Parte /LEO The West Wins 35 CONTINUED: (4) BARTLE And where vas th Ehe world that 2 Barth unharmed 1¢ the most mighty, history of mantit your house." In ot hell are we This is the best Bartlet can do. BARTLET 1X don't have any time for new people now. ‘The noise and activity resumes. CHARLIE half backs out of the room, txying to make himself invisible. The activicy goes on a wonent longer before Pr) BLL right, that’s it. excuse me, Mr. President (calling out) A minute please, 1B We are behaving t oughta behave. BARTLET Well our behavior crappy resulte, hundved percent 5 No one really knows what'e going on-- ts rosy ou be What are you tatki ‘he Oval Office clears out except for BARTLET and LO. 4 BARTLET leans against his desk. LEO stands on the other side if of the room BARTLET T'm talkin’ about in Beirut, 1'm tal 36 TNT, UBO’S OFFICE - NZGEr talking about Nalz a0 BARTLET What do you need, Lec? ed you think race po BARTLET Well you've gone through everyone You're dann right who. works for you and everyone who's martied to you. I didn’t kiow who else you could get mad at, 50 T was afraid the Arerican people might be next. Oh, by the way, when we're dons here, you're sending Abbey some Elowara. BARTLET Did you know that two-thousand yeare ‘ago, a Ronan citizen could walk across the’ face of the know world, free of the fear of molestation? He could walk across the Barth unharmed, cloaked only in the protection of the words: civis Romanus. 7 am a Ronan citizen. So great was the retribution of Rone universally Underatood as certain should any harm befall even one of ite citizens (heat) Where was Morris's protection? or anybody else on that airplane, Where was the retribution for their families? (ORE) uno Oh, then you're ju: guys who think capi gonna be a deterrer Kingpins, ag if drv Live thelr day-tove the possibility of their executions ar than ours, and tend without the bother due process. 60, ty wanna start using strength ae the ac you can do that, Wie Superpower lett, you world like Charienat Detter be prepared | and you better start ‘cause T will raise: againet you and Twifor new people now. YWORLIE half hacks out of the sible. The activity sees on ‘ouse me, Hr. for BARTLET and uno. % stands on the other side \gearyene know who t,o people misht ‘when we’ ze done ey sone flowers ousand years la walk’ serosa flay free of He’ could walk 4, cloaked only words; civia Agen. ‘so great ee universality sila'an ite cit teana. etion? or anyboay here was the” milies? A Proportional 2 BARTLET (cont'd) And where was the warning to the rest of the world that Americans hall walk thie Earth unharmed leat the clenched Fiat of the most mighty military force in the history of mankind cones crashing down on ir House. In other words, Leo, what the jell are we doing, here? 120 We are behaving the way a superpower cughts behave. BARTLET ell our behavior has produced some crappy results. In fact, I'm not a hundred percent aire if hasn't induced ie Lo What are you talkin’ about? BARTLET I'm talkin’ about 266 American Marines in Beirut, I’m talkin’ about Somalia, I'm talking aboue Nairob: ‘And you think ratcheting up the body eount's gonna act asa deterrent? BARTLET You're dann right 1 do. 10 ob, then you're just as atupid as these guys who think capital punishment’ s Gonna be = dovazrent for drug Kingpina, as if drug Kisgpina didn’e live their day-to-day lives under the possibility of execution, And their executions are a lot leas dainty than ours, and tend to take place without the bother and expense of dus process. So, my friend, if you wanna start using Anerican’‘ military strength as the arn of the Lor you can do that. tie'r the only. superpawer left, you can conquer the world Like Charlemagne, but you better be prepared to Kill everyone, and you better start vith me, Scaude T will raise-up an aray against you and T will beat you36 The West Wing A Proportioy comrmuep: (2) eowermaen, (3) BARTLET BARTLET looks at 120 for a le: He had a ten day-old baby at hone tage g TE 19 Why didn’e you cay 1 1 know. eae They omile. BARTLET We are doing nothing BARTLET (0 (with a