The Search

Kelly: Everybody, can I please have your attention? Ryan and I have a huge announcement.

Erin: Oh my gosh!

Phyllis: Wow.

Kelly: Over the weekend, Ryan Bailey Howard and I got divorced.

Meredith: Sweet! Free Ring!

Andy: Divorced?

Ryan: Just so you know, it's totally amicable. We're fine. We don't need people here to take sides.

Kelly: The last thing that we want is any kind of drama.

Pam: Wait. Can you back up? What's the story?

Kelly: We were having a beautiful weekend in the Poconos. We were making love, constantly. We saw the sunrise. Ryan was crying a lot.

Ryan: It's not irrelevant. Details

Kelly: And in the morning we walked by a chapel and we stopped, suddenly, and Ryan said...

Ryan and Kelly: I don't think I should be married to you anymore.

Kevin: What?

Andy: Sorry, when did you get married?

Kelly: Ummm, like a week ago, we got really wasted and it just felt right.

Andy: And you didn't invite any of us?

Ryan: We are getting divorced, Andy! This is such a raw time.

Kelly: God baby, you know, people's reactions to this... maybe we made a mistake.

Ryan: No, with the messed up laws in this country, I don't want to be married until everyone can be married.

Oscar: You know what Ryan, I talked to the other gay guys, and we're ok with it. We agree it's fine if you got married.

Ryan: No Oscar, Not, not until everyone can!

Kelly: Ryan, I changed my mind.

Ryan: Ok fine, you know what, this actually isn't amicable at all and we actually do need people to take sides. Who is on my side?

Kelly: And who is on my side?

Jim: All right. Bye.

Pam: Bye.

Jim: Let's Go!

Michael: Just a minute. How long do we have to wait?

Holly: For what?

Michael: You broke up with AJ weeks ago.

Holly: Don't you have a sales call to go on?

Michael: I don't understand. I really don't. I mean, we know we are going to start dating. Why not now?

Holly: We don't know that.

Michael: Sure we do.

Holly: Why is it such a certainty that we are supposed to be together?

Michael: Why does the sun rise in the morning? Why do magnets stick together? Because everybody says so. Everybody.

Holly: Michael, I can't keep getting into a situation where I date whoever I'm working with. Well, you can understand that.

Michael: Yeah, I understand. I just don't agree.

Holly: Well you don't have to agree.

Michael: Yes I do.

Holly: No you don't.

Michael: Yes I do.

Holly: No, you can have your own opinion.

Michael: I have my own opinion and my opinion is to disagree with you.

Jim: He's going to be a lot of fun to drive around in a car with.

Pam: Aw you'll get through it hon. Just make a game out of it. A funny "Jim" game.

Jim: That's it? That's all I get? Even after all the hard work I put into celebrating your talent today?

Pam: All right, what'd you do?

Jim: Well, those things that you consider doodles, I consider art.

Pam: Where'd you put it?

Jim: Where'd I put what?

Michael: Let's go.

Jim: Oh, sorry gotta go.

Pam: Say it. Where?

Jim: Ok fine, three hints. One! When you are getting colder, you're really getting warmer.

Pam: The fridge.

Jim: Two! You have a better chance, if you think Bob Vance.

Pam: The fridge, got it.

Jim: And the final clue...

Michael: Let's go!

Jim: You know what, just think about it, you'll be fine.

Pam: Bye.

Erin: Holly is ruining Michael's life. He thinks she is so special. And she's so not. Her personality is like a 3. Her sense of humor is a 2. Her ears are like a 7and a 4. Add it all up and what do you get? 16. And he treats her like she's a perfect 40. It's nuts.

Jim: Cheer up. We made a sale.

Michael: Just drive faster. I want to get back.

Jim: Well, I'm going the speed limit. So...

Michael: Okay, fine. My feelings don't matter to you. What matters to you is your precious speed limit.

Jim: Someone's in a bad mood.

Michael: No I'm not. I'm not in a bad mood. I'm not, Jim. Hello? Ok fine, ignore me. Have it your way. Let's just talk about you, as always. Is sex different after the baby, Jim?

Jim: Alright, let me turn on some music.

Michael: I need to pee.

Jim: No you don't.

Michael: Yeah, I do. My word against yours.

Jim: Alright. Well we'll be there in ten minutes.

Michael: What part of "I need to pee" do you not understand? I'm upset. My bladder is full. There is no telling what I might do right now all over the inside of your precious little car.

Jim: Alright, Well if I see a gas station, I'll pull over.

Michael: Well I hope I make it.

Jim: Hello?

Helen: Hi Jim, it's Helen.

Jim: Hey Helen. Is everything ok?

