As Chief Justice Ashland's health problems continue to mount, Joe Quincy, Ashland's former clerk, is pressed into service to persuade him to retire; as C.J. prepares Zoey for a sit-down interview about her kidnapping, Abbey reveals that her relationship with her husband is still strained; Jed refuses to be held hostage by the Republican in the budget negotiations.
Quest roles:
Stockard Channing(Abbey Bartlet), NiCole Robinson(Margaret Hooper), Steven Culp(Speaker of the House Jeff Haffley), Gary Cole(Vice President Bob Russell), Elisabeth Moss(Zoey Bartlet), Michael Hyatt(Angela Blake), Obi Ndefo(Donald), Matthew Perry(Joe Quincy), Milo O’Shea(Chief Justice Roy Ashland)