All language subtitles for The West Wing (1999) - S05E06 - Disaster Relief (1080p AMZN WEB-DL x265 ImE)_track3_[eng]

Previously on The West Wing:

The people need to believe
that when he comes back,

he'll be able to govern
effectively,

even if he can't secure

the safety of
his own family.

Sir, I'm a Special Assistant
to the President.

Chief Strategist and Senior
Counselor to the Vice President.

He took the Russell job.

And I'd like you to personally
deliver that to the President.

You're leaving the party be...

This is 'cause of me?!

I'm not leaving
'cause of you.

But you made it
a whole lot easier.

ALL:
Surprise!

Happy birthday!

DONNA:
Talk to me.

C.J:
Beer, please?

If I haven't
said it recently...

Bless me and
my mini-fridge.

So, how bad?

All the dailies
are gonna jump on it:
the Post, the Times.

Fox will have
a field day.

Newsweek will do a cover.

The Sunday morning shows
will hang Josh from a klieg
light, use him as a piñata.

All of which is okay.

We can't put a lid
on the story,

but we can try to control
the Schadenfreude,

make sure he's still standing
in a week.

Schadenfreude?

You know, "enjoying
the suffering of others."

The whole rationale behind
the House of Representatives.

It's all about
setting the right tone,

and it has to start
first thing Monday.

That's where you come in.

You look nice.

I feel good.

You look good.

Why are you here?

I could tell you
it's because

I needed a clean
copy of the Post

but the truth is,
I have a crush

on the little old man
at the cappuccino stand.

You okay?

I already told you.
I feel good.

So, you're not...

I have my health,
I have central air--

in the hierarchy of
pain and suffering,

I really can't complain.

I mean, I will...

And you're not--
It's a blip!

I can't get worked
up about it.

Good for you!

That's what we said to
my grandmother when she
was down to 84 pounds.

C.J.:
You've got to help him
protect his image,

project business as usual.

He's got to do real work.

No meetings
that are below him,

nothing with the Dairy Caucus
or the Malt Beverage Lobby.

I set up a call with the Idaho
Democratic Party Chair.

I figure if you can survive
his wrath, you're good to go.

Check with Defense Approps

every hour on the
hour, will you?

That launcher better
not be on the bill.

I'm not going to lose
Carrick and buy him

a useless piece of
military junk.

Anything from Leo?

Not yet.

You said Margaret said
first thing in the morning.

He got jammed up.

Something about
missing plutonium in Chechnya.

Like that matters.

What is this?

What the hell are
you doing out here?

You met me outside

so when you told me Leo
hadn't set a meeting yet,

I'd be out of the building
if I got upset.

I have a crush
on the cappuccino man.

Have you seen
his little newsboy cap?

I'm not upset.

C.J.:
If he'd come to me,
I'd tell him myself,

except men are funny that way.

He'd never come to me.

I'm just trying to see
around the corner

so I don't get
bit in the ass.

Are you going around
the corner ass-first?

You'll be fine.

Sam called, Amy called.

Sam wanted me to remind you:

Gotta roll with the punches.

Any reporters?

ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, Fox,
New York Times, the Post,

Detroit Free Press,
Miami Herald,

Nightline, Dateline...

Hey, Josh,
are you okay?

Yeah, I'm great.

Well, keep your chin up.

Do people keep cliche
thesauruses around
for times like this?

Oh, my God.
What?

TV REPORTER:
A tornado touched down before
dawn, killing at least 17

and devastating
much of McClain County.

I have to call my cousins.

I thought they were
in Wisconsin.

My other cousins!

...over 100 citizens
are still missing.

Search-and-rescue crews
are expected

to reach the site
within the hour.

Hey, don't let the
bastards get you down.

C.J.:
So, a five on the Fujita scale,
that's a...

Vast and violent
vacuum cleaner,

uprooting everything
in its path.

It's a funnel cloud.

A vast and violent
vacuum cleaner.

It's a vacuum cleaner
and a funnel cloud.

See, men? Peace on Earth.

How are Donna's cousins?

They're fine. They're up
in Tulsa or somewhere.

The FCO is requesting activation
of the National Guard.

I remember the tornado
warning sirens.

