"Whistleblower" | |
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Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 26 |
Directed by | Paul Lieberstein |
Written by |
Warren Lieberstein Halsted Sullivan |
Production code | 626 |
Original air date | May 20, 2010 |
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"Whistleblower" is the 26th episode and season finale of the sixth season of the U.S. comedy series: The Office and the show's 126th episode overall. It originally aired on May 20, 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, the press learns that Sabre printers catch on fire and Jo (Kathy Bates), suspecting that someone within the Scranton branch leaked the information, sets out to discover who the whistleblower is.
It was written by Warren Lieberstein and Halsted Sullivan and directed by Paul Lieberstein. The episode received mixed reviews from critics and was watched in 6.60 million households.
The press finds out that Sabre's printers catch on fire, and CEO Jo Bennett (Kathy Bates) shows up to the office in hopes of finding out who the whistleblower is. Everyone suspects Andy (Ed Helms), who adamantly denies he leaked the information, even though he was the first in the office to learn of it. Jo has Nick (Nelson Franklin), the IT guy, check everyone's computer to find evidence for a potential leak, and he is constantly harassed while trying to do so. Jo and Gabe (Zach Woods) interview everyone as well to find the potential leak, starting with Michael (Steve Carell). Although Michael suggests some very harsh treatment of the offender, which proves his innocence to Jo, he insists that no one in the office would have leaked the information.