OR CONFRONT SOMEONE OR HAVE A CATHARTIC EXPERIENCE

- WOW, THERE ARE QUESTIONS TO THAT. OKAY.

BECAUSE THE "BORING POLICE" HAVE BEEN AFTER YOU,

- YES, THE CASE OF THE HORRIBLE RED-HEADED SAD SACK.

- OKAY, THAT'S HURTFUL TALK. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T INTERRUPT YOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS.

- YOU LEAVE THESE HUGE PAUSES IN YOUR SENTENCES.

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT ME TO DO? - WHAT'S THE CASE, TOBY?

- IS IT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER WHO TRIED

TO TURN HER FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENT INTO A SEX SLAVE?

- HE'S RUBBING HIS NECK. HE'S RUBBING HIS NECK!

- HE'S RUBBING HIS NECK. - OH, SCRANTON STRANGLER!

LET'S JUST SAY I'LL BE UP TO MY NECK IN JURY DUTY.

- UH, HOLLY FLAX--SHE COMES FROM THE NASHUA BRANCH.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TRANSITION,

HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE SOMEBODY WHO IS AT THE SAME TIME

- YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'LL POSTPONE THIS PARTY UNTIL THEN.

- NO, DON'T THROW THEM OUT! - NO, WE HAVE TO CANCEL--

- I BOUGHT THESE. - THESE COOKIES ARE FINE!

WE DON'T HAVE THE BUDGET FOR ANOTHER PARTY.

- WELL, THEN, EVERYBODY WILL CHIP IN--IT'LL BE FINE.

- I HONESTLY THINK YOU'RE IDEALIZING PEOPLE

I'LL PAY FOR THE PARTY. THIS IS WAY TOO IMPORTANT.

AND THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CHRISTMAS PARTY OF MY LIFE.

- MAN, I WORKED HARD. I WORKED SO HARD FOR THIS!

Before we kick off the party, I just want to remind everyone that an office party is just that...

A party. It's not an excuse to get really drunk or confront someone or have a cathartic experience of any kind.

Wow, there are, there are questions to that. Okay. Um, you know what, no questions. Last item on the agenda, Toby would like to make an announcement.

Uh, I just wanted to let you know that, uh, I'll be taking a leave of absence starting next week.

Uh, because you've been on the Lam? Because the 'boring police' have been after you, and they finally caught up with you?

Uh, no, the opposite. I was actually selected to be a juror on a very high-profile case.

Yes, the case of the horrible red-headed sad sack. And the verdict, it was Toby. And the sentence, death. Death to Toby!

Okay, that's hurtful talk. We've talked about that. You know, I don't interrupt your announcements.

You know what you, you, you leave these huge pauses in your sentences. What do you expect me to do?

Well, I really can't talk about it, but it's a very high profile case.

Is it the middle school teacher who tried to turn her foreign exchange student into a sex slave?

Was it the post office guy who rubbed his penis all over the mail?

Guys, it's a really big deal. [rubs his neck]

He's rubbing his neck. He's rubbing his neck!

I can neither confirm nor deny this. Let's just say I'll be up to my neck in jury duty. [excited outbursts]

Corporate will be sending someone else to take my place for a while.

Uh, Holly Flax, she comes from the Nashua branch.

Yeah, uh, she'll be starting next week. If you have any questions about the transition, just let me know.

That is a great question, Erin. How do you describe somebody who is at the same time an old friend, and was a lover, and was a complicated part of my past, and maybe, just maybe a part of my future?

Holly's coming back, everybody, and we have to have a party.

I'm not sure the temporary replacement of an H.R. rep really warrants a party.

You know what, we'll postpone this party until then. This is too important. Cancel this one. Dwight get rid of the tree.

Cancel. We're canceling it. [Michael starts to throw away all of the food]

No, no, no, we're gonna get fresh for Holly. Fresh and new.

It's not. They're not. Fresh and new. Please let go. Please let go.

Michael, Michael, wait we don't have, we don't have the budget for another party.

Well then everybody'll chip in, it'll be fine.

I honestly think you're idealizing people here again, Michael. I don't think that's gonna happen.

You know what, I'll pay for it. I'll pay for the party. It doesn't matter. This is way too important. People, Holly's coming back, and this is the most important Christmas party of my life. So back to work.

Classy Christmas, Pt. 1

Season 7, Episode 11, 7:08-10:15