S09E05 · SCENE 4/10 · 03:04
The Junk Mail · George's parents' house
George's Phone Call

George calls his parents

03:04→04:03
in the episode · 0m 59s · S09E05

What happens

03:04–04:03

George calls his parents, but they seem to be avoiding him, claiming they have Chinese food and need to go. George is suspicious and decides to investigate further.

WhereGeorge's parents' house
DriverGeorge
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadGeorge's Family Issues

Key lines

from this scene
03:13

Well, there's one way to check. Where there's Chinese food there's leftovers.

03:37

It wasn't Whitey Fisk, was it?

03:55

Well, I won't fire him until I see if this new guy can handle the workload.

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Scene DNA

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Beats

02:28George's parents claim to have Chinese food

Scene in the episode

03:04–04:03
A · Kramer vs Mail
B · Elaine's Love Life
C · George's Family Issues
D · Jerry's Van
E · Kramer vs USPS

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