All episodes Season 4 S04E04 2002-10-09 60 min 1990s

The West Wing

The Red Mass

Season 4, Episode 4 · Aired 2002-10-09

The West Wing — The Red Mass (S04E04)

Synopsis

Leo meets with the Israeli Foreign Minister to enlist Israel's assistance with the Shareef investigation, but is ultimately foiled by the Qumari; the debate about the Ritchie debates rages on until the staff comes up with a brilliant tactic; Josh and Amy argue over whether Stackhouse is siphoning votes from Bartlet; Ritchie tries to bait Bartlet on needle exchange programs; Bartlet is faced with resolving an 11 day standoff with the KSU bombers in Iowa who are holding an injured child; Josh sends Donna undercover to a seminar held by one of Ritchie's advisors in an effort to expose the "fortune cookie candidacy"; Stackhouse comes to a momentous decision about his campaign and provides inspiration for Bartlet.

In the series

This episode is part of The West Wing (1999–2006) on NBC.

Walk-and-talk idealism — the White House as workplace epic.

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