Evidence of Things Not Seen

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“Evidence of Things Not Seen”
The West Wing episode

Episode no.	Season 4 Episode 85
Written by	Aaron Sorkin (teleplay) Eli Attie & David Handelman (story)
Directed by	Christopher Misiano
Guest stars	Matthew Perry Lily Tomlin Elisabeth Moss Michael O'Neill NiCole Robinson Renee Estevez
Production no.	175319
Original airdate	April 23, 2003
Season 4 episodes
20 Hours in America, Part I 20 Hours in America, Part II College Kids The Red Mass Debate Camp Game On Election Night Process Stories Swiss Diplomacy Arctic Radar Holy Night Guns Not Butter The Long Goodbye Inauguration, Part I Inauguration Over There The California 47th Red Haven's on Fire Privateers Angel Maintenance Evidence of Things Not Seen Life on Mars Commencement Twenty Five
List of The West Wing episodes

"Evidence of Things Not Seen" is episode 85 of The West Wing. The episode introduces Matthew Perry to the series.

[edit] Plot

On the night of the vernal equinox, the West Wing staff and the President are engaged in a game of poker, but keep getting interrupted. Josh is in the middle of interviewing Joe Quincy (Matthew Perry) for Ainsley Hayes' old job in the counsel's office, when shots are fired at the building, and the West Wing goes into lockdown. President Bartlet is also interrupted, while trying to retrieve a unmanned spy plane from Russian territory without giving away too much information.

[edit] Episode title

The title of this episode comes from the New Testament, Hebrews 11.1 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen...", which is also quoted by C.J. in the episode.