The Office
The Office

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The Convention

Philadelphia. At what looks like a lunch banquet, Dwight finds Michael and tells him that he called his cop friend to run a background check on Josh. Michael: "And?" Dwight: "He wasn't volunteering today." Michael groans and moves away, making a mental note to get some better henchmen.

At the buffet, Michael tells Jim that things have been pretty crazy in the office. By way of example, he says that Ryan's sitting at Jim's old desk. Jim casually tells Michael to tell Ryan Jim says hi, and Michael eagerly says that he will call Ryan later with that message. Jim smiles and asks, "How's--" He glances up, sees the camera, and lamely concludes, "Toby?" Michael heatedly says that "Toby Flenderson is everything that is wrong with the paper industry." The paper industry is kind of gutless, I guess. Michael looks up sharply: "Is he why you left?" Jim says no, and that he just left because of the opportunity and promotion. Michael doesn't credit those reasons, though, and asks how the job situations stack up "vis-à-vis bosses," like whether Josh is funnier than Michael, or if he has a girlfriend: "Because I have two. Basically." Jim quietly says that it isn't a competition. Certainly not a close one.

Later, the Dunder Mifflites have gathered at a table, where Josh reports to Jan that Jim got the company a great lead with a rep at an envelope company. Jan doesn't have much time to react to this news before Michael's calling her attention back to himself by ostentatiously pulling out his $100 bill and saying that he's got the tip. He holds the bill up to the stunned busboy, who thanks him effusively and takes off before Michael can change his mind. Dwight asks if that was Michael's per diem, but Michael lies that it was a different $100 bill. Jan asks Michael what he's generated, and Michael bluffs that he's generated a lot of interest in his party later. Jan lets out one dry chuckle and says that Jim and Josh will be in meetings all day, and that Jan is in and out of meetings: "I can't stay on top of you 24/7." The camera pushes in on Michael so we can tell that even though he isn't saying "That's what she said," he is thinking it. Really hard. (That's also what she said.)

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