EPISODE

1. The Bumpy Road to Love

Joel is in for a stormy night when Adam requests a house call for Eve; Maggie discovers Rick's unfaithfulness.

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Adam drags Joel along to a house call for his wife, Eve ( Valerie Mahaffey ), a hypochondriac with a long list of imagined maladies. After the couple argues, Eve knocks Joel out with a kettle and chains him up. Another argument between Adam and Eve leads to Joel sitting them down for an impromptu therapy session. The unveiling of a statue of Rick, who was killed by a falling satellite, brings Maggie face-to-face with a girlfriend of Rick's she never knew about, which leads to her getting drunk and talking about the weird habits of men; Ruth-Anne helps her out by telling her about the affair she had in wartime with a British pilot who perished. Maurice tries to woo Officer Barbara, which hits a snag when she finds out he has no qualms about cheating on his taxes. He tries to get her back with a donation to the police, with no success.

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