Object

Jake Bratt's Car

Jake Bratt's car jolts to a halt at the U.S. embassy gate in Haiti, trunk yawning with whispered peril—Dessalines reportedly crammed inside, bodyguards gunned down in junta fury. Leo hammers the intel into Oval Office urgency, Charlie's eyes widen, Bartlet overrides Robbie's peril warnings, fingers slicing air to order gates flung wide, thrusting America into hostage brinkmanship as reelection shadows loom.

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Purpose

Transport Dessalines to U.S. embassy sanctuary amid Haitian coup violence

Significance

Ignites direct U.S. confrontation with Haitian junta, moral defiance clashing geopolitical risks—Bartlet's gate command escalates crisis, underscoring resolve amid MS scandal's trust implosion

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S2E21 · 18th and Potomac

Bartlet Defies Risks, Orders Dessalines' Embassy Entry

Smuggler's vault carrying Dessalines past junta guns: Leo reports its trunk as likely hide, Man announces arrival at gate via phone, Bartlet's order admits it through, thrusting U.S. into protective brinkmanship with narrative weight of covert rescue.

Before: Idling at U.S. Embassy Gate in Haiti, trunk concealing Dessalines

After: Cleared inside embassy compound, Dessalines extracted safely

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