The Bold Type (2017–…): Season 4, Episode 1 - Legends of the Fall Issue - full transcript
Scarlet reels over their new dynamic, forcing everyone to adjust, while Jane tries to cope with the changes to Jacqueline's role at the magazine, and Sutton takes stock of her position at Scarlet, as Richard considers a world outside it.
- Previously
on "The Bold Type"...
- Ever since
I lost the election,
I've been looking for something
to make me feel better.
I need to find myself again,
but I can't do that
if I just jump back
into a relationship with you.
See, these women all have
an incredible cause
that people
need to hear about.
I was hoping to work with these
women when I took office,
and today
I realized I still can.
- It's my book tour
itinerary.
23 cities in 8 weeks.
- One minute, you're telling me
that you want to
move in with me,
and then the next,
you're kissing someone else.
- It meant nothing, I swear.
- It meant something to me.
You can't mess up like this
again, 'cause I love you.
- I love you too, Sutton.
- I know.
You made me a better writer.
- I really do believe
that you have the potential
to be exceptional.
- Richard, you deserve
to love what you do.
You have to at least try.
So I bought you a ticket
to San Francisco.
- It has always been my mission
to make "Scarlet" a leader
when it comes
to empowering women,
but we can't do that
unless we examine ourselves,
which means we need
new fashion spreads,
new articles, more inclusivity,
and we must get it right.
- Fairy tales are fantasies.
What if we didn't focus
on the fantasy?
What if we...
- Aimed the camera
at the mice.
- How did your meeting
with the board go?
- They don't want me to move
forward with this plan.
- But you're doing it anyway?
- It's the right thing to do.
And "Scarlet"
is still my magazine...
until it's not.
[insects chirping,
wind whooshing]
[energetic bass music
thumping]
[chain-link fence jingling]
- This is crazy.
♪
- Come on,
Spider-Woman, let's go.
- Yeah, smooth dismount.
- Oh!
- Oh, no.
Are you okay?
[laughter]
- Yeah, I'm good.
I'm fine.
- You're good?
- Oh.
- Oh, no.
- What's happening.
- Shit.
Is that security?
- Oh, my God.
I think it's a cop.
- I can't go to jail
in my skivvies.
- ♪ Make your
girlfriend mad type ♪
♪ Might seduce your dad type
- Oh!
I dropped the wine.
- ♪ I'm the bad guy
[upbeat music]
♪
- Excuse me, ladies.
- This doesn't make any sense.
- What--Hello.
- What is this?
- Are you shitting me?
- Why are they packing up
Jacqueline's office?
- Wait.
- Andrew...
- Yeah, yeah?
- What's going on?
- Where's Jacqueline?
- I don't know.
- What do you mean
you don't know?
- I mean I literally
cannot find her.
Um, her phone is off,
and her emails
just keep bouncing back,
so I don't know
where she could be.
- There has to be
a misunderstanding.
- Excuse me.
That's Jacqueline's treadmill.
Who told you that
you could remove that
from Jacqueline's office?
- I did.
Uh, please,
if I could just have
everyone's attention
for a moment.
As some of you might
have surmised
from this morning's commotion,
the board is making a change
at "Scarlet."
Effective immediately,
Jacqueline Carlyle
is no longer editor in chief.
- What?
- Oh, my God.
- I will be
taking her position,
and I will do my best
to live up to her legacy.
- Um, is this a joke?
- I am well aware
this news
comes as a surprise
to many of you,
but the most important thing
we can do right now
is get back to putting out
the best possible magazine.
Oh, that reminds me.
I would love to do a roundup
of our favorite rosés.
- A rosé roundup?
Really?
After we just made
a groundbreaking issue?
- Mm-mm.
- Sage, Alex, take the lead.
There will be a transition
period as we find our footing,
but rest assured...
we will find it.
All right, people.
I have some housekeeping,
but we'll gather later
for pitches.
I'm excited.
- Yeah, I'm gonna be sick.
[moans]
- Andrew, hold on.
Nope.
We're gonna breathe.
In for two, out for four.
You ready?
- No.
This isn't happening.
He can't take her job.
- Jane, heel.
Don't do something
you're gonna regret.
Kat...
- Yep?
- Closet.
- Okay, I'll be right back.
- No, no, no, no.
- You got it.
I'll be right back, okay?
- Okay.
- Can they really do this?
- Well, they just did.
- How do you replace
Jacqueline Carlyle?
She just sent her best
issue off to the printers.
- Well, I actually heard that
the board never approved it,
so maybe they're saying
it's insubordination.
- She's the editor in chief.
I've seen her be insubordinate
a million times.
- See, now, that's not
really helping her case.
- Yes, it is.
Jacqueline's fearlessness
is what makes
this magazine special.
Ugh!
I cannot believe
I trusted Patrick.
- Oh. Wait.
Adena, her offer to work here--
Jacqueline gave it to her.
- Do you know how much
this place is gonna change?
Guys, she's the best boss
we're ever gonna have.
- Yeah.
- Remember when she said
"labia" three times to RJ
just to see him blush?
- [laughs] Yeah.
- We have to fix this.
- I'm gonna talk to Richard.
- I am gonna talk to Patrick
and see where
his heart is on this.
- And I'm gonna
find Jacqueline.
I mean, if anybody
has a plan, it's her.
- Wait, hey, whoa.
- Did you just red rover me?
- Yes.
Triple hug.
Come on.
We need it.
- I love you guys.
- Lean in. Mm-hmm.
- Mm.
- Okay.
I love you, too,
but we have to go.
- Okay.
- Oh.
- Hey. What are you doing?
- Oh, it's a dark day.
I think this will help.
- I'm telling you,
this is the new media playbook.
Step one--
fire the beloved boss.
Step two--replace her
with a cheap wunderkind.
- Step three--fire half of us,
turn the other
half into freelancers
churning out sponcon 24-7.
- What?
Shh.
Here they come.
- [clears throat]
- Why are they
staring at us?
- I don't know.
- What's going on?
- Well, we knew y'all
were talking in the closet,
and we thought we would leave
you alone so you could think.
- Okay.
- So...
what do we think?
- Well, I mean,
we think this sucks,
and we're gonna try to
find a way to fix it.
- Yep.
- Mm-hmm.
- That's it?
That--that's the plan?
I'm asking my friend
if her sustainable vibrator
startup is still hiring.
- Wait. Hold up.
Hold up.
We have a plan.
We just--it's, uh...
- Of course.
- Yeah. We have a plan.
- Absolutely.
- We're ironing out
the details.
- Yeah, okay,
so I can't lose this job,
because I cannot
do anything else.
- Yeah.
- Oh, my God.
- It's okay. Come on.
Come on. Come on.
Alex and I are chugging--um,
"testing" rosé.
- Oh, I can do that.
- Okay, yeah.
No, we--we can't let
this happen.
- Right.
- Look at Oliver.
He's gonna leave, isn't he,
if Jacqueline's gone?
- Well, you heard Jane.
We're gonna fix it.
- Hey, would you
give me a minute?
I'll be right with you.
- That's new.
- I stress-stole it.
- Yeah. I get it.
I'm as shocked as you are.
- Isn't there anything
we can do about it?
- Do you know how many times
I've talked RJ
down from the ledge
from something Jacqueline did?
I thought I could
do it this time,
but... [exhales sharply]
he's really pissed at her.
She completely ignored him
by publishing that issue.
- Yeah.
Oliver's gonna leave
if Jacqueline's gone.
- You don't know that.
- I do.
I just feel like
I'm losing you
and "Scarlet"
at the same time.
- Hey, it's just a sabbatical
in San Francisco,
and you could never lose me.
- [chuckles]
[cell phone vibrates]
- Sorry.
Wow.
Listen, it's gonna be
pretty wild around here
for the next couple days.
Hang in there, all right?
- Yeah.
- Hey. Sorry.
Thanks for waiting.
[dramatic music]
♪
[telephone rings]
- Hey. How you doing?
- Okay.
How's it going out there?
- It's good.
Like a party.
Like Fyre Fest.
- People just need
a little time.
- Hmm.
