The entire White House staff bristles with activity when it’s learned that the President injured himself during a bicycle accident, and his absence becomes a factor as chief of staff Leo McGarry must juggle a host of impending crises, including a mass boatlift of Cuban refugees approaching the Florida coast and the reaction of conservative Christians to a controversial televised comment by deputy chief of staff Josh Lyman. Meanwhile, Sam Seaborn, the trouble-prone deputy communications director, unknowingly spends the night with a call girl and then makes another critical error during a children’s White House tour.