but was brought back into the final boardroom, in what Trump suspected was an attempt to have Nick advocate for Jason to stay. In any event, the move backfired when Nick angrily demanded to know why he was in the final boardroom, and Jason was unable to justify his decision, lamely telling Nick that it had to be "someone" alongside his clear target Sam. Trump told Sam he's been a disaster and no one on his team respects him. In the end, Trump considered both this and Jason's failure to meet with the client to both be fatal errors which outweighed Sam's lack of any useful contribution to the team. Fired: Jason Curis – for not meeting with the president at the start of the task, which led the team to lose. Also, Trump did not like the fact that Nick, the "one guy" that defended Jason, was brought back into the boardroom. Notes: Jason did not see the point of meeting the client for their campaign, while several of his teammates did, and Trump himself was aghast that Jason did not meet with company's owner at the beginning and thereby learn that Deutsch and the executives wanted a flashier campaign. The women's reward became short-lived from a heat of tension that Omarosa instigated with Ereka. After Omarosa called Ereka emotionally unstable, Ereka stated that this was a case of "[the pot] calling the kettle black", which Omarosa interpreted as racism. After the season ended Omarosa tried to imply that Ereka and another candidate had used even stronger racist insults off-camera, though no evidence of this was ever found during a review of the production tapes. Vetrini has stated that contestants are almost always on camera or being audio-recorded during production, and that such an event, if it occurred, would have been aired to garner ratings. This episode is the first time that the project manager has the words "Project Manager" in their name at the bottom of the screen instead of their actual occupation. 20.2 million people watched this episode's initial airing. Week 3: "Respect" Air date: January 22, 2004 Task: The teams are given a scavenger list of items which they are required to purchase during the day at the lowest possible total price. Judges: Donald Trump; Carolyn Kepcher; George H. Ross Monologue: The Art of Negotiation – Buying the right thing at your price, fitting it into