Girl Code

****Girl Code**** is the fifth episode in Season 1 of *Younger*. It premiered on April 21, 2015 on TVLand. The episode was written by Alison Brown and directed by Tamra Davis.

## SUMMARY

After saving Kelsey from a potentially humiliating situation in the ladies' room, Liza joins Kelsey's inner circle, neglecting her friendship with Maggie at the worst possible time.

## PLOT

Liza walks Josh out of Maggies apartment, on the way out he knocks over one of Maggie's bags of art. She is transforming old perfume bottles into beer bottles for her show next month. Liza did not relaise Maggie had a show coming up, so she suggest that they do something that night so they can properly catch up. Maggie suggests they head to her gallery that night as a new artist is showing their work for the first time.

At Empirical Diana tells Liza they have a busy day, starting with a meeting with Charles, the head of Empirical, about repackaging. She is excited because she may get to work alongside Charles, who she obviously has a romatic interest in. During the meeting, Kelsey has to excuse herself to remove her Goddess Cup - it is stuck and she can not manage to remove it. Liza goes to check on her and Kelsey asks her to help her remove it. Liza helps Diana get organised for her lunch with Charles. She gets Liza to use the car service to go and get them lunch. Liza brings lunch in during the meeting, where she talks to Charles about the triology they are looking at repackaging. Diana is not impressed and has a stern word with Liza after the meeting, she feels that Liza embarrased her.

Kelsey tries to invite Liza out for a drink that night for helping her, but Liza tells her she has an art thing on with Maggie that night, Kelsey says she will go and will bring some friends to save her from having to hang out with her old roommate. Liza tries to tell her no but she insits on going. The art show is a real success, there are loads of people there when Maggie and Liza arrive. The show is named F.R.I.E.N.D.S M.E and is an interpretation of the television show Friends. Liza introduces Maggie to Kelsey, Lauren and Jess (a friend of Kelseys). The girls are impressed with the show but become bored very quickly. Maggie feels overlooked by the new artist, so she tries to talk to the gallery owner about her upcoming show but she keeps being ignored. Liza leaves the the girls to get a drink, leaving Maggie to fend for herself. During drinks, Kelsey invites Liza into their inner circle. Liza misses the calls from Maggie, who needed her because she got into a huge fight with Phil, the gallery owner. Maggie also got dropped from the gallery and her show was cancelled.

Liza wakes up hungover and feeling awful for leaving Maggie in her time of need and Maggie gives her the cold shoulder in the morning. Liza is upset at work, Kelsey tries to tell her to not worry because she is only her roommate. Diana is happy that morning, she comes in telling Liza that Charles is getting a divorce. Diana is excited, ignoring all of Liza's warnings about how tough a divorce will be on him. Liza comes clean with Kelsey, telling her that Maggie is her friend not just her roommate. Kelsey helps organise a new gallery for her, she just has to get her downtown. Liza uses the car service to get to Brooklyn, she stands out of the sunroof with a bunch of roses and convinces her to get downstairs because she has a surprise for her. They drive to an empty garrage where Kelsey and Lauren are waiting, they tell her she can use the space as her pop-up gallery.

## CAST

STARRING

* Sutton Foster as Liza Miller
* Nico Tortorella as Josh
* Debi Mazar as Maggie Amato
* Miriam Shor as Diana Trout
* Peter Hermann as Charles Brooks
* Hilary Duff as Kelsey Peters
* Molly Bernard as Lauren Heller
* Kira Sternbach as Jess

## QUOTES

**Liza** - "No, I walked in him in. I was sneaking him out."

**Diana** - "I need you to be on your game today, Liza. And then raise your game several levels to my game."

**Diana** - "I need you to take detailed notes. I plan on being distracted."

**Kelsey** - "Clearly I have a huge vagina. I'm not sure why I bother carrying a purse."

**Diana** - "Quick question. When I put my chin in my hand do I look riveted or like I'm holding a pastry bag of chin skin?"

**Lauren** - "Siri, what is sadness?"

## TRIVIA

* This episode is Charles and Liza's first interaction