Object

Mrs. Landingham's Casket

Mahogany depths cradle Mrs. Landingham's remains as pallbearers Toby, Sam, Josh, Charlie, and two stone-faced companions grip burnished handles, hoisting the weight onto broad shoulders with synchronized heave. Cathedral light fractures across polished surfaces while they stride in lockstep procession behind Reverend Monohan, every step reverberating loss through the hushed nave where Donna, Margaret, Carol dissolve in sobs and C.J. bows in shadowed reverence.

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Purpose

Holds deceased's remains for ceremonial transport during funeral procession out of National Cathedral

Significance

Bartlet's gaze locks on its inexorable progress, raw grief fracturing presidential armor as the casket embodies irreplaceable maternal anchor amid cascading crises, igniting emotional maelstrom that reshapes his resolve.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S2E22 · Two Cathedrals

Bartlet's Raw Grief Pierces the Funeral Procession

Mrs. Landingham's mahogany casket, burnished and central, is approached by pallbearers led by Monohan; Toby, Sam, Charlie, and others hoist its weight onto their shoulders amid prayer and music, carrying it in procession out—embodying the tangible finality of loss that fractures staff resolve and fuels Bartlet's reckoning.

Before: Stationary in the cathedral nave, awaiting procession

After: Hoisted on pallbearers' shoulders, being processed out of the cathedral

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