Michael's sleeping dummy decoy, and Stanley's offer from Utica
Karen, now running Utica, pitches a Scranton salesman; Michael unveils a snoring dummy so he can play hooky, and Stanley drops his news.
S4E6 · Branch Wars
12 moments · 16 min of essential viewing in a 22-minute episode.
Moments, in order
Michael announces Stanley's departure and tries to bargain
Michael outs Stanley's plan to the office, eulogizes his value in deeply awkward terms, then learns the only reason is money.
Pam and Oscar introduce the Finer Things Club and keep Jim out
Pam and Oscar explain their monthly club for books and art with strict rules; Jim asks why he can't join and gets a pointed answer.
Michael offers Karen Toby, then tries to poach Utica's top salesman
Michael bluffs Karen with Toby, then pitches Ben Nugent as a genie granting three wishes, and gets told Scranton has a bad reputation.
Michael enlists Jim for a monster sale and kills the Vivaldi
Stung that Scranton is called lame, Michael drafts Jim for a big sales call and blames the Finer Things music for people leaving.
Surprise: the sales call is really a prank raid on Utica
Michael and Dwight skip the sales exit, chant for Utica, toss Jim's phone, and reveal uniforms, Silly String and homemade stink bombs.
The PT Cruiser alphabet game ends with Dwight peeing in a can
Jim dodges Michael's questions about Karen with a word game, until a mysterious sound in the back seat turns out to be Dwight.
Andy tries to crash the Finer Things Club
Andy barges into the club's book discussion with compliments for the sandwiches, is turned away, and sits nearby reading the same novel.
Michael and Dwight get pinned by Utica's copier in the stairwell
Narrating every step to Jim, they wheel off an industrial copier, get wedged against a railing, and Michael makes a final request.
Karen catches the raiders and Michael threatens to burn Utica
Jim, in a warehouse uniform, has to greet Karen; Michael then vows retribution if she keeps poaching his people.
Jim's awkward exit talk with Karen
Karen asks if Jim came to see her; he fumbles, mentions how well things are going with Pam, and she sarcastically sends him off to beat traffic.
Michael lets Stanley go, and Stanley takes it back
Michael hands Stanley a box and dictates a want ad for his replacement; Stanley admits he only wanted a raise and asks to stay.
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