Object
Rabbi's Tailored Sermon (Sermon Addressing Toby)
A spoken religious address delivered by Toby's rabbi whose language and examples directly reference Toby's synagogue attendance. Not a portable artifact but an identifiable communicative act—a pulpit sermon whose content functions like a document: personal references, moral appeals, and phrasing that prove familiarity with Toby's private practice. Characters react to the sermon as if confronted with a recorded disclosure: Toby's face tightens, staff trade stunned looks, and the sermon becomes the tangible clue that exposes a private detail in public moral terms.
2 appearances
Purpose
To deliver religious and moral instruction to a congregation; in the processed material it functions as a vehicle for communicating specific personal information about Toby to a public audience.
Significance
Serves as the narrative catalyst that converts a legal crisis into a personal betrayal: the sermon’s tailored references trigger Toby’s accusation that Sam disclosed his synagogue attendance, fracturing trust among staff and raising ethical questions about means used to defend a client. It reframes the clemency debate by making private practice a public moral lever.
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