 Aware that the explosive diary is missing, Houlihan again asks Ashton to step down, at which point Ashton agrees to do so if they find him another job.They offer to get him appointed commissioner of a professional sports league, a job that pays twice the salary of the President of the U.S.

Poppy manages to retrieve the diary from Valerie, but loses it to Lew, who tells Ashton the good news.Houlihan then tries to convince Ashton to get back into the race, but Ashton hesitates.