Object

Donna's Folder

Donna hunches over her desk, fingers plunging into the folder's dense sheaf of papers—tabs protruding, edges curling from hasty flips—as C.J. barrels in, snatching her attention amid bullpen bedlam. The unassuming holder bulges with urgent dispatches, rustling accusations of refugee crises clashing against turkey pardons, its weight yanking Donna from routine rifling into frantic staff detours.

3 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S2E8 · Shibboleth

CJ Snatches Donna as INS Alert Drops Amid Turkey Chaos

Donna's Folder serves as her desk prop during initial rifling, grounding her in routine admin amid CJ's interruption; its dense papers symbolize layered crises clashing with turkey farce, yanking her into the event's frenzy before she's pulled away.

Before: On Donna's desk in bullpen, being examined standing

After: Left unattended on desk as Donna departs

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S2E8 · Shibboleth

C.J.'s Turkey Audition Fiasco and Song Confession

Donna's Folder serves as a mundane anchor at her bullpen desk, rifled through as C.J. interrupts for urgent help, symbolizing the clash of routine admin with holiday absurdity and refugee undercurrents; it grounds Donna's initial state before song lessons and turkey aid.

Before: At Donna's desk in Josh's Bullpen Area, open and being examined standing.

After: Unchanged at Donna's desk, abandoned as she assists C.J.

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S2E8 · Shibboleth

Bartlet's Turkey 'Pardon' Reversal and Education Sermon

Sam holds up Donna's Folder—bulging with urgent refugee dispatches—as the key prop signaling transition from turkey absurdity to geopolitical gravity, embodying the narrative pivot where holiday farce yields to moral imperative, its heft underscoring refugee peril's pull on presidential focus.

Before: Held by Sam upon entry to Outer Oval Office

After: Carried by Sam into Oval Office for briefing

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