S05E17 · SCENE 19/23 · 17:04
The Wife · Dry cleaner
Jerry cheats on fake wife

Jerry brings another woman's laundry to the cleaners, and Meryl confronts him about it.

17:04→17:25
in the episode · 0m 21s · S05E17

What happens

17:04–17:25

At the dry cleaner, Jerry tries to get a discount for another woman's clothes. Meryl arrives and confronts him. Jerry admits he wants a divorce to give the other woman the discount. They break up amicably.

WhereDry cleaner
DriverJerry
Positionact3 · reveal
ThreadFake marriage discount

Key lines

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17:05

-l can't let you do this. -l want to.

17:12

-What about her? -Oh, the hell with her.

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Scene DNA

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betrayal0.9
lie0.8
breakup0.7
scheme0.6
awkward0.6
absurd0.4
rapid back and forthargument

Beats

19:23Meryl finds other woman laundry
20:02Meryl wants divorce

Scene in the episode

17:04–17:25
A · Fake marriage discount
B · Shower urination secret
C · Elaine mixed signals
D · Kramer tanning disaster

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