Helen: Everything is fine. Baby's fine. She has a tiny fever. I'm taking her for a check up. Nothing to worry about.

Jim: Ok...

Helen: A tiny thing. I locked her in the car.

Jim: What?

Helen: She's smiling. She's happy.

Jim: Oh my God.

Helen: Jim, I don't have a spare key.

Jim: Just stay there. I'll be there in one second. Michael! Michael! Excuse me, sir there is a guy in the bathroom. He's coming out but I have to go because it's an emergency. Will you just tell him call the office. Just call the office! Thank you. Please?

Guy: Hello?

Pam: This is Pam.

Jim: Hey it's me. So uh, don't worry. Everything's ok.

Pam: What's wrong?

Jim: Nothing. Absolutely nothing. You're not holding a cup of coffee or anything are you?

Pam: Jim, what?

Jim: Uh, so, Cece had a little bit of a fever. And your mom also locked her in the car.

Pam: Oh God! What?!

Jim: No no no it's ok. So, Cece is with daddy now. She's laughing and she's happy. And we are on our way to see Dr. Barbra.

Pam: Ok. She's ok?

Jim: Yes, and your mom got a very well deserved day off. So here's the thing though. I left Michael at the gas station on Benet.

Pam: Understood.

Jim: And his wallet and phone are on the seat next to me.

Pam: Got it. I will put out a A.P.B. Otherwise known as a "Ask Pam Beasley". ... Did the phone cut off?

Jim: Nope.

Pam: Alright, just call me after the doctor.

Jim: Ok. Bye.

Pam: Bye.

Michael: I know, I know you have a phone policy. I understand. But this is an emergency because my friend isn't here and I am worried that he has been abducted.

Attendant: No, he ditched you man. I saw him drive away.

Michael: There is no way he ditched me. There is no way that happened. He's my... Ok. May I please just use your phone? Please!

Attendant: Just make it quick.

Michael: Ok. I will make it quick. I will make it very quick. And you don't have my numbers on speed dial. Ah, Ok. What is it?

Attendant: You don't know it.

Michael: You know what, I can dial 411, get Jim's number.

Attendant: He left you here on purpose. All right? I saw it. He just drove away.

Michael: Actually this is good. I am going to take this opportunity to go walk-about. Good. Good. Nope, get away. No, that's enough. Ok.

Holly: It's the gas station on Benet Street?

Pam: Yeah.

Holly: Ok.

Erin: You know what? Why don't you stay and I'll go?

Holly: Oh no no no. I'll be fine.

Erin: It's kind of a sketchy neighborhood though. I better come along.

Dwight: Problem solved everyone. Space Orphan and Princess Nincompoop are off to rescue Michael. Unbelievable. I'm going. You drive, I got a car full of fox meat.

Pam: Cute. Very funny, everyone. Who wrote captions under my doodle? I'm not even kidding. They're pretty good.

Oscar: Which on in particular?

Andy: Yeah, which one?

Pam: Well the first one has a surprise factor. "I'm a suck suck-suckidy Sabre!"

Andy: Boo-yea!

Gabe: No no. No no no.

Pam: But, ah, I suppose the second one is the better written line.

Oscar: You suppose?

Darryl: What's it say?

Oscar: "I'm suppose to be wearing red gloves but my color cartridge portal, got jammed again."

Gabe: Ok. No no no.

Kevin: Red gloves.

Darryl: Keep it real.

Pam: You guys, if I knew you wanted to do a caption contest, I would have drawn something more challenging.

Darryl: And I will take you all down.

Andy: You?

Darryl: I've been reading the comics to my daughter since she was three years old. Not once I have used the real captions to Family Circus. That crazy family is hilarious to her for one reason: me.

Andy: Oh it is on like Genghis Khan wearing Sean Jean in Buton.

Pam: Yes. You guys, I have the perfect idea. Ok, it will just take me ten minutes.

Andy: Woo-hoo.

Kevin: I can't wait.

Dwight: Male. Caucasian. Forties. Black hair. Facial type: marsupial.

Erin: He answers to Michal. Michal G. Scott. Michael J. Fox. Mr. Fox. The Incredible Mr. Fox.

Attendant: Yeah, he just left.

Holly: Which way did he go?

Dwight: Hey hey hey. Let me answer this. Stupid question. He went back to the office, obviously, which is that way.

Holly: Oh really? You don't think he walked by the bakery just for the smell of it?

Attendant: She's right. He went that way.

Dwight: Alright. Don't get a swelled head. You're no tracker. Let's ride.

Michael: Hey you guys. Listen to me. Don't get hung up on just one girl because there are a whole lot of other girls out there. Look over there. See? They look cute. Hello! You guys are so beautiful. You're so colorful. I wish I could understand you. That's a metaphor I guess. You are disgusting. You'll never find love. Yekkk. Do you think she needs more time or is it never going to happen? I'm being serious. Seriously.

