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PART08Shibboleth

THEWESTWING

'SHIBBOLETH'

TELEPLAYBY:

AARONSORKIN

STORYBY:

PATRICKH.CADDELL

DIRECTEDBY:

LAURAINNES

TEASER

FADEIN:

EXT.SANDIEGOHARBOR-NIGHT

24THSTREETTERMINAL

SANDIEGOHARBOR

Asweseethenightsky,wehearagarbledsoundfromaradio.Amanspeaks.

MAN[OS]

Yeah,I'mgonnaneedRomeroandRydellonabackup.

Wecloseinonasmallship.Surroundingitareseveralboatsbythedock,

paramedictrucks

andpolicecarsbytheharbor.TheUnitedStatesCoastGuardisallover

theplace.

MAN[OS]

I'mgonnaneedthemtherein20...Inabout20.

RADIO[VO]

Whythepriority?

MAN[OS]

It's'causeweneedasupportteamoutthere.Over.

RADIO[VO]

Yessir.

Thecamerapansandweseetheman,COMMANDERCALEoftheCoastGuard,

nowtalkingto

anotherman,afewfeetfromthepolicecars.

COMMANDERCALE

Oh.Takethisrightoverthere.Okay?

Themannodsandleaves.BehindCale,acarpullsover.TheI.N.S.man,

JOSEPHRUSSO,

comesoutquicklyandapproachesthecommander.

JOSEPHRUSSO

CommanderCale!

CALE

Yeah?

RUSSO

JosephRusso,I.N.S.

Theyshakehandsandshoutoverallthesoundsoftheplace.

CALE

It'sacontainership,Horizon.We'reholdingthemamileout.Theystarted

fromthe

FujianProvince.

RUSSO

Howmany?

CALE

Aboutahundred.

RUSSO

DidyoucalltheStateDepartment?

CALE

Yeah.We'regonnaneedsometranslatorswhospeakMandarin.

RUSSO

Wegot'em.

Ahelicopterroarsoverhead.

CALE

Arewetalkingaboutexpeditedremoval,or...?

RUSSO

I'msorry?

CALE

Arewetalkingaboutexpeditedremoval?

RUSSO

That'snotuptome.

Theypartways.AtroubledlookonCale'sfaceasRussoheadsbacktothecar.

CUTTO:

EXT.THEWHITEHOUSE-NIGHT

WeseeaniceoverheadshotoftheWhiteHouse.Samspeaks.

SAM[VO]

Welloverthreeandahalfcenturiesago,sprinklingbyfaithandboundby

acommondesire

forliberty...

CUTTO:

INT.ADARKOFFICE-CONTINUOUS

Samissittingonacouchreadingfromapieceofpaper.Tobywatcheshim,

asheswings

lefttorightonhischair.

SAM[cont.]

AsmallbandofpilgrimssoughtoutaplaceintheNewWorldwherethey

couldworship

accordingtotheirownbeliefs...andsolvecrimes.

TOBY

Sam...

SAM

It'dbegood.

TOBY

Readthething.

SAM

Byday,theychurnbutterandworshipaccordingtotheirownbeliefsandby

night,they

solvecrimes.

TOBY

Readthething.

SAM

Pilgrimdetectives.

TOBY

Doyouseemelaughing?

SAM

Ithinkyou'relaughingontheinside.

TOBY

Okay.

SAM

Withthebighats.

TOBY

Givemethespeech.

C.J.entersasTobyswitcheschairs.

C.J.

Haveeitherofyouheardof...uh,Idon'tknow,something,the...Jamestown

Mayflower

DaughtersoftheAmericanRevolutionPreservationSoceity?

TOBY

TheJamestownMayflowerDaughters?

C.J.

Imayhavegottenthenamewrong.They'reinvitingtheWhiteHouseto

participatein

somekindof...Idon'tknow,ThanksgivingRevolutionaryWarre-enactment.

TOBY

C.J.,let'snottortureAmericanHistorycompletelytodeath.

C.J.

Whothehellare...?

TOBY

Jamestownwasthe16thcentury.TheMayflowerlandedatPlymouthinthe17th

century.

TheFathersoftheDaughtersoftheAmericanRevolutionfoughtin...?

C.J.throwsupherarms.

TOBY

The18thcentury!

C.J.

