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- Previously,
on "The Bold Type..."

- I went to the doctor
and they gave me the go-ahead

to start
my egg-freezing process.

- That's great.
- Oh, except no drinking,

no carbs, and no sex
for two weeks.

- I'm gonna need you
to run point

on the prom-themed shoot.

- Screw this.
- Bye.

- Oh, no.
Guys.

Okay.
Hey, can you give me

ten minutes?
- I'm billing for this time.

- Is that the Councilman?
- Councilman Reynolds.

Look around.
People need this space.

- It doesn't work that way.

- The developer's
gonna put up--

- A luxury condo.
Right.

You really don't care, do you?

- ♪ Bullet

♪ Bullet

♪ Hey
- Left, right, hook...

- ♪ Here they come like a bee
to the honey ♪

- Left, right, hook, uppercut.

- ♪ Stick around
'cause they know ♪

- Right, hook, uppercut.

Left, right, hook, uppercut.

Left, right,

hook, uppercut.

Left, right, hook, uppercut.

- Damn, Kat.

You are going to town.

- Thank Councilman Reynolds
for that.

I mean,
Manhattan really needed

another luxury condo?
- Okay, now burpees!

- Yeah, you know what?

I'm having surgery in 48 hours.
Probably shouldn't do burpees.

- Yeah, and my shoes
are untied.

Oh, my gosh, so are yours.

- [breathing heavily]
- So, once the eggs

are in the freezer.
- ♪ I can have sex again

- ♪ Hey
- Man, these hormones are nuts.

It's literally
all I can think about.

So, hey, I'm kind of like you.
- Aww.

- Okay, warm-up over!

Let's grab your gloves!

[both sigh]

- [breathing heavily]
Did you know

Councilman Reynolds--
he voted against

paid maternity leave
and then cut funding to parks.

- Somebody did their research.
- This just pisses me off,

you know?
- Well, that's why you're gonna

volunteer for his opponent,
right?

- Oh, hell yeah.

- Okay, now grab a partner.

- You ready?
- Uh, yeah, you should

probably take her--
'cause of the surgery.

- Okay.
- Yeah.

- Okay, you ready?

- Yes.
- Okay, let's do this.

- Okay.
- [breathing heavily]

- Left, right, left, right.

- Ow.
- Left, right, left, right...

- Easy, Kat.
I didn't vote

for those condos.

[peppy music]

- ♪ Yeah I hit 'em right now

♪ Right now

- Oh, my God.

I think it's incredible.

- This is a great piece.

- It's being re-Tweeted
like crazy.

It's all over my feed.

- What are you guys
talking about?

- Have you heard
this new short story

in "New York Magazine,"
"Too Cold To Walk"?

- No, I have not.
What is it?

- It's all about how this woman
was suddenly pressured

during a hook-up.

- My friend from Columbia
wrote it.

We lost touch
a couple years ago

but I'm gonna pitch a profile
on her to Jacqueline.

- Who are you writing
a profile on?

- My friend, Kristen.
She wrote this story

that went viral today.
- Oh, yeah, I read that.

So are all straights as pushy
as this Jeff dude?

- Some of us are good guys.

- You are a rare bird
in a toxic stew of masculinity.

- I think it's a little unfair
to generalize.

- Oh, and you--
you're a serial monogamist.

You're not out there like I am.
- Well, I was.

- I am out there,
and I'm just saying that...

- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
I am, like, obsessed

with the conversation that
you guys are having right now.

This is so much
more interesting

than some puff piece.
Alex, please,

will you write me this
for the dotcom?

Like, as soon
as you possibly can.

- Well, actually, I was gonna
pitch Jacqueline.

- I want it.
I'll handle it.

Cool?

- Okay.
- Jane, what do you have

for me this morning?
- Actually,

I did have something
I wanted to run by you.

- Cool.
- Um...

[computer beeps]

"Your computer
may be infected"?

What is this?
- Gee, I'm impressed.

Looks like you've been having
some adult fun

on your computer.
- What are you talking about?

- That's porn spam.
- No...

[laughs]
That's impossible.

- "Your computer is infected.
Download cleaner now."

Oh, yeah, that is porn spam.
- Yep.

- What?
[scoffs]

But I don't watch any.

- You don't remember
watching it.

You take sleeping pills?

I can go rogue when I pop
a couple of those suckers.

- No, I--look,
I don't watch porn.

- Well, someone who uses
your computer does.

[lighthearted music]

- How's it going in there?
We should head down

to the studio soon.
- Oh, yeah, it's fine.

