Willie directs him into her office while Claire and Daniel look at each other somewhat stunned. Way to plan ahead, dudes. Did you not have a pre-Hartley meeting to discuss how things would go? Shouldn't you have had the party after the deal was signed? Where are we on my mushroom and cheese omelet?
On the way to Willie's office, Amanda who looks like she has a ginormo ass thanks to that balloon skirt says, "Daddy Warbucks is old. And kinda hot." Marc recommends waiting until after the deal is signed for her to jump his bones. Well, that would be one way to get back into the Mode fortune, since her mother Fey left her nothing.
Hartley walks in, leans over the crib, and says, "Is this a joke?" Under the covers is a silver urn, probably once filled with Bradford's ashes. "Marc, where's William?" Willie asks. Marc says he was in there a minute ago, napping...with no one watching, apparently. He's a baby, not a cat, Willie, you really shouldn't leave him alone like that.
It's cold, metal, and empty. Why are they surprised
this came from Willie's va-jay-jay?
"Has anyone seen the baby?" Daniel asks. I would be directing that at Claire over anyone else. Everyone looks/plays dumb. "Oh my God!" Willie says, "My baby is gone! Marc! You were supposed to be monitoring him!" Did you not just hire a nanny to replace Scotch Tape? Oy.
Betty calls security and Daniel tells her to have them lock down the building, telling Willie they will find the baby. "I know where to start looking," she says. Babies 'R Us? But Betty makes a pit stop to tell Christina that the baby has been kidnapped. Christina freaks.
"She did it!" Willie says. "That ungrateful foreign woman!" and she points at Christina and Betty. Security of course grabs Betty because she looks the most foreign. I'm sorry...exotic. "Not her! The white one! Arrest her!" And they do, and I'm thinking you might want to gather some evidence first, or question her, before humiliating her in front of her co-workers. On the upside, the lawsuit she could file would probably cover the second round of treatment for Stuart's mysterious disease.
Finally! Arrested for crimes against fashion!
Suzuki St. Pierre is on the scene! "Today's hot color...Amber! As in alert!" Ha! I wish this guy rented out for parties. He explains how the demon spawn of Willie and Bradford Meade has been kidnapped and all Meade employees are being questioned. He has an exclusive with an eye-witness - Amanda. Maybe he said eye-witless.
As a matter of fact, yes, that
skirt does make your ass look huge.
Amanda says she will only speak on the condition of "unanimity." "Do you mean 'anonimity,' " Suzuki asks. "Exactly," she answers, almost phellating the microphone. "But you're on TV. Everyone can see you," he points out. She knows. He has the production crew cut and he wants to take five...to get an omelet. Oh my God, their chef isn't Jonathon Swift from Chez A Modest Proposal restaurant, is it? Because I think I know where the baby may be!
And over in this corner is Claire telling Daniel she wouldn't put it past Willie to have done this herself. Don't they always look at the parents first anyway? Daniel blows that off as ridiculous and says given Claire's past, she's the more likely suspect. "You didn't do it, did you?" I wish I had a mom that I could honestly question about her kidnapping and murder capabilities. That would be so cool.
"Kidnapping isn't my M.O. at all," Claire clarifies. "It disturbs me that my mother has an M.O." he points out. He sees Hartley and apologizes to him, saying they will have to reschedule. See? Kids ruin everything. Hartley says it breaks his heart that a child is missing, but he's getting on a plane the next day for Moscow. They either "lock it down today, or that's it." Prick.
The police are questioning Betty about the possibility of Christina taking the baby. Gasmii, word to the wise, never answer police questions without an attorney present, even if you are innocent and have an alibi that would put Mother Theresa to shame. Betty locks in Christina's M.O. by saying she loves that baby and would never kidnap him. She finally puts the smackdown on him and says she's known Christina for years and there is no way she could have done this. Which totally means Christina did it.
Running to the Closet looking for Christina, Betty catches up with Amanda who tells her that when she marries Mr. Hartley, she'll be Betty's mother. What twisted thoughts that girl weaves. She tells Betty that Christina left.
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Comments (2)
Great recap! I missed some of the details while watching.
BTW - Heard any rumors about Rebecca coming back? They never mention her character on the show. How about Salma? Either one would be a plus.
1 of 2 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on May 12, 2009 9:14 AM
Rebecca just filmed a pilot for ABC called Eastwick, so if it takes off probably not (bummer!). IMDB is showing Salma has a lot of projects going right now, so who knows! Henry's coming back so anything is possible - now if we can just get Gio back!
2 of 2 | Posted by dearcrabby | Posted on May 17, 2009 3:26 PM