As Thanksgiving nears, Georgie tightens her belt on spending---until Beatrice comes up with a solution that helps Georgie, as well as Charley and Jesse; Sorenson's daughter craves his approval; Big Al begins to wonder about Reed's appetite for material goods.

Teddy suspects Sorenson is seeing another woman; Charley's colleague objects to her raising Jesse; Alex's efforts to solicit a charity donation are misconstrued by one of Reed's customers.

Cat learns about Reed's activities---and is pressured by Billy to offer evidence against her cousin. Meanwhile, Charley and Alex try to get Reed to quit on her own; and Georgie's offended by the lyrics of John's first songwriting success.