Ways and Means
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| Ways and Means | |
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| Season: | 3 |
| Episode: | 1 |
| Story By: | Eli Attie & Gene Sperling |
| Teleplay By: | Aaron Sorkin |
| Directed By: | Alex Graves |
| Airdate: | October 24, 2001 |
| Guest Stars: | Oliver Platt Ron Silver Emily Procter Connie Britton Evan Handler Mark Feuerstein |
When a fearless special prosecutor (Nicholas Pryor) begins investigating the President's (Martin Sheen) non-disclosure of his illness and issues subpoenas to the White House staff, C.J. (Allison Janney) cannily tries to light a backfire by dropping clues to the press that might ultimately force the replacement of the prosecutor with someone more favorable to the Administration. It seems that the current prosecutor is too non-partisan and fair. C.J. wants a real fire-breather so that the administration can gain more sympathy from the public.
Elsewhere: a real forest fire rages in Wyoming but the governor is incensed when Bartlet backs the forestry experts who believe the fire should just burn itself out; the President is in a political bind as he decides whether or not to push for the repeal of the estate tax -- or "the death tax," as labeled by his savvy rivals, and a wary Donna (Janel Moloney) goes out on a blind date with a charming Republican (Mark Feuerstein) who might represent a conflict of interest, as he's about to begin working with Republicans investigating the Administration.
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[edit] Cast
[edit] Starring
- Rob Lowe as Sam Seaborn
- Dulé Hill as Charlie Young
- Allison Janney as C.J. Cregg
- Janel Moloney as Donna Moss
- Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler
- John Spencer as Leo McGarry
- Bradley Whitford as Josh Lyman
- and Martin Sheen as Jed Bartlet
[edit] Special Guest Stars
[edit] Guest Starring
- Connie Britton as Connie Tate
- Evan Handler as Doug Wegland
- Mark Feuerstein as Cliff Calley
- Miguel Sandoval as Victor Campos
- NiCole Robinson as Margaret Hooper
- Nicholas Pryor as Clement Rollins
- Thom Barry as Mark Richardson
- Edmund L. Shaff as Bill Horton
[edit] Co-Starring
- Jana Lee Hamblin as Reporter Bobbi
- Devika Parikh as Bonnie
- Melissa Fitzgerald as Carol Fitzpatrick
- Kim Webster as Ginger
- Timothy Davis-Reed as Mark O'Donnell
- Charles Noland as Reporter Steve
- Max Chalawsky as Kinnis
- Felix Solis as Hammaker
- Andrea C. Robinson as Barbara
- Tom McCarthy as Senator Randall Thomas
- Lewis Grenville as Reporter
- Stephanie Cantu as Reporter
- Nadia Axakowsky as Reporter
[edit] Notes
- Series regular Stockard Channing does not appear in this episode.
[edit] Quotes
- Oliver Babish: A subpoena is just a legal agreement to produce certain testemony and documents.
- C.J. Cregg: Yeah, but isn't that like the way a mugger uses a gun to produce your wallet?
- C.J.: Leo, we need to be investigated by someone who wants to kill us just to watch us die. We need someone perceived by the American people to be irresponsible, untrustworthy, partisan, ambitious and thirsty for the limelight. Am I crazy or is this not a job for the U.S. House of Representatives?
