S04E16 · SCENE 6/15 · 08:49
The Shoes · Jerry's apartment
Phone crossover disaster

Sharon hears Jerry and George discussing the gay lie on line two.

08:49→10:33
in the episode · 1m 44s · S04E16

What happens

08:49–10:33

Sharon calls back and says she won't play up the gay angle. Jerry puts her on hold to tell George, but the two-line phone crosses lines and Sharon hears them celebrating that they fooled her. They realize she heard everything and panic.

WhereJerry's apartment
DriverJerry
Positionact2 · escalation
ThreadGay misunderstanding

Key lines

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09:32

Sharon, are you there?

09:35

I'm back. You know I could hear you on the other line.

10:02

All right. Let me call Kramer, and see if you can hear anything. Hold on.

10:26

No, no, of course not. People's personal sexual preferences are nobody's business but their own.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
misunderstanding0.9
coincidence0.7
lie0.6
tense0.6
secret exposed0.5
awkward0.4
phone callrapid back and forth

Beats

09:38Sharon reveals she heard the other line
10:19Kramer confirms phone is defective

Scene in the episode

08:49–10:33
A · Gay misunderstanding
B · George breakup scheme
C · Jerry dates reporter

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