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| Character | Don Draper Rachel Mencken | |
|---|---|---|
| Scene type / Who are | Enemies/Antagonists, Brothers/Sisters, Giving advice on relationships, I wanted to tell you... I love you, Scheming, Persuading somebody, Doing business/making a deal, Killing somebody, Apologizing, Master/Servant, Beating somebody, Scolding somebody, Saying goodbye, Leaving/dumping somebody, Divorced/Ex-lovers, Will you marrry me?, Commiserating, Kissing, Firing Somebody, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | |
| Type | Dramatic | |
| Year | 2007 | |
| Period | Contemporary | |
| Genre | Drama | |
| Props | A drink | |
| Description | Don Draper kisses Rachel Mencken in her apartment | |
| Details | Season 1, Ep. 10, "Long Weekend" 40 minutes into the episode | |
Summary
In this episode, after Don Draper loses the Dr. Scholl account, his boss Roger Sterling arranges two young twins to have drinks with them at their office. Sterling has sex with one of the twins and suffers a heart attack. He is brought to the hospital. Don, shocked, goes to Rachel Mencken's apartment. Rachel Mencken is a client of them whose father owns a large department store in Manhattan. Don is in love with Rachel but Rachel so far has turned his advances down. In this scene Don looks vulnerable and opens up completely to her. After some small talk, he leans in and kisses her.
"This is it, this is all there is," Don says. "And it's slipping through my fingers." They kiss passionately, slowly laying back onto the couch. He asks if she really wants this. "Yes, please,"....
"This is it, this is all there is," Don says. "And it's slipping through my fingers." They kiss passionately, slowly laying back onto the couch. He asks if she really wants this. "Yes, please,"....
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| INT. APARTMENT-NIGHT DON: "I know it's late. I'm sorry." RACHEL: "I got the telegram." DON: "Let me in." RACHEL: "Are you okay?" DON: "No." RACHEL: "You look terrible." DON: "Can I get a drink?" RACHEL: "Of course. (Don walks in) Are you happy with the doctors? I can have my father make a call." DON: "I don't know. Her's rich. They seem to be taking care of him." RACHEL: "Is he okay? You can tell me. I'm not moving the account." DON: "He's gray and weak. His skin looks like paper." RACHEL: "I'm sorry. He's your friend, isn't he?" DON: "What's the difference?" RACHEL: "You don't want to lose him." Don gets closer to Rachel and kisses her. RACHEL: "Don, don't. What good is that going to do? Is this, like, some solar eclipse? The end of the world? Just do whatever you want? DON: "I don't know." RACHEL: "You do." ....... |