I see you've wasted no time
getting settled in.
- Studies show managerial
changes are best done swiftly.
- Mm.
So you're okay with all this?
- It brings me no joy
Jacqueline was fired, Kat.
- But, I mean, you feel
like you can take the reins
and order a bunch
of, uh...
Rosé taste tests?
- Jacqueline was canned
for provoking RJ and the board,
and I would like
to keep this job.
[telephone rings]
RJ, hey.
Yeah, I'm actually
with her right now.
[whispering]
RJ wants to see you.
- Why?
- Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
- Did he say why?
- No, I know them.
♪
- Most people open
an expensive bottle of wine
to celebrate something,
but I find it much more useful
on days like this.
- I just can't believe that
after everything you've done,
they would--
- [shushing]
Taste the wine first.
- [scoffs] I...
I thought you would have been
holding a pitchfork
ready to burn down Safford.
- Oh, that was
my first instinct, but...
my lawyers
advised against it.
- They can't just fire you.
- No, they can't.
Corporations like
Safford need cause.
They need a file documenting
all fireable offenses.
And they have that file on me.
It's about, eh, this thick.
- Okay, uh,
so what are you gonna do?
- I am gonna enjoy the fact
that I created a magazine
that I am very proud of.
Publishing that last issue...
really mattered.
And when people see it...
they will understand
why I did it.
- So your walk
against domestic violence--
are you still gonna be there?
- Of course.
Just because I'm no longer
at "Scarlet"
doesn't mean I'm ever
gonna stop fighting for women.
- [sighs]
[indistinct chatter]
RJ, Patrick said
you wanted to see me.
- Follow me, please.
We're not releasing
Jacqueline's last issue
of "Scarlet" magazine.
- Uh, but it's already
been printed, right?
And we have a bunch of
social media tie-ins that are--
- I didn't approve
the issue, Kat.
It's not coming out.
We are crafting a statement
saying we were unable to agree
on renewal terms
with Jacqueline,
which means--have a seat--
that we need
that unified message
on all "Scarlet" fronts--
Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat.
- But people are gonna want
to talk about this.
- You will tell them not to.
That's the game plan.
That's your job.
- But this past issue
was a huge step forward
for the magazine editorially,
and I just feel like--
- "Scarlet" is not
a passion project.
It's a business.
It survives because companies
like Western Denim
and Defined Cosmetics
pay millions of dollars
of advertising to it.
Do you think Middle America
wants to see
a photo spread of lumberjacks
in ball gowns?
Do you think they want
to be told
their favorite jeans
contribute to climate change?
They don't.
This--this bubble you all
live in downstairs,
it is not
the rest of the world.
- And RJ is not releasing
the magazine,
so all of those changes that
Jacqueline made to be inclusive
and call out
our industry are just...
- Gone.
See you later.
- [sighs]
- Still no word
from Adena either.
God, this sucks.
- Yeah.
When I talked to Jacqueline,
it was like she accepted it,
because she was proud
of the issue we created
and she knew that
when people read it,
they would understand
why she did what she did,
because it mattered,
and now no one's gonna see it.
- Not even her.
- But I think she needs to.
- What does that mean?
- Maybe if she sees
how great the issue is,
then she'll understand
how important she is
and she'll push back.
There's got to be a digital
copy somewhere, right?
- I don't know. They took
Jacqueline's computer.
- Maybe Andrew has one.
We should call him.
- Me?
- Yeah.
- Andrew hates me.
- He does not hate you.
- Yeah.
He kind of does.
It's a territorial,
Jacqueline thing.
- Oh.
[line trilling]
- [crying]
Hello?
- Hi, Andrew.
You--you okay?
- Mm-hmm.
[both mouthing words]
- Give me the phone.
Andrew, it's Jane.
I was just wondering
if maybe you had a digital copy
of the latest issue.
- No.
Uh, the files were all wiped.
There's nothing left
of that issue or Jacqueline.
Oh, I have to go.
- Hmm.
- He's fine, right?
- Yeah, he's fine.
So that's it?
It's just wiped off the face
of the Earth?
- Not necessarily.
- Hmm?
- Well, our printing facility,
it's in Piscataway, right?
- Yeah.
- If the magazine is not
being distributed...
- Mm-hmm.
- Then it's still
at the warehouse
until it gets destroyed, right?
Which could be
at any moment.
- So you're trying to go
to Piscataway,
New Jersey, right now?
- Yeah.
- Is she drunk?
Are you drunk?
- Not as much
as I'd like to be.
Bring the bottle.
- So what do we do
when we get there?
- We wing it.
- ♪ Come on, let's go
♪ Hey, let's go
- You have your ID badge?
- Our what?
- Excuse me?
- Oh.
- Uh, you know, I think we're
just gonna get out here.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Thank you.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- Thank you so much.
Okay.
- Take the other entrance,
you know?
Thank you.
- Thank you.
- Okay.
- Thank you.
- I wonder what he thinks.
- Okay. Now what?
- Uh...
- Now it's over the gate.
- [whispering]
Wait. You guys.
You guys!
- [gasps]
- Don't point at it.
- What are you doing?
- Literally most places...
we can't take her.
- Okay.
Um...
I have a better idea.
Come on.
- Wait, what do we do
when we actually get in?
There's gonna be
a security guard.
- Simple.
We flirt with him.
- Ooh, is it okay to weaponize
our sexuality like that?
- Yes.
- Your better idea's
scaling the fence here?
- Nope.
- ♪ There's only one style
for me ♪
- If they go low,
we go lower.
- Marry me.
- Oh.
- Tiny Jane!
- ♪ It's in my blood
and in my veins ♪
♪ A rocket ship
to my outer space ♪
♪ There's only one style
for me ♪
- All right.
- Okay.
- Come on.
- What are you doing?
- [sighs]
This is DVF, guys.
If I mess this up,
Oliver is gonna kill me.
- If you don't climb
under this fence,
I'm gonna kill you.
You're on flirt detail.
- All right, I didn't want
to have to do this.
- Oh.
- Is she...
- Damn.
This is not where
I was expecting this to go,
but I love it.
[both mimic techno music]
Get it.
Get it.
Do you have any dollars, Jane?
- Yeah!
- You're gonna have to take
these imaginary dollars,
but I swear...
- All right. Here she comes.
- Okay.
- Get ready to catch it.
[groans]
Oh.
What are the odds?
- Uh, pretty high.
Pretty high.
Get over here.
Come on, we'll get it.
- Clean.
Yes.
- Nice.
- Great job.
- Okay. Let's get it down.
We can do it.
- ♪ That's how I like it
- [groans]
- This is crazy.
- ♪ I like it
- Come on, Spider-Woman.
Let's go.
- Yeah, smooth dismount.
- Oh, no.
- Are you okay?
- Yeah, I'm good. I'm fine.
- You're good?
- Oh. What's happening?
- Shit.
Is that security?
- Oh, my God.
I think it's a cop.
- I can't go to jail
in my skivvies.
♪
- Oh!
I dropped the wine, guys!
- You had one job, Kat.
Get down!
- ♪ I like it
- Why is he driving so slow?
- What does poison ivy
look like?
- Shh!
- ♪ I like it
- We're good.
- [sighs]
That was close.
- That wasn't a cop car, Jane.
It was just a regular car.
- My bad.
- Hey, Jane, pro tip.
I ran from a lot of cops
in high school.
Double square headlights
are cops.
- Oh.
- Got it?
- Got it.
- All right, it is time to use
what my mom
did pass down to me,
but I'm not sure
that will work here.
We're gonna need a plan B.
Kat, you're up.
- Wait. What?
Oh. Hey, wait.
No. I--
Guys, I don't know.
I feel kind of rusty and...
- What?
- Like, insecure.
- You literally
just had two women
vying for your attention,
like, three days ago.
- Yeah.
She's right.
Get in there.
- Mm.
- You got this.
- Come on.
- All right. All right.
All right.
All right.
Hi.
- Hi.
Something I can do for you?
- Um, I don't know, maybe.
- Well, maybe you should come
back when you know.
- [scoffs]
- Okay.
- Yeah, yeah, I'll do that.
