diff --git a/app/features/scanner/components/DeathCard.tsx b/app/features/scanner/components/DeathCard.tsx
index a0068ba09..1ea286e43 100644
--- a/app/features/scanner/components/DeathCard.tsx
+++ b/app/features/scanner/components/DeathCard.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { WeaponImage } from "~/components/Image";
 import type { MainWeaponId } from "~/modules/in-game-lists/types";
 import type { DeathData } from "../core/detectors/death/index";
 import { AbilityGrid } from "./AbilityGrid";
-import { saveFixtureFromEvent } from "./fixture-export";
+import { FrameThumb } from "./FrameThumb";
 import { formatTime } from "./format";
 import { weaponLabel } from "./labels";
 
@@ -30,28 +30,14 @@ export function DeathCard(props: {
 				</span>
 				<span>confidence {(confidence * 100).toFixed(0)}%</span>
 				{detectedAt && <span>{new Date(detectedAt).toLocaleTimeString()}</span>}
-				{onInspect && (
-					<button type="button" onClick={onInspect}>
-						Inspect
-					</button>
-				)}
-				{getFrame && (
-					<button
-						type="button"
-						onClick={() =>
-							void getFrame().then(
-								(f) => f && saveFixtureFromEvent(f, data, "Death"),
-							)
-						}
-					>
-						Save fixture
-					</button>
-				)}
-				{thumbnail && (
-					<img className="thumb" src={thumbnail} alt="analyzed frame" />
-				)}
+				<FrameThumb
+					thumbnail={thumbnail}
+					getFrame={getFrame}
+					onInspect={onInspect}
+					fixture={{ data, type: "Death" }}
+				/>
 			</div>
-			<div className="teams">
+			<div className="teams solo">
 				<div className="team">
 					{data.weaponId !== null && data.weaponType === "MAIN" ? (
 						<WeaponImage
diff --git a/app/features/scanner/components/EventCard.tsx b/app/features/scanner/components/EventCard.tsx
index 24fff38cc..0feb0a498 100644
--- a/app/features/scanner/components/EventCard.tsx
+++ b/app/features/scanner/components/EventCard.tsx
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
  * Single dispatch point from a detected event to its card component, shared
  * by the live feed and the VoD feed. Frames are loaded lazily through
  * `getFrame` (IndexedDB keeps them out of the listed records); the Inspect
- * action (open the frame in the screenshot page) is derived from it here so
- * pages don't duplicate the wiring.
+ * action (open the frame in the screenshot page in a new browser tab, so
+ * the running scan is left undisturbed) is derived from it here so pages
+ * don't duplicate the wiring.
  */
 
-import { useSearchParam } from "~/modules/search-params/hooks";
+import { SCANNER_PAGE } from "~/utils/urls";
 import type { PlayerAbilityMap } from "../core/ability-harvest";
 import {
 	DEATH_EVENT_TYPE,
@@ -27,13 +28,13 @@ import {
 } from "../core/detectors/scoreboard-own/index";
 import { scannerSearchParams } from "../scanner-search-params";
 import type { SendStatus } from "../store/events";
+import { newInspectKey, putInspectFrame } from "../store/inspect";
 import { DeathCard } from "./DeathCard";
 import type { FixtureData } from "./fixture-export";
 import { MapStartCard } from "./MapStartCard";
 import { MinimapCard } from "./MinimapCard";
 import { ScoreboardCard } from "./ScoreboardCard";
 import { ScoreboardOwnCard } from "./ScoreboardOwnCard";
-import { setScreenshotFrame } from "./screenshot-handoff";
 
 export type GetFrame = () => Promise<Blob | null | undefined>;
 
