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Previously on The West Wing...

State by states are out.

We're tied in South Carolina and Arkansas and California.

You say you want to be involved.

Doesn't come with an embossed invitation.

You involve yourself, or you don't.

I have an awkward question to ask about your brother.

Did David ever mention anything

about another kind of space shuttle?

A military shuttle?

Did he ever mention anything about anything like that?

Sentencing guidelines, even for somebody

who's a first-time offender, were 63 to 78 months jail time.

You have an obligation... Please don't bring up my kids.

When you walk out of here, there'll be people out there

who'll think of you as a hero.

I just don't for a moment

want you thinking I'll be one of them.

♪ For once in my life ♪

♪ I found someone who needs me ♪

♪ Someone I've needed so long... ♪

Now that was a rally. 30,000 people.

And one hell of an opening act.

♪ For once, unafraid I will go where life leads me... ♪

You know he was 17 when he recorded that?

It's kind of hot.

You partial to young achievers? Yeah. Musicians, really.

Oh. ♪ Where my heart only dreamed of... ♪

Okay, easy there, Stevie.

Hey, if you can't boogie to the man...

I think she's singing about Leo.

Chicago, we hardly knew ye. We're in St. Louis.

Really? Uh-huh.

We should hit the town, try some of that fresh frozen custard.

We have an early rally in Scranton, sir.

That's not even an option? Afraid not.

Is sleep an option? Sleep is for the weak.

Oh, you've had six hours in the last three days.

You're starting to talk funny.

We've added some jokes to the stump. Oh!

We'll get him to sleep just as soon

as we go over the five day schedule.

Man, it's ugly. Very.

Four states and six markets a day.

Killer, huh? You sound excited about this.

I'm just saying, Everest is for sissies.

- You're a masochist. - This is news?

Hey. I heard he did well.

Almost as well as Mr. Wonder.

Speaking of which, where's Annabeth?

I gagged her and threw her in a luggage compartment.

She's checking in with Leo. Apparently.

Excuse me? Nothing.

Really? What?!

Nothing. You don't want to know.

Know what?

Let's take a look at the schedule.

Good idea. Lou?

Okay, across the top, days of the week,

down the side, major battlegrounds states.

Blue S's for Santos, green L's are Leo, red B's

for Bartlet.

The purple clovers are to entertain me

when I'm waiting for Josh to make up his mind.

Nice touch. Thank you.

So, tomorrow, we are in Scranton, Bethlehem,

Philadelphia, Cincinnati,

Dayton and Houston?

Last five days, it's all about hustle.

We really need another stop in Houston?

It's a turnout game, so yes.

Plus, it's a bridge to Friday, when we cover Texas,

then on to L.A. and Leno.

Leo thinks we need

to add a stop in Florida.

Hello, sunshine.

He wants to add a stop? Zogby's got us

down by two, and we're not there till Saturday.

Congressman? Yeah.

Sir? Okay.

I could use some coffee? No more coffee for you.

Helps with the narcolepsy.

Doesn't help with the sleeping.

We're considering adding a stop in Florida tomorrow.

We're down by two.

The whole state is dark until Saturday.

Well, sure. I mean, if you think... I will do it.

No, honey, you don't have to do it. No, I will do it.

Actually, Zoey Bartlet will be doing some women's events

outside Miami tomorrow, if Mrs. Santos could join her...

Great. Okay, so, you'll have her back

for the trick-or- treating photo op

in Dayton? ANNABETH: No problem.

Okay. Good. So, tomorrow,

Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas.

Friday, Texas, then California.

Saturday, Sunday,

Monday, we hit the big five.

Big five... Pennsylvania, Ohio,

Florida, Texas and California.

Five states a day?

Yes. We're going to play

time zone hopscotch, we fly with the sun.

California's screwing up

our sleep cycle. What sleep cycle?

Congressman?

Five days, huh?

Hey, you can hang by your thumbs for five days.

There you have it, folks.

Signed, sealed and delivered.

The last five days of the Santos Campaign.

Do you feel like you've been getting your message across?

Did you see the Illinois numbers?

You should do the crossword.

We're up three points.

People who regularly do the crossword

are less likely to experience mental decline.

I enjoy these calls, I really do.

Miami-Dade, you need to pay attention to...

Hang on. HQ just E-mailed the latest ads.

We got Vinick's... Every ad he's run all week.

I want to screen 'em right away.

Have you checked out the Pennsylvania numbers?

Yeah. Pennsylvania, Illinois,

California...

Miami-Dade voter registration.

You're a killjoy, you know that?

You're a doorstep darkener.

You darken doorsteps.

Yeah, you need to look into...

