Object

Club Iota Table

Josh and Toby occupy seats at this table inside Club Iota during a late-night debate on humanitarian intervention doctrine. Josh pushes American responsibility; Toby warns of political costs and precedents. The table holds their tense exchange until Josh probes about Donna and Toby deflects, with Jill Sobule nearby and C.J. interrupting to announce a leak-driven crisis. Donna hovers as loyalties surface amid the club's night hum.

2 appearances

Purpose

Seating and discussion surface for staff debates in the club

Significance

Centers Josh and Toby's clash over intervention policy, exposing personal staff bonds before C.J.'s crisis alert shifts focus to damage control

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S4E15 · Inauguration Part II: Over There

Club Debate Cut Short — Intervention vs. Loyalty

The Club Iota table anchors the scene as Josh and Toby's debating ground; it's the physical locus where the argument, personal questions about Donna, and C.J.'s interruption all converge before the party disperses into professional urgency.

Before: Occupied by Josh and Toby along with drinks and the ambient club activity.

After: Briefly vacated as staff rise to leave; remains physically unchanged but its social function shifts from informal meeting place to abandoned staging area.

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S4E15 · Inauguration Part II: Over There

Midnight Recall — Celebration Cut Short by a Leak

The Club Iota table anchors the conversation: it is where Josh and Toby sit and argue, where phones and pagers vibrate, and where the social dynamic collapses into operational urgency; it functions as domestic furniture that witnesses the tonal collapse from argument to command.

Before: Occupied by Josh and Toby with drinks and the ambient detritus of a late-night debate.

After: Still occupied briefly as phones ring; then vacated as staff rise and depart for the office.

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