Chair receives a lesson in the art of servitude from Peepers. Meanwhile, Lillian and Beatrice get ready for Newport's Most Beautiful Pageant, but Hortense sets out to sabotage the event.

The Commodore returns to Bellacourt Manor with a handsome chef in tow who catches Hortense's eye, and Frederick undergoes psychological evaluation to see if he's fit for a Senate seat. Down in the servant's quarters, Hamish finds a way to blackmail Chair.

Lillian's new friends invite her to a beach party; Beatrice is brought to Thomas Edison for a forbidden experiment; Blanche receives a mysterious letter from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory; Garfield tries to keep the family from falling apart.

Lillian and Beatrice take up Hortense's mantle to begin fighting for women's rights; Peepers bristles at Father Black Donahue's new role at the manor.

Lillian and Beatrice fight over a sexy Spanish meteorologist; a boat trip provides an opportunity for Dodo and Peepers to rekindle their illicit romance.