Leo McGarry's private collapse: his inner shame/denial about his marriage ending and the interpersonal fallout with family and friends — a private rupture played against public duty.
Leo McGarry's private collapse: his inner shame/denial about his marriage ending and the interpersonal fallout with family and friends — a private rupture played against public duty.
Events in This Arc
As President Bartlet prepares to leave the Oval, a clipped, domestic spat over his ‘tone’ with Mrs. Landingham and Nancy establishes his impatience and the staff's quiet exasperation. That brittle …
Moments after Leo brings the good news that the census amendment will be left in committee and the Appropriations bill is safe, the triumph collapses into a private crisis: Leo …
In Leo's office late at night President Bartlet quietly admits he was wrong and apologizes for his earlier behavior, then offers practical and emotional support. The simple, unadorned exchange—Bartlet asking …