Previously on Mad Men: Pryce's wife hates NYC, Roger and Don hate each other, Don Draper has an ex-wife in California because Dick Whitman divorced her, Don has a secret locked drawer, Betty and Henry didn't hook up, but Don and Miss Farrell did.
Betty and Carla consult on shopping list as the kids eat dinner. Don't worry, Betty's having her dinner cigarette. Don arrives home earlier than expected, but it's not for long. He tells Betty he's not staying the night, he has to work. She reproaches him for working too hard.
But of course by working, he means banging Miss Farrell. She answers the door with a gold star on her cheek from grading papers, which Don finds charming. Miss Farrell wants him to stay all night and have some date nut bread that she baked. I think that's another euphemism for sex.
Betty reads The Group in the bathtub.
Don and Miss Farrell spoon post coitus. Miss Farrell relates a story about Charlie, the 8 year old. He asked how does she know that what he sees as blue is what she sees as blue? Her answer? She doesn't know. Boy, it sure is great we have Wikipedia at our fingertips to answer these hard hitting questions nowadays. Don thinks this is just adorable, but he would have told Charlie there's a blue that "at least 45% of the population see as the same." Don's words of wisdom for the episode, "People may see things differently - but they don't really want to."
The boys hang out in front of Don's office. Ken is trying to get Don's secretary to go to Sterling Cooper's 40th anniversary party with him, but she turns him down. Don arrives to a chorus of hellos, and they all head into his office for "Paul Kinsey Theatre." Aqua Net is coming at 9, and here's the pitch: two couples in a car, with Peggy being the girl in the front seat. The girl behind (who is a man in a scarf) loses her head scarf and her hairdo falls apart. Peggy offers hers and rides without a scarf while her hair remains fabulous. As he munches on date nut bread, Don critiques it, saying it's too complicated. Peggy suggests instead the wind is blowing and the girl in the back seat has to put on a scarf while looking enviously at Miss Perfect in the front. Don's happy and sends them off to work on Western Union for next week. Pryce arrives as everyone leaves with Don's signing bonus. $5,000 makes Don smile, and he assures Pryce that Connie will be at the big party. Don is scheduled to speak last as Sterling Cooper's star ad man. Secretary Allison pops her head in to say Mrs. Pryce is there to see him right now.
