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[CHAMBER MUSIC PLAYING]

[FABRIC RIPPING]

Is that too, um... ?

No, it's perfect.

[GASPS]

What do you think?

[HEART THUMPING]

♪ Know what it's like
to keep it inside ♪

♪ The fire and fight inside me ♪

♪ Know you can hide
that look in your eyes ♪

♪ Baby, electrify me ♪

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Gloria!

[GASPS]

[JOSIE] Are you okay, Katy?

You were screaming in your sleep.

- Yeah.
- Sorry to barge in,

I'm Kevin, Josie's step-brother.

Right, of course, I...

totally didn't forget
you were staying with us.

Girl, were you having a sex dream?

[WHISPERS] Because you
are flushed as hell.

No, [SCOFFS] I was not

having a sex dream about anyone.

I was having a nightmare that Gloria,

she was chasing me around
with this giant Jimmy Choo.

[CHUCKLES] So, Kevin,

any fun plans while you're in town,

other than Josie's big show
and your play reading?

Actually, yeah, I was hoping
we could catch a matinee

of the "Stepford Wives" musical.

Well, Kevin, so lovely to meet you,

but if I don't get to work on time,

Gloria will actually attack
me with a Jimmy Choo. Bye!

My whole career, I've wanted
to write my very own memoir.

It'll be on the New York Times
Best Sellers list in no time.

And you're wearing one of my pieces

before it even hits the runway.

[WHISPERS] What's
going on? Are you okay?

I'm great. Never better.

What's happening? Why are you
whispering? Is it the dress?

- [GUY] Mm-mm!
- Gloria, you look amazing!

I've never seen you so happy!

It's a milestone, Katy.
I've worked hard for this.

And what about you?

What are you wearing to my book launch?

Don't forget that as one of
my girls, you represent me.

Oh, I'm sure I'll find something.

[DIDI] We have two weeks

till the opening, and we
still need the catwalk.

Not to mention, we're $40k over budget.

Well, you know, as soon as
we start selling memberships,

we'll recoup that in spades.

Good, because I've been thinking...

Mm-hmm?

I want a cut of the
profits. Ten percent.

[SCOFFS] Didi, I'd never have

gotten this far without you, but...

[EXHALES] it'd be such
a shame to replace you

with an unpaid intern. Please,
just don't force my hand...

[HANNAH] Nice house of cards you built.

How many people did you have
to swindle to pay for it?

Didi, some privacy, please? Thank you.

[CLEARS THROAT]

Oh. Well!

A bit on the nose, but cute.

What the hell are you doing here?

I'm not allowed to visit my wife?

So, where do you hide
your fake passports?

Behind a brick? Under a floorboard?

Am I getting warm?

Why don't you just drop the act

and tell me what you want, would you?

The $30,000 you owe me.

Done.

♪ All the girls in the
world were meant to be ♪

♪ All the girls in the
world were meant to be ♪

♪ Bad. Bad! ♪

That was such a good practice, ladies.

We are gonna slay at Molly's!

All right, what's going on?

You guys have been weird all rehearsal.

We just thought... and
please, don't be mad...

that since we're a band,

we would all be part of it.

What Cricket is trying,
and failing, to say, is that

we just feel like your background props.

Exactly. Maybe we could
rearrange the song a little?

So we could all sing?

Okay, just as a reminder,

this is Josie and the Pussycats.

These are my songs.

Now, when we start writing new material,

trust me, you both will be a
part of the creative process.

But this is our first show,

I just don't want any surprises.

Sorry, girls, am I interrupting?

[JOSIE] You cannot be serious right now.

You want to be in the Pussycats?

Josie, your EP is really good.

And I know we started
off on the wrong foot,

but I want to be a part
of what you're building.

You're surprised, but you said
yourself, I'm a good singer.

Mm, when you ambushed my song.

That was to piss off my step-dad.

He's the one who
discouraged me from music,

and now that Alex has cut
ties with him, why shouldn't I?

You should, Xandra, but...

I could be a real asset in the group.

