The Levys

The Levys stand as the devastated American family gutted by a Jerusalem suicide bombing that snatches their two sons at a soccer match. Thrust into White House orbit without appearing, their fresh anguish reshapes crisis protocol: Leo briefs C.J. to bury victim names from press jaws, shielding raw grief while President Bartlet readies a direct call. They embody intimate stakes piercing geopolitical frenzy—Erev Yom Kippur restraint clashes with empathy's pull—converting distant terror into urgent moral calculus that tests staff resolve amid override vote chaos.