 In 2001, Alpert attempted to recruit Juliet into Mittelos Bioscience in "Not in Portland".Juliet initially declined the offer, offhandedly joking the only way she could go is if her employer, her ex-husband, were hit by a bus; Alpert saw to it that this "joke" became reality in short order.Alpert claimed to have forgotten Juliet's joke when she mentioned it later, and she accepted the job offer.