♪

It's not fine.
I can't zip it up.

- What happened?
I got your measurements

from your agency.
- I just got back from Tokyo

with my boyfriend.

We ate lots of ramen.
- Oh, my gosh,

you were tinier
than you are right now?

Okay, maybe we can cheat it.

Let me see.

Um, nope.
Definitely can't cheat it.

Okay, um, well, we only have
the photographer until 1:00.

- Oh, my God,
my agency's gonna drop me.

- I'm not gonna tell them,
but if we don't

shoot this today,
then "Scarlet" doesn't have

a fashion spread next month
and then my agency's

gonna drop me.
You feel?

[phone chimes]

Oh, crap.

Um...

[groovy music]

♪

Take off the dress.

♪

- Councilman Reynolds
was golfing in Scottsdale.

Yes, you can print that.

Hi, can I help you?
- Linda Zephyr, right?

- That's me.
- It's nice to meet you.

I'm Kat Edison.
- Hi.

- Hi.
- Kat, meet Tia.

Tia's my campaign manager.

Kat is here to...
- Uh, just to volunteer.

- Great.
Yeah, we could use

all the help we can get.
Um, I can maybe get you

a school credit--
- Oh, I, uh--

I'm not in school.
[laughs]

Baby face.
I am actually the head

of social media
at "Scarlet" magazine.

- Really?
- Mm-hmm.

- Kat and I are gonna chat
while you get back

to the phone.
Please follow me.

- Okay.
Nice to meet you.

- You, too.
- "Scarlet" magazine.

You must get quite the reach.
- Oh, yeah.

Uh, six million on social.

Not all of them in New York,
but most.

- So obviously you want
to volunteer with all

your free time.
- Oh, I'm just, uh,

looking for something
to channel my rage

and depression.
[both laugh]

- Sounds right.
Thank you so much.

Um, so listen, we're actually
having a rally--

thank you--in two days.
- Okay.

- Linda is amazing with policy,
not so much messaging.

I could really use
your help with that.

- All right.
I'm in.

- Yeah?
- Mm-hmm.

- Welcome aboard.
- Thanks.

[both laugh]

[upbeat music]

- What is happening here?

- Uh, well...

think Ryan used my computer

to release some tension.

- You know,
whatever's on that keyboard

has already been
in your mouth, so...

- That...

is a good point.
- Hey, what's going on?

- Ryan pinstriped all over
Jane's computer.

- Okay word-play.
- Yeah.

- So, um, you know,
I just met with Linda Zephyr.

- Ah.
- I wanna show you, um...

over here.
- It's clean.

- I'm gonna show you...

she's great,
has a lot of amazing ideas,

but just watch this.

- Hi, I'm Linda Zephyr.

I've served the communities
of Lower Manhattan

for 30 years.

I worked with Mayor De Blasio
to preserve over 24,000

affordable housing units.

When Sandy hit, I was there...
- [snoring]

Sorry.
- [laughs]

- Can we please focus?
She needs our help.

- Oh, boy.

[sighs]
Well, I can...

definitely give her
a fashion refresh.

- And I could pitch a story
about her to Patrick.

- Let's get
our girl elected, ay.

- Up top.
- Yeah.

- So what was, uh,
Pinstripe watching, anyway?

- Actually, I don't know
because he cleared

his search history.
- Mm, veteran move.

- You could still get it.

- Mm, I think I'm good.

Yeah, how do I do that?
- Okay, SQLite open.

Now we can see the URLs.

[mischievous music]

Shopbop, Shopbop, Shopbop.

Guessing that's you
'cause it's basic as hell.

[all giggle]
Oh, here we go:

"polestarporn.com."

Yesterday, 7:58 to 8:10 AM.

- That was when
I was in the shower.

- So efficient.
- But, there's like

twenty clips here.
- Yes, finding the right clip

can be a journey.

Was this a bad idea?
- No.

Click it.
- Okay.

- Yes, turn it up.
- Oh, no, wait.

We can't watch this
on the Safford network.

I have to email it to myself
and disconnect from the Wi-Fi.

- Okay, Jason Bourne.

[phone beeps]

[woman moaning]
- [sighs]

- Oh, oh, flip it
so we get the--

the widescreen experience.

[woman moaning, whip cracking]

Oh, my.

- Okay, next.

[woman moaning, whip cracking]

Next.
[woman panting]

- So Pinstripe has
a very specific brand

when it comes to porn.
- Bondage.

- Yeah, that's news to me.

- Oh, crap.

