There's a change in Mama Solis's condition, Lynette befriends a deaf woman whose children also attend Barcliff, Bree encounters more trouble with son Andrew, and Susan finds herself attracted to Edie's new contractor.

Brian starts dating a blind girl and things get a little dicey when she divulges that she hates dogs. Meanwhile, the Griffin family install a new staircase in their home when Peter keeps falling on the old one and decides to live upstairs full-time.

The president awaits the results of a popularity poll, and Sam is photographed as he gives a graduation gift to a known call-girl.

President Bartlet's naming of two Democrats to the Federal Election Commission meets with negative reaction, especially from pollster Al Kiefer.

A fund-raiser 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.

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.

The president's bid for re-election could be in jeopardy after Sam realises Bartlet never apologised for concealing his condition and C.J. makes a crucial mistake at a press conference. Bartlet must make a decision regarding a military rescue.

Five American drug agents are taken hostage by Colombian rebels at the same time President Bartlet gives his third State of the Union address.

Josh searches for funds to prosecute tobacco companies, and Sam learns that the administration's proposed tax cut may be supported by a surplus estimate.

Complications arise in a rescue effort to save federal drug agents taken hostage by Colombian terrorists, and a senator threatens to run for president.

The newly elected Haitian president seeks asylum in the US Embassy after being attacked, and Josh encounters a roadblock in his campaign to raise money to fight big tobacco companies.

Bartlet refines his re-election speech and contemplates adding a public apology to his remarks, C.J. considers what actions to take to defuse her ill-timed remarks and Babish educates Charlie about the costs of legal representation.

The president wants to use his State of the Union speech as a launching pad for a 10-year crusade to cure cancer, and Sam is interviewed for a 'Vanity Fair' profile by his ex-fiancée.

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

Bartlet ponders a lengthy list of prisoners eligible for a presidential pardon. Charlie shares insider titbits with an attractive woman. Toby joins a pollster on a tour of Middle America.

Josh travels to New Hampshire with Santos to establish their campaign headquarters, but problems arise from the beginning when they set up the office in an abandoned shack.

Josh is caught off guard when political commentators are critical of Leo as a running mate for Matt Santos, White House Counsel Babish sits with CJ about the leak investigation, and Donna approaches Josh for a job.

Bartlet and his current staff as well as those from the past come together for Leo's funeral. Santos is faced with the loss of his running mate.

Santos and Vinick have to deal with press fallout when it looks like the Bartlet White House is not going to continue the investigation into the press leaks.

Reynolds finds himself caught between a chance for love and an opportunity to spend precious time with his father; Bloom makes an unexpected move forward with her sister; Max helps a struggling ICU intern; Dr. Wilder is forced to make a choice.