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

An assistant leads Jared and the others toward the waiting executives.

Scene 44 of 76 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Assistant
Jared Cohen

Act oneAct twoAct three

Begins 44 min into a 1:36 film

The story so farBefore scene 44

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 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
Jared warns the group to tell Tuld the unvarnished truth.
Scene 44
This scene

44INT. ELEVATOR BANK OUTSIDE JARED’S CONFERENCE ROOM - CONTINUOUS

The guys are taken aback because standing right outside the opening elevator door is a very well dressed page and a female executive assistant who is also dressed perfectly for the day ahead.

ASSISTANT

Mr. Cohen?

JARED COHEN

Yes.

ASSISTANT

This way. They are already in there

waiting for you.

JARED COHEN

OK.