Mrs. Real!Draper could spin a pretty good tale out of half-truths - we were young, he was going off to war and we got married in a rush, when he came back we hardly knew each other and separated but we didn't legally divorce until he met you and fell in love. If she would want to is another question.
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To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])
-t - Oct 20, 2009 9:50:55 am PDT #3433 of 11998
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Jon B. - Oct 20, 2009 9:51:09 am PDT #3434 of 11998
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I can't imagine what cover story she'd be able to come up with on the spot if Betty showed up with her divorce papers.
I can't imagine what cover story she'd be able to come up with even if she had weeks to figure it out. Isn't the truth the best "cover" in this case?
Vortex - Oct 20, 2009 9:51:46 am PDT #3435 of 11998
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I can't imagine what cover story she'd be able to come up with on the spot if Betty showed up with her divorce papers.
"Yes we're divorced, I don't care to discuss it."
Of course, Betty will probably lie and tell her that Don told her to come.
megan walker - Oct 20, 2009 9:58:27 am PDT #3436 of 11998
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I would think the hardest thing in the box to explain would be the two sets of dog tags.
-t - Oct 20, 2009 10:04:19 am PDT #3437 of 11998
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Would Betty necessarily think they require explanation? Her dad had WWII souvenirs.
Vortex - Oct 20, 2009 10:06:18 am PDT #3438 of 11998
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I would think the hardest thing in the box to explain would be the two sets of dog tags.
I think that would be easy. "These are the dog tags of my friend Dick. He didn't make it"
Jessica - Oct 20, 2009 10:07:56 am PDT #3439 of 11998
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
"These are the dog tags of my friend Dick. He didn't make it"
That wouldn't explain why he had "Dick Whitman"'s childhood photos, but I agree - from Betty's POV, the Don Draper divorce documents are the bigger question mark.
Vortex - Oct 20, 2009 10:09:16 am PDT #3440 of 11998
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
That wouldn't explain why he had "Dick Whitman"'s childhood photos,
well, he could say some stuff about how he kept the stuff when Dick died, couldn't bring himself to throw it out, etc.
How does he not know that the keys to his secret drawer are gone? And what happens when he realizes?
Jessica - Oct 20, 2009 10:11:03 am PDT #3441 of 11998
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Betty put the keys back in his bathrobe pocket. He'll never know they were missing unless she confronts him.
megan walker - Oct 20, 2009 10:20:06 am PDT #3442 of 11998
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Would Betty necessarily think they require explanation? Her dad had WWII souvenirs.
Yes, his own. Why would he have some other guys tags? Why wouldn't they have gone to Dick's family? Dog tags are not just a memento, they are proof of identification.