Location

Carrefour and Liberte

Bazan's soldiers swarm Carrefour and Liberte, rifles glinting under Haitian sun as they flash improper permits, choking off Dessaline supporters' victory rally in a noose of military steel. Cheers curdle into panic—first shots rip the thick air, two bodies crumple amid stampeding feet and acrid smoke, this tense crossroads pulsing as coup's bloody spark where democratic hope shatters on concrete under Port-au-Prince's volatile skies.

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2 rich involvements

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Events with rich location context

S2E21 · 18th and Potomac

Oval Office Briefing: Dessaline Vanishes in Haitian Coup Chaos

Carrefour and Liberte invoked as Bazan-blockaded rally chokepoints under 'improper permit' ruse, sparking deadly crowd defiance and coup ignition point.

Atmosphere

Charged crossroads of throttled hope

Functional Role

Rally suppression flashpoints detailed

Symbolic Significance

Democracy's concrete fracture

Access Restrictions

Troop noose tightening

Rifles glinting in sun Acrid smoke from shots

S2E21 · 18th and Potomac

Bartlet Overrides Jake, Orders Embassy Evacuation and Marines

Carrefour and Liberte linger as recent flashpoints in advisors' minds, their suppression under false permits contextualizing the coup's momentum that prompts Leo's evac call and heightens stakes for embassy vulnerability.

Atmosphere

Bloodied crossroads of defiance and gunfire

Functional Role

Backdrop for military suppression validating urgency

Symbolic Significance

Shattered sites of democratic celebration

Access Restrictions

Surrounded and controlled by Bazan's troops

Improper permit barricades Refusing crowds amid shots

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Everything that happens here

S2E21 · 18th and Potomac

Oval Office Briefing: Dessaline Vanishes in Haitian Coup Chaos

In a tense Oval Office gathering, Leo demands updates from Robbie, Jake, and a civilian advisor on Port-au-Prince, revealing 400+ trapped UN observers amid Bazan's military moves: rally suppression killing …

S2E21 · 18th and Potomac

Bartlet Overrides Jake, Orders Embassy Evacuation and Marines

In the Oval Office briefing on the Haitian coup, after learning of Dessaline's disappearance and military encirclement, Leo proposes evacuating non-essential embassy personnel. Jake warns it signals U.S. doubt in …