drug and sex addictions. An incensed Amanda then sees Betty walking down the hall, pulls her over to the desk and vengefully tells Jean that Betty is Marc's new girlfriend. Betty laughs, but before she is able to mention that Marc is gay, Marc cuts Betty off in mid-sentence by kissing her on the lips. He then takes a stunned Betty to the bathroom and begs her to help him conceal his homosexuality from his mother; she agrees to play along. Back at the desk Amanda notices Betty's cell phone is ringing, and when she sees it is Ignacio on the phone, Amanda cruelly hands the phone to Jean, who initiates a chat about Betty and Marc's relationship. Moments later Amanda joyfully rushes over to tell Marc and Betty that they have dinner plans with Betty's family. Marc promises to give Betty important information to help save Daniel's job in exchange for her help. Betty informs Daniel that Alexis is planning to take over the company and push him out, prompting Daniel to confront Alexis, who then tells him they should try working together. Daniel insists he is not just her kid brother anymore and she cannot push him around, but when Alexis tells him they are in this 50/50, he instructs her to have her "letter from the editor" ready by noon the next day so they can print them side by side. When he leaves, she calls in her new assistant, Nick, and orders him to cancel his plans for tonight because they have to get their work completed by midnight, informing him Daniel is crazy if he thinks she is going to share anything with him. Alexis has a major photo shoot and submits her pictures for the next cover of MODE. Wilhelmina is pleased with this scheme, but Alexis tells her that Daniel is not going to know what hit him. As Betty advises Daniel to write his "letter from the editor" as his own statement about the Meade family instead of about shoes, Wilhelmina then visits Claire in the hospital and expresses her concerns about the business due to the divide between Daniel and Alexis. She suggests she get her attorney to draw up a power of attorney so she can keep things running smoothly, but Claire informs Wilhelmina that only a Meade will run the company from now on. Wilhelmina then taunts Claire's alcoholism