@@ -54,14 +55,22 @@ export function EventCard(props: {
 	onSend?: () => void;
 }) {
 	const { type, t, confidence, data, thumbnail, detectedAt, getFrame } = props;
-	const [, setTab] = useSearchParam(scannerSearchParams, "tab");
+	// window.open must run synchronously in the click gesture (popup blockers);
+	// the frame write catches up and the new tab polls for it
 	const onInspect = getFrame
-		? () =>
+		? () => {
+				const key = newInspectKey();
+				window.open(
+					scannerSearchParams.href(SCANNER_PAGE, {
+						tab: "screenshot",
+						inspect: key,
+					}),
+					"_blank",
+				);
 				void getFrame().then((frame) => {
-					if (!frame) return;
-					setScreenshotFrame(frame);
-					setTab("screenshot");
-				})
+					if (frame) void putInspectFrame(key, frame);
+				});
+			}
 		: undefined;
 	const shared = { t, confidence, thumbnail, detectedAt, getFrame, onInspect };
 
diff --git a/app/features/scanner/components/FrameThumb.tsx b/app/features/scanner/components/FrameThumb.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b8364c5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/features/scanner/components/FrameThumb.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/**
+ * Analyzed-frame preview in an event card's meta row. Clicking it opens the
+ * frame big in a dialog — the exact lossless frame once its lazy loader
+ * resolves, the thumbnail as a stand-in until then. The frame actions
+ * (Inspect, Save fixture) live under the dialog image.
+ */
+
+import { ExternalLink, FlaskConical } from "lucide-react";
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { SendouButton } from "~/components/elements/Button";
+import { SendouDialog } from "~/components/elements/Dialog";
+import { type FixtureData, saveFixtureFromEvent } from "./fixture-export";
+
+export function FrameThumb({
+	thumbnail,
+	getFrame,
+	onInspect,
+	fixture,
+}: {
+	thumbnail?: string;
+	getFrame?: () => Promise<Blob | null | undefined>;
+	/** opens the frame in the screenshot page in a new browser tab */
+	onInspect?: () => void;
+	/** enables Save fixture: the event's payload and fixture type label */
+	fixture?: { data: FixtureData; type: string };
+}) {
+	const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+	const [frameUrl, setFrameUrl] = useState<string | null>(null);
+	const frameUrlRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
+
+	useEffect(
+		() => () => {
+			if (frameUrlRef.current) URL.revokeObjectURL(frameUrlRef.current);
+		},
+		[],
+	);
+
+	if (!thumbnail) return null;
+
+	const show = () => {
+		setOpen(true);
+		if (!getFrame || frameUrlRef.current) return;
+		void getFrame().then((frame) => {
+			if (!frame || frameUrlRef.current) return;
+			frameUrlRef.current = URL.createObjectURL(frame);
+			setFrameUrl(frameUrlRef.current);
+		});
+	};
+
+	const onSaveFixture =
+		getFrame && fixture
+			? () =>
+					void getFrame().then(
+						(frame) =>
+							frame && saveFixtureFromEvent(frame, fixture.data, fixture.type),
+					)
+			: undefined;
+
+	return (
+		<>
+			<button
+				type="button"
+				className="thumb-button"
+				title="View frame"
+				onClick={show}
+			>
+				<img className="thumb" src={thumbnail} alt="analyzed frame" />
+			</button>
+			{open ? (
+				<SendouDialog
+					isDismissable
+					aria-label="Analyzed frame"
+					className="scanner-frame-dialog"
+					onClose={() => setOpen(false)}
+				>
+					<img
+						className="frame-full"
+						src={frameUrl ?? thumbnail}
+						alt="analyzed frame"
+					/>
+					{onInspect || onSaveFixture ? (
+						<div className="frame-actions">
+							{onInspect ? (
+								<SendouButton
+									size="small"
+									icon={<ExternalLink />}
+									onPress={onInspect}
+								>
+									Inspect
+								</SendouButton>
+							) : null}
+							{onSaveFixture ? (
+								<SendouButton
+									size="small"
+									variant="outlined"
+									icon={<FlaskConical />}
+									onPress={onSaveFixture}
+								>
+									Save fixture
+								</SendouButton>
+							) : null}
+						</div>
+					) : null}
+				</SendouDialog>
+			) : null}
+		</>
+	);
+}
diff --git a/app/features/scanner/components/MapStartCard.tsx b/app/features/scanner/components/MapStartCard.tsx
index 227d7fe50..b29e4f933 100644
--- a/app/features/scanner/components/MapStartCard.tsx
+++ b/app/features/scanner/components/MapStartCard.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { MapStartData } from "../core/detectors/map-start/index";
-import { saveFixtureFromEvent } from "./fixture-export";
+import { FrameThumb } from "./FrameThumb";
 import { formatTime } from "./format";
 import { modeLabel, stageLabel } from "./labels";
 
