parts of the jw 4 script that won't leave me alone. spoilers ahead.
okay yes, these were in the movie but. the surety? the absolute certainty? what were you planning in that head of yours, charon? because i would not put it past him to try and catch a bullet for winston, actually (which he did, but probably not as he intended). which is funny, because his loyalty should go to the high table, first and foremost. he should step aside. the marquis doesn't even acknowledge his presence until he speaks, in fact. it's inconsequential, to him. he is not a man, only a means to get a message across. yet, for all his careful words about the high table, charon's loyalty truly only lies with one man, who is under the table like the rest of them. it's about the unyielding devotion to me.
and now, what wasn't in the movie
charon doesn't need winston to say anything. he isn't even looking at him. yet he knows. he knows how much the hotel meant to him, he has been there for almost 30 years. he knows him. probably better than anyone does (and even he doesn't know everything, some things are going to stay locked up, even to him. he knows this too, it's fine). now, for that 'but somehow that would be improper': for who? not for winston, i believe. for the marquis and the high table in general, more likely. he would, then, have touched his shoulder in comfort if only the marquis hadn't been there.