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Forensics

Description

Agent Wes Davis orders Forensics to process the Potomac abduction scene where kidnappers took Zoey Bartlet and killed Agent Molly O'Connor. The team handles evidence collection and forensic analysis amid night chaos on the street, coordinating with Harbor Patrol as Charlie Young resists restraint and Josh Lyman reacts to the crisis. Their work supports immediate investigative efforts in the Secret Service-led response.

Event Involvements

Events with structured involvement data

1 events
S4E23 · Twenty-Five
Zoey Taken — Panic, Procedure, and a Personal Breach

Forensics is immediately summoned to process the scene: collect evidence, take blood/toxicology samples, and document the crime scene to preserve chain-of-custody for a criminal investigation.

Active Representation

Activated through Wes's command — represented by the call ‘Forensics!’ and the expectation that teams will swarm the banks and club.

Power Dynamics

Operationally essential but subordinate to the Secret Service's investigative lead; their findings will shape prosecutorial and tactical choices.

Institutional Impact

Forensics’ involvement imposes procedural constraints on the scene, creating friction between urgent personal impulses and methodical evidence preservation.

Organizational Goals
Preserve and collect physical evidence to aid identification of abductors and reconstruct events. Establish an evidentiary record (photographs, samples) to support criminal proceedings.
Influence Mechanisms
Technical expertise and forensic protocols (evidence collection, lab analysis). Control over access to evidence and design of investigative procedures.

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