Object

Mrs. Landingham and Charlie's Binders

Mrs. Landingham thrusts heavy binders into Charlie's waiting hands, vinyl spines flexing under grip as they shuttle stacks through Oval Office shadows—crisp edges scraping palms amid crackling banter on Hitchcock's 'Dial M for Murder' and 'Prince of New York's' erotic Dostoyevsky fever. Mock outrage flares, humanizing her prim steel before Ellie interrupts, binders abandoned as family firestorm ignites.

2 appearances

Purpose

Shuttle administrative documents and facilitate Oval Office workflow during staff interactions

Significance

Propel sparkling cinephile levity that pierces Oval tension, bridging comic camaraderie to raw Bartlet family confrontation over Surgeon General defiance

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S2E15 · Ellie

Mrs. Landingham and Charlie's Risqué Film Banter

Heavy binders serve as multifunctional props grounding the staff's routine workflow; shuttled back and forth between Mrs. Landingham and Charlie amid banter, their vinyl spines scraping palms symbolize ceaseless administrative churn, abandoned mid-exchange when Ellie interrupts, heightening the pivot from levity to drama.

Before: Stacked and ready for shuttling in Oval Office

After: Temporarily halted and set aside upon Ellie's arrival

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S2E15 · Ellie

Ellie's Summoned Entrance for Family Confrontation

The binders, previously shuttled between Mrs. Landingham and Charlie during banter, are implicitly set aside as the interruption halts their movement; they serve as mundane administrative props grounding the comic relief, abandoned to symbolize the abrupt pivot to grave familial drama.

Before: Being shuttled actively between agents in Oval Office

After: Abandoned or held static as participants disperse

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