An experimental fusion of reality and fiction--a fly-on-the-wall look at government, filmed in and around the corridors of power in Washington. The series ventures inside the world of powerful political consultants--a world that few people ever experience first-hand. Produced on location in Washington, D.C., the largely improvised ten-episode series combines fictional characters with appearances by real-life political figures, all centered around the biggest political news of the week.
Episode 1
Tommy Flannegan accepts a job offer from James Carville; Mary Matalin and Maggie Morris worry about causing a rift with some of the firm's clients; Mary and James interview a job applicant.
Episode 2
New firm member Francisco Dupre meets his co-workers; Tommy and Maggie are suspicious about Francisco's background.
Episode 3
Maggie does a background check on Francisco; the firm is concerned about representing a Saudi Arabian company.
Episode 4
A flashback to the last week of July and the origins of the Bergstrom Lowell firm.
Episode 5
Mary Matalin defends herself against rumors that she may been the source of the recent leak of a CIA agent's identity.
Episode 6
"The Leak" has the firm on edge and Carville staring up at the ceiling vents; Tommy has a marital crisis.
Episode 7
The FBI puts a scare into the employees of Bergstrom Lowell and on the advice of legal counsel nobody can talk about what's going on.
Episode 8
Carville meets with the Department of Justice and finds himself in the hot seat.
Episode 9
After a long and strange August night, Tommy Flannegan talks with the FBI.
Episode 10
Mary and James are forced to sell the office furniture as Bergstrom Lowell's reputation plummets.
