Object

Senator Grace Hardin's Luggage Boxes

Jason hauls bulky boxes off the airport baggage claim belt amid the terminal's rush. The stack sways as he maneuvers them for Senator Grace Hardin's party—Ellen and the businessman nearby—while Donna eyes the load, borrows a passerby's envelope, and sidles close with feigned interest. Her questions about the boxes coax Jason into revealing Hardin's luncheon spot, turning mundane luggage into a tactical pivot.

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Purpose

Carry and transport belongings for Senator Grace Hardin's staff through airport baggage claim

Significance

Donna exploits Jason's handling of the boxes to launch her ruse, extracting the senator's location and exposing staff evasiveness in a key search breakthrough

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments

S4E12 · Guns Not Butter

Donna Locates Hardin — Luncheon Lead

A stack of labeled boxes being removed from the baggage belt identifies them with Senator Hardin's party; Jason's handling of these boxes functions as a physical clue that Donna exploits to find someone who knows the senator's itinerary.

Before: On the moving baggage belt, being retrieved by a staffer associated with the senator's party.

After: In Jason's possession as he hauls them away toward his next destination (Dirksen).

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