Paul Austin

Sam and Josh work on thwarting Congressman Lillienfield's accusation about drug abuse in the White House. Leo warns Bartlet that Leo may have to resign because of his former substance abuse. Toby arranges a full military funeral for a homeless Korean War veteran he never met. The murder of a homosexual high school student forces C.J. and members of the White House staff to reconsider hate crime legislation. C.J. finally agrees to go out on a date with Danny, a journalist. Bartlet tries to sneak out to do some Christmas shopping.

There's a shooting at City Hall; Councilman Clarence Clark is killed and a water inspector, Ron Tabachnik, is injured. It's assumed Clark was the target, so Briscoe and Green start their investigation by talking to the security guards. They suspect the shooter was a "regular" because "regulars" were allowed to bypass security, and the shooter did just that. The Detectives believe Clark's most recent opponent, Sonny Rodino, could be the shooter, but he had an alibi which checks out. Then they realize there was a meeting taking place that very day, consisting of people upset about their water bills, and they now think Tabachnik was the target.

When Crockett & Tubbs masquerade as hotel security acting as pimps, they uncover an operation to rip-off the hotel vault.