sentences:  The plans for "Slater" eventually fell apart as Wilhelmina was unable to secure the necessary funds.She then resorted to using Bradford's sperm (which Wilhelmina obtained immediately after his death by bribing a debt-ridden doctor) to produce a child in hope of claiming a substantial stake in the Meade empire; she intended to carry the child herself, but complications of a "hostile womb" led her to enlist Christina as a surrogate.Alexis promotes her to editor in chief, after she succeeds in coming back to "Mode".