Object

Nicole Garrison's Personal Diary

A key piece of documentary evidence in Nicole Garrison's discharge case, which features intimate diary entries.

3 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

Sam's Evidence Meets Military Stonewalling; Fitzwallace Breaks the Room

Nicole Garrison's personal diary is invoked by Sam as a paradigmatic evidentiary object demonstrating how private writings are used in discharge cases; it helps transform abstract accusation into a concrete cognitive image of institutional intrusion.

Before: Referenced in Sam's briefing materials and mentally present as an evidentiary touchstone; physically not shown on stage.

After: Remains a cited, resonant example in the discussion; its invocation fails to shift officers' stance and remains rhetorical ammunition for Sam.

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S1E19 · Let Bartlet Be Bartlet

Fitzwallace Calls the Question

Nicole Garrison's diary is cited verbally by Sam as an example of intimate, private writing being used as evidentiary material; it functions narratively as a concrete symbol of institutional intrusion into private life.

Before: In evidence/briefing records offstage; not physically present but invoked as an item whose private contents were used.

After: Remains a cited artifact that heightens the moral stakes and is rhetorically leveraged to demand higher-level action.

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S1E19 · Let Bartlet Be Bartlet

Fitzwallace's Glancing Reality

Nicole Garrison's personal diary is invoked by Sam as concrete evidence of how private writings become evidentiary material in discharge cases; the diary functions narratively to humanize abstractions and to provoke military pushback.

Before: Not physically produced, but present as cited evidence in staff briefing materials and Sam's argument.

After: Remains a rhetorical weapon in Sam's case but receives no immediate institutional redress; its invocation deepens the moral case without producing action.

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