Hold please. Vinick's remarks in Ohio and Texas.

Sullivan's remarks in Virginia.

You got the...

Yeah.

Good, and the... the rundown on the...

Thanks. Sorry. Go ahead.

Miami-Dade. You're down two in Florida!

It's pretty loud here. It's kind of hard to hear.

You're down two in Florida, Josh!

I'm on it. For the love of God.

How many states are you hitting today?

I think Josh Lyman over there

is shooting for about 50.

Yeah, we're gonna try

to hit as many states as we can.

You got another meeting today?

Yeah.

Let's make a deal?

Or not.

Let me know how it goes.

Yeah, thanks.

Okay, one more.

Who do you like in the game this weekend?

Philly and New York are both strong teams.

- Uh, should be a great game. - Thanks, Congressman.

- Yeah, thank you. - Thanks, guys.

We are in Pennsylvania, are we?

Yeah. Harris Malbin, Pennsylvania Party Chair.

Harris.

You've got Wallace from headquarters on turnout,

Goodwin on legal contingencies.

CIA briefer, former NSA Nancy McNally on Kazakhstan.

How you doing?

Lot of people out there for an 8:00 a.m. rally.

Let's try that again. How are you doing?

I'm okay, except for the thermometer stuck up my...

Okay. I'm just checking in. Congressman.

Oh. Jon.

Good to see you. My pleasure, sir.

Lou mentioned all the great work you've been doing with Habitat.

It's really a privilege to have you here with us today.

Well, thank you, sir.

It's a privilege to play for the next President

of the United States.

Hello, Toby.

Toby?

Yeah?

We really need to prep before the...

What's a five letter word for blowhard? Toby.

That's four letters, counselor.

We really need to prep before the U.S. Attorney gets here.

Yes, yes, no and I already knew. Excuse me?

You wanted to prep, those are the answers.

I know that because he's asked me the same questions

five or six times now.

Okay, there's a reason that the U.S...

Really, I should just make a tape.

There's a reason

the U.S. Attorney keeps asking us down here.

Counselor.

Morning.

Morning, Counselor.

Morning.

No. I already got

Vinick's schedule. I need Sullivan's.

Arnold Vinick is a seasoned leader with wisdom.

He has had a hand in every foreign policy decision...

A hearing aid

and a pair of bifocals.

And anything that we can get on the status

of the troops in Astana, okay? Thanks.

Yeah. Okay. Thank you.

Hey, Teddy. Hey.

Welcome to the circus. Thank you, sir.

Did you get to meet, uh, Bon Jovi?

Bon Jovi's here?

Hey, Stevie Wonder opened for us last night.

I'm a Jersey girl, Joshua.

Camaros, Muscle Ts, a little Slippery When Wet.

That is an album title, right?

Guys, can we, uh...?

Yeah. Teddy. go ahead.

Sir, I wanted to take you

through the election day turnout operation.

I don't believe it. What?

They stole our slogan.

With Arnold Vinick, Yes America Can.

Isn't that our slogan?

Damn right it is. Teddy?

You all right? No.

Her back went out. Right.

Give me Donna... Donna!

I have seven copies of Vinick's schedule.

You should just keep talking.

Can I get Sullivan's schedule?

Okay. Um...

Election turnout?

Right. Well, we have, um, 10,000 volunteers.

It's the major battleground cities...

Hey, I need to make copies of the first Vinick ad.

Oh, we're gonna nail him.

Latest polls from AP and Reuters.

Okay. Thank you.

And an additional 5,000 in New York, Boston...

Hey, hold on. I need

the polling detail for...

Teddy? DONNA: Otto!

Are we concerned about the inner city?

We're fine.

Talk about the Latino turnout.

We are a little concerned about Latino turnout.

Yeah. I need the Colorado polling detail.

Miami-Dade voter registration numbers

only up two percent in the last four years.

Miami-Dade's 60% Latino.

62. Thank you.

So, do you think Miami is indicative...?

Latino turnout across the country.

Yes, we do. Yes, sir, and given

how crucial Latino turnout is...

Yeah, I got it, I got it. So,

what are we gonna do, you know,

to remind everyone that I'm Latino?

Ineligible ex-cons in Florida.

Did you see my phone?

It's in your...

A lot of states

deny ex-cons

the right to vote. I mean... Oh!

Okay. I'm sorry.

Maybe that's why we don't run on the bus.

Sir, we don't want to push ex-con voting,

but a lot of these guys have already cleared parole.

Under Florida State law...

This is a mess. That's helpful.

You know, he's got the Times Tribune call. Yeah.

Do we think the Governor's stacking the list?

