Two months after the second-season finale, Betty returns to New York after a cross-country solo trip across the United States.
Back at home, Betty announces her new goals: to get more responsibilities at work, to not get involve with romantic entanglements, and to get her own apartment in Manhattan.
Marc and Amanda welcome her back but Wilhelmina informs Betty that she will be joining Daniel at "Player", a young men's magazine.
Player is a much more boorish and casual workplace, with Daniel Jr. frequently pulling pranks and the articles focused only on shallow topics.
The real estate agent convinces Betty to taking another unit in the building sight unseen, which turns out to be a filthy mess.
The interview takes a turn when the hosts mock Hot Flash and they read an article that trashes Alexis' appearance and discusses how she demoted Daniel.
[2] Music featured in this episode includes "American Girl" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, "Roam" by The B-52's, and "Rump Shaker" by Wreckx-n-Effect.