,
he can run for the big chair.Copy !req
370. - You high?
- People like him. Ex-Marine—Copy !req
371. - He's not running— No.
- I'm talking to him.Copy !req
372. D Triple C wants help on 19 races.
Yours are the ones with stars.Copy !req
373. The VP's gonna be
fundraising for himself.Copy !req
374. I'm not sure we can
double dip in these places.Copy !req
375. It falls under the category . . .Copy !req
376. - . . . of people scratching people's backs.
- Indeed.Copy !req
377. - First priority.
- For the day?Copy !req
378. - For 1:45.
- 300 pages on snowmobiles.Copy !req
379. The president's got lunch
with Interior tomorrow.Copy !req
380. - Yellowstone's gonna come up.
- No one can position us?Copy !req
381. - Toby and Policy shop are split.
- Get the rest.Copy !req
382. We've talked through it.
You have to leave.Copy !req
383. - Where am I going?
- The Georgian thing.Copy !req
384. Where's the nonproliferation one?
And the uranium-repatriation study?Copy !req
385. You really have to start walking now.Copy !req
386. - It's downstairs?
- At DOD's request.Copy !req
387. WHO faxed preliminary plans
for the Marburg virus.Copy !req
388. They're asking for 18 million
worth of emergency aid.Copy !req
389. It doesn't say how they
came up with that.Copy !req
390. Does HHS know they're calling it
a global health alert?Copy !req
391. I'll call them.Copy !req
392. Ma'am.Copy !req
393. This way, ma'am.Copy !req
394. Ten-hut.Copy !req
395. Anybody run this by the Russians?Copy !req
396. Georgians don't want the Russians.Copy !req
397. They left the uranium
in the first place.Copy !req
398. - The Russians can't secure it.
- It's gotta come here.Copy !req
399. - Who's gonna pay?
- Excellent question.Copy !req
400. Department of Energy's
tapped out.Copy !req
401. - We're all tapped out.
- It's probably not just enriched uranium.Copy !req
402. I bet there's a load of spent fuel
with it. Nuclear waste.Copy !req
403. And leaking, likely as not.Copy !req
404. We may be looking at
a biohazard cleanup.Copy !req
405. - Which costs?
- Extraction, maybe 5 million.Copy !req
406. Cleanup's easily 20.Copy !req
407. Besides which, we take nuclear material
and dump it in Oakridge, Tennessee . . .Copy !req
408. - . . . every environmental group—
- This can't go public.Copy !req
409. It'll get out. You'll have
a PR nightmare on your hands.Copy !req
410. Isn't the larger PR crisis one
wherein al Qaeda steals the stuff . . .Copy !req
411. . . . and we admit it wasn't under
our control because we were cheap?Copy !req
412. You got a Congressional appropriation
I don't know about?Copy !req
413. - Who pays?
- He called it a gift, didn't he?Copy !req
414. - Your friend.
- Are we considering leaving a stash . . .Copy !req
415. . . . of uranium unprotected because
we can't scrape up 25 million?Copy !req
416. I'm considering this the tip
of a very large iceberg.Copy !req
417. We can look into helping
the Russians secure it.Copy !req
418. The president isn't interested
in the Russians.Copy !req
419. - He's not?
- Figure out something else.Copy !req
420. I didn't get the site analysis.Copy !req
421. Have we run an independent test?Copy !req
422. - I'm not—
- This just walked in the door.Copy !req
423. Before we deploy a fleet
of C-5's with an extraction team . . .Copy !req
424. . . .be nice to know
we're not buying clay.Copy !req
425. - We'll test it.
- Get the president a report on storage.Copy !req
426. - I'm not sure we're ready—
- He asked me for it.Copy !req
427. Are we done?Copy !req
428. Mr. President?Copy !req
429. What do we have on
domestic nuclear-storage facilities?Copy !req
430. I'll get Energy's quarterly.Copy !req
431. Sir, we may be able
to get the Russians to help.Copy !req
432. Hutchinson wants the Russians out of it.
We don't know if it's actually uranium.Copy !req
433. You get documentation they're
not selling us the Brooklyn Bridge?Copy !req
434. - We're looking into that.
- I asked for the breakdown . . .Copy !req
435. - . . . on domestic facilities.
