S05E04 · SCENE 3/16 · 02:28
Cooperative Polygraphy · Greendale study room

Polygraph calibration begins

The group starts the polygraph test with calibration questions, revealing hidden tensions.

02:28→02:56
in the episode · 0m 28s · S05E04

What happens

02:28–02:56

The group begins the polygraph test with calibration questions. Britta is asked about sexual fantasies about Pierce, Jeff is asked if he's gay, and Shirley is questioned about her pro-life donations. The questions are designed to embarrass and divide them.

WhereGreendale study room
DriverMr. Stone
Positionact1 · complication
ThreadPierce's polygraph inquest

Key lines

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02:29

Someone get a balloon.

02:45

I can't count the reasons I should stay One by one they all Just fade away

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
awkward0.5
interrogation0.4
humiliation0.3
tense0.3
rapid back and forth

Beats

03:23Britta is asked about sexual fantasies
03:43Jeff is asked if he's gay

Scene in the episode

02:28–02:56
A · Pierce's polygraph inquest
B · Troy's inheritance journey

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Jeff Winger16 episodes · drives 702 scenes
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Britta Perry16 episodes · drives 194 scenes
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Shirley Bennett12 episodes · drives 70 scenes
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Abed Nadir12 episodes · drives 277 scenes
TB
Troy Barnes10 episodes · drives 155 scenes
AE
Annie Edison14 episodes · drives 204 scenes

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