Thomas Kopache

When a skull and decomposed hands are discovered in a dumpster, the team begins a search to find the rest of the victim's remains. Brennan agrees to appear on a kid's science show.

The staff scramble to win over congressmen holding out for political favours when the House of Representatives readies to override the president's death tax veto, and Charlie considers asking for immunity.

The president plays chess with Sam and Toby, literally, and with saber-rattling China figuratively, in a game of brinkmanship, and Josh tries to account for all 42 votes cast in a portentous New Hampshire presidential primary.

The president's team gathers lawyers for an assassination inquiry. Sam, Toby and Josh hatch a new idea to pay for college education.

An Israeli air strike in Qumar interrupts Bartlet's preparations for presidential debates. The staff reflects on the administration's early days in Washington, DC.

The president considers breaking the law to rescind the diplomatic immunity of a known terrorist, Josh battles his lover over a welfare reform bill, and CJ develops a new-found respect for her Secret Service bodyguard.