Object

GRAND JURY: IN SESSION Sign

The stark 'GRAND JURY: IN SESSION' sign commands the Pennsylvania Avenue lobby threshold, its authoritative lettering a grim sentinel that unflappable Special Prosecutor Clem Rollins strides past after his tense standoff with White House Counsel Oliver Babish. Tension crackles as Rollins breaches this marker, plunging into the jurors' packed conference room to unleash subpoenas that ensnare the Bartlet inner circle in unrelenting legal crosshairs.

2 appearances

Purpose

Signals active grand jury proceedings, demarcating restricted access to the session space.

Significance

Amplifies the administration's spiraling peril, transforming Rollins' subpoena ritual into an inexorable verdict's prelude and igniting political shockwaves from Donna's document frenzy to White House unraveling.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S3E3 · Ways and Means

Babish Corners Rollins: Leaks, Waivers, and Impaneled Subpoenas

Rollins and staffers stride past the stark 'GRAND JURY: IN SESSION' sign in the lobby threshold en route to the conference room, its authoritative warning heightening tension as Babish's pleas shatter behind them, symbolizing the impenetrable barrier between negotiation and inexorable judicial process.

Before: Fixed in Pennsylvania Avenue lobby as sentinel

After: Unchanged, breached by Rollins' entry into session

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S3E3 · Ways and Means

Rollins Formally Subpoenas Bartlet Family and Inner Circle to Grand Jury

Rollins and staffers stride past this authoritative sign marking the grand jury's sanctity, its bold lettering serving as a dramatic threshold that Babish cannot cross, symbolizing the impenetrable barrier between negotiation and inexorable legal action, heightening tension as proceedings commence.

Before: Fixed in hallway, visible and forbidding access

After: Remains posted, now breached by Rollins' entry

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