Ready. Aim. Fire.
Updated 2005-10-27 17:00:00
We start right where we left off -- with Toby confessing to C.J. that he leaked the shuttle story to the New York Times. And then we get an hour of silences, pauses, tension, beautifully framed shots, and an object lesson on why this is still the best cast on network television. C.J. won't even speak with Toby, and immediately calls the White House Counsel's office. Toby is immediately isolated, and it isn't long before Babish arrives to interrogate him. Toby denies that Jed or any White House staffer was involved in the leak. Before long, Toby's bulldog of an attorney arrives and puts an end to the questioning. Meanwhile, Kate tries to explain Charles Frost's theory to bigwigs in the Situation Room. It's never clearly explained, but apparently it involves potential war between Russia and China over oil. So, same old same old. And Ellie drops by with her fiancé, who is meeting Jed and Abbey for the first time. It turns out that they need to get married a little more quickly than anybody might have liked. And on the campaign jet, Lou convinces Josh that he needs to replace a bunch of the staff, including Ned. Surprisingly, Santos goes along with this, and Josh has a very unpleasant run-in with Ned when Josh fires him. At the end of the episode, Jed fires Toby, and isn't especially nice about it. C.J. ends up hiring Will to work as White House Communications Director. And Jed goes on national television to announce Toby's confession and firing.