Object

Sam and Mallory's Business Suit Coats

Worn specifically during personal exchanges to mark changes in tone.

2 appearances

Purpose

Formal outer garments intended to cover business attire; in the scene they function practically as wardrobe and narratively as props signaling a shift from professional formality to a more personal, informal confrontation.

Significance

The act of removing these coats punctures professional distance and accelerates emotional exposure: shedding them lowers barriers, intensifies the policy spat-turned-personal, and cues the room to move from debate to crisis management and intimate maneuvering.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S1E18 · Six Meetings Before Lunch

When Policy Turns Personal (and Then Flirtatious)

Sam and Mallory have removed their suit coats at the scene's start, signaling a move from formality to a more intimate, combative exchange. The coats function as a visible prop that marks the shift from official posture to personal argument and help establish the room's relaxed, private tone.

Before: Worn by Sam and Mallory (indicating arrival from formal settings).

After: Draped aside/off; not actively used but present as evidence of the informal, private tone of the exchange.

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S1E18 · Six Meetings Before Lunch

Ambush Report — C.J. Must Hold the Line

Sam and Mallory's suit coats had been removed earlier and remain visible as props that mark the transition from formal work to intimate, candid conversation; they silently register that the characters are in a private, unguarded posture when the ambush news arrives.

Before: Worn earlier, then taken off and draped aside before the debate intensified.

After: Left draped aside as characters continue the conversation, signaling no immediate return to public formality.

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