I'd much rather see you on TV, darling, than sitting opposite me watching a demolition derby go on in my brain.

A one-hour meditation on CJ's relationship with her failing father. CJ returns reluctantly to Dayton, Ohio to give a speech at her high school reunion -- and to check up on her father, who's been forgetting things. A former math teacher, Tal Cregg is not pleased with the loss of control associated with his Alzheimer's diagnosis. CJ struggles to deal with her father's problems -- and his wife's abandonment. A former classmate, Marco, runs into CJ at the airport, and later offers her a few moments of solitude. Meanwhile back at the White House, Toby struggles to cover CJ's duties, and ends up having to call her back in the middle of her speech to deal with a crisis.

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Toby:  Are you scared of the promise thing?  No, that can't be it.  It's your dad.  I'm sorry.  It's, um, how's he doing? 

CJ:  You're not allowed to use the words Alzheimer's or doctors

Toby:  Nevertheless, those are the relevant words.


Tal:  There's a whole chapter on women and math anxiety.  For years -- Now why is it that women under-performed in math?

CJ:  The teachers were sexist men?

Tal:  Exactly.  So there's blocked women to be helped.