Adjacent Room
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The adjacent room acts as a refuge for the three-year-old, offering a protective, quieter space removed from adult grief and operational talk while the sensitive meeting proceeds next door.
Quieter and buffered; a minor oasis of normalcy and child-centered care amidst crisis.
Refuge/safe space for the child and for caretaking while parents converse with officials.
Symbolizes the small human concerns that persist even amid national emergencies.
Limited to caretakers and the child during the meeting.
The Adjacent Room serves as a quick refuge for the three‑year‑old, isolating her from traumatic adult conversation and preserving a small pocket of childhood calm within the day's crisis-driven itinerary.
Quieter and more protected; echoes of the main room filter through but the space is used as a buffer for the child's emotional safety.
Refuge for the child and short‑term holding area while adults discuss sensitive information.
A place that conserves innocence and distance from the brutal realities discussed nearby.
Staffed by a secretary (Ms. Fiderer) and not used for the main meeting; limited access to caretakers.
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President Jed Bartlet meets, gently but tightly, with the families of three Marines held hostage. He performs the intimate labor of consolation—shields a frightened three‑year‑old, answers painful questions with careful …
President Jed Bartlet sits with the anguished families of three captured Marines, doing the intimate, uncomfortable work of a commander-in-chief: small talk with a frightened three-year-old, firm refusals to disclose …