Location
Zurich
Zurich holds the boy's transplant organs in refrigerated medical storage, the linchpin of a 40-hour race against organ failure. Swiss officials manage transit logistics from clinical facilities, their hesitations fueling White House urgency. Concrete floors echo with coordinator footsteps; chilled air carries faint antiseptic traces as international calls demand release. The city pulses with precise bureaucracy, bridging humanitarian need and geopolitical caution.
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Swiss Diplomacy
Eleven Minutes — Bartlet Clears the Mission
Zurich is cited as the organ staging point — the origin of the critical medical cargo whose release and timely movement determine the mission's feasibility.
Atmosphere
Clinical, bureaucratic, and precise — a controlled environment with chilling logistical constraints.
Functional Role
Medical staging and dispatch location for donor organs.
Symbolic Significance
Represents the friction between neutral bureaucratic procedure and lifesaving urgency.
Access Restrictions
Controlled by Swiss authorities and medical institutions; subject to international protocols.
Refrigerated medical storage implied
Coordinator footsteps and bureaucratic delay
Telephone and diplomatic pressure channels
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