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Helen Baldwin's Two-Page Book Outline

Charlie bursts into Toby's office and reveals the two-page outline of Helen Baldwin's tell-all book that her agent circulated, igniting a seven-figure bidding war among publishers. Toby pauses mid-salad; Quincy snaps to attention, connecting it to his tracked press inquiries on similar leaks.

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S4E21 · Life on Mars

Helen Baldwin's Book Deal — A Lead and Toby's Salad Confession

Referenced by Charlie as the two-page outline an agent circulated—this manuscript fragment is the commercial artifact driving the Random House bidding war and the narrative cause of the suspected leak.

Before: Circulated among publishers and agents (off-stage), forming the basis for the auction.

After: Still in market circulation off-stage; its existence has been reported to White House staff and now triggers internal scrutiny.

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S4E21 · Life on Mars

Quincy Spots Baldwin Link and Exits with a Lead

Charlie references a two-page outline circulated by Helen Baldwin’s agent; this outline is the documentary seed of the book-deal story and functions as the concrete evidence that Random House and other publishers are bidding—turning rumor into tangible proof.

Before: Circulating among publishers and agents; known to gossip columnists like Stu Winkle.

After: Remains an external piece of evidence referenced by staff; now treated as potential exhibit in a leak inquiry.

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