@@ -25,26 +25,12 @@ export function MapStartCard(props: {
 				</span>
 				<span>confidence {(confidence * 100).toFixed(0)}%</span>
 				{detectedAt && <span>{new Date(detectedAt).toLocaleTimeString()}</span>}
-				{onInspect && (
-					<button type="button" onClick={onInspect}>
-						Inspect
-					</button>
-				)}
-				{getFrame && (
-					<button
-						type="button"
-						onClick={() =>
-							void getFrame().then(
-								(f) => f && saveFixtureFromEvent(f, data, "MapStart"),
-							)
-						}
-					>
-						Save fixture
-					</button>
-				)}
-				{thumbnail && (
-					<img className="thumb" src={thumbnail} alt="analyzed frame" />
-				)}
+				<FrameThumb
+					thumbnail={thumbnail}
+					getFrame={getFrame}
+					onInspect={onInspect}
+					fixture={{ data, type: "MapStart" }}
+				/>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	);
diff --git a/app/features/scanner/components/MatchCard.tsx b/app/features/scanner/components/MatchCard.tsx
index 0835bdd96..145044772 100644
--- a/app/features/scanner/components/MatchCard.tsx
+++ b/app/features/scanner/components/MatchCard.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /**
  * Glanceable card for one ScannerMatch in the live feed: stage banner
  * background, mode + stage, score, team weapons, and the match's /ingest
- * status. The source event cards render inside the expandable detail
- * section, so the raw per-event view stays one click away.
+ * status. Expanding the card reveals the source event cards below it,
+ * so the raw per-event view stays one click away.
  */
 
 import clsx from "clsx";
@@ -115,9 +115,6 @@ export function MatchCard({
 			{send?.state === "failed" && send.error ? (
 				<div className="match-error">{send.error}</div>
 			) : null}
-			{expanded && children ? (
-				<div className="match-card-detail">{children}</div>
-			) : null}
 		</>
 	);
 
@@ -127,12 +124,21 @@ export function MatchCard({
 		"flash-failed": flash === "failed",
 	});
 
-	return match.stage !== null ? (
-		<StageBannerBox stageId={match.stage} className={className}>
-			{inner}
-		</StageBannerBox>
-	) : (
-		<div className={className}>{inner}</div>
+	const card =
+		match.stage !== null ? (
+			<StageBannerBox stageId={match.stage} className={className}>
+				{inner}
+			</StageBannerBox>
+		) : (
+			<div className={className}>{inner}</div>
+		);
+
+	if (!children) return card;
+	return (
+		<div className="match-card-group">
+			{card}
+			{expanded ? <div className="match-events">{children}</div> : null}
+		</div>
 	);
 }
 
diff --git a/app/features/scanner/components/MinimapCard.tsx b/app/features/scanner/components/MinimapCard.tsx
index 264d52a05..5593e2ab0 100644
--- a/app/features/scanner/components/MinimapCard.tsx
+++ b/app/features/scanner/components/MinimapCard.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import type {
 	MinimapTeammate,
 } from "../core/detectors/minimap/index";
 import type { ScannerAbility } from "../scanner-types";
-import { saveFixtureFromEvent } from "./fixture-export";
+import { FrameThumb } from "./FrameThumb";
 import { formatTime } from "./format";
 import { stageLabel } from "./labels";
 
