Waiter's Tray of Coffee and Food (Italian Embassy Café)

Waiter thrusts forward a laden tray piled with coffee cups and food plates, aromas clashing against the café's charged air as Josh's extradition deflection hangs mid-air; vessels teeter amid Fedrigotti's brutal hypothetical, briefly commandeering the table and shattering ethical thrust—patrons' eyes flick to the intrusion before words reclaim the impasse.

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Purpose

Deliver refreshments to café patrons during outdoor negotiation.

Significance

Detonates conversational rhythm, yanking Josh and Fedrigotti from moral abyss to mundane pause—underscores human stakes amid diplomatic grind, a fleeting anchor before ethical fractures deepen.

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S3E7 · The Indians in the Lobby

Fedrigotti's Brutal Parental Hypothetical Undermines Josh's Extradition Plea

Waiter's tray laden with coffee cups and food plates arrives mid-debate after Somalia reference, creating a brief interruption that resets the rhythm; Fedrigotti thanks the server, allowing Josh to reinitiate plea—serving as neutral pivot in rising tension, grounding abstract ethics in sensory reality.

Before: Held by approaching waiter, untouched

After: Delivered to table, contents distributed for consumption

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