Hedda Hopper visit the Ricardos' Connecticut home for an interview. They all answer questions of how Lucy first met Ricky after a cruise trip to Havana, Cuba, with Ann Sothern in 1940 with thanks to Rudy Vallee's assistance.
When Hedda Hopper comes over for an interview, Lucy recalls a cruise she took to Havana in 1940 with her long time friend, Susie McNamara, [of "Private Secretary" & acted by Ann Sothern], meets an older couple named Fred and Ethel Mertz, singer Rudy Vallee, and a young Cuban drummer named Ricky Ricardo, portrayed by Desi Arnaz.—Attmay