End of the Hall
Detailed Involvements
Events with rich location context
Distant hall end becomes enforced relocation site for police, marking Jordan's successful demand; shadows swallow guards, stripping overt muscle to expose negotiation's psychological bare-knuckles.
Shadowed retreat, tension diffused yet lingering
Compromised security outpost
Yielded ground in intimidation war
Remote from negotiation core
End of hall receives relocated Capitol Police per Jordan's intimidation charge and Cliff's orders, swallowing guards' forms to enforce demanded privacy during core censure volleys and Leo's exit.
Shadowed retreat pulsing with enforced distance
Exile point for security to neutralize intimidation optics
Margin where congressional muscle bends to scrutiny
Distant from negotiation threshold
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