the date is 9 jun 2011. it is late afternoon. scene opens. m and j are seated at a table at santa monica seafood. m asks: “do you ever wonder how did tartar sauce got its name?” j replies: “no.”

N.B. per wikipedia: “The name derives from the French sauce tartare, named after the Tartars from the Mongolian Steppe, who once occupied parts of the Ukraine and Russia. Beyond this, the etymology is unclear.”

(wow. that was really helpful.)