claiming that he would be a superstar at selling the water, then delivering poor results. Also, Ereka's leadership was sorely lacking giving little direction and strategy. They only sold over $4,000 worth of water, $2,000 less than Protégé. Sent to boardroom: Ereka, Bill, and Nick Fired: Ereka Vetrini – for letting her emotions influence her decision-making, bringing Bill back instead of Katrina and for not having a strong defence when Nick and Bill jointly listed her deficiencies as a leader. Notes: Episode recap from NBC.com 20.0 million people watched this episode's initial airing. Despite the big numbers, the instalment came in at No. 11 on the weekly charts. Ereka made the fatal mistake of letting her friend, Katrina, go back up to the suite and fight in the boardroom against Nick, incorrectly believing that Bill would support her in this decision. While George wanted to dismiss Ereka, Carolyn preferred to fire Nick. Ereka also lost her temper during the argument against Bill and Nick, which did not help her case against getting fired. This is the first task of the season (and the series) where both project managers were of the same sex. In Ereka's exit interview she called Bill a chicken for defending Nick. Week 9: "DNA, Heads and the Undead Kitty" Air date: March 4, 2004 Task: This week's task is to pick one artist from an array of controversial and strange painters, sculptors, and other kinds of artists. Then they must sell this art in a showing at a gallery. Protégé picks a surrealist artist named Meghan Boody, while Versacorp sticks with a more mainstream artist named Andrei Petrov, who specializes in abstract paintings. Judges: Donald Trump; Carolyn Kepcher; George H. Ross Trump Monologue: You've Gotta Believe – A seller has to have faith in what is being sold. Protégé project manager: Kwame Versacorp project manager: Nick Task tension: On Protege, Heidi butted heads with Omarosa when Omarosa said she was hungry and then demanded they have a sit-down lunch, while Heidi wanted to get take-out sandwiches and eat the food while they were working. Omarosa once again claimed her head was badly injured, and Heidi lost her patience and used expletives while screaming how sick she was of dealing with Omarosa. Winning team: Versacorp Reasons for win: Versacorp sold 8 pieces for $13,600, blowing Protégé out of the water. Nick made an executive decision for his