Mad Men

John Slattery as Roger Sterling

Roger Sterling is one of the partners in the Sterling Cooper Ad Agency. Although he keeps a close eye on Don Draper, Roger sees him as a trusted friend with the potential to take on even bigger accounts, including the fast-rising political figure Richard Nixon. Rarely without a drink in hand, he can’t understand why his daughter needs to see a psychiatrist because when he was a child, he was raised by his nanny Belva and turned out fine. He finds comfort -- and a bit more -- in Joan. His drinking has increasingly become problematic, on a recent evening he made a drunken pass at Betty, an occasion that prompted him to make an awkward apology to Don for having tried to "park his car in the wrong garage." Later, when Roger finds out that Don is being courted by another agency he tries to convince him to stay at Sterling Cooper.

As soon as Roger finds out his family will be away, he tries to spend a weekend with Joan. When she refuses, he takes up with a model in his office. The fun becomes too much for him, and he has a heart attack. At the hospital, he tearfully regrets his relationship with his wife and daughter. When they arrive, the Sterlings embrace.

With Lucky Strike still sore from a lost lawsuit, Bertram needs to put out all the stops to keep the clients happy. Roger, still recovering from his first heart attack, suffers another one during the big meeting.