All language subtitles for The West Wing (1999) - S01E04 - Five Votes Down (1080p AMZN WEB-DL x265 ImE)_track3_[eng]

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A fist fight between leo and
The vice president's got juice.

Leo, I have had it up to here
With you and your pal.

Don't do what you're doing,
John.

It's a picture I found.

Picture of you and me

And someone's drawn
All over my face
With a magic marker.

That was me.

His mother was a uniform
Cop here in d.C.
Was?

She was shot and killed in
The line five months ago.

She's recommending you
For a different job.
If you don't mind...

Personal aide
To the president.

So what do you say?
You want to come help us out?

Yes, sir, I do.

President:
Then one night he went in

And set the briefcase down
And he said, "Bess...

"Why do you suppose
It is only sons of bitches

Know how to lick a stamp?"

( laughter and applause )

The point is, friends

You've got to write a letter,
You've got to send a fax

You've got to pick up a phone
And call western union.

You've got to contact

Your congressional
Representatives.

You got to say,
"Mister, I've got a friend

Whose friend is dead."

"Madam, I've got a neighbor
Whose friend is dead

"Whose husband is dead,
Whose mother is dead

"Kids are dead.

"Kids are dead,
And I want to know, mister

I want to know, madam..."

How did it happen?

...So that I'll know...

Well, how did the wheels
Come off this thing?

You've got to ask them.

You've got to ask them.

We lost five votes.

What?!

We lost five votes.

Give me names.

I don't got them yet.

Get on the phone.

Oh, man.

President:
You know...

I had a civil procedure
Professor who said once...

Take a beat.

There you go.

He said, "When the law is
On your side, argue the law

"And, when the facts are
On your side

"Argue the facts, and, when you
Don't have the law on your side

"And you don't have the facts

"On your side, bang your fist
On the defense table

As loud as you can."

Well, we've got the law
On our side now

And we've got the facts
On our side now.

Yes, this is josh lyman.

Please call me...

President:
...But we're not
Listening anymore.

We're not having it anymore.

We're going to win
On wednesday.

We're going to win
On wednesday.

Thank you all. God bless you.

And god bless america.

Fantastic.

Thank you.

Good job.

Toby:
Yeah.

You didn't like it.

I thought it was fine.

I thought it was a hell
Of a lot better than "Fine."

It was good.

It was outstanding.

He blew the "D" section.

Toby, they're still
On their feet cheering.

I said it was fine.

Sam. Nice going.

Thank you. Tell him.
Why?

Because sam wrote
21/////2 paragraphs and
I wrote 37 pages.

Still...

He blew the
"D" section.

I thought it was inspired.

Why do you keep saying
Stuff like that to me?

Just to watch your face
Turn that color.

C.J.

Hey, your little fan club
Was out in full force tonight.

Yeah, they like
Me in my tux.

Do you think I have
An unusually large neck?
What the hell...?

I'm just asking
'cause one of the...
Stop talking.

What's up?
I want you to look calm
While I'm telling you this.

Telling me that?
We lost five.

What do you mean?

802-- five votes
Jumped the fence.

Are you kidding me?

Nice job looking calm.

Are you kidding me?

Leo just got off the phone
With the whip.

Last nose count,
We're five votes down.

What the hell
Happened?

We don't know.
Give me names.

We're finding out.

Josh.
Yeah.

Hi there.
Hi.

Happy days are here again?

He likes it.
Who?

The president.

Well, we try and avoid

Having the president
Make aesthetic decisions.

I made the decision.

Right. And I don't mean
To step on your toes

But you might want
To rethink marrying the line

"Kids are dead,
Kids are dead"

To "Happy days
Are here again."

It's optimistic.
I'll say.

President:
Thank you. Good night.

Toby, what'd you think?

I thought my work
Was outstanding,
Mr. President.

I thought you would.

Thanks for asking.

Couldn't help
But notice you got

A little extemporaneous
There with the
"D" section.

Oh, you noticed that,
Did you?

Yes, sir, I did.

Yes, I did a little polish
Right up there on my feet.

Yes, indeed.
Right in front
Of everybody.

( clearing throat )
I looked to the side
At one point, you know.

I half expected to
See you coming at me
With a salad fork.

Well, but for the
Secret service agents

Restraining me, sir...

Thank god
For the secret service.

Hey there, fella.

She deserves a nice room
And some supper.

You like doing that,
Don't you, sir?

Yeah.

Hey, charlie!

What'd you think
Of the speech?

Me?
Yes, you.

Uh, well, I...

He means the text
Of the speech,
Charlie

Discounting the
Little improv in
The "D" section.

