The First Family's private safety and intimacy under societal pressure — Zoey Bartlet and Charlie Young's relationship strained by racist threats and Secret Service protection, forcing personal autonomy and dignity into conflict with security protocols.

In the Oval, Jed Bartlet brusquely rebuffs C.J.'s attempt to have the First Lady corrected over a damaging leak about the Fed Chair, using humor and mock threats to mask …

Zoey confesses that Charlie has been the target of death threats tied to their interracial relationship; Gina, on duty, confirms the Secret Service cannot fully secure the club. What begins …

Charlie shows up at Zoey's dorm with flowers, a book, and popcorn — small, almost comic offerings that stand in for larger apologies. Zoey meets him with cold accusations, forcing …

Zoey and her college friends normalize ordinary campus life by practicing French in the cafeteria when Secret Service agents spot a reporter nearby. The scene shifts from teasing, intimate girl …

In a Secret Service conference room Ron Butterfield briefs agents on a chilling escalation: a detained man threatened to blow up the Smithsonian to force a meeting with Zoey, and …

During a heated policy debate between Sam and Mallory, C.J. interrupts to deliver urgent news: right‑wing reporter Edgar Drumm ambushed Zoey on campus and is now misrepresenting her. Zoey’s reflexive …

In his office, Oliver Babish unleashes sarcastic fury at his team's flawed HR 437 analysis, fixating on ignored Fourth Amendment issues while staff pleadingly urges him toward a 'forced vacation'—an …

In a tense private moment, Charlie discloses to Leo that Zoey and Ellie's college health forms required full family medical history and parental signatures due to their underage status. Leo …

In the Oval Office, Bartlet reveals Abbey's perjury on Zoey's Georgetown form, omitting his MS diagnosis, and offers Oliver an honorable exit before the 'bad moon rising' engulfs them. Oliver …