Well, the suggestion he's trying to, um,

keep Latinos away from the polls would...

Would set the fire under the ass

of every cholo south of Jacksonville sure,

but that's a hell of an accusation

for me to be throwing out there

five days out. Not you.

See these Colorado numbers?

Yeah. That's why I asked Otto for the detail.

Sir, there's a MANA rally

in Miami at noon. You want to send Helen out there?

She just has to mention it.

You know he's late for the Times-Tribune thing. We know!

Why can't we get Ruiz or Hinajosa to give that speech?

Sir, if we're going to do this, we've got to do it with a bang.

My blond wife lecturing

the National Organization of Latinas.

Yeah, that's a bang.

We can't get the media trucks

out there if we don't have a headliner.

Okay. Thanks, Teddy.

Give me a couple seconds.

Ms. Waterman, Mr. Ziegler.

Mr. Blake.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Mr. Ziegler, I invited you down here today...

You have a five-letter word for "blow hard"?

Toby...

Just asking. Mr. Ziegler.

As much as we both enjoy these sessions,

I was hoping we could keep this one brief.

Thank you.

Now, there's a deal on the table,

and as much as I wouldn't mind locking you up

for the next six years,

the information you leaked was classified,

you were not authorized to have it

and the public, a group you should have some allegiance to,

has the right to know where you got it.

You broke the law, you didn't do it alone,

tell me where you got your information,

we knock it down to a year.

With time off for good behavior.

I appreciate your trying

to keep it brief, I'll keep it briefer... I'm not interested.

Didn't think you would be.

First five times I said no tip you off?

They did, in fact, which is why I'm adding a sweetener.

What is it?

It's a second indictment.

For what?

Obstruction of justice.

Mr. Ziegler tells me where he got his information

or I call the grand jury and have him

indicted for obstruction of justice.

Tomorrow.

You're adding another indictment

four days before a presidential election?

Not only will I indict you again,

but I'm going to subpoena C.J. Cregg, Leo McGarry

and President Bartlet. It'll look like a cover-up.

Like he's covering up for someone in the White House.

He hasn't given me any reason to believe he's not.

You're gonna sabotage a national election over this?

No. You are.

Oh, and, uh, by the way, it's storm.

Excuse me?

Five letters for "blow hard." Storm.

Pretty sure that's the word you're looking for.

What will you focus on in your first hundred days?

Well, first 100 days, we've been tossing around a lot of ideas.

We're just starting to nail it down.

Uh-huh. Yeah, sure, but...

It's our slogan!

Yes, but, well, tights? We used it two months ago.

It's not exactly Presidential.

I don't care if it's a coincidence.

Okay, I'll see what I can do.

Oh, come on, there's a story here.

Hello? Hello?

Hey, how you feeling?

Terrible... they just hung up on me.

AP? Reuters.

Snotty. Little bit.

How's it going with the Times?

I just got off the phone with Stu from The Tonight Show.

Comedy writer? He thinks so.

Incidentally, you don't think the Congressman

would want to wear tights on national TV, do you?

Tights. They want him to dress like Robin Hood

for a sketch. Why not Zorro?

I'll call the Times.

Let me know if they bite.

Have you see Jon?

Jon? Bon Jovi.

60,000 people in Bethlehem

and the Congressman just wanted to say thank you.

I think I saw him in the press van.

Great.

Jack, it's Lou. Got a story for you.

And how do you think you're doing?

I think the people who are listening

know that we have fresh ideas and a new approach.

One more question.

Do you plan on watching the game this weekend?

Philly and New York, they're both strong teams.

I'm looking forward to it.

Thank you, Congressman. Thank you all.

Thank you. Thank you.

Do you have my wife?

She's on the phone with Josh.

Congresswomen Lea Stein.

Lea. How are you?

Barry, thanks so much for coming.

If you could just give me a minute.

No problem, Congressman. Thank you.

Yeah. Yeah, of course, ma'am.

Actually, he's right here.

She's pretty riled up.

Wonder why. Hey.

The National Organization of Latinas?

You got those numbers for me? Yes, I do.

He does remember I'm white.

He does now.

Whiter than white. White Album white.

Believe me, this wasn't... White Devil,

White Dahlia, the white White Witch

who lured a big, gorgeous, Latino man away from...

Honey, if you're not comfortable doing this...

No, I'll go, but I'm not going to give a speech.

I'll do the intro,

let Hinajosa talk about the ex-convict lists.

Okay. Zogby's got us down by four in Colorado? Yeah.

And only because it's a good cause.

On behalf of big, gorgeous Latino men everywhere...

I'm talking about the five million

ex-convicts who can't vote in this country.

