"Six Month Leave" is the ninth episode of the second season of the American television drama series Mad Men.
The episode begins with Don Draper waking up in a room in the Roosevelt Hotel as Betty, his wife, has kicked him out.
Don walks into his office that morning to find all the secretaries very emotional and in distress over Marilyn Monroe’s passing.
Freddy Rumsen, Peggy Olson, Pete Campbell, and Salvatore Romano are preparing for a presentation to Samsonite executives.
After offering Salvatore a glass filled to the brim with whiskey, Freddy suddenly pees his pants and passes out.
Betty falls asleep on the sofa and wakes up to Sarah Beth Carson, who has come to borrow a dress.
Joan enters Roger's office and lies on his couch, mourning Marilyn Monroe’s death.
The next scene cuts to Arthur and Sarah Beth at lunch; Betty has tricked them into going out with each other by not showing up.
Noel Murray wrote for the AV Club that he is not a fan of Betty's storyline in this episode.