Object

Andrea Wyatt's Picnic Blanket (Tidal Basin)

A sunlit, mid‑sized picnic blanket spread on grass near the Tidal Basin: woven fabric, likely cotton or canvas, patterned but not ostentatious, large enough for several people to sit. Andrea settles onto it, pats a spot to invite Toby, later folds it up and puts it away. The blanket bears light creasing and crumbs from pie, evidence of recent use.

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Purpose

Provide a clean, comfortable surface for seating and laying out picnic food and props during the outdoor gathering.

Significance

Functions as the intimate staging ground for Andrea and Toby's flirtatious but charged exchange; the blanket anchors domestic ease while hosting a sharp policy confrontation, enabling physical closeness that contrasts with political distance.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments

S1E20 · Mandatory Minimums

Pie, Politics, and Mandatory Minimums

The picnic blanket is Andrea's staging ground: she sits on it and pats it invitation‑style, uses it to create a casual intimacy that sets the scene for both flirtation and a sudden moral confrontation; it is folded up and taken away when they begin to walk.

Before: Spread on the grass with Andrea seated; bears light creasing and pie crumbs.

After: Picked up by Andrea and folded/taken away as they prepare to walk by the Tidal Basin.

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