Cricket's Phone

Danny tells C.J. in the hallway and her office that his signal agent's phone, nicknamed after the 'cricket,' shows no signal. The disconnected device alerts them to the agent's disappearance. C.J. presses Danny on details while Carol hovers nearby; reporters Mark and Katie linger from the briefing. Danny grips C.J.'s arm during the exchange, underscoring the phone's role as proof of unreachability amid flirtation and security worries.

2 appearances

Purpose

Remote communication with Danny's signal agent

Significance

Serves as clue to the agent's vanishing, sparks hushed investigation talk between Danny and C.J., and blends personal tension with emerging Khundu crisis stakes

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S4E14 · Inauguration Part I

Inaugural Levity, Quiet Alarm

Danny cites the signal agent's phone as key evidence of disappearance: it is disconnected when he calls the cricket player's number. The phone functions as the immediate, concrete proof of unreachability and propels the investigation forward.

Before: In the cricket player's possession and (implied) functioning; reachable at times prior to Danny's attempt.

After: Reported as disconnected/unreachable; considered evidence of the cricket player's disappearance and a lead to be pursued.

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S4E14 · Inauguration Part I

The Cricket's Silence — A Briefing-Room Confrontation

Danny cites the cricket's phone as primary evidence of disappearance—the phone is disconnected and therefore a key clue that the signal agent cannot be reached. The phone functions narratively as the first hard indicator that this is not a case of mere absence but a potential enforced silence.

Before: In the cricket player's possession and previously contactable (implied); location unknown to others.

After: Reported disconnected/unreachable; serves as unresolved evidence prompting further investigation.

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