Leo McGarry's raw personal fragility from impending divorce erupts amid professional crises, deflecting concern from Margaret and Donna while confiding selectively in President Bartlet, straining his authoritative facade.
Leo McGarry's raw personal fragility from impending divorce erupts amid professional crises, deflecting concern from Margaret and Donna while confiding selectively in President Bartlet, straining his authoritative facade.
Events in This Arc
Margaret enters Leo's office with evident concern over his divorce and alcoholism, relaying an urgent call from President Bartlet. On the phone, Bartlet demands clarity on the tanker's seizure goal …
Margaret enters Leo's office with a concerned gaze, awkwardly referencing his divorce and alcoholism to express worry, but Leo curtly dismisses her to take Bartlet's call on the tanker crisis. …
Josh bursts into Leo's office with dire news of the Horizon container ship carrying 83 Chinese stowaways (13 dead en route), bodies already with INS in San Diego. Leo, correcting …
In a tense Leo's office showdown, Toby downplays a damaging photo from a local paper—now circulated online—depicting Josephine McGarry amid cops handcuffing praying high schoolers at a football game, framing …
Lost in intense contemplation amid the refugee crisis, Leo stands frozen, hand near his mouth, when Margaret enters his office. Her soft 'Leo?' prompts his clipped anticipation: 'She's here?' Her …