S06E10 · EP 110
season 6 · 2009-11-12
Murder
written by ? · directed by Greg Daniels · 8.05M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

17 scenes · 4 threads
tense 13%absurd 9%awkward 8%pursuit 7%scheme 7%negotiation 6%cheerful 6%humiliating 5%triumphant 5%humiliation 5%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Recyclops cold open
B · Shareholder meeting chaos
C · Co-manager power struggle
D · Office game distraction
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Every scene

17 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:04
1 · Dunder Mifflin office · cold_openRecyclops terrorizes the office

Dwight's annual Recyclops routine disrupts the office on Earth Day.

00:04–02:11impersonation · escalation
2 ▸ 02:11
2 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael practices his big wave

Michael rehearses his wave for the shareholders meeting with Pam and Dwight.

02:11–03:26obsession · petty_grievance
3 ▸ 03:26
3 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Oscar explains company troubles

Oscar gives Michael a blunt summary of Dunder Mifflin's financial problems.

03:26–04:26negotiation · deal
4 ▸ 04:26
4 · Outside Dunder Mifflin · act1Limo arrives for shareholders meeting

The staff celebrates a limousine arriving to take Michael to New York.

04:26–04:35pursuit
5 ▸ 04:35
5 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Ryan debates consolidating Rolodex

Jim and Ryan argue about whether to consolidate contacts given the company's uncertain future.

04:35–06:11avoidance · negotiation
6 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Michael leaves for shareholders meeting

Michael heads to the shareholders meeting with Dwight and Andy's encouragement.

06:11–07:00pursuit
7 · Convention hall · act1Michael meets the board of directors

Michael is introduced to the board and shareholders at the convention hall.

07:00–09:21negotiation · pursuit
8 · Convention hall · act1Shareholders boo the board

The shareholders angrily boo the board's presentation about the company's future.

09:21–10:05escalation · threat
9 ▸ 10:05
9 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Jim's authority questioned

Jim discovers the staff knows he can't fire people, undermining his co-manager role.

10:05–11:45humiliation · betrayal
10 ▸ 11:45
10 · Convention hall · act1Oscar urges Michael to speak up

Oscar encourages Michael to say something meaningful at the shareholders meeting.

11:45–13:35negotiation · confession
11 · Convention hall · act1Michael improvises a 45-day plan

Michael calms the angry shareholders by inventing a 45-day plan on the spot.

13:35–14:59scheme · deal
12 ▸ 14:59
12 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Jim gives Ryan a fake office

Jim tricks Ryan into thinking he has a new office to get him to work.

14:59–15:37scheme · impersonation
13 · Convention hall · act1Michael has no real plan

Michael admits to Jim and David that his 45-day plan was made up.

15:37–18:01scheme · lie
14 · Convention hall · act1Oscar presented as the genius

Michael presents Oscar as a math wiz to the board, but Oscar fails to deliver.

18:01–18:55humiliation · betrayal
15 · Convention hall · act1Michael confronts David Wallace

Michael argues with David Wallace after the failed meeting.

18:55–18:58humiliation
16 · Convention hall · act1Michael leaves the meeting early

Michael and the Scranton staff leave the shareholders meeting early.

18:58–19:53pursuit
17 · Convention hall · act1Dwight suggests line improvements

Dwight proposes deli-style line management at the shareholders meeting.

19:53–21:27obsession · petty_grievance
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Episode facts

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Aired
2009-11-12
Overall
#110
Writers
Director
Greg Daniels
Viewers
8.05M (US)
Pace
146 words/min · 70 questions

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JH
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PB
Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
OM
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KM
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AM
Angela Martin184 episodes · drives 78 scenes
PL
Phyllis Lapin17 episodes · drives 15 scenes
AB
Andy Bernard151 episodes · drives 333 scenes