Two Weeks Out
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| “Two Weeks Out” | |
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| The West Wing episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 146 |
| Written by | Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr. |
| Directed by | Laura Innes |
| Guest stars | Janeane Garofalo Ron Silver Matthew Del Negro Stephen Root Melinda McGraw Diana-Maria Riva Ramón De Ocampo Michael Spound |
| Production no. | 2T6214 |
| Original airdate | March 19, 2006 |
| Season 7 episodes | |
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| List of The West Wing episodes | |
"Two Weeks Out" is episode 146 of The West Wing.
With the election two weeks out and both candidates polling even in California, both the Santos and Vinick campaigns scramble to the state to try and gain free media from public events. Sheila, Vinick's assisant in previous episodes, has stepped down in favour of hard line right winger, Jane. She is there to pull voters from the Republican base.
Vinick, whose hand is broken by constant handshakes, catches a break when Bruno discovers Santos' briefcase in a holding room and accidentally opens it thinking it's Vinick's. Vinick and Bruno must make a difficult decision; Do they open the case and use its contents against the owner or take the high road and give it back to Santos? In the briefcase: evidence which suggests that the Congressman may be supporting an illegitimate child. Vinick asks to meet with Santos where the Congressman denies the allegation, stating that he was making up for the mistakes of his worthless brother. We also learn from the contents of the briefcase that Santos has been keeping a journal and is not happy with Leo's performance as Vice Presidential candidate, as well as having strongly negative feelings about VP Bob Russell.
