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Port-au-Prince

Port-au-Prince convulses in ragged fury: Bazan's troops pulverize rallies with suppression fire claiming lives, Justice Minister Ducasse chains toward arrest, Chief Justice barricades under siege, police stations crumble to military grasp as 400 UN observers cower trapped and President-elect Dessaline melts into chaos. Offshore, landing ships unleash helicopter assault teams steaming relentlessly toward this crisis heart, devouring press briefings and tobacco firestorms in White House grips of mounting dread.
9 events
9 rich involvements

Detailed Involvements

Events with rich location context

S3E1 · Manchester Part I
Situation Room: Swift Fury Evac Triumph Spirals into Cobra Firefight

Port-au-Prince seethes as the op's volatile epicenter, embassy-adjacent buildings spewing HNP fire that imperils Cobras and evac, relayed via radio to heighten Situation Room stakes in this distant yet intimately felt cauldron of coup chaos.

Atmosphere

Chaotic nighttime ambush rife with gunfire and tracers

Functional Role

Primary battleground for evac extraction

Symbolic Significance

Haitian volatility mirroring Bartlet's international tightrope

Access Restrictions

Hostile zone under HNP threat

Shadowed buildings across embassy Dust-whipped landing zones Tracer streaks in night sky
S3E1 · Manchester Part I
Bartlet Orders Haiti Fly-By and Diplomatic Ultimatum

Target of proposed F-18 buzz by Mosley, E-2-monitored for threats; evokes coup chaos where Bazan crushes democracy, pulling Oval strategy into its volatile streets as fly-by tests U.S. menace.

Atmosphere

Implied gunfire-riddled peril

Functional Role

Military intimidation objective

Symbolic Significance

Junta defiance nexus

Troop-overrun rallies Weapons-threat skies
S3E1 · Manchester Part I
Josh and Toby's Exhausted Abbey Jabs and Haiti Messaging Pact

Port-au-Prince referenced in Toby's directive as buzz target and diplomatic flashpoint, its chaos fueling restraint orders to avoid tainting options.

Atmosphere

Evoked as volatile powder keg

Functional Role

Distant crisis shaping DC messaging

Symbolic Significance

Global peril intruding on domestic strain

Implied gunfire and tension
S2E21 · 18th and Potomac
Oval Office Briefing: Dessaline Vanishes in Haitian Coup Chaos

Port-au-Prince framed as coup epicenter, with intel on rallies, arrests, police sieges, and vanishings painting it as volatile tinderbox demanding U.S. intervention, heightening Oval tension through vivid chaos reports.

Atmosphere

Imploding under military stranglehold

Functional Role

Crisis origin point referenced in briefing

Symbolic Significance

Harbinger of democratic fragility

Troop-clogged streets Echoing unanswered phone lines
S2E21 · 18th and Potomac
Bartlet Overrides Jake, Orders Embassy Evacuation and Marines

Port-au-Prince serves as the distant yet omnipresent crisis epicenter animating the Oval debate, its troop movements and disappearances fueling Leo's evac proposal and Bartlet's override, transforming abstract intel into imminent threat demanding U.S. action.

Atmosphere

Chaotic inferno of gunfire and arrests, evoked in urgent tones

Functional Role

Crisis origin point driving policy decisions

Symbolic Significance

Symbol of fragile democracy crumbling under military boot

Echoing unanswered phone calls Troop-encircled police stations
S2E21 · 18th and Potomac
C.J. Abruptly Alerted to Haiti Crisis

Invoked via C.J.'s note announcement as epicenter of brewing military coup and embassy peril, yanking White House focus from Bartlet's health scandal to Haitian streets' violence—amplifying narrative stakes in global turmoil paralleling domestic polls freefall.

Atmosphere

Distantly chaotic and violent, filtered through urgent intel

Functional Role

Remote crisis origin site triggering local response

Symbolic Significance

Foreign powder keg igniting U.S. multi-front overload

Ragged streets implied in unrest Embassy under siege threat
S2E21 · 18th and Potomac
Toby Probes Sam's Doubts on Bartlet's Presidential Fitness

Port-au-Prince erupts via the note's contents as the Haiti crisis yanking C.J. away, injecting global peril into the basement's domestic MS meltdown and underscoring the administration's overstretched crisis bandwidth.

