Plot
Betty attends a fashion-industry bar with Marc and Amanda, who expect her to embarrass herself while trying to fit in. There they encounter Carlo Medina, an employee of rival magazine Isabella, as well as fellow MODE staffer Carol, who clashes with her coworkers.
The next day, Wilhelmina learns that Isabella has obtained details of MODE's upcoming Christmas spread and begins interrogating departments to identify the source. Suspicion falls on Betty, Marc, and Amanda because each spoke with Carlo at the bar. Betty admits she mentioned minor details, while Marc and Amanda attempt to shift blame to Carol. Wilhelmina concludes that Carol provided the crucial information and dismisses her, while quietly recruiting Carlo as an informant inside Isabella.
With the original concept compromised, Daniel proposes a replacement shoot inspired by a past holiday spread featuring Fey Sommers on a sleigh. The idea advances the season-long mystery surrounding Fey’s death and the missing music box connected to Bradford’s affair. A message urges Daniel to examine the box’s contents, and Betty discovers burned items inside that trigger Daniel’s memories of his parents’ marriage and its fallout.
At home, Walter continues trying to win Betty back, following Ignacio’s advice and performing " Beauty and the Beast " for her. Meanwhile, Justin talks Betty into bringing him to work for a school project, which ends with Hilda disciplining him for skipping school. Betty also learns troubling information about Ignacio after discovering discrepancies in his Social Security records, raising questions about his past.
Production
The episode was produced as the fifth of the season, but it aired earlier after "Swag" was postponed. Some scenes were edited, including material involving Wilhelmina taking the music box from Bradford’s office; the filmed footage appeared in the "Previously on Ugly Betty" recap. During the episode, the music box prop plays while its internal components remain stationary.
The episode includes the fourth installment of the in-show telenovela Vidas de Fuego, featuring Marlene Favela and Luis Roberto Guzmán. A line indicating that MODE is 50 years old places its founding around 1956. The rival magazine Isabella has been interpreted as a tongue-in-cheek reference to Mirabella .
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