Pam: Dunder Mifflin, this is Pam.

Dwight: Has Michael checked in?

Pam: Oh, hey Dwight.

Dwight: I asked you a question.

Pam: No, he hasn't.

Dwight: Goodbye.

Pam: No, wait. Hey, while you are out, could pick up some paper towels and chocolate syrup? We have ice cream so I thought...

Dwight: Pam, this isn't a shopping trip.

Erin: No.

Dwight: This is a man-hunt slash rescue mission.

Pam: Ok. I, just, when you are done or any time it's convent, I just thought since you are out...

Dwight: Pam, I'm obviously going to get that stuff for you so just shut up.

Pam: Ok, well it wasn't obvious so...

Dwight: No word from Michael.

Holly: Oh.

Pam: Ta-da!

Kevin: Ok, it's two giant dogs with two giant palm trees on a regular size island.

Oscar: Ok. I got one.

Pam: Yeah?

Oscar: Yes!

Gabe: Ok, I'm sorry but I am going to have to shut this down.

Office: Boo!

Meredith: Why?

Gabe: Unless we can all agree to some ground rules. It's either that or I can fax this to Joe and let her decide how to proceed.

Darryl: Gabe, tell us your stupid rules so we can start the game.

Gabe: Number one, and this should be obvious, no captions that insult the company we work for.

Oscar: Irony is such a critical...

Gabe: Number two: no pop culture references.

Pam: Seriously?

Oscar: Wow.

Gabe: I think we can all agree that they tend to alienate those who don't get the reference, making them feel like the other.

Darryl: Wrap it up, Gabe.

Gabe: Ok final thing, and this is a fun one: Instead of writing the caption directly under the picture, let's all try using Sticky Quips. All right? New, from Dunder Mifflin Sabre.

Gabe: Sticky Quips are fun. They are safe. They are handy. I like to use Sticky Quips as regular Post-It notes when I am in a fun mood. Not every day.

Gabe: Go get 'em. Start quipin'.

Oscar: Pam, I think I'm going to send you an IM.

Pam: Oh! Ok.

Darryl: Send me one too.

Andy: Yeah, yeah. Put me on that.

Phyllis: C.C

Kevin: Ditto.

Michael: Hello. I would like a hot dog please. Now, I don't have any money so here is what I would like to do. I leave you here with my watch, and I come back later to pay for the hot dog.

Hot Dog Guy: I'm not a pawn shop.

Michael: Well I understand that but this is a $45 watch.

Hot Dog Guy: Wow.

Michael: With that I can buy... half the menu.

Hot Dog Guy: I can't just go giving away hot dogs.

Michael: All right. What do you do with the hog dogs that you don't sell?

Hot Dog Guy: Throw 'em away.

Michael: Well, okay, instead of throwing them all away later, why don't you just throw one away now into my mouth?

Hot Dog Guy: No.

Michael: Okay. You've just lost my business.

Dwight: Hey.

Erin: Hey, you were in there forever.

Dwight: There's too many brands. Where's Holly?

Erin: She wandered off like an idiot.

Dwight: Hey!

Holly: Hey.

Dwight: What are you doing?

Holly: Oh, just changing my cell phone plan. Okay. Okay. Here you go. I'll take my free stress ball too now.

Cell Phone Sales Person: Sure thing. Here you go, Miss... Okay, Fanny Smellmore. Real original.

Holly: What?

Cell Phone Sales Person: You know what? Say hi to Orville Tootenbacher for me.

Dwight: Tootenbacher.

Erin: Orville Tootenbacher. That's Michael's millionaire character that...

Dwight and Erin: farts popcorn.

Dwight: Of course. He was here. She's the key. Amazing. Holly. Hey, where you would you like to go next? Holly?

Holly: Are their egg rolls really that big?

Michael: Oh, boy. That was yummy. Thank you so much. You know what? I think I left my wallet in my car. Do you mind if I run out and get it?

Waiter: No problem.

Michael: Okay. I'll be right back.. Okay. You know what? I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I don't have my wallet and I was gonna try to dine and dash and that was stupid and I realize I can't do that to you fine people.

Waiter: So you can't pay for your food?

Michael: Well I can, but I will have to come back later tonight and pay you. But the point is I did the right thing.

Waiter: You did not. You have no money. And you dined so much.

Michael: Well the number three is not such a giant feast.

Waiter: Mr. Chu!

Michael: Okay, all right. You know what?

Waiter: You were trying to steal food from us?

Michael: I am not. I just have had a bad day. And I... okay. I'll be back later with the money. I'm just gonna leave right now.

