By Kim
Bailey finds Charlie at the hospital and gets the Mitch status update, which basically is that Mitch is still unconscious and it's serious. Wouldn't this have been a good time to revisit Charlie's feelings about surviving cancer? I guess not. Charlie wants to stay at the hospital until Mitch wakes up, and Bailey agrees to cover. Bailey also addresses that Charlie is cutting back production. Bailey knows what Charlie is thinking, but he doesn't have to do this. Charlie says that, like any Salinger, he knows what he's doing and he's always right. Bailey points out that they'll fall behind, and they can't get behind right now with the important Kimball meeting coming up. Charlie informs Bailey that he canceled the meeting. Bailey is surprised at this news, but Charlie feels they can't handle all the new business and he's not going to push his guys so hard anymore. Bailey urges him to think this through, and not make decisions based on emotion. Charlie dismisses Bailey's concerns and confronts his own mortality some more.
Todd and Claudia are sitting in a park, sharing their college acceptance letters. I just wanted to let potential college applicants know that the whole "fat letter means yes, thin letter means no" theory is a crock. Not that they bring it up in this scene, but they could have. They agree to take turns sharing. Todd didn't get into Woodbridge, and Claudia was wait-listed. Todd points out that they officially hate Woodbridge. Todd got into San Francisco (the university, not the city), but it was his safety school, so it's not that exciting. Claudia got into Stanford. She got wait-listed at Woodbridge but she got into Stanford? What, is Woodbridge supposed to be like Cambridge or something? Todd is amazed, but then Claudia drops the bomb -- she also got into Juilliard. Todd is amazed, and a little sad that she'll be going so far away. Claude says she's not going to go, and that she just auditioned to see if she could get in. Todd says she can't turn this down. Claude says it's too expensive and too far from home. If she went to Stanford, she could save money by living at home. You'd think Claude could get some sort of special orphan's scholarship or something. Todd tries to change her mind, but Claude doesn't want to leave her family or Todd. Ah, the truth comes out.
Bailey is meeting with the famous Jason Kimball in the factory. Bailey gives a strong pitch about how they can fulfill Kimball's orders. Kimball compliments Bailey's spiel, and wonders about Charlie. Bailey feigns incomprehension, which isn't difficult for him, and Kimball says he heard they are slowing down production. I still can't believe this is a major storyline on the show. I can't believe I'm writing recaps about "production delays" and "assembly lines." Anyway, Bailey explains about Mitch, and how Charlie doesn't want to take any chances right now, but soon they will be back to capacity. Kimball observes that Bailey could sell anything, and he means that as a compliment. He asks where Bailey went to college, and Bailey admits that he dropped out. Kimball surmises that Bailey did so in order to help out with the family business, and asks if Bailey ever thought about going back for a business degree. Bailey admits that he has thought about it a lot. Kimball hands Bailey his card and says to call him, because Kimball recruits for his "b-school" back East. He says that if Bailey works really hard and goes to summer school, he can have his degree in a few years and then "the sky's the limit." Bailey looks at the card real hard.
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