Object
Potential Subpoena for Sam Seaborn
C.J.'s voice drops, conjuring the subpoena's invisible weight in her cramped office— a crisp legal summons poised to haul Sam into grand jury crossfire, its threat slicing through exhaustion like a blade. No document materializes on the couch or desk, yet characters freeze: Sam absorbs the warning mid-concern, Carol signals urgent cutoff, the sleep doctor lingers oblivious as dread coils tighter, transforming banter into buried peril.
2 appearances
Purpose
Compel testimony or documents from Sam Seaborn in an ongoing investigation, invoked as consequence of discussing sensitive matters.
Significance
Ignites buried legal alarm amid C.J.'s collapse, weaponizes prior rumors into personal staff vulnerability, fractures the moment's levity and propels burnout tension toward institutional fallout.
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