Blanche is about to fail her psychology course at the junior college, and her professor ultimately makes her a deal -- he'll give her an A on the final exam, but only if she sleeps with him. Meanwhile, Dorothy tries to score tickets to a Frank Sinatra concert.

Dorothy, Blanche and Rose all come down with the flu a week before they're scheduled to attend an awards banquet -- where one of them is rumored to have won the big award.

The grief counseling center where Rose works is suddenly closed, leaving Rose out of a job. She looks everywhere she can for another job, but finds no one is willing to hire her on account of her age. Meanwhile, Dorothy has a date with a man she had a crush on in high school.