Don is going to Mexico for a business trip and makes a stop to see his first ex-wife who knows him as Dick. There are a lot of complications as Don finds out she is ill and near death. He gets the news from a surprising source as he does not suspect it is coming.
Still, he wants to have his 3 kids with Betts visit her, but considering how long she has to live, this might not happen. The news has a profound effect on Don as at first he wants to stay longer, but then suddenly decides to cancel his business trip to Mexico and get back to the office.
While all this is happening, with the woman that allowed him to create Don Draper by standing aside for a divorce from her dead husband Don Draper, you can almost feel Don's concern with her health and then the complications that could come with her death for him. This might develop into something later in the season as Betts knows about his double life.
When Don comes back, he finds out about Lane's problems and developing divorce too. The two of them look to each other for support as Lane needs support from someone who has been there.
Still, he wants to have his 3 kids with Betts visit her, but considering how long she has to live, this might not happen. The news has a profound effect on Don as at first he wants to stay longer, but then suddenly decides to cancel his business trip to Mexico and get back to the office.
While all this is happening, with the woman that allowed him to create Don Draper by standing aside for a divorce from her dead husband Don Draper, you can almost feel Don's concern with her health and then the complications that could come with her death for him. This might develop into something later in the season as Betts knows about his double life.
When Don comes back, he finds out about Lane's problems and developing divorce too. The two of them look to each other for support as Lane needs support from someone who has been there.