Allie has new hope of a reconciliation after ex-husband Charles becomes suddenly attentive because he has broken up with girlfriend Clare.

Kate and Allie invite a crowd for Thanksgiving dinner/disaster.

Allie gives Charles a lecture on responsibility when Chip and Jenny feel he has abandoned them for his new family, but Allie discovers that Clare and baby Stuart aren't seeing much of him either.

A job offer and a $2000 check from a man named Gabriel prompt Kate and Allie to take account of their lives.