I have to go.

♪

- Does that hurt?
- Yeah.

♪

- So I just got quite the email

from the brand rep
at Dana Jacobs.

Apparently Dana saw the proofs
and is "apoplectic

at your handiwork."
Her words, not mine.

- Oliver, I didn't have
a choice.

There was a model issue
and a time crunch,

and you said that
you didn't want to be bothered.

- Well, consider me
officially bothered.

But I know you were
just trying to help.

And you will,
by getting Ms. Jacobs

to approve the proofs.
- You want me to talk to her?

I don't have
a relationship with her.

- I have my interview
with Child Services

and then back-to-back meetings,
so yes.

Look, Red, I know it might not
always be apparent,

but I am preparing you
to have my job one day.

These are the skills that
you will eventually need

to be me.

- Okay, I'm on it.

[funky music]

- Oh, Patrick.
Um, do you have a second?

- For you, Jacqueline?
Of course.

- So, I understand that Alex

is no longer writing up
his pitch for the magazine.

- Yes, well,
I felt like a response

to a viral Internet story
was better suited

for the Internet.
- Hmm.

Well, I think that
thoughtful reporting

always has a place
in the magazine.

- Of course, Jacqueline,
and I did not mean

to step on your toes...
- Oh, no.

- I just have a beast to feed.
- So do I.

And mine keeps
this place afloat.

- Got it.
Well, let's just establish

some ground rules
moving forward.

Have your assistant ping mine
and we'll jam it out.

♪

- And now I have this column,
"Ask Alex,"

where I offer
relationship advice

from the male perspective.
- Cool.

It's a good time for that.
- Well, I'm--yeah.

I'm doing okay.
I don't have every book agent

in town knocking on my door.
- [laughs]

I'm actually blown away
with the attention.

I guess I struck a nerve.
- You know what?

It's good that you're shining
a light on this.

It's true.
Men need to be accountable.

- I'm glad you agree.

Honestly, when you first
emailed to talk,

I thought you'd be angry.
- What do you mean?

- The Jeff character...

- Yeah?
- Uh...

Alex, I based him on you.

[dramatic music]

- Jeff.
- Mm-hmm.

- The character
who badgers the narrator

into hooking up with him--
that's me.

- Uh, yeah.
You and a composite

of a few other guys
that I hooked up with.

- But...

forgive me, our hook-up?

It was consensual.
- I didn't say it wasn't.

- And fun.

- [laughs]
- Wow.

Okay, I just--

I don't remember it that way
at all.

- How do you remember it?
- Well, I remember

we were at Jenna's
birthday party in Williamsburg.

And then we went back
to your apartment.

- Yeah, 'cause you kept saying
it was too cold

to make you walk to the L stop.
- It was too cold.

- And is that why you wanted
to come back to my place?

- Come on, we were having fun.

And then we had drinks,

and we watched TV,
started kissing--

- Yeah, and I was
okay with that,

but I eventually did make it
pretty clear that I was tired

and I wanted to go to bed.
- I didn't stop you.

- But you didn't leave.

And you kept saying,
"Come on, we don't have

to do anything."

- We didn't have to.
- Alex...

you knew I had a crush on you
since college.

You had a great reputation
and I wanted to be a writer.

You offered to read my clips.
- I'm nice.

I offer to read
everybody's clips--

men included.
- Yeah, and in the moment

I was worried that that was...

conditional.

[tense music]

- I gotta say, I resent
the implication of that.

♪

- Come on.

If you're being really honest
with yourself,

you kind of knew
what you were doing.

♪

[door opens, closes]

- Hi.
- Hey.

- How'd the game go?
- Amazing.

We've advanced to the semis.

[man and woman singing
indistinctly]

- You stink.
- Yeah, that's the stench

of victory.
- [laughs]

- I'm gonna go jump
in the shower.

- Cool.

I'll try not to jerk off
while you're in there.

Seriously, Ryan?

On my computer?
- [sighs]

- Patrick saw pop-ups,
so thanks for that.

- I'm sorry, uh...

I didn't have my laptop
with me and, you know,

watching on a phone
is depressing.

Maybe once I get one
with a bigger screen.

Jane, come on.

We're not even
having sex right now.

I just--I got the urge.
- [laughs]

I know we're not,
but I want to be included.

Why did you never tell me
that you're into...

- What am I into?
- [imitates whip cracking]

I mean, I--I could just--

I could change things up.
- Hey, hey.

No, no.
You know we have

an amazing sex life.

It's what works for you--
and me, too.

