other upon returning to the loft, and celebrated their coronation as finalists with champagne. Both finalists also browsed a photo album containing pictures of the fourteen eliminated candidates. Jim, although happy to work with Bethenny, was perplexed as to why she chose Carrie, with whom she argued in episode 7, and Ryan, with whom she never worked. Jim said that Bethenny had no friends and that's why she chose a rather odd group of people. In pure Apprentice tradition, the first part of the final task ended with the final two facing conflicts that could lead to failure. In this case, Dawna thinks Howie could cost her the job, and Bethenny with numerous workers who have no tasks. Week 13: Decision Time Airdate: December 21, 2005 Setting: The studio in which Martha's daytime show, Martha takes place, live in The Apprentice tradition. Pre-Recorded Material: Conclusion of the final tasks Bethenny's circus event was fun and successful, but Bethenny was a bit cold towards her teammates. Bethenny's coldness was especially evident at the end of the task, when she left her teammates without saying much in the way of praise, in stark contrast to Dawna's emotional farewell to her team. Martha was also concerned that Bethenny disregarded her subordinates and had a few rough edges, which jeopardized Bethenny's job application nearing the end of the finale. Dawna's Liz Claiborne fashion show event went smoothly as well The company's main concern was that the event brochures were rushed, after the Liz Claiborne executives made last-minute changes of the clothing-line and the show atmosphere; but ultimately none of Dawna's weaknesses affected her job application. Runner-up: Bethenny for showing disrespect to her subordinates, being a show-off, and having excessive need to make physical impressions. Hired: Dawna, for not only her outstanding PM record of 3-0 & track record of 9–2, but mainly her exemplary business experience and her competency in management. (Martha to Dawna: "I would like to offer you the job of being my apprentice.") Dawna's Job: Development Director for MSLO's Body + Soul magazine, based in the Boston suburb of Watertown, Massachusetts. Special notes: The Live Finale was only one hour long (as opposed to two for Donald Trump's Apprentice). At the end of the show, champagne was passed around to the candidates in celebration of Dawna's coronation. However, Martha refused to offer any alcoholic beverage to Dawna herself, since she wanted