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Sam's 'Pilgrim Detectives' Notes

Sam unfolds the creased sheet in the shadowed bullpen, voice quickening as he pitches the zany 'pilgrim detectives' concept to Toby, C.J., Josh, and Donna. Fingers trace scribbled lines while chaos swirls—nickel flips, turkey gobbles, crisis calls—transforming flimsy paper into spark of absurd inspiration amid White House frenzy.

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Purpose

Notes for pitching whimsical story idea to colleagues

Significance

Slices through refugee crisis tension with levity, embodying staff's resilient humor and creative multitasking in Bartlet-era Oval orbit

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S2E8 · Shibboleth

Coin Flip Triumph to Cale's Urgent Summons

Sam reads from this creased sheet pitching 'pilgrim detectives' concept, using it as prop in banter to inject levity; its scribbles symbolize creative respite before crisis pivot, grounding absurd humor in tangible chaos.

Before: Held by Sam on couch in dark office

After: Still with Sam as group disperses

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