Larry and Cheryl meet Paul Riser and his wife Mindy at a restaurant. Paul, an old friend of Larry's from his New York days, exchanges a few words with him. Mindy, who watches the whole thing, appears to be mortified by the way Larry ignores her. Cheryl tells him off about his rudeness to Mindy's after they are seated. Their dinner companions, the Braudys, always manage not to pay dinner because when the check comes, he has to go to the bathroom, stiffing Larry all the time. At the same time, the Braudys have offered their house for a benefit that will feature Alanis Morisette that Cheryl strongly support.
Wanda arrives one day to inform them of an imminent terrorist attack in Los Angeles. She tells Larry and Cheryl to go away, as she is doing. They are not to tell a word to anyone. The day of the benefit concert is the same as the upcoming attack. Cheryl feels terrible going away, but Larry thinks about maybe taking a trip up North. The question of what would happen to them if the threat comes true put them in a pensive mood.
As Larry is driving, he sees Mindy Reiser's perfume store. He decides he is going to go and try to patch up things with her. Instead of making nice, Larry proceed to tell her about what Wanda had told him in confidence, putting Mindy in a frenzied state. Yes, she and Paul will go away. As nothing really comes out of the attack, Larry and Cheryl show for the night entertainment at the Braudys, they are shocked to see an empty house and the hosts irate because they were never told of the impending doom.
When Larry goes back to the shop to pick up something for Cheryl, he talks with Mindy who tells him about their trip to Palm Springs. She, evidently, was the source of telling everyone of what L.A. was going to witness a terrorist act. Larry happens to see Martin Short go by and leaves Mindy who has been wrapping the package. Mindy is upset and decides to close the store.
With the new date of the concert, now scheduled at the David's home, Alanis Morissette is seen rehearsing. Larry requests her to sing one song that has a mystery about it because, as rumors have it, the composer of the tune and the singer share a secret. As Alanis is leaving, Stu Braudy happens to be passing by and their cars collide. The night of the performance shows the singer wearing a neck brace as a result of the accident. Mindy Reiser shows her anger at Larry, who feels he must reveal to her, as a way of an apology, the secret behind the song.
An fun episode in which Larry David examine what people will do to each other when they reveal secrets as a way to pacify a situation that could have been solved by just saying what we mean. Larry recognizes this is a human weakness many cannot avoid. The show was directed by Robert B. Weide. Linda Bates, who plays Mindy Reiser, deserves praise for her take on her character. Martin Short has fun teaching Larry how to do imitations. Amy Aquino and Don Stark appear as the Baudrys.
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