Jerry's Note on Missing Israeli Transport

Jerry interrupts the Oval Office's post-Iowa raid relief by reading a note aloud: an Israeli transport plane has vanished off radar over southern Lebanon, with Ben Yosef likely aboard. Bartlet listens stone-faced; Leo mutters in shock; Casper and Morris snap alert. This unseen aircraft catapults the briefing from triumph to international crisis.

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S4E4 · The Red Mass

Iowa Raid Debrief — A Moment of Relief, Then a Missing Plane

The note handed into the briefing room contains the intelligence that an Israeli transport has disappeared from radar; when read aloud by Jerry it functions as the narrative pivot from domestic relief to international crisis.

Before: Delivered to the Oval Office by an entering staffer; in possession of a staff intermediary.

After: Read aloud in the Oval; its contents trigger follow-up actions and monitoring by the President and staff (physical custody likely retained by staff).

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S4E4 · The Red Mass

From Domestic Victory to Diplomatic Emergency — Ben Yosef's Missing Plane

The note Jerry brings is the narrative pivot: it contains or triggers the report that an Israeli transport has disappeared from radar and suggests Ben Yosef may be aboard, shifting the Oval Office mood to an international crisis.

Before: Delivered into the Oval Office by a staff courier after being generated or received by an outside source.

After: Read aloud by Jerry and becomes the basis for immediate diplomatic concern; remains with staff for follow-up.

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