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By Potes | Season 1 | Episode 16 | Aired on 02.14.2007
Meanwhile, Betty gets a pretzel. Henry wants to talk to her. He ends up paying for her pretzel and starts to blather about mustard before Betty turns to him and says that she didn't break up with Walter because of him. She wasn't in love with Walter anymore. She doesn't know why she blamed it on Henry. Henry looks kind of sad, but says that if she didn't love Walter, she did the right thing. He adds that the timing sucks. Doesn't it always? Henry says that now Betty will probably meet someone new, who will see how wonderful and caring and beautiful she is. The two lean into one another and their lips seem juuuuuuust about to graze as we head to commercials. Curses!
We return to Betty and Henry, their lips ever closer, as Betty asks if this is a good idea. Henry says no, but looks like he wants to plant a big wet one on her anyway. And you know it would be wet, too. But before he gets a chance, Charlie comes running into the middle of everything. Everyone is kind of sad that she found her way back. An exhilarated Charlie says that the subway ride rocked, and that people in the city are so nice. Yes, that's right: Charlie hearts New York. She's staying and wants to try to make it work. That's what you call a plan backfiring. And on Betty's first attempt at being evil, too! The world is just not fair. Charlie says that it was like fate separated them, and Betty says that fate is awesome. She gives Charlie and Henry the invites to the Stella McCartney party and heads home. Aw, man.
Meanwhile, Christina and Marc have fashioned the clippings-and-bubble wrap dress. Marc says that it's amazing what Christina can do when she's sober, and that Sarah Jessica is going to love it. And really, given some of the stuff that woman shows up to awards shows in, you can never tell. Interrupting this feel-good moment is none other than Wilhelmina. She starts to tell the two of them about Alexis's betrayal and the need for a new plan. Christina tries to slink off, but Wili asks where she thinks she's going. Christina says that she's not one of Wilhelmina's flying monkeys. Wili says that Sarah Jessica Parker wouldn't even know Christina's name if Wili hadn't put her in the show at Fashion Week, and tells Christina not to cross her, because she'll lose. Seriously, I think Wilhelmina might have premenstrual dysphoric disorder or something.
Back in Daniel's office, The Chin, basking in afterglow, wants to talk about Bradford's case. A friend at the DA's office told her that the case against Bradford isn't as strong as everyone is making it out to be. That Jack McCoy really gets loose lips after a glass or two of scotch. The evidence is circumstantial, there's no motive, and they can't track down their star witness -- the person's a ghost. Turns out a couple of other witnesses claimed to have seen a blue Aston Martin stopped on the other side of the road. Oh, you don't say? This person probably saw the whole accident, but they've had no luck tracking him -- OR HER -- down. Daniel looks worried.