Eddie lies to two out-of-town friends that his girlfriend is April Baxter and that he is living with her. When they show up and want to meet her, he panics and pleads with April to help against her strong objections.

When Julia comes down with stomach pains following a night out with a young doctor, she ends up in a hospital emergency room as his patient.

Maria discovers an old high school flame still burns bright and before she knows it she's agreed to marry Skip Mazarelli from her neighborhood in Brooklyn. Then she discovers he has two children from a previous marriage. Part 1 of 2.