I mean the entire speech,
Charlie

And in particular,
The delivery.

I thought
It was excellent.

See?
See?

What charlie's
Trying to say is that

In this case, the singer
Outdistanced the song.

Really. What I
Heard charlie say

Was that the text
Was user-proof

Although you did
Your level best

To disprove
That in the
"D" section.

You know what, toby?

Sir.

You're what my mother calls
A pain in the ass.

Well, that's what
My mother calls
It, too, sir.

Oh, mr. President.

Yes, charlie, by the way
Did the first lady call?

The first lady called
At 8:40, sir.

She wished you luck

And told me to tell you
To take your back pills.

My back is fine.
I have it here, sir.

Those damn things
Make me goofy.

I'd have to describe
Her tone as...

You don't have to describe
Her tone to me.

We've been married 30 years.

I don't want to
Get in trouble...
Give me the medicine.

Thank you.
Have a good night.

Yes, sir.

Thank you all!

Women:
We love you, josh!

Thanks.

It helps not to know him!

Here we go! Moving out!

C.J.:
Leo, your food's getting cold.

Do you want me
To bring it over?

Seriously, I have
Never had dumplings

Quite this good.

Isn't my food
Getting cold, too?

We ate your food.
C.J., you have to try this.

Oh, thanks.
Try some of this.
Here it comes.

Mm. Oh, sam,
You got to try

The general
Cho's chicken.

And the kung
Pao chicken.

With the sauce.

You got to have
It with the sauce.
That's delicious.

You didn't try it
With the sauce.

Would the two
Of you shut up?

Mandy:
You want to try
Spicy crispy beef?

I'm really very happy
With the food that I've got.
Botrell?

No, it's not botrell.

I've only got two

But botrell isn't
One of them.

Katzenmoyer and wick.

I could have called that.

Sam, could you slide me

A soda, please?

Everyone's
Someplace else.

All I got was o'bannon.

I didn't get o'bannon.
Three.
Who'd you get?

Katzenmoyer

And christopher wick.
Chris wick?

Yeah.

It's got to be a mistake;
Who told you that?

Lee tamaki and
The minority whip.

They got bad information;
Wick wouldn't jump the fence.

President told
A ballroom of people

And anyone who
Reads the newspaper

That we're going to
Pass 802 on wednesday.

We got a 72-hour fight.

How do we do that
Without making noise?

What do we care
About noise?

There are two things
You never want

To let people see
How you make them--
Laws and sausages.

Got it.
First of all, obviously

Don't involve
The president.

Absolutely.
This is us.

C.J., what's
The pressroom going

To be talking about
The next few days?
Financial disclosure.

It's that time again?

What you are worth, toby?

Well, I own
This tuxedo

And I've got 23
Bucks in my pocket.

That's good.

Financial
Disclosure,
It is.

No, I mean,
That's good.

She's right.

C.J., feed them
Human interest

Not just, "Look,
We're disclosing assets.

People will really
Get a kick out of reading

About how much money
You have-- especially
When they find out

You don't have any.
A humiliating way
Of taking one for the team.

They're going
To love you for
Being broke, toby.

I found that women especially
Can't get enough

Of my 1993 dodge dart.

How do we get
The votes?

Setting aside wick--
And I agree, someone's
Getting that wrong--

Katzenmoyer and o'bannon, I buy.

I'll guess the other two are
Tillinghouse and lebrandt.

That's what we're going
To hear tomorrow morning.

Now, the two of them are going
To vote together on this

So we really only
Need to get to one

Whether tillinghouse
Or lebrandt--

It should be tillinghouse--
We'll need help.

Yeah.
Who?

You're not going to like it--
The vice president.

No way.

Leo...
No way.

Tillinghouse and
The vice president...

I'm not using hoynes.
Leo, I have to say...

What time do you have?
My watch says 2:00?

Somebody pay for this?
Mandy:
I got it.

Turn in the receipt.

Toby, sam, beautiful work.

Thank you.

21/////2 paragraphs, 37 pages.

Where have you been?

What do you mean?

The event was over at 10:30.

I thought you were going
To come straight home.

( sighs )

I'm really sorry, jenny.

What happened?

We're five votes short on 802.

And what can you possibly do
About that

At 2:00 in the morning

That you can't do
At your normal business hours?

I can do things, jenny.

I wake people up.

I meet with key staff.

It's a long...

Leo.

Come to bed.

Yeah, I'll be right up.

What's this?

( sighs )

It's a wristwatch.

For me?

Yeah.

From you?

Yeah.

For what?

Our anniversary.

Come to bed.

