Character

Pregnant Woman

vulnerable endangered distressed

The Pregnant Woman appears in C.J.'s stark hypothetical at Club Iota, where a man beats her across the street. This image drives the staff's debate on intervention, forcing Toby and Josh to weigh moral duty against political caution. She personalizes the human stakes of inaction, transforming abstract policy into urgent ethical pressure and highlighting divides among senior advisors during a tense night out.

2 appearances

Pregnant Woman's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

2 moments

S4E15 · Inauguration Part II: Over There

Club Iota: 'Somebody's Kids' — Moral Clash in Plain Sight

Not present; implied distress in the hypothetical scenario used to compel action.

The Pregnant Woman is mentioned in C.J.'s hypothetical to personalize the stakes of intervention; she is the moral touchstone around which the debate pivots.

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S4E15 · Inauguration Part II: Over There

Someone's Kids: The Moral Argument for Intervention

Implied distress and danger within the hypothetical scenario.

The pregnant woman is invoked as the immediate victim in C.J.'s analogy — not physically present but used to make the moral dilemma intimate and unavoidable.

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