In Excelsis Deo

"**In Excelsis Deo**"
"In Excelsis Deo"
The West Wing episode
	The burial scene, filmed at Arlington National Cemetery
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 10
Directed by	Alex Graves
Written by	Aaron Sorkin; Rick Cleveland
Production code	225909
Original air date	December 15, 1999
Guest appearances
	Lisa Edelstein as Laurie Rollins; Timothy Busfield as Danny Concannon; Paul Austin as George Huffnagle; Janel Moloney as Donna Moss; Tom Quinn as John Noonan; Renee Estevez as Nancy; Raynor Scheine as Homeless Man; Lance Reddick as DC Police Officer;
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"In Excelsis Deo" is the tenth episode of the first season of The West Wing. It originally aired on NBC on December 15, 1999, as the show's Christmas special.^[1] Events circle around Toby Ziegler getting involved in the fate of a dead Korean War veteran, reactions to a severe hate crime, and the ongoing controversy surrounding Leo's past alcohol and prescription drug abuse. Written by Aaron Sorkin and Rick Cleveland and directed by Alex Graves, the episode contains guest appearances by Paul Austin and Raynor Scheine.^[2] It earned Sorkin and Cleveland the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, as well as one for Richard Schiff.^[3]

^ "In Excelsis Deo". NBC.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2008. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
^ "In Excelsis Deo". The West Wing Episode Guide. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
^ "In Excelsis Deo". TV.com. Archived from the original on 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2007-05-28.