Woman:
It's unusual, don't you think?

I honestly couldn't say.

I'm saying only
Owning one stock issue.

Yes.

It's pretty unusual.

And I'm saying
I really couldn't say.

I have no background
Or education

In the stock market;
I'm a speech writer.

You're the
Communications
Director, toby.

You can't tell me
You have no...

I can tell you, leela--
Ask the treasury secretary.

Ask the chairman
Of the federal reserve.

I'm a total novice
At these things.
Toby...

I have never owned a share
Of stock until last year.

What made you buy the stock?

I use their website;
I like the company.

$5,000 worth?

That's right.

And now the stock is worth...
$125,000?

( laughs )

Leela, I'm as surprised
As anybody.

I didn't know until the
Accountant called your office.

Did you know
That 71% of
The increase

Happened the day after
Cal poly professor
Theodore mcgreggor

Testified to the
Commerce committee

On the future
Of internet stocks?

Of course, I didn't.

I'm telling you I never
Any pay attention....
( knock at door )

Excuse me, toby.
Sam says they
Got all five.

Tillinghouse.
Yeah.

Thank you.

The white house
Counsel's office

Is going to want
To investigate.

Leela, I've got 48 hours
Till a crucial floor vote.

Is there any way that...
You arranged for
Mcgreggor to testify

In front of commerce
In the first place.

I grew up on the same block
As ted mcgreggor.

He's very well respected.

No, I understand,
But market analysts
Widely attribute

The jump in
Technology stocks
To the testimony

Of, among others,
Your boyhood friend.

Are you telling me...

You didn't know what he was
Going to say to the committee?

I'm telling you that
Not only didn't I know

What he was going to say
To the committee

Not only didn't I care
What he was going to say

To the committee,
But, if he had sat in my office

While I typed up
His testimony before him

I wouldn't have understood

What he was going to say
To the committee!

Toby...
What?!

Friend to friend.

Yeah.

You know that
Manipulating

The stock market
Or trying to

Or conspiring
To manipulate the
Market in any way...

Is a federal crime, right?

Leela, are you saying
I should be talking to a lawyer?

Toby...

I'm saying you're talking
To one right now.

So what's the range

Of what we're
Talking about?

Congratulations, josh.

Thanks. Mrs.
Landingham.

What's she
Congratulating you on?

I don't know.

What's the range?

Yeah.

Votes are expensive.

O'bannon's going to want
Farm subsidies revisited.

Katzenmoyer's
Going to go back

To federal tax-exempt
For metrolink.

We're talking
About unions

Defense contracts,
Possibly agency appointments.

My point is,
The clock's running

And we're no closer
To answering the question.

Which question?

How we get five votes

Without giving away
Everything in the store.

Congratulations, josh.

Thanks.

We do it by giving

Away nothing
In the store.

Sam, l.B.J. Never would have
Taken this kind of crap

From democrats
In congress.

He'd have said, "You're voting
My way, in exchange for which

It is possible that I
Might remember your name."

We need to win, and I mean win.

We need to take a curtain
Call and a victory lap

And that's how
We get momentum.

We get it by being tough

And we give away nothing.

That's what I'm
Taking to leo.

And chris wick?

Chris wick,
I own his ass.

( cheering )

Josh lyman!

I sense
I'm being mocked.

Congratulations, josh.

What did I do?

You won our award
For best gift

Valued over $25

On the financial
Disclosure report.

Really?

Yeah.

What won it
For me?

$1,189 vianatelli silk
Smoking jacket

From mrs. Sarah wissinger.

Ah, yes.

You're also
The runner-up

By the way, with
A $345 antique

Scrimshaw cigarette holder,
Also from ms. Sarah wissinger.

Well, sarah was
Very fond of me.

Well, I'd imagine with
That smoking jacket

And cigarette holder,
You were quite the dandy.

All right, this was fun

But sam and I are busy
Making critical decisions

And I'm sure you have
A lot of typing to do

So I'll talk to you later.

Bye.

I'll take care
Of chris wick.

Where you going?

Where you going?

I was following you.

I was following you.

All right.

Don't tell anyone
This happened, okay?

Sam.

I got a problem.

I need to talk to you
For a few minutes.

It can be dom, it
Can be kristal.

She likes them both.

Which do you like?

I don't drink champagne.

The important thing is
That it be in a high hat.

What's that?

It's the silver bucket
That rests on the tripod.

In fact, the whole meal

Should be under
Sterling silver.

They'll know
What that means?

Yeah.

How 'bout music?

I'll put on a record.

You don't want
A violinist?

To play the violin?

Is that what
People get now?

I know it's available.

