The president's bid for re-election could be in jeopardy after Sam realises Bartlet never apologised for concealing his condition, and CJ makes a crucial mistake at a press conference. Bartlet must make a decision regarding a military rescue.
A campaign manager feels that her Democratic congressional candidate has been purposely underfunded by his party, and the president meets with a priest about an execution.
A fundraiser may be cancelled if the president refuses to oppose a bill banning gays in the military, and Leo asks the vice president to break a Senate deadlock vote.
Bartlet refines his re-election speech, and contemplates adding a public apology to his remarks, CJ considers what actions to take to defuse her ill-timed remarks, and Babish educates Charlie about the costs of legal representation.
Complications arise in a rescue effort to save federal drug agents taken hostage by Colombian terrorists, and a senator threatens to run for president.