Object

Ron's Note on Dulles Airport Closing

A man hands Ron this note during Toby Ziegler's tense deposition at Freedom Watch. The message announces Dulles Airport's closure due to weather or crisis. Ron reads it aloud, prompting an immediate pause in questioning as Claypool, Patricia Gold, Laurie Milton, and Toby react—shifting focus from Toby's family privacy standoff to urgent procedural interruption.

2 appearances

Purpose

Conveys Dulles Airport closure to halt the deposition session

Significance

Interrupts high-stakes personal inquiry, layering external urgency onto Toby's defiant stand on family privacy and twins revelation

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S4E11 · Holy Night

Deposition: Name, Birthday and Private Refusal

A note carried by an outside messenger and handed to Ron announces that Dulles Airport is closing. The note functions narratively as the external interruption that halts the deposition; procedurally it gives counsel a legitimate reason to pause the session and extract the participants from escalating confrontation.

Before: In possession of the unidentified man off-screen or standing at the doorway; unread by deposition participants.

After: In Ron's possession and acted upon (Ron references the note to suggest pausing the deposition); becomes part of the procedural record insofar as the pause is recorded.

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S4E11 · Holy Night

Deposition: Toby Refuses, Reveals Twins, Issues Quiet Threat

A folded note announcing Dulles Airport's closure is handed to Ron mid-deposition. It functions as a narrative interrupter—providing a legitimate logistical reason to pause the hearing and relieve immediate pressure on Toby while connecting the small legal scene to larger external crises.

Before: In the unidentified man's possession, folded and ready to deliver to counsel.

After: In Ron's hand; read aloud implicitly and used as the basis to suggest adjourning the deposition.

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