@@ -34,25 +34,23 @@ function PlayerRow({
 	player: MinimapTeammate | MinimapEnemy;
 }) {
 	return (
-		<tr>
-			<td>{label}</td>
-			<td>{player.name ?? ""}</td>
-			<td>
-				{player.weaponId !== null ? (
-					<WeaponImage
-						weaponSplId={player.weaponId}
-						variant="build"
-						size={28}
-						className="weapon-icon"
-					/>
-				) : (
-					"?"
-				)}
-			</td>
-			<td>
+		<div className="minimap-player">
+			<span className="slot">{label}</span>
+			{player.weaponId !== null ? (
+				<WeaponImage
+					weaponSplId={player.weaponId}
+					variant="build"
+					size={24}
+					className="weapon-icon"
+				/>
+			) : (
+				<span className="weapon-missing">?</span>
+			)}
+			<span className="name">{player.name ?? ""}</span>
+			<span className="abilities">
 				<AbilityRow abilities={player.abilities} />
-			</td>
-		</tr>
+			</span>
+		</div>
 	);
 }
 
@@ -76,40 +74,28 @@ export function MinimapCard(props: {
 				{data.stage !== null && <span>{stageLabel(data.stage)}</span>}
 				<span>confidence {(confidence * 100).toFixed(0)}%</span>
 				{detectedAt && <span>{new Date(detectedAt).toLocaleTimeString()}</span>}
-				{onInspect && (
-					<button type="button" onClick={onInspect}>
-						Inspect
-					</button>
-				)}
-				{getFrame && (
-					<button
-						type="button"
-						onClick={() =>
-							void getFrame().then(
-								(f) => f && saveFixtureFromEvent(f, data, "Minimap"),
-							)
-						}
-					>
-						Save fixture
-					</button>
-				)}
-				{thumbnail && (
-					<img className="thumb" src={thumbnail} alt="analyzed frame" />
-				)}
+				<FrameThumb
+					thumbnail={thumbnail}
+					getFrame={getFrame}
+					onInspect={onInspect}
+					fixture={{ data, type: "Minimap" }}
+				/>
 			</div>
 			<div className="teams">
 				<div className="team">
-					<table className="players">
-						<tbody>
-							{data.teammates.map((p) => (
-								<PlayerRow key={p.slot} label={p.slot} player={p} />
-							))}
-							{data.enemies.map((p, i) => (
-								<PlayerRow key={`e${i}`} label={`enemy ${i + 1}`} player={p} />
-							))}
-						</tbody>
-					</table>
+					<h3>Team</h3>
+					{data.teammates.map((p) => (
+						<PlayerRow key={p.slot} label={p.slot} player={p} />
+					))}
 				</div>
+				{data.enemies.length > 0 ? (
+					<div className="team">
+						<h3>Enemies</h3>
+						{data.enemies.map((p, i) => (
+							<PlayerRow key={i} label={`${i + 1}`} player={p} />
+						))}
+					</div>
+				) : null}
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	);
diff --git a/app/features/scanner/components/ScoreboardCard.tsx b/app/features/scanner/components/ScoreboardCard.tsx
index da168523d..43de3a1e2 100644
--- a/app/features/scanner/components/ScoreboardCard.tsx
+++ b/app/features/scanner/components/ScoreboardCard.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import type {
 } from "../core/detectors/scoreboard/index";
 import { SCOREBOARD_REPLAY_EVENT_TYPE } from "../core/detectors/scoreboard-replay/index";
 import { AbilityPopover } from "./AbilityGrid";
-import { type CardData, saveFixtureFromEvent } from "./fixture-export";
+import { FrameThumb } from "./FrameThumb";
+import type { CardData } from "./fixture-export";
 import { formatTime } from "./format";
 import { lobbyLabel, modeLabel, stageLabel } from "./labels";
 
