▁help . ▁Be hind ▁Betty ' s ▁back , ▁Don ▁has ▁Betty ' s ▁doctor ▁report ▁back ▁to ▁Don ▁what ▁Betty ▁says ▁in ▁treatment . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Don ▁begins ▁a ▁fl irt ati ous ▁relationship ▁with ▁Rach el ▁Men ken , ▁the ▁Jewish ▁owner ▁of ▁a ▁department ▁store ▁who ▁see ks ▁market ing ▁help ▁at ▁Ster ling ▁Cooper . ▁ ▁Don ▁also ▁has ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁his ▁younger ▁brother , ▁Adam ▁Whit man , ▁who ▁refers ▁to ▁Don ▁as ▁" D ick ▁Whit man ". ▁Don ▁gives ▁Adam ▁$ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁tells ▁him ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁new ▁life ▁for ▁himself , ▁as ▁Don ▁did , ▁and ▁to ▁never ▁contact ▁Don ▁again . ▁ ▁Flash back s ▁to ▁Don ' s ▁child hood ▁as ▁" D ick ▁Whit man ", ▁during ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression , ▁dep ict ▁Dick ' s ▁relationships ▁with ▁his ▁un lo ving , ▁p ious ▁ste pm other , ▁who ▁calls ▁him ▁a ▁" wh ore - child ", ▁and ▁ab us ive ▁father ▁Arch ib ald ▁Whit man , ▁who ▁che ats ▁a ▁h ob o ▁out ▁of ▁promised ▁payment ▁for ▁performing ▁ch ores . ▁Dick ▁had ▁grown ▁friendly ▁with ▁the ▁v agrant , ▁and ▁the ▁incident ▁further ▁de gr ades ▁his ▁image ▁of ▁his ▁father . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁v agrant ▁teach es ▁young ▁Dick ▁the ▁h ob o ▁code , ▁which ▁communic ates ▁important ▁messages ▁via ▁simple ▁visual ▁symbols . ▁Don ▁finds ▁a ▁weather ed ▁h ob o