Spokane

Spokane materializes in Ron Butterfield's terse intel, pinning Raqim Ali—the White House software designer—as its resident, a vital distinguisher cleaving innocent staffer from terrorist alias Yaarun Nabi. Night cloaks Leo's office in stifling hush, doors sealed against leaks, as the city's name drops like containment breach shrapnel, invoking distant Pacific Northwest anonymity where everyday roots tangle with post-9/11 siege paranoia, vulnerability ripping through sealed corridors, identities splintering under confirmation's grim weight.