Betty sits with Sally on her bed and hands a card she says is from her little brother, offering "my new big sister, the best in the world" a present, which turns out to be a Barbie. It's a nice effort from Betty, but given the year I'm still wondering if we're going to be seeing a production of What Ever Happened To Baby Gene? any time soon. Sally reluctantly looks at the card and petulantly declares that baby Gene can't read, but Betty reminds her: "Babies get fairies to do things. You know that." Hee. When she sees the Barbie, Betty tells her Gene wants to be her friend, and she's very important to Betty too. She gives Sally a kiss on top of her head and leaves, but when she's gone, Sally places the doll against her pillow and looks scared as ever. Well, I'm out of ideas.

MacEndrick is addressing the troops from the same spot from which Hooker and Pryce made their earlier announcement, with Roger now conspicuously absent. After MacEndrick gives a toast to Pryce that could charitably be described as "cursory," he busts out the charm in raising a glass to Joan, who can't take all the emotions pulling at her and bursts into tears. MacEndrick softly says her reaction wasn't his intention, and Joan recovers to step forward when Hooker wheels out a rather large cake that reads "Bon Voyage Joan" with a ship on it. Would have been more appropriate for Pryce, especially since his status as cost-cutting guru suggests he wouldn't travel by airline. MacEndrick wraps it up by saying the presentations will wait until the next day, and the afternoon will be dedicated to Joan. Everyone applauds, and through her tears, Joan tells them the celebration wasn't necessary. Hooker, seeming as sincere as he gets, says she'll be sorely missed, but that still prompts Hildy to chime in, "We got you the cake." Heh. Across the room, the core boys wonder what's going to happen, and Ken notes people above them keep getting added in. Pete: "One more promotion and we're going to be answering the phones." He really gets all the best lines, doesn't he? I think I've said this before, but he and Roger should really take it on the road, as long as Roger leaves the blackface act at home. They decide to go schmooze with MacEndrick, which is the best idea they've collectively had in a while. Elsewhere, Peggy awkwardly opines to Don that the champagne is good, but Don, tasting nothing but ash in the wake of the destruction of the London dream that never existed outside his and Bertram's imagination, disagrees. Peggy, understandably given their last interaction, takes this as a comment on his feelings toward her at the moment, leaves him to get something to eat. Geez, Peggy. Don't you know that's the way to not end up embarrassingly yourself horribly at one of these things? Another way to avoid such a fate is to leave early, and along those lines, Don's girl (I hate to keep referring to her in that manner, but have we ever heard her name?) informs him brightly that "Conrad Hilton," the hotel magnate, is on the phone for him...