Location
Exit 322 on the Long Island Expressway
Leo recounts racing along the Long Island Expressway when Jenny's labor hit at Exit 322, nearly delivering Mallory amid thundering trucks and exit ramps slick with urgency. Cars whip past as he pulls over, heart pounding, transforming a routine drive into a frantic bid to reach the hospital. The spot captures childbirth's raw unpredictability, a highway shoulder where family crisis eclipses all else, shared now in the Oval Office to underscore life's sudden demands on even the steadiest hands.
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S4E22
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Commencement
Bartlet Owns the Hit; Threat Con Bravo Raised
Exit 322 on the Long Island Expressway is invoked in Leo's anecdote about near-birth; its reference humanizes the staff conversation and momentarily softens the political harshness of the confession.
Atmosphere
Personal, anecdotal warmth amid tension.
Functional Role
Anecdotal touchstone to illustrate personal stakes and paternal advice.
Symbolic Significance
Represents the unpredictability of life intruding into professional crises.
Access Restrictions
Public highway location (not restricted).
Highway shoulder
Sound of rushing traffic implied
Events at This Location
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