No.

'cause after
The initial thing wears off

There's just a guy
With a violin in my house.

Harry winston's sending
Down the choker.

It'll be here
This afternoon.

It's the right size.

We can only hope.

My wife's got
A great neck.

This will call
Attention to it.

Would you stop?

You spend too much money.

You can squeeze the life
Out of a nickel

Better than any ten
People I know.

Well, excuse me
For not having made

$40,000 a pop
On the lecture circuit.

Stop reading
The disclosure reports.

They're none
Of your business.

They're going to be printed
In the newspaper in two days.

Josh-- do women
Like violinists?

You thinking about

Taking lessons?

No, I mean
To listen to

Next to the table.

It gets a little weird
After a minute, doesn't it?

That's what I thought.

Jenny's birthday?

I forgot our anniversary.

Then shift into gear

And bring on the
Julliard string quartet.

Call the guy.

Perhaps mrs. Mcgarry
Would enjoy you

In a nice smoking jacket.

Leave.

Call the guy.

I'm going to see
Katzenmoyer.

When?
Right now.

What are you
Going to give him?

Nothing more than
A wake-up call.

I want permission
To kick his ass.

You want to dangle

His job
In front of him?
Yeah.

No.

Let him hear the branch creak.

If it doesn't work,
We can't do it again.

If it doesn't work, I back off.

If it doesn't work, we give
Katzenmoyer metrolink

We let o'bannon
Order off the menu.

If it does work,
I think we get

The other four votes no problem

When word gets out
We're not screwin' around.

I should sell tickets
To this meeting.

You got to understand

The people in my
District, josh.

Your constituents
Like the tech-9

And the rutger
Mini-14, do they?

They go quail hunting
With an uzi?

I won with 52%
Of the vote.

From the moment
I'm sworn in

I need to raise
$10,000 a week

Just to run a
Re-election campaign.

And you're not
Doing so well.

Averaging $6,500.

That's money I can
Just squeak by with.

The n.R.A. Makes
Me a target

In the next election,
I lose, plain and simple.

Ask me two years from now.

I'll be there for you.

55,000 more people
Will be shot and killed

With guns two
Years from now

But that's very much
Beside the point.

What is your point?

Forgive my bluntness

And I say this with all
Due respect, congressman

But vote yes or you're not even

Going to be on the ballot
Two years from now.

How do you figure?

You'll lose
In the primary.

No democrat's
Against me.

Sure there is.

Who?

Whomever we pick.

You're bluffing.

Okay.

I'm in your own party.

It doesn't seem to be

Doing us much good,
Now, does it?

Against an incumbent democrat,

You'd go to the press
And endorse a challenger?

No, sir, we're going
To do it in person.

See, you won with 52%

But the president took
Your district with 59

And I think it's high time
We come back and say thanks.

Do you have any idea
How much noise

Air force one makes
When it lands in
Eau claire, wisconsin?

We're going to
Have a party.

You should come-- it's
Going to be great

And when the
Watermelon's done

Right in town square,
Right in the band gazebo...

You got a
Band gazebo?
Josh.

Doesn't matter,
We'll build one.

Right in the band gazebo

The president will
Drape his arm

Around the shoulder of some
Assistant d.A. We like

You should have
Your camera with you.

To get a picture of that

'cause that will be the moment

You're finished
In democratic politics.

President bartlet's
A good man.

He's got a good heart.

He doesn't hold a grudge.

That's what he pays me for.

$125,000.

Could you stop
Saying that?!

Sure.

How much trouble
Am I in?

Well, there's two
Kinds of trouble here--

Actual trouble
And p.R. Trouble.

Talk about
Actual trouble.

You're in
No actual trouble.

Really?
Absolutely not.

Good.

But I'd hire
A lawyer anyway.

Why?

Because technically
You've committed a felony

Punishable by imprisonment

And fines reaching
Into the millions.

All right,
Let's move away

From actual trouble for a second

And let's talk about...

Perception.

Yes.

Right. We've done
Nothing wrong

Yet the perception

Of those who would choose
To glance only at a snapshot

Would be embarrassing.

To say nothing
Of damaging

To the president.
Indeed.

Why are you
Like this?

Because I can't help
But be reminded

Of a bright young
White house deputy

Who took no end of
Admonition and grief

Because of a woman
He was friends with.

I totally backed
You on that.

Which is why I couldn't
Be happier to help.

It's like being able
To do something

For my older brother.

I'm your guy on this.

What's your level
Of confidence?

Absolutely none.

Right. Who else
Knows about this?

Anyone who saw
The report.

Everybody has the report.

