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

Sam returns to the dark trading floor and heads toward Will’s office.

Scene 25 of 76 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

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Begins 22 min into a 1:36 film

The story so farBefore scene 25

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.
Scenes 13–23
Peter uncovers a threat to the firm’s survival and forces Will and Sam to respond.
Just before
Scene 22
Driving home from the vet, Sam answers Will’s late-night call.
Scene 23
Will insists Sam come back to the office to see something too sensitive to email.
Scene 24
On the drive to find Eric, Peter worries about the unsuspecting city while Seth defends the rewards of banking.
Scene 25
This scene

25INT. TRADING FLOOR

SAM ROGERS comes through the door from the elevator looking quite disheveled and walks across the long and empty trading floor. He looks around, then heads over to WILL EMERSON’S office where the light is on.