The passing of a beloved teacher from Dan and Jackie's high school brings old classmates together. Elsewhere, Becky asks Darlene and Ben for a big favor.
The Conners are a working-class family, struggling to get by on a limited household income who, after a sudden turn of events, are forced to face the daily struggles of life in their home in the drab fictional mid-state exurb of Lanford, Illinois in a way they never have before.