god this is why I love the AV Club comments:
Cooper’s retirement really blew my theory, which is that Sterling would off himself, Draper would run away under NSA scrutiny, and Pete and Ken’s accounts would give them enough influence to get their names on the door at Cooper Campbell Cosgrove Pryce.
And then the House Un-American Activities Committee would be alerted to the new ad firm launching in NYC calling itself “CCCP” and everyone involved would be in a world of shit.