The Coup

Season 3 Episode 3 Summary

The Office episode 3 season 3. The Coup is such a great episode (like every episode of The Office), remember you can click the camera button next to any quote to generate an image of the quote to share on social media.

The story begins with Michael hosting Movie Monday. He forces the staff to watch Varsity Blues in the conference room. Jan walks in and catches them. She is very angry that no one is working.

Angela fears they will all lose their jobs. She tells Dwight he should be in charge. She pushes him to meet with Jan in secret. Dwight decides to go behind Michael's back to steal his job.

In the Stamford branch, Jim struggles to fit in. The whole office plays Call of Duty for team building. Jim is very bad at the game. He keeps using a sniper rifle, which makes his boss Andy very mad.

Key moments from the episode include:

• The Dentist Lie: Dwight tells Michael he is going to the dentist. Michael asks for the name, and Dwight says "Crentist."
• The Secret Meeting: Dwight meets Jan at a diner. He tells her Michael is a bad leader and asks to run the branch.
• The Fake Promotion: Michael tricks Dwight into thinking he got the job. Dwight immediately starts acting like the boss and insults Michael’s car.

Jan calls Michael and tells him about Dwight's plan. Michael decides to play a prank to test Dwight's loyalty. He tells Dwight that Jan demoted him. He says Dwight is now the acting manager of the branch.

Dwight falls for the trap completely. He tells Michael he will fire half the staff. He even says Michael's car is a bad choice. Michael finally reveals he knows everything.

Dwight gets on his knees and begs for his job. He offers to do anything to stay. Michael decides to keep him but gives him a big punishment.

At the end, Michael makes Dwight do his laundry for a year. Dwight also has to wear a sign around his neck. The sign simply says LIAR in big letters. They "hug it out" to settle their fight.