Josh gets a holiday present he doesn't particularly want when Jed Bartlet's son-in-law has designs on a seat in the House. Maybe that's because he makes Donna do his holiday shopping for him. The President's attention, meanwhile, is divided between his busy family, a tree-lighting ceremony, and Christian relief workers jailed in the Sudan. Toby and CJ debate Oregon's right-to-die law and the Attorney General's decision to go after Oregon's doctors. After being booted out of his west wingn office, Will heads off Toby's attempts to pass the political controversy off to the Vice President.

Starring:

STOCKARD CHANNING as First Lady Abigail Bartlet
DULÉ HILL as Charlie Young
ALLISON JANNEY as C.J. Cregg
JOSHUA MALINA as Will Bailey
JANEL MOLONEY as Donna Moss
RICHARD SCHIFF as Toby Ziegler
JOHN SPENCER as Leo McGarry
BRADLEY WHITFORD as Josh Lyman
and MARTIN SHEEN as President Josiah Bartlet

CJ:  The DEA's coming down on a doctor in Oregon for assisting with a suicide.  There's no federal jurisdiction, so I don't know what they think they're doing.

Bartlet:  What do they say?

CJ:  They're calling it a violation of the Controlled Substances Act.  The narcotic used is federally controlled.

Toby:  So's a handgun.

Josh:  Yeah?

Toby:  Doesn't turn a shooting into a federal case.

Josh:  He makes a point.

Josh:  It's three weeks away.

Donna:  Hannukah's two.

Josh:  There's plenty of time.

Donna:  Who's in charge of shopping?

Josh:  You are.

Donna:  There are pages turned down with post-its to tell you which of your relatives the gift is for.  If you're happy with the choice, you should initial at the "X."  If you're not happy with the choice, you should remember how this goes when you try to do it yourself.

Bartlet:  She dumped a Rhodes Scholar for this guy.  Zoey left Charlie for the frog.  Ellie and the guitar player with the purple van.  My children choose morons, every one.

Debbie:  They say daughters look for their fathers.

Bartlet:  I'm putting together a panel on assisted suicide.  You got any names?  Medical ethicists?

Abbey:  Your position has changed?

Bartlet:  No syringe in the nightstand.  It'll get ugly and that's that.  You gonna be there?

Abbey:  Yeah.