S02E13 · EP 19
Episode DNA
20 scenes · 3 threadsStory threads over runtime
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20 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:00Jim and Dwight repeatedly prank each other with the updog joke.
00:00–01:50lie · humiliationDwight assigns cleaning tasks and discovers Oscar is out sick.
01:50–04:30interrogation · investigation
3 ▸ 04:30Pam discusses her wedding hairstyle with Kelly, and Michael calls it sexy.
04:30–04:34social_rule_violation
4 ▸ 04:34Jim reminds Michael to keep his crush on Pam a secret.
04:34–04:53secret_exposed · confession
5 ▸ 04:53Dwight gives Ryan the task of leading spring cleaning.
04:53–06:03
6 ▸ 06:03Michael asks Jim about Pam in code while Stanley is nearby.
06:03–06:37avoidance · secret_exposedDwight calls Oscar to investigate his sickness but can't verify lies.
06:37–07:29investigation · interrogation
8 ▸ 07:29Michael lies to Dwight about the secret, using Dwight's own lie detection methods.
07:29–08:30lie · schemeMichael insists on taking Jim to Hooters for lunch to talk about Pam.
08:30–09:04pursuit · obsessionMichael and Jim eat at Hooters, where Michael makes inappropriate jokes.
09:04–10:10social_rule_violation · humiliationDwight questions Pam about Oscar's sick call and rummages through jelly beans.
10:10–10:36interrogation · obsessionMichael presses Jim to talk about his feelings for Pam at Hooters.
10:36–11:26pursuit · obsession
14 ▸ 11:53Michael returns from Hooters and argues with Toby about expensing the lunch. In his defense, Michael blurts out that Jim is in love with an engaged coworker, revealing the secret. Toby asks if it's Pam.
11:53–13:21secret_exposed · betrayalThe office gossips about Jim's crush on Pam, and Dwight confronts Jim.
13:21–14:28secret_exposed · confessionJim privately tells Pam he used to have a crush on her but is over it.
14:28–16:27confession · avoidanceDwight follows Oscar and catches him lying about being sick at the mall.
16:27–16:32investigation · schemeDwight tells the camera he caught Oscar lying and will use it for leverage.
16:32–17:51scheme · dealJim and Michael talk after the secret is revealed, and Michael apologizes.
17:51–18:57betrayal · confessionMichael tells Pam that Jim's crush was recent, creating doubt.
18:57–19:29misunderstanding · secret_exposedMichael reflects on keeping secrets and compares himself to a movie character.
19:29–20:39Same DNA
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Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 2006-01-19
- Overall
- #19
- Writers
- Director
- Dennie Gordon
- Viewers
- 8.7M (US)
- Pace
- 125 words/min · 110 questions