I'll do that.
- Hi.
Um...
We poured our hearts
into the fall issue
of "Scarlet,"
and I believe it's somewhere
in this facility,
but for reasons
I won't bore you with,
it's not being released.
So it would mean
the world to us--
and someone
who really matters to us--
if we could get
a few copies.
- I love "Scarlet."
- [gasps]
You do?
- Read every issue
before it ships.
I thought this last one
was amazing.
- Oh. Yeah.
So did we.
But there were some concerns
with its content.
- That's too bad.
My partner and I
have a teenage daughter.
I was excited she'd get to see
some people in those pages
who look like her mom for once.
- Yeah.
We were excited for that, too.
- Okay, I'll tell you what--
I can't give you a magazine,
but if you were to take a few
from around the corner,
third room
on the left--you know,
when I'm in the bathroom...
there's not much
I can do about that.
- [gasps]
- What?
- Jane.
- And a wink?
- Really very impressive, Jane.
- Thank you.
- I feel like
I loosened the jar.
- Hey. It's only gonna be
a number one, so hurry it up.
- Yeah.
- Yep. Okay.
- Come on.
- We're like a SEAL team...
- That steals magazines.
- Go, go, go, go, go.
[funky pop music]
[phone buzzing]
♪
- ♪ I don't want to fight,
I think I need... ♪
- It's been a long time
since we did this on a workday.
- We have never done this
on a weekday.
- Not true.
1996, the Tibetan
Freedom Concert.
- Ah.
The day we met.
- Mm.
I was shooting
for "Rolling Stone."
You were interviewing Ama Adhe.
We played chess that day.
- We did a little more
than play chess.
- It might be nice
just to press pause
for a while.
- Well...
I'm not really
the "press pause" type,
but maybe.
- And...
I wouldn't mind
going back to work.
- Well, then...
then you should.
- Okay.
I'll put out some feelers.
- ♪ Holiday when
♪ You're gone
♪
- This issue is amazing.
Jacqueline was a genius
to use the models like this.
I mean, it really shows
how exploitative it is.
- Oh, this is why I loved
this issue.
Transparency, you know,
real weights--
younger me would have
loved this.
- [gasps]
[both gasp]
- Oh!
- It's so good.
- I remember when we told Luke
that he could be
in the magazine.
He was so excited
to show the photos to his dad.
- Oh, I never saw
Jacqueline's letter.
"It is up to all of us
to represent every shape, size,
"color, and sexual orientation
out there.
"We see you, and you
deserve to see yourselves,
and now you will
in the pages of 'Scarlet.'"
I love that.
- You know,
Jacqueline needs a copy,
but I think
she's really saying
all of these people
need a copy.
- Who?
- The people in the magazine
and the people
who helped make it.
They deserve
to see themselves
and to know that
what they did matters.
- Yeah. Well, RJ certainly
doesn't think so.
- See? There's the reason
to do it.
- Okay. Hear me out.
- Mm-hmm.
- I have an address for Luke
in Queens,
and I think the makeup artist
is somewhere in Bushwick,
and I think the girl
who did the sustainable
fashion thing is in Tribeca.
- Wait. Are you saying
that we should...
- We're gonna have to split
this ride, y'all.
Those people
are getting magazines.
[upbeat pop music]
♪
- Good morning, sunshine.
Coffee?
- Yes, please.
Where's Angie?
I thought she was staying over.
- Angie is, uh, going on
"The Bachelor."
- What?
Wait, so what does this mean?
Are you guys taking a break?
- No, Jane,
we're staying together
to test the boundaries
of our love.
Of course we're going
on a break.
- Do you think she's gonna get
on "Bachelor in Paradise"?
- This isn't about you, Jane.
- It's about her.
You're gonna find someone.
- I don't need you
to tell me that.
[cell phone vibrates]
Whoa.
Hey.
I thought the last issue
wasn't coming out.
- It's not.
- This is interesting.
"Read the scorched-earth
editor's letter
that got
Jacqueline Carlyle fired."
- What? Where is that?
- It's on "The Cut."
A lot of stuff
from the issue is.
Work should be interesting.
- [whispering]
How did this get out?
- Do you remember
last night, Jane?
- Yes, but I put a note on
everybody's copy, and it said,
"For your eyes only."
I guess a note won't really
prevent people from leaking it.
- Yeah. No.
Do we think that
Jacqueline did it?
[all clear throats]
- What is your favorite fruit?
- I'm gonna have to say banana.
- Yeah.
- It's just...
- Okay.
So I just--I thought
that she was gonna get inspired
and just pick up the phone
and call RJ.
- Okay.
Well, at least RJ can't publish
a replacement issue now.
What's that?
- Jane?
Who are you texting?
- I was just asking Jacqueline
if she did it.
- Oh, my God.
- On a text, Jane?
- Hey, whoa.
Hey.
- We can't get caught.
- Right.
- All right?
- Right.
- Okay.
[whispering]
So what are we gonna do?
- [whispering]
We are going to...
just--just be cool.
- [scoffs]
- That's a solid plan.
- I'm not cool.
- Just be cool, Jane.
- [sighs]
- We cool?
- Yeah.
We're cool.
- Yeah.
- Have you guys seen this?
- What is it?
- [laughing]
Wait.
Did you guys do this?
- Mm-mm.
- No.
- Was this the plan?
- No. This was not the plan.
- Definitely not...
- No.
- Part of the plan.
- Hmm.
Well, I think
it's pretty awesome.
- Listen, whoever did this...
[chuckles] is my hero.
Oh, and, uh, people are loving
the fairy-tale shoot.
- Good morning, people.
Despite the "Game of Thrones"
level intrigue
surrounding "Scarlet"
right now,
it's business as usual for us.
Management has a team working
on the source of the leak,
so, everyone,
please, back to work.
Oh, uh, Kat,
a word in my office, please.
- Yes.
- A team. He has a team.
He has a team
working on the leak.
- A team of people.
- That's not good.
- That's not cool.
- Mm-mm.
- It was cool before.
Now it's less cool.
- Kat?
- No, no, no. It's still cool.
Richard's a lawyer. Yep.
- Oh, my God.
- Yeah.
- I'm gonna call my lawyer.
- Okay.
I'm...
Um...
- [knocks on glass]
- [sighs]
- Hi.
- Any thoughts on the leak?
- [sighs]
Not really.
- Some people think
it's Jacqueline,
but I don't know.
She has a quiet dignity
that seems at odds
with airing dirty laundry.
- That's true.
- We will know who it
is soon enough.
- Mm-hmm.
Probably.
- What I don't get is
the why.
- What do you mean?
- Why would someone
risk their job over this?
- Well...
because it's not
about metrics or numbers
or what studies show.
It's about soul...
the soul
of "Scarlet" magazine.
- I have soul, Kat.
- Come on, Patrick,
I know you got soul.
I've seen you fight
the occasional fight.
But...
soul like Jacqueline?
Enough to make people
risk their jobs for you?
I don't know.
Uh...
I should probably
get back to work.
- Thank you, Kat.
- Yeah.
- If we can trace it,
we'll have grounds
for intellectual
property theft.
Okay. Sounds good.
Standing by.
RJ is livid.
- Yeah. I bet.
- So you were out
late last night.
- Yeah.
I was with the girls.
We ended up Ubering
to New Jersey.
Yeah. Crazy.
It's a funny story,
actually.
Um, you ever get swept up
in a moment?
- So you hooked up
with some guy in Jersey.
- [laughs]
No!
But I might have taken
a handful of magazines
from the printing plant
in Piscataway.
- Please tell me
that you are kidding.
Oh, my God.
- We wanted to get a copy
of the magazine for Jacqueline,
and then when we saw it,
we handed a couple of them out.
- There are cameras all over
that plant, Sutton.
How could you do this?
- How could we not?
Have you seen the magazine?
There are people
who have been marginalized over
and over again
who are front and center
for the first time
in their lives, and now what?
They're gonna
be marginalized again?
At the very least,
those people deserve
to see themselves in print,
and Jacqueline deserves to know
that it wasn't all for nothing.
- Come here.
I love you.
