S08E07 · SCENE 1/17 · 00:00
Pam's Replacement · Conference room
Andy fakes mother's death

Andy asks Erin to interrupt with a fake emergency; Erin says his mother died; Darryl pretends to be a cop on phone.

00:00→02:21
in the episode · 2m 21s · S08E07
Andy fakes mother's death

What happens

00:00–02:21

Andy instructs Erin to interrupt his meeting with a fake important phone call. Erin enters and announces Andy's mother died. Andy takes the call and learns Darryl is pretending to be a cop. He plays along dramatically before hanging up.

WhereConference room
DriverAndy
Positioncold_open · setup
ThreadCold open fake call

Key lines

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01:04

‫Really? ‫Because your mother is dead.

01:32

‫My deepest condolences.

02:12

‫All right, well ‫thank you, officer.

02:17

‫Erin, please hold ‫all my other calls.

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Scene DNA

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Beats

01:04Erin says Andy's mother is dead

Scene in the episode

00:00–02:21
A · Pam's jealousy plot
B · Andy's band plot
C · Cold open fake call

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Andy Bernard151 episodes · drives 333 scenes
EH
Erin Hannon98 episodes · drives 66 scenes
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Darryl Philbin119 episodes · drives 61 scenes

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