Toby gets Jed's support to seize a controversial window of opportunity to save Social Security, but is hampered by Jed's mandate to keep the operation under wraps; desperate to feed the press corps beast on a glacially slow news day, C.J. meets with an attache to discuss cabbage imports, and has a little fun with a particularly dense reporter; Josh's brainstorm to help Will burnish Bob Russell's presentation problems and a persistent reporter endanger Toby's attempts to broker a deal on the Hill; Rina finds a friend in Donna, and Josh isn't too happy about it; Toby is saved from having to fall on his sword when Josh and Jed devise a plan to rescue his deal from certain disaster.
Elenco: Martin Sheen , Dulé Hill , Bradley Whitford , Alan Alda , Allison Janney , Janel Moloney , Jimmy Smits , John Spencer , Joshua Malina , Mary McCormack , Moira Kelly , Richard Schiff , Rob Lowe , Stockard Channing .