Object

WW-160

WW-160 marks the elusive room code that Josh, Sam, Leo, Toby, and C.J. hunt through White House corridors. Staff shout the designation amid frantic searches, turning it into the episode's opening catalyst. This plot-driving identifier—likely a West Wing conference space—fuels chaos as characters dash past doors, phones ringing, underscoring the relentless pace of Bartlet administration crises.

2 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S4E5 · Debate Camp

Rooker Standoff — Salvage or Sacrifice

WW-160 operates as a sought-after room identifier and small MacGuffin that propels corridor action and jokes. The inability to find it accelerates the characters into Leo's office and playfully highlights the West Wing's labyrinthine bureaucracy.

Before: Unlocated/unknown to staff; referenced repeatedly as the destination.

After: Still not found by the end of the scene; remains an unresolved practical detail.

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S4E5 · Debate Camp

Donna's Silo Slip

WW-160 acts as the earlier navigational MacGuffin that frames the characters moving through the lobby and hallway and sets the stage for the encounter; it symbolizes the staff's disarray and creates the corridor meeting where the magazine reveal occurs.

Before: Sought after by Josh and Sam; its physical location is unknown to staff.

After: Still elusive; remains a plot device rather than resolved location, underscoring ongoing logistical confusion.

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