S02E04 · SCENE 16/16 · 18:21
The Phone Message · Jerry's apartment
Russians Demand $400; Break TV

Russians charge $400 instead of $150; break TV when Jerry refuses to pay.

18:21→19:13
in the episode · 0m 52s · S02E04

What happens

18:21–19:13

The Russians demand $400 for their trouble, triple the quoted price. When Jerry refuses to pay, they destroy his television set in retaliation before leaving.

WhereJerry's apartment
DriverRussian 1
Positionact3 · payoff
ThreadIllegal Cable Scheme

Key lines

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18:22

TABACHNICK: Four hundred dollars.

18:55

What was I like in college?

18:58

Come on, let's go.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
threat0.8
violence0.7
menacing0.7
betrayal0.6
comeuppance0.5
angry0.3
argument

Beats

18:22Four hundred dollars demand
19:14TV destroyed

Scene in the episode

18:21–19:13
A · Baby Shower Revenge
B · Illegal Cable Scheme
C · Jerry's Dating Karma

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