You really have
To study it to...

Toby? I was
Heading out

For lunch
And I'm a little short.

You wouldn't happen
To have $125,000

I could borrow,
Would you?

( laughing )

I got your back
On this, buddy.

I'm so... Completely screwed.

A $145 armani cravat

Which I'm pretty sure
Is a necktie.

It was a gift
From his brother-in-law.

He gave it
To the salvation army.

Information I'm sure
The president

Would prefer
His brother-in-law did not have.

C.J., I'm curious

About the president's
Farm in manchester.

The property value
Increased $750,000.

What's that due to?

Secret service improvements.

Can you go into detail, please?

The property now
Includes a heli pad

And the ability
To run a global war

From the sun porch.

That's all
For now, folks.

Later this afternoon

We'll do deputy chief
Of staff joshua lyman.

I assure you,
You'll want to save

Column inches
For this one.

Thanks for the promo.

They really can't
Get enough of you.

I got katzenmoyer.

He's back?

Along with o'bannon
And lebrandt.

You got three!

Chris wick's waiting
For me right now.

I don't know
What his story is

But I'm not
That worried.

You worried
About tillinghouse?

I can't get him

Without the
Vice president.

Leo's got to
Lighten up on that.

Get wick first
And then we'll deal with it.

Josh. Congressman wick is
Waiting in the mural room.

I know.

He's been waiting
20 minutes.
I know.

You have a
Legislative

Liaison meeting
In 15 minutes.
I know.

Then the east
Asia briefing.
I know.

Then this conversation
What the hell, man?

Actually,
It only served

As a colossal waste
Of time and energy.

Keep up the good work.

Congressman!

Dude.

Uh, john, fritz...

Uh, guys, could
You wait outside?

The congressman and I want
To talk about old times.

Thanks.

Thanks a lot.

Could you close
The door, please?

Is that supposed
To impress me?

You have a staff?

Josh...

I told the house
Minority whip

He was crazy.

No way is chris wick
Jumping the fence.

Do you have any idea
How stupid this makes me look?

Look, about that, dude.

Shove it, dude.

We're not in a
Frat house anymore.

Name for me, please,
The weapons banned
In this bill

And why you feel
They should be legal.

I realize I should
Have called you when...

Let's start here.

Name the weapons
Banned in this bill.

If you'd let me explain...

You don't have a clue.

No, that's not true.

Mac-90? The pcr, mfr

Listen.

Anything ring a bell?

My aides were supposed...

They're both copycats
Of the ar-15 assault rifle

That was banned two years ago.

It's the exact same gun.

Calm down.

It's back.
They just changed the grip.

How 'bout the pat-maxi?

Semi-automatic,
Muzzle-barreled...

It's a grenade launcher.

Yes. I'm trying to...

I realize as an adult

Not everyone shares
My view of the world

And with an issue as
Hot as gun control

I'm prepared to accept a lot
Of different points of view

As being perfectly valid,
But we can all get together

On the grenade
Launcher, right?

I put you in your seat.

I got you elected to the
House of representatives.

Yeah, and now you guys
Think I'm on the leash.

Look, I get taken
For granted, josh.

I've one photo op
With the president.

One. Me and 16 other freshmen.

That makes me weak.

You're not serious?

I've been here
Over a year, huh?

Where's the courtship?

This isn't ego.

A relationship
With the white house

Is currency around here

And I need some.

You're voting
Down a measure

That would restrict the
Sale of deadly weapons

Because nobody invited you
To the cool kids' table?

Got your attention.

You know, I'm so sick of
Congress I could vomit.

What do you want?

A round of golf.

The president
Doesn't play golf.

What does he play?

Chess.

Over brandy.

A couple of white house
Photographers and we're fine.

He's going to kick
Your ass, you know.

Whatever. You know, I really
Don't appreciate you...

Chris, you're a congressman.

You got to make that real.

This time, it was
Me in the mural room.

Trust me when I tell you

You do not want
To have this conversation

With the guy
Who works next door.

You guys take care.

Wow.

Wow is right.

It is so beautiful.

Excellent choice,
My friend.

Stop looking
At me like that.

You're talking
About jenny.

My point being only

That it should
Flatter her neck

In ways that are
Sure to please you.

Can I try it on?

No.

Mandy:
Can I rub it
Against my teeth?

No.

Could we possibly
Talk about me?

C.J.:
Are you saying
I'll stretch it?

Leo, I got
Four of five.

I'm convinced we need
The vice president
To get tillinghouse.

We're agreed on that.
No.

This needs a texan.

Leo:
I had a different idea.

I go to richardson.

We've tried richardson.

