President Bartlet calls on an eccentric British diplomat for help when the threat of nuclear confrontation is imminent.
The president is found unconscious shortly before his State of the Union address, and the first lady doesn't believe the official explanation.
President Bartlet vetoes the "death tax" bill, but the staff must move quickly when they learn the House has enough votes to immediately override it.
The president prepares for a town-hall meeting with college students, while the military searches for a downed pilot in the Iraqi desert.
The crisis of U.S. hostages taken in Colombia looms, as the president delivers the State of the Union.