Margin Call · written by J.C. Chandor · 2011

Peter finishes running the models and studies their troubling results.

Scene 15 of 76 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one

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Begins 13 min into a 1:36 film

The story so farBefore scene 15

When a junior analyst discovers exposure that could wipe out his investment bank, its executives race to unload the danger on their customers while a veteran executive confronts the price of helping them survive.

Scenes 1–12
The bank’s surviving employees return to familiar routines after firing Eric; Sam manages the floor while his dog is dying.
Just before
Scene 12
Peter declines drinks with Seth, stays late and opens the models Eric left on the portable drive.
Scene 13
Sam sits beside his heavily sedated dog at the veterinary office.
Scene 14
Seth and Will drink at the Soho Grand with other bankers in a forced celebration.
Scene 15
This scene

15INT. INVESTMENT BANK TRADING FLOOR - NIGHT

PETER is still working on the numbers, although his face starts to carry a more serious look. He is now wearing glasses and the numbers on the screen are reflected in them. The numbers finally stop moving on the screen and then he takes his glasses off and rubs his eyes.