Object

C.J.'s Baby Blue '65 Mustang Convertible

Baby blue '65 Mustang convertible hunkers outside C.J.'s office under night glare, top-down curves screaming vintage freedom, chrome accents catching desperate glances. C.J. storms toward it, keys jangling, craving solo escape—until Simon coolly unmasks his sabotage: spark plug ripped, battery yanked, fuel pump gutted, distributor cap shattered, leaving the engine bay a hollowed corpse that stalls her rebellion dead.

2 appearances

Purpose

Personal convertible for independent nighttime drive home

Significance

Lightning rod for C.J.'s raw fury against suffocating protection, Simon's mechanical evisceration explodes their fragile trust, amplifying surveillance paranoia as Sam bursts in with political bombshells.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S3E19 · The Black Vera Wang

C.J. Rebels Against Simon's Overprotectiveness, Discovers Sabotaged Mustang

C.J.'s cherished baby blue '65 Mustang convertible symbolizes her craving for independence, invoked passionately as her escape vehicle; Simon's sabotage revelation transforms it from a vessel of freedom into a immobilized relic outside her office, heightening her frustration and underscoring surveillance's invasive reach amid rising personal threats.

Before: Intact and parked outside C.J.'s office, operational but targeted for disablement

After: Fully disabled—devoid of spark plug, battery, fuel pump, starter relay, timing belt, and ignition fuse—stranded uselessly in the lot

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S3E19 · The Black Vera Wang

Sam Unveils Anonymous Attack Ad Targeting Bartlet's Secrets

C.J.'s baby blue '65 Mustang convertible looms implicitly outside as the sabotaged symbol of her thwarted escape, its gutted engine (via listed parts) central to Simon's standoff revelation that frames Sam's tape interruption, blending autonomy loss with political ambush.

Before: Parked outside office, engine fully disabled by removals

After: Remains immobilized in lot, forgotten amid ad shock

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