"The Fall's Gonna Kill You" is the 42nd episode of The West Wing.
The episode begins with CJ being summoned to the office of the White House Counsel Oliver Babish, who menacingly questions CJ about the President's MS cover-up, despite the fact she had only been informed the night before. The First Lady is also grilled by Oliver, namely about her signing one of Zoey's college admissions forms in which it was indicated that Bartlet had no major hea...
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"The Fall's Gonna Kill You" is the 42nd episode of The West Wing.
The episode begins with CJ being summoned to the office of the White House Counsel Oliver Babish, who menacingly questions CJ about the President's MS cover-up, despite the fact she had only been informed the night before. The First Lady is also grilled by Oliver, namely about her signing one of Zoey's college admissions forms in which it was indicated that Bartlet had no major health problems. Josh gets Leo's OK for a plan to enlist Joey Lucas to take a secret poll that will hypothetically address a political cover-up of a leader's illness without specifically mentioning what is really happening. He meets Joey at the airport and reveals the President's illness to her, making her the 20th person to learn of the illness and cover-up.
Meanwhile, new estimates project a smaller-than-expected budget surplus—and that cheers staffers because it will allow the administration to make its case for opposing a tax cut for the...
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