Carrie tries to quit smoking to improve her chances with her new boyfriend, Aidan Joff, a furniture designer. Charlotte has a new boyfriend, Brad, but he turns out to be an irredeemably lousy kisser. Samantha dates Chivon, an African-American, but his sister is no so open-minded. Miranda doesn't have the time to watch Steve practice basketball, even though there's the potential to win a million dollars: he is upset about this, and she realises she needs to put more effort into their relationship.

Patricia introduces herself to Nicolás and proposes to meet him the next day. She introduces Nicolás to Armando. Betty manages to escape from Armando and leaves with Nicolás. Betty asks Nicolás to buy a car the next day.