Rod McLachlan

Phil fails at his one task to stay home and wait for the repairman, forcing him to tell an elaborate lie to hide the truth from Claire, but the stress is more than he can physically handle. Meanwhile, Gloria is obsessing over the family portrait she is responsible for organizing this year. Claire accuses Cam of being too snobby to use her girls’ hand-me-downs and Jay secretly enters Stella in a dog show.

In the wake of the disastrous Meade/Slater nuptials, Wilhelmina plots her next moves and Betty tries to sort things with Daniel.

Elizabeth must salvage a deal by supplying fighter jets to Taiwan, despite the risk of a war with China. Meanwhile, Daisy is frustrated with Matt for failing to look after her dog.

At the White House Christmas party, Selina bargains for votes in hopes of breaking the election tie. The staff are preoccupied with the annual "50 Hottest D.C. Staffers" list. Mike eyes a job outside politics, and Dan helps Jonah with debate prep in New Hampshire.

As Rachel's Broadway debut looms, her nerves begin to get the better of her, forcing Kurt to turn to an unexpected source for help.

Larry finds an innovative way to use the HOV lane to get to a Dodgers game, and pays a price for getting his dad some medicinal marijuana.