The Office: An American Workplace
"The Office: An American Workplace"byGreg DanielsAdapted from the original script byStephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais
FADE IN:SCENE 1 - INT. MICHAEL SCOTT'S OFFICE - singSCOTTI'm a busy man.When I give jobs,Idon'thave time for a lottaB.S.If a guycomes to me and says,"Michael,thisjobhas been my dream sinceI was a littlekid.My whole lifehas been leadingupto thisjob," .That, I respondto.Nothingis more importantthanenthusiasm,from the Greek wordmeaning .'enthusiastic.'Huh?He lookstothejobseeker,who saysnothing.SCOTTOnly problem'is,the talk,butyou talkyou don'twalk the walk.Okay, thatwasglobal,I'llmake it local:you didn'tpass your fork-liftdriver'stest.But .the foremanat the warehouseis apersonalfriend,okay?So don'tsweatit,you'rein.He picksup thereceiveranddials.SCOTT{into phone,showingDeon .You dog . Playa!He winksatthejoboff)seeker.SCOTTIt's"the boss,"and when I meanSpringsteen,I'lljustsay "God" .you put out an ad for the shisHavelip.SCOTTGood, don't,I'vegot the guy here,he'sHas he passedhis fork-lift''theman" .driver'stest?Playa,he givesthetests.Scottrollshiseyes.a job
2.SCOTTSure .Sure.He's firstsure.Sure .we'llshootto you ed,a resume overtypeup a resume.SCOTT( into phone)We stillhangin'on Sunday?No, no, no,you can'tget out of it!.How's Jill?She leftya yet?Sure .Okay, see youthen.He putsdown thephoneSCOTThim lastShe leftthat.SCENE 2 - INT.Scottisandgritsmonth,histeeth.I forgotaboutOPEN-'PLAN OFFICE - en in the businessfor twelveyears.I've been at IDS as generalmanagerfor eightof those.So, puttingtogethermy team .ScottnoticesPam atHey, it'sBeesly .Been withthereception.SCOTTSpam, spam,Receptionist.us forever,wonderfulPam.How ya doin'?rightPam?PamPAMYeah.SCOTTYeah. At one time or anothereverythe officehas "sprayedon Pam."PAM(annoyed)What?SCOTTAny messages?PAMYeah.Justa fax.guy in
3.Pam handshim a fax.Hmm.Pam,SCOTTthisisfromCorporate.PAMI know .SCOTT(somber)How many timeshave I toldyou?There'sa specialfilingcabinetfor thingsfromCorporate-PAM(worried)You haven'ttoldSCOTTcalledthe- it'sScottbasketme -throwstheand laughsfaxatwastepaperbasket!over the counterintothe brillianceof hisSCOTTThe look on your face .betterget thatback.Ha!Pam's wastepaperpracticaljoke.You'dSCOTT TALKING HEAD - INT - DAYPeopleHe pointstosaySCOTTI'm thea mug orld'sGreatestBoss."They go, "Oh,we've never worked in a placelikethisbefore,you'resuch a riot.You get thebestout of us."And I go, you know,"Que sera,sera."If that'strueawesome.ScottshrugsandSCENE 3 - INT.Takeitlookssmuglyintocamera.RECEPTION - DAYSCOTTeasy on me today,PAM(exasperated)Yeah?Why's that?Pam.
4.SCOTTOh God.Did I party last night.I wasout with the Packer.MeredithPacksterBirney.(to camera crew)Todd Packer.(to .Pam) Had us a bar hop."D f, Duff, thatwonderfulstuff . "Scottmimesdrinki:: TT\M D'oh!I was baked, N , to!Wow,don'tever come out with me and the GreenBay Packer.PAMNo, I won't.There'saged .SCOTTguys my age, and they look middleHow old do you think I look?PAMThirty-n-SCOTT(interrupting)- Thirty,right . About that.Oh, man Ihave got to slow down.Drinkinga littletoo much .Scottpatshisbelly. if everytoo much.SCOTTsinglenightPAM(joking)And every lunchtime.·Beat.Scottturnssuddenly,PAMweek is·a coldSCOTTHow many have I had thisWhat?of thelookweek?in hiseyes.
