11/23/06: Mini-recap

It's the day after Thanksgiving, and fictitious movie stars Tim & Chloe are passing through New York. They've decided to let Mode publish the first photos of their baby Chutney. So, even though it's a company holiday, several employees have been called in to prepare for the shoot.

Betty as Editor-in-Chief: Betty goes to the office to take care of some quick paperwork. Sofia is there and complains that Daniel has not returned any of her calls or messages. She has to go to Maine tonight, because Hunter found them a house and probably wants to get married this weekend. She admits that she's not sure she wants this and has feelings for Daniel.

Brad comes looking for Daniel and explains to Betty about the Chutney photo shoot. Betty assures him that Daniel is on the way. Sofia volunteers to write the copy for the article. The stylist arrives, but he is snotty with Betty and his ideas include dressing the baby in chainmail and dumping water on her. Betty calls Wil, who says this guy is great so let him do what he wants; she calls Daniel, who is recuperating from a hangover at Betty's house, but he's too sick to come in and tells Betty to handle everything.

The stylist receives a sneak preview photo of Chutney and panics. He says the baby is butt-ugly and he will need more time. Betty questions the stylist's competence and he quits. Sofia beams with pride, but also realizes that Daniel isn't coming in. Betty tells Sofia that he's hung over... because she broke his heart.

Betty scrambles to arrange the shoot. She chooses a park in Queens to do an Adam & Eve in the jungle theme. Daniel calls and suggests that they do it at her house instead, now that it's decorated for Christmas. It will complement Tim & Chloe's working-class backgrounds. She bums a ride home with Sofia and tells her that she doesn't want to tell Daniel that Sofia will come back on Monday as Mrs. Hunter.

Sofia says that Betty is wasting her time working at Mode; they'll never appreciate her there. She offers Betty a job at her magazine instead. She says Betty will have her own assistant within a year.

Wil & Fido: Wil is angry about the condition of her office and asks Fido to analyze the teeth marks on a cashew she found under her chaise. Brad sends them to the airport to pick up the celebrities. In the car, Fido texts Fluffy to warn her of Wil's suspicion; Fluffy texts back a very incriminating reply. Wil grabs the phone out of his hand, reads the reply and throws his phone out the window.

Their car gets a flat, so they continue in a taxi. Wil ominously warns Fido that she may not be able to protect him from the person he called. They are extremely rude to the cab driver, so he kicks them out in a bad neighborhood. Wil forgets her purse, so now they are without a phone. They approach some hookers to ask them for money, and the hookers chase them away.

They take shelter in a semi-abandoned storefront church. Talking to herself, Wil accidentally reveals that she is trying to take over the company, but denies it when Fido asks her about it. They break into the cashbox for the candles and take the money inside. (Wil leaves an earring in place of the cash.) They use the money to get back to the office.

Fey calls Wil at the office. She has figured out Wil's cell phone was stolen. Fido says he wants in on the conversation. Wil says goodbye to Fey to negotiate with Fido. He wants job security, a title, and company credit card.

Daniel: Daniel wakes up in Betty's bed, badly hung over and whines about Sofia. Betty tries to reassure him, saying that you never know how quickly things can change. She goes to work to take care of some paperwork, leaving Daniel at home with her family.

Daniel gets up some time later and tries to sneak out while the family (plus Santos, who stayed the night) have breakfast. He overhears them discussing whether or not they should have a Christmas tree, due to financial problems. Dad tries to get Daniel to stay for breakfast, but the sight of huevos rancheros makes him feel even worse.

Betty calls to tell Daniel about the Tim/Chloe/Chutney crisis, but Daniel says he's too sick to come in. A Christmas tree arrives - Daniel ordered it for the family to make up for throwing up in four rooms of their house. Daniel tries to help decorate the tree but admits he's never done this before - they weren't allowed to touch the tree when he was a kid.

Justin shows enthusiasm for decorating and for Mode, which annoys Santos. Santos offers to play football outside with him, but Justin wants to work on the tree. Santos insists, "come out and be a normal kid for an hour." Hilda pulls Santos aside and defends Justin. Santos leaves.

All this mushy family togetherness gives Daniel an idea. He tells Betty to have the Chutney photo shoot at her house.

Wrap-up: Betty goes into the house while Sofia waits outside. Betty tells Daniel about Sofia's plan to go to Maine to possibly marry Hunter. He goes outside to talk to Sofia. He says he hasn't been eager to be a family man because his own family sucks, but he asks her for another chance.

Later, in the house, Daniel talls Betty that Sofia isn't going to Maine after all, and she told him about the job offer she had made to Betty. Daniel encourages Betty to take the job and pursue her dream.

Later, after the shoot (which we don't see), Betty begins to tell her family about Sofia's job offer, but they are interrupted by the doorbell. Dad gets up to answer the door, and is arrested.

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Next week
The return of Henry, aka Hotty.