Celebrity Apprentice, Episode 7: Missing – Horse Sense and Common Decency

Last week, Baldwin tried to quit but Trump convinced him to change teams instead – and then Baldwin took time off! Despite Lennox’s passive leadership, Team Hydra won again. And though Omarosa developed a theme that didn’t please The Donald, it was Nely who took the fall.

Action begins back in the suite with Hydra awaiting Empresario’s return from the Boardroom. Piers says, “Omarosa is one of the most venomous poisons I have encountered in 25 years of business!”

Omarosa and Marilu return to the suite. In an interview, Omarosa comments that Nely is an awesome person, but didn’t she fight to save herself. She concludes with a derisive, “Ha-ha, my dear. I’m always controlling what’s happening with my team!”

Back in the suite, Omarosa tells Carol and Marilu that she has the worst record in the history of the game.

The teams are not sitting together. Over in Hydra’s room, Piers comments that Baldwin is a broken man, and Tito adds how Baldwin now has four female bosses. There’s really only three, as Nely is gone. Piers says that he wouldn’t go to Empresario even if Trump asked him to. Then, Trump’s secretary calls the players back to the Boardroom. We all know where this is going!

They file in and Trump tells them not to bother sitting. He’s going to switch up the teams, because he’s tired of Empresario losing. Lennox asks him not to, but is overruled. So, Trump splits the teams, sitting them down in their new groupings.

Tito is moved to Empresario, while Lennox stays on Hydra. Marilu is told to sit beside Tito, then Carol is located beside Lennox. Thirdly, Trace is placed beside Marilu, and Omarosa beside Carol.

With only Baldwin and Piers remaining, we all know where this is going. Sure enough, Piers gets the seat beside Omarosa. Steven smiles and Piers buries his head in his hands. He says, “We fought two World Wars and (points to Omarosa) never had to deal with this.”

Prompted by Trump for a reaction, Omarosa delivers: she calls Piers scum. Trump questions the validity of that response. It’s going to get WAY worse! Meanwhile, Baldwin, having avoided the prospect of working with either Omarosa or Piers, is gleefully grinning ear to ear.

For your reference, here are the new team rosters:

Hydra

• Lennox Lewis, retired boxing champion
• Carol Alt, the first supermodel
• Omarosa, delusional former Apprentice player
• Piers Morgan, British tabloid journalist and talent judge

Empresario

• Tito Ortiz, ultimate fighter
• Marilu Henner, Taxi / Broadway actress and lifestyle author
• Trace Adkins, country singer
• Stephen Baldwin, famous brother

Trump explains the task. The teams will run a hansom cab service (that’s a horse-and-buggy operation) in Central Park. Trump informs them that currently, rides cost about $34… but he expects them to do better than that. Since the winner will be defined by total sales, it’s round three of the battle of the Rolodexes. Keeping an eye on things will be his daughter Ivanka and his friend George Ross.

As the only one yet to take the lead, Trace will be PM of Empresario. He tells us his daughter has severe food allergies, and his charity is the Food Allergy And Anaphylaxis Network. Team Empresario starts making calls right away. Baldwin promises brother Billy, Tito has a friend who can deliver $1,000, and Marilu’s restaurant-owning sister will provide champagne. It sounds like things are rolling nicely!

Meanwhile, at Hydra, Piers is the PM. He and Omarosa vow to bury the hatchet. Yeah, I don’t believe it either. Piers informs his team that should they lose, the ones he will bring back to the Boardroom are the ones who drum up the least amount of money. We see Piers getting a commitment for $10,000, then Lennox and Carol getting unspecified commitments from their own contacts. However, Piers notes that Omarosa doesn’t have powerful friends and is struggling to solicit donations.

We see no other task details. No advertising or marketing plans, no nifty slogans, nothing. Not even a trip to Kinko’s or a jaunt to the dollar store to refill their Bedazzler. I know this season is about the people and their rich, famous friends, but jeepers, toss a dog a bone, can’t you?

The next day, teams are traveling to Central Park. Omarosa passes Piers a list of her contacts, with his name spelled incorrectly. He tells her to correct it, saying she should know how to spell the name of her boss correctly. She insists he is not her boss, crumples the paper, throws it at him, and the battle is on.

In a self-congratulating tone, Omarosa tells us her intention is to bring Piers down. She knows his weak spots and she intends to exploit them. Her comments include at least one obscenity, and she brings his kids into it. Piers refers to it as “sickening” and fires back that she’s “a disgusting little tramp.” Were I a short hobo, I would be discouraged to be compared to Omarosa!

Only joking a little, Lennox says, “We want to get out!” After the men leave, Omarosa tells Carol, “That was so refreshing!” Meanwhile, Piers tells Lennox that Omarosa is “a pointless celebrity wannabe idiot.” So much for team unity!

Empresario are also on their way to the Park. Marilu feels energized by the new team lineup. Along the way, they stop and get champagne and roses for their customers. Smart move!