Object

Boy's Prescription (Last Filled)

Casper holds up the prescription during Situation Room briefing. Label shows last fill six days prior, marking the boy's slide into medical distress. Bartlet, Leo, and others seize on it as proof the child lacks meds, heightening stakes for tactical entry.

2 appearances

Purpose

Dispense medication to treat the boy's condition

Significance

Timeline clue that forces Bartlet's risky authorization, blending humanitarian crisis with operational pressure

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S4E4 · The Red Mass

Presidential Greenlight: Explosive Rescue for a Sick Boy

The last-filled prescription is presented as forensic evidence (time-stamped proof) indicating the boy has been without medication for six days and underwrites the team's claim that immediate action is necessary.

Before: Held as evidentiary information in the Situation Room (referenced by Casper during the briefing).

After: Remains a reference item in briefing materials; its factual content continues to justify the authorized breach.

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S4E4 · The Red Mass

Yosef's Shadow

The boy's prescription (last filled six days ago) is cited as documentary evidence that he has been without medication, intensifying moral urgency; it functions as the evidentiary hinge justifying the shift to a forcible breach.

Before: Presented in the briefing as the last-fill evidence, referenced by Mike Casper and on the table during discussion.

After: Remains part of the record motivating the assault; its evidentiary role is preserved as teams mobilize.

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