sigh) zo Ah, man, Leo. 1 thir We are not doing nothing. watk you put shto ge and when T think of aid to get me electe pummel your aes with ‘This cracks them both up. . BARTLET Destroy-— go Four high-rated military targets-- ev ‘The decibel level of the argunent is starting to rise quicdys A Oh, here’ ‘ene you'l Colce-- BARTLET And thie ig good? BARTLET oh, F like anything ¢ bo Bertram Coles. Let's Of course it's not good. There is no good! It's what there ia! it's you behave if you're the most powerful Ration in the world! Tt's proportional. He's reaguuaile. rte resvonsibies It’s merciful -rt’s not nothing, Four Aigh-rated aiiitary targets: 10 Coles goes on the rad and he saye people fs) jove Anerica, and you down there ‘cause you alive, BARTLET ‘They LAUGH-- (shouting) : Which they'IT rebuiid again in six BARTLET onthe! Bert's callin’ me out! Eo 120 (chour tng) (laughing atl the ‘Then we'll blow ‘em up again in six months! We're getting really good at wenn Apparently the people district are so patric Af the President of th a States hinself were £0 ‘The two men stand staring at each other, It’s the feeling ys they'd kil? mim, have when you've shouted ae loud as you kKiiow and just Giscovered the Futility. ‘The two man LAUGH, ‘They catch their breath for a moment. gD (CoWr’D) (easily) It's what cur fathers taught us BARTLET Ziegler must. be bald: 10 Toby is on ic‘The West Wing ‘emer day-old baby at home. BARTLET 0 \RaLer , nothing. BARTLEY [CONT’D) (with a sigh) 2 fh, man, Leo. T think of all the Work you put into getting me co run, and when f think of all the work you lid to get me elected. ..1 could "pummel your ase with @ baseball bat ding nothing ROLeT Brain them hoth mp ve argument is starting to ris © Oh, here’s one you'll like: Bertram t coles- usr vod? BARTLET Oh, I 1ike anything that state with i Bertram Coles, Let's have it 3 not good. There is no at there ig! Tes how 150 your're che most powerrul Coles goes on the radio yesterday world! “It’s proportional. and he says people in his district le. it's zessonsible love Anerica, and you better not come i cai Bo nothing. Four [dom there ‘cause you might not get out itary targets alive mar rebuild again in six BARTLET Bert's callin’ me out? LE0 Qaughing all the way) Apparently the people in Sert's Gistrict are so patriotic, that if the Presidene of the United States hingel® were to show up, 3 at each other. Te’s the fF fe they'd Kill hin ‘ae loud as you know and just: i bw ‘em up again in six getting really good at for 2 moment... BARTLET Ziegler must be ballistic. (cowry Leo fathers taught us. ‘Toby ie on it. (conrmvep) “3The West Wing A Proportiona 36 CONTINUED: (4) conrnwuED: BARTLET TOBY (Cont oh, by the way, who was that kid before? You know what, C.d. ‘The one who figured out where my glasses that Toby Ziegler sai were? sheriff in town. ar JOSH is in the outer office ata Well, if you want hin, that's your CHARLIE new body han. osu BARTLET iquietly) What's his story? This was just, T thin have to tall you he's cor an extrensly Kind man high premium on civil 37 INE, OVAL OFFICE/oUTER OFFICE - NIGHT Everyone ia standing around quietly and nervously. sm What do you think ie going on in there? ‘ToBy (beat) 1 don't know. c.g. Hey, do you iow anything about a story going around that has the Secret Service investigating Bertram Coles for threatening the life of the President? rosy No. ca Maggie Greenwald is quoting you as saying, “the Secret Service investigates ail chteate mace against the President, and it's White House policy not to TOBY Yeah, e.g. Did you say that? Yeah. ‘beat Hey, you don't suppoge that's how the story got started, do you? After & CHARLIE sure. sos 3els juot Bean a very cuannre I think 1 should probs SARTLET's voice cones BOOMING Ex BARTLET (0) excuse me, Charlie! CHARLIE freezes and looks at the his head out-- BARTLET (cot can I see you inside, Everyone from che outer office Oval Office where they'll move & BARTLET (cor (to CHARLIE) come on, it’s okay. | DINRLIE docs as he's told. 705s « thon back face J The monitors ara aiopiaying nctwe ina tothe President's address.