Wilhelmina is going ahead with her increasingly sleazy plans to take over Mode, having reduced herself to seducing publishing mogul Bradford Meade. After quizzing Quincy, he tips her off that Bradford has a thing for feet, and she goes as far as to have Japanese fish nibble the dry skin off her feet. She finally succeeds in seducing him, keeping him from answering Alexis’ phone call and attempt at reconciliation.

Betty’s father Ignacio is finally free of his house arrest ankle monitor, and wanting to believe that caseworker Constance is trying to help him, he is lured to her apartment on the pretense of meeting his lawyer. When the lawyer is nowhere to be find, Constance finally reveals her plan to take Ignacio to Atlantic City so they can get married and he can have his citizenship. But his real caseworker shows up at his house, revealing that Constance had been fired two months earlier, and before Constance can trick Ignacio into marrying her, Helga calls and tells him the truth. In the end Ignacio sees that she is just a lonely, damaged person and he doesn’t press charges.

Betty is more and more concerned about Daniel’s descent into debauchery, and is trying to run interference and salvage his career. Betty’s BFF, Mode designer/seamstress Christina, expresses concern about how Betty’s entire life revolves around Daniel, and convinces her to go with her to a hot new club, Prague. There Betty makes a half-hearted attempt to let go and party — complete with Jello shots — and tries to forget the trials of her boss. She doesn’t stand a chance when who walks in but Daniel with two models and his party buddy. The evening disintegrates when, mistakenly thinking that Quincy is in the club, Betty grabs the microphone to warn Daniel, humiliating them both. Daniel confronts Betty, telling her he doesn’t need a babysitter, and that when they are out of the office, he doesn’t want her to try to run his life. Betty is hurt and leaves with Christina.

Outside the club, Christina finally comes clean with Betty about her soul-selling deal with Wilhelmina, and Betty is hurt by the realization that her friend has been using information from their conversations to damage Daniel. She goes home, devastated by both betrayals.

Later, Daniel finds out that the model he just slept with is 16 and her mother is blackmailing her daughter’s way onto the August cover. In desperation he calls Betty, and still hurt, she refuses to speak to him.

Phew! All in all it was an exciting and scandalous episode, and I am astounded (and so grateful) that they are able to keep up this dramedy’s grand prix pace. The thing about this show is that every week the characters grow and change and regress, they love and hurt and reconcile, just like life, but in an over-dramatic, oh so flashy package. And really, does television get any better than that?