- Mm, I love you.
- But this--this is bad.
- I know.
[sighs]
[solemn music]
♪
- The security team's
going over all the footage
from the facility.
It's just a matter of time
before you guys are caught.
- We're gonna lose our jobs.
- Yeah.
- What?
What?
- If Safford decides
to press charges,
this could continue.
- Oh, my God.
- Well, at least the response
to what we did is good.
The online reaction is huge.
- Ooh, yeah.
Could you read some stuff?
I'd like some validation.
- "This is exactly the content
we need today.
"'Scarlet' was just canceled
in my book.
They're censoring a woman
for telling the truth."
That is from "Agnes, 58,
Prairie City, Iowa."
- Where are
the other ones from?
- Uh, Springfield, Missouri,
and Athens, Texas.
- Middle America.
- Yeah. Why?
- What if we can make
getting caught not matter?
Get us out of trouble,
get Jacqueline her job back.
- Then we have no problems.
Continue.
- Okay, so RJ said
he was firing Jacqueline
for business reasons, right?
Said advertisers who rely
on sales in Middle America
felt that the issue was not
in line with their brands,
but, I mean, come on,
people all over the country
are clearly
loving these pages, so...
what if it's just bad business
to fire Jacqueline now?
- Well, he does have
a fiduciary responsibility
to the shareholders
to do what's in the best
interest of the magazine.
- Make money.
- Yeah.
- And he's not doing that
if Agnes from Iowa
is canceling her subscription.
- There's a board meeting
tomorrow at 2:00
to discuss Patrick's takeover.
If you can make a case
in front of them
that firing Jacqueline
is bad business...
- Then they'd have
to rehire her.
- We live in a fast-paced,
high-tech world
with short attention spans.
So how do you
make an impression
when no one's paying attention?
You stand for something--
or, in some cases, you kneel.
Nike kneeled
with Colin Kaepernick,
and their sales spiked 31%.
Gillette took a stand
against toxic masculinity,
and the response
was tremendous.
And, you know, they did this
not just because
it was the right thing to do,
but also because...
you know, it just made sense
for their bottom line.
And it turns out I'm not the
only one who feels this way.
I'm sure you remember
Josh Blagg
from Defined Cosmetics,
one of "Scarlet's"
biggest advertisers
with a huge emphasis
in Middle America.
Turns out Josh agrees.
- We had reservations, but Kat
made a compelling case
with the online reaction
to the pages.
We might have been
too cautious.
- I took a look at "Scarlet's"
social this morning.
92% of our mentions
are negative.
Now, it's no secret
we're the number-one magazine
at this company, but right now
we're not losing advertisers
as much as
we're losing readers.
Staying number one
is not a given.
- We can't afford a PR disaster
right now,
and it'll get worse when
we announce Patrick's hiring.
[men murmur softly]
- I have a thought.
We release the embargoed issue,
save the printing costs,
and announce that Jacqueline
will resume her duties
as editor in chief immediately.
- [scoffs]
- Now, I know there was
a game plan, RJ,
but it wasn't working.
Kind of seems like maybe the
bubble you live in is bursting.
- Thank you, Kat.
That'll be all.
- Okay. Thank you.
Should we get lunch?
- That's a great idea.
[upbeat music]
♪
[camera shutter clicking]
- I knew if I left you three
in the fashion closet,
you'd fix this.
- Me too.
What?
Total faith.
- I'd like to thank you all
for being here today
and to remind you
that today's march
to end domestic violence
is just one step in our journey
to protect, celebrate,
and inspire women
and men everywhere.
- We're not done. Jacqueline
still has her part to do.
- I still can't believe
she's not the one
who leaked it.
Who did?
[cheers and applause]
- Jacqueline.
- RJ.
- Hi.
- It's nice of you to come out
and show your support.
- Oh, your assistant said
if I wanted to talk,
I had to come to you,
so here I am.
- Well?
- I was wrong.
So...
let's get you back in charge of
"Scarlet," where you belong.
- Well, I have
a couple of conditions.
- Okay.
- I need your word that all
of my employees' jobs are safe.
- Wait--those three broke
into a warehouse.
I have video...
- And they made your asset,
"Scarlet" magazine, better.
- Okay. Fine.
You have my word.
- One last request,
and we have a deal.
- Okay.
- March with us.
- No, I--you know,
I don't have the time.
- Make the time.
I really appreciate you being
an advocate for women, RJ.
- There is one more thing
that we need to talk about.
- What's that?
- The industry is changing.
We're dropping print.
Your last issue
will be released,
but from this point
going forward,
"Scarlet" magazine
will be all digital.
So do we have a deal?
- Of course.
- Good.
[upbeat music]
♪
- Ian.
Hi.
- Honey, are you almost home?
We're having ramen tonight.
- Oh, my gosh.
You know what? I'm sorry.
This has been
such a crazy afternoon,
and you will not believe this,
but RJ offered me my job back.
- Really?
- Yeah!
And "Scarlet"
is going all digital,
which is gonna be
a little learning curve for me,
but you know what?
I'm kind of excited about it.
- You're taking it?
- Yeah, of course.
- Well, you should know that
I put those feelers out,
and Mark Afton at
"States and Nations" magazine,
he's looking for
a freelance photographer.
- Oh. Okay.
Well, that's amazing.
No, I mean, Patrick and I
are sharing the load, so--so...
Well, I'll be home soon,
and we'll figure it out.
- Okay.
I'll see you soon.
- Okay.
Bye.
[sighs]
[knock on glass]
Oh. Patrick.
- Hello, Jacqueline.
- We missed you
at the walk today.
- I had some packing to do.
- Really?
Where are you going?
- I'm headed to India next week
to pay a visit
to one of my favorite ashrams
in Varanasi.
It's sort of an
in-between-gigs cleanse.
- I thought we were
doing this together.
- Jacqueline,
if there's one thing
I learned this week,
it's that this is your ship.
You do not need me
to run it with you.
- Well, I may not need you
to run it with me,
but I do think
we make a good team.
- Thank you.
- Patrick, safe travels.
- You keep it.
It looks good in your office.
[upbeat pop music]
[woman vocalizing]
♪
♪ Lately it's
been a little bit wild ♪
[indistinct chatter]
- When you're here,
you're family.
[laughter]
- Hi.
Um, can I please see
your second-cheapest tequila?
Thank you.
- Why the second?
- [gasps]
Look who it is.
- Ryan.
Oh, my God, hi.
- Hi.
- Hey, so, um, in exchange
for you saving "Scarlet"
and keeping us out of jail,
I have for you
this shitty tequila.
- Oh.
Thank you.
[glasses clink]
♪
- [exhales sharply]
- [groans]
- What are you doing here?
- They let me
cut the tour short.
They said they'd take
the money that they saved
and roll it into the advance
for my next book.
- Wow.
Uh, so you're back.
- Yeah.
- That's awesome.
- I'm gonna ask
for that sabbatical,
and it could all happen
really quickly.
It could get bumpy.
- This is great.
We're gonna be great.
- I hope so...
because this was terrible.
I'm gonna get us four--five...
- Yeah.
- Shots of the opposite
of whatever that is.
- Okay.
- Want to give me a hand?
- Sure.
- Hey, um, guys, so Adena
texted me back.
- [gasps]
What'd she say?
- Uh, the offer went through,
so that's good.
Jacqueline sent her
on an assignment.
She's going to Alabama
to take photos
in school districts
where they ban sex ed.
- Oh, that's cool.
- Hey, can I get
a rum and Coke?
- Yeah, it's great.
And she asked me
to give her some space, so...
- Well, I mean, that's probably
a good idea, right?
- Yeah. I know.
It make sense.
I just hope she's okay.
- Yeah.
- Excuse me.
- [gasps] Hi.
- Luke!
- Sutton!
I missed you at the march.
- Hey. How are you?
- Good, and you?
- Good.
Hey, did you give
your dad the magazine?
- He framed it.
- Oh.
- He put it in his office.
- Oh!
I am so happy for you.
- Thanks.
Hey, you guys
didn't mind that I sent it
to "The Cut," right?
- You--you did?
