Jerry runs into a woman George had a crush on in college and lies, telling her George is now a successful marine biologist. George leans into the lie completely, leading to a fateful walk on the beach where a crowd is gathered around a beached whale.
Forced to act, George walks into the surf, confronts the massive mammal, and discovers the obstruction causing its distress: a Titleist golf ball hit into the ocean by Kramer earlier that day. It is George’s finest moment of total fabrication.