My whole family cramming
into the bathroom
in the garage.

LEO:
We all set for
the Chancellor?

You had a bathroom
in your garage?!

He's addressing the U.N.
tomorrow afternoon

then flying down here
on Wednesday morning

to meet with
the President.

Anything new
on Carrick?

Yeah.
He's a Republican.

Newer?

Haffley's planning
to use Carrick's
defection

to slide a cap gains
tax cut into our
stimulus package.

Apparently
it's "Seize the Day" Day.

Or "Blow Up the Deficit" Day.
C.J.:
See what you did?

You have everything
you need for the briefing?

Is the President
going to Oklahoma?

I don't want him
to be in the way.

Getting his picture taken

with a family who
just lost their house

might play like he's
trying to raise his numbers.

Or getting his picture
taken with a family
who just lost their house

might make other people
feel like the President
gives a damn.

Photo ops aren't cynical.
They give people hope.

Hope.

What is that?
We send Russell.

Nobody gets hurt.

In that case, the President
sends his condolences
and prayers.

Toby, find Will and tell
him what time the VP's
going to Oklahoma.

That's it.
Thanks, everyone.

JOSH:
Thank you, Leo.

Josh...
Yeah.

Stick around for a minute.

Listen, on that
cap gains thing,

we should get Singer
to send Haffley...

Margaret!

Get the door, would you?

Nobody's happy you lost Carrick,

but we're all about
moving forward,

and we can't do that
without you.

I do, however, have to take you
out to the wood shed

and whack you
with a two-by-four.

Carrick was never really
a Democrat. Word is

he was working the
Republicans for...

I'm sorry, whack away.

Maybe the camel's back
was already broken,

but you gave him the straw,

and then you drove over him
with a tank!

The President and I

think you've been spread
too thin.

We're going to scale back
your portfolio.

Probably some of
the legislative stuff.

I'll let you know
the details

as soon as I take
the temperature of the caucus.

But you keep your title,
your staff.

Okay.

Thanks.

FEMA Director on two.

Leo, does C.J. have...

"Josh Lyman

"is one of the President's

"most trusted advisers

and has the absolute
confidence of the President."

I'm gone.

Dan, what's happening
on the ground?

DONNA:
Oh, thank God.

You thought
I was cooked.

I did not.

You thought I was gone,
and so were you.

You were already
cleaning out your desk,

mentally kicking
dirt on my grave.

No, now I'm doing that.

Confirm my dinner
with Wilcox tomorrow.

Make sure I have
my usual table.

That's good.

You're getting out.
A man about town.

Set up a meeting
with Ted Davis

at the Democratic
Strategy Group

and one with the Security
Policy Working Group.

Crack some heads, send a message
you're riding herd.

I'm not helping.

It's a blip, Donna.

When I write
my political memoir,

this'll be the character-
building funny part.

I thought I was the character-
building funny part.

WILL:
If we want environmentalists
to go along with using cyanide

in gold mining,
we have to come up

with a warmer, fuzzier word
for it than... Am I boring you?

Sorry. I was up late
with the President
playing Scopa d'Assi.

Come again?

It's an obscure
Italian card game.

The cards are in Latin.

He told me Sinatra
gave him the deck,

but I think he was just
trying to get me to
stay longer.

TOBY:
We need the VP
to go to Oklahoma.

WILL:
Yeah, I heard.

Soon as you get space
nearer the Vice President,

I want your office back.

He hates me.

Oh, yeah. The way you hate
the girl you ask to the prom

who says, "No, thanks,
I already have a date."

You made a choice.
Now own it.

Good morning.
Good morning.
Good morning.

Good morning.

At approximately 5:45 a.m.,
a tornado touched down

outside Maysville, Oklahoma.

27 bodies have been recovered

and over 50 people
are still missing.

At Governor Wade's request,

the President has declared
a national emergency.

Will the President
be visiting the site?
The President sends

his condolences and prayers
to the victims.

He's dispatched FEMA Director
Daniel Rubin

to survey the damage and
update him throughout the day.

C.J., when is General Alexander

going to present his fourth
readiness assessment?

General Alexander's

only been Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs a week.

Let's give him some time
to find the paper clips.

But if you'd care to get him
a housewarming gift,

he's registered
at Bed, Bath & Beyond.

