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The Menu · 2022 — 第 6 / 13 章 · 4'26" · B2

Tortillas Expose EchoBrite's Crimes, Explained：plausible deniability

The dinner turns into a crime scene when the tortillas turn out to be printed with the guests' own tax records. The men spend the scene bargaining over whether the evidence will "hold up in court," while Chef Slowik closes in on the one guest who refuses to eat.

あらすじ

At dinner on Hawthorn, the tortillas served to one table are stamped with EchoBrite's tax records and evidence of fake invoices. Bryce, Soren, and Felicity panic and debate whether the evidence can be denied or will hold up in court. Across the room, Margot clashes with Tyler, then slips away and is confronted by Chef Slowik, who demands to know who she really is.

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plausible deniabilityhold up in courtmake this rightsnap at

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このシーンの表現

plausible deniability

room to deny knowing about wrongdoing

有人安慰同伴说，他们留有可推脱的说法，对方真要举报也会连累自己。

The memo was written to preserve plausible deniability.

このシーンの他の表現

  • hold up in court

    to be legally valid or defensible

  • make this right

    to correct a wrong

  • snap at

    to speak to someone sharply and angrily

このシーンのメモ一覧

74 行のセリフに 47 件のメモ

表現 · B2what the hell ...What the hell are these?
発音These are

liaison

These are tortillas.
表現 · B2fake chargeswhich contain EchoBrite's tax records and other documents showing how your company has created invoices with fake charges.
文法 · C1documents showing how

participial phrase

which contain EchoBrite's tax records and other documents showing how your company has created invoices with fake charges.
表現 · A2how did you get somethingHow did you get these?
表現 · B2never reveal one's recipesI'm sorry, but Chef never reveals his recipes.
スラング · B2fuckedDo you know how fucked you are?
表現 · B1by the morningWe'll have this place closed by the morning. Do you understand?
表現 · B2that won't be necessaryOh no, that won't be necessary.
表現 · B2how the hell should I knowWell, how the hell should I know? It's faked.
表現 · B1some sort of somethingIt's some sort of stupid joke.
表現 · C1hold up in court

to be legally valid or defensible

Yeah, a fucking taco that might hold up in court.
表現 · C1plausible deniability

room to deny knowing about wrongdoing

We have plausible deniability, and if they try to turn us in,
表現 · B2turn someone inWe have plausible deniability, and if they try to turn us in,
文法 · B2if they try to turn us in

if-clause

We have plausible deniability, and if they try to turn us in,
表現 · B2without someone's consentYeah, we're good. We're fine. Yeah, fuck it. They can't take your photograph without your consent. This is insane 1994560.
文法 · B2without your consent

without-phrase

Yeah, we're good. We're fine. Yeah, fuck it. They can't take your photograph without your consent. This is insane 1994560.
表現 · B1let me thinkStop talking and let me think, okay?
表現 · B2make something right

to correct a wrong

I have to make this right somehow. I have to.
スラング · B2shitYou send this shit back. Excuse me.
表現 · B2snap at someoneDid you just fucking snap at me?
表現 · B1get a reservationDo you know how long I've been trying to get a reservation here? No, and I don't really care.
表現 · B2let someone in the doorYou thank them for even letting you in the door.
表現 · B1act like somethingbecause you're fucking acting like it, Tyler. You need to apologize to me right now.
表現 · B1apologize to someonebecause you're fucking acting like it, Tyler. You need to apologize to me right now.
表現 · B2speak to someone that wayYou cannot speak to me that way.
表現 · C1ding dongActually, I can, because ding dong, I'm the one who's paying. So maybe shut up and eat.
表現 · B2the one who's payingActually, I can, because ding dong, I'm the one who's paying. So maybe shut up and eat.
表現 · B2shut up and eatActually, I can, because ding dong, I'm the one who's paying. So maybe shut up and eat.
表現 · B1have to try thisThis is incredible. You have to try this.
表現 · B2how can I assist youHow can I assist you?
表現 · B1right this wayRight this way.
発音Right this

flap

Right this way.
表現 · B1what's behind somethingWhat's behind that silver door?
表現 · B2shouldn't be in hereYou shouldn't be in here.
表現 · B1would like to knowI'd like to know specifically what it was about the last course that you did not enjoy.
表現 · B2barely eatenYou've barely eaten the food.
表現 · B2take one's work very seriouslyI take my work very seriously, and you're not eating.
表現 · C1that wounds meAnd that wounds me.
表現 · A2not very hungryI guess I'm just not very hungry.
表現 · B1ask againI'll ask again. Who are you?
発音ask again

liaison

I'll ask again. Who are you?
表現 · A2where are you fromSo where are you from, Margot?
表現 · B1feel betterNow does that make you feel better?
表現 · B2a trailer parkYou want the address for Mom's trailer park, you asshole?
スラング · B2assholeYou want the address for Mom's trailer park, you asshole?
表現 · B2get out of someone's wayPlease get the fuck out of my way.

「Tortillas Expose EchoBrite's Crimes」を読み解く

What's really going on

Everything these people built is suddenly edible. The tortillas carry their own crimes back to them, and their first instinct is not shame but damage control: whether the paper will "hold up in court," whether they can claim "plausible deniability," whether turning them in would also sink Verrick. The joke is that they treat a taco like a legal brief. Meanwhile Slowik keeps circling Margot, the only guest who won't eat; his repeated "Who are you?" turns dinner into an interrogation, and her patience finally breaks. The scene braids the film's two engines: corporate guilt and a chef who wants judgment served hot.

Theme

CorruptionThe guests' fake invoices and tax records turn the fine-dining room into a case file.
SatireCorporate criminals treat a taco full of their own crimes as a legal problem to spin.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Notice how "hold up in court" changes the exchange.
  • Listen for the attitude carried by "hold up in court".
  • Try the phrase in a comparable conversation.

発音のポイント

  • These are — liaison
  • Right this — flap
  • ask again — liaison
I'm sorry, but Chef never reveals his recipes.

A deadpan answer to "how did you get these?" The staff treat stolen evidence like a trade secret, refusing to explain how the kitchen got it.

You thank them for even letting you in the door.

Tyler tells Margot that sending food back is unthinkable; guests should be grateful just to be admitted to the restaurant.

I take my work very seriously, and you're not eating.

Slowik says Margot's empty plate is a personal insult, because her refusal to eat rejects his art.

You want the address for Mom's trailer park, you asshole?

Margot snaps back at the interrogation; she refuses to keep performing the classy persona and offers her real, unglamorous background instead.

このシーンについての質問

Why are the guests' tax records printed on tortillas?

Because Chef Slowik has turned their own wrongdoing into the menu. The evidence is served as food, so the people who profited from it are forced to look at it across the table.

What does "plausible deniability" mean here?

It is corporate and legal jargon for keeping no proof of wrongdoing, so you can deny knowledge later. The men hope that if they never admit anything, they cannot be held responsible.

Is Margot right to send the food back?

The film seems to side with her. Tyler's worship of the kitchen is what makes him accept being insulted, while Margot trusts her own judgment and refuses to pretend.

Why does Chef Slowik ask Margot who she is again and again?

Because she is the only guest not eating, and she does not fit the image she is presenting. He keeps asking until she drops the act and answers as the person she actually is.

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