Don and Suzanne arrive at the Draper residence. He's there to pick up some thing for their trip to Norwich (no Mystic? What about the pizza?), so she hunkers down in the car to avoid detection while he runs in.
He walks into the dark house, flips on the light. "Daddy?" Sally calls out. He gives her a hug as Bobby runs in, grabbing him. "I left my hat in the car," he says as Betty walks in as well. "Get it later. I need to talk to you. Go upstairs," she tells the kids. They protest, but Betty is DONE. That odor you smell is the shit about to hit the fan. Don tries to weasel out of sticking around, saying he has a client meeting in the city, but Betty says she needs to show him something, and he follows, after taking off his coat.
She leads him to his office, where she orders him to open the locked drawer. He refuses and she smacks the keys on the desk. "Open it, or I will," she hisses. He refuses some more, protesting that it's private. "I could have had a locksmith in anytime. I've respected your privacy for too long," she says. "No," he says. "You know I know what's in there," she says, her eyes flashing. Suddenly, Don's eyes glass over and his hand drops. "I can explain," he says with a whisper. Betty takes the keys and opens the drawer, taking out the box. "I can explain," he whispers again. "Oh, I know you can. You're a very gifted storyteller," Betty says, her voice shaking a little. "I need a drink," Don says, staggering off to the kitchen. He looks like he's about to have a heart attack. Betty follows after him and hurls the box on the counter. "Are you thinking of what to say or just looking at that door?" DAMN. "I'm not going anywhere," he replies, his hands shaking. This moment is so huge. Betty's backbone is fully grown, and Don's finally not running away. The next ten minutes of this episode had my jaw hanging open the entire time. I'm also ready to start Jon Hamm and January Jone's Emmy nominee campaigns because they are both just so good. It's such a treat to see an actor disappear into their character completely, and they both do so with amazing results. After seeing his distress, Betty kindly gets his drink, but she's still staring at him with her arms crossed. "You bought her a house?" "Where do you want me to start?" "What's your name?" He goes on to tell her about Anna Draper, Don Draper (the first), and taking Don's identity. "Isn't that against the law?" Betty asks. "Yes," Don replies. He says he took care of Anna out of a sense of obligation (true), and that he divorced her the minute he met Betty (false). But this is the new improved Betty, and she immediately calls him out on his bullshit. "You divorced her on Valentine's Day, 1953, three months before we got married." She asks why he never told her, and he pleads that it was never a good time, but she doesn't care. "You have a family," she accuses. "No I don't," he replies. She asks if he saw Anna in California and he says he did; she reminded him how he loves Betty. "What would you do if you were me? Would you love you?" she asks. "I was surprised that you ever loved me," he whispers in reply. "Am I supposed to feel sorry for you?" she hurls back at him, still furious. "I don't know," he whispers, still in shock. She says he must have wanted her to know since he kept all this in her house, and he points out it's their house, their children, and what's the difference? But no, there is a difference, "You lied to me, every day. I can't trust you, I don't know who you are," she says. "Yes you do," he whispers, his eyes wide. Baby Gene starts to cry. "We're not done," Betty says, going off to tend to the baby. Don gets up, looks towards the back door, then turns and picks up the shoe box. He heads upstairs.
