Sam Seaborn wrestles with raw vulnerability from his past romantic rejection by Lisa Sherborne and the painful deletion of his ambitious cancer-cure draft, revealing deeper regrets amid professional pressures.
Sam Seaborn wrestles with raw vulnerability from his past romantic rejection by Lisa Sherborne and the painful deletion of his ambitious cancer-cure draft, revealing deeper regrets amid professional pressures.
Events in This Arc
Toby bursts into Sam's office, masking frustration over the stalled economy section of the State of the Union speech with pie banter, then sharply questions progress and Lisa Sherborne's impending …
In his dimly lit office, Sam awkwardly shows Lisa polling data before they erupt into a raw confrontation over their failed engagement—Lisa accuses him of abandoning her for White House …
In the West Wing late at night, amid mounting crises, Leo intercepts C.J. outside his office and urgently assigns her to verify a rumor from the Manchester Union Leader that …
In Sam's night office, Millgate invokes FDR and Churchill's smoking legacies to defy Enlow's funding hold on the Illinois-based supercollider. Enlow bursts in, furious over Sam's note, threatening anonymous blocks …
After Enlow's defeat, Millgate crudely dismisses the senator and urges Sam to prioritize science. Sam calls out to reconcile with Enlow off-screen, resolving the hold and securing supercollider funding. As …