S09E08 · EP 184
season 9 · 2012-11-29
The Target
written by ? · directed by Brent Forrester · 3.88M viewers · image The Office Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

24 scenes · 4 threads
awkward 9%absurd 9%tense 8%scheme 7%cheerful 7%triumphant 6%deadpan 4%humiliation 4%misunderstanding 3%avoidance 3%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Jim's part-time scheme
B · Pam's mural and card tower
C · Dwight and Angela's hitman plot
D · Oscar's affair fallout
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Every scene

24 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Office · act1Oscar worries about Angela

Oscar nervously interacts with Angela, suspecting she knows about his affair.

00:02–01:30misunderstanding · avoidance
2 · Office · act1Pam starts mural, Jim nervous

Pam prepares to paint her mural while Jim dreads asking for part-time work.

01:30–02:28scheme
3 · Office annex · act1Pete builds card house

Pete starts building a house of cards from complaint cards instead of filing them.

02:28–03:01petty_grievance
4 · Warehouse · act1Angela recruits Dwight

Angela asks Dwight for help with a secret mission in the warehouse.

03:01–03:16misunderstanding · investigation
5 · David Wallace's office · act1Jim lies to David Wallace

Jim lies that coworkers will cover for him to get part-time approval.

03:16–03:52lie · scheme
7 · Office annex · act1Card tower grows

Pete and others build a taller card tower with Kevin's help.

05:02–05:44obsession
8 · Van · act1Dwight meets Trevor

Dwight introduces Angela to Trevor, a potential hitman, in a van.

05:44–05:50investigation · deal
9 · Warehouse · act1Pam struggles with mural

Pam hesitates to start painting her warehouse mural.

05:50–06:16
10 · Office annex · act1Card complaints read aloud

The staff reads customer complaints while building the tower.

06:16–06:52humiliation
11 · Van · act1Angela orders murder

Angela hires Trevor to murder her husband's lover, but Dwight negotiates a knee-capping.

06:52–07:23threat · violence
12 ▸ 07:23
12 · Restaurant · act1Jim's expensive lunch

Stanley and Phyllis order expensive food and wine at lunch.

07:23–08:55scheme · comeuppance
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13 · Office · act1Oscar gives Angela a cookie

Oscar gives Angela a cookie, and she calls him an angel, easing his worry.

08:55–09:50misunderstanding · avoidance
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14 · Office annex · act1Card tower collapses

Kevin knocks over the card tower, but Pete gives a pep talk about mistakes.

09:50–13:20humiliation · petty_grievance
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15 · Restaurant · act1Jim's lunch gets messy

Stanley and Phyllis get drunk and ramble at lunch.

13:20–13:28scheme · comeuppance
16 · Office annex · act2Pam volunteers for complaint

Pam offers to get a customer complaint to complete the card tower.

13:28–13:50scheme
17 · Office · act2Dwight discovers target is Oscar

Dwight realizes the target is Oscar and tries to stop Angela.

13:50–13:56secret_exposed · betrayal
18 · Warehouse · act2Dwight saves Oscar

Dwight tricks Oscar into hiding in the warehouse to save him from Trevor.

13:56–14:12pursuit · avoidance
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19 · Outside warehouse · act2Trevor attacks, Oscar disarms

Trevor attacks Oscar with a pipe, but Oscar disarms him and Trevor retreats.

14:12–16:26violence · confession
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20 · Office annex · act2Pam insults client

Pam calls a client and insults their mother to get a complaint card.

16:26–17:06humiliation · social_rule_violation
21 · Outside warehouse · act2Angela and Oscar argue

Angela and Oscar yell at each other about the affair and blame.

17:06–17:51confession · betrayal
22 · Office annex · act2Pam's complaint celebrated

The group celebrates Pam's complaint and the tower reaches the ceiling.

17:51–18:28humiliation
23 · Outside warehouse · act2Dwight comforts Angela

Dwight comforts Angela on a bench after the confrontation.

18:28–19:14confession
24 · Restaurant · act2Stanley and Phyllis agree to cover

Stanley and Phyllis reveal they will cover for Jim after all.

19:14–20:22scheme · comeuppance
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26 · Toby's office · tagDwight and Angela question Toby

Dwight and Angela ask Toby disturbing questions about gay sex.

21:21–21:24social_rule_violation · interrogation
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Episode facts

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Aired
2012-11-29
Overall
#184
Writers
Director
Brent Forrester
Viewers
3.88M (US)
Pace
136 words/min · 92 questions

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In this episode

OM
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AM
Angela Martin184 episodes · drives 78 scenes
PB
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PM
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KM
Kevin Malone184 episodes · drives 56 scenes
DP
Darryl Philbin119 episodes · drives 61 scenes
DS
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