A signifier of disconnection, distraction, or avoidance— and inevitable “wake up call”
Jack being asleep in The Colorado Lounge having a nightmare of killing Wendy and Danny.
Danny pretending to be asleep in his bedroom, only to be seeing visions of blood gushing from an elevator as his parents fight in the next room.
Wendy being awoken by Danny chanting Redrum in her face while holding a knife.
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Waking Jack Before He Goes to the Bar
Wendy rouses Jack here and again in the Gold Room. The family conflict becomes his explanation for drinking.