Previously: Joan decided that she hated Annie, and the teams were tasked with pimping out Ivanka's jewelry line via a fashion show. Annie and Joan went head-to-head as opposing project managers. Melissa got all pissy because Annie was nice to Brande, then everyone decided how to earn some big bucks. Piers Morgan came in to do... something. Oh. The announcer says two people will be going home before tonight is over. Thank god. Money, money, money, money. Money!
Piers walks into the KOTU boardroom, where Clint and Herschel are interviewing models. Piers remarks about their lack of energy. Joan walks in, and Piers asks what happens if she makes it further in the competition than her daughter. Joan tells Ivanka and Piers that she'd be OK with it, unless her precious Missy gets thrown under the bus. If that happens, Joan leaves, too. Ivanka says that's bullshit and it is time for little baby Melissa to leave the nest and survive on her own.
Brande and Melissa are working together when Piers walks in, and Brande's all excited because she's his biggest fan. Kiss up. Melissa does her Brande impression, that involves her shaking her jiggling everything and giggling. Piers brings up Joan's comments and Brande's like, "Annie says the person bringing in the least dough is boardroom bound." Simple. Piers feels that's a fair strategy. Once he leaves, Melissa starts calling everyone... Brande is not blind, only blonde, and notices her sudden interest in fundraising.
Annie and Jesse are working with designers, when Phil Hellmuth (who is intimidating and cool) calls in with the info that Natalie called him begging for cash. Phil's like, "Who the eff is this person?" Annie laughs this off, but she's really pissed.
At FIT, Annie closes the door and calls the friend who gave Phil's name to Natalie and rips the guy a new one. It involves a lot of bleeping, and it is awesome. Clint and Joan hear this bitchfest through the wall and they think it is hysterical. Joan says Annie is a bad person. Melissa actually gets her forehead to move by saying that Annie went berserk. I'm so impressed that she was able to show emotion that I can't pay any attention to anyone else. Oh... it seems she just thinks Annie's jealous that she didn't think of it first. That's probably true.
Annie chases Natalie down, and Natalie just smiles. Annie says it was a nice try, Natalie says that she's bummed because she didn't get cash. Turns out Natalie was counting on the Hellmuth cash and now she might be screwed.
Clint decides to help cook. Herschel says it's too salty, based on the sauce. Joan wants to add orange flavor to it to make it better. Over at Athena, Jesse and Melissa come in for taste test. The meatloaf is OK, but the chili is excellent. Then Jesse starts farting. The girls think the pasta and meatballs are more original. Jesse says he's succumbing to peer pressure, but at least no one is yelling today.
KOTU talks marketing. Clint wants one of their customer service reps at his bus, so they can do celebrity endorsement. Herschel says nothing. At Athena, Melissa is laying on the ground brainstorming turkey names for their food. Jesse says that he's got the presentation covered and the marketing part, but no one else knows what is going on. The girls feel left out, and he lets them go home while he pulls an all-nighter.
The AM, Joan starts KOTU's presentation informing the execs that she is not a cook. Really? Hadn't heard that. She introduces their Orange Asian Chicken, with sweet potatoes and green beans. It looks alright, actually. Clint starts talking about their marketing campaign, which is basically Clint thinking he's the most famous star in the whole world and everyone will want to buy what he's selling. They then present their dessert, the fro-yo thing, which would come with the meal, but thankfully packaged separately. Joan thinks they could win because the food was edible. High standards she's got. The execs aren't thrilled with the dessert.
Jesse introduces their triple-play, gluten-free pasta with turkey meatballs and apple crisp for dessert. Randomly there is broccoli on the side and vegetables hidden in the pasta. Jesse explains why gluten free is so big now. Brande says she was worried about the presentation, but he did a good job, although the marketing was a little lacking. The execs think their food was good, but completely missed the marketing campaign.
Boardroom time... again. Does this episode ever end? Please? Herschel tells the Donald that Joan was fine and they kept her away from the kitchen, and Clint just is too loud and bossy. Clint only stepped up because it was a recipe that was his, but he didn't want to cook chicken in the first place. Herschel says Clint talked a lot, but he never mentioned not wanting to do chicken. Clint thinks that Herschel is a strong leader, but is annoyed that no one listened to him. He brings up the yogurt issue. Donald switches over to Jesse. Annie thinks that he did well on certain aspects, but that he didn't always listen to suggestions. Donald can't figure out why Sandra Bullock married Jesse, since he's so laid-back. He determines that Jesse must be great in bed. This is the first time I've seen Jesse grin ear to ear.