Following the subway tunnel collapse, Ruzek and Kidd treat injured passengers and track down the missing offender.
Chicago's first responders unite in the wake of a catastrophic gas explosion and fire that threaten a city government building. Herrmann reluctantly shadows Pascal while Violet, Novak and Dr. Frost take charge of triage efforts on site.
While the White House staff works intensely on Bartlet's crucial State of the Union speech, Bartlet suddenly demands the inclusion of a passage that promises a crusade to cure cancer.
Drew inadvertently demonstrates to Winfred-Lauder execs he is no longer needed and so is fired. Needing income, he rents a room to a gay couple played by Adam West and Max Gail. Lewis and Oswald build a home but need clowns to finish it.
Val and Maxine go undercover as anarchists to help the FBI arrest a group of anarchists and they accidently get Erik Estrada mistaken for one of them.
