14 Bullets

Leo names these 14 bullets as the ammunition U.S. forces fired to kill Shareef on a Bermuda airstrip. He delivers the detail bluntly during a vetted confession to Jordan, her credentials confirmed moments before. The count lands heavily—no bullets appear physically, yet it reframes the Situation Room exchange from legal consult to urgent crisis, faces tightening as Margaret bursts in with court news.

2 appearances

Purpose

Lethal ammunition fired to assassinate Shareef

Significance

Precise evidentiary fact in Leo's authorized admission of the President's covert order; the number underscores the operation's brutality, propelling Jordan into a moral and legal reckoning over U.S. accountability

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S4E3 · College Kids

Authorized Contact and the Quiet Confession

The '14 bullets' are referenced as concrete detail of Shareef's murder; as an object of proof, the bullet count converts abstract policy into a tangible, morally charged fact that shapes legal analysis.

Before: Part of classified operational reporting and forensic accounts of the attack.

After: Invoked publicly in the Situation Room exchange; remains evidentiary and consequential for legal strategy.

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S4E3 · College Kids

Authorized Confession: Leo Admits U.S. Assassinated Shareef

The '14 bullets' are invoked as hard forensic detail in Leo's confession—the concrete image anchors the otherwise abstract admission, converting it into an evidentiary fact that sharpens legal and moral implications.

Before: Physically expended in the historical action (the assassination); narratively unspoken until Leo verbalizes the detail.

After: Now explicitly introduced into the Situation Room's knowledge as a factual claim to be legally and politically addressed.

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