- No.
- No.
- Not at all.
- Okay, good. That's a relief.
- Yeah.
- All right.
Well, have a good night.
- You too.
[gasps]
It was him!
on "The Bold Type"...
- Ever since
I lost the election,
I've been looking for something
to make me feel better.
I need to find myself again,
but I can't do that
if I just jump back
into a relationship with you.
See, these women all have
an incredible cause
that people
need to hear about.
I was hoping to work with these
women when I took office,
and today
I realized I still can.
- It's my book tour
itinerary.
23 cities in 8 weeks.
- One minute, you're telling me
that you want to
move in with me,
and then the next,
you're kissing someone else.
- It meant nothing, I swear.
- It meant something to me.
You can't mess up like this
again, 'cause I love you.
- I love you too, Sutton.
- I know.
You made me a better writer.
- I really do believe
that you have the potential
to be exceptional.
- Richard, you deserve
to love what you do.
You have to at least try.
So I bought you a ticket
to San Francisco.
- It has always been my mission
to make "Scarlet" a leader
when it comes
to empowering women,
but we can't do that
unless we examine ourselves,
which means we need
new fashion spreads,
new articles, more inclusivity,
and we must get it right.
- Fairy tales are fantasies.
What if we didn't focus
on the fantasy?
What if we...
- Aimed the camera
at the mice.
- How did your meeting
with the board go?
- They don't want me to move
forward with this plan.
- But you're doing it anyway?
- It's the right thing to do.
And "Scarlet"
is still my magazine...
until it's not.
[insects chirping,
wind whooshing]
[energetic bass music
thumping]
[chain-link fence jingling]
- This is crazy.
♪
- Come on,
Spider-Woman, let's go.
- Yeah, smooth dismount.
- Oh!
- Oh, no.
Are you okay?
[laughter]
- Yeah, I'm good.
I'm fine.
- You're good?
- Oh.
- Oh, no.
- What's happening.
- Shit.
Is that security?
- Oh, my God.
I think it's a cop.
- I can't go to jail
in my skivvies.
- ♪ Make your
girlfriend mad type ♪
♪ Might seduce your dad type
- Oh!
I dropped the wine.
- ♪ I'm the bad guy
[upbeat music]
♪
- Excuse me, ladies.
- This doesn't make any sense.
- What--Hello.
- What is this?
- Are you shitting me?
- Why are they packing up
Jacqueline's office?
- Wait.
- Andrew...
- Yeah, yeah?
- What's going on?
- Where's Jacqueline?
- I don't know.
- What do you mean
you don't know?
- I mean I literally
cannot find her.
Um, her phone is off,
and her emails
just keep bouncing back,
so I don't know
where she could be.
- There has to be
a misunderstanding.
- Excuse me.
That's Jacqueline's treadmill.
Who told you that
you could remove that
from Jacqueline's office?
- I did.
Uh, please,
if I could just have
everyone's attention
for a moment.
As some of you might
have surmised
from this morning's commotion,
the board is making a change
at "Scarlet."
Effective immediately,
Jacqueline Carlyle
is no longer editor in chief.
- What?
- Oh, my God.
- I will be
taking her position,
and I will do my best
to live up to her legacy.
- Um, is this a joke?
- I am well aware
this news
comes as a surprise
to many of you,
but the most important thing
we can do right now
is get back to putting out
the best possible magazine.
Oh, that reminds me.
I would love to do a roundup
of our favorite rosés.
- A rosé roundup?
Really?
After we just made
a groundbreaking issue?
- Mm-mm.
- Sage, Alex, take the lead.
There will be a transition
period as we find our footing,
but rest assured...
we will find it.
All right, people.
I have some housekeeping,
but we'll gather later
for pitches.
I'm excited.
- Yeah, I'm gonna be sick.
[moans]
- Andrew, hold on.
Nope.
We're gonna breathe.
In for two, out for four.
You ready?
- No.
This isn't happening.
He can't take her job.
- Jane, heel.
Don't do something
you're gonna regret.
Kat...
- Yep?
- Closet.
- Okay, I'll be right back.
- No, no, no, no.
- You got it.
I'll be right back, okay?
- Okay.
- Can they really do this?
- Well, they just did.
- How do you replace
Jacqueline Carlyle?
She just sent her best
issue off to the printers.
- Well, I actually heard that
the board never approved it,
so maybe they're saying
it's insubordination.
- She's the editor in chief.
I've seen her be insubordinate
a million times.
- See, now, that's not
really helping her case.
- Yes, it is.
Jacqueline's fearlessness
is what makes
this magazine special.
Ugh!
I cannot believe
I trusted Patrick.
- Oh. Wait.
Adena, her offer to work here--
Jacqueline gave it to her.
- Do you know how much
this place is gonna change?
Guys, she's the best boss
we're ever gonna have.
- Yeah.
- Remember when she said
"labia" three times to RJ
just to see him blush?
- [laughs] Yeah.
- We have to fix this.
- I'm gonna talk to Richard.
- I am gonna talk to Patrick
and see where
his heart is on this.
- And I'm gonna
find Jacqueline.
I mean, if anybody
has a plan, it's her.
- Wait, hey, whoa.
- Did you just red rover me?
- Yes.
Triple hug.
Come on.
We need it.
- I love you guys.
- Lean in. Mm-hmm.
- Mm.
- Okay.
I love you, too,
but we have to go.
- Okay.
- Oh.
- Hey. What are you doing?
- Oh, it's a dark day.
I think this will help.
- I'm telling you,
this is the new media playbook.
Step one--
fire the beloved boss.
Step two--replace her
with a cheap wunderkind.
- Step three--fire half of us,
turn the other
half into freelancers
churning out sponcon 24-7.
- What?
Shh.
Here they come.
- [clears throat]
- Why are they
staring at us?
- I don't know.
- What's going on?
- Well, we knew y'all
were talking in the closet,
and we thought we would leave
you alone so you could think.
- Okay.
- So...
what do we think?
- Well, I mean,
we think this sucks,
and we're gonna try to
find a way to fix it.
- Yep.
- Mm-hmm.
- That's it?
That--that's the plan?
I'm asking my friend
if her sustainable vibrator
startup is still hiring.
- Wait. Hold up.
Hold up.
We have a plan.
We just--it's, uh...
- Of course.
- Yeah. We have a plan.
- Absolutely.
- We're ironing out
the details.
- Yeah, okay,
so I can't lose this job,
because I cannot
do anything else.
- Yeah.
- Oh, my God.
- It's okay. Come on.
Come on. Come on.
Alex and I are chugging--um,
"testing" rosé.
- Oh, I can do that.
- Okay, yeah.
No, we--we can't let
this happen.
- Right.
- Look at Oliver.
He's gonna leave, isn't he,
if Jacqueline's gone?
- Well, you heard Jane.
We're gonna fix it.
- Hey, would you
give me a minute?
I'll be right with you.
- That's new.
- I stress-stole it.
- Yeah. I get it.
I'm as shocked as you are.
- Isn't there anything
we can do about it?
- Do you know how many times
I've talked RJ
down from the ledge
from something Jacqueline did?
I thought I could
do it this time,
but... [exhales sharply]
he's really pissed at her.
She completely ignored him
by publishing that issue.
- Yeah.
Oliver's gonna leave
if Jacqueline's gone.
- You don't know that.
- I do.
I just feel like
I'm losing you
and "Scarlet"
at the same time.
- Hey, it's just a sabbatical
in San Francisco,
and you could never lose me.
- [chuckles]
[cell phone vibrates]
- Sorry.
Wow.
Listen, it's gonna be
pretty wild around here
for the next couple days.
Hang in there, all right?
- Yeah.
- Hey. Sorry.
Thanks for waiting.
[dramatic music]
♪
[telephone rings]
- Hey. How you doing?
- Okay.
How's it going out there?
- It's good.
Like a party.
Like Fyre Fest.
- People just need
a little time.
- Hmm.
I see you've wasted no time
getting settled in.
- Studies show managerial
changes are best done swiftly.
- Mm.
So you're okay with all this?
- It brings me no joy
Jacqueline was fired, Kat.
