S03E20 · SCENE 11/20 · 07:17
The Good Samaritan · Elaine's office
Newspaper photo exposes Elaine

Elaine's ejection photo appears in paper; Lippman nearly catches her lie.

07:17→09:05
in the episode · 1m 48s · S03E20

What happens

07:17–09:05

Back at the office, Elaine discovers a newspaper photo of her ejection from the owner's box. She panics because she told Mr. Lippman she was visiting her sick father in Maryland. Lippman sees the paper but doesn't recognize her. He asks about her father's condition, forcing her to improvise illnesses.

WhereElaine's office
DriverElaine
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadNina painting Kramer

Key lines

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07:37

ELAINE: Can you imagine that?

07:48

Hey, look. We made the paper.

08:08

I make up one little white lie, and they put my picture in the paper!

08:18

JERRY: How's your father?

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
lie0.9
secret exposed0.8
tense0.8
coincidence0.7
awkward0.7
humiliating0.6
comeuppance0.5
rapid back and forthinterrogation

Beats

07:52Photo in newspaper discovered
08:15Lippman questions father
08:51Buoyed/boy'd confusion

Scene in the episode

07:17–09:05
A · Nina painting Kramer
B · George buys painting
C · Elaine skips bris
D · Nina letter plagiarism

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