S03E12 · EP 40
season 3 · 2007-01-04
Back from Vacation
written by ? · directed by Julian Farino · 8.8M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

16 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 17%absurd 9%humiliation 9%social rule violation 8%tender 8%chaotic 5%misunderstanding 5%avoidance 5%lie 3%scheme 3%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Michael and Jan affair
B · Jim and Karen apartment
C · Luau inventory party
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Every scene

16 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:07
1 · Office bullpen · act1Michael returns from Jamaica

Michael returns to the office unfazed by Hannah quitting and Stanley's bonus complaint.

00:07–01:09lie · social_rule_violation
3 ▸ 01:15
3 · Office bullpen · act1Michael plans a luau inventory party

Michael directs the Party Planning Committee to throw a luau-themed party for inventory.

01:15–03:52scheme · social_rule_violation
4 ▸ 03:52
4 · Office bullpen · act1Michael shows vacation photo with Jan

Michael shows a photo of a Jamaican sign, but Pam spots Jan in the margins.

03:52–04:12secret_exposed · confession
5 ▸ 04:12
5 · Office bullpen · act1Michael sends racy photo to Packer

Michael tries to send a racy photo to Todd Packer but sends it to packaging instead.

04:12–05:36misunderstanding · escalation
6 · Warehouse · act1Michael confronts Darryl about photo

Michael goes to the warehouse to ask Darryl to delete the photo, but it's too late.

05:36–06:47avoidance · humiliation
7 · Office bullpen · act1Jim and Pam talk about Karen

Jim tells Pam about his fight with Karen over her moving nearby.

06:47–06:59misunderstanding · double_standard
9 · Office bullpen · act1Pam convinces Jim to be reasonable

Pam tells Jim he should go easy on Karen about the apartment.

07:44–08:10double_standard
10 · Office bullpen · act1Karen thanks Pam for help

Karen privately thanks Pam for helping with Jim.

08:10–08:25
11 · Office bullpen · act1Toby interrogates Michael about Jan

Toby questions Michael about his relationship with Jan, but Michael deflects.

08:25–08:36interrogation · avoidance
13 · Office bullpen · act1Michael avoids Jan's phone call

Michael tells Pam to lie to Jan on the phone, claiming he hit a cat.

09:47–10:22avoidance · lie
14 · Warehouse · act1Warehouse celebrates the photo

Michael goes to the warehouse where workers cheer him for the photo.

10:22–10:58humiliation · social_rule_violation
15 · Office bullpen · act1Michael addresses the office about photo

Michael tells everyone to delete the photo and be professional.

10:58–11:50humiliation · social_rule_violation
17 · Office bullpen · act1Dwight destroys photo evidence

Dwight reports he disconnected the T1 line and destroyed printouts of the photo.

12:07–12:30obsession · scheme
20 · Office bullpen · act1Dwight comforts crying Pam

Dwight finds Pam crying and tries to comfort her, misunderstanding the reason.

14:12–14:39misunderstanding
21 · Michael's office · act2Jan confesses attraction to Michael

Jan tells Michael she wants to continue their affair on her psychiatrist's advice.

14:39–18:00confession · seduction
22 ▸ 18:00
22 · Warehouse · tagPam and Roy joke about failed engagement

Pam and Roy joke about their failed honeymoon plans, and Kevin takes the photo poster.

18:00–18:40humiliation
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Episode facts

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Aired
2007-01-04
Overall
#40
Writers
Director
Julian Farino
Viewers
8.8M (US)
Pace
107 words/min · 76 questions

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In this episode

MS
Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
SH
Stanley Hudson184 episodes · drives 16 scenes
PB
Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
KM
Kevin Malone184 episodes · drives 56 scenes
DP
Darryl Philbin119 episodes · drives 61 scenes
JH
Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes
KF
Karen Filippelli39 episodes · drives 5 scenes
TF
Toby Flenderson147 episodes · drives 23 scenes