@@ -97,26 +98,12 @@ export function ScoreboardCard(props: {
 				{data.replayCode && <span className="score">{data.replayCode}</span>}
 				<span>confidence {(confidence * 100).toFixed(0)}%</span>
 				{detectedAt && <span>{new Date(detectedAt).toLocaleTimeString()}</span>}
-				{onInspect && (
-					<button type="button" onClick={onInspect}>
-						Inspect
-					</button>
-				)}
-				{getFrame && (
-					<button
-						type="button"
-						onClick={() =>
-							void getFrame().then(
-								(f) => f && saveFixtureFromEvent(f, data, eventType),
-							)
-						}
-					>
-						Save fixture
-					</button>
-				)}
-				{thumbnail && (
-					<img className="thumb" src={thumbnail} alt="analyzed frame" />
-				)}
+				<FrameThumb
+					thumbnail={thumbnail}
+					getFrame={getFrame}
+					onInspect={onInspect}
+					fixture={{ data, type: eventType }}
+				/>
 			</div>
 			<div className="teams">
 				<div className="team win">
diff --git a/app/features/scanner/components/ScoreboardOwnCard.tsx b/app/features/scanner/components/ScoreboardOwnCard.tsx
index e380e2866..46fd15432 100644
--- a/app/features/scanner/components/ScoreboardOwnCard.tsx
+++ b/app/features/scanner/components/ScoreboardOwnCard.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { WeaponImage } from "~/components/Image";
 import type { ScoreboardOwnData } from "../core/detectors/scoreboard-own/index";
 import { AbilityGrid } from "./AbilityGrid";
-import { saveFixtureFromEvent } from "./fixture-export";
+import { FrameThumb } from "./FrameThumb";
 import { formatTime } from "./format";
 import { lobbyLabel, mainWeaponLabel, modeLabel, stageLabel } from "./labels";
 
@@ -36,28 +36,14 @@ export function ScoreboardOwnCard(props: {
 				</span>
 				<span>confidence {(confidence * 100).toFixed(0)}%</span>
 				{detectedAt && <span>{new Date(detectedAt).toLocaleTimeString()}</span>}
-				{onInspect && (
-					<button type="button" onClick={onInspect}>
-						Inspect
-					</button>
-				)}
-				{getFrame && (
-					<button
-						type="button"
-						onClick={() =>
-							void getFrame().then(
-								(f) => f && saveFixtureFromEvent(f, data, "ScoreboardOwn"),
-							)
-						}
-					>
-						Save fixture
-					</button>
-				)}
-				{thumbnail && (
-					<img className="thumb" src={thumbnail} alt="analyzed frame" />
-				)}
+				<FrameThumb
+					thumbnail={thumbnail}
+					getFrame={getFrame}
+					onInspect={onInspect}
+					fixture={{ data, type: "ScoreboardOwn" }}
+				/>
 			</div>
-			<div className="teams">
+			<div className="teams solo">
 				<div className="team">
 					{data.weaponId !== null ? (
 						<WeaponImage
diff --git a/app/features/scanner/components/ScreenshotPage.tsx b/app/features/scanner/components/ScreenshotPage.tsx
index 318600a57..4129d7e37 100644
--- a/app/features/scanner/components/ScreenshotPage.tsx
+++ b/app/features/scanner/components/ScreenshotPage.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import type { MainWeaponId } from "~/modules/in-game-lists/types";
+import { useSearchParam } from "~/modules/search-params/hooks";
 import { mainWeaponImageUrl } from "~/utils/urls";
 import { CANONICAL_HEIGHT, CANONICAL_WIDTH, type Roi } from "../core/canonical";
 import type { DeathData } from "../core/detectors/death/index";
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ import type { ScoreboardOwnData } from "../core/detectors/scoreboard-own/index";
 import * as own from "../core/detectors/scoreboard-own/rois";
 import * as replay from "../core/detectors/scoreboard-replay/rois";
 import type { DetectedEvent } from "../core/detectors/types";
+import { scannerSearchParams } from "../scanner-search-params";
+import { claimInspectFrame } from "../store/inspect";
 import { AnalyzerClient } from "../worker/client";
 import type { WorkerResponse } from "../worker/protocol";
 import { downloadEventsCsv } from "./events-csv";
@@ -25,7 +28,6 @@ import {
 	stageLabel,
 	weaponLabel,
 } from "./labels";
-import { takeScreenshotFrame } from "./screenshot-handoff";
 
 type Result = Extract<WorkerResponse, { kind: "result" }>;
 
@@ -269,11 +271,19 @@ export function ScreenshotPage() {
 		}
 	}, []);
 
