Jed's decision not to be held hostage by Haffley shuts down the federal government; unable to get through to Jed and fearing the worst, Leo calls in the reinforcements, and Abbey returns to Washington to deliver a message and provide her husband with a little perspective; after being benched from the staff meetings, Josh gets put back in the game by Jed and sets the stage for victory; disregarding the advice of more seasoned colleagues, Haffley makes a major misstep and loses his advantage over the White House; Jed and Haffley meet and reach an accord on the budget. false 2017-10-04 16:41:32 Christopher Misiano 8.7 2003 TV-14 tt0745676 89429 41 Drama https://www.thetvdb.com/banners/episodes/72521/89429.jpg Andrew A. Rolfes GuestStar Billy Mayo GuestStar https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/1lFzfG8q0hxO5vhpbQt9p5irXru.jpg Brandon Barash GuestStar Jane Beard GuestStar Joanne McGee GuestStar Katya Abelsky GuestStar Linda Bisesti GuestStar Michael Mack GuestStar Michael P. Bryne GuestStar Paul Mendoza GuestStar Sarah Benoit GuestStar Steven Pierce GuestStar Tony Pasqualini GuestStar 8 5 2003-11-19