Object

Senator Hardin's Delta Flight 15

Josh, Donna, and junior staffers—Jay, Kelly, Tammy—pinpoint Delta Flight 15 as Senator Grace Hardin's commercial flight, due to land at National Airport in 35 minutes. Josh thrusts a cellphone and this intel into Donna's hands, launching her to intercept the senator amid the ticking foreign aid vote. The flight details cut through the bullpen chaos, transforming vague pursuit into precise action.

2 appearances

Purpose

Commercial transport carrying Senator Hardin into National Airport

Significance

Delivers time-sensitive location for Donna to confront the senator and secure her vote, escalating staff desperation into direct fieldwork

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S4E12 · Guns Not Butter

Donna Sent to Intercept Senator Hardin

Delta Flight 15 is referenced as the concrete temporal clue that converts vague location chatter into an actionable arrival window; the flight's scheduled landing time (35 minutes) triggers Donna's immediate mobilization.

Before: A scheduled commercial flight inbound to National Airport, referenced by staff as arriving in 35 minutes.

After: Still inbound and scheduled to land; it remains the time anchor for the ongoing interception effort.

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S4E12 · Guns Not Butter

Donna Locates Hardin — Luncheon Lead

Delta Flight 15 is invoked as the district office's reported arrival for Senator Hardin; the flight functions as connective intel that Donna initially trusts, but Ellen's statement disconfirms it, shifting investigative priorities.

Before: Cited by the White House/district office as the senator's arrival (an assumed lead to intercept).

After: Rendered unreliable in this moment—the claim is superseded by staff information that the senator is already in the city and at a luncheon.

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