-	// frame handed off from another page (e.g. a VoD match's Inspect button)
+	// frame handed off from an Inspect click in another browser tab; the
+	// handoff write races this tab's load, so the claim polls briefly
+	const [inspectKey, setInspectKey] = useSearchParam(
+		scannerSearchParams,
+		"inspect",
+	);
 	useEffect(() => {
-		const frame = takeScreenshotFrame();
-		if (frame) void analyze(frame);
-	}, [analyze]);
+		if (!inspectKey) return;
+		setInspectKey(null);
+		void claimInspectFrame(inspectKey).then((frame) => {
+			if (frame) void analyze(frame);
+		});
+	}, [inspectKey, setInspectKey, analyze]);
 
 	const event = active?.events[0] as DetectedEvent<CardData> | undefined;
 	const rows = (event?.debug?.rows ?? []) as ScoreboardRowDebug[];
diff --git a/app/features/scanner/components/screenshot-handoff.ts b/app/features/scanner/components/screenshot-handoff.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 5bb9ba79c..000000000
--- a/app/features/scanner/components/screenshot-handoff.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * One-shot frame handoff into the screenshot page: a page stashes the exact
- * analyzed frame here and switches to the screenshot tab, which picks it up
- * on mount.
- */
-let pending: Blob | null = null;
-
-export function setScreenshotFrame(frame: Blob): void {
-	pending = frame;
-}
-
-export function takeScreenshotFrame(): Blob | null {
-	const frame = pending;
-	pending = null;
-	return frame;
-}
diff --git a/app/features/scanner/components/styles.css b/app/features/scanner/components/styles.css
index e480c8e96..1a11ac96d 100644
--- a/app/features/scanner/components/styles.css
+++ b/app/features/scanner/components/styles.css
@@ -168,23 +168,32 @@ app/styles/vars.css (the emberz copies of those tokens were dropped).
 
 .scanner-app .card .meta {
 	display: flex;
-	gap: 12px;
+	flex-wrap: wrap;
+	gap: 6px 12px;
 	color: var(--color-text-high);
 	font-size: var(--font-2xs);
 	font-weight: var(--weight-semi);
+	font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
 	margin-bottom: 8px;
 	align-items: center;
 }
 
 .scanner-app .card img.thumb {
-	width: 160px;
+	display: block;
+	height: 40px;
+	width: auto;
 	border-radius: var(--radius-field);
 }
 
 .scanner-app .teams {
 	display: grid;
-	grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
+	grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, 260px), 1fr));
 	gap: 8px;
+
+	/* single hug-content box (death / own-results cards) */
+	&.solo {
+		grid-template-columns: max-content;
+	}
 }
 
 /* sendou.ink send status strip under a feed card */
@@ -240,6 +249,48 @@ app/styles/vars.css (the emberz copies of those tokens were dropped).
 	border-radius: var(--radius-field);
 	padding: 8px;
 	background: var(--color-bg);
+	min-width: 0;
+	overflow-x: auto;
+}
+
+.scanner-app .minimap-player {
+	display: flex;
+	align-items: center;
+	gap: 8px;
+	padding-block: 3px;
+	font-size: var(--font-xs);
+
+	& .slot {
+		flex-shrink: 0;
+		min-width: 3.25rem;
+		font-size: var(--font-2xs);
+		font-weight: var(--weight-bold);
+		text-transform: uppercase;
+		letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+		color: var(--color-text-high);
+	}
+
+	& .weapon-missing {
+		flex-shrink: 0;
+		width: 24px;
+		text-align: center;
+		color: var(--color-text-high);
+	}
+
+	& .name {
+		flex: 1 1 0;
+		min-width: 0;
+		overflow: hidden;
+		text-overflow: ellipsis;
+		white-space: nowrap;
+	}
+
+	& .abilities {
+		display: flex;
+		align-items: center;
+		gap: 2px;
+		flex-shrink: 0;
+	}
 }
 
 .scanner-app .team h3 {
@@ -274,6 +325,10 @@ app/styles/vars.css (the emberz copies of those tokens were dropped).
 	font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
 }
 
+.scanner-app .teams.solo table.players {
+	width: auto;
+}
+
 .scanner-app img.weapon-icon {
 	width: 28px;
 	height: 28px;
@@ -282,6 +337,12 @@ app/styles/vars.css (the emberz copies of those tokens were dropped).
 	border-radius: 4px;
 }
 