- I've got it. I just wanted to look it over.Copy !req
436. I didn't get a copy.
You sure Margaret and Charlie . . .Copy !req
437. - . . . are keeping your papers flowing?
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
438. Your conversation
with the Secretary of Defense—Copy !req
439. We didn't talk much. Charlie hightailed
me into a meeting with an empty chair.Copy !req
440. I know it's gonna be bumpy
till you settle in.Copy !req
441. But make sure things
aren't being lost in the shuffle.Copy !req
442. - Of course.
- Thank you.Copy !req
443. Sources say NATO's
reluctant to contribute troops . . .Copy !req
444. . . .to peacekeeping missions
in the Middle East.Copy !req
445. How will the president address that?Copy !req
446. The president was aware when
he drafted the peacekeeping agreement . . .Copy !req
447. . . . that the international community
wasn't going to jump in like lemmings.Copy !req
448. You're saying it's a suicide mission?Copy !req
449. Not necessarily.Copy !req
450. The lemmings die
at the end of the story.Copy !req
451. Sources say NATO's
reluctant to contribute troops . . .Copy !req
452. . . .to peacekeeping
in the Middle East.Copy !req
453. How's the president
going to address that?Copy !req
454. Joanne, marry me. Make me
the happiest man in the world.Copy !req
455. NATO has shown reluctance
to commit troops.Copy !req
456. Individual member nations—Copy !req
457. Sorry.Copy !req
458. We can't hear you back here.Copy !req
459. NATO has agreed to provide
support as well as military—Copy !req
460. - Thanks.
- Thank you.Copy !req
461. Thank you.Copy !req
462. NATO doesn't seem to wanna pitch in
troops to the peacekeeping mission.Copy !req
463. The president asked for
NATO troops as a courtesy.Copy !req
464. What we need from our
allies is financial support . . .Copy !req
465. . . . Iogistical support, tactical aid.
All of which they've pledged.Copy !req
466. We don't need their troops?Copy !req
467. The president doesn't want
the impression we're strong-arming . . .Copy !req
468. . . . the region with European forces
marching into Jerusalem . . .Copy !req
469. . . . under an American flag.Copy !req
470. This process will be executed by the
Palestinian and Israeli governments.Copy !req
471. - We're there to help.
- What if it turns out to be bigger?Copy !req
472. The president knows
what he's getting into.Copy !req
473. He's crafted a mission he knew
could succeed, and it will.Copy !req
474. Governor of Tennessee called.
Georgian package, absolutely not.Copy !req
475. How did he . . .? Who the hell leaked it?Copy !req
476. I cannot have a leak. Get the governor
on the phone, quickly. Margaret?Copy !req
477. Nancy McNally needs
to call the governor . . .Copy !req
478. . . . and reiterate that he needs
to keep a lid on this.Copy !req
479. Have Charlie put it on
the president's schedule for tomorrow.Copy !req
480. - We got a guy.
- What kind?Copy !req
481. A press secretary.
He's smart, he's articulate . . .Copy !req
482. . . . and you can hear him.Copy !req
483. - He was the Great Wall of China.
- I thought we were looking at a short list.Copy !req
484. Governor of Tennessee on one.Copy !req
485. Mr. Governor.Copy !req
486. Thank you, sir.
I understand you heard—Copy !req
487. - The Secretary of Energy.
- We're done.Copy !req
488. We're not done. I'd like a list.
Three to five names.Copy !req
489. Unfortunately, sir, his decision to
share that information was premature.Copy !req
490. The president would appreciate it
if you did not go public with this.Copy !req
491. No, I'm gonna have to insist.Copy !req
492. Josh Lyman for the congressman.Copy !req
493. We're not in
the dream-making business.Copy !req
494. Why not a cap? Punitive damages
stop at 5 million.Copy !req
495. - In egregious cases—
- You invest that money, it's a good life.Copy !req
496. - For a kid paralyzed when he was 2?
- It gives insurers immunity . . .Copy !req
497. . . . nobody gets. Not automakers,
chemical companies . . .Copy !req
498. - . . .me if I mow you down in my car.
- A distinct possibility.Copy !req
499. - It's a societal disincentive.
