Do people really brawl in hallways and break into catfights? I guess they do if you're at the Montecito, where juvenile behavior is the norm. This episode of Las Vegas didn't bowl me over, but the season is swimming along fine, thanks to Tom Selleck's philosophical, bowling-as-therapy approach to running the casino. Still, I miss seeing James Caan work people over.
In this episode, Danny packs up his desk preparing to move into Ed’s office because, after all, he’s a shoo-in for Ed’s job as president of operations. But uh oh, when he gets there, he finds the Asian spa lady – a.k.a. Coop’s new confidante -- using the space for yoga class. What gives? Submit a resume, says Coop. Have I said how happy I am to have Tom Selleck on this show? I’m happy.
So Danny DOES submit a resume, then wanders the halls all sad-puppyish with his box. Then gets pissed when he learns Mike submitted his resume, too. The two brawl in the hallway. What are they, in third grade? Mike and Danny eventually end up on the shrink’s couch, where they reveal their true feelings for each other and hug it out. Ok, I must have missed the part where the Montecito hired an in-house shrink, but lord knows these people will keep him busy.
Delinda, worried that she’s not puking on everyone’s wingtips anymore, gets an ultrasound to make sure the baby’s ok. It is. Then she worries about getting fat. She’s not. But someone should tell her she’s having a baby, and she’s going to gain a few pounds! Danny does, then gets the power shun, but later gets all weepy looking at the baby’s ultrasound pic.
Sam is in the midst of a will-reading fiasco. It seems that one of her rich casino-buddies left her a stamp collection and valuable coin. Only someone has stolen it. The squabbling daughters of the dead guy break into a catfight, thinking one or the other stole it. Or…could it be the hot shirtless guys cleaning the windows outside?
Sam is still seeing her shrink, who says she needs to get some friends. Real friends, not just the people she works with. So she goes about the task of finding a BFF – “Do you have a brain tumor,” asks Delinda – and ends up at a rave with some youngsters, including Piper, the 21-year-old new concierge Danny poached from the Palms. Ok, how does a 21-year-old get a job as a concierge anyway? I want to live in these peoples’ world.
Ok, maybe not, because Piper’s already in trouble for bringing hookers into the casino to stimulate business. Believe it or not, the Montecito has a strict policy about selling ass for cash. Right…
So who ends up getting Ed’s job? Danny, but not before he tells Coop he should give the job to Mike. That loyalty is just the trait that makes a good president of operations, says Coop. “Congratulations, you got the job.”
But all is well, because Mike is staying, too. “Run the surveillance and security for now, but know you’re on my radar,” says Coop Hey, Coop, I’ll work for you! Hire me! Ok, enough fawning over my current crush.
