Aired: November 13, 2003 | Season: 5 | Episode: 7

Overview
Runtime: 40m
Directed by: Alex Graves
Written by: Paul Redford
Guest stars: Amy Stewart, Bobbie Norman, Kathrin Lautner, Kristoffer Ryan Winters, Matthew Perry, Milo O'Shea, Obi Ndefo, Steven Pierce
Description
As Chief Justice Ashland's health problems continue to mount, Joe Quincy, Ashland's former clerk, is pressed into service to persuade him to retire; as C.J. prepares Zoey for a sit-down interview about her kidnapping, Abbey reveals that her relationship with her husband is still strained; Jed refuses to be held hostage by the Republican in the budget negotiations.