Character

Bahji Sleepers

elusive covert threatening

Leo tracks five Bahji Sleepers in Central New York for two years until they vanish overnight. Their disappearance forces President Bartlet to raise Threat Condition Bravo in the Oval Office, amplifying White House alarms over domestic terror cells. These covert operatives evade surveillance, embodying persistent post-9/11 risks tied to Bahji networks and prompting senior staff urgency amid Shareef strike fallout.

4 appearances

Sleeper Cell Operations

Also known as: five possible Bahji sleepers

Bahji Sleepers's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

4 moments

S4E22 · Commencement

Domestic Distance and the President's Confession

N/A (represented as an intelligence failure) — their absence creates dread and urgency among staff.

The five monitored Bahji sleepers are reported missing; they are not present but their disappearance is announced and functions as the immediate operational emergency prompting Threat Con Bravo.

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S4E22 · Commencement

Confession, Commencement, and the Daughter's Detail

Calm and managerial on the surface, carrying private concern; focused on triage and chain‑of‑command responsibilities.

Leo situates the confession in evidentiary and legal context, names the officials briefed, explains the missing sleepers, and offers pragmatic framing to calm the room and push toward an operational …

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S4E22 · Commencement

Bravo Raised — Sleepers Vanished, Pilot Traced

Not present as persons in the room; their disappearance projects an implied menace and urgency.

The five Bahji sleepers are the subject of Leo's intelligence: they were under surveillance and have disappeared, their vanishing and the accompanying chatter creating the central security concern driving the …

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S4E22 · Commencement

Three-Day Media Truce

Not emotive themselves; they function as an urgent, latent danger that escalates White House anxiety.

Referenced by Leo as the immediate security threat — five tracked Bahji sleepers have disappeared overnight, their vanishing cited to justify raising Threat Condition Bravo and to persuade Danny to …

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Affiliation

Special Ops

U.S. Military Special Operations and Hostage Rescue Planning