Marco Arlens' Mother

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Marco Arlens, C.J. Cregg's former high school classmate from their punk days, meets her at the rainy Dayton airport. He approaches carrying luggage, trades wry banter about shared memories, and asks about her father before offering vodka, a cracker, and company to the reunion. He opens the shuttle door for her, providing familiar warmth amid her strains from work calls with Toby and family worries over Tal's health. His presence bridges C.J.'s past and present, easing tension without pressing deeper.

3 appearances

Also known as: Marco's mom, Mom, Mr. Arlen

Marco Arlens' …'s Journey

A timeline through the narrative

3 moments

S4E13 · The Long Goodbye

Losing Time

Not present; her mention provides grounding warmth and a contrast to the day's anxieties.

Mentioned by Marco in passing (she preferred his earlier look). Her role is invoked to humanize Marco's past and to underline normal family memories amid the scene's disruption.

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S4E13 · The Long Goodbye

Losing Time — Marco Inspects Tal's Pocket Watch

Friendly and slightly embarrassed about his past; conciliatory toward Tal and gentle yet honest in assessing the watch and, by implication, Tal’s condition.

Marco arrives, banters with Tal, accepts a scotch, identifies himself as a horologist, examines the 1931 Hamilton pocket watch, and delivers the dry diagnosis 'You're losing time,' which functions as …

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S4E13 · The Long Goodbye

Twenty Minutes Fast

Calm, affectionate, mildly reflective—comfortably present and intent on defusing stress rather than competing with it.

Marco soothes C.J. with a practical correction about the clock, physically receives her when she falls back onto him, then supplies a gentle, nostalgic riff about high-school popularity and the …

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