Speculation about who would be fired next ran high in the suite. Several of the men were convinced that Elizabeth would be the next to go. But when Elizabeth and Maria came through the front door, they announced that Stacie J. had been fired. The other candidates asked what happened - and it came out that Stacie J. had been fired because Apex reported her behavior in the first task, which Maria had said "freaked everyone out." This sparked a heated debate in the suite. Kevin said that no one on Apex had any psychological training necessary to evaluate a person's mental health. Jennifer M. said that the issue with Stacie J's behavior should have been dealt with when it first happened. Kevin agreed and said that instead, Apex used the issue to save themselves when they were threatened. In an interview, Jennifer M. said that Stacie J. was a "scapegoat." Elizabeth found herself defending her decision to bring Stacie J. into the boardroom. She insisted that she had simply brought in the two people who had performed the worst. Elizabeth finally got up and left the group, saying she couldn't talk about it any more. In an interview, Elizabeth said, "I felt like I was kicked in the stomach and I was not sure I was going to be able to get up." The following day, the candidates learned about their next task. Each team would be given a chef and an empty restaurant property - and would have to open for dinner the next night. Teams would be judged based on their review from Zagat -- the world's leading provider of consumer survey-based dining information. Just as in Zagat reviews of real dining establishments, teams would be judged by actual diners on three categories: Food, Service and Décor. The team with the highest point total would win. The candidates also met Bill Rancic, last year's Apprentice, and The Trump Organization's newest employee. Bill was now taking his turn on the other side of the boardroom table. He would observe the candidates and weigh in at the boardroom along with Carolyn. Trump reminded the candidates that the winning team would be rewarded while the losing team would meet him in the boardroom where someone would be fired. Apex randomly selected Jennifer C. to be their Project Manager. After a brainstorming session, Jennifer C. said that Stacy R. "talks too much." In fact, Jennifer C. went on in her interview to say that Stacy R., "...is one of the most irritating people I have maybe ever met in thirty-one years of my existence on this planet." Raj was randomly selected to be Mosaic's Project Manager. Chris, who said he had worked his "whole life" in restaurants, led his team in a training session on how to deal with the diners, using a bit of "colorful" language to spice things up. Chris readily admitted that, while he knows how to play the game with customers, he "hates" the public. This didn't worry Raj, who said he had faith that Chris would swallow his disgust and "make nice" with the diners. After Apex arrived at their restaurant property, Jennifer C. complained that she couldn't do anything without an extra phone and a computer, so the team packed up and headed back to the suite to do paperwork. In an interview, Ivana said, "Someone didn't think through managing the task - and that someone is Jen C." Mosaic spent the day at their restaurant and hired cleaners to get the place into shape. Apex, on the other hand, decided to clean their property themselves. So at 4am, the women were scrubbing and mopping. Ivana worried about the women's ability to run a restaurant on just one and a half hours of sleep. Ivana said of Jennifer C., "I think if we pull it off, it's not going to be because of her leadership skills. I can tell you that much right now." Back at the suite, the members of Mosaic slept soundly. Apex got up early as Jennifer C. roused the sleepy bunch. At their restaurant, the team scurried to put everything together for their opening that night. Elizabeth was in charge of marketing - getting diners to come and eat so that they could fill out the Zagat surveys. But Elizabeth felt she didn't have enough resources to get the job done. She worried that her team wouldn't get enough surveys completed and that she would be blamed in the boardroom. In fact, Elizabeth started to cry. Ivana and Maria comforted Elizabeth, but told her that they had each felt like she did, at one time. In an interview, Jennifer M. was a bit tougher and said that Elizabeth should "get over it." Later, Stacy R. and Jennifer C. clashed. In an interview, Stacy R. said that Jennifer C. had not earned her respect. Since décor was one of the three categories the restaurants would be rated on, it was an important consideration for both teams. At Mosaic's restaurant, John worked on the look and feel of the place and painted a few original works of art for the walls. John said that if people weren't impressed with his contributions, he would wind up in the boardroom. At Apex's restaurant, Sandy was in charge of the décor and proudly proclaimed that it "came out ten times better than anyone expected." Project Manager Jennifer C. liked what Sandy had done with the place as well. More >>