One of Caroline's old boyfriends from Italy, Marco, turns up in New York. Del has trouble coping with it and there begins a game of one-upmanship. For charity, Caroline offered to paint a Caroline mural. The winning bid requires it to be painted on the wall of a self-indulgent 10 year-old boy who didn't want it anyway. When the housekeeper suddenly quits, Caroline and Richard have to remain to look after him.
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