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Toby's Draft of President's Asia-Pacific Remarks

Pages of the President's Asia-Pacific remarks draft squat on Toby's desk, unseen but charged—fuel for C.J.'s midnight demand as she bursts in, eyes flashing accusation. Toby snaps he'll rewrite it, fingers itching for revisions amid his trauma-fueled eruption, promising delivery in one taut hour while Charlie hovers, the document a frayed tether in their fracturing standoff.

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Purpose

Working draft of presidential remarks on Asia-Pacific policy, requiring Toby's urgent rewrite for timely delivery to C.J. in Communications.

Significance

Flashpoint igniting Toby's raw fury over institutional failures post-shooting; C.J. wields it to probe his unraveling psyche and stalled duties, Charlie's interruption wrenches a deadline that barely masks deepening staff fractures.

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S2E3 · The Midterms

Toby's Trauma-Fueled Eruption

Toby references the draft pages squatting on his desk when C.J. demands an advanced copy, admitting its existence but vowing a rewrite, positioning it as collateral damage in his trauma-fueled neglect of communications, heightening tension over operational lapses amid midterm frenzy.

Before: Unfinished draft on Toby's desk in his office.

After: Still unfinished on Toby's desk, slated for rewrite within one hour.

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