Jed and the staff vet potential Supreme Court appointees; Toby and Andy don't see eye-to-eye on her fact-finding trip to the Middle East; Donna's parents are the unlikely inspiration for the resolution to the problems arising from the judicial confirmation process.
- Directed by
- Jessica Yu
- Written by
- Debora Cahn
Guest stars
Kathleen York
Andrea Wyatt
NiCole Robinson
Margaret Hooper
Lily Tomlin
Deborah Fiderer
Melissa Marsala
Rina
Melissa Fitzgerald
Carol Fitzpatrick
Glenn Close
Evelyn Baker Lang
William Fichtner
Christopher Mulready
Mitchell Ryan
Roland Pierce
Jesse Bradford
Ryan Pierce
Milo O'Shea
Roy Ashland
Deirdre Lovejoy
Lisa Wolfe
Robert Picardo
E. Bradford Shelton
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S5 E17A WF 83429
Sep 24, 20038.239 min
As the search for Zoey continues, Walken takes a hard line against the kidnappers that could contribute to her death; Danny releases the Shareef story, and the revelation creates a rift that separates Jed from Abbey and Liz; tensions arise
S5 E2The Dogs of War
Oct 1, 20037.840 min
Bombs drop on Qumar upon Walken's orders; as the hours pass without any word on Zoey's whereabouts, tensions increase within the Bartlet family; Walken and Leo clash after Josh's suspicion that the opposition is using Walken's tenure in the
S5 E3Jefferson Lives
Oct 8, 20037.741 min
When he realizes that his first choice for Vice President faces an uphill fight for nomination, Jed nominates a congressman that none of the staff can get excited about; Josh is less than thrilled with his new intern.
S5 E4Han
Oct 22, 20037.440 min
Josh fails to sway an unruly congressman who insists on voting against the administration on the vice presidential confirmation, but Ryan reaches out to get him to change his mind; Leo fears that the potential defection of a prominent North
S5 E5Constituency of One
Oct 29, 20037.140 min
Will Bailey receives an offer to become Vice President Russell's top aide. Amy Gardner does some skillful lobbying for domestic violence prevention which gets the wrath of Bartlet. A conservative democratic senator switches parties.
S5 E6Disaster Relief
Nov 5, 200340 min
The fallout on the Hill from Carrick's switch to the Republican party exiles Josh deep into a White House doghouse, so C.J. gives Donna some tips on how she can support him; Jed gets a harsh reality check from C.J. when he lingers too long