5.SCOTTHow many beershave I drunkIf you'recounting.thisweek?PAMI'mnotcounting.SCOTTYou seem to be counting.Does it offendyou, huh?You know, that'sgettingalittle.a littlebit personal.What ifI starteddoing thatwith you?I couldlook at you and come out with somethingcleverlike,"You'rereally.uh . "He can'tthinkofanything.SCOTT. but I don't.BecauseI'm aprofessionaland professionalismis .okay?uh .And th'at is what I want,That'sall.I'm disappointed,Pam. Ireallyam.He stridesSCENE 4.off,leavingPam speechless.INT - OPEN-PLAN OFFICE - DAYShots of officelife.smacks Jim upsidetheJim is working.Dwighthead with a t.Oh,JIMDon'tfu .do that,Jesus.DWIGHTIs it your timeAw, what'sthe matter?of the month?Whew. Just- ten brewskisfor me lastnight.Yeah, that'sall.(burps)Uhhhh.Dwightpretendstofinda headlinein hisnewspaper.DWIGHTOh, no!Here it is!"ISteam leadercaughtout drinkingwitboss .Seniormanagementcompletelytrashed"Whew.And tonightI'm going out with Animal.(MORE)and
6.DWIGHT (cont'd)Yeah, we'rejustgonna go toand read - not!I doubt it!thelibraryJIM TALKING HEAD - INT - DAYJIMI'm a salesrep,which means thatmy jobis to speak to clientson the phone abouter . quantityand type of paper- whetherwe can supplyit to them and whethertheycan pay for it . and I'm boringmyselftalkingabout it . .SCENE 5 - INT - DESK AREA - ssaaaap?PointsI stillmimesin.tohimself,callingvomitingya bigdrunk.laughing.SCOTTthe kettleand thenblackhere.starts ., /4gling. ti,'-DwightSCOTTWhat'dhe tellyouIt'sall true.Guiltyas a futhmucker.· Went out witha few of his er w lastnight.He goes,"Well,you can come if you want,but Igottawarn you, Michael,they can getsee if I canrowdy. 11 I go, "Oh, I'llhandleit. 11 I was worse than them by theend, wasn'tI?They'regoing,"Who'sthatfreak?""That'smy boss. 11 "Well wecan'tstandit any more, we' re leaving.''They justsnuck out,didn'tthey?
7.DWIGHT(asideto Jim)I told you.SCOTTOutrageous!Scottputs one hand round hisin frontof him as if dying.anothera response.TherereachingoutSCOTTme, hat?JIMNothing.Okay,SCENE" \ SeeSCOTTyou later.seeJIMyou later.Takecare.- RECEPTION- DAYJan Tarnovsky-Gouldtalkinghead beginsSCOTT TALKING HEAD -approachesover this.Pam atreception.Scott'sINT - DAYSCOTTCorporatedoesn'treallyinterferewithme at all.Jan Tarnovsky-Gould.I callher,er .Ruth Bader-Ginsburg,heh hehnot to her face . but not becauseI'mscaredof her.SCENE 7 - INT - SCOTT'SJanandandsitsScottare sittingdown.Scottis-OFFICE - · ·DAYin Scott'sdiscussingoffice.his tie.Pam comesSCOTTI got them off an Africanguy, you know,had a suit-caseout on the street.Twofor ten bucks."Yo, I'lltake four."So . okay.Meetingwith Jan TarnovskyGould.Present.in
8.JanandtakesScottsome papersfromsneaksa look.herbag.ShecrossesherSCOTT(lascivious)Mmrn. Shoot!JANWas thereanythingto the agenda?thatyou wantedtoaddBecauseaSCOTT(tryingto be cool)Me no get an agenda.JANSorry?I didnotJANyou oneI faxedNo,SCOTTget, , anyagenda.thisSCOTTwe nevergotmorning.a fax,didwe Pam?PAMWell,maybe .SCOTT(passingthe buck)Then why isn'tit in my hand?company runs on efficiencyofcommunication.PAMYou putspecialit infilingthe garbagecabinet.canthatSCOTT(to Jan,coveringhimself)As a joke,yeah.It'snot evenit'smy brother'sjoke and it'sto be with bills.Doesn'tworkwith faxes.Do you wantJANtolookSCOTT(humbled)Yeah.atmine?wasmy joke,supposedgreatalegs
