Saruman reveals that they have already lost, and holds out the Palantir to show Gandalf that Sauron’s forces are moving on Gondor. After Saruman fails to kill Gandalf with a fireball ...

We should note that Saruman’s Palantir looks, in package, like it’s perma-attached to one of his hands, but it isn’t. So you don’t just have to pose him perfectly so as not to drop it ...