- But, I mean, you feel
like you can take the reins
and order a bunch
of, uh...
Rosé taste tests?
- Jacqueline was canned
for provoking RJ and the board,
and I would like
to keep this job.
[telephone rings]
RJ, hey.
Yeah, I'm actually
with her right now.
[whispering]
RJ wants to see you.
- Why?
- Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
- Did he say why?
- No, I know them.
♪
- Most people open
an expensive bottle of wine
to celebrate something,
but I find it much more useful
on days like this.
- I just can't believe that
after everything you've done,
they would--
- [shushing]
Taste the wine first.
- [scoffs] I...
I thought you would have been
holding a pitchfork
ready to burn down Safford.
- Oh, that was
my first instinct, but...
my lawyers
advised against it.
- They can't just fire you.
- No, they can't.
Corporations like
Safford need cause.
They need a file documenting
all fireable offenses.
And they have that file on me.
It's about, eh, this thick.
- Okay, uh,
so what are you gonna do?
- I am gonna enjoy the fact
that I created a magazine
that I am very proud of.
Publishing that last issue...
really mattered.
And when people see it...
they will understand
why I did it.
- So your walk
against domestic violence--
are you still gonna be there?
- Of course.
Just because I'm no longer
at "Scarlet"
doesn't mean I'm ever
gonna stop fighting for women.
- [sighs]
[indistinct chatter]
RJ, Patrick said
you wanted to see me.
- Follow me, please.
We're not releasing
Jacqueline's last issue
of "Scarlet" magazine.
- Uh, but it's already
been printed, right?
And we have a bunch of
social media tie-ins that are--
- I didn't approve
the issue, Kat.
It's not coming out.
We are crafting a statement
saying we were unable to agree
on renewal terms
with Jacqueline,
which means--have a seat--
that we need
that unified message
on all "Scarlet" fronts--
Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat.
- But people are gonna want
to talk about this.
- You will tell them not to.
That's the game plan.
That's your job.
- But this past issue
was a huge step forward
for the magazine editorially,
and I just feel like--
- "Scarlet" is not
a passion project.
It's a business.
It survives because companies
like Western Denim
and Defined Cosmetics
pay millions of dollars
of advertising to it.
Do you think Middle America
wants to see
a photo spread of lumberjacks
in ball gowns?
Do you think they want
to be told
their favorite jeans
contribute to climate change?
They don't.
This--this bubble you all
live in downstairs,
it is not
the rest of the world.
- And RJ is not releasing
the magazine,
so all of those changes that
Jacqueline made to be inclusive
and call out
our industry are just...
- Gone.
See you later.
- [sighs]
- Still no word
from Adena either.
God, this sucks.
- Yeah.
When I talked to Jacqueline,
it was like she accepted it,
because she was proud
of the issue we created
and she knew that
when people read it,
they would understand
why she did what she did,
because it mattered,
and now no one's gonna see it.
- Not even her.
- But I think she needs to.
- What does that mean?
- Maybe if she sees
how great the issue is,
then she'll understand
how important she is
and she'll push back.
There's got to be a digital
copy somewhere, right?
- I don't know. They took
Jacqueline's computer.
- Maybe Andrew has one.
We should call him.
- Me?
- Yeah.
- Andrew hates me.
- He does not hate you.
- Yeah.
He kind of does.
It's a territorial,
Jacqueline thing.
- Oh.
[line trilling]
- [crying]
Hello?
- Hi, Andrew.
You--you okay?
- Mm-hmm.
[both mouthing words]
- Give me the phone.
Andrew, it's Jane.
I was just wondering
if maybe you had a digital copy
of the latest issue.
- No.
Uh, the files were all wiped.
There's nothing left
of that issue or Jacqueline.
Oh, I have to go.
- Hmm.
- He's fine, right?
- Yeah, he's fine.
So that's it?
It's just wiped off the face
of the Earth?
- Not necessarily.
- Hmm?
- Well, our printing facility,
it's in Piscataway, right?
- Yeah.
- If the magazine is not
being distributed...
- Mm-hmm.
- Then it's still
at the warehouse
until it gets destroyed, right?
Which could be
at any moment.
- So you're trying to go
to Piscataway,
New Jersey, right now?
- Yeah.
- Is she drunk?
Are you drunk?
- Not as much
as I'd like to be.
Bring the bottle.
- So what do we do
when we get there?
- We wing it.
- ♪ Come on, let's go
♪ Hey, let's go
- You have your ID badge?
- Our what?
- Excuse me?
- Oh.
- Uh, you know, I think we're
just gonna get out here.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Thank you.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- Thank you so much.
Okay.
- Take the other entrance,
you know?
Thank you.
- Thank you.
- Okay.
- Thank you.
- I wonder what he thinks.
- Okay. Now what?
- Uh...
- Now it's over the gate.
- [whispering]
Wait. You guys.
You guys!
- [gasps]
- Don't point at it.
- What are you doing?
- Literally most places...
we can't take her.
- Okay.
Um...
I have a better idea.
Come on.
- Wait, what do we do
when we actually get in?
There's gonna be
a security guard.
- Simple.
We flirt with him.
- Ooh, is it okay to weaponize
our sexuality like that?
- Yes.
- Your better idea's
scaling the fence here?
- Nope.
- ♪ There's only one style
for me ♪
- If they go low,
we go lower.
- Marry me.
- Oh.
- Tiny Jane!
- ♪ It's in my blood
and in my veins ♪
♪ A rocket ship
to my outer space ♪
♪ There's only one style
for me ♪
- All right.
- Okay.
- Come on.
- What are you doing?
- [sighs]
This is DVF, guys.
If I mess this up,
Oliver is gonna kill me.
- If you don't climb
under this fence,
I'm gonna kill you.
You're on flirt detail.
- All right, I didn't want
to have to do this.
- Oh.
- Is she...
- Damn.
This is not where
I was expecting this to go,
but I love it.
[both mimic techno music]
Get it.
Get it.
Do you have any dollars, Jane?
- Yeah!
- You're gonna have to take
these imaginary dollars,
but I swear...
- All right. Here she comes.
- Okay.
- Get ready to catch it.
[groans]
Oh.
What are the odds?
- Uh, pretty high.
Pretty high.
Get over here.
Come on, we'll get it.
- Clean.
Yes.
- Nice.
- Great job.
- Okay. Let's get it down.
We can do it.
- ♪ That's how I like it
- [groans]
- This is crazy.
- ♪ I like it
- Come on, Spider-Woman.
Let's go.
- Yeah, smooth dismount.
- Oh, no.
- Are you okay?
- Yeah, I'm good. I'm fine.
- You're good?
- Oh. What's happening?
- Shit.
Is that security?
- Oh, my God.
I think it's a cop.
- I can't go to jail
in my skivvies.
♪
- Oh!
I dropped the wine, guys!
- You had one job, Kat.
Get down!
- ♪ I like it
- Why is he driving so slow?
- What does poison ivy
look like?
- Shh!
- ♪ I like it
- We're good.
- [sighs]
That was close.
- That wasn't a cop car, Jane.
It was just a regular car.
- My bad.
- Hey, Jane, pro tip.
I ran from a lot of cops
in high school.
Double square headlights
are cops.
- Oh.
- Got it?
- Got it.
- All right, it is time to use
what my mom
did pass down to me,
but I'm not sure
that will work here.
We're gonna need a plan B.
Kat, you're up.
- Wait. What?
Oh. Hey, wait.
No. I--
Guys, I don't know.
I feel kind of rusty and...
- What?
- Like, insecure.
- You literally
just had two women
vying for your attention,
like, three days ago.
- Yeah.
She's right.
Get in there.
- Mm.
- You got this.
- Come on.
- All right. All right.
All right.
All right.
Hi.
- Hi.
Something I can do for you?
- Um, I don't know, maybe.
- Well, maybe you should come
back when you know.
- [scoffs]
- Okay.
- Yeah, yeah, I'll do that.
I'll do that.
- Hi.
Um...
We poured our hearts
into the fall issue
of "Scarlet,"
and I believe it's somewhere
in this facility,
but for reasons
I won't bore you with,
it's not being released.
