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Quincy's Yellow Legal Note Pad

Quincy places this yellow legal note pad on C.J.'s desk amid tense strategizing. It holds circled reporter questions on NASA Commission and anti-trust issues, plus a column clipping about Helen Baldwin and White House phone logs documenting repeated calls from Vice President Hoynes. C.J. glances at it while placating Stu Winkle on speakerphone, as Quincy points to connections in the leak probe. Donna and Carol observe nearby.

3 appearances

Purpose

Compiles circled press questions and evidence clippings—Baldwin column and Hoynes phone logs—to brief on leak sources and reporter inquiries.

Significance

Transforms office banter into crisis by revealing Stu Winkle's link to damaging stories, escalating suspicion toward Hoynes and prompting staff mobilization.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S4E21 · Life on Mars

Birds, Banter and the Winkle Call

Quincy's yellow legal notepad — with 'Question from Reporter: NASA Commission' and 'Question from reporter: Anti-trust' circled — is placed on the desk to map the press angles and show the reporters' lines of inquiry, bridging gossip and harder legal questions.

Before: Carried by Quincy; likely containing notes from prior reporting and counsel review.

After: Left visibly on C.J.'s desk to contextualize the evidence and reporters' queries for incoming staff.

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S4E21 · Life on Mars

Quincy Connects the Leak to Stu Winkle — Crisis Reframed

Quincy's yellow legal note pad with circled reporter questions is placed visibly to frame the issues at stake—NASA Commission and anti-trust questions—serving as an organizational tool that signals targeted lines of press inquiry and the dual nature of the day's leaks.

Before: In Quincy's hand or folder, used to collect lines of questioning.

After: Laid on C.J.'s desk among other evidence as a quick reference for which reporters and questions must be triaged.

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S4E21 · Life on Mars

The Stu Winkle Break — Leak Link Revealed

Quincy's yellow legal notepad, with reporter questions circled, is placed visibly on the desk to show what reporters had asked — it contextualizes the content of the column and links the NASA and antitrust questions to current press scrutiny.

Before: In Quincy's hand or folder; notes compiled for briefing.

After: Set on C.J.'s desk next to the column as a quick reference for questions reporters have raised.

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