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S1E10 · Long Weekend

Don is distraught about losing an important account, so Roger, stuck in the city on Labor Day, tries to cheer him up; Joan and her roommate paint the town.

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Stuck in the city for Labor Day weekend, Roger tries to convince Joan to spend the evening with him, but she rejects him in favor of spending the weekend with her roommate Carol, who has recently been fired from her publishing job. As they prepare to go out, Carol reveals romantic feelings for Joan, who remains neutral and impassive. Pete informs Don that one of his accounts, Dr. Scholl's, is leaving for another agency, dissatisfied with the firm's creative talent. Roger, still looking for companionship, offers to help take Don's mind off the lost client by attending an advertisement casting call; Roger ends up meeting and propositioning a pair of young twins. At the office, Roger suffers a major heart attack while attempting to have sex with one of the girls; he survives, but is hospitalized. Joan is notified of Roger's heart attack by Bert and is asked to write emergency telegrams for their clients. Noticing her tears, Bert tells her that she can do better. Meanwhile, Don is shaken by Roger's heart attack and visits Rachel, seeking a sexual encounter.

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