President Bartett sat at his desk in the Oval Office. Before him was a piece of paper, giving a full pardon to Toby Ziegler. Toby had revealed classified intel to a reporter, but he had done it to save lives. Did he deserve a pardon? Bartlett had tried to look at this from every philosophical angle, and he still wasn't sure. Very soon he would leave office, and no longer able to issue pardons. Finally, an old friend came to give him advice. Bartlett was suprised to see Leo, especially since Leo had died a few months ago.
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Bartlett: How are you here now?
Leo: How is it you can believe in an afterlife, yet act suprised when you see evidence of it?
Bartlett: That's the difference between faith and having proof.
Leo: Didn't you have proof when you saw ms Landingham?
Bartlett: I was never really sure if that was her spirit, or if I was talking to myself.
Leo: Well I'm really here, if that helps.
Bartlett: So what now?
Leo: Very soon you'll finally get to enjoy some retirement. Get to obsess over "Lost" theories.
Bartlett: You were the one who got me to start watching that show, one of the few shows worth watching since "M.A.S.H." ended.
Leo: It seemed like a good way to monitor your cognitive functions. But if I'd known that you'd annoy everyone with your thoeires, I would have taken my chances with your brain.
Bartlett: In a few days Santos will be sworn in.
Leo: I know.
Bartlett: He'll be inheriting some chaos.
Leo: He knew the job he was applying for.
Bartlett: It's partly because of my failures.
Leo: Right, it's your fault that the world is chaotic. You solved the israeli-palestinian conflict, stopped genocide in Kundu, and saved social security, didn't even take credit for that one.
Bartlett: I would have loved credit for that one, but it was either give credit to those two senators or let it go bankrupt. We also failed to reform bail. Because of that alleged wife-beaters, rapists, child-molestors, and even murderers walk free simply because they can afford bail. In the meantime low lever drug users and turnstile jumpers are throw into prison because their families can't afford to bail them out. We made no real progress on implied consent for organ harvesting, the results are a lot more people die than need to. And I tried to salvage the working relationship between the turkish government and the kurdish rebels. For now they're still working together against Alqueda, I just don't know for how long. The kurds don't mind fighting Alqueda, they just don't want to be cannon fodder for the turkish army. They want their independance, but it doesn't look like the current government is ever going to give it to them. That could erupt within Santos' first term, among many potential crisis.
Leo: To say nothing of trying to prevent Russia and China from going to war over oil.
Bartlett: Yes.
Leo: If Santos asks for your help in diplomacy then you can help. Until then, try to enjoy retirement, while you can.
Bartlett: Why, do you know something about...?
Leo: What I know, is that none of us know how long we have. So just trust that you're leaving this country in capable hands.
Bartlett: Any idea what I should do about Toby? I've looked at it from moral, philosophical, legal angles.
Leo: How do you feel personally?
Bartlett: You think I should let personal feelings determine who gets prosecuted?
Leo: You think you'd be the first president to do that? You've made it pretty clear you didn't stand for nepotism or favoritism. I'd say you earned this.
Bartlett: I was angry at Toby, felt betrayed. But I also feel sorry for him, how his ex-wife and children will only be able to look at his through prison glass.
Leo: Do you want to pardon him?
Bartlett: Yes, I do.
Leo: So do it. Enjoy retirement, play with your grandchildren, and drive Abby crazy over what will happen on that island.
Bartlett: I think I will, do all of that. By the way, Zoey and Charlie are officially engaged. We'll set your picture at the wedding.
Leo: Thank you. And if they have a boy, Leo is a great name.
Bartlett: So Zoey is pregnant, I suspected. Josiah is a great name too.
Leo; But you're still alive.
Bartlett: Fair enough. Anything you can tell me about the afterlife?
Leo: It's not too bad. I miss my friends, my family. It's not Hell, or if it is Hell isn't as bad as the Vietnam war.
Bartlett: Good to know. Take care.
Leo: You too.