Meteor (Minuteman Silo Near-Miss)

Will recounts the meteor during a tense poker game in Leo's office: two silo officers detect its radar signature as an incoming threat and prepare Minuteman ICBM launches, only to stand down upon confirmation. Ed, C.J., Larry, Toby, and Will absorb the tale, which Toby wields to challenge C.J.'s faith in institutional reliability, shifting the mood from optimism to doubt.

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S4E20 · Evidence of Things Not Seen

Poker Night: Faith Tested

The meteor is the surprising, non-human catalyst of the anecdote—an external, indifferent force misread as an enemy missile—an emblem of how randomness can stress deterministic systems.

Before: Approaching from outer space; not under human control.

After: Identified as the explanation for the radar track; its passage averts war but triggers institutional scrutiny.

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