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

Sarah warns Jared they must fall together; he refuses to promise that he will.

Scene 50 of 76 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Sarah Robertson
Jared Cohen

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Begins 57 min into a 1:36 film

The story so farBefore scene 50

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.
Scenes 34–44
Management checks the model, debates its implications and brings Tuld into the emergency.
Scenes 45–46
Tuld offers a way for the bank to survive: sell before everyone else understands the risk; Sam names the price in broken trust.
Just before
Scene 47
Sam tells the younger men to remember the day; Will sends Seth to collect breakfast.
Scene 48
Sarah joins Jared and a housekeeper at the elevator.
Scene 49
Sarah presses Jared for a shared strategy to protect themselves from Tuld’s blame.
Scene 50
This scene

50INT. JARED’S FLOOR ELEVATOR BANK - CONTINUOUS

SARAH holds the door open.

SARAH ROBERTSON

It’s very simple. Don’t even think of

fucking me on this one, because if we are

going down... you damn well know its

going to be together.

Jared looks at her for a long beat.

JARED COHEN

No, I’m not sure I do know that.

The doors close.