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Oval Office Phone

Charlie bursts into the Oval Office at night, announcing Molly O'Connor's parents are located and on the phone. The device holds the live connection from the parents to President Bartlet right after the military doctor warns of his dangerously high blood pressure. Bartlet shifts focus from personal health stress to this family link amid the kidnapping crisis, with Charlie delivering the news and the doctor present.

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S4E23 · Twenty-Five

Blood Pressure and Bad News: The Personal Cost of Crisis

The Oval Office phone functions as the literal connector between the President and Molly O'Connor's parents; Charlie's announcement implies the device is already or imminently in use to bridge clinical distance and bring the personal consequences of the kidnapping directly into the room.

Before: Resting on or near the President's desk, available for secure White House communications.

After: Actively in use or immediately engaged to carry the call connecting Molly's parents to the President.

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