Rosslyn
Detailed Involvements
Events with rich location context
Rosslyn invoked in Ali's rebuke as white supremacist shooting site targeting diversity—including him—shattering Leo's selective memory and Muslim-peril assumptions in poignant reversal.
Haunting echo of shared violence
Rhetorical thunderbolt exposing hypocrisy
Proof of peril's true spectrum
Rosslyn is weaponized in Ali's witty rebuke to Leo, recalling white supremacist gunfire on diverse rally crowd including himself, shattering selective memory and forcing thematic confrontation on hypocrisy over Muslim peril.
Traumatic echo invading present hush
Rhetorical thunderbolt in moral pivot
Undermines profiling by mirroring real domestic threats
Simon explicitly names Rosslyn as the site of the assassination attempt where he protected Eagle (Bartlet), its traumatic ghosts invoked to humanize his rigid protocols and parallel the current stalker's threat, deepening character stakes through shared national memory of violence.
Haunting echo of gunfire panic and blood-soaked rally chaos
Backstory anchor for Simon's motivation
Mirrors present personal peril with past political trauma
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In the tense interrogation room, an FBI agent probes Ali's Uzbekistan trip and past mosque ties, but a messenger interrupts: the real suspect is in Germany. Ron departs swiftly, freeing …
A messenger agent informs Ron the real suspect is in Germany, clearing Raqim Ali after intense interrogation on his Uzbekistan trip and mosque ties. Relieved, Ali rises to leave but …
In her office at night, C.J. dismisses assistant Jamie to confront Secret Service agent Simon privately about his cryptic earlier talk with her niece Hogan. Simon reveals he served on …