Eddie lies to two out-of-town friends that his girlfriend is April Baxter and that he is living with her. When they show up and want to meet her, he panics and pleads with April to help against her strong objections.

Maria discovers an old high school flame still burns bright and before she knows it she's agreed to marry Skip Mazarelli from her neighborhood in Brooklyn. Then she discovers he has two children from a previous marriage. Part 1 of 2.