S05E24 · SCENE 12/16 · 12:25
Heavy Competition · Office bullpen
Salesmen threaten to quit

Dwight and the salesmen demand their clients back or they will quit. Michael refuses.

12:25→13:20
in the episode · 0m 55s · S05E24
Salesmen threaten to quit

What happens

12:25–13:20

Dwight and the salesmen demand their clients back. Michael refuses. They threaten to start their own paper company.

WhereOffice bullpen
DriverMichael
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadMichael vs Dwight rivalry

Key lines

from this scene
13:06

Michael, you thought you were attacking Corporate, but we were the ones who got hurt.

13:12

Michael, you always said we were a family. Then you went after us.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
rivalry0.7
tense0.6
angry0.4
negotiation0.3
argument

Beats

12:31Salesmen threaten to quit

Scene in the episode

12:25–13:20
A · Michael vs Dwight rivalry
B · Jim pranks Andy
C · Michael chooses Pam

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MS
Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
DS
Dwight Schrute184 episodes · drives 491 scenes
AB
Andy Bernard151 episodes · drives 333 scenes
SH
Stanley Hudson184 episodes · drives 16 scenes
KM
Kevin Malone184 episodes · drives 56 scenes
PL
Phyllis Lapin17 episodes · drives 15 scenes
AM
Angela Martin184 episodes · drives 78 scenes
OM
Oscar Martinez173 episodes · drives 47 scenes
MP
Meredith Palmer183 episodes · drives 6 scenes
CB
Creed Bratton184 episodes · drives 9 scenes
KK
Kelly Kapoor159 episodes · drives 26 scenes
TF
Toby Flenderson147 episodes · drives 23 scenes
JH
Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes
PB
Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
RH
Ryan Howard166 episodes · drives 46 scenes

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