Hell, I mean, just the law of large numbers says we gotta win one one of these days, right? Let's make it a good one.

When a Democratic Supreme Court justice retires, it's the President's opportunity to nominate a progressive judge. The staff, however, gets temporarily blinded by one nominee's pedigree before finding the right guy for the job: Roberto Mendoza. Meanwhile, a blustering Republican Congressman accuses the White House staff of drug abuse -- and Josh ends up in charge of the "investigation."

Credits

Story by AARON SORKIN and DEE DEE MYERS
Teleplay by AARON SORKIN and PATRICK CADDELL
Directed by BILL D’ELIA

Starring:

ROB LOWE as Sam Seaborn
DULÉ HILL as Charlie Young
ALLISON JANNEY as C.J. Cregg
MOIRA KELLY as Mandy Hampton
RICHARD SCHIFF as Toby Ziegler
JOHN SPENCER as Leo McGarry
BRADLEY WHITFORD as Josh Lyman
and MARTIN SHEEN as President Josiah Bartlet

Guest Starring:

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Dialogue Excerpts:

Sam:  Is it possible for Peter Lillienfield to be a bigger jackass? Do you think if he tried hard, there's room for him to be a slightly bigger horse's ass?

CJ:  At some point you hit your head on the ceiling, don't you?

Sam:  I think there's unexplored potential.

Josh:  'sup?  Five White House staffers in the room.  I'd like to say to the 1.6 of you who are stoned that it's time to share.

Mandy:  This isn't funny.

Josh:  Mandy, if you can't laugh at this, then you're not having enough fun in show business.

Mandy:  Josh.

Josh:  He's a featherweight, Mandy.  He's a hairdo.

Sam:  I think if he put his shoulder into it, he could be a slightly bigger gasbag.  You know, if he really reached for the stars.

CJ:  What are you holding?

Danny:  A goldfish.

CJ:  Why?

Danny:  It's for you.

CJ:  Really?

Danny:  Josh said you liked goldfish.

CJ:  The crackers, Danny.  The cheese things you have at a party?

Danny:  Oh.  You know what?  I'm not a hundred percent sure I was supposed to know that.

CJ:  The crackers, Danny.

Danny:  Huh.  Now I got a goldfish.

Toby:  Judge, without knowing details or special circumstances, what would you say of somebody being fired for refusing to take a drug test at the order of the president?

Justice Mendoza:  Without details or special circumstances?

Toby:  Yes, sir.

Mendoza:  Without showing cause, I would say that the order constitutes an illegal search, and I would order that the employee be reinstated.

Bartlet:  Toby?

Toby:  Sold.