S02E09 · SCENE 4/22 · 03:17
E-Mail Surveillance · Dunder Mifflin office
Employees confront Michael

Employees confront Michael about email surveillance.

03:17→04:24
in the episode · 1m 07s · S02E09

What happens

03:17–04:24

Oscar confronts Michael about spying on computers. Michael deflects by pretending to be a robot. The employees reveal they got a memo about the surveillance. Michael tries to spin it as 'big brother' being positive.

WhereDunder Mifflin office
DriverMichael
Positionact1 · complication
ThreadEmail surveillance and party exclusion

Key lines

from this scene
03:27

‫That I'm a robot?

04:07

‫I've got to erase a lot of stuff. ‫A lot of stuff.

04:20

‫- I know. ‫- Good.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
lie1.0
misunderstanding1.0
humiliation1.0
awkward1.0
absurd1.0
rapid back and forth

Beats

03:46Employees reveal they know about surveillance.

Scene in the episode

03:17–04:24
A · Email surveillance and party exclusion
B · Pam and Jim's relationship
C · Michael's improv class
D · Dwight and Angela's secret

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Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
OM
Oscar Martinez173 episodes · drives 47 scenes
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Stanley Hudson184 episodes · drives 16 scenes
AM
Angela Martin184 episodes · drives 78 scenes
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Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
KM
Kevin Malone184 episodes · drives 56 scenes
CB
Creed Bratton184 episodes · drives 9 scenes
PL
Phyllis Lapin17 episodes · drives 15 scenes
MP
Meredith Palmer183 episodes · drives 6 scenes
KK
Kelly Kapoor159 episodes · drives 26 scenes

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