Jenny's Nightgown

A simple, domestic nightgown of soft, worn cotton with a faint pastel pattern and a relaxed, knee‑length cut. The fabric hangs limp from Jenny's shoulders; short sleeves and a modest neckline frame her posture. She wears it on the stairs in the small hours, the familiar garment coloring intimate vulnerability as she confronts Leo and withdraws from the evening.

2 appearances

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2 moments

S1E4 · Five Votes Down

Late Return — Five Votes and a Forgotten Anniversary

Jenny's simple nightgown is worn as she stands on the stairs; it visually frames her vulnerability and domestic authority simultaneously—softening the confrontation while highlighting the intimacy being encroached on by Leo's professional demands.

Before: Worn by Jenny as she descends the stairs; clean, familiar, representing domestic routine.

After: Remains on Jenny; the garment continues to mark her domestic role even as their relationship's stability is questioned, underscoring that the rupture is emotional rather than physical in this moment.

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S1E4 · Five Votes Down

The Watch on the Table — Forgotten Anniversary, Marital Rift

Jenny's simple nightgown is explicitly noted as her costume while she confronts Leo on the stairs. It underscoring the scene's intimacy and vulnerability: she is at home, half-asleep, yet able to meet him calmly and deliver the quiet moral judgment of the domestic partner.

Before: Worn by Jenny as she comes down the stairs to meet Leo, signaling this is a private, late-night domestic moment.

After: Still being worn as she reasserts her request that Leo come to bed and as she withdraws emotionally; it remains a marker of the private space Leo intrudes upon.

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