Exhaustion Masked by Relentless Duty
Oliver Babish veils bone-deep fatigue with sarcastic fury, erupting over HR 437 blunders, a recording Dictaphone's security peril, and staff vacation coercion even as Leo summons him; C.J. slumps in self-deprecating exhaustion post-interrogations, while aides like the White House Aide plead for rest amid crises, embodying public servants' sacrificial grind where personal collapse looms but duty prevails.
Events Exemplifying This Theme
In his office, Oliver Babish unleashes sarcastic fury at his team's flawed HR 437 analysis, fixating on ignored Fourth Amendment issues while staff pleadingly urges him toward a 'forced vacation'—an …
In the White House Counsel's office, Oliver Babish—resisting his staff's push for a forced vacation—discovers his Dictaphone malfunctioning, stuck perpetually on record mode and refusing to stop capturing sensitive conversations. …
Workaholic White House Counsel Oliver Babish resists his staff's efforts to usher him toward a 'forced vacation' in Borneo, nitpicking recent staff work on HR 437, fondling his ancestral gavel …
After Jamie Hotchkiss storms out denying the voucher leak, C.J. slumps in exhaustion and beckons Carol, asking how many more grueling staff interrogations await. Carol's deadpan '1,138' elicits C.J.'s wry …