Right. My mother's flying the kids up

at 4:00, make sure they don't

eat too much Halloween candy before I get there, please.

Yeah.

She'll headline.

She wants Hinajosa to do the speech.

What is happening in Colorado?

Sullivan parachuted in last week,

he seemed to have an impact. You think?

Donna's looking for some surrogates to send in.

Berryhill's sick, the A.G.'s a no.

Any takers on the slogan story?

Lou struck out on Reuters and the Post.

Times? CIA briefer' s here.

So who are we sending to Colorado?

We need Leo in Michigan and Illinois.

Bartlet's never been very popular out there.

The Vice President?

He plays well in the Rockies.

Russell's stumping Michigan today.

All right, see if we can get him on the phone.

You want to send the briefer back,

or should I sit with Goodwin first?

Actually, we should get him on the chat. The chat?

Atrios just flew in. Atrios?

You have a live chat on Eschaton. Really?

I speak three languages but... It's a blog.

We're gonna bump the CIA

and Barry Goodwin for a guy named Atrios.

He's raised 300 grand online.

He has almost as many readers as the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Atrios!

Welcome to the campaign.

There's more than enough here to convince a grand jury.

There's no way he's gonna go through with it.

Toby, you...

This is absolute partisan garbage,

total political bull...

It's got nothing to do with politics.

The guy's a Bartlet appointee.

Plenty of moderate Democrats in love with Arnold Vinick.

It's his responsibility to uncover the truth.

Be that as it may, he's bluffing.

Maybe.

There's no way he's gonna throw a national election.

What?

Look, Toby... if you're trying to protect

your brother, then...

Damn it, Toby, he indicts you tomorrow,

you know that a McGarry subpoena

is gonna all but guarantee a Vinick landslide

on Tuesday.

He's not gonna do it.

Are you really prepared to take that chance?

Yes, I get it.

I need the Rasmussen poll. Yes, I need to talk to Edie.

Is that the latest polling?

Oh, yeah.

How's it looking?

Good... Pretty good.

Lou, I've got Edie.

Okay, could you tell her I'll call back, please? Thank you.

Cool. Illinois. Yeah, it is.

And you know what else is cool? Your new album.

Fantastic, and the work you've

been doing in Philly is so...

Uh, you said there was

a story on Drudge? Huh?

Excuse me, I have to make a phone call.

Sure. No problem. Living on a prayer.

Aren't you supposed to be on the phone?

Yeah, I'm holding for the Vice President.

What's on Drudge? The latest Rasmussen poll.

That poll is skewed. It's got us up by four in Ohio.

"Ohio trends Santos!"

That's the story of the day! You want to call...

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay.

I've got Annabeth. Tell her I'll call her back.

I'm holding for the Vice President.

You got that? All right.

Lou, you still pushing a slogan story? It's dead.

Okay. Why?

Vinick's "Yes America Can" bus tour?

The buses were made in Canada.

You're a very attractive young man.

You want me to call the... I got it.

Howard, I got two good stories for you.

I've got Annabeth. Tell her I...

Yeah, hi there.

They can gain some ground in the west...

Yeah, he can call back.

That's unbelievable.

Russell ditch you again?

The only guy in America that I can't get on the phone.

You want me to try?

Sullivan's back in Colorado?

Someone pull Sullivan's new schedule

off the web. I'll get it.

But perhaps the most surprising

development of the day came an hour ago in Miami.

I am calling again for the Vice President.

Mrs. Santos, do you have any comment

on Mayor Hinajosa's assertions

about the treatment of Hispanics on the ex-con voting rolls?

I think it's a real concern. Some democratic activists

have argued that laws against felon voting

should be abolished altogether.

Would you agree? Say no.

Say no.

It's the largest block

of disenfranchised voters in the country.

Yeah, I think it's something we should take a look at.

Yeah, I need to call him back. Can I call you back?

Hello?

Hello?

Hi.

Toby?

Yeah.

Are you okay?

Mm-hmm.

Are you still coming over tonight?

Yeah. 5:00, right?

Sure.

You know, I thought maybe I'd come over now.

Help the kids get into their costumes.

The kids are at preschool till 2:00.

Right.

Toby?

Yeah.

You're sitting outside my house.

Yeah.

Can I come in?

Uh, Toby, I have a lunch and two campaign events...

I could tag along.

Though probably not the message

you want to send to your constituents, huh?

Uh, why don't you come over at 5:00 like we planned?

Okay.

Vinick's tax plan has so many exceptions and loop holes...

Tell them I wouldn't be a proponent of any tax plan

that couldn't be figured out on an Excel spreadsheet.

I'm happy to type those answers myself.

