Object

Execution Restraint Straps

Canvas-and-leather restraints used to secure a prisoner during execution, a focal point of emotional turmoil for characters.

2 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S1E14 · Take This Sabbath Day

Sophia and the Hour: C.J.'s Private Unease

Execution restraint straps are referred to in the reading ('he'll strain against the straps'), supplying a tactile and violent image that transforms abstract timing into physical agony and deepens C.J.'s discomfort.

Before: A component of the execution apparatus described in the protocol and timetable, not physically present in the office.

After: Remains an imagined piece of hardware in the briefing details; its mention contributes to C.J.'s shaken state.

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S1E14 · Take This Sabbath Day

When Procedure Becomes Personal

Execution restraint straps are mentioned indirectly when C.J. reads that the condemned 'will strain against the straps'; the image of straps tightens the scene's physicality and contributes to C.J.'s visceral reaction.

Before: Part of the described execution apparatus in the protocol; not present in the office.

After: Remains an evocative, unsettling detail in C.J.'s mind, having informed her spoken description of expected physical responses during the execution.

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