David Lerner

10th Apr 2018

Mad Men (2007)

Waldorf Stories - S4-E6

Corrected entry: In the flashback scene at the fur store, Roger hands Don his business card. Don sees Roger's profession and says "Look at that, can I give you a call?" Roger replies "No, I want you to call me at that number for specific delivery instructions." The business card was the device for Roger to communicate to Don his profession (a necessary plot advancement), but Roger certainly would have given Don delivery instructions then and there, rather than have Don call the office (where Roger's secretary would answer) for instructions to deliver a fur box for his mistress. (00:07:10)

David Lerner

Correction: He didn't have the specific delivery instructions when he bought the coat because he didn't yet know when and where he'd be meeting Joan to present her with it. The very next scene is the two of them meeting discreetly in a hotel room. Roger likely hadn't booked this yet (or even more likely this is the sort of thing he would entrust to his secretary and he would have no clue about the details) so couldn't tell Don there and then. He's obviously not going to have the fur coat delivered to his home address (where his wife lives). If the writers had wanted, then Roger could have had the fur coat delivered at work, then he would have to give those details to Don, and Don would still cotton on to who and how he important Roger was.

It's more likely that Joan took care of reserving a hotel room, told Roger where and when, and then he told his secretary that some fur guy would be phoning asking for delivery instructions for a mink coat, and that's where he should deliver it. This way Roger is free to make up an excuse such as it's for a potential client to give to his wife etc. and nobody at the office is any the wiser to Roger and Joan's affair.

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