Waiter: You can't. We'll stop you.

Michael: Well, I think I can get through the door.

Dwight: Excuse me Do you speak English? We are looking for a man. Michael, this tall, black hair, Caucasian...

Erin: It's Michael!

Waiter: He just left.

Erin: You knew.

Holly: What? No. Dwight asked if I wanted an egg roll. What... what are you implying?

Dwight: Uncanny. Put a pin in that. Which way did he go? That guy! When he leave here, which way did he go? We looking for him. This way, this way, this way? I don't know. Do you know?

Waiter: I think he was heading downtown.

Dwight: He's heading downtown.

Gabe: So what, no one's even gonna try?

Pam: Guess not.

Gabe: Oh, come on. My rules could not possibly have been that oppressive.

Darryl: You crushed our spirits, Gabe. Congrats. You're a big man, huh? Take a lot to destroy the creativity of a whole group of people.

Gabe: Hey...

Stanley: Click the "x"

Phyllis: I'm clicking!

Stanley: In the box.

Phyllis: I am clicking.

Stanley: Woman, you've had a computer for years!

Andy: Phyllis!

Gabe: Too late! Oh. Ha. An IM chat. Very clever. I'll just print that out. Come on guys. Grow up. I don't want to be your babysitter.

Andy: Oooohhh.

Gabe: "Darn it Bob. I told you not to buy a Sabre brand lifeboat."

Kevin: Nice!

Gabe: No, not nice. Terrible. Doesn't even include the fact that they're dogs.

Andy: Do the next one.

Gabe: "Wake up, Fred. The power cord on your Sabre printer shocked you into a coma, and you're dreaming you're a dog on a desert island.'

Darryl: Dreaming he's a dog on a island.

Gabe: Uh, excuse me, excuse me. How does the speaker know what the guy in the coma is dreaming?

Phyllis: Well, if you think it's so easy, Gabe, why don't you try it?

Gabe: Umm... "You don't have to sniff my rear end anymore, Bob, I'm the only one here." Ha.

Oscar: That's tasteless, Gabe.

Gabe: Tasteless?

Oscar: Tasteless.

Gabe: More tasteless than this..."is that a palm tree or did Gabe get skinnier? Either way, let's pee on it."

Pam: Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have a winner.

Phyllis: Yes.

Kevin: Yes, well done!

Oscar: Who's is it? Who wrote that?

Phyllis: Yeah, who wrote it?

Angela: Please. It was easy once I decided I wanted the dog to piss on Gabe.

Erin: Where did he go, Holly?

Holly: I have no idea.

Dwight: Do you see a little clown that you want to follow, huh? Is there a little bird that's chirping to you, "this way, this way"?

Holly: I don't know.

Dwight: Okay, close your eyes, we need you to think. What is Michael seeing right now? Can you tell him that we miss him? Michael we're coming for you!

Holly: Will you stop! There has been a few coincidences, that's all.

Dwight: All right then. Someone propose a plan.

Erin: Okay. We fan out...

Dwight: Not you, Erin.

Holly: Stop looking at me like that. Okay, let's just go up somewhere high and see if we could spot him on the street below.

Dwight: That is the stupidest idea I've ever heard. No. Tap into your common mind and tell us what he would do next.

Holly: Look, I'm not playing. I'm gonna go look for him.

Erin: Good. We don't need her.

Dwight: Right. I can do this on my own. I can think like Michael. All right... I'm deep below the ocean's surface in a submarine. A torpedo's coming right at me. No. Damn it, that's just my own imagination. Maybe he's bowling.

Holly: Michael?

Michael: Hi. How did you know I was up here?

Holly: What are you doing up here?

Michael: I got turned around. I thought I could see Dunder Mifflin.

Holly: Dunder Mifflin.

Michael: Yeah. Wow. I just miss you so much.

Holly: I missed you too.

Michael: Really?

Holly: Yeah.

Michael: Can I kiss you?

Holly: Yeah.

Michael: Okay.

Phyllis: Maybe that's not the best one. Keep reading.

Gabe: Uh, it was.

Meredith: Maybe it wasn't.

Gabe: "Oh, thank God. I had a horrible nightmare that I was stuck in America with Gabe."

Andy: Oh!

Phyllis: No, that's not the one I was thinking of. Keep going.

Gabe: "I know what it smells like but I didn't roll in anything. It's from listening to all of Gabe's bull. "Isn't this the perfect romantic getaway, Erin? Sitting on a deserted island wearing dog costumes? I'm Gabe and I'm a weirdo."

Gabe: "Gabe's mom... hmm... Gabe's mom? Wait. Tall woman? Looks like Gabe? Yeah, I banged her."

Phyllis: Yeah, there you go.