9.SCOTT TALKING HEAD - INT - DAYSCOTTYeah, sure,she'dsay she'sthe boss,butthereshouldn'tbe any ego when you'repullingtogetherto do somethinggood,y'know?It'slikeComic Relief.I'm outhere in Africaand I'm seeingthe fliesand the starvation. and she - if she isthe boss - she'sin the studiowith,youknow, Robin Williamsand Whoopi Goldberg.They'redoing theirjob,they'recountingthe money.Good for them.But, theirhands are clean,whileI'm down here inthe officewith the littlestarvingkids .SCENE 8 - INT.SCOTT'S OFFICE - DAYJANOkay, since he lastmeeting,Alan andthe board have decidedthatwe can'tjustifya Scrantonbranchand a Stamfordbranch.Oh,SCOTT(obviouslyflustered)okay,go on .No,no,JANlisten,Michael,SCOTT- Oh, go on.Shouldit.Go on -don'tbe good.panic-ThisisJAN- No,listen,- AlarmMichael,no,no,no -SCOTTbells,so -JAN- No,don't- I don'tpanic.We haven'tmade anySCOTTpanic-JAN- We haven'tmadeSCOTT- Good -anydecisionsyet--
10.- I'veJANspoken to- Yeah-JoshinStamford-SCOTTJAN- I'vetoldhim the same as you.Andit'sup to eitheryou or him to convinceme thatyour branchcould incorporatetheother.- Okay,SCOTTno problem-JANThis does,however,mean thatgoing to be downsizing.thereisSCOTTOh, you see,· ·me no want to hear that,Jan, becausedownsizingis a bitch.Ita realbitch.I wouldn'twish thatonJosh'smen.I certainlywouldn'twishon my men.Or women.Presentcompanyexcepted.Is Josh concernedaboutdownsizing?Wellhe is,JANofcourse,yes.SCOTTI'm very concernedaboutGood.BecauseI understandif it'sdownsizing,althoughabsolutelynecessary,as a businessman,then it has to be .Does he understandif it'sJAN(stoppinghim)- MichaelSCOTT- Go on JAN- Can we not talkaboutSCOTTwe have tosoonerWell,downsizing?orlater-isit
11.JAN( stoppinghim)- Yes, but at the moment, what we have todecideis,do you take on Stamford'speopleat thisbranchor the otherwayround?We'llSCOTTon theirs.takeJANNo SCOTTNo?JAN- No,you andI don'tSCOTTYou do decide,butdecide.I decide.-JANI decideonceyou'veSC TT- basedon fac rs.time limito . .SCOTT'S VOICEavailable,so pleaseleavemassage.TODD PACKER(on phone)Alright,Mikey,it'sthegoing on?SCOTT( showingoff)Todd Packer.TerrificI hearfag.Oh,Packer.rep.TODD PACKERyou'vegot a hangover,that'sSCOTTnot good.What'sThat'syou bigderogatory.ain.
TODD PACKERCall me back.Hey, you'rein with thatJan what's-her-facetoday,aren'tyou?Give her a pork from me, dude.SCOTT( embarrassed)Oh . Awful, awfulman.JANCan we keep a lid on thisfor the timebeing?I reallydon'twant to worrypeople unduly.SCOTTNo worries.Under thisnot leave the office.regime,thiswillHe mimes zippinghis mouth shut.As soon as he has saidthis we cut to a mon age of differentemployeesdiscussingthe news.ANGLE ON DONNADONNAdoes downsizingSo whatactuallymean?ANGLE ON EMMAAND KEVINSo,EMMAjust go,you'dwouldyou?KEVINWould you?1vo - J) EMMAOh I I dunno.ANGLE ON JIM AND PAMJim isdiscussingthingswithPam.JIMKevin and Donna and allhaving these Yeah,aren't- weirdPAMI know, they'rethey?JIMsort of secrettheallothersgoingarenuts,pow-wows -
PAMI actuallygive )don'tyou?"''---- JIM- "Oh, no, we'recouldcare less.gonnaloseourjobs."Pam holdsup her pinkiefinger.Jim holdsgive a littlepinkiefingershake on it.tinypieceof ad-libbedflirtation.)Iup his and they(Or some otherPAM TALKING HEAD - INTPAMI hope they do get rid of me .Becausethen I mightactuallyget off my ass anddo something.Um, I don'tthinkit'smany littlegirls'dream to be areceptionist.I used to do illustrations.Mostlywatercolor,a few oil pencils.Jim thinksMaybe theythey'regood.are .I justdon'twant to be treadingwater,you know, and then wake up inanotherfiveyearsand say,"shoot,doneit again."SCENE 9 - INT.DESK AREA - DAYDwight is sittinggum in his mouth.in the garbageashis work.INT.at his desk,playingwith some chewingHe noticesthe cameraand putsthe gumdiscreetlyas possible.He goes back toRECEPTION AREA - DAYPam isintroducingRyan,a ANHey.Scottgivesa "Who areyou?"expression.RYANRyan Howard,Daniquasentfrom the tempingme down to startagency.today.
