S2E1 · For Those Who Think Young

Complete story — includes the ending

On Valentine's Day 1962, Don and Betty plan a romantic evening in New York, but the evening ends with Don's inability to satisfy Betty. Roger has recovered from his heart attack and is back at Sterling Cooper, while Peggy returns to work following a three-month break, leaving her colleagues to speculate over her absence and weight loss. After Peggy humiliates Don's new secretary Lois, Joan places a new copy machine in Peggy's office, making it crowded with secretaries. Pete gives Trudy a box of Schrafft's chocolates for Valentine's Day, but they have an awkward discussion over Trudy's frustration in not getting pregnant yet. Following Duck's plan to acquire an airline business, Don and the creative team discuss pitching to Mohawk Airlines; Don advises the staff to focus on the feeling of adventure and escape. Seeing the potential of having young staff members on board, Duck presses Don to hire younger employees, leading Don to hire two young copywriters: Kurt and Smitty Smith. At the end of the episode, Don quotes a poem from Meditations in an Emergency and mails the book to an unknown recipient with a note, stating "Made me think of you. –D."