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Suspects' Pseudoephedrine

Casper cites this chemical during the night colonnade briefing as evidence found in the Iowa standoff house. Suspects purchased it to produce methamphetamine, drawing federal attention and linking the site to the Patriot Brotherhood and KSU bombing. Bartlet, Leo, Fitzwallace, and Jordan absorb the detail amid escalating crisis talk.

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When this object appears and how it's used

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S4E3 · College Kids

Bartlet Seizes Command — Domestic Standoff and Legal Reckoning

Pseudoephedrine is cited as the procurement trace linking the Johnson County occupants to meth production; its repeated purchases are evidence used to justify escalation and federal scrutiny in the briefing.

Before: In stores and in the possession of suspects (reported as heavily purchased); recognized by investigators as a precursor.

After: Documented as evidence in the investigation; forms part of the intelligence packet that informs White House decisions.

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S4E3 · College Kids

Manufactured Narrative and the Cost of Secrecy

Printed as field evidence in Casper's briefing, pseudoephedrine is invoked as the purchased precursor chemical tying suspects to meth production and therefore to criminal networks possibly linked to the Patriot Brotherhood and the KSU bombing.

Before: In suspects' possession/purchased at multiple local stores; held as investigatory evidence by local authorities.

After: Remains evidence subject to investigation and possible seizure by law enforcement; cited as part of connecting thread in White House intelligence.

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