Grenade Launcher

The term 'grenade launcher' snaps through the hallway as a named military‑grade explosive projectile launcher; the script offers no model, size, or material. Characters never display or touch a device—Josh invokes the name as a verbal weapon, and Wick recoils as humiliation tightens the room. The reference functions as an invisible, charged prop whose power lies entirely in its naming and the reactions it produces.

2 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S1E4 · Five Votes Down

Josh Presses Wick — Priorities Over People

The phrase 'grenade launcher' is shouted by Josh as the culmination of his rapid quizzing—a deliberately blunt, non-technical pivot that underscores the moral clarity he expects and finally shuts down Wick's evasions.

Before: Not physically present; a rhetorical escalation within the argument.

After: Used as the decisive emotional and rhetorical marker that forces Wick to accept the symbolic concession offered.

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S1E4 · Five Votes Down

Humiliation and the Chess‑and‑Brandy Bargain

The phrase 'grenade launcher' is shouted by Josh to drive home the absurdity of Wick’s asserted technical knowledge; it functions as a humiliating punchline that collapses the freshman’s attempted technical response.

Before: Not present physically; only named in dialogue.

After: The term registers as a final rhetorical slap that leaves the Congressman exposed.

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