Character

Hess

Hess snaps into the crisis grid as Leo's phone ally, coordinating with Bruno to halt a Cyprus-flagged tanker smuggling sanctioned oil from Qais. Thrust into presidential briefings amid Andrews' jet roar, Hess embodies discreet operational sinew—relaying boarding confirmations that steel White House resolve against evasion. Absent yet pivotal, Hess forges the unseen links binding rhetoric to interdiction, a tactical fulcrum in maritime enforcement where every call pivots policy into action.

3 appearances

Hess's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

3 moments

S2E7 · The Portland Trip

Bartlet Mishears Tanker Brief as 'Michigan Sucks' Amid Engine Roar

Resolute crisis management

Referenced alongside Bruno in Leo's briefing as operational ally confirming tanker pursuit from Qais and Gulf stoppage.

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S2E7 · The Portland Trip

Bartlet's Playful Notre Dame Cap Retribution on C.J.

Operational focus (inferred)

Referenced off-screen alongside Bruno in Leo's just-concluded briefing on tanker pursuit and boarding, operational partner invoked to underscore enforcement momentum.

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S2E7 · The Portland Trip

Bartlet’s Playful Tanker Update and 'Let’s Hit the Sky!' Departure Rally

Implied focused determination

Hess referenced alongside Bruno in Leo's briefing as key contact for halting the tanker, pivotal off-screen operational ally named to affirm interdiction success.

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Affiliation

University of Michigan