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March 25, 2004 [ view dossier ]
 Troy came through the doors of the suite having survived his latest encounter in the boardroom, where Heidi was fired. Kwame gave his buddy Troy a big hug, but the others offered more subdued congratulations. The atmosphere was becoming more cautious since the group was now down to the final six. The next morning, everyone met with Donald and they evened up the teams. Protégé was down to just two members, so they got to choose someone from Versacorp. Troy announced that they would take Bill. Donald was glad to see that they didn't pick Amy again. Bill, however, looked shocked. In an interview, Bill diplomatically said that he and Troy didn't have "compatible" styles. Then, with a little less diplomacy, he said, "Frankly, I'm not exactly fond of the way he does business."  Next, the teams learned that their new task would take them to Atlantic City. There they would execute a promotional plan to register gamblers at the Trump Taj Mahal, the number one hotel in Atlantic City. The team whose registered gamblers spent the most money in the casino would win. For this task, Mark Brown, who runs Trump's hotels in Atlantic City, and the ever-present Carolyn would observe.
 Amy was Project Manager for Versacorp and that made Katrina happy - not because she particularly liked Amy's leadership style, but because Katrina wanted to see if Amy could prove that she deserved all of the accolades she'd gotten. As Project Manager for Protégé, Kwame got his troops off to an early start. They conferenced, planned and made calls on the bus ride to Atlantic City.  Bill realized that the task would be won or lost not by the number of gamblers they registered, but by the quality of those gamblers. They had to get the high rollers. The other team slept on the bus. Troy was baffled and said that the others were acting like, "…this was a tour bus." He went on to say, "This is a job interview."
 Once they got to the Trump Taj Mahal, Versacorp had a brainstorming meeting of their own. History repeated itself as Katrina's ideas were met with absolute silence. Amy settled on her idea of raffling off a $300 car rental to all gamblers who registered with them. They would display a car in the casino to draw people over. In an interview, Katrina said that she was tired of her suggestions being ignored and said that if they failed, Amy should be held responsible. Later, Amy and Katrina went to the car dealership to negotiate the car rental that they would raffle off. Amy sat uncomfortably as Katrina talked up the dealer.  In an interview, Amy said that, "Katrina has a tendency to use sexuality as her prime negotiating tactic." When it got down to the final details, Amy jumped in. In an interview, Katrina complained that, "Amy really needs to be the star of every transaction." The car dealer liked the offer and Versacorp had themselves a deal.
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