Market the hell out of it.

I also happen to love cats.

Okay, Xandra, don't take
this to heart, but...

it's just too messy between us.

Too much has happened.

[JOSIE] Now, don't choke
on your wine, people,

but Xandra asked to be a fourth cat.

- Oh, God.
- [JORGE] Oh, no!

Trojan horse, much?

Exactly what I was thinking.

This is my first show here,

and I'm not gonna let
Xandra mess with it.

Mm-mm.

I'm so glad that you are
finally getting to meet Kevin.

He is...

A prolific playwright with
a harrowing origin story.

Not quite prolific.

I teach drama at my
hometown high school.

Thanks for hosting my reading.

I'm hoping it'll get me an agent.

- Oh, I'm happy to.
- Pepper's the reason

Kiss of the Spider Woman happened.

- Mm-hmm.
- And my three-way.

Kevin, what's your play about, my love?

La Bonne Nuit. It's a coming of age noir

set in the small town of Creekdale.

A lot of people die, and also make out.

My favorite combo!

- [KATY] Hi, what's going on?
- Hi.

- Oh, what's this?
- You tell us.

It's addressed to a Miss Katy Keene.

[KATY SIGHS]

"Not using it for the
collection after all,

but it's perfect for you.

Wear it to Gloria's book launch.

[LAUGHS] Guy LaMontagne".

Oh, Katy, are you having an affair?

No!

[JORGE] Girl! Guy is your boss,

and this whole thing with him

is full on 50 Shades of Katy Keene pink!

Oh, he's a designer and she's his muse!

You're Guy LaMontagne's muse?

No, he just fits his
dresses on me, that is it.

As someone who's wanted by two men,

I know desire when I see it.

Oh, I don't know. This
dress seems mild to me.

I say, if you're not feeling vibes,

there's nothing to
stress about, my love.

Well...

I did have a sex dream about him.

- [GASPS]
- Finally!

- I knew it!
- I had a three-way!

Okay. Jorge, if I may just say
one more thing to Katy's predicament

before we talk about your
ménage à trois?

[SUCKS TEETH] Just
say the thing to Katy.

[PEPPER] Sex dreams
can be a manifestation

of all kinds of desires.

You have chemistry with Guy,

but you also want to be Guy.

These kinds of feelings
are very powerful.

You're right, it's just a dream. Hm.

Okay, but what do I do
about this very real dress?

I don't want to offend
him by not wearing it,

but on the other hand,
what message am I sending

if I do wear it?

Jorge, go!

I had a threesome.

- Get out.
- You don't say?

It was good!

And I'm not one to obsess, but...

I'm spiraling. [SCOFFS]

I thought this would make
me feel next-level confident,

and instead, I'm feeling

so...

vulnerable.

[KATY] Well, it's a big thing to do.

Of course there are
big emotions attached.

You can always walk it back.

You know, only do what you wanna do.

You're right. I'll talk to Bernardo.

Draw some boundaries.

[KATY] Meanwhile, I had to draw
my own boundaries with Guy.

[MRS. LACY] Good morning.

I'm Loretta Lacy.

And I have the distinct pleasure

of introducing the woman of the hour.

Of course, around these parts,

she's been the woman of the
better part of twenty-five years.

[AUDIENCE LAUGHS]

Good thing great fashion is timeless.

Wow, right out the gate
with an age joke. [SCOFFS]

I'm obsessed with her.

Please welcome, to read an
excerpt from her new book,

Gloria's Golden Rules of Fashion,

Gloria Grandbilt.

[AUDIENCE APPLAUDS]

[INDISTINCT]

[SIGHS]

I'm nervous.

They say to imagine you all naked,

but I'm imagining you in Calvin Klein.

Much more soothing. [LAUGHS]

[READING] Chapter one,

"Selling the Fantasy".

Fashion is a visual art form,

but often the magic lies
in what we don't see.

- A Burberry trench coat
- [PHONE DINGS]

with nothing underneath,

that a wife wears to seduce her husband

at the Regency Bar.

