Location

Ogalala, Nebraska

Isolation fences bite into windswept Nebraska plains as Ogalala's cattle herd, poisoned 18 months prior by accidental banned feed, staggers under quarantine's iron grip. A downer cow lurches with neurological fury, presumptive mad cow verdict ripping from Iowa labs toward UK confirmation—lows echo across mud-slick pens, priming national emergency, class-one recall, and economic cataclysm from this rural nerve center where 40 million untouched cattle loom in the shadow of one fallen beast.

3 events

3 rich involvements

Detailed Involvements

Events with rich location context

S3E8 · The Women of Qumar

Leo Briefed on Presumptive Mad Cow Case

Bedrosien pinpoints Ogalala as epicenter where banned feed tainted herd 18 months back, quarantined ever since; remotely invoked, it grounds the abstract threat in heartland reality, symbolizing vulnerable agricultural underbelly exposed in Beltway crucible.

Atmosphere

Isolated quarantine desolation implied

Functional Role

Crisis origin site referenced for context

Symbolic Significance

Rural flashpoint igniting urban command response

Quarantined cattle pens Accidental feed contamination site

S3E8 · The Women of Qumar

Josh Debriefs Amy Clash as Mad Cow and Qumar Crises Collide

Ogalala, Nebraska is pinpointed by C.J. as ground zero for the presumptive mad cow positive in quarantined cattle, injecting visceral immediacy into the White House huddle—the rural nerve center's specter amplifies national stakes, forcing instant confrontation with recall nightmares and economic fallout.

Atmosphere

Remote, windswept peril looming over isolated herds

Functional Role

Origin and epicenter of escalating health crisis

Symbolic Significance

Harbinger of hidden, catastrophic agricultural threat

Access Restrictions

Quarantined pens, restricted to vets and officials

Mud-slick isolation fences Neurological distress in downer cattle

S3E8 · The Women of Qumar

C.J. Drops Mad Cow Bombshell and Qumar Moral Fury

Pinpointed as epicenter of presumptive mad cow outbreak in quarantined cattle herds, its invocation detonates national dread within the sealed office, amplifying stakes as C.J. unveils the 72-hour wait, contrasting rural peril with White House realpolitik.

Atmosphere

Remote, windswept quarantine evoking impending catastrophe

Functional Role

Origin point of health crisis under deliberation

Symbolic Significance

Harbringer of domestic economic apocalypse amid foreign moral compromises

Access Restrictions

Veterinarian and federal quarantine lockdown

Mud-slick pens with downer cows Iowa lab test pipelines

Events at This Location

Everything that happens here

S3E8 · The Women of Qumar

Leo Briefed on Presumptive Mad Cow Case

Leo enters the Roosevelt Room, where Doctors Bedrosien and Califf deliver urgent news: a Nebraska herd, quarantined 18 months ago after accidental banned feed exposure, yielded a 'downer cow' with …

S3E8 · The Women of Qumar

Josh Debriefs Amy Clash as Mad Cow and Qumar Crises Collide

Josh enters C.J.'s office, boasting uneasily about dominating Amy Gardner in their UN treaty debate, but quickly reveals strategic fears: opposing 'forced' prostitution risks spin as condoning it outright, exposing …

S3E8 · The Women of Qumar

C.J. Drops Mad Cow Bombshell and Qumar Moral Fury

Toby interrupts Josh and C.J.'s UN treaty discussion, prompting C.J. to close the door for secrecy—Leo has already tipped him off. She reveals a presumptive positive mad cow case in …