Rod finds himself in a compromising position with an intern, compromising Mac's standing as her first State of the Union address nears. And Templeton's up to his usual tricks with Mac's homeless bill, and once again the gloves are off.

While Templeton's forcing a harsh crime bill through Congress, an old friend of Jim Gardner's from their gritty suburban Washington home town shows up at the White House to tell Jim that his wife has been murdered. Meanwhile, missiles lost in a military-plane crash in Pakistan surface on the black market, and Keaton is particularly testy as he deals with it; and Dickie urges Vince not to invite Mac to his commitment ceremony because he fears political fallout.