Evidence of Things Not Seen /

"Evidence of Things Not Seen" is episode 85 of The West Wing. The episode introduces Matthew Perry to the series. On the night of the vernal equinox, the West Wing staff and the President are engaged in a game of poker, but keep getting interrupted by various crises. Josh is in the middle of interviewing Joe Quincy (Matthew Perry) for Ainsley Hayes' old job in the counsel's office, when shots are fired at the building, and the West Wing goes into lockdown because earlier incidents in Germany, Malaysia and Guam suggest a larger terrorist event is looming. President Bartlet is also interrupted, while trying to retrieve an unmanned spy plane from Russian territory without giving away too much information. The UAV crashed due to a quirk of satellite positioning and the Russian President is not impressed by the cover story involving beach erosion. President Bartlet finally tells him they're tracking nuclear smuggling that the Russian government is not taking action against, and says that they can do one of two things: retrieve the UAV and share the pictures taken (not the technology) or destroy the UAV. The Russian President decides on the former plan. Josh is surprised that Joe is a