- Running it to the ground is a disaster.Copy !req
500. Josh? Are we gonna run
the HMO system into the ground?Copy !req
501. HMOs pulled down 8.8 billion
in profit last year.Copy !req
502. We're not running them
into anything.Copy !req
503. So Republicans are greedy bastards.Copy !req
504. Profits are a red herring. What if
the Republicans aren't worried . . .Copy !req
505. . . . about profits? What if they know
the companies do that on their own . . .Copy !req
506. . . .by boosting premiums
and letting costs soar . . .Copy !req
507. . . .in an industry that was created
to curtail the price of health care?Copy !req
508. - I'll have lunch with Joel Haig.
- Watch him put ketchup . . .Copy !req
509. . . . on his mashed potatoes?
Bipartisan or bust!Copy !req
510. Come on in, Josh.Copy !req
511. - Patients' Bill of Rights?
- Final shudder and gasp . . .Copy !req
512. - . . . of a dying piece of legislation.
- Then bring it back next term.Copy !req
513. I'm not gonna get
five minutes of small talk?Copy !req
514. - Not asking about my kids?
- How're your kids?Copy !req
515. - Don't recognize me. Who's that guy?
- One more term.Copy !req
516. We'll do fundraising.
We got chairmanships opening up—Copy !req
517. - It's not gonna happen.
- You're a strong presence on the floor . . .Copy !req
518. . . . your staff's on fire.
How can you walk away from this?Copy !req
519. Who champions
Patients' Bill of Rights?Copy !req
520. - You.
- I'm happy to help.Copy !req
521. But you gotta put
your name on the bill.Copy !req
522. When I was the mayor of Houston . . .Copy !req
523. . . . we opened up eight health clinics.Copy !req
524. Each one sees 200 patients a day.Copy !req
525. I'm gonna go home
and open up 20 more.Copy !req
526. That's not a health-care agenda, Josh.
That's health care.Copy !req
527. That's appealing. As, I'm sure,
is the governor's mansion.Copy !req
528. You think I'm gonna run
for another office?Copy !req
529. - I'm getting out.
- What about your 20 clinics?Copy !req
530. Privately funded.
That's all we got left.Copy !req
531. There's no Patients' Bill of Rights.
Congress won't do it.Copy !req
532. Or else they'll spend five years
wrangling over minutiae . . .Copy !req
533. - . . . and come up with a toothless plan.
- A toothless plan is not inconsiderable.Copy !req
534. And a little wrangling?
That's the fun part.Copy !req
535. No, that's how you have fun.Copy !req
536. That's why you're here,
and I'm going home to Texas.Copy !req
537. I hear C.J. Cregg got chief of staff.Copy !req
538. - That's gotta be a blow.
- It's fine, really.Copy !req
539. Everybody likes the look
of the next rung up the ladder.Copy !req
540. But you know what?Copy !req
541. You couldn't do the kind of politicking
you do behind Leo McGarry's desk.Copy !req
542. You'd be making sure
the trains run on time.Copy !req
543. They need you.Copy !req
544. You love that fight . . .Copy !req
545. . . . and you're good at it.Copy !req
546. I don't love it.Copy !req
547. Go on. Get out of my office.
Do what you were born to do.Copy !req
548. You're screwing the party. It's not like
we got a lot of bench strength in Texas.Copy !req
549. I know.Copy !req
550. And I'm sorry about that.Copy !req
551. Ronna, give Mr. Lyman a copy
of the talking points.Copy !req
552. - On?
- Patients' Bill of Rights.Copy !req
553. - Gail!
- I fed her this morning.Copy !req
554. We're not in Kansas anymore, Gail.Copy !req
555. Greg Brock's writing an "Is the
administration in over its head?" story.Copy !req
556. - Peacekeeping mission?
- He's trying to get General Alexander.Copy !req
557. - Where'd he—?
- Rumors, speculation.Copy !req
558. - Toby's briefing.
- First day's tough.Copy !req
559. - Is Toby in his office?
- I think so. I'll check.Copy !req
560. Traditionally, we call people,
and they come to you.Copy !req
561. - That's the wrong file.
- You want a magazine?Copy !req
562. - That's the not-enough-experience file.
- Yes, indeed.Copy !req
563. - We have people with more—
- We've got a guy who is bulletproof . . .Copy !req
564. . . . who will throw himself
in front of the press corps . . .Copy !req
565. . . .like the Ione man facing down
the tanks in Tiananmen Square.Copy !req
566. One, two . . . .
Bring in these four tomorrow.Copy !req
567. - You don't think that's a waste of time?
