As Chief Justice Ashland's health problems continue to mount, Joe Quincy, Ashland's former clerk, is pressed into service to persuade him to retire; as C.J. prepares Zoey for a sit-down interview about her kidnapping, Abbey reveals that her relationship with her husband is still strained; Jed refuses to be held hostage by the Republican in the budget negotiations.
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 .