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By Potes | Season 1 | Episode 13 | Aired on 01.17.2007
Back at Casa de Suarez, Hilda still can't cook. Betty rolls in and tells Hilda about her night with Daniel. Hilda asks if Betty is insane to go on an all-night date with her boss, testily yelling that first Betty set her sights on some guy in Accounting, and now is going after someone whose wristwatch costs more than their house. More power to her, I say. Betty says that it wasn't a date, and that some people think it's okay for her to aim high. And then, cupcakes are burning. Hilda breaks down. She says that she's thirty and has no employable skills, and when everyone else went to college she had a kid. Betty asks what she's trying to say. Um, I think she's saying she's kind of sorry she got knocked up. Hilda says that Justin is the greatest thing that's ever happened to her, but sometimes she can't help wondering what her life would have been like if she'd never had him. And you know who hears this? Yeah. Justin. Betty tells her to stop, saying that Hilda is an amazing mother. Hilda asks how much that pays an hour. Ouch, that's cold. Plus, Justin is the greatest. Betty tells her that she's just going through a transition period, and that she's going to come out the other side better than ever. Hilda nods tearily.
Back at Mode, Amanda looks through the Post with a smirk. And what do we see? "Daniel Meade and Assistant Betty Suarez Dine at Brooklyn Hot-Spot" on the society page. With a really cute picture of Betty, no less. Foiled again!
In other Betty is Awesome news, Betty meets Daniel in the stairwell and forces him to confront his fear of running into Sofia and take the elevator. Daniel tells her not to be so smug, because he's not the only one who's avoiding someone. Betty says with a smile that she doesn't think she wants to avoid Henry anymore. And then, the elevator stops at floor 28. But some chick who is not Sofia gets in. All is well!
Except with the evil people. Christina goes to Wilhelmina's office, ready to deal. Wilhelmina hands Christina the package of evidence and tells her to drop it off at the nearest police station, anonymously. Uh oh.
Betty walks into her office to find her cart gone. Amanda explains that it doesn't matter whether Betty is on a chair or a stool or a mule (ha!) -- she's Daniel's only assistant. Daniel comes in and is surprised. Amanda says that the only thing she and Betty have in common is that they both want what's best for him. She asks for her old job back -- with a raise, of course. Daniel accepts, and Amanda goes off to physically assault the new phone receptionist.