Josh:
Let's not get the caucus
Any more pissed off at us.

I'll talk to richardson alone.

You have to do it
Quietly and right now.

Margaret.

Call me when you got it.

Yes, sir.

I need to see mark richardson
Out of the office.

You know, toby, you
Could afford to buy

One of those now
If you want.

There's literally
No one in the world

That I don't hate right now.

( chuckling )

Let me guess:

Josh got katzenmoyer
And the rest of them

Back in the boat.

You came to me
Instead of tillinghouse

Because you don't
Want to use hoynes.

We need this one, mark.

I'm voting "No," leo.

Mark, it's all we could get
Right now and you know it.

You didn't work
Hard enough.

We did.

What happened
To the tec dc-9
And the tec-22?

What happened to
The striker-12

And the streetsweeper?

We had to lose 'em.

You never fought
For 'em.

We have to do this
Inch by inch.

You know how this works.

No, I know how
You guys work.

That is out of line,
Congressman.

Guns are number one
On my list of priorities

And I've never moved
The president off of that.

Keeping the white house
Strong is number one on
Your list of priorities.

If the white house
Isn't strong, it
Doesn't really matter

What number two on my list is.

Jesus, mark, the bodies
Being wheeled

Into the emergency rooms
Are black.

These guns aren't going
To scottsdale, mark.

They're going
To detroit.

They're going
To philadelphia.

An entire generation

Of african american men
Are being eaten alive

By drugs and poverty.

Well, I'm encouraged to hear
The white house has discovered

There's a drug problem
In this country.

Your penetrating insight
Is matched only by the courage

Displayed in the authorship
Of this bill.

Mark, for god's...

Not the three inch grip,
But the two inch grip

And the 30 round clip

Not the 20 round clip

With a three day wait
To run a check to see
If you're crazy.

As if wanting the gun

Wasn't a pretty good heads-up
In the first place.

No, this is for show.

And I think it's an
Unconscionable waste

Of the taxpayer's money

To have it printed,
Signed and photocopied

To say nothing of enforced.

I want the guns, leo.

You write a law that can
Save some lives, I'll sign it.

In the meantime,
Please don't tell me

How to be a leader of black men.

You look like an idiot.

Mandy:
Someone gave you
A year's supply of fruit?

Yes.

Why?

There are people
Who like me.

Why?

It's leo.

What happened?

That's it.

He needs to talk
To hoynes.

We'll set up a meeting.

Yeah, leo, we're going to
Set up a meeting for you

With the vice president.

Good.

Jenny?

I'm still here.

What's going on?

Leo...

What's going on?

Honey, I'm so sorry you
Went to all this trouble.

It wasn't any trouble.

I can't do this anymore.

This is crazy.

I don't want to live
Like this.

I just can't.

I'm sorry

About the anniversary.

It's not the anniversary.

It's everything.

It's the whole thing.

This is the most important
Thing I'll ever do, jenny.

I have to do it well.

It's not more important
Than your marriage.

It is more important
Than my marriage

Right now.

These few years
While I'm doing this.

Yes, it's more important

Than my marriage.

I didn't decide
To do this

Myself, jenny.

There were many discussions...

The fact that you can
Find the time...

I'm five votes down, jenny,
And I need to win.

I met with the staff...

You made the time.

I made the time tonight.

You didn't make
The time tonight.

I hired a whole...

Margaret phoned to confirm

Your 9:00 meeting with
The vice president.

I was going to slip out
For 45 minutes...

Leo...

I was going to be
Right back.

I can't. Really.

I don't suppose we could
Postpone this discussion.

It's just the past
Couple of days...

I have to go now.

Okay.

I'll, uh...

I'll be at the watergate.

Okay.

And I'll...

Talk to you later.

You'll call me?

Yeah.

You-you want me
To carry that to the cab?

It's okay.

Call me before you go to sleep.

Okay.

Excuse me, sir.

Leo mcgarry
Is here to see you.

Send him in.

Good evening,
Mr. Vice president.

Come on in.

Thanks, janeane.

Thanks.

What did you need
To see me about?

Um, I came in to talk
To you about 802.

We lost five votes.

I know.

We got four
Of them back, but...

I was stupid
With richardson.

And now it's
Tillinghouse.

So I came in
To talk about that...

Leo, you feeling okay?

Sit down.

Come on, sit down.

Jenny and I are splitting up.

And it just happened

And I'm feeling
A little, um...

Janeane.

If I could just have
A glass of water.

Jeannine, can you get me
A glass of ice water, please?

Leo, it's going
To be fine.

These things happen.

Yeah.