- The bustier
- [PHONES BEEP]

worn under a Vera Wang wedding dress.

I help create a reality

based on my client's wildest fantasies.

[PHONES IN AUDIENCE
BUZZING, BEEPING, RINGING]

- What's happening?
- I don't know.

Miss Grandbilt,

can you comment on a piece

just published in the Daily Hail

that claims you offer sexual favors

to your A-list clients using
your sales girls as bait,

including a worker who, quote,

slept with a member of the royal family

to secure Lacy's involvement
in the royal wedding.

[EXCITED CHATTER]

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[GLORIA] Did you do this?

No, of course not! I
would never betray you.

And I didn't want anyone
to know about me and Errol.

Well, then, how do they know
about him? Who did you tell?

Nobody. Just you.

And Jorge, Josie, Pepper, Francois,

and Guy LaMontagne.

That's half the world, Katy!

I should be reading from
my memoir right now

not a Daily Hail smear piece!

I'm ruined!

Nobody is going to believe this

because it's not true!

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Katy, I need a word with Gloria.

Privately.

[EXHALES]

Why are you smiling?

Are you kidding?

It was insane, and we were here.

Aren't you worried about Gloria?

[ELEVATOR DINGS]

Oh...

It's okay, Katy, it's
just for a few days

until the dust settles.

Gloria, no!

Stop making a scene.

Please.

- [CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING]
- [REPORTERS YELLING]

- I'm loving the view.
- [EXHALES]

[CHUCKLES] But this is not
what I thought you meant

when you suggested that we
work out together.

[GRUNTS] It'd be a lot
more fun if you'd join me.

- [JORGE GRUMBLES]
- You should come running with me.

Hard pass, baby.

God blessed me with these abs.

I mean, who am I to critique her work?

[BREATHING HARD]

I know you hate running,

but maybe just once
you could do it for me.

[PHONE DINGS]

[PANTING]

It's Buzz, he says hi.

- [GRUNTING]
- Uh,

what do you mean that was Buzz?

You guys are texting
outside of the group thread?

Just once.

Talk about how hot the other night was.

So...

You like Buzz.

[BERNARDO] Sure.

Wait, what are you asking me?

You like me.

- Yes.
- Duh.

But you also like Buzz.

And seeing as how we
just had a threesome,

I just can't help but
feel a little left out.

I mean, maybe my emotions
are getting the best of me,

but what started out as "cazh"

is encroaching on throuple territory.

Wait, wait, slow down... throuple?

Mmm. Throuple... a couple, you and me,

plus one, Buzz.

We can establish rules and boundaries.

That way, everyone gets an
equal amount of attention.

And the best part is,
is that nobody gets hurt,

or left out.

I would never leave you out.

Are you sure this is
what you want, Jorge?

I mean, yeah, maybe.

It could be fun, right?

If it's what you want.

Yeah, sure.

We could give it a shot.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

Let's talk to Buzz.

- Yeah.
- Yeah. Okay.

Okay.

[PEPPER] Great news, Kevin Keller.

I have assembled quite the guest list

for your play reading.

Hattie Malone, Adele Dazeem,

Finn Samuel, Dot Ludin, Lester Darin,

- Trudy Baymore...
- Lester Darin?

Yes, do you know him?

Unfortunately, yeah.

Um, I moved here one summer

during college to pursue acting.

Let's just say Lester's the
reason I didn't come back.

God, what happened?

We met during an open call
for Dudes in the Chorus.

He promised he'd help me out,

and then he just ended up being gross.

[SIGHS]

My whole life, I've loved
watching the Tony Awards,

but ever since Darin, I... I can't.

If his casting couch could talk,

it would say "quid pro quo".

Oh, God, Kevin, I'm so sorry.

That man is scum.

You know,

if you're interested in exposing him,

I could write a take-down piece
in the Hail. If you're game.

I'm definitely game.

[KATY] I am so angry, I'm still shaking!

They perp-walked her out of
there like she stole a lipstick.

