S06E09 · EP 109
season 6 · 2009-11-05
Double Date
written by ? · directed by Seth Gordon · 8.09M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

12 scenes · 4 threads
absurd 54%deadpan 20%tense 13%awkward 7%sad 7%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Murder mystery game
B · Company bankruptcy fears
C · Michael and Helene breakup
D · Pam punches Michael
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Every scene

12 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:01
1 · Office bullpen · cold_openDwight karate seminar

Dwith teaches self-defense moves to the office staff.

00:01–02:26
2 ▸ 02:26
2 · Office bullpen · act1Bankruptcy rumor spreads

A Wall Street Journal article hints at Dunder Mifflin bankruptcy, causing panic.

02:26–04:19
3 ▸ 04:19
3 · Conference room · act1Michael plans murder mystery

Michael decides to distract staff with a murder mystery game.

04:19–07:39
4 ▸ 07:39
4 · Conference room · act1Characters assigned and introduced

Staff receives character cards and props for the murder mystery.

07:39–11:09
5 ▸ 11:09
5 · Conference room · act1Game begins with accusations

Staff role-plays and accuses each other in the murder mystery.

11:09–11:31
6 ▸ 11:31
6 · Conference room · act1Andy arrives and asks Erin out

Andy joins game late and asks Erin on a date in character.

11:31–11:38
7 ▸ 11:38
7 · Conference room · act1Corporate email halts payments

Oscar reveals corporate stopped payments, causing more panic.

11:38–14:19
8 · Conference room · act1Jim tries to calm staff

Jim attempts to get staff back to work after corporate news.

14:19–15:07
9 · Conference room · act1Andy and Erin realize date was game

Andy and Erin awkwardly discover their date was part of the game.

15:07–16:24
10 · Conference room · act1Pam fears job loss

Pam worries about losing job with Jim.

16:24–17:21
11 · Michael's office · act1Jim takes call from David Wallace

Jim learns company will be insolvent by year end.

17:21–18:49
12 ▸ 18:49
12 · Conference room · act2Michael announces another murder

Michael resumes game after bad news, announcing another murder.

18:49–20:48
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Episode facts

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Aired
2009-11-05
Overall
#109
Writers
Director
Seth Gordon
Viewers
8.09M (US)
Pace
148 words/min · 75 questions

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KM
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OM
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PL
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SH
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AM
Angela Martin184 episodes · drives 78 scenes
CB
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