Little Melanie Fullerton, as Pokey, gets a major share of this episode when she gets lost in the Eternal City trying to find her way to the Fountain of Trevi to retrieve a coin she tossed in it. Seems the coin may be valuable, and it belongs to Penny. But little Pokey only took it so that she could keep Alison, whose boyfriend is going back to Iowa, from being sad. You know the legend: toss a coin in the fountain, and you return to Rome.

Michael Endicott returns to Iowa to sell his family home, confronting bittersweet memories and the affections of his sister-in-law, played by Diane McBain.

An American artist living abroad asks Alison to pose, leading her to believe he's in love. Mike, seeing Alison's seriousness, talks to her. Meanwhile, Penny invites a homesick artist from Iowa, mistakenly believing him to be a child. He befriends the family and draws Alison, who again falls for the artist. Her father resolves the situation with kindness and honesty.