Episode Number - 114
Original Airdate - February 9, 2000
Story by - Aaron Sorkin, Lawrence O'Donnell Jr. and Paul Redford
Teleplay by - Aaron Sorkin
Directed by - Thomas Schlamme

After the Supreme Court refuses to stay the execution of a Federal prisoner convicted of killing two drug kingpins, President Bartlet must decide whether or not to commute his sentence in less than 48 hours. He calls upon his sagacious childhood priest (Oscar winner Karl Malden) for guidance. Meanwhile, even Toby feels the heat over the controversial issue when he hears a sermon on capital punishment from his rabbi (David Proval). Elsewhere, a hearing-challenged, combative campaign manager (Oscar winner Marlee Matlin) begs for an audience with the President when her Democratic congressional candidate has purposely been underfunded by his party before the upcoming election to unseat an incumbent.

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Quotes
Josh: "I can drink with the best of them, Donna."
Donna: "You can't drink with any of them, Josh."
Josh: "I'm in politics, okay. I can drink."
Donna: "You have a very sensitive system."
Josh: "I wish you'd stop telling people that. It makes me sound like an idiot."

Toby: "You want me to go into the Oval Office and say, 'vengeance is not Jewish?'"
Rabbi: "Why not?"
Toby: "Well, for one thing, neither is the President!"

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