Security and vulnerability at the Newseum — The latent threat identified by Gina (suspicious watchers, weapons in adjacent office) erupts into lethal violence as skinhead shooters open fire on the rope line, producing a catastrophic clash between prote...
Security and vulnerability at the Newseum — The latent threat identified by Gina (suspicious watchers, weapons in adjacent office) erupts into lethal violence as skinhead shooters open fire on the rope line, producing a catastrophic clash between protectors (Secret Service, agents) and attackers with civilians caught in between.
Events in This Arc
Outside the Newseum, a terse exchange between Gina and Ron about whether the President will work the rope line exposes a deeper clash between routine presidential preference and strict security …
What begins as post‑town‑hall banter turns lethal when Secret Service agent Gina, already keyed to perimeter threats, notices a suspicious man and then skinheads loading weapons in an office window. …
A moment of easy banter — Bartlet working the ropeline, staff distracted — snaps into lethal violence when Secret Service agent Gina notices suspicious men and an office window full …