Outdoor Patio Place Settings (Mansion Patio tableware cluster)

A modest cluster of place settings arrayed on an outdoor patio table: ceramic plates, water glasses, stainless steel cutlery, folded cloth or paper napkins, and a small, unobtrusive centerpiece. The settings sit on a medium-sized table suited for casual dining and staff conversation; they show light disturbance (crumbs, a moved fork, a folded napkin) as characters shift chairs, reach for waffles, and fuss with utensils. Margaret adjusts her place setting, fingers lingering on utensils as she prepares to write names on a pad, while a waitress moves between tables, reinforcing the setting's role as both dining surface and informal meeting prop.

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S1E20 · Mandatory Minimums

Patio Banter and Leo's Rebuke

The outdoor patio place settings anchor the casual breakfast framing: plates, napkin, and utensils emphasize the domestic informality that clashes with Leo's urgent tone, while Margaret fusses with them before taking notes.

Before: Set for dining; minor disarray as staff take seats and fuss with cutlery.

After: Remains on the table, slightly disturbed by the interruption and the shift from leisure to business.

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S1E20 · Mandatory Minimums

Leo's Off-the-Record List

The outdoor patio place settings serve as domestic props that anchor the scene's casual tone — Margaret fusses with them while political business is being conducted, emphasising the contrast between routine hospitality and urgent strategy.

Before: Neatly arranged on the patio table with Margaret adjusting utensils and pencils nearby.

After: Slightly disturbed by movement and attention; remain on the table as the meeting continues.

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S1E20 · Mandatory Minimums

Patio Pressure: Drug Policy and Fraying Discipline

Outdoor patio place settings function as domestic, grounding props — Margaret fusses with them, they signal informality, and they are a stage for staff banter about waffles and suits, humanizing the political work while undercutting urgency.

Before: Neatly arranged but being fussed with by Margaret; pencils nearby.

After: Slightly disturbed from fussing (folded napkin, moved fork) as conversation shifts between policy and banter.

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