There’s electricity in the air as the President addresses the Congress for his third State of the Union address — which was intricately composed by Toby — and while Josh anxiously tracks public response via a phone poll, a crisis looms when five American drug agents are taken hostage by Colombian rebels. As Josh spearheads the sampling efforts, he crosses paths with sassy pollster Joey Lucas and they renew their sexual chemistry. Elsewhere, Bartlet earns Abbey’s ire when his speech omits mention of her passionate issues, including violence against women, while an important cable TV political show host sets up in the White House for a live post-speech analysis.