( laughter )

C.J.,

would you care
to comment on reports

that after losing Carrick
to the Republicans,

the President no longer
trusts Josh Lyman

to work with Congress.

Josh is one of the President's
closest, most trusted advisers.

So he won't be
stripped

of his legislative portfolio?

Absolutely not. His portfolio
always fluctuates

to suit
the President's needs.

Which are?

Food, water,
an occasional ball game.

( laughter,
reporters shouting )

Yes.

( indistinct audio over TV )

You're not going to ask me
if I'm okay?

Do I look like
your mommy?

Take your medicine,
keep your head down.

I said DEA, not EPA.

Leo said he's scaling back
my portfolio,

which is unmistakably
euphemistic

for "We're giving it
to someone else."

This is the part
where you say it's not me.

Oh, this is the part?

Yeah. I'm letting you
off the hook.

This is also the
part with the hook?

They're gathering in the Oval.

This isn't it, either.

Think Leo's bringing
somebody in?

Probably. I would.

Thanks. I'm sure he'll
appreciate the support.

Why don't they just
send him wreath?

I Google'd
Carrick and Lyman.

Nothing new linking Josh
to Carrick's move.

Uh-huh.

But I did find Carricka
Lymanshauser's porn site.

She's a Swiss sensation.

2,000 hits so far today.

TOBY:
Looks like Carrick's buddies

are jumping on
the Republican, budget-busting,

Milton Freidman-worshipping
bandwagon.

WILL:
The Blue Dogs
are going to vote

for new cap gains
tax cuts?

That's what Singer said.

How many are we
talking about?

Twenty-seven.
With Singer,

it's 28-- enough to make it
veto-proof in the House.

Remember back when Democrats
used to vote with us?

If we can turn Singer,
five or six other Dems
will follow.

Let's get him over here today.

I do enjoy Governor Wade.

Minus her little love
affair with handguns
and tort reform.

Is the Vice President
ready to go?

WILL:
Advance has greeters and
transportation's secure.

The 89th Air Wing's in place
for wheels-up tomorrow morning.

TOBY:
All it takes is
one ambulance

held up by the VP's motorcade,

and we'll have a three-day
story.

It's taken care of.
Anyway, a site visit

shouldn't be about politics;
it's about hope.

And photo ops.

TOBY:
Photo ops are hope.

Claudia Jean, did you
just pinch Toby?
I'm sorry, sir.

It was a ( clears throat)
professional dispute.

PRESIDENT:
About what?

She thinks you should go.

Really?

Yes, sir.

We need this
Presidential moment.

Let's not give it away
to Russell.

I think you should go,
not because of how it looks

because of what it is.

But... I seem to be
the only one.

Then you can sit next to me
on the plane.

The Vice President...

...can take my place
at the National PTA Luncheon.

If he can figure out why
I was going in the first place,

he's a better man than I am.

Mr. President,

Secretary Berryhill's
ready for you in
the Cabinet Room.

Thank you.

We have briefings
and prep

tomorrow for the
Chancellor's visit.

Steel tariffs
and unemployment.

How could I forget?

Say, you think he'll mention
the rise in German unemployment

might be tied to our bombing
the Qumari pipeline?

We can make the trip
in six hours.

PRESIDENT:
Let's do it.

People need to know I care
about more than just
my own family.

And since you folks
are all quiet,

I know I'm right.

Have him back
in five hours, C.J.

( tractor rumbling )

Governor Wade, good morning.

Good morning,
Mr. President.

I'm sorry about
the circumstances.

Where are we?

The tornado ripped
the railroad tracks
right out of the ground.

You ask me,
there's nothing scarier

than eight-foot
railroad ties flying
through the air.

RUBIN:
16 of the dead are
from the trailer park.

Over a hundred mobile homes
destroyed.

WADE:
Of course...

it's always the folks with
the least who are hit hardest.

These people are already
pinching their pennies--

what with the gas tax
and the death tax.

Here we go.
What's the median income?

$31,000.

Was. The Safeway distribution
center was right over there.

( tractor rumbling )

What website is this?

The MSNBC.com.
Kamen called.

Heard Leo's already
talking to people.

