S06E22 · EP 122
season 6 · 2010-04-22
Secretary's Day
written by ? · directed by Steve Carell · 6.3M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

17 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 15%absurd 15%tense 10%scheme 8%misunderstanding 5%petty grievance 5%deadpan 5%confession 5%escalation 3%comeuppance 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Michael's relationship crisis
B · Andy's secret exposed
C · Gabe's authority struggle
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Every scene

17 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:13
1 · Office bullpen · cold_openMorse code argument

Jim and Pam pretend to talk about Dwight in Morse code.

00:13–02:05misunderstanding · petty_grievance
2 · Conference room · act1Michael's relationship worries

Michael worries his girlfriend Donna might be cheating.

02:05–05:17misunderstanding · escalation
3 · Office bullpen · act1Hiring Dwight as investigator

Michael hires Dwight to investigate Donna.

05:17–05:49scheme · deal
4 ▸ 05:49
4 · Office bullpen · act1Printer fire report

Gabe dismisses Michael's printer fire report.

05:49–07:00petty_grievance
5 ▸ 07:00
5 · Warehouse · act1Darryl's grudge against Andy

Darryl recalls Andy blaming him for a late shipment.

07:00–07:21petty_grievance
6 · Gym · act1Dwight's seduction plan

Dwight plans to seduce Donna to prove her cheating.

07:21–09:46scheme · seduction
7 · Gym · act1Dwight's failed seduction

Dwight fails to seduce Donna and gets injured.

09:46–11:24humiliation · comeuppance
8 · Office bullpen · act1Donna is not cheating

Dwight confirms Donna is faithful but she is furious.

11:24–11:30secret_exposed
9 · Office bullpen · act1Donna confronts Michael

Donna confronts Michael about the investigation.

11:30–11:34confession · breakup
10 · Warehouse · act1Andy's loose plan

Andy plans to prank Michael with a fake conspiracy.

11:34–13:49scheme · misunderstanding
11 ▸ 13:49
11 · Office bullpen · act1Earring investigation

Andy interrogates Erin about her earrings.

13:49–14:44interrogation · obsession
13 · Office bullpen · act1Pam's distraction

Pam distracts Michael with fake marriage problems.

14:52–16:46lie · avoidance
14 · Warehouse · act2Andy's confrontation plan

Andy plans to confront Erin about the earrings.

16:46–18:20obsession · scheme
15 · Office bullpen · act2Gabe's reward

Gabe rewards Michael with a Dunkin' Donuts gift card.

18:20–18:36comeuppance
16 · Office bullpen · act2Erin's cheating revealed

Erin admits to cheating on Andy with Michael.

18:36–19:21confession · betrayal
17 · Warehouse · act2Andy's video confession

Andy records a video confession about Sabre's safety issues.

19:21–19:59scheme · confession
19 · Office bullpen · tagOffice roleplay game

The office plays a roleplay game about running from rapists.

20:50–21:23escalation
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Episode facts

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Aired
2010-04-22
Overall
#122
Writers
Director
Steve Carell
Viewers
6.3M (US)
Pace
150 words/min · 108 questions

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In this episode

DS
Dwight Schrute184 episodes · drives 491 scenes
JH
Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes
PB
Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
MS
Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes
KK
Kelly Kapoor159 episodes · drives 26 scenes
RH
Ryan Howard166 episodes · drives 46 scenes
GL
Gabe Lewis51 episodes · drives 25 scenes
DP
Darryl Philbin119 episodes · drives 61 scenes