Location
Bethesda Medical Laboratory (Clinical Lab at Bethesda Naval Medical Center)
Windowless clinical laboratory room within Bethesda Naval Medical Center, focused on urgent sample processing and analysis with equipment like centrifuges and vacutainers; distinct from hospital corridors and treatment areas.
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S1E12
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He Shall, From Time To Time...
Feigning Strength: Fever in the Oval
The Bethesda Medical Laboratory is invoked indirectly when Leo orders blood work 'send it to the lab'—it stands as the technical backend that will translate symptoms into data, moving the situation from impression to medical evidence.
Atmosphere
Implied sterile efficiency and procedural rhythm—samples and machines converting ambiguity into results.
Functional Role
Processing and analysis center for blood work called for by Hackett and Leo.
Symbolic Significance
Represents objective verification that can confirm or dispel worst fears about the President's condition.
Access Restrictions
Restricted medical laboratory with chain-of-custody protocols for samples from a head of state.
Fluorescent lighting and stainless steel benches (implied)
Noise of centrifuges and labeled sample racks (implied)
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