Object

Sam's Flute of Champagne (Kennedy Center Balcony)

Sam's fingers whiten around the slender stem of the flute, golden champagne fizzing defiantly as he musters smiles through terse greetings on the Kennedy Center's bustling front balcony. He sips in nervous pulls, liquid sloshing with each evasive reply to MAN 1ST, MAN 2ND, Benny, and MALLORY, before hurling the half-empty glass into a garbage basket—its sharp clink shattering the night's festive hum and mirroring his discarded pretense.

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2 moments

S2E9 · Galileo

Sam's Strained Balcony Pleasantries

Sam grips the flute tightly while leaning over the balcony, sipping nervously during greetings to steel himself, then searches awkwardly for disposal before hurling the half-empty glass away—symbolizing discarded pretense amid mounting personal tension, functionally as a social lubricant turned stress prop.

Before: Held by Sam, half-full, fizzing champagne

After: Discarded in garbage basket, half-empty

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S2E9 · Galileo

Mallory's Volatile Reunion and Sam's Jealous Outburst

Sam clutches the flute tightly while leaning over the balcony, sips nervously during greetings, scans for disposal amid escalating tension with Mallory, then hurls the half-empty glass into a nearby basket—symbolizing discarded pretense as personal defenses crack under relational assault.

Before: Held in Sam's hand, half-full, fizzing amid balcony crowd

After: Thrown away, discarded in garbage basket

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