Hattie hastens to the aid of a dying childhood friend, who asks an alarming favor that Hattie's unsure she'll be able to grant. Meanwhile, Claire is rushed to the hospital when she suffers from severe abdominal pains.

A landlord allows the Greenes to move into a run-down house rent free on the condition that Russell fixes up the place. Meanwhile, Claire gets a job at the local school and neighborhood bulies are furious when the Greenes take over their hangout.