Place

Washington, D.C.

Named in 33 guided books, from #3 Chinese Puzzle

Also known as 2 names
  • Washington
  • Washington, D. C. (source punctuation)

In the books

  1. #3 Chinese Puzzle

    Seat of the U.S. government and location of the President’s office.

  2. #4 Mafia Fix

    City where the assistant attorney general holds the secret conference.

  3. #5 Dr. Quake

    Seat of federal government; Feinstein goes there and the President receives Curpwell’s report.

  4. #6 Death Therapy

    Capital where the President, CURE's response and the inquiry into Dorfwill's attack are situated.

  5. #7 Union Bust

    Location of the union headquarters and the Oval Room scene with the President.

  6. #11 Kill or Cure

    U.S. capital referenced in the scandal and Senate-threat ruse.

  7. #12 Slave Safari

    U.S. capital where Dalton’s report circulates and the State Department/White House coordinate a response.

  8. #13 Acid Rock

    The U.S. capital, referred to as Washington and Washington, D.C.

  9. #14 Judgment Day

    U.S. capital where Remo and Chiun meet the President.

  10. #17 Last War Dance

    U.S. capital referred to during the Cassandra operation.

  11. #18 Funny Money

    U.S. capital referenced as the location of the Treasury and presidential offices.

  12. #19 Holy Terror

    U.S. capital where the CIA deputy director lives and where he is later killed by a car explosion.

  13. #24 King's Curse

    City where the unnamed congressman’s office is located.

  14. #26 In Enemy Hands

    U.S. capital where the President and CURE meet.

  15. #27 The Last Temple

    Geographic source of the agents’ orders and lobbying location in Dorfmann’s backstory; newspaper title does not establish an earlier geographic reference.

  16. #28 Ship of Death

    U.S. capital where Remo enters the State Department and the President discusses Ship of States.

  17. #31 The Head Men

    Setting of the President’s offices, the Capitol plot, and Paldor’s operation.

  18. #35 Last Call

    U.S. capital where the President and CIA headquarters are located.

  19. #37 Bottom Line

    Destination on Meadows’s presidential letter, referring to the U.S. capital.

  20. #39 Missing Link

    Seat of presidential officials and Jessica’s informant network.

  21. #44 Balance of Power

    U.S. capital targeted in the alleged plot and described as the endpoint of the concealed map line.

  22. #45 Spoils of War

    U.S. capital where Nooner meets Miller in the Senate building and later contacts the press.

  23. #49 Skin Deep

    Location of the high-level briefing about the Andrew Jackson massacre.

  24. #50 Killing Time

    Location of the initial military-secretary murder investigation and Dobbins’s killing.

  25. #54 Last Drop

    Federal capital where Smith visits the Interior Department and later meets Remo.

  26. #55 Master's Challenge

    U.S. capital where the threatened President and White House are located.

  27. #60 The End of the Game

    U.S. city Marcia names among the reprogrammed missile targets.

  28. #61 Lords of the Earth

    U.S. capital named in the story’s institutional and political setting.

  29. #64 The Last Alchemist

    U.S. capital where the NCA and morgue scenes occur and where Remo’s party returns from Brazil.

  30. #71 Return Engagement

    Capital referenced as the President’s location and site of Smith’s direct government contact.

  31. #72 Sole Survivor

    U.S. capital where Remo looks for unhoused people and which the narration describes at night.

  32. #74 Walking Wounded

    U.S. capital where the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial stands; the final scene takes place at the memorial.

  33. #75 Rain of Terror

    U.S. capital and setting for the presidential, military and CURE response.

Source notesIdentity and text locators

Each source passage locates the U.S. President, the federal government, or national labor-union leadership in the U.S. capital.

Book 003 locates the President’s office in Washington, D.C. (witness:00000007:ch01:p0029).

Book 004 identifies Washington as the site of an assistant attorney general’s secret conference (witness:00000009:ch01:p0012); book 005 calls it the seat of the federal government (witness:00000012:ch02:p0033).

Book 006 explicitly identifies the capital and places the President’s response there (witness:00000015:ch01:p0002); book 007 locates the President’s Oval Room in Washington (witness:00000018:ch16:p0002).

