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C.J.'s Office Doorway

A small, soft cloth—neutral-toned, lightly crumpled—drapes across C.J.'s eyes and cheeks as she collapses exhausted on her office couch. Fabric clings gently to her skin, dimming the harsh office glare while muffling her strained quips. Sam hovers close, voice urgent as he nudges toward its removal; Carol and the sleep doctor circle warily, hands poised but hesitant, before C.J. surges upright, cloth tumbling aside in the crush of duty's recall.

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2 moments

S2E4 · In This White House

C.J. Collapses, Deflects Duty

Sam halts frozen in C.J.'s office doorway after peering through window, using the threshold as staging for concern; it frames the charged standoff, compressing intimacy against West Wing bustle before Carol's signal propels exit.

Before: Open standard portal amid daytime activity

After: Sam remains post-departures, pondering

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S2E4 · In This White House

Urgent Gesture — Secrets, Exhaustion, and Staff Friction

Frames Sam's hesitant entry and pause, compressing charged standoff; later channels Carol's arrival and odd exchange with frowning Sam, pivoting private intimacy to public friction at threshold of vulnerability.

Before: Open to bullpen view

After: Vacant post-departures

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