The office staff do what they can to distract Pam after she starts having the first signs of going into labor.

Sabre’s CEO tells Michael and Jim that one of them must take a step down and go back to sales.

When a prospective buyer for Dunder Mifflin visits, everyone looks to impress and Michael gets nostalgic.

When a prospective buyer for Dunder Mifflin visits, everyone looks to impress and Michael gets nostalgic.

Andy’s Twelve Days of Christmas-themed Secret Santa gifts to Erin do more harm than good. Dwight and Jim hope to infuse the staff with holiday spirit, but Jim’s decision to let Phyllis play Santa at the Dunder Mifflin Christmas party ires Michael. A new warehouse worker catches Oscar’s eye.

A decade-old promise to pay college tuition for a bunch of children comes back to haunt Michael. With rumors of Dunder Mifflin going under dragging down the staff, Jim hopes an Employee of the Month award will raise spirits, unaware it’s a ploy by Dwight to get him fired.

Michael brings Dwight, Andy, and Oscar to NYC when he’s being recognized at the Dunder Mifflin shareholder meeting as their top manager. Meanwhile, Jim has trouble getting the rest of the staff to believe he has the same authority as Michael.

The entire office is preoccupied about rumors of Dunder Mifflin’s bankruptcy. Michael tries to create a distraction by engaging everyone in murder-mystery game, but Jim wonders if that is a good idea.