7. Mommy and Mai

When a Cambodian woman that Fran and Val sponsored as a child visits New York and comes between the two friends, Fran fears she'll come between her and Maxwell too. To stay in the family Frans comes up with a plan to get engaged to Brighton.

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Mai Ling, the Cambodian girl Fran and Val "adopted" in high school for 17 cents a day, is coming to New York to visit. Sylvia doesn't like the girl, over whom Fran and Val fight, resulting in a split up between the two best friends. Sylvia thinks Mai Ling will also come between Fran and Mr. Sheffield, but Fran learns that Mai Ling got engaged to Brighton to get a green card. Meanwhile, Maxwell thinks Niles is acting like Fran to gain attention.

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