The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover a historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it.

Ned starts slowly with his volunteer crew until Esmeralda forces an accelerated scramble for stories. Detrick and Travis, Mare and Barry, Adam and Adelola form Woodward and Bernstein teams with limited results.

Ned tags along on Mare's consumer sting story after Esmeralda tells him a bunch of things that get in his head. Oscar has to stick his neck out in a budget meeting. Detrick and Nicole play two truths and a lie until it blows up.

After learning a snarky highschooler's blog has more readers than the paper, Ned and Esmeralda team up to embarrass the corner-cutting brat. Mare and Oscar cover a beloved music teacher's last production.

Ned chases a story about a local scammer operating through a dating app and realizes he may already have the scoop when he learns Esmeralda was one of his victims. Nicole is full of vengeful glee.

Ned takes over Esmeralda's advertorials and assigns the staff to rigorously test products themselves. In retaliation, Esmeralda covers one of Ned's stories and finds a scandal. Ken turns Adam into a lab rat. Oscar and Adelola compare pain tolerances.

With Marv camped out in the newsroom while his office is painted, Ned and the staff find their unresolved attitudes to authority bubbling up. Esmeralda and Ken plot a betrayal that leaks.

Mare uncovers a story that pits the Truth Teller against its corporate owner. Ned's past as a high-pressure toilet paper salesman embarrasses him. Esmeralda tries to stage-mom her son into commercials. Ken participates in a cover-up.

Ned and Mare take a long road trip to interview a possible cult leader after Detrick chickens out. Ken drags Nicole into his corporate apology tour. Oscar is driven mad by a troll commenting on his pieces and Esmeralda is visited by an incubus.

Ned stifles his desire to win at the Ohio Journalism Awards. Nicole uncovers Detrick's monogamy and is furious. Oscar comes to terms with the documentary, Mare brings a YouTube famous date, Esmeralda sings and Ken engineers an emergency to play hero.