Leo's Pager

Bartlet plunges fingers into Leo's back pocket, yanking the pager free with theatrical flair amid AA sobriety jabs, dubbing it a 'telephonic device' to mock overlooked urgencies, then whips it back over his shoulder into Leo's ready grasp—squat beeper, fabric-warmed and silent sentinel, fractures tension with playful retrieval before nuclear crisis engulfs the Oval.

2 appearances

Purpose

Receiving urgent pager notifications and signaling communication lapses

Significance

Ignites Bartlet-Leo banter that humanizes their iron bond, deflating post-AA awkwardness into rhythmic trust just as Idaho's burning nuclear trucks and stolen rig thrust them into escalating national peril

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S3E17 · Stirred

Leo Briefs Bartlet on Burning Nuclear Trucks and Stolen Rig Amid Pager Banter

Bartlet invades Leo's back pocket to extract the pager with flamboyant flair, mocking it as a 'telephonic device' to rib AA-induced disconnection; Leo requests it back, prompting a casual over-the-shoulder toss that punctuates banter, symbolizing tension between recovery and readiness.

Before: Forgotten in Leo's back pocket, fabric-warmed and silent

After: Tossed back into Leo's possession, reactivated for duty

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S3E17 · Stirred

Leo Stonewalls Bartlet on Secret Roosevelt Room Meeting

Leo's pager serves as a humorous prop punctuating the briefing's tension relief; Bartlet yanks it from Leo's pocket earlier, mocks it as a 'telephonic device,' then tosses it back over his shoulder into Leo's grasp just before delving into hazard assessments, underscoring communication ironies amid AA sobriety jabs and crisis urgency.

Before: Tucked in Leo's back pocket, inactive

After: Caught and pocketed by Leo, functional sentinel

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