That article is filled
with lies, Pepper.

Hm.

[SIGHS] Who could've leaked this?

Do you have any intel from the Hail?

In my experience, articles like these

are planted for a reason.

Someone has it out for Gloria.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Gloria!

Well, are you just going to stand there,

or are you going to let me in?

Oh, sorry, come in.

- [KETTLE WHISTLES]
- I never imagined I'd see you

in Washington Heights.

I never imagined I'd
see all these colors

together in one room.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

What they did to you today was wrong.

I'm sorry.

Don't be. These days,
if there's even a whiff of a scandal,

you're out on your Pucci

before you have a chance
to defend yourself.

That's why I need a favor, Katy.

Of course, anything.

Write an op-ed explaining how
I have never coerced my girls

into using sex as a
tool in the workplace.

Leave your personal indiscretion

with the prince out of
it. Just clear the air.

I have a close friend at the Times

who's agreed to publish
it. I'd do it myself,

but Lacy's lawyers
put a gag order on me.

I would love to write a letter.

Gloria, you have done so much for me!

You hired me, took me
into your department

after my mom died and I had no one.

I will always be grateful.

Let's not get sentimental.

Do keep your ear to the ground,

see if you can suss out
the source of the leak.

Already on it.

You will be back in your domain,

helping clients, before
you can say Prada.

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

- [PLAYING NOTES]
- Hey, kitty girls, hope you're hungry.

Josie's Plunkin's manager wouldn't
let her out for rehearsal,

so she had me stop by "Tar-jay"

for some snacks on the
way home as an apology.

So, you're the new Pussycats.

New Pussycats?

Oh, yeah, they were iconic
when we were in high school.

There was Mel and Val.

My bestie, Veronica,
joined at one point.

And Cheryl.

So, it makes you like
the fourth iteration.

- Why the high turnover?
- Yeah, what happened?

Amanda, what are you doing?

Oh, relax, Angela Lamesbury,

Gloria asked me to text her to-do list.

Do you know who leaked that
story to the Daily Hail?

What does it matter who did it?

Because it was clearly a
take-down piece full of lies,

probably from someone
with an ulterior motive.

Uhh, some of it was
true, and you know it.

It's high time Gloria
had a reality check.

She's been running
things in a backwards,

sexist way for years.

Gloria is not as bad as
that article depicted.

[AMANDA SIGHS]

- No?
- No!

Well, how about the fact that she keeps

pitting women against each other?

Like the two of us.

Or how she only ever hires

the prettiest young women
to be her shoppers?

Then, of course, there's Ally...

Gloria kept assigning her to a client

who relentlessly pursued her.

She felt uncomfortable,

but Gloria pushed her to make the sale.

So she quit.

That's what matters to Gloria...

selling, at any cost.

Poor Ally!

I did not know that.

Maybe it's time things
changed around here.

For the better.

[PLUNKING GUITAR NOTES]

Hey, where have you guys been?

We're missing out on
precious sound check time.

So, I was...

We had a very enlightening conversation

with your step-brother.

He told us about the other Pussycats.

Something tells me you were
just as bossy back then.

[CRICKET] We've thought about it

and decided that if you
want to sing your own songs

so badly, your way, you should do it.

Without us.

[JOSIE] Guys, can we talk about this?

You've been distracted all day.

I'm sorry, it's...

Amanda and all the
girls are talking about

how abusive Gloria is.

I mean, yeah, sure,
she's hard on us, but...

she's never forced us
to use sex to get ahead.

Do you remember that night at Studio 34?

Did Gloria send you to
track me down and woo me?

No, that was my idea.

[GASPS] It was your
idea to flirt with me?

I didn't flirt with you, I...

You leaned in for a kiss.

Pretty sure I did, too.

Well, I wasn't working
for you at the time.

Look, we had a moment...

Listen, I flirt with
clients, I flatter them.

That's how we sell.

[SIGHS]

[GRUNTS SOFTLY]

You know, I have friends
on the Lacy's board,

and they've said, they don't
want Mad Men anymore.