I'm gonna have to pull the Congressman.

Not much of a people person.

Almost as many readers as the Philadelphia...

I got it.

Sullivan's in Colorado again?

The V.P. should neutralize him.

Is he gonna do it? Yeah, we're playing phone tag.

Ohio's trending Santos.

Rasmussen poll?

Story of the day.

Okay.

Am I gonna get to do

my, uh, CIA briefing

on stability ops in Kazakhstan?

Yeah. What?

Your wife just made a statement

that makes it sound like she's for felon voting.

In a universal suffrage, "Free Capone" kind of way.

That's not gonna play so well

with the law and order moderates in the West.

Not really, no.

I'm gonna have to take a position on this.

The Governor's teeing us up outside

and we need to get a quick photo op in

with the DNC finance guys.

What is the schedule after the rally?

Interview with...

the Inquirer, sit downs with Goodwin, Nancy McNally...

Plus... the Kazakhstan briefing.

And the Cincinnati event at 3:00.

We're already behind.

You want to bump McNally? No!

See if Goodwin and McNally can come to Ohio.

We'll talk about the rest of this on the plane,

and then talk legal and Cincinnati in Kazakhstan.

He meant... Yeah, I'm gonna

get him some more coffee.

Hi.

Hi.

Thank you guys for all of your efforts.

Our pleasure, Mr. President.

You know I've taken pictures

with three other Commander in Chiefs.

I think that's

Commanders in Chief.

Oh, uh, how about "leaders of the free world" then?

Cart before the horse, my friend.

Oh, no, I know how to pick the winners.

And you're definitely gonna win.

We'll be back for a photo

in the Oval before you know it.

Congressman Santos!

Santos, Santos, Santos, Santos, Santos...

You know, I had a couple more questions for that CIA briefer

about the troops that are stationed at the...

Yeah, we lost that guy at the rally.

Probably not a field operative.

Congresswoman Cone, 8th District.

Hi. How are you? Congresswoman.

Good to see you again.

Can we make sure that someone is in Ohio?

Yes. Yes, sir, I'll have Lou put in a call.

Thank you so much again for your support.

You wanted to look over

the foreign policy portion of the stump? Yeah.

Hey, we hear anything from Russell's office?

No, but I've got Leno on the phone.

Is it Stu? Stu?

He's one of the writers.

It's not Stu.

Hi, uh, uh, Mr. Leno.

Yes, this is Josh Lyman here, uh...

Yes, I will hold.

New numbers from Michigan, we're holding at five up.

Right, I-I just think that the Congressman

doesn't really want to wear tights on...

Can you conference me

into the McGarry advance detail, please.

That is, the campaign doesn't think

that it's appropriate at this time.

Who are you holding for?

I'm holding for the Vice President.

Getting a little existential in here.

Hello? Hi. Yeah, we're waiting for him...

I'm gonna have to take a pen

to this whole Israel section here before the weekend.

So I want you to set up a conference call with... It's Josh Lyman.

Uh, uh... You want me to spell that?

Harold Waller Yes.

For later on tonight. Yes, sir.

Hey, we getting any traction on that bus story?

The Eschaton blog picked it up.

Ooh, your new pal Atrios is giving us the love.

What's the bus story?

Vinick did the "Yes America Can" tour on Canadian buses.

Anybody check where our buses are made?

Otto.

Senator, do you believe

ex-convicts should have the right to vote?

I don't know why people who break the laws

should have a say in making them.

Surprise, surprise.

It's not all wine and roses for him either.

He's losing any footing he might have gained

in the black community. While locking up his base.

Congressman, we need you out here

to take another photo with the Senator.

I took a photo with him on the tarmac.

The Congresswoman got one on the plane.

You want to make sure the press gets off this

before the weekend,

you should make a statement in Ohio.

These are Jim Crow laws that should have been

thrown out with the poll tax.

I am not for giving the vote to every ax murderer

who gets out of prison,

but for the ones who are nonviolent...

I'll have Otto work on some language.

29 states deny ex-cons the right to vote.

We're going to take a little hit.

I'd be most concerned

about the moderate Dems in Texas and the West.

We're going to be in Texas every day until the election.

But Arizona, Colorado...

Yeah.

You try calling the Vice President?

Hey.

Hey.

No costume?

Well, I thought about coming as Julius Rosenberg.

Hi, Daddy.

Hi, Molly.

I'm a baseball player.

I can see that.

She's an Oriole.

Yeah.

What happened to all the Yankees stuff I bought?

She likes the little bird.

Hi, Daddy!

Hi, Huck.

Come here. Whoa.

Look at you.

He likes what she likes.

