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The Finale

‘The Finale’

Season 9, Episode 23 -  Aired May 14, 1998

When NBC shows interest in Jerry's TV show again, the network offers him the use of their private jet. After the plane makes an unscheduled landing in Latham, Massachusets, the group witness a robbery and fail to intervene. Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer are put on a trial under a Good Samaritan law, which sees a parade of people from their past testify about their character.

Quote from Elaine

Elaine: I'm just going to call Jill one more time before we go.
Jerry: Wait, you can't make a call like that on your way out. You can't rush that conversation.
Elaine: Well, I can't call from the limo. Can I call from the plane?
Jerry: First you make a cell-phone walk-and-talk, then she loses a call-waiting face-off, now you're talking about a plane call?
Elaine: All right, I'll just have to call her from Paris.

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Quote from Elaine

Elaine: Will you turn around?
George: Why?
Elaine: You are annoying me sitting like that. It's effeminate.
George: It's effeminate to sit like this?
Elaine: Yes, I think it's a little effeminate.
George: How is this effeminate?
Elaine: I don't know, it just is.

Quote from Kramer

Kramer: It was an accident.
George: I told you to stop with the hopping.
Elaine: Oh my God, we're going down. We're going to die!
George: Just when I was doing great. I told you God wouldn't let me be successful.
Jerry: Is this it? Is this how it ends? It can't it can't end like this.
Kramer: Ooh, I'm ready! I'm ready! Glory hallelujah!

Quote from Jerry

Criminal: All right fatso, out of the car.
Kramer: I'm gonna capture this.
Criminal: Come on! Gimme your wallet.
Howie: Don't shoot.
Jerry: [chuckles] Well, there goes the money for the lipo.
Elaine: See, the great thing about robbing a fat guy is it's an easy getaway. You know? They can't really chase you.
George: He's actually doing him a favor. It's less money for him to buy food.
Criminal: I want your wallet. Come on. Come on, come on.
Jerry: Eh, that's a shame. All right, I'm gonna call NBC.

Quote from Jerry

Jerry: Okay, thanks anyway. They can't get another plane.
Kramer: All right, what's wrong with the plane we got? They're just checking it out.
Elaine: Forget it.
Jerry: No, no, no. We're not getting on there. Come on, let's go get something to eat in Sticksville.
Officer Vogel: All right, hold it right there.
Kramer: What?
Officer Vogel: You're under arrest.
Jerry: Under arrest? What for?
Officer Vogel: Article 223-7 of the Latham County Penal Code.
Elaine: What? No, no. We didn't do anything.
Officer Vogel: That's exactly right. The law requires you to help or assist anyone in danger as long as it's reasonable to do so
George: I never heard of that.
Officer Vogel: It's new. It's called the Good Samaritan Law. Let's go.

Quote from George

Elaine: The Good Samaritan Law? Are they crazy?
George: Why would we want to help somebody?
Elaine: I know.
George: That's what nuns and Red Cross workers are for.
Kramer: The Samaritans were an ancient tribe. Very helpful to people.

Quote from George

Elaine: Um, excuse me. Hi, could you tell me what kind of law this is?
Officer Vogel: Well, they just passed it last year. It's modeled after the French law. I heard about it after Princess Diana was killed and all those photographers were just standing around.
Jerry: Oh, yeah.
Elaine: Oh, yeah.
Officer Vogel: You're the first ones to be arrested on it, probably in the whole country.
George: All right, so what's the penalty here? Let's just pay the fine or something and get the hell out of here.
Officer Vogel: Well, it's not that easy. Now see, the law calls for a maximum fine of $85,000 and as much as five years in prison.
Elaine: What?
George: Oh, no, no, no, no. We have to be in California next week. We're starting a TV show.
Officer Vogel: California? Oh gosh, I don't think so. Yeah, my guess is you're gonna be prosecuted. Better get yourselves a good lawyer.

Quote from Jerry

O'Neal: So they got Jackie Chiles, huh?
D.A. Hoyt: Uh-huh. You know what that means. This whole place is going to be swarming with media by the time this thing is over. You're not going to be able to find a hotel room in this town. The whole country is going to be watching us. Now we got to do whatever it takes to win it, no matter what the cost. The big issue in this trial is going to be character. I want you to find out everything you can about these people and I mean everything.

Quote from Kramer

Elaine: I guess we could have called for help.
Jerry: But then we would have missed the whole thing.
Kramer: I still had it on video. We could have watched it later.
George: Yeah, he's right.
Jerry: I forgot about the video.
Elaine: Sure, the video.

Quote from Jackie Chiles

Jackie Chiles: [hands Jerry a tie] Here.
Jerry: This one?
Jackie Chiles: That's right.
Jerry: Do I have to?
Elaine: Jackie says put it on, Jerry.

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