They want someone who gets it.

Someone young, diverse, inclusive.

This article is their
chance to push Gloria out.

Look,

I like Gloria, she's
a kick in the pants,

but maybe it's time.

[KEVIN] What's the big emergency, Josie?

What did you say to Trula and Cricket?

I just told them about the
history of the Cats. They asked.

Yeah, well, they quit,

thanks to you and your big mouth!

I have moved on from Riverdale, Kevin.

And all of the drama that came with it.

But you, you're still
dwelling in the past

about my history with the Pussycats.

And your Bonne Nuit play...
You need to move on.

I wish I could. I would give anything

to have your life here, your friends.

I still live in Riverdale.

I work at Riverdale
High. That's my life.

And Cricket and Trula were unhappy

before I talked to them.

They said that you're controlling.

So, yeah, I may be stuck in the past,

but you're ignoring it,
making the same mistakes

you made with Mel and Val.

The Josie I knew back then was shut off.

You're different here, happier.

Just because you're
restarting your old band,

doesn't mean you need to
bring back the old Josie.

[JORGE] Thanks for coming over, Buzz.

Bernardo and I were talking,

and... we think we need
to set some ground rules.

You know, draw some boundaries.

And we think the best way
to accomplish that is...

to just make this thing official.

Uh... What thing?

Our throuple.

[JORGE CHUCKLES SOFTLY] Buzz Brown...

would you be our third?

[LAUGHS] Guys, uh,

I'm flattered,

but I just came out of
the closet, officially.

And as much fun as I had with you two,

um, I want my first relationship
to be with one guy.

Not two.

First relationship?

I mean, we saw each other for a year.

You know what I mean.

Do I?

Well, the predator has arrived.

[KEVIN] Tonight he becomes our prey.

Let's see if he even remembers me.

Let's.

Mr. Darin, good evening.

This is Kevin Keller, our playwright.

He's the next Matthew Lopez.

- Oh, nice to meet you.
- [PEPPER LAUGHS]

When I heard New York's next hot writer

just arrived into town,

I didn't expect him to be so young.

[PEPPER] Mmm!

[KEVIN READING] We find our heroines,

Betty, Veronica,

Cheryl, and Josie,

locked in heated discussion.

A hooded man sits in the
middle of La Bonne Nuit,

bound and gagged.

Cheryl, you can't just round up

every suspected serial
killer in Creekdale.

Half the town would be
under citizen's arrest.

[AS CHERYL] Check yourself, Kitty Girl.

I have irrefutable proof that this man

murdered three of my Vixens.

[AS VERONICA] Then show us the receipts.

A tense beat between our squad.

[PEPPER AS CHERYL]
Maybe I don't have proof,

but I have my reasons for
punishing this monster.

He wronged my TeeTee.

[AS BETTY] Cheryl, just because

a person makes a few
questionable choices,

it doesn't make them a bad person.

- Ugh!
- [AS VERONICA] I say do it, Cheryl.

Nobody messes with Choni! [POPS TONGUE]

[APPLAUSE]

Kevin...

I wasn't expecting
such an evocative piece

from somebody with a
baby face like yours.

You look so fresh and innocent.

That really means a lot,

coming from an esteemed
director like yourself.

[SCOFFS]

I'd love to discuss the play further

and how I might be able to help.

Maybe over drinks?

Uh, yeah, I'd love that.

I'll call you tonight.

Well, do you have it?

I couldn't write the letter, Gloria.

Oh, no?

Then, why am I here?

I wanted to talk to you first.

Gloria, some things in that
article are true.

You have pit us girls
against each other.

You criticize how we look, what we wear.

Some days working for
you is beyond rewarding,

and other days you
make me feel disposable

and unworthy.

This is the general
consensus amongst the girls?

I love Lacy's. The...

clothes, the clients...

But you girls, I...

I think of you like my daughters.

I would do anything to protect
you, to make sure you succeed.

And I won't coddle you, or anyone else.

I don't believe in it.

