After finally signing divorce papers, a financially strapped Robert looks for work and a new living situation, while Frances battles insomnia and her newly complex relationship with her children. Diane and Nick's new communication technique leads him to make an unexpected decision. Dallas continues her secret fling with Robert's lawyer, Tony Silvercreek.
Frances is a desperate woman who decides to leave her husband, Robert, after more than a decade of strained marriage. However, it's not as easy as she hoped, especially when Robert starts bringing in the bigballoons, the lawyers.
As the divorce turns into a very, very drawn-out and passive-aggressive affair, locks are changed, the children take sides and therapy ensues.