Reviewed source observation locators: destroyer-003:washington-dc (witness:00000007:ch01:p0029); destroyer-004:washington-dc (witness:00000009:ch01:p0012); destroyer-005:washington-dc (witness:00000012:ch02:p0033); destroyer-006:washington-dc (witness:00000015:ch01:p0002); destroyer-007:washington-dc (witness:00000018:ch01:p0024).

destroyer-011:b11-washington-dc links to this subject after independent source review and lead contextual comparison (witness:00000030:ch03:p0001; witness:00000030:ch18:p0043).

destroyer-012:b12-washington-dc links to this subject after independent source review and lead contextual comparison (witness:00000033:ch02:p0224; witness:00000033:ch02:p0218).

destroyer-013:federal-bureau-textual-clue links to this subject after independent source review and lead contextual comparison (witness:00000036:ch01:p0003; witness:00000036:ch01:p0101).

destroyer-017:b17-washington links to this subject after independent source review and lead contextual comparison (witness:00000048:ch01:p0004).

destroyer-018:b18-washington-dc links to this subject after independent source review and lead contextual comparison (witness:00000051:ch01:p0128).

destroyer-019:b19-washington-dc links to this subject after independent source review and lead contextual comparison (witness:00000054:ch14:p0016; witness:00000054:ch15:p0009).

destroyer-014:washington-dc links to this subject after independent source review and lead contextual comparison (witness:00000039:ch16:p0140; witness:00000039:ch17:p0069).

destroyer-035:washington-dc: Lead checked the recurring Washington, D.C. referent in primary context: U.S. capital where the President and CIA headquarters are located. The earlier observation has compatible place scope: Seat of the U.S. government and location of the President’s office. Source-specific assertions and uncertainty remain work scoped. (witness:00000102:ch01:p0006; witness:00000102:ch01:p0027; witness:00000007:ch01:p0029; witness:00000007:ch03:p0047).

destroyer-028:washington-dc: Lead contextual comparison supports the recurring Washington, D.C. referent: U.S. capital where Remo enters the State Department and the President discusses Ship of States. Earlier compatible observation: Seat of the U.S. government and location of the President’s office.. Preserve the observed source label, scope and attributed claims. (witness:00000081:ch02:p0001; witness:00000081:ch03:p0083; witness:00000007:ch01:p0029; witness:00000007:ch03:p0047).

destroyer-037:washington: Lead accepted the separate-reader contextual proposal after comparing primary contexts: New presidential, congressional-office or official-mail geography points to U.S. capital; prior explicitly describes Washington from the presidential White House. No President surname or Washington State join. Original labels, participation scope and attributed fictional claims remain in the observation. (witness:00000108:ch01:p0080; witness:00000007:ch01:p0029; witness:00000007:ch03:p0047).

destroyer-024:b24-washington-dc: Lead accepted the separate-reader contextual proposal after comparing primary contexts: New presidential, congressional-office or official-mail geography points to U.S. capital; prior explicitly describes Washington from the presidential White House. No President surname or Washington State join. Original labels, participation scope and attributed fictional claims remain in the observation. (witness:00000069:ch01:p0102; witness:00000069:ch01:p0103; witness:00000007:ch01:p0029; witness:00000007:ch03:p0047).

destroyer-031:b31-washington: Lead compared identifying primary passages and reviewed roles for Washington, D.C.: Setting of the President’s offices, the Capitol plot, and Paldor’s operation. This is compatible with the existing washington-dc subject (Seat of the U.S. government and location of the President’s office.). The source’s own labels, narrative/mention/paratext scope, attributed statements and uncertainty remain in its observation; this decision does not assert real-world accuracy of fictional acts. (witness:00000090:ch01:p0079; witness:00000007:ch01:p0029).

destroyer-039:washington: Lead accepted the separate-reader contextual proposal after comparing primary contexts: New presidential, congressional-office or official-mail geography points to U.S. capital; prior explicitly describes Washington from the presidential White House. No President surname or Washington State join. Original labels, participation scope and attributed fictional claims remain in the observation. (witness:00000114:ch01:p0073; witness:00000114:ch12:p0052; witness:00000007:ch01:p0029; witness:00000007:ch03:p0047).

destroyer-026:b26-washington: Lead accepted the separate-reader contextual proposal after comparing primary contexts: New presidential, congressional-office or official-mail geography points to U.S. capital; prior explicitly describes Washington from the presidential White House. No President surname or Washington State join. Original labels, participation scope and attributed fictional claims remain in the observation. (witness:00000075:ch01:p0100; witness:00000075:ch02:p0128; witness:00000007:ch01:p0029; witness:00000007:ch03:p0047).

destroyer-027:washington: Lead accepted the separate-reader contextual proposal after comparing primary contexts: Same federal capital, President/White House earlier and agents’ federal orders/lobbying here; Washington Post title is not location evidence. Original labels, participation scope and attributed fictional claims remain in the observation. (witness:00000078:ch03:p0042; witness:00000007:ch01:p0029).

