Stockholm, Sweden (offstage presidential origin — S01E14)
Detailed Involvements
Events with rich location context
Stockholm is referenced as the President's origin point for his return; it compresses international distance into a domestic deadline and establishes the travel schedule that structures staff options.
Offscreen, cool and ordered; functions as a temporal anchor rather than an active setting in the scene.
Temporal and logistical context for the President's return and the urgency of making contact.
Highlights the presidency's global movement and the way international duties can defer domestic moral decisions.
Not relevant to direct access — only establishes timeline.
Stockholm is referenced as the source location of the President's trip, serving as the temporal anchor for the President's arrival time and the reason for stalled access to executive authority.
A distant, cool point on a timeline — its mention compresses diplomatic travel into urgent domestic consequence.
Timeline marker that sets the President's arrival (around 9:00 a.m.) and thus frames the window for intervention.
Represents the foreign obligations that can complicate and delay domestic moral decisions.
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