The Golden Spoon

Early the next morning, Gerald waits for a taxi to take him to the train station. He is embarrassed about his outburst the previous day and regrets that he is leaving Grafton Manor without saying goodbye. Still, he is deeply wounded by the fact that he is leaving not because of his own error, but because someone sabotaged his—and, he realizes, Peter’s—bake. As the taxi rolls through the gates, Gerald changes his mind about leaving.

Betsy heads to a local diner to meet with Francis, her agent. He tells her that early footage of the show has been leaked to the press. Betsy wants to blame Melanie, but Francis says that, whatever his source, Archie was the one who made it public, allegedly to try to rescue the show from irrelevance. He is now making overt attempts to replace Betsy completely and move the show to Los Angeles. The server at the diner recognizes Betsy, who does her best to be gracious, but fumes inwardly and answers through “gritted teeth.” Concerned for Grafton’s future, Betsy listens to Francis’s plan for how to navigate Archie’s duplicity. In a rage, she returns to Grafton Manor.