S05E17 · SCENE 5/16 · 07:16
Lecture Circuit (2) · Dunder Mifflin Scranton office
Michael Avoids David

Michael avoids a call from David Wallace by having Pam lie about his whereabouts.

07:16→09:29
in the episode · 2m 13s · S05E17
Michael Avoids David

What happens

07:16–09:29

Michael has Pam lie to David Wallace about his whereabouts to avoid taking responsibility for the golden-ticket disaster. Pam lists the excuses Michael has given her.

WhereDunder Mifflin Scranton office
DriverMichael
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadGolden Ticket Fallout

Key lines

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07:33

I am just a net that traps all of your crappy subconscious ideas

08:22

He's having a colonoscopy.

09:00

I think we might have hired an outside marketing consultant.

09:25

Okay. Was it Dwight?

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
lie0.9
avoidance0.8
absurd0.7
awkward0.6
phone call

Beats

06:02Michael asks Pam to lie for him.
06:49Pam tells David Michael is at a civil rights rally.

Scene in the episode

07:16–09:29
A · Golden Ticket Fallout
B · Michael's Road Trip
C · Party Planning Disaster
D · Andy's Client Romance

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