Fashion is a tough business, cutthroat.

If you think for one second

I'm the biggest bad
wolf you'll encounter

on your path to becoming
a designer, think again.

Gloria, if you weren't
so hard on people,

they would have your back.

Do you think I'm a bad person?

No.

Gloria, no, I don't.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

I've heard some urban myths
about "The Town With Pep",

but you can't really
expect me to believe

that something called the Gargoyle King

terrorized a bunch of teenagers.

It's all true.

I never thought I'd survive high school,

let alone ever live long
enough to write a play.

Hmm.

You know, you look familiar.

Have we met before?

Just, uh... it's, uh, my face.

- I get Montgomery Clift a lot.
- Mmm.

So, back to my play...

Do you think you'd be
interested in directing?

I'll tell you what...

Come back to my brownstone,

and we'll recreate that bunker scene.

And maybe I'll consider
workshopping your play.

And what exactly would that entail?

- [CLUNKING]
- [SCOFFS]

[LESTER ON RECORDING]
I want you in my bed

from the start of auditions

until curtain call, closing night.

[KEVIN ON RECORDING] I'm not
exactly comfortable with that.

[LESTER ON RECORDING]
Then get comfortable...

unless you want to teach
theater in Riverdale

for the rest of your life.

[CLICKS OFF RECORDER]

Well, this is very disappointing.

What do you want?

[PEPPER] Thirty...

Seventy grand.

Otherwise, I'll share
this little recording

with my editor at the Daily Hail.

It's not so fun when the
shoe's on the other foot, is it?

Hey, thanks for coming.

This better be good.

I left my climate change protest.

I was in bed watching The Morning Show.

Um, so, I took your feedback
from our last practice,

and I worked it into the song.

It's a new arrangement.

For all of us.

Listen, you both were right.

We may be called Josie
and the Pussycats,

but you two are just as
important to this band.

It should be all of our voices

working together on that stage.

So...

How about we give that
new version a shot?

Thank you for taking the
time to talk to me, Mrs. Lacy.

I know that you are extremely busy.

I will be the first to admit
that Gloria has her flaws.

But she deserves to
be in this department.

She built it.

Katy,

you have always been one
of our brightest girls,

so I trust you can read.

Then you must have noticed

that the sign that has
overlooked fifth Avenue

for nearly a century, says
"Lacy's", not "Grandbilt's".

I understand that, Mrs. Lacy, I do,

and I acknowledge that
Gloria has made mistakes,

but with all due respect,

you're making one now.

The only mistake Gloria made

was breaking her own Golden Rule.

She made it about herself,
instead of Lacy's.

And that is unforgivable.

This is my store.

And I will not allow Gloria Grandbilt

to continue this propaganda

that she is my rightful heir.

[KATY] I think it was Mrs. Lacy.

All signs point to her.

Guy told me that the Lacy's board

was looking to make an internal change

so that the store could appeal
to a new generation of customers.

But what if Mrs. Lacy
felt threatened by you

and wanted to remove you as a
potential heir to her throne?

And that is why she planted the
story in the Daily Hail:

to tarnish your name and
remove you from the picture.

She even alluded to the idea

that you were after her
position. It all adds up.

Well, all but one piece.

Mrs. Lacy didn't know
about me and Errol.

- [KATY] Or did she?
- I told her.

We were investing in the
coronation collection,

and I had to protect all of us.

I'm afraid your theory
might be right, Katy.

Okay, so let's do something about this.

Let's expose Mrs. Lacy.

I have a friend at the Daily Hail,

and I can write the support letter.

No, I've already released
my statement to the press.

An apology. And an official resignation.

Gloria, we can stop it.
It... it's not too late.

It is, Katy, even with your letter.

I've been cancelled.

- Why is she doing this to you?
- Oh...

I mean, I get not wanting
you to take her job,

but destroying your life?

Well...

This is a cautionary tale.

Years ago,

I had an affair with
one of my superiors.

At the time, I thought
I knew what I was doing,

that I was in complete control.

