Quiet Restaurant Table

Toby, Karen Kroft, and the President occupy seats around this table in a quiet restaurant late at night. Toby delivers the news that the National Parks directorship slipped away due to Senate confirmation changes and his own push into the gas-tax debate. Karen sits steady, absorbing the blow without outburst, and reframes her effort as purposeful sacrifice. The table centers their raw exchange on political costs and personal resolve.

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Purpose

Seating surface for late-night conversations between political figures

Significance

Anchors Toby's admission of calculated betrayal and Karen's dignified reframing, exposing tensions in campaign promises and moral trade-offs

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S4E9 · Swiss Diplomacy

Toby Retracts the Parks Promise

The table is the intimate stage for the conversation—a neutral surface that frames the exchange, holding drinks, tickets, and the compressed power dynamics between staffer and candidate.

Before: Set as a small restaurant table in a quiet booth, holding drinks and possibly campaign materials.

After: Remains the scene’s focal point; objects and gestures continue to occupy it as the conversation closes.

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