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Layers of Paperwork on Leo's Desk
Papers cascade across Leo's desk in chaotic layers—crisp memos tangled with dog-eared reports—dominating the cluttered office as Toby lunges forward, Josh accuses, C.J. pitches broadcasts, and Sam vents fury. The stack looms untouched amid fracturing loyalties, bureaucracy's weight anchoring the team's desperate pivot to MS crisis strategy while Leo commands resolve from the chaos.
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Purpose
Process White House administrative correspondence and reports amid senior staff crises
Significance
Embodies unrelenting bureaucratic pressure that frames staff fractures and steels loyalty, pulsing as silent witness to urgent realignment against Bartlet's unfolding disclosure
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