Maggie confides in Althea that she has given Matt an ultimatum that implies separation or divorce. Althea refuses to allow Maggie to throw her marriage away over a situation that doesn't warrant it. Nick and Ed are so joyous at a laboratory discovery that he shows affection to Martha. Nick wants to celebrate his discovery with Althea, but they have a tiff when she declines. Ed talks with Martha about youth and simple choices. Ed takes another call about Anna and tells Martha that talking about it won't solve the problem. Althea wonders if she and Nick have argued themselves out of a lovely celebratory dinner.
—Skip Eastport