You guys going trick-or-treating?

Are we going trick-or-treating?

So do you want to take them first?

No, you go ahead.

Sorry, but if there's press... Yeah.

Okay, what are we going to say?

"Trick or treat."

Come on. Stay close to Mommy, okay? Huck?

While I know this is primarily a matter of state law,

I think it's both imprudent and unreasonable

for us to deny a political voice

to people who have made an effort

to rehabilitate themselves.

So you agree with your wife?

Well, I like to when I can.

Congressman Santos, would you let all criminals vote?

No, but once nonviolent offenders have done their time,

I think we should do everything we can

to help facilitate a full and healthy return to society.

Okay, we need to wrap it up.

Who do you like in the game this weekend?

Uh, Philly and New York both strong teams,

should be a great game. Thank you.

We're in Ohio.

Go, Buckeyes.

Play it again, play it again.

All right.

We gonna need to do follow up?

Ten minutes with the Times and the Post.

And Leo's on the same page?

He's giving a statement in Minneapolis.

The Fairy Queen is on my bus.

Hi, Daddy.

Hi.

That's a beautiful dress. It's itchy.

Yeah? PETER: Hey, Dad.

Ice cream before dinner.

Greater's... it's a Cincinnati delicacy.

Made for a great photo op.

Where's their grandmother?

I saw her chatting with Ben Affleck.

There's candy in the press van

if you want to get a head start on trick-or-treating.

I do! I do!

Whoa.

You know what? I'll keep an eye on them for you.

Thanks, Jon.

He's fantastic.

An international rock star looking after my kids.

Yeah, it's like a dream come true.

Oh, do you want me to...

I got McNally on Kazakhstan?

Goodwin on the legal contingencies. And then McNally?

Probably the Times.

I've got Leo on the phone.

Yeah, uh, we were hoping to discuss

sending him down south.

And WKRC's been holding for half an hour.

We'll try to squeeze McNally in after the trick-or-treating.

Let's uh, push the Waller call.

And can somebody find Helen's mother

and ask her to, I don't know, keep an eye on the kids?

How'd we do?

Couple of Mars bars.

Bit-O-Honey?

Mm, that'll do.

So the witch thing works.

Yeah? Uh-huh.

I mean, not as well as

the Catholic schoolgirl thing, but yeah.

I had a meeting today.

Okay.

U.S. Attorney's Office

is threatening another indictment, tomorrow.

Obstruction of justice.

Which may very well screw every Democrat

in the country running for office,

not to mention the Santos campaign.

What the hell is the matter with you?

Just tell them it was your brother.

Okay.

David's dead, and even if he were alive,

he'd tell you... What if it wasn't David.

Only you. What?

A Republican hasn't won the Maryland 8th in 40 years,

I'm running neck and neck,

my campaign manager wants to make

"That's why I divorced him" buttons.

Just tell the U.S. Attorney

it was David and this will all be over.

It's what he would've wanted you to...

Don't tell me what my brother would have wanted.

He did nothing wrong,

and I will not consider for one second

defaming his reputation over something

he had absolutely nothing to do with.

Is that what you're going to tell the kids?

Hey, Josh. Yeah.

When you get a sec,

I'd love to pitch you some ideas on service.

You know, volunteerism on the national level.

We've been really working hard to try to make it hip again.

Volunteerism is the new black.

Right. Actually, that's our slogan.

Yeah, I saw it on Oprah.

Great. You see, I'd really like to come down

to DC, maybe during the transition.

We'll set something up.

Thanks.

Sure, Jon. Yeah.

Was there something...?

Um, Oregon early voting returns,

and I pushed the Waller call to 9:00.

What's the Waller call?

He wants to revisit the foreign policy stuff

in the stump, he wants Hal Waller to weigh in

on the Israel section.

Yeah, that's not going to happen.

The Congressman was pretty adamant.

Cancel it.

You got it?

We're late.

Annabeth said they'd be here any minute.

Yeah.

The Congressman seems a little irritated.

He's sleep deprived like the rest of us. Sure.

Bartlet put his fist through a couple walls

last week of the first campaign.

Where are we on Leno?

Oh, they've got this whole Robin Hood Halloween skit

they want to do.

Robin Hood?

Santos starts talking about closing off tax loopholes

for the rich, Leno asks what he was for Halloween,

they cut to prerecorded bit of the Congressman

trick-or-treating in a Robin Hood costume.

I was thinking maybe without the tights.

Tights?

My husband in tights?

Mrs. Santos.

Might lock up the women's vote.

You've never seen his legs.

We're late, if we could...

Yeah. Where are my kids?

They're in the press van.

They're getting a head start on trick-or-treating.

