Object

Stanley Keyworth's Luggage Bags

Josh's eyes snap to the bags slouched in the Northwest Lobby's harsh night glow—Stanley's travel companions, unclaimed sentinels amid Charlie's watchful stance. He lunges, hefting them with barked confirmation—'These yours?'—straps whipping as he commandeers them toward his office, a swift shield in the fabricated tour's opening gambit. Faint travel wear hints at cross-country haul for this covert psych summons.

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Purpose

Carries Dr. Stanley Keyworth's personal belongings and travel essentials during his late-night arrival at the White House.

Significance

Triggers Josh's protective seizure, stashing them in his office to launch the high-stakes pretext tour concealing President Bartlet's insomnia therapy—luggage becomes unwitting accomplice in the administration's veil of secrecy.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments

S3E13 · Night Five

Josh's Strained Lobby Pickup of Stanley Keyworth

Stanley's luggage bags sit unclaimed at his feet as visual markers of his outsider status and travel fatigue; Josh spots them, confirms ownership, grabs them assertively, and transports them to his office for safekeeping, using the act to assert control, build rapport, and advance the ruse while Stanley waits passively.

Before: Positioned at Stanley's feet on the lobby floor, intact from travel

After: Securely stored in Josh's office, out of sight and under Josh's possession

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