Object

Cab Outside Liz's Flat

A cab waits in the street directly outside Liz's flat under daylight at 13:15. Liz, bleeding from her wound yet eerily composed, climbs inside and hands off the six children to Julia. The vehicle pulls away swiftly as Liz shouts a promise to return soon, stranding Julia with the kids, Charlie, and Manus amid erupting chaos including a fistfight.

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Purpose

Transports Liz away from the scene during her urgent escape

Significance

Facilitates the pivotal handoff of responsibility from Liz to Julia, marking Julia's shift to sole caregiver amid escalating crisis with the children and triggering her later decision to enlist Kevin

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S1E1 · MOTHERLAND

Liz's Exit — Handoff and Panic

The cab serves as rapid transportation for Liz away from the scene; it enables her urgent exit, physically separates her from the children, and acts narratively as the device that converts a temporary crisis into an abandoned responsibility for Julia.

Before: Idling in the street immediately outside Liz's flat, occupied by Liz who is seated in the back.

After: Pulls away from the curb and departs with Liz inside, leaving the children and Julia behind on the pavement.

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