To offset the disheartening news about the war, Victory Munitions throws a Valentine's Day party. Gladys gets a Valentine's surprise in the form of an unexpected visit, Kate plans to skip town but finds she may have left it too late, and matters come to a head between Lorna and Marco.

Drawing on her family's connections, Gladys tries to help Marco secure the release of his father, who has been detained as an "enemy alien" in an internment camp. But she only ends up making things worse. Betty and Kate attempt to find comfort by going to church, while Vera seeks solace of a different sort.

Lorna hosts a dinner party for her other son, an airman named Gene, who is home on leave to promote war bonds. However, Lorna's daughter, Sheila, shocks her when she arrives for dinner with an unexpected guest. A citywide blackout allows Gene to make an early exit under cover of darkness, preferring to spend his time with Kate and Gladys instead. As events turn out, they are glad that he did.