The Target

Season 9 Episode 8 Summary

The Office episode 8 season 9. The Target 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. Angela finds out that Oscar is having an affair with her husband. She is very angry and wants to seek revenge against him.

Angela asks Dwight to help her find someone to hurt Oscar. Dwight calls his friend Trevor, who acts like a professional hitman. They plan to break Oscar's knees with a heavy metal pipe.

Jim wants to work part-time at his new sports company in Philadelphia. He takes Phyllis and Stanley to a fancy lunch to ask for a favor. He needs them to cover his sales calls while he is away.

Phyllis and Stanley order lots of wine and expensive food on Jim's bill. They pretend to be undecided about helping him for a long time. Finally, they admit they will help because they care about him.

The main plot points include:

• Angela hires Trevor to attack Oscar.
• Jim negotiates with the sales team for his new job.
• The staff builds a giant tower out of complaint cards.
• Pam begins her large mural in the warehouse.

The rest of the staff builds a giant tower in the office. They use cards from old customer complaints to make the structure. It becomes a big team goal to reach the ceiling.

Pam begins painting her mural on the large warehouse wall. She is nervous about making a permanent mistake with her art. Hide tells her she is a bad artist, but she stays focused on her work.

Dwight realizes that Trevor might actually kill Oscar. He tries to stop the attack before anyone gets seriously hurt. Angela confronts Oscar and kicks his leg in a moment of pain.

Pam calls a client and insults them to get one more complaint card. This last card helps the team finish their tall paper tower. Everyone celebrates their strange success together in the office.