Josh's Hotel Room Door Handle (Stubborn Key)

To secure and allow controlled entry to a hotel guest room by means of a keyed latch; functions as the physical barrier between hallway and private room.

Serves as a catalytic prop: the jammed key forces a brief personal moment that exposes Josh's distracted state, lets Donna intervene with brisk competence, and times the reveal of visiting figures (Joey Lucas, Ted Marcus), thereby converting a domestic hiccup into narrative urgency.