Episode 1 of "Commander-In-Chief"
s01e01 Pilot
Title: Pilot
Original Air Date: 09/27/2005 on ABC
Director: Rod Lurie
Writer: Rod Lurie
Guest Stars: Leslie Hope (Melanie Blackston), Talia Balsam (Ruth), Mary Page Keller (Grace Bridges), Kristen Shaw (Norah Woodruff), Anthony Azizi (Vince Taylor), Ato Essandoh (Manute Obama), Anthony R. Jones (Staffer One), Julie Ann Emery (Agent Joan Greer), Al Brown (General Pollack), Kevin Peterson (Pilot), Jackie Ling (Reporter #1), Stephen Zaleski (Honor Guard Commander), Hans Josephson (Chief Justice), Donald Campen Junior (Sergeant at Arms), Ricardo Young (Reporter #4), Sherri McKinney (Reporter #3), Juan Conde (Reporter #2), Ted Porter (Limo Agent Elderson), Greg Cooper (Mark)
Plot Outline:
Mackenzie Allen, who serves as Vice President of the United States, has a tough decision to make, whether or not to go against the wishes of the dying current President. He has asked her to step down and let someone a little more appropriate take his place in the Oval Office. However, it's not only the President that is calling for her resignation, it's her entire party which elected her as the Vice President to start with.