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Abbey's Suit

Abbey wears a tailored suit through the brisk West Wing hallway as Will and Cooper praise Will's commencement draft. Bartlet interrupts, eyes her suit, and teases her appearance before slipping a strand of black pearls into her hand—the garment sparks their intimate banter amid staff presence and speech revisions.

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S4E22 · Commencement

Pearls Before the Podium

Abbey's tailored suit is the visual prompt for the intimate exchange: Bartlet comments on the suit's neckline as a pretext to present the necklace, which shifts the tone from staff business to private banter. The suit functions as a catalyst for the pearls reveal and the affectionate domestic moment that immediately precedes the speech rewrite.

Before: Being worn by Abbey as she and Will walk through the West Wing hallway toward the lobby.

After: Still being worn by Abbey as she boards the limousine with Bartlet and Will; remains a focal point of Bartlet's teasing but otherwise unchanged.

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