14.SCOTTJusta temp .Howard?Stooges,man.With lightingThree Stooges.wit,ScottsnapsLikeMoe Howard?intoan impersonationSCOTTnyuk, nyuk! Moe! Gimme five.( off Pam's look)It'sa guy thing,Pam.Who was thebeforeShemp?ofTheNyuk,oneRYANCurly?SCOTTCurly JoeRight.Dorita.RYANJustCurly. oeDorita'sSCOTTHey -- comedy'skindHere'sCurly Joe:(Curly voice)Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk!Ryanlaughsdifferent.of my thing,so .politely.SCOTT TALKING HEAD - INT - DAYSCOTTWhat upsetsme about the job?Wastedtalent.Peoplecouldcome to me, andthey could say, "Excuseme, Michael,butyou'vebeen in the businesstwelveyears.Can you tellus how to manage a team, howto keep them happy as well as movingtowardsthe goal posts?"But they don't.That'sthe tragedy.Scottit.shrugsasifithurtstobe a martyr,buthe cantakeINT. DESK AREA - DAYJim is on the phone.Some of Jim'spossessionsslippedacrossonto Dwight'sdesk,and Dwightthem back with a ruler.He slidesit betweendesks to clarifyjustwhere the dividinglinetoo much for Jim.haveis pushinghis and Jim'sis.This is
15.JIMYeah .Look, Mr.to callyou back.up.Two minutes.Bye.Jim putsdown theDavis,I'm gonna haveSomething'sjustcomeThanks very much.phone.JIM(to Dwight)What are you doing?DWIGHTWhat?Dwight,JIMwhat areI'm justI can'tDWIGHTpushingyour stuffconc·entratewhen .It'sJIMon yournotIt was, it'scoming overJim burieshisINT.inoffmy desk,desk.DWIGHTall overlapping.the edge here.headOne word,you doing?hisIt'sallhands.DWIGHTtwo syllables:De-mar-cation.OPEN-PLAN OFFICE - DAYRyan is beingled throughthe officeby MichaelScott.Scottgrinsexcitedlyand pointsout a 'Homer Simpson'dollimpaledon a coat stand.He waitsfor a big laugh.Ryanlooks at him calmly.Unfazed,he continues.SCOTTThis is the accountingdepartment.Thenumber dudes.Don't let the jobdescriptionsfool ya.They are allcompletelycrazy.(pointingto Kevin)Especiallythatone.He's a mentalpatient.Not literally,of course,thatwouldn'twork.The lastplaceyou'd wantsomeone likethatis in accounting.