- Do you think I'm vanilla?

- That's not a bad thing.
- So, what?

There's just, like,
a whole world of kinky stuff

that you're into
that you just assume I'm not?

- Are there things
that you want to explore

that you haven't told me about?

- Yeah.

Tons of stuff.
- Okay.

Like what?

- Oh, my God.

I'm vanilla.
- Yes, but you are

the tastiest vanilla.
- [laughs]

[mellow music]

- Oh, just the man
I wanted to see.

Did you friend give you
any color for the story?

- Yeah, I'm not
writing that anymore.

- Oh, really?
Why?

You know I went to bat
for this one.

- Sorry, it's just
not going to work.

- Okay, uh, is something
going on?

- No, I just don't think that
there's a story there.

- Mm.

Okay, well,
if you're not interested,

maybe Jane here can take point.

- Oh, great.
Another story about how men

are the worst.

- What just happened?
- Nothing.

- Hi, this is Sutton Brady
calling to make sure

that Dana Jacobs received
the flowers and champagne.

Sure, you can call me back.
Thanks.

[phone beeps]

Gotta say, I didn't get
into fashion

for the hand-holding
and the ego stroking.

- Yeah, but you're
an assistant right now.

Once you get promoted--
- It'll get worse.

Oliver has
three meetings today.

Do you know how many of them
have to do with clothes?

Zero.

- Kat, thank you so much
for coming.

- Of course.
Uh, this is Sutton.

- Hi, how are you?
- Good.

- She's pulled
some amazing pieces

that we think will be perfect
for the rally.

- I don't think
it's necessary, but...

if you say so.

- I promise I won't put you
in anything you don't love.

- Okay.

Oh, my God, Janice Goodwin.

Excuse me.
- Sure.

- She's really helped
the neighborhood.

She helped Janice
with a bogus rent hike.

- Oh, you know what?
This would be perfect

for her socials.
- Thank you.

Thank you so much.
- Thank you.

- She wants to volunteer
for the campaign.

- What did she say
her name was?

- Oh, you're posting that?
- Yeah, I think it's great

for people
to see you connecting

with your constituents.
- I agree,

but not without her consent.

Where were we?
- Jackets.

- Have fun.

- So, uh, Linda has

a lot of thoughts
when it comes to social media.

- Oh, yes.
This is why we need you.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- I'm so sorry
to cut this short.

I have to go.
I've been summoned

by David Jacobs.
- Oh. Good luck.

♪

- Sutton Brady.

I hear you have
a release for me.

Have a seat.

So, you're the one
who ruined my dress.

- It never would have happened
if I didn't have an issue

with the model.
- That's not my problem.

You redesigned something
that I spent a year perfecting.

- Oh, I wouldn't say
that I redesigned it.

- What would you say?

- I would say that I took

your perfect silhouette

and added a touch of
playful geometry--

again, out of necessity--
but that the spirit

of the garment remained intact.

- You clearly enjoyed
redesigning my dress,

Ms. Brady,
but what you don't understand

is that by printing
those photos,

women will go to the store
expecting to purchase something

that does not exist,
which means I have to phone

my factory in China
and make changes

to the production run,
which is a huge pain in my ass.

[mellow music]

- Oh.

- You're lucky they look
good enough

to make it worth it.

♪

You want to design?

Be a designer.

But don't pull this shit again.

- "If you want to design,
be a designer,

but don't pull
this shit again."

- What?
- A very intense experience.

- She seems so extra.

- She is, but I kind of enjoyed
making the dress.

- You did?
- Yeah.

- Do you want to be a designer?
- I don't know.

I haven't really
thought about it until now.

[phone buzzes]

- Okay, I gotta go.

I'm gonna swing by,
uh, Tia's on my way home.

- You know I did take
a little spin through

Tia's Instagram last night.
- How was it?

- "Spin."
- She seems to be very single.

- Well, look,
it really doesn't matter

because I'm still
getting over Adena.

- Wait, before you go...
- Yeah.

- Need to know:

What ice cream flavor
would you guys say

that I am sexually?
- Ooh.

- Mm, pistachio.
- Eww.

- What?
I love pistachio.

- Well, Ryan thinks
I am vanilla.

- [laughs]

I mean...
- Okay, fine.

I'm not as experienced
as you guys,

but after I have
my eggs frozen maybe I should

start trying some new things.
- Yeah.

Let that inner freak out.
- Yes.

Teach me your ways.
- [laughing]

I am rock hard for this.

Okay.
[both giggling]

How about you and Ryan
watch porn together?

