After a gunman fires three shots at the press room windows, the White House is locked down. Meanwhile, Bartlet negotiates with the Russian president for the return of an unmanned US spy plane that's crashed in Russia. A spirited late-night poker game allows the hard-working staffers to relieve the tensions of the day.

Bartlet finally tells the staff the truth about the death of Shareef; Danny agrees to hold off on the story after five alleged terrorists go missing; Andy goes into labor after once again refusing Toby's marriage proposal; Zoey is kidnapped from a nightclub on the night of her college graduation.