Will's Pager

Will's pager vibrates in the dim hotel room, its screen flashing the single word 'POTUS' amid ringing phones and a pounding door. Will grabs it amid the chaos of the night manager's knock and the White House operator's call, the compact device cutting through his exhaustion to deliver the urgent presidential summons. Charlie Young follows on the line, thrusting Will into crisis mode.

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Purpose

Receiving urgent notifications signaling direct presidential contact

Significance

Triggers Will's abrupt plunge from sleep into White House demands, marking a pivotal shift that foreshadows political and moral challenges ahead

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S4E15 · Inauguration Part II: Over There

Middle-of-the-Night Presidential Call

The pager vibrates and displays the single, clarifying word 'POTUS,' converting noisy, ambiguous alerts into a specific institutional summons; it turns Will's abstract alarm into recognition that the President or his team require immediate attention.

Before: On Will's person or bedside, inactive but present.

After: In Will's hand, actively vibrating and displaying 'POTUS', signaling highest-priority contact and precipitating immediate readiness.

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