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Author's Chapter Notes:
This is the first Cold Opening that ever came to me in a dream. That's a little scary.

INT. THE OFFICE-RECEPTION AREA

We see Jim leaning over the counter speaking with an obviously perturbed Pam. Jim is holding a digital camera.

PAM
I still don't understand why he needs OUR camera.

JIM
Pam, Michael asked me about 80 times last week.
I ran out of excuses.

PAM
I know... I'm just so worried he'll find those pic...

Pam pauses and looks at the camera, wide-eyed. Then she looks down and busies herself with some papers on her desk.

PAM(continued)
... tures.

PAM TALKING HEAD

PAM
Michael wants to borrow our digital camera. He wants
to put his David Copperfield Magic Kit... both of them..
on Ebay. Says he has a spare.
(shrugs to camera)
So he needs to take some pics to put up.
But...
(embarrassed)
...not too long ago.. well... um... Jim and I...
... um...
(sighs)
...we took some.... pictures that
are... kinda....
(puts head down into hands and groans)
I'm sorry, mom.
(shakes head)
But there's no video!
(Pam stares into the camera)
Um... I don't think... there's any video.
(wide-eyed)

JIM TALKING HEAD

JIM
Um.... there's video.
(gives Jim-Face)

INT. THE OFFICE-RECEPTION AREA

Jim and Pam are still speaking.

PAM
Jim... if Michael finds those... I TOLD
you to get rid of them.

JIM
You worry too much. There's no way he
can see those. I...

Just then Michael enters and walks over to reception.

MICHAEL
Hey, good morning, you two! Jim, didja?
Didja, didja, didja?

JIM
Um... yeah. Here it is...

Jim hands the camera to Michael reluctantly, while a nervous Pam watches.

MICHAEL
YES. Look at this thing. NICE.
(leans in towards the two)
Any racy pics on here I should know about?

PAM(nervously)
Michael!

Michael laughs and starts towards his office when Dwight intercepts him.

DWIGHT
Michael. I brought my camera in as
well... just in case.

Dwight points at his desk and looks smugly at Jim who just shakes his head to the camera.

MICHAEL
Well... Dwight. I already have...
(laughs)
Oh my God, look at that thing!

We see a huge, old digital camera sitting on Dwight's desk. It's really bulky and clumsy looking. It looks like an underwater camera.

MICHAEL
Is that, like, the first digital camera ever
made? The Amish have better cameras.
(laughs to camera as he picks it up)
I've never even heard of this company.
Oh, look! Nada point bupkiss megapixels!
(laughs to camera again)
Sorry, Dwight, I want to take pictures
from THIS century. Wow, what a piece of...

DWIGHT
(snatching it back from Michael)
Never mind, Michael.

Dwight goes back to his desk as Michael goes into his office.

PAM
Jim, are you SURE he won't find those pictures?

JIM
Pam, there's no way. The camera itself can't store
the pics unless it's on the memory card. And I switched
the memory cards.

PAM
(eyes wide, holding up memory card)
You? But... I just now switched the memory cards.

JIM
Wait... how many memory cards.. do we have?

PAM
(really scared now)
Two.

JIM
Oh, no...

MICHAEL
(offscreen)
WHOA! Holy COW!

PAM
(leaping up)
Oh, God, please, no.

Pam and Jim run towards Michael's office. The camera follows.

PAM
No, no, no, no, no...

INT. MICHAEL'S OFFICE

We see Michael holding the camera and staring at the screen. Jim and Pam race in and over to Michael's desk.

MICHAEL
Would you look at how clear this screen is?
It's beautiful! I have GOT to get one of these!

Pam doubles over in relief as Jim snatches the camera from Michael.

MICHAEL
Hey! What...?

JIM
Um. sorry, Michael, I just remembered.. uh...
(Jim starts pressing buttons, staring at the viewscreen)
...this camera can be.. um.. tricky. I have to see.. um..
(stops, eyes wide)
OH BOY.
(looks in shock at Pam who shakes her head at him)
Wow. Um, I have to change something here..

Jim removes the memory card and hands it to Pam, who gives him the other one. He inserts that one and hands the camera back to Michael.

JIM
Just had to... not enough memory on that card.

MICHAEL
(oblivious)
Oh, thanks, Jimbo. You too, digital Pamera.
(laughs to camera)
I'm good, what can I say.

JIM
Ok.

Jim and Pam head out of the office while Michael happily plays with the camera.

INT. THE OFFICE-RECEPTION AREA

Pam sits down heavily as Jim leans his whole body against the counter. They both let out a "Whew."

JIM
Ok. So there's NOTHING on the other memory card
that will get us in trouble, right?

PAM
No, nothing.

MICHAEL(offscreen)
OH HO HO! Jim! Make-up???

Jim looks wide-eyed at Pam, who suddenly looks very sheepish.

PAM
Um... except for.. the pics of you... in make-up...

JIM
What? Awww, Pam, I told you to get rid of those!

Michael lets out a loud hoot.

PAM
But... you looked so cute... Roy NEVER
let me do that to him...

MICHAEL(offscreen)
A WIG?!? Oh my God, you look like
Carol Burnett!
(laughs)

Jim groans and puts his head down on the counter. Pam puts her hand on Jim's head. Michael continues to laugh in the background.

PAM
(quietly)
Sorry.

MICHAEL(offscreen)
Dwight! You gotta see these!
(laughs)


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