Object

Lieutenant Cano's Shot-Down Plane over Bosnia

Anti-aircraft tracers shred the sky; fuselage erupts in ravenous flames over Bosnia's black heart. Lieutenant Cano wrenches the ejection handle, hurtling into void as metal shrieks and dies—Josh's voice cracks recounting it, ghostly gunshots and sirens clawing the therapy room, forging trauma's raw scar.

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Purpose

Combat aircraft for military operations over Bosnia

Significance

Crucible of Cano's heroism ignites Josh's breakthrough; denial shatters as plane's inferno exposes PTSD's molten core, propelling therapy forward.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S2E10 · Noel

Josh Recounts Cano's Fiery Ejection Trauma

Josh explicitly recounts the plane as shot at over Bosnia, erupting in flames, prompting Cano's ejection; it functions as the explosive nexus of recalled trauma, its destruction triggering Josh's PTSD auditory hallucinations of gunshots, screams, and sirens, symbolizing uncontrollable peril mirroring his shooting fixation.

Before: Airborne and operational over Bosnia

After: Shot down, ablaze, and spiraling to destruction post-ejection

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