Visitor Chair in C.J. Cregg's Office

Mid-back visitor chair with specific narrative importance in a scene featuring intimacy and vulnerability.

2 appearances

Purpose

Provide seating for visitors and to stage private, face‑to‑face conversations in C.J.'s office.

Significance

Anchors a key interpersonal beat: it physically situates Danny close enough for an intimate confession and keeps C.J. on the receiving end of moral and political pressure. The chair thus scaffolds tonal transitions—comforting informality that snaps taut when Leo demands political caution.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S1E10 · In Excelsis Deo

Goldfish Food and Guarded Affections

A modest visitor chair holds Danny during the exchange, visually framing him as the less 'official' presence and creating a physical intimacy when he stands to produce the gift and to leave after Leo's arrival.

Before: Occupied by Danny, positioned near C.J.'s desk.

After: Vacated after Danny stands and exits; continues to signal the informal nature of the visit.

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S1E10 · In Excelsis Deo

Dial Down the Rhetoric

The visitor chair holds Danny while he listens and flirts; its occupation frames the intimacy of the moment and its subsequent vacancy marks the room's transition once he leaves for Leo's entrance.

Before: Occupied by Danny, centrally positioned near the desk.

After: Empty after Danny stands, retrieves his coat, and leaves the office.

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