Bernard Walton is shocked when he seems to be losing his customers. Liz Horton has to review one of Mandy Straussberg’s plays and is worried that her rift with Mandy will taint the article.

Mandy Straussberg and Liz nearly destroy their friendship while fighting over Seth Young. Meanwhile Connie argues with Robert Mitchell, an event that prompts her to drive to Washington, D.C., to apologize in person.