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Residence Televisions (Re-election Press Conference Broadcast)

Screens blaze Bartlet's press conference replay—MS disclosure hardening into re-election vow—as anchor's clipped recap pierces the Residence's charged hush; Abbey's wine stem trembles in foreground fury while Bartlet lunges to silence one mid-broadcast, its screen snapping black amid evasion, another droning identical feed to amplify invading public verdict on private vows.

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S3E1 · Manchester Part I

Abbey's Furious Rebuke to Bartlet's Re-election Defiance

Two Residence TVs dominate the scene, replaying Bartlet's press conference—MS disclosure yielding to victory vow—first one Bartlet passes, second blaring Anchor's recap until he snaps it off mid-sentence; they invade private space, amplifying public verdict and igniting Abbey's fury as narrative catalyst for marital clash.

Before: Powered on, actively broadcasting identical press conference replays in multiple rooms

After: One remains on distantly; the foreground TV turned off by Bartlet, silencing the intrusion

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S3E1 · Manchester Part I

Abbey's Icy Betrayal Rebuke and Bartlet's Defiant Deflection

Dual Residence televisions replay Bartlet's press conference and anchor's recap of MS disclosure to re-election pivot, intruding public verdict into private space; Bartlet strides past first, mutes second mid-broadcast to quash echoing defiance, amplifying Abbey's fury and marital tension as narrative bridge from podium to bedroom battlefield.

Before: Powered on, actively broadcasting identical press coverage in Residence rooms

After: One set turned off and silenced; other presumably continues in background

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