Teddy's efforts to revive her career are thwarted by rival Kiri; Beatrice disapproves of Georgie's relationship with Brian; Alex is haunted by the ghost of a famous author.

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.