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Freedom Watch Deposition Table

Toby Ziegler sits at this table with his lawyer Ron during the Freedom Watch deposition. Claypool questions from across it, probing Toby's birthday and Congresswoman Wyatt's pregnancy. Toby deflects repeatedly, revealing two babies exist but refusing further details. Observers Patricia Gold and Laurie Milton watch the terse exchange. A Dulles note halts proceedings, leaving the table as the focal point of Toby's personal standoff.

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2 moments

S4E11 · Holy Night

Deposition: Name, Birthday and Private Refusal

The deposition table anchors the scene physically and dramatically: Toby and Ron sit at it while Claypool questions from across. It concentrates the power dynamic—witness, counsel, interrogator—and frames the intimacy of Toby's protective remarks about his children.

Before: Set in the Freedom Watch office with participants seated; functioning as the locus of the deposition.

After: Still in place after the pause is called; physical arrangements unchanged though the session is suspended.

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S4E11 · Holy Night

Deposition: Toby Refuses, Reveals Twins, Issues Quiet Threat

The deposition table frames the physical choreography: Toby and Ron sit on one side, Claypool across, with the court reporter nearby. It concentrates the encounter, making glances, small gestures, and verbal sparring immediately legible and binding in the official record.

Before: Set up at the Freedom Watch office with parties seated and papers present; acted as the central locus of the deposition.

After: Remains the focal point as the deposition is paused; evidence and parties still arranged around it.

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