During the episode "Reap What You Sew", it was revealed that designer Kayne Gillaspie discovered pattern-making books in Michael's room at their Atlas apartment. Upon consultation with other designers in the apartment, he brought the books to the attention of the producers. When other designers found out about the pattern book discovery there was a confrontation between the designers over the presence of the books, and Michael left the production for several hours, during which time, he accessed the Internet when he e-mailed one of the producers.