Object

Rex's Bar Jukebox

A vintage, upright jukebox occupying a corner of Rex's Holodeck bar: a softly glowing cabinet with illuminated selection cards, chrome trim, and a warm, amber backlight that spills across the bar. It emits a mournful forties torch song that hums under conversation, its mechanical click of selections and low, steady hum physically anchoring the room's noir texture. Patrons barely glance at it; characters, however, lean into its music—Picard's swagger and Rex's knowing nod both calibrate to the jukebox's tune.

1 appearances

Purpose

To play recorded music for patrons, supplying ambient songs on demand to set and sustain the bar's mood.

Significance

Functions as the scene's emotional bedrock: the jukebox's mournful selection deepens the Dixon Hill noir atmosphere, masks Picard's embarrassment and wound by normalizing his bravado, and amplifies the performative quality of his detective persona during the investigation.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments

S2E19 · Manhunt

Picard Slips Fully Into Dixon Hill to Mask a Wound

The jukebox supplies the mournful forties torch song that underpins the scene's noir mood. Its music paces the exchange, softening the moment and making Picard's macho performance feel both cinematic and slightly ridiculous.

Before: Playing a mournful torch song, ambient and unobtrusive.

After: Continues playing, providing continuous atmospheric underscoring to the bar's activity.

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