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

Jared warns the group to tell Tuld the unvarnished truth.

Scene 43 of 76 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Jared Cohen

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Begins 43 min into a 1:36 film

The story so farBefore scene 43

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 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
Jared meets Will, Peter and Seth coming off the roof and orders them to join the meeting.
Scene 43
This scene

43INT. OTHER HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS

All five walk in silence. Finally,

JARED COHEN

Just one piece of advice to everyone here

before we go in there... this could get a

bit ugly but whatever you do... just...

tell the truth... don’t try to change a

word of it, no sugar coating... no one

here is smart enough... including the

rocket scientist.

He continues on.