<Table> <Tr> <Td> ← Previous "Cocktails" </Td> <Td> Next → "Safety Training" </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> ← Previous "Cocktails" </Td> <Td> Next → "Safety Training" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The Office (U.S. season 3) List of The Office (U.S. TV series) episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> "The Negotiation" (originally titled "Labor Negotiation") is the nineteenth episode of the third season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's forty - seventh episode overall . The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company . In this episode, Roy Anderson (David Denman) tries to attack Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) for kissing Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) on Casino Night, only to be pepper - sprayed by Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson). Jim repeatedly tries to thank Dwight for his actions, but each attempt is rejected . Meanwhile, with Roy fired, Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson) asks for a raise and is astounded when he learns that this raise would cause him to be paid more than his boss, Michael Scott (Steve Carell). </P>

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