Object

Nigerian Flag (Detained Vessel)

Officers pinpoint the Nigerian flag as registry mark on the Syrian-owned Agile, a detained vessel. Bartlet, Leo, Clark, and staff absorb the detail in the Roosevelt Room amid foreign policy briefings and reassignments. Secret Service agents Jamie Reed, Molly O'Connor, Randy Weathers, and Ron Butterfield invoke it in the Residence Hallway during port-closure updates and protective-detail demo, Bartlet present as the flag underscores the ship's nationality in crisis response.

2 appearances

Purpose

Registry mark identifying the detained vessel's flagged nationality despite Syrian ownership

Significance

Pins jurisdictional tensions in interdiction ops, sharpens presidential focus on boarding decisions, boarding perils, and interagency clashes amid Gulf enforcement

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S4E22 · Commencement

Overwhelming Force — Port Closed After Missing Container

The Nigerian flag is cited by Fitzwallace as the registry marker on the Agile, a small but crucial technical detail that complicates jurisdiction and intelligence; it frames ownership versus registry in the unfolding maritime puzzle.

Before: Flying as registry on the Agile (noted by Harbor Patrol).

After: Remains a relevant registry detail used by intelligence and investigative agencies while ownership and responsibility are parsed.

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S4E22 · Commencement

Quiet News — Leo Tells Bartlet When Toby & Andy Will Be Induced

The Nigerian-flag detail on the Agile functions as an identifying clue in the briefing; it is invoked to establish jurisdictional and ownership ambiguity and underlines the international complexity of the operational problem framing the private exchange.

Before: Flying as the registry flag on the Agile during the port inspection and investigation.

After: Remains the registry mark used in ongoing inquiries; no immediate change reported in the scene.

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