+.scanner-app .minimap-player img.weapon-icon {
+	flex-shrink: 0;
+	width: 24px;
+	height: 24px;
+}
+
 .scanner-app .weapon-cell {
 	display: inline-flex;
 	align-items: center;
@@ -704,21 +765,45 @@ app/styles/vars.css (the emberz copies of those tokens were dropped).
 	}
 }
 
+/* the frame preview: an unstyled button so the image itself is the target */
+.scanner-app .card .meta button.thumb-button {
+	height: auto;
+	padding: 0;
+	border: none;
+	background: none;
+	margin-inline-start: auto;
+	border-radius: var(--radius-field);
+
+	&:hover {
+		filter: brightness(1.2);
+	}
+}
+
 .scanner-app .match-error {
 	padding: 0 16px 10px;
 	font-size: var(--font-2xs);
 	color: var(--color-error);
 }
 
-.scanner-app .match-card-detail {
+.scanner-app .match-card-group {
 	display: flex;
 	flex-direction: column;
 	gap: 8px;
-	padding: 0 12px 12px;
+}
+
+/* source event cards, nested under their match card via an indent rail */
+.scanner-app .match-events {
+	display: flex;
+	flex-direction: column;
+	gap: 8px;
+	margin-inline-start: 10px;
+	padding-inline-start: 12px;
+	border-inline-start: 2px solid var(--color-border);
 	animation: scanner-detail-in 0.25s ease both;
 
 	& .card {
-		background-color: var(--color-bg);
+		padding: 10px 14px;
+		min-width: 0;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -760,12 +845,32 @@ app/styles/vars.css (the emberz copies of those tokens were dropped).
 	animation: scanner-pulse 1.6s ease-in-out infinite;
 }
 
+/* the frame dialog portals outside .scanner-app, so these stay unscoped */
+.scanner-frame-dialog {
+	width: max-content;
+	max-width: min(96vw, 1400px);
+}
+
+.scanner-frame-dialog img.frame-full {
+	display: block;
+	max-width: 100%;
+	max-height: calc(80dvh - 9rem);
+	border-radius: var(--radius-field);
+}
+
+.scanner-frame-dialog .frame-actions {
+	display: flex;
+	justify-content: center;
+	gap: 12px;
+	margin-block-start: 12px;
+}
+
 @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
 	.scanner-app .match-card,
 	.scanner-app .match-card.sending::after,
 	.scanner-app .match-card.flash-sent::after,
 	.scanner-app .match-card.flash-failed .match-card-main,
-	.scanner-app .match-card-detail,
+	.scanner-app .match-events,
 	.scanner-app .match-chip.live .dot,
 	.scanner-app .match-chip.queued .dot,
 	.scanner-app .match-chip.sending .dot,
diff --git a/app/features/scanner/scanner-search-params.test.ts b/app/features/scanner/scanner-search-params.test.ts
index b3f137171..56af67ec4 100644
--- a/app/features/scanner/scanner-search-params.test.ts
+++ b/app/features/scanner/scanner-search-params.test.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ describe("scannerSearchParams", () => {
 	it("round-trips", () => {
 		assertRoundTrips(scannerSearchParams, {
 			tab: ["live", "screenshot", "vod"],
+			inspect: ["1723456789012-abc123", null],
 		});
 	});
 
diff --git a/app/features/scanner/scanner-search-params.ts b/app/features/scanner/scanner-search-params.ts
index ccc8f909a..fcb4a8b0e 100644
--- a/app/features/scanner/scanner-search-params.ts
+++ b/app/features/scanner/scanner-search-params.ts
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ export type ScannerTab = (typeof SCANNER_TABS)[number];
 
