Syd investigates a mother accused of child abuse; Joanie frets over Hannah's admission to an exclusive preschool; Robbie woos Heather with a romantic dinner.

At her high-school reunion, Syd realizes an overachieving old friend may be suffering from a psychiatric disorder. Meanwhile, Jim's escaped ferret aids Robbie in wooing Heather away from Charlie.

Robbie gets an unlikely ally in his quest to keep Heather from marrying Charlie---her sexy socialite mother; Syd moves out of the Hansen home and into her own apartment.