So it would mean
the world to us--
and someone
who really matters to us--
if we could get
a few copies.
- I love "Scarlet."
- [gasps]
You do?
- Read every issue
before it ships.
I thought this last one
was amazing.
- Oh. Yeah.
So did we.
But there were some concerns
with its content.
- That's too bad.
My partner and I
have a teenage daughter.
I was excited she'd get to see
some people in those pages
who look like her mom for once.
- Yeah.
We were excited for that, too.
- Okay, I'll tell you what--
I can't give you a magazine,
but if you were to take a few
from around the corner,
third room
on the left--you know,
when I'm in the bathroom...
there's not much
I can do about that.
- [gasps]
- What?
- Jane.
- And a wink?
- Really very impressive, Jane.
- Thank you.
- I feel like
I loosened the jar.
- Hey. It's only gonna be
a number one, so hurry it up.
- Yeah.
- Yep. Okay.
- Come on.
- We're like a SEAL team...
- That steals magazines.
- Go, go, go, go, go.
[funky pop music]
[phone buzzing]
♪
- ♪ I don't want to fight,
I think I need... ♪
- It's been a long time
since we did this on a workday.
- We have never done this
on a weekday.
- Not true.
1996, the Tibetan
Freedom Concert.
- Ah.
The day we met.
- Mm.
I was shooting
for "Rolling Stone."
You were interviewing Ama Adhe.
We played chess that day.
- We did a little more
than play chess.
- It might be nice
just to press pause
for a while.
- Well...
I'm not really
the "press pause" type,
but maybe.
- And...
I wouldn't mind
going back to work.
- Well, then...
then you should.
- Okay.
I'll put out some feelers.
- ♪ Holiday when
♪ You're gone
♪
- This issue is amazing.
Jacqueline was a genius
to use the models like this.
I mean, it really shows
how exploitative it is.
- Oh, this is why I loved
this issue.
Transparency, you know,
real weights--
younger me would have
loved this.
- [gasps]
[both gasp]
- Oh!
- It's so good.
- I remember when we told Luke
that he could be
in the magazine.
He was so excited
to show the photos to his dad.
- Oh, I never saw
Jacqueline's letter.
"It is up to all of us
to represent every shape, size,
"color, and sexual orientation
out there.
"We see you, and you
deserve to see yourselves,
and now you will
in the pages of 'Scarlet.'"
I love that.
- You know,
Jacqueline needs a copy,
but I think
she's really saying
all of these people
need a copy.
- Who?
- The people in the magazine
and the people
who helped make it.
They deserve
to see themselves
and to know that
what they did matters.
- Yeah. Well, RJ certainly
doesn't think so.
- See? There's the reason
to do it.
- Okay. Hear me out.
- Mm-hmm.
- I have an address for Luke
in Queens,
and I think the makeup artist
is somewhere in Bushwick,
and I think the girl
who did the sustainable
fashion thing is in Tribeca.
- Wait. Are you saying
that we should...
- We're gonna have to split
this ride, y'all.
Those people
are getting magazines.
[upbeat pop music]
♪
- Good morning, sunshine.
Coffee?
- Yes, please.
Where's Angie?
I thought she was staying over.
- Angie is, uh, going on
"The Bachelor."
- What?
Wait, so what does this mean?
Are you guys taking a break?
- No, Jane,
we're staying together
to test the boundaries
of our love.
Of course we're going
on a break.
- Do you think she's gonna get
on "Bachelor in Paradise"?
- This isn't about you, Jane.
- It's about her.
You're gonna find someone.
- I don't need you
to tell me that.
[cell phone vibrates]
Whoa.
Hey.
I thought the last issue
wasn't coming out.
- It's not.
- This is interesting.
"Read the scorched-earth
editor's letter
that got
Jacqueline Carlyle fired."
- What? Where is that?
- It's on "The Cut."
A lot of stuff
from the issue is.
Work should be interesting.
- [whispering]
How did this get out?
- Do you remember
last night, Jane?
- Yes, but I put a note on
everybody's copy, and it said,
"For your eyes only."
I guess a note won't really
prevent people from leaking it.
- Yeah. No.
Do we think that
Jacqueline did it?
[all clear throats]
- What is your favorite fruit?
- I'm gonna have to say banana.
- Yeah.
- It's just...
- Okay.
So I just--I thought
that she was gonna get inspired
and just pick up the phone
and call RJ.
- Okay.
Well, at least RJ can't publish
a replacement issue now.
What's that?
- Jane?
Who are you texting?
- I was just asking Jacqueline
if she did it.
- Oh, my God.
- On a text, Jane?
- Hey, whoa.
Hey.
- We can't get caught.
- Right.
- All right?
- Right.
- Okay.
[whispering]
So what are we gonna do?
- [whispering]
We are going to...
just--just be cool.
- [scoffs]
- That's a solid plan.
- I'm not cool.
- Just be cool, Jane.
- [sighs]
- We cool?
- Yeah.
We're cool.
- Yeah.
- Have you guys seen this?
- What is it?
- [laughing]
Wait.
Did you guys do this?
- Mm-mm.
- No.
- Was this the plan?
- No. This was not the plan.
- Definitely not...
- No.
- Part of the plan.
- Hmm.
Well, I think
it's pretty awesome.
- Listen, whoever did this...
[chuckles] is my hero.
Oh, and, uh, people are loving
the fairy-tale shoot.
- Good morning, people.
Despite the "Game of Thrones"
level intrigue
surrounding "Scarlet"
right now,
it's business as usual for us.
Management has a team working
on the source of the leak,
so, everyone,
please, back to work.
Oh, uh, Kat,
a word in my office, please.
- Yes.
- A team. He has a team.
He has a team
working on the leak.
- A team of people.
- That's not good.
- That's not cool.
- Mm-mm.
- It was cool before.
Now it's less cool.
- Kat?
- No, no, no. It's still cool.
Richard's a lawyer. Yep.
- Oh, my God.
- Yeah.
- I'm gonna call my lawyer.
- Okay.
I'm...
Um...
- [knocks on glass]
- [sighs]
- Hi.
- Any thoughts on the leak?
- [sighs]
Not really.
- Some people think
it's Jacqueline,
but I don't know.
She has a quiet dignity
that seems at odds
with airing dirty laundry.
- That's true.
- We will know who it
is soon enough.
- Mm-hmm.
Probably.
- What I don't get is
the why.
- What do you mean?
- Why would someone
risk their job over this?
- Well...
because it's not
about metrics or numbers
or what studies show.
It's about soul...
the soul
of "Scarlet" magazine.
- I have soul, Kat.
- Come on, Patrick,
I know you got soul.
I've seen you fight
the occasional fight.
But...
soul like Jacqueline?
Enough to make people
risk their jobs for you?
I don't know.
Uh...
I should probably
get back to work.
- Thank you, Kat.
- Yeah.
- If we can trace it,
we'll have grounds
for intellectual
property theft.
Okay. Sounds good.
Standing by.
RJ is livid.
- Yeah. I bet.
- So you were out
late last night.
- Yeah.
I was with the girls.
We ended up Ubering
to New Jersey.
Yeah. Crazy.
It's a funny story,
actually.
Um, you ever get swept up
in a moment?
- So you hooked up
with some guy in Jersey.
- [laughs]
No!
But I might have taken
a handful of magazines
from the printing plant
in Piscataway.
- Please tell me
that you are kidding.
Oh, my God.
- We wanted to get a copy
of the magazine for Jacqueline,
and then when we saw it,
we handed a couple of them out.
- There are cameras all over
that plant, Sutton.
How could you do this?
- How could we not?
Have you seen the magazine?
There are people
who have been marginalized over
and over again
who are front and center
for the first time
in their lives, and now what?
They're gonna
be marginalized again?
At the very least,
those people deserve
to see themselves in print,
and Jacqueline deserves to know
that it wasn't all for nothing.
- Come here.
I love you.
- Mm, I love you.
- But this--this is bad.
- I know.
[sighs]
[solemn music]
♪
- The security team's
going over all the footage
from the facility.
