Episode Report Card Potes: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Brothers
By Potes | Season 1 | Episode 15 | Aired on 02.07.2007
Back in his office, an emotional Daniel is reading The National Examiner article about Alex's death. Betty comes in to let him know that everyone's in the conference room waiting for him.
At the meeting, Daniel tells everyone that he knows the fax machine has been working overtime sending out résumés, but that everything at Meade Publications is going to go on the same as usual. You know, except for the jailbird father and tranny brother come back from the dead. Amanda whispers to Marc that she thought Wilhelmina was in charge, and that she sent her peonies. Marc tells her he switched Amanda's card with Leslie's: "You're welcome." People start twittering during Daniel's spiel, and it is of course because Alexis is standing right behind him. She says, "Awwww, little Danny's running a meeting," and remarks patronizingly on how cute that is. Daniel says that this is a meeting for Mode employees only, and that his dead brother doesn't fall into that category. Alexis says that's where Daniel's wrong, and whips out a charter stating that in the event of the death or incapacitation of Bradford Meade, control of Meade Publications goes to Alex. Alexis says that it's a shame Bradford never got around to updating the charter, and that he must not have felt there was anyone he could trust. Well, he would have been right on that count. To show how serious she is, Alexis names Wilhelmina Editor-in-Chief. Wilhelmina acts insincerely shocked, then insincerely says that she's as shocked as everyone else is. Alexis announces that Daniel is fired. He looks around kind of stupidly -- like, what, he thought she was going to hang around and darn socks? -- as we head to commercials.
When we return, Daniel has just finished talking to a little pack of lawyers. Betty pops in to see how it went, and Daniel says that he and Betty are not going anywhere. The charter gives control to Alex Meade, and technically Alex is dead, so Daniel says this means that they can challenge the entire document. Betty asks if that's all they've got. Daniel says that the eldest son is now the eldest daughter, which is also questionable. Betty says that she's going to start packing. Daniel says that they're just buying time, and that, in a week, Bradford will be out of jail and Alexis will be out of their lives. Betty says that Daniel might consider being on Alexis's side if she does end up in power. Daniel says that Alexis fired him, and Betty reminds him that she fired Hilda, and that families forgive each other. Daniel says that their families are very different. Betty gives him a manila folder full of research on transsexualism, along with a copy of The Renee Richards Story and Tootsie, which she explains isn't relevant, but is a good film nonetheless. Daniel says that he wants to make it clear that he has no interest in understanding Alexis Meade.