The Cover-Up (The Office)
| "The Cover-Up" | |
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| The Office episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 24 |
| Directed by | Rainn Wilson |
| Written by |
Lee Eisenberg Gene Stupnitsky |
| Production code | 624 |
| Original air date | May 6, 2010 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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"The Cover-Up" is the 24th episode of the sixth season of the U.S. comedy series The Office and the show's 124th episode overall. It aired May 6, 2010 on NBC.
The series—presented as if it were a real documentary—depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In the episode, Michael suspects Donna is cheating on him, and he pays Dwight $50 plus expenses to investigate. Meanwhile, Darryl pranks Andy into believing he has uncovered a company conspiracy.
The episode was written by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, their third writing credit of the season after "The Lover" and "Scott's Tots." It was directed by Rainn Wilson, who also portrays Dwight Schrute on the show, marking his television directorial debut.
Michael (Steve Carell) is in good spirits due to his wildly successful relationship with Donna (Amy Pietz). He calls an office meeting solely to get suggestions for their next date, but the meeting participants, particularly Ryan (B. J. Novak) and Kelly (Mindy Kaling), convince him that she might be cheating on him. Worried, Michael hires Dwight (Rainn Wilson) to tail her to see if she spends time with anyone else. Dwight follows Donna to her gym and attempts to seduce her. Donna rebukes him and calls security on him, whereby he openly admits he was sent there by Michael to keep tabs on her. An enraged Donna comes to the office to talk to Michael about the whole situation, and the two forgive each other and reconcile by planning a private vacation together.
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