Eric counsels a troubled couple on the brink of divorce, Ted and Emily. Matt decides to join the Army without consulting his parents about it. Also, Mary and Lucy are desperate to get out of the house and later get into a car accident with Ted who was driving drunk when going out to get some more beer for his new apartment. Matt can't join the Army because he's not fully measured for the job. Also, Simon tries to find his red-lightning ring to get out of his bad luck as being the new middle child of the family now. He will even try chain letters to get out of it. Lastly, Ruthie tries her best to get peoples attention when their focuses are on the new babies.

When Becker learns that his ex-wife Sandra is in town for a book signing tour, he feigns disinterest until he learns that chapters of her new self-help publication denounces 'Angry Man', a pseudonym for Becker. When Becker confronts Sarah at her hotel, it becomes abundantly clear that their explosive chemistry remains fiercely intact.

Cage and Ling take on a case against a U.S. Senator whose election campaign commercials falsely accused a local bookstore of selling pornography, causing the owner to lose her business. For Ally, "the kiss" has taken on epic proportions as she begins to imagine everyone knows about it - prompting her to call Dr. Ruth for advice.

When Ray Barone calls and asks Doug if he wants to play golf at his private club, Doug cancels on his friend Richie - who he was going to spend the day with in order to comfort him after his divorce. But when a huge thunderstorm lets loose, Doug's day of golf turns into a fiasco, and he high-tails it back to his garage to Richie. Meanwhile, Ray's mother, Marie, arrives at the Heffernan's early to pick Ray up and gives Carrie a lesson in cleaning - which Carrie milks for all it's worth.

Tonight, pianist and singer John Tesh.

Sunny Sunderland enters a radio phone-in competition, winning a large sum of money - for charity.