Object

Liz's Dish Cloth Field Dressing

Liz presses a dish cloth against her bleeding wound as an improvised field dressing. Blood soaks the fabric dark red, staining it thoroughly and exposing the injury's severity. Julia, Charlie, Manus, and the six kids witness this amid the handoff chaos outside Liz's flat, their reactions underscoring alarm as Liz climbs into the cab.

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Purpose

Improvised medical dressing to staunch Liz's bleeding wound

Significance

Highlights Liz's injury during the urgent transfer of child-care duty to Julia, amplifying exhaustion and panic while foreshadowing Julia's escalating crisis

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments

S1E1 · MOTHERLAND

Liz's Exit — Handoff and Panic

The dish cloth, used as an improvised field dressing, is visibly soaked with blood and communicates the seriousness of Liz's injury; it is a tactile prop that underlines urgency and supplies immediate, visceral proof that Liz needs medical attention.

Before: Applied to Liz's injured hand/finger in the back of the cab, darkened by blood and held in place as a makeshift dressing.

After: Still blood-soaked and in Liz's possession as she leaves in the cab; it remains a lingering, visible reminder of the injury at the curb.

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