- Yeah, it is a colossal waste of time.Copy !req
568. These four.Copy !req
569. Talk to Greg Brock.
Get him to hold the story.Copy !req
570. - He has nothing.
- He'll run nothing next week.Copy !req
571. I misspoke. No one thinks
you can't handle foreign policy.Copy !req
572. We all do. If you thought
differently, it would've been:Copy !req
573. "She's been involved in foreign policy
for five years" . . .Copy !req
574. . . . not, "She'll bounce
questions to NSC. "Copy !req
575. It never crossed your mind to reject it.Copy !req
576. - So I'm a lousy public speaker.
- Talk to Brock.Copy !req
577. This runs tomorrow,
it's two graphs on page 10.Copy !req
578. Wait a week, it's top left, page one.Copy !req
579. It wasn't a suggestion.Copy !req
580. It was what? An order?Copy !req
581. It's almost 8.
You should get out of here.Copy !req
582. - I'll be back.
- Where are you going?Copy !req
583. I . . . .Copy !req
584. I don't think this is gonna work out.Copy !req
585. Lord, I never wanted a double vodka
at 9 a.m. until this week.Copy !req
586. They say the first step
is admitting you have a problem.Copy !req
587. Margaret, sit.Copy !req
588. I have a problem.Copy !req
589. - I'm not sure I'm—
- Hutchinson's a son of a bitch.Copy !req
590. - Is that just me, or—?
- No.Copy !req
591. - How did Leo deal with him?
- Leo always talked to Tim Crawford first.Copy !req
592. - Chief of staff at DOD.
- How about Secretary of Energy?Copy !req
593. Leo's first calls
were always subcabinet.Copy !req
594. Secretaries have agendas,
policy wonks have information.Copy !req
595. Right.Copy !req
596. How many policy wonks work for me?Copy !req
597. A bunch.Copy !req
598. Secretary of State.
Secretary of Defense.Copy !req
599. Secretary of Energy.
All fans of nonproliferation.Copy !req
600. All doing everything they can
to keep their hands off this.Copy !req
601. They're the "no" team.
You're the "yes" team.Copy !req
602. - Where's Toby?
- He had a . . . . I don't know.Copy !req
603. I need a plan for funding an emergency
uranium extraction from sunny Tbilisi.Copy !req
604. Keep in mind we need to secure it,
contain it, transport it . . .Copy !req
605. . . . and bury it in a manner that will
shelter it for upwards of 30,000 years.Copy !req
606. Resist the temptation to rely on
the Emergency Nonproliferation Fund.Copy !req
607. Apparently, we've already spent it.Copy !req
608. You knew these four were underqualified
when you called them in.Copy !req
609. He mispronounced "New York. "Copy !req
610. - God help me.
- Come on in.Copy !req
611. - Is this . . .?
- Yep. Right place.Copy !req
612. - You're Annabeth Scott?
- Schott.Copy !req
613. - What?
- Schott.Copy !req
614. - There's an H. I didn't see it.
- She didn't see it.Copy !req
615. Go ahead and stand
behind the podium there.Copy !req
616. - Up there?
- Yeah.Copy !req
617. I'm not going up there.Copy !req
618. - Why would I do that?
- Much of the job is briefing the press.Copy !req
619. - For a deputy?
- Deputy what?Copy !req
620. - You the gal I talked to on the phone?
- Thank you.Copy !req
621. We're gonna move on to somebody
who understands the position.Copy !req
622. - You're hiring a press secretary.
- Do something.Copy !req
623. - To be press secretary.
- C.J. Cregg, former press secretary . . .Copy !req
624. . . . has been promoted. Big day.
All over the news.Copy !req
625. - You should go watch.
- I've seen the news.Copy !req
626. "President's fixing to send Cregg to
Ramallah to swat bombers with a purse. "Copy !req
627. That's gotta be some purse.Copy !req
628. - I never said "fixing. "
- Why on earth would you hire . . .Copy !req
629. . . .a new press secretary with Cregg
10 minutes out of the job?Copy !req
630. Does someone not talk to these people?
Nobody tell you why you're coming?Copy !req
631. Deputy press secretary
for Media Relations.Copy !req
632. I sent in my résumé six months ago.Copy !req
633. They were looking
to replace Tim Waters.Copy !req
634. - He used to prep for the morning shows.
