<Tr> <Td> ← Previous "Mafia" </Td> <Td> Next → "Koi Pond" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The Office (U.S. season 6) List of The Office (U.S. TV series) episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> "The Lover" is the 7th episode of the sixth season of the U.S. comedy series The Office and the show's 107th episode overall . It was written by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky and directed by Eisenberg . It originally aired on October 22, 2009 on NBC . </P> <P> The series--presented as if it were a real documentary--depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company . In this episode, Jim and Pam return from their honeymoon and discover that Michael is dating Pam's mother, which infuriates her . Meanwhile, Dwight tries to install a recording device in Jim's office, by giving him a wooden mallard as an apology for their long rivalry . </P>

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