There's some really
high-brow stuff

Richard and I quite enjoy.
- Oh.

- Send me links.
- Can do.

- Wow, you are gonna need
a burner phone after today.

- I know, HR's gonna think

I'm flicking the bean
in the bathroom.

[funky music]

Oh.
I'm gonna go talk to Alex.

He was weird before
with Patrick, right?

- Yeah.

♪

- What's up?
- [sighs]

- Seems like something's
on your mind.

- Yeah, this is awkward.

Do you want to take a seat?
- Okay, yeah.

- [sighs]

When we hooked up...

did you feel pressured
or anything?

- No, of course not.
Why?

- Uh, my friend Kristen

who wrote the article
in "New York Magazine"?

She told me I inspired
her short story.

- Oh, man.

- Yeah.

- That's intense.

- Yeah, I'm still trying

to wrap my head around it.

Can I say something terrible?

[sighs]

I feel awful, of course...

But part of me is like,

"Isn't what happened
called dating?"

I mean, we went out,
we hooked up.

She regretted it, but...

[somber music]

If she was truly
that uncomfortable--

- Why didn't she just stop
when she wanted to stop?

♪

- Exactly.
I mean, she says anything...

♪

We stop.
- [sighs]

Okay.

♪

Me, Kat and Jane...

you see us as, um,

strong, outspoken women

with our own agency.
- Absolutely.

- We have all been Kristen.

I've been Kristen.

Going further than I wanted to
because it's easier

than causing a scene.

Feeling stuck in a dorm room

or some weird...

Brooklyn apartment.

Um...
[sighs]

♪

Stopping just because
you want to

can sometimes be harder
than it seems.

♪

- Tia. Hey.
- Hi.

- How's it going.
- Uh...

I'm looking at the Facebook
RSVPs for the rally.

Not cute.
- Well, it's not over yet,

right?
- Well, the last

District 1 election was won
by 150 votes,

so it's not over.
- I'm sorry, excuse me.

150 votes?
- Uh-huh.

- I've waited in a line longer
for a cronut.

- Well, only 2,200 people
voted.

- There's 230,000 residents
in this district.

- And a lot of them are
students and people our age--

AKA not voting in primaries.

- But they would
with the right message.

- Enter Kat Edison,
social media maven...

- [laughs]
- Saving the day.

- Okay, sure.
- [laughing]

- So how'd people get you
to go to boring stuff

when you were in college?
- Well, I was the head

of the NYU Democrats
in college, so I was boring.

- Oh, you went to NYU.

- Yeah, class of '14.
Full scholarship.

- Class of '12.
Very nice parents.

- Yeah, you do seem
a little bougie.

I'm not gonna lie.
- Oh, thank you.

[both laughing]

- Just a little bougie.
- [laughing]

Uh, I--what is that?

- Uh-huh, yeah.

Linda didn't want to wear
any labels, so she got that

from a thrift store.

- Oh, no.

[mellow music]

[phone chimes]

♪

- Jane.
- Hey.

- Do you have a second?
- Yeah, what's up?

The character from the
"New York Magazine" story...

- Mm-hmm.
- What do you think of him?

Is he a bad guy?

- Well, he is pushy

and aggressive, and...

what was that phrase
that she used?

- [sighs]
"He spent the whole night

trying to get to the next level
of the game."

- That.
Genius.

Yeah, I don't think
he's a bad guy, I just think

he's a lot of guys.
[laughs]

- He's me.
- Hmm?

- Kristen, she based
the character on me.

- What did you say
when Kristen told you?

- I didn't believe it.

I didn't want to believe it.

Hearing somebody's
perception of you

that's so different
from your own.

But then again,
it's not just perception

because I did things
that made her uncomfortable.

- Yeah, but, I mean, you didn't
do them knowingly, right?

- That's what's crazy.

I didn't know.

That whole night
was so routine to me

but yet so jarring for her.

I just keep replaying

all my sexual experiences
thinking,

"Have I alienated
anybody else?"

- Okay, look...

I know that this story
isn't exactly

what it started out as,
and I understand

why it makes you
feel uncomfortable,

but maybe there's
something here

worth digging into.

You'll figure it out.

[pensive music]

- [sighs]

[mellow music]

- Well, look at you
in the big chair.

Suits you.
- Thank you.

[clicks tongue]

Remember how in high school
I used to sew my own clothes?

- Yeah.
- I stopped doing that

when I got this job,
and I kind of miss it.

I've been so focused
on the path that I'm on,

I didn't consider
that there were others.

