Ugly Betty

Genuine prada. Ooh.

Oh, my god. $2 a pair in chinatown.

Can you believe it?

Hilda, that says "plada."

What?

Eh. Well, my customers won't know the difference.

And since i'm turning my salon into a salon/boutique,

I gotta sell something.

You know, i thought that two people living together

Was supposed to be cheaper than one person,

But how come ever since amanda's moved in,

I'm paying twice as much? So don't let her eat your stuff. Put your name on it.

I feel like all i do is work. I can barely pay my rent.

Oh! Which is due tomorrow. I almost forgot.

Hmm. Is juice moocher pitching in?

Well, i've been dropping hints all week.

Yeah? Have you tried, "where's my rent, bitch?"

No.

Look, amanda has been through some really tough times lately.

She made some bad decisions, yes,

And she got herself into a lot of debt,

But i really do think, like,

She's trying to turn her life around.

You will not believe how much money i saved today.

Huge sale.

I had to get up crazy early to beat the crowds. That's a lie.

I was actually out clubbing, and i figured, what the hell?

I'll just stay up all night. It was totally worth it.

Um, amanda, buying stuff on sale-

That's not exactly saving money.

Isn't it? No.

Isn't it?

No, it isn't. And if you don't mind me asking,

Um, how did you pay for all of this?

Well, i've been saving so much money since i moved in with you

That i actually paid off one credit card.

So i figured i might as well just treat myself

And splurge a little. Where's the rent, bitch?

Okay. Amanda-

I gotta go. And, betty, do not worry.

I'm gonna catch up on my sleep at work, per yooz.

Bye.

But-

Amanda! Amanda.

Look, the rent is due tomorrow, and i need your half.

Okay, and i would love to give it to you-I would-

But i'm a little bit short. Well, then why don't you just return

All that stuff you bought? Yeah, the thing is there's no return on sale items.

Could you just cover me this month?

You know i'm good for it. Amanda, you are not good for it.

Look, it's bad enough i have to go all the way downtown

And pay that creepy, gross landlord

Who's weird and leers at me,

But if i have to give him your half,

Then i'm gonna be completely wiped out.

Look...

If you want to keep living with me,

Then you're gonna have to chip something in.

I totally get it.

Could you spot me a subway ride?

What's he doing now? Talking to some intern,

The one that you made cry. Well, i can't hide in here all day.

How much longer is he gonna stand there?

I don't know. What is he saying?

They're too far away.

Well, read their lips.

Hang on. Uh...

Okay, they're laughing. Ha ha ha.

Oh. Laughing at me, i know it.

He's telling her

How that remarkably well-Preserved editor-In-Chief

Tried to get him in the sack.

God, marc. I feel like such a fool.

Willie, wouldn't it be easier if you just talked to him?

Oh! Wait! Wait! Oh! He's on the move. Now's your chance.

Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go go.

Hi, wilhelmina. Shut up!

Wait. He's coming back.

Abort. Abort! Repeat-Abort!

For god sakes, willie, get out of there.

Wilhelmina, morning.

Top o' the morning to ya.

Top o' the morning to ya?

I actually said "top o' the morning" to the man, marc. Oh, don't blame yourself.

You should hear some of the things

That come out of my mouth when i'm around him. And why do i even care what he thinks?

He's just a man...

A man with the most ruthlessly sharp business mind

I've ever seen,

Impeccable fashion sense...

Tantalizingly large hands.

Excuse me. Wilhelmina?

Oh, dear god. Is it-Is it time? Marc.

It's not in my calendar. Oh, relax. It's just the baby kicking.

I'm not due for another couple of months.

Oh. That's a relief.

So, uh, why are you here?

I got my 7-Month checkup this afternoon.

I just wondered

If you might want to make a surprise appearance.

Christina, i've got a lot on my mind at the moment.

And one of the reasons i hired you as my surrogate

Was for the fierce independence of the scottish people.

Your entire country would be insulted

If i held your hand at the doctor's office.

You're our braveheart. Our brave uterus.

Wilhelmina, one thing i wanted to mention... oh.

Is this a good time?

Connor, it's always a good time to discuss, uh, business-

Um, "mode" business, meade business,

Suit business- Ahem. Shh. Shh.

I have a marketing presentation this afternoon at ralph lauren.

It'd be great if we could do it together.

Darn it all. I have an important appointment... ooh.

With my surrogate that i have to attend.

Oh, well, that's obviously much more important.

I'll fill you in when i get back.

Well, you know where to find me... mate.

Good morning, daniel.

I just want to remind you that there's only a week left

Till my young editors' training begins.

Betty, how could i forget?

Betty starts yeti

Oh, well,

I want you to know that my being a part of y.E.T.I.

Will not interrupt my work here at all.

In fact, i am available for any possible overtime.

Okay, well...

I have some good news and some bad news.

The bad news is we're eliminating overtime.

Budget cuts. What? Oh, no, no, no, no, no. Daniel, i need my overtime.

Pitches?

As in, like, articles?

Yep. We're expanding our digital footprint.

We're gonna need lots of new content. You're creative.

You'd be perfect. Yes! Yes, i would. I would be perfect.

I mean, the pay is not that great. Standard freelance fee.

Yeah. Whatever. Whatever. Fine. It's fine. I'm fine with that.

Knock knock. Am i interrupting?

No, we were just finishing up here.

Hi. I'm molly.

Oh, hi. You must be connor's fianc?E. Mm-Hmm.

This is, uh, betty, my assistant.

So we have that pitch meeting at 3:00.

You better get crackin'. We'll see ya. Nice to meet you.

Hey.

What's up? I'm having lunch with connor today,

And it seemed like the perfect opportunity

To hit up all the rich jerks he works with.

That didn't come out right.

Since i work at a public school, we're always short of funds,

So every year, i host a charity auction

To raise money for school programs.

And you thought you'd hit up connor's rich jerk friends

For donations? It's a column "a," column "b" thing.

You're not a jerk, but you are rich, so you qualify.

I would love to help.

That's awesome. Anyhow, it's tonight,

And connor can't make it- Work as usual-

So i was hoping you could step in.

Oh. Y-You want me to go?

Well, yeah.

I just thought-You were so great with my kids at school,

I thought- I thought you'd have fun.

Unless... you don't want to go.

No, no, no. I was just, uh, i - I know. It's late notice.

I just thought, we'd gotten to be friends - No, i'd love to.

Okay.

I'll see you tonight.

Great.

Okay.

Oh. Hi.

Hello, dear.

Ooh! There he goes again.

Little bugger's a bloody acrobat.

Though sometimes i think i would rather keep him in there

Than let wilhelmina look after him.

You should have seen her this morning.

I swear she is going daft. I bet.

Oh, look. Is that those little crackers?

I love these, the little sesame ones. Mm-Hmm.

Do you mind?

No. Sure.

I haven't eaten since yesterday, but whatever.

What are you talking about? Money's gotten really tight.

I warned you that that place was too expensive, didn't i?

You just said you'd have to eat ramen.

Which would have worked

If amanda wasn't eating all my ramen. And she denies it.

She says there's an old, crazy man who lives inside my walls

And comes out at night to eat my food.

She calls him "bad ronald." I've seen your apartment. She might be right.

I don't know, christina.

Moving into that building was supposed to be like a dream-

My first apartment in manhattan.

Well, stop fretting. Live your dream.

Go have a bit of fun. Enjoy yourself.

I would love to, but fun costs money.

Ah. It doesn't have to. See, when i first came to new york,

I didn't have two dimes to rub together.