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S2E4 · Three Sundays

Peggy's family entertains a new priest assigned to their parish; Freddy and Ken wine and dine a client; the agency staff pitches in to prepare for an under-the-gun pitch meeting.

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As Sterling Cooper prepares for their meeting with American Airlines, Duck reveals that their client contact has been fired, essentially destroying their chances of landing the account. While attending a Passion Sunday service, Peggy bonds with the parish's new priest Father Gill, who asks for her advice on delivering the upcoming Palm Sunday sermon. Jealous that Father Gill has taken a liking to Peggy, Peggy's sister Anita privately tells Father Gill over confession that Peggy had an illegitimate child. Later, during the parish's Easter egg hunt, Father Gill gives an Easter egg to Peggy and tells her to give it to "the little one," stunning her. Roger and his wife Mona attempt to convince their daughter Margaret to throw an elaborate wedding. Roger later has sex with Vicky, a call girl whom he met through Ken and Pete. Betty and Don quarrel over disciplining their son Bobby; Betty urges Don to hit Bobby, and expresses her anger that all of the punishing of the children must fall on her. Don reveals the abuse he suffered as a child to Betty for the first time; Betty is stunned and consoles him.

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