16.Scott crouchesleaves.behindan officeplantand peersthroughSCOTT"Veddy interesting.But shtoopid!"Artie Johnson.I do that to cheer 'emup.We send the girlsout to get theplants.You know, it makes them a littlebit happier,because they can sometimesget a little.He mimes 'depressed.'mounted on the wallhappens.Scott leans over to a noveltyfishand pressesthe button.NothingSCOTTOh, the batteriesare dead. C'mon people!(to an employee)Can you get some batteriesfor 'BillyBigmouth?'Take it out of petty cash.(to camera crew)put a price on comedy.You can'tINT.DESK AREA - DAYJIMYou're a scrotum,Dwight.scrotum and a dildo.I'm stilloffendingRight,you'retool.Dwight ignoresYou'reDWIGHTnot listening,me, so .You'reso it'sanotJIMokay, so you won't hear this a tool,you'rea tool,you'reahim.JIMa tool.DWIGHT TALKING HEAD - INT.- DAYDWIGHTYeah, it'sokay here, but peoplesometimes take advantage,because it'ssorelaxed.You know, I'm a volunteerSheriff'sDeputy on the weekends and youcan'tscrew around there.That'ssort ofone of the rules.the
17.INT. OPEN-PLAN OFFICE - DAYShotsstillboard.of peopleunderway.working,thenScottpointscutoutto: Ryan'sinductiona sketchpinnedtoSCOTTCartoons."Does my buttlook big inworry,that'snotthis?nNow, don'tsexist,'causethe man is sayinit . finally!So, propsfor that .propsfor thatin the workplace.Dwightwalksby,stirringa cupofcoffee.SCOTTOoh, careful,watch out for thisDwight Schrutein the building!(making the introductions)Ryan, the ne temp.guy!DWIGHTHey.Good toIntroduceseeRYANyou.SCOTTyourself.DWIGHTUh .Dwight TTto the RegionalRegionalManager.himself.SCOTTDwight'smy right-handman, immediatelybeneathme . as the priestsaid to thealtarboy!BillMaher.Not his line,but in the styleof.(Ryan staresat him.)Of course,there'snothingwrong withthat,if you'regay.I mean, not thatI'm asking,I'm not allowedto ask ifyou'regay .or Catholic.And if you'reCatholic,well .it'sactuallyword forword a BillMaher line,so don'tblameme.Over here is the kitchen .isa
18.ScottsteersRyanand accessories.intoa littleroom witha coffeemakerSCOTTWe providetea bags,sugar,stirrers,creamer,the works.Oh, coffeetax.Icollecta coffeetax to pay for bettercoffee.Starbucks,man.Only the 'Bucksdo!So .willHow 'bout,fiftycentstostart?He holdshishandThereSCOTT(he half-glancesusuallymore,It'sFinally,out.Ryan takesoutisan uncomfortablepause.to camera)but .some moneyandgivesittoScott.INT. DESK AREA - DAYJim is tapingsomething.tape back by holdingoutHey souland demandsslapsit.itI'mjustDwight snatchesit in Wite-Out.JIMbrother.JIMusingthegotittapefora second.back.ItDWIGHTmy name on it.hashisname written'Dwight.'JIMUh,Ifactuallyyou wantDude,point?hisDWIGHTback.GiveIt'sDwight appearshis hand.JimitDWIGHTto borrowJIMyou alwaysMaybe that'ssays,say'Dwig,'it,"no."DWIGHTwhy you shouldbutjustgottaWhat'sask.ask.theon
re.itsproperJIMOkay .DriventodispenserOkay .desperateand runsOkay .measures,Jimto the window.DWIGHT(panicked)Somebody stop hat'softhemine!window.JIMokay?I'mYou stay where you are,let thisgo, okay,unlessyou stoplikea tool.JimletsYeah,likeDWIGHTyou willYeah,likeJIMI did .go ofWhatifKillsyou'reon dy?Umrn, well,the murderer.It'shef;Manputthey'llgot yourhisname onimpossib'- IGHTWhy would a .
