Object

Josh's Office Phone

Receiver cracks against its cradle as Josh wrenches it down mid-Senate volley, pivoting from bailout urgencies to Donna's wide-eyed shock over his peso devaluation confession. Tense fingers had clamped cool plastic tight through coordination barrages, voice slicing commands amid cluttered desk chaos; Toby's voucher rage bursts in, but the hung-up lifeline pulses with crisis residue, fueling Josh's gallows croon before Roosevelt Room stride.
10 appearances

Purpose

Coordinating urgent calls with Senate committees on Mexico's $30 billion bailout amid peso devaluation fallout

Significance

Anchors Josh's frenetic crisis command, exposing his policy fingerprints in national peril while clashing with Toby's comms fury—humanizes hubris, fractures staff unity under multi-front siege

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

10 moments