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Teaser

Sam: This thing's about thirty minutes old, Josh. We don't know exactly what happened.

Josh: What do we know?

Sam: Roberto Mendoza doesn't drink.

Josh: He was arrested for drunk driving.

Sam: Roberto Mendoza doesn't drink, Josh.

Josh: How much does the press know?

Sam: They don't know anything.

Josh: The cops haven't leaked it?

Sam: I swear to God, I don't think the cops know.

Josh: They don't know that they've arrested Roberto Mendoza?

Sam: They don't know it's that Roberto Mendoza.

Josh: I've got this thing now.

Sam: I got a cab. [to driver] The White House. [to Josh] I'll let you know what's going on.

Thing 1 = Mendoza's arrest for drunk driving Thing 2 = guest appearance at the Marjorie Dupont lecture series
Act 1

CJ: Carol, let's move the briefing to 1.

Carol: You can't.

CJ: Why not?

Carol: You have the thing.

CJ: Yes, and this is a perfect excuse to postpone the thing.

Carol: You really don't want to do that.

Sam: You have a thing?

Thing = Dentist appointment
Act 1

Josh: Eight words: “The President's not taking any questions right now.” If we'd just stepped in 30 seconds sooner…[cell phone rings] that's me. I'm sorry, I, uh, there's a thing. I have, I have to answer this now. This'll just, uh, take a second.

Thing = crisis involving the President's nominee to the Supreme Court
Posted by Ryo at February 16, 2000 03:55 PM