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

Jared meets Will, Peter and Seth coming off the roof and orders them to join the meeting.

Scene 42 of 76 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Will Emerson
Jared Cohen

Act oneAct twoAct three

Begins 43 min into a 1:36 film

The story so farBefore scene 42

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.
Scenes 24–33
Peter’s work travels upstairs; Sam and the juniors enter Jared’s executive world and expose the scale of the risk.
Just before
Scene 39
On the roof, Will predicts a fire sale and describes his spending before Tuld’s helicopter arrives.
Scene 40
Sarah confirms Peter’s model is correct; she and Jared confront their exposure as Tuld arrives.
Scene 41
Sarah and Jared move through the cubicles toward the next meeting.
Scene 42
This scene

42INT. FREIGHT ELEVATOR HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS

They cut through a short cut near the freight elevator. WILL, PETER, and SETH are coming down the stairway from the roof.

WILL EMERSON

We were just grabbing a cigarette on the

roof and a very spiffy looking helicopter

dive-bombed us and then landed.

JARED COHEN

I know. Come with us. Where’s Sam.

WILL EMERSON

I don’t know. Do you want all of us>

JARED COHEN

Yes.

JARED ushers the whole group towards the conference room.