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Abbey's $500 Uncashed Check to Cash for Jane Robinson

Bartlet corners Abbey in shadowed bedroom lamplight, voice slicing silence with demand for answers on the $500 cash scrawled across her uncashed check—crisp paper relic of mercy for battered Jane Robinson, now weaponized in marital siege; her eyes flash defiance, fingers clench sheets as charity's trace unleashes pent-up furies, propelling Charlie's delivery mission into heart of their unraveling pact.

4 appearances

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When this object appears and how it's used

4 moments

S2E13 · Bartlet's Third State of the Union

Mrs. Landingham Teases Charlie on C.J.'s Pantsless TV Gaffe and Delegates Abbey's Check Inquiry

Central mystery as the uncashed $500 check from Abbey to unknown Jane Robinson, discovered via Bartlet's ledger work; its enigma drives the task delegation, foreshadowing marital tension and Abbey's principled privacy, tying personal foibles to presidential orbit.

Before: Outstanding and uncashed in records.

After: Target of impending inquiry, status unresolved.

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S2E13 · Bartlet's Third State of the Union

Abbey's Speech Compromise Obsession Erupts Over Uncashed Activist Check

Central trigger as uncashed $500 lifeline to Jane Robinson, relayed via Landingham's note through Charlie; its bureaucratic entrapment in President's possession unleashes Abbey's volcanic activist rage, crystallizing VAWA stakes and marital-policy tensions beneath SOTU veneer.

Before: Uncashed, lodged in presidential records/bureaucracy

After: Still uncashed but flagged for Charlie's expedited delivery

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S2E14 · The War At Home

Abbey's Distracted Departure Prep and Evasive Chill

Implicitly tied to cash conversion for Jane as Bartlet queries the exchange; uncashed check relic weaponizes Abbey's mercy, fueling interrogation that cracks her evasive facade.

Before: Uncashed, converted to cash

After: Cash dispatched, check's legacy invoked

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S2E14 · The War At Home

Bartlet and Abbey's Devastating MS Reckoning and Parting

Implicitly evoked through Bartlet's cash probe tied to Abbey's uncashed check relic, weaponizing her charity as leverage in the raw argument, heightening betrayal's sting and linking personal mercy to relational rupture amid packing rituals.

Before: Uncashed and converted to cash equivalent

After: Cash mobilized, check's symbolic power transferred

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