How do they get
this stuff--
tap Leo's food?

I guess David Glaser's
a possibility,

so is Ned Wallace.

I'm not working with some
K2-climbing-Rhodes-Scholar

with a goatee.

He complimented my shoes
at the Correspondents' Dinner.

Well, that's how
he sucks you in.

Angela Blake? She's such
a self-promoting,

holier-than everybody...

She's not going to give up
her corner office

with a view of the Park.

She works at Steerson and
Wallace with David Glaser.

So she's recommending him?

They say Mason Fuller's been
"in constant contact" with Leo.

He's selling his boat.

How do you know?

He tried to sell it
to me too.

You don't have time
for a boat.

I know, but the 15 minutes
I spent imagining

what I'd name it

were perhaps the 15 happiest
minutes of my life.

TV REPORTER:
The sun rose bleakly

over the town of Maysville
this morning,

revealing millions of dollars
worth of damage

wreaked by the tornado...

They'd just started building
a new church.

Raised all the money
themselves.

That's a lot
of bake sales
and car washes.

A lot of the congregation
is still missing.

We have about
a half hour, sir.

Where are
all the people?

I'm sorry, sir?

From the town--
where are they?

PRESIDENT:
Hi, I'm Jed Bartlet...

Find something,
anything-- vans,
pickup trucks.

We have to get
the press here.

No one told us
he'd be traveling
to another site.

Get him through here quickly,
Charlie.

We have to be back
by three.

Yeah.

Page Leo McGarry,
call holding with C.J. Cregg.

Tricycles, rickshaws,
piggyback rides...

LEO ( over phone ):
How's he doing?

Great. Uh, listen.
I wanted to give you a heads-up.

We made an impromptu stop
at a Red Cross shelter.

Colonel Gantry says he can make
it up in flight.

State's Germany briefing is
at three. Keep me posted.

Sorry. Where were we?
Mr. Secretary?

11 billion is a waste.
I defer to the General,
but in my opinion,

we need to concentrate on
precision-based munitions.

Paying for a state-of-the-art
howitzer is a bit like paying

for a state-of-the-art
bow and arrow.

We should kill it.

LEO:
Fine. What else?

The Hellenic Navy forcibly
removed six Albanian soldiers

from the Isle of Croxys
this morning.

LEO:
Where's that?

Ionian Sea. The Greeks believe
they own the property.

They've raised a flag.

Good for them.
Thanks, everybody.

Mr. McGarry,
do you have a minute?

Of course, General.

How's life in the E-Ring?

Still moving in,
you know, lot of boxes.

Well, we're delighted to have
you take over as Chairman.

Admiral Fitzwallace is
a hard act to follow.

You'll do great.
What's on your mind?

I realize this
administration
wants to move

in a new direction;

that's why you brought
me in here.

But.

But when you politicize
career advancement

in the General
Officer Corps,

you compromise the
integrity of the advice
you get from my officers.

( knock on door )

Congressman Singer is
in the Roosevelt Room,

and Senator Triplehorn
is on three.

General, I'm not quite sure
what you're talking about.

The Secretary of Defense has
requested interviews

with all Army generals in line
for a third or fourth star.

All of them?

150, sir.

We don't screen generals.

Then I'd suggest you tell that
to Secretary Hutchinson.

RYAN:
So Carrick was a mole
for the right.

Yeah.

We should meet with
his contributors,
get them to sue,

try and get
their money back.

A lawsuit?

Hey, you can sue
McDonald's for being fat.

Leo...
I was just coming
to find you.

I think we can outflank
Haffley on cap gains
if we stick to stimulus.

Yeah...

Can you give us a second?

I just got off
with Triplehorn.

The Democrats on the Hill
want you to sit this one out.

The meeting with Singer?

We need a fresh start.

He knows I'm supposed
to be there.

It's going to look like
you're benching me.

Toby's up to speed
on the cap gains numbers.

I asked him to sit in.

Only in this meeting,
or...?

The budget negotiations?

We need the Democratic
Leadership off our backs.

I'll have Toby find you after.

Honestly, the whole first year
I couldn't tell my twins apart.

Mine are a boy
and a girl.

I'm thinking of getting them
tattooed.

( Singer chuckles )

No Josh, huh?

