Object

Abbey's Next Plane

Abbey prepares to board the next plane for departure as reporters question Bartlet on the church steps. Charlie hands over paperwork while Bartlet kisses her goodbye and heads to the motorcade. The plane anchors her exit amid public cheers and private tremors, pulling her away from the election-night cluster of aides, press, and family.

2 appearances

Purpose

Transport Abbey away from the church site

Significance

Marks Abbey's separation from Bartlet during the post-election farewell, layering urgency onto the hand-tremor reveal and foreshadowing health-driven rifts

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S4E7 · Election Night

Public Farewell, Private Tremor

Abbey's 'next plane' is named in Bartlet's deflecting line as her scheduled transport, serving as the narrative reason for the brief public farewell and the temporal pressure that keeps the moment short and contained.

Before: Scheduled and awaiting Abbey's boarding; part of travel logistics referenced on the steps.

After: Implied to be departed or in process of departure as Abbey leaves the scene to catch the flight.

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S4E7 · Election Night

The Tremor: An Unsigned Signature

Mentioned by Bartlet as Abbey 'taking the next plane,' the plane operates as a logistical object that explains Abbey's quick exit and compresses the farewell, increasing the urgency of the moment and limiting time for private remediation.

Before: Scheduled; Abbey preparing to board as the public farewell occurs.

After: Abbey departs (implied); the plane leaves her from the church steps, removing her from immediate capacity to intervene.

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