Michael's fake overtime call traps Jim and Pam into dinner
Michael theatrically cancels an overtime assignment, then invites Jim and Pam over now that they've admitted they're free; Dwight isn't invited.
S4E9 · Dinner Party
11 moments · 16 min of essential viewing in a 23-minute episode.
Moments, in order
The condo tour: Jan's candle workspace and James Bond fire
Jim and Pam arrive, Michael and Jan show off an unused office and Jan's candle workspace, scents and all.
Jan's toast and her ex-assistant's slow jam
A toast brings a wine verdict nobody understands; Jan plays a love song by her former assistant, and takes digs at Pam; Pam just wants to eat.
A party game turns tense and Jim's flood excuse fails
Michael and Jan snipe through a guessing game; Jim fakes a flooded apartment, Michael talks him into staying, then fumbles a famous-name clue.
The story of the shattered sliding glass door
Jan reveals Michael ran through the glass door chasing an ice cream truck; the bickering escalates into a lawsuit joke and calling her the devil.
Jan accuses Pam of having dated Michael
In the kitchen Jan hints at Pam's past with Michael; Pam emphatically denies ever wanting to date him, and Jan doesn't buy it.
Michael pitches the guests on investing in Jan's candles
Michael touts the scent market and offers a co-owner stake for ten thousand dollars, until Jim calls out the sales pitch.
Dwight crashes the party and the vasectomy fight erupts
Dwight arrives uninvited with glasses and a date; Jan's resentment spills over and Michael recounts three vasectomies in front of everyone.
Dwight offers Angela beets, and Pam fears Jan's cooking
Angela snaps at Dwight's beet salad offer; Pam suspects Jan of poisoning someone and figures it would be her.
The fight over the beer sign ends with a Dundie through the TV
Jan defends her ex-assistant's talent, Michael mocks her candles, a stray catchphrase lands badly, and his prized TV is destroyed.
Police arrive and Michael takes the fall for Jan
Dwight tries to handle the officers; Michael explains the thrown Dundie, claims he did it to protect Jan, and is sent off for the night.
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