Uh... I mean, do you
Want to talk about it...?

At all?
No.

Thank you.

Anyway...

I'll see tillinghouse.

Yeah?

I'll see him
Tomorrow morning.

You'll deliver him?

It's a done deal.

I don't need to tell
You we need this win.

I think we're home.

Thanks, john.

I want you to know
The president

And I appreciate it.

Leo...

You mind if I ask
You a question?

What?

When was the last time
You went a meeting?

A.A.?

What meeting could
I possibly go to?

Mine.

John, tell me you are
Not showing your face...

Leo, I have got
My own meeting.

Every week, the downstairs
Office here at the o.E.O.B.

At 11:00 p.M.

There are nine of us.

Three senators

Two cabinet secretaries,
One federal judge

And two agency directors.

There's an agent outside.

The whole thing looks
Like a card game.

Do I have enemies
In that room?

All our people.

I had no idea.

Neither will
Anyone else.

You should think
About it.

Now, are you driving?

Uh, no, I got my guy.

Good.

Have a good evening.

Sorry about jenny.

Call me after tillinghouse?

It's in the bag.

Good night, john.

Good night, leo.

( door opens )

Hi, there.

How you doing?

Sarah wissinger?

Yes. A smoking jacket
And a cigarette holder.

Both declared items.

I am clean
As a whistle.

You received these gifts
On july third.

I'm sensing trouble,
But I can't quite...

You and I didn't break up
Until july ninth.

And there it was
Right in front
Of my face.

She was giving
You presents
On july third?

You knew
I knew sarah.

I didn't know

She was giving
You presents.

They weren't by way
Of saying

"Thanks for sleeping
With me"

If that's
What you mean.

Don't talk to me.

Hoynes is having breakfast
With tillinghouse. Going on?

Sarah wissin-slut
Gave him the jacket
On july third.

I really thought

A nice byproduct
Of not going out
With you anymore

Would be that you wouldn't yell
At me anymore.

That was a bit
Unrealistic, wasn't it?

Josh:
Where's the president?

Toby:
I haven't seen him.

Leo, how'd it go?

What do you mean?

Last night.

Oh, uh, great.

She like the choker?

Yeah.

Josh:
And the violinist?

Uh, you're right.

After a couple of minutes,
It's strange having him there

But, uh, you know, um...

She ate it up, so...

Good.

That's great.

Where's the president?

His back is pretty bad today.

He canceled the morning.

He'll stay in bed
And make some calls.

We should move
This to my...

( door opens )

Hey.

Mr. President, I thought
You were staying in bed.

Oh, I feel fine.

Maybe you should get back
To the residence.

Hmm?

I said, "Maybe you should get
Back to the residence."

Maybe you should
Lie down.

Absolutely no need.
I'm fine.

What's going on here?

Nothing you need to concern
Yourself with, mr. President.

Merely a perception issue

Regarding toby and the
Financial disclosure.

Well, I like

To roll up my sleeves

And, you know...

Get involved.

C.J.:
Mr. President, did you

By any chance,
Take your back pills?

I don't mind telling you, c.J,
I was in a little pain there.

Leo:
Which did you take, sir?

The vicadin
Or the percocet?

I wasn't supposed
To take them both?

C.J.:
Okay, mr. President
We're going

To have someone
Take you back to bed.

No, no, no.

Sit, sit, sit.

One of you has got
A problem

I'm here to help.

You guys are like family.

You've always been
There for me.

Always been loyal, honest,
Hardworking, good people

And I love you all very much

And I don't say that
Often enough.

So, tell me what
The problem is, toby.

I'm sam, sir.

Sam. Of course, you are.

Toby:
Sir.

Sir, uh, the situation

Basically, is this:

I arranged for a friend
To testify to commerce

On internet stocks
While simultaneously

But unrelated to that,
Bought a technology issue

Which, partly due
To my friend's testimony

Shot through the roof.

Toby.

Toby, toby, toby.

Toby's a nice name,
Don't you think?

Can we do
This meeting

At another time?

No, no, no.
Please, leo

I know my body.

I mean, you know

I know my muscles
Are not, you know

But my mind is sharp.

I can focus.
I am focused.

You all know
That about me.

Here's what I think
We ought to do.

Was I just saying something?

Mrs. Landingham!

We need to run
Through some options.

Yes, sir?
Get charlie.

Let's start
At the bottom.

What do you mean?

There's always resignation.

Hot damn!
Now you're talking.

I think she meant me,
Mr. President.

Ah.
Leo:
Toby won't resign.

We're making
More of this than we need...

I got it.

I've got a lawyer
From counsel's office.

