S03E22 · SCENE 21/23 · 24:19
Women's Appreciation · Michael's Office
Michael breaks up with Jan on voicemail

Michael calls Jan to break up but leaves a voicemail, then Jan arrives and hears it.

24:19→27:06
in the episode · 2m 47s · S03E22

What happens

24:19–27:06

Michael calls Jan to break up but gets her voicemail. He leaves a message breaking up with her. Jan then walks into his office, and Michael pretends he was talking to a friend. Jan apologizes, but her phone buzzes and she hears the message.

WhereMichael's Office
DriverMichael
Positionact3 · payoff
ThreadMichael and Jan Breakup

Key lines

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24:20

‫Okay, remember, be strong.

24:51

‫Just so you know... it's not me. ‫It's you.

25:42

‫- No! ‫- Wait a second.

26:57

‫You mean, ‫how can I be so illogical ‫and flighty and unpredictable ‫and emotional?

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Scene DNA

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phone callvoiceover

Beats

24:05Michael leaves a breakup voicemail for Jan.
25:41Jan hears the voicemail and leaves.

Scene in the episode

24:19–27:06
A · Michael's Women's Seminar
B · Dwight's Flasher Hunt
C · Michael and Jan Breakup
D · Men in Women's Room

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