S02E13 · EP 19
season 2 · 2006-01-19
The Secret
written by ? · directed by Dennie Gordon · 8.7M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

20 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 14%absurd 13%tense 9%deadpan 6%secret exposed 6%social rule violation 5%confession 5%humiliation 4%interrogation 4%investigation 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Jim's secret crush
B · Oscar investigation
C · Spring cleaning chaos
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Every scene

20 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:00
1 · Office bullpen · cold_openUpdog prank cold open

Jim and Dwight repeatedly prank each other with the updog joke.

00:00–01:50lie · humiliation
2 · Office bullpen · act1Spring cleaning and Oscar

Dwight assigns cleaning tasks and discovers Oscar is out sick.

01:50–04:30interrogation · investigation
3 ▸ 04:30
3 · Office bullpen · act1Pam's wedding hair talk

Pam discusses her wedding hairstyle with Kelly, and Michael calls it sexy.

04:30–04:34social_rule_violation
4 ▸ 04:34
4 · Office hallway · act1Jim asks Michael for secrecy

Jim reminds Michael to keep his crush on Pam a secret.

04:34–04:53secret_exposed · confession
5 ▸ 04:53
5 · Office bullpen · act1Dwight assigns Ryan spring cleaning

Dwight gives Ryan the task of leading spring cleaning.

04:53–06:03
6 ▸ 06:03
6 · Break room · act1Michael spells Pam's name

Michael asks Jim about Pam in code while Stanley is nearby.

06:03–06:37avoidance · secret_exposed
7 · Office bullpen · act1Dwight calls Oscar again

Dwight calls Oscar to investigate his sickness but can't verify lies.

06:37–07:29investigation · interrogation
8 ▸ 07:29
8 · Office bullpen · act1Michael lies to Dwight

Michael lies to Dwight about the secret, using Dwight's own lie detection methods.

07:29–08:30lie · scheme
9 · Office bullpen · act1Michael takes Jim to Hooters

Michael insists on taking Jim to Hooters for lunch to talk about Pam.

08:30–09:04pursuit · obsession
10 · Hooters · act1Lunch at Hooters

Michael and Jim eat at Hooters, where Michael makes inappropriate jokes.

09:04–10:10social_rule_violation · humiliation
11 · Office bullpen · act1Dwight interrogates Pam about Oscar

Dwight questions Pam about Oscar's sick call and rummages through jelly beans.

10:10–10:36interrogation · obsession
12 · Hooters · act1Michael asks Jim about Pam at Hooters

Michael presses Jim to talk about his feelings for Pam at Hooters.

10:36–11:26pursuit · obsession
14 ▸ 11:53
14 · Office bullpen · act2Michael reveals Jim's secret to Toby

Michael 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 · betrayal
15 · Office bullpen · act2Office gossip about Jim's crush

The office gossips about Jim's crush on Pam, and Dwight confronts Jim.

13:21–14:28secret_exposed · confession
16 · Office bullpen · act2Jim tells Pam about his crush

Jim privately tells Pam he used to have a crush on her but is over it.

14:28–16:27confession · avoidance
17 · Mall · act2Dwight catches Oscar at the mall

Dwight follows Oscar and catches him lying about being sick at the mall.

16:27–16:32investigation · scheme
18 · Office bullpen · act2Dwight reports Oscar's lie

Dwight tells the camera he caught Oscar lying and will use it for leverage.

16:32–17:51scheme · deal
19 · Office bullpen · act3Jim and Michael reconcile

Jim and Michael talk after the secret is revealed, and Michael apologizes.

17:51–18:57betrayal · confession
20 · Office bullpen · act3Michael adds ambiguity to Pam

Michael tells Pam that Jim's crush was recent, creating doubt.

18:57–19:29misunderstanding · secret_exposed
21 · Office bullpen · tagMichael's closing monologue

Michael reflects on keeping secrets and compares himself to a movie character.

19:29–20:39
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Episode facts

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Aired
2006-01-19
Overall
#19
Writers
Director
Dennie Gordon
Viewers
8.7M (US)
Pace
125 words/min · 110 questions

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In this episode

JH
Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes
DS
Dwight Schrute184 episodes · drives 491 scenes
MS
Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
OM
Oscar Martinez173 episodes · drives 47 scenes
PB
Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
KK
Kelly Kapoor159 episodes · drives 26 scenes
RH
Ryan Howard166 episodes · drives 46 scenes
SH
Stanley Hudson184 episodes · drives 16 scenes