S08E09 · SCENE 17/19 · 18:25
Mrs. California · Conference room
Jim avoids answering in conference room

Jim avoids directly answering whether Robert told him not to hire Susan.

18:25→19:45
in the episode · 1m 20s · S08E09

What happens

18:25–19:45

Jim is caught and brought back to the conference room. He avoids answering the question directly, instead talking about how much he loves working with his wife Pam.

WhereConference room
DriverJim
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadRobert's wife scheme

Key lines

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19:09

‫- Jim. Answer the question, please. ‫- Yes?

19:36

‫- All right. Thanks. ‫- Yes. All right. Great.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
avoidance0.7
awkward0.6
tense0.4
confession0.3
monologue

Beats

18:48Jim avoids answering the question

Scene in the episode

18:25–19:45
A · Robert's wife scheme
B · Dwight's gym plot

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JH
Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes
AB
Andy Bernard151 episodes · drives 333 scenes
RC
Robert California23 episodes · drives 37 scenes

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