Object

Mandy and Daisy's Coats

A pair of mid-length women's outercoats—practical, neutral fabrics with the soft creases of frequent handling—kept by the door of Mandy's cramped condo. Fingers shove into sleeves and collars; the garments are grabbed in a quick, ritualized choreography as Mandy and Daisy prepare to leave after Josh's pitch. The coats brush shoulders and clamp shut against the cold, physically equipping the women for departure and punctuating the moment of decision.

2 appearances

Purpose

Protective outerwear worn for warmth and to enable leaving the apartment; here functioning as a costume/transition prop that characters don to exit.

Significance

Acts as a tangible cue of transition: seizing the coats marks the characters' move from private anxiety to outward action and solidifies acceptance of the Bartlet offer, materializing the shift in agency and the cost of the new role.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S1E2 · Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc

Midnight Offer — The Bartlet Client

The coats are grabbed in transition as the trio prepares to depart. They function as practical markers of the decision to leave Mandy's private space and enter a new, institutional world; the gesture punctuates the shift from private panic to professional mobilization.

Before: Hanging by the door, available and untouched while names are being read.

After: Put on by the women as they prepare to leave; in possession of Mandy and Daisy as they exit the condo.

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S1E2 · Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc

Bartlet's Offer and Mandy's Quiet Rebellion

The pair of outercoats function as the physical ritual of departure: grabbed and donned as Mandy and Daisy prepare to accept Josh's offer. The coats mark the transition from private panic to outward movement toward a new institutional role.

Before: Hanging by the door, available but not yet needed while the two review their client list.

After: In use — worn as they prepare to leave the apartment, signifying the decision to accept Josh's offer.

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