Now two weeks until the election and Samuels has taken a big step forward, now only five percentage points behind, largely due to independent candidate Makers taking away votes from both Samuels and Creighton. Tak tries to talk Cole into returning to the campaign, while an unexpected visit from his father leads to grief. A break-in occurs at the campus headquarters and in addition to the theft of their fax machine, a laptop with critical information also is missing.

One week until the election and Samuels has closed to within three percentage points. The campaign gets an unexpected visit from the national organization, much to Tak's disgust. Plus, a Creighton press conference drops a bombshell.