Wilhelmina is thrilled with this publicity because it takes the heat off the terrible sales of the recent Mode issue. By the way, she's wearing a yellow skirt, tangerine blazer, hot pink scarf, and black bustier. It's like she suddenly moved to Boca. Marc reminds her that her baby, "and others," are in the hospital. Wilile realizes this is the perfect PR opportunity - she wants vigils at the hospital with their Scottish "rent-a-womb" and press releases to focus on the real victim - Willie!
Betty welcomes the detective to Mode and he asks her to answer some questions. And here we are, wondering where Daniel was after the party. So Betty completely rats him out and says that Daniel asked her to tell a story about where he was last night. Great assistant, Daniel. Detective answers his phone and tells the person on the other end of the line he has a "promising lead." Oh, those Meades, in and out of jail all the time! It's like it's genetic.
Betty is at Chez Suarez for dinner and to tell them how she ratted out her boss. Papi says, "If he's innocent, he should be able to prove it." Good one, Papi, maybe Daniel can search for the real Christina-pusher on the golf course with O.J. As she leaves, Betty has an awkward run-in with non-working Hilda at the front door.
Hilda says she knows Betty is still mad at her and Betty does a great job qualifying her feelings. "I'm not mad, I'm just surprised. I never thought you were the kind of person to do something like this," she says. Oh, ouch! And? Good for you, Betty, that's what I would have said too.
My own sister, the neighborhood skank!
Hilda gives her this whole thing about how the relationship is "complicated," yes, it usually is with three people in it, and oh-by-the-way could she have a key to Betty's apartment for secret rendezvous? She and Coach need to meet and "talk." As if! Betty gives her a key...does she keep extra ones on her key chain, or did she just give Hilda her own key?
Back at Mode the next day, Amanda is begging the hot detective to handcuff her before interrogating Daniel. Betty overhears and goes running to Daniel to tell him she "accidentally" ratted him out. The detective comes in while Daniel and Betty are freaking out and asks about Daniel's totally "fly" (I'm guessing that what Daniel calls them) sneakers. "Their one of a kind," Daniel says, saying the maker "Molded the soles for me and everything." Way to throw yourself under the bus!
"Fancy," detective says. "Size 11?" he asks. Well, Oprah wears an 11. And I bet she hates Wilhelmina! Unless Gayle is her rock-solid alibi, I'm thinking it was her!
What do I have to do, draw you a picture? Fine. Here's one!
The detective arrests Daniel. The sole prints match the ones found in the stairwell. Dun-dun-dunnnn. Although, couldn't those shoes be worn by anyone with size 11 feet or smaller? I'm just saying, it could have been Marc or Papi, even. "Betty," Daniel says, "call my lawyer." Finally! "And take a look in the mirror!" Okay, he doesn't say that, but what is going on with all the patterns on Betty?
"$200,000 bail, that almost seems cheap!" Claire says. Really? Let me send you my mortgage, Claire. They are rushing to their limo with the stalkerazzi close behind. Betty jumps out of the car letting Daniel in as Claire and Alexis turn to the reporters to say they have nothing to say. Uh, you just did say something. And it really should have been about Betty's horrible shoes/sock combo. No socks with heels, Betty.
At the hospital, Christina wakes up with Wilhelmina kindly looking over her. What the hell? Then the flashbulbs go off and we see Willie is using this as a PR opportunity. Damn, she's good. I'm sure Mount Sinai would have better security. Christina is pissed that she's being used as some kind of prop, and Willie says it's just hormones. And a conscience!
If I only had a fan to blow my hair around like a Versace ad!
"You just need some water!" she says, running out to get the nurse to give her surrogate some water. "Hasn't she suffered enough!" She screams at the press. She grabs a nurse and in true Terms of Endearment form, screams, "SOMEONE JUST GIVE HER THE WATER!"
GIVE HER THE SHOT!
SHOW ME THE MONEY!
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Comments (4)
Great recap - and certainly one of the best Betty episodes yet. The paternity reveal at the end caught me totally off guard.
1 of 4 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on October 13, 2008 10:14 AM
Wee-hoo! Here we go... Seriously, past two episodes were like "and....annnd....?" we were going to give it one more ep before just waiting for the DVD, when BANG!!! Now That's what we're talkin about!
2 of 4 | Posted by killbondnow | Posted on October 13, 2008 2:21 PM
Yay, Gio's back! I actually liked Gio better when he was mean to Betty intially then when he liked her and was after her. They have better "hate" chemistry!
3 of 4 | Posted by blazergirl | Posted on October 13, 2008 2:51 PM
I totally died and yelled "NO!!!?" out loud at the end. I assumed that they would make Daniel not be the father eventually but ALEX!! I died. I am just...this show is the best.
4 of 4 | Posted by pixiegal262 | Posted on October 13, 2008 3:45 PM