S03E22 · SCENE 5/22 · 03:31
The Parking Space · Monk's Cafe
Kramer declares covenant broken

Kramer refuses his keys back, declares the key covenant broken, and announces he's moving to LA to act.

03:31→05:15
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What happens

03:31–05:15

Kramer tells Jerry and George the key covenant is broken and he is now free. He refuses to take his keys back, speaking metaphorically about living in shadows. He reveals his plan to move to Los Angeles to pursue acting and invites George, who declines.

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DriverKramer
Positionact1 · reveal
ThreadKramer goes to LA

Key lines

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03:46

Just give him the keys back. No, I can't.

03:56

Hey. Oh, hi. Oh, you got the...

04:10

I broke the covenant of the keys.

04:56

You want them back? Yeah, yeah I think it would be for the best.

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social rule violation0.3
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04:10Kramer cites broken covenant
04:34Kramer metaphor: branch on riverbank
07:50Kramer announces LA move

Scene in the episode

03:31–05:15
A · Key covenant broken
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B · Kramer goes to LA
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C · Elaine script invasion
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D · Kramer on Murphy Brown
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