Toby's Crumpled State of the Union Draft Sheet

Toby explodes through Sam's door, fist unclenching a viciously balled sheet—SOTU economy draft aborted in fury—hurling it like shrapnel across the office. Paper twists mid-air, landing amid pie banter remnants as Sam absorbs the hit, vulnerability cracking open before Bartlet's cancer bombshell detonates.

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S3E11 · 100,000 Airplanes

Toby Probes Sam's Speech Stagnation and Heartbreak; Bartlet Unleashes Cancer Cure Pledge

Toby hurls the viciously balled SOTU economy draft like shrapnel upon entering, symbolizing explosive frustration over stalled revisions; it lands amid office clutter, punctuating transition from banter to vulnerability before Bartlet's intrusion reframes priorities.

Before: Crumpled in Toby's fist, clutched in aborted fury

After: Discarded on Sam's office floor amid pie remnants and newspaper

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