 export const scannerSearchParams = SearchParams.define({
 	tab: SP.param(z.enum(SCANNER_TABS), { default: "live", loader: false }),
+	/** Inspect handoff key: the screenshot tab claims this frame on load */
+	inspect: SP.param(z.string().max(100).nullable(), { loader: false }),
 });
diff --git a/app/features/scanner/store/db.ts b/app/features/scanner/store/db.ts
index 75342c081..e3a459cef 100644
--- a/app/features/scanner/store/db.ts
+++ b/app/features/scanner/store/db.ts
@@ -6,15 +6,18 @@
  *  - `vods`: one summary record per fully scanned VoD, keyed by file name
  *  - `vod-events`: the detections of each saved VoD, indexed by VoD name
  *  - `vod-frames`: the vod-events' PNGs, keyed by vod-event id
+ *  - `inspect-frames`: one-shot Inspect handoffs into a new screenshot tab,
+ *    keyed by handoff key (see inspect.ts)
  */
 const DB_NAME = "vod-parser";
-const DB_VERSION = 3;
+const DB_VERSION = 4;
 
 export const EVENTS_STORE = "events";
 export const FRAMES_STORE = "frames";
 export const VODS_STORE = "vods";
 export const VOD_EVENTS_STORE = "vod-events";
 export const VOD_FRAMES_STORE = "vod-frames";
+export const INSPECT_FRAMES_STORE = "inspect-frames";
 
 /**
  * Move a store's embedded `frame` blobs into a keyed frame store (v3
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ function extractFrames(source: IDBObjectStore, frames: IDBObjectStore): void {
 	};
 }
 
+// xxx: get rid of migrate before we go live with this
 /**
  * Versioned migrations: each `oldVersion < N` block upgrades a database from
  * below version N and runs exactly once per database. Any schema change —
@@ -77,6 +81,9 @@ function migrate(
 		extractFrames(transaction.objectStore(EVENTS_STORE), frames);
 		extractFrames(transaction.objectStore(VOD_EVENTS_STORE), vodFrames);
 	}
+	if (oldVersion < 4) {
+		database.createObjectStore(INSPECT_FRAMES_STORE);
+	}
 }
 
 function openDb(): Promise<IDBDatabase> {
diff --git a/app/features/scanner/store/inspect.ts b/app/features/scanner/store/inspect.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cda8d7c9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/features/scanner/store/inspect.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/**
+ * Cross-tab frame handoff for the Inspect action: the source tab stashes the
+ * frame under a fresh key and opens the screenshot page in a new browser tab
+ * with ?inspect=<key>. The write races the new tab's load, so claiming polls
+ * briefly before giving up. Claimed records are deleted; unclaimed leftovers
+ * (blocked popup, tab closed mid-load) are swept by key age on the next
+ * handoff.
+ */
+
+import { INSPECT_FRAMES_STORE, tx } from "./db";
+
+const CLAIM_ATTEMPTS = 20;
+const CLAIM_RETRY_MS = 150;
+const STALE_AFTER_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+
+/** Fresh handoff key; the fixed-width timestamp prefix keys the stale sweep. */
+export function newInspectKey(): string {
+	return `${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 8)}`;
+}
+
+/** Stash a frame for the tab that was opened with this key. */
+export async function putInspectFrame(key: string, frame: Blob): Promise<void> {
+	await tx(INSPECT_FRAMES_STORE, "readwrite", (store) =>
+		store.delete(IDBKeyRange.upperBound(String(Date.now() - STALE_AFTER_MS))),
+	);
+	await tx(INSPECT_FRAMES_STORE, "readwrite", (store) => store.put(frame, key));
+}
+
+/** Take (and delete) the frame stashed under this key, polling the write race. */
+export async function claimInspectFrame(key: string): Promise<Blob | null> {
+	for (let attempt = 0; attempt < CLAIM_ATTEMPTS; attempt++) {
+		if (attempt > 0) await delay(CLAIM_RETRY_MS);
+		const frame = await tx<Blob | undefined>(
+			INSPECT_FRAMES_STORE,
+			"readonly",
+			(store) => store.get(key),
+		);
+		if (frame) {
+			await tx(INSPECT_FRAMES_STORE, "readwrite", (store) => store.delete(key));
+			return frame;
+		}
+	}
+	return null;
+}
+
+function delay(ms: number): Promise<void> {
+	return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+}