He wanted to convey
his apologies

for having to miss
the meeting.

So, Congressman, we wanted
to talk to you about...

I'm not going to vote against
the tax cut, Leo.

Neither are
any of my other guys.

PRESIDENT:
I've never been in a tornado
and I can't even imagine.

Well, we were in
the car together,

and the-the noise
was so loud,

it-it sounded
like a freight train.

I just don't know what
I'm going to do without her.

I... I don't even know
what to feed the damned cat.

( sighs )

That was the Bureau Chief
from the Times.

He wanted to know why
his reporter had to walk

three miles
through a wheat field.

The President promised me
two minutes a person.

What number is he on?

Three.

( indistinct conversation )

TOBY:
It's Republican propaganda.

We do this
cap gains tax cut,

we're congratulating
the wealthy

for selling off
their Renoirs.

I don't know, should
we maybe be thinking about
unemployment insurance?

Blue Dogs think this
would make us look pro
small-business.

The GDP increase is a couple
hundredths of one percent.

Yeah.

If Haffley successfully links
the tax cut

to the stimulus package,

he's going to steamroll us
straight through November.

November? How about until
you turn out the lights.

LEO:
How was the flight?

Why is it you can't just
"hop a plane" from La Guardia?

Toby, you know Angela Blake.

I'm his biggest fan.

You got briefed.

Start talking.
I think we can pin

Haffley on the long-term
market impact

of a cap gains tax cut.

He's got at least 20 Wall Street
Republicans in his conference.

Upward pressure of interest
rates, asset sell-offs,

a decline in stock prices.

And that's before we even get
to the deficit.

Toby?

You have to get Singer
in with the President tonight.

Margaret!

I'll do it.

( sighs )

C.J. Cregg, please.

ANGELA:
We put him in a room
with Singer

and as many of the Blue Dogs
as we can round up.

TOBY:
Are you on Air Force One?

Not so much.

You're still on the ground?

That's an affirmative.

Put him on.

It's Leo.

Thank you.
There you go.

Leo. We're doing good work.

I'm sure you are.

Your State Department briefing
for the Chancellor's visit is

in an hour and I need you to sit
with Singer

about cap gains tonight.

Have Russell do it.

There's a memorial service here
in the morning.

You're meeting with Chancellor
Weissman in the morning.

Sir, I...

What?

I think the President
just went AWOL.

DONNA:
You need to get going.

What?

Your dinner--
you're going to be late.

Right. Any calls?

No.

Really?

Yeah.

Come on.

Nothing.
Who?

Your mother.

( sighs )

Uh, you have
the G-8 memo for Leo?

What are you
doing tonight?

Uh, Wizards-Knicks,
courtside.

No.

No... No?

Where you going?

Uh, dinner with Wilcox.
I'll walk you.

I got to drop something off
for Leo.

I'm going to see him
later; I'll take it.

This is the President's
G-8 itinerary.

I spent the afternoon
with Scheduling and Advance.

Anything I can do to help
with Singer?

Yeah. Sure.

We started the cap gains debate
last spring.

I have the Treasury analysis...

Uh-huh.

talking points, CBO numbers.

Okay.

I can c...

I...

I can count on one hand
the people I trust right now.

REPORTER:
I walked seven miles
from the church.

You did not.

There are only
five modems

at the filing center.

We're up
against deadlines.

I'll talk to Advance.

There's a rumor that
you did this on purpose.

You "spontaneously"
changed the schedule

so he'd seem
compassionate.

Louis, if I did
do this on purpose

don't you think I'd
"spontaneously"

make sure I had
a change of clothes

and a toothbrush?

C.J.?

I promised this
wouldn't happen.

Advance is already
working on rooms

for the press,
transportation. It'll be fine.

I promised Leo.
The Harveys
asked him

to spend the night
at their place.
Who are the
Harveys?

Mr. Harvey
lost his hardware store.

Here's hoping the
Harveys don't have

any felons in
their family.

He was talking
to the Secret Service

about spending
the night here.
In the gym?

They've got generators.

They'll set him up
in one of the classrooms.

I saw a "For Sale"
sign down the street.

Maybe he'd just
like to move in.