- He was irritating.Copy !req
635. - He saved your tail more than once.
- Okay.Copy !req
636. Did you ever replace him?
Because I'd be a fine choice.Copy !req
637. If you're nice, I'll get
a dress Marine to walk you out.Copy !req
638. You don't want
a new press secretary. Not yet.Copy !req
639. Anyone who tries to stand in
C.J. Cregg's shoes will be eaten alive.Copy !req
640. And who exactly do you think
is gonna brief the press?Copy !req
641. You. You need someone from
the administration to get through . . .Copy !req
642. . . . this transition period.
Don't make a face.Copy !req
643. - You were good.
- I saw it. He really wasn't.Copy !req
644. You need grooming.
I can take care of that.Copy !req
645. I'll help you find
a new press secretary.Copy !req
646. A real search, not some 24-hour
emergency-rescue mission.Copy !req
647. Who's this administration's
most effective critic?Copy !req
648. - Taylor Reid.
- When I found him . . .Copy !req
649. . . . he was a bartender
with half a novel.Copy !req
650. He had what you have.Copy !req
651. - What's that?
- A watchable quality.Copy !req
652. - Short list.
- Two.Copy !req
653. - Shorter than discussed.
- Alan Zwick, you brought me before.Copy !req
654. - He was good.
- He has no soul.Copy !req
655. Of course he sounded good. He'd front
for the Gotti family if you asked.Copy !req
656. And Annabeth Schott. The little pixie
from The Taylor Reid Show?Copy !req
657. We shouldn't hire them.Copy !req
658. - I think I should do it.
- Do what?Copy !req
659. Brief the press.Copy !req
660. I have a quality.Copy !req
661. Look, not forever. For a few weeks,
until we find somebody.Copy !req
662. But we do a real search and hopefully
not with me sitting listening to them.Copy !req
663. - This is thought out.
- She came up with it. Marybeth.Copy !req
664. - Annabeth.
- She said we were rushing. She's right.Copy !req
665. We put a fresh face
up there this week . . .Copy !req
666. - . . . they'll be ground beef.
- She's your follow-up act?Copy !req
667. No, she wanted some Media Relations—
She's irrelevant—Copy !req
668. - She wants Tim Waters' job?
- And she wants to search . . .Copy !req
669. - . . . for your replacement.
- Not a bad idea.Copy !req
670. - It is, but can we focus on—?
- On you as spokesman?Copy !req
671. - Dream come true.
- The deputies can handle most.Copy !req
672. - I'll do high-profile stuff.
- Like this morning.Copy !req
673. - Yeah, no. Slightly better.
- Did you talk to Greg Brock?Copy !req
674. He's not holding the story.Copy !req
675. - Don't give me the face.
- This is . . . .Copy !req
676. I don't know how
this is gonna work, Toby.Copy !req
677. You're not his story.Copy !req
678. "We're unprepared" is the story.
It's not coming from here.Copy !req
679. - It's coming from DOD.
- What?Copy !req
680. Graham Bradley told him
they low-balled the troop estimates.Copy !req
681. We can't do it with 18,000 men.Copy !req
682. DOD's burying the number because they
can't get that money from Congress.Copy !req
683. DOD's in over their heads.Copy !req
684. I love you, desperately.Copy !req
685. - I know.
- They low-balled the estimates.Copy !req
686. Hutchinson's railroading the
Georgia project. He can't afford it!Copy !req
687. - I could be good at briefing.
- That's debatable.Copy !req
688. Bring her in to do the search.
Put her in Media Relations.Copy !req
689. - I don't think that part's a good idea.
- She'll be helpful to you, and you . . . .Copy !req
690. If you wanna brief, you should.
You know why? I trust you.Copy !req
691. - And you most certainly have a quality.
- I'm watchable.Copy !req
692. The Secretaries of State, Energy . . .Copy !req
693. . . . Defense, Nancy, JCS,
and CIA in the Sit Room.Copy !req
694. Not the Sit Room.
My office. This office. Here.Copy !req
695. I need to speak with him.Copy !req
696. Come here.Copy !req
697. - Right.
- Come in.Copy !req
698. - Afternoon, Mr. President.