It'safestivalfeastofsomekind!

Whocares?

C.J.walksnextdoortoherofficetogetherjacket.

SAM

[toToby]SomebodyneedstolearnthetruemeaningofThanksgiving.

C.J.comesbackwhileputtingonherjacket.Shestandsbythedoor.

C.J.

Re-enactmentsandproclamationsandNativeAmericancornhuskshangingcontests

withnative...

TOBY

Cornhuskshanging?

C.J.

Whatever.I'mtheThanksgivingcruisedirectoraroundhere.

SAM

Itwasn'tlikethislastyear?

C.J.

Iwasn'therelastyear.

SAM

Wherewereyoulastyear?

C.J.

Theysentmehomelastyear.Youdon'tremembermehavinga102.7-degree

feverandhaving

allkindsofflu-likesymptoms?

TOBY

No.

C.J.

That's'causeeverytimewecomeuponaholiday,youguyscheckoutlike

seniorswhoare

donewithfinals.

TOBY

WearewritingaveryimportantThanksgivingproclamation.

SAM

Andpossiblyanewaction-adventureseries.

TOBY

Nobodyherehascheckedout.

JOSH

[walksup]Hey,Iwasjustflippinganickelinmyoffice.Sixteentimesin

arow,it

cameouttails.

C.J.looksknowinglyatTobyandSam.

C.J.

I'mgoinghome.

TOBY

Haveagoodnight.

C.J.

Yeah.Yeah.

C.J.leaves,andJoshenters.

JOSH

Sixteentimesinarow.[flipshisnickelagain]Yeah.

Donnashowsupatthedoor.Theguyslookup.

DONNA

Excuseme,fellas.[looksatsomebodyoutthehall]It'sokay.Youcancome

inhere.

Noresponse.Donnamotionsfortheguystocomeoutintothehall.Josh,

SamandTobycome

outoftheroomandseewhatwasoutintheHALLWAY.BehindDonnaisMORTON

HORN,along

withtwoturkeys,gobblinginsidetheirowncages.

DONNA

ThisisMortonHorn.He'sfromJasperFarms,Virginia.[toMorton]Tellthem

whatyou're

doinghere,Morton.

MORTONHORN

I'mdroppingofftheturkeys.

DONNA

He'sdroppingofftheturkeys.

TOBY

Whatare,uh...?

DONNA

Nobodyleftmeinstructions.HehadapassfromtheNorthwestEntrance.

MORTON

I'mdroppingofftheturkeys.

TOBY

Yeah.

MORTON

WhereshouldIput'em?

Afteramoment,theguysseemtoagreeontheirresponses.

JOSH

C.J.'soffice.

SAM

C.J.

JOSH

I'ddefinitelyputtheminC.J.'soffice.

TOBY

Goodidea.

JOSH

C.J.Cregg'soffice.

SAM

It'srightthere.

TOBY

Well,C.J.'sofficeisrightthere...

JOSH

C.J.handlesallthe...

TOBY

Donnawillshowyou.

JOSH

...birds.

TOBY

C.J.

JOSH

Yeah.

DONNA

Okay.

TOBY

AndMorton,Ms.Creggisgoneforthenight,uh,andherofficeissecure,

soyoushould

feelfreetolettheturkeysoutofthecage,andallowthemto,youknow,

roamfreely,

astheyweremeanttodo.

JOSH

[afternodding]Absolutely.

MORTON

Okay.

TOBY

Okay.

TheturkeysgobbleasMortongetsthemreadytowalkoff.

JOSH

Showherwho'sslackingoff.[flipshisnickelagain]

TOBY

Pizza?

Samnods.

JOSH

Yeah.

TobyandSamgobackinsidetheroom.BonniewalksupbehindJosh.Theywalk

toJOSH'S

BULLPENAREA.

BONNIE

Josh,theyneedyouonthephone.

JOSH

What'sgoingon?

BONNIE

ACommanderCaleoftheCoastGuardistalkingtothewatchcommanderin

theSituation

Room,andtheywantyoutositinonthecall.

JOSH

Why?

HepicksupaphoneandpushesabuttonasBonniewalksaway.

BONNIE

Idon'tknow.SomethingaboutaboatfromChina.

JOSH

[intophone]JoshLyman.

SMASHCUTTO:

MAINTITLES.

