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By Potes | Season 1 | Episode 11 | Aired on 01.03.2007
When we return, we are in the present. Christina says that Betty had to do it, no matter how much she loved the bag. She did the right thing. She asks if Betty then went to the guy on the corner to buy the fake. Betty says no way, because that thing cost $200. She just kept thinking of what Hilda said about how it wasn't fair that Wilhelmina got to blow $25,000 on props and extras in Rio, whereas they can't even afford their dad's happy heart pills. At this, the crazy custodian butts in to say, "Totally. You have no idea how they pad their expenses." See, if that were my crazy custodian, he would then continue to talk for TWENTY FIVE MINUTES. About nothing. Seriously, there's no escaping. At least that guy appears to actually be cleaning while doing so. That's pretty novel. Anyway, Betty says that she asked Justin to bring her the issue of Mode with the Rio spread.
So, back to the flashback. Betty walks with her Juan Valdez bag, prompting Christina to ask where the Gucci is. Betty says she didn't want to get another pickle on it. However, with Daniel around we can all be sure that she won't be able to avoid getting into another pickle. And not in the way that Amanda does. And speaking of, Amanda pops up out of nowhere to say that she realizes how inappropriate the offer for the opera tickets was, so instead has for Betty a Menudo box set and a coupon for 100 taquitos. Okay, that was awesome.
Betty heads down to Henry's office with a bagel, a cup of coffee, and a plan. And, of course, all the lust in her hairy, girlish heart. She says that she needs to see Wilhelmina's real expense report from the last issue. She notes that there was a $25,000 charge for props and extras, then opens up the issue to reveal an extremely simple bikini shoot. Cut to Daniel's office where Betty says that the spread of sand, water, and boobs could have been shot for next to nothing. Daniel is all, "A-wha-da-der-da," because he's not the smartest. He does acknowledge that she might have padded it a little, and Betty says that $25,000 is her family's rent for a year. But Daniel says that he can't question the creative director of a major fashion magazine. Um, his fashion magazine. Get a spine, Himbo Playboy. Betty says that she's hiding a huge expense under props and extras, which isn't right. She adds that it's not right when Daniel does it either. Daniel says point taken, but adds that Oshi is due in a few hours. Betty says that if they can prove some wrongdoing, they'll take Wilhelmina down. Her company card will be cancelled as well, she won't be able to pay for the dinner with Oshi, and Bradford will never make her publisher. Daniel says that this means that he's left with $327 to take Oshi and his entourage out to dinner. Betty suggests that they ditch the entourage in favor of a more intimate getting to know you kind of thing. A... date? THAT would certainly add some context to the round, white, minimal idea. She also says that $300 is plenty. Daniel starts to acquiesce, but asks how they'll prove that Wilhelmina cheated.