In the midst of her friend (and client) Annie's doubts about getting married, Alex reminds Emma that she is in need of an assistant.

Annie makes a decision about her upcoming wedding.

Emma pledges to solve the problem standing in the way of Annie and Ryan's wedding despite Alex's objections.

Harriet digs up dirt on the Weston family and Emma attempts to reach the unreachable Frank Churchill.

Emma has one more trick up her sleeve to convince Annie to go through with her wedding.

Alex discovers Emma's deceptive plan for getting the attention of Frank Churchill.

With the Weston wedding a week away, Alex wants Emma to start looking for a new client.

Alex disapproves of Emma taking on Harriet as a client.

Emma decides Harriet deserves better than the IT guy and plans to find better prospects for her assistant.

Emma and Harriet set their sights on California's youngest elected official, Senator James Elton.

Emma tries to track down her next potential client, Senator Elton.

Emma reassures Alex that Senator Elton will come to them after Ryan's recommendation tweet.

Emma helps Harriet make a decision about Martin, and Senator Elton finally makes his move.

Office morale is down and Emma is forced to think about her actions after Alex expresses his disappoinment in her.

After spending quality time with her father, Emma returns from holiday and meets with her latest high-profile client.

With Emma's help, Harriet and James get to know each other better.

Even though James's coaching is progressing nicely, Harriet doesn't seem to be completely on board with Emma's plans.

Alex finds out about Emma's plans for Harriet and James.

Emma convinces Harriet to show off her musical talents to woo the Senator.

Emma's plan seems to be working perfectly— to Emma, at least.

On the day of the holiday party, the truth finally sinks in for Emma.

James finally reveals his true intentions, much to Emma's embarrassment.

After the first failure in her career, Emma starts the year with a renewed attitude.

Noticing Emma isn't bouncing back as well as she thinks she has, Alex enlists the help of Izzy, Emma's older sister (and his sister-in-law), to get her out of her funk.

Wanting to make sure her instincts are right, Emma asks Harriet and Alex for their opinion on Izzy's situation.