Object

Redin Hassan's U-Haul Truck

Rental truck barrels toward the Canadian border, bowels stuffed with nitroglycerin by Algerian terrorist Redin Hassan—Bartlet hurls it as bourbon-soaked trivia into Oval tension, Toby's eyes narrow on FAA protocols while Leo, Charlie, and Sam absorb the feigned crisis, truck's invisible menace spiking stakes before MS bombshell detonates trust.

3 appearances

Purpose

Transport nitroglycerin across Canadian border for terrorist plot

Significance

Diverts Oval Office fury from Hoynes maneuvers, cloaking Bartlet's MS confession in terror anecdote—shatters complacency, primes Toby's scrutiny, fractures unity as relic of seized threat.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S2E18 · 17 People

Leo Cautions Agitated Toby Before Charged Oval Entry

U-Haul truck referenced in Bartlet's bourbon trivia as smuggling vessel for Hassan's nitroglycerin at Canadian border, diverting Toby's fury into security grilling and delaying MS bombshell, amplifying narrative misdirection.

Before: Seized at border (past event)

After: Invoked in dialogue, unchanged

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S2E18 · 17 People

Bartlet Deflects with Nitroglycerin Terror Threat

Bartlet references Redin Hassan's U-Haul truck as the smuggling vehicle seized at the border, weaponizing its mundane rental facade to underscore terror's insidious normalcy, propelling the discussion toward FAA scrutiny and embassy actions.

Before: Seized by authorities at U.S.-Canadian border

After: In custody as evidence of foiled plot

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S2E18 · 17 People

Bartlet Confesses MS Diagnosis to Stunned Toby

Redin Hassan's U-Haul truck is cited by the President as the smuggling vehicle carrying nitroglycerin across the Canadian border, heightening threat stakes in the briefing and prompting Toby's FAA scrutiny, functioning as narrative detonator for procedural debate before personal pivot.

Before: Seized at border

After: Referenced as contained threat

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