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Margin Call: HR summons Eric Dale from his office. (scene 2) · The Reading Room

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

HR summons Eric Dale from his office.

Scene 2 of 76 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one

Heather
Eric

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Begins 2 min into a 1:36 film

The story so farBefore scene 2

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.

Just before
Scene 1
Peter and Seth watch the bank dismiss their colleagues; HR briefly mistakes Peter for his boss, Eric Dale.
Scene 2
This scene

2INT. ERIC DALE’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS

ERIC DALE is sitting at his desk, he is 52 years old and looks exhausted. He looks out through the glass of his office as she walks over to the door.

HEATHER

Mr. Dale?

ERIC

Yes.

HEATHER

This way.

ERIC walks out the door first.

← Scene 1Peter and Seth watch the bank dismiss their colleagues; HR briefly mistakes Peter for his boss, Eric Dale.Read the screenplay from here Scene 3 →Eric crosses the trading floor toward the dismissal meeting while his remaining colleagues watch.