20.JIMI hate what . I hatebring me down to tingto an employee)I don'tknow why you'relaughing.JIMLeave her out of it.keep it up.Listen,this,"Dwig."They wanderINT.backto theirGo on, Jessica,you bring me down todesks,bickering.RECEPTION SEATING AREA - DAYPam isbook.sittingon a chairScott enters.eatinga sandwichand readingaSCOTTHiya.ScottWhat'sexaminesthethat?book cover.SCOTT'Wired.'John lfoutthismorning.PAMOh yeah?Scottnods and fingershisgenitals.SCOTTThought I found a lump.I mean, Iexamine the jewels every month, but thisfeltdifferent. Turns out it'sfine .But freaky,man, "testicularcancer". cancer of them old testicles.Scott pointseating.at thesandwichthatPam no longerfeelslike
21.SCOTTthat?What'sPAMSmoked turkey. \'SPFro!ci :Starbucks.?PAMMnun.SCOTTSee you later.Oh.Pam looksINT.queasyand putstherestof hersandwichdown.DESK AREA - DAYJim is buildinga wall of box filesDwight's.Dwight appears.betweenJIM(to camera crew)I don'tlike actinglike a kid,what I mean? But he's.hisdeskandyou knowDWIGHTyou doing?What areJIMTo be honest,look at you,I don'tDwight.want to haveDwight sitsdown at his desk and is graduallythe wall of filesthat Jim is building.You can'ttoobscuredDWIGHTdo that.JIMWhy not?HealthJim laughsDWIGHTand safety.and givesa despairinglookto camera.JIMHealth and safety.Uh huh, why?"Crushed by cardboard,"or what?by
22.DWIGHTNo, number one: blockingout light.Number two: misuse of company files.JIMMisuse of files.(snapping,turningto camera)Yeah, see, this is why the wholedownsizingthing doesn'tbother me.Dwight'slittlefacepopsup from behindthe'wall.'DWIGHTDownsizing?JIMBecause if I have to work withanotherday .(stressedface)I'm just goi g to .Here?IhimDWIGHTDownsizing?JIMwillwill .As he says this,throat.DwightIslitmy throat.he mimes a slittingchips in.motionacrosshisDWIGHTYeah, you won't do it like that,though.Gotta get the knife in behind thewindpipe,then pull it down like that.Or I couldJIMjustapplyforanotherjob.INT. MEETING ROOM- DAYEmployees are gatheringin the meetingchairsas Scott addressesthem. · ·room.They pullSCOTTOkay, thanks for coming in . This'llonly take a minute.I am aware of therumors that have been circulatingand Ijust want to take this opportunityto setthe recordstraight.up
23.DWIGHT(leapingup, interrupting)Ah-ah-ah,I'm the team leader,know first.Yeah,SCOTTI'm tellingeveryoneI shouldnow, Dwight,s .DWIGHT(interrupting)Just tellme very quickly.it to me.JustwhisperEMPLOYEE(out of shot)Can't you just .(to Scott)'em?Should I tellYeah,SCOTTknow what itYou don'tis.DWIGHTAlright,you tellthem then.permission.I don'tSCOTTneed yourWith mypermission.DWIGHTPermissiongranted.Use itas you wish.SCOTTCorporatehas deemed it appropriatetoenforcean ultimatumupon me, and Jan istalkingabout eitherdownsizingtheStamford branch or this branch.(Murmurs of unease)And you'reNo, Stanley,with her.(aside}STANLEYgonna letSCOTTyou didn't(MORE)her?see me in there
24.SCOTT (cont'd)his eyes only .(back to room)I said,"If Corporatewants to comehere and interfere,they'vegot to gothroughme.You can go and mess withJosh'speople,but I'm the head of thisfamily.You ain'tmessin'with mychillun.I am, if any one'sgoing to."ForEMPLOYEEYeah, but It won'tbe out of my hands,okay?That's·a promise.Oh . canOn hisdoSCOTThappen.STANLEYbe out of yourcouldifSTANLEYyou OTT(non-committal,to Dwight)Well. .(to Stanley)I have promisedit,okay,and it'saninsultto me thatyou stillhave to ask.It'sjustSTANLEYthatwe needtoSCOTTSorry,Stanley,Pam wantsYour turnPam.know .tospeak .PAMIt'sjustthatI was in the meetingwithJan and she said thatit could be thisbranchthatgetsthe ax.Murmursofunease.SCOTTWell,if you were in the meetingJan, then maybe you should .with
25.He mimes zippinghismouth closed.SCOTTto the ongoing confidentiality. of . meetings. stickagreementDWIGHT(also miming mouth zipping)Yeah, informationis power!STANLEYSo you can'tsay for sure whethergoing to be us or them, can you?Look.Thisyou to trustSCOTTis my ship and I am askingme and you can'tgo wrong.Oh, Michael,trust.STANLEYit'snot··It'sa questionofSCOTTa questionof trust,Stanley.yeah, it is a questionof trust.It isYeah,STANLEYcommunication .Do you trustor no.Yes,I trustGood.SCOTTme?Do you trustme?YesSTANLEYyou.SCOTTSo . meetingHe o leave.DWIGHTI would have said practicallythe samething,in fact I'd have chaireda verysimilar . Can I just ask, do you trustme? Hands up if you trustme.You don'tSCOTThave to .
