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

Peter orders Seth to bring Will back to the office immediately.

Scene 19 of 76 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one

Peter
Seth

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Begins 14 min into a 1:36 film

The story so farBefore scene 19

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 16
Sam remains beside his dog at the veterinary office.
Scene 17
Peter tries Eric’s disconnected phone, then calls someone else for help.
Scene 18
Seth answers Peter’s call amid the bar noise and moves somewhere quieter.
Scene 19
This scene

19INT. BAR HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS/INTERCUT

PETER

Where are you?

SETH

Lugo.

PETER

Are you with Will?

SETH

Emerson?

PETER

Yes.

SETH

I think he’s still here. Why?

PETER

You have to go get him, and get back up

here.

SETH

Where?

PETER

The office.

SETH

What!

PETER

I’m serious.

SETH

You want me to get our boss’s boss out of

a club and bring him back to the office

at 10:00 on a Thursday night?

PETER

Our boss just got axed, so technically he

is our boss, and yes.

SETH

Why?

PETER

Just do it Seth.

SETH

Alright, we’ll be there in ten.

FADE TO BLACK.