Sam:
I got it.

Counsel's office releases
A statement through c.J.

Using the strongest
Possible language

We make it very clear

That there has been
No wrongdoing of any kind

But to avoid even
The appearance
Of impropriety

Toby has agreed
To reduce his salary

For one year
To one dollar
And immediately

Cash out his stock issue

Thereby relieving
The taxpayer
Of the burden.

Done.

Wait.

Good, sam.

No, it's not good.
Thanks.

Actually, it stinks.

You're a great writer.
Do you know that?

Come here.
Give me a hug.

Leo...

Come on. Give us a hug.

There you go.

Charlie:
Excuse me, mr. President?

Charlie.

Mr. President, I left you alone
For two minutes.

Charlie's a great name.

Thank you.

Sir, you have to go
Back to bed.

I'm going.
I'm going.

Before I go, please,
Let me just say this.

( sighs )

I'm seriously thinking
About getting a dog.

Well, feel better,
Mr. President.

Maybe an irish setter,
Charlie.

What do you think?

I think that's great, sir.

So, how do you feel

There, big guy?

Like I just got screwed
With my pants on.

Excellent.

Honest to goodness, john,
This isn't a political maneuver.

I know.

I'm voting my conscience.

I know.

You can't put
The toothpaste
Back in the tube.

240 million
Guns out there.

How you going
To get 'em back?

You can't.

Well, as long as they got a gun,
I want my wife to have a gun.

I want my daughter
To have a gun

And damn it,
I want one, too.

Makes perfect sense.

You might want
To mention

To josh lyman
That congressman don't

Appreciate being bullied

Like ill-behaved
Schoolchildren.

Yes.

Katzenmoyer, o'bannon,
Lebrandt, this new kid

Christopher wick.

These are grown men
With pride and dignity.

They can't be manhandled.

They're pretty pissed,
Are they?

Behind closed doors,
They're screaming
Bloody murder

And a-talking about
Political retribution.

I don't blame 'em.

Reality is reality.

Yes. Which is why I'd like
Very much for you

To do the following, cal:
I want you to vote yes

On the resolution.

John...

And you might want to mention
This conversation

To representatives katzenmoyer,
O'bannon, lebrandt and wick.

Why, john, you do seize
The moment, don't you?

You got a roll call.

Tell me something.

What's in it for me?

Yeah.
Right now?

Nothing.

Then why am I handing you
A personal political victory?

Because I'm going to be

President of the united states
One day and you're not.

Reporter:
The restrictions, while not
Considered sweeping

Do include the mini-9
And the rutger 14.

Again, white house senior aides
Had hoped that this would serve

As a much-needed victory
For the president

But it's the vice president
Who seems to be receiving

Most of the credit from some
Congressional democrats.

Newscaster 2:
Democrats on the hill
Were quick to praise

Vice president john hoynes
For stepping in and securing

The one-vote victory.

Newscaster 3:
...Leader of the congressional
Black caucus

A man, I should add, who's
Seldom at a loss for words

Had no comment tonight, none.

And you have to ask yourself,
"Is this an intentional snub

To his old friend, jed bartlet?"

Unbelievable.

Sam:
I don't believe it.

Mandy:
We loosen the
Ketchup bottle

And he pops
The top off.

And keeps the ketchup.

Sorry, leo.

You saw this one
Coming through the
Holland tunnel.

We got what we deserved.

It was hubris
And we got what we deserved.

Good night, everyone.

All:
Good night.

Listen. We won.

Toby:
Where's the president?

C.J.
He's asleep.

Wake him.

C.J.:
Toby...

Toby:
Wake him now.

Let's leave it
Till tomorrow, toby.

Let's leave it
Till tomorrow.

And you got to ask yourself,
"Did hoynes use this..."

Sir, josh lyman is here.

He was wondering if he could
See you a moment.

Sure.

Evening, mr. Vice president.

Josh, nice victory.

Are you talking about
The bill or are you

Talking about
My smoking jacket?

I heard about that.

No, I was talking
About the bill.

It's a crappy law.

No, it is.
Naw.

I should know.

You did very well.

I'd say it's
Roughly the equivalent

Of fighting the war
Against tobacco

By banning certain color
Matchbook covers.

( chuckles )

Well, these things happen
Slowly.

I'd say you did well, sir.

In fact, you may be
The only one who did.

I just came by
To say congratulations.

Mr. Vice president.

Right, janeane.

I'm on my way.

Josh.

Yes, sir.

Welcome to the nfl.

Something I can help
You with, mr. Mcgarry?

Yeah. I'm here
For the card game.

Thank you.