S05E17 · SCENE 15/23 · 13:02
The Wife · Jerry's apartment
Elaine George blackmail Greg

Elaine and George plot to blackmail Greg with his sweat violation if he reports George's urination.

13:02→15:00
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What happens

13:02–15:00

George fears being kicked out. Elaine suggests talking to Greg. George notes Greg wiped the bottle, but Elaine says bottle-wipe supersedes open-lip kiss. They realize Greg left sweat on the machine, a club violation. They plan to use it as leverage.

WhereJerry's apartment
DriverGeorge
Positionact2 · scheme
ThreadShower urination secret

Key lines

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13:55

Could it be because you don't want him to know that your friend pees in the shower?

14:34

Oh, my God. l gotta meet Anna's parents today.

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Scene DNA

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scheme0.9
threat0.7
deal0.6
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absurd0.4
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Beats

13:13Bottle-wipe supersedes
13:38Sweat leverage plan

Scene in the episode

13:02–15:00
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B · Shower urination secret
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C · Elaine mixed signals
D · Kramer tanning disaster
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