MARGARET:
State moved the Chancellor

back to 1:00,

but they can't
go any later.

He's got a speech
in Augsburg Thursday morning.

Call Hutchinson's office.

We should meet
early next week.

Something going on at D.O.D.?

Hutchinson decided
to put himself

in charge of Army
Human Resources.

He's interviewing generals.

That would explain
why Murabayashi

is trying
to get permission

to go on Meet
the Press on Sunday.

Margaret!

I need
Hutchinson tomorrow.

Is Angela Blake taking over
Legislative Affairs?

I just stopped Josh

from wandering in here

and finding his replacement
sitting on your sofa.

She's not replacing him.

He had too much
on his plate.

When were you planning
on telling him?

In the morning.

When were you planning on
telling the rest of us?

I'm trying to get
through the week.

Angela was my number
two at Labor.

She'll be up to speed
in about five minutes.

I know you want to do more.

So he screwed up.

So what? We all have.

( knocking )

Is this how
it's gonna be?

The Vice
President's here.

She gonna be
in the budget negotiations?

She's gonna lead them.

Josh, Hey.

How you doing?

Art, good to see you.

Things going okay?

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, great.

Good. You want to join us
while you're waiting?

Uh... No.

No, I, I just
got here early.

Good.

Well, uh...
glad you're doing all right.

Yeah, yeah, doing great.

It's good to see you, Art.

Morton's.

Mr. Lyman is
already seated.

Obi-Wan.

Hey.

Wilcox is running late.

No.

Sorry. He's not coming.

He just called
the restaurant.

Donna sent you?

Just in case.

What's good?

SINGER:
We have a languishing economy

with a belly so full of
social welfare programs

that it's dragging the ground.

Giving kickbacks to the wealthy
isn't creating wealth.

It's just giving kickbacks
to the wealthy.

You keep taxing capital 15%,

you are encouraging people
to stash their assets

under their mattresses.

You cut the taxes, people
will sell their investments.

Flooding the market.

But that flood's only

gonna wash up
a hundred million.

In terms of our
two-trillion-dollar budget,

that's like
a rounding error in the OMB.

Excuse me, Toby, if I may.

You're right, Congressman.

If we lower
cap gains taxes,

we reward the small
business owners

who took a risk
for the economy

and I'd be the first in line

to pat 'em on the back,
but the thing is,

the speaker
is trying to "propulgate"

a tax bill onto an
appropriations package.

If we start
allowing that,

we're never going
to get budgets passed.

You're saying the administration
would support a tax cut

if it were separate
from the budget?

We're sure as hell
not going to discuss it

while it's attached
to appropriations.

Maybe we should

just wait for
the President

to join us
before we continue.

The President considers
this vote a priority, Nate.

I'm relieved.

I'd hate to be
the next rung down

on his to-do list.

Excuse me.

Find the President.

The Albanians
are declaring war?

Albania's Foreign Minister

is calling the flag-raising
on Croxys an act of war,

so the Greek President
has ordered his navy

to surround and
defend the island.

You're kidding.

Now Albania is preparing
to dispatch their fleet.

The Albanians
have a fleet?

Some old torpedo boats
and a few mine sweepers, yeah.

And what's the strategic
importance of this?

It's a rock, isn't it?

Primarily used for
grazing goats.

The President.

It's a rock,
General, not a war.

President Ismaili
and President Giannakos

can get in a room
and be big boys.

Mr. President.

Were you able
to move the Chancellor?

Only two hours.

Singer and the Blue Dogs
really need to talk to you.

I need you...

You know when you hear that
a tornado has uprooted a tree?

I saw it.

60 feet of roots from a bur oak

yanked right out of the ground.

I talked to this guy
who flew B-29s in Korea

and made it back
without so much as a split lip.

Yesterday, his legs were crushed

by a chest of drawers
while he was sleeping.

Yeah.

We'll be happy
to have you back, sir.

I'll see you tomorrow, Leo.

Hello.

You need any help?

Um...

No, thank you, sir.

I-I'm almost done.

I'm pretty good
with a scouring pad.

That'd just be embarrassing
for both of us, Mr. President.

You're with the Red Cross?

I'm a volunteer

and I drive
a school bus for the district.

