Back on Air Force One, Toby looks exhausted. More minor turbulence. He complains to C.J., "It's happening again." She insists that POTUS was good. Toby thinks not. C.J. says, "He was what he was supposed to be." Toby: "He was Uncle Fluffy. It's Dr. Jekyll and Uncle Fluffy all over again." C.J. agrees with Jed that it's too early to respond to Ritchie. Toby says, "He was asked the question! He was asked the question!" They both let it go. Toby suddenly turns to Charlie, and calls out over the bitter, howling winds of Plot Siberia where Charlie's been living for a while, "No word on the Republicans?" Charlie says there's a poll that has him pulling even with the Republicans. C.J. says that'd be too much to hope for. Toby states, "There's an old expression: 'Quando dio vuole castigarci ci manda quelle che desideriamo': 'When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.'" He pauses. "Anyway, he's doing it again."
Josh visits Leo in his office, who tells him that the meeting with Billy is set up. Josh is relieved: "This is great. Good is going to come from this." Leo's got his coat on and is leaving for the day. He says, "Maybe." Josh agrees, "Maybe. But how often do you get to...." He asks when the meeting is; Leo says, "Day after tomorrow." Josh: "You're kidding." He's not. They wanted to do it right away. He senses Josh's dismay and asks what the problem is. Josh doesn't want to say, but Leo pulls it out of him: "There's a woman I've been --" Like he couldn't have guessed that from this morning's phone call. Leo says, "Amy Gardner." Josh seems surprised that Leo's aware of it. Leo says, "I hear things. I try to forget them quickly, but..." Josh babbles out that they were supposed to go away together the day after tomorrow. Leo says, "Go," and keeps on trucking down the hall. Josh says he can't. Because he's gotta be da man on everything, and can't stand to be left out of this Vieques thing. ["Maybe he just wants to stay because it's fun to say 'Vieques,' and he doesn't have a good reason to do it very often." -- Wing Chun] Leo says he doesn't need to be here for it, and Josh is all, aw shucks, don't worry about it. Leo says, "My wife lives in my house. I live in a hotel, and this is why." I love Leo's way with words. He wastes very few. But: his wife? They're still not divorced? Hmm. Anyway, Leo trots off down the hall, and Josh says he's glad the meeting's arranged. But you just know he's going to call Amy and cancel.









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