You're the good guys. You should act
like it.
While President Bartlet rounds up Leo, Charlie, Josh, and Mandy for a quick shopping trip to a rare bookstore, Toby is caught up in the tragic tale of a Korean War veteran who died wearing Toby's old jacket. Toby uses the President's name to get the vet buried at Arlington, and a melancholy Mrs. Landingham attends the funeral with him. Meanwhile, Leo tries to broach the subject of his resignation as Josh and Sam attempt to get dirt on their opponents from Laurie, Sam's call girl friend. CJ is disturbed by the murder of a gay teenager, and gives Danny the opportunity to convince her that hate crimes don't deserve special status under the law.
Awards
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
2000 Emmy Award Nominee:
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series
2001 WGA Laurel Award Nominee:
Outstanding Achievement in Television Writing for Episodic Drama
Credits
Directed by ALEX GRAVES
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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Related Links:
The Fables of Phaedrus
On the Nature of Things by Titus Lucretius Carus
The Adventures of James Capen Adams by Theodore Hittell
Justice Information Center - Hate Crime Resources
Dialogue Excerpts:
Sam: It is.
Toby: It is not the new millennium. The year 2000 is the last year of the millennium, it's not the first year of the next one.
Sam: But the common sensibility, to quote Stephen Jay Gould--
Toby: Stephen Jay Gould needs to look at a calendar.
Sam: Gould says this is a largely un-resolveable issue.
Toby: Yeah, it's tough to resolve. You have to look at a calendar.
Josh: Could you stop looking at me with the face--
Donna: It's my face.
Josh: --like I just killed your hamster.
Donna: I just think if the tables were turned--
Josh: Donna.
Donna: If one of us was in trouble, he'd be the first person to--
Josh: I know. I know.
Donna: It was my regular face, Josh. I wasn't trying to guilt you.
Sam: The flamingo's a nice-looking bird.
CJ: The flamingo is a ridiculous-looking bird.
Sam: You're not ridiculous-looking.
CJ: I know I'm not ridiculous-looking.
Sam: Any way for me to get out of this conversation?
CJ: I'm going to talk to someone.
Sam: Excellent.
Josh: You had us tailed?
Leo: Yes.
Sam: Why did you have us tailed?
Leo: On the off-chance that you're as stupid as you look. Whose idea was this?
Josh: It was mine. Sam was a reluctant accomplice. You had us tailed?
Leo: Get over it.