Episode 3 - The Questioning

*The Questioning* is the third episode of *The Office Files*. Mr. Great calls Ava into his office to ask her some questions about her coworkers to learn the truth behind a particular incident. Meanwhile, Agent 22 leads the investigation to discover the identity of the assailant while an overly-excited Norm and Melanie are forced to make a choice. The episode was written and directed by Robbie Slodysko, and stars Chloe Pope, Scott Pirkle, Lyndon Padgett, Madison Dorris, Robbie Slodysko, and Audrey Beilharz. The episode was released on March 6, 2022.

## Characters

### Main Cast

* Ava Rage - Chloe Pope
* Mr. Scott Great - Scott Pirkle
* Norm Al - Lyndon Padgett
* Melanie Miller *(DEBUT)* - Madison Dorris
* "Agent 22" / "Lincoln Spicuous" - Robbie Slodysko
* "Agent 5" / "Carly Sham" - Audrey Beilharz

### Supporting Cast

* Lincoln Venience *(CAMEO)* - Seth Bolin
* "Agent 1" *(CAMEO)* - Madison Benninger

### Guest Cast

* Customer Support Caller *(DEBUT)* - Morgan Nash

## Production Analysis

The episode was added to the series order on November 16, 2021 as a short, with script writing beginning on December 2 and initially concluding December 9. Shooting began on January 11. On January 27, the short was upgraded to a full episode when it was clear the runtime was far too long to be a short, and the first release date of February 5 was hastily announced alongside every following episode's planned date in "The Second Trailer". However, due to unforeseeable and unavoidable circumstances revolving a particular cast member, the final shooting day of February 11 had to be delayed to February 14, causing the release to be quickly pushed back to February 15. These circumstances extended to February 14 and pushed the episode to February 26 and every following episode aside from *The Finale* back two weeks. The script also experienced more rewrites to allow completion in spite of the situation, though these changes unexpectedly caused the runtime to drastically increase. Even though it was nearly completed on February 24, production was given one more week to wrap up. The episode received a new release date of March 5, which was announced in "The Second Second Trailer" on March 3. While a few scenes had to be canned, the episode was all but done on March 4 save for a few essential voice-over lines, but these lines didn't come in until March 6, leading to the episode premiering a day later than announced.

## Series Timeline

The present-day parts of this episode take place on December 14, 2021. The main flashback where Ava, Agent 22, Norm, and Melanie are having a group meeting are set on December 12, with two other flashbacks (Norm's Customer Support call and the discussion between Agent 22 and Agent 5) set on December 13 and Melanie's flashback to the events of *The Printer* set on December 4.

## Mission Gallery

This episode premiered on March 6, 2022 at 8 PM EST

The Office Files Episode 3 - The Questioning - Little Garfield Production Studios

Norm and Melanie hanging out in the morningNorm and Melanie listening to their boss over the intercom"He noticed me!"Norm Al, Melanie Miller, and Agent 22Ava Rage reading over some of her boss's interesting paperworkAgent 5 listening to Agent 22Mr. Great having a hissy fit over his trophy"1 cm × 1 cm × 1 cm"
## Music Listings

* The Adventure Begins? - created by Robbie Slodysko | composed by Anthony Mancinelli
* Clockwork Crafter - Minecraft: Battle & Tumble - composed by Gareth Coker

## Trivia

* This episode was originally planned to be a three-minute long short, but was developed into a full episode once it was clear it wouldn't be that short.
* The theme *Clockwork Crafter* was used as a recurring sting throughout the episode, including in the intro where it's mixed with *The Adventure Begins?* in the first chorus and the ending. Going forward from this episode, the version of this song with elements from *Clockwork Crafter* would be the one primarily used.