Episode Report Card Jessica: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Fey's Sleigh Ride
By Jessica | Season 1 | Episode 4 | Aired on 10.18.2006
Back at the Suarez house, Walter seems to be doing some repairs for Papa S, but what he's mostly doing is complaining about Betty. He puts his head in his hands and moans that he's totally sorry about the whole cheat-y thing. While he's got his eyes covered, Papa Suarez sneaks a sip of Walter's coffee. Walter moans that he loves Betty, and Papa Suarez tells him that he once had a huge fight with Betty's mother, and that the only way he could make it up to her was with a big romantic gesture. He reenacted a scene from Pretty Woman, her favorite movie. "You paid her?" Walter asks. Papa Suarez almost manages not to roll his eyes, and explains that he actually reenacted the scene at the end, where Richard Gere climbs Julia Roberts's fire escape to declare his love for her. Apparently, this worked like a charm, because chicks love movies that romanticize prostitution. Walter doesn't think the big romantic gesture will work on "the new Betty." Papa Suarez tell him that there is no New Betty, "just new surroundings." The phone rings, and Papa Suarez leaves Walter to think about this as he takes the call. It's the HMO, confirming an appointment Betty made for him. He cancels the appointment, saying that it's not necessary.
Mode elevator. Wilhelmina and Daniel look miserable. "What are you gonna tell him?" she asks. "What are you gonna tell him?" he throws back at her. Wilhelmina suggests saying nothing at all to Bradford. Daniel wonders if that's really the best idea, since Bradford has approved every holiday spread since 1986. Wilhelmina tells him that, as the top two, they have to protect each other. They'll be blamed for the leak if they admit it before they have a fix, she explains. Daniel starts to step out of the elevator without responding to this, but comes back in: "Okay. This will be our secret." They agree to work with each other to fix the situation. She'll suss out the leak, and he'll come up with a new spread. "Perfect. We're....in this together," Wilhelmina chokes out. Daniel wonders if she's as creeped out by this as he is. "More," Wilhelmina replies.
Daniel heads over to his office, where he finds Betty with Justin. He gives her a long, long list of things to do for him, and then turns to the kid. "Do you work here?" he asks. "Someday!" Justin sings. Betty starts to explain, but Daniel doesn't care. Instead, he calls Amanda over and orders her to bring in supplies. He's really very manly about the whole thing.
And it is at this point that Fey calls. Daniel won't take her call until she gives them a name, so Betty has to take a message. Fey tells her to tell Daniel that they both know Bradford is acting totally weird, and has a whole bunch of secrets. Well, more or less. "One of [the secrets] is in the music box," Fey concludes. Betty stammers that she has no idea what that means. "It'll come to you, dear," Fey says and hangs up. Betty just shrugs at Daniel, and he storms into his office.