That must be
very rewarding,

getting to know
all the children,

watching them grow.

I'm sorry.

I lost four kids
on my route yesterday.

Yeah, first you're just,
you're just glad

it's not your kids.

But you gotta wonder...

what kind of a god would
do such a terrible thing?

We go to church every Sunday.

We try to do the right thing.

What kind of a plan
could this possibly be?

Why do you call
the Democrats

who usually vote with the
Republicans "Blue Dogs"?

You didn't have to stay
and eat dinner with me

to keep me
from looking pathetic.

I was hungry.

Hey!

Pull over, would you?

RYAN:
What are you...?

Hey! You want a piece of me?!

I'm right here!

I'm standing
right here! Come on!

Come on!

You're in early.

So, are we okay?

Sure.

I thought you might
still be mad

about last year
at the Kennedy School Forum.

Those kids'll
laugh at anything.

I know,
'cause I'm not funny.

Not really, no.

So what time's
Senior Staff?

7:30.

I'll see you there.

Donna called.

He's just now coming in
the Northwest Gate.

JOSH:
Toby in yet?

Eat white food.

I'm okay.

Like cottage cheese.

I'm okay. It's
just a headache.

Obviously you're not okay
or you wouldn't be

screaming at a building
at 1:00 in the morning.

Hey, I was just going
to come looking for you.

How'd it go?

What?

Last night.

JOSH:
Angela Blake?!

LEO:
I don't mind
he walked into a propeller,

although I'm pretty sure there's
no such word as "propulgate."

Maybe he meant "propagate,"
or "promulgate."

You put the Vice President
in a room with a guy

who was winding up to take
a swing at the President.

He stepped in
and took the shot,

but he's not happy about it.

You need to talk to him.

Leo.

There's a... situation.

You're gonna be
good at this job.

The Secretary
of State called twice.

He's heard there's
a scheduling problem

with the President
getting back in time

for the Chancellor and
wanted to remind you

in the most
emphatic terms...

He said that,
"emphatic terms"?

That the Chancellor only
accepted our invitation

to come to Washington...
after numerous overtures

and two months
of painstaking negotiations.

Really? Thank him
for me, would you?

I'd almost forgotten the 200
calls I had to make to Berlin.

Oh, dear God,
not the goats again.

Margaret!

Ismaili refuses to discuss

a peaceful resolution
to the Croxys dispute.

Let Josh know
I need to see him

before Senior Staff.

Ismaili wants President
Bartlet to broker a deal.

What do they want, shared
custody of the goats?

The President isn't
a marriage counselor--

or a shepherd,
for that matter.

Yeah, but we're trying
to avoid a missile launch

from one of the
nine warships

floating around
in the Ionian Sea.

Margaret!

Find C.J.

Again?

I should have never
gotten out of bed this morning.

The President could

light the peace candle
during the prayer.

Any chance he could
actually lead the prayer?

He's not so good
with matches.

The Governor could take
the benediction instead

and the opening greetings.

Fine.
Fine.

Governor Wade
will arrive

and be escorted to
her row, and then

the President
will enter...

The President
has to arrive first.

People want to see
the Governor first.

She's a familiar,
comforting face
to Oklahomans.

I'm gonna go out
on a limb here

and say the President
has a recognizable face.

Excuse me.

Yeah.

LEO:
I'm dying here.

What time are you back?

The memorial service is
scheduled to start around 10:00.

10:00?

It was supposed
to start earlier,

but some of the family members
are driving in

from other parts
of the state and...

What the hell am I supposed
to tell the Germans?

How about you don't charge them
for the headphones

and give them
some extra peanuts?

Was that supposed to be funny?

What do you want from me, Leo?

I've got a cap gains tax cut

tacked onto
an appropriations bill,

two Bronze Age civilizations

threatening to blow
each other up over some goats,

and a major ally
that's going to be in the lobby

leafing through dog-eared copies
of Congressional Quarterly

while the President
is singing "Kumbaya."

I want the President
back here now, C.J.

This was your idea, fix it.

( knocking )

You wanted to see me?

Yeah. Come on in.

I don't know where we're
at on capital gains,

but I was thinking
about this Boeing stuff.

If we flip...

Josh.

Haffley'd amputate
his own leg before...