- How you doing?Copy !req
699. Fan-dab-tastic.
You got the Energy quarterly?Copy !req
700. - I got it right here. Thank you.
- I'd like it back.Copy !req
701. Get your own copy.Copy !req
702. We're not ready to assess
nuclear storage facilities.Copy !req
703. The team hasn't evaluated all the options.
You don't have complete information.Copy !req
704. - You don't think this is a good start?
- I think it's you doing my job for me.Copy !req
705. You're looking at this
based on DOD's call.Copy !req
706. It's valid, but it's one perspective.
Until we've gathered others . . .Copy !req
707. . . . if you need something to read, the new
Benjamin Franklin bio is a page-turner.Copy !req
708. Thank you, Mr. President.Copy !req
709. What was that?Copy !req
710. I just got spanked.Copy !req
711. Sorry I missed it.Copy !req
712. - She still nervous?
- I don't think so, no.Copy !req
713. - They're in there.
- Great.Copy !req
714. You're an odd woman.
I've never understood you.Copy !req
715. But you're extremely capable.
You run this office like a watch.Copy !req
716. You're tall, which is reassuring.Copy !req
717. Leo may need you,
and if he does, that's okay.Copy !req
718. But if he's willing to part
with you, I hope you'll stay.Copy !req
719. Thanks for coming in. These are
tentative figures for the extraction.Copy !req
720. We need to rejigger
numbers on flight support.Copy !req
721. It shouldn't change the bottom line.Copy !req
722. - I'd like to sit with the president—
- It will flow through this office.Copy !req
723. I will keep the president up to speed.Copy !req
724. - Let's look at the breakdown.
- I'm sure this is well-thought-out.Copy !req
725. - The only viable option now . . .
- Mr. Secretary.Copy !req
726. - . . .is to secure the material . . .
- Mr. Secretary.Copy !req
727. - . . . because we don't have the resources.
- Miles.Copy !req
728. We will find the money.
You will not.Copy !req
729. Though DOD will likely be saddled with
most of the operational responsibility . . .Copy !req
730. . . .you will not be saddled with the cost.
You're sending 18,000 troops . . .Copy !req
731. . . . into the Middle East, and we
can assume that's the beginning.Copy !req
732. You're overextended.
We'll find money elsewhere.Copy !req
733. Let's look at the breakdown
on page three.Copy !req
734. C.J. wants us upstairs.Copy !req
735. - I had a great meeting with Matt Santos.
- Good.Copy !req
736. What do you think about
the Patients' Bill of Rights?Copy !req
737. Lead balloon.Copy !req
738. Maybe. I don't know.Copy !req
739. - I'm gonna take a look at it again.
- So he's keeping his seat?Copy !req
740. No, he's screwing us.Copy !req
741. That's your idea of a good meeting?Copy !req
742. Yeah.Copy !req
743. Look what the elves have done.Copy !req
744. - Hey.
- Hey.Copy !req
745. C.J. wanted to be here,
but she got pulled in.Copy !req
746. Staff's on their way.Copy !req
747. She wanted me to give this to you.Copy !req
748. - "J and T, nothing without you. "
- Hey.Copy !req
749. Thanks.Copy !req
750. - Who did this?
- The boss.Copy !req
751. - Good evening, Mr. President.
- Hey.Copy !req
752. How'd it go with the tiger team?Copy !req
753. We took a vote and elected
not to call it tiger team.Copy !req
754. Beyond that, I think
we've isolated the funding.Copy !req
755. There's some concern
about political fallout . . .Copy !req
756. . . . if we bring foreign nuclear material
onto American soil.Copy !req
757. - EPA?
- Environmental-impact study . . .Copy !req
758. . . . would take over a year.
We don't have that time.Copy !req
759. Thinking about the British,
see if they'll help.Copy !req
760. We talked about nonproliferation
at the G8 last year.Copy !req
761. - They said they're willing to get involved.
- Great.Copy !req
762. I'll schedule a call
for the prime minister.Copy !req
763. C.J., you're chief of staff.
You can make the call.Copy !req
764. Right.Copy !req
765. Thank you, sir.Copy !req
766. Margaret.Copy !req
767. Will you set up a call tomorrow . . .Copy !req
768. . . . with the prime minister
of the United Kingdom?Copy !req
769. Sure. Who's going to be on the call?Copy !req
770. Me.Copy !req