Object
Sealed Evidence Vial — Raw Opium (evidentiary exhibit)
A small, sealed evidence container holding a dark, resinous lump of raw opium, tagged with a paper chain-of-custody label and clear tamper tape. Compact and clinical in appearance, the vial sits on the press-room table like a confrontation; characters lean in, glance at it, and register discomfort or political calculation.
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Purpose
To serve as a physical exhibit and evidentiary prop used to illustrate the seriousness of opiate trafficking and to support a public rebuke or legal argument.
Significance
Functions as a rhetorical weapon in Leo's ambush: the tangible presence of opium converts private hypocrisy into public leverage, heightening political stakes and exposing lenient sentences for lawmakers' relatives; it crystallizes the administration's push for Mandatory Minimums.
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