Charlie's $500 in Cash to Jane Robinson

Taut voices slice the midnight hush of the President's bedroom as $500 in cash surges into focus—crisp bills destined for Charlie's urgent grasp, slicing through red tape to reach battered activist Jane Robinson. Abbey's distant gaze sharpens momentarily on the phantom stack, her aides hovering with suitcases while relational ice cracks under the weight of this hastily mobilized charity, Charlie's errand igniting brief purpose amid evasion.

2 appearances

Purpose

Charitable donation delivered by Charlie to Jane Robinson

Significance

Cuts the bureaucratic snarl strangling Abbey's original aid, thrusting Charlie into resolution amid Abbey and Bartlet's frosted standoff—raw currency embodying impulsive fix for White House entanglements eroding bedroom trust.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S2E14 · The War At Home

Abbey's Distracted Departure Prep and Evasive Chill

Central to Charlie's errand as Abbey explains to Bartlet its purpose for Jane Robinson; crisp bills mobilize charity, briefly piercing evasion to humanize Abbey's advocacy amid packing strain and MS shadows.

Before: Prepared for delivery via Charlie

After: En route with Charlie to shelter

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S2E14 · The War At Home

Bartlet and Abbey's Devastating MS Reckoning and Parting

Directly referenced as the $500 cash Abbey instructs Charlie to deliver to Jane Robinson, serving as the inciting probe from Bartlet that exposes her emotional distance and catalyzes the explosive MS/pact confrontation, symbolizing her defiant advocacy cutting through marital ice.

Before: Intended for immediate transfer to Charlie in the bedroom

After: En route via Charlie to Jane Robinson at shelter

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