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By Potes | Season 1 | Episode 11 | Aired on 01.03.2007
As Betty runs back to her desk, she encounters a bleeding Amanda. It would have been better if a boot was actually sticking out of her face. Amanda says that Daniel's been looking for Betty, and he isn't happy. She rushes into his office, where Henry is also waiting. Betty says that she was trying to get Daniel a bagel, but of course she has no bagel. There is some pre-flirt bagel talk, but it's all of no real matter, because this is about the expense report. Betty reported $20,000 of miscellaneous expense for Daniel, and Henry rejected them. Which means Daniel is personally responsible for every dime. Daniel yells to Betty, "What were you thinking?" as we head toward commercials. I hate when people yell at Betty!
When we return, Daniel yells that for miscellaneous expenses you need to put names, dates, and reasons for the meal. Betty says that she copied Wilhelmina's report, which causes Henry to say that Ms. Slater's expense reports are always meticulously detailed. Daniel says that Wilhelmina knows how this makes him look to his father. And to make it worse, Bradford gets copies of every large violation. And to make it even more worse, the violator automatically gets their company card suspended. Daniel gets a look of frightened woe. Henry says that it only takes a week to reactivate, and Daniel says that he has a huge dinner the next night. Betty answers the phone. It's Bradford. D'oh!
Daniel gets called into the principal's office. And his dad is the principal. Not hot. Bradford says that just yesterday he defended Daniel's fiscal responsibility to Wilhelmina Slater. She's gunning for publisher, and thinks Daniel needs financial supervision. Daniel says he doesn't, and especially not from Wilhelmina. Bradford thinks that Daniel has something to prove, and so he's going to eat the $20,000 and call it an accounting error. Hey, that's nice! But what's not so nice is that this month, Daniel has to use his own money and show how responsible he is when the money's coming from his own pocket. There's some awkward flashing back and forth, probably to smooth out some oddly cut scene, but eventually we see Daniel confessing to Betty that he only has $327 in his bank account. He explains that he blew through his trust fund like he was Michael Jackson, and actually needs this job. Oh wow! He needs to work in order to survive? That's so horrible! My heart really goes out to the guy, you know?
Betty notes that he just got paid, and Daniel says that his check barely covers the rent on his loft. Oh my God, the Suarez family should totally rent out a room to him! That would be awesome, and solve so many problems. Daniel confesses that he's been living off of the company credit card, and is broke. So, in fact, Wilhelmina kind of has a point. I'm just saying. Betty says that Daniel has to entertain Oshi tomorrow, and so maybe should tell his father the truth about the situation. Daniel says no way, because Bradford will make Wilhelmina publisher so fast it will make her head spin. Betty is all, "I just explained something as being the tip of the iceberg. At least we'll never be bankrupt of clichés!" Daniel says that this has to be their secret. Betty gets renewed vigor and quotes her dad, "It's not what you have, it's how you spend it." I choose to spend it on clothes and expensive bath products, personally. I am not fiscally responsible, either. Marc and Wilhelmina look on gleefully, satisfied that their plan with the fake expense report has worked. Bitches!