India and Pakistan are on the verge of war. The Indians have done an incursion into Pakistan-held Kashmir territory, and the two sides line up for all out war.
This episode, for the first time really in the show, we start to see the influence the Presidency has outside the United States. The President starts a round of diplomacy and calls into the White House the Chinese ambassador, and the Indian and Pakistani ambassadors. Toby keeps CJ out of the loop, which in turn makes her look like an idiot in front of the press. He also calls into question her distance from the press, she seems to be too close to some journalists (ie, Danny Concannon). He knows he has gone too far. His apology to CJ is quite lovely.
The President calls in Lord John Marbury to advise. Leo hates him but the President finds him insightful. Played by a wonderful Roger Rees, Marbury is an awful snob and obviously a loose canon. He offers good comic relief to a fairly serious episode.
And Josh is subpoenaed by an organization looking to get the down and dirty on the drug use in the White House (yes, this is still on going). Josh blows the disposition, and Josh, Sam and Leo realize that the lid about to be blown off of Leo’s passed pill use. It’s going to hit the papers imminently.
In other news, Zoey asks Charlie out on a date. He in turn asks the President’s permission, which is granted.
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