Atmosphere

Distantly chaotic, invading via urgent scrawl

Functional Role

Remote trigger for immediate staff redeployment

Symbolic Significance

Symbol of multiplying international threats eclipsing internal woes

Referenced in handwritten crisis alert Implied street violence and embassy peril
S2E21 · 18th and Potomac
Fiery Clash: Hoynes at the MS Press Conference?

Port-Au-Prince is invoked via the urgent note as a burgeoning crisis site, yanking C.J. from the MS fray and amplifying multi-front pressures on the team, linking domestic scandal to global instability.

Atmosphere

Chaotic and volatile (referenced remotely)

Functional Role

Off-site crisis origin prompting immediate White House response

Symbolic Significance

Symbol of encroaching international chaos overwhelming health scandal

Implied street unrest and embassy peril Scrawled urgency in note text
S2E22 · Two Cathedrals
Josh Pitches Fiery Tobacco Release; CJ Shelves It for Haiti, Both Note Bartlet's Absence

Port-au-Prince invoked as powder keg drawing helicopter assault, overriding tobacco row—C.J. cites its dominance to justify shelving release, its offshore steam underscoring global urgency eclipsing domestic gridlock.

Atmosphere

Chaotic distant fury via reports

Functional Role

Crisis hotspot dictating news hierarchy

Symbolic Significance

Represents uncontrollable international blaze devouring bandwidth

Military suppression fire echoes Helicopter assault approach

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Everything that happens here

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S3E1 · Manchester Part I
Situation Room: Swift Fury Evac Triumph Spirals into Cobra Firefight

In the tense Situation Room, Leo anxiously monitors Operation Swift Fury as Cobras secure positions and Dragon lifts off with 53 Americans and Dessaline, sparking collective relief and applause. Abrupt …

S3E1 · Manchester Part I
Bartlet Orders Haiti Fly-By and Diplomatic Ultimatum

In the Oval Office, President Bartlet convenes advisors to address Haiti's coup, debating a risky F-18 fly-by against Bazan versus ineffective sanctions amid refugee warnings. He opts for a calibrated …

S3E1 · Manchester Part I
Josh and Toby's Exhausted Abbey Jabs and Haiti Messaging Pact

After Bartlet storms out dismissing Haiti optics concerns, Josh and Toby linger alone in the Oval Office, their fatigue surfacing in dark humor about gauging the First Lady's seething fury …

S2E21 · 18th and Potomac
Oval Office Briefing: Dessaline Vanishes in Haitian Coup Chaos

In a tense Oval Office gathering, Leo demands updates from Robbie, Jake, and a civilian advisor on Port-au-Prince, revealing 400+ trapped UN observers amid Bazan's military moves: rally suppression killing …

S2E21 · 18th and Potomac
Bartlet Overrides Jake, Orders Embassy Evacuation and Marines

In the Oval Office briefing on the Haitian coup, after learning of Dessaline's disappearance and military encirclement, Leo proposes evacuating non-essential embassy personnel. Jake warns it signals U.S. doubt in …

S2E21 · 18th and Potomac
Fiery Clash: Hoynes at the MS Press Conference?

In the White House basement, Toby floats including VP Hoynes at the MS revelation press conference to signal unity. Sam ardently pushes for it, framing Hoynes as endorsement of Bartlet's …

S2E21 · 18th and Potomac
C.J. Abruptly Alerted to Haiti Crisis

In the midst of tense debate preparations over including Hoynes in the MS press conference, a staffer interrupts with an urgent note for C.J. Toby hands her her glasses as …

S2E21 · 18th and Potomac
Toby Probes Sam's Doubts on Bartlet's Presidential Fitness

With C.J. abruptly departing for the Haiti briefing, Toby turns on Sam in the basement, delivering a stark interrogation: Can Bartlet still function as president amid his MS crisis? Sam …

S2E22 · Two Cathedrals
Josh Pitches Fiery Tobacco Release; CJ Shelves It for Haiti, Both Note Bartlet's Absence

Josh bursts into CJ's office to brief her on the Justice Department's tobacco lawsuit facing a massive funding shortfall and two Democratic defections on the appropriations subcommittee. He unveils a …