Charlie Young’s private tension over Zoey and Jean‑Paul: the personal cost of political life — Charlie confronts jealousy, fear of being left behind, and the sacrifice demanded by proximity to power.

A late-night card game in Leo's office begins as camaraderie and oddball optimism—C.J. declares faith in the team—until Will recounts a terrifying military near-mistake: two silo officers nearly launched Minuteman …

During a late-night poker game turned fraught, Charlie slips outside to find Zoey on the portico and learns she plans to spend three months in France with Jean‑Paul after graduation. …