Object
C.J.'s Office Doorway
A small, soft cloth—neutral-toned, lightly crumpled—drapes across C.J.'s eyes and cheeks as she collapses exhausted on her office couch. Fabric clings gently to her skin, dimming the harsh office glare while muffling her strained quips. Sam hovers close, voice urgent as he nudges toward its removal; Carol and the sleep doctor circle warily, hands poised but hesitant, before C.J. surges upright, cloth tumbling aside in the crush of duty's recall.
2 appearances
Purpose
Frames entries into C.J.'s private office from the corridor, controlling access and visually punctuating interruptions during high-stakes exchanges.
Significance
Heights the friction of concealed secrets and burnout as Sam halts there to probe C.J.'s unnamed legal peril, only for Carol's silent command to fracture the tension, exposing cracks in senior staff unity.
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