Leo McGarry's Credit Card (used at Four Seasons breakfast)

A standard rectangular plastic payment card bearing an issuer logo, embossed numerals, magnetic stripe and a signature panel. Small scuffs from a wallet suggest regular use. At the Four Seasons breakfast table it is produced from a jacket or wallet, slid onto the folded receipt and briefly handled by the waiter for inspection and processing. Characters touch it with polite awkwardness: Leo places it on the check as a finishing gesture, the waiter takes it for payment, and the card’s movement punctuates the tense, personal exchange.

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When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S1E8 · Enemies

Breakfast Reckoning — Opera Tickets as an Olive Branch

Leo places his credit card on the folded bill and hands both to the waiter; the card functions as the closing gesture of the breakfast and punctuates the awkward talk, moving from Leo's hand into the waiter's possession.

Before: In Leo's wallet/jacket pocket, not on the table.

After: Placed on the bill and taken by the waiter to process payment.

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S1E8 · Enemies

Public Praise at a Private Table

Leo slides his credit card onto the folded check as a formal closing gesture; the card becomes a punctuation between the personal conversation and routine logistics, a small ritual that restores social order and redirects the moment toward work obligations.

Before: In Leo's wallet or jacket pocket, ready to be used; the bill sits on the table.

After: Taken by the waiter for payment processing; no longer on the table.

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