S02E07 · SCENE 10/18 · 10:37
The Revenge · Jerry's apartment
Elaine suggests tape switch

Elaine tells George her brother-in-law switched an answering machine tape to erase a costly mistake.

10:37→11:34
in the episode · 0m 57s · S02E07

What happens

10:37–11:34

George spirals after the message. Elaine recounts how her brother-in-law left sensitive business info on a machine, waited outside the guy's house, and swapped the tape when he came home. Jerry advises waiting, but George is already planning the switch.

WhereJerry's apartment
DriverGeorge
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadAnswering machine scheme

Key lines

from this scene
10:58

Hey, everybody, the idiot's on!"

11:25

She'll call you back. You're overreacting.

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Scene DNA

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scheme0.9
tense0.6
absurd0.4
lie0.1
rapid back and forth

Beats

11:18Elaine describes tape switch

Scene in the episode

10:37–11:34
A · George coffee blunder
B · Jerry Dockers dispute
C · Answering machine scheme

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