You gotta stop, Josh!

When were you going
to tell me about Angela Blake?

Right now.

She's a fund-raiser, Leo.

She doesn't know the Hill.

Damn it, Josh, you tried
to humiliate Carrick

in his home state,
which is bad enough,

but you failed
to the tune of a party switch.

You think it ends
with the Leadership?

You can't believe the calls I'm
getting from the DNC membership.

State party chairs.

No one wants you here.

We're going to be late
for Senior Staff.

He in there?

Working on his remarks.

Excuse me, Mr. President.

I'm trying to remember
a quote from Isaiah.

I should
just call Toby.

Everything worked out
for the memorial?

We're still haggling
over who arrives first--

you or the Governor.

We're the guests here.

Whatever she
wants is fine.

No, sir. You need
to walk in first.

If Wade is going to
get all hot and bothered...

I need you
to walk in first.

I need you to know
that you walk in first.

I'm sorry, sir.

We need to go
back to Washington.

We'll leave
after the service.
No. sir.

We need to go back now.
I told Leo

we'd only be here
a few hours. He needs you

to meet with Singer
and the Blue Dogs.

The Chancellor is waiting,
and there's something

about a war between
ancient civilizations.

These people need me.

No, sir, they don't.

Maybe they did yesterday,

but now they need
their town back.

They need their
police officers working,

not clearing intersections
for your motorcade.

They need the 50 motel rooms
we took last night

for people who lost their homes.

And they need you back in
Washington running the country,

and creating the jobs that are
going to help pay the taxes

to support disaster relief
and rebuilding.

What are we doing here, sir?

( knock on door )

Secretary
Hutchinson's here.

Yeah.

Any idea
why General McClain

might be flying in
from Oslo next week?

Look, Leo,
I understand

that Alexander's
not happy about this.

There's
a command structure.

We have procedures.

I am trying to transform
a military establishment

that hates change.
It's a new world.

We're facing
a new enemy.

We need new thinking.

Speed, flexibility,
rapid deployment...

Air Force One,
wheels up ten minutes ago.

Thank God.

We agree
we need to modernize.

But we also have to have
unbiased military advice,

so I'm gonna need you to
stop undermining Alexander

and cancel
these interviews.

You start handing out
the stars, Miles,

those generals aren't going
to tell you anything

you don't
want to hear.

( knocking on door )

You wanted to see me?

Yes. Give us a minute,
will you, Charlie?

Are we having
a problem?

No, sir.

I feel as if
I did more good

in the last 24 hours

than in
the last six months.
Yes, sir.

You resent me taking
a few extra hours

to console grieving people?

( clears throat )

I'm asking you
a direct question, C.J.

Honestly, sir?

I resent you ignoring the
responsibilities of your office.

If you want to reach out
and touch people,

teach math in East Saint Louis

after your
term expires.

So you think my staying longer

was some sort
of personal indulgence?

I think it's been
a difficult time

for you, sir. For all of us.

What's this really about, C.J.?

I understand
there was no time, sir.

I can't imagine
what it was like.

I don't have children.

It's like I knew who I was,

then I woke up one morning
and didn't have a clue.

I understand,
sir,

but I need more.

You're the President
of the United States.

My President.

I'm frightened.

We're all frightened.

This is... the world
is too dangerous now.

Unpredictable.

I need you back.
I need you to lead.

Is there anything
else, Mr. President?

Jeanine.

What?

It's the name of my boat.

Jeanine.

Oh. Who's Jeanine?

You want to grab some lunch?

No. Thanks.

Okay.

You need anything?

On my home
machine,

I have 52 "Hang
in there" messages.

One from
a headhunter

wanting to know
if I'm interested

in moving into
the private sector.

Are you?

What's that?

It's my
"What a Shame" folder.

All the stuff we
never have time for.

The stuff we thought
we'd fix when we got here,

but we never did.

Foreign adoption policies.

Hybrid energy partnerships.

Extending the roadless
conservation plan.

Okay, this one's
not a shame.

I just didn't want
to deal with it.

Funding special education
for kids with disabilities.

Ammunition control.
What's a gun without bullets?

A 21st century Teacher Corps.

We've got all those
baby boomer teachers retiring.

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