The West Wing/Dead Irish Writers

Dead Irish Writers
Season 3, Episode 15
Airdate	March 6, 2002
Production Number	227216
Written by	teleplay Aaron Sorkin story Paul Redford
Directed by	Alex Graves
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The West Wing — Season Three

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Dead Irish Writers is the fifteenth episode of the third season of The West Wing, and the fifty-ninth episode overall.

Starring: Rob Lowe (Sam Seaborn), Stockard Channing (Abbey Bartlet), Dulé Hill (Charlie Young), Allison Janney (C.J. Cregg), Janel Moloney (Donna Moss), Richard Schiff (Toby Ziegler), John Spencer (Leo McGarry), Bradley Whitford (Josh Lyman)

And Martin Sheen (President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet)

Special Guest Stars: Mary-Louise Parker (Amy Gardner)

With Roger Rees (Lord John Marbury)

And Hector Elizondo (Dr. Dalton Millgate)

Guest Starring: Robin Thomas (Senator Jack Enlow, D-Ill.), NiCole Robinson (Margaret Hooper)

Co-Starring: Jerry Lambert (Chuck Kane)

Plot Overview

Abbey's court verdict is going to come out tomorrow. Today is her birthday. There is a big party at President's residence.

Arc Advancement

Happenings

Leo tries to find if one of the committee members for Abbey's is still on the board and finds out he is not. Sam meets with his one time Physics professor to talk about a discovery proposal that could cost Government a few billion dollars.

At the party, Leo comes to President to ask if he could talk to Abbey about tomorrow's thing. Meanwhile Josh and Amy chat about a couple of things and Amy finds out about not many women are represented in campaign committee. Lord John Malbury is at the party and is unhappy about a particular Irish guy being at party. Leo attached Toby to him to talk about it.

Apparently, Donna is not a US citizen anymore and is not allowed into party before checking her background. Josh is on it.

Sam confronts the legislative member about sub-committee. Leo talks to Abbey about how to proceed if committee goes against her. As he tells her she can't be campaigning along with President, a disappointed Abbey gets off to get drunk.

Josh finds Abbey on the way to get handed over a list of women to include for committee. C.J breaks the news to Abbey and Abbey takes C.J and Amy to get drunk. Meanwhile professor convinces Sam about how important is this super collider is.

Toby talks to LJM about an important US policy. Abbey talks to Amy, C.J and Donna (later joins) about her losing her medical license. Interesting conversation with remaining girls' perspectives. Sam apologizes to Legislator about his not so right feelings about him and convinces him to consider looking at proposal.

Abbey decides to voluntarily forfeit her license for the duration of their stay in the White House.

Donna is again a US citizen.

Characters

Mr. President tries to smoothen the situation with Abbey's verdict by throwing a big fanfare party for her birthday.

Abbey at first, was scared to face the situation but comes out with a brave and very impressive decision.

LJM and Toby get along with talking about some US policies and LJM makes a couple of points get across with out actually saying them. Points taken by Toby.

Trivia

Memorable Moments

ABBEY: I'm a doctor.

DONNA: Oh, Mrs. Bartlet, for crying out loud, you were also a doctor when your husband said, "Give me the drugs, and don't tell anybody," and you said, "Okay."