Charlie's Computer

Charlie hunkers behind this steadfast workstation at his Outer Oval desk, screen aglow as he lobs good-natured jabs at Mrs. Landingham's sticker-price car folly. Fingers hover near keys amid their ethical sparring, the machine a quiet bulwark while C.J. storms in, Leo lurking—levity clings briefly before Haiti’s shadow engulfs the space, desk-bound tech tethering personal warmth to duty’s grind.

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S2E21 · 18th and Potomac

Charlie Ribs Mrs. Landingham Over Sticker-Price Naivety

Charlie's computer serves as his desk anchor in the Outer Oval, framing his seated launch into teasing Mrs. Landingham; it symbolizes the mundane office tether blending personal levity with duty, passively witnessing their banter's warmth before the shift to crisis mention, grounding the familial exchange in workday reality.

Before: Powered on at Charlie's Outer Oval desk, idle during initial dialogue

After: Unchanged, still at desk as conversation moves toward Oval

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S2E21 · 18th and Potomac

C.J. Intrudes on Car Banter Seeking Leo

Charlie's computer serves as his desk workstation anchoring the Outer Oval banter's starting point; he sits behind it while launching car-price teasing at Mrs. Landingham, the glowing screen a mundane tether grounding their levity before crisis intrudes, symbolizing dutiful normalcy amid White House grind.

Before: Operational at Charlie's Outer Oval desk, screen active.

After: Unchanged, operational at desk as group disperses.

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