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A risky venture entails a new future for Peggy. Roger gets an unexpected phone call. Pete butts heads with Cutler.
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On 16 July 1969, Bert watches the Apollo 11 liftoff in Florida on his television. "We have a liftoff!"
In California, Ted Chaough takes 2 Sunkist executives for a flight in his plane. As he talks about the astronauts and death, he turns off the engine of the plane in mid-air. Later, he receives a firm call from Jim Cutler and tells Cutler he wants to quit advertising, asking him to buy out his stake in Sterling Cooper & Partners. Cutler says that he'll talk it over with Ted the next time he's in California, but before hanging up, asks for control over his voting rights in the company, which the drunken Ted nonchalantly agrees to.
Don, Peggy, Harry, and Pete rehearse for Burger Chef in the conference room. Harry asks about how much he should negotiate for now that he's been invited to be a partner. Don tells him to just take the offer. The presentation appears to be coming together, and everyone is optimistic they will win the business. Meanwhile, Cutler tells Lou their prospective cigarette account has been folded in with Phillip Morris. Lou tells Cutler he wants Don out of the agency for embarrassing him by barging into the meeting. Cutler tells Lou he's just "a hired hand."
Peggy returns home to see Nick, a handyman, installing a drop ceiling in her apartment. He gives her his phone number in case she needs any "odd jobs" done. Her 10 year old neighbor, Julio, shows up to watch TV and eat a Popsicle.
Betty welcomes an old college friend from out of town, who has brought her husband Rick and her two sons. Her younger son Neil is sad he lost his telescope, and her older son Sean, a football player, catches Sally's eye. The next morning he enters the kitchen without a shirt on, and Sally eyes him before leaving for her lifeguard job. Her mother mentions that she's never seen her wear lipstick to the pool before.
As he arrives at his office, Don's secretary Meredith brings him some bad news. A letter arrived from SC&P's lawyer claiming Don had breached his contract's addendum and will therefore be fired, which will also result in his shares in the agency being seized. She tries to be sympathetic, and kisses him but he rejects her advances. First, he goes to Jim's office and they exchange heated words. Jim tells Don to take a swing at him. "It would save us all a lot of trouble." Don then heads to Roger's office to accost him about the letter. Roger, Pete, and Bert Cooper are surprised. Don calls a vote to see who wants him out. Cutler (who votes proxy for Ted) and Joan, still upset at Don for costing her money when he refused the sell the company the year prior, vote to uphold the letter and fire Don. Don votes to keep himself, as do Bert, Pete, and Roger, although Bert makes it clear that he's only siding with Don because Jim acted improperly in trying to fire him without consulting the other partners (Harry doesn't have a vote because he has not yet accepted the offer). Don storms off. Later, Roger angrily speaks to Bert, who tells him that although Cutler has vision and is a leader, and Roger does not, Bert is still on the same team as Roger is. Roger quotes a song: "So let's have another cup of coffee, let's have another piece of pie." He leaves.
•Pete: The clients want to live too, Ted.
•Peggy: We have no liquor!
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