And now...

what if I'd be happier
designing?

Am I crazy to be thinking
about this?

- Did I ever tell you
about the time I almost

dropped out of law school
to join an Internet start-up?

I just love the idea
of building something

from the ground up.
- Mm.

What happened?
- I got an offer to be

a summer associate with
a very prestigious law firm.

It was too good to pass up,
and I'm glad I didn't

because, I don't know,

I would never have met you.

Never been here.

But everyone once in a while
part of me does wonder,

"What if?"

My whole point is:
if you got that itch,

baby, your twenties
is the time to scratch it.

[both laughing]

- Hey.

- Hey, Jane.
- Hi, Richard.

Um, I'm just heading out
for the night, so I wanted

to say bye.
- Bye.

Um, will I see you tomorrow
before your egg extraction?

- Yeah it's not
till after lunch,

- And do you need anything
to get ready, or...?

- Uh, no.

I just can't eat
after midnight.

But besides that, Ryan and I

are gonna watch some of the...

uh, Internet links
that you sent.

- Yes, of course.

Enjoy.
- Thanks.

Bye, Richard.

♪

- Links?
- Porn.

- Oh.

♪

[woman moaning]

♪

[heavy breathing]
[whip cracking]

- So?
- [moaning]

- Okay,
so her gigantic breasts,

they just kind of
make me feel...

little inadequate.
- Oh, you are not.

- Oh, thank you.

You don't feel that way,
though?

Like, when you see
his gigantic dong?

- Not really, no.

I just kind of imagine

having it, I guess?

- So it's an aspirational dong?
- Yes.

- Nice.
- Besides, it's not

that much bigger, right?

- [moaning, panting]

- No.

But you know what?

Sutton recommended some sites

that are catered more
towards female pleasure.

Sex-positive,

affirmative-consent based.

- Kind of an indie,
Sundance sort of vibe?

- Relax.
- [laughs]

[mellow music playing]

♪

It's definitely more natural.

- She's in control.

She seems to be
enjoying herself.

- It's a little bit slow,
but...

- [moans, gasps]

- Bup, there it is.
- [gasps]

[moans]

- Take off your pants.
- But you can't have sex

right now.
- I know.

[saucy music]

[woman moaning]

♪

- And now your shirt.

[moaning continues]

♪

- Now touch yourself.
- What are you gonna do?

- I'm gonna watch.

- ♪ I think about you

♪ All day

♪ I have to light up
to get away ♪

- Hey, we have a situation.
- What is this?

This isn't one of the options
I left for her.

- Yeah, well, you want
to be a designer?

Job starts now.
- What?

- Mm-hmm.
Thank you.

- ♪ Feel the burn
in my brain ♪

- Soft lips.

- ♪ Pushing through
the dawn ♪

♪ Every day, every day,
every day ♪

♪ I was pushing through
the dawn ♪

- Hey, ladies.

- Hey.

- I know you can't eat
before surgery,

so these are for after.

- Oh, thank you.
- Sweet.

- And I apologized to Kristen.

- What did you say?

- I just said that I was sorry
for pressuring her,

and putting it on her
to say no.

- Sounds like you followed
the story.

- Well, thanks for pushing me
to write it.

Actually, I'm about to
send it to Patrick right now.

- So what exactly
are you saying in the article?

- I told the truth.

That I was Jeff,

and that guys
need to acknowledge

that these situations happen
way more than they think.

- Do you have to say
that you're Jeff?

- It's gotta be personal.

More Dan Harmon,
not Louis C.K.

- I'm sure it's nuanced
and thoughtful.

- Yeah, of course it is--
Alex is a great writer--

but that's not the point.

I mean, I can see
the headline now.

"'Scarlet' Writer
Preys on Woman."

- Sure, people
are gonna call me out,

and maybe I won't get a date
here or there,

but if that's the price I have
to pay to lead this discussion

I think I'm okay with that.

- What if the price
was your job?

- Hey, Kat.
- Hey.

- I'm gonna publish a story
and say that I was Jeff.

Am I insane?
- Uh, okay.

Not insane, but these things
tend to spiral.

Take if from someone
whose job it is

to make the spiral.

And as black man, you know
there's an added layer.

both: Yeah.
- Alex.

Excited to read
that piece, bub.

- Look, I think it's amazing
that you want to do this,

but just make sure you cover

all your bases first.

- Thanks, ladies.

- Thanks for the cookies.
- Cookies?

Oh, you got us cookies?

Alex...

So nice.
Thank you.

