S03E02 · SCENE 10/22 · 07:28
The Truth · Jerry's apartment
George Admits Breakup

George arrives, reveals breakup, and realizes Patrice took the audit papers.

07:28→10:32
in the episode · 3m 04s · S03E02

What happens

07:28–10:32

George enters declaring his life a waste and that truth-telling is the answer; he admits breaking up with Patrice, then realizes she took Jerry's tax papers, leading to frantic phone calls to her office and home where she hangs up.

WhereJerry's apartment
DriverGeorge
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadGeorge Breakup

Key lines

from this scene
08:26

ELAINE: You're extremely careful with money.

08:48

GEORGE: When I was working, I spent, baby!

09:07

GEORGE: Give me the phone.

10:27

KRAMER: I found it on the road.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
tense0.7
confession0.5
betrayal0.4
pursuit0.3
avoidance0.3
chaotic0.3
rapid back and forthphone callargument

Beats

07:18George admits breakup
09:30Patrice never returned from lunch

Scene in the episode

07:28–10:32
A · Audit & Papers
B · George Breakup
C · Kramer & Tina

Clips from this episode

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George Visits The Mental Institution | The Truth | Seinfeld · SuperSeinfeldIntelligence
George Tells His Girlfriend The Truth | Seinfeld (Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander) · Scene City
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Seinfeld 03 Ep.02 - George tells the truth to Patrice and they promptly break up" · Classic Entertainment
"You're pretentious" - Seinfeld clip · Flávio
Seinfeld 03 Ep.02 - Elaine think George is "extreme careful with Money" · Classic Entertainment
Seinfeld the truth. · loooshy
Jerry Seinfeld - Audit · nigathan
Seinfeld Stand Up - Truth · Ondkloss

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