The Black Vera Wang

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

“The Black Vera Wang”
The West Wing episode
Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 63
Written by	Aaron Sorkin
Directed by	Christopher Misiano
Guest stars	Mark Harmon Ron Silver John Amos Evan Rachel Wood Patrick Breen Gerry Becker Leon Russom Michael Holden Thomas Kopache NiCole Robinson Ned Schmidtke
Production no.	227220
Original airdate	May 8, 2002
Season 3 episodes
Isaac and Ishmael Documentary Special Manchester Part I Manchester Part II Ways and Means On the Day Before War Crimes Gone Quiet The Indians in the Lobby The Women of Qumar Bartlet for America H. Con-172 100,000 Airplanes The Two Bartlets Night Five Hartsfield's Landing Dead Irish Writers The U.S. Poet Laureate Stirred Enemies Foreign and Domestic The Black Vera Wang We Killed Yamamoto Posse Comitatus
List of The West Wing episodes

"The Black Vera Wang" is episode 63 of The West Wing. The title refers to a black dress by the designer Vera Wang.

[edit] Plot

While C. J. Cregg (Secret Service code name: "Flamingo") gets used to being tailed by Secret Service Special Agent Donovan, the President must deal with a terrorist threat on a military installation. This becomes more serious as sources realize the terrorists are targeting the Golden Gate Bridge. Meanwhile, the networks are threatening to cut coverage of the upcoming conventions and Toby must deal with it. Sam receives a copy of a TV commercial attacking the President; and Josh, back from the Helsinki summit, gives Donna a box of cured moose meat. It turns out to be even more unappetizing than it appears.

C.J. tells Donovan that she is going shopping with her niece to buy her a junior prom dress, however, it is she who ends up buying the "Black Vera Wang" of the title. The significance of this shopping trip is revealed at the end of the episode. Sam has a Republican friend he wants to tell about the video they received. Bruno counsels him against it, but he goes ahead and does it anyway. This results in an act of betrayal that leaves Sam reeling. Bruno tells him: "When are you going to listen?" The threat of terrorism lurks a lot closer to home than the President realized.