Caroline is feeling that her relationship with Del is in a bit of a rut. To add a bit of spontaneity Del suggests that they go up to his cabin in Vermont, something Caroline didn't know existed. It turns out that one of his former wives is using it with her boyfriend. He happens to be a health fanatic and he also makes a pass at Caroline. Richard has a broken light switch and is having trouble getting the building superintendent to fix it. So he employs one of Annie's brothers to fix it. The brother decides to quit the family's funeral business, which causes a family upheaval.
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