Brian McKnight, last week's winning project manager, visits his charity, Youthville, U.S.A. The charity helps disadvantaged young people in North Carolina, and the $20,000 he won as the winner from last week will help them go a long way.
Now that the men have finally won a challenge, Brian says that Dennis Rodman really needs to step up for the next challenge so KOTU can be even more successful.
Challenge: Run a High-End Hotel
Donald Trump meets the teams in front of the Trump International Hotel and Tower. Daughter Ivanka and the head of the Loews hotel chain are there to help tell the teams about this week's challenge: to run five rooms in a high-end hotel. The teams will work in housekeeping, deliver room service, work as concierges, and make sure guests have a great stay. Guests will help judge the teams, and whichever team gets the most points will win.
Dennis steps up and says that he's been to Loews many times. He is excited and his teammates suggest he act as Project Manager. Dennis starts throwing ideas out and making calls. It appears at first as if he will actually be a part of this task and fulfill his PM duties. But his exuberance doesn't last long.
Khloe Kardashian was not present on the first day, so Team Athena is down one member. Melissa suggests that Tionne Watkins step up as their Project Manager. Up until now, Tionne has been a good worker but quiet, but she instantly takes to the task. Her organized and non-threatening skills help rally the woman and keep them on point.
Teams Learn How to Run a Hotel
Both teams have a series of 30-minute training sessions so they can learn how to check guests in, do housekeeping, and the art of the hospital corner when it comes to making beds. Everyone that needs to clean up the rooms is grossed out and shocked at how the rooms are left.
Dennis arranges for two chauffeur-driven Mercedes for the guests. Hershel Walker and Jesse James start cleaning the rooms, while Clint Black and Brian McKnight work on front desk duties. Dennis, who start out strong as Project Manager, starts drinking. His personality changes into something dark with each new drink.
Season 1 Celebrity Apprentice Contestants Show Up
On Team Athena, Joan Rivers works at the check in desk. She is awesome with customers but can't seem to remember to tell them how much things are. Her guests complain about surprise bills for manicures and show tickets. Meanwhile, Natalie Gulbis is great at arranging for gifts from sponsors but continually rolls her eyes at the requests of some of the guests.
As a surprise, Trump arranges for Stephen Baldwin and Vincent Pastore (contestants from the first season of Celebrity Apprentice) to check in. They make outrageous demands but Trump tells them at the end that they did not fill out comment forms and won't affect the overall scores.
Intervention in the Board Room
In the boardroom, the topic of conversation focuses on Dennis and his drinking issue. Jesse says that he had a drinking problem in the past but has been sober for nine years now. He knows what it's like to have a problem and thinks that Dennis does. Even members of the women's team agree. Trump considers firing Dennis even if his team wins.
In the end, Team KOTU received 86 on a scale of 100. Team Athena received 91 on the same scale. The women's team win yet again. Trump doesn't even send the teams outside to deliberate. He fires Dennis and asks him to get some help for his drinking.
Next week: Trump shakes things up by firing two contestants.
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