I got the man of my dreams,
the job of my dreams,

I built a legacy.

But...

eventually Mrs. Lacy found out.

It changed our
relationship for the worse.

My affair came to an end.

And every now and then,
I lie awake at night

wondering if I got where
I am because of a man,

that I didn't earn it.

And I don't want the same for you.

- Gloria...
- One day, you will be a great designer,

and I don't want you to
have the same nagging voice

in the back of your head that I have.

Nothing is happening with me and Guy.

Make sure you keep it that
way, don't repeat my mistakes.

Gloria, don't leave everything
you've built behind,

not because of Mrs. Lacy
or, as you said, a man.

Mmm.

[SCOFFS] Don't you
worry your pretty head.

When the time is right,
I will rise from the ashes

like Coco Chanel after World War II.

- Oh, one more favor, Katy?
- Sure.

Collect my personal
effects from the office?

The goons at Lacy's never gave
me a chance to pack up my things.

[KATY] Gloria left me with a lot
to think about that afternoon.

But most of all, I finally knew

what I had to do with
the dress Guy gave me.

[PIANO MUSIC PLAYING]

[SIGHS]

I don't think anyone's ever

given back a dress to me before.

With everything going
on with Gloria right now,

and with us...

Look, you were right.

I did almost kiss you that night,

and that was wrong.

Listen, we were both a little bit...

I think that we should
keep things professional.

Especially since you're my boss now.

If that's what you want, Katy.

I wanna be you, someday.

I can't mess this up.

Good.

I wouldn't expect anything
less of my protege.

If you're thinking of
stealing anything, don't.

Gloria has me keep a ledger
of all of her belongings.

What is it?

It's a love letter to Gloria
from Leo Lacy.

In that moment, I realized
it was the same L.L.

I found engraved on my
mom's sewing machine.

Isn't that... ?

Mrs. Lacy's son.

Oh, my God,

this really is the best week of my life!

[VOICE MAIL] One new message...

[LESTER ON RECORDING] We had
a deal. I paid you the money!

How could you still
publish the article?!

Ooh! Somebody give me a Pulitzer.

[PHONE BEEPS]

[HANNAH] Bonjour, mon petit poivre!

Where's my money?

All thirty thousand.

Well, I guess this is it.

You, me... we're really
going our separate ways.

We'll always have Marrakesh.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACH]

[PEPPER] Didi, hi!

I've been trying to call you all day.

I found this amazing
distillery that's going to do

this case of absinthe for our opening,

- and I just need you...
- No.

- I don't work here anymore.
- What?

I took a job with Hannah.

She told me what you did to her,

and I figured I'd get
out before I end up

in a Moroccan prison.

[PEPPER] It was three days... Didi!

Please, everything we've
worked for is upon us!

This is our dream!

Actually, I have my own dreams.

You've just never asked me.

[KICKS CABINET CLOSED]

She's gonna help me ruin your life.

You need to learn
to treat people better, Pep.

We had a deal, I got you your money!

You're supposed to leave me alone now!

Oh, God!

[POP MUSIC PLAYING]

Another vodka soda, please!

Maybe you should slow down a little bit.

Hold up... Gina!

Josie's show hasn't even started yet.

I always have three vodka sodas too many

after a breakup, and
then one of the girls

holds my hair back while
I puke... It's tradition.

[SCOFFS] A breakup?!

Come on, I know we both thought

we wanted to be with Buzz,

but you can't call that a breakup.

Baby, rejection always stings,
no matter the circumstances.

Plus, it just brings back
all those old feelings

about Buzz and the year
he wouldn't commit...

Look, Jorge, I gotta draw the line

at comforting you through a breakup.

I'm your boyfriend!

And if I'm not enough, just me, then...

maybe this isn't working out.

Bernardo, I'm sorry, I...

You know I'm a drama queen,
I was just exaggerating...

No, you're not! It's how you feel.

You've made your point.

Enjoy your drinks.

I'm not gonna be the one
holding your hair back tonight.

