Maude has a session with a psychiatrist and soon pours out all her innermost feelings, revealing long-hidden secrets and anxieties ranging from her feelings for her dead father and her resentment toward her mother as well as her love for Walter and the fact that she's on the verge of turning 50.

Arthur makes an investment in a new invention, flashlight slippers. Meanwhile, Vivian returns from a retreat feeling revitalized and eager to spend time with Arthur, who nothing on his mind but his investment and the impending loss of the $18,000 that he invested.