S1E2 · Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc

Sam jeopardizes his political future when he decides to pursue a relationship with the prostitute whom he met recently. C.J. arbitrates a disagreement between the President and the Vice President. Mandy is hired as the West Wing’s political consultant, despite Josh’s objections. President Bartlet connects with his new physician, Captain Morris Tolliver, MC, USN, whose first child was born ten days prior. The episode ends when Leo informs the President that Tolliver died while en route to a teaching hospital in Jordan when Syrian forces shot down his military aircraft on the orders of the Syrian Defense Ministry, killing all on board. Note: The episode title refers to a logical fallacy that roughly translates to "after this, therefore because of this."