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Recap / American Housewife S 1 E 10 The Playdate

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Katie is delighted when their quirky daughter Anna-Kat is invited for a playdate... the problem is that the other girl's mother is Chloe Brown Mueller, a notorious gossip and social media queen. When Anna-Kat steals a candlestick from their house, Katie and Greg try to figure out how to get it back without being noticed. Meanwhile, Oliver's secret alteration business is under threat of discovery by Taylor... but it turns out networking with the housekeepers of every rich family in town has given him a lot of dirt on all them.

First appearance of Jessica St. Clair as Chloe Brown Mueller.


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  • Blackmail: In order to get Chloe Brown Mueller to re-hire her housekeeper without exposing Anna-Kat to everyone as the actual thief of the candlestick, Katie blackmails her into keeping quiet with the secrets she has learned from all the housekeepers through Oliver. For good measure, Greg then blackmails her husband into inviting him to join the Westport Historical Guild.
  • Full-Name Basis: Chloe Brown Mueller is referred to with all three names by everyone, including her husband. Greg attempts to call her "Chloe" but finds the other two names forcing themselves out of his mouth.
  • Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: Katie meets perhaps her most formidable rival, Chloe Brown Mueller, in this episode.

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