Showdown time: Matt meets Alex's former beau (Dan Cortese), an accomplished Adonis who has his own tales to tell about Victor.

Marital spats erupt on a trip to North Carolina, where Victor winds up bunking with Matt; and Alex and Marlene whoop it up in the hotel bar with Civil War reenactors.

Patti LuPone plays Matt's outspoken mother, an environmental activist battling Victor over his plans to build on protected wetlands.