After Henry

Sarah makes plans for a traditional Christmas but is disappointed to learn that her boss and confidant, Russell, wants to ignore the holiday completely. Meanwhile, Eleanor continues to try to outdo her friend Vera Poling.

Clare tries to match wits with her seemingly very clever new boyfriend, but Eleanor is not going to be left out of that kind of contest.

When Sarah is invited out for lunch by a man, she worries her mother’s gossiping friends will find out and keep her from enjoying the date.

Clare and Eleanor face off against each other in a quiz competition, while Sarah experiences problems with the accuracy of her memory.

Sarah comes down with a cold but, despite feeling absolutely lousy, still has to take care of the other members of her household when they get sick as well.

When one of Eleanor’s friends has a family wedding, Eleanor becomes jealous and puts pressure on Sarah and Clare to have one, too.

With Sarah and Eleanor fighting, Clare attempts to bring about a reconciliation using one of her old school games.

Sarah takes heat for inadvertently creating a scandal about the pension counter’s sister.

With Eleanor at a bridge club event with Vera Poling, Sarah invites Dr. Sam Greenland for dinner at her home, but their plans for a quiet evening together may be disrupted.

The women reluctantly agree to help out a community theater group when it unexpectedly loses its lead actors.

With Sarah’s birthday coming up, she and Eleanor argue about how to spend their limited funds: should they redecorate the hall before the party, or buy Eleanor a new dress for the occasion?

Clare takes a management efficiency class, which inspires Eleanor to make changes at the bookshop while Russell and Sarah are away at a special lunch.

Needing a break, Sarah arranges a two-week vacation to Portugal with her glamorous friend Alison, but Eleanor deploys emotional blackmail to upset Sarah’s plans.