Ainsley's FBI File (Leo's Copy)

Leo unveils a manila-bound dossier pulsing with federal scrutiny—stapled reports, clipped memos, and shadowed records of Ainsley's past. He brandishes it mid-confrontation, the packet thudding into view as Ainsley's spine stiffens, rhetoric evaporating under its accusatory heft; Margaret and C.J. witness the pivot from clash to coerced choice.

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S2E4 · In This White House

The File and the Offer: Ainsley on the Spot

Leo casually discloses possessing Ainsley's FBI file, wielding it as psychological leverage to deflate her partisan tirade and expose personal vulnerabilities; it shifts power dynamics from verbal sparring to coerced introspection, symbolizing institutional surveillance's intrusive reach in recruitment gambit.

Before: Concealed in Leo's possession within office

After: Revealed but retained by Leo, catalyst lingering in conversation

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S2E4 · In This White House

From Confrontation to Job Offer — The Deadline

Leo brandishes Ainsley's FBI file as casual proof of exhaustive vetting, its revelation puncturing her defiant rhetoric and pivoting the confrontation into recruitment leverage—symbolizing institutional omniscience that strips personal defenses bare.

Before: Secured in Leo's possession, undisclosed within office confines

After: Remains with Leo, conversationally deployed but physically intact

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