It's just a matter of time
before you guys are caught.
- We're gonna lose our jobs.
- Yeah.
- What?
What?
- If Safford decides
to press charges,
this could continue.
- Oh, my God.
- Well, at least the response
to what we did is good.
The online reaction is huge.
- Ooh, yeah.
Could you read some stuff?
I'd like some validation.
- "This is exactly the content
we need today.
"'Scarlet' was just canceled
in my book.
They're censoring a woman
for telling the truth."
That is from "Agnes, 58,
Prairie City, Iowa."
- Where are
the other ones from?
- Uh, Springfield, Missouri,
and Athens, Texas.
- Middle America.
- Yeah. Why?
- What if we can make
getting caught not matter?
Get us out of trouble,
get Jacqueline her job back.
- Then we have no problems.
Continue.
- Okay, so RJ said
he was firing Jacqueline
for business reasons, right?
Said advertisers who rely
on sales in Middle America
felt that the issue was not
in line with their brands,
but, I mean, come on,
people all over the country
are clearly
loving these pages, so...
what if it's just bad business
to fire Jacqueline now?
- Well, he does have
a fiduciary responsibility
to the shareholders
to do what's in the best
interest of the magazine.
- Make money.
- Yeah.
- And he's not doing that
if Agnes from Iowa
is canceling her subscription.
- There's a board meeting
tomorrow at 2:00
to discuss Patrick's takeover.
If you can make a case
in front of them
that firing Jacqueline
is bad business...
- Then they'd have
to rehire her.
- We live in a fast-paced,
high-tech world
with short attention spans.
So how do you
make an impression
when no one's paying attention?
You stand for something--
or, in some cases, you kneel.
Nike kneeled
with Colin Kaepernick,
and their sales spiked 31%.
Gillette took a stand
against toxic masculinity,
and the response
was tremendous.
And, you know, they did this
not just because
it was the right thing to do,
but also because...
you know, it just made sense
for their bottom line.
And it turns out I'm not the
only one who feels this way.
I'm sure you remember
Josh Blagg
from Defined Cosmetics,
one of "Scarlet's"
biggest advertisers
with a huge emphasis
in Middle America.
Turns out Josh agrees.
- We had reservations, but Kat
made a compelling case
with the online reaction
to the pages.
We might have been
too cautious.
- I took a look at "Scarlet's"
social this morning.
92% of our mentions
are negative.
Now, it's no secret
we're the number-one magazine
at this company, but right now
we're not losing advertisers
as much as
we're losing readers.
Staying number one
is not a given.
- We can't afford a PR disaster
right now,
and it'll get worse when
we announce Patrick's hiring.
[men murmur softly]
- I have a thought.
We release the embargoed issue,
save the printing costs,
and announce that Jacqueline
will resume her duties
as editor in chief immediately.
- [scoffs]
- Now, I know there was
a game plan, RJ,
but it wasn't working.
Kind of seems like maybe the
bubble you live in is bursting.
- Thank you, Kat.
That'll be all.
- Okay. Thank you.
Should we get lunch?
- That's a great idea.
[upbeat music]
♪
[camera shutter clicking]
- I knew if I left you three
in the fashion closet,
you'd fix this.
- Me too.
What?
Total faith.
- I'd like to thank you all
for being here today
and to remind you
that today's march
to end domestic violence
is just one step in our journey
to protect, celebrate,
and inspire women
and men everywhere.
- We're not done. Jacqueline
still has her part to do.
- I still can't believe
she's not the one
who leaked it.
Who did?
[cheers and applause]
- Jacqueline.
- RJ.
- Hi.
- It's nice of you to come out
and show your support.
- Oh, your assistant said
if I wanted to talk,
I had to come to you,
so here I am.
- Well?
- I was wrong.
So...
let's get you back in charge of
"Scarlet," where you belong.
- Well, I have
a couple of conditions.
- Okay.
- I need your word that all
of my employees' jobs are safe.
- Wait--those three broke
into a warehouse.
I have video...
- And they made your asset,
"Scarlet" magazine, better.
- Okay. Fine.
You have my word.
- One last request,
and we have a deal.
- Okay.
- March with us.
- No, I--you know,
I don't have the time.
- Make the time.
I really appreciate you being
an advocate for women, RJ.
- There is one more thing
that we need to talk about.
- What's that?
- The industry is changing.
We're dropping print.
Your last issue
will be released,
but from this point
going forward,
"Scarlet" magazine
will be all digital.
So do we have a deal?
- Of course.
- Good.
[upbeat music]
♪
- Ian.
Hi.
- Honey, are you almost home?
We're having ramen tonight.
- Oh, my gosh.
You know what? I'm sorry.
This has been
such a crazy afternoon,
and you will not believe this,
but RJ offered me my job back.
- Really?
- Yeah!
And "Scarlet"
is going all digital,
which is gonna be
a little learning curve for me,
but you know what?
I'm kind of excited about it.
- You're taking it?
- Yeah, of course.
- Well, you should know that
I put those feelers out,
and Mark Afton at
"States and Nations" magazine,
he's looking for
a freelance photographer.
- Oh. Okay.
Well, that's amazing.
No, I mean, Patrick and I
are sharing the load, so--so...
Well, I'll be home soon,
and we'll figure it out.
- Okay.
I'll see you soon.
- Okay.
Bye.
[sighs]
[knock on glass]
Oh. Patrick.
- Hello, Jacqueline.
- We missed you
at the walk today.
- I had some packing to do.
- Really?
Where are you going?
- I'm headed to India next week
to pay a visit
to one of my favorite ashrams
in Varanasi.
It's sort of an
in-between-gigs cleanse.
- I thought we were
doing this together.
- Jacqueline,
if there's one thing
I learned this week,
it's that this is your ship.
You do not need me
to run it with you.
- Well, I may not need you
to run it with me,
but I do think
we make a good team.
- Thank you.
- Patrick, safe travels.
- You keep it.
It looks good in your office.
[upbeat pop music]
[woman vocalizing]
♪
♪ Lately it's
been a little bit wild ♪
[indistinct chatter]
- When you're here,
you're family.
[laughter]
- Hi.
Um, can I please see
your second-cheapest tequila?
Thank you.
- Why the second?
- [gasps]
Look who it is.
- Ryan.
Oh, my God, hi.
- Hi.
- Hey, so, um, in exchange
for you saving "Scarlet"
and keeping us out of jail,
I have for you
this shitty tequila.
- Oh.
Thank you.
[glasses clink]
♪
- [exhales sharply]
- [groans]
- What are you doing here?
- They let me
cut the tour short.
They said they'd take
the money that they saved
and roll it into the advance
for my next book.
- Wow.
Uh, so you're back.
- Yeah.
- That's awesome.
- I'm gonna ask
for that sabbatical,
and it could all happen
really quickly.
It could get bumpy.
- This is great.
We're gonna be great.
- I hope so...
because this was terrible.
I'm gonna get us four--five...
- Yeah.
- Shots of the opposite
of whatever that is.
- Okay.
- Want to give me a hand?
- Sure.
- Hey, um, guys, so Adena
texted me back.
- [gasps]
What'd she say?
- Uh, the offer went through,
so that's good.
Jacqueline sent her
on an assignment.
She's going to Alabama
to take photos
in school districts
where they ban sex ed.
- Oh, that's cool.
- Hey, can I get
a rum and Coke?
- Yeah, it's great.
And she asked me
to give her some space, so...
- Well, I mean, that's probably
a good idea, right?
- Yeah. I know.
It make sense.
I just hope she's okay.
- Yeah.
- Excuse me.
- [gasps] Hi.
- Luke!
- Sutton!
I missed you at the march.
- Hey. How are you?
- Good, and you?
- Good.
Hey, did you give
your dad the magazine?
- He framed it.
- Oh.
- He put it in his office.
- Oh!
I am so happy for you.
- Thanks.
Hey, you guys
didn't mind that I sent it
to "The Cut," right?
- You--you did?
- No.
- No.
- Not at all.
- Okay, good. That's a relief.
- Yeah.
- All right.
Well, have a good night.
- You too.
[gasps]
It was him!