S08E13 · EP 165
season 8 · 2012-02-02
Jury Duty
written by ? · directed by Eric Appel · 5.31M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

22 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 20%absurd 11%tense 9%confession 8%secret exposed 6%lie 6%scheme 5%cheerful 5%interrogation 5%obsession 5%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Jim's jury duty lie
B · Angela's baby secret
C · Dwight's fatherhood obsession
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Every scene

22 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Dunder Mifflin office · cold_openCold open dance

Kevin and Val dance to relieve stress in the office.

00:02–01:03lie
2 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Jim returns from jury duty

Jim returns to the office and is greeted by coworkers.

01:03–01:28lie · interrogation
3 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Jim confesses his lie

Jim admits to the camera he lied about jury duty.

01:28–02:29confession · secret_exposed
4 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Angela had the baby

The office learns Angela had her baby and plans a hospital visit.

02:29–03:25coincidence · social_rule_violation
5 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Jim tells his story

Jim embellishes his jury duty story to appease coworkers.

03:25–04:44lie · interrogation
6 · Hospital maternity ward · act1Hospital visit begins

Oscar, Kevin, Erin, and Gabe visit Angela at the hospital.

04:44–05:07secret_exposed · coincidence
7 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Dwight catches Jim's lie

Dwight exposes Jim's lie about the jury duty case.

05:07–05:35interrogation · confession
8 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Andy defends Jim

Andy defends Jim against Dwight's accusations.

05:35–07:13scheme · deal
9 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Jim confesses to Andy

Jim admits his lie to Andy and they plan a cover-up.

07:13–08:09confession · scheme
10 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Andy's cover-up lie

Andy lies to the office that he drove Jim to court.

08:09–09:00lie · scheme
11 · Dunder Mifflin office · act1Jim wants to confess

Jim wants to tell the truth but Andy insists on continuing the cover-up.

09:00–11:54scheme · confession
12 · Hospital maternity ward · act2Oscar deduces baby lie

Oscar realizes Angela's baby is not premature and was conceived before the wedding.

11:54–12:23secret_exposed · investigation
13 · Dunder Mifflin office · act2Jim confesses to office

Jim confesses his lie about jury duty to the entire office.

12:23–13:34confession · humiliation
14 · Dunder Mifflin office · act2Andy slaps Jim

Andy slaps Jim as punishment instead of firing him.

13:34–14:06violence · betrayal
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15 · Hospital maternity ward · act2Angela admits truth

Angela admits the baby was conceived before the wedding.

14:06–15:16secret_exposed · confession
16 · Dunder Mifflin office · act2Oscar tells Dwight

Oscar breaks his promise and tells Dwight about Angela's baby.

15:16–15:30betrayal · secret_exposed
17 · Hospital maternity ward · act2Dwight examines baby

Dwight examines the baby and claims it is his.

15:30–16:04obsession · interrogation
18 · Dunder Mifflin office · act2Jim brings kids to office

Jim and Pam bring their kids to the office to appease coworkers.

16:04–16:48scheme · lie
19 · Dunder Mifflin office · act2Kids cry and chaos

The kids start crying, shocking the office workers.

16:48–19:27social_rule_violation · escalation
20 · Hospital maternity ward · act2Dwight confronts Angela

Dwight confronts Angela about the baby's paternity.

19:27–19:34obsession · interrogation
21 · Dunder Mifflin office · act3Office forgives Jim

The office workers forgive Jim and tell him to go home.

19:34–20:48social_rule_violation · confession
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22 · Dunder Mifflin office · tagDwight drops dispute

Dwight drops his dispute with Jim and puts a decal on his car.

20:48–21:29obsession · secret_exposed
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Episode facts

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Aired
2012-02-02
Overall
#165
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Eric Appel
Viewers
5.31M (US)
Pace
151 words/min · 88 questions

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In this episode

KM
Kevin Malone184 episodes · drives 56 scenes
VJ
Val JohnsonAmeenah Kaplan12 episodes
JH
Jim Halpert184 episodes · drives 443 scenes
PB
Pam Beesly184 episodes · drives 289 scenes
DS
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AB
Andy Bernard151 episodes · drives 333 scenes
PL
Phyllis Lapin17 episodes · drives 15 scenes
SH
Stanley Hudson184 episodes · drives 16 scenes