Melissa's life hits a high note as she lives out her dream of being a mother and pop star. Caroline attempts to take her motherly advice to the air waves, while Jacqueline attempts to tune out Ashley's latest ploy to get a car. Kathy calls a sit down with her kids revealing a near death experience in the family.  An unexpected phone call puts Teresa and her brother face to face for the first time since the christening. 

After Teresa and Melissa attempt to bury the bedazzled hatchet, the Giuduces, Lauritas, and Manzos retreat to the Catskills for some guns and group prayer. Back in Jersey,  Kathy kicks her cooking up a notch and goes restaurant shopping, while Melissa gears up for a holiday dance recital that sets the stage for family reunion, sans Teresa.