kramer and douglas are left stranded, with the realization that the explosion was meant to kill them. they decide to go to kramer's presidential library in cuyahoga falls, ohio to obtain records the overly-frugal kramer kept of all meals served during his time in the white house, which will prove haney was present at a key meeting with reynolds. during a series of misadventures, they meet a variety of ordinary americans and see the effects their terms in office have had. after several close encounters with nsa agents, they arrive at the library and discover the evidence has been tampered with to implicate kramer. a guard gives kramer a message from reynolds' secretary stating that witnaur had recently met with reynolds. douglas and kramer kidnap witnaur and with joe hollis's help, force him to reveal the plot to frame kramer, though witnaur claims to have no knowledge of the attempts on their lives, blaming tanner and haney. they at first decide to report witnaur's confession to kay griffin (sela ward), a fox news journalist, but douglas, based upon their adventures, convinces kramer go to the white house to confront haney, seeing it as a chance of redemption for their poor choices as presidents.