Episode Report Card Couch Baron: A- | 2 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Say Goodbye To Accounts…
By Couch Baron | Season 4 | Episode 10 | Aired on 09.26.2010
Two men show up to Betty's door, and one of them you may recognize as the wonderful Rob Nagle, who played Jen's therapist Dr. Tom Frost back in Season Four of Dawson's Creek. They introduce themselves as special agents from the Department of Defense, and Betty shows them in, but offers that she's sure they'd rather speak with Henry, and he's not home. However, they're there to talk about Don, as he's about to enter into business with the U.S. Government, and as such they need to confirm his application. Rob Nagle assures her that it's a routine check, but Betty's mind has already gone to that box she found in Don's study, and as such unsmilingly grabs her cigarettes and lights up to steady her nerves before the questions begin. Rob Nagle, after ascertaining that Betty and Don were married for eleven years, asks if she'd describe Don as a man of integrity, and Betty neatly sidesteps the intent of the question by pointing out that they divorced. "We obviously had differences." When Rob Nagle asks if Don read any subversive publications or belonged to any clubs worth mentioning, Betty's on firmer ground, but the $64,000 question is inevitable: "Do you have any reason to believe that Mr. Draper isn't who he says he is?" Betty pauses, probably wondering if she can get away with "It depends on who you mean by 'Mr. Draper.'" However, she abandons the idea and settles for a simple no...
...and then she's calling Don, clearly upset from the whole experience, and asking if he couldn't at least have given her some warning. Of course, given that advance notice of these things would defeat their purpose, Don has no idea what she's talking about, but when she explains about the G-men and that they asked about such things as his military service and his name, dread creeps into his voice as he asks what she said. He's mildly relieved to hear that she didn't tell them anything, but he's still shaken beyond measure, and even Betty looks taken aback to me by the force of his panic as she pauses before wondering if she should even be discussing this on the phone. This prompts him belatedly to put on an act here, and he tells her that of course she should - there's no problem with any of this. Betty catches on, putting artifice to match his into her voice as she reminds him that Henry works for the Governor, and she should have told her the men were coming. Don apologizes, but before they say goodbye, he drops the act and sincerely thanks her, and Betty, hilariously giving wary side-eyes like she thinks Rob Nagle is going to pop out from behind the bookcase, hangs up and regards the phone in distress.