26.DWIGHTYeah,One girlwell,hasputPutyou askedherhandthem.up.SCOTThand down.yourDWIGHTNo, I need to know.RegionalManager.I'mAssistantSCOTTto thegoing.AssistantThey'reRegionalDWIGHT TALKING HEAD - INT.Manager.- DAYDWIGHTI'm not worriedabout me - I'llbealright- if ' ·there'sgoing to bedownsizing,then so be it.That'sjustnaturalselection.In the wild,someI mean, youpeoplewouldn'tsurvive.know, imaginea warehousewhere a littlemidgetfellais drivinga forklift.Hecan'tsee over the top,he'sgot greatbig platformshoes on so he can reachtheIpedals,becauseof his littlelegs.mean, Tony'sa sweet guy, don'tget mewrong,but shouldhe be workinghere?SCENE 25-INT.Dwight,unseenhim a question.DESK AREA - DAYbehindJim'swallof boxfiles,DWIGHTHaveyougota llme,If I lJIMNo, I can'thearspeak to me .you?you.Ifyou wanttoisasking
27.I'mDWIGHThere,justrightJIM. if you want tome, okay?Dwightrings,tellspeaksitsback down, and dialsbut he doesn'tanswer it.It'sLeaveme now.to me, thenJim'sJim'sJIMa message.DWIGHTme, Dwight.I need a price. . Oh, thisis stupid .JIMYeah it is . This is stupid.Sorry,dude, what do you want?Dwightnumber.DWIGHT(from behind wall)on Jim creepsIt'sonso .away unseen.DWIGHTUh .I need a tonnage priceon mattcoated SRAl.So I've got threesixtydown here, but I'm sure that isn'tright,'cos when I spoke to Dave, earlieron,he .Pause.DWIGHTOkay, I know you'renot theie . andobviouslyyou can'thear that,but I'mnot talkingto myself,because they'refilming.Pause.INT.Dwight'shead popsup - to checkJim'sgone.RECEPTION SEATING AREA - DAYJim istryingseated.Pam runsto arrangeit.That feelsnails.JIMnice.herfingersDo some withthroughyourhishair,phone
28.PAMSure.Pam finishes.ThisJIMbe a new career,couldPam.Pam laughs.PAMno difference,iscan'tdo anythingThere'sactuallyat all.there?withYouyour hairJIMHmm, you noticed.INT.ScottOPEN-PLAN OFFICE - DAYleadsRyan the·tempAnd thisInsideisoverSCOTThere is thea singleoldtoa storeroom.gym.Stairmaster.RYANout?You workSCOTTused to on thisall the time,then Istoppedand then I sold it to theemployeesfor the gym.Which remindsme .Workout tax.A bargainat .onedollar.IHe holdsouthishand.RYANrun inI usuallyFine.I'llowe me.INT.SCOTTcoverRECEPTION - DAYPam andJimareYou likeflirting.JIMa drink?themornings.you thisweek.You can
29.PAMYeah.JIMend of theAt theweek?PAMYeah.JIMWell, this is why we'rewe can have an When arePAMwe goingallgoingout,soout?JIM- end of the week drink.So when areWell,PAM.we goingJIMtonight,out?hopefully,I thought.Pam's fiance,Roy, appears.He is holdingsomethingwrapped in a black garbage bag under his arm.Jimimmediatelysteps back from Pam's desk.ROY(to Jim)Hey, man.PAMHi.Hi,ROY(to Pam)baby, you ready,yeah?PAMYeah.Uh . would you mind, iffor a drink with these guys?No, no,yeah?no.ROYCome on,PAMOkay, I'll . I'llminutes,'cos it'slet'sI went outgo home,be a coupleonly twentyofpastfive.
30.JIM(to Roy}You shouldcome, man.You know,allgoing-- get a chanceto seepeopleare likeouttathe office,be fun.ROYNo, soundsgood,gottaget going.man,butwe'rewhatit'llseriously,weJIMOkay.Pam trotsoff.Roy and Jim standin silence,nothingtosay to each other.The silencebecomestortuous.Finally,Jim triesto make conversation.JIMUm, what'sJusttelli thebag?ROYher oy leaves.Awesome.We zoom intoTakewatchcare.Jim'sINT. MEETING ROOM- thing'sRYANcool.SCOTTHave you feltthe vibe yet?We workhard,we play hard.Play hard when weshouldbe workinghard sometimes,partlymy fault,sure.(MORE}face.