destroyer-055:washington-dc: Lead compared the identifying source context and accepted prior role: U.S. capital where the threatened President and White House are located. Compatible prior subject: Seat of the U.S. government and location of the President’s office. Preserve observed labels, mention versus scene scope and character-attributed claims; this joins the subject, not all assertions about it. (witness:00000159:ch09:p0071; witness:00000007:ch01:p0029).

destroyer-049:washington-dc: Lead compared identifying source passages and roles: Location of the high-level briefing about the Andrew Jackson massacre. Prior subject: Seat of the U.S. government and location of the President’s office. The same subject is identified; fictional assertions, scene/mention scopes and attributed accounts remain separate. (witness:00000141:ch02:p0028; witness:00000007:ch01:p0029).

destroyer-050:washington-dc: Lead compared current/prior identifying source passages and roles; they support one subject while narrative, attributed, metonymic, product and paratext scopes remain distinct. Current: Location of the initial military-secretary murder investigation and Dobbins’s killing. Prior: Seat of the U.S. government and location of the President’s office. (witness:00000144:ch12:p0001; witness:00000007:ch01:p0029).

destroyer-045:washington-dc: Lead compared the named subject and role with the prior source context. U.S. capital where Nooner meets Miller in the Senate building and later contacts the press. (witness:00000132:ch07:p0001).

destroyer-044:washington-dc: Lead compared identifying source contexts and compatible roles: U.S. capital targeted in the alleged plot and described as the endpoint of the concealed map line. Prior: Seat of the U.S. government and location of the President’s office. Preserve source attribution and mention versus scene scope. (witness:00000129:ch10:p0102; witness:00000007:ch01:p0029).

destroyer-054:washington-dc: Lead compared identifying primary contexts and compatible roles for Washington, D.C.: Federal capital where Smith visits the Interior Department and later meets Remo. Prior subject: Seat of the U.S. government and location of the President’s office. Book-specific facts and uncertainties remain scoped; the join establishes the referent, not blanket canon for all its depictions. (witness:00000156:ch08:p0008; witness:00000007:ch01:p0029).

destroyer-060:washington-dc: Lead compared identifying primary contexts and recurring scope for Washington: U.S. city Marcia names among the reprogrammed missile targets. Prior context: Seat of the U.S. government and location of the President’s office. Preserve each work’s account and its attribution. (witness:00000174:ch16:p0036; witness:00000007:ch01:p0029).

destroyer-061:washington-dc: Washington, D.C. explicitly identified as location of the federal labs; matches the established capital entity. (witness:00000177:ch07:p0008; witness:00000007:ch01:p0029).

destroyer-064:washington-dc: The phrase is explicitly Washington, D.C. and the context is the U.S. capital containing the NCA; prior subject is the same city. Lead inspected the proposed primary contexts; supplementary direct identifying anchors replace incidental context where needed. (witness:00000186:ch08:p0179; witness:00000186:ch09:p0050; witness:00000186:ch10:p0002; witness:00000007:ch01:p0029).

destroyer-071:washington-dc: Both directly name Washington, D.C., as the U.S. capital/government setting. Lead inspected the proposed primary contexts; supplementary direct identifying anchors replace incidental context where needed. (witness:00000207:ch12:p0114; witness:00000177:ch07:p0008).

destroyer-072:b72-washington-dc: Same named U.S. capital location. Lead inspected the proposed primary contexts; supplementary direct identifying anchors replace incidental context where needed. (witness:00000210:ch02:p0002; witness:00000210:ch02:p0009; witness:00000007:ch01:p0029).

destroyer-075:washington-dc: Same specifically named geographic or institutional subject in compatible source context; differing book events remain separately attributed. Lead inspected the proposed primary contexts; supplementary direct identifying anchors replace incidental context where needed. (witness:00000219:ch01:p0068; witness:00000007:ch01:p0029; witness:00000007:ch03:p0047).

destroyer-074:b74-washington-dc: Current source places the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Washington, D.C.; Book 3 ch01:p0029 describes Washington at the White House and identifies the U.S. capital. Same place; the memorial and presidential scene remain distinct. Lead inspected the proposed primary contexts; supplementary direct identifying anchors replace incidental context where needed. (witness:00000216:ch23:p0054; witness:00000007:ch01:p0029).

