04E05 - The Chrysanthemum and the Sword

The general scuttlebutt within the Madison Avenue advertising world is that Ted Chaough is the next Don Draper, and that Ted's firm, Cutler Gleason & Chaough (CG&C), is stealing all the accounts from Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce (SCDP), the latest being Clearasil. Although not quite the truth, the perception that CG&C is the up and coming ad agency may make life tougher for an already struggling SCDP. Pete has connections for what may be the next big account up for grabs, Honda Motorcycles, worth $3 million in potential billings. Don wants everyone dealing with the account at SCDP to brush up on their Japanese etiquette as the leg up for the firm in nabbing the account. Ted lets Don know that CG&C is also in the running for the lucrative business. Everyone in the know in the ad world seems to want the account, except for Roger, who has strong remembrances of his time in the last world war. When Roger makes a move that may jeopardize the account before they even get it, Don comes up with what he thinks is the only way to salvage their chances, while making the competitors look bad. Meanwhile, Sally has been acting up more of late, first with one parent, and then with the other, which places Don and Betty on worse terms than they were before. With Henry added to the mix, they individually have differing views of what should be done to deal with Sally's issues. Betty, with Henry's advice, has the final say.