Unnamed Aide

obedient attentive observant crisis-attuned precise efficient Attentive Precise responsive procedural Inquisitive hurried discreet professional tentative urgent deferential

Junior associate at Gage Whitney's Manhattan office anchors the transactional team's background support during the three-years-earlier tanker pitch. Delivers tentative procedural estimates—like pegging service life at 2017—while deferring to seniors amid cost-driven client discussions on liability-dodging acquisitions. Absorbs Sam's ethical interruption without pushback, embodying entry-level diligence in due diligence: precise on timelines, silent on strategy, a cog in corporate machinery prioritizing expediency over risk until moral fault lines crack the room. Signals beginning practitioner navigating regulatory briefs under Gage, Loch, and Cameron's lead.

7 appearances

Maritime Transactional Due Diligence

Also known as: Aide, junior associate, law firm associate, Associate

Unnamed Aide's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

7 moments

S2E2 · In the Shadow of Two Gunmen Part 2

C.J.'s Televised Grim Update on Josh's Surgery

urgent

bursts into waiting room to summon Sam and Toby to a phone call

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S2E2 · In the Shadow of Two Gunmen Part 2

Suspect Arrest Inquiry and Urgent Summons

urgent

bursting into the room to summon Sam and Toby to a phone call

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S2E2 · In the Shadow of Two Gunmen Part 2

Donna Rejects Respite, Demands Duty

bursts into the waiting room and informs Sam and Toby of a phone call in the other room

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S2E2 · In the Shadow of Two Gunmen Part 2

Sam's Moral Interruption of the Unsafe Tankers Pitch

Cautiously subordinate amid escalating tension

Unnamed Associate tentatively offers service life estimate of 2017 early in pitch, deferring silently as Sam's objection derails proceedings without pushback or further contribution.

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S2E2 · In the Shadow of Two Gunmen Part 2

Hallway Clash: Gage Accuses Sam of Self-Sabotage

Neutral observance of escalating discord

Offers tentative 2017 service life estimate supporting the pitch's fiscal framing, passively enabling the environment Sam's defiance disrupts en route to the hallway clash.

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S2E2 · In the Shadow of Two Gunmen Part 2

Aide Announces C.J.'s Arrival at Triton-Day PR

urgent

knocking on someone's door and urgently announcing C.J.'s arrival via voice-over

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S2E20 · The Fall's Gonna Kill You

Josh Reveals Bartlet's MS Secret to Joey Lucas

Professionally neutral

Unnamed Airport Waitress approaches the bar table amid rising tension, takes Josh's drink orders for cranberry juice, club soda, and ice water, then returns to serve them precisely as Joey …

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