Oh, that's great.

Mrs. Santos. Mrs. Santos.

Probably not the best place for me right now, huh?

Well, if someone else wouldn't mind checking

to make sure my kids are not falling into a diabetic coma...

I'm on it.

Great. Thank you.

Sweet Lord in heaven.

Yeah, about the, um, Robin Hood sketch?

He's already showing the felons the love,

we don't need him to dress up like one.

So how should I handle Leno?

Come up with something funnier.

Down you go.

Trust me, you'll be happier.

Toby.

Yeah.

One out of every eight African American men unable to vote

is clearly an issue.

Thanks.

Oh, absolutely.

Excuse me?

No, we've had a lot of people out for the rallies.

I think we're doing all right.

600 lawyers in Florida.

Hm. Leo wanted to double it.

1,200 lawyers? There's gotta be a joke there somewhere.

Some of this is routine.

Machines don't work, folks are turned away.

We'll want lawyers in place to keep the polls open.

That why we've got the legal briefs?

No, we drafted those in case

we need to contest the battlegrounds.

Right.

Look, we'd rather things go smoothly

on election day,

which is why we've mobilized 10,000 lawyers.

But the polls in Pennsylvania and Ohio,

they're really pretty close.

We need to be prepared for a court battle.

Congressman, we're pulling into Dayton.

Dayton. Thanks.

You ever get nostalgic for the good old days, Barry,

when there was just a winner and a loser?

Talk to my Republican friends

in Chicago.

The good old days weren't really.

How about a top ten list?

That's Letterman.

He's funny.

Yeah.

What are you guys doing?

We're trying to come up with a bit

for the Congressman to do on Leno,

preferably something that doesn't

involve a costume.

Does he play an instrument? Hey, that's not

a bad idea. He could have a jam with the band.

Hi, Congressman.

Do you play a musical instrument?

Clarinet.

Yeah.

That's not gonna work.

Don't get into it with the kids in the Vinick masks.

Thanks for the tip.

Yeah, I've been holding for the Vice President for half an hour.

Can you please... Give me that.

Sir, you need to... It's okay.

Hi. Yeah, this is Matthew Santos.

Could you poss...

Turn on CNN. I'll wave.

Yeah.

Oh, I appreciate your support.

Now, you think you can possibly find the Vice President?

Mm-hmm.

Thank you.

Oh, no. I'm going to wait.

Happy Halloween.

Sorry to drag you away from your kids.

As long as you're willing to explain it to my wife.

You did drag me down here for a reason.

You're a pretty ambitious guy, huh?

What are you, 38, 39?

Peter Blake,

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.

What's next?

Congress? The Senate?

A seat on the federal bench?

What happens when you sit down with the DNC Chair in two years?

You got to be kidding me.

A congressional race in Virginia, you want to

throw your hat in, I'm just wondering

what Mr. Chairman's gonna be thinking about?

You came here to lecture me.

Your Rhodes scholarship?

Your performance on Law Review?

I'm going to the grand jury in the morning.

No, you're not.

You're not going to do this.

It's wrong,

and it's irresponsible.

Irresponsible?

How about Chief of Staff of the United States

sharing classified defense department information

with an unauthorized...

That's not what happened. I have a deposition

from Oliver Babish that says exactly that.

She asked me a hypothetical question.

You discussed the existence

of a secret military shuttle with C.J. Cregg.

You didn't have clearance, and she did.

Now, it doesn't take a rocket scientist

to figure out what happened.

Please tell me

I didn't leave a crying six-year-old

in a Dorothy costume for this.

Just keep them trick-or-treating.

We need to hold the Houston crowd.

In about an hour, hour and a half. Half hour, tops.

Yes, both kids. He was mayor of the city.

We need more than five guys and a homemade banner.

You know, Advance promised us 30,000 people.

Sure, 8:00.

I'll call you back. Can I call you back?

Thank you.

Five days out, and I'm wasting time with Bob Russell.

Is he on board?

Gives me some song and dance

about all the other candidates he's stumping for.

He said no?

No, he didn't say no; he can't say no.

So we're going to need surrogates

to take his place in Ohio.

Say, am I going to get any time with McNally

before this day is over?

Soon as we get back on the bus.

Oh, yeah? And then what?

I get the 15 minutes between here and the airport

to figure out the impact of Kazakhstan

on our long-term foreign policy.

Yeah, you get me Edie, please? More or less.

Try to make it look like

you're enjoying your time with the children.

Hey.

Sweetheart.

Sorry I'm late.

How are the spoils?

Whoa, that's a lot of candy there.

My stomach hurts.

Okay, why don't you let me carry that?

