Virtual Systems Analysis - S3-E16
Continuity mistake: When Annie is talking to Abed in the study room, next to Troy and Britta, the Dean's "Puttin' On The Ritz" cane is leaning against some books, towards the right. When the Dean comes back in to claim it, it is leaning towards the left.
Answer: His attempt to "kill" Jeff was to roll at him as an iPad on a stick. He knew it wouldn't work, but it played to the story that he was a killer as he knew Jeff would tell people about it, or attempt to retaliate for it.