This is the story of the days directly after 9/11, and the president's whereabouts. Scheduled to air shortly before the second anniversary of the September 11 attacks, DC 9/11 takes an inside look at the Bush Administration, beginning with the day of the attacks, and following the President's journey to Ground Zero, culminating with his now famous national address nine days after the attacks.

Al Klein and his longtime friend, Ash Martini, own a used car lot and these two know every trick in the book when it comes to selling cars. Klein still pines for his ex-wife Barbara who left him years ago for a more successful man. After their son Freddy graduates from high school, he decides to forego college in favor of selling cars with his old man. But what’s good for Klein might not be the best thing for Freddy, as he quickly transforms from an innocent young man into a jaded car salesman, leaving Al with a tough decision to make.

瑞克（威尔·霍纳夫 Wil Horneff 饰）的母亲玛格丽特（海伦·谢费 Helen Shaver 饰）是一位研究灵长类动物的专家，在她的实验室里，养着她的研究对象——猩猩凯蒂。一次偶然中，瑞克在母亲的实验室里发现了凯蒂，两个纯洁善良的生命以平等的姿态开始了最初的交流。
靠着手语，瑞克和凯蒂很快就成为了朋友。凯蒂的主人在马戏团工作，因为手下负责表演的猩猩死了，于是他决定将凯蒂带回去填补空位。得知了这一噩耗，瑞克伤心欲绝，左思右想之后，他竟然驾驶着私家车，带上凯蒂“私奔”了。身前是无法预测的未来，身后是步步紧逼的“追兵”，瑞克和凯蒂最后会面临怎样的结局呢？

故事以克鲁尼饰演的完美的民主党政客迈克·莫里斯为核心，他天才、帅气、野心勃勃，充满领袖气场，他向公众保证他会诚实于自己所言。斯蒂芬（瑞恩·高斯林饰）则是他竞选班底中的媒体发言人，这个新兵的势头几乎盖过了竞选班底中的老头目保罗（菲利普·塞默·霍夫曼饰）。不过政治总会慢慢显示出其自身的险恶。 　　斯蒂芬与前来实习的大学生莫莉（埃文·蕾切尔·伍德饰）发生了一段恋情，却不经意发现了莫里斯与她有过一夜情，而莫莉还怀上了孩子。随后，斯蒂芬与莫里斯对手的竞选主管（保罗·吉亚玛提饰）私下会面被曝出，他被迫辞职，而莫莉更是因此自杀……

强尼·卡帕哈拉是一个年轻的冲浪奇才，他不得不离开在夏威夷的家乡，搬到佛蒙特州一个滑雪小镇，却被卷入了当地预科学校双板滑雪者和公立学校单板滑雪者之间的长期斗争中。然而在祖父的帮助下，他成为了雪山上最厉害的滑雪运动员。