ENDTEASER

***

ACTONE

FADEIN:

EXT.WASHINGTOND.C.-DAY

MONDAYMORNING

WeseeanoutsideviewoftheWhiteHouseandWashingtonMonument.

CUTTO:

INT.LEO'SOFFICE-CONTINUOUS

JoshandLeowalkinside.

JOSH

It'san800-footcontainershipcalledtheHorizon.Eighty-threeChinese

werestowedaway

incontainersinthehold.

LEO

Iheard96.

JOSH

Thirteenofthemdiedontheway.

LEO

Whathappenedtothedeadbodies?

JOSH

Theycameoverwiththe83livesones.INShastheminatemporarydetention

facility

bythewater.

LEO

BriefC.J.

JOSH

[getsuptoleave]YoudoinganythingforThanksgiving?

LEO

TheFirstFamily.Whataboutyou?

JOSH

TobyandSamandIaregonnawatchfootball.

LEO

BriefC.J.ontheChinese.

JOSH

Yeah.Leo,domeafavor,wouldyou?

Don'ttellthePresidentwe'rejust

watchingfootball.

He'llwanttoinviteusfordinner.

LEO

Wellyes,I'msureuponhearingthenewsthatyou'refreethePresidentof

theUnitedStates

willinsistthatyoujoinhimfordinner.

JOSH

I'mjustsaying,we'vebeenworkinghardandwe'dprefertowatchfootball

ratherthan

listentoahistoryoftheyaminLatin.

LEO

BriefC.J.!

JOSH

Yeah.

JoshwalksouttohallwayandseesC.J.Theytalkastheywalkthrough

towardstheiroffices.

JOSH

Hey!

C.J.

Hello.

JOSH

Listen...

C.J.

What?

JOSH

AboutahundredChinesestowedawayinacargoholdofacontainership.INS

hasthemin

atemporaryinternmentcampinSanDiego.

C.J.

I'llneedmorethanthat.

JOSH

Idon'thavemorethanthat,butIwillinafewminutes,sostayoutof

thepressroom

untilyoutalktome.

C.J.

Whatabouttherecessappointments?

JOSH

Tobywantstotalktoyouaboutaddinganame.

C.J.

Who?

JOSH

JosephineMcGarry.

C.J.

Really?

JOSH

Yeah.

C.J.

IsthisasafavortoLeo?

JOSH

ThisisTobysniffingaroundforafightonschoolprayer.

C.J.

He'llgetone.

JoshhangsbackasC.J.headstowardheroffice.

C.J.

Well,I'mgonnaseewhat'snextformeinthisweekofunendurableThanksgiving

nonsense.

JOSH

Okay.

CAROL

HeyC.J.

C.J.

HeyCarol.

C.J.walksintoherOFFICE,notnoticingtheturkeyonhercouchandthe

turkeyonherdesk.

She'slookingoversomepapersandstartstakinghercoatoffwhenshe

noticesthebirds.

CAROL

Ohyeah,theturkeyscame.

Donnarunsupfromdownthehall.

DONNA

Wait,wait,wait,wait,wait...I'mcoming!

[enters]Ididn'tknowyouwere

hereyet.

C.J.

Iam.

DONNA

Theturkeyscame.

C.J.

SoCarolsaid.

CAROL

Excuseme.[leaves]

DONNA

JoshandTobyandSamsaidtheyshouldgoinyouroffice.

C.J.

Yes.

DONNA

Thesearetheturkeys.

C.J.

Theturkeysforwhat?

DONNA

Youweren'therelastyear.

C.J.

When?

DONNA

OverThanksgiving.Youweresick.

C.J.

Yes.

DONNA

EveryearonThanksgiving,thePresidentpardonsaturkey.

C.J.

Hepardonsaturkey.

DONNA

Yeah,andit'syourevent,so...

C.J.

What,aretheretwo?

DONNA

I'msorry?

C.J.

Whyaretheretwoturkeys?

DONNA

Customarily,thePressSecretarydecides--

C.J.

No.

DONNA

--whichofthetwofinalistsismorephotogenic.Theirnames--

C.J.

Idon'twanttoknowtheirnames.

DONNA

Thisone'sEricandthisone'sTroy.

C.J.

EricandTroy.

DONNA

Yeah.

C.J.

AndI'mtochoosethemorepho