Can we go now?

Just one more house, honey, okay?

Come on.

Here we go.

What'd you guys do, raid the candy store?

Well, between the press

and the 63 houses we've just been at...

I'm sorry.

Who thought ice cream was a good idea?

Well, you know, it's been a bit of a day.

Right here?

Made a factual statement.

It's not like I was banging on a drum.

Helen, come on, it wasn't your fault.

Annabeth shouldn't have left you out there on your own.

Now that we got that cleared up...

I said it wasn't your fault.

If you were so concerned about me opening my big mouth,

then maybe you shouldn't have sent me

to the damn event in the first place.

Well, what do we have here?

Oh, my.

This is perfect.

Come on, C.J.'s got a problem,

the President's not doing what she wants him to do,

she does what she's done a thousand times before,

she talks to you.

Maybe she thinks you have clearance,

maybe she knows you don't,

maybe she has no idea that you're gonna leak it,

but you do, and she's screwed, and it's your fault,

so you fall on the grenade.

It wasn't C.J.

Okay, what about Leo?

It wasn't Leo.

Toby...

there was someone else.

You weren't authorized

to have that information.

All right.

I assume we're done here.

"A citizen's safety lies in the prosecutor

who approaches his task with humility."

Justice Robert Jackson.

"Your position is

"of such independence and importance

"that while being diligent, strict

"and vigorous in law enforcement,

you can also afford to be just."

It's my responsibility to find out who helped you!

That's my job!

You can indict me.

You can threaten to put me in federal prison for six years.

You can subpoena the President, subpoena Leo McGarry,

subpoena C.J. Cregg.

You can undermine a presidential election.

And it won't change anything.

I'm still not going to change my story!

And that's it?

Yeah, that's it.

I've dedicated my life to this country, to public service.

And regardless of our different interpretations of the role

of the federal prosecutor in our legal system,

I don't think derailing a presidential election

is part of your job description.

And I don't think you believe it is either.

Okay, Leno puts on a Vinick mask,

steals a bag of Halloween candy, then the Congressman comes in

wearing a police uniform and arrests him.

Not funny at all, huh?

Maybe we should go back to the clarinet.

Damn it, we're not gonna make it to Houston till 10:00.

You want to cancel the rally?

Think we can get another shot at the trick-or-treating photo op?

We're nowhere on Leno.

Annabeth have any ideas?

Annabeth likes the tights.

Yeah.

Yeah, I know.

It's okay, buddy.

We'll be home in just a few hours.

No, I got him, hon.

It's okay. Please.

Come on, honey, come sit.

Can I maybe get some coffee?

Where's McNally?

Sir?

Nancy McNally, NSA.

We were just starting to get into the whole ramifications

of long-term troop deployment in Kazakhstan.

Right. She had an early meeting in D.C.

She left?

Nancy McNally left.

Uh, yes, sir, she had a last minute meeting...

Yeah, can we get her on the phone?

Sure.

Sir, there's an issue

with The Tonight Show.

The Tonight Show.

Leno's got this idea

for a sketch; it involves a Robin Hood costume.

We're not that wild

about the costume or...

I need to get McNally on the phone.

I've got a conference call with Hal Waller at 9:00.

You really think this is the best use of my time?

It's all right, I canceled the Waller call.

Excuse me?

The Waller call.

I canceled it.

We've already pushed through the foreign policy section

of the stump.

A half-hour conference call on the Mid East...

We're going to wind up with 150,000 men in Kazakhstan.

We're going to have to pull at least 10,000 soldiers

out of Israel.

That is going to change our entire

Mid East peacekeeping timetable.

Which is why Otto and the speechwriting team are...

We're looking at three to four years in Central Asia!

That is an entire presidency!

Otto and the speechwriting team

have barely scratched the surface.

You want me to...

No.

No, I got it.

We need to start addressing the real issues,

stop wasting time on beauty pageant ephemera.

Congressman, you know as well as I do

that right now, what you say on Leno

and how your family looks trick-or-treating

are a hell of a lot more important...

Damn it, Josh, we need to focus... We are.

You like Goodwin and McNally?

Well, it's not like I had

a whole hell of a lot of time with McNally.

Berryhill had five minutes eight years ago.

You like her?

Yeah, I do.

And Goodwin?

Great.

We got an Attorney General and a Secretary of State.

That's not bad for a three-state,

six-market day.

Now we're gonna have

this conversation about Leno, then you're gonna talk to Nancy,

then you're gonna make up with your wife,

so we have a relatively happy couple for the rally in Houston.

Congressman?

Yeah.

Good.

Josh...

Yeah?

You think we're going to win?

I do.