The Wrong Mommy

Mommy, Mommy!

Yes, I'm coming.

Can't find my sneakers.

Over by the door.

Not those. The blue ones.

Just put them on. You're gonna be late for school.

Good.

Hey, babe, want some?

No time for such caffeinated luxuries.

- You can drop her off, right? - No, honey, I can't.

McNamara just moved up our morning meeting.

No. If I'm late one more time, I swear they are gonna...

Okay, all right, okay, I'll figure it out.

And you can pick her up, too, right?

Honey, we have those clients in from out of town.

We gotta take 'em to drinks after work.

I know. I'm so overwhelmed with work right now,

and I don't have any time this afternoon.

Can you call your mom?

Good idea. She loves spending time with Tina.

I'll just give her a call. One sec.

Okay.

Good morning. - Maybe for you.

I'm like one big chicken with its head cut off.

- It's nice to feel needed. - I do need a huge favor.

Can you pick up Tina from school this afternoon?

Alex and I are working late.

Honey, I told you.

I'm leaving today for a 10-day cruise.

Right, the 10-day cruise that you definitely told me about

way in advance, so I could schedule accordingly.

Sorry, honey. I'm sure I told you.

No, it's great. I really...

I want you to have a good time.

Look, it's only for 10 days, Mel.

I'm sure you'll be fine.

Or it'll be the death of me.

Well, I'll call you the minute I get back,

if I come back.

Hey.

Okay, yeah, I gotta go, Mom. Love you.

Bye.

Okay, you know what? I will make it work.

I'll figure it out. Don't worry about it, okay?

- You're the best. - Okay.

All right, kiddo! Come on, we gotta go.

School.

Wait, hold the door! - Oh, here's Mommy.

Let's go.

See you tonight, honey. Have a great day.

You too. Thanks again.

No problem.

Shoot.

Morning, Melanie.

Morning, Delores.

Traffic again?

I take it she's already in.

And looking for you.

What about?

That's above my pay grade.

Mine too.

Did I miss anything?

She's looking for you.

So said Delores.

And I heard she just let two people go from creative.

What? I didn't know they were making cutbacks.

Me either.

You may have picked the wrong day to be late.

Did Samantha say what she wanted?

Melanie, please see me in my office.

Send thoughts and prayers.

Good luck.

Sorry I'm late, Mrs. Reynolds. It was one of those mornings.

But that's not why you called me in here.

Have a seat.

Oh, my God. Am I getting...

Promoted? Yes.

Promoted? Promoted to what?

You are now joining our team of A-1 account executives.

That sounds like...

A dream come true?

It... It sounds... exhausting.

I'm barely keeping work and family together as it is.

That's why I'm 10 minutes late half the time.

Life is about balance,

and you'll have an assistant to help you find it.

I want you to call Cindy Jackson in HR.

She has a pool of résumés.

You'll start interviewing candidates Monday morning.

Get yourself a go-getter and bring 'em onboard.

This is amazing.

But I have to ask.

Why me?

Why not you?

May I help you with something?

Uh, yes, I think I'm lost.

This isn't the HR department, is it?

I'm looking for Cindy Jackson.

Upstairs, I believe.

Thank you.

You're doing an excellent job, Melanie.

The staff loves you, clients loves you.

You're smart, witty.

You're a perfect combination between clients and creative.

Thank you, Mrs. Reynolds.

It's Samantha. Sam's fine too.

And, Melanie, no more 10 minutes late.

Absolutely, Mrs. Reynolds. Samantha.

- Hmm? - Sam.

- Mm-hmm. - I'm just gonna go.

Okay.

So I get my own office and everything?

Well, you're taking over Bill Parker's old list,

so you get his old office.

It's got a real sweet view. Congratulations.

I'm not gonna let you down.

You better not. One more thing.

Are you still friends with Barb Rodrick, the CO at Yowsers?

Yeah. She was my roommate in college.

Smart lady. I hear that they're looking for a new ad agency.

The Amazon for Toys would be great for us, don't you think?

Yeah.

Any way that you could get us a pitch meeting?

Sure, yeah, I'll get right on that.

Excellent. Keep me posted.

- Hey, morning. - Morning, Mel.

- It's Alex. Leave a message. -

Alex, call me back.

You're never gonna believe what just happened.

Yowsers. May I help you?

- Hi. Barbara Rodrick, please. - Just one moment.

Oh, there she is!

The new account executive at the Reynolds Group.

Yeah!

And she's my wife.

- Congratulations. - Thank you.

That is so awesome. It is.

But?

- Nothing. - What?

No, it's just with our schedules,

we're barely pulling it off as it is now.

I know.

So how are we gonna do this?

Well, they're giving me an assistant,

so that'll help me stay more organized.

Oh, an assistant! Look at you, hotshot.

No, I don't even know what I'm doing,

but what I've got to do is get somebody

who knows what I need before I even know I need it.

Well, I do know that I am so proud of you

and kinda turned on.

You're always turned on.

No hickies. I have to interview candidates tomorrow.

I know, I know. I'm trying to be your top candidate.

I might have a job for you.

So tell me a little bit about yourself.

Well, I'm definitely a self-starter.

At my last job, I was the first one in, the last one to leave.

So I'm more of a Type-A,

so you don't have to tell me to do anything twice.

Okay. Full disclosure,

and I don't even know if I'm allowed to be asking this,

but you wouldn't have a problem assisting a woman, would you?

Oh, no, of course not.

No, I actually have four sisters.

Four? Wow. I'm an only child, so...

Yeah, I really love having sisters.

I think if I had brothers, I would miss out on a lot.

Like what?

Grace.

Yeah, I think that's hard to find in a pubescent boy.

Yeah, I can see that.

- -

Hello. I'm Phoebe Sutton.

I'm here to interview for the account assistant position.

Uh, do you have an appointment?

Cindy Jackson called me, personally.

Well, unfortunately, no one called me.

I'm sorry there won't be time to squeeze you in today,

I'll call Cindy and let her know.

What are you doing?

Saving this company from making a huge mistake.

Do you see the brunette woman to my right?

Don't be obvious.

Lisa Blanchard? What about her?

Oh, just that maybe she's a raging meth addict.

How do you know that?

Look, I used to work with her brother Larry, okay?

She basically destroyed the whole family.

I mean, unless implosion's the type of thing

you guys are looking for in an employee

to bring to the company.

Have a seat. I believe a slot just opened up.

Great.

So a little bit about us,

The Reynolds Group is a mid-level agency,

but Samantha likes to think like the big dogs.

We've got a ton of local accounts,

but we're always looking for national advertisers.

Of course you are.