31.SCOTT (cont'd)I let them get away with murder,whichknow means they let me get away withmurder . you know, the girlslove me,but . not in thatway . but,er, youknow.(He thinksaboutitanddecidesmaybetheyIdo.)SCOTTI guessI'vecreatedan atmosphereherewhere I'm a friendfirst,boss second.And probablyan entertainerthird.Thereisa knockatthedoor.SCOTT(callout)Justa sec!(to Ryan)You likethe JamieKennedyExperiment?RYANYeah.SCOTTYou likePunk'd?give me away.(callsout)Come in!Pam comesOkay,watchthis.Don'tin.SCOTT(to Ryan). and then Corporatethat' 11 be .said,yeah,soPAMYou gota fax.SCOTTThanks.Oh, don'tgo, Pam,up a chair?I was going · toanyway,it'llbe quick.cancallyou pullyou in,She sitsdown. BeforeScottgoes on, she glancesbehindherand the camera followsher gaze to see Jim laughingwithsome officeworkerswho are puttingon coatsand preparingto go out.Pam looks afterthem wistfully.SCOTTUm, as you are aware,thereis going tobe downsizing,and you'vemade my lifeeasier.
32.Pam smiles.SCOTTI'm going. in thatgo .SCOTTStealing.PAMStealing?to haveEr ts?Um whatWhat aream I supposedtheyworth,likeSCOTTOh, got a biblethere,Ryan?"Thou shaltnot stealunlessit'sonly worth fiftycents."You steala thousandPost-Itnotesat fiftycents,and you'vemade .uh .a profit. margin.Why wouldI don'ton thePAMI stealPost-ItSCOTTknow.To make theend of the (to Pam)Caught you, you ly
33.PAMI can'tstolenfiringbelievea paperme.God .I'veneverclip.And now you'reevenSCOTTAnd the good news is,I don'tneed togive you any severancepay 'cos it'sgrossmisconduct.So, you can go clearyour desk.Pam startscrying.The joke has seriouslybackfired.[The"World'sGreatestBoss" mug is visibleon his desk.]Scottlooks painedand anxious;Ryan doesn'tknow where to look.SCOTTOh, now . thatwas the jokeYou've been "Xed", punk. Wejoke,him and me .MoraleSettlinghim .in . .(looking·at the faxes}Uh, thanksfor the faxes .thesen--there.See?were doing aboost.GuessI'lldoa sadlittlePAMWe allhateyou.SCOTTCome on.PAMNo eally?Didn'tknow that.They sitinlikeforever.begins.silence.FinallyItis painfullyPam leaves.SCOTT TALKING HEAD - INT.quietScott'sfor what seemstalkinghead- DAYSCOTTWhat is the singlemost importantthingfor a company?Is it the building?Isit the inventory?Is it the cashflow?Nuh uh. It'sthe people.My proudestmoment here wasn'twhen I increasedprofitsby seventeenper cent,or cutexpenseswithoutlosinga singleemployee.No.(MORE)
34.SCOTT (cont'd)It was a young Guatemalanguy, firstjobin the country,barelyspoke English,buthe came to me and he went,"Mr. Scott,willyou be the Godfatherto my child."He nods,smugly.Beat.SCOTTDidn'thappenin thehim go, he sucked.end.We hadtoletCLOSING MUSIC & END CREDITS, THEN:TAGINT.OFFICEThe camera is by the exit,bathroomdoor.Pam hurriessurprisedto see Jim stillgone.spyingback.out,dabbingat his desk.In zoom, we see theher eyes.She isEveryoneelseisPAMYou stillout withhere?How come you didn'teverybody?goJIMAh,can(wavesI gottaleave.at computer)entertheseordersbeforeIPAMOh .Well,uh,seeyou Monday?JIMYeah.Takecare.She leavestowardsthe camera.Jim turnsback to hiscomputer.Just beforePam passes,we hear an unmistakeablecomputergame sound effectfrom Jim'scomputerin thebackground.Pam smilesas she passesthe camera.We zoom inon Jim as he playsBookworm to killFridaynight.The End.
Points at Dwight. SCOTT You're fired, Schrute, ya big drunk. Scott points to himself, laughing. SCOTT Pot calling the kettle black here. Scott mimes vomiting and then starts ., /4gling. Dwight joins in. ti,'-SCOTT What'd he tell y
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