Sam's Transcript of Congressman Coles' Broadcast

A stapled, letter‑size packet of printed pages containing a verbatim transcript of Congressman Coles' district radio broadcast (threatening caller). The transcript is single‑spaced with speaker labels and time stamps; margins show hurried annotations and handling smudges. Sam produces the packet in Leo's office as a tactile, shareable record used by staff to read aloud, cite, and respond to the broadcast's content.

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S1E3 · A Proportional Response

Morning Briefing: Mood, Menace, and Measured Response

Sam produces and lays a multi-page printed radio transcript onto Leo's desk; the packet supplies the incontrovertible evidence that shifts the room from rumor to prosecutable allegation and gives form and voice to Coles's on-air threat.

Before: Clutched by Sam offscreen or just inside the doorway; full, recently printed with visible creases and toner smell.

After: Laid open on Leo's desk and read aloud; physically anchors the conversation as evidence and will likely be circulated for follow-up.

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S1E3 · A Proportional Response

Transcript of Threat Splits the Staff

A multi-page printed radio program transcript is presented by Sam as hard evidence; it functions narratively as the inciting artifact that transforms rumor into actionable crisis, provokes moral outrage, and forces operational decisions.

Before: In Sam's possession, folded or thumbed through, recently printed with fresh copier smell and quick marginal notes.

After: Laid on Leo's desk as the factual record for legal review and communications drafting, likely copied and routed to appropriate aides.

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S1E3 · A Proportional Response

Containment and the Address: From Outrage to Operational Focus

A multi-page typed transcript of the radio program functions as the catalytic evidence: Sam produces it, reads its damning lines aloud, and the physical packet focuses attention, provokes outrage, and provides the factual basis for legal and communications options.

Before: In Sam's possession as he enters Leo's office, pages neatly stapled but freshly copied and carried in hand.

After: Opened on Leo's desk or passed among staff; pages rustle and bear the room's notes and stares as it becomes a working document.

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