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S3E15 · The Suicide

Elaine needs to fast before an x-ray, so she tries stuffing herself three days before the test. After his neighbor Martin tries suicide, Jerry is hit on by his girlfriend, Gina, while at the hospital. A psychic warns George to cancel his vacation to the Cayman Islands, but never can tell George why. Jerry becomes worried when Newman (a friend of Martins) sees him with Gina. Elaine starts hallucinating from hunger. Everything hinges on a Drake's coffee cake.

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Jerry is intimidated by his possessive neighbor, Martin, for talking to his girlfriend Gina. Gina dumps Martin and drives him to attempt suicide, then brazenly pursues Jerry while mocking his fear of the comatose Martin. George consults a psychic, but ends up immensely paranoid over an interrupted warning about his Cayman Islands trip. Gina and Jerry are spotted together by Newman, and Jerry must buy his silence. After fasting 72 hours for an ulcer test, Elaine is delirious from hunger as she continues to wait at the hospital.

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