Billy Price's Wife

Bill Price charges into Congo's volatile heart as an embedded reporter, defying protocols by slipping into lawless zones without permission. Missing two filing deadlines unleashes abduction fears that harden into reality: Mai-Mai rebels snatch him outside Goma, per Belgian crews and embassy wires. His peril grips Washington, pulling wife Janet and colleague Leonard Wallace into anguished waits as C.J. unleashes back-channel fury—aid withheld from foes, corporate cash deflected. Once a sharp White House antagonist, Price's captivity now welds personal stakes to diplomatic brinkmanship, his boldness a spark that tests administration resolve.

8 appearances

Also known as: Billy's wife

Billy Price's …'s Journey

A timeline through the narrative

8 moments

S3E13 · Night Five

C.J. Unveils Sunday Night Embargo on UN Speech

Reported as missing in the Congo after missing two story filing deadlines; speculated to have left the Capitol without Ministry permission.

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S3E13 · Night Five

Wallace Urgently Alerts C.J. to Bill Price's Congo Disappearance

Implied devastation from husband's peril

Billy Price's Wife is referenced by Wallace to underscore the human stakes—a mother enduring off-screen anguish—prompting C.J.'s pragmatic advice to call her, amplifying the crisis's personal toll.

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S3E13 · Night Five

Leo Endorses Toby's UN Speech but Probes Strained Iowa Talk with Bartlet

referenced as reporter on assignment in Congo who missed two deadlines, confirmed captured by MaiMai rebels outside Goma per Belgian TV crew and Kinshasa embassy

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S3E13 · Night Five

C.J. Alerts Leo to Reporter Price's Capture by Congo Rebels

reporter on assignment in the Congo who missed two deadlines and was confirmed captured by Mai-Mai rebels

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S3E13 · Night Five

C.J. Blasts Loboko on Ransom Shakedown as Leo Reinforces Demand

Profoundly upset and heartbroken, raw grief propelling external intervention.

Reported by C.J. as already present and waiting in her office with Leonard, her profound upset over her husband's year-long abduction fueling the room's urgency and C.J.'s passionate advocacy in …

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S3E13 · Night Five

C.J. Alerts Leo to Widow's Grief as Loboko Arrives for Ransom Confrontation

Overwhelmed by despair and familial loss

Billy Price's wife is vividly invoked by C.J. as already present and deeply distraught in her office with Leonard, her raw emotional devastation humanizing the abduction's stakes and propelling the …

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S3E13 · Night Five

C.J. Charts Financial Leverage in Bill Price Hostage Talks

Overwhelmed grief sharpened by urgent skepticism

Present as Janet Price, the distraught wife huddling in crisis, her anguish fueling pleas and skepticism that propel the exchange, embodying the human stakes as she rejects comfort to cling …

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S3E13 · Night Five

Donna's Empathetic Comfort for Grieving Widow Janet Price

Raw devastation seeking solace

Present as Janet in C.J.'s office, her palpable distress fueling the intimate exchange over coffee, family revelations, and reassurances about her abducted husband Billy/Bill's fate.

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Affiliation

Congolese Ministry