- The Red Mass
Infobox Television episode
Title = The Red Mass
Series = The West Wing
Caption =
Season = 4
Episode = 69
Airdate =October 9 2002
Production = 175304
Writer =Aaron Sorkin (teleplay)Eli Attie (story)
Director =Vincent Misiano
Guests =Mary-Louise Parker Clark Gregg George Coe Malachi Throne Deborah May Robin Bartlett Andrew McFarlane John Cothran, Jr. NiCole Robinson Larry Brandenburg
Episode list = List of "The West Wing" episodes
Season list = Infobox The West Wing season 4 episode list
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Next ="The Red Mass" is episode 69 of "The West Wing".Plot
Liberal third-party candidate
Howard Stackhouse is becoming a thorn in Bartlet's side—andAmy Gardner is consulting for him. Elsewhere, the Ritchie camp wants as few debates as possible; Leo meets with theIsrael i Foreign Minister about the Shareef matter; a government siege of a house occupied by domestic terrorists is compromised by a sick child in the house; and Josh makes Donna bone up on a self-help guru who has advised Governor Ritchie.In this episode Leo expresses his concern to Sam about the situation with
Qumar : "I don't know what winning looks like." He tells Sam in desperation. Sam asks him outright about whether the U.S. was involved in the assassination of the Qumari Defense Minister. Leo does not reply but Sam draws his own conclusions as he mutters "sorry."Episode title
The title refers to the
Red Mass celebrated each fall at theCathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle inWashington, D.C. .External links
* [http://epguides.com/WestWing/ The West Wing Episode Guide]
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