Broadway Theater Box Curtain

Dense folds shudder as Bartlet ducks behind the Broadway theater box curtain, his lone silhouette sharpens against swelling chorus harmonies—fabric barricades him from Leo's grim relay of Shareef's sniper-downed corpse and the pen recorder's damning ping, isolation thickening with each muffled trumpet blast from the stage below.

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S3E21 · Posse Comitatus

Shareef's Assassination Confirmed; Bartlet's Isolated Revelation

Bartlet ducks behind Broadway theater box curtain post-relay, its dense folds framing his stark, solitary silhouette against swelling chorus—potent symbol of presidential isolation in moral aftermath.

Before: Draped undisturbed in theater box

After: Concealing Bartlet's lingering shadow

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S3E21 · Posse Comitatus

Shareef Assassinated: Silent Confirmation Seals Bartlet's Fate

Bartlet ducks behind Broadway theater box curtain post-relay, its dense folds framing his lone silhouette against chorus; symbolizes profound isolation, lingering as final image before dissolve, etching emotional cost of command.

Before: Draped in theater box

After: Concealing Bartlet's shadowed vigil

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S3E21 · Posse Comitatus

Pen Recorder Retrieved: Assassination Confirmed

Broadway theater box curtain shrouds Bartlet post-relay, casting his stark silhouette alone against chorus swell—symbolic veil amplifying presidential moral isolation as assassination echoes irrevocably.

Before: Draped in theater box

After: Bartlet hidden behind, shadow visible

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