ADE IN:EXT. WASHINGTON, D.C. - NIGHT
2:38 A.M. EST
CUT TO:INT. BARTLETS LIMOUSINE - CONTINUOUS
Bartlet and Leo are inside the limousine, headed for the airport.BARTLET
I don't like putting him in this position.LEO
I know.BARTLET
I just don't want you to think that I'm getting any pleasure in putting himin this position.LEO
Well, he knew the vote was going to be tight.BARTLET
Its ironic.LEO
Yeah.BARTLET
I mean its ironic that it all comes down to a vote on the ethanol tax credit.LEO
Yeah.BARTLET
50-50 tie.LEO
I understand the irony.BARTLET
Are you being brusque with me?LEO
Its 3 oclock in the morning.BARTLET
Im just saying you cant blame me. Its what you get from having an even numberof senators.LEO
Yeah, you should blame the constitution.BARTLET
Thats what I usually do.LEO
Yep.FADE OUT:THE WEST WINGTHE WEST WING (cont'd)FADE IN:INT. BARSTOOLTS OFFICE - DAYCUT TO:INT. WASHINGTON, D.C. - DAYRONALD SORKIN, a journalist, sits at a desk in Washington, D.C. He is writing about Bartlet's decision to run for president again.SORKIN (V.O)
Ronald Reagan is running for president of the United States again, and Bartlet has decided to run as well for his old Senate seat in Illinois. It's been four years since he last held office, but he believes he can still make a difference and help the country through difficult times.SORKIN (V.O)
The election is coming up quickly, and Bartlet knows he needs to start campaigning if he wants to have any chance of winning back his old seat.SORKIN (V.O)
So he and his wife, Margaret, head out to California for their first campaign event in months, leaving Leo behind to handle some urgent matters back in DC.FADE OUT:THE WEST WINGTHE WEST WING (cont'd)FADE IN:EXT. CALIFORNIA - DAYCUT TO:INT. BARSTOOLTS LIMO - DAYBartlet and Leo sit in the backseat of the limousine, looking out the window at the passing scenery.BARTLET
I dont like putting him in this position.LEO
I know.BARTLET
I just dont want you to think that I'm getting any pleasure in putting himin this position.LEO
Well, he knew the vote was going to be tight.BARTLET
Its ironic.LEO
Yeah.BARTLET
I mean its ironic that it all comes down to a vote on the ethanol tax credit.LEO
Yeah.BARTLET
50-50 tie.LEO
I understand the irony.BARTLET
Are you being brusque with me?LEO
Its 3 oclock in the morning.BARTLET
Im just saying you cant blame me. Its what you get from having an evennumber of senators.LEO
Yeah, you should blame the constitution.BARTLET
Thats what I usually do
oey got a new detail, and the team was briefed by Agent Bartlet (Michael J. Fox) in the conference room.
LEO: I heard about that.
BARTLET: Have you seen these new agents?
LEO: I've seen them. They've got the hair, the backpacks, the clothes. Walking around campus with their 44 magnums strapped to their backs.
BARTLET: They really blend in.
LEO: You know something? When it's your kid, you don't want them blending in. You want them wearing a sign that says "I'm carrying a loaded gun" and the safety's off.
[Pause] Can I say this once more?
BARTLET: No.
LEO: If you get tired--
BARTLET: Leo.
LEO: Stay at the hotel for the night. You won't sleep on the plane, you'll be running around all day, and then you have to do the fundraiser at night.
BARTLET: I want to come home after the fundraiser.
LEO: That's a full day and night. Round trip from D.C. to L.A. in 24 hours. It's really no good for you.
BARTLET: It'll be fine.
LEO: Just be that way.
BARTLET: Your impersonation of my mother is getting sharper and sharper, you know that?
LEO: Thank you.
