The Secret (The Office)
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| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 13 |
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| Directed by | Dennie Gordon | ||
| Written by | Lee Eisenberg Gene Stupnitsky |
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| Production code | 214 | ||
| Original air date | January 19, 2006 | ||
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"The Secret" is the 13th episode of the second season of The Office (U.S. version). It was written by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky and directed by Dennie Gordon. It first aired on January 19, 2006 on NBC.
In this episode, Jim is forced into spending time with Michael so that Michael will not reveal Jim's feelings for Pam. Meanwhile, Oscar takes a sick day and Dwight investigates whether he is actually sick.
[edit] Synopsis
Out of fear that Michael will tell the others he has feelings for Pam, Jim allows Michael to believe that they are best friends, which leads to an awkward lunch at Hooters paid for with a corporate credit card. Michael ultimately reveals Jim's secret to everyone, forcing Jim to confess his crush to Pam himself, although he tells her that he got over it three years ago. However, Michael later tells her that he learned of the crush during the "booze cruise" which occurred recently, leading her to suspect that Jim is still infatuated.
Meanwhile, Dwight "investigates" Oscar's claimed sick day from work, learning that the co-worker is actually taking time off to ice-skate. Dwight blackmails Oscar, threatening to reveal his unauthorized leave-taking. He then cuts a deal for Oscar to owe him a favor, and watches a movie with Oscar and Oscar's "roommate" Gil while completely failing to recognize evidence of Oscar's homosexuality.
[edit] Deleted scenes
The Season Two DVD contains a number of deleted scenes from this episode. Notable cut scenes include:
- Michael plays with his new putting toy.
- Dwight expounds on dust bunnies.
- Michael surveys his worker bees.
- Ryan finds an unfinished People Magazine crossword puzzle from 1999 in Michael's office.
- Michael describes his college fraternity experience.
- Michael buys Jim a Hooters t-shirt.
[edit] External links
- "The Secret" at NBC.com
- "The Secret" at the Internet Movie Database
- "The Secret" at TV.com
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