Location

BWI

Josh's stranded team, halted by a motorcade mishap on a rural road near Indianapolis, weighs BWI as a charter flight target. Toby proposes it alongside other airports, marking the spot as a critical hub for swift reconnection with President Bartlet. Runways promise escape from isolation, pulsing with urgency as Donna secures options and the group eyes rapid return to campaign operations amid ticking electoral deadlines.

2 events

2 rich involvements

Detailed Involvements

Events with rich location context

S4E1 · 20 Hours in America Part I

Sam Is Made the President's 'Wide‑Angle Lens'

BWI is listed as an alternative flight destination, part of the set of options that compress time and geography into urgent choices for the stranded team.

Atmosphere

Practical, contingency-oriented — one of several transport options under consideration.

Functional Role

Alternate flight destination to reach the Washington area.

Multiple airport options as logistical buffer Schedules and gate availability implied

S4E1 · 20 Hours in America Part I

Wide‑Angle Handoff on a Country Road

BWI is listed as an alternate airport option, part of the team's mental map of routes home; it underscores the contingency planning required by the unexpected stranding.

Atmosphere

Contingent and logistical — one of several pragmatic endpoints.

Functional Role

Alternate destination to reach the capital quickly.

Symbolic Significance

Part of a triage of transport options reflecting campaign adaptability.

Access Restrictions

Subject to flight availability and schedules.

Airport terminals (implied) Choice anxiety over which route will reconnect them fastest

Events at This Location

Everything that happens here

S4E1 · 20 Hours in America Part I

Sam Is Made the President's 'Wide‑Angle Lens'

Stranded on a rural road, Josh urgently phones a groggy Sam and hands him full operational responsibility for the President for the day. Josh's instructions—summarize and connect economic, agricultural, intelligence …

S4E1 · 20 Hours in America Part I

Wide‑Angle Handoff on a Country Road

Stranded after a motorcade mishap, Josh, Toby and Donna pivot from stunned helplessness into action. Josh calls Sam and urgently recruits him to "staff the President," defining Sam’s role as …