Object
Evidentiary Bottle of Vicodin (prescription tablets)
A small amber prescription pill bottle used as a tangible piece of evidence in the 'Mandatory Minimums' press confrontation. The bottle bears a pharmacy label with patient/dosage blocks smudged or redacted, shows scuffs and recent fingerprints, and contains white oblong opioid tablets. The bottle is set on the lectern by Leo McGarry and invoked to turn an abstract policy critique into a concrete accusation. Source materials disagree on the precise branded drug name (Percocet vs. Vicodin); both labels appear in cataloging notes, so this canonical description intentionally remains drug‑agnostic while preserving physical and narrative details.
3 appearances
Purpose
Prescription analgesic medication (opioid) used here as an item of evidence to demonstrate illegal possession/diversion and to ground a political accusation.
Significance
Serves as the concrete proof that fuels Leo's public ambush: the bottle converts abstract accusations about lenient sentencing and drug diversion into a visceral, prosecutable-sounding claim, enabling political leverage and public shaming of implicated lawmakers.
Appearances in the Narrative
When this object appears and how it's used