Bernardo!

Hey, you okay?

I...

I think Bernardo just broke up with me.

[ETHEREAL MUSIC PLAYING]

Okay, girls.

Yeah.

Let's go show the world what
the Pussycats can do together.

[JOSIE'S SONG PLAYING]

Josie, why are they playing our song?

[SONG CONTINUES]

♪ Instead I speak my mind again ♪

♪ I'm sorry, next time I'll be louder ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

[MUSIC SPEEDS UP]

♪ They say, girl, don't talk back ♪

♪ Just be quiet ♪

♪ You're good at that ♪

♪ I guess all the girls in
the world were meant to be ♪

♪ All the girls in the
world were meant to be ♪

♪ All the girls in the
world were meant to be ♪

♪ Bad ♪

♪ They say, girl, don't get mad ♪

♪ Just keep smiling ♪

♪ You're good at that ♪

♪ I guess all the girls in
the world were meant to be ♪

♪ All the girls in the
world were meant to be ♪

♪ All the girls in the world
were meant to be bad ♪

[APPLAUSE AND CHEERS]

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACH]

[JOSIE] What the hell was that?!

- You stole my song?
- Oh, I didn't steal anything.

You recorded your songs under
a deal with Cabot Entertainment.

We own your music.

And side note, performing
your songs without our consent,

will be breaking the law.

You can't do that, because
everything that I've written

since I moved to New York is mine.

Sorry. But take it as a compliment.

They're great songs,

and they'll be perfect for my new band,

Xandra and the Kitty Cats.

And one by one, you'll hear your songs

reach number one on the charts,

sung by me,

with my face on billboards,

living your dream.

And mine.

Nice ears.

[SCOFFS]

[KEVIN] I could kill Xandra
and her Dreamgirls.

I want to call KO and see if
he knew anything about this.

No, no, don't drag him into this.

The good thing about cats

is that they always land on their feet.

Mmm, yes you will,
girl. And was it just me,

or did Xandra sound
pre-recorded and auto-tuned?

- Yes! Thank you!
- She sure did!

[KEVIN] Good news of the day...

Thanks to Pepper,

there's one less bad man lurking around.

There's still plenty of them out there,

but we gotta celebrate progress.

To my partner in crime...

a brilliant playwright and actor.

[SCOFFS] I may not
have gotten a lit agent,

but at least I get to
enjoy the Tony's again.

- Cheers to that!
- Yes. Here, here.

- [GLASSES CLINKING]
- Cheers.

What happened to your fireman?

[SCOFFS] I messed up the
best relationship I ever had.

Not too late to patch it up, my love.

If you want to win him back,

you need to make a big, romantic gesture

to show him that you care.

Or maybe just a sweet letter.

[KATY] That reminds me...

[SIGHS]

Tomorrow, I am handing Mrs. Lacy

a letter of resignation.

- What?
- [KATY] I'm quitting.

- Really?
- Katy...

Yes, I've decided to stand with Gloria.

I'm done with the back channeling,

the secrets, and the lies. [SIGHS]

Lacy's used to make so much sense to me.

Oh, and... Guys,

I found this love letter to Gloria

from Leo Lacy. Look.

- Who's that?
- Mrs. Lacy's son.

- He said that he had to end it
- [JOSIE GASPS]

because of a situation
out of his control

but that he would always
love her, and look!

On my mom's sewing
machine, the same L.L.

Leo Lacy.

What if my mom and Gloria
were dating the same person?

[RUNNING FOOTSTEPS APPROACH]

_

[DISCORDANT MUSIC PLAYING]

Ah! Miss Keene, just in time.

Thank you for standing by Lacy's

during these trying times.

You girls truly are the
heart and soul of this store.

But as you know,

since Gloria Grandbilt
can no longer be with us,

the personal shopping department

is in need of new leadership.

Until we find a permanent replacement,

I've appointed Amanda...

[GIRLS WHISPERING]

and Katy to be the interim
co-heads of this department.

I trust you girls won't disappoint.

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