Upholstered Couch (Mural Room / Perimeter Seating)

The upholstered couch is the casual staging ground for Donna and contributes to the informality of the initial exchange; it visually supports the idea that staff are unwinding before the political rupture.

The upholstered couch anchors Donna's relaxed presence; she sits there during the Dali banter and rises from it when asked to check the other room, signaling an emotional and physical drift away from the policy moment.

The upholstered couch is the casual staging for Donna and the late‑night lounging; it helps establish a relaxed post‑victory tableau that makes Leo's announcement feel like an intrusion into private repose.

The upholstered couch serves as the staged, semi-private locus where Zoey and C.J. sit for an ostensibly informal conversation that quickly becomes an interrogation; the couch's domestic ease contrasts with the clinical line of questioning.

The upholstered couch serves as the immediate, domestic staging for the interview: C.J. walks to it, Zoey joins her on it, and the informal seating flattens hierarchy while enabling a pointed, private interrogation that feels intimate yet consequential.

The upholstered couch in the Mural Room equivalent facilitates intimate seating; Gibson sits down on it directly beside Leo after his warning, drawing them into charged proximity that amplifies tension, vulnerability, and the foreshadowed power imbalance in this relapse-fueled dialogue.