Charlie Busts C.J. for Crazy-Gluing Priceless Statue
Plot Beats
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C.J. and Donna arrive, seeking Charlie, signaling a shift in focus to the impending crisis.
Charlie reveals the broken Egyptian cat statue, hinting at C.J.'s earlier mishap, which becomes a tension-relieving subplot.
C.J. confesses to using Crazy Glue on the statue, escalating the comedic tension while subtly reflecting her stress over the filibuster crisis.
Charlie advises C.J. on how to handle the statue's damage with the President, blending humor with a pause before the larger political battle resumes.
Who Was There
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Amused detachment with loyal candor
Enters Outer Oval alongside C.J., casually reveals C.J.'s Crazy Glue repair of the statue during Charlie's confrontation, contributing to the comedic exposure without further elaboration.
- • Expose truth to aid resolution
- • Support team accountability lightly
- • Honesty accelerates problem-solving
- • Humor diffuses staff tensions
Embarrassed defensiveness masked by sharp humor
Enters Outer Oval with Donna seeking President Bartlet, initially denies statue breakage, admits to Crazy Gluing it after mistaking for potpourri holder, delivers witty defensive quip invoking Bast's curse while bantering with Charlie.
- • Deflect blame through denial and humor
- • Secure permission to wait without immediate confession
- • Glued statue qualifies as 'not broken'
- • Ancient curse humorously justifies mishap
Determined insistence tempered by practical empathy
Greets entering C.J. and Donna, confirms President's imminent arrival, confronts C.J. directly about broken statue, insists on confession while tactfully advising omission of humiliating details like Crazy Glue.
- • Ensure President learns of statue damage promptly
- • Protect C.J. from full embarrassment in confession
- • Truth must be told to President regardless
- • Discretion preserves dignity amid protocol breach
mentioned as arriving soon, to be informed about the broken statue
Objects Involved
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Central comedic prop as the priceless Egyptian cat statue gifted by Hassan Ali; referenced repeatedly as broken and grotesquely repaired, driving confrontation and humorous deflection, symbolizing staff fallibility amid diplomatic pressures and filibuster chaos.
Explicitly invoked as the tool C.J. used for botched statue repair, outed by Donna and queried by Charlie; embodies C.J.'s hasty error, fueling defensive quip and advice to omit from confession, amplifying ironic humor in high-stakes context.
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Key Dialogue
"DONNA: "She Crazy Glued it back together.""
"C.J.: "I didn't know what it was. I needed a potpourri holder. I have the ancient curse of Bast on me so get off my back, Sparky.""
"CHARLIE: "Okay, but when you tell him I'd leave out the Crazy Glue.""