Plot
Michael Scott (Steve Carell) and Jan Levenson (Melora Hardin) meet a client named Christian (Tim Meadows) at Chili's for an important meeting. Jan is disgusted with Michael's antics (which began when Michael changed the meeting location from a hotel meeting room to Chili's without permission) and refusal to talk business, but discovers at the end of the day that there is a method to his madness when the client bonds with Michael, allowing him to close the deal. Afterwards, in the parking lot, Michael and the recently divorced Jan kiss and leave together.
Meanwhile, Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) finds a screenplay written by Michael called Threat-Level Midnight starring himself as "Agent Michael Scarn", and the staff read it together. While reading the script, the word "Dwigt" appears. Pam explains to the camera that originally, Michael based his incompetent sidekick on Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson), but later changed the name with a search and replace. Unfortunately, the search and replace mechanism failed to change Dwight's misspelled name. Dwight is upset and quickly shuts down the exercise to invite everyone to set off fireworks outside.
Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) and Pam break off their respective evening plans to enjoy an impromptu dinner on the roof and watch the fireworks show. The next day, Jim jokes about their "first date", and Pam, in an unexpectedly blunt tone, tells him it was not a date. Jim is clearly disappointed and tells her at least he didn't leave her at a high school hockey game like Roy did on one of their dates as Pam revealed when her and the office members discussed the worst first dates they've ever been on. Pam is clearly upset and gets up to go make copies leaving it awkward between her and Jim, who tries unsuccessfully to apologize.
Word quickly spreads that Jan and Michael spent the night together. Michael initially tells the documentary crew that "nothing happened", that they just talked for several hours, but his story gradually changes to imply that they did more than that. Jan calls, clearly regretting what happened, but Michael refuses to accept her change of heart.
Jim and Michael share a mutual glance at each other, both disappointed in the days' events.
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