Commencement (The West Wing)
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Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 87 |
Written by | Aaron Sorkin |
Directed by | Alex Graves |
Guest stars | Mary-Louise Parker Timothy Busfield John Amos Taye Diggs Anna Deavere Smith Kathleen York Elisabeth Moss Michael O'Neill NiCole Robinson Arye Gross Trent Ford |
Production no. | 175322 |
Original airdate | May 7, 2003 |
Season 4 episodes | |
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List of The West Wing episodes |
"Commencement" is episode 87 of The West Wing.
[edit] Plot
Danny Concannon has finally pieced together the puzzle about the killing of Abdul ibn Shareef after learning his pilot was a U.S. operative working under an alias, but C.J. and Leo persuade him to hold off on the story for a week, because five Qumari nationals who were under FBI surveillance in upstate New York have gone missing. The trail of a potential terrorist threat involves cryptic language about "torrential rains in the Pacific Northwest" and a missing crate on a Syrian-flagged ship that leads to a shutdown at the Port of Porland, OR. The President also officially tells his senior staff that the U.S. did in fact assassinate Shareef the previous year.
In parallel storylines, Amy and Donna have a heart-to-heart about Josh when they're considering who the new Vice President will be in the aftermath of John Hoynes' resignation, resulting in Amy asking Donna if she is in love with Josh, while Toby tries to win back Andi by buying a house. Andi refuses Toby's entreaties because he's too sad, but before they can talk much about it she goes into labor and Toby's left with his own broken heart.
Meanwhile President Bartlet gives the commencement speech for Zoey's graduation at Georgetown University. Zoey is having second thoughts about going to France with Jean Paul after she and Charlie share some champagne and a kiss at the National Arboretum, but a night out celebrating at a club changes everything. The Secret Service head agent can't find Zoey and then goes outside and sees one of her protective agents has been shot and killed, and he calls out an alert saying that she's missing...