Senator Hardin's Office

Donna sits in this interior room, tension spiking as Ellen enters from the Senate floor area. The close space sharpens their clash: Donna begs Ellen to sway Senator Grace Hardin with a cellphone message before the vote, but Ellen holds firm to public opinion. The Presiding Officer cuts debate short. Donna unleashes a raw monologue naming Josh's endless demands—long hours, humiliations, never once hiding him—then grabs the phone and walks out. Defeat hangs heavy here, fusing legislative loss with personal betrayal.