Sam Seaborn's personal embarrassment and the collision of private life with professional vulnerability: Sam's liaison and the pager swap expose him to reputational harm and inner shame.
Sam Seaborn's personal embarrassment and the collision of private life with professional vulnerability: Sam's liaison and the pager swap expose him to reputational harm and inner shame.
Events in This Arc
A private, easy morning after a one-night stand is brutally converted into an urgent White House crisis when Laurie, high and distracted, reads Sam's pager aloud: "POTUS in a bicycle …
Sam returns to Laurie's apartment to close the loop on a casual night that suddenly carries consequences. What begins as tentative small talk curdles into an awkward, painful confrontation when …
Sam arrives at Laurie's apartment attempting a small, clinical bit of damage control; instead he is met with blunt personal truth. Laurie confirms the worst of his suspicions — she’s …