Chinese Puzzle

narrative

Sources 3 references
  • witness:00000007:ch01:p0029
  • witness:00000007:ch03:p0047
  • witness:00000007:ch24:p0001

Mafia Fix

narrative

Sources 1 references
  • witness:00000009:ch01:p0012

Dr. Quake

narrative

Sources 3 references
  • witness:00000012:ch02:p0033
  • witness:00000012:ch02:p0069
  • witness:00000012:ch22:p0009

Death Therapy

narrative

Sources 4 references
  • witness:00000015:ch01:p0002
  • witness:00000015:ch05:p0001
  • witness:00000015:ch10:p0047
  • witness:00000015:ch25:p0042

Union Bust

narrative

Sources 3 references
  • witness:00000018:ch01:p0024
  • witness:00000018:ch01:p0176
  • witness:00000018:ch16:p0002

Kill or Cure

mentioned

Sources 2 references
  • witness:00000030:ch03:p0001
  • witness:00000030:ch18:p0043

Slave Safari

mention

Sources 3 references
  • witness:00000033:ch02:p0218
  • witness:00000033:ch02:p0223
  • witness:00000033:ch10:p0028

Acid Rock

mention

Sources 3 references
  • witness:00000036:ch01:p0003
  • witness:00000036:ch01:p0101
  • witness:00000036:ch01:p0170

Judgment Day

mentioned

Sources 4 references
  • witness:00000039:ch16:p0140
  • witness:00000039:ch17:p0069
  • witness:00000039:ch18:p0009
  • witness:00000039:ch20:p0018

Last War Dance

mention

Sources 1 references
  • witness:00000048:ch01:p0004

Funny Money

narrative; mentioned

Sources 1 references
  • witness:00000051:ch01:p0128

Holy Terror

narrative

Sources 3 references
  • witness:00000054:ch14:p0016
  • witness:00000054:ch15:p0009
  • witness:00000054:ch17:p0016

King's Curse

narrative

Sources 3 references
  • witness:00000069:ch01:p0102
  • witness:00000069:ch01:p0103
  • witness:00000069:ch01:p0052

In Enemy Hands

narrative

Sources 2 references
  • witness:00000075:ch01:p0100
  • witness:00000075:ch02:p0128

The Last Temple

mention

Sources 1 references
  • witness:00000078:ch03:p0042

Ship of Death

appearance

Sources 2 references
  • witness:00000081:ch02:p0001
  • witness:00000081:ch03:p0083

The Head Men

Narrative mention; source-scoped

Sources 4 references
  • witness:00000090:ch01:p0079
  • witness:00000090:ch01:p0095
  • witness:00000090:ch06:p0069
  • witness:00000090:ch12:p0050

Last Call

narrative

Sources 4 references
  • witness:00000102:ch01:p0006
  • witness:00000102:ch01:p0027
  • witness:00000102:ch05:p0032
  • witness:00000102:ch13:p0024

Bottom Line

narrative reference

Sources 1 references
  • witness:00000108:ch01:p0080

Missing Link

mention

Sources 2 references
  • witness:00000114:ch01:p0073
  • witness:00000114:ch12:p0052

Balance of Power

narrative

Sources 3 references
  • witness:00000129:ch10:p0102
  • witness:00000129:ch14:p0003
  • witness:00000129:ch15:p0069

Spoils of War

narrative

Sources 2 references
  • witness:00000132:ch07:p0001
  • witness:00000132:ch07:p0053

Skin Deep

narrative; on-page setting

Sources 1 references
  • witness:00000141:ch02:p0028

Killing Time

narrative; on-page mention

Sources 3 references
  • witness:00000144:ch12:p0001
  • witness:00000144:ch12:p0003
  • witness:00000144:ch02:p0277

Last Drop

narrative; on-page identification

Sources 2 references
  • witness:00000156:ch08:p0008
  • witness:00000156:ch19:p0018

Master's Challenge

narrative

Sources 2 references
  • witness:00000159:ch04:p0019
  • witness:00000159:ch04:p0048

The End of the Game

narrative; source says Washington

Sources 1 references
  • witness:00000174:ch16:p0036

Lords of the Earth

narrative

Sources 2 references
  • witness:00000177:ch03:p0037
  • witness:00000177:ch07:p0008

The Last Alchemist

mentioned; narrative setting

Sources 3 references
  • witness:00000186:ch08:p0179
  • witness:00000186:ch09:p0050
  • witness:00000186:ch10:p0002

Return Engagement

narrative

Sources 1 references
  • witness:00000207:ch12:p0114

Sole Survivor

narrative; mention and appearance scopes are stated in role

Sources 3 references
  • witness:00000210:ch02:p0002
  • witness:00000210:ch02:p0009
  • witness:00000210:ch02:p0173

Walking Wounded

narrative; mention and appearance scopes are stated in role

Sources 1 references
  • witness:00000216:ch23:p0054

Rain of Terror

narrative

Sources 3 references
  • witness:00000219:ch01:p0043
  • witness:00000219:ch09:p0036
  • witness:00000219:ch15:p0001

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