Leo's internal struggle with buried vulnerability from his recent relapse and generational alcoholism curse, as he feigns resolve while facing probing from Jordan and bolstering from allies before testimony.
Leo's internal struggle with buried vulnerability from his recent relapse and generational alcoholism curse, as he feigns resolve while facing probing from Jordan and bolstering from allies before testimony.
Events in This Arc
Alone in the congressional hearing room on Christmas Eve, Leo summons FBI agent Mike Casper to brief him on escalating threats—seven more black churches targeted in Tennessee—dispatching Mike to support …
Post-Josh call, Jordan urges Leo into the hearing, but he stalls by suggesting breakfast, citing urgent church threats and National Guard needs to justify delay, insisting he's not nervous. Press …
Fresh from Bartlet's bolstering phone call, which Jordan overheard, she anxiously probes Leo about 'what's going on.' As Chairman Bruno calls him to swear in, her unease prompts another urgent …