Will's Office Table

Elsie sits on the edge of this table in Will's office while helping him decode President Bartlet's legal instincts and rhetorical style for the inaugural address draft. Toby barges in to stress the five-day policy deadline. Intern Stacy delivers a previously stricken Bartlet speech nearby. The table supports their urgent collaboration as tone study yields to substantive revisions.

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S4E14 · Inauguration Part I

Decoding Bartlet — Tone, Time, and a Stricken Speech

Will's office table functions as a pragmatic work surface and staging area for tonal research; Elsie sits on its edge while Will consults notes, and Stacy offers to place the stricken speech on the pile that sits there.

Before: Clear enough to seat Elsie; strewn with a 'pile' of papers that indicate ongoing research.

After: Still the central workspace, now holding the papers plus the newly delivered Bartlet speech in Will's possession.

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S4E14 · Inauguration Part I

Stricken Bartlet Speech Resurfaces

Will's office table functions as the workspace where Elsie sits, materials are piled, and the stricken speech is offered and accepted; it anchors the domestic, informal staging of what will become formal presidential rhetoric.

Before: Holding piles of papers and serving as a casual seating spot for Elsie in Will's office.

After: Continues to hold papers; the stricken speech is placed on top of its pile before being taken by Will.

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