- Unbelievable.

[mellow music]

- Mm-hmm, rally's at
9:00 PM tonight.

Okay, yeah,
tell your friends.

Thanks, bye.

- Watch out, Huma Abedin.

- [sighs]
I'm just trying my best, here.

- Hey.

You are the best.
- [gasps]

Thank you.

You know, I still feel bad
we're not coming with you.

- We will be at your
non-surgical egg extraction

in spirit.
- Thank you.

- How are you feeling?

- Uh, hungry...

and still really horny.

- Last night's porn really
fanned your sexual flame,

didn't it.
- Mm.

- Knew you had it in you,
you little freaky bitch.

- [laughing]
- Ow.

- Well, Ryan's almost here.

- Okay, well, look,
I know you're nervous

but don't worry.

Everything's gonna be great.
- You're taking control

of your future, and you learned
some new sex moves.

- [laughs]

Well, I don't know
who the father

of my potential baby's
gonna be, but...

I know they're gonna have
the best aunties.

- They are.

♪

- [sighs]
I'm gonna be the favorite.

- No, I am.
- Okay, shh.

No fighting.

It's not good for the eggs.

♪ Do-do-do-do

[overlapping chatter]

[peppy music playing
over speakers]

- Wow, great turnout for Linda.

- Yeah, right?
I, uh, reached out

to all the emails I had
from the Wild Susan fundraiser.

- Kat.
- Hey.

Oh, hi.
- Hey.

Thank you so much.

Hi, hi.
This is Carlos, everybody.

- Hi.
- Hi, Sutton.

Nice to meet you.
- Hi.

- We did it.
- Yeah, and Sutton

has handled wardrobe.
- Thank you so much.

- Yeah.
- No problem.

Let's get the girl, right?

Do you mind getting me
some whiskey?

- Yeah, no problem.
- Thank you.

She's over here.
- Mm-hmm.

- Linda, Linda.
- There you are.

Hi, Tia.
[overlapping chatter]

- Hi.
- We got it.

- So here's the jacket.
Um, I did take out

the shoulder pads
just to make it a little bit

more modern,
and I cinched the waist.

And then, I replaced
the, uh, plastic buttons

with these cool vintage ones.

They were part
of an '80s men's power suit.

Stick it to the man.
- [laughs]

- I like it.
- You wanna try it?

- Mm-hmm.

♪

- How does it feel?
- Mm, good.

- Wanna do it?
- Yeah.

- Give me some love.

♪

- Hey.
You did good, kid.

- Hello, everyone.
Thank you all so much

for coming out tonight.

Please allow me
to introduce to you

your next City Councilwoman,
Linda Zephyr.

[applause]

- Thank you.

Thank you so much for coming.

[mellow music]

- Hello, Alex.
Come in.

Have a seat.
- Oh, thank you.

- So...

I read your story.
- Yes.

- And, um...

I think this is some
of the best writing

you have ever done.

- I'm questioning whether
I should publish it.

- Just forget about your editor
for a minute...

And think about what it is

that you really have to say.

- Well, I talk about this stuff
all the time

with my guy friends.

Over dinner...

over texts...

but never in public.

And that needs to change,

because that's how
the behavior will change.

- Absolutely.
- However, I'm freaking out.

I mean, these are weird times.

People are losing their jobs
over Tweets--not even new ones.

And I've grown from this.

Truly.

[somber music]

But I'm scared that people
are gonna come after me

for something that
I did in my past.

- But Alex, as soon as
outrage culture becomes

the driving force
for editorial decisions...

♪

I don't even want
to work here anymore.

- [laughs]

- And luckily, I...

still like it here.

♪

- So you think
I should publish.

♪

- I think...

this is a really vital piece
of journalism.

♪

And I want you to know that
if you do decide to publish...

I will support you
no matter what.

But you're the only one
who can decide

if this is right for you.

♪

- [sighs]

[microphone feedback]

- And finally, the landlords
have to be checking

for indoor hazards
like pests and rats...

- This is not going well.
- No, it's not.

Uh, but she looks great.

- She really does.
- Mm-hmm.

I loved making that jacket.

- Thank you.

[scattered applause]

- Thank you so much, Linda,
for fighting the good fight.

I would love to take questions.

- Um, hey, Tia.

Hi.
Can I say something?

- Yeah, come up. Yeah.
- All right.

Okay.

Hi.
Uh, I know we all want

to get on with our nights,
so I'm gonna try

to make this real quick.

A few weeks ago,
the Wild Susan--

one of the last lesbian bars
in New York--

closed thanks to
Councilman Reynolds.

And I know it's just a bar--
it's, like, not that big

of a deal, but...

I loved it there.

And the small things add up,
so we should fight for them.

And, yes, there are days
when I wake up

and I can think
of a million things

I'd rather do
than read the news,

but we can't disengage.

I mean, we have
to keep fighting

and keep supporting people
like Linda Zephyr.

who actually care about
the community and the people

that live here.

It's marginalized voices,

affordable housing.

Because even though
they want us to believe

that we don't have the power
to change things,

we actually do, and we will.

But you can't change anything

if you don't
get out there and vote.

[applause]

[hopeful music]

♪

[mellow music]

♪

- [slurred]
Hi, apartment.

I'm back from making
my baby egg popsicles.

- So, the anesthetic
still hasn't worn off, huh?

- I miss Sutton.

[sighs]
But I do like having two beds.

[laughs]

[sighs]

- Here.

Have some of this.

♪

So, what are we gonna have
for dinner?

- Thai.
- Yes.

- No...
- No?

- Chinese.
- Yes.

- No...
- Mm?

- Sushi.

- How about,
for one night only,

I give you all three.

- [gasps]

- [laughs]

- You know what I can't wait
to do to you?

- I can't wait
for you to tell me.

Jane?

[lighthearted music]

♪

- ♪ Fire

♪

♪ Fire

♪ I have something

♪ For your mind

♪ Fire

♪

- Sutton Brady.

Just saw that Dana Jacobs
approved the proofs.

I knew you'd be good at this.
- It was touch-and-go there

for a while, but yes.

Hey, Oliver, um...

so I've been--
I've been thinking about

what you said to me before

about having your job one day.

Don't get me wrong,
that would be...

amazing...

but what if I'm not so sure?

- Okay, go on.

- There's this other side
of me--this creative side

that I've recently
reconnected with.

It's a departure
from what I've been doing here

but I can't shake it,

so I wanted to get your advice.
- "Creative side."

As in...
- I think I want

to be a designer.

Maybe.
Do you hate me?

- Of course I don't hate you.
- [laughs]

- And as far as advice goes,
some people would say,

"Go work under
some big designer."

But here's my two cents:
you make something,

and you make sure
that it's good,

and you make sure
that it's you.

- Okay.

So what do I do?
- I'm getting there.

Give me a second.

Um...

An old friend of mine
has a design seminar--

more like a boot camp, really.

It's really tough
to get into,

but I could make a call.

- That would be amazing.
- And in the mean time,

you keep crushing it
at this job and maintaining

these connections,
because I can assure you

that it's a lot easier
to launch your own line

with a "Scarlet" email address.

Even Vera Wang worked
at "Vogue"

17 years before leaving.

You, my love,
have got a long ways to go.

[gentle guitar music]

♪

[message notifications]

- ♪ How long
must I wait here for ♪

♪

[phone buzzes]

♪ 'Cause I'm not getting
any younger ♪

♪

♪ It's you and me
against the world ♪

- How's it going in there?
- You've waited two weeks.

A few more minutes
won't kill you.

- You don't know that
for a fact.

♪

♪ How long

- [heavy exhale]

♪ Must I know you for

♪

♪ You say that patience

♪ Is a virtue

- Worth the wait?
- Mm-hmm.

♪ But I know
what it's really for ♪

- ♪ Oh-oh

♪

- ♪ You think I got

♪ The grace to hurt you
- Ow.

Baby steps.
- Sorry.

- ♪ How far is far enough

♪ I'm always telling myself

♪ That good
ain't good enough ♪

- Jacqueline.
I just got the invite

to your
ten-year-anniversary party,

- It's actually my ten-year-
as-Editor-In-Chief party,

but glad you got it.
- So how long have you been

working here again?

- Longer than that.

Good night, Patrick.

♪

- ♪ That good
ain't good enough ♪

- ♪ Oh-oh

- ♪ That good is bad
for my health ♪

- ♪ Oh-oh-oh

♪

[women vocalizing]

- Hey, Tia.
- Hey.

- [laughs]

What was so urgent?

- Um...

Linda's dropping out.
- What?

Seriously?
- Yeah.

She, uh, didn't think
she had what it takes.

- But last night,
it turned out great.

- Yeah, because of you.

Kat, you got
all those people there.

You got them inspired...
- Oh, no.

- You got them interested
in this race.

No really, it was something.

It was something,
and Linda and I

were thinking--stay with me--

that you should run.

- [humming]