Object

Donna's Owner's Manual

Donna reads this owner's manual at her desk in Josh's bullpen after returning from Teddy Tomba's seminar. Josh grabs the book from her hands, flips through its pages, and points to an order form for 'Owning Yourself,' using it to underscore the commercial slant of Tomba's materials amid their banter turning serious.

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Purpose

Review seminar content and trace sources as a self-help handbook with embedded order forms

Significance

Exposes Tomba's philosophy as slogan-driven self-help salesmanship, shifting Josh's reaction from amusement to alarm and assigning Donna to dig deeper

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S4E4 · The Red Mass

Debrief: Tomba, Kant and the Stakes

Donna's owner's manual functions as the physical catalyst: Donna reads it at her desk, Josh grabs it to inspect an order form, and it contains evidence (order form) that Tomba commercializes his materials. The book transforms the exchange from anecdote to documentary proof prompting an assignment.

Before: On Donna's